The Straits Echo (Mail Edition), 30 September 1914

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  • 22 1347 THE STRAITS ECHO MAIL EDITION. $17.50 Per Annum. Single Copy, 40 opnts I Vol. 12. Penang, Wednesday, 30th SEPTEMBER, 1914. No. 41.
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    • 316 1347 HIIHHItll/I^Itt////// 1////////. If///////////////////,/////////,!,//,//,///////,/////////////////,,////////////ffff//fhfffft», /H* CONTENTS. L Leaders page. Miscellaneous (Confd.): page. I The Submarine Menace... 1,349 Trang Railway 1,358 The Emden’s Exploits ...1,353 Civilised German Warfare! 1,358 Aisne 1,359 Locust Destruction 1,358 The Censorship 1.363 Taiping Topics 1,359. J At Grips 1,369 Important Shipping Question 1,361 Kuala Lumpur Comments 1,364
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    • 177 1348 I THE STRAITS E( Ro MAIL EDITION. I If——. I Published the day prior to the departure of each mail I J for Europe, and contains the latest local and States 1 news originally published in the daily issues, as well as H all important news from various parts of
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  • 501 1349 Three of his Majesty’s ships have been sunk in an attack by German submarines, and the veil of secrecy behind which (ur seaman in the North Saa are working has been lifted to reveal the most serious mishap which the Fleet has sustained since the beginning of
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  • 55 1349 Mr. W. J. Hodge, ILm Treasurer, sends us the following further list of contributions to the above Fund, forwarded to the Chartered Bank, Penang Sept. 22 By Balance $8,114 70 23 A B Voules 100 Ob Air and Mrs. II A. Lew 10*
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  • 11 1349 have plundered the Ober off M u«eum at Brussels.
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  • 15 1349 for the week ended September 20 was 159 piculs.
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  • 36 1349 conducted by Rev William C ross m a will bo held in the Presbyterian Church, Northam Road, to-morrow (Friday) at 6-30 p.m, All are cordially inv.ted.
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  • 41 1349 was the s?eue of an act of good feeling bet we n 24 Belgian lancers and their officer who were en route to Alkmaar for internment Their guards purchased cigars, cigarettes and other goods for them.
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  • 58 1349 The undermentioned details embarked on board the P. O. Sardinia on the 17th instant and are struck off the strength of the Command accordingly. Royal Engineers, Alaj *r A. J. Craven, Lieuts. J. E Chippindall, A. C. Finnimor**, R. W. Oates, 40 N.C O’s and men, 3 women and 7
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  • 75 1349 which broke over Taiping on Tuesday about 3 o’clock in the afternoon did much damage In Swettenham Road from Mr. Madden’s housa to the forest bungalow the Senna andCasurina trees were blown down Large rubber tn e< were uprooted and many roofs damaged by falling trees. The roads
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  • 131 1349 task was to reorganise the scattered and heterogeneous forces of the Indian Empire, and when engaged on this great task he came into conflict with Lord Curzon and the Viceroy resigned in consequence. Lord Kitchener formed the
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  • 619 1349 Ihe Polish author Sienkewiecz has been placet in prison I wo Dutch j uinalists have been arrested by the Gerri aus at To geren. 4 1he German General Freiss, who tried to commit suicide'has been imprisoned. Otto-von-Scl o iberg, the brother in-law of Prince William of Weid,
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    • 99 1349 J fi Xi' tKw K|ra3| v# hbliiW d»ily 3Ii e r t Suuda va an 1 p b!ir holidays) £T THE CRITERION PRESS, Ltd. No. 59. Beach Street, Penang. p,ily Locil »24 ...per annum. Outstation... Postage Extra. jf»il Edition (Post Free) 17.50 CABLI ADDRESS: ECHO—PENANG.” Telephone Nos. (Echo, 586 Printing
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  • 1216 1350 NORTH SEA DISASTER. THREE BRITISH CRUISERS SUNK. THE BATTLE OF AISNE. FIELD MARSHALL FRENCH S REPORT. (Reuter's Service.) Received 21th of Sept, at 8-40 a m. EVEN rs IN FRANCE. Paris Communique. Land ju, September 22. A Paris communique issued this afternoon says that iu the Woevre district
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  • 361 1351 Kuala Lumpur’s Positn n. The posit ion of trade in Kuala Lumpur, f. r seven weeks of the war, is very fair p‘n S i(ierin2 a* 1 thil^s an(1 much better than many would hlV9 cared to ll )pe t tie opening of hostilities by Great
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  • 220 1351 It wants but two weeks to the races and the interest taken in the work of a morning i« increasing rapidly. Quite twenty onlookers were there on Saturday, and even wore this morning. Although up to the present there have been no arrangements made for other
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  • 630 1351 JUDGMENT AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT. (From Our Own Correspondent). Ip d>, September ‘23 In the case A v m Cuylenl erg and I >avid Graham v. I ho Perak Government in which it was claimed that the cancellation of a licence granted to the plaintiffs to take Water
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  • 672 1351 The Tsar is des going a new national flig for Russia. Three German aviators fl-w over Paris on tli® 19th iust. The inhabitants of Bn ssels are confined to their houses. Germ in patrols have been seen on the Dutch frontier. The 8th German Army Corps
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  • 217 1352 According to a Foreign Office message received by the British Legation at Bangkok, the Secretary of State fo the Colonies received two messages from the Governor of Nyassaland dated September 9. The first stated that on September 8, the main British force advanced with the intention of
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  • 43 1352 ask us to thank the Brother Director an 1 the Fro* hers of the St. Xavi r’s Inst tution for their letter of condolence and also all those who attended the fc neral.
