Straits Echo, 9 February 1906

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    Masthead
    35 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, Tilt FEDERATED MALAY STATES, AND THE EAR EAST (iENEKALLY. VOL 4. $24 Per Annum. PENANG, FRIDAY, Olli FEBRUARY. 1906. Single Copy, 10 cents. No. 3U.
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      1248 1 Corkscrew Brand. The Best Beer on (he MarketLight, Sparkling and Refreshing. SOLD BY ALL LEADING SHOPS < BANKS. Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China. Hongkong Shanghai Banking Corporation. INCORPOKATKD BY ROYA L CHARTER, Paid-up-Capitai. Rkkkkvk Fund— SMHMWHMO Capital Bai<) up Kuiierve Fund Rouerve Liability of Proprietors JLH> H),VOO *875,000
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      12 1 SOLE AGENTS. GUINNESS’S STOUT. SS M o •Hiv s.ssva TIAIMG LEE Co
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    Some Jocular Judges.
    861 2 Smart Things »aiu by Wearkrs or This Ermine. The reports of law-cases have recently j beeu so liberally punctuated with judicial l witticisms follower! by laughter or loud j laughter,” that one canuot ie»ist the con- j elusion t hat some of eur judges have missed i
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      105 2 Travellers Hind Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy Everywhere. Mr. C. W. Eckermau, uiauager of the Smith-Premier Typewriter Co. at Omaha, .Nebraska, U. S. A., who is a staunch frieml of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, savs I have takeu particular notice that this remedy seems to lie carried by drug stores in all parts
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      2853 2 1 HTOTICB. NOTICE. Piano-tuning Repairing ON and after this date, all small advertisements intended for insertion in the Straits Echo must be paid for in advance. LIM SENG HOOI, 12th July 1905. Managing Director. Municipal Notice. rjpHE next ordinary Meeting of the Munieipal Commissioners will be held at the Municipal
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  • Shipping.
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      ARRIVALS.
      258 3 OoKNkMA. Hr. s.s. 194, Reid, 9th Feb., P. Knnipei, Bt,h Feb., Geu —K. G. Co. Kistna, Hr. s.s. .‘>B4, Addeubroke, 9th Feb., Siugapore, 7th Feb., Geu., —H. T>. Co. Kvr Saxo, Br. »s. 3,179, Bradley, 9th Feb., Singapore, 7th l*eb., Geu., —B. Co. Java, Hr. s.s. 2.631, Barchaui, 9th
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      DEPARTURES
      59 3 9th February. Jura, tor Singapore, China and Japan. H >dnowhirr. I'or Singapore, China A Japan. Perak, for Port Swettenham and Malacca. Deli, for Train; and Pang Nga Han Who ft Shod, for Port Swettenham and Singapore Lady W' ld, for Teluk Alison. Kut Sany. for Calcutta Zaida, for Rangoon
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    EXPECTED.
    51 3 "oyu^, 'P6I '°0'V 11 1) !l* jy OA »l»81 >yti! ,|o t M,<,r l il 'H21 •°O v v .n.xly cy M»r-i of> V V V iv.xly v 'nr-i of>y rijorlnruiy ojliifa 44 M»r-i «\TV fl S A||r»\| JO ll.>< 'ur-i of> y iiopuo'i <\*a 'nr-i °OY fI >»u
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    SAILINGS.
    56 3 1 'e.‘>*el* For A'/riit* I»r nves Quito New YorklBACo. lotli Feh Becliu.tna Marseilles B.&Co, 13th A. A pear Singapore A A A Co. 13th G. Apear Calcutta A. A. A .Co. I*th Glenearn Singapore B.&Co. iHtli Tvo Marti 1 ’o!oiii!n> B.&Co. 20tlr ik'Ui'iiK* lh*n of Singapore S. B.&CV Kellv'Suurapoie
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    66 3 For Mt*ii_'ni. I’avov A Mouimeiii— Per Ainnt, tv- morrow, !> a in. I>eli—Per Arayi/ec, to-morrow, I p.m. I*ii t'kaliiu Itiainiiiii Per Cornelia, tomorrow, 1 p.m. Port Swetteuliam Pei Mar;/ Austin, to-morrow, I p in. 1 eluk Ausoil— Per Lnmjknt, to-inorrow, I p.m. Port Swell euliam, Kuala Lumpur ami
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      1045 3 (S HIPPI J*fcG.) nr its. 11. Co. Expected Arrivals and Departures. Mail Service. Outwards FAKES BY MAII. STEAMERS. l*t Clas* Tu London by S«a £»>o To Marseilles or Gibraltar /556 2ml Cl.tM £4O INTENDED SAILINGS. British India Steam Navigation Co., Ltd. £3B EXTRA STEAMERS Intermediate Service. WITH excellent mscouiuiodatiou for
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      77 3 For Singapore, Hongkong, Swatow and Amoy. Il'ntij Mnfi, Captain Itunuiu, J. will Inavt* for tlio above puts, oil Monday, the 12th iust., at d p.m. For freight or passage apply to KOE GUAN Co., Agents for Wee Bin «f Co., of Singapore. t; 2-Ob 83 NIPPON YUSEN KAim THE usual
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    The Straits Echo.
