Straits Echo, 18 May 1914

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  • 36 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY. I VOL. 12. $24 Per Annum. PENANG, MONDAY, 18th MAY, 1914. Single Copy, 10 cent! No. 112
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 1322 1 #•*■#ol? ANO CEMENT. Ass>fei k't?SB Sf/A m ’/'ip *3 A 4. I l/isa (IEsJLy best for all purposes. ...iiiiibdiibbikkb Georgetown Motor Garage, 7a, PENANG ROAD. agents for PAIGE. MITCHELL and LITTLE FOURS. Telegraphic Address HOKIMTEIK. If you want to HIRE A CAR ring up 694 or call at the above
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    • 28 1 ißtt=il3tslsl»gtyafeEiß«ane;i «HOME HAPPY WITHOUT A PATHEPHONE Invaluable to Every Family and a Pleasure to You&f Old. Literature further particulars from TIANG LEE Si Co., 53, Beach Street, Penang.
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    • 77 2 He /T4^ r LION BRANDJ (STERILIZED) > £ss= .A^a-^v V .«<• Sj 6*4 1893. H 1893. '898. 1899 <3^ *'i' K ir:»« ■Kg* Schutunarkc Rosd) flr A Mecklenburg (D«« lsetol n M ADE in GERMANY* A5> BE GUIDED BY YOUR TASTE AND YOU WILL FIND LION BRAND THE BEST THE
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  • 1373 3 rti lUBT Kbnnbdy IW TP:$ Weekly ftre is alwuvs a deep within a deep, aud ,1 within 'that. But there cornea a 8 £hen one cm go no further down—tinlt> ue strikes the ultimate bed rock. ffh ,hat time comes when you must A 0 or existence upon
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  • 694 3 It is rather difficult to uulerstand what exactly Sir lan Hamilton meant when he referre4w in his speech at Auckland to the fine races of the Malays States as going down before cheap coolie labour. The Malaya are a pleasing race. Whether the eqitbet fine suits
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  • 242 3 Important Bombat Case. Bombay, May 3. M Kemp, Chief Judge of the Small Cause Court, has disposed of a suit which is of importance to Europeau artistes who come out to ludia. Mr. Alfred rd. Clair, late Manager of the Excelsior Cinematograph, mod Mr. Bilims ria, Managing
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 48 3 How Is the Tim* For rheumatism you will find nothing better than Chamberlain's Pain Balm. Now is the time to gwfc rid of it. Try this “O' ment and see how quickly it will relievo t 1 fxtin and soreness. For sale by all Lfcspeo *arie* and Dealers.
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    • 309 3 /®v In weakness, neurasthenia CONSUMPTION CHLOROSIS Use HAEMOGLOBIN Deschiens All doctor* 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. The Malayan Film Exchange F.M.S. Railway Building, Room 2, First Floor. Agents for The
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    • 61 3 For a Lame Back. When you have pains or lameness in the back bathe the parts with Chamberlain’s Pain Balm twice a day, massaging with the palm of the hand for live minutes at each application. Then dampen apiece of flannel slightly with this liniment and bind it on over
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  • SHIPPING.
    • 74 4 Kedah, Br. m, 94, Welch, May l6 'f or Star, May 16. Oen.- E S. Co*. L* d Hebe, Br. s.s., 346, Scott, Maj Telu Anson, May 16, Gen.-A. G- A Co. KuarujSi, Fr. s.s.. 6,400. Cine, May 18, Antwerp, April 4, Gen. B- Klang, Br. s.s, 732 Fa
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    • 47 4 May 18. Ban Whatt Soon, for Langkat. Pungah, for Pangkalan Brandan Cornelia, for Port Swettenham, Port Dickon and Malacca. Edavana, for Singapore. Un Peng, for Pulau Langkawi, Perlis and Setul. Flying Dragon, for Port Weld and Taipmg, Pulau Jerejak, 1 pm. Tuesdays and Fridays, except Sunday.
