Straits Echo, 15 September 1908

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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. 6. $24 Per Annum. PENANG, TUESDAY, isth SEPTEMBER, 1908. Single Copy, 10 cents. No. 212.
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      937 1 GUINNESS’S STOUT. tianq LEE Co. a a w I X \I?A as <2 <2 iaD^y SOLE AGENTS. BASS’S ALE. THE BANKS. eastern shipping Company, Ltd., (ENGINE WORKS.) Engineers, Shipbuilders, Brass Iron Founders. Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER. Paid up Capital Reserve Fund Reserve Liability
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      29 1 THE BEST BEER IN THE FAR EAST.' tyOddlN 4 w vP •z cs Co > CO N& > ft <5 *y m 'a £d Torn TIANQ LEE A Co., Sole Agents*
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    The Bounder.
    1164 2 What is He! Mr. James Douglas writes io M.A.P.: I have Dover seeu a really satisfactory definition of a bounder. We all think we know a bounder when we Bee him, but although the bounder may be a bounder to us he is not a bounder to everybody
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      82 2 A Neighbour’s Kindness. Mr. W. J. Fuller, J. P., storekeeper, Rendelsham, South Australia, writes “I was called to see a neighbour who was suffering from severe cramps und who really thought he was past help. I gave him three Joses of Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrluei Remedy, and in a
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      510 2 From Mexico. The following paragraph was clipped from the El Sol, a newspaper at Hermosillo, Mexico, it being a part of a letter to the publisher from a friend On my last trip to my properties on the frontier, my beast fell with me to the ground, wounding me badly,
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      1272 2 r THE PENANG ADVERTISING AGENCY, Bill-Posters and General Advertising Contractors, No. 7, Church Street, Penang, TE BUl^Postinga ml*Advertising Work qf every description undertaken, and also the delivery and distribution of Circulars, Handbills, Samples etc. Honesty Guaranteed. PROMINENT BILL-POSTING STATIONS in:—Penang, Province Wellesley, FedNOTICE OF SALE. FOR I PADDY.’ crated Malay
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    VESSELS EXPECTED.
    37 3 Vt>.gg*l$ Ft» Vi Agent* DM9 Dei fflinger Zit t jn Keemun Ajax Delta Malta Singapore Colombo Slrgapore Singapore Colombo Singapore B.M.ACo. B.M ACo. W.M.AOo. W.M.ACo. A.G ACo. A.G.ACo. 16tbSept. 17tb 18th '9th 24th 26 th
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    SAILINGS.
    28 3 Vestelt For A-n.nf* Leaves DeiffliDger Zieten Keemun Ajax Delta Malta Colombo Singapore Liverpool Antwerp Singapore Colombo B.M ACo. B M ACo. W.M.ACo. VV.M ACo. AQACo. A.G.ACo. Sept.
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      ARRIVALS.
      152 3 Hye Leong, Br. a a., 296. Treweeke. 13th Sept., Teluk Anson, 12th Sept., Gen— K. O. Perak, Br. a.a., 258, Crichton, 13th Sept, Deli, 12th Sept., Gen.—E. S. Co., Ltd. Pin Seng, Br. a.a., 378, Davidaon, 14th Sept, Singapore, 12th Sept., Gen.— E. S. Co., Ltd. Vorwarts, Ger. a.B„
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      DEPARTURES.
      62 3 15th September. Vidar, for Pangkalan Brandan. Leong Ho, for Trang. Perak, for Deli. Tong Chay Un, for Batu Bahra. Padang, for Batu Bahra. Pin Seng, for Port Swettenhara and Singapore. Hye Leong, for TeJuk Anaon. Perak, for Port Swettenham and Singapore. Mambang, for Pulau Langkawi and Setul. Sumatra, for
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      MAILS CLOSE
      130 3 Foe Tongkah—Per Malacca, to-morrow,l p.ro. ToDgkah—Per Avagyee, to-morrow, 2 p.m. Deli—Per Hebe, to-morrow, 2 p.m. Teluk Anson —Per Ban Whatt Soon, to-morrow, 3 p.m. Rangoon—Per Vorwarts, to-morrow, 3 p.m. Dindinga —Per Mary Austin, to-morrow, 4 p.m. Ceylon, Auatralaaia, India, Aden, Egypt and via Naplea, for Europe etc.—Per Derjflinger,
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    Passengers to the Straits.
