Straits Echo, 29 April 1905

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    Masthead
    35 1 Straits Echo DAILV CIiKONICLt «I EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAIT!, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES, AND THE EAR EAST GENERALLY. VOL. 3. $24 Per Annum. PENANG, SATURDAY, 29th APRIL, 1905. Single Copy, 10 cents. No. 95.
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    Domestic Occurrences.
    119 1 Births, ON 1 he «ml April, at Yokohama, the wife of O. Gustavos Brady, of a son. On the 5th April, at Yokohama, the wife „f Irvine Williams, of a daughter. Marriages. On April J8th, at HI. George Cliuroli, Penang, by the Uevd. Frank Haines. Dorothea Knnignude, sixth
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    HIGH WATER.
    49 1 For Week ending Friday, May 5, 19' »5. A.M. pm. Sal unlay, 29th 8.10 8.35 3oth 9 AH) 925 M unlay, Ist 9.50 10 15 Tuesday, 2nd 10.40 11 05 5 ediiesday, 3rd ...11.30 midnight i Thuisdav, Ith 0.2 V <» 45 Friday, sth 1.10 ;r. 135 j
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    FIXTURES.
    33 1 To-i»a t. '2sth Day, 3rd Moon, loan Hand, Golf 01 ii D. t> to 7 p.m. Harmston’s Circus, Dato Kramat Gardens, land 9-15 p.m. To-lION row. 2*ith Day, 3rd Moon. Low Sunday.
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    THE MOON.
    24 1 O M**iu ....May 4th 1i>.40.l r.M (first l“2tli 1.41.7 i*..m O hull Moon 19th 4.31.7 a. a; Lwt Quarter *JGtli 1» < \.\i
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    MAILS DUE.
    51 1 •reriiiun i Bayern) 2nd Max China (P. Kitcl Fried rteh) 3rd Indian (Thoiupoa) 4th Ihe extra I*. I), steamer Palermo, having left, Aden at evening uu Thursday, 20th instant, is expected to arrive here at i a.in. on Wednesday, 3rd proximo, and will leave for Singapore, China and
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    P. & O. SAILINGS.
    42 1 P. O. SAILINGS. Mail Service. Outwards. Hum kwarus. Benya! 7 May. Corn out tide! I! May. Nubia Vo j Chum n 27 Hxtra Service. Outwards. Hombwakdm. Palermo V May. Ceylon > May. Palma 10 1 Pera Iff Fol |>;il I icuiars 8*-*- 4.
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    Sir James Alexander Swettenham.
    1611 1 (Jamaica “Glkanek.*' Ah it seems that we have in Sit James Alexander .Swettenham a Governor whose originality is much more marked than even that of Mr. Sydney Olivier, it will perhaps be well that the Gleaner should point out at this juncture the sort of conduct
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    EXCHANGE.
    131 1 Pbkano, 29th Aerie. j (liy court*** ij of the Chartered Hank.) [iOtulon Demand Bank ...1/1 I I months’ sight Bank ...lVIIJJj 3 Credit ...1 11J j* 3 ...1 11; Calcutta. Demand Bank Rn. NO4 3 day*’ sight Private 14>4 Bombay, Demand Bank I 404 3 day .a’ sight Private
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  • Shipping.
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      ARRIVALS.
      77 1 I* AK W iiatt Soon. Hr. s.s. 199, Glemlav -Bth Apr., Deli, 27th Apr., Gen., Quah lieng Kee. I aw Ton*;, I»r. s.s. IUo, Hassau, 29th Apr., Asalinn. 28th Apr., Gen,— K. G. Co. Glbnoolk, Hr. s.s. 2,399, Tjarkiug, 28th Apr., Km uufoon. 24th Apr, Gen., H. C. Co.
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      IN PORT.
      19 1 I'aw I'ono, Hr. s.s. IUo, H assail, 29th Apr., A saltan, 28th Apr., Gen., —K. G. Co.
