Straits Echo, 12 May 1904

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    Masthead
    35 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES, AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY. VOL. 2. $24 Per Annum. PENANG, THURSDAY, MAY 12th, 1904. Single Copy, 10 cents. No. 107.
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    Domestic Occurrences.
    69 1 Marriage. At St. Andrew s Culhedral, Singapore, on 7tli May. by the Right Rev. G. P. Hose. M.A., LL.D., D.D., the Bishop of Singapore and Sarawak. assisted by the Venerable Archdeacon. W. H. C. Dunkerlev. m.a.. Colonial Chaplain. Wilfrid Noel, fourth son of the Rev. Frederic C. Skey.
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    HIGH WATER.
    40 1 For Week ending Wednesday, May 18, 1804. a.m. r.M. Thursday, 12lh 12.20 12.45 Friday, i3th 110 1.35 Saturday, 14th 2.00 225 Sunday, 15th 250 3.15 Monday, 16th 3.40 405 Tuesday, 17th 430 455 Wednesday, 18 th... 520 5.45
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    THE MOON.
    26 1 O Ne"' Moon May 15tli. 4.31 p.m. First Quarter... 22m1. 5-34 am. O Full Moon 29tli, 2.20 p.m Last Quarter June stli, 9.16 p.m.
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    FIXTURES.
    21 1 To-day. 27th Day, 3rd Moon. Ascension Day. Holy Thursday. To-morrow. 2Hth Day, 3rd Mooli. Town l»and. Esplanade, 5-30 4>. in.
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    P & O. SAILINGS.
    50 1 P O. SAILINGS. Mail Service. Our W A R l»S. Ho M K W A It 08 Coromandel 12 May Malta li May Jfallaarat *6 Chum a 28 Hxtra Service. Outwards. Homkwaros. Caiulia 17 May For mom 19 May Sardinia 31 Mani a 3 June EtFor particulars See Page 3.
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    Japan’s Army.
    484 1 V. General Kuroki, the Commander- in-Chief. The execution of the plan of cam- < paign has been entrusted to General j Kuroki. He is the tirst to take the j liehl, and commands the First Army, which is composed of the Imperial l Guards, the Second Division, and
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    Turf Topics.
    1070 1 The Derby Favourite in Great Form. It appears from an ‘exclusive’ to the i Calcutta Asian that St. Amant, the Derby favourite, won the Two Thousand i just as he liked, the report stating that at i the Bushes Henry the First, who finished third, fell back beaten,
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    Libel.
    322 1 An ‘ad’ that cost the fair advertiser much mure than slie bargained for. It has taken the publicity of a libel action in Mr. Justice Grantham's court to elucidate the cryptic innuendo that may lurk behind an advertisement for false teeth. Mrs. Uelena Georgina Eskell-Paget—a name ot denial fame
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  • Money Market.
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      EXCHANGE.
      121 1 Penano, 12th May. (By courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Bank 1 /10 j; 4 months’ sight. Bank ...Llo| 3 Credit ...1/11 t V 3 Documentary 1 /11A Calcutta, Demand Bank Jls. 1 40J 3 days’ sight Private 1424 Bombay, Demand Bank 1404 3 days’sight Private 142$ Madras,
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      SHARES
      180 1 BersawahGold Mine Co., Ld. 15.50 sellers Raul) Australian Gold Mining Co., Ld 6-25 buyer itedjang Lebong Gold Mining Co., Ld ?240.— buyer» KadanaGold MiningC«*„Ltd. (fully paid) 10.— now. Bruseli Tin Milling Co., Ld. 3 7.50 sellers Cheudariaug Hydraulic Tin Mining Co., Ld 20. —tales Karaugau Tiu Mining Co. 15.
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      PRODUCE.
