Straits Echo, 8 July 1904

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    Masthead
    35 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES, AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY. 70L. 2. $24 Per Annum. PENANG, FRIDAY, Bth JULY, 1904. Single Copy, 10 cents. No. IS4*.
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    HIGH WATER.
    42 1 For Week ending Thursday, July 14, |9<)4. a.m. p.m. Friday, 6th M. 30 8.55 Saturday, Hlli 9.20 945 Sunday, 10th 10.10 10.35 lay, 11th 11- 11.25 Tuesday, 12th 11 50 12 15 Wednesday, 13th... 12.40 105 Thursday, 14fh 1.30 1.55
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    THE MOON.
    25 1 •> Mew Moon July 13th, 12.0 p.m. Kir*l. Quarter... 19th, 7-37 p.m. O Full Moon 27th, 2.51 p.m. Last Quarter Aug. 4th 2.44 a.m.
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    FIXTURES.
    55 1 To-i»a y 25th Day, sth Moon. Town Hand, Esplanade, 5.30 p.ui. Fanny Stanley Opera Co. Town Hall 9 p.m. The Farsi Cur/on Theatrical Co. Kuala Kangsa Hoad, 9 p.in. To-M OK HOW. 20th l>ay, oth Mooli. Fanny Stanley Opera Co. Town Hall 9 p.in. The Farsi Cur/on Theatrical Co.
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    Kinta Gymkhana Club.
    1112 1 Front thir Own Correspondent.) Batu Gajah, 2ud July. WITH the going in perfect order and weather to match, it was uufortuuate that tlie unavoidable change of date had cut down the fields to such au extent. However the attendance was by no meaus below the average of
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    War Items.
    728 1 -‘CKNES ON THE BATTLEFIELD. A letter describing t ie experiences of fc «oklier of the Imperial Bodyguard at the battle of the Yalu is published by t’ e Tokio Jiji. The letter is written to a friend in Tokio and is worth reproducing, describing as it does the
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    EXCHANGE.
    119 1 Penang, Bth July. (By courtesy of the Chartered Haul;.) London Demand Bank 1 /11 i; 4 months’ sight Bank ...LI 1J J 3 Credit ...1/11}? 3 Documentary ...1/11; Calcutta. Demand Bank J*s. 1451 3 days’ sight Private 1471 Bombay. Demand Bank 1451 3 days’siglit Private 1-4-7^ Madras, Demand Bank
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    SHARES
    190 1 Hersa.with Gold Miue Co., Ld. 9 14.50 sellers Ranh Australian Gold Mining Co., Ld S o. lledjaug l<el)oiig Gold Mining Co., Ld 4225. buyers KadanaGohl MiningCo„Ltd. (fully paid) 10.— nom. Bruseli Tin Mining Co., Ld. 4 3. —salts Chemlariaiig Hydraulic Tin Miniug Co., Ld 20. —sales Karangan Tin Mining
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    PRODUCE.
    158 1 I'm $39.40 buyers i Gold leaf 5 79. B.Pepper (W. Coast 31b5.50z.)4 20. —buyers White Pepper 4 33.75 5e11ers Traug Pepper 4 25.— seders Cloves (picked) 4 33. Mace 100 sellers Mace Pickings I*o. sales Nutmegs 110 s 45. nom. No. 1 L 30 natn. Sugar < 2 uo
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    P & O. SAILINGS.
    36 1 P O. SAILINGS. Mail Service. Outward*. j|u#k» net». Nubia Bengal 0 July j Ballaaro.t 23 Hxtra Service. Outwards. llomkwakdh. Java l i July Caudia lo July Malacca 26’ j Saradiuia HI For particulars See Page 3.
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  • Shipping.
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      ARRIVALS.
      116 1 Simla. Br, 8.805, Summer», Hth ,luh. Bombay, 29 th June, Geu, P. &O. Spkzia, But. s.s. 985, Boon, 7th Jul\. Aeheeu, 4tli July, Gen., —M. L. A Cm Kistna, Br. s.s. 524, Addeubrook, bth July, Singapore, Bth July, Gen., H. L. Co. b. Kimai, Br. s.b. 297, Nielsen, Bth
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      DEPARTURES.
