Straits Echo, 24 March 1914

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    34 1 Straits Echo LI C2W0MCLL Or EVEN1S. CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED STATES AND THF. FAR ._7 iLiNEMAL-i VOL. 12. $24 Per Annum PENANG, TUESDAY, 24th MARCH, 1914. Single Copy, 10 cents. No. 67
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      991 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., 53, Beach Street, Penang. Andrew Usher Co.’s SfECtAI MSERYL O.V.G. Whisky. SAKDILANDS, BUTTERY fc Co., AGENTS FOR PENANG F. M. S. •<
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      36 1 KB* There's PURITY and VICODR 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 8* Co., 55, Beach Street, Penang. lannnnnnnnnani
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      97 2 NATURA r --v fii>i 'V i-rv L r LION BRANDJ (STERILIZES) J 3JB a 4f /y Grand? Prix: f*«ns-l<iOC#f St. CbuisiJ 904 f/ 1 Mt< aille D 1893. > >893. 2" suu. Med,il^ Prag j; E-hr«^ r^V *> tA s 1| Sctfutirrurtae x Rorsd) c^‘ Ren .Wecklenburg (OkuV^" WE IN
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    Dear Houses.
    968 3 The problem of the tenure of land has been a vexed question from time immemorial. 1b an island like Singapore, it does not require much foresight to appreciate that if our populations increase, the demand for land must dirretlv increase also, with the result that in obtdienceto the
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    The Cornet.
    992 3 At what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, dulcimer, and all kinds of music.” These were the instruments most familiar to English readers at the time that the Authorised Version of the Bible was put forth. The translators did mot waste valuable
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      60 3 A Life Saver. It is safe to say that Chamberlain’? Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy has saved tbs iivts of more people and relieved more than any other remedy in existence It is known all over the civilized world for it« speedy cnm of cramps in the stomach, iiarrheea and
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      307 3 The Georgetown Motor Garage, 7\ PENANC ROAD. ON HIRE! ON HIRE!! ON HIRE!!! GRAND NEW CARS. We have just imported several up-to-date Cars which can be ka/l on hire. Call at Our Garage or Telephone to No. 694 MOTOR CAR IMPORTERS A REPAIRERS. MOTOR ACCESSORIES OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. TYRES OF
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      52 3 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. Beside», it contains no opiates and is perfectly safe to take. For sal# bv all Dispensaries
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      1532 3 NOTICE. IY ODDER OF THE MORTGAGEES. The undersigned are instructed to put for sale BY PUBLIC AUCTION, Tuesday 31st March 1914 Archway of Logan's Buildings, Penang, COMMENCING AT 11 A.M. The following properties Lot 1. All that piece of land situate on the East Side of Penang Road at the
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    Ireland of To-morrow.
    1495 4 By tek Countess or Limeeick. Every day 1 read in the newspapers and learn in various ways of the state of unrest in my country—the preparation* for civil war in the North, the poverty and rum m Dublin—the strikes, but nowhere do 1 hear •f anyone who
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    Penang Football League.
    369 4 Draw foe the Cur. A meeting of the Committee uf the Penang Association Football League was held at the Penang Cricket Club Pavilion last night with Dr.. T. Hill Jamieson (President) in the chair. There were also present. Messrs. W. E. Mann (O.U A C.), R. H.
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      ARRIVALS.
      105 4 Omapere, Br. s.s., 340, Lyons, March 23, Singapore, March 21, Gen.—E. S. Co., Ltd. De Kock, Dut. s.s., 335, Botman, March 23, Singapore, March 18, Gen.—K. P. M. Batjan, Dut. s.s., 3,992, Ourvehand, March 24, Amsterdam, Feb. 10, Gen.— K. P. M. Malaya, Ger. s.s., 348, Peters, March 24,
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      DEPARTURES.
