Straits Echo, 26 August 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, 26th AUGUST, 1907. Single Copy, 10 cents. No. 194.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 1058 1 tiger brand cement. N? 258 £y S' PUP IN FO HEt 7 /4L/. PURPOSES. BANKS. Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China. INCORPORATED liY ROYAL CHARTER. Hongkong Shanghai Banking Corporation. -*.’800,000 X 1.075.000 jCBOO,OOO Capital Paid up Reserve Fund Reserve Liability of Pr< p iotors Head Office: HATTON COURT, TUREADNEEDLE
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    • 20 1 BASS’S ALE. o V J *>! tO s «L o />C W <^s s 0 S jm •inois s.sshnniho SIM3DV yios
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  • 795 2 Love makes time fly—and time makes love lly. An ouuca of assistance is worth more than a pound of advice. Lovo may iutoxieate a man, but marriage is apt to sober him up. Good resolutions and tqualliug babies aie all iiylit if earned out. Many a man
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    • 2283 2 WOTICS. ON and after this date, :.ll small advertisements intended for insertion in the Straits Echo must be paid for in advance. LIM SENG 1IOOI, 5tli July 1905 Managing Director. Cheap Week End Excursions lo Selangor. I71IUVT CLASS RETURN TICKETS «ill Lo granted per s.s. Kistna, timed to leave Penang
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  • Shipping.
    • 101 3 Pfra, Br. as. 4.916, Cooke, 26 li Aug., Antwerp, 27th July, Gen.— A G. Co. Ban Whatt Soon, Br. n.s., 199, Jdilne, 26th Aug Langkat, 23th Aug Gen.— Q. B Kee. Perak, Br. ss„ 511», Olsen, 26th Aug, Singapore, 24’h Aug, Gen.—A. G. Co. Calyp'o, Br. s.s., 339, Banuatyne,
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    • 41 3 26th August. Peru, for Singapore, China aud Japan. Calt,ytfu, for Deli. Deli, for Traug. Canton, for Pangkor aud Teluk Anson. Simla, for Colombo aud Tuticoriu. Arratoon A year, for Calcutta. Palitana, for Singapore. Plying Fish, for Port Weld aud Taipiug.
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  • 36 3 r From 1 Aijf iifr Du* Delta Colombo X.G.ACo. 29tb Aug. bightuiug [Calcutta AAA Co. i 29tb Persia Colombo SK&Co. •Jrd Sept. Ja pau (Singapore A.A.A.Co. <rd M Beumohr 1 Europe W.M.&Co. J Gth 1
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  • 31 3 1 e**el* For A ijentt hen vet Delta Lightning Persia Japau Ben moli r Singapore A.G.ACo. Singapore A.A.A.Ca. Singapore S.K ACo. Calcutta A. A. A.Co. Singapore W.M ACo. Aug. 8ept.
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  • 55 3 For I*ort Swetleuham ami Singapore—Per Ban Whatt Soon, to-morrow. 3 p.m. Port Swetleuham and Singapore—Per Perak, to-morrow, 3 p.m. Laugga, 1. Semawe, Segli, Olehleh and Sabang Per Prgv, to-morrow. 8 p.m. leluk Anson—Per Lady Weld, to-morrow, 3 p.m. Teluk Anson -Per Langkat, 18tb instant, 2 p.m. Pangkor—Per R.
