Straits Echo, 19 March 1914

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  • 35 1 Straits Echo tAILY CHRONICLE; OF EVENTS. CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS. THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY VOL. 12. $24 Per Annum. PENANG, THURSDAY, 19th MARCH, 1914. Sinjle Copy, iO cents. No. 63
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    • 989 1 ••TIGER" Brand Cement. A High Class Cement suitable for all purposes especially engineering and construction work. For prices and further particulars apply to 1 TIANG LEE Co., 63, Beach Street, Penang. Andrew Usher U Co.’s SPECIAL RESERVE. O.V.G. Whisky. SANDILAKDS, BUTTERY S Co.. AGENTS FOE PENANG F. M. S. <
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    • 35 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 V Co., 53, Beach Street, Penang. □nnncnnnnnnnßMßr■■■
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    • 109 2 a——i bb w^Tifraw sea NATU M »-*-t uiSm, i y i B i r LION BKANDJ (STERILIZED) y 3> Vlta-Aty Grand Prix: (JA Paris 1906 St. Louis 1904M ><.ill,a: Silt*T 4on 3 B'“""'ii .SO, Kooi^ b g flo3 P| *t« Sc hv ru 'trio >893. IS9B. 1899 iMllltlniiimiiiinmimiimiiiiltinilUl si» 18’
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  • 1976 3 Motor Tyres of Plantation Rubber—Testing Factory Scheme—Malaya v. Sumatra—Weekly Auctions roport of the Rubber Growers’ Association, as distinct from the chairman’s speech at the recent annual meeting, contains several points of interest to investors. It is well known that the association is taking a prominent part in the
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    • 170 3 DOC DOC CANVAS. BRUSHES. OILS, ETC. ARTISTS' MATERIALS FOR WATER OR OIL COLORS. '1 nunmnnmmziniznzrnrainnninnnjanni Just Received Just Received!! A LARGE CONSIGNMENT OF S“ROTAX Motor Accessories g g 4 INCLUDING Headlights, Side-Lamp, Tail-Lamps, Pumps, Jacks, etc etc., etc. ALSO FOR SALE. 1 Second Hand 15/18 H.P. BEDFORD 5 Seater Car
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    • 1443 3 NOTICE. BY ORDER OF THE MORTCACEES. The undersigned are instructed to put for sale BY PUBLIC AUCTION, ©N Tuesday, 31st March, 1914, ▲T THE Archway of Logan's Buildings, Penang, COMMENCING AT 11 A.M. The following properties: Lot 1. All that piece of land situate ou the East Side of Penang
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  • SHIPPING.
    • 103 4 Priam, Br. 2.905, Black, March 18, Liverpool, Feb. 14, Oen -W. M. Co. Qlenogle, Br. s.b.. 2,3 9, McGbie. March 18, Amoy, March 5, n. —B. E- J Indragiri, Dut- s.s., 100, Bron* arc 1 Deli, March 17, Gen —K. P Builang, Dut- 8-8-, 270. Brmn, March 18, P.
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    • 45 4 March 19. Qlenogle, for Rangoon. Malaya, for Deli. Perak, for Port Swettenham, Port Dickson and Malacca. Tong Hong, for Rangoon. Teesta, for Port Swettenham and Singapore. Avagyee, for Dindings, Sitiawan and Teluk Anßon. Mambang, for Setul. Ban Whatt Soon, for Langkat and Pangkalan Brandan.
