Malaya Tribune, 22 March 1916

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  • 29 1 The Malaya Tribune. E \ENING DAILY.] AND SHIPPING GAZETTE. [EVENING DAILY. Vol I. ■No. 68. SINGAPOBE, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22, 1916 Price 5 Cents. CiK OTaiapa tribune. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 236 1 The Greatest Offer of British Productions AT THE POPULAR CINEMA HOUSE GAIETY Picture Palace The Show With the Pictures Beautiful Junction of Albert and Bencoolen Streets. THE LONDON FILM CO. PRESENT Two of W. W. Jacob's Popular Novels Teh Third String Featuring Charles Rock, Frank Stanmore and Jane Gail. i
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    • 153 1 (Estate Supplies! i s i Acetic Acid I Veneer Chests j t 1 Momi Chests St I Latex Cups 1 1 ETC. I 1 I i I I Mitsui SSussan Staislja, Jbtd. t\ (Incorporated in Japan J immiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniir irrr U u.iM.u.um- U i 58 g Awarded Numerous Gold Medals Jg
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  • 691 2 Adventures ia China. Any reader in want of a charming companion will do well to procure Mis. de Burgh Daly's book.* Even without her notable Irish names, no ne could doubt her race, for she begins by apologising for wiiting about China, quite 1 of getting to mention
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    • 211 2 Finest Assam Souchong Tea J f SPECIAL j BLEND. SO cents. I §1.55. I Less 5 per cent. I I SOLE AGENTS: I JJOHH LITTLE Co., Ltd. INCORPORATED lIV ENGLAND. f ALL-STEEL I Office Cupboards Fitted 5 Steel-Shelves: Fire-proof and I Germ-proof. I STOCK SIZES F j 60 in. x
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    • 50 2 ECONOMY IN WAR-TIME J Wken a firm kas s|>ent a I I great «Lal of money i n I advertising it cannot alter I »ta prices witkout losing muck of tke kenefit oi its advertising. It is tkerefore an undoukted advantage to kuy advertised goods wken general prices are rising.
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    • 287 2 I POWELL Co/T I CALENDAR FOR MARCH, 1916. I Sun. 5 12 jl9 26 I Mon. 6 13 20 27 J TU£S. 7 14 j2II 28 j Wed. J i g115j20 29 I Thurs. 2 9 16 :231 30 I Frl 3 10 17 j24 31 S T 4 11
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  • 675 3 The recent decision of the Swedish Government to prohibit the export of wood pulp drew attention to the enormous extent to which Great Britain has preferred to rely on Sweden for thin commodity, while all the time the resources of the British Empire, if adequately developed, are
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    • 258 3 MOTOR CARS ON HIRE j MOTOR REPAIRERS MOTOR CAR IMPORTERS GREASE Cylinder Oil AND Motor Accessories OF Every Description. 1 Sole Agents For: Meitz Weiss Oil Engines Tbe Celebrated Star, MitcbelPand Paige Cars Pope Motor Cycles Sub-Agents •—IYIICHELIN TYRES. "Gasolene Light Cycle Co" 5,5-1 5-2, BEACH ROAD. BUN BEE CO.
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    • 226 3 I CHEE ENG 4 SOUS, ESTABLISHED L*s9. J I 71, North Bridge Road. I CIVIL, NAVAL, MILITARY, AND SPOtmNU PAILOKS. S s I The Managing PropZ I tor, who ha» roceivH ciality. 1 his training t'rom an Vj* S White Satin Jean Suita $11. J European Master-Tai- White Aoerican Drill
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  • 1338 4 The following account of the doings of the Anzacs in their new territory is given by Mr, H. A. Gibbons, the special correspondent of the New York Herald. Cairo.—The most interesting feature of life in Cairo to-doy is the Australian invasion. Excuse me. I should not say
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  • 32 4 Mr.E. Everest, late of Kuala Lumpur and now of Penang, who was shot in the eye at short range with a blank cartridge during a recent Volunteer field-day, has now practically recovered.
