The Straits Times, 24 March 1914

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  • 15 1 VL>IWv l£J/4> 1 i iw-l* NO. 24.446 SINGAPORE. TUESDAY. MARCH 24. 1914. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 207 1 'FRJBBPWWANTSn Jft GENTLEMEN'S MACKINTOSHES JI Discount I Off Catalogue Prices Jp h 1/ FOR 2 DAY S ONLY. I ENTIRE NEW STOCK JUST LANDED. Every Garment Guaranteed UjU rainproof. Ij l| SEE OUR WINDOW DISPLAY, \IJ March 24 and 25. KATZ BRO&JLTD., SINGAPORE!. A ROYAL ROAD TO PERFECT HEALTH is
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    • 72 1 FODDER CONTRACTS $2O Per Month. COMPRISING: 4 Bags Mixed Food -Bedding Shoeing (as often as required). Greasing and Setting the wheels of Carriages. H.S. KIRWAN, No. a, The Area.de. Tel 251. 811 a SLEDGE MILK IS GENUINE Swiss Milk from cattle grazed on the FAMOUS PASTURES OF THE BERNESE ALPS.
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    • 69 1 ROBINSON CO. Special Show OP White Goods FOR One Week. 4 Household Linens, Damasks, Sheetings, Lace Curtains. Ladies' Underclothing. Corsets, Tango Skirts, Baby Linen. Embroderies and Laces, Costumes, Blouses, Handkerchiefs. Muslins and Lawns. Just Landed i SMOKED SALMON GRAINED CAVIARE TUiniY FISH GRUYKRE CHEEBE RUSSIAN SWEETS RUSSIAN NOUGATS FRUIT BONBONB
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    • 29 1 JEFFREY'S PILSENER BEER. Solk Agbnts ADAMSON. GILFILLAN CO., LTD. SUITABLE WEDDING PRESENTS MANCFACTCRBD BY THE TAVANNES WATCH COMPANY. GRAND PRIX, BRUSSELS, 1910. Inspection invited. A. FRANKEL CO., VICTORIA STREET.
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  • 815 2 > KING AND QUEEN MAKE A PRIVATE TOUR. Among Oriental Splendours. In the gloom and the mnrk of February 21, King George and Queen Mary made an adventurous and romantic tour of Dockland. A damp haze hung over the river the sparkling beauty of the Thames, as seen
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  • 149 2 In Answers there has appeared an editorial announcement of a decision to discontinue skill competitions. It is more than 20 years since an action in tbe Chancery Courts brought the Missing Word competitions to an end, bnt since then, in the periodical Press, there has been a quick
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 236 2 Mir your Children \K against weakness (J*ml J l/fj by giving them ufr*! VN m 4 KFPI FR'H C/OD LIVtK v/IL wvj with Malt Extract k& cry^ It increases their strength, builds SftJ tTyTj up their growing bodies and gives MM rFw} them a hardy constitution. It >yiiy nourishes the
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    • 14 2 For all int rnal complaint*. Take Woods Great I'.ppe.mint Care' SO cents a bottle.
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    • 473 2 ANKLES SWOLLEN AND SKIN OFF Caused by Friction. Inflammation Set In. Used Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment Alone. In Two Weeks Quite Right Again. 0. Heights Croft, Marsden Heights. Brier- I field. Eng. "My husband Is an insurance agent and a good many of his calls are tout Into country
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    • 749 2 MIEB BY AUCTION. AUCTION SALE Of STOCK-IN TRADE, At No. 7, Temple Street, Off South Bridge Road On Thursday, March 26, at U ».m. Comprising Leather boots and shoes, canvas tennis shoes, Ladies' and Youths' sh'es by Dv-^n and Crockett and Jones Liele thread under shirts; a qnantit, of fO
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  • 775 3 PRINCE WILLIAM OF WIED ACCEPTS CROWN. Ceremony at Neuwied. The pleasant little Rhenish town of Neuwied, the seat of the Principality of Wied, was gaily decorated, and its street wore a joyful holiday air 00 February 21, when, says the Berlin correspondent of The Standard, it welcomed the
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  • 177 3 Mr. Bryan's Mistake at New York Banquet. Mr. Bryan, the teetotal Secretary of State 1 very nearly broke tbe pledge on February 14 quite unconsciously. The Secretary of state was the guest of honour at tbe Authors' League banquet and at the conclusion of bi« speech
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    • 718 3 REMOVE ALL BLOOD IMPURITIES. BUILHMf^H|ALTHwitIi Bm A G rv B rW. w^ a.^^ mrW fi^^^B 0 0-^£\ ESSENCE ou fluid extract of RED JAMAICA lie f*^^ JftmLl L /If C'WT V W_g 1 ¥mm ■i^^B^RRBMHVMRBKVBMatt^&aHWcaHRMBHMRHBRRMi'ABW j •ronounced 6> tho highest KH'irai AUTKORITiIg the most ■USSi5trTBIP.il LIVER, DEBILiTY, ERUPTIONS, RHEUMATISM, OBSTINATE
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    • 43 3 Trouble Averted. That little cold and sore throat of yours must be checked at once or it may develop into something worse. Take a few doses of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and your troubles will soon vanish. For sale by all Dispensaries and Dealers.
