Straits Echo, 9 November 1907

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    37 1 Straits Echo HOLIDAY NUMBER. DAIU CHRONICLE OF EVENTS. CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY. VOL. 5. $24 Ter Annum. PENANG, SATURDAY, 9th NOVEMBER, 1907. Single Copy, 10 cents. No. 259.
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      1100 1 TIGER BRAND CEMENT. 258 X. 54 5T *v IN /*fc'K7 /-'OA? /4Z.L PURPOSES. BANKS. Ohartered Bank of India, Australia and Ohina. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER. Capital Paid up £BOO,OOO Rewrre Fund i 11,075,000 R«Mrre Lialilil v of Proprietors £BOO,OOO Head Office: HATTON COURT, THREADNEEOLK STREET, LONDON. Agencies and Branches. Bombay
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      27 1 TIANQ LEE A Co. Z 3 o OO V oo KU oo X GO w V. 0 z 22 z ZD Sad cs SOLE AGENTS. BASS’S ALE
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    Airships in Warfare.
    1052 2 \JUj o Ur Hi li Officer.) Th ,i immense strides have beeu made by the British military authorities in the development of the airship as a useful tig thig machine is undoubted. I have seen the airship under the care of Colonel Capper, which has just been
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      32 2 Chamberlains Cough Remedy. cou!, tms absolutely nothing injurious aud bu coughs, colds, croup and whooping cough it him no (ypnil. Thu Hcorge Town Dispen fe,l '.v. NV holes. ile A gent b.
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      1480 2 FOR jffOTICB ~VTOTICE is hereby given that I, the undersigued. have this day bought up t,Le business and responsibility of S. Ha jura Singh Co carrviug on business at No. 110. King Street. I euang. All debts mcurnd by the said firm will be paid by me aud all debts
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    VESSELS EXPECTED.
    37 3 Vessels Fro in A'jrnhDue C. A pear Calcutta A A A .Co. lltl.Nov Lightning Siugapore A.A.A.Co. 14th Beuaity Loudon S B A Go. 16th Ium Saug Calcutta S.B&Co. 23rd Lai Sing Singapore S.B&Co. i2.lt h
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    SAILINGS.
    33 3 1 eH*el* For A tjeut* Le ive' 0. A pear Siog.ipoTe* A. A. A.Co. Nov. Liglituiug 1 talcum A. A. A.Co, Beuarty Singapore S.B.ACo. Hum Saug 'Singapore S.B.ACo. liAl SdUg 'Calcutta 'S.B.ACo.
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  • Shipping.
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      ARRIVALS.
      58 3 Canton, Ur. s.s, 105, Merican, oth Nov., Teluk Anson, Bt,h Nov., Gen. Ah Hing. Palitana, Br. s.s, 1,934, Macfidyen, 9th Nov., Singapore, 7th Nov., Gen.— H. L. Co. Delhi, Br. s.s., 4,783, Audrews, Bth Nov., Shanghai, 29th Oct., Gen.— A. G. Co. Teesta, Br. s.s.. 3,42■*, Willis, 9th Nov,
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      DEPARTURES.
      78 3 9th November. Teerta, for Negapatam and Madras. Sappho, for Tongkah. Y r an (ler Lijn, for Deli and Langsa. Rotorua, for ToPgkali. Ban Whatt Soon, for Laugkat. Lanakat, for Teluk Anson. Kistna, for Port Swetienham Singapore. Palitana, for Rangoon and Calcutta. Sree Banka, for Pangkor. Flying Dragon, for Setul.
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      MAILS CLOSE.
      71 3 For Batu Bahra and A sal an—Per Tony Clay Un, 11th instaut, 11 am. Pangkor and Teluk Anson—Per Canlm, 11th instant, 2 p.m. Perlis and Setul —Ter Un Peng, 11th instant, 3 p.m. Calcutta —Per A. A pear, 12th instant, 11 a.m. Port Swettenhani aud Singapore—Per Pin Seng,
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    Passengers to the Straits.
