Straits Echo, 10 April 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 Ter Annum, PENANG, WEDNESDAY, 10th APRIL, 1907. Single Copy, 10 cent*. No. 79.
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      1017 1 tiger brand cement. 258 N. <ri 03 °e psp IN hlst lor all purposes. BANKS. Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China* INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER. Hongkong Shanghai Banking Corporation. .6800,000 -6975,000 -6800,000 Capital l'aid up Reserve Fund Reserve Liability of Proprietors Ruud Office: HATTON COiJAtT, TUKEADNEEDLE STREET, LONDON. Agencies
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      24 1 SOLE AOEMTS. GUINNESS’S STOUT Km m :<a 26 O rn x ml m o k CP to o S 5 Si <S mv s,ssva
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    Wireless Music.
    1318 2 (Bt C. V- James in th e Tribune For some vens, ever since the secrets of wireless telegraphy were di»covered by Admiral Jackson aud developed by Signor Marconi aud o’hers, scientific inve-tigators ju the same field have lieeu seeking to discover a proce-B by which mu-ieil sounds might
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      86 2 You Run No Risk. You uee<l not hesitate to buy Cbamberlaiu’» Cough IbmM.iv. ll you are not aalistied wiili the losulLs alter using twotliirtlu of tbe bottle ucemdiui; to «hrectious you may return it to y<>ur dealer uud your niouev will be relnuded. Ib-re is wli.it the Greer Lbug Co.,
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      520 2 Highly Esteemed. X<> liniment stands higher in the estimation of those who know its real value than I Chamberlain’s Pain Balui. There are fbousauds who feel that they canuot get along without it and always keep it in their homes. The pain from cuts, burns, bruises and like injuries is
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      862 2 FOR SALE. NATURA STERILIZED MILE. W-A.KTTESD. :o:IN CASES OF 48 1-lb. Tins $B-00. 96 Mb. Tins $ll-00 a m Import business. Apply, stating TO BE HAD AT Messrs. Mo h amed Aurifheen, Tong Joo (z Co., Goon Yen Friends, Heap Lee Co., rOREKEEPER. with knowledge of Import In qualifications, to
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      ARRIVALS.
      93 3 Taw To no, Br. s.s., 105, Has»an, 9cb Apr., I raue, 8 h Apr Geu., —K. G. Co. Mary Austin. Br. s.s., 121, Ca.npliell, 9»h Apr., Asib.m, dth Apr., Copra.— K. G Co. Cant n, Br. s a., lu-3, Mericau, loth Apr., Teluk Ausou, P.b Apr., Geu., Ah Hiup.
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      DEPARTURES.
      23 3 lOth April. Taw Tuny, for Trang. Lanqkat, for Teluk Ausou. Sree Banka, for Pan^kor. F ying Fish, for Port Weld aud Taipiu^.
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    EXPECTED.
    24 3 Vessels From Ay* n/s Due FMl,i Kawacbi Mini Leuuox Oulomlio A G.&Co. Si no. pore B.&Co. Glasgow 8.B.&C0. 1 11th Apr. 12th 15th
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    SAILINGS
    28 3 t ft it t* if Fnr 1 /<• atp I.envef l Dr*llli Kawaelii Singapore A G A Co. 1J tli Apr. Maru Colombo H cVCo Leuuox Liverpool S.B.&Co.
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    235 3 ft H l*eli —Per to-morrow, 1 p.m. Pangfcalan Braudan ■-Per Petrel, tomorrow, 1 p m. Asaiiau—Per Mary Austin, to-morrow. I p.m. *>. iiiua Japan—Pe Malacca, to-n *rrow, 3 pm. S lui Pei Flu ny Drayon, to- morrow, 3 p.m. V i cutta —Per C. Ajtcar, to-morrow, 4 p.m.
