Straits Echo, 22 March 1907

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    35 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES, AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY. VOL 5. $24 Per Annum. PENANG, FRIDAY, 22nd MARCH, 1907. Single Copy, 10 cents. No. 65.
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      1247 1 TIGER BRAND CEMENT. mm?. m 258 N w T" T *6 r>v IN FO BEST TOR ALL PURPOSES. BANKS. Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER. .£BOO,OOO .£975,000 Capital Paid up Reserve Fund Reserve Liability of Proprietors .£BOO,OOO Head Office: HATTON COURT, THREADNEEDLE STREET, LONDON. Agencies
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      23 1 SOLE AGENTS. GUINNESS’S STOUT si V <s> > IS X a c; 33 CP <7 Sn 2* r HTV s.ssva TIAIVG LEE A Co
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    The Siege of Port Arthur.
    1074 2 Secret Report to the Tsar. The Standard publishes lrom its St. Petersburg correspondent a very full summarv of a secret report made to the T«ar by liieut-Geueral Smirnoff, Commaudaut of the fortress of Port Arthur, during its siege by the Japanese from February, 1904, until
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      93 2 Nothing bqual to Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera anti Diarrhoea Remedy for Bowel Complaints in Children. We have used (Jli unberlaiu's Colic, Cholera anti D'trilnea Remedy in our famiv br vetrs,” mvh .Mrs. J. B. Cooke, of Nt dcnatuls, T- x is, U S. A. “We have ttiveu it to all til
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      299 2 Whooping Cough in Jamaica. During the epidemic of whooping cough which was prevalent in Jamaica, Chamber--1 laiu’s Cough Remedy was freely used. Mr. •1. Rilev Bennett, Chemist at Brown’s Town, Jamaica, says of it: I cannot speak too > highly of this reme iy. It has never failed in a
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      1784 2 -5 WHERE SHALL WE MEET MEET ME AT THE FRENCH CONFECTIONERY, 17a, North am Road Telephone No. 527. First Class Bar, Fresh Cakes, and Ices daily. SALE OF LAND on Application of Chargee. TO BS SOLD BY PUBLIC AUCTION, On Thursday, 28th Mar., 1907, AT 11-30 A.M., At the Land
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  • Shipping.
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      ARRIVALS.
      133 3 1 aw I’ong, Br. 8.8., 105, Hussaiu, 22nd Mar., 1 rung, *2lst Mar Gen., —K. G. Co. Avagyee, Br. s.s., 217, Buchanan, 22ml Mar., Deli, 2lst Mar., Gen., K. G. Co. Langkat, Br. s.s., 140. Lvons, 22ml Mar., leluk Anson, 21st Mar., Geu., K. G. Co. Calypso, Br. s
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      DEPARTURES.
      61 3 22nd March Cornelia, lor Port Swetteuliam and Malacca. Lady Weld, for Teluk Anson. Calyi >so, for 1 >el i. Hock Chuan Un, for Setul. Bharata, for Rangoon and Calcutta taking mails for Europe, etc., via Bombay. Pachnniba for Mergui, Tavoy and Moulmein. Flying Fish, tor Port Weld and Taipiug.
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    EXPECTED.
    32 3 r 1 e*sels From A <jt at* Du* Beualder Loudon S.B&Oo. 23rd Mar. Montrose Glasgow S B &Co. 24th 1 Jingo Maru Singapore B.&Co. 29th Trieste Colombo S K.&Co. 30 th
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    SAILINGS.
    21 3 I fvxel* Fur Ajeiit* Leave Benalder Montrose BiugoMaru Trieste Singapore S.B.ACo. Singapore S.BACo. Marseilles B ACo. Singapore 8.K ACo. Mar.
