Straits Echo, 10 February 1917

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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. 15. $24 Per Annum. PENANG, SATURDAY, 10th FEBRUARY, 1917. Single Copy, 10 cents. No. 33.
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    • 1065 1 f\nl ,'i.^Al »AI«P JL 1 a /In I ioP^ 11- Vtt.4 TOSS ms IffiZED NATUB^i BANKS.) DESERVE your car FOR IP MI NOW. A Fleet of English and American Cars for hire lay and night. COME TO The Georgetown Motor Garage 7a. PENAN6 ROAD. Phone No. 694. Tel. Address: Hokimteik.
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    • 30 1 wg tes milks 1 0f WHICH |JrH£ BUT ’v* ;f€2aiLm JM»C MM iiS, v^5 Ct <on8 Vo* •^5? **s a-—*»* 1 !j‘' w fc ?J ■K »:Sj2?£K=r *5® ■^1 Ml
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  • 1093 3 What a number of angles there are in which a hat may be worn And it ia quite possible 'm judge of men’s or women’s characters by the way in which they wear the hat, or by the sort of hat they wear. It is a strange thing, too,
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  • 894 3 e The idea of welding together a great s Middle European Btate, or fedration of r States, to be dominated by Germany, seems t for the present to have displaced in the minds i of the German expansionists the idea of the 3 overthrow of Britain’s sea supremacy
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    • 123 3 Q THE RECOGNISED STANDARD the EAST. AS AH I ▼C$un-brand)BEER. Winners at Several of the WORLD’S EXPOSITIONS. Japan-British Ezhibition, 1912. Japan Taisho National Ezhibition, 1913. Panama Pacific International Ezhibition, 1915. J Obtainable Everywhere. SOLE AGENTS: The EASTERN TRADING Co. PENANG and -IPOH. *4 NEW BEER-ARRIVAL QUART AND PINT BOTTLES <
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    • 177 3 F' B JUST ARRIVED SIX Famous Humber D D I -JkOatfa, Motor Cycles New Flat-Twin-Opposed-Cylinders h.p., 3 Speed, Chain drive. PR I CEL $850 nett. Complete Lucas Horn and Lamp. LEAFLETS ON APPLICATION. D Sole Agents tor S.S. F.M. S. GOH TAIK CHEE 4 SON, 24, Beach Street 81 Church
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  • 987 4 Experts Disagree. Wednesday's fceiringof the Ipoh Water Rights caso was remarkable chiefly for the evidence of Mr. Robert Anderson. We take the following from the report of the 7 Mr. Robott Anderson, D.rector, P._W. D. F M.S, Graduate of Eogimenng at Dub.in .aid he had bad 21
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  • 1047 4 That the lower amnials have some method of communicating with one another is well known, but how this is don°, is a matter of much speculation. Sjuqp, like Professor Garner, the American scientist, believe they have au audible language, like man while others think they communicate
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    • 49 4 The Children's .Colds. Watch the children’# colds and cure them before they weaken the vitali*y. Use Chamberlain’ll Courli Remedy freely. It ia perfectly safe. It haa been tested by ohemiats and pronounced free from icjuricu I rub■tsDcen and costa but a trittu. For a*le by nil diapeoanriea nud dealer»,
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    • 289 4 New Models in Stylish Ladies’ Footwear. <7^ E can give you the best possible value for money. We are constantly adding new styles i of Ladies* Footwear, but we trust that the specimens* shewn in this page will interest you K Sf LADIES’ BLACK DERBY LACING SHOE. Fitted with high
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    • 55 4 Unnecessary Words Why waste words and advertising space in describing the many points of merit in Chainberlan’g Cough Remedy The most astidious are satisfied when we state that, it cures colds and coughs from any cause, and that it contains absolutely no narcotics cr injurious substances. For salt by all
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    • 372 4 RELIABLE LONDON SELLING AGENTS W ™_S E LL f o,, OOJMrp(o n“. e P ,o° dUCB EUbber Coco. Send us your sample». Wt! vslue them, will make liberal on consignments. e| Write to:— D. H. NEVSHEHIR 8 Co.. 565 565 a Mansion Ilona* ni lam > 11 Queen Victor* A’.B.
