Straits Echo, 2 February 1907

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  • 37 1 Straits Echo 10-PAGE EDITION. dailv chronicle of events, circulating throughout the straits, the federated malav states, and the far east generalla. VOI' 5. $24 Per Annum. PENANG, SATURDAY, 2nd FEBRUARY, 1907. Single Copy, 10 cent]. No. 27.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 1327 1 "tTgER brand cement. 258 s <2 fo CO •r *6 /N HHSI LOP ALL PURPOSES. BANKS. Chartered Bank of India, Hongkong Shanghai Australia and China. Banking Corporation. INi;OKl*OKATEl> B1 ROYAL CHARTER. X 800,000 A‘975.000 £800,000 Capitol hudliT Reserve Fund Reserve 1 Liability f >f Proprietors Head Ollice: 1IATI >N COURT,
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    • 24 1 TIAIVG LEE Co BASS’S ALE. m V >4 CL <O/ co vQ: O a sc ‘JLI to 0 <3 THO unois s.ssHNNino SOLE A(JEi\TS,
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  • 1275 2 “HEADS AMD I AILS. VVhkn a coin is tassel luto tho air spinning what ire the stiictlv mathematical chances for, aud against, its falling, say liea'is upward'r Onvously, the head aud the tail have a precisely *qual “chance,” provided that tiiecoiu h is been spun holiest- Iv
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  • 569 2 hrunic Rheumatism Cured in Siam hy Dr. Williams Fink Pills. For 3<> years Mr. R. J. Gibbons of Siam held the position of L bief Inspector in the Bangkok Spirit Farm, and during that lime be had many strange adventures and experiences. Often I had
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 51 2 I vory Houle (iuaraiiteed 1 IliH IK lioIII* Willi CllHIIllxfl lam'* (Jouvfll lteniedv. ami if y. u hi*, not aatii-fi«) aft*» UKii.j> two i liii '.K »f In>uIt. according io direction*, m urii wim in ’«.ft Mid your tuoiiry will o lefundtd F>r *al>* l»v all CllCII)i«tt> ill) bt <*prf
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    • 55 2 Be Quick .Not a minute should be lost when a child shows Kvniptom.s of croup. C'hamberlaiu’s Coul'Ii Remedy giveu as soon as the child In comes hoarse, or tven after the croupy c< ugh HppeAis, will prevent the attack. It fails, uud is pleasant 4ml safe to take. For sale
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    • 925 2 NOTICE. The FRENCH CONFECTIONERY will sell Coupon Hooks at-the Members’ Stand and Grand stand during the three days for 50 cents a book, each book 10 coupons. In ordering your Refresh*! merits you will have to give the following, coupons, for one cup of tea 3 coupons, forj one cake
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    • 984 2 NOTICE. WE have opened a branch and have established ourselves at Penang, as Merchants and Commission Agents, under the style <vd name of Patell Co.” from this date. PATKLL Co. Hongkong, 16th January, 1907. Referring to the above we have authorised Mr. C. Burjorjee to sign our firm. PATELL it
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  • Shipping.
    • 95 3 Akoiua, Hr. ss, 3.M3, Naleileiu, Ist F«si».* Shanghai, 22ud Jau., Gen., —A.G. Go. Soi.kono, Br. s.s 465. J. Hod dp, Ist I*eb., Rangoon, 2*th Jau Geu., Glliu Ho Sou?. Cant *n, Br. *■•>., 10*. Mericau. 2ud Feb.. Teluk Anson, Ist Feb., Geu., —All Hing. Gai.yp o, Br. ss, 331*.
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    • 64 3 2ni* Febkuaky. Kanagatra Maru, for Colombo. Van Parra, for iGii auil Laugsi. Dan Whatt '''•ton. for Laugkat. Calyi'xo. for Deli. Kaomthala, for Port Swetteuliani aud Singapore. Sree Banka, for Pangkor. Fly ng Dragon, for S tut. Teerta. for Negapatam ami Madras. Bharala, for Singapore. Langkat, for Telnk Anson. Tony
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  • 46 3 i 9*S 1 h'l'fin A<j+hU Put Achilles Singapore VV.M .«S(Jo. 3rd Feb Kiutmk (Liv rpool NV.M.&Co. 4h Vorwaets Europe S.K.&' -<*. Gth Pal rod us Singapore W M.&Co. !»»h Beuuloe London S.B.&Oo. 9t.li Lothian Glasgow S.B.&Co. 9th Bculawers London 1 S B A. Co. •24: h
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  • 39 3 1 F'or Atjentg Leaves Aclnlle» Li rerpool W.M &Co. Feb. Kiuiuck Sinoap ne W.M Wo. Vorwaets Sinijapoie S K &0o. Pat rod us Liverpool W.M <fcCo. Betiyloe iSiu^^apce lot hi in i Singapore ■vl> &Go. IJeulaweis ISinyapiue S.B.ACo.
