Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 29 October 1909

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833 No. 247 VOL. LXVII. FRIDAY. 29th OCTOBER. 1909. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      1542 1 fHF "PINANG GAZETTE." R“, Federated Malay States Railways. be a sound property. Send reports by ITT AS I 9 SUBSCRIPTION. Expert, age of trees. Area planted and TflKlPrt ffiF th* Qnnnlii ftf Dutral I(HA > I 111 I I ALL 0( V/0.. I ES W* un P lanted C°Py Lease,
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    CHINESE PORK.
    909 2 In the House of Common» on Oct 7, Mr. Fell asked the President of the Local Government Board how much of the Chinese pork had now been passed and placed upon the market; if the same was all in a good condition and when the report of the
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    THE MALAY LANGUAGE.
    893 2 SIR F. SWETTENHAM’S VIEWS. Giving evidence before the committee appointed by the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury to consider the organisation of Oriental Studies in London, Sir Frank Swettenham, K.0.M.G., formerly Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Straits Settlements, was interrogate i by Sir Alfred Lyall as follows:
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    OUR INDIAN EMPIRE.
    486 2 GROWTH OF POPULATION. The immense importance of our Indian Empire, its vastness, its wealth, anjk»its social and religious condition, together with some of the dangers arising from its animal life, form the contents of a Blue-Book issued on Sept 22. The main design has been to emphasise
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    To the Memory of a Dog.
    205 2 In the new Kipling volume of stories that Messrs. Macmillan have just published there is “A Story of 2000 a.d which gives, a la Wells, Mr. Kipling’s ideas of what the aerial post will be in that interesting era, and the story is supplemented
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    THE WEEK.
    114 2 Friday. 29th October. Penang Hunt Club Gymkhana Entries close, 6 p.m. Band, Esplanade, 9 p.m. Japanese Cinematograph, Penang Road. Saturday. 30th October. Homeward (B I.) English Mail. Penang Club Cinderella Dance. Japanese Cinematograph, Penang Road. Sunday, 31st October. 21st Sunday after Trinity. Monday, Ist November. All Saints. League
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    TO-DAY IN HISTORY.
    53 2 Odob r 29. 1618—Sir Walter Raleigh beheaded. 1877—Lieut-Governor Sir W. C. F. Robinson arrived in Straita. 1883—Disastrous flood in Selangor. 1890— First Russian Consul for Straits arrived in Singapore. 1891— Public meeting, Singapore, regarding Military Contribution. 1894—5.5. Menam wrecked on Krusoie Rock. 1908 —3rd Middlesex Regiment left
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    TENDERS.
    86 2 Negri Sembilan Govt.— Gaming Farm, *****1 tenders close noon, Oct. 31. Residency of Rhio and Dependencies :—Gambling. Spirit, Opium, Pork, and Pepper Farms to be let in public at Tanjong Pinang on Tuesday, Nov. 2. Police Department, Penang :—Clothing for 1910-12 tenders close Nov. 15. F.M.S. Railways.— Petrol for
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    HOUSES TO LET.
    94 2 33 Northam Road apply Kennedy Co. Westlands Bungalows, Nos 1,2, and 3 appl Wreford Thornton. Westlands House apply Wreford it Thornton. 66 Cantcnment Road (furnished); apply Adams Allan. 17 Logan Road (furnished or unfurnished) apply H,” c/o Pinang Gazette. 14 Logan Road apply M. M. Noordin. Sunnyside,’’
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    AUCTION SALES.
    58 2 Saturday, Oct. 30.— Furniture 58 Northam Road 11 a.m. Cunningham, Clark Co. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, Nov. 1,2, and 3.— Penang Coach-Building Co.’s stock-in-trade 5 Union St.; 11-30 a.m., Koh Eng Hin, auctioneer. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, Nov. 1,8, and s.— Engineering and Electrical Stock-in-trade; 40 Weld Quay
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      50 2 An Eminent Physician says: I think Hunyadi Janos mineral water a very good aperient for a tropical climate. It seems, to me to be one of the best—if not ihe best—of the mineral waters for restoring an overworked liver to its normal condition. Average dose, a wine-glassful before i breakfast."
