Straits Echo, 27 November 1906

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    35 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS. CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES, AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY. VOL 4. $24 Per Annum, PENANG, TUESDAY, 27th NOVEMBER, 1906. Single Copy, 10 cents. No. 272.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
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      1072 1 TIGER BRAND CEMENT. S&gj Sy T tlil ttR ALL PURPOSES. BANKS. Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER. Capital Paul up Reserve Fund Reserve Liability!of Proprietors 800,000 £975,000 -€BOO,OOO IJeiul Oftice: HATTON COURT, THREADNEEDLE STREET, LONDON. Agencies and Branches. Bombay Bangkok Batavia Calcutta Colombo Cebu Foochow
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      22 1 BASS'S ALE 5§ON a o «o C 0 oc o X 'i O c <o >- <3 TH ‘inOlS S.SSHNNM9 SOL 13 AGENTS.
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    The Great New Woman of the East.
    1195 2 Thkkb are few more favourite subjects for comment aud description with our writeis than the rise aud modernisation of Japan. Yet 1 don’t know that the part a woman lias had in it is ever quite sufficiently emphasised. To me, at least, I
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
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      78 2 Chamberlain's Cough Remedy in Old Virginia Tin* Hutchinson Drug Company, which is Incited at Perry, Oklahoma, U A., in speaking of the sale of Chamberlain's Couch Lemeuy, says We take pleasure iu recommending it to our customers because we believe it liouestly made and a meritorious preparation. We sold it
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      531 2 NOTICE. ON and after this date, all small advertisements intended for insertion in the Straits Echo must be paid for in advance. LIM SENG HOOI, jsth July 1900 Managing Director Municipal Notice. riIHE next ordinary meeting of the MuuiA cipal Commissioners will be held at the Municipal Office at 3
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      829 2 /V* Removes all Btains v Rust, Dirt or Tarnish, cleans and polishes Pots and Pans, Glass and China, and all metals, but WONT WASH CLOTHES. Will do a thousand things to make Home bright and cheerful with little Trouble and Labour. MONKEY BRAND Nothing has more uses about the house
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      864 2 For XMAS. JUST ARRIVED. TUCK’S POST CARDS, At 6, 10 12 cts.-each. lUCK’S HALF MASKS, At 15 cts. each. POSTAGE STAMP ALBUM. No. O. 65 cts. each. STAMP MOUNTS, 500 in a packet, 35 cts. STAMP MOUNTS, 1,000 in a tin box, 50 cts. POSTAGE STAMPS 30 stamps in a
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  • Shipping.
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      ARRIVALS.
      92 3 Petrel, Br. s.s., 124, Edwards, 26*h Nov., Brandan, 25th Nov., Geu., —K. G. Co‘ Langkat, Br. a.»., 149, Lyons, 27tli Nov 'i'eluk Ansou, 26tb Nov., Geu., K. G. Co. Jataka, Dut. 8.8., 747, Steeuborg, 27th Nov Singapore, 25tb Nov., Gen —H. L. A Co. Malaya, Ger. s.s., 346, Loewe,
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      DEPARTURES.
      73 3 27th November. Lightning, for Calcutta. Ping Snen, for Singapore, China and Japan. Avagyee, for Deli. Petrel, for Paugkalau Brandan. Pin Seng, for Port Swettenlmiu and Siuuapore. Perak, for Port Swetteuham and Singapore. Nam Sang, for Singapore and Hongkong. Lady Weld, for 'l’eluk Anson. Juhanne, for Singapore aud Hougkoug Ja
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    EXPECTED.
    52 3 1 'cstnei rtitu •V"'» />Hf Benavon London S. B.AOo. 1 at 1 >ec. China Colombo S.K.ACV 1st Deucalion Silica pore VV M ACo. 1 st. G. A pear Singapore A.A A.ACo (Jtli A. A pear Calcutta A. A. A. ACo Util Sikh Glasgow Co. 4th Trieste Singapore S K
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    SAILINGS.