      37 1 Bth July. Taw Tony, for Trang and Paugugu. Perak, for Port Swettenham and Malacca. Lady Weld, for Teluk Anson. Van der Parra, for Laugkat. Calypso, for l>eli. Sealda, for Singapore. G. G. v. Lansberje, for Siugapore.
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      IM PORT.
      78 1 Kistna, Br. s.s. 524, Addeubrook, Bth July, Singapore. Bth June, Gen., H. L. Co. P. J’imau, Br. s.s. 297, Nielson, Bth July, Deh, 7th July, Gen., —H. L. A Co. Lange at, Br. s.s. 187. Liddell, Bth July, Teluk Ausou, 7th Juiv* Geu.,K. G. Co. Avautke, Br. s.s.
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      EXPECTED.
      73 1 -j I c Fro ui Aye nt* Due J. Nieoll Mouluieiu i H.L.&Co. 9th Julv Nippon Colombo S K A Co. 9th Bengal Singapore! P.AO. 9th Fitzpatrick Rangoon i H.L.ACo. 9th Seydlitz .Singapore B.M.ACo. 13th Preubseu Colombo BM.&Co. 14th Nam Sang (Singapore B.&Co. 14th (J. A pear Calcutta A.A.A.Co.
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      SAILINGS.
      68 1 Ve**el» lot T.ruvet A. A pear Singapore A.A.A.Co. 9th Jul\ Bengal Colombo P.&U. yth Nippon Japan S.K.&Co. 11th J. Nicoll Mouluieiu H.fi.ACo. Fitzpatrick Rangoonn H.Ia&Co. Hth Sevdhtz Singapore IJ.M.ACo Preusseu Colombo B.M.&Co. Nam Sang Calcutta B.&Co, 15th G. A pear Singapore A.A.A.C0. 16th Beuvorlich Singapore S.B.&Co. 20th CB«nesk Singapore
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      MAILS CLOSE
      87 1 For llm Babraaud Asalian Per Hole Vhuaii I’n. I ‘-morrow. I pm. port Swettenbam ami Singapore —Per Aoayyte. to-morrow, 2 p.m. Bin«:i|M.ie anil Hongkong—Per A.Apcar, to-morrow. 2 p.m. Telnk Aiihoii Per L.iinjlsut, to-morrow, 2 p.m. n>|i '*t Uitium, to- morrow, 2 p.m. Siiiyi«.|>> »r*', Hongkong. Swatow tUlil Viimv
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      107 1 A. E. SKEELS. o WHISKIES. APENTA The best Natural Aperient Water. Bilious, Dyspeptic, Qouty, Constipated and Obese People Should always use APENTA Of all Chemists and Druggists. HUTTENBACH Bros. Co., Sole Agents. MAJNO’S PURE MILK, Sterilized. Absolutely free front germs of disease and fermentation. The only reliable Milk for Children
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      17 1 r;i tl STEARNS’ WINE, improves both apite ami digestion. It brings back health the weak and sicklv.
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      13 1 A. E. SKEELS. "4 f o LAGER BEER. KNGiNE OILS. McAlister Co., Ltd
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
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      29 1 WEATHER. 1 UK follow ini' report is kimlU supplied m J16 Signal Director ot‘ fortOornwalliR:— 1 n« rainfall «.tinlug the 24 hours eu<te<l at 1» h.iu. to-<lav tviu* nil.
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    Ye Ballade of Ye Captains.
    564 2 Ye Ballad e of Ye Captains. Where are now the Cipt lins Of the nurrovv ships «>f <>1<1 Who with v.iii.iut koiiIk w ui »<x-kiug for I lie Fiih.e I Flee**** ol ijroPt; In tee cI*mi«1***1 Dusk of Ages, (n tb<- D "Ml of II !*t‘>rv, AVoew the ringing songs
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    PENANG TURF CLUB.