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    • 223 4 Foe Calcutta —Per Kumtang to-morrow, 11 a.m. Tongkali—Per Malacca, to-morrow, 1 p.m. Port Swettenham and Singapore —Per Omavere, to-morrow, 3 p m. Dmdings and Sitiawan-Per Pangkor, to-morrow, 4 p m. A sab an —Per Jin Ho, to-morrow, 4 pm. Teluk Anson —Per Hebe, to-morrow, 4 *port Swettenham and
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  • 112 4 Penang, May 18. (By courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London, Demand Bank 2/4j l 4 months’ sight Bank 2/44 3 Credit 2/4f 3 Documentary 2/4 x Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs. 174} 3 days’sight Private 175} Bombay, Demand Bank 174£ Moulmein, Demand Hank 173} M 3 days’ sight Private 176
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  • 199 4 Gold Leaf *64.40 Black Pepper 16.50 buyers White Pepper 27.25 sellers Trang Pepper 19 buyers Cloves 4 6—sales M ice 110 nominal. Mace Pickings 97- —sellers NAtmegs 110 23.50 sales No. 1 6.10 sales 2 5,50 sales Basket 5.15 buyers Copra (mixed.) 10.50 sales C Tahbuu... 190. —sellers r,
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  • 185 4 Penang, May 18. 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... 24 Feet 28 Tongue Mutton per
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  • 2146 4 o J <v M S q i fa Capitalber of Shares issued. 0 a > 'S I OQ Paid Up. Dividends. Name. Buyers. 00 u m a m Quotations. 1910 ***** 1912 1 1913 1914 RUCBER —DOLLAR SHARES. 1009 1 1905 1910 1909 1906 1910 1910 1910 1910 1910
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 55 4 In the Firmament’s heavily star-mapped space, The Southern Cross majestic is suspended, Australia’s celestial ensign An Empire race Beneath it thrives, defensive and defended, Insidious foes beset all human life A hacking cough is foremost in the strife: Beneath the Southern Cross one only thing procure, To banish it? It’s
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    • 51 4 A Good Rule for the Hsme. Make it a rule of your home to always keep on hand a bottle of Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as a safeguard against bowel complaiuts. It always cures promptly and no household is safe without it.. For sale by all Dispensaries and
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    • 174 4 5 4 Xii\ t mi li asasanrsr THIS IS IT! faterbury’s Metabolized God Liver Oil Compound TASTELESS ODORLESS The latest scientific pre paratiou of COD LIVER OIL. Does all that is claimed for it and supersedes the old fashioned emulsions which upset the stomach. H lghly re commended by the
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  • 1294 5 important new agreement SIGNED. °ultan Gets Adviser with Enlarged Powers. vi ry important development has been ilCB IU the relations between the ‘L 0 f johore and the British Government, sn s the Straits Times. The chan-, eis fully described in the following letters from His Highness
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  • 289 5 To the Editor of the Straits Echo. Sir, Regarding your leader of the 13th May, on the above subject. The Eurasiau or the Domiciled Community of whom you write though he is born out in the Co’onies (British) of European and Colonial parentage, in birth and upbringing
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  • 72 5 The following were the exports of Penang for the fortnight ended May 15, 1914: To United Kingdom. Tin 1,600 tons Black Pepper 1- Tapioca (Hour) 50 (pearl) 143 Copra Rubber 376 To U. S. America. Tin 400 Black Pepper 85 White 20 Tapioca (peasl) sb< Nutmegs 3
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  • 839 5 SENSATIONAL LETTER TO HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS. Asks Them to Work Harder. Sir Hugh Clifford is making history on the Gold Coast. In the West Arican Colonies, as is well-known, Civil Servants are owing to the unhealthiness of the climate entitled to leave on full pay for
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  • 505 5 An Appreciation. A friend of the late Mr. P. S. F. Naim sends to the Malay Mail the following appreciation 1 P. S. F Nairn, born 11th December, 1883, 1 educated at King’s School, Canterbury and Trinity College, Oxford, came out as a
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  • 75 5 To-DAT. 24th Day of 4th Moon. Band, Esplanade, 6 to 7 p.m. Singapore Medical School, Entrance Examination. Penang Voluuters—“ A” Company, Close and Extended Drill. P. L R. C 4 p in. Crown Cinema, Chulia Street. Straits Cinematograph, Penaug Road. George Town Cinematograph, Kuala Kangsar Road. To-mobsow. 25th Day
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 567 5 I 0 I m 9 c a T/ Wfmg? <b C AC •»>'; X i v y. S'* 001 c i’ t— Faerique de CiGARcTTES EGYPT! EN N ES FELUCCA n ra U!U 9g *.Ol v^'?.. !P,; mt TK Rouge Dome MasperO V'' 0^ Fabrioue p*„ MASPERO FRERESLrD >»S ItUft
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    • 123 5 Municipality of Ceorge Town, Penang, TR \MWAYS DEPARTMENT. nHENDEKS are invited for the supply of JL hard wood sleepers of >;z 5 ft. 6 iu x 8 in. x 5 in. S-jparate prices per aleejer to be given for: (a) Red Damar Laut (b) Giam. (c) Merbau. Price to include
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    • 22 5 have U seen CONVICT 11$ AND SIR PARSIFAL. If not, why not They are now on show at Crown Cinema CHULIA STREET.
