Straits Echo, 11 December 1907

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    34 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY. 6* $24 Per Annum, PENANG, WEDNESDAY, 11th DECEMBER, 1907. Single Copy, 10 cents. No. 286.
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      1111 1 GUINNESS’S STOUT. tiang LEE Co. rs U <2 t* IVj vJ Or <2 ill o f j r' \>; 17 Q o Is&iDfK SOLE AO ENTS. BASS’S ALE. BANKS. Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER. X800,000 XI,075,000 Capital Paid up Reserve Fund Reserve Liability of
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      26 1 THE BEST BEER IN THE FAR EAST. vT 7 Cs l£ cs > -a rx? m t,f JAVv» fry "O/ 'A rOKTO TIANG LEE Co., Sole Agents
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    Mining on the Rand.
    1266 2 Tbe South African Mi net, Commerce, and Industrie*, of October l2tb, publishes a teport of some valuable evidence giveu by Mr. J. Harry J ilin*, consulting eugineer of the Johaunesbutg Consolidated Iuvestmeut Company, before the Mining Industry Commission, from which we extract the following:— Employment of
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      506 2 That M cans Rheumatism. Sore and swollen joints, sharp shooting pains, torturing muscles, no rest, no sleep. That means rheumatism. It is a stubborn disease to fight, but Chamberlain's Paiu Balm has conqueied it thousands of times. It will do so whenever the opportunity is ottered. Try it. One application
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      994 2 GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION WHAT IS IN A NAME? A GREAT DEAL, WHEN IT IS OF J GOOD REPUTE, ON YOUR PIANO. Steinway, Booh stoic, Brinsmead, Haako» Zrauss, Bussell, Ronisch, Weiner, etc. ARE OF WORLD-WIDE REPUTATION. > PIANOS BY THE ABOVE MAKERS ALWAYS IN STOCK. ROBINSON PIANO C u L' D r
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    VESSELS EXPECTED.
    59 3 Vessel 8 From Ay* n.t* Due Benvorlicb Loudon S.B.&Co. 18th Dec Fook Sang Calcutta B.&Co. 14th Alciuous 'Singapore W.M.&Co. 14 h Achillea Singapore Lai Sang Calcutta W.M &Co. 18 th B&Co. 19th Kum Saug Singapore B &Co. 28rd G. A pear Singapore A A.A Co. 20 th Laertes
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    SAILINGS.
    53 3 T easela Fvr 1 A-ieuts 1 ave.' Beuvorlicli 1 Singapore S.B ACo. Dec. Fook Sang Singapore .B.ACo. Alcinous L )i)dou W.M ACo. Achilles Marseilles W.M.ACo. Lai Saug Singapore B.ACo. Kum Saug ,C«4 Mitta P,.A°o. uL A pear CatJijUUa A.A A.Co. Luerles LoaJou W.M.ACo. A. A pear 'JaLull* A A
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      ARRIVALS.
      65 3 Besitano, Dut. 8.5., *270, Fries, lOtb Dec., Braudau, 9tli Dec., lverosiue Uil.— I» Co. Ban Whatt Soon, Br. s.s., 199, Milue, 10th Pee Laugkat, 9tb Dec., Gen.— Q. B. Kee. Pkinzess A i. ice, Ger. s.s.. 0 7*20, Host, lOtb Dec, Yokohaiia, 23rd Nov., Geu.— B M. Co. P.
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      DEPARTURES.
      52 3 11th December. Deli, for Traug and Pang Nga. Padany, for Batu Babra. Lanakat, for Teluk Anson. Hok Canton, for Langsa.T. Serna we, Segli, Ulebleb and Sabaug. Sree Banka, for Paugkor. Un Peng, for Pulau Langkawi, Perli* and Setul. Saudi, for Singapore, China aud Japan Flying Fisli, for Port Weld
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      MAILS CLOSE
      192 3 For Deli aud Langsa Per Van der Lijn, to-morrow, 1 p.m. Laugkat—Per Ban Whatt Soon, tomorrow, 2 p.m. Deli—Per Hebe, to-morrow, 2 p.m. Port Swetteubam and Singapore—Per Thongwa, to-morrow, 4 p.m. Calcutta—Per C. Ajicar, loth instant, 11 am Port S.vetteuhain and Malacca Per Cornelia, loth instant, 1 p.m.
