Malaya Tribune, 27 January 1914

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    23 1 THE MALAYA TRIBUNE. Vol. 1. -No. 22. SINGAPORE. TUESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1914 Price 5 Cents. The Malaya Tribune, SINGAPORE. TUESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1014.
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    The Crown Prince and Zabern.
    125 1 PEK COMMENT IX REICHSTAG ON INTERFERENCE. <s nf-J: t Reuter's Service. i I 24. m ii,. m i) i j 11 Tin donate -i. it. Tl .'e-He-lll- D I'; .n- -.'ii. an I '.'i V. i.li tile i Priuei lived men their Dr. Frank'* Princi
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    Another Suffragette Outrage.
    35 1 HERE WILL IT END Reuter's Service. London. Jan. 24. extingotehed the q t Botanic Gari and went to sum- ■.',.„.,> Meanwhile a x Pj°dfid doing exten- huge ri—amia- valuable plants, attributed to nmfffl-
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    Cold Wave in Britain and France.
    219 1 SUFFERING OF THE L J OOB I INTENSE. j Reuter's Service. London. Jaa. 24. The Id In- alreiuh asinp dsbi strik Ti,. le ben iIn Orenn lief i k and the medical studon adhia xml carting coal from the dejKK* for the h- and
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    Bribery and Corruption.
    95 1 JAPAN > NAVY CONTRACTS. Reuter's Service. London. Jan, 24. A telegram from Berlin states that with reference to liichter's allegations, Siemens have issued a statement pointing out that a- was customary in countries outside Enrope, ail their naval business in Japan was done by native agents, who
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    Frenchman Murdered in Tangier.
    38 1 Reuter's Service. London, dan. 2L A telegram from Tangier states that Valdrome. a French agent at Tangier, has been murdered by a Frenchman who was drunk and refused work, for which he was dismissed.
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    The Sunken Submarine.
    32 1 Reuter's Service. London, Jan. 24. Divers have DOW pktc<d a hawser round the sunken submarine AT and it i> hoped that she will be brought to harbour by Sunday.
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    The Army Canteen Scandal.
    157 1 FORMER K. OJS. l. I. COMMANDER ALLEGED TO BE IMPLICATED. Colonel WSittakeb. Reuter's Service. LOKDOK, Jan. U. The Ann;* ('ante. u v hieh sixteen defendants. e 1 I aire**!, b living continue*! al Bow Street Police < 'onrL The prttaocutrnig announced that ;v o further summons**
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    Home Rule Question.
    119 1 IRISH CITIZEN ARMY DRILLING. Reuter's Service. London, Jan. £1 < apmiuWhitc uViilvd a contingent if the Irish Citizen Ann} at proyb'U Park. DaMin, TIi >re mam reservists and the drill inclui. I stormizuji tactics. London, Jan. 8& Mr. Redmond, «peaking ai Wuti r* |orl. said the j.ilk
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    South African Strike.
    64 1 LABOF K LEADER CONVICTED. Reuter's Service. London, Jan. 24. The BoUlh Africa!: labour M. ft ('resswelli arrested at Johannesburg, bat been sentenced to a mooth> hnpiisonment without hard labour and to pay n fin» »2<i for publishing a pamphlet likely i,- exriti ill feeling. He was also
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    Alaskan Railway Bill.
    44 1 Reuter's Service. LONDON, Jan. 24. A telegram from "Washington that the Bessie has passed the Alaska Railway Bill authorising President Wilson lo pnrrhanr or construct a thousand miles of railway.- in Alaska at a cost not exceeding 10 million- of dolkr.-.
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    The Coal Strike.
    272 1 INDUSTRIAL OUTLOOK GLOOMY. Reuter's Service. London, Jan. 24. The industrial outlook is gloomy. The builders' lock-out began thi< afternoon, but the number locked out "will not be known till Monday. It will probably amount to 150,000. During the COUrBe of the week the Carmen's Union decided t<>
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    Immigration into the United States.
    75 1 Reuter's Service. London. Jan. 24. A telegram from Washington states that President Wilson has mad*- Btatement explaining his recommendations re immigration. He did. not contemplate disturbing the arrangements with Japan in any way, but tie- recommendations were designed primarily to exclude Hindis. ID' said his
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    The Moyer Case.
    35 1 Reuter's Service. London. Jan. 23. A from HoagbtonA, Michigan, state.-- thtit tin- Grand Jury ha.- been mnUe to find a true hill against anybody in connection with the alleged deportation of Mover.
