Straits Echo, 17 June 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, 17th JUNE, 1007. Single Copy, 10 cents. No. 135.
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      1046 1 TIG£R BRAND CEMENT. 258 N. s- IV» IN lit ST FOR ALL PURPOSES. BANKS. > Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER. Hongkong Shanghai Banking Corporation. Nederlandsche Handel T i’aid-up-Capital *10.000,000 Deserve Fund. Capital Raid up Reserve Fund Reserve Liability of Proprietors £BOO,OOO 1,075,000 £BOO,OOO Head
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      18 1 GUINNESS’S STOUT. TIANG LEE A Co fS 77 a 7 o: a 'S c SOLE AGENTS. BASS'S ALE.
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    A Lady Detective.
    1101 2 Knows Not Fear, and Can Shoot Straight. Risky Adventures. There are a good many women defectives actively engaged in London, but there is probably only one who regards her profession strictly from a man’s standpoint of efficiency, and who, by dint of arduous and dangerous work, has
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    PENANG TURF CLUB. Autumn Meeting, 1907.
    1110 2 Tuesday, 30th July, 1907, Thursday, Ist August, 1907, and Saturday, 3rd August, 1907. FIRST DAY. Tuesday, 30th July, 1907. 1. —The Maiden Plate. Value §6OO. A Race for Maiden Horses. Weight as per scale reduced 14 lbs. All animals imported into the Straits or
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      47 2 Chambcrlai n’t* Pain Balm. It in au antiseptic liniment and prevent blood poisoning resulting from a cut o bruise. It also causes the (arts to hea without maturation and in much less tim than wheu the usu.tl treatment in employed The George Town D npensarv, Who'esil Agents.
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      284 2 Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. This is unquestionably the most success, ful medicine in use for bowel complaints, and is now the recognized standard over a large part of the civilized world. A few doses of it will invariably cure an ordinary attack of Diarrhoea. The George Town Dispensary,
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      503 2 CHINESE RECORDS. IN SETS UNPACKED :V IN SETS TO DAT. ROBINSON FIANO G0UPAN7, LTD. List of applications for Public House Licenses for 1907,to be considered at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, the 19th June, 1907, by the Licensing: Justices. Chinese Protectorate, "> Penang, 12tb June, 1907. (Signed) D. BEATTY, Secretary to
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      154 2 FOR S^.XjR Y OUNO PARA RUBBER PLANTS. For prices etc. apply to UN TEK TONG, D'Uggigt Shop, Corner of Tamil Street Penang Bo> PURE for ASTHM A W OK.I^EA.XJIL.T' S <52. INDIAN CIGARETTES For Asthmatic peoplo who suffer from OPPRESSION in breathing. HOARSENESS, •nd BRONCHITIS. INSOMNIA, and DIFFICULT? in EXPECTORATION.
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      ARRIVALS.
      149 3 Canton, Hr. s.s., 105, Merican, 15th June, Teluk Anson, 14tb June, Geu., Ah Iling. Ban Whatt Soon, Hr. s.s., 191). Milne, 16'h June, Laugkat, 15th June, Gen., Q. H. ICee. Lady Weld, Hr. s.s., 245. Treweeke. 16th June, Teluk AnsoD, 15th June, Geu., —K O. Calyp-'o, Hr. s.s., 33).
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      DEPARTURES.
      36 3 17th June. Calypso, for Deli. Canton, for Paugkor aud Teluk Ausou. Glnifalloch, for Singapore, Hongkong Swatow ami Amoy. Cota, for Pulo Well, Oleldeli and Padang. Malaya, for Deli. Fiying Fish, for Port Weld and Taiping.
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    EXPECTED.
    37 3 Vessel e 1' VO III Atjfiit* Due A. A pear Singai ore A. A. A.Co. LMliJune Chiua Coloml o A.G.&Co. 2>th Diomed Liverpool W R1 &Co. 24th Beuvorlich London 8 B.&Co. 28th Prometheus Japan W.M.&Co. 29th
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    SAILINGS.
