Straits Echo, 26 January 1907

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  • 37 1 Straits Echo 10-PAGE EDITION. OAILV CHRONICLE OF EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATE!) MALAY STATES, AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY. VOL 5. $2-1 I’er Annum, PENANG, SATURDAY, 26th JANUARY, 1907. Single Copy, 10 cents No. 22.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 1559 1 tiger brand cement. OS\MDa. m 258 M 'ZK !T •fr IN FO BUST POR ALL PURPOSES. Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER. Hongkong Shanghai Banking Corporation. PaID-UF-CaA’ITAL Kksrrvk Funl>— M 0.000,000 Capita! I’aitTtip Heeerve Fund Kft6erve Liability of Tronriptors -€BOO,OOO Jt’975,000 -€BOO,OOO iltvul Office: HATTON
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    • 2 1 BANK S
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    • 21 1 'S.L.MRD* H7u> GUINNESS’S STOUT. m fie 0 <0 *4 is X o 3D tS <2 N HTV s.ssva TIAKG LEE Co.
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  • 1288 2 Bv Ii'AViI'J.NU IiI.ATH WATT. A CLOUD of led <ii]r-t. a brilliant sky uud a burning Kiio wide stieeis lined with trees, a prttlv town lying iu a basin, and round about tin* bilisu d forts of winch we heard to much lef<*ie the war. mysterious aud
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  • 318 2 Con'siijkk able publicity has been giveu to some extracts from an article in the Dub11in Reviev:, written by Lord. Hugh Cecil, who made certain comtneuts on the future of political parties and the position of the Karl of Rosebery. A representative of the Tribune was unsuccessful iu
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    • 112 2 B n ciirid nf cionp in f f«ecn minutes. Omni» ei Im > C l< l Remedy umi our littlt* f*M|i \»m nil) ii. v t I croup ill tiftren unmiNw. M v uif.* ;.iu) li.ivo u>ed tln» y in oui Ihuiilv lor the p.st tive years, Invii u irir*i«
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    • 95 2 Homeward Passenger Season 1907. P. O. S. N. Co. S.B. “MACEDONIA” 10,512 TONS. From Penang Direct to Marseilles and London. WITHOUT TKANbtUPMBNT. Leave Penang Har. 29 8 i* >i Colombo Apl 3 Leave Bombay Ip]. 6 due Marseilles Apl. 20 London Apl. 27 PiiwncerK l.v llr B vessel will lie
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    • 2151 2 The only suitable place where you can and enjoy your Ices Cakes is at I'enang Tinf Club. January Meeting* 1907. The French Confectionery, 17a, Northam Road. TONIGHT! LAST NIGHT! TO-NIGHT!! LAST NIGHT!! LONDON CHRONOGRAPH SHOW, THE REAL :c KING OF CINEMATOGRAPHS. KING STREET THEATRE HALL. We would ask one all
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  • Shipping.
    • 64 3 I.ANOK.W, lir. a.a 14‘J, CvoUS, -sth Jail TeluU Ausou, 24tb Jan., Gen., K. G. Co. Bhakata Br. s.a 1,957. Win*lel».iuk, 25tli Jan., Singapore, 23rd Jan., Geu., H. I/. A Co. C. At' ak, Br. a s., 1,/W, TltontHH, 2Glb Jau., Calcutta, -»>th Jan., Geu., A. A A. A, Co.
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    • 60 3 26th Januahy. Petrel, for Panskalau Braudan Acityi/ec for Deli. Vury Aututin, fo Asabuu. Tate Tony, for Train» aud Nga Lanakat, for Telnk Auson. Ceylon A/» for Madras. Kanntthala, for Port Swetteubaui and Silica pniv. Ma»t»uijeker, for E-lie, T. Sej»li, delileb, PuloVVeb, Padaug and Batavia. C Aftcar, for Singapore aud
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  • 30 3 I'cW* Fri-if 1 1+ 1 >u> Bencleucli 1Ijou«]ou S.H&O... 26» h Jan. Piuii Suev j'hneapore WM.&Co 26»li Sfanjia jC<»lombo M.&Co. 27' h Achilles piugaporp \V M AC 8r<l Feb
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  • 32 3 1 enttrlv Fur 1 1 ,*"!> I.r.irer l Bencleucb u>ro S B AC«*. 2t>tl»Jao. Pine Suey |,iv i pool W.M &(Jo Sea ml i a Singapore KM.AC». Achillea Liverpool W.M A (Jo.