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  • 1218 5  -  [By Tom Wright,] Spectroscopes have their uses, I dare say but like caviare, they are not for the general. To the mass of mankind, happi* ly, the stars are sky gems, rather than analysed masses of gases, points of light rather than astronomical evidences, fctars are stars,
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  • 354 5 To-Day’s Handicaps (from Our Oun Correspondent.') Kuala Lumpur,- Fobruaiy 9. The following are the handicaps for the third day of the Sdanger Races Race I. Mystic 1.07, Krong Lim 9,10. Air Douglas 9.10 Polar Star 8 10, Tim 8 10, Fariska 8.3, Tocsin 8.2, Princess Pat 7-7. Face
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  • 53 5 FbBRUAET II, £*XAGE8IMA frifDAT. 8 00 a.m. Matins 8-30 a.ro. Holy Co uBiuuion. 10-00 a m. Hqly Commuii >n (Cbiaes* 5 00 p.ro. Special Cniidren's Service. 6-00 p m Special Mission Service On Friday, 10*00 a.m. Mitins and L tany. 6-00 p ro. Interce‘Sion Service. 6-30
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  • 47 5 S ANDREW'S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, NORTHAM ROAD. 9-0 C a.m. Children’# Servic**. 6-00 p.m. Pub'ii Worship. Preacher Rav Donald J. Ross, m a. Huiyns. 665, 166, 521, 242 516 Service of Davotion and Intercess ion on Friday ev-ming at 6 30. Choir Practice on Friday evening at 7.
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  • 73 5 Lvdibs Class. At the recent examination held by Dr. Gray, sixteen ladies prf santed themselves and all pasted, and obtained certificates Mrs. Siye 97% Mtsj Mahler 92 Mrs. Pike 91 M'S. 89., Mrs. Mai tin 88,, MfsS 88 Mrs. 87 Mrs. Lstcn 86 Miss Oj Pritchard 85,. Mrs.
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    • 185 5 BLUE “-MYSTO j ant kxterminatorb AND POWDER ENTIRELY BRITISH MADE. o D u O ’3 IP »11 o CAN StTPPT.T FPOM STOCK Me LISTER Co., Ltd. o Agents n o o Just Unpacked New Shipments OF -B I “ih lpha Cars J i Pullman Cars” f AND "jj i Chevrolet
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    • 286 5 QUALITY is the point which is necessary in an enjoyable Cigarette. I I i I 'p V| Roin |A £icar.ETT£s I -i t I 1 a i I 3 2 2 '4 1 2 2 l Vj 8 3 2! 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
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  • 100 6 daily (noept Sundays and pnblio hattdays) iITII CRITERION PRESS, Ltd. 59 Bench Street, Penang, fc/ Fnic*. X)ni)y Local 924 per annum. OaMathm... Postage Extra. fiwn EdMMn (Post Free) 917.50 N OiBLI ADDEBSS ECHO —PENANG.” I. Telephone Nos. (Echo) 586 I. Printing Department 343 I 1t.8.-AU business communication*
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  • 1359 6 The forecasts of this year’s offensive in the West mads by a correspondent of the Libtrte and oabled by Reuter yesterday, indicate the natural deductions from Sir Douglas Haig’s despatch published in the London newspapers to hand by the last mail. As was inevitable, the despatch left
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  • 973 6 Mr. Jamea Meara, of the Singapore Har- i boar Board, ia leaving for Penang on tranafar. The death took place at Hongkong on January 30 of Mr. Otto Kong S.ng, a well- known aolioitor, who had praotiaed in the Colony for fifteen years, a It ia reported
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  • 952 6 Well Dots I CoDgr.tal.tioo. .re do, to tb. kd M wh -> -»"t op 7" certificates at an examination held by r> rt Gray in connection with the cl* the loo»! branch ot th. Sr. A lance S iciety. All were successful And ■P 001 1 U!t I»
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    • 245 6 Super Preparations have responded to the call and stepped into the breach caused by the disappearance of German Preparations from the field. They are All British and are obtainable only from the George Town Dispensary, Ltd. SOPER FORMALIN TABLETS.—These are the best Throat Lozenge made and are considered bj some
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  • 1188 7 [REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.] Mr GEIMRD'S detention. War Inevitable, Amsterdam, February 9. A telegram from Berlin rather discounts tbe strange story from Copenhagen regard. nK Mr. Gerard, the American Ambassador t Berlin, beiDg held aa a hostage for Count Bernatorff. It states that Mr. Gerard’s departure baa not been
