Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 4 November 1909

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 252 VOL. LXVII. THURSDAY, 4th NOVEMBER. 1909. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      1009 1 [HE PINANG GAZETTE.” To i —m f i SUBSCRIPTION. N °Te.u toh%% We H±: /X Bl by Royal j£Sisi appoint he nt. No. 213, rent $9O, and No. 167, Anson a >w4 a. A B For Daily Issue, in Town, r $27 per annum, Apply to- B lAXB> W fXLf
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    DOFF DEVELOPMENT COMPANY.
    1406 2 —Financial News. At the present time rubber, with its prospects, occupies probably the premier place in the eyes of the investing public. The reasons for its popularity have been stated fully in our columns, so that readers cannot claim to be uninformed but there is possibly one
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    Tremelbye (Selangor) Rubber Co.
    319 2 The announcement that 124 acres of planted rubber have been serai-abandoned by this promising concern is a disappointing feature of the past year’s report. The period covered is the twelve months to June 30 last, and at that date an area of 1,545 acres was under
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    THE VOLUNTEER OFFICER.
    784 2 The Englishman. There is every indication that in the near future the Indian Volunteers will be generally accepted both by the civil and military authorities as representing a distinct and valuable defensive factor. This desirable result is being brought about, we are inclined to think, not as
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    THE WEEK.
    102 2 Thursday. 4th November. Japanese Cinematograph, Penang Road* Friday. Sth November. Band, Esplanade. Parish Hall, Dramatic Performance in aid of P.R.C. building fund. Japanese Cinematograph, Penang Road. Saturday, 6th November. St. Leonard. Homeward P. O. Mail. Japanese Cinematograph, Penang Road. Suaday. 7th November. 22nd Sunday after Trinity. Moaday, Bth
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    TO-DAY IN HISTORY.
    33 2 November 4. 1873 —Sir Andrew Clarke succeeded Sir Harry Ord as Governor of Straits. 1877 —Straits Asiatic Society formed. 1877 —Singapore Water Works completed. 1899—Three 25-ton guns landed in Singapore.
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    TENDERS.
    76 2 Police Department, Penang :—Clothing for 1910-12 tenders close Nov. 15. F.M.S. Railways.— Petrol for 1910; tenders close noon, Nov. 20. F.M S. Railways.— Loading and unloading of goods, merchandise, and live stock carried by the Govt. Railway in Selangor, Negri Sembilan, and Malacca during 1910; tenders close noon, Nov.
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    HOUSES TO LET.
    93 2 33 Northam Road apply Kennedy Co. Westlands Bungalows, Nos. 1,2, and 3; apply Wreford Thornton. Westlands House apply Wreford Thornton. 66 Cantonment Road (furnished); apply Adams Allan. 17 Logan Road apply “H,” c/o PiiMng Gazette. 14 Logan Road apply M. M. Noordin. u Sunnyside,'’ 234 Macalister Road;
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    AUCTION SALES.
    39 2 Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, Nov. 4, 5, and 6. Engineering and Electrical Stock-in-trade at Town Store, 30 Beach St. Cunningham. Clark A Co., auctioneers. Monday, Nov. 15.— Furniture; 17 Logan Road; 11.30 a.m. Koh Eng Hin, auctioneer.
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      129 2 The Merit or a Medicine Is determined by the test —Does it cure What a Rheumatic says. N. Galloway, Snow Hill, London, writes:—“ I have been a great sufferer from Rheumatism for many years. During this time, I have tried various advertised rheumatic remedies, oils, ointments, and embrocations. My legs
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      164 2 Facts of Absorbing Interest. To those who are in the clutches of Rheumatism. One cannot be too quickly cured of rheumatism. To get rid of those awful pains that make life a never-ending series of torture, now mild, now excruciating, today in bed, to-morrow hobbling around on crutches—to be relieved
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      34 2 Appendicitis, now so prevalent, is believed to arise chiefly from constipation and local inflammatory troubles, which may be prevented by the occasional use of “Hunyadi Janos”natural aperient water. Average dose: a wine-glassful before breakfast
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      244 2 AN IDEAL DRINK FOR THE TROPICS. UzJfiaimlaal AGENTS.HOTTENBACH BROS. Co. f For Constipation, Liver Complaints, Obesity, &c., uk? Hunyadi Janos L THE BEST NATURAL APERIENT WATER. Average do——A WineglaaaVul baVora Br—kfAat. BOVRIL No matter what we may say about Bovril, nothing can speak so strongly to you as an ■Rf
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      221 2 The Moon. Last Quarter 4.38 a.m. 5 Nov. O New Moon 918 am. 13 First Quarter 12.29 pm. 2! O Full Moon 352 p.m. 27 The Sun. Apparent times of Sunrise and Sunset in Penang From Sunrise. Sunset. Nov. 1 Nov. 7,... 6-4 a.m. 5-56 p.m. Nov. 8 Nov. 15,.
