Straits Echo, 12 June 1906

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    36 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE OP EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES, AND THE PAR EAST GENERALLY. VOE 4*. $24 Per Annum. PENANG, TUESDAY, 12th JUNE, 190«. Single Copy, 10 cents. No 13 i.
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      1153 1 ASAHI BEER. y c rrr? x S tr. •>* H > U33S IHVSV BANKS. Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER. Hongkong Shanghai Banking Corporation. Paid-op-Cafital Ekkkkvk Fund—$10,000,000 Capital Paidjup Reserve Fund Rflserve Liability* of Proprietors X800,000 X 075,000 X800,000 Hoad Office: RATION COUK'J’, TiiUEADNEEDLE STREET,
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      23 1 1 I Aft G A C o t BASS’S ALE. «o -'f'***» Qc o 8s fo S ths3 no.is S.SS3XNIAO sY//,E AGE MTS.
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    Indian News.
    748 2 Monsoon Puohficts. •Simla, 28th May. j During the past three weeks the a tin os- pheric pressure at Mauritius has bteu in j j slight, excess add at the Seychelles in slight defect. Winds were stronger than usual, hut aie now lighter at Zio/.ihar and the Seychelles», while
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      185 2 tli ni' t:lulu’s Colic, Cli-lrra and Diarrhoea Kun.dy. '1 liss leirndv is evorrnlieie acknowledged t« le the most sucte-sful medicine in use for Dowel Complaint* it always cuius, and cures ijii cklv. It can ii*”! ended u|h ii even ill llie iu<>*l severe and d,uc r eruits cases Ouies uri
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      1832 2 NOTICE. THE FRENCH CONFECTIONERY, penang sales room. ON and after this date, all small advertisements intended for insertion in the Straits Echo must be paid for in advance. LIM SENG *****, 25 th July 1005 Managing Director. Notice. r E hereby give notice lhat Messrs. V v Lim Eu Toll,
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  • Shipping.
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      ARRIVALS.
      161 3 '1 KiF.STK, All» S S., 3.203, .Ml*J 'Ol IVO, lltll Juno, Singapore, IMli June, G~u S. K. A Co. Bun venue, Br. s.s., 2 o 0» r K ruble, llili June. Singapore. !»fli June, Gen., H. B. Co Calypso, J Si*, ss., 331*. Bowrv, 1 lili June, Singapore, Otli
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      DEPARTURES
      55 3 12 h Juue. It. H.ahiJCij*,ioY Tiaug aud Pang N.a. Aoityyne, for Deli. Petrc>, for Pauykalan Biandaii. for Colombo and Tntironn. Fin Stfiitj, for Port SwHteuliani A Sing ipore. Lady Weld, fo Teluk Auso i. J»/>ura, for 8 ngapore. Flyiny Fo/t, for Port Weld and Taipiug. Sardinia, lor Sing p<
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    EXPECTED.
    20 3 Vc**el* b'roin 1 1 Agent* hue l>euiilder A. A pear Siug:ipo'e Singapore i.B.ACV A A Co. lotliJui e lytii
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    SAILINGS.
    30 3 I t'Hltel* For A j»hU Leave* i d Vpciir Suiaap.uo \.A A CV I'Jtl .Jin« Lieualii*'!' «'**>« ion S.H.CCo. loili A A pear Calcutta A A .(Jo. l‘Ji li 1
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    152 3 Kor Haiti I m lira IVr PtnJauj, 'o-morrow, I p.m. Paugkor ami Teluk Anson Per Lamjkat, lo morrow. 2 p in. Siugapoie, ilougkniii', Swatow and Amoy—lVr H<>n'j H an I, to morrow, o p.m. It ingoon— For l itih/, io morrow, op m. Cttleut‘..t lVr N-nri my, t
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      932 3 (S HIPPING.) IS. N. Co. Mail Service. Outwards June 21 6.8. Devanha connecting with 8.8. Movltu (4 do s.a. Marmora July 5 IM-hi Homewards .1 uue «3 Dongolu g<cs direct luiue July 7 8.8. Arcadia ilo IAKLS BY MAIL STEAMERS. To lioudou by Sea seilles or Ut Clas* 2nd Clasa
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      114 3 For Singapore, Hongkong, Swatow Amo/. r I HK if .if. fToihj W>,ri l, Captain J. .SI; k t\ F will ti»f I liy al>ovt* ports •11 Wednesday, the loth i i slant, ;it p For fr ight cr pa ‘sage apply to KOE SCAN Co, Aijenl* jor EE L.IN iV
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    The Straits Echo.
