Straits Echo, 19 May 1914

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    35 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS. CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY. VOL. 12. $24 Per Annum PENANG, TUESDAY, 19th MAY, 1914. Single Copy, 10 cents, No. 113
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    The Hardships of Distraint For Rent.
    1054 3 0 f prosperity, when trade is 10 At be unemployment rate is low, bn»k. into first principles and the rise of *"'1* existing laws appear re-■ D When however, the turn of the 0** ZL forward a perverse fate, when trb*‘ lea wk unemployment
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    China.
    1203 3 Failure of Self-Government. The Chinese Commissioners charged with the duty of drawing up the new Constitution have decided upon the following seven important changes,” says the Shanghai correspondent of the Morning Post. (1) The Provisional Constitution is abolished. (2) The President is invested with supreme control. (8) A new
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      683 3 r'Y f •14 mzm u XT' *1 Mfcaa i i' iSsg L i >- V»\fl KftVS IK Sr 2 V~ In the Great Heat you need Sir H. Heskcth Bell, K.C.M.G., SANATOGEN To keep you Healthy and Vigorous We Europeans, after all, were not born to endure tropical heat Nature
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      437 3 Plain Crutbs on the subject of Health are the only acceptable pronoiincemenU. KxaKgerated statements end by convincing no one-rather do they create suspicion, and Rive rise to doubt. J.v t you may safely listen to universal opinion. The public hare for long know., the value of Beecham’s Fills in cases
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  • SHIPPING.
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      ARRIVALS.
      181 4 Assays, Br. ss„ 4,259, Cold well, May lb, Shanghai, May 5, Gen.- A. G. ACo Cornelia, Br. s.s, 194 Mathe.cn May 16. Malacca, May 14. Gen—E. S. Co., Singapore. Dut. 818. Wj.ldBm.wr, May 16 skhang, May 13. Oeo—K. P-M. Sdavana, Br. 2.686 Calcutta May 17. Calcutta, Nay 8, Gen.
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      DEPARTURES.
      66 4 Mat 19. Kumtang, for Calcutta. Malacca, for Tongkah. De Kock, for Deli and Asahan. Omapere, for Port Swettenham and Singapore. Pangkor, for Dindings and Sitiawan. Jin Ho, for Asahan. Hebe, for Teluk Anson Klang, for Port Swettenham and Singapore. Qlenogle, for Rangoon. Singapore, for Langsa, Edi, 3 Semawe, Segli,
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      MAILS CLOSE
      259 4 Fob Alor Star (Kedah)— Per Ton_ Chuen, to-morrow, 10 a.m. Singapore, China and Japan. —Per E. F, Ferdinand, to morrow, 1 p.m. Deli—Per Alma, to-morrow, 3 p.m. Singapore Per Medusa, to-morrow, 3 p.m. Rangoon and Calcutta Per Muttra, to-morrow, 4 p.m. Singapore, China and Japan—Per Goeben, 21st instant,
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    EXCHANGE.
    116 4 Penano, Mat 19. By courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London, Demand Bank 2/4/* 4 months’ sight Bank 2/44 3 Credit 2/4f 3 Documentary 2/4/, Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs. 174| f 3 days’ sight Private 175| Bombay, Demand Bank 174£ Moulmein, Demand Hank 173^ M 3 days’ sight Private 176
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    PRODUCE.
    199 4 Gold Leaf ...$64 40 Black Pepper 16.50 buyers White Pepper 27. —sellers Trang Pepper 19. buyers Cloves 4 Q.—sales Mace 110 nominal. Mace Pickiugs 97- —sellers Nutmegs 110 23. —buyers r No. 1 6.10 sales Sugar 2 5.50 sales Basket 5.15 buyers Copra (mixed) 10.25 buyers /'Tahbuu... 190. —sellers
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    MARKET PRICES.
    175 4 Penano, May 19. Beef— ct$. Soup pet' catty 14 Boast n 24 Steaks 24 Stew or Curry Meat 16 Bump Steak 24 Ox Tail each 30 Tongue 55 Feet 15 Heart 30 Liver per catty 55 Poke— Pork per catty 38 Pig 8 Head m Feet »M |f
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    SHARES.