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    19 1 Two interesting letters following our leader re Edncataon have unimidaMy been beld over owing to the exigenckt of pptce,
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    Lord Strathcona's Funeral.
    182 1 IMPRESSIVE SERVICE AT WESTMINSTER ABBEY. Reuter's Service. LONDON, Jan. 24. The pal]-bearer> at Lord Strath•<»na'v funeral include Mr. Harcourt. Lord Lauadowne, Lor<l Aberdeen md Lord OardhX London. January 37. Lord StnithroimV funeral de-re w.-v, numerousmauifeslatioiMI if ICmpire-wid. mourning. The *er\ i■•■ ai Westminster Abb» y was simple
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    The Greek Railways.
    36 1 FRENCH COMPANY SECURES CONTRACT. Reuter's Service. LONDON, Jan. 25. A French COmjaniJ has received ile i rnUraci for the ruulding of the railwuj ocumocting th» Greek railways wl i. die rest of Europe.
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    Turkey's Military and Naval Activity.
    49 1 Reuter's Service. London. >lai Si A 1, e J U i. .,1 j»ersoualit; ha- anthoi i I Ion:, t \-> e 1;m. that Turkej poll Dvi ladI —n iu.i i uu'litan and naval itj b -J t. remedying d< hcicncies caused Iry the lat- war.
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    The San Francisco Exhibition.
    35 1 Reuter's Service. London. Jan. 96. A telegram from Melbourne -tates that it is now certain that Victoria. New South Wales and New Zealand will be represented at the Sun Francisco exhibition.
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    The Prize Ring.
    35 1 Reuter's Service. London, Jan. 24. V» lb al the Firini liiumi Pigot in the firnt round. A telegram Cram Pari- states that Sam Langford knocked out Petty Officer Curran in three second*.
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    Salvarsan Cure.
    712 2 LONDON HOSPITAL TO DEAL WITH SCOURGE. The committee of the London Hospital is seeking to raise £10,000 to build a ward for the Salvarsan treatment of syphilis and £2,000 a year to maintain it. This decision has been reached in consequence of a special report on the subject
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    INDIAN NEW YEAR HONOURS.
    382 2 Tbe Indian Honours List this year is a small one so far as the higher orders are concerned, but one would naturally expect it to be small after the long list at the Coronation Durbar in 1911. In the order of K. C. S. I. we
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    Long Rest.
    108 2 My cousin when a little boy was always taken to chapel by his mother and on Sunday evenings invariably fell asleep at the beginning of the sermon and awakened when the last hymn was being sung. One Sunday night the preacher was a gentleman celebrated for his long
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    DIRECTORY FOR BANGKOK.
    114 2 All of us are always anxious to get a directory and the first one out for this year is that for Bangkok and Siam published by the enterprising M Bangkok Times M Press, this being the twenty-fifth year of publication. Apart from the directory proper, there is
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      158 2 Still On and Attracting: THE HIGH-CLASS PICTURE ENTTTt THE WASTREL OR A HUMAN BRUTE IN 5 BIG REELS AT 9 P. ML SHARP FOR THREE NIGHTS MORE ONLY. January 24, 26, 27. NEW PICTURES IN THE FIRST SHOW AT THE MARLBOROUGH Watch c GRAND OPENING NIGHT OF THE "GAIETY" PICTURE
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    Across the South Pole Continent.
    1461 3 SIR E. SHACKLETOX'S BOLE PLAN. Sir Ernest Shackleton will undertake a new expedition to the South Pole and across the whole South Polar Continent this year. The famous expftrer intends to start from a South American port, cross the almost unexplored South Polar Continent from
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    RUSSIA AND PERSIA.
    282 3 Progress of the Railway Projects. It is expected, says Reuters Agency, that the Russian Council of Ministers will shortly confirm the preliminary concession already granted by the Russian Committee of New Railways, for what is practically the first section in Russian territory of the proposed Transpersian railway.
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    A BIG ORDER.
    161 3 A contract was signed on Dec. 2 with the Armstrong, Vickers group for the reorganisation of the Turkish naval dock-yards. The contract concedes the* complete reorganisation oftheTurkish dockyards and the naval arsenal, save those that may hereafter be constructed on the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf,
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      197 3 The Straits F.M.S. Motor Car Co., Motor and Cycle Repairers, Dealers in Motor Accessories, €tc- jieod Office:- 50=2, VICTORIA STREET, SINGAPORE. Telephone No. 1417. "Overlands," the Favourite Cars of the present day, can Ed from us on Hire at any time of the Day or Night. v OT c convenience
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    Aerial Gymnastics.
