Malaya Tribune, 2 October 1914

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  • 41 1 The Malaya Tribune. EVENING DAILY.] AND SHIPPING GAZETTE. [EVENING DAILY. Vol. 1.- No 232. SINGAPORE. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1914 Price 5 Cents. THE MALAYA TRIBUNE, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1914. THE GREAT WAR. NOTES AND NEWS. ClK Ittalapa Cribune. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 445 1 Untitled PALLADIUM ORCHARD ROAD Singapore's Premier Theatre. ORCHARD ROAD TO-NIGHT! commencing at 9 p.m. sharp. TO-NIGHT I! j The Latest Pathe Gazette containing the following incidents in connection with the present War will be shown Nightly. War Against Austria. Sea Scouts at Work. Recruits at Drill. The Yeoman Errand. King
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    • 202 1 LESS THAN FOUR Pr R CENT:— Under what known as a Limited Payment Life Policy taken out by a man aged 30 we place in cur books any sum from $1,000 upwards to the credit of his account provided he pays us in advance at the rate of 3.95 per
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  • 793 2 Captured Uhlan's Story. Would Not Fight and Now A Willing Prisoner to Belgium. A contributor to tlie Antwe-p Socialist pap. r, De VoJksg»z-t, who is a i-oldnr "ith 'he Bel i*n a-m id the held, wmes ti.e following r mark able sto'y On Thurada An*.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 239 2 MOTORISTS APPRECIATE COLUMB TYRES. IN HOT COUNTRIES. THE COLUMB TYRE Co., n* **> 51, ROBINSON ROAD, Singapore. Telephone: 1510. Telegraphic Address: PROWODNIK. 28-4 ALBERT L. A. DALEY, 1 UNDERTAKER jflSf Complete Funeral Furnisher and No. 157, MIDDLE ROAD, 'Phone No. 619. Established 1897. Messrs. Dottridge Bros., Ltd. LONDO N "Asiatic
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    • 342 2 rjOC-SHE/Jo OBSERVE LABEL A_SIMPLE NOURISHINC FOOD OEJHICH MEDICINAL VALUE. OBTAINABLE AT ALL STORES HOTELSr&T CLUBS'. KIM HIN Co., SOLE AGEMTS. 12-5 Important Notice to Contractors Jr. Bunders. The United Saw Mills, Ltd., Inmtm fated in the Strait* Settlements.) WHOHISED CAPITAL $1,000,000 rtOARK OP DIRECTORS. \Ht mm boon KENO. Chairman. TAN
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  • 1114 3 Pen-picture of the Ardennes and Vosges. As I think of the Ardennes and the Vosges, a hundred frontier panoramas rise to visual memory. Mile by mile, I know the forested ridges and valleys which are now the theatre of red ruin and the breaking
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 284 3 J. H. JAYATILAKA, :u: Licensed Surveyor OF VAST EXPERIENCE Counting over 35 years' service in Ceylon and the Straits Government. Work Under Personal Supervision CHARGES MODERATE. No. Bf, Tank Road. 10-7 Che Continental Stamp Co. M We hold a large stock of Asiatic and European stamps of Rarity. Prices moderate.
