Straits Echo, 13 August 1906

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    Masthead
    37 1 Straits Echo 10-PAGE EDITION. DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS. CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATE!) MALAY STATES. AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY. VOL T. $24 Per Annum. PENANG, MONDAY, 13th AUGUST, 1906. Single Copy, 10 cents. No. 182.
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      1175 1 ASAHI BEER uj C 3 T Ui •J a 333 IHVSV BANKS. Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER. Hongkong Shanghai Banking Corporation. Capital Ikud'up Al800,000 Ke-«rvo Fund A*975,000 frwerve Liahiiit vj«f rmpiolors .£800,000 lie.wl OHice: HATTON COURT, THREADN 10El>LK ST REET, LONDON. Agencies and Branches.
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      25 1 to a t~ o IVT m zs. c/a oo X > oo W<j r* r//Sa rd <2 S> /X =3 O TIAfVG LEE Co. SOLE AGENTS.
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    The Position in Sarawak.
    1163 2 Onk who had 1 lie honour of an invitation to tl»e lecently celebrated lirnt Sarawak <1 inner, says the London and China Erprete, «>n the strength of a six mouths’ residence in the country twenty years ago when he went out as tutor to the Rajah
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      86 2 Nothing 'l liat Will T; ke Its Place. Wo have u is 1 Cliainbei Itiiu's Colic, Cholera a u<l I >i 11 rlioea R«inc<]v in our faanilv lor v• *iii k loi all l*ov\»l I rouble*, au<] il »ilwavh llit* of satisfuctii n Wt* iicvrr coiiM li n.l him tiling
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      488 2 FACE ACHE IS CURED VVITII FINISIN, Graham’s Neuralgia Cure. It acts splendidly: promptly: efficiently. The pain goes: instead of agony —ease and relief. Everyone says so: won’t you try it Face-ache cannot continue with Graham’s Neuralgia Cure. Be advised and you will advise others. Fini in is unrivalled for face-ache
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      1791 2 The French Confectionery. ICE CREAMS, CATERING. B 17a, Northam Road, PENANG. TO A large dwelliug No. 128 Armeuiau Street, suitable for mess or board iug bouse. Apply to 8 Love T aue 11-8-06 SOluc 11 Straits Echo” BUSINESS DIRECTORY. IRONMONGERS. Kimberley Street. Apply to KHOO CHENG TEK, >5 2 Mnntri
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  • Shipping.
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      ARRIVALS.
      119 3 Malaya. Gar. s 318. Loewe, 12th Aug., Deli, Ut'U.,—B. M A Co. PkntaK'.ta. Br. s.s., 2 2CO, Thomson, 12th Allg.. KxUgOOU, Gen., H. L Si Co. Umapbre, Br. s.s., 34U, Bell, I2tli Aug., Tavoj, (Jen —lf. G Co. Cyclops, Br. s s 5,717. Pulfoid, 12th Aug., Liverpool, Geu., W.
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      DEPARTURES
      53 3 lorn August. Tate Tony, for Asai a*». Canton, for Paugkor ami Teluk Ausoi*. Hi be, for Deli. Japara, for Pulo Well, Olehleh and Pa*laug. Pentik ta, for Singapore. Cy e'opn, for Singapore. Hongkong A Japan. Unity, tor ILaugoou. C for Singapoie ami Hongkong. China, for Colombo ai:«l Tuticoriu. Padany,
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    EXPECTED.
    31 3 Vegneia Fro tn i A'j*»hs Owe Silesia iSiugapore B. M A Co. I "t.liAug. Gliaz j e Glusgow S. I* A Co. 10»h Beiigl'»e Loudon S. B A Co. >8ih
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    SAILINGS.
    24 3 1 > s-iel* For Ayeitls Leaves Silesia Hamburg B.M &Co. 17tbAug. Glia zee Siugapoie S.B ACo. i m,h Beugloe Singapore •S. L> &Co. 28th
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    39 3 For Kopali, llenong, Victoria Point., Mergui anil Tavoy—Per Omapere, to-morrow, 1 pin. Langkat—Per Ban. Whatt Soon, tomorrow, 1 p.m. Port Swetteiihani aml Singapore—Per Pin Seny, to-morrow, 3 p in. Teluk Auson—Per Lady Weld, to-morrow, 3 p in.