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    • 395 3 If Disease Germs were Visible How to guard against Infectious Diseases. TF you could see the germs which cause Sore Throat and dangerous infectious diseases you would never be without Wulfing's Formamint, the germ killing throat tablet. The habit of sucking these tablets protects you against the constant risk of
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    • 1444 3 j RANEEOUNOB OLAZED STONEWARE. Drainpipes and Junctions. ALL SIZES STOCKED. SHARPE, ROSS CO., LD. SINGAPORE SPORTING CLUB. THE SPRING RACE MEETING (Under 8.8.A. Bulet of Boeing), WILL BB HBLO OM Tuesday, May 5, Thursday, May 7, and Saturday, May 9, 1914. PROGRAMME. FIRBT DAY. Tuesday, May 6, 1914. 1. THB
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    • 620 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. P. O. STEAM NAVIGATION CO. FOR CHINA, JAPAN, PBNA.NG, CEYLON, AUSTRALIA, INDIA, ADEN, EGYPT MEDITERRANEAN PORTS, PLYMOUTH AND LONDON. Through Bills of Lading issued for China Coast, Persian Gulf, Continental and American Ports. Steamers will leave Singapore on or about MAIL LINES Homeward (for Europe). From Singapore. <
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    • 519 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. NTeMK. JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP GO., LTD. EUROPEAN LINE. A Fortnightly eervioe is maintained between Yokohama via ports to Marseilles, London and Antwerp, under mail contract with the Imperial Japanese Government. The New Twin-screw Steamers maintaining this servioe have been specially designed and constructed, and are fitted with all
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    • 748 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. THE SIAM STEAM NAVIGATION CO.. LD. SINGAPORE-BANGKOK. Fur Pahang, Berserah, Eretay, Paka, Tringganu, Bisut, Semera Bachok, Kelantan, Tabai, Bangnara, Telopin, Panarai, Patani, Siagora, Lacon, Knbsamui, BandoD, Langsuen, Taku, Chumpon, Eohiak and Bangkok. Due Departure MAH IDOL Mar. 26 > 8 RED ANQ Mar. 3B Mar. 28 a.«. ASDANG
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    • 526 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. HAMBURG AMERIKA LINE. HAMBURG. AND DEUTBCH DAMPFSCHIFF FAHRT36EB. HANSA BREMEN. Combined Service. The steamers of thrse Companies maintain a regular service between Hamburg, Bremen Antwerp, Rotterdam and Emdeo and the Straits, Cbiaa and Japan. Homawardft, they ate despatched fort nightly for Havre and Hamburg and onos a month
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    • 649 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. ~n7 d. l. NORQDEUTSCHER LLOYD. BREMEN. IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE. The fast and well-known mail steamers this Company sail fortnightly from Bremen, Hamburg, L'sboo, via Rotterdam. Antwerp, SonUamp'oa, Gibra'tar, Genoa, Naples (•'onneoling Mar -cii', Naples, Alexandria, and vice versa) Pnt Siio, Suez, Aden, Colombo, Penang Singapore Hongkong, Shanghai,
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    • 426 5 "JENATZY TYRES. Hooglandt «Sc Co., Singapore. STEAMER SAILINGS. BTOOMVAART-MAATSCHAPPU (STEAMSHIP COMPANY) "NEDERLAND" FORTNIGHTLY MAIL SEKVICB BETWEEN JAVA AND AMSTERDAM VIA SINGAPORE, SAEANG, COLOMBO PORT SAID, GENOA, ALGIERS TANGIER, T S3ON AND SOUTHAMPTON. Steamers are due on or about the undermentioned dates Odtwakd. Hohbwabs. 1911 1914 Oranje April 8 Pries der
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    • 459 5 STEAMER SAILINGS. OOMBINBO BBRVIOB OP THE OCEAN 8 S CO.. LTD.. I THE WEBT AUSTRALIAN S N. CO.. LTD. BITWBB* FMmmtii (Perth), North W«a» Australian Porta, Java and Blngapora. Kognlar Fort?iphtly stiliags fcctw:--Singapore and West*. to Australia, calling a' Java (as indaeement offers), Darby, Kini'< Sound (Port for the Kimborley
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    • 298 5 STEAMER SAILINGS. BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAY. CO.. LO. APGAR LINE OF STEAMERS. The undermentioned mail steamers of the above Line maintain a regular eervice between Calcutta and Japan, calling at Penang, Singapore, Hongkong and Shanghai en route. FLEET. Tons. Commander. Japan 6,013 C. P. Sbddon. Gregory Apcab 4,600 J. E.