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  • 665 7 [REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.] COMBATTING SUBMARINISM. Leri C«riok tk« Loris. London, February 8, In the House of Lords, Lord Cnrzon detailed the steps we were taking to combat submarinism. He said that we were multi* plying destroyers to escort ships and act as a screen; we were arming merchantmen,
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  • 664 7 [REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.] GENERAL IMPROVEMENT. Official Statcsi«*l. London, February 8. In the House of Lords, Lord Curzon declared that there bad been a vast improvement in every respeot regarding Mesopotamia with the result of a wonderful recovery in spirit aud force. The letters he received from offioers in Mesopotamia
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  • 561 7 [REUTER'S TELERGRAMS.] FURTHER GAINS, Vigo rows P«tk Forward, London, February 9, Sir Douglas Haig reports: "We attacked this morning an important position on the highest point of Sailly Saiilisel Hill and gained the whole of the objectives, making seventy-eight prisoners. "We followed this up with the capture of
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  • 584 7 [REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.] Furtkar Big Subscription*. London, February 8 The following subscriptions have been made towards the New War Loan Cardiff Corporation .£6,000.000 Swansea 3,100,000 Glasgow 2,000,000 Sun Insurance Co. 3,200.000 Bengal-Nsgpur Railway 200.000 Great Indian Peninsula Railway 604,500 Belgian Relief Paralysed. Loodon, February 8, Belgian relief has
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  • 25 7 (From Our Own CbrreepondanU) London. February 9. The prices in the London Rubber Market to-dav were:— Pale Crepe 3/84 Diamond Smoked 3/Sf
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  • 64 7 Latest Quotatioas. Tin (unrefined) is quoted here tc-dsy at $93 50, business don«, and in London at £199 ss. spot and £2OO ss. three mouths' sight. Messrs. Boustead A Co. inform us that the following, received on the 9th initant, are the quotations for Rubber on Spot
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  • 81 7 The following artiolea will be found en our outside pages i Pages. 3. —Hats. Germany's Ambition, 4. —Water Bights Case. Some of my Dogs. s*—Philosophers and Humour. Selangor Baoes. Church Servioes. St, John's Ambulanoe. 8. National Mission. Embarkation of Passengers. Chinaman’s Extra ordi* nary Death. The Week’s Events, Perak
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  • 569 8 Amendments op the Passport Regulations. The following amended passport regulations are published in a Qazetts ExtraNo women, or child under 17 years of age, intending to any place west of Suez as passenger shall embark It any port in the Colony, unless she or be has in
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  • 419 8 An old Chinaman of Tronoh met with his death in a strange manner a few days ago. It appears that he was the owner of an unusually ferocious pig, and while taking this animal for a walk the animal became fractious and refused to move on. The
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  • 1520 8 Yistsbdxt s Public Mkbtino, |i The public meeting in connection with i tbe National Mission, which was held at the M Town Hall yesterday evening, was fairly M wall attended, and among those present, who included several ladies, were the Hon. Mr. A. T. Bryant, Resident Councillor, in
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  • 348 8 Saturday, February 10, Town Band, Golf Club. North Kedah Oar Day Celebrations. Selangor Races. Perak River Valley Rubber Co. Ltd., A.G.M. Chamber of Commerce, 12 noon. Sunday, February 11, Feiagesima Sunday. North Kedah Our Day Celebrations. Monday, February 12. Town Band, Esplanade. Penang Free School, Penang Convent,
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  • 1254 8 Sixth Annual Meeting. Tbe adjourned sixth annual general meeting of the shareholders of the Perak R.verj Valley Rubber Company, Limited, was held at the Chamber of Commerce at noon today. There were present Messrs. W. Duncan, in tbe chair, W. H. Thorne, R. P. Phillips, F.