    308 3 Per P. and O. s.s. Sumatra, due at Penang on 15th Sept. To Penang (from London, Aug. 15) Mr. F. C. Marshall, Mr. and Mrs. Parrett and children, Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Stevens, Mr. T. P. Sargent, Mr. H. D. Robinson. To Singapore (from London)
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    P. & O. SAILINGS.
    35 3 P. O. SAILINGS. Mail Service. Outwards. Homewards Delta 24 Sept. I Malta 26 Bept. Atsaye 8 Oct. Devanha 10 Oct. Extra Service. 00TWARD8. IIoMB WARDS. Sumatra 15 Sept. I Nyanza 19 Sept Poona 29 Nore
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      835 3 f.jUStia* Kangation Coy. Arrivals and Departures. Mail Service. Ootward. connecting with Mooltan Delta Hi 8 Assay e jj Delhi do do Homeward. China Moldavia Pate. apt- 26 21 Dec. !»n. THKOITiH STEAMERS TO LONDON. M Malta September 26. Macedonia March 26. fakes by mail steamers. l«t Class Sod Class To
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      441 3 (S HIPPIN G.) HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE, FREIGHT SERVICE. Next Sailings for Singapore, China and Japan. Next Sailings Homeward. VIA COLOMBO. s.s. Spczia for Dunkirk, Antwerp and Hamburg 20th September, 1908. Taking cargo at through Rates to Antwerp, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Copenhagen Lisbon, Oporto, Loudon, Liverpool, Glasgow, Marseilles, Trieste, Genoa, Ports in the
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    The Straits Echo.
    95 4 JonUce •atisflas evarybody and Justice alene s*nwi. eabllnhed daily (except Snndav«.i it mi CRITERION PRESS, Ltd., No. 226—232, Beach Street. Penary. PRICE DAILY LOCAL |2i per imiiuiid OUTBTATIONB Pontage Extra MAIL EDITION (Poet Free) $l5 OARLB ADDRISI Echo—Penang.” Telephone No. 343 If.H.— All business comnituiicationH should be
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    THE GOVERNMENT WHARVES.
    671 4 It will, we think, be generally conceded that the Government Wharves came as a boon and a blessing to Penang, and if we occasionally look our gift horse in the mouth it is because we know that the management are so keenly alive to the necessity of
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    Tin, Opium and Rice Quotations.
    827 4 The foiiowiug business iu tin has been done to-day Singapore S.raiU Trading Co., 1 7IJ buyers, no sellers Penaog Straits Trading Co.,d 7tbuyers, no sellers Eastern Smelting Co., re buyers, no sellers /0 Penang Tin Exchange, 12| tons at 65.37£ Tin is quoted in London
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    Ladies’ Rifle Club.
    297 4 The Ladies’ Bisley at Taiping. We stated last month that the local Ladies’ Rifle Club had arranged to send a contingent for the Bisley meeting at Taiping on the 21st and 22ud inst. We now learn that the contingent will consist of the following eight members, viz.,
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    The Parish Hall.
    166 4 We are requested to remind ihe members of the Roman Catholic commurity that the folk wing is the programme of the celebrat.io: s in connection with the sacerdotal jubilee of the Rt, Rev. J Meneuvrie-, V. G-, Vicar of ‘he Church of the AssumpMon Sunday, 20th Sept.—Divine
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    Messrs. Pritchard & Co. and the M S. G.
    326 4 Messrs. Pritchard Co. and the M S. G. To-day that portion of Beach Street wherein the premises of Messrs. Pritchard 4 Co. are situated, has put on a gala appearance. The mniu building, as well as that in the opposite row containing Messrs Pritchard’s furniture and crockery departments, is nicely
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    Retirement of a Popular Head Mistress.
