The Straits Times, 31 July 1914

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  • 13 1 The Straits Times. NO. 24.556 SINGAPORE. FRIDAY. JULY 31. 1914. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 188 1 urn BEER. INDIAN MOTOR CYCLES 3} H.P. Single Cyl. Free Engine Model $450. 7 H.P. Twin Cyl. do. do. do 525. 7 H.P. Twin Cyl. do. do. 2-speed with, Electric Head Light, Electric Tail Light, Electric Horn and Speedometer 650. 7 H.P. Twin Cyl. with above Electrical Equipment, and Electric
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    • 128 1 BEWLAY'S PERFECT '""""^BMIK£ Section Shewing Tfc» Shewing New Lip Construction of Kflfll* MIFIPS Mouthpiece Bewlay Patent. Mill 1 l|#\ShJ* Bewlay Patent. A NEW SHIPMENT JUST ARRIVED. OVER 1,000 BEWLAY PIPES AND 50 DIFFERENT SHAPES TO SELECT FROM. No. 164. No. 120. No. 156. Every Bewlay Pipe bears the name Bewlay
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    • 39 1 Eternit Asbestos Slates. Soli Aoknts: ADAM 3 ON. 6ILFIILAN CO., UO A NEW SHIPMENT OF BONARES CLARA SPIRIT LAMPS The lamps that are guaranteed to give entire satisfaction. Obtainable from SOLE DIRECT IMPORTERS A. FRANKEL A CO., VICTORIA STREET.
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  • 655 2 SPIES OF NEW YORK CUSTOMS IN SHOPS. Amazing Allegations. Miss Dolan, a Brooklyn dressmaker, and her bankers, Messrs. Munro, of Paris and New York, figured in a oase which came before the Paris Courts on July 2, as victims of that terrible inquisition known as the New
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  • 230 2 D- Barclay Vincent Head, D. Litt, D.C.L., Ph.D., formerly Keeper of the Department of Coins and Medals at the British Museum; has died in his 71st year. Born at Ipswich in 1844, he was educated at Ipswich Grammar School, and became an Assistant at the British
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 233 2 j The Tonic A You Need If you are run down if you have I > been ill and are slow to recover, try 'Vana' Tonic. It will sharpen your appetite, aid your digestion, brace your nerves, revive your I spirits and help to restore you to I J vigorous
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    • 93 2 Don't Neglect Your Family. Wben you fail to provide jour family with a bottle of chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and and Diarrhoea Bemedy at this season of the year, jou are neglecting them, as bowel complaint is sore to be prevalent, and it is too dangerous a malady to be trifled
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    • 671 2 A REASON FOR LOBB OF MEMORY. In many in^taaees loss of memory is doe to nothing else bat anaemia of the brain. All HoodUss people in fact, whose brains are under the influence of anaemia, are liable to suffer from faulty memorj. In some cases this develops so serions!y that
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    • 596 2 MOTICEB. NOTICE. Lady going Home by the KATORI MARU, leaving Singapore on September 1, offers 100 for anyone travelling by the same boat who will look after a little boy dnring the voyage. Apply Box No. 708, Straits Times. 80-7 |.fl NOTICE. In oommemoration of the Oth Anniversary of THB
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    • 440 2 ARTICLES FOB SALE. FORBALE. PiikSMs in lst-olass oondition and 80 mnsio rolls. Apply PIANOLA, o/o Straits Times. 17-T n FOR SALE. Second band, four cylinder Swift Car, in perfect oondition. Apply J. C, o/o Htraita Times 80-7 a FORBALE. One large gas range with cveo, in good oondition. Prioe 140.
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 53 2 My husband <joes oat every evening for a little constitutional. Does yours T "No my husband always kreps it in the boose, Oh, you cruel little boy I However eoold Jou cut that poor little worm in two?" ohn, aged six, met her Raze without flinching. "It- it seemed so
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  • 938 3 IMPORTANT RULING IN HOUSE OF LORDS. Dunlop Tyre Co.'s Appeal. Judgment was given on July 1 in an appeal, in which an important oommercial question regarding price lists and their variation under contract was involved and reoeivod its iegal quietus. The appellants were tbe Dunlop Pneumatic Tyre
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 159 3 RANEEOUNOE OLAZED STONEWARE. Drainpipes and Junctions. ALL SIZES STOCKED. SHARPE, ROSS CO., LD. H Qiuiiity. U With Lea Perrins' sauce, a few jj| p"fi drops sprinkled over the meat, fish q% iflg£ or cheese, Sec, are all that is required *sjg» j|jir to impart the most delicious piquancy imr The
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    • 12 3 For Children's Hacking Cough a* Night, Woods' Great Peppermint Cora la M.
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    • 273 3 ffjjk odol l ißhlT D t^Br centrated, which ■ItS makes it surprisingly Btf eot-nomical. A few f^f drops in a little water will be all you need tor a daily cleansing of the teeth. WEST DULWICH NURSING HOME lla, Bosendale Road, WEST DULWICH, S.B. For Medical, Surgioal and Obstetric Ceiee.
