Straits Echo, 8 February 1907

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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 ft. $24 I’er Annum, PENANG, FRIDAY, Bth FEBRUARY, 1907. Single Copy, 10 cent*, No. 32,
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 1178 1 TIGER brand cement. 258 A VI «3 •V S* 'h «0 fxV^ IN HBST tOR ALL PURPOSES. B i\ N K S Chartered 3ar»k of India, Australia and China. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL UIIARTHK. Hongkong Shanghai Banking Corporation. .£800,000 «£975,000 j£800,000 Capital I’auirup Deserve Fund IN'sorvp Liability of Proprietors Head Office:
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    • 31 1 Sl\'dDV -nos GUINNESS’S STOUT. SI id a a <s> <h *8 3*. H x o m R CP jtA v. > t^ V 'VCv a HO® ai v s,ssva TIANG LEE Co
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  • 1323 2 Does Bridge Pay An Kipkbt I>i-ci.«).hk» Him Winnino Halasck. (l y Chaklk* Vidal L>iehl Am an expert ou Itie game 1 have tor six months past kept, a full and ca eful analysis of mv play at t he card-table». I have done tin» with the object of testing Hie
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  • 388 2 The Siiake Market. Messrs. J. Russell Grant A Co. iu their Rubber Share Matke: Report, dated 17tb 1 January, state: Tim inaiket for Malay and Ceylou Rub--1 her Shares has been very active this week, and hi spite of the settlement a large business has lieen done especially iu
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    • 52 2 ve.'j home (iu.irau ecd '1 lII* i* .lot». ill li uiilh-, la i»*k Coll.'ll i: .1V >tu.| .f V .11 *,>. not 8.1 i»fi m| Hilpr ll 01. .nip a,<-.„.|,u rto une n.'u rruiu «at is |,.f, ai; j V) iuou*** Will 1, 6 letuuieJ. i-’ u x all chpintat*
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    • 112 2 Travellers Find Chamberlain's Cmgh Remedy b very where. Mr. 0. W. Eckermau, uiauager of the Suntb Piem er Typewriter Co. at Omaha, N. Ii a*k U. S. A who is a staunch friend ot Chainhei Isi ‘s Cough I?~medv. savs “1 limp paii'cnlar note© tlth< this re- 1 m* «ly
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    • 1999 2 •1. »st. st. The only suitable place where you can enjoy your Ices and Cakes is at The French Confectionery, 17a., Northaui Road. Punjabis in Canada. To the Editor of the “Daily Mail.” Sir.—Tiw* influx of natives of Iodia into British Columbia is accounted for in the Pillowing manner; There
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  • Shipping.
    • 156 3 Amka, Br. 5.«., 170, Telling, 7<h Feb., M<>ulniein, 3rd Feb, Geu., H. L. Co. Thongwa, Hr. s s.. 3,428. Whitehead, 7»li Feb., Madras, 27th Jau., Gen., —11. L. Co. Kapukthai.a, Br. s.s., 721, Learinmt, 7th F<-I>.. Singapore, s»b Feb, Geu.,— H. L. A Co. PsiNKses A Lies, Ger. s.s,
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    • 54 3 Bth Febku ky Cornelia, for Port Swettenham and Malacca. Lady Weld, (or Teluk Anson. Malaya, for Deli. Bharata, for Kaugoou aud Calcutta taking mails for Europe, etc., via Bombay. mm, for Mergui, Tavoy and Mouhueiu. Prinzees Alice, for Singapore, China aud Jat an. Manila, for Smgupoie, China aud Japan.
