Straits Echo, 11 August 1906

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    37 1 Straits Echo 10-PAGE EDITION. DAILV CHRONICLE OF EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES, AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY. VOL 4-. $24 Per Annum. PENANG, SATURDAY, lltli AUGUST, 1906. Single Copy, 10 cents. No. 181.
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      1160 1 ASAH1 BEER JIANG LfcE CO., SOLE AGENTS. ASAHI BEER BANKS. Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER. Hongkong Shanghai Banking Corporation. Capital Paul up UD<l KflW'rvo liiabilil v|of Proprietors aihoo.ooo £9 75,000 £BOO,OOO Head Office: HATTON COURT. TIIREAPNKEDLE STREET, LONDON. Agencies and Branches. Bombay Ilaukow Penang
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      19 1 GUINNESS’S STOUT. TIANG LEE Co. m w z o m 7 <2 a Q\ iHmt SOLE AGENTS. Bass’s ale.
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    Dangerous Performances.
    1384 2 There is, iu the public imind, a leasouably uutuial love of excitement and thrilling inf* rest in spectacle, whether that spectacle be rial or simply dramatic. In the case of drama it is curious t hat a too realistic horror pften carries the excitement too far, and leads
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      519 2 2TETJHA LiG-lA. CURED. FACE-ACHE CURED. PRIN REMOVED WITH FINISIN, Graham's Neurarlgia Cure. FINISIN UNI SI N Graham’s FINISIN Neuralgia Cure. FINISIN This stops pain ami makes you well. Don’t hesitate, try it. You will be sorry if you don’t. There is uothimr so good It is a certain cure. Finisin
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      1548 2 It doesn’t pay to allow your linon to bo rubbotf and banged to tatters upon rough stones. Insist upon Sunlight Soap being used in the Sunlight Way, and you will save money. Full directions are given upon the wrapper round each tablet. It always pays to use Sunlight Soap. NOTICE.
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  • Shipping.
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      ARRIVALS.
      111 3 Mart Austin; lJr. s s., 121, Caoiplsdl, loth Aug., Teluk Auhop. (Jen. K G. Co. Pktkel, Hr. t».s., 124. Kd wards, 10th Aug., Uraudan, Gen..— K G C«*. Dk Car rentier, Du». e.«\, 7t>s, Hartho>n, lOili Aug Arlieen, Gee.. —H. ft. A Co. C. Apcak, Hr. ss, 1,730, Spence.
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      DEPARTURES
      82 3 11th August. Toihj (Jinn/ Un, for Balu Bahia aud A Lilian. Avagyee, for Deli. Petrel, for Paugkalau Braudan. Padang, for Asalian. Mary Austin, for Port Swetteiiiiam. Pegu, for Edie, T. Semawe, Segli, Olehleh and Sahang. Lanqkat, for Teluk Anson Sardinia, for Colombo ami Tulienriii. C. A /tear. for Singapore
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    EXPECTED.
    28 3 1 r ese«lg rYMH Ajent > Due Silesia Siuga poie B.M A Go. 17i.hAu^. G llH Z ‘V G lasymv S l> AOo. UMli B.’llyl-K' fjomlon s.n&co. 28th
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    SAILINGS.
    24 3 T < gsel* F'nr Ayeul* litres Silesia Hamburg 1 M &<Jo. l rtliAut;. Gliazte Sing.ipoie S.B &C’o. liengloe Singapore S. 1» &Co. 28« 1.
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    59 3 For Asahau—Per Taw Tong, 13th instant, 11 a.m. Kangoou—Per Unity, 13th instant, 11 a in. Colombo ami Tuticoriu Per China, 13th instant, II a.m. Kopali, Ueiiono, Victoria Point., Mergui ami Tavoy—Per Oinapere, 11th instant, 1 pin Lauokat Per Ban Whatt Soon, 14th iustaut, 1 p. in Port Swettenham
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      1098 3 tT N. Co. faceted Arrivals and Departures. Mail Service. Outwards. |*i s.s. Oceana connecting with 8.«. China 8.8. Delta do «.8. India 8.8. Donyolu do s.s. Mongolia Homewards. v s.8. Moldavia connecting' with Al 8.8 Marmot a Aug INTENDED SAILINGS. British India Steam Navigation Co., Ltd. Fom Intended to Sail.
