Straits Echo, 13 December 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, FRIDAY, 13th DECEMBER, 1907. Single Copy, 10 cents. No. 288.
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      1112 1 GUINNESS’S STOUT. TIANQ LEE Co. 3 TO GL v o zr m X r* <r> SOLE AGENTS. BASS’S ALE. BANKS. Chartered Bank of India, [Australia and China. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER. •£800,000 1.075,000 •£800,000 Capital Raid up Reservo Fun-1 Reserve Liability of Proprietors IleaO Office: HATTON COURT, THREADNEEDLE STREET, LONDON.
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      28 1 THE BEST BEER IN THE FAR EAST. HOddlN #h 4 2* sT v 2s 05 Co > 38 CD >6 >v *h rOKTO TIANQ LEE Sk, Co., Sole AteatM.
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    The Letters We Get.
    1410 2 And How We Get Them. There is ono continuing miracle in modern (lavs which «ever receives a moment’s other alteniion or rrvwguition than that which is implied hv the inevitaole grumble when the miracle does not come ofT. 1* fails only once in a million times,
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      74 2 A Reliable Remedy for Croup. vViih the dry, cold weather ot the early winter mouths, parents of croupy childreu should l>e ou the alert for ominous symptoms There is no cause for anxiety when Chamberlaiu’s Cough Remedy is kppt in the home. If this mediciue is given as soon as
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      409 2 That Means Rheumatism. Sore ami swollen joints, sharp shooting pains, torluriug muscles, no rest, no sleep. That means rheumatism. It is a stubborn disease to tight, but Chamberlain's Pain Balm has conquered it thousands of times. It will do so whenever the opportunity is offered. Try it. One application relieves
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      1009 2 < WHAT IS IN A NAME? A CREAT DEAL, WHEN IT IS OF GOOD REPUTE, ON YOUR PIANO. Steinway, Bechstein, Brinsmead, Haake, Krauss, < Bussell, Bonisch, ‘Werner, etc. i ARE OF WORLD-WIDE REPUTATION. PIANOS BY THE ABOVE MAKERS ALWAYS IN STOCK. GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. "IVTOTICE is hereby given that all out1y
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    VESSELS EXPECTED.
    1483 3 THE STRAITS ECHO, FRIDAY, 13th DECEMBER I0O7. >| —(S HiPPiN a.)— p.to .St earnl bnurn ittTTvfl tii 9i) Coy. iNTFNnpn uniNCc O «91 lr MA# V/llHlflMVI l Norddentscher Lloy fi Rviamor KipertHt Arrivals and Departures. Mail Service. British India 1 U, 91! illl V 11 9 uuiwara. 1!'
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    SAILINGS.
    61 3 Yesxeh For Agents l h> am Beuvorlich 1 Siu«:aix re S.B&Co 1 e;. K»H>k fcUuj» Siugapt re B.&Co. Alcinous Loudon •V.M ACo. Achilles Marseilles W.M.ACo. Lai Satu* f T* 1 B.ACo. Ivuni Sang Ohutta. B.ACo. G. A peer Calcutta A.A A.Co. Laertes Loud» u W M.ACo. 1 Beucleuch Sju'.-i
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      ARRIVALS
      75 3 Kistna, Ur s s., «>-4, Bearmout. loth Dec., Singapore, 11th Dec., Oeu.—ll. L. <fc Co. Perak, Br. »>.. 258, Crichton, 12th Dec Singapore, IOMi Dec.. Geu.—K. G. Co. Hye Leong, Br s.i., 295, Tieweeke. 12th Dec., Teluk A'lfcou, 11th Dec, Geu. K. 0. La NOK AT, Br s.s., 149,
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      DEPARTURES.
      49 3 13th December. Cornelia, for Port S.vetteuham an<l Malacca. H,jcL *ong, for Teluk Anson. book Bang, for Singapore and Hongkong. So[fond, for Raugoon. Flying Fish, for Port Weld and Taipiug. Bharati, for Rangoon aud Calcutta takiug mails for Europe, etc, via Bonibay.-Glcnear-n, for Colombo aud Tuticonu. C.Aficar, for Calcutta.
