Straits Echo, 13 March 1914

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    34 1 Straits Echo -‘AILY CHRONIC.. Of EVENTS. CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS. THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES AND THE FAR EAST 56NES*.U> VOL. 12. $24 Per Anturn. PENANG, FRIDAY, 13th MARCH, 1914. Copy, 10 ctotj. No. 58
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      1034 1 I"TIGER” Brand Cement. A High Class Cement suitable for all purposes especially engineering and construction work. For prices and further particulars apply to TIANG LEE Co. t 53, Beach Street, Penang. S6Br Andrew Usher 8 Co.’s SPECIAL RESERVE. O.V.G. Whisky. SANDiLAKCS, BUTTERY 8 Co., AGENTS FOR IPENANG F. M. S.
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      35 1 There’s PURITY and VIGOUR in every drop of Read’s “Dog’s Head” Guinness The Stout you are used to. Insist on having DogYHead Brand. Sole Agents TIANG LEE Co.. 53, Beach Street, Penang. r ci □□□□□□nannnnaiBiHHB
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    News in the “ Out-Back."
    1098 3 News in the Out-Back." I was sitting in the stuffy little coinpart, ment of the train that runs twice a week to one of the out-back” parts of Australia, when through the open windows came a long quavering cry of Pape-e-r For hours the train had been rolling over heat-quivering
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    A Kipling Critic.
    593 3 AS HE IS SEEN THROUGH HINDU EYES. Only Evil Aspecst.” An interesting criticism of Mr. Rudyard Kipling from the pen of a Hindu, Mr. A. R Sarath-Ray, appears in the March Nort h American Review. “Iu describing the native,” the writer- j says, Kipling evidences all the
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    An Old Rogue’s Confessions.
    274 3 Some amusing exploits of Charlie, the ex-convict whose bankbook was shown to the King by Prebendary Carlile, and who s lys that he is now going straight to the end of the chapter,” are related in the Mail. After more than twenty years of crime, he
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      53 3 Best Medicine Made. A better medicine cun uot Le madt than Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. It relieve the lungs, op**us the secretions, aids expectoration and assists nature iu restoring the system to a healthy condition. Besides, it contains no opiates and is p<rfectly safe to take. For sale bv all Dispensaries
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  • SHIPPING.
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      ARRIVALS.
      93 4 Hebe, Br. b. 8., 346, Scott, March 12, Teluk Anton, March 11, Gen. —A. G. A Co. Pin Seng, Br. b.s., 376, Glenday, March 12, Singapore, March 10, Gen. —E. S. Co., Ltd. Rotorua, Br. 8.8., 566, Sampson, Mar«h 12, Renong, March 10, Gen. —E. S. Co., Ltd. Alma,
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      DEPARTURES.
      51 4 March 13. Torvaorte, for Colombo and Tuticorin. Pin Seng, for Port Swettenham and Singapore. Dilwara, for Calcutta. Hebe, for Teluk Anson. Un Peng, for Pulau Langkawi, Perlis and Setul. Pangkor, for Dindings, Sitiawan and Bagan Datoh. Flying Dragon, for Port Weld and Taiping. Kirin Maru, for Singapore, China and
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      MAILS CLOSE
      315 4 For Alor Star (Kedah) —Per Ohee Thye, to-morrow, 7 a-m. Alor Star (Kedah)— Per Kedah, to-morrow, 7 a.mMadras taking mails for Europe, etc., via Bombay—Per Tara, to-morrow, 10 30 a.m Langaa, T. Semawe, Segli, Olebleh, Sabang, Padang, Ac. Batavia —Per Both, to-morrow, 3 pm Tongkah and Renong -Per
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    EXCHANGE.
    121 4 Penang, March 13. (By courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London, Demand Bank 2/4/j 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4^, 3 Credit 2/4, T 3 Documentary 2/4£ Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs. 174 j 3 days’sight Private 175 J Bombay, Demand Bank 174^ Moulmein,Demand Bank 1734 3 days’ sight Private 175| Madras
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    PRODUCE.
