Straits Echo, 13 May 1909

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  • Title Section
    Masthead
    35 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY. VOL. 7. $24 Per Annum. PENANG, THURSDAY, iath MAY, 1909. Single Copy, 10 cents No. 108.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
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      948 1 BASS’S ALE. &0K /4 to UJ Ui Q UJ -I tri t o < h JJ101S SrSSHKNinO Ev *sr s* fc* THE Eastern Shipping Company, Ltd., (ENGINE WORKS AND DOCKYARD.) Engineers, Shipbuilders, Brass Iron Founders. OFArlercd Bank of India, Australia and China. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER. Paid up Capital Reserve
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      30 1 THE BEST BEER IN THE FAR EAST, /@?'i /e>7 2 S H far M o 3 K to ,2: I J ft/ 'I >\ <0>7 Tl ANG LEE Co., £o/e Agents
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    Bubble of Heredity.
    712 2 TRANSMISSION OF MORALITY TO DESCENDANTS. Can a Child's Character he Molded i Mr. G. Bernard Shaw says the bubble of heredity has been burst. What he apparently means, as interpreted by a book re* viewer in Nature, is that moral character, so far as acquired during one’s
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    What is a Nuisance?
    316 2 County Council Action Against an Olco Factory Proves Unsuccessful. Sitting at Ureenw.ch Mr. Gill gave his dtcision on the summons against the London Butchers’ Hide and Skin Company, Limited, of Bermondsey, who weie alleged by the Lond n County Council to have established anew at the
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      79 2 A Bargain. When you can save from 25 to 50 per c?at. on any article, you have a bargain. When you buy a bottle of Cbamberlaiu’s Colic, Cholera and DiarrLoea Remedy at the regular price, you will probably save several times itb cost ia doctor's bills before the summeris over
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      450 2 Prof. Schmidt prefers Uonosan (SantalKawa Riedel’s) to any other preparation of Santalwood oil. Although he used the drug in more than 20 cases, he has never observed any signs of nausea, flatulencynephritic pains, pruritus nor skin eruptions. For Singapore, Hongkong, Swatow and Amoy. mHE s.s. Hong Wan Captain G. KingJL
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      1320 2 WROUCHT-IRON TUBES AND FITTINGS (Stock Always on Hand. ADAMSON, GZLFiLLAN CO M LTD. ALL OVER GREAT AND GREATER BRITAIN THE UNROUNDED AND INCREASING POPULARITY OF MARTELL'S BRANDY IS DUE TO THE QUALITY GUARANTEED BY THE BLUE AND SILVER LABEL. BANKING AND TRADING CORPORATION. NAUDIN TEN CATE CO., LTD. PENANG—MEDAN. Discount
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    VESSELS EXPECTED.
    32 3 1 From Agent* Dus Beumohr London. S B &Co. 13thMay. Braemer Glasgow S.B.&Co. 13th Delhi Colombo |A.G<fcCo. 20 th Delta Singapore A G &Co. 22nd Benledi London S.B&Co. 1 28th
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    SAILINGS.
    25 3 r ns tel» For Arjentt f.erve* Benmobr Singapore S.B.&Co. May. Braemer Singapore 3 B &Co. Delhi Singapore VG.ACo. Delta Colombo A.G.ACo. Benledi Singapore S.B.AOo.
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  • Shipping.
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      ARRIVALS.
      74 3 Lulzotv. Ger. s.g., 5,135. Dervers, 12>h May, Bremen, 7th Apr., Gen.—B. M- A Co. Hebe. Br. s.s., 346, Inkster, 13th May, Singapore, 11th May, Gen.—W. M. A Co. Taroba, Br. as., 3,657, Jacobs, 13th May, Madras, 6th May, Gen.—H. L- A Co. Sappho, Br. s.s., 327, Upton, 13th May,
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      DEPARTURES.
      53 3 l3th May. Malacca, for Tongkah. Ban Whatt Boon, for Port Swettenbam, Port Dickson and Malacca. Mary Austin, for Asabau. Sree Bangka, for Trang. Hebe, for Deli. Canton, tor Diudings and Teluk Anson. flying Dragon, for Pulau Langkawi. Taroba, for Port Swettenbam and Singapore. Malaya, for Deli. De Kock, for
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      MAILS CLOSE
      160 3 Fom Deli, Asahan, Batu Babra ami Paneh— Per Valentijn, to-morrow, 11 am. Port Swettenham aud Singapore—Per Rotorua, to-morrow, 3 pm. lougkab, Kopab, Renong, Victcria Point, Mergui and Tavoy—Per Bhadra, to-morrow, 3 p.m. leluk Anson—Per Sappho, to-morrow, 3 p m. Colombo and Tuticorin—Per Nubia, tomorrow, 3 p.m. Singapore. China
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    Passengers to the Straits.
