Straits Echo, 3 December 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. li. $24 Per Annum. PENANG, WEDNESDAY, 3rd DECEMBER, 1913. Sintle Copy, 10 cents. No. 278
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 961 1 Tf too require ft T<mio end some--4 thiflfT to noun B l you, drink nOG’S HEAD GUINNESS’S STOUT and look for this label rA to see tb»t you gr«t it TIANO LEE 9 Co., tele Agents. Andrew Usher 8 Co.’s SPECIAL RESERVE. O.V.G. Whisky. SANDILANDS, BUTTERY 8 Co., AGENTS FOR
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    • 17 1 TIGER BRAND CEMENT. s £</ <*s Yj ■v if <• IN <5 fo fc« BEST FOR ALL PURPOSES. •■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■(■■■l
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    • 105 2 j I i t=Sa FWAR 1 M. m AR 9 0 0) k f' r? -A-'jfof T JohnDewar&SohsJ? 1 (OtSTILLEPS) Cxfro Special to» StoiCi Vws |k OF GREAT AGE J *JL Grand Prix l9OO V Louis f/fe iaSKm iliMr'i/ Ovc« so oouo^irv*-» ax»- V C «'ll 4* sx- «a*j s^;
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  • 1017 3 art of purchasing a YOUNGSTER’S MACHINE. Need ok Caution. (By F. Percy Low.) f ]here is no better Christmas or New Year’s present for a boy or gill than a cycle suited to their requirements, but—and it it a bic but too —it should Ire a properly built rvc
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  • 958 3 M. Maurice Maeterliock, in hia latent work, complains bitterly of the lack of iotelli.ence displayed by the disembodied. In a scathing passage of Life After Death he points with marked disapproval to their irritating and maniacal energy in clinging to the slightest facts, their sleepy dullness,
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 12 3 Wood*’ Great Peppermint Cure For Cough* and Cold*, n*v*r fail*, 1». W
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    • 361 3 8,000,000 Rubber Stumps. Nurseries 100 acres fully Planted References MR. A. B. MILNE. Apply— L. HEINTZE, Tanjono Rambutan Estatb, m Peralc F. M. S Telegram 8: “H*ihtz*, m Tanjong Rambutar. Why waste vour good money after cheap rubbish article Be suie to only Paul Son»’ MOHON FLUTE. NOTICE. m a
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    • 106 3 Bad Taste in the Mouth. If you have a lad taste in your mouth in the morning, vour stomach is not in proper order. Chimberlain’s ablets regulate this and give you a relish for your meals For sale by all Dispecsiries and Dealers. MARTIN’S for Ladies. iPILLS A French Remedy
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  • SHIPPING.
    • 127 4 Ayuthia, Ger. a261. Freese Dec. 3, Singapore, Nov. 27, Gen. —B- M. A Co Perak, Br- s-s, 258. Glenday, Doc 2, Malacca, Nov. 30. Geo.—E. S- Co Ltd. Duymaer van]Twi»t, Dut. s.s., 1,241, isman, Dec. 2. Padang, Nov- 23, Gen-— K. P. M. Ncuh Sclihj, Br. u.s. f 2
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    • 31 4 December 3. Ayuthia, for Asahan. Alma, for Deli. Hong Wan I, for Singapore, Hongkong, Swatow and Amoy. Hok Canton, for Teluk Anson. t Flying Dragon, for Port Weld and Taiping.
