Straits Echo, 16 August 1906

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    Masthead
    36 1 Straits Echo IUILV CHRONICLE OF EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STIMITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES, AND THE PAR PAST GENERALLY. VOL 4. $24 Per Annum. PENANG, THURSDAY, 1 6tk AUGUST, 1906. Single Copy, 10 cents. No 185.
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      1232 1 SOLE AGENTS. ASAHI BEER i U33Q IHVSV TIANG LEE CO BANKS Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China. incorporated by royal CHARTER. Hongkong Shanghai Banking Corporation. Capital Paid up Kan«rve Fund Roiterve Liability of Proprietors -tSUC.dOO X975.000 *****.000 11 «id Office: Paid-uf-Ca pita i *10.000,000 Kkkkkvk Fund— Sterling Reserve $10,000,000
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      10 1 1 AA CUt X Lo. lfi TOj/pioir p >*Ctls AGEISTS.
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    The Green Park.
    1078 2 Its Historical Association.». Tub collection of old prints and memorials preteuted by Mr. Charles Edward Jeruiugliam to the uatiuu, and now on view at Kensington Palace, inu-t serve to rouse considerable inteiest iu the Koyal Parks of Loudon. It has l»een said tl.at over t hree millions
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      116 2 I’riuninent West India Merchant Cures II s Daughter of a Threatened Attack of Pneumonia. “Some time ago mv daughter caught a severe cold. Shu complained «>t' pains in iief chest and had a had cough. I gave her i hamlierlaiu’s Cough I’enie lv acemdiug to <lii< e< ions an i
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      402 2 FACE ACHE IS CURED WITH 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 and
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      1516 2 THE FRENCH CONFECTIONERY, 17a, North* i/w Road. Undertakes to supply the following Ice Creams cheaper than you cau prepare them yourself, iu small aud large quantities All our Ice Creams are prepared daily of Fresh Milk. Cream Ice. iu Fancy Moulds, at SI 75 per quart. Orange, Curaeoa, Vanilla, Almond,
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      ARRIVALS.
      97 3 (Jckan*. Hr. p.< 0,507. Hayward. loJi Aug., Colombo, ll*b A hi'.. Con A U. Co. Nam Sang. Hr. s s., -.•’l*l, Jo lit*, Jbili Aiii'.. Calcutta, Mill A Gen, H. A Co Kit Sang. Ur. s.s., 0.l ll>, Uiad.ev, Aug.. Singapore. It'll A up., Gen., Li A Co. Gi.sneak-’.
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      DEPARTURES
      70 3 UVrii August. Van flrr Hand, tor Deli, llajati, Edie ami T. Seinawe. Hetref, for Paugkalau Drundau. Rotorua for Tong kali Amgyee, for Deli. Hok Canton, for Hi he, T. Seuiawe, Segii, Olelileh ami Sabang. Toii<l Chai/ Un, for Uatu Habra ami Asahan. Canton, for Paugkor and Teluk Ausou. Kul
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    EXPECTED.
    45 3 I egg*!* From A y fit r I but Silesia 1 S'ugapoie I».M &0o 17th Aug Mol'lavia Singapore 17i It Kiuluvk L verpo 1 WYVi AC'o ‘till iTIiaz e •Jlasgow SltACo. l‘>ih Ur-4 b Singapore W.M ACo. •»5t li !’**ll.;|oe UikIoij S. H ACo
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    SAILINGS.
    41 3 Fur .1 Itnire* SllCbiu lliMullUlg ri.M.Ac». 171 liA utr Moidav a Ouloinbo (Jr &Co. 17tii Kin!uck ■Slug i| oie W.M.&Cu. GFliazfc'j 8iu.ru poie 3.B&GV Itftli Ore «ten f j<»U«loll W M ACo. lieugloe Siugaporw 8. 1 A (Jo. 28 ih
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    76 3 For IVit Swot teuliam and Malaeea—Per Cornelia, tc-morrow. 1 p m. Perak, t< Y p'm* Per Haiti lViliru For Pailanti, to-m.rrow, 1 p in. C**vlon, Alistial;i'i,i, India, Aden, Mauri* lius, Egypt an’, via Brindisi, for Europe, etc —For Mu'il rio. lKtli iustaut. 0 am. Traug and Fang Nga—Per
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    Passengers.
