Straits Echo, 25 August 1910

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    34 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES ANDfITHE FAR EAST GENERALLY. VOL. 8. $24 Per Annum. PENANG, THURSDAY, 26th AUGUST, IWIO. Slagle Copy, 10 ceots No. IttO.
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      1300 1 tiger brand oement. ’0 4® MS2SB >-3 to s- ■»0 R« IN no /#£s7 FOR ALL PURPOSES. THE SHANGHAI LIFE INSURANCE CO., LTD. Hkad Office— Shanghai, China. CAPITAL, TAELS 1,000,000. 1200.000 deposited with the Hongkong Government as a special protection for our policy holders The ONLY company that has this
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      14 1 SZs GUINNESS’S STOUT. o v- V »i Tiv SiSsva Tf ANQ Lll A 00.
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    An Unofficial Account of an Ascent of Kinabalu.
    3551 2 The British North Borneo Herald says: 1 This ascent was undertaken at the instance of the B. N. B. Government, the B. B. Exploration Co., Ltd., co-operating, and as it is the largest and most important expedition that has ever ascended Kinabalu
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    Tide Table for Penang.
    74 2 t ugust, *****. lk H.W. L.W. H.W. L.W. Date. A.M. A.M. P.M. P.M. 25th 2.48, 8.47, 3.08, 9.20 26th 3.28, 9.29, 3.50, 10.01 27th 4.12, 10.24, 4.36, 10.28 28th 5.01, 11.15, 5.29, 11.34 29th 6.01, Nil. 6.39, 12.20 30th 7.23, 1.48, 8.12, 2.30 31st 8.58, 3.19,
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      44 2 Blood Poison ♦'reveuted. There is uo danger from blcntd poisou resulting from a wound when Chamberlain’s Pain llalm is applied. It is an antisepticliniment, and unless the injury is very severe it will not leave a sear. For sale by all Dispensaries and Dealers.
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      82 2 Just What You Need. Your tongue is coated. Your breath is foul. Headaches come and go. These symptoms show that your stomach is the trouble. To remove the cause is the first thing, and Chaml>erlain’s Stomach and Liver Tablets will do that. Easy to take and most effective. Sold by
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      1341 2 HOW TO PREVENT SMALL-POX. FIRST GET VACCINATED AND THEN finn THE ONLY SCIENTIFIC DISINFECTANT.— OCA not A MERE SOLUTION of TAR and SOAP I NOTICE OF S ALE. DISINFECTING FLUID FOR UNIVERSAL USE. It possesses a germicidal efficiency twice that of pure Carbolic Acid, and is the most Potent Flea
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    MAILS DUE
    18 3 China (Devanha) ...27th Aug. China (Prim Lvduig ...31st German (Derjfhr,j, r Ist Sept. English (Delhi) 7th
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    P. & O. SAILINGS.
    29 3 P. O. SAILINGS. Mill ServiceOutward. iHomkwakd. Delhi 7 Sept Dtvanha 27 Aug. Aumye 21st Arcadia 1° tun Service Outward. Nvre 28 Au.v Sunda P Palawan 13 Sepr Nubia lb
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    VESSELS EXPECTED
    36 3 Vessels From Agents Due Devanha Singapore A.G.&Co. 27thAug. P. Ludwig Singapore B.M.&Co. 31st DerjffUnger Colombo B.M. Co. 1st Sept Be nve nue London S.B.&Co. 3rd Pathan Glasgow S.B.&Co. 4th Delhi Colombo A.G. Co. 7th
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    SAILINGS
    33 3 Vessels For Agents Leaves Dev a aha Colombo A.G.&Co. Aug. P. Ludwig Derjjlinger Colombo B.M. Co. Singapore B.M. Co. Sept. Ben venue Singapore 8.B.&C0. Pathan Delhi Singapere 'S.B.&C0. 1 Singapore 'A.GK Co.
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  • SHIPPING.
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      ARRIVALS.