    419 3 Per P. and O. s.s. Nyanza due at Penang on 12th November To Penang (from London, Oct. 12) Mr. J. W. Simmons, Mr. M. Champion, Mrs. M. Law, Miss H. M. Boyd, Miss K. Stringer, Mr. J. Wilson, Mr. S. E. Birch. To Singapore (from London)
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      646 3 P. 0. Steam Navigation Coy. Expected Arrivals and Departures. Mall Service. Outward Nov. -1 D<//« connecting with India Deo. 5 Delhi do Mongolia 19 Arcadia do Victoria Homeward THROUGH STEAMER Mar. 28 s.s. Marmora (calliug at. Bombay). FARES BY MAIL STEAMERS. let Clsm 2nd CI&M To T.< ndou by Sea
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      468 3 (SHIPPING.) HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINE PASSENGER SERVICE. Mi'Mi By the new steamers, Rhknania,” lIABSBtTKo,” Hohenstaufen.” These steamers offer to the public the highest comfort jet attained in Ocean Travelling. They have very large cabins, provider! with only lower berths. The Cabins are amidships and fitted with fans. Laundry on board. Doctor and
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      89 3 For Singapore, Hongkong, Swatow and Amoy. riIHE bs. Hong Waul, Captain G. KingJL horn, Ss expected to arrive heie ou Suu.lav, aud will leave for the above porta ou Tuesday, the 12th iuataut, at 3 p.m. For freight or passage, apply to KOE GUAN Co Agent* Jot WEE BIN of
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    The Straits Echo.
    94 4 Justic: satisflas everybody and justice alone.— F.mrrum. Published dally (except Sundays.) at th CRITERION TRESS, Lid., No. 226—232, Beach Street, Penang. PRICE DAILY LOCAL per annum. OUTSTATIONB Postage Kxtra MAIL EDITION (PoetlFree) $l5 CABLE ADDRESS Echo— Penang.” Telephone No. 343 it.B. All business communications should be addressed
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    LONG LIVE THE KING!
    562 4 To-day, the 9tli of November, is the sixty-seventh birthday of Kin«r Edward the Seventh, and will he observed throughout the British Empire as a public holiday. In the United Kingdom, however, His Majesty’s birthday is celebrated on the 24th May, the birthday of that great Queen,
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    The King’s Birthday.
    401 4 Penang’s Celebrations. As we-Wave said elsewhere we caunot do verv much in the wiy of spectacular effect to celebrate tl e King’s Birthday, but, nevertheless, Penal g always does its t>ost to commemorate the day ou which our gracious ruler was born. In Honour of the birthday
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    Albert Edward.
    123 4 In the ncautly published Letter* rj Queen Yicto ia which all the critics are agreed is oue of the most fasciuatiug and interesting human documents ever issued, appears this reference to our present k ug which we make no apology for quetiug to-day.— Buckingham Palage, Nov 29, 1841.
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    Proposed Penang Chinese Volunteer Corps.
    383 4 Wanted, Only N More Recruits! No more names have been received, since our last issue, for the proposed Penang-born Chinese Voluuteer Corps, the total standing at 92, Intending recruits should send us their names without delay. 1 Lira Chee Saing 47 Khor Ah Hoe 2
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    The Cinematographs.
    146 4 The Royal. This evening the Royal Cinematograph concludes a successful season in Penang. As will be seen from the company’s advertisement in another column a special programme has been arranged for the concluding show, and th°ie should be a crowded house at the King Street Theatre this evening.
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    Christmas Parcel Mails.
    628 4 Parcels for the United Kingdom should lie posted in time for despatch by the Homeward P. and O. Mail of the 23rd instant. Such parcels should lie delivered I on the 23rd or 24th proximo if forwarded by the all-sea route, but pressure of work in the
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  • PUBLIC OPINION.
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      THE AMERICAN M. E. CHURCH IN TAIPING.
      402 4 To the Editor of tub Straits Echo. Sir, —I shall thank you to allow me to draw, through the medium of your valuable aDd widely read journal, the attention of the executive authorises of the American M. E. Church in the F. M.
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    Church Services.
    119 4 Sunday, 10th November. Methodist Episcopal English Church. 74, Maxwell Road. 8- a.m.—Morning Service. 9- a.m. —Suudav School. 6 p.m.—Evening Service. Presbyterian Church. Services will be conducted by Rev. R. V. Wbitton, m.a., at Pryo Dock at 9-15 a.m., and in the Church, Northam Road, at 6 p.m. The
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    Sign Posts for Motorists.
