Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 2 August 1913

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833 No. 176 VOL. LXXI. SATURDAY. 2nd AUGUST. 1913. PRICE 10 CENTS
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    • 767 1 g FOR SBO g ti X7OU can have the “Pinang D X Gasette" posted every day g for a whole year to your address. (LOCAL SUBSCRIPTION. $27). g Proportionate Quarterly and g n Half-yearly rate*. D n Subscriptions are payable in g advance and remittances should g be addressed to
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    • 79 1 ■aaaoaDacDaaaaoaacracjaocoaa a BATHEN YOU ARE AWAY q B V on lease you want to keep g in touch with Malaya» affairs, Commercial, Mining, a Planting, Ac. Thia you can do in no batter way than by rabscrib- a ing to the Weakly Edition of tha g "Pinang Garotte,” published 3
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  • 1806 2 ADMIRAL MAHAN’S VIEWS. The following letter was addressed to the Editor of the Times Sir, —The three weeks or more of time invo'ved makes it a far cry to criticize from this side of the Atlantic an argument in an English daily, but the communication of
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 1074 2 SITUATION VACANT. NOTICES. TYPIST WANTED. NOTICE. RDERS are now being booked for Para Rubber Seeds from twelve speed to t o fifteen years old trees, with a guarantee UNITED ENGINEERS, LTD., of 75 per cent, germination. Penano Price 2 P er I’ooo 1 000 P acked in ba B 3
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    • 453 2 UNDER the name of Worcestershire sauce” there is as wide a range of I difference as there is under the name of “wine.” The quality of a mixture is not improved in the least by putting it into a bottle that resembles LEA PERRINS’, and by giving it a label
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  • SPORTING LETTER.
    • 1691 3 CRICKET TOPICS. London, July 11. The victory gained by Northamptonshire over Yorkshire may easily prevent the northern team from securing the county championship for the second year in succession. In a way it was bad luck on Yorkshire, and Kilner in particular, to lose the
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    • 271 3 GOLF. In view of the growing popularity of Golf in the wide area in which the Pinang Gazette circulates, we have arranged for the publication of EIGHT PRACTICAL ARTICLES By WORLD-FAMED PLAYERS, to appear EVERY SATURDAY, Commencing on the 9th inst. Our series of articles on the politics, practice and
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    • 99 3 THE BIHD IN THE HAND The bird in the band to the merchant is the customer within the store. It requires some sort of attraction in the first place to get the customer there—about the best attraction is a real, live advertisement; something good that will catch the eye that
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    • 404 3 USE Keep your liver active and the small every-day worries and disI appointments will not trouble you. It is the mind that makes us happy not our condition of life, and when you keep your stomach healthy, your bowels active, your blood pure by the regular use of Beecham’s P»ls
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  • 554 4 ,—p.u.a. HOW COMMERCE IS AFFECTED. One great impediment to commerce in China is the bad cut rency system prevalent throughout the empire. In a consular report just to hand dealing with the district of Changsha, which embraces a population of about 20,000,00) inhabitants, our Consul, after referring
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  • 176 4 OFFICIAL MINUTES. Minutes of a meeting of the Municipal Commissioners held on Wednesday, the 9th July, 1913. Present. —Messrs. W. Peel, (President), W. T. Chapman, F. Duxbury, Lim Ejw Hons, and Ye »h Guan Seok. Absent.—Messrs. John Mitchell and Quah Beng Kee. 1. The minutes of the last
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  • 77 4 New York, July 11.—Dr. G. D. Gibson, a well-known physician, yesterday made the announcement at Denver, Colorado, that he had discovered a cure for tuberculosis, which was based on the building up of the tissues by the aid of the X-rays. Dr. Gibson declared that during twelve