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      1684 3 (S HIPPIN G.) TAfc P.40 IS. N. Co, fancied Arrivals and Departures. Man Service. Outwards. 11 B >. Delhi connecting with M»y 8.8. India i-j stt 1), mmha do s.s. Mongolia b. Oauna do s.s. Uritannia i;> Malta do s.s. Marmora Homewards I n.. Malta connecting with s.8. Moldavia s<f
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      184 3 Straits Steamship Co., Ltd. New Service between Penang, Port Swettenham and Singapore. The above Company’s New Steamer “PEEAK” will 1>« despa c! from Penaug every Tuesday, a’ 5 p m ,fi m t !»e Wharf for Port Swettenham and ri_* ij. >ie, arriving at Port Swettenham in tin»* i*. catch
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    The Straits Echo.
    106 4 Justice Mitlafles er cry body ant justice alone.—Stncr^n Established June Ist, 1903. Published daily (except Sundays.» at tub CRITERION TRESS, Ltd., No. 226—232, Beach Street. Penan g. PRICE: DAILY LOCAI »24 per annnir OUTBTA TIONB Postage Extra. MAIL EDITION (Poet Pree *l5 CABLE ADDRESS Echo— Penang.” Telephone
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    Domestic Occurrence.
    43 4 Marriage. Taylor-Plum —On the 9th April, at the Church of the Assumption. Penang. Captain L. C. F. Taylor, of Australia, to Constance Marguerite ,l Daisy*). daughter of the late J. I*. Plum of Germany and Mrs. W. Plum of Deptford Kent.
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    POSTAGE REFORM.
    647 4 On the 14th ultimo, at a representative meeting of the leading newspaper and periodical proprietors at the Institute of Journalists, Tudor-street, a committee was formed to urge upon the Government the desirability of a reduction in postage of newspapers and magazines to the Colonies. A resolution was unanimously
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    A NEW POWDER.
    287 4 In spite of the fact that peace conferences are becoming a popular form of recreation amongst the diplomats of the Great Powers, there appear to be no diminution in the energy of those scientists who spend their lives in inventing new engines of destruction and new methods
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    Penang Operatic Society.
    86 4 La Fille ns Madame Angot.” Practices for the above Opera have l>een eoiug ou for some time, and the Choruses are sufficiently advanced for reheirgals to be proceeded with. All those who were p e?ent at the preliminary nieetiug, and all others who wish to take part,
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    P. A. D. C.
    93 4 At a Committee Meeting of the Peuang Amateur Dramatic Cluh. held last night at the residence of M r R Young, Scotlaud Road, the caste for Goldsmith’s She Stoops to Conquer was tiually decided on. Rehearsals begin within a week, and it is proposed to uroduce
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    League Football.
    262 4 We learu from t he Hon. Secretary of the Penang League Football Association that the League match t>etweeu the Young Mpu’s Christian Association an i the AngloChinese School will be played on the Esplanade to-morrow afternoon instead of on the 18th inst. Ou that da'e the postponed League
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    Fire Again.
    447 4 A Private House Burnt Down. The most curious thing about the tires iu Penang is that they occur in bitches. Oue outbreak is quickly followed by another. Why it should be so on'y au expert in the theory ot chance can tell. Hardly twenty-four hours after the tire
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    Wedding.
    489 4 A quiet but very pretty w-eddiug took piace ve»terday, iu the presence of a few friends of the contracting parties, at the Church of th*-» Assumption, Peuaug, between Constance Marguerite Pium, daughter of the late Mr J. P. Plum of Germany aud his wife Mrs W. Plum of Deptfoid,
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    Mr. C. Kingman.
    951 4 The diuuer giveu by Mr. Oh Ah Mm d t the Penaug Mutual Improvement Ass n tiou last ‘veiling was a great success, them beiug nearly eighty people pieseut, anion,, whom were a great many well known men”, bers of our Cbiuese Community. Mr Kinsman, the guest
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      209 4 UGLC-CSiSE STORE. Provision, Wine Spirit Merchants, 5, China Street. ,vsr ALL ORDERS PROMPiLY ATTENDED TO.OP Courtesy and attention can always be relied upon. Ring up ’phone <No. 547 for your orders, and you will be supplied immediately. JUST RECEIVED. .4 LARGE SHIPMENT OF HUNTLEY h PALMS BISCUITS, diffe rent varieties
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      England and Spain.