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 70 4 I=IMPORTANT=S m m Owing to present market conditions India Rubber Belting—hitherto only used on 1 I a comparatively small scale—beats its colleagues Camel Hair and Leather Belting 8 I =IN PRICE India Rubber Belting! s Specially; adapts itself for driving Motors for transport (conveying) Purposes f I Stands Oils, Greases
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    • 269 4 TOKEN OF CBATITUDE From a Grateful Parent I, the undersigned, have pleasure in testifying to the treatment by Doctor Gnlamhvje bin Galamdin, of No. 34 1 'u'l Street, Singapore, who has effect*, a remarkable cure of the disc** affecting my daughter's eyes. For a considerable time daughter suffered from an
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  • 838 5 Motives Behind the Neutrality Policy. A lepresentative of the Pall Mall Gazette lately had an interview with ;i a civ who occupied an important otlic-ial position in Washington and ha* i'J* 1 returned to Euglaud aft*r a residence iu America of over three sean. The lady
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  • 332 5 Directors Report. Tbe following is the directors' report for the annual general meeting to be held on the 31st inst. The Directors have pleasure in submitting the Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss Account for the year ended 31st December, 1915. The Net Profit for the! period
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  • 61 5 Singapore, March 22. On London Bank 4 m/s 2/4 19/32 Demand 2/4J Private 3 m/s 2/4 On India— Bank T. T. 174J On Hongkong— Bank d/d U>% On Shanghai— Bank d/d or,JaVa lankT.T. j 13?» j m So vereigns—buy ing rate 8.54 India Ceil Bills last issue 1/4 3/32
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    • 203 5 K. TSUTADA Japanese Dentist 74 f 741 MAS BASAH ROAD. Extraction Painless. Charges Moderate. WORK GUARANTEED. Consultation in either English or Malay Telephone No. 1245. 18-12 xx The Continental Stamp co. D. High Street. EUROPE HOTEL BUILDINGS. Have Just Received Tuck's Postcards including Postcards of our Army, Birthday Postcards, Actresses
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    • 144 5 6. W. 5. Dc Silva Co. GOLDSMITHS JEWELLERS, 46 Selegie Road. Solicit the Public's Patronage. Engraving our Speciality. o-o-T— a Books of the Moment. British Regiments at the Front $0.60 With the Scottish Regiments at the Front 0.60 Famous Fights of the Indian Native Regiments 0.60 From Heligoland to Keeling
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  • 794 6 Prices Qaatd in the Market this Morning Singapore, March 22. Messrs Lyall and Evatt, Exchange and Share Brokers, iasue the following list of quotation* r— Rubber Shares. Norn. Value. Buyers. Sellers. 2/- Allagar (2/- 2/4} 1 Anglo Java .15/- 20/--2- Anglo-Malay 10/- 11/6 1 Ayer Kuning 17/6
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  • 55 6 The East African Leader recently published a series of articles relating to the production of paper from elephant grass. An English firm is co-operating with the Imperial authorities, and experiments are being carried ont. If really successful, there are millions of acres of this at present useless grass which will
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  • 191 6 Some people enjoy cold weather and take annual trips to cold countries in order to enjoy the pleasures of winter .«ports the keen air calls the pink to their cheeks and the red to their lips. Others shrink from col* and turn blue at the
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    • 254 6 J SLEDCE BRAND I II ill ALL |comea from cows grnzed on the famous |j ITlmll Hjv' ill richness in cream therefore never vary. This is most H j Iffl important a all mothers and those responsible for j ALD I SLEDGE MILK. II 11 Obtainable everywhere in the Straits
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    • 353 6 PALLADIUM Singapore's Premier Theatre Orchard Road Singapore's Premier Theatre DID YOU SAY ANYTHING i An ounce of satisfaction is worth a Ton of Talk. Satisfaction goes I with every picture shown at the Palladium—How cleir the pictures are!! The Dawn Miss Leah Baird in a wonderful revelation of supreme dramatic
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  • 683 7 List of Contributors. Subscribers to the F. M. S. War Keliet'Vund will by now have had I. ce d in their hands a detailed statement of the efforts of the ApCommittee up to the end of Lj- ]r is a record which does c re lit
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  • 239 7 Second Court. (Before Mr. o. h. G. Clarke.) Courting Fickle Fortune. Several Chinese were produced tnis morning, charged with gambling in houpes. Inspector King prosecuted 25 men, who were fined each or 7 days. Inspector Harwood brought 13 men and Inspector Mann 5. All werejfined $3. Ho Seng
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  • 109 7 (Before the Chief Justice Sir J. A. S. Bucknill, k.c.) In the Supreme Court this morning the case in which Lam Chin Then stands accused on three charges of making false entries in the account books was continued. The attention of his Lordship was occupied throughout the whole
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  • 96 7 Orders for the week ending Friday, March 24 To-day. 5.15 p.m. Drill Hall Maxim Co. 4.30 p.m. Balestier Range S.R.E. v. 5.15 p.m. Kampong Bahru Rd. Police Station S.V.R. 5.15 p.m. Drill Hall Veterans Co. do Chinese Co. To-morrow. 5 15 p.m Bras Basah Rd. Malay Co
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  • 100 7 According to the Mainichi, it is said in certain quarters in Tokyo that on the occasion of the recent visit of the Grand Duke George Michailowitch, Russian and Japanese views on Oriental affairs were discussed and brought into harmonious agreement. As a result, it; is further stated,
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  • 49 7 Bukit Kepong Rubber Co. is paying a dividend of 20 per cent, from which a call of 15 cents will be recommended by the Directors at the forthcoming annual meeting, while a further call of the same amount, payable at the end of the year, will also be proposed.