    927 4 A Pleasing Function. A pleasing function took George’s Girls’ School yesterday when Miss Jones, who has iu st rpt 9rno °n the position of Head Mistress wh.T, fro,n held for the past six and a half ve ,r sen ted with a farewell address
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      410 4 REQUIRED. BOARD and Apartments in respectable Eurasian family, distance from town no object. Terms $6O to $7O. 15-9-08 510 X. Y. Z c/o Strait s Echo P TO THE PENANG PUBLIC p Don’t Lose Your Chance OF SEEING To-Night’s Programme. INSTRUCTIVE, DESCRIPTIVE, AMUSING. REMEMBER, THE u PATHESCOPE” ECLIPSES ALL OTHERS.
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      54 4 Whooping Cough. This is a very dangerous disease unless properly treated, but all danger may ba avoided by giving Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy. It liquifies the *ough mucus, making it easier to expectorate, keeps the cough loose, and makes the paroxysms of coughing less frequent and less severe. The George Town
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      Singapore.
      53 5 (Echo Special.) Mysterious Fire. Singapore, 15th September.—A fire broke out at a Chinese shop in Kerbau o n,] early this morning. The damage Estimated at *5,000. flie cause of the tire is a mystery. The telephone failed, and the Fire brigade had to be summoned by a bicyclist. The
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      The German Peril.
      201 5 (Supplied by Reuter Interview with Prince Von Buelow. London, 14th September.—The Standard contains a five-column interview by Mr. Sidney Whitman of Prince Von Buelow, the Prussian Premier, with reference to the article on the “German Peril” in the July number of the Quarterly Review. Prince Von Buelow
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      Mulai Hafid.
      109 5 (Supplied by Reuter Franco-Span tali Note to the Powers. London, 15th September.—A FrancoSpanish note has been presented to the Powers proposing t hat Mulai Hafid, prior to his recognition, should confirm the Algeciras Act and other engagements of his prede cessors, assume responsibility of the Governmeat's debts to
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      The Cotton Dispute.
      95 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) Another Ballot to he Taken. London. 15th Bepteml>er—A second ballot of the Lancashire cotton operatives will ho taken on the question of accepting a stop of the reduction of wages in January. Bishop Welldon’s Letter. London, 15th September A letter by Bishop Welldon. referring
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      The Eucharistic Congress.
      99 5 (Supplied by Reuter The Premier's Representations. London, 14*h September.—ln deference to the representations of Mr H. H. Asquith, the Premier, all the elements of the ecclesiastical ceremonial were eliminated at yesterday's procession in which it was origiually intended to carry the Host. Cardinal Vauutelli, the Papal Legate,
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      Pedestrianism.
      45 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) < I rent Feat in the 24 Hours Race. London, 14Mi September.—Mr. Hamtnond of the Stock Exchange won the twen- our Lours walking race at the Stadium, covering 131 miles and 589 yards, and beating the world's records from 17 hours upwards.
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      Cholera.
      39 5 {Supplied by 'Reuter.') :w ®®»ths at Bt. Petersburg. (»j ion 15th September.—llB cases of f '''[f* °f which were fatal, are reported ,r St. Petersburg. in A VH ra ,UB P«cted cases have broken out Austrm and Germany.
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    Taiping Notes.
    942 5 (From Onr Own Correspondent.) Taiping, 14th Sept. The Pahang Besirientship. The rumour has again been revived lhat Mr. R. G. Watson is going to Pahang as British Resident and that in consequence a number of promotions will follow. But the very latest, is that Mr. Owen now in
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    The Karangan Hydraulic Tin Mining Co., Ltd.
    346 5 Half-yearly Meeting. An ordinary half-yearly meeting of the above company was held yesterday at the offices of the general agents, Messrs. Paterson, Simons Co., Beach Street Mr. R.‘ Young was in the chair and there were also present the following shareholders: Messrs. G.
