Weekly Sun, 17 August 1912
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Weekly Sun
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Title Section22 1912-08-17 1 The Weekly Sun. GREATER STRAITS SETTLEMENTS EDITION* 126, CROSS STREET, SINGAPORE. PRICE 5 CENT 9. SI\<;AP(>RE, SATLi^DAT, AUGUST 17, 191-:. NO. 103.22 words
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Advertisement1000 1912-08-17 1 200 Dozen Ladies' Hemstitched Lawn Handkerchiefs. m ili lionistiiclK'd i. order, i ■.cent-' C en. S. price i>o cts. per doz. GRE AT ANNUAL CLEARANCE I NOW IS VOIH OPPORTUNITY TO BUY AT THE CHEAPEST RATES. IT IS UP TO I I VOl TO GET A HUNDRED CENTS IN VALUE1,000 words
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Advertisement41 1912-08-17 1 560 yards Melton Cloth. 4o ins. wide, for pyce9* suits, ladies t skirts and costumes, m shades of black, navy, brown, grey, myrtle, maroon and mOFB. i Usual price 65 cents per yard. I S. price 55 cts. per yd. v41 words
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Article586 1912-08-17 2 [From tk4 Hongkowj Telegraph.] To-day the Republic of ChiDa stands m dire need of rtady money, of real men, and of unifying influences. However critical the situation has been within the past few months, it i» infinitely more so at thist moment. And the news emanating from time586 words
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Article232 1912-08-17 2 An exhibition of military carrier pigeon* m this year attracting more than ordinary attention m Berlin. The birds are grouped m six ordinary clashes and one special class, and the six classes are based on the distance of flight of \thich the birds are capable. Thus232 words
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Advertisement758 1912-08-17 2 SWIMMER BRAND. NATURAL MILK. S iwmmer brand milk is a milk W hich will satisfy anyone who I s desirous, to get a first class sterlized M ilk which (owing to its flavour, cream and price) is M ost fit to become the favourite brand m the E ast. Nobody758 words
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Advertisement277 1912-08-17 2 A Few Reasons Why You Should Buy a FORD BECAUSE 125,000 others are using the kme make of car, and getting the utmost satisfaction from their purchase. BECAUSE every other car you meet on the *oaa\ both m the Straits and F. M. S., is a Ford which testifies to277 words
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POLICE NEWS.
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Article413 1912-08-17 3 Lai Singh a Sikh, was fined $2 for being drunk and incapable at Tanjong Pagar Road. He pleaded guilty. Tang Yu Tek and Heng Yonp Chiang, were each fined $3 or seven days for gambling "paikow" m public at Martin Road. Sixty-three cents found on a board were forfeited.413 words
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Article560 1912-08-17 3 Two Hylam lads Wee A Jong and Wee A Chee, were each fined $2 or five days for gambling pitch and toss m public at Beach Road. Two bullock-cart drivers Sou Kirn Swee and Govindasamy, were find $10 or fourteen days each for cruelty to animals by working lame,560 words
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Article532 1912-08-17 3 Tan Soon the Teochew, who picked a watch from the breast pocket of Lov Seng while he was sauntering at tht Tanjong Pagar wharf just before leaving for China, was convicted ani sentenced to a month's hard labour. Ting Mook Lang was prosecuted bi Market Inspector Perreau with spit'532 words
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Article339 1912-08-17 3 Ng Chee the bullock-cart driver who was charged with criminal breach of trust m respect of 47 pine-apples value $4.70 cents, was convicted and sentenced to two months' rigorous imprisonment. Sia A Tuak, Lim Hon<? Kuang and Tan Soon Lim (Hylams) were arrested for voluntarily causing hurt to Tan339 words
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Article1128 1912-08-17 3 Tah A Koo a Hockchia, was arrested on the charge of assaulting a Tamil girl named Kona, aged four years, with intent to outrage her modesty m No. 283 Upper Serangoon Road. Inspector Lucas applied for a week's postponement as the girl is m hospital. The charge would probably1,128 words