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      1395 3 (S HIPPIN G.) TAG m S. N. Co. faceted Arrivals ami Departures. Mail Service. Outwards u; Oceana connecting with ».8. China s.x. Mia 'lo «.a. India j(( *j j k Dongola (lo ha. Mongolia Homewards. t K Moldavia connecting witli 8.8. Marmot a 1 mB .Delhi do 8.8. Victoria 1
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      260 3 PASSAGES to EUROPE, via MADRAS. PASS AO ES ran lie hooked per liritisli India Steam Navigation Company's Steamers from Penanir, via Madras, to Port Said. («enoa. Marseilles, Plymouth and London. HUTTENBACH, LIEBERT&Co. A GENTS. 114 06 232 PRYE RIVER DOCK, PUNA A O. Drydotk, Slipway, and Berthage for Vessels Undergoing
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      29 3 WEATHER. Tiik follovviui; report is kiudly suppliedbj 'lie Sipiuil Director of Fort Coruwallis '1 tie i >u ut it 11 <lurui£ tlit U4 hour* ended at a.in. to-day was
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    The Straits Echo
    105 4 jMtice «atißtle* everybody and just ka alone. —Emevso». Established June Ist, 1903. Published daily (except Sundays.) AT THI CRITERION PRESS, U*l.. No. 226—232, Beacli St reel, Peuan g. PRICE DAILY LOCAL $24 per annum OUTBTATIOXB PUUge Extra. VAIL BDITION (Poet Pree) «IS CABLE ADDRESS: Echo—Penang.” Telephone No.
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    Penang.
    595 4 This year we are celebrating the hoisting of tlie British flat; in Penang a couple of days late, for bad we done so on the 11 tli, the real date, we should have had too many holidays crowded into one week and business would have been too much interrupted.
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    The General Bioscope Co.
    398 4 Ir Penang has a l>ad name with European theatrical or variety compauies the same tiling cauuot be said iu the case of the moving-picture form of entertainment, and thus it is that within the last twelve mouths no less than s x cinematograph or bioscope compauies
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    Football.
    599 4 G. 0. A. vs. St. Xavier's. The return match between the Government Clerical Association aud St. Xavier’s Institution was witnessed on Mr. Gan Teoug Tat's Green, last Saturday afternoon by a crowd of spectators. The game proved to be of a very interesting nature, aud was not 1 without
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    Fire.
    986 4 A Pawnshop Guttei». i At about eight o’ciock on Saturday even- iug au outbreak of tire occurred at No. 442 Cbul a Street, which resulted in thedes'.ruci tiou of the largest pawnshop iu Penang, the property of Mr. Tliio Tian Siat of Mejsis. Ban Joo Hiu Co.. and entailiug
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    Sun Yat Sen.
    74 4 We are credibly iuformed that Dr bun Yat Sen. the noted Chinese rebel, is «till j„ Selangor. He is lioldiug pleuty of private meetings as well as public ones a t winch many well-known Chinese res,dents of the Selangor capital have attended We should ady.se our Kwala
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    Government Gazette.
    853 4 The Government Gazette ot the lutli August coutaius tbe following items of j D 1 foimation:— i His Excellency the Governor has lae U 5 pleased to recoguise Mr. A. Pausmer as temporarily iu charge of the Consulate of I Austria-Hungaiy at penaug. L Teuders will 1« received
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      300 4 ""Br* IPritcM Co. Messrs. Tek Thye Cathiravaloo, WHOLESALE ACENTS, •\l4. Beach Street. HARNESS SADDLERY. (Middlemore and Lamplugh’s Famous Make.) Retail from Penang Commercial Company, 60, Beach Street, and Heap and Company, 53, If each Street. ALSO ON SALK At all Itespectable Hotels. Specialities npton’s Special Scotch Whisky, Lipton’s Special Irish
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      67 4 Nothing That Will Take Its Place. We have used Charnl>erlain’s Colic, Cholera aud Diarrhoea Remedy in our family for years for all bowel troubles, and it always frives the best of satisfaction We uever could find anything to take its place —D. S Booth, editor and proprietor of the h’rho,
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      Russia.
