Weekly Sun, 25 February 1911

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  • 21 1 The Weekly Sun. GREATER STRAITS SETTLEMENTS EDITION. 126, CROSS STREET. PKK'K r> CENTS. SINGAPORE, SATrRDAY, FEBRIARV 25, 1911. NO. 27. 1
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 459 1 Telegraphic Address DISPENSARY Slnfapore. THE DISPENSARY, ltd., CHEMISTS, PHARMACISTS, AND OPTICIANS. I! 43-B, RAFFLES PLACE. SPECIAL ATTENTION CIVEN TO THE EQUIPMENT OF ESTATE ,< HOSPITALS. DISPENSARIES AND QUOTATIONS SUBMITTED. D. TIMMS, M.V.&., MtitKt.jcr. JTeler^Phic Addrcs, DISPENSAIY Singapore I THE DISPENSARY, ltd., I CHEMISTS, PHARMACISTS, AND I I OPTICIANS. I I
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 667 2 I] aHEPOpZ „-^i^^: 5 MOTOR CARS FOR HIRE rfc _T*¥ A If If TURF ACCOUNTANT. I] DLLLA In I English racing. ?is^y^^ night Tri 514 DAY 19 DOUBLE EVENT $5,000 t> 50 -^^^S^^W^ —r AND or any part thereof. --s^e_____T.__3--.^ /nnr* irr «T^T\¥T_nfn¥/\VTr* LINCOLN HANDICAP run March GREAT REDUCTIONS. I
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  • 434 3 The German public (says the Berlin correspondent of the Daily Mail") has lately been regaled with tales of the increased accomplishments of J>un, a talking dog. For five yean Don. who is the property of Herr Ebeis, a gamekeeper of the Koyal hunting preserves of KoHi t Letzlin^er,
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  • 166 3 Few people bare the responsibilities that fall on the official who has charge ol a railway station like Liverpool-street (London), which has two miles of platform, coyers more than sixteen acres of ground, and is used by a hundred million pusaengere a- year. Practically every minute of
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  • 561 3 Cotton-wool Left m Body After an Operation. SIR ALFRED FRIPP'S VIEW. Against a Harley-street surgeon, Mr. Charles Ryall, negligence m performing an operation was alleged m the King's Bench Division, where an action for damages was brought by Mr. George Nelson Abbott, residing m Hunter-street,
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 294 3 RILEY, HARGREAVES Co., Ltd. SINGAPORE. Branches Ipoh, Penang, Malacca and Alor Star (Kedah). Rubber Machinery. SUCTION GAS PLANTS AND OIL GINES. The followiug are a few of the Estates using— The "Campbell" and "Ruston." Shelford, Bukit Rajah, Goleonda, Vallambrosa, Kukob, SOI F ACFNT Nordanal, Cicely, Sungei Serdang, Seremban and Sagga.
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    • 65 3 NOTICE. We the undersigned beg to inform the public that we will start as from the Ist day of March, 1911, an establishment under the firm name of Chlng Keng Lee Company, for conducting Auction sales and Estate Agencies, as well as Valuers, contractors and Commission Agents, at No. 3,
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  • Correspondence.
    • 824 4 To the Editor, "The Weekly Sun." SIR, The Chinese New Year having opened, it is fitting that a tribute should be paid to the memory of the man who, more than half a century back, laid the foundation of an institution which, though it fulfilled its
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    • 1378 4 Johanncs-Carapiet. A very pretty and popular wedding was celebrated m St. Gregory's Armenian Church, on Tuesday, February 21st, the contracting parties being Mr. Eleazer S. Johannes (manager of the Adelphi Hotel), and Miss Mary Carapiet, daughter' of Mr. J. Carapiet, Municipal Commissioner. The ceremony was performed by the Itev.i
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  • 161 4 Small Boy What is a roost, papa Parent A roost, my son, is the pole no which chickens roost at night." Small Boy: "And what is a perch papa r Parent A perch is what chickens perch on at night." Small Boy Well, papa, could a
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  • 238 4 Counsel Cites the Doomsday Book. A law ease which was begun m 1348 and was interrupted became Richard de Maundeville had to leave for the war m Franco, w.is resumed Irnut month m the Chancery Court, London. The point at issue was the right to hold a market
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 39 4 GOLD MEDAL !3VA3Hx)Jj 154 o*l AD AWARDED TO I FOR I EXCELLENCE and STRENGTH AT THE INDUSTRIAL AND AGRICULTURAL EXHIBITION, CALCUTTA, 190 6-7.1 USED WHEREVER A LASTING SURFACE IS REQUIRED. stables" reservoirs! storage godovvnsT WRITE NOW FOR FURTHER PARTICULARS:
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    • 529 4 WHAT HER MOTHER HEARD. I was simply fading away when rnothe r heard that Dr. Williams' Pink Pills are good for growing girls," said Miss Marie Jovino, of Markham Road, Shanghai. Any member of our family will tell you now what wondero these Pills Lave worked in my ease. r
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  • POLICE NEWS.
