Straits Echo, 27 June 1904

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    35 1 Straits Echo OA.LV CHRONICLK OF EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES, AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY. VOL. 2. $24 Per Annum. PENANG, MONDAY, 27th JUNE, 1904. Single Copy, 10 cents. No. 144.
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    HIGH WATER.
    44 1 ~i Week ending Sunday, June 3, 1904. AM. i'.M.f .Moiuiiiv, 27th ...11.20 U.4> I'uesdav, 2Hlli ...12 10 12.25 Wednesday, 59th 1.00 1.25 l luirsdav, 30th 150 2.15 Friday, Ist 2.40 2.05 Sat m <la v, 2ml 3.30 2.55 Sun-lav, 2nl 4.20 4.45
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    THE MOON.
    27 1 O I'nil Moon Juue 28th, 1.42 am. Last (Quarter July sth, 12 25 p.m. O New Moon 12Mi, 12.6 p.m. Knst (Quarter... 19th, 7-27 P.M.
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    FIXTURES.
    60 1 To- DAT. ILIi I tiiv, stli Moon. Tin* Parsi Curxon Theatrical Co. Kuala Kangsa Road, 0 p.m. Wavaiig Yap Chow Thong, Campbell Street, 0 p.m. Tow n Land. Esplanade, 9 p.m. To-.mo it now. 151 li I >av, sth Moon. The I’arsi Cur/.on Theatrical Co. Kuala, Kangsa ltoud, 9
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    P & O. SAILINGS.
    47 1 P O. SAILINGS. 4v Mail Service. <)l l WARDS. 11 OM RIVARDS. I Simla 7 July. Bengal 9 July I Nubia 2/ Italian rat US l.xtra Service. J (M'twakdx. Komkwakds. Borneo 2<S Jane i Ceylon 1 Jn’y Jaea /2 July i Camlia /•> Koi particulars See Cage 2.
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      Unrest in Russia.
      56 1 No Mobilisation in Manufacturing Districts. 1 (Ceylon Observer Service. Allahabad, June 11.—A special to the Pioneer, dated Loudon, 10th June, says:—The Times states that Russia has decided that there shall be no mobilisation in manufacturing districts 1 for ffar of Socialists, and she is nervouslv curbing the
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      Indian Staff College.
      118 1 (Ceylon Observer Service.) Allaliabad, 10 June.—A special to the Pioneer, da toil London, 9th June, says :—The Times, writing in favour of the establishment of an Indian Staff College, declares that the identity of, spirit and training between Quetta and Cambridge colleges is most important, j It.
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      Indian Finances.
      358 1 Views of Madras Chamber of Commerce. (Itanyoon Advertiser {Service.) M ulr.is. 11th Juno.—The Madras Chamber of (Commerce has submitted its views to the Government of India, reporting that, they were favourable as to the proposal of the Government of India to increase the invested portion of the Paper
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      War Items.
      1255 1 Chinese Merchant Kidnapped. London, 1 June.—The Chuuchuses captured the principal Chinese merchant at Dalny before the Japanese arrived. They are exacting a ransom of 50,000 roubles (about £5,000) for the release >j of their captive. >• Russia’s New Naval Programme. The Neue Frei Presae. a Vienna journal, announces
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      Morocco.
      68 5 Release of the Captives. (Supplied by Hen ter.) London, 25 June. After repeated hitches, the ransom of Messrs Perdicaris arid V arley, held captive hy the Moroccan bandit Raisuli, lias been arranged at 12,b()U sterling and a number of Raisuli s imprisoned captives have left Uangier. Messrs Perdicaris and
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      The King.
      182 5 His Majesty's Visit to Kiel. (Supplied hy Reuter.) London, 27 June. —The Royal Yacht Victoria and Albert, accompanied by four British cruisers and several destroyers, passed through the Baltic Canal on >aturday, a squadron of cavalry escorting the Yacht. At the eastern end of the Canal, on either
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      Parliament.
      147 5 Is a General Election Probable (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 25th June.—Sir John Leng, Liberal Member for Dundee, having given notice that he would ask the Rt. Hon. A. J. Balfour, the Premier, whether, in view of the objections to the increases of taxation which took place from time to
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      Chinese Labour.