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    • 136 7 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Victoria Theatre Last Night Last Night!! OF The Bandman Opera Co. To night! To night!! Wednesday, March 22nd Grand Variety Programme BY THE FULL COMPANY. A Performance that will please everybody. Don't Miss It PRICES S3, $2 AND $1. Plan at Moutrie's. Commence 9.15 p.m. ASSOCIATION OF ENGINEERS
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    • 352 7 Latest Advertisements. I WANT POSITION straits Information A 8 TECHNICAL CHEMIST. B I am a Metallurgist and Chemist; had five year* experience in vi nernl an( J Vp ,l eta mi 9 Advertising Experts. and Candles at a wellknown re6n-ry. References to prey ous Employers t. TT hardworking practical. Translations
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
    • 139 7 FIXTURES. To-day. Engineers Associat ion lecture, 8.30 p.m. Baudman's Variety Entertainment. High Water—11-59 a.m. 9 ft. 1 in.; 11-58 p.m. 9 lit. 1 in. Tc-aorrow. Soldiers and Sailors' Smoker. P. O. outward mail expected. Lodge St. George ReguJar, 9 p.m. High Water—0 39 a.m. 8 ft. 7 ins. Friday, 24th.
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  • 28 8 BIRTH. On March 10th at the Maternity Hospital. Kuala Pilah, the wife of Mr. E. E. Especkermao, of the Forest Office, Kuala Pilah of a son.
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  • 1163 8 A few months ago attention was drawn in this column to Chinese matrimonial affairs with a view to pointing out how hardly the law as it stands sometimes bears upon the first wives of Chinese. In the case then cited a first wife charged her Chinese husband that
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 107 8 ROBINSON Co. White Rose Hair Oil 4 SPECIALLY PREPARED FOR ROBINSON GO. An exquisitely perfumed dressing for the hair. Price 65 cts. per bottle. ROBINSON Co. SHELL Motor Spirit SOLD BY All Garages and Retailers IN SINGAPOEE. RETAIL) QA n f c Per Imperial PRICE jOU lib. Gallon. WAR OR
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    • 92 8 I Best Spanish Port i FORT BRAND. SMe Importers CALQBECK, MACCREGOR AND COMPANY Wine and Spirit Merchants. —awn ———a HUKms^IIHHHHHi ADELPHI HOTEL Every Evening During Dinner OUR MANILA BAND WILL PLAY. jjjjjti——jj 1 Y. M. TOY©, J I 1 PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO J 3 15 High Street. X Z (Corner of
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    • 28 8 «t*********************************** t ******+*±*m 4 I MILKMAID j J Sweetened Condensed Milk per case $13 90 I Sterilised Natural Milk q/jq J I Ideal Unsweetened Milk H $10 50
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  • 623 9 Tin is steady at |93£. London quotes Crepe rubber at and sheet at 3/5£. Messrs Bateman Co., agenta for •ke Sembrong Ru bber Estate, Ltd., •jjform us that the output for the Jnonth of February 1916 amounted to 3.346 lbs. 'it is notified on page 7 that
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  • 253 9 VICTORIA THEATRE. The Baudtnaa Company. There was ample proof that many with .T 10U 5 l enew with 'dear, delightful old Grumpy 0 and the success achieved last Wednesday was echoed in the size of he audience at the Victoria Theatre last night There was nofa vacant seat in
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  • 72 9 The retarded visit of this company of entertainers is announced to commence at the Victoria Theatre on Saturday next, and bookings can now be made at Messrs Moatrie's, Recently the company paid a visit to Sumatra. The Dutch press are loud in their praises, indeed so eulogistic are
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  • 148 9 New Regulations.' The following notice has been issued from the Traffic Office by Capt. Geo H. May, C. P. O. and Licensing Officer, to motor car owners. Sir, —I have to invite your attention to the new Regulation made under the Motor Car Ordinance of 1911,
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  • 107 9 The Great War Page. The Western Front 9 The War on Shipping 9 Russian Advance 9 New Book 3 2 Pulp for Paper 8 Anzacs in Egypt 4 America and the War 5 Radella Estate Ltd. j 5 Stocks and Shares 6 Police News 7 Assizes 7 J.M.S.
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  • 478 9 Safely Device for Clutch Geiring. Effective Prevention of Mishaps. Accidents in 'rubber factories have become very frequent of late, several serious mishaps occurring to coolies working on rubber rolling machines. The state of matters is such that legislation, to. protect the workmen engaged in this particular branch
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  • 99 9 The quarterly meeting of the Licensing Justices was held in the District Court yesterday afternoon. Mr. Ralph Scott presided and there were also present Messrs R. Addie, A. Agnew, A. D. Allan and R. Peirce. Several renewals and transfers were granted but on the objection of the C.
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  • 43 9 Freehold building land fronting Lavender Street, Singapore, area 8.350 sq ft. marked lot 169. 3 of Town sub-division XVII part of Grant 175, was sold by auction at Powell and Co's sale-room yesterday afternoon to Lim Tnah Bock for $1,950.