    65 3 IVi Oceana, from Ma selling Mr. t. A. Caplin. From Colombo Mr. C. K. Liisliiuutou For Oceana, for •Singapore: Mr. Mama, Mr M. li Quart lev. Mr. 'Fan Foiiies, Mr. and Mrs. N<iel Trotter. Mr. (jl. H. Stitt, H’l.le J Turner. For Sliangiiai M'. K. S. Mine For K»t
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      1131 3 (S HIPPIN O.) TAIr o* I S. N. Co. Uspecled Arrivals and Departures. Mail Service. Outwards A K' CiHpt < >.*t. Homewards. Aug. 16 I iB Moldavia connecting with s.s. Marmora Delhi <lo s.s. Victoria s.B. Malta do h.n. Macedonia «.8. fhcanlia do 8.8. China IAKbS BY MAIL STEAMEKS. 2nd
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      173 3 ASIATIC STEAM NAVIGATION Co.. Ltd. 1NDO.JAVA LINE. aiul cargo direct iron) Calcutta and llangoou to the following ports in Java Batavia Pasoeroeau Samara ug Pekalougau Soerabaya Cheribou Banjoewaugi The Company’s Steamers also give direct shipment to Padaug and Subaug, thus saviug the transhipment charges incurred in slapping cargo via Penang
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    The Straits Echo
    104 4 Jastice saUxflM everybody and justice aloue rson Established June Ist, 1903 Published daily (except Sundays.) at tin CRITERION PRESS, Ltd., No. 226—232, Beach Si retd. I Vim 114 PRICE j DAILY LOCAL *«l P*r OUTBTATIONB I’oßtatfe Kura. MAIL BDITION (Poet Free) 113 CABLK ADDRESS; Echo—Penang.” Telephone No.
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    Inconsistent America.
    1557 4 li is really amusing to note that the Government of the United States has come to the conclusion that Chinese labour is the only labour which can be employed upon the construction of the Panama Canal and has already prepared two thousand five hundred contracts to catch two
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    Theatre Royal.
    611 4 Aladdin or the Wonderful Scamp. We do not wish to make the ears of the Misses Constance aud Netta Jones tingle unduly, but we cannot help saviug that we have heard nothing but praise of the performance given last eveuiug by their lalented pupiis. a performance that will
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    FOOTBALL.
    177 4 C. R, C. r*. A.-C. 8. A good game of football was played on Mr. Gau Teoug Tat s creeu vesterdav afternoou between the Chinese Recreatiou Club and the Auglo-Chiuese School. The weather was wretched, nevertheless, it was decided to go on with the game. Mr. S. Wills, of
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    Penang Cricket Club.
    136 4 Lawn Tknnis Tournamnxt. Owiug to l»4«l weather, tbe ties fixed for yesterday afternoon in the aliove tournament have been postponed uutil further notice. 'J’he following ties have !>eeu fixed for to-morrow Profession Pains P. J. Sproule aud II. Mac Arthur vs. A. S. Anthony aud A. F
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    Inquest.
    122 4 Yesterday afternoon, at 2-15 i, Hereford I,eld au iu,,ue.t ml,, tlj deaib a king woman and bar little child. lioduM were found iu a well at Y« i,T Burmah Road. From the evidence tendered it that the woman quarrelled with her hEJIUd and left the house, taking her only
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    Gang Robbery.
    343 4 Chinaman Gauged and Rohbeu The Free Press gives the following a count of the gang robbe y, particulars which were briefly wired by our correspoadent on Monday last:— Oil Friday at 11 p.m. „ue „f t|„ audaciuus robberies that has taken pi*,. iu Siugapore for some time occurred
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    Sir Robert Hart’s Coming Resignation.
