Straits Echo, 10 December 1906

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  • 37 1 Straits Echo 10-PAGE EDITION. I>AILV CHRONICLE OP EVENTS. CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES, AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY VOL 4. $24 Per Annum, PENANG, MONDAY, 10th DbCEMBER, 1906. Single Ccpy, 10 cenls. No. 288.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 1277 1 TIGER BRAND CEMENT N 258 f? S 8 <>9 -3 5^ «ĕ IN *> /Gff -4Z.G PURPOSES. banks. Chartered Bank of India, Australia and Ohlna. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER. Capital Faid’up Reserve Fund Reserve Liability {of Proprietors £BOO,OOO -£975,000 -£BOO,OOO Head Oflico: HATTON COURT. THREADNEEDLE STREET, LONDON. Agencies and Branches.
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    • 18 1 GUINNESS’S STOUT. “TIAKG LEĔ Co Si 03 5> c/a O c/ 1 5* I* M £&£VIDSSi SOLE AGE\TS.
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  • 96 2 ThoChiuese organ, Union Time*, publishes a lengthy letter addiessed to the Editor from twelve Chinese residents at Panama who warn Chiuese coolies not to go there as Chiuese are ill-treated and the climate is very bad. The same paper praises the new Viceroy of Canton and states that.siuce
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  • 678 2 Nicknamks for different editions of the Bible, ays a Home contemporary, are peculiarly I» any aud rich. Best known probablvare tlie“ Bieecbes Bible” (from breeches” for “aprons,” to descrilie Adam and Eve’6 first garments) and llie Printer’s Bible,” from that most appropriate error Printers have persecuted me without
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 86 2 You Take Desperate Chances When You Neglect a Cold. I t should be borne in inin<] I bat every e<*bi weakens the hull's, lowers the vitality itn<l makes the system less able to withstand each succeeding cold, thereby paving the way for more serious diseases, ('an you afford to take
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    • 453 2 PASSAGES to EUROPE, via MADRAS. PASSAGES can be booked per British India Steam Navigation Company’s Steamers from Penang, via Madras, to Port Said, Genoa, Marseilles, Plymouth and London. HUTTENBACH, LIEBERT A Co. ACfWTS. 4 06 232 CHEAP FARES. Christmas Holidays. B. 1. S. N. Co Ltd., Return tickets to the
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    • 2197 2 »E, kcd ivilers to les, Co. ioned nber, rantay. Glass agle re. 50 XMAS BAZAAR. Paradise for Children. The largest show ever offered in Penang in Chocolates, Bonbons, Sweets etc. TO SUIT EVERYBODY. Before you buy oall at our Xmas Bazaar and compare our Prioes with those of others. THE
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  • Shipping.
    • 248 3 Carnarvonshire, Hr. 8.8., 2.710, Jackson, 9th Dec., Loudou, 1 Otli Nov., Gen., H. A Co. Spezia, Ger. s.s., 2,660, Malchow, 9th I>ec\, Hamburg, 3rd Nov.. Gen H. M. A Co. Bengalen, Dut. s.s, 1,712, Adam, lot li Dec, Singapore, Bth Dec., Geu., A. G. A Co. Ho o Wan
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    • 49 3 10th Degem bk >. Siti .'inn j, for Calcutta. Taw Tom/, for Trang aud Pang N„a. Cnnlon. for Pangkor aud Teluk Anson. Hentjal-n, for Sabang, Kaugoou A Calcutta. Cheaiif) Chi w, for Singapore, Hongkong, Swatow and Amoy. .1 Apcar, for Singapore and liongko' g. Duneia, for Rangoon aud Calcutta.
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  • 22 3 Vessels From AjtUts l)ne Borneo •Suez A G.ACo. 12H. I»ot L'lnmeueu* Singapore W.M ACo. 15th lieuarty I.oinl 11 S. B.AUo. iHtli
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  • 20 3 I Act# i/td Horne > Singapore G.&Co. 12th Dec l<ioinci:eus fjomlon W.M «tCo. Beuarty Singapore 3 B it Co. 16tli
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  • 66 3 For Deli Per Avmjyee. to-morrow, 1 p.m. Port Swetteuliam and Singapore—Pet Pin Seng, to-morrow, 3 p.m l’ort Swot leu liain ami Singapore—l’>r Perak, to-morrow, 3 p in. Singapore, Hongkong, Swatow and Amoy Per Honj Wan I, to morrow, 3 p in. leluk Anson—Per Lady Weld, to-morrow, 3 p.m.