    97 4 JurUcb mtixtlM everybody and justice alone—.Emerst". Established June Ist, 1903. Published daily (except Sundays.) at th CRITERION PRESS, Utl., No. 226 —232, Beach Street, Peuaug. PRICE DAILY LOCAI P*r annum OUTSTATIOXS Postage Ultra. MAIL EDITION (Poet Free) sli CAKLK ADDRESS: Echo—Penang.” Telephone No. 188. .V.r.-tll biutijies* communicat
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  • Current Topics.
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      That Jetty.
      278 4 Wk note that tiie (Jovernmeut is trying to make the best of a bad job by re- puiriug the Fort Jett}*. To, every person possessed of a grain of common sense this will simply appeal us another case of throwing good luouey after bad, for* we have not
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      Our Roads.
      332 4 In days gone by Peuangites used to pride themselves upon the fact that j the roads of the Settlement were the best constructed and the smoothest in the Far East. Now. however, they jus iio longer able to make this boast, for a trip in a rikisha. or
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      The Queue Again.
      1072 4 In another column we publish a letter from a correspondent- calling attention to the ungentle manner in which our police haul off Chinese offenders by their queues. We certainly think that the police have great room for improvement in this matter. Nobody would for a moment object
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    Fire Walking Festival.
    134 4 The Hindus of Bagai) Tuan lyechil caiebra led their Tiieemiri (fire-walking) festival yesterday afternoon. There was a large gathering of natives from the diffeieut parts of the Province and Peu*ug. who attended in gala dress to witness the ceremouy. Thirteeu men walked the file tiesides the Pushari
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    Penang Cricket Club.
    771 4 We are asked to notify that the Entry List for the Penang Club Lawn Tenuis Tournament is now open Entries will close ou Monday, 25th instant, and play will start on Monday. 2ud July. The eutry fee will be as usual $1 for each player for each
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    THE CIRCUS.
    1074 4 Record House a-nd jgHowV Colonel Bob Love is not smiliu,, to-day he is a very ungrateful man, f„ r l night the weather treated him weli and did Penang, for, huge as the Circus tent h he had to turn away a very large number 0 f people,
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      126 4 MURA STERILIZED MILE. •:o:IN CASES OF 48 I-lb. Tins $B-00. 96 l-lb. Tins .$ll-00 TO Be HAD AT Tong Joo Co., Goon Yen Friends, Kee Saw Sons, Heap Lee Co., Penang. Teik Chin Co., Ipoh. Taik Ho Co., Taiping. KATZ BROTHERS, Limited, PENANG. MACHINE PRESSED TILES. MADE BY!THE BASIL MISSION
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      The Triple Alliance.
      71 5 The Meeting of the Emperors. (The Osl miatischer Lloyd Service.) Berliu, J2tb June.—Ou receiving the Aust-ro-Hungarian delegates. Emperor Francis Joseph said that the Triple Alliance was 4 valuable guarantee of peace and Hie Kaiser Wilhelm’s visit showed the intimate friendship existing between the two Cvgrts. Ju the
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      Austria Hungary.
      62 5 A Rowdy Demonstration. (Supplied by Reuter.) Loudon, 12th June.—At Vienna twenty thousand Clericals aud anti Semites,.headed by the anti-Semitic Burgomaster Lue.er, made a violeut auti-Huuga iau demonstration outside the Hungarian Delegation Building. Tliey,smashed the windows end had to be dispersed bv the police. The Austrian Premier subsequently calle
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      Natal.
