Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 2 April 1913

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833 No. 73 VOL. LXXI. WEDNESDAY. 2nd APRIL, 19!3. PRICE 10 CENTS,
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    • 876 1 rgggBDDnDDDaDannnnDBBBBBB For $3O \Tp U can have the “Pinang a JL Gazette” posted every day g for a whole year to your address. Q (LOCAL SUBCRIPTION, 527.) g Proportionate Quarterly and n o Half-yearly rates. g e Subscriptions are payable in a Uvance and remittances should S addressed to Th«
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    • 83 1 JJ XX Then you are away on leave W you want to keep in touch with Malayan affairs, Social, Com- n mercial, Mining, Planting, &c. q This you can do in no better way o >a n .by subscribing to the Weekly q Edition of the “Pinang Gazette,” a O
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  • 1183 2 The coming of St. David’s Day leads the Times to publish a striking article on A New Wales, in which it shows that the recent transformation of Wales amounts to a real revolution and that it will be a thorough aud lasting one even if
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  • 428 2 Whereas in Australian and India pear) fishing is conducted by men, in Japan it is the women who dive for the precious peail oysters. In the Bay of Gokasho, in the province of Ise, as well as several other parts of the c ountry
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  • 163 2 The following article has been contributed by Mr. W. W. Froseatt to the Agricultural Gazette of N.S.W.z— Blow-flies always go on to the windows, consequently insecticide dusted along the windowsills or on the edge of the windows is very effective if done every few days. The essential oil
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  • 30 2 Penang :—The E. O. Hotel, The Crag, Hotel Norman, Runnymede Hotel and Carlton Hotel. Ipoh :—The Grand Hotel, F.M.S. Hotel. Rangoon Strand Hotel. Calcutta :—Tbe Continental Hotel.
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    • 876 2 SITUATION VACANT.NOTICES. EUROPEAN NURSE WANTED NOTICE. To take charge if child, 5 months old, on htl.hy Rubber EHate-Apply INFORMATION having been receded f JL that plague is endemic in Hongkong Wl re er in* n e and man y ports in China the attention of No. 127, c/o Pinang Gazett
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    • 310 2 «Mjr V I LdllLy M p .^.0.: KH Ms The surest remedy for weakness r Y Ou of body, brain and nerves, and K® depressed spirits is ft van a ‘VANA’ Tonic V (Trade Ma,*) Wlfl C g fc»') The first dose will convince you of its invigorating power. A
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  • 3143 3 PRESIDENT WILSON’S MESSAGE. The publication of a book by the President of the United States is in itself an vent of considerable significance. The election of Dr. Woodrow Wilson to the Presidency in November last year was a tremendous victory for the cause of Democracy. Known to
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    • 335 3 BOVRIL by virtue of its body-building I power fortifies the system against the attacks of illness. Appointment Hi* Majoty to *A® ALLEN DENNYS Co., PENANG. Proprietors of the Penang Rubber Auction Rooms Sales held every Wednesday. Managers of the PENANG TRANSHIPPING FORWARDING CO. Forwarding, Insurance, Estate and Commission Agents. Valuers
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    • 148 3 ♦■■«■iiaiiiiiaaMiiiMaiiaiiaiMf Caldbech, I i Mocgrcgor co., i WINE SPIRIT MERCHANTS. J COUTT’S OLD TOM J ieiHl 5 As supplied to Leading Club» S in Straits and F- M. S. M Agents: J Sellar, Murray Co.,| S PENANG. 5 M ♦aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaMßl HEIDSIECK MONOPOLE. Red Seal and Gout Americaln. OHLENDORFF’S DISSOLVED PERUVIAN
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  • SPORTING NEWS.
    • 6 4 Sarawak and Nigeria.
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    • 28 4 —Reuter. GREAT VICTORY FOR INMAN. London, April 1. The Billard Champion-hip at Holborn Hall was won by Inman, who scored 18,000 to 16,627 by Reece.-
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    • 306 4 —S.F.P. The rsin had made the Course soft for training operations at Singapore on Satur--day. Preopal (Pierbux) was one of the first on the Course, but was not extended, being sent over a mile at three-quarter pace. Fille Fogi (Southall) did similar work. Master Thorpe put io some
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    • 195 4 It is rather curious that boxers do not arrange things better (writes Referee). We find them ad doing a sort of gene-al post. Wells, Welsh, Ledoux, Boys, Driscoll and others go across to America, jnst as Palzer, Hirst, and others come to Europe. Then Somers, Mehegan, Brooks and
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    • 201 4 —Reuter. KLAUS DEFEATS PAPKE. Paris, March 5—A b >xing contest here This evening for the middle-weight championship of the world, between Frank Klaus and Bill Papke, was awarded the former, the referre stopping the fight in the fifteenth round on account of irregularities on the part of
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  • 8 4 Sarawak and Nigeria.