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      61 2 Skin Troubles are often the direct result of digestive disturbances. Waste products, instead of passing off in the way intended by Nature, attempt to escape from the body by another route—namely, the skin To redirect the stream to its proper channel all that is needed is a wine-glassful of Hunyadi
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      555 2 THE NAME (HUBB Chubbs SAFE TM...A» c is a fcj GUARANTEE BOXES I |lj® quality. rj (Pf n ALL SIZES STOCKED AGENTS: HUTTENBACH BROS. Co. .1 THE IF YOU SUFFER Londnn From any Skin or Blood Disease, DOnaOll UIFCCtOPy. Eczema, Scrofula, Scurvy, Glandular (Published Annually.) Swellings, Bad Legs, Ulcers,Abscesses, pNABLES
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      230 2 The Moon. Last Quarter 4.38 am 5 Nov. O New Moon 918 a.m. 13 First Quarter 12.29 p in. 21 O Full Moon 352 p.m. 27 The Sun. Apparent times of Sunrise and Sunset in Penang From Sunrise. Sunset. Oct. 28 Nov. 3,... 6-5 a.m, 5-55 p.m. Nov. 1 Nov.
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    PENANG TURF CLUB.
    1195 3 JANUARY MEETING, 1910. UNDER S. R. A. RULES OF RACING.) PROPOSED~PROGRAMME To be submitted to a Special General Meeting to be held on Monday, 15th November, 1909, at the rooms of the Penang Chamber of Commerce, at 4-30 p.m. NOTICE.—No amendments to this Programme will be considered
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      636 3 CHIN HIN Co., Z (ESTABLISHED 1901). < i General Store keepers and Forage Dealers, Motor Car and Jinricksha Importers, > Motor Car and Carriage Hiring Establishment. z [any of which may be had at any time. < Not. 50d and 50k, PENANG ROAD. Z Sole Agents Tie Slltll SitteltJ MOltf
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      24 3 THE NEW Japanese Cinematograph. New Tent! New Tent!! GRAND PROGRAMME, TO-NIGHT! 22 EXCELLENT PICTURES will be exhibited as usual. ONE PAYMENT FOR TWO SHOWS.
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    Friday, 29th October, 1909.
    1156 4 Ever since the days of Abel, the first husbandman mentioned in history, the bucolic temperament has been characterised by a combination of egotism and narrowness of view quite foreign to other sections of the community. From the times of the Gracchi down to those of John
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    To-day’s exchange rate is 2/4 5/32.
    125 4 To-day’s quotation for unrefined tin in Penang is $69.35 per picul business done. Tin in London is quoted at XI3B spot ana X 139 17s. 6c?. three months. The following were the dealings in tin to-day :—Singapore, Straits Trading Co., 125 tons, $69.67| Penang,
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    A DAYLIGHT ROBBERY.
    194 4 The case against Tua A Mak, charged with the robbery of $229 in cash from the peiso.i of Yam Ng in broad daylight in Beach Street, was resumed yesterday afternoon before Mr. G. A Hail in the District Court. Accused had two witnesses for his defence. The
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    Rubber Flotations.
    132 4 A Penang Resident writes to the Indiaruhber Journal under date September 3, as follows Dear Sir, I’m afraid there will be some very questionable propositions on the market ere long, as the country is full of option hunters, who are buying up everything they can lay their hands
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    Penang Library.
    488 4 The following new books have been received at the Libi ary My Recollections, by the Countess of Cardigan and Lancaster. Diamond Cut Paste, by Agnes and Egerton Castle. Draw in Your Stool, by Oliver Onions. The Key of the Unknown, by Rosa Nouchette Carey. Love, The Thief, by
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    575 4 A dance is to ba held at the Re-dL Taiping, to-morrow night. Uc T’ A Cinderella dance is t 0 ba held at t Penang Club to-morrow night. Mr. and Mrs. W. Fox left by the ss. Taroba for Port Swettenham Messrs. E. Macfadyen and E. P
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    The Position of Tin.
