Straits Echo, 14 August 1906

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    Masthead
    35 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS. CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES, AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY. VOL 4- $24 Per Annum. PENANG, TUESDAY, 14th AUGUST, 1906. Single Copy, 10 cents. No. 183.
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      1175 1 r, O rtn Ci V, ASAHI BEER. U33S IHVSV BANKS Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER. Hongkong Shanghai Banking Corporation. Capital Paid-up Reserve Fuud Reserve Liabilif yfof £800,000 £975,000 Proprietors < £800,000 Hoad Office: HATTON COURT, THKEADNEEDLE STREET, LONDON. Agencies and Branches. Bombay Hankow Penang
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      16 1 SOLE AQBIST? GUINNESS’S STOUT. A m o a HIY S.SSVU T> A A C LEE Co.
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    How Chinese Regard the Foreigner.
    1211 2  -  J. A. Brthubr Cook. By Hkoj-kssou Herbert A. Giles of Cambridge has d»>ue a great service in publishing hi* Chinese Literature, by wbicli for thelirst time English readers get a view of the whole extent of the subject. One writer deals with a subject of
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      75 2 Nothing That Will Take Its Place. We have u-od Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera a lift Dinarhoea Kemedv in our familv lor yearn for oil bowel troubles, and it always given the of satisfaction We nor. r couM find anything to take its place. -I>. S Pooth, editor and propiiet-or of the
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      1949 2 FINISIN FiNISIN FINISIN NEURALGIA NEURALGIA cured. NEURALGIA FINISIN Urn ham's Neuralgia 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 it to be
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  • Shipping.
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      ARRIVALS.
      72 3 Van okk Parra. Dut. s.s., 5 8, Hut, 13th Aug, Aeheen. Gen.. —11. L Co. Avauybe, Hr. s s., 2 t7, Crichton, 14th Aug Laugkat. Gen K. G. Co. Fitzpatrick, l>r. s.«„ 720, Heggie. Aug., Jia goo*. Ge* H C. A (po. Japaba, J bit. s>. 747, Steenborg, 13th
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      DEPARTURES
      31 3 14th August. Hau Who It Soon, for Langkat. Pin Seng, for Port Swetteuliain and Singapore. Lady Weld, for 'l'eluk Anson. Ma'a-ya. for l)oli. Flying Fit'll, for Port Weld and Taipiug.
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    EXPECTED.
    17 3 Vessels Front Atjtaf* Due Silesia Beugl>e Singajore G lasgow Loudou B.M S.IUGV. S/B&Co. 17tliAug. 19U. 28th
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    SAILINGS.
    25 3 I t s/telx For Aye at* Leave Silesia Hamburg B.M.&Co. irtl'Aujr. Uhazie Siuiapo'e SB &Co. 19 th 1 Vugloe vi Siugapore 3| S.B&Co. J8Hi
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    84 3 For Singapore, China Japan—Per Oceana, to-morrow, uom. Port Swetteuhain—Per Mary Austin, tc- morrow. 1 pm. Kopali, Kenong, Victoria Point, Mergui au<l Tavov—Per Omapere, to-morrow, 1 p.m. Perlis Setul—Per Chan Tai, to-morrow, 2 p.in. Teluk Anson—Per Laugkat, to-morrow, 2 p m. Pangkor—Per It. Halewyn, tc-inorrow, 4 p.m. Pangknlau H
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    Passengers.
    32 3 Per Sardinia, for Marteilies Mr. A. L>enuvs. Mr. C W. Hewuiil. For London Mrs. J. Wiilet and 3 children, Mr. G. Burke, Mr. A. M. Gibb, Mr. A. Hogan. Miss Hogan.
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      1378 3 (S HIPPING.) TA* A 9. i 8. N. Co. faceted Arrivals and De/par lures. Mail Service. Outwards INTENDED SAILINCS. British India Steam Navigation Co., Ltd. Steamee. Foi Intended to Sail. Negapatam, Madras, Pondicherry, Cuddalore and Karrical. Rangoon Calcutta, [Mouliuein and Burmese Ports.] Ang i*> .h. Oceana connecting with 8.8. China
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      257 3 PASSAGES to EU ROPE, via MADRAS. PASSAGES mu ho hooked [>er British India Strain Navigation CompanySteamers from Penaiii»:, via Madras, to Port Said, Uenoa, Marseilles, Plymouth and London. HUTTENBACH, LIEBERT Co. AGENTS. 11-4 06 2*2 PRYE RIVER DOCK, PENANG. Dry dock, Slipway, and Berthage for Vessels Undergoing Repairs or Discharging
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    The Straits Echo.