    121 4 Jimtice s»tisfl«G everybody and justice alone.— Kn^rnon Established June Ist, 1903. Published'daily (except Sundays.! AT TDK CRITERION PRESS, Ltd., No. 2*28—232, Beach *Stroot, Peuau PRICE DAILY LOCAL s:!* Iper atiniin» OUTSTATIONS Postage Extra. MAIL EDITION (Post Free» $l5 CABLE ADDRESS: Echo—Penang.” Telephone No. 1H)-Editor-In-Chief Chksnky Duncan Editor
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    "The Only Remedy."
    970 4 VVk have to thank an esteemed correspondent for a contribution which merits somethin»; more than a low inches of space in our Public < Ipinion column, for it deals with one or two of tk> questions of the hour in a manner that not only interest's but
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  • Current Topics.
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      Russian Rule.
      110 4 It is stated in the limes that the Governor-General of Russian Poland issued the following as a confidential circular* to the temporary Military Governors of the ten provinces of Russian Poland:—“ I recommend you. in the tiist place, to consider agitators, riots s. and the organisers of gatherings
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      Want of Forethought.
      298 4 A matter that particularly struck us on Wednesday evening was the dense clouds of ‘hist raised by the carriages on the Esplanade. Suiely the Municipal authorities must have been aware that hundreds of carriages would he driving i round the Esplanade on that evening, ,yet nobody seemed
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    Penang Swimming Club.
    80 4 There will be a pi notice game of water t polo on Sunday, lltli inst., play to commence at 10-30 am. It is a lone time since we have had anv water polo, and it is to l>e hoped a good muster of playing members will turn
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    Boxing.
    108 4 Pknanoitbs do not seem to be very L'reat spoils. hii-t evening so few turned up at the Drill Hall mat McAuliffe and Christie returned the money. So that those who came should not be disappointed, Patou saug a couple of songs aud tlie Midget Jack lioxed a couple of
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    The Taipusum Festival.
    737 4 Yesterday was a day of peuauce for the Hiudoos, and from sunrise to sunset vast numbers of these people Hocked to the I grand temple on the hill at the Waterfall: some to undergo ablution as a means of purification from their past sins, and the“ kavaday
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    Chap Goh Meh.
    1055 4 Out* might, travel far indeed without ,U S ««'Vtliiug to quaint and as the Chap t*oli Meh «celebrations in p aiifj. Chap (loli Meli in reabtv marks th* en«l of the Chinese New Year testivit and it is the time when the ladies t T precedence, for
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      130 4 DK*W 111 It WO I IK Natural Mineral Table Water, Bright, Sparkling JL-Jl and Effer\ escent, Unequalled either alone or with Wines or Spirits. Bottled irt its Natural State at the Spring under the strictest supervision BY The Hiraiio Mineral Water Coy., Ltd. Per Case S Dozen Splits $6-50 4-
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      11 4 Foi all internal coinplaiuts take Woods (-•real Feppeiuiiut Cure. B'.» ceuts.
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      60 4 Be Quick Not a minute should be lost when a child shows symptoms of croup. Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy given as soon as the child becomes hoarse, or even after the croupy cough appears, will prevent the attack. It never fails, and is pleasant and safe to take. George Town Dispensary,
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      14 4 For Malarial Fever troubles aud Dysentery take Woods’ (.treat Fopperuiiut Cure, Bt> ceu♦ s.