    2152 4 1 J 1 0D v s 1 •S.2 4 1 Capital. Jnm ber of Shares issued. > *8 0 00 CD M d. P 12 *3 Ph Dividends. Nam?*. B 0 n CD 3 1 <y 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 RUBBER —DOLLAR SHARES. I 1909 1905 1910 450,000
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      53 4 Always Recommend It. In almost every community *her® 18 B me 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 groat popularity. For sale by all
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    The Princes’ Tour.
    1689 5 SIR F. WELD’S STORY. Visit to Sinoapori Recalled. In the Life of Sir Frederick Weld,” by Lady Lovat, there is an interesting letter from Sir Frederick to his brother in which he describes the visit of the Dnke of Clarence and Prince Q-eorge to Singapore in 1882,
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    Penang Golf Club.
    108 5 Lawn Tennis Tournament. The following were the results of the ties played last night: Profession Pairs. Prentis and Bennett beat Adams and Goatley 6—4, 7— 5. Men's Singles Handicap A. Neubronner vs. Sells (unfinished). Men's Singles Handicap B. Byatt vs. Edwards (unfinished). Mens Open Singles. C C
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    Butterworth Golf Club.
    82 5 The scratch match between the Captain’s Team and the Vice-President’s Team resulted iu a win for the former as follows Captain’s Team. G. D. N. MacCunn 1± W. H. MacArthur 0 J. G. Brown 1 V. G. Back 0 S. W. Gooding 0 W. S. Woolnough X
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    THE STRAITS ECHO.
    87 6 fakliahsd duly (*icept Sunday* and holiday*) AT TIB CRITERION PRESS, Lx».No. 59, Beach Street, Penarg. Pbici Drily Lmbl 994 per ann«BM OriWiM M Postage Extra. Ifail lriliea (Port Free) 917.50 CABLE ADDERS* ECHO—PENANG.” Telephone Noe. Echo 530 Printing Departnent 343 jr.j.-AU ikcaM fc» «MtmmS to TRR MARAOIE.
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    BIRTHDAY HONOURS.
    543 6 Within a fortnight’s time the Birthday Honours are due and it is sincerely to be hoped that this year’s list will make more interesting reading to peoplo out here than has hitherto been the case. We have never heard it voiced, but we have often thought the Services
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    THE S. S. JANET NICOLL.
    810 6 STORY or THE WRECK. The s. 8. Janet Nieoll, under Captain Dyason, left Kopah at 10.07 a.m. on Sunday. May 10, bound for Tongkah and Penang via the South Chaunel. At 10 50 a.m. she took the ground on a sand bank on the Lft
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    Homeward Mail.
    45 6 The Norddeutscher Lloyd Mail steamer Buelow, having left Singapore at 5 p.m. yesterday, is expected to arrive here to-day at 6 p.m and will leave for Colombo, Aden, Suez, Port Said, Naples, Genoa, Algiers, Gibraltar, Southampton, Antwerp, Amsterdam and Bremen probably at midnight.
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    970 6 Probably the Assistant Postmaster-Gene-ral might be able to explain the singular anomaly pointed out by a correspondent yesterday a 3/- postal order costs one cent less at the Dato Kramat Post Office than it does at the General Post Office. We ought soon to have an opportunity to
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    PROSECUTION OF A CHEMIST.
    86 6 (From Our Oum Correspondent Ipob, May ]q Mr. H. P. Hunter, Assistant Superim dent, Chandu Monopoly, prosecuted M J. A. Sandys in the Magistrate’s Court Saturday morning for being in possess-, an excessive dose of merphine which purchased in Oldfields’ Dispensaries Ipoh. He pleaded guilty and
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    Rubber Auction.
    81 6 Penang. At the Penang Chamber of Comm**» Rubber Association auction 26,1121b offered for sale and 24,833 lb were sold the following prices Smoked Sheet 1118 to$ 132 Plain Sheet $115 m ll? Unsmoked Sheet Plain Sheet 5107 |q5 Fine Pale Crepe $122 JJ2| No. 1 Dark t Scrap
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    “Times of Malaya" Libel Case.
