Straits Echo, 8 September 1905

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    Masthead
    35 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLH OF EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STflts, AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY. VOL. 3. $24 Per Annum. PENANG, FRIDAY, Bth SEPTEMBER, 1905. Single Copy, 10 cents. No. 203.
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    Domestic Occurrences.
    33 1 Births. On the 25th August, at Shanghai, the wife of H. W. Buckland, of a daughter. On the i8th August at Kowloon, the wife of F. C. Butcher, of a son.
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    FIXTURES.
    82 1 To-day. 10th Day, Hih Moon Meeting, Municipal Commission, 3 p. in. Town Band, Esplan de, t* to 7 p in. Opera ludra Zabba, King Street, 9 jmii. To-morrow. 11th Day, Stii Mo«»n. Auction Sale ot Landed Property at the Courtyard of Logan’s Buildings, 11 am. 2nd Dav’s Auction Sale
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    THE MOON.
    28 1 O Full Moon Sepl. Uth I.l‘MJa.h Last Quartet 22ud 5.13 5 a. a; O New Moon 29th 4.5tt.0 a.ai First Quarter Oct. sth 7. *»4.2 i*.ai
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    THE TIDE.
    46 1 For Week eliding Thursday, Sept. 14, 19«t5 Low. High. |*.M. P M A.M. Friday, Bth 200 8.00 Saturday, 9th 2.50 8.50 Suudav, loth 40 0 40 Monday, lit!» 4.30 ...10.30 Tuesdn v, 12th 520 11.20 Wednesday, 13th 0 10 12.10 Thursday, 14th 7.00 100
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    P. & O. SAILINGS.
    54 1 P. O. SAILINGS. Mail Se»vice Out w a k i»s. Ho ;.i k w a ims. Chnean 13 Sept. Henyal lo Sept. Coromandel 27 i Sim to 29 I:lira Service. ()DTWAKI>8. H < .VI K w A K1 s SnhiIo Is Sept. M-nacra i'> Sept. Poona 3 Oct. Coiulia 2a
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    Our Mail Budget.
    1270 1 Vive I a Belle France! Vive L’entente Cordiale London and Portsmouth Gailicised. GREAT ENTHUSIASM. PARLIAMENT RISES. Will the Ministry hold on {From Oar Oi r n Correspondent). Fleet Street, 1 Ith August.—Sliali I address you in had French, in my native English, <>r in a mixture of
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      297 1 *v N. 258 in T 'b V pv IN V FO WHITĔAWAY, LAIDLAW CO., Cash Drapers, PENANG. W H e hold large stocks in ousehold goods; an nspectioii will repay you he Post order Department is under ■uropean supervision. A W 11 orders are executed iin mediately e are in
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      111 1 OPERA INDRA ZABBA, The Prince of Wales Jawi Peranakan Theatrical Company. tinder Entirely New .Management > At King Street Theatrical Hall. To-night, Friday, Sth Sept. T!i<‘ Com pan v will stage the popular and i harming piece, Ardan Zanggy. To-morrow Saturday, -dh Sept. Choloring Chelorong. Very Splendid l’i<>^iamine of Muss**
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      91 1 GUINNESS’S STOUT. tiang LEE Co, h <2 SOLE AGENTS BASS’S ALE. Youth, when you sally to the strife To tight with fate awl earn your liviug, Take this advice to guide vour life Be brave, not rash, awl all forgiving. Treat well your foe as tlio’ a friend In deed
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  • Obituary
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    27 1 Dkath. ()u the 4th iust. at Taujong Pugar. Singapore, Mabel Margaret, youngest daughter of Mr. aud Mrs. George Bacon, aged one year and four months. Deeply regretted.
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    Items of Interest.
    922 2 A TYPHOON from the K. >S. K. passed over Hongkong on the JOlli August Kittle j damage resulted. Thk China Gazette states that Mr. J. < 1*. Bland, late Secret art to the Shanghai j, M. C.. is going to i’eking as limes eorres pondeut in place
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    Poisoned Himself by Eating Sand.