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  • 96 6 fwMUkad daily (txcept Sundays aad prtlis holidays) AT TMM CRITERION PRESS, Ltd. No. 59, Beach Street, Penang. PMOI Half Lmi m. H 4 per uno. OMKNh. Poata(« Extra. Hml mmrn (M Vwm) 117.50 OAMLM iDOKIM ECHO— PEN ANO TiWpfcoit No». Echo 586 Maliu Departattot 343 JT.J.-AU Mmm
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  • 870 6 At the bottom of the Eurasian problem, about which we hare heard *a great deal recently, is the question of education. If the youth of that community were to look upon a clerkship as the last, and not as the first, resort, if they fit themselves
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  • 167 6 Am Extraordinary Story. We have referred on previous occasions to the policy of economy with regard to public' works already sanctioned, which was suddenly started in the F.M.S. a few months ago, and the value of the half-hearted semiofficial dementi which our statements elicited from the authorities
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  • 115 6 A» Eiteasioa Postponed. The extension of the F. M. S. Railways from Bagan Serai to Kuala Kurau has been postponed for three years. The Malays for whose benefit this scheme was elaborated were so glad when they learned of the postponement that they
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  • 32 6 The B. I. Contract Packet Teettu may be expected to arrive on Thursday at 7 a.m and sail the same day at 4 p m. for Port Swettenham and Singapore.
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  • 836 6 Mr. G. 8. Delmar Morgan has left Eng* land on hit return to the F.M.S. Dr. G. E. Morrison is leaving for Au tralia and Home on a six months’ furlough Mr. W. G. Stirling is appointed an assistant supt. under the Cbandu and Liquors Ordinance at
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  • 284 6 WORTH FOUR CENTS EACH NOW. Have you got 1884 cent pieces P If 80 you can sell them for four cents each. Shop-’ keepers were very excited all Saturday and the excitement continues to-day. Trade in these coins is very brisk and the buyers are
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  • 548 6 A Total Wreck. It nas been found hopeless to salve the s.s. Janet Nicoll which ran aground on the Kopah bar a few days ago and she has been given up as a total wreck. The s.s, Perak which left here on Thursday morning with Mr.
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 166 6 S3 ioJJ <T V' vi J i *2. Gold Medal Camp Bed, stout canvas, can be folded up as sketch, strong enough to support over 1,000 lbs. Price $6-00. Mosquito frames $1-50 per set. Net Curtain $3-25. Complete as above $10*75. KENG 8 Co., PENANG (IF0H. Your satisfaction is our
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  • 140 7 OF MEDIATORS. (Renter.) London, May 16. m a n*ace mediators will meet at Niagara nSToTwWn-a»!: Th f "P"?f i.» travelling slowlj .ud by indirouf*. isbi “PP* reatl J America. Hopes are cherished that President Huerta may through Spanish mediation, to retire. I’SJjlfaicM dol, P ate
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  • 107 7 B ,ortt«t SUUwcat ky Co«at Ok«a. (Reuter). Tokyo, May 18. Count Okuma, the Japanese Premier, the Governors of the provinces JLd on Japan’s relations with China and dalared that it would be impossible for I n to take independent action and direction 1» dBaling with China. Japan
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  • 56 7 Attacked hy Bcdouias. Reuter. Tobrak (Tripoli), May 17. The steamer Solferino is stranded near Bardia and the Bedouins opened fire when part of the crew and passengers were being landed in a boat, killing two and wounding three persons. Three steamers hare gone to the rescue of the
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  • 65 7 TkirJ Boat Picked (Reuter) London, May 17. Tbs American revenue cutter Seneca has despatched a wireless message that she has picked up the third boat of the liner Colum bum which caught fire on May 6. The first officer and three of the <. rew are alive.