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    • 766 3 STEAMER SAILINGS. TOYO KISEN KAISHA Oriental S.B. Co.) and WESTERN PACIFIC RAILWAY CO. The New Route ri» China, Japan, Honolulu, and San Francisco, to all pointa in the United States, Canada. Mexioo and ■orope Operating the New 22.000-ton Triple Sorew Turbine Liners -SHINYO MARU," "TENYO MARU" and OHIVO MARU," th*
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 48 3 "How do you like your new bom*'/" s friend asked a man who bad recently mored into the Tillage. Pretty well. Have you called on yoar neighbour* yet 1 M No," the newoomer admitted, I haven't. Bat I'm going to if any more of my weod is missing
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 651 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. I P. O. STEAM NAVIGATION CO. FOR CHINA, JAPAN, PBNANO. CEYLON. AUSTRALIA, INDIA, ADEN, EGYPT MEDITERRANEAN PORTS, PLY MOUTH AND LONDON. Through Bills of Lading issued tor Chin* CoMt, Persian Gulf, Continental and American Ports. Steamers will leave Singapore on or about MAIL LINES Homeward {for Europe). I
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    • 566 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. N. Y. K. JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP GO., LTD. EUROPEAN LINE. A Fortnightly servioe is maintained be tweeo Yokohama via ports to Marseilles. London and Antwerp, under mail contract with the Imperial Japanese Government. The New Twin-screw Steamers maintaining this nervioe have been specially designed and constructed, and are
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    • 792 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. THE 81AM STEAM NAVIGATION CO.. LD. SINGAPORE-BANGKOK. For Pahang. Beeerak, KreUy, Paka, Tringganu, Bisut, Semorak, Bachok, Kolantan. Tabai, B»Di;n»r». Telupin, Panarai, Pataai, Singora, Laoon, Kobaamui, Bandon, L&ngsaei?, Teku, Cbampon, Kohlak and Bangkok, Due Departure RE DANG Aug. 1 AS DANG Aug. 3 Aug. 8 a.s. YUGALA Aug. 8
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    • 515 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. HAMBURG AMERIKA LINE. HAMBURG. AND OEUTBCH DAMPFSCHIFF FAHRTSGES. HANSA BREMEN. Combined Service. The steamers of tbfse Companies maintaio a regular service between Hamburg, Bremen Antwerp, Rotterdam and Emden an] the Straits, China and Japan. Homewards, they are despatched fort nightly tor Havre and Hamburg and onoa a month
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    • 649 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. N. D. L. NORDOEUTSCHER LLOYO. BREMEN IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE. The fast and well-known mail steamer* ol this Company sail fortnightly from Brem in, Hamburg, Lisbon, via Rotterdam Antwerp, Soutt ampton, Gibraltar, Genoa, Naples (eonaeoting Marseilles, Naples, Alexandria, and 'ice versa) Port Saia, Sue*. Aden, Colombo, tVnang Singapore
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 616 5 STEAMER SAILINGS, STOOMVURT-MUTBCHAPPM (STEAMSHIP COMPANY) "NEDERLAND." FORTNIGHTLY MAIL SKKVK K BBTWBBN JAVA AND AM9TBKOA VIA SINGAPORE. SABANO. COI.OMBO PORT SAID, GENOA AI.OtKRS TANOIBR. LISBON AND SOUTHAMPTON. St« amors are due od or about tbn ardet I mentioned dates I OCTWABD. HOMSWA*D. 1014 1914 Rembrandt Aug 7P. Jaliana Ang. 8 1
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    • 634 5 STEAMER SAILINGS. COMBINED SERVICE OF THE OCEAN 8. S. CO.. LTD.. ft THE WEST AUSTRALIAN 8. N. CO.. LTD. BETWEEN Fremmtla (Perth), North Wait Australian Ports, Java and Singapore. Regular Fortnightly tailings betweoc Singapore and Western Aut-tralia, calling at Java (an inducement offers), Derby, King'ti Sound (Port for the Kimbtr
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    • 120 5 CHUBB S SAFES LARGE SELECTION ON SHOW AT Huttenbach Bros. Co., 13, COLLYER QUAY. "KOSHO" FRAGRANT PERFUME #J& MADE OF ADE *H MARK PAT MATERIAL $X) REFINED Fujisawa Camphor" SOLE AQBNTS NIPPON BAIYAKU KAISHA. LTD., 464, Nortb Bridge Road, Singapore. G. OTOMUNE CO. HAVE JUST RECEIVED A Great Selection of
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    • 442 5 Lifebuoy Soap is more than soap, inasmuch as it has powers in addition to those which promote cleanliness. It is a reputable germicide a sure disinfectant. As a soap, Lifebuoy is everything that it should be efficacious for Bath, Toilet and all kinds of cleanli- ness. Its disinfectant properties are
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    • 411 5 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS CONSTRUCTION OF A LIGHT RAILWAY. TENDERS will bn received by Messrs. Heng Loong, at 40, Robinson Road, Singapore, up to tbe 20th August, 1414, for tbe construeton of a Light railway on the Loke Yew Coconut Estate at Kuala Pahang. Tbe line is to be laid on a
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 864 6 THE STRAITS TIMES Can be obtained at the follow ing places in Singapore Messrs. John Little Co., Ltl. Messrs. Kelly and Walsh, Ltd Money Changer, Raffles Hotel. Money Changer, Adelphi Hotel. Money Changer, Hotel de l'Borope Money Changer, Hotel van Wijk. Messrs. Koh Co., Bras Basah Boad The Refreshment Buffet,
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  • 154 7 FIXTURES. Friday, July 31. High Water. 4.11 a.m., 4.4 p.m. Legislative Council. 2.30. Municipal Commissioners, 2.80. Lecturt on Igflf^ by Dr. Handy, C. C. A., 8.16 p.m. Saturday, August I. High Water, 5.3! a.m., 2.8 p.m. Mm Irn Day Bukit K. B. Rubber, Exchange, noon. K. <>.