    197 4 Gold Leaf $64.40 Black Pepper 16.50 buyers White Pepper 30. —sales Trang Pepper 21.25 sales Cloves 40.— sales Mace 110 nominal. Pickings 86.— seller» Nutmegs 110 s. 25. sellers C No. 1 6.10 tales Sugar 1 2 5,50 sales Basket 5.15 buyers Copra (mixed) 10.65 buyer» f Tahbun... 190.—
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    MARKET PRICES.
    188 4 Penang, March 13. Beef 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 Pork— Pork per catty 32 Fig’s Head 24 Feet h 28 Tongue M
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    SHARES.
    2262 4 a •H p Number of 6 0 n d, 1 g _o li Q© Capital. Shares issued. <D 0 00 00 M P -p '3 P Dividends. Name. 9 0 pa C "I GO 3 0 3 o* 191( 191 191 2 191 3 191 1 RUBBER DOLLAR SHARLS.
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      75 4 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 shoulder, pains in the side and chest and rheumatic pains are some of the diseases for which it is especially valuable.
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    Motor Car Fatality.
    1348 5 NO EVIDENCE OF RASHNESS Accused Discharged. The preliminary enquiry into the case against Quah Koon Tee, who was charged with causing death by a rash act, was resumed yesterday afternoon before Mr. GB. Kellagher in the Third Court. Chief Detective Inspector R J. Kirke conducted the enquiry
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    Haytor Rubber Estates, Limited.
    671 5 Annual Report. The following was the report of the directors presented to the General Meeting at Singapore on Wednesday Gentlemen, i Your Directors submit herewith a duly audited Statement of the Accounts of the Company for the year ended December 31, 9 1913, being the fourth
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      271 5 Dr. S. P. SENG. DENTIST, 155. Carnarvon Street (Former Assistant to Dr. URATA, Ipoh) PAINLESS EXTRACTION. CROWN AND BRIDGE WORK. BEST WORKMANSHIP GUARANTEED. IX) 50CDCZ>CD "Showells” Patsnt SAFETY-RAZORS IN LEATHER CASES AT $2-50 EACH. Leather S Fancy Goods of Various Descriptions at Moderate Prices. CHONG KEE Co., 25. beach street.
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      246 5 Messrs. LAMBERT 8 BDTLER’S FAMOUS SMOKING MIXTURES. ARfgr e §£*okin gTobaQ in tNCiAiS RORHERbr SiM kk AND “Frontier” Tobacco. OBTAINABLE AT AIL THE LEADING STORES IN PENANG Just Unpacked! Just Unpacked!! A NEW CONSIGNMENT OF STRAW HATS in all sizes. PERFUMES g HAIR LOTION of different kinds. KINDERGARTEN CHAIRS. SINGLETS,
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    THE STRAITS ECHO.
    93 6 PlMifW d»ily (except Sunday* and pvfclia holiday*) AT T*l CRITERION PRESS, Ltd. No. 59, Beach Street, Penang. PklOft Jjtmi M. >34 per wsora. OBtrtitiT- Postage Extra. Hiil SMMIm (Poet Free) $17.50 oablb addebm: S ECHO—PENANG.” TeU#koß< No». Echo 58(5 Prifttiif Department 343 Jf.M.—All kmlH« *#«»unic»tio»» »heuM b»
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    COMMERCIAL EDUCATION.
    1240 6 Despite all that has been spoken and written on the subject in the past and the efforts which have to our knowledge been made in certain quarters, merchants in Penang still complaiu that it is well-nigh impossible to obtain a youngster fresh from one of the local schools
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    Illicit Still in Leper Asylum.
    82 6 Preventive Men Chased By Lepers. A Kuala Lumpur correspondent wires the following: Early this morning two chintengs, instructed by Mr. Dench, the excise officer, smelt fumes of the distillation of samsu coming from the grounds of the Leper Hospital. They entered the grounds and discovered
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    M. A. P.
