Straits Echo, 26 July 1906

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    Masthead
    35 1 Straits Echo UAILV CHRONICLE OF EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES, AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY. VOL 4. $24 I’er Annum. PENANG, THURSDAY, 26th JUDY, 1906. Single Copy, 10 cents. No. 169«
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      1011 1 o o 4 ui ul J O z < p ASAHI BEER I >u u: •j r. HBBQIHVSV BANKS. Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China. Hongkong Shanghai Banking Corporation. incorporated by royal CHARTER. l U,000,000 tty! ul Paid’up Reserve Fund Reserve Liability! of Proprietors X8OO.O00 £975,000 £800,000 Hoad Office:
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      11 1 SOLE AOEHT&. GUINNESS’S STOUT. y "m TIAA G lit A CO,
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    Electricity’s Miracles.
    178 2 WlRItlM TeIROKAPHT AND TUI G-ANOKj of a Woman’s Eye The representatives of the foreignelvctric- j 1 1 institutions who me making a tom ot Great Britain were the guests ot the Glasgow Corporation recently At a luncheon to winch they were euteruined by the oornornttou, Lord Provost Biisland
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    Side Lights.
    300 2 tIn Rand Coolie’s Affairs, a mandarin arrested. When tin* s. s. fntlraveUi arrived at ilougkoug from Durban ou the 19th Juue last, amongst her passeugers, coolies returning from the K md, was oue Wang I*uo Yu, who should have proceeded north in the same vessel. But it so
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    Manufacturing Money.
    472 2 8TKIKING TRANSFER OF v ILV E it IN THE Holiday Season. Interesting information concerning the coinage is given in the thirty-sixth annua) leport of the Deputy Master and Comptrol lev of the Royal Mint. It deals with the year 1905, ami it is stated that the issue of
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      9 2 lIAXTLR Ir.’s »est NAVY CANVA». >\M)It.ViNI»S, lIUTTB’V f, Co.
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  • Shipping.
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      ARRIVALS.
      54 3 Cohnkli a, Hr. .> s 194. Reid, -3,1-1» Julf. Port Swetteuliam, Gen.. K O. C<*. Lai»y Wkld, Hr. s.s, 240, Quine, StHli July, Teluk Ansou, Gen, —■SWaitu S. S. Co. > Thonowa, Hr. s.s, 3,428, Whi<ipwd. 2(>tli July, Mad ran, Geu H. T< «-Co. Skydlitz. Ger. 4.072, Dewer*, Zsth
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      DEPARTURES.
      47 3 iit>TH July. Van der Parra, fur l>eli, Bajau, Edie aud T. Semawe. Ban Whalt Soon, for Luugk it. Canton, for Pangkor aud Teluk Ausou. Thongwa, for Port. Swetteiihain Siugti|)ore. Flying Fish, for Port Weld and Taipihg. C. Apcar, for Calcutta. Sut Sang, for Singapore aud Hongkong
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    EXPECTED.
    31 3 Vessels Front Agent* Due Seam}; ;t l>eu led i Errall Silesia y 1 IJumlmrg Loudon Glasgow Singapore B.AJ ifcCo. S B A Co. S.B&Co. B.M.ACo. 27M-Juiv. 28tlr 29 Mi 17tliAfUg.
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    SAILINGS.
    33 3 I e' rls For 1 os. Mittfh 1 ScMtuiia !>iu<;apore H.M AC'**. 27tfiiirfv. Hpuledi Si ii 4» pore S.H.AUo. •-'siu Ena 11 i Singapore S 11A Co. I29H» Silesia. Hamburg H.M \<;... lAlhttig.
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    103 3 For Rangoon—Per Unity, 10-m6rrmv, 0 iLm. Purt Swelteiiliain and Malacca—Per Cornelia, to-niorrow. I p.m. Port Swetteuliam aud Siuga pore—— Per Perak, tomorrow, 1 p. n Edie, Semawe, Segfi, Olelileli, aud Sabaug—Per Hole Canton, to morrow. jHJ.pi. Raugoou and Calcu'ta taking maiHF (W Europe, etc via Bombay —Per PalatKciitta,
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    Passengers.