      158 1 Tin 5 75.80 buyers Gold leaf 5 81.— B. Pepper (W. Coast3lbs.soz.)s 24 sellers White Pepper 42.— sellers Traug Pepper 29 i buyers Cloves (picked) 43.— noni. Mace 05 .—sales Mace Pickings 75. Nutmegs 11 Os 45. nom. No. 1 7.50 Sugar 2 5.20 3.05 tellers Tapioca Flour 1
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  • Shipping.
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      ARRIVALS.
      77 1 Malaya, Ger. ss. 384, Block, 12th May, Deli, 11 tli May, Geu., —B. M. Co. Thaipino, Br. s.s. IGO, Wheeler, 11th May, Port Weld, 11th Mav, Gen.,—H. L. Co. Lady Weld, Br. s.s. ‘215, Treweeke, 12th May, T. Anson, lltli May, Gen.,— Straits S. S. Co. Langkat, Br. s.B.
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      DEPARTURES.
      27 1 13th May. Jin Ho, for Langkat. Rotorua, for Tongkah. Cornelia, for Deli. Van tier Parra, for Langkat. Canton, for Pangkor and Teluk Anson. Coromandel, for Singapore.
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      IN PORT.
      79 1 Carlyle, Br. s.s. 331, Quine, llth May. Port Swettenliain, 10th May, Gen., Straits Steamship Co. Malaya, Ger. s.s. 348, Block, 12th May, Deli, llth May, Gen., —B. M. A Co. Lady Weld, Br. s.s. 245, Treweeke, 12tli May, T. Anson, llth May, Gen., Straits S. S. Co. Langkat.
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      EXPECTED.
      60 1 Vestel» From A ye nl* Due Kuin Sang Calcutta B.&Co 12th May N urn berg Hamburg B.M &Co. 12th M C. Apcar Singapore A.A.A.Co. 13th van Outhoorn Singapore H.L.&Co. 14th Malta Singapore P.&O. 14th Aiubria Europe B.M.&Co. 15th Pentakota Rangoon H.L.&Co. 16th Zieten Europe B.M.&Co. 19th G. Apcar Calcutta
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      SAILINGS.
      114 1 V e**els For Agent» Leave» N urn berg Singapore B.M.&Co. 12th May Kum Sang Singapore B.&Co. 14th C. Apear Calcutta A.AA.Co. van 14th Outboorn Pulo Web H.L.&Co. Malta Europe P.&O. Ainbria Singapore B.M.&Co. 16th Pentakota do. H.L.&Co. Zieten do. B.M.&Co. G. A pear Benalder do. London A.AA.Co. S. B.&Co.
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      MAILS CLOSE
      88 1 For:— Deli —Per Calypso, to-morrow, 11 a.iu Port Swettenham and Malacca—Per Langkat, to-morrow, 2 p.m. Teluk Anson —Per Lady Weld, to-morrow, 3 p.m. Deli —Per Malaya, 14tli instant, 11 a.iu. Deli—Per Palo Rimau, 14th inst., noon. Port Swettenham and Teluk Anson—Per Carlyle, 14th instant, 3 p.m. Singapore, Hongkong,
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      PASSENGERS.
      27 1 In ward— Per Malaya,” from Deli, Messrs. Tia Toon Seng and Jason. Per Lady Weld,” from T. Anson, Messrs. Hon. J. Turner, Fonteine and Hollow Ayr.'
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
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      251 1 A. E. SKEELS. HIGH CLASS. TO LET 66 T>ICHMOND BUNGALOW/ J.V Peuang Hill. Apply to PATERSON, SIMONS Co 295 10-4-04 Aix-la-Chapelle KAISER WATER A Refreshing Dietetic Table Water. According to the analysis of Professor Justus von Liebig this water contains in 10,000 grammes or 10 litres 1. Chloride Sodium... 26,161
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      17 1 IF YOU EASILY CATCH COLD, your system is lacking in vitality, you need a tonic, Stearns' Wine.
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      21 1 KEEP YOUR BODY NOURISHED, keep strong your Doctor tells you so. Stearns’ Will assist you. Ask your Chemist about tttcrirns' Wine.