    682 2 A Colombo Child’s Unhappy Habit i/haklbh J antes Bay, the six-year old sou of Mr. J. C. Bay of the Colombo Harbour Works, contracted the habit some time ago of eating saud and mortar from the walls of the house. So dangerously ill did the
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      49 2 Tell me not of diamond gems Set in regal diadems: There’s a priceless geui ou earth, Of richer and of purer worth. Tis pj-ieeloss, and is known to fame,' And you, perhaps, may know its name, for stomach ailments, the remedy sure. E. ViV d; '3-r<.u.t Peppermint C ure
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      271 2 WANTED. V THOROUGHLY competent Shorthand Writer. Apply to I'KESGRAYK A MA IT HEWS, j-ll.i I."# Iu I» :>pr. /•>*, />«(»(•// Slrt'et. ItdtraUd Malay States Railways, SELANGUK A NO N LGKJ .SUM BILAN. Overseers Wanted. IAIVL Overseer» me reipiirod for open line work ou the Federated Malay Slates Railway' Applicants must
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      1881 2 NOTICE. TO LET. Kinta Yin Mines, Limited./j 0 j ease t he undermentioned houses PENANG SUES room. j n drew Ustier Co.’s SPECIAL RESERVE Dividend M, No. 13. VFURTH ER divhleml of (id p«*r share t has been declared payable in lamdon j Dii 61st August and will Ua paid
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      1685 3 058 o* f A 111. Co. INTENDED SAILINGS. British India Steam Navigation Co., Ltd. Expected Arrivals and Departures. Mail Service. Outwards. Sent. 13 8.». Chusun connecting witli 1 s.s. Britannia 27 Coroniamill do s.s. Mongolia fakes by mail steamers. Ixt Class 2nd Class To Loudon by Sea £6O £4O To
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    The Straits Echo.
    117 4 Justice satistieseverrbody ami just ice alone. —Kinersuu Established June Ist, 1903. daily (except. Sundayr.) at THE CRITERION PRESS, Ltd., No. 22b Ueacli St too I. Pmiaiig. PRICE DAI 1.1 LUCAI. >l4 i«>r animm OI'TSTATIO.N' Kxtni. MAM. EDITION <l\*t Fleet 815 < ABLE APPItEs>: Echo —Penang.” T«lej)lh)iie No.
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    What is Liberty?
    840 4 latcrwvveu is tin* love of liberty with every j ligament of the heart.— Washington. In ii recent issue we ventured to' criticise the action of the Hongkong authorities iu preventing the loyal Chinese citizens of the northern colony from holding a public meeting in connection with the
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  • Current Topic.
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      The Boycott.
      732 4 Commenting upon the latest news from China respecting tin* hovcott. j the Sydney Times says that the agitation is no Mutter of fanatics—no Boxer demonstration. It is a young < iiina movement. Tiie students are intelligent lv pursuing a course dictated by national prid**, and as there is
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    Our Beauty Competition.
    772 4 The Straits Times says:—“The Straits Echo lias started anotlier beau tv competition for the entertainment of its friends in Penang. The votiug is for l<eautiful gentlemen only. Beautiful ladies do not count. Not only are the ladies thus uuchivaJrously excluded from a whack at the prize, but
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    Penang Swimming Club.
    23 4 Water Polo. There will he a scratch match on Sunday, the 10th inst.; start, of play at 10.45 cl. 111.
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    Football.
    74 4 P. O. C. />. Province Wellesley. The following are the teams for to-uior-row s football match, I>. O. 0. r*. Province W edesley: P Wt—Morgan /goal), Forbes, Griffin (backs), Sells, Jack, Bailev (half backs) barter, Symons, Cromar, ‘Ellerv, Holden (forwards). P. C. C:—A. N. Other (goal), Jovusou, Graham (backs),
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    Bangkok Opium Farm.
    111 4 Employees in a Dilemma. The Government, having taken over the affairs of the Opium Farm, has no further use for some huudred or mare Chinese opium “cooks and “wrappers,” who were brought up from Penang bv the Opium Farmer, says the Bangkok Times. These men have therefore
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    Tanjong Pagar.
