Straits Echo, 19 January 1907

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  • 37 1 Straits Echo 10-PAGE EDITION. hDAILY CHRONICLE OE EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES, AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY. VOL 5. $24 Per Annum. PENANG, SATURDAY, 19th JANUARY, 1907. Single Copy, 10 cent}, No. 16.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 1228 1 TIGER BRAND CE VI ENT. 25S N £W T* •V S' IN tfES7 FOtf -4LL PURPOSES. BANKS. Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER. Hongkong Shanghai Banking Corporation. Capital INvidjip Reserve Fund Reserve Liabilit y of Proprietors £BOO,OOO £975,000 £BOO,OOO Head Office: HATTON COURT, THREADNEEDLE STREET.
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    • 26 1 SOLE AGENTS. GUINNESS’S STOUT. Hi a <0 <s> 32 a Vi m O 30 C 2 Co N ft &ĕ NQ§ ‘HIV s.ssva TIANG LEE Co
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  • 923 2 The American Consul at Cardiff, iu a report on coal mining, offers uu explanation as to why the death-rate among uiiu»rs is higher in America than iu Great lirilaiu. The average British miner, lie says, is born, not made, and he is careful aud deliberate to a
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  • 705 2 Su keeking kok 5 Years From a Painkul Aii.mbnt, ani> Anaemia Due to Boms or Bi.oou COJIPLETELT CV RED BX Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. The cruel tortures which beset a victim of Hwtnorrhoids (Piles) is vividly portrayed iu the story of Mr. E.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 5 2 Ahsruiely Harmless. ;4“'' “r; "'"M
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    • 99 2 Homeward Passenger Season 1907. p. <* O. S. N. Co. S.s. “MACEDONIA” 10,512 TONS. From Penang Direct to Marseilles and London. WITHOUT TK NNSHIPMBNT. Leave Penang Har. 19 H p M Colombo ipl. 3 Leave Bombay ipl. 6 due Marseilles ipl. 20 London ipl. 27 Passengers bv this vessel will
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    • 467 2 The only suitable place where you can enjoy your Ices and Cakes is at The French Confectionery, 17a, Northam Road, LONDON CHRONOGRAPH SHOW, THE REAL “KING OF CINEMATOGRAPHS.” KING STREET THEATRE HALL TO-NIGHT! v TO-NIGHT'! AND EVERY NIGHT. Entire Change of Program me on Saturday night. All Pictures will be
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    • 280 2 MUNICIPAL NOTICE I Applications are invited for a properly qualified ami licensed Surveyor at a commencing salary of f 1-50 per mouth. Applications endorsed Surveyor will be received by the undersigned up to 4 p.m. on Tuesday, the 22nd instant. Canvassing by or on behalf of any candidate will disqualify.
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    • 1053 2 NOTICE. ON and after this date, all small advertisements intended for insertion in the Straits Echo must be paid for in advance. LIM SENG HOOI, sth July 1905 Managing Director notice. rpflE PARTNERSHIP existiug between J[_ Messrs. Cbas. Wui. Burnett James Stark is now dissolved, aud from this date business
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  • Shipping.
    • 66 3 Hok (Jan ton. Ur. s.s., 21*4, Scott, liltb Jau., Aclieeu, lH'li Jau. t Gen —Ban Ho lliu. Cant >n. Ur. 5.«., 10\ Mericau, H*bh Jau., Teluk Ausou, ***** Jan., Geu., All Hiug. Saki’Kdon. Ur. 5.«.. 3.0.2, Collister, U* h J.in., Liverpool, 16tli Dec Geu W. M Co. Tiionuwa, Ur.
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    • 57 3 10th January. Hitachi Maru, for Colombo. Van der Parra, for Deli tud Un jau. llotorua, for Tougkah. Thonywa, for Negapatam aud Madras. Book tinny. for Calcutta. Ban Whatt °oo/i, for Laugkat. Langkat, for Teluk Ausou. Sree Bank/, for Paugkor. Ban W halt II in, for long kali. Kapurthala, for
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  • 34 3 1 'ennei* hr 1 Put S'eulor Liverpool v.M.ACo > 1 St Jan. Beuclcucli London S.BACo. 26th Ping Suev Singapore wu.aco 26 tb Scamlia Colombo li M.&Co. 27i h Achilles Singapore W.M.ACo. 6 nl Feb.