    863 6 Dr. Gilmore Ellis arrived here from Singapore this morning by the P. O s.s. 1 Nore. Mr. N. Brightstone of Kamunting Estate, has been appointed Manager of Lintang Estate. Mr. Honey man, at one time golf champion of Shanghai, is paying a flying visit to Penang and
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1041 6 One firm of booksellers iu Peuaug, Sj correspondent tells us, is charging II f or m Winstedt’s Malay Grammar,” published in London at 7s. 6d. nett. This is Is. 2d W than our Pahang friend was asked to Pav but it is still plenty of money for a
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      240 6 y f < —^nooooooo *****0 3 OUR BOOK BULLETIN. V/ O 0 O 0 o 0 o 0 o 0 o 0 Scouting for Boys. Thing» All Scouts Should Know. Modern Physical Culture. Training. Walking. Rowing. Boxing. Cricket. Association Football. Rugby Football. Widowers’ Houses by G. Bernard Shaw. The Philanderer
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      21 6 Death. Cater— On March 11th, at Linsum Estate, Rantau, Negri Sembilan, F. M. S. George Harry Cater. Home papers please copy.
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    78 7 MUNICIPAL LOANS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, March 13. At the meeting of the Legislative Council today the Colonial Treasurer will move: (A) the sanction of a loan of .£350,000 at to the Singapore Municipal Commissioners; (B) the reduction of the extent of the loan sanctioned by the
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    Another Municipal Loan.
    57 7 92,500,000 at 4 per eeat. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, March 13. The Municipal Commissioners are applying to the Legislative Council for authority to issue a loan of $2,500,000 at 4%, being a portion of the projected loan of $4,500,000. The Board is prepared to accept an
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    Christianising Korea.
    93 7 Meeting At Westminster. (Reuter.) London, March 12. The bishop of Oxford presided at a meeting in connection with the Church of England mission in Korea at Westminster yesterday evening. The Archbishops of Canterbury and York and the Bishop of Loudon wrote, urging financial support of the mission. The
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    Ulster and Home Rule.
    88 7 Mr. Joseph Chamberlain's Hope. (Reuter.) Loudon, March 12. Mr. Joseph Chamberlain has telegraphed hoping that the British Covenant would be largely signod by all classes of people and would do its part in this crisis in the history of England. Mr. Austen Chamberlain at Brimingham. Mr.
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    Indian Murder Trial.
    100 7 Remarks of the Foreman. (Reuter.) Calcutta, March 12. The excitement at the conclusion of the trial of Roy, who was charged with the murder of Detective Inspector Gbose, drowued the remarks of the foremau of the jury who said that the jury were uuanimous in acquitting the
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    The Building Strike.
    43 7 (Reuter.) Lomlon, March 12. The representatives of the employees of the London building trade have accepted the invitation of the National Board of Conllution for a conference. It is estimated that the loss in wages has so far been 4)350.000.
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    Affairs in Mexico.
    31 7 (Reuter.) London, March 12. Mr. Colquitt, the Governor of Texas, •bile addressing the Texas Cattle-Raisers Association, defied Washington to prevent bun froai protecting the citizens on the border.
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    Mysterious Disappearance of Signal Book.
    39 7 (Reuter.) London, March 13. The Daily Telegraph says that a most •toportant signal book has disappeared from 1 battleship at Sheerness it was replaced b. T a dummy. The finger prints are the only
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    Training Ship on Fire.
    32 7 (Reuter.) London, March 12. The Industrial training-ship Wellesley, *hich caught fire on the Tyne, foundered. iw o hundred and ninety-seven boys were •«•cued iq tugs aud life boats.
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    AVIATION.
    119 7 BRITISH ALTITUDE RECORD. (Reuter.) London, March 12. Lieutenant Brings created a British altitude record at E istchurch by flving at a might of 15,000 feet where the temperature was 38 1 below zero. He was severely frostbitten. Aerial Postal Service. London, March 13. T urkey has accepted Ihe French
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    The Navy Estimates.