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    • 294 4 For Alor Star (Kedah)— Per Kedah, to-morrow, 8 a.m. Alor Star (Kedah) —Per Ghee Thye, j to-morrow, 9 a.m. Deli and Batu Bahra—Per Indragin, to-morrow, 1 pm. n rang, Tongkah and Pang Nga—Per Porlis, to-morrow, 2 p m. Batu Bahra —Per Pungah, to-morrow, 2pm Port Swettenham and Singapore
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  • 121 4 Penang, March 19. {By courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London, Demand Bank 2/4^ 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4^* f 3 Credit 2/4| M 3 Documentary 2/4£ Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs. 174^ 3 days’ sight Private 175 J Bombay. Demand Bank \7A\ Moulmein, Demand Bank 173 J 3 days’ sight
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  • 188 4 Gold Leaf 164.40 Black Pepper 16.50 buyers White Pepp9r 29.75 sales Trang Pepper 21.25 sales Cloves 45. sales Mace 110 nominal. Pickings 87. —sellers Nutmegs 110 s. 25. sellers No. 1 6.10 sales Sugar < 2 5,50 sales Basket 5.15 buyers Copra (mixed) 10.65 buyers /"Tahbun... 190. —sellers rt
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  • 157 4 Penang, March 19. 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 38 Pig’s Head... Feet 24 Tongue 28 Mutton DerlK
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    • 43 4 Trouble Averted. That little cold and sore throat of yours must be checked at once or it may develop into something worse. Take a few doses of Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy and your troubles will soon vanish. For sale by all Dispensaries and Dealers.
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    • 47 4 He wouldn’t take Woods’ Peppermint Cure, And so he coughed. He coughed until his face was red He coughed uutil he was half dead His throat was sore, His voice was soft, And still he coughed, and coughed and coughed. For want ot' Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure.
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    • 63 4 THIS IS IT WATERBURY’S METABOLIZED Cod Liver Oil Compound ti TASTELeSS ODORLCSS •IsSV Cod LiMi.Qil 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. Highly recommended by the medi- cal profession. OF ALL CHEMISTS
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  • 937 5 SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES. Once again St. Xavier’s Institution did very well in the Cambridge Local Examinations held here in December last. Senior Bots. Among the Senior Boys, H. A J. Phipps, of St. Xavier’s, took first-class honours with distinction in Phjsiologv and Hvgiene, while Tye Keat Kwong of
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  • 951 5 l It was only natural that Mr. Noel Trotter should refer, at the annual rneetj ing of the Rubber Growers’ Association, to the still very vexed question of shipping I freights. It was no new tale that he had to toll, nevertheless his hearers would have
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    • 393 5 is no check to the .‘Popularity of 44 Black White fm w*3S C SCOTCH WHISKY ‘BUCK a, WHITE' M WtClMLr UUC1W ™E HOUSE OF COMMONS •«OTOi WMtIKV OtSTUXf^fc JAMES BUCHANAN CO., LTD. LONDON. GLASGOW, &c. DISTILLERS BY ROYAL APPOINTMENT. oonnnnnannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnoo 9 I o n n n n n n n
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    • 183 5 Messrs. LAMBERT 8 BUTLER’S FAMOUS SMOKING MIXTURES. e g*t>C in rNGL>*° *1 rontier OR M 44 I W Oar rick AND “Frontier” Tobacco. OBTAINABLE AT ALL THE LEADING STORES IN PENANG. Telephone 583. CHONG* CO 250, PENANG ROAD. Sole Agents for MARTIN f> 5 Co.’s AERATED WATERS Supplied at short
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  • 93 6 daily (except Sunday» and frtkli» holiday») AT TMI CRITERION PRESS, Ltd. No. 59, Beach Street, Penang. Puon m. |S4 per aznem. M OeMabw,., Postage Extra. Mail Rdateea (Port Free) $17.50 OABLB iDDXIII M ECHO—PENANG.” v Tekfkoe» Noe. Echo 586 Printing Depart***®* 343 kaalMM tototouoitotio»» »houM b# UdrMHt
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  • 1488 6 Our claim to bo left in undisputed enjoyment of our vast and splendid possessions often seemed less reasonable to others than it did to ourselves.” Thus Mr. Winstoh Churchill in his speech introducing the Navy Estimates and in this pregnant sentence the First Lord may
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  • 845 6 Mr. C. C. Rogers of the Municipality returns from leave by the next P. O. mail. The Sultan of Kelantan pays his usual annual visit to Singapore in the early part of April. To-day is the first anniversary of the assassination at Salonika of King George of