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  • 594 4 FATE OF A PRETTY GIRL SHORTHAND CLERK. New York isjgreatlly interested in a mysterious lake tragedy. A girl’s wild cry for help, followed by the words, Charlie, oh, don’t 1 is the sole clue which the police, after a three days’ investigation, have succeeded in obtaining
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  • 202 4 Making a Dead Woman’s Heart Beat An extraordinary operation on the heart of a dead woman was reported to the Academy of Science in Paris by Dr. Bouchon, a well-known surgeon, says an Express telegram. Dr. Bouchon claims to have succeeded, by an operation ten minutes after death,
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    • 273 4 THE Empire UOTEI.= KUALA LUMPUR. The only First-class Hotel in Kuala Lumpur entirely j under European Supervision. RENOWNED FOR EXCELLENCE OF CUISINE 8 WINES. Central Sales Room. AUCTION SALE OF Household Furniture COMPRISING Bedsteads, Bedroom Suits, Drawing and Dining Room Furniture, Bentwood Chairs, Pictures, Lamps, etc., etc. Upright Grand Pianoforte
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    • 30 4 I ©ive I 3 -2 I Boyril Became the Body-Building =3 Power of Bovril has been proved to be from 10 to 20 =3 times tha amount taken* =3 giiiiiiiiiniimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiig
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    • 992 4 INSURANC ĔT~ .4 THE CORPORATION OF tHE Kr ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE Royal Exchange, London /COMMENCED business in a.d. 1717 and was by Royal Charter 1J A,D and 18 therefore one of the oidegt Companies in existence. It has granted the I iffj *T* benefits of Assurance to the Public for
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  • 1040 5 CAMBRIDGE INVESTIGATOR’S REMARKABLE REPORT. The Times publishes an extremely interesting report by Mr. Edward Bullough, Fellow of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, who, together with Mr. V. J. Woolley. M.D., was deputed by the Society for Psychical Research to investigate the real or supposed powers of the thinking
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  • 232 5 SUNDAY, AUGUST 3. Church of England. St. George’s Church.—Litany 7.45 a.m.; Holy Communion (Choral), 8 a.m.; Holy Communion (Tamil), 9.30 a.m.; Matins (Chinese), 10 0 a m.; Children’s Service, 5 p.m.; Evensong and Sermon, 6 p.m. Chaplaincy of Perak North. All Saints’, Church, Taiping.—Litany, 7.45 a.m.; Holy Communion,
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  • 71 5 Saturday, August 2 Land, Golf Club, 6 p.m. Straits Cinematograph, Penang Road George Town Cinematograph, Kuala Kangsar Road; Penang Motion Picture Show, Penang Road. Sunday. August 3 11th Sunday after Trinity. Monday, August 4. Band Esplanade, 6 p.m. Tuesday, August 5. Band, Golf Club, 6 p.m. Wednesday,
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  • 7 5 August 9.—P010 Match, Penang Perak.
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  • 196 5 The companies do not guarantee the date» of arrival of these vessels, but will endeavour cm far as possible to ensure punctuality. From Alor Star, (Kedah) —Kedah, Aug. 2,4, 6,8, 10, 12, 14, 16 and (18, and Tong Chuan, Aug. 1,3, 5,7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17
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  • 27 5 Penang :—The E. O. Hotel, The Crag, Hotel Norman and Runnymede Hotel. Singapore:—Raffles Hotel. Rangoon '.—Strand Hotel. Calcutta :—The Continental Hotel Ceylon :—Nuwara Eliya
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 101 5 BY APPOINTMENT TO H.M. THE KING. TO The British Admiralty. The India Office. The War Office. The Government Hospitals in Singapore, Malacca and the Federated Malay States. MILKMAID MILK. IMPORTANT. In order to thoroughly introduce our new FAMILY SIZE Tin (1| pint) of Milkmaid Natural Sterilized Milk We are Selling
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 144 5 The Tides. Date H. W. L. W; H. W. L. A.M P.M P.M Aug. 2 12-12 6-19 12-09 7-05 3 12-57 7-02 12-51 7-44 4 1-38 7-43 1-31 8-20 5 2-18 8-22 209 8-53 6 2-56 9-00 2-44 9-24 7 3-31 9-39 3-17 9-54 8 4-05 10-20 349 10-26 9
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  • 41 6 Wemyss—Norris.—On July 26, at St. Andrew’s Cathedral, Singapore, by ths Ven. Archdeacon H. C. Izard, Thoma. Alexander Wemyss, 2nd son of Mr. Je Reith Wemyss, Penang, to Hilda Evelyn Norris, third daughter of Dr. and Mrs. C. V. Norris, Singapore.
