Straits Echo, 19 December 1917

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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. fOL. 15. $34 Per Annum. PENANG, WEDNESDAY, k9th DECEMBER, 1917. Single Copy, IO cents. No. 298.
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    • 1237 1 --ata LĔ M, i: ■«■s'JSs.rw^r».'■i. Ksl. use sS *.i3SLL *«ti J s “f»W| ass K" GOOD CHANGE (BANKS. Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China. Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation. Phone No 694, OR STOP ON YOUR WAY HOMF. (Incorporated in England by Royal Charter.) FOE MICHELIN TYRES At Georgetown
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  • 2442 3 C From (hr Own Cot nspovAerdS) Sir Erie Gtddtt' Explaaatioa, London, November 8, Thespecoh of Sir Eric G ddea, the First Laid ot the Admiralty, in the House of Commons the othbr mgar, was a m,del of clearnta*. Wutn Sir E'ie had fioisotd with bis
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  • 622 3 Br Pboxkssob Middlbton Smith. The little British island colony of Hongkong wa«, seventy five years, a barren rock, a feve-swept deathtrap of the tropics, and a home of Chinese pirates. To-day it is covered with trees, one of the healthiest places in the world, with the astonishing
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    • 229 3 BAXTER 8> Co ‘a best navy canvas. SLNDILANDS, BUTTERY 8 Co. ESTABLISHED 1874 the oriental Government Security Life Assurance Company, Ltd. i> IWia. BRANCH OFFICE, SINGAPORE j R Haophiboow, Secretary S.8. F M.S. Faod> exceed $80,500,000,00 Claim» Peid $26,000,000 00 LOW RATES LIBERAL CONDITIONS Apply for Prospectus etc. to Bim
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    • 590 3 Debility When you feel limp and washed out, weary and fatigued with no inclination for exertion your body is in a run-down condition—you are debilitated. You need something to put fresh go" into you —you need a fortnight's Iron ‘Jelloids’ treatment English price l/l£). Unequalled as a tonic restorative, Iron
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  • 882 4 SITUATION AT VLADIVO3TOCK. Fears Of Disorder, (F,om the &han hai limes Cjrrpspondent) Viadivosti ck, November 4. Oa wikiog this morning and locking to see what suit of weather prevailed, I noticed -•now had fallen, which is the fi at so far. Ig is to be hoped
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    • 279 4 Toyland at Whiteaway’s We cordially invite you to come and iospsct our huge st >ck of Toys. We have a gne selection suitable for Chtldren of all ages. B-low we give a few of our popular lines. t .1 PING $|jk> $3jo Complete Set. C&. ILb PONG ,8_50 Complete Set.
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    • 59 4 A machine weakened in one part soon breaks down altogether. That is the case with sufferers from indigestion, a most disheartening comp’aint. If you are troubled tarn immediately to WOODS* GBEAT PEPPERMINT CURE A coures of this medicine will place the b< dy machine io perfect running order. Sold at
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    • 440 4 oc DC jncDacr IT'S GOOD TO FEEL TIRED DC OC after healthy exercise but if that tired feeling does rot disa pear after a nKhts sienna abno.mal. It means that you are aJmfe or debi.itated, that you need a tonic to build up your thin blood Wi liams’ Pink Pin
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  • 167 5 “OUR DAY” GYMKHANA. First Lay’s Handicaps (Firm Chur Chon Correspondents Kuala Lumpur, lB. The following are the handicaps for the first day of the Selangor Turf Cub Gymkhana in aid of Our Day" Red Cross Fund. Raob I. Royal Plume 12 7 Aringa 10 5 Paul 11
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  • 213 5 Inspector Limerton charged the following per sous before Mr. Forrer i Cnorg Man, for haring obstructed with bis motor car the road at the junction of the market was fined $10 —while 4 other Chio?se paid $1 each for baying gamed at a public place. Two Malays
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  • 448 5 Annual General Meeting- I' C From Our Own Correspondent Singapore, December 19. I. At the annual meeting of Pojiin Limited the Chairman said that the decrease of I dividend was disappointing. For the first time in the history of the oompany the return was not progressive. The all-in-1
