Straits Echo, 18 October 1912

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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. 10. $24 Per Annum. PENANG, FRIDAY, 18th OCTOBER, 1912. Single Copy, 10 cents No. 239
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      1105 1 TTZq a require :Tomo and tome* u t h,n g to nourish you, Drink Dog's Head Guinness's stout and look for this label to soo that you get it. mtiva LEE ft Co., Sole Agents. a VW *>- HI V V)V As t> r C i~ip il VI v fiCMU
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      33 1 Order it in Nip Bottles Dog's Head Guinness’s Stout. The Tonic that cheers and soothes and doesn't harm. Observe this labol, it is on every genuine Nip. TIANG LEE A Co., Sole Agents
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    Miners' Section.
    1459 2 Phantom Mink Profits. Writing to the Editor of the Mining Magazine” Mr. 8. J. Speak of London 84 Your recent articles under the above beading, though both useful and instructive, WD1 to me too much onesided to be allowto pass without comment. While appreciating vour constant endeavour to
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      274 2 Oue of the most attractive items of a strong programme included in this Bumper Bill to-morrow (Saturday) night is a Batch of New All Star A B. Series. A.B. Films find favour because of their excellent variety and choice quality. Unexcelled and No Doubt A I. Originals only at George
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      2260 2 H0 0 Each ■nr? Capsule of 7a c L ar? Q the Name and Beware imitations Cat iterfeiU. 47/ D"* e( fiau Relief PA HI S, 8. rue Vivienne. Sold by all Chemists. Tenders will be received at the Resident Councillor’s Office up to noon on Monday, the 28th October,
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    VESSELS EXPECTED.
    24 3 YttttU hrom Agent» Due c Y</rcl< Dnnho Singapore Singapore Colombo Colombo A. B. BM.ACo. AG.&Co. L 19th Oct. 22nd 24th 14th Nov.
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    SAILINGS.
    17 3 For Agentt Loaves China Butl'jlC Yotrlc b*t<iha 'ok>mbo A.O.ACo. Oct. Colombo BM&Co. Siugapore B.MACo A.G.AC0. Nor.
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      266 3 *5 S.N.C YH» minted Ai rivals and Departure Oct. 1? Mail Service Outward. India connecting with Moldavia 31 I K’t Nov Nov Nov. Feb. Mar. Apr. Mav SPECIAL THROUGH STEAMER. K M S. India April 4th. PARES HY MAIL STEAMERS. 1st cl.css 2nd class To Loudon bj Sea $565-72 $377-14
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      1164 3 S H I P PI N G.y INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD. Fob Singapore. (Throe times a week). Port Swettenham and Singapore. (Twice a week). Mergui, Tavoy, Yeh and Moulmein. (Fortnightly). Singapore, China and Japan. j[Fortnightly.) Eangoon Calcutta. (Weekly.) Negapatam, Madras, Pondicherry, Cuddalore and Karikal. (Weekly). HUTTENBACH, LIEBERT St Co.,
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    THE STRAITS ECHO.
    95 4 Published daily (except Sundays and public holidays) AT THE CRITERION PRESS, Ltd. No. 226—232 Beach Street, Penang Price. Daily Local $24 per annum. Outstation... Postage Extra jlail Edition (Post Free) 517.50 CABLE ADDRESS ECHO—PENANG Telephone Nos. (Echo 586 Printing Department 343 \.B. —All business crmmunications should be
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    UNDESIRABLE LITERATURE
    1365 4 The most undesirable literature that I know of is the kind that says nothing in particular at considerable length, the kind that teaches you nothing, the kind that does not even stimulate you to think and find out things for yourself But there aie other kinds. I see
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    M. A. P.
    245 4 Mr. W. S. Gibson, magistrate of Ipoh, who goes on leave on the 26th inst will be succeeded by Mr, T. W. Rowley. Chief Detective Inspector Nolan is under orders to proceed from Singapore and es'ablish a detective department at Malacca It is stated that Dr. Sun
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    ROUND THE COURTS.