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  • 72 7 (Reuter.) Melbourne, May 18. The steamer Cairnhill bound from Sydney for Stettin broke her tail shaft on March 31 off New Ireland. Fifteen whites and nineteen Chinese took to the boats and after a trying experience reached Rabaul in the Bumarck Archipelago. The Commonwealth Government
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  • 41 7 (Reuter.) London, May 16. At Nottingham, Notts beat Sussex by Dice wickets. At Cambridge, Middlesex University beat 1 unbridge by eight wickets. At Northampton, Northamptonshire beat bv an innings. At Leicester, Ramp shire beat Leicester* Wire hr 100 runs.
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  • 35 7 (Reuter.) London, May 1?. Their Majesties the King and Queen are *t Aldershot on a six-days’ visit. The King 'ill make an informal inspection of the troops daily during the maucßUvres.
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  • 34 7 (Reuter). Berlin, May 17. A military biplane fell at Pforzheim is consequence of the explosion of the motor and the wreckage blazed. The pilot was burned and a passenger was killed.
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  • 62 7 NATIONALIST VOLUNTEER MOVEMENT. (Reuter.) London, May 16. The Limerick County Council unanimously adopted a resolution supporting the Nationalist Volunteer movement. Mr. T. Lundon, Nationalist member for East Limerick, in supporting the resolution, said that when Home Rule was on the Statute Book, 20 J.OOJ volunteers would
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  • 28 7 (Reuter.) London, May 17. The Suffragettes set fire to the Grand Stand and other buildings on the Birmingba n race course. All were completely destroyed.
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  • 24 7 (Reuter.) London, May 18. A Japanese military mission headed by General Tanaka has arrived at Budapest en route to the Balkans.
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  • 197 7 Yssterday. To-day. t t B 8 pq 02 GO RUBBER. Anrlo Malay. 8/9 9/6 8/9 9/6 B. Mertajam. 1/8 2H 1/8 2/1 Chersonese 2/2 2/7 2/2 2/7 C. Malay 8/3 9/1* 8/3 9/1* Denaistown... 19/9 22/3 19/9 22/3 Highlands 45/- 47/6 45/- 47/6 Kamuning J/ll 2/4 i/ll 2/4 Linggi
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  • 266 7 Tia, Eiee ami Copra. The following business in tin has been done to-day Penang Penang Tin Exchange,) $78.65 buyers, no sellers Leeng Fee A Co., 25 tons at 79.40 BStmUr 8 StmU re Tradmg C0.._75 79.50 Total ...100 tons. Rangoon rice is quoted here to-day at $157 per
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  • 269 7 Commenting upon the new agreement with reference to the status and funetions of the British Adviser in Johore, the letters concerning which appear on page 5 of this issue, the Straits Timet says: We offer our very sincere congratulations to His Highness the Sultan, to His
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  • 291 7 A general meeting of the Municipal Staff was held at the Municipal Offioe on Saturday, the 16th instant, to consider the question and the advisability of forming a recreation club. Mr. J. A. Gregory, Chief Clerk, Tramways Department, was in the chair. After some discussion it was
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  • 176 7 The following articles will be found on our outside pages Page 3.—Odd-Job Men. Malays and their Country. Passage Money Home: Important Bombay Case. 5.—Future of Johore: Important New Agreement Signed, Sultan Gets Adviser with Enlarged Powers. The Eurasian Question. The Late Mr. P. S. F. Nairn An Appreciation. S
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  • 358 7 To THi Editor or thr Straits Echo Sib, May I add to your political note of Saturday’s issue, the following At the first 1910 election the Liberals lost 115 seats to the Unionists, leaving them a party majority of two. At the election of December, 1910, they came
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  • 416 7 To the Editor of the Strait* Echo. Dear Sir, I live not far from the j Kramat Po-t Office and find it handy t > purchase English and local Stamps, Money Orders on India, registered covers, to register letters and to obtain British Postal Orders, six only that
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  • 115 7 London, May 5. The Daily Mail Bays that the Portland Club has decided to abolish the spade call in auction bridge, retaining the royals. The dealer may pass and it is not to be compulsory for anybody to make a call. If everybody passes the deal is null
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 544 7 NOTICE. The resident councillor will be At Home on Wednesday, June 3rd: His Majesty’s Birthday: at 9-15 pm. No particular invitations will be issued. 18-5-14 535 TRONOH SOUTH. LIMITED. AN INTERIM DITIDEND of 6d. per share free of income tax has been declared payable in London on the 27th inst.,
