Straits Echo, 3 March 1914

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  • 35 1 Straits Echo JAii.» CHRONICLE Ur LVtNTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, IHE FEDERATED MALAY STATES AND THE FAR CAaT GENEKaLIi VOL. 12. $24 Per Annum, PENANG, TUESDAY, 3rd MARCH, 1914. Single Copy, 10 ctnts. No. 49
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 1060 1 “TIGER" Brand Cement. A High (Mays Cement suitable for all purposes especially engineering and construction work. Cl For prices and further particulars apply to u TIANG LEE Co., 63, Beach Street, Penang. llllllllllliasgiiHlllllllii A P A Andrew Usher SPECIAL RESERVE. O.V.G. Whisky SANL1LANDS, BUTTERY 8 Cc.. AGENTS FOR PENANG F.
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    • 33 1 There’s PURITY and VI6OUR in every drop of Read’s “Dog’s Head” Guinness The StOUt you are used to. Insist on having Dog’s Head Brand. Sole Agents TIANG LEE &> Co.. 53, Beach Street, Penang.
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    • 113 2 NATURA I r LION BRAND.! (STERILIZED) > ft I 1 V. <v^ T a M//' Grand Prix: < \JA p aris 1900 St. Louis 1904. J,ld M u. S 'OJ, K Sc hv Gillen; 1893. •893 1898 VTV Sllb Mel*' 11 n i«9l Brem* 1 Prag e is: 1509 UlHJ]|||fli[||||liiiiiii||||||yiiiiiillllllllHUllll
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  • 2002 3 PROPOSED TRANSFER TO F.M.S. GOVERNMENT. Thi Official Correspondence. Correspondence regarding the transfer to the F.M.S. Government of the Prai Dock property, Penang, was laid on the table at the Legislative Council meeting, on Friday afternoon, and discussion on the subject was reported in yesterday’s Echo. The
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    • 166 3 E. O. Hotel. •:o:« SPECIAL TIFFIN EVERY WEDNESDAY SATURDAY. nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn rr n n n n n 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n 0 n 0 0 0 0 0 0 FOR High-Class Tailoring, LATEST Fashion and Out, BEST Materials and
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    • 48 3 Rub It Id. A good many pcjple think rbeuu atisiu can not be cured without taking n luseous medicine. Chamberlain’s Pain Balm massaged thoroughly into the skin has cured far more rheumatism than any internal remedy in existence and gives relief quicker. For by all Dispensaries and Dealers.
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    • 889 3 NOTICE. Penang Auction Mart. BY ORDER OF THE MORTGAGEE. TO BE SOLD BY Public Auction, On Friday, I3th March, 1914, AT 11-30 A M. At the Archway of Lujan's BuilJinys, Penang. The following property belonging to KHOO SOR PEK alias KHOO SAW PEK of Acheen Street, Penang. I. All those
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  • SHIPPING.
    • 153 4 Catherine Apcar, Br. s.s. 1,730, Galgay, March 2, R ingoon, Feb. 20, Gen. H. L. Co. Duymaer van Twist, Dut. ss., 1,214, Vegter, March 2, Batavia, Feb. 23, Gen. K. P. M. Ganges, Br. s.s., 2,721, Pickworth, March 2, London, Jan. 20, Gen. —A. G. Co. Aratoon Apcar, Br.
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    • 58 4 March 3. P.van Twist, for Sabaug, Olehleh, &c., Padang. Sappho, for Tougkah. Merkut, for Deli and A sal, an. Tong Hong, for Rangoon. Trang, for Trang. Omapere, for Port Swettenhum aud Singapore. Ban Lee, for Trang. Pangkor, for Dindings and Sitiawan. Hebe, for Teluk AnsonMambana, for Setul Klang, for
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    • 246 4 Foe Alor Star (Kedah) —Per Ohee Tbye, to-morrow, 8 a.m. Alor Star (Kedah) —Per Kedah, to-morrow, 9 a.m. Negapatam and Madras —Per Teesta, to-morrow, 11 a.m. Langsa, Edi, T. Sornawe, Segli, Olehleh and Sabaag Per Atjeh, to-morrow, 1 p m. Batu Bahra —Per Padang, to-morrow, 2 p.m. Teluk
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  • 126 4 Penang, March 3. By courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London, Demand Bank 2/4,*, 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4 3 Credit 2/4/, ft 3 Documentary 2/41 Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs. 173 f H 3 days’ sight Private 175 j Bombay, Demand Bank 173 j Moulmein, Demand Hank 173 tf 3
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  • 195 4 Gold Leaf *64.40 Black Pepper 16. no stock White Pepper 30.— sellers Trang Pepper 21— buyers Cloves 40. sales Mac 6 110 nominal. Pickings 84- —sales Nutmegs 110 s. 25. sellers No. 1 6.10 sales Sugar < 2 5,50 sales (Basket 5.15 buyers Copra (mixed) 11.70 buyers C Tahbun...
