Straits Echo, 22 December 1906

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    37 1 Straits Echo 10-PAGE EDITION. •>AILV CHRONICLE OP EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES, AND THE PAR LAST GENERALLY VOL 4. $24 Per Annum. PENANG, SATURDAY, 22nd DECEMBER, 1906. Single Copy, 10 cents No 294.
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      1285 1 TIGER BRAND CEMENT." m NS2SB <*s A» IN r> RO k% b! il FOR ALL PURPOSES. BANKS. Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER. Capital Paidjup Reserve Fund Reserve Liability of Proprietors J€800.000 .€975,000 -€800,000 Head Office: HA'ITON COURT, THREAD NEEDLE STREET. LONDON. Agencies and Branches.
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      28 1 TlAf« G LEE ik Co HER* m Cl o DO 3» B oo is. m IS. cn s S'. s. t* Ezj to <2 a cs SOLE AGENTS.
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    The Mail Train.
    144 2 I'aukknoeks by the up mail train to Penang yesterday, says «he Malay Mail, remarked how slow'v it seemed to be travelling from the start. At Kepong it stopped, and enquiry from an official produced the information that something was wrong with the engine. The few European passengers
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    Caruso Again.
    140 2 The Brrliner Tageblatt published on the *Jt*th Novemlier an extremely sarcastic leadmg article headed Prince and Singer,” ou a report emanating from New ork that Prince Eitel Friedrich had telegraphed to Signor Caruso, assuring him that he attached no credence to the accusations against the famous tenor. After
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    George Bernard P-Shaw.
    183 2 In a remarkable lecture ou Religion, delivered under the auspices of the Guild of St. Matthew at Essex Hall, Strand, Mr. Bernard Shaw said:— “You say 1 am clever, i am. lam au exceptionally clever mau. But few people really uuderstaud wherein my cleverness consists. In some
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    Tropical Climate.
    392 2 How Hot Weather Affects White People. The effect of prolonged residence in a tropical climate upon white people is a subject ofteu discussed, though little understood. According to Mr. C. H. Hill, writing iu the Britith Kmjiire Ueviev', in India the settler may stand the climate, his children
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      73 2 You Take Desperate Chances When You Neglect a Cold. It should be borne in mind that every cold weakens the lungs, lowers the vitality aud makes the system less able to withstand eaeh succeeding cold, thereby paving the way for more serious diseases. Can you afford to take such desperate
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      2556 2 Homeward Passenger Season 1907. P, O. S. N. Co. 8.8. “MACEDONIA” 10,512 TONS. From Penang Direct to Marseilles and London. WITHOUT TRANSHIPMENT. Leave Bombay ipl. 6 Leave Penang Uar. 59 Bpm Colombo Apt. 3 due Marseilles Apl. 20 Loudon Apl. 27 Passengers bv this vessel will lie afforded the opportunity
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  • Shipping.
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      ARRIVALS.
      79 3 H. M. S Monmouth, Hr. s s..Cruiser,fLBUt>, Capl. Tuke, 21st Dec. Batavia, llltli Dec, Nil—HrifiBh Navy. Canton, Hr. s.s., 10 >, Mericau, 22ml Dec., Teluk Anson, 21st Dec, (leu., —Ah Hing. Thonowa, Hr. s s., 3,428. Whitehead, 22ml Dec, Singapore, 2Uth Dec., Gen., H. li. A Co. 8a». bia,
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      DEPARTURES.
      72 3 22nii Dbrimbe». Inaha Maru, for Colombo. Thongwa, for Negapatam aud Madras. Petrel, for Paugkalan Hrandau. linn Wkatt v oon, for Laugkat. Sree Banka, for Paugkor. Langlcat, for Teluk Anson. Kietna. for PortSwettenhani, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore. Fly-ng Dragon, for Set til. Bharala, for Singapore. Taw Tong, for Trang aud
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    EXPECTED.
    27 3 Vessel* Frn W l)ur Java Colombo A.(J.«tCo. 25*. Ii Dee. I J ak Ling Singapore W.M.iOo. 29th Hajnou Singapore W.M.&Co. 3nl Jan. Austria Trieste S.K.&Co. 7tli
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    SAILINGS.