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  • 100 8 (From Cher Chem Vorretp&rtdenl O Singapore, February 10. At the Singapore Rubber Auction the fol'owiog prices were obtained Smoked Sheets $145 to $154 per picul Good 134 144 i Fine 134 139 Gool plain 127 131 Unsmoked 132 137 Good ribbed 120 Fine plain 115 122 Good
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  • 311 8 Feb. 1 By Balance 927.10 Feb. 3 M. Maude "monthly 15.0 Teoh Cheow Cbeang monthly 2.00 Feb. 5 H. de Z- Lancaster monthly 25.00 Feb. 5 By Balance 969.10 Amount previously ackowledged 30,727.73 ...$31,696.83 Switzuland is negotiating a loan of 100,000,000 francs (about je4,ooo.ooo),Tbirty million francs (about
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  • 122 8 Penang, Fbbruart 10 (By courtesy of the Chattered Bank.) London, Demand Bank 2/41 Months’ sight' Bank 2/4 11/lg 3 1 re,lit 2/5 1/16 £*"*%.s 3 days* sight Private... 172 Bombay, Demand Bank j Moulnrein, Demand Hank 165 3 3 days’ sight Private... 172 Madras Demand Bank jgg o 3
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 72 8 The scourge of a tropical country is dysentery, but every trouble has if s antidote, and for dysentery the medicine is WOODS’ GREAT PEPPERMINT CORE. It is a medicine that will provide quick relief and cure. Those who have to get away into the out portions of this country should
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    • 74 8 Whooping Cough. When yonr child has whooping cough be careful to keep the cough loose and ezpec> toration easy by giving Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy as may be required. This remedy will also liquify the tough mucus and make ti easier to expectorate, It has been used 'successfully in many epidemics
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    • 495 8 NORTH KEDAH OUR DAY CELEBRATIONS IN AID DP THE RED CROSS FIND 10th and 11th February 1917 17th and 18th B'Akhir 1336, At Anik Bvikit Gardens, Alor Star, Kedah. PROGRAMME. 17th and 18th R'Akhir, 1335—Gambling 9 a m to 12 M’night. 17th and 18th Mayongs, 10 am. to 4p m
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  • 497 9 f’nKTIMPITTED IMI>ROVEMIHT AT THE c Works. T bo fifth ordinary genaral m-eting of tbo l -Snider* of the Eastern Bmeltmg Com,hi Ttdwai held at the office*. 80.81, E.C., Sir Ernest W. w rcb K.C.M.O (tb. chairman,) presiding. B 'f h 0 Chairman .aid.-In the balance J P t
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  • 462 9 New York, Jan. 10. \n indictment has been issued in Kansas City against Harry Thaw, charging him with »n assault on a b >y. It appears that the boy has been enboed to California, and a bench warrant has ben issued for him there, as the first step
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  • 882 9 An Extraordinary Story. London, January 2. Further particulars of the assassination of the Bosnian Court favourite, the noto* rioua monk, Rasputin, are supplied by the Petrograd correspondent of the Daily Chronicle. Two aristocrats drove up to the monk’s house in a motor car, and took him to
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    • 384 9 NOTICE OF SALE. In the Court of the Judicial Commissioner at Kuala Lumpur. Civil Suit No. 215 of 1914. 1 I In the matter of the Estate of Lim Swee and in the matter of the Estate of Tan Peck Siew (his wife) and in the matter of a family
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    • 62 9 A Cera Destroyer. There ia no danger whatever from look jaw or blood poison resulting from a wound when Chamberlain’s Pain Balm ia promptly applied. It ia an antiseptic and deatroya the germa which cauao these diaeaaes, It alao cause wounds to heal without maturation and ia one-third the time
