Straits Echo, 23 May 1904

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    36 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVEN IS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES, AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY. VOL. 2. $24 Per Annum. PENANG, MONDAY, MAY .3rd, 1904. Single Copy, 10 cents. No. 116.
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    Domestic Occurrences.
    36 1 Mark i auk. On !*th May. at Hongkong, Rol>ert McGre--g°r. Shanghai, third non of tlie lato Robert McGregor, Greenock, to Agne* Brymner Sinclair. m b.. Ch. B. second daughter of Win. Siuglair, Greenock. Scotland.
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    HIGH WATER.
    39 1 For Week ending Sunday, May 29, 1904. AM. P.M. Monday, 23rd 9.30 9.55 Tuesday, 24th 10.20 10.45 Wednesday, 25th... 11 10 1135 Thursday, 26th 0.25 Friday, 27th 0.50 1.15 Saturday, 28th 140 2.05 Sunday, 29th 230 2.55
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    THE MOON.
    26 1 O Full Moon May 29th, 2.20 p.m. Last Quarter Juue sth, 9.10 p.m. O New Moon 14t|i. 3.8 a.m. First Quarter... 20th, 12-32 p.m.
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    FIXTURES.
    50 1 To-pay. Whit Monday. Public ami Bank Holiday. 9th Day, 4th Moon. Town Baud. Esplauade, 5-30 p.m. Wayang Yap Chow Thong, Campbell Street, 9 p.m. To-morrow. 10th Day, 4th Moon. Victoria Day. Public and Dink Holiday. No issue of the Straits Echo." Wayang Yap Chow Tliong, Campbell Street, 9 p.in.
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    P & O. SAILINGS.
    43 1 P O. SAILINGS. Mail Service. Dux wards. Hum k wards. Ballaarat 26 May Cltumn 28 May Beiujal 9 June Simla 9 June Txtra Service. Outwards. Homewards. Sardinia SI May i Mani’a 3 June Sandra It June Vera 17 For particulars See Page 3.
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    War Items.
    1214 1 Arrest op Japanese Spies. St. Petersburg, 2*2 April.—General Kuropatkiu telegraphs to the Tsar, under date of the 21st I respectfully report to your Majesty that two Japanese officers, named Stcevo Yokoka and Teiska Oki, have been arrested near the station of Turchikha. In their possession were found three
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    Mining Notes.
    485 1 Luala Liuis, 10 May.—Their claims against the Pen j uiu Company having been satisfactorily settled, Messrs J. O. Morris and A. Murchison have left for Australia. Mr. E. R. Stokoe, .State Engineer, has Looked his passage by the P. and O. Cliusan leaving on the 27th instant. Mr.
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    EXCHANGE.
    118 1 Fknang, 23rd May. (By courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) fiOndon Demand Bank ...l/lOf 4 months’ sight Bank 1,11 3 Credit *...1/11$ 3 Documentary ...1/11 3 6 Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs. 141 3 days’ sight Private 143$ Bombay. Demand Bank 141$ 3 days’ sight Private 143$ Madras, Demand Bank 141$
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    SHARES
    189 1 flersawali Gold Mine Co., Ld. 15.50 sellers Haul) Australian Gold Mining Co., Ld 6.25 buyers Redjaug Lebong Gold Mining Co., Ld $240. —buyers KadanaG old MiningCo„Ltd. (fully paid) 10. —no hi. Bruseli Tin Mining Co., Ld. 7.50 seller* Cheudariaug Hydraulic Tin Milling Co., Ld 20. —tales Karaiignii Tin Mining
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    PRODUCE.
    156 1 I’m 75 30 Gold leaf sBl. 1». Pepper (W. Coast 311>5.50z.)$ 22. tiom. White Pepper 40.— sales. Trang Pepper 29s nom. Cloves (picked) 4-3.— nom. Mace 95. —sales *Mace Pickings 75. Nutmegs lIOs 45. nom. No. 1 6.30 Sugar 2 no stock. Basket 3.9s tellers L'apioca Flour 1.70 sellers
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  • Shipping.