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  • 425 5 Straying Animals. A number of Tamils, iadniing a woman, appeared in *he Second Court, to-dsy, be* fore Mr, S. H. Langston, on summonses ireued at the instanoe of the Police for allowing their cows, bullocks and goats to stray on lha public road t> the danger of
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  • 555 5 Regarding Japanese competition, it may be pointed out that the shippiog of our Far E »stern Ally, in spite of cheap labour, is very much dependent upon State subsidies. Prior to the enactment of the Subsidies L»w in 1896, out of 84 steamers of more than 1,000
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  • 301 5 Penang, 19th December 1917. Beef c^. Soup per catty 14—16 j Roast 26—28 Ptesks n 26 28 Q Stew or Curry Meat 18, 20—22 Rmnp Steak *> 26 28 Ox Tail each 30—35 ToDgue m bo j Feet M 68ch Heart 35—40 Liver per catty 40 Fillet of
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    • 460 5 fr(T* er* tfr r* v" arr* Srnr- |H Ar* Aa- r* r* #r* >- r* yr* r r* AIT* r* yr* r r* r* yr* Af* Stir* AA- Auc m*. EMPIRE THEATRE THE SHRINE OF THE SILENT ART. In A STROISd. BUT NOT A LONG PROGRAM first show it8pm. SEE
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    • 485 5 w <rc TTisrinrir Red Fund i GRAND BENEFIT PERFORMANCE (town band in aitenance) UNDER TH« DIBTINOTTHHED PATBOHAOI OF The Ho?. Mr. W. C. MICHELL, cfetideat Ccunjillor. Penan*. THE FAMOUS BRITANNIA OPERA Co., AT THE KUALA KANCSAR ROAD THEATRE WILL PERFORM IN AID OF The British ae d Cross Fuad a
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  • 79 6 INCREASE IN PRICE. The price of the Straits Echo will be raised from the New Year to $2.50 a month or $3O a year. The Directors have been very reluctant to take this step and have delayed doing so as long as they possibly could. Unfortunately, the
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  • 964 6 Public opinion in the Colony and the F.M.S has rarely been so unanimously and strongly in favour of any new legislation as it was of the Rubber Lands (Restriction) Enactment passed by the Federal Council early this year. The new law was a perfectly
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  • 38 6 the B iti-h Legation telegram® io the Bangkok Timet we read A Vi-nna Wirriess s'a*ed that Cum* msnder It is officially announced that there is no truth in this shrmeful statement. What a relief 1
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  • 109 6 The Government Gauette of Friday last contained tbe text of the bill providing for the registration and medical examination of certain residents in the Colony in connection with the war. The bill was assented to by the Governor cn tbe Brh inst, and the persons concerned
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  • 151 6 OVER A QUARTER OF A MILLION. We hear that sinca the dosing and draw ing of all the other war lotteries there has been a marked spurt in the demand for tickets in the Penang Lottery. Tbe committee originally aimed at a total of $250,000 This
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  • 974 6 Mr. E E. Chambers, of the Chartered 1 Bank, who went to Medan on business, has returned. c r Mr. R. W. Tnrton, of Selinsing Estate, c Perak, and Mr. J. K. Crawford leave for f home to-day. m Mr. Oliver Marks, Secretary to Resident, is leaving
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  • 1061 6 The Pope and Jerusalem. 1 saUuoca.Ht supporter could hardly contend that up to the present the attitude of the Vatican in the world-w* r can be considered satisfactory from the Allies' stand point Indeed' there has been a well-founded suspicion that it has fce=> n used by unscrupulous
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    • 214 6 The PLEASURES of X'MAS SHOPPING. INTENSIFIED by the LARGE SELECTION of NEW GOODS and UNUSUAL VALUES. For Gentlemen Straw Hat Helmet Double Terai Felt H*t Leather Boots and Shoes Pumps Shirts For Ladies Trimmed Hats from Leither Strap Shoes Flowers, in great variety. Electro Plated Goods Brushes, Soap and Perfumes.