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      MAILS CLOSE
      210 3 For Pangkalan Braudau—Per Petrel, tomorrow, norm. Deli —Per Avagyee, to-morrow, 1 p.m. Asahan Per Slzry Austin, to-morrow, 1 p m. leluk Auson—Per Langkat, to-morrow, 2 p m. Singapore, Hongkong, Swatow aud Amoy—Per Honj Wan I, to-morrow, 3 p in. Colombo and Tuticoriu—Per Nore, tomorrow, 3 pm. Paugkor—Per Sree
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    Passengers to the Straits.
    434 3 L’er P. aud O. s.s. V icto-ria, couuectmg with tbe steamer Arcadia at Colombo, due at Peuaug ou I9lh December:— 'lo Singapore (from Loudou, Nov. 22) Pev. VV. Murray, Mr- J. 1). McCulloch, Mr. W. O. Brieu, Mrs. Cameron, Mr. P. Pinlioru, Mrs. vau Cuyleubure, Misses
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      854 3 P. 0. Steamikmgation Coy. Killed*! Arrivals an<l Departures. Mail Service. Outward. 1!' Arcadia connecting with Victoria Jmu Drohnha do Macedoaia 18 Peninsular do Britannia W Delta do Mooltan Homeward l).le. Steamer. Cou ec J i "8 t r with S.S. Loudon. l)fC. Jau. Feb. >1 Malta 4 Delta 18 Delhi
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      339 3 (SHIPPIN a.) Norddeatsoher Lloyd, Bremen. IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE. fIIHE fast and well-known mail steamers of this L Compauy sail fortnightly from Bremen, Hamburg via Rotterdam, Antwerp, Southampton, Gibraltar, Genoa, Naples, (connection Marseilles, Naples, Alexandria aud vice versa) Port Said, Suea, Aden, Colombo, Penang, Singapore, Hongkong, Shanghai, Nagasaki and Kobe
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    The Straits Echo.
    99 4 Justice astlsflt-s everybody and juetke alnut Published daily (except Bunda*M at TH« CRITERION PRESS. U 4., No. 226—282, Beach Street, Penang. PRICE: DAILY LOCAL *2* P« aw* u OUTSTATIoXs Towage Lx:rs. MAIL EDITION {Poet Free) »15 CARLE ADDRESS Echo—Penang.” Telephone No. 343. < y.H. All business commuuicatioiw
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    Domestic Occurrence.
    20 4 Birth. Waller—This morning at Lake ilia, the wife of C. A. Waller, .of a daughter (Helen Wilson Waller).
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    BRITAIN'S DEFENCE.
    654 4 At the Guildhall last ui4ntli Sir John Fisher, First Lord of the Admiralty, made an interesting speech as to the lighting efficiency ot the British Fleet. If all Sir Johu Fisher states is true it is very satisfactory. It is impossible to believe that the First Lord of
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    Municipal Commission.
    66 4 -1 Voting for the election of a lOuuicipal Commissioner f >r the l9o*. 1909 and lt+lo close lat 4 30. pm. yesterday. hen the ballot box was opeued it was found that 52 votes had beeu recorded for Mr. Quah Beog Kee, who was the ouly candidate uoiniuated.
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    Tin, Opium and Rice Quotations.
    730 4 The following.business in tin Las been done to-day sf.1 Penang Straits Trading Co., I $04-75 buyers, no sellers PenaugTin Exchange, 75 tous at 04.40 Singapore Straits Trading Co., 75 r to Total... 150 tons. Tiu is quoted in Loudon to-day at £\27 IDs- cash and
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    Football.
    476 4 Y. 1. C.".V. vs, H. Jl. S. “Bepn-djt' 'lb spite of the ram. tbp friendly mate. •Iwtweea H.M S 1 Buford aud the Y.MO.A. attracted a large crowd to the Esplanade yesterday. Tbe Bedford better than in their match with tlis, ,V y-v* but bad to be content with
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    Cup Tie Arrangements.
