Straits Echo, 10 August 1916

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  • 35 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT TilE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES AND THC FAR EAST GSNdRULY VOL. 14- $24 Per Aonu» PENANG, THURSDAY, 10th AUGUST, 1916. Single Com. 10 cinti. No. 185.
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    • 1047 1 r». IIUed NATURa Two second-hand two-seater motor cars for Sale. morris OXFORD AND SWIFT. In good running order, complete with accessories. Intending purchasers can have a trial run and full particulars obtained from The Georgetown Motor Garage 7\ Penang Road. Tel. Address: Hokimteik, Ponang. 'Photo No. 694. Mortor Car Importers
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    • 22 2 DRINK HSm RECOGNISED BY CONNOISSEURS AS THE LEADING BRAND ON THE MARKET. SOLE AGENTS: MOTHERS, LTD., (Incorporated in the Straits Settlements.) PENANG.
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  • 952 3 Trade With Grsmary. With regard to trade after the war, a correspondent writes It is highly probable that, as yon say, there will be sentimental reasons for not trading with Germany after the war. Such reasons, i however, appear to possess little real value when viewed from
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  • 890 3 Lessors of Jutlahd Bare. {By A Medical Correspondent From every great action the doctors who handle the wounded learn important lessons Toe lesson of the need of trench helmets is an example, and so is the lesson of the need of anti-tetanic serum. It is now cletr
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    • 290 3 «DAILEY'S SANITARY FLUID COMPANY, LONDON, ENGLAND. Suppliers to His Majesty’s Households, and to The Corporation cf the City of London. SOLUBLE DISINFECTANT FLUID. rfVVHALUYS FU«r«MuUd wifcw.»* the •Rronqwt WHALLEY5 Mo »t (powerful, Oesk and Chaw»* FLUID. dt SOUl MANUFACTUra** MAMUWCtWV r n>i SfflllBRSr Fi® Avenue, Lonaon < rmT TWIT J
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    • 476 3 DREADFUL ECZEMA Cured by Dr. Morse’s Indian Root Pills. That torturing and disfiguring disease has its cause in an impure condition of the blood. The impure condition of the blood often arises from a diseased condition of the stomach and allied organs of digestion and nutrition. When digestion is imperfect
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  • 630 4 Red Cross and Punjab Aibonlan* Funds. The Sikh residents in and near Medan, having expressed a desire to be allowed to j subscribe to the British Red Cross Society and the Pud jab Aeroplane Funds, a list was at once opened and a sum of FIs. 6,139 speedily
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  • 817 4 Footing thb Bill. One of the inevitable consequences of snv striking depaiture from the evencouis’ ol social custom is the incoming of bills. The may have been merely a little private fljurisb, a dinner party, a dance, or what not. It miy have been something ratbei more impressive,
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    • 559 4 PENANG SIN POE” Chinese Daily Newspaper. Ip you want to make your £Oods known to the Chinese advertise in the Penant? Sin Poo” whici is the best advertising medium of its kind in the Straits ana F. M. S. For contract and non-contract advertise mcnts, apply to THE MANAGER, Criterion
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    • 10 4 For Chronic Chest Complaint?, Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure Is. 6d
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    • 149 4 WHITEAWAY, LAIDLAW Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in England PENANG. GREAT SALE Prices Cut on Everything. Great Sale of Ladies Millinery Outfitting* Woollen Coats. Great Sale of Ladies Blouses Fancy Neckwear Hosiery. Great Sale of Ladies Shoes Dressing Gowns Skirts. Great Sale of Gentlemen’s Hosiery Shirts, Pyjamas Waterproofs. Great Sale of Gentlemen’s
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  • 1768 5 Malay Tamsy Charged. In the District Cuuit before Mr. J. C. Sugars yesterday afternoon the tearing was commenced of the preliminary enquiry into the case against Aboob&kar, a young Milay tamby employed by Messrs McAul ff J Davis and Hope, Chartered Accountants, who was charged with
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  • 197 5 Sahat, a Municipal tram conductor wat this morn’ng charged b fore Mr. J. r C. Sugars with diiving a tram car in a manner so rath as to endmgor human lite. Too accused claimed trial and Court Insp c‘or Nicol prosecuted. The evidence of the prosecution
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  • 76 5 The undermentioned prices were realised for rubber sold by Messrs. Allen Dennys and Co. at their Auction Sale to-day Smoked Ribbed Sheet SI 12 to Si 16 per picul. Smoked Plain $lO7 $lO3 No. 2 Smoked Sheet Diamond 599 SUO Uusmoked Sheet... $lO2 $lO3 Crepe fioepalo thin
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    • 125 5 BUCHANAN’S special” RED SEAL 0 </> J < 1 SCOTCH WHISKY ~nSn d -di \CK&WHITE -4-1 JAMES BU JA^ S oow*^or. SOMETHING TO CROW ABOUT" M BLACK WHITE me~r- i jftwrimiHi ALWAYS THE HIGHEST QUALITY WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTING AGENTS EOR PENANG g KEDAH. ALLEN DENNYS Co., 6, BEACH STREET, PENANG SOLD
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    • 446 5 WESTMINSTER CIGARETT 4 TURKISH BLEND. SPECIALS 50s. PLAIN A. A.” do. do. do. 60s. do. 60s. STRAW TIPPED 20s. do. 100 s. GOLD TIPPED PACKED IN AIR TIGHT TINS. ALL DEALERS. Showing Friday 11th August 1916 Special Chinese Photoplay J Puts THE THREE THIEVES J Fails COMING! COMING J COMINGII!
