Straits Echo, 14 August 1914

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  • 37 1 Straits Echo t'MU CttRONICLfc Of t VENTS. CIRCGUIIKS THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS. THE FOOERATI H AAI.AI STATES AND THE FAR EAST HHESaaUI. VOL. 12. $24 Per Annum PENANG, FRIDAY, 14th AUGUST, 1914. Single Copy, 10 cents No. 186
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 1297 1 CEMENT! CEMENT!! "TIGER BRAND. Bost and Cheapest on the Market Highly recommended and used by the leading engineers, contractors and builders. Large Slock* Held By TIANG LEE 6> CO., •'«»»»1 V Kuala Lumpur. iiMMaiaiiiiiaeaiiaumi Now On Show. Lagonda Cars 11 H.P. 4 cylinder water cooled engine of high efficiency. Body
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    • 33 1 s S' sr or r H in 0 x« > /It* 09 Z r/ o 7 C-5 S 3 a NQS «5 The Doctor advise* and recommends. It ia nourishing, inngo rating and strengthening.
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    • 85 2 NATURA S ltd ‘*l I L r LION BRANDJ (STERILIZED) J traodPrix: y si. Lett* y f <*tw '893. '893. MtMniMMaitMßMfla S» *"f Iffl. jl* -tCH <»"2 > Sofrutunark* s, liV{ *r««t«dlKhatl B«sd) s# Mecklenburg (DwU* t gERXIA^^ (p. ss ■fi s§* BE GUIDED BY YOUR TASTE AND YOU WILL
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  • 519 3 Lmk Ymb'i La non Ik««mk Speaking in the House of Commons, on tlMr questum of Foreigu Relation»,” on Jjulv 28th, Sir Edward Ore? said The question of expenditure upon «*rmaBOHitx is one of very greit. imp* rtme**. Then* it nothing new I can nay upon it. Ldo
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  • 358 3 OvnciAi. MiuuTie. Minutes of a meeting of the Municipal Commissioners held on Tuesdav, the 28th Uly, 1914 rretrfit. Dr. G. W. Park, (Deputv President P. T. Alien. Erq. Quah Beng Kee, E-q. Yeoh Gusn Seek, E q. Abtmt. F. Duxhury, E>q. John Mitchell. E-q. Lim Eow Hong, Erq.
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  • 1060 3 (Bt Walt kb Sicisl "Young gentleman. 21, publie school, who is now taking up flying, seeks any Light Employment to g«t pocket m mey or would go as Com{ anion-Yalct to a ge'ntlemau d London." Ck> ran an announcement not long ego iu the Agony” column cf
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    • 30 3 lee* It H&ady. Immediate relief u u met tack a of diarrhoea. Cbaniberleiu’s Colic, Cholera ud Drkrrtioee Remedy ahould elwaya be on head For «tie by all Diapenaariaa and OMLlert
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    • 148 3 Huttenbach Bros. 8 ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS CONTRACTORS. SOLE AGENTS FOR: A. E. G. ELECTRICAL MACHINERY. Free Estimates Given for all Kinds of Electrical Work Mining Plants and Private Lighting Installations A Speciality. AGENTS FOR: 111 STEELING fILIFBOII CO., LIE. Large Stocks of Telephones are kept and Private Installations can be Started
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  • SHIPPING.
    • 48 4 August 14. Jin Tlo, for Asah&n. Tran t, for Trang. Fin Sevq. for Swettenham, Port Dickson und Malacca. JJebe, for 'Jeluk Anson. Un Peng, for Pulau Langkawi, Perlis and Setul. Tanykor, fcr Dindings, Sitiawan and Bagan Dafoh. Lamn, for Rangoon. Flying Dragon, for Port Weld and Tailing.