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      DEPARTURES.
      63 1 29th April. C. Apcar, tor Calcutta. De Kock, for Deli. Teceta, for Negapatam an*l Aiadras. Han Whatt Soon, for Deli ami Laugkat. Laiujlcat, for Teluk Anson. Glenogle, for Singapore. h>it,i Sang, for Singapore ami Hongkong. Haroi*c, for Colombo. Muhina, for Deli. Hoclc Clman Vn for Singapore. Blnuota, for Singapore.
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      EXPECTED.
      34 1 1 t'SHelt h'l’uiii Agent» hue AJei.eluu* Liverpool W.M.&Co. 1st Mi^ 1‘alern.o London Ad.&t’o. 8nl (ji. A pour Calcutta A.A.A.Co. 5tii Lieuiouiond Loudon B.IJ.AtV 7«li Oisela Coioni lx» S.K.ACo. loti. JYiesle Singapore !S.K.&Oo. I'itll
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      SAILINGS.
      42 1 f Vesttele For A (jenlr Leave Monehius Singapore WiUtV 1st, M a t« Ain'iir Singapore A.A. A .(Jo. ->Mi Palerm Singapore A .(l.ACo. 1 ielllollloUtl Silica purr S. It. A Co 7th (a isela Singapore S.K'.ACo. 10th Trieste Trieste SK.&Co. 12th
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      MAILS CLOSE.
      88 1 Fok Bat u Bahra Per U. Halewyn, Ist proximo, 1 p.m. i -Per Deli, Ist proximo, 1 p.m. Langkat and Pangkalati Braudan—Per Petrel, Ist proximo, 1 p.m. Tougkah Per Hutu run, Ist proximo, 1 p in. A sit hau—Per 'Taw Tony, Ist proximo, v Port .SwetUsuham Per Mary
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
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      115 1 MARTYN Co. 4* WHISKIES. TO LET OR SELL. HOUSE No. 2, Gottlieb Road, with the land formiug lot 164, Town Subdivision 1, containing 9 acres 1 rood 12 poles, highly cultivated with fruit trees. Applv to ADAMS ALLAN, Solicitor* to t'staie of F'r-jtHci* Pulsjord deceased b4 6-2-U-5 iw a wk
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      17 1 STEARNS’ WINE will bring back :he lest s.reUfctb aud vigor, but be sure it is Stearns’ Wine.
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      15 1 OVERWORKED MEN FIND Steam*' Wine au excellent tonic. Renews strength aud increases the vital forces.
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      77 1 GWAG ZEITLIU **> Genuine Pilsener Beer. WAYANG AISHAH To-Night Don’t Forget To-Night. Grand Gala Night, Tableaux! Real!! Tableaux!!! G'ostumew, Dif'»es and Seeuerien Every tiling new. I b ight am! Smart. .Special Si ling Orchestra. The Adorn aiul all belonging to the I noma Zanziiiar Thkatkica t. C'o. of O. K.
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
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      30 1 WEATHER. Hi<; toiimvniij report is kiiulii supplie<i i»v tliii Si if ii ai Director of Kori. <'oriivvatiis.— Tm* uiiufaii Hurlin' the --I hours einitHi at i* ;i.in. <<j-Uay was ml.
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  • Obituary
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    31 1 Deaths. On tliH 2nd April, at Yokohama. Maui Sarda. aged .V» years. On tho ttli March, at the German Naval Hospital. Yokohama. Roller! Kaphiugst. aged '27 years, a native of Hamburg.
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    THE RUIN OF DHARMASALA.