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  • 1019 6 Plague precaution measures in Cerl o have produced a regular panic tU cooly class there. Tamils particularly have been leaving the island in thousands an 1 the work of the port has been seri oUg u dislocated as a result. A good number domestic servants also have bolted
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    • 271 6 MOTOR CAR INSURANCE. Royal Exchange Assurance arc prepared to insure OWNERS of MOTOR CARS and VEHICLES against DAMAGE to CARS, THIRD PARTY RISKS, TRANSIT, FIRE. THEFT, etc., at moderate rates. FOR FULL PARTICULARS APPLY TO R. T. REID Co., Penang, Agents. DON’T GO O SEA WITHOUT A BOTTLE OF SEAJOY
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  • 265 7 DISCUSSION IN THE COMMONS. (It enter.) London, March 18. Id the House of Commons Mr. A H. I<ee, Unionist member for Farebam, contended that the Government had failed iu the promise to keep up a standard. Thev would be three ships short in home waters iu the
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  • 129 7 Reuter.) Berlin, March 18. The Budget Committee of the Reichstag discussed the estimates of Kiaochau. Admiral von Tirpitz, Minister of the Navy, explained a project for the establishment of au iron foundry and smelting works at T iugtau. He said that the Admiralty was furnishing information and
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  • 73 7 Amendment of the Constitution. (Reuter.) Peking, March 18. The Convention to amend the provisional constitution has opened. Sun Pao Chi, the Foreign Minister, read a message from President Yuan Shi Kai, pointing out the restrictions which the constitution imposed on the government and its unsuitability in the
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  • 69 7 Portugal’s Reply. {Reuter.) London, March 18 Hoarding the tiial of the Rev. Mr Bowskill, Portugal has replied to the British Minister at Lisbon stating that she would see that full justice is guaranteed should the tribunal include military officers. The fairness of the trial would be in
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  • 44 7 Reuter.) London, March 18. The Government has granted a site in 1 rafalgar Square for an equestrian statue G Viscount Wolseley, the committee including Lord Lansdowne, Sir Edward Grey, I*)rd Roberts and Lord Kitchener who appeal for subscriptions for that object.
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  • 51 7 {Reuter). London, March 19. The Kaiser’s daughter, the Duchess of Brunswick, has been delivered of a 10,1 The Kaiser thereupon ordered a public holiday for all the school children in Berlin. The dav was observed as a general holiday iu Brunswick where there were public
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  • 31 7 (Reuter.) London, March 18. Mr. A. J. Balfour, while motoring at was struck by a stone thrown by a T causing a deep gash in his no6e.
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  • 316 7 FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS. (Reuter.) London, March 18. The intense sensation caused by the wife of the French Fiuauce Minister, M. Caillaux, shooting dead in his office, M. Calj inette, the Editor of the Figaro, in consequence of articles publish? 1 by M. Calmette attacking M. Caillaux, threatens to
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  • 173 7 {Reuter.) Cape Town, March 18. The Senate has passed the third reading of the Indemnity Bill. Some passages in a private letter from a lady living on the East Rand throw an instructive light on the state of affairs which led General Botha’s Government to proclaim martial
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  • 116 7 1 ension in Ulster. {Reuter.) London, March 19. Owing to the growing tension in Ulster the authorities are taking precautions. The First Norfolk's have arrived at Carrick Fergus and sentries, with fixed bayonets, are posted day aud night at the castle armeu y. The guards at
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  • 30 7 Reuter.) London, March 18 Tbe Prince of Wales, who has arrived in Copenhagen, was decorated by the King Christian X with the Order of the Elephant.
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  • 105 7 Yesterday. Todw. R'** or Bu-err Sellers B ten Sel'ere Fall RUBBER. d. d. d. s. d satfisa-:'!.? r H, 1 T STBS. •H i j«5 g SSIr d is 9 ,1 ?4 8 5 8 k Malacca Od. ..£513 £5113 £513 £5 11 > MHM i W tt “SStSSf":.»
