Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 9 December 1907

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 284 VOL. LXV. MONDAY. 9th DECEMBER, 1907. PRICE 20 CENTS.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 2326 1 p, &0. Steam Navigation Company. sapping,. Epping. expected arrivals and departures. Intended Sailings. 1 NtfMClltSClier Lloyd, BrtMl. jTSSi MAIL SERVICE. /A I outward. I BRITISH INDIA l/h\ Imperial German Mail Line. L D ec 19 Arcadia connecting with Victoria Jan. 2 Devanha Macedonia ~ur— CTCAli KIMIfIAATIAU ITA jt~ II nj/lkW
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 1743 2 n !ie German Steamships -HABSBURG,- -HOHENSTAUFEN,**, “RHENANIA,” Stocks Always Oil Hand. LlCCnSing JUStjCCS at 11)6 SCCOIX! PollCß COlllt PSIA and SCANDIA,” a regular monthly service is maintained between Lisbon and the Far East The steamers on this Line are of the most modern type and have splendid aocommo- A nAMSON
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  • 803 3 We much regret to learn of the death at Yokohama recently of Mr. Arthur William Quinton, who established the Kobe Herald eighteen years ago. We take from the japan Mail, with which journal the deceased gentleman was connected in his later years, the following particulars of his
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  • 697 3 STRAITS SUPERINTENDENT’S VIEWS. The apparently unequal division of the labour supply for rubber estates has been demonstrated to us once more, says the Times of Ceylon. Mr. C. F. Lushington, of Lapau Utan, Kuala Selangor, an exCeylon planter, is at present in Ceylon enjoying a brief respite,
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  • 110 3 H. F. in Westminster Gazette. {From SchefeVs Trompeter.'') HI. Seated high upon the tower, Down upon the world I gaz°, Where the parties strive and struggle. Where fierce passions burn and blaze And my cit’s eyes stare and wonder, And my cat’s-heart laughs for
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  • 429 3 German statistics give the approximate world’s production of tin for 1906, based upon estimates of the production by various tin smelters and upon exports for the years 1905-6, as follows Worlds’ Production of Tin in 1906, in Short Tons. Malay States (exports) 65,500 England, production from English
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  • 210 3 The Amsterdam correspondent of the L. <€' C. Express, writing on 13th November, said 'I he general debate on the Java budget in the Second Chamber has been largely concerned with the Acheen policy. It would appear that the country is not governed wisely, and that the
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  • 432 3 In the course of a leading article on the examination held recently by the Singapore Chamber of Commerce the Free Press says :—With respect to the commercial abilities of the gentlemen whose names are at the foot of the report of the Chamber of Commerce Examination nothing need
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  • 339 3 Per P. O. s.s. Victoria from London Nov. 22, connecting with ss. Arcadia at Colombo, due at Penang Dec. 19 —To Singapore Rev. W. Murray, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. N. Pickering and child, Mrs. Cameron, Mrs. van Cuylenberg, Miss van Cuylenberg, Miss E. Abrams, Mr.
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  • 489 3 Minutes of a Meeting of the Municipal Commissioners held on Thursday, the 28th November, 1907. Present:—F. J. Hallifax, Esq. (President), Quah Beng Kee, Esq., Lim Eu Toh, Esq, and J. W. Hallifax, Esq. Absent:—L. H. Clayton, Esq. and Dr. P. V. Locke. 1. The minutes of the last
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 140 3 An Attack of Croup Warded Off. Our little girl, two and one-half years old, woke up coughing with the croup one evening recently. We happened to have some of Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy on hand and gave her two doses of it. She went back to sleep and woke up next
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    • 82 3 No Opium in Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy. There is not the least danger in giving Chamberla-’n’s Cough Remedy to small children as it contains no opium or other harmful drug. It has an established reputation of more than thirty years as the most successful medicine in use for colds, croup, and
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    • 55 3 Chamberlain’s Pain Balm. There is no danger from blood poison resulting from a cut or wound of any kind, when Chamberlain’s Pain Balm is used. It is an antisep’ic dressing and should be in every household. For sale by all Chemists and Store-keepers. The George Town Dispensary, Wholesale Agents. STEEL
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    • 96 3 Caught Cold While Hunting a Burglar. Mr. Win. Thos. Lanorgan, provinc al Constable at Chapleau, Ontario, Canada, says I caught a severe ccld while hunting a burglar in the forest swamp last fall. Hearing of Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy, I tried it, and, after u<ing two small bottl s, I was
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    • 71 3 TO BE LET. GODOWN with entrance from Weld Quay, $5O per mensem. Apply ALFRED STUHLMANN Co. 883-20-12 FURNITURE FOR SALE. 2 Bedrooms, Dining Room, Cutlery, Linen, Utensils, all complete $5OO. Apply “X.,” 966 9-12 c/o Pinang Gazette. i “In flavour it is perfect. Pure and well prepared.”— British Medical Journal.
