Straits Echo, 17 September 1903

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  • Title Section
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    36 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES, AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY. VOL- 1 No. 90. PENANG, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17th, 1903. $-4 Pkr Annum. I iMXuLK Copt, lo CW
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
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      2344 1 A. G. SKEELS. 31, Beach Street, 'iHXFFX2TG-. S. N. Co. rpjll mail steamer* uui be expected to rr t arrive Outwards, and leave Penang Home ar j.« on the following dates: MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARDS. {jeji. 17 Coromandel connecting with Arcadia SHIPPIUG-STBAMEES Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen. Hamburg-Amerika Linie, Hamburg. Oct. IMPERIAL GERMAN
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      7 1 A- E. SKEELS. 31, Beach Street. J|
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  • Money Market.
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      EXCHANGE.
      119 2 (By courtety of the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Bank ...1/10}$ 4 months’ sight Bank ...1 11 3 Credit 1/11 3 Documentary ...1/111 Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs. 142 3 days’ sight Private 144 Bombay, Demand Bank 142 3 days’ sight Private 144 Madras, Demand Bank 142 3 days’ sight Private
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      SHARES
      222 2 Bersjiwali Gold Mine Co., Ld. 19. nont. Bruseli Tin Mining Co., Ld. 8 B.— teller» j Chendariang Hydraulic Tin Mining Co., Ld 8 25. tale» Fraser Neave, Ld $lO5. tale» 6% Debs. par George Town Dispensary S 26. tale». Howarth Erskiue. Ld. 8190. —buyert International Bodega SlOO. buyer» Jelebu
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      PRODUCE.
      158 2 Tin 8 72 60 tale» Gold leaf 8 84. B.Pep|ier(\V.Coast3llm.soz.)B 28.50 talet White Pepper 47. Trang Pepper 8 36. tellert Cloves (picked) 35 50 nom. Mace 8180.— teller* Mace Pickings 126.— tale* Nutmegs 110 s 67. No. 1 7.—teller» Sugar 2 5.30 Basket (Chinese) 3.55 gale* Tapioca Flour 205
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  • Shipping.
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      ARRIVALS.
      105 2 Petrel, Br. s.s. 158, Murray, 16th Sept., Tongkah, 15th Sept., Gen., —Koe Guan Co. Omapere. Br. s.s. 340, Boyle, 16th Sept., P. S’h: m, 15th September, Gen., —Koe Guan Co. Carlyle. Br. s.s. 331, Quine, 16th Sept., Port Swettenham. 15th Sept., Gen., Straits Steamship Co. Canton. Br. s.s. 105,
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      DEPARTURES.
      28 2 17th September Jin Ho, for Langkat. Taic Tong, for Pangkalan Brandan. War, for Deli. Canton, for Pangkor Teluk Anson. Coiomandel, for Singapore and China. Fitzpatrick, for Rangoon.
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      IN PORT.
      79 2 Carlyle, Br. s.s. 331, Quine, 16th Sept., Port Swettenham, 15th Sept., Gen., Straits Steamship Co. Lady Weld, Br. s.s. 245, Treweeke. 17th Sept —T. Anson, 16th Sept., Gen., Straits S. S- Co. Omapf.re, Br. s.s. 340, Boyle. 16th Sept., P. S ham. 15th September, Gen., —Koe Guan Co.
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      EXPECTED.
      72 2 Yetgelg From Agent» Due Chusan Singapore P. AO. 17th inst. A.Apear Calcutta A.A.A. Co. 18th Koenigsburc Colombo 1 P. A O. 22nd Shanchai London do. 23rd Boon Europe do. 24th Bavem Sincapore 24th C.Apear Singapore A.A.A. Co. 25th Kamakura Sill capo re B. A Co. Maru Japan 3. B.
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      SAILINGS.
      103 2 Fmeb for Agent» Leave* Chusan Colonilx» 1 P. k O 19th iust. A. Apcar Sinsjapore A.A.A. Co. I9th Shanghai do. P. k O. 23rd C. Apcar Calcutta A.A.A. Co. 26th Beuvorlich Singapore do. S. B. A Co. 28th Sikh do. October Benmohr do. do. l We would direct the
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      PASSENGERS.
