Straits Echo, 7 June 1904

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    35 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAIT* THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES, AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY. VOL. ‘2. $24 Per Annum. PENANG, TUESDAY, JUNE >th, 1904. Single Copy, 10 cents. No. 127-
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    Domestic Occurrences.
    20 1 Btkth. On 17th May. at Ningjio, China, the wife of the Rev. A. R. Kepler, of a eon.
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    HIGH WATER.
    40 1 For. Week ending Monday, June Id, D»t)4. am. I\M. Tuesday, 7th 10.— 10.25 Wednesday, Bth... 10.50 11.15 Thursday, 9th 11.40 0.05 Friday, iotli 0.30 0.55 Saturday, 11th 120 1.45 Sunday, 12 th 2.10 2.35 .Monday, 13th 3.00 3.25
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    THE MOON.
    25 1 New Moon June 14th, 3.8 a.m. First Quarter... 20th, 12-32 p.m. O Full Moon 28th, 1.42 a.m. Last Quarter July 0th, 12.30 p.m.
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    FIXTURES.
    39 1 To-j>a v. 24th Day, 4lh Moon. Town Ban*I, Golf Glub, 0.30 p.m. Wavaug Yap Chow Thong, Campbell Street, 9 p.m. To-morrow. 20th Day, 4th Moon. Town Baml. Esplanade, 0-30 p.m. Wavaug Yap Chow Thong, Campbell Street, 9 p.m.
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    P & O. SAILINGS.
    49 1 P O. SAILINGS. Mail Service. Oll'l'lVA ltl»S. IIo.MKU AUOS. Bengal D June j Simla l!t June Malta US Coromandel 27 lixtra Service. (JO T W AUIIS. 11 0.11 KW AK lIS. Socotra H June j Peru 17 June Borneo SS Ceylon 1 Judy fiNT For particulars See Page 3.
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      Plague.
      72 1 (Rangoon Times Service.) Simla. 27 May.—The plague mortality’ during the past week showed a satisfactory decliue of 800 deaths but the total, despite this decrease, was 28,219, and the Punjab claimed no less than 24,853 deaths. Of the totals from other provinces the returns were comparatively small, the principal
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      The War in Tibet.
      456 1 The Attack on Niani Monastery. I \Rnuyoou Times Service.) j G yautse, 28 May.—The force which went out at dawn this morning to escort a convoy returning with mules past the Tibetan lines, found that the enemy had abandoned the investment of our rear, uor was
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      Persian Affairs.
      195 1 (Rangoon Times Service.) a jjJ Allahabad, 31 May—Notwithstanding the authoritative statement made by the fV«sian Legation in London, that Ala-ed-Dowleli has not been dismissed from bis post, it is now made public from Teheran that His Imperial Highness Shoa-es-Sultana is to be Governor General of Fare vice Ata-ed
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    Germany and the War.
    373 1 During the debate upon the third readiug of the Estimates in the Reichstag on 9th ult., Herr Bebel (Socialist) said that the speech which the Emperor delivered at Karlsruhe on his return from the Mediterranean gave the impression that in authoritative quarters the conviction was shared
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  • Money Market.
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      EXCHANGE.
      127 1 Penang, 7th June Ln (By courtesy of the Chartered. Hank.) London Demand Bank 1 /101 4 months’sight Bank ...1 1 i s t 3 Credit ...1/11J 3 Documentary ...Dll, 6 j Calcutta. Demand Bank Its. 1421 3 days' sight Private 1441 i Bombay. Demand Bank 1421 3 days’ sigiit
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      SHARES
      189 1 BersawuhGold Mine Co., Ld. 15. —sellers Ratlb Australian Gold Mining Co., Ld 6.25 buyers Redjang Ijelxmg Gold Mining Qo.. Ld s22s.— buyers KadauaGohl MiningC<>„Ltd. (fully paid) 10. —no in. Bruseh Tin Mining Co., Ld. 7.50 teller* Chendariang Hydraulic Tin Mining Co., Ld 20. —sales Kumugan Tin Mining Co. 15.—-
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      PRODUCE.