      72 5 Fierce Fighting. (Supplied by Reuter.) Louden, llfh Juno.—Colonel Mackenzie lias partly succeeded iu surrounding the lebels iu the Moine valley. An important chief named Meblokazulu and -J5O others have been killed. A c iptain of the Transvaal coutiugeut uud a Nataliau officer have l»een killed aud eight whiles wouuded.'
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      German Africa.
      35 5 Hottentots Routed. ■1» x (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 12th June.-*-The Germans have lost two officers ‘and eight troopers killed and teu wouuded in au action which resulted iu the routing of the Hottentots.
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      Congo Free State.
      147 5 Reforms to be Inaugurated (Supplied by Reuter.) Loudpu, 12th June. —A report upou the Congo Free State, embodying the results of the Commission of Enquiry, has been published iu Brussels aud announces the inauguration of many' reforms, including the extension of the paid labour system, though the
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      Russia.
      47 5 Rumours Denied (The On'a.mdiecher Lloyds Service.) Berlin, 12th Juue. —Rumours of impending Russiau loans are officially denied. ’Jb® Pari* Temps states that Uouut Witte’s visit to Paris lias uo connection with either politics or iiuauoe. The Tsar and Russian Rpyal Family are shortly proceeding to Kiiin*.
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      The Navy.
      54 5 Retrenchment. (Supplied by Reuter Loudon, llth June.—'The Du ly Tern graph states that the Government has decided to abaudou one of tlie two Dreadnought which, according to the programme inherited from its predecessors iu office, were to be comuieuced iu 1906. The Navy Estimates for 190" show a
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      The Army.
      45 5 Reduction in Infantry and Artillery. (Supplied by Renter.) Loudon, lltli Juue.—The Standard says that Mr. Haldau», the Minister for War, has decided to eliminate teu thousand iuefticieuts from the lufautry aud reduce the Koyal Artillery by forty-eight batteries while increasing the auxiliary batteries.
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      Parliament.
      37 5 A Seat for Mr- Lyttelton. (Supplied by Reuter.) L »uUou, 12th June. —It is understood that Mr. Legge will resigu his seat iu Parliament aud that Mr. Allied Lyttelton wijl be 4 caudida'e for the vacancy.
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    Morning Racing.
    94 5 Thus the Time* of Malaya: The Pprak Turf Club has decided to start their August Race Meetiug at f 45 a in, each day, instead of the usual afternoon’s entertainment. We v very mucli doubt the success of tlie'a* arrangements from a spoilsman's point of view, aud have
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    Ipoh.
    489 5 The Sultan’s Birthlay. At a meeting held ou Thursday evening at the residence of Mr. M. Shaik Adam, (poh, to consider what arrangements should be made regarding the celebration of H. H. the Sultau’s Birthday aud the presentation of au Address to His Highness by the Indian coin 111
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    The Price of Peace.
    96 5 The War Office has prepared a statement, says the Times, show'ug the cost of the military establishments of the world. The tiuaucial year dealt with is 19U4 5. The following are the figures for that period l Uu’d K’doui 31.A55.g88 Italy 11.451.34 1ndin...v..... 29.175 694 Japan
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    Canton-Hankow Railway.
    304 5 GROWING A f’HKKHENSIONS. Canton, 29ih May. The question of the constructiou aud management of the much talked of CantouHaukow Railway still occupies the minds of the thinking Chiuese, but instead of the wonderful enthusiasm displaced so freely some months ago—the subject uow most discussed is how long they
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    Canton News.
    520 5 Viceroy Kei.ieveo «>i OveigE. Canton, May 29. It is reporlel iu official circles, whicli may be considered reliable, that Viceroy Sburn Hseu has received a telegram from the Waiwupu statiug that, iu consequence of the trouble iu connection with the Hankow Canton railway, Ilis Excellency would be relieved
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  • PUBLIC OPINION.
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      POLICE METHODS.
      135 5 il'j lus Eiutor oi rtiF. SttAiTs Ccno. Dsak, Bir,—Can you tell rue why it is that the police of Penaug. when taking a Chinese to the Station, iu variably either lead, or drag lihn along, by the qu-ue I have always been told that the Chinaman looks upou
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    THOSE MINSTRELS.