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  • 333 3 1 er 1 aud O. s.s. Borneo, due at Peuaug on 3rd September To Penang (from London, Aug. 3) Mr. and Mrs. Holden and child. Mrs. J. Jacques, Mr. G S. Crawshaw, Mr. J. Holly, wood, Mr. T. Darcy, Mr. T. Hoggin, Miss I. M. button,
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    • 1697 3 (S HIPPIE G.) P. 0 X Effected Arrivals and Departures. Mail Service. Outwards. Aug. 28 8 Delta connecting with <lo clo <lo 8.8. Victoria 8.8. liritaunia 8.8. Moult: in 8.8. China Aug. Sept. 11 8.8. Oceana 25 8.R. Delhi Oct. !*8.s. Arcadia Homewards. 31 8.8. Arcadia connoctiug with 8.8. Moldavia
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    • 30 3 PASSAGES to EUROPE, via MADRAS. ean be booked per British India StcwttaNavi«ation Company’s Steamers tr°»' Penang, via Madras, to Port Said, Genoa, Marseilles, Plymouth and London. HUTTENBAOH, LIEBERT A Cl«,
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  • 97 4 Justice satisfies everyi>ody aud justice alone. Kmer—n. Published da'ly (except' Sundays.) AT TH CRITERION PRESS, Lid., No. 226—232, Beach Street, Penang. PRICE DAILY IiOCAI. $2l per annum. OI'TSTATIONS I’ostatfe Extra. MAIL EDITION (Post Free) $l5 CABLE ADDRESS Echo— Penang." Telephone Nr*. 343. A’. B. All business communications
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  • 846 4 Mr. W. T. Stead is indignant with the British Delegates at the Hague. Tliev have not been bold enough, or extremist enough, for him. They lack what Carl vie, in a memorable passag?, calls fire in the belly.” Interviewed by a press representative on the occasion
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  • 226 4 Only One Short of the Half-Century. The uauies received so far as iuteudiug recruits iu the proposed Peuaug-boru Chinese Volunteer (’oi ps are:— 1. Lim Chee Sdiug 26. Lee Lin San 2. Tau Cboo Soay 27. Chow Yew Mow 3. Tan llcu Eng 28. Low
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  • 390 4 The Royal Mail steamer Delta, having left Colombo at midnight on Saturday last, is expected to arrive here at 6 a.m on Thursday uext, and will leave for Singapore, China <&c at 9 a in. on the same dav. Ihe B. 1. Bt“amer, Palitana, now in port,
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  • 290 4 C. R. C. vs. Bukit Mertajam R. C. Ihe above match was played ou tlie C. 11. C. ground last Saturday, the 24th iust. Owing to the rain the match did not start until a few minutes past 3 o’clock. For the O. 11. C. Tbean Lye and Ewe
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  • 165 4 Hilliard Tournament, 19j7 A Billiard Touroameut among the members of the Chinese Cycling Club commenced on the -6th of .June, aud of the twoniv-uiuo players taking pa.t there are now left in the tollowiug four geutlemeo, who w.ll couipe e m two heats for the three piiz3s
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  • 300 4 The Government Gazette, of August 23rd contains the following items of informa- tiou His Excellency the Governor, on the nomination of the Singapore Chamber of Commerce, and subject to the approval of h.s Majesty the King, has been pleased to appoiut Mr. 'i homas Summers Laker to be
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  • 195 4 -1 wo Ohiuese women living in a tenement hou-e in iVnmg bond went to Pitt Street oliee Station yesterday morning and reported that during the previous night a n*f had entered their room and stolen box coutaiuiug $6OO worth of jewellery. The Sergeant at Pitt Street sta’ion
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    • 381 4 f k V k “iiC V I NOTICE, t We have as from this date opened our UNOKU THE MANAGEMENT OK A c nave as rum inis uciie UJICIICI* vmi y I LADIES' AND DRESSMAKING DEPARTMENT. 1 k T i i QUALIFIED MODISTE. JUST A LARGE ASSORTMENT OE J J.
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    • 322 4 The “Straits Echo’s” New Competition. Open Only to Registered Subscribers. FIRST PRIZE, $60.00. SECOND PRIZE, $3O OO THIRD PRIZE, $lO.OO What word or words, to be found in this issui of the "Straits Echo,” C(IU make of each of the following groups of letters "t V,)li 6th List. Addiess Ih
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  • TELEGRAMS.
    • 55 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) Eurrpe in Hirmouy. Loudon. 24 h August.—The Vienna Puli. A Curr '*r°"denz is authorised to make the statement that the three recent Koval -enugsof King Edward anTihlt wSh M Clemeuoeau at Marienlad has effected •imoumus European agreements aud thrtl the general w.sh for never
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    • 32 5 (SuppUrd by lieuter.) Proroi* lon on Wednesday. hOQ(]ot)| 24 I) AumiKt ttii Of P.rli.m.o, is fixed Y ade Lords Lord Edmond Fil/m tle of Secretary f„ r Foreign Vff-i™ "‘Ld^r SBfcsirrtftS
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    • 16 5 (Snpj lted by lieuter.) Captain Ouley Appoint Secretary. Loudon. 24tb Ausust-rapu,,, oa
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    • 31 5 (Supplied by Reuttr.) The Fighting Temeraire. London, 25th August.— H. M S Tenter u<re, the third Dreadnought launched has a displacement of 18,650 tous. the was launched at Devonport.
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    • 92 5 {Supi tied by Reuter.) A Real Charge. Loudon, 20th August.—The C.valrv ■"Ed"T ,aFe encel curious, T- The j 1 force comprising the Lancer Britrade, start ing from 8 »uth nnptou suddent'lie 'h T ii H Ue force compiling he Household Brigade, which started rom Banbury, on tbe
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    • 27 5 (Supplied by Reeder Notts the Champions Loudon, 25th August.— I l*e leaders in county cricket are Notts Jcbampions). Worcester, Yorks, Surrey, Middlesex and Jveut.
