Malaya Tribune, 20 August 1915

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  • 21 1 The Malaya Tribune. EVENING DAILY.] SHIPPING GAZETTE. [EVENING DAILY. Vol. 2 -No. 193. SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, AUGUST 20, 1915 Price 5 Cents.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 451 1 i mm:mm; night at the BEACH ROAD. Till. BEGINNING OF THE UNIVERSAL MYSTERY SERVICE The Black Box BY K. PHILLIPS OPPENHEIM. Friday and Saturday, In the Clutches of the hideous Ape-man Who See the Black Box and— Find out who stole the Skeleton— Who caused the death of Lord Ashleigh's
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    • 491 1 j Roneo Duplicators. tUMUUwi'.. imi ~iu —ai Hi iii titi 100 FACSIMILE Letters, Plans, etc., per Minute. From S2O to SI SO. 14 a. COLLYER QUAY. SINGAPORE. G. R. COELHO, 52. Selegie Road. Tuner, Repairer and Dealer in Pianos, Organs and other Musical Instruments. Musio Warehouse. Fresh Music Arrives by
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  • 656 2 Rapid Relief Work. Hongkong, Aug. 6.—So well has the relief work organised by the Tung Wah Hospital authorities been carried oat, that within a week there will be no necessity for further distributions of rice, etc. A sum of $133,570.29 has been spent on rice, and
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  • 340 2 Considerable alarm arose among rubber planters when on the outbreak of war it was realised that supplies of acetic acid, almost all of which came from Germany and Austria, were likely to run short. Mr. Campbell, who was at that time Acting Government Chemist,
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  • 239 2 The Times of India reports that an interesting test lawsuit at Karachi on August 4, arising out of the circumstances connected with the war, has just been filed in the court of the Judicial Commissioner of Sind by Messrs Sanday Patrick and Co of Karachi, against the local
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  • 210 2 From early spring until July i 8 t M time that St. Vitus' dance usually develops, a.id nervous children should be carefully watched during that time for symptoms of the disease. Irritability is one of the *fi rBt signs noted. The child frets, i, quarrelsome, cannot be amused
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 118 2 THE WHISKY. Sole Agents JOHN LITTLE CO., LTD., Singapore and Kuala Lumpur. HOTEL van WIJK DURING THE WAR SPECIAL RATES for MONTHLY BOARDERS. TELEPHONE 111. NOTICE TO MOTORISTS. SHELL FOR SHELL MOTOR SPIRIT Please send Tour Order to CHIN HUAT LEE, 29 SOUTH CANAL ROAD who also stock large quantities
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    • 317 2 H. AHMAD. Civil and Structural Engineer AND Supervisor Building Contractor, 149, Serangoon Road, SINGAPORE. (ESTIMATES FOR WORKS FREE OP CtfAR(iE). 16-7 15-1-16 LEE BROTHERS' STUDIO. RENOWNED FOR HIGH-CLASS PHOTOGRAPHY, THEREFORE ENSURING BEST RESULTS. Have your Photograph taken at our Studio. 1-5 BAN LEE ANN Ltd. REGISTERED OFFICE 58 59, MARKET
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  • 244 3 London Sales to German Ajentv Questions as to the steps taken to prevent rubber getting to the Germans were raised at the annual meeting in London about three weeks ago of the Bukit Rajah Rubber Co. Mr. A. Bethune, who raised the subject, said there was no
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  • 475 3 Mr. Joseph Cook, leader of th« Federal Opposition of Australia, Las issued the following statement:— Our men have proved themselves, as of old, the best troops that ever fought, and the reason victory is yet not in sight is because we have not enough of them at the
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 217 3 MOTOR CARS ON HlrF] MOTOR REPAIRS ALL KINDS OF TYRES GREASE Cylinder Oil AND Motor Accessories OF Every Description. Sole Agents For: North British Clincher Motor Tyres Meitz Weiss Oil Engines Tbe Celebrated Star, Mitchell and Paige Cars Pope Motor Cycles "Gasolene Light Cycle Co. I 4/5-2, BEACH ROAD. I
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    • 192 3 POWELL Co s CALENDAR FOR AUGUST, 1915. Sex. 1 Bjls I 22 29 I Mon. 2 9 16 23 30 I j TO£S. 3 10 17 24 31 wv ~**> Wed. 4 11 is 25 SSSSS Thurs. 5 12 jl9 26 Fri 6 13 20 27 i i I SAT.