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  • 250 7 To DAT. Batavia, Samarang and Sourabaya M. Treub 8 pm Hongkong, Shanghai and Japan Yatshing 3 pm Batu Pahat Hong Wan II pm Malacca, and Muar Lady Weld Bpm P. Swettenham and Telok Anson Kinta 8 pm Medan Alting 8 pm Paleinbang Rensiena 8 pm I'ontianak Singkep
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  • 162 7 The Imp. German mail steamer P. Alice left Penang at 8 a.m. yesterday, and arrived lure at 11 a.m. today. She will sail for Hongkong. Shanghai and Japan port* at 11 p.m. today. The Deb of Airlie left Penang on the 2SUi inst.. and is dne litre
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  • 454 7 Latest Arrivals. Ban Whatt Hin. Brit. str. 195 tons, Capt Troan, July HI. From Siantan, Jnly »P. t'opri and 1 d.p. Clung Seng. For An&mba Is.. Dm Kd». Barn Maru, Jai>. »tr. 2848 tons. Captain Soya. July 21. July 6. O.c. ami 17 up. P. Simons Co. For
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  • 269 7 EXCHANGE BW9APOM JULY 81, 1914. On Lokdoh Bank 4 m/« 8/4fr Demand m, 2/Btf Private 6 m/f m, J 4 Bm/l 8/4} 5 Oa Oie»*»i Bank d/d 288 Private In/l ..348 On Fhkoi Bank d/d a 290 Private Im/i 293 On India Bank T. T. m 174
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  • TO-DAY'S STOCKS AND SHARES.
    • 193 7 ££2 10 10 Ampana 7.50 1 1 AyerWeng 0.20 10 10 Belat 1.75 10 10 Bruanß 0.75 10 10 Kampai 10 10 Kanaboi 1.00 10 10 Kinta Association 8.00 41 Si KintaTin 1.13.6 41 41 Lahat Miner 10 6 Malayan Collieries £1 £1 Malayan Tin* 1.12.6 10 10 Middletcn
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    • 646 7 k"? 6 1 Buyers. Sellers. Value (2 2/- 3/- Allagai 1/8 1/7 XI 1 Anglo .lav* 2,6 8/4 2/- 2/- Anglo-Malay 7/' i 8/7 2/- 2/- Batanp Malaka /6 -/Id £1 £1 Batn Tiga 1-12 9 1.19.0 norn 2/- 2/- Bekoh -/7 -/9 £1 £1 Bnkit Kajang 1.6.3 1.10.6
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    • 134 7 Value 1 Bnyew> BtllM 41 41 B. Smelting Co. 12/- 18/8 41 41 ij Prat. 1.1.0 1.8.0 6/- 6/- Electric Tways 4/- 4,8 10 10 Fraser Neave 56.00 68.50 60 (0 Hammer Co. 106.00 KH.SO 100 Ho wart b Krekine 48.00 100 7% Prof. 100.00 100 100 Kata Bro,
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 11 7 r >r Cbruoic lh™t Complaints, Waoda' Great Peppermint Cure la. 6d
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    • 325 7 AUCTION SALES. Powell and Co. August 4. At saleroom, freehold and leasehold property situate in the town of Singa(>ore, at 2.80. August 4. At saleroom, unredeemed pledges, at 10. August 0. -At saleroom, unredeemed pledgee, at 10. August X— At saleroom, nnredeemed pledges, at 10. August B— At "Waterloo," N».
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    • 132 7 FRABER CHALMERS, LTD., Singapore and Ipoh, ARE IN A POSITION TO SUFPLY MACHINERY Fox* the Complete Equipment of SAW MILLS Sole Agents for 'RANSOMES WOOD WORKING MACHINERY, SANDERSON BROS., NEWBOULD'S SAWS, Etc. Slow Speed Steam Engines, Lancashire or Water Tube Boilers, Wood Refuse Suction Gas Plants. FOP em TANGYE'S ENGINES
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    • 47 7 ANOTHER DETECTIVE FILIVI HARIMA HALL CINEMATOGRAPH, NORTH BRIDGE ROAD TO-NIGHT! PRESENTS TO-NIGHT!! ECLAIR SUPERFINE DETECTIVE DRAMA MASTER CRIMINAL (IN MVB MAStIVB REILSi From HONORE DE BALZAC'S Famous Novel TROMPE LA MORT" M. ARQUILLIERE iZIGOMAR) IN LEADING ROUE AND USUAL FEATURE FILMS. TflapfaoM Mo. 1118. B. HARIJU. *>!« Proprietor.
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
    • 47 7 Time-balls on Fort Canning and Mount Faber drop daily at 1 p.m., Singapore standard time, corresponding to 6 a.m. Greenwich mean time. The time gun is fired at 12 o'clock noon, indicating Singapore standard time, on every day excepting Sunday when it in fired at one o'clock.
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  • 31 8 The Funeral of the late Mr. Wee Ann Kee, which bad been fixed to take place on August 1 bae been postponed, and the proper pate will be announced later on.
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  • 1060 8 The Straits Times. FRIDAY, JULY 31. GATHERING STORMS. Thero is bat one subject of absorbing in terest at the moment. The manufacturer, the merchant and the financier Bust aunpend the making of plans for the fdrare until it is known whether the QreatjCnropean war is to break out or not.
