Straits Echo, 15 December 1905

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  • Title Section
    Masthead
    36 1 Straits Echo DAILV CHRONICLE OF EVENTS. CIKCI LATINO THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES, AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY. VOL. 3. $24 Per Annum. PENANG, FRIDAY, 15th DECEMBER, 1905. Single Copy, 10 cents No. 285.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
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      1191 1 Corkscrew Brand. The Best Beer on the Market. rO. Light, Sparkling and Refreshing. SOLD BY ALL LEADING SHOPS.' B A n k: S Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER, Hongkong Shanghai Banking Corporation. Nedcrlandscho Handel Capital Paid up Reserve Fund Reserve Liability of Proprietors £800,010!
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      25 1 TIANG LEE Co H ZD O rr co E—cr> oo oo oo oo 'h oo on 5» UJ z ro Z £4D ZD SOLE AGENTS.
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    ‘Not Out’
    157 2 A NCMBKK of youngster* were playing cricket one evening when one of llieni had j the misfortune to U* bowled lir*t biill. I However, lie happened to l»e the owner of j the bat they were playing with, und he had no intention of Iming dismissed so cheaply,
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    The Chinese High Commissioners.
    188 2 The Chinese High Commissioners going abroad were, according to a Peking dispatch, expected to leave that city on their journey on the 24th Nov. As far as is at present, known, His Highness l>uke Tsai Tseli and Their Excellencies Sluing Ch’i-haug and Li Slieng-to are expected
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    North Borneo.
    212 2 Thk New Railway. The head-hunters of Romeo are iu a bad i case, saystho Financier of Nov. 17th. The! existing railway from Jesseltnn into the interior as far as Tenom -about ninety miles —lias quite spoilt their favourite spot and the villages along the line have become comparatively
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    Liquor in Burma.
    264 2 This is extracted from the Burma Ex- cise Administration Rejvort for 1904 05:The Deputy Commissioner. Bvapou. inclines; to the view that the cmipiete abolition of) foreign liquor licenses is uot altogether I justified and the Commissioner shares his doubt. Mr. Thornton writes:—“l may here veuture a doubt
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    PENANG TURF CLUB. Programme for January Meeting, 1906.
    1233 2 Tuesday JOih January. Thursday 1st February and Saturday 3rd February. FIRST DAY. TUESDAY, 30th JANUARY. I90ti 1. —The Maiden Plate. Value 3000. A Race for Maiden Horses. Weight as per scale reduced 14 lbs. All animals iuipoited into the Straits or F.M.S.
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      109 2 I had tried many dochtorn and swallowed tlieir shl ull' And advertised noslilruins more than enough Till iny copers were gone, and my throat was on lire, A ud t lie I nags in my shtuinacli refused to reshpire, When a bottle of Woods’” gave a new lease of life.
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      680 2 KTOTICB. rpHE Customs’ Kami, ami the Tobaceo jt. Mouopoly, comprising the light «ale of Chinese, Javanese ami European tobacco in tins, ill 1« auctioned at the Governmeii' Office*. Kaugai, at noon on the 28th I>iceiiil»er, 1905. '1 he new Farms «ill come into force on the afternoon of the 28th
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      673 2 JUST RECEIVED.' POCKET FOLDING KODAK FILMS, Nos. 1. 2. 3, A 4. EACH SPOOL OF 12 EXPOSURES. THE HANDIEST FOR ALL AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHERS. A. KAULFU8S. /7« otuyra jJi ic St ud io, 27. Fakqkjhar Sthkkt, Pknang 21-H 05. 134c NOTICF. OF SALE. IIV ORDER OF THE LIQUIDATOR of the Excelsior
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      132 2 NOTICE OF SALE. BY ORDER OF THE MORTGAGEE to be sold BY Public Auction ON Monday, the 18th day of Dec., '05. AT NOON, In the Archway of Logan’s Buildings, Beach Street, the undermentioned land belonging to khoo aw tin, All that piece of laud with house thereon No. 9
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      47 2 Jeye’s Perfect Purifier. The l)est ami moat powerful disinfectant extant. In 1 and 5 Gallon Drums and m 40 Gallon Casks. Quotations on Application. Sandilands Buttery Co. Hobel’s Explosives: GELIGNITE, DETONATORS, FUSE. Aylesbury Garland, Sub-Agents, Perak. Magazines at Penang and Ipoh. Sanrfi lands, Buttery Co., Agents, Penang
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  • Shipping.
