Straits Echo, 1 December 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 Aooom, PENANG, WEDNESDAY, Ist DECEMBER, 1909. Single Copy, 10 cents. No. 274.
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      1116 1 GUINNESS’S STOUT. TIAMQ LEE A 00. (a te:Mv r V; vJ? -4jVfobSP^ SOLE AGENTS. BASS’S ALE. THE Eastern Shipping Company, Ltd., (ENGINE WORKS AND DOCKYARD.) Engineers, Shipbuilders, Brass Iron Founders. Engineering Appliances Fittings in Stock. Engine Works, Weld Quay > and 37, 41 and Stores Offices 43, Beaoh Street, Penang.
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      19 1 THE BEST BEEK IN THE FAR FAST. HOddIN r X d > 7* s <A *i. IOK t TIANQLEE ACo„So/m^
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    Post Office Humour.
    692 2 AiußKing Stories of Our Orest lL* par I in »*nt. "Tbtre wai once a time when tbe I ost* in-mter General's annual repoit was an eagerly looked for comic anuutl Hut tbat time ta now no more.” So laments Mr. AI bert M- Hysmuou. wbo in The
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    Unclaimed Letters and Telegrams.
    182 2 The following unclaimed le’ters, tele ramand piicels are lying at the General Past Uffic Pwiaug Litters Allan. A. D. Macleod, J. H. Draw ford, H. F. M. Martin, It. R. t'oghlan. C. W. Ofrier. A. Daniel, 8. P. Price, W. G. Ibises. Senor Ambrosia Seilern, Count
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      56 2 atch for Symptoms of Croup. Dj not allow croup t© develop ChamberUu. Oi«u-h R-me ly will pieveut the at. uck. Watch for tbe firat symp'oea. which u.uilly lioatapneas, and give ibis r. medv ■oe ti. It should always be k pi iu tb e ou»e *heie there are young child.en.
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      263 2 THE CURE OF CONSUMPTION Active Principle at Cod Liver Oil with Creosote. siai (Chapoteaut) RELIABLE AGENT IN TREATMENT OF v TUBERCULOSIS > OR PULMONARY PHTHISIS Sold by all Chemists PEITCHAED h CO., PENANG. XMAS NUMBERS NOW UNPACKING, The Skelch,” Holly Leaves,” The Tatler,” Illustrated London News, “The Graphic,” “The Sphere,”
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      1854 2 PROM 1715 TO 1908. KARTELL’S HAS INVARIABLY REPRESENTED THE -oxrSIOHEST QUALITY IN BRANDY. YOU KNOW IT BY THE BLUE AND SILVER LABLE. WHITE POUT D. HU The Best on the Market. 11l CASES OF 12 QUART BOTTLES. MALAY PENINSULA AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION. A meeting of this Aeiociatiin will be held in
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    VESSELS EXPECTED.
    40 3 V„,ei» Frtjm Agent» DU9 Delta Colombo VG ACo 2 id Dec* Assaye Siagproe A G A :o. Vli Kleist •Singapore B M AC.) 7.b Bulow Jolotnbo B M A(Jo. 8 h Banlai London S B ACo. 10th i
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    SAILINGS.
    32 3 Vest els Fcr Aye nty Delta As*a\ o Klaist Hulow Btn'ang S njapore Colombo Colombo Singapore Singapore A G ACo. A G ACo. B.M ACo. B.M.ACo. S B ACo. Dec. 1
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  • Shipping.
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      ARRIVALS.
      112 3 Avajyee. Br. s s 260, Campbell, «Mb No».. BrtUwan, 29ih No»., Uen —K* S. Co., Ltd. Cornelia, Br. 8 194. Williams. 80 b No»., Port Swettenham, 29tb No»., Geo. E S. Co Ltd. Omapere. Br. s.t.. 340, Bell. 30ih No», Ta»oj, 24b No»., Geu.— E. S. Co, Ltd. Vary
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      DEPARTURES.