    101 4 Joatic* everybody »rd justice aloue -Kimw Established June Ist, 1903 Published daily (except Sundays.) IT TUB CRITERION PRESS, Ll»l., No. 226—232, Beach Street, Penan j*. PRICE DAILY LOCAL HI P«r anim OUTBTATIONB Pontage Kxtra. MAIL EDITION (Poet Free) *l5 CABLE ADDRESS: Echo —Penang." Tele| licue No. 188.
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    The Universality of Gambling.
    683 4 Tiie races have couie and gone, and we most of us have counted up our h»sses and resolved never again to bet. But that is not easy to do, inasmuch as the principle of betting enteis into all our transactions of life. Its association with horse
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    The Farms.
    899 4 A private telegram received here states that the Executive Couucil lias decided to lease the I'euang Opium aud Spirit Farms to Mr. Lim Kek Chuan’s Syndicate at a mouthiy rental of »135,000. The original tender of this Syndicate was $125,000. The Resident Councillor’s office has not vet had
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    Football.
    379 4 St. Xavier’s vs. C. K. C. A uot her exciting game of 44 footer was < played on Mr. Gau Teoug Tat's green yes- j ter day afternoon, when the Saints met the i Chinese Recreation Club in their return match. The weather was anything but 1 pleasaut.; there
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    Cricket.
    582 4 Vkts c*. Griffins. One of the most interesting cricket matches that has ever beeu played iu Penang during the last ten years was that of vesterdav, when the Veterans met the Griffius on the Esplanade. The former consisted of sixteen of the most promiuent members of the mercantile aud
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    A Free School Treat.
    268 4 Yesterday was a red-letter dav for o Seventh Staudard bovs of the Penam, v School. IVkiuK .d.auu** of Mg holiday they made arrangements to l, a picnic and enjoy themselves to the f„ii Mr Yeoh Clieow Chye very kindly lemT buogabw at Aier Elam for the
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    All About a Debt.
    202 4 This moruiug before Mr K. C. How aid at the First Court. Naraummi and Haidar were brought up on a charge of duorderly couduct. Iu his evidence for the defence Haidar deposed that the other defendant «.wed him some money. He, witness, lived at Bagan Tuan
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    The Municipal Presidentship.
    395 4 A Singapore View Tiie Free Pre*s thus comment» upou tin* al»ove subject We do uot see that I lie resignations of the unofficial Peuaug Muuicipal Commissioners have been altogether well considered As to the term of six years demanded bv the Commissioners for the Municipal Pre sident,
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      116 4 VACGA MILK. IN patent-stoppered glass bottles. FRESH SHIPMENT JIIST ARRIVED. REDUCED PRICE, $lO-50 PER CASE. McALISTER Co., Limited. GO TO FRIENDS FOR ADVICE; TO WOMEN FOR PITY; TO STRANCERS FOR CHARITY; TO RELATIVES FOR ROTHINC; TO HOMED mmi OF PENANG, FOR ALL KINDS OF PROVISIONS AT THE CHEAPEST MARKET RATE.
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      67 4 Best Remedy for Diarrhoea. Mohan Lall. Manager N 'V Stores. Lahore, India, says. 1» Colic. Cholera and Diarrhoea K ftlf without questiou the best median the relief and cure of 'iwrrlnje*. j and all l*owel complaint*. 1 il,ti 0 #u can make from actual experience v >ner4 l homo Oeorpe
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      Russia.
      150 5 The Terrorists Active. (Supplied by Renter.) Loudon. 13th August.—The Russiau (jovei uuieul has decided to prosecute two hundred signatories of tiie manifesto issued liv the Duma Members from Viborg. while two thousand persons aie to be tried at Kronstadt for complicity iu the rel>elliou. Violent robb ries from the
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      The Near East.
