Straits Echo, 10 August 1906

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  • 35 1 Straits Echo DAILV CHRONICLE OF EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES, AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY. fOL 4-. $24 Per Annum, PENANG, FRIDAY, 10th AUGUST, 1906. Single Copy, 10 cents. No 180.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 1170 1 ASAHI BEER O o 111 4.1 -I o z < m •j r. U339IHVSV BANKS. Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China. Hongkong Shanghai Banking Corporation. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER. X800,000 X9 75,000 X800.O00 Oupii 1 1 P Rewrvo Fund Rflscrve Liability|of Proprietors Head Office: HATTON COURT, THREADNKEDLK STREET, LONDON.
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    • 27 1 SOLE AGENTS. GUINNESS’S STOUT. Hi G> 43 «o' Sr a x o 2c C 3 Cr o, Sv NS jW S.SSVfI IIA f\ G LLE A Co.
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  • 108 2 Italian, Engineering has this paragraph which the local agents for the mateiial rom mended should not overlook A correspondent writes to a Rangoon p.i(>er statiug that a new I’. W. D. bungalow iu the liasseiii district, roofed with a ne.w material, leaks so badly that theie
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  • 179 2 Thk discovery of three floating mines on the Pacitic betweeu Tsugaru Straits and Kinkasan is creating considerable alarm amoug ship-owners. A mutual agreement lias been made to discontinue steam navigation at night on the Pacific coast of Japan to the north of Soma, Iwaki Province. The three
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  • 605 2 Thk sameness of the petty eucouuter* re ported from Celebes lias lieeu relieved by news of a sharp action iu Bom, ihe State in which the troubles there began, and which, it was thought, had been brought under for good. Dutch troops there occupied a bivouac at
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    • 110 2 I’riim'iient VV.st India Merchant Cures II s Daughter <:f a Threatened Attack (if Pneumonia. “Sump time in v daughter iMUiild a seveio cold. Sim complaint d of |> ins in her chest. mid had a had coiiuh. her Chandarl.mi’s Keinedy according to din cl ion* an in two days she
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    • 2529 2 FINISIN FiNISIN FINISIN NEURALGIA NEURALGIA cured. NEUKA,LGIA FINISIN Graham’s Neuralgia Cure The most distressing pain is relieved with this remedy, and often so quickly, as to be remarkable. After 30 years’ experience, we unhesitatingly say you will derive the greatest benefit from its use. We believe it to be unequalled
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  • Shipping.
    • 161 3 Bknclecch. Br. h>., 2,t>79, Reid, 9ih Aug.. B union, Gen. —S. B. «fc C«*. Perak, Br. s.s 297, Buchanan, 9.b Au/., Singnpoie, Geu. —K. ti. Co. Avagyee. Br. s s., 217, Crichton, 10th Aug,, Deli, Geu K. 9. Co. A. Apcak, Br. s 2 931. Smith, 9th Aug llougk
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    • 46 3 10th August. Cornelia, lor Port S wet ten ham and Malacca. Rotorua, for Tongkah. Perak, fo r Port Swetteuham and Singapore Lady Weld, for Teluk Anson. Flying Dragon, for Port We'd and Taipiug. Palamcotta, for Rangoon and Calcutta taking mails for Europe, e'c.. via Bomba/.