      156 1 I'iu ..5 73.75 Gold leaf S 81.— B. Pepper \V. Coast,3l bs. 5 oz.) 23.— buyer# White Pepper 41. —tellers Trang Pepper 28i noni. Cloves (picked) 43.—mom*. Mace S 95. ales Mace Pickings 75. Nut megs 11 Os 45.— sale# No. 1 0.3) Sugar < 2 nostock. Basket 4.10
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  • Shipping.
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      ARRIVALS.
      108 1 Taka, Br s.s. 3,651, Herrington, 7th June, Calcutta, 27th May, Rice. —H. 1«. Jk. Co. Denbighshire, Br. s.s. 2,488, Evan», 7th June, London, 30tb Apr, Qeu., B. Co, Brkiz Huel, Fr. h.h. 2.933, Audrain, 7th June 4 Hongkong, 20th Mav, Gen,,— S. O. Co. Van dkr Parra, Dut. s.s.
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      DEPARTURES.
      65 1 7th Juue. P tilu Kimtiu, for Deli. Tong Chay Uu, for Batu Bahra aud Asahan Deli, for Traug and Pang Nga. Vidar, for Port Swettenhani and Malacca. R. Ilaletvyn, for Batu Bahra and Asahan. Pvgu, for Edie. T. Seiuawe, Segli and Olehleh. Pin Seng, for Port Swettenhaui, Kuala Lumpur,
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      IN PORT.
      79 1 Taka, Br. s.s. 3,651, Herrington, 7th June, Calcutta, 27th May, Rice. —H. L. A Go. L>e.\ BiGHsiKK, Br. B.*'. 2,488, Evans, 7th June, London, 510th Apr, Geo., B. Co. Van Der Parra, Dut. s.s. 531, Goedhuis, 7th Juue, Bajan, 6th June, Gen., H. L. Co. Jin Ho, Br.
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      EXPECTED.
      52 1 I Flunk Atjfllln Pm Lightning Singapore A. A. A.Co. 9th June Bengal (Joloin bo P.&O. 9th Peutakota Singapore H.L.&Co. 9th vau Oulboorn Singapore H.L.ACo. 10th t (rlenloehy i London B.&Co. 10th C. F. Laeriz Colombo B.M.ACo. 11th Oldenburg ’Singapore B.M.&Co. 11th Benia rig London S.B.&Co. 22nd Beuniolir Singapore S.B.ACo.
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      SAILINGS.
      48 1 Yctrelt Vor Ay# >it* Leave* Lightning Calcutta A. A. A.Co. 9th June Pentakota Rangoon H.L.&Co. 9th van Outhooro Sal>aug H.L.ACo. 10th Bengal Singapore P.&O. 10th Gleplocliy Singapore B.&Co. 10th 0. F. LaeriziSingapore B.M.&Co. 12th Oldenburg Ooloinlx> B.M.&Co. 12th Benlarig Singapore iS.B.&Co. 22nd' Beniuolir London S.B.&Co. 23rd h
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      MAILS CLOSE
      49 1 Foi::— Bat it Balira and Asahau—Per Hole Chuan U\t, to-uiorrow, 1 p.m. Port Swet.tenhani—Per Mary Austin, to-morrow, 2 p.ui. Teluk A neon —Per Lamjkat, to-morrow, 2 p.m. Singupoie Per Tara, to-morrow, 3 p.m. Deli—Per Cornelia, 9th instant. 1 p.in. Langkat— Per Jin Ho, 9th instant, 1 p.m.
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      PASSENGERS.