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      ARRIVALS.
      181 1 M. Vajirunhis, Dut. b.s. 1,183, Potjewyet, 23rd May, Padang, 12tli Mav, Gen., H. L. A Co. Benalder, Br. 8.8. 1,959, Mclutosli, 23rd Mav, Yokohama, 14th May, Gen., S. B. A Co. Hok Canton, Br. s.s. 294, Scott, 23rd May, Acheen, 19tli May, Gen., —Ban Ho Hin. Unity, Nor. s.s.
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      DEPARTURES.
      147 1 23rd May. Van der Parra for Langkat. R. Haletcijn, for Batu Bahra and Asahau. Maha Vajirunhi for Singapore. Canton, for Paugkor and Teluk Anson. Chan Tai, for Perl is and Setul. Oinapere, for Kopah, Renong, Victoria Point, Bokphyn,Maliwun, Mergui, Tavoy and Rangoon. Malaya, for Deli. Glenfallock, for Singpapore, Hongkong,
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      EXPECTED.
      27 1 Veta>‘l* /•Vow i 1 Ayeut* /> ne Glenfarg i London B.ACo. 23rd May Sui Sang 'Singapore B.&Co. 27th Lenar ty jLondon S.B.AC'o. 30th Sardinia Suez H,L.&Co. 30th
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      SAILINGS.
      80 1 For Ayeula Leo vet Gleufarg Singapore |B.&Co. 23rd May Sui Sang Calcutta |B.«tCo. 27th Sardinia Singapore iH.L.&Oo. Benarty Singapore S.B.&Co. 30tb We would direct the attention of «hipping firm* to the ftyle in which “Steamers Kspected” and Projected Sailings" arc published in the Echo and >n «o doing respectfully
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      MAILS CLOSE
      52 1 For Rangoon —Per Unity, to-morrow, 11 a.m. Deli —Per Pnlo Rtmau, to-morrow, noon. Port Swettenbain and Singapore—Per Pin Seng, to-morrow, 1 tun. Bangkat and Pangkalan Braudau—Per Petrel, to-morrow, 1 p.m. Teluk Anson —Per Lady Weld, to-morrow, 1 p.m. Tongkah—Per Rotorua, to-morrow, 1 p.m. Port Swetteuliam Malacca—Per Vidar, to-morrow,
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      PASSENGERS.
      29 1 Inward —Per Lady Weld,” frtm Teluk Anson, Messrs. M. Allan, P. Tatlock, J. H. Tatlock, G. R. Stucking. J. L. Crosckett, L. C. Brown and H. L. Warne
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      32 1 A. E. SKEELS. 0* HIGH CLASS. COW BRAND BUTTER. McAlister Co.. Ltd NOTE. mnsmuirs 3 CROWN WHISKY IS NOW MADE UP IN Clear While Glass Bottles. KATZ BROS., Ltd., wc Sole Agents
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      85 1 TO LET “MENTMORE” No. 13, Logan Road Immediate Entry. FOUR bed, dressing aud bath rooms, with verandahs all round. Tennis Court full size. Stabling for three horses aud Coach House. Apply to J. W. A., c o Straits Echo. 349 16-5-04 I Patients will hear of 1 W A WflB?
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      41 1 METT All'S STOVES. McAlister Co., Ltd. TIIIC PAPPD 18 kept, on file at K. 0. I)AK KS 1111*7 rni Ll\ AdvertUinjr Agency, 121, Kaneome Street, San Francisco, California, U. S. A., where run tracts or advertising c;in he tnailo for it.
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      10 1 A. E. SKEELS. 0 HIGH ENGINE OILS. mcalister 00., Ltd.
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
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      26 1 WEATHER Thk followin'.' report, is kindly supplied l»v the Signal Director of Kort Cornwallis:— Tlte rainfall during llm hours ended at i> a.in. fco-day was nil.