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  • 998 6 The sympathy of Lords Curzon, Ampthill and Sydenham with the demand for an amendment of the South African Immigration Bill is, of course, traceable to their intimate knowledge of the subject gained by their official residence in India. They fear the unfortunate effect the operation of
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  • 1277 6 FROM THE BOOKMAKERS’ STANDPOINT. THE TOTE CRITICISED. [P. G. Special.} Much has been said and written daring the past few months concerning the new Betting Bills which have been adopted by the legislative bodies of the Strait» Settlements and Federated Malay States. So far as has been
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  • 135 6 Under date July 4 the Times publishes the following teb grana from Reuter’s correspondent at Bangkok “It is officially admitted that the British and Siamese Governments are considering a proposal to divert the projected trunk line down the Malay Peninsula, so as to pass through Penang (Province
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  • 111 6 At a meeting of Lodge St. Michael No, 2,933, E.C., held on Tuesday at the Masonic Hall, Singapore, (Won Bro. J. R. Brooke, D. G. St. B. in the chair), Wor. Bro, Walter Makepeace, P.D.D.G.M was unanimously elected W.M. for the ensuing year. Wor. Bro. Brooke was
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  • 47 6 P.C.C. TENNIS TOURNAMENT. The following ties are for Tuesday, sth inst:— Professional Pairs.—Craig and Goldie v. Maconochie and Winter; Procter and Heaps v. Peel and Sells. Championship.—Southam v. Cunradi; Prentis v. Hodge Gregson v. Bennett. Double Handicap Class B.—McDowall and Hepworth v. Wright-Motion and Hay.
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  • 50 6 The following are outputs for July New Columbia lbs. 10,560 Padang 11.000 Straits 140,000 Penan g 80,750 Rubana n 37,500 Tali Ayer M 34,5?0 Bagan Serai 11,750 Batak Rabit n 12.000 Samagaga 4,008 Juru 3,405 Totals for financial year ending 31st March are Rubber 10,893 lbs Coconuts 301,920,
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 140 6 Messrs. MASPERO FRERES, EGYPTIAN CIGARETTES. "BoutoiTßoiige" AND “Felucca”. Packed in air-tight tins of 50. OBTAINABLE AT Messrs. PRITCHARD Co., Penang. Messrs. HAW HENG LEONG Co., Penang. Messrs. TONG JOO Co., Penang. Messrs. KWONG FOOK CHEONG Co., Penang. Messrs. TAIK HO Co., Taiping. Messrs. SEE HOCK BENG Co., Taiping. PRICE Bouton
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    • 16 6 THE CRAG HOTEL, PENANG HILL. An Ideal Spot for Spending Holidays and Week-Ends. SARKIES BROTHERS, Proprietors.
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  • 634 7 TO-DAY’S CHANGES. The following are the changes (buyers Mid sellers only) in our share list, on page 9 to-day Yesterday. To-day 2 SH4IIB. .2 1 -B SV M Mining, Bolat 2} 2.70 2.40 2.70 Jabu Tin 1$ 1.35 1| 1.30 Kinta O. 10| 11 10 10 75
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  • THE WAR OF THE ALLIES.
    • 101 7 —Reuter. REQUEST FOR NEW FRONTIER Bukh ires’, August 2. Private consultations are held daily between the delegates of the several countries, preceding the official conferences. These hm tended up to the pre.-ent to smooth differences. Allies New Demand. The Allies have presented demands to the Bulgarians to comprise
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    • 410 7 WHAT THE SQUALID WAR HAS DONE. Mr. F. McCullagh, the war correspondent, sent the following interview to the Daily News on July 11: I am afraid,” said a gentleman engaged in religious work here, that this year sees not only the liberation but also the re-bar-barisation of
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  • 85 7 —Reuter. THE REPORT OF THE COUNCIL. London, August 1. The Industrial Council, presided over by Sir George Askwith, has issued a report on Industrial Agreements. It disap proves compulsory arbitration, but says Conciliation boards or joint committees should possess the means of arriving at a final agreement. Moreover,
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  • 37 7 —Reuter. BRITISH AND GERMAN ALOOFNESS. Washington, August 2. Mr. Bryan has intimated that there will be further negotiations with the object of pressing Britain and Germany to participate in the San Francisco exhibition.-
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  • 16 7 —Reuter. London, August 1. There is a great holiday rush. Brilliant sunshine prevails.’
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  • 235 7 —Reuter. A CRAVE CRISIS. GENERAL STRIKE AVOID'.R. London, August 1. Since the settlement of the Johannesburg strike the Government and people of South Africa have been confronted with the graver menace of a general strike, including railwaymen, as a result of the refusal of the Federation of
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  • 351 7 —S.T. PRICES ON REBELS’ HEADS. [From Our Own Correspondent.'] Singapore, August 2. Telegrams from China report that Admiral Low Keng Heng’s fleet arrived at Shanghai on July 31. The Government offers rewards for the capture or death of rebels as followings For Wong Hing, Taels 100,000, Chan
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  • 87 7 PICTURESQUE CEREMONY AT SINGAPORE. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore, August 2. The Governor, the Chief Jmtice, the Bishop of Singapore, the Attorney-General and General Stephenson, Officer Commanding the Troops, attended the trooping of the colours of the King’s Own Yorkshire L. I. yesterday, on the occasion of Minden
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  • 19 7 [From Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore, August 2. H. E. the Governor leaves to-day for Labuan.