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    • 327 3 ■y Royal Malaaty Warraat ta BOVRIL is a true food and contains Albumen and Fibrine which go to form Blood, Bone, Brain and Muscle. Beef-teas and Meat-Extracts are stimulants only. Botxil is liquid life. sssxr Expeditions SST and shooting parties should •S’ never go without a few jars of JJSS»
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  • 183 4 Monday,- 9th December. Hockey: PC.C. v. H.M.S. Bedford’. Band, Esplanade, 6 to 7 p.m. Matsuo’s Cinematograph, 9 p.m. High water 3 11 p.m. Low water 9' 14 a n> Tuesday. lOth December Homeward German Mail. H.M S. Bedford B,md, E planade. Foootball P C.C. v. H.M.S. Bedford. Matsuo’s
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  • 28 4 Sousa.—On the Bth December,"' at No. 9, Arratoon Road, the wife of Ritchie Sousa, of the Anglo-Chinese Store, of a daughter. Amanda Theodora.; Shanghai papers please copy.
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  • 1777 4 One of the results of the action of H.B.M. Court for K orea in muzzling the Korea Daily Aews. has been exactly -(title reverse of what the Japanese desired when they induced the British ConsulateGeneral in Seoul to move under the antiquated Orders in Council against
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  • 306 4 A pick-up game was played on the Esplanade on Saturday between elevens captained by Messrs. Mugliston and Keyworth. The weather was wretched, which somewhat accounted for the fact that several players did not turn up till l a t e It seems a pity, however, that men do not
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  • 149 4 Saturday’s Rfsults. Flat Rice, 100 yards; final heat:—l, H. D. Day 2, P. McCauil and N. Grenier —dead heat. Time, 11 secs. Throwing the ci icket ball: —l, D. Christie, 97 yds. 1 ft 2 1/5 in.; 2, F. A. Harrison, 92 yds. Flat race, quarter mile
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  • 120 4 The members of the Penang Hunt Club had an enjoyable follow-my-ieader run yesterday morning. The meet was at 6.45 a.m. at the Parade Ground, Sepoy Lines, where nearly a score of liders mustered, including a quartette of ladies. The field were led from the rendezvous through the
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  • 192 4 The following matches have been arranged between the P.C.C. v. H.M.S. Bedford, on the Esplanade To-day :—Hockey. To-morrow :—Association Football. Friday —Rugby Football. Saturday —Cricket. The band from H.M.S. Bedford will play at the Esplanade to-morrow afternoon during the football match. The Secretary of State for the Colonies
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    • 127 4 f THE*’’‘CRAG HOTEL ’j SANATORIUM, PENANG HILLS. A perfect health resort and an ideal spot for spending J holidays and week-ends. Crisp and bracing atmosphere. Bungalows for families, also single and double rooms. TENNIS, BIULIARDS, AND CROQUET. SARKIES BROTHERS, Proprietor?» PALMER CORD MOTOR TYRES. Prices and Catalogues on application. MASSEY-HARRIS
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    • 124 4 CONTRIBUTIONS must be addressed to The Editor,” written on one side of the paper only and accompanied by the writer’s name and address, not necessarily for insertion but as a guarantee Of good faith. ALL monies must be paid at the “1" many «M Gazette" Office, Fenang, to the General
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  • 136 5 higher price for para. RECORD SALE IN LONDON. the share market strong. From Our Own Correspondent.] London, 7th Dec. The rubber market i< strong. The quotation for hard, fine Para rubber is 3s. B£d. per lb. The market is very strong, consi iering the quantity offered at