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  • Obituary
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    13 1 Dkath. On —Ht]i April, at Tokio. George Bayfield, of Kobo. aged *»H year*.
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    PENANG TURF CLUB.
    1293 2 THE FOLLOW I If O IS THE PROPOSED PROGRAMME FOR AUTUMN MEETINC, 1904, to be pH«<e<l at a General Meeting to be liel«l On FRIDAY. 20th MAY. lt*>4. No amendments to this Programme will l»e considered unless due notice is driven in writing to the Secretary at
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      530 2 lw>) a -j 3* ER FUli PRICES APPLY TO MARTYN 12-10-03 Co. 72c THE PATRIOTIC ASSURANCE Co. (Founded 182 4-.) Dublin. 9, Cott eye Green. London. 674, limy William Stree CAPITAL £1,500,000. TITHE undersigned have lieeu appointed 1 Agents of the alnive Company at Penang, and are ojieii to issue
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      127 2 I SAVE YOUR EYES. Have them thoroughly examined and pro- perly with GLASSES, SPECTACLES, EYE GLASSES, LENSES and F12AMES of all kinds supplied. J. HARMON LEVI, Eye-sight Specialist and Expert Opticiau. can l>e consulted at THE DISPENSARY, No. '2, Dithojt Street. For short time only. 12-5-04 W7 r D. C.
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      977 2 NOTICE. A GYMKHANA MEETING will Ik* i jl\_ held by the Kiuta Gymkhana Club, Inn the 18th of Juno, and also on the 20th, if sufficient entries. Cups to the value of I about 850 will l»e presented for each event. PROGRAMME. First Day, 18th June 1904. 1. 3 p.in.
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      2018 3 P.&O.S ss y_\ T 8. N. Co. r 'f r M A W BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION Co.. Ltd. Norddentscber Lloyd, Br6I136Il Koninklijkc Pakelvaart Maatschappij, Negapatam Lines of Steamers. BA NKB KjjjPi'tfjJ unicnl aiul iJc/unlnrcs. Mail Service. Outwards. X&gsm Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER.
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    The Straits Echo.
    76 4 081 to* mtihflre evMybtxiy, and justice al*wM*. Rnirrmn j Established June Ist, 1903. Unl>li«he»l tlailj (except Khmlm>«.) AT TIIS CRITERION PRESS, Ld., No. 220-23*2. Beach Street, IViiung PRICE DAIJ.V, UK’AI. r*i OITSTATIOXS Coe-age Extra MAH. KI’ITION (lost Kiee) 15 CAIM.K .UMMtKXS: Echo—Penang.” Telephone No. 188. Kdilor, Chksnky
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    Empire Day.
    1062 4 For years the Earl of Meath lias advocated the setting apart of one dyy in each year on which the attention of scholars and others throughout the Empire shail bj specially drawn to the moral responsibilities which at ach to British citizenship, and in a circular letter to
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    Fire Precautions.
    800 4 The Lessons or Yesterday’s Blaze. The urgent need for great improvement of our water supply was amply demonstrated yesterday at the fire which resulted in the burning' of a contractor’s shed behind the Scotch Church in Northam Road, about n mile out of town. The fire broke out
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    Fire.
    612 4 At about eleven o'clock yesterday morn- j ing fire broke out in an attap building used as a contractor’s shed and situated immediately behind the Scotch Church in Northam Road. By the time the Fire Brigade arrived with engines and hose reels the whole building had burnt to the
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    Legislative Council.
    482 4 Strait* Times, 31 Mof) A Meeting of the Council was held on Friday last 20th instant. There were present His Excellency the Governor, Sir John Anderson, k. c. m. a., Hon. W. T. Taylor, c. m. (Colonial Secretary), Hon. F. O' Penney (Colonial Treasurer), Hon. W. R. Collyer
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    Wayang Yap Chow Thong.
    165 4 This well-known company, which has only recently l)eeu formed, opened on Saturday night with Edward William,” a piece performed under the patronage of the Federal Secretary and a number of officials in Selangor. It was capitally staged and the appearance of Omar, the principal actor, brought
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    Wayang Pusi.
