Straits Echo, 14 May 1909

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    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, FRIDAY, 14th MAY, 190». Single Copy 10 cents No. 109
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      942 1 GUINNESS’S STOUT. i < H Co 2 m o 30 m q tz o cX A A X ft NO •3iv SiSsva THE Eastern Shipping Company, Ltd., (ENGINE WORKS BANKS Chartered Bank of India, Hongkong Shanghai Australia and China. Banking Corporation INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER. AND DOCKYARD.) Engineers, Shipbuilders, Brass
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      6 1 TIANG LEE A Co., Sole Agents.
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    Marriage of Lord Dalmeny.
    839 2 GREAT HOUSES OF WESTMINSTER AND ROSEBERY UNITED. Bride’s Superb Jewels. Last month the wedding of the season took place, Miss Dorothy Grosvenor being married to Lord Dalmeny, elder son and heir of Lord Rosebery, at St Paul’s Church, Knightsbridge. Not a square inch of room was
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      82 2 A Bargain. When you can save from 25 to 50 per cent on any at tide, you have a bargain- When you buy a bottle of Chamberlain's Colic. Cholera and Diarrl oei Remedy at the regular puce, you will probably save several times its cost in doctor’s bills before the
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      463 2 For Singapore, Hongkong, Swatow and Amoy. rriHE 8.8. Hong Wan l, Captain G. Ktng--1 horn, is expected to arrive here on Monday and will leave for the above ports on Wednesday, the 19th inst., at 3 p m. For freight or passage apply to KOE GUAN Co, Agents fur WEE
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      1071 2 WROUGHT-IRON TUBES AND FITTINGS %Jt Large Stools Always on Hand, ADAMSON, CILFIL.L.AN CO„ LTD. ALL OVER GREAT AND GREATER BRITAIN THE UNBOUNDED AND INCREASING POPULARITY OF KARTELL'S BRANDY THE composite paddle-wheel steamer Margarita” belonging to the Madras Government. Built 1893 at tbe Government Dockyard, Calcutta. 115 ft x ft. inside
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    VESSELB EXPECTED.
    40 3 Vettflt i Fmm Dm 3 Delhi Colombo A G ACo 20tbMay Delta Singapore A.G ACo. 22 nd Derfflinger P. Regent Singapore B.M ACo. 25 th Luitpold Colombo B.M ACo. 27th Ben led i London S B ACo. 28th
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    SAILINGS.
    26 3 Ve»$elt For Ayents Lec.vet Delhi Singapore A..G.AC0. May. Delta Colombo A..G.&C0. Deifflinger Colombo B.M &Co. P. Recent Luitpold Singapore BM.ACo. Ben led 1 Singapore S.B.ACo.
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  • Shipping.
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      ARRIVALS.
      157 3 Pe<ju Hr. as., 294, Coyisb, 13th May, Acbeen, 11th May, Geu. Han Uo Hin. Valentijn, Dut. s.s., 248, Lucirdie, 13th May, Singapore, Bth May, Geu. H. L. Co. Perak. Hr. 8 8., 258, Crichton, 14th May, Deli, 13ih May, Gen—E. S. Co,.Ltd. Kistna Hr. s 8., 524, Learmont, 14th
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      DEPARTURES.
      62 3 14th May. Valentijn, for Deli, Asahan, Butu Bahra and Paneh. Rotorua, for Port Swetteubaui and Singapore. Bhadra, for Tongkab, Kopah, Keuoug, Victoria Point, Mergui and Tavoy. Sapjdio, for Teluk An«on. Nubia, for Colombo and Tuticorin. A. Apcar, for Singapore, China and Japan. Un Peng, for Pulau Langkawi, Perlis and
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      MAILS CLOSE
      115 3 Fo* Madras taking mails for Europe, etc., via Bombay—Per Teesta, to-morrow, 10 am. Kaugoon and Calcutta—Per Bharata, to-morrow, 11 a.ra. Batu Bahra—Per Padang, to-morrow. 1 pin. Pangkalan Brandan—Per Petrel, tomorrow, Ipm Trang—Per Leong Ho. lp.m. Deli—Per Perak, to-morrow, 1 pm. Colombo and Tuticorin—Per Machaon, to-morrow, Ipm. Teluk Per
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    Passengers to the Straits.
