Straits Echo, 5 May 1914

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    Masthead
    33 1 Straits Echo daily chronicle of events, circulating throughout the straits, the federated AND the far bast generally VOL. 12. $24 Per Annum. PENANG, TUESDAY, 5th MAY, 1*914. Single Copy. 10 cents No. 101
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    A Malay Aspiration.
    958 3 In our picturesque tropical country not the least interesting spectacle is the Malay vernacular school, bidden away under the joftv forest trees in the shade of a cool kanipoug. These Malay vernacular schools, ju spite of the difficulty of providing efficient teaching, were in the opinion of
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    PENANG TURF CLUB. May/June Meeting, 1914.
    587 3 (UNDER S. R. A. RULES OF RACING.) FIRST DAY SECOND DAY RACE DAYS. Saturday, 30th May, 1914. Monday, Ist June, 1914. FIRST DAY. Saturday, 30th May, 1914. 1. —The Mixed Handicap. Value $500. A Handicap for Horses that have never won a Race of
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    Discharge Tickets.
    1173 3 HT Thet Should Not bk Issued. In our last issue we gave publicity to the views expressed by the Hon. Mr. Macfadyen, m.f.c., at the annual meeting of the Planters Association of Malaya relative to the inauguration of a system of discharge tickets for Tamil coolies, which, it
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    The Tides.
    265 3 Penang—Mat, 1914. Penang Standard Times—Heights referred to Datum of Soundings in Admiralty Charts. High Water. Low Watki. Date. S^ e ard Ht. Date. S ta^ e ard Ht. h. m. ft. h. m. ft. 7 26 a 5.0 5 m 2 19 1.9 Tues 5 m 9 10
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      335 3 Entries Close 1 Handicaps on or before for the 5 p.m., on Friday, 15th May, 1914. the First Day will be published 22nd May, 1914. A penalty of 7 lbs. is incurred in a Handicap by the winner of any Race run subsequentto the publication of the weights and of
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      468 3 Indigestion Afraid to eat in constant pain no strength, no energy. These Wonderful Tablets Cured The boon of boons to all who suffer in this way is Dr. Cassell’s Tablets. Here is an instance:— I had suffered foT years,” says Mrs. R>»hy, of 123, Davenport street, Bolton, ‘‘when I first
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  • SHIPPING.
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      ARRIVALS.
      89 4 Br. *.2». 5, London, April 4, Gen. —A. G. A Go. Alma. Br. 459. Bell. Maj 5. Del., Mar 4, Gen.— E. 8. Co., Ltd. Jin 110, Ur. a.»., 93, Taylor, May 5, Asahan, May 4, Gen.-E. 8. Co., Ltd. Malaya, Ger. s b., 348, Peters, May 5, Deli,
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      DEPARTURES.
      59 4 Mat 5. Qhet Thye, for Alor Star (Kedah). Malacca, for Tongkah. De Kock, for Deli and Asahan. Padang, for Batu Bahra. Ban Whatt Soon, for Langkat and Pangkalan Brand&n. Ayuthia, for Asahan. Omapere, for Port Swettenham and Singapore. Hebe, for Teluk Anson. Pangkor, for Dindings and Sitiawan. Klang, for
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      MAILS CLOSE
      268 4 Fop. Yen—Per Jit Peng, to-morrow, 7 a.in. Alor Star (Kedah)— Per Tong Chuan, to-morrow, 11 a.m. Asahan— Per Jin Ho, to-morrow, 2 p.mBagan Datoh and Teluk Anson—Per Hok Canton, tt-morrow, 3 p.m. Deli—Per Alma, to-morrow, 3 p.m. Ceylon, Australasia, India, Aden, Egypt and via Naples, for Europe etc.—Per
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    EXCHANGE.
    122 4 Penang, May 5. By courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London, Demand Bank 2/4/j 4 months’ sight Bank 2/44 3 Credit 2/4| (i 3 Documentary 2/4, r s Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs. 1744 3 days’ sight Private 175;; Bombay, Demand Bank 174;; Moulmein, Demand Hank 173;; 3 days’ sight Private
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    PRODUCE.