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  • 98 6 hMiM drily (§xoepfc Sunday» «ad pari* hoikUys) at m CRITERION PRESS, Lro. No. 59, Beach Street, Penang. Faxes. Drily Local M 124 per annum. OvUtatioc... Postage Extra. Mail Edition (Port Free) $17.50 lj, CABLE ADDRESS t f ECHO—PENANG.” Telephone Noe. (Echo 580 Printing Department 343 SIS.—AH bada«M
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  • 1262 6 Probably there is more than a grain of truth in the assertion of the Matin, reported in cur Dutch cables yesterday, that the present offensive in Picardy is but the prelude to much more extensive operations by the Allies on the western front. The British forces in
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  • 27 6 (From Our Own Correspondent,) London, August 9. The following were the prices in the London Rubber Market to-day Pale Crepe 2/3* Diamond Smoked 2/3
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  • 35 6 To-day's Quotation. Tiu (unrefined) is quoted here to-day at $BO 90, buyers no sellers, in Singapore (refined) at $81.40, business done, (200 tons sold) and London at .£l6B spot and £169 three months’ sight.
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  • 963 6 Mr. D. H. Laidlaw has been appointed an Executive Engineer F.M.S. Public Works Department. Mr. G. E. Shaw has been granted ten months’ leave, with effect from the 26th May, 1916. Mr. W. E. Kenny, Senior Warden of Mines, Federated Malay Statea, has returned from leave. Mr.
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  • 1031 6 A Death-Trap. The Dindiogs is a death-trap and U nt it has been rendered reasonably safe to f in, which could be effected at an eiponditn’ 8 less than that incurred in the G f r r week” at Kuala Kangsar, it i 9 “murder,” in the sense,
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    • 117 6 CAPiumo TRADE ENEMY SERIES NOW ON SALE. ASPIRIN (British Manufacture) FOR HEADACHE, NEURALGIA, RHEUMATISM and all forms of NERVE TROUBLES Useful in Influenza, Acute and Chronic Affections of the Joints. Price per bottle of 25 Tablets $1.20. THE GEORGE TOWN DISPENSARY, LTD., THi LEADING CHEMISTS. Penang, Taiping and Ipoh. ARRIVED
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  • 570 7 (Reuter’s Service.) Copyright Telegram. GENERAL HAIG S REPORT. Situation at Guillemont. London, August 9, 3.40 p m. General llaig, in a communique, states that there is no change at Guillemont, north of Poz eres. We made a further advance by bombing. The situation in the vicinitv of Guillemont
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  • 217 7 The murder of Mr. R. Kennedy on Tapah Estate, Tapah, on Friday night was enquired into in preliminary form by Mr. N. Kendal), District Officer, Tapah. in hie capacity as Magistrate, m the Tapah Court yesterday, says the TO M. A Malayalam cook named Jacob, who
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  • 98 7 Liquidatio* Proposal, (From Our Chat Correspondent o Singapore, Aug. 10, At the meetiug of the Belat Tin Company Mr. Llewellyn, who presided, said that the present position was the best in the company's history. The land worked out had been a well-paying concern, paying altogether 160%. Tributes
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  • 726 7 (Reuter’s Service.) Copyright Telegram. FIERCE FIGHTING. Gains at Verdun. i London, August 9, 2.25 a.m. The Paris communique says: “0° the right of the Meuse the battle continued most fiercely on the whole of the Thiaumont—Fleury front. The French with remarkable tenacity withstood and repulsed the enemy who
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  • 459 7 (Reuter’s Service.) Copyright Telegram. FURTHER PROGRESS. Sovtk of Ike Dtittler. Petrograd, Aug. 8. A communique says that the Russians, pursuing the enemy south of the Dniester, stormed the town of Niznioff and six villages. The enemy blew up the bridges and magazines. Altogether the Russians here captured 110
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  • 265 7 Several changes are being made in the Perak Supreme Court Staff at Ipoh in con-1 sequence of the death of Mr. Noel Walker, I Deputy Public Prosecutor, Kuala Lumpur, I says the T. O M. Mr. McCabe Reay, who has been D P P., j Perak, since
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  • 265 7 (Reuter’s Service.) Copyright Telegram. Boat* o* s. E. Seotlui London, August 9. It is officially announced that hostile airships crossed the east coast early this morning. Another ia reported to have visited the south-east of Scotland and dropped bomba on various localities in the coast. Tk* Casualties.