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    Passengers to the Straits.
    351 3 Per P. ami O. ss. 1 ictoria, connecting with the steamer Arcadia at Colombo, duo at Penang on 19th December:— To Singapore (from Loudon, .Nov. 22) Rev. W. Murray, Mr. J D. McCulloch, Mr. W. O. Brieu, Mrs. Cameroa, Mr. P. Piuhoru, Mis. van Cuyleubury, Misses
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      803 3 P.Steam Navigatiofl Coy. Expected Arrivals and Departures. Mail Service. Outward. Dec. 1» Arcadia connecting with Victoria Jan. 2 Devanlui do Macedonia 16 Peninsular do liritannia 30 Delta do Mooltan Mar. THROUGH STEAMER. 28 s.s. Marmora (calling at Bombay). FARES BY MAIL STEAMERS. l*t Claat Bod Claw Io Loudouby Sea £66
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      336 3 -(SHI PPIN G.) Norddentscher Lloyd, Bremen IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE. THE last auJ well-known mail steamers of this Company sail fortnightly from Bremen, Hamburg via Rotterdam, Antwerp, Southampton, Gibraltar, Genoa, Naples, (connection Marseilles, Naples, Alexandria and vice versa) Port Said, Suez, Aden, Colombo, Penang, Singapore, Hongkong, Shanghai, Nagasaki and Kobe
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      94 3 Cheap Week End Excursions to Selangor. I|UliST CLASS RETURN TICKETS will be granted per s.s. Kis’.na,” timed to leave Penang for Port S«etteuliam every Saturday afternoon available only lor return per s s. Perak, or Pin Seng.” due to leave Port Swettenliain ou the next afternoon and expected to arrive
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    The Straits Echo.
    95 4 Justice satisfies everybody and justice alone Published daily (except Sundays.) AT TH CRITERION PRESS, Ltd., No. 226 —232, Beach Street, Penang. PRICE: DAILY LOCAL $24 Per annum OUTSTATION8 Postage Extra. MAIL EDITION (Poet Free) $15 CABLE ADDRESS Echo—Penang.” Telephone No. 343. A’.fl. All business communications should be
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    THE TROUBLE IN ZULULAND.
    940 4 Reuter informed us yesterday that Dini/.ulu, the ex-king ot the Zulus, had surrendered on Sunday to Colonels Clarke and Shepstone, who went to Usutu, where he was living, with a magistrate and a warrant to arrest him. l'he two officers had a very delicate mission to
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    Our New Serial.
    291 4 All Important Announcement. Mauv of our readers will doubtless reineuiber ViolaGraetue, wliosecbarining s'ory, “Sir Brian’s Heir.” appeared in these columns some two treats back But good as that story is we doubt whether this clever authoress has done auytbiug better than Doreen,” the serial tights of which
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    Tin, Opium and Rice Quotations.
    197 4 Ihe following business in tin bus been done to-day:— Penang Mraits trading Co., 25 tons at $B5 PeuaugTin Exchange 100 G+ l Singapore Straiis Trading Co., 100 G 5 T0ta1... 225 tons. lm is quoted in Loudon i.-dav at il-J cash and iil3o three months’
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    Football.
    361 4 I\ l. C. VS H. M. S. Bedford." Despite the weather, which was on the damp hide, an enthusiastic crowd gathered on the Esplanade yesterday afternoon to see the above teams do soccer match is the first of a series of fixtures arranged by the P. C. C. with
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    The Police Courts.
    210 4 (Bejore Mr. Wolf erst an.) Veiu, a Kliug man, was yesterday convicted of committing theft in respect of a sarong, the property of a compatriot, on the loth October last. On the 16th October the prisoner was brought before tho Magistrate aud remanded ou a bail of
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    Court of Requests.
    285 4 (Before Mr. Codringtou i M. s M Karuppen Chettv’, the judgment creditor in a case in the Court of Request, seized the goods of one of his judgmentdebtors, a Chinaman keeping a Cwffee-shop at Dato Kramat Road. One Tan SeDg brought forward an interpleader claim. He alleged
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      The P. & O. Coy.'S Meeting.