    197 4 Gold Leaf ...$64.40 Black Pepper 16.50 buyers White Pepper 28.25 sales Trang Pepper 19. buyers Cloves 46.— sales Mace 110 nominal. Mace Pickings 92 —sales Nutmegs 110 24. —sellers No. 1 6.10 sales Sugar < 2 5,50 sales (Basket 5.15 buyers Copra (mixed) 10.75 buyers TTahbun... 190. —sellers r
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    MARKET PRICES.
    187 4 Penang, May 5. 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 Fig’s Head... 24 Feet H 28 Tongue M
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    SHARES.
    2147 4 Date of Formation. Capital. Number of Shares issued. Issued Value. Paid Up. Dividends. Name. Buyers. Sellers j Quotations. i 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 RUDBER—DOLLAR SHARES. i 1909 1905 1910 1909 1906 1910 1910 1910 450,000 200,000 750,000 800,000 1181,200,000 8 500,000 1,000,000 390,000 130,000 75,600 70,000 300,000 24,000
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      45 4 Now Is the Time. For rheumatism you will find nothing better than Chamberlain’s Pain Balm. Now is the time to get rid of it. Try this liniment and see how quickly it will relieve the pain and soreness. For sale by all Dispensaries and Dealers.
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      81 4 Croup. This disease is so dangerous and so rapid in its development that everv mother of young children should be prepared for it. It is very risky to wait until the attack of croup appears and then send for medicine and let the child suffer until it can be obtained.
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    Pseudo Revenue Officer.
    325 5 The hearing of the case against a Chinaman named Tan Nok, who was charged with impersonating a revenue officer and in «uch assumed character was alleged to Te extorted the sum of 40 cents from a Kling named Samsudin at Weld Quay on May 1, was resumed
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    P. L. R. C.
    159 5 The following scores were made by the Penang Ladies’ Rifle Club at Kainpong Bahru yesterday: 200 Yards. Mrs Wright-Motion 28* Mrs Hilton 27* Miss Mathieu 25 Mrs Hart 24* Mrs liston... 24 Mrs Webb 23* Mrs Maclean The scores marked with asterisk count for Mill’s Trophy.
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    The World’s Indebtedness.
    59 5 The national debts of various countries are as follows Austria-Hungary— Austria .£294,734,513 Hungary 26,022,191 Belgium... 148,189,000 Bulgaria... 24,407,976 Denmark 19,359,000 France 1,303,315,991 Germany 226,182,835 Great Britain and Ireland 716,288,421 Italy 521,656,903 Netherlands 96,936,480 Norwav 20,425,156 Portugal 161,714,077 Roumania 62,638,164 Kussia 894,164,800 Servia 26,93/,325 Spain 335,694,316 Sweden 33,375,000
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    Borowsky’s Circus.
    154 5 Owing to the rain on Saturday there was no performance at Dato Kramat on that niglit but the clerk of the weather was kinder last night and a large number of people witnessed a capital show. The programme was good throughout. We might make a special mention of
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    Penang Golf Club.
    305 5 Lawn Tennis Tournament. The following were the results of the ties played yesterday: Profession Pairs. Sercombe Smith and Sells beat Whitlock and Syer 6—4, 6 —3. Men's Doubles Handicap A. Waugh and Reimann beat Michell and Voules 6—4, 6—2. Men's Doubles Handicap B. Crichton and Beath beat
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    Cape or Suez Route?
    410 5 The Dominions Royal Commission Report gives some interesting facts about the comparative use of the Suez CaDal and Cape routes to the East. It will probably surprise many people, as it did us, to learn that in 1912, of the total tonnage of British steamers clearing
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    FIXTURES.
    69 5 To-dat. 11th Day of 4th Moon. Singapore Sporting Club, Bpring Race Meeting. Band, Golf Club, 5-45 to 7-15 p.m. Penang Volunteers—“ B Company, Company Drill. Stretcher Drill. Physical Exercises St. Xavier’s School, 4 pm. Cup Tie Old Farqubars vs. Post Office. Crown Cinema, Chulia Street. Straits Cinematograph, Penang Road.