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  • 180 4 Penang, March 3. Beef cts. Soup per catty 14 Roast ii 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 Pork Pork per catty 38 Pig’s Head... 24 Feet «M i, 28
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  • 1467 4 o J 93 u 1909 1905 1910 1909 1900 1910 1910 1910 1910 1910 1904 1909 1910 Capital. Number of Shares issued. 3 450,000 200,000 750,000 800,000 1181,200,000 3 500,000 1,000,000 390,000 600,000 205,000 100,000 200,000 280,000 909 1909 1910 905 1909 1910 1901 1906 1909 1909 1909 1909
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    • 42 4 Trouble Averted. That littlo cold and sore throat of yours must be checked at once or it may develop into something worse. Take a lew doses of Cough Remedy and your troubles will soon vanish. For sale by all Dispensaries and Dealers.
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    • 52 4 Best Medicine Made. A better medicine can not be made than Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy. It relieves the lungs, opens the secretions, aids expectoration and assists nature in restoring the system to a healthy condition. Besides, it contains no opiates and is perfectly safe to take. For sale by all Dispensaries
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    • 55 4 <•++++++++♦ *■+■••+♦+•♦4 i THIS IS IT! WATERBARY’S METABOLIZED Cod Liver Oil Compound C.J TASTELESS ODORLESS The latest scientific pre paration of COD LIVER OIL Does all that is claimed for it and supersedes the old-fashioned emulsions which upset J the stomach. Highly re commended by th medi cal profession. Oh
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  • 899 5 Writing recently on the subject of house rents in Kuala Lumpur, we expressed the opinion that at the bottom of all the trouble was the desire for a standard of living as high as that of earlier residents in this town at the same cost —an
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  • 139 5 The following was the result of the shooting by the P.L.R.C. at Kampong Bahru yesterday: I' U 150 200 j j 1 otal yds. yds yds. Mrs Wright-Motion 32 32 *29 93 Mrs Hilton 30 29 *,4 83 Mrs Liston 28 27 *24 79 Miss Cheeseman
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  • 769 5 The ethics of brigandage in a science not yet clear. But the problem is up for solution, and that with all urgency at the present moment. Either the Central Government is asleep or it is conniving at the wholesale brigandage which is rampant in most
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  • 148 5 Tfc.NNIS Touknamen i. The following ties 'nave been fixed for to-morrow Mixed Double Handicap A. Mr and Mrs W S lJunn vs Mr and Mrs Neubronner. Mixed Double Handicap B. Miss Gawthorne and Hadden rs Mis? Heim and Hogan. Bowls Tocbnxxkx r. The following ties have been
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    • 726 5 MUNICIPAL NOTICE. PIANO FOR SALE. CONCERT GRAND PIANO by Brinsmead for sale The instrument may be inspected and full particulars obtained on application to the undersigned (By Order*. L. A. Coutier BIGGS, Secretary tv the Municipal Commissioners. Municipal Office, George Town, Penang, 2nd February, 1914 71 NOTICE OF SALE. BY
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    • 259 5 NOTICE. Messrs. W. D. H. O. WILL’S Three Castles Cigarettes. In future each tin of this popular brand of Cigarettes will contain a coloured miniature of a well-known portrait, also one coupon. Twenty-five of these coupons entitle the collector to a neat Gilt frame to take the miniature. The Miniatures
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  • 97 6 Plkliaked daily (except Sundays usd pvfclie holidays) AT TMB CRITERION PRESB, Ltd. No. 59, Beach Street, Penang. Pucs Daily Leeal 924 per «.an am. Oaketation... Postage Extra. Mail BMsi (Poet Free) 917.50 OiMJ A.DDEISS ECHO—PENANG.” v Telephone Noe. Echo 586 Priatisi Department 343 Jf J.-All SuaiMM e»i»Buntc*tion»
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  • 1340 6 Rumour has it that there has been cholera in Province Wellesley for some time past amoDg the Malays living in the numerous little kampongs near the Kedah frontier and that a number of deaths which have occurred have been entered in the police returns a 9
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  • 368 6 There was a very large attendance at the funeral of the late Mr. Lawrence Magnus Robless which took place yesterday evening. The Rev. L. M. Duvelle officiated at the Church of Assumption where the choir sang Sub Venite Libera me Domine and “in par