      63 3 Delia, Br. 4,780. Snow, 24th Aug., 1 I Bombay, 16th Aug., &en.—A. G. do. Ju W Nicoll, Br. B.»', 476, Bell, 24th Aug.? Tavov, 19th Aug., Gen.,—E. S. Co., Ltd.' Sm Mew, Col. Govt, yacht, 500, Chamberlain, 25th Aug., Singapore, 23rd Aug.,^fll.— x. Col. Govt. Caiiyle, Br. s.s., 234,
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      DEPARTURES.
      35 3 25th AuouBt. Avajyee, for Port Swettenham, Port Dickson and Malacca. Perak, for Deli. Canton, for Dindings and Teluk Anson. lechia, for Bombay. Trrroba, for Port Swettenham and Singapore. Mambany, for Pulau Langkawi and Setul.
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      MAILS CLOSE
      369 3 For Alor Star (Kedah) —Per Kedah, tomorrow, 9 a.m. Port Swettenham and Singapore—Per Pin Seng, to-yiorrow, 3 p.m. Teluk Aifson—Ter Carlyle, to-morrow, 3 p.m. Dindings—Per Hong Lian, to-morrow, 3 p.m. Pulau Langkawi, Perlis and Setul —Per Un Petig, to-morrow, 4 p.m. Dindings—Per Lian Choo, to-morrow,, 4 p.m. Singapore,
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    Passengers to the Straits.
    178 3 Per P. and 0. s.s. Nore, from London, July 30, due at Penang on 28tk Aug. To Penang Mr. and Mrs. R. O. Anderson, Miss Pierra and Mr. J. Kinghom. To Singapore Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Lagenberd and cliild, Messrs. T. St Barke and G.
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      334 3 P.&O. S.N.C Expected Arrivals and Departure*, Mail Sarvlea. Outward. Sept. 7 Delhi connecting with India 21 Atoaye do. Malwa Oct. 5 Devanha do. Macedonia Homeward. Date. Steamer. Connecting! Due with B.S. I London. Aug. 27 I Devanha Sept. 10 Arcadia 24 Delta Oct. 8 Delhi 22 Aemye Nov. 5 vDevanha
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      231 3 (Si HIPPIN O.) «s rv--. I IT BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD. KONINKLIJKE PAKETYAART is MAATSCHAPPIJ. For freight, passage or particulars apply to HUTTENBACH, LIEBĔRT Co. Telephone No. 521. Telegrams Jlutti.ieb.” Penang, Aherns. THE EASTERN SHIRRING Co., Ltd. The (Jndernoted Steamers w si■ be levpatchea, it clrcuni'M .c«s d
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      392 3 NORDDEUTSCHER JXOYD, BREMEN. UCIIUIi GERMAK MAIL LUTE. THE fast and well-known mail steamers of this Company sail foifcnightly from Bremen, Hamburg via Rotterdam, Antwerp, Southampton, Gibraltar, Algiers, Genoa, Naples, (connection Marseilles, Naples, Alexandra and vice versa). Port Said, Suez, Aden, Colombo, Penang, Singapore, Hongkong, Shanghai, Tsingtau or Nagasaki, Yokohama and
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    The Straits Echo.
    94 4 Justice satisfies everybody and justice alone.— Km*-*-Published daily (except Sundays.) AT TMB CRITERION PRESS, LTD., No. 226 232, Beach Street. Penang PFIOE: DAILY LOCAL $24 per annum OUTBTATIONB Postage Kxtra. MAIL EDITION (Poet Kree) $l5 CAULK ADDRKBS Lcho—Penang." Telephone No. 343 -All buainese communications should be addreeved
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    WIRELESS ARREST.
    638 4 The outstanding feature of the Home papers received by to-day’s mail is the flight of the murderer Crippen, and the manner of his arrest. After the captain of the steamer on which Crippen was fleeing to Canada had informed Scotland Yard by wireless,” two days after the ship
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    Niobe All Laughter.