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      62 1 Kinta Tin Mines, Ltd DIVIDEND E. No. 5. A FURTHER DIVIDEND of 6 d. per Share has been declared, payable iu London, on May the 1st. and will l*e paid to all local Shareholders as soon as the registered list of Shareholders on that date is received from the Home
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      11 1 A. E. SKEELS. < HIGH CLASS. METTAR’S STOVES. McAlister A Co., Ltd
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
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      27 1 WEATHER. Thk following report, is kindly supplied l*v the Signal Director of Fort CornwailiK: The rainfall during the 2k hours ended at It a.m. to-day was nil.
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  • Obituary
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    387 1 Deaths. <>n 7th May. at Inrerlochy." Scott* Road, SingajH>re. the infant daughter of Mr. Mrs. A. Kmslie Benzie, aged five days. On 7th May. at No. Devonshire Road. Singapore. Capt. A. S. Busk. President Singa}s>re Merchant Service Guild, aged 53. Obituary. The Chief Kathi. We greatly regret to announce the
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    Great Coining Raid.
    1184 2 Discovery of a Huge Factory. Novel Devices. In one of Lambeth's mean streets near Vauxhall Station there is a dingy little shop, with its windows frosted three-quarters of their height, which has been raided by the police as a coiners’ den of an up-to-date and scientific character.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
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      14 2 STEA ItNS’ WrNB, a jfenenil tonic and «treugl h 'n*nt©ivr. reliable. “Mubt be Steam*’.”
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      281 2 TUB LONDON ASSURANCE CORPORATION. INCORPORATED BY {ROYAL CHARTER A.D. 1720. undersigned having been appointed Agents for the above Corporation, are now prepared to accept MARINE and FIRE risks at current rates. PATERSON, SIMONS Co. UPTON'S TEAS WERE AWARDED THE GOLD MEDAL AT THE PARIS EXHIBITION. AGENTS PENANG Paterson, Simons Co.
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      1394 2 NOTICE. TO LET. V I'emit. IKW8 of iVuaug, Siugiijxiri*, Selangor, and Sumatra. Photos enlarged, various sizes up to 3 ft ou Bromide paper. W. JONES. King Street. Penang. Photographer. 3Gc KENSINGTON VILLA,” /Vo. 6, Perak Road. Kent, *45 a month. JAMES BUCHANAN C.o’s No. TIANG LEE Go. 3, TRANSFER ROAD.
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      1739 3 /o TV. m N. Co. arrival aud Bejiartnres. Mail Service. Outwards. Mhv 12 8.h. Coromandel connecting with 26 s.m. II<1II11<<r«t Juno !l k.h. II<1<<1<1I 23 h.h. Maita do do do 8.8. Britannia s.s. Macedonia «8. Australia s.s. Mongolia Homewards. May 11 «.a. Malta do 28 s.8. Chilean do Jnne 9
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    The Straits Echo.
    86 4 Jiwticf patn-flcs eierylxuly, and justice alone.— Knu> r*« ti Established June Ist, 190.1. Publi»li<*<l daily (except Sunday».) at mu CRITERION PRESS, Ld., No. 220-232. Be.icii Strwl, Penang. PRICK DAII.Y, LOCAL ’i |x>i auiouii OUTSTATIONS I'wa|{e Extra MAIL EDITION (I’.wt Free) 15 CABLE AHHKMS: “He ho—P enan g
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    Police Reform.
    3010 4 The Example of India and Ceylon. Police reform in India, which has i been talked to death for years, lias al last been lifted far beyond tlie region ol I' vague generalities by Lord Curzon, wlic empowered a Commission to investigate I the whole system and report thereon.