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    • 90 3 W. D. WILSON Dispensing Chemist 8 Druggist, 10, River Side, Malacca. Patent Medicines, Perfumery and Toilet Requisites. Selected Picture Post Cards, of Malacca Views. The latter may also be had at Messrs. KOH 8 Co., Singapore. 18-7 H. AHMAD, Engineer Contractor. 1, Cross Street, SINGAPORE. Undertakes Erection and Repairs of
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    • 301 3 SLEEPLESSNESS Is induced by worry, overwork, mental and bodily prostration, irritability of temper, great anxiety, nerve temperament, etc., etc., and can be remedied by refreshing the Brain and Nerves. If you are suffering from wasting disease you can find no better medicine than Atank Nigrah Pills. These Pills —replenish and
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  • 142 4 The Brigade is officially authorised by the Government to assist the Medical Services io time of war and thorough lv deserves the generous support of the public in the invaluable assistance it is rendering to the Medical Services of the Nnvy and
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  • 75 4 September 1914 Outputs. Messrs. Mc A lister and Co. courteously favour us with the following September returns from Estates for which they are agents lbs. Allagar 21,428 Bukit Kubu 4,000 Port Swettenham 3,900 Sendayan Rubber Co. We are indebted to Messrs Guthrie and Co., the Agents, for
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  • 82 4 The Wai Office has notified that war prisoneis' daily rHtionswill be:— Bread lb., or biscuit 1 lb. fresh or frozen meat 8 ozs. or preserved ment half ration fresh vegetables, 8 ozs. butter or msrgarine, 1 oz. "•ondenst d milk, one-tw» ntieth of lib. tin tea, <-z.;
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  • 156 4 i trs ni::vas British. Ranee, anived October 1. Inner Roads Circe, arrived October 1. Inner Roads. Pheniius, arrived October 1. Inner Roads Saint Egbert, arrived October 1. Outer Roads. Hong Wan, arrived October 1. Inner Roads. Klang, arrived October 1. Inner Roads. Lady VVeld, arrived October 1. Inner Roads. Gorgon,
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 343 4 Notice 108 109, Market Street, Telephone No. 421. Smpchandlers, Government and Munidpal,ContractorB, Estate Supplier* and Commission Agents. Sole Agents i The Malcott Belting Co., Ltd. Best Multiplar Brand Hair Beltings. 18-7 CREDIT! CREDIT! CREDIT! If You Want Credit Come to us. WE STILL BELIEVE IN CREDIT. HIN WATT CO., THE
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    • 487 4 Notice "municipal notice. Tenders are invited under the following Heads for Supplies to tht Municipality of Singapore, from January Ist, 1915, for one year. 1. Bakau and Bintangore Rollers, Kassan Sticks, Flooring and Roofing Tiles, Chinese Bricks and Lime. 2. Timber. 3. Miscellaneous Articles. 4. Painter's Stores. 5. Biooms 6.
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    • 93 4 JOHN LITTLE Co.'s SPECIAL SEWING MACHINE. Complete COO 00 FUHy f Guaranteed ElffHttl Wv.UU Five°Years. With Cover, Extra Needles twenty Special Parts. ALL OVER THE WORLD THAT'S WHERE "SHELL" MOTOR SPIRITS IS BEING USED DAY BY DAY. Distributors of The Asiatic Petroleum Co., Ltd. hi N WATT CO., 'Phone No.
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  • 1333 5 Official Proofs of German Outrages. EUGIAN MINISTER'S STATEMENT. The Press Bureau h»8 coramunicat d a detailed statement by the Belgian Minister concerning German io a* ions iff the custom* of civilized aarfare. The statement is as follows In spite of solemn assurances of good will and long-standing
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  • 557 5 We have v*"d this caption with -oino little hesitation notwithstanding the varied support we have for the belief that it is true support coming from official sources as well as from correspondents whose business it is to coll et facts. There is for example the evidence of
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  • 203 5 Civilians as Screens for Troops- Ostend, Aug. 24.—Says the Times correspondent:—l have just talked with a fugitive from Charleroi who witnessed part of the tremendous battle which has been raging since Saturday morning in the south of Belgium. The Germans forced 10 miners whom they had captured coming
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  • 386 5 Ernie* Commattdtt s Humour. Calcutta, Sept. 19—The daily Englishman writes: If all or any stones that are now being to hi of the Einden's commanders are true, he will surely go down to posterity as one of the few Germans who found a joke with the enemy. He