    326 3 Per P. and O. b.h. China, connecting with the Delhi at Colombo, due at Penang on 20th May To Penang (from Loudon, Apr. 2d) Dr. L. P. Peart. To Singapore (from London) Mr. F. Toynbee, Mr. J. YV. Haddon, Mrs. E. H. Wellington (from Marseilles, Apr.
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      579 3 P. 0. Steam Navigation Coy. Expettad Arrivals and Uepartares. Mail Bervlc«. Ootward. May 20 Delhi 'vmneotiiiff with June 3 Devanha do. China FAKES BY MAIL STEAMERS. lat Clara Bad Clara To London by B©a £66 £44 To Marseille* or Gibraltar £6l-12... £4l-16 EXTRA BTEAMERB. Intermediate Service. yylTll excellent accommodation (or
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      353 3 (SHIPPING.) NOR&DEUTSCHER LLOYD, BREMEN. IMPERIAL. GERMAN MAIL LINE. 9 noH fr «63 "-KkMsĔĔmm t.L+si THE fast and well-known mail steamers of this Company sail fortnightly from Bremen, Hamburg na Rotterdam, Antwerp, Southampton, Gibraltar, Algiers, Genoa, Naples, (connection Marseilles, Naples, Alexandria and vice versa Port Said, Suez, Aden, Colombo, Penang, Singapore,
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    The Straits Echo.
    105 4 J »tlf» latlefle* everybody and lattice altne Hahllahed dally (eapepl Mniutaya.) it n CRITERION PRESS, Ltd., No. 226—232, Rmoh Stroot, Panting PRICE: OAILI LOCAI |V4 per Minim n OUTSTATHIMS Coatage litra Ml It. MIXTION (Foot Free) fls UA HI. K A DDR IS3 Fcho—Penang.” Tolophone No. 343
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    THINGS GENERALLY.
    903 4 At the meeting of Municipal Commissioners yesterday, the subject of badly lighted streets in Penang was touched upon. The Echo has previously pointed out that there are cases where the adequacy of street lighting is in inverse ratio to the amount of revenue taken. Ah Quee Street and
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    Tin, Opium and Rice Quotations.
    499 4 11 The following business in tin has been 1 1 done to-day I Penang Penang Tin Exchange, 25 tons at $66 50 Eastern Smelting Co., 50 66 87£ I Straits Trading Co., 50 66 87^ Singapore; I Straits Trading Co., 75 67 Total 200 tons.
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    Municipal Commission.
    1720 4 ORDINARY MEETING. i An Ordinary Meeting of the Municipal Commission was held at the Municipal J Offices yesterday afternoon, when the follow- ing gentlemen were present: Dr. G- W Park (Deputy President!, Mr. J. W. Ilalli- fax, Mr. L. H. Clayton, Mr. Quah Beng Kee, Mr. Lim Cheng
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    Golf Club Tennis Tournament.
    212 4 j Thursday's Results. j I inal Men’s Singles B. F ox beat Hendersod 6—3 j 3. r Final Ladies’ Singles Open Mrs. Dunn beat Mrs. Martin 7—5 3—6 ;6- 0. Men s Doubles Savi and Haskins beat Rogers and Anthony 1- 6; 6—l 6—4 Ties fixed
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      362 4 PALMER TYRES. Information of interest to users of MOTOR TYRES, is that a REDUCTION IN PRICES of PALMER CORD TYRES is in force from beginning of the present season. Motorists recognised that even under previous rates Palmer Tyres were well worth the difference by reason of the fewer repairs and
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      Ipoh Bribery Case.