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      596 4 WANTED Pritchard Co., PENANG. DRESSER for Malak-off Estate Hospital. Apply to MANAGER. Malabo# E*tale. 28-4-04 296 tt.c. OUR HALF YEARLY 'i*' > 1 NEGRI SEMBILAN GOVERNMENT. WANTED. 8 Cash HORN Chinese and Eurasian Junior Clerks. Salary commencing at $2O a month, with prospect of rising to 8160 a month, and
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      23 4 Good tor young and old is Steam H me. Enriches the blood, aids digestion, improves nutrition. FUNAGOYA WATER Wc ft lister Co.. Ltd,
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    THE WAR.
    619 5 Russians Defeated Again. Manufacturing “Submarines" at Port Arthur! Chinese Rice Seized by Russia. Hayahhi Ovated in London. (Echo Special.) Shanghai, 1 i May.—A correspondent, writing from Wijuon the dOth ult., says tiiat two transports conveying a thousand invalids have arrived at Chemulpo and it is alleged that there
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      A Tibetan Plot.
      105 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) London. 12 May.—The Gyangtse correspondent of the Times wires that the Chinese Commissioner Ma deliberately concealed the Tibetan plot to a thick Colonel Younghushand’s mission on the sth instant. Mr. Parr, of the Imperial Chinese Customs, who was a joint Commissioner with Ma, narrowly
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      The English Turf.
      82 5 Newmarket Stakes. Reuter wires that the result of the running yesterday was as follows Mr. J. Muster's lire Hunky I. bv Meltou—Simeua 1 Sir J. Thursbvs b c John o’ Gaunt bv Isinglass—La Flee lie 2 Mr. L de Rothschild's b c St Amant bv St. Frusquin
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      Cricket.
      75 5 (Supplied by Rceler.) London, 12 May. —Lancashire has beaten Leicestershire by an innings and (»4 runs. Surrey lias beaten Hampshire by 253 runs. lu the match at Lord’s between Warner’s Australian Team and tlie M.C.C., Warner’s team scored 300 in tlie first innings and in the second 34 for
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      Singapore.
      258 5 Alleged Big Failure. (Echo Special.) Singapore, 12 May. —It is announced that an interim receiving order lias been granted against the big Chinese firm of Tong Teck, of Market Street. The liabilities are rumoured to lie over a million dollars. The Portland and Asiatic Company, trading between Portland, Or.,
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    Sports.
    269 5 Ihe prizes for the coining Hunt Club Gymkhana have arrived and are on exhibition in the window of Messrs McAlister A Co., as we announced yesterday. They i comprise a very handsome silver cup, a i tankard and tumbler ot the same metal, a salver, a gold brooch and
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    Thanks!
    418 5 “One of the People”: Mam thanks for your congrats: but you are a few days ahead of schedule time. Youv’e got the Daily Bulletin and Strait x Echo rather mixed up. A year ago yesterday the Bulletin, the little forerunner of the 8-page Echo, made its appearance and created
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    Bad Dollars.
    269 5 At 4.30 p.iu. on Saturday a Chinaman was arrested by the detectives for attempting to pass a counterfeit Britisb dollar, and others were found on him. From enquiries made a house in Johore-rd was raided, aud a second Celestial was arrested with 819 counterfeit ou his person. Further
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    Our Ladies’ Column.
    1174 5 Loudon, 15th April. My Dear Maroaret, A few' more hints and notes for you this mail, although there will be really nothing very slartling, I suppose, till Mav. To tell you that black is smart wear mav I uot delight you, sis in your sunny lsmd of
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  • PUBLIC OPINION.
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      A TOKEN OF GRATITUDE.
      285 5 To THE EDITOR OF TIIK STRAITS ElllO. Sir, I shall feel much obliged if you will insert the following as a token of affection and undying remembrance for my Alma Mater, and of gratitude and esteem towards former teachers. It was my intention to call on
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    The Patani Affair.
    519 5 Return of Tungku Abdul Kadir. The People Jubilant. The following news, received bv to-day's mail, announces the satisfactory closing of an unsatisfactory episode, and denotes the intention of Siam to adopt a more conciliatory policy towards the Native States to the north of the Federated Malay States.
