Straits Echo, 20 July 1906

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  • Title Section
    Masthead
    36 1 Straits Echo DAILV CHRONICLE OF EVtNTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES, AND THE EAR EAST GENERALLY. V T ()L $24 Per Annum. PENANG, FRIDAY, 20th JUDY, 1000. Single Copy, 10 cents. No. 164.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
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      1125 1 TIANG LfcE CO., ASAHI BEER H33S IHVSV SOLE AGENTS. BANKS Chartered Bank of India, Hongkong Shanghai Neclerlandsche Handel Australia and China. Banking Corporation. Maatschappij. Netherlands trading Society, V I'jSTA B1.ISHK’» 1824. j I aid-up-Capitai DO.UOO./IOO 0ap1tal h. 45.O.M.000I R.8Mve Fond- (abt. £3,750.000) Sterling Reserve $l0,000,00o t i Reserve Fund H.
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      19 1 GUINNESS’S STOUT. TiaRgTEe TTcoT 9 <2 OB 7^ TS > CA I C/: ,<2 m <2 fijEMD SOLE AO ENTS.
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    War on Butterflies.
    235 2 A Crusade That Need Not Alarm British Farmers. It will come as a shock to lovers of the beautiful that the butterfly, whose worst fault, according to popular fancy, has seemed to be an excess of frivolous happiuess, has incurred the hostility of science. In Nat nr
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    Feathers in Hats.
    315 2 English Ladies and the Queen's Wish i v a raid on milliuers' shops, such as the olc instituted by the New York legislature to enforce the law enacted for the preservation of wild biids, were possible iu Loudon, what would be the state of affairs discovered? Would
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    Too Much Open-work.
    322 2 Mokk “Islands ok Modesty. Tinned horrors insurance frauds, corrupt, business, railway rate discriminations, all these things have beeu thrown suddenly into the shade iu the United States by a great discussion icgardiug what iu that couutry aie called peekaboo ladies’ blouses. Now, the blouse, or shirt-waist, to
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      80 2 Be Firm. When you ask for a bottle of Chamberlain's Cube, ChoVra and ]>ia rlnei Memoir, do tint allow the dealer t> sell vou a substitute lie firm m your conviction that there is not in,ig so good. Tliis medicine lias Ihsmi tested hi the most severe and dangerous ei.-es
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      2436 2 FINISIN FiNISIN FINISIN NEURALGIA NEURALGIA cured. NEURALGIA FINISIN The French Confectionery. (The World»Renowned Neuralgic Cure). The most distressing pain is relieved with this remedy, and often so quickly, as to be remarkable. After oO years* experience, we unhesitatingly say you will derive the greatest benefit from its use. We believe
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  • Shipping.
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      ARRIVALS.
      120 3 Ban Whaii. S>o*. Br. »8, 20i.1i July, Luugkitt, (Jon Q B K pe Bbnlomonu. Br. s.s., 1,752, Henderson, 20tli July, Singapore. Gen 8 B. A Co. Silesia, Ger. ss, 3.138. Bahle, 10 li July, Hamburg, Gea. —B. M, A Co. Taw Tong, Br, s s 105, H*»sau, 20; b
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      DEPARTURES
      50 3 20th July Cornelia, for Port Swetteuham and Malacca. Peiak. for Port Swetteuham and Singapore. Taw Tong, for Asahun Padang, for Batu BahruLightning, for Singapore and Hongkong. Ladg for Teluk Anson. Fitzpat> irk, for Rangoon. Pachumba, for Rangoon. Peshawar, for Colombo and Tuticonn. Flying Dragon, for Port Weld and Taiping.
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    EXPECTED.
    34 3 1 t?y#ei a j irout I A ijeult t Due C. A pear Siuyapoie i A A A Co. 25t li Juiv. !k'ulfc«li LolI'loU S iJ it Co. ■28i li CtTilll Glasgow 29th
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    SAILINGS.
    27 3 1 t) h nr Ayent# Leave* i 0. A pear Calcutta A.A.A Co. 2Gtl'Jolv. Heuledi Singapore S.B &C«. 8rli Errall pore S B A Co. iOtl»
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    91 3 For j Cevloo, Australasia, Iudia, Aden. Mauritius, Egvpt and via Briudisi, for Europe, etc. —Per l)e't\ to morrow, 0 a.m. Negapai a m and Madras—Per Tee-eta, to-morrow, 1 p.m. Langk.t—Per Tau Whatt Soon, t»o. morrow, p in. j Paugkor aud Teluk Anson —Per lanykat, j to-morrow, '1 pm.