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  • 13 4 -S.T. Sarawak and Nigeria. course present tbe case in court.
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  • 286 4 CHINAMEN DANGEROUSLY INJURED. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Taiping, Monday. The Taiping police learned yesterday of a serious motor accident which occurred about the 46th mile on the Bruas Road the same morning. It appears that while a hired motor car, in which were seated Mr. Robillard and
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  • 186 4 It will be remembered that some time ago a brief paragraph appeared in the Indian papers referring to the sad death of Major Poyntz of the Sherwood Foresters who was so we'l known and liked in Sing»pore. The detai's do not seem to have b*en made
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  • 161 4 At the annual meeting of the stock" holders of the Mackay Companies held in Boston last month Mr. Clarence H. Mackay, the President, said the most notable event of the year was an invention of Mr. John Gott, who has been the chief engineer of the
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  • 151 4 Mr. Claude K. Bancroft, Assistant Mycologiit, Fe lerated Malay States, h*s been appointed Assistant Director and Government B itenist of B itish Guiana in succession to Mr. F. F. Stockdale, who has been transferrei to Mauritius on promotion. Mr. Bancroft j lined the service of the Malay
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  • 32 4 The following are the returns fur the month of March No. 1 Dredge 530 boars 302 pikuls. 2 *> 520 361 3 439 777 4 587 361 5 n «3« 551
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  • 1829 4 -M.M. BIG INCREASE IN F.M.S. TRADE. Points From thb Year’s Record. The annual general meeting of Selangor Chamber of Commerce was held in the office of the Chamber at Kuala Lumpur, on Saturday, as briefly reported in our issue of that day. Electrification of Railways. The
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    • 433 4 AMUSEMENTS The Straits Cinema Co LOCATION -.—PBNANg Ro b "TERROR* MUTARTUR ET MOS MUTAMUg m To-Night! To-Night,, A SPECIAL FEATURE U “LIEUT de KE RDanoe Opium Smoker Founded on the disclosures enquiry, by the F.euch ftw the number of opium den* prevalent-; IQ U principal French Naval ports an j
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    • 140 5 1 f I BY APPOINTMENT TO H. M. THE KING, CONTRACTORS TO The British Admiralty. The India Office. The War Office. ALSO The Government Hospitals in Singapore* Malacca and the Federated Malay States. MILKMAID MILK LARGEST SALE IN THE WORLD. Our leading medical men, as well as the public, recognise
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  • 18 6 Rayney —On March 28, at 20, Gilstead Road, Singapore, the wife of Thomas Rayney, of a son.
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  • 1063 6 A little while ago there appeared in these columns an article dealing with various local interests likely to be affected by the opening of the Panama Canal. Since that was written, a series of writings has come from the pen of Mr. Frederic J. Haskin, the eminent
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  • 1846 6 M.M. CASE DISMISSED. Mr. A. V. Brown this morning concluded the hea* ing of the case in which Subbiab, a Sub-Sanitary Inspector of the Penang Municipality, was charged with trespass and mischief and Mohamed Kassim and Mohamed were charged with trespass. Mr. J. Crabb-Watt prosecuted and accused
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    • 160 6 By Special a His Appointment Majesty e to King George; DUNLOP TYRES. FIRST \uL JB 7 FOREmost A. E 1888. K &INCE NOTED for their resiliency and superb wearing qualities* TRADE I MARK Fresh Stocks of all sizes held by GUTHRIE Co. Ltd., PENANG. Patronised By Royalty. Don't ask where
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    • 37 6 C/5 E. 0., PBJNANQ. 6Q The Best The CRAG, Penang? HllJa. U Th only Sanatorium in the Straits Settlements. 2 Singapore. Well-Lnown from East to West. aS OS STRAND, Rangoon. The a nt frequented Hotel in Burma.