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      735 5 Hotel. •:o:« cpgr SAL TIFFIN EVERY WEDNESDAY SATURDAY' Alexander bocuslavsky ltd.’s cigarettes a r»rknintments to 111 M. The Emperor of Russia, HM. The King of By Special PP° The Dukeof saie Coburg Gotha, late Duke of Edinburgh, (j reeee, are regularly supplied to The House of Lords. TO BE HAD
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      263 5 m «3 is a W. a H. O. WILLS'S 4* the NEW SMOKING MIXTURE de LUXE A PERFECT PIPE TOBACCO Of all Leading Dealers 'ill U u A 76r ALLEN DENNYS Co., Penang, PROPRIETORS OF THE PENANG RUBBER AUCTION ROOMS. SALES HELD EVERY TUESDAY [j Under the auspices of O
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    THE STRAITS ECHO.
    95 6 d&dy (except Sunday* aad pshlic holidays) AT TIB CRITERION PRESS, L?z>. No. 59, Beach Street, Penaug. Fiioi Daily Lml h, $24 per amncm. (MMiei M Postage Extra. Ifcil mmm (Port Fm) $17.50 omi iDOKiii: ECHO—PENANG.” Telephone Noe. Echo 586 frietiei Department 543 W.M.— All kiilMM •••■uaiMtioa* thoukd
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    DOWNING STREET.
    1380 6 During the week-end we spoilt some time hunting through the files of an old Straits newspaper and yesterday we had occasiou to refer to some old copies of an Australian daily journal published in Sydney. There was little in common between ths two sheets, bat one feeling they
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    980 6 It is stated that negotiations are in pro3 gross between the Governments of Perak and Kedah for the erection of a bridge between j Parit Buntar and Bagan Samak over the Krian River. Asthma seems to be becoming a very common complaint among estate coolies in this country.
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    THE GOPENG TRAGEDY.
    45 6 VERDICT OF JURY. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, May 4 A verdict of justifiable homicide has been returned in the inquiry into the death of a Chinaman alleged to have been shot by European, R. C. Warren, at a mine at Gopeng.
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    Perak Medical Association.
    41 6 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ip >h, May 4 In order to bind the medical profession the closed Perak Medical Association has been formed with Dr. Skae as President The affairs of the Association is vested in a council.
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    Chantrey’s Bust of Raffles.
    252 6 To the Editor or the Straits Echo Sir, Your mention yesterday of Chantrev’s bust of Sir Stamford Raffles in the Raffles Institution, Singapore, one of the few pub lie and private memorials to the greatness of the Empire builder, whom we particularly have reason to thank,
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    April Rubber Crops.
    47 6 C R». Sumatra Consolidated Rubber Estate», Ltd 19,124 Bukit Mertajam Rubber Co., Ltd. 27,199 Taipiug Rubber Plantations, Ltd. 29,122 Sungei Siput Rubber Plantations, Ltd 5,808 Sungei Reyla (F.M.S Rubber Estate, Ltd 4,581 Sumatra Proprietary Rubber Plantations, Ltd. i New Columbia Rubber Co., Ltd. 13,115
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    The Outward German Mail.
    46 6 The Norddeutscher Lloyd Mail Steamer Prim Ludwig, having left Colombo at 7 a.m. on Sunday, the 3rd instant, is expected to arrive here to-morrow at 11 p.m., and will leave for Singapore, China and Japan at 2 p.m, on the next day.
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    The Homeward German Mail.
    45 6 The homeward bound German Mail steamer Princess Alice, which is expected to leave Singapore at midnight to-day, will arrive here on Thursday, the 7th inst., at daylight. She will most probably leave for Colombo and Europe at noon the same day.
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    The "Irismere" Fire.