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      255 3 PASSAGES to EUROPE, viai MADRAS. PASSAGES can ho hooked per British Indio Steam Navigation Company's Steamers from Penan*?, via Madras, to Port Said, Genoa, .Marseilles, Ply moil tli and London. HUTTENBACH, LIEBERT Co. AGENTS. 11-4 06 232 PRYE RIVER DOCK* PENANG. Drydock, Slipway, and Berthage for Vessels Undergoing Repairs or
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
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      49 3 WEATHER. I hk loll,.,vm-rei.o.i iskiu<ll\ *n til** Signal Dimlor of Foil Coi n tv n.r t i rh. «J- mi Haiti Him W,| s. K. 'I lie t.tiuiall < 1 ui hi— i to* Jl l lll Io-'Ihv w lh J'.l i H H.HI. it*. I l»v I mo hour»
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    The Straits Echo.
    102 4 Jonties satisfies everybody and jurti.e alone Kmersi n. Tstablished June Ist, 1903 Published daily (except Sunday*.» AT TH 1 CRITERION PRESS, U. 1., N<>. 22<>—232, Beach Str***». Pouan 4 PRICE DAILY LOCAL 12* per annntr OUTOTATIONS I’usUse F.xlr*. MAIL KDITION (Pos* Free» *l5 CAULK ADDRESS: Echo—Penang.” Telnplioue
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    Idle Talk.
    1653 4 Running through our Malayan contemporaries we caunot help being struck j with the attitude adopted by one and all regarding our plea for the handling j of our own finances, so that Penang’s money shall l*e spent upon Penang’s needs. They all wag a warning finger iat Penang
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    The Municipal Commission.
    103 4 Wb understand that the following geutlemeu have been nominated to fill the vacancies occasioned by the resignation of the three elected Municipal Commissioners: 1. Mr. Gau Teong Tat, to till the place of Dr. Locke. Nominated by Mr. I eoug Lok Hiug and seconded by Mr. K.
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  • PUBLIC OPINION.
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      MUNICIPALIANA.
      551 4 To rim Ehitor of tiik Str/ its Echo. Dear Sir —Will you allow me to point out that the public meeting held on Wednesday at the Chinese Town Hall lias failed to rise to the needs of the occasion and disappointed the well wishers of local self-government, in Peuang
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    Penang Cricket Club.
    183 4 Lawn Tknnis Toubnamknt Owiug to bid weitbe*\ the ties fixed to take place yesterday afternoon in the above tournament «J i«l not oouie off. There will be no play on Monday, 13th iust. The, following ties have l>een fixed for Tuesday, 14*1) inst:— Single Handicap, Chits A.
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    PERAK NOTES.
    857 4 (From Onr Own Correspondent.) Taipiug, 9th August. The event of the week, or I might almost say year, took place on Wednesday, when all Taipiug and its wife journeyed by speciil traiu to Bukit Merati to attend the opening ceremony of the Krian irrigation works On arrival of
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    SELANGOR NOTES.
    1208 4 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, 9th August. There is nothing greatly stirring the pulses of the community here at the present time; no momentous matter of all-absorb-ing interest; no single event which stands out sufficiently alone to deserve more than passing attention. We, in common with the
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      257 4 CENTRAL SALES ROOM.' Important Auction Sale OK Valuable High-Class Household Furniture, cOmpkininu: Double Iron Bedsteads, complete. Alaibletop Tables, Diessiug Tables, minor attached, Handsome Wardrobe with inirroied doors. Bent wo. Aa nd Rattan Furniture, Cushions, Curtaiigpbiuen, Cutlery, etc.,etc ON Thursday, 16th August, 1906, AT- 11 olt A M AT The Magazine
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      The Army.
      135 5 The War Stores Scandal. (Supplied by Renter.) Loudon, 10th August.-—The Report of l if War Stoies Commission estimates the total preventable loss after the declaration f peace as between tlnee-quarters of a million aud one aud a quarter million sterl|M,, be Report condemns the deplorable t k of
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      Education.
