Straits Echo, 1 May 1907

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  • Title Section
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    36 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY VOL S. $24 Per Annum. PENANG, WEDNESDAY, Ist MAY, 1907. Single Copy, 10 cent No. 9 7.
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      992 1 TIQ£R BRAND CEMENT. ts 258 N *■> £8 Si <** T 'b c$P IN HLST FOR ALL PURPOSES. BANKS Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China. Hongkong Shanghai Banking: Corporation. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER. *BOO,OOO *‘975,000 Capita! Paul up Reserve Fund Reservo Liability of Proprietors Head Office: COURT, THREADNEEDLE *BOO,OOO
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      18 1 SOLE AGENTS. GUINNESS’S STOUT. mi ‘0 V O' k s. 4', 4cy -w HIY s*ssva TIAIVG LEE Co.
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    The Noble Art of Self-Defence.
    1404 2 By Spenceh Leigh Hughes 1 have been reading au article bv Prof. Pierre Vigny, who is described by Ideas as the most famous exponent of ali-rouud self-defence in the world.” on how tbe ‘walking-stick or the umbrella can he u»ed as a weapon. Tbe professor
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    PENANG TURF CLUB. PROPOSED PROGRAMME FOR Autumn Meeting, 1907.
    1181 2 Tuesday, 23rd Juts?, t907, Thursday?, 25th Juts?, 1907, and Saturday?, 27th July?, t907. To be passed at a General Meeting to be held on Tuesday, 14th May, 1907. Notice- —No amendments to this Programme will lie considered unless due notice is
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      210 2 PERAK TURF CLUB. A GENERAL MEETING will be Mil at the Perak Club, at 6-30, May 25th, 19b7. Business: To arrauge a Programme for the Augu«t M* etiug. 26 4-07 308 PHOTOGRAPHERS NOTICE. \J LEWS of Penang, Singapore, Perak, Selangor, and Sumatra. Photos enlarged, various sizes up to 3 ft.,
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      537 2 PREMIER BRITISH PIANO BXtHTSME AD. 55 Built expressly for this climate and carries A FIYE YEARS WARRANTY. BRINSMEAD PIANOS are noted for RICHNESS of TONE EXCELLENT ‘WORKMANSHIP. Prices from $USO Hire Purchase, Sole Agents, THE ROBINSON PIANO COMPANY, LTD., 113c BE/TCH STREET. MARIANO’S BAND, The Best Musicians in Penang, Charges
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      86 2 RUNNYMEDE, 40 NORTH AM ROAD, SEA SIDE. Boarding house, uewiy furnished and decorated. Telephone No. 54B Terms moderate. By day, week or month. c holthausen, Proprietor. TO LET. PREMISES No. 52, LA RUT ROAD. Entry 1st Marcli. Apply to KIIOO HOCK SEONG, No. 46. Beach Street. for sale. 216 '0UNG
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  • Shipping.
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      ARRIVALS.
      77 3 Calypso, Hr. s.s, 339, Lowry, Ist May, Singapore, 29th Apr., Gen., W. M. A Co. Bhouwkb, Dut. ss, 54:5, Hut. Ist Mar, Deli, 29th Apr., Gen.,—H. L. A Ck>. Cant >n, Hr. s.s., 105, Merican, l*t May, Teluk Anson, 30th Apr., Gen.,— Ah Hing. I’. R. Keoent Luitpold, Ger,
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      DEPARTURES.
      29 3 30th April Rotorua, for Tougkab. Calypso for Deli. Langkat, for Teluk Ansou. Ban Whatt Hin, for Tongkah. Sree Banka, for Paugkor. Fiying Fish, for Port Weld and Taipitg.
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    EXPECTED.
    35 3 Vessels Frtnn 1 A ijf rtf* Dve Lightning E. P. Per- Si tiijii pore A A A Co. 3rd May. di ami Colombo S.K <fcOo. 5th Benlomond London S.B.&Co. 6lh Braeraar Glasgow S.B.&Co. 13th
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    SAILINGS.
    26 3 I fgneln For A-jentt Lea re» I Lightning Ca’cutta A. A. A.Co. E. F. Fer-; dinaud Singapore S.K.&Co. Benlomond 'Singapore S.B.ACo. Braeraar Singapore S.B.&Oo. May.