      31 5 A Favourable Report. t (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 25 June.—The Chinese labourers sent to the Rami have started work underground. The white miners have expressed satisfaction with their performances.
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      Cricket.
      32 5 (Supplied by Reuter. > London, 27 June. —Yorkshire beat Somerset by seven wickets, Lancashire beat Surrey by 70 runs, Sussex beat Oxford bv six wickets, and ]ieicestershire beat Hampshire by 219 runs.
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    MAILS CLOSE
    50 1 < Kj For Iia.ngkjU. Per /ft», U>-morrow, 1 p.m. I>eli Per Cornelia, to-morrow, I p.m. 1 Port Sw'etteuliam uml Malacca—Per Vitimr, to-morrow. 2 p.in. Port Swetteuliam, Kuala Lumpur, .Singapore, Hongkong, Swatow ami Amoy—Per Pentaleota, to-wurrow, 3 p.m. Moulmein —Per Janet Nicoll, to-morrjVv, 3-p.m. TougkaJi—-Per Katorva, 29tb instant, I
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  • Money Market.
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      EXCHANGE.
      118 1 Pbnang, 27th Juge. (Bg courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Bank ...1/11 y, 4 months’ sight Bank ...1/11,» n *3 Credit ...1/11^ 3 Documentary ...1/11} J Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs. 1451 3 days’ sight Private 1471 Bombay, Demand Bank 145. j 3 days’ sight Private 1474 Madras, Demand
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      SHARES
      188 1 BersaivahGold Mine Co., Ld. \k.~A) sellers Raub Australian Gold Mining Co., Ld 6. Redjang Lelnaig Gold Milling Co.. Ld s22s. —buyers KadanaGold Minim; Co,, Ltd. (fully paid) lit.— no in. Bruseli Tin Mining Co., Ld. 2. —sales Cliendaiiang Hydraulic Tin Miuing Co., Id 20.--- sates Kanutgau Tin Mining Co.
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      PRODUCE.
      167 1 Tin J 70.50 buyer* Gold leaf »81.— B. Pepper (W. Coast 31b5.50z.)» 20. —buyers White Pepper 35. —tellers Trang Pepper 25.— sellers Cloves (picked) 63.— nom. Mace 100 sellers I Mace Pickings 00.— sales Nutmegs 110 s 45. sales No. 1 0.00 Hum. j Sugar 2 no stock. Basket
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  • Shipping.
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      ARRIVALS.
      186 1 i AW I' ONO Hr. s.s. 105, Hassau, 25th June, Trang, 24th June, Gen.,—K. G.Co. Maky Austin, Br. s.s. 144), Marris,* 25th June, Port Swettenhaui, 24th June Gen., —K. G. Co. •Lady Weld, Hr. s.s. 215, Treweeke, 20th z June, T. Anson, 25th June, Gen., Strait* 8. 8. Co.
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      DEPARTURES.
      46 1 27tli June. Tav Tony, for Trang ami Pang Nga. Van. der Parra, for Laugkat. Mary Austin, for Port S wet ten ham (■anion, for Paugkor and Teluk Anson. Light nitty, for Singapore and Hongkong. Hok Cknan, Un, for Batu Bahra and Asaliau. Fitzpatrick, for Rangoon.
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      IN PORT.
      110 1 Lauy Welo, Br. s.s. 245, Treweeke, 26th June, T. Anson, 25th June, Gen.,— Straits S. S. Co. Cornelia, Br. s.s. 194, Buchanan, 26th June, Deli, 25th June, Gen., —K. G. Co. Ben mohr, Br. s.s. 1,935, Webster, 27th Juue, Yokohama, 12th Mav, Gen., S. B. A Co. I
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      EXPECTED.
      70 1 Ven*el$ i From i A ijnul* Due Pentakota Rangoon 1 T 1 H.LlCo. 27thJuue I Borneo Colombo P. A O. j28tli M Sithonia Hamburg B.M.&Co. 28th Lai Sang Singiipore iB.&Co. 39th V indobona Singapore IS.K.ACo. 29th Radnor sliirej London B.ACo. |29th Glenroy London B.ACo. 1st Julr Zamauia .'Singapore H.L.ACo
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      SAILINGS.
