Straits Echo, 10 September 1906

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  • 37 1 Straits Echo 10-PAGE EDITION. DAILV CHRONICLE OF EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES, AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY. VOL 4. $24 Per Annum. PENANG, MONDAY, 10th SEPTEMBER, 1906. Single Copy, 10 cents. No 206.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 1205 1 SOLE AOEiWTS. ASAHI BEER. 2J33S IHVSV TIANG LEE A CO, BANKS. Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China. Hongkong Shanghai Banking Corporation. incorporated by royal CHARTER. Pmd’np .£BOO,OOO Rejer™ Fund .£975,000 Ra*erve Liability|of Proprietor* .£BOO,OOO Head Office: lIAITON COURT, THREADNEEDLE STREET, LONDON. Agencies and Branches. Bombay Ilankow PeuaDg Bangkok looli
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    • 14 1 SOLE AGENTS. GUINNESS’S STOUT. B D ca CP v *HTV S*SSVH TlAfsC LEE Co.
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  • 139 2 Chinese Labour Wanted. Chinese coolies will in all p obabiii v dig 1 lie Panama Canal. Advertisements will liort 1 v be published calling l' l r 2.5 0 Chinese, ami if the experiment of employing them is successful, as it is c -ufideutly expected lhat it
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  • 922 2 Reasons kor the “Open Door.” The Tokyo correspond -lit of the Morunoj J'oet in a let ter observes For the sake of Japans commercial expansion t|>e maintenance of tie open door all over the East is a prime ut cessity. Any attempt to establish an exclusive position
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 2364 2 FACE ACHE IS CUBED WITH FINISIN, THE FRENCH CONFECTIONERY, 1 7 a, North am Road Graham's Neuralgia Cure. It acts splendidly: promptly: effi- ciently. The pain goes: instead of agony—ease, and relief. Everyone says so: won’t you try it Face-ache cannot continue with Graham’s: Neuralgia Cure. Be advised and you
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  • Shipping.
    • 192 3 Calyp o, Hr. s.s.. 339, Lowry, lOth -Sept.. Singapore, Bth Sept., Geu., W. M. Co. Fitzpatrick, Hr. s s.. 730, Heggie. lOtlj Sept., Rangoon, 8111 Sept., Geu., H. <\ A Co. Teuckk, Hr. s.s., 1,008, Nilsen«, Or li Sept. Tnticoiii', 2nd Sept, Geu., —H. B. A Co. C. Ai*cak,
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    • 51 3 10 th September. Canton, for Paugkor and Teluk Ausou. Ca’i/fnni, for Deli. Lightning, for Singapore and Hongkong. Jojiom, for Pulo Well. Olehieh and Padaug. Un Ptnj, for Perlis aud Setul. C. A pear, for Calcutta. Tony Chaij Un, for Hatu Hahra aud Asahan. Flying Dragon, for Port Weld aud
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  • 17 3 Vesselt fVf'MI Vi X Due llenvorlicli .Sinj'jijKire 1 S. IJ.t&C'o. lotbSept. IJeiiveuue Loudon S. l».«fcCo. il«t
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  • 15 3 Vessels F’ur Atjents heaves lien vor lie'll London S.B.AOe. lol-lfc'ept. Denvenue Singapore ‘S.B.&Co. •21st
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  • 62 3 For Laugkat Per Ban Whatt Soon, tomorrow, 2 p.m. Poit owetleulm n aud t mgapore —l*er Perak to-morrow, 3 p.'n. Port Swettenba o and Singapore—Per Vi i Snnj, to-morrow, 3 p m. 1 eluk Anson—Per Lxdy We d, to in rrow, 3 p.m. Singapore—Per Pentakota, to-mor.ow, 3 p
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 1229 3 (S HIPPI NG.) TAfc \i V Co. tirl>ected Arrivals and Departures. Mail Service. Outwards 13 8.». Delhi connecting with 8.8. Mongolia •21 s.s. Simla <lo 8.8. Britannia Oct 11 8.8. Delta do 8.8. Mooltun »*5 n s. Malta do ».8. Himalaya Homewards. >• 15 8.«. Malta connecting with °®r u
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    • 215 3 ASIATIC STEAM NAVIGATION Co. Led. IN l>o-JAVA LINE. A. S. N. Co.’s Flkkt. The Company n amtaius ;i first class service of steamers carrying lx»tli passengers and cargo direct from Calcutta and Rangoon to the f >llowing ports in Java Batavia Pasoeroeau Samaran Pekalongau Soerabaya C her i bon Baujoewangi