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    • 372 5 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS AUCTION BALE Of 327 BALES INDIAN COTTON, (sea-damaged ex Tom Mara), To be held at Ea<it Reclamation, Tanjong Paear, On Wodnciday, March 35, at 1O a.m. (For account of conctrncd). POWELL CO., Auctioneers. 218 24-8 CLERK WANTED. LOCOMOTIVE BHED FOREMAN WANTED. Wanted by the British North Borneo Gover-
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    • 525 5 ROYAL VINOLI4 TALtIM POWDLR For chalinu. ras'i. pricfcl) heat, and lor all hotweatlier discoiiilorts Ro>al Vinofia Talcum Powder is l>y Ear i!-.-.' most cowcaicirt of toilet re(|iiisites, as well as briof O«e of the most eHicacious from the scien j tific point of view owing to the fact that it
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    • 253 6 ChsJ.Gaupp&Co. 33, RAFFLES PLACE:. NEW CONSIGNMENTS OF CLOCKS. ENGLISH DIAL CLOCKS. WESTMINSTER CHIMING CLOCKS, REGULATOR and WALL CLOCKS, MARBLE CLOCKS, GILT CARRIAGE CLOCKS, MOTOR CLOCKS. IN GREAT VARIETY. 88 GREEN ISLAND CEMENT 08.. LTD? Portland Cement. In Casks of 375 lbs. net. Drain Pipes, any shape In Bags of 250
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    • 361 6 STEAMER SAILINGS. AUBTMUA M BURNS PHILP LINE Sinoapore to Java Poits, Poet Darwin Thursday Island, Bsisbanr and Stdnry, via Torres Stkaits. Also taking pasEengers and cargo with tranehi; meat for other Victorian, South Australian and North Queensland Ports, British New Guinea, Nbw Britain, Tasmaman and New Zealand Ports. Smooth Passage-
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    • 548 6 NOTICES. I. J. GOLDBERG, THE WBLL- KNOWN OPTICIAN OF BOURABAYA, May be consulted at The United Pharmacy, North B.idge Road, frcm 9 a.m. to 12 neon and 8 p.m. to 5 p.m. 18-8 11-4 NOTICE. NOTICE is hereby given, that owing to the retirement of Mr. Arthur Francis Oore Anderson,
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    • 201 6 BUY "SHELL" YOO CAN RELY ON THE QUALITY AND QUANTITY. THEY DON'T CHANGE. OBTAINABLE EVERYWHERE. INDOCHINA BTEAM NAVIGATION CO.. LIMITED. FOR PENANO AND CALCUTTA. The Cojopany's Steamer FOOKSANO, 3,100 tons, T. A. Mitchell, ib dne hero on Tassday, the 24th instant, and will be despatched for the above ports on
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  • 152 7 FIXTURES. Tuesday, March 24. High Water, 9 .12 a.m 10.11 p.m. Wednesday. March 25. High Wator. 9.56 viu., 10.35 p.m. Teluk An«on R. E. meeting. Derrick's, noon. Presentation to Bro. Michael, St. Joseph's Institution. Thursday, March 26. High Wator, 11.84 a.m., 10.57 p.m. B. L homeward mail
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  • 192 7 To-DAT. Biitu Pahat Hong Wan Bpm Prigi Rajah and Indragiri Quorra 8 pm Malacca and Muar Lady Weld Bpm Port Dickson and Port Swettenham Knala 8 pm Tebing Tinggi, Bengkalis and Bagan Meran 3 pm Pontianak Khoen Foeng 4 pm Bangkok Kohsichang 4pm To-MOBBOW. Kerimon Sri Wongsee
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  • 200 7 Tlii' B. I. contract packet steamer Tar.* with mails from London up to the evening of March 6, left Negapatam at 3 a.m. on Sunday, March 22, and may be oxpected to arrive here on Saturday morning, March 28. The Imp. German mail steamer P. Alice left
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  • 334 7 Latest Arrivals. Mr, K. M. S. Govt. yacht 400 tons, 42 i ri_w 125 h.p. Nacodah, Mar 23. From Kuantan, Mar 'ii. For V. Swettenham, Unc. Kds. I'.arua, Bril. str. 8794 tons, Capt Garwood, Mar ->\. From Maji, Mar I". Coal P. AO. Co. Lrft (or Bombay, Mar
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  • 105 7 Wharves at which Vessels are Berthed To- Day; TANJONQ PAGAR. Bast Wuabf Basin Nil. W. Siction No. I... Teesta, Edavana. Shiibs Wharf Nil. Main W. S«ct. No. 2... G. Apcar. 8...Ni1. 4. ..Castle Pelcschi. 6 ..Nil. 6...Eumaeu4, Myrmidon. Siw Dock 7. ..(Under construction)
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  • 86 7 Arrivals. Per F. M. S. Govt. yacht Sea-Belle, March 23.— From Kuantan: Revd. Burn, Mr. and Mrs. Brewster. Per str. Nile, March 28.— From Yokohama Messrs. W. R. Gore, R. W. G. Lawson, P. F. Wood, Connettright and Mrs. Connettright. Per str. Selangor, March 24.— From Port
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  • 271 7 EXCHANGE Hikoapoii March 34, 1814. O» LoHDok Bi.dr 4 m/ 8 2/Ji Demand 2/4 A Private 6 m/l M 2 < 8 m/s 8/4U Oa GißHAirt Bank d/d 388J Private 8 m/s 842 On FBAMoa Bank d/d 294 J Private 8 m/s M 298$ Oa Iwdu Bank
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  • TO-DAY'S STOCKS AND SHARES.
    • 186 7 Boyen. Sellon 10 10 Ampftng 8.26 9.25 1 1 AyerWeng C.60 10 10 BeUt 2.70 2.85 10 10 Braang 1.80 10 .10 Kampai 10.26 10 f 10 Kanaboi 1.60 1.76 10 10 Kinta Association 10.00 11.60 £1 £1 KintaTin 1.15.0 2.0.0 £1 Lahat Mine* 6.25 6.25 10 0 Malayan
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    • 634 7 I/- a/- Allagai 1/6 2/1 El JEI Anglo-Jay* 3/3 4/6 I/, a/- Anglo-Malay 9/0 10/I/- 3/- Batang Malak» /9 1/El £1 Katu Tin 210 2.8.0 norn I/- 2/- Bekoh -Hi El £1 Bukit Kajang 1.11.3 1.15.4 Cl 41 Bukit Lintang 2.0.0 2.7.6 norn I/. 3/- Bukit Mertajam 2/- 2/6
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    • 117 7 tl £1 B. Smelting Co. 12/- 18/6 ci 61 Pref. 1.1.0 1.8.0 >/• 6/- Electric Twaya 4/8 6/--10 10 Fraaer A Neave 65.00 50 60 Hammer k Co. 97.60 U5.0) LOO Howarth Brskioe 45.C0 LOO 7%PreX. 100.00 LOO 100 Kati Bro, Del. 12J.00 185.00 10 10 Maynard k Co.