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    80 3 For JJeli— Per Avayyee, to-morrow, 1 p.m. Paugkalan Braudau Per Petret, tomorrow, 1 p.m. Asahau—Per Miry Anglin, tomorrow, 1 pin. Traug and Paug Nga -Per Taw Tony, to-morrow, 1 p.m. Madras—Per Colombo Marti, to-morrow, 2 p.m. Teluk Ait sou—Per Lanyka to-morrow, 2 p.m. Pacgkor—Pei Sree Banka, to-morrow, 3
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      1744 3 (S HIPPIN o.) f Av Is. N. Co ti'je led Arrivals and Departure». Mail Service. Outwards. Mar. Arcadia connecting with s.8. Victoria Ap|. 11 8.8. Devanha do 25 8.8. Delhi do Alav. y 8.8. Occam do Homewards Mar. 29 8.8. Macedonia A pi. 13 s.8. Malta do •27 8.8. Delta
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      127 3 Koninklijke Paketvaart M?a(schappij. PENANG-DEL! LINE. riIHE s.s. Van der Parra is proceedin,' J- tu Batavia, aud lias b_*eu replaced ou above liue by s.s. Brouwer.” HUTTENBAOH lt> 3-07 204 LIEBEKT Co., Agent». Homeward Passenger Season 1907. P. O. S. N. Co. s.s. MACEDONIA 10,512 TONS. from Penang Direct to Marseilles
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    The Straits Echo.
    101 4 Justice satisfies every bod; an 1 justice alone. —Emerson Established June Ist, 1903 Published daily (except Sundays.) uni CRITERION PRESS, Ltd., No. 226 —232, Beach Street, Penang. PRICE DAILY LOCAI >24 per annum OUTBTA TIONB Postage Ultra. VAIL BDITION (Poet Free >l5 CABLE ADDRESS Echo—Penang.” Telephone No.
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    Domestic Occurrence.
    16 4 Birth. To Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Toomey, on the 2uth inst.. a son.
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    THE DECEASED WIFE'S SISTER.
    827 4 The Deceased Wife’s Sister Bill, like the poor, seems always to be with us and almost every Parliamentary Session sees it brought up again only to be eventually thrown out by the Bishops, upon whose nerves the Bill appears to act in much lhe same way
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    Easter Football and Cricket.
    75 4 The challenge sent to the Chinese K°creation Club of Penang by the Taipiug Recreation Club has been accep'ed. The local team will leave for Taipiug by the first traiu on Good Friday and will return to Penang on Easter Monday. Cri* ket will be played on
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    Penang Cricket Club.
    576 4 Lawn Tennis Tournament. The following tie was played off on the Esplauade yesterday afternoon: Profession Pairs. Final. c. C. Rogers and E. S. Ilaslain beat A. F. G. Anderson and A. S. Anthony. o—3. 7 —5. To-day, a riekishaw-puller, who assaulted his fare, was tiued §2, in
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    The Hippodrome.
    114 4 There was another good house at The Hippodrome last night, as there should be again to night wbeu the first change of programme, introducing uew r artists, new animals and new features, will be on. The management announces a matinee for to morrow, at 4 p.m., when children
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    The O'Connor Opera Co.
    93 4 Judging by the booking at Messrs. Cunningham and Clarke’s, wh:ch has been very brisk the last few days, the O’Connor Opera Co. will have a very hearty welcome at the Town Hail this eveuiug, wheu they opeu their short season in Penang with The Japauese Chrysanthemum.”
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    A Ghetty in Tribulation.
    62 4 A Chetty lad, named Shokalingam, appeared before Mr. Hereford this morning to answer the charge of fraudulently causing a decree to be executed against the complainant, a Cingalese named D. G. David, after satisfaction bad been made. The case was assigned to the Bench Court. Mr.
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    Sequel to an Assault.
    176 4 The case agaiust Lim Neo, Lim Ah Tua, Lim Ah Lav aud Lim Choo Soon for carrying off pigs, fowds and other articles, worth altogether about 8318, from the house of one Chu Ah Soo ou the Taujong Bungali Hill, on the 26th ultimo, was concluded
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    A Case of Perjury.
    445 4 Before a Bench Court, consisting of Messrs. Lemon and Hereford, yesterday afternoon, Lu K-yv Tin, plaintiff iu small cause No. 687 of 1906, was charged with perjury. At that trial lie swore that a prouote for $2OO had been made bv one Chua Seng Choon and
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  • PUBLIC OPINION.
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      KUALA KANGSAR READING ROOM
      224 4 To ran: Editor op the Str. its Echo. Dear Sir, —In the local column of vou r paper of the 18th iustant, I find au article sent by one who has sigued himself “Marah,” complaining of the alleged irregularity of the placing of the Straits Echo,
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    Earth in Danger.