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    • 54 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) Spanish Troops Leave Casa Blanca. London, 2t>th August.—Reuter’s corlespondeut at Casa Blanca reports that the kpauish troops have left the Towu to find a suitable camp and will not return to Casa Blanca but will coulinue to co-operate with *ie f reuch troops. Further French reinfoiceroeuts
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    • 40 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) Stains of Legations Raised. Loudon, 25th August.— Russia and Japau ldVe decided to rais3 the status of their fospective legations to Embissies. A bill ihereanont was introduced at the opening of the new Duma.
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    • 32 5 (Supplied by Renter.) Heavy Floods Reported. London, 2bth August.—lt is reported trom lokio that floods have occurred in eutral Japan, the heaviest for years. Trains are being interrupted and villages submerged.
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    • 26 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) A Halt at Naples. London, 25th August.—The Japanese nusers T*uk>ibi and Chi f o*e are now at ft i pies.
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    • 76 5 (S ipp/lel by Renter I I'jircd “Amour Fropre.” I London, -jr.f i, r from Peking ,|,at (jw T 8 r ‘-P or,ed neons Notes to tba Freud" “j7'“ ,UIU Legations there dU(J Japanese derogation of China’s Ug a a UBt the Franco-Japanese7 ">*«™gaty in t’e I toes 11» ”i"f
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    • 44 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) Developing in Gravity. London, 20*tb Auj„»t t* from Cou.tauliuop'e ,1... re P« r, eJ 9 aD frontier di.pX ,1. «tens Brare matter. Turtev .L. Persian claims aud JeL T U inhabitant, 3 a e altreati “S «I» Perstan
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    • 85 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) Her Pacific Intentions. London. 2St.h Augns*— At llw naral ofii* T* 3 ,r esl leilt Kooserelt and (be uaval officials decided the details of a visit suteen battleships to the Pacific in DecemThe Stringency of the Money Market Loudon. 26th August.—The Washington weekly VwT beR I
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    • 48 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) Twelve Killed. Many Injured. London, 26th August.—The Bordeaux to u Coutr J I TV 0 d,!j with a train riirtytjumd 9n Pe Ple ere tilted iii dOB, i 2Gtb Au BUB8 U8t —-The toll of dead m the accident now numbers twelve.
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  • 308 5 Tlie “embers 0 f the Indii-Ceylon Asso-i OU celebrated the first anniversary “of their Association ,u its premises on ur day last. There was a good attendance of members, and among tbe non-members who I were present as guests were the Rev Hock Tk tel M Toome
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  • 170 5 A LIKGE deielict junk was washed upon the beach to the left of the E. O. Hotel on Saturday. Tbe junk had both her masts standing, but had apparently been a wait of the sea for a loDg period for her hull was barnacle-etcrused and
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  • 1193 5 Li Appellate Jurisdiction the Chief Justice Sir Huadunn. Jones, and Judies F.eher and B rid Jell). The Cuautkked Bank ok Inima, Aostralia ani> China ps. The British India Stkvm Navigation Co., Ltd. I Mr. Adams resume 1 his address for the Je feudants this morning. He said that
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  • 919 5 (Before Mr. Woferstan L, fo,ge, y case «gu'nst Mohamed Sheriff came on for heariug last Saturday bemre the first Magistrate. The jeneral conducted the prosecution and Mr Wright-Motiou defended the accused. The 'charge against the defendant was that of using some forged bills as genuine. i e
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  • 545 5 1 I tw Rooks. The following new books were received at tbe I ibrary o.i ihe liJud inst. T he Rattle of Tsi.-Shima, by Capta u ladimir Semeuv ff. r Six Ridical Thinkers, bv John Maecuun I Captam James Cimk, by Arthur Kitson. *J k^ Cu J' ec,lk
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  • 226 5 -An Aekkit Reported. It will be remembered that a shoit time ago a sensational theft of a very large sum Of money was repo, te 1 from Acheeu. The person susp cted of having take U the monev was believed to have abscondel to PeuauJ We
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  • 140 5 Arrived IwnTo*'*’ >ul,t,UM Calcutta: Mr. K- M. Spartal. Per I an dtr Pari.t. from I Mi Air A. vau Hengsl. Per 8.8. Perak, from Pott Swettonliam Messrs. H de f, Cooke. J. Marl^On* FmmsTr* Low Leo,, B Huat, Graham, from Singapore Mr. Tliousertt, ler 8 8. Si»i/rt, from Singapore
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  • 94 5 10 i To-dAt. 18lh D i y of 7r h Mooil. K»plan-<le, 6 (o 7 p.m. 1'owu lialUlT m. S P 10 C<>,,<, ,er K "’p m ,ne ,a 08r pb K 18 S,rfet Theatre, E 'in7 !i0 r, < P Bh y- conn t Tran-for and Kedah 1!
