Straits Echo, 11 August 1905

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    35 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS. CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEIIERATEII MALAY STATES, AND THE FAR EAST GENERALI!. VOL. 3. $24 Per Annum. PENANG* FRIDAY, llth AUGUST, 1905. Single Copy, 10 cenjs No. 179.
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    FIXTURES.
    53 1 To-i>ay. Iltii Day, 7tii Moon. Agricultural Show, 3rd Dav Promenade Concert, Parade Ground, 9 p.m. Opera India Zabba, King St rev*, 9 p.m. To-moksow. 12th It I*. 7iii Moon. Bank Holiday, Anniversary of the Settlement of Penang. Town Bund, Golf Club, 6 to 7 p.m. Opera lndra Zabba, King
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    THE MOON.
    27 1 O l oii .\io<m Aug. 10th10.31.4 a.m l«a..»i, t**r 23rd 19.8 !*.*< O New Moon 30th 8.13.4 p.ii First Quarter Sept. 6th 11 8.8 a m
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    HIGH WATER.
    42 1 For Weekending Thursday. Aug. 17. i A.M. P.M. Friday. 11th ...8.40 9.05 Saturday. 12th ...9 30 9.55 Suitdav, 13tii ...10.20 10 45 Monday. 14th ...11.10 11.35 Tuesday, 15th ...0.25 A edliesdn v, JOth ...1.15 I 50 Thiirsiiav, 17th ...2.05 210
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    MAILS DUE.
    14 1 Knglisli (N-hia) 17th Ang. China Coroina ndel) 19th Geruiiin (It<"i, t) 22ud
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    P. & O. SAILINGS.
    46 1 P. O. SAILINGS. Mail Service. OUTWAKI». HoMKWAKOS. s tthot /7 Any. ('oruniamlei 19 Any S< min til Malta 2 Seat l.virri Service. OI'TWA Kl>S. HOM fc W A Ul>-. i Peru 21 Any. Furuu»M 13 Any t Pifunu Sejit Javan 27 For particulars rsee Page 3.
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    The Wreck of the Chodoc.
    299 1 600 PICRSONS RkSCOSD BT A RUSSIAN Cruiskk. Alien, July 3rd. —The Russian cruiser Kion, formerly the uiolensk. arrived here at cine this morning with the passengers aud crew of the French steamer Chodoc, 610 souls iu all. The Cliodnc was wrecked on June 28th. eight
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    The Chinese Exclusion Act in the U.S.
    330 1 Says a recent issue of tile N. b. DailT News —Older residents here will remembei well a silk merchant very popular with < foreigners, who was always known as Hail. Smiling Morn.” from his jolly, rouud. red i face, and unfailing good humour.
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    Long Distance Wireless Telegraphy.
    514 1 IHK CAMPANIA S BXPKKIENCK. In Su ir* of last year it was announced, says Mie Electrical Record, that one of the steamers of the Cunard system had kfept in wireless touch with uue or the other shore during ihe trip across the Atlantic, and since that
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    EXCHANGE.
    120 1 Penarh I Ith Audi'si lit/ roMTi**u <*' tit- /.-««>.• London Demand Bank ...2 0* 4 months’ sight flam, ...2 0; 3 Credit ...2 TJ 3 Documentary 2 1 Catoiitt;!. Demand Bank Rs 153 fiavs’ sight Private 155 Bombay. Demand Bank 153 3 days’ sight Private 155 Madras, Demand Bank
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    SHARES.
    204 1 Belat Tin Miuiug Co., Ld. S 7.— sellers i Sersu wati Gold Mining Co.. |,o. 12. —sellers Briek Rubber Syndicate, Ld.S 5 prem. buyers Brusen Hydraulic Tin Mining Co., lei J* 4.00 buyers Duff Development Cu. ;8.— seller* Fra»er A Neave, Ld #101. —sellers George 'Town Dispense»’. 26.— buyer*
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    PRODUCE.
    160 1 Gold leaf 7u B.Pepperf\V.C-av. Mb) out of *toch White Pepper 39 —seller* L'raug Pepper season ocer Cloves (picked) •>"* 'V Mace io—sellers I Mace Pickings buyers Nutmegs II Os sale No. 1 0 1<> nom. j no stock. Basket O3 talee lapiuc Klour 7.30 talas "Jahbtin *\±--buyers Sooude 280
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      EXPECTED.
