Straits Echo, 13 March 1905

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    35 1 Straits Echo DAILV CHRONICLE OF EV ENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAPS, THE MALAY STATES, AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY. VOL. 3. $24 Per Annum, PENANG, MONDAY. 13th MARCH, 1905. Single Copy, 10 cents. No. 66.
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    Domestic Occurrences.
    144 1 Dome stic Occurrences. Births. On 7th Feb., at the Residency, Sarawak, the wife of Sir Percy Cunyughame. Bart., of Badgeworth Court, Gloucestershire —a son and heir. On 19th Feb., at Kola;, the wife of William A. Martin, of a son. On :!<tth Feb., at Kobe, the wife of G. Roej*er,
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    THE MOON.
    26 1 > Fuat Quarter... Mar. 14tii 3.45.6 p.ai. O Full Moon 21st 11.50.9 a.m. bast Quarter 28lh 4.30.5 a.m. O New Moon Apr. slh 0.18.7 a.m.
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    HIGH WATER.
    39 1 ,,r "**«l ending Sunday,Mar. 19. 1905. am. C.M. Monday, 13th 5.50 6.15 Tuesday, l4t,|i 6.40 7.05 Wednesday, 15th 7.30 7.55 l'iinraday, 16th 820 8.45 Friday, 17tli 9.10 9.35 sat.iir.lay, 18th 10- 10.25 Sunday. I9Mi 10.50 .11 15
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    FIXTURES.
    29 1 To-day I Blii 1 lay, 2nd Monti. I Town Ban.l, Ksplanade. 6 p.ni. 1 ««-MOW ROW I 9th l>a«, 2nd Moon. Town Ban.l, Golf Clnl», 6 p in
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    P & O. SAILINGS.
    57 1 P O. SAILINGS. Mail Service >1 I H Kl>*. ti >\l H H Al<l «S Simla l(j Mar llcnyal Ihi Mar. Coroiuaitde 1 j Malla I Apr. Hxira Service. M 'I IV A If I•*> f < f.l K\V A KI is Pe.ro HI Mar. Japan 22 Mar. Poona 4
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    MAILS DUE.
    53 1 English {Simla) 16th Mar. China (BeuytU) 18tii English (Peru) 20th China (P. Alice) 22inl German (P. E. Frederick) 22ud The extra P. O. steamer Peru, having left Suez on Friday afternoon, 3r«l distant, is expected to arrive at daylight on Monday, 20th instant, and will leave for Singapore,
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    War Items.
    1687 1 The Spirit That Wins Battles. Wk suppose that if forty or fifty years ago any one hud prophesied thaf the present year would see the tleet of a great European Power blown into iur* portance bv a .Navy belonging to an Eastern people; and had suggested alsd that
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    EXCHANGE.
    139 1 Pknang. 13th March. f ll y courtesy of the. Chartered Hank.) j oominn Demand Bank ...j/J|M 4 months’ sight Bank ...III; n Credit ...2 o,^ o Documentary 1 *ai« iiUa. Demaiid Bank R s N 6 3 days* sigiil f'ri\ «i«* IS" B**inbay. Demand Bank i 16 3 «lavs’
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    SHARES
    196 1 i B«rsawn,liGoi«J Aline Co.. b«i. |u teller* liaui) Australian Gold Aim. illlf Co., lid. 0;i wZ/i'/y Itedjang beh«>ng Gold Alin* itjg Co., lid 230 mom. i\a«janaG«>id Al inmt'(Jo„l<> d. (fullv paid) I —M<*wi Brusseli Tin Alining Co., lid. S snies Karangan Tiu M iuing C«*. 9. tellers Kiula 'J
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  • Shipping.
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      ARRIVALS.
      143 1 Slmatka, Oer., 410, YViune, I3tii Mar. ji Siuv;aj>ore. I|f|i Mar., lien., 00. I htii. Hr. ns. 294, Coiiwhv. |2th Mar Aci,fefen 1 l‘*i Mar.. Gen.,—Han Ho Hiii j AI.KSIA, Ger. s.s. 4.470. Sachs, 14th Mur. •‘'lUi'apoiv. 11tli Mar., (ion. 1». JJ A Co. VAN i2f“ J (^r *W. Heeune,
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      IN PORT.