    753 2 Graphic Account by an Etc-Witness. DhAKMAsALA, OUC of ill»; remotest bul perhaps the prettiest ot‘ all the Punjab hilt stations, has been for many years a home to a great, many people who have preferred settling out here, instead of returning to Europe. The scenery is
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
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      47 2 Andrew Usher Co. s SPECIAL KESERVE O.V.G. Whisky. CRAIGELLACHIE GLENLIVET DISTILLERY Co.’s GAELIC “OLD SMUGGLER” WHISKY. SANUILANDS, BETTER» Co. Kim Keng Leong Co., 127, BEACH STREET. IMPORTERS 01 EVERY DESCRIPTION IRONMONGERY, 'Vhich is on Sale at specially advauUigt terms. ALSO AO ENTS FOU ok srand Kerosene Oil.
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      1575 2 TO LOAN. <tbQ rw w V AT 10 per cent, upon )\J first clash security it Feuati*'. House property preferred. “ALPHA.” 27-4-05 tri-wk 6in 296 c-o Straits Echo CASH CLEARANCE SALE. /previous to removing' to another premises t FOR ONE MONTH ONLY. Commencing from I at Mug, 1905. 411 Stock-iii-Trade
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
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      1882 3 iW c«5 VM P, 0. isHbylS. N. Co. Expected Arrivalx and Departures. Mail Service. Outwards: May 11 s.s. Benyul connecting- with 8.8. Britannia 25 8.8. Nubia do 8.8. Mongolia Homewards. April 29 8.s. Simla connecting with 8.8. Moldavia May 13 s-8. Coromandel do s.s. Victoria 27 8.8. Chusan do 8.8.
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    The Straits Echo
    113 4 JtXtfliCc inUttlM innljt, att«l Established June Ist, 1903. Kuolinli».! •tails' (axot»t N'Uhlm-, u At TUB CRITERION PRESS, Ed., No. *J2<* Reach Stroet, Pwihihj PRICE DAILY I.OCAI V-< uismul OUTSTATIONS Fo»t igo Kxto UAH. KUIT'ON (PMt tree) $l5 .'A KI.I-! Al*l»ll kSs: r He li —r eita it
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  • Current Topics.
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      Contraband.
      237 4 It seems that a. seaman is justified in refusing to sail in a vessel carrying contraband of war. The other day we were told that, men imprisoned in Hongkong on this account had been released by order of the Secretary oi Slate and now we learn from a recent
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      Human Beings and Sleep.
      360 4 s>ix hours sleep tor a man, seven lor a woman, and eight for a fool” is a proverb which has often caused misgiving’s in lie minds of that large number of people who require at least eight hours of rest. Speaking at the Conference on {School
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    THE A. D. C.
    990 4 Last Night's Performance Last night the Petiaug Amateur Dramatic Club made their bow to the public at the Town Hall in The Little Sentinel,” and A Breach of Promise Case.” The audience, j probably owing to the circus being in full swing, was somewhat disappointing, both
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    Those Microbes.
    218 4 He theu described liow V'ac air was always full of minute particles of 'organic and inorganic matter, amidst which floated hundreds of millious of microbes, to the attacks of which the bulk of our known diseases had been traced by the bacteriologists.— Strait» Echo. We are told that
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    Over Water, Under Earth.
    231 4 A cheat engineering triumph has been assured by the connecting up of the Zambesi Bridge, which runs over the gorge at the Victoria Falls for a distance of 650 ft. Its height of 420 ft. at low water, *****. at high, renders it the most elevated
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    Ceylon Police and the Civil Service.
    529 4 Major Bo be rt sou. Acting Depiiiv JuI speetor-Geueral of Police. Aladru« PivsidenjCy, has been appoiule.l lnsi»-ctor-< ieueral o! Police, i ’ey lon. In ciinecl i«»n with i|n> apj*oiutineut a correspondent writes In in i Ceylon Observer i»oiuliiig out theadvani i-. > of a
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    Wedding.
    242 4 Bahhktt—Sandekso.v Une of- Pena tig’s well-known and popular residents in the person of Mr Sydney George ParreLt, luaiiagei ol Messrs Whiteaway, Laidlaw Co.'s local brand, was quietly wedded in the PresUvteriau Church early this morning, the bride’ being Miss Agnes Alice Sanderson. The ceremony was performed by the Rev.