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  • 312 9 The War on Shipping. Two Vessels Sunk. REUTER'S SPECIAL SERVICE. London, Mar. 20, 5.35 p.m. The British steamer Port Dalhousie and the Norwegian steamer Langeli have been sunk. Seven survivors of the former and sixteen from the latter vessel have landed. British Submarine Exploit. Dash for Leith. London,
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  • 58 9 London, Mar. 20* 5.35 p.m. There has been a serious fire on the steamer Ghazee at Tilbury from Calcutta on Jan. 28. [The Ghazee is a vessel of 5,086 tons, owned by Messrs Gellatly, Hankey and Co. (Mogul Line) of London. The vessel loaded jate and
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  • 25 9 London, Mar. 20, 5.35 p.m. Copenhagen Norway has purchased three motor steamers from the East Asiatic Company for half a million sterling.
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  • 61 9 London, Mar. 20, 3.30 p.m. Amsterdam: General von Bissing lias sent a long threatening letter against the political statements made in Cardinal Mercier's pastoral letters. He says that it is quite inexcusable for Cardinal Metcier to raise unjustified hop* regarding the issue ot' the war and warns Cardinal
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  • 203 9 British Repulse Huns' Attack. London, Mar. 20, 11.45 p.m. The communique says there was considerable mutual artillery activity about Loos, the Hohonzollern redoubt and north of Ypres. Near Boesinghe the enemy, after a heavy bombardment, rushed a bombing post, but the post was immediately regained by a
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  • 68 9 Marching on Stambonl. London, Mar. 20, 6.35 p.m. Petrograd The communique says the Russians are now seventy miles west of Erzerum. The Turks under German officers are reported to be hastily entrenching along the line Kiresin-Karachissar-Tivas. Ten thousand civilians have been impressed by the military for the work
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  • 63 9 London, Mar. 20, 6.20 p.m. New York Mr. Runciman, in an important interview with a representative of the Associated Press, announced a forthcoming Order in Council to totally prohibit the importation into the United Kingdom of numerous luxuries from all countries, including the Dominions and Colonies. The luxuries
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  • 20 9 London, Mar. 20, 5*35 p.m. The Red Cross Society has now fifty motor ambulance boats for Mesopotamia.
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  • 127 9 War, nowadayg, adapts almost everything to its uses. Some months ago, in a suburb of Washington, U. S. A., a sewerage system was contracted for by the village council. The low bidder closed tbe contract," and instead of putting a couple of hundred labourers at work with spades,
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  • Page 9 Advertisements

  • 1037 10 Readers of the Tribune who are patrons of the cinema will have observed that daily under the heading of Amusements we now give particulars of the various homes of entertainment. This innovation will, I trust, be of assistance to those unable to make up their minds which house
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  • 359 10 Lawn lennis. Singapore R. C Tournament' The S. R. C. Lawn Tennis Tournament commenced on the 15th inst. The preliminary ties have been played with the following results Championship.—S. H. Mclntyre w.o., J. R. Cockburn scratched. G. Ahin beat T. Carruthers, 6—0, 6—4. E. W. de Cruz beat
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  • 209 10 Men's Monthly Medal for March. The play in this competition resulted as follows E. R. Henderson 44 41 85 9 76 S. F. B Martin 36 40 76 scr 76 T. E. Winfield 48 44 92 14 78 T. S. Nash 49 42 91 12 79 C.
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  • 73 10 The March monthly competition, 200 yards handicap, was held at the Swimming Clab on Sunday morning, with the following result:—1st S. A. Yell (6 seconds); 2nd G. M. Terzono (scratch); 3rd W. H. Threlfall 18 seconds. There were 8 starters and Mr. Yell won by about 1£
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  • 50 10 The following is a copy of a telegram received at headquarters, Fort Canning, at 1 30 a.m on Mar. 21 Wounded in action 16th March Sepoys 1795 Bhagat Singh gunshot left leg 2405 Dilawar Khan gunshot wound right elbow; both Malay States Guides. Aden. 14 Casualties. Simla."
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  • 158 10 The first annual general meeting of the Young Men's Brotherhood Association (Siow Liaw Tay) was held last Sunday afternoon at the Club House, No. 7 Gajah Berang, Malacca. Messrs Tan Booh Koon, Low Koh Chuan, Chna Hood Bock, E. Chin Kok, Teoh Kirn Tee, Yap Eng Tee, Chiew Kong Chan,
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  • 24 10 No Sale of Steamers. The Second Chamber adopted a bill for the prevention of the sale of Dutch ships to foreigners.
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  • 22 10 Part of the Dutch mail on board the P. O liner Maloja has been washed upon the English Coast
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  • 22 10 In the near future the Netherlands Indian mail will be despatched on cargo boats going via the Sue/ Canal.
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  • 24 10 The German garrison at Gronau received the order to proceed to the front. Nineteen men deserted aad crossed the frontier into Holland.
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  • 22 10 M. Treub, the late Dutch Minister of Finance, has been appointed Government representative on tht board of the Rotterdam Lloyd.
