Straits Echo, 23 October 1913

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  • 35 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS. CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS. THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY VOL. 11. $24 Per Annum. PENANG, THURSDAY, 23rd OCTOBER, 1913. Single Copy, 10 ceoti No. 244
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    • 1117 1 If to* raqnira a Tonic and someth in tr to nourish you, drink DOC MEAD GUINNESS’S STOUT and look for thii label IS to CM that N y<™ fir®* 11 XIANG LEE V Ca., Sal* Ageata. Andrew Usher 8 Co.’s SPECIAL RESERVE. O.V.G. Whisky. SANDILANDS, BUTTERY 8 Co., AGENTS FOR
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    • 10 1 TIGER BRAND CEMENT. x;258 <*s «5 BEST FOR ALL PURPOSES.
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    • 111 2 NATU 1 1 y%#i y v b LK L r LION BRAND.I (STERILIZED y <Z *CA i*5,190 4 /J W Grand Prix Paris 1900 St. Loui? V > n n >- .*93 c hi 1099 nmiiiniiiiiiiiiinuiiHiii Schutzmarke J^-6(wn 9eM Sd)a BoSd,«cig 1 AR En, Mecklenburg (Deul* 1 I*' 1 4
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  • 2437 3 CASE FOR THE PROSECUTION. Stout or Many Land Transactions. Ibe trial of Mr. Bauess commenced before Mr. Justice Wo dward at Ipoh on Monday. Accused pleaded not guihy to all the charges On the application of his Counsel, Mr. Baness was permitted to take a seat
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  • 224 3 Twenty three Years h Malata. Wo are informed that Dr. G. D. Freer has resigned Lis position as Senior Medical Officer in the Government Service and will n«»t le returning to the F.M.S. Whether this is dna to a relap e, nr to the fact that
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    • 57 3 It Never Fails. Chand erlain's Colic, Cboisia I>iar- li'ea Remedy is all its name ;mpl es. fines diarrhoea and dyie«*<rj e f children or adults, and the most violeu cists of cramp colic or pain in the stomach kive wav to a few doses of this medicine. *uie, always cures.
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    • 58 3 fomm« Jense. Don’t doctor your blood for rbeumnti.m. Use an ex'ernal application of Chamber» s p-; n Unlcr. In a few days it will get you iin ami out in»o the sunshine, then nature im restore tb« rich red blood to your rem, IZd Zon rid the system of this
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    • 93 3 </V> <•/ PIXOAP Pixoap Scentless Tar Shampoo. The ideal means of cleansing hair and scalp and preserving and increasing the growth of the na.r. Shampooing with Pixoap is *•»>■ and delightful. either at home, in the bath-room or at the hairdressers and inexpensive, as a bottle of Pixoap lasts several
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    • 651 3 V® I ®SS®®®®S®3®®®®®@®®®®®©®®<s®©®o®<s®®@®® GOODRICH TYRES vl r**-‘ r-> .A I v *wW FIJI \X If-ill; H .i? w w«>< w V £??3s Sssĕc isi VC -«2 «i v/ V G "m The Largest Tyre Factory, with the Greatest Output in the World a Tribute to the Supreme Quality OF l
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  • SHIPPING.