      72 5 The Kill to be Dropped. (Supplied by Renter.) London. 10th August.—The new development of the educatiou controversy is universally discussed and there will probably be a final appeal to the House of Lords, but, meanwhile, the geueral feeling is that the judgment of the Court of Appeal paves the
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      Japan and the U. S.
      109 5 The Sealing Incident. (Supplied by Renter..) houdou, 10th August.—Professor Elliott, I be great authority upou sealing; declares I bat the Aleutian raiding schooners are iitruel iu the United States, or Canada, are registered iu Japan iu order to evade responsibility aud are captaiued aud officered
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      Silver.
      71 5 T..c tailed States to Buy (Supplied by. Reuter.) London, IOth August,—The Washington Treasury will legume its purchases of silver bullion for the min ing of subsidiary coinage outlie I Oil. lust a ut and a hundred thous ud (unices a ill lie irq'iired weekly. It is understood tliat the
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      Russia.
      71 5 The Slumbering Revolution (Supplied by Reuter Loudon, loth August.—Large stores of ‘fins, bombs and proclamations have been sH/.t*d j u st. Petersburg and Moscow and 'is* Dumler of arrests is constantly iucreas'«S. London, ll'ii Angus'. Piinee Vessiltcbi ,i,M '“‘e'l appointed tJu-sian Miuister Agiicnhipe, M. Pilossoft'ofT Minister of binnierce and
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      Turkey.
      21 5 Sultan Reported 111. (Supplied by Reuter.) IjouUou. 11th August.—There are renewSnli accredited reports that ihe ulUu o* Turkey is ill.
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      Roumania.
      30 5 The Expulsion of Greeks (Supplied by Renter-) uu Au ust.— Roumauia has de Mo (j V e ex P"l M h>u of fifty-seven wellpetHliu/*** aU ,uore expulsions are iin-
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    SINGAPORE NOTES.
    1056 5 (tram Our Otov (Jorreepundeut. Wednesday, H.h August, llHMi. The finances of the Colony aud tlie meet* ing which was held to consider tliein is a topic discussed everywhere in Singapore, but will the Government for a moment heed the representations of the meeting iu which it is said
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    Our Mail Budget.
    1318 5 The Army Scheme. NO CONSCRIPTION. Native Unrest in Africa. Chambers of Commerce Conference. Colonials eok I’kheeuknce. (From Our Own Cn respondent.) London, 17th July.-Mr. Haldane’s speech iu introducing his scheme of army reform was considerably too lengthy, but opinions on both sides of the House agree that
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    International Hotel.
    190 5 The send-off dinner to the Baudmann Opera Company, which was given at the! International Hotel last night, was an up- 1 qualified success. A large number of resi- j dents were present, and every one wl o sat down to dinner was more than pleased, both with the
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    FIXTURES.
    62 5 To-pat. 22ud l>av of Hth Moor. Football Match Govt. Cleri* a! Association rs. S*. Xavier’s, Giu Te»ng Tat’s Green. 5-15 p.m. Town Band. Golf Club, t* to 7 p.m Genetal Bio*cope Co, lYnatig Ron*, it p.m. Opening Perfoi manee. To- MORROW 23rd D;»v of t> h Moon. Anniversary of
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    MAILS DUE.
    12 5 English (the Ia) It»* I» Aug China tfo'dnvii) 1H li
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    P. & O. SAILINGS.
    51 5 P. O. SAILINGS. Nui Se \ite j OUT WA R liS. 111 •MK\VA K »s I Oceana If j A to/. Mohlat ii /6 Awi M:>t :;o j Delhi ,sv// l.tki.i >erVuc. OuTWARhR. 11 1 mKw t,* I Manila 'll Any. j Sariliua 10 A toj. Poona 4 Se/it Nubia
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    THE MOON.
    33 5 Fast Quaner Au£. l'il.l» P. 47 a m. T) \e»v 20«.1i 8 27.7». a m Firs» Quarter 27ih 742 5 am. O tuli Moon Sept. 3rd 6 o‘j 4 a m
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      20 5 French Confectionery, A Northern Rocd. TO-NIGHT, Orange and Chocolate. 11 va "«'V of Fancy Cakw *’OR SUNDAY, ,<p,: howaud Almond.
