Straits Echo, 18 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. VOL. 2. $24 Per Anittim. PENANG, MONDAY, 18th JULi, 1904. 'Staglc Copy, 10 cents. No. 162.
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    Domestic Occurrences.
    91 1 Mauj.iauk. On lotli July, at Cwmdnuddwr Church. Itliayader. Churle* William Ernest Whish. Lieut, Royal Navy, H. M. S. Mars, only son f w Whish, Esq., late I. C. S.. of Erins- ourt. South Ascot. to Evelyn Augusta. eldest daughter of Graham Graham-Parry. Esq., of Bray. Co. Wicklow. Deaths.
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    HIGH WATER.
    44 1 Koi Week ending Sunday. July *24. 1904. a.m. r.M. M/mday, 18th 4.10 4.35 Tuesday, 19th 5.00 525 j Wednesday, 20th... 5.50 0.15 Thursday, 21st 6.40 705 Friday, 22 ud 7.30 7.55 i Satin<hiy, 23rd 8.20 845 Sutidav, 24th 9.10 9.35 1 I
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    THE MOON.
    28 1 First Quarter--. July. 19th, 7-37. r.M. O Full Moon 27th, 2.5) p.m. I «Mat Quarter Aug. 4th, 2.44 a.»i. O New Moon 11 tli, 7.15 p.m.
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    P & O. SAILINGS.
    49 1 P O. SAILINGS. Mail Service. OUTWAKIIK. 11 till KIVA ItllK. j Nubia 2/ July I Chtuan 25’ Jniy Cdromatulel JA mj BaUaarat 0 A tuj Kxtra Service. OUTWARDS. ]|o»IKWAKI>S. Malacca 26 July i Saradtuia 31 July Japan 9 Any j Socotra 14 Any •sT For particulars See Page 3.
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    Loss of the P. & O. liner Australia.
    3578 1 Loss of the P. O. liner Australia. A Hopeless Wreck. Splendid Conduct of the Crew. 1 Passengers and Crew Safely Landed. V 4l i EXCITING EXPERIENCES OF SURVIVORS Melbourne, 2 Juue.—'The P. and O. liner Australia, one of the fatest aud most handsome steamers of the line that come to
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      EXCHANGE.
      120 1 Penang, 18th July. (By courtesy o/ the Chartered Hank.) f*>ndon Demand Rank ...1/11 4 moil tbs’ sight Bank ...MU 3 Credit 1/11 3 Documentary ...1/11{‘ Calcutta, Demand Bank Jts. 145 3 days’ sight Private 147 Bombay. Demand Bank 145 3 days’ sight Private 147 Madras, Demand Bank 145 3
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      SHARES
      186 1 BersawahGold Mine Co;, Ld. $14 teller* llauh Australian Gold Mining Co.. Ld 625 Redjang lieliong Gold Milling Co., Fid $215. tale* KadanaGofd MiningCo„LtJ. (fully paid) 10.—how. Bruseh Tin Mining Co., Ld. 3. buyer* Chendariiing Hydraulic Till Mining Co., Ld 20. tale* Kurangau Tin Mining Co. 15. noin. Kinta Tin
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      PRODUCE.
      165 1 I’iu 71.75 buyer* Gold leaf 79. B. Pepper (W. Coast 31b5.50z.)$ 20 j buyers White Pepper 30.75 sellers Trang Pepper 25.— seller* Cloves (picked) 63. Mace 95 —sellers Mace Pickings 85.— sale* Nutmegs 110 s 39.44) sales SNo. 1 6 60 nam. 2 no stock. Basket 4 15 sellers
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  • Shipping.
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      ARRIVALS.
      139 1 Malaya, Uer. s.s. ->4B, BluuL, 18th July, Deli, 17th July, Gen.,-r-B. M. A Co. V'an Ber Parra, But. 5.5.331, Van Orden., 18th July, Bajau, 17th July, Gen.,— H. L. A Co. IjAut Weld, Br. s.s. 245, Treweeke, 17th July, T. A UBOII, 16th Julv, Gen., Straits S. S. Co.