      105 5 Hop-S and Executions. (Supplied by Reuter.) Loudon. 13tli An uat. —The eourtmartial ou the Sveaborg mutineers has begun at Hel»it J Bf° rB two lietiteuant* nm] live koMiers have already been executed. The Moderate Liberals have issued a mamihblo announcing the forinatiou of a pacific regeneration group, consisting of
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      Panama Canal.
      46 5 Chinese Labour Wan ed (Supplied by Renter.) London, I-th August.—lt is announced iu Washington that Chinese labour will lie giveu a thorough trial on the PuuainaCaual to replace the Jamaicans, for whom the work proves too hard. Contracts for 2.500 coolies have beeu prepared.
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      Natal.
      35 5 A Preacher Punished. (Supplied by Reuter.) Loudon. 12th August .-*-At Durban. Natal, an Ethiopian preacher lias beeu sentenced to sir months’ imprisonment aud twentyfive lashes for offeriug up seditious prayers iu a uative kraal.
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      Turkey.
      35 5 The Sultan’s Illness. (Supplied by Reuter.) Loudon, 12tli August.—The Sultan of Turkov is ill and Dr. Bergmanu, the celebrated Berlin surgeon, has been summoned to Constantinople. It is believed that au opera is uecessarv.
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      Cricket.
      45 5 The County Championship (Supplied by Renter.) lsmdou. 12th August.—For the County Cricket Championship Sunny has won 10 mat lies. lost 2 aud drawn 5; Yorkshire ha 9 won 14. lost 2 and drawn 7 and Keut has won 11. lo?t 2 and drawn 4
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      The Farms.
      41 5 A S ngiipore Rumour (Echo Special.) Singa liorc, I .Stli August.—A rumour 18 Kiiiiiin«( credence here to the effect tliat Government intends to run the *|»iii!n mid Spirit Farms, under the ’'Up'rvidoii of Mr. Barnes, of the UiiiitMu; Protect*irate.
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      Singapore.
      214 5 Accidentally Poisoned. (Echo Sped In Sj'MWre, August.—Captain 1 1'H-k, the Senior Boarding Officer, yesterday morning from the effects CuCu,,,w I »k**n bv accident. Ihe Hogan Case. 'Smgappiv, l:ltl, August J. B. »h th,* Secretary A Co., as been arrested and charged with l ?i 111 s *uui«r a false
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    INTERCEPTED LETTER.
    1802 5 Mv dearest fanny.— »l really cannot tell vou when I have frivolled so much as during this last week, for wliat with th* Bandmauus every night up to Thursday and suppers afterwards at the E. A O I have had a week of such furious dissipatiou that I
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    Russia and Japan.
    133 5 I he Far East, a Russian uewspiper published at Harbin, discussing the relations between Russia and Japan says the piesent situation is one rf armed neutrality, not of peace. Japan was still busily making war preparations and consequently showed no desire to evacuate Manchuria. Tl e action
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    Captured Warships.
    311 5 Cost ok Repairing. Apropos of the refloating of the Novik the Jaoan Mai’ makes I lie following interesting observations on the expenditure which is being incurred fertile repiirof the captured warships:—lt is qude a business that the Japmese have uudertaken in setting themselves to repair all these Russian
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    THE AGRI-HORTICULTURAL SHOW.
    1173 5 f What has Been Done i As 8, *®W will begin next Thursday. we think that some particulars mar be fouud interesting, although they may‘only touch ou some of the points of w|,at will no doubt turn out to be a much larger business than most of
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    Malayan Arts.
    910 5 Exhibition in Taiping. A vkky interesting ixhibitiou of the work of the Mal:y school boys and girls of IVmk has been open for the last three days in the Secretariat, 'laiping, says Saturday’s l‘ione'fr. The accommodation, however, did not Jo justice to the woik, but even despite the
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    They Ran.
    183 5 Ujukibutiom 1 efell ilo women suffragists at Mauchester on 15th »ust., for their own meeting in Boggart Hole Ch ugh, Mauchester, was far more completely wrecked than any of those tliev have lieeu so busy trying to break up. Boggart Hole Clough '.s one of the Corporation Parks,
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    The Ceylon Rubber Acreage.
