Straits Echo, 18 March 1907

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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 5. $24 Per Annum, PENANG. MONDAY, 18th MARCH, 1907. Single Copy, 10 cenls. No. 61.
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      1006 1 tiger brand cement. 6v ft» AV IN r o VEST FOR ALL PURPOSES. BANKS. Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER. 800,000 jC800.000 Capital Paid up Reserve Fund Reserve Liability!of Proprietors Head Office: HATTON COURT, THREADNEEDLE STREET, LONDON. Agencies and Branches. Bombay Ilankow Penang Bangkok I
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      22 1 TIANG LEE A Co. TO* CL o Wb as s 7 U-i <2 m <2 O 6 =3 £Q$B SOl.fi AGENTS. BASS’S
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    Audiences.
    1052 2 From a Lecturer's Point of View. i (By Bart Kennedy.) I. < In my time 1 lutve bad mauy experiences of audiences. 1 have been the interlocutor in a minstrel show that placed before an audience of white men, Mexicans, and Chinamen in Sacramento and I have delivered a
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      73 2 Whooping Cough in Jamaica. During the epidemic of whooping cough which was prevalent in Jamaica, Chamberlain’s Cough Kernedv was friely used. Mr. J. Kile) Beuuett, Chemist at Brown’s Town, Jamaica, says of it: I cannot speak too highly of tins remedy. It has never failed in a case where I
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      565 2 Neuralgia and Sciatica Cured- g The great pain relieving power of Cham- j berlain’s Pain Balm has been the surprise and delight of many sufEerers from neural- J gia and sciatica. The excruciating pains characteristic of the u e diseases are quickly J allayed by this liniment. For sale by
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      1636 2 WHERE SHALL WE MEET 1 MEET ME AT THE FRENCH CONFECTIONERY, 17 a, North am Road Telephone No. 527. First Class Bar, Fresh Cakes, and Ices daily. riTHE Powers of Attorney granted by me I to Lu Siow Wang for business in connection with the firms “Ban Joo Sing” and
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      ARRIVALS.
      87 3 Magnet, Hr. 8.8, 215, Simmonds, Mar.. Singapore, 15th Mar., Cable. E. E. Tel. Co. Coen. Dut. s s., 823, S eeuborg, 18th Mar., Sabang, 16th Mar Gen., —H.L. <fc Co. Perak, Hr. s.s., 519, Olsen, 18tb Mar., Singapore, 16th Mar., Gen., A. G. Co.' Palitana, Hr. 8.8, 1,931, Handcock,
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      DEPARTURES.
      38 3 18th March. li. Halewyn, for Hatu Hahra. Thongwa, for Negapatam and Madras. Hebe, for Deli Canton, for Paugkor and Teluk Anson. Flying Dragon, for Setul. Fa'if.ina, for Rangoon and Calcutta. Fnging Fish, for Port Weld and Taiping
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    EXPECTED.
    30 3 Vessels From Ageafs Due Lightning Singapore A.A.A.Co. 18th Mar. Beunlder London S.B&Co. 23rd Montrose Glasgow S B ACo. 24th BingoMaru Singapore B.&Co. 29 th Trieste Uolouibo 3 K.&Co. 30th
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    SAILINGS.
    28 3 f rgftel* For A jents Leaves Lightning Beualder Montrose BingoMaru Trieste Calcutti A. A.A.Co. Singapore SB.ACo. Singapore S.B AC». Marseilles B ACo. Singapore S K ACo. Mar.
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    104 3 For Deli—Per Avagyee, to-morrow, noon. Paugkalau Hraudau—Per Petrel, to* morrow, 1 p.m. Asahan—Per Mary Austin, to-morrow, 1 p.m. Traug—Per Taw Tung, to-morrow, 1 p.m. Rangoon —Per Hung Wan to-morrow, 2 p.m. Port Swettenham aud Singapore—Per Pin Seng, to-morrow, 3 p.m. Port Swetlenhain aud Singapore—Per Perak, to-morrow, 3 p.m.