    469 4 At the time the French aeronaut J Pegoud, accomplished several gymnastic feats in the air—such as flying upside down, looping the Loop, and other tricks—the fear was expressed that there shortly would be others without the necessary knowledge, nerve or other qualifications, who would try to emulate him,
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    Deepavali To Be a Holiday.
    120 4 A special meeting of the Hindu community was held on Sunday last, at the premises of the Hindu Association. Belilios Road, to consider the question of a Hindu holiday, which had been a subject of some discussion of late locally. Dr. N. Veerasamy presided. There
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    ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL.
    168 4 C. C. v. RANGERS. Quit*' an interesting Association Football match was played on the Esplanade yesterday, the S. C. C. opopsing the team known as the Rangers. A large crowd watched the game which proved a fast and lively one. Play was oftener on the Rangers 1 half
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    Court Cards in Wild Korea.
    281 4 TAKE A LEADING p lfri IN A BRIGAND "jOKK* SEE US DODGE THE BULI F-c t Dead M n's Gulch in CV---Nevada, or California aieT' 1 places compared to the (V' Railway, Chosen. Just m t3 the subject to Mr. P. How-.rV" 3 individual who
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    Singapore Chinese Girls' School.
    302 4 The annual prize distril entertainment In eonnectkia the Singapore Chinese (Jirls > was held at the V r icl >i ia Men Hali on Saturday afternoon ii presence of a fair gathering < i Ei ami the general public. The Lady Evelyn Y< ungpres ed the
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      260 4 Kelly Walsh, Ltd. Singapore. it MEW ANNUALS, 1914. Just to Hand. Just to Hand. cts. 1 Whitaker's Almanac i cloth leather sides f 40 2 Do. do. paper binding OGO 3 Hazell's Annual 2 OO 4 Daily Mail Year Book O 35 5 AlmanakdeGotha B SO 6 Who's Who 8
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    The Bengal Manœuvres.
    78 5 IJN C0HU1ALL1 ,,,i-!Vi:i.Y Wi:i.< oMKD. iMSIOSITV UNPRECEDENTED y> tTTITl'DE OF NATIVES. Reuter's Service. London, Jan. 20. 4 nMI from Calcutta states A manoeuvres In Eastern ljieh ir was feared wonld lositv, have had an effect nl wrii)ed bewildering. v llmments have been cordially V i>iv welcomed, and
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    The Naval Estimates.
    49 5 Reuter's Service. L.-udnu. Jam m Jn rhl'ouiclr" a; th.i» rljmpiUS I'l-nninv the Kttval retinites ,,ud new i klnnet think p.I I ;i,. Naval i\p.-H- i.. .leclil,.-. but I wrj hop, fill pn-pect ii,..! !i:»]'|" n»ng. oi the other s starved in P.M I ..t lie- Navy.
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    Another Loan Oversubscribed.
    27 5 Reuter's Service. LONDON, Jan 24. Tii, i-.,n (if a million and a half per "t. bonds in the [G11 Kioieiu Railway at 11 scribed.
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    THE BENGAL-NAGPORE RAILWAY.
    31 5 DEBENTURE BONDS SUBSCRIBED IN '>\ HOURS. Reuter's Service. London, .Jan. 2t>. The two million Bengal-Nag-pore railway four percent, debens issued at were subscribed in two and a bait hours.
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    New York Police.
    35 5 Reuter's Service. London, Jan. 24. KrtUu froin Nev York the Mayor intimates that ii i:.-.-..i!i|>iet..,i to enable n...n,:u-. chief engineer of rrn ..i,.,!. to become Chief r of i|,m poliee. New fist
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    Obituary.
    40 5 Reuter's Service. (Renter s Service.) London, Jan. 2(>. The »l»ath is announced of Mr. •John Henry Frederick Bacon, at the age of forty-nine yetrs. 4 He painted tin» Coronation of Majesties King George V. and «Jueen Mary in lt>12.
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    Napoleonic Heir.
    23 5 Reuter's Service. London, Jan. 24. toflmtnthe ivm- "0. the first direcl "•ti-l claims to the -'i e the birth of :al.
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    IRISH POLITICS.