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 15 7 For coughs and chills. Take Woodn' Grta" Peppermint Core. Sold every where, 8* cents bottle.
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    • 349 7 AUCTION SALES Powell and Co. March 25. At East Reclamation Tanjong Pagar, 327 Bales Indian Cotton (sea damaged ex Tosa Mara). March 26.— At P. W. D. Store, Hukit Timah Road, Kandaog Kerbau, Govern ment unserviceable stores, at 2.30. March 26.— At No. 7, Temple Street off South Bridge Road,
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    • 289 7 MAGNUMS 55 cts. m^ nums A 55 cts. IL I hree Castles per s Cigarette |l per TIN. I R||l I TIN. I W.D& HO Wills |H CHEAP POWER DUOBRIDGE v\ OIL ENGINES. Av»*^ TYPES: a^CVITV 1 KEROSENE, allllVVW^ 2 CRUDE OIL #%\\lAv\" AgCntB: *tfc iQVIV <>° KEROSENE ENGINES OF
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    • 86 7 TO-NIGHT! TO-NIGHT!! a Film deptetlst the Recent Catastrophe at Kagoihima, GREAT VOLCANIC ERUPTION OF SAKURAJIMA ALONU WITH That tuootsiful production by tht film D »rt Co., of Paris THE CKIME ON THE COAST THREE BKF.LS EXCLISIVB IND SOME NEW FILMS INCLCDINO OAUMONT GRAPHIC, No. 8. In the Second Show, AT
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  • 34 8 Boit Nam Lock. On March 10*, at his residence, No. 8, Nam Lock Street off Kallang Road, Singapore, Boey Nam Lock, The funeral will take place on March *0, ai 1 1 a.m.
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  • 1252 8 The Straits Times. TUESDAY, MARCH 24. IS IT A CUSS WAR? Decidedly there are alarming symptoms in the Ulster situation. It cannot be doubted that a considerable number of officers have refused to carry out orders and are exercising the right to resign their commissions. General Gough, it is understood,
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  • 11 8 Latest advertisements of the day appear on page 6 and 11.
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  • 13 8 The British Borneo Para Rubber Co.'s out' pat daring February was 13,601 lbs.
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  • 25 8 Messrs. T. M. Lamb and Co., of 6d, Battery Road, forward calendars in colour advertising Havrey's special Scotch whisky and Teacher's Highland cream Scotch whisky.
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  • 45 8 The new items on the Hippodrome Circus bill went extremely well last night. An interesting feature of this evening's performance is a riding contest (standing) open to officers of the garrit>on which promises to provide a deal of amusement. There is a matinee to-morrow afternoon.
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  • 51 8 The Royal Fusiliers will presently be in possession of what ought to prove the finest mess in India, for the residence of the Commander in-Chief in tbe Fort, now vacant in consequence of the Delhi move, has been handed over to them and they intend to move in early next
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  • 54 8 Captain D. Tilburn, of the local steamer Sri Muar, which arrived from Malacca this morning, reported at 7.80 a.m., when between Sultan shoal and Cyrene shoal, he picked np a boat with no one in her, and took her in tow to port. She has painted on her bows Sir
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  • 51 8 The Chinese, who, in the third court yes terday, was accused of being implicated in the disappearance of the cover with which the coffin of the late towkay Lim Ho Puah was draped daring the procession to the boat was convicted of dishonestly retaining stolen property, sentence being deferred until
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  • 51 8 Mr. Frank Crone, Director of Education in the Philippine Islands, has tendered his resignation, because of a reduction in the appropriation for the Bureau, and the elimination of 150 American subordinates causes him to feel that he cannot longer shoulder responsibility for the success of the education work of the
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  • 56 8 A social gathering in connection with the Eastern Star Lodge, M 209, of the International Order of Good Templars, will be held at the Short Street Girls' School, to-morrow, at 815 p.m. The Rev. L. Oechsli, 8.A., 5.T.8., of the English Wesley Church, will give a short address on Temperance.
