Straits Echo, 18 December 1907

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  • 35 1 Straits Echo DAIL\ CHRONICLE OF EVENTS. CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAiTS THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY. 5. $24 Per Annum. PENANG, WEDNESDAY, 18th DECEMBER, 1907. Single Copy, 10 cents. No. 29 2.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 1098 1 SOLE AOENTS. GUINNESS'S STOUT. 3 "I 2k rrt O =0 -A V rv m &c NO •3iv s,ssva TIANG LEE Co. BANKS. Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER. £BOO,OOO 1.0 75,000 £°oo,ooo Capital Paid up Reserve Fund R«*erve Liability of Proprietor Head Ortico: HATTON COURT.
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    • 39 1 mji£ -L-l I *5 4L uu fc> o r -£//</ o O 4sav\' ~o 4 DC O uu jJ Ui DQ Ui \THEOAI NIPPON BfIrWFRY 7 /> c« no A TOKYO.JAPAN. y v %®te x. Cf UQ CG Czj < sc t-
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  • 171 2 11, is interesting to learn, on the evidence of ;i keen eved reporter, that the Kaiser brought to England during his receut visit the latnous Hohenzolleru talisman, which for centuries has teen credited with a supernatural power t<> protect its wearer from harm of auy kind. This Imperial
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  • 157 2 The Livinjxtone Moil* an esteemed contemporary, published in the capital ot North-Western Rhodesia, iu its issue of September 11, makes the following remarkable announcement: “It is notified for general inform iti u that the mail bag containing ordinary letUis for North-eastern Rhodesia despatched from Livingstone ou the 24th
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  • 565 2 Ma E Klim, aged eleven years, a Burmese girl livin'» in Block 444, Mouse No. 181, Toinpawadi quarters, M tudalay, was about the middle ot September bitten by a mad dog on the left arm. Two deep wounds were caused bv the bite which subsequently be tied.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 104 2 Cliauihcr lain’s Cough Remedy in South Africa. Mi. S. Schneider, of KolTeyfouteiu, (>. li. i' vety grateful to the utauuf ict urers of Cl amlterhtin’s Cough Remedy. Jf e has found that it cures his children as well as himself of their couchs ami colds. They were all coughi -g
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    • 682 2 That Means Rheumatism. Sore and swollen joints, sharp shooting pains, torturing 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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    • 852 2 r PIANOS RETURNED PROM HIRE' TO BK SOI.D. TO LET. AN SUN Wt 4 KNVIBLIV’ No. 3: ROAD. Coinfoitable Luiopeau residence. TO BK SOLiL*. GREAT BARGAINS. We supply our pianos on the easy payment system FULL PARTICULARS ON APPLICATION I Call and inspect our large and varied stock by all
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  • 46 3 P. O. SAILINGS. Mail Service Out w a k »>&. H < ».m k <v a k i Arcadia 1U Dec. j Mata 21 Dec. Decanha 2 Jan. I l)c!ta 4 Jan. Kxlra Service. Outwards llomkwari>s Palawan 2a Dec. Syrut 28 D^c. Socotra 7 Jan. Nyanza 11 Jan.
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  • 89 3 1 es#ei* b rtjih Due Achilles Singapore W.M ACo 18 li Dec Lii Sang ’a It utta B A Co. 19th A readia Colombo .G.ACo. 19th Malta Singapore (i ACo. 21st Kuni San" Singapore 1*. A Co. 23 ,1 Pa la wau Jolombo A ,G ACo. 25th G.
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  • 57 3 Yesxeh For Ajeutf Ii*ave> A eli i lies Vlarseillts W.M.ACo. Dec. Lai Samr ■Jingapoie n.ACo. Arcadia •Jiuotipoie \.CACV Malta ’olombo •v.G.&Co. j Kum ?aug 1 mtta VACo. Palawau \.G AC'o. G. Ap< ar j'Jab-u'ta A A Go Laertes Loudon I vV M ACo. Syria \.nnbo \.G ACo. Beucltucb Siu^apoie
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  • Shipping.
    • 16 3 Lanokat, Hr. s.s., 141*. Morris, 18tb Dec., Teluk Anson, 17th Dec., Geu.— K G. Co.