      10 2 Inward —Per “Petrel.” from Tongkah. Mr. M. A. Hartnell.
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      MAILS.
      53 2 A MAIL WILL CLOSE FOR A sail an—Per Lauren* Pit, to-inorrow, 11 a.m. Tongkah—Per Petrel, to-morrow, 11 a.m. Trank and Pangnga—Per Deli, to-mor-row, 1 p.m. Port Swettenham and Malacca—Per Omapere, to-morrow, 2 p.m. Singapore Hongkong Swatov Amoy— Per Hong 14'«« I, to-morrow, 3 p.m. Teluk Anson —Per Lady Weld,
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    The Straits Echo.
    63 2 Established June Ist, 1903. Published daily (enqit ftumlajs.) AT TUB CRITERION PRESS, Ld., No. 226-232, Beach Street, Penang. PRICE DAILY, UK'AL $2l per annum (ftxst Free) 27 n MAIL EDITION (Post Free) 15 CABLE ADDRESS: “E c h O—P0 —P enang.” Telephone No. 188. Editor, CheBney Duncan.
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    Domestic Occurrences.
    35 2 Births. On 2/th August, at Portsmau Mansions, London, the wife of H. J. Craig, of a daughter. On 29th August, at 34. Sinza Road, Shanghai, the wife of P. Borkowskv, of a son.
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    Overcrowding.
    479 2 London and Penang. In Mr. Charles Booth’s new work Life and Labour of the People in London, reference is made to the great evil of overcrowding, respecting which no one has done more to bring the truth j home to our minds than Mr. Booth himself. It is ofteu
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    Another Cable!
    67 2 The laying of cables to connect Batavia and Netherlands Borneo via the island of Billiton will shortly bu taken in hand. There will also be a side liue from Billiton to Palembaug in South Sumatra via Banka. The laying will be so timed that the lines will lie
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    THE NEW SUPREME COURT.
    18 2 Sides Elevation of the New Courts in Leith Street. fOPENED ON 17th SEPTEMBER 1903.)
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    Opening of the New Law Courts.
    1723 2 Oration by Sir Lionel Cox. The new Law Courts of Penang were formally opened this morning by His Lordship the Chief Justice, Sir Lionel Cox, who, in company with Mr. Justice Law, took his seat for the first time there. The handsome pile constitutes
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    THE FREE SCHOOL.
    106 2 It will interest a good niar.v <•/ r readers to hear that it is ourn atJv that His Excellency the Governor dained, or approved, we are «ot quite j» u which, the re-construction of the Free ocuo>’ Committee. We understand that the Committee consists of the Hi**
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
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      591 2 Porak U nd antl Mine* Agency. Oeneral Manager: FRANK DENNYS. Head Office at 8, Hugh Low Street, Ipoh. lel Address:— “Chabut” Ipoh. Code used, A.B.C. 4th Edition. Penang Singapore Taiping Tapah Kuala Lump Seremban Branch Office at Kennedy Co., aud Barnett Stark. Powell Co. W. H. Tate Co. Aylesbury Garland.
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      164 2 FOR Melbourne and Sydney AL80 OTHER Australian New Zealand Ports. rpHE 8. s. Argus (2.792 X tons) is expected to sail from Penang for the altove Ports, r »<* Singapore and Java, on or alnnit 1st October. Excellent passenger accommodation. For freight and passage apply to McALISrER Co., m.w.f. Agents.
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      102 2 Wanted, ~IT' T ANTED European Storekeeper. T T Apply l*y letter to “A. B. C.’ c o Strait Echo. Shorthand! Shorthand!! INSTRUCTION iu Shorthand (Pitman's) given to young men at their own residences from and after 5 p. m., daily, weekly, bi-weekly or tri-weekly, by an ex -Reporter of Indian
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      4 2 KUFItIG JSUATUKB McAlister Co.
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      6 2 METTAB'3 STOVE WOOD BURNING. McAlister Co.