    90 7 Total of £51,550,000. Reuter.) Loudon, March 13. The Navy Estimates show a total of £51,550,000. The programme iucluded four battleships, four light cruisers, twelve destroyers and a number of submarines. The personnel will be increased this year by 5,000 men. The total cost of the new programme,
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    The Bowskill Case.
    38 7 (Reuter.) LondoD, March 12. The Foreign Office has instructed the British Minister at Lisbon to urge that the Rev. Bowskill should be tried by a civil court at Loanda, where the British Consul can attend.
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    Russian Army Estimates.
    25 7 (Reuter.) St. Petersburg, March 12. The extraordinary Army Estimates for 1914 exceed £12,500,000, an increase of 30 percent, as compared with 1913.
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    U.S.A. and Immigrants.
    25 7 (Reuter Washington, March 12. The Immigration Committee of the Senate has reported favourably on the Burnett Immigration Bill, including the literacy test.
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    Shipping Accident.
    21 7 (Reuter.) London, March 13. The steamers Kwades and Canada Marti collided off Tacoma. The Canada Maru is seriously damaged.
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    Disastrous Fire.
    31 7 (Reuter.) Portland (Oregon), March 13. Six blocks of buildings on the water front and two steamers were destroyed in a fire The damage is estimated at a million dollars.
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    Rifle Shooting.
    20 7 (Reuter.) London, March 12. The British Rifle Team will compete for the Empire Shield in Melbourne in November.
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    Fire Fiends at Work Again.
    20 7 (Reuter.) London, March 12. The Suffragettes have burned the mansion of Mr. Stewarton at Ayrshire.
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    ARMY ESTIMATES.
    178 7 INCREASED PROVISIONS FOR married MEN. (Reuter.) London, March 13. In the House of Commons Ctfl. Seely, Minister for War, in introducing the army estimates, said that the provisions for the married men in the army would be increased. 1 his would involve an additional expenditure of many tens
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    Singapore Share Market.
    65 7 Limited Movements. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, March 13. Messrs. Fraser Co’s weekly report states that the movements in sterling rubber shares were small and irregular duriog the week, the alterations indicating a slight decline. Local shares are almost disregarded and until a return is paid in
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    The Canteen Scandals.
    144 7 Lieutenant's Suicide. (Reuter.) London, March 12. Quartermaster and Honorary Lieutenant George Martin, of the Wiltshires, was foued dead in the barracks at Davizes with a bullet in his head. He had come from Gibraltar in connection with the Army Canteen inquiry. He leaves a widow and four
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    Ambassadorial Obiter Dicta.
    125 7 Demand for an Explanation. (Reuter.) Washington, March 12. The Senate has adopted a resolution introduced by Mr. Chamberlain, a Democrat and an opponent of free tolls, asking Mr. W. J. Bryan to obtain an explanation of the speech made yesterday evening by Mr. Page, the American Ambassador
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    Albania.
    38 7 New Ruler's Proclamation. (Reuter.) Durazzo, March 12. A proclamation of the Prince of Wied appeals for the hearty co-operation of the Albanians in promoting the progress of the country and summons them to rally round their King.
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    ’Varsity Boat Race.
    27 7 (Reuter.) London, March 12. The Cambridge crew are favourites for the boat race, the betting being 7 to 4 on the light blues, laid.
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    Derby Betting.
    26 7 (Reuter.) London, March 12. The betting on the Derby is 9 to 2 against The Tetrarch, offered, after 5 to 1 had been taken.
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    Alaska Railway Bill.
    21 7 (Reuter.) Washington, March 12. President Wilson has signed the Alaska Railway Bill for the Government line to Yukon.
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    KUALA LUMPUR COMMENTS.
    897 7 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, March 12. The refusal cf the members of the Selangor Club to pais the annual accounts placed before them at the General meeting, without further and better pirticulars being supplied has evoked from sympathizers of the management, a storm of protest
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    MOHAMMEDAN MISSIONARIES.