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    The Police Courts.
    378 5 (Bejore Mr. Hamilton Attempted Cheating. This morning Kandasamy, a Tamil, was charged with attempting to cheat his employer, Mr. Irving. As another man has to be arrested, tbe case was, on the application of tbe Police, postponed for a week, accused being allowed bail in the sum
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    Shipping Rings.
    1353 5 REPORT BY THE REGISTRAR OF IMPORTS AND EXPORTS. Net Loss of the Colony’s Trade. Among the papers laid on the table at tbe Legislative Council meeting on Friday last, was a report on Shipping Freight Conferences operating in the Straits Settlements, prepared bv Mr. A. Stuart, Registrar of
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    FIXTURES.
    66 5 To-day 20th l)av of Bth Moon. Town Band, Golf Club, 6 to 7 p m. Matsuo’s Cinematograph, 7 p.m. and 9 p in. The Pathescope,” King Street Theatre, 7-30 p.m and 9-30 p m. To-morrow. 21st Day of 8-h Moon. Town Band, Esplanade. 6 to 7 p.m. Matsuo’s Cinematograph,
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    MAILS DUE.
    16 5 German t Zieten > ...16th Sept. Chin» (Derjflinger) ...16th hv'gMsb (Delta* ...£4th Ohm* [Malta' ...26th
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      43 5 What Everybody Says Must Be True. Everybody who has used it tay3 Chamberberlam’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy never fails to give relief from pains in the stomach or diarrhoea, which is positive proof of its reliability. The George Town Dispensary, Wholesale Agents-
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      162 5 Gonosan is a happy combination of Kawa Resins with Oleum Santali in the proportion of 1 part Kawa Kawa to 4 parts Oleum. Santal cures easily, no complications. All chemists ami dealers. NOTICE. rnHE Power of Attorney dated 25th JL April, 1907 granted by me to my nephew, Aba Moona
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      685 5 NOTICE OF SALE. BY ORDER OP THE TRANSFEREE TO BE BOLD BY PUBLIC AUCTION, On Tues., 22nd Sept., 1908, AT 1 PM., AT LOGAN S BUILDINGS, BEACH STkEET, PENANG, The Property ok IWAMONI AMMAL, daughter of Renga Row of Bukit Mertajam. wife of Jewanathan (the D.M.) All that piece of
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    The Servant Question.
    480 6 Bangkok a Paradise for Cooks and Boys. That domestic servants are paid higher wages, and give leas satisfaction in Bangkok than in any other town of the Extreme Orient, is the opinion expressed bj all who have some experience of living in various towns of the East,
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    A Dollar a Word.
    357 6 There is nothing particularly improbable in the report that President Roosevelt is to be paid at the rate of $1 a word for his articles on his African trip, though as yet no direct authority exists for the statement. This is high pay; but it does
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    Famous Giant Grotto.
    159 6 After two years’ labour, the Trieste Tourist Club baß succeeded in opening i p a safe entrance to the famous Giant Grotto at Opcina, which contains the largest kuown subterranean hall in the world. It was a difficult aud expansive undertaking. A stone staircase of fifty stops
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    Opium Smokers' Pipes.
    739 6 An opium smoking layout consists of about a dozen distinct articles, although only halt of them are absolutely necessary for smoking, and in case of emergency a person could get along with four —pipe, bowl, lamp and venbock. Of these the pipe is first in importance. Opium
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    A Club for Colonials.
    267 6 A Membership of ‘2,500. After experiencing some considerable difficulty in obtaining a suitable site for their headquarters, the Imperial Colonial Club have at length secured splendid accomm >dation in the heart of London clubland. No. 84, Piccadilly, the old quarters of tlie United Service Club, is
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    EXCHANGE.