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  • 680 1352 ALLEGED ASSAULT. Before Mr. G. A. Hall in the District Court this morning a Chinaman named Kang Ah Ngo wis charged with abetment of the offence of voluntarily causing hu t with dangerous weapon to one Chuah Chap Joo by Chia Soo Chi and others Court Inspector
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  • 226 1352 stat «>ned it Gotemba Police Station’ tportXt' ft h« was patrolling the summit on -8 at about 2 p.m., he noticed vapour fiS? from the ground ata spot 8ome\i lt *S below the summ’t and to a 6 Mr. Nonaka’s shed it was discovered t-
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  • 191 1352 Legislative Council Votes Sum or 100,000. Arrangements have now been completed for the erection of a wireless telegraphy station at Hongkong, the Legislative Council of that Colony having voted 1100,000 for the purpose over a year ago. It is to be located, says the weekly edition of
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  • 38 1352 Asahi beer, of which the Eastern> T.sdmg Co. are the sole importers, h” ed the highest grand P"“ a X, National Exhibition, 19U he n J Japan. Further particulars will od page 4 of this issue.
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  • 100 1352 UU One can imagine the earlier n of the Cabinet. The strength of Ur intervention party has consis res igned. Of five members, two of whom harem The deep moral ct f bers Mr. H» r will appear later. 1 ore BeaU cbamp. court, Sir John Simon
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  • 1169 1353 nr have no doubt that Germany realizes thit she has made a mad bid al rf^ "1 1 j this is the explanation of bluud !Lr arotesqoe peace proposals which te in Washmgtuu has prober 7 Austria is beaten, trance and j 6 are gradually strengthening their
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  • 190 1353 The Jo.ket Club and the Situation. Racing Calendar” of Aug. 12 publishes the following notice: Tho btewards of tho Jockey Club desire to point out how important it is in cas of abandonment of race meetings that a decision should be arrived at by the local stewaids
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  • 511 1353 A country such as ours which has a great part ot i's wealth invested in maritime tiade must make strenuous efforts to ensure that trade from receiving injury at the hands of the enemy. The necessity for this is all the greater wneu the c >untry in
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  • 72 1353 h 7ii J H H,n T,cat “rer, sends in tie fulling h.rther hst .4 contributions in the above Fuad, forwarc’ed to the ChartareJ Bank, Penang: Sept. 23 Uy Balance ..,»8.***** and Engineers of 8 8 I Oil J HontJ on rn I re
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  • 2222 1354 THE "EMDEN’S” EXPLOITS. BOMBARDMENT OF MADRAS. BRITISH AEROPLANES ACTIVE. (Reuter’s Service.) Received 25th of Sept, at 9 a.m. EVENTS IN FRANCE. Paris Commiques. (Copyright Teleg am.) London, September 23. A Paris communique says: —To the South of the Woevre region the enemy hold a line from Richecourt to
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  • 75 1355 Kramat Pulai Ltd, Dividend. (From Our Oum Correspondent.) Ipoh, S ptember 24. A second dividend for the current year cf six pence per share, free of income tax, has been declared by the Directors ot’ the Kramat Pulai Tin A iniug Co., Ltd. Direct Shipmeat* to America. f
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  • 77 1355 Inspector of Police Charted. {brom Our Own Correspondent). Ipoh, September 25. A case is proceeding this afternoon in the Ipoh Magistrate’s Court in which Chief Inspector Fiood, of who is in charge ol lhe Gambling Suppression Department is charged with criminal breath of trust. The report
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  • 506 1356 The chance in the proprietorship of the Pali Mall Gazette and the Observer will not, in any way affect Mr. J. L. Garvin It will not even induce him to say in one column what he can say in two,” says the Star. Mr. R. B. W.