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      1453 3 P. MOIR CRANES* INTENDED SAILINGS. notice. The Property and Commercial Sales Rooms Co Straits Steam Ship Co., Ltd. o f s« (66, BEACH STREET.) SmMuA, Buttery 3> Co. aiLO VV., f onner i y »o The Hongkong Milling Company, Limited, and situate at Junk Bay Undertake the Sale by AUCTION
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    Thursday, 4th November, 1909.
    1249 4 Among world-signs of the time by far the most vivid, most significant, and most memorable is that of the maturity of British Empire sentiment. If the recent sessions of the Commerce Congress in Sydney seem to embody this in a vivid impression, we must remember that
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    NEWS FROM KEDAH.
    837 4 M.M. CELEBRATING THE KING’S BIRTHDAY. (From an Occasional Correspondent.) Alor Star, November 3. Things seem to be going along quite smooihly here. Tunku Mahmoud, President of the State Council, called a public meeting in his office yesterday to discuss the best way of celebrating the birthday of
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    747 4 Dr. Duncan Cooper has taken the pla< e of Dr. Gimlette at Kuala Lumpur. Mr. and Mrs. B. C. N. Knight returned from Home by the Assaye this morning Mr. Malcolm Duncan, of Chenderiang returned by the mail steamer this morning. Mrs. L. E. P. Wolferstan was
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      118 4 IT THE DISINFECTANT STANDARD iZrth A TRIUMPH OF CONCENTRATION. A recent Scientific Discovery Officially adopted by the Imperial Government. Ensures efficient disinfection at a cost so trifling gs not to be worthy of consideration on the ground of expense. AGENTS OUT HRIE CO., Ltd., Penang and Singapore. L? msagsss? LIPTON’S!
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    NEW YORK ELECTIONS.
    191 5 A TAMMANY MAYOR. A SOLITARY TRIUMPH [Rkutkr’r Skrvick.] London, 3rd Nov. A telegram from New York states that as a result of the Municipal Elections, Judge Gaynor, the Tammany candidate, has been elected Mayor. London, 4th Nov. Judge Gaynor’s election is the only Tammany success in New
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    ANGLO-RUSSIAN FINANCE.
    57 5 IMPORTANT TRUST COMPANY. [Rrutkr’s Skrvick] London, 4th Nov. The papers give prominence to the prospectus of an Anglo-Russian Trust Company. Its capital is to be £1,000,000, and its intention is to negotiate Russian Government and Municipal loans and underwrite Russian enterprises. It is regarded as indicating the importance
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    CENSORSHIP OF PLAYS.
    70 5 COM MITTEE’S RECOMMENDATIONS [Rrutkr’s Service j London, 3rd Nov. The Joint Committee on the Censorship of stage plavs has presented its report. It recommen is the maintenance of the censorship, but also that plays which are not approved by the Censor may be pei formed at the
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    A SOCIETY WEDDING.
    38 5 BRODIE-HA KT. [Rrutkr’s Service.] London. 3rd Nov. The wedding arranged between Mr H C. Brodie, Liberal M.P. for Reigate, and Miss Mabel Hart, daughter of Sir Robert Hart, has been fixed for the 20th inst.
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    BRITISH REVENUE.
    38 5 EFFECT OF HIGHER TEA DUTY. [Rrutkr’s Service.] London, 3rd Nov. As a result of the increased tea duty, imports of tea in September decreased by one-third as compared with the same month in the previous year.