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  • 22 8 Friends and members of the^^pwortli League are reminded uf thejrinetj enter teinmont to be held to nujtaf^t eight o'clock nMt*short Street tttrtTSchool.
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  • 39 8 John Ball is deroting a good deal of space to complaints of officer* and members of the P. and O. regarding lack of accommodation for them on board tbe Delta, Arcadia and other ships running from Colombo to Shanghai*
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  • 17 8 It has been proposed to have a fife and drum band attached to the Penang Volunteer Corps.
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  • 40 8 The construction of the building of the Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China opposite the American Legation, at Peking, has commenced, and the agent, Mr. S. E. Lucas, expects it to be finished by tbe end of the year.
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  • 37 8 The Looomotief confirms the news that the Army authorities have advised the refusal uf all offers by Netherlands Indian omcers for service in the Albanian gendarnicry, in view of tbe incompleteness of the staff of officers there.
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  • 47 8 We are asked to say that the S. V. C. Camp will still be held this week end, as previously arranged, and that tbe units will embark as follows S. V. A., Maxims and S. R. E. (v.), 2.30 p.m. Chinese, Cadet and Medical Cos., 8.30 p.m.
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  • 39 8 Submarine cables ordered from England last spring arrived at Nagasaki on July 1. The lnyiug of the Japanese cable between Nagasaki and Shanghai is expictid to be started about the end of this month, beginning from the Nagasaki Bide.
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  • 40 8 In commemoration if the nintu anniversary of tbe Friendly Society (Thong Lock Kok Association), the members will bold a Wayang Entertainment at Mr. Cbia Cheng Kang's bungalow, East Coast Road, kindly lent for the occasion, on Saturday and Sunday next.
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  • 45 8 Colour- Sergt. Instructors Starling and Monroe, at present attached to the M.S.Y.U. at Taiping and Klang, will be relieved .about the end of September by two Sergt. Instructors from tho South Wales Borderers, at present iv Tientsin, which regiment relieves the K.0. Y.L.1, in Singapore.
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  • 51 8 It is intimated that the Netherlands India Government bas granted authority to build at Belawan a wooden warehouse and construct a quay 32 meters long and '28 meters wide. The expenditure will amount to fl. 159,000. These developments are rendered necessary by the increasing importance attached to Belawan as a
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  • 58 8 There is every md ication, says a Washington despatch published by the Evening Standard, that a huge scandal is brewing in the immigration service, and that a number of promi nent officials are involved. One of the allegations is that some officials at San Francisco have accepted bribes from wealthy
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  • 70 8 The conditions governing tbe competition for the designs for the Australian Parliament House in Canberra, to cost £1,000,000, have been issued. Designs may be delivered to tbe High Commissioner up to March 81, 1915. Eight prizes are offered, amounting in all to £0,000, the first award being £2,000. Tbe first
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  • 84 8 The half-yearly social of the Straits Chinese Literary Association will be held to-night at 7.80, when tbe final of tbe championship billiard tournament will be played off. A short literary programme will follow, after which refreshments will be served. In connection with the social, there will be a dinner at
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  • 98 8 For the third time in six jears Mr. William C. Rhinelander, of Now York, a scion uf one of tho oldest Knickerbocker families, bas been disinherited by a wealthy relative because of his marriage, first to a family servant and then to a restaurant waitress. .Visa Serena Rhinelander, bin aunt,
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  • 101 8 The Bishop of Singapore on Tuesday afternoon was received by the Tamil congregation in the Tamil Government school at ipoli. A large number of people had assembled there to welcome him and a pleasant evening was spent. His Lordship the next morning paid visits to several of his congregation in
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  • 95 8 One of the nJlatimporUnt to wing contracts ever made in Atnkalia has been completed by the B. Land Q. A^Co., Ltd., arrangement* having been made^pith Captain Moodie, master of tbe disableAsteamer Cairnbill, for the company's new tu\ Coringa to tow the vessel from Namatana, New Mecklenberg (New Ireland), in tbe
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  • 167 8 The bearingiwaa resumed, yesterday afternoon, of the/Kse in which Albert Edmund Lyons, an/engineer employed by United Eugineeegr Ltd bas been called upon to aDswerj^barges of criminal breach of trust brouusß against him by four Bengalis Thjte men, who have worked under tho Reused in various places, allege that as they
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  • 525 8 Miss Pavies, nurse to the daughter of Mr. H. W. Thomson, met with a rather nasty accident at Morib on Saturday. While bathing, she caught her nliin against a mangrove stump, cutting it very severely. Miss Davies was on Sunday taken up to the European Hospital, at
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  • 161 8 The possibility of using the leaf of N'ipa palms in the manufacture of paper is a subject to which a good deal of attention has been attracted of late. In order to put the matter to a thorough trst practical experiments are to be made
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  • 165 8 Inquiries instituted at one of tho largest insurance offices in Singapore thin morning respecting the effect on shipping of the declaration of hostilities between AustriaHungary and Servia, revealed the fact that there has been a most sensational increase in the rates of insurance. Kateit for
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  • 193 8 According to a Teluk Anson correspondent of tlie Times of Malaya, the cholera outbreak in Lower Perak has reached seriouH proportions. Sicce the middle of JuDe there have been one hundred and fifty cases, and eighty deaths. It is reported that there is a case in
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 179 8 f "lIIUHUIIIM^ f 4f{^O L O N I S T S know that, generally speak--4nL^fMsfmm& i n g> the best things sold at V i if^UMl home arc in demand and jjjlni are obtainable throughout Ife^fv s^rftL* Britain -beyond -the -seas. 8 V In a way quality is an Imperial
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    • 110 8 ALHAMBRA CI«E*»TO6R»P" THEtTRE. KftCN ROiO 2nd Show, 915 pm. Ist Show 7.80 p.m. GRAND DOUBLE BILL! DETECTIVE DARING AND THE THAMES COINERS AWRECKEROFLIVES OR DEATH THE AVENGER ALSO A MAX AND A WIFFLEB! Telephone 249—10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 689—7 p.m. to 11 p.m. C. J. WILLIAMSON, Manager. THERE ARE
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    • 11 8 Latest advertisements of tbe day appear on page 5 and H.