      106 5 <• The Anti-Greek Agitation. (Sapp ied by Reuter.) Loudon. 14th August.—Fitqueut tights I,are leeu lakmg place between the Bulgarians aud Greeks. The latest is reported to have occurred at Anchialos, iu Bulgaria, where a large part of the town has beeu burned aud the Greek Metropolitan is
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      Persia.
      163 5 The New Constitution (Supplied by Reuter.) Loudon, 18th August.—The Shall has announced that he will convoke a Legislative Assembly, including elected representatives of all classes, to carry out reforms. The refugees have left the British l<e ation, with the exception of two hundred, who have personal claims. The priests
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      Japan.
      57 5 The Manchurian Railways (Supplied by Renter.) Loudon. 14th August,.—Reuter’s Peking correspondent wires that Japan lias informed b'lnua that she is ready to establish a Custom Houre at Dalny and urges a similar muugemeut at the frontier statious iu North Ma» eliuria, iu order to place the Hiiffie of the
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      China.
      40 5 Another Piracy (Supplied by Reuter.) Loudon. 13th August.—Pirates have atBritish launch Wing Fat close to Uc l*°w, on the West River. They killed IM j '"ember of the crew aud wounded three *ud afterwards got away with their booty.
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      Somaliland.
      48 5 The Mad Mullah Again <Supplied by Reuter.) liouJviu, I3lh August.—The Aden cones* Prudent of the Daily Mail wire* that the «<1 Mullah has made a raid upon the feluron tribe, in the Ogadain regiou of •"'"'mililauJ, killiug over a thousand tribesln*u a,| T capturing ten thousand camels.
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      Abyssinia.
      32 5 The French Commercial Mission. (Supplied by Reuter.) C'Uiluu, 14th August.—The members of t»s. Kozi’s Commercial Mission to Abys111,1 w shortly start from Jihiitil, taking quantity of samples of French merchunwith them.
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      Turkey.
      62 5 The Saltan’s Illness. Supp'ied by Reuter.) Loudon, 13th August.—The Sultau of Turkey has improved slightly, but the papers are forbidden to men)ion the nature of his illness. London. 14th August.—The Palace Physician, by using a simple appliance. greatly rebeved the pain aud iucouvenieuce uuder which the Sultau of Turkey
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      British Columbia.
      34 5 Indi.in Labour to be Imported (Supplied by Renter.) Loudon, 13th August.—It is reported iu Victoria that a considerable number of Hindoos will be imported iuto British Columbia to relieve the labour situation.
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      Scnsational Crime.
      54 5 Murder and Suicide. (Sui p ied by Renter.) I.oudoJ, 18tli August.—A Mi’s. Devonshire. stated to l»e the wife of a Government railway official iu India, has committed suicide at the Charing Cross Hotel, after shooting her teu year old daughter, who was asleep. She is said to have
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      Racing.
      52 5 St. Lcger Favourite 111. (Supplied by Renter.) Loudon, 14th August.—Keystouell. the favourite for the St. Leger, is sufferiug from au abcess iu the mouth aud cauuot be hi idled. She is otherwise well, so that, if the abcers is not aggravated, she will have plenty of time to prepare
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    Opium.
    488 5 Thk following short exchange took place iu the House of Commous ou the 17th of July Mr. Baker asked the Secretary of State for India vhetheriu any communications which may pass between His Majesty’s Government and the Chinese Government ou the ludo-Chiuese opium tra«le. after the adoption of the
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  • PUBLIC OPINION.
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      PENANG FREE SCHOOL.
      393 5 To the Khitor or iiie Slants Echo. Sir. To many of us, who are liviug iu Peuaug aud are watching with considerable anxiety the progress of education in the Colour, it must toein indeed strange that the first public intimatiou that all is not well with the
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      FOOTBALL.
      155 5 To rue: Euituß *op tup Strut* E- iiu Dear Sib. With reference to the ‘exciting game of s cc a v leferred to iu your issue of yesterday, I have to state that the S Hither» League ‘earn, as they are cal Jed, are to blame, for oue of
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      MUNICIPALIANA.