      72 4 March 24. Ghee Thye, for Alor Star (Kedah). Sappho, for Tongkah. Hong Wan 1, for Singapore, Hongkong Swatow and Amoy. Omapere, for Port Swettenham and Singapore. Jin Ho, lor Langkat. Mainhang, for Setul. Pangkor, for DindiDgs and Sitiawan. Hebe, for Teluk Anson. Klang, for Port Swettenham and Singapore. Kleiet,
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      MAILS CLOSE
      224 4 Fob Singapore, China and Japan—Per Lovat, to-morrow, 1 p.m. Deli —Per Alma, to-morrow, 2 p.m. Teluk Anson —Per Hok Canton, to-morrow, S p.m- Port Swettenham, Singapore, China and Japan —Per Namur, 26th instant, 11 a.m. Port Swettenham and Singapore—Per Tara, 26th instant, 3 p.m. By Train. Federated Malay
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    EXCHANGE.
    119 4 Penang, March 24. By courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London, Demand Bank 2/4^ 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4j* c 3 Credit 2/4f w 8 Documentary 2/4| Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs. 1744 3 days’sight Private 175;; Bombay, Demand Bank 174;* Moulmein, Demand Bank 173; 3 days’ sight Private 175; Madras
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    PRODUCE.
    193 4 Gold Leaf ...364.40 Black Pepper 16.50 buyers White Pepper 29.75 sellers 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 f Tahbun... 190. —sellers
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    MARKET PRICES.
    198 4 Pewang, March 24. Bbbf ete. Soup per catty 14 Roast h 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 Poke Pork v per catty 38 Pig’s Head k* 24 Feet im
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      49 4 Woods’ Great. Peppermint Cure. For C.'>uehs and Golds, n ver fal’s Is, 6d. PENANG CONFECTIONERY, 18. LEITH STREET. THE THEATRE-GOERS- RENDEZVOUS When appetite flags Try a change of diet Under the Palms. Chops. Steaks, Cutlets, Rolls, Puffs. Tea, Coffee. Cocoa, etc. at MODERATE CHARGES WILL BE SIEVED EVERY DAY.
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      140 4 Proud and secure in federated might, Australia, now thy noble race begun, Oh may this motto, firmness for the right,” Inspire the heart of every stalwart son. Honour’d and blest, then shall thyipeoplebe, Foremost on earth, their fame shall aye endure, Immune from colds if they the wisdom see, Of
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      262 4 DC DC THE BRITON CAR The BRITON 2/3 seater is NOT a Cycle-car, a Little car, a Midget Car, a Light car, or a Carette. It is a full powered four-cylinder motor car of solid and standard construction costing 20 per cent, more but with 50 per cent, more seating
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    Commercial Education.
    808 5 To thi Editor or the Straits Echo. Derr Sir, Your leading article of March 13th has penetrated to these wilds and filled me with mingled wrath, tears and indigestion. O that the methods of Madame Montessori might be applied to the editorial mind. Personally, I hare but little
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    P. L. R. C.
    116 5 The following were the scores made by the Penang Ladies’ Rifle Club yesterday Deliberate Firing. m x 9 rs rz T 3 *3 S 2 S g Mrs Wright-Mot ion 33 3*2 28 93 Mrs Liston 31 28 22 81 Miss Cheeseman 28 28 22 78
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    FIXTURES.
    35 5 To-oaY. 28tm Day of 2nd Moon. Chamber of Commerce, Annual Meeting, pm. Penang Volunteer»—Cadets. St. Xavier’s Institution, Physical Eiercisee St. Xavier’s In.s:ituti"n, 4 pm. Bearer Section, First Aid to Wounded Genera] Hospital, i p.m
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    News from China.
    852 5 From Various Sources. Peking, March 9. Krupps are negociating with the KwaugtuDg and Kwangsi authorities for a loan of fifty-million marks, at five per cent., secured on the local and provincial taxes. Two third of it would be used for the redemption of notes and one-third for
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    PENANG TURF CLUB.
