Straits Echo, 23 December 1909

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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. 7. $24 Per Annum. PENANG, THURSDAY, 23rd DECEMBER, 1909. Slagle Copy, 10 cen!>. No. 293.
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      1116 1 GUINNESS’S STOUT. iJr*. <5 6^ Pi m N t 1 C 3 ">r o > rs •H7V s,ssva TIANQ LEE Qo. THE SHANGHAI GLIFE INSURANCE CO., LTD. Head Office—Shanghai, China. CAPITAL, TAELS 1,000,000. $2OO 000 deposited with the Hoegkong Government as a special protection for oar policy holders The ONLY
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      22 1 THE BEST BEER IN THE FAR EAST. NOddlN m v 55 r~. ac'. J O) > 3- >\ 5>% if® roKf -JjAftQLeg Console Agents.
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    How a Crocodile is Trapped.
    1093 2 There are in this country a few men whote business it is to trap cri codiles aud who make their living by it, and whenever a Lu man being his unfortunately fallen a victim to the saurian* ora pait culai beast bas b en making
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    Tide Table for Penang.
    87 2 December, 11M19. Date. MW LW ».W. LW A. M. A. M. P. M, P. M. 23rd 9.19, 3.06, 9.45, 8 32 34th lOJflk 3.57, 10.36, 4.23 25th 1102. 4.49. 11.27, 515 20 th 11.53, 5 40, Nil. 6 06 27th 12.19, 6.22, 12.24, 6.26 281 h
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      52 2 Colds Arc Dangerous. If mote people w, u!o make au attempt to Ret ri«| of (he cold from which thev are •uff«no r eNult of b|ii chanß eab|e wea her. the.e would he a decided decrea.e .be number of ea>e B of p,* umoDia A *7, don* of CbamUrlaiu*» Kemedv
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      405 2 A (jooJ Household Liniment. Wheu h bottle of Cbamb rlam’s Pain Brim is kept iu tbe bouse the pains of bums and KCiidn m.jy be promptly relieved, cuts and bruises quickly healed, swellings prompt* ly reduced and rheumatism and neuralgia robbed of their terrors. In fact for tbe household ills,
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      1450 2 KARTELL’S BLUE AND SILVER LABEL IS AN ACCEPTED GUARANTEE, ALL OVER THE WORLD, FOB THE BEST QUALITY IN BRANDY. BEST QUALITY. HORNLESS. LOUD OR SOFT m RECORDS §lO per doz. NOTICE, NOTICE is hereby giveu that the partnership which lias for some time past been carried ou by Wee Swee
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    VESSELS EXPECTED.
    43 3 Vtttelt Frttm A <jen'* D%e Benvorlicb (•ODiloU S B 4l!o 24* b Dec. P. Ludwig Siagapore B.M ACo 24 b Devdub-i Colombo 4.0 ACo. 40th D*it i Pricz Ei»e Sngproe VG A Jo 1st J. n Fnediicb B M ACo 5th
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    SAILINGS.
    35 3 ’’ette 1 For AjtsnJ> w v«Baovorlicb 'iiugapore S.B ACj. DrC f* Lulwig •Colombo B M a Co. D«*vaub t S Dgapore GAOo. D-ilta 'olombo A.Q.dCo. 1 J<tUFrit i Kitts! Kritnincb Singapore B M ACo.
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      ARRIVALS.
      142 3 Rotoi tt<j. Br. s.s 556. flleoday, 22ud Dec, ToDgkih, 21U Dec., Geo. E. S- Co Ltd De Kock Dut 335. Fleeraiug, 22nd Dec., D»*li, 21at Dec-, Geo.— 11. L A Co. Sea'ark Br. as, 900, Divy. 220 d Dec.. Waodeiera. Bay (Sun) 2lst Djc Go*. Sumatra B *2,976 Boutoo,
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      DEPARTURES.
