Straits Echo, 21 September 1908

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  • 37 1 Straits Echo 10-PAGE EDITION. DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY. fOL- 0* $24 Per Annum. PENANG, MONDAY, 2lst SEPTEMBER, 1908. Single Copy, 10 cents. No. 217.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 978 1 GUlNNVSS’b SlOUlT riANC LEE Co SBL"|255 a -K m 7 <2 D OEM r* 1 SOL£ AO ENTS. BASS’S ALE. THE BANKS. IfASTEKN SHIPPING Company, Ltd., (ENGINE WORKS.) Engineers, Shipbuilders, Brass Iron founders. Engineering Appliances Fillings in Stock. Works, W Stores Offices 37, Weld Quay and Beach Street. J. Leith
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    • 26 1 THE BEST BEER IN THE FAR EAST. HQddlN lytM j' Y 7 05 0: 3E > “w CD > fo TOK TO TIAWO LEE A Oo., 5»lg AgtatM*
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  • 150 2 May Visit the Orient. The divine Sarah Bernhardt may come to Manila, says the Manila Times. She aud her company of players have been booked for a tour of Australia and being desirous of seeing the Orient she has directed her managers to make inquiry as to
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  • 202 2 A Gruesome Experiment. Says a Home contemporary The Humane Society of Toledo (Ohio) is endeavouring to release Florence Jessie Gib son, nineteen years old, of Washington, who is buried five feet below the surface of the earth at Cedar Point as a hypnotic experiment. A stop will
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  • 209 2 Compensation to Chinese. The Peking correspondent of the N. C. D News states: —The Chinese Minister in London has telegraphed to the Waiwupn to the effect that on the recommendation of the investigation Commissioner, Mr. M King, the Canadian Government has now sanctioned without reduction the claims,
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  • 368 2 Missionary Meddlesomeness. According to the Asahi General Viscount Terauchi, Japanese Minister of War, who holds the post of Minister of Foieign Allans ad interim, has leceived a letter from Miss F. H. Parmelee, an American lady missionary at Matsuyama, iu regard to the welcome given
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    • 104 2 From Mexico. The following paragraph was clipped from the El Sul, a newspaper at Hermosillo, Mexico, it being a part of a lette- to the publisher from a friend On my last trip to my properties on the frontier,' my beast lell with -ue to the ground, wounding me badly,
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    • 534 2 Riedel's Gonosan is not unpleasant to take and is not attended by those distressing byeffects which so often accompany the use of balsams and Santal oils. It has secured unualified praise from the leading Specialists For Singapore, Hongkong, Swatow and Amoy. THE 8.9. Glenogle, Captain Larkins, will be despatched to
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    • 2001 2 CHINA MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE CO., LTD. Head Office: Shanghai, China. Total Assets over $5,900,000 Total Insurance in Force over ...$33,500,000 A BRITISH COMPANY lncorporated under Hongkong Ordinances and Registered under the Board of Trade, England. —Offices in all Eastern Ports. —Collecting Agencies in London and on the Continent. Special Deposits
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  • 28 3 Vessel» Front Agent* Due Delta Malta PriDz Eitel Friedrich P. Alice Colombo Singapore Singapore Colombo AGACo. A. B. ACo. B.M.A Jo. 24thSept. 26th 29th 1st Oct.
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  • 28 3 Vet aelt For AoeiUti Lervet Delta Singapoi e A, G ACo. Sept. Malta Colombo A.G.ACo. Prinz Eitel Friedrich Colombo B.M.ACo. P. Alice Sir ga pore B.M.ACo. Oct.
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  • Shipping.
    • 195 3 Malaya, Ger. a s., 348, Beeken, 20th Sept., i)eli, 19th Sept., Gen.—B. M. A Co. De Kock, Br. s.a., 293. Visman, 20th Sept., Langsa, 19th Sept, Gen.—Ban Ho Hin. Avagyee, Br. 8.8., 247, Campbell, 29th Sept., Tongkah, 19th Sept., Gen.—E. S. Co., Ltd. Malacca, Br. s a., 405. Upton,
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    • 28 3 21st Scpteubbb. Canton, for Bindings and Teluk Anson. Maetsuijcker, for Pulo Weh, Olehleh and Padang. Sree Batigka, for Pulau Langkawi, Perlis and Setul. Padang, for Batu Bahra.