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    85 3 For Deli A Laugsa—Per Brouwer, to-morrow, 1 pin. Langkat—Per Ban Whatt Soon, tomorrow, 3 p.m. Deli—Per Malaya, to-morrow, 3 p.m. Calcutta—Per Kum Sang, to-morrow, 3 p.m. Singapore and Hongkong—Per C. Ajtcar, to-morrow, 4 p.m. Port Swettenham and Singapore—Per Thongwa, to-morrow, 4 p.m. Singapore, China and Japan—Per Gn> iaenau,
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      1647 3 (S HIPPIN G.) X INTENDED SAILINGS. British India Steam Navigation Co., Ltd. tDpeeled Arrivals and Departures. Mail Service. Outwards. May it Oceana connecting with 8.8. Britannia 2;{ 8.8. Malta do 8.8. Marmora urn- *> a.». Delta do 8.8. Mooltana 20 8.8. China do 8 8. Macedonia Homewards. M 8.8. Arcadia
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      196 3 To Ordinary and Order Bills of Lading Holders. s.s. “SEGOVIA” lias arrived from Hamburg via ports. BEHN, MEYER Co., Ltd, Agents. 30 4 07 310 Straits Steamship Co., Ltd. New Service between Penung, Port Swettenliain and Singapore. The above Company’s New Steamer “PERAK” will despatched from Penaug every Tuesday, at
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    The Straits Echo.
    103 4 Justice satisfies everybody aud lust ice alone.— Krmr ice Established June Ist, 1903. Published dally (except Sundays.! AT Til CRITERION PRESS, Ltd., No. 226—232, Beach Street, Penang. PRICE DAILY LOCAL »2* P«r annum OOTBTA TIONS Postage Ultra. HAIL EDITION (Poet Free *l5 CABLE ADDRESS Echo Penang.” Telephone
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    THE LORDS.
    1082 4 It is a far cry from Peking to Westminster and it is strange to see that, at a time when the Liberals are talking of the abolition or at least, reform of the British House of Lords, a resident in far-away Chitia, viz., Mr. G. M. H. Playfair,
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    The Straits Loan.
    54 4 The Hou. Resident Councillor courteously iuforms us tbit the following telegram, dated 27th April, lt*o7, has been loceived by the Colonial Secretary, S.S., from the Crown Agents for the Colonies “Stock Exchange quotation of loan is todiy at a p*emium of oue quarter of oue per cent,
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    Review of the Far East.
    548 4 Tbe February number of The Review of the Far East coutaius some very interesting matter, inclu liug an article ou “China aud Hereditary Distinctions from winch we quote in our leader column. Dr. Charles Hose, of Sarawak, gives a very good ac count of the
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    League Football.
    512 4 Mahomedan Football Team vs. Young Men’s Football Team. Jedging from their play ou the Esplanade yesterday afternoon neither of the above teams has tbe slightest cliauce of winning the Cup. The M. F. T. and the Y. M. F. T. are about eveuly matched. They played out time
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    Penang Hunt Club.
    396 4 Pr gramme of Gymkhana. The following is »he programme of the Gymkhana to be lieM under the auspices of I the Penang Hunt Club on Empire Day (the 21-th iust.) Hunters’ Hurdle Race. Open to horses that hive l>eeu through at I hast two paper hunts tins
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    Penang Golf Club.
    166 4 Lawn Tennis Tovrnamsnt. Following are the results of the ties play, ed yesterday:— Ladies' Doubles Handicap. Mrs. Welharn C. Matthew heat Mrs. Armstrong G. R. K. Muglistou 7—5, 6—2 Mrs. Dennys C.C Rogers vs. Miss Tozer D Duncan, unfinished. Mr». Gould and F. J. Hallifax heat Mrs.
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    Klang Notes.