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    • 225 4 For Madras taking Mails for Europe etc., via Bombay—Per Taroba to morrow, 10-30 a.ui. Calcutta and Durban—Per Lovat, 8 p m. By Train. Federated Malay States, Malacca, Johore, Singapore and Hongkong, 7-15 a.m. daily also at 5-30 p.na., on Saturdays, except Sunday. Parit Buntar, Bagan Serai and Taiping,
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  • 123 4 Penang, August 14. (By :ourtesy of the Charleroi Bank.) London, Demand Bank 2/&}} 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4 A 3 m Credit 2/4}} 3 Documentary 2^4}* Calcutta, Demand Bank R*- 174} 3 days’ sight Private 175} Bombay, Demand Bank 174} Moulmeiu, Demand Hank 173} 3 days’ sight Private 176
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  • 203 4 Gold Leaf $64 40 Black Pepper 16.50 buyers White Pepper 26 30 buyers Trang Pepper 19 ho stock Clove 9 50. nom. Mace 110 nominal. Mace Pickings 85. —sellers Nutmegs 110 23 —nominal C No. 1 6.10 sales Sugar 2 5.50 sales (Basket 5.15 buyers Copra (mixed) 9.65 buyers
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  • 195 4 Penang, August 14 Beef cts. Soup par catty 20 Roast 3o Steaks 35 Stew or Curry Meat 22 Rump Steak 35 Ox Tail each 50 Tongue 60 Feet 15 Heart 50 Liver per catty 4) Poke— Pork per catty 38 Pig’s Head 22 Feet 28 Tongue 36 Mutton
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    • 414 4 TAIPING MEDICAL HALL, 73, 75 77. KOTA ROAD. (ESTABLISHED 1900.) Extension of Premises and addition of valuable new lines, to our numerous stock. For want of larger spaco for our Establishment, we are now extending our premises and adding valuable new lines to our stock, in the form of Jewellery,
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    • 880 4 TIANC JOO CO PENANG IPOH. SOLE ACENTS FOR THE “NEW HOWE” BICYCLES FOR The Straits Settlements The Malay reninsula. X #mVi! > ,7 P« ;r 2*y£«i&ZiS New Howes are British Made Throughout. “New Howes wear well and keep well. New Howes runs easily and keep running easily. New Howes arc
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  • 880 5 SIR GEORGE CALLAGHAN. “A Sailor fit for th* Kino.” The Kiug, in joining the Navy at Spithead, joins many old friend», says the Sketch of July 15th. The ships may be new, but the men he has most to do with this week are well known
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  • 115 5 Singapore, August 12. The AuctioD held this morning calls for little description as in the absence of orders from the other side most of the usual buyers were out of the market and of 63 tons catalogued only about 8 tons changed hands. Several catalogues were withdrawn
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  • 649 5 ORIENTAL COMPLEXITIES. In vestimations as to the Curkenct Position. Financier July 17.) Private advices from Pekin afford a somewhat confused picture of the state of affairs in reference to the loan problem. Nothing is settled, and it may be weekß yet before any definite arrangements is come
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  • 47 5 To-dat. 23rd Day of 6th Moon. Band, Esplanade, 6 to 7 p.m. Crown Cinema, Chulia Street. Straits Cinematograph, Penang Road. George Town Cinematograph, Kuala Kangsar Road. To-morrow. 24th Day of 6th Moon. Crown Cinema, Chulia Street. Straits Cinematograph, Penang Road. George Town Cinematograph, Kuala Kangsar Road.
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  • 37 5 P. O. SAILINGS. Mail Service. Outward. Homewarn Arcadia 20 Aug. I Delta 22 Aug Assaye 3 Sept. Himalaya 5 Sept Extra Service. Outward. Homeward. Namur 25 Aug. I Nagoya 31 July Candia 8 Sept. Syria 14 Aug
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    • 217 5 r lf j» SCOTCH P >*-, 4 WHISKY SOMETHING TO CROW ABOUT" rUr. \Am t r R i &rK &WHITE 3 kv i M it- "ill ALWAYSTtHE^HIGHEST QUALITY 30 r*i "0 70 O ■D > r u m > m ;o (/> ALLEN DENNYS ff Co. 'TSO0Bett7i jmejec rjw'nwnwM' oc
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    • 95 5 Sick To-4»y, Well To-morrow. If you feel dull and stupid, are bilious and constipated, take a dose of Chamberlain’s Tablets before going to bed. They are just what you need, and you will be all right to-morrow. For sale by all Dispensaries and Dealers. PENANG CRICKET CLUB The following p.c.c.