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  • 99 4 Justice mUkAm everybody and justice alone.— Km?rse* Established June Ist, 1903. Published daily (except Sundays.) AT TH CRITERION PRESS, Litl., No. 226—232. Beach Street. Penang. TRICE DAILY LOCAL »21 per annum OUTSTATIONS Postage Kxtia. MAIL EDITION (Poet Free) «15 CABLE ADDRESS: Echo—Penang.” Telephone No. 188. N.B. —All
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  • 747 4 The heading ot this article is absolutely wrong, because the landing facilities with which the article should deal are only conspicuous by their absence. A very important part of our lauding space is naturally that which faces the anchorage of the steamers which ply to and from
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  • 744 4 We must say we did not care veiy much for The Geisha which was performed bv the Comedy ludiau Ratoe Theatrical Company to a crowded house last Saturday night, and we should have liked it still less hut for the clever acting of Miss Jalnrab.
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  • 947 4 Taipino vs Farit Buntar. A very interesting game of crieket was played on the Parit Buntar ground ou Saturday afternoon and continued the next day, belweeu a Taipiug XI captained by Major Vaurenen and a Parit Buutar tea in under the able leadership of Faithful). The former consisted mostly
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  • 48 4 1 e Perak, the tiue new vessel of the Straits Steamship Company, is now Peuaug Harbour and will be alongside Swetteuham Pier to-morrow for inspection. All I enang is su e to want to see the uew boat and greet her popular commander Capt. 1 reweeke.
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  • 715 4 Thk Government Gazette, of Sep'emlei 7, contaius the following items of inform*’ tion:— His Excel leucy the Governor has ordered thiit the \i Joli Club, which is registeicl at Penang, be dissolved. The following appointments, with effect front the 1st iust., are gazetted Mr. K J. Fairer, an
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 417 4 lipto c N d?d!c NES PBITOHAHI ft CO. 1 lyl I Messrs. Tck Tliye Cathiravaloo, WHOLESALE AGENTS, 34. Bench Street. Retail Irani Penang Commercial Company, G 9, Reach Street, and Heap Lee and Company, 53, Reach Street. ALSO ON SALK At all Respectable Hotels. Specialities Lip ton’s Special Scotch Whisky,
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    • 90 4 Unnecessary Expense. Acute attacks of colic, cholera morbus ami dysentery come < n without warning and prompt relief must be obtained. There is no necessity < f incurring the expense of a physician's service iu such cases if < 'liuinlterlaiu’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Kerned y is at hind. A
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  • TELEGRAMS.
    • 160 5 THE CUSTOMS EDICT. China Association's Protest. (Supplied by Ileuter.) Loudon, Hill September.—The Cbiua Association has submitted to Sir Edward Grev a memorandum urging the Government to concert with the other Treaty Powers aud insist upou a return to the Hiatus quo before the issue of the recent Chinese Customs
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    • 164 5 Case of Mr. Fraser. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, Bth September.—The Standard explains that the Hogging of Mr. Fraser, its Warsaw correspondent, was reported bv a Kussiau paper and turns out to be untrue. Mr. Fraser, it seem*, was stopped iu the street by soldiers and bis Russiau valet remonstrated
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    • 100 5 L’Entente Cordialc. (Supplied by Revtei.) Loudon, 10» li September.—At «he banquet 1 at tlio conclusion of the French army uiauieuvres M. Etienne, the Miuister of War, complimented General Sir John French in the warmest manner and begged him to couvev to King El ward, “whom we regard as a
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    • 37 5 A Brilliant Spectacle. (Supplied by Renter.) Loudon, 10th September.—The re.'iew of thirty thousand troops bv the Kaiser was a hrilliaut spectacle The l>uke of Couuaujht, Mr. W iuston Churchill and General Sir lau Hamilton were preseut.