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  • 58 3 For Jjeii— Per Hebe, 28th instaul, noou. Calcutta—Per On Sang, 28th instant, o p ill. Port Swettenbam au«l Singapore —Per Pin Seng. 29th instant, 11 a.m. Port Swetleuhain uu<l Singapoie— Per Perak, 29th instant. 11 a.in Singapore, Houokof'i.’, Swatow an«l Amoy Per (Jlenfalloeh 29th instant, 11 a in.
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    • 1684 3 (S HIPPIN O.) P. 0 T Air .V M M. N. Co. Dr peeled Arrivals an l Departures. Mail Service. Outwards lau. 31 Oclhi connecting with s.s. Marmora [<>b. 14 8.8. Macedonia do s.». Mooltau og 8.«. Malta do s.s. Moldavia Mnr. 118.8. Delta do *o, Himalaya Homewards. [■Vb. 8.8.
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    • 248 3 PASSAGES to EUROPE, via MADRAS. PASSAUES 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&Co. AfIFKTS ASIATIC STEAM NAVIGATION Co., Ud. INDO-JAVA LINE A. 8. N. Co.’s Flmkt. Reg. Tons, ss Nairung 2862 ds Nui'.mi
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  • 102 4 Jw'.u» h&UjiQm everybodj and justice aloue. -Kuf-r-o* fttablislied June Ist, 1903 Published daily (except SnndayrO at hi CRITERION PRESS, Ltd., So. 226—232, Beach Street, Penang PRICE: JAiLY LOCAL lit per aniiun OUTBTATIOKB Pwtajfe Kxira. «All. WUTION Poet Free $l5 CABLE ADDRESS Echo—Penang.” Telephone No 348 .V 1.
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  • 865 4 Although :i in;in may have livetJ a I life entirely uueutitled to any respect or honour, when he is (lead, amongst civilised nations at all events, his remains are entitled to a certain amount «>t respect. Hence we tied the Hags of the British fleet half-masted for
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  • 228 4 Singapore School Children s Part. The Governuieir Programme foi the visit of the Duke aud Duchess of Conuaught aud Piiucess Patricia for Feb. Ist, says that the pupils of the schools aud Malays generally are invited to attend ou Government Hdl ou the moruiug to await the
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  • 542 4 Folk ciuem itograp'.i show; at oue and the same time must surely be a record for j Peuaug! However, the number will be reduced after to-night, for the London I Chronograph Show is exhibiting for the last time this evening, when, no doubt, there will be a good
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  • 1375 4 I'hk ordinary fortnightly meeting of -the Municipal Commissioners was held at the Municipal Office yesterday afternoon, when the following gentlemen weie present Mr F. J. Ha lifax (President), Mr. G. H Lees, Mr. K A. P. Hogan, Mr. Quah Beng K<e and Ur. P. V. Locke, with Dr.
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  • 107 4 A gloom was cast over the training this morning by the death of that well-kuowu racer Olhjiou. with whose owner great sympathy will be felt. He had done his gallop and dropped dead from a broken blood vessel as he was returning to the Paddock. 'I he
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  • 85 4 Lawn Tennis Tournament. hollowing are the results of the ties played off iu the above tournament vesterdav: Cha in tonsh ip S. F. B. Martin beat F. O. Hillifax 1— 6, 6-3, 6 —O. Ladies' Double Handicap. Mrs. Dunn aud Mrs. Adamson 3/6) beat Mrs. F O.
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  • 229 4 Marine Cons! allies Mali Dasa aud Mat Esa were charged before Mr. Nathan this moruiug with extortiug $2 from a Chinese fisheimau named. Chua Boh on Lho evening of the 18th insi., at the Penang Harbour Detective Sergeant Kelleber conducted the case for the prosecutiou, whilst Mr. Kos. appeared
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    • 375 4 Mr. EDWARD BRANSCOMBE’S WESTMINSTER CLEE SINGERS, KNGINISIiRV INSTITUTE. iWhich Ins been kin fly 'em by (he President and Committee.) THURSDAY, 31st JANUARY, ONE NIGHT ONLY. Prices, s 2 S 3. Plan now open at Cunningham, Clark CoFATUM ACCIDENT INSURANCE CO. TABLE I.— Combination Policy. Compensation fur Accidents and Infectious Diseases.
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  • TELEGRAMS.