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  • 36 3 r 1 easei n r row Aijenta Due Piug Suev Silesia Glia z j e Beugl*e Si u gap ore Singapore Glasgow Louloii W.M.&Co. I!.M AC»*. s n aco. S.B&Co. llili Aug. 17th IDih iHih
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  • 26 3 I <8*eh> For A'/eutx Leaves Piug Suey Loudon YV.M &Co. lltliAug. Silesia Hamburg B.M.&Co. I7tli Gliazee Siugapoie S.B&Co. 9tli liengloe Singapore S li&Co. 28 ill
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  • 88 3 For Deli Per Avagyee, to-morrow. 1 p ;n. Pangkalau Braudau Per Petrel, tomorrow, 1 p.m. Asahau—Per Padang, to morrow, 1 p.m. Pott Swetteuham—Per Mary Anatin, to-moirow, 1 p.m. Kdie, T. Seinawe, Segli, Olehleh aud Sahaug—Per Pegu, to morrow, 2 p.m Teluk Ausou—Per Langkat, to-morrow, 2 p in. Singapore
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  • 285 3 IVi T.e<la, from Madras Messrs. YV. 11. Barrett, Kassie, Ciiiuiih. Anneal. Kunau, Kye, Clieltin pa, A iisaraina'tfv Clietty, Mr. ami Mrs. Masters Fed ley. Per A. Apcar, from Singapore Mr. and Mrs. E. Florio, Mr. .1. M. Locker de Braijin. Per Ki»tnd, from Singapore Mr. au<l M's. Holloway. From
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    • 1156 3 (S H I I» I» I N G.) SSS illS. N. Co. Inspected Arrivals and Departures. Mail Service. Outwards. I*; g.g. Oceana connecting with W’ 8.8. China Delta ,l l udia ggpt 13 h.b. Mongol» do 8.8. Mongolia Homewards. 1H 8.8. Moldavia connecting with l*»’ 8.8. Marmot a Delhi do
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    • 35 3 PASSAGES to EUROPE, via MADRAS. PASSAGES mil bo hooked per British India Strain Navigation Company's Steamers from Penang, via Madras, to Port Said, Genoa, Marseilles, Plymouth and London. HUTTENBACH, LIEBERT Co. AUEKTS. 11-4 OG 2.12
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  • 103 4 Jvßtioe maUbUm everybody and justice alone Bmern. n, Established June Ist, 1903 Published daily (except Sunday.».) at th CRITERION PRESS, 1.1.1., No. 226 Beacli Street, Penan.; PRICE: OAILT LOCAL tit per annua* M OUTSTATLONB Postage Kx»r*. WAIL KDITION (Poet Preel Sis CABLE ADDRESS: Echo—Penang.” Telephoue No. 188.
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  • 690 4 That we are passing through a very critical time there can be no doubt, threatened as we are at the present moment with tlie possibility of having all the progress of Penang delayed for years to come owing to the slough of debt into which the
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  • 293 4 i 'I he Ijaniuiakn Opkba Company. _On Wednesday aud Thursday eveuiugs the Bandmanu Opera Company gave their t»o concluding performances at the Town Hall, tlie plays staged being “The Catch of tbe Season and Sergeant Brue.” Both went with that swiug which we have got to associate with
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  • 687 4 Last Wednesday afternoon a public meeting of the ratepayers was held at tlie Chinese Town Hall to decide upon tlie selection «if the new Municipal Commissioners. Among those present were the following gentlemen :—Messrs. Lim Hua Cheim, Cheali Tek Soon. Yeoli Cbeaug Clive. Ooi Huk Boon, Leoug
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  • 104 4 Thk case against Hqssambux, a Police constable, who is alleged to he one of the murderers of the rickisba coolie, was called up for hearing on the afternoon of Wednesday last, but the case was not gone through. The defendant will lie again brought up before Mr.
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  • 116 4 Bbkor3 Mr. E. C. C. Howard at the First Court on Wednesday afteruoou, Liew Ki Saug was brought up on a charge of giviug false information to the Police. Chief Detective luspector Dickson cond cted the case for the prosecution, while Mr. Wreford defended the accused. From
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  • 658 4 Mahomed, a tamhv of Messrs. Whiteawav, Laidlaw «fc (Jo., was this inormug hauled up before Mr. Smitl:-Steiumet« at the First C urt on a charge of ciimiual breach of trust iu respect of 511.25 cts. The prosecutor. Mr. S. G. Par ret. dep sed that on
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  • 900 4 I mi 1he Kinw 8 Prize. I llie desires of the Malay States for hue weather at Bisley on l3th J„|not realiseil to their satisfaction an< .T* were compelled to shoot for the Kola Cup—the prize they coveted moat-not mU u. a strong, choppy wind, but' .1„
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    • 168 4 Eastern Oriental Hotel. FOR Situation, Comfort Catering. SARKIES BROTHERS, Proprietors Branch Houses: Raffles Hotel ..Singapore. Strand Hotel ..Rangoon. Crag Hotel, 44 Sanatorium," ..Penang Hills. GO TO FRIENDS FOR ADVICE; TO WOMEN FOR PITY; TO STRANGERS FOR CHARITY. TO RELATIVES FOR NOTHINC; TO MAMEO mmn OF PENANG, FOR ALL KINDS OF
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    • 73 4 No Need of a Doctor. Pains in tlie stomach and attacks of colic come on suddenly and are so extremely painful that immediate relief must bo obtained. There is no necetsity of sendiugfor a doctor in such cases if a bottle of Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy is at
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  • TELEGRAMS.