    188 4 Contact with a New Comet Feauki». Professor Matteucci, the distinguished scientist and authority ou Vesuvius, according to a Home paper, states that towards the end of March the substance of the new comet discovered by Signor Marchetti will come into contact with the atmosphere of the earth.
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    P. L. R. A.
    396 4 The following scores were made last .Wednesday at the Taiping RiHe Range 150 100 yds. yds. Mrs. Trump 32 32 Douglas 31 34 Barnard 30 29 Barrett 30 32 Vanreneu 29 31 Pir.kney 28 34 Moss 27 30 Maddeu 23 28 Miss Archer 21 S3 Mrs.
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      364 4 AN OPEN LETTER. \ITE beg to luform the Public of Penuug generally that we are starting business W shortly, at No. 5, China Street, the premises lately occupied by Messrs. Hug ia>., under the name and style of The AnglO-Chinese Store. Our Special lines will be: Provisions, Wines and Spirits.
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      Singapore.
      34 5 Chiengmai Challenge Cup K'ho Spcda Siugapwt*»-! 8 March.—The tinal heat for the Chiengmai Challenge cup was rowed yesterday and F J. Benton stroked his men to victory, beating the favourites in Robertson’s crew.
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      Pretoria.
      127 5 Opening of Parliament. (Supplied by Reuter.) Loudon, 22 od March.—Lord Selborue, in Ins speech at the opeuiug of the Pretoria Parliament, said that the employment of the Chinese would o-ase at the earliest possible opportunity, but no steps would be taken to repatriate them unless an effective substitute, in
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      Roumania.
      42 5 Jews Fleeing. (Supplied by Reuter.) Loudon, 22nd March. —The Jews in Koumania are Hieing wholesale to Austria. The animosity of the peasants is directed chiefly against the extortionate Jewish laud owners, but both the iunocent aud guilty Jews are alike suffering.
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      The Suez Canal.
      50 5 The Rindjani Ashore. (Supplied by Reuter.) Loudon, 21st March.—The Dutch mail boat Rindjani is badly ashore in the Sue/. Caual and blocking it. Twenty ships, including the I*, aud O. mail steamer China, are being delayed. Canal Again Clear. London, 22ud March.—The Sue/ Canal is new clear.
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      Hamburg.
      55 5 Strike of Dock Labourers. (Supplied by Renter.) Loudon, 22nd March.—Owing to the protracted strike of the dock labourers iu Hamburg, two hundred and thirty-four vessels are lying idle, and the freight is accumulating Euglish dock labourers were recruited, but oue hundred and sixty-seven of them refused to work. Others
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      The Duma.
      39 5 Seventy-nine Reform Measures Submitted. (Supplied by Reuter London, 22ud March.—The Russian Government has submitted to the Duma seventy.nine Reform Measures, but the discussions, so far, have beeu confined to attacks on the administration during tfce recent famine.
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      San Francisco.
      46 5 Wholesale Bribery. (Supplied by Reuter.) “““'I March.—All the members e San Francisco Hoard of Supervisors, lc governs the city, have confessed to ceiviug enormous bribes for favouring an* enterprises, while the Mavor, 'eoeived about £6O 000. His t'rial «gms on the Bth of April.
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      Racing.
      57 5 Liverpool Cup (Supplied by Reuter.) tbe rp arc h-—The following is S ,I,e I, ver Pool Cup Astpr J L’adwal brand National Betting. th Uudou. 22nd March.—The betting on follo* s :i tional Steeplechase is as 1 100 to 14 Ked Lad 8 to !iU to 1 at* ver
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    Serendah Hydraulic tin Mining Co. Ltd.
    500 5 General Meeting. Ihk general meeting of the above Company was held at Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday morning. t L «ke Chow Thye. who took the chair, dddr es«Kl the meeting as follows Gentlemen, Tl;e company went to allotment on 7th Dumber last year. We
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    Fraser and Neave, Ltd.
    370 5 The tenth ordinary general meetiug of Messrs. Fraser and Neave, Limited, was held at the registered office of the com pa-, v, 2 1 Raffles Quay, at noon last Tuesday. Besides the Chairman, Mr. A. Gentle, and his co-Directors, Messrs. C. Sugden, J. Somerville and Hans
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    Our London Letter.