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    • 1354 3 /a (S HIPPIN G.) Esyccled Arrivals and Departures, Mail Service. Outwards. Prc. 15» s.s. Delta connecting with k.B. Indin Jhu. Arcadia do 8.8. Mongolia Homewards. Dec. -‘2 8.8. Devanha connecting with 8.8. Moldavia Jan. 5 8.8. Delhi do 8.8. Victoria FAKES BY MAIL STEAMERS. lit CltM 2nd CUw To Loudon
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    • 244 3 ASIATIC STEAM NAVIGATION Co., Ltd. INUO-JAVA LINE. A. S. N. Co.’s Fleet. lU*g. Tons. Keg. Tons. ss Mahmud I<>47 ss Shahjehan 1403 ss Shahzada 14<>4 ss Kohiuur 1404 ss Maharaja 1115 ss Nawali 2041 ss Nadir 2041 ss Nizain 2041 ss Nainiug 2802 ss Nil ran 1 2870 ss Rajput
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  • 98 4 Justice Kutisfle* everybody And justice alone.— Kmerton Established June Ist, 1903. Published daily (except Sundays.) AT THB CRITERION PRESS, Lid., No. 226—232, Beach St reet Penang. PRICE DAILY LOCAL |B4 per annoir M OUTBTATIONB Postage Kxlrs. MAIL BDITION (Post Free 115 CABLE ADDRESS; Echo—Penang.” Telephone No. 343
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  • 841 4 It is good to see by Reuter’s wires to-day that the Time has taken up the anti-Japanese agitation question and that its special San Francisco corre: pendent describes the whole agitation as causeless, artificial and wicked. The whole cause of these racial troubles can generally be traced to competition
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  • 690 4 We 1 tave received a letter from Eyewitness upon the subject of the regrettable little incident which took place at the circus on Saturday evening, but we feel sure that our correspondent will agree with us that in this case the least said the soonest mended. We think
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  • 796 4 The Circus Ott gave its opening perfori malice on Saturday night, at the Dato > Kramat Gardens, aud, as we had expected, i scored a great success. Although this is the Company’s iuitial visit to Penang, it comes with a great reputation from numer- ous towns in
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  • 83 4 Matsuos Japanese Cinematograph, as announced, gave its final show ou Saturday night and leaves to-day for Rangoon, from whence they proceed on a tour round the principal towns in India. They intend revisiting Penang within a few months with a new stock of the latest aud best films, which
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  • 110 4 I lie beast of the Immaculate Conception was celebrated with great solemnity at the Roman Catholic Church, Pulau Tikus, yesterdav. There was a large aiteudance of Catholics from the various parishes, aud the V ic.ir General, the liev. .Father Meueuvrier, gave a very impressive sermou
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  • PUBLIC OPINION.
    • 100 4 To THE Ediior op the Straits Echo. u S r ’7i, r he r° nOUr cf Co “ve in,, through the medium of your worthy n^ r to the community of this town, the LL thanks of Mr. K. Matsuo, and thecooipauv iu general, for their kind of on,
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  • 16 4 The following are the returns for November for Rambutau Ltd 310 Picuh Approximate alue $lB,OOO
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  • 712 4 The Government Gazette of Decern ler 7 contains the following items of iuforina tion The Bagau Dalain Football Club of P eu ang has been exempted from registration under 1 he Societies Ordinance, 1889.” Under the provisions of Section 4 0 f Ihe Births and Deaths Kegislrat on
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    • 470 4 '*W‘ THERE IS ONLY ONE CANNED MILK in which ihc full flavour and benefit of Fresh Cow’s Milk is retained and it is DAHL’S MILK, which is taken from Cows grazing in the richest pastures of Norway, under the supervision of Veterinary Surgeons. G. H. SLOT CO., Agents. THE BRITISH
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  • TELEGRAMS.