      63 1 j IW, Hr. s.>. 204. Con wav, 12th Mar., Aolieeu, 11th Mar., Oen.,‘ Han Ho Hiu Han WhattSoon, Hr. s.s. 19», Oleuday 12th Mar., Deli, llth Mar., Gen.,--Quali HeU" Kee. liAKv blu, Hr. s.s. 244, Treweeke, 12th Mar., Teluk Anson, 11th Mar., Gen., Straits S. 8. Co. Gi.knfa
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      DEPARTURES.
      30 1 loth March. {'onion, tor au<l Telnk Anson. 1 it, t'm* Train*. Mn/iiya, for Deli. A tor Coluiulio and Tiitiooriu. roil IJntiinoni, for Sahaii", Olehleh. Pulo Well «ii*l Pitrhrnf. i
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      EXPECTED.
      51 1 AM,oil Glasgow j-S. (Jo. lothMar Main .Sang Singapore ili.ttCo. 16th G. A pear Calcutta ifiMitCo. 17(1» Cera Sue/ A.A.A.O. 2l)th Isclrii Singapore li.M.itCo; 25th lienaldcr London S.Ji.itCo. 27th Mr roll Glasgow S.ii.&Oo. 10th Apr 20th lienniohr London S.Li.itCo. Uengloc Singapore 'S.B.ACo 30 th Ben Ion ion d London S.B.&Oo
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      SAILINGS.
      58 1 1 rsurl» b'<>i Aj~ui-Ist-nnr» At hull •Singapore js.B.&O. f r 1 5th Mar. N;iiu Sang li.ACo. Kil.ii (i. Apoar Singapore |A.A,A.(Jo. 17tl. Pera Singapore A.ii.&Co. 20th Ischia Bombay B.M.ACo. 25th 1 ienalder Singapore S li.ACo. 27th Errol! Singapore S.B.&Oo. loth Apr. Beumohr Singapore S.B.ACV 20th lie nglov London S.B.MJo.
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      MAILS CLOSE
      110 1 For Deli IVr \an dm l arm, to-morrow, UOUII. Deli IVr Kan It halt to-morrow, I |> in. A saltan ;m<l iialu Balirn- l > «*r T,,„ i (duty Va, I »-llloriOW, 1 p. III. Batu halira I’ur //a/r.MU/M, to-morrow, *J p hi. Poll Swettenliaui, Kuala Lumpur and
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      150 1 MARTYN Co. ef WHISKIES. WHY TAKE THE RISK W HEN CHLOROBROM Will ensure a pleasant and enjoyable Sea-Voyage. Read this and follow the Directions. rpAKE a dose directly you begin to feel bad, lie dowu for half au.hour or so and X. tlieu you will be astonished to find what
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      16 1 STEARNS’ WINE increases vigor, appetite. aids digestion and nutrition. It does this steadilv and consistently. It-cures.
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      9 1 ARNS’ WINE, ideal reeoustruclor, repairer, rmiewer ,iud builder up.
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      45 1 S'J’KAiINS V\ INK places at (lit* Command of the Physician the most advanced preparation of Cod Liver Oil. Far superioi to the stomach disturbiiis' emulsions. ONG KHYK FANG. (Chop) JCliVE GUAN. Tin Smellers and ImportefS ot Haw Opium. 18c I A I I* 1 N
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      6 1 «EU6» Mill > V Genuine Pilsener Beer.
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
  • Obituary
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    71 1 Deaths. Suddenly, at 10.50 on iloth Feb.. at his residence, Kobe. William Down, aged 50 years. On 11 th Feb., Robert Francis. tVptaiu I Ml. Goorkhas. only son of the late Col. Sir! Robert Wurburton. c.B.l., k.c.i.e.. and of Lady j Warburton. of The Palace. Hampton Court, i aged 33.
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    The Captain’s Plot.