    1159 5 1st March, 1907. Nearly every week recently has had jts b’g sensation which has dwarfed all other i- news. Toe thrill last week was supplied bv s- the terrible wreck of the Great Eastern Company’s steamer, Berlin, duriug the r, early hours of last Wednesday morniug, on
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    ” Enjoyable. ”
    430 5 Enjoyable. e Judge on Kissing under thk q Mistletoe. r Judge Seife had an opportuuitv at u Marylebone county cour f on the 20th ult r of giving his opinion of the custom of kissing under the mistletoe. The case was one tu which Mrs. Hilda Maud Campion, the proprietress
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    The Rifle of the Future.
    147 5 An Austrian technical expert, Herr Josef Lauber, has invented a new rifle, which, if it fulfils all that he claims for it, should speedily supplant existing weapons. YVeigbiug 2jib less thau the Maunlicher, it carries from ten to twenty-five cartridges in the stock. This allows
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    “ General ” Booth’s Tour.
    143 5 General Booth’s Tour. “General” Booth accompanied bv “Brigadier ”Cox, his private secretary, and Colouel Higgins, left YY aterloo ou the 23rd ult imo for Southampton, ou his world tour There was a large crow i at the station (<» give the General a lioirty feud-off. The “General saded iu the
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    Passengers.
    35 5 Per Kapurthala, from Port Swetteuham Mrs. Cook, Mersrs. Griffiu, Harrison, Newman. Pasquil au 1 Ponniab Per Tee. ti, for Singapore: Mrs. Hog’e, Rt. Rev. Bishop Bariilon, Messrs. VV. Ewald, Fibber, Hoover aud M. Kateua.
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    FIXTURES.
    77 5 To-day. 9th Day of 2u«l Moon. Municipal Commission, 3.30 p.uj. Town Band, Esplauade, 6 to 7 p m. Tbe Hippodrome, Dato Kratntt Gardens. 9 p.ui. The O’Connor Oj»era Co. The Japanese Chrysanthemum,” To* u Hall, 9-30 p.in. To-morrow. 10th Day of 2nd Moon. Cricket Match P. C. C. r.<
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    MAILS DUE.
    10 5 MAILS D UE. English Arcadia) ...*-’B'h Mar. China (Macedonia) ...29th
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    THE MOON.
    18 5 First Quarter Mar. 22nd O Full Moou 30ili Last Quarter Apr. sth O New Moou loth
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    P. & O. SAILINGS
    41 5 P. O. SAILINGS M.iP Service OUTWARD*. l|ou KH A Kl»s. Arcadia 28 Mar. I Macedonia 'l9 Mar. Devanha 11 Apr. j Malta Id Apt. hxir.t Service. OIJI WARDS. lIoMKWARDS. Formosa 2f> Mar. I Manila 5 Apr. Malacca 9 Apr. Nile 19
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      12 5 I‘ench Confectionery, 1 i Nortliam Road. Bonbons, Insert Fondant#, At h'ratonnbl* Price».
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      63 5 A Good Family Liniment. Every family should be supplied with a bottle of Chamberlain’s Pain Balm. For cuts, bruieee, burns, scalds or stiniLir injuries, which are of almost daily occurrauce, there is not him; so good. It cools and soothes the wound and not only gives instant relief but brings
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      306 5 VICTOR PIANOS. Splendid Models, in BLACK (iOLl), and WALNUT Cases, arc just landed .md on view for a few days. The actioi)B contain THE MOST MODERN IMPROVEMENTS which combine to give a perfect result in TOUCH au<l TONE QUALITIES, and are FULLY GUARANTEED AS TO DURABILIIY. GEORGE TISSINGTOIM Co., Sole
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      407 5 notice of sale To UK SOLI) MV PUBLIC AUCTION, on Tuesday, 26th Mar., 1907, e AT lo A M., at r>'2, Beach Street, the following damaged goods, >K °unt or the concern Ki), I cous Mmg of European A Japanese Crock•l *Vi 8s ,e Lmi, P«- Children’s ll,cycles A <<o
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      31 5 WEATHER. Thk following report is kindly supplied In the Signal Director of Fo t Cornwallis r.. ii E.. The rainfall during the 'J4 hours- eu<Ud at ft a.m. to-day was nil.