    • 77 4 October 23. Ghee Thye, for Alor Star (Kedah'. Tong Chnan, for Alor Star (Kedah). Perak, for Port Swettenham, Port Dickson and Malacca. Dc Kock, for Deli and Asahan. Pungah, for Trang and Pang Nga. Gneuenau, for Ceylon, Australasia, India, Aden, Egjpt and yia Naples, for Europe etc. Teetla, for
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    • 370 4 Fob Alor Star (Kedah) —Per Kedah to-morrow, 10 a.m. Alor Star (Kedah)—Per Ban Lee, to-morrow, 10 a.m. Port Swettenham and Singapore—Per Pin Seny, to-morrow, 3 pm. Teluk Anson—Per Hebe, tomorrow, 4 p.m. Pulau Langkawi, Perlia and Setul —Per Un Peng to-morrow, 4 p m. Dindings, Sitiawan and Bagan
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  • 122 4 Pena.no, October 23. (By courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) Loudon, Demand Bank 2/4 f 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4, 3 Credit 2/4J 3 Documentary 2/4|~ Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs 173* 3 days’si»?ht Private 175 j Bombay, Demand Bank 173^ Moulmein, Demand l ank 172^ 3 slays’ sight Private 175|
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  • 202 4 Gold Leaf 164.40 Black Pepper 15 —sellers White Pepper 27.50 sales Traug Pepp- r 24 nominal Clovt s ...‘39 out of season Aiact ...120 nominal Pickings 65. —buyers Kutmegs 110 s. 24.50 sellers No. 1 6.10 sales Sugar v 2 5.50 sales Basket 5.15 buyers Copra (mixed) 12 50
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  • 182 4 Penano, OcTon ;it 23. Beef cts Soup per catty 14 Roast 24 Steaks 24 Stew or Curry Meat 16 Rump Steak 24 Ox Tail each 30 Tongue 55 i, heet 15 Heart 30 Liver per catty 55 Pork— Pork f er catty 38 Pig’s Head... 2a Tonga. M
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  • 2367 4 alii i *c -2 Number of sL, .2 Capita!. Shares P Dividends. Name. I A i issued. 2 i i j a! b 3 y i I f I 19(99 1910 1911 1912 1913' I U3BER DOLLAR SHARES. 1009 8 450,000 13(9,000 1 1 P j P 5 P
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    • 103 4 Diphtbcrii- Hov It May B» Avoided. Diphtheria is usually contracted when the child has a cold. The cold prepares the child’s system for the reception and development of the diphtheria germs. When there are cases of diphtheria in the neighbourhood children that have colds should be kept at home and
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    • 52 4 How choice the fri its of modern science, Which bids both time and space defiance! Our ancestors must fairly own, We beat them with our telephone, We prize the boon, and all enjoy Its use, though not without alloy. If you would seek perfection pure, You’ll send for Woods’ Great
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    • 56 4 THIS IS IT! Waterbary's Metabolized God Liver Oil Compound m TASTELESS ODORLESS The latent scientific pre partition of COD LIVER OIL. Does all that is claimed for it and super sedes the old fashioned emulsions which upset the stomach. 11 lyhly re commended by themedi cal profession. s OF ALL
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  • 1438 5 QUESTIONS OF MANAGEMENT. Opinions or a Planter. The price of rubber shares has been at a low ebb for several months now, and people over here are naturally beginning to ask questions. Is all well with the industry in Malaya, or is something going on there which will
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  • 548 5 i The following is the directors’ report to the shareholders in the Singapore Cold j Storage Company to be presented a< the animal meeting on November 4: Your direc- tors have pleasure in submitting the acI counts of the company for the twelve months ended Juno
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    • 851 5 OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOCOOOOOOGGOO o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o THE BERNESE ALPS MILK Co.’s Products were awarded the GRAND PRIX (The big-heat award obtainable) At the I n vert! and Coloni.l Exhi!,iii on Brussels, 1910. SLEDGE MILK IS SUPPLIED TO GOVERNMENT MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS.
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    • 381 5 1 7, I I 0 7, 7 7 7. 7 QUALITY is the point which is necessary in an enjoyable Cigarette. -5= /I i C| A ft V/ J 6f? ISTOL ft LO*o°fL That’s why “EMBASSY VIRGINIA No. 77 has been justly described as THE CIGARETTE DE LUXE. <sc >®cziuec__)S‘dzz2«czzz3®c^iz3«
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  • 96 6 flMitWfl daily (except Sundays and p«Mie holidays) AT Til CRITERION PRESS, Ltd. No. 59, Beach Street, Penarg. Psion Daily Loeal m. W 4 per annum. Outstation... Postage Extra. Edition (Post Free) $17.50 oablu Annanss: H ECHO—PENANG.” Telephone Not. Echo 586 Printing Department 343 |f kuilM* e*m«iunie»tion« thould
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  • 1255 6 Hitherto there has beeu a differcuco in the law of the Colony and tbo law of the Federated Malay States in regard to the penalty for returning from banishment. In the Colony, no matter for what period a person has been banished, should he return and be detected
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  • 49 6 We hear on good authority that a marriage has been arranged between Sir William I’aylur, K. C. M G„ formerly Colonial Secretary of the Colony and Resident General of the Federated Mi lay States, and Mrs. Scott-Mason, widow of the late Governor cf British North Borneo.