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      ARRIVALS
      143 3 liAi.y Ki.u, llr. s.s. 3k5. Ti**wwli»-. I4tli Dec.Teluk A iigftii. 18l.ii I) •StraitB S. (J, Makv Austin, I r. ss 121. C.mpMl, Utl. Dec., Port Swet ltftf, I*,. Gen.,—K G. A L.\ no kat. Hi s.s 149, Crichton, 15tli Dec., L'eiuk Anson, 14th Gen K G. Co. Ayauykk, Br.
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      DEPARTURES.
      59 3 15th I>ecenil)er. Perak, for Port Swetteuham and Malacca. Padang for Bain Ha lira. Rotorua, for Tongkah. Ron Whatt Soon, for Port. Swettenliani and Singapore. Lady Weld, f«»r Tel ok Austin. Wain Sang. for Singapore and Hongkong. Flying Dragon. for Port Weld and Taipuig. Pahuncotta, for Rangoon and Calcutta taking
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    EXPECTED.
    25 3 j 1 From Atfrul* l>n* helical ion Singapore MonmouthW.M.ACo 16th Dec. sbireiLoiuiou B.ACo. 16th Benarty jLoudo S.BACo. 16th Hector Singapore i VV.M ACo 30th
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    SAILINGS.
    37 3 1 rssr/y For Ayr nl* heave* Deuealiou London W M at Co. 1 tit It Dee. Bena rtv Monmouth Singapore S. Bat Co. 16th shin Singapore B.&Co. 17th Hector Loi)<loll VV M A Co 30» 1.
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    53 3 Fob Calcutta —Per Lightning, to-morrow, 11 a. in. Paugkalau Brautlau— Per Cornelia, tomoirow, 1 p.m. Deli —Per Avagyee, to-morrow, 1 p.m. Port Swettenliani —Per Mary Aus'in, to-morrow, 1 p.m. Teluk Auson —Per Laugkat, to-morrow, 2 p.m. Edie, T. Serna we, Segli, Pnlo Well, Glehleli, Padaug aud Batavia—Per Reael,
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      592 3 /it w, o/.' I U< 1 8. N. Co. INTENDED SAILINGS. liritisli India Steam Navigation Co., Ltd. Mail Service. Outwards. HAKES BY MAIL STEAMERS. iHt Cla*s TuliOsdoubjSw £OO To Marseilles or Gibraltar £56 2nd Class £4O £3B EXTRA STEAMERS Intermediate Service. W e<l number of passengers. Outwards. ts.s. Japan 15
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      425 3 (SHIPPING.) Hamburg-Amerika Linie, Hambnrg. The Strainers of this Company maintain a Regular Service i Out wari>B —Between Hamburg. Bremen, Antwerp, Rotterdam, Penang, Sutgapoie, Hongkong, Yokohama aud Kolh*. Homkwaros —lVtweeii Japan, China, ilie Straits, Colombo, Havre am] Hamburg. PASSENGER STEAMERS. OUTWARDS. HOME WARDS. s.ts. Rhena nta* (111» about 44 D>‘C. I
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      135 3 British India Steam Navigation Co., Ltd. sea Trips during the Xmas Holidays. RETURN tickets available between 15tli December am! 15th January next will l>e granted at Single Pares for both irst ami second class to the undernieuCompagnie des Messageries Maritime». S. S. Annam,’’ due from Singapore on or about the
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    The Straits Echo.
    124 4 In -ciiotl e*erefybodr and .in a ir j al.»:i *»r«. Hstablished June 1st. 100* V’lllflitiliwl dniljr (exc**|*f Snn.lnvO A I TtlK CRITERION PRESS, Ltd., •q,, 2*26—232, Beach Penang. PRICE DAILY LOCAL I***’ outstations Post-4^-MAIL EDITION (font Free! *13 CABLE ADDRESS: Echo—Penang.” Telephone No. I HK Editor-in-chief Chksnky
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    Domestic Occurrence.