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    • 391 5 i 9 H O E<si se o 'C rt\Ss r£S EGNP Ixr! **s® s' \rS Yi 55? tesrs i& 1 raw!* ,T L SgMuffy?S wt e—r Fabrique DE f -1 CigarettesEgyptiennes* FELUCCA |g *7 iililill s'? I A 1 l.lt >iL> ytv S\*!l m VBoutonK Rouge £§l ii»r MPO m
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  • 96 6 Fabliabed daily (except Sundays and pvblio holiday») AT Tltß CRITERION PRESS, Ltd. No. 59, Beach Street, Penang, rue». Daily Local $24 per annum. Outstation... Postage Extra. Mail Edition (Poet Free) $17.54 CAB LI ADDBIIB M ECHO—PENANG.” Telephone Not. (Echo, 580 Printing Department 343 jr JR. —All hu«fiM«
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  • 937 6 It ia in no alarmist spirit that we refer to the National Relief Fund initiated by the Prince of Wales, but. merely to point out how dreadful a thing is war, how farreaching it* results and how it strikes hardest at the poor. Take a city
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  • 74 6 The Penang Tin Exchange opened for business to day and the prices offered were Tin from Kedah 60 per picul Siam $55 There were buyers but no sellers. Local dealers in tin will no doubt be glad to bear that the Tin Exchange has decided to carry
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  • 76 6 A CORRECTION. Mr. T Boyd writes: J see both the papers have got the account of what was passed at the meeting in wrong. My proposal was not that coolies should be given rice and $3.00 per month. The $3 00 was to cover everything,
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  • 136 6 A Reaaiag Seal Off. (From Our Oxon Correspondent Singapore, August 14. The P. and 0 Syria” sailed homeward to-day with many French Reservist* as passengers. There were most enthusiastic scenes on her departure The Acting Governor, the Hon. Mr. ft. J. Wilkinson, and Major-General Read© were
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  • 136 6 To THi Editor or thi Straits Echo. Di&r Sir, Hope springs eternal, but is it wise to lull ourselves into security with th*»comforting thought that the German North Sea Fleet has been destroyed or bad If crippled by Admiral Jellicoe, despite the Admita!ty denial, which appateutly did
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  • 233 6 Tb«re is little love lost between Austria and M mten’g-o who have been conducting a little sideshow of their own since the war began. Austria's ambition to acquire Silonica is old standing. She recognised the strategical importance of Montenegro in connection with Silonica manv years ago, and
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  • 202 6 The late August Bebel, whose death took place exactly a year ago to-day, calculated that every day of mobilisation would cost Germany from 42,250,000 to 4 2,500,000. As it wou’d cost France at leist as much, the two combatants would be launched upon an expenditure of five millions
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  • 267 6 Just as we are going to press, says the Straits Times of last Wednesday, news reaches ua from an authoritative source that at Saigon on the night of the sth inst. all the German offices and residences there were wrecked, and the German occupants rescued just
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  • 105 6 THE DECLARATION OF V r A*. Our representative, in an intervie r wi*h Mr. Alfred Su'd the Au-tri in Com ul this morning, learned that the Consulate was officially notified yesterd »y of the outbreak ot war between England atd Austria A-* Agent for the Aostr au
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  • 117 6 What About Shanghai To th* Editor or thb Straits Edc. Sib, A statement made to me to day that Shanghai might be used, and possibly l at the momeut, as a port of refuge for enemy 9hip9 has set my mind a-thinking. Suppose for instance that a number of German
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  • 547 6 From the French Consulate at Singapore It is confirmed that the Germans suffered very heavy losses at the battle before Liege during the day of August sth, and the following night they lost 5 000 men killed, 24 heavy guns captured, and one general taken pi isouer.
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 167 6 ■■aMBBBDHBaBBHHHBBBeaBtaBCBSO THE ASIATIC PETROLEUM CO.. (S.S.) LTD. Ik bare pleasure in announcing that SHELL Motor Spirit AND “CROWN" Motor Spirit can again be purchased from the usual retail purveyors. •o «0 RETAIL PRICE FOR SHELL 75 cents per gallon. CROWN” 68 cents per gallon. JY,B. —Any complaints of overcharging by
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  • 15 6 Death. McI*ttk». Oq August 8. at Singapore, Alexander A. McIntyre, somatime Conservancy Superintendent, Singapore Municipality.