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      7 2 HOUSE FOOD OF ALL KINDS. McAlister Co.
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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      27 2 WEATHER. The following report is kindly supplied bv the Signal Director of Fort Cornwallis:— The raiufall during the 24 hours ended at 9 a.111. to-dav was nil.
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  • Obituary
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    38 2 Deaths. On 28th August, at Shanghai, Fruucis Kingsmiil, aged 28 years. On 30th August, at 3, Haskell Road, Shanghai, at the residence of her son-in-law. Wm. Fraser. Margaret Gibson, widow of the late Captain Alex. Maclean, Aberdeen, N.B.
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    The Suggested protectionist Policy.
    150 3 Vr Balfour Gives Decided Opinions. Reuter t Service. I ,„ion, 17th September. —Mr. Hal! w, in piunplilet «n Free Trude. says that the Fiscal lteformp.s,. liftv years a/o failed to see Mlt tin» world would reject Free He admits the enormous c of British trade, but
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    The Balkan Crisis.
    35 3 Demonstration to Scare AbduJ. {Renter i> Service.) London, 17th September. —The Vienna correspondent of the London Mwlanl says that there are signs that the Powers contemplate an international naval demonstration lit Salomon.
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    Bulgaria calling out Reserves.
    31 3 (Renter t Service London, 17th September. —Six classes of Reserves, to the number of 20,000, belonging to Bulgarian divisions on the Turkish frontier, have been called out.
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    The Press on Balfour’s Pamphlet.
    156 3 [Reuter's Service.) London, 17th September. —Most of the newspapers consider Mr. Balfour's pamphlet shows that he is committed to retaliation against hostile (r foreign) tariffs r notably the l T 8. and German tariffs.) Some of the dailies expect the attitude of Mr. Balfour on
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    Sir Thomas Lipton Seriously Indisposed.
    215 3 (ReuU r's Her trice.) London 17th September:—Sir 'onus Upton, ihe challenger of U America 'up, is lying seriously *0 at Chicago. gallant sportsman is sufferu' u H^u<ii :i’ now so common to re sidem 8 iu the JJ. S. wfu'viiV f>^Ua ’j ron tin* Pari
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    Paper Pesos for Manila
    33 3 (Cablenetcs Special Sen-ice.) San Francisco, September 3rd.—A shipment of five million dollars, Philippine paper currency, has been made on the transport Thomas which sailed for Manila on ltt September.
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    Rebellion in Kwangsi
    903 3 Grows More Menacing Every Day. (Cahlencus Special Service.) Hongkong, September 6 h.—The situation in Kwangsi is engrossing gener.il attention here. It seems to grow more menacing to the Imperial Government's interests every day. Although several columns of Imperial troops ha been in the field against the insurgents
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  • PUBLIC OPINION.
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      MARINE OFFICERS AND ENGINEERS.
      292 3 To the Editor of thk Steaits Echo." Dear Sib, —I am second officer of a local steamer and have lieen subscribing to the Echo mail edition for some time. I like the pajier immensely and would ask that you send me your daily issue also. While
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    THE ABATTOIRS
    277 3 To tub Editor of tub Straits Echo.” Sir, —With reference to your criticisms on the Municipal abattoirs in last night s issue, it may interest you to know that a thousand pigs is a comparatively small number for buck an institution to turn out at one killing. With
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    Coronation Fund.
    35 3 A meeting of 6ubscriler« to the Coronation Fund will be beld on 2l»t iiist., in the Chamber of Comm* rce Rooms at 4-SO p.m., to decide as to the disposal of the funds.
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    The Water By-laws.
    65 3 We are courteously informed that the proposed new water by-laiys, as published in the Echo yesterday, will be submitted to the Municipal Commissioners at a special meetiug to be held on Friday, the 2oth instant, when it will be proposed that they be passed and f rwarded
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    THE DELI RACES.
    153 3 The first day’s sport at the De’i Races was held yesterday, restilting as .follows Second Class Selling Race. Zoroaster 1 Third Class Selling Race. Lord of the Isles 1 Maiden Plate. Lolci 1 Derby. Pawnbroker 1 Ex-Griffin Race. Zoroaster 1 Sir William Orr Ewing, Bart., died on
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  • States’ News.