    120 6 Pknasq, 15th September. (By courtesy oj the Chartered London Demand Sang •«’/'Hi 4 months’ sighi Ha.iv .2 4^ 3 Credit 3 Documentary ...2/4§ Calcutta, Demand Bank Be 175$ 3 days’ sight. Pn 17 7 Bombay. Demand Bank 1751 Moulmein, Demand Bank 174$ 3 days’sight Private 17 7 Madras, Demand
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    PRODUCE.
    189 6 iio:d leaf $65. B. Popper( \V.C<»>wu •tllw.Soj..i no stock White Pepper $l5. —buyers Trang Pepper 10. —nominal I Cloves (picKed) out of season Mace 70. —nominal Mace Pickings 60.— nom. Nutmegs 110 s 19 59 sales r No. 1 6.65 sales 2 no stock Ba*k**i 3.32$ sales Tapioca h'lour
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    MARKET PRICES.
    178 6 1’bnano, 15th September 11»08 Beek— eta. Soup o-iit' 12 Boast 24 Steaks 24 Stew or Curry Meat 16 Hump Steak 24 Ox Tail each 3u Tongue 60 Feet 15 Heart 30 Liver per catty 30 Fork— Pork per catty 32 Pig’s llea-1 26 Feet 2 Tongue 34 Mutton
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    SHARES.
    1152 6 Lc I xr Ja" cL r" o 1 Number of I'S £3 0 2 2 Oftiai. Share» Lact Dividend. Name. 2 jj cS C .5 C‘ i[ >- IKHlied. 3 as 2 —O! 1 SC W O &U 3 rp Mining. 1903! 4 300,000 30,000 10 10 10 for
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      50 6 MACKAY»S LIQUEUR WHISKY. KARTELL'S BRANDY. C ieslers’ Champagne. Andrew Usher Go.’s SPECIAL RESERVE O.V.G. Whisky. SANDILANDS, BUTTERY Co.. AGENTS FOR PfzNANG F. M. S. THE CELEBRATED “S. B. Co.’’ GIN IN RED CASES. Sandilands, Buttery Co BOUDEN'S PEERLESS BRAND EVAPORATED CREAM. Absolute Purity Guaranteed, AGENTS: SANDILANDS, BUTTERY 4 Co.. PENANO.
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      78 6 WROUCHT-IRON tubes and FITTINGS. I-itrge btooa; on Hyind. ADAMSON, GILFILLAN CO«, LTD, IF YOU WANT TO DRINK HE BEST BEER, ORDER “ASAHI,” ie beer that wins immense popularity in the Far East. t pleases the most fastidious Palates, Sold by Leading Shops and Hotels, TIANG LEE C 0„ SOLE AGENTS.
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    Lying a Disease.
    944 7 Novel Discovery About Irresponsible People. The Court of Cassation, in Paris, has just declared, through the mouth of its presiding judge, in a bourgeois divorce case, that a certain witness was not only incapable of speaking the truth, but that apparently he could not even think it.”
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      1244 7 BAXTER Co.’s IOT NAVY CANVAS. ciKPIUNPS. BUTTERY Co. s SON’S ll.known EXTRA 0 CANVAS) No. 0. jjjOlUNnS. HUTTEBY Co. INSURANCES. THE LONDON ASSURANCE CORPORATION. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER A.D. 1720 fTIHE undersigned having been appointed JL Agents for the above Corporation, are life Bros.’ ORTLAND GEMENTi “LION BRAND.” inlands, Buttery
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      77 7 A Balm Indeed. No external application is equal to Chamberlain’s Pain Balm for sore muscles or swollen joints. No matter what may be the cause, this liniment will give relief. The George Town Dispensary, Wholesale Agents. When your dealer tries to palm off an imitation of ltigaud’s Kananga Water or
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      881 8 W. MANSON, American Dentist, Late of Dr. Allen Cu., Pha U.S.A. Chargfts Moderate, Consultation Free. KBBIDIMe AT No. 2la Penang Road. A few doors from the Eastern and Oriental Hotel. 6 rath* BEST) SCOTCH WHISKY V |III OLDEST 5 i TEA >0 V TEA IN THE MARKET IS SOLE AGENTS
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