    433 5 Mv dear Edith, Your chanr.ing letter of the 10th i«*#t. —uauglify girl to write ou a Sunday—ie idled my bauds through a mistake of somebody. but it was quite justified by your bad ealigraphy. It was evidently thought that Fauuy was Fuouy —do try to write tnoie plainly,
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    FIXTURES.
    76 5 To-dat. 21 t Uuv of lutercalary 4th Moon. Football Match N. L. re. P. II. C. Ilannstou’s Circus, Dato Kramat Gardens, 9 p.fn. Matsuo’s Japanese Cinematograph, Coruer of Penaug Koad aud Campbell Strett, 9 p.ui. To- MORROW 22ud l>.iy of luteic-ilai' 4th Moor. Tow I» Baud, Esplanade, G to
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    MAILS DUE.
    21 5 German (Pooh) 12th Juue. Cliiua loth Indian (T> e*l O 1 1th o English (Derauka) 2lsl China (Jtouynla) 23rd
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    P. & O. SAILINGS.
    40 5 P. O. SAILINGS. Mui. Service. OCTWAkl.S. TIoMKWAROS. Decnulm 21 •hint'. I Rotupra 2d June. De'hi 5 July. Arc’din 7 Ju’y. i.xira Service. OjUTWAKf»R. lIoMKWAItnK. Sardinia 12 June. Palermo June Nfd/ni 20 Patau: {H ‘19 fjf* FuV part jculms sec Page
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    THE MOON.
    38 5 Last Quart*-! Juue 14th 2.34 4 A m. O New Moon It 22’i'l 0 5 (> am J First Quarter 29th 9 IS 9 r m. O Full Moon July G h 11 27 5 a m
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      15 5 The French Confectionery, ilA» Nortliam Rond. TO-NIGHT. b-6*: Strawberry and Leim-", >411*1 ti vf F'hIK'-J
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      59 5 Bowel Complaint in Children. During the summer months children are subject to disorders of the 1 Kovels, au<l should receive the most careful attention. As soon as any unnatural looseness of the bowels is noticed, Chamberlain’s Colic, Choleia and Diarrhoea Remedy should be £i?en. floorje Town D;sp'nsary, General Ageutt', uud
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      93 5 Contracted Neuralgia Dur'.ug the War. l had a Wad of neuralgia which I contracted during the war. I trie I s*»eral kinds of mediciue but they d d me no good uutil a Fneud of tuine recommended Cliaiulierlain's Pain Balm which j;ave me immediate relief. I hare had no trouble
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      388 5 WANTED. PARA Rubber Stump» aud Seed». Pie toe state price per lliousaud. F. O. B. oi Kail. Applv to KENNEDY A Co. I» 0 06 -‘172 lwk FINIS1N FiNISIN F1NISIN NEURALGIA NEURALGIA cured.; NEURALGIA FINISIN (The World-Renowned Neuralgic Cure). I The must distressing pain is relieved with this remedy, and
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      114 5 N RIGAUD’S OF JAPA.\ TOILET WATER Rigaud’s Kananga Water has the sweet perfume ot the Kauanga I lower of Japan and a soothing and cooling action on the skin; it relieves mosquito bites, and is most refreshing alter perspiration. RIGAUD C° PEKI UMERS 8, rue Vivienne 8 Paris-Frane* Boware nf
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
  • Obituary
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    163 5 Obituary. Mr. John Scddon c {Supplied by Reuter.) IiOiidou, 11th June,—The death is anuoiiuced of the Rt.. Hon. Richard John Seddou, Premier of New Zealaud. Loudon, 12th June.—Both, at Home and iu (he Colouies the death of Mr. Seddon has everywhere evoked the warmest tributes aud exp cssious of the
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    Chinese Penal Code.
    1100 6 One of tlie most important of the many important ch.uges uow leing introduced into China is the re modelling' of the penal code upon which His Excellency Wii ’l ing fang and some others are oiigaged. It is quite plain that if China iseverto secure the abolition
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    EXCHANGE.