    • 128 5 The War Stores Scandal. (fjupplied by Reuter.) Londoft. 10 I» An u.«t. —The Warstores Import has been published and makes many adverse comment* upon the conduct of the lysine s of Supplies office at Pretoria, whMjli had au undoubted tendency in favour f certain contractor». The Report discloses
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    • 191 5 A Regrettable Incident. (Shi p ied by Reuter.) London, tUh August. —The Americans luve killed five Japanese who were illegally fishing off the Aleutian Islands. A Revenue cutter arrived later aud captured five others 'l'lift reason for the killing of the Japanese is obscure. Mr. Bacon, the
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    • 79 5 An Important Decision. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 10th August.—'The greatest importance is attached to a judgment of the Court of Appeal to the effect that the Education Act of 1002 does not oblige local authorities to pay teachers for leligious instruction not provided iu the school. The Passive Kesisters
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    • 60 5 The Strike Fails. (Supplied by Reuter.) Londnr», Bth August.—lt is officially utatml iu St. Petersburg that tli6 general «trike lias proved a complete failure and that the movement never reached serious •limeiMims, except iu Moscow and St. I'etenthiirg, wheie it has already collapsed owiug to the vigorous measures taken
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    • 56 5 Mr Keir HarJie’s Threat (Supplied by Reuter.) Lmdon, Bth August.—Mr. Keir Hardie, replying to Mr. Winston Chuichill’s criticism ‘the Labour party, strongly advised this "•“t convert to Toryism not to indulge iu '■uuglorioiM threats. The Liberals bad already tried and failed aud it must be the ‘tdxtuiites who
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    • 51 5 Advice from the Times (Supplied by Reuter.) Loudon. 9th August.—An article in the while praising the wisdom of the tpauese m uot pressiug their case against t w Ltnpcror of Korea iu connection with iiuti Japauese conspiracy, warns them Hie (lunger of treatiug the Koreans as a Cl «<|ueri>d
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    • 63 5 A Menace to France (tin/tplied hy Reuter-) '"inlou, 9th August.—Despite French H r A'urki«li expedition has l)eeu w i f In< UL <*f Tripoli siuce the 7th July L- 1 °l*ject of occupying the Tripolitan r*. a* i n expedition is expected to I > i il uet in
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    • 62 5 A Huge Testimonial. (Supplied by Reuter Loudon, oth August.—The Duke of Somerset has couvpyed to Lord Milner au address of appreciation of his services in Africa signed by 370.000 adult males. Lord Milner, in replying to the address, said that persona] annoyauces did not affect hilt so much
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    • 38 5 The Crawley Verdict (Supplied by Reuter.) Ijoudon, 9th August.—The verdict rendere I at the inquest upon the holiday, makers killed iu the Crawley motor bus accident was oue of accideutal death, unbody beiug held criminally responsible.
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    • 125 5 The Treaty Published. (Supplied by Reuter.) London. 10th August.—The Tibetan Treaty has i»eeu published acd its provisions are fully covered bv the statement made by Lord Fitz Maurice on Ist May. [Lord Fit* MaurkVsaid that the Treaty signed at Peking on 27th April secures the adhesion of China to
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    • 24 5 Gibraltar Dockyard (Supplied by Reuter.) Loudon, 9th August.—Rear-Admiral James E. C. Goodrich succeeds Vice-Ad-miral Sir Edward Chichester as Superintendent of Gibraltar Dockyard.
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    • 38 5 Successfully Floated. (Supplied by Reuter.) Loudon, Bth August. —Reuter’s Tokio correspondent wires that the Japanese battleship Mikasn. which was suuk as the result of au explosion on 12th September las*, lias been rt float e 1.
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    • 52 5 Rowing (Supplied by Reuter.) Loudon. 9th August.—Crews from Harvard and Cambridge Universities are practising on the upper Thames for a race from Putney to Mortlake, which is to take place on Bth September. Cricket. London. 10th August.—The Maryleboue Cricket Club has finally refused the iuvitation to send a team
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    • 41 5 Another Farcical Duel (Supplied by Reuter.) Loudon. Bth August.—A dispute between Generals Negner aud Andre, arisiug out of the publication of the latter s memoirs, led to a duel. Gener *1 Audre tired harmlessly and General Negrier did not tiie.