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      10 4 For Childreu’s Hiickiug Cough ul uigkt. Woods’ Grnat r*»pf«'un;ut Cui«
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      POLITICS.
      222 5 MR. CHAMBERLAIN’S ATTITUDE? S Up pit d hy Renter.) U, ">« '«'—.I" lii.iw. ..,v, ll.at I.,! -iMin. I.. I»U „p tile f the Lmonist parly, lu.l repudiates all .deal ;d dropping Tai iff Reforms as this would lucousisleiit with Air. Balfour's own statements. He lias asked for a meeting
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      Russia.
      160 5 Gloomy Views. Sit/,/died by Under.) London, Bth Feb. Four incidents appear to show that the Russian revolutionaries, are only biding their lime. Three accident- j al explosions ol bombs, causing numerous j deaths, have occurred at iSosiiowice, Odessa and Bielostock. while the house of a Russian named Kovvelevvskv, who
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      France.
      86 5 Riots and Cordiality. (Supplied hy limiter.) London, 7th Feb.—Disturbances connected with the taking of the inventories of the Churches have occurred at Aleuc.m. Cherbourg and Sainte Claude, where the revolutionaries broke into tiie Cathedral, burnt the confessional aud threw the statue ot tlie Aludouua into the river. London, 8th
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      China.
      91 5 Ominous Signs (Supplied hy Hett/er.) Loudon, 8th Feb. A telegram from Waxliiuglon states that reports continue to P° ur into the State Department from its Agents in China regarding the rapid increase ol ant i-A met icaii feeling. There are indications that all foreigners, except tlm Japanese, will soon
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      South Africa.
      77 5 Loyal Protestations. (Supplied luj Heater.) Loudon, Utli Feb.—At Pretoria the Duke of Connaught received in audience four hundred native chiefs aud their followers, "ho swore loyalty and devotion to the British Crown ami expressed their devoliou, recalling the benefits which they had derived under the Duke's mother. Queen
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      Shooting.
      55 5 The Bisley Meeting. (Supplied by Uniter.) Loudon, 7th Feb. —At a ineetiug of the National Rifle Association it was announced ‘‘■'d. teams from the Federated Malay and Uganda would compete at the Linley meeting. [The F. M. S. team will, wo heliovo, be "'mpoted of (ho best marksmen in
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      Denmark.
      54 5 Ihe Royal l uncral. (Sitp/died by Uniter. I London. 8t h Feb.—l’lm Kaiser goes to I Copenhagen in the Royal yacht and oi.lv! I ands for King Christian’s funeral. He* leaves the eveuing. thus avoiding forcing i j', w,t,1 1 IXtkeof Cuuilierland in) ;i mlv Prospect of which hast
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      Morocco.
      73 5 l The Conference. I Ho ()»ta»iati»cher lAoml Service Heriiii, Hth Feb.-The Algeciias Confer-! j enee lias sofa, fail**,] t arrive at auv iag.**eme„. Is*lwee„ Germain and France,,;, Hie Moroccan p lice .|ue,tio,i J’he den.au,Is put torwa.,1 by he I».,r ls Te t! r and beI m r an* incapable
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      Trade.
      40 5 January Returns. I •'Siij,/died l,y 1,’,-tiler Loudon. Btl, Feb. The British imports tor January amounted to fifty-three and a hall millions and the exports to thirty and three-quarter millions, the increase in each beiug five and three quarter millions.
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      Germany.
      30 5 American Commercial Treaty. (The Odaxiatiec/ter Lloyd V Service Berlin, Bth Feb—The negotiations for j Hie Completion of a provisory GeimauI American Commercial Treaty are* developing more rapidly. 1 j
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      Ireland.
      23 5 Coercion Act Revoked by Unit,-, l Loudou, 7th Feb —The Privv Comic lat Dublin has revoked the pYocla.nations under the Coercion Act.
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      The Army
      28 5 More Pav t i Su))/ lied by Under Loudou, 7th Feb.—An Arun Order lias j tieeu issued increasing the pay of coloursergeants to sixpence j**r day.
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      India.
      25 5 The Famine (Supplied by Reuter.) London, Btl. Feb.—The drought in India' continues and 213,379 persons are now j employed on the relief works. j
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    Latest News.