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  • 216 7 The following letter has been received from Miss M. Musgrave Watson, Organising Secretary, British Women’s Hospital. 21 Old Bond Street. W. dated 24th June 1916 I beg to acknowledge your cable of the 22nd June addressed to Lady Cowdray (who is at present absent
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  • 45 7 Aug. 8 By Balance 11,248.07 9 Mr. Maude, "month* ly 15.00 Teoh Cbeow Cbeang, monthly 2.00 H. de Z. Lancaster, M monthly 25 00 Employees of United Engineers, Ltd., monthly 40 00 Aug. 9 By Balance $1,330.01 Amount previously acknowledged 27,308.22 $28,638.23
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  • 82 7 PINAJTO WOMEB WoEKBES. Amount previously acknowledged $2,608.40 Mrs. Pritchard (4th Donation) 10.00 Presbyterian Church Ladies’ Working Party (2nd Donation) 2800 Mrs. Heim 5.00 Mrs. Trengrove (12th Donation) 500 $2,656.40 Hospital garments for soldiers ready cut out for workers will be given out at the Town Hall
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  • 568 7 (Reuter’s Service.) Copyright Telegram. TERRIFIC BOMBARDMENT. Attack Prof rc«»iag. London, Aug. 9. There are rejoicinga in Italy at the aacces* lof the Italian offensive which began on I August 4, the terrific bombardment on the I whole Isonzo front pulverising the rocks and I disintegrating the Austrian defences
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  • 259 7 The recent raid by gaog-robbes on the I little town of Caennor is being carefully inI vestigated by the Police, but no dt finite I clue as to the actual perperators of the died I has yet been discovered, says cur Ipoh coaI temporary. The special Police
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  • 628 7 j From Our Own Onr&potuicnu) i Singapore, August 10. I At the annual general ire ting of the members of the Kelraak Rubber Co. Mr. V. Miles, who presided, paid a tribute to tbo I late Mr. P. Gold who was killed in Fiance. The company's cost
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  • 88 7 Toe following articles will bo f,uad ou our outside pages Page. 3 —Aft3r the AVar. Surgical Dressings Obsolete. 4 —Sikh Donations. China’s Finances. s.—Alleged Thefs acd Fo-gery. A Charge that Failed. Penang Rubber Auction. 8. —Gardens Shipping News. The Week’s Events. Commercial Erainiest ons. Rubber Crops for July Penang
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  • 89 7 Obituary. Col. A. Moffatt La**. I London, August 9. The death has taken place of Colonel Arthur Moffa’t Lang, formerly principal of the Roorkee Engineering College. [Col. Arthur Moffatt Lang C.B., R E. (Retired) was born in 1832 and entered the Army twenty yearB later. He retired as Colonel in
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  • 1671 6 Mr. J. Henry Burkill, the Director of Gardena, S 3., m the course of his annual report for the year 1915, states. Finance. The budget allotments, includiog extensions, were: —Central Staff, $»9,545; PenaDg Staff, $1,824; Government House Domain Staff, $84 Singapore Coconut Inspection, $690; Malacca Coconut Inspection, $548;
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  • 74 6 To-morrow, Benoa, for Deli and Asahan, 2 p.m. Van Noort, for Ddi, Langsa, T. Samawe, Segb, Olebleb, Sxbang, Padang, etc., Batavia, 2 pm. Hebe, for Bagan Datoh and Teluk Anson, 3.30 p.m. 12th Instant, Tara for Port Swettentam and Singapore, 2.30 p.m. Laertes, for Hongkong, 2 30 p.m.