    186 4 An Uoly Humour. Thk latest rumour to hand is to the effect that the Crown Agents are to lie given all the Tanjoug Pagar contracts, etc. If such is the case the community ought to endeavor to emigrate, say the Straits Times. For Government to take over a
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    Beer.
    457 4 The annual meeting of Guinness aud Co., the great brewers, was instructive iu an inverse sense. The balance-sheet showed that for the year ended June 30 the total value of the business was 9,000,000 sterling aud the number of shareholders present to transact the business of the meeting was
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      161 4 NEWLY DESIGNED MJLCHEnE tools. F. Pratt Co., LIMITED. Lathes, Drilling, Shaping, Planing and Slotting MACHINES, &C., &C, SOLK AtihNTS: GUTHRIE Co., Ltd., 9ic PENftNC. (14) KATZ BROTHERS, Lid., F> E NANG. ROOF TILES. Specialities i always on hand. p j Hand Pumps. ::r7K **T j Barbed Wire, RI DOINGS. Uunvflle’s
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      14 4 For CoM iu tljft Head aqd Goughs take Wocxlfe’ Gn&t Peppeiutint Cure 80 ceuts.
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      11 4 For Malarial Fever troubles take Woods’ Great Fepperniint ure 80 ceats,
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      Peace.
      118 5 No Secret Agreement. The Tokio Demonstrations. Praise from Germany. (Supplied by Reuter.) Jioudou, 7th September. —It is authoritativelv stated in St. Petersburg that no secret arrangement whatever has been mode with Japan. London, 7th September.— Renter's Tokio correspondent wires that the rioting eeased at midnight on Tuesday. It. is
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      The War.
      152 5 Another Final Blow. Discretion Regarded. (Supplied by Reuter.) Loudon, 7th Septemlier,—Reuter's Tokio correspondent wires that the Japanese defeated the Kussiaus in north-eastern Corea on the Ist instant in a series ol' sharp engagements while the remnant of the Russian force in Saghulieii was crushed on the 30th ultimo
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      Morocco.
      47 5 The Sultan’s Submission. (Supplied by Rev V/ Loudon, Bth September.—Morocco has acceded to all the demands of Fruuc* and is making a public apology for the arrest of the French Algerian chief. (The Ostusiatischer Lloyd Service.) Berlin, 7tli September.—The relations between Frauee ami Morocco have improved.
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      Russian Revolt.
      95 5 Wholesale Slaughter. Rritish Subjects in Danger. (Supplied by Reuler.) Loudon, Bth September.—The situation iu tlie Caucasus is growing continually more alarming. Hundreds of persons have been shot by the infantry and artillery, while at Bal&kh&uv, near Baku, a thousand have b-eu killed and wounded during desperate attack upon
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      Germany.
      576 5 Is it a Guilty Conscience? (Supplied by Reuter.) Berlin, 7th September.—A portion of the German press expresses apprehension of Japauese designs upon Kiaochau, but the German Government repudiates such ideas •is unworthy of Germau newspapers and manitests its confidence iu Japan. fhJi-Ko, the Japanese actress, has given 'nine particulars
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    Japan and Indo-China.
    554 5 A Warm no to France. Paris, lBtli Aug. The profound change which Japan has wrought iu the political situation iu the Far Fast has moused deep unrest in France, and with it sober reflections on the future outlook in her colonies of Judo China There is no
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    The Singapore Swimming Club.
    359 5 European Drowned. We regret t«> have to record a very sad drowning accident which happened at the Singapore Swimming Club on Saturday, by which Mr. A. Dirnbaum, a young German, employed with Messrs. Behn Alever A Co., lost his life, says the Straits Tunes. The fatality
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    Sughalien Described by a Russian.
    644 5 With regard to a statement by the correspondent of the Telegraph that when the Russians retieated from Korsakovsk the prison was set on fire, aud seventy one couvicts who were I derated ran riot, a Russian correspondent says The life of the convict exile» is
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    “THOSE ASHES!”