    122 6 The case A. R. W. G. Mercer ts. the Times of Malaya in which the Plaintiff obtained a verdict in his favour was again mentioned before Mr. Justice L. M. Woodward in the Supreme Court, yesterdar morning. It was in regard to the costs of
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    Strong N. W. Winds.
    437 6 Very strong north-westerly winds, with high seaß, were experienced outside Penan; this morning and several small craft, which left Penang to-day, have, in consequent, put back. *orty -seven vessels coaled in Sabane I during the fortnight ended the 13th instant. They bunkered 7337 tons. Nine Ecghih
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      150 6 MOTOR CAR INSURANCE. Royal Exchange Assurance are prepared to insure OWNERS of MOTOR CARS and VEHICLES against DAMAGE to CARS. PARTY RISKS. TRANSIT. FIRE. THEFT. etc., at moderate rates. fok full particulars apply to R. T. REID Co., t 4 n Agents. T~ '••'..•V V 4 4 m i i
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    U. S. A. AND MEXICO.
    125 7 HUERTA SEEKS A SETTLEMENT. Reuter.) Washington, May 18. It is understood that President Huerta has authorised tho Mexican mediators to ,ubmit his resignation if necessary in order to secure a settlement. Arrogance of the Rebela. London, May 18. \merican advices report disagreeable incidents at Tampico
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    International Letter Postage.
    72 7 Proposed Reduction. (Reuter.) London, May 18. The Standard says that the majority of the nations have decided upon a minimum international letter postage of l£d, instead of 21d, from January, 1915, though Australia and others vigorously advocate a penny as the minimum. It is certain that the
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    Anti-Jewish Restrictions.
    60 7 (Reuter.) St. Petersburg, May 18. An important Congress of the representatives of Russian commerce and industry adopted a resolution protesting against the oew restrictions imposed upon companies having Jews as directors. As a result of these restrictions heavy falls and almost a panic took place in the Russian
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    Railwaymen’s Demands.
    69 7 A Forty-eight Hours' Week. (Reuter.) London, May 18. The National Union of Railwaymen has adopted the new programme of a. forty*ight hours’ week and an immediate increase of 5/. a week for every grade. Mr. J. H. Thomas Labour member for Derby, in announcing the decision, added that
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    The Premier at Aldershot.
    24 7 (Reuter.) London, May 18. Mr. Asquith spent the week end at Alder*h°t, his first visit there as Secretary for W&r.
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    ALBANIA.
    515 7 CONCESSIONS TO THE EPIROTES. {Reuter). London. May 18. The Albanian Government has made extensive concessions to the Epirotes regarding the formation of their own gendarmerie, language, education and the appointment of Christian Governors with locally elected administrative councils, all under the guarantee of the Powers. Albania and the Rebel
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    A Bus Accident.
    121 7 Our Bukit Mertajam correspondent writes A serious accident took place at Cherok Tokun Road at about 1-30 p.m. last Sunday. It appears that a motor omnibus, owned by a Japanese and plying for hire, was proceeding from Kulim to Bukit Mertajam. Tbe driver of the omnibus in
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    Outside.
    101 7 The following articles will be found on our outside pages Page 3. —The Hardships of Distraint for Rent. China: Failure of Self-Government. 5. —The Princes’ Tour: Sir F. Weld’s Story, Visit to Singapore Recalled. Penang Golf Club: Lawn Tennis Tournament. Butterworth Golf Club. §.—Suez Canal Improvements. No Wine Messes.
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    THE WRECK OF THE "COLUMBIAN.”
    143 7 (Reuter). London, Miyi!B. The American revenue cutter Seneca was engaged on ice patrol duty when she picked up the survivors of the Columbian fiftyiniles South-West of Sable Island on Sunday morning in a state of complete mental and physical exhaustion. Boston, May 18. The survivors
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    N. S. W. Loan.