      127 5 {Echo Special.) Appeal Dismissed. Ipoh, May 12th.—The appeal of T. M. Clarke, Deputy Registrar of Vehicles, against his conviction and sentence for receiving illegal gratifications, has been dismissed. The Judge said the appellant thoroughly deserved his punishment that there were no mitigating circumstances. [Mr. A. N. Kenion,
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      Line Opens Monday.
      20 5 {Echo Special.) Extension of Telegraph System. Kuala Lumpur, 14th May.—The telegraph line from Singapore opens on Monday.
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      Money for M. P.’s
      46 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) Parliament as a Profession. London, May 14-—The House of Commons adopted by 242 votes to 92 a resolution in favour of the payment of Members at the rate of J 6300 a year. The Ministry readily accepted the resolution.
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      Russian Police.
      36 5 (Supplied by Reuter And Their Provocative Agents. London, 14th May —Lopukhin has been sentenced to five years’ penal servitude. The Russian Liberal papers describe the conduct of the trial as a travesty on justice
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      Turkish Bottom Dogs.
      34 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) Their Treatment. London, 14th May.—ln addition to executions, the courts martial at Constantinople are sentencing large numbers to imprisonment. varying from a few weeks to labour for life.
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      French Strike.
      67 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) Serious in Provinces. Loudon, May 14. —Conditions at Paris are unchanged, but at Havre, Bordeaux, and Lille the strike is getting serious. 228 Employees Dismissed. London, 13th May.—A telegram from Paris Btates that the Cabinet has decided to dismiss 228 Post Office employees. It is
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      Home Politics.
      100 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) Land Tax. London, 13th May.—The House of Commons has passed the land tax rescdution in the Budget. Protest Against Closure. In the House of Commons Mr. Austen Chamberlain heatedly protested against, the use of the closure which, however, was adopted by 296 votes to 120,
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      Shanghai Shipping Case.
      34 5 (Supplied by Renter.) The Maori Kins Londou, 14‘h May—The Privy Council has allowed the appeal from the decree of the Shanghai Supreme Court in the case of the steamship Maori King.
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      Harvard’s Head Decorated.
      61 5 (Supplied by Jitter.) Trainer of Rising Sons Gets One. London, 14tb May.—Minister Takahira has, on behalf of the Emperor of Japan, presented Dr. Eliot, the Head of Harvard, with the Grder of the Rising Sun, as an expression of His Majesty’s appreciation of Dr. Eliot’s services to
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    Singapore Races.
    578 5 (Echo Special.) Second Day’s KesultH. Singapore, 14th May.—Fine weather favoured the second day of the Singapore Sporting Club’s Spring Meeting, but the going was heavier than on the first day. The attendance was small. Following are the results 1.—The First Griffin Race. Value $400 and $50 to the
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    Another Monte Carlo Ad.
    44 5 Considerable excitement was caused at Monte Carlo on April 21st by the high play of Mr. Huntley Walker, an Englishman, who won JEI2 000 in a little over two hours’ play. The same player also won j£6,000 the previous night.
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    British Guns for Japan.
    118 5 Japan, states the Engineer, has placed an order in England for twenty-four 12 in. guns and mountings with the firms of Sir W. Armstrong and Vickers Sons, and Maxim. There aie rumours that the Japanese are converting the Aki and Sateuma into singlecalibre ships. The fire-control
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    Perak Paragrams.
    233 5 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Taiping, 12th May. Mr. R O N Anderson, State Engineer, has applied for long leave to go to England early in August. Mr. C. W. H. HarrisoD, Acting Assistant District Officer, Larut, has also applied for six months leave. The British Resident returned from
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    A Chinese Naval Student.
    636 5 His Too Conscientious Methods. News from France says that a young Chinaman, a pupil on board the training ship Borda, has been arrested on a charge of stealing some papers from an officer’s cabin It appears that he weift, in company with a compatriot, to Brussels
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    Alleged Forgery to Evade a Penalty.
