Straits Echo, 19 December 1904

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    Masthead
    35 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAINS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES, AND THE EAR EAST GENERALLY. VOL. 2. $24 Per Annum. PENANG, MONDAY, l|)th DECEMBER, 1404. Single Copy, 10 cents. No. 290.
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    HIGH WATER.
    40 1 For Week ending Sunday, Dec. 25, 1904. A.M. p.m. Monday, 19th 10.10 10.35 Tuesday, 20t1 1 11.— 11.25 Wednesday, 21st 11.50 I'limsdav, 22tid —4O 105 Friday, 23rd 120 1.45 Sal urdav, 24th 2.10 235 Sunday, 25th 3. 35u
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    FIXTURES.
    36 1 To- 1) AV. 13th Day, 11 1 1 1 Moon. Town Hand, Esplanade, 5-30 p.m. Opera Statnboul, 9 p in. 'To-morrow lltli Day, 11th Moon. Town Hand, Golf Club, 5-39 p.m. ()[H*rrt Stamboul, 9 p.m.
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    P & O. SAILINGS.
    54 1 P O. SAILINGS. Mail Service. OllTWAKlw. j 1 11 ,\l I- vv id >*. Coromandel 22 Dec. Nubia Dee. Simla o Jan. i llenjal 7 Jan. I'xira Service. I i I .1 K'.V ld>S Valina HO Dec. Caudia HI Dec. Formosa 10 Jan. j Socotra 111 Jan. a wr K«»i
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    THE MOON
    16 1 O Full Moou Dec. 23rd 12 21 am. hast Quarter 29th 12 IT p.m.
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    MAILS DUE.
    20 1 China (Nubia) 24 Dec. English (Coromandel) 24 China (P. E. Friedrich) 2b German Payeru) 30 China Zaida) 30
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    The Ameer and India.
    1551 1 Englishwoman s Experiences in Cabul Reuter’s representative has had an iuterview with Mrs. K. Daly, who has been engaged uninterruptedly for over eight years in medical work in Afghanistan. Hv the Amir’s Firman she held the post of medical officer to the Afghan Government, and was
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  • Shipping.
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      ARRIVALS.
      195 1 Mary Austin, Br. s.s. 121, Niehol, 17th Dec., Port Swettenham, 16th Dec., Gen., —K. G. Co. Taw Tong, Br. s.s. 105, Nassau, 17th Dec., Asahan, 16th Dec., Gen., —K. G. Co. P. Rim*u, Br. s.s. 297, Neilsen, 18th Dec., Deli, 17th Dec., Gen., —H.L. Co. Eady Weld, Br. s.s.
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      DEPARTURES.
      49 1 19th Deceinla-r. Rotorua, for Tongkali. Tan 7 Tony, for A saltan. Tony Chay Un, for Batu Bahia and Asahan. Mary Aunt in, for Port Swettenham. Canton, for Pangkor and Teluk Anson. Uu Peny, for Perils and Setul. Tara, for Singapore. Coen, for Pulo W« h, Olehleli anil Padaug.
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      IN PORT.
      94 1 P. Kimau, Br s.s. 297, Nielsen, 18th Dec., Deli, 17rh Dec., Gen., —H. E. A Co. Eady Weld, Br. s.s. 245, 'Treweeke, 18th Dec., Teluk Anson, 17th Dec., Gen., Straits S. S. Co. Hok Canton, Br. s.s. 294, Scott, 19th Dec.. Acheen, 18th Dec., Gen., —B. 11. Hitt
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      EXPECTED.
      65 1 1 Hi 1 ,|i Arcadia Hamburg B.M.&Co. 20th Dee C. Apear Caleutta A. A. A.Co. 23rd Oro Glasgow S.B.&Co. 25th Den bigshire London B.ACo. 25 th Capri Singapore B.M.&Co. 25th Benlarig Loudon S.B A Co. 27th Palma London G.W.&Co. 28th Bavern Bremen B.M.ACo. 29th A. A pear Singapore A.