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      2034 3 (SHIPPIN G.) TMl m its. II. Co. greeted Arrivals and Departures. Mail Service. Outwards. >14 INTENDED SAILINGS. British India Steam Navigation Co., Ltd. For Negapatam, Madras, Pondicherry, Cuddalore and Karrical. Intended to Sail. Steam*». Rangoon A Calcutta, I.M mein and Burmese Ports.] Moulmein via Mergui, Tavoy and Yeli. JAKES by
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      130 3 Koninklijke Paketvaart Maatschappij. PENANG—DELI LINE. rpHE s.B. Van der Parra is proceeding JL to Batavia, and has been replaced on above Hue by s.s. Brouwer.” HUTTENBACH, LIEBERT A Co.. Agent». 16 3 07 204 Homeward Passenger Season 1907. P. O. S. N, Co, s.s. MACEDONIA 10,512 TONS. From Penang Direct
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    The Straits Echo.
    105 4 Justice satisfies everybody an 1 justice alone imerso* Established June Ist, 1903. Published d-.ily (except Sundays.! at th CRITERION PRESS, Ltd., No. 226—232, Beach Street, Penan 3. PRICE DAILY LOCAI *24 per annuo OUTBTA TIONS Postage Extra. MAIL KniTION (Poet Free *l5 CABLE ADDRESS Echo—Penang.” Telephone No.
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    OUR DUMB FRIENDS.
    741 4 We have from time to time espoused the cause of our bullocks, our gharry ponies, our dogs, our birds and numerous dumb animals, both wild aud domesticated, and to-day we wish to saysomething about our horses, for, in another column, will be found the account of the
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    St. Patrick's Day.
    834 4 A Most Successful Dinner Even Saints cannot control their birthdays, and as the Day of St. Patrick, the Patron Saint of Ireland, said to be the discoverer of potheen and not unconnected with snakes aud other leptiles, fell on Sunday, the Irishmeu of Penang were obliged to
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    Penang Swimming Club.
    526 4 Saturday’s Water Carnival. The Water Carnival of the Peuaug Swimming Club, held on Saturday last, was undoubtedly spoilt by the rain, for just as f«lk should have beeu starting for Taujong Buugah, it clouded over and a sharp shower fell, though it was of short duration aud
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    The Hippodrome.
    289 4 At 9 o’clock to morrow night, at Dato Kramat Gardens, this great show will open its doors to the Peuaug public fo r a short se ison. We have had many shows iu Peuaug, but the g'eat reputatiou that this compauv brings with it is proof that it
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      New York Stock Market.
      84 4 A General Recovery (Supplied by Reuttr Loudon, 17th March.—There has been t general recovery in the New York StockMarket. It is generally considered that the Hon. George B. Cortelyou has shown nerve and initiative at the outset of his Secretaryship iu dealing with the serious situati
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      The Victims of the “Jena.”
      77 4 Impressive Funeral. (Supplied by Reuter.) LoudoD, 18th March.—The fuueral of the victims of the Jena at Toulon was very imposing. The whole towu was iu mourniug and Kiug Edward, who was represents), sent a beautiful wreath. President Fallieres,' M. Clemeuceiu, M. Thomson, aud General Picquart
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      Mr. Haldane.
      56 4 Advocates Voluntary Service. (Supplied by Reuter.) Loudon, 18th March.—Speaking at the Voluu'eer Prize Distribution, Mr. Haldane said that he believed compulsory service would destroy the splendid spirit of the Volunteers England, be'ng au island defended by a strong Navy, he preferred to put his money on the enthusiasm
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      The “Indomitable.”
      64 4 Largest Cruiser in the World (Supplied by Reuter.) Loudon, 18th March.-The Indomitable, the largest cruiser iu the world, has beeu launched at the Clyde, aud two sister ships, the Inflexible and the Invincible, will be launched withiu a fortnight. The tonnage of each of these boats is 17.250,
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      The Duma.
      64 4 New Hall Fixed Upon (Supplied bij Reuter.) Loudon, 18th March —After an official examination of the ceiling of the Duma Assembly Hall it was found that the collapse was due to a change iu the temperature. The Commission also finds that the apartments iu the Taurida Palace are
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      West Virginia Floods.
      48 4 Many Drowned {Supplied by Reuter.) London, 18th March— Wheeling, the most important commercial and manufacturing city in West Virginia, is Hooded. The terrified workers, mostly Syrians, leapt out of the windows aud eighteen people perished iu the swift current. Boats rescued over a hundred others.
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      Persia.