    28 3 t Vessel* For Aijents Leaves A. A pew 'Calcutta V.A.A.Co. June. China Singapore \.G A Co. Diomed Shanghai W.M.&Co. Benvorlich Singapore S B &0o. I’rometheus hioudon W.M.&Co.
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    62 3 For Tongkali, Kopah, Kenoug, Victoria Poiut, Mergui and Tavoy—Per Oniapere, tomorrow, 1 p.ni. Laugkat—1’er Ban Whuff Soon, tomorrow, 2 p.m Port Swettenliiun aud Singapore—Per Pm Seng, to-morrow, 3 p.m. Port Swettenliam and Singapore—Per Perak, to-morrow, 3 p.m. Teluk Anson—Per Lady Weld, to-morrow, 3 p.m. Singapore, China aud Japan—Per
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      1546 3 tAir Is. tl. Co Hr.pec ted Arrivals and Departures. Mail Service. Outwards. June 19 China connecting with, 8 8. Macedonia FARES BY To London by Hen To Marseilles or raltar MAIL STEAMERS. let Claes 2nd Class £60 £40 Gib- £56 £38 Through Mail Steamer to London. s.s. Dec an lia,
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      176 3 Straits Steamship Co-, Ltd. New Service between Penang, Port Swettenham aiul Singapore. The above Company’s New Steamer “PERAK will bo despatched from Penang every Tuesday, at 5 p.in from the Wharf for Port Swettenham and Singapore, arriving at Porj Swettenham in tune to catch ttie 830 train tor lvwala Lumpur
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      28 3 WEATHER. Ihk following report is kiudl_v supplied by the Signal Director of Foil Cornwallis j The rainfall during the 21 hour* ended «t 9 a.m. to-day was nil.
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    The Straits Echo.
    100 4 Justice satisfies everybody and lust ice alone.—*tnerso« Established Jane Ist, 1903. Published daily (except Sundays.) AT TH» CRITERION PRESS, Lit»., No. 228—232. R« ach S'"»». Penan; PRICE DA'.LT l-OCAL per OUTSTA TIONB PuetaKe Kxtra. «All. RDITION (Poet Pree $l5 C.ARLK ADDRESS Echo—Penang.” Telephone No. 343. y./t. All
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    SOME HINTS FOR MANUFACTURERS AND OTHER.
    2291 4 Recently a representative of a Seattle (Washington) contemporary had an interview with Major John M. Carsou, chief of the United States Bureau of Manufactures, Department of Commerce and Labour, on the subject of America’s foreign trade, a subject which the Major lias made his
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    The Lahat Tin Mine.
    56 4 The prospects of the Lahat Tin Mine appear to l»e very bright. Messrs. Sia Gbee Cboou and Co. have just leceived a block of ore obtained from this mine weighing no less than 160 catties and which appears to be very rich. Two puddlera, we understand,
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    Wayang Kassim.
    380 4 Another Crowded Housp. •Saturday night, also, saw a full house at the Wavaug Kassim, this time at Tek Soon’s Theatre iu Campbell Street, where there is even more accommodation than at the Town Hall. One feature which distinguishes the Wayaug Kassim from other Malay theatrical companies, so far
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    Round the Police Courts.
    91 4 {liefore Mr. Hereford.) Chi lug appeared before Mr. Hereford last Saturday morning charged with professing to tell fortunes. His equipment consisted of four ordinary (very) sparrows aud some cards. The sparrows only told fortunes on the payment of live reut9. Chi lug was cautioned aud discharged.
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      267 4 5, China Street If you like to become acquainted with every famous leading Actress of England, France, Germany and Russia, please drop into our store and look at our POST CARDS of these Actresses and get one of each for your collection at the very low price of 6 cents
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      298 4 The “Straits Echo’s” New Competition. A PRIZE OF $lOO.OO will be awarded to the competitor who obtains the highest total of marks in this, THE SIMPLEST COMPETITION IN EXISTENCE. i Where will the following words be found in this issue of the Straits Echo”? Name of Competitor Address For the
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      The Peace Conference.