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  • 487 6 Fresh Outbreaks. Our enquiries show that 147 cases of cholera occurred at Kuala Muda since the outbreak of the disease at this place, of which 100 cases proved fatal. The remaining cases are still under treatment. Two fatal eases are reported from Pengkalan Semi ling and a
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  • 997 6 Penang all over! The Tango” bein„ not only dead but damned in Bn’glaJl I°* at last reached our hospitable shore. it kas met witji a hearty welcome. er Was it Gus Elen who used tn “What’s the good of anyfint nuffink”? For nearly three* Weets 'J T dredger
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    • 178 6 MOTOR CAR INSURANCE. T Royal Exchange Assurance are prepared to insure OWNERS of MOTOR J CARS and VEHICLES against DAMAGE to CARS. T THIRD PARTY RISKS, TRANSIT, FIRE. THEFT, etc., at moderate rates. Penang FOR FULL PARTICULARS APPLY TO R. T. REID Co., Agents. -HATI \t The New Perfume OF
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  • 409 7 OIL BETTER THAN COAL. (Reuter.) London, March 8. In the House of Commons Mr. Winston Churchill, introducing the Supplemental Estimates for the Nary, explained that the principal causes were new aeroplanes, the increase in the price of oil-fuel, higher dockyard wages, better progress by the contractors and
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  • 47 7 (Reuter.) London, March 3. In pursuance of his anti-alcohol policy the Tsar has abrogated the custom by which theTiar drunk the health of the troops after reviews and parades. The commanders are now authorised to propose cheers for the Tsar aud the Imperial family.
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  • 38 7 (Reuter.) London, March 2. England scored 411 in the first innings iu the fifth test match in reply to South Africa’s 193. Going in a second time South Africa scored 204 runs for 5 wickets.
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  • 36 7 (Renter.) London, March 3. The salvage of the submarine which sank Plymouth last month has been definiteT abandoned and a memorial service will be held over the scene of the disaster on Thursday.
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  • 27 7 (Reuter.) London, March 3. Ihe uumber of recruits iu the British Ai my for 1913, decreased by 2,937 as compared with 1912.
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  • 17 7 (Reuter.) London, March 2. The prospectus of the Canadian loan of •S'j.OOo.OOO appears to-day.
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  • 17 7 (Reuter.) London, March 3. ale» beat France by 31 points to nil at h*»nsic*.
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  • 340 7 DISSOLUTION IN AUTUMN. (Reuter.) London, March 2. The Daily Citizen says that the Ministerialists are inclined to favour a dissolution in the Autumn after the Home Rule Bill is placed in the Statute Book. This will entail the sacrificing of the Plural Voting Bill which, under the
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  • 102 7 Result. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, March 2. Four teams competed for the Murray Cup, a trophy presented by the late Col. Murray, to be competed for by any section of any Corps, consisting of five men, under certain conditions. The result was as follows (1)
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  • 99 7 Royal Congratulation. (Reuter.) Adelaide, March 2. Dr. Mawson was received at the University by Lord Denman, Governor-General of Australia, who read a cablegram from the King, heartily congratulating the members of the expedition oa their safe return and at the same time expressing his regret for the
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  • 106 7 (Reuter.) London, March 3. In the House of Commons Mr. F. D. Acland, Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies, said tbat the British Minister at Lisbon had been instructed to impress upon the Portuguese Government the seriousness of the arrest of the Rev. Bowskill. The
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  • 39 7 (Reuter London, March 2. The destroyer Laverock, whieh is aground in the Firth of Clyde, was completing her trials with the builders’ representatives on board when she ashore while steaming at high speed. She is badly damaged.