      150 5 K>i k Alfonso's Speech. Supplied by Reuter.) bomb"’, Wh April —King Alfonso. i u toasting Tlieir Maj-sties Kiug Edward and (Jliee u Alex-iudm at a banquet giveu on piarJ dia battleship Humane!a, referre*! iffectionatelj to bis visits to Great Britain J n j )e Anglo-Spanish friendship, which
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      Territorial Forces Bill.
      96 5 Mr Wyndham s Criticisms. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 10th April—Mr Haldane moved the second reading of his Territorial Forces Bill in the House of Commons yesterday. Mr. Wyndham moved an amendment and declared that the Secretary of War’s scheme *is unsystematic, incoherent aud did not provide for
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      Morocco.
      50 5 Anii*European Edict. (Supplied by Reuter.) Loudon, loth April.—There is unrest iinuug Europeans iu Fez owing to an antiEuropean Edict of the Sultan, regretting the murder of Dr. Mauchamp, but declaring that the occupation of Ujda was unjustifiable aud contrary to the treaties. He trusted that it would be evacuated.
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      The Russian Famine.
      87 5 Great Distress. (Supplied ly Reuter.) London, 10th April.— A letter from the Commissioner of the Society of Frieuds sent to investigate the famine in Russia, dated from Samara, :>rd April, says that 750,U00 [*opie are starving iu Samara alone. Of these 373.000 are receiving bare relief, which
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      Colonial Conference.
      47 5 1 The Premier may Preside. (Supplied bp Router.) Loudon, 10th April.—The Time# and the Vndard urge iu the strongest possible manner the exped eucy of the Prime Min■•ter presiding at the Conference of the Colouml Premiers for the purpose of einptaiiziog the idea of equality.
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      The “Trafalgar.”
      28 5 Signal Misunderstood. (Supplied by Renter.) houdou, Pth April—The ruuniug H' r <iuud of the Trafalyar was due to a S| lftial from the bridge being misunderstood
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      Canada & the United States.
      78 5 Canada the United States. Ihe Fishery Question. (Supplied by Renter.) Loudou, t*th April.—lt is stated at Wash"^°u a treaty has beeu drafter! Ppoiutinie a joint commission to consider j c m Pjex questions between Canada I T"cited States, concerning the water J 1" ar es a nd the fisheries, g;
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      The Thaw Trial.
      54 5 Case Closed (Sullied by Reuter.) April.—The Thaw case has Shd addresses to the jury have al* v beguti. Great Speech by Delmas. loti, April.—Thaw’s counsel, Mr. j as drilled the court with au eloqueut ‘“K address, enlist iug the syrnpam, e jury on behulf of the aveuger
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    Sir H. E. McCallum.
    1079 5 An Appreciation. 1 now D r f > lUeml r a K°od many years ago the i2 y i*r:r l uthwa y t -Thi J ,iU8se11 L ,we11 ™ving to me, The telegraph wire has done away with all i ih of an Ambassador’s life.” charm
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    Tronoh Mines, Ltd.
    17 5 -W~ Octpot for March, 1907. Dressed tin ore produced Piculs 2 065-06 Value £108.648-89
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    Fortifying Canton.
    109 5 A certain Chinese, Mr. So Kai Yuen, say» I the South China Morning Port, suggested to the Viceroy that a tramway should be constructed on the city walls, iustead of converting the walls info roads by having them demolished that with a tramway on the walls the City
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    A New Observatory.
    258 5 In the Philippines. The Baguio correspondent of the Manila Cable news writes Among the r-cent arrivals iu Baguio aie Sr. aud Sra. Rafael Reyes of Manila who are staying at the Hill Hotel. They have come for a vacation for the benefit of the health of Sra.
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    Christendom Militarising China.
    537 5 A Scathing Rebuke. j A paper by Mohammed Barakatulltb, iu I the American Forum, on the rehabilitation !of China, is a sigu of the times. It bears I witness to the awakening of China, and to i the resentment which foreign aggression has aroused The writer reminds
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    "Swollen” and “Stolen" Fortunes.