    260 4 The Queen Alexandra Theatrical Company, otherwise known by the familiar name of Way&ug Pusi, gave their opeuing performance entitled Henotifah on Saturday night last at the Ivwala Kaugsar Theatrical Hall. This Company, which is composed of the principal artistes of Penang and l>atavia. has established a great reputation
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      601 4 Pritchard Co. PENANG. WANTED. N ASSISTANT BOOK-KEEPER Must write a good haml. Salary Apply to BOOK-KEEPER, NEW CAB *25. 21-5-04 c o Straits Echo WANTED A 1 JTJST "«BOBSVEB I*VV'e invite inspection. 2 *c V Velor rich designs and Colourings. Kensington Squares N ASSISTANT BOOKKEEPER. Must writs a good hand.
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    The War.
    226 5 Reported Russian Sortie. Russian Praise for Japanese Gallantry. Fighting Near Fengwangcheng. (Echo Special.) 'Tokio, 2J May.—Admiral Togo reports that a squadron of gunboats destroyers and torpedo-1 jo; its reconnoitred Port Arthur on the ’iOth instant. I’he squadron sustained a hot cross tire from the forts, hut little damage
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    Siam.
    64 5 Death Sentence Commuted. (Echo Special.) Bangkok, 20 May. —The death sentence passed upon Poona Kiibrain for the murder of Mahomed Abdul Kadar, in the Wat lvoli district, during the Chinese New Year festivities, has been commuted to penal servitude for life. Poona Subrain, who is only 17 years of
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    United States.
    23 5 The Presidential Election. {Supplied by Renter.) London, ‘2l May.— President. Roosevelt’s re-nomination for tlie Presidency of the United States is assured.
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    Tibet.
    39 5 Mail Carriers Attacked. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 21 May. —The Tibetans have ambuscaded eight sepoys, carrying mails, at the rear of the British camp. The mail carriers reached the camp after an hour’s fighting, .having sustained three casualties.
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    France and Rome.
    93 5 Ambassador Recalled. (Supplied by Renter London, 22 May.— France ha» recalled her Ambassador at the V ati- j can, owing to the wording oc a protest addressed to tlie Powers simultaneously with the protest of Bth May. f The protest of May Bth referred to was wired
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    The Last Chance.
    145 5 The Japanese h tvo taken lviuehow, the key t> Port Arthur, after many hours’ hard lighting. —Echo Sjx<ial.~] Spectators Play up, man j Slog 'em round the field. W by. you haven t scored 1 a’point vet 1 Rooskie Sol dal being last Ilian in an 1
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    Emigrants for the Straits.
    281 5 The emigration of Chinese coolies for the Straits Settlements continues very brisk, 1 says the Hongkong Telegraph. From 26th March to 23rd April the following steamers left Amoy carrying Chinese passengers March 27th—Pakiang with ,<593 April 1st—Hongwan 1,229 4th —Abyssinia 1.410 5th—Tjimabi 492 7th—Glenfalloch 1,050 j
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    A Chinese Grievance.
    328 5 The Registration Question. Special Representations: Official Correspondence. Under date of 18th May, our Bangkok correspondent reports that an old grievance, not altogether unknown in the Straits Settlements, was revived ou 12th instant, when a deputation of leading Chinese merchants aud bankers, introduced by Mr. Naylor, barrister, waited
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    Saturday's Paperchase.
    429 5 A Record -Meet. A i.akok field of twenty-seven riders met at ]>at.o Kramat Hardens to try conclusions. Five ladies and three doctors made it quite a record turn out for the Hunt annals. A little after tive the field trotted down Perak road, crossed the tram l.n?s, then
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    Our Locai Affairs.
    499 5 The Outbreak of Rinderpest. Towards the end of the month an outbreak of rinderpest gave great trouble. The Health Officer reports as follows: < “This disease had broken out in the sheds where our cattle were kept. At first we < attempt»! by putting our cattle in
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    Tin.