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 355 4 AUCTION SALES. MORTGAGEE'S SALE. On Monday. 23rd August- at 2-30 p.m. All that one undivided moiety or equal half share of and in freehold land arid house No 27 Paya Lebar Road, containing an area of 2 acres, 1 rocd and 4 poles anl forming part of Grant No. 195..
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    • 347 4 AUCTION SALES MORTGAGEE'S SALE Monday, 23rd August, 1915, at Z.3o] p.m. 1. All that piec lof freehold land situate at Devonshire Road, containing according to the Government Resurvey an area of 13,782 Sq. feet and forming Lots Nos. 17 to 21 of part of Lot 251 of Grant No. 2
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    • 304 4 AUCTION SALES IMPORTANT AUCTION SALE~Of""~^ FOUR STEAM AND TWO MOTOR LAUNCHES ALSO FOUR STEEL AND TWELVE WOODEN LIGHTERS, The property of Sir John Jackson, Ltd. TO BE HELD AT POWELL COS SALE-ROOM On Tuesday, 24th August, at 2-30 p.m. Steam Launches Eileen, Cyrie, Fleur, Saraktan Motor Launches Phoef and Signal.
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  • 143 5 Raffles Billiard Tournament. Ut Nifcht s Play. Winton heat King by 89 points, p '-IfV heat Kiach by 109 points. K.;:ber'ford scratched Whittling G.ii iie scratched Howard w.o. Tbe draw for round No. 2 resulti follows Jones minus 70 vs. Bentley r Coleman plus 30 vs. Winton Graham scratch
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  • 30 5 Whites v. Colours. The match played between •Whites" and "Colours' 1 on the C. ground yesterday afternoon ed in win tor the latter team by fifi tries t<> two.
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  • 18 5 This match will be played on Saturday, A.ug. 2L, on the S.CC. groai menoing at 5 p.m.
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  • 23 5 The foursome match arranged to ijed on Sunday next between (Tolf Club and the S. 0. C. has been postponed.
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  • 28 5 Sunday, 22nd Aug. Johnston's Pier at 9, 10 and 11 un.. 2.30 ami 3.30 p.m. Bungalow at 9.30 and 10.30 12.15, .'i and 5.30 p.m.
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  • 112 5 petition for the Presgrave August resulted as folC (j. May 2 down f.rrabb'Watt 2 do Sellar 4 do W.S. GoWie 4 do 1 i«. A. Qostlj 5 do »ra ft D. Acton, P. T. Allen, 3 Nash, ft K. Turner, C. C. A. Pledger, G. B. FitzI,
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  • 118 5 firm sentiment prevails in belligerent nations that the pushed to a decisive r, '7. according to Miss Jane iS the famous Chicago WpWorker, who just returnLondon from' a visit warring countries on tinent. In an interview New York Times corlent Miss Addams told of w&l fin
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  • 383 5 The Co:k Expedition. Under the headline The Himalayas in War Tune" the Madras Times expresses the opinion that owing to the war Dr. Cook, of North Pole fame, will not be granted permission to ascend Mt. Everest, its observations being as follows The war has interfered with a
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  • 254 5 It must be very gratifying to the organiser of the Malayan Air Fleet Fund, Mr. Alma Baker, to find that so much interest is now being taken in the presentation of a fleet of those indispensable units of the new arm from all parts of the Malay
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  • 81 5 The Hague, Aug. 10.—The Tinea military correspondent says that during the height of the Galician offensive 92 of 131 German divisions were on the bringing up of units to their full strength. The German strength in the West is probably greater than in May when it aggregated
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  • 224 5 (Singapore, August 20.) Tin.— s73 30 150 tons sold. Co ora.— Weak. Tapioca. Sago Flour Weak. Gambier. —Weak. Pepper. —Weak. Other Products- —Market weak. Latest Local Market Quotations. Nutmegs 110 S. per picul |19.0u Nutmegs 80 S. 22.00 Copra Bali 7.«>5 Copra Gorong Talo 7.75* Copra Dongalo 7.75*
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  • 122 5 Calcutta, Aug. 5. —The European Association has again entered a strong protest in regard to Alien Enemies in India. Incidentally, the letter says, surprise and indignation has been rightly expressed at the fact that a German Professor (Otto Strauss) has been allowed to continue in his
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  • 79 5 REVISED SERVICES Si»japof< (Tank-Ro»d) Daily. Weekday 4 Scxdays. Mail Daily leaves for north at 7.7 am 7 urn. Other trains leave for Johore at 9 i 10.29 am noon. 1.30 pm 2.55 pm 4.40 pm. Mail arrive# from at 8.16 am and <.14 jib. Trains leave from Johor»