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  • 24 1356 a Cantonese was s< ntenced to two weeks’ rigorous imprisonment in the 3rd C >urt to-day.
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  • 29 1356 a Hindu named Ponusami was sen enced to three weeks’ rigorous imprisonment for the theft of one sarong.
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  • 438 1356 Prices in Palombing h tv) risen bv 10/h. The French General R ques has been killed. The Belgians are busy destroying bridges to the rear of the Germans. Two newly raised Garman Army Corps have arrived in Brussels. General Kluck has evacuated Amiens owiug to the
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  • 48 1356 was shot by Sikais near Tronoh a few days ago. The animal had been carrying off dogs and fowls from a Sakai village. A trap was set and the animal captured, an I a Sakai shot it in the head with an old muzzle loader,
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  • 101 1356 A wire from Honekon, tfu,n K yesterday eveni g j, Ml. Henry Arthur p.?’ 8ta Un X»vier’s Institution has I» PP ot 8t. Xing Edward VII ”t rded tk .vmr, tenable for veers w Umversify. Scholatshh, H °*“l sxx ift® soooC Mr, J ir' PhrppJ' 1 '"Ma.
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  • 264 1356 ■Tis the unexpected that always Iuddsos and the North Ssa incident of the rinkmg of the three British Cruisers, dloutir, Cran and Hogue is no exception to the rule That the scene of the attack was off the coast of Holland may naturally be deduced, and that
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  • 153 1356 Now that one finds many names of the Ardennes figuring in the news o movements of troops, holiday pictures of that beautiful but involved cjuntry coul mind. And, beautiful as it e or^ 0 cords it as anything but adapted f fare. It is threaded by rivers which
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  • 586 1357 Ag stated yesterday Mr. Justice W odward decided that the British Resident no right to cincel the liceu.-e granted toM ssrg °A Van Cuylenberg and D Graham to water frOlU th Kiv0r Dipan o at thus reports bis Lordship’s his decision in the midst of a
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  • 488 1357 I‘ must ba admitted that the Naval poMtiou out. here leaves sum tbiug to be Ibe most earnest, wish of the Imperial Government is that trade shall ,-o i,“ 3 33 P“ 35ibl <>“ normal Aftei the first shock of war conditions, the port of Singapore
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  • 159 1357 Chinese in Paris. Hu Wei-teh, the Chinese Minister at Paris, advertises in Shanghai Chinese newspapers as follows: —Paris is quiet ami peaceful and all of us afa safe, but tne money market is tight. The stuleafs wii > are not government students nut having any means
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  • 780 1357 THE OFFICIAL STATEMENT. A Russo-German War. M e have before us, by the courtesy of Mr. Dudley Ward, one of the few copies, perhaps ti e only copy which reached London, of the German official “Denkschrift” laid before the Reichsta says The Nation of Aug. 15. It does
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  • 292 1358 The first annual general meeting of the Singapore Family Benefit Society was held at the Y. M. C. A. Hill on the 21st instant under the chairm inship of Mr. P. A- Yearwood, b. a. The report of the Hon. Secretary, which we produci below, and
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  • 94 1358 The following was the result of the play for the Ladies’ Monthly Medal for September Mrs Armstrong 42 +40 82—22 =60 Miss Sellers 46 48=91— 22 =72 Mrs Park 42 44=86—14=72 Mrs Ebden ‘38 +40 78— 4=74 Miss Mahler 37 49=86—12 =74 Mrs Dunn 37 50=87-11 =76
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  • 274 1358 The Hon. Mr. R. G. Wat son, C.M G., in his annual report for 1913 gives some details of the Federation’s assets and liabilities which should make it quite clear why a count ly with a balance of over sixty million dollars to its credit should
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  • 204 1358 Anyone who takes the trouble to examine the general economic condition of Great Britain to-day, as compared with what it was ten years ago will not find any sort of ground for alarm. Toe great and rapid growth of public expenditure within recent years, rem nkable as
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  • 69 1358 A correspondent from Singora writes to say that on October 1 the Royal State Railway will oe opened for triflic from Sin ora to Trang.-Nacon. The train le.viog Trang at 8.35 a.m. is timed to reach Singora at 6 p.m. There is now a rest-house with two bedrooms
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  • 245 1358 The foll< lw i n official Foreign Office, dated st frown H M’s Legion pt p a be f Uu t ll »hed in the Bwel nL i Sr Gold Coast, of the Secret»,. o7 01 Colonies: Adjutant of Fietf ‘'S as follows re l n° rce
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  • 96 1358 Work Steadily Proceeding. The work of locust destruction is steadily proceeding, though some reduction in the staff of workers has had to be made. Selangor, it is hoped, will ba clear in another fortnight, it being a race against time. A large swarm has been going round Kuala
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  • 36 1358 Reuter’s Special War Setrice.] Received 25th of Sept, at 3-30 pm. London, September 25. The Times correspondent at Peking states that China has signed an agreement with Messrs Samuel, of London, fora loano £10,000,000.