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    • 25 3 18th December. Lanakat, for 'J’eluk Auson. Sre<‘ Banka, for Panakor. Tong Chan Un, for Batu Bahraaud Asaliau. Flying Fi*h, for Port Weld and Taipir.^.
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    • 204 3 For Pangkalan Hraudau—Per Petrel, tomorrow, noon. Asalian—Per Mary Austin, to-morrow, I p.m. Deli—Per Cornelia, to-morrow, 1 p.m. Singapore and Hongkong Per Lai Sang, to-morrow, 3 p.m. Singapore, China A Japan—Per Arcadia, to-morrow, 5 p.m. Calcutta —Per Nani Sang, 20th instaut, II a.in. Port Swetteuham Malacca—Per Vidar, 20th instant,
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  • 433 3 Pei l*. ami O. B.s. Victoria, connecting with the steamer Arcadia at Colombo, due at Peuaug on 19th December: To Singapore (from Loudou, Nov. 22) W. Murray, Mr. J. D. McCulloch, Mr. W. O. Brieu, Mis. Cameron,Mr. P. Piuhoru, Mrs. van Cuylenbure, Misses 'au Cuylenburg, Mr.
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    • 693 3 Pi 0. Steam Navigation Coy. Arrhiils and Departures. Mail Service. Outward. l».*o. It* Arcadia connecting with Victoria Jhu Dtvanha do Macedonia Id Peninsular do Britannia 30 Delta do Mooltau Homeward INTENDED SAILINGS. British India THROKiH STEAMER. Mar. 2* s.s. Mar morn (calling at Bombay). I ARES BY MAIL STEAMERS. Ist
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    • 283 3 (S HIPPIN G.) k\ Y\ X--a HP» v* j OUTWARDS: Norddeiitscher Lloyd, Bremen. IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE. f'l'lHE 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 and vice versa) Port Said, Suez, Aden,
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  • 95 4 Justice satisfies everybody and justice alone- Emerson Published daily (except Sundays.) AT THI CRITERION PRESS, Lid., No. 226—232, Beach Street, Penang. PRICE DAILY LOCAL $2l per annum OUTSTATIONS Postage Extra MAIL EDITION" (Post Free) $l5 CABLE ADDRESS Echo—Penang.” Telephone No. 343. y.tt. All business communications should be
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  • 771 4 Reuter told us yesterday that great political excitement prevails in Teheran owing to the Shah having arrested two ot the Ministers who had just resigned, and added the information that the Persian Parliament was protesting most vehemently at the arrests. We were also told that the situation is most
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  • 194 4 The following subscriptions have been given or promised in aid of the above Fund Mr. Tye Choou Yeou (alias Ty'e K* e Yoou) 820 Mr.iSoh Taik Chee 15 Mr.. Lira Cheng Law 10 Mr. Khoo Sean Ewe 10 Mr. Ivlioo Chiu Heug 10 A Friend 5
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  • 246 4 Thk following business in tin has beeu done to-day Penang Straits Tradiug Co., > buyers, no sellers Peuaug Tin Exchange, buvers, no sellers a j Singapore Straits Trading Co., 50 tons at 58; Tin is quoted in Loudon to-dav at *lls 10s- cash and .£ll7
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  • 1158 4 A Pantomime. If the first Baud meetiug was a tarce, the second, which was held at the Town Hall yeserday afternoon, was a pantomime Certainly it was inane enough for that, but hardly so funny. The attendance was even thinner tbau on the first occasion, only the
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  • 607 4 Before Mr. Woferstan Two Chinamen and a nouia weie to-dav fined ten dollars each for voluntarily causing hurt to an old Chinese woman. From the evidence, it was elicited that the quarrel arose out of money affairs. Pakirsami, a tram-car conductor, pleaded not guilty this morning to
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 282 4 TO-NIGHT! TO-NIGHT r WEDNESDAY, 18th DECEIVIBER, 1907, SIAMESE EOm LMM JEEKAY THEATRICAL COMPANY OF SINCORA WILL STACK AT THE ARGYLL ROAD THEATRE, THE MOST ROMANTIC STORY, KEOW-NA-MAH.” SIDE-SPLII TING CLOWNS! BEWITCHING MUSIC I! CHARMING ACTRESSES CIIA RMING ACTRESSES DON’T MISS THIS GRAND OIM’ORT UNITY OF ENJOYING YOURSELF. SHOUT S3ASON ONLY!