      47 1 t e*#c'l# hvont Aijaute but 1 C. A pear Singapore 1 A A A.Co. 14fbAuo. Bechuina Singapore B ACo. 17tli Bencleuch Loudon S.BACo. ’8tli Beulawers Loudon S. B ACo. •22nd Benvenue Loudon S.BACo. 25 th Benartv Si n capo re S B. A Co. 28 th
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      SAILINGS.
      50 1 i *>‘se/x For Aijent* Leaet 1 C. A pent Oa lent ta A. A. A.Co. 14th A lieelma.ua Colombo li.itCo. I8M1 lieneleuelt "buu.ipore S B.<t( '0 18tli lieu I a wets Si it impure 3 B.JtCo. 22n<l 1 >mi venue Singapore S.li «40«». s2St.lt Beuartv Marseilles 8 B.ACo. 28tli
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      ARRIVALS.
      135 5 Unity, .Nor. 9dU, Forgerseu. loth Aug Rangoon, 9th Aug, Gen., S. AGo Ban Whatt Soon, Br. s.s. 199, Gleudav, lOtli Aug, Singapore, Bth Aug, Gen. Beug l\ee. Kistna, Br. s.s. 5J4, Learmofit, 11th Aug, Singapore, 9th Aug, Gen., —H. 1«. A. Co. Lightning, Br. s.s. 2.122, Spence lltli Aug,
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      DEPARTURES.
      53 5 11th August. Feral:, for Port Svvetteuliaui aud Malacca. Ban Whatt Soon, for Port Swettenham and Singapore. Radnor*hire, for Singapore, China and Japan. Ladii Weld, for Teluk Anson. Uh Peng, for Perlis and Setul. Filling Dragon, for Port Weld and Tuipiug. Bharaia, for Uangoou and Calcutta, Lakum mails for Europe,
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      MAILS CLOSE.
      140 5 For C'i>i"Uil>o aud Tuticorin—Per Album, tomorrow, 11 a hi. Paiigkalau Braudau —Per Petrel, tomorrow, 11 a.in. Deli —Per Cor»(din, fco-iuorrow, II a.hi. Port Swetteiiiiam —Per Mary Ainuin, to-morrow, 11 a.m. Teluk Ansou —Per Taw Tonj, to-morrow, 11 a.iu. Batu Bahra—Per Padany, to-morrow, 11 a.ni Teluk Anson—Per LangktU, to-morrow,
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      132 1 °tlN^ V wo n KATZ BROTHERS ltd PENANG. ROOF TILES. 1 Specialities always on hand. ridgings. Hand Pumps, Barbed Wire, Dunville’s Whisky. Ridge TileCutler, Palmer Co.’s WHITE PORT, I* a I l- CTO I SPANISH PORT, rlnLr 1 dinner sherry, INVALID PORT. 3 Cow Brand We have above always Danish
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      78 1 Bank Holiday. r 1 HK undermentioned Bunks will be closed a on Saturday, the 12th August. llH»o. same being a Public Holiday. For the Chartered Bunk of India. Australia and China K. AI. JANION. Manager. I or 'he Hongkong and Shanghai Bunking Corporation. CECIL GUINNESS, Agent. For the Netherlands Trudiug
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      94 1 Coming! Coming!! Coming!!! The Moving Pictures Exhibition Coy. WILL OPEN »T THE HEW THEATRICAL HALL, CAMPBELL STREET. Grand Kinetoscope. (Direct from the premier makers of the world 1 Accompanied with the largest Gramophone yet seen tn Straits and States. Splendid variety of latest films procurable! COMPRISING: Stirring Events of the
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      274 1 STOUT. tianq LEE Co., ft I" CL a A £A •SQLfc vutzSTS. dASS AIH- OPERA INDRA ZABBA, The Prince of Wales Jawi Pcranakan Theatrical Company Under Entirely New Management.) At King Street Theatrical Hall. To-night, Friday, llth August, The Company will stage the popular and charming piece, Chelorong Cheloring. A
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      28 1 WEATHER. The foilowimr report is kindh supplied t»v Hie Sigual l>irector of Fort t'oruwaiiis The raiufal! during the 24 hours euded at 1* a.m. to-dav was 014 inches.
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    Items of Interest.