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      SAILINGS.
      67 1 1 j'ff 1 •>*'##/ T*f Arcadia Singapore B.M.&Co. 20th Doc. C. Apear Singapore A. A. A.Co. 2 Ird Oro DenbigSingapore S. B.&Co. 25tli shire Singapore B.&Co. 25tl. Capri Bombay B.M.&Co. 25th Benlarig Singapore S.B.&Co. 27th Palma Singapore G.W.&Co. 28th Baveru Singapore B M &Co. 29th A. A pear Calcutta
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      MAILS CLOSE
      66 1 For Asahau —Per R. Halewyn, to-morrow, 1 p.in. Kopah, Keuong, Victoria Poiut, Maliwun, Megui au<lTavov—Per Omapere, to-morrow, 1 p.m. 'L’eluk An sou—Per Lady Weld to-morrow, 3 p.m. Port Swetteuliam, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore—Per Pin Seng, to-morrow, 3 p.m. Deli —Per P. Rimau, to-morrow, 3 p m, Ceylon, Australasia,
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  • Money Market.
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      EXCHANGE.
      121 1 Pbnang, 19th Di Bk (By courte*y of the Chan tank.) Hondo» Demand Bank 1..J/11, 7 4 months’ sight h 4 1/11 J 4 3 Credit ...1/11]^ 3 Documentary ...1/11; Calcutta. Demand Hank Its. 145{ 3da vs’ sight Private 147 J Bombay, Demand Hank 1404 3 days’ sight Private 147^
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      SHARES
      201 1 Bors.i wall Gold Mine Co., lid. 13. —sales Ranh Australian Gold Mining Co., lid 4.25 now. Redjang Hebong («old Mining Co., lid '2OO buyers KadnnuGold M i»mgCo„Htd. (fully pai<l) I<>.—worn. Bruseh r J'in Mining Co., fid. 3.50 sellers Ciiciidariaug Hydraulic Till Mining Co., Id 10.— noui. Karan gall Tin
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      PRODUCE.
      158 1 I’m 77.50 buyers Gold leaf 79A fi. PepfKjr (\V. Coast 31b5.50z.)$ 25.50 sellers White Pepper 37.50 sellers Prang Pepper out of season Cloves (picked) ant of season Mace 84 —sellers Mace Pickings 74 b\)sellers Nutmegs 11 Os 40. —buyers C No. 1 6 10 vnm Sugar 2 no stock.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
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      144 1 MARTYN Co. WHISKIES. Hongkong Goon On Insurance Company, Ltd. riIHE undersigned having been appointed 1. Agents for the above Company are prepared to accept marine risks on the most favourable terms. CHIN JOO Co., Agents, 158, Beach Street. KHOO CHIN TEE, Manager. 1 vr 102 c 01-10-04 ESTABLISHED 1840. SIMPSON
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    • Advertisement
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      68 1 W. Cornfield, Tailor and Outfitter, 23, HI;ACM STREET. JUST OPENED A Large Selection OF THE Marlborough Excelsior Comic Pictorial X mas New Year Cards and Postcards. v 25% REDUCTION. ON 0 0 V 4 V, TOYS. TOYS. TOYS. a to o 0 4* W. CORNFIELD, Temporary I*remises, 23c 23, Beach
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      17 1 STEARNS’ WINE a greats, nutrient tonic in convalescence from fever influenza and pneumonia. Gives l>enetit at once.
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      38 1 Do not plav with lung trouble. Gain the first point Strength. STKAKNS’ WINK is an iiivigonitiug ami strengthening tonic. Charles Robinson Commissions Executed VICEROY’S CUP AND TRIALS. Tels: Resistance—Calcutta N. B.— Answers must be prepaid. 12-12-04 2wks 877
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      5 1 JGOLDEK ZEITLINJ Genuine Pilsener Beer.