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  • 688 7 CAMP AT PORT DICKSON. (From Our Oven Correspondent.) Camp Dromachter, March 16. A finer site could not have been chosen f° r the tiret of the ten-days camp that will be held at different stations throughout the F.M.S. during the present year. The camp was pitched
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  • 111 7 Tim, Rubb-r, Rice and Copra. The following business in tin has been done to-day Penang Straits Trading Co., "> jgg buyers, no sellers j Penang Tin Exchange, 6] tons at $B7 80 Singapore: Straits Trading Co., 125 $BB 50 Total 131} tons. Tin is quoted in London to-day
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  • 78 7 From the advance bookings it would appear that Penaug is prepared to give the Blue Birds its hearty support and a bumper house for their performance on Saturday next is almost assured. We understand that the second half of their programme is something quite out of the
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  • 1134 7 The hearing of the two case; against Chedin Ariffin bin Mohamed A riff, son of the late Mohamed A riff, the Malay Millionaire, was resumed this morning before Mr. Justice L. P. Ebden in the first Divisional Court. In the first case the plaiutiff was Mrs. M
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  • 94 7 The following articles will be found on our outside pages Page 3.—Rubber Mutes 5 —Cambridge I ocal Exaiuinat iou6: Successful Candidates Rubber and Shipping Freight*. B.— British 'trade ia China: Privd J ges of Foreign Houses British Fleet in Eastern Waters Tropical Diseases: Biiti-h Expedition to the Far East.
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  • 81 7 The following was the result cf the Tadie. Monthly Medal for March Mrs Powell 40 43= 83 —16=67 Miss Mahler 42 40= 82—14=68 M-rs Armstrong 50 44= 94—24=70 Mrs Edwards 49+ 12= 91—11=80 Mrs May 46 42= 88— B=Bo Mrs Ebden 42+44= 85 2=84 Mrs Pinhoru 64
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    • 491 7 FOR SALE. Roomy Two-seater Car. Reliable. Detachable wheels,- Lamps, Hood. Screen, Bosch Du 1 Ignition. Low 1 Price. Apply I o. 69, c/o Straitt Echo. MOTOR BUSES. tIQR HIRE or SALE a Dumber of 1 ALBION MOTOR BUSES in good running or-er and condition. Recently overhauled. At present running in
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  • 1187 8 Privileges or Fokei »n Houses. Mr. Aithur J Moore Bennette, CE of Yuunautu, South-West Chiua, hts sent to The lime» a highly interesting an I instructive letter on the sul of British Ira e in China,” which v. e kproduce below In China to-day, if any
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  • 296 8 It cannot be gainsaid that the British Government has not honourably kept its pact of 1909 so far as the Eastern fleet is concerned—that fleet composed of the East Indies Squadron, China Squadron, and the New Zealaud Division. In that year the Government undertook to
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  • 463 8 Most rubber men have given up hope of ever obtaining much good from the R.G A At last week’s meeting there was barely one-third of the attendance reached at the meeting held at Mr. Baumann’s instance last October, and the majority of those who took the
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  • 1133 8 British Expedition to the Far East. Dr. R. T. Leiper, helminthologist of the < London School of Tropical Medicine and < Wandsworth Scholar, left London for China in the steamship ilalwa on 20th inst. He j was accompanied by Surgeon E. L. Atkinson, R.N (who has been seconded
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  • 230 8 At the Bukit Mertajam Police Court, before Mr. R Scott, yesterday, Low Jom Suy and Teo Sam Teng were convicted of the offence of cutting timber on Crown Land at Bukit Gaja Mati without a permit and fined $-5 each, or oue month’s rigorous imprisonment. Low Ah
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  • 345 8 “P. O.” Sir Thomas Sutherland. Iu the course of his speech at the annual meeting of the P. and O. Liue recently, Sir Thomas Sutherland, who is the chairman and managing director of that famous company, offered some interesting personal reminiscences, mentioning, en passant, that he had written every report
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  • 274 8 A special general meeting of the M. F. A. was held last night at tho Sri Penang Club. There were present Messrs. E. E. Colman, M. H. M. Noordin, Tuan Cbee, Hamid Khan, and P. Yakoob Khan (Penang United), U. M. Bakar (Crescent Star), M Eusoff (Sri
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  • 1290 8 Before the District Judge yesterday the i hearing was commenced of the case in which a Malay named Mohamed was charged with i kidnapping a minor, named Kahilla, from the lawful guardianship of her parents at Kampong Bahru. < Mr. B. E. Ross appeared for the