      61 1 1 p***! Fm Atjeal m Leu cm 1*. Sham H.L.&Co. 28thJiine Iitu Km.; Calcutta B.&Co. Sit lionia Singapore B.M.ACo. 28th Singapore p. A < >. ViiMlu!i»uu Trieste S.K.ACo. i21ttJi KaWnor *llllV •Singapore B.ACo. jiJtth (>Vur«>v Singapore B.ACo. 1st J tilv Zaiiiauia .Ma<lr;iK II.fj.ACo. 1st Zai'la Singapore II.L.ACo. 2inl C.
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      PASSENGERS.
      54 1 /aw •»</ Per Helie,’ from Singapore, Messrs. Paget and Pascal. Per Coromandel.” from Hougkoug.Mr. A. Mackie, Mias K. Full. From Singapore, Messrs. K. h. Pease, J, A. Solomon, W. J. Trowell, Mr. and Mrs. Fertile, Mr. and Mrs. Sarkies, Mrs. W. T. Cherrv. From Shanghai, Mr. J. Mackenzie. Per
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      16 1 WEATHER.* I'iik t'i>il<>xvin«' report is kin Hv >w?>:»iiei in tlio Signal I ),r»*ci<»r of |<\»rt <’>rn\vaili«—
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    New Guinea Troubles.
    230 2 ItoYAi. Commission to Inquire into Recent Shooting of Natives. Melbourne, -7 May. —Judge Murray, of the District Court, N. S. W., has been appointed a Royal Com mission to inquire into the recent shooting of natives at Goarabiri, New Guinea. The scope of the inquiry has lieen
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    The Yellow Peril.
    666 2 A very interesting interview has been published by a correspondent of the Pfcuc Freie iVcsse with Air. Makino Nobuaki, the Japanese Minister in Vienna, with regard to the Yellow Peril. In the course of his remarks His Excellency said Three centuries ago Francois Xavier, the great missionary,
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    PENANG TURF CLUB.
    1264 2 PROGRAMME FOR AUTUMN MEETING, 1904, FIRST DAY. Tuesday, 26th July, 1904. I. The Maiden Plate. Value 3500. —A Race for Maiden Horses. I Weight as per scale (lost.) An allowance of F 141bs. to all ex-Griffins. Entrance, 810. Distance, one mile. 2. First Griffin Race. Value 8400
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      11 2 ARMOUR’S PROVISIONS 'I lie hast, ami always fresh. Sanditands, Buttery Co.
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      296 2 NOTICE. IN THE GOODS OF Aka Mahomed Sultan Mekican bin i Ahamad Om ar Nina Mexican (Deceased.} Pursuant to Section 46 of the Conveyancing and law of Property Ordinance 1886. ~VT OTIC K is hereby given tletI. all i creditors and other |**rsons liaviii" any claims or demands upon or
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      1449 2 €33^ a GRADE mm WANTED. I TWO or three Competent Compositors. A pply to CRITERION PRESS. WANTED. A SMALL furnished house, at reasonable rent, within easy distance of. Town, or to share a furnished house. Apply to P. D. Q., c o This Office. 2-6-04 3 91 I FOR PRICKS
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      1433 3 'f*VT o Zr/Zm'H P. 0. N. Co. n \>} "4: y Ga«f3Sr“ K,r peel fd and nil and Departures*. Mail Service. Outwards. July 7 Mi.f*. Simla connecting with s.s. Chino -1 s.s. Nubia do s.s. Moldavia i 4 s.s. Coromandel do s.s. Marmora m ‘u-r m LINE. Homewards July 9
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    The Straits Echo.
    75 4 last ice satisfice everybody, and justice alone.—Kmsrsm. Established June Ist, 1903. Puhliehed daily (except Snndaya.) AT Till CRITERION PRESS, Ld., No. 22«; -232, I>**;icli Street, IVnang. PIMCK DAILY. LOCAL per hommiii >• OUTSTATIONB I'wtatfc Extra MAIL EDITION (l>,et tree) If, CAULK ADDRESS; Echo—Penang.” Telephone No. 188. Editor,
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  • Current Topics.
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      Breakers ahead!