      124 4 The P. O. Coy.'S Meeting. (Supplied by Reuter.) Chairman’s Interesting Speech. London, 11th Dec.—At the annual meeting of the Peninsular and Oriental Company Sir Thomas Sutherland, Chairman of the Company, in a very interesting speech sai l that the whole of the Company’s inter-Colo-nial trade between Bombay aud Japau Was
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      The Military Enquiry.
      192 4 {Supplied by Reuter.) The Case of Lieut. Woods. Loudon, 10th Dec.—The decision of the Army Council finds that Lieutenant Woods who demanded a Court of Euquirv ailegiinthat the reports upon his inefficiency by his regimental superiors were biased and unjustified and arose from personal feeling m consequence
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      The Nobel Prizes.
      43 4 {Supplied by Reuter.) Kipling- Receives the* Literal hit Prize. Loudon, 11th Dec.—Mr. Rudyard Kipling has been awarded the Nobel prize for liter*" ture The peace prize d»as. been divided between Siguor Ernesto of lulv and M. Louis Renault of France.
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      The Surrender of Port Arthur.
      35 4 (Supplied hi/ Benter.) Court martial ol* High Officers. Tondon 11th Dec.—The Courtmartial of Generals Stoessel, Reiss. Fock and Smirnoff for the capitulation of Port Arthur has opened at St. Petersburg.
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      The Navy.
      73 4 (Supplied by Reuter.) New Appointments. Loudon, 11th December.— Admiral Faustiawe has been appointed to command at oi smouth, Admiral Fawkes at Devonport am Admiral Poore on tte Australian Station. Admiral Sir Arthur Fansliawe, k.c.b.. wra> commander-m-chief of the Australian Station V ice-Admiral Sir Wilmot Hawkswortli Fawkes ommandev-in-chief ou
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      The China Station.
      25 4 (Supplied by Reuter.) New Com mander-in-Cliief. Loudon, 10th Dec-Reir-Admiral Sir won i Lambtou has been appointed Commander-in-chief on the t hina Station.
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      The Chinese Railways.
      31 4 (Supplied by Reuter.) Assistant Traffic Manager Appointed. London, 11th Dec.—Mr. Steele of the Caledonian Railway has been appointed As Bistaut 1 raffle Manager of the Imperial Railways, China.
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      Rugby Football.
      21 4 (Supplied by Reuter.) Oxford Beat. Cambridge o.iTm"' ,ltb Oec -s'A'rlrugbv fwlMi Gxtuid beat Cambridge hj It points to n:'
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      151 4 fmS 5s NEW YEAR’S CARDS." J JUST UNPACKED A Beautiful Assortment of i XMAS k NEW YEAR’S CARDS ANIJ I XMAS POST CARDS. Children’s Sailor's Suits, Hats, Shoes Socks. SWEETS BONBONS. V., THR ANGLO=CHINESE STORE, 5, CHINA STREETI X IMMEDIATE/ DELIVERY. X ft* HOLD ff\ WORLD’S RECORD) X EFFICIENCY. >
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    MR. R. LAIDLAW, M.P.
    2347 5 DUE IN PENANG TO-MORROW. The Opium < nisa«l<*. We hear that Mr. Robert Laid law, m.p., who has visited Ohiui, S ngapore and Kuali Lumpur aud is now in Ipoh, lor the purpose of gathering reliable information about the Opium Traffic iu these parts, is expected
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    EXPECTED IN IPOH.
    176 5 Mouday’s Tone s /Malaya says:— An express was issued this morning, iu English and Chinese, reading as follows: Postponement Owing to unavoidable detention at Kuala Lumpur, Mr. R Laidlaw, m.p., will uot arrive here uutil tomorrow (Tuesday) 10th December, by the Express from the Federal Capital. Ipoh,
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    Tin Mining in Siam.
    441 5 A recent number of the Eujineerimj and M a in <j Journal of New York coutaius an interesting article ou tin mining iu Siam from which we make the following extracts There seems to be but a very slight •appreciation in min iug circles of th*poteutiality
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    The Dag Danger in Siam.