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  • 854 6 Mr. and Mrs. G. Lung ley returned from Home last night by the N.D.L. s.s. Prinz Eitel Friedrich Dr. Chang Cbung-yuan, Chinese Financial Commissioner in London, has tendered his resignation. Mr. D. Liidlaw, of the Chartered Bank. It ft this morning by the N.D.L s s. Prinz
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  • 1010 6 Drivers of motor-buses should be warned by the police and their employers that Beach Street is not a thoroughfare which can be crossed without, danger at any but a very moderate We saw one the other day cut across from Church Street to Church Street Ghaut without slowing
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    • 201 6 #c D«CDO©C D*CDSCD«C omc r\ Wolff’s Eau dc Cologne Ice Water IS JUST THE THING O on E*i> C.0106N& MN S*3«o >.Woirr u i&nsK erne Y r® )®CDO®C for that 2 racking Headache in you. Most Refreshing and Cooling. Sold Everywhere. n F. WOLFF 8 SOHN, Karlsruhe (Baden), London: 82,
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  • 302 7 REMOVAL of governors. Renter.) Madrid, October 22. It is officially announced that the Governors of the Spam <b Provinces of Orense and Pontevedra, which are adjacent to Portugal, have been relieved of their (unctions. A Wide-spread Plot. Lisbon, October 22. The Government has circularised the legations announcing
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  • 37 7 (From Our Outn Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, October 22. Sukarta bin Hassan Mohamed, charged with the murder of another Malay named Suleiman at the Kuala Lumpur Assizes, has t>een found guilty and sentenced to death.
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  • 40 7 (Reuter.) London, October 22. Mr. C- E. H. Hobhouse, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, speaking at Bristol said that he was confident that the Home Rule dispute would be settled by the accord of both parties.
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  • 51 7 (Reuter.) London, October 22. Mr. Studd, Chairman of the Olympic Committee, at a meeting in London, said that unless a sum of j£25,000 was raised bv the end of the year the Committee would not feel justified in continuing preparations for sending a team of athletes to
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  • 32 7 (Reuter.) London, October 22. General Sir Beauchamp Duff, Secretary to the Military Department, India Office, has been appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army in succession General fcir O’Moore Creagh.
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  • 202 7 Reuter.) London, October 23. The driver of the second train in the Aisgill disaster, who was found guilty of manslaughter, has been sentenced to two months' imprisonment in the second division. I’Le Penang Confectionary have just received a limited supply of grapes and ask intending •‘uMomer*
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  • 154 7 (Reuter.) t Washington, October 22. The U.B. Government has made representations to President Huerta demanding the protection of foreigners at Torreon. American Irritation. The fact that Sir Lionel E. G. Carden, British Minister Plenipotentiary in Central America, is presenting bis credentials to f resident Huerta on the dav
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  • 138 7 (Reuter.) London, October 23. Mr. Lloyd George, speaking at Swindon, said that the Government’s scheme was to assume complete control of the land monopoly and give security to the tiller of the soil The Government proposed to establish a Ministry of Land to take over the functions
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  • 113 7 (Reuter.) London, October 22. Mr. G. P Gooch, the Liberal candidate for Reading, said that he was a whole-heart-ed defender of the Government’s fast achievements and present measures. The Unionist papers emphasize that there is much dissatisfaction at Reading over the Insurance and Shops Acts but Captain Leslie
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  • 49 7 Reuter.) London, October 22. M. Dancourt, who is attempting a flight from Paris to Cairo, has descended at Sens owing to a gale. Toll of the Air. London, October 23. The French military aviator M Dautroche was killed at Epinal while imitating M. Pegond’s aviation feats.
