Straits Echo, 17 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. 11. $24 Per Annum PENANG, WEDNESDAY, 17th DECEMBER 1913. Single Copy, 18 cents. No. 290
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    • 942 1 If yon roqaiio a Tonic and Boros* ihinpr to nourish you, drink DOC’S HEAD GUINNESS'S STOUT and look for this label ll** mdJ'M that yon pet it TIANO LEE 9 Ce., Sale Afaata. Andrew Usher 8 Co.’s SPECIAL RESERVE. O.V.G. Whisky. SANDILANDS, BUTTERY 8 Co.. AGENTS FOR PENANG F. M.
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    • 15 1 TIGER BRAND CEMENT. :58 a T r-3 /N Sv e BEST FOR ALL PURPOSES. rsaiaaiißinißigaaiaiu
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    • 101 2 1 a m m tvAR 9 so mw 1 i m m Joihn Dewar&SonsJ?| (distillers) 6xlra Special toSewciWim OP GREAT AGE M >v\k. s >\ mm m Grand Prix k r m Par.s 1900 SI Louis »04,/^' ¥> m OvtH 50 COLO m i s 1 X* m ire mcoala
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  • 961 3 Tb« celebration of the 200th anniversary el tbs birth of Diderot has provoked eome controversy among our neighbours across Channel. There was a proposal to make national fete of this celebration, but it was opposed by M. Maurice Barres, among others, on the ground that it
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  • 745 3 Round THi Clock With His Holiness the Pop*. Though there are few personages who keep their fingers more tightly upon the pulse of the world and its movements than the Pope, his Holiness dwells in an atmosphere of long ago. No Prime Minister in Europe is so
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  • 201 3 At a time when the question of an increased army for defensive purposes is exercising the minds of Great Britain’s military experts, China has grasped the nettle of Conscription firmly in a praiseworthy and workmanlike manner. The Minister of War has devoted considerable attention to this matter
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    • 70 3 Whooping Cough. heu jour child haa whooping cough be c re "'l to keep the cough looae and exploration easy by giving Chamberlain’s llemedt <uj may be required. This remedy will alio liquify the tough mucus turn make it easier to expectorate. It has Use<i •uccest.fully in many epidemics &n
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    • 10 3 For Chrome Cheat CouipUmts. Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure, I*. fid.
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  • SHIPPING.
    • 87 4 Yorck, Ger. ss., 5,116, Loeser, Dee. 16, Hongkong, Dw. 10, Gin. —B. M. St Co, Avagyee, Br. s.s., 247, Spencer, Dec. 16, Malacca, Dec. 14, Gen. —E. S. Co., Ltd. Nankin, Br. s.s., 4,250, Jonea, Dec. 16, London, Nor. 11, Gen.—A. G. St Co. fan Riebeeeh, Dut. a.a., 1,670,
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    • 50 4 December 17. Ayuthia, for Asahan. Nankin, for Port Swettenham, Singapore, China and Japan. Perak, for DeliSpeelman, for Langaa, Edi, T. Semawe, Segli, Olebleh and Sabang. Pungah, for Batu Bahra. Hole Canton, for Teluk Anaon. Dindinga (by Train) via Ipoh and Teluk Anaon. Flying Dragon, for Port Weld and Taiping.