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    • 13 8 V* xkls’ Great Peppermint Cure, For Coughs and Colds, never fails Is, 6d
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    • 233 8 THE Crown Cinema Location Chillis Street (opposite Hope Volt I THE SHOW that setB the pace, has the most steady pictures, goes with the times, gives the best value, possesses the most entertaining [programme. To-night! To-night 11 Ambrosio’s Masterpiece. Arabian Treachery,” Showing Stirring War Scenes. ATLAS’ FEATURE-DE-LUXE Women OF THE
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    • 1928 9 NQ. sinS.N.C BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD. Expected Arrivals and Departures Mail Service Outward. Foa Due Penang Steamer. Connecting with S S Mar. 19 Apr. 2 16 30 May. H 28 Arcadia Delta Assaye India Devanha Delta Malwa Mooltan Morea Maloja Marmora Moldavia Homeward. •Sails on Friday instead of
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  • 545 10 THE ••GUTTY” v. THE RUBBERCORE. Long Hitting. For a good few years pft9t now, w T e ha\e been made fairly familiar with the cry that golf is not the game it was prior to the introduction of the rubber-cored ball. The fact that the contention comes from
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  • 301 10 With reference to the progress of the Siamese Southern Railway, the Board of Trade have received, through the Foreign Office, the following particulars furnished by the Chief Resident Engineer of the Federated Malay States Railways, who recently inspected the Southern lines of the Siamese State Railways:—The line
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  • 810 10 A few weeks ago the Constitution Draff ing Committee was engaged in a beafcd debate upon the desirability or othsrwU* t adopting Confucianism as the State R*i;„- 0t of the Chinese Republic. The supported the project were defeated, and bad tnM content with the addition
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    • 52 10 Best Medicine Made. A better medicine can not be made than Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy. It relieves the lungs, opens the secretious, aids expectoration and assists nature iu 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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    • 551 10 In weakness, neurasthenia consumption CHLOROSIS Use HAEMOGLOBIN Deschiens All doctors agree that this vital Iron of the Blood ALWAYS CURES, and gives every one health, strength and beauty. Far better than uncooked meat, Chalybeates, etc. 1914 MODEL ROADSTER, READY FOR THE ROAD. Price: $2,250. Fitted with Electric Light and Self
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    • 123 10 A Life Saver. It is safe to say that Chamberlain’s 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 civilized world fo r its speedy cures of cramps in the stomach, diarrhoea
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  • 426 11 It is a problem as old aa the world Augustus with his sumptuary laws, Theedo•iua and Valentinian, Justinian, Charlemagne and St. Louis, Peter the Great and Frederic Barbarossa, the Empress Maria Theresa in Vienna and John Calvin in Geneva have iu different ages attacked it trom their
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  • 154 11 A grrat deal rf confusion has been caused by the failure of gnmopbone manufacture!s to distribute Chinese records in a judicious manner. Having gramophone records in the Chinese language is an excellent plan and greatly increases their sale. Few Chinese enjoy and understand foreign music, aiid
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  • 299 11 With reference to the discussion on the above subject Lieut Alfred C. Dewar, R. N., retired, writes to The Timet So far as the Russo-Japanese War is concerned, the Japanese operations were based at first on nothing more than a temporary command. The official History clearly states
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    • 134 11 Rub It In. A good many people think rheuu atism can not be cured without taking nauseous 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 «tale by all Dispensaries and Dealer. S iTijf
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    • 474 11 <• GOODRICH TYRES W -sSj V i A ,J v IS* >:-:-3 ssslj *:'l 8» <r\ •s rr 39:jA I JJ//ri n»rH( I nfisi r»e 1 -5. «43? ussy* gs a:’ •*V I? fir j •'tr J -J V/ I jd s»g 1 Qf <*> The Largest Tyre Factory, with
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    • 1213 12 THE London Directory (Published Annually.) Enables traders throughout the World to communicate direct with Kntrhsh Manufacturers 6* Dealers in each class ot goods. Besides being a complete commercial guide to linden and its suburbs, the Director)' contains hs.s ot Export Merchants with the Goods they ship, and the Colonial and
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