    217 5 Ihe Ceylon Observer recently estimated a total of 140,000 acres uuder rubber iu Ceylon. It now understands that another 15,000 to 20,000 acies must be added for plantations, lands and gardens planted with ir.bner and Imld by native proprietors that are not given in the returns
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    G. K. Chesterton on Dreamers.
    266 5 Here is a typically Cl esiertouiau extract from the Illustrated Lml.n Ntw It is true that successful people are always centime it»l. as everyone knows who has e\er talkel to a seP-.nade bu«cher. Did the reason is very evident. A sentiment is the only thing
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    FIXTURES.
    59 5 To-pay. -4tb Dav of bth Moon. Public Holiday. Ciicket Matcii :P. (J. (J. t;#, Ovee Ten Years in the East. Esplanade. 11 a.iu Football Match St. X vs. C. 11. C„ Gan 'l’emg Tat’s Green, 5-15 p.m. Town Band, Esplauade, 6 to 7 p.m To-morrow. 25th Day of Oth
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    MAILS DUE.
    12 5 mm* English (Ore.aua) Aug G'lnua (Mu 1 da via iHifi
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    P. & O. SAILINGS.
    41 5 P. O. SAILINGS. Mali Service. >otw a ri»s. Homewards. Or :ana l(J Any. Moldavia 18 Auq. Delia .'lO I Delhi Se/ii. I.xira Service. Or i wards Homewards. Manila 'll Auy. I Nubia 114 Aug. Poona 4 Se/t Sand a 8 Sept.
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    Great China Number One Bank.
    371 6 It is in local Chinese banking J circles, says the Sdrtfi China Daily New, j that some thirty or so repieseutatives ot the j wealthiest aud Ix-st known banks belonging t to the Association.of Shansi Banks met ie- j centlv in Peking with the object
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    Edison's Electric Battery.
    892 6 Thu invention of an improved elect lie battery is one of the greatest needs of the day, and inventors have been busy at the task for some time past. The reasons for desiring a storage battery, different from the existing tvpe, are of a very practical character.
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    PRODUCE.
    190 6 Gold leaf 64 80 I B. Pepper(W.C- asi 311».» or... $10 —buyers White Pepper 27|. sales Trang Pepper 21 60 1 Cloves (picked) 42. sales K 70 nomiual j Mace Picking» 67 sales I Nutmegs 110s 33 uomiual No. I 5 50 ppl Sugar 2 no stock Basket $3
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    SHARES.
    827 6 1 1 Capital. f Last DiriJelid. issued. fc lO.OOOord Mining. 1000 175,000 4,000 def. 10 It' Bersawah Gold Miuiug Co. Ltd. $10.— selleis ltKil 6'JO.OOO 60 000 10 10 Bruseh HydrauhcTin Mining Co. Ltd.$18— buyers 1003 400.000 350,000 1 1 Dull Development Co. Ltd. $3.75 1001 100 000 71,200
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    MARKET PRICES
    168 6 Pkna.no, Pith August, 1906. Bkkk c Btef per c&Hj 20 Soup M Roast 24 Steak» 24 Stew or Curry Meat 18 Rump Steak Ox Tail «i«l‘ 30 Tougue 50 Feet 15 Heart 32 Liver per catty -A) Pork Pork 32 Pig’s Head 24 Feet 26 Tongue 32 Mutton
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      91 6 BORDEN'S PEERLESS BRAND' Wrew lls,,er 4 Co 5 EVA'ORATED CREAM. SPKI,L FS ‘"SSk'itS.T^ lty O.V.G. Whisky. AGENTS: SANDILANDS, BUTTERY Co., PENANG. SANDIWNDS, BUTTEkY Co., AGENTS FOK PENANO F. /M. ,S 0 4 I'ifi 1111 >- E CO X H o -J UJ < Yttt c^> a* 1 o m si
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      172 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 CHIAT SENG Co. CHIN JOO Co. GIM TEK BEE Co. GOON YhN FRIENDS TONG JOO Co. TIANG I.EE k Co.
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    Is Human Eyesight Deteriotating?
    354 7 Says a medical writer in a home paper:— The existence of l o-sppctacli’d school-child ten. which will cei taiulv become monj obvioui j rear by year, will doubtless suggest tc mum people that the eyes of tie race air j degenerating. This, foituiialely. however, is uudiluted
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    Future of Plantation Rubber.