    311 2 An Exciting Little Dbama ok The >Sea. A gunshot rent the air. The captain turned from his supen ision of the men to tind a Danish gunboat on his port-bow. A little drama, enacted in Icelandic waters, had begun. It wah a fishing vessel hailing from Grimsby
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    EXPLORING EXPEDITION.
    619 2 4n Interesting Journey in Malaya I* An interesting little expedition, of which uo doubt au official report will some day be forthcoming, was recently undertaken under the auspices of the Forest Department, with a view to obtaining particulars regarding t hat stretch of land between Kajang and i
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      10 2 DAVID CORSAR SONS Well-known Navy Canvas. SANOIUNDS. BUTTSRY S Co.
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      343 2 LOST. MAIjE SIAMESE CAT. Suitable reward w ill I*i paid by returning same to 211, McAlister Road. or to E SHROPSHIRE. ti-o-Or* lwk runnymede Rooms Vacant Healthy Situation. Charges Moderate. Mrs WARD, 10, Northam Road. 27-2-Uo dtius a wk liali 144 l or Singapore, Hongkong, Swatow, and Amoy. rpHK Steamship
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      448 2 HOUSES No. 86 Northam Road ana No. 9 Arratoon Rood. Immediate autrv. Apply to KHOO SUN POE. No. 7. Church Street. 17-12-04 vie 891 FURNISHED, seaside Buugalow, Taujong Tokong, easy of access to and from Town. Entry from March, 1905. For terms apply to the undersigned. Arthur C. CAPEL, China
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      433 2 THE WORLD’S GREAT m 40 volumes, nearly price 3250. Offers invited. CLASSICS new. Cost 10-11-04 1L H.” e/o Strait» Echo. 813 DISTANT’S RHOPALOCERA MALAYANA.” complete in 3 volumes j with plates and appendix. Price .£2O. Apply to ENTOMOLOGIST, 77] c/o Strait* Echo. 4 FINE AUSTRALIAN PONY, quiet in Harness and
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      491 2 NOTICE. VIEWS of Penang, Singapore, Perak, Selangor, and Sumatra. Photos enlarged, various sizes up to 3 ft. on Bromide paper. W. JONES, King Street, Penang. Photographer, j 36c NOTICE. DAVID NATHANIEL, Established 1882. \rchltect, Lana Surveyor, Estimator, Contractor, Appraiser, Decorator, and Commission Agent, 304 a, PERAK ROAD, PENANG. Telephone No.
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      407 2 Accelerated Service to Rangoon. DEGINNING ou Friday, p e i, P ruary 10th, 1905, there wHI be a. fortnightly steamer f ro Penang to Rangoon taking Mails for Europe. This steamer is intended to l e Singapore Thursday 4.30 <ne arrive at Penang about 10 p JJj’ Friday, and intended
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      1820 3 3P rd Mail Commencing with the s.s. "Coromandel programmed to leave this Port on the 4th February next, the Homeward Mail Steamers mav be expected to arrive at Peuaug every alternate Saturday, before daylight, sailing again uot later than 10 a.m. the same day. Expected arrival and Departures. Mail Service.
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    The Straits Echo
    112 4 Jtiti.« MUrlkw •Vfcybo.ly, Mid Kstablishetl June Ist, 1993. rnliliohml il:iily (except, HuwhtyO <t rna CRITERION PRESS. Id.. Vo 1 loach Street. Penang PRIOR HAiI.V. UK M i*— annum Ol- IS IA I lONS llxln. MAII l IHTMiN ir.ist tree) i OAlll.t AIMIKKS» I: clio —P eii a
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    Penang in Mourning.
    1468 4 The Late Mother St. Anselme. Proballi tiie most largely attended funeral that Penang has ever seen was i that of the Rev. Mother St. Anselme, the late Lady Superior of the Penang Convent, which took place yesterday afternoon at tlie New Cemetery. The funeral service was held
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    Mr. W. HARGREAVES.
    1964 4 Presentation and Tiffin al luwii Hail. Yestekoay afternoon a very pleasing function b*>k place at the lown Hall, when Mr. W. Hargreaves,: m.a late Headmaster of the Penang Free School, was presented with souvenirs by his late pupils and admirers and entertained at tiffin. The J attendance
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    A Pork Famine.