    912 2 Capt. Fawcus, of the Telegraph cable steamer Magnet, has been appointed to the command of the Recorder. Capt. Neagie,, who has been acting in command of the Recorder, becomes commander of the Magnet. Commenting on the weights for the. Penang Club Handicap, the Asian says I We
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    An Extraordinary Affair In Bangkok.
    482 2 Nai Kularb, editor of the magazine Siam Pra Bhetli. is one of the most picturesque tigures iu Bangkok at the pie- scut dav. He is seventy oue years of age, has resided in Siam all his life, and ;s a; great authority on Siamese history
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    PERAK TURF CLUB. PROGRAMME. 15th. 17th and 19th August, 1905.
    793 2 PERAK TURF CLUB. PROGRAMME. 15th. 17th and 19th August 1905. TAIPING RACES, 1905 FIRST DAY. 15th August, Tuesday. —The Maiden Plate Value $400; for maiden hirsts: weight j»er >cale It* atoll*»: Ev-Gntiius imported at price not exceeding *400 allowed 1 I ibs. Eut iii ce >20 1 mile 2. —The
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      23 2 Very palatable, even children enjoy to take it. but it is Stearns I Vine, nut. tbe utle 4k. Far better than any emulsion
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      345 2 4 FIRST-CLASS Hamburg ai»<l Lon don House desire» couue-tion with a pushing local Firm. Apply by letter to “V. G.” 5-2-Uo 1 w k 522 c o Strati* Echo Olfi WAKTTESD. stmumm «8,« *n& cations to l»e addressed to the or A pp Const l-Gknkb VI. For is I am.
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      55 2 'V (ISP Soap V T A'S H» iFSU;: I A I ItkLj J aj?' 11 5 >9 r -*a May safely be tcrsed on "ac most d?1tc* te snd sensitive skin. A TOILET LUXURY OF THE HIGHEST PURITY. 3* M ELLIN’S For AFOOn. For Infants and Children. a*-* Infants and
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      730 2 GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. AN Examination in Medicine, Surgery. and Midwifery will lie held in Singapore on the 20th and 27th September next o test t he qualifications of till persons not otherwise qualified who have l>een engaged in medical practice in the Colony for a period of not less than 0
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      487 2 NOTICE. 1UNKU SHAHABOODIN, DECI PURSUANT to Section 40 of veyauciug and Law <»f Ordinance 1880, Notice is herei that all Creditors aud other perse: anv ojtins or demands upon or ag| Estate of Tunku Shahahoodin, who tiled on the 21st day of July ll Probate of the will of whose
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      1778 3 <F (t n n. Co INTENDED SAILINCS. British India Steam Navigation Co., Ltd. Iktindki) to Sail. Steamer. Expected Arrival and Departure*. Mail Service. Outwards. Negapatam. Madras, Poudiehery, Cuddalore anil Karrical. Rangoon A Calcutta, [Moulmeiu and Burmese Ports]. a nir 17 s.s. A' tibia connecting' with A k s.s. Himalaya s.s.
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    PROGRAMME FOR Autumn Meeting, 1905.
    569 4 Thursday. 14th; Saturday, 16th: Monday, 18th September. FIK$>T DAY. KACE 1. Thk Maioex Plate. Value $300. —Distance 1 mile. I4*‘li ExGriftins (maideus) 14 lbs. allowance. Ku trance $15. Weight <‘..i K. t«. (Jt./sl.t RACE I! Value $250. A race lor Autumn 1005 Griftins. Weight 0.7st.
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    The Straits Echo
    158 4 .1 and justice alone.— Kmersuu. Established June Ist, 1903. rubli»he<l daily (except Sonda) AT Till CRITERION PRESS, Ltd., No. 22b—232, Beach Stiwi, IViiaug. PRICE DAILY LOCAL SJ* »< per annual OUTBTATD »X hMUv« Kxun. MAIL EDITION (Port Kr«*> «15 CAULK ADDRESS: Echo —Penang.” Teloplioue No. I** NOTICE.
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    The Dog Peril.
    1385 4 Official Notifications. A NiMBkK of very important uotificitions were issued last Saturday by the Government relative to tin* outbreak «»t rabies in Penang. The documents, wliich ire published by conitiiHtiti ot His ExJ celleucy the Governor, ;iiv t> i»<oi i,*i lin a special number Ni*. IS, 01.