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  • 124 7 SUSPICIOUS POSTPONEMENT. Reuter.) El Paso, March 2. The journey of the Committee to inquire into the death of Mr. Benton was suddenly postponed or abendoned shortly before the time of starting. No explanation was given. “Temporarily Abandoned." London, March 3. After a prolonged conference between I resident
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  • 216 7 Settling the Zones of Influence. London, February 16. The I rench and German Governments will now deal directly regarding certain details of agreement on the Turkish Railway, and financial questions which will not take effect until both come to an understanding with Turkey. The Berlin correspondent
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  • 114 7 Tin, Rubber, Rice and Copra. The following business in tin has been done to-day Penang Penang Tin Exchange,") buyers, no sellers j soo.Bo Straits Trading Co., 25 tous at $87.55 Eastern Smelting Co., 100 $B7 55 Singapore Straits Trading Co., 225 $87.55 Total 350 tons. Tin is quoted
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  • 167 7 Yesterday. To-day. Rise or Buyers Seiiers Buyers Sellers Fall. Rubber. s. d. e. ri. s. d. d. Anglo Malay ..10 10 9 10 10 9 Bakit Mertajain. 2 26 2 26 Chersonese ..23 28 23 28 Cons. Malays ..10 10 9 10 10 9 Highlands 53 55 9 52
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  • 43 7 The February output of the Tongkah Harbour Tin Dredging Company was as follows Dredge No. 1, working 526 hours 171 piculs. 2, 477 294 •i r 3, t, 468 435 ft ft 4, 188 124 5, 013 495 Total 2,172 1,519
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  • 32 7 lbs. Quia Kalumpong Rubber Estates, Ltd. 61,414 Karan Rubber Co., Ltd. 5,261 The Nellmay Rubber Co., Ltd. 1,832 Padang Jawa Rubber Estate, Ltd... 11,124 Padang Rubber Co., Ltd. 12,000
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  • 1058 7 CHARGE OF DEFAMATION. A QUESTION OF CRITICISM. Mr. W. Burton reserved his decision till i next Saturday in the case of Mr. H. MoneraI singhe, charged with publishing defamatory matter concerning Mr. W. S. Gibson and Chief Inspector Jackson. Mr. J. Me C. Reav, the
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 397 7 THE t PENANG CYCLE EMPORIUM. No. 12, King Street corner Bithop Street. BICYCLES Sold and Repaired. Accessories. THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE CO., LTD. Head Office:— SINGAPORE. Life Assurance and Endowment in Ail F orms. LIBERAL POLICIES. LOW RATES Financial Agents for Penang. SELLAR, MURRAY A CO. f.ocal Office: —No.
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  • 3403 8 Annual Report. The following jg the annual report for 1913 of the Raffles Museum and Library 1. Committee. —At the beginning of the ykar the Committee of the Riffles Museum and Library consisted of the following gfeutlemen The Hon’bie R J. Wilkinson, c Colonial Secretary The
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  • 456 8 Delhi, February 14. It is understood that the question of the qualifications to be prescribed for auditors under the Indian Companies Act has now been decided Under section 144 of ths Act the Governor-General in Council has power to notify the names of the institutions and associations, of
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  • 546 8 Our readers will remember that a few days ago a reference was made in these co- lumns to a memorial which Mr. Hieo Cheu Huang presented to the Peking Government on his return from a visit to Siam. That memorial drew attention to the exist- ence
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  • 87 8 The mortality returns for Sin WDOr issued by the Registrar of Births *2 Deaths show that, during the week end' Q February 21, there were 199 deathi (jgf males, 64 females), giving a ratio per mill# of population of 31 43. Malarial f 6ve accounted for 18
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  • 65 8 To-dat. 7th Day of 2nd Moon. Penang Volunteers—Cadets, St. Xarisr'i Institution, Company Drill ;St Xavier’s Institution, 4 p.m. Bearer Section, Bandaging; General Hospital, 5 p.m. Crown Cinema, Chulia Street. Straits Cinematograph, Penang Road. To-morrow. Bth Day of 2nd Moon Penang Volunteers—Cadets, Anglo-Chinese School, Company Drill Anglo Chines* School, 4
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  • 33 8 P. O. SAILINGS. Mail Service. Outward., Homeware Devanha 5 Mar. I Assaye 7 Mar Arcadia 19 India 21 Extra Service. Outward. Homeward. Nubia 10 Mar. I Nore 12 Mar. Namur 24 Nile 26
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    • 12 8 Wools’ Great Peppermint Cnre, For Coughs an<l Cold*, nerer fails, I*. 6d
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    • 74 8 Rub It In. A good many people think rheumatism can not be cured without taking nauseous medicine. Chamberlain’s Pain P,alm massaged thoroughly into th* has cured far more rheumatism thru any internal remedy in existence and gire3 relief quicker. For sale by all Dispensaries and Dealer*. pns POSITION UNRIVALLED IN