      58 3 23bd Dkcrmbrr Li an Choo, for Kedah. Derjjlinger, for Singapore, China audJipao. Jin Ho, for Lingkat. Cornelia, for Port Sweltonh am, Port Dickson and Malacca. PetreL for Asabau. Hebe, for Deli. Canton, for Diudiogaaud Toluk AuaooTee»ta,(ot Port Swetteuham aud Singapore. Nore. for Colombo aud Tuticoiiu. De Kock, for Deli
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      MAILS CLOSE
      155 3 Fob Deb, Batu Bahia, Asahan and Paueh Per Valentijn, tc-raorrow, II a.in Kelah—Per Tung CAw.n, to-morrow, 11 a.m R ngaon—Per Tong Hong to-morrow. 11 a.m. Tongkab Per Rotorua, fc-morrow, 1 p in. Balu Babra Per Padanu, tc-morror. 1 p m. Port Swetteuham and Singapore Per Pin Seng, 10-morrow,
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    Passengers to the Straits.
    311 3 I’er P. a lid O. e.H Mantua from London, TW 3 connecting wiili the Deoanha at Colombo, due at I'enaug ou 3011 l Dec To Penang Mr Duncan, Mr. W L Liwis Mr. W J Miiriajt Mr*. Wilkinson. Mr. li. Bingham, Mr. A. Mackie, Mr. E
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    P. & O. SAILINGS.
    35 3 P. O. SAILINGS. Mall Serv'ce Outward*. Homewards. Devanhi 30 Dec IDe ta t Ja% l3 Jan. Delhi /5 Extra Service. Ol'T*A»Di HoJURWAKD. Sumatra 22 Dec I Nure 24 Dec Pera 27 Palawin 7 J an
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      361 3 P, 0. «Steam navigation Coy, Expected Arrivals and Depart a res. Mall 8« nr lew. Outward Dsc. 30 Devanha onnecting with Mantua Jab. 13 Arcadia China 27 Anaye MaUt>a Homeward. THROUGH STEAMER TO LONDON. March 26, Macedonia FARE 9 BY MAIL STEAMERS. lat Olam tad 01am l’o I ,ond >n
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      506 3 BHIPPI NO.] NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, BREMEN. IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE. u 23, THE fast and well-known u. 1 eamrrsoi this Company saii fortnightly from Bremen, Hamburg via Rotterdam, Autwerp, Southampton, Gibraltar, Algiers, Genoa, Naples, (connection Marseilles, Naples, Alexandria and vice versa) Port Said, Suez, Aden, Colombo, Penang, Singapore, Hongkong, Shanghai, Nagasaki
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    The Straits Echo.
    102 4 Th e Straits Echo. /«.tin muMw mrrMj ad ]«Mc* aloo*- r •'qhlUhori dally (eioopi *t m CRITERION CROSS, Lid.. So. 3 1f —’513. Bench Stieet. Fmii*»»» PRICK: DAILY LOOAI per ««w M OUTWTATIOMB Portage "itrm «All- IDITION (Port Irw) II» UA HI. A A |II)K »88 Echo—Penang.” T«Uphnn« No 343
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    THE FRENCH INVASION OF PENANG.
    282 4 To-day we have welcomed the French to Penang. We hare had no such fears as our forefathers had when anticipating a visit from Boney.” Such is the difference between the coming of a French General and of General French. We are glad to see that
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    Tin, Opium and Rice Quotations.
    79 4 Tbe following business in tin has been done to day Penang Straits Trading Co, 1 buyers, no sellers *77.2 1 Penang Tin Exchange, 125 tons at 7 85 Eastern Smelting Co., 59 77 2) Singapore: Straits Trading Co., 70 77 35 Total 245 Ums. Tin
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    General Sir John French.
    1027 4 Arrival in Penang. Victoria Pier puts on a lively appetranc* on the days when the mail boats from Europe arrive. But this morning it was uuusuilly lively, the occasion being the arrival of General Sir Johu French. Inspector-General of the Britsb forces, who is on a
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    Christmas Cricket
    279 4 C It. vs T. It. C. There will bo two big cricket ma'cbee in Penang during Cimstmas wjpek, one on the Esplanade between Penang jam! Perak, and the other on the 0. R. C ground. Pangkor Roa between «he Resident Club and a team drawn from the Taiping
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    Penang Hunt Club.