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    • 277 4 For Yen—Per Jit Seng, to morrow, 7 a.m. A lor StaV (Kedah) Per Tong Chuan, to-morrow, 8 a.m. Alor Star (Kedah) —Per Ghee Thye, to-morrow, 9 am. Deli—Per Malaya, to-morrow, 1 p.m. Port Swettenham, Port Dickaon and Malacca—Per Avagyee, to-morrow, 2 p m. Port Swettenham and Singapore—Per Taroba,
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  • 118 4 Penano, December 17. (By courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London, Demand Bank 2/4-/, 4 month*’ sight Bank 5 *>» 3 Credit 2/4} 3 Documentary 2/4 J} Calcutta, Demand Bank R*. 174 3 day*’ light Private 175 f Bombay, Demand Bank 174 Moulmein, Demand Bank 173} day»’ aight Private 175}
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  • 203 4 Gold Leaf 164 40 Black Pepper 16. buyert White Pepper 28 50 buyer» Trang Pepper 24. —nominal Clove* ...39 out of season Mace 120 nominal. Pickings 80-— teller» Nutmeg* 110 s. 24.— teller» No. 1 6.10 tale» Sugar < 2 5,50 sale» Baiket 5.15 buyer» Copra (mixed) 13. tales
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  • 186 4 Penang, December 17. Beee cts. Soup per catty 14 Roast 24 Steaks 24 Stew or Curry Meat 16 Rump Steak 24 Ox Tail each 30 Tongue 55 Feet 15 Heart 30 Liver per catty 55 Poek— Pork per catty 38 .Pig 8 Held m t. Feet >« H
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  • 1066 4 Name. i UEBER DOLLAR SHARES. Ayer Kuninir Rubber Estate, Ltd. Balgownio Rubber E tate, Ltd. Changkat Serdaug Estate, Ltd. GleDealy Plantations, Ltd. Jebong (Perak) Rubber Co., Ltd. Kedah Rubber Co., Ltd. Malakoff Rubber Co.. Ltd. Nellmay Rubber Co., Ltd. New Serendah Rubber Co., Ltd. Perak River Valley Rubber Co.,
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    • 48 4 The Children’s Cold». Watch the children’s colds and cure them before they weaken the vitality. Use Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy freely. It is |>erfectly safe. It has been tested by chemiits and pronounced free from injurious substances and costs but a trifle. For sale by alii) ispensaries and Dealers.
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    • 43 4 If your fund? are growing scanty, Rigidly economise; If your station’s poor and lowly, Resolutely strire to rise If your braius are sound and healthy, Cough or cold you won’t endure, Knowing such can soon be conquered By some Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure
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    • 68 4 /91L Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure, For Coughs and Colds, never (ails. Is. 6d. 1 mum THIS IS IT l WATERBURY’S METABOLIZED Cod Liver Oil Compound TASTELCSS ODORLBS3 Ur The latest scientific preparation of COD LIVER OIL. Does all that is claimed for it and supersedes the old-fashioned emulsions which upset
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  • 1128 5 Not botanists only but all amateur gardeners will welcome the decision of the Botanical department of the Colony, to publish a bulletin of ite own, the firet number of which has been sent to us for review. In an editorial note, Mr. I. H. BucVbill, Director of
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  • 283 5 From an article which appears in the current number of the Oxford Fortnightly it would appear that Oxford does not propose ,to follow Cambridge in founding a Peace I Society. The article lays down the following lines on which it thinks I the English Peace
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  • 199 5 In the preamble of the revised regulations the inefficiency of Chinese msnagement is very frankly admitted. “The Chinese,” according to one paragraph of the preamblo, have not yet been well educated in the knowledge of mining, and continue to employ the old methods of working which have
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  • 269 5 The following were the exports of Penang for the fortnight ended December 15, 1913 To United Kingdom. Tin 1,085 tone White Pepper... 5 Tapioca (Flour) 39 (Flake) 15 (Pearl) 95 Copra 50 Rubber (Fara) 370 To U. 8. America. Tin 150 tons Tapioca (Pearl) 197 Rubber (Para)
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    • 706 5 PENANG HARBOUR BOARD. NOTICE. PRYE RIVER DOCK FERRY SERVICE. THE BOARD'S FERRY SERVICE hntween Penang, Hagan Luar, and PrTi> Hirer Dock will l>e discontinued as from midnight on 31st Decoiul>er, 1913. Bj Order of the Board, C. W. BALLANTYNE, Secretary. Tenang, 12th December, 1913. 837 TRONOH MINES. Limited. (Incorporated in
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    • 310 5 8 c o E& C 38 <&r /£S EGVP acaswxjk 001 c—* Fabrique de —j> 3pj Cigarettes Egyptiennes Sg FELUCCA •ESS! f I Bouton 5 ASPERO FRfeRHS 3sJ f ABRtQUC P A MaSPERO FreRESI>& fAft*tQW« O P**RES L*P UMiM Au 3spmpH3a@f? DANS llu* /MANUFACTURE AU OCAIREvEGYPTE 1 (MMMfIMMHHMHHXftMMMMMMMMMMMHI Tel. Address.