    152 4 Warwick Major’s Comedy Co. scored a hilarious success with Niobe last night, in spite of the too obvious prompter. Major as Petramos was very, very funny, and Mrs. Major as the Flapper Hattie was very, very charming. Her songs went very well. They are a clever pair.
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    P. C. C.
    102 4 Lhwii Tennis Tournament. Following were the results of the ties played yesterday Single Handicap, Class B. Reimann beat Mourin 6—o 6—2. Single Handicap, Class C.: Macdonald beat Lees 6—3 6—4. Mixed Double Handicap Mr. and Mrs. Martin beat Miss Hogan and Miss Anthony 6—2: 7 5. Mrs.
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    Tin, Opium and Rice Quotations.
    66 4 The following business in tin lias been done to-day Penang: PenangTin Exchange, 37A tons at #77.55 Eastern Smelting Co., 200 78 Singapore Straits Trading Co., 50 78.05 Total 287.', tons. Tin is quoted in London to-day at <£lss 17s. 6d. cash and =£ls7 ss. three
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    Rubber Shares.
    46 4 The latest alterations to Messrs. Anthonv and Anderson’s share quotations are Anglo-Malay 245. 3d.—265. 6d. Bukit Mertajam 3s.—3s. 9d. Consol. Malav 275.—285. 6d. Highlands £5 13s. 9d. —dJ6 Linggi 535. 6d. —565. Lumut 295.—315. S. S. Bertam 7s. 6d. —Bs. 6d. Vallamhrosa 435.—455. 6d.
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    Rubber Auction.
    141 4 The following prices were obtained at the auction of shares at the Penang Sales Room to-day 1,050 Perak River 35 cts. 1,000 Nellmay... 95 cts. 600 Lunas S3.25 cts. 3,500 Narborough 95 cts. The police raided a Carlist Club at San Sebastian on the 8th iust. and arrested
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    League Football.
    793 4 P. V. 8 C. vs I’ s. > Second thoughts are best. Smith, in a huff, left the field yesterday because the referee’s decision did not please him. But l better judgment prevailed, and he was induced, after some persuasion, to take his place 5 within the net
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      Penang Municipality Praised.
      97 4 J.f1.0 {Echo Special.) J Far and Away Ahead of Singapore. Singapore, 25th August.—Mr. Emile J. Du Bern, Vice-President of the Rangoon Municipality, who is on a visit to Singapore, says that Singapore cannot possiblv be healthy, being in the midst of swamps. The Colonial Government is responsible.
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      Bruang Ltd.
      55 4 [Echo Special.) The Vear’s Working. Singapore, 24th August.—At the annual meeting ot Bruang, Ltd., the report and accounts were passed showing a profit of $20,004 on the first year’s work. This is written off for preliminary excuse* and pipe line. The output was 1,807 piculs the monthly returns
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      Produces.
      18 4 {Echo Special Copra Singapore, 24th August.—Following are to-day’s market prices Sundried Copra $lO.OO no buyers. Mixed $10.65
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      Cholera in St. Petersburg.
      18 4 (Supplied by Renter.) Declining. London, 24th August. -Cholera is steadily declining in St. Petersburg.
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      H. M. S. “Bedford”
      41 4 (Supplied by Reuter.) Hopeless Position. London, 24tli August.—The |»osition of the British armoured cruiser Bedford which grounded on the Saniarang rocks in the Straits of Korea, appears to lie hopeless. The bad weather prevents assistance being rendered.
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      annexation of Korea.
      80 4 (Supplied by Renter.) Conventio'i Signed. London, 2oth August.—A telegram from Tokio states that the convention of the annexation of Korea has been signed. Later. Reuter’s correspondent in London learns that the British Government does not object to the annexation of Korea politically hut it has l)een considering
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      The British Navy.
      40 4 (Supplied by Reuter.) Motors for Ur niseis. London, 25th August.—The Admiralty have been experimenting with motors and perfecting the details. In two years they hope to begin installing motors on small cruisers before fitting them on battleships.
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      Earthquakes in Turkey.