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    • 104 3 Fon Asahan—Per Petrel, to-morrow, 1 p.m. Tongkah—Per Avagyee, to-merrow, 1 p.m. L ingkat—Per Jin Ho, to-morrow, 1 p.m. Tongkah—Per Malacca, to-morrow, 1 p.m. Port Swettenham and Singapore—Per Pin Seng, to-morrow. 3 p m. Tongkah, Kopah, Renong, Victoria Point, Mergui and Tavoy—Per Bhadra, to-morrow, 3 p.m. Teluk Anson —Per
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  • 360 3 Per P. and O. s.s. Mooltan, connecting with the Delta at Colombo, due at Penang on 24th Sept To Penang (from London, Aug. 28) Mrs. Wayte (from Marseilles, Sept. 4) Mrs. and Miss Wagner, Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Chappell, Mr. E. A. Roadnight, Mr. E.
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    • 783 3 P.iO.SteamNayigation Coy. [ipoolfd Arrival» and Departures. Mail Service. Outward. juta connecting with Moollan W 1 "o italic do China ft- Jj Velhi do Moldavia Homeward. Date. Connecting Steamer. with g s Due London. ntL L. 16 Mia 10 Devanha 24 Delt* 7 Aftaye 21 Delhi 6i 5 Oceana 19 Devanha
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    • 487 3 (SHIPPING,) HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE. FREIGHT SERVICE. Next Sailings for Singapore, China and Japan. Next Sailings Homeward. VIA COLOMBO. Taking cargo at through Rates to Antwerp, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Copenhagen Lisbon, Oporto, London, Liverpool, Glasgow, Marseilles, Trieste, Genoa, Ports in the Levant. Black Sea, and Baltic Ports, North and South American Ports, via
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  • 98 4 J nwt.ir* aattaflee everybody and j notice alene Rmtrto-, Pnblltihed dally (except Sunday*.! AT TRI CRITERION PRESS, Lid., No. 226—232, Beach Street, Ponang PRICE: DAILY LOCAI $24 per annum OUTSTATIONB Poetage Rxtra MAIL Bin TION (Poet Free) $l5 OABLB ADDRFST Echo—Penang.” Telephone No. 343 All boiilnew communication*
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  • 457 4 The position of affairs in the cotton trade is fast approaching a crisis and the decision of the card room workers to strike work to-daj shows that they have no intention of accepting a five per cent, reduction of wages. There is, in fact, very little likelihood
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  • 539 4 A Farewell Address. Dr. Lucy, our Senior Medical Officer, in charge of the District Hospital, who received orders at the latter end of l ist week transferring him to Seremban in medical charge of the State of Negri Sembilan, was the recipient of a pleasing
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  • 39 4 The Royal Mail steamer Delta, having left Colombo at noon yesterday, i 9 expected to arrive here at noon on Thursday next, and will leave for Singapore and China at 2 p in. the same day.
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  • 38 4 Tin (unrefined) is quoted here to dav at buyers no sobers, and at Singapore (refined at §65.75. buyers no sellers. Opium is quoted to-day at §BO2 and Rangoon rice at §165 p-r coyan.
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  • 252 4 The General Manager of the Tongkah Haibour Tin Dredging Co. reports as fol lows on the working of the Company for the 15 days ending Sept. 15: Dredged 250 hours, treated 13,000 yards for 150 piculs of tin. Mbs. Tate, the well-known iady shot
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  • TELEGRAMS.
    • 42 4 (Supplied by Renter.) Fire at Telephone Exchange. London, 21st September.' Tin* 1 central telephone exchange at Paris gutted by fire yesterday evening and o' communications to the Provinces and were damaged. ro4 <l The damage is estimated at .£1 500 non
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    • 735 4 (Supplied by Reuter The Kaiser’s Foremost Pare. London. 21st September:—The (j ro Prince of Germany, in bidding farewell the members of the Conference of i nf parliamentary Union on behalf of the ser. said: Throughout his reign mv father has made the maintenance of peace bii f orp r
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    • 34 6 (Supplied by Reuter.) Appointed Dutch Minister at Tokio. London, 20th September.—Mr. J. H. Van Koyen, Councillor of the Dutch Legation at London, haa been appointed Dutch Minister at Tokio.
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    • 67 6 Supplied, by Reuter.) A Verdict of Suicide. London, 20th September.—At the inquest held into the death of Major-General Charles Edward Luard, who was found dead on the railway line near Maidstone, the verdict returned was "Buicide during temporary insanity.” The inquest on his wife showed that it was
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    • 54 6 (Supplied by Reuter.) Shipping Delayed Owing to Fog from Forest Fires. London, 20th September.—The forest fires are nearing Ottawa, where it is impossible to see fifty yards ahead owing to the overhanging pall of smoke. The fog, which is attributed to the smoke of the fires, is also delaying
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    • 34 6 (Supplied by Reuter.) WolflFe Fails. London, 2lßt September.—Wolffe has failed in his attempt to swim across the Channel. When near Calais pier be was lifted into the boat almost half drowned.