    557 4 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Klaug, 3 th April. Mr. G. C. Valpy, our Assistant District Officer, has left for Home on nine months’ furlough, with Mrs Valpv. They were seeu off at the Railway Station by many friends ou Suuday morning. During the two years Mr. Valpy was
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      252 4 PENANG SALES ROOM. THE By Order of the Mortgagee, A. R. A. R. S. M. MUL’HIYA CHETTY, of 144, Penan tr Street, TO BE SOLD BY PUBLIC AUCTION, IN'THE COURTYARD OF LOGAN’S BufClDlNGS,’ BEACH STREET, PENANG, On Tuesday, 7th May, 1907, At 12 noon. All thiit pif*ce of lan<l and
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      28 4 Sprains Quickly Cured* Hut lie the ptirts freely with Paiu Balm and give them absolute re» a quick cu>e is certaiu. For 9>'C Dispeur a ies and Dealers.
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      Russia.
      110 5 559,0L0 Recruits Wanted. (Supplied, by lleuter Loudon, cOtli April.—The tale of the Duma hangs on the result of the debate on the proposal of General Rodiger, the Russian Minister for War, to raise 559,00(3 recruits. The members yesterday reseated the hectoring tone of the War Minister, who insisted that
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      Paris.
      57 5 The Cafe Waiters’ Strike. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, Ist May.— Owing to the violent speeches in connection with the cafe waiters’ strike in Palis by the secretary of the Provision Trades l nion, two members of the confederation were arrested. The strongest measures are beiug adopted for the maintenance
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      Colonial Conference.
      42 5 Tariff Reform Discussed. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, Ist May.—The Colonial Conference is discussiug the questiou of preferential tariffs. Sir William laiurier opened the debate and was followed by Mr. Alfred Deakin. '1 lie debate is likely to last over to-morrow.
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      Royalty.
      81 5 King Edward (Supplied by Reuter.) Loudon, Ist May. —King Edward left Naples for Paris diiect, the train not stopping at Rome. King Victor Emmanuel met the train outside Rome aud had a ten minutes’ interview with King Edward. This is regarded in Rome as markedly emphasising the close relations
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      Morocco.
      32 5 The Meddling Mtighzeiis. (Supplied by Reuter.) Loudon, 1st May.—Reuter’s Tangier correspondent wires that the Magb/.eus have informed the Towers that all telegraphs iu Morocco, including wireless installations, are a Government monopoly.
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      The Hague.
      39 5 The British Military Delegate. (Supplied by Reuter.) Loudon, 1st May.—Major-General Sir bdmond Roche IMes. Military Member of the Council of the Governor-General ot ludia, lias beeu appointed Military Expert to the British Delegation to the Hague Conference.
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      Salonika Outrage.
      42 5 Kidnapped Man Ransomed. (Supplied bp Reuter.) Loudon, 1st May.—Mr. Abbott, tbe B»iI'sh subject receutly kidnapped by biigauds at Salonika, has l>eeu released, a rausom of fifteeu thousand pounds having been paid hy the British Consul-General, the Turkish authorities refusiug payment.
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      Stromboli.
      38 5 Vineyards Crops Destroyed. (Supplied by Renter. Londou, 1st May.—A heavy shower of incandescent stones, lasting for five minutes, followed the eruption of Stromboli, igniting •he vineyards aud destroying the crops. The heat ou the maiulaud is excessive.
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      Parliament.
      39 5 A Resignation (Supplied by Reuter.) Loudon, Ist May.—Major Sir William Li»*u Ev.ius Gordon, Conservative Member J*f l‘ai liainont for the Stepney division of lower Hamlets, has resigned his seat, owiDg 'o the bad state of his wife’s health.
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      Racing.
      47 5 The Two thousand (Supplied by Reu'er.) Loudon, Ist May.— The betting on the I wo housand Guiueas is as folllows 8 to 13 agst. Slieve Galliou b 1 Bezoniau and All Black 100 M 8 Linace 100 0 R «ckbou rue ii 1 ii Hill Sprite.
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    The King of Siam's Voyage
    222 5 1 he Siamese Government Gazette publishes telegrams sent by His Majesty from Colombo to H.R.H. the Crown Prince. In a despatch dated the 10th April, re ceived in Bangkok at 1.50 p ro. on the same day, His Majesty telegraphed Before leaving Penang 1 visited
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    Fashionable Wedding at Singapore.