    241 4 Mr. E. T. C. Garland, Hon. Secretary of the Perak Motor Union, writes to the pre?» as follows The Union have erected sign-posts at the lambuu-Gopeng and Brewster Koad junctions, which I hope you will draw attention to in your news columns and explain to your
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      295 4 T LAST NIGHT! LAST NIGHT!! jj GRAND FAREWELL PERFORMANCE. V TO-NIGHT i 24 Excellent Pictures!!!! C 1 N E M A T DO!T T FAIL TO SEE THE NEWEST LATEST PICTURES (coloured) that we are showing to-night. All |he Pictures in this Programme have never been shown by any other
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      63 4 A Good Liniment. When you need a good reliable liniment try Chamberlain’s Tain Balm It has no superior for spraius and swellings. A piece of flannel slightly dampened with Pain Balm is superior to a plaster for lame back or pains in the side or chest. It also relieves rheumatic
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      Russia.
      72 5 (Supplied by Renter.) The Estimates for llM>s. London, Bth Nov.—The Estimates published at St. Petersburg by the Miuister of malice show a deficit of 198 million roubles whereof sixty-seven millions are on account of the war with Japan. The deficit will be covered by a loan. The New Duma.
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      The Asiatic Problem.
      33 5 (Sujiplied ly Reuter.) New Political Party's Views. London, Bth Nov.—The New Political Party organ zed in British Columbia object to the exclusion of Asiatics. They are led bv ex-Premier Maitin.
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      Ecclesiastical.
      32 5 (Supplied by Renter.) New ltishop for Mid-China. Loudon, Bib Nov.—The Archbishop of Canterbury has nominated the Rev. Herbert Molonv of Jubbulpore to the Hishopric of mid-China in succession to Bishop Moule..
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      America and Japan.
      57 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) Yiscouut Hayashi's Views. London, Bth Nov. —Reuter’s Tokio correspondenthas interviewed Viscouut Havasbi on the Americo-Japauese relations and was told they have never beeu smoother or more cordial. The emigration question has been practically settled and Japan proposes to coutrol the emigration conformably with the
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    Distinguished Rubber Student for Ceylon.
    176 5 Bays the Ceylon Observer Lieut-General F. W alter Kitchener, e. n at preseut Officer Commanding the 3rd (Lahore) Division of the Indian Armv. and brother of Lord Kitcbeuer of Khartoum, we are in a position to state, visits Ceylon shortly to study the cultivation and
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    Firewood Cutters' Guild.
    310 5 Alleged Dangerous Secret Society Formed in Selangor. VVliat is regarded as an extremely dangerous society is tlie kind of secret society formed by Cantonese wood cutters, having an office at Rawang. Ulu Se’angor. This society, the Many Mail understands, has already ‘approached the Protector of Chiuese with
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    French Consul’s Sons.
    1045 5 Boating Incident at Siglap. Th** claim of Masters Raphael and Harold jde li Mid v, the you■'g sons of the Comte de Bouuv, K ouch C-'Usul, for $20,000 from Or 110 Y ii» Feng for assault, wrongful impr s iiiincut an I malicious prosecution was emitinued !>efo-e
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    Chinese in Tokyo.
    306 5 A Political Meeting. A political meeting promoted bv Liang Chi-chow, a political refugee, who fled from Peking a few vears ago together with the famous Kang Yu-wei, was held at the Kiukikan in Kanda, Tokyo, on the 18 h ultimo, the proceedings ending iu disorder. According to
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    Female Village-Headman in Burma.
    453 5 A telegram from Rangoon states that the first instance of a female headman” beiug rewarded bv the Government occurred at a durbar held at Thaton by Colonel Cronin, Commissioner of Tenasserim, the other dav. Thaton is the only district iu Burma where womeu occupy the post
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    Cinematographs as Object Lesson Teachers.
    719 5 Their Inflneuee in Bangkok. Perhaps it has seldom occurred to the average mind what powerful agents cinematographs are in spreading influence for good or evil, says the Siam Free Press. They are the invention of the West, but we have them now giving daily exhibitions
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    More About the Dangers of the House-Fly.
    197 5 The troublesome little pest that we call the house-lly, and that zoologists call Musca Domestics, was the subject of a lec'uie by Mr. Gordon Hewitt, lecturer on economic zoology to the Victoria University, at the annuai soiit*9 of the Microscopical Socie'y iu Manchester.
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    Passengers.
    31 5 A K RIVKD. Per h.s. PaliLn-M, from Singapore Messrs. M. Jnlimile aud Jumper. Per ss. TeevCa, f om Singapore: Mess is. O. Leoubodt, E. C. LessDr anil Yeo lioo Sri.