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  • 1352 9 Grave Statement by Prime Minister. BRITAIN MUST PRESENT UNITED FRONT. Irish Question Postponed During Crisis. Rictbk's Tilboram. London, July 80. In the Honae of Lords, Lord Morley said the Poweis were actively oommanicating with a view to averting war beyond the area primarily concerned. In the HotMe
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  • 61 9 Reuter's Telegram. London, JuljO. The Goodwood Cup result is Son in Law At Last Florist Five ran and the race was won by aead, five lengths separating second and tbirdTbe winner led throughout. Saint Outhll was fourth. Tbe time was four minute 44} seconds. Betting 9to 4 against
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  • 22 9 Bkuter's Telegram. London, JuljJO. At Blackheath, Kent beat Surrey y 47 runs. At Leyton, Essex defeated Hampsbe by six wickets.
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  • 37 9 (From Ocr Own Correspondent. Penang, Julytl. The steamer Ban Lee reports havir, en countered hurricane weather while joaieying from Trang. Lifeboats bsd io«b cut adrift, and a Chinaman who carried*7oo was drowned.
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  • 39 9 (From Oor Own Correspondent. Penang, Julyil. At the annual meeting of the Paang Choral Society it was reported that .here was a credit balance of »86. Mr. Tbmas was re-elected musical director. Promnade concerts are contemplated.
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  • 202 9 Financial Story of the Useles Dredger. A correspondent, who noticed a refeence to the Malacca Tin Dredging Co. ii our leader on the new Company Ordinance says tho following item of information may >c of interest The suction dredger Pioneer has been sold, after successful trials, to
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  • 117 9 Visitation to tbe North Perak Chaplaincy. The following are tbe details of the visit ation of the Rt. Rev. the Lord Bishop of tbe Diocese of Singapore to tbe Chaplaincy of North Perak Friday, July 81, 6 po., Confirmation Set. vice in All Saints' Church. Saturday,
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  • 347 9 Adverting to the letter from tile Bishop of Singapore, which appeared in the Malay Mail and was reproduced in our columns, oa the subject of mental strain and sleepless ness, M.R.C.B. writes to our Kuala Lumpur contemporary as follows:— With regard to the remarks of the
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  • 1880 9 VOLUNTARILY WINDING-UP OF COMPANY. Calls in Arrear. An extraordinary general meeting of Sumatra Coconuts, Ltd., was held at the Chamber of Commeroe, Penang, on July 28, for the purpose of considering the desirability of voluntarily winding up the company. The Hon. A. K. Adams presided, and also
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  • 335 9 The Fortification of Tsingtau Advocated. Id Germany, remarks a London contem porary, a lively controversy is proceodioK as to the advisability or otherwise of furti fying Taingtaa. A vigorous advocate of the policy of fortification is General von Bernardi, the well known military author, who goes ho
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  • 2087 9 PERFORMANCES IN FIRST-CLASS CRICKET. Brookes and Wilding at Wimbledon. (From Oem Special Cokrkspondent.) London, July 10. Some calculations have just been published which illustrate the lottery of blood stock investments, in which there never seems any lack of people to take a band. The sixteen highest priced
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  • 697 10 Examination of Mr. Boey Lian Chin Postponed. la the Supreme Court this morning Mr. Justice Sproule sat to farther deal with the matter of the examination of Boey Lian Chin, a managing director of tbe Kwong Yik Bank (in liquidation), bat as far as the actual
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  • 360 10 Four Passengers Injured in Train Collision. Ipoh railway station's long record of immunity from accidents was broken on Tuesday afternoon by a collision between two passenger trains, which, fortunately, bad no very serious results. The two tram* con oerned. says the Times of MaUya, were one
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  • 497 10 Unpromising Tests of American Machine. As a result of the tests on Lake Keuka it is practically certain that the proposed Transatlantic flight by Lieutenant Porte in the Wanamaker hydroplane America will be postponed until September, so as to allow time for the entire hall of tbe
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  • 530 10 Home Teams Successful Against Taiping. Kuala Kangsar was again in great form last week end. A team from Taiping cap aim*! by Mr. W. H. Tate came over for an all-round contest at football, tennis, golf and billiards. The result was a win for Kuala Kangsar
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  • 342 10 jfesrs. Fraser and Co 's Share Circular. Mure. Fraser and Co.'s Share Circular, date July 29, states T\ political situation in Europe has causl extreme anxiety on all markets. Tbe higbricod shares in the oil group in as far as tbisiarket is interested have felt this moat
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  • 717 10 Trumph Over The Affliction Of Blindness. Tb career of Sir Francis Campbell, formerly Pincipal of the Royal Normal College and academy of Music for the Blind, Upper Norvood, who died recently in his 82nd year, was i great example of tbe power of the hii'n.u spirit
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  • 869 10 Russian Doctor's Wonderful Operation. At a meeting of the Paris Academy, Dr. Serge Voronoff read a remarkable paper on in operation performed by him at the Clinique Sainte Marguerite, near Nice, in tbe coarse of which ha gave to the world tbe first news of fresh scientific miracle—
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  • 133 10 The pictures to be shown at tbe Harima Hall cinematograph to-night, include an Eclair detective drama, Tte Master Criminal, in five reels. Tbe picture is adapted from Balzac's novel Troinpe La Mort. M. Ar qnillitre, who acted in that thrilling picture Zigomar, takes the leading role. The usual
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  • 116 10 Enrico Malatesta, ibe Italian revolutionary, recently arrived in London. Once more be baa come to England to find a borne during bin p>-ri»'l of exile from Italy. J uttt a year ago Malatesta lift London (or Ancona, in Italy, during a period o( comparative political freedom,
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  • Sporting Intelligence.