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  • 62 5 Singapore, August 10On London Rank 4 m/s 2/4 13/32 Demand 2/4 3/16 Private 3 m/s 2/4 27/32 On India Hank T. 176, On Hongkong— Bank d/d 23J On Shanghai— Bank d/d 102* On Java— Bank T. T. 140J On Japan— Bank d/d 113} Sovereigns—buying rate $8.54 Imlia Ceil Bills
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  • 675 5 rricn Quoted in the Mum Ok M^l*. and BratL B M Rubber Shires. Value. o„, I/- Allag.r 1 Anglo Java 2/- An-3.,-MaJav 1 Ayer Kuning 2,- Batang Malaka 1 Batu Cave* j 1 BatuTiea 2 no V- Bekoh 1 Bukit Kajang 2/- Bukit Mertajam i, Rajah U
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 197 5 BOLD ADVERTISING. Complete Break with old Loas Tradition. The War Loan, which is a record in the amount received, marked an innovation in the way in which it was brought before the public. For the first time an issue was advertised in the Press in a popular way. -Mr McKenna
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 556 5 FIXTURES. Friday, 20th Registration of Civil Gnard. P. A: O. Homeward mail clones. High water6 a.m., 6 ft. 7 in». 4.4« p.m. I ft. 2 inn. Saturday, 21st. Rugby Match. S.C.C. v. M.S.V.R. Registration of Civil Guard. High water:—8.35 a.m. 7 ft. 1 in. 1.18 pjn. t ft. 2 ins.
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  • 640 6 The Revolver Theft. I a the District Court yesterday afterncM n, Ong Ah Pua, employed as "boy" to Mr. Ernest de Crus, of Racecourse Road, and his father Ong Ah Tay, cook to Mr. Farmer of 3 Niven Road, were again brought up on the charge of retaining
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 276 6 I ATANK NIGRAH PHARMACY. I J Head Office Jamnagar, Kathlawar, India, Established 1881. I. I 11« i Anti- Ringworm i I Ointment. ep J j S The ointment is guaranteed to cure all Ĕ kinds of ringworm, even of long stand- 9 ing, bUck or red, within 24 houra. jl
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    • 225 6 1 Palladium I THE HOME OF GOOD FEATURE. I For Further Two Nights. I FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. 1 I if 4h mmmmmmmwmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmwmmmmmm i 1 I Second Episode Second Episode 1 OF THE J I J Great Universal Serial j 1 THE x (Black Box; 2 By England's Greatest Fietionist I
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  • MALAYA TRIBUNE (SINGAPORE)
    • 29 7 THE GREAT WAR. THE MALAYA TRIBUNE, FRIDAY, AUGUST 20, 1915 Latest Cables and News-Notes. CIK malapa Crlbune, FRIDAY. AUGUST 20 THE MALAYA TRIBUNE, FRIDAY, AUGUST 20, 1915. SHIPPING SECTION.
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    • 228 7 kovno Fallen. London, Aug. 18, 0.5 p.m. Amsterdam: A Berlin communtes that Kovno, with all its rod an enormous stock of war including over four hun8, has been occupied by the m l was taken by assault, most stubborn resistance. Fluctuating Fighting. London, Aug. 19, 5.35 a.m.
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    • 63 7 London. Aug. 18, 3.5 p.m. w York: Twenty-five armed rashed a penitentiary at MilBville Georgia, seized Leo ™k and hanged him to a tree at •Hinetta, near the house of a work fln for whose murder two years was finally sentenced to After numerous appeals the
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    • 40 7 London, Aug. 18. 8.20 p.m. Hell lrne Conferences are prefer working the local refining of the whole ►per ore, also the local 1 «»f copper goods. "ctorian firms have offered in the work of shell-
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    • 65 7 k° n ton, Aug. is, 3.5 p.m. 1 be interview between S and If. Venezilos was ID J ii" unpleasantness as in the previous audience. lerstood that both are pracUndon, Aug. 19, 3.15 p.m. The difficnltiea of M. l almost solely caused who P 0 0 °1 his
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    • 208 7 Struggle on Carso Plateau. London, Aug. 19, 2.45 a.m. Rome A communique records sharp fighting along the whole front, the Italians capturing trenches in the Sexten pass region and on the Tyrol and Trentino frontier also in the Monte Xero zone and the Santa hills near Tolmino. Altogether
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    • 42 7 London, Aug. 18, 6.5 p.m. Melbourne It is understood that the Labour Party has approved the Right Hon. A. Fisher, the Commonwealth Premier, becoming High Commissioner in London, the Hon. A. W. Hughes, Federal Attorney General, assuming the Premiership.