    369 4 The metal markets expert of ti e /ronmonger, writing on the evening 01 September 7, said Tin has had a somewhat uncertain market and prices have moved irregularly. When American news was cheerful the bulls P llt prices up without encountering much opposition from the bears,
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    IPOH BANISHMENT CASE.
    204 5 PETITION TO SULTJH. AN ACT OF CLEMENCY. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Ipoh, 28th October. The Perak Government, in reply to the petition by a number of Chinese merchants of Ipoh in connection with the recommended banishment of Leung Wan Yu, a clerk, for insulting Mr. H. C.
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    SUFFKAGKTTES AMD VITHIOL.
    85 5 SCENE AT A BY-ELECTION. [Reutkr's Service] London, 29th October. During the polling at Bermondsey, where a by-election has been caused by the death of Dr. George J. Cooper, L’beral member, a woman rushed in, broke a bottle of ink, and mixed some noxious fluid into the ballot
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    REFORM IN THE CONGO.
    52 5 IMPORTANT BELGIAN MEASURE. [Reuter’s Service.] London 29th October. The Congo Reform Bill has been introduced into the Belgian Chamber. It gradually opens the whole of the Congo to free trade by 1912, except 3,000,000 hectares reduces taxation gradually abolishes forced labour and assigns 33,000,000 francs for
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    RUSSIA AND THE FAR EAST.
    60 5 FINANCE MINISTER AT HARBIN. [DBR OBTASIATIBCHE LLOYD’S SERVICE Berlin, 28th October. M. Kokovtzeff, Russian Minister for Finance, will remain in the Far East, and negotiations are in progress for the appointment of his successor. The Novoeji (St. Petersburg) says it is rumoured that M. Plancon,
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    PRINCE ITO’S ASSASSINATION.
    41 5 JAPAN’S POLICY IN KOREA. [Reuter’s Service London, 28th October. Reuter’s correspondent at Tokio telegraphs that the statement has been issued by the Japanese Foreign Office that the assassination of Prince ito will not change Japan’s policy in Korea.
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    SOUTH AFRICA.
    25 5 LORD SEL BORNE’S SUCCESSOR. [Reuter’s Service.] London, 29th October. Mr. Herbert Gladstone, M.P., Home Secretary, is designated for the GovernorGeneralship of South Africa.
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    LAUNCH OF THE “ INDEFATIGABLE."
    19 5 LAUNCH OF THE INDEFATIGABLE." [Reuter’s Service London, 29th October. The new armoured cruiser Indefatigable was launched yesterday at Devonport.
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    POLITICS AT HOME.
    123 5 OLD AGR PENSIONS. PARTY RECRIMINATIONS. Reuter’s Service. 1 London, 28th October. Mr. A. J. Balfour, M.P., leader of the Opposition, in a recent speech denounced the scandalous statements made by Mr. Alexander Ure, k c., Lord Advocate for Scotland, that Old Age Pensions would be insecure under
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    TURKEY’S ARMY.
    44 5 OFFICERS AND POLITICS. [Der Ostasiatischb Lloyd’s Service.] Berlin, 28th October. A telegram from Constantinople states that the number of officials and military officers has been increased. Schevket Pasha is threatening to take active me«sures against any officers who participate in political matters.
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    Lajpat Rai’s Libel Action-
    131 5 Loudon, Oct. 21. In the King’s Beach Division, the libel action of Lajpat Rai against the Daily Express was heard The action has reference to the assertion by the Daily Express on July 16, 190”, that Lajpat Rai was deported for submitting to the Amir a
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    Political Crisis in Spain.
    86 5 London, Oct. 21. Stormy debates and heated altercations continue in the Madiid Chamber. An excited scene took place yesterlay, arising out of certa n statements made by the Minister for the Interior to the newspapers A perfect uproar occurred when the Minister declared he would remain
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    H.M.S. “ Inflexible."
    72 5 H.M.S. Inflexible." London, Oct. 19. H. M.S. Inflexible arrived at Spithead last night. She did not make a record passage from New York, owing to a breakdown partly due to desertions by the engine-ro >m staff ia New York. London, Oct, 21. Admiral Seymour, in a letter to the papers,
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    Indian Railway Expenditure.