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    FIXTURES.
    67 5 To- da y 4th Day of 10th Moon. Public Holiday. King's Birthday Parade, Sepoy Lines, 6-30 a in. Hunt Club Gymkhana, 2 n m. Royal Cinematograph, King S'net Theatre, 9 pm. Lift Performance. Matsuo’s Ciuematograph, corner of Penang Road and Campbell Slieet, 9 pin. Urar.d Change of Programme. '1
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    MAILS DUE.
    16 5 China (II,on) ...12th Nov. German (P. Ihj. Luitpold ...loth (Delta) ...21st China Arcad'a ...23rd
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    THE MOON.
    20 5 First Q larter Nov. 13 h O Full Moon :oth Last Quarter :.Bth O New Moon Dec. sib
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    P. & O. SAILINGS.
    37 5 P. O. SAILINGS. Mail Service Outwards. Mdmkwards. Dc'ia l Nov. j Arcadia 23 Nov. Delhi o l ec. j Devanha 7 Dec. Extra Service. Outwards Homkwards Ntjanza 12 Nov. Ilorneo 16 Nov. Peshawur ID Nore 11 D'c
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      69 5 Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. There is probably no mediciue made that is relied upon with more implicit confidence than Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. During the third of a e-nturv in which ir has 1 e?u in use, people have learned that it is the oue remedy
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      51 5 A Follower of Influenza. Many persons Gud themselves uiTicted with a persistent cough after an attack of •nfliienza. As this conah cm he promptly ;cure<] by the use of Chamb<ilam’s Cough issued v it should not be allowed to mu on until it becomes troublesome. The Gebrgo Town Dispeusary, Wholesale
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      163 5 TO LET. VVERY COMFORTABLE HOUSE, corner of Brewster and Bel field Streets, Ipdi, lpoytli 120 ft breadth 2H ft, height F> ft. Suitable for Hotel or Olti e, A pply to KHONG AIK SAN, 3, Market Lave, I pul,, 1 1 -07 7-H I The Champagne of Table Waters. 125
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      109 5 CENTRAL SALES ROOM No. :t. I MON STREET, PKNANU, Special Auction Sale OK Miscellaneous Goods AT THK ABOVE SALES ROOM, On Monday, 11th Ncv, 1907, AT 11 -30 A.M., SHARP, CONSISTING OF: r»Oil(Z*n Leather Hells an«l Pouche*, s n 1 in U 0' 1 1 bottles Rosbaeb Table Water, cases
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    Municipal Commission.
    627 6 OFFICIAL MINUTES Miuutes of a Meeting of the Municipal Commissioners held on Thursday, the 21th October, 11*07. Present. V. J. Hallifai, Esq. (President). L. H. Clayton, Esq. J. W. Hallifai, Esq. Absent. Vuah Beng Kee, Esq. Lim Eu Toh, Esq. Dr. I*. V. Ixicke. 1. The miuutes of
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    From Shoulder to Ankles Quivering with Pain.
    391 6 IvHEUMAHC SUPFEKEK IN SIAM CUKED BY l)r. Williams' Pink Pills. D was through getting soaking wet that 1 fell a victim to severo Kheumatism some n»u* years ago,” said Mr. It. J. Gibbous of lSangkok, Siam. “The rheumatic pains first appeared in my
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    PRODUCE.
    172 6 Gold leaf $65.50 B. Pepper( W.Coasi Blhi.S or.) 16}. no stock White Pepper 19.25 buyers Trang Pepper out of season Clove» (picked) out of season Mace 76 sellers Mace Pickings 68. —sellers Nutmegs 110» 21. —buyers SNo. 1 5.45 sales 2 no stock Basket 3.50 sales Tapioca Flour 1.80
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    MARKET PRICES.
    146 6 Penang, 9th November, 1907. Beef— c Soup per cat*} 12 Roast 24 Steaks Stew or Curry Meat 16 Rump Steak 24 Ox Tail *ach 25 Tongue Feet I 5 Heart 28 Liver 25 Pork— Pork per catty 36 Pig’s Head 20 Feet 26 Tongue ii 32 Fowl (full
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    SHARES.