    • 39 10 A preliminary committee has been formed for the establishment of a Stadium at Batavia. A cycle-track will encircle the football field, and swimming-baths are to be built beside tbe cycle-track. The cost is estimated at f1.200,000.
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    • 437 10 Second Trial for Java Team. There will be another trial match for tl a benefit of the team of Java probables 'on Tuesday, wben the S.F.A. eleven will be opposed by the R.G. A. The Association team will be somewhat different from the one that did duty against
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  • 86 10 Arrivals. Per str. V. Noort, July 30. From Batavia Miss A. Helajama. Per str. Ranee, July 80.— From Deli Messrs. M. Mackewze and E. Winter. Per str. Hye Leong, July 80.— From Kuantan Dr. McClosky, Dr. C. Jeffery, Messrs. R. Skelche, C. L. Collentte and Robertson. Per
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  • 109 10 V\ harves at which Vessels are Berthed To-Day. TANJONG PAOAR. Bast Wsumr Basin Suction No. 1...Ni1. East W. do 2... H0ng Bee. SBSBBS W dO "I [-No. B... lslander. A. andV. D. J Main W. Sbct. No. 4... Under reconstruction except at godowns
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  • Page 10 Miscellaneous
    • 19 10 How is your dear wife, Mr. Damps,- ont of danger I trust 1 No, the doctor's still with her."
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    • 23 10 When I was a young man a woman made a fool of me." "Is that so I've often won dered bow it happened
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    • 93 10 WEATHER REPORT. Kandang Kcrbau Hospital, July 29. 9 a.m. 8 p.m. 9 p.m. Bared. 82 Kali 29.935 29.881 29.920 Temp. 8^.3 88.0 77.8 Wet Bulb Tber 80.4 77.0 76.0 Dir. of Wind SE SW calm Max. shade Temp. 87.0 Mm. 72.4 Max. in Sun 187.0 Terad. Thor 70.8 Rainfall in
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  • 885 11 Advantages of Cool Heads And Warm Feet. When Signor Marinetti in a recent maai lento exclaimed Hurrah for Draught*,' his motives were probably literary rather than scientific. Nevertheless, he expressed, albeit in a some.vliat exaggerated form, a view which doctors would gladly see adopted by the
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  • 107 11 The Ministry uf Interior issued on the 6th inßt. a set of new regulations for the control of the ricksha coolie* in the street*. Under the new regulations too following persons are debarred from plying their vehicle* for hire Those who are more than SO
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  • 711 11 Prices Quoted In the Market This Morning. Singapore, Jnly 81, 1914. Messrs. Lyall and Evatt, Exchange and Share Brokers, issue the following list of quotations this morning The quotations are only nominal- NOM. VaLOI. BUYIRS. BBLLBBS. 2/- AlUgar 1/41 1/" 1 Aimjlo-J.-» 2/6 8/6 1 Anglo Jol.oie
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 42 11 Losing Weight by the Pound iea of illhealth, alums your aamtuilative powers are decreasing. WATERBURYS METABOLIZED COD LIVER OIL COMPOUND Snrr'x" the. blood with the wanted aoariahißft sad healthy flesh building laasariala. Very palataUa. m i or .«u cnibhts. l.a» and «-5.