    126 4 A meeting of the-Cup Tie Committee was held yesterday at which the following arrangements were made Ist Rouud P. C. C. t-8. C. R. C., Tuesday, 17th December. Ist Semi-Final: Penang Wanderers vs Cresceuts, Thursday, 19th Dec a mb n r. 2ud Semi-Final: Wiuuer ot Ist Uouud
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    The Police Courts.
    305 4 Before Mr. Wolf&rtttan. A local a llocate aud solicitor was charged before Mr. Wolferstau yesterday with crimin- al breach of trust. He was remanded till the 19th instant on a bail of $4 000. i Five Chinamen were this morning charged with gambling in public ‘at Drury
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      The Alsagoff Murder.
      164 4 t (Echo Special.) An A rrt&t Effected At Last. Singapore, t3sh Dec. —Detective Inspector Fray no yesterday arrested a young. Turk, l,o0 P ik > for being concerned in the Alsagoff Murder. Tlie prisoner was formally charged before My: E; EUtv&lmau, the Third Magistrate, to-day and was
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      Frenzied Finance.
      96 4 3 (Supplied by Reuter.) Another Suicide. London, 12th Dec—lt is reported from Quebec that the manager of the local branch of the California Safe Deposit Trust Company committed suicide on the 10th inst. Gold the Proper Bank Reserve. London, 12th Dec. —Congressman Fowler, who is Chairman of the
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      Natal.
      24 4 (ijujiplied by licuter.) liu proved Outlook. London, 13th Dec. —tiwing to the improved outlook in Natal two bodies of reservists have been demobilised.
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      Canada.
      46 4 V. (Supplied by Reuter. 'WU. A £1,500,000 Loan. Loudon, loth"Dec.—Owing to tbe favourable reception last week/of the Cape loan of a million sterling, hearing 4 per cent, interest a¥-90, tie Canadian Government has iss'ued a loan of £1,500,000 bearing 4 per cent. intere°t at parr~
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      Crosby Hall.
      52 4 (Supplied by Reuter.) Another Attempt to Preserve It. Loudon, 13th Dec.—At a meeting of the City Corporation seven delegates were appointed to-confer with thedJouuty Council aud others with a view to preserving Crosbv Hall, which is wanted for the new site of the Chartered Bank of ludia,. Australia,
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      The P.& O. Company.
      70 4 (Supplied by Reuter.) —i—-♦ A Coin plaint A (gainst Japan. London. 13th Dec.—The Secretary of the P. &O. Compauv, writing' to tbe papers, refe 6 to Sir Thomas Sutherland’s allusion to unfair competition, and says an absolute raouopoly has been established for tbe conveyance of cotton
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      The American Presidency.
      51 4 (Suppled by Reuter Koosovelt’s Formal Hriiuueiatiou. Loudon. 13th Dec.—President Roosevelt has issued a formal reuunoiatiou of the third term of the Presidency. It is geueraliy igieed in New Yoik that this brines Governor Hughes to the fore. The Democratic eaders declare it improrei tbe chances of their
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      Home Cricket.
      61 4 (Supplied by Reuter.) Proposal for IW9. London. 13r.1i December.—A' proposal tliHt an Australian and a South African te V n BlM>u W visit England iu play a series of trHitfgular contests is under consideration.^’ The nvijority of the crieket captains of Tim various counties- heart ilyMtimte of the
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      Bulgaria.
      32 5 (Supplied by lieuies.) Revolutionary Leaders Killed. Loudon, 18th December.—lt is reported from Soti i t hat a Macedonian last .ui»»lit shot and killed life two revolutionary leaders, Boris Sarafoff and Garvaueff
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      343 4 UNIVERSAL POCKET COMPASS (Registered No. 4,G4<.) A COMPLETE INSTRUMENT IN ITSELF. This instrument is otio of the most useful luveuted, comprising practically a complete set of iustiumeuts iu a most compact form. It IB of good workmanship and should re commend itself to draughtsmen aud students generally. The iustrument being
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    Singapore Notes.