      58 3 Ist Dkcrmbrr Thongwa, for Negapatam and Madras. De'i, for Trang and Pang Nga Ban Whitt Soon, for Teluk Anson. llong Bee. for Singapore, Liongk >Dg, Amoy aud Swatow. Pegu for Laogsa, T. Seinawe, Segli. Olelileh and Sibang. Tono Chay Un. for Dindiugs. G. Apcar, for Singapore, China aud J
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      MAILS CLOSE
      141 3 Fob Singapore. China and Japan—Per Pella, to-morrow. 8 a.m Kedah Per Tong Chum, to-morrow. 9 a.m. Pangkalan Brandan—Per Jfary Awidin. tc*roorrow. 1 p.ui. Port Swettenham. Port Dickson and Mala ca—Per Cornelia, to-morrow, 1 p in. Dell—Per Avagyee, tc-morrow, 1 p.m Trang—Per Leong Ho. to-morrow, l p m Po't
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    Passengers to the Straits.
    363 3 Per P. and <_). 8.8. Morea, from L'nidou. Not. 5, connecting with the Delta at Colombo, due at Penang on 2nd Dec To Penang Vr. N L. Plummer, Mr. J. Rennie, Mr. RC. Kemp, Mr. A Loquet. To Singapore M<. and Mrs. H. 8 Kinghoru. Mr.
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      785 3 PiO. Steam Navigation Coy. Expected Arrivals and Departaras. Mail Ssrvloa. |>*c. 2 Delta tt 16 Delhi 30 Devonha Jan. 13 Arcadia Oatvrard. connecting with Mart a Mooltan Mantua China Hoaeward. THROUGH STEAMER TO LONDON. March 26, Macedonia FARES BY MAIL STEAMERS. M CUM To London by Bea £66 ro Marseille*
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      432 3 (SHIPPING.) NORDDLUTSCHER LLOYD, BREMEN. IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LIKE. t KHB THE fast and well known ni«. 1 < tantito thic Company sail forln-ghtiy from Bremen. HamOuig via Rotterdam, Antwerp, Southampton, Gibraltar, Algiers, Genoa, Naples, (connection Marseilles, Naples, Alexandria and vice versa) Port Said, Suez, Aden, Colombo, Penang, Singapore, Hongkong, Shanghai,
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      53 3 For Singapore, Hongkong, Amoy and Swatow. rpHE f.s Glevogle, Captain W.T Larkin?, JL is expected to arrive here on Thuraday, the 2ad proximo, anl «rill leave for the above porla on the a «me day, at 5 p in. For freight or pxaaane apply to BAN ENG JOO SIN KEE.
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    The Straits Echo.
    96 4 J Mtirs mMw mrrMl »iow IT n>» CRITERION PRESS, Ltd., No. S2f—lll9, Ilmen Si root. P«n»M*. PRIOR: lllif l/H A I M |S4 PW anno. OUTKTATIOHR M P»»m» »«tr* ill. aniTio» ipmrrwi m (JAKI.H AIMIRPBB Fcho —Penang." TtlapkoDr No. X 43 AH b—tnwi w—nmow »hooHl ha addu»'
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    A DELETERIOUS ORDINANCE.
    800 4 What is familiarly spoken of as the Deleterious Drugs Ordinance would not be misdescribed if lhe word Drugs were left out. The opinion of the Singapore chemists seems to have been misrepresented. The opinion of the Penang chemists is still adverse. The ordinance, so fat as we
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    Tin, Opium and Rice Quotations.
    402 4 The following business in tin his been done to-day Panang: Penang Tin Exchange, 25 tons at $72.15 Straits Trading C<\, 50 72 55 Eastern Smelting Co., 75 72 50 Singapore Straits Trading Co., 50 72 50 Total 200 tons. Tin is quoted in London to-day
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    St. Andrew's Ball.
    920 4 Brilliant Function at the Town Hall. Tbe St. Andrew's Society did honour last uigbt to tbe Patron Snut of Scotland by r giving a Bill at tbe Town Hall iu accord* ance wilb their usual custom It was a brilbaut hffiir and everyone of the, Urge number
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    SUPREME COURT.
    520 4 THE ASSIZES. (Before Mr. Justice Woodward.) Harder. At tbe resumption of tbe cane agmnat Kamyah, who was charged with murder i D the Supreme Court yesterday afternoon Mr S- F. B. Martin, counsel tor the accused said that he would call no witness lor the defence. The accused,
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    Police News.