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  • 60 8 A big fire broke out at Seniarang on the night of the 15th inst. near the premises of the Handel Maatschappij Meyier and of the Koloniale Bank. Several godowns containing tapok, coffee, copra and sugar, the property of Chinese merchants, were destroyed. The damage, which is covered by insurance, is
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  • 63 8 We arc informed by the Director ot St. Francis' School, Malacca, that the winner of the Chee Hoon liong scholarship of 160 (which is awarded to the boy standing highest in the Cambridge Junior in that school) is P. G. Mahindasay. The donor of the scholarship, Mr. Chee Swee Cheng,
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  • 68 8 A meeting of the Legislative Council will be held on Friday, but there appears to be little business of importance to transact Eleven bills are down for their third readings and four have to go through the committee stage. A bill to amend the new Municipal Ordinance is to be
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  • 74 8 An important advance in progress of the British and Foreign (Northern Indian) Bible Society was marked on the 11th inst. by the laying of the foundation stone of the new Bible house at Allahabad, the ceremony being performed by the Lieutenant Governor of the United Provinces in the presence of
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  • 82 8 The tenth South African deportee, Kendall, who escaped and -proceeded to Sydney in a cargo steamer has addressed a meeting iv a Melbourne trades hall, states a telegram of March 13. He reviewed rocent events in South Africa. He said that he was in favour of blowing up the whole
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  • 91 8 Mr. J. Astley Cooper, speaking at the Royal Colonial Institute on Nigeria and its Developments," said that the labour problem in that country was an extraordinary difficult one. "Every man there," he added, "is a milionaire. I mean that he has more than sufficient for bis wants, and be has
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  • 120 8 The February number of the Agricultural Bulletin of the Federated Malay States has been issued. Among the oouients are articles on paramtio flowering plants on rubber trees, by r. T. Brooks, the Government mycologist locunt work in December, by F. de la Mare Norris, assistant agricultural inspeo tor notes on
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  • 384 8 A wire from Malacca this morning informs us that Miss Gage Brown has arrived there to help in tho Medical Mission. A telegram from the Haguo to Java papers announce the death of Genoral Kappen, a retired general of the army of the Netherlauds Indies. He was
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  • 88 8 It is expected that the R.I.M.S. Dufferin will arrive in Singapore at daybreak on April 5, and leave again on April 8. She will be berthed at the P. and O. wharf. The Officer Commanding the 6th Light Infantry will arrange that immediately on
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  • 134 8 The 2nd Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers, are returning home after seventeen and a half years' service abroad. Leaving Manchester in July, lrtofl. the battalion's first station was Malta, but their stay there was limited to some eight months only, as they were required for "gendarmerie" work in
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  • 169 8 The many friends be has made amongst both Germau and English residents during his long association with Singapore will be pleased to know that Mr. John Saloman, of Messrs. Kumpers and Co., Collyer Quay, has received from the German Consul General the decoration of the Order
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  • 179 8 A quiet wedding was wjleuinised yesterday afternoon at St. Andrew's Cathedral, the contracting parties being Mr. A. J. Lane, of Kelantan, son of Mr. B. J. Lane, of Norwich (England), and Miss Florence Moorehead, daughter of Mr. K. W. Moorehead, Inspector of Customs, Melbourne. Mr. B.
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    • 221 8 THE "POLO" tMMMI ••■BMW BEST <^zte#)&rfUpWia72& SCOTCH GUS6OW LONDON. 6%o£*4£*a. *ti Sole Importers >v /(SAIDBECK, MACGREGOR CoNy Wholesale and Retail Wine and Spirit Merchants, >w THIS WEEK WE OFFER TOILET SOAPS Pt Jm AT j| SAVONS AUK FLEURS. jfl t. JEW Expressly Manufactured for JOHN LITTLE CO., LTD., \ZTZX. ELECTRIC
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    • 221 8 AN UNSURPASSED PROGRAMME. SOMETHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY. PHOTO OEMS AT THE ALHAMBRA Bbach Road. TO-NIGHT Sbcond Show, 0 IS to 11.15 p.m. JUST SKIRTS. A Novelty Film. Amusing Story told by showing nothing of the people above the knee. THE SCOOP Magazine story very amusingly illustrated. ADVENTURES OF A
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  • 1405 9 More Details of Curragh Incident. OFFICERS SENT BACK TO THEIR UNITS Sharp Discussion in the House of Commons. Reotbe's Tele'ikam. London. March 28 According to trustworthy accounts, the position of tbe third cavalry brigade at the Curragh Camp is unprecedented. On Friday morning the War Office requested
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  • 32 9 Dm Outasiatischs Lloyd Tblbgram. Berlin, March 22. The docision on the appointment of the Stadtbolder of Alsace-Lorraine has been deterred until Herr Bethmann has reported to the Kaiser at Corfu.
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  • 30 9 Dm Ostasiatiscbi Lloyd Taxaoaia. Berlin, March 23. The French President and the French Government have ten .It-red their congratulations to the Kaiser on the recent happy •vent at Brunswick.
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  • 648 9 QUARTETTE OF RETURNED BANISHEES. Two Murder Charges. The second assize court of the year in Singapore was opened in the Supreme Court to-day, tbe Chief Justice (Sir W. H Hyndman Jones) presiding. The calendar contains nine cases, two of which involve charges of murder, four of unlawfully returning
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  • 295 9 Messrs. Effingham Wilson published re oently a very useful book for all young men who are entering upon a business career. It is called Modern Business Routine ex plained and illustrated." The volume deals with Home Trade, and a second is promised dealing with Foreign Trade. The
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  • 58 9 A wrestling match, on March 15, between lascars from the Caledonia and Mom at Tilbury degenerated into a bloodthirsty struggle, knives and iron bars being used. One man was killed and three had to be conveyed to hospital, one being mortally injured. A lassar was remanded at the police court
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  • 31 9 RlLTitf's TILEORAM. London, March 28. A Bombay telegram says a fire at the docks baa destroyed sixty thousand bales of cotton, Talued at ball a million sterling.
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  • 67 9 Rbuter's Telegram. London, March 28. A Vienna message says the Kaiser has visited the Emperor Francis Joseph, and afterwards bad an audienoe with Count Bercbtold. Dbb Ostasiatischs Llotd Tbuobam. Berlin, March 22. The Kaiser, on arriving at Vienna, received the heartiest welcome, and held a meeting with
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  • 60 9 Der Ostasiatische Llotd Teleqbam. Berlin, March 22. In the presence of the Kaiser, tbe court entourage, and the foreign representatives, there was a brilliant scientific celebration in the new building of the Akademie der Wissenchaften (Academy for Sciences) when the royal library was inaugurated and tbe Kaisar made
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  • 63 9 Dbb Ostasiatisohb Lloyd Telegram. Berlin, March 22. The Norddeutsche refers to the GermanRussian press campaign aud says the fact that it has ceased opens the way to free negotiations with other Powers. Both governments agree that the valuable interests ol their respective empires should not be endangered
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  • 44 9 Dm Ostaslatiscbb Llotd Tbuobaji. Berlin, March 28. A commission of the Ministry of Justice has arrived at Cologne to investigate the case of Poljakow. At Ponzig railway station, a hearty meeting took place between the Kaiser and the Duke of Cumberland.