    20 5 wihb N«/r -i «'IRK. Reuter's Service. Unt lo», Jan. <•• tUl :.M-..:«tiou the Nationalists contort Cork )l a* jubilant.
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    CHINESE A MENACE !
    85 5 CHINESE A MENACE DECREE BY INSURGENT LEADER IX MEXICO. FORBIDDEN' THE COUNTRY. Reuter's Service. London, Jan. '2C>. A telegram from Douglas, Arizona, states that a decree issued by the insurgent leader. General Carranza, declares that the Chinese are a menace to the Mexican nation. He forbids their entry into Mexico
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    The Hamburg=Amerika Line.
    45 5 Reuter's Service. Lou ion. Jan» The lI.Huhii.-_- rik line ha* declared a dividend for the year P.U.'l at tie- la'.- of t u per n:. Two and a ijuart-r milieus sterling h.iv been alh' i th reserve insurance An i eiii**rg«iCA account.
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    Foolhardy Aviator Killed.
    26 5 Reuter's Service. London, Jan. 26. Lee Temple, the first English up, Medown aviator while spiralling (upside down) at Hendon, fell and was killed.
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    LORD DENMAN RESIGNS.
    26 5 Reuter's Service. London, Jan. 2t>. A telegram from Melbourne states that Lord Denman, Governor General of Australia, will resign on account of ill-health.
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    Verification ?
    63 5 Verification The Straits Times of Saturday and the kt Free Press of yesterday morning blithely inform Singapore that H. H. the Sultan of Trenggann arrived by the last P. cv. O. mail M from Europe." The Malaya Tribune wishes to state "authoritatively" that his Highness has never been in Europe
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    THE ALHAMBRA.
    158 5 '•The Battle of Gettysburg' 1 will be shown at the AJhambra to-night for the last time during this tour. Even in these days of monster film productions this picture ranks as one of the most wonderful ever shown, and the actual battle scenes, occupying two and a half
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    S.R.C. SMOKING CONCERT.
    71 5 A "smoker" was given by the members of the S.R.C.at the pavilion last night in honour of the cricket eleven from the Kuala Lumpur V.M.C.A. After a lively programme had been gone through the President of the Club addressed a fewwords of welcome, coupled with regret that
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    15 5 Astronomical observations were carried on in China so long ago as the year 2,352 B.C.
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    TOPICS OF THE HOUR.
    617 5 Mr. F. J. Morten, our fourth magistrate, is transferred to Jasin, Malacca, and Mr. W. B. EameS lias taken his place. :o: The M Singapore Indian Catholic Union' 1 lias been exempted from registration under the Societies Ordinance. :o: Her Highness the Begam of Bhopal has
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      281 5 P"'Tis not in mortals to command success, but we'll do more-well DESERVE IT." 1 A BY SPECIAL REQUEST. II POSITIVELY THE LAST NIGHT OF L IVAN HOE Sir Walter Scott's Masterpiece, The Most Wonderful L English Production Ever Produced. A With a Complete Change of other Films. A Mataro Acrobats
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    Our Java Letter.
    396 6 INTERESTING NEWS FROM NEIGHBOURING ISLANDS. (Special to the''Malaya Tribune.") BATAVIA, Jan. 16. The new nickel five-cent coins which have been issued look very well. They have a hole through the middle in the same fashion as Chinese cash and will doubtlessly be much appreciated in the bazaars.
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    IMPROVING THE BREED OF SIAM’S HORSES.
    188 6 A BUYING EXPEDITION TO AUSTRALIA. As already stated by us H. E. Phya Asavabadi, the Master of Royal Horse, accompanied by Messrs. Tabuteau-Herrick V. S. and Hobbs, will be leaving Bangkok on the 28th inst., by the 44 Chieugmai." The party is proceeding to
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    BABY FARMING IN FRANCE.
    154 6 AMAZING REVELATIONS. The French police have discovered an extensive baby farming organisation, which has its headquarters at Montargis, near Orleans, but which is believed to carry on operations, not only throughout France, but in foreign countries also. It is alleged that this organisation has been responsible
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    GERMANY'S INDUSTRIAL ARMY.