    517 7 A XV oku or Warning. \li:. James Ryan, speaking to a Colombo press lepresentative, demurred to thedescriptiou of optimist applied to him in au interview publi-hed on his return from the I Straits. ‘1 am exceedingly optimistic,” Mr. Ivy an remarked. in regard to the growth
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      911 7 p, /Wo/r Cranes' CYLINDER OIL. Sanditond*- Buttery 6b Co TIANG JOO A CO., PENANG, Bazley White Bros., PORTLAND CEMENT, “LION BRAND.” Sand Hands, Buttery Co., AGENTS. PENANG F. M. 8. RIIBEROID ROOFING. have just received a NEW SHIPMENT OF Khaki-Canvas Tennis Shoes Bools, with extra thick strong soles. MOST DURABLE
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      111 7 Prominent West India Merchant Cures His Daughter of a Threatened Attack of Pneumonia. Sonin time ago my daughter caught a severe cold. She com plained of pains in her chest and had a had cough. 1 gave her Chamberlain s Cough Remedy according to directions au i in two days
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      1206 8 YOON SUN, WATCHMAKER JEWELLER Dealer in Gold aud Silver Watches. Giapliophones, Records, Pius, Ac., Ac. Prices Very Moderate Repairer of any description of Musical instruments and Grapliopbouos, Ac., Ac. No. 21, Market Street. NOTICE. r IEWS of Penang, Singapore, Perak. Selangor, ami Sumatra. Photos enlarged, various sizes up to 3
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    Round the Empire.
    2081 9 MoK<<KONO, THE BIUOEST I'oRT in thk World. (l'lte World's Commissioner.) Just as tfcngapoie guards the south eiitrauce iuto the Chiu» Sett, so does Hongtit teen huudiel miles away, guard the U ortb. On the south the entrance is through tin* Strait» of Malacca, ou the north through
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    Shikar.
    2229 9 The Bhoy’s First Himalayan Ibex. Fortune bad sent me to a district well known for game. Shortly after arrival 1 engaged a shikari, aud seut him out to prospect for red bear. After about ten days, In seut iu word that be had spotted two led bear and two
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      67 9 Best Remedy for Diarrhoea. Mohan Lall, Manager N. VV. H Co-op. ores, Lahore, India, gay a: “Chamberlains’ l( Cholera and Diarrhoea Kenaedy in 1 out < nest ion the best medicine made for “■-jefand cure of diarrhoea, dysentery «•an a coinplaiuts. This assertion I In! 1 ro,n Ui, l experience
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      72 9 No Need of a Doclor. Pains iu the stomach aud attacks of colic come on suddenly and are so extremely painful that immediate relief must be obtained. There is uo necessity of sending for a doctor iu such cases if a’bottle of Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy is at
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      53 9 Let It Be Known. Tbe widest possible publicity should be given to the tact that summer diarihoea in chiidieu and cholera infantum can always l>e cured by the judicous use of Chamberlain’s Colie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. It never fails George Town Dispensary, General Agents, and for sale by all
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      277 9 I 11 i L» FOR PRICES APPLY TO C. S. SENG Co Agents ces. i NIH LONDON ASSURANCE CORPORATION. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER A.l). 1720. r |MIE undersigned Laving 1-eeu appointed L. Agents for llie above Corporation, are now prepared to accept MARINE and FIRE risks at current rates. PATERSON.
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      539 9 u The Liverpool and London and Globe Insurance Company. r Liverpool Instituted. London, s Dale Street' 1836. Cornhill <fc f Charing Cross C TI'IHE undersigned have been appoint© t Agents of llie above Company, a s Penang, aud are prepare*l lo issue policie a of fusuranee against loss l»y fire
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      617 10 FOF WROUCHT-IRON TUBES AND FITTINGS. JOHN MARTIN, MINER. A ROMANCE OF MODERN MALAYA. iiY OLIVER ASHWELL, AUTHOR OF Tain of Ilia Fen, Chioni>\c> of the Carburettor Club, “In Peril in Penanj, etc. PRICE 50 CENTS CAN DK HAD AT TIIK CIUTHIUON PRESS, Ltd,) 226, 2.12, Heat h Street, Pena nz
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