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    • 233 4 Fob Yen—Per Jit Seng, to-morrow, 7 a.m. A lor Star (Kedah) —Per Ban Lee, to morrow, 8 a.m. Alor Star (Kedah)— Per Tony Chuan, te-morrow, 9 a.m Deli—Per Malaya, to-trorrow. 1p m. Port Swettenham, Port Dickson and Malacca -Per Perak, to-morrow, 1 p m Trang —Per Perl is,
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  • 117 4 'Penang, December 3. (By courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London, Demand Bank 2/4-A 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4i| 3 Credit 2/4§ 3 Documentary 2/4^ Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs 173} 3 days’sight Private 175} Bombay, Demand Bank 173} Moulmein, Demand I ank 173 3 days’ sight Private 175^ Madras, Demand
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  • 59 4 Gold Leaf ...f64 40 Black Pepper 15 75 buyens White Pepper 27.40 buyers Trang Pepper 24. nominal Cloves ...39 out of season Mace 120 nominal. Pickings 75. —buyers Nutmegs 110 s. 24. sellers No. 1 6.10 sales Sugar 2 5,50 sales Basket 5.15 buyers Copra (mixed) 12 90 buyers
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  • 2175 4 d J S -2 Number of d, S Capital. Shares \L *=> Dividends. Name. i < r? issued. i S Ik a I a tS I I I (5 1 o» I I I i 19l»9 1910 1911 1912 1913] I UBBER DOLLAR SHARES. p.o. p.e. p.c. j I
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    • 54 4 lu the Firmament’s heavily star-mapped Bpace, The Southern Cross majestic is suspended, Australia’s celestial ensign An Empire race Benoath it thrives, defensive and defended, Insidious foes beset all human life! A hacking cough is foiemost in the strife Beneath the Southern Cross one only thing procure. To banish it? It’s
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    • 59 4 U n cb wry Words. Why waste words and advertising space iu describing th many poiuts of merit in Chamberlain’s C > uh Remedy The most fastidious are sati>tied when we state that it cures colds aud coughs from any cause, and that it coutaius absolutely no narcotics or injurious
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    • 165 4 mm THIS IS IT! WATERBURY’S METABOLIZED Cod Liver Oil Compound TASTELESS ODORLESS The latest scientific preparation of COD LIVER OIL. Does all that is claimed for it and supersedes the old fashioned emulsions which upset the stomach. JTi”!dyie commended by the medical profession. OF ALL CHEMISTS I Prir» 1-25 *i\J
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    • 85 4 ,4 A 17 3; i L //<>/ IIH8! A?? m. B A BUYER E R The most essential quality of a tablet in order to secure absolute efficiency is that it should break up rapidly in water. Bayer’s Tablets of jtsplrin are distinguishable from imitations by the fact that whilst
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  • 1338 5 Erederic Harrison, in writing of Style in English prose, says The most famous essay on “6tv le 1 suppose is that by one of the greatest wizards who ever used language. I mean the Ars Poetica of 1 Horace In order to possess the piower of creating
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  • 39 5 The following ties have been fixed for tomorrow Sealed Handicap. J Dick and E Reimaun vs H Starr aud A S Hall J 3 Cunningham and V\ K Shirpe vg R N Goodwin and H Hewlett
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  • 78 5 Dresser’s Rash Act.” Turpentine and Quinine. A dresser named Puniab, and another man named Ni<nan, both employed on the (North Hummock Estate, were charged, at Klang. ou Monday uiorniue, with commitSing a rash act” resulting in the death of two coolies. The men appear to have used turpentine in the
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  • 294 5 About 125 persons sat down to dinner in the Witte Societeit, Medan, at 8-30 p in. on the 30th ult, says the Sumatra Post after being played into the hall by Piper Steuderson of Soengei Kari Estate, who is the official bagpipe-plaver of the Scotch
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  • 103 5 To-dat. 0t i Dav of lltli Moon Baud, Esplanade, 6 to 7 p m. League Football G. S R. C. P- C. C Esplanade The Graud Opera Co King Street theatre, Sbahroom Indra George Town Cinematograph, Kuala Kangsar Read. Straits Cinematograph, Penang Road. Drurv Lane Cinematograph, Drury Lane. To-mobrov
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  • 14 5 German Buelovc ...4th Dec English (Himalaya)) ...10th China Assays ...13th Chinn (Y»rc\)
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    • 310 5 3 M i'll < tL® v?l J& y& P9j&~ft IT 0 &J pr !X. 81!® 3 v\\NV 'V V>\o ■\\\n\w> >'\\vL'V\'fc.\ <t, V'K NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Chung Hong Soon of 335, Beach Street, Penang, Chinese Liquor Merchants, are the sole proprietors of the above trade mark which is
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    • 444 5 r «2 M O <b c 'G <Srr egvp /£S N •VZ> S^-raK yj^T..--s>rjfelg-^ai C—e FABRIQUE DE «-J Cigarettes Fgyptiennes FRERES li! «<r BoutonK Rouge /AASPERO Facets L t W*11»u« FELUCCA -#A v<! 9 <#» SBcr^^ -U: i in FRERES r 6 tor. Faß«»Qul paq IjJ'Maspero Frere IST OANS ICUM