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    Mrs. Thaw's Ordeal.
    1906 6 SUBTLE QUESTIONS. All day ou W«due»uay (20th leb.) Mrs. Tbaw was agaiu under cross-examination, aud the prolonged duel between her aud Mr. Jerome euded decidedly ill ber favour. Insinuation aud suggestion were the chief weapons of the prosecuting counsel, but Mrs Tbaw. sitting almost motionless in tbe
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    EXCHANGE.
    118 6 Penang, 22nd March (By courtesy oj the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Sank ...2/4$ 4 months’ sight Bank ..2/4$ 3 Credit 2/1 i 3 Documentary ...2/4| Calcutta, Demand Bank R.s 174 3 days’ sight Private 175$ Poinl»ay, Demand Bank 173 f Mouimein, Demand Bank 171$ 3 days’ sight Private 1751
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    PRODUCE.
    169 6 Gold leaf $34.60 B. Pep per \V. Coast 31b5.0 oz.) 17. —no stock White Pepper 25.- sales Trang Pepper IBf buyers Cloves (picked) 42.—s ale* Mace 83. —sales Mace Pickings 70f sellers Nutmegs 110 s 29 —buyers {No. 1 s. —sales 2 no stock Basket 3.30 sales Tapioca Flour
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    MARKET PRICES.
    133 6 Penang, *22nd March, 1907, Beef— els. Soup per catty 14 Roast 24 Steaks 24 Stew or Curry Meat 16 Rump Steak 24 Ox Tail each 25 Tongue 50 Feet 15 Heart 28 Liver 25 Pork Pork per catty 40 Pig’s Head 20 Feet 26 Tongue 32 Mutton per
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    SHARES.
    17 6 i s Capital Number of Shares Last Dividend. Name. ANTHONY AND ANDERSON, Exchange f Store Broken
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      68 6 Rheumatism Can he Cured Many sufferer» from this paiutul disease have been surprised an i delighted at the prompt le ief obtained by applying Chamberlains P.iiu Balm. A permanent cure may be effect* d by ci utiuuiug Us u*e for a short time. It will cost you bu> a trifle
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      107 6 mi pm*» >■ i. 1* (f) X Ur. Jy o I -J ii 1 UJ m < gk 1' 2:1 o TO BE HAD RETAIL FROM Ban Seng&Co., Gini Tek Bee Co., Heap Lee Co., Tong Joo Co., Goon Yen Friends, Chiat Seng Co., Teik Chin Co., Ipoh, and all
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    Japanese Influence on China Coast Trade.
    365 7 Consul Harry L. Paddock', of Amoy, brings to notice the growth iii tlie influence of Japan upon t lie Clinic.so const wise trade and shipping. He writes :—Amoy continues to lose the Formosan tea trade with the development hv Japan of Keelung Harbour, aud
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    Our Friends in Literature.
    530 7 The c> mic characters of Shakespeare— Benedick Mccutin, Malvolio, Ford, Touchstone, D' glerry, Falstaff, aud the rest of iln m —aie d» lightful acquaintances, the plea-au cst pcop'e in the world with whom to I «ugh, d<iuk, and make merry but whom do we admit as
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      1008 7 for sale JOHN MARTIN, MINER. a ROMANCE OF MODERN MALAYA. BY THE LONDON DIRECTORV, (Publishkd Annually.) The Early INSURANCES. E N H, l II l j S enterprising tradw» throughout j the Inti, f 4i* ,U< \f^ 0 feG P n C J°8« touch with' coalSf 116 Motherland. Besides beinga|
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      50 7 Neuralgia and Sciatica Cured The yreat pain relieving power of Chamberlain’s Pain Balin has teen the surprise and delight of many sufferers from i eural git and sciatica. The excruciating painr characteristic of the e diseases are quick v allayed by this liniment. For ra’e by ail Chemists and Storekeepers.
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      1023 8 Lim Sun Ho, CHOP HE'NC 1 MOH dfc Co., .04, Beach Street, Penang. Importers of all kinds of European Cloth and General Commission Agents. 22o Kim Keng Leong Co., 127, BEACH STREET. IMPORTERS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION IRONMONGERY, Which is on sale at specially advantageous terms. ALSO AGENTS FOR W. MANSON,
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