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  • 607 8 P. V. RIFLE MEETING. The short Ranges Competitions Handicap) were .hot'for jeiUrd.y and orer fifty member, of ,he T C rp8 H 1 bbert for these competitions. The Challenge Cup, open to of t be persons representing each Cc MP J wit h Volunteers, was shot for concur the
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  • 232 8 s X R C VI. B K C. This match was played off at Butterworth oa Saturday afternoon and euded iu an easv win for the Xaverians Butterworth lould not rally their strongest eleven. Against the good trundling of Foley and Williams the h me eleven could only
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  • 116 8 Lawn Tennis Tournament. The following were the results of the tie played on Saturday Profession Pairs. R*Td Waugh beat Cuscaden Sayers 6-2, 7—5 Mixed Doubles Handicap. Mrs Dunn A Sells beat Mr Mrs Hogan 6-2, 7-5. Mens Singles Handicap A. Cunradi beat Bennett 7 —5, 2—6, 6
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  • 158 8 The fortnightly handicap shoot took place yesterday morning and as it was shot concurrently with some of the P. V. Events in the Bisley, the turn out was above the usual. The conditions were a sighter and 7 counting shots each at 200, 500 and 600
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  • 173 8 Those who like tbe writer, have had an opportunity of seeing Hamlet are charmed with it It is a great picture. Just at present in some quarters, there appears to be a ripple of indignation at the Horrors of the sensitional film. We are told that such
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  • 146 8 Humours are life in Bangkok as to the Siam Commercial Bank, one of the most current of which is that the Bank is to be turned into a tate Bank On inquiry at the Ministry of Finance says the Bangkok Daily Mail we learn th*»t no such
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  • 1150 8 Their Ha.ndica.p8 and Advantages, j It is not many years ago since the male i lawn tennis player, however great his res- pect for the game as played jbv himself, i applied to term patball to the efforts of j the other sex. Nowadays if one
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  • 533 8 The Times in the course of a lengthy review on the book published on Siim and h China by the late Signor Salvatore Besso, L says: 11 The title of this handsome volume, necessarily invites criticism at the outset, because tbe work itself caD add little
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  • 431 8 PURCHASED OUT OF CURIOSITY. Two Europeans Prosecuted. The purchase by Mr. J. A. Sandys at Oldfield's Dispensary of a bottl; o: morphine hydro-chloride on December 18th last year was the cause of proceedings before the Ipoli Magistrate, Mr. W. Burton, on Saturday morning, says the T.
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  • 652 8 Danger to Horse Traffic. In India we bear a lot about the danger to horses of tar-sprayed roads on account of their slipperiness. At Home a similar controversy is also raging. The tar-sprayed road is being vigorously criticised by farmer and equestrian. It is alleged that modern
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  • 356 8 Sportsmen have been looking out for the report of the race for the Craven Stakes, to find out in what style the Derby favourite, Kennymore, landed that event, though it was apparent from the fact that he won bv four lengths, with three dividing second and third, that he
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  • 782 8 Professor J. H. Wigmore, the leading authority and writer on the Law of Evidence in America at the present time, in his latest work *‘,i’he Principles of Judicial Proof” published in 1913 has included 4l largesized pages of extracts from the first edition oi the work
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 12 8 Woods’ Great Peppermint Cnre, For Coughs and Colds, never fails, Is. 6d
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    • 60 8 ■6-+-J >♦++♦♦+! •t* 4 f T mUTO THIS IS IT! WATERBURY’S METABOLIZED Cod Liver Oil Compound ■■«st. Cod ■e iM® TASTELESS ODORLESS The latest scientific preparation of COD LIVER OIL Does all that is claimed for it and supersedes the old-fashioned emulsions which upset che stomach. Highly re commended by
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  • 25 9 hr*>m Agent* Due Buefar Goeben Delta Devanha Singapore Colombo Colombo Singapore BM.&Co 20 th May BM.&Co 21st A.G.&Co. 28th A G &Co 13tbJune
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  • 23 9 p 1 An nt' f^av'.g ButloK Colombo BM.&Co May Qorben Singapore Singapore B M-ACo Delta A G .ACo ,rr Colombo A.GACo 1
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 410 9 S.N.C Expec‘ ed Arrivals and Departures. Mail Service Outward. Homeward. Date. Steamer. Connecting Due with S.S. London. av 30 JIndia un el3 Devanha 27 Delta L 11 Himalaya 25 Assaye 8 Devanha 22 i China 5 1 Himalaya H i Morea June 27 Maloja July 11 Marmora 25 Moldavia Aug.