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  • 388 7 BRITAIN AUSTRIA. DECLARATION OF WAR. THE POSITION IN ALSACE. CONTRADICTORY REPORTS. A 1 ace. Tk« Fraoek Vtniat. London, Augu Tbo reports that the French hare sustained enormous losses in Alsace are denied in Paris where it is officially stated that the French hold Upper Alsace with considerable forces. Aai Iks
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  • 389 7 HCfW THE FUNDS WILL BE APBLIt D. FORMS OF SECURI Y. With ret* renew to the Govi-ruureut CiicuUr regarding vdvaucts of money or rice to p'ai.teri we (TOM) are r» quested to m *ke it a* wait lv kuowu as pissibie that the turn of mon
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  • 526 7 A service j jurnal points out that Germauy was experiencing some difficulty iu maintaining establishment strength in officers for her vast army, and fiuds it equally difficult to keep p.ce with requirements for non-commissioned cfficeis: The Prussian Minister of War admitted recently iu the Reichstag that the
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  • 359 7 SUPPRESSING/HE TRICOLOUR I"-’ ALS -aCa-LORR aINC. Tbo rff irts of the Germ *n Government to G'rmani*e Alsace-Lorraine aud extinguish by fores and by long lists of Yerbiteuer acte every sp.uk of French feeling and rympatby among the inhabitants results continually in ludicrous episodes and situations. The ingenuity of
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  • 227 7 The fir t pair of the Austrian Dreadnoughts are now complete and in service They are the Tegetthoff aod Viribus Uiulis, and edeb carries tw»L*e 12-in. gitos in foulf triple turrets, and twelve 6-in. guns. AU the 12 in guns fire on either broadside. The speed is
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  • 332 7 The capital of the Belgian provinc of Liege, that bears 1 its iliai* is a fortified position of far greater strength than is generally appreciated. In the wars of the 1-tli century Li"g** olayed bJt a small put It was then defended .only by the citadel
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  • 990 7 A«it-ii.Hct|ir/« Parlous Plifht. Just over a year ago the Review of reviews published an ai tide on the p.rioua st.ite ot Austria-Hungary from which we take the lollowiDg extracts: Possible to-day, probable to-morrow, and certain the day after to-morrow,” Tbese are the words of one
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  • 142 7 Belgium is the historic hattground of Europe. By the Treaty of Loudon, signed Noverub r 15th, 183’, the neutrality ot th« country wis guaranteed by Austiia, Russia. Great Britain and Prus« a. In the case of a war cn the C» ntio°nt the maintena ce of that neutrality
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  • 264 7 The following articles will be found od our outside pages Page 3 Growth of Armaments: Last Tear’s Large Increase. Municipal Commission. 't'hn Slacker Triumphant H5 —A Famous Irish Sailor: Sir George Callaghan. Gutlrie’a Rubber Report. Chinese Loan Prospects Oriental Complexities. B—The Situation Singapore Merchant* Consider 10 On Show Tlaces.
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 222 7 HORSE FOOD The best horses must have the best food. Don't insult and injure them hv givi inferior substitutes. I h s food is food value for your money. Penang Cycle Emporium, 12. KING STREET. rue gue&t eastern LiFE assurance CO., LTD. Hbao Officb:—SINGAPORE. Life Assurance and Endowment in AIJ
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  • 2817 8 SINGAPORE MERCHANTS CONSIDER. The Call for Credit. A large gathering of the members of the Singapore Chamber of Commerce and Exchange assembled in special general meeting on Tuesday, says the S.F.P to consider the present position of matters generally, and to resolve thereanentThey considered, but did not resolve—not
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    • 532 8 PROCLAMATION 1 Pledging our policy of introducing picture plays from prominent manufacturer# pointing to our past us our permanent and perennial progf&mme. Preserving in our purpose to ple/se the public and pursuo the path to perfection by the Officer managing on G.T.K./service, K. K Road. A BIG CAPTURE You can
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    • 48 8 A certain cure for joung and old, In every case of cough or cold In gastric forms of drear catarrh, Its speedy cures quite wondrous are The one unrivalled bronchial balm, For whooping cough it holds the palm, Most palatable, prompt and pure, ictorious oods Great Peppermint Cure.
