Straits Echo, 22 August 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, THURSDAY, 22nd AUGUST, 1907. Single Copy, 10 cents. No. 191.
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      1243 1 tiger brand CEMtNi ggjfflA itfes m 6s 258 N S S 8 <y V\ N> In T s* *4> RV IN /ifLS7 /0/? ,4/X PURPOSES. BANKS, Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China. INCOUPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER. Hongkong Shanghai Banking Corporation. 4:800,000 Jf 1,075,000 £BOO,OOO Capita! Paid sip Reserve Fund
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      16 1 GUINNESS’S STOUT. a <o 2> o m 30 CP to o <S H *3i y s,ssva
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    In Lighter Vein.
    691 2 Mrs. Hen feck —1)«> you believe iu a hell Mr. HeDpeck—Eutre nous, yes! People with plenty of money are no- always well bred, but they are pretty well buttered. A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” So would au automobile.” She —Did you ever
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      89 2 The Doctor Away from Home When Most Needed. People are often veiy much disappointed to lind that their family physician is away from home when they most need his services. Diseases like cramp, colic and dianhoea require prompt treatment, and in mauy instances prove fatal liefoie medicine can be procured
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      1897 2 NOTICE. ON and after this date, ill small advertisements intended for insertion in the Straits Echo must be paid for in advance. LIM SENG *****, sth July 11)05 Managing Director. Straits Steamship Co., Ltd. New Service between Penang, Port Swettenham and Singapore. The above Company’s New Steamer “PERAK” will be
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      ARRIVALS.
      89 3 Quorua, I3r. 8 8.. 120, Mahomed, 21st Aug., Langkat, 20th Auir., Oil. Katz Bros. Lady \Y kld Br. s.s, 240. Treweeke, 22nd Aug., Teluk Ausou, 21st Aug, Gen K O. Glenooie, Br. s.s, 2.31*0, Larkins, 21st Aug, Rangoon, 18th Aug., Gen.— Chin Ho Co. Rhenania, Ger ss, 4.037, Van
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      DEPARTURES.
      58 3 22nd August. Van d:r Parra, for Deli and Laugga. Sree Banka, for Batu Bahra. YVakamiya Mam, Madras. Canton for Paugkor and Teluk Anson. Hok Canton, for Langsa, T. Semawe, Segli, Oltbleh and Sabaug. Thongica, for Port Swettenham Singapore. Xiet m, for Ceylon, Australasia, India, Aden, Egypt, and via Naples
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    EXPECTED.
    29 3 Vesseh rrotti Due IJeDveuue Europe *.BACo. 23r<l Aug Beuvoi lieb Siug»pore BAOo. 23rd A. Apear Singapore A.A.A.Co. 25tli Delta Colombo X.GACo. !2lbh Bemnohr Europe \V.\J.ACo. t> li Sept.
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    SAILINGS.
    33 3 tsseb For A ijentu hearts lifuveuue Siuga pore S.ll &Co. Aui:. Beuvot licit Vlarsei les B.ACo. A. A pear 'alcutta A.A.A (Jo. Delta •Siugapoit \.G.&Co. Lieu muli r Singapore W.M &{Jo. Sept.
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    98 3 For Poit S.vetteuham and Malacca—ret Cornelia, to-incrrow, 1 p.ni. Port Swetteuham and Singapore—Per Perak, to-morrow, 1 p m. Tongkah—Per Rotorua, to- morrow, 1 pm. Teluk Anson—Per Lady Weld, to-moirow, 3 p m. Rangoon aud Calcutta taking mails for Europe, etc, via Bombiy—Per Tara, to-morrow, 6pm. Paugkalau Brandau Per
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    Passengers to the Straits.