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    SLEEPING SICKNESS.
    32 5 AN ALLEGED DISCOVERY. [Reutrr’s Service.] London, 3rd Nov. A telegram from Berlin states that a Doctor Kleine claims to have discovered that the tsetse fly does not convey sleeping sickness.
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    THE DIET OF SAXONY.
    32 5 SOCIALIST VICTORIES. [Rrutkr’s Skrvick j London, 3rd Nov. Twenty-two Socialists have been elected to the Det of Saxony. which is compared with the one of 1907 in Berlin.
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    MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS AT HOME.
    30 5 ROUT OE THE SOCIALISTS. [Rrutkr’s Skrvick.] London, 3rd Nov. The Socialists have be*m routed at the Glasgow Municipal electi-m-i and similaily defeated all over the country.
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    ABYSSINIA.
    20 5 [Rrutkr’s Service London, 4th Nov. The Negus Menelik of Abyssinia has had a paralytic seizure. His condition is serious.
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    OCTOBER RUBBER CROPS.
    100 5 MORE P.M S RETURNS. ENORMOUS INCREASES. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Kuala Lumpur, 4th Nov. The following rubber crops are announced for the mouth of October F.M.S. Rubber Co 25,500 lb. against 8,163 lb., making a total for the last five months of 111,230 lb. against 38,044 lb.
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    F.M.S. TIN EXPORTS.
    41 5 DECREASE FOR TEN MONTHS. [/’ron* Our Own Correspondent.] Kmla Lumpur, 4th Nov. Tin exports from the three Western States for the lust ten months total 628,338 piculs against 669,768 piculs for the coi responding period of last year.
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    THE PRICK OF RUBBER.
    43 5 PLANTATION STILL HIGH. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Kuala Lumpur, 3rd Nov. The Planters’ Stores and Agency notify that thĕ< average price of No. 1 plantation Para rubber at the sale held in London vesterdav was 9s. o.|d. per lb.
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    THE FEDERAL COUNCIL.
    35 5 DATE OF FIRST MEETING. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Kuala Lumpur, 3rd Nov. The first meeting of the new Federal Council has been fixed to take place at Kuala Kangsar on December 10.
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    “FARTHEST NORTH.”
    43 5 COMMANDER PEARY'S RECORDS. [Reuter’s Servick Loudon, 4th Nov. A telegram from Washington states that the committee of the American National Geographical Society, after examining Commander Peary’s records, were unanimously agreed that these were conclusive that Peary had reached the North Pole.
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    GERMAN FINANCES.
    42 5 POSITION MORE HOPEFUL. [Der Ostasiatische Lloyds Service.] Berlin, 3rd Nov. For the next financial year the Imperial German revenue and expenditure are estimated to balance each other fully. Imperial Treasury bonds will be cancelled to the amount <>f 190,000,000 marks.
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    THE NAVAL REVOLT IN GREECE.
    40 5 CAPTURE OF INSURGENT OFFICERS. [Reutrr’s Service.] London, 4th Nov. A telegram from Athens states that four of the officers among the ringleaders were captured last night after an exchange of shots with gendarmes near Thebes.
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    RISING IN NORTHERN PERSIA.
    32 5 RUSSIAN TROOPS ENGAGED. [Der Ostasiatische Lloyd’s Service.] Berlin, 2nd Nov. News from Northern Persia states that the tribes occupy Ardebil and that Russian troops are fighting the rebels.
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    THE PRICE OF COTTON.
    125 5 [Drr Ostasiatische Lloyd’s Service.] Berlin, 3rd Nov. Cotton is quoted at 7.95 d. Among the bequests of the late Sir J. A. Jacoby, M.P., chairman of the Kitchen Committee of the House of Commons, was one of £l,OOO left in trust to the Serjeant-at-Arms as a
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    THE EASTERN SMELTING CO.
    484 5 [To the Editor of the Pinang Gazette."] Dear Sir, I am not concerned with Mr. Robertson’s resignation of his post as director of the Eastern Smelting Company except insofar as it relates to the general financial principles on which that Company has been conducted, a matter
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    Fusing Lama Tin Mines.