    202 4 Theft as a Servant. Peter Danam. an Indian, was char uA this morning in the Third Court with tu theft of a bottle ot beer aud a bottle of win? from Govt Y\ harves Godown No. 4 It was elicited from the evidence that ha was employed
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    The Dunera Incident.
    224 4 Major De Hamel Talks the Passeagers Over. The refusal of about 500 deck passengers who arrived here yesterday from Madras hr the s.s. Dunera, to go to the Quarautic* Camp, caused not a little sensation. The Police were summoned and Major Barry de Hamel and some Sikhs
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    Protest and Apology.
    201 4 To the Editor or him Straits Echo. Sir, I was annoyed to see the advertisement, containing what I consider an impertinent liberty with my name, that appeared upon page 5 of yesterday’s Echo. I would not for one moment insult you by suggesting that you knew anything
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    Willing to be Quite Fair.
    84 4 To the Editor of the Straits Echo. Penang, 18 Oct, 1162Dear Sir, Having read Mr. Isaac Headlands “Court Life in China” I feel I ought to let you know that my opinion of President Yuan has been considerably heightened Not being on the sj ot
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    A Correction.
    75 4 To ihb Editor or ihe Straus Echo. Sir, Kiudly allow me to sav that the old p Mr. Md. Junoos who was knocked do»n a football shot by one of the players during the match between the Amaniah F Club and the Everlasting Atheleti«‘ t ,u (the report
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      329 4 Fred Lander, STAR OPERA. TURF ACCOUNTANT, Fenang Singapore, HAS OPENED HIS BOOK ON CAMBRIDGESHIRE STAKES. (Run on 30th October, 1912.) 1.500/10 COMBINATION 1,500 10 placing them I. 2. 3 as they run. ALSO STRAIGHT OUT. For further prices and particulars apply to HEAD OFFICE, 23 BEACH STREET, PENANG. Telegrams "iLander,”
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      31 4 (•onosari provokes neither discomfortcons>lications, nor nausea. It is the happ est scientific combination of best East Indian Sandalwood oil and Kawa Kawa. Bottles of 40 capsules at all chemists and dealers.
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      8 4 For Chronic Chest Complaints. Woods’ Great Poppormiut CurO.
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      STOCKDALE’S. APPEAL.
      25 5 (Echo Sjxcial.') Singapore, October 18 Tlw jockey Stockdale baa lodged bis tost against the cancellation of bis licence J, ,1,0 Straits Racing Association.
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      Singapore Share Market.
      50 5 y.tho S/tena/.) Singapore, October 18. ypssrs. Fraser Go’s report states that the fall in rubber shares baa received a check hut investors show an inclination to mir k time till the Home position is more clearlv defined. Industrials were more fully dealt but mining shares lack support.
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      Reckless Motor Driving.
      72 5 L'rhn Special.") Singapore, October 18. Mr. Christie’s chauffeur, Ahmat, was fine<l $lOO or three months’ imprisonment for reckless driving in Orchard Road. He ran down and capsized a trap in which were two Europeans. The second charge was for running over and killing a dog. He was
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      Roosevelt’s Rib Fractured.
      44 5 (Renter.) London, October 1". It has l>een ascertained that Mr. Roosevelt’s rib was fractured by the bullet. Chicago, October 18. The latest bulletin regarding Mr. Roosevelt is very rea'ssuring. The doctors expect to allow him to proceed homo early next week.
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      Mexican Revolt.
      25 5 Reuter.) London, October '7. The Mexican rel>el army, commanded by General Diaz who is a nephew of the exPresident, has seized Vera Cruz.
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      North Lyell Disaster.
      35 5 (Reuter.) LauucetoD, October 17. Thirty-seven uion at the 1,000 ft. level were brought up scatheless. Ten bodies were found at the 850 ft. level. Seventeen are missing. The death roll is fortv-two.
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      Tariff Reform.