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  • 293 7 TO-DAY’S CHANGES. The following are the changes (buyers and sellers only) in our share list, on page 9 to-day Yesterday. To-day S 21 a 30 f> SJ -n Gopeng C. 29/- 32/6 29/- 31/9 Jabu Tin 1.75 2 1.90 2.10 Kauaboi 2* 3 2 2* Kramat 8}
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  • 49 7 RUBBER PRICES IN LONDON. London, April 2.* The following are to-day’s quotations for rubber Plantation Fine Smoked Sheet 3/7 Plantation Unsmoked Sheet and Biscuit 3/6| Plantation Para, Ist Latex, Crepe Para to arrive 3/8* The rubber market is weak. By courtesy of Messrs. Boustead <fc Co.]
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  • 67 7 [From Our Own Correspondent.'] Singapore, April 2. At the Singapore rubber auctions 318 pikuls we*e sold an 1 the following prices were realised Sheet Smoked $l7B to $192 Unsmoked 171 186 First Crepe 185 195 Second 173 183 Third 168 171 Fourth 161 Scrap 141 151 Untreated 118
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  • 87 7 [From Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore, April 2. At the annual meeting of the Kanobori Tin Mine, Ltd., Mr. M. E. Plumpton who presided said that a profit had resulted of $5,582 as compared with a debit of $339 on the previous year’s working. This was the first
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  • 22 7 From Our Own Correspondent] Sicgapor®, Ap r il 2. At the opium sal’s, uncertified proiuct inched a price of $1,850.
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  • 308 7 -Reuter AUSTRIAN FLEET’S MOVEMENTS. LOSSES AT ADMANOPLT London, April 1. It is reported in Vienna that five Austrian battleships and cruisers and one destroyer were twenty miles from Antivari yesterday evening and that an infantry regiment has embarked at Zara for a Southern destination. The Porte's Aeeept&aee. Constantinop’e,
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  • 67 7 Reuter. REVENUE EXCEEDS ESTIMATE. London, April 1. The Treasury statement gives the re venue for the year as £188,801,999 and the expenditure £188,621,930. The revenue exceeded the estimate by £1,612,999 and the expenditure was £2,934,070 below expectations. The customs show a decrease of £164,000, and the land tax
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  • 52 7 —Reuter. “DAILY MAIL” COMPETITIONS. London, April 1. The Daily Mail offers prizes amounting to five-thousand sterling for the first British Hydro-aeroplane piloted round Great Britain in seventy-two consecutive hours without descending, on land and ten-thousand sterling to the first British or Foreign Hydro-aeroplane crossing the Atlantic in seventy-two
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  • 42 7 .—Reuter. AN AGREEMENT REACHED. London, April 1. The Kaiser has come to an agreement with his tenant, Sohst. The latter has surrendered the remain ler of his lease and receives the order of the Crown of the Fourth class.-
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  • 21 7 —Reuter. RATHNALLY SCRATCHED. London, April 1. Rathnally was struck out of the Gran 1 Na ioual at 12,26 to-day
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  • 312 7 TRIAL AT SINGAPORE EVIDENCE OF THE CAPTAIN [From Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore, April 2. The trial was resumed before the Chief Justice with Lieut. Cator as Assessor io the claim made by the master, owners and crew of the steamer Penang for salvage services rendered to the
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  • 96 7 FINAL AND INTERIM DIVIDENDS. MARKET DEPRESSED. <- [P. G. Special Caifs.] London, April 1. The following final dividends are announced Edinburgh Rubber Estate (Selangor) Ltd., 25 per cent. Gula-Kalumpong Rubber Estates, Ltd., 7| per cent. Merton Rubber Syndicate, Ltd., 14 per cent. The following interim dividends have
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  • 49 7 [From Our Own Correspondent.] Ipoh, April 2. The output from the Tronoh Mines amounted to 3,132 pikuls, whilst the tribute™ brought in 180 pikuls. The value of the mine product was $205,288 and of the tribute™’ $11,833, showing an estimated profit of $88,288 and $594 respectively.
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  • 27 7 [From Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore, April 2. At the property sales, a lot of land in eluding 256 acres of rubber at Sambawang fetched $115,800.