    40 3 Per Lady \\ehl. ftym Teluk Auifob. Hun. J. Turner ami Mm. Silibald. Per Thongwa, from Madras Mr.' $Lud Mrs. David Tboinas, Misses Guest*. Mrs. F. King Harman. Mes-us. P. CbriiViiin. Naivanau Clietly. C SirbotiuaMiau anil V. N. Sal hianasagain.
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      1106 3 (S HIPPIN G.) ft A o* IS. I. Co. INTENDED SAILINCS. British India Steam Navigation Co., Ltd. Urivcted Arrivals and Departures. Mail Service. Outwards Malta connecting with Aug A ug Iti s.s. Oceana ;>o s.s. Uelta do do ».s. China 8.8. India Homewards. 4 6.8. Dvoanha connecting with 8.8. Moot
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      132 3 For Singapore, Hongkong, SwaAW Amoy* r 1 1 H K Homj M>>h, Captain UawstHfc is A. expe'leu Jo arrive here on Friday/ the 27th instant, ami will leave for the dtOve ports i) Saturday, the 28ih inslttbt, at 3 p.m. For fr ij*lit or pa apply <«> KOK iiUAN C#f
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    The Straits Echo
    97 4 jMticc uUsDm CTorybody and justice alone. Established June Ist, 1903 Published daily (except Sundays.) CRITERION PRESS, U. 1., N<*. 226 —‘232, Beach Street. I’nnau' PRICK DAILY LOCAL $2» per antm* OUTBTA TIONS Postage Kxlrv. MAIL KDITION (Port Kreel lli CABLE ADDRESS: Echo—Penang." Telephone No. 1 Str» V.S.-
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    Queer Phraseology.
    1517 4 Some politicians at home have been greatly exercised iu their minds owing to the wording of the proclamation issued to the Chinese ou the Rand because it concluded with the words Tremblingly Obey.” Do these politicians really think that the words were intended to lx* taken iu their
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    SUPREME COURT.
    89 4 The Assizes. (Before Ihe Hon. S. L. Thornton, Puitne Judge The case agaiust Teh Khoo, charged with making a false charge with intent to injure, which came off before the Assize Court yesterday morning, resulted iu tlie acquittal of the accused. The case for the prosecution closed about
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    Cruelty to Animals.
    169 4 Heavy Penalty. Karpiah, a Hindu woman, appeared i efore Mr. G. A. Hereford yesterday, charged with cruelty to a pair of bullocks. Mr. Elton Bell prosecuted. He stated that, while driving along Glugor Road on the uight of the 14th iust., he saw a Municipal bullock cart,
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    Rouge et Noir.
    146 4 \Ye dou’t kuow whether the polio» ought I or ought not to have made a gambling raid ou the Town llali last uight. We tried to I get iu aud couldu’t, so we climbed the uear e&t electric lamp post, peeped through a wiudow and fouud Rouge
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    Penang Cricket Club.
    148 4 Lawn Tennis Tournament. The following are the results iu the ties played off ou the Esplauade yesterday afternoon iu the above tournament: Championship. F. 0. Hallifax w. o. from A. <1. Autliouy. Single Handicap, Class li. Rev. H. C. Heuliaui w. o. from C. Smith. Mijeed Dc
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    Municipal Commission.
    230 4 f Following are the ageuda for tot morrow's meetiug of the Municipal Com4 mission 1. Minutes of last meetiug to be read aud confirmed. *<>• 2. Auy special business the President may briug forward. 3 Questions. 1 1. Lei ter from Messrs. Mall-field A Co. re eliarge for
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    PERAK NOTES.