    392 7 To the editor or the Straits Echo. Sir, On behalf of the members of the Islamic Faith residing in England, we desire to enter an emphatic protest against the hostility to Islam displayed at a con- j ference of missionaries belonging to a number of Protestant denominations at
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    Shares.
    185 7 tntordw. To-d»y. Ris. or Fusers Sellers Buyers Sellers Fall. RUBBER. d. e. d. s. d. s. d. Anglo Malay 9 S 10 3 9 44 10 14 —l4d Bukit Mertajam. 19 23 19 23 Chersonese 2 04 2-6 2 04 2 6 Cons. Malaya 9 74 10 6 9
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      200 7 For Singapore, Hongkong, Swatow S Amoy. The a.a. Olenfalloch, Captain W. L. Gardner, is expected to arrive here on or about the 15th inst. and will leave for the above ports on Monday, the 16th inat., at 3 pm. For freight or passage apply to CHIN HIN Company, Agents for
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      345 7 To-day’s Quotations. Tin, Rubber and Copra. The following business in tin has been done to-day I® Penang Penang Tin Exchange, 6* tons at $86 70 i.! Leong Fee A Co., 25 187.30 a Singapore: l j Straits Trading Co., 150 $87 30 6 Total 181* tons. e Tin is quoted
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    24 7 Obituary. (Reuter.) London, March 13. The death has taken place, at the age of 68, of Mr. George Westinghouse, the inventor of the brake.
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    The F.M.S. Strike.
    728 8 The Boomerang Returns. It seems that the F.M.S R signalmen, who recently went on strike, had a false idea of their position and of the resources of the Department. Certain it is that they did not expect their decision to cease work, unless I their demands were
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    Judge and K. C.
    210 8 There i* a wealth of good stories in Anecdotes of Bench and Bar,” published by Grant Richards (Limited). Here is an excellent one of Mr Justice Darling: On getting out of a taxi-cab at the Law Courts, the judge grazed his shin and, haring to send
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    Snobbery in the Far East.
    413 8 Mr. John Archibald, who has lived in Hankow for thirty-six years, gave an interesting lecture there the other day on Changes I Have Seen in Hankow.” A good report of th lecture appears in the Central- China Post. It appears that in the early days
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    What the Judge Knew.
    141 8 Although complaints are heard that some of our judges joke too much, they are not quite so free and easy in court as certain occupants of the American Bench. When a man charged with stealing some spoons from an innkeeper named Sterrit pleaded that he was
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    Release of Sun Yat-sen’s Secretary.
    58 8 The release from prison is announced of Mr. Tang Cha-ven, formerly a private secretary to Dr. Sun Yat-sen, who took up the editorship of the Chang-Hoa Ninpao, a Chinese paper at Shanghai, and carried on a campaign against President Yuan Shih-kai. He had been sentenced
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    Penang Cricket Club.
    256 8 Tennis Tournament. The following ties have been fixed for Monday, the 16th instant:— Championship. Mason (runner up) vs Haslam (holder) (4). Bowls Tournament. The following were the results of the ties played off yesterday Teams of Four. Hamilton, Starr, Dr Sharp and Henderson beat Foggie, Laws, Fettes
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    Derby Prospects.
    502 8 The Tetrarch and His Backers. The case of The Tetrarch is again occupying the attention of followers of the Turf, and the minds of some of them have been agitated by the knowledge that the son of Boi Herode and FaAren has been fired by Mr. John Coleman
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    The London Press.
    423 8 lAlarums and Excursions. Thus the New Pepys in the latest Truth Meeting this afternoon at Charing Cross with voung Windsby, of the Twinkler, who bade me to tea and a cigar withhim in the National Liberal Club, which, for my friendship with his father, I would not
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    China’s Industrial Development.