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  • 84 5 M K W. H. TAFT INTERVIEWED. [Reuters Service London, 7th Dec. The Hon W. H Taft, United States Secretary for War, has left Berlin for Hamburg en route to Ame'ica. In an interview ha denied that his tour had anv political significance except regardin" the Philippine Islands
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  • 59 5 FRESH TROUBLE IN LANCASHIRE. [Reuter’s Service.] London, 9th Dec. Fresh troubles in the cotton industry are reporte 1. The cardroom workers amalgamation threatens to call out forty thousand operatives in Lancashire if the emplovers persist in their refusal to negotiate with the amalgamation of officials at Oldham,
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  • 53 5 OVER FOUR HUNDRED VICTIMS. [Reuter’s Service London, 9th Dec. The coal mines at Monongahela, West Virginia, are on fire. Untiring efforts to rescue the entombed miners have been unavailing, and there are at least four hundred dead, including those at a number of stations, where eighty-five bodies
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  • 58 5 THE M.C.C. TEAM AT BRISBANE. [Reuter’s Service London, 9th Dec. In the cricket match against an Australian XI. at Brisbane, the M C.C’s team made 223 runs in their first innings. The Australian XI who made 299 runs in their first innings, had scored 40 runs for the loss
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  • 45 5 A DASTARDLY OUTRAGE. [Reuter's Service London, 9th Dec. An attempt has been made at Kharagpur to blow up the train containing the Lieut.-Governor of Bengal (Sir Andrew’ Henderson Leith Fraser, k.csi) lhe train was not derailed. The cause of the outrage is not known.
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  • 44 5 THE BOARD OF TRADE RETURNS. [Reuter’s Service] London, Bth Dec. The Board of Trade returns of the 1 uited Kingdom for November show an increase in imports of £1,398,020 and in exports of £2,887,114, as compared with the corresponding month of 1906.
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  • 20 5 [Reuter’s Service.] London, 7th Dec. Lie new torpedo-boat destroyer Tartar ,IJ her trials steamed 35 952 knots.
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  • 126 5 THE TROUBLE IN ZULULAND, A WARRANT FOR DINIZULU. [Reuter’s Service London, 7th Dec. It is officially announced from Durban, Natal, that Zululand is quiet, but that the military preparations are not being relaxed. London, Bth Dec. Lieut.-Colonel Sir Marshal Clarke, k c.m.g., Lieut.-Colonel A J. Shepstone, C.m.g., a
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  • 37 5 FREIGHTS TO THE FAR EAST. [Reuter’s Service.] London, 9th Dec. The principd German shipping lines will on the Ist January raise the rates on bulk goods to the Far East to 74 marks per cubic metre.
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  • 702 5 A ROYAL ENGAGEMENT. Berlin, Bth Dec. The engagement is announced of Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria and Princess Eleonore of Reuss. Mr. W. H. TAFT’S TOUR. Mr. W. H. Taft, U. S. Secretary for War, in an in’erview, expressed surprise at the great recent development in Sibe> ia.
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  • 604 5 ORDINARY MEETING, FRIDAY, DEC. 6. Present. His Excellency the Governor, Sir John Anderson, k.c.m.g. His Excellency Major-Gen. T. Perrott, c.b. Hon. Capt. A. H. Young (Colonial Secretary). W. J. Napier (Attorney-General). A. T. Bryant (Act. Colonial Treasurer). F. J. Pigott (Act. Colonial Engineer). G. A. Hall (Act. Auditor-General).