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    • 56 5 A Cowardly Crew. (Supplied by Reute Loudon. Bth August—The conduct of the officers and crew of tlie wrecked Italian liuer Sirio has been much criticised. The survivors agree in reporting that the captain left his cabiu and promptly jumped iuto a boat slioutiug tauve qui peut.” 'J he
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    • 35 5 Disestablishment. (Supplied by Reuter Loudon, 10th August.— Mr. Llovd George, speaking at Wrexham, said that a measure for the disestablishment aud disendowmeiit of the Welsh Ohurch would be passed before the preeeut Parliament ended.
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    • 50 5 Returns for July. (Suppled by Reuter.) Loudon, 9th Aug.—Thelinports for July show an iucrea‘6 of £'5. 867,856 and the Exports an increase of .£5,621,911. London, 10th August.—The total exports for July amount to «£33 442 962. the largest figure yet recorded. The increases iuclude .£2,101,173 in the textile trudest
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    • 28 5 Poll Tax on Chinese. (Supplied by Reuter.) Loudon. Bth August.—A proclamation issued in Newfoundland imposes a poll lax of three bundled dollars upon Chinese entering the Colony.
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    • 32 5 Sued for l-legal Practices (Supplied by Reuter.) i London. 10th August.—The Standard Oil Company lias been iudicted at Chicago on a charge of illegally receiving rebates on the railroads
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    • 33 5 French and Russian Investments (Supplied by Reuter.) Loudon, lOtli August.—A notable feature of yesterday’s Stock Exchange proceedings was the large purchases of gilt edged stocks for iuvestmeut bv Frencbmeu aud Russiaus.
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    • 38 5 Chinese Labour Wanted (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 10th August.—'t he British Colombian s iluiou cauners have presented a petitiou asking for the reduction of the poll tax on immigrant Chinese owing to the scarcity of labour.
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    • 39 5 A Japanese Colony (Supplied by Reuter.) Loudon. Bth August.—lt is stated iu Ottawa that a huudred thousand acres of laud has beeu placed at. the disposal of the Japanese for the purpose of establishing a colony at Alberta.
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    • 20 5 Off for the Hobdays (Supjt ied by Reuter Loudon. lUth August.—Sir Heury Camp bell-Bauuerman has started for Marienbad
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  • 2639 5 Opening Ceremony A Gbkat Work Cojipletkh The great undertaking known as the Kriau Irrigation Works was yesterday opened with fitting ceremony bv the Resident of Perak. in the presence of a large coiupauv of all nationalities. Invitations had been sent to most, of the promiueut residents
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  • 48 5 To-day. 21st Day of 6th P. C. C. Lawn Tennis Tom naiinut Town Band, Esplauade, to 7p m. To-morrow. 22nd Day of 6th Mom. Anniversary of the Annexation of Penang. Town Baud, Golf C'ub, 6 to 7 p.m Genetal Bioscope C Penang Roid, J) p.m. Opening Ptriotmauce.
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  • 10 5 English (0 tana) ]Gth Aug. Cliiua {Mo'davia) 18r.b
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  • 50 5 P. O. SAILINGS. Mai; Seivßc. OC IWAROS ll<>M KWA Rl»s. Ocana Hi .l uj Mohlavii ]ti Any, Della HO j Delhi l Bfj>t. I Xt. .1 >Ci lit c. I >|ITW’A l: l>s 11 OM K.WA ItllS. Manila .‘JI Aug. j Sanlina 10 Any. Poona 4 Sej f Nubia .2/
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 15 5 French Confectionery, 17a, Northam Road. TO-NIGHT, Uoseberry and Lemon. *H'l a variety ,>f Fancy CHk**n
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    • 70 5 Nothing That Will Take Its Place. We have used Chamberlain’s Colic. Cholera anti Diarrhoea Remedy in our family for years for all bowel troub’es. anl it always gives the best of satisfaction We never conM find anything to take its place —D. S. Pooth. editor and proprietor o" the Echo,
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    • 200 5 MASSEY Cushion Frame Bicycles r HARRIS. To-day's Advertisements; iVTOTICB. I; L) K SALK of I lie properties belonging to the K-titeof the late Tunku Shaiiaboodln which is to tike p’ace to-day and to-morrow, same has lieen postponed to the 31st inst. and Ist proximo respesti elv. Rkgiw.l* A. P. HOGAN.