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    • 236 8 There was a young lady named Mary J ane Who, whilst out one day, was caught in th e rain che said m despair, as the damp struck her hair, My curls are all gone, I don’t think it'i fair Her shoes were quite soaked, and her clotU. were all
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  • 24 9 Vettela trom Agentt Due D*vanha Colombo A.G.ACo. 5th Mar. Aiiayt Singapore A.G.ACo. 7th ferfflingtr Singapore B.M.AJo. 10th lor ck Colombo BM.ACo. 12th
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  • 19 9 Veoeli For A>j<.nti Lcate* bevanha Singapore A.G.ACo. Mar. Attaye Colombo A.G.ACo. Colombo B.MAO. Torch 8mg&pore IB M ACo
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    • 348 9 S.N.C Expected Arrivals and Departures. Mail Service Outward. Due Connecting Homeward. Dale Steamer. Mar. 7 Assay e 21 India Apr. 4 Devanha *,B +Arcadia jj aV 2 Delta 16 Assaye 30 .India Juno 13 1 Devanha 27 Delta w •Sails on Friday instead of Saturday, fMoldavia calls at Naples. ‘(joes
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    • 1529 9 r 0 N I d d I HIS) BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD. Fob Singapore (Three times a w<#*k). Tort Swettenham ami Singapore. (Twice a week). Victoria Point, Merarui, Tavoy, Yek and Moulmein. (Fortnightly). Singapore and Australia. Rangoon A Calcutta. (Weekly.) Negapatara, Madras, Pondicherry, Cuddalore and Karikal. (Weekly). Terms
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  • 1067 10 Among the minor embarrassments of life there are few fraught with more poignant possibilities of anguish than those connected with the precisely appropriate forms of oral address. Many a shy man has spent a whole evening in agonized manoeuvring with the object of calling another nothing more
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  • 1098 10 A very moderate and sound Statens was made yesterday by the Chairman ofT" Singapore Rubber Association. W« h never been able to regard the work of th** Association as wholly satisfactory, i it is interlocked with the interests 'which not kindly disposed to the development T large
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    • 954 10 YOU MAY REST ASSURED th*t Beccham's Pills will be of great sen. ice :o you .f your stomacii is out of order or your liver is sluggish. The conditions of life in these days are so strenuous that nearly everybody is at times, overtaken by various derangements of the digestive
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  • 372 11 The Chinese Chamber of Commerce Views. To the Editor of the Strait» Time». Sir,—Ws hare been consulted by the Chiopio Chamber of C ommerce with reference to certain statements which appeared in the leading article of the Straits Times of the iMue of the 25th February, under the
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  • 348 11 A Reply To Mr. Fkhrrrs. A correspondent of the Manch**t»r Guardian, signing himself Si-ann,” joins issue with Mr. Ferrers in the matter of the Banishment Enactment. He points out that there is an explanation for the abnormal system against which Mr. Ferrers’ pamphlet is launched, and he contends the
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    • 163 11 A Family Necessity. Every family should be provided with Chamberlain's Pain Balm at all times. Sprains may be cured in much less time when promptly treated. Lame back, lame moulder, pains in the side and chest and rheumatic pains are some of the diseases for which it is especially valuable.
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    • 75 11 Woods’ Groat, Poppormint Cure, FVr Coni/ha and Cnid«. rsovnr fnilo Ta. fid. nxr OTicE. LABOUR CODE. 1912, F.M.S. Indian Immigration Fund Ordinance 1911.” T?MPLOYERS of INDIAN LABOUR lli are hereby reminded that assessment returns for the preceding quarter must be sent to the Office of the Deputy Controller of Labour,
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    • 525 11 r ®?®®®®®®®s®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®® ®<?' i 3(K*3 ■c GOODRICH TYRES la V ~s rN ri ci G AAA 1 V# :•"4 W' > I y.. ‘.l S -"i ■'4? v,-: The Largest Tyre Factory, with the Greatest Output in the World a Tribute to the Supreme Quality OF me*! C'-rtSSWv %77? c
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    • 1353 12 THE London Directory (Published Annually.) Enables traders throughout the World to communicate direct with English Manufacturers Dealer» in each class of goods. Besides being a complete commercial guide to London and its suburbs, tbe Directory contains lists of Export Merchants with the Goods they ship, and the Colonial and Foreign
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