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 251 5 -t> B or »:02 WRITER TYPIST. Apply fo KENNEDY A Co. TO LBx. JY 0 NORTHAM road. Apply to ""“Aa. municipal notice. A S r a of t,,e Municipal 0»m. instant r ,u 0,1 Fr,da J. ‘be 3'Jtk i r Until, e s for Mill Truffle. Aujr ordinary busiuo s.
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  • 1063 6 Ordinary Meeting, Friday, Aug> 23. Present Hi* Excellency the Deputy Downier, Capt. -A. H. Young. Him Excellency Major-lieu. I\ Pur rot, c'.n. Hon. W. J. Napier (Attorney-General). Hon. A. T. Bryant (Act. Col. Treasurer). Hon. (1. Hall (Act. Auditor-General), lion. F. J Piggot, C.K. (Ag. Col. Engiueer). H
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  • 121 6 Penang, 20th August (By courtesy oj the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Bank .2/4/« 4 months’ sight Bank 2 3 Credit 2/IJJ 3 Documentary ...2 /4% Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs 1744 3 davs’ s>gh* Fr v«re 175$ Bombay, Patna ml Bank 174$ Mouimein, Demand Bank 171$ 3 days’ sight Private
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  • 187 6 J old leaf $O5 10 B. Pepperf \V.C«*a».i HHn».- 1 ox. i IGj —no stuck White Pepper 21 sales Trang Pepper 17j. —salts Cloven picked) out of 6eas>u Mace 76. s<lert Vlace Picking*- 01.— sellers Nutmegs 1 lon 24.50 sales f Nu. 1 5.00 sales Sugar 2 2 no
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  • 179 6 Pbnano-. 26th rtUGUtT, 1907. Beef d‘. Soup per catty 12 Roast 24 Steaks 24 —Stew or Curry Meat 16 Rump Steak 24 Ox Tail each 25 Tongue 5' 1 Feet 15 Heart 28 Liver 25 Pork Pork per catty 34 Pig’s Head 22 Feet 26 Tongue 34 Mutton
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  • 944 6 o 3 0. I c Number of, I 2 C Capital. Shares I > Last Dividend. Name. J 8 5 i issued. o -5 o g a- K 1 <y Mining. I 1903 300.000 30.000 10 10 i 5 for year ending 31/3/07 Belat Tin Miniug Co., Ltd. 10.50
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    • 17 6 Andrew Usher Co.’s SPECIAL RESERVE O.V.G. Whisky. SANDILANDS, BUTTERY Co., AGENTS FOE PENA NO F. M. S.
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    • 106 6 MACKAY’S LIQUOR WHISKY. KARTELL’S BRANDY. C eislers’ Champagne. THE CELEBRATED “S. B. Co.” GIN IN RED CASES. Sendilanrfs, Buttery Sr Cn. BOUDEN'S PEEBLESS BRAID EVAPORATED CREAM. Absolute Purity Guaranteed, AGENTS: SANDILANDS, BUTTERY Go.. PENANQ. u nwf ill mow > c n X o Lu XT m < GK C° 1'
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  • 1112 7 Public V r n;w the Change to the Tote as Profoundly Unpopular. The racing public of Calcutta, and there cm be no doubt that it is a very large one, hare practically condemned the arrangement by which the Calcutta Turf Club have excluded from its Uousooa meetings
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 1549 7 RIGAUD'S OF JAPAN toilet water 3 A Fiyaud's Kananga Wa ter has the sweet peifun the Kananga I lower of Japan and a sootirng and cooling action on the tain; it relieves mosquito bites, and is in st refreshing alter perspiration. rigaud c° perfumers 8, rue Vivienne 8 Paris-France Iletvare
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    • 49 7 Sickness Comes When Least Lxpccted. A lillle for ;tli niulit may save you uo eud of trouble. Anyone who makes it a rule to keep Cain tetlaiu’s Colic, Cholera audi Diarrhoea Kemtdv at hand knows this to be a fact. '1 lio George Town Dispensary, Wholes- e \g»*uts M
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 990 8 NOTICE. VIEWS of Penang, Singapore. Perak. Solangor, an<l Sumatra. Photos enlarged, various sizes up to 3 ft., on Bromide paper. W. JONLb, King Stroat, Penang. Photographer. 16c Kim Keng Leong Co., 127, BEACH STREET. W. MANSON, American Dentist, Late of Dr. Allen Co., Pha, U.S.A. Charges Moderate, Consultation Free. RESIDING
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  • 1375 9 Sudden Death of Adoli*hus Ananias, Famous Journalid and Interviewer. No more Interviews with the Musical Menagerie an<l Con edy Company. Dangers of Water as a Beverage! We record with deep regret the sudden death of Mr. Adolphus Ananias, our Inter viewer aud Correspondent, who succumbed two days ago to
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  • 145 9 There are rumours in Radical circles that before the commencement of another Sessiou two, if not three, very important retirements from the Cabinet will be announced. Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman and Sir Henry Fowler are said to be the Ministers in question. Should the report prove correct,