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  • 17 10 The German casualties to date number 2,0*67.372 including 602,474 killed, 117,045 prisoners, and 213,386 missing.
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  • 39 10 In the Second Chamber the States General have unanimously adopted the bill for a loan of 125 millions. It has clearly the object to put an end to the agitation on the subject in certain papers.
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  • 31 10 Mr. Schroeder, the editor of the Telegraaf, has again been charged with endangering the neutrality of Holland. The Public Prosecutor asked for a sentence of 12 months imprisonment.
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  • 232 10 (Singapore, March 22.) 7Vn.—s93J 100 tons sold. Copra.—Strong. Tapioca. —Weak. Sago Flour-— Strong. Gambier* —Strong. Pepper- do Other Products. —.Market Steady Latest Local Market Quotations. Nutmegs 110 S. per picul $30.00 Nutmegs 80 S. 35.00 Copra Bali H.BO T Copra Goroug Talo 11.90 Copra Dongalo 11.90 Copra Kayong
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 48 10 I DRAGON" CEMENT. II Contracts have been Renewed for the supplies of Cement during I 1916 to the Municipality of Singapore and to the Government of Johore also to the Federated Malay States Railways. I Beware off Imitations. Insist on getting the Haiphong "Dragon" Brand. [DUPIRE BROTHERS, E~
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    • 107 11 Sanitas! E s aaasßaaaaaa I Disinfectant f 5 "Pine-Tree" 3 E E This disinfectant freely emui= 5 E sifies with water, producing a 5 E milk-white, strong disinfectant 3 E and deodoriser. 5 I SANITAS I E tis known throughout the world 3 E I AS A 3 I RELIABLE
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    • 537 11 Local Share Market. (Exclusive to the Malaya Tribune). Messrs Latham and Co., the Arcade, advise the following quotations for to-day: Alor Gajah $3.50 $3.60 AyerKanings 1.30 1.40 Ayer Molek 2.30 2.40 AyerPanas 9.40 9.60 Balgownie 4.50 4.65 Bakit Jelotong 0.67£ 0,75 Bukit Katil 0.80 0.85 ChangkatSerdg.... 10.00 10.25 Glenealy 1.65
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  • 236 12 Notes and Comments from all Parts of THE EMPIRE. PUNJAB. Cooch Behar. The Maharaja and Maharani of Cooch Behar, accompanied by the brother of the Maharaja, and a party, had a most successful shoot recently. The bag consisted of four leopards, Fix buffaloes, two rhinos and one tiger.
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  • 182 12 Commercial Museum. Before an influential gathering on Feb. 24 His Excellency Lord Carmichael opened the Commercial Museum at the Imperial Secretariat buildings. The museum contains an interesting collection of exhibits of articles of Indian manufacture and also samples of some of the principal qualities of goods largely imported into!
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  • 106 12 Cotton for Norway. The following press communique has been issued:—An agreement t aving been concluded between Hi* Britannic Majesty's Government and the Norwegian Cotton Mills Association; applications for licences for the export of cotton to Norway can now .be considered. An application for a licence if made in India
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  • 27 12 Resident of Mysore. Mr. H. V. Cobb on return from leave becomes the Resident in My* sore vice Sir Hugh Daly who retires from April I.
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  • 158 12 Indian Women's University. On February 29 Prof. Karve left Poona on a tour in connection with the Indian Women's University. He proposes to visit Madras, Calcutti and Lahore, at each of which places he is expected to stay for about a week. He will also visit one or two
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  • 202 12 Another Rogue Elephant- The G.A., Anuradhapura, offers a license free of stamp duty for the destruction of the leader of a herd of elephants destroying paddy and chena crops at Manankattiya in Hurulupalata. It is of somewhat unusual size. Indian Ceylon War Fund. Rev. J. G. Doss, C. M.