    • 704 5 Sng Chee Koh and Lee Siew Tek were arrested on the charge of theft from a dwelling of a box containing three pieces of linen, valued at $2.40, and $100 m notes/at Pulo Sabarok, the property of one Tiow Lnn Han. Sia Kwee was arrested on the charge of
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    • 491 5 J Chin Chye, a Ken, was fined $2 or 'jnve days' imprisonment for causing hurt to Ngang Ngong Toh, a rickshaw puller, by striking him on the face with his fist. The cause of the row was over the fare. He was ordered ,itopayso cents m addition to complainant
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    • 874 5 A Hokien named Koh Ah See, of 193, Victoria Street, was fined $10 and costs for keeping an eating house without a licence. Ling Chow Seng, a Hockchu. was arrested on the charge of robbery of a watch and chain, valued at $6 and $4.95, the property of Ting
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    • 188 5 Cheong Koon and Cheong Yu were charged with theft of two pieces of wood, valued at 50 cents, at Jalan Besar. Complainant, Cheong Ban Chye, said that the accused took away the two pieces of wood from under his house. He had them arrested. The accused pleaded guilty. They
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    • 195 5 Tan'r Siang Yu and Ng Tv were fined 50 cents each or three days' imprisonment for disorderly conduct by fighting m Rochor Road.* Mohamed Eus^pe, an old Indian who spoke English, was charged with being drunk and disorderly m North Bridge Road. He said "I am guilty, sir, only
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  • TELEGRAM.
    • 37 5 A telegram from Peking states that ten thousand Russian soldiers have entered and occupied I-li, have built strong barracks, have dug trenches and have given other indications of a projected sojourn m the country.
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    • 280 5 Twelve of the Dwelle- s on (he Mountain Executed. Twelve of the Anarchists convicted of conspiracy against the Throne and the live* of members of the Imperial family were executed on January 27 m the prison at Tokio. They iucluded Dr. Kotuku and his wife. The
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    • 738 5 The Official Assignee m insolvency of the Native States received the following laconic, but convincing com--1 munication the other day. ?4 Dear Sir, I've got 2 undred akers morgidi *ed, five kids and a wife. I hoe erabout 2 undred dollars, seventy-five only to the machinery people m
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  • 473 6 The Weekly Sun. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25. CHINA. The wealth of a nation consists of labour, capital and production. In order to ascertain the wealth of a nation, however, it is necessary to find out its saving capacity. In China the rich is either extravagant or dntirely ignorant of how to
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  • 692 6 Tl\fi Board of Civil Administration re- 1 ports to the Throne the establishment of aj Plague Prevention Bureau for Peking. The Management of the Tientsin-Pukotv Railway reports the occurrence of ca%es of plague at points on its northern section. The Waiwu Pu instructs the Manchurian Viceroy alty to
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  • 93 6 It was reported at Orm»kirk Board ol Guardians' meeting that the Schools Committee had declined an application for boys to act m caddies at Ormskirk Golf Links. Mr. S. Brighouse, criticising the action of the committee, asked if it was because boys might hear bad Uagvage. (LftogbUr.)
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  • 446 6 Married Life m Singapore. In company with a friend, Mrs Bowrie was driven m her carriage t<, the entrance of the cluh. They left the carriage and went to the Hotel de l'Europe, where the second lady had an appointment regarding a trip to Johore m Bertie's
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  • 113 6 Interesting Curios m Singapore. An Interesting presentation was made to the Museum by Messrs. Ismail and Raheeni. the well-known jewellery firm hero, on behalf of Tungku Mohamed Noor bin Raja Mudalbunn Tungku Sultan Basharsha, of Negri Serdang, Sumatra. The specimens include a baju r worn by
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  • 186 6 Some days ago the new Viceroy of th* Liang Kwang Provinces *ir#d to ftta Grand Council requesting it to memorialize the Throne on his behalf that an Edict be issued proclaiming that gambling bfl entirely suppressed m Kwangtung on tli« lit of the 3rd moon.