    27 3 1 'rggeh For A jeotg Leuven Java Singapore A.O.tiCo. 2'>tli Dee. I’ak Ling IIjOuJoU W.M AOo. 29th Ha vsoii Genoi VV.MAiCo.8iJ Jan. Austria Singapore S.K.ACo. 7th
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    66 3 For Edie, T. Semawe, Segli. Olehleli and Sabang—Per Hole Canton, 24th instant, 2 p in. llaugoou au<l Calcutta—Per Palamnda, 24'li instant, :> pin Port Swettenliaui and Singapore—Per Pin Seay. 24th instant, 4 p.m Port S wet ten baui and Singapore—Per Perak, 24tb instant, 4 p.m. Ceylon, Australasia, India,
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      1439 3 (S HIPPIN G.) hr peeled Arrivals and Departures, Mail Service. Outwards. J»n. Arcadia connecting with 8.8. Mongolia ”If N do Urittania 31 B M. Delhi do «.8. Marmora Eeb. 118.8. Macedonia do s s Mooltan Homewards. FARES BY MAIL STEAMERS. Ut Clasa and Clun £6O £4O To London by Sea
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      209 3 ASIATIC STEAM NAVIGATION Co., Ltd. INDO-JAVA LINE A S. N. Co.’s Fleet. Jteg. Tour. 2862 2870 3615 3634 3634 3832 3839 The Company maintains a first class service of steamers carrying lioth passenger* and cargo direct from Calcutta and Rangoon to the following ports in Java Batavia Pasoeroeau Samaraug Pekalougau
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    The Straits Echo.
    99 4 Jastire saUbAm everybody and jußtice atone.— Established June Ist, 1903. Published daily (except Sunday».) AT THU CRITERION PRESS, Lid., No. 226—232, Beach Street. P«nanj( PRICE DAILY LOCAL P*r annnw OUTBTATIONB Postage Extra. MAIL BDITION (Poet Pree 115 CABLE ADDRESS; Echo— Penang.” Telephone No. 343 li.lt.— All busines*
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    Lotteries.
    651 4 Wk are growing very tiled of being I pestered through the post by circulars describing some lottery or other and asking us to send so many pounds or shillings and allow some accommodating gentleman, of whose existence we were hitherto unaware, to purchase a ticket for us and collect
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    Penang Hunt Club.
    23 4 There will be a paperchase on Mouday next. Meet at the bridge. Dito Kramat lV>ad, aud tiuish at Capt. Maclutyre's.
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    H. M. S. "Montagu."
    77 4 H. M. S. Montagu arrived yesterday afteruoou aud auehored some distauce out on the uiau-of-war aucborage. There were a uumber of callers who went off to pay their respects to the Hag once more, with the result that a shooting parly was organised for this morning.
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    Another Fire.
    857 4 Four Buildings Destroyed. Yet auother tire. At. 8 o’clock this morning premises Nos. 232, 234, 236 aud 238 Brick Kilu Hoad, were burLt down. Sergeant Killourv, who was at the Magazine Station, was the first to notice the flames and at once gave the alafm. The Fire Brigade
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    Municipal Commission.
    1407 4 A Special Meeting of the Municipal Commissioners was held at the Municipal Offices yesterday afternoon, when the followhip peutlemeu were present :—Mr. F. J. Hallifax (President), Mr. L. H. Clayton, Mr. G. H. Lees, Mr Quail Benp Kee aud Mr. Gan Teonp Tat, with Dr. W. Park, (Health
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    Bonded Warehouse.
    362 4 The following rules for the management of the Government Bonded Warehouse, j Penang, under Sectiou 112 (r) (r) of “The Liquors Ordinance 1906,” approved by a the Governor iu Council on the 1 Oth Decemj I ber, 1906. are published iu a Government f I Gazette Extraordinary, bearing
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      430 4 THE BRITISH CINEMATOGRAPH. The largest, brightest, and most up-to-date animated pictures ever produced. NEW APPARATUS, NEW FILMS, NEW SUBJECTS TO-NIGHT AND EVERY NIGHT, At the corner of Campbell Street Penang Road Prices of Admission. Reserved $l.OO Second Class 4o cts First Class 0.75 J Third lass 20 cts He knows
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      Politics.