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    • 31 3 Vessels Uut Tat rod us Singapore W M.&Co. l*>h Feb. Bmgloe Loudon S B.&Co. i»th Lotbiau Glasgow S B &Co. ibl. f’bina Singapore S.K.ACo. 10th Beulawers Loudon 1 S.B&Co. 24th
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    • 32 3 1 ssets For A'tents Leaver I Pat rod us Liverpool 1 VV.M &<Jo. Feb. I5en Singapore S.B.&Co. 1 ut Ilian Singapore S.B.&rio. Cliiua Colombo S.K.&Co. Beu la iters Singapore S.B.&Co. 1
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    • 83 3 For l>eli —Per Aoayyee, to-morrow, 1 p.ui. Pangkulan—Per Vetre\ to-morrow, 1 p.m. Asaban Per Mary Austin, to-morrow, 1 p m. Batu Babra—Per Deli, to morrow, 1 p.m. Trane —Per T<iw Tonj, to morrow, 1 p.m. Singapore, China Japan —Per A. Apcar, to-morrow. 2 p m. Poit Sv/etteubain ami
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 1351 3 (S HIPPIN G.) k S 8 N. Co. INTENDED SAILINGS. British India Steam Navigation Co., .Ltd. E'l riiui Arrivals and Departures. Mail Service. Outwards. ,Mar Homewards. Delta connecting with s.s. Mongolia s.g. Britannia s.s. Marmora 2 h>. Devanha do l»i #.8. Drilli do ■>'i Macedonia lAKbS BY MAIL STEAMERS. iKt
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    • 193 3 ASIATIC STEAM NAVIGATION Co., Ltd, INDO-JAVA LINE A. S. N. Co.’s Fleet. Tbe Company u aiutaius a first class seivice of steamers currying both passengers aud cargo direct from Calcutta and Rangoon to the followiug porta iu Java Batavia Pasoeroean Sainaraug lVkalongau Soerabaya Cheribon Baujoewangi The Company’s Steamers also give
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  • 103 4 Justice -tntiflflM everybody and janice alone.— Kmeryo* Established June Ist, 1903. Published daily (except Sundays.) CRITERION PRESS, Ltd., So. 226—232. Roach St rent, Penang. PRICE DAILY LOCAL I!» per annul* OUTBTATIONB Pottage Sx:r». WAIL KDITTON (Poet free CARLS A DURESS Echo— Penang.” Telephone No. 343 V.d. All
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  • 889 4 Chinese N«\v Year is fast approaching, the time when every Chinaman has to settle up his debts and start his new year with a clean sheet. The result is that everybody is collecting debts, is taking in money every day and those who have not the means of settling
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  • 71 4 Wk are mjuested by the Protector of Chinese to state tint, on the eccariou of the arrival of the Duke and Duchess of Connaught, a number of seats will lie teserved ou the Pier for the accommodation of a limited number of Chinese ladies and geutlemeu and
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  • 653 4 Thbke is a pleasant perfume pervading the office to-day aud it is because a repre1 -eutative of Messrs Ritchie <fc Co. has called upou us and left us some samples of Messrs. Pinaud’s e- K ences. We have satu- > pies of Foscanna, Horteusia Bleu, La Corrida, Freuch Carnation
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  • 115 4 Tut Ql«g Singer*. Yesterday the Westminster Glee .Singers gave a mating aud an evening performince at the Town Hall. The attendance was .ot what could have been wished in point of number, but the audiences made up in appreciation and almost every item of the programme was encored.
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  • 82 4 At the General Meeting of the Bukit Mertaja*!» Recreation Club, held at theClubliouse on Wednesday evening, the 6»b inst.. the following cent lemon were elected otiicebeirers for the ensuiug year: Mr. S Codnngtou, re*i lent (ex-ojfirio) M'.J. W W Hogan, Honorary Se'-r* tar y Mr M.
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  • 150 4 Lawn Tennis Tournament. The folio wiug tic was played off yesterday Single Handicap.—Clare A. I). Duncan beat R. C. Gould 10 -8, 10—8. The following ties have been tixed for Monday, 11th inst:— Cham viunehip. C. Sdls ®s. G R K. Mugliston. Dau'de Handicap—Clare ,1. A. Anthony
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  • 494 4 j leuaug lias l»eeu rather used ot late lot he j vagaries of wild animals, for did we uot 1 have ;iu elephant celebrating St. 'Andrew'» Lt'V v smashiu up things generally an- 1 have we not hid numerous other episodes r Last evening there was
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  • 859 4 The above meeting will be held at the Aver Etam Range commencing on Bitnni HV and Sunday, 28rd and 24th February, lj»07. Competitions Open to all Voluntkbj; Corps and Kiple Associations in IHe Straits. 1. Attack Compe: it ion j 2. anishing Target 3. 500 yards
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    • 587 4 To Ordinary and Order Bills of Lading Holder'. s.s. BRINZESS ALICE has arrived from Hamburg via ports. BEILV, MEYER 6l CV, Ltd., A dent* H-2 07 108 NOTICE. have as fr-ui this date tnuvd'wied W the S«»le A sentry for the Straits, j Settlements, Federated M day State-, British j
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    • 55 4 Be Qii ck Not a tninule should be lost when a child sh >w- svinpiom of croup Chainberlaill’s Coiivh R“m«»<ly given as soon as the child Income* hoarse, or pven afrer the croupv coutrb appears, will prevent the attack. I "**ve*- fails, and'is pleasant and gife to take. For sale
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  • TELEGRAMS.