    323 5 London, 27iIi April.—The market was firm, especially for near prompts, for which up to All2B ’»s. was paid, while three months was offering at All 26 15s. To-day, however owing to very heavy bear” sales, the market receded to A 1126 2s. fid. for three months and A 1127
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      19 5 STEARNS’ WINE, whets tlio appetite. Aids digestion, improves assimilation, strengthens the stomach so tliat food does good. Steam'» Wine.
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      13 5 STEARNS WINE, for tbiu, nervous and fretful people, old and young, immediate 1
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      20 5 STEARNS’ WINE, relieves the distressing cough of influenza, aud bronchitis. It invigorates aud increases resistance to the iuroads of disease.
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      450 5 Municipal Notice. A PPLICATIONS will be received by tlie undersigned up to 4 p.m. on Thursday, the 2nd June, 1904, for the post of Municipal Engineer to the Municipality of George Town, Penang. Candidates must l>e thoroughly qualified Municipal Engineers and will be required to superintend and improve the drainage
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      323 5 STOP P TEL This 'price is reserved for Ik»: after the day's news lias J OPERA TOP CHOW THONG. To-night! To-night t AT THE TEIv SOON THEATRICAL HALL, Campbell Street. The lndra Permata Theatrical Cmpuy of Selangor Monday, 23rd May, PRINCE HAMLET. To-morrow night Tuesday being a Holiday you should
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      1740 6 mark TKADE CHIN HIN BROTHERS, FOR SALE. jr MICA, in Crude State AND ALSO MICA POWDER. 1 PERRIER JOUET CHAMP AGNES. AGENTS HUTTENBACH BROS. Co. Taik Ghee Co. iEmdeca Decoration. LMVi SUN HO CHOP HENG MOH Sl Co., /64, Beach Street, Penang. MICA, The chief use of this Mineral is
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    SELANGOR TURF CLUB.
    1021 7 PROGRAMME FOR 2!sty 23rd and 25th June, 1904. FIRST DAY. 1.—The Maiden Pi.ate. alue S300 and £5») to second horse. provided there are live starters the property of different I owners. A Race for Maiden horses. Ex-Grif- j tins allowed 141bs. Weight 0.7. Entrance' *10. Distance R.C.
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      413 7 JUST ARRIVED! A Lai go Stock of Rubber-tv red (’smin.e Wheels of English Manufacture. T rw 1?. m *Ti ‘wi* y Quality guaranteed and price reasonable. c. S. SENG Co., S-ic Hrtirh Strrrt, I'rtiriut/ ELECTRIC LIGHT. BURN Co., Limited, Penang. ail intending consumers of Electric current, about to lx 1
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      345 7 r C X :h 2 IE < X T -S GO ns a I I I'? a 5 i_, 02 K i>fi ’< 2 'I r^l' H rC Q H 5u y. ?3 p M i I •ills ►-> -j 0-5* 02 ’S “V 5 i q 2 s Ssff
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      929 7 NOTICE. INSURANCE9 Perak. IKWS <*f iVunng, Singapo Selangor, ami Sumatra. Photos enlarged. various si/.os up |•> ;j f| on Bromide pajHT W. .ION 10S, King Street. Penang. I'hotogra 36c CROSSLEY'S OIL GAS ENGINES. Highest Award Paris Exhibition, 1900. Simplest and most Economical 0/7 Engine made. GARRETT SON S POSTAGE ENGINES,
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      1366 8 NEW DELIVERY DF UD4 DESIGNS. WUTMA7, LAIDLAW ft Co., PENANG Graham Co., Ld., WHOLESALE CHEMISTS, 4 !tench Street, i 9 enang. HAVE JUST UNPACKED LARGE CONSIGNMENT VIYELLA AND CEYLON FLANNELS SUITABLE FOR CENTS OR LADIES WEAR. VIYELLA is Stamped Unshrinkable. Gents’ SINGLETS, SLEEPING SUITS, etc., etc. MADE UP TO SPECIAL
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