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    • 47 1358 Chronic Diarrhoea. Are you subject to attacks of Keep absolutely to care fulofj<® Test in bed it P OS 1U pH cholera diet and take Chamberlain jj c j ne has S. 8ici Ztu 5 ,ed an on MARTIN’S G Jh Ladies J TwuS1 nM U<lies.keepa un
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  • 435 1359 iiae armies are still compiling Tb8 PP u.lty lists m 1110 “e>g h0j urliood te rrlbeG S anP but with each communique of tb kris our rise higher. 11ogress froal hint is steady. With tremendous i’ 8 i anfferiug the Allied forces Lave aQd three weiks thrust back the
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  • 60 1359 W. J. Hodge, Hon. Treasurer, sends ®t following further list of contributions 0 the above Fund, forwarded to the Chartered Bank, Penang: Sept. 24 By Balance ”$8,552.20 H G R. Leonard 1UJ.00 Mi3. Yeoli Ch4tn Hin tee (Lim Saw Boey) 100.00 Pbilomathic Union
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  • 50 1359 ictor^T! *****09 a ma^Q l v men f lv pi vreuce an <l a posse of police- ese vve e this morning fin d prison 01 U e^ dUit three weeks’ ugorous by Ml Q R s k j ««a common gaming h ouse 1
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  • 496 1359 Lbo 11 v1. W. Draper, of the American Mission at S tiawan, will conduct the service at the Fitzgerald Memorial Church tomorrow evening. I j The Revd. R, J. and Mrs Small left Sarawak by the s.s. Rajah of Sarawak for Singapore on the 15th enroute for
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  • 24 1359 while proceeding to Jelltong this morning at ha f past six, knocked down a Chinaman who was killed by toe accident.
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  • 39 1359 who was found guilfy of sell- ing chaudu dross and k open an uni lensed smoking shop, was this morning fin d 850 oa each charge or in default to onj month’s rigorous imprisonment on each chtrge.
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  • 586 1359 (From Our Own Correspondent). Taiping, September 25. The long spell of drought, which necessitated the restricting of the water supply, is happily over and we are now having all the raiu for which our souls have yearned and more When it does rain in Taiping it is not
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  • 48 1359 the oHire-bearers of the Anglo- Uhi ese lb ading Room of No. 380, Chulia S reef, have derided not to celebrate, as ustornary, the 32ud anniversary of the foundation of their Club, which falls on Sunday, the 27th instant.
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  • 1400 1360 BATTLE OF THE AISNE. BRITISH TROOPS AT TSINGTAU. THE NAVAL POSITION. (Reuter’s Service.) Received 25th of Sept, at 5-20 p.m EVENTS IN FRANCE. PARIS COMMUNIQUES. Copyright Telegram. London, Septembe r 24. A Paris communique issued this afternoon states: —On our left wo have made progress. A detachment occupied
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  • 18 1361 p were withdrawn this morning tion nf r d M agistrate with the sanc°a« the Solicitor-General.
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  • 684 1361 ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING. A BRIGHT FUTURE. The Ihiid Ordinary General Meeting of the Kedah Rubber Company, Ltd., was held at the Chamber of Commerce at noon to-day. There were presentThe Hon. Mr. A. R. Adams (Chairman), Mr. JI. Waugh, Mr. II. T. Johnson, Mr. H. E.
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  • 233 1361 The case from the Colombo District Court in which the London and Lancashire Fire Insurance Co. sued the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Co., and the Ceylon Wharfage Co., Ltd., jointly and alternatively, was argued in appeal at Colombo on September 1 before Mr. Justice Pereira and
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  • 122 1361 A Foreign Office cable received by the British Ligation in Bangkok, on the 16th inst., says The statement circulated by some of the German representatives in foreign capitals that the Westminster G I'f'lte bis e ther condone 1 or justified the deetinotion of L mvain is
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  • 66 1361 Annual Meeting. (From Our Own Correspondent Ipoh, September 26. It was declired at the yearly meeting of the Ipoh Gymkana Club, last night, that there was a balance in hand of S3,751. Totalizor profits amounted to $2,518. Lottery receipts totalled $6 986. It was agreed that half
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  • 23 1361 Their works are to be situated in Province Wellesley.
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  • 26 1361 h ive declared a Final Dividend of 10% making 35% in respect of the year ended March 31,1914
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  • 1685 1362 [The Twelfth Instalment of these Notes appeared in the Echo of September 19 J I was thinking as I came along what a difference clothes do make, if you want to please the mob. During my first four weeks, I went in fur comfort rather than elegance.