    1255 2 PROGRAMME FOB Al'TCfflN MEETING. 1904, FIRST DAY. Tuesday, 26th July. 1904. 1. The Maiden Plate. Value #500. —A Race for Maiden Horses. Weight a* pnr scale (JOst.) An allowance of 14lbs. to all ex-Griffins. Entrance. S10. Dis- i tance, one mile. 2. Firht Griffin Rack. Value $100
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      318 2 V^*f4 TENDERS INVITED. GOVERNMENT OF PAHANG. Rkvenck Farms. yod lt»o7. fllENDERS will Ik- icceived at tin* 1 >i*iti»li JL Resident's Office. Ivuala bipis, up to noon of tflst August, IIHf-t, tor tin* lease of the following Farms for a period of three Years I ion i the 1st January. 190*».
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      285 2 Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States AgrUHorticultural Show. 11HE fir>t of of combined Shows. will lie lieid on the Race Course, Kuala Lumpur, on Friday. Saturday and Sunday the 5th, 6th and 7tii of August next. The Show will l>e opened by Hid Exckllnecy the Governor Hton Commissioner, (Sir JOHN
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      1554 2 /V i n» X \?Y Co -J a £R# WANTED. Notice. I'UVO or three Conipeteut Compositors. Apply t<> CRITERION PRESS. Butchers f.oin the 1st of A igimt. I904 Y\7 E the nndeniigtied I eg t„ inform the v Public that we v»il n,»i work WAMTC.D. A SMALT, furnished house, at
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      1473 3 f.uAWitu fix j>< vied arrival and Departures. Mail Service. Outwards. Aug July Aug. a Norddeatscher Lloyd, Bremen. IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE. BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION Co, Ltd. KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. BANKS Intended Sailing and Expected Arrivals of Steamers. Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER. .£BOO,OOO
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    The Straits Echo.
    78 4 Jantic* Mlitfle* everybo«ly, And Justice al«hu>. Um«r«o Established June Ist, 1903. ]'nl>li**hr<] ilnily (eicept Kumluy*.) at Tim CRITERION PRESS, Ld., No. 22<>-‘Jo*2 t Bench Street. Penang. FIUCK: DAII.Y. I.OCAI. iwr an»M< I h OUTBTATIONB I’oslugv fair*. MAII. KUITIMN (P,«t Kree) li ('A ItliK AIMMCKSS: “Echo—Penang.” Telephone No.
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  • Current Topics.
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      The Gateway to the Orient.
      339 4 Ox the 4th instant the Minnesota, the largest freight steamship in the world, was to leu\e Now York for Seattle and five months later the Dakota, her sister i ship, will also start on her voyage to the great Puget Sound port. From and after
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      Legislative Council
      456 4 At the Council Meeting to-day, the Colonial Secretary will move for a vote of 831,800 for certain iui- ■provements at the Criminal Prison, Singapore. A bill to amend the Intes- tates Ordinance will b* read a first time and several email bills will be read a second time.
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    Sungei Pinang.
    926 4 lIT. —Mk. J. W. Haluikax’s Views. Mr. J. W. Hallifax, President of the Muuicipalitv, courteously expressed his views on this great question, in the course of an interview yesterday morning. Asked as to his opinion of the present state of the Sungei Piuaug and the bridge over it
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    Our Water Supply
    1894 4 Mr. Caunter’s Report. j Mb. H. G. W. Cauuter’s rej*ort on the Water Supply of Penally, dated May 20, lot* i, which was in the main approved by the public meeting of ratepayers on the 4th inst. reads as follows: I have read Mr. Tomlinson’s report on
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      83 4 Pritchard Co., PENANG. ARRIVING BY THE s.s. "BORNEO” for the Races. LATEST NOYELTIES in the following Trimmed Hats, Plain Brocaded Silks, Sunshades, Millinery, Laces and Ribbons ALSO A. Choice Selection ol Plain and Fancy Gauzes, Grenadines and Muslins. PRITCHARD CO., Penang. 15<i McAlister Co Ld. /</ lie/u'li Sired. Penang. Cyrus
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      448 4 GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION I’K.NANtI HAItHOUR. TENDERS accompanied by a Schedule of Prices are invited for loading and unloading steamers alongside New Pier. Tenders addressed to the Honourable j Resident Councillor will l*e received up to i noon on 3ls*t July, 1901. All particulars respecting tlie contract can lie ascertained on application
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      4 4 PAINTS. McAUStER <* Co.. Ltd.