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  • 365 5 (From Home Papers) The Foreign Legion having its fall war complement of 3,000 men and 200 officers, no more volunteers* will be enrolled. The Duke of Bedford, Lord-Lieu-tenant of Middlesex, has sent £1,000 to Sir J. Gildea, to be employed by the Soldiers' aud Sailors' Families' Association in
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  • 179 5 The present Great War in Europe recalls a. very ingenious alliterative poem by Atari* Watts styled The Siegt of Belgrade." Here it is:— An Austrian Army, awfully arrayed, Boldly by battery besciged Belgrade <V*w<ack commanders cannonading COOM, Dealing destruction'■ devastating doom Every endeavour engineer* ef**v\ Por
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  • 1513 6 THE URGENT NEED OF HELP FOR THE HELPLESS. Rack-Renting in Full Swing. EVIDENCE OF VICIIMS OF GRASPING LANDLORDS. The Duty of British Citizens. The worries of employers and employees as well as of governments and municipalities all over the world through the Kaiser's brutality and infamy in forcing
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  • 51 6 Mrs. H.B. Bftlmood (Istaoa I Keppel Harbour, Singapore) begi acknowledge, with many thank- to following subscriptions: Previously acknowledged 4 Cableship Recorder Mean l> H. D. Jenson (Kelantan) H. Millard M H. 6. P. J. H. Drysdale D. W. Reid J M ary and Margaret Totar L. Hfi
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 325 6 Robinson x Co. Hre Now Showing NOVELTIES I IM MILLINERY. ROBINSON Co. DON'T HOARD YOUR CASH. Take out a good substantial policy in The Great Eastern Life Assurance Company, Limited. The head of every family should ask himself this pertinent question, 44 How would my family be able to pay
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    • 160 6 Handy Useful These unique scissors are the most convenient and u-eful article for the pocket of either lady or gentleman being light, made of the finest steel and highlj nickel plated. They combine the following distinct applian< es: Scissors, bntton hoie scissors, agarcutter, ruler, cigar box orener, Penknife, XSTcutter, cartridge
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  • 575 7 The Belffiam Relief Fnnd now totals $4,774. Linggi Plantations pay an interim dividend of 15% on the loth inst. The Selangor opium monopoly in 1913 showed a net profit of *;;.;;7b\G32. The import duty on liquors imported into Selanaor lift year showed the big increase of $25,908.
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  • 101 7 Heroic Belgium. Pouring Hail of Lead Into the Kaiser's Hordes. Reuter's Services. London, Oct 1, 420 p.m. An Antwerp communique says The Germans were unsuccessful in which sometimes minutes at a time in clouds ofsmoke from the bursting Germans projectiles. The Germans made one attempt against the
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  • 55 7 Another German Outrage. London, Oct. 1, 4-20 p.m. The Belgians have re-occupied Malines and Brussels. They are excited at the arrest of the burgomaster of Brussels, Mr. Max, whose internment at Namur is believed to be due because be refused to pay the
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  • 71 7 Increasing Outcry for Satisfaction. London, Oct. 1, 4 20 p m. It is reported from Rome that an Italian torpedo boat has been sunk by a mine between Venice and Commachio. The Italian fishing industry in the Adriatic sea is paralysed and steamship services are suspended. There
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  • 176 7 Bobs Bahadur" Receives Universal Congratulations. London, Oct. 1, 10.5 a m. Earl Roberts was the recipient of universal congratulations on his eighty -second birthday Notwithstanding his age he is hard at work every day encouraging and recruiting fresh troops and inspecting new regiments, and adding to the
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  • 103 7 A Splendid Haul of German Liners. Capture of H M S Cumberland off Cameroon River. London, Oct. 1, 4.10 a.m. The Admiralty announces that H, M. S. Cumberland has captured off the Cameroon river eight Woermann liners and one Ham-burg-Amerika liner of the total tonnage of 30,915, also
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  • 46 7 Result of Indiscriminate Minelaying. Two Italian fishing-smacks were blown up by floating mines in the Adriatic off the Italian coast. Eighteen of the crews were killed. Italy has made serious representations to Austria and demanded that measures be taken to prevent a recurrence.