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  • 154 1362 1. During the continuance of the War no outgoing correspmdence may be posted except at the General Post Office or at one of the Branch Offices. 2. Ships' Officers are strictly forbidden to receive on their vessels any correspondence from the public. 3. No pprsou may post
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  • 26 1362 The daily cost of th, wir ie reckoned as under 200,000 Germany *****00 U9Sia 1’800,000 ra c 1,000,000 Austria *****0 Great Britain .£8,050.000
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  • 78 1362 Mr. Benjimin Wilson,' a V a J g tlS t h 0 0 title markable facial adaptabih y. P■ 5 eo titled part in the series ••The Chronicles of Cicek, th imp l e faces”. Each story is presented >» and straight forward mann' most benighted inte
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  • 349 1363 Jo THE Editor of the Straits Echo. Slf ths publication of my letter to you fthecambliog evil on the 14th instant fC privately gathered information to 1 fleet that most of the Chinese women tb0 JhlArs felt the sting of my comton their practice of the vice
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  • 121 1363 To the Editor of the Straits Echo. Dear Sir, While entertaining every good feeling as much as my patriotism allows to those aliens who are detained in our midst, I strongly object to various public places being open to them as a meeting place with do restriction
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  • 15 1363 DiS Tongkah Harbour Tin Company for the week ended 26 was thirteen tons.
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  • 103 1363 states n xei^ra P tllc Agency message frurnw; Berlln 18 absolutely “cutoff” Swedigi, r /J eW8, With the exception of the circulating 16 re uo foreign newspipers in a son L i a f° r those on sale, as much Pcrcr ha? 1) 4011 barged.
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  • 479 1363 The newspapers to hand by yesterday’s mail are practically unanimous in complaining against a too rigid censorship of news from the front. It is argued that, although no complaint can reasonably be made because facts which might be if assistance to the enemy are carefully suppressed, the censor
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  • 8 1363 was 22,279 piculs.
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  • 119 1363 and as an indication of the enormous importance of the first great battle of the campaign, it may be recalled that the great*st nuiub-r of troops engaged in any previous battle was the 701,000 Russians and Jap*nese who in t at, Mukden nine years ago. In
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  • 462 1363 Mr. A. M. Macphail is now on Keoong Estate. F 5 Mr. Justice L. P. Ebden leaves for Malacca on October 2 to sit at the Assizes there. Mr. R. St. J. Braddell is appointed a Municipal Commissioner for Singapore vice Mr. J. Carapiet. Mr. W. Peel,
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  • 661 1364 (From Our Oivu Correspondent). Kuala Lumpur, Sept. 25. Mr. Foote of Kuala Lumpur who, before he was invalided from active service, held a commission in the Royal Horse Artillery, delivered a most instructive and interesting lecture, to a large audience of M S.V R and club members,
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  • 2147 1364 BATTLE OF THE AISNE, FU2I0US ATTACKS SINKING OF THE CRUISERS. (Neuter’s Service.) Copyright Telegram. Received 26th of Sept, at 4-20 p.m. EVENTS IN FRANCE. mil mill > IIIITI iiiiiiiiiiMi Paris Communiques. German Right Wing Reinforced. London, September 25. A Paris communique issued to-day states that the German right
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  • 87 1366 Half Yearly Meeting. (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, September 27. It was stated at the half yearly meeting of the Ipoh Club that its fi rances were in a satisfactory condition. Tae gross profit for the half year ended June 30th was $4,913.66. The question of debentures
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  • 49 1366 ■I Mr. W. J. Hodge, Hon. Treasurer, sends us the following further hst of contributions to the above Fund, forwarded to the Chartered Bank, Penang: Sept. 25 By B dance $8,887.20 26 Penang Rubber Stamp Co 5.00 Balance Sept. 26 ...$8,89 1.20
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  • 26 1366 of the Tamboenan Estate, was assaulted by a c o y ou the 2nd instant He was busy writing when the assault was made.