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    • 56 5 More Trouble. (Supplied by Reuter.) Loudou, 10th September.—Kernel's Teherau correspondent wires that twenty-five popular leaders have gone to the British Legation, where they iuteud to remain until be Shall sigus the ordinance drafted by the clergy aud exiles the former Graud Vizier. bazaars are closed aud the people are
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    • 40 5 Coming Naval Visits (Supplied by Reuter.) Hpudon, loth September.—lt is stated in "kio that the coming Japauese estimates 'Delude provision for the expenses of the visit of a Jitpuuoee squadron to England, Vl l ie C'ape, returning via America.
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    • 40 5 Another Revolution: (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 10th September.—A ievolution brokeu out at Mojador, in Morocco, Iril>e«men are attacking the town. reu^l Minister has sent, the warship I re there ami the representatives »»f IW> owers have wired for warships.
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    • 23 5 A Quarrel Settled. (Supplied by Reuter.) Loudou, loth September.—The dispute betwien Turkey aud Bulgaria has ended, Bulgaria having adopted a conciliatory attitude.
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    • 24 5 The Coal Strike (Supplied by Reuter Loudon. Bth September.—The South Wales coal strike is termiuatiug. as the uou-uuio dsts ate joining the Federation.
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    • 41 5 New Head Appointed (Supplied by Reuter London, 10th September.—Father Wernz, a Get tnau Jesuit priust, has Leeu elected General of the Jesuits. He is a man of progressive ideas aud is expected to infuse fresh life into the Society,
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    • 39 5 American Anxiety. (Suftplied by Reuter.) Loudou, 10.li Septemlier.—Anxiety is felt iu the Uuited States owing to the decrease iu exports to the Orieut, the leturus showing a diminution of nearly a half iu <be last seven mouths.
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    • 24 5 The Artillery Command (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 10th September.—General Sir J> liii Maurice lias beeu appointed Colonel Commandant of the Royal Artillery.
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    • 39 5 Another Cure Fails (Supplied by Reuter.) Loudou, Bth September.—The emiueut Paris specialist Professor Beruheiui, describes Professor Behring’s consumption cure as a complete failure aud declares that the patieuts experimented upou are worse after the iujection of the serum.
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    • 36 5 Home Again. (Supplied by Renter.) London, 10th September.— Dr. Ott leports from Maneubad that King Edward underwent au excellent “cure aud is iu splendid health. Kiug E Iward has arrived in Loudou from Marieubad.
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    • 339 5 Well Done Cambridge! (Supplied by Reuter.) Loudou, 9th September.—ln tie Iniat race between Cambridge aud Harvard Universities over the course between Putney and Mortlake Cambridge won bv two lengths iu 19 min. 18 sec. after a splendid race. The crowd was absolutely a record one and was delirious with
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  • 1957 5 FRIDAY'S MEETING. (Straits Times.) The Legislative Council met on Friday at 2-30, when the following were pieseut: Present. His Excellency the Governor Sir John Anderson, K.C.M.G. His Excellency the General Officer Commanding the Troops (Major-General R. Inigo Jones, c.v 0.. c b.). Hon. J. R. limes (Act. Attorney-General).
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  • PUBLIC OPINION.