      29 5 (Supplied ley Renter J Severe Shocks'. London, 24th August.—A telegram from Constantinople reports severe earthquakes in Asiatic Turkey. The Moslems are offering prayers and sacrificing sheep.
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      Revolutionary Plot in Portugal.
      89 5 (Supplied by Renter.) Forts* Garrisoned and mmunitioiit d. liondon, 24th August.—Despite official denials, details are leaking out of a revolutionary plot in Portugal. Not since the murder of the late King Carlos has there been such a military display. The first division of the field army
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      538 4 FRESH BOOK! FRESH BOOBS!! JtJST TO HAND. A Splendid Show of the most complete Assortment of the English Famous Queen's White Fluted China. EISTERH SIELTIR6 CO LTD. A m Complete Toilet Sets, 5 pieces as design, nicely finished, $3-50 set. Complete Dinner Set for 6 persons, the ljest value ever
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      65 4 Pneumonia. Old people and those who have weak lungs cannot l*e too careful in guarding against this disease. Pneumonia always results from a cold or an attack of influenza, and can be prevented bv the timely use of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. We have as vet to hear of an attack
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      57 4 r 1‘iipairtU Appetite. W, of appetite always results from faulty digestion. All that is needed is a few dose, of Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tahlets. [They wiU invigorate the stomach, strengthen the digestion and give yon an appetite like a wolf. These Tablet, also act as a gentle laiattve. For
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      47 4 Blood Poison Prevented. There is no danger from blood poison resulting from a wound when Chamberlain’* Pain Balm is applied. It j 8 ail antiseptic iaiment, and unless the injury is very severe lt WlH not leave a s car. For sale by all dispensaries and Dealers.
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    The Reform Movement in China.
    595 5 The Peking correspondent of the Manchester Guardian has sent to that journal a letter on the present position in China, from which we may quote the following:— The most salient feature in the recent history of China is the steady progress of the reform movement.
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    Full Court of Appeal.
    2036 5 Kedah Extradition Case. This case was adjourned from Monday last to yesterday afternoon to give the Solicitor-General an opjiortunity to argue as to the validity of the Order of Inquiry given under the hand and seal of the Deputy Governor. Section 3of the Order in Council
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    How They Do It Elsewhere.
    396 5 The following pathetic description of running totalizators at a San dak an race meeting is interesting. It is noted that at this meeting one pony was turned out three times for these races in two hours. They make them work in Borneo. An innovation this
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    North Borneo Business.
    219 5 A North Borneo Chamber of Commerce lias been organised, the principal objects of which are, —(a) To deal with all matters of interest to the commercial community: (b) To protect the interests of Planters, Merchants, and all Industrial and Professional enterprises and (c) To form a strong
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    United Malaysian Rubber Co., Ltd.
    1034 5 Favourable Report on tlie Property. The statutory meeting of the United Malaysian Rubber Company, Limited, was held on 27th ult. at Winchester House, Old Broad-street, E. C., Sir Percy Francis Cunynghame, Bart. (Chairman of the Company), presiding. The Secretary (Mr. Alfred Bonnin), having read the
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    The Opium Question.
    258 5 The International Conference at the Hague. The Canton Viceroy has lately received a telegraphic message from the Waiwupu which says:— At the international Conference, which is to V>e re-opened at the Hague in September next by all the Powers in connection with the suppression of opium,' the
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    Passengers.
    80 5 Arrived. Per s.s. Delta, 24th August, from Loudon: Mr. T. K. WilsoU, Mr. P. A. Boissier, Mr. P. G. Hotehkess, Mr. K. Steediuan, Mr. H. Richards. From Marseilles: Mr. F. H. Baker and Mr. Morton. From Colombo Mr. Pollard and Mr. R. Horne. Departed. Per s.s. Delta, 24th August,
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    FIXTURES.
    24 5 To-day. 21st Day of 7th Moon. Municipal Commission, 3-30 p.tn. To-morrow. 22nd Day of 7th Moon. Town Band, Esplanade, 6 to 7 p.m.