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
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      27 1 WEATHER. 1'hk following report is kiudlv supplied in (lie Signal Direomr of Kori Cornwallis l’lie rainfall during tlie 2f it H a.in. to-day was nil. Im«»ii> ended
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  • Obituary
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    35 1 Domestic Occurrence. Deaths. On Nov. 22, at Victoria-pate, London, Mary Fanny, wife of E. C. Hennen, and youngest daughter of late Sir Nicholas Hannen. Nov. 20, at Brighton. J. A. Hawes, of Hankow, aged 63.
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    A Runner.
    235 2 UkkJw# wJcOKlt. Nkw runniil m were made by Alfred Shrubb, th\a m ■/athlete, at the West of Scotland Hai* *'%port», held at Ibrox Park, Glasgow, la,T month He entered in the ten miles handicap with the object of making an attempt to lower YV. G. George's record time
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    Bombay.
    674 2 Its Rise and Progress Fkw are aware, few even of those who conscientiously, but in ignorance, indulge in the vain boast that Bombay is urbs vrima in India, what a marvellous work has lieen done in creating an<l developing the island and city of this name. Its latest progress
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      64 2 EARNS WINK stimulates api>ctile ami assists in tbe assimilation of ortier food 11»« lieueficiul effect, is seen at ouce impression ami langur pass away rapidly. HUNTER FOR SALE. A BROWN AUSTRALIAN MARK, -tx. H years old, a «ood jumper, very fast’ 'v«»nl»t. quiet iii saddle. Veterinary us to soundness. Price
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      422 2 To Let HOUSES No. 86 Northam Road and No. 9 Arratoon Road. Immediate entry. Apply to KHOO SUN POE, No. 7, Church Street. 17-12-04 uc 89k TO LET. PREMISES No. 302, McAlister Road. Immediate entry. Apply to KHOO HOCK SEONG, No. 40, Beach Street. 9-12-04 lmli 869 TO LET. PREMISES
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      1757 2 and iate reet. >ad. 1 r, reet. >ad. EE. 4 ited ate •ho I Deent NOTICE. B. I. S. N. Co., Ltd. 'ft THE Christmas cheap excursions to P#rt Swettenham and Singapore per s. s. Kistna are available from 10th December, 1904, to 31st January, 1904. HUTTENBACH LI EBERT Ca,
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      1842 3 Is. N. Co. hxpectcd amval aud, Departures. Mail Service. Outwards. Dec. 22 8.8. Coromandel connecting with 8.8. India Jan. o 8.8. Simla <lo s.s. Briannia 8 s Chusan do s.b. Mongolia r on. 8.8. Bengal do s.s. Oceana Homewards. Dec. 24 B.s. Nubia do 8.8 .Moldavia Jan. t 8.8. Bengal
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    The Straits Echo.
    76 4 Jiirtir* iwtisfles everybody, and Jnstice alone.— !!»'•'<"« Established Jnne Ist, 1903. Poblinhed rtnily (except Himduy*.) AT THI CRITERION PRESS, Ed., No. 220-232, Beach Street. Panang. PRICK DAII.T. MICAIi Ml rer annum OUTBTATIONS Postage Extra MAM. KIHTION (Port Kree) 15 j f'AKI.K AIMHtKKSt Echo —Penang.” Telephone No. 188.
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  • Current Topic.
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      The Dutch Indies.
      230 4 During the debate on the estimates for the Dutch Indies in the Second Chamber of the States-General on the 23nl ult., M. van Kol, the Socialist member, again urged that a large portion of the colonies should be sold, and that the Dutch policy of expansion by
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      Russia.
      507 4 Writing by the mail which arrived on Saturday evening our London correspondent says:—The condition of Russia does not improve and only the scattered and disconnected nature of the population prevents a tierce rebellion. The war is not popular and Reservists in hundreds are risking all to IDover the frontier
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    B. I. Liner Wrecked.
    164 4 Private advices received in town report the loss of the 15. I. liner Secundra off Galle about ten days ago. It is said that she went down in about five minutes, but that all on board were saved with the exception of four or five. Beyond
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    TONGKAH is declared free of plague.