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  • 36 3 *>$#*»1* h'nr .1 /nitf Leave» Slentor Siuyapo'e \V. M »SiCo 21st Jan. Beneleucb Singapore S. 1 > AOo. 26 th 1’inir Suey Iiiv i pool W.M.&Co Sciiudia Singa pure li.3J.ACo. Achilles Liverpool W M A Co.
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  • 88 3 For Traug— Per Taw Totuj, 21st instant, I p.ui. Uatu Biliru Per Deli, 21st instant, 1 p in. Setul—Per Flying Dragon, 21st instant, 3 p.m. Singapore A Hougkoug Per Nam tinny, 21st instant. 3 p.m. Kangoou and Calcutta—Per Palamrolla, 21st instaut, 3 p.m. Deli —Per Avayyee 22ud instaut,
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 1594 3 (S HIPPIN G.) .TAJ, 18. N. Co. spec ted Arrivals and Departures. Mail Service. Outwards. .Inn. 31 ».s. Delhi Jan. Feb. connecting with 8.8. Marmora Feb. 14 s.s. Macedonia tlo s.s. Mooltau 28 S.s. Malta do 8.8. Moldavia Homewards. ly s.s. Simla connecting with s.s. China 2 s.s. Arcadia do
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    • 227 3 PASSAGES to EUROPE, via MADRAS. PASSAGES pan be booked per British India Steam Navigation Company’s Steamers from Penang, via Madras, to Port Said, Genoa, Marseilles, Plymouth and London. HUTTENBACH, LIEBERT Co. A fJFKIS ASIATIC STEAM NAVIGATION Co., Ltd. INDO-JAVA UNI: A S. N. Co.’s Flkkt. The Company ir.aiutaius a first
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  • 99 4 J«rtic*Teverybody and jnrtice alooe.— Etntrton Established June Ist, 1903. Published dally (except. Sunday*.) at thi CRITERION PRESS, Lid., No 226 -232, Beach Street. Penang. PRICE DAILY LOCAL F* r anno,p OUTSTATIONB Hostage Extra. «All. RDITION (Fort Free CAULK ADDRESS Echo—Penang.” Telephone No. 343 \ft 111 bo. ikk'
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  • 621 4 A complaint that one is always having dinned into one’s ears in Penang is that of the very high rents which our landlords demand for the poorest of house accommodation. The aveiage European finds that a very large proportion of his salary is swallowed up in rent and lie
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  • 82 4 The r e is to be a shooi iug match to-mui-row morning at seven o’clock between teams picked from the active aud honorary ir-em-bers of the Corps. The ranges will be -00, .700 aud 000 yard*. The new Drill Instructor of the Corps will arrive from Singapore
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  • 805 4 Lawn 'lknnis Tournament Following ate the results of the ties play* e<l off yesterday iu the above tournament: Profeet ion airt. V. D. Parsons and W. D. Proctei beat K M Kevworth aud W. E. MacDouald, 0— 1, o—o. Mi.r«d Von >le Handicap. Miss Hallifax and A.
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  • 166 4 '7 her to front 1 the first chord, so that encores were "'iVTt NeubroMue**, our locrl baritoue, “to capital «.Ice «O e c ?f to botli of Ins so»?» but, to Ibe disappointment Thin audieuce, fuilrJ to leepond to .be f or i repelilieu of I tear uo
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  • 669 4 if auv of our local spoitsmeu are auxi us to bag <1 tiger they cauuot do better tbau take a trip to the Kedah bouudaty, between Kulim aud Sedam. There, we are told, there are kuowu to be some seven or eight tigers which are a deal of destruction
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  • 885 4 S.NGAFOBEB UKKICIAL PROGRAMME. The Colonial Secretary, Capt. A. Young forwarded last evening, says 1 hursday s Fiee Press the programme which has been drawn UP on the occasion of the forthcoming visit of the Duke of Conuaught Subject to the approval of His Royal Highness the
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 525 4 TEE BRITISH CINEMATOGRAPH. At the corner of Campbell Street Penang Road. TO-NIGHT! TO-NIGHT!! ENTIRE CHANGE OF PROGRAMME. All New Pictures! All Good Piotures!!j The largest, brightest, and most up-to-date animated pictures ever produced. New Apparatus, New Films, New Subjects. Prices of Admission. I {«served SI.UU I Second Class 40 cts.
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  • 40 4 Domestic Occurrence. Death. Ai d-d Uuriuah Road. Peuaug 1 oil the l»»th January. Urban Alphonse Kenneth, ag (I rears and I month, son of Paul William and A delei no Valentin Richards. Singapore aud F. M. S. Papers please copy.