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  • 65 7 (Reuter.) BreslaD. October 22. Eight convictions were obtained as the result of a Police arrest subsequent upon certain revelationss of a grave scandal at Breslau in which seventy-two school girls were concerned. The accused, who were sentenced to terras of imprisonment ranging from six months to three
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  • 49 7 Reuter.) Vienna, October 22. The tourist office representing the Uranium Steamship Company has been closed bv tbe Police and the manager arrested on aiebarge of smuggling emigrants in disguise across the frontier. It is believed that manv such emigrants were on board the Volt nr no.
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  • 59 7 (Reuter.) London, October 23. Mr Kuna bold, counsellor to the Embassy at Tokio. has been appointed counsellor to the Embassy at Berlin. Mr Hen V Beaumont, of the Foreign Office, succeeds him at Tokio. At Rio de Janeiro the announcement ha« b«*n made of a reduction of
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  • 228 7 The King has been pleased to give directions for the appointment of Mr. Percy Julian Sproule to be a Puisne Judge of the Supreme Court of the Straits Settlements. Mr. Sproule, who will be forty years of age in December neit, is a Ceylon Queen’s Scholar. He
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  • 216 7 Yesterday afternoon the subordinate staff of the District aud Police Courts assembled in the District Court to bid farewell to Mr. A. V. Brown, District Judge, on the occasion of his transfer to Singapore. Mr. Ml. Rouse, Chief Clerk, Police Courts, on behalf of the
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  • 468 7 Successful Opening Performance The Hippodrome Circus opened a short sra«ou at the Dato Kramat Gardens last night with an excellent show. The Company received a cordial welcome from a bumper house and, judging from the excellence of the programme submitted, their season in Penang promises to be quite
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  • 1375 7 TO THE EDITOR OF THE STRAITS ECHO c Sir, i I have read with great care and attention I the letter from Mr. Pinhorn, publiahei in i your issue of the 21st instant. i It is difficult to understand, after perusal i of the context,
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  • 56 7 TO THE EDITOR O» THE STRAITS ECHO.” Dear Sir, I think your leading articles would be read more widely and with greater pleasure if you could see your way to make them a little shorter. Yours faithfully, A Subscriber. [Who are we. that we should tamper witli the
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  • 191 7 Yeateriay. To-day. Ri*« or Buyers Soilers Buyers Sellers Fall. RUBBER. e. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Anglo Malay ..73 8 14 79 89 +6d Bukit Mertajam. 18 31 18 31 Chersonese 2 2 5 2 14 2 7 +l4d Cons Malays 5 74 6 6 6 6
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  • 62 7 Tin, Rice and Copra. The following bus ness in tin has been done to-day Singapore: Straits Trading C 0.,) «007«; buyers, no sellers Penang Penang Tin Exchange, 6} tons at $92.25 Tin is quoted in London to-day at j£lBs 10s. cash and .£lB6 three months’ sight Rangoon rice
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  • 58 7 The following was the result of the play for the Ladies’ Monthly Medal for October. Mrs Park 43 +47 90-14=76 Mrs Edwards 45+13=88—12=76 Mrs May ...46+16=92- B=B4 Mrs Kirk, Mrs Dunn. Mrs Rose and Mrs Masterton also played but made no return. Mrs Park and Mrs Edwards
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  • 256 7 From Home papers to hand by to-day’a mail we learn with regret of the death of Dr. William Carnegie Brown, which took place at Fitz John’s Avenue, Hampstead, ou the Ist inst. Dr. Brown, if we remember rightly, established himself in private practice in
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  • 362 7 Result of the Voting. The result of the voting at the Pinang Impressionists’ Exhibition this week was as follows Class A Water Colors. Ist—“Through the Jungle”, by Mrs. H. C. Barnard. 2nd—“ Jungle”, by Mrs Maeintyre. “A Malay Kampong”, by r( j Mrs. Hargreaves. j “On tlie Road