    40 3 1 lenel* Fur Ajent* heaven Beuavou Singapore S.B.&Oo. 1st Dec. Sikh Ssugapore S.B.ACo. ith (4. Apc.ii* jOalcutta A.A.A.&Co 7th A. Apear Singapore A.A.A.&Co 11th Chiua Singapore S.K A.Co. Deucalion Loudon W.M &Co. Trieste Trieste 1 *5. If. t ?o.
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    55 3 For Singapore, China and Japan—Per Pr. Kilel Friedrich, to morrow, 11 a.in. leluk Ausou—lYi Lanrjkat, to-morrow. 2 p.m. Pangkor—Per Srce Fanlc i, to-morrow, 2 p.m. Deli, Bajan, Fdie ami T. Seinawe—Per Parra, 29tli instant, noon. I»atu Balira—Per Padang, 2it(li instant, 1 p m. Port Suet.lenliam and Singapore—Per Treda,
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      1601 3 (SHIPPING.) is. i. Co. Expected Arrivals and Departures. Mail Borvico. Outwards. s.s. S iiidq, connecting' with J an. 1!» a.a. Delta «.a. Arcadia do do s.s. China 8.8. India 8.8. Mongolia Homewards. l>ec. M ,1 all. 8 8.8. Malta connecting with Himalaya 22 s.s. Devanha do 8.8. Moldavia o a.s.
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      186 3 ASIATIC STEAM NAVIGATION Co., Ltd. INDO-JAVA LlNfc. A S. N. Co.’» Fleet. vice of steamers carrying lioth passengers and cargo direct from Calcutta and Rangoon to the following porls iu Java Batavia Pasoeroeau Samarang Pekalongau Soerabaya Clieribon Banjoewaugi The Company’s Steamers also give direct shipment to Padang and Sabang, thus
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    The Straits Echo.
    101 4 Justice satief m evt r7body and justice alone.— Emerson Established Jane Ist, 1903. Published daily (except Sundays.) AT THI CRITERION PRESS, Lid., No. 2*26 —‘23*2, Beach Street. Peuang. PRICE: DAILY LOCAL P*r anno® OUTBTATIONB Postage Extra. MAIL «PITION (Poet Free) $l5 CABLE ADDRESS: Echo—Penang.” Telephone No. 343
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    Rubber.
    481 4 To the man who has been absent from Malaya for some five or six years the change which has come over the country is most noticeable. Five years ago one tiavelled from place to place ami saw but one class of man with a smiling face. This was the
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    The Talking Shop.
    403 4 lo one unaccustomed to our methods of parliamentary procedure the tussy hire of politicians buzzing at Westminster must appear a strange, I arU, y a rational spectacle. Think of 1 the row of men on the Treasury Bench, charges to the muzzle with political piojeets, which they
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    Fifty-cent Pieces.
    574 4 I ndek the heading of Government tlaxette iu our issue of yesterday we said that fifty-ccnt pieces will be legal tender for no greater amount tliau two dollars.” This should have read “tiftv-cent pieces, instead of being legal tend *r for no greater amount than tiro dollars, will
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    An Echo of the Bells.
    158 4 On Saturday afternoon, at the Town Club, a few of the member?, with a view of expressing their appreciation of the artistic representation of the Miser by Mr. F. O. Hallifax iu the recent performances of Les Cloches,” presented him with a tokeu of that
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    Fraudulent Possession.
    222 4 \esterday afteruoou Chin Boon Keat and Low Ah Ijeoug were, at the iustance of Andrew Sheedy, Detective Inspector,charged before Mr. E. C. C. Howard at the First Court with being iu fraudulent possession of two half notes of fifty dollars each. From the prosecution it was elicited that
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    Eastern Magic.
    542 4 The conjurer lays himself ou top of a pyre of highly inflammable wood, which is then set tire to by the spectators, who surrouud it iu an unpenetrable ring till it is quite burnt out, whin he is seen a few yards off squatting ou his hams beating
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    Married a Chinaman.
    177 4 A stir has bem caused iu San Francisco according to the Express correspondent, by the announcement that Miss Ella Clemmons, whose sister is the wife of Mr. Howard Gould, a leader of New Fork society, has married a'Chinaman. Miss Clemmons was married previously, but, was divorced and
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    The Malay Tin Mines.