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  • TELEGRAMS.
    • 66 5 Ihe Naval Conference (Krho Sjteeia/s.) ET^ttrb~fc roiv. fclolit warships are here. Distinguished Visitors .Singapore, I9H, Ja„,.arr._T|, e u ov e'liorot Wester" Australia,Sir Fredernck Bedford, is paying a visit to Singajaire as the guest of Admiral Fawkes Nathan'“tT' Sir Matthew Natnan, the Governor of Hongkoim has arrived from Batavia and
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    • 433 5 Earthquake. Further Particulars. (Su rf ,lied by lleater.) Uu.lon, IStb Jauuaiy.— A cablegram ieceive-1 yesterday eveuiug from Sir Alex auder Swetteuliani, the Governor of Jamaic*. aava that the earthquake was coutiued othe time panshes of Kingstown, Port Loyal aud St. Aud.ew. At Kingstown 343 burials have taken place aud
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    • 205 5 A Cuming Conference. (Supplied by Renter.) London, 19th Jauuaiy. —Mr. Elihu Root, t lie IJuited States Secretary of State, arrives at. Ottawa to morrow on a week’s visit to Sir Edward Grey. The visit, though ostensibly of a social character, immediately follows a prolonged and important iuteichauge
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  • 1190 5 Own Correspondent Noth,». JiU1 1907. here '*'"“1 h '-PP^uerl rrr: i r Bj "«««■«•«f.rLpS eir> u r C L'“ r J 1,,,|e »PK »rie. „f tires etiang. I l»is was just what happeued iu biugapoie till we got a proper Suierin leudei.l aud l,,d tll e Unmade reorgabs^d
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  • 826 5 Coal. 1 lie first lighter of coal from the Siiimpopon Workings arrived here ou the 15th iustaut, in tow of the Nonnanhust. The lighter, ihe Grimsby, had 217 tons ou board, and this has been discharged ou to the Coal Company’s own wharf here, which has just been
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  • 316 5 The proposal of the Dutch Colonial Minister to start Government. iubl»er plantations m Langsar Bay, Somalia, has Ueu somewhat seveiely handled iu the Dutch Firliament. 1 lie Minister’s idea was tba* piiva e enterprise would be encouraged, if the Government showed the wayaudflmde their plantations a success,
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  • 23 5 Per Thotly Wit, from Singapore liev. Mother S. Andre, Sisters Atheuais aud 5>ixte, Mrs. II. Anderson, Mrs. <). Mitchell and Miss J. Oliveiro.
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  • 115 5 To-day. t>th Day of 12th Moon. Town Band, Golf Club <j to 7 p in. Mooulight Fete, Swimming Club, 3 p.m. The British Ciuematograph, corner of Peuaug Road aud Campbell Stieet, ‘J p m. hut ire C any of Programme. 1 lie Imperial Ciuematograph, corner of Peuaug Road aud
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  • 21 5 First Quarter J au 21st O Full Moon 29. h Last Quarter Feb. Gt h O New Moon 13i|,
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  • 13 5 Chiua (SeydliU) ...22ud Jau. German Prenssen ...23rd ludiau *7 'eesta) ...24;h
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  • 36 5 P. O. SAILINGS. 'Lilt Service. Outwards. Homewards. Delbt if Jan. Arcadia U Pel Macedonia 14 Felt, j Djlta Hi f bxira Service. Outwards. Homewards. Pahna 21 Jan. I Nubia 2t Jan Manila o Feb. Borneo Feb.