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  • 51 7 Enemy Repulsed with Severe Loss. London, Sept. 30, 5-25 p.m. A Paris communique states The action on our Left continues to develop more and more towards the North. The enemy between the Oise and the Aisne have vigorously attacked Tracy-le-Mont and been repulsed with severe
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  • 42 7 Board of Trade Returns. London, Sept. 30, 10 p.m. The revenue for the last quarter was £35.681,283, which shows a decrease of £3,750,516 for the same period, while the decrease for the past nine months was £2,730,731.
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  • 42 7 Extended for a Fortnight The Moratorium proclamation was issued as stated on the 23rd September, except that bills already extended by previous proclamations have been extended for a further fortnight pending the establishment of machinery to deal with pre-moratorium bills.
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  • 41 7 Progress of the Allies. London, Oct. 1, 4.45 p.m. A Paris communique states The general situation is unchanged, but we have progressed on the left to the North of the Somme and on the right in Southern Woevre.
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  • 53 7 London, Oct. 1, 115 a.m. A message issued at Paris at eleven in the evening says that it is officially announced that the general situation is satisfactory. There is no perceptible change in the front except in Southern Woevre, where we occupied Seicheprey and advanced to the
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  • 59 7 Defence of National Fortress* London, Oct. 1, 2.50 a.m. Antwerp. A communique issued in the evening states that the Germans bombarded the outer Southern forts throughout the day. Little damage was done Simultaneously with the bombardment the German infantry made a series of vigorous attacks between the Scheldt
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  • 46 7 Desperate Fighting. London, Oct. 1, 2.50 a.m. A message from Petrograd states that the fighting on the East Prussian frontier extended over a front of a hundred miles. The General result was a repulse of the German attempts to cross the river Niemen.
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  • 55 7 London, Oct. 1, 5-15 a.m. An official message from Petrograd states that the Russians, after desperate fighting have, on Sept. 20, captured the German positions of Augustovo and Koptzyevo and on Sept. 29 occupied the lake passages near Symno, Sercjo and Liepung. They repulsed the enemy in
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  • 13 7 Brigadier-General F D. V. Wing, C. 8., has been wounded.
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  • 293 7 (Courteously Supplied by French Consul-) Officially Communicated. Paris, Sept. 29, 5.30 p.m. (Communujfhe). —We have repulsed several diy and and night attacks on the north of Somme and between the Somme and tne Oise. We have made some progress in the region between the Argonne and the
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  • 235 7 Another Distressing Case. A resident of Veerappa Chitty Lane (he gives us his name and number, which we withhold) writes us to-day M Having read and understood your yesterday's invitation I write to let you know that when I first engaged this house the rent
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  • 133 7 Following npon the course of lectures recently so ably given by the Honorary Lecturer (Mrs. Ainery), an examination in Home Nursing was held at the Victoria Street Maternity Hospital on Tuesday last, when 21 candidates presented wemseivea before the Honorary Examiner (Mrs. Ferguson Davie, If. D
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 53 7 HEROIC DEFENCE OF ANTWERP. Defenders Rain Lead on Kaiser's Hordes. Italy Incensed Over Austrian Misdeeds. Russians Smite Germans. Take Augustovo and Koptzyevo. Belgian Banners Again Flutter Defiance to the Invaders from the Battlements of Brus e s and Malines. British Make Big Haul of German Liners. Allies Still Driving Back