    892 5 A Capital Skit. i j Under the headings:—“The Australian Team Special Interviews.”—“Will tlie Cornstalks get back the Ashes?” Punch has the following amusing article With a view to obtaining some information on the bu ruing question of the hour, Air. Punch ptoceeded 1o Lord’s with his uoieltook. Ho
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  • Shipping.
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      ARRIVALS.
      115 5 Kihtna, Br s.s. 534, Learmont, Btli Sept Singapore, «itli Sept,, Gen.,—ll t Co. Calypso, ll'-. s.s. 349,Lowry, Bth Sept. Singapore, «itii Sept., Gen —\V M Co. Flintshire. Br. s.s. 2,4"b.fCundy, Bth Sept., London, lijth Ails».,--Gen., I*. AO Prinz Eitkl Friedrich, Ger s.s 5/ Prehu, 7th Sept., Singapore, sth Sept.,
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      DEPARTURES
      61 5 'tth Septeml»er Cal'U'*v, for Deli. Jin Ho, for Langkat. Unity, for Rangoon. Perak, for Port Swetteuhain ami Malacca. Tony Chatj I n, tor Hatu llalira and Asahan. Ban Whatt Soon, for Port Swetteuliam and Singapore. Lad if Weld, for Telnk Anson. Flying Dragon, for Port Weld and Taiping. Pnndua,
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      MAILS CLOSE
      101 5 For Deli—Per Cornelia, to-morrow, I p.m. Port Swetteuhain —Per Mary Austin, to-morrow, I p.m. Trang Pang Nga—Per Deli, to-ino row, 1 p.m. Bajau, T. Seinawe aud Sabaug—Per De Koek, to-morrow, 2 p. m. Edie, T. Semawe, Segli, Olehleh and Sabaug—Per Hok Canton, to-morrow 2 p.m. Port Swetteuhain, Kuala
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      MAILS DUE.
      18 5 English (Chilean) 13tii Sept China (Bengal) loth German (Zieten) 19t,h China (Pretissen) 19th Indian (Thongwaj 21st
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      Passengers.
      52 5 r tiom Singapore: Mrs. Lean Tuck, Mrs Ghee Hock. Mr. ami Mrs. Aroo/00, Mrs. Loll. Mr. and Mrs. Zachanas Mr. Alexander. Rev. Father Rivet, Mr. Prior. Per Flintshire, from London Mr. O Haterly and Mrs. Bowie. Per Van Swoll. from Acheen Miss Visiuun, Miss Hong Leong and Miss Seng
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      EXPECTED.
      44 8 Vetitrl# Fontt Ayrnt* If IlC Nam Sang (Calcutta BACo. lOlhSept. Lightning Singapore A.A.A Go. 1 1 th Gbazee '[Glasgow S.li.&Co. loth lien venue London S.li.ACo. 14th llenbighshire Singapore Iienlavig Singapore B.&Co. Utb S.B.&t '<>. loth Jieualder London B A 27th lieuledi Singapore S.BAO. 30th
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      SAILINGS.
      53 8 1 fgst’i.* 1 I.'it vet jSilM Sallt' .Sini;ajK>iv jl*.«VCo. 11 :rSi )»1 Ijiiflituiug Calcutta A.A. Co. l:Ml Gliazeo S 1 > A o. loth lieu veil m* Siuyapc**'»* S I'> At '<>. Utii Beuluri^ L-.ikIoii S 1! «VCo 15th l>eubii»lisliiiv Colombo (li.vVCo. loth lieuahler >iiiL r a|>o;e -S.IJ.ACo. 271
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      1103 6 A. EVENBHRG, 56, Bishop Street, Goldsmith, Watchmaker and Repairer of Optical Instruments, Gramophones and other Musical 10-8-05 Instruments. 3ms 530 Lim Sun Mo, CHOP IIENO MOH &> Co. 164, Heath Street, Penang. Khoo Buan Phuan CHOP Gim Seng Moh, 203, Main Road, Taiping, Tin Miners, Advancers and General and 66
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    Defence of Indo-China.
