Straits Echo, 20 August 1906

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  • 37 1 Straits Echo 10-PAGE EDITION. DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES, AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY. VOL 4. $24 Per Annum. PENANG, MONDAY, 20th AUGUST, 1906. Single Copy, 10 cents. No 188.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 1172 1 SOLE AGENTS. ASAHIBEER. uaas ihvsv tIANG LfcE CO, BANKS. Ohartered Bank of India, Australia and China. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER. Capital Paid-up Reserve Fund Reserve Liability|off Proprietors Head Office: XBOO,OOO X 975.000 XBOO.OOO HAITON court, threadneedle STREET. LONDON. Agencies and Branches. Bombay Bangkok BaUvia Calcutta Colombo Obu Foochow Hongkong llaukow
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    • 19 1 SOLE AGE/STS. GUINNESS’S STOUT. §3 ft > 3 «o a mr o rnj m 30 >55 ft No<§ ATV s,ssua
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  • 1624 2 P. M S v. Colony. IvKSULT OK OcKNINO Day’s PLAY. Thk opeuiug of the match. Colony v. F. M- S., took place ou Thursday morning ou the S. 0. 0. ground. The weather was perfect for ericket ami a splendid wicket had been picpared. Both teams were early on
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    • 2392 2 FACE ACHE JS CURED WITH FINISIN, Graham's Neuralgia Cure. It acts splendidly: promptly: effi-, ciently. 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. Finisin is unrivalled for face-ache
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  • Shipping.
    • 161 3 Moldavia, Br. s.s., 4,928, Gordou, lSfb Aug. Singapore, 17t!i Aug., Geo.. P. A O. Mart Austin, Br. s s.. 121, Ca «{diell, 18tli Aug., Kta g, 17ib Aig.. Geu., K G. Co. Palamcotta, Br. s.f., 2.209, Babb, 19th Aug. Hung on. 1»• li Aug., Gen.. 11. L. A Co.
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    • 31 3 20th August. Man/ Austin, for Port Swetteuham. Chiton, for Paugkor and Teluk Aus >u. Pentakota, for Rangoon and Calcutt i. Fty'ng Dragon, for Port Weld aud Taipiug Lightning, for Calcutta.
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  • 35 3 Vessels From Ag tilts Due Orestes Singapore W.M.ACo. 25t.hAi g. Ue:iyl*e Bantidu S.B&Co. 25 th Braemar Glasyi w |K.BAC*». 25th Benlawers Loudon SB.&Co. 5th Sept. Heuvorlich Singapore S B.ACo. 15th Bemreuue [jOU'loil S.U.&Co. 21st
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  • 41 3 1 i steh For Ajenls Orestes Bo n do n W.M.&Co. •JotbAug Beii glue Singapore S B &Co. 25th Braenmr Singapore S I» A (Jo. 25th Beulawers Singapore S. B.&Co. >fli Sept Benvorlich London S.B.&Cc. 15th Benvenue Singapore S.B.&Co. ilst
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  • 56 3 For Deli —Per Aoa<j>jee to-moirow, 1 p.m. Paugkalan Braudau— Per Petre\ tomorrow, 1 p.m. Asahan— Per It. Halewun, to-morrow, 1 p.m. Port Swettenliain and Singapore—-Per Pin Sent/, to-morrow, 3 p.m. Singapore, China and Japau—Per Prius Heinrich, to-morrow. 5 p.m. Tougkah—Per Rotorua, 22ud instant, 1 p.m. Teluk Anson —Pe
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  • 56 3 Per Moldavia, from SliauL'hii Mr. f>. Kerr. From Si gipoie Mr. Bourne. I>r. P. Fowlie. Per Moldavia, for Colombo Mr. F. Maxwell. Mr. K. Hunt. For Svduey, M'. A. B. Stephens. For Melbourne Mr. CBogers. For Marseilles Mr. R. H. Culloysliaw, Mr. N. Stollz. For Briudisi Mr, Alma Baker.