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    The Dog Crusade.
    40 4 The Chief Police Officer courteously forwards us the following return of dogs I shot outside Municipal limits, Penang:— Number of dogs previously killed 5,485 Number of dogs killed during the week ending August sth 814 Total 6,299
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    The Dallas Company.
    96 4 The Dallas Comp my [>er formed “The Girl from Kay's last evening to a full house and from first to last the fuu was fast aud furious, the audience entering thoroughly into the humour of the absurdities of tlie piece, which is so well known to our
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    TIN.
    49 4 Messrs. Osborne and Chappel courteously forward n> the following returns for the mouth of July Kinta Tin Mines. I to. Output 290 piculs Appioximtte value $l4,B(Ht Water rent -55.500 Working costs $4,000 Profit $16,900 New Gopksg, Lti». Output 286 piculs Approximate value $14,586 Working costs $3,500 Profit $11,086
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    Penang Agri-Horticultural Show, 1905.
    567 4 1 ht. Honorary Treasurer acknowledges with thauks the following subscriptions Amount previously acknowledge»! $5,800 Malakoff Estate... 40 Menders of Engineers lust it ufe 21 Mr. Thomas lloyd JO Ii. P. Elxlen 20 F. U. McIntyre 5 J. Ti vfeiuyss 5 W. Baldwin 5 It Gail I>.
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    THE SHOW.
    1000 4 Ykstbbuay there was another large iM at the Agri-Horticultural 8hoS as we noticed a groat numlier of the I faces seen ou the opening <]»v it \U evident that the public are taking interest in this Exhibition and are not I tied with a single visit. H The
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      128 4 i WHife FTT^I JOHN UTILE l GO., LTD. SINGAPORE. COKIHALLY INVITE INSPECTION OF THEIR AT THE FORTHCOMING -ag-iii show. Amoiijr oilier items, the following will be shown Geo. Wright Co.’s 11 Mansfield” Full Size BILLIARD TABLE, Complete with Accessories, $350. Massive Carved Teak Sideboards and Cabinets 11,indsoine l pholstered Drawing
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      Our French Guests.
      45 5 Luncheon at Guildhall (Sujtjilied inf Renter.) Loudon, Llt b August. Admiral (Jaillard and eighty French officers were entertained at luncheon at the Guildhall yesterday. Remarkable enthusiasm was shown throughout and the streets through which the guests passed were lined by enthusiastic crowds.
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      India.
      27 5 Will the Viceroy Resign (SHjtpiied by Renter.) Loudon, lOtb August.—Vague rumour are current that Lord Curzon is al*out t resign his position as Viceroy of India.
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      New Orleans.
      33 5 The Yellow' Fever Epidemic by Renter.) Loudon, 11th August.—Hitherto there have been t>B9 cases of yellow fever at New Orleans and 122 deaths. The victims of the disease include Archbishop Ohapelle.
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      Politics.
      33 5 Bills Pass the Lords. (Supplied by li<■. uter.) Loudon. 11th August.—The Indian Loans Bill, the Appropriation Hill aud the Unemployed Bill have been mid a third time in the House of Lords.
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      Cotton.
      47 5 To Avert a Strike. (Supplied by Renter.) Loudon, 11th August. —A meeting held in Lancashire lias appointed the Members of Parliament for the district as a deputation to urge the Board of Trade to exercise itself in conciliating the cotton operatives aud so avert a strike.
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    The War.
    114 5 Peace Prospects. Lengthy Sittings Supplied by Renter.) Loudon. 10th August.—lt has been arranged that the Peace Plenipotentiaries shall sit for three hours each morning and for two-and-a-half hours in the afternoon. Pessimistic Views. Loudon, 11 tli August.— Lord Lausdowne. Foreign Minister, said last night that a conviction was
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    Latest News
    232 5 (The Oetaeiatiecher Lloyd Set vice.) Berlin, loth August.—Russia has issued a home loau of t wo hundred million roubles for subscription bv the liussian Banks and Savings Banks. Berlin, loth August.- The.Kaiser, speaking at Gnesen. in Prussia, mentioned that when he visited the Vatican he was blessed by
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    SURATS FROM THE SOUTH.
    1319 5 Dear Old AJan.-I am glad to be able to tell you that things tradally mh sprouting just now; the practical‘cessation of hostilities north has caused a bright series ot money ripples to How down the Pacific and the first ripple has struck Singapore, i v time
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    Rubber Notes.