    591 5 PROPOSED PROGRAMME. May/June Meeting, 1914. (UNDER S. R. A. RULES OF RACING.) RACE DAYS. FIRST DAY Saturday, 30th May, 1914. SECOND DAY Monday, 1st June, 1914. FIRST DAY. Saiurday, 30th May, 1914. 1. —The Mixed Handicap. Value $500. A Handicap for Horses that have never won a
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      175 5 ‘There is no-check-to the-Popularity of Black White” I SCOTCH WHISKY 'BLACK A WHITE’ HOUSE OF COMMON«COTQI WMRfTY OtfTHXW JAMES BUCHANAN CO., LTD. LONDON. GLASGOW, Ac. DISTILLERS BY ROYAL APPOINTMENT. FRUIT. SMALL SHIPMENT OF AUSTRALIAN APPLES Just Received in Excellent Condition SINGAPORE COLD STORAGE COMPANY. LIMITED, PENANG ROAD. Tilctrttns: STORAGE. PENANG.
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      298 5 Messrs. LAMBERT 8 BDTLER’S FAMOUS SMOKING MIXTURES. ARftTr e feINGTOBASi ■IN FNGL>jj£ rONTIER M Eta» Garrick AND “Frontier” Tobacco. OBTAINABLE AT ALL THE LEADING STORES IN PENANG. 5 p.m., on Friday, 15th May, 1914. Erlilll&o vlUav the First Day will be published Handicaps for on or before the 22nd May,
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    THE STRAITS ECHO.
    98 6 r rill ilka iT daily (except Sundays and fribli* holidays) AT TMI CRITERION PRESB, Ltd. No. 59, Beach Street, Penarg. Paica Lsri m 914 par aanans. i, <hriri»tisi Postage Extra. Ifail lttKw (Pori Free) $17.50 SULI ADDBIIS ECHO—PENANG." TslsykoM No». Echo 586 Priotiac Department 343 bittern i
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    ULSTER AND THE ARMY.
    1332 6 Resideuts in the Straits have to cast their memories back a very long way to recollect a crisis in British internal politics which has made itself felt so acutely out here as that which has now arisen in the relations between England and Ireland. Generally the
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    PENANG TURF CLUB.
    208 6 THE PROPOSED PROGRAMME. Members of the Penang Turf Club will turn with interest to the proposed programme of the Penang Turf Club for the May-June meeting which appears in our adrertisement columns to-day. The idea is to make the meeting a week-end affair, with eight races on
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    The Bluebirds.
    86 6 We have received this note from our musical critic Methinks an error hath passed into the else true history of the mumming of the Bluebirds. He who sang so lustily and with an eud so pleasing unto himself —but not to this poor scribe—the love song “If in
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    Kedah Railway Progress.
    77 6 An Alor Star correspondent writes that things are very quiet there just at present. There has been no rain to speak of lately, and during the day the weather has been very hot and thundery, but the nights have been cool. Seventeen miles of rails have now
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    The Cholera Epidemic.
    484 6 With reference to the paragraph which appeared iu our columns yesterday, we learn that there have been no cases of cholera, imported from Kedah, at Batu Ferringhi, though cases of illness—probably cholera—--5 have occurred among some Tamil fishermen at Telok Bahang. There is no connection with the
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1061 6 Georges Carpentier is such a good fighter at his weight and for his years 8 it is a thousand pities his backer. j friends—M. Maeterlinck is among the u? -ever allowed him to pit himself the negro giant Jeannette at whose hands'h has just suffered defeat. In a
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      125 6 MOTOR CAR IWSPRANCE. Royal Exchange Assurance are prepared to insure OWNERS of MOTOR CARS and VEHICLES against DAMAGE to CARS, X THIRD PARTY RISKS. TRANSIT. FIRE. THEFT, etc., at moderate rates. Penang. Agents. FOR FURL PARTICULARS APPLY TU R. T. REID Co., Rose Scented Boracic Soap. A Pure Emollient Soap
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    THE CRISIS IN ULSTER.
    2470 7 ATTITUDE OF THE ARMY. DEBATE IN THE COMMONS. AM UNPRECEDENTED SITUATION. {Reuter.) London, March 23. According to trustworthy accounts the position of the Third Cavalry Brigade at the Curragh Camp, Dublin, is unprecedented. On Friday morning the War Office requested those officers not prepared for service
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    Rubber Auction.