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      DEPARTURES.
      54 1 18th July. Petrel, for Langkat A Paugkalau Br.iudau It. Halewyn, for Batu Balira and Asahan. H«k Clt nan Uu, for Batu Buhra A uulian Canton, for Pangkor and Teluk An sou. Andalusia, Singapore, China and Japan.' Un Petty, for Perils and Setid. v Malaya, for Beli. Bantam, for Pulo
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      IN PORT.
      85 1 Van Ber Parra, But. s.s. 381, Y r au Orden, 18th Julv, Bajan, 17th Julv, Gen..— H. L. A Co. Lady YVeld, Br. s.s. 245, Treweeke, 17tli July, T. Anson, 16th July, Gen., Straits S. S. Co. P. Kimau, Br. 8.8. 297, Nielsen, 17th July, Deli, 16th July,
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      EXPECTED.
      35 1 Ve**e1t 1 From Ayenl* V Due Bcuvorlich London S.B.&Co. 20th July. Olenesk London B.&Co. 21st Meriouethsli ire' London B.&Co. 21st Lai San" Calcutta B.&Co. 22ud Macduff London S.B.&Co. 28th Per Mia Singapore S.K.&Co. 20th
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      SAILINGS.
      37 1 \'e**el» For Ajent* “v r Leave t Benvorlicli Singapore S.B.ACo. *#n 20th July Gleuesk Singapore B.ACo. -1st MerionethSingapore B.A Co. 21st shire Lai Sang Singapore Singapore B.ACo. 22nd Macduff S.B.ACo. 2fftli Pei sia Trieste S.K.AC0. i
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      MAILS CLOSE
      46 1 Fou:— ,4 4 I*• »i i Swettenliam At Malacca—Per Vidar, tO-III »itow, 2 p.m. Port Swollen liani, Kuala Luaipur aud Singa|*»re -Per Pin Seng, to-morrow, 3 p.m Te!u« A mum —Per Lady Weld, to-morrow 3 p in. Ltugk tl Per JhiHo, 21st instant,.# p.m.
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      PASSENGERS.
      57 1 In ward Per Malaya," from Deli, Mr. Piekeu|Ku-k. Per Van Der Para,” from Mr. F. Vauden L:in it. Per Laily Wcled,” from Teluk. Anson, Messrs. A. Hoodreck :uid Geeluuiahdiii. Per Lint:im.” from Singapore, Mr. Franckil, it ija Baheudit Mr. aud Min', fatu. Per Piu Sent',” from Singapore, Matters. W.
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      FIXTURES.
      13 1 'l*o- U XT. 6th Day, 6th Moon. To-moruow. 7th Day, 6th Moon.
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      187 1 A. E. SKEELS. WHISKIES. ANOTHER Shipment has arrived for ns OOMPKIBINO Ladies Necklaces and Gents Alberts in runout, designs. COLGATE A Co.’s Celebrated Perfumery. Gents’ Terai and Soft Felt Hats, White Lisle Thread Shirts, Hemstitched Handkerchiefs AND A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF Socks and Stockings ALSO NICHOLSONS World RenownEi* Rasps and
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      577 1 George Town Sales Room. TO BE SOLD BY PUBLIC AUCTION On Wednesday 3rd August, 1904 AT 10-30 A M. Opposite Police Station, at Nibong Tebal. BY OKDBK OK THE EXECUTORS OF F. PULSKORD, DECEASED. ALL that piece of laud messuages and hereditaments situate in the District of Suughie Acheh, in
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      8 1 ar IRONMONGERY.* Me Alim ter /C Co., Ltd
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      10 1 A. E. SKEELS. << t -H LAGER BEER. ~K j i
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
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      31 1 WEATHER. Thk following report is kindly supplied l y the Signal Director ot‘ Korr Cornwallis: llie ram tail dill-ini' lli« ~l hours ended *t. It a.in. to-day was 0 35 inches.