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  • 614 9 Four years ago Phil May, uudoubtelly the fiuest black aud white artist of his day, passed away at the eaily age of thirty-nine, sincerely mourned by all who kuew him. It seems more than four years ago Once lus contributions used regularly to adoru the pages of Punch
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  • 247 9 There has beeu some amouut of controversy about tbe origiu of the name Sivage Club—as iudred the e is controversy about the origiu of almostauything in this disputatious world. Oue accouut says that the founders of the club, which was intended to lie mainly literary iu
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  • 700 9 Finger-Print Identification. The finger priut identification system has becu fully installed iu the Uaited States Army and Navy, and iu the short period it h is been in operation there is already abundant evidence of its accuracy and efficiency. Iu lbe N ivy tbe method is under
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  • 451 9 A Remibkable Story. Vhether animals think, or whether they s mplv obey iustiucts, naturalists hive giveli ample proof that, oftentimes their affections between themselves and betweeu them aud nun lise to the dignity of real romance. A wriier in the New York Tribune gives an instauce
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  • 413 9 In 1878, at. the instigation of a rich Americiu, a Siu Fraucisco photographer. Muybridge, consttucted twenty four small objectives whose shutters were controlled bv electromagnets with e’e trie ciicubs so arranged as to be broken successively by a moving horse, twenty-four successive exposures, This was
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  • 1438 9 (By Bernard Parky in tiik Fne Lmce.) 1 1 lie growing dem imi amongst all sec tious of the public f.-r an alteration in the 1 law which will render marriages dissolub'e by agreement is chi tly responsible for the production of the sul j »iued document
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  • 136 9 Germany's Progress. A telegram from Berlin to the Matin, on July 20, said that the new steerable military balloon made its third ascent ou the prevuui day, letnainiug iu the air tor threequarters of an h ur. The different movements were car ied out with ease
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  • 367 9 Attempts to Soppkkss a Social Evil. 1 lie Bombay Government have issued a resolutiou ou the subject of the marriage of young girls to Hiudu gods, and their con--8 rpieut dedication to au immoral life, iu the course of which they state that there appears to be
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 68 9 Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. There is probably uo medicine made tiiat is* relied upon with a more implicit confidence than Chamberlain’s Colic, Cbclera and Diarrhoea Remedy. During the third of a century in which it has been in use, people have learned that it is one remedy that
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    • 87 9 The Doctor Away from Home When Most Needed. People are ofteu very much disappointed to fiud tlmt their family physiciau is away from home when they most need iiia services. Diseases like cramp, colic and dianhoen require prompt treatmeui, and iu many instances prove fatal before medicine e»n be procured
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    • 47 9 Not a Doubtful Question. There is no doubt in the minds of Ihote who have toed 'ninbei Iain's Colic, Cholera aud Diarrhoea Remedy as to its curative powers. For a pain in the stomach, diarrhoea or dysentery, it affords immediate telief. The George Town Dispensary, Wholesale Agents,
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    • 47 9 l or a Lame Hack. When you have puns in the small of the hack, dampen a piece of thick flanuel slightly with Chamlierliiiu’s Pain Balm and bifid it on over the seat of pain, and quick relief will follow, l'he George Town Dispensary. W holesale Agculs.
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    • 810 10 FOR SALE. Nos. 2, 3 4 of “THE REVIEW OF THE FAR EAST,” EDITED 13 Y A. CIUNNINaH AM, of the South China Morn in# Post. Guide to Penang LY TDK I..ATE E. F. Skertchly, f.e.s. Price 50 cents. Worth a Dollar a copy.’’) TO BE HAD AT THH “STRAITS
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