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  • 190 12 Railway Earnings- The total approximate gross earnings of State and guaranteed railways from 1st April 1915 to 19th Feb.,. 1916, are more by Rs. 25,334,287 than the figures for the corresponding period of 1914-15. Duty on Pearls. Some anxiety having been expressed as to the extent of which the
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 93 12 Don't Use Paint! It doesn't pay. The Climate of the Straits requires something different —something cheaper—something better. TENAX Anti-Corrosive Solution. fulfils all these requirements. TENAX is a solution of selected bitumens refined by a special process, and is the result of nearly 50 years' experience in handling bitumens of every
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  • 206 13 \ircraft to Attack Essen- An important debate on the aerial lefences of the country in the .louse of Commons the other day c rise to fierce arguments among members as to competence in the past and better defence in the future. Mr. TVnnant .stated the Government position by
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  • 126 13 The East Asiatic Co. have chartthe s.s. Breid from about the ginning of May next to take a of robber to San Francisco wnm Singapore at the rate of -3,000 a month. The voyage Vlj| take about four to months to complete. From ancieco the Breid will
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    • 503 13 i At 9 .11 I™"" Alhambra Theatre T I THE HOUSE OF QUALITY I «o*o. g w T K~ THE HOME OF FEATURE ATTRACTIONS. f§| 55 MANAGER, The Leading Theatre in Singapore. H I M. H. KENYON-SLADE. g I A D THE FOLLOW,NC SELECT PROGRAMME. THE AMERICAN BIOGRAPH CO. PRESENTS
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  • 735 14 Gallant Naval V.C. Vivid details of tbe action during th6 advance on Kut-el-Amara, in which the late Lieut.«Commander Edgar Christopher Cookson, D.S.O., R N., won the V. C., is given in a letter home by one of the crew of the river gunboat Comet, the vessel
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 737 14 AUCTION SALES. PRELIMINARY NOTICE. AUCTION SALE Of Valuable Land and Houses Nos. 4 11 Boat Quay and No. 11 Market Street To be held in the Month of April, 1916, CHING KENG LEE Co.. Drew Napier Auctioneers. Solicitors. 13-3 AUCTION SALE OF .SUPERIOR TEAK HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, PLANTS, Etc. The property
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    • 528 14 AUCTION SALES, AUCTION SALE OF VALUABLE TEAK HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, WIKTORIN LAMPS LADY'S GENTLEMAN'S SADDLES, PLANTS, ETC The Property of D. D. Mackie, Esq. At Fairyland, No. 257 Pasir Panjang Road, On Saturday, 25th March, at 4 p.m. On view 3 days prior to Sale. POWELL Co. Auct ioneers MORTGAGEE'S SALE
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    • 476 15 TO BE L ET_ TO LET. Two Story Compound house So. 9 Loronz 14 off Gaylang Road, Moderate rent, Apply to No. 180 Serangoon rioad. MO v TO LET. Elmside, 6 Upper Wilkie Road, "beautifully situated tennis lawn, «tabling etc, and water laid on. Brtry l9t April 1916 Apply to
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    • 426 15 NOTICE. M Shelton who has had 20 W 11 1 diseases of the tracts attends Gaily at his residence at 7-1 Oxley 5*30 p m 6*° U a m and 4 1-3 30-4 NOTICE. I the undersigned have starrftj*ri "S? 8 undefr tbe name of Chop Quee Kee at 61
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    • 345 15 _JWNTED WANTED To rent godown with frontage on i^n 8 AA P re Rive r* area approximately 12,000 square fr. Apply to Box 216 c/o Mala) a Trioune. I WANTED. An experienced conductor for a small rubber estate ten miles from town. State salary required Aodlv to Box 217 c/o
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    • 463 15 BANKS CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AMD CHINA. INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND BY ROYAL CHARTER. Pa jSn Up apital Ixl 000 Snares of .«0-eh £1,200,000 Keserve Fund £1,800,000 neserve Liability of Proprietors £1,200,000 BANKERS. The Bank of England, Th* London Uty and Midland Bank, Ltd., The London County and Westminster Bank,
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    • 414 15 INSURANCE SOUTH BRITISH INSURANCE CO.. LTD. Incorporate© rjr new Zealand] FIRE Insurance* effected on Buildings, Rent End Merchandise of every description MARINE Insurances accepted to all parts of the world at lowest raxes. EARTHQUAKE Risks accepted. J. HENRY Local Manager, Offices; 2, Finlayson Green. HEUNC ON INSURANCE CO.. LTD. (Incorporated
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    • 337 16 GUAN KIAT fi? Co., j 1 Head Gffiee: 3T Phillip Street. I Jj BRANCH STORES AT .—Phillip Street No. 14 and Tank Road Nos. 14, 100 and 102. Jj JJ I Telegraphic Address J Telephone Nos. 1174, 1178,1233, I Codes Used m I GUANKIAT. I (Private 1450 1073.) A.B.C. sth
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  • MALAYA TRIBUNE (SINGAPORE)
    • 19 1 Straits Shipping Gazette. Issued Dally.] Supplement to the Malaya Tribune Issued Daily.] No. 68 SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22, 1916
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      • 444 1 P.&O.BRITOH India AND Apcar Line (Companies Incobporatbd in England.) Mail and Passenger Services. Peninsular and Oriental Sailings. (Under Contract with His Majesty's Government). For China, Japan, Penang, Ceylon, Australia, India, Aden, Egypt, Mediterranean Ports and London. Steamers will leave Singapore on or about I Mail Lines. Homeward (for Europe). Outward
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      • 330 1 STOOM VAART- MAATSCH APPIJ (STEAMSHIP COMPANY) "NEDERLAND" THREE WEEKLY MAIL SERVICE BETWEEN JAVA AND AMSTERDAM, VIA SINGAPORE, BELAWAN-DELi; SABANG, DURBAN, CAPETOWN, LAS PALMAS AND VICE VERSA Steamers are due to arrive on tbe undermentioned dates OUTWARD. Oranje Mar. 38 Vondel Apl. 18 Kon der Nederl. May 9 Grotius May 30
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      • 572 1 I N.Y.R. NIPPON YUSEN KAISH4 (INCORPORATED IN JAPAN) (JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP CO.) EUROPEAN LINE A service i» maintained between Yokohama via porta ftc Marseilles and London, under mail contract with the Imperial Japeaeer Uovernment The New Twin-screw Steamers maintaining this eeTvW nave been specially designed and constructed, and are fitted
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    • 520 2 Europe. For London Glenstrae March 24 Demodocus March 26 Novara March 30 Miyaeaki Mara April 2 Nore April 4 Teiresias April 8 Kitano Mara April 13 Weniffer May 20 For Genoa: OHeniffer May 20 For Liverpool: Bumaeas April 3 Machaon April 17 For Marseilles Mm tay March
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    • 264 2 Vessels in Port. MM, STEAMER. BERTH. DATE Sri Patana Inner Rds 9-1 Recorder Outer Rds 23-1 Batavier Inner Rds 3-3 Magnet do 4-3 Ping Suoy do 12-3 Keelung Lagoon Dock 8-3 Tara No. 7 Wharf 14-3 Barque "lone" Outer Rds 16-3 Ban Hong Leong Inner Rde 17-3 Saint
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    • 23 2 The P. and O. liner Malta sails from here on April 13 for Colombo to connect there with the Khiva bound for London.