    69 5 Au apparently mad dog, iu tho Baulawai district of Bangkok, yesterday bit three persons before it could be destroyed, says lhe Bangkok Time of the 3rd iust. It was iu this district that one person was kdled aid several sustained ugly injuries fioni a mad
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    Kuala Lumpur Rubber Co., Ltd.
    991 5 Report of the Directors. The report of the Directors of the Kuala Lumpur Rubber Co Ltd., ou the woiking of the Company for the period ending the 30th Juue last is as follows The Directors have pleasure in submitting their Report and the Accounts, duly
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    SELANGOR TURF CLUB.
    185 5 FIRST DAY’S HANDICAPS. Following are tlie handicaps tor the first day’s racing of the Selangor Turf Club’s meeting on the 24 b, 2lith and 28 b iust. The Planters’ Ccf. Distance, It C. First Tenor... 8.12 I Rutland ...8. 9 Excelsior 8. 9 Festire 8. 0 The
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    FIXTURES.
    62 5 To-da y 7th Day of 1D1» Moon. ILa.’key P. C C vs H M. S Bedford. Towu Band, Esplanade, 0 to 7 p.m. Matsuo’s Ciuem ilograph, corner of Penang Road and Campbell Street, 9 p ui. G-and Char ge of Programme khw Bth Day of lltli Moon. Municipal Commbsiou
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    MAILS DUE.
    20 5 E glish Arcadia lltih Dec. China (Malta) ...21st China (Print Bg. Lnifpjld i ...24 h German (Goebea) 25th
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    THE MOON.
    20 5 First Quarter Dec. 12- li O Full Moon 20tli Last Quarter -'8th O New Moon v Jau. 4tb
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    P. &. O. SAILINGS.
    47 5 P. O. SAILINGS. Mail Service 11 'I >V w I M Al K W A K *>». Arcadia 111 Dei'. Mata 'll Dtc. Piranha ‘J Jan Delta Jan. Uxtra Scivice. Outwards Hom kwa kd« Data lean Ho Dec Nnre U D c. Soco'ra 7 Jan. Sifri i JS
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      279 5 WAKTTBII. V BICYCLE REPAIRER. App'v to 11 12 07 853 PRITCHARD Co. WANTED AT ONCE. A CHINESE DRESSER, with previous .Zjl. exnerieuea Copy of testimonial enclosed. Salary StRt per ineusem. Apply to MANAGER, 11-12 07 854 Jin llenj Estate. CENTRAL SALES ROOM. F 0 R S A L K I»
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    China's Development.
    1216 6 Imperial Special CoiiiniiaKioiier'H Views. His Excellency Yang Sliih Chi, the Imperial Special Commissioner who is now in Singapore on a special mission to study the commercial situation in those countries and dependencies having direct trade relations withCbiua.wheu in Bangkok grautedan interview to a representative of the Siam Observer
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    A Notable Fact.
    35 6 The absence of all narcotics makes Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy the safest and beet medicine for all coughs, colds, croup and whooping cough that can be procured. The George Town Dispensary, Wholesale Agents.
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    EXCHANGE.
    124 6 Pnwaite, 11th December. {By courtesy oj the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Sank ...2/3}-£ a months* sight Bank —2/4^ 3 Oredit 2/4 3 Documentary —2/4A Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs ITo j J days’ sight Privare 175 j Bombay, Demand Batik IT-if Moulmein, Demand Bank I*3s 3 days’sight Privut* 175 t
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    PRODUCE.
    174 6 Gold leaf $65.50 B. Pepper( W .Coast 31 bs.s oz.) 16$. no stuck White Pepper 19 25 sellers fraii g Pepper "ut of season Clovis (picked) in small supply Mace 65. nominal Mare Picking* 57.- do. Nutmegs litis 25. —sellers No. 1 5.30 sales Sugar 2 no stock Baske
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    SHARES.