    • 103 5 I uernalional Courtesies. t Supplied by Reu'er.) 7 li Feb mi v.—Tl»e Pilgii us ('lni'. ""I' Roberts pr siding, banquet,.,i .Mi I lines Bryee, wbo succeeds Sir lieury M,,iiiiii‘ i Durand as Ambassador at Wash*. n Tlie American au.i J ipiuese A tubas.a'l'irs were present. Mr. \Yhitelaw Reid proposed
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    • 97 5 The Income Tax. (Supplied by Reuter boudoii. B'h February.—The Freuch GabltM>t are unanimously agreed that the Income lax Bill applies to all incomes, besides a fiadiiated tax on incomes above five thousand francs. It provides that foreign securities utav be admitted into the French market on the pavinent of
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    • 46 5 January’s Trade Returns. (Supplied by Reuter.) Loudon, Bth Februiry.—The Jauuarimpoits amount to .£39,5 10 508 aud show in increase of £7,033 175 over the imports during 1 the corresponding month of last year. The exports, winch show an iucrease of £t,295,793, amount to £35,070,307.
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    • 76 5 X Miners’ Mutiny. {Supplied by Reut°r.) Loudon, Htli February.—Keufer’s cornwpomleut at Tokii* states that a mutiny lias out ut the Ailiio copper mine. At the m-heat ion of socialists the rioters killed tbs Chief Engineer and plundered the storehouse, which contained intoxicants They afterwards aet ti r e to
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    • 52 5 The flenctionaries. Sui plied by Reuter.) Loudon, Mill February.—Reuter’s cones pnndnnt at Peking sivs than an iucompeteu' Mhucliu general has been appoiute<l commauJer of four divisiou* of the Army of nail Slii Kai, whose svstein of the regula» pavut *nt of troops is likely to suffer uuder tlie retetiouary
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    • 36 5 Lehim Pasha’s Misdeeds (Supplied by Reuter.) Louduu, Bth February —A commission niet at Const tutuio le ou the 3rd February p ♦'ttamined all the misdeeds of Fehim asli.i, who is folhiddeu to leave his bouse
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    • 32 5 Hie Meningitis Epidemic (Supplied by Renter.) London, (yh Februirv—The total uu in- r "f <l**aths from «potted fever in the Ul, '*'l is 102, including the 59 e «ttlis iu Glasgow.
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    • 31 5 t Oovernment Majority. (Supplied by Uenter.) I,J >«n. 8.1, February.—Prince von lit e f W l 1 w om n ,n ds a trustworthr mnjotitv l u 'a »he Reichstag.
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  • 350 5 Belhelh Mkual Comi-eth/on iHE following was the result of the above shoot §3SB f z Ssubadai Bicli.iu -O X M h Singh “Guu” Co. 32 33 30 31 29 25 180 03. t Sgt. Jewala I Singh “Gun” Co. 34 31 31 33 31 1 x 178
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  • 633 5 (From Our Perak Cor respondent.) By the courtesy of Col. Walker 0. M. G. j I am able to send you the arraugemeuts as made tor the forthcoming inspection.— (Tlinrtd y 14th February 1907 One Officer,
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  • 1089 5 At the Chinese Secretariat this forenoon, j »ays the Tn»e.« of Malaya of hst Thursday, I a number of the leading Eur»peau aud Chinese miue-owuers of the F. M. S. assembled in respo se to invitations to l** present at lit 30 a.in., at which hour Mr
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  • 331 5 League Fixtikes. Following is the official list ot League fixtures for ihe comiug seasou March 5 P.K.O. v. Y.M.C A. 19 M.FT v G 1 R.R 7 FS v A.-C.S. I 21 Y M.F.T.vGC A 12 C.R.C vG S. 2G Y.M.C A. v. S. 14 P.B v. C.F.T. I