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  • 402 6 Native Newspapers. Canton, July *2B. There have been more or less vague st (lenientB lately which report that the higher officials iu Cautou have set their teeth agaiust sundry of the Canton news papers and apparently are determined to compel them to be inure careful iu what thev
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  • 624 6 Aud at last the sea-scrpeut has vindicated itself. Mankind, hitherto iuctedulous. but willing to listeu aud to scoff, can now take it on the authority of no less a scientist thau Mr. E. B. Meade Waldo that the stories of a serpentine monster so often told by
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  • 118 6 Penang, 10th August. (/?</ courlesy oj the Chartered Hank.) London Demand Bank ...2/4 4 months’ sight Bank ...2/4* 3 Credit 2/Wt n 3 Documentary ...2/4* Calcutta, Demand Bank lvs. 174* 3 days’ sight I’rone 170 Bombay, Demand Bank 1 <4| Mouimein, Demand Bank 173 3 days’ sight Private 170
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  • 196 6 Gold leaf 5C4 80 B. Peppei W.Oa*t -fibs. **<»/.. 310 Lit yets White Pepper -27|. sales Traug Pepper 21 00 Cloves (picked) 42. sales y| sice i>( 79 nomiual Mace Pickings 07 sales. Nutmegs 11 Os 33 nominal No. I PP I 3 U g. vr tt 2 no
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  • 634 6 1900 1901 1903 1901 1903 1901 1899 1906 1903 1904 1889 1&90 1904 1903 1892 1905 1898 1900 1899 1902 1905 1905 1904 1905 1905 1903 1906 1904 1905 1905 Number of j Capital. Shares issued. 1906 1906 1906 3 X 3 X s X 175,000 600.000 400.000 100
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 59 6 Lei It He Known. The widest pjnsible publicity should lie ('ivcn to tbn tact tint KUiniiier <li.irrlio<*;t in cliiMien and cholera infantum can always 1>« cuied by t he judicou i u.-e of Chaiuliet lain s Colic, Chole*a and Diarrhoea Keiredy. It ue\or fails. (Lorue I'own Dispensary, Gene lal Aueu
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    • 97 6 3 PEERLESS BRUND ftlldrew Usl,er 4 G# s EW'OMTEO CREAM. 1 sre L nsim O.V.G. Whisky. Absolute Purity Guaranteed, AGENTS: SANDILANDS, BUTTERY Go., PENA NO. SANDILANDS, BUTTERY Co., AGENTS FOR PEN ANO F. M. .S o Irrn mm > CO mm x v'J* o -J UJ ifi < GK m
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    • 381 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 ORIENTAL HOTEL TONG JOO h Co. CRAG HOTEL TIANG LEE Co. CHIAT SENG Co. HONG BEE Co., Taiping CHIN JOO Co. TEIK CHIN Co., Ipoh.
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  • 899 7 Lc*l> Kitchnnkr. It is improbable I bat the period of Lord I Kitchener's service in ludia will l»e exleml- ed, ami rumour points to Sir Johu I reucli as his successor. Whatever may 1« thought of ti e changes which Lord Kitchener lias made in India, he
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 667 7 Jeyes’ Piiri/ier, e-'i If fsn r r. TIANG JOO i CO., PENANG, RELIABLfc AND UNIFORM, WORLD RENOWNED. 'Hie best and most powerful disinfectant extant. Jn 1 2 5 gallon drums and 40 gallon casks. Foi sample» ami (juotatiuiis apply to Sandilands, Buttery Sr Co Sole Agents for the STRAITS SETTLEMENTS
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    • 74 7 Best Remedy for Diarrhoea. Mohan Lull, Manager N. W It Co-op. Store», Lahore, India, says: “ChninberUiutT Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy ia without question tire best, medicine made for the relief ami cue of dinrihoea. dyseutery and -all bowel complaints. This u*teiliou I can make from actual experience in my
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 1187 8 YOON SUN, WATCHMAKER JEWELLER NOTICE. Dealer iu Gold aud Silver Watches, Graphophones, Record», Pius, &c., Ac. Prices Very Moderate. Icepairer of any description of Musical instruments aud Qrapbopbones, Ac., Ac. No. 21, Market Street. Lim Sun Ho, CHOP Hfc'NC MOH Co., It 4, Beach Street, Penang. importers of all kinds
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