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  • 85 9 Quotations Current Yesterday. The East Asiatic Company favour us with the following report The market in London yesterday was steadier. The dosing prioes were Hard Fine Para Spot 8/0* a Forward 8/01 First latex crepe, delivery next three m >nths 2/54 Messrs. Barlow and Co. have received
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  • 71 9 (Fbom Ocb Own Correspondent.) London, March 28. Bahlias a profit of £8,600 carried forward, Wanpae a loss of £2,300, Oula a dividend of 5 per ceo'.., to reserve £7,600, forward, £6,800, Edinburgh a final dividend of 10 per oent., Lower Perak a profit of £I,Boo carried forward,
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  • 95 9 (Fbom Ocr Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, March 28. The death occurred on March 17 at Tanjong Malim, of Tong Huat Po, a Chinese planter, and brother of Tong Tab Kin, of Koala Lumpur. The deceased left his bungalow to inspect an estate and did not return. A
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  • 136 9 Presiding at the annual general meeting of the Bovril Company, held in London, Lord Erroll told the shareholders that Sir Ernest Shackleton had selected Bovril as the only concentrated beef food to be taken by him on the forthcoming Imperial Trans- Antarctic Expedition, and that, in writing to his agent
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  • 1948 9 5 TRAFFIC IN HONOURS AND PARTY FUNDS. From Our Special Correspondent. London, February 37. The week that is just closing has been reI markable for a serious attempt by tho House i of Lords to purify public life, in so far as it is affected by
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  • 81 9 A statistical report of Japan's foreign trade daring the year 1918 shown that exports reached the record figures of Y682, 460,213, an increase of Y10i,478,871 over the returna of the previous year, while imports totalled Y729.431.614, surpassing the figures for the preceding year by Y110,439,H67. The exports
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  • 2536 10 COLONY'S TRADE DURING PAST YEAR. Farewell to Mr. Boyd. The annual general meeting of the Singapore Chamber of Commerce was bold yester day afternoon at the Exchange, the chairman, Mr. I). T. linyil. presiding. Those present ■W! llmi 0. W. Darbishire, Messrs. A. Agnew. M. E. Plumpton,
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  • 593 10 Report on Progress Till Transfer To London. The directors of the Djapoera (Indragiri) Rubber Co., Ltd., have issued a report to the shareholders, signed by the chairman, Mr. A. Diehn, which reads as follows As you are doubtless aware your company, having disposed of its property
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  • 100 10 The Carpenter writes in the Daily Express: Is there no Welsh word for "needlework"? The other day I passed a poster advertising a London-Welsh eisteddfod, in which I was at first only able to recognise Holborn Hall and the date. Then, amid a wilderness of such cryptograms as "oerd douaeth,"
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  • Sporting Intelligence.
    • 145 10 In the replayed tie in the fourth round of the Football Association Cap Burnley beat Sunderland by two goals to one. The ballot for tbe Election Committee of the Swimming Clnb resulted in tbe following gentlemen being elected: A. G. Butler, L. Ashcroft, R. Anthoiz, R. W.
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    • 42 10 The results of yesterday's play in tbe Tauglin Club billiards tournament were as follows Willett +60 beat Cobbett +20, 250 to 205. Talma —80 beat Burrett —80, 250 to 164. Thomas +60 beat Knox Wilson +40, 250 to 201.
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    • 157 10 Inter-School League. On tbe Raffles Institution ground yesterday there was a large crowd of adults and boys watching the inter school league match between Raffles Institution and St. Joseph's Institution, for the shield presented by Mr. Haigb, formerly of Raffles. The match was interesting especially to tbe boys, who
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    • 92 10 Keppel Qolf Club. The result of the monthly medal for March, played against Bogey, was as follows A Class. A. W. P. Blencowe 1 E. Appleton f up> G. Graham Brown all square. W -B J n T rOWe -12 down. J. liinmt) A. W. D. Dove 6 down.
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    • 426 10 S.C.C. Tournament. Following were the results of yesterday's ties:— A. Singles. A. K. a'B. Terrell owe 15.1 beat Black scr., w.o. Stout scr. beat Ransford scr., 6—B, 6—2. Threlfall owe 3 beat Miles scr w.o. B. Sin.. i. Hi. Feindel owe 2 beat Hemsted scr., 6 8, 6—4
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  • 1867 10 (From A Correspondent.) Weltevreden, March 21. Local folks for whom the game of billiards holds any sort of interest were afforded a treat in the Harmonic Club at Weltevreden on Thursday and Friday evenings, the 12th and 13th inst., in two exhibition matches provided by Mr. Albert
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  • 84 10 A despatch from Cairo, printed in the Petit Journal, states that an attempt was made re, cently to wreck a train conveying Loid Kitchener and his guests to the Minieh racecourse. Close to the Gizeh pyramids, at a sharp turn in the line, several heavy pieces of timber had been
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  • 528 11 The Departure of a Popular Commandant. The Times of Malaya of the 21st inst. says:— On Monday morning tbe whole battalion of the Malay States Guides of all arms mustered on parade for the last time under command of Lieut. Col. E. R. B. Murray, Commandant, M.S.O.