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  • 893 7 HALF-YEARLY MEETING. There was a fair attendance of shareholders at the half-yearly general meeting of shareholders of the Tongkah Compound, Pttket, Siam, which was held at 395 Collinsstreet, Melbourne, on 23rd ult. Mr. J. S. Meagher presided in the absence of the chairman of directors, Mr. W.
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  • 316 7 SUFFRAGETTES STRUCK BY WOMEN. Suffragette scenes marked a Liberal garden party at Sydenham Hill, S.E, when Mr. Lloyd-George made a speech. About a dozen interrrupters, including two men, were ejected before the Chancellor conld proceed with bis speech. Two of the Suffragettes were assailed by other women.
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  • 74 7 SINGAPORE v. SELANGOR. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore, August 2. Fine weather prevailed for this match at Singapore. Play commenced on a fast wicket. Singapore won the toss and sent Selangor in to bat. Scores Selangor. Grenier c Jones b Braddell 7 Braddell c Williams b Day 14
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  • 88 7 Prince John’s only fear (says the Daily Mirror) is to dieplease his mother. I thought you meant to be good during Lent, John,” Her Majesty said. And so I did mother, but you never told me when I promised that Lent was going to be so long,”
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  • 329 7 STATISTICAL POSITION. Tn spite of the intense depression in rubber there has not been the least deteroriation in the statistical position of the thanks to the remarkably goo 1 absorption of current supplies, says the Manchester Guardian of 9th July. The London deliveries Tor June were 430 tons in
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  • 256 7 The discussion on road materials and maintenance at the recent International Road Congress was something of a triumph for the bituminous binder, such as tar and pitch. For the most part the only complaint the delegates made against bitumen was that it is costly—admittedly a serious drawback.
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 32 7 FREE BY RETURN POST OUR NEW RECORD CATALOGUE. DROP A POST CARD FOR IT. Robinson Piano Co., Ltd., Penanggra I SUPPLIED AT ALL FIRST CLASS HOTELS,fI CLUBS a STDRES.THROUGMOUT THE W =1!,
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  • 847 8 and evening effects.—H.A. in the Manchester Guardian. Most women will rejoice in the fall installation of the train. Thia may be long or short, pointed or round if a part of the skirt itself, while in some cases the sashes are so wide and so long
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  • 54 8 London, July 23.—Sir John Rees asked whether provision for two mails to India weekly was being considered. Mr Montagu replied that the suggestion was not before the Government of India, It was impossible to say whether it was one that could advantageously be brought to the
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 472 8 J3k« S *W:BBM v/m®/ The fact that some of your teeth are decayed although you have always cleaned them is a proof **that#the preparations which you have used do not preserve the teeth. Use Odol! Being a liquid preparation it reaches all parts of the oral cavity, and being an
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    • 240 8 THE FOUR PINANG CROWN GAZET B List of Places where the can he bought at 10 cents, WHISKY. ch,ngOT at Logan’s Buildings, opD site Pritchard 4 Q o at Corner of Bishoo anB Pitt Streets. P afc Corner of Farquhar and at Corner of Weld Q aa X Church Str
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  • 2440 9 CapiUl. Snhßoriued. N her of J” ne ni 8 S qq Shares. Value. 2 Dividend». Nam a -g 0 X 30 g 1909 1910 1911 1919 1913 MINI N 0 1903 *3OO OOT Wl’ooo vi'nm in tn Si V) a Ayer Wen Rah-aaiU D4P. Oo 91.10 wo wo 300.00«'
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  • 93 9 JTdrzie of Sleam«r, when from, approximst date of arrival, where bound, o*ul Agents. Arcadia, Colombo, Aug. 7, China, A.G. Assay©, S’pore, Aug. 9, Bombay, A G. Agamemnon, S’pore, Aug. 3, Liverpool, W.M. Tydeus, Suez, Aug. 7, Japan, W.M. Atsuta Maru, Japan, Aug. 7, Antwerp, B. Hitachi Maru, Japan,