      48 4 Troubles Ended. (Supplied by Renter.) Loudon, 18fh March. Reuter’s correspondent at Teheran reports that ZilesSultan has resigned the Governorship of Ispahan and has beeu succeeded by Nizun-es-Sultaneh. A thousand persons are still at the British Consulate iu Ispahau, but it is believed that the troubles have ended.
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      Mississippi Valley Commission.
      53 4 Railways Inadequate (Supplied by Reuter.) Loudon, 18th March.— President K> o#e velt has appointed a Mississippi Valley Com* mission to prepare a plan for the improvement and control of the river systems. U' e Pie3id“nt declared that the railways were inadequate, and a complementary water transport was
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      Denmark.
      61 4 Danish Minister’s Protest. (Supplied by Reuler.) London, 18t,h March —A Danish Minietei writes to the Times protesting against t sensational stories regarding the closing >’ (he Biltic Straits, as telegraphed on tie Cth inst. A free passige, he cognised as part of international law, an there is not a
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      Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Este.
      42 5 Long Discussions with the Kaiser. (Supplied by Renter.) London, IH<l> March —Tim Austrian heir presumptive, Archduke Francis Ferdinand of E*fe, who is staying for two days at Berlin, is liaviug long and exhaustive discussions witli the Kaiser.
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      Bulgaria.
      21 5 Cabinet Reconstructed Supplied by Reuter.) London, 18th March.—The Bulgarian Cabinet has been reconstructed with M. Goudelf as the Prime Minister.
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      Vienna.
      36 5 Bakers’ Strike (Supplied by Reuter.) Loudon, 18th March.—The Bakers’ strike is causing a serious scarcity of bread in Veiuna. The strikers demonstrated in force before the large bakeries, and throughout the night smashed shop wiudows.
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      Sport.
      83 5 luler-’Varsity Boatrace (Supplied by Renter.) hondon, 18th March.—Cambridge won the boat race by two leugths. They led throughout and completed the distance between Putney and Mortlake ill 20 min. 26 sec. Cambridge were always the favourites the betting being 5 to 1 ou Cambridge. Rugby Football. Loudon, 18th March.—The
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      Torpedo Boats Collide.
      22 5 Lights Out. (Supplied ly Reuter.) Loudon, 18th March.—Two French torpedo boats, nmi teuvring with lights out, collided off Ajaccio.
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      White Star Liner.
      68 5 Ashore off Lizard Head. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 18th March.—The White Star liner Stevie from Sydney went ashore on the rocks off Lizard Head during a fog at half past ten last night. The sea was rough aud a moderate gale was blowing. There are four hundred
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      319 4 JUST UNPACKED. A large collection of the following Scents from the celebrated makers, LUNDBORGS:— IT AD A. HOSE, SWISS LILAC, EDE2TIA, AHBOHEA. The abuve scents are a revelation, nevei before having been imported to Penang. They are specially selected owing to their fascinating and most exquisite and lasting odour. Those
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      13 4 The French Confectionery* 17a, Nortliam Road. Chocolates, Bonbons, Dessert Fondants, -At Htatunihlf Pric*s-
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    Cause List.
    419 5 Ihe following cases are set down for hearing to morrow, 19th March:— (1) A Kadersab vt. A. K. Kadir Mvdiu. lan Swee Koa* Yeap Chuau Neo. (d.) Lilli IJnon Hooi vt. Lim Keng Eow, (4.) Hadji Kabil vs. Hassan Nudin. I HE Hon’ble \V. J. Napier passed through
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    St. Francis' School, Malacca.
    1249 5 r ,,,L 1 ,ur Own Correspondent.) ScboS of St. Francis' K d ou Tuesday, tbe Councillor L 16 n Q k e Erans, Resident ucillor, kindly presided, aud there were also present Key It.o Michael. Doctor"? Diri«“ p f *sf rr p Br a f S
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    Government Gazette.
    675 5 1 Ht: Government Gazette of March 15 contains the following items of information It is proclaimed bv the Governor that Crowu Binds alienated iu Labuan shall henceforward be subj-ct to quit rent at the rates specified hereunder: (а) Land with a frontage ou Beach Street, Victoria, at the
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    Passengers.