      34 1 luteard —Per Denbighshire,” from Loudon Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins, Mr. Curtis, and Mr. Suan, Mr. and Mrs. Black. Per'‘Tara,” from Calcutta, Messrs Khoo Loon Taik, Chau Cheng Swee, Syed Md. ldid, L. Chong.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
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      290 1 A. E. SKEELS. >** HIGH CLASS. Jeyes’ Perfect Purifier. The best and most powerful disinfectant extant. In I and 5 Gallon Drums and in 40 Gallon Casks. Quotations on Application. Sandilands, Buttery Co. Aix-la-Chapelle KAISER WATER A Refreshing Dietetic Table Water. According to the analysis <»f Professor Justus vou Liebig
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      370 1 Notio# or Solo. BY ORDER OF THE MORTGAGEE. Tlie undersigned is instructed to take possession aud put up for Sale bv PUBLIC AUCTION On Saturday the llth day of June, 19*4, AT 1.30 P.M., at Bnkk Mcrtajaai Village, THE undermentioned three pieces of land and hereditaments as specified in the
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      40 1 STEARNS’ WINE, for weak, sickly women, ami young girls, they are especially benefit ted bv its use. DIABETIC Patients will hear of something to their advantage by writing to the Diabetic Institute, St- Dunstan’s Hill, London, E.C. NOTHING TO PAY.
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      12 1 OVERWORKED MEN FIND, Stearns Wine an excellent tonic. Renews strength aud vigor.
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      40 1 THK PiPPI) kept on file at K. O. DAKKS i «I k»«V Advertising Atroncjr, 1-24, Sauaonie ■**reet. Nan Krancinm. t’kliforn<* V. H. A.. whsie rontrai t« or advertimnji ran ha made for It. COW BRAND BUTTER. McAlister A Co., Ltd
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      12 1 A. E SKEELS. HIGH GLASS. BORDEN’S PEERLESS CREAM. Sandilands Buttery Co* f
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
  • Obituary
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    17 1 Death. On 25th May. on hoard the German mail h.s. Bayern. Alfred B. Glover, late of Nagasaki.
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    The Tin Mining Industry.
    1360 2 (Extract» front Report on Mininy, i F.M.8., 1903.) t Mining Lands The total area of land under alienation iu Perak, Selangor ami Negri Senibilan is roughly* 181,000 acres. The total labour force and equivalent being 238,449, there is therefore an average of 1.31 units of labour
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      17 2 TEAiJNS' WINE, in very An ijjknt for cliildien, e«|*eciallv if re pnle ami tliiu. Do not delay.
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      188 2 AMERICAN DENTISTRY, Jno. RABE, D D.S. Temporary Office, RUNNYMEDE, NORTHAM ROAD, Hours 9 am. to 1 p.m. VTTANTEDPermanent Cool Office Vf Rooms or House, with good Northern Light, furnished or unfurnished. 2-6-04 386 CROSSLEY’S OIL GAS ENGINES. Highest Award Paris Exhibition, 1900. Simplest and most Economical Oil Engine made. GARRETT
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      1647 2 Kuala Lumpur F. M. S. HOTEL. Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States Agricultural Show*. WANTED^ T Under European Management. Centrally situated within 10 minutes from the Railway Station. Ai.most Adjoining thk 8ki.a.iuok Club. 16c Hongkong. "tHE Agricultural Show for 1004 liuj l>een fixed to tsike place at Ki'alx Lumpur on
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      1657 3 3 «r yQC va m. i co. KrjjrctM arrival and Dejnntnre*. Mail Service. Ouhvards. lime 9 s.s. Inn>jitl connecting' with 8.8. A nut rat in 23 8.g. Malta do July 7 8.8. Chusan do 21 8.8. Simla do 8.8. Mongolia 8.8. China 8.8. Moldavia Homewards Jnneil s.s. Simla do 2*”t
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    The Straits Echo.
    79 4 Mttr« MltJtflM everybody, and Jnetioe al«e»e.—«mere*»* Established June Ist, 1903. HublieUM dally (except Umisl 'y'.) CRITERION PRESS, LA, N«. 220-232, 1 tench Strew*. Penang. PRIOR: DAII.V, I.OCAI »<* OUTBTATIOXS I’oeiuKc Kxtra MAIL EDITION (fmt Free) 16 OAHI.K AIIDKMM: “E c h o—P cna n g Telephone No.
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    The Railway Question.
    923 4 We publish in another part of this issue a telegram from our Kuala Lumpur correspondent summarizing the proceedings at a special meeting of the Comittee of the Selangor Chinese Chamber of Commerce convened for the purpose of considering correspondence which passed between Towkay Loke Yew and Mr.
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    Municipal Commission.