    443 4 s j Pathetic Letter tfk >m Verv t j Old Man.” ‘I Sir Robert Hart, the Inspector General r of Chinese Customs, has not yet ofliciallv tendered his resignation, but his iuteutiou to do so surprises no one. He bis long I c mtemplated the
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      121 4 Eastern Oriental Hotel UNEQUALLED roK Situation, Comfort Catering. SAKKIBS 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 STRANCERS FOR CHARITY; TO RELATIVES FOR NOTHINC; TO MOW AUSIFBM. OF PENANG, FOR ALL KINDS
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      70 4 Nothing That Will Take Its Place. We have used Chamberlain's Colic. Choi- j era and Diarrhoea Reuiedv in our family for years for all bowel troub’ee, aud it always gives the b~st of satisfaction We never could tiud auythiug to take its place. D. S. Booth, editor and proprietor of
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      68 4 Best Remedy for Diarrhoea. Mohau Lai I, Mauager N. W. R Co-oP; Stores, Lahore. India. says: “Chamber Uiu« Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy without questiou the best medicine uiaue let the relief aud cure of diarrhoea, dyseuterj and all l>owel cotuplauits. Tliis a«»ertioi' can make from actual esperieucc iu 0».'
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      European Politics.
      129 5 King and Kaiser Meet. S' applied lay Reuter.) Loudon. loth August.— The paper» make i|. H *****111« meeting between King Edward u j (he Kaiser 1 lie occasion for a review of lie Europeau situation, particularly with i.L'ard to the Near East, where they admit, the legitimacy of
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      France.
      56 5 Church and State. (Supplied by Renter.) Loudon, 16th August.—The general consensus of opinion is to the effect that the Pope s encyclical is calculated to gravely endiuger the future of the Uoiuan Ca'liolic Cburcii in France aud it is doubtful whether the churchmen are prepared to bear the expense
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      Bulgaria.
      70 5 The Anchialos Fight (Supplied by Reuter London, 16th August.—A Bulgarian accoiiut of the fighting at Anchialos states th»t the figlitiug lasted from dawn till eii’lit iu the evening. Seven people were tilled, but the unrulier of wounded is uu known. The accouut admits that most of the town was
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      The Cape.
      31 5 The Immigration Question. (Supplied by Reuter.) London. 16th August.—The Cape assembly lihh rejected bv 67 to 23 votes an amendment to the Immigration Bill excluding Asiatics from tLe Colony.
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      By-Election.
      48 5 A Liberal Victory. Supplied by Reuter. London. 16th August.—The East Denbigh «leduni lias r sulte«l in the return of Mr Hemnmtde, the Lilieral candidate, with •*).1*17 votes, agaiust. 3.126 for Mr Bgschwpu. the Unionist. Mr. Hemmerde replaces Mr Suniiel Moss, who has beeu appointed to a jul;eship.
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      Russia.
      36 5 hags Railway Frauds. (Supplied by Reuter.) Loiiilon. 16th August.—An official eu•iiiiiv liehl at Tomsk has disclosed the disappearance of ],5(H* waggons from the Silwrian Riilwiy and frauds amounting to JETtX*.O9O sterliug at oue station alone.
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      Shipping.
      36 5 Wreck of the Kian Ann.” (Echo Special.) Singapore, 16th Aug.—The locallyowin«| steamer Kian Ann owned hv Wee Bin and (!0.. lias been wrecked near Batu Rabat, Johore, during rough weather. Everybody oil boar«l was saved.
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      Singapore.
      34 5 The Agri-Horticultural Show (Echo Special.) Singapore, Hltli Exoelleucv the Governor, Sir John Andersoii, opened the Agri-Horticultural Show at eleven o’clock this morning, in ideal weather and in the presetici* of an t'ltorimms crowd.
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      Cricket.
      26 5 States vs. Straits. (Echo Special.) s n.gapore, 16th Aug.—The Colony hatted first and at the tiffin interval the score showed 96 runs for seven tickets.
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    SELANGOR NOTES.
    1089 5 From Our 0»:u Cornel ondeut.) Kuala Lumpur, loth August. Nothing of any special interest lias taken place here during the pist week; not lung lias occurred to make our somewhat sluggish blood course auy faster through our veins. But uow the good people of Kuala Lumpur have been
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  • PUBLIC OPINION.
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      PENANG FREE SCHOOL.
      286 5 To ruk I,l*llor op mi: Smvile Dear Sjit,— f a;n glad “An Anxious Enquirer” has drawn attention to the unsatisfactory condition iu which the Penang Free School is now placed There aie many. I dare say. who have regretted very much the retirement, of Mr. Hargreaves, •'hose
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    Hongkong and Shanghai Bank.