      700 5 Speech from ihe Throne (Supplied b,, Reuter.) Lnu-Ur. 220*l December. In ihe Course of the «pwcLi from the Throne at tLe p,£ rogation of Pa.l.ameu» His Majesty said ;°ur other Powers conti nu^ friendly. 1 lie Aimer’s forthcoming visit of friendship to the V leerov of India is ~r
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      H. M. S. Amphitrite.
      34 5 Naval Signal-man Sentenced(Supplied by Reuter.) Loudon, 22nd December. —A naval signal niau has been sentenced to five years P® n •wrvitude at Chatham for stealing siguai book of H.M.S. Amphitrite.
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      Cricket.
      233 5 Rangoon vs. the Straits (Echo Specials.) Singapore, 21st December The ‘“traits Cricketers in their second innings scored 251, the individual scores being as follows Wyatt 17 Murray j-j 1a 1 ina not out :;n Cantrell p Corbetta .11 Extras j Total 251 The wicket* fell as un der:—l for
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      France.
      33 5 British and Americans Evicted (Supplied by Reuter.) Loudon, 22ud December. —Tweuly British and American students, who were evicted, with other Seminarists from St. Surplice, iu Paris, have made representations to tbeir Embassies.
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    Fatal Motor-Car Accident.
    260 5 Thk Kampar correspondent of the Timet of Malaya writes Last Sunday afternoon, while Dr. Brown of Gopeng was driving his car down Gopeng Road in Kauipar, a Chinese cooly got in the wav and was run over i ud killed. The man was at once picked up
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    SINGAPORE NOTES.
    1077 5 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Wednesday, 19th Dec. Since my last letter there has been no abatement of the rainy weather aud everything is damp and dismal. Things are so bad that last evening when a crowd of us were sitting oa the Club verandah one member shouted “Quick!
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    Our Mail Budget.
    899 5 The Caruso Trial. Criticism of American Justice Christmas Preparations. (Continu'd from yesterday's issue). But if Scot laud is Buffeting in the whisky trade, another industry, that of the tishiug, is looking up. The fisliiug trade, in fact, right along our east coast has beeu good this year,
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    FIXTURES.
    58 5 To-dat. 7th Day of 11 th Moon. Towu Band, Golf Club, 6 to 7 p.m. Thu British Cinematograph; corner of Penang Road and Campbell Street, 9 p m. Circus Ott, Dato Kiainat Gardens, 4 p.m. and 9 15 p.m. To-morrow. Bth Day of 11th Moou. The British Cinematograph, corue.'
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    P. & O. SAILINGS.
    21 5 P. O. SAILINGS. Mail Service. Outwards. Homkwakdh. Area ft hi Jan. I Delhi 6 Jan. DcPanh i 1? I Simln IV
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    MAILS DUE.
    19 5 China (Pr. Hegent Luitpoli ...25th Dec. German (Prinz Heinrich) ...2'ith English Arcadia 2nd Jan. China (Delhi) 5.h
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      13 5 The French Confectionery. 17a, Northain Roatl. Chocolates, Bonbons, Ihwiwrt Fondants, At He**unnltle Price*-
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      565 5 Edison-Bell Phonographs# New Gold'Moulded RecordsJust received, a new consignment of these superior Machines at the following prices. Ihe GEM,” complete with A'umiuiuin Trumpet, New Model Reprodm-» r and oiler, $23 Nett. Same with t-p cial large born and crane ontlit, $34. The "STANDARD" (ruus four records ou oue winding) with
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    The Sense of Locality in Animals.
    1073 6 This initialiou of birds is a subject which is full of interesting and difficult problems and not the least interesting nor the least difficult of comprehension is the question bow they hud their way. About the admirable accuracy of their movements there it no
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    EXCHANGE.