    • Article, Illustration
      320 5 relangor Races. Third Day's Results. (Echo Special.) Kuala Uuipur, «HI. December.— Saturday wa. hue and the goiog moderate. fhe particulars of the racing are as follows: c 1 Griffin Handicap. Mr. W. Mitchell’s Poof I)r. Sytnoud’s Carrotiua Mr. Dairympie’s Jumby Wou br fire length», tie lengths between second
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    • 178 5 Further Developments. (Supplied by lleuler.) bunion, loth December.—With reference h> the San Fraucisco test case the Board of Education contends that, although it has ix*eu decided to seud Asiatics t* special Grieutal schools, everythin»; will be conducted similarly to other schools, while Orientals will receive the same
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    • 74 5 The Fisheries Question. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 10th December. —The correspondence relating to the Newfoundland -Modus iveudi has been published and shows hat a regular interchange of polemics deveI' ’pe< 1 bet. ween the I m per ial aud Newfound land Governments, the latter protesting against interference in internal
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    • 85 5 Education. (Supplied by Reuter.) cil h*n UU ll Decemlier.—A Cab.net Counof I ord»* er i’ V fU,,y ,liscUBS<,< i Hie House ot liOids amendments of the Education Bill. Loudou. 10th December.—The House of Commons held a prolonged discussion upon Bill a 77u f Meals for ol Children iug M
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    • 28 5 The Naval Demonstration. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 10th December.—Admiral Touc'jard s squadron has reached Tangier, for W lie I port two Spanish cruisers have sailed from Cadiz
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    • 38 5 The Kusso-Japanese Convention. (Supplied by Renter London, 10th December.—The RussoJapanese negotiations at St Petersburg witii regard to the commercial fishi-g convention is progressing very slowly. The Russians complain that the Japanese are not conciliatary, making impossible proposals.
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    • 26 5 University Fire. (Supplied by Reuter.) London. 8th December.—A fire occurred at Cornell l niversitv, and four students and three firemen perished iu the flames.
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    • 26 5 A Drawn Game. (Supplied by Reuter.) Loudou. 10th December.—The match between Eugland ami the South Africaus ended iu a draw, each side scoring a try.
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  • 462 5 An ordinary General Meeting of the above Association was held iu the premises of the Anglo-Chiuese Schoo 1 Klaug, on Wednesday, the 5th instaut. There were present Messrs. M. Sittamhalain, S. Navaratuam, N. Thanilx*, C. O. Thomasz, A. C. P. Saibn. A. Tampo, P. II. Kristnau, M.
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  • 1124 5 Relief. Calcutta, 30th November. 1 he .number of persons in receipt of relief is 3,137 in East Bengal and Assam and 48,647 in Bengal. The former shows a decrease of 5,228 and the latter of 2,4/3, comr pared with last week’s figures in East p Bengal. Prices aie
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  • 249 5 No Arrests Y-:t Made. Last Friday night, about 8 o’clock, a gang of nine Khehs, armed with levolvers and kuives, aud white powdered faces, attacked the house of a Chinese shop-keeper living at Pusing Bharu, which is situated between Pa pan and Batu Gajah. Five
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  • 173 5 Per Perak, from Singapore Mrs. Olson. From Port Swettenham Messrs. J. C Webster, Southall, V. Banvard, B Banvard, Con lay Per Carnarvonshire, from Loudon Messrs. Swann and James. Per Dunera, from Singapoie: Messrs Mayne, Trowell aud Mrs. Perreau. Per (ileuoyt*, from Raugoon Messrs Litn Cbua, Fong Loon Sliee, Cliee
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  • 58 5 10-dat. 25th Day of 10th Moon. Town Hand, Esplauade, 0 to 7 p.m. Tin British Cinematograph, compound of Kling Mosque, Chulia Street, 9 p.m. Circus O.t, Dato Krainat Gardens, 9 p.m. To-morrow. 26th Day of 10th Moon. The British Cinematograph, compound of Kling Mosque, Chulia Street, 9 p.m. Circus
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  • 16 5 O New Moon Dec. 16»h 1543. a m First Quarter 22ud 9475. p m
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  • 21 5 P. O. SAILINGS. Mail Service Outwards. llmmkwardk Delta 19 Dec. I Decjuha Dec Arcadia 2 Jan. j Delhi o Jan >£| vti
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  • 14 5 China (Rulcic) ...IlthDec German 1 .tli Indian (Thongwa) 13t.1i English (Delia) ...19ih
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 13 5 The French Confectionary, 17a Nortliam Road. Chocolates, Bonbon», Dessert FouJauts, At Heatunable Prices-
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    • 46 5 Municipal Notice Special Meeting of tlie Muu cipil Commissioners will be held at tin Municipal Office at 3’30 p.m. on Fiiday, the l-ltb instant. 1. B miners. To consider and pass Supplemental Budget No. 2 of 1906. 2 Any ordinary business. L. A. CuViiik BIQOS, Secretary.