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  • 94 6 flHiakftd daily (except Sundays and pafrii» holidays) AT Tl> CxLnEiiiOi.'i PRESS, Ltd. No. 59, Beach Street, Penarg. Paica Daily Leaal M $24 per annum. h Ontetation... Postage Extra. Mail Edition (Poet Free) $17.50 oannn xddhis ECHO—PENANG.” Telephone No». Echo 586 Printing Department 343 Jf.R.-AU busia«M communication» should
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  • 1664 6 With the exception of one newspaper it Peking which is commonly supposed to l closely identified with the President, ail our China exchanges which have commented on the suppression of the China Republ'c in < i Shanghai, in the circumstances narrated in these columns a few
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  • 908 6 1 Sir William Lever, of Port Sunlight fame, 1 is on a visit to Hongkong and Canton. t 1 11 ;s Exce'lency the High Commissioner, r Sir A. H. Young, K C.U.G and the Lady l Evelvn Young leave Kuala Lumpur to-day. t 5 A branch office
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  • 1026 6 > After a series of boom years, freights are declining and no doubt the P. j directors were well-advised to set about establishing a fund for the equalisation of dividends and to p! ci an extra large sum to reserve. But the eise with which tk* v have
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    • 304 6 THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE CO. f LTD. Head Office: —SINGAPORE. Life Assurance and Endowment in All F orms LIBERAL POLICIES. LOW RATES 1 inanciol Agents for Penang. SELLAR, MURRAY CO. Local O fee: —No. 7, Union Strfrt. NOTICE. A LIST of applications for public house licences for the year
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  • 129 7 (From Our Own Correspondent Singapore, December 3 At the meeting of the Singapore Poultry aD d Dairy Farm Mr. A C. Davis, who profiled, said that since his inspection of the woiking of Iho company the capital was fcuDd not to be rufiiciont and it was necessary
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  • 63 7 Ferry Boat Sunk. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, December 2. The P. O. steamer Nnlia, which arrived here from Hongkong, reports seeing a crowded Star Jerry boat sunk in the harbour at Hongkong by a Japanese steamer which cut into her amidships. The loss of life
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  • 132 7 Singapore. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, December 3. At the Singapore rubber auction 97,369 lb. were offered for sale and 86,774 lb were sold at the following of rubber prices Smoked Sheet 5109 —sl26 per picul Unsmoked slol—slls First Crepe $ll5-$l2O •Second slo3—sl*4 Third $9O $9B Fourth 71—
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  • 111 7 Fiivolous Arr sts. Renter.) London. December 2. Two vouths were arrested ly the military authorities at Zabern yeslenDy evening for laughiug at the patrols and another was arrested for singing. The co* llict between the civil aud military authoiities is sharper thug ever. Another Unpleasant Affair.
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  • 69 7 (Reuter.) London, December 3. Captain Lushington, Commander of the Nava! Wing, called at JCastcburch iu a biplane and reported that an accident befell Captain Fawcett, who was piloting an aeroplane, and he was slightly injured Mr. Winston Churchill made several flights with Captain Lushington on Saturday, Mr. Churchill himself
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  • 49 7 Australia's Praparation. Renter.) Melbourne, December 2. Australia is preparing for a determined effort to recover the Davis Lawn Tennis Cup and Norman Brookes and Dunlop are going to Europe to compete in tbn leading European tournaments. Wilding also is willing to play for the cup.
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  • 25 7 (Reuter Paris, December 2. The Chamber has agreed that the amount of the new french loan for uiiljtary purposes. shall be £52,000,000.
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  • 1131 7 important blue book. r BRITISH COLUMBIA AND INDIAN immigration. (Reuter) i T London, December 2. i he question is becoming a matter i grave concern in Canada. In the forcible deportation of a Hindu priest on November i 11 wlU *>e remembered that a British Columbia judge
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  • 193 7 Evacuation of Chihuahua. (Reuter.) Loiidou, December 2 Advice from re'iiel sources in Mexico report that the Federal troops have evacuated the important town of Chihuahua, the food and w,.ter there being exhausted. The rebels erenow marching to the town with a view- of advancing upon Mexico City
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  • 69 7 A President for Scotland. Reuter.) New York, December 2. At the St. Andrew’s Day Lfiuner Mr. John Gribbel, a big manufacturer and collector of manuscripts, suddenly rose and announced that he had bought from a Philadelphia dealer the famous Burns Glenriddell manuscripts and would present to Scotland.