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  • 39 3 Kok Calcutta —Per L-i Sany, Itli iustaut, p.ui. Kaugoou aud Calcutta— Per Pent'ikola, Pi) iustaut, o p in. Port Swettenliani an>l Singapore —Per Pin Seng, oil) iustaut, > p.ui. Port Swettenham au<l H-ugapore —Per Perak, oil) iustaut, :> p.m
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  • 23 3 Per s. s. Tee. 1 1 from Singapore: Mire Alc.Ulymout, Cap! O. Veuuiug, Messrs, li. C. M. Kiudersley aud S. M. Avded.
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 1502 3 <2 ,18. II. Co. j.>b. i s B•2« 8.!* Mar. 1 1 }Vl) |ti W..' .Mar |fi 8.8 LAKHS Arrivals and Departures. Mail Service. Outwards. Macedonia connecting with 8.8. Moultun Malta do 8.8. Moldavia l), Ua do 8 8. Himalaya Homewards. Arcadia couuectiug with 8.8. India 1), Ua do 8.8.
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    • 194 3 ASIATIC STEAM NAVIGATION Co., Ltf. INDO-JAVA LINE A. S. N. Co.’s Flbbt. The Company maintains a tirst class service of steamers carrying l>oth passengers and cargo direct from Calcutta and Rangoon to the following ports in Java Batavia Pasocroeau Sarnaraug Pekalongau Soerabaya Cher i bon Banjoewangi The Company’s Steamers also
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  • 101 4 JootiM -uUtafls* every body and justice alone.— Emerson Established June Ist, 1903 Published daily (except Sunday?.» AT TBI CRITERION PRESS, Ltd., No. 226 —232, Beach Street. Penaug. PRICE JAIL.Y lOOAL »M V T innon OUTBTATKINB Portage Kxtra. MAIL BDITION (Poet Pree (IS CAULK ADDRESS Echo —Penang." Telephone
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  • 443 4 There appears to be sweeping over Europe at the present moment one of those periodical cold spells which seem to come about every quarter of a century, and it is naturally bringing a very great deal of distress in its train. In Russia a famine is raging of
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  • 276 4 The liquor controversy is never likelv to be definitely settled. Doctors notor- iously disagree in regard to the merits of alcohol. Now the scientists are getting to work. A reviewer in Knutdedye and Scientijit -JCews < London i tells us that experimenters succeeded, by the use of various drugs,
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  • 2259 4 Annual Prize Distribution. The Aunual Prize distribution took place at 11 30. a. in. yesterday at the Free School. Mrs. Thornton gave away the prizes aud among other ladies preseut were Mrs. Piuhoru and Miss Constance Jones. A bouquet was presented to Yrs. Thornton by oue of
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  • 33 4 The auuual distribution of pr'zes at St. Xavier’s Institution will take place on 'Tuesday, the sth iustaut, al 2p. in. The Hon. R. N. Blaud, Resident Councillor, will distribute the prizes.
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  • 94 4 The Race Dance. The customary race dance took place at the Penang Club last evening aud proved to be one of Ihe most enjoyable held for a long time. The floor was iu excellent condition, the supper was excellent, the room well cooled liy the fans and none
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  • 266 4 Previously acknowledged ...*26,605 66 Kho Yiu Klieug 5.00 Tan Tek Huat... 5.00 Lain Chhiong 5.00 «26,620.66 1.. H. Clayton, Hon. Treasurer. 2nd Febr 1907. According to the Friend of India the ludiau Government have announced iu their Army Orders the award of prizes to British
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 532 4 TEE BRITISH CINEMATOGRAPH. At the corner of Campbell Street Penang Road. TO-NIGHT! TO-NIGHT!! GRAND CHANGE OF PROGRAMME. All New Pictures! All Good Pictures!! The largest, brightest, and most up-to-date animated pictures ever produced. Electric Light! Electric Fans!! New Apparatus, New Films, New Subjects. Prices of Admission. Heserved §1 00 Second
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  • TELEGRAMS.