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  • 95 6 fmklisked daily (except Sunday! and pvfclie holidays) AT TBS CEiTEEiON PRESS, Ltd. No. 59, Beach Street, PenaDg. Puck Daily Local $24 per annum. OnteUtion... Postage Extra. Mail Editiom (Post Free) $17.50 OABLB ADDKBBS ECHO—PENANG.” Telephone No». Echo 586 Printing Department 343 N.M.— All buaiMM »»maunictlio»i ahould V*
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  • 1382 6 (Only a week or so ago, we pointed out in these columns the utter futility of the action lof planters’ associations in various district® of the country in passing resolutions in favour of reducing coolies’ wages and attempted to show how any locally concerted endeavours to
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  • 524 6 1 Mr. E. T. C. Garland is expected out earlj in the new jear on a short visit. We are sorry to bear that Mr. W. H. Dinsmore, Acting D P.P. of Perak, i« ill. > The Rer. Bro James proceeded to Colombo this morning by thes.s.
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  • 348 6 To the Editor of the Straits Echo. Sir, Regarding your advocacy of a reform in the banishment laws of the F.M 8. (winonly F.M S are not the same laws in force in the S.S. I think we all see the undesirability of engaging the services of
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  • 987 6 Apropos of a remark in last Saturday’s leading article, it is interesting to recall that during the past ten years the Strait» Time» has had three editors, the Malay Mail three the Pinang Gazette three, the Timet of Malaya four, and the Strait» Echo about half a dozen.
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  • 130 7 f SINGAPORE. {From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, December 17. At the Singapore rubber auction 120,415 lb. of rubber were offered for sale and 109,180 lb. were sold at the following prices Smoked Sheet slo2—sl2l per picul Unsmoked $104—1116 First Crepe $ll4-$ll9 Second slo3—sll4 Third $B9 $lO2 Fourth 75—$
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  • 91 7 Presentation of Prizes (From Our Own Correspondsi f Singapore. December 17. The new Infant School at Pearl’s Hiil was opened this morning bj Lady Evelyn Young. The cost of the school, which will accomodate 640 children, is $70,000. It replaces the Cross Street School for infants which
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  • 81 7 Presentation by the Choir. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, December 17. The Presbyterian Church choir held a social evening yesterday. The Rev. W. Runciman, who is goirg home in a few weeks, was presented with a pair of gold sleeve links and Mrs Runciman with a
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  • 22 7 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, December 17. Advice from Bangkok report* that the China Siam Bank has suspended payment.
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  • 78 7 Rrm'rktkl* Boer Gathering. (Reuter.) Bloemfontein, December 16. The wife of ex-President Steyn unveiled a monument to the Boer women and children who perisbel in the war before a huge concourse of Burghers and their wives and children who camped out in the open, it was a remarkable Boer
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  • 77 7 Cvvent Garden Estate Sold. Reuter.) London, December 17. Mr. H. Mallaby-Deeley, Unionist member for Harrow, has purchased the D,, k e Bedford’s Covent Garden estate whic covers about nineteen acres of property and twenty-six streets and which includes such premises as the rury Theatre, the Opera House
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  • 50 7 (Reuter.) London, December 1 <. A daring attempt at a burglary was ma e the office of the Strait. Stea“.h.p Company. The plate covering the key no •f safe was screwed off and holes drilled above the lock. The thieves were evidently disturbed. Only a coat
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  • 30 7 Renter.) London, December 1 7. The Suffragettes set tire to St. Anne s Church, Aigburth, Liverpool. The south ■t.lU were totally destroyed and the organ ••riouily damaged.
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  • 109 7 MR. AUSTEN CHAMBERLAIN AT MANCHESTER. (Reuter.) London, December 16. Mr. Austen Chamberlain, in a speech at Manchester yesterday evening, said that the air was full of rumours of negotiations and dinner parties. Mr. Asquith had invited conversations, but conversations with the Unionist party could be conducted
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  • 120 7 Reuter.) London, December 16. The situation at Leeds is becoming worse and fierce conflicts are taking place betweeu the strikers and the police. Baton charges were made by the police who were severely handled. A score of factories dependent upon gas engines had to be closed.