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      PERAK
      748 3 (f'rotti our cun Corregyo-idr:it Bag as SfCRAi. l£th Septemlier.- Bagan Serai, once an insignificant an 1 little-visited place, except for the purpose of snipe-shoot-ing—which, alas! the ‘powers-that-be have placed a premium on—is now rising in importance in trade and agriculture, with a steadily growing population. The old wooden dilapidated
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    Local Affairs.
    355 3 Re 'Riksha Poller* and Offensive Peons. It is rumoured that one day last week 3, riksha peon forcibly detained a r'ks a puller who was about to enter the office of the Protestor of Chinese to lay his grievance. regarding injury done to his riksha, before the Tai
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    PENANG CRICKET CLUB.
    835 3 1 ENNIS TOURNAMENT. POSITION UP-TO-DATE. Championship. Rev. H. C. Henham r D. A. M. Brown j Browa lb 9 G. H. Cater tH.A.t n i o Ncubroimor Cater b.2-b 3 L. M. Woodward v) A. F. G. Auder- Anderson 2.6-6.5-6.5 sou Double Handicap. L. M. Woodward A:
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    THE WATERFRONT.
    256 3 The British steamer Ninypo a few diys ago struck a large rock projecting from the Island of Hermana Menor, Philippines, and stuck there. The ruined vessel was consigned to Smith Bell A Co., and little ot value was left in board because of the improbability of successfully floating
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      4 3 knohneeking tools McAlister Co.
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      78 3 r/ll'lNIflXS e.\pre*edby contributors to tn.s column*. U J re 111, t to iw ta.ieit ;;s K€.«nnl]r h iving tlie en.Tomement of the Kefco.” This department is urened and Till he ■■iTTPlTr* lor the purpose «1 atJor t.iK reader* oi the "Kch«” an opportunity to *tv« puulic.ty Wi tuu v ers
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      16 3 7b spend money is often to save money. Money spent in advertising comes under this bead.
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      264 3 IJrto gidbrrtisnncnts WATCH SPACE! f NO riCE. INTEEEoa oi Gob Kim Cheak, Guh En Keaug and Gob Swee Lw. partners in the lirni or chop Chong Teik,' No. 1-jy Beach Street, Penang, ceased o. the 10th day of .September, 1903. Til. ousiuess wi.l Ik? carr.el on l»y the othei remaining
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      82 3 -PENANG. SOLE AGENTS FOR PENANG for THE BRITISH EXPRESS MIRY Company's BUTTER ALWAYS FRESH PURE, FIRM CREAMY Sold in lib. tins 75 cents per tin. -V. Consignments received regularly. BOMBAY Pr.lTCHARI CO. PENANC. 4b McAlister aco, 19 Beach Street Penang. Camp Furniture Jungle use.) COMPRISING BED WITH MOSQUITO NET TABLES,
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      1863 4 B,N QHEE CHOON CO. Wo. /29, Beach Street, penancl Commission Agents, P*OVIBIONKKB AND GtNKKAL IXPORTKItS. Agents Jor TOWKAY FOO CHOO CHOON, OF LAHAT, PERAK, AND The Perak General Farms. WONG KIM MUN. India Rubber Stamp AND Brass Seal Manufacturer. (For impressing Wax.) No. 77 a Bishop Street. 42a 29a Allan
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    Schools Of Tropical Medicine.
    243 5 ~^r^^&‘l ;k t r ‘tining schools iu tropical inpdiciiH», have been estab- fished in Englaad, and the various j to the invesjigiit|4u ofc. Mialaria and other diseases peomK.ir to the tropics, mark an r t*l vane? in tli4i'lfriMiing of medical officers, isf- of .the utmost interest
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    OMINOUS OUTLOOK IN THE NORTH
    813 5 Remember 1900. Twat the//§aL'of late been conaiJerable j political restlessness in the North, leaving aside the MauuLorian question, no one, I even though sightly interested in Chinese I politics, van, yre believe, deny. says the N. i Dai*iJ Hettr. Thhre Las, "however, been a certain
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    News' Rikisha Rates.