    4741 4 Ordinary Meeting. At tiie ordiuary uieetiug of the Peuaug Municipal Commissioners held yesterday afternoon, Mr. J. W. Hallifax (President), Messrs. Quah Beug Kee. F. S. B. Gaffney, Cheah Tek Thye, A. K. Adams, with Dr. Park (Health Officer) and 11. P. Philipps (Secretary) were present. Absent: —Dr. Locke.
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    THE WAR.
    309 5 Another Warship Blown up. Promotion for Togo and Yamamoto, l-and Advance on Port Arthur. (Echo Special.) lokio, June.— Admiral Togo officially reports that the fifth destroyer flotilla, which is blockading Port Arthur, at 7.40 p.in. on the 4th instant, witnessed a Russian gunboat of the Gilyak type blow
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      Germany and Britain.
      93 5 The King’s Visit to Kiel (Supplied by Meutgr.) London, 7 June. —ln view of the efforts of the German press to represent King Edward’s coining visit to Kiel as a political move on the part of Great Britain, who is anxious to secure the friendship of Germany
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      The Philippines.
      34 5 A Russian Canard. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 7 June. —A report in circulation in St. Petersburg, pointing to the eventual cession of the Philippine Islands to Japan, is emphatically contradicted in Washington.
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      Morocco.
      43 5 British Battleship Sent to Tangier. (Supplied by Re ale i.) London, 7 Jnne.-r-Tlie British battleship Prince of Wales, now at Gibraltar, sails to-iiiorrow for Tangier. A cruiser and seven other battleships, which were about, to leave Gibraltar for Genoa, have been detained.
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      The Railway Question.
      484 5 Selangor Chinese Chamber of Commerce Pretests. Echo Special.) Kuala Lumpur, 6 duue.—A j meeting of the Committee of the j Selangor Chinese Chamber of Commerce was held on Saturday for the purpose of considering a letter placed before the i dumber by Air. j Loke Y ew
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      Dastardly Crime.
      85 5 Miners Blown up. {Supplied by Reuter.) London, 7 June. —A number of non-unionist miners at Independence, Colorado, D. S. A., were awaiting the homeward train at two o’clock in the morning when the railway station platform was ■blown up by dynamite, exploded by means of three hundred feet
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      Embezzlement.
      103 5 A Sensational Military Case. Deli Covrant Service) The Hague (via Batavia) 2nd •June —From France news comes jtliat D’Autrich, an officer of the I War Department, has been caught embezzling amounts meant for pay- ment of equipages, lie was dej tecte«l by Crermischi, who is well known to the
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      Revolt in Flores.
      83 5 Much Property Destroyed. (Deli Courant Service.) Welterickden, June 2nd.—The notorious chief Tekka has raised the flag of revolt against Raja Sikka. The whole of the north coast is in revolt. Several kampongs have been burnt and pillaged. There is a parsonage at Kotting and it. is as
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      War in Achee.
      124 5 Terrible Slaughter at Penessan (Deli Courant Service.) Koeta Radja, 30 May. —The column commanded by Colonel van Daalen on the l ltli inst. stormed the fortified Kampong Penessan. The enemy, who offered desperate resistance, lost 275 dead, of which 95 were women and-children, whose bodies were found
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    Telegraph Rates.
    51 5 Further Reduction Probable. A ‘special ’to the Rangoon Advertiser from Allahabad, India, 29 May,.states that there is everv probability of a further reduction iu telegraph rates lietween India and England. It is expected that the present tariff of 2s. 6d. per word will be reduced by at least
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    The War.
    269 5 The Blockade of Liaotung Penin&lla. We are indebted to the courtesy of the Hon. the Resident Councillor fora copy of a notice received by the Colonial Secretary from the Consul for Japan at Singapore i reading as follows Singapore, May 28th, 1904. Dear Sir, In accordance with telegraphic
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    The Kedah Wedding.
    138 5 NVe understand that .many of our leading citizens have lieen invited to the Crown LViuce of Kedah's marriage. Ihe invitation cards are ou their rounds uud each bears the progainme of the nuptial ceremonies, which commence on the 14th inst. and end on the 26th. In view
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    The Vocal Society.