    236 4 Inspector L. Hickey, of the Central Station, has received orders to proceed to Singapore almost immediately on transfer. Sergeant Mulcock, at present in charge of the Marine Station, will probably be transferred to the Opium Department when the Government takes over the Farm on January 1. Three Dew
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    Alleged Murder at Nibong Tebal.
    153 4 A murde' is reported from Nibong Tebal. 1 wo nights ago a Tam I, who w-is wt II known to the I’olice as a bad character, was, it is alleged, so seriously assaul’el by a Malay and two Sikhs that he shortly afterwards succumbed to
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      177 4 SIEMENS BROTHERS’ DYNAMO WORKS, LIMITED. ELECTRIC LICHT, POWER AND TRACTION ENGINEERS, AND CONTRACTORS. INCREASE IN TEE PRICE OF OIL (New Petroleum Ordinance,) "TANTALUM" LAMPS Why pay a high price fjr oil, when Electric light with our lamps is a cheaper better illuminant? Pricos Particulars on application to: TVlugrams SIEMENS, I’ENANG.
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      29 4 T be most rapid ami satisfactory results are obtained by treatment with Gonosan (Kaws iwnuU Booklet and Bimp le to application to any of tbe chief Penang Chemists. J
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      57 4 No Experiment. You are not experiment ing when vou buy Chamberlain a Cough Kerned?. You are getting a preparation that b a an established reputation for good backed by a third of a century g constant use. It is famous for it* prompt cures of coughs, colds, croup and whooping
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      The Budget Debate.
      324 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) on Lansdowne’s Amendment. 30th November. —Tbe House of t hai resumed the debate on tbe Motley said that Lord Lanadowne’s hneiit spumed tbe power of forcing 23 dm-olutioo, equivalent to a repetl of Act. It would detange tbe k U fiusncial machinery of the
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      Singapore Scotsmen.
      27 5 [Echo Special.) Creat Success of the Ball. Singapore, Ist December. —The St. Andrew’s Ball last night was a great success. Nine huudred people were present.
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      Interport Cricket.
      74 5 (Echo Special.) (ombim'd Teanitt Bent Hougkotig. Singapore, Ist December. —The concluding day of the cricket match between Hongkong and the combined Straits and Shanghai teams was disastrous for the Champions, who lost the match by 21 runs. The match was won in the last five minutes, Hongkong failing
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      Interport Tennis.
      30 5 (Echo Special.) StraitB Champions. Singapore, Ist December. —Hongkong lost to the Straits in tbe singles. By winning four events to Hongkong’s two the Straits become tbe Tennis Champions.
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      Two New Bishops.
      32 5 (Supplied by Renter.) Consecration at Westminster. London, Ist December. —At Westminster Abbey the Archhiahop of C mterbury consecrated Andrew Bannister and Arthur Lea bishops of Hokkaido aud Kwangsi respectively.
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      Opening of Reichstag.
      63 5 (Supplied by lieuter.) S|KTfh from the Throne. London, Ist December. —The Reichstag pened to-day. l'he speech from the Throne refers to the prorogation of the Anglo-German commercial arrangement »nd expresses satisfaction the e pirit in which the Franco-Germ m Morocco arrangement is being carried ont. it also
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      Shipping.
      41 5 (Supplied by Reuter Japanese Vessel Lost. London, Ist December. -A telegram from lukto states that in a fierce storm at Shinoooaeki a Japanese vessel foundered 5f l,eT ®d that all on board were drowned. Twenty five bodies were washed ashore.
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      Chinese Naval Commissioners.
      20 5 Supi lied by Reuter At Deronport. London, Ist December.—Tne Chinese Naval Commissioners have arrived at Devon* port
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    Proof or Apology Wanted.
    781 5 Serious Statement of Singapore C.P.O. A yonng English speaking Bengali who gave his name as K-illi Katta Bhittacharjee i pleaded guilty before Mr, Green, second i magistrate, at Singapore on Saturday, to having in his possession a firearm without a permit. i Mr. Gardiner, Chief Police
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    Training Notes.
    402 5 By Early Bird." Tuetday moruiny. After the heavy rain last night, tbe course this morning was somewhat heavy and m consequence, beyond a spurt or two by some of tbe griffins, tbe work was slow. A d*w appearance this morning waa id Beau Oarcon (Maw'ey up), the winner
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    The Proposed Rubber Dealers' Enactment.