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    • 26 6 IN AID OF THE RED CROSS TO-MORROW NIGHT Kuala Kaugsar Road, BRITANNIA OPERA CO. All proceeds to the RED CROSS FUND. DON’T MISS THE EGYPTIAN DANCER.
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  • 1654 7 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] ANOTHER CONVOY ATTACKED. BRITISH DEBTROYER SUNK. Statement In the Commons London, December 17. la the House of Common! Sir Eric Geddei, First Lord of the Admiralty, ifcated that the convoy w»i bound from gcot'and to Norway. It consisted of one Britiah and five neutral
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  • 92 7 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] SITUATION AT HARBINChinese Troops in Charge London, December 17. The Japanese Government officially denies the rumours of a Japanese landing at Vladivostok. The Allied Ministers in Peking have decided to entiust the preservation of order at Harbin to the Chinese troops who are already
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  • 143 7 Tokio, Nov. 28. Despatoh after despatoh has arrived in Japanese official ciroles from Harbin disclosing the riotous state of the city. Early on Saturday morning tbe Harbin Warehouse Company, a Japanese firm, was attacked by a band of Russian robbers, who threatened a Chiaese watchman and stole
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  • 612 7 Peking, Deoember 1. The most alarming reports are reaching here about the state of affairs in HarbiD, Daylight robberies are frequent, robberies with violenoe are of everyday occurrence, neither life, limb nor property is safe and the evildoers are no respecters of persons. The Russian authorities appear
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  • 559 7 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] 81R DOUGLA3 HAIG’S REPORT. Captures and Recaptures' London, December. 18, 1 a.m, Sir Douglas Haig reports Raiding parties attacked two posts in the neighbourhood of the Tpres-Comines o mal. We repulsed one attack; in the other the enemy entered the post and captured a few men.
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  • 144 7 Mr. A. E. Coope, acting Second Magistrate, Ipob, commenced a preliminary enquiry on Tuesday morning into a case in which Aung Tu Mab, till recently I manager of the Ipoh branoh of Chop Teow j Heng, is charged with crimioal breach of trust of abent $3,000, The accused
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  • 498 7 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] Stubborn StrugglesL cdon, D c. 17, 6.80 p.mAn Italian official nce-sage states i—"There was a violent artillery duel all day long between the Brenta and the Piave and stubborn infantry fighting at Col Caprile* Superior forces forced tack our oounteroffensive. Our reinforcements re-established the position to
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  • 345 7 FRUITS OF ARAB RULE A Striking Missaob. London, November 26, An Arab correspondent of the Timet, writing from Jeddah, shows bow the Kiog of Hedj z haf> reformed the abusrs of the Turkish Pilgrims now pay no more than 36s. a day tor the fi st three d»ys
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  • 296 7 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] AMERICAN OFFICIAL REVIEW. Enemy’s Desire For Peace. WabhiDgton, December 17. Mr, N- D. Baker, United States War Seoretary, in his weekly review of the war# states No element of the military situation should lead us to conolude that the initiative in the Western
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  • 233 7 Pbopbibtor and Coolibs Charobd, Mr. A. E. Coop 0 Acting Second Magistrate, Ipob, held a preliminary enquiry on Monday into the circumstances attendant on the death of a Chinese coolie named Chan Fatt Kee, which ocourred on Snngei Prah estate, belonging to Malai Perumal Pillty, of Batu Gajab.
