Straits Echo, 18 May 1907

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    37 1 Straits Echo 10-PAGE EDITION DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY VOI, 5. $24 Ter Annum. PENANG, SATURDAY, 18th MAY, 1907. Single Copy, 10 cents. No. 112.
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      1035 1 TIQuR BRAND CEMtNT. 258 N <ri l T 'b ®e IN Z> «Lsr FOR ALL PURPOSES. BANKS. Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER. Capital Paid up Reservo Fund Reserve Liability of Proprietors £BOO,OOO 1,075,000 £BOO,OOO Head Ollice: HATTON COURT, THREADNEEDLF STREET, LONDON. Agencies and Branches.
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      25 1 TIANG LEE Co ER$ a? o h-' S on on on > 3= x. i" Ezj <2 <2 25 /7 C&ADIS or SOLE AQEHTS BASS’S ALE.
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    The Impeachment of T’ang Shao-Yi.
    1028 2 The recent impeachment of 'l’ang Shaoyi l>y reactionary officials, and the couse- I quent issue cf two Imperial Edicts censuring him for self-sufficiency and the employment of unsuitable persons,” aie matters of much wider mterest and importance than usually attach to such events in the
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    PENANG TURF CLUB. PROPOSED PROGRAMME FOR Autumn Meeting, 1907.
    1178 2 Tuesday, 23rd Juts?, 1907, Thursd ay, 25th Juts?, 1907, and Saturday, 27th Juts?f t907. To be passed at a General Meeting to be held on Tuesday, 14th May, 1907. Notice. —No amendments to this Programme will be considered uuless due notice
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      88 2 Rheumatism Makes Life W Miserable. A bappy borne is the most valuable possession that is witliiu the reach of mankind but you cauuot enjoy if.s comfoits if you are suffering from i heuiuatisiu. You throw «•side business races when yen enter your homo and you can he relieved from thoso
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      503 2 “Make Hay While the Sun Shines.” There is a lesson in the work of the thrifty anner. He kuows that the bright sunshine may last but a «lay and he prepares for the showers which are so likely to follow. So it should lie with every household. Dysentery, diarrhoea aud
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      826 2 THE PIANO FOE THE PENINSULA. The “MALAYAN” Model. BUILT IN SOLID MAHOGANY. FULL IRON FRAME. Latest Underdam ping. Check fiction Handsome Designs Fully Guaranteed for this climate. $350. Tuned for one year free. THE ROBINSON PIANO COMPANY, LIMITED. MARIANO’S BAND (BRASS OR STRING) THE BEST MUSICIANS IN PENANG. Orders may
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      93 2 FOR SALE. TO LET. RUBBER SEED-from 10 yr.-old trees. i Puce §4 per 1,005. MANAGER, Seleneiny Estate, Sim] any Railway Station, 10-5 07 33b Taipeng. FOR SiLLB. 216 7\)UNG PAKA RUBBER PLANTS. For prices etc. apply to UN TEK TONG, D’Uggigt Shop, Corner of Tamil Street Penang R>xtd. PREMISES No.
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      ARRIVALS.
      168 3 PwRKi,. I»r. s.s., 12K Rdwards, 17 1 h Mat, Brandau, 16tli May, Gen., —K. G. Co. Rotorua, Br. s s., 555, Liugard, 17th May, Tongkali, 16th May, Geu., —K. G. Co. Mary Austin, Br. s.s 121, Campbell, 17th M'V. Asahan, lGtli Mav, Gen., K. G. Co. Ban Whatt Hin,
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      DEPARTURES.
      69 3 18th May. Hindu, for Mergui, Tavoy and Moulnieiu. Sumatra, for Colomb) and Tuticoiin. Petrel, forPangkalau Brandan. Avagyee, for Deli. Mary Austin, for Asahan. R. Halewyn, for Batu Bahia. Kapur that*, for Port Svettenham and Singapore. Maetmij-ker, for Baugsa, T. Se na we, Segb, Pulo Weh, Olehleli, Padang and Batavia.
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    EXPECTED.