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  • 203 11 The management of the Palladium Theatre has caught the popular fancy with its new style of entertainment, half cinema and half vaudeville. In the present programme of filius humour predominates, tho Patbe cartoons of current events and prominent people in Britain being highly diverting, and WittUs being seen
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  • 200 11 This morning, before Mr. Forrer, who for the time being is sitting in the second court, mention was made of the case in which Maurice Papineau, a Frenchman, who has been brought down by tho police from Kuala Lumpur, is charged with voluntarily causing grievous hurt to
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  • 688 11 Prices Quoted in the Market This Morning. Singapore, March 24, 1914. Messrs. Lyall and Evatt, Exchange and Share Brokers, issue the following list sf quotations this morning:— Now. Valui Buyers. Sillies. 2/- Allagar 1/6 2/1 1 Anglo-Jiva 83 4/0 1 ADglo.lohore 5/ 6/3 2/ Anglo-Malay 9/3 10/--1
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 44 11 Losing Weight by the Pound rndcr Weight," a condition of illhealth, shows your assimilative powers are decreasing. WATERBURYS METABOLIZED COD LIVER OIL COMPOUND Supplies the blood with the wanted nourishing and healthy flesh building materials. Very palatable. OF ALL CHEMISTS $1. aft And 93.
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    • 47 11 Johnny Jones bad fierce pneumonia Raging "wildly in his ohest, And his voice grew weak and husky, Manuring Boys I'll give it best Then np spoke a noble comrade, Drop that, mate Here's something snr That will make yon «^und and hearty, "Til Woods' O-.eat Peppermint Core.'
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    • 388 11 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. PICTURES YOU WILL WANT TO SEE THE GRAND CHANGE OF PROGRAMME AT THB MARLBOROUGH PICTURE THEATRE. BBACH ROAP. TO-NIGHT. THE SUBJECTS, BOTH GRAVE AND GAY PIODRB IN OUR First Show, T. 30 to 9 p.m. AMD Second Show, 9.30 to 11 p.m. THB FATAL RING A Ganmont feature
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    • 172 11 CALL AT MOUTRIE'S FOR MUSIC of the Latest BANDMANN Productions SVOCAL SCORES, WALTZE AND SELECTIONS. WHAT OFFERS P For sale, Brandnew Teak Rowboat, complete with sail, etc., with or withont 2 HP., KVINRUDK Motor, 12 ft. IBs ft. Owner loaving Colony. Ayply to Box No. 630, Straits Times. 248 b
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    • 472 11 EMBASSY Cigarettes. NOTICE. Twenty Coupons from the large tins or 40 from the small, entitle you to one Block Amber Cigarette Holder. Coupons can now be redeemed locally on presentation to BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO CO. (Straits). Ltd., Or their Depots at KUALA LUMPUR, IPOH AND PENANG. RAFFLES HOTEL. Buy your
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  • 946 12 To day, as for generations past, Canton is pro eminently the city of China that contains most to attract the vast majority of tourists from the West. Peking has much that is probably of more historical significance and interest. Its general appearance, says in the China Mail, is
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  • 200 12 When the Court is at Windsor Castle and Buckingham Palace the laundry work is done by contract, and the royal washing bills amount to £6,000 per annum. At Balmoral and Sandringham a certain amount of the work is done at home." In this connection, •ays a writer
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  • 500 12 Irish Editor on Canon Hannay's Play. Canon Hannay (George Birmingham), the author of Oeneral John Regan, known at last what some Irishmen think of him an a writer and a playwright. It isn't much. The Midland Reporter, which is a paper published at Mullingar, devotes its second
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  • 320 12 New Type of Car Introduced on The Underground. For some time past, the Underground Railway Company has been experimenting with a new type of car. A number have been built and have satisfactorily passed their tesis, so that cars of the new type will shortly be running on
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  • 251 12 He came bustling into ocr favourite haunt the other evening (writes William in the Manchester Guardian), and burst brutally into our most interesting conversation with an inquiry whether we had seen the latest match trick. Without waiting for a reply, he seized hold of a handful
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  • 733 12 FORTHCOMING ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES. Latest Lists. The following passenger bookings to the Stntits are taken from the London and China Express. It should be understood that, in some instances, bookings may be provisional and that intending passengers may alter their arrangements, subsequent to the issuance of this list
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  • 966 12 P. and 0. Company. Per P. and O. Nile sailing March 25.— Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Jenkins, Mr. and Mrs. Brett and infant, Mrs. Meadows Frost and infant, Mrs. and Miss Carver, Mr. H. Case, Mr. R. St. O. Canlfield, Mr. T. R. Davidson, Mr. and Mrs.