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  • 272 7 Yesterday. To-day. K s. or Buyer* Seller* B-jyere Seller* rs'l. ROBBER. A. ,i -.A J Anglo Malay ..9 6 10 44 9 3 10 --3 d Buka Mertaj.m. 1 10 2 3 1 10 2 3 Chersoneee ..22 27 23 Ctm*. hlsiar* ~B<4 96 86 93 I'td liuii 'and*
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  • 1212 7 The hearing of the case against the sii Chinese who are charged with being mem bers of an unlawful ■ociet»' (green lime kongsi) was resumed yesterday afternoou before Mr. M. E. Sherwood in the Third Court. Mr. P. T. Allen, Assistant Protector of Chinese conducted the prosecution,
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  • 526 7 TO TilE EIUTOR OF THK “STRAITS ECHO Sir, 1 was interested iu jour able article on the subject as also the letter in vour issue of yesterday, signed One Interested.” I am a compiratively new m»u here and so am not so concerned financially as
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  • 315 7 lb. The Straits Rubber Co., Ltd. ...160,500 The Penang Rubber Estates Co., Ltd. 90,250 Tbe EuLa.ua Rubber Est.tes, Ltd... 42,510 The Tali Ayer Rubber Estates, Ltd. 41.000 Tbe Batak Rabit Rubber Estate, Ltd. 10,750 The Bagan Serai Co., Ltd. 13,250 Padang Jawa Rubber Estates, Ltd. 10.900 The
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  • 247 7 t QUESTION OF BAIL. Babai Hamy, the Singhalee who was charged yesterday with cheating one Valen--1 tine in respect of $10,060, was called before Mr. M. E. Sherwood again this afternoon to decide the question of bail. Mr. W. 11. Armstrong wh > has been retained for the
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  • 79 7 Tin, Rice and Copra. The foilowiug bus’nes9 in tiu has been done to-day Penarg Penang Tin Exchange, C g buyers, no seller* Straits Trading Co., buyers, no sellers j Leong Fee Co., 25 tons at SiTS.’/j Singapore: Stiaits Trading Co., 100 70 Total 125 tons. Tin is quoted
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 243 7 Tenders Wanted Immediately. To fix an Oil Mill Plant. Apply to BAN HIN BEE. 3-12-13 805 2, Jnlulonij Road. KATOO DEEBOOK/* NO LIABILITY. Notice is hereby given that a Cull (No 4) of Oae Shilling per share on iho Contributing Glares in the above Company has been made aud is
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  • 39 7 Obituary, (Reuter.) London, December 3. The death has taken plaoe of Mr. A. Stedall, the well-known race horse owner. One of the best horses he ever owned was First Principal which won the City and Suburban Handicap in 1932.
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  • 836 8 A CONTKACTOK ACQUITTED. Before Mr. M. E. Sherwood this morning a Tamil milk contractor of the General Hospital, named K&limuttu, was charged with selling to the prejudice of the purchaser milk to which water bad been added on October 31. The accused, who was represented by Mr.
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  • 855 8 The territorial limits of art have yet to be found. Wherever there is a poet, or a mind capable of appreciating poetry, there we have the making of an artist. The one sees into the soul of beauty, the other limns it Nature, ever intent
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  • 462 8 The Trade of In do-China. The annual report on the shipping and trade of Indo-( bina occupies a considerable portion of the latest bulky Bulletin Econumique to reach us from the General Government of Indo-Chiua at Hanoi. With regard to the former—the movement of shipping, which is advancing if we
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  • 1225 8 'Ike Hon. Mr. E. B. Skinner is, we piesume, an abnormally sensitive m&u, with a deep consciousness of his personal responsibility for tbe preservation of the Federated Malay States. Furthermoie when be opens his mouth it is to inform the Government and the public at large what the unofficial
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 272 8 Programme for To-night Drury Lane Cinematograph, (Drury Lane Theatre Hall). THE Ms V. J Location: —PENANG ROAD. Tempora mutantur et nos mutamur in illis.” To-night! To-night I I Complete Change of Programme. MAX! M. PRINCE! Baby Abelard. A.K. A.B. Prices as Usual. W. d« BURGH. Manayer. George Town Kinema OFFERS
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    • 38 8 Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure, For Cough* and Cold*, never fail*, 1,. 6d POSITION UNRIVALLED I«ON DON, ENGLAND. THE langham hotel, Portland Place and R»*cnt St London. W. family hotel of the highest order. In FaaKionabU- and Healthy Locality.