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    CRICKET.
    471 4 Singapore v. Selangor. Kiepowino are the scores in this match which was played at -Singapore during tlie holidays:— Selanook. A. B. Hubback b Reid 0 c Cleaver b Rees 7 E. W. X. Wyatt c j Cantrell b Reid 15 not oat 57 j N. Grenier c Cleaver b
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    Passengers.
    74 4 Inward Per Simla, from Hongkong :Mr l<a Chop Alan, Mr. Lai Kali Qoo. From Singapore Air. Kuos. Outward- Per Simla, for Colombo Mi W. Finery Stark. lor Marseilles Airs. B.iness, Airs. Mugiistou.'Mr. Altna Baker, Mr. J. Murison Allan. Hca. J. Turuex md Miri-Tunier, Mr. W. K. T. Me Ken-a--3ar
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      440 4 HARMSTON’S f HARMSTON S HARMSTON’S iiRAS'D CIRCUS and Royal Menagerie of Performing Wild Animals. TO-NIGHT! TO-NIGHT! TO-NIGHT! fit 9-15 Sharp. fit 9-15 Sharp. Location of our Tents: Dato Kramat Gardens. Brilliant Success OF “MONARCH” The Untamable Lion. The Wonderful Diving Dog Pat The Marvellous Educated Monkeys. The Fin de Siecle
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      6 4 Compare Wbitea way’s PHoe» with Ch4*
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    The War.
    260 5 Tho Tsar's Armada. Third Squadron not yet at Singapore. Erh u Spec ial Singapore, 29 April.—T lie Third Baltic Squadron lias not been sighted here up to 12-30 p.m. to-day. No News at Malacca. Malacca (noon). —The Third Baltic Squadron has not vet been sighted here, but there
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      Russian Revolt.
      90 5 Bloodshed in Caucasus. (Supplied by Reuter.) Loudon, 28 April.—Official reports from the Caucasus describe numerous encounters lietweeu the }>ensanU and troops, the former being armed with pickaxes and bludgeons aud occasionally with revolvers. Many have beeu killed and wounded as the result of the charges by the Cossacks.
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      Moroccan Muddle.
      97 5 Germany’s Deliberate Policy. (Supplied by Renter.) London. 29 April. The determined and deliberate policy being pursued by Germany in regard to Morocco is regarded in Paris asbecomiug an increasingly grave factor in European pditics, even warranting the watchfulness of France on her eastern frontier. German Mission. The German
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      Trouble in Tibet.
      68 5 The Recent Massacre. Aborigines Organised. {Supplied by Reuter.) D'Uilou, 28 April.—Tlie Moruiug Post's correspondent, at Shanghai states that the person* murdered along with the Chinese Fotiitnigsioiter include four French missionaries. Ten thousand aborigines at Batang have organised a society and proclaimed that, as the British may occupy
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      King and Queen.
      25 5 Arrival at Marseilles. (SuppHsl by Reuter.) Iioudmi, 29 April.*—Their Majesties King Edward and Qutvn Alexandra have arrived l M;* r&D! 1 it*?*.
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      Arabian Revolt.
      70 5 Sana Insurgents Surrender. (Supplied by Reuter.) Loudon, 29 April. —Reuter's correspondent at Hodeida states that the insurgents at Sana surrendered to the Turkish troops on the 20th instant. The insurgents are nowinvesting Menakha, which has a semi-mu-tinous garrison of 5,000. Attack on a Caravan. A party of Arabs
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      Russian Railways.
      22 5 From Tomsk to Tashkend. (Supplied by Renter.) London, 29 April.—Russia has decided to construct a railway from Tomsk to Tashkend.
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      Egyptian Army.
      54 5 Reduced to Colonel’s Command. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 2« April.—The Daily Standard states that the proposal to reduee the British troops iu Egypt to a Colonel’s command has been definitely adopted aud that Col. George M. Bullock, tlie Colonel on Staff, commanding the garrison at Alexandria, has l»eeu
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    Penang's Vital Statistics.