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      568 5 MASSEY Cushion Frame Bicycles k£ HARRIS. BANE HOLIDAY. The Exchange Banks will be cjosed on Monday, 13th Aug., which has been proclaimed a Public Holiday. 10 H 00 TO LET. Alarue dwelling house, No. 128 Am «ai.ui ‘"’tteat, suitable for tress or boaid- ini; house. 11 -8-06 501 ue Apply
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    Army Reorganisation.
    1583 6 Mr. Haldane s Proposals Ky LIEU MEN AMT-COLONEL W. K. Lunl.OW. VI) Fie'd-.Vlaislial Had Roberts. in a spetcli he made at Liverpool iu January las', said, “l have no hesitation iu saving that the nation is as absolutely unfitted and uupiepared for war as it was in 1899
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    EXCHANGE.
    124 6 Penang, 11th August. (Hy courtesy oj the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Bank ...2/4 4 in on t.h s’ sight Bank 2/4J 3 Credit 2 /V* M 3 Documentary ...2/41 Calcutta. Demand Bank Ls 174J 3 days’ sight Pr:vale 176 j Bombay. Demand Bank 174| MLouimein, Demand Bank 173 3
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    PRODUCE.
    189 6 Gold leaf 64 80 B. Peppei \V.C"»st 3lbs.a o/. $19 —layers White Pepper r 27{. tales Traug Pepper 21 60 Cloves (picked) 42.— sales Mace 79 nomiual Mace Pickings 67 sales Nutmegs 1 lOs 33 nominal No. 1 5.50 ppl Sugar < 2 no stock Basket $3 30 buyers
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    SHARES.
    805 6 *o-- Number of I u Capital. Shares l8 SUt; Last Dividend. Name. Quotation». 5S P issued. Va,UC i I L t lO.OUOord: Mining 1900 S 175,000 c 4,000 del. 10 It Bersawah Gold Miuiug Co. Ltd. *10.— sellers 1901 600.000 64* 000 10 10 liruseh HvdraulicTiu Mining Co. Ltd
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    MARKET PRICES
    183 6 Penang, 11 th August, 1906. Bee*— elt. Soup l*n catty 14 Roast t. “4 Steaks 24 Ste*v or Curry Meat 18 Hump Steak 24 Ox Tail each 30 Tongue 80 Feet 15 Heart 80 Liver per catty 32 Pork Pork 82 Pig’s Hea.l 24 Feet 26 Tongue 82
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      113 6 Prominent West India Merchant Cures ||is Daughter of a Threatened Attack of Pneumonia. So1 11« tin osim* inv daughter caught a severe cold. Slio eomplain*d of pains in li*r chest and had a had eolith. I cave her t'l amhcrlain’s Couyli Remedy according to, dm d ions an i in
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      102 6 BOWS PEERLESS BRANQi Andrew Usher 4 Co s EVA'ORATED CREAM. Absolute Parity Guaranteed, AGENTS: SPECIAL RESERVE SAND1LANDS, BUTTERY Co., PENANG. O.V.G. Whisky. SANDILANDS, BUTTERV Co., AGENTS FOB PENANG F. M. .S o 4 V* I Hi L j > KiSi. CO X > m i'liik- 1 o "ft! Vn N*
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      178 6 ASAHI, THE FAMODS BEER OF JAPAN. Brewed Specially for the Tropics. ASAHI, LICHT REFRESHING BEER. THERE IS NO BETTER BEER THAN ASAHI. Obtainable at EASTERN A ORIENTAL HOTEL CRAG HOTEL CHIAT SENG Co. CHIN JOO Co. GIM TEK BEE Co. GOON YEN FRIENDS TONG .100 U Co. TIANG LEE Co.
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      1190 7 p, Nlolr Cranes’ CYLINDER OIL. Sandilands. Buttery Co John Bazley White Bros., PORTLAND CEMENT, LION BRAND.” Sand Hands, Buttery Co., AGENTS. PENANG F. M S. RUBEROID ROOFING. TIANG J00 CO., PENANG, NOTICE. HAVE JUST RECEIVED ft NEW SHIPMENT OF Khaki-Canvas Tennis Shoes Bools, with extra thick strong soles. MOST DURABLE
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      8 7 BAXTER Cf.’i BEST NAVY CANVAS. SANDILANDS, BUTTERY Co.