    578 5 Following is the eighty-sec.md report i of the Court of Diiectors to the ordinary j half yeulv general meeting of shareholders! to be lie’.l at the City Hall. Hongkong, on j Saturday, ihe 18th Au ust. To the Proprietors of the Hongkong A Shanghai Banking CoL
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    Negri Sembilan Tin.
    165 5 I Jepv Oltfij. The output was 5,610 30 pikuis against 6.5 15.34*piktils iu the previous month. Ihe production is the lowest «luring toe past seveu mouths. The approximate value »»f the metal was 81* 7,0i*0 17 on which duly amounting to $65,698-72 was collected. The average price
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    Block Plantation Rubber
    371 5 Au interesting interview with Mr. A. O. Devitt appears iu the India Rubber Join mil (July 2nd), giving liis impressious of the industry iu the East. 'Hie following regarding block rub er is worth «juoting The very latest form of preparation is block.’ This was made by
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    Process to De-Vulcanise Rubber.
    431 5 The problem «d eliminating ail the su 1 phur from vulcanised rublier without detriment to its quality has not as yet been s«»ived in a perfectly satisfactory manner, writes M. Koruer in a French couteiuporarv. The present process attains this result most jerfecMv. It consists in
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    The Autotelegraph.
    265 5 Another Invention for Ti; an smith no in Facsimile. The autoteiegiaph is the latest invention for the transmissi n aud leproduclion i f anything tliat can he written or traced upon piper. Mr. lieu nr C Broun deciaio* llial with this instrument •drawing*', map*, c'.iaitr. short hand notes,
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    Cars for the Colonies.
    448 5 There is a gre t aud growing demand for ail classes of motor vehicles iu the Colonies. Ten years ago Automobiles were uuk own outside Europe, but. now the hoot of the horn sounds in every nook and cranny of th Emp re. Oue of the
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    FIXTURES.
    57 5 To-iia y 27th l).iv of tjlli C. C Ij wii Teimi Tournament. Town Band, Chinese Keciealion Club, 5 to 7 p.m. The General Bioscope Co., Penang Road, 9 p n>. To-morrow. 28th Dav of 6th Moon. P. C. C Lawn Tenuis Touruanieut Town Band. Esplauade. <• to 7 p
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    MAILS DUE.
    19 5 China Mo'davia) IB'h Aug China (Pr Reaaut Lni/p0h1)..: 2lst German (Pr. Heini'h) 22u l English (Devanha) 30th
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    P. & O. SAILINGS.
    47 5 P. O. SAILINGS. Mail OIITWAKIiS 11* MKWAWOS. Deca Ua bO Ah<j. i Moldavia 18 Au<i Dt hi lo Sfif i. I Delhi 1 Se/it Extra Servic iUTWAUIIR. 110 M KW AlM** Manila bl Any. j Nubia i Autj Poona 4 Sej t I Sun la 8 Ser*
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    THE MOON.
    32 5 O NVw Moon Aug. 20ili 8 27b. am First Quarter 27di 7425. A m O •*'nit Moon Sept. 3rd 0 304. m l.a*i Quart*»» lllli 3 53. I. A M
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      16 5 The French Confectionery, 17a, NortUam Ro d. TO-NIGHT, and Vuiillu, Mf l h «raiieiy of Fancy
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      69 5 No Need of a Doctor. 1‘aius iu tlie stomach ami attacks of colic come on suddenly au<] are soextrcmolv painful that immediate relief must bo obtained. There is no necessity of sendimrfor a doctor iu t uch cases if a liottle of Chamberlain’s C *lic. Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy is
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      180 5 MASSEY Cushion Frame Bicycles if; i 1• WJS HARRIS. UPTON S WINES SPIRITS. Messrs. Tek Thye Cathiravaloo, WHOLESALE AGENTS, 34. licacb Street. Retail from l*enang Commercial Company, G 9, Beach Street, ami Heap Lee and Company, 5.», Beach Street. ALSO ON SALK At all Respectable Hotels. Special it ies Lipton’s
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      43 5 WEATHER. Thk followimr report is kindly supplied \*r Mie Si<rna) Pirwrtor of Port Cornwalli* r—5 p.ir. T Jr*, ilotitly Cloudy WiJ K. The rainfall tluiiu Hie «I 9 i hi »0 .la; w.ir won. I#..*» r *.T n«nji1y N. XV 4 Iioiii ended
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    The Success of the Widow.