      140 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) The Opening. London, loth June—The Peace Conference opened at the Hague yesterday. Not Imposing as a Spectacle. Loudon. 17th June.—The proceedrugs at the Hague yesterday were formal and lasted only twenty minutes. As a spectacle the 239 euvoys of the 47 powers were not
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      The Duma.
      132 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) Dissolution. Loudon, 17th Juue.—The Duma has been dissolved and the new elections Lave been fixed for the Ist of September. The convocation of the new Duma will take place on December 1. The Tsar's Manifesto. Loudon, 17th Juue.—The I’sar has issued a manifesto declaring that
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      The Transvaal.
      74 5 (k!uj>i>lied by Reuter.) Miners Dispute (ienerai Botha's m Assertion. Loudon, |<>tb June.—General Botha’s announcement, implviug the repatriation of 10,000 Ohiuese before the eud of the year and a total clearance by IfHfft, caused consternation among those engaged iu the mining industry who dispute his assertion that a sufficient
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      New Statue for Whitehall.
      42 5 (Su)ipiied by Heater.) German Officers Present. London, 10th Juue —Kiug Edward unveiled an equestrian statue of the Duke of Cambridge at Whitehall yesterday. The ceremony was marked by the presence of Field-Marshall Von Hahnke and other German Officers.
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      France.
      39 5 {Sapp, tetl by Reader.) t f Incendiary Fires Reported. Loudon, l"th June lncendiary tires have occurred on two Fiouch warships lying at j Toulou during the past lew days. Cases of jusqbord motion in the Army stijl continue
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      Racing.
      99 5 {Supplied by Keuier.) Grand Prix Result London, 17th Juue —The following is the result of the Graud Prix which was run yesterday:— Sans Souci 1 Mordant 2 Ping Pong 3 Tp-day’s changes in Afessrs. Anthony and Anderson’s share list are —Kledaugs 915 -50 sellers Pusiug Rahrus 99-50 sellers Redhills
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    Penang Free School Sports.
    380 5 Ihk pupils of the Penang Free School held their Auuual Sports on the Esplanade as Saturday afternoon. The programme, w iich was completed in exactly four hours, me uded 19 eveuts, the bicycle races being perhaps the most popular. The first, second and tlnrd in the
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    Penang Cricket Club.
    207 5 We have been asked to remind members of the Penang Cricket Club that the entries for tho July Lawu Tennis Tournament close ou Monday, the 'J4th iustaut, at 7 p in. Da. W. R C. Aliddletou has been elected a Mem tier of the «traits Medical Council
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    Singapore Notes.
    969 5 (From Our Own Cor respondent.) Wednesday, June 12. The weather has been somewhat warm in Singapore for some weeks. On Saturday and Suuday the rain came down in torrents, cooled down the atmosphere and laid the dust. The downpour was very welcome except to those who had arranged
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    Government Gazette.
    222 5 The Government Gazette ot June 14 contains tbe following items of information Hia Excellency the Governor, with the approval of the Right Hon’ble the Secretary of State for the Colonies, has beeu pleased to appoiut Mr. M. S. H. McArthur an Officer iu Class 111 of the Civil
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    Perak Tin.
    166 5 May Output. The output of tin for May was 38,762.05 pikuls compared with 38,694.13 pikuls in April. The approximate value of the metal is returned as 93.585,379.98, ou which duty amounting to 9506,427 41 was collected. The average price of tin was 993 79 per pikul with duty
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    La Milo as Lady Godiva.
    350 5 Famous Poseuse to Figure in Coventry’s Pageant. Those responsible for the forthcoming procession at Coventry are in hopes that La Milo will be seen as Lady Godiva ou Aug. 7. The famous "living statue” is inclined to consider the matter favourably on condition that the
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    Passengers.
    90 5 Arrived. Per s.s. Perak, from Port Swetteuham Messis. C. Guinness, F. O. B. Dennys, Bratt, Ho Tiaug Wau, Fraser, Keau Seng, Mrs. Oyonshi. From Singapore Mr. and Mrs. Lonvier, Mr. Couuell. Mr. Gau Ngon Bee, Mr. K<*li Sin Cbeow, Miss Tarbof. Per s.s. Lindula. from Kaugoou Mr. A. Ra
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    FIXTURES.