    129 4 On Sunday there was a pork famine lVmn,g, imp.* beiug obuiuabW Prom what we can gather M Hallifax had promised that the „1,1 of slaughtering ehonld be rew-rt,,! trom Saturday evening, that is to Jr slaughtering was to commence at nndni.ffit instead of at six o clock.
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    Penang Cricket Club.
    128 4 A Proposed Gymkhana. J The cycle gymkhana held by the Pe Udll(> Cricket Club will l»e still fresh i u ik! memory of our readers, and they will L pleased to hear t hat it is proposed to hold another gymkhana on the 29th proximo the suggested
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    Penang Golf Club.
    616 4 Annual Meeting. i'ut annual general meeting of this Club wan held in the Club House on Saturday afternoon, when over twenty members were present, uuder the chairmanship of Mr Geo. Mac bain. r After the official minutes of the last geu. enil meetiug had been read by
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    The War.
    1070 5 Gains of Battle. Forty-thousand Russians Captured. Enormous Rooty. Echo Special.) Tokio, 13 March—An official Japanhms despatch states that there are ovei 40,006 Russian prisoners, including one General. There are 26,500 of the Russian corps left dead on the Held, while other Russian casualties number at least 00,000. The
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      Russian Revolt
      61 5 Bomb Disaster Englishman Blown to Pieces. (Suj>)d ed hy lle»ter.) London, 18 March.—A man, whose passport shows that he was ail Englishman named MaeCullough, has been blown to pieces in an hotel iu St. Petersburg. It is supposed that he was handling a bomb when it accidentally exploded.
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      Colliery Explosion.
      40 5 Disaster Near Cardiff 26 Killed 13 Injurki». (Supplied by Reuter.) Loudon, 13 March.—A terrible colliery explosion has occurred in the coal-mining village of Oivdooh, near Caroifl, twenty -six lieing reported as killed aud at least thirteen lieing injured.
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      Football.
      68 5 Another Victory for the Leek Supplied by Reuter.) Loudon, 13 March.—ln the International Rugby football match between Wales aud Ireland on Saturday afternoon, the result was a wiu for Wales by ten points to three. T Wales has thus scooped the pool at International Itughy. defeating this season England.
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      Somaliland.
      49 5 Massacre at Merka (Echo S/wiat.) Heriiu, 12 March.—It is reported that the Somalis have massacred the inhabitants of Merka. [Merka or Marka is a town in Somaliland. East Africa. The population which consisted partly of Arabs and partly of Somalis, was estimated at over 4,000. Ed., 8. E.J
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      Shrewsbury Wreck.
      52 5 Salvage Abandoned [Echo Special.) Hongkong, 13 Mar.—The salvage of the steamer Shrewsbury on tlie Paracels Islands has been abandoned. The vessel was successfully floated, but tlie towline parted during a heavy swell at night-time and the current carried the vessel broadside on to a reef, where she is
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      Singapore.
      45 5 Another Burglary. Police Official’s House Raided (Echo Special.) Singapore. 13 March.—Still another burglary has to be reported. On .Saturday eveuing the house of Lieut.-Colouel E. G. Pennefuther, Inspector-General of Police, was entered by thieves who decamped with abotrt two thousand dollars’ worth of jewellery.
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      Diplomatic Corps.
      44 5 Sir M. E. Goschen Promoted. (Supplied by Renter.) London, 13 March. —Sir AYilliain Edward Goschen, k. C. m. 0., k. c. v. 0.. who lias lieeu British Envoy Extraordinary and Miuister-Plenipotentiary at Copenhagen siuew 1600. has been* appointed British Ambassador at Vienna.
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    The States Turf.