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  • TELEGRAMS.
    • 36 5 (Supplied b;i Reiter) Kritiiin and Russia to Assist. Loudon, 18th Dec.—Reuter learns that in vaw of the seriousness of the rews f om Persia Britain and Russia are co-operating in steps to relieve the situatiou.
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    • 166 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) The Restriction of Asiatic 1 mmi. gration. Loudon, 17th Dec.—lt is reported from Ottawa that the Canadian House of Commous is dehatiug the motion, supported bv ill the British Columbian members, urging, is the Chinese immigration restriction policy lias proved so successful, that a definite policy
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    • 44 5 (Supplied by Reuter Preparation* in California. London. 18th Dec.—There are indicat ions that the Californiaus iuteud to utilize the arrival of the Ameiicau battleships for the strengthening the auti-Oriental agitation and are organising a great demonstration iu honour of the Fleet-
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    • 97 5 (Supplied by KtuUr.) A Colliery Disaster. Loudou, 18th Dec.—A colliery disaster has occurred in Birmingham. Alabama, U. S. A. Thirtv-five bodies have been recovered and it is believed seveuty perished. This is the third terrible mining disaster in a fortnight. Workmen ami Wage Reduction. LondoD, 18th Dee—Mr. Compere, President
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    • 51 5 Supplied by Reuter The First Test Match. Loudon, 17th Dec —ln their second innings in the First Test Match the Eug is l team were all out for 300 iuu®. The Australians’ Score. Loudon, 18th Dec.—lu their fejoud tunings the Australians have scored 63 tuns for 3
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    • 34 5 Supplied by Reuter A Lock-out Threatened. London, 17tb Dec.-Tbe Manchester CoL ton Employers’ Federation have decided on a geueral lock-out uuless the ting strikes at Oldham are settled iu reasonable time.
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    • 37 5 The Scott- Beresf ord Incident. (Supplied by Kettlei Xo Further Admiralty Action. London. 17,h D«.-With rJeren.eJo yesterday’s wiie regarding ford incidon, >1» Da,ly Sla, »b*«« mcideut is closed so far the pari of the Admiialty is couceiued.
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    • 605 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) Italian and French Cardinal*. Loudon, l?th Dec.—The Pope has ciea*ed two crtnch aud two Italians Cardinals. The output from the Sipiau Tin Mines for the mouth of November was 117 pikuls. A severe eaitlujurke was felt iu Tokyo at 2.17 a. m. on the 22nd ult.,
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  • 587 5 THE LLP COMPETITION. P. C. C. Defeat (j. R. C. Yesterday evening on the Esp'auade the above teams met in the first round of the Cup competitiou. A m itch between the two best teams of Peuaug naturally drew a huge crowd aud when the whistle called the players
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  • 319 5 Foil, w ug are the Agend i for to-morrow’s meeting ot ihe Munc pal Coin mission 1. Minutes of the last meetings to le real and con tinned. 2. Aliy special busiuets the President may bring forward. 3. Questions. 4. Letter from Government approving Budget for 1908. 5-
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  • PUBLIC OPINION.
    • 500 5 To THE EbITOR OF TIM’ STRAITS ECHO Dear Sir. The btra t« Echo has been so earnest iu its desiie to collect subscriptions for the Penang Band, having opened its columns to Iho subccriptiou lists, that perhaps you will be able to hud a corner iu your
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  • 28 5 Departed Per ss. Palitam, for Singapore Mrs. J. Sculiv, Mr. and Mis- lvlioo Sean Wi, Misses Matthiews (2), Capt. Col beck, Messrs. Manook and Oob Clieatg Cliong.
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  • 100 5 J To-ltAf Uth Day ot lltli M OOU. Ember Day. Football P. N. U. vs. Y. M. C. A. f C. 11. C Grouud. Towu Hand, Esplanade, 0 to 7 p.in Matsuo’6 Cinematograph. coiuer of IVuaug Road and Campbell Stieet, 0 p m. Gmnd Change of Programme. Royal Lukhoru
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 35 5 A Notable Fact. The absence of all narcotics makes Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy the safest and best medicine for all coughs, colds, croup and whooping cough that can be procured. Ibe Ueorge Town Dispensary, Wholesale Agents.