    973 4 (Front Our Own Correspondent). Tsiping, 25th July. A round robiu is now in circulatiuu among Club Committees calling for sub. scriptious to defray the expenses of those members of the F. M. S. team chosen to play cricket against the Straits next mouth which I think has hurt
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      127 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 diretd Jrom WELL-KNOWN BRITISH MANUFACTURERS, AND SO SAVING THE MIDDLEMAN’S PROFIT. Sole
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      98 4 Contracted Chronic Diarrhoea While in the Philippines. j ‘‘While with the U. S. Army iu th« Philippines, I contracted chronic diarrhoeaI suffered severely from this terrible disease tor over three years aud tried the prescriptions of numerous pliysiciaus, but fouud nothing that did me auy good uutil I tried (-hamberlain’s
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      Russia.
      316 5 The Dissolved Duma. (Supplied by Reuter.) I 25th July. —The Members of the ,',’t have returned to St. Petersburg uu 1 “j )t!( j IheViborg Coufereuce decided form vast orgauiz itious with the object If turning the Army agaiust the GovernMore Disturbances There have beeu renewed disturbances iu of
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      The Army.
      156 5 Mr Haldane's Scheme. (Suin-died by lleuter.) Loudon, 25th July.—lu the debate in the House of Lords on Mr. Haldane’s Army i scheme, Lord Roberts deprecated the pro- posed reductions in the Army aud predicted j that the present economy would assure lly iuvolve a luge expendituie in the
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      Peace.
      128 5 The Inter-Parliamentary Conference. ■(Supplied by Renter.) Luudou, July. —At the Jliter-Pallia- j military Conference in London, Mr. Bryan, i 'lie American Democratic candid te for thej I'residetey, made a striking speech in sup- 1 port of the proposal recommending a resort j to au International Commission of Enquiry! or
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      Teheran.
      61 5 Reformers in Trouble (Supplied by Reuler.) lioudou, 2Hth July.—Fearing a prosecution 'I 1 connection with the reform movement, hve thousaud students, artisans aud tradespeople have takeu refuge in the British legation at Teheran aud the situation is regarded as critical. The people deuiaud ’ho dismissal of the Grand Vizier
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      Queen Wilhelmina.
      48 5 Progressing Satisfactorily. (Supplied by Reuter.) Loudon, 25th July.—lt is auuounced that Qureu Wilhelmiua had a miscarriage yesterday. (The Ostasiatischer Lloyd's Service.) Berlin, 26tb July.—The report of Queen Wilhelmina’s premature confinement is confirmed and has evoked expressions of sympathy from all quarters. Her Maj*»stv is progressiug satisfactorily.
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      East Africa.
      41 5 A Coinage Question. (Supplied by Reuter Loudon, 25th July.—lu the House of I Commons Mr. Winston Churchill said that the Government saw no reason to vary the decision of Mr. Lyttleton for retaining the ludiau coinage iu Bast Africa.
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      Bye-Election.
      51 5 A Liberal Victory. (Supplied by Reuter.) L >udou, *26th July.—The Bodmiu electioi has resulted in the return of Mr. Fneinai Thomas, Liberal, who polled 4 96H vote agaiust 3 876 cast for Mr. G. J. Saudys. tlo Uuiouist candidate. Mr. Freeman Thoma replaces Mr. Agar Robartes (Liberal) wh was
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      Crete.
      27 5 Powers' Proposals Rejected (Supplied by Reuter.) Berlin, 26th July.—The resignation of Oousul-General Knappe lias l*eeu accepted aud Herr Buri has been appointed Germau Consul-General at Shanghai.
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      Shanghai.
      30 5 New' German Consul-General (The Ostasiatischer L'oyd s Service.) London, 26th July.— King George of Greece has rejected the proposals of the Powers for the institution of reforms in Crete.
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    Terrible Railway Disaster.
    545 5 One of the most appalling aud disastrous railway accideats vvithiu the memory of the present generation, says the London and China Expre*#, occurred about 2 a.in. on July Ist on the Londou and Sauth-Western Railway, the scene of the disaster leiug a curve to the eist of
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    A Man-Eating Tiger.