    231 6 The fire on board the s a. Iritmere the coal ship, which is now off Pulo Kra, ii f f a gi n g in spite of the attempts made to t if under control. Columns of smoki are issuing from the hatches both forward I and
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      205 6 3?. Ki *1 I In 1 iX* X! ,1 ;r~ i 4 II :-y^4-d ftT V? KENG 8 Co., PENANGBIPOH. Your satisfaction is our constant aim, One satisfactory purchase will lead unto others. Superior Mattress covered striped lickuu Cotton 3 ft. 3±ft. ft. 5 ft. s±ft. 59-75 510-75 $l2-25 $l3-25
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    THE BUDGET.
    652 7 CHANCELLOR S OPTIMISM. the past year s surplus. {Reuter). Mr. Lloyd Ceorfte in his Budget Speech proposed an elaborate scheme for reconstructing a system of local taxation. He in’roduced a revised scale of income tax and increased death duties, whereby he will secure an additional revenue of £*.800,000.
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    The Late Duke of Argyll.
    51 7 (Reuter.) London, May 4. lhe body of Duke of Argyll will be taken to Westminster Abbev on Thursday. Their Majesties the King and Queen, and the members of the Royal Family will attend the service on Friday. The funeral will take place ou Saturday in
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    Mr. C. F. G. Masterman.
    140 7 Henter, i London, May 4. Mr. C. K G. Mastermau has been invited to contest Ipswich. There will be a meeting of the Church Work Association at St. George’s Girls’ Home on Thursday, May 7, at 10 a.m. Owing to the Schools being closed lor
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    ANGLO-JAPANESE ALLIANCE.
    375 7 INTERVIEW WITH COUNT OKUMA. {Reuter.) j London, May 4. The correspondent of the Times at Tokyo states that Count Okuma, the new Japanese Premier, interviewed, dwelt on the import- ance of the alliance with Great Britain as the centre of authority in the Far East. > He urged
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    Latest Derby Betting.
    33 7 “The Tetrarch's Price Lengthening. {Reuter). London, May 4. The latest betting on the Derby is as follows 11 to 4 against Kennymore. 4to 1 The Tetrarch. Bto 1 Black Jester.
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    U. S. A and Mexico.
    39 7 The Situation at Vera Cruz. {Reuter). Washington, May 4. General Funston reports that 10,000 Federal troops are now in the vicinity of Vera Cruz and that some of them are beginning to entrench themselves.
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    False Wireless Messages.
    52 7 Effect on Shipmasters. {Reuter.) London, May 4. Uneasiness is felt because of the false wireless message about the Siberia which was reported to have been stranded on the Formosan coast. There have been several cases of false alarms, making shipmasters chary of rushing to the assistance of
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    "Firemen Hot."
    369 7 Firemen Hot." One knows the sort of story to expect from Mr. Cutliffe Hyne, clean straight-forward stuff with plenty of snap and sparkle in it, a thrill in each chapter, the hero emerging from one adventure with increased gusto for the next. And his latest book (Firemen Hot, Methuen’s Colonial
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    KUALA LUMPUR COMMENTS.
    598 7 {From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, May 2. After St. George’* celebrations we seem to have settled down to a condition of ab- solute dulness and people are now counting fhe cost and asking themselves the old question, Is it worth it The editor of the Malay
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    Shares.
    211 7 Yesterday. To-day. 2 g so oo Shares. g 9 ffl 02 W co RUBBER. Anglo Malay. 9/74 10/44 9/6 10/3 B. Mertajam. 1/10$ 2/4 1/10$ 2/4 Chersonese 2/3 2/74 2/3 2/7$ C. Malay 9/6 10/3' 9/4$ 10/1$ Dennistown... 20/- 22/9 20/- 22/9 Highlands 48/3 50/9 48/6 51/Kamuning J/104 2/4
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    ALLEGED ILLEGAL GRATIFICATION.
    691 7 MALAY P. C. CHARGED. Before Mr. R. B. Osborne in the Third i Court this morning Jirin, P. C. No. 22, was charged with accepting an illegal gratifica- > tion of three cents on May 1. The accused claimed trial. The first witness called was a riesha
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    Swimming.
    302 7 In accordance with the intention expressed a month ago, the Central Union made its second attempt to cross the Channel on Sunday morniug. Lim Joo Beng and O Kim Sin crossed successfully with ease, the water being very smooth. The former swam back about three quarters of the distance
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    DEATH OF MR. ERNEST HOGAN.