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Article639 1912-08-17 3 A bad habit is like a person'i hair, it growg on one. Husband: l How much did you spend to-day?" Wife: Fifty dollars." Husband (ironically). Was that all Wife (with an injured air): "That was all I had." A matron recently made a morning call upon a neighbour,639 words
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412 1912-08-17 4 The Weekly Sun. SATURDAY, AUGUST 17. SHIP WITHIN A SHIP. That 9 for increasing safety on the sea will be abortive until shipbuild rs radically ■ilt^r c a tern of con-! structi the theory advanr by Prof. Otto Kretschroer, Dean of the Marine Engineering Department of the Oharlottenburg Technical High412 words
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Article280 1912-08-17 4 Valuable Route. hi an article on the Admiralty's now policy m the Mediterranean Paris •Temps' saysThe> is been an exch mge of views i subject and France and England have conferred as i; the m a ires necessary for maintaining the Mediterranean status quo, Lately the communications between280 words
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Article115 1912-08-17 4 The Chinese and Malay riff-] ♦ruff of Singapore have dis- i iC rered a paradise on the Espla- 1 nade m no less a place than the IgVound of the S.C.C where they at >emble m great force on bun- i day afternoon's to play foot-115 words
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Article595 1912-08-17 4 England beat South Africa m the eighth test match by ten wickets. The Sembrong Rubber Estate output for the month of July was 1,009 lbs. Sir O'Moore Creagh's rumoured resignation is denied m official quarters. Singapore can now boast of over twenty Churches: how many Christians, is595 words
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Advertisement46 1912-08-17 4 I r g,— "'I T^\\ NEW RECORDS DOUBLE SIDED 10 inches $1.25. (TEMPTATION RAG. ISMILER RAG. (VENUS ON EARTH WTZ. (MASKEN POLONAISE. CARRIF* I YOU YE GOT TO SING IN RAGTIME. (I CAN'T KEEP THE FLIES. OFF MY LUNCH. HELLO. THE Robinson PIANO Co., Ltd. 8-146 words
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Advertisement30 1912-08-17 4 ARE YOU PARTICULAR? You know quality, j demand value We supply only W.nes and Spirits of choice quality. Garner QuelGli&Co. BATTERY ROAD, SINGAPORE. AT SHANGHAI, HONGKONG AND LONDON. I 6130 words
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1369 1912-08-17 5 BEHIND THE SCENES IN FLEET STREET. "Mightier than the Sword," by Mr. Alphone Courlander (T. Fisher Unwln.) The interior of the grey building was an unexplored mystery for Humphrey He passed along the corridors by half-opened doors which gave a tantalising glimpse into the rooms beyond, where men sat writing1,369 words
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Advertisement79 1912-08-17 5 Caldbeck Macgregor and Company. Wholesale and* Retail WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS, Ales, Beer and Stout Importers. Telephone No. 160. Price Lists on application. BRANCHES AT: LONDON, GLABGOW, SHANGHAI, HONGKONG, TIENTSIN AND KUALA LUMPUR, WITH AGENCIES THROUGHOUT THE EAST. 13-7 'His Master's Voice* GRA^^^IONE MUSICAL INSTRUMENT. BEWARE OF i CHEAP IMITATIONS.79 words
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Article166 1912-08-17 6 New Singapore Braick. The Singapore branch of tku Bank of Formosa, says the Japan #«r«/W, v exptcted to be opened te l)usime&s on the Ist September of this year, and Mr. Okuyama, who will .c appointed manager of the branch, and two other** recently left for Singapore166 words
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315 1912-08-17 6 The matsh manufacturing industry m China sustained a heavy blow when the reTolution broke out and now it hu encountered a further difficulty owing to the serious advance m the cost of match wood, and it is thought that the Chinese match manufacturers willReuter - 315 words
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Article1923 1912-08-17 6 There is no end to the crises m China.! Even the most impartial and objective i; observer is likely to go astray if he ventures!" to prophecy how long the present state of things will continue. No theory is any longer applicable to the present RevolutionJapan Herald - 1,923 words