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 1114 3 .(SHIPPING.) m IS. N. Co. U/jitcled Arrivals and Departures. Mail Service. Outwards. Aiur ».H. Devanha connecting with A i s.s .lndia ©ept. 13 s.s. J 7 S.S. O' .'t. 11 s.s. I>eßa <lo do do s s Moottan Homewards. S^i't 1 *s. Iklhi connecting with s.s. Victoria 15 s.s. Malta
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    • 217 3 ASIATIC STEAM NAVIGATION Co., Ltd. INDO-JAVA LINE. A. S. N. Co.’s Fleet. Keg. Tous. ss Nairurg 2862 ss Nurani 2870 s.s Kmj put 0615 km Ranee 0604 ss K jah 3634 ks Puudlt 0802 ss Pasha 3800 The Company ii aiutaius a first class service of steamers carrying both passengers
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  • 99 4 jMtice satisfies everybody and justice alone.— Emerson Established June Ist, 1903 Published daily (except Sundays.» AT THI CRITERION TRESS, LU., No. 226—232, Beach Street, Penang. TRICE: OAILY LOCAL $2l P*r annum OUTBTATIONB Portage Extra. HAIL EDITION (Poet Free) $l5 CABLE ADDRESS: Echo—Penang.” Telephone No. 188. S.B.— All
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  • 780 4 As our readers are already aware, it is oil the tapis that the Government may hand over the Frye Dock to the I Federated Malay States Railways and Fen an <r cannot afford t<* aliow of any such an important step lining taken without having the whole transaction
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  • 742 4 The Wayaug Comedy ludiau Ratoe 1 of Medau, the very latest Malay theatrical company to visit Peuang. gave their opening performance at the King Street Theatre on Saturday night, wheu they stayed that wellknown musical tragedy. Baktom Hiid Baktim.” Although this is the Company’s tirst
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  • 1836 4 My dearest Fanny —How is it that some folk n*ver seem to lie satisfied Just at preseut oue lot are grumbling about the distributiou of seats at the St. George’s Girls’ School performauce of Alladiu, or the Wouderful Scamp” aud another lot are couiplaiuiug bitterly because the Free
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  • 86 4 Below we publish a list of donaiious to the fund being raised for the luterport Rifle Trophy A sum of $205 is still required to make up Peuaug’s share aud we hope that, some of our crack shots will'come forward with the needful. Peuang Voluuteer Corps $lOO.OO Peuaug Volunteer
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  • 271 4 A notorious pirate, who has for long terroiised the Suu-uing people, aud who was captured at Ifunghotn Hongkong, aud extradited recently, lost his head ou July 31st at the Cautou execution ground. The Cauton correspondent of the Hongkong Daily Pre*s tells how a large oil-mill in that p
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  • 846 4 rotn thtr Own Correspondent.) Taipiug. 20th Aug. Mr. Arthur Stephens left Taipiug p n dav last ou three months’ holiday toAustr.l where he expects to meet a brother he 1 not seen for nearly thirty-six years ing Mr. Stephens’ absence Mr. H Farni* vail from Batu Gajali will
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 229 4 To-Night I To-Night l! At the Zing Street Theatre, TH K 60MEDY INDIAN RATOE THEATRICAL CO. WILL STAGE CHEL0RIN6 CHELORONG.” LOOK OUT FOR OUR ENGLISH CLOWN. tMr. RAINER will siug iu English. PRICES OF ADMISSION ResHi vt'd Seat 12-00 I 2nd Class oOcts. 1st Class 1 00 i 3rd 30
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  • TELEGRAMS.