    796 4 A Smaller Output. Mr. D. A. Wilbur, the American ConsulGeneral at Singapore, in reporting to the Bureau of Manufactures, Washington, ou the tin production of the Malay States for the first six mouths of 1906, calls attention to the decrease of 9- r >s tons in
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      351 4 JAYA-BENGAL LINE. For Sabang, Rangoon and Calcutta. The s.s. Bengalen 2,660 tons, Capt. Adam, is expected to arrive here on 28th inst. from Singapore and to leave the same day for above named ports. For freight, etc., apply to G. H. SLOT CO,, Agents. BROOKE, BOND’S TE The best and
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      59 4 Do Not Be Influenced. Nevei hesitate to 8<ij 44 No M to your dealer if he offers you a substitute for Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy. It has no equal on the market for the prompt cures of coughs, colds, croup aud whooping cough and you make no mistake in buying this
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      59 4 What to do Until the Doctor Arrives. If it is a case of colic or cholera morbus give Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy aud you will have uo need of a doctor. It is pleasant to take aud never fails to give prompt relief. Why not buy d uu»v
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      Tangier.
      102 5 Sc >pc of Franco-Spanish Action. (Supplied by Heuter.) Ml d,,n 261,1 November.— -The announced Frauco Spauish action will e coufiued to Tangier ml it* v.cmity, and wall apparently l»e largely directed towards restoring tbe Sultan's authority which has leeu usurived by the brigaud It lisuli. y European Representatives’ Protest
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      Fire at Toulon.
      60 5 Warships in Danger. (Supplied by Renter.) boudou. 27th November.—A tire broke out at 'ioulon last night on the torpedo school >lnp Algeeiras. The whole vessel was quicklv enveloped iu flames, which threatened «he other warships iu the harbour. Orders were given to torpedo her, and of the
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      Russia.
      34 5 Bomb Outrage. (Supplied by Renter boudou, 27th November.—A bomb was thrown at Geueral Davidoff at Theodosia, a sea port iu south-east Crimea. The general was uot hurt aud his assailant has beeu captured.
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      Norway.
      39 5 King Haakon and the Powers. (Supplied by Reuter.) boudou, 26th November. is reported bv the Berliu Taueblatt that King Haakon lias circularised the powers asking for a guarantee of Norway’s integrity. Russia, Fiance and Germany have already asseuted.
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      Christian Scientist.
      48 5 Guilty of Misdemeanour. (Supplied by Reuter.) boudou, 27th November.—Tbe Christian •Scientist Chisholm was found uot guilty of manslaughter but guilty of misdeineauour for falling to summon medical assistance for his son, who died of diphtheria. He was ordered to come up for judgment if called upon.
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      Portsmouth Mutineers.
      27 5 Ringleader Sentenced (Supplied by Reuter.) lioudou, 27th November.—The courtmarlial on the Portsmouth mutineers sentenced Moodie, the ringleader of the stokers, to tive gears’ penal servitude.
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      Motor Accident
      27 5 Chinaman run Over. (Echo Special.) •Singapore, 26th November. —A Cliinawas to-day run down and fatally Ul ju red by a motor-ear driven by Mr. 'Vearne.
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      Ontario.
      35 5 Strikers Wreck Depot. (Supplied by Reuter.) houdou, 27th November —A coutiict took place at Hamilton. Ontario, between the trHul strikers and the Militia protecting the uars. The strikers partly wrecked the depd* with dynamite.
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    INDIAN NOTES.
    631 5 Hklief and Chops. t»»r Calcutta, 16th November. thmn»| UUn b r£- f l* rsons in receipt of relief 10th N Ut lud a dunu I*»® week ending loth November was 61,865, showing a de" -r °Tr'7 8C om P ~ed w,th U,e Wf *s made up as follows:
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    A Suffragette Manifesto.
    255 5 London, Oct. 2 9th. Thk following manifesto has been issued by the Women's Social and Political Union Women and Men of the Uuited Kingdom! H.>w much longer will you tolerate a House of Commons which refuses to obey your will How much longer will you tolerate women
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    Legislative Council.