    94 5 To-day. 7th Day of oth Mwn, Town Baud, Esplanade. 0 to 7 p.m. Lodge Scotia Masonic Hall, 9 p in. Matsuo’s Japanese Cinematograph, corner of Penang Road and Campbell Stieet. > 7 to 8-30 p.m. aud !*-:»<) to 11-30 p in. Wa\ ang Kassim, Tek Soou’s Theatre, I Prince
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    MAILS DUE.
    18 5 English (China) 1 t*r.li June. China (Malta) ...22nd Cbiua (Scharnhnrtl l ...25th German (Prim Lutltciy) ...2t>th
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    P. & O. SAILINGS
    37 5 P. O. SAILINGS Hail Service. Outwards. llomkwardh. China 19 June. I Malta 22 June. Delhi l July. China ‘2O July. Kura Service. OtJTWARP*. Hn.MKW AH'" Simla 2d June. I Malacca 19 June Suiula 9 July. Nubia 29
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      699 5 FREE SCHOOL SPORTS. MASSEY-HARRIS RIDERS I AGAIN IN FRONT. Being scratch races, tLe Old and Present Bovs’ Race Prizes were certainties for M t>'eys. Old Boys Race 1. G. Luuberg. 2. S. E Mathieu. '■>. C. McIntyre. Present Boys’ Race 1. Keng Cbeow. All on Massey-Harris Bicycles and palmer tyres.
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    Our English Allies.
    905 6 Rudeness and Prudery A Frank Jap Critic. “Tanaka Skibi” writes in the Taller: Never tiave there been so many visitors to Japan as we have had this year. Perhaps the war has been an advertisement for our country, while the renewal of the AugloJapanese alliance is probably
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    Passengers to the Straits.
    269 6 Per P. O. s.s. Macedonia, connecting with the China at Colombo, due at Penang on 20th June:— To Penang (from Marseilles, May ol) Mr. C. W. H. Cochrane, Mr. M. Duncan. To Singapore (from Loudon, May 24) Mr. G. Chapman, Miss N. Holdcroft. Mrs. K. Uarmau
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    PRODUCE.
    190 6 Hod leaf $64.60 B. Peppei W C<>as! 31b5.5 oz. I ld£. —no slock White Pepper 23. sales Prang Pepper 18. —buyers Glove 8 (picked) 51 —no sellers Mace 81.50 sales Mace Pickings 71.— sales Nutmegs 110* 25. sales C No. 1 5 25 sales Sugar < 2 no stock
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    EXCHANGE.
    127 6 Penano, 17th June (By courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London Dam ami Sank .2/4, 1 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4, T 7 8 3 Credit 2/& 3 Documentary ...2/4§ Calcutta. Demand Bank Rs 174 3 days’ B‘ght Pr v«»e 175$ Boimmy. Painaml Bank 173$ Mouiniein. Demand Bank 171$ 3
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    MARKET PRICES
    183 6 Penang, 17th Junk, 1007. Beef— etg Soup P« r call* H Roast Steaks 24 Stew or Curry Meat 16 Hump Steak 24 Ox Tail each *25 j Tongue SO j Feet n IS j Heart 28* Liver 25 Pork Pork per catty 3*2 Pig’s Head ’2O Feet 24
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    SHARES.