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    • 39 6 (Supplied by Reuter.) Death Rate Increasing. London, 21st September.—The cases of Cholera at St. Petersburg during the past week numbered 1,450 as compared with 200 during the preceding week. Over twentyfive per cent, of the cases were fatal.
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    • 64 6 (Supplied by Reuter.) Invaders Victorious. London, 21st September.—The British Army manoeuvres which were abandoned owing to rain, have now been resumed aud ended in a twenty-four hours’ battle, resulting in the invading forces completely crushing the British troops. The manoeuvres were carried out under actual war conditions,
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    • 293 6 (Supplied by Reuter.) Guusights Thrown Overboard. London, 21st September.—A British cruiser has arrive i at Perth from Gibraltar with a blue jacket in irons. He confessed to throwing overboard gunsights, valued at JE7OO, while the cruiser was a fortnight out from Plymouth, by which the vessel was rendered
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  • 650 4 The Ladies’ Bisley at Taiping. Penang; Ladies to the Fore. < i (Echo Special.) Taiping, 21st Sept.—The Ladies’ Bisley meeting opened here this morning in fine weather and under perfect conditions. Mr. E. L. Brockman, c. m. G., Resident of Perak, was present. As regards the shooting there
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    • 475 4 p KING STREET: TO-NIGHT Entire Change of Programme. ALL NEW PICTURES Jealous Fianre. Kind action bring its reward. The Spectre. Drama in Tyrol. Fighting the Fire. The Accuser. Crowning of the Muse at Enghein. Beauty and the Beast. The Border Limit. Involuntary Farman. Bobby on the Spree. Difficult Flirtation. Unwelcome
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  • 5076 5 YESTERDAY'S CELEBRATIONS. geveral months past preparations made by the members of the 'man Catholic community here to ‘hl' in a fitting manner the sacerdotal w iubilee of the Rt. Rev. Joachim JJeoeunier. V.G.. V.car of the Church t he Assumption. Subscriptions had JL„ collected, presents (almost all
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  • 219 5 Arrived. Per ss. Bharata. 20th Sept., from Rangoon Messrs. Yeoh San, Kiong l ee. Yeoh Heog Keok, Yeoh Phee Tan and Kboo Tuan Be^g. Per s.B Muttra. 20th Sept., from Singapore Mr. C. W. Forbes. Per ss. Malaya, 20th Sept., from Dtdi Mr. v d. Pfordten, Mrs. Kehlenbrink, Mr.
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  • 71 5 To DAY 26th Day of Btb Moon. Town Band, Esplanade, 6 to 7 p.m. Matsuo’s Cinematograph, 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. The Patbescope,” King Street Theatre, 7-30 p.m and 9-30 p m. Parish Hall, Theatrical Performance, 9 p.m. To-morrOw. 27th Day of Bth Moon. Town Band, Golf Club, 6
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  • 19 5 English (Delta) ...24th Sept. Chiiia (Malta) ...26th China (P. E. Friedtich) ...29th German Primes» Alice) Ist Oct.
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  • 18 5 O New Moon Sept. 25th First Quarter Oct. 3rd O Full Moon 10th East Quarter 17th
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  • 38 5 P. O. SAILINGS. Mail Service. Outwards. Homewards Delta 24 Sept. I Malta 26 Sept. Asuaye 8 Oct I Devanha 10 Oct. Extra Service. Outwards Homewards. Poona 29 Sot I Nore 16 Oct. Somali 13 Oct. Sumatra 13 Nov.
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    • 60 5 The most rapid and satisfactory results are obtained by treatment with Gonosan (Kawa Santal). Booklet and sample to medical men free on application to any of the chief Penang Chemists. MUNICIPAL NOTICE. THE next Ordinary Meeting of the Municipal Commissioners will be held at the Municipal Office at 3-30 p.m.
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  • 559 6 ORDINARY MEETING. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18. Present. His Excellency the Governor Sir John Anderson, K.C.M.G. His Excellency Major-Gen. T. Perrott, C. 8., O.C.T. Hon. Capt. Young (Col. Secretary). Hon. W. G- Maxwell (Act. Attorney-General). Hon. J. O. Anthonisz (Col. Treasurer). Hon. A. Murray (Col. Engineer). Hon. Tan Jiak Kim.