    731 5 (From Our Own Cortes j>o tide at.) V®d 11th Dec. Amateur Theatricals. H. V. Esmoud’s Oue Summer’s Day has beeu most successfully produced at the leutouia Club by the members of the Amateur Dramatic Club Excellent acting made up for tho thiuness of the plot. Large audieuces witnessed
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    THE ANTI-OPIUM CRUSADE.
    2670 5 MR. R. LAIDLAW, M. P., ADDRESSES a HUGE CROWD. F Mir Thousand Eager Listeners Mr. liobeit Laid law. Member of Parlia"m.t b* nfmwshire, Eas’ern Division, slue-* •Jjt.’O, anivMd here yesterd «y evening tiain tio Ipoh. accompauied hv Messrs Eu Tong Seu and Chung Thve Phiii, tud was
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    Mr. Laidlaw and the “Good Templars.”
    730 5 The Good Hope ot Malaya Lodge No. A. F. of the International Order of Good Templais, not to be outdone iu urging measures of reform by the Ami-Opium Society, took advantage of the visit ot Mr Liidlaw, M.H., to Kuala Lumpur to preseut au
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    Passengers.
    107 5 5 Arrived. Per s.s. Kiitna, from Singapore: Mis. Chau Ah Gnu aud childreu, Messrs. Harold Campbell aud Lun Cheng Teik. From Port Swetteoham Mr. aud Mrs. Buckle, Mr. aud M rs. Dutta, Messrs. Bum Murdoch, Clarke, Jacob, Lmr Kheau Cboon, J. L. Schwait/, aud H. G. Wheeler. Departed. Per
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    FIXTURES.
    63 5 To-dat. Hth Day of lltli Moon. Rugby P. C. C. vs 11. M. S Bedford, Esplauade.. Towu Baud, Esplauade, «> to 7 p.m Matsuo's Cinematograph, Corner of l’euaug t-JJoaJdiud Campbe’l Street, 9 pm. n O-HOKIOK lOih Day ot llt.li Moou. Cricket P. C. C. .cs. H M. S Bedford
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    MAILS DUE.
    18 5 E glish (Arcadia) llLli Dec. China [Malta) ...SlJst China ‘(Piinz By. LuilpoUl) 24*li German Goeben ifs»h
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    THE MOON.
    19 5 O Full M .on-- Dec. 0!• Last 18th O New Alyon Jau. 4tli Firm (Jiafler 10 h
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    P & O. SAILINGS.
    48 5 P O. SAILINGS. Mail Scivicc. LPim-w v i>. Ib.jo A redd' < J!f I fee Ufa'ln If c. Deednh > J Jan Ifelht I Jan. lixtra Set vice. O*/1 W > I(DS lIOMKiv A K D-» Pa fa iron ‘Jo Dec No re 14 D>c. Soco a 7 Jan. Syria
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      94 5 Chamberlain's Cough Remedy in South Africa. Mr. S. .Schneider, of Koffejfouieiu. O. 1 1. C., id very gratefuLto the manufacturers of Chamberlain'» Cough Remedy. lie nab found that it cures his children as we h inn elf of their coughs and colds. were all. coughing and got no lelief un
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      259 5 PRITCHARD ft'CO. ’XMAS NEW YEAR PRESENTS. We have now oil view a magnificent stock of new goods of all kinds socially chosen for this season, viz JEWELLERY. VVc now have the largest selection we have ever carried and request inspection of our varied stocks which arc all priced very moderately,
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    523 6 ORDINARY MEETING, DEE. 10 Present. His Excellency the Governor (Sir John Anderson. K.c.M.0.). His Excellency Major-Gen. T. Pirrott, c.H. Hou. Capt. A. H. Young- (Col. Secretary). Hon. W. J. Napier (Attorney-Genera’). Hon. A. T. Bryant (Act. Col. Treasurer). Hon. F. .1. Pig-ott, c k. (Ag. Col. Engineer l
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    Local Share Market Report.
    472 6 Pouaug, 12th Deo. During the past week there have been many fluctuations in the share market with a limited amount of business passing. The Tm market being in a much more unsatisfactory condition than a week ago confidence among operators is decidedly lacking. Till. Tbe market
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    EXCHANGE.