    50 4 M akriaok. Jan ion- Kossio son Ou fMturdav, ?*ili December, at the Church of the AssitUiption, Peuau-. by tlit* Reverend Father Meiieuvrier, G., W'viu M mif<*hl. e.de>t sun of the late Edwin Jauiou. ut Liverpool, to Georgette Marie, youngest daughter the late Joseph liossignon. PnaMiivur du Uoi, Brussels.
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  • Current Topics.
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      The Letts.
      52 4 Thk Letts, who are reported by a Berlin wire, appearing elsewhere in this issue, to have proclaimed a Lottie Republic at Riga, are the inhabit mts of ilie Baltic provinces of Russia. I bey allietl to" fne” lunanuittinrIs.mUiJ are I Prussians. The language spoken by j them is
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      A New Bullet.
      187 4 G klat things are claimed for the new bullet for the J»ebel ritle, with which the French army is armed. It is made of solid bronze, has a hollow base, i and tapers trom 7*< s millimetres (equal (to :!bi inrl.es) to a point, beingin appearance likened
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      Gaol Birds.
      186 4 I hk subject of tiie punishment of habitual criminals, otherwise known as ;g.ioi birds, i*. dealt with at length iu the annual report of penal justice iu the Punjab. The general result of the measures which the ILin’ble Judges have taken to ensure t hat the import nice
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      Calcutta’s Generosity
      902 4 •‘Wealth and poverty are unevenly distribut- ed iu tliis world," says the Indian Daily News. We notice that our entertaiuiug contemporary, the Straits Echo, complains that Penang is badly off for monuments of any kind. Ft can only boast of 4 an attempt at a monument in the
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    Our Mail Budget.
    1449 4 lisolution Really in Sight. The Conservative Civil War. The King’s Accident. GERM AM OFFICIALS IN CHINA Reported Dismissal Cause? Dissatisfaction in Berlin. (From Onr Own Correspondent Fleet Street, Novem *-r 20. A* I. t even the Premi* r admits ’hat the election cannot lie long delayed, aud
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    FOOTBALL.
    643 4 i A Popular Match. s INCIDENTS OF THB (jrAME. K Yesterday, Itefore a crowd of some otto k spectators, the Chinese Recreation Club met lie Northern League. The weather at first looked gloom v, and threatened rain, but the i Clerk of the Weather took pity on the teams
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      RUSSIA.
      161 5 A Baltic Republic. Mussulmans Evacuate Russia. (Supplied hi/ Heater.) London, 14th I) c.— Two of the largest Moscow tea fi• m- a-.- f vile The Governors of the Rusm m provinces and districts where imiitiil I w li*s not hitherto lieen enforced have n i*»*eii invested with practically dictatorial
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      Home Politics.
      89 5 Free Food and Hume Rule (Supplied by Heater. Loudon, 15th l>ec.—The Free Fooders of the Unionist Party have declined to form ail alliance with the Liberals. Loudon, 15th December.—Mr. John Redmond, M. P., speaking at Belfast, appealed to the whole of Irelaud to send a united party to
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      Moroccan Crisis.
      82 5 Further Revelations. (i Supplied by lleuter.) Loudon, 15th Dec. —A Freuch Yellow Book on the Moroccau question bears out the statements made as to the critical position iu Juue last, when France was hesitating as to agreeing to a Conference. The Yellow Book states that Prince von Buelow,
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      Macedonia.
      43 5 Why Demands were Moderated. (The Ostaaiatischer Lloyd Service.) Berlin, 15th December —The imideratiou of the Powers uow that t lie Macedonian question question is no longer critical is paitly caused by Islamic movements in India, the Balkan States, Egypt, Algeria and Morocco.
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      Norway.
      21 5 Herr Stuebel (The Ortas nit idter Lloyd's Service.) Berlin, 15th December.—Herr Stuebel will uot go to Christiania as German Minister.
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      China.
      42 5 The Mixed Court Dispute. (Supplied by Heater A London, 15th December.—The Times corlesiMiudeut wires that the Shanghai laotai refuses to reopen the Mixed Court unless the British Assessor be removed Ibe Chinese Government insist upxin increased authority in the Foreign Settlements.