    707 5 Mr. Rockefeller’s Gift. Mr. William J. Bryau’s comment upou Mr. John D. Rockefeller’s recent gift of 426.400,000 to the General Education Board of the U ited States, save the New York correspondent of the London Tribune, is that the donation should not blind the j American
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    FIXTURES.
    98 5 To-day. 28th D.iy of 2nd Moon. Hunt Club Paperehase, Meet at Thoiulieliauk,” 5 p.m. Town Band; Esplanade, 6 to 7 p.m. Matsuo’s Japanese Cinematograph, corner of Penang Road aud Campbell Street, 9 p.m. To-morrow 29th Day of 2nd Moon. League Football Y. M. C. A vj. A-C. S., Esplanade
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    MAILS DUE.
    8 5 (Malta) ...13th Apr English iDcvanka ...25th
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    THE MOON.
    19 5 O New Moon Apr. 13*1. First Quarter 21st O Full Moon 28 li Last Quarter May. 5*li
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    P. & O. SAILINGS
    36 5 P. O. SAILINGS Mail Se^viLt. Outwards. Delhi 11 Apr. j Malta 13 Apr. Deranh i 2-j j De ta 27 hxua Scivnt. Outwards N>jre 16 Apr. I Nile 19 A)<r. Nn'-ia 30 J JajHin 3 May.
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      12 5 Tench Confectionery, Nortliam Road. Chocolates, Bonbons, Dessert Foe dints, At f?*a*omrihtA Prie*.
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      48 5 A Favourite Remedy for Babies. Its pleasaut taste au<] prompt cures hare made Cbatuberluiu’s Cough Remedy a favorite wi'h the mothers of small children. It quickly cures their coughs uud colds aud preveuts auy danger of pneumonia or other serious consequences. For sale by all Chemists aud Storekeepers
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      376 5 CYCLING, \Wu.n you ride a M.VSSKY.ll ARRIS, is QUITE A DIFFERENT MATTER I 0 :—:o:And more particularlv so when it is tilted with PALMER TYRES. -:o:—:o: —:o: or Termg old Machines t;iken in exchange. MASSEY-HARRIS AGENCY, 23 bench Street, PENANQ. MARIANO’S BAND, The Best Musicians in Penang. Chakue* (Tkan>pokt Extra)
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      157 5 7o Ordinary and Order Bil s of Lading Holders. 1 s.b “REICHENBACH” has arrived tiom Australia via ports. UEUS, M EVE It Co., Ltd., «0-4 »7 2« 7 A,J,'"UCENTRAL SALES ROOM. ii.o undersigue*! is it to sell bv j p UBHC AUCTION, At Port Cornwallis, On Thursday, 11th April, 1907,
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      26 5 WEATHER Thk fullowinijreport is kiudl v supplied l> rlie Signal Director of Fort Cornwallis Tlie rn.i11f.4ll ili'riii" tli4* 4 at. I* a.in. lo-dav was nil. llOIHi
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    T. P. in his Anecdotage.
    1552 6 A Wrecked Kino’s Messenger. The most loyal King’s Messenger 1 ever read of was wrecked in the spring of the year 1686 off the Cape of Good Hope. He was the second of the three great Mandarins sent from the King of Siam on an
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    EXCHANGE.
    119 6 Penang, 10th April. (By courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Bank ...2/4$ 4 months’ sight Bank ...2/4$ 3 Credit 2/4 T s 3 Documentary 2/4 f Calcutta. Demand Bank ivs 174 3 days’ sight Private 175$ Bombay. Painand Bank 1 73j Mouimein, Demand Bank 171$ 3 days’ sight
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    PRODUCE.