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  • 539 6 The Government Gazette of September 18 contains the following itemß of information His Excellency the Governor was pleased to appoint by an Instrument under the Public Seal of the Colony, the Hon’ble Captain Arthur Young, c M o to be his Deputy during his absence in the Fe*Je
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  • 660 6 Not withstanding the state of the ground, a very interesting afternoon’s sport was witnessed on Siturday and the greater portion of the events on the programme was successfully got through. Starting punctually at four o’clock, spectators bad three hours of keen enjoyment before darkness set in, and
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  • 448 6 (Before Mr Scott Breaches of Deleterious Drugs Ordinance. No less than half-a-dozen Chinamen were this morning charged with and convicted of (1) using house No. 285. Bridge Street, for morphia-injection, and (2) being in possession in the said premises of more than twelve official doses of a
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  • 526 6 Dividend. Name. >. D 20 7/- dur. 1907 4 6 dur. 08 p.c. for 06 <l3O p.c. for 07 Mining. Bel-it Tin Mining Co., Ltd. Bruang Ltd. Bruseh Hydraulic Tin Mining Co.,Lid Chendai (Menglembu) Lode Synd.Ltd Duff Development Co., Ltd. Gcpeiii; Tin Mining Co. Ltd. Kanaboi Ltd. KaranganHydraulicTinMiningCoLtd Kinta
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    • 57 6 tern" MARTIN’S &TTEEL» PILLS for Ladies. ranch Rrmady for al: IrrafularUias. Mile, keep* 1«» of M .rtu.-j l*ill* in ihn h.nv, ci u.« of .iuy Irregularity of the Sveteiu t u.el. ,c«.y b* 1 hutr who umi hcin rctotumeml tht J., Itenoi >>>e<wuM« wle. At hen,mi and Si ore», or
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    • 223 6 CENTRAL SALES ROOM, TO Bl SOLD BY PUBLIC AUCTION, by order of the mortgage On Thursday, 24th Sept M i 9oB AT 11-30 A. M.. IN THE ARCHWAY TO THE COURTYARD OF LOGAN S BUILDINGS, The Property of TUNKU NGA RAYAH bin TUNKU NGA CHOOT. 1* All that piece of
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  • 595 7 Weird Cult of Feminine Headgear. Absolutely the newest thing in feminine headgear is Mystic Millinery.” Prosaic, ordinary persons are content with the latest creations ef mortal milliners from Paris—or something as near to them as they can afford. But there are star-gazing, superstitious folk who love to dabble
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  • 591 7 How to Prevent Expansion. Tbe Tokyo Mainichi has an article in which it urges the adoption of some measure to prevent tbe increase in the number of peers iu Japan. Our contemporary points out that tbe Japan-China and Russo-Japa-nese Wars were productive of a large number
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  • 500 7 His Thoughts Taken up with Sports and Cigarettes. A slashing attack upon the physique and manners of the modern Englishman is made by Sophie Leppel, of London, in Die Welt Warte, a German magazine. The typical John Bull, she admits, is still to be found in all
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  • 194 7 Their Excellencies Shen Chia-pen and Yu Lien-cop, High Commissioners for the Revision and Compilation of the Laws of tbe Empire, propose to draw up a set of marriage laws, with a view to introducing marriage reforms into the country. Grand Councillor Chang Cbih-tung, who, it will be
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 1067 7 BAXTER Co.’s best navy canvas. SANDILANDS, BUTTERY Co. DAVID CORSAR SON’S WELL-KNOWN EXTRA NAVY CANVAS, No. 0. SANDILANDS. BUTTERY Co, John Baziey Write Bros.’ PORTLAND CEMENT* “LION BRAND” Snndiinnds, Buttery <St Co., AGENTB. PENANG St F. M. 8. BURRELL Co.’s UOII.BD RAW UNSEED OILS, PAINTS A TURPENTINE ID HE HA!)
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    • 24 7 The French Medical Profession rely on Santal Midy to cure chronic bronchitis, kidney and bladder trouble, as well as discharges from the urinary organs.
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    • 36 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.
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 1107 8 W. MANSON, American Dentist* Late of Dr. Allen Cv. t Pha, U.S.A. Charges Moderate, Consultation Free. BMIDIira AT No. 21a, Penang Road. A few doors from the Eastern and Oriental Hotel, 6 mtha TEA V NOTICE. THE undersigned >eg to inform'the public of Penang and the neighbouring Native States that
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  • 848 9 Small Boy:—“I want some medicine to reduce flesh-” Chemist" Anti-fat Small Boy No, uncle.” By the way,” said the pretty girl, did your fhnc<? kiss you last night?” Yes, dear,” laughed her blushing chum, but not by the way that was too public. By the lilac bushes.”