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  • 671 5 How to Keep Cut r powers. It is ofteu hard to get cut 11 avers, but when obtained it is still more difficult to keep them iu a satisfactory condition. To arrange them tastefully aud effe-lively re quires time aud thought. The immediate removal of one fading flower will
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  • 156 5 Kkm\bkar',k Plba kok a Constitutional System Much public iuterest, says tbeC'alcutti cur espoudeut of tbs Tribune, bus bee ex 'cited l»y a leadiug artic'e uppeiriug iu tin* h’njli final a eutitled VVbat Is to Come.” It declares that tbe present form of admiui stration cauuot endure. India
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  • 313 5 Ts«i J la H'heeter Di-jmtr/i niakts tbe iuter stiug auuouucemeut that the Romanes lecturer this year is to be Lord Cur/. >n. It i is a high honour to receive aud tbe list, of j those who have deliveied this famous lecture J year bv year at Oxford
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  • 428 5 A cmt.fereuee of foreign luisgiotib a* PL ladelpbia Las decided to ask Mr. Roosevelt, wLeu Lis Presidential term expires, to pieudi tlie Gospel i f Christ in the Far East, says the NfW Vork cor respondent. of tlie M'-i'nimj Lmd r. The opinion was enthusiastically expiessed that
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  • 380 5 Brevity is, admittedly, the soul of wit, but the most famous examples of brevity have beeu uttered without the remotest desire to be witty. Everybody is familiar, ,r ‘X.tuple, with the faui us Veui, vidi, vici of (ie<ar, but mauy are doubtless iguoraut of au
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  • 79 5 lVr Am,a, from Me gui Mr. Cam i. Per Thon mm, f.»«- Singapire Mr. Justice Usher ami Mrs Fi»lier. Mrs Litn. Mr and «Mrs. Sjed Mahomed, Bro. Gabriel, Messrs J. H Baldwin, M W. Chill, Gan Teoug I oik, J M. Oiay :iu<l Ul emiup. Per Kaputt'la’a, from Singapore:
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  • 81 5 To-U4t. 26 Ii Day of J2'h Municipal Commission, 3.51 u pm. P. C. G tennis Toiirnaineut. T..WH Band, Esplanade, 6 to 7 p.m. 0 f era lu«lra Perniata, S;«i Johanna,” King Street Theatre, 9 p.m. Hie Grand Cinematograph. Kimb-rlev «Street, 9 p iu. 7 To-morrow 27th Day of J2tli
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  • 21 5 English Mared'-ni ...’4th Fe China Dc't i China (itu*'etnai) ...I9*li 0*1 m i u V, iuz Ludwiij *>0t h
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  • 18 5 o New M.ioii Feb. 1M, First (Quarter opi. O Full Moon 2i'h Last Quarter Mar. 7tli
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  • 43 5 P. O. SAILINGS. M.iit St'viu Odtwaruk. Ho.tlKWA nos Macedonia 14 l<eb Delta Iff Feb. Mo 'bt i Decjn’m 2 Mar. I \iiii >ei tot )U‘I A K l»S HoMMVl ItliN SHe l .9 Feb. I Romeo ft Feb. Jo; on .*> Mar. Jura 2:
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 9 5 I rencli Confectionery, A Nortliara Road. liocolrftes. f'onhons, Fond^nto,
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    • 53 5 QUALITY TELLS. In tlie cud it is the Quality tLat Tells, aud that is why, iu a comparatively short space of tiiur, the MASSEY* HARRIS move! E his become reeoguised here—as in all Countries where if is kuovvu as beiut; HI THE VERY BEST. (1) They run easy! (*2) And
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 46 5 WEATHER. I nr. folio* n report is Ur. lie i the Signal Director of F<>»f Cornwallis 5 ■♦.Hi. n<w *.«?•>• fi H i„ j,VTj* •••k f. l*»o tin* w,i St:. s. Tl«** ri. 1 t *.11 .liirino 11. it 0 to .1 u i. S tin# y.B.
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  • 36 5 Obituary. Lord Goschen (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 8th February —Lord Goscheu is suffering from au uuexpected attack of heart failure. Later—The death is reported cf Lord (tosclieu, who was first Lord of the Admiralty from 1895—1900.