    105 5 XI er froni S,u eapore Mr. A. Jack, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. J. Youuger, Mr. Bath. Lrom Port Swetteuham Messrs. F. O. Saunder, H. M. Dievitt, Sheriff, G. E. Cobb, n t \Kapurthala, for Port Swetteuham: Dr. Messrs. Pasqual. Khoo Chye Fob, Said Mohd and Tunku Muriaiu For
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    FIXTURES.
    50 5 To-day. •>;h Day of 2nd Moon. P. C. C. Tennis Tournament. Town Band, Esplauade, 6 to 7 p in. 1 !>e London Electric Cinematograph Argyle Road, 9 p.m. ok* To-morrow. thii Day of 2nd .Moon. P. 0. C. Tennis Tournament. The Hippodoine, Dato Kraniat (la dens 9 p m.
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    MAILS DUE.
    15 5 China (Primes* Alice) ...19fh Mar German (P. R-gent Luitpohl) ...2oth Euglish (Arcadia) ...28th
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    P. & O. SAILINGS
    22 5 P. O. SAILINGS Wail Se. vi^c. OOTWARDS. TT«»MBWARI»fc. Arcadia 28 Mar. I Macedonia 29 Mar Devanhx H Apr. Malta IS A pi.
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      388 5 Municipal Notice. r next Ordiuary Meeting of the Muni1- cipal Commissioners will be held at the Muuicipal Office at 3-30 p.m. on Friday, the 22nd instant. L. A. Coutier BIGGS, Secretary. Fop Rangoon. s.s. Hong Won Capt. J. Slaker, is expected to arrive here to-dav and will leave for the
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      748 5 VICTOR PIANOS. S p i end ld ode,si ,;L4CK GOLD, and W4LNIT Cases, are just landed andoo view for a few days. The actions contain TIIE MOST MODERN IMPROVEMENTS which combine to give a perfect result iu TOUCH and TONE QUALITIES, aud are FULLY GUARANTEED AS TO DURABILITY. GEORGE TISSINGTON
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    Big Art Robbery.
    1280 6 It was on Tuesday morning, says Lloyd’* Weekly of the 17th ulto that London was startled by the news that pictures bv Gainsborough and Joshua Reynolds, and small «old and jewelled articles of almost priceless, historic, and sentimental value had been stolen from the residence of Mr.
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    EXCHANGE.
    118 6 Penang, 18th March (By courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Sank ...2/4$ 4 months’ sight Bank ...2/4$ 3 Credit .2/*f J 3 Documentary ...2/4$ Calcutta, Demand Bank h-s 173$ 3 days’ sight Private 175$ Bombay. Demand Bank 173$ Moulmein, Demand Bank 171$ 3 days’ sight Private 175$ Madras,
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    PRODUCE.
    167 6 fold leaf >4.60 3. Pepper( W.Coast 3lbs.- > oi.i 17. —n0 stock White Pepper 25. sales Trang Pepper 18$ buyers Cloves (picked) 42.— sale* B3 .—sales face Pickings 70$ seller* Nutmegs 110 s 29 —buyers No. i 5 20 sales Sugar j 2 no stock Basket 3.30 sales lapioca
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    SHARES.
    999 6 of a. "o -J Number of p 2 S 2 Capital. Shares I rs Last Dividend. Name. >» "S Ĕ 5 ISBued 3 {S p o g 1 s_ OL_ Mining. I 1903 300,000 30.000 10 10 Belat Tin Mining Co., Ltd. i $l9. 1900 175,000 I'otHKlef 1 Bersawah
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      136 6 PENANG BAND. NOTICE is hereby given that the charges for the services of the Band will be as follows: Dances, 9pm. to 2 a.m. $6O Chinese Fuuerals, 11 a.m. to4 P- ,u $6O A 4 >tr the above hours, $l5 per hour or part of an hour. Pinners, 8 p
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      104 6 mm*» >- (f) X ml id Ah y i mmkt o -J < o TO BE HAD RETAIL FROM Ban Seng Co., Gim Tek Bee Co., MACKAY’S LIQUOR WHISKY. Cieslers’ Champagne. Heap Lee Co., Tong Joo Co., Goon Yen Friends, Chiat Seng Co., Teik Chin Co., Ipoh, and all the
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      226 6 Khoo Buan Phuan cnor Gim Seng Moh, 203, Main Road, Taiping, Tin Miners, Advancers and General Goods Store. 20c HONG BEE h Co., General Store and Commission A gen Is, 83, MAIN ROAD. TAIPINQ. 39c Ng Boo Bee, Chop Swee Bee, Miners and Contractors, 81, Kota Road, Taiping. Pox* Sale.