    208 7 It is with regret that we announce the death, which took place at 7 o’clock last night at his residence in Anson Road, of Mr. Ernest Hogan, who had been in ill health and was unable to attend to his business as architect and surveyor
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    To-day’s Quotations.
    99 7 Tib, Rubber, Rice and Copra. The following business in tin has been done to-day Penang Penang Tin Exchange, y buyers, no sellers) 77 Singapore: Straits Trading Co., 200 tons at 77.85 Tin is quoted in London to-day at .£153 10s. cash and JC155 10s. three months’ sight. (By
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    Outside.
    109 7 The following articles will be found on our outside pages Page 3. —Discharge Tickets: Why They Should Not be Issued. A Malay Aspiration. 5.—Borowsky’s Circus. Pseudo Revenue Officer. P.L.R.C. The World’s Indebtedness. Penang Golf Club Lawn Tennis Tournament. Cape or Suez Route 8. —The Improved Outlook for Rubber. Mr.
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      188 7 NOTICE OE SAXE. Penang Auction Mart. BY ORDER OF THE MORTGAGEES. TO BE SOLD BY PUBLIC AUCTION, On Wednesday, I3th May, 1914, At the Archie ay of Logan’* Building*, Beach Street Penang AT 11 A.M. All the right title and interest of CHE CHAH biktee MAHOMED ARIFF being her undivided
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    The Improved Outlook for Rubber.
    985 8 Tbe significant change which has recently come over tbe Rubber market in London is reflected not only in advances in the quotations for plantation companies’ shares, but in an increase in the selling value of the product itself. Investors are, therefore, beginning to take a
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    Re-Written British National Anthem.
    158 8 Our National Anthem has been re-written by James Elroy Flecker, in response to an appeal made m am article in Poetry and Drama. God save our gracious King, Nations and State and King; God save the King Grant him the Peace divine, But if his Wars
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    Mr. Henry James and To-day’s Novelists.
    211 8 A fortnight ago, in the Times Literary Supplement,’ Mr. Henry James reviewed some of tbe principal living English novelists, and yesterday he returned to the subject. He suggests that Mr. Bennett, Mr. Wells, and tBe rest are generally content, so to speak, to copy
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    Corner-stone of Education
    149 8 There is a growing tendency in this country on the part of parents to neglect the corner-stone of all right education,” says the rimes,reviewing a new book on Education by the Headmaster of Eton (Putnams. 5s What that corner-stone is is well expressed in the following sentences
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    Correctors of the Press.
    263 8 9 Authors still correct their own books as F a rule, but they do so on what are techni- cally cilled ‘read’ proofs—proofs, that is, 3 which have already been corrected as nearly as possible in accordance yqtb the original i manuscript. Only those whose lot
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    Re-arranging Europe.
    405 8 Europe is like a vast magazine of explosives, which are constantly being augmented as a precaution against the outbreak of war, with the result that the longer the catastrophe is delayed, the more destructive must bethe shock,” says the Scotsman. “If the strain, in the economic, social, and
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    Russia and Mongolia.
    473 8 i The Khutukhta’s Attitude. i The Peking correspondent of the Standard telegraphs on April 8 What may ba called the Mongolian phase of Russia’s Far Eastern diplomacy is apparently coming very rapidly to a close Everything that Russia undertook there in virtue of the agreement of Nov.
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    Art and Advertisements.
    838 8 On the first page of the neat little book there are two bars of Mendelssohn’s Spring Song.” On the second, there is talk of almond-blossom and sparrows. The third tells us that spring is coming—and with it spring-cleaning. We are lured into the trap, and meekly enough
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    Passengers.