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    • 51 11 Fair fortune in an boar's flight, May gladne*s bring to hearts forlorn And oft a dark sad stormy night, la followed by a ■""'■■»p morn. Tims, deadly eroop. wbieh parent* dread, And anguished children oft endure la in aa boor resolvtd and sped. By aid of Wools' Great Peppermint Cure
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    • 349 11 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. THE PIANO /solid\ TEAK y "MOUTRIE" Gail and Inspect oar latest arrivals or send for catalogue. MOUTRIE CO.. LTD.. *Z.T A VITAGRAPH FEATURE Entirely different from, and bearing no resemblance whatever to, the Pat he Prod uot ion of thsssma nm me THE MILLS OF THE GODS The
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    • 218 11 TITI TIN COMPANY. LTD. NOTICE is bereby give), that the Dirrclirs hsvo thin day diolarrd sn interim dividend of i% payable on lOih Angast. The Transfer Books of the Company will b olosed from 6th to Bth August (inclusive), for the preparation of Dividend Wtrrants. By Order of the Bosrd,
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    • 164 11 PURITY EMBASSY MTo. 77 VIRGINIA CIGARETTES. PERFECTION. RAFFLES^HOTEL. Special Dinner AND Skating after Dinner On Saturday, Ist August. IMTTTSIO BY T-HIS IP^IfcISI^VIN- TRIO Telegraphic Address ■EONNYMEDB," PENANQ. tX^X^ Code A 8.C., sth Edition. ("V I^> W Telephone No. 543 ft 6 ><xX2^ YW' trfj^^i^ «HANfi. V^ W WELL-KNOWN THROUOHOIT THE
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  • 1584 12 Since the days of Richardson and tbo Liaisons Dangereuses, dozens of novelists have adopted the epistolary method of telling a story it has possibilities in the revelation of character, as Choderlos de Laclos best proved, perhaps, of all those who tried it successfully. We (The Times) think,
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  • 631 12 Monsignor Benson on Cures At Lourdes. Mgr. Benson lectured on June 12, to a large audience at Caxton Hall on Modern Miracles. Mr. G. K. Chedterton, who presided, said that tho modern world was a sceptical world and being sceptical it tried to flatter itself by calling itself
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  • 422 12 Forthcoming Arrivals and Departures. The following passenger bookings to the Struts are taken from the London *nd China Express. It should be understood that, in some instances, book.n«6 may be provisional and that intending passengers may alter their arrangements, subsequent to the issuance of this list in London
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  • 347 12 Foreign Editors' Admiration Of Haggis Ceremony. From Windermere, the special correspondent of The Standard on June 25 sent the following report The story of the banquet given by the Lord Provost of Edinburgh in tho City Chambers last night in honour of the Congress of Foreign Editors deserves
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  • 165 12 To prove how undeveloped is the growing urchin's mind Turn out a small boy's pockets, and these treasures you will find A top, six rusty shingle nails, a hank of ''i.ty string. A snake (defunct), a railroad spike, a battered napkin ring, A broken file, a
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  • 1199 12 Francis Stopford contributes the following story to The World Have you ever noticed how frequently, in glancing through the Birth and Death columns of the Times or Morning Post, the same name occurs in both Of course, there is at times only too sad and
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 135 12 SMITH PREMIER TYPEWRITER 1914 Model. The ONE Perfect Machine Interchangeable Carriage. 10 to 27 Inches. Price: $190. Quarto or Foolscap Si/.e. STRAITS CYCLE MOTOR CO., Singapore, SOLE AGENTS. 31-2 a 19 8 ©IN WEAKNESS, NEURASTHENIA CONSUMPTION f«sA CHLOROSIS ga& M BBs. f^ Deschiens A doctor «g™e that this vital Iron
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 42 12 Caddie (after watching several misses).— It wouldn't cost 'im much even if 'c wae playin' wiv noo laid (ggs." From your rofereooes I ace you're bad I >ur places in the last month." Yea'm thai shows how much in demand I am
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    • 35 12 You must be careful aa you come borne at night. There have been several nasrs of highway robbery here lately." Oh, that's all right. Any robber who goes through me will rind himself in debt
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 265 13 AonVf Iways view: 2>!?fcii '^ftß-ffl li T— -I -T-T- K T- /^v\ criTr A Short Heavy Type Winches. FOR GENERAL PURPOSES. aTa, "V? 6 jV <|jEnpß^ a. m ,^^^B SPECIAL FEATURES. InU-rcbanßeable Cylinders and Side Frames, Marine Type Connecting Rods, Adjustable and Interchangeable Flat backed Brasses for Engine and Second
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    • 817 13 SALES BY AUCTION. AUCTION SALE Ol TWO SECOND HAND MOTOR CARS iNob. 67 A 880), To be beld at, No. 161, Middle Road, On Saturday, Acoust 1, 1914, *t ?.*0 p.m. (Without Reserve) CHINO KKNO LEE k CO., Auctioneers. 287 18 AUCTION SALE Of UNREDEEMED PLEDGES, THE PROPERTY OF FIFTEEN
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    • 166 13 PRATTS Motor Car Spirits the STANDARD of QUALITY and EFFICIENCY. SOLD ONLY IN TWO IMPERIAL GALLON TINS A THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTURING CO. (Established 1883) MANUFACTURERS OF PURE ROPE 3 BTRANO CABLE LAID 4 BTRAND 1.2" to 12" 5" to 10" 8" to 10" Prices, Samples and full particulars will
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 1261 14 SINGAPORE S ONLY COMPANY. LARGEST PAID-UP CAPITAL OF ANY EASTERN COMPANY. PROSPEROUS And PROGRESSIVE. THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. HEAD OFFICE i Winohaater Houaa, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE i 82, Old Jewry! 8.0. Tbe Company bas £20.000 deposited with the Supreme Ooart of Bngland. sad oomplies with the British
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    • 468 14 BANKING. DEUTSCH ASIATISCHE BANK. FULLY PAID UP CAPITAL (Sh. Taela 7,500,000 Head Office Shanghai, Board of Directors Berlin. BRANCHES: Berlin, Calcutta, Hamburg, Canton, Hankow, Hongkong, Kcbe, Peking, Tientsin. Tsinanfu, TmoKtan, Yokohama, THE FOLLOWING BANKS AND BANKERS ARE REPRESENTED ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORB: Bank fuer Handel und Industrie.*) Btrlintr Handels-Gesellsohaft.