    1068 6 XT IcL I -Is o vs Number of. £3 .2 5 5 Capital. Shares I Last Dividend. Name. ."5 S issued. g M JS I j Mining. j 1903 300,000 30,000 10 10 25 for year ending 31/3/07 Belat Tin Mining Co., Ltd. $ll. 1907 300,000 22,500 10 10
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      64 6 A Reliable Remedy for Croup. 'Viihiliodrv.coM weather of the earlv winter n.oni I.H. parents of croupy children should beion the alert for ominous svmptoms here is no cause for auxiety when lit,,,M)r If !l 8 Remedy in kept in the lomo it tl, lB medieme is given as soon as
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      51 6 To the Head of the Family. Iu ordering household supplies, don't torget to lay iu a supply of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. You may not need it now but you are almost sure to before the winter is over. It never fails in cases of croup. The George Town Dispensary, Wholesale
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      16 6 Andrew Usher Co.’s SPECIAL RESERVE O.V.G. Whisky. SANDILAMDS, BUTTERY Co.. AGENTS FOR PENANG F. M. S.
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      109 6 MACKAY’S LIQUOR WHISKY. ICA&TELL’S BRANS?. Geisters’ Champagne. THE CELEBRATED “S. B. Co.” GIN IN REO CASES, Sandilands, Buttery Co BORDEN’S PEERLESS BRAND EVAPORATED CREAM. Absolute Purity Guaranteed, AGENTS: SANDILANDS, BUTTERY A Co., PENA NO. Vn Pfwj I'ill «PH* > c n X o m < S-n*v-'* r O 1: MM
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    PENANG TURF CLUB. January Meeting, 1908.
    863 7 Tucsda/, the 14th, Thursday, the 16th, and Saturday, the 18th January, 1908. FIRST DAY. Tuesday, 14 th January, !90s. 1.—The Maiden Plate. Value $000. A Rice for Maiden Horses. Weight as per scale ieduced 14 lbs. All animals imported into the Straits or F.
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    PENANG VOLUNTEERS.
    332 7 OKDKItS UV (ATTAIN THK HON. A. 1«. ADAMS, Co nmaud mt. DECEMBER, 1907. 12'ii Thursday, Recruits Drill at Fort at 5 30 p rn. Fifth Lecture by Captain Colbtik at Fort at 5 15 p.m. lA*li Saturday, Week-End-Camp Parade at Kace Course Hoad at 4 45 p m.
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    The Motor Car in War.
    163 7 to the toast of Motoriug at the aunu il diuner oi the Motor Union, held at the Hotel Great Ceotral, London, recently. Gen SirJohu FrenchBiidth.il iu the nextgreat war the automobile would prove an important factor iu enabling the commanders to exercise that personal influence
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      504 7 PENANG CONFECTIONERY, 22a, Leith Street. Cakes, Comfits, American Cold Drinks, Ice Jellies, Puddings Ice Creams. PREPARED DAILY. CATERING FOR ENTERTAINMENTS A SPECIALITY. 72/ WILLIAM NEWMAN. r X N Dr. T. IMAOKA, gg JAPANESE DENTIST. ff. No. 268, BEACH STREET, PENANG, SUPPLIES TEETH AT P3 the Cheapest Prices From DEC. 10th
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      266 7 Entries Close at noon on Thursday, 2nd January. Handicaps for First day will be published on or before Monday, 6th Janu* ary, 1908. A peualty of 7 lbs. is iucurred in a haudicap by the winner of any race ruu subsequent to the publication of the weights and of 12
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      384 7 JSTOTICB, 'JUIE undei signal l«*g to inform the public of Penang and im* neighbouring Native States that they have I veil appointed Agents for Messrs. lugall Panoas, Clivi A Co., Ltd., of lioudou. aud have recently received a large sbipineut of vci v l>est quality Europe ready made Cotlius, Coffin
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      399 7 N 0 T I E The Commandant has tuuch pleasure iu publishing for iuforniatiou that Lieut. Alan Wilson on the 6lh b September, last, passed out of I lie Hythe School of Musketry. Distinguished and 15th iu order of Me»it out of the 108 Officers x tmined. Lieut Alau Wilson
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      940 8 WELL-KNOWN EXTRA NAVY CANVAS, No. 0. SANOII ANHS. lUITHiPY Co BAXTER Co.’s BEST NAVY CANVAS. SANDILANDS, BUTTERY Co. DAVID CORSAR SON’S John tiazley White Bros.’ PORTLAND CEMENT, “LION BRAND.” Sandiiands, Buttery Co AGENT PENANG F. M 8 VV. MANSON, American Dentist, Late of Dr. Allen Co Pha, U.S.A. Charges Moderate,
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