      155 4 At the Council meeting on Friday, July 1, Mr. Tan Jiak Kim will ask the following question Whether the Government is aware that the action of i the Transvaal Government in recruiting {Chinese labour in .South China, whence the whole of tlie labour supply for this i Colony
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      The States Post and Telegraph Department.
      422 4 With reference to the appointment of a Chief of tlie Federated Malay States Post and Telegraph Department in j succession to Mr. Law there seems t6 j be still some doubt. The Ceylon Times, as we mentioned in our last issue, states I that
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      American Exclusion.
      360 4 Tn e Frisco Examiner’s Washington, L). C., co-re-spondent reports that in the United States Supreme Court six weeks ago an opinion was delivered in the case of Sing Tuck and thirty-one other Chinese persons held for deportation on the order of an inspector. The men claimed to be
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      Congo Rubber.
      507 4 The India Rubber Journal (2:1 May) takes the note embodied here- in from the Anglo-African Argus, but whether it is correct or not the I. R. J. is not in a position to state. Its correspondent in Antwerp reported that some **specially treated” rubber was being forwarded, and
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    The Mail Services
    761 4 New Call for Tenders. Government invites tenders for a fortnightly mail and immigration service between Madras and Negapatam and Singapore via Penang; in each (direction, connecting with the LondonBombay mail service. The service to commence from 12th February next and to continue for three years. Vide Government.
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    Supreme Court.
    263 4 In Original Jurisdiction. (Before the Hon. A F. G. Low, Puisne Judge.) “7th June. J. M. P. Smith v. Sultan of Kedah This case was mentioned by His Lordship It was a claim for damages for breach of agreement iu regard to a concession f,, r working oil.
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    The Volunteers and Sikhs Manoeuvres Yesterday.
    193 4 The Peuaug Voluntt*ers and a detachment of the Malay States Guides carried out some mterestiug field operations yesterday morning, Capt. Long, m.s.g., commanding. About 30 of the Volunteers turned up, including Capt. Allan and Lt. aud Adjt. Wilson. The meet was at Perak Road
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    Local Cricket
    373 4 Civil Service tv Outsiders. ith a brilliant sun shining overhead a very enjoyable afternoon was spent ou the Esplanade ou Saturday last when a team composed of Government servants met an Outsiders ”XI at cricket. From the comI mencemeut t lie Outsiders ’’showed a greater superiority over their
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      255 4 Pritchard Co., PENANG. MIDDLEMORE LAMPLUGH’S BEST ENGLISH Harness Black or Brown Leather with Brass or Nickel Silver Fittings. PAIR HARNESS Horse or Pony Size. A LARUE SELECTION OF English, Australian and Indian Saddles. Ladies’ Saddles. i i i PRITCHARD CO., A GROWING SUCCESS.’’ John Strange Winter’s HAIR FOOD A Marvellous
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      562 4 To-day’s Advertisements. TO LET. t IjjvV' 4 NO. 4, Penang Road. Entry from Ist August. Apply to MAHOMED AKIFF. 27-6-04 2 wk. 444 cKintaTin Mines, Ltd. DIVIDEND F. No. 6. 4 FURTHER dividend of 6<f. per share lias lieeu declared, payable in London on June the 30th, and will lie
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      6 4 FUNAGOYA WATER. McAlister <ft Co., Ltd,
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      4 4 CHANKOLS. McAUSTF.R Co.. ltd.
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    THE WAR.
    479 5 Another Japanese Victory. Port Arthur Fleet Again Smashed. One Battleship Sunk; Battleship and Cruiser Badly Damaged. K'cho Special.') Shanghai, 27 .June. —Eight hundred to a thousand Rus*iaus are reported to he bridging the Tumen River, which forms the northeastern boundary l>etween Corea and Manchuria. M’lie Newchwang agents of
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    The Revenue Farms.
    117 5 Test Case at Singapore. The Free Dress (22 Juiihi reports as follows:- The case in which Ohu Chong Yok was charged wit h keeping an unlicensed retail liquor shop came up again before Mr. Michel), Magistrate, this morning. Mr. Millard, counsel for Ihe Opium aud Spirit Farmer,
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    The States Turf.
    410 5 Selangor Meeting. Third Day. (Echo Special.) Kuala Lumpur, 27 June.—The 1 resmts of the third day’s racing are ias follows The Mixed Handicap.—Valu** *350. and' XoO to the second horse, provided there are! five starters the property of different owners. A Handicap for all horses that have
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    The Civil Service.