    1003 8 The removal cf the embargo of the j Quintuple Group upon industrial loans, and > the formal recognition of the Chinese Re- 4 public by all the Powers, are bound to give j an impetus to the development of China s latent resources through the medium of
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      307 8 THE Straits Cinema Locat ion —I'KNANQ ROAD. Tempora mutantur et nos mutamur in Hits. To-night! To-night!! Complete Change of Programme. Saturday Night’s Features: “The Poison Tree” AND “The Marriage oj Psyche.” N.i?.— Band is available for engagement at Moderate Charges. Apply td tbe MANAGER. THE Crown Cinema Location Chulia Street
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      24 8 Commercial Union Asiurancs Company, Limited Head OfficeLONDON. Eastern Branch:—SINGAPORE. Fire, Life, Marine and Guarantee Departments. For particulars, applj* to A. A. ANTHONY Co, Agtntt
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      47 8 Ob, Britons never Bhall be slaves, At least to foreign foe; But they are slaves to various knaves, The names of which you know. Cough, cold, and chill that make them ill, Their slavery ensure, But they may free themselves at once With Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure.
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      60 8 A Life Saver. it ie bate to bay that Chamberlain’.-. Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy has saved the lives of more people and relieved more suffering than any other remedy inexistence. It is known all over the civiiized world for its speedy cures of cramps in the stomach, diarrhoea and
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      543 8 Lunas Rubber Estates, Ltd. UOTICE is hereby given that from the 25th February, 1914, Mr. Jan Bos ceased to he employed by the above Company. The Directors have appointed Mr. C. H. Mackay, who has been Assistant on the Company’s Estates for some time past, as Acting Manager. All persons
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    VESSELS EXPECTED.
    22 9 'llfh trom Ageutt Due 'C Colombo Singapore 1 Singapore 'Colombo A.G.ACo. UHhMar. A.O.iCo. ,21st i, BM.AOo. j*24th BM *C.v |26th
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    SAILINGS.
    15 9 J For Aq‘ nti a itn. Sin^aporo A.Q.ACo. Mar. Woirbo AG.JtCo. ColoiLbo B.MACc. BMACo
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    P. & O. SAILINGS.
    36 9 P. O. SAILINGS. Mai! OlTWABl). HoMtWAKb Arcadia ly Mar. India i>i n l,a 2 A P r Devanha 4 Apr. Servirt Outward. Homeward. Namur 24 Mar. N&rt 13 M ar Sund* 4 Apr I NU4 26
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      318 9 Expected Arrivals and Departures. Mail Service Homeward. •Sails on Friday instead of Saturday. tMoldavia calls at Naples. jGoes through to London via Bombay. FAKES BY MAIL STEAMERS. A Accommodation. 1st class 2nd class London by Sea $565-72 $377-14 [j Marseilles or Gibraltar $528-00 $356-29 B Accommodation, fo London by Sea
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      1008 9 [SHIPPING. BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD. Fob Intmndbd to Sail. Stiamrb. Singapore (Three t'Tnes a woefr). P»>r* and Sin *ap re. (Twice a week). Sat. 14th Mar., 4 p.m. Sun. 15th Mar., 4 p.m. Thur. 19th Mar., 4 p.m. Sat. 21st Mar., 4 p.m. Victoria Point, Mergui, Tavoy, Yeb
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      533 9 I N. Y. K. Japan Mail Steamship Company. Lt^ 41 EUROPEAN LINE| A P.rf,nightly service is maintained tween Yokohama via ports to Marseilles, London and Antwerp under mail contract with the Imperial Japane- e Government. he New Twin-Screw steamers maintaining this service have been specially designed and ■*cnstructed, and aro
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    The Chetty As He Is.
    981 10 (From an Occasional Correspondent j It is not of ton th.it the Cbotty looms large before the public eye. 11« does not com notoriety, as he seldom o.i .-s > identify him self with activities not immediately connected with his piofession of money- making Despite
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    The "Stud Farm" View of Marriage.
    950 10 Yesterday was tbe anniversary of the birth of Francis Gallon, the pioneer of the science of Eugenics, and the occasion was suitably i marked by the Eugenics Education Society, of which be was the first honorary president. 1 It is an infant science which
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