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    • 23 7 London, Aug. 18, Xi> p.m. Mr. Lloyd-George is abed suffering with a feverish chill and has cancelled his northern tour.
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    • 39 7 London. Aug. 18, 3.5 p.m. Another memorandum from German intellectuals to Herr BethmannHollweg, bearing eighty-two signatories, including HerrenDelbriick, Dernburg, and Harnack, protests against the annexation, politically, of independent nations, as being dangerocs to German national unity.
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    • 40 7 London, Aug. 18, 3.5 p.m. A letter from an Officer in France, referring to the new Lloyd-George shells, says they are magnificent, and when the men got to the captured trenches they gave three cheers for Mr. Lloyd-George.
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    • 35 7 London, Aug. 18, 3.5 p.m. Some experts forecast the floating of a British loan of a hundred million sterling in America, free r» f income-tax and redress in fall of exchange.
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    • 109 7 Typhus in Alsace. London, Aug. 18, 3.5 p.m. A telegram from Paris says that the Germans are evacuating Muenster valley, as typhus has appeared among the troops at Guebweiller and also among civilians at Colmar. The Allied Line. Occasional Bombardment. London, Aug. 19, 0.40 a.m. Field-Marshal French
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    • 47 7 Lon Jon, Aug. 19, 5.50 a.m. The Norwegian Government has decided to intern twelve officers and ninety-three men of the cruiser India who landed in their own boats. Those whom the Neutrals brought ashore have been permitted to return to England.
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    • 30 7 London, Aug. 18, 8.20 p.m. A great conference of miners will be held at an early date to consider the suspension of the Eight Hours Act.
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    • 53 7 London, Aug. 19, 2.20 p.m. Amsterdam At a meeting of shareholders of the Mittel Rheinische Bank, belonging to the important Disconto Gesellschaft group, it was decided to go into liquidation owing to the great war losses. The Bank was closely connected with great industries in the Rhine
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    • 86 7 London, Aug. Ift, 8.20 p.m. The Norwegian steamers Mineral and Romulus, the Spanish steamer Isidoro, the British steamer Bonny and a trawler have been sunk. The crews were saved. London, Aug. 19,1.10 p.m. The Wilson liner Grodno has been sunk. Her crew were rescued. London,
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    • 45 7 London. Aug. 19, 2.50 a.m. The last remaining coal trouble in South Wales is in process of speedy settlement. Mr. Hunciman's decision, whereby both sides have agreed to abide on the few outstanding points, will be given in a day or two.
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    • 67 7 London, Aug. 19, 2.20 p.m. Paris The French Government having submitted the testimony of American and Swiss witnesses to the good treatment of German prisoners and also the threatened reprisals Germany has consented to return to their original camps the French prisoners who were condemned to
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    • 330 7 The Greatest in History. London, July 11.-—A Times correspondent, after a visit to the Russian army holding Zlotalipa, states "They fought one of the most remarkable rear-guard actions in history. Despite an overwhelming concentration of German and Austrian forces, the Russians, in withdrawing, during six we< ks, from
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    • 190 7 Han* Dudelheim vo«s braver more Dan any man dot voss All by hiniM-lf he burn a church Undt gets der Iron Cross. Some vomen undt some children Ux* Anoder day he shut, Undt so, for making fright fulness, Vonce more der crush he got. He flow to England
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    • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 1076 8 A rather conspicuous feature of recent war news has been the number of reports of air raids on England, ciiefly by Zeppelins. No enemy air raids hare yet resulted in any really serious damage either to London or any other city or town of the United
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    • 256 8 A resident in the East has warded to the Indiarubber Jonrlid copies of letters which hare apptared in Eastern papers on the subject of managers and directors. In His covering note he states M thesmiig satisfaction with which directoE pat themselves on the back