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      18 2 !j|fcARNS WINE, after influenza and A li ideal reconstructive touic that givefe immediate lteiielit. Increases Haight, renews strength.
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      19 2 STEARNS’ W INE, i 9 the great nutrient tonic in convalescence from fever*, influenza, pneumonia. FAIRBANKS SCALES. NoAUator Ltd
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      547 2 A New Thing in Penang. THE TURKISH AND RUSSIAN Hot Air and Vapor Baths. Wo. 128b, Transfer Road, Penang. THE public are requested to try these baths, which they will fin«] to be quite refreshing, invigorating and highly beneficial to health. Persons who have been suffering from chronic diseases, from
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      1724 2 L se le esn lie! in der *8» C., re <P* H %f£R TO LET FURNISHED. VTO. 10, Clove Hall Hoad. Apply to J. R. McFARLANL, 4, Logan's Buildingt. 9-7-04 u.c. 470 FOR PRICKS APPLY TO MARTYN 12-10-03 Co. 72c PENANG HARBOUR SURVEY be, ite j ia-1 tfit >le i
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      1803 3 -o* TA<'>kp. o. mm. i Co. I\.r/>*•<'(<■< l an tral and IJcimi litres. Mail Service. July -M Aug Outwards. NtiJ’Ui connecting with s.s. Moldavia S.S. Mu r m ora t- s.s. Coromandel do 18 s.s. Chusau do 1 k.k. Bvnyal do Homewards July 23 s.s. do Aug. s.s. Ballon rat
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    THE GOVERNOR’S TOUR
    94 4 His Excellency the Governor and Miss i Anderson will be At Home” at. the Residency, On Thursday, 28th July, at 9.10 p m. Ladies and Gentlemen attending this Reception are requested to bring cards with their names legibly printed or written thereon, aud to hand these cards
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  • Current Topics.
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      Telegraph Delays.
      172 4 Ouk Bangkok correspondent writes under date of 8th July —The Echo'* strictures on the condition of Siam's telegraph system were reproduced in one of the local papers and gave satisfaction to the long-suffering foreign community. That example of one wire from yours truly reaching the Echo before another
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      A False Report.
      328 4 It will doubtless be recalled that recent telegrams announced that the Japanese Government had appointed General Oyama Viceroy of Manchuria.'’ As a set-off to the preposterous assumption of sovereign rights in Manchuria by Admiral Alexieff, who was designated Viceroy of the Far East.’' in an Imperial decree
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      Sir Charles's Resignation.
      962 4 Thk reasons for the resignation of Sir Charles Kliot, British Commissioner for the East African Protectorate, are piettv clearly set out iuthe London Helm of 22nd June. The resignation was announced iu the House of Commons recently, and the appointment of Sir Donald William Stewart iu his
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    The Late Mr. Sneyd-Kynnersley.
    889 4 The Late Mr. SneydKynnersley. Memorial Service at St. George’s Church. Evensong at St. George’s Church yesterday took the form of a memorial service fur tlie late Air. 0. W. Sueyd-Kyunersley, c.m.g., until recently Resident Councillor of Penang, news of whose sudden death from heart failure was received here on Thursday
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    Indian Immigration
    74 4 The annual report on Indian Im n jj tion for last year is published in Fri.f, Gazette. We are glad to note that 7|,e total nunilier of immigrants anivji,., Penang in 1903 fioua Southern India slio V( .'j an increase of i.eirly 2,000 on the fi, ni for
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    The Assizes.
    78 4 The calendar for the Assizes, which to-morrow, shows a list of five which two are charges of forgery forgery, criminal breach of trust* m„| ,1,7 honest misappropriation one of not covering property to the Official Ass, „7 and of fraudulently removing part of to the value of 525,
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    Standpipe Difficulties.