    • 71 5 More Faction Fights I Lck>j Special#.) Singapore, 2«»tli J iiunry.— I here li as been trouble between the llaihuns und Hokchews and several faction tights occurred last night. More trouble is anticipated, l iie cause of the ill-feel-ing is ascribed to the machinations of gccret societies. Sale of the
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    • 89 5 The Kingston Disaster. (Supplied by If enter.) London, 26th January.—Sir Alexander Swetteuliaui has cabled to Lord Elgin that ill*» money and provisions received are more than ample for the relief of the sufferers at Kingston and further fuuds are not needed except for rebuilding the city, contributions towards which
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    • 53 5 A Rival to the Panama Canal. [Supplied by Hauler. London, 20th Jauuary.—The lulerOceauio Tehuauiepec Railway, which the Mexicans are coufideut will prove the most formidable rival of the Panain i Canal, has beeu opeued at Salma Cruz, in the preseuce of President Diaz, the members of the Mexicau Cabiuet
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    • 39 5 Does Russia Mean It {Supplied by Router.) Loudon, 26tli Jauuary.—lt is reporter! from Si. Petersburg that Russia has notified Cliiua and Jupau of her decision to evacuate Manchuria forthwith, iust*ad of awaiting the appointed date of loth Apiil.
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    • 35 5 The Thaw Case. [Supplied by. Reuter.) Loudon, 20th Jauuary. —The procedure iu the Thaw murder case at New York is of the slowest description, only live jurymen having been sworn iu iu twodavs.
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    • 29 5 The Music Hall Strike. [Supplied by Renter.) Loudou, 2bth January.—The L udou Music Hall Managers have issued ninety writs, claiming damages for breach <-f contract against the artistes.
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  • 1489 5 l h rom (fur fficn Correspondent.) Wednesday, January 23rd. the most, important bit of news I I l* :lve for you this week is the de»ails of llm j tire which totally destroyed the Dutch steamer R,ejnier*z a» eho lav at auebor iu the Harbour here. Just before
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  • 266 5 The Westminster Abbey Concept Party, which will give a perform iuce iu the Engineers Institute on Thursday uext, created such au excellent impression iu Peuaug duriug their previous tours, that it is ouly necessary to auuounee their ie turn, wheu lovers of music
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  • 286 5 Last Tuesday afteruoou a mee'iug of employer* f labour was held iu Mr. Chung I hye Filin’s office iu couuectiou with the working of the Tiuck System iu the F. M S, says the Timer of Malaya A number of the principal European, Chinese aud Malay residents
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  • 146 5 Per lfharala, from Singapore Mr. aud Mrs. Row and Alleu, Mr. aud Mrs. C. Sugden, Messis. H. S. Kerwan, Kidd, G. P. Owen, G. E. Velge. E. A. Watson, White, Foug Liew E>, Ooi Chi How and Ooi Sing Hing. For Rangoon Messrs. Nigel Block, H. M. Gallagbe-, Ah
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  • 111 5 To- DAT 13th Day of 12th Moon. Town Baud, Esplauade, b to 7 p in. The British Cinematograph, corner of Peuaug Road aud Campbell Street, p.m. Complete C any oj Pt ogramme. The Imperial Cinematograph, comer of Peuaug Road andCunpltell Street, 9 p.m (fraud Chamje Prey ram me. The
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  • 18 5 O Full Moon Jau. 29ih Last Quarter Feb. bill O New Moou 13ih First Quarter 20th
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  • 21 5 KuHish (Delhi) ...31st Jau. China (Area^ia'. ...2ud Feb, Cliiua Pr Heinrich) 5-h German Vrinzegs Alice) ...b*h Indian Thonytea) .Till
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  • 35 5 P. O. SAILINGS. Wail Service. Outwards. Homkwariis. Uelln —of J-in. j Arcadia d Pel Macedonia 14 Feb. j D.dta /6’ F.xtra Service. < (IITtVAKIiS IiOXIKWARDS, Manila •> Feb. j Borneo S Feb. Nile 19 j Jaca ‘ll
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 11 5 The Trench Confectionery, Northam Roar). 'JhgoiUiea, Bouboue, L>«Mert 'l'oudauU, At Frirfit
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    • 177 5 NOTICE. ~V r UIICK is hereby giv»*u that the inM terest of Kwek Teo Ceng iu chop "Chew l»au Seuir,” o'J Buckingham Street, ceased on the 25th Jauuary, 1907, from which date the business has been carried ou by the undersigned. Anv claims against chop “Chew ltan Seusj" contracted before