    132 5 A preliminary meeting of the newlv-pro-jeeffed ocal Society, a notice of which has already appeared in our columns, will take place at the Town Hall on Friday afternoon next, June 10th, at 5-15. The business consigff'bf:— L- T&f, Choice of Officers 2nd.' Choice of time, place, day
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    The Province.
    599 5 Fatal Accidents. A* inquest was held few days ago ou the body of a male Hiudu coolie who succumbed to injuries received while engaged. in carrying a bale of paper from a l*M>gkang to the goods shed at Prai It appeared that tlft> deceased along with three otlier
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    Theatre Royal.
    749 5 “A Chinese Honeymoon,” >! 1 r very patent last night that the Dallas Company; despite their long’ absence ti*m Penang, had not been forgotten and the Bjzo and enthusiasm of the audience Unit assembled in the Town Hall to witness A Chinese Honeymoon, must have been very gratifying
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      5 5 IRONMONGERY. McAlister A Co.. Ltd
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      20 5 STEARNS’ WINE, relieves the distressing cough of influenza, aud bronchitis. It invigorates and increases resistance to the inroa<]s of disease.
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      108 5 Penang Sales Room. The undersigned is instructed to- sell by PUBLIC AUCTION On Saturday 11th June 1904, at Mokkixksioe, 142 Bubmah Hoad, at 11-30 a.m. All the Valuable and Well-kept Household Furniture com I'Kisixis Drawing Room .Suite, English Cabinet, Marble Top 'J’able, Hat Stand, Dining Table, Dinner .Wagon, Altairahs, Mirror
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      343 5 STOP PRESS TELEGRAMS. Till* spare is referred for the publication of news acrivtn afltr tiie day'* news has been imposed. ar* To-day’s Advertisements. NOTICE. A Public Meeting of the Mohamedan Community will be held at the Town Hall (Esplanade) on Friday, 24th June, 1904, at 2 p.ui. AH are cordially
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      1695 6 Graham Co., Ld., 4 Beach Street Penang. Hall’s wine ’s Coca Hall Coca. Wine THE LONDON ASSURANCE CORPORATION. INCORPORATED BY -ROYAL CHARTER A.D. 1720. rpHE undersigned having been appointed .L Agents for tlie above Corporation, are now prepared to accept MARINE and FIRE risks at current rates. PATERSON, SIMONS Co.
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    The Turf Scandal.
    632 7 STEVIEW V Dt*k. Tiik suit of Robert Standeish late owner of the famous racer Sceptre, now the property of Lfc. W. Bass, against Sir James Duke, Bart., for heavy damages for slander, which tiatedBs reported in our last issue, ar#so dMy 0 Sir James’s allegations that he
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      1113 7 insurances. Canton insurance Office, Limited. Capital Subscribed $2,500,000 Aiiiouut. Paid-up 500,000 Reservo Fund 730,000 H RAD OrKICK, JIoNOKONO. General Agents, Mkssrs. Jakdikk, Matukson Sl Co. I A I *:c MAKR PERRIER JO HE 1 CHA M P AG NES. AGENTS undersigned having been appointed Agents for the above Company air
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      445 7 IMPORTANT TESTIMONY. THE ADULTERATION OF COD-LIVER OIL To The Ed i rons or “THE LANCET.'’ Si its. —I mu perfectly iu agreement with. Mr. E Pakry in bis contention tU.it the value of Cod-liver oil is due to the facility with which it is digested ami absorbed an<l not to
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      135 7 mHE undersigned beg to the public of Penang and thu neighbouring x A States that they have been appointed Agents for Messrs. IngaH. Parsons, Co,,Ltd. of London, and have recently received a large shipment of very beet q 11 1 Europe residv made Coffins. Coffin Furniture and Assorted Internal Coffin
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      717 8 KEEN PRICES FOR CASH! WHEAWAY, LAEAW Co., PENMS SUPPLY GOODS AT STERLING PRICES. Goods Sold Retail in England for Two Shillings, we Retail in Penang for One Dollar. We All Goods to our Out-port Orders on the distinct understanding that if they are not suitable they may Qlinnlll be returned
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