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      1237 8 YOON SUN, WATCHMAKER JEWELLER Dealer iu Gold and Silver Wat cl ten, Graphopboues, Records, Pius, &c., Ac. Prices Very Moderate liepairer of any description of Musical instruments and Grapliopbones, Ac., Ac. No. 21, Market Street. Lim Sun Ho, chop rt’B'NO MOH Sc Co., It 4, Beach Street, Penang. NOTICE. V
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    P. R. A.
    716 9 A initial Prize Meeting. August, 1906. Shooting commenced on Saturday. 4th, t j, There were about 40 members j,nes«ut. including visitors from Grit, Kinta, ft 1'a tang and Ijower Perak also the sister Stale of Selangor and Penang. The first item contested was 1 Vanishing Target—(Open Five
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    OTHER PRIZES.
    1141 9 Governor’s Cup.— Hl k»»QHt aggregate (Open) at 200, 500, 000 and 800 yards. Presented by His Excellency the High Commissioner. 2ud highest aggregate (op»*n) at 2<lO, 500. 000 and 800 yards, prizes presented by Mr. Foo Plioo Cboon. Reside't-Geueral’s Cup.— Highest gross ;score (With haudicup P. R. A.
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    ARMY REFORMS.
    1536 9 Opinions on Mr. Haldane's Scheme. lemporary” Reduction. It was uatural to suppose that Mr. Haldane's efforts to make efficiency hare monise with economy iu the Army would not meet with general approval. Ills scheme for the reduction of the Army by 20,000 men finds mauv critics. We give
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    FROM PAIN TO PEACE.
    420 9 Postal Official at Pegu Cured of Kidney Complaint Back Pains By Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills. Mr. N. S. D. McNeill of the Purina Postal Service whs on duty at his desk in the Pej'U Post Office when caller) upon and asked to give particulars about his
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      56 9 Lei It Re Known. 1 he widest, possible publicity should be Kivcu to ihe fact that summer diarrhoea in children uud cholera infantum can always be cured by the judicous use of Chamberlain's ,c Cholera and Diarrhofa Remedy. It u Ver fails, (jeoryo Town Dispensary, item»* Aleuts, and for sale
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      68 9 Nothing That Will Take Its Place. We have ifted Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy iu our family for years for all bowel troubles, and it always gives the best of satisfaction We never could fiud anything to take its place. j) s. Booth, editor aud proprietor of the Echo,
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      73 9 No Need of a Doctor. I'a ius iu the stomach and attacks of colic come on suddenly and are so extremely painful that immediate relief must be obtained. There is no necessity of seudiug for a doctor in such cases if a bottle ot Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
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      66 9 Best Remedy for Diarrhoea. Mohan Lall, Manager N. W. R Co op Stores, Lahore, India, says: “Chamberlaius’ Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy is without question the best mediciue made for the relief and cure of diarrhoea, dysentery and all bowel complaints. This assertion can make from actual experience in my
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      263 9 CESS. THU LONDON ASS l!R A N C E j CORPORATION. INCORPORATED RY ROY A 1. CHARTER A.l). 1720. fllllE undersigned having l>een appointed JL Agents for the al»ove Corporation, are now prepared to aeeept MARINE and FIRE risks at current rates. PATERSON. SIMONS Co. Hongkong Goon On Insurance Company,
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      523 9 The Liverpool and London and Globe Insurance Company. Liverpool Instituted. London, Dale Street’ 183t>. Cornhill A Chari no Cross r pHE uudersigned have been appoint? 1 Agents of the al*ove Company, a Penang, and are prepared to issue policie of Insurance against loss by fire at th lowest tariff rates.
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      525 10 FOR SA.L33. JOHN N1ARTIN, MINERA ROMANCE OF MODERN MALAYA. bY OLIVER ASHWELL, AUTHOR OF Title» of the Fen," Chronicle* oj the Ci rhureltor Club," “In Peril in Penang," etc. PRICE 50 CENTS CAN BE HAD AT THE CRITERION PRESS, Ltd, 226. 2.12, Heat h Street, Pena nr Ini Pantun Karang-Karangan.
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