    • 84 5 To mi KmroK or Tilk Sth. its K- no. I)ear Sir. —Artie Tullv’s challenge to G. Redfearu, as copied by you from the Malay Mail, is ail bluff, pure au<l simple, because botli Tully ami bis clerk kuow perfectly well that, Redfearu, lieiug an am iteur, cannot tight
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  • 231 5 The folio-'ing is the Report, for pre entaliou to shareholders at the ninth ordinary meeting to be held at. the Offices of the General Managers on Saturday, September I 8, at 12 -JO p. m The General Managers beg to submit a Statement
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  • 76 5 To-day. 22ud l>av of 7tli Moon. Lawn Tenuis Tournameut Penang Association I'ulilic Meeting, Town Hail. 4 p.iiiTown Land, Esplauade. <• to 7 p in. The General l’.ioscopi Co., Peumg IJout, 9 p.m. Comedy Indian Ita'oe Thea'ricd C Adiama,” Kiug Street Tliettre, it p.m. To-morrow. 23rd l>av of 7tli Moon.
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  • 17 5 Knglis’i (Delhi) ■3 li Sept. Chiua (Malta) 15’h China [Sachem) IBt.li German [Prinz Lmlvij) litih
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  • 35 5 P. O. SAILINGS. Mail Service. Outwards. Homewards. Delhi Vi Sept. I Malta Sept, j Simla 27 j Devjnlia 29 Hnfa Service. Outwards. Homkwakds. Nile 18 Sept Java 22 Sepi Pera 2 Oct. Socotra 6 Oct.
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  • 29 5 Last Quarter ...Sept. 11 111 *153 A M. O New Moon 18'h 733 spm First Quarter 25th 1115 pm. O Knl! Moon Oct. 2ud 743 4 pm.
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 13 5 French Confectionery, 17a, Northam Road. (Jkncolittpß, ftonbouH, l>esseit Foudant, At ft> atonahl* Ptictt.
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    • 391 5 MASSEY-HA KRIS BICYCLES. EXCEL in .STRENGTH. EXCEL in DURABILITY. EXCEL in BEAUTY of DESIGN. EXCEL in LIGHTNESS. EXCEL in QUALITY ol ENAMEL. EXCEL in EVERY DETAIL “They Run Easy and Keep Running: Easy.” I NOTICE. i VTOIICK is hereby given that the under'as meniioned chops aie now under the management
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 44 5 WEATHER. Thk report, ts ki 11 < 11 v Kiipnlieil In the Signal Ihret-lor ol Foil Cornwall^ rn. Wr. Wd. !> P.P nw N\V. *>a.n*. I o <l*r ‘ICloudy s. «<»>!(. TuH-i v in*S*.K. The rainfall ilrfinj* the l hours emle*t at 9 a.in. tn-*lav was uil.
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  • 244 6 A serious aspect of I lie barmaid question is disclosed l»v the refiort of the Joiut Committee on Hie employment of barmaids. Official statistics, which are stated to have lieen coutirmed by I lie results of other investigations, show that more than a fifth of the total number
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  • 250 6 I met Tour Lester in town to-day,” said Mr. Stockton to his wife oue eveuiug on his return fiom business, “aud he told me lie expected to lie married iu a mouth or sc.” Fifteen minutes later, after his wife had iiuished asking questions, Mr. Stockton wrote
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  • 354 6 The proprietor of the Takao Iron works, Kobe, recently purchased eight vessels as they lay at the bottom of tbe sea in Port Arthur. Two were Russian gunboats, four were Japanese «‘earners—sunk durii'g the bottling-up” operations—tlie remaining Russian ships bemg a steinter and a destroyer. A large quantity