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    • 99 5 PENANG BAR, No. 92, Brick Kiln Road, PENANG. NEW MANAGEMENT, Cask Beer Stout, Brandy. Whisky, et:., ALL THE BEST BRANDS. Charges ir oderate. NOTICE. BY ORDER OF THE MORTGAGEE, AUCTION SALE, On Friday, 20th Dec., 1907, and the following day, AT “BEACH HOUSE,*’ No 38, NOKTHAM HOAD, AT 11 30
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    • 470 5 IMPORTANT SALE. BY ORDER OF THE MORTGAGEE, TO BE SOLO tiY PUBLIC AUCTION, On Monday, 23rd Dec 1907, AT 10-30 A M.. AT LOGAN’S BUILDINGS, BEACH STREET. I'ENANG, Tl.e propei ty of LEE BOON ANG. alia* LEE AN'L (the 1> M) lu the District of Taujong I’enargre in Peaang being
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  • 90 5 Obituary. (Supplied by Renter.) Lord Kelvin. Louden, 18th Dec.—Lord Kelvin is slowly siuking. Liter.— Lord Kelviu is dead lLord Kelvin was famous as au inventor and amongst other tilings invented the mirror gal\anoiueter and siphon reeorder in connection witli submarine telegraphv. He was a member of the Prussian Order Pour
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  • 360 6 Why So Many German Ships Both in his visit to the City of Loudon in 1891 and within the last few days the German Emperor lias, says the Globe, assured the British public that one of his chief ideals is the maintenance of peace. We accepted that assurance on both
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  • 473 6 Halt-Yearly General Meeting. At the half-yearly general meeting of the Nippon Yu»eu Kaislia, held in Tokyo on 27th ult., Mr- Koude, President of the company, stated that both the goots and pisseuger traffic on all lines, coasting and loreign, had showu much prosperity during the half
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  • 117 6 Pknang, 18th December. {U,, courtesy of the Chartered HankJ London Demand Bank I 4 months’ sight Bank ...2 4s. 3 Credit ...2/ 4 -fa 3 M Documentary ...2/4$ Calcutta. Dmiaiid Bank Its 173$ 3 days’ sigh? Pr’vate 175$ Bombay. Demand Bank Mouimein. Demand Bank I o>i 3 davs’ sight
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  • 172 6 Gold leaf $65.50 B. Pepper( VV.CoaBt 31b5.50z.) 10j. no stock White Pepper 10. —sales Trang Pepper oat of season Cloves (picked) 35. —seVers i 65.— nominal i Mace Pickings 55.^ —sales Nutmegs 11 Os 25. sellers SNo. 1 5.30 sales „2 no StockBasket 3.45 buyers Tapioca Flour 1.80 nominal
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  • 1068 6 .51 I d. I f a "o Number of ”5 Zd S j .2 Caritil. Shares I Last Divide id. Name. >. "3 i issue!. I a ca M fi LLiJ j i I I <§■ Mining. 1903 S 300,000 30,000 10 10 25 for year ending 31 3/07
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    • 152 6 To the Head of tiie Family. in orderini' household supplies, don’t tori>et to l.tv iu ;i supply of Chamkorlaiu’s Cou”!! 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 Dispeusaty, Wholesale
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    • 27 6 Guide to Penang, BY THK LATE E. F. Skcrtchly, r. n.s. Price 50 cents. Worth a Dollar a copy. TO ISE HAD AT THE STRAITS ECHO OFFICE.
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    • 16 6 Andrew Usher Co.’s SPECIAL RESERVE O.V.G. Whisky. SANDILANDS, BUTTERY Co., AGENTS FOR PENANQ F. M. S.