    27 7 (Reuter.) 4,.,. London, May 18. A New South Wales loan of £3,000,000 bearing interest at 4 per cent, will be issued at 99.
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    Shares.
    199 7 Yesterday. To-day. ii s j- W 02 CQ 02 RUBBER. Anglo Malay. 8/9 9/d 8/9 9/6 B. Mertajam. 1/8 2/1 1/8 2/1 Chersonese 2/2 2/7 2/2 2/7 C. Malay 8/3 9/1* 8/3 9/1* Dennistown... 19/9 22/3 19/6 22/Highlands 45/- 47/6 44/3 46/9 Kamuning J/11 2/4 i/ll 2/4 Linggi 14/3
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    Court of Appeal.
    182 7 Malay Kidnapping Case. The appeal of Mohamed, who was charged in the District Court some time back with kidnapping a minor, named Rabilla, from the lawful guardianship of her parents and who was found guilty and sentenced to one year’s rigorous imprisonment was heard yesterday before Mr.
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    To-day’s Quotations.
    49 7 Tib aad Copra. The following business in tin has been done to-day Singapore: Straits Trading Co., 225 tons at $75.95 Penang Penang Tin Exchange, 6* 75.15 Total tons. Tin is quoted in London to-day at j£lso ss. cash and £l5l 15s. three months’ sight. Copra sun-dried $10.45
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    KUALA LUMPUR COMMENTS.
    967 7 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, May 15. 11 Mr. A. B. Cross, the well-known Solicitor and Advocate of Seremban, had a nasty fall j from his horse Phonograph tbe other day. j He had taken the beast for a canter over the I race course at
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    POLICE COURT NEWS.
    650 7 A FRIVOLOUS PROSECUTION. At the instigation of a Hindu, named Ponnusamy, Serang of the steim launch Eh Eng, which plies between Penang and Bagan Tuan Kechil, two Chinese poultry dealers were this morning charged before Mr. R. B. Osborne with assault. In his evidence the complainant stated
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      354 7 Now Is the Time. For rheumatism you will find nothing better than Chamberlain’s Fain 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. NOTICE. IS HEREBY GIVEN that
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  • Obituary
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    231 7 Obituary. Admiral Drury. (Reuter.) London, May 18. The death is reported of Admiral Sir Charles Carter Drury. I Who’s Who says Admiral Sir Charles Carter Drury, G.C.B., cr 1911; G C.V.O cr. 1907;KC.B, cr. 1905; K.C.S.I, cr. 1903; F.R.G.S. 2nd Sea Lord of the Admiralty, 1903-1908 b. Rothesay, New Burnswick,
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    No Wine Messes.
    520 8 Secretary Darnel. order P roh^ lt, U8e of alcoholic liquors in the Lmted States naw appears to have created a deal of stir It is stated that everybody seems to approve except the Navy officers, and that the common belief is that the order will I have
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    Training Notes.
    311 8 There were only about a dozen spectators on the course to watch the training this morning. The outside track of the course proper was placed at the disposal of the tr&iQßrs The Friar and The Colonel, ridden by Billet, are both looking fit and were taken round the
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    Suez Canal Improvements.
    166 8 Improvements of the present facilities of the Sue/, canal, with provision for larger ships, will, it is expected, be completed in 1918-19, according to the engineering nnpplement of tb e Loudon Times The company lias power to raise in bonbs a sum of $3<',000.000. The maximum permissible
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    Malayan Finances.
    1185 8 There is a story to the effect that during one of his earlier and greatest financial adventures the late Mr. Pierpont Morgan drew on the last fraction of his credit, and locked up the cash it yielded in the scheme from which he hoped to realise a few
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    Mind and Diet.
    237 8 An interesting article ou fo~d aua the individual appears to-day in the which speaks of the 44 modern beef-fed bcot and the Scot of the time when oatmeal was the staple article of diet and meat was regarded as a luxury. The national type was produced on
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    Action Against Caruso.
    202 8 Lady Demands JJ20,000 for Alleged Breach. Signer Eurico Caruso has just been served in New York with papers notifying him of a suit for breach of promise to marry, brought by Miss Mildred Meffert, a beautiful young lady resident in that city. Miss Meffert (says the Daily
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    The Gyroscope at Sea.