    315 3 Per P. and ss. China, connecting with the Delhi at Colombo, due at Peuang on 20th Way To Penang (from Loudon, Apr. 23) Dr. L. P. Peart. To Singapore (from London) Mr. F. Toynbee, Mr. J. VV. Haddou, Mrs. E. H. Wellington (from Marseilles, Apr. 30)
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      629 3 P. 0. Steam Navigation Coy Expected Arrival* and Depart a res. Mail Servlca. Ootward. May 20 Delhi conneotinff with China June 3 Devanha do. Macedonia 17 Aseaye do. Moldavia July 1 Della do. Morea Homeward. BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD. HUTTENBACH, LI EBERT Co., Penang, Agents FAKES RY MAIL
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      455 3 (S HIPPING.) NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, BREMEN. IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE. V' .7 p? rilHE fast and wetfEITown mail steamers of this Company sail fortnightly from Bremen Mam burg via Rotterdam. Antwerp, Southampton, Gibraltar, Algiers.Genoa, Naples (connect,° D MaramHe,, Naples, Alexandria and vice versa) Port Said, Sura, Ade. andback Penang SlD f?
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    The Straits Echo.
    98 4 J title* *att*flea everybody and Joatlce atau* 1 Published dally (e«e*pt Sunday*.) AT Tl CRITERION PRESS, Ltd., No. 226—232, Reach Street. Penang PRICE: DllliT liOIMl |114 per annnn OUTSTATIONH Portage R*tra. WAII. ■1HTIOH (Poet free) SIB UAKI.K A 1>I>K I SH rciio—Penang.” I’*!«phone No. 348 #,A, —All
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    BETTER TIMES COMING.
    486 4 Spread over the pages of this issue of the Echo is as much of the full report of the speeches at the Straits Settlements Association Dinner as we could manage to-daj. Those who believe in the commercial future of the Malay Peninsula will enjoy the Governor’s brave
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    Golf Club Tennis Tournament.
    45 4 Wednesday’s Results. Mr. and Mrs. Martin vs Mrs. Park and Brearley unfinished. Mrs. Sprouleand Savi beat Miss Brown and Whitlock 6—4; 6 —4. Miss Hallifax and Miss Jones beat Mrs. Denuys and Mrs. Dunn 6—3 6—4. Neubronner beat Hodge 6—3 6—4
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    Agri-Horti.
    78 4 The Hon. Treasurer, Mr. D. W. Gilmour, acknowledges with thanks the following subscriptions to the forthcoming Agri Horticultural Show:— Amount previously acknowledged ...$6098 65 Dr- W. S Sheppard 5. 13. Codringtcn... 10. R. W. Nickelsen 1. Leong Fee 25. Tiang Lee and Co. 25. Goon Yen and Friends 20.
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    Tin, Opium and Rice Quotations.
    620 4 The following busiuess in tiu has been done to-day Penang Straits Trading Co., buyers, no sellers j Penang Tin Exchange, 75 tons at 66 70 Eastern SmeltiDg Co., 100 67 05 Singapore: Straits Trading Co., 75 6712| Total 250 tonsTin is quoted in Tendon to-day
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    SUPREME COURT.
    171 4 IN CIVIL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION. (Before Mr. Justice Thornton) Y. M. R. M. Raman Chetty and 0ther8 vs. Clieali Tek Soon and Others. The hearing of this suit was concluded yesterday afternoon. The defendants were four in number, viz., (1) Cheab Tek Soon, (2) I’an Ah Choon’ (3) Teh
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    A Police Muddle.
    761 4 A case in which tbe tnauager of a pawnbroker’s shop in Campbell Street was prosecuted for taking certain articles on pawn, knowing the same to be stolen property, in contravention of the Pawu brokers’ Ordi nance, came to an abrupt aud unexpected end, yesterday afternoon The case
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    Something Like a Journey.
    128 4 Mr. George Macartney, c I b His Majesty’s Consul General at Kashgar, will, according to present arrangements, leave London in September next on his return to Iudn. Mr. Macartney, who is the son of the late Sir Halliday Macartney, is a godsou of the late Li
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    The Sultan of Tringganu.
    131 4 The Sultan of Tringganu, with a considerable suite of followers, arrived in Singapore yesterday, from Rhio, where he has for some time been on a visit, says last Monday’s Straits Times. Though the Sultan may, incidentally, make an appearance at the racps. it is quite probable
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    Civil Procedure Code.
    190 4 There is considerable difference of opinion among local members of tbe bur regarding the advantages and disadvantages of certain features of the new civil procedure code, 1907. says the Straits Times. Under it, the discovery of documents in the district court is not allowed. Before the code
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    Canton-Hankow Railway Loan.