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  • 537 8 [We do not necessarily endorse the opinions escptttied by correspondents.) Wanted: Justice Tempered With Much Mercy. To the Editor of the Malaya Tribune. Sir, —1 take pleasure in endowing in toto the view* expressed in your leading article on 30th nit. I feel sure the majority of the public
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  • 273 8 To ite Editor o/ tae Jfolaya Jrtoane. Sir,—Anent your very useful leader regarding the distress prevailing in the countn, J ini«ht point out further that employees of Government, in whatever capacity they are iv, do not suffer in any degree but rather are they
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  • 168 8 The Piracy Case. The heaiing was continued «t the Assizes, \esterday, by th»- Chi»? Justice, Hoii. J. A. S., Bucknil, k.c. and a special jury, of the charge against a Macao n»mfH L**e Ngeok of gang robbery, during winch murder was committed, on the High Seas about fifty
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  • 114 8 Fewer Applications. The work of repatriating destitute Chinese is proceeding steadih, though fewer applications are dealt with each day at the Chinese Secretariat, Kuala Lumpur. Including those who come over from Pahang only about 30 are sent to port Swettenham daily, and, including other places from which Chinese
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  • 218 8 The enterprising firm of Chin Huat Lee <t Co. (29 South Canal Road), who do such an extensive business in supplying car owners with benzine, are now prepared to supply any quantity of Shell benzine, kerosene and lubricating oils. Iney also stock all car requisites at reasonable rates, including tyres
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  • 80 8 REVISED TIMES Singapore (Tank-Raid.) Mail Daily leave» for north at 7.9 a.m. and 7.15 p.m. Other trains leave for Johore at '.'.0 a., 10.30 a., noon. 1.30 p., 2.53 p., 4.50 p. 4.30 p. Sundays. Mail arrives from north at 8.1K a.m. and <.14 p.m. Trains leave from
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  • 228 8 It is reported that the King of Roumania is abdicating, owing to ill-health. If so, Roumania will probably join the Allies in the hope of realising her aspirations in Transylvania. The following changes in the P.W.D. take effect this month Mr. H E. Steele, to Seremban as Executive Engineer Mr.
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 263 8 NORTH BRITISH CLINCHER MOTOR TYRES The Tyres that are superior for they are made of PLANTATION RUBBER." We beg to announce that we have been appointed Sole Agents in the S.S, and F.M.S. for the North British Rubber Co., London, and now hold full stock of the above tyres. PRICE
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
    • 305 8 FIXTURES. Friday. 2nd. Tide*: High water: —9.50 a.m. 9.42 p.m. Saturday, 3rd. Jide* High water: —10.15 a.m. 10.23 p.m. Sunday. 4th. 17th Sunday after Trinity. Pull Moon. Tide* High water —10.38 a.m. 10.68 p.m. Monday, 5th. Feast of Tabernacle*. 1st l>ay. Prince of Wales's Fund .Veeting. 5 pjn. Tide*: High
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  • 933 9 Court and Police News. Alleged Cheating. Robert Davidson and George Daniel Neubronner were charged r te Mr. A. V Brown in the First Gobi I with cheating one Tan Yue Gin, 20-21 Circular Roao, of khaki and white cloth to the value tjf $422. Mr. George Alexander Derrick,called,
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  • 239 9 The Hon. Mr. R. J. Wilkinson, the Colonial Secretary, yesterday afternoon presented the prizes at the King Edward VII Medical School for work done during the year 1913-1014. The following was the prize list Silver Medal presented by Dr Lim Boon Keng for Materia Medica
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  • 69 9 Singapore, Octoreb 2. On London— Bank 4 m/s. 2/4 7/16 Demand 2/4 1/16 Private 3 m/s. 2/4 On India— BankT. T. 174± On Hongkong d/d 2U On Shanghai— Bank d/d. 99 On Jay Bank T. T. 142 On Japan— Bank d/d. 114| Sovereigns—buying rate $8.54 India Ceil Bills last
