The Straits Budget, 18 June 1908

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1 26 The Straits Budget
  • 27 1 The Straits Budget. BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE “STRAITS TIMES." VOL. LXII. NO. 2627. Singapore, Thursday, Jane 18,1908. UTMUMU OVW MAiF A CWTWT Price 25 cents.
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  • 203 1 LEADERS Unfair Complaint About Mail Distribution 12 Financial Depression in the Colony 12 Racial Distinctions Between East and West 18 Misrepresentations by AntiOpiumists 14 Sir Frank Swettenham on Malaya Products 14 Imperial Government and the Colonies Monsoons; Their Cause and Effect 15 Commercial 1 Rioting in Singapore
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  • 278 1 *Singapoks, Junk 17, 1008. PRODUCE. O&mbier 715 do (Oabe No. 1} unpicked ,,1100 Copra Bali 6.85 ao Pontianak 6 80 Pepper, Blaok buyers ,,1115 ao White 6% bayors 18 621 Sago Floor Sarawak 8 00 do Brunei No. 1 2.95 Pearl Sago 8.90 Ooffee Bali, pioked 22 00 Coffee,
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  • 426 1 Mr. E. C. C. Howard, District Judge, was engaged nearly all day, on the 10th inst., with the BukitTimah riot case, eight Chinese being on trial on charges of rioting while armea with deadly weapons, ana mischief in partially demolishing the houHe
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  • 182 5 The report of the Directors of the Malacca Mubter Plantations, Limited, for the year ended December 31, states that the net profit is £1,125. Of the amount expended upon the estate dm in*,' the year, the sum of £20,92)
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  • 19 5 Ihe output from the Fusing Lama Tin -.mes, Limited, for tho month of Mayl was 501,60.
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  • 737 5 In she second case brought against Mr. K. Struve, proprietor of the Medical Hall, on she 10th inst., the Magistrate reserved his decision. As in the former case, Mr. Hastings Rhodes, Acting Deputy Public Prosecutor, appeared for the Crown, and
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  • 209 5 In the appeal re Ahna Koou* itavena Maua Kamasamy Chitty, ox-parte the Kza Hiu Tung Banking and Insurance Company, Limited, which lias been before their Lordships Justices Fisher, Sercombe Smith and iiraddtll, judgment has been reserved. On the 10th inst., the Appeal
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  • 155 5 Mr. S. 11. Henson, Police Probation* r, prosecuted four Cantonese women before the Third Magistrate, Mr. E. E. Colman, on the 10th instant, on oliarges of carrying on a Chap dec- Kee lottery and being occupiers of a common gaming bouse, at No. 54 Sago
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  • 95 5 Mr. .1. M. Sinclair, Commercial Agent for the State of Victoria at SingMpfe, ha*. bet a in attendance at the offices of the Department of Agriculture for six weeks (say* The Australasian of May 16) for the purpose ti being interviewed by exporters who desire to
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  • 252 9 It is with doep regret we record the death of Mr. .John James Macbean, formerly Managing Director of Messrs. Howarth, Krskine and Company, Limited, which, according to a cable received in Singapore on the 11th inst., took place at Beokenham, Essex. on the oth
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  • 87 9 Throe Tamils, who had already been sent to prison for assault, were brought before the fourth Magistrate, Mr. M. Thunder, on the l ith inst., by a wardor, to answer another chaise. They were all in tears and tMeir grief was participated in by several of >e
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  • 331 9 The statistics of imports and exports for the quarter ended March 81, compiled by Mr. A. Stuart, Registrar of the Department, have been published in a less elaborate bnt more convenient form than hitherto. It will
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  • 244 9 (From Ouu Own Corrbspondknt.) Ipoh, June 15. On Saturday, a farewell dinner was given at Ipoh to Mr. W. Cowan, the Protector of Chinese, F.M.S., who loaves Penang on furlough on Saturday by the Kanagawa Maru. About fifty persons were present, including
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  • 223 9 The following Singapore properties were disposed of by auction at Powell and Company’s saleroom on Tuesday. 1 Shop-house dwelling, No. 82 Orchard Road, 2,620 feet, freehold, monthly rent $29.50. —Woe Cbeow Keng, $2,800. Shop-house dwelling, No. 4-8 Off Cheang Wan Seng Place, Singapore town, 887 feet, 999