    121 6 Penang, 22nd December. (liy courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Hank ...2/4 4 months’ sight Bank ...2/4^, 3 Credit 2 /If 3 Documentary ...2/44* Calcutta, Demand Bank l\A 172 f 3 days’ sight Private 1744 Bomba*. Pamand Bank 172$ Moulmein, Demand Bank 170$ 3 days’ sight Private 174
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    PRODUCE.
    158 6 Gold leaf 65. B. I’epper( \V.Coast oz. 1 $l7. —bnye s While Pepper >23. —buyers Trane Pepper 21.60 nominal Cloves (picked) stl .50 business done Mace $BO. —sellers Mace Pickings 67. —buyers Nutmegs 110 s 28. —sales No. 1 5t ppl Sugar < 2 no stock Basket $3.20 sal*s
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    SHARES.
    492 6 Last Dividend. Name. o s <y Mining. Beiat Tin Mining Co., Ltd. 14 50 Bersawali Gold Mining Co., Ltd. Bruseli Hydraulic Tiu Mining Co.,Ltd 19.50 57£ p. c. for 1003. 3/- interim for 1906. 20 p. c. interim for 1906. 5/6 interim for 1906 1/- paid January 1901. Six
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      83 6 Andrew Usher Co.’sIBORDEI'S PEERLESS BRAID SPECIAL RESERVE O.V.G. Whisky. SANDILANDS, BUTTERY Co., AGENTS FOR PENANO F. M. .S EVAPORATED CREAM. Absolute Purity Guaranteed, AGENTS: SANDILANDS, BUTTERY Go., PENANO. > CO X 5... o -J w Lu m < 6K flit c° O TO BE HAD RETAIL FROM Ban Seng (To.,
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      469 6 I THE CELEBRATED “S. B. Co.” GIN IN RED CASES. San,Wands, Buttery <* Co. cteslers’Champagne. WfIOUCHT-IRON TUBES AND FITTINGS. Stock Always on Hand. ADAMSON, GILFILLAN CO., LTD. WHAT IS ASAHI? MACKAY’S LIQUOR WHISKY. It is the BEST BEER in the Far East. Brewed specially for hot climates. Obtainable in ordinary
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    Scientific Marriage in America.
    240 7 Mr. Willett Hum, the U. S. Assistant Secretary of Agriculture, is perfecting a system for improving the human race by j scientific bleeding, aud the consequent elimination of vice, diseise, and crime. According to Mr. Hates' theory, the marriage of two persons who are highly developed
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    An Army of Bigamists.
    711 7 1 iik amazing discovery was announced on the 21st August that probably about one divoiceof every live which have t een granted iu New York during the last twenty years is invalid, and that those who married again are bigamists aud the children il egitimate. This
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      796 7 P. IVloir Cranes 9 CYLINDER OIL. S»ru/ii»nds. Huttery c<# John Bazley White Bros.’ PORTLAND CEMENT LION BRAND.” Sand Hand s, Huttery 6c Co.. AGENTS. PENANG F M 8 RUBEROiD ROOFING. Adamson. Oilfillan Co., Ltd. BEL.F CURE NO FICTION I MARVEL UPON MARVELI NO SUFFERER NEED NOW DESPAIR, hut without running
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      46 7 Sprained Ankle, Stiff Neck, Lame Shouider These him three eotutijou ailments" for which Camberlain’s Pain Halm is especially valuable. If promptly applied it will save you time, money and Buffering win n troubled with any one of these ailment.-. For sale by all chemists and stoieLeepei*.
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      1190 8 Lim Sun Ho, CHOP rtE NO IVfOH Co., .1,4, Reach Street, Penang. Importers of all kinds of European Cloth and General Commission Agents. 220 Kim Keng Leong Co, 127, REACH STREET. IMI’ORTEUS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION or IRONMONGERY, Which in on sale at specially advantageous terms. ALBO AGENTS FOII Cock Brand
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    Bank Organisation.