    339 3 Per I». aud O. 8 8. Borneo, due a» Peuaug ou 3rd September To Penang (from Loudon. Aug. 3) Mr. and Mrs. IJol’en and child, Mrs. J. Jacque», Mr. G S. Crawshaw, Mr. J. Holly» wood, Mr. T. Darcy. Mr. T. Goggiu, Miss I. M. iLu’toii,
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      890 3 4k Expected Arrivals and Departures. Mail Service. Outwards. Aug. 28 8 s. Delta connecting with Sept. 11 s.s. Oceana do 25 88. J Delhi do Oct. Oh.r. Arcadia «lo s.s. Victoria 8.8. llrilaunia s.s. MoiMin s.s. China Homewards. Aug. 31 s.s. Arcadia connecting with s.s. Moldavia Sept. 14 s.s. Marmora
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      467 3 (S HIPPIN G.)— HAMBURG-AMEfiIKA LINE. PASSENGER SERVICE. Bj the new steamers, “Rhenania,” Habsburg,” lloh■nstaufen,” and the Scandza” and “Silesia.” The steamers are especially built for the tropics and have luxurious Passenger accommodation. First-class Cabins amidship, lighted throughout by electricity, oabius fitted with fans. Doctor and Stewardesses carried. Laundry on board.
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      59 3 For Singapore, Hongkong, Swatow anJ Amoy. r I I Hh 8.8. Huwj Moh, Captain Dawson, JL is expected arrive here on Thursday. and will leave for the above porta u Friday, the 30tb instant, at 3 p.iu. For freight or passage apply to KOE 6UAN Co., A yent* for WEE
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    The Straits Echo.
    95 4 Justice satisfies everybody an<l jastic? atyne. Emrrum. Published dally (except Sundays.) AT IHI CRITERION PRESS, Ltd., No. 226 232, Beach Street, Penang. PRICE: DAILY LOCAL *2l per annum. OUTSTATIONS p«cta«e Extra. MAIL EDITION (Poet Free) *l5 CABLE AUDREY Echo—Penang” Telephone No. 343. y.B. All business couuuuuications should
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    THE DRAINS OF PENANG.
    749 4 A few days ago we had occasion to write about the deplorable state of the drain in Kedah Koad, and in this article we propose to touch generally on the absolutely insanitary state of the drains of the Town. These are in an extremely had state
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    Proposed Penang Chinese Volunteer Corps.
    216 4 Wasted. More Recruits. The names received so far as intending recruits iu the proposed Peuang-born Chinese Voluuteer Corps are: 1. Lim Cliee Siitg 2(5. Lee Liu Sau 2. Tau Cboo Suaj 27. Chow Yew Mow 3 Tau Hun Eng 28. Low Weng Poll 4. Teo
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    The English Homeward Mail.
    86 4 The Royal Mail steamer Tara, of the Bri* lish India S. N. Co. Ltd., being timed to leave Singapore to day at r p.m., in expected to arrive here to-morrow at 0 p m.. and lo leave about two hours later for Rangoon and Calcutta with
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    Public Amusements.
    422 4 The Edison Bioscope Company. There was an entire change ot programme at the Edison Bioscope Show last uight when, in spite of the muddy state of the ground on which the tent is pitched, there was another crowded house. For good comic pictures this company will take a
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    Penang Cricket Club.
    105 4 Lawn Tennis Tournament. Owing to the wet tbe fulhwiug tie, wliuh was tixed for yesterday, bus beeu postponed till to-moriow Mixed Double Handicap, Final. Mr*. Dunn and G. R. K. Muglistou vs. Mis* Jones and W. J. Hodge. Mr T. C. Swaby, one time manager of tbe
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      Parliament.
      34 4 (Supplied by Reuter.) The Deceased Wife’s Sister's Bill. London, 21st August.—The House of Commons has passed the Deceased Wife’s Sister’s Bill. It lias passed its sccon 1 reading iu the House of Lords.
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      Asiatics in Canada.
      53 4 (Supplied by Reuter.) Warning to Sir Wi'frid Laurier. London, 220 d August.—Owiug to the constant influx of Japanese, Chinese and Hindus into Canada Mr. Macpherson, the member for Vancouver, has wired to Sir Wilfrid Laurier that, unless the Government does something, trouble will ensue as matters are
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      Cricket at Home.