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    THE MOON
    18 5 Last Quarter Aug. 27th O New Moon Sept. 4th (First Quarter 12tib O Full Moon 19th
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      35 5 A Time Saver. Keep Champlain's Pain Bairn on iuwd. It ig au antiseptic liniment and causes wounds to h«d in less time than by any other treatment. For sale by all l>ispenI varies and Dealers.
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      29 5 Cold and cough, And cough and cold, Both are rough On young and old! j When your blood’s j Through colds) impure, Take some Woods’ 1 Great Peppermint Cure.
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      31 5 tioiiosail provokes neither discomfort, complications, nor nausea. It is the happiest scientific combination of best East Indian Sandalwood oil and Kawa Kawa. Bottles of 40 capsules at all chemists and dealers.
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      12 5 Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure for all internal complaints, dysentery, coughs, colds etc.
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      105 5 AUTO-HARPS. Muller’s Grand Erato. 37 strings, producing 3d chords. I A Really Fine Instru 'nent. rtN BE PLAYED IN ANY KEY. Anglo-German Con» ceriinas, Violins, Muics, Bugles NEW SiikK JUSf ARRIVED. lirass and Plated Cylinder Flageolets, Tambourines, Cymbals, Banjos, etc. ROBINSON PIANO Co., Ltd JUST ARRIVED. STEPHEN S ENDORSING INKS
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    EXCHANGE.
    122 6 Penang, 25th August. By courtesy of the Chartered Bank. London, Demand Bank 2/4 4 months* sight Bank 2/4*2 3 Credit 2/4 3 Documentary.. 2/4 t Calcutta, Demand Bank Ais. 175 3 days’ sight Private l<6i Bombay, Demand Bank 175 Moulmein, Demand Bank 174 3 days’ sight Private 177 Madras.
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    PRODUCE.
    195 6 Gold Leaf $64.60 Black Pepper ...no stock White Pepper 25.62 h buyers Trang Pepper 17. sellers Cloves 66. nom. Mace 86. —sates Pickings 73 —buyers Nutmegs 110 s. 18. —sellers f No. 1 7. —sales Sugar <„ 2 no stock tßasket 4.60 nom. Uapioca Flour 1.75 nom. Copra (mixed)
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    MARKET PRICES.
    187 6 Penang, 25th August, 1910. Be EE c*B- P?r catty 14 Roast 24 Steaks 24 Stew or Curry Meat Rump Steak 24 Ox Tail each 30 Tongue 55 Feet 15 Heart Liver per catty 35 Pork i Pork per catty 32 Pig’s Head... 20 Veet 24 Tongue 32 Mutton
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    SHARES.
    2020 6 SHA RES. z. 1' i I 2 S •o .2 Number of [3 f xt V 1 Capital. Shares > t> Dividends. Name. J St 2 issued. H 4 g la U g -J ”-J 7 j j 1 'v" I np *****907 1908 19i>9 1910 RUBBER-DOLLAR SHARES. p.c. p.c.
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      1142 7 the LONDON ASSURANCE CHRP ORATION. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER A.D. 1720. rpHE undersigned, having been appointed I Agents for the above Corporation, are n<>w prepared to accept MARLNE and FIRE risks at current rates. PATERSON, SIMONB Co. Ltd. 120 Commercial Union Assurance Company, Ltd. GUARANTEE DEPARTMENT. The Bonds of this
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      31 7 (■onOH iii capsules contain only the purest East Indian Sandalwood oil and Kaw* Kawa. The first dose quickly removes violent inflammatory symptoms, bots of 4O capsules, at all dealers and chemists.
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      936 8 W. MANSON, Amerloan Dsntlst, Late of Dr. All «a A Cu., Pha. DS.A. C tiuyos Moderate, CcnsultMioa Free. BkIIDIIM AT ,\o. 21a, Penang Road. A tew t—n from the Eettere eed Orients 6 mtba. BURRELL Co.’s BOIL.KD RAW LINSEED OILS, SNOW WHiIE ZINC, PAINTS TURPENTINE. TO BB HAD RETAIL FROM
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