    47 3 1 cm e!s Front Agent» Due Be a von Loudon S.H&Co. 20tl)May Malta Colombo A.G.&Co. 28rd Silesia Hamburg B M.ifcCo. 23 rd Delhi Singapore \.<L*Co. 24th Lightning Calcutta A.A.A.Co. 25th C. Apear Hongkong A. A. A.Co. 27th Nippon Trieste S.K.&Co. 29 th Beuarty Loudon S.B.&Co. 31st
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    SAILINGS.
    37 3 I ritxrls For Ajents Leave lieuavon Malta Silesia Delhi Singapore S.B.ACo. Singapore Ia.G ACo. Singapore It.M.ACo. Colombo AG.ACo. May. Lightning Hongkong A.A.A.Co. C. Apcar Calcutta A.A.A Co. Nippon Benarty Sin gap* re Singapore S Iv.ACo. S.B.ACo.
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    64 3 For Trail}» and Pan» Nga—Per Taw Tonj, 20th instant, 11 am. Rangoon—Per Fiznatrick, 20th instant, 11 a.m. Singapore it Hongkong—Per Kum Sang, 20th instant, 1 1 a.m. Calcutta—Per Nam Sang, 20th instant, 11 a ni. Laugkat—Per Ban Whatt Soon, 21st instant, 2 p.m. Port Swettenham ami Singapore—Per Pin
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      1653 3 (S HIPPIN G.) tAi, o iis. N. Co, INTENDED SAILINGS. British Indir Steasn Navigation Co., Ltd. Fob Intended to Sail. Steambb. HAMBURG4MERIKA LINE. PASSENGER SERVICE. Erpecled ArrivalB and Departures. Man Service. Outwards. May 23 s.B. Malta connecting' with, 8.8. Marmora June 6 h.h. Delta do h.h. Mooltan 20 h.h. China
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      182 3 Straits Steamship Co., Ltd. New Service between Penang, Port Swettenham and Singapore. The above Company’s New Steamer “PERAK” will lie despatched from Penang every Tuesday, at 5 p in from the Wharf for Port Swettenham and Singapore, arriving at Port Swettenham in tune to catch the 830 rain for Kwala
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    The Straits Echo.
    101 4 Justice satinlles everybody and iurtice aline.— Zmerso* Established June Ist, 1903. Published daily (except Sunday?.) at th 1 CRITERION PRESS, Ltd., Mo. 226—232, Beach Street, Penang PRICE: DAILY LOCAI 124 r*-r unnu» OUTBTA TIONS Portage Kxir«. Mill. KDITION (Pott Kree 115 CAULK ADDRESS Echc—Penang.” Telephone No. 3441
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    CHINESE GRIEVANCES IN SIAM.
    1376 4 A Chinaman iu Tongkah semis ns the following letter, complaining of the disabilities under which he and his fellow-countrymen labour in Tongkah in particular and in Siam in general. To the Editor or tue Straits Echo. Sir, I shall feel highly obliged if you will spare
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    Bank Holiday.
    67 4 Monday next—Whit Monday—being a Bank Holiday, there will be uo issue of the Zitraiti Echo. The Post Office aud the Sub-Offices will be open from 7 a.m. to uoou. The Money Order Branch and Saviugs Batik will be closed, and only (he Morning Express wull he issued. The
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    Penang Golf Club.
    153 4 The ties in the Uawu Tennis Tournameut 1 at the Golf Club, fixed for yesterday, were postponed owing to the rain. No ties will 1 lie played either to-day or on Monday'. The Anuual Police Sports, which will 1 take place on the Esplanade next Monday, will
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    The Circus.
    325 4 The threatening aspect of the sky last evening must have ke:>t a good many people away from the Circus; still, there was a fairly good audience at the show, and those who came in the expectation of a great treat were not disa pointed, for, in spite of
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    The “Scarlet Mysteries."
    387 4 Wk would remind the public of the Scarlet Mysteries Show at the Town Hull ou Monday evenin'». Tnose who enjoyed the concerts given by Mr. Edward Manseombe he:e some little time ago —aud who did not r —have Mr. Brauscombe’s guarantee that the entertainment he is now
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      Russia.