    78 7 Penang. At the Penang Chamber of Commerce rubber auction 23,055 j lb. of rubber were offered for sale and 18,3721 lb. were sold at the following prices Sheet Smoked $l2B to $133 No. 2. $l2O Unsmoked $llB $124 Crepe No. 1 $129 $132 No. 2 No. 3 $lO4
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    SINGAPORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
    168 7 (From Our Own Correspondent. Singapore, March 23. At the meeting of the Chamber of Commerce, the Hon. Mr D. T. Boyd, who presided, remarked upon the continuance of satisfactory finances and agreed that the Rubber Association, as it was now constituted, should possess its owu earnings
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    Charge Against European Firms.
    40 7 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, March 24. Seven European firms were summoned to-day for failing to mention in their newspaper advertisements the country in which they were incorporated. The accused were remanded for a week.
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    The Murder of Mr.Benton.
    59 7 {Reuter.) New York, March 24. Mr. Perceval, the British consul who was instructed to investigate the circumstances connected with the death of Mr. Benton, the English millionaire rancher executed” by General Villa, has reported that no pistols were fired in the fight which ended in the
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    The Japanese Navy.
    47 7 (Reuter.) Tokyo, March 24. An Imperial edict has been smddenly issued proroguing Parliament which is still engaged in debating the naval scandals. This prorogation means a loss of six and a half millions sterling to the Navy as the former budget now becomes operative.
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    Kaiser's Visit to Vienna.
    28 7 Reuter. Vienna, March 23. The Kaiser visited the Emparor Francis Joseph and afterwards gave an audience to Count Berchtold, the Minister of Foreign Affairs.
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    Big Bombay Fire.
    20 7 {Reuter.) Bombay, March 23. A fire in the docks destroyed 60,000 bales of cotton, valued at JC500,000.
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    Shares.
    342 7 Y*«t*rd»y. To-d»j. Kite or B iy»r» Sellers Buyers Sel'ers FallRUBBER. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Auglo Malay 14 10 9 3 10— 146 Bukit Mertajam. 111 2 4 2 2 6 Id Chersonese 2 14 2 7 2 2 2 74.. 4d Cons. Malays 9 6
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    OIL AND COAL IN PERLIS.
    209 7 There will shortly be published an advertisement from the Government of Perlis calling for tendeis for the sinking of a bore hole for oil and coal at Bukit A rang which is only eighty miles from Penang and having direct steamer communication with this port.
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    To-day’s Quotations.
    89 7 Tin, Robber, Rice and Copra. Tin (unrefined) is quoted here to-day at $88.30 buyers no sellers, in Singapore (refined) at SBB 90, aud in London at .£175 ss. cash =£l77 2s. 6d. three months’ sight. (By Courtesy of Messrs. The East Asiatic Co., Ltd. through their agents G.
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    A Serious Charge.
    80 7 In the second divisional Court, before Mr. Justice Sercombe Smith and a common jury composed of Europeans and Eurasians, was resumed the hearing cf a charge of rape against a Hindu named Chinnakuti, who is accused of assaulting a Hindu married woman in her sleep near Nibong
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    Outside.
    128 7 The following articles will be found on our outside pages Page 3.—Dear Houses. The Cornet. 4.—lreland of To-morrow: By the Countess of Limerick. Penang Football League. s.—Commercial Education. News from China. P. L. R. C. B.—The Philosophy of Mr. H. G. Wells. The Assizes: Alleged Bank Fraud. The Lure
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      375 7 FOR. SALE. i Complete Turnout. Australian Bay i' Mare and Victoria. All in first class f condi ion. Price $250 for cash. MRS. HALL. 214 65, Western Road ST. GEORGE’S BALL 1914. Subscribers to the above are requested to forward their subscriptions ($lO including 2 guests) to the Hon. Treasurer,
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    The Philosophy of Mr H. G. Wells.
    875 8 toME Unrestrained Remares.” In the days when the present Chancellor of the Exchequer was a private member, sitting below the Opposition gangway, he referred to that august personage, hi» present colleague, Lord Haldane, as one who inhabited serene but sterile heights.” The phrase
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    The Assizes.