    • 42 5 Murder. (Echo Special. "ingapore, -»'<l February. l The body ~l a Chiiiunmii w.is fouii 1 in waste land i( j riionipsou Road, stabbed in several •daces. The throat was cut. The motive of the murder is believed to be jrani? revenge.
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    • 89 5 A Visit to Paris (Supplied by Reuter.) boudou, l»t February.—King Edward ,tuJ Queen Alexandra are proceeding to Paris on Saturday for a short trip prior to the opening of Parliament. The King will stay at the British Embassy and the Queen at Lady de Grey’s house. London, Ist February.—The
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    • 90 5 Church and State. (Supplied by Reuter.) boudou, Ist February.—The French i handier, by 550 votes to 5, adopted a Bill abolishing tl e order for the notiticatiou of all public meetings, including the Church services. M. Cleinenceau, intervening unexpectedly in the debate, referred to the decimal i n of
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    • 51 5 The Cold Snap. (Supplied by Reuter.) boudou, Ist February.—During a blizzard •>u the coast of Yorkshire the steamer Clare tiny, bound for Japau, was wrecked at the mouth of the River 'Tees. Three persous were drowned and forty are reported missmg. boudou, Ist February.—Berlin is snowbound and traffic is
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    • 56 5 Mr. Win Whiteley’s Will. (Supplied by Reu'er.) London. Ist February.—Mr. William Wliiteley’s estate is estimat d at a million aud a half. In addition to the bequest announced yesterday and those to his family, he has left ten thousand to hospitals and charities aud live thousaud for the promotion
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    • 65 5 A By-Election. (Sujijilieil by Reuter.) Loudou, Ist Kebruary.—Mr. Harrey, the Labour candidate, lias beeu returned for I Derbyshire with t»,t>44 votes, replacing Mr. Boltou, decease 1. Mr Court, the Unionist oaudidate, polled 5 910 votes. Liberals vs. Lords. London, Ist February. Messrs. Gladstone and Kuuciman, speaking at Leicester aud
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    • 192 5 The New Epidemic (Sufijtlied by lieuter.) I.oudou, Ist February.—Thirty-three cases We |> r ‘il meuiugitis have occurred iu Glasot which seveuteen have proved fatal. u*ul deaths are reported from Leith. I'oUiiug Free School, which closed ,'eUerday for the Chinese New Year holi- w <'e-opeu ou the 4th proximo. uK
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  • 1244 5 1 rom Cur Oton Correspondent.) Wednesday, Jan. doth. Ur course the sole topic of conversation here now is the visit of T. H K. the Duke and Duchess of Connaught aud great prej pa rations have beeu made to give the Koval r visitors a loyal welcome. All
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  • 105 5 Thecorespoudeut of the China Mail stated that the fau-tan monopoly in Macao here has attained this year the handsome sum of •''44t),000! It is rumoured that a Belgian svudicate is trying to obtain permission from the Home Goverumeut to establish the game of prcietta (the game played
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  • 685 5 Missionaries Ask Protection from Revolutionaries. Official Inquisitors for Si no a fork. It is a well-known fact that Straits Chiuese have long favoured reform iu Chiua. They have given fiuaucial support to various schemes calculated to improve the condition of that country aud it may be admitted that
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  • 475 5 Miss A. L. Murcutt, lecturing ou Japan uuder the auspices of the Koval (Jeographi- ca j Society at Burlington House, s i id I! ,e Japanese were not au mveutive people, and, in fact, she only saw one mveu(iou by a native duriug the whole tune she
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  • 112 5 To-day. 20th Day of 12th Moon. Penang Races, 2 25 p in. The British Cinematograph, corner of Peuaug Road and Campbell Street, 0 p.m. The Imperial Cinematograph, corner of Peuaug Road aud Campbell Street, 0 p.m. The Grand Cinematograph, Kimberley Street, 1» p in. Opera India Penn.it.s., Edward Villiain,”