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      16 5 OVERWORKED MEN FIND, Stearn*' Wine jui excellent tonic. Renews strength and vigor. CUTLERY. McAlister Co., Ltd
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      21 5 Very palatable, even children enjoy to take it, but it is Stearns' Wine, not tbe others. CHANKOLS. McALISTF.R <Jr Co.. Ltd.
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      511 5 STOP PRESS TELEGRAMS. Tliis sp;icc is reserved lor I lie publication of new» arriving after tlie day'» news lias l>cen imposed. To-day’s Advertisements. NOTICE. A GENERAL MEETING of Plauters will l)e held at the Selangor Club, Kuala Lumpur, on Sunday, the 15th of May, 1904, at 11 si.ni.. to consider
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      1772 6 Teik Chin Coy. Allan Irving. Taik Ghee Co. TJgureral Storekeepers, PrtrVisioners and Commission Agents. 25 Hugh Low Sheet, IPOU. Specialities always on Hands Reddawey’s Camel Hair 'Belting, Crushed Food, P adi, Paints, Burrell’s Boiled Raw Linseed Oil, Turpentine, Mining Candies, Manila Rope, Best Moulmein Cigars, Siberian Butler. Penang. KXG INKERS,
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    PENANG TURF CLUB.
    1309 7 THE FOLLOWING 18 THE PROPOSED PROGRAMME FOR AUTUMN MEETING, 1904, to Is; passed at a General Meeting to be held On FRIDAY, 20th MAY. 11*414. ter Xo amendments to this Programme will l>e considered unless due notice is given in writing to the Secretary at least ten
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    About Push.
    1158 7 An Amkkican A duress to Men and Women, and Especially to Young People. To the people the Chicago American sends greeting, thuslv:— There are only two classesof humau beings in the world—the useful aud the useless. To which class do you belong? The useful class consists of those
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
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      217 7 PERRIER JOUET CHAMPAGNES. AGENTS HUTTENBACH BROS. Co. KITSON LAMPS/ J lie l*ine*t. Light in ExiHteuce. ArPLT TO HUTTENBACH BROS. H Co. Sole Agent*. MACHINERY, ETC. Steam Engines Boilers of various Horse-powers. Petroleum, Gasol ine, Stationary and Marine Engines. Huttenbach Bros. Co. LEVER BROS. LTD SUNLIGHT, LIFE BUOV and other Soaps.
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      143 7 ELECTRIC LIGHT. BURN Co., Limited, Penang. riTO al! intending consumers of Electric current,-about to be supplied by the 1 Penang Municipality, we have much pleasure in intimating that we are prepared to give estimates for internal wiring, motor installation, and all Electric Works. All work will be done under the
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      155 7 I s '/V' s *mw J I OK PRICES APPLY TO MARTYN Co. 12-10-03 T, tic KWOK AH KAM OF CHOP kwong mow, 5S tji 21 iVo. 39, Bishop Street, Penang. Chinese and English Furniture Maker, Carpenter and Building Contractor. 2-5-4-04 200 j Messrs. C. S. SENG Co. Just Received
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      283 7 Dr. W. MANSON DENTAL SURGEON. i Price Moderate Consultation Free. KNSIDINO AT 'Vo. 179a, Carnarvon Street, About 20 houses from the Carnarvon Station. HiT Mrs. Manson, having just arrived, will undertake all Dental Services for Chinese ladies at half rates for one month onlv. 6 tilths. THE PATRIOTIC ASSURANCE Co.
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      1599 8 INSURANCES The Liverpool and London and Globe Insurance Company. We give Biggest Value for least Money. Graham Co.. Ld., Liver)>ool. 1 Dale Street. London. Ikhtitu iki> Cornhill 1836. and Charing Cross I pHE undersigned iiave been appointed Agents of the aliove Company at j ]>enang, and ait? prepaid to issue
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