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 14 5 The French Confectionery, 17a, Northam Roa<l. Chocolates, Bonbons. Insert FouJauts, 1 At rteofonnhl' Price*
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    • 111 5 WE have appointed Messrs. C. S. Sen» Co. our wholesale agents for flip settlement of Penan?, Province Welleslev and states of Perak and Selangor. Messrs. C. S. Seng Co. are authorised to receive payments and hand receipts on our Itehalf. JOHN PEi’KINC Co The well known Egyptian Cigarette Mauu facturers
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    • 410 5 For Cycles Automobiles is tlie PALMER tyre guaranteed fine for |‘> IIWU btteU l “PP r °ve l rims they ...ay be considered us puncture proof Tbev a.e hu.l may l»e expet:»ed to wear at least years. Cycle Covers #t>.on. Tubes ,o *esalc rates to retailers on application. MASSEY-HARRIS Coy.,
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    • 95 5 Auld Scolfie, Whisky. The Whisky for Men cf Taste. C. S. Seng Co., Sole Importers. JL f II>TPA Cn«lfH-R«ItO frabAppH Blossoms 1 MMAUSCr^MM) p;NEVJIC»3S’IONOC CRAB APPLE BLOSSOM" is the best. C. S. SENG Co.. AOHNrs CROWN I'fiRPUMERY COM PANLONDON. Rimmd’s Kaipi Wliangee Perfumes. The perfumo of j lo day. Sold
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous

  • 1097 6 Down Giltspur-streef, where in the old days Uitiv>lith went ndiug to the jousts in “•he smooth field,” where, later, the Smithliehl tires roasted human Hesh in the midst, of a silent erowd, aud where, ou this Christ mas Kve, much flesh was sold for rousting of
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  • 121 6 Pbnanq, li'rH January (liij courtesy oj the Chartered Hank.) London Demand Hank ...2/ 4j 4 months’ sight B*nk 2 4i", 3 Credit 2/4 jj--3 Documentary ...2/4; Calcutta, Demand Bank I*.s 173* i 3 davs’ sight Pr’vsfs 17o{ Boinhav. PanmiMl B-.ml 17-IJ j Mouimeiii, Demand Bat k 3 days’ sight
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  • 170 6 Gold leaf 5 04 80 B. Pepper( \V.C.*a«t ffllm.S $l7 —buyers White Pepjier *23} buyers Traug Pepper $lB. buye tt Cloves (picked) $4-1.50 business done Mace $B5. —buyers Mace Pickings 71. sa'es Nutmegs 1 lOs 28- nominal C No. I 5 —tales Sugar 2 no stock Basket $3.20 sales
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  • 182 6 Pknano, 10th January, 11*07. Beet— cts. Soup per caltv 14 Boast 24 Steaks 24 Ste.v or Curry Meat 18 Bump Steak 24 Ox Tail each 30 Tougue 55 Feel 25 Heart 32 Liver 25 j Pork— Pork per catty 4') Pig’s Head 20 Feet 26 Tougue 32 Mutton
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  • 848 6 aT al| x a *3-2 Number of "5 U -2 S Capital. Shares > Last Dividend. Name. I issued. =i .5 PQ “s i cy I Mining. 1903 4 300,000 30.000 10 10 Beiat Tin Mining Co., Ltd. slo— 175,000 {'»s%* 10 10 Bersawali Gold Mining Co., Ltd mm
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 125 6 > m» all C >■ :o AVI w j£y A m m 1J V 'll IT. ri I j J tMlL m 1} V V V V »SJ r °A<>' < ,hO'*V<' »«U1*« 3 rf maim -soB** TO BE HAD RETAIL FROM Ban Seng &Co., Gim Tek Bee MACKAY’S LIQUOR
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    • 362 6 JOHN MARTIN, MINER. A ROMANCE OF MODERN MALAYA. BY OLIVER ASHWELL, AUTHOR OF Tulei* of the Fen,” Chronicles of the Carburettor Club,” In Peril in Penang etc. PRICE 50 CENTS. CAN BE HAD AT THE CRITERION PRESS, Ltd., 226. 232, Beach Street, Penang, JUST RECEIVED. No.2 of The Review of
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  • 172 7 That nine months old American baby who talks like a chihl of teu ipjus reminds one of the precocious baby of the Hab Ballads” who was born. With a pipe in his mouth ami a glass in his eye, A hat all awry, An octagon tie— And a mini»tore,
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  • 224 7 (Front the Tribune Corretpomtehl Paris, Dec. 21st. The Paris Courts have found for the impresario iu the dispute between him aud the operatic diva, M'ie. Calve. Ihe action rose out of an incident at Dresden, where the artist was engaged to give tweutv performances at the Opera
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  • 232 7 M. A i.a DAE Fodor, an enterprising Huugarim journalist and member of the s‘aff of the Buda-Pesth journal .1 Folgar, wanted to lecome acquainted with the state of •hings in ;he Buda-Pesth *prisou aud to wr.te a sensational aiticie therein. Po he put on some worn-out clothes,
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  • 208 7 The Headmasteis’ Confeience hit on oue unusually interesting t->pic the introduction into all schools of the new pronunciation of Latin. The objection to this plan is that most boys despise “tie new pronunciation” as uu-English, which it certainly is in one sense. To say Want e.