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    Reuter and Journalists.
    216 7 The Madras Times confesses that it cannot understand why the news of the of Herbert Mills’ has been let grapbed out to us We hope Reuter would survive the criticism. Our contemporary has rummaged tbepag«sof Who's Who, and Col. Herbert James Mills, C. 8., one of the
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    India-Rubber Man.
    600 7 iM. Gadbin’s Rehearsal. Run Over by a Cak. Two pieiciug screams, unmistakably feminine, crused an excited crowd of tradesmen’s boys, schoolchildren, workmen, women, and unemployed to make a rush from the Ham-mersmith-road towards Olvmpi.t. One scream came from an elderly lady who carried a string bag and a
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      833 7 Lim Sun Ho, chop MOH Co., ~4t Peach Street, Penang. importers of all kinds of European Cloth and Genera! Commission Agents. 220 Kim Keng Leong Co, 127, BEACH STREET. importers OF EVERY DESCRIPTION OF ironmongery, wilieb is on sale at specially advantageous terras. ALSO AGENTS FOR Cock Brand Kerosene Oil.
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      75 7 A Good Family Liniment. Every family should be supplied with a bottle of Chambe lain's Pain Halm. For cuts, bruises, burns, scalds or similar injuries, which are of almost daily occurrence, there is nothing so good. It cool* and soothes the wound and not only give* instant relief but bnugs
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      3310 8 THE EASTERN TRADING COMPANY, LIMITED. CAPITAL $4,004,000.00. The Subscription List will open on Monday, the 11th day of March, 1907, and close on or before Tuesday, the 30th day of April, 1907, for the Colony of the Straits Settlements and the Fed.rated Malay States, and Friday, the 31st day of
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    The Amorist.
    1195 9 (By Edwin Pugh.) Thk two lads sat immediately behind me outhetepof an old-fashioned horse-train, so tlmt 1 overheard every word that pawed between them. The elder of the twaiu spoke in a fluty tenor the youuger possessed one of those extraordinary voices, alternating between a growl and a
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    Pitiful Pages from Mrs. Thaw’s Life.
    857 9 The trial of Harry Thaw, the Pittsburg millionaire, for the murder of Stanford White, the great American architect, reach ed a dramatic point on the 19. h ult, when the accused’s girl wife was subjected to a meiciless cross-examination by Mr. Jerome, the Public
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    British Trade in China.
    514 9 Speaking in the House of Commous iu the course of a debate ou the fiscal question, Mr. Austen Chamberlain said I challenge Mr. Lloyd-George’s statement that we are holdiug our own. The right bon. gentleman's own Board of Trade Returns show that the exports to China,
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      75 9 Mduv heu maiism Can be Cured bw-n U^ 6rer ,o,u t'bis Panful disease delighted at the km', p Mm t tt ne(l by applying Cham*»v be Halm. A cure a .-oelf a permanent 'bort tiojH I, J v continuing its use for a ft it. Fnr «1 W l CoBt
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      81 9 Nothing Equal to Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for Bowel Complaints in Children. “We bave used Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy in our family for years,” says Mrs. J. B. Cooke, of Nederlands, Texas, U. S. A. hare given it lo all of our children. We have used
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      8 9 BAXTER Co.’s BEST NAVY CANVAS. SANDIUNDS, BUTTERY Co.
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      1033 9 INSURANCES General Accident Fire and Life Assurance Corporation, Ltd. Th ,ave been appointed Aleuts for the above Company for Penan* I roviuee WeMenley, aud the State of Perak au<l are prep.ied to accept risks against fire on the usual terms. DAVID BROWN A Co-7-3-07 109c mat ween Mrs. K. Mr.
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      644 10 WROUCHT-IRON TUBES AND FITTINCS. Stock Always on Hand. ADAMSON, GILFILLAN CO., LTD. The Best Beer in the Market. USE ONLY and USE ALWAYS MOST REFRESHING. A Luxurious Perfume !n Health. A NECESSARY RESTORATIVE IN SICKNESS. Far Superior to the German Kinds. CNE Brewed specially for tropical climates. ft or «5»
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