    1149 5 Ordinary Meeting, Friday. 23rd November (Free Preet.) Present. His Excellency the Governor, Sir John Anderson, k.c.m.g. Hon. Capt. A. H. Young (Col. Secretary). Hon. A. b Bryant (Act. Auditor-General). Hon. J. O. Anthonisz (Act. Col. Treasurer). Hon. W. H. Slielford. Hon. H. Fort. Hon. W. J. Napier, d.c.l.
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    FIXTURES.
    101 5 To-dat. 12th Day of loth Moon. Matsuo’s Japanese Cinematograph, corner of Penang Road A Campbell Street, 9 p in. The British Cinematograph, compound of Kling Mosque, Chulia Street, 9 p in. Comedy Indian Ratoe Theatrical Co. Mausoer Apaudi,” King St. Theatre, 9 p.m. To-morrow. loth Day of loth Moon.
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    THE MOON.
    30 5 O Full Moon Dec. Ist 6.7 3 a.m. Last Quarter Ptli 845 1. am. x w M.-ot» 16th 1543. a m. First Quarter 22ud 9.47 5. p m.
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    MAILS DUE.
    20 5 China (Room) 27th Nov. Germ au p,. Kitel Friedrich)... 28t h English (Simla) slb Dec. Chiua Malta) Bth
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    P. & O. SAILINGS.
    36 5 P. O. SAILINGS. Mail Service. Outwards. Flomkwakos. Simla d Dec. Malta S Dec Delta jg j Devanka 22 Hxirn Servii e. OutwarpB. Homewards. Nubia 27 Nov. I Ceylon 30 Nov Palermo 4 Dec. Sumatra 14 Dec.
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      25 5 The French Confectionery, 17a, Norfcliam Road. Chocolates, Bonbons. Dessert Fondants, At Ifeatotuible Prim. MATSUO’S JAPANESE CINEMATOGRAPH Grand New Change of Programme EVERT WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY.
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      494 5 A UNIQUE MUSICAL PRESENT. Complete Edition (Voc. Scores) of Gilbert and Sullivan’s Comic Operas, as follow J lie Mikado, Gondoliers, Yeoman of the Guard. Patience, lolauthe, Prince#* Ida, Pirates of Penzance, Pin ifore. Ruddigore, Utopia Limited, The Graud Luke, T.iul hy Jury and The Sorcerer. Bound in Twelve Volumes, Scarlet
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      201 5 UPTON’S WINES SPIRITS. Messrs. Tek Thye Cathiravaloo, WHOLESALE AGENTS, 34, Beach Street, Retail from.— Penang Commercial Company, Beach street, and lie ip Lee an Company, Beach Street. ALSO ON SAI.K At all Respectable Hotels. Specialities Lipton’s Special Scotch Whisky, Upton’s Special Irish Whisky, Crown Standard Invalid Port, Gamier Freres Brandy.
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
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      28 5 WEATHER. Thb following report is kiudlv supplied b* the Signal Director of Fort Cornwallis The rainfall during the 'J4 hours **n<le *t 9 a.in. to-<U y was uj|.
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  • Obituary
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    25 5 Obituary. Mr. Chee Quee Bong. (Echo Speci'd.) Singapore, 26th November.—Mr.Chee Quee Bong of the Singapore Opium I* arm died last Saturday of black water fever.
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    Gains and Losses in the Literary Revolution.
    915 6 Thk ucw system of examinations is now an actual fact, at least as far as the metropolis is concerned. Tlie first examination was more or less of a farce, but the recent one held in Peking for foreign-educated students was leally an attempt
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    EXCHANGE.
    117 6 Pbna.no, 27th November. (By courtesy oj the Chartered Batik.) London Demand Bank ...2/312 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4| 3 Credit 2/4 T 3 Documentary ...2/4§ Calcutta, Demand Bank 1«» 173$ 3 da-as’ sight Private 174$ Bomba?. I\»mai:«l Bank 173^ Moulmein, Demand Bank 171 3 days’ sight Private 174$ Madras,
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    PRODUCE.