    207 8 Arrivals. M Per J*?\ NelUyre, May 5, from London: Chl1 and infant Miss Irene Hubbard, Mr and Mrs Sellar and 2 infants, M ™°n bt T k and Mr F M McConechy, F M Gordon, Mr W B Robinson, Mrs Lamerton and child, Mr A Garside, Mr J Robinsou,
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
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      451 8 COMMENCING Tuesday, May sth, 1914. AT Crown Cinema of CHULIA STREET. For the first time in Penang Entire Programme of Vitagraph s Photo-plays. Every one Valuable Interesting Thrilling Artistic Gorgeous Remarkable Attractive Praise-worthy Hair-raising UNIQUE and ORIGINAL only possible at Crown Cinema. 5 Superb Specials in To-night’s Change at George
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      54 8 Always Recommend Jt. In a'most every community the*e is some one whose life h s been saved by Chamberlain s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. Such persons seldom miss an opportunity to recommend it, and these recommendations and its never failing qualities account for its great popularity. For sale by
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      12 8 Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure, For Coughs and Cold* oarer fails 1„ fid
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      63 8 For a Lame Back. When jou have pains or lameness in the back bathe the parts with Chamberlain’s Fain Balm twice a day, massaging w;th the palm of tha hand for five minutes at each application. Then dampen a piece of flannel slightly with this liniment and bind it on
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      466 8 Town Hall, Penang. Saturday, May 9th, 915 p. m prom|t Messrs. KEITH, PROWSE BCo Ltd LONDON 01 BEO TO ANNOUNCE A GRAND OPERATIC CONCERT By the Distinguished Prima Donna, Madame KALNa (Soprano) and Her Company, Herr ALBERT MAAS (Tenor) Mr. WEBSTER NORCROSS (BASSO). Mr. RUSSELL BONNER A.R.A.M., L R.A.M., A.R.C.M
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    VESSELS EXFECTED.
    36 9 Vetielt trom Agent» Due P. Alice 1 Singapore iB M ACo. Oth Mav. P. Liulwig Colombo BM A Co 7th Dr vault a. Colombo |A G.ACo. 14th AfHuje Singapore 'A G A Co. l(itb
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    SAILINGS.
    30 9 Vest cl* For A •/< nt Leaves F. Alice Colombo C M &Co May. F. Ludwig Singapore BM &Co Devunha Singapore A G ACo. A *««y« Colombo 'A G ACo
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
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      362 9 S.N.C £xpected Arrivals and Departures. Mail Service. Homeward. Dale. FARES BY MAIL STEAMERS. A Accommodation. lutclaas 2ndclass To London by Sea $565-72 $377-14 To Marseilles or Gibraltar $528-00 $356-29 m B Accommodation. To London by Sea $518-57 $339-43 To Marseilles or Gibraltar $480-85 $320-56 Intermediate Service. \17TTH excellent accommodation foi
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      1562 9 (S HIPPING BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD For Intended to Sail. Steamer. Singapore (Three times a week). Port Swetienham and Singapore. (Twice a week). Victoria Point, Mergui, Tavoy, Yeh and Moulmein. (Fortnightly). Singapore, and Australia. Rangoon A Calcutta. (Weekly.) Thur. 7th May, 4 p.m. Sat. 9th May, 4 p.m.
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    The Doctor-Habit.
    1159 10 Health As An Avocation. A recent law-suit gives rise to some general reflections not respecting the merits of this particular ease, but as to the prevalent habit of “enjoying bad health.” This is at ouce commoner and less uniform than is popularly supposed. Old maids and even young
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    Questions About Borneo.
    1131 10 I For the last few days we have had on our [table a letter from a planter in Borneo. We do not know the writer personalD, but he writes well, and his complaint is so remarkible that we have picked the letter up, and put it away
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      14 10 v- oods’ Great Peppermint Cure, For (j md Ccldi, ne-rer f :1 1», ed
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      793 10 PENANG CONFECTIONERY 18, LEITH STREET, THE THEATRE GOERS* RENDEZVOUS. When Appetite Flags Try a Change of Diet Under the Palms. CfiOj>s, Steaks, Cutlets, Rolls, Puffs, Tea, Coffee, Cocoa, etc. at MODERATE CHARGES ARE SERVED NIGHTLY. RHEUMATISM, LUMBAGO SCIATICA. Rheumatism, Lumbago and Sciatica are three of the most common and most
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