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 352 6 KELLY HND WALSH, LIMITED. PRESTON'S COMPLETE ENGLISH AND CHINESE COOK BOOK ELLA WHEELER WILGOX 1 The menus are numerous and varied, lucidly written and catering who ls "ndottbtedly one oi the most for moderate purses. They an- popular Poets ol the day. published m English and Chinese. p rice $1
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  • 517 7 Mr. and Mrs. VV. E. MacDunald who wore married m Penan*? last week left Penan* by the P. andO. steamer. Sir Robert Laidlaw arrived m Vn:U w/u Zf* /tayed at the E. and Hotel, and left on Feb. 19 f or England. An LB-Ct gold Signet ring with
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    • 624 7 B.C.L B.C.L. B.G.L B.C.L. B.C.L. B.C.L. i m r And Others. IN QRDKtt TO -i PRESERVE WOODEN BUILDINGS agai nst the attacks CD 6 >t WHITE ANTS, DRY ROT AND DECAY 0 qj It is ESSENTIAL that JODELITE (Regis- jtered) BE USED. SERAYAH and other .soft woods are PERMANENTLY PROTECTED
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    • 725 7 CHINA MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE CO., LTD. Head Office: Shanghai. Registered under the Life Assurance Companies Acts, England, and under the Hongkong Ordinances. Capital... Taels 500,000. Paid-op Capital SO,OOO." Total Insurance m force $37,855,885. Total Assets s,* I 5,249^ Total Ponds 8,2 I e,B I 2. Total Income for Year 3,566,557.
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  • 310 8 A Harbin telegram states that one of the Russian medical assistants there has contracted plague. He was the only one of ten who declined to be inoculated. The Austro- Hungarian Minister of Marine proposes groat naval developments before 1920. Holland declines to consider international negotiations with reference
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  • 1052 8 In the IWit Worl Dr. Pfungst discusser the progress Buddhism has made m Europe. He gives a critical review of the -Journal* and Magazines issued m Europe and from it we give below an extract with regard to the proposal made m all seriousness by
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    • 178 8 It is necessary to tell not what to buy, but where to buy. MAYNARD AND COMPANY, LTD. CHEMISTS, 14. BATTERY ROAD. 1 Branch Store 309, North Bridge Road. Contractors to Shipping Companies, Mines and Estates. SPECIAL EXCEPTIONAL OEFER! To Chinese Gentlemen Only. AT THE GRAND ORIENTAL HAIR DRESSING SALOON. 6.
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    • 510 8 G. OTOMUNE UNPACKED Collection NEW YEAR Inspection Cordially Invited. G. OTOMUNE AND COMPANY. WONDERFUL UISCOVERY.ST. GEORGE'S SCHOOL, HARPENDEN HERTS, Specifics for Hydrocele VARi-l folln o n., cocele Hernia and Elephantiasis n the c ed u^tional system, guaranteed to cure these diseases o f com hines the ideals of the public
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 223 9 Sledge Brand Milk IS SUPPLIED TO ALL THI GOVERNMENT MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS IN THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES. ask FOB.— SLEDGE" Natural Sterilized Milk "SLEDGE" Condensed Unsweetened Milk. SOLE IMPORTERS: J. Travers Sons, Ltd. YOUR TEETH ARE YOUR HEALTH. KEEP YOUR TEETH IN CONDITION BY CONSULTING Ng Poo Chow, DE N TI
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    • 372 9 I Assured by the Occasional Use of I I Dr. Morse's Indian Root Pills. I I f*7*\ reacn a g^cen old age and enjoy good health I sl fe^^f can on 'y De obtained by the care of the system. It is I jH JP^Sf*r from the little irregularities of
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    • 26 9 <#°^i AND COMPANY, i Auctioneers, < Accountants, I Estate Agents, ,j| and Secretaries. i LOANS AND MORTGAGES 1 ARRANGED. Telephone No; 444. i Rubber Exchange Building's; I
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  • 763 10 Lang-Curran Fiasco at Olympia. A tabloid turn. Ere you knew you had; it, the thing was done. And a more surprised man than Lang it is impossible to imagine. That a man of hi.s experience could have made such a faux pas wants believing. Not once, or twice,