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      17 4 IF YOU EASILY CATCH COLD, vour 6\btuu ib lucking iu vitality, vuu need ft tonic, Steam* W>nc.
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    THE WAR.
    230 5 Improvised Shells, j Another Mine Disaster. Nett Commander for Port Arthur Squadron. (Echo S)>e.cia!e.) Cliefno, 7 July.—Prince Oukhtoin bky, Lite Fecond-in-coinmaiid of the Russian Pacific squadron, lias been promoted from Rear to Vice-Admi-ral and placed in command of the Port Arthur Squadron. Refugees arrived here state that 1
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      The Army.
      124 5 An Impracticable Reform Scheme. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 8 July. —The Standard learns that the revised army reform scheme of the Ut. Hon. Hugh O. Arnold Forster will virtually sweep the Militia out of existence, while sixty thousand of the least efficient members of Volunteer Battalions will be
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      The Colonies.
      22 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 8 July —Sir Gerald Strickland, Governor of the Leeward Islands, has been appointed Governor of Tasmania.
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      Parliament.
      35 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 8 July—Lord Bingham, Conservative, has been elected for Chertsey by 5,425 votes. Mr Sadler, the Liberal candidate,obtained 0 votes. The main issue in the contest was the Chinese labour question.
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      Great Britain.
      22 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 8 July.—The British exports and imports for June shew an increase of nearly two millions t-ich.
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      Somaliland.
      44 5 (Snjellied by Renter.) London, 8 July. —The Daily Mail’s Aden correspondent reports that the Mullah’s forces killed fifty of the Somali levies and friendlies at Eildab and looted a number of sheep and camels. The Pioneers pursued and shot twenty of the raiders.
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      America.
      70 5 (Supplied by ReUier.) London, 3 July.—Mr. Secretary Hav, in a speech delivered on the occasion of the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the birth of the Republican p:*rty, said that the diplomacy of~ix>th the late President MeKinlav and President Roosevelt was directed principally to upholding American interests in
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      Morocco.
      72 5 (Deli Con-rant Service.) The Hague (via Batavia) 5 July. —France has intimated to the Sultan of Morocco that it appears advisable that a police force composed of Zouaves from Algiers would be very useful at Tangier and therefore the government of the Republic contemplates the establishment of such a
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    The Pinang Gazette Annual Meeting.
    662 5 Yestkkday afternoon at 4-15 the annual general meeting of shareholder» in the Pinaug Gazette Press, Ltd., was held in the Chamber of Commerce. Mr. K. Young (chairwau) presided and there were also present Messrs. E. W. Presgmve (director) Bowers Smith. J. Armstrong, S. C. Penny
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    The Governor’s Tour.
    452 5 A Visit to Klang. (h rum Our Otcn Correspondent). 'V iring under to-day’s date our Kuala Lumpur correspondent says:—His Excellency the High Commissioner, Bir John Anderson, k.c.m proceeded to Klang yesterjday by the ordinary train leaving Kuala Lumpur at 10 a.m. He was ,accoinpanied by Sir William
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    Last Night's Dance.
    233 5 Enjoyable Assembly at the Engineers Institlte. Another of those Eugiueers Institute 1 dances which have beet.me so enjoyable aud popular recently was held last night, aud it was in no way behind its piedeces*ors. There was a large company in the hall aud the arrangements for convenience
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    Russian Affairs.
    1088 5 i j (From Our o: r n Correspondent.) Londos, 10 June.—A Russian authority whu knows the Russian Army Transport arrangements from A to Z has just arrived iu London. He gives a vivid picture of; the distressful condition of that depart- i incut, and the intrigue aud bickering
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  • PUBLIC OPINION.
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      THE JURY QUESTION.
      199 5 ToiUK Koituruf tiucSikaii* Echo. Sir, As you have opened a discussion! of this subject in your P. O. columns 1 I wish to be allowed to say a few words about it. There is not the slightest doubt that jurors from the Province suffer a great deal
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    Tin.