    296 5 (Supplied l,y Renin-.) Loudon, 9th Feb.—A railway strike, accompanied by riots, has broken out at Antofagasta, ju Chile. hundred persons have lieen killed ami the Chilean Governmeut is sending warships and troops to i|, H scene. Mr. Juke, the Uuionist candidate, hasj been elected for Edinburgh University L>
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    The "Zieten" Incident.
    1359 5 j KXl OK 11 A KON Sf YK.MA1SCS pRoTBsi. Thk following is tiie text of the Ha ion’s j protest as published 111 the London and I’aris Cress. Our copy is from ilie tfornini/ j Pont of 10th January:—“In a <iav or tw, ,1 shall Is* out
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  • PUBLIC OPNIION.
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      A RACING QUERY.
      61 5 1,- mi. helion or 1 itk siKiii- Imiio. IU.ak Sir, I drew Lulwortli in a Turf Cluli Sweep for the Paddock Cup on the 1st da\. lie rau second in the Club Handicap, yet was scratched at the last minute, lor the Paddock Cup. Was I n<d
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    Smart Work.
    216 5 J he Eastern and G iental Hotel did a smart piece of work on Wednesday last it -wins that when the German mail from Europe arrive! the management of the Hotel were informed that she would leave before tiffin, so n-> preparations were made I tor catering for
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    Penang Cricket Club.
    205 5 Lawn ienuis Tournament The foil >\\ ing arc the results iu the ties that weie play* d off m 1 1i*j above tournament on Wednesday and Thursday lasi 1 p. E E Syk-*» ben' F. Duxbnrv l»\ I» f —1».3 Single Handicap Class U H. Waugli be
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    Passengers.
    224 5 Java, from Eoudou Mr. and Mrs Kempleu. 1 Per Java, for .Singapore Mr. W. A. Graham, Mr. A. R. Adams Mr. 1. K. Cuthbertson. Per Ki»tnu, from .Singapore Messrs. Van der Hellen, W. Muller, Mr. and Mrs. Tbeseeira. Per Prime»» Alice, from Genoa. Mr. and Mrs. '1'atlock, Air. Hofmeister,
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    FIXTURES.
    86 5 •I To-da Y. rl mill Da.v, 1st Mooli. j Mmncip.il .Viewing, -5 p in. Iomii Band, Esplanade, »i I,, 7 p.u, ,au<jJ Chinese Recreate.m Club. U to pm. Parisian Ciiiemitograpli. Corner of IVuang Ifoiid and Cain pi tel I Street. U p m 1 l'< >-MORROW /Hi Da*. 1st
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    THE MOON.
    29 5 O i nti Moon Feb. Ihli -J 4.5.7 M I .«si <Jn.ii ter I«|.|, 00 5 C New 2drd •2572fV I list Vnaiier Mar. d-d 42K d
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    MAILS DUE.
    15 5 6 Ke| < Jnii i A mafia) 17,,, iiiua < jf’/y/iKi,-, -Utli »ernian Royem) s(
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    P. & O. SAILINGS.
    44 5 P. O. SAILINGS. Mail seniic dUTWARIIS. l|o„KWA k os /U//„ /5 I ,i /7 /-V/, Otrana I M„ r />//, i ar f.xira >eriM OUTWAIM.S. lIOAIKWACO. i J»ra 9 Feb Motor,a <) f 'eh j Svroho >l> .1,190,, >:>' For ou r 1,0i1.1 .-s Shi- PaoM d
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      64 5 Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy Absolutely Harmless. Ieh fault of givinj; ciiiKlreii medicine! containing injiuious substances, is sometimes more disastrous than t he disease from which they may l>e suffering. Every mother i should know that Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is perfectly safe for chihlreu to take, as it contains nothing harmful. George
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      62 5 VACUUM OIL COMPANY. I>lll ot be lie e>1 r't. Cylinder Oil, Engine Oil, General Oil, Machine Oil, Lubricating Greases, Gold Prize Mixed Paints, Varnish, Lamps. Agents: Cunningham, Clark Co. COLLARI) COLLARI) Pianofortes, Specially made fur I lie Climate. A gents: Cunningham, Clark Co., CENTRAL SALES ROOM. s PENANG. i ORIENTA
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      127 5 NOTICE. MJh Lady W rit! will itB.i>n« W A usual run to J'eluk Anson ou I'Vidav, M e 9tli uiH'aut, sailiiio a) 4 p m. L C. TREWEEKE. Kwong On <fc Co., »> -J 4« ms 7H Ay ate, 11 .7 Urarh Street. ro-miGHr ago EVERY RIGHT, e AT THK
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    Hall Caine: His Life and Work.