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Advertisement271 1912-08-17 6 -SPECIALTO BE OBTAINED FROM Messrs. Katz Bros. Ltd. 4 THE NEW FADELESS SHIRTS^ SOFT FRONT, STIFF OR DOUBLE CUFFS. Price $2.50 Each. A large selection of CHEAPER QUALITIES. Price $1.35 $1.75 Each. AN ENTIRE NEW STOCK. ADVERTISEMENTS. TO CAPITALISTS. Wanted by a Bur >can firm a working partner with $4000/-271 words
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Advertisement193 1912-08-17 6 IWaterbury's Metabolized 1 Cod Liver Oil Compound. I Q 4 \J \M l\ 3 U (U r 1 1V 11 r BM^iHß^-7 Finest Norwegian COD LIVER OIL changed I t 4 ML by the latest scientific process to a form allowing H i "Only a Cough" but you stop it193 words
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570 1912-08-17 7 Wo learn that it is expected by the management of the Han Yeh Ping Iron Coal Co., Ltd., that their works will again be m full working order m the course of about two months. Considerable feeling has been engendered amongst the570 words
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Article165 1912-08-17 7 New Singapore Branch. The Singapore branch of the Bank o! Formosa is expected to be opened to business on the lbt September of this year, and Mr. Okuyama, who will be appointed manager of the branch, and two others, recently left for Singapore to make the necessary165 words
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Article331 1912-08-17 7 Easter Sunday was election day m the state of the Argentine Republic, and national Senators and Deputies were chosen to replace those whose terras expire this year. The elections were held under president Saeuz Pena'H recently enacted electoral law. This law lias reduced t)ie opportunities foi fraudNew York Times - 331 words
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Advertisement216 1912-08-17 7 Sledge Brand Milk IS SUPPLIED TO ALL THE COVERNMENT MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS j IN THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES. XtfAT FOR;— SLEDGE^ Natural Sterilized Milk j OR I Condensed Unsweetened Milk. I SOLE IMPORTERS:: I J Travers Sons, Ltd. PILSENER B E E R. pf^p^^^^flP^p^p^pPV J**Ti iA^^JßpjpP asp^" |.3jM kA> 1H 1216 words
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Advertisement51 1912-08-17 7 A. LEE CO. GENERAL MERCHANTS. FODDERS FOR HORSES. Indian Crushed Food. Bran. Oats. Australian Chaff. Roller Flour. Paddy. GOOD CHEAP. No. 47, Carpenter Street, SINGAPORE. TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS "ALEE SINGAPORE." sth Edition A. B. C. Code. 3-8 Dr. FUROMOTO, JAPANESE DENTIST. 98. North Bridge Road. Best treatment available m Singapore. Reasonable51 words
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Advertisement163 1912-08-17 7 Jodelite Registered. The Great Timber i Preservative. »i i.ij ,->, m- N f-. rod.™, AH kiUdS f tlmber SUCh aS Berayah are after treatment with rottdd P ec^ aft V Pr tCCtcd agaillSt attacks f white ants < **y Protection of Para Rubber Trees. After pruning the trees apply a163 words
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Article2464 1912-08-17 8 The Curate and the Sempstress. True, if tribe, is the saying that one half < f the world doesn't know how the other 1 alf lives. How true I only began to realise when, within a few years of leaving Cambridge, 1 resigned my first curacy m a2,464 words
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Article496 1912-08-17 8 Is the conduct of the male person who fails to remove his hat whan itdiiu; m an elevator m company with women compatible with the appropriate bahavior of a real gentleman, or it it an act' of such dia- courtesy as betokens and befitsPhiladslphia Record - 496 words
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Advertisement86 1912-08-17 8 PROTOS MOTOR CARS. HIGH CLASS WORKMANSHIP. STRONG CONSTRUCTION. VERY SILENT RUNNING. Largely used by Royalty. Cars m Stocks Torpedo and Half-Torpedo Double Phaeton Cars to seat 5 and 7 persons. All finished m thejbest style. MONO MOTOR CARS. The Best ear of the Run-about Type. Improved Design, 14 H.P. 486 words
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Article1852 1912-08-17 9 Tke Hongkong and Cantonese merchants appears to attach great importance to the formation of the banking corporation for the maintenance of the paper currency, as is shown by the energy with which they ar<» taking up the scheme. So far the scheme has attracted many investors and theHongkong Telegraphs - 1,852 words