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    • 537 5 Special Christmas Fare e to Port Swettenham, 8 j Straits Steamship Company, Lid., ss. "PERAK.” i return tickets at single fart rates will l>e issue*] to Passengers bv 38 ."Perak” sailing outlie 18tli ami 2- r >th to Port Swettenham. These tickets will lie available for return up till the
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    • 204 5 es PALM LR TYRES For Cycles and Motors the PALULK TYRE is now ihc BEST OBTAINABLE. ire by th< f BICY<-LE TYKES are guarau Iced against ail delects for l. r > months Irae, but they are good for 3 years’ wear. OUTER COVERS *6.00 INNER TUBES 3.00 tn. For
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous

  • 1141 6 Three Men and Three Oysters. By James Douglas in the Morning Leader. Oysters are seductive creatures, 'llieir blandishments are irresistible, kveu the most ferocious vegeiarian yields to their insinuating wdes. I once surprised Mr. Bernard Shaw devouring oysters in one of those delightful sawdustv shops
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  • 118 6 Pbnano, 10th Dkcemhsr. By courtety of the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Bank ...2/3ss 4 months' sight Bank 2/4§ 3 Credit 2/4 T 3 Documentary ...2/4$ Calcutta, Demand Bank l\s 173 3 days’ sight Private 1744 Bombay, Bank 172$ Mouimein, Demand Bank 171 3 days’ sight Private 174$ Madras, Demand
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  • 161 6 Hold leaf J 65. B. Pepper( W.Coast 3llw.i><ix.)9l9{ nominal White Pepper i 23 luyers Trang Pepper 21.00 nominal Cloves (picked) $41.50 huntress done Mace $BO. sellers Mace Pickings 67. —buyers Nutmegs 110 s 28. —sellers No. 1 5} ppl Sugar < 2 no stock Basket $3.20 sal** Tapioca Flour
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  • 639 6 Last Dividend. Name. b7\ p. c. for 1903. 3/- interim for 1906. 20 p. c. interim for 1906. 25% 5/6 interim for 1906 1/- paid January 1901. 7'6 iuterim dir. for 1906 Six per cent declared. 1906 310,000 1906 S 150,000 1906 Ks. 1.200.000 1906 8 250,000 181,454 1
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 92 6 A Prominent Publisher I ndorses Chamberlain s Cough Remedy. ii<-. i,«x»u C. Sreeter, proprietor of the W.moosNm-, Cape Colon v. Standard, sivs t.,r the put Keren ve. n*. or since we Imve ,7" Alrn-.i, CliNinlierlaiu‘B Cough If inody I. iH .ilwi v.i l*♦*♦‘o kept in our house. l f, ,U
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    • 92 6 Undrew Usher Co.’sl BORDEI'S PEERLESS BRAND SPECIAL RESERVE O.V.G. Whisky. SANDILANDS, BUTTERY Co.. AGENTS FOR PENANO F. M. .5 EVAPORATED CREAM. Absolute Purity Guaranteed, AGENTS: SANDILANDS, BUTTERY Co., PENANO. A-m > X. I;; ,1 if) X O wi! -J a LU m < gk -rot c° o'* •O Row O
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    • 447 6 MACKAY’S THE CELEBRATED “S. B. Co.” GIN IN RED CASES, Sandi/anrls, Huttery Ci. LIQUOR WHISKY. Gieslers’ Champagne, WHATISLASAHI It is the BEST BEER in the Far East. Brewed specially for hot climates. Obtainable in ordinary cases of 4 doz. quarts and 8 doz. pints, as well as half cases of
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  • 97 7 “A I'ure Accident” On Wednesday afternoon, before Mr. Colmau, Inspector Gallagher mentioned tin* case in which Messrs Wearne were charged with causing grievous hm t by a rash and negligent act to a Chinese coolie, who has since died, by running him down with
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  • 154 7 The smallest inhabited island in the world is that on which the E hlystone Lighthouse stauds. At low water it is thirty feat in diaimter at high w«!er the Lighthouse, whose diameter at t lie base is ft., completely covers it. li lies nine mile» eIT the
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  • 311 7 “The Emperor and IIis People. German Misgivings by a Pessimist,” is the title of a book published at Leipzig last month from the pen of an anonymous author, who is described by the publishers as a notable politician. The book discu-ses the characteristics of the German monarch with