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  • 143 5 Home- o Ex- Positively To Steamer. ward. pected. Due. Sail. P. O Malta 21/12 8.1.5. N. Bharata 13/12 N.D.L. Pr. Alice 10/T2 Outward. P. O. Arcadia 19/12 8.1. Thongwa 12/12 7 am. 5 p.m N.D.L. E. Friedrich 11/12 4 p.m. 8 p.m. The B. I. contract packet Thongwa,
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  • 288 5 THE RACE ENTRIES. The following are the entries for the Meeting of the Selangor Turf Club on 24th, 26th, and 28th inst. FIRST DAY. The Maiden Plate.—Disguise, Holopin, Hercules, Benevolence, Sir Roger, Zanibar, Matsumata, Miss Luafe. The Planters’ Cup.—Excelsior, Fiist Tenor, Festive, Rutland, Newbury. The Selangor Trial
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 7 5 SPIRITS AND WINES. tfcAlitttr 6* Co., Ltd.
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    • 11 5 STEEL TRUNKS. MOTOR CARS. McAlister Co., Ltd. McAlister 4P Co., Ltd.
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    • 235 5 The Bankruptcy Ordinance, 1888. In the Supreme Court of the Straits Settlements. SETTLEMENT OF PENANG. In Bankruptcy No. 30 of 190/. Re CHOP KWONG WENG and its branch CHOP “KWONG SANG WOH.” Notice is hereby given that the Receiving Order made herein on the 31st day of October, 1907, was
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    • 263 5 Mrs. Meiklejon. P. P. C. Miss Cunningham. P. P. C. NOTICE. UM KEK CHUAN, UCCMSH. ALL PERSONS having any claim aga’nst the above estate are requested to send in particulars of the same without fail on or before the 16th instant. ADAMS ALLAN, Solicitors for the Executors. Penang, 9th December,
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  • 612 5 OBITUARY. A slight operation has been performed upon King Oscar of Sweden. Berlin, later. King Oscar of Sweden is dead. OBITUARY. KING OSCAR OF SWEDEN. AN ILLUSTRIOUS CAREER. [Reuter’s Service London, Bth Dec. The condition of King Oscar of Sweden is most grave, and it is feared that he is
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  • 845 6 The Kaiser has conferred the Crown Order of the Third Class on Captain Polack, of the North German Lloyd liner Kaiser Wilhelm tier Grosse, which recently lost her rudder in a storm, and was brought 1,700 miles into port steering by her propellers. The battleship Dreadnought, which has
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  • 103 6 Avagyee, Brit, 247, Buchanan, December 8, Langkat, gen., Koe Guan Co. Bharata, Brit., 1957, Neilson, December 8, Rangoon, gen., Huttenbach, Liebert Co. Calypso, Brit., 339, Bannantyne, December 8, Singapore, gen., W. Mansfield Co. Devanha, Brit., 4785, Hide, December 7, Shanghai, gen., Adamson, Gilfillan Co. Hye Leong, Brit., 253,
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  • 37 6 Canton for Pangkor and Teluk Anson. Flying Dragon for Setul. Flying Fish for Port Weld. Rotorua for Tongkah. Sappho for Tongkah. Teesta for Port Swettenham ami Singapore. Tong Ch ay Un for Batu Bahra and Asahan
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  • 210 6 Tuesday. For. Per. Close. Pangkalan Brandan Petrel noon. Deli Avagyee 1 p.m. Asahan Mary Austin 1 p.m. Port Swettenham and Singapore Pin Seng 3 p.m. Teluk Anson Hye Leong 3 p.m. Poit Swettenham and Singapore Perak (S S. Co.) 1 p.m. Ceylon, Australasia, India, Aden, Egypt, and via
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  • 205 6 Name of Steamer, where from, approximate date of arrival, where bound, and Agents. Achilles from Singapore, December 18, for Marseilles, Havre, and Liverpool, W. Mansfield Co. Alcinous from Singapore, December 14, for London, Amsterdam, and Antwerp, W. Mansfield Co. Arratoon Apcar from Singapore, January 18, for Calcutta, A.