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    • 776 2 Wireless Reports. Noon To-day. Vessels in communication at noon with the local Commercial Wireless Station —s.s. Sontay, s.s. C. Lopez y Lopez. The P. 0. liner Nore leaves on the 4th April for Europe. At London arrived on the 20th inst. the P. 0. liner Kashmir. The P.
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    • 91 2 More than double the amount of shipping tonnage is building in Dutch }ards compared with a year ago, according to a survey just published. The tonnage on Dec. 31, 1915, was 395,195 against 185,170 tons at the end of 1914, 172,000 in 1913. 158,050 in 1912. and
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    • 113 2 The Hokkaido Tanko Kisen Kaisha liner Yubari Maru, 4,071 tons, chartered by the Mitsui Bussan Kaisha, ran aground in the vicinity of Mage Island in the Strait of Osumi during a recent night, smashed large holes in her bow and stern, filling quickly. The ill-fated ship
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    • 162 2 The P. O. Nile. The Mitae Bishi Dockyard in engaged in the task of recovering V 3,000.000 from tbe sea. It will be remembered that in tbe spring of last year the P. <fc O. Nile sank oft Iwafjima. Suho province, in the Inland Sea. The water at this spot
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    • 250 2 Dutch Government Measures, The shocking outrage of a Ge r man submarine sinking this fine liner has made shipowners in Hoi land realise that their vessels art welcome prey to the Hans. A message from Amsterdam savi j that Dutch steamship lines conternI ptate stopping their services
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    • 190 2 The American steamer Manila which has been laid up at San Fran Cisco for several years, has been sold to Mr. Nelson, president of the Pacific Engineering Works, acting for parties in Australia. The Manila ia one of the vessels captured during the Spanish-American war at
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    • 39 2 Vessels Expected. Oanfa (Holt) 29th March, from Europe for Singapore, China and Japan. Agents, Messrs Boustead, Hampshire and Co., Ltd. Demodocus (Holt) 30th March, from Singapore for Colombo and London. Agents, Messrs Boustead, Hampshire and Co., Ltd.
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    • 27 2 The departure of the Ellerman and Bucknatl liner for Manila has been postponed until the 24th inst. The vessel is now handling cargo in the Lagoon Dock.
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    • Page 2 Advertisements
      • 42 2 SINGAPORE SHIPCHANDLERYCo SHIPCHANDL RS 8 PROVIDORING CONTRACT RS, The Corapanv'* Launch meets incoming H Office —16 Battery Road. TAKE LIFT TO TOP FLOOR Telephone N O (41. Orders promptly attended to from January Ut t 1916. H. W. H. STEVENS. Manager. *4
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    • 245 3 At the fifteenth ordinary general meeting of the Shareholders of The siaui Steam Navigation Co., Ltd., to 0e at the Company's Office, Bangkok, "n the 23rd mat., the following directors report will be ■resented f r.rlemen, —Your Directors have h pleasure in submitting to you h rifteenth
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    • 289 3 The Harlan <& Hollingsworth Corporation, Wilmington, Del., has been Awarded contracts for one 50,000inrre! tank steamer and one 3,500-ton freight steamer by the Vacuum Oil Company, and the same owners have aiso contracted with the Union Works, San Francisco, for a 75,000r>arr«l tank steamer. The three ve#-
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    • 82 3 Norwegian steamer Kong i which was captnred by a Brit•>abmarine in the Cattegat and into Frederickshaven and later with a prize crew of six men way to Leitb, has been employseveral years in the iron ore ,rr ying trade to Lnbeck. 1 rederickshaven, which the prize left,
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    • 86 3 been^S^ 8 nt Uiee t0 hi ia th h acts have Ship and Owner*. Fta* T«« n hagen.) March *0.) PORT DALHOOSIE British (Bnnk LANGELI Norwegian (8.2? 16 saved. March (Rr t tS B Uoyd) DOtCh 4,674 (ToSloedSScrewand J 7 passengers landed. Seven of crew inTUBANTIA
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    • 80 3 Delivered in London. The following are the dates of departure from Singapore of the European Mails and their delive, in London. Mail. Left. Dblivhred. P. St O. Feb. 4 Mar. 6 B. I. Feb. 11 Mar. 10 M. M. Feb. 12 Mar. 10 M. M. Feb. 12 Mar.