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    Passengers.
    48 3 1 er Kifi ia, from Singapore Mrs \V. If. S Allen aud children, Messrs. Si. J. Brugli, Ong Eug War, K ad ova, Tong Y«mg Soon. From Port Twetteuhani Messrs Ong Kean Seng. F I). McLeod, Aluued aud Mrs. Cliek Poll and Mrs. J. V. Bool li.
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      1351 3 (S HIPPING.) TAG 3S e 8. N. Co. y/peeled Arrivals and Departures. Mail Service. Outwards. INTENDED SAILINGS. British India Steam Navigation Co., Ltd. Foe Intended to Sail. Stbamee. Negapatain, Madras, Pondicherry, Cuddalore and Karrical. Rangoon Calcutta, [Mouhneiu and Burmese Ports.] Aug •> s Malta connecliug' with s.s. Macedonia Mo do
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      78 3 PASSAGES to EUROPE, via MADRAS. PASSAGES can be booked per British India Steam Navigation Company’s Steamers from Penan?, via Madras, to Port Said, Genoa, Marseilles, Plymouth and London. HUTTENBACH, LIEBERT&f£o. AO ENTS. 11 4-00 232 BAXTER Co.’s BEST NAVY CANVAa. SANDILANDS, BUTTERY C» DAVID CORSAR SON’S WELL-KNOWN EXTRA NAVY CANVAS,
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    The Straits Echo.
    105 4 Justice satisflea everybody and justice alone. Established June Ist, 1903. Publtahed daily (except Sundays.! AT TUB CRITERION PRESS, Ltd.. N«>. 22*» —232, Beach Si reel. Penan» PRICE DAILY LOCAL fcO P*r OUTSTATIONS Portage Kxira. MAI 1, EDITION I Poet Free! $l3 CABLE ADDRESS: Echo—Penang.” Telephone N<». 18H
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    Domestic Occurrences.
    38 4 Births. Kuiroock. —On 17th instant, at Braeiuar." Gilstead Road. Singapore, the wife of M. 0. liuddock. of a daughter. Howden. —Outlie l*Hh July, at Prye River Dock, the wife of John G. Howden. of a daughter.
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    Tanjong Bungah.
    203 4 Our correspondent Health/’brings verv grave charges against l'aiijoug Bungah, which we have always been used to regard as one of our health resorts aud as being only a degree less bracing than our fatuous Hill. There lias certainly been si deal ot malaria in this locality during the
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    Piracy.
    355 4 From au account of tiie case of piracy on the West River, which we publish elsewhere, it will be seen that the case is a particularly bad one and that the lighting must have been sever© while it i-isted, for so many persons to have been killed. We greatly
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    Engineers' Institute.
    857 4 Last Night’s Concert. DepIMTK the disappointment of Miss Netta Jones aud Messrs. Neubrouuer aud Criswick beiug unable to assist him last evening, Mr. Edgar McIntyre treated us to a most enjoyable concert aud those Peuaugiles wlio were preseut came away amply satisfied with the entertainment provided. The part
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    The Filipino Circus.
    437 4 Considering the uutnl>er of couuter-attrac tions there were last night, the attendance at the Filipino Circus’ opening performance must be accounted fairly good, and the audience hail no reason to regret having giveu this show their preference. The programme consisted of some fourteen turns, every one of
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    Penang Cricket Club.
    450 4 Lawn Tennis Tournament. The following are the results iu the ties played off ou the Esplanade yesterday afternoon iu the above tournament Single Haiulicaji, Class .1. E. S. Hnslam b*al F. O. Halifax by B—6, 4—6, 6—3. S. F. B. Martin beat T. P. Nailer by 6—3,
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    The Liquor Duty.
    305 4 The Free Pre s thinks that in framing measures for tho collection of excise the general principle is to get the maximum revenue with the minimum o l trouble to tlm geueral public. Turning again to the Liquors Bill now before Council, there is another point which
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    Opium.
    367 4 Discussing the letting of liie Opium Farm aud our recent leader t he e<>u the Free Pre s says: W e make uo comment on the proposal to reduce the price aud raise the quality at the same time. There is a suspicion of a i axe to grind
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    Alleged Robbery.