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 987 7 «< Straits Echo” business directory. MINERAL WATER MANUFACTURERS. GRAHAM NICHOLSON, Office, Usi t Beach Street 14i)c PENANG. Import tit The Old Way I hilly veais ago old-fashioned Cod Liver Oil had to Ik; forced down a patient's throat. Invalids couldn't take it. and children wouldn't. But the doctors prescrilied it,
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    • 207 7 WROUCHT-IRON TUBES AND FITTINCS. Large Stock Always on Hand ADAMSON, CILFILLAN CO,, LTD. USE ONLY and USE ALWAYS MOST REFRESH HVC. Far Superior lo the German Kinds. A Luxurious Perfume !n Health. A NECESSARY RESTORATIVE IN SICKNESS. THE SMITH PREMIER TYPEWRITER. THE ONLY MACHINE WORKING in THREE COLOURS from ONE
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    • 98 7 The only Cough Medicine free from poison. The Pharmacy Hoard of New South Wales, Australia, had an analysis made of all the cough modi sines that were sold on the market. Out of tho ntiro list they found only one that they declared was entirely free from all poisous. This
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 1025 8 Lim Sun Ho, CHOP rfE’NC IVI OH Co. t>4, Peach Street, Penang. \OTIOB. notice. of Penang, Singapore. Rerak, Selangor, and Sumatra Photos enlarged, various sizes up to 3 ft., on Bromide paper. W. JONES, King Street, Penang. Photographer. 16c mporters of* aM kinds of European Cloth and General Commission Agents.
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  • 1352 9 lx w.is I» w.irm «till night in the imi.ldle of Augu**, ii nl jn«l tiuished supper at the raucli. Mike was at the back of the house with ilie only lantern that was in working or.ler, washing up I lie plates and cups, and I was smoking
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  • 1147 9 The 'Jower. Bart Kennedy writes in P. If. O. —The beefeaters of the Tower of Loudon are a ti e, picturesque, iutelligeut, body of men whose mission in life is to t e at ouce imposing and genial aud instructive. Big, stalwart, prize lighting looking fellows who
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  • 1387 9 Drawing the Long Bow. It is well every uow aud then, writes "S. L. H.” in tli e Morning Leader to turn < from controversial topics and to refresh the I miud by contemplating uudisputed truths i This is a particularly appropriate meutal i exercise at the
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  • 1213 9 By Edwin Puoh A MAN never knows what he can Jo until lie tries.” observed the magnificent bejewelled creative iu the fur waistcoat. Aud then he is vety often sorry lie found out,” said the wisp of a man. You will excuse me. sir.” interposed a third party,
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  • 757 9 Iu view of the refoim moveunut in China increased iuterest is beiug taken in the subject of.missions in that country. Amongst the various missionary pubbc.itions wli cli contain thoughtful contributions, a recent issue of the littleyellow-backed paper, “Chinn, A Quarterly Record,” will appeal to .ill who have
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 57 9 .'•Better than a Plaster. flaunel dampened with Cham- j WrhtinV Pain Ba m and bound on h* affected parts, is l etter than a p’aster for a lame back and for pafts in the side or chest: Pain Balm has no superior as a linimentlor the relief of de?p ated.
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    • 74 9 Boy cured of Croup in fifteen minutes. Couuh Kennelv uhu out little four vear old hnv of croup tu fifteen minute. Mv wif** and 1 bav* used lhis> rpm dv in our fa in W for the l*.*t five year*, bavin? tried manvotler kinds previous to that time, and can
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    • 74 9 When you have a Cold. The (i tit ac‘ion wbeu you have a uhouhl 1** to p'ii ve the luitiis This i* best accomplishel by the free u«e of (.Mmmberlaiu’s tj.»u«h Keme<ly. Ths temc«lv i<|uefies the touuh mucus ami causes its exouUion from the air cells of the Ion s.
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  • 1181 10 Tuesday, 29th January, Thursday, 31st January, Saturday, 2nd February, 1907. First Day. luesday, 29th January, 1907. 1. —The Maiden Plate. Value $0t.Hi. A Raee for Maiden Horses. Weight as per scale ieduced 14 lbs. All animals imported into the Sira'ts or F.M.S
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 754 10 INSUHAN CBS Guardian Assurance Company, Limited. THE LONDON ASSURANCE CORPORATION. Established 1821. Subscribed Capital Total Invented Funds wards of Total Annual Income up £*2,000.000 4.500,000 £759,000 rpHE undersigned have been appointed t Agents of the above Company at j Penang, and are prepared to issue policies of Insurance against loss
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