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  • 123 6 Penang, 10th September. (By courtesy oj the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Bank ...2/4 4 month s’ siefht Bank ...2/4^ 3 Credit 2/ 1, 7 3 Documentary —2/4^ Calcutta. Demand Bank ics. IToi* 3 days’ sight Pr vate 175 Bombay, Demand Bank 1 7 Mouimein, Demand Bank 172$ 3 days’
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  • 190 6 Gold leaf «64 80 B. Pepper(W.C«*asi 31 bs.ao/. sl9s. ta’cs Wliite Pepper 27.50 setters Trang Pepper 21 60 sales Jlorps (picked) 42. —sales Ylaee 76 —sales Ylaee Pickings 67 sales 'liiimegs llOs 31.— sal*s f No. 1 5 40 ppl Sugar < 2 no stock Basket $3 sa’e I’apioca
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  • 633 6 Last Dividend Quotations Name. Mining. Beiat 'i'iu Minin*; Co. Ltd. *l4 Bersawah Gold Miuiug Co. Ltd. DO. 1004 1905 1905 12,000 75,000 40.000 1906 X 310.000 1906 1906 IWO Rs. K 0,000 1,200,000 250,000 12.000 55.009 40,000 181,454 1900 X 300,000 1903 IW4 1904 1898 IW3 1905 X s
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 94 6 Smith African Cmpenicr Cu ed by Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. Mr. Lico. Taylor, a car pooler at Port Kli/.ilftli, Uu|e Unionv, who had a very l«o| at luck of crump colic ami dvwnterv, K'M» I KilN SO I» 111 I liilil to <»,, (>i] "hen a tiiemlof mum
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    • 94 6 BOMS PEERLESS BRAND Andrew Usher Co.’s EVA WED CREAM. SPEC,AL RESERVE O.V.G. Whisky. SANDILANDS, BUTTERY Co., Absolute Parity Guaranteed, AGENTS: SANDILANDS, BUTTERY Co., PENANG. AGENTS FOE PENANG F M. .5 O v- > c n X V/ m liim o -J UJ v& < G^r I m c° v o'**
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    • 492 6 70U SATE MONET E7 BUTINS ASAHI BEER, And you buy wisely, because it is the Best and yet the Cheapest Beer in the Market. Ask for it of: EASTERN At ORIENTAL HOTEL CRAG HOTEL NEDERLAND HOTEL... HIAP LEE Co. GIM TEK BEE Go. GOON YEN FRIENDS TONG .100 A Co.
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  • 246 7 Stoui i s 1• v men who have escnp <1 fiom Florida show’that. immigrants from Europe, after ari iving mi New York, have been peisu ,<le-l to go tlieie on promises of go: d pay am] aro now living tle.e in a coudition of absolu'e slavery,
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  • 247 7 With reference to the telegram regarding the appoint meat of t lie Jap uiese Cousul at Vancouver to investigate the sealing question at. the Aleutian Islands a Japanese authority on the scaling question is lepor'ed to have made the following statement:—‘"Several years ago ;he American Government
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  • 522 7 The Stuteeman gives particulars of a cownd y and vvho'b unprovoked attack unde upon the Kev. J. F. Hewitt and the Rev, I*, ii. •‘'haul, agents of the Chuich Missionary •"'ociety at Santipur station. Ju company with four ladies aud a Dengali female
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 1244 7 John Bazley White Bros., YACCA MILK PORTLAND CEMENT, 1 ‘‘LION BRAND.” Snndilnnds. Buttery Co., WM. arnott CO., AGENTS. PENANG F. NS. 8 RIIBEROID ROOFING. Adamson, Wan Co, Ltd DON’T read this unless you like Music. If you are thinking of purchasing a piano we cordially invite you to inspect our
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    • 8 7 BAXTER Cr.’s BEST NAVY CANVA». SANDILANDS, BUTTERY Co.