      32 5 (Reuter.) London, October 17. At the second dinner at Großveuor house un behalf of the Imperial Fund to prosecute the tariff reform campaign a sum of A 160.000 was subscribed.
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      Shares.
      370 5 Yosterday. To-day. Rig or Buyers Seller» Buyers Sellers Rubber. d. s. d. s. d. a. d. A Win Millay ..14 fi 15 44 14 li 15 fi kit Mert&jam. 2 4 210 2 5 210 +ld l «ruaieie ..32 37 32 3 7 if*?, Malays .13 fi 14 fi
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      THE BALKANS WAR.
      716 5 (R-'uterr.) BER \NA CAPTURED. Podgoritza, October 18. The Montenegrins captured Beraua with fourteen guns and 700 prisoners. The Montenegrin losses in the final assault were ten killed and thirty wouuded. Podgoritza. October 16. The surrender of Berana was proceded bv severe fighting yesterday evening. The Montenegrins, who
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      TO-DAY’S RUBBER MARKET.
      45 5 London, Oct. 18. (Bv Courtesv of Messrs. The East Asiatic Co. Ltd., through their agents G. H. Slot Co.) Fine Para Spot... 4s. Fine Para Forward 4s. s{d. First Latex Crepe delivery next three months 4s. -]d. Market weaker buyers holding >ack.
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      SPORT.
      22 5 Baseball Championship. {Reuter.) Boston, October 1 7. The Red Sox defeated the New "iork Giants, thus winning the World’s Ba>sel>all Championship.
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      M. F. A. League.
      119 5 Jamathol Muslim vs. Muthibo! Ahzan. The above match was played yesterday oil the M. F. A. Grouud before a large crowd. The Muthibol Ahzan wou the match by four goals to one. The replay between the Iltihadol Khaireah aud Jamathol Horea takes place this evening. A
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      Singapore Races.
      482 5 From the Sporting Notes of the Singapore Free Press we clip the following The Money. People generally will probably Ire somewhat astonished when they are told that at a mild ostiinate a race meeting in Singapore means the turn over nowadays of something like 800,000. That is a
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      Inscrutable Providence.
      37 5 Sandal-ax Church was struck by lightning on Sent. 22nd—a Sunday afternoon. The damage d.>ue to “the tinest building in tbo whole <f Borneo and the life work of the liev. W. 11. Kitou is 5100.
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    TAIPING TOPICS.
    588 5 Taiping, October 17. The Malays call the M.S.V.Rs the MataMala. Now I know why our Singapore contingent, returned to Taiping singing the chorus of that soul stirring hymn, s Oh my what can the Mata be Johnnie has gone to the fair Sunday next is the last opportunity
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    Your Last Chance.
    98 5 To-night. Haruiston’s Circus gives its farewell performance. Last night’s show was excellent. Tho flying Potters did theif best. The acrobats did better than their hast. The Clarke family of acrobatic equestiiaus made the audience gasp at the daring feats they did. Aud Auguste really surpassed himself. The
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    Exports of Penang.
    180 5 Following wore the exports of Penang for the fortnight ended 15th O/t., 1012 To United Kinjdout Tin 850 tons Black Pep|>er 55 Flake Tapioc i 75 Pearl lx» Rubber 199 To U. S. Am ‘rirt. Tin 275 toes Pearl Tapioca 27 To Continent of Europe. Tin 150
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    SHIPPING.
    518 5 Disabled in the Gulf. re l© Nml Vessel's Serious Plight. Details of the salving of the Naval despatch vessel Suriya Monthon while in a serious predicament in the Gulf have come to hand to-day, says the Bangkok Times of t the 11th inst. With her boiler disabled the 1
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    Developing China.
    426 5 Ex-official To Ask For Aid of Local Towkays. Among the arrivals at Singapore by the Hitachi Maru, on Monday, from Japan and China, was Mr. Lu Chi Ye, formerly Assistant Commissioner of Just ce to the Provisional Government of Chiua, and chief assistant to Dr. Wu T.ngFang. Mr
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    Exchange Quotations.