    198 8 Dr. P. Schilowsky, whose two-wheeled gyroscopic motor-car was recently described in several engineering journals, has turned his attention to the problem of stabilizing ships by means of the gyroscope, and, in illustration of his system, has constructed a model which is ultimately to find a place
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    The Truth About Arnold Bennett.
    1224 8 Mr. Arnold Bennett has produced a very lively little book, which first was published anonymously. Now he calls it The Truth about an Author (Methuen, 2s. fid.), and very interesting glimpses you get of the mental development of a literary man, and especially A. B
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    St, George’s Church.
    15 8 Thursday, Mat 21. Ascension Day. 7.30 a.m. Holy Communion. 8 am. Matins.
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      233 8 HAVE u SEEN CONVICT 113 AND SIR PARSIFAL. If not, why not They are now on show at Crown Cinema CHULIA STREET. Star Cinema. Loeation: —ARGYLL ROAD. Grand Opening Night, Thursday, 21st May. For further Particulars SEE HANDBILLS. THE Straits Cinema Location .—PENANG ROAD LOOK OUT LOOK OUT New Tent.
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      12 8 Woods’ Great Peppermint Cnre, For Coughs and Colds, nsrer fails, Is. 6d
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    VESSELS EXPECTED.
    23 9 Vend» Irom Agent* D%e Duelenc Gotbcn Delta Devanha Singapore Colombo Colombo Singapore BM&Co. 20tbMay. BM.&Co 21st A G.&Co. 28tb AG&Co 13tbJune.
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    SAILINGS.
    21 9 Veudt Fcr 1 Aii-nt-l <r(lV*> bMelwn Qoeben Dtlta D—tnh* Colombo Singapore .Singapore Colombo BM.&Co B M-ACo A G.ACo A.GACo May-
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    Hsu Shih-chang's Cabinet.
    1202 10 The Personnel. Hsu Shih-chang, the Chief Secretary of State is the native of the metro-politan province of Chihli. He was educated only in China, being a member of the Hanlin Academy. He has held various appointments such »8 Director-General of the Tientsin-Pukow Railway, Minister of 8 Government
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    The Tides.
    275 10 Penang—May, 1914. Penang Standard Times—Heights referred to Datum of Soundings in Admiralty Charts. High Water. Low Wate-?. Standard tta Standaid tt* Dat Time. Ht Date Time. h. m. ft. h m. ft. i Tues 19 m 9 49 5 o 4 2a 3.4 9 8 a 4.8 20
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    The Prohibition of “Damaged Goods” on the Stage.
    1284 10 The Authors’ Play Producing Society has persisted in its brave efforts to induce the public to come, as members of the society, and witness a production of Damaged Goods,” Mr. John Pollock s version of Brieui’s drama Les Avaries.” The society calls
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      577 10 S ■'AiIwMmiHaBOBSU JAUNDICE ITS CAUSE AND CURE. This distressing complaint so common in all hot countnes.is caused by the Bile overflowing in the Blood. It is not an n dependent disorder but the symptoms of other complaints, which cause the Bile to overflow in this manner instead of entering the
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    The emergence of the Flapper.
    494 11 Mr. James Dougla* has placed his microscope over that new social despot known as m The Flapper,” and this is what he records in the Daily News m There is one vast upheaval which as yet we are hardly aware of. It is the sudden
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    Scandalous!
    300 11 Notwithstanding the slump in rubber, the dismay and heavy losses it caused, and the Government’s failure to yet keep its promise to reduce exhorbitant quit rents, it is a positive fact that planters in the district of Kuala Selangor have to transport rubber by road instead of by rail
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    Mr. Shaw’s Adjective.
    154 11 Its derivation is quite well known. It is a contraction and corruption of the old pre-Reformation exclamation, “By our Lady,” as the public-house sign, Goat and Compasses is of God encompasseth us.” We can imagine how Shaw is laughing at all this pother. Iu the minds of
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