    72 5 London, Oct. 21. In the course of his reply to a series of questions by Mr. Annan Bryce, with reference to railway administration expenditure, the Master of Eiibauk said he hoped a contract similar to that of the Rohikuud Kumaon Railway, enabling the latter to raise R6JO,OOQ
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    A Swedish Scientist at Bow Street.
    72 5 London, Oct. 19. M. Ekenburg, the noted Swedish scientist, living in London, was charged at Bow Street to-day and remanded on a charge of attempted murder of a merchant named Hammar at Stockholm. Hammar received by post a bomb which exploded, blowing off his
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    The Somaliland Mullah Again.
    27 5 London, Oct. 21. Advices from Aden report that bazaar rumours are current that the Mullah attacked the British force and looted the rifles.
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    Lord Kitchener.
    17 5 London, Oct, 21. Lord Kitchener has left Peking on a visit to the Manchurian battlefields.
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    THE MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
    1830 5 A meeting of t*>e Municipal Commission was held yesterday afternoon There were present Mr F. J. Hallifax President), Mr. L. H. Clayton, Mr. J. W. Hallifax, Dr. P. V Locke, and Mr. Lim Cheng Teik wirh Dr. G. W. Park (Municipal Health Officer), Mr. L. M. Bell,
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    “ THE PLACE OF INDIA IN EMPIRE.”
    717 5 THE PLACE OF INDIA IN EMPIRE.” LECTURE BY LORD CURZON London, Oct. 20. Lord Curzon delivered a lecture before an audience of 2,000 at Edinburgh last night on The Place of India in Empire.” He emphasized that the Empire cannot exist without India. If India were lost, we should sink
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    The Typhoon at Macao.
    42 5 London, Oct. 21. Reports from Macao state that extensive damage was done to the sea wall by the typhoon. The Government wharf was wrecked. The gunboat Macao has been refloated, but the position of the Argus remains unchanged.
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    The Crisis in Greece.
    43 5 London, Oct. 18. Mr. Rhallis, interviewed by the Daily Telegraph, said the passivity of the Greek Parliament was due to the impossibility of opposing the Officers’ League without leading to the Military closing the Chamber and to deplorable excesses.
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    London Election Bill.
    27 5 London, Oct. 19. In the House of Commons last night the London Election Bill, making London a single Parliamentary borough, passed the third reading.
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      484 5 MeratM Malag states Railwags. TENDERS FOR 1910. TENDERS are invited for the following Stores for service of the Fedarated Ma’ay States Railways for period from Ist January to 31st December, 1910 1. General Sundries. 2. Bricks (for Perak only). 3. Clean River Sand. 4. Lump Lime (for Perak only). 5.
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      1991 6 NF.nF.RI.ANDSCHE HANDEL NEDERLANDSCHE-INDISCHE THE MERCANTILE BANK OF THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI MAATSCHAPPU. ESCOMPTOMAATSCHAPPIJ. INDIA. LIMITED. «1 AUSTRALIA. AND CHINA. BANKING CORPOP Al .ON. NetheH n< l7Tr»<HM Soei.l,. (Netherlafld.-Ifldi.fl Dlwo.flt Baflk.) ■J Q (if AY)FI Qninnintf Paid-up Capital $15,000,000 Established 1824. Established at Batavia, 1857. u orw
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    SHARES.
    1360 7 1 7" v Capital. Subscribed. of I laaue s’ a Shares. I Value. S Dividends. Name. 5 I J? £8 W no Ei MINING. 1903 tI’OO.OOO 8300,000 30 000 «in *in 10 1906 300,000 225, OOC 22 500 10 Ift P er ce nt. year end. 31-3-09 Belat Tin
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    SHIPPING ARRIVALS.