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  • 87 6 Perak River Valley, 11,000 lb., Juru Estate®, 13,431 lb„ Kong (Perak) Plintations, 9601 b., and Semanggol, 7,6001 b. In his report for Jun a the Health Officer of Shanghai says “'The exceptional prevalence of rabies among dogs noted during the previous month emtinued almost unabated. Twenty-eight
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  • 616 6 Tbe 8 e. Van Noort will sail for Eelawao, Deli, to-morrow at 4 p.m. The s. B Glenartney ia due here from Lmdon on the 16cb instant. Tbe s.s. AlcinouB outward bound is due to arrive here on tbe 19tb instant. The p. 9. Chumpon is due here
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  • 147 6 Thursday, August 10. Football —P.C C. vs. S.X.R.C. Esplanade. Selangor Races. Golf Club —Ladies Monthly Medal Competition. Penang Volunteers—Ambulance Co. Drill, Fort Cornwallis, 5.30 p.m. Recruit Drill Chinese Company, 5.30 p.m. Friday, August 11. Town Band, Esplanade, 6 p.m. Penang Volunteers—Recruit Drill, Maxims, Fort Cornwallis, 5.30 p.m.
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  • 524 6 [To the Editor or the SUaits Echo.'] Dear Sir, Penang will probably be made a centre for the bolding of London Chamber of Commerce Examinations and we annex hereto extracts from the Syllabus with regard to the subjects in which candidates may choose to bo examined. 2 It
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  • 280 6 [To the Editor of the Straits Echo. 1 Dear Sir, J We beg to enclose for publication letter on the subject of the Export of Gunnies from the Straits Settlements to the Netherlands Indies. Tours faithfully, Brown, Phillips A Stewart, rtL Secretaries. Chamber of Commerce, Downing Street,
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  • 391 6 Lt Col. Adams’ Rbnominatiox A special general meeting of the member, of the Penang Chamber of Commerce forTh purpose of nominating a representat.ve 0 i. wu Le^lBtatlVo Council w held at the Chamber of Commerce vesterdJ afternoon with Hon. Mr. John M-icheH (President) in the chair. The
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  • 94 6 Bowls Tournament. The following was the result of the tie played off yesterday: Single Handicap. R. N. Goodwin beat J M Chalmers 21—1". Tennis Tournament. The following are the results of the ties played off yesterday Mixed Doub'es A. Mr and Mrs E J Bennett beat Mr
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  • 98 6 The Penang Volunteers will parade on Sunday, the 13th August, 1916. A. B. C. D. and Veterans Companies and ono Maxim (the Blue Force) at the comer of Gottlieb and Ayer Rajah Roads at <3O a.m. Dress Khaki Shirts and Shorts. The Police and Cadets and one Maiim
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    • 629 6 WANTED. An experienced clerk with knowledge of printing preferred. Salary according to qualifications. Apply to F BOX 5. c'.o Straits Echo. WANTED. WANTED Chinese or Eurasian women between the ages of 20 and 30 year» to be trained as Nurses. Salary begms to $40 per mensem, free quuters and servant
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    • 39 6 A Master Remedy. Chamberlain Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Ramedy is matter over cramp colic, dysentery, and all intestinal pains. One dose relieves, a second dose is rarely neceesarv to effect a cure. For rale by all Dispema’ries and Dealers.
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    • 32 6 Keep It Haady. Immediate relief is necessary in attacks of diarrhoea. Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Rsmedy should always be on Dealers, F r Ea 0 &H Dis P enBarie a and
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    • 56 6 Supplied by All Chemists. Physicians prescribe Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy because it relieves cramps in the stomach and intestinal pains quicker than any preparation they cm compound. It can be bought from any chemist. A bottle will keep for years, and no home is complete without it. For
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  • 436 9 An Entertainer’* Impressions. Say* Mr. Alfred Copper, the well-known Society entertainer, in his *'Rambler’* Recollections and R flections.’* Of all the places I visited during my splendid Eastern tour I think I liked Kuala Lumpur best, if only for the fact that it was so entirely
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  • 524 9 B;veral Oeimin effioars, on bung tikan p*isincr, have dec'ared that they su-ren dared because they would bi of more use to heir count-y if alive to fight in the npxt war.” Tuis is the Gormin poin l of view in a nutaholl. If def eated there is
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  • 952 9 Vice Presidential Candidates. 3 Almost the first business of the National 6 Assembly will be to elect a Vice-President. A canvass of Shanghai Chinese publicopinion r shows that here at least the following peri sons are popolar cmdidates for tho post: 9 1. Tsai Ao, a sinceie
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    • 145 9 ANDREW USHER Co.s SPECIAL RESERVE O. V. G. WHISKY Sandilands, Buttery Co., SoU Agents for PENANG PERAK. SUMMER ANNUALS AND BOOKS. PRINTERS’ PIE THE SNARK SUMMER ANNUAL THE ROYAL ACADEMY ILLUSTRATED THE WINNING POST SUMMER ANNUAL IRANCIS DAY’S MUSIC ALBUMS FELDMAN’S MUSIC ALBUMS COLONIAL NOVELS SHILLING NOVELS SEVENPENNY NOVELS SIXPENNY
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    • 69 9 Arc You Going on a Journey? Chamberlain's C >l'c, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy should be packed in your hand luggage when going on a j >urney. Change of water, diet, and tcmpsiature all tend to produce bowel trouble, and this medicine cannot be Becured on board the train or steamship.