    • 258 5 THE EARTHQUAKE. Immense Damage to Property. (Supplied by Reuter.) Ijondon, ltUli August.—The earthquake Ht Valparaiso was the severest ever kuowu in t |je town. The streets were tilled with .ple iu a state of consternation and terrible scenes were euacted. The earth.jijake begau at eight o’clock iu the eveuing,
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    • 74 5 Church and State. (Supplied by Reuter.) Loudon, 18th August.—The Cabinet Council at Pans has approved of the views of Mous. Biiaud, Miuister for Public Worship. who said that the French Government would ignore the Pope’s encyclical and would await the action of the clergy. It is understood that measures
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    • 90 5 The Meeting of King and Kaiser. (Su/tplied by Reuter.) London, 20th August.—The North German Gillette publishes a remarkable article, iu the course of which it says, The ineetiug at Krouberg between the Kaiser aud King Ed ward maiks another stage ou the load for the improvement of the relations
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    • 68 5 Outrages and Executions. (Sup/ilied by Reuter.) Loudon, 20th August—Eighteeu sailors who took part iu the receut Baltic Fleet mutiuy have beeu coudemued by courtma’tial to lie executed. Ten of the Kroustadt mutineers have beeu neuteuced to death aud a hundred and tweuty-two to penal servitude. Tlnee bombs were thrown
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    • 45 5 H. M. S. Montagu.” The Courtmartial. (Supplied by Reuter.) Loudon, 20th August.—At the cour'mar'ial upon the Btrauding of the battleship Montayu, the Cominauder stated that the Miaviour of the crew was excellent. The Uieu liehaved as though stranding was a |>»rt of their daily routine-
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    • 31 5 bgyptian Prince Killed. {Supplied by Reuter.) lioudon, 20th August.—Au automobile, conreyiug the Egyptian Prince Ibrahim liainmed, collided with a train at Bieruav, 10 rttUc and the Prince was killed.
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    • 26 5 Greek Families Fleeing. (Supplied by Renter.) ijoudoo, 20th August.—Fearing excesses the part of the Bulgarians, six thousand Emilies have left Bulgaria and taken at Adrianople.
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  • PUBLIC OPINION.
    • 543 5 To IHE fcDITOK OF THE STRAITS El HO. Sir, Much has beeu said and written 'about, the present management of the Free 1 School, but tbe question is of such import- ance that I need no apology for writing on the subject First aud foremost, 1 should
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  • 106 5 To ihe Editor of the Straits Eiiio Dear Sir, A discussion arose Dst night lietweeu two friends in the I*. M. I. A. as to the most appropriate name in Chines? for the Penang Free School. Mr. Lim suggests the name •GheeHak” »”-«1 Mr. O. Lay
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  • 286 5 To rut Koitok »*f tue Straits Ecuo. Dear Sir. With all the improvements being made in other departments of the service, the oulv one that does not seem to make any move is the Railway, for things are disgracefully slack. For iustauce a case of
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  • 1258 5 Colony v. F. M. S. Visitors Win on First Innings. (Continued from /*<*</« 0 After an idle day ou Friday the not outs M. Whitley (39)and Shelley (5) resumed at 10-15 on Saturday morning. Perkins sent down the op-uiug over wljicli saw some smart lieldiug on the part of
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  • 982 5 Kuala. Lumpur’s Farewell. The following is the text of the farewell address, deliveiel by Mr. T. H. T. Rogers on behalf of the Kuala Lumpur Bar, to Mr. Justice Hvudmaii-Joues, at the Courts on Friday on the occasiou of his leaving us to take up his uew
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  • 317 5 Railway Blocked and Mails Delayed. Simla, Oth August. Simla has now received nearly 14 inches of rain over the average since Ist, May. The railway line continues blocked with slips and the Tonga road is also damaged. The mails are arriving late and passengers < n tine Tonga
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  • 75 5 To-day. Ist Day «»f 7th Moon. Liwn Teuui< Tournament. Town Bau«l. Esplanade, to 7 p in. The General Bioscope Co., Penang Roa«i, 9 p.m. The Comedy Indian R.tce Tlieat rical Co Cheloriug Chelorong.” King Street Theatre, 9 p.m. To- MORROW. 2nd Dav of 7i.h Moon. Lawn Tennis Tournament The
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  • 15 5 China (IV Ilegenl Lnitfiold)... 21»t Aug. German (Pr. Heimich) 22ud English Devanha) doth
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  • 40 5 P. O. SAILINGS. Mail Service. Outwards. Homewards. Dtca ha .'JO Aug. I Delhi l Scf>l. Dr‘hi US Se/t. Mali /*5 t.xira >ei vu.t. < tn'wards. Homewards. Manila 23 Ang. j Nubia 21 Aug Poona 4 Sri f j SunJa S Se/>i
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 15 5 The French Confectionery, 17a, Northam Road. TONIGHT. Ice*: Coffoand Vanilla, **°'l variety of Fancy Cake*
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    • 117 5 MASSEY Cushion Frame Bicycles *R HARRIS. Municipal Notice. rpn K next Ordiuaiv Meeting of the MuniI cipsil (%nnniissi«>n j rs will lie liehl at llio Municipal Office, at o p.m., on Friday, the 24t!i instant. li. A. CoCTIKR IiIGOS, Secretory. Eastern Oriental Hotel SUPPER, SATURDAY, 25th AUGUST, After the K.