      94 4 (•Supplied by Reuter.) The Third Test Match. Loudon, 22nd August.—The South Africans were-all out for 178 iu their first innings. England iu the second innings made 138. South Africa, going in again, made 159 for 5 wickets. The conclusion of the game had to be abandoned owing
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      The King’s Master of the Horse.
      36 4 {Supplied by Renter Earl Granard Appointed Loudon, 22ud August—Earl Granard replaces Earl Sefton as Master of the King’s Horse. I Earl Granard lias been Lord-in-Waiting to His Majesty.— Ed.. S.E.~\
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      Japan and Germany.
      34 4 (Supplied by Reuter.) Prince Kuni of the German Guards.” London, 22ud August.—Prince Kuni of Japan has beeu gazetted for service with the second battalion of the Germau Guards from Oct. Ist
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      Siam and France.
      55 4 (Supplied ly lteuler.) Unforgettable Friendship.” London, 21st August.—King Chulaloug korn of Siam was the guest at a banquet at Rambouillet. President Fallieres, iu toasting the King, said French aid was always at Ihe service of the “Beautiful Kingdom.” King Chulalougkorn, replying iu English, Lope! the recent treaty
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      Morocco.
      116 4 (Supplied by Reuter.) 20,0 0 men Marching on Casa Blanca. Loudon, 22nd August.—lt is reported from Mogodor that 20,000 horsemeu uuder Muley Hajid are marching on Casa Blanca to fight the Europeans. It is reported that disiensiou exists in the Arab camp around Casa Blanca. Reinforcements for General Dade.
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      The Socialist Congress.
      101 4 (Supplied l>i/ Ueuter.) Indian Rebels' Utterances Loudou, 22nd August.—At the Socialist Congress at Stuttgart the Indi in delegates submitted a resolution stating that the continuance of British rule in Indii was disastrous to the best interests of Inlia aud that overs of freedom ought to co-operate in
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      The Transvaal.
      90 5 (Sujylietl fitj Reultr.) Commandant Smut?, Loyalist. Loudon, 21st August —The Progressives Ht I letoria opposed the proposal of the presentation of the Cullman Diamond to the Kiug on the ground that it was inoppon uup. Mr Smuts stigmatised the oppositiou as unworth» and churlish. Ihe < ullinan Diamond
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      Canada.
      26 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) The Western Wheat Crop Loudon, Jdud Aug.—l lie official estimate of the when crop of Western Cana la is uiuety-five million bushels.
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      429 4 NOTICE. We have as from this date opened our LADIES’ AND DRESSMAKING DEPARTMENT. UNDKR THE MANAGEMENT OF A QUALIFIED MODISTE. JXJST UNPACKED. I A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF t U ii hi milled. Semi-trimmed C hiffon-trimmed 1 LADIES’ HATS. I 1 V 4 All of the latest fashion from the leading
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      344 4 The “Straits Echo’s” New Competition. Open Only to Registered Subscribers• FIRST PRIZE, $60.00. SECOND PRIZE, $3O 00» THIRD PRIZE, $lO.OO. What word or words, to be found in this issu) of the “Straits Kobo,” can you make of each of the following groups of letteis 2nd List. For the purpose
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    The Far East in Parliament.
    711 5 The Opium Question. Opium Houses at Shanghai. lu the House of Commons, on the 2t>tb ultimo, Mr. H. Law asked the Foretgu Sectetary whether he has any official information to the effect that 700 opium houses m the uative c ty of Shanghai had been
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    SUPREME COURT.
    2270 5 In App Hate Jurisdiction. h'Jore t'c VU ef Jutt.cc, Sir Ifi/ndinaiJ >«?*, mi lJu t erg Fither and Ifraddell.) Tiij Cuakterkd Kank or India, Austra 1A v ax d China w The British India Stkam Navigation Company, Ltd. IVoce*iiugs iu Hie ab >ve case we/e resumed l**fore the
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    The Police Courts.