    344 4 Before a Bench Court consisting of Messrs. Howard and Heefonl yesterday morning Ng Cilia, a Chinese coolie, brought up Kader Pakir, Hamid aud Ibramsah on a charge of robbery and causing grievous hurt on the night of 1 Bt li iust at Taujong lokoug. The complainant stated tha\
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      124 4 WHERE TO STAY: E. &0. Hotel, Penang. The Crag Hotel, Penang Hills. Raffles Hotel, Singapore. Strand Hotel, Rangoon. SARKIES BROTHERS, Proprietors MOHAMED AURIFHEEN, U 3 BEACH STREET, PENANG, THE BEST CHEAPEST HOUSE FOR ALL KINDS OF PROVISIONS, Imported direct from WELL KNOWN BRITISH MANUFACTURERS, AND SO SAVING THE MIDDLEMAN’S PROFIT.
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  • Obituary
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    17 4 Death. Geo. Thomson, of Fraser and Neave. at the General Hospital. Singapore, on 17th July, aged 27.
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      Natal.
      168 5 The Alleged Atrocities. (Supjdied I'H Dealer.) oiiiiou. H <l' J»lv. -Au animate! debate „laee iu the House of Commons over illcoed atrocities in Natal. Mr. Wins',e JU ,cliill read a loujjf reply from the y!nl (ioverumout denying the charges, but I Undicals pressed the most searching 'Jejtioio, deuiaudiug that
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      German East Africa.
      59 5 The Boundary Commission. (Sup)died b)j Reuter.) Ijoudon, -oth July.—The Co.ogn- Gazette. .ins ib.it the Anglo German Commission sittiiiL at Berlin has concluded the delimitition of the northern frontier of German hast Africa. A complete agreement has leached and a few alterations ill the existing holder have beeu
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      The Late Lady Curzon.
      64 5 Royal Sympathy. (Supplied by Reuter.) 1/imJoii, il'Jth July.— King Edward, the prince and Prince's of Wales aud Lord Jliuto have sent messages of sympathy to liunl Cui7.ou. The funeral of Lady Cur/.ou will take place at Kedlestou ou Mouda v and will be ijuite simple, only
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      Russia.
      196 5 The Mutinous Army. (Studied by Reuter.) houdou. It'll. July.—Th*. Ruvsiau Minister of War lias appointed General I’avloft as president of a commission to enquire iuto the disaffection iu the army. Attempted Assassination London, lt'lh July.—An attempt to assassinate Count Tod!el>eu, the aide de-camp "f the Tsar, was made iu
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      Education Bill.
      49 5 Cummittee Stage Passed Supplied by llewter.) of I; th U^V -—The committee stag* but k'* Uca tiou Bill lias lieen concluded nituv important points will come up foi *7 U, U K the report stage. It h ,i; Ihat the measure will la? rtualli -JU :uitli July.
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      Tibet.
      32 5 I he Agreement. (Supplied by Reuter 11 Jul y-—Mr. Johu Motley, 'bat M*i ln lt! W° UBe of Commons, said libet <lc^ia,, K of ratifications of the may he expected shortly.
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      Abyssinia.
      44 5 A French Denial. The Osiasiatiacker Lloyd Sendee.) a Berl,u -Hth July —President Fallieres r denies that Britain, Russia aud Italy are sending euvoy* to Abyssinia regarding the s, Abyssinian Treaty which is to he submitted l j ioi the Emperor Menelik 8 approval.
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      Port Weld.
      61 5 A Water Famine J (Echo Special.) T.iipinor, 20th July.—The excessive drought has caused a water famine at I‘ort Weld. On the arrival of the local j train last evening the natives crowded round the engine begging for water to took their rice. Ihe Engineer hopes to arrange for
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      Kampar.
      72 5 A Shooting Acc’dent. {Echo Special.) Faiping, 20th July.—News has reachied here from Katnpar to the effect that two days ago Mr. Dishman, the Inspector of Mines, while attempting to arrest a Chinaman who was mining on State land at Campar Caves, accidentally shot a policeman and a Chinaman with
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      Singapore.
      546 5 Benzine Again (Echo Sped Singapore. 20th Julv.—Three men have died f rom the injuries they received in the naphtha explosion a week ago and nine more have been injured by a tire which occurred at Pulau Samboe, at the depot of the Royal Dutch Petroleum Company, during the soldering
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    SUPREME COURT.