      122 4 Terrorist Robberies. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 18th May.—Terrorist roblieries are almost of daily occurrence iu Russii. A baud attacked the Maslvan at Lodri, killing and wounding four Cossack policemeu, aud escaping with two thousaud roubles. The Cossack patrol arrived a niomeut later aud dashed into an adjacent cottou mill.
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      The Congo Crisis.
      53 4 Uneasiness in Belgium. (Supplied by Renter Loudon, 18th May.—Sir Edward ‘Trey’s statement iu the House of Commons with regard to the Congo has created much uneasiness iu Belgium. The Gazette Bruxelles in a menacing declaration, disagreeably recalls the first speeches of the British Parliament prior to the
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      Oxford University.
      45 4 Wauled 0 o {Supplied by Reuter.) Loudon, 17th May.—Lord Cuizou yesterday presided at a meeting in London with the object of formulating a scheme to raise £250,000 on behalf of Oxford University. Be said that .£5,800 has already been promised towards that sum.
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      West Ham Guardians.
      38 4 Conviction. (Supplieil by Reuter.) London, 18ili May.—Nine West Ham Guardians were convicted at the Central Criminal Court and sentenced to terms of imprisonment varying from two years to six months uuder the Corrupt Practices Act.
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      China.
      31 4 Prince Ching Acquitted (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 18th May.—Priuce Ching, who was impeached, as announced by Reuter on the Bth inst., has been acquitted. The impeaching censor has beeu cashiered.
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      The Hague Conference.
      37 4 The Russian Delegate. (Supplied by Reuter.) Loudon, 18th May.—M. Ne lid oil, the Russian Ambassador at Paris, has been ap ointed the first Russian delegate to the Hague and will probably l>e elected President.
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      Prince Fushimi.
      23 4 Off to the North. (Supplied by Reuter.) Loudon, 17th May.— Priuce Pushimi has started on a week’s tour to the North.
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      Sport.
      204 4 Cricket. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 18th M <y. —The following are the results of the cricket matches begun last Wednesd iv: Lancashire beat Oxford University by 9 wickets Kent beat Somerset by 8 wickets. English papers announce the marriage at St. Leonard’s, on the 23rd April, of Mr. A’exander
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      335 4 TEE ANGLO-CHINESE STORE, 5, CHINA STREET. Try John Dewar Son’s (Limited) EXTRA SPECIAL Old Highland Whisky, BLUE LABEL. with your Soda or Mineral Water and convince yourself that this Whisky is superior to any other brands. Used by all the leading Clubs and first-class Hotels. Retailed by us at $1
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    Supreme Court.
    511 5 Civil Original Jurisdiction. (lirjore Mr Justice Thornton Damages for Malicious Prosecution. A Malay named Mahomed bin Abdul Gauny sued f.itn Boon Hua for $5OO, beiuu d images accruing from malicious pre«ecutiou. Ihe rictiou was tried yesterday afternoou. Mr. McKnight Young appeared for tbc plaint iff, while the defendant
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    Wanted £250,000.
    434 5 Kkutkk tells us to-day tba', Lord Cmzou, the newly-elected Chaucellor of the University of Oxford, Ims presided at a meeting in Loudou with the object of formulating a scheme to raise £250, 000 on behalf of the University. The expenses of this aucieut University have increased very greatly
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    Round the Police Courts.
    670 5 (Before Mr Wolferstan The case against Uio Kui Lim, Cha Liong and Tau Teng, the first two charged with dishonestly retainiug stolen property, l to wit, forty bigs f flour,aud the third with assisting in the disposal of the flour, was concluded before Mr. Wolferstan yesterday
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    Another Corporal Shot At.
    278 5 Tub Singapore Free Press learus that au attack similar to the tragedy at Tanglin, a full accouut, of which appeared iu our issue of yesterday. occurred at HI kau Mati on the 3rd instant. The military authorities hushed up the affair, but last Tuesday’s tragedy Ins
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    Singapore Notes.
    1201 5 (From Our Own Correspondent Wednesday, 15th May. The first day’s racing of this meeting took place yesterday and resulted iu a tine day’s f-port though the heavy raiu which fell from daylight till midday made the track veri soft. Despite the soft turf, however, most of the favourites
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    Calling by Post.