    514 4 The Ameer and India on page 1 and A Great Runner and Bombay on page 2. To-day's tin quotation is $77.55. business done, Rangoon rice Si54, and opium, 1,090. Mr. S. Hankin, of the China Mutual Life Insurance Co., arrived here this morning from
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    Legislative Council.
    1923 4 A meeting of the Council was held on Friday last, 16th instant. His Fxcelleuey the Governor, Sir John Anderson, k.c.m.g., presided, and there were present H. E. the Officer Commanding the Troops, Hon. the Colonial Secretary, the Attorney-General, the Colonial Engineer, and the Hon. G. S. Murray, W.
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      523 4 To-day’s Advertisements. WANTED AT ONCE A CAPABLE BOOK-KEEPER, commorning salary S5O ji month. Excellent prospects to a good man. 2nd class passage paid. Chinese preferred, lieceut testimonials only required. Apply to CHOW KIT Co., Kuala Lumpur. 19-12-04 2 wks 895 For Singapore, Hongkong, Swatow and Amoy. rpHE Steamship Hong II
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    THE WAR.
    75 5 The Tsar’s Armada. Cruiser Arrives at Dakar (Supplied, by Reuter.') London, 17 Dec.—The Russian cruiser Terk has arrived at Dakar, in French West Africa. The Third Squadron. London, 18 Dec.—The Russian Admiralty, apparently in deference to the popular agitation, has commenced preparations for the fitting out of a
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    Port Arthur.
    259 5 The Sevastopol Torpedoed. London, 19 Dec.—Reuter’s Tokio correspondent wires that the Russian battleship Sevastopol has been successfully torpedoed outside Port Arthur ten times. She is now aground and is evidently completely disabled. Negotiations. General btocssel opened negotiations with the Japanese with a view to protecting the hospitals from
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    North Sea Outrage.
    31 5 Russian Officers leave for Paris. London, 19 Dec. —Admiral KazinakolT and other Russian naval officers have started for Paris to attend the North !$ea Outrage Enquiry I Commission.
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    Russia.
    206 5 The Reform Movement. London, 17 Dec. —The St. PeItersburg Municipal Council has ■been forbidden to publicly discuss resolutions similar to those passed i>y the Moscow Town Council on B 1th instant. The majority of the Inembers held a‘breezy* indignation lueeting. I f n b r »th hisl. Reuter Ajired
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      Kruger’s Funeral.
      100 5 General Botha’s Speech. (Supplied by lteuter.) London, 17 Doc.—General Botha, m Ins speech at the funeral of ex-J resident Kruger, urged bis countrymen to carry out Kruger’s ideal of creating :i great nation north of the Vaal River, while remaining loyal to the new Government and promoting the
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      Honours.
      35 5 A Vice-Consul Decorated. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 17 Dec.—Mr. E. 0. M llton, British Vice-Consul at Chungking, Syechuen province China, has been made a Companion i°f the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George.
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      The Army.
      93 5 More Artillery. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 18 Dec.—lt is stated that the British A\ arrVdffice has signed contracts for glins of the most modern horse and field artillery patterns to the value of two millions-and-a-quarter sterling. One hundred and thirty batteries are to be delivered within nine months.
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      Macedonia.
      18 5 Condition Growing Worse. (<S 'ujtplied by Renter.') London, 18 Dec.—The condition of Macedonia is growing consistently worse.
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      Egypt.
      236 5 A New Suez Canal. {Supplied by Reuter.) London, 17 Dec.—Sir Theodore V. S. Angier, k.c.m.g., announces that, owing to the high rates charged by the Suez Canal, lie and others have matured plans to cut a second Suez Canal ami that a big contractor, familiar with work in Egypt,
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      Singapore.
      138 5 The French Squadron. j {Echo Spec ini.) Singapore, 19 Dec —Tiie French cruiser Descartes, accompanied by the torpedo flotilla she is escorting to the Far Fast, each with a Singapore pilot on hoard, arrived here at eight o’clock yesterday evening. An Absentee Ball. A hall was given iti honour
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      Dr. Gnoh Lean Tuck.