    201 5 According to the Timet of Malaya a maneating tiger lias his lair somewhere about a mile distant from the town of Cheuderiaug, on the Suugliy Kinjaug Road. This brute lias already beeu the cause of the death of two natives. His tirst victim was a Chinaman, whom
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    Service Salaries.
    874 5 A cone&poudeut of the Malay Mai l after going at unnecessary length futo the present position of exchamge. writes as follows with reference to the memorial which is being drawn up by sterling-paid officers: It is whispered that one of the contentious in the memorial is that those
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    Unrest in, Kiangsi Province.
    131 5 The Shanghai mandarins have received telegraphic news from Nanchaug P’at au iu surrection hag broken out in the district of Hsiuch’aug. Juichou prefectme, iu, Kiaugsi, and that Mr. Hu Wei-hsien, the district magistrate of that city, assisted by a battalion of troops uudcr bieuteuaut-Colonel Chen Chiutang;
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    “Indian Insect Pests.”
    474 5 A New Entom«>looical Work. Simla, sth July. A book which is about to issue from the j Government Press, Calcutta, is Indian Insect Pests,” by Mr. H. M Lefroy, Entomologist to the Government of India. It deals with insects fouud injurious to crops iu the plaius of
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    FIXTURES.
    89 5 To-day Gib Day of 6lh Moon. P C V Lawn Tennis Tournament. Tow u Baud. Chinese Recreation Club, I 5 to 7 p m. The Filipino ncu*. Cliulia Btreet. Matsuo’s Japanese Cinematograph, Corner j of Per.aug Road aud Campbell Street, J! pm l’o-.MORROW. 7th Da' «.*1 6th Moon. P.
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    MAILS DUE.
    16 5 English (Malt i) 2u«l Aug. China (lhvanha) 4th Chifla Bayern 7ih German (Sachsen) Bth
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    P. & O. SAILINGS.
    43 5 P. O. SAILINGS. ,\l..i Su vice. Outwards. II ihkwakhs. Malta 2 Any. j Uevanha 4 Auj. Oceana 10 Moldavia IS l.xtra Servo Outwards. Homewards. Socotra 7 Any. j Japan k~ July Mauilo HI j Stir ditto 10 Any fSf Fot paitwulai» see Pag»-
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    THE MOON.
    30 5 First Quarter July 29th 256 3 am- j O Full Moon Aug. 4*l» 7.-’9 7. Pm- Cast Quarter 12th 9.47.5. am. O New Moon 20*1» 8.27 5a m
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      17 5 The French Confectionery, 17a, Nortliara Road. TO-NIGHT, OuftVe aud Vanilla, tn«] it vatwi v ut Fancy UaUo
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      589 5 THE ONLY WAY TO GET A Eli 'I UK GOOD OUT OF CYCLING THAT THERE IS IN CYCLJNG, is to use: AND MASSEY-lIARRIS BICYCLES ARE, EASILY, THE BEST! Town Hali, Penang. 5 Nights Only 5 Nights Ohly COMMENCING Saturday, August 4th. Important Engagement of the World Renowned BANDMANN OPERA 00.,
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      45 5 WEATHER. Thk following report 13 kindly supplied In the Signal Director of Fort Cornwallis 5 p.m a.m. noon. Yesterday To-<lay Tf*-a»y Hi. fO F4> 87‘ Wr. Cloudy and Calm Wd. Morth The raiutall duriug the i!4 hours emUe at 9 a.in to-day was 57 inch.
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    My Lady Cigarette.
    129 6 When midst life's little flume*. ItB ironies and stints. Innumerable worries Such aa girls and oilier tilings: When your temper she lias routed. And your mannerism* flouted Or, perhaps, lias kept you waiting For half au-hour and o’er; Then, instead of meditating. Aud softly implicating That you’ll
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    Hotel-finding Abroad.
    253 6 lu T. IV s Travel Taik is the following useful note: The resoit ot ciowds is the first thing to avoid. Such towns as Trou ville, Boulogne, ami Osteud are to tie tieated with care, hut even here, if the front is shunned, where liviug m the hotels
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    Heroes of the Silent Land.