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    • 103 3 Mar. 22. —High water :—11.59 a.m. 9 ft. 1 in.; 11-58 p.m. 9 ft. 1 in. Mar. 23. —High water —0.39 a.m. 8 ft. 7 ins. Mar. 24. —High water:—0.27 a.m. 9 ft. 2 ins. 1.26 p,m. 8 ft. Mar. 25. —High water —1.2 a m. 8
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    • 41 3 Circe for Medan Ipoh for Port Swettenham and Penang. Kampar for Malacca, Port Swettenham and Teluk Anson. Qaorra for Prigi Rajah, Tembilaham and Indragiri. Singaporean for Rangoon. Sarie Borneo for Sourabaya and Bandjermasin. Phranangfor Rangoon. Tanjong Suratfor Kota Tinggi.
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    • 326 3 London Bookings. Fer P k O Mooltan Mrs. k Mrs. Trump, Mr. k Mrs. Thomas, Mr. k Mrs. Bragg, Mr and Mrs R. Humphries. Mr C. B. Franklin, Mr. Roth man. Per P. and O. steamer Kashgar Mr and Mrs Polglase, Mr Sweney, Mr. Archer, Mr. Kenney, Rev
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    • 215 3 Pacific Trade. Mr. James J. Hill, head of the Great Northern Railroad system, is particularly keen in having a proper line of steamers established between the Pacific coast and the Orient, and he has consented to act on a committee to develop the new Foreign Trade Corporation's
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    • Page 3 Advertisements
      • 583 3 M. M. MEBSACERIEB MARITIMEB. Mail Line. FOR CHINA, JAPAN, CEYLON, MARSEILLES. HoM WAID Outward, t 1916 w me Lot.. Mar. 27 Portho. Apl. 11 PolyMueo Apl. 7 Andre Lebou May. 9 ft!*? Apl. 10 Atlantique May 28 Portho* May. 19 Amaaone Jane. 6 Polyaeeien Jane. 20 For all particulars apply
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      • 340 3 Combined Service ©f The Ocean S.S.Co.,Ue, (Incorporated in England) AND The West Australian S.N. Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in England.) BKTWB» FREMANTLE (PERTH), NORTH WEST AUSTRALIAN PORTS, JAVA AND SINGAPORE. Regular sailings between Singapore and Western Australia, calling at Java (as inducement offers), Derby, King's Sound (Port for the Kirn betley
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    • Page 3 Miscellaneous
      • 265 3 Mails Close. To-day. Port*Sw,ttenhimi uT* 2.30 pm Malaoea, Port SwettenP^ m R 4 7 eln i A n 2.80 pa "ngi Kadi*, Tembilaham ana Indragiri Quorra 8.80 pm "»5Bandjermassui Sane Borneo 8JO pm Kota Twggi Taniong Sural 4 pm Ran foon §Phranang 6 pm To-morrow. PulauSoegi flock Hre 8J0 am
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    • Page 4 Advertisements
      • 632 4 TOYO KISEN KAISHA THE NEW ROUTE VIA HONGKONG, SHANGHAI, NAGASAKI, THE INLAND SEA, KOBE, YOKOHAMA, HONOLULU AND SAN FRANCISCO TO ALL POINTS IN THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, MEXICO AND EUROPE. Sailings from Hongkong. Steamer Displacement Speed Leave Hongkong, CHIYO MARU 22,000 Tons 21 knots Apl. 8 ♦PERSIA MARU 9,000 Tons
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      • 549 4 Kawasaki Dockyard Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in Japan) {Contractors to the Imperial Japan** Army and Navy and to Foreign Governments.) Carle Addresses wV Codes iJfed -VI- A.B.C. DOCKYARD 1 I /fjhh I F Wm\ Western ITuion KOBK KWfiP^VM n Scott's. Leber's, svo M DOCK-DAIREN. Engineering. KOBE Shipbuilders, Engineers, Boiler and Locomotive
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      • 356 4 Ocean Steam Sh p Company, Ltd AND China Mutual Steam Na* Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in England) i The Companies' steamers a«> fa patched from Liverpool outwan, f, the Straits, China and Japan every week and from Japan honewards f or London, Amsterdam and Antwern every fortnight for Genoa, Marsei les
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