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    • 82 9 Having to live as we do, under the burning tropical sun, climatical ro editions ie i de* us particularly li&b’e to Cdio, a most distressing complaint. T u e ccr ect medicine to produce a qu'ck cure is WOODS* CRE4T PEPPERMINT CORE. It is a wonderful corrective of all strunch,
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    • 676 9 Craig 8 Rose Ltd. LONDON. EDINBURGH. GLASGOW. Contractors to H.M. Government, Admiralty, and War Office. Manufacturers of Paints, Oils Varnish©#, Write it as a headline, stamp it on the mat, Mark it on your handkerchief, paste it in your hat, Paint it on your windows to tell the coming guest;
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  • 976 10 (Bt a Returned Prisoner Tbo man who is most envied at Ruhleben Cimp is not be wbo baa the highest batting average, or be wbo figures most frequently as the bero in the dramatic performances, or even he who receive* tbe largest number of parcels every week
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  • 1077 10 Priests in the Firing Line." By Rene Qat'll. Translated by U. Hamilton Gibbs and, Madame Berton. Longmans 3s 6d net. The author is a pries*, and writes of the varied work of Ft each priests in the war. He celebrates their heroism as soldiers, as tenders of
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    • 63 10 Supplied ty Ail Chemists. Physiciars rreecribe Chamberlain's Co’io, Cl o'e»a ami D a rhoea Kem.edy because it re loves cramps in the stomach tnd ictc stical paiue quicke»- lh u any pr«pna»ion they can compound. 1» can bo bought from any chemist. A bottle w.ll keep for yens, and no
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    • 535 10 WHEN BUYING MANILA CIGARS Be careful to see that the box bears the trade mark as shewn below: LONDRES. HIGH LIFE IN THE EAST. REINA VICTORIAS. CORTADO FINO. A, m ss > T PER LAS. PERECTOS. IMPERIALES. CORTADO DE LA REINA. THE TRADE MARK OF THE LA ISABEL FACTORY. One
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  • 1361 11  -  Br Hokacb HuTcaivtoif. It has occurred to certain revolutionary minds to resuscitate a discussion, which we had thought to be dead and buried, on the point of the reallj ideal sise for the golfing hole. As by law established, the present diameter of that hole
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  • 635 11 The following report will be presented to the members at the annual general meeting to be held at Ipoh on Sunday next. This report covers the period of a whole year ending the 31st day of Decepber, 1915. Finance Our position experienced jet another year
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    • 140 11 9 A I > > V» > J c t t V. v\ S’ r w »4 m.v. .fi o JLLL l ill H iJJ i T: asm 'rWT. T*rm LARGE REDUCTION IN PRICES. SEE 1916 PRICE LIST. SOLE AGENTS: 5 ADAMSON, CILFILLAN Co., LTD., (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND) PENANC, SINGAPORE
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    • 72 11 Tecthint Chi'drei Teething children hare more or less diarrhoea, which can be controlled by giving Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. AH that is necessary is to give the prescribed dose after each operation of the bowels more than natural and then castor oil to cleanse the system. It is
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    • 11 11 For Children’s Hacking Cough at Night. Woods’Great Peppermint Cute. Is. 6d.
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    • 568 11 There is Nothing to Joke about io a bsckarh 9 It nay be *e i>os, puticul rly w th women. In all<tqi'8 it insure t> handicap t) your ac'ivt e9, at work or jat play. 1 here is no need to tuft'e bptely relief is found iu Little's Oriental Ealm
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    • 1798 12 p. B. I. AND APCAR LINE (Incorpobatid in England.) Mail and .Paaaenger Services. i <;#? >\ PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL SAILINGS. MAIL SERVICE. Proceeds direct to Marseilles London •from London direct. INTERMEDIATE DIRECT SERVICE. Homeward for Europe. Outward (for China and Japan.) B.s. Scm ill Aug. 25 KONINKLIJKE PAKETYAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. (ROYAL
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