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    • 47 7 Mr. Douglas Laidluw. P.P.C. ****************************** o o o o o o o o o o NEW BY THE MOTOR HOUR or day. CARS TERMS MODERATE. FOR APPLY TO HIRE Aing Cheang A Co.. 59. MACAZINE ROAD. o o o o o o o o o o ******************************
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  • 2293 8 The Possibility of Locally-Controlled Plantation Companies Joining Forces with the Central Selling AgencyCritical Situation of the Wild Rubber IndustryPopular Fallacies —A Napoleonic SchemeDesirability of Stable Prices. In view of the active steps now taken towards the formation of a Central Selling Agency to control the production of, and
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  • 303 8 Arrivals. Per s s Sinula, Oct. 22, from London Miss E J Sellers. Mrs W H Allan, child and iofant, Mr W Duncan, Mr II Goodwyn, Mr R G Lawson, Mr A MacDonald, Mr H S Bailey, Rev F and Mrs Haines, Miss C Beresford, Mr H Russell, and
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  • 619 8 Government Sfrvice r s. Central Union. The Government Service Recreation Club met the Central Union Athletic Club yesterday evening on the Esplanade in tbcir league fixture before a large concourse of spectators. Mr H. R. Cbeeseman officiated as referee with the teams as follows: G. S. R C.
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  • 252 8 London, October 14. I A letter appears in the press from the i Mincing Lane Rubber Brokers’ Associa tion stating that although a circular letter was sent by them to all companies in June suggesting the forming of an Asso- ciation with the object of fostering
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    • 342 8 THERES ONLY ONE THE Hippodrome Circus AND MENAGERIE. SUCCESS AT A BOUND OF OUR All Star Company of Artistes Again To-night) AT 9-15 Again To-night) SHARP. ZOO OF PERFORMING WILD ANIMALS. Trained and Performed by Dompteur C. Urban. Location of Tents: Dato Kramat Gardens. Special Late Trams after Each Performance.
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    • 119 8 +4) i THIS IS IT! WATERBURY'S METABOLIZED Cod Liver Oil Compound TASTELESS ODORLESS The btesl scientific pre parationof COD LIVER OIL Does all that is claimed for il and super- sedes the old fashioned emulsions which upset J he stomach. Highly re commended by th medi cal profession. J da-'
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    • 10 8 For Chronic Chest Complaints, Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure, Is. 6d.
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    • 394 8 MUNICIPAL NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the books containing the Annual Valuation of and rates imposed on all buildings and lands situated within the Municipality of George Town, Penang f or the year 1914, are open to tbo inspection of Ratepayers at the Municipal Office, dailv on week days
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  • 24 9 VeneU irom Agent$ Due Devaaha Delia DfrjJ1\nqer Torek Colombo Singapore Singapore Colombo A.G.&Co. A. B. BM.ACo 30th Oct. let Not. 4th 6th
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  • 18 9 Vtutlt For Agentt Leaver bevanha Singapore Colombo Qerffiinggr Colombo Singapore A. JlG.ICo. B. B.M AGo. Oct. Nor.
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    • 388 9 (SHIPPi NG.> Expected Arrivals and Departures, Mall Service Outward. 1913 Ort.Sol)evanbar< nnecting with s.s Mongoli Not. 13 Assave bi. Macedoni „27 Delta s.s. Malwa Homeward Date. Steam* r. Connecting with S.S. Due London. 191 Not. Jan. Feb. Mar. ft Apr. It MaT 1 Delta 15 India I 1914 10 India
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    • 1286 9 s BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD iormeutscm Lloyd, wm Fob Singapore (Three times a week). Port Swettenham and Singapore. (Twice a week). V ictoria Point, Mergui, Tavoy, Yeh and Moulmein. (Fortnightly). Singapore and Australia. (Fortnightly.) Rangoon Calcutta. (Weekly.) hegapatam, Madras, Pondicherry, Cuddalore and Karikal. (Weekly). Terms and Rates of
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  • 1420 10 Its Romances and Mtstieies. A German, Hans Muller, a soldier in the French Foreign Legion, was summarily shot out on the Sahara Desert. The n-w. trickled to his home in the Fatherland. At once there was an indignant outery. The press clamoured the Prime Minister was petitioned.