    415 6 Last Dividend. Name. PQ 1900 1900 u. 1899 1907 1902 1905 1904 1905 1907 1903 1900 Mining. Belat Tin Mining Co.’, Ltd. ...i Bruang Ltd. 10 per cent interim for 1900. Bruseti HvdraulicTiu Mining Co.,Ltd Cheudai (Menglembu) Lode Synd.Ltd Duff Development Co., Ltd. Gopeng Tin Mining Co. Ltd. Jeber
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      109 6 Something livery Family should K cep. Mi. I*. Tun <* ,of Grayville, Natal, has used < 'i. tinln r tin's Cole*, Cholera and Diarrhoea Keuiedy mi c* -s‘.u ly iu his home aiul "rites i it* mm uf.ic:huts of this medicine as tollows: “We are never without this remedy m
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      72 6 BARGAINS. 2 Plate Stand Camera. (ti/t Busch Itapid Symmetrical Lens- Ash Tripod Stand. Thornton Pickard Shutter. Triple Extension. One Double Dark Slide. Swinging Back and Front. Price *3l-50 nett. A NO. 4 BULL’S EYE KODAK HAND CAMERA, takes pictures 4x5, price $37 nett. These Cameras haiSe been reduced in price
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      139 6 > CO X O J UJ < o «Arm «At* in 4P i fH I s sftlli ,4» tfti :'i!l r: "8 '""'IlliM fBiii iui' 1 1 l l| £oO®' S St'-R'-"»* 1 A' 1 ii W»l ill'*; ‘m nSVH SSI il i .s i. m TO BE HAD RETAIL
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    Autocracy and Torture.
    1760 7 Siberian Horrors THE TtPHCH—ScOUBOED SwAMI’B. The curUiu has again been lifted briefly on the horrors of Russian coercion. The Duma Commission’s report on the infliction of tortures upou political piisoners (often no more than suspects) by the Secret Police is terrible reading. The meu and women who
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      1360 7 WROUGHT-IRON TUBES AND FITTINCS. Stock Alw a Y» on Hand. ADAMSON, GILFILLAN CO M LTD, TANAKA HOTEL, 368 370, Chi/Li/j Street, First-Class Japanese Hotel and Restaurant. Excellent European Cookery may be had at the Restaurant, which is very sumptuously furnished and is always kept coo by a pond in the
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      72 7 Summer Diari hoea in Children. IMu ing 1 lie hot we.uiter of the »iiii iiimi mouths the It mcatm.il looeeuens of a child’s b wels should have immediate utteutioD, so aa to check the disease befoie it becomes serious. All that is necessary is a few doses of Chamberlain's Colic,
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      137 7 Lingeiing Colds. Tbe lotig«*r a cold hangs ou, tlie ii.ore it -vetUeiis the system. Do not mu ti e risk if hii attack of pneumouia I y neglecting ii. Chamberlain’s Cough I’emedy will cure #o.ir co ,1 ami all auger from this disease will I** avoided. The George Town Dispcutarr,
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      983 8 Lim Sun Ho, CHOP HENO MOH Sl Co., 164, Beach Street, Penang. Importers of aM kinds of European Cloth and General Commission Agents. 220 W. MANSON, American Dentist, Late of Dr. Allen Co., Pha U.S.A. NOTICE. Kim Keng I.eong Co., 127, BEACH STREET. IMPORTERS 01 EVERY DESCRIPTION of IRONMONGERY, Charges
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    FEDERATED MALAY STATES.
    5617 9 Report oil Indian Immigration and Emigration for the Year 1906. Following is the report bv Mr. L. H. Clayton as Acting Superintendent, of Immigrants, F. M. S. on ludiau Immigration anil Emigration, for the year 1906: I MMIGRATION. 1. The total number of immigrants that arrived at
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      67 9 Summer Diarrhoea in Children. During tlie hot weather of the summer mouths the first uunatural looseness of a child’s bowels should have immediate attentiou so as to cheek the disease before it becomes serious. All that is necessary a few doses of Chamberlain s Colic, Cholera and Dial rhoea Remedy
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      6 9 •Excluding 31 deathi du* to phclw»
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      839 10 FOR SALE. JUST RECEIVED. No. 4 of The Keview of the Far Bast,” Edited by A. CUNNINGHAM, of the South China Morning Post. The Early WM. ARNOTT GO., COATBRIDGE, N.B., CONTRACTORS TO H.M. GOVERNMENT. History of Penang, 1592—1827. BY E. G. Cullm and W. F. Zehnder. (Reprinted from the Strait*
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