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  • 200 9 Lieuteuant Cator, acting Master Attendant and Magistrate at the Marine Court, concluded the hearing of the case against Masved bin Samsuree, Quarter-master of the N.D.L. steamer Marudu, on the 12th inst. Aa reported in these columns, yesterday, Masyed was charged with assaulting Mr. V. Kortb, Chief Officer of
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  • 14 11 [The Btr»its Times is not responsible for the ,pioion« of its correspondents. I
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  • 160 11 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Singapore, June w. s;i ri £f your readers are not too tired of the subject, i would again refer to opium *nd point out that, so far, nothing has been said officially to connect Sarawak and British North Borneo, either directly
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  • 703 11 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Singapore, June 10. Sir.—Your correspondent, A Typhoid i k*rm, is evidently unaware of the fact that the Municipality of Singapore is a one man show,” and that the gentlemen representing the various wards don’t count.*' I beg, therefore, to suggest, as
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  • 471 11 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Burringbar, N.S.W., May 9. Sir,—When I first wrote yon a brief description of the Melilat, the great fertilising plant, I was not aware that it would prove so interesting to yonr readers as to bring about a number of inquiries from
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  • 474 11 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Singapore, June 16. Sir, -I am sorry that I cannot agree with you in terming as crushing Sir Frank Swet tenham’s reply to Mr. J. G. Alexander’s letter, which appeared in your columns yesterday. No doubt Mr. Alexander wrote on
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  • THE Straits Budget.
    • 1044 12 convenience of the public.—'Straits Times, June 11. Of the contrivance of mountains out of molehills there is no end. Wo make this comment in connection with the following communication from a correspondent:— It must seem strange to the public that no steps are being taken
      convenience of the public.—'Straits Times, June 11.  -  1,044 words
    • 837 12 means of saving the unsound.— StraitfTimes, June 13. The continuance of the heavy depression in the Colony and the neighbouring Natives States is causing serious anxiety to all business concerns encaged in trade in this particular sphere of the world’s activities. There is, however, a
      means of saving the unsound.— Straitf-Times, June 13.  -  837 words
    • 2051 13 Straits Times, June 12. The disgraceful outrage reported fiom the Los Angelos District of the State of California does not redound to the credit of the American people. We do not shut our eyes to the oocurrenoe of similar outrages several months ago in
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    • 1482 14 Straits Times, June lf». The letter by Mr. Joseph G. Alexander. Hon. Secretary o! the Society for tLe Suppression of Opium, reproduced iu the Straits Time*, is an excellent example of how au artificial public opinion on the opium question has been manufactured by this sedulous Secretary
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    • 573 14 —Straits Times. .Tnue I<>. l^^ 8h A t. Mala y a as a for Invent ment is the subject of Sir Frank Swetten ham s article iu the current issue of Cham berss Journal. It corues opportunely At a time when the business of
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    • 924 15 .—Straits Times, .hine 17. it is not easy to see how the Liberals who compose the present Imperial Government can reconcile their Colonial policy with the tenets they hold in regard to Home policy. By a series of Keforrn Bills, the l’arlia mentary franchise has
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    • 580 15 and the rise of exchange to day. Straits Times, June 16. A tiftin -table discussion on monsoons revealed the other day how little some persons who live in the trade-wind zones know about the causation of these wind currents, which, in the days when the
      and the rise of exchange to day. Straits Times, June 16.  -  580 words
  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 95 12 *b« port froo prico of the Straits Tims U S3B a year. Tho port free price of the Straits Budget is $l4 4 year. It is not necessary to subscribe for a year. The sub* script ions for shorter periods are at the same proportionate rate as for a year.