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 50 5 WEATHER. Thk follow report iskiinllv supplied bv the Si«rn;ii Director of Fort Cornwallis 5 p.r V rt>. Wt. VV<1 Cloudy S.W. •i a.m. To rt -iv 7H* The rainfall «I the l ii i n-ii:i v v*' i» 1 I inch. noon. 'I iwtav 81« Cloudy N.W. Il mi» PUlW
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  • 458 6 How it was Effected. At the auuual meeting iu Paris of the 1 fcjuez Canal Company, the President gave, an iuteiestiug account of the measures taken to blow up the British steamer Chatham with its cargo of explosives, and to i restore the channel for traffic. At
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  • 121 6 PcNA.NO, 20XH AdOUsT. By courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Bank ...2/4 4 months’ sisrht Bank 2/4J 3 Credit 2 /Vj 3 Documentary ...2/4y 6 Calcutta, Demand Bank l*rs 174 3 days’ sigh* Private 175 i Bombay, Demand Bank 174 Moulmein, Demand Bank 1721 3 days’ sight Private
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  • 192 6 Gold leaf 5 04 80 B. Pepper( W.G«*a>t albs.o/.. sl9. —rollers I White Pepper 27. —Lagers Traug Pepper 21 00 sate* Cloves (pieked) 42. sale* Mace 731 sales Mace Pickings sales j Nutmegs 110 s 33 uomiual No. 1 5.50 ppl Sugar S uo stoc k Basket S 3
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  • 819 6 3 *c 'z i Number of t £> S i Capital. 1 Shares ue Last Dividend. i Name. Quotations. f issued. V 1Ue i I i lO/JOOord Mining 1900 175,000 4,000 ilef. 10 10 Bersawah Gold Miuiug Co. Ltd. $10. —selleis 1901 600.000 60 000 10 It» Bi useh
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  • 183 6 Penang, 20th August, 1906. Beef- ct Soup per catty 14 lloast 24 Steaks 24 Ste*v or Curry Meat 18 Rump Steak 24 Ox Tail each 30 Tougue 60 Feet 15 Heart 30 Liver per catty 32 Pork— Pork 32 Pig’s Head 24 Feet 26 Tougue 32 Mutton per
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 86 6 BORDEN'S PEERLESS BRAND EVA'ORATED CREAM. Absolute Parity Guaranteed, AGENTS: SANDILANDS, BUTTERY Co., PBNANO. r o >- C/) X O -J UJ 4 a < w o 8.1 >v Andrew Usher Co.’s SPECIAL RESERVE O.V.G. Whisky. SANDILANDS, BUTTERY Co., AGENTS FOR PENANd F. M. .S TO BE HAD RETAIL FROM Ban
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    • 172 6 ASAH1, THE FAMOUS BEER OF JAPAN, Brewed Specially for the Tropics. ASAHI, LICHT REFRESHING BEER. THERE IS NO BETTER BEER THAN ASAHI. Obtainable at *4 j EASTERN k ORIENTAL HOTEL TONG JOO h Co. CRAG HOTEL TIANG LEE Co. CHI AT SENG Co. HONG BEE Co., Taipiug CHIN JOO Co.