    536 5 Mr. David Freeman writes to the Ma'ay Mail as follows Tbe object of the drift Enactme.ut is, 1 supp>te, to preveut dishonest dealers from buying sto'en rubber. Tbe draft Eaactment will, I think, prove cumbrous in woik’ng, and will not, apart from the defects I
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  • PUBLIC OPINION.
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      DEARER OPIUM.
      298 5 To rm lniTOt Or mr Straits Kcho. Sir, —In your reporthf the last Legislative meeting, it said the G »ve ament was only making the pi ice of ftpiutu some as current market price, jnd not raising the price to tbe ens-umer. Everything seems to lie getjsug dearer
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    Passengers.
    119 5 Arrived. Per Turoba, *27th Nov, from Singapore; Miss R l *y, Revd. D A. Peters, Mr. E. J Brownson. Per s.«. Li voarak 27 h Nov., from Smga pore Messrs W. M*'aue, T. Hart aud Warrop. a Per s.s Lijn Jp/to >. > 3oth X?ov .from Kedah: Mr. Ching
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    FIXTURES.
    67 5 To-i.at. 19 h Day of l’Ttl» Moor, Town Band, E-*pl inado, 6 to 7 p m. Ihe New Japanese (jHiemat.ogiaph, comer *>f Campbell aud Penang R>.td. 7 30 pm. aud 9 10 jvn Wayang Kassiiu.Tuk Sjou 1 heatre, Patient Giiselda-” To morrow 20. h Day of 10: h Moon.
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    MAILS DUE.
    18 5 English (Delta ...‘JTotl Dec- 'CbitM (,4*SC*i/f?) ‘i ll JJinua i Ki- itt > ...7»b Gorman (Dfruio) ...8b
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    THE MOON.
    18 5 l.:m! QirtrlAi I)pC. (> Npw M*s»n >t 13* h f Firs* Quartet 2<Ub O FtrM .Mono 27<h
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    P. & O. SAILINGS.
    33 5 P. O. SAILINGS. Mail Sevier Outwards. Ho.mkwardh Delta 2 Dec. 1A& nye 4 Dec Delhi 16 I Uima'aya IS Extra Service Outward* HomkwabdSyria 6* Dec Namur 10 Dec Sumatra 20 i Nora 24
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      39 5 Prof. Schmidt prefers UonOHAtl (Santal Kawa Riedel’s) to an? other preparation of Santal wood oil- Although be used the drug in more than 20 case», be haa never observed any signs of nausea, flatulencynephritic pains, pruritus uor skin eruptions.
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      113 5 MUNICIPAL NOTICE. The Municipal Commi si<>Der9 of George Town, Peuanc, hereby invite separate teuders for the fallowing (1) Cost rue ion and widening Began Jermal R >adway. (2) Construction and raising part of Transfer R'ad. Tenders, which shnu’d be end. reed Widening Jermal R > olway ai d Rais ng
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      731 5 CHINESE SALESMAN. WANTED for MEDAN DELI. Must be experienced business man. Those having a fair knowledge of Bookkeeping and Chinese characters preferred. Apply by handwritten letter to SALES,” c'o Strait* Echo. 1 12 09 898 NOTICE OF SALE. BY ORDER OF THE MORTGAGEE, TO BK SOLD BY PUBLIC AUCTION, On
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    The Work of the Post office.
    1619 6 Report of the Postmaster-General. There is s great deal of interesting information in the 55tb report of the Postmaster(General, which has just i>een issued [Cd. 4814] It is estimated that the number of postal packe's de'ivered m the Uaited Kingdom during the past financial
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    Tide Table for Penang.
    223 6 December, *****. Date. HW LW HW L.W. A. M. A.M. P. M. P. M. Ist 2.52. 9.96, 3.19, 9.31 2nd 3 44, 9.57, 4.10, 10.23 3rd 4.36, 10.49, 5.01, 11.14 4th 5.27, 11.40, 5.33. Nil. sth 6.19. 12 06, 6 44, 12.31 6th 7.10, 12 57,
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    EXCHANGE.