    141 5 The sixth annual meeting was held at Salisbury House. Mr. W. A. Luning presided, and in moving the adoption of the report said that during the past year they had been unable to get the favourable results obtained three years ago, the production again showing a
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    St. Andrew’s Ball.
    90 5 We learn that the usual Reel Practices for St. Andrew’s Ball on Tuesday, the 30th inst., will commence at the Town Hall on Wednesday next, 10th inst., at 6.30 p.m. Scotsmen in Penang and outstations may be reminded that subscriptions to the Ball should be paid to
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    THE BISHOP OF SINGAPORE.
    417 5 MISSIONARY WORK IN INDIA. At the Church Congress at Swansea on October 8 the Bishop of Singapore contributed a paper saying that the increase of Christians in connection with the North India Missions from 46,800 to 62,600 in the last ten years was a subject for
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    The Position of Tin.
    319 5 The metal markets expert of the Ironmonger, writing on the evening of October 14, said A good deal of business has been put through in tin, but market movements were again of a bearish character. The weakness of copper was, of course, an adverse influence, inducing
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    F.M.S. Tin.
    111 5 October Outputs. The following mine outputs are published Pls. Gopeng Tin Mines 605 New Gopeng 190 Kinta Tin Mines 530 Tekka 675 Rambutan 440 Redhills, Tributors 142 Tronoh Mines. Cleaned dressed ore Pls. 3,490 Tributors 372.35 Lahat Mines. The output for the above mines for the month of
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    CHARGE AGAINST A SERGEANT.
    514 5 Sergeant James Dickson, of the Detective Force, was before the District Court, Singapore, on Monday, on a charge of intentionally giving false evidence before Mr. Green, the Second Magistrate, on Sept. 30 last in the case of one Amin, a Malay, who was charged with being
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      190 5 Central Sales Room. An opportunity to Ship Builders, Engineers, Ship Chandlers, Ironmongers and Electricians. The Great sale BY public auction, OF All the Stock-in-Trade of the Dissolved Firm of Messrs. ALLAN IRVING, Lots 3,500 Lots SALE NOW ON. The Goods at the Town Store, No. SO, Beach Street, comprising Steam
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      330 5 CHECKMATE.” AT THE PARISH HALL, To-morrow, Friday, November sth. IN AID OF THE BUILDING FUND OF THK Penang Recreation Club. Under the Distinguished Patronage of the Hon. R. N. Bland, Resident Councillor, and the Rt. Rev. J. Meneuvrier, V. G. CAST. Sir Everton Toft’ee, Mr. W. H Scully. Sain Winkle
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      2265 6 ===2^====== ==^P 7 NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL N ederIANDSCHE-INDISCHE THE MERCANTILE BANK OF THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI MAATSCHAPPU. rscOMPTO-MAATSCHAPPIJ. INDIA. LIMITED. T, '-W AVSIMLI*. AND CH.N*. BANKINO <• I?QGfOPT) Qnlimintf Paid-up Capital «15,000,000 Ektakli.hud 1824. Ebtablishkd at Batavia, 1857 P *1,500, 000. lJUululll UulUUlllfi Incorporated by Royal Charter.
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    SHARES.
    1460 7 Capital. Subscribed.! N ’P nbci of Iwue s < I S#mres V ‘>~- 1 Dividends. 1 Name ij I s gg L_ I I E< I i MINING. 1903 $3$O,»M)O $300,000 30 000 lift tin 'lO 1906 I 300,000 225,000 22 500 IO 10 per cent, year end. 31-3-09
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    SHIPPING ARRIVALS.
    72 7 Ansaye, Brit., 4359, Jones, Nov. 4, Colombo, gen., Adamson, Giltillan Co. De Kock, Dut., 335, Fleeming, Nov. 4, Deli, gen., Huttenbach, Liebert Co. E. F. Ferdinand, Aust, 3843, Nitsche, Nov. 4, Trieste, gen., S. K. Co. Rotorua, Brit., 556, Glenday, Nov. 4, Tongkah, gen., E. S. Co. Sappho,
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    CLEARANCES.