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 956 7 P. IVIoIr Cranes' CYLINDER OIL. SandHand*. Buttery ,<f- r n John Bazley White Bros.' PORTLAND CEMENT, LION BRAND.” Sand Hands, Buttery Co.. AGENTS. PENANG F. M 8. RUBEROID ROOFING. Adamson, Gilfillan Co., Ltd. A WONDERFUL DISCOVERY. This is the aj<e of research an<l experiment, when all nature, soto speak, is
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 1112 8 Lim Sun Ho, CHOP rffc'NO MOH Sc Go., t.4. Heath Street, Penang. Inporters of all kinds of European Cloth and General Commission Agents. 22 j Kim Keng Leong Co, 127, BEACH STREET. IMPORTERS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION or IRONMONGERY, Which is ou sale at specially advantageous terra 8. ALBO AGENTS FOR
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  • 1407 9 r,T Thk llon. Mrs Arthur Lytelton in Tit* Ttibune. It was sad soin« years ago by a wellknown of Women's Suffrage tint no marked pi ogress would ever be made until one of the gieat Loudon daily papers took up tlie subject. Had this woman
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  • 1411 9 Tub Man and his Claim The claim of Kumar Sliri Raujitsinhji to tbe gadi of Jamnagar, iu Kathiawar, has dragged ou for so many years that the death from enteric fever, some weeks ago, of the young Jam-Sahib of Jamnagar came upon most people with a shock of surprise.
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  • 1360 9 Dowu ou the shore above the green slime of high-water, concealed amid rusty anchors, chains, buoys that will never float again, gauut skeletons of decaying barges, aud suchlike lelics of the sea, I came upon the rtd-faoed mate. He was lookiug iutenlly at something that was
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  • 1111 9 Winter in London. By G. S. Street. 12 Nov. At last I really believe it is coming. There were only forty degrees as I wilked home by a public thermometer last night, aud 1 positively had to shut my window while I tubbed this morning. At last
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 42 9 Influenza Can be cured by commencing at the ■yinptomi to üße Cbainberlaiu Coug > *ly. Thousands Lave used tin* rei Jariug the past year, and we have of a «ingle case where they were not pM*”**' Fo. «ale by ail cherai.t. and storekeeper*.
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    • 64 9 Everybody Uses Chamberlain s Cough Remedy. Mother* buv it for croupy children railroad men biiy it for severe coughs aud elderly people buy it for la grippe, Moore Bros., Eldon, lowa, U. 8. A. »e sell more of Chamberlaiu’s Cough Remedy Jhau auy other kind. It seems to have taken
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    • 45 9 Sprained Ankle, Stiff Neck, Lame Shoulder. These are three common ailments for which Camberlain’s Pain Balm is especially valuable. If promptly applied it will save you time, money and suffering when troubled with any one of these ailments. For sale by all chemists and storekeepers.
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    • 246 9 “Straits Echo” BUSINESS DIRECTORY. MINERAL WATER MANUFACTURERS. GRAHAM NICHOLSON, Office, Usl Beach Street. 14t»c PENANG. SELECT BOARDING HOUSES. THE PRIORY, 38, \ortham Road. Boarding House situated at the seaside within easy distance of Town. Terms Moderate. By Pay or Month Mrs. AV. RODYK. 152 c LIVERY A BAIT STABLES. ARCHIE
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  • 1158 10 Tuesday, 29th January, Thursday, 31st January, Saturday, 2nd February, 1907. First Day. Tuesday, 29th January, 1907. 1. —The Maiden Plate. Value $6OO. A Race for Maiden Horses. Weight as per scale reduced 14 lbs. All animals imported into the Stra’ts or F.M.S.
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    • 803 10 INSURAN CBS. THE LONDON ASSURANCE CORPORATION. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER A.D. 1720. f'l’IHE undersigned having lieeu appointed 1 Agents for the above Corporation, are now prepared to accept MARINE and FIRE risks at current rates. PATERSON. SIMONS Co. 12c SUN FIRE OFFICE. Founded 1710.) Income, 1904 1,397,625 Funds on 31st
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