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  • 1461 16 Mr. T. S. Baker, Unofficial Member of the Legislative Counoil, reported his return to the Colony on the 6th instant. We regret to hear that Mr. B. Travers, of the firm of Messrs. Travers and Sou, Ltd., has just learned of the death of his mother. The
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  • 494 16 Dr. P. H. Hennessey, Senior Medical Officer Penang General Hospital, has arrived in Singapore. His many friends will be glad to hear that it is now setUed definitely that Bishop Oldham is to return to Singapore. F Second Lieutenant W. Wilborforce, 2nd Koyal West Kent Regiment, was
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  • 655 17 \t the District Court, before Mr. E. C. Howard, on the 11th inst., Unkoo Yahya bin Buang sued Mr. F M. Baddeley tfce official Assignee, as administrator of the and effects of the late Robert B. Lind nay, for the return of
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  • 402 17 Captain Waddell, of the Sarawak steamer Kuching, appeared before the Fonrtti Magistrate, Mr. Maurice Thunder, on the 12th inst., on a charging of bringing a decrepit person into the Colony, on May 14. Mr. W. S. Grtbson, Assistant Protector of Chinese,
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  • 205 17 Mr. Meh Hung Chun, Councillor of the Board of Punishment and Special Commissioner of Justice and Prisons, China, arrived in Singapore on the 11th iast., and left next day for China. He has been in India for tho purpose of studying the prison system of the country,
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  • 361 17 The return of the Registrar of Births and Deaths, Dr. D. K. McDowell, for the week ended Juoe 6, states that 298 persons died during that period, 233 of the deaths being of Chinese. Forty-eight Malays died. Iff Indians, and
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  • 122 17 Messrs. Guthrie and Company have received a cable from the Secretaries of the Linggi Plantations Limited, as follows: At a meeting of the shareholders of Linggi Plantations Ltd., held to-day (the 9th inst.), the report and accoanto presented by the Directors for the year ending December 81,
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  • 116 17 The Right Rev. Dora Jaao Paulino d'Azevedoe, Castro, Bishop of Macao, accompanied by his secretary, Father Sarmento, arrived from Genoa on the 11th inst., by tho German mail steamer Goeben, en route to Macao. He has been to Lisbon and Rome, and will inquire
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  • 313 18 A special meeting of the Municipal Commissioners wan held in the Municipal Board Hoorn, on the 12th inst., to consider a representation. under section 270 regarding the block of premises situated between Macao Street, Hokien Street, China Street and South Bridge Hoad. There
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  • 62 18 (From Our Own Correspondent.; London, June 12, 1.35 p.m. It is reported from St. Petersburg that Baron Goto, the Japanese representative, has failed to obtain the acceptance by the Russian Government of the Japanese oner to buy the Chinese Eastern Railway, though
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  • 96 18 There was a shooting accident at the Hotel Van Wijk, at about 11 o’clock, on Friday night. A European, employed at a local godown, invited a young Austrian friend to dine with him in his room, and they began to discuss the relative merits of various kinds of
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  • 622 18 With a bottle of champagne broken on the door-step. the new Theatre Koyal, in North Bridge Hoad, was opened officially, on Saturday night, the Wayang Kassim’s Trip to Fairyland being staged before a packed house at the conclusion of the
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  • 417 18 I lie f anglin Club and «round» were a *ctae of gaiety on friday night, when fair women and brave men met to listen to the delightful strains of the fine band of the Royal West Kent Regiment. His Excellency Sir
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  • 90 18 The report of the Sungei Choh Rubber Estate Company, Limited, for period from August 1 (the date of registration) to December 31 last, states that the expenditure on the development amounted to 3,079. The planting of the 98 acres clearing was completed, bringing the planted area
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  • Page 18 Advertisements
    • 52 18 Sale of the S. S. Karang. The British steamer Karang, 334 tons gross, now lying in Singapore harbour, was sold by auction at Powell and Company’s saleroom, on Tueslay f fernoon, to P.R.P.M. Vyravan Chitty for $16,000. This vessel has recently been running between Singapore and east coast ports ot
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  • Sporting Intelligence.