    48 7 Aparima for Calcutta. Avagyee for Deli. Cornelia for Port Swettenham, Port Dickson, and Malacca. Canton for Dindings and Teluk Anson. E. F. Ferdinand for Singapore, China, and Japan. Jin Ho for Langkat. Mary Austin for Pangkalau Brandan. Padang for Batu Bahra. Thongwa for Port Swettenham and Singapore.
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    PASSENGERS.
    84 7 ARRIVALS. By Assaye (Nov. 4) from London, Mrs G F Anderson, and Mrs E H Syer from Marseilles, Mr and Mrs B C N Knight, Mr and Mrs DAM Brown, Messrs M Duncan and J Holly; from Colombo, Messrs Saltmarsh. G J Mackie, and C H Jengins. DEPARTURES. By
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    SHIPPING EXPECTED.
    48 7 /$•»>»« oj SteaiMr, from, approximate <iat» of arrival, where bound and Aqentt. Austria, Singapore, Nov. 7, Fiume. S. K. Benmohr, London, Nov. 11, Japan, S. B. E. F. Ferdinand, Colombo, Nov. 3, Japan,S.K. G. Apcar, Singapore. Nov. 11, Calcutta, A.A. Hakata Marn, Singapore, Nov. 5, Antwerp, B.
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    EXCHANGE.
    128 7 Penang, 4th November, 1909. (By Courtesy oj the Chartered Bank}. London Demand Bank 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4 J 3 Credit 2/4 9/16 3 Documentary 2/4 19/32 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs. 174| 3 days’ sight Private 176 Bombay Demand Bank 174| n 3 days’sight Private 176 Madras Demand Bank
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    PRODUCE.
    190 7 Penang, 4th November, 1909. Gold leaf $64.8” Pepper (W. Coast 3 Ih. 5 oz) No stock. White Pepper $25 75 sales. Trang Pepper cut of season. Mace 92 sales. Mace Pickings $B3 sales. Cloves out of season. Nutmegs 110 $l9 sales. SNo. 1 $6.75 sales. No. 2 No stock.
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    123 7 To- Morrow. For. Per. Close. Kedah Lian Choo 9 a.m. Tongkah, Kopah, Renong, Victoria Point, I p.m. Mergui, and Tavoy J Port Swettenham and Singapore Pm Seng 3 p.m. Pulau Langkawi and betul Un Pong 4 p.m. Rangoon Landrat Scheift 2 p.m. Calcutta Lai Saing 4 p.m. Registration
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    Passengers to the Straits.
    649 7 Per P. <k O. ss. Palawan, from London, Oct. 9, due Nov. 8 To Penang —Mr and Mrs Speers and children, Miss Gray, Messrs H J Market, Fenton, T C Green, and R B Farquharson. To Singapore: Miss M Bailey, Mrs Dando, Miss C Pearse, Mrs
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    LOG BOOK.
    887 7 The news that the four battleships, which Reuter describes as the contingent Dreadnoughts are to be laid down on January 1 shows that the British Government are considerably advancing their naval programme. In the original estimates, it will be remembered, sanction was asked, provisionally, for power to lay
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      159 7 Netherlands Gutta Percha! COMPANY, LIMITED. splendid selection of DOUBLE SIDED t W RECORDS at the low price of $1.50 Singapore Rubber Works. 9 2 eac l, J Matting and Floor-Tiles Specially Suitable for Shipboard, g Don’t fornet to buy the popular S 2 Banks, Insurance-Offices, Churches, Hospitals, J 1 and
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      61 7 Skin Troubles are often the direct result of digestive disturbances. Waste products, instead of passing oft in the way intended by Nature, attempt to escape from the body by another route—namely, the skin. To redirect the stream to its proper channel all that is needed is a wine-glassful of Hunyadi
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      92 7 An Eminent Physician says: “I think Hunyadi Janos mineral water a very good aperient for a tropical climate. It seems to me to be one of the best—if not the best—of the mineral waters for restoring an overworked liver to its normal condition. Average dose, a wine-glassful before breakfast.” sun
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      58 7 The Troubles of Digestion. pain, flatulence, acidity, and so on, are happily in most cases simply the expression of some fleeting disturbance of function The best way to restore tone and regularity to the intestinal tract is by taking a wine-glassful of Hunyadi Janos natural aperient water the first thing
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