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  • 586 6 There is a fuud of humour m tie minds < of ill int Mbli >ys, writes VVoouiera” iu < The Australasian, aud Btsh >p Wallis, of Wellington (n.io attended list week’s congress;, is uot unexcep'ioii '1 he bishop smoke* as furiously aa Ca l v!e u*»d to, aud
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  • 570 6 Writing iu Hedth and Strength, Mr. Georges Hackeusctimidt, «h«« famous wrestler, tells how he may be defeated. In the course of his article, he nukes the following interesting remarks on jumping, physical telepat by, aud diet: —Practise jumping bit i high aud long. Ic will tu-ik-* you
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  • 119 6 Pbnanq. Bth February. (By courtesy oj the Chartered Bank London Demami Sank 2/4£ 4 months’ sight Bank 24i 3 Credit 2/Hi 3 Documentary ...2/42 Calcutta. Deinnmi Bank IvH 173| 3 davs’ sight Prvate 1752 B nnbav Pjinatul Bank 1732 Mouimein. Demand Bank 3 days’ sight Private 175 Madras, Demand
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  • 177 6 )«>ld leaf 04 70 B. Pepper! W.C«*a*i tflbs.a 5? 1 —buytis While Peppier 523] blli/'fl [Tang Pepper 818.—' t uye s Jlove» (picked) 140 —buyers Mace $B5. buyer* Mace Pickings 71. —sa cs Nutmegs 110 s 27J —gates No. 1 5 10 salts Sugar < 2 no stock Basket
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  • 153 6 Penang, Bth February, 1907. Bkkk— cts. Soup per catty 14 Roast 24 Steaks 24 Stew or Curry Meat 18 Rump Steak 24 Ox Tail each 30 Tongue 55 Feet 95 Heart 3» Liver 25 Pork— Pork per catty 40 Pig’s Head. *2O Feet 24 Tongue 32 Mutton per
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  • 1031 6 =1 :j Numl>erof "i P j s I Capital. Shares Last Dividend. Name. =r "S !Z issued. :L i j Jt 1 g> Mm mg 1903 300,<HM) 30 000 10 10 Beiat Tiu Miuiug Co., Ltd. ;$15.75 1900 i 175.000 10 10 Bersawall Gold Minina? Co., Ltd. |noni 1901
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 117 6 > co X O -1 UJ < o 1 1>* T i .,f In m JLJJkJi «i* raRtffln S3 i' v Wt 7**#-$? aw jiuMk, < ®'?§FS ■m, TO BE HAD RETAIL FROM Ban Seng &Co., Gim Tek Bee Co., Heap Lee Co., Tong Joo Co., Goon Yen Friends, Chiat
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    • 199 6 JUST RECEIVED No.2 of The Review of the Far Fast,” Edited by A. CUNNINGHAM. of the South China Morning Post Contents. The Shi King: (»i) Coueluded. Leprosy The need of concentrated effort. Burma: The Bumuu aud the uatiouid aicusemeuts. New Things and Old in China. Price SI. TO BE HAD
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  • 835 7 The “Sweilvd Head” Theory. Tlie Americans are an excitable people; but not for many years have they l eu so deeply moved us over the Japanese imbroglio iu the West. Vague war rumours haye been flying alrout (wnt»s Mr. W: G. Fitz Gerald in the Pall Mall).
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  • 74 7 Can you Z*uoi*r Pe 'i»le *r« discovering that they poss-ss power Li h r!o undreamt of in tbeii philosophy. Undue has at last found a rival, aud oue sees fo k of all ages solemnly forming eircies to v.i I someone ehe »o stand on his he
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 1054 7 straits Echo n BUSINESS The w MINERAL water manufacturers. graham NICHOLSON, Office, /,a, Beach Street Doctor and the 14i>< PENANG. SELECT BOARDING HOUSES. THE PRIORY, JB, Wortham Road. Hoarding House situated at the seaside w itliiu easy distance of Town. Terms Moderate. By Bay or Month Mrs. AY. RODYK. 152.
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    • 56 7 Chamberlain's Ccugli Remedy Ab olutely Harmless. 'lhk liiiilt «»f giving (li|.lren medicine containing iiijuii<>us is nou.etiinos inoio disast i'uum tliau iLt) illifuse from which they may l*e suffering. Every mother bljou (1 know that Chamberlain’» Cough Remedy i» pertectly safe for cfetklftn to take, ab it coutains nothing harmful. For
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 1047 8 VOTICH. Lim Sun Ho, CHOP HFNC IVfOH Co., ,t>4. Beech Street, Penang. Importers of aH kinds of European Cloth and General Commission Agents. 22<i Kim Keng I .eon si Co i Charges Moderate, Consultation Free. 127, BEACH STREET. residing at j So 2la, Penang Road. I.UI’ORTERS I»l FVIRY DESCRIPTION few
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