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      Miss Roosevelt.
      151 5 To be Married in February. (< Suf>}>lie<l hy I/ fit ter.) Loudon. 15th Ttee.-Mi;*» Alice v«lt. the daughter of the President «>i the Uutled States, is to be m irrie 1 in Febtu i'V to Mr. Lmigwort.li, a Member of tlie United States Congress. Skrvicbh will be conducted
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    SUPREME COURT.
    3500 5 The Assizes (ltejore the lloit IF. H fisher, Httisne Judy The Bill or Ladi no Case. (Continued jroiu yesterday s is'Ue.) •S y ei> K a unit's Evidence. By Mr. Rtidra:—l have no P.tol aocoiiii’1 do not cue about theaccouuts as I am ill sole partner of my
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    Progress in Penang.
    350 5 Mehr Licht atthk E. A O Congratulations to M**ssrs. Sarkies Brothers, through whose enterj rise Ihe Eastern and Oriental Hotel was last, night, bathed ill a Hood of soit light, I lie elaborate electric installation being turned on at >,uii set for the first time, instantly transforming
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    The Motor Bus.
    267 5 Most Popular in Lonoon. Over 1,000 motor ouiuibuses will before j long be running on the streets of London, j as the result of an important combination which lias just been completed. A new company has been formed which, it is stated, will work in close alliance
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    FIXTURES.
    28 5 'J’o-DAT. ltO li I i*. Ill ii Moon Municipal Meetiug, 3 p.m. To-morrow. 20fh Day, 11th Mooli. Football Match TPerak Probables w. Tlie! Best, Esplanade, 5 p.m.
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    THE MOON.
    15 5 i. i'.i ...Dec. li'th 7.8 6 P.Al O New Moon 20th 11.3.0 *.m.
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    MAILS DUE.
    9 5 English Oceana 21st Dec. China (Simla) 22ml
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    P. & O. SAILINGS.
    43 5 P. O. SAILINGS. Mail Ner\ite. OUTWAKOS. HoMKWAKOS. Oceana 21 Dec. Sim'a 22 Dec Arcadia -l Jan. Phuxan O Jan kxtra Service. »ITI WA Kits. Hojl KWA lil»S. Japan to Dec. Palermo JO Dec Sumatra .6' Palma 11 Jan For particulars see Page 3.
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      25 5 STEARNS’ WINE whets the appetite, .«.ids digestion, iin proves siKsiimUtiou, *t lengthens the stonuudi so that tood does g<>ud. -Htenirne' Wine is the ideal I’onic.
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      13 5 For Malarial Fever troubles and Dysentery take Woods’ Oieai IVpperinini Cure. 80 cent»
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      8 5 For’CUrouie Cbest CoinplaiuU, Wood»’ Great Peppermint Cure. Is.
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      28 5 To-day’s Advertisements. TO LET. VTO. 80. NORTH AM ROAD. Entry A.1 from 1st January next. Apply to KHOO SUN POE. 15 to 31-12-05 »30 No. 7, Church Street
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      165 5 TO XjBT. AVE DALE. bungalow l»v the seaat lluiierworth, l‘«»r six mouths, furnished. A ppiv to Kkoinald A I*. UO(j AN, N>>. V. Ltnjan Ihti ilintji, 1 o-l ‘1 05 7ts 838 Penang. PENANG SALES ROOM. The undersigned is instructed to sell by Public Auction, A Large Assortment of Unserviceable
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    RUBBER NEWS.
    898 6 Thk Kuhhek Plantations, Ltd. KUILLIANT HKOHI’KCTS KoR sIIAKKII K> Thk statutory meeting of the shareholder* of Rublier Plantations. Ltd., was held ou (lie Bth Novenilier, at the office» of (In* corn pa ii v. No. 20. Copt hall Avenue, E. C., 3Jr. Richard Julius Hoffmann presiding. The Chairman
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    EXCHANGE.
    134 6 Pknwo 15th December By courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) L o..urn Itoinstiid Huii' 2/l2.’ 0 )in nthc 4i«#ll* it •oi-' 2/2's < 2/2A lEhMUii —ill i i'V 2 2.1 (Ja'"’ot-.t. I>*»iii -t-i It mi. Its '(»2 3 iii\ dgir Pi v i’e (»4 BitiiilMiy. Dom.md It-.iiil iO2 3 davs'
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    SHARES.