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 264 9 ASA HI BEER H SAPPORO fy| BLACK B*ER CITRON WATER Hi s hcst Prize m*''' mt An ,o=Ja P anese Exhibition. Tamoto Co., 351, Victoria Street, TELEPHONE 412, AND ALL RETAILERS. Mitsui Bussan Kaisha, Ltd., SOLE AGENTS FOR The Dai Nippon Brewery Co., Ltd. JU-JITSU BY PROFESSOR HAGIO. Practical Lessons
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  • 1627 10 General Financial Situation. Shanghai, Aug. 30. Especially during the past three decades, the commerce of the world has grown to be international, to an extent unknown in history. As the countries now engaged in war have nearly threefourths of the total trade of the world and
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 205 10 •^5-' Siberian Salmon, Plaice, Halibut, Fa?cts Turbot, Haddocks. Soles, Kipten, Bloaters. Singapore Cold Storage Co., LIMITED. SINGAPORE AND BRANCHES. AMERICAN BARBER CHAIRS. KOKEN'S HNO ARCHER'S. PRICES FROM $55.00 OBTAINABLE FROM: A. FRANKEL CO., v s ft NOVELTY IN JEWELLERY is to be seen in the collection of PHOTOGRAPH SIGNET RINGS
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    • 184 10 SALE/.:/ NOW J <$> §jf PROCEEDING /1> ff'f 1914. //<&£// /*y GREAT 4^' <V REDUCTIONS /V /all departments FOR 15 DAYS ONLY. Telephone No 1241. SOLE 4GENTS, FOR: (B£j2%ff* S. S. WHITE, Dental Maaufacturing Co., Philadelphia, U. S. America. WHOLESALE MERCHANTS. ALL KINDS OF MEDICAL, SURGICAL DENTAL GOODS, TOILET COODS,
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 331 11 GOODRICH TYRES j AMERICAN TYRES j FOR AMERICAN CARS Obtainable at ail Garages SELF-DEFENCE A knowledge of Jiu-Jitsu makes you a totally different man. Timidity disappears and you feel confident in your ability to hold your own against ruffians no matter what herculean strength they may possess. I JIU-JITSU teaches
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    • 195 11 K. TSUTADA. Japanese Dentist. 74, BRAS BASAH ROAD. Telephone No. 1245 1 Extraction Painless. 2. Work Guaranteed. 3. Charges Moderate. 4. Can be consulted in either English or Malay. Office Hours: FROM 8 to 6 WEEK DAYS. FROM 8 TO NOON SUNDAYS. EXCEPT URGENT CASES. RAILWAY REST FACING TANK ROAD
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    • 343 11 Wanted LINOTYPE OPERATOR WANTED. Wanted an experienced Linotype operator. Forward copies of testimonials or references and state salary required to: Box A. c/o. Malaya Tribune. WANTED CANVASSERS. For a Provident and Life Insurance Company. Liberal Commission allowed. Apply personally at 8, The Arcade, between 11 1. WANTED. An AERATED WATER
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 586 12 Shipping Paketvaart Maatschappy. ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION Co., OF BATAVIA.) The O.IMJ-» «teamer RUMPHIUS will not resume her mmmlfZm tbe following date., viz 28th September to Belawan-Deh and 2nd October for Batavia. Semarang and Boorabaya. Dnrir g October the special fast service will be maintained as §Mm: M mU MMPHIUS M.
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    • 140 12 Shipping P. 0. Steam Navigation Company. For China, Japan, Penang, Ceylon, Australia, India, Aden, Egypt, Mediterranean Ports, Plymouth and London. For Freight, Passage and Further Information, Hppljg fo: H. W. BUCKLAND, AGENT. THE SOUTH MANCHURIA STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. For JEDDAH via Penang and Colombo. For Freight &c. please apply to:—
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    • 426 12 Banks CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER. Paid up Capital in 60,000 Shares of £20 each £1,200,000 Reserve Fund £1,800,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors £1,200,000 BANKERS. The Bank of England, The London City and Midland Bank, Ltd., The London County and Westminster Bank, Ltd., The
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    • 387 12 Notice CUAN KIAT CO. Ship-Chandlers, Government and Municipal Contractors, General Importers and Exporters, and Co-, mission Agents, Estate, R ice-Mi;; and Saw-Mill Suppliers. 37, PHILLIP STREET. Telegraphic Address: CUANKIAT Codes A. B. C. sth Edition and A I Telephone Nos. 1233 1174 (Private 1450.; Sole Agents for Globe Boiler Fluid.
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