    601 5 During last month there were 104 births, of which 54 were boys and 50 girls. The birth rate was equivalent to 12.37 pei thousand. The deaths numbered 618. of which 285 were males aud 83 females. The death rate was equivalent to an annual inor-1 tality of
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
    2463 5 Special Meeting. A special meeting of the Municipal Commission of George Town was held in the Municipal Chambers yesterday afterinoon. Mr. J. W. Huilifux (President) i presided and there were also present: j Dr. Locke, Messrs L. H. Clayton, Liuj Eu Toll, and Clieali Tek Thye; with Mr.
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
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      12 5 Whit*away'fc Sell for Cash, therefore can Sell Cheaper than any Tr<*dit-siving Firm.
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      265 5 To-day’s Advertisements. LOST. SEVEN Tanjong Pagar Shares, Nos. 19,311 to standing in the name of Lionel Mabbott Woodward. Finder will be rewarded on returning the same to KENNEDY Co., 211-4-05 lwk 20J- Downing Street. SPECIAL DINNER. To-night: To-night!: Saturday, 29th April, AT 7-30 I' M. Australian Mutton FROM THE SINGAPORE
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      651 6 NOTICE. THK uiulersignt*! to liitorm the public of Peuauic and tlie ueitfbbouriiig Native iU.i it 1 r 1 4 %r T iV t» ni! ALLAN IRVING, o HI I'lic pui/ll\y VI M IIUU l/uv .v w St-ate* t hat they have l teen a|>p<>iuto<l AiwnU for Mesura. IugalJ, Parse s,
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    Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis.
    162 7 *.tknkkai, ulann is being felt throughout t»ennauv fit the spread of the epidemic ol ceiebio-spiual meningitis, says a mail paper lsl to hand. Cases have Ihhjii reported in t ie suhurbs ot Berlin, in Saxony, and in other districts. In Sdesia, where the disease ist appeared, the people
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    The Brighton Election Result.
    303 7 A Scene. Iheul was a remarkable scene in the House of Commons wlieu the result of the poll at Brighton became known. A thin house was discussing cotton-growing within the Empire, when there was a sudden rush of Opposition members into the Chamber. A dozen members
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    Outward Passengers.
    215 7 Per P. aud O. steamer Britanuia. connecting with the steamer Bengal, at Colombo, from Lond-on, April 14—To Penang Miss McGrevey, Mrs. Vanreuau and children, Mr. and Mrs. A. Nutt. Mr. and Mrs. D. Brown. To Hongkong Mr. Menezes and child. From Marteillet, April 21.—T0 Singapore Mr. J. F.
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
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      1270 7 Graham Go. Ltd. 4 Beach Street. Penang The Leading Wholesale Chemists in the Straits. MANUFACTURERS OF Chefnical, Pharmaceutical, Photographic, and other preparations. LEE CHYE DISPENSARY, W No. 258, CA1CJMIVON STREET, PENANG Tklkvhonk Mo. 291. Open day aud night From 6 a.in. to 9 p.m.. TEOH J00 MENG< Chop SOON VANG.
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      81 7 OO-OOP. I Thomas’ Peppermint Tooth Powder for the People. Contains Arccanut A: Soft Willow Charcoal. The best for the Teeth Gums Observe. When cleaning the teeth always use cold water which is a tonic to the I'ums, hot relaxes them. 5, 10 15 cts- Packets. t iS H cts. Postage
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      610 8 WHITEAWAY'S is Ik FIRM FOR VALUE. Gents 1 Price u per suit Electrical Engineers, PENANG. Show Rooms Logan's Buildings. ARE now prepared to undertake all kinds of electrical work at the shortest notice. All work done l»y fully competent men under European supervision. House wiring a speciality. ESTIMATES FREE. 8«c
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