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    • 95 8 In the second police court thia morning Mr. Harold Abrahamson, of Messrs Garner, Quelch and Co. and Mr. Tan Beng Chiang, of the Orchard Road Nurseries, were charged with disorderly conduct, by fighting in Rattles Place, about 4.46 p.m. on Thursday. Mr. L. E. Gaunt defended the first
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    • 52 8 Mr. Eluet Acquitted. Rangoon, July 31.—-H. C Etoey, Departmental Manager of Messrs Graham and Co., who was charged before the District Magistrate with falsification of that firm's accounts to the alleged extent of some Rzj lakhs, was acquitted to-day. H» trial occupied nearly fifty sitting and attracted
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    • 138 8 A Petrograd message of Aug. untitled says that in accordance with th* Duma's recommendations, a comm* sion of enquiry has been appoint*" to investigate the charges made*! the ex-minister of war in conW tion with the shortage ot munition* At the Country Fair at M R Cluny Road, on the
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    • Page 8 Advertisements
      • 283 8 NEW ZONOPHONE RECORDS. AUGUST 1915. 12-inch Double Sided $2.00 each. A—l 63 Margarita S. Coltham The Willow m A—l 64 Merry-makers Dance Black Diamonds Band Country Dance 10-inch Double Sided $1.20 each. Z—1449 Wake up England Black Diamonds Band Our Gunners March >» >* Z—1450 Roumanian National Anthem Black Diamonds
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      • 44 8 Club Whisky. I s U LL B S 11.00 per dozen. (DUTY EXTRA). Caldbeck Macgregor Co. nil n —c— Adelphi Hotel. i Excellent Table. Courteous Treatment. I jj Lawn Tennis Court. t Barber's Shop Attached. I 3 I I t 1 OAVID BENJAMIN, Manager.
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    • 472 9 30—10 cts down. t lvertisementa are in- r> and 10. Produce and general V. uewi page 5. Kwong, Civil Goingtnng, is relinquishl£ r fete lCtl i :c:—• donble-fannelled in has been sold to rt for yen 180,000. —:o: n t typhoon weather in Sea had the effect
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    • 741 9 T» the MĕHer ef the Malaya Tribune. Sir, —On behalf of the Committee for the administration of the above fund, may I crave space in the columns of your paper for the rendering to the
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    • 154 9 Death of Mr. Yeoh Swee Chok. A Malacca correspondent reports that Mr. Yeoh Swee Chok, one of the oldest residents of Malacca, died on Saturday the 7th inst. at his residence in Banda Hilir. Deceased, who was 77 years of age, was an old friend of the Hon'ble
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    • 161 9 Siamese Shot by Chinese. Our Penang correspondent reports by wire that recently a Siamese was shot while attempting to break into the house of a wealthy Chinese planter at Bukit Mertajam. Yesterday an inquest was held in the Court at Bukit Mertajam, the Coroner presiding. It transpired in
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    • 46 9 Rumour of Sale to Germans Peking, August 9.-A Reuters telegram stating that the Ningpo authorities had sold Pootoo Island to the Germans is stated by the Waichiapu (Foreign Office) to be a fabrication. The local officials have no power to make such a sale.
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    • 29 9 A Japanese contemporary learns that the Osaka Shosen Kaisha, which recently inaugurated a freight service to Europe, is now contemplating a regular passenger service between Japan and European ports.
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    • 306 9 Belgium's Fate. ■Reuters Special Mar, imperial, ant) ©rDinar? Services. Dernburg Busy. London, Aug. 19, 5.40 a.m. A despatch from Copenhagen published at New York says that the German nation is split on the question of the annexation of Belgium and, generally, on the ultimate aims of the war. A
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    • 108 9 London, Aug. 18, 8.20 p.m. A hurricane at Texas and Galveston has isolated these stations, but wireless messages report that the storm is abating. Houses have been flooded and immense damage caused, while the Army transport ship McClennan is now high and dry half a mile
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    • 52 9 London, Aug. 19, 3.10 p.m. Nish The Skupstchina is now sitting in secret cession considering the proposals of the Entente Powers. The gravity of the position is fully realize!, and the outcome of the crisis in Greece is awaited, in view of its probable effect on the general
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    • 25 9 London, Aug. 15, 3.15 p.m. Paris Over eighty million sterling gold has been deposited m the Bank of France during].the past seven weeks.