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    • 1663 9 (SHIPPING.} BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION GO-, LTD. Foe Intended to Said. Steamer. Singapore (Three times a week). Port Swettenbam and Singapore. (Twice a week). Victoria Point, Mergui, Tavoy, Yeh and Moulmein. (Fortnightly). Singapore, and Australia. Thur. 21st May, 4 p.m. Sat. 23rd Miy, 4 p.m. Sun. 24th May, 4 p.m.
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  • 2535 10 AS IT WAS PRESENTED FOR THE THIRD READING. Chapter 1 the Nation. Art. 1 The Chung Hua, Min Kuo is composed of the people of Chung Hua. Art. 2. The sovereignty of the Chung Huft Min Kuo originates from the whole body of the
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  • 266 10 Penang—May, 1914. Penang Standard Times—Heights referred to Datum of Soundings in Admiralty Charts. High Water. Low Water. DaU, S ard Ht. Date. Standard H lime. lime, h. m. ft. h. m. ft. Mon 18 m 918 5.0 3 0a 4.0 8 9 a 4.6 19 m 241 2.6
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 12 10 Wools’ Great Peppermint Cure, For Ccngha and Cold», never fail» U, id
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    • 53 10 Always Recommend It. Iu almost every community there is some one whose life h s been saved by Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. Such persons seldom miss an opportunity to recunmend it, aDd tnese recommendations and its never failing qualities account for its great popularity. For sale by all
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    • 912 10 ■-•.V.V. mA ft Neuralgia, Nervous Breakdown NURSE HALL, c/o Mrs. Bassett, Commercial Place, Landport, Portsmouth, Eng., writes: —“I was suffering from nervous breakdown with Internal Neuralgii, when I began a course of Phosferine. After having tuken it for three or four months, I felt better than 1 had done for
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  • 342 11 Hror Kkbosihc Tank Afirk at Lai-Chi-Kok. One of the huge oil tanks at the Standard Oil Company’s depot at Lai-chi-kok (near Hongkong) caught fire in some mysterious wav shortly after 3 o’clock, on April 27th »nd the loss of nearly a million gallons of kerosine is involved.
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  • 155 11 Opened for Traffic. The Kelantan railway was opened for traffic on the 4th inst. without ceremony other than the chief engineer of the railway Mr. H. J. Highfield paying for the first ticket out of his own pocket. The railway runs only twice a week to begin with,
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  • 291 11 Fink Specimens Found in Trengannu. A correspondent in Kelantan relates that it is reported in that State that a British merchant named Dorrity has entered into an arrangement with the Trengannu authorities to exploit some recently discovered pearl-oyster beds on the coast of Trengannu State. 6 The story
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 260 11 Croup. This disease is so dangerous and so rapid development in its that every mother of young children should be prepared for it. It is very risky to wait until the attack of croup appoars and then send for medicine and let the child suffer until it can be obtained.
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    • 234 11 for ny ifhe he fin to ch T J ig to be at )D id va re Qts a a. it h o id u 3 u d Cup Tie Fixtures. The following are the fixtures cr emi-Final. May 19.—Old Farquhars vs. Central Union A. C. Final. May 26.—PenangCricket Club
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    • 123 11 s ®®®®(s) M A R T E L L’ S B R A N D Y TO CONNOISSEURS FOUR FACTS CONCERNING 1. In England more Martell’s Brandy is sold than any other brand. 2. Martell’s Three Star Brandy is the brandy supplied in the House of Lords. 3. At the
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 1146 12 Andrew fisher 8 Co.’s S CL.L StSEKYE. O.V.G. Whisky. SAND!!' KGS, BliTTk.fi Coagents FOE PENANG f. M. S. DAVIS CORSAR S SON’S Well-Known Extra r 3vy "anv&s, No. 0. K, BUTTERY 8 Co. BURRELL Co.’s BOILED RAW LINSEED OILS, SNOW WHITE ZINC, PAINTS TURPENTINE. TO BJ HAD RETAIL FROM All.
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