    767 5 (H fore Mr. Codrinyton) \esterday afternoon a Pat ban named Jamal Din was fined $lO and costs for voluntarily causing hurt to a compatriot. Meli Bin Jailaui and Harnat bin Jailani, two Malay lads, were this morning charged with voluntarily causing hurt to oue Tambi bin Mastau
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    Divorce Legislation in the Straits Settlements.
    769 5 The London and China Express of the 2nd instant comments as follows on the proposed divorce law for the Straits The new Courts Bill which, with some changes iu Committee, will probably become law next year, and to which we alluded iu a recent
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    FIXTURES.
    68 5 To-day. 14th Day of 7ill Moon. Ed,sou Bioscope Show, corner of Transfer aud Kedah R ads. Royal Ciuematogruph, King Street Theatre, p m., Grand Openinj Perj'i nuance. To-morrow. 15th Diy of 7th Moon. Town Band, Esplauade, 6to 7 p.m. P- A D. S. She Stoops to Conquer,” Town Hal),
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      68 5 Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea-Remedy. There is probably no medicine made that is relied upon with a more implicit confidence than Chauiberlaio’s Colic, Cholera aud Diarrhoea Remedy. Dunne the third of a century iu which it has h.eu in use. people have leiroed that it is one remedy that never
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      229 5 WAKTTB3D. OUNG ENGLISHMAN, requires b >ird 1 and resideuce iu Pi ivate F, milj, as paying guest. 22 8 07. 595. Write. x y. z. e o Straits Echo. To Ordinary and Order Bills of Lading Holders. s.s. RHENANIA has arrived from Hamburg via ports. IiEHN, MEYER Co., Lm, Atjents.
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    The Vanishing Act.
    83 6 INGA pork is suffering once agaiu from “the sanishuig act.” 'This is a disease t iai is mere-pr .fess endemic. 11 reaches an acute and epiuimtc form periodically, and is caused chetties and tradesmen pressing for payment of debts. It is invariably a sign of financial dobility,
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    Inoculation against Typhoid.
    132 6 Dr Aldo Custeilani of Ceylon is in favour y of inoculation against typhoid. 'I be vocciue, j be points out, cm easily l>e procured from j England. Ia fact he has inoculated himse.f and his former Europeau assistant He describes the inoculation as rather painful there being
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    A Colony without an Industry.
    128 6 The financial, social, and economic situation to-day is decidedly depressing writes the Governor of St. Helena to Lord Elgim In hi. annual report the Gove.nor observe, that the colony remains in the unenviable position of being without au tndus y, which, however, the islanders are
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    New Use for Old Boiler Tubes.
    155 6 Owners of Boilers have often left on their hands piles of discarded boiler tubes which have beeu cut out and replaced by new ones. These old.tubes or Hues when sold for sciap bung so little that it hardly pays the cost of moving them;
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    Mangosteens.
    437 6 A correspondent, writing to the (\>j on In dr eiuler.t, says: It is said that, the Matigosteeu was the only fruit that Her late Majesty Qaeeu ictona did not taste, or perhaps to be more correct it is the only fruit Her Majesty regretted not having tasted. There is
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    EXCHANGE.
    117 6 Pekano. 22nd August courtesy of the Chartered Bank.^ London Demand Bank 4 months’ sight Bank II O/Ill 3 Credit a i a 3 3 Documentary Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs 1/^^ 3 days’ sight Pr v«t P 175) Bombay, Damand Bank 1 Mouimein, Demand Bank j-M 3 days’ sight Private
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    PRODUCE.
    125 6 i li l f B°Pepper( W.C,«i or. Wbite Pepper Trane tf-no *Her., VliS Pickings ll xTJdL MutmegslIOs No. 1 5.60 sale, l u no stock iw.t». iyr Taoiooa Floor gSoHSEr” •(Tabboo Gotta, j 8ugu L0, V Rambong > Id inn RuMier 11 OQ Rottans in i»\ 1 Rot tan*
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    MARKET PRICES.
    179 6 Penang, 22nd august, 1907. B EF per cattv *l4 Soup r 24 Roast 04 Steaks ](j Stew or Curry Meat ltuinp Steak or. Ox lml 50 i„ Tongue 15 Feet og Heart *25 Liver P °Po K rk rercatl, 36 Pig's Head oil Feet 32 Tongue |b 2
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    SHARES.