    150 4 More Desperate Encounter* in .Singapore. About 9 o’clock last Thursday morning a tight took place at a standpipe in Horn* Lini Lane, Singapore, between a gang ~f rikisha coolies and a nunilier of men. The r.ien quarrelled over the right to obtain water from the pipe and as
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    Muslim Trust Fund.
    280 4 The following order (No. 764) appear* iu last Friday’s Gazette:— W hereas it has been proved to the Honourable the Deputy of the Governor in Council that the Musliuiin Trust Fund Association, which is about to I** registered under “The Companies Ordinance 1889,” as au Association limited
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    Tin.
    339 4 >f j CORRESPONDENT S applies tilt* Millin' y Mail (15 July) with the following iuterestj '“8 figures :—The increase in the output of > tin^tli is year, up to the end of May, amounts e 0 ”»368.76 piculs (or 439 tons) as cowpar1: e<l with the corresponding period of
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    THE WAR.
    510 5 Enormous Slaughter a Myth. Russian Depredations in Red Sea. P 0. Steamer Seized and German Mails Confiscated HAS TilK NBUTKAIJTY OF THK OAUDAXk'I.i.KS I.KKN VIOI.ATKI) 7 (Supplied by Renter.) London, 1(> July.—A telegram from Periui reports that, when passing there, the steamer Dragoman, bound from Hatoum to China
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      Cricket.
      19 5 (Supplied by llevtcr.) I.omlun. 18 July—The South Al'ri'xiu'letuii heat the All Knglunu XI at Loi% by 180 ruiib.
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      Tronoh Mines.
      61 5 Record output this month. (Echo Special.) 1 1 h>li, t 8 July.—Tiie output of tlie Tronoh Mines Ltd., for tlie first 15 «lays of tlrs montli —Ist to 15th July—was 1,502 p enis •> > catties, veiled at $58,639. 97. T am informed that there is <joo«i reason
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      The Army.
      61 5 The New Reform Scheme. (Supplied by Reuter Ixmdon, 10 July.—The Daily Chronicle says that, while still concurring with the general ideas of the Rt. Hon. Hugh O. ArnoldForster’s new army scheme, it tinds that, the more it is considered in detail, the more doubts present themselves. The paper
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      The Late Ex-President Kruger.
      26 5 [Softplied by Reuter.) London, 18 July.—The British Government has consented to lhe remains of the late ex-President Kruger being buried at Pretoria.
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    The Volunteer Fleet.
    604 5 8ti;ange Precautions. Odessa, 2 June. —In consequence of information in 'possession of the secret police a strict guard has l>eeu set over the V r oluuteer Fleet cruisers, nine of which are in this pott. Their anchorage ground is patrolled during the night by an armed cutter
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    The Governor’s Tour.
    510 5 The Ipoh at Home. Ipoh, 18 July.—The “at home” given at •he Residency at Ipoh on Saturday evening I in honour of the visit of Sir John Anderson proved a most brilliant and successful func- ion. Invitations had been issued announcing •hat the Acting British Resident, Mr.
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    Mining in Cornwall.
    306 5 Mr. J. H. Collins, f g.s., in :l review of the revival of West Couutry mining, iu the latest issue of the Records of the London and West Country Chamber of Mines, says' that it is known that tin mining has been carried on in Cornwall for
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    Tronoh Mines.
    1228 5 Manager’s Report to the Directors. 1 have much pleasure iu banditig you my report for the year ending December last: Main Shaft. This has l>eeu suuk aud timbered 65 ft making a total depth of 100 ft. The sinking of the first 50 ft. was difficult, owing to
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    The Volunteer Ball.
    570 5 Distribution of Prizes. On h riday night the Volunteers spacious Drill Hall at Fort Cornwallis was in gala attire, for the annual ball given by the members of the Corps took place and, as was only to be expected, proved fo be a most popular function; 'I
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      A CORREOTION.