    447 5 Os Saturday afternoon, at St. Andrew’s Cathedral, there was celebrated, in the pre sence of a large assembly of friends, including H. E the Governor, the marriage of Mr 0. G. Emerson, of Singapore, with Miss C. Louise Brockman, sister of Mr. E L. Brockman, Assistant
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    United Planters' Association.
    1058 5 Ceneraj, Meeting. The general meeting of the United Planters’ Association was held in the Selangor Club last Sunday morning. Mr. R. W. Harrison took the chair, aud there were about 50 members present, says the Malay Mail. The minutes of the last meeting were read aud confirmed.
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    Rahman Hydraulic Tin, Ltd.
    630 5 a j Messrs. Anthony aud Anderson send b us the prospectus of the above Come pauy, which is to be formed with a capital of 8450,(XX>, divided iu«o 45,000 f shares of *lO each, of which 15.000 will t be issued as fully paid up to
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    Passengers.
    29 5 Arrived. Per s.s. Ffibit, from London Dr. M. J Wright, Mr. A. M Wright, Mrs. Actore. infaut and maid, Mr. 1). Kellewav, Mr. R M. Carev, Mrs. Carey.
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    FIXTURES.
    99 5 To-day. 19th Day of 3rd Moon. Tenuis Tournameut, Golf Club. Football Y. M. C. A. vs. G. C. A., Y. M. C. A. Ground, 515 pm. Town Band, Esplanade, 6 to 7 p.m. Matsuo’s Japanese Ciuematograph, corner of Tenant; Road and Campbell Street, 9 pm. Orand Change of Programme
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    MAILS DUE.
    21 5 German (Pr. Heinrich ...1st May English Oceana) ...9'h Ohi ua (Arcadia) ...11th Chiua Pr. E. Friedrich) ...I V li
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    THE MOON.
    19 5 Last (Quarter May. It O New Moou 1*2» li First Quarter 2mIi O Full Moou >. 2« It
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    P. & O. SAILINGS
    35 5 P. O. SAILINGS ll.iii Serv.it OOTWARDS. lloHRWAKI S Oceana if May Arcad'a li May. Malta 23 l>e>hi Vo I xir.i Service Outwards. JlojUrWAIM»' Socotra 14 May. I Japan i May Peshaianr 21 Sam fra IS
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      106 5 “Make Hay While the Sun Shines.” i There is a lesson in the work of the thrifty farmer. He knows that the bright sunsbiDe < may last but a day and he prepares for the J showers which are so likely to follow. So it should le with every household.
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      47 5 Colds and Pneumonia. There can be no excuse for a man if lie allows a cold to develop into pueumonia. Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy counteracts any tendency towards this disease aud many doctor’s bills have l»een saved by its timely use. For sale by all Dispeusaries and Dealcis.
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      590 5 JS2 1 Consist B not so much in us:u. a quantity of S#CPVtCI Rate Articles. because tLev aie Cheap, but rather iu buviDg a fewer number of Superior Quality Coeds, as proved especially iu the case of i PAL ME R TYRES. 5 And besides, consider the anuovauce and lost
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      28 5 WEATHER. The following report iskiu-ll v supplied b; rhe Signal Director of Fort Cornwallis The rainfall during tl>* lit hours cm'td at 9 a.m. to-dav wae 0.8«* inch.
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  • Obituary
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    40 5 Obituary. Sir Penrose Julyan {Supplied by Reuter.) Loudon, 1st May.—The deatii is announced ot the Nonagenarian Colonial official Sir I eurose Goodchild Julyan, who was Crown Agent of the Colonies from 1858 to 1879, when he retired from the service.
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    The White Suit.
    786 6 *.e c-.. A Sociological Study. Among the unwiitteu laws of that quaint favce kiiowu as Banekok society,” writes Albus” in the «tain Observer, there is. perhaps, none more fatuous than the prevalent idea ou the propriety of wearing a white washable suit. If some one were to
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    Sybaritic Officers.
    876 6 Driven by Too Moth Woik The Cult of Dining. Is devotion 10 luxu V* bed in rur a charac teristic of the young British < Hi e The question is ai sweied tn ilie affirmative by tiie Service organ, the B>oa An- tv. wlncii in a leading article
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    Passengers to the Straits.