    115 5 This morning, a baba, named Qoah 800 Hock, was placed before Mr. Cavendish on the charge of (1) forging an indenture of sale, by altering the date from 3-11 08 to 14 1-09, with intent to evade a fine payable for late presentation of
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    Inquest.
    356 5 Alleged Murder at Penang Road. Last Monday’s issue of the Echo contained a brief allusion to a case of alleged murden at premises No. 129 Peuang Road, io which two Singhalese, Obias Bas 9 and Pedrick, father and son, were concerned. Yesterday afternoon, the Coroner held an inquest, with
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    Labour and the Lords.
    402 5 Reference to Straits Coolies. In the House of Loids on April 21st the Earl of Crewe, Secretary for the Colonies, in reply to questions said that the committee appointed to consider the question of immigration b/ Indians to the Crown Colonies had been set up because
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    Penang Library.
    714 5 New Addition». The following books have been received at the f.ibrurv Thk Kino's Classics. Dante’s Vita Nuova together with the Version of Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Ed. by II Oelsner. The Vision of Piers, The Plowman, by William Langland. Done into modern English by the Rev. Prof. Skeat. The
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    Passengers.
    169 5 Arrived. Per s b. Rotorua, 13th May, from Port Swettenham Mr. Lino Boon Keng, Mr. and Mrs. Jit SaDg and daughter. From Singapore: Mr. and Mrs. Lian Sweo Hin and children, Mr. aud Mrs. Luang Sang Kasat and 2 children. Per 8.8 Nubia. 14th May,from Singapore: Mr. and Mrs.
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    FIXTURES.
    93 5 To-day. 25th Dav of 3rd Moon. Golf Club Tennis Ties. Towu Baud, Esplanade, 6 to 7 p m The New Japauese Cinematograph, coiner of Camptiell Street and Penang Road, 7-30 p-m. and 9 10 p in. Prof. Ryder’s Magical Entertainment, King Street Theatre. To -MORROW. 26th Day of 3rd
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      70 5 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 Deed it within that time, but it is better than any doctor’s prescription and worth twenty times its cost in cases of diarrhoea, cramp colic or
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      53 5 A Popular American Remedy. Mr. Fred C. Hanrahan, a prominent druggist of Portsmouth. Va., U.S.A says: For the past six years I have sold and recommended Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and D.arrbcei Remedy. It is a great remedy and one of the boat patent medicines on the market.” The Coorge Town
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      347 5 THIST. I ME. NOD. IS. APPOINT. ME. NT. AT THK KINli STREETTHEATKE, PENANG, TWO NIGHTS ONLY. To-night and To-morrow. The Show U. 0. 2. C. PROFESSOR RYDER, Prestidigitator and Hanky-Panky Man. Watch MISS DAISY MEYER. the Cjirl from Nowhere! SEE the MARVELLOUS MYSTERY of PHARAOH’S HEAD. A New Sensation From
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    Straits Settlements Association.
    2502 6 (Concluded from yesterday's issne.) “The Chairman.*’ i In submitting one other toast, that of j The Chairman Sir Walter Egerton, K c m 0., remarked Mr. Sbelford is a very old friend of mine. I have known him and his family for over twenty years now, and
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    EXCHANGE.
    121 6 Rbmaka, 14th Mat (By courtesy oj the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Bank ...2/3} 4 months’ sight Bank ...My 1 8 Credit ...2/4y®, 3 Documentary ...2/4^ Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs. 174* 3 days’ sight Private 176 Bombay, Demand Bank 174 Mouimein, Demand Bank 173 i days* eight Private 176 Madras.
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    PRODUCE.