    416 5 As the great object of language is to conceal thought so the great object of calliug is to tiud the people uot at home. At best, calliug is a telious necessity, but iu Simla they aie trying to rid it of many of its terrors. A correspondent
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    Passengers.
    71 5 Arrived Per s.s. Tara, flora Siugapore Mrs. Capel, Mrs. G>»h <!eok See, Miss Duggiu, Messrs. F. Clark o B John aud JD. B. Kellar. Departed. Per s.s. Tara for Raugoon Dr. and Mrs Travers, Mr. a d Mrs. Chau Pin Sitt, Mr. A. B Mehta. For Calcutta Miss L.
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    FIXTURES.
    119 5 To-day. 7tli Day of -I’li Mood. Hunt Club Gymkhana Entries Close. Football Y. M. C. A. 99. U. F. T.. Y. M. C. A. Ground. Matsuo’s Japanese Cinematograph, corner of Penang Road and Campbell Street, 9 p in. Grand Change of Programme. Harmston’s Circus, Dato Kramat Gardeus, 4 p.m.
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    MAILS DUE.
    15 5 English (Malta) ...2Jrd May China (Delhi) ...25’h China (Seydlitt) ...28th German (Boon) 29th
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    P. & O. SAILINGS
    25 5 P. O. SAILINGS tl .til F»e*v»t* < linn 4i i.v IliillKn'Aßl'H. M dta dH Slag, j Delhi 'do May De la ti June. Occam 8 June
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      746 5 REAL i ECONOMY. Consists not so much in umd.: a «juautity of Second Rate Articles, because they Hie Cheap, but rather in buying a fewer number of Superior Quality Goods, as prove*] esjiecially in the case of PALMER TYRES. And besides, consider the annoyance and lost tune avoided by the
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      28 5 WEATHER. hr following report is kiudiy supplied b» the Signal Director of Fort Cornwallis The rainfall durmg the 21 hours eu<’fd at V a.u). to-day was 1.10 in.
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    Educating the Chinese.
    335 6 A SCHEME FROM OIRMANT. A step of the greatest impoitauce, aud calculated to propagate German ideas and German science iu Chiua, lias been taken by the Government A German teacher at one of the Imperial Chinese Colleges some years ago proposed to the German Asiatic Association that
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    Kang Yu Wei.
    876 6 Ivaug Yu Wei, piesident of the Chinese Reform Association, arrived here from Europe ou Sunday, writes the New York Sun editorially in a'recent issue. For nine yens he has been a forceful aud picturesque figure in Chinese affairs. Much of that time, to be sure, he was
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    Chronic Rheumatism Cured
    493 6 In Perak By Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills/"' The Reason W#y. The fault of the Blood—that is the direct cause of Rheumatism in every form aud as the disease proceeds from the blood the only wav to a cure is by renewing the blood supply. The reason why
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    EXCHANGE.
    124 6 Penang, 18th May. (By courtesy oj the Chartered Bank.) Lond on Demand Sank ...2/4 ,’0 4 months’ sight Bank ...2/4* 8 Credit 2/4* 3 Documentary --.2/4^ Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs 173$ 3 days’ sight Private 175$ 3* mi oh v. Demand Bank 173$ Mouimein, Demand Bank 171$ 3 days’
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    PRODUCE.
    188 6 Jold leaf ***** B. Pepperf \V.C**asi 311*.- 1 «>/.. 1 10$. —no stock White Pepper 24. —tellers Trang Popper 18.50 buyers Cloves (picked 1 51. ho sellers Mace 81.50 safe* Mace Pickings 72. —buyers Nutmegs 1 Ids 20. —buyers SNo. 1 5 —sales 2 no stock Basko' 3.05 buyers
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    MARKET PRICES.
    180 6 Penanq, 18th Mat, 1907. Beef— els. Soup per catty 14 Roast 24 Steaks 24 Stew or Curry Meat 16 Rump Steak 24 Ox Tail each 25 Tongue 50 Feet 15 Heart 28 Liver 25 Pork— Pork per catty 32 Pig’s Head 20 Feet 24 ToDgue 32 Mutton per
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    SHARES
    7 6 ANTHONY AND ANDERSON, Exchange Share Brokers.