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Article670 1912-08-17 9 We hear a great deal m China just now of the political parties which have sprung into existence along with the Republican form of government. There is the Tung M Tig Hui, honoured by the membership of Dr. Sun Vat Sen, Tang Shao-yi and other notables, whichC.P. - 670 words
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Advertisement93 1912-08-17 9 If_ you ireally want a First Class CYCLE TYRE a Cycle Tyre that is known the world over for its durability and reliability you should always fit Tke Continental SPECIAL Obtainable From I John Little Co. Ltd. Robinson Co. Straits Cycle Motor Co. Ltd. Katz Bros. Ltd.. Singapore Cycle Store93 words
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Article1750 1912-08-17 10 News From All Sources. Peking, August 7.— Doctor Morrison] has accepted the position of Political Advisor to the President of the Republic for a period of five years. He enters on his uew duties next October after his return i from Eur.pe, whither ha roceeds on flthi instant. His1,750 words
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Article295 1912-08-17 10 The attempt of a corporation organized m Hongkong with foreign capital, largely from Honolulu, to establish a brewing business on the South Asiatic coast has been unsuccessful. The concern erected a modern brewery on a portion of the mainland opposite Hongkong m 1909, butConsular Report - 295 words
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Advertisement144 1912-08-17 10 88T TILES. Drainpipes. We hold large Btocks of RANEEGUNGE." the following at all times TDQ STRONCEST AND CHEAPEST. Cement Floor Tiles, I. P. S. Mosaic Tiles, Marble .Slabs, White Glazed Wall Tiles, T Glazed Tiles m all artistic designs, French Lar <c q ll 68 of all Roofing Tiles, Fibro144 words
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Advertisement290 1912-08-17 10 YOU WILL NOT be deceived. That there are cheats and frauds m plenty everybody knows; but it is seldom or never that any large business house is guilty of them, no matter what line of trade it follows. There can be no permanent success of any kind based on dishonesty290 words
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Advertisement213 1912-08-17 10 Siemens Brothers. MANUFACTURERS OF Electrical Machinery, Cables Wires, Apparatus and Accessories tor Electric Light, Power and Traction Purposes! HEAD OFFICE Caxton House, Westminster. LONDON. Supplies Department Upper Thames Street, LONDON. WORKS. Stafford. Woolwich. Daiston. BRANCHES. Cape Town, Melbournt, Calcutta, Toronto, Bombay, Penang, Madras, Rangoon Winchester Houst COLLY ER QUAY. Singapore.213 words
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Advertisement324 1912-08-17 11 BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD. APCAR LINE. I The undermentioned mail steamers of; the above Line maintain a regular service between Calcutta and Japan, calling at Penang, Singapore, Hongkong and Shanghai en route. FLEET. Tons. Commander. Ja P an 6,013 L. Y. Archdeacon. 88 Gregory Apcar 4,600 J. E.324 words
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Advertisement301 1912-08-17 11 KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. (ROYAL DUTCH PACKET COMPANY.) USDBB-COKTBACT WITH THE NeTHKRLANDS JsDIA GOVERXMEKT. AIMU at SHnHK Ik Slips Aieicy. LM.. 2-3 Crtlytr Owy. MAIL TABLE— AUGUST 12TM TO 23RD, 1912. The undermentioned dates an only approximate. BTEAMBHII-. From Expected. Will be Despatched for.— l» ilin B Date. Briton Aug. 12301 words
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Advertisement232 1912-08-17 11 THE POPULAR BRAND. ors^^T A one s jgißsi N steeked m&—- m Zf*^T rf^^h^Bf^V 3^B U X V V THE DENTAL HALL. BRAS BASSA ROAD. UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF Or. J. IWHTSUB©. DENTAL SURGEON. (Who may also be found at 82, Bras Basah Road), Newly opened for the convenience of232 words
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Advertisement99 1912-08-17 12 H Martell's Brandy. In England more Martell's Three MfljpW\ Star Brandy is sold than any dlmml Kft 1 other Brand. 11l 1 11 J In London more than three times the quantity of Martell's is sold than any other Brand of KSgii|§gg|||| OBTAINABLE FROM ALL DEALERS. 1 1 111 I99 words
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