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  • 221 7 Punpos'D Service of Impehial Intelligence Sir Sand ford Fleiuiug aud the Hop. W* P. Belcourt, of the Parliament, were the guests of the Club last eveuiug at a private djpipT *t which Sir Sandfold, wiio for many JOTO has urged the establisliuieut of Statetelegraph communications throughout the
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  • 311 7 Shippers’-Criticism of the. Purchase Proposai.s. -t. The proposod unification of the nippy authorities who at present control the Pqjt of I oudou is attracting much notice ip sliipptug circles. Lord Desborough’s little luucheou party to discuss the matter ret ins to l»e shaping ip the direction
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  • 339 7 A correspondent of whose accuracy we have uo doubt, declares Vanity Fair, writes to us as follows There have been many idle rumours floating about concerning the reported resignati m of Admiral Lord Charles iieresford. Like most ru»)curs, this report had a fouudatiou in
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 1041 7 Bazley White Bros., PORTLAND CEMENT, “LION BRAND.” Sand Hands, Buttery <Sc Co.. AGENTS. PENANG F M S. RUBE» ROOFING. Adamson, Gilfillan Co., Ltd 'IF YOU WANT NEW OR SECOND-HAND Boilers, Engines, or Machinery OF ANY TYPE, Apply to SHEEHAN, KEYMER& Co., 26, SOUTH ROAD, KNTALLY, CALCUTTA Guaranteed: Satisfaction, Quick Despatch,
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    • 9 7 P, D/loir Cranes* CYLINDER OIL. //7/v/iJs. Hat (cry Qt,
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 1186 8 YOON SXJN, WATCHMAKER JEWELLER Dealer iu Gold aud Silver Watches, Graphophouea, Records, Pins, Ac., Ac. Prices Very Moderate. lfepairer of any description of Musical instruments and Grapliophones, Ac., Ac. No. 21, Market Street. Lim Sun Ho, CHOP MOH Co,, 164, Beach Street, Penang. importers of all kinds of European Cloth
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  • 3333 9 Beautiful Function Opened. List or Exhibitors, I'KJ ZK WINNKKH. Siugapoie cornea third iu the uew aud more approved Meries of Agri-Horticultural Shows iu British Malaya, Bays Thursday’s Strait» Time». The first two Shows were held at Kuala Lumpur, aud at Peuaug; aud now, iu 1906, those iuterested iu
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  • 221 9 Miss Gertrude Tuck well has au interesting article on the receut Swelled Industries” Exhibition in the current number of Progregg. It was, of course, cjuite impossible to realize the conditions under which many of the workers ate force*! to live from the evidences supplied at
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  • 264 9 Au important question is now being discussed by French naval expeits —namely, the provision of adequate accommodation for the naval monsters that are about to be constructed by several of the maritime Powers. M. Marc Landry, writing in the Figaro, calls atleutiou to the fact
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 100 9 Prominent We*t India Merchant Cures tlis Daughter of a Threatened Attack of $aeumouia. •Suin« time ago mv daughter caught a cold. She complained of paiuR in r H,***» and had a bad cough. I gave her hHinberlaiu’s Cough Remedy according to feel ion* and in two days she wan well
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    • 71 9 No Need of a Doctor. Pains in the stomach ami attacks of colic come on suddenly and are so extremely painful that immediate relief must be obtained. There is uo necessity of seudiug for a doctor in such cases if a bottle of Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy is
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    • 67 9 Best Remedy for Diarrhoea. Mohan Lull, Manager N. \V I*. Co-op Stores, Label e, India. m«: “Chamberlying' Colic, Cholera au«l Diarrhoea LVmedy is without question the best inediciue 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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    • 70 9 Nothing That Will Take Its Place. We have u»ed Cham lierla in's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy iu our family for years for all bowel troubles, aud it always gives the best of satisfactiou We never could fiud anything to take its place. —I). S. Booth, editor aud proprietor of
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    • 300 9 Let It Be Known. The widest possible publicity should be given to the t'act that summer diarrhoea, in uhildieu aud choleia infantum can always be cured bv the judiccu* u-e of Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera aud Diarrhoea Reiredy. It never fails. George Town Dispensary, General Agents, and for sale by all
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    • 526 9 B Hongkong Goon On Insurance Company, Ud. r |'lHE undersigned having been appointed X. Agents for the above Compwuy arc prepa.ed U* accept mariue risks on the roust favourable terms. CHIN JOO Co., Age i-'#. 15S, Beach StH'l KIIOO CHIN TEE. If* yccer. 31-10-0 102 c, THK PATRIOTIC ASSURANCE Cn.
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 540 10 SA-liß. JOHN MARTIN, MINER. A ROMANCE OF MODERN MALAYA. bY OLIVER ASHWELL, AUTHOR OF Tales of Ihe Fen," Chronicle* of the Ccr'iurettor Club," In Peril in Penanj" etc. PRICE 50 CENTS CAN BK HAI) AT THE CRITERION PRESS, Ltd, 226, 2.12, Beach Street, Pena ng Ini Pantun Karang-Karangan, CONTENTS:— Pantun
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