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    • 278 9 Widespread Spy System- London, Aug. 18, 5.20 p in. New York It is understood that President Wilson has requested that certain statements regarding the existence of a German propaganda and the activity of the German spy system several years prior to the war should be submitted to
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    • 197 9 Krupp at Stamboul. London, Aug. 19, 3.15 p.m. Athens Diplomatic advices from Constantinople report great activity at the Krupp works which are turning out two thousand shells daily. Submarines in the Aegean Sea. London, Aug. 18, 3:5 p.m. The German Minister at Athens, in a note to the Greek
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    • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 433 10 Experience of an Aged Chinese and Its Lesson. We publish elsewhere to-day a statement of facts handed to us by an aged Chinese fellow-citizen, who gives it publicity as a token of his deep gratitude to the physicians who cured him and in order to let any fellow-countrymen
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    • Page 10 Advertisements
      • 127 10 Latest Advertisements. GRAND Boxing Tournament TO BE HELD AT The Victoria Theatre, THURSDAY and SATURDAY August 26th 28th. (By kind permission and under the patronage of H. E. ADMIRAL Sir Martyn Jerram, K.C.B. and H. K. Brigadier- General Dudley Ridout, C.M.G.) Twenty-five per cent, of nett profits to be donated
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      • 341 10 Latest Advertisements, A TOKEN OF GRATITUDE. I beg to inform the Public that I suffered from hydrocele during the last 20 years*. I sought medical advice from time to time, both European and Native, and I was*invariably told no medicine would cure me. Ten months ago I found I could
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      • 65 10 WARNING. All persons are cautioned against making unauthorised use of Reuters Service of News, and any person or persons found infringing the Copyright Ordinance of the Straits Settlements will be strictly dealt with in accordance with the provisions of that Ordinance. REUTER. Spore, 19th August, 1910. 20-8 23-8 G. C.
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      • 308 10 I UNSOLICITED TESTIMONY I j BEST RECOMMENDATION. I I The Local Agents of ROSS'S, f I THE BOTTLING SPECIALISTS OF I London, Liverpool, Belfast and Leith, I I have received the following entirely 1 unsolicited testimonial from one of their I Clients in the Malay Peninsula: I j "In sending
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    • 726 11 South-West Africa the Ranching Country of the Future. [By J. K. O'Connor) I conquest of German Souththe Empire has been > by a tract of country ten larger than Ireland, six times n England, and one and a 7e of Germany. It it and most
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    • 485 11 A Territorial, now in hospital in England, describes in a letter to a comrade how the Territorials captured three lines of German trenches and a small hill. He writes: "We got to our trenches after being shelled all airing the road, and after we had waited for about
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    • 82 11 Government Aids the Industry. The Governor General of the Philippine announces that it has been decided to deposit an additional 700,000 pesos with the Bunk of the Philippine Islands to be 1-nt by the bank, in its discretion, to aid in the cultivation and marketing of this year's
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    • 684 11 Comforts of a City Among Sand A nurse with the Northern Union Force at Swakopmnnd, writing on June 11, gives the following interesting description of the chief port in the captured German colony The sisters' quarters here are most luxurious, being the evacuated houses of the German residents, and
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    • Page 11 Advertisements
      • 614 11 Will you still deal with an enemy whose vicious countrymen are killing our brave comrades by asphyxiating gases Sir William Taylor, M. D., formerly Principal Medical Officer of H. M. Forces in India, and more recently Surgeon-General of the Forces, is Chairman of the All-British Company which owns and makes
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    • 411 12 LOADING LIST. Europe. For London Kandahar, Sept. 12 City of Vienna, Sept. 25 City of Rangoon, August 30 Telemachus, August 21 j Mashona, due Nore, October 5 Suwa Maru, Sept. 1 Knight Companion, Sept. 4 Atsuta Maru, September 15 Sardinia, September 17; Novara, Sept. 3 Helenus, Sept. 15.
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    • 57 12 For Bangkok Straits Steamship Co.'s liner. Katong, August 21 Zaida, August 20. Batavia :K. P. M. steamer. Java Ports K. P. af. lintr. Sumatra Ports K. P. If. liner. Holt liner every Wednesday and Saturday. Penang :B. I. st«amer. Straits Co.'s liner. Malacca Daily Straits S.S. Co.'s steamer.