    934 6 Within the last mouth l have seen six wi'Vows re-visit the altar. This suggests to me that a possible chauge is taking place in the world’s views. Bince Mr. Weller, of Pickwickian fame, warned his sou Bamivel to beware of widders,” half our male population
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    EXCHANGE.
    123 6 Penang, 16th August. (By courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Bank ...2/4 4 months* sight Bank ...2/44 3 Credit 2/ 4 g 3 Documentary ...2/4^ Calcutta, Demand Bank L» 174$ 3 days’ sigh* Private 176 B *mbav. Demand Bank 174 J Moulmein, Demand Bank 173 3 days’ sighi
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    PRODUCE.
    187 6 Gold leaf > 64 80 B. Pepper( \V.C< a>t Xlbs.- 1 <»/. 319 buyer» While Pepper 27J. sa'es Traug Pepper 21 60 Cloves (picked) 42.— sale Mace 79 notuiu&l Mace Pickings 67 sales Nutmegs 110 s 33 nominal C No. 1 5.50 ppl Sugar < 2 no stock Baskei
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    SHARES.
    599 6 1900 1901 175.000 GoO.IOJ 14,000 ilt f. 00 000 10 10 Bersawah Gold Mining Co. Ltd. !lii useli HydraulicTiu Mining Co 10 for year e idiug 31 10,5. p. c. for year ending 80 4 00 Duff Development Co. Ltd. 1898 1908 1905 8 80.00 I ‘o.ooo 100,000 1904
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      61 6 Lei It Be Known. '1 Ik* v\ |>ossil>le puMicitv hIiouM lit* y»v**n in tint fuel Unit >umnit*i U'Mrrlioen in «'liiluion mill HioliMii infm.tuiu c<m hIwuvs lie < ut***! liv tin* juil.c u« u-e of Cliiin:l>ei laiu’sj •>!»<»• A lio!<*r,t mnl Diiirrltofa lfeireilv. Il vor Imlv Town I li-potiKai v, tioi
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      91 6 bordei s peerless brand EVi WED CREAM. Absolute Purity Guaranteed, AGENTS: SANDILANDS, BUTTERY Go., PBNANO. Andrew Usher Co. s SPECIAL RESERVE O.V.G. Whisky. SANDILANDS, BUTTERY Coagents FOB I’ENANO <* F. M. .S > CD X O *4 -J UJ < GK TOE i* V &0O 0 St**V>** c o ->B9e~
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      245 6 AS AH I, THE FAMOUS BEER OF JAPAN. Brewed Specially for the Tropics. AS AH I, L1CHT REFRESHING BEER. THERE IS NO BETTER BEER THAN ASAHI. Obtainable at eastern a, oriental hotel CRAG HOTEL CHI AT SENG Co. CHIN JOO Co. GIM TEK BEE Co. GOON YEN FI!TENDS TONG JOO
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    My Summer Holiday.
    1052 7 Trees and Nobody. (Hv Vakuakkt Koksixm Of ull Dickens’* character*. I ‘inuk f ;ttit ujosst. iu’e e-*ted in Little .1«* I a j great fellow- leeliug for linn, lit* wa* always “mo vino ou. ami tins mi iim to nit* a vei v litiitiu.it complaint. We sue
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      646 7 p, Molr Cranes 9 CYLINDER OIL. Sandilnnd*. fin fiery Co. John Bazley White Bros., PORTLAND CEMENT, “LION BRAND.” Sand Hands, Buttery Co., AGENTS. PENANG F M. 8. RUBĔROiD ROOFING. VACCA MILK. IN PATENT-STOPPERED GLASS BOTTLES. FRESH SHIPMENT JUST ARRIVED. REDUCED PRICE, $10-50 per case. WR0UCHT-IR0N TUBES AND FITTINCS. Stock Always
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      1192 8 YOON SUN, WATCHMAKER JEWELLER NOTICE. \7IEWS of l’euaug, Singapore, Perak, j Selaugor, and Sumatra. chin joo co., Dealer in Gold and Silver Watches, Grapliophoues, llecordw. Pins, Ac, Ac. Prices Very Moderate Kepairer of anv description of Musical instruments and Graplioplioues, Ac., Ac. No. 21, Market Sheet. Photos enlarged, various sizes
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