    405 5 London, 17 June.—-The market is again lower, with a considerable business done,! mostly for June prompts, for which position there was evidently a large bear” account j open, and prices close with a drop of 4*o per ton, »av cash .4*llB 10s., August 4‘llB, there j months 4117 15s.
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    PASSENGERS.
    216 5 hi tnard —Per Kistna,” from Singapore. Mr. Lim f/can Khang. From Por. Swetteuham, Messrs. 1 itzarcline, l«t Brown, Seng Tuck, Khoo \ong Teug. Rev. Brother James. Por Simla, from Loudon, Mr. P. Anderson. From Colon»Im>. Mr. Clayton. Bro. Gabriel, Bro. Bisuor. Outward- Per Simla.' for Singapore, Mr. Syed Al»dullah,
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      12 5 OVERWORKED MEN FIND Steams' Wins an excellent tome. Renews strength dan vigor.
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      208 5 TOWN HALL. FANNY STANLEY’S Comic Opera Dramatic Company. TO-NIGHT! TO-NIGHT! Friday, July 8th, By Special Request. The Delightful Comic Opera DOROTHY Saturday, July 9th, the Last Night. The Charming Comic Opera Lfi-MASCOTTE Box Plan at CUNNINGHAM, CLARK Co. 1-7-04 450 THE Parsi Curzon Theatrical Co. OF CALCUTTA at Pusey’s Theatre,
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      844 6 c Graham Co., Ld. JEIK CHIN Co.i JAMES BUCHANAN C.o'b CO WHOLESALE General Storekeepers, Provisioned and Commission j E--4 Beach Street Penang. pALLY Stlt^ rS?* t STR* n *o«i' ourcn cast 4?]* BRO-UlWf •^poreoPß'^. EO CQ Hall’s Wine Agents 25, HUGH !0W STREET, IPOH, Coca 9 o M 0 <D
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    The Vanishing Act.
    280 7 j A Alissikcj Mkhc:ivKl Kr.\ to Earth in kio i>:; J Ate tit so. Ik Somk time ago the Kobe Chronicle it J produced n remarkable Jefer from the Get man paper Echo from which it, appearei tlist 1 lie disappearance of the English limr cluuit, Mr.
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    Shorthand.
    200 7 The following appears in Pitman’?'honetic Journal of May 21:—“The Vnjflo-Cltineso Press of Hongkong Inst «lonth contained a number of able let ers from local plioiiograpliers protesting against attacks on Pitman's >hort■and emanating fioin the promoter of Jp-to-oate .'Shorthand who has arrived here from India, via Rangoon and •dngapotv. The
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    How to Choose a Wife.
    596 7 What A Phrknolo ist Svys. Ah interesting article by Mr. Btockpool O’Hell, the eminent phrenologist, appeared in Vi omen's Life" home time ago explaining now young men, anxious to become mated, can orm a iair estimate of a woman's character by die shape of her
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      1660 7 THE PtTIEIT PATENT PETROLEUM 1TINE. TH A OK MARK iS» H IN 11 IN BROTHERS^'*™’ —t f Standard Life Office Tb'\V IM< KV C,00 Sterlh* at t !m* General Storekeepers, Horse flnrf Livery Stables v W '.or, IM NANG I So. '(f-i-I «.«.muJTsi Tr* ‘T 1, t--* 1 I., ,lh
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      388 7 i» P e,VTAL SURG2ON. rice MoJerate Consultation Tree. m-hiding at \o. I7<*a, Carnarvon Street About 20 houses from the Carnarvon Station. MaNB V k ,vi:, 8 j l,Bf> arsirpj w'l umlenate a.i I>hiiul Sorrkvo for Chinese Indies at half ra+*»« •nont.ii ou'v rates to: one 3 fi Mltilß. notice TJie
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      1733 8 Large Purchases of New Goods Now on Display, j Talk Chee ficfo v nr lotion icnn ratalAY, LUMW CO., TAIK HO Co., 82, Main Road, INSURANCES. (ESTABLISHED 1890.) 18, 28 34, Church Street, Penan*. Ship Chandlers, Mining and Engineering Storekeepers and Aerated Water Requisites. JUST Qencra PERAK, TAiriNG. (Established 1889).
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