    1282 5 Th; Ass'zec. (before the Hon. S L Thornton, Puiftte Jndye) Forgery. The case agaiust the two Chinese charged with forgery and using as geuiiiue a forged j document was concluded at 4 o’clock vester- day afternoon, when both were unanimously convicted by the Jurors on all counts and
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  • PUBLIC OPINION.
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      TANJONG BUNGAH AS A HEALTH RESORT
      502 5 To mx Emioß of thi: sjkaus E. n<>. Sir, There seems to l*e a general im- piessiou amongst Penang folk that the suburb known *s Taujoug Bungali, situated on the north-west of the Island, be tween six and eight miles from the Town, !is
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    FIXTURES.
    105 5 To-day. 2}*tli Dav of stb Moon. P. C. C. Lawn Tennis Tournament, i Town Band, Esplauade, to 7 p.m i The F’dipiuo Circus, Cliulia Street. Matsuo’s Japanese Cinematograph, Corner j of Penang Road aud Campbell Street, 1 D p.m. L g To-morrow. i 30tli Day uf otli M noli.
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    MAILS DUE.
    14 5 China (Delta) 21st July. China (OueDehau) 21th Genuau (f\ E Friedrich) 25th
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    P. & O. SAILINGS.
    39 5 P. O. SAILINGS. Mail Service. OcrwAiais. Homewards. Malta 2 Auy. Dt'ta 2/ Juy. Oceana 16 Devaaka 4 Auy. i.lira Service. Outwards. Homewards. Jaca 24 July. Japan 27 July. Socotra 7 Auy. Sardina 10 Any.. •a*- For particulars see Page
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    THE MOON.
    33 5 O New Moon July 21st 7.59.1. p.m. I First Quarter 29th 2563. a m. 1 O Full M con Aug. 4th 7 r 9.7. p.m I,;iM Quartet P’tlj 9.47 5 A.W.
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      15 5 rench Confectionery, 1 7a, Northam Road. TO-NIGHT, e8: aud Leuiou, i 'iumiy t»f Fancy Cnkci.
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      62 5 Don’t Wait Until You Need It. jy 0 uot wait until some of jour family is taken with a violent attack of colic or diarrhoea. A l*ottle of Chamberlain’s Colic. Cholera and I iarrhcea Rene lv at hand when ueedtd has saved many a life. Procure at once. George Towu
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      97 5 Contracted Chronic Diarrhoea While in the Philippines. While with the U. S. Ariuy iu the Philippines, I contracted chronic diarrhoea. 1 suffered severely from this terrible disease i for over three yeais aud tried the prescriptions of numerous physicians, but fouml nothing; that did me any good until I tried
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      473 5 THK SILVER RIBBON N'MKBLATE, on your easy-rimni»*g A 1 ASSKY-11AHH IS, it? n sire iiulicutiou ot y up money’s worth, ami the BEST in BICYCLE LADIES' AND MEN’S CUSHION FRAME ROADSTER OR RtClNti MODELS. \°J' u certain satisfaction with a MASSEY. They ieau in every country where they are introduced.
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      365 5 TOWN HALL, PENANG. FOR 0\E Nmm OKLY ON TUESDAY, 31st JULY, AT 9 F.M. THE KINTA AMATEUR DRAMATIC CLUB WILL PRODUCE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE TRAIT SETTLEMENTS THE FARCICAL COMEDY IN 3 ACTS, “THE NEW BOY,” fiy ARTHUR L\W. Ke.5t rvaJ feats and §2. PLAN AT Messrs. CUNNINGHAM,
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
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      44 5 WEATHER. 'Ihk following report, iskiu.llv supplied l»> tlie -Signal Director ol Fort Cornwall is ».m. imon. I'n-drij- Ic-rt.ij *XFine Fine S. S. 1 Lb rainfall t.L« 'J4 Lours Hinieat St a hi. to-ilay was nil. r»i. Wr. Wd. 3 p.in Vei*terd:iv 8S‘ Fine s.i:.
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    The Girl Who Laughs.
    113 6 Tlie girl who laughs—God bless her Thrice blesses herself the while: No music ou eai tli Has uobler worth Thau that which voices a smile. The girl who laughs—men love her She lifts from the heart of despair Its burdeu of woe Aud coaxes the glow
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    German Editors in London.
    717 6 Mr. Weinthai/s Tact. I Entente Prospects. The German editors who are visitiug. Boudou under the guidauce of Mr. Leo WeiutLal had another busy aud very mIcresting day in Loudon yesterday, says a home paper to baud by the last mail. Mr. Weiuthal, who during the South
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    EXCHANGE.