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  • 109 7 Rumoured British Proposal. (Reuter Londou, December 16. It is stated in Paris and Rome that Great Britain has proposed to the Powers that Greece should be allowed to retain the Aegean Islands which she now occupies, sul.j ct. to guarantees regarding fortifications and contrabind, except the islands
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  • 78 7 (Reuter.) London, December 16. The seriea of prolonged Cabinet meetings held this week is much commented on. It is stated that the armaments expenditure, the Budget problems, the question of the inclusion of the taxation land values and the land programme are occupying the attention of the
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  • 94 7 Visit to Paris and Germany. (Reuter.) LondoD, December 16. Mr. Winston Churchill. First Lord of the Admiralty, will start on Friday on a visit to Paris and will then proceed to Germany where he will stay far ihree weeks. It is not known whether ho goes to
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  • 39 7 (Reuter.) Johannesburg, December 16 The bullet which struck Sir Lionel Phillip' s in the neck has 1.-een extracted, but no attempt will bo made to extract the bullet in the liver for emne days.
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  • 27 7 Renter.) London, December 16 The German steamer Narvik was found capsized at the mouth of the bm*. Apparently all her crew of thirty-two a.e drowned.
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  • 229 7 SELECTED TELEGRAPHIC NEWS. The Central Government is negotiating a loan of .£3,000,000 with the Austrian bankers, JC2.000.000 of the loan to be used for military equipment and the balance for military reorganization the price to be and the interest 55% President Yuan has appointed Mr. Chen Chiu To
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  • 26 7 (Reuter.) London, December 17. Admiral Fletcher reports that business at Tampico has be3n resumed and that there are no indications of further disturbances.
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  • 185 7 The mail brings the confirmation of the sad news wired out here of the death of Mr. George Derrick, father of Mr. G A. Derrick, which event took place on Nov. 16th at Southampton. The late Mr. Derrick was well known in Singapore twenty years
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  • 429 7 The installation of the Worshipful Master, Bro. H. M. Darby, took place at f Lodge Elliot, Malacca, on Saturday even- g ing, the Installing Master being Wor. Bro Sproule, who with Wor. Bro. Ball (District Grand Secretary) and Wor Bro. Still had 1 travelled from Singapore for
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  • 303 7 Chinese Athletic Club’s Withdrawal. The Honorary Secretary of the Penang Association Football League received a letter yesterday from the Honorary Secretary of’the Chinese Athletic Club intimating their intention to withdraw from the League Competition, and giving as their reason that they were unable to secure players to play
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  • 387 7 to the editor or the Malay Mail. Sir, —VVill you allow me to add a few remarks on this vexed question lam planter of considerable experience both here and elsewhere. What strikes one in this country is the lack of training of an assistant. How many
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  • 119 7 Savs the Kuala Lumpur correspondent of the Times of Malaya The local Chinese do not seem at all inclined to fall in with the views expressed recently hv their representative on the Federal Council, the Hon. Mr Eu Tong Sen. and they have lost
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  • 60 7 The following ties have been fixed for Friday, the 19ch instant:— Championship. Cunningham vs. Fettes Turner vs. Starr Goodwin vs. Lindley. Messrs. Choo Chuan Keok A Co. «end u* an artistic metal date-block for 1914. Messrs. G H Slot A Co, as local agents for Prime Portland
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  • 114 7 ALLEGED ILLEGAL GRATIFICATION. T. C. Mitchell, a clerk employed in the Medical Department, was yesterday afternoon arraigned before Mr. M. E. Sherwood in the Third Court and charged that he on December 1, 1913, being a public servant did accept from one Wi Mong Neoh for
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  • 293 7 Yesterday. To-day. Riee or Buyers Seilers Buyers Sellers Fall. Rubber. s. d. e. <l. a. d. a d. in« o Malay S 9 9 6 8 74 9 44 —lMd Bukit Mertajsm. 1 74 2 14 1 74 2 14 Chersonese ..2 26 2 26 Cons. Malays 7 7V<
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  • 78 7 Tift fcnd Copra The following burness in tin has been done to-day Singapore Straits Trading Co., 10U 587 25 Penang Penang Tin Exchange, 6} tons at I '6 50 Total 106j tons. Tin is quoted m Loudon to-day at .£173 cash and .£174 7 s fid. three months’
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    • 323 7 FOR SA.LE 14—20 H.P. Siddeley-Wolseley Motor Car, with all usual accessories. In perfect condition. Price $2,500. Apply to G.S.”, 17-12-' 3 845 c/o Strait» Echo. THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE CO., LTD. II had Office :—SINGAPORE. Life Assurance and Endowment in All F orms. LIBERAL POLICIES. LOW RATES Financial Agents
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  • 15 7 Obituary. (Fru/er.) Paris, December 16Thm death has taken place of M. Leon Tb. motor manufacturer.