    91 5 Penang, lSfh October 1012. 4 m/s Bank drafts on London 2/4} J D/D 2/4} TIT 2/4,'a 3 tu/s Credits 2/4 00 ds 2/4}» 30 d/s 2/4} D/D Bank buying 2/4^ New York 56} Paris 294} Hamburg 2381 Java, Bank demand 140 j buying D/D 1411 Calcutta T.T. 174}
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    Tin Quotation.
    50 5 The following business in tin has been done to-day:— Penang Penang Tin Exchange, 62.1 ton 3 at $***** Leong Fee Co., 50" 113 20 Singapore Straits Trading Co., 150 113.30 Total 2621 tons. Tin is quoted in London to-day at £226 10s. cash and .£226 three months’ sight.
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    FIXTURES.
    30 5 TO-DAT 9th Day of 9th Moon. St. Luke the Evangelist. League Football: C. U. A. C. vs. P. F. S., Free School. Volunteer Company Drill. Band, Esplanade, 6 p.m.
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      45 5 Haw Is Your Complexion T A muddy complexion, a haggard and yel(jt n ;ir o due to a disordered liver. rour Tablets will correct that and tbl?^ 1^00 W ‘H soon l>e clear again. i ts also regulate the bowels. For J«1 F>4B|wiu«a'ries and Dealers.
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      55 5 A silly old codger named Gray, Was coughing and sneezing one day His master came back, gave him the sack. And said he did nothing but play. Poor Gray made a terrible threat. Determined some work he would get. A good wage he now makes, for to work he just
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      39 5 Rhwftjtic Weather. Don’t be surprised if you have an attack of iheuiuatisui tills spring. Just rub the off 'ted parts freely with Chamberlain’s Pu a 1) .1m and it will soon disappear. Sold by 11 1 'ispensaries and Dealers.
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      52 5 No Ojiarn in Chimberlain’s Cough Remedy. There is not a part iclc.of opiuru or other narcotic in Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, and never Ins lteon since it was first offered to the public. It is as safe a medicine for a child as for an adult For sale bv all Dispensaries
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      294 5 Notes for Merchants TAKE CARE OF THE CENTS SO THAT THE DOLLARS CAN TAKE CARE OF YOU. You lose money because vour system floes not show you where every cent conics from It does not tell you how much you have taken. A National Cash Register Does both and more.
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  • SHIPPING.
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      ARRIVALS.
      100 6 Van der Parra, Dut 939, Sobels, 17th Oct., Singapore, 12th Oct., Gen. H. L. Co. Pin Seng, Br. s.s., 358, David son, 17th Oct., Singapore, 15th Oe f Gen. —E. S. Co., Ltd. Jin Ho, Br. as., 111, Dyason, 11 th Oct, B. Datoh, 17th Oct., Gen. —E. S.
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      DEPARTURES.
      80 6 18th October. Hitachi Maru, for Colombo and Tuticorin Nippon, for Singapore, China and Japan. Van der Parra, for Deli and Asahan. Speelman, for Langsa, Edi, T. Semawe, Segli, Olehleh and S&bang. Malacca, for Tongkah. Tong Hong, for Tongkah, Kopah, Renong, Victoria Point, Mergui and Taroy. Pin Seng, for Port
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      MAILS CLOSE
      343 6 *OB Alor Star (Kedah)— Per Resident Halevcyn, to-morrow, 9 a.m. Alor Star (Kedah)— Per Tong Chnan, to-morrow, 10 a m. Ceylon, Australasia, India, Aden, Mauritius, Egypt and via Brindisi, for Europe etc. —Per China, to-morrow, 1 p.m. Asahan —Per Petrel, to-morrow, 2 p.m. Langkat and Pangkalan Brandan —Per
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    EXCHANGE.
    128 6 Penan o, 18th October. (By courtesy of the Chartf l bank Loudon, Demand Bank 2/-j 4 months* tight BarV 3 i, Credit 2, y* a 3 Documentary.. 2/i| Jalcutta, Demand Bank ft* 17-4 3 d »7 8 sight Privafc** 1751 Bombay, Demand Bank 174 g iloulmein, Demand Bank 173
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    PRODUCE.