    123 6 Penang, 520th July. (Hij courtesy of the Chartered Bank London Demand Bank ...2/4/,, 4 months’ sight Batik 2/4 3 Credit 2/4/., 3 Documentary ...2/44 Calcutta. Demand Bank Ls 171* 3 days’ sight Pr’.sne 170$ Bombay. Demand Bank 1 Mouhnein, Demand Bank 1734 3 days’ sight Private 1701 Madras, Demand
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    PRODUCE.
    206 6 ijloid iea? d*>. B. Pepperf W.Coist oibs.- r o/.3 818 /•> *a White Pepper 5 -tioO Tramr Pepper 21 00 sales Gloves (picket) 42, sale* Mace Mace Pickings 08 Nutmegs i 10s °4- sales No. 1 525 u ir 2 3.10 small stocu Basket 42 50 buyers L'apioea Flour
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    SHARES.
    852 6 i Number of I A C.ipiUl. Sbam, Last D.viJeud. Name. guutat.ous. r j issued. 35 v IU,ouuo.il 1 Mining 1W0 175,000 4,000 d. f. 10 i lo fiersawab Gold Miuiug Co. Ltd. 510.— seller* 1901 GoO.OOO 00 000 10 10 Bruseli HydraulicTiu Miuiug Co. Ltd 515— buyers 1903 X
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      66 6 Recommended by Dealers Everywhere. Mr. M. Links, a storekeeper at Carcoar, N. S. W Australia, says\ “I never fail to recommend < hauiberlaiu’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, because 1 know it is good.” You maLe no mistake wheu you buy this medicine. Dealers all over the country will tell
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      89 6 BORDER'S PEERLESS BRMO Andrew Usher Co.’s EVAPORATED CREAK. special reserve Absolute w it/ 1 I Guaranteed. jO.V.G. Whisky. AGENTS: SANDILANDS, BUTTERY k Co., PENA NO. SANDILANDS, BUTTERY Co., AGENTS FOK PENANO F. /M. S. V* miANA > X M M o J--J U k mi v < O -in TO
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      476 6 ASAHI, THE FAMOUS BEER OF JAPAN. Brewed Specially for the Tropics ASAHI, LIGHT REFRESHING BEER. THERE IS NO BETTER BEER THAN ASAHI, Obtainable at EASTERN k oriental hotel CRAG HOTEL CHI AT SENG Co. CHIN JOO Co. GIM TEK BEE Co. GOON YEN FRIENDS TONG JOO k Co. TIANG LEE
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    Dangers of the Jungle.
    354 7 A correspondent writes to the MaU i-l. TLe following story comes Irani ltuaia Selangor, and I can gua’autee that it is hue. Four Malays le*t Taujoug Karaeg und proceeded up the Sungei Tinggi with the iuteutiou of returning on the following i day; they took enough
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    South Africa.
    604 7 The Ethiopian Menace. Africa for the Africans’is the keynote of the Ethiopian movement, writes a correspondent iu the London Timet. About 18ob, mission work had got fairly firmly established iu South Africa. About 1892 the Ethiopiau Church was estubludivd iu Pretoria; in 1893 94 the leaders got into
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      607 7 p, IWo/r Cranes’ CYLINDER OIL. SandHfind*, fiufiery <Sr Co. CHIN JOO CO., 95 <£ 155 Bench Street, WROUCHT-IRON TUBES AND FITTINGS. Large Stock Always on Hand. ADAMSON, GILFILLAN CO.. LTD. Fetter’s Patent Petroleum Engines. IHE MOST PERFECT MOTOR OF IHE OR HAVE J USX RECEIVED A Large Consignment of Tinned
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      70 7 Caution! Persons when travelling should exeicitMA j care in the n.«e of drinking water. As a safeguaid it is urged that every Ir.nttiler secure a bottle of Clinch* Tin in's Oslic, j Cholera and Dinuhoea Kemedy IjcCoiv leaving home, to be earned ia the hand baggage. This m*v prevent distiessing
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      1257 8 YOON SUN, dentistry. WATCH.MAKEK S JEWELLER Dealer iu Gold aud Silver Watches. G raphophoues, Records, Pius, Ac., Ac. Prices Very Moderate. Repairer of auv description of Musical instrument* aud Graplioplioues, Ac., Ac. No. 21, Market Street. W. MANSON, American Dentist, Late of Dr. Allen Co., Pha, U.S.A. Lim Sun Ho,
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