    354 5 The following appoint meats iu (lie Civil Service are gazetted, with effect from oth July:— Mr. J. K. birch, Resident Councillor, Malacca, to the office of Resident Councillor, Penang, rice Mr. C. W. Bueyd Kyunerslev, c. m. 0., retired. Mr. F. G. Penney, Treasurer. Straits Settlements, to
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    Progress in Penang.
    1188 5 More About Units and Installations. Believing that further information with respect to the uses and cost of the newlight’ that we are g««ing to have some «lay maybe acceptable to many of our readers, we interviewed Messrs Howarth, Krskiue. Ltd-, the electrical contractors* who are I eminently
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  • PUBLIC OPINION.
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      SNIPE.
      481 5 To the Editor op the Straits Echo. Dear Sir, —You were perfectly right in confirming Boom in his opinion that the 1 snipe is a migratory bird. The five sjiecies of snipe mentioned in Yarrell’s British Birds” are all migratory, none of them breeding in Britain, but going much
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      14 5 STEARNS’ WINE, ;u4»kt the body to nmke use of nature's nourishment. Thus it cures.
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      12 5 STEAKNB’ WINE, makes, good, red, Hcli blood, imparts youthful streugth aud vigour.
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      367 5 Notice. rpH E road to Jlelau from main road at 1 7J mile "ill In* cIodH for traflic tor vehicles for aliout two months during rejsiirs. h. s. B GA FFNEY. Ih finti) Colonial Kmjiuen Penaug Suite jttr-Oenĕral. 21st June. l!M)4. I wk. 428 “government“of" pahangT WANTED. Applications are invited
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  • Obituary
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    16 5 Obituary. {Supplied by Renter.) London, 27 June.—The death is announced of Mr. Clement Scott, the author.
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      1557 6 PERRIER JOUET CHAMPAONES. AGENTS HUTTENBACH BROS. Co. KITSON LAMPS. The Finest Light in Existence. Apply to HUTTENBACH BROS. Co. Sole Agents. Caldbeck Macgregorand Co. TIANG LEE Go.JTEIK CHIN Co. THE NEW DRINK FELIXIR WHICH Booth’s Disth.lkkt, Ltd-, have just introduced on the market, is a spirit which they have l***n
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    Masonic.
    159 7 IiANqL'KT AT bIMI.A. Simla, Li June. 'l’lit* Masonic I»auqiiet at Lodge Himalavan Hrot 1i«»'1»ahk! to-nig was an immense success, nliout 15<> 31 a sons and their guests U a iitg present. including most of the princi|»al members ot the <»overnment of India, ami a BUiolirr ‘d, excellent speeches wore
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    “Warned Off.”
    743 7 “All’s well that ends well,*’ as a proverb, has its limitations, for some things would have been still better not lieguu. Among t hem may rank the connection with the Turf which the announcement of the Stewards of the Jockey Club on lOtli May brought to a close.
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      1526 7 c. CHIN SENG, Coach Guilder and Repairer, Saddlery and Harness Maker, Nos. 27 Si 50d, PENANG ROAD, Telephone No. 265. A JUST UNPACKED FOR SALE. Rubber Tyre Wheels! LOT of English Special Superior Quality Rubber Tvre Wheels with Channel Steel Tyres and Wooden Furniture. Fob Salk'.!! For Sale!!! SPARE RUBBERS!
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      35 7 NOTICE. V M'l'ViS of Penang, Singapore, Perak, > Selangor, aud Sumatra. Photos enlarged, various sizes up to 6 ft. ou Bromide paper. W. JONES, King Street, Peuaug. Photographer. 66c CUTLERY IHc ft Hater A Co., Ltd
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      1369 8 i.V. w A GREAT SALE OF AT WHITEAWAY, LAIDLAW Co., PENANG. FOB THREE DAYS ONLY SA TURD A Y, MONDAY and TUESDA Y, JUNE' 25th, 27th and 28th. WHITE TURKISH TOWELS. Special value. (iiiHrariiteed please. Si ze 54 i nclies. Price 80 cents each or per dozen m A WELL-KNOWN
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