    152 7 Mohk WaKSIIM’H. 1 ou i/ON, Aui’ii-t, 17: the orpedo cnjigcr Fondle set sail witii the Bipiere tor .Saicon, the capital of French C<*chin China, with Bizerta as port of call. ,e *>*••• re took on hoard war material •t \»m\ yreat iiupot tance, mcbidiiur 1‘1 >lo;>s n|
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    How One Doctor is Working Hard to Perfect Humanity.
    884 7 lir. M. A. tSchutz, ol' Bong Beach, Cali* t rnia, thinks lie ran pursuade all the races of the earth to intermarry and thus form a sort ot human cocktail superior to anv of t!:e human ingredients. With the aid of
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      907 7 NOTICE. INBURA.KT CES. Hongkong Goon On Insurance Company, Ltd. rpHE undersigned having been appointed A Wilt s for the above Company are pi «pared to accept marine risks on the most favourable terms. r undersigned l*eg to inform the public of Penang and the ueiuhbouriug Natii 1. States that they
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      291 7 r- >00« r rs r-V-Z t FULL i i l< 15 A .11. S3s®£ <*■ 5S vf e GUARiNTIIFI) i’ll RE. Goon Friends. SB=Ss££s i .-&oee j^sSS SMOKE LA GRACIOSO, Ihe ideal cigar of excellent flavour; 81-50 per box of 50 cigars, SENORITA lhe little cigar for a short pleasing
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      12 7 For palpitation of the lawt take Woods’ Great Peppermint ("hire, 80 cents,
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    EXCHANGE.
    117 8 Pknano. ">th September (By courtesy oj the Vluirtereit Bank London Deniaiul Bank 1 tt 4 months’sight Rink 2 1 Credit ..2 1;}f o Doeumen tary -ll® Calcutta. Demand Ban): IN. *8 3 days’ sight Private 60 Bombay. Demand Bank 58 3 days’ sight Private 160 Madras. Demand Bank 3
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    PRODUCE.
    119 8 eat 75. 1». PeppertW I Vast out of stock White Pepper 38 getter* IVausf Pepper season over Cloves I picked? out of season Mace 00 buffers Mace Pickings 52.— -butter* Nutmegs lids 33. sale* No. 1 u In iwtH. Sn« r tir iit> Basket 5 ter* Tapioca Flour 1.50
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    MARKET PRICES.
    187 8 Pi n.vxo, Brn September, loo*"*. Description. Beep— cl*, j Soup per cutty 12 Roast 26 Steaks 28 Stew or Curry Meat 18. Rutup Steak 281 Ox Fail each 30* Tongue 70 j Feet la Heart 30 Liver 30 Pott K Pork per catty 36 Pig s Head 24
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    SHARES.
    227 8 Belat Tin Miniug Co Ld. 5 6. Better* oMiA ii''k"i VI icing* o Ld. 13. —f ellf-r* Brieh Rubl*er Syndicate, Ld.s 5 prent. buyer* i'.ru.-ei Hydraulic Fin Mimng 6. —buffers Lull I leveiopmeiit Co. 58. tetter* Frasei A Neave, I,<i sloo.— *it/e* Geoii:e 1 own Dis|<eiisi*ry >25. Howatih KrskitiP,
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      104 8 “Relyante” Motor Cars v fetip- A r. <-}* S 3 v-:* ri .< .4^5 XL'i <•-* *&*m>*,. a 't. CLIMBS ANY HILL. STARTS INSTANTLY. ST<)I>S INSTANTLY. SEATS FOUR PERSONS. One of these ears ran sueeessfully through the 1,000 miles English reliability trials held 18th to 20th September, 1908, and obtained
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      408 8 THE AN CHEE Co., (ESTABLISHED 1858.) General Store Keepers, Ship Chandlers, Outfitters, Government Contractors, etc., etc. JUST UNPACKED, Gentlemen’s Collars and Shirts. I The Outfitting Department under the Personal Supervision of Mp. Chas. A. COOPER. LADIES’ DEPARTMENT. Just unpacked a big stock of Laces in White, Cream, Paris and Black.
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