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    • 197 12 Latest Arrivals. British. Ranee Brit str 19-8-15 Inner Rds. Calypso Brit str 19-8-15 Inner Rds. Krian Brit str 19-8-15 No. 2 Wharf. Klang Brit str 18-8-15 No. 8 Wharf. Lady Weld Brit str 19 8-15 Innw Roads. Tydeus Brit str 19-8-15 No. 6 Wharf. On Sang Brit str
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    • 43 12 Mena for Batu Pahat. Krian for Port Swettenham and Telok Anson. Lady Weld for Malacca and Muar. Van Goens for Medan. Zaida for Bangkok. Telemachus for Saigon and Hongkong. Rumphius for Batavia, Samarang and Souiabaya. R. der Neder anden for Batavia
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    • 73 12 Vessels Expected Ekma (B.l.) 21st August, from India for Singapore. Agents, Messw Boustead, Hampshire and Co., Ltd. Benledi (Ben) 23rd August, from Europe for Singapore, Chine and Japan. Agents, Messrs Boustead, Hampshire and Co Ltd. Telemachus (Holt) 26th August, from Singapore for Colombo and London. Agents, Messrs
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    • 140 12 ARRIVALS—IB 8-15. Bulimba, Brit., 1,607, Cooke, Aug. 18. M'raein, gen., Huttenbach Liebert Co. Colombo Maru, Jap., 2,000, Sakamoto, Aug 18, Kobe, gen., P. S 4 Co. Alma, Brit., 459, Bell, August 19, Deli, gen., E.S. Co CLEARANCES—IB-8-15. Will o' the Wisp for Deli. Protesilaus for Port Swettenham, Singapore,
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    • 361 12 Per P. and O. steamer Maloja. From London July 10.—To Singapore Nurse T. A. Simpson, Nurse B. Hutfton. To Penang Mr. C. Darby, Mr. J. S. Osborne, Nurse K. j Woodward, Mr. H. Y. D. Potter. Per P. and 0. steamer Arabia. From London July 24.—T0 Singapore Miss
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    • 484 12 The P. <fc 0. Nankin leaves for China on Sept. 5. The Straits Steamship Co's liner Katong sails on August 21 for Bangkok. The Ellerman liner Kandahar is due for London on or about Sept. 12. Light W. S Westerly breezes in the Gulf of Siam and China
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    • 506 12 The war is said to have put out commission for commercial p Uri es upwards of 12,000,000 shipping, reckoning vessels detain* in neutral and belligerent countS (»,650,000 tons), vessels sunk b» warships (800,000 tons), and chartered by belligerent PowZ (7,500,000 tons). This represent something like 25 per cent
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    • 98 12 Bombay, Ang. 2.—A serang ana a fireman belonging to the P. an 1 Salsette met with their death JTt* terday when attempting to get on board the steamer from a bars: The serang, when climbing up uw rope net, was caught in the loop the empty
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    • 325 13 annum] report of the KoninkPaktevaart Maatschappy t' that during the year there was little change in the fleet. The first seven months showed the stttdy, considerable development >f the bnsiuesa which was expected the fleet was extended some ii" ago. The war checked this ietelopment, and, although there wai
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    • 318 13 Bombay, Aug. 5.—A deputation 1 the Bombay Trade Association J I up ,n Mr. Cherry, Decks get of the Bombay Port Trust, liscursed the various points regard to the new scale of 'age charges on certain items porta, formerly assessed on i irement demurrage charges, landing dates.
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    • 520 13 Ixport on the Rhine and Elbe, where steamers freshly painted and the long strings of barges ply as usual, shipping in Germany is now conspicuous by its absence, writes a 44 Neutral Observer in The Times. No industry has been so hard hit as that of shipping, and
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    • 179 13 A report from Mozambique states that portion of the cargo of the N. D. L. mail steamer Zieten, including 8,700 tons of flour, and 80 chests of tea, all belonging to a British firm, have been disposed of. Regarding the other cargo on board, the captain refuses
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    • 161 13 A serious matter which has engaged much thought and representation has been the loss of effects sustained by masters and officers, either by internment or by the capture and sinking of their vessels. To meet this difficulty, in a measure, after consultation with the M. M.