      179 5 To the Kuitoh of the straits Emu. Dear Sir. —Iu justice to those gentlemen who atlemled the public meeting ou the nth instant, wheu the selection of the three future Municipal Commissioners was decided upon. I think it only right that, the steps which had previously Uea taken with
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    As Others See Us.
    229 5 When the Government of the Straits Settlements decided to take over the important works and property of the Taojong Pajjar Dock Company at Singapore, there was some appr**l“»iis o»i among the share lioldcrs. says ill SatmUay Red L nder the award now made by Viscount St.
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    Taiping Races.
    259 5 LIST or LNTKILS. First Day Race 1. 8ir Albaus l*uli Kuril Hack 2. Loadstar Nautv Gold Oust Chotu Bull's Ere Don't Trust Ricochet Jut-k Homer Recruit Cory then Kal.le Golden Lad The Orphan Dancing Girl Selangor Ua< k 3. l>!ue Belle Rubier Kiiliecraukie Eileen Lidv Grey Phoebe Suon
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    FIXTURES.
    85 5 To-dat 25th Day of 6th Moon. P. C. C. L.wu Tenuii Tournament. St. Geoige’s Gi D’ S bool Distribution of Prize*, Town Hall, 6 p m The General Bioscope Co Penang Road, 1» p in. To-morrow. 201 h Day of 6th Moon. P C. C Lawu Tenuis Toumumeut foivn
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    MAILS DUE.
    9 5 English Oceana 16th Aug. China Moldavia l8th
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    P. & O. SAILINGS.
    39 5 P. O. SAILINGS. Mai! Service. Outwards. 1I<>m swards. Oeiana 16 Aug. j Moldavia lb Axuj. Delia 'SO Delhi 1 Sept I.*n.i >ervite. Outwards. Home wards. Manila HI Aug. Nubia 'll Aug. Poona 4 Sept. bn ml a b Sept
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    THE MOON.
    38 5 O New Moon Aug. 20tli 8 27 5 am First Quarter 27 h 7 42 5 am q Kul! Muu Snt 3rd 6 3’3 4 ah f I. «si Quin te: 111 li 3 53. a
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      7 5 The French Confectionery, 17a, Northam Road. TO-NIGHT,
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      53 5 Let It Be Known. The widest possible publicity should be piveu to the fact that summer diarrhoea iu children aud cholera infantum can always lie cured by the judicous use of Chamberlain's Colic. Cholera aud Diarrhoea Remedy. It uever fails. George Town dispensary, General Agents, and for sale l>v all
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      656 5 To-. lily's Advertisements. MUNICIPAL NOTICE. Ol 1( E is hereby given that for Ihe I election of time Municipal Comtnissioneis in place of Dr. Locke. Mrssrt. Lim iEu 'loll A Lo lleng Quang resigned. which I will beheld on Tuesday, the 21st instant. Gau Teoug 'Tat, Esq Merchant, of No.
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      291 5 MASSEY Cushion Frame Bicycles /A WJt HARRIS for s^.r.£]. four-wheeled gharry lo seit two, iu good order, price slOj or offer. pplicatioi.s to S,” c.'o St mils Echo. 14-8-06 505 6ts ult NOTICE. A Public Meeting will be held at the Chinese Town Hall on Thursday next. 16 h instant,
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      43 5 WEATHER. Imk following report is kill'llv 1*» the Signal Direct m of Fort Cornwallis 5 p.ir. V rti. st Rain W.t s.t. 'Die rainfall at H a hi to-<lav f».m. ?o Fine V Itirittv' I w-i. .24 inch. K Ci’loioly V \v limit
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    Banquet at Johore.
    594 6 In accordance with the custom iu Joliore. on the return of the Sovereign from Europe, the Ditto Meutri Besar. on behalf of all the officials of the country, gave a banquet iu Joliore on Thursday eveniug in honour of the icturu of llis llighuess the Sultan, i
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    EXCHANGE.
    119 6 Penang, 14th Auouvr. By courtesy oj the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Hank ...2/4 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4^ 3 Credit 2/J£ 3 Documentary ...2/4y 6 Calcutta, Demand Bank l*s 1741 J days’ sight Private 176 B >mbay. Demand Hank 174^ Mouiniein, Demand Hank 173 3 days* sight Private 176
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    PRODUCE.