    1718 9 Tbe striugeucy through wtii c h a ii f ward couulne» „1 the orKl are 1 ,for- ""!<* til. teaiedtbe »il ue of tu^ various bo king *ystems, aud has found our own andl the United States s yZ\l wautiug. Him withdrawal of, f ol country England quite
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    A Young Man's Fancy.
    1186 9 The Love Affair of “Nutty” Brown. {lhj John V. MacDonald.) Teu o’clock at night, and the saloon-bar of The Monster public bouse iu the Mtle-eud-rd thronged with the elite of that amazing Eastern thoroughfare. 1 reseut, for instance, are prosperous book-makers, fishmonger, greengrocers, and bate hers
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    Sir Robert Hart's Circular.
    696 9 Officially I'ubli9Hbd. The Cm toms Quarterly Gazette for July September 1906, published ou Nov. 26 by the Statistical Department of the Imperial Maritime Customs contains in Chiu se aud English, the followiug interesting statement aud documents. Notification. luspectorate-Geueral of Customs aud Posts. Pekiug, Octobe r 30,
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    How Playwrights Take Rebuffs.
    810 9 The rebuffs frequently administered to I those who write for the stage are taken with 11 splendid equanimity as a rule, the recorded comments of the authors in man? being delightfully amusing as well as philosophical. Not all of them, however, go to the extent of
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    Peril of the “Daily Press.”
    249 9 Thus Dr. Frederick Petersou, in Cullicr'x Weekly (New York) :—Manifestly one does not read all the printed matter ot' his daily newspaper but he stlects such articles or paragraphs as especially appeal to his interest. Yet in order to make his Beirut ion, the reider
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    SEA-CAPTAIN’S STORY.
    671 9 Sensational Experience in Singapore A rumouk which reached the ears of a Singapore journalist resulted m an interview with Captain Jaims Warriner, the popular maiiuer so favourably kuowu to niauv of this city’s residents. It is Iru 0 said Captaiu Warriuer that l have Ini' 4 what I
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    MARKET PRICES.
    186 9 I’knanu, 22 no Dkckmhkk, 1900. Bisk*— els. Soup per catty 14 Boast -4 Steaks 24 Slew or Curry Meat 10 Hump Steak -1* Ox Tail each 110 Torgue r »s Feet m He irt 00 Liver 25 Pork— Pork per catty 40 Pig’s Head 20 Feet 20 Tongue
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      42 9 Influenza Can be cure<l by eoiniuencing at symptoms to nae Chamber lai“ r#n iedy «dy. Thousands have u»ed ea r’n during the past year, and nQt pleage d. of a single case where they «keepers. For .alo bT all cbemi.t* and flo.ekearer
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      48 9 Everybody Uses Chamberlain Coogb Kenedy. Mo.her. buy it for r rS lr °.fSe 'u f o“ elderly I U. S. A. “We M ,r;?o™ r ofCbail*rliioV Cough Rmm* Hell nioie w «eeius to have taken •Suy 0 “r r “™l good brand..'’ For by .ll cbemi.le and ..orek«pera
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      80 9 A Prominent Publisher Endorses Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy. i v a y e y D Mr. Leon C. Streeter, proprietor of the Worsceter, C’aje Colony, Stamford, says: For the past seven years, or eiuce w ehave beeu in South Africa, Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy has always beeu kept in our household. My
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    PENANG TURF CLUB. Programme for January Meeting, 1907.
    1161 10 Tuesday, 29th January, Thursday, 31st January, Saturday, 2nd February, 1907. First Day. lucsday, 29th January, 1907. 1. —The Maiden Plate. Value $600. A Race for Maiden Horses. Weight, as per scale ieduced 14 lbs. All animals imported into the S'rats or F.M.S.
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      759 10 IWSXJIl.A.]Nr CESS. THE LONDON ASSURANCE CORPORATION. Commercial Union Assurance Company, Ltd. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER A.D. 1720. rpilK undersigned having been appointed Agents for the above Corporation, are uow prepared to accept MARINE and FIRE risks at current, rates. 12c PATERSON. SIMONS Co. Head Offices:—LONDON. FIRE—LIFE-MARINE. Invested Funds exceeds Twelve
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