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  • 4226 8 CAPTAIN AH QUEE’S ESTATE. The will mm, involving million» of money, was resumed yesterday afternoon before Mr. Justice W. W. Fisher in the Supreme Court. It arose from an originating summons (No. 361 of 1912) issued by Cheang Thye Phin against Lim Ah Chen and ten others,
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    • 377 8 The King's Service A Great Patriotic E xcluaive in 3 Reel» at Enormous Expense We have secured exclusively this Great Patriotic Picture for this Town. Showing To-night! To-night 11 AT George Town Kinematograph Under the distinguished patronage of Hon. Mr. W. Kvar.s, Hon. Mr. A. R. Adams, Major H. B.
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    • 640 8 MUNICIPAL NOTICE. Notice is hereby give* that the books containing the Annual Valuation of and rate* imposed on all buildings and lands situated within the Municipality of George Town, Penang f or the year 1914, are open to the inspection of Ratepayers at the M unicipal Office, daily on j
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  • 26 9 Vtur.lt Ircm Agent» Due Lv«ttovt Egypt belta t Alia Colombo Colombo Singapoia Singapore BM.ACo. A-.G.ACo. a.g.ac*. B.M AOo. 18th D«c. 24th 27th 30th m
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  • 21 9 Vt-ittl» For Ag< nt i Leave» Luttvm oiDK&pora B.M ACo. Dm. Egypt (Singapore A.G.AO0. Dtltn ■Colombo A.G.AOo. auu Colombo B.MAOo.
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    • 378 9 Expected Arrivals and Departures. Mall Service Outward. Pee 25 Egypt connecting with s.s. Mores 1914 Jan. 8 Deranhs Maloia 22 China *.e. Marmori Homeward. Pate. Steamer. Connecting with S.S. Due London. Jan. Feb. »9 Mar. tf Apr. May 24. 7 21 7 21 4 18 2 16 30 June 13
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    • 1550 9 (S HIPPING. BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD. Fo* Singapore (Three times a week). Port Swetteoham and Singapore. (Twice a week). Victoria Point, Mergui, Tavoy, Yeh and Mouhnein. (Fortnightly). Singapore and Australia. Rangoon <t Calcutta. (Weekly.) Negapatam, Madras, Pondicherry, Cuddalore and Karikal. (Weekly). lonmmom llotd, was. GERMAN MAIL LINE i
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  • 639 10 For the past six weeks the Cabinet, aa we have repeatedly been told, was falling; but it still remains whole and sound. Last week one Government official after another was attacked by the un-muzzled press in Peking and elsewhere, and still the Cabinet and the
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  • 243 10 It would appear from the amount of obstruction that President Yuan Shih-k’ai has to overcome in the establishment of «table Government in China that hi« opponents would rebel against the rule of an angel sent direct from Heaven. Manifestoes were issued ou the ‘24-th November abolishing
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  • 565 10 Q.” ON PURITANISM AND LITERATURE The Bishop and the Stag*. The large audience which thronged the literary lecture hall at Cambridge University in mail week enjoyed immensely another of the fortnightly lectures of Sir A. T. Quiller Couch, King Edward VII. Professor of English
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  • 549 10 Only yesterday, when condition* caused by residence of a large number of Japanese in the United State* wa* the occasion of dissent between the Federal Government and the State of California, and of friction between America and Japan, much foreign criticism of the incident was tinged with
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