    215 5 A rkviskd scale of rates of hire mav Im> demanded by rikisha pullers in "ingnpore says* the Strut* T. :n s. It will b«> remembered that n sn dint r.-.-.ntiy approached tie* Muiiĕipafity siiggofcting that they were preH ur ,,d t° a service ..of superior rikishas witli
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    Poor Richard Junior’s Philosophy.
    299 5 A position' fn hand Is worth a dozen in prospect. Love is a monopoly—but is not tilway s_aJ rust. The egotist uses only one I —and that a capital. One pair of yellow shoes does not ujake a summer. j "A ventilator is a small closed
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      656 5 Vino Selector 524, lx>t. $2.2< NX >TICff. 1 tjj.'\\ s of Tenarig, Singapore, I’ornk, ami SumatiM. „1 «larged. various sixes up toTSft. gnmi’.le paper. W. JONES, Vin- Meet, Penang. Photographer. 3i?« NOTICE. W n License of ,hv Vuction I publTi misundcr 1 the it a persons not the cu><I am
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      734 5 •Vgo. 10/11. Posada Tarja- do*. "$lO, but. $O.OO FOR SALE. I)AEA RUBBER BeeUs> and Seed--v lings, -r Seeds JfltfpOr 1,000 Seedlings §2O per 1,000 TAN CHAT YAN. Malarcn. Malacca. 7th Sept., 100 d. Municipal Notice. I '"1 T r fIMIE Municipal Commissioners of George -t- Town, Penang, invite separate tenders
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      574 5 Club, pry Cliantpagne, Peru]uexrßabies, Bd4< 4. Onr.. J Os> I M i Egyptian Cigarettes. Monthly Shipments direct from Cairo. ThCodoro Vafladis&Co. M. Meiachrino Co. Citows Praia, -vr„ a (r»»jWfltW», Narcissi's, Size No. 9» strawGold §trftw-tipped. wtipped. ji'i; Amber, Aipber awl Meerschaum Cigar and Cigarette Holders. Gun-metal ttttd Aluminium Cigarette Boxei,
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      6 5 No. 12 13/14. Malaga dm. »1.50
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      175 5 SINGAPORE. Giang Brothers Companyb»ve this day been appointed agents of tha t' “STRAITS ECHO,” < i Lift SENG HOOI, Mana>jing Director Criterion Pree*. Ld. Penang 1 September, 3rd. JOO SEING Co., 212, Beach Street, PENANG. General Import and Export ents--30« Crushed Food. NEW STOCK. -M t Try fr* and You
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      617 5 son Egyptian C’i jpmdt'es of Vafia lis, 11JN LK«E A, Co. WAIMTcD. FURNISHED HOUSE not too far I from Town. suitat>l<* for four bai c-Motn: v: Apply X c/o Echo OjHcc. r NOTICE. Echo Advertisements. r PO avoid disappointment, all new -A ...advertis; meuts, or alterations of Contract adv« >nta,
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      172 5 4 I f ll' i. Buttery c 0 r 29, Be«o h street Wv;vo. •>. r*T il V/ ANDREW usWer CO.’S Special Reserve O.V.G. Whisky. CRAIGELLACHIE GLEM^fygy DISTILLERY Co’s HAFI U' “OLD SMlfiGU* M “Cold Seal” Milk Keeps longer an,l i, Reaper than smy or iter. BORDEN’S PEERLESS CREAM. ARMOUR’S
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      1815 6 Straits Settlements Post and Telegraph Department. PUBLIC TELEPHONE EXCHANGE, PENANG. £&st of connections. Name. No. Name. i l AUan Irving (Office) Anthony, Stephen. Anthony, J. M. Anderson, A. F. G. Aretoom, Dr. T. C. Anglo-Chinese Reading Room. Anthony Co, Aitken. J. B. Adams, A. R. Abdul Ghany 169 170 171
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