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 1191 8 YOON SUN, WATCHMAKER JEWELLER Dealer in Gold and Silver Watches, Graplioplioues, Records, Pins, Ac., Ac. Prices Very Moderate. Repairer of any description of Musical instruments and Graplioplioues, Ac., Ac. No. 21, Market Street. 78c NOTICE. VIEWS of Penang, Singapore, Perak, Selangor, and Sumatra. Photos enlarged, various sizes up to 3
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  • 2023 9 An American oil steamer having l een attacked with' complete success aud perfect iniptiuity last moDtli, the pirates last wtek made a far more murderous and daring attack upon the British steamer Sai-nam, which was apparently a kind of feeder or connection in the trading operations of the
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  • 616 9 There is something i f amused wonder,! something of supercilious pity, aud a good deal of ill-concealed envy m the tone of French writers wheu they speak of the arrival of the Standard Oil magnate iu Paris, i The independent journal Liberte seems to feel
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  • 142 9 A philologist was talking about words. There are more than 2->'*,ooo words in the Euglish language,” lie said but we use only a few thousand of them. The extra oues are of uo use to us. Any mau could sit dowu with a dictionary aud write in good
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  • 317 9 Official Version. Regarding the Aleutiau affair the American Solicitor of ti e Depaitmeut of Coininene iu Alaska reports to the Secretary of Commerce aual Labour that ou July ltitli aud 17th several Japanese fishiug vessels secretlv approached St. Paul Island and were fouml t*» have illegally killed
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  • 435 9 The New Regime. According to a native contemporary the Shiuwuchu or new Customs Board uuder H. E. Tieir Liang and H. E. Taug Shao-yi comprises four separa e dej art incuts deal iug respectively with (1) Foreigu duties aud taxes, (2) Native duties aud taxes, (J)
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  • 181 9 1’KNANU, lUl'H Skptsmuku. 11*06. c I 8 Soul) I*'' catty 14 Roast 2^ Steaks 24 Ste*v or Curry Meat J8 Rump Steak 24 Ox Tail **acli 30 Tongue ®0 Feel 15 Heart 30 Liver per catty 32 Fork— Fork Fiji’s Head 24 Feet 20 Tongue 32 Mutton I***'
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 54 9 Indications of Klteumalism. ••11« and bvvolleu joint a, uhaip. «limiting Wms, torturing muscles, no rest, no sleep— imuua rheumatism. It is a stubborn •linease to fight, but Chamberlain's Pain a ,n !>*■ conquered it thousands of times, tne application gives reliof. George Town hapeusary, General Agents, and for sale y
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    • 75 9 Cuts, Bruises and Burns Quickly Mealed. t’haniherlain’s l\*in lialin is an antiseptic I liniment ;iml when applied 1«» cuts, bruises an.l burin*, causes t lioni t•• 1*0;» I without maturation and much more quickly than by the usual treatineut. It allays the pain of a burn or scald almost instantly.
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    • 70 9 Bilious Colic Prevented, Take a double dose of Chamberlaiu s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Itemed v as aoon as I lie inti indication ot (lie disea-»»* appears and a threatened attach gia> be warded off. Hundreds of people wbo are subject to attacks of bilious colic use the remedy in
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    • 357 9 P. ntoir Cranes’ CYLINDER OIL. Samli/snds, Ft littery S Cn, IMIIIIKU Pure Grape Cherries AM) Real Old Porfwines ARE THE BEST ON THE MARKET. G.H. SLOT <SCo., Penang,} SOLE IMPORTERS. CES. THE LONDON ASSURANCE CORPORATION. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER A.D. 1720. fIUIE uudersigned having l»eeu apjoiuted JL Agents for the
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    • 458 9 THU SHANGHAI LIFI: INSURANCE Coy., Mil. @l5iS fi in Ihnii/koui/ f-h^t Cinnpaitif'# OrihvuncflH6s.) I frail (([fire: Shanghai. For full particulars, rates, forum, et etc., apply to SHUM HIN CIIUN. Agentf»r Perak. At Messrs. TEI Iv CHIN COY., 68c Hugh Loiv Street, Ipol. Guardian Assurance Company, Limited. Established 1821. Subscrilied Capital
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 720 10 FOR SALE. JOHN MARTIN, MINER. WROUGHT-IRON TUBES AND FITTINGS. Stock Always on Hand. A ROMANCE OF MODERN MALAYA. liY OLIVER ASHWELL, AUTHOR OF Tulut of the Fen,” Chronicle* of the Carburettor Chib,'' In Peril in Penanj," etc. PRICE 50 CENTS. CAN lIK lIA l> AT TIJ E CRITERION PRESS, Ltd.,
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