    671 4 h Yesterday's Hunt. 8 Oue of the best iuos of this year was ei:j >yed by i he members who is ere able to I* (urn out to y-sie.day's hum. 1 The meat, as advertistd. was at the 1 Time-honoured haunt —the Dato Kramat Gardens. At the
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    Waddings at St. George's.
    261 4 Darby—Phillips. Two quiet weddings were solemnized at St. George’s Church this morning, the first being that of Mr. Franc’s William Darby, popularly known as M Sergeant Major Darby.” manager of New Gopeng Ltd., aiid Miss Madge Phillips who arrived from home yes'erday by the P-and O.
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    Penang Turf Club.
    147 4 THE H NDICAIS. The George Town Cup Actress 9 0 Pikat 8. 4 La Parola 7.12 The Nrw Year Stakes Durbar 912 Sec nd Start... 8 5 Petgrave «8.12 Maiq ise 8 5 Excelsior 8 Pickwick 7. 7 The P ddock Cup First Tenor 9. 0 Lynwood
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    Training Notes.
    433 4 li By “Early Bird.” j f Thursday morning 23rd Dec y After tLe sltg’t ram of yesterday evening the course wjs good going and some very interesting woik was gone through. b Fly, the fi st horre on the course, lo< king j in the pink of condition
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      407 4 irOH MARBLE WORKS. This business is mow under the management of Mr. Ravensway, who has made a great reduction in all prices and who will be glad to quote for Marble Flooring Tiles, Table Tops, Washhand Stands, Cemetery Memorials of all kinds AH n 1/10 t K Af U 1
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      22 4 most rapid and satisfactory results fKaw» ta <! ne n J t fttment with Gonosan medioAl Sdnta Booklet and sample to th. ot
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      Kitchener.
      16 5 Supplied, by Reuter Arrival at Fort Darwin. London, 22nd December—Lord Kitchener arrived at Port Darwin.
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      Greece.
      79 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) Fre&h Crisis. London, 22ad December— A fresh crisis iH reported from Greece The War Minister in introducing the Army Reorganisation Bill den unced the ex-Prime Minister M. Tbeotokis wuo quitter! the chamber with bis supporters, at the same time demanding the resignation o' the War Minister.
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      Assassinations.
      141 5 by Renter.) In India, Korea, and Russia. London, 23rd D. cember. —Mr. Jackson, Collector at Nasik in the Bombay distiict, was shot dead in a native theatre by a native. It is supposed that the murderer’s motive was revenge for a recent life sentence Mr. Jackson hid caused to
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      A Pompous Funeral.
      46 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) Last of Leopold. London. 23rd Dec The funeral of King Leopold of Belgium was conducted with great pomp. Princes Albert of Connaught and Henry of Prussia, with other Foreign Envoys, followed the hearse- The interment is made at Lac ken.
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      Cook’s Records.
      359 5 {Supplied by Renter Copenhagen's Disappointment. London, 22-id Dec.—Copenhagen Universitj has issued a report showiug that Dr. Cook submitted to it no original documents, but only copies. Even these contamed no astronomical records, but only results without elucidat ry statements showing any probability that observations were really ttken. The
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    Our London Letter.
    1259 5 (From Our Owu Correipondtui London, Dec 3rd. Political Prophecy. Political prophets are much divided in opinion as to the result of the next appeal to the electorate, but the general concensus of opinion is that the Conservatives will be t0 i b a Bmill majority over ra
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    The Lost Budget.
    704 5 Present Situation —Opinions on the Lords’ Decision. The r» jra'ion of the Bu ’get by the House of Lords is of far reaching impoitauca, whether from tbe constitutional standpoint or from its immediate practical effect oa the political situatiou If compels the Govern ment to dissolve and
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    Competition of the East and West.