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    • 235 13 Runs Ashore in Shanghai. The Shanghai Times, in commenting on the Typhoon which recently struck Shanghai says inter alia that the wind was so strong, so bad the river, that navigation of big ships almost became an impossibility and Tong Hong, (late of the
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    • 451 13 Madura, Aug. s.—The Pilgrim Committee visisted thii morning' Alagarkovil, a place of pilgrimage, twelve miles north of Madura. Here is a great Vishnu Temple close under the southern end of the Hill called Alagarmalai. The Committee propose to increase the water supply of the place by bringing water
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      • 198 13 I BEGINNING WEDNESDAY, 18 th AUGUST, 1915. a A MOST EXCELLENT, UP-TO-DATE PROGRAMME AT THE i A, L H \hA BR A> i THE PIONEER CINEMATOGRAPH THEATRE. BEACH ROAD. M §j Second Show at 9.15 p.m. &g A DRAMA OF DEEP DOMESTIC INTEREST H M sc> THE WARNING I IN
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    • 492 14 The Effects of the War on Kext Season At a joint conference of the English, Southern, Scottish, and Irish Leagues, held last month at Blackpool, under the chairmanship of Mr. McKenna, Presisident of the Football League, five resolutions were unanimously adopted in favour of the continuation of football
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    • 285 14 The latest move of the enemy in the German-American controversy takes the form of a Note addressed by Austria to the United States complaining of the freedom with which the Allied Powers obtain war supplies. The arguments are that Austria and Germany cannot secure munitions from America
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    • 120 14 The series of Hibbert Lectures delivered last autumn by Prof. Herbert A Giles, LL.D., on Confucianism and its Rivals, has now been published in book form by Williams and Norgate (London 6s. net). The scope of the discourses is designed to cover the tenets that Confucius adopted from material
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      • 309 14 I BUICK CARS. J |8 The leading Engineers of all countries acknowledge that I jgj the maximum of economy can only be obtained with II Overhead Valve Construction. Louis Coatlen, chief engineer of the Sunbeam Motor Co., Ltd., says, in discussing the Tourist Trophy Race 1914, gg the winner of
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      • 391 15 NOTICES JATJIRHS. j Jat Sikhs required jI; Kelantan Police. RATES OF PAY. (168 to $192 per annum. o 'orals $204 do. f 9 $228 do. $300 do. Sweant-Major $480 do. 9i between the ages of 20 ■g, desirous of joining to the Inspector-Gen-it the Central Police ire, at 10 a.m.
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      • 471 15 NOTICES_ Largest Stockers OF Paints AND Oils. HIN WATT Co. SHIP CHANDLERS. Telephone No. 428, 102. Market Street GOVERNMENT OF J3HORE. PUBLTC WORKS DEPARTMENT. Tenders are invited for the following L Quarters for Chief Overseer and Storekeeper, Johore Bahru. 2. Quarters for four Dressers, General hospital, Johore Bahru. 3. Permanent
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      • 367 15 notices NOTICEIs hereby given that the following arras, issued in February, have not yet been returned Rifles 38 Bayonets 133 Scabbards 165 They should be returned forthwith to the Central Police Station. On or afcer the 15th of July every person found in possession of a Government Rifle, Bayonet or
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      • 295 15 WANTED SHORTHAND TYPIST WANTED. Wanted for office in Java: Experienced shorthand typist. Apply Box No. 193, c/o Malaya Tribune. 17-8 23-8 WANTED. Wanted a qualified Poctor to take charge of a Dispensary. Good prospects for a competent man. F».i further particulars apply to P. 8., c/o Malaya Tribune. 7 8
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      • 456 15 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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      • 560 16 SHIPPING Koninklij ke Paket vaart Maatschappij Royal Packet Navigation Co,, of Batavia. 2—J, Collyer Quay. Under Contract with the Netherlands India Government. VAN GOSVfI IM.w.m-Deli a >° Rmmirs Batavia. Eemanng andPourabaya Aug. n ScuoriKN Baw.-an. Bonrabaya, Handjermasin. Stagen, Kota-Bar<»e. Kamarinda. Donggala and Balik-Papan Aug. 20 Sam fit Prifi-Badia, Sapat,Tembilahan and
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      • 468 16 SHIPPINC_ P&O STEAK HAYIGATIOH COMPAHY. FOR CHINA, JAPAN, PENANG, 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, CONNECTING AT COLOMBO
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      • 615 16 SHIPPING N. Y. R. NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA (JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP CO.) EUROPEAN LINE. A service is maintained between Yokohama via ports to MarLondon and Antwerp, under mail contract with the Imperial J a Government. The New Twin-screw Steamers maintaining this I have been specially designed and constructed, and are fitted
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      • 58 16 S.S. 'SAME BORNEO For 3»ridjeriDiB3in, Kota Barat *nd Sen/iarinia. Sails fortnightly for above (M Fir Freight Passage Apply to.*" THIO SOEN YANG, Ago* 21, South Canal Road 25-7 n Subscription Rates. Per annum Half-yearly I Per quarter Per mensem L Postage Ejct- Printed and Published for the Proprietors by Chesnky
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