    660 5 Rubber planting experiments in Formosa are now going on. but they are chieflv with i ficus elastica. Ihe results aie very satisfactorv—for only one or t wo years' grow th but the trees are a long way off tapping. There was no indigenous rubber in Formosa (latitude *24
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  • PUBLIC OPINION.
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      THE AGRICULTURAL SHOW.
      296 5 > To mi: Editor or the struts Echo. Itaxt: Sir, -Your suggestion that the Show should bekeptojieu fora week at least. i has much to commend it. So loug ns the public patronise it in fair numbers it should be open iu order that the lessons to
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    THE DOG PERIL.
    229 5 To rut Editor oi mi stk.iiis I no. sik, —A certain gentleman residing at I Taujoug Buugali has recently brought up j with him 3or 4 dogs, pedigree don tful, j without any muzzles or collars Ii would be well that the Pol ire lie ask«*d t««
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    HYDROPHOBIA.
    670 5 To liiK Editor ov the Straits* Echo. Dear Sir, —On July sth, you were good enough to publish in your columns a letter bv me urging the need of a Pasteur Institute iu Malaya for the treatment of hydrophobia, and you were also kind enough iu subsequent numbers to
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    Woods' Great Peppermint Cure.
    136 5 A Ben»hcent Australian Si-eciuo. The Australian invasion of the Straits’ market lias been notably accomplished bv Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure, which iii a few weeks has won popular favour. Unlike nostrums which have been placed on the market with a fanfare of advertisements and died the
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      50 5 What l>r»ngH tli*-* colour the cheek H those ili.ii *nlTt*r ainl are weal», Winnie ailments liare hut made them eiMOf! i l\> lie *«U.'.Lst‘<i ami iu their jirave What) mtw, hatt driven such desire Tu live You may inquire. Ihseaxetj cannot well endure Tlte strength of Woodb' (ireat I’epjjeriuiut Cure.
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      8 5 Doors'open 9 a.m at WHITEAWAY, LAIDLAW Co. s
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      62 5 Tin* man who whispers down a well t h«* liiNnis lie lias to sell. W on't reap the «learning goideu dollar* J,iLe lie who «limbs a tree au»i hollers. The man who lets disease alone To wear him down to skill and l*oue. Won’t be in health so sound and
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      8 5 WHITEAWAY, LAIDLAW S Co.’ Annua! Sale Now On.
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      278 5 CENTRAL SALES ROOM. Important Auction Sale «V OKDKK OF THF OFFICIAL ASSIGNEE OK ALL THK STOCK.IN- TRADE, V*>Sll J KlsiN<. I Ull .M<, Wbmi >lierne«, Tm„«l tWi.»».. Wv(! Fnnt, oi'ul.„« s V i,,**,,-. Sar.liue», lckies. <‘oiifectioiieiv (Jiiutile». Milk, Cocoa, Tea, Coffee, Cements, Hanks, MiseuiU Corrugated Iron, Safes. Soap». Scents. Stiujar.
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      1374 6 ARMOUR'S PROVISIONS The best and always fresh. Sandilands. Buttery Cn. UPTON’S TEAS" WERE A WARDED THE GOLD MEDAL AT THE PARIS EXHIBITION. EOH .100 MENG, Chop SOON YANG. Telkphonk No. 321 HAVING JUST RECEIVED A Portable Improved Wheel Rubbering .Machine is> now prepared to undertake promptly repairs of old rul*l>er-tyred
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      459 7 V -2 CIGARS y. Our Rococo and Victoria Cigars Are made of picked Havana, Brazilian and Deli leaves possessing exquisite flavour. Price s 1-25 per box of 50. CAN BE HAD AT TO Mi JOO k CO. HOE BEE k <O. BAN SENG k CO. TIANG JOO Co. CHI AT
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      692 8 THEAN CHEE Co., (ESTABLISHED 1858.) General Store Keepers, Ship Chandlers, Outfitters. V Contractors, etc., etc, HATS and HELMETS. mi m:\nm HNNU SALE Helmets hi 1 wood l topical ■M Helmets. Single and Double Terai Hats. Golf Cap. Top Hats. NOEEIS S HORSE-SKIU BOOTS AND SHOES. FOR COMFORT f a 1
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