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  • 615 12 Sir F. Burnand's Tribute to Grea Artist. Farewell, brave knight of the pencil Dauntless and irreproachable, as it must be freely owned you are by all who have bad the privilege of your acquaintance, and as is enthusiastically attested by those who have enjoyed the still
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 201 12 OF ORCHARD ROAD, For the largest and most exclusive ranga of USEFUL CONTINENTAL NOVELTIE? BENTWOOD FURNITURE, UPHOLSTERED DRAWING ROOM SUITES Oil. PAINTINGS. CarpeU-Llnoleums-l raoerles. Spirit Lamps, stoves. Kerosene Lamps B«m I'alian Flooricg Marble SELECTED QIALI I V, 18" x IT $1, M- x 24 $1.56 each. JULIAN FRANKEL FURNITURE COMPANY,
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    • 151 13 Our Beer is known under I these names: D6CK S Beer KeyBeer Kunchi its excellent quality makes DCcI it the most suitable for the I Tropics. sole Drifivf lIE'VE'D co Agents: DEiHI 1) Ifllj I ijH LIMITED. ELECTRIC HEATING UTENSILS. CHEAP AND RELIABLE APPARATUB. CLEAN AND CONVENIENT. A C 5
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    • 71 13 Ist February, 1914. GOODRICH TYRES FURTHER Reduction in Prices. IF you have not obtained NEW PRICE LIST, apply to THE GARAGES or THE S6Z< E AGENTS, Straits Settlements, Malay ftninsula and Siam Adamson, Gilfillan Co., Ltd., SINGAPORE. PENANG AND MALACCA. rnnnncm RAILWAY MATERIAL OUR SPECIALITY. H 1 Ik ■j Very
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 1556 14 SINGAPORE S ONLY COMPANY. LARGEST PAID-UP CAPITAL OF ANY EABURN COMPANY. PROSPEROUS and PROGRESSIVE. THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. HEAD OFFICE I Winchester House, Stnfapor*. LONDON OFFICE I 82, Old Jawry, E.C The Company baa £20.000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England, sad complies with the Biitiah
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    • 952 14 INSURANCE. HESITATION is wry infections as regards tbe acquisition of Life Asiiuraoce. Hundreds of wives are left unprovided for on a count of their heMtatiGj to either (auction or enoourage their husbands' application for Assurance. Only ben death n moves tbe latter and they are face to face with grim
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  • 1000 15 NOTES AND COMMENTS ON CURRENT TOPICS. Roads and Ways and Means. We regret to notice from question and answer in the House of Commons, states The Financier of February 23, tbat the Government, as well as the Road Board, appear to be quite contented with {he policy
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  • 29 15 Renter's correspondent at Hankow states that the missionaries are investigating the ravages caused by brigands at Laohokow. They telegraph that in the fighting 1,600 wers killed and 4,000 wounded.
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 182 15 WESTINGHOUSE faff) THE STURDY H AND STRONG M AURIGA PATENTED DRAWN WIRE fjfc LAMP PLEASES EVERYONE and INFRINOES NO PATENT. WESTINGHOUSE v^g^ ELECTRIC FANS (wBmI British made throughout. w "Vflj W I FROM 60 to 250 VOLTS. I SOLB AGENTS CENTRAL LIMITED, SINGAPORE and KUALA LUMPUR SUNBEAM CARS 1914, 16
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    • 75 15 A Family Necessity. Every family ahonld be provided with Chamberlain's Pain Balm at all times. Sprains may be cured in much less time when promptly treated. Lame back, lame shoulder, pains in the side and chest and rheumatic pains are some of tbe diseases for which it is especially valuable.
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    • 203 15 w\ sBo* i vV i 913 /miw* la Srt»/#M/ \\Vv 1912 I \>»\ \The first eight cars on/ w AQ4Q /iW >NV\^~. X^\^ontinenkais"£^/ 1 J—^/Y// (£^//M£iid\eiS Chain of ¥>rMs%^J J N w^\ Retards Proves the Supreme J^a) y \V^ )1 Durability cf (I 7 j Of "Continental" w\ y&\ TYRES
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 798 16 LARGE French BTOCKSofTILE3 and RIDGES ALWAYS PATENT on Roofing *!P Tiles Ventilators AND Finials Tile Crestings RIDGES. WANTS. DREBSER WANTED. Wanted a qualified dresser for Kutla Pahang. Apply tn the Manager, Lokc Yew Coconut Estate, Koala Pahang. 68 BURVEYOR WANTED. Wanted, a Sarvevor to survey a Rubber Estate in Dutch
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    • 520 16 TO BE LET OR SOLO. FLOOR TO LET. To let, 2nd Fioor, No. 8, Malacca Street, Entry March 1, 1914. Apply Meyer Brothers. 81-1 a TO LET. Famished or unfurnished. Rose-cottage Mount Elizabeth. Apply No. 4, De Souza atreet. 16-12 a TO LET No. 62, Hili Street, suitable for a
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    • 535 16 TO BE LET OR SOLD. HOUSE TO LET, No. It and 16, Devonshire Boad. Entry from April 1. Apply 171, Waterloo Street. 6-8 TO LET. Furnished sea-side residence, Mafeking," No. 14, Tanjong Katong. Apply to A. S. Shooker, 8, Malacca Street. 8-8 2-4 BUN6ALOW TO LET. A beautifully situated bungalow,
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    • 698 16 NOTICES. 6UAN KIAT CO., 37. Phillip Street. Sbip-Chandlirs, Oovibnmbnt and Municipal Contractors, Obniral Importers and Exporters and Commission Agents. Telephone No. 1174 A 1288 (Private 1450). 88 n KIAM KIAT CO. SHIP-CHANDLERS, Itllfisiisl and Municipal Contractor! 106, 108 109, Market Street Telephone Nob. 421. NOTICE. Ex- Pupils of St. Jo
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    • 438 16 SINGAPORE CLLB FIXTURES. Straits Times List. The following fixture* f m the current week and important forthcoming fixtures are kindly supplied by the secretaries of tho various dubs. Convenient forms on which to make tho returns will be supplied on application to tbe Manager, Straits Timee. Singapore Cricket Club. Lawn
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  • Page 16 Miscellaneous
    • 224 16 Straits Wimes. ADVERTISEMENT RATES.— Miscellaneous wants of every description are inserted at the prepaid rate of II per four lines for one or two insertions. Notices of Births, Marriages, or Deaths, if not exceeding fonr lines, f 1 each insertion. For p.p.c. cards, on page 8, 12. Inch Scalh Ratss
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