    401 4 Questions in Parliament. On April 21st in the House of Commons, Mr. Hazleton asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether the British Minister at Peking had addressed a protest i to the Chinese Government against the acceptance of a German loan for the building i
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
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      249 4 JOOCOPHONES!!! Do you contemplate buying a Real Good Talking-Machine which reproduces All and Any Songs and Music Most Loudly, Clearly and Naturally BUY A J00C0PH0NE AT ONCE It Is the value for money. It is the investment which you will never regret. The JOOCOPHONE is fitted with a First-Class Quality
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  • Obituary
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    78 4 Obituary. Miss Edith Merrilees. Miss Edith Merrilees. who bad been ill for some days at Runnymede. eipired last evening, and the Rev. Mr. Henham conducted the obsequent rites this morning. Miss Merrilees was an accomplished musician, who has appeared at public entertainments in almost every important European settlement in the
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      Armenian Massacres.
      39 5 (Supplied by Reuter Court Martial Ordered. London. 12th May.—A telegram from Constantinople states that Djevad Bey eiVftle of Adana has been ordered to return thither to be tried by court martial for complicity in the recent massacres.
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      St. Petersburg.
      122 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) Lopukhin’s Trial Begun. London. 12tb May.—The trial of M. Lopukhin, the Russian Chief of Police, has begun at St. Petersburg. [On February 2 Reuter wired M. Lopukhin, the Chief of Police in the Russian Ministry of the Interior, who is a member of a princely
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      Sir Robert Hart.
      32 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) Will Return to China. London, 13th May.—The Times states that Sir Robert Hart intends to return to China almost immediately if his health will permit it.
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      Oxford University.
      24 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) The Teaching of Japanese. London, 13th May.—A lectureship for the teacbiug of Japauese has been created at Oxford University.
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      Bishopric of Hainan.
      32 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) Archdeacon Banister Appointed. London, 13th May.—The Archbishop of Canterbury has appointed the Y r euerable William Banister, Archdeacon of Hongkong, to the new Bishopric of Hainan.
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      Paris Postal Strike.
      43 5 (Supplied by Rente'•) Hangs Fire. London, 13th May.—A lelegram from Paris states that, the postal strike hangs tire Only a quarter of the employees have struck. The postal and telegraph services are proceeding normally and the telephone service is uninterrupted.
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      Newfoundland Elections.
      50 5 (Supplied, by Reuter.) Sir K. Bond Defeated. London. 13th May.—The Rt. Hon. Sir R. Bond, K.c.M.0., Premier and Colonial Secretary of Newfoundland, was defeated by a large majority at the new elections at Newfoundland. Previous elections resulted in a tie between Sir R. Bond and Sir Edward Morris.
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      Royal Movements.
      36 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) Germany and Italy. London, 13th May —Their German and Italian majesties exchanged visits on board the Hohenzollern and Vittorie Emmanuele at Brindisi yesterday- They had a long conversation with each other.
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      South African Convention.
      35 5 (Supplied by Reuter-) A Success. London, 13th May.-—A telegram from Bloemfontein states that, the South African Convention has closed its sitting. Its success is causing extreme gratification in South Africa and England.
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    Straits Settlements Association.
    6134 5 Dinner to Sir John Anderson. A large number of members and guests of the Straits Settlements Association attended a dinner given at tbe Ritz Hotel, London, on April 20tb to His Excellency Sir Johu Anderson, k c.m o Governor and Command-orin-Cbief of the Straits Settlements and High
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    Passengers.
    227 5 Arrived. Per s s. Lutiow, 12th May, from Bremen Mr. P. v Zeruycbow. From Southampton Mr. Guy Furrin- From Antwerp Mr. H. Th R. Loomeyer and Mr. P. W. Moddermann. From Genoa: Mr. Cbr. H. W• Rocb, Mr. W. Percy Pinckney, Mra. Hedy Pinckney, Mr. Frank Milts, Mr. C.
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    FIXTURES.
    76 5 To-dat. 24th D.iv of 3rd Moou. M nnicipal Commission, 3 30 p.m. Golf Clul> Tennis Ties. The New Japanese Cinematograph, corner of Campbell Street and Penang Koad, 7-30 p.m. and 9-10 p.ni. To-morrow. 25t.h Dav of 3rd Moon. Golf Clnh Tennis Ties. Town Band, Esplanade, 6 to 7 p
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      43 5 According to all accounts we have the assurance that Uonosan is one of the most valuable discoveries of modern pharmacology and is far ahead of all preparations of Copaiba, Cubebs, etc. It is the safest ■and most successful. At all Chemists and Dealers.
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      339 5 NOTICE OF SALE. BY ORDER OP THE MORTGAGEE. The undersigned will sell by PUBLIC AUCTION, On Thursday, 20th May, 1909, AT THE COURTYARD OF LOGAN’S BUILDINGS, BEACH STREET, PENANG, AT 11AM, The undermentioned properties belonging to KHOO THEAN HOCK and KHOO POH ANN, Executors of the Estate of KHOO GUAT
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    Football Riot at Glasgow.