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  • 383 7 —Reuter. RESUMPTION OF DEBATE. HIST 10» INVITES INVESTIGATION. London, April 1. The House of Common? continued the debate on the naval estimates. Mr. Churchill said if the naval policy advanced on March 26 was not accepted, the resulting balance would be detrimental to Britain. It would be
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  • 57 7 —Reuter. A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN. London, April 1. Mr. Pierpont Morgan’s death was the result of a nervous breakdown His mind and digestion were affected on Easter Sunday ending in delirium. He was unable to eat since Friday. The Italian papers point out that the richest man
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  • 51 7 —Reuter. KING GEORGE’S SYMPATHY. Washington, April 1. King George has cabled to Dr. Woodrow Wilson that he is greatly distressed at the disastrous flood and loss of life, expressing his deep sympathy with the people of the United Stites. Dr. Wilson has replied deeply appreciat- ing His Majesty’s
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  • 26 7 —Reuter. AN OFFICIAL DENIAL. London, April 1. Reuter is authorised to state that their Majesties do not contemplate a continental tour this year.-
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  • 131 7 The Cleveland of the Hamburg-Amerika-Line, which arrived at Singapore early on Saturday morning last, went alongside the Tanjoog Pegar west wharf at 11, and the 580 odd tourists on board of her came ashore, and proceeded in rikisha? to town, many of them proceeding to Raffles Hotel for
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  • 69 7 To-day’s quotations for unrefined tin in Penang >. »108 per picul. bnyer» no sellers. Tin in London is quoted at £219 spot and £214 15s. three months. The following was the local report of To-day Singapore Straits Trading Co., Ltd., 75 tons, $108.50; Penang: Strairs Trading Co.,
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    • 648 7 ST. GEORGE’S BALL, 1913. PENANG GOLF CLUB. SUBSCRIBERS are requested to send COMPETITIONS FOR APRIL. IRIS, their subscription $lO (which in eludes two guests'* to the Honorary Ladies’ Presgrave Cup Apr. 8 <fc 9. Treasurer, F. D. Rickett, Esq., of the Men’s Presgrave Cop 12 4 13i Hongkong Shanghai Bank.
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  • 1644 8 SATISFACTORY WORKING. The statutory meeting of the Rubber Curing Patents Syndicate, Limited, was held on March 4at Cannon Street Hotel, Cannon Street, E. C Mr. Lindsley Byron Peters presiding. The Chairman said: Gentlemen, the meeting to-day, as you are doubtless aware, is held to conform with the
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 345 8 MWMMMMMMMMMMM"*»******»****** i PIANOS J TERMS MODERATE. J M The Finest Selection to choose from. JJ M NEW MUSIC. VIOLINS, BANJOS, JJ V MANDOLINES, 5 E All New Music of any merit is for- ACCORDEONS, jg S warded to us by the mail following CONCERTINAS, etc. g its publication. have a
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    • 202 8 No More Aches and Pains What is your trouble Headaches, toothache, backache, sore throat, earache, strains and bruises are relieved and cured by following the printed directions you’ll find on every bottle of Little's Oriental Balm Stop experimenting with remedies you know nothing of—atop running up uselessly large doctor’s bills
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    • 389 8 SINGAPORE COLD STORAGE COMPANY. LIMITED. No. 2SS, Pennng Rond. Telephone No. 60%, AUSTRALIAN PURE CREAMERY BUTTER I lb. PATS. HOURS. Office ..J 9 a.tn. to 5 p.m. Shop sam.to 11 a.m. h 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. SUNDAYS. Shop Hours 5 a m* to 11 a.m. only. Fascination of the
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous

  • 2472 9 OSHI. 8.1-rfb-i. T owa-a,. Nml s S ig 3* ac *m sq GT 1909 1910 1911 1913 1913 MI N I NQ. I 1903 So 000 S’SS 10 in in •’s- Ayer Wen D p Oo »•«> Sl 19Uo 300.000 300,000 30,000 10 10 SO .30 -81 B.U» Tin
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  • 84 9 Kedah, Brit. 94, Hunter, April 1, Kedah, gen., E. S. Co. Thalang, Siam., 115, Haurowitz, April 1, Puket, nil, Siamese Government. Jin Ho, Brit., 111, Dyason, April 2, K. Selangor, gen., E. S. Co. Ban Whatt Soon, Brit., 199, Ferguson, April 2, Langkat, gen., E. S. <t Co. Avagyee,
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  • 27 9 Teesta for Negapatam and Madras. Hok Canton for Teluk Anson. Japan for Singapore, China and Japan. Mambang for Setul. Flying Dragon for Port Weld and Taiping.