    811 6 00 Q 1 Sli .2 o j Number of. 'S n Name. S It Ca, it J. Share, !> Beet Dmderd. S t issued. p i w “£j L~- Mining. j ,903 300 000 31.000 10 j 101 >5 for year ending 35/3/07 MatTin Mining Co., U 8>5(8!5 IS?!
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      47 6 Not a Doubtful Question. There is u<> ilou\)t m I lie tr.iiide *»f those who have used iiiiiboiliin s Golic, Choloffl aud Diarrhoea It medy as to its curative pMrets* Kora jain in the stomach, (liar. fKoea-dV dvseutery. it afford* immediate lief. The UeovgoTuwu Dispensary, Wholetale Aleuts.
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      48 6 For a Lame Back. 1 When you have pains in the sunall of th-, iJl- dampen a pie£ of thick flannel slight. f T w,'« Chamberlin’s Pain Balm andb.nd t on over the seat of pain, and quick relief will follow. Tho George Town Dispensary, I Wholesale Agents.
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      14 6 Andrew Usher Co.’s SPECIAL RESERVE O.V.G. Whisky. SANDIUNDS, BUTTERY Co., agents for PENANQ »S
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      108 6 MACKAY’S LIQUOR WHISKY, MABpTELL’S brandy. Ceislers’ Champagne. THE CELEBRATE# EVAPORATED CREAM. Absolute Purity q uaranteed, «S. B. Co.” GIN AGENTS: SANDILANDS, BUTTERY Co IN RED CASES. SstuWnnils. Rutlery SrCn. PENANG A M S I HM On3VO rjATKV V 'M GrtrVw m c° P,OH° S, T, «>-'** r ae 7 is*!*
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    Servian Blood Hates.
    178 7 The hates of Balkan factions project them* selves far outside their own limits. It is not many days since Constantinople nearly became the scene of one of their ti aged ins. The young tnau Ciistich, who is a natural sou of the late King Milan, lives is
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    The New "Radium.”
    194 7 It was inevitable that the discoverer of the "new radium should be pursued bv journalists, aud he has now been run to earth by an interviewer, who has extracted some interesting details concerning the new chemical. This time it is not an element, but a salt. The
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    "Nationalists.”
    268 7 Il is no doubt fellow-feeling which has made certain of ihe Irish Nationalist politicians display so great an luterest in the movement of the ludian agitators. It is all one to them if they embairass the Government of the Empire iu England or Asia, or, as they proved last
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    Story Writing.
    292 7 Th£ process of self-examination is one tlmt is extremely popular nowadays, and the question is continuously being asked, how it is that our novelists of the present li i e are so inferior to those of the mid-Victorlau era. The answer is probably to be found in the
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      1038 7 JOHN MARTIN, MINER. A ROMANCE OF MOD FEN MALAYA. BY OLIVER ASHWELL, AUTHOR OF Tales of the Fen,” Chronicler of thi Carburettor Club,” In Peril in Penang,” etc. PRICE 50 CENTS. CAN BE HAD AT THE CRITERION PRESS, 1/rr., 226, 2.12, Reach Street, Penang. NOW _READY! Ini Pantun The Early
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      43 7 Sickness Comes When Least Expected. A little forethought may save you no end of trouble. Anyone who makes it a rule to keep Cambei lain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy at hand kuows this to be a fact. Ibe lowu Dispeui&rv, Whole»ile A^eutk.
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      1067 8 yea. NOTICE. VIEWS of l’on.uig, Singapore, Perak. Selangor, and Sumatra. Photos enlarged, various sizes up lo 3 ft.. >n Bromide paper. W. JONES, King Stroat, Penang. Photographer. 16c Kim Kcng Leong' Co., 127, BE AC/t STREET. IMPORTERS nr EVERY DESCRIPTION IRONMONGERY, W. MANSON, American Dentist, Late of Dr. Allen Co.,
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