    365 6 Pay Boxes Set Alight. Lloyd's News of April 18 says: A serious riot took place at Hampden Football Ground, Glasgow, last night at the close of the Scottish Cup final. For tbe second week in succession the tie between the Celtic and the Rangers ended in
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    EXCHANGE.
    121 6 Pknano, 13th Mat (By ourtesy oj the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Bank ...2/3J 4 months’ sight Bank ...2/4y*g Credit ...2/4 T s rt S Documentary Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs. 174^ 4 days' sight Private 176 Bombay, Demand Bank 174 Moulmein, Demand Bank 173 3 days’ sight Private 176 Madras,
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    PRODUCE.
    173 6 Gold Leaf $62.50 B. Pepi er(W.Coast 31b5.5 oz.) no stock White Pepper .$15.50 buyers Trang Pepper 12. buyers Clove* out of season Mace 73. —buyers Mace Picking* 64. —buyers Nutmeg* 110 s 18.50 sellers JNo 1 6.65 sales 2 no stock Basket 3.80 sales Tapioca Flour 1.55 sales Oopra
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    SHARES.
    1200 6 5 2 3 S i_ o j. 1903 .907 1901 1907 1903 1901 1907 1901 1899 1906 1907 1905 1906 1908 1904 1906 1907 1907 1904 1907 1905 1905 1892 1905 1907 1907 1906 1907 1907 1906 1902 1905 1905 1904 1905 1903 1904 1905 1906 1905 1906 1906
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      55 6 A Popular American Remedy. Mr. Fred C. Hanrahau, a prom merit druggist of Portsmouth, Va., U.B A says For the past six years I have sold and recommeuded Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and D.arrhrei Remedy. It is a great remedy and one of the best patent medicines on the market-’’ The
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      144 6 Don’t Put It Off. Don’t allow twenty-four hours to elapse without Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy in your home True, you may not need it within that time, but it is better than any doctor’s prescription and worth twenty times its cost in cases of diarrbcet, cramp colic or
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      32 6 A Cure for Bowel Trouble. No matter bow severe an attack of diarrbcei may be, Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoei Remedy never fails to give relief. The George Town Dispensary, Wholesale Agents.
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      117 6 THE CELEBRATED “S. B. Co.” GIN IN RED CASES. Sanditands, Buttery Co “SLEDGE BRAND” MILK. Absolutely Pure. Every single tin guaranteed good. Obtainable from all the Retail Stores. Andrew Usher Co.’s SPECIAL RESERVE O.V.G. Whisky. .SANDILANDS, BUTTERY Co. AGENTS FOK PUNA NCI F. M. S. BUNGA MELOB PERFUME FOB TIE
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    The Queen’s Kindness.
    334 7 Her Majesty Sends Siek Child to Convalescent Home. Queen Alexandra has again shown her kindly interest in sick children by sending an order of admission to the All Saints’ Convalescent Hospital at Eastbourne to Elsie Knox, a little girl who lives on the Isle of Gram, a
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    Bed.
    359 7 If you want to sleep well aud wisely, do not go to bed. That is the latest dictum, says a writer in a home paper. The “downy couch has beeu condemned. It is, we are told, the very cradle of insomnia, an unhygienic invention, and as Mark Twain has
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    Shoppy Rhymes,
    109 7 Thiico happy is his lot Who, raised above his kind. Can tell his fellow creatures what Is working iu his mind, Or show them where Delight, despair, Or safety they may find. Thrice happy he whose part It is to teach, to lead, To name what must be
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      1300 7 INSURANCES, The Penang Khean Guan Insurance Co., Ltd, Ha.c Otvica No. 31. Biach Stmst. Urn*. BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Mr. Cheah Cboo Yew Quah Beng Kee Khaw Joo Tob Yeoh Oeok Keat KhooHnuYnang Khoo Boon Phay Ho Teang Wan Mr. Lim Mr. Lim Teang Hooi Tan Teang Swee Tan Kim Leong
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      93 7 Relief from Rheumatic Paint*. The great pain relieving power of Chamberlain's Pain Halm is clearly shown iu case» of sciatica and inflammatory rheumatism, both of which are extremely painful, but ouh application of this liniment gives rel.ef aud enables the sufferer to sleep, which in mauy instances tie has not
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      1021 8 W. MANSON, American Dentist, Late of Dr. Allen Co., Pha, U.S.A. Charges Moderate, Consultation Free. BtffllDIJTC AT No. 21a, Penang Road. A few deors from the Eastern aad Orient* Hotel. 6 mths TEA FOR SALE. USEFUL TO PUNTERS, ESTATES, ETC. TEA uOLE AGENTS FOR PENANG. PATERSON, SIMONS Co., Ltd. WONG
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