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  • 127 9 Pbnang, April 2, 1913. (5y Courltsy oj the Chartered Bank). London Demand Bank ...2/4 1/32 4 months’sight Bank ...2/4 5/16 3 Credit ...2/4j15/32 3 Documentary ...2/417/32 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs. 174} 3 days’ sight Private M 175$ Bombay Demand Bank 174$ 3 days’ sight Private n 175$ Madras Demand
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  • 246 9 Penang, April 2, 1913, Gold leaf $64.60 Pepper (W. r oast 3 lb. 5 0z).... No stock. White Pepper $31.25 sellers. Trang Pepper $19.00 sellers. Mace $l2O sellers. Mace Pickings $9B sellers. Cloves $39 out cf stock. Nutmegs 110 $24.25 sellers (No. 1 $8.20 sales. Sugar < No. 2
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  • 349 9 CLOSE AT GENERAL POST OmCT. To-Mobbow. For Per 010~. Deli Malaya 8 a.m, Singapore, China and Japan Devanha 9 a.m. Alor Star (Kedah) Tong Chuan 10 a.m Ashan Petrel 1 p.m. Port Swettenham, Port Diokson,and Pegu 2 p.m. Malacca j Trang Trang 2 p.m. Port Swettenham and Singapore Tara
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  • 149 9 Wednesday, April 1. P.C.C. Bowls Tournament, entries close. Band, Esplanade, 6 p.m. Straits Cinematograph, Penang Rond j George Town Cinematograph, Kuala Kangsar Road. Thursday, April 3. Outward English (P. O.) Mail. Band, Golf Club, 6 p.m. Friday, April 4. Homeward English (P. <fc Q.) Mail. Legislative Council.
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 340 9 Daily Mail Information Bureau, 12, Boulevard des Gapucines (GRAND HOTEL BUILDING) <TEL 128-96). PARIS AND 130, Fleet Street, London, E.C., furnishes frbb of ohargb information ON EVERY ASPECT OF TRAVEL. The object of this bureau is to furnish gratuitously to travellers, either verbally or through the post, impartial and practiced
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  • Page 9 Miscellaneous
    • 171 9 The Tides. Date. H W. L. 'V. H. W. L. V. A.M. A.M. F.M. P.M. April 2 11-14 4-55 10-46 6-17 3 11-27 5-19 11-22 5-29 4 11 44 5-41 11-57 6-03 5 12 01 6-06 12-12 6-29 6 12-18 6-23 12-27 655 7 12-38 6-57 12 52 7-20 8
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  • 931 10 ——lndian Engineering. THE NEED OF IT IN INDIA. We have never yet seen a reason offered why architectural education should continue to remain undeveloped in this country while education of every other kind is receiving a stimulus and is in fact at the pinnacle, so to speak, of
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 137 10 DON’T FORGET TO ORDER THAT DRY GINGER ALE FROM FRASER NEAVE, LIMITED. GOLDEN BDRMAH CHEROOTS. MILD, MEDIUM AND STRONG. la this shape obtainable in 4 different sizes— No. Al, At, A 3, A 4. 2-00 1-70 1-40 1-12 per 100 Above shape is the actual size of No. A 2.
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    • 1646 10 mmr™ 8 a aBl BANKS. w T wjr CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, B A 3 d» V VzO AUSTRALIA, AND CHINA. Young and old have them, g Incorporated by Royal Charter. »811 StUlQShip Co. Ld Some abuse them. They g j* JI get tired,-starved. ii'. fI’.SZ Symptoms: Loss of I
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  • 891 11 A TURKISH VIEW. It is interesting—if somewhat alarming to see ourselves as a Turkish lady sees us. Zeyneb Hauoum, heroine of Pierre Loti’s The Disenchanted,” who fretted behind her lattice window in Constantinople, and finally ran away to the Europe which had been her ideal, has
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    • 377 11 I CIX YEARS AGO a nouse was built in Singapore, I K-J all the wood work (except the joists and beams) I being of SERA YAH. It was noticed on excavating I the foundations that the ground was INFESTED I WITH WHITE ANTS, several nests having been cut through. The
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    • 382 11 n Ah ■BR DRIN| t tonic, and i I A DIGESTIVE COMBINED I IS MB ®HB jJßrm Afur I Exercise After exercise, O.T. is K 1 Refreshing Drink. W With plain cold water iff [I i or aerated Beverages it K W tall m makes a blend that is ff
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 2247 12 p for* lntendcd flonMeirtscher Lloyd, Bremen. Steam Navigtion Co. British Ma Steam Navigation Co., i> f*' exreCTEB ARRIVALS AND; DEPARTURES. MAIL SERVICE OUTWARD. LIMITED, Oceflll s,Cflni sni P lm. Apr. l9l Devanha connecting with Malw. Ibtbwpbb TO flam. Bt.a,.k AND m'»; Y££ =g Singapore CHINA MUTUAL BTEAM NAV. CO.. LTD.
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