    195 6 Gold leaf 64 80 B. I’eppei \V.C«*nst 3 lbs.. 1 o/. $19. huger* While Pepper *27j. —taler I rang Pepper »1 60 Cloves (picketl) 42.— tale* Mace 79 noiuiual Mace Pickings 07 sale* Nut megs 1 10« 33 nominal No. 1 5.50 pp! 3ug.tr '1 no stock Basket $3
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    SHARES.
    719 6 1000 1900 1900 1 *m>2 100,000 140,185 1005 X 1005 1004 X 1005 S 1005 1003 X 1000 3 1904 X 1905 1905 150,000 200,000 30.000 700,000 14,400 70.000 150,000 12,000 75,000 40,000 1900 X 310,000 140,000 20,000 18,000 01,000 120 61.000 12,500 12.000 55.000 40.00 0 181,454 1,0,000
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      84 6 No Need of a DoCtorPa'H» ill (lie stomach aud attacks of colic come Huddenlv a oil are so extremely paiulul that immediate iclief must be obtaiued. '1 lieie is mi necessity of send ini’ l or a doctor in i m b oases it a h<’tlle ot Chamberlains 'die. Chi'lei
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      93 6 BORDEN’S PEERLESS BRAND EVA'ORATED CREAM. Absolute Purity Guaranteed, AGENTS: SANDILANDS, BUTTERY Go., PENANG. 0 .un;* wmum > m I X, C 0 X o •1 -J UJ < GK C° o' 1 Rot» O Ifl Andrew Usher Co.’s SPECIAL RESERVE O.V.G. Whisky. SANDIUNDS, BUTTERY Co., AGENTS FOR PENANG F. M.
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      222 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 h, ORIENTAL HOTEL CRAG HOTEL CHIAT SENG Co. CHIN JOO Co. GIM TEK REE Co. GOON YEN FRIENDS TONG JOO Co. TIANG LEE Co. HONG
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    Lipton to Profit by the Frauds of the Packers.
    315 7 The establishment of a great meat jacking plant iu Manitoba, bv Sir Thomas hi) ton, says the Manila Cablen- tej, means that that the exposure of the Chicago packers is bearing the fruit bitterest to them. Sir Thomas Lipton, besides being
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    A Remarkable Journey Across China.
    518 7 A Plucky Young Traveller in Colombo. Say 8 the t'ey Ion Observer —Mr. R. F. Johnston, who arrived by the Bibby steamer Staffordshire yesterday (2(> ult.) ftoin Kangoou, is the late Secretary to the Government at NVeihaiwei. He is, we learn from the Colonial Ojflice
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      381 7 p. IJfloIr Cranes' CYLINDER OIL. Sandilands. Buttery Co. Bazley White Bros., PORTLAND CEMENT, “LION BRAND.” Sand Hands, Buttery 6t Co. t AGENTS. PENANG F. M 8. RUBEROID ROOFING. TIANG J00 CO., PENANG, Adamson, Man Co., Ltd Jeyes’ Puri/ier, HAVE «JUST RECEIVED R NEW SHIPMENT OF Khaki-Canvas Tennis Shoes Bools, with
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      520 7 NOTICE. Um> P ,iic of Pe “““8 '»"1 «1« Native &Co uT f l i a, i CV f“* PP< n ,ed 4*»““ tm logall Par«,? B Clive j Co., Ltd. of London, and liave recently received a large «lupuieut of veiv best mnlitv Ew '°i H) r ld J
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      104 7 Prominent West India Merchant Cures His Daughter of a Threatened Attack of Pneumonia. Some time ago my «laughter caught a severe cold. Site complained «>f puius in her chest and had a had eolith. 1 gave her Chamberlain's Cough Jloinedy according to directions au i ill two «lays she was
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      1221 8 YOON SXJN, WATcHMAKLR JtWLLLtR NOTICE. Dealer iu Gold and Silver Watchea, Uraphophoues, Records, Pius, Ac., Ac. Prices Very Moderate. Kepairer of auv description of Musical instruments and Graphophoues, Ac., Ac. No. 21, Market Street. Lim Sun Ho, CHOP tfe'NC MOH Sc Co., lb4, Beach Street, Penang. importers of al* kinds
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