    227 6 Gold Leaf $64.6<) Black Pepper no sloe tWhite Peppor 34.25 sales Trang Peppor 23 75 ryo^inal Cloves 35. —nominal Mace 12) tellers Pickings 1Q7 teller.q Nutmegs 110 s. %d.—qileq i No. 1 8 20 tale< Sugar < 2 8. 10 sal s Bask«t 5.15 buyers Copr-i v<i;ixe<l> 106) buyers
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    MARKET PRICES.
    183 6 Pen.vno, 18th October 1912. Burk cts. Soup pe cattv 14 Roast 24 Steaks 24 Steiy or Curry Meat... 16 Rump Steak 24 Ox Tail each 30 Tongue... 55 Fb dt 15 Heart 30 Liver per catt y 55 Pork— Pork pet cattv 32 Pig*» Head... M 20 F
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    SHARES.
    1947 6 d S 1 0 .2 Number of *3 du k Capital. Shares > Dividends. Name. g g 5 6 issued. S I s J <y 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 RUBBER DOLLAR SHARES. p.c. p.c. p.c. 190!) 8 450,000 130,000 1 1 Ayer Kuning Rubber Estate, Ltd. <5 cts.
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      67 6 Best for Cold. When you have a bad cold you want the test medicine obtainable so as to cure it with as little delay as possible. You will make no mistake if you select Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy. You are certain to be pleased with the prompt relief which it affords.
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      37 6 4«ono» in brings about satisfactory results without the aid of any local treatment and is the latest and most scientific Remedy and far superior to combinations of plain Sandalwood oil, Copaiba, etc. At all chemists and dealers
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      82 6 For Children’s Hacking Cough at Night, Woods’ Groat Peppermint Cure. The Chinese Steamship Co,, Ltd. Fir Sit|tP9re, H*n*koftj, Ampy 8 Swatow. The 8.8, Seang Be«, 5,709 tops, J. Travis, is expected to arrive here from Rangoon, on Saturday, the 10th inst., and will leave for the above ports, on Monday,
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    Our Boxing Letter.
    1529 7 Sydney, 18th September, 1912. Ernie Zanders, The Fighting Printer from Chicago, made his second appearance in Sydney at the Stadium on Sept. 14th. Despite the fact that Bill Rudd bad disposed of him inside three rounds Zanders drew a big house for this second contest which was
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    Band Programme.
    75 7 Friday, 18th October 1012. Esplanade. 1 Overture Oberou Wever 2 Cake Walk. The Darkio Boatmen... Archer 3 Royal Port. Barzar Musical Thaugbt... Espinosa 4 Waltz Men Treser Becucci 5 March The Jolly Penang Club... Andres Saturday, 10th October, 1012. Golf Club, 1 Overture Bronze Horse Auber 2 Two
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      60 7 THIS IS IT! WATERBURY’S METABOLIZED Cod Liver Oil Compound C. 4 i S I \4z^a TASTELESS ODORLESS The latest scientific pre paration of COD LIVER OIL Does all that is claimed for it and supersedes the old fashioned emulsions which upset ihe stomach. Highly re commended by th intdi cal
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      148 7 Rheunntic Suffers Relieved. Rheumatic palm aro aggravated b 7 cold dimp weather and lutnj hard working middle aged people are in ido miserable during much of the winter and spring mouths by reason of this. 'I heir suffering may 1« very much relieved, anl in many cases permanently, by applying
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      981 8 W. MANSON, American Dentist, Lite of Dr. Allen S Co., Ph*. U. S. A. Charges Moderate, Consultation Free RESIDING AT Ao. 2ln, Penang Rond, k few lows from the Eutero ill Oriental Hotel. TECK COMPANY, Shanghai Carpenters 6* Furnishers, 4, PENANG ROAD. iigh-class Household Furniture kept in stock and made
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