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  • 291 10 Thb New Issue As briefly announced in the Malay Mail on Monday, the Government of the Federated Malay States has decided to make a further grant to the fund of loans to planterB, which, as our readers are aware, was! exhausted a short time ago. By
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  • 76 10 October, 1913. Date 11 LW w L. W AM. AM. PM. P.M. 23r 1 4 00, 11.36, 6.30, 11.26 24th 8 00, Nil. 9.03, 202 25th 8.45. 2 49, 9 43, 3.27 26th 9 33, 3 31, 10 22, 411 27th 10.20, 1 12. II on.
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  • 1040 10 It cannot truthfully be said that the debate on the Supply Bill iu Council, reported in our Saturday’s D*ue to the extent of over four columns, contiibuted much that was ussful, or instructive, or even amusing for the public. In the first place the alteration of procedure
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  • 435 10 Sore throat is so common that everyone must necessarily be interested in learning how to cure it with rapidity and prevent it with certainty. This is the more n- n s a r y seeing that serious diseases like tonsillitis and diphtheria, measles and scarlet
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    • 52 10 CU kriUin’i Piin Ba'au I I i® nothing eood for muscular rbemnati m. «prainK. lameness, cramp* of the imucV», l.ruises and like ii juries as ChamUrlain'a Pain Palm It will effect a cure in less time thau but other t>e..troeut. For ale by all 1 *i*p* i sui it e
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    • 39 10 Children's CvUjhs. Why let the children r. t-k their little lolies in such a distressing manner when )ou can so easily cure their colds with a Uiitle of Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy. I For sale by all Dispensaries and Dealers.
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    • 319 10 E. O. Hotel. SPECIAL TIFFIN EVERY WEDNESDAY SATURDAY. SINGAPORE COLD STORAGE COMPANY, LIMITED. Penang Branch: No. 255, Penang Road. IMPORTERS OF Australian Frozen Meat and Produce ALSO English Fish and Came. Contractors to tho PENANG Shipping: and Estates Supplied. Spo.ial Attention Given to Outstation Orders. SHOP HOURS. Week Days: 5
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    • 12 10 Wood»»’ Grpat Peppermint Cure. Foi Cough» and Cold?, nerer fail», 1». 6d
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    • 137 10 Read! “The National Review” (CHINA). PUBLISHED WEEKLY AT SHANGHAI The Authority on Chinese Affairs. It is in the closest touch with the progressive Governinnnt Authorities and influences those mainsprings of develop* ment now coming so rapidly iuto play in the Republic. 14;- per annum postage free. Local Agent:— Khoo Ho
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    • 99 11 THE BRITISH ADMIRALTY. THE INDIA OFFICE. CONTRACTORS TO THE WAR OFFICE. ALSO THE GOVERNMENT HOSPITALS IN SINGAPORE, MALACCA AND THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES. <? r t i t-A& n IMPORTANT. In order to thoroughly introduce our new FAMILY SIZE Tin (1! pint) of MILKMUD L lIBIL ILIZ HULK. ARE SELLING
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    • 1400 12 EUROPEAN AGENCY. WHOLESALE Indents promptly executed at lowest cash prices for all kinds of British and Continental goods, including:— Books and Stationery, Boots, Shoes and Leather, Chemicals and Druggists’ Sundries, China, Earthenware and Glassware, Cycles, Motors and Accessories, Drapery, Millinery and Piece Goods, Fancy Goods and Perfumery, Hardware, Machinery and
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