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    • 628 5 A SHORT SHARP SLAUGHTER! OF* SHEKT MUSIC. Starting from to-day. 21st January. STAND4kO SONGS. SMART MARCHKS, GOOD Wal/IZES. EASY OR ADVANCI 0 PIANOFORTE SOLOS, VIOLIN MUSIC TUTOR> OF ALL KINDS, FROM TEN CENTS PE ft COPY! 1 Ins is uot OBSOLETE SLOCK, but ine'u lea Songs regularly «old at sl.Od*uch
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
  • 270 5 Obituary. Rear-Admiral Corry. {8 tip {died by llcuter.') Loudon, *2‘’lh January—The death is announced of Rear-Admiral Cony. Senator A'ger. 1 oudou, 20'h Jauuary.—The death is announced of the American .Seuator Alger. Ik the weather be Hue, the Town Baud will play on the Esplauade on Monday next, Iroiu to 11
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  • 1631 6 I wo 'I mouhvnd I ttKKb afkbcikd at Nalla. Mi. X. JVtcli, Goveiuraent Mycologist, ill llic December in»ue of the magazine of tl»o Ceylon Agricultural Society records a coeoanut disease, ap, areuily of fuugus origin which really lias existed tor a long time,
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  • 139 6 Bbnano. *2t>TH Januakt (Hy conrteey oj the Chartered Hank.) London Demand Sank ...2/1 ;1 0 t months’ sight [Uni: 2-4 A 3 Credit 2/IJi 3 Documentary ...211} v 4 al«*til fa. iMinami Ha») s’ 1.8 173*4 3 «lavs’ sigh» f’r vale lTdj Boiubuv. P-Mimul Kmk 173^ Ylouiinein. fVmai d
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  • 164 6 Jol.l leaf (J 4 70 tt. Peppei \V.C«»asi 3 h*. •»«»<£. Sl7 -xbaytrs VV li I Pepper 823J7mv* re Trane Pepper 818. —buys s Jloven p‘cke-1) $35. —buyers Mace sBs. —buyers Mace Picking 71. sa'es 'iijtinetpi 1I Os 28. —nuutinil No I 5.10 talcs •B»i%r < 2 un «lock
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  • 934 6 Capital. Number of Shares 1901 1905 I 1907 j 1901 8 1*99 i I**o6 I 1905 j 8 1906 j X IHOT i X loin» 1904 1905 1K92 1905 1898 1900 1906 1900 1899 190*2 X 80.000 403,000 j 120,000 00,« 100 100.000 150,000 120,000 40,000 250,« *OO 120,000
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 84 6 When \on h.ive a Cold, lit' ti’fcl it>ii wl.en vt»u li.ve a cold l>‘* t'. It* !t VC t i»H ilU'j.'-. J IIM 1 4 I «*>l 1,.1.,..1 lv i iie f, w u ,e of riMlilU i ItlH > 1 1 -11 1 Ill'S I (lII* .1 V liijlJH.
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    • 121 6 Vb'.-Ur- > 2 CO X O -J DJ fa v'S* ctf- < TOt C° *V •O Ro» e Stow.' o ft "I® iHjl. iK' -»88«*TO BE HAD RETAIL FROM Ban Seng Co., Gim Tek Bee Co., Heap Lee Co., Tong Joo Co., Goon Yen MACKAY’S LIQUOR WHISKY. Giesters’ Champagne. THE
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    • 366 6 JOHN MARTIN, MINER. A ROMANCE OF MODERN MALAYA. BY OLIVER ASHWELL, author of Tale» of the Fen,” Chronicles of tip Carburettor Club In Peril iu Pevanjetc. PRICE 50 CENTS. CAN HE HAD AT THE CRITERION PRESS, Ltd., 226. 2.12. Reach Street. Penang. JUST RECEIVED. N 0.2 of The Review of
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  • 183 7 Penang, 20th January, 1907. i*jr caltv 14 f o:l! L 241 Steaks j Stew or Curry Meat jg Hump Steak (> 24 l l each 30 Tongue #> 55 Fwt 30 He ut :j2 Liver t> 25 Pork Fy’k per catty 321 Pig’s Heatl 201 Feet 20 Tongue
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  • 283 7 Ketukn ok the Zuomayer Expedition. I*khiek’s Agency learns tli.it i>r. Erich Zugmayer, who recently concbi ’ed a notiahJe expedition in Tibet, lift .ulived in i Europe, having travelled via adimir and B' hi bay. Dr Zugmayer expresses his astonishment at he splendid system of news-carrying which he
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  • 290 7 A.n astonishing ami ludicrous scene was witnessed shortly aft r noon on the 31st Dceinber, ou the Gal.ita Bridge, one of the most busy points in Constantinople, says the Tribune. Iwo Albanian soldiers, meeting ou the Galala qu trialled and drew their lnstead, I nwt ver, of
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  • 303 7 From Notice Sources. Opium-Smoking. J lie Ministry of Education ha» instructed tlie Educational Commissioners of the vari« ous produces to take measures to detect and discharge all director- and teachers, both ••f private aud government schools, who are addicted to opium-smoking. CHAMBER OK Com MERCK KOR YIKOKOW. IJ.