    139 7 Ban Whatt Soon. Brit., 199, Gully, Oct. 29, Teluk Anson, gen., E. S. Co. Denbighshire. Brit., 2489, Barrett, Oct. 28, London, gen., Boustead Co. Germania, Ger., 1741, Fergusen, Oct. 29 Hongkong, coal, Jebsen Co. Hok Canton, Brit. 294, Scott, Oct. 28, Sabaug gen., Ban Ho Hin. Kistna, Brit.,
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    CLEARANCES.
    44 7 Flying Dragon for Port Weld. Hock Canton for Langsa, T. Semawe, Segli, Olehleh, and Sabang. Pin Seng for Port Swettenham and Singapore. Sappho for Teluk Anson. Tong Chay Un for Pulau Langkawi, Perlis, and Setul. Valentijn for Deli, Asahan, Batu Bahra, and Paneh.
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    PASSENGERS.
    247 7 ARRIVALS. By Klbist (Oct. 27) from Colombo, Mrs Meason, Mrs Norchi, Messrs Mendell, White, and SManiekam from Genoa. Messrs C D Para, L Gouverne, Voss. Slog, and H v WynGarden; from Antwerp, Messrs H C Kraft, A Baart, and C de Kuyper; from Bremen, Messrs Haus Grubert and F
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    SHIPPING EXPECTED.
    55 7 -Steamer, from, rtat, of un'i Ageul». Austria. Singapore, Nov. 7. Fiume. 8. K. Bena von. London, Oct. 3»*, Japan, S.B. Benlomoud, London. Oct. 30, Japan, S. B. Benmohr. London, Nov. 11, Japan, 8. B. Deucalion, L’pool, Oct. 30, Japan. W.M. E. F. Ferdinand, Colombo, Nov. 3, Japan.S.K. Glaucus.
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    PRODUCE.
    208 7 I‘knang, 29th ctobkr, 1909. Gold leaf $64.8’» Pepper (W. Coast 3 Ih. 5 or) No stock. White Pepper $26.75 sales. Trang Pepper cut of season. Mace 92 sales. Mace Pickings $B3 sales. Cloves out of season. Nutmegs 1 111 $23 sales. [No. 1 $6.75 sales. No. 2 No stock.
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    139 7 To-Morrow. For. Per. Wo»»', Kedah Lian Choo 8 a.m. Madras, taking mails') for Europe, etc., vid Teesta 10 a.m. Bombay J Registration up to 8-30 a m. Mergui, Tavoy, and Moulmein Pachumba 11 a.m. Colombo and Tuticoriu Miyazaki Maru 11am. Deli Avagyee 1 p.m. Pengkalan Bran dan Mary
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    EXCHANGE.
    126 7 Prnang, 29th October, 1909. By Courtesy oj the Chartered Bank). ondon Demand Bank 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4 j 3 Credit 2/4 9/16 3 Documentary 2 Z 4 19/32 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs. 174 J 3 days’ sight Private 176 Bombay Demand Bank 174| 3 days’sight Private 176 Madras
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    Passengers to the Straits.
    596 7 Per P <k O ss. Mongolia from London, Oct. 8, and Assaye from Colombo, due Nov. 4:—To Penang: Mrs G F Ad imson, Mi and Mrs B C Knighr, Mrs W Tate, Messrs M Duncan. E H Syer, A Lampard. To Singapore Mrs W B Caverhill,
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    LOG BOOK.
    908 7 The shipping movements in all the French ports last year (outward and inward) numbered 48,995, representing 47,759,359 tons net, against 49,225 movements and 45,633,283 tons in the year 1907. Fewer ships but greater tonnage there'ore. Tne announcement made by tome English papers of pending changes in the service*
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      35 7 sun Life of Canada. Established IHGSi. Assets exceed £6,(M>0.<w)0.0.0 Surplus ever all liabilities according to Government Standard 840,265.0.0 Income, 1908, £1,428,000.0.0 W.A.WB.TK. KKNNED¥ *CO.. Manager, South-Eastern r n I General Agents, Penang. Asia, Singapore. J
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      35 7 Appendicitis, now so prevalent, is believed to arise chiefly from constipation and local inflammatory troubles, which may be prevented by the occasional use of "Huiyndi Janos” natural aperient water. Average dose: a wine-glassful before breakfast,
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