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  • 83 10 Negligence m Driving Motor-Car. Last month, at Aldershot, Lce.-corpl. Abbott, of the Army Service Corps, was found guilty of negligence m driving a Government luotor-car, used by Gen. Sir H. S. S»>jith-Dorrien, which collided with a van on \l <* Farnboiough-rd., overturning the var into a ditch. Defendant
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  • 388 10 Bishop of London and the Wedding of Divorced People. The Bishop of London (Dr. Ingrain) has written the following to the Chancellor of the Diocese (Dr. Tristram) with regard to the marriage of a divorced person or of deceased wife's sister. It having come to my knowledge Wi
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  • 221 10 Sagacious Animal Snatches Young Master from Front of Electric Car. Crowds of people m the main street of Neuchatel saw a little boy snatched from death by a St. Bernard do*'. The dog wm the property of ji fanner 1 who had driven into town with
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  • 162 10 A Dream and a Lottery. "The Times" quotes the following! which appeared m its columns v century ago The following circumstances are stated as fact m a provincial paper (the Bath 'Herald'). The wife of a respectable innkeeper of this city either dreamt, or had a strong
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  • 232 10 Clever Bird Performs Tricks m Court. An amusing case was heard at Suffolk Assizes when Mrs. Ethel Flo? once Edith Garrod, of Western-rd., Brighton, sued Win. Bannden, a bird fancier, of Ipswich, for the recovery of a parrot, a grey African bird, said to be of a
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  • 410 10 A New Fly as Carrier. Much interest is evinced m the recent accumulation of evidence lending to the belief that the scourge of sleeping sickness which has been the cause of such excessive mortality m the Congo, Uganda, and other parts of Africa, is conveyed by a
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  • 170 10 Charles Arthur, thirty-one, labourer, was, (at the Old Bailey, sentenced to penal servitude for life for attempting to murder Constable Haytread. Constable Haytread saw Arthur coming from the Virginia Plant public-house m Great Dover-street m the early morning, pursued him, and was fired at five times, the
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  • 579 10 Wife Deserts Husband for Medical Man. Mr. Jas. Stephen Davies, of Moorlandrd., Weston-super-Mare, manager of a provision business, asked for the dissolution of his marriage by reason of the misconduct of his wife (Lily) with Dr. Alfred Harvey, her medical attendant, Mr. Bucknill, who appeared fjr
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 315 10 Cinder the patronage of His Late Majesty the King of §iam. THE "BRITANNIC" PATENT EXPANDING WATCH BRACELETS 18 carat Gold Bracelets set with lever watch, set with Diamonds and Emeralds. Diamonds and Rubies. Diamonds and Sapphires. FROM $300 TO $550. Also various assortments of 15 carat Gold and Platinum Watch
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    • 47 10 Roneo Steel Roll Top Desks Elegantly finished m Olive Green Enamel. Fitted with Automatic Yale lock, which locks all the drawers simultaneously. Fire-proof, White Ant proof and Dust and Damp proof. Send for illustrated descriptive hook let. R$S IV f^ @S I TO 6-a Battery Road, SINGAPORE.
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    • 759 11 auvhk I IbEMENTS. KOMIMKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ: TTM~B7nf\MV~KIcFsT APARTMENTS. (ROYAL DUTCH PACKET COMPANY.) J-<IITI 06 \j\J HILL AJN I I Furnished with or without Board. Vmatm Cmtbaot with the KmniuiiM litdia Oovbbkmbvt. LEE MAIL TABLE FEBRUARY 21ST TO MARCH 10TH, 1911. Bookb d I All kinds of Cigars and Ciga^tes tPS
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 190 12 '^bQICS^^p flß^^^S^^lßa B \^^m I the unbounded and increasing popularity of I I Rllif^ r^TKi lllVf^T* I J^riF^i I 1 IW AE& "If STT 3 B fSL^ ECS £k E&5 5^ 1 I i 1 1 i i i c I I Iyl/%li B rLL L ftSia/%B^U I i is
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