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    • 60 8 THIS IS IT! Waterbury’s Metabolized Cod Liver Oil Compound 13ĔS 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 the stomach. Highly recommended by the medical profession. Price 31-25 and $2-00 TO OF ALL CrtEMISTS
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    • 774 8 PROBATE 1914 No. 267. NOTICE. IN THE ESTATE OF Cheah Aing Chyc, deceased. NOTICES. Pursuant to the Conveyancing and Law of Property Ordinance 1886, Section 46. Notice is hereby given that aii creditors and other persons having any claims and demands against the Estate of Cheah Aing Chye, late of
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    • 2059 9 ~<S HIP pi N Q.y i rtfv j*1 For p.&o. Expected Arrivals and Departures. Mall Service Outward. Due Penang Steamer. Connecting with 8.8. Aug. 20 Sept. 3 17 Arcadia Assaye Lie van ha Maloja Mooltan Macedonia Homeward BRITISH INDIA NAVIGATION CO., LTD. Singapore (Three timer? a w«eV). Port Swettenham 2nd
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  • 968 10 Bow many eager tourists, wo wonder, have ever noticed ths fact that the moment they enter a show place their vitality, and with it their power of enjoyment, is lessened f You visit, for instance, a beautiful town that has not become merely parasitic —there are still
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  • 1328 10 War has been declared between Austria and France. Britain has landed troops in France and Belgium. Italy still remains silent as to her attitude. The news from Belgium is not so triumphal as it was a few days ago, when we uttered a warning against taking
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 96 10 Tctthiftl Children. Teetbui* children have mora or Im* diarrhoea, which can to controlled bj firing Chamberlain’* Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. All that ia necessary ato gire the prescribed dose after each operation of tbe bowels more than natural and tb*n enter oil to cleanse the system. It is safe
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    • 248 10 1« WEAKNESS, NEURASTHENIA •ONSUMPTION CHLOROSIS Use UEM0GL0BI1? Deschiens All <lo«gfi agree that this Titai Iron of the Blood AIWAYB CURES, and gives every one health, atrength and beauty. Far better then uncooked meet. Chalybeate», etc. RICKSHAW} t RICKSHAWS 1! NEW SHIPMENT JUST UNPACKED. COMPUTE WITH CICLISH WHEELS. RUG. LAMPS. Etc.
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    • 58 10 Supplied by Ail Chemists. Physicians prescribe Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy because it lelieves cramps in the stomach aud intestinal pains quicker than any preparation they can compound. It oan be bought from any chemist A bottle will keep for years, end ne home is eomplete without it For
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    • 494 10 ATNP month» off iNfftrlß» VMt'i-thM tar* abulat* I suffered from a. bed Chut Cough* and I triad innumerable eo-called euse*,' without getting the slightest benefit, h makad my> whole body, and the phlegm kept clogging up tha ait. passage» till I aauld hardly breathe. After month* of •uSering I tried
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  • 282 11 We aohfyi from Jforthern papers that definite proposals bar* been made ia Peking for altering tba deaiga of tbe national flag ef tba Republic. Two types bare b?en drawn ap, and it ia *>f intareat to note tkeir abaracteriatica. Both bare a light green backgromd, while one
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  • 137 11 In a aertain Dissenting church in Glasgow tba minister ia a keen pelitician, taking tbe Liberal aide. In bis eongregation is am old man who is as staunch a Unionist. Tba other Sunday (says a correspondent in tbe Fall Moll Mayanae) tbe minister in bis
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  • 357 11 Td thi Editoe 07 tub Malay Mail. Sir, As regardi tbe recent arrangements made for buying tin ora and tbe aupply of rice during tbe present crisis, tbe Government iwmi to have come to tbe rescue of only the miner and pi inter, so
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 194 11 For Chronic Cheat Complaints, Wooda’ Great Peppermint Cure, la. 6d SPECIAL NOTICE o THE MILKMAID MILK COMPANY BEG TO GIVE NOTICE TO EUROPEANS IN ALL PARTS OF THE COUNTRY that Milk can be obtained by writing to either the Company's Offices at 7, Boat Quay, Singapore, or 3, Railway Buildings,
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    • 67 11 Arc You Going cn a Journey? Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy should be packed in your hand luggage when going on a journey. Change of water, diet, and temperature all tend to produce bowel trouble, and this medicine cannot be secured on board the tram or steamship. It may
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    • 234 11 r »++~+4mj THIS IS IT! WATERBURY'S METABOLIZED Cod Liver Oil Compound et; TASTELESS ODORLESS The latest scientific pre paration o* COD LIVER OIL Does all that is claimed for It and supersedes the old fashioned emulsions which upset the stomach. Highly re commended by th medi cal profession. OF ALL
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 1463 12 Andrew Usher 8 Co.’s SPECIAL RESERVE. O.V.G. Whisky. SANDILANDS, BUTTERY S Co., AGENTS FOB PENANG F. M. S. DAVID CORSAR 8 SON'S Well-Known Extra Navy Canvas, No. 0. SAKBILANDS, BUTTERY 8 Co. BURRELL Co.’s BOILED RAW LINSEED OILS, SNOW WHITE ZINC, PAINTS TURPENTINE. TO HAD RETAIL FROM ALL THE LEADUW
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