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  • 60 1366 left England hurriedly for China with his wife last month. He did not intend to leave till late in the autumn, but an urgent message from the 1 eking (Government compelled bis prompt departure. He will reach Pekii g about two months earlier than he anticipated. Pis presence
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  • 63 1366 the present Governor of Aclva n, General H. N. A. Swart, will be succeeded in May next by General C 11. van Eietschoten It is not intended to introduce the projected exclusively civil form of administrate n into Acheen as yet, since the
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  • 670 1366 THE 100 PER CENT DUTY. To the Editor of the Straits Echo. Dear Sir, 1 understand that the F.M S. Government has issued a proclamation to the effect that import and export duty’ on German goods will be raised a hundred per cent. This enactment has created a
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  • 121 1366 d9H ™redj udgu P ntthi8 J L.P Eh which Philomena Isabella de 8°?’ husband, sued A. C Dwia i M1> the following reasons 8 J leiUeM fa second tl ;i&inthe h n0D i 0i, d r »ftb. Trustee, 1 Seeondl on tle Ot eJ T ftk seconl
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  • 199 1366 The appended text of a telegram addressed to the Governor by the Secretary of State is forwarded to us for publication. His Excellency trusts that any members of the public interested in the matters referred to therein will communicate with the Chairman of the Singapore Chamber of
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  • 39 1366 with 1 ne uermau 1,500,000 yen in gold bullion on b was seized by a British warship on Aupt 26th as tiie steamer was sailing Tsingtau for Tientsin and was escorted to Wei Hai Wei.
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  • 41 1366 yvith tne names ui v-*’- t t-wskS aso took such interest in Cbm His sou captained the bamor g this year7lnter.Vars.ty golf Sandwich. There are quite a du known golf and hockey players m the
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  • 43 1366 L Ou Thursday laZ^C^raloft; Good Shepherd, bingap daughter»* Elizabeth Lloyd, the you. uk Mr. J. T. Lloyd, was marrite j“ u r.u>ee Fougere, of the bout conducted by a h :“^"C 8 fX m w» attended sister, Miss Claire Lloyd.
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  • 95 1366 Obituary. (Reuter.) Ottawa, September 27. The Hon. Sir James Piny Whitney, the Premier of Ontario, has died [The Hon. Sir J. P. Whitnoy was born in Williamburgh, Ontario on the 2nd October 1843. He was educated Cornwall Gramm ir School and Toronto University. He practised as a Lawyer in Morrisburgh
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  • 468 1367 Zeppelin baa appeared over Winterswjfc TtJiins are leaving Austrian ports by Ibip Plague has broken out in many ports of the Mediterranean. pbe German Socialistic Paper Vorwarts toa been suppressed. Chenstokoff and Kalisch have been innded by the Germans. The British torpedo boat destroyer Bulljfw* has
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  • 150 1367 An order is published in the official Sarawak Gazette, signed by the Rajah, in these terms I hereby direct that i fficers ot the Sarawak Government service retired on pension shall not accept the position of chairman or director of any company or association carrying on or fo-med
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  • 24 1367 have occurred between the Javanese and Chinese at Cheribon. Five Chinese houses and a padi store were burned down and five Chinese wounded.
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  • 55 1367 are Sir John Anderson, G.C.M.G., Mr. Byron Brenan, C.M.G, Mr. Edward Dent, Lord Inchcape, G C.M G the Right Hon. Sir Joseph West Ridgeway, G.C.B., G.C.M G., Sir Thomas Sutherland, C C.MG and
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  • 62 1367 will be held at the Kapitan Kling Mosque, Pitt Street, on Friday, October 2,at 1-30 pm after the Jumma Congregational prayers, for the purpose of raising subscriptions to the Prince of Wales’ Relief Fund and
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  • 69 1367 was brought before Mr. Clarke in the third court, Singapore, on a charge of taking photographs in the vicinity of Thompson Road without having the permission of the Government, siys the Singapore Free Press. The defendant, who had only been in the Colony about si$ months, was
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  • 93 1367 has been received in Kuala Lumpur from Mr. Greensill, manager of Sungei Gau Tin Mine, in which he states that, in his absence six armed robbers entered his bungalow. One h* Id Mrs. Grecnsill and threatened her with a revolver while the rest looted the house. The robbers
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  • 508 1367 FINAL FIGURES OF LAST YEAR’S BALANCE SHEET. Half a Million Dollars Saved. The tollowing bill about to be introduced in the Legislative Council is published in the latest Government Gazette for general information: 8 A bill intituled an ordinance for making final provision for the public service
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    • 41 1367 Treatment for Dysentery. Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy followed by a dose of castor oil will effectually cure the most stubborn cases of dysentery. It is especially good for summer diarrhoea in children. For sale by all Dispensaries and Dealers.
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  • 274 1368 Rash Riding. Before Mr. G. R Sykes in the Third Court this morning a Chinaman named Li Tok was charged with riding a bicycle along Beach Street yesterday in a manner dangerous to the pub’ic safety. The accused admitted the charge. He rang his bell but the
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  • 199 1368 Quite a number of members of the British Association for the advancement of science have arrived from Australia and are spending a few days in Singapore or the F.M S. prior to leaving for England. They have been attending the annual sessions at Sydney, Brisbane and other
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  • 47 1368 Messrs. A. A. Anthony Co, the Secre- taries, advise Ua that on the 26 h inst mt the Directors of the Sungei Buloh Hydiaulic Mines Ltd., declated the Third Interim Dividend of two and one half per cent making a total of 10%> for the year 1914.