    119 6 Pinano, 13th December. {By courtesy oj the Chartered Bank.) London Demand B»».nk ...2,3$ n months’ sight Bank ...2/4 u 3 Credit 2/4 y* 3 Documentary ...2'4* Calcutta, Demand Bank Its 173 J 3 days’ sight Private 175$ Bombay Dunand Bank 173$ Moulniein, Demand Bank I<3s 3 days’ sight Private
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    PRODUCE.
    178 6 (Juki leaf $65.50 B. Pepper (W 31b».* 0r..) 16$. no slock White Pepper 19.—««/«« Traog Pepper out of season Clove» (picked 35 sellers Maoe 65 nominal Miu* Picking l 65.— sale* Nutmeg» 1 10» 25. se lers !N«> I 5.30 tales 'I no stock Ba»ke r 3 45 buyers
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    SHARES.
    1002 6 Number of, p I 2 2 Capital. Shares I Last Dividend. Name. F issued. 1 <* 1 ~c£ I-:*»- __2_ I j i i fllaiag. I I 1903 300,000 30,000 10 10 .5 for year ending 31/3/07 Belat Tin Mining Co., Ltd. ...I j jjJV 1907 300,000 22,500 10
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      31 6 ASK for Watson’s yi DUNDEE Whisky, No. 10. I f •*> No. 10. Supreme among SCOTCH WHISKIES. James Watson 8 Co.,Ltd., DUNDEE. agent, McAlister co., ltd., Singapore, Penang and Federated Malay States
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      123 6 MACK AY’S LIQUOR WHISKY. KARTELL'S BRANDY. Ceislers’ Champagne. THE CELEBRATED “S. B. Co.” GIN IN RED CASES. Sanditands, Buttery Co jC l? !>Ja lE >- fm •VI'K. li HMB I i Ifl (f) \4 X tfc 5 l Mti'. !il ifc i m r -l■flif?; i 4 o PRb |Sp
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    PENANG VOLUNTEERS.
    300 7 ORDERS m CAPTAIN THE lION. A- R. ADAMS, Command ant. DECEMBER, UNIT. 14th SaUinJay, Week-End-Cam p Parade at Race Course Road at 445 p m. loth Sunday, Field Day in Camp Parade at 7 a. ui. (Loke Yew Cup Compelitiou at 7 a. in.) 18th Wednesday, KecruitS Drill
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    Japan and America.
    274 7 •‘Criminal to Talk of War." Mr. Tsuzuki, the first Japanese delegate at the Hague Conference, iu’ei viewed by a correspondent of the Matin last month in Paris, declared that the ielutions of his country with the United States were excellent. It is absurd," he said, to talk
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      1249 7 IST OTICE PENANG CONFECTIONERY, NOTICE, 22a, Leith Street, Cakes, Ccmfits, American Cold Drinks. Ice Jellies, Puddings A Ice Creams, PREPARED DAILY. i .u tHisji» to intorui the public of Penang and the neighbouring Native ales Ui ii t||,. v have been appointed Agents for Messrs, iugall Parsons, Clive M ,l
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      259 7 NOTICE. Tlie Commaudaut has much pleasure iu publishing for iuforinatiou ihat Lieut. Alau Wilsou on the 60th September, last, passed out of the Hythe School of Musketry. Distinguished and 15» h iu order of Meiit out of the 108 Officers examined. Lieut. Alau Wi'son also iu Juue passed iu Maxim
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      976 8 WELL-KNOWN EXTRA NAVY CANVAS, No- 0. SANIIII ANDS. BlITTf.BV Co BAXTER Co.’s BEST NAVY CANVAS. SANDILANDS, BUTTERY Co. DAVID CORSAR SON’S W. MAN SON. American Dentist, Late of Dr. Allen Co. t Pha U.S.A. NOTICE. John Bazley White Bros.' PORTLAND CEMENT, Charges Moderate, Consultation Free. RESIDING AT /Vo. 21a, Penang
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