    1994 8 Alleged Bank Fkaud. Before Mr. Justice L. P. Ebden in the First Divisional Court yesterday afternoon was resumed the hearing of the case against Ng Kok Choou, who was charged on three counts with abetment of the offence of forgery of three cheques of *500, $500 and $1,000,
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    The Lure of London.
    889 8 Tbs Sweetness or tm Place.” Loci dulcedo not attinet the sweetness of the place holds us.” Thus spoke the citizens of London nearly nineteen centuries ago, and their words are the earliest mention of London in history. Lovers of London cannot but admire the spirit of
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      368 8 Positively New Pictures To-night AT THE Straits Cinema Location: PENANG ROAD. GRAND CHANGE OF PROGRAMME. "Thirty Years of a Gambler’s Life” 3 KEELS PARTS "Max as a Conjuror" (By Max Linder) WIFFLES AS A WAYWARD HUSBAND 2 REELS J M. PRINCE in the leading role, j an n 2 PARTS
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      61 8 A Life Saver. It is safe to sav that Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy has saved the lives of more people and relieved more suffering than any other remedy in existence. It is known all over the civilized world for its speedy cures of cramps in the stomach, diarrhoea
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      40 8 Woods’ Great Peppermint Cnre, For Coughs and Colds, never fails, or I* POSITION UNRIVALLED IN LONDON. ENGLAND. THE LANGHAM HOTEL, Portland Place and Regent St.. London. W. FAMILY HOTEL OF THE HIGHEST ORDER, In PaahionaMc ami Healthy Locality. S 6d
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      54 8 THIS IS IT Waterbary’s Metabolized Cod Liver Oil Compound C«l liTfTou TASTELESS ODORLESS The latest scientific pre paration of COD LIVER OIL. Docs all that is claimed for it and supersedes the old fashioned emulsions which upset the stomach. Highly recommended by the medical profession. OF ALL CtfEM/STS M* rV--*
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      654 8 KTOTICK. AN ENGLISH PRIVATE SCHOOT has been opened at No. 44 i Street, Penang, by t#cU 18-3-14 191 J. M. AUGUSTUS. NOTICE. IVrOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that JJI owing to the retirement of Mr Arthur Francis Gore Anderson the business heretofore carried on between us, the undersigned, at Penang under
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    VESSELS EXPECTED.
    27 9 V$t»el» Prom Agent» Due Kltvt P. Aivm DitU thumb* Singapore Colombo Colombo Singapore^ B.M.AOo. BM.ACo. A.G.ACo. A.G.ACo. 24tbMar. 2bth M 2u 1 Aj>r. 41b I.
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    SAILINGS.
    24 9 Vm»el» For I Agmt* Leave» Kim* f AUo* L>*1 a DmmmJui Colombo B M*Ca mp»r« B.B 40'> *ia*aV©r® Colou*bw .A.-0 4C0 Mar. Apr.
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    P. O. SAILINGS.
    35 9 Mail Service. OcTWitD. Homkwakk Z)r//a 2 Apr. Devanha 4 Apr. Ansaye 16 j ArracZia 18 Extra Service OirrwiiD. HoMEWARn. iVawur 2* Mat. I Nil* 26 Mar. Sunda 7 Apr. Malta 9 Apr.
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    MAILS DUE.
    13 9 Jkim* (KlaUt) ...UthMai (Prx+c4* < Also*, ...ISth (*>•&») ...Ind Apr. Oki»» (Ditanha) itb
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      394 9 sV S.N.C Expected Arrivals and Departures. Mall Sarvica. Outward. Due Penang. Steamer. Connecting with 8 S. Apr. 2 16 so May. 14 28 Jane H Delta Assaye India Devanha Delta Himalaya Mooltan Morea Maloja Marmora Moldavia Medina Homeward. •.Sail* on Friday instead of Saturday, ♦(joes through to London via Bombay.