    • 1140 19 Singapore Football Association. \i the Singapore Cricket Club on the 11th st a meeting of the Singapore Football took place for the purpose of deciding the draw for the Association C’up competition. Ip to now, only seven teams have entered. follows The West Kents I, West Kents [I
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    • 470 19 Match at Malacca. Our Malacca correspondent writes On Monday, a return-match was played at Malacca between the First Eleven and the Next Eighteen. The latter were two men Sh The Pandai Skali men batted first. Vowler and Moorhouse, both of whom were missed, made 85 and 81 (not out)
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    • 447 19 Singapore Qoll Club* The Handicap Sweepstake and Scratch Sweepstake were played on the Singapore Golf Club's links on Sunday. The heavy rain experienced early in the morning madfe the links in a very bad condition for a time, but they became better by tiffin time. Tiffin was served at
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    • 277 20 S.C.C. v. R.U.A. A team of the R.G. A. played a scratch eleven of the S.C.C. at Hockey on the Esplanade ground on the Pith inst., the game being fast and interesting. The gunners were two men short. During the first half, the Club had the better of the
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    • 89 20 Singapore v. Bangkok. The following is the position in the cable chess match between Singapore and Bangkok Huy Lopez. White (Singapore.) Black (Bangkok.) 1. P— K 4 P—K 4 2. Kt—K B 3 Kt—Q B 3 3. B—Kt 5 Kt- K B 3 I. Castles Kt x P 5.
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    • 27 20 Ladies' L.T.C. Tournament. In the Championship final tie in the Ladies' Lawn Tennis Club’s Croquet tournament, on Tuesday, C. F. J. Green beat A. W. Bailey.
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    • 297 20 S.C.R C. Tournament. The result of Wednesday's play in the S.C.lt.C. Lawn Tennis tournament was as follows: A Singles. Kiong Chin Eng owe 4 beat Scab Cheng Joo, rec. 2, 1 6, ft—1, ft—1. B Singles. Song Chin Eng scr. beat Koh Peng Hoe, owe 7, 6—4, 7—5.
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  • 2069 21 London, June 10. The British battleship Irresistible, while exercising in the English Channel, had a Varrow escape from capsizing. Owing to the sea- valves refusing to close, chc water rushed in and caused the ship to list heavily. She signalled for help, aud tugs standing hv her and
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  • 1150 22 Berlin, June 10. At the meeting of King Edward and Czar Nicholas at Reval, the King gave audience to M. Stolypin, President of the Russian Council of Ministers and Minister of the Interior. Mr. R. B. Haldane, British Secretary of State for War, had a conference with M.
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  • 178 22 Sergeant Pearce prosecuted a Chinaman' named Ng Song Gbang in tbe District Court before Mr. E.C. Howard, on the 15th inst. on a charge of housebreaking on the night of May 27, at the residence of one Ow Teong, Bales tier Road. P.C. 505 said that at
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  • SHIPPING IN PORT.
    • 551 23 June 10 noootra, Brit atr, Hickey, London, P. A O Coy Amiral L. Treville, Fob etr, Ussel, Dunkirk, Moine Comte ileedley, Brit str, Botler, Kuohinotzu, Mitsui Bunsen Kaisha D Paroo Brit Btr, Mills, Fremantle, Boustead j \VmBanC Brit str, Lake, Calcutta, Boustead Mashona,’ Brit str, Tarver, Antwerp, McAlister evlon,
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    • 456 23 June 10 Kabinga, Brit str, Manila, Kobe, Yokohama, Astyanax, Brit str, Hongkong and Japan Sumatra, Brit str, Antwerp via ports eram, Dut str. Calcutta Edendale, Brit str, Samarang via ports Van Goenu, Dut str, Muntok and Billiton ll Istria, Ger str, Hongkong, Shanghai, Japan Tara, Brit str, Penang. Rangoon,
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  • LIST OF PASSENGERS.
    • 127 23 Por P. and O. steamer Moldavia, connecting with the steamer Devanha at Colombo, due June 19.—Mr. B. W. Powell, Mr. B. Nano, Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Courtney, Mr. H. li. E. Massey. Per P. and O. steamer Nubia, due June 95. Miss E. Jellico, Captain C. R.