    1097 5 S'udcntsof world politics are beginning to fix iLeir at-rat ion vov keeuly on the pro bLms arising in the Far Eist as the result of the late Russo Japaue«e war. M m-eutou» changes hive been and ate. undoubtedly, taking pLc« in tbit quarter of
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    Racing Records.
    285 5 Ct miderable interest attaches to the ag* untile figures relatmg to the piat year's horse r.ciug The Kmg. wrh over «£-0.0 0, nearly quadiupled bis w>uni'»g aggregate for 1908 and cnuei second to Mr Fame, who, with hu! fe v horses lua of late proceeded oo a crefcendo
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    Chinese Immigration and California.
    374 5 A recen'ly published book has created quite a s'ir throughout Arr.etica through a toicful attack on Sm Francisco <tli*i Is entrusted with tbe enforcement of the Chinese laws. Toe new book, which the authorities are endeavouring to get suppressed. be.’rs the title of "Chinese Immigration,” and
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    Passengers.
    120 5 A rr i vkd. Per s.s. Tony Chuan. 21st Dec., from Kedah: Mr. China Ly-* Hm. Per s.s. De Kock, 22nd Pec from D *li Mr. W. T Lucky Per ss Teebta 23 d D.c from Madras: Mrs. L»ptz M's F. M. Wileix. M-. atd Mrs. L. Pillav and
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    FIXTURES.
    60 5 To-dav. Hth Dav of llth Moor. Eaginee s’ Institu e Children’s Tit at 4 p.m Wavang Kassun. Tek 8)ou Theatre. Hawa M*j i»”or‘ A Trip to Fairyland.” S'rars Cineuntog'apb. Peiatg Road, 8-30 p.m. To HOIRON 12 h Day of ILh Moot. Chris'tnas Eve. Town Band, Esplanade, 6 Iu 7
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    MAILS DUE.
    19 5 China Prim Ludwig) ...24‘h Dec English < Devanha) ...30th China (Delln) Ist Jan German (P Eitel Friedrich) oib
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    THE MOON.
    20 5 O Full Moon l*c- 27ib I.M».t yiHrtni Jan. *> r d O New Moon h ll'b Kimt (Quarter 18tb
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      44 5 It has beeu satisfactorily demonstrate*! that thousands of persons hare to thank GonOS&n for restoration to health and happiness. It is astringent and antiseptic and has never been known to fail. At all dealers in Patent Medicines and Chemical in bottles of 40 capsules
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      208 5 FEDERATED MALAY STATES RAILWAYS. NOTICE). ON ChrmtintH ])ij, SiiuroAT, 25th December, 1909, tiains will rau ha oo SuQil *y E. A COOK', Traffic Manager lvutlt Lumpur, 23rd P camber, 190*. 973 1 TOWN HALL. “The Liars. 33 27th Dec., 1909. 1 THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE CO LTD. Head Ofr
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    Temper Tests.
    286 6 People often B>y There’» nothing put» me in such a rage an thin or that.” But they »»y it loosely Tho real thing before which therr temper always gives way ia a locked necret, so they think, iu own hearts Other people p-rfectly well kuow what it is,
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    The Age of Charm.
    324 6 At what age is a woman most beautiful? William Morns fixed it at forty, and, taking one consideration with another, I hare arrived at the conclusion that his decision was a very wise one. Personally, one might incline to the opinion that the age ai which
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    Dining in Shirt Sleeves.
    350 6 Incident oil I*. O. Boat in the lied Sea. Tiuth says \n interesting little incident enlivened the list voyige of the I*. 1 1 cer Macedonia d«wu the It'd S j a. Oueevening a number of male fi st class passengers sat down to diuner in
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    How To Do It.
    129 6 Mr. Etalle was the subject of a rather good storr, which be used himself to tell. A Bohemian pointer called on him one dav, and said Halle, can you let me have JO5 After a moment’s thought, Halle wrote out a cb< que for j£s and
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    Re-action.