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 392 7 SELF CURE NO FICTION I MARVEL UPON MARVELI NO SUFFERER NEED NOW DESPAIR, but without running a doctor’s bill or falling into the deep ditch of quackery, may safely, speedily ind economically cure himself without the knowledge of a second party. By the introduction of THE NEW FRENCH REMEDY THERAPION
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    • 484 7 WROUGHT-IRON TUBES AND FITTINGS. Stock Always on Hand ADAMSON, GILFILLAN CO., LTD. USE ONLY and USE ALWAYS JUST UNPACKED. SALT BEEF, SALT PORK, LING FISH. ONLY A LIMITED QUANTITY. GOON FRIENDS. ATKINSON'S A Luxurious !n Health. MOST REFRESHING. Far Superior to the German Kinds. A NECESSARY RESTORATIVE IN SICKNESS. MURA
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    • 102 7 The only Cough Medicine free from poison. The Pharmacy Board of New South Wales, Australia. Imd an anuUsis made of all the cough medicines that were sold ou the market. Out of the U (j re lj Bt they found only oue that they (’eclared was entirely free from all
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 1068 8 Lim Sun Ho, CHOP HENC IVIOH Co. .6 4, Beach Street, Penang. NOTICE. VOTICB. \jTIEWS of Penang, Singapore, Perak, Selangor, and Sumatra. Photos enlarged, various sizes up to 3 ft.. *n I’roniide paper. King Stiwt, Penang Importers of aH kinds ot European Cloth and General Commission Agents. 22n W. JONES,
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  • 1274 9 A Uli.M A KAULE RECORD I Riodigil m vaiidy, appealing Jo very I different el isses of readers, and coutaiuiug diverse forms of iulerest, our monthly tna 1 ja/iue» constitute a characteristic part oft English public life Indeed, England is m certain reuses tin* home
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  • 845 9 A long the coast of China is a barreu rocky land haunted bv tigers. Goat are left tied to the mouths of the caves they frequent i 1 As each dawn ap pears. heralded by the chirp- j iug of a thousand swallows aud all the brilliant colours
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  • 780 9 Some Funny Stories. “The funniest thing lever saw was a black negro eating a red water melon.” The fuuniest thiug I ever beard was about a mau ruuuing. Some oue asked him why he was running, and he said he was goiug to get Inune before
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  • 628 9 Fifteen Marriageable Comcetituks. Mr Charles W. Haynes, a rich and ec eeutric bachelor, ot the little town of Clatou. near At lautic, ha» (says the New York correspondent of the Daily Mail) set the fashion of selecting a wife by competitive examination. Fifteen marriageable ladies of
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  • 793 9 Rep Tate, ani> How to Use it. brilliant satire. If you should happen to be placed in a j position of national trust, it is well to le- j member that notepaper aud stamps cos' i nothing, and that time is uo object. For 1 iustance, if
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  • 581 9 Wh ilst learne I mem'ors of the faculty have been busying themselves for years past to find a remedy for mal de mr' and have suggested everything f'om a tight waistbelt to perpetual Saudow exercises to oounleract the motion of the slip, a cleve* German engineer named
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  • 741 9 77/« >i.strr iS c>i' siiif* tin* SitfttH'-i Jfml tin'in iin r.iri li'.it Jxi'inr.lif I o .ins* mill \n’p‘ik iC'ifi i'i/ lflootJ), os ii'ill ox /nr (h'inwift II I’til'itessy llhfvniat c l\iin* t oml lSl(>in<n:h Troubl- s. S sler Ellen, Superior
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  • 1231 10 Tuesday, 29th January, Thursday, 31st January, Saturday. 2nd February. 19C7. First Day. luesday, 29th January 1907. 1. —The Maiden I’la'ik. Value $6OO. A Race for Maiden Horses. Weight as per scale reduce I 14 It** 4 All animals imported into the Si
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    • 699 10 I IXBXJRA.W CBS. Guardian Assurance Company, Limited. ESTABLISH*!) 1821. £2,000.000 SUN FIRE OFFICE. Founded 1710.) THE LON DON ASSURANCE CORPORATION. Subscribed Capital Total Invested Funds upward* of -1.500,000 Total Annual Income £750,000 TITHE undersigned have been appointed JL Agents of tbe alnive Company at Penang, and are prepared to issue
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