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      29 6 Sprains Quickly Cured. IJatije the putt.'* fuely with Chamberlain's I'ain Halm auJ give them absolute rest am] a quick cure i.s certain. For sale by all Dispensaries h»k! Dealers.
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      49 6 For Singapore, Hongkong, Swatow Amoy. r |Ml E ss. Gtenogle is expected here ou the 1. Slat instant, and will leave for the above ports on the following d.iv, at 1 pm. Lor ft eight or passage, apply to CHIN HO A SONS, Feuang, ltith May, 1907..; Agents. *47
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      110 6 > co 5 v/ 3 '2'i';i o Si -J P UJ mmm .1,1 < W «o** r o 41 M I TO BE HAD RETAIL FROM Han Seng Co., Gini Tek Hee Co., Heap Lee Co., Tong Joo Co., Goon Yen Friends, Ckiat Seng Co., Teik Chin Co., Ipoh, and
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    Should Bachelors Be Taxed ?
    1173 7 Should Bachelors Be Taxed A correspondent, signing himself Whimsical Willie,” wrote to the Hongkong Telegraph on the 25th ultimo as follows: Should bachelors be taxed is au ab- surd question in need of a crushing rep y. The idea of taxing men who can fiud no one to love them
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    The Awakening of China.
    1007 7 '1 ME LITERATURE OK KeVOLT. In bis let era to the Daily M'il, Mr. M'Kei zie points out that uewspa; e <. posters au«l pamphlets aie playing a leading B part in the new nioven.eut :u China. The character of this printed matter is well worth
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      49 7 ('olds and I'ncuiiionia. There cun be no xcuse for u mau if he allows u cold to develop iu'o pneumonia. Chamberlain it Oouuh Kennedy counteracts ny tendency towards thia disease aud many dtcioi’s 'dlls hare been saved bv its timely use l r sale to ill Dispeusaiies and Deal-
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      961 8 Lim Sun Ho, CHOP heNG MOH Sc Co., 164, Beach Street, Penang. Importers of all kinds of European Cloth and General Commission Agents. 220 Kirn Keng Leong Co., 127, BEACH STREET. IMPORTERS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION or IRONMONGERY, Which is on sale at sq>ecially advantageous terms. ALSO AGENTS FOR Cock Brand
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    The Changing East.
    3607 9 I'n c Koet. i Oilki i.ds (hium 1 li** L. <t C. Express Correspondent.) When I saw (lie first leach of stills lighted lit l'..ilik I*.ipun, Homo seven \eirs ag-*, u seemed one was assisting at an advent lire tlrat would lead to a greit industiv. 'J
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    Horse Run in Two Names.
    878 9 AM A ZING IU R F IRA UD. Owner Sent to Gaol A remarkable case connected with the j turf, by which a barred racehoise was run uuder another name, was heard at Marlborough street Police Court, London, recently, when Charles Lot Brass, of Chelham
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    Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China.
    1811 9 Increase of Capital. l it e position of fli*» Chartered Bank of i ludia. Australia au<l China may he con- si.lered as very k tisfactorv, says the Sta ist of the 20h ultimo. In view of the ■> i great trade activity in
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    Passengers to the Straits.
    430 9 P c P. A t > v.«. Mnuiora, connecting •..*i ii 'o* '-i i!a it Colombo, tine at Pen ug on 23 d .’ib) To Penang (from Eoudou, Apr. 26» Miss Frost ifrom Marseilles, May 3) Mr. hi A M lliugton. Dr. A T. Stanton, Mr.
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      33 9 Get it To-day. Cbaml e> Iain's Colic, Cbuleia ami L> .irrlmei Remedy cure-» diarrhoea and dysentery iu aM forms ami iu all stages. I» never fji For sale all Dispensaries and Deale "s
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      781 10 FOR SALE. JUST RECEIVED. No. 4 of “The Review of the Far East,” Edited by A. CUNNINGHAM, of the South China Morning Post The Early History of Penang, Contents. China and Hereditary Distinctions, by G M. H. Playf iir. Casting out Devils by the Malannus of Sarawak, by Charles Hose.
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