      91 5 I'o TliK Kl)in.:; or TMK si kajtsjKquo. Dear Sir, I regret t«< iiaye out that an error has 1m*>h made iu the report oa the subject cf the presentation of an addrcSs to His Excellency bv tlie Chett.y community 011 a silver battle axe which t lie Clfettycommunity
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    Pauper Hospital Coffin Fund.
    29 5 The following further subscript»* the above fund are thankfully Tlckuow. ledgedr v. Drought forward 83,9ij|> Liin Mah Clive s(j Dim Hua Cheam i” 4 84,090
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      6 5 OOW BRAND BfBFTER. /flc/}lister Cb.# Ltd»
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      91 5 On k of tht* most useful Institutions of this co mi try promises to lie The Diabetic Institute of London, established for scientific research into the origin, cause and treatment of Dialietes and the secondary symptoms pout. rheumatism, carbuncles, etc. Hardly any diseatte is so little understood, and at the
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      3 5 CUTLERY McflUster Co,,Ltd
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      240 5 To-day’s Advertisements. municipal notioe. K Municipal Commissioners of George 1 Town, Penang, hereby myite separate tenders for tlie folio wii)g_works*-r-. 1. Construction of screening well at Aier Etam. 2 Erection of BuHock and Cart Sheds at Jelutoug. ■5. Erection of Scavenging Cart Shells at buugei Piuang. 1' nil particulars can
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      1774 6 APENTA The best Natural Aperient Water. TRADF MARK CHIN HIN BROTHERS, Bilious, Dyspeptic, Gouty, Constipated and Obese People Should always use APENTA Or «11 Chemists and Druggists. General Storekeepers, Horse Dealers, and Livery Stables, No. 60s, PENANG ROAD. Telephone No. 266. ALWAYS FOli SALE FRESH FODDER! TITHE very best quality
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    PERAK TUBE CLUB.
    828 7 PROGRAMME. i 16th 18th c* 20'h August 1904. e 1 TAIPING RACES, 1904. FUST DAY Tuesday, Kith Avgust. b—The Maiden Plate. \alne*f00. For Maiden horses. Ex-griflius j allowed 14 lbs. weight as per scale Histone. Distance 1 mile. Entrance 815., --—The Champion Griffin Race. Value 8300 and
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    Country Roads.
    774 7 Hint* to Engineers. Du. Watson, the itfsfrict Surgeon of Klang, in a recent report on the drainage of country roads in his district as a sanitary measure, makes some i uteres ting observations and i ecummeudad ions wbjt'h are of general interest.; He;.is ef opinion that roads and
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      1301 7 INSURANCES. Canton lnsuia»n^o Office, Limitoa. Capital Subscribed Amount Paid-up Reserve Fund *2, .500,000 500.000 730,000 H*A!> (.►►KICK, lloNOKONO. General Agents, Mksskk. J akiunk, Matmkson A Co. rilHK undersigned having l>een appointed L Agents for tlie above Company are prepared to accept Narine risks at current rates. A l»onus is annually
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      80 7 Learn Shorthand at Home l*v eorrespomleiie»*: fl) weekly will make you perfect. OBTAIN HIGHER SALARY. Skortl.nti'l Is nowaday» indl»pen»H>|» f* »s.<lv. Utilize spare time. Verv.moderat* fĕf. We procure positions. Write for free bookUt# C'ESTKAI. CORRESPONDENCE COLLEGE, Temple Chamber*. 'I'emple Arenne, London. E.C. -f-G Of twice a wk. y<)4 Jeye’s Per/ed
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      972 8 Wf OFFER GOOD VALOE FOR GASH PAYMENT WHITEAWAY, LAIDLAW l Go., PENANG Taik Ghee Co. HAVE JUST UNPACKED NEW STOCK 07 THEIR FAMOUS TENNIS SHOES which will enable them to supply their Numerous Customers who have not yet made their Purchase. (ESTABLISHED 180 o.) 18, 28 «fr 34, Church Street,
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