    1315 6 The Miocesst’ul productioii at Drury Lane of a version of Mr. Hall Caine's Prodigal Sou brings ouee more into promineuce a name 'which is known all over the Englishspeaking world. Whatever individuals or critics may sav in condemnation of Mt. Caiue’s work —and iu
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    EXCHANGE.
    116 6 Penang, Oth February. (liy courtesy of the Chartered Hank London Demand Bank ...2/4; 4 months’ sitr'tit Bank 2 4^,, 3 Credit 2/1;;- o Documentary ...2/4;; Calcutta. Demand Bank Rs 173$ 3 days’ sight Private 170 Bombay, Demand Bank 1731 3 days’sight Private 170 Madras, Demand Bank 170] 3 days’sight
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    PRODUCE.
    216 6 Cold leaf -68 B. Pepper VV. Oeas! ->lb*. •>•»'..» out oj ock White Pepper 29. —sales Traug Pepper -1- —buyers Cloves (picked) 38. —sales Mace 75 to $77 tales Mace Picking*» 60 to $65 sales Nutmegs 110 s 31. —-filers No. 1 6 10 sales Sugar 2 no stock.
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      91 6 Hvery Bottle Guaranteed. This is done with Chamliei Iain's Cough Remedy, aud if >ou are uot satisfied after unit!}; two-tliirds of the bottle according to directions, return what is left aud your money will be refuuded. George Town Dispensary, General Agents, aud for sale by all Dispensaries and Dealers. STEARN
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      8 6 BAXTER Co.’s BEST NAVY CANVAS. SANDILANDS, BUTTERY Co.
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      369 6 MACKAY’S LIQUEUR WHISKY. Gieslers’ Champagne James BUCHANAN Co.’s CELEBRATED RED SEAL AND BLACK AND WHITE WHISKIES. SANDILANDS, BUTTERY Co. AGENTS PE NANO PEKAK. the celebrated “S. B. Co.” GIN IN RED CASES. S* ruff tends, Buttery S Co. Andrew Usher Co.’s SPECIAL RESERVE O.V.G. Whisky. SANDILANDS. BUTTERY Co., ACKN IS
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      359 6 h&L -t\os: GITROL Mvy ONE tablet of CITROL in a tumbler of fresh water produces an excellent refreshing lemonade. CITROL doe< away witli the encumbrance of lemonade-bottles CITROL contains no alcoholic ingredients. CITROL is health-giving and thirst-quenching. With CITROL in his i>oeket everybody is his own lemonade matin fact urer.
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    The Ant as a Medicine.
    726 7 Having thoroughly exploited ttie curative powers ot' the i*ee, writers have now apparently turned to the ant. The latter, like the former, owes its medicinal virtues to the formic acid that it contains. Indeed, this acid owes its name to the ant Latin formica But
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      662 7 Petter’s Patent Petroleum Engines. THE MOST PERFECT MOTOR OF THE NOTICE r PHE uudendgu**! t«» inform the public of l’eu.iug ;tu.l tli« neighbouring Native A States that tliev have l**eu appointed Agents for Messrs. Inwall Parsons, Clive I I i... .....I l 1.. a Co., Ltd. of Loudon, and lave
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      195 7 Another Case of Nheumatsm Cured by Chamberlain's I’on Halm. The efficacy of Chamberlain's I'aiu mini i in the relief of rheumatism is lieiug •lemon* j st,rated daily. Parker Triplett, of Grigsby, Virginia, U. S. A., says that Chamtieihaiu’H l*aiu Balm gave him perinaueut relief from rheumatism in the back when
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      612 8 Khoo Buan Phuan CHOP Gim Seng Moh, 203, Alain Road, Taiping, Tin Miners, Advancers and General Goods Store. 39 c TEIK CHIN Co. General Storekeepers, Provisioners and Commissio Agents. 25, HUGH LOW STREET, IPOH. Specialities ALWAYS ON HAND. REDDAWEY’S Camel Hair Belting. Crushed Food, Padi, Paints DENTISTRY. W. MANSON, American
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