    189 6 In commenting on the declaration of Su Johu Oorst that he feared Germany’s technical schools more thm her Dread no'u.h't, a Home referred to the de truction of the old E iglish system of apprr nucesbip Now we note that Sir John K nil I, lie new Lord Mayor
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    EXCHANGE.
    118 6 Prhanq, 23rd Decrmbrr. (By courtesy of the Chartered Bank London, Demand Bank 2/4} 4 months' eight Bank 2/4| 3 Credit 2/4 3 Documentary.. 2/4f Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs. 174} 3 days' sight Private 176 Bombay, Demand Bank 174} Moulmein, Demand Bank 173} 3 days’sight Private 176 Madras, Demand Bank
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    PRODUCE.
    195 6 Gold Tie&f |61.8 > d. Pepi er(W.Coast 31b5.5 ox.) no stock White Pepper $25. —sellers Trang Pepper out of season Cl >ves 62. sales Mw* 83 sellers Mace Picking 75. —sales Nutmeg» 110 s 19— sales iNo. 1 675 sales 2 ..no stock Basket 450 sales Tapioca Fiour 1.75»e//er*.
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    MARKET PRICES.
    190 6 Pemang, 23rd December, 1109 Serf— ft$ Soup per call 14 Roast i 4 Steaks 24 Stew or Curry Me»’ 16 Rump 8t«»k ft 24 Ox Tail eaci 30 Tongue 55 Feet 15 Heart 30 Liver per car tv 35 Pore— Pork pe> cat*. 32 Pig’s 14 «ail 20
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    SHARES.
    1454 6 2 Number of C o 2 Cvptal Shares Dividends Name. 5 iMued. 5 S I o s 3- 3 JU Mining. 1903 t 300,900 30.0(H) 10 10 12 for year ending 31/8/09 Belat Tin* Mining Co., Ltd. VI «5}j .907 300.000 22,500 10 10 BruaDg Ltd. 14} 15 i901
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      49 6 Watch for Symptoms of Croup. Do not allow ctiup todevelop CLamberUin’s Remedy will pieveot the attack. Watch for tbe ti at symptom. wLich la Usually l.oara-uess. and give this lemedy 1 11 •iwaya be kept in the home wb«ie tbeie aie jouDg cbildreu. The Ufcortie Town DUpeoaa.j. Wholesale Agents.
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      280 6 3 No Opium in Chamberlain's Ccugh Remedy. There is not a particle of opium or other i naicotic iu Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, and never has been since it was first t ffered to tbe public It is as safe a medicine for a child as for an adult. TLe George
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    Population and Army.
    968 7 Our Berlin correspondent writes The well-known German army surgeon. Dr. S vou Scbjsrniug, hns jus» published an extremely interesting work on the health of the German peoplo and its influence on the arm?. As everything connected with the physical health of the recruits passes through his hands,
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      1293 7 IMIUR nobs, the LONDON ASSURANCE CORPORATION. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER A.D. 1720. rpHE undersigned having been appointed X Agents for the above Corporation, are now prepared to accept MARINE and KIKE risks at current rate*. PATERSON. SIMONS A Co, Ltd. 120 Guardian Atturanct Company, Limltod. Establish!!! 1821. Subscribed apital m
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      138 7 No Experiment. You are Dot experimenting when vou buy Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. You are netting a preparation that Ins an established reputation lor good backed by a third of a century's c rnetaot use. It is famous for its prompt cures of coughs, colds, croup and whooping cough. The George
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      875 8 W. MANSON, American Dentist, Late cj Dr A lien A Cv. f Pha US. A. Charges Moderate, Consultation Fr e. KkfflDlJf* AT A'o. 21a, Penang Road. A few doors from (he Eastern and Orient J Uote'. C mtb« TEA V TEA FOR SALE. USEFUL TO PLANTERS, ESTATES, ETC. Large Check
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