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  • 18 5 Chiua (Arcalia) ...2ud Feb China Pr. He'nrieh 5Ji German < Prinzest Alice) ...fill Indian (Thongwa) .7 h
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  • 17 5 Last (Quarter F«.-b. Gih O New Moou Id'll First Quarter 20:h O Full Moou 2Ht.h
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  • 36 5 P. O. SAILINGS Mail Seivict. OCTtVAROS. llt»MKWAR»»i* Macedonia 14 1' eh Delta Iff t'ei. Malta Devxnha ‘4 Mar. t.xira Servo* OUTWAliUV ll«<M» vv Munil t 5 Feh. 1 lioi'iiev S heb. Nile 19 Java 'i 1
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 12 5 I rench Confectionery, r ±> Northam Koad. chocolates, bonbons, i-H)BKort Fondant g, Htannntthli
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    • 41 5 To-day’s Advertisements. FOB. SAX.B. M/e Hello R-uy, veiy showy, \oiiug auil fas’, 82*>0; also a Trap Apply. 12H McNair Street. 2-2 07 81« TO LET. JJOUSK No. 2-2-07 h7 Clove Hail Boat! Applv to K 0 MATHIEU. 6, Arta^r, ;t Koad,
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    • 480 5 QUALITY TELLS. iu the eud it is the Quality that Teds, aud that is why, iu a comparatively short space of time, the MASSEY* HAKIUS hICYCI.E has Ijecon.e recoguised here—as iu all Countries where it is knowu—as beiug THE VERY BEST. (I) They run easy! (2) And keep running easy
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    • 196 5 Wm. Younger Co., Ltd., Edinburgh, ALE STOUT. 4 r •HE A9BEY- EDINBUr3H. Fresh Stock always in Hand. Bottled, Kilderkin and Hogshead. C. S. SENG Co., So/e porters. Auld Scottie Whisky. Mi JLM \tD SCOHIE T Whisky SSI JAM t Menzies s:g* The Whisky for Men cf Taste. C. S. Seng
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 30 5 WEATHER. Till? following report iskiudlv supplied b the Signal Director of Fort Connvallis The rainfall do no t» ih* -4 hours hik'o at o a m r w»o 0.5 inch
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  • 1799 6 Mrs. Humphry Ward on Modern Games ExKK' IMS AND HfaL'H. A laiwk number of teachers from eleureu- i lary and secondary schools aod technical institutes attended the confereuc) arranged l*y the London County Council iu the! Medical Examination Hall, Victoria Kin- baukinent. Mrs. Humphry Ward, who presided,!
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  • 165 6 December Output. The output was 6.247.80 pikuls against 6,734 86 pikuls in tbe month before. The value of the metal is rAurued at. $639,285 46 on which duty amounting to $85,868.07 was collected. The average price of tiu was $97.52 per pikul with duty at $41.23 per
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  • 126 6 Penano, 2nd February (By courtesy oj the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Bank ...2/41 4 months’ sight Bank ...2/44 3 Credit -2/4 VS 3 Documentary ...2/4$ Calcutta, Demand Bank ivs 1734 3 days’ sight Private 175$ lunbar l>3inand Bank 173$ douimfin. Demand Bink 1714 3 days’ sight Private 175 i
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  • 170 6 iold leaf J 04.70 J. Pepper (\V.C*»ast 311>h..S oz.) $l7. —buyers Vbite Pepper s23} buyers i rang Pepper 318. —buyers Moves (picked) $35. —buyers lace $B5. —buyers lace Picking» 71. —sales r utmegs 110 s 28. nominal !No. I 5.10 sales 2 no stock Basket $3.20 sales Tapioca. Fiour
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  • 185 6 Penang, 2nd February 1907, i Bek*— e/s. Soup per cutty 14 Roast 24 Steaks 24 Stew or Curry Meat 18 Rump Steak 24 Ox Tail each 30 Tougue 55 Feet 30 Heart 25 Liver 32 Pork Pork per catty 34 Pig’s Head 22 Feet 26 Tongue 34 Mutton
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  • 824 6 3 Capital. I*. j 1903 300.000 1900 1., 175.000 Number of "5 Shares issued. 00 1901 1903 1901 1905 11*07 1901 1899 1900 1905 1 1900 1 1904 1900 1904 1905 1892 1905 l 1898 1900 1900 1900 1899 1902 1905 1905 1904 1905 1905 1903 1900 000.000 4*0.000
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 108 6 > X. (J) X Vi I ■4 o J Lu OPvr < TV\t C“ O' 60«° St\K>-'** r O r; TO BE HAD RETAIL FROM Han Seng Co., MACKAY’S LIQUOR WHISKY. Gini Tek Bee Co., C festers 9 Champagne, THE CELEBRATED “S. B. Co.” GIN Heap Lee Co., IN red