    126 6 Pkxaxo, 12th Junk. I (Uy courtesy oj the Chartered, Hank.) be nu ion Demand Hank ...2/4g 4 months’sight Bank ..2/4^ 3 Credit 2/lg 3 Documentary 2/4 ii I Calcutta. Demand Bank Ivs 175 3 (jars’ sight Private 177 B'inbay. Demand Bank 175 I Mouiiueili, Demand Bank 174 3 days’
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    PRODUCE.
    239 6 j Gold leaf J 05. B. Pepper (W. C**a.'! 3’di.s.ai»/..) uni oj stuck While Pepper 5 29. —telle s Traug Pepper 21J sellers Cloves (picked) 42. —tales Mace x 70 Mace Pickings 08 Nutmegs IlOh 33.— sales C No. 1 5 40 Sugar z 2 no stock. I taitkei
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    SHARES.
    469 6 Number of Share* issued. Va,ue 1 a. 14.000 ***** 356,000 12.0 th» 60,000 9900 120.000 244.806 870.001.» 06.000 204/UO 83.200 18.000 22.000 23,000 160.000 10 10 1 10 1 o i l i M 1 100 lo 10 1 140.000 it'.OOO 13,001» 61,001» 108 61.000 12.500 12.000 55.000 24.000
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      68 6 N- >w ifor it ««.I what 11„ coro.l < 'll'I III Im) Vim C Atr»*m X. a I >o i li i Beware of a Coagli < flm timp ti l 0 f tlint cugli. 1 m, on ii. on» can fell r. Olios I, no Ison «-"«t-hs ictv 11II
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      112 6 MACKAY’S LIQUEUR WHISKY. THE CELEBRATED 44 S. B. Co.” G/es/ers' Champagne. GIN BORDEN'S PEERLESS BRAND EVAPORATED CREAM. IN RED CASES. Sttndihtnrfs, Buttery Co. Absolute Purity Guaranteed, Andrew Usher Co.’s SPECIAL RESERVE AGENTS: SAMDILANDS, BUTTERY Co., PE NANO. O.V.G. Whisky. vf -L > .ATM ML L_ CO x i4 o v
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      264 6 JOHN TYNDALL Co/s CELEBRATED PEACOCK BRAND CEYLON TEAS. Certified by Dr. Donald of Penang as follows :—Messrs. Tvnd-.1l > Peacock Brand Tea I have used and much appreciate S Excellent in flavour and freedom from the vegetable astringents which tend to produce digestive troubles. Arch. Donald, n i -i M.
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    Facts about Marriages.
    112 7 'I he mariiage rate in England aud Wales snows only a fractional variation. According to the Registrar General's annual report just issue], the marriages in Euglaud and Wiles in 1905 numbered ?G0,489, or lo 3to every 1,000 of ti e population. Til's rate was 0.1 per 1,000
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    “Boom” in Tin.
    610 7 Boom” in Tin. I'uosm cxo :s I!csy among Old Cobnish Mines. l it eke is just i o vai n "b ;oin” in Coru- wall, which is very welc ire m cousiquence |of the practical fail ire oi the >p iug u ackjerel, says the Daily 'Jail. Ke. u excitement
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      91 7 Ni» Competition Tilt* uniform t»uc\crs i f ChamhetIain's (Jolie, Cholera au<i Dian iict a l.ei.edv m tire relief am] cure of howel pmijihrnts both iu chiidicn ami adults Iihh Inim-Lt il into almost uuhersal us j so that it is practically without a rival, and, as everyone who has u»ed
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      1328 8 YOON SUN, DENTISTRY. WATUIHAKEK JBWULI.EK L'tsiler m (Juki and Silver Watches. Giaphophoues, Records, Pius, *Ve., Ac. Prices Very Moderate. Repairer of any inscription of Musical lust ruuieuts uud Graphophoncs, Ac., Ac. No. 21, Mai Let Sh eet. W. MANSON, American Dentist, Laic of Dr. Allen Co., Pha, U.S.A. Lim Sun
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