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    • 152 23 By the German steamer Goeben, Jane 11. From Genoa, Mr. J. 11. Blacker, Miss W. van Rees, Mr. Hans Horbell, Mr. Karl Wilde. Mr. C. van Vollenhoven, Mr. F. Klockner. Miss G. A. van Slooten, and Mr. C. Lceflong; from Naples, Mr. and Mrs. O. C. Townsend; from Rotterdam,
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    • 151 23 By the Sumatra, June 10. For Penang, Mr.Bambard, Mr. Pateson, Mr. H. Smith, and Mr. G. H. Johnson for Colombo, Mr. J. Fairliolm; for London, Mrs. F. Black, Miss D. Wells, Mr. D. Alexander, Mr. G. A. Liddle, Mr. Rodgers, Mrs. D. A. M. Mills and and child, Staff-Sergeant
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  • 120 23 PASSED SUNDA STRAITS OR ARRIVED FOR ORDERS. May 28. —Dut. str. Ophir, Captain Boon, from Batavia, May 28. For Rotterdam. 28. —Nor.ntr. Soramerntad, from Shan chai. 29.—Brit. «tr. Vauxhall, from Now York, March 14. For Shanghai. 30. —Brit. «tr. Glendevon. 80. —Dut. Htr. Siudoro, Captain Guthrie, from Rotterdam, April
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  • Stocks and Shares. SINGAPORE, JUNE 17, 1908.
    • 377 24 ■S OOP,- lsubMr.0- “T" (ft Unieeued j t 1908 9800,000 800,000 80,000 10 10 j Belat Tin M. Oo., Ltd. *.5 50 1907 9800,000 996,000 99,500 10 10 7,500 Bruang Ltd. 5 00 1901 9600,000 600,000 60,000 10 10 j Broseh Hydranlio Tin M. Oo., Ltd. 1150 1908 £400,000
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    • 339 24 «mod liMt. h,. 1905 9800,000 i 106.000 10.500 10 10 9,€00 Balgownie Rubber Estate Ltd. (folly paid; 16 00 1904 £80,000 22,750 92,750 1 1 19,000 Beta Ceres Bobber Oo. Ltd. (f.p) 2 15.0 1908 £70,000 61,UUO 61,000 l 1 9,000 Bakit Rejab Bobber Oo., Ltd. 5 0 0
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    • 203 24 1894 £5,877.10.0 4,805 7,688 18/6 1S/C 916 Bella Asbestos Eastern Agency, Lid 6 50 1898 9885,000 885,000 4,100 50 50 Fraser Nero, Lid. 183 50 1865 115,000,000 15,000,000 191,000 185 185 Hongkong end Shanghai Bank 78 lO.u ions I* am non e*nnnon 18,000 100 Howarth Enkioe, Lid. 185 00
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  • Page 25 Advertisements
    • 366 25 Bfli|T( The Physician's ■PJIkIk H API a m 9 Jfe»TO Core for Rheumatic Stomachy Headache, &%£***&gt; Indigestion, Bafeet and most Soar BruotattOßs, inuous Aflectioas. Elective Aperient xTrirnTriTP ±v Hi. THE HOTiLDE LA PAUL This well-known establishment, which lum changed ownership, is i,..w operand receive renovated rJdwillbe SSsrom* [ortable in every
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    • 187 25 THE RUBBER WHEEL ANO CYCLE WORKS. V fofrV,l-s’ijip*" Btreet, (opposite Armenian Church)." ii MaPwriPi on biro, for sale and repaired. We do all kinds of Re 0y Work on Carriage, Dog j.. and Kicksha Wheels, also supply all kinds of Rubber Tyres. Satisfaction guaranteed. Pr oee mod rate. V ASK
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    • 294 25 ten L. SELF CUBE NO FICTION I MARVEL UPON MARVEL I NO SUFFERER NEED NOW DESPAIR, Imt without running a doctor's bill or falling into tfee deep ditch of quackery, may safely, speedily And economic Ally cure himself without the know. mdge of a second party. My the introduction of
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  • Page 26 Advertisements
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    • 331 26 f 2FS Assists digestion and gives a del piquancy and flavour to all MEAT DI8NE8. SOUPS. FISH, CHEESE, CURRIES, .'•A ttK POUUBir and lAUDS. Splliisn ,-fv. Original Genuine Worcestershire. By Royal Wurrunt u&gt; h m the rag. r hMbViJ S h' •x d l .X Bi-rlr r 1 wt Jft
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