      84 5 Farewell to the Native States. (Echo Special.) Kuala Lumpur, 19th Dec.—Dr. Gnoh Lean Tuck, at the close of a lecture delivered by him before the Selangor Literary and Debating Society', announced his resignation of the Presidency of the Society, which, he said, was owing to the
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      The Hooley Case.
      75 5 Verdict and Sentence. (Supplied by Renter.) London, 18 Dec.—The trial of Ernest Terali Hooley and Henrv John Lawson for alleged conspiracy to defraud and to obtain £4,Out) by false pretences from Alfred John Paine, a publican, and other offences, has been concluded at the Old Bailey, London,
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  • PUBLIC OPINION.
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      THE BURIAL GROUNDS BUNGLE.
      305 5 To the Suitor of the Struts Echo. Dear Sir, —I am uot fond of rushing into print, but I cannot help saying that I am pleased to see that what strikes me as a very uncalled-for paragraph lias l>een struck out of the Burial By-laws as
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    Municipal Commission.
    1967 5 Ordinary Meeting. Following is report of the ordinary business transacted at the fortnightly meeting !of the Municipal Commission of Ceorge Town held in the Municipal Chambers on Friday afternoon, and which was unavoidably crowded out of our last issue. Mr. J. W. Hallifax, President, presided; and theie were
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    Tin.
    239 5 London, 25 Nov.—The market lias lieeu very firm all the week, with a large business doing, cash tin touching ,4*133, and i.losing at 4132 10s., and three mouths touching 4132 155., and closing at 4*132 ss. Tinplate makers have bought fair quautities right up to June, ami there has
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    Passengers.
    113 5 Inward —Per Lady Weld,” from Teluk Anson, Messrs W. Miller, E. Thomson, S. Huukiu, Macbeth, Leow Hong Benir and BadaaZaat. Per P. Rimau,” from I)eli, Mr. and Mrs Choni Ya Chong and E. Risk. Per Tara," from Rangoon, Messrs Sewell, F. Luce. Mr. and Mrs. C, W. Marsh, Mr’
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      4 5 CUTLERY McAlister Co., Ltd.
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      133 5 PPJTCHAED CO., 15, fleach Street Penang. CHRISTMAS PRESENTS. Useful, Ornamental, Acceptable. The Waltham Co.’a Gold and Gold Filled Watches, Silver Watches. Gold Thin Dress Watches, Enamelled Brooch Pendant Watches in very beautiful designs. 1 Racing Stop Watches, $23.50 to $3BO. Gold Stud and Link Suites in 9ct. and Isct. Gold.
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      976 6 For Infants and Children. M ELLIN’ Ifood. S m For Infants and Children. KATZ BROTHERS, SOLE AGENTS. 92o Dr. W. MANSON. DENTAL SURGEON. Price Moderate Consultation Free. 9 RESIDING AT No. 179a, Carnarvon Street, About 20 houses from the Carnarvon Station. Mrs. Manson, having just arrived, will undertake all Dental
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      1291 7 ASAHI BEER, Bottled at the ■s V BREWERY OSAKA, JAPAN. kAGER-BEER «r s 00 URKWERV 4 C<£\. AT SUITA /js§>, NFAR OSAKA. Per case of 4 doz. qts. $11.50. Per case of 8 doz. pts. BURN Co., Ltd., Electrical Engineers, PENANG. Show Rooms Logan's Buildings. Are now prepared to undertake
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      1022 8 If we do not advertise what you require write us and we can supply you! immuiuit ca., am HAVE JUST UNPACKED A LARGE STOCK OF TABLE snmn VALUE! OUR OWN EXCLUSIVE DESIGNS. PRICES TO SUIT ALL. COVERS. NEW PATTERNS!! Large of CARPETS JUST TO HAND. Special Purchase of Tapestry Carpets
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