    119 6 Puan, Ist Dkixui. (By courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London, Demand Bank 2/4 4 month»' eight Bank 2/4 3 Credit 2/4*} „3 Documentary.. 2/4 Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs. 1741 3 day»' eight Private 176 lombay, Demand Bank 1744 ioulmein, Demand Bank 1731 3 day»' sight Private 176 Madras, Demand
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    PRODUCE.
    216 6 Gold Leaf $64.8) A. Pvpper(W.Coast Slbs.s os.) no stock White Pepper 825. s-.lUrs Trang Pepper out of season Clovee >M set eee 58 —sales Maoe m. m m. ..81 55 sales Mace Picking* 73. —sales Nutmegs 110 s 19} sellers No. 1 675 sales Sugar < 2 no stock
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    MARKET PRICES.
    207 6 Pun*, 1 **t Dicmn, 1009. B»*r— rts Soup M ...per «jatty 14 Boast m. M M i 4 Steaks 24 Steir or Curry Meat 16 Bump Steak M M 24 Ox Tail earlt 30 Tougue 55 Feet 15 Heart 30 Lirer per catty 35 Poke— Pork pci cat-t
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    SHARES.
    1618 6 a a. 5 2 Number of *5 C 0 S 1 Capital Sham > Dividend* Name. J 2 I S iMued. 3 CO _J. I i I Mining. 1903 300,000 30.000,10 10 12 for year ending 31/3/09 Belal Tin Minin* Co.. Ltd. $5 907 1300,000 22,500 10 10 'Bruang
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      75 6 /k 1 1 oust hold Liniment. Wbeo bottle of Cbambeilain'* P«i n 1 k(, Pt »n *»ie boui>(* tbe p*i Da of hurt* »o*i «cdds tn.T be promptly relied cuts »n.l bmtaea quickly he- e-1. bWt U lng proi •’..Hr?' r'“' .n.l »ol,l»H.l ~f their tenon, in fact for the
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      95 6 No Opium in Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. There is not a particle of opium or other narcotic in Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy, and never has been sir.ce it was fi at < ffered to the public It is as safe a medicine for a child an for an adult. The George Town
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    Stead on the Cardigan Chatter.
    203 7 'I here ia do need to get ou a pedestal of niuctnnoDious virtue to feel that the uluiowpbeie which I ady Cardigan regards as the native air of her aristocratic friends and relatives is somewhat mephitic- Hut it is these noble libertiues aud titled harlots
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    Story for St. Andrew's Sair Heeds.
    315 7 The tale is usually told by an Englishman *ho attempts to mimic the Scot in these words Aince upo.i a time theie was a King of Scotland who was a great fecliter, aud so day ho had uaothing tae dae End lie turned ’ae
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    Future of the Suez Canal.
    377 7 A Cairo correspoudeut writes—lt was announced home mouths ago that importin' negotiations were in progiess bet w on the Pigyptian Government and (be Coiiipagme Uuiveiselle (’u Canal Maritime de Bui z bn lie prolongation i f the concession for the exploitation of the Su* z
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      1364 7 INSURANCES, the LONDON ASSURANCE CORPORATION. INCORPORATED B* ROTAL CHARTER A.D. 1720 riIHK undersigned having bean appointed I \gentJi for the above Corporation, are pro pared 10 *ccep* MARINE and KIUK riaka at current rate*. Commercial Union Atturanct Company, Ltd. salt:. PATERSON, SIMONS A Co. Ltd 12c Guardian AMuranct Company, Llmltod.
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      116 7 Colds Are Dangerous. If more people would imke an attempt to get rid of the colds from which they are suffering, as a result of this changeable weather, tLere would re a decided decrease iu the Dumber of cases of pneumonia A few doses of ChamberIain's Cough Itemedv will cure
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      932 8 W. MANSON, American Dentist, Late of Dr. Allen Co., Pha U.S.A. Charges Moderate, CcnsulUtion Free. KMSIDIM9 AT /Vo. 2h i, Penang Road. k few door* from (he Eastern and Orients I Hotel. 6 mtbs TEA $9 o J* V tea SOLE AGENTS f6K PENANG. PATERSON, SIMONS Co., Lid WONG KIM
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