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    • 1147 14 SALES BY AUCTION. auction sale: of valuable 909 years' leasehold land and houses situate at fr4ser street and amoy street, At Messrs. Clm* Keng Lee Co.'s Sale-room, On Monday, Auguat 10, 1914, at 2.30 p.m. 1. 899 years' itasehold land and house No. 48, Fraser Street, comprised in Government Lbsse
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  • 1000 15 NOTES AND COMMENTS ON CURRENT TOPICS. Austrian Motor Trials. Writing from Vienna on Jane 34, the correspondent of The Times says However many cars in the Alpine contest may have lost or gained points, the one essential factor is that nearly all must of necessity be good
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 160 15 FOR 1 MOTOR I LAUNCHES OR 1 MOTOR CARS OR I ELECTRIC LIGHTING APPLY TO CENTRAL ENGINE WORKS, LIMITED, SIOAPORE, K. Lumpur and at Johore Bahru. THE FOUR Electric Starter, Electric Lights, Five Passengers, Complete Equipment. Price $2,400. WEARNE BROS., LTD. JUST ARRIVED: The vary b«»t kind of ROLLMOPS •HIFCMMOU',
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    • 68 15 Can you Afford the Risk Were yon ever seized with a sorer* attack of cramp colic or diarrhoea without a bottle of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy in the boose Don't take socb risks. A dose or two will care yot before a doctor oould possibly he sailed, and
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    • 86 15 BY APPOINTMENT. MOTOR TYRE MANUFAOTURERB TO H. M. KING 6EORGE V. J3TJ]Nr H.OI> Founders of The Pneumatic Tyre Industry, GIVE TO THE PUBLIC THAT WHICH NO OTHER CONCERN CAN OFFER— UNIQUE MANUFACTURING EXPERIENCE EXTENDINQ OVER A QUARTER OF A CENTURY. M*PfcrM*v-l<fcJjTEtq| I ■£Jk£vX at &m*^mJ&£!&!?T&£&^ m ALL SUMMED UP IN
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  • Page 15 Miscellaneous
    • 65 15 ■Do you play golf 1" he aaked of the simple bat gashing maiden. Dear me, no, she bashfully replied I don't believe I nhoald eren know how to hold the oaddie. Manager (catching his secretary kissing his daughter) > ow, now, young man. I don't pay you for that kind
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 501 16 FRENCH Jj^ SWAN BRAND ROOFING VENTILATORS, CRESTINQS, AXAJ-sEbl^9« FINIALS. SHARPE, ROSS CO., LTD., SINGAPORE. WANTS.^ WANTEO TO PURCHASE. Diamonds, Pearls and other precious stones. Apply K. K. Bbattacharji, ail, Serangoon U.ad. ■iH-7 22 B CANVASSERS WANTEO. For a Provident and Lite Insurance Company. Liberal comminsion allowed. App'y personally at (J.The
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    • 438 16 WANTS. BOOK-KUPER WMTEO. Wanted, Experienced Book keeper must bo neat writer and quick at figures. Salary to start 950 per month. Box No. 7SB, Straits limes. 80-7 FRENCH AND EN6LIBH LESSONS. Lecisous in French abd English by French Lady, Cambridge Scholar. Best attention given and tenm moderate. Apply Box No.
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    • 449 16 TO BE LET OR SOLD. FURNISHED SEABIDE REBIDENCEB TO LET. BELINDA and JU ANITA, to let furnished. Apply No. 9, Mt. Sophia. 15 n_ HOUSE TO LET. To let, furnished. Immediate entry. VILLA MARINA, Tanjong Katong. Apply to Stephens, Paul dt Co. 6-8 B_ TO LET. Large Commodious Offices, central
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    • 672 16 NOTICEB. KIAM KIAT CO. 108 ft MA Market Street. Telephone No 421. Shipobaadlers. Government snd Municipal Contractors, Estate Suppliers and Comminion Agents. f ole Agents The Mulcott Belting Co., Ltd. Best Multiplar Bratd Hair Beltings. 17 80-8-16 NOTICE. It is hereby notified that the Exchange Banks will be closed on
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    • 549 16 HTHEB. GUAN KIAT GO 37. Phillip Street. Ship Chandlers, Government and Municipal Contractor*, General Importers and Exporters sad Commission Agints, Eststa, Rlcs-Mill and taw-Mill Suppliers. Soli Agknts For "GLOBE" BOILER FLUID. THE IDEAL FLUID FOR CLEANING AND PRESERVING BOILERS. Til. Address GUANKIAT," Singaprre. Codes usbd: A. B. C. sth Edition
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    • 446 16 SINGAPORE CLUB FIXTURES Straits Times List. The following fixtures fjr the current wu- k and important forthcoming fixtures are kindly supplied by the secretaries ot the various clubs. Convenient forms on whioh to makr tho returns will be supplied on application Is tbe Manager, Straits Times. League Tournament. July 31,
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  • Page 16 Miscellaneous
    • 226 16 Straits Ibimes. ADVERTISEMENT RATES.— Miscellane ous wants of every description are inserted at the prepaid rate of II per four lines for one or two insertions. Notices of Births, Marriages, or Deaths, if not exceeding tour linos, $1 each inser ion. For p.p.c. cards, on page 8, 12. Inch Scalb
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