    493 6 In his book issued by Harper's on Monarchial Socialism in Germany," Elmer Roberts explains the empire's industrial efficiency. 44 The explanation the German generally gives of the sudden and immensely industrial expansion beginning in the seventies is the compulsory elementary education of the whole people. 44 The
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    107 6 In Charles Borseul there died in Paris, at the age of eighty-three, poor and unknown, the first discoverer of the principle of the telephone. His claim to this distinction was recognised thirty years ago by Dr. Graham Bell and Mr. Edison, who developed and completed the invention. Borseul, who was
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      298 6 The Malaya Tribune. Can be had at the following depots Singapore. M' ssrs. Kelly and Walsh. Ltd. Messrs. Kim and Co. Ratlh- Ib.t.-l. Adelpbi Hotel. Hotel de J'Europe. Hotel van Wijk, Stamford Road. Messrs Koh Co., 90, Bras Basah Road. The Refreshment Buffet. Tank Road Iv'.ilway Station. Sepoy Linen -at
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    Wise and Otherwise.
    67 7 FLIMSY. mung A mericanS t0 nng fir*t time Stopped one Pi<a where they fell in party at a cafe. 4 hilariously home one the other against a build- cried the G *,he wall, suddenly glanc*'w rhe structure above "'"«ee what we're doing!" K-h roi-terers fled. They left
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    A DAMPER.
    82 7 ij he M p., for a certain speechrone nißht during a general i£ met with a heart-rending f «rer Delivering his oration gesticulation in S eloquent parts, he got l 0 the middle of one of his Kit flights, when he surprised :f audience by adding, in thun-Lou-tonestoa
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    COURAGE.
    122 7 Admiral Lord Howe, when Captain, was hastily awakened is the middle of the night by the lieutenant of the watch, who formed him with great agitation that the ship was on fire near the magazine. "If that be the case," said he, r >ing leisurely to put on his
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    LIVES LOST BY LAUGHING.
    249 7 An accident, said to be the Mst extraordinary on record, occurred at some oilfields in the Baku district of Russia, on the borders of the Caspian Sea. One ofthe big 14 gusher oil wells became choked, and with a view of biowing it clear a number
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    A QUEER PREDICAMENT.
    86 7 A good story is told of an absent-minded professor, keen on electricity, who, while walking in the street one night, went up to an electric lamp-post to see the time by his watch. Replacing the watch in his pocket he buttoned up his coat, but found that
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    TRAVELLER'S JOY.
    116 7 A dear friend of mine (says Mr. Harry Graham in 44 The Bolster Book") was once motoring in Kent, and suddenly touched the arm of his brother, who was driving, to draw this relative's attention to a pretty little plant in an adjacent hedgerow. The driver*-.instinctively turned the
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    A Preacher's Dilemma.
    131 7 Some years ago, on a Saturday, two clergymen were out hunting with the foxhounds. Towards the end of the day it suddenly occurred to one of them that he had no "sermon ready for the morrow. He confided his difficulty to his companion—an old prison chaplain. 44
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    Pay Before You Eat !
    224 7 Pay Before You Eat The proprietor of a cafe in Paris was very much annoyed by poor customers, who took advantage of the temporary absence of the waiters to step out without payin their bills. Finally he put up all round the cafe inside large notices 44 Pay before you
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    In Trouble Again.
    102 7 Traveller (to an Irishman): "Well, Mike, I see you have a small garden." Yes, sorr!" 44 What are you going to set in it for next season?" 44 Nothing, sorr. I set it with potatoes last year, and not one of them came up." 44 That's strange.
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    A Bump And A Hit.
    134 7 A comedian in a Paris theatre made a great hit out of a painful incident, While indulging in a bit of horse-play on the stage he struck hie head violently, entirely by accident, against one of the pillars of the scene upon the stage. lOn
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    Job Not In It.
    134 7 Mr. and Mrs. Brown one day decided to have a spin in their new motor-car, and accordingly set forth with the one and only idea of clearing everyone that crossed their path. They had proceeded about three miles when suddenly the car broke down, and refused
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    TABLEAUX VIVANTS IN BANGKOK.
    107 7 INTERESTING ENTERTAINMENT PROMISED. Invitations have now been issued for what promises to be an exceedingly interesting entertainment and unique in its way, which his Excellency M. LefevrePontalis and Mme. LefevrePontalis are to give at the French Legation on the 31st inst. This is a series of
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      755 8 Austrian Lloyd UNDER MAIL CONTRACT WITH THE AUSTRIAN GOVERNMENT. New Monthly Fast Line, Trieste=Shanghai From and to Tries:* and Venice, calling at Port Said, Suez, Aden, Colombo Penang. Singapore, Hongkong and Shanghai. OUTWARD. HOMEWARD. fDue tu arrive on or about Due to sail on or about 1914 1914 to s.
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