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  • 66 7 Latest Quotations. Tin (unrefined) is quoted here to-day at $*****, business doue, in Singapore (refined) is at $139.00, buyers no selb»g, and in London at JJ3O4 spot and at three months. Messrs, Boustead A Co inform us thtt the following were the quotations for Rubber on Bpot
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  • 27 7 (From Our Own Vorrespondetit.) London, December 17. The prices in the London Rubber Market ,o-day were: Pale Crepe 2/4 J Diamond Smoked Sheet 2/4
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  • 69 7 The following articles will be found on our outside pages Pageß. 3. —War News and Gcss p, Shipbuilding in China, j 4. —ln the Far East. s.—Police Court Newa. Jap*-'* Merchant Marine. Taiping Polio > j C;urf. 8— Fo d’s Mechmiotl Miracle. Rubber Doty Collision la the Straits, The
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  • 22 7 Obituary. Mrs Garrett AndersonLondon, Deoember 18, The death has taken place of Mrs. Garrett Anderson, the first woman dootor and woman Mayor.
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  • 594 8 Further Detail# Early on Saturday morning lomi eight miles from Palau Pisan?, outside the western entrance to the harbour, a collision occurred between two ooolie ships one bound from Penang to Singapore and one with 1,400 Chinese coolies from the North of China homeward bound for
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  • 58 8 Wednesday, December 19. Town Band. Esplanade. Board of Licensing Justices meeting. District Court, 2.30 p.m P A M- General Meeting, Kuala Lumpur, 11 a.m. Friday, Decimbie 21. Town Band, Esplanade, St. Thomas. Sunday, December 28. 4th in Advent. Monday, December 24. Town Band, Esplanade. Selangor Turif Club,
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  • 236 8 The November outputs of the General Rubber Co. of Medan’s Sumatra Estates were as follows s Holland American 626.384, Netherlands Laogkat 21,263, Si Pare Pare 33,210 lbsA Singapore Hokien has oomplaicod to the police that bis fifteen year old dauber has l)00§ kidnapped. A. Chinese living close by
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  • 2056 8  -  (By Lo rd Northclffe.) N.w Yoik, October 19. Henry Ford, the billionaire anti-milit«mt. i is a good-lotkiDg, thm-vieaged, atc tic of 54 < whose *ppoaraoc* mingles that of the Bishop •of L rndon aod Sir John Hare. Originally < of the belief that Germany could be l
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  • 966 8 Mori Light on tub Subject. The moidr-nce of the export duty on rubber was the subj ct of interesting *t a largely a tended meeting of the C ntral Per-ik P.*. in Ip ib on Sa'utday aod fresh light w»s thrown thereon bv the reading of correspondence between
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  • 387 8 Mb La.WFOBD’s SUGOK8TION. Mr. Ltwford n-ma*ked th-*t if tb» ni**nt was out for money ir might us well m-»ke the duty 5 par cent. O ily »br>ut onefifth of our ruhb <r w-s now so'd in L >ndon while four fifths we e sold io Singapore, and it
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  • 228 8 Pxsi.xo, Dxoxmbir 19. 9. P. Tapioca $ll 80 sellers. M P. Tapioca 12.00 seilers. Gold leaf 72 Pepper (W.Coast 8 lb. 5 ox) $l6 1/2 buyers Black Pepper 25 0O buyers White Pepper 40 nominal Trang Pepper ...SS2 season over Mace $llO Dom, Mace Pickings 48 sellers Cloves season
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    • 12 8 For Children’s Hacking Cough at Night Woods' Grant Peppermint Care Is M,
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    • 90 8 Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. When you bate a bad cold you want a remedy that will not only giro relief, but effect a prompt and permanent cure, a remedy that is pleasant to tafcp, a remedy that contains nothin? injurious. Chamberlain a Coueh Remedy meets all these requirements. It sets on
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    • 87 8 Rubber stumps small or big quantity over one year old. Prompt attention Apply TEIK SWEE Co., 27 <t 28, station Road, Bukit Alert a jam. H=ann« ana: How did you feel this morning W»»bed-out, LiT«ri»h. Birk headache, If #o, you require a amnU doM of irjd. no appetite, coated Tongue,