    170 6 fold leaf 8 >4.60 8. Pepper( \V.C*»asl klbs.ĕ oz. 1 17. —no stock •Vhite Pepper 25.— t-ellers Trang Pepper 20 —sales Cloves (picked) 42. —sales Mace 82.75 sales Mace Picking’» 70* sellers Nutmegs 110 s 29 sellers No. 1 s. —sales Sugar 2 no stock Basket 3.15 sales Tapioca
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    MARKET PRICES
    184 6 Penano, 10th April, 1907, Beep— etg. Soup per catty 14 Roast 24 Steaks 24 Stew or Curry Meat 1* Rump Steak 24 Ox Tail each 25 Tongue 50 Feet 15 Heart 28 Liver 25 Fork— Pork per catty 32 Pig’s Head 20 Feet 2* Tongue 32 Mutton per
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    SHARES.
    935 6 —r £~~~Z T~ Nuuil*erol, p o I 5 Capital. Shares i Last Dividend. Name. 'S fc issued. 3 o i > i j i j Mining. 1 1903 300,000 30.000 10 10 Belat Tin Mining Co., Ltd. 19 25 19.50 819.50 1900 175,000 ,lJf Bersawah Gold Mining Co., Ltd.
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      65 6 Every Bottle Warranted. ChaiuftetUin’s Paiu ltalm will uot cost you oue cent it’ it does you no uood. (tive it a tiial it you arc troubled with rheumai»8n*' D spplaMtion will ieiieve the paiu. aius iu the side or chest, soreuess of tlie in uncle*or stiffness of the joiuts aie
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      415 6 What Chamberlain’s Fain Balm Will Do. For the alleviation of pain Chamberlain Pain Balm has no equal. Soreness of muscles, swelliuas and lameness are quickly relieved bv applying it. One appl cation will promptly quiet a pain in the side or chest and nothing will compare with it as an
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      109 6 Pit «mm > I CO X m o -J Lu l.»*S M' < O Mr •;;II Ip A’-vIflHi MHtt iw PISW1 TO BE HAD RETAIL FROM Han Seng Co., Gim Tek Bee Co M Heap Lee Co., Tong Joo Co., MACKAY’S LIQUOR WHISKY. C/eslers 9 Champagne, THE CELEBRATED “S. B.
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    The Japanese Earthquakes of the Past Thirty Years.
    130 7 Increasing Frequency but Dim: hkd Severity. It appears from investigations made by hr. Omori, that the number of shocks of earthquike in each of the years between 1876 and 1905 was as follows: 1876 50 1891 123 1877 71 1892 73 1878
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    “Jacques I." Missing.
    232 7 The Emperor of the Sahara,” Jacques Lebaudy, has disappeared, and .£800,000 worth of his house 3 castles, farms and forests a>e left to look after themselves. A great many of the rents have uot been collcc‘ed for mouths Some time ago tin “Emperor” had the following notice
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    Animals and the Jamaica Earthquake.
    324 7 The following letter was sent. to tho I r=2 i t or of the London I hi Hi/ .1/. i>: Sik. —'1 lie ii s :md onts of 1 he disagreemeiit between the Governor of Jamaica and tim American Admiral will bo well known to
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      973 7 THE straits Echo business directory. select BOARDING HOUSES. rUNNYMEDE, 10 NORTH AM ROAD. SEA SIDE. t,OAKRING HOUSE, newly furnished I) ami decorated. Telephone No. 543 I'ernis moderate. By day, week or month. C. HOLT HAUSEN, Proprietor PHOTOGRAPHERS. WROUCHT-IRON TUBES AND FITTINGS. Large Stock Always on Hand. ADAMSON, GILFILLAN CO., LTD.
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      64 7 rti RIGAUD'S /y A to Kananga OF J V 1» A TOILET WATER Rigaud’s Kananga Water has the sweet perfume t 4 the Kaiunga J lower of Japan and a soothing and cooling action on the siiiii; it relieves mo guito bites, and is tit st refreshing alter perspiration. RIG
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      942 8 Lim Sun Ho, CHOP HENG IVIOJHI Sc Co., 164, Beach Street, Penang W. MANSON, American Dentist, Late of Dr. Allen Co., Pha. U.S.A. NOTICE. Importers of all kinds of European Cloth and General Commission Agents. 22o Charges Moderate, Consultation Free. RESIDING AT A r o. 2ia Penang Road. i 4
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