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  • 973 10  -  (By Mat Bateman.) A year ago I wrote an article on the above ■abject for the Pall Mall Gazette. It evoked a correspondence which lasted for more than a week. Women, socially of widely different classes, politically of widely different opinions, contributed to the discussion. The majority
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  • 383 10 Paris Condemns Dress Ostehtatior mi J&QU&r; 2 Ibis 18 a much discussed au i t m Pans just now Should people who can afford it live up to their station should they keep to the strictly ceCHSB r and shuu all superfloua luxuries r^’ Public opinion is
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  • 563 10 Blackmailing the Minister or Finahci. We have to report an extraordinary attempt to levy blackmail on Dr. Chen Chintio, the Minister of Finance. It is well, known that, in endeavouring to secure the Parliamentary majority in the Senate, one of the big political parties of the day
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 47 10 The Best Couth Medicine, Chamber lam s C »ugb remedy is the largest selling cough mediciue in the world to-day because it dtei exactly what a oough medicine is supposed to do. It stops ooughs and oolds speedily and effectually. For sale by all dispeuariei and dealers.
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    • 536 10 WHEN BUYING MANILA CIGARS Be careful to see that the box hears the trade mark as shewn below: LONDRES. HIGH LIFE IN THE EAST. REINA VICTORIAS. CORTADO FINO. 2 m n :>2 PERLAS. PERECTOS. IMPERIALES. CORTADO DE LA REINA. THE TRADE MARK OF THE LA ISABEL FACTORY. One of the
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    • 68 10 Whooping Cough. When your child has whooping cough be careful to keep the cough loose and expectoration easy by giving Chamberlain’s Remedy as may be required. This remedy will also liquify the tough mucus and make ti easier to expectorate, It has been used successfully in many ppideroics and as
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  • 2161 11 i Lord Dunsany, him-elf an Irish soldier, in .the course < f an introduction ti a book of i verse by snotber Irish soldier, Mr. Fraocis L'rdwidge, is careful to warn the Bnglish reader in regard to one or two poems which may seem to hare an
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    • 207 11 HAVE YOU TRIED THE FAMOUS SLOT BRANDY MADE IN FRANCE. ONE, THREE Ac BIX STARS ON SALE EVERYWHERE. G. H. Slot Co. ’Phone 453. SOLE IMPORTERS. Telegrams: SLOT. SOME REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD INSTAL A U. E. SCRAP WASHER (1) It will enable you to recover more rubber from your
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    • 18 11 i Hillary of Ike Iriik Ri billion, By Wsrr* B. Wells and N Marlowe. Manocel. 7s. Pd. net.
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    • 467 11 Driving Pain Have you a pain anywhere in your body P I Is it a little pain or a big pain Does it t torture a single nerve or does it grind and rack your entire being i Isn’t it foolish then to be driven by pains i or aches,
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    • 1735 12 P. 0.—British India AND APGAR LINE (Companies Incorporated in England.) Mail and J Service». PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL SAILINGS. (under contract with his majkbtt’s government) For Singapore, China, Japan, Ceylon, Australia, India, Aden, Egypt, Mediterranean Ports and London. MAIL LINES. Homeward (por Europe.) Outward (for China.) INTERMEDIATE DIRECT SERVICE. Tke [Intermediate
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  • 2462 13 c Dividend. -2 Number of a. a Capital. Shares P Name.. *J issued. last finan- for current fel s -'Jj H 3 w n~. r. f i* 3 j 1 W OC SJr RUBBER—DOLLAR SHARES. lets. Sets. 1909 1/0,000 Ik k Alor Gajih Rubber Estate, Ltd. 3 70 3
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