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      1017 9 CS H I P p I WQ.i BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD. SOBMEPTSOHEB LLOYD, BREMEN. ncrzazAL gsrhan mail lime. mHE fast and well-known mail «teamen of this Company «ail fortnightly from Bremen M Hamburg via Rotterdam, Antwerp, Southampton, Lisbon or Gibraltar, Algiers, Genoa Naples (connection Marseilles, Alexandra and vice
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      461 9 N. Y. K. Japan Mail Steamship Company. LU EUROPEAN LINE| A r knightly service is maintained be* tweeu Yokohama via ports to Marseilles, London and Antwerp under mail contract with the Imperial Japanese Government. The New Twin-Screw steamers maintaining this service have been specially designed and Jcnstructed, and are fitted
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    Bankers and Customers’ Credits.
    1059 10 One of the most interesting questions that arise from time to time is the right of a hanker to give to third ptrt.iea desiring it information as to the fin-mcial standing and credit «'f the hank 8 customers. As is well-known it is a very common
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    Turkish Women and Western Dress.
    472 10 Constantinople, March 5. I The spirit of reaction has been unable to 1 leave in peace tbe br ve Turkish women who are struggling for enfranchisement. A fresh encyclical by the Sheikh-ul-Islam, tbe religious head of the Sunnah world,: again reminds the Hanoums, that their
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    The Problems of China.
    510 10 No Bottom.” Deep sea soundings sometimes baffle the scientific skill in sinking tho lead, aud the pilots’ call No Bottom” is the megaphoned answer back to the bridge As the ship of state in China “sails” its stormy seas, other eyes than those of the responsible
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      346 10 X W 4? AV.V.V *:•:•”>;* I ii //'/> M Neuralgia, Nervous Breakdown NURSE HALL, c/o Mrs. Bassett, Commercial Pi ire, Landport, Portsmouth, Eng., writes: “I was suffe- :i from nervous breakdown with Internal Neur.il when I began a course of Phosferinc. After ha. iit taken it for three or four
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      47 10 Rub It Id. A good many people thiuk 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 *aleijy aH Dispensaries and Dealers.
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      643 10 ISTOTICE. LABOUR CODE~I9I2 t F.M.S Indian Immigration Fund Ordinance 1911 I EMPLOYERS OF INDIAN LABOUR It are hereby reminded that assessment returns for the preceding quarter must he sent to the Office of the Deputy Controller of Labour, Penang, during the months of April, July, October and January. Forms for
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    Vexatious Searching.
    455 11 To the Editor of thi Straitt Timet. Sir,—l should be very grateful to jcu ?f you would publish this letter regarding idv experience with the “chintengs (revenue officers) who meet steamers arriving in Singapore, and ask those who are in a position to do so to kindly say
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    The Calmette Affair.
    201 11 To thi Editor cf the Malay Mail. hr», —As you appear to bo lLteiested, in your paper, in thp Cailiaux-Calmette affair, would you grant space to express the views of a Frenchman who has followed politics in France for many years. I see you refer to M.
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    Cure for Rheumatism.
    158 11 There is a well-defined and reasonable idea that the germs of rheumatism and asthma are identical, and for these heroic doses of iodide of potassium are the best known destroyers, 'lhose who suffer with either of these diseases, which are enough to make the victim’s life scarcely
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      109 11 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. o v MANO Pure Thick m AfiGLO
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      75 11 A Family Necessity. Every family should be provided with Chamberlain’s Pain Balm at all timet. 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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      529 11 (5) S) GOODRICH TYRES i s' FT* < ilk r" Bart; HS-jiC Mill S S&S* m > mf fo* *9 C\ r\ A# 5h vy; ir :*4 V —r -'*7n 4% v i > m h c .‘•J* cM BSSSS* s2- v -v-- J'"- rr -V' 4 pi r?-/ L
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      1457 12 THE London Directory (Published Annually.) Enables traders throughout the World to communicate direct with English Manufacturers Dealers in each class of goods. Besides being a oomplete commercial guide to London and •its suburbs, the Directory contains lists of TIVOLI BEER.'*' OC3QC Export Merchants with the Goods they ship, and the
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