    404 5 Ipoh Spring: Meeting:. Successful Sport. (1 rout our Special Cotrctpoudent.) Ipoh, 18 March—The Ipoh Gymkhana Club’s Spring Meeting on Sat urd;i v afternoon was,fortunately,favoured witii “king's weather," while the nine events on the cards were productive of excellent sport, the whole arrangements for which reflected great credit
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    STOP PRESS
    60 5 •'his -i>sce is reserved for rite pudlicatieu ,.f aevvosrriv i"g after (tie day’s news has been imposed 1 (m>ii. 12 March.—The Fusing Lama lin Mining Ce., which was Heated in London last year with a capital of 120.000 in 11 shares, of which £32,iMK) jure paid up, commences
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  • PUBLIC OPINION.
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      MOUNTED POLICE WANTED.
      204 5 To ritk Editor ov tiik tra.iin Echo. Dear Sir, 1 herewith send vou some i news about another daring assault, which took place on the same spot where lateiv a European lady was attacked. According to l lie statements 1 received from a person living near the
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  • States’ News.
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      PERAK.
      81 5 (From Our Own Co rrttsjto mlcnt.) IroH, 11 March.- The following officebearers of the Kiiita Chinese Club, [poll, have resigned their respective appointments :-TIr. Foo t ’hoo Chooii, President j Mr. C. Cheaug Liui, lion. Auditor Mr. Lim C'hoo lloou. Hon. Treasurer, surd Mr Eu Poon Guan, Com. Member.
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    Malayan Mines.
    46 5 The following are the returns from the Kiuta Tin Mines. Ltd for the month of February:— Output 24t piculs. Approximate value 811,060. Water rent 84,800. Working Expenses 84,800. Profit $511.500. New Goheno Limited. Output 284 piculs. Approximate value 810.560. Working costs .83,100. Profit $7.400.
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    Chinese British Subjects in Bangkok.
    362 5 A< OuIUHNi. to the Bangkok Times of li:e 3rd iiist., the Chinese British subjects of that city have presented Mr. W. R. D. Beckett, British Consul, with an address, an ornameutal Chiuese silk banner, four rolls of Shanghai silk, aud a couple of Shanghai vases,
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    The Working of the Currency Note Issue in 1904.
    403 5 I MK M,,,, d*r ul Uotes *a circulation at the i u y Kl1 a* compared with the preceding year. hid riw-u from 2,117*230 1*0 2 260.40o, ami the face value Sib,293,4W to S17.ly6.265. while the „vera«e monthly circulation of the
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      808 6 NOTICE. riMiK undersigned beg to inform the public of Peuaug aud the ueighU»uriug Native I States that they have been apiiointed A geuts for Messrs. Ingall, Parse "s, Clive A Co.,Ltd. of Loiklou, and have recently received a large shipment of very best quality Europe ready made Coffins, Coffin Furniture
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    Items of Interest.
    984 7 A nk*y company lias l»een organised with ;l «»p»tnl of 9500.000 gold to take over the Manila I'eleplmne Co. ami instill a modern 'system with automatic switch hoards. Long distance telephones will Ik* established over I Luzon. H yokopuouia is pretty common in Java, ami cases of
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      764 7 PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO. A. KAULFU8S, 27, FARQUHAR STREET. Open Daii.y prom T a.m. to 5 p.m. SUDAYS 8 A.M. TO NOON. ON 8ALE Views of Penang, Perak, Kedah, etc. Just Received a New Shipment of Illustrated Post Cards in colours and otherwise. All kinds of Photograph work done in the most
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      533 7 5 W. CORNFIELD. HONG BEE Co. j General Store and Commission Tailoring, Outfitting, A ge m S and General Store 88 main road, P EGS to intimate to iii.s customers and the Public in General that Oc TAIPIKG. SIN GHEE CHOON CO. have just received A LARGE SHIPMENT OF BOOTS
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      1023 8 TOEAWAY, LAIDLAW DO., P AN OPPORTUNITY NOT TO BE LOST. IRON CAMP COTS. A- Koninklijke Paketvaart Maatschappij. FOR deli. I *j ,e fti/0 regularly between Penang and Belawau l)eli HUTTENBACH, LIEBEHT 400 i liltil Agent*. 150 HOT TO BE BEATEN. Size when Folded 6‘ bv 2: bv I' inches. A
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