    180 6 Gold J,eaf $62.50 B. Pepj er(W.Coast 31b5.5 oz.) no tiock While Pepper $l5 50 buyers Prang Pepper 12. buyers Cl >re« oit< of season Mace 73. —buyers Mare Pitlrim»* 64. —buyers 3utmr?» 1108 18.50 sellers C No 1 6.65 sales Sugar < 2 no stock Basket 3.80 sales T»pioc
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    SHARES.
    1186 6 a I I s J I Number of -5 £> 2 B 5 2 j Capital. Shares y Dividends Name. jL M ‘-g C issued. s 'S p I 2 s cc w Cf 1903 300,000 30.000 10 10 10 for year ending 31/3/08 Belat Tin Mining'coljL’td. 6 50
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      65 6 Relief from Rheumatic Pains. The «resit pain relieving power of Chauibei lain’s Pain Balm in clearly shown in cases of sciatica and inflammatory rheumatism, both of which are extremely painful, but. one application of this liniment gives relief aud enables the sufferer to sleep, which iu many instances he has
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      30 6 The curative action of Gonosan is attributed to its being antiseptic and ansestbetic. Manufactured bv J. D. Riedal Ltd,, Berlin, and sold in form of capsules, 40 in a bottle.
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      33 6 Dr. Friedlaender testifies that Gonosan exerts a favorable influence in removing complications and haemorrhage; also more rapid and satisfactory results are obtained by it than by any other preparation of Sandalwood oil etc.
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      116 6 THE CELEBRATED “S. B. Co.” GIN IN RED CASES. Buttery Cn Andrew Usher Co.’s SPECIAL RESERVE O.V.G. Whisky. SANDILANDS, BUTTERY Co. AGENTS FOR PENANQ A F. M. S. “SLEDGE BRAND" MILK. Absolutely Pure. Every single tin guaranteed good. Obtainable from all the Retail Stores. BUNBA UELOS PERFUME FOR THE HANDKERCHIEF.
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    Christian Science and Consumption.
    437 7 No Criminal Neglect.* A c ironer’s jury at Suttou found that the life of Miss Delia La tour, a Christian Scientist, who died of consumption, might have been prolonged if she had received medical attention. The lady, who was a daughter of the late Senor Deltino
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    Philippines and British Shipping.
    254 7 In the House of Commons on April 21st, Mr. Fell asked the Secretary of State for Foreigu Affairs if he could give the House any information legardingthe carrying trade between the United States and the Philippine Islands; and if such trade was to be treated in
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    What Sense ?
    124 7 What Sense Lord Charles Reproves Paiiickers. Spcakiug to an interviewer on April 22nd, Admiral Lord Charles lieresford remarked What sense is there in woiking up a panic? As a matter of fact there is no panic, and there will be no panic if fussy politicians and hustlirg journalists will ouly
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      1293 7 MACKAY’S INSURANCES. The Penang Khean Guan Insurance Co., Ltd, Hub OfflCS NO. SI. BIACH Hr*»»?. BOARD OF DIRBCTORH. Mr. Cbeah Cboo Yew Quab Beng Keo Kbaw Joo Tok Yeoh Geok Keat Khoo Hud Yeang Khoo Boon Phay Ho Teang Wan Mr. Lim Mr.Lim Teang Hooi Tan Teang Bwee Tan Kim
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      84 7 A Cure for Bowel Trouble. No matter how severe an attack of diarrhoea may he. Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Dianlicei Kemedy never fails to Rive relief. The George Town Dispensary, Wholesale Agents. I most willingly bear testimony to the great efficacy of Grimault’s Cigarettes for Asthma. I have had Asthmatic
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      1012 8 W. MANSON, American Dentist, Late of Dr. Allen Cu. t Pha, US. A. Charges Moderate, Consultation Free. BtfSIDIXS AT No. 21a Penang Road. A few doors from tbe Eastern and OHenta Hotel. 6 mth«. TEA V v<? TEA oOLE AGENTS FOR PENANG. PATERSON, SIMONS Co., Ltd. WONG KIM MUN, No.
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