    585 6 Last Dividend. Name. 3 B 5 CO o 3 SL 4/6 interim for 1907. W-duriDg 1906. 57| p 7\ p.c c. for 1903. interim for 1907. Mining. 25 for year endingjßl /3/07 Belat Tin Mining Co., Ltd. Bruang Ltd. 20p.c.for jearending3o/4 07 Bruseh Hydraulic Tin Mining Co.,Ltd Ohendai (Menglembu)
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      17 6 Andrew Usher A Co.’s SPECIAL RESERVE O.V.G. Whisky. SANDILANDS, BUTTERY Co., AGENTS FOB PENANQ <* F. M. S.
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      109 6 MACKAY’S LIQUOR_WHISKY. KARTELL’S BRANDY. Ge/s/ers’ Champagne. THE CELEBRATED “S. B. Co.” GIN IN RED CASES. Sandilancls, Buttery Cn ro >- W .it 1 f:? ;fl»i 5 1 CO X fm o ITL H'4 uJ 1 S I wt < r* o BOM'S PEERLESS Hi EVAPORATED CREAK. Absolute Purity Guaran teed,
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    PENANG TURF CLUB. January Meeting, 1908.
    799 7 Tuesday, the 14th, Thursday, the 16th, and Saturday, the 18th January, 1908. PROPOSED PROGRAMME. FIRST DAY. Tuesday, Nth January, 190 b. I.—The Maiden Plate. alue s*>oo A Race for Maideu Horses Weight as per scale reduced 14 lbs. All auimals imported iuto the Straits
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    Midst Floes and Bergs.
    523 7 (//</ n hanker Until comp '.rati re I y recent rears travelru aoii.e parts of Non hem Europe managed m a very primitive manner, a j*uro*v iu the more unfrequented parts of eveu an advancing couutry like 11 ******! having been, in tire depth of winter,
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    Foreign Trade Marks in Japan.
    245 7 Another Impudent Fraud. A col respondent of H e Ja/un (i ic le scuds that journal two tins labelled I’ure Orange Marmalade,’' both purporting to have lieeu furni led l>y the well knowu Euglish firm of Crosse l*lackwell. The iwo tins ate identicil in and
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    A Lady Wrestler.
    191 7 Miss Juno May, the Euglish l,**ly champion wrestler,” to «piote from the leadin es, would be a handful for any man. Miss .1 1 no s measurements make ti e diuu to'ons of Jeffries, the lie vv weight. champion <>( the world, look like those of a
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      519 7 WELL-KNOWN EXTRA NAVY CANVAS, No 0. SiNDII.ANIic, P|iT"hi‘Y Co. BAXTER St Co.’s BEST NAVY CANVAS. SANDIUNDS, BUTTEHY Co. DAVID CORSAR SON'S Jolin Baz'ey White Bros.’ PORTLAND CEMENT, it LION BRAND.” SanJilan.Js, Buttery S: Co., AGENTS PENANG A F. M. 8 CL6ANS6 YOUR BLOOD with GRIMAULT U. C® 5 SARSAPARILLA The
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      309 7 ICE. No amendments to this Programme will be considered unless due notice is given in writing to the Secretary at least teu days befoie the dnvof Meeting. 1 he notice must give lull details of the proposed amendments. Entries Close at noon on Thursday, 2nd January. Handicaps for First dav
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      210 7 THR WELL-KNOWN COACH BUILDERS, CHIN SENG Go., (Established 1878.) Coach A: Carriage Builders, Repairers, Saddlery Harness Makers, Motor-Car Repairers A: Rubber-Wheel Wrights. No. 27, Penang Road. Telegraph Address “llin,” Penang, Tr.i,»i'hlnk No. 12q (Always) Specialities (On Han't.) Small Angular Landau with biuged C. 1». Seat, Siuule Brougham. Patent Sinylo Landaulette,
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      86 7 A Question that liveiy Man Should D/eide for Himself. There is one subject in wliicli many of iis are interested and that, i*. what is the quickpa» way of j'ettiug rid of a troublesome cold? Is it best to take some new remedy put < ut wi It exiygeia'ed claims,
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      941 8 PATHE FRERES, PARIS. CINEMATOGRAPHS AND FILMS. Sob' Agent for The Straits, Burma, Java, Sumatra, The Philippines, etc., F. DREYFUS, I!*, S' AMFORD ROAD, Singapore Kim Keng Leong Co., 127, BEACH STREET. IMPORTERS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION W. MANSON, American Dentist, Late of Dr. Allen Co., Pha, US.A. WROUGHT’IRON TUBES AND FITTINGS.
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