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  • 124 9 Pinang, August 2, 1913 (By Courtesy oj the Chartered Bank). London Demand Bank 2/4 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4 5/16 3 Credit 2/4 7/16 3 Documentary 2/4| Calcutta Demand Bank Rs. 174 j 3 days’ sight Private 175| Bombay Demand Bank 174| 3 days’ sight Private 175| Madras Demand
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  • 322 9 Pinang, August 2, 1913. S. P. Tapioca $4.05 buyers. M. P. Tapioca $4 50 buyers. Gold leaf $64.40 Pepper (W. Coast 3 lb. 5 0z).... $17.10 sales. White Pepper s3o} sales. Trang Pepper $20.00 buyers. Mace $l2O nom. Mace Pickings $87.00 nom. Cloves $39 out of season. Nutmegs 110
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 282 9 INVALUABLE for your HEALTHS SAKE, Essence or Fluid Extract of RED JAM4ICI nrvmrvTTwrmH \lUrk X P I I 1 Pronounced by the HIGHEST MEDICAL AUTHORITIES /KwiNiwaa The SAFEST and most RELIABLE Remedy for e ?assi?uuu, HAS OVER 75 YEARS* WORLD-WIDE .31 II ;ne cecrfc Tews Disposui. im.; SIEMENS I BEAS
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    • 570 9 BANKS. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA, AND CHINA. Incorporated by Royal Charter. Paid-up Capital >e> £i, 2 00,000 Reserve Fund ...£1,700,000 Keserve Liability of Proprietors... £1,200,000 Hbad Ofvicr 38, BIBHOPBGATE, LONDON, E.O A<HNCIIIB AMD BkaMCHIS.’ Amritsar Hamburg Puket Bombay Ipoh Rangoon Bangkok Karachi Seremban Batavia Kobe Singapore Calcutta Klang Shanghai
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  • Page 9 Miscellaneous

  • 836 10 FREAK FASHIONS. Greeley, Col., Jane 23.—Mr. H. M. Logan, the Chief of Police of this town, has begun a crusade to compel the women here to wear what he considers a proper amount of clothing. Miss Lois De Razzen’s latest model of Paris styles, which attracted much
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 361 10 TANSAN WATER. "THE CHOICEST 01 AU CHOICE WATERS.” TANSAN DRY TANSAN GINGER ALL LEMONADE. ‘•The Ideal Natural Mineral Water.” Sole Agents: R. T. REID Co., Penang. I ■■■■—l■ ss JEWELL FILTER FOR ESTATES. These Filters have been repeatedly testified to as removing 99 per cent, of Dangerous Germs. Below we
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    • 647 10 CONSTIPATION. The Cause of much Suffering. When the Bowe!, are clogged the waste matter decays and ferments and enters the blood, and is carried to all parts of the body, producing Headaches, Biliousness, .eeplessnes,. Heartburn, Loss of Appetite, Indigestion, Neuralgia, Rheumatism and various < her Aments disturbing the Heart and
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  • 908 11 MODERN BUSINESS FROM THE BUYER’S STANDPOINT. Millions of pounds are spent every year in public advertising, says Thomas Russell (President of the Incorporated Society of Advertisement Consultants) in a Home paper. The brightest brains in business are concentrated upon the incredibly difficult task of obtaining attention
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    • 287 11 FOUR GOOD POINTS. Qualify.— The Quality of Our Drugs and Preparations is Unimpeachable. \isf/ 51:1,1 —Our Business is under the yirSjf Direct Supervision of Two /7 British Qualified Chemists. Prices. Lowest, Compatible with gtx z® Q ualifc yDelivery.— All Orders Promptly Despatched. The Dispensary, Ld., CHEMISTS, PHARMACISTS, OPTICIANS 2, Bishop
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    • 1187 11 A Celebrated Violinists Japan Mail Steamship Co. Ld. (••ztCsjv iw VZjcY llifflk- EUROPEAN LINE. iMilMraWlilWlli A A Fortnightly service is maintained be- I tween Yokohama via ports to Marseilles I kWiWltll IwW M V»’ London and Antwerp, under mail contract Wa with the Imperial Japanese Government. wWWi’ The New Twin-screw
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 2340 12 P &o for* Inten<,cd SaMillsa Norddeutscher Lloyd. Bremen. Steam Navigation Co. British India Steam Navigation Co., I Ll TB otm st«« Slip (o„ Ut 1913 t M Fob Intskdsd to Sail. Stbambb. S' AND Aug. 7 Arcadia connecting with Malwa. ftfAvn' 21 Devanha connecting with Mooltan. SinWlDOre 2nd Aug. at
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