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    • 53 8 THIS IS IT! Walerbury’s Metabolized God Liver Oil Compound is TASTELESS ODORLESS he latest scientific pre paratiun of t't )j) LIVER OIL Does all that is claimed for it and supersedes the old fashioned emulsions which upset the stomach. Highly re Commended by the medical profession. OF ALL CrfEMISTS Price
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    • 308 8 Whosping Cough. When jour child has whooping cough be careful to keep the cough loose and expectoration easy bv giving Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy as may be required. This remedj will also liquify the tough uiucus and make jt easier to expectorate. It has been used successfully in many epidemics and
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    • 9 8 For Chronic Chest CompUint. Wood»’ Or»»t Ptpptrmint Cnr«. M
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    • 406 8 MUNICIPAL NOTICE. TVTOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that 1' the books containing the Annual Valuation of and rates imposed on all buildings and lands situated within the Municipality of George Town, Tenang, f or the year 1914, are open to the inspection of Ratepayers at the Municipal Office, daily on week
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  • 27 9 Vestelt 1<rom Agents Dne Buelow Himalaya Assa 1 1 Yorck Colombo Colombo Singapore Singapore BM.ACo. A.G.ACo. A. B. 4th Dec. 10th il3th |l 6th m
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  • 19 9 Vett’U F«r Ag> nt Leavot Buelow Himalaya Attaye Torek Singapore Colombo Colombo B M ACo. A..O.*Cr. A^G.ACo. B¥ACoDm.
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    • 333 9 S.N.C Expected Arrivals and Departures. Mail Service Outward. 1913 Dee. 10 Himalayaconnecting with s.s.Mooltan 24 Egypt e.s. Morea Homeward Will run direct to Marseilles and London via Colombo. FAKES BY MAIL STEAMERS. A Accommodation. 1st class 2nd class To London by Sea $565-72 $377-14 To Marseilles or Gibraltar $528-00 $356-29
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    • 1518 9 (S HIPPING.) BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD. Fob Intended to Sail. Singapore (Three times a week). Thar. 4th Dec., 4 p.m. Sat. 6th Dec 4 p.m. Sun. 7th Dec., 4 p.m. Thur. 11th Dec., 4 p.m. Port Swettenham and Singapore. (Twice a week). Victoria Point, Mergui, Tavoy, Yoh and
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  • 1006 10 The Federal Council’s deliberations are over; and it is stimulating to compare its attitude of mind towards problems in this country with the attitude of such a statesman as Mr. Lloyd George towards similar problems in Great Britain. The price of tin. in spite of
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  • 1248 10 1110W NAPOLEON MET HIS MATCH Bismarck’s Sarcasm. The diplomatic spirit would seem to be a mixture of prudence, courtesy, moderation and tolerance, to which must be added a knowledge of human nature, of history, p st and present, and some business aptitude, i with firmness and insight.
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  • 108 10 Wednesday, December 3. Esplanade—6 to 7 p M 1 Fantasia Pantomanh Will;, 2 Bal Costume Toreador et Andalouse p„u- 3 Selection WeMi R teiQ 4 Waltz Wedding Chimes Wiea» a 5 March That is Loe FraukUn Amongst recent votes by the Society f or Promoting Christian Knowledge i
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    • 75 10 A (era D sir oyer. i line i> no <1 auger whatever from lock J *U resulting from a woun.l n < ami <‘iltin’s Bain Balm is promptly np h«d It an antiseptic and destroys t he terms whjch cause these diseases It ai*o cans s wounds to heal wnhout
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    • 1006 10 Municipality of sincapce J h U ISSUE OF $2,000,000 (PORTION OF AN AUTHORISED TOTAL ISSUE OF $4,500,000) FOUR PER CENT. DEBENTURE STOCK, 1913. The Municipal Commissioner? of the town of Singapore haring» in pursuance of the provisions contained in the Municipal Ordinance. 1913, decided, with the sanction of the Legislative
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    • 478 10 John Bazley White S Brothers’ PORTLAND CEMENT., “LION BRAND." \ndilznds, Buttery Co, AGENTS. PENANC* S’ F. M. s. The C ildren’s Colds. Watch the children’s colds and cure them before they weaken the vitality. Use CbamberNin’s Ouch Remedy freely. It is perfectly safe. It has been tested by cbembts and
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    • 58 11 ryp Milkmaid Milk BY APPOINTMENT 2 ipiir TO H. M. THE KING THE WAR OFFICE. CONTRACTORS TO THE INDIA OFFICE. MILKMAID THE ADMIRALTY. MILK HAS BEEN SELECTED FOR USE IN THE PENANG GOVERNMENT HOSPITALS AS WELL AS FOR THOSE IN Singapore, Malacca, Kuala Lumpur and The Federated Malay States. THIS
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    • 1316 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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