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  • 433 1368 Toe Ministries of Interior and Finance in a petition to the President relative to tfie return of confiscated property to Mr Kang Yu wei, the Chinese reformer who is well known iu Penang, state that on the 14 h of July they receiv d a copy of
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  • 162 1368 The following was the result of the play for the Monthly Medal for September Result HGR Leonard 39 42=81- 3= 78 FBRcktt 43-b^2=95—'6 =79 AF (J jodiich 46 +39 85- 5= s0 W B Armstrong 42 +46 88— 7= 81 J Crabb Watt 39 +49 79+ 3=
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  • 222 1368 Grower, 1 Association ijj the W views with the Colonial lnt offiuaneiug rubber coinnanies x™ 1 1 present emergency, saystha 8,he of August 13 IV e A’<y* the Colonial Office to tha b the F.M. 8, Straits of Ceylon, and a cab! h M from
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  • 190 1368 Steaming at a record pace, the American torpedo boat destroyers Bainbridge, Dale and Chauncey, are expected to arrive to-day at Cavite from Shanghai, says the Cablenewt American of the 10th inst. The speedy destroyers together with the collier Abarenda, the tug Piscataqua and
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  • Page 1368 Advertisements
    • 60 1368 Chronic Diarrhoea. Are you subpct to attacks of diarrhoea Keep absolutely quiet for a few day-, lest in bed if possibl»*, bp careful of vour diet and take Chamberlain’s C die, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. This medicine has cured cases of chronic diarrhoea that physicians have failed on, and it
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    • 37 1368 Remembzr the Name. Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy is the best known medicine for diarrhoea, dysentery, colic, cramps or pains in the stomach. You may need it some time. For sale by all Dispensaries and Dealers.
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    • 78 1368 Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. This remedy has no superior as a cure fa colds, croup and whoopicg coug It has been a favourite With the of young children for y ca J n a Myi Chain bet lain s Coug to takebe depended upon aud is p preIt not only cures
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  • 501 1369 When millions of men are fighting along w f r „nt extending over two hundred ftba .when on 0 side has choice of mH 08 has strongly entrenched itself and P° sitl oU l hflavv artillery on the most comWOll Sin2 heights when this side knows ft anything
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  • 37 1369 a Hindu, was this morning --ucaun, a muau, was this in orning tound guilty before Mr. G R. Sykes with 1D j u o f bhang but sentence as def0 <rel until October 3. Bail, 100.
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  • 102 1369 Ca disposed of the following 1200 j mrsday A Chinaman was fined for Jir e p months’ imprisonment, finftw lD^.! 1( l Uor without a licence. The uue wag paid. of d f Ult a woman, a Tamil, Rotwnn \i r
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  • 550 1369 Hr. C. E. Gordon Budge, of the Revenue urvey Office, Perak, who lias a commission in the ai my, is leaving for Homo this week. o Mr. A E. Kershaw, Inspector of Mines, Larut, is about to ba transferred to Kampar, and Mr. C I. Robinson will
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  • 322 1369 To the Editor of the Straits Echo. Sir, It is to be regretted that after having, in the midst of AV ar, devoted daily columns of your most valuable space to a partisan account of a domestic case of absolutely no public interest your reporter is
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  • 236 1369 Yesterday evenin the pupils of the higher classes of St* Xivier’s Institution were assembled for the announcement of the winners of the Sjbolar-hips and Medals. The R-v Brother James, Visitor of* the Brothers’ Schools, presided Before reading the list of winners he paid a fitting tribute to
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  • 322 1370 HALF YEARLY MEETING. THE LATE SECRETARY. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, September 29. At the half yearly meeting of the Singapore Chamber of Commerce the Hon. Mr. U. W. Darbishire, who presided, paid a warm tribute to the services of the late Secretary, Mr. T. W.
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  • 77 1370 At the P.nang Chamber of Commerce Rubber Auction today, 34,991 lb were offered for sale an 1 lb. were sold at tbe following prices Smoked Sheet ttt 8 70 to 90 Plain Sheet 8 80 8 81 Unsmoked Sheet Plain Sheet 67 78 Fine Pale Crepe No.
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  • 28 1370 which flow into tbe reservoir at the Waterfall Gardens two Hindus were this morning fin°d $1 each by the Third Magistrate, Mr, G. R. Sykes.