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    • 85 6 JOHN POT, IWINEK A ROMANCE OF MODERN MALAYA. BY OLIVER ASHWELL, AUTHOR OF T,tles of the Fen,” Chronicles of the Carburettor Club,” In Peril in Penang,” etc. PRICE 50 CENTS CAN BE HAD AT THE CRITERION PRESS, Ltd., 226. 2.12. Heach Street. Penang. FOR SALE. The Early History of Penang,
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    • 124 6 MACKAY’S LIQUOR WHISKY. KARTELL'S BRANDY. BORDEN’S PEERLESS BRUNO EVAPORATED CREAM. Ce/s/crs' Absolute Purity Guaranteed, THE CELEBRATED “S. B. Co.” GIN IN RED CASES. Sand Hands, Huittry Cn AGENTS: SANDILANDS, BUTTERY 4 Co. PE NANO. > X CO X i ,3» r% jp IiVW 4, At® if ATM* iiACW §'T:\ 5i
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  • 872 7 Tuesday, the 14th, Thursday, the 16th, and Saturday, the 18th January, 1908. FIRST DAY. luesday, 14th January, I9ob. I.—The Maiden Plate. Value ?000 A Race for Maiden Horses. Weight as per scale reduced 14 lbs All animals imported into the Straits or P. M.
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  • 486 7 ORDERS BY CAPTAIN THE lION. A. K. ADAMS, Commandant. DECEMBER, DM)?. 1 Hili Wednesday, Recruits Drill at Fort at 5 30 p.m. 22ud Suudav, Class Firing Trained Men at 7 a. in. Sharp. 23rd Monday, Recruits Drill at Fort at 7» 30 p. in. 2?tb Saturday, Pul ice
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  • 330 7 The outlook iu Morocco ceitaiulv looks cheerful. Abdul Ax z has got the better of the Usurper-Sultau, the reorganisation of the police is being carried out, a considerable portion of the French naval force has beeu withdrawn, aud the tribes far and near are anxious to come
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 460 7 PENANG CONFECTIONERY, 22a, Leith Street Cakes, Comfits, American Cold Drinks, Ice Jellies. Puddings Ice Creams, PREPARED DAILY. CATERING FOR ENTERTAINMENTS A SPECIALITY. WILLIAM NEWMAN V/, > N Dr. T. IMAOKA, g| JAPANESE DENTIST. S No 2GS, BEACH STREET, PENANG, SUPPLIES TEETH 'T at M the Cheapest Frices From DEC. 10th
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    • 276 7 Entries C lose at noon on Thursday, 2nd January. Handicaps for f irst day will be published on or before Monday, 6th January, 1908. A peuaitv of 7 lbs is iucurred iu a baud cup by the winner of any race tun subsequent to ihe publication of the weights au<l
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    • 289 7 RANEEGUNGE STONEWARE MACBETH <Ss SAEHETT, LOGAN’S BUILDINGS, BEACH STREET, SOLE AGENTS FOR BURN AND CO.. LIMITED. CALCUTTA. NOTICE. ''I'lHE undersigned l>eg to inform the public of Penang and the neighbouring Nativ. L States that they have l>een appointed Agents for Messrs. Jngall Parsons, Cliv* fe Co., Ltd-, of Loudon, and
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    • 89 7 A Reliable Remedy for Croup. With ibe »lry, cold weather of (be eaily winter mouths, parents of croupy children should be on the alert for omim us sympI toms lli re is no cm e for anxiety when I Obambti 1 iu’s Oou.h Keme<ly is kept, in the home. H
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 224 8 WELL-KNOWN EXTRA NAVY CANVAS, No. 0. SINDH ANIIS UHTTMfV Co BAXTER Co.’s BEST NAVY CANVAS. SANDILANDS, BUTTERY Co. DAVID CORSAR SON’S John Bazley White k Bros,’ PORTLAND CEMENT, “LION BRAND.” Sandilands Buttery Lo., AGENTS PENANG A F. M S. Kim Keng Leong Co., 127, BEACH STREET. IMPORTERS 01 EVERY DESCRIPTION
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    • 475 8 VV. MANSON, American Dentist, Late of Dr. Allen Co., Pha, U.S.A. NOTICE. Charges Moderate, Consultation Free, RESIDING AT IXO. 2 la, Penang Road. A few doors from the Eastern and Oriental Hotel. 30c 6 mthii LEE CHYE DISPENSARY, 258, Carnarvon Street, Penang, OPEN FROM 6 A.M. TO 9 P.M. New
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    • 227 8 in iera c S T E L d HONG BEE i Go General Store and Commission Agents, as, MAIN ROAD. TAIPIHQ. 39c 800 Bee, Chop Swee Bee, Mi ners and Contractors, 81, Kota txoad, Talp mg For 9*lc. Flooring: Roofing: Tiles OF VARIOUS SIZES ALSO Timber, etc. 43c TAIK HO
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