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  • 452 7 Symptom* ok Adouescknck. The Tribune* Syduev Cot respondent j writes: The average Australian bov gives bis father much to thiuk about. It is not I lint, lie is disobedient or discontented more than jothei boys, but that the siiushiue seems to have somehow t.ik»*u the faculty of
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  • 442 7 Mtissue J. Russell Grant A Co’s Share Report. London, loth January. The Market for M «lay A Ceylou Rubber Company shares has shown great ac ivity during the week, aud a fair trade is passing at steady rates, the supply of iLocks iu several cases being shoit of the
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 980 7 Straits Echo” business directory. mineral WATER manufacturers. GRAHAM NMiOLSON, Office, [+a, Beach Street WROUCHT-IRON TUBES AND FITTINGS, Stock Always on Hand. ADAMSON, CILFILLAN CO., LTD. USE ONLY and USE ALWAYS 14!»e I*ENANG. SELECT BOARDING HOUSES. THE PRIORY, 38, N'ortham Road. Hoarding House situated at the seaside within easy distance of
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    • 103 7 Travellers Find Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Everywhere. Mr. C. VV. Kckermau, miuagfr of tie Smith-Fieurer Typewriter Co at Omaha, Nebraska, L S. A who is a staunch friend of Cliamberlaiu’h Cough Kemedv. says “I have taken particular notice that this remedy poems to lie earned l»v d»ug kIoin in all jjurt»
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 1040 8 Lim Sun Ho, chop rtfcNC 1 IYIOH Ac Co., (.4, Peach Street, Penang. YOTICB. of Penang, Singapore. Perak, Irnportcrs of all kinds of European Cloth and Genera! Commission Agents. 220 Selangor, an<l Sumatra Photos enlarged, various sixes up to 3 ft., on Bromide paper. W. JONES, King Street, Penang. Phoioyrapher.
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  • 4315 9 I'll K A DVANCK OF fIIAJI I, lr mine tiiau two decades siuce 1 last j, i ie ..pportuuity of visiting Bangkok. I 1W to he long ashore now—and it One lias >' 7 >re aslioro now that one is—to note 'll at coiiriderable water lias flowed
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  • 1986 9 It is teu o'clock iu the moruiug, aud Fleet-street is polishing its frout windows. Iu a big building down a side alley there is the stale, rank smell of last night’s tobacco smoke iu tifty small rooms that open mto long corridors. In each room a charwoman sweep 4»
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 52 9 Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy Ah «lately Harmless. I*i|. laull of children moJicine '•staining injurious substances, is somelJT!es ■••ore disastrous than the disease from w Ilc *hey may he sufteriug. Every mother know that Chamberlaiu’s Cough i“inp(]y j 8 perfectly safe for children to as f contains nothing harmful. For 1 chemists
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    • 67 9 Another Case of Rheumatism Cured by Chamberlain's Pain Balm The effici y of Chamberlain's Paiu Balm iu the relief ot .heumatistu is beiog demous,rated daily. Parker Triplett of >r,*sb?, V.rgiuia, U S. A., says that Chamberla.u s Paiu Balm u »ve him permanent relief from rheumatism iu the back when
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    • 76 9 *i4 ii cu»luairr> we receipt "i HALF «tii receipt. 30/' GOLD. Ws—- 6 V. A»/ > r rP .rv' ;,U rs 'n r, rt W;,t h i nr CoW-Pl«tod •rtf. Ihi- nil t! K I 1,1» Cam Watch i» a t r w ti. j! .i,l i mm-, iewellcdmovc- «action,
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 1177 10 XJSI fcSXJTXXXVIIV CSS. Guardian Assurance Company, Limited. ESTABLISHED 1821. .£2,000,000 THE LONDON ASSURANCE SUN FIRE OFFICE. CORPORATION Founded 1710.) JUST RECEIVED. A FEW MORE COPit* JUST RECEIVED. Subscrilied Capital Total Invested Fund* uj wards of 4,500,000 Total Anuual Income INCORPORATED BY ROYAL Income, 1904 CHARTER A.D. 1720. Fund* on 81st
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