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    • 406 8 I 40. Bocec. I a 1 a X MAS EVE DINNER Monday Dec., 24. g NEW YEAR EVE DINNER Monday Dec., 31. LATEST MUSIC BY THE E O ORCHESTRA. dancing. 3BRJIG3RSR3R{fB*R3P.3R3R3R3R»O3P,|( CODOWNS WANTED. W ANTED TO RENT Big Godowns «au.td at Weld Q j»y. App'y s'atmg rent and other particulars
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  • 608 9 Mr. Asquith On Thr “Paramount Considerations.” Tbe situation in Ireland is one that compels every chivalrous and patriot.c critic to s«y a good deal le-s than is in his mind. It is a very cheap kind of score that can be made for any policy at the
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  • 351 9 The bogey of synthetic rubber (the Malay Mail remarks) is always with us, and will never, we suppose, be finally laid. There have been many attempts to produce syntbetio We ourselves at the London Rubber Exhibition of 1911 were shown a sample which, it was alleged, could
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    • 442 9 FITTER BROTHERS., BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND. JUST UNPACKED FITTER BEDSTEADS. r a m B ij I rfim: i P^l I B I I I I a 8 I I I I B I I I I I IRON FOUR POST BEDSTEADS, ENAMELLED BLACK FLOWERED POSTS, Pillars ij inches size feet by 6|
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    • 12 9 For Children*! Hacking Cough at Mgbt, Weed* Great |Peppermint Chtre la. 6d.
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  • 692 10 A lively quarrel ha* been going on be tween pessimist* who want to fri.hten us into new taxation and econoxy, and opti mitt* who aaiure us that our credit stands firm a* a rock provided we do not decry it I trust that tbe optimist* are right,
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  • 323 10 It is time that we came to realise what the war means in its asp°ot cf economic endurance, writes tbe Obterver. Tbe world cannot sustain indefinitely a conflict of snob dimension, with its furious inroads upon every sort of natural product, and tbe pinob is beginning to
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    • 487 10 JEYES’ PURIFI R. Jeyes’ Disinfectants For Stable 8 Outhouses. Sold in 1, 2 and 5 gallon drums a and 40 gallon casks. r Uilands, Buttery G 0.,; Atents, Straits Scttlcmeats. i i WOBtL’S EXPLOSIVES. MAGAZINES AT PENANG AND IPOH < Stocks always on hand of GELIGNITE. < BLASTING GELATINE. SEXTUPLE
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    • 52 10 Accidents Will Happen. It m%y be imp '«Bible to prevent an acoident, but it in not impoaaibie to be preparr d for it.. Chambprliin't P*in Balm is Dot be yoj'd anTooe’a pnrae, and with a bottle of tbia liniment yoa are prepared for almoat anything. Por aale by all dispeotariea
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    • 379 10 Since the The Allied Governments Have Bought Over KOYAL TYPEW To Equip their New Armies Compare the work and you too will choose the ROYAL Typewriter,—the machine that makes big organizations complete. STOCKED Yi BRIEF, POLICY 8 FOOLSCAP SIZES BY THE SOLE IMPORTERS: NBACH AND COMP NY. FEDERAL LORRIES w
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  • 2013 11 Some Gems or Purest Bat Serene Iu a ifcCfcut 166 0 f the Nation appears sn article enti led Tr« Third Horatio,” which will be p‘ rased with ioterest by readers of John Bull and by others acquainted wito the life and work of Mr. Bettomley.
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    • 847 11 No More Headaches* Headacbe?, intermittent pains, sharp shooting steady, dull achea, over the eyes, in tbe back of the head, at the base of the brain or in the tmples, quickly succumb to the aoothing influence of LITTLES ORIENTAL BALM. Every minute you suffer from a headache is lost from
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    • 1470 12 P. 0,—BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINE. (Companies Incorporated in England) MAIL AND PASSENGER SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL SAILINGS(Undei Contract with His Majesty’s Government.) The Company’s MAIL SERVICES EAST OF BOMBAY ar« at prsesnt .upended Passengers for Europe are booked via Bombay as opportunity offer, and as far as aeeommc datien
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