    209 6 Belat Tin Mining Co.. Ld. s. —sellers BersavvaliGoid M iningOo.. Ld. 14. —selBrt Brich Rubber Syndicate Ld. S 50 —buyers Bruseh Hydraulic Tin Mining Co., Ld 410.25 seller* Duff Development Co. *B.— teller* Fraser A Neave. Ld 4105. —tellers George Town Dispensary -.6 Howarth Erskine, Tjd. 5*280.- teller* Karangan
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    PRODUCE.
    185 6 Gold ie.il 75. R. Pepper» V» <••.,-! 3b,s.i»«»z. I out oj stock vVhite Pe i*er S 34. —sellers I'rang IV r season over Cloves Ip kail on/ of season Mare 60 —sellers Mac** Pi umgn 52. —seUrrs Niitnfg- IliK 31. —sellers y N**. I *j |h non*. Suga 2
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      70 6 Proo old chest it heaves and rattle?.. Tender throat and tonsil* red PuU my Kwatf from ncath Ihe bunk, mates. Broach the bottle. Ted. Yea. siree. the squatters use it. Shearers. ro users, rich aud poor: Pitch the whiskey into blazes (five me Woods' Gkkat Peppermint Cure. OVERWORKED MEN FINI>
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      17 6 John Bazloy White Brother?. “LION BRAND” PORTLAND CEMENT. Sandilands. Buttery Co. RUBEROID ROOFING. Adamson, Gilfillan Co., Ltd.
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      403 6 WROUGHT-IRON TUBES AND FITTINGS. Large Stock Always on Hand. ADAMSON, GILFILLAN CO., LTD. JUST UNPACKED. A LARGE SELECTION OF HATS. CHRISTMAS ATKINSON’S. PRESENTS, Cold Medal A New Shipment Eau-de-Cologne. OF The finest made, very refreshing. El I wood's Helmet Straw Hats of the latest style. GOON Soft Fvlf Folding Panama.
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    Bravery.
    155 7 Tub Ukuck ok Merit. Calcutta. Ist December. To-da) Gazelle contains the particulars of the gallant, con duct <>f a non commissioned officer and twosepovs of the Zlioh Levy Corps, who have lieeti admitted to I ho Order ot Merit, for services on the occasion of the attack In raiders
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    Rubber Notes.
    387 7 Sbei> Lists. The India-Rubber Journal has received from Messrs. I. P. William and Brothers, Tropical Seed Merchants, Henaratgoda, Ceylon, copies of the very extensive catalogues of seeds, and also copies of four separate circulars, on Ficas, Hevea, Ceara, and Castilloa rubber. These catalogues and circulars contain a lot
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    MARKET PRICES
    185 7 Penang, 15th December, 11*05. Bek*— cfg Soup J>er cutty 3 Boast 24 Steaks 24 Ste«v or Curry Me:«t ly Bump Steak 24 <)x Tail each 3^ Tongue p.c I<wt 20 iie:irt lio Liver 33 Pork— Pork per catty 34 Pig’s Head MM F«*et 25 Tongue 33 Mutton |>er
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      1061 7 Sporting Cartridges. Highest Award at St. Louis Exhibition, 1904. Nobel's Explosives Co., Ltd., GLASGOW, Gained the Highest Award. “THE CRAND PRIX,” for excellence of Manufactures. CARTRIDGES L.OAIJKD WITH Nobel’s Spoiling Ballistite AND •‘Empire” Smokeless Powder are unequalled. SED BY SPORTSMEN ALL OVER THE WORLD I’or Prices apply to SANDILANDS, BUTTERY
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      1084 8 Lim Sun Ho, CHOP HENG MOH Sc Cio. /64. Peach Street. Penung. DENTISTRY. W. M ANSON, Charges Moderate, Consultation tree. KKB! ill NO 'T No. 21a. Penang Hoad. few doors from the Eastern and Oriental Hotel. 05c K mdiK D i s p e n s a r i e
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