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  • 396 9 What raise Rumours Involve. A correspondent writing from St. Petersburg toallomeconte.iiporarv says :—The mistake made on July 21 by the official Russian telegraphic agency in announcing the death of Admiral Rojestvensky is the talk of all bt. Petersburg. The agency now throws the blame on the German official
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  • 582 9 A Latter-Day Magician. I Tom Rogers, phrenologist, of Gray’s Inuroad, London, was charged at Clerkenwell Police Court on the 22nd ult. with larceny by trick of £l4 15s. from Emma Ling, who said she first saw the defendant in May. She went to bis house—behind bis
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  • 444 9 Proposal to Abolish the Pari-Mutuel. An opinion in favour of prohibiting the pari-mutuel at horse-races is gaining ground i in Japan. It appears that Mr. Hiranuma, i Director of the Civil and Criminal Bureau in 1 the Department of Justice, and Judge Suzuki, i President of the
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  • 835 9 (From the Siam Observer. i Although I had been some time in the r Erst I had never been snipe shooting before. But it was easy; at least they all said so. r When Mr Scolopax whiffled up and squaukt ed you pointed your fireiron at him
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  • 322 9 How to Manage a Husband. New York, Aug. 10.—Mrs- Pbcebe Townsend, of Doage, Nebraska, whose fourteenth husband is suing for divorce, has given her views of how to manage her husband. Her own experiences should give weight to her opinions. I was a good wife to each
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  • 257 9 Report for 1907. Oa the last day of the year the Malay 1 States Guides liegiment was 23 privates and seven buglers over strength, the total for all rank-*, including 13 European Officers, being 885. The Commandaut gives the following statistics of nationality: Sikhs (J7B Punjabi Mubammadaus
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  • 446 9 Some years ago Mr. Hugh Spottiswoode, to help the fundsof the Printers’ Pension Corporation, London, induced several well-known writers and artists to collaborate in bringing out a magazine called Printer’s Pie.” The idea caught on at once, and every year since the initial success
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  • 113 9 Penang, 21st September. (By C3%rtesy oj the Chartered Bank.) Liondon Demand Bank ...2/3|| months’ sight Bans 3 Credit ..2/4,* 3 Documentary ...2/4$ Calcutta, Demand Bank Its. 174 J ,s •> days’ sight 116 Bombay. Demand Ban k *l74s YLouiinem, Demand Bank 174 i days’sight Priv>».r.»- 176 Yladras, Demand Bank
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  • 187 9 tf'-'ld ...$65. B. Pepper( W.Ooant Whs.* or..> no stock White Pepper sls.— buyer» Trang Popper 10.—nominal i Uloves (picked) out of season “J 3,0 70. —nominal ilaco Pickings 60 .—nom. Nutmegs 1 ll>* 19.50 sales No. I 6.65 tale» i ’“2 no stock Paskei 3.32 J tales Tapioca Kiour
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  • 193 9 i Pbnano, 21st Sbptbmbbr, 1908. Bbkf etg S° U P per catty 12 Roast t> 24 Steaks #t 24 Stew or Curry Meal 16 I Rump Steak M 24 Ox Tail each 3U Tongue 60 I Feet 15 t Heart 30 Liver pe f catty 30 t Pork—i
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 43 9 What Everybody Says Must Be True. Everybody who has used it says Chamberberlain’s Colic. Cholera aDd Diarrhoea Remedy never fails to give relief from pains in the stomach or diarrhoea, which is positive proof of its reliability. The Qeorge Town Dispensary, Wholesale Agents-
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    • 81 9 A Neighbour’s Kindness. Mr. W. J. Fuller, J. P., storekeeper, Rendelsbam, South Australia, writes: “I wa» called to see a neighbour who was suffering from severe cramps and who really thought he was past help. I gave him three doses of Chamberlain’s Colic. Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, and in a
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    • 123 9 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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    • 728 10 JOHN MARTIN, MINER A ROMANCE OF MODERN MALAYA. BY OLIVER ASHWELL. AUTHOR OF Ta’et oj the Fen," Chrcnidet of th» Carburettor Club” In Peril in Penang," etc. PRICE 50 CENTS MAT BE EAD AT THE CRITERION PRESS, Ltl., 226, 2.12, Bench Street, Penang. The Early History of Penang, 1692—1827. BY
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