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  • 155 6 By Kistna to Port Swettenham, Mr. Justice Braddell, Messrs. G. Bain, Lim Guan Chuan, Lim Boon Pin, Lim Mali Wooi, and J. W. Scott to Singapore, Miss Boyd, Messrs. J. B. Elcum, H. W. Hall, and H. S. Vail-. By Hye Leong from Teluk Anson, Messrs. A. L. Kenion
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  • 1152 6 sa e X-2 No of Issue Dividends. Name. Quotations. g Capital. Subscribed. shares. Value Fa,d l>e’ erve p s mining.] Gold. I 4 8 73 I/. paid January, l»01 »"’> An»,. Gohl Mining Co., Ltd Fully buyer,. 1892 «200,000 £101.250 j 18/l0 i o cl .'j.l’ IB9R 7.2,000, 000
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  • 124 6 Penang, 9ih December, 1907. (//y Courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Bank 2/3 11/16 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4 1/4 3 Credit 2/4 7/16 3 Documentary’ 2/1 1/2 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs. 173} 3 days’sight Private 175} Bombay Demand Bank 173 g 3 days’sight Private 175} Madias, Demand
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  • 187 6 Penang, 9th December, 1907. Gold leaf $65.50 Pepper (W. Cons: 3 lbs. soz 16.75 no stock White Pepper 19} sellers. Trang Pepper out of season. Mac« 65 nominal. Mace Pickings 57 nominal. Cloves (picked) in snail supply. Nutmegs 110 25 sellers. JNo I $5.45 sales. 2 x no stock.
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 62 6 A Follower of Influenza. Many persons find themselves affected with a persistent cough after an attack of influenza. As this cough can be promptly cured by the use of Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy it should not be allowed to run on until it becomes troublesome. For sale by all Chemists and
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    • 45 6 The Australian Horse Repository, Scotland Sload. i (W. H. HAWLEY). Telephone No. 4. Breaker and Dealer. Livery and Training Stables. HORSES CAREFULLY SHOD. Fodder of the Best Quality Only Supplied. Rubber Tyred Turnouts on Hire, Harness of every description repaired and made on the premises.
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    • 6 6 SCALES. McAlister G 9 Co., Ltd.
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    • 113 6 MATSUO’S JAPANESE CINEMATOGRAPH To-Night To-Night GREAT EXHIBITION. Change ol Programme Every Wednesday and Saturday. COME ONE! COME ALU! COME AND ENJOY YOURSELF. Bring your carriages to Penang Roaa to Matsuo’s Famous snow. Doors Open at 8 p.m. Commencing at 9 p.m. Carriages at 11-5 P m PRICES. Reserved Sea's... $l-00-
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 2286 7 CHAR J™f. D ,A BA AN K n ?h.ma D,A AND shanghai NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL NEDERLANDSCHE-INDISCHE THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INTERNATIONAL BANKING AUSTRALIA, AND CHINA. BANKING CORPORATION. MAATSCHAPPIJ. ESCOMPTO-MAATSCHAPPIJ. INDIA LIMITED. CORPORATIONS j 'T- j* (Netherlands-Indian Discount Bank.) Incorporated by Royal Charter. Paid-up-Capital $10,000,000 Netherlands Trading Society. Establish» at Batavia, 1857.
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  • 1172 8 JANUARY MEETING, 1908. Tuesday, the 14th, Thursday, the 16th, and Saturday, the 18th January, 1908. Judges— E. H. BRATT, Esq., CECIL GUINNESS, Esq. Hi\ndicapper—C. G. VELQE, Esq. iS/ar/er —A. CAMPBELL, Esq. Racing H. BRATT, Esq., Capt. H. L. TALBOT, G. H. STITT, Esq. FIRST DAY. Tuesday, I
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    • 1163 8 NOTICE. NOTICEI, the undersigned, hereby give not ce VIEWS of p enal gi Singapore, Perak, When Mosquito*» that I will not be responsible for any debts y Selangor, and Sumatra. begin to MUlOy yOU, tid/dTte y y Pl,otos eularsed various BizeB np to 3£L remember u is u it. on
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