    179 6 Gold leaf 65.50 B. Pepper( W.Coast 31b5.5 oz.) sl9j nominal White Pepper *25 buyers Trang Pepper 21.60 nominal Cloves (picked) $41.50 busiuess done Mace $BO. —sellers Mace Pickings 67 —buyers Nutmegs 110 s 28. —sellers C No. 1 5} ppl Sugar 3 2 no stock Basket $3.22 J sales
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    SHARES.
    839 6 *c Number of -5 Js .2 Capital. Shares Last Dividend. Name. 4 Z issued. '5 CQ j 1 I. I or Mining. 1908 800,000 30.000 10 10 Beiat Tin Miuiug Co., Ltd. S14.2u $14.25 1900 175,000 I 10 10 Bersawab Gold MiuiugCo., Ltd. $10 1901 000.000 60.000 10 10
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      84 6 Sore Muscles. Prominent athletes throughout the country find that the best treatment for sore muscles after severe exercise or hard work of any kind, is a hot bath at bed time, which opens the pores. This should immediately be followed with an application of Chamberlain’s Pain Balm vigorously rubbed iuto
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      87 6 Undrew Usher Co.’sIBORDEN'S PEERLESS BRAID special peserve EVAPORATED CREAM. O.V.G. Whisky. SANDILANDS, BUTTERY Co., AGENTS FOR PENANQ A F. M. .S Absolute Purity Guaranteed, AGENTS: SANDILANDS, BUTTERY A Co., PENANO. > CO X was O -j LU < m $3 o'** o TO BE HAD RETAIL FROM Ban Seng Co.,
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      164 6 MACKAY’S THE CELEBRATED “S. B. Co.” GIN LIQUOR WHISKY. IN RED CASES. SancWanrf<, Buttery SCo 1 GiestetS* Champagne, WHATJSASAHI It is the BEST BEER in the Far East. Brewed specially for hot climates. Obtainable in ordinary cases of 4 do/.. quarts and 8 doz. pints, as well as half cases
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    PENANG TURF CLUB. Programme for January Meeting, 1907.
    1187 7 Tuesday, 29th January, Thursday, 31st January, Saturday, 2nd February. 1907. First Day. Tuesday, 29th January, 1907. 1. —The Maiden Plate. Value $600. A Race for Maideu Horses. Weight as per scale reduced 14 lbs. All animals imported iuto the S'ra'ts or F.M.S
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    Rough on Kipling.
    809 7 Rejected by Sixteen Editors. 11 is uo uovel device to test, lie literary attainments of editors by send mg m to magazines for acceptance the a I re. v published work of some well-known literary figure uuder a faint disguise, but it usually produces a laugh on
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      336 7 P. Ufo/r Cranes CYLINDER OIL. SmulilandHmtery C/\ Jilin Bazley While Bros.' PORTLAND CEMENT, “LION BRAND." Sand Hands, Buttery Co.. AGENTS. PENANG F. M. 8 Jeyes’ Purifier, 4 kt If A 13 1 L AM) INirCFM, WOULD RENOWNED ILc Lest n ml most powerful disinfectant extant. In I 2 h gallon
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      82 7 WROUGHT-IRON TUBES AND FITTINCS. Stock Always on HandADAMSON, CILFILLAN CO., LTD. Hardwood timber. (BLUE GUM. 1 All sizes of Scantlings, Beams, Planks and Piles in stock. More durable and cheaper than local hard wood. Used in Dover Harbour Works, also by Straits, Indian and South African Governments. Especially suited to
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      60 7 Happily Surprised. Many suffers from rheumatism have l»e mi surprised and deliulitel at the prompt relief obtained bv applying Chamberlain's Pain IJalm. A perm meut cuie mav be effected by continuing the use of this liniments for a short time. For sale by all chemist» an l storekeeper». DAVID CORSAIJ
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      1230 8 YOON SUN, WATCHMAKER JEWELLER Dealer iu Gold and Silver Watches, Graphophoues, Records, Pius, Ac., Ac. Prices Very Moderate, liepairer of any description of Musiciil instruments and Graphophoues, Ac., Ac. No. 21, Market Street. 78c Urn Sun Ho, CHOP rffc-NC 1 MOH Sc Co., .64, Beach Street, Penang. Importers of all
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