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  • 1040 1370 CHOLERA IN AUSTRIA. GERMAN GHOULS. TSINCTAU. (Reuter's Service.) Received 28th of Sept, at 6 pm. Copyright Telegram. EVENTS IN FRANCE. Paris Communiques. Germans Hurrying Up. London, September 28. A Paris communique issued by the Ministry of War at eleven o’clock this evening says:—“ From the night of the
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  • 2443 1371 R- M. S.S. MEDINA.” {From Our Special Correspondent.) Mediterranean Sea, August 18th, .1914. Although the Medina was forced by the course of events to call at two ports— Bombay and Malta— not included in her original itinerary and was considerably delayed at all her stopping-places, she
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  • 152 1372 The second public meetin of this society was held cn the 28th instant in the Free School II ill (kindly lent by the Principal). There was a large gathering of members and their friends, before who n Mr. Mahomed Ariff, of the Medical School, Singapore, delivered
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  • 69 1372 who was charged with being in possession of counterfeit coins, to wit, 20-cent pieces, and possession of instruments and materials for the purpose of counterfeiting, was concluded yesterday afternoon when the accu-ed was committed for trial at the
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  • 37 1372 {From Our Own n Gorre *Pondeni Chief Inspector Flood pt0lober 2 9. tamiugfor himself ith T t0 P‘y rewards to inf?®’ ei been found "not guilt for "»n. I* lasistrate and has been
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  • 60 1372 Big Bl aze at Sungei Besi. Our Own Correspondent Lumpur, Septembers». oixty-nine houses, practicallv l village of Snngei Besi, were burned’ this morniug. The fir ft Qdow 430 am. TiLltm w« gi^ 0 1 Lumpur at 5-30 a.m The whol bouses were built of wood and the 1» spread with
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  • 48 1372 valued at 825,/71,247, an increase of 3,443 pikuls and a decrease in value of *****12 on the last year. One thousand nine hundred and eighteen pikuls of wolfram were exported against 1,504 pikuls in 1912.
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  • 98 1372 107 ocean-going steamers entered Port Swettenham 284 times with a net registered tonnage of 1,035,448. These included three new lines of steamers, and arrangements were being made for a vessel of the Indra Line to c ill once a month at Port, Swettenham for direst shipment of rubber
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  • 122 1372 is the last the Germans would have desired to see in supreme com* mand against them. There is a story in the Service, which has never, so far as I know, been given to the outside world, about an official visit which
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  • 139 1372 B j. c. sugar., r. j b M D f Cl y cers of Class Ill; and Messrs, r. x H. S. Sircotn, R. 0 Winstedt and A. JS'turrock to be Officers of Class IV M Burnside to officiate as Registrar of Tifl Perak;
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  • 775 1373 Selangor i n 1913. Annual Report. «..following extract* are from the annual A /Aalangor for the year 1913, which *®P° rt rg over the signature of Mr. E. Burn1 I—Revenue and Expenditure. ««rerenue collected during the year 1 nted to $15,561,395, an excess of !?%g4$4 over the estimated revenue and
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  • 183 1373 China s New Anthem. China is to have a national anthem. It has been composed by one of her most prominent statesmen, Mr Chang Chien, Minister of Agriculture and Commerce. There are three verses. The music has an appropriately Oriental flavour, and the anthem promises soon to become really the
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  • 162 1373 The following picturesque stories appear in the Manchuria Daily Newt:— Gov. MeyerWaldeck, upon receipt of HG M. the Kaiser’s decree to the Kiauchau garrison, proceeded to the headquarters of the Third Marine Battalion in the Bismarck Barrack on the Monday and conveyed the Imperial decree to
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  • 76 1373 Head of the Preventive Service, Government Monopolies, a Cantonese woman named Teo Choon was this morning arraigned before Mr. G. R. Sjkes, charged with (1) selling chandu without a licence, (2) keeping open a licensed smoking house, and (3) being in possession of
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  • Page 1373 Advertisements
    • 65 1373 Remember the Name. Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy is the best known medicine for diarrhoea, dysentery, colic, cramps or pains in the stomach. You may need it some time. For sale by all Dispensaries and Dealers. POSITION UNRIVALLED IN LONDON, ENGLAND. THE LANGHAM HOTEL, Portland Place and Regent St.,
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    • 251 1373 Rheumatism. Have you ever tried Chamberlain’s Pain Balm for rheumatism If not, you are wasting time, as the longer thia disease runs on the harder it is to cure. Get a bottle to-day, apply it with a vigorous massage to the affl’cted parts and you will be surprised and delighted
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  • Page 1374 Advertisements
    • 212 1374 CRITiBII KS, U1 No. 59, Beach Street, Penang. •j| Ms k <- F ESTABLISHED 1883. L| PRINTERS PUBLISHERS. t Proprietors of the “STRAITS ECHO” and “PENANG SIN POE.” The most enterprising and up-to-date printers and K .gj lithographers in the Orient. F|| jfi A b Our plant is of the
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