    319 6 Per M M 8.8. Oceanien, due at Singapore on 6th May To Singapore 'from Marseilles, Apr. 14) Mr. W 8 Gibsou, Sir C. Brook, Mr. C. S. Pearse, Mr. Saiutbois. Per P. A 0. s.s. Britannia, connecting with the Oceana at Colombo, due at Penaug ou
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    EXCHANGE.
    122 6 Pbnang, Ist Mat (By courtesy oj the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Bank ...2/4,V 4 months’ sight Bank ...2/4V# 3 Credit 2/4/. 3 Documentary ...2/4£ Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs 173 J 3 days’ sight Private 175$ Bombay. Pamand Bank 173$ Mouimein, Demand Bank 171$ 3 days’ sight Private 175 J
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    PRODUCE.
    166 6 Gold leaf $64.60 B. Pepper( \V.C«»ast 3lbs.5 oz. > 16| —no stock White Pepper 24. —tellers Trane Pepper 19f sales Cloves (picked) 51. —buyers Mace Sl.SOsa//*? Mace Pickings 70* sellers Nutmegs 110s 29 —sellers No. 1 5. —sales Sugar < 2 no stock Basket 3.10 bayers Tapioca Flour 1.80
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    MARKET PRICES
    178 6 Penang, 1st AIav, 1907. Beef— cts. Soup per catty 14 Roast 24 Steaks 24 Stew or Curry Meat 16 Runip Steak 24 Ox Tail each 25 Tongue 50 Feet 15 Heart 28 Liver 25 Pork— Pork per catty 40 Pig’s Head 20 Feet 26 Tongue 32 Mutton per
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    SHARES.
    1040 6 s a. 1 o Number of 75 j p 1 o 5 I Capital. Shares I Last Dividend. Name. -Sj '-5 O ibbueu. g pq OB O I o> j I Mining 1903 300,000 30,000 10 10 1 Belat Tin Mining Co., Ltd. 19.25 $19.25 1900 175,000 1 Bersawah
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      37 6 Get it To-day. Chain bet lain's Cilic, Cholera and Diar* j rl u?a R *medy cures diarrhoea and djsenterv in all foitns and iu all stages. It never fai For sale by all Dispeusaries and Dealers. 1
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      112 6 >- "-?9 X Hi r’ o Jjl d a -J UJ v p ,v<*,C 0 < us G^ C >S USBsu.LsH o s TO BE HAD RETAIL FROM Ban Seng Co., Gim Tek Bee Co., Heap Lee Co., Tong Joo Co., Goon Yen Friends, Cbiat Seng Co., Teik Chin Co.,
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    The Wages of Art.
    437 7 Iu the current number of Recue <le- Deux Moralef M d’Aveuel makes au attempt to Dace the progress of the wage of the i«t since the fourteenth century. The mutenals at his disposal are of necessity scattered and somewhat scanty and clear convincing statistical treaUneut is
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    The Yang-tsze Insurance Association, Limited.
    409 7 Messrs. Saudilauds, Butte v Co., the local agents, send us the Report of the above Company, which reads as follows: For presentation to the Seventeenth Ordinal v General Meeting f S! areholders, to l>e held nt the Uffi’es of ti e Associ itior, N I
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      760 7 '1IB LONDON DIRECTORY, (Puklishku Annually.) •pNABLES enterprising traders through out -Erf the Empire to keep in elope touch with the trade of the Motherland Besides complete commercial guide t,o London and its Suburbs, the Directory contains lists of: EXPORT MERCHANTS with the Goods they ship, and the Colonial and Foreign
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      92 7 It lieu mat ism Makes Life M iscrable. A happy homo is the most valuable po«tessiou that is within the reach of mankind, but you cannot eujny its comforts it you are suffering from rheumatism. You throw aside business cares when you enter your home and you cau be relieved
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      1054 8 Lim Sun Ho, CHOP heng MOH Sl Co., 164, heath Street, Penang. W. MANSON, American Dentist, Late of Dr. Allen Co., Pha, U.S.A. Importers of aM kinds of European Cloth and General Commission Agents. 220 Charges Moderate, Consultation Free. RESIDING AT No. 21a Penang Road. NOTICE. rjIHE uudersigneU l>eg to
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