    581 6 Th* Wokk ok the Nokth-Wesi Mounted Police. Winnipeg, (Man.), June, 22nd. When the necessity arose of extending British authority iuto the Great Lone I,aud the Koval North-West Mouuted Police were organised, aud during the thirty-three years of their existence they have covered them selves with
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    EXCHANGE.
    121 6 Pknano, 26th July. By courtesy oj the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Bank ...2/4 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4g 3 Credit 2/4-/, 3 Documentary ...2/44 Calcutta, Demand Bank ics 174 A 3 days’ sight Prwate 1764 Bombav. Demand Bank 174 A Moulmein, Demand Bank 173-4 3 days’ sight Private 170
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    PRODUCE.
    190 6 j lold leaf -<O4 80 B. Pepper( W.O«»ast 3lbs.. oz. $19 —buyers White Pepper 27. sa/es Traug Pepper 2100 i Iloves (picked) 42. —sales Mace 79 Mace Pickings 08 nominal Nutmegs 110 s 33 f No. 1 525 j sugar 2 3.10 small «stocu Baxke: $2 70 buyers Tapioca
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    SHARES.
    861 6 *c Number of D Capital. Shares Value* Last Dividend. Name. Quotations. issued. ‘3 Pi lO.'JOOoid Mining. 1900 3 175,000 14,000 def 10 10 iiersawah Gold Miuiug Co. Ltd. $10. —sellers 1901 GoO.OOO 00.000 i 10 JO jBruseli HvdraulicTiu Mining Co. Ltdif 15 —buyers 1903 X 400.000 350,0'*0 11 j
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      93 6 BORDEN'S PEERLESS BRRND, An<lrev Usher EVAPORATED CREAM. S EC,,L Absolute parity o.V.G. Whisky. Guaranteed, AGENTS: SAHDILAHDS, BUTTERY Co., PENANG SANDILANDS, BUTTERY Co.. AGENTS FOR PENANG <* F. M. S. 0 > W4T*» «ntft /1_L J C0 X o Si J Lu \c < GMr m c° v •o mo» 6
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      542 6 ASAHI, THE FAMOUS BEER OF JAPAN. Brewed Specially for the Tropics ASAHI, LICHT REFRESHING BEER. THERE IS NO BETTER BEER THAN ASAHI Obtainable at EASTERN At oriental hotel CRAG HOTEL CHI AT SENG Co. CHIN JOO Co. GIM TEK BEE Co. GOON YEN FRIENDS TONG JOO U Co. TIANG LEE
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    Japan’s National Religion.
    943 7 Why She Will Not Adopt ]>l\m. The theory has been advanced iu Keiliu that Japan is likely to embrace the faith ot Islam as its State religion.;. It geeu.v«lM<>»l superfluous, a correspondent writes, to set seriously about the task of refuting so monstrous an idea, but the
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      817 7 p Hlolr Cranes’ cylinder oil. jffJttonrfs. Mattery (So. Petter’s Patent Petroleum Engines. CHIN JOO CO., 95 158 Beach Street, g 10ST PERFECT MOTOR if THE DM. have just received A l arge Consignment of Tinned Provisions, Scented Soap and Peril» niery of the Best Quality. Fire-proof iron Safes, and a
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      78 7 Don’t Wait Until You Need It. L*o not wait until some of your family is taken with a violent attack ot' colic or diarrhoea A bottle of Chamberlains Calks, j Cholera au<l lJianhu-a Remedy at baud when needed has saved many a life. Projcuie at once. George Town Dispensary, j
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      1177 8 YOON SUN, WATCHMAKER JEWELLER Photographer XOTICB. —iWe beg to call the attention of the public l>ealer iu Gold and Silver Watches, Uraphopboues, Records, Pius, Ac., Ac. Prices Very Moderate, kepairer of any description of Musical instruments and Grapliophoues, «fcc., &c. Nu. 21, Market street. Lim Sun Ho, CHOP KNP MOH
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