Straits Echo, 7 June 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 S. $24 Per Annum. PENANG, FRIDAY, 7th JUNE, 1907. Single Copy, 10 cents No. 127.
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      1007 1 TIQ£R brand cement: S 8 OS i-4 >4 95 >* °e Av IN *> *3 ss fc« B£-S7 FOR ALL PURPOSES. banks. Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER. Capital Paul up Reserve Fund Reserve Liability of Proprietors XBUO.OOO -£1,075,000 .£800,000 Hoad Office: HATTON COURT, THREADNEEDLE
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      15 1 SOLE AUEIVTS. GUINNESS’S STOUT. ■o >■ **>7 X o m 03 *3IY S.SSYH TIAIVG LEE CO.
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    Swiftest Vessel.
    256 2 Launch or rue "Gcskha.'’ A large crowd of people assembled at Hebburn, Newcastle-ou-Tyue, recently to witness the launch of H. M. S. torpedo boat destroyer Gurkha from tlie shipyard of Messrs R. and VV. Hawthorn, Leslie and Co., Ltd. The christening ceremony was performed by Mrs. Mac Gill,
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    “Tired, So I Quit."
    684 2 A Talk About Panama. Canal to be Ready in 1915. “Ob. the Canal should be open for traffic on January Ist, 1915,” said Mr. John F Stevens, bronzed, smiling aud apparently at peace with tlie» world, in a recent interview with a Neiv York Herald correspondent.
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      69 2 Summer Diarrhoea in Children. During the hot weather of the summer mouths the tir.-t uiuitui il looseuess of a child's I» iwel-s should have immediate utleution, so as to cheek the disease before it becou.es serious. All that i> lucossarv is a few doses of Chamberlain’* Colic, Cholera uud Dianboea
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      425 2 MUNICIPAL NOTICE Closing of Race Course Road. OTICE is hereby given that Race xN Course Road will be closed to Motor traffic every morning uutil after 8.30 a.m., owing to the use of this thoroughfare by race horses going to and returning from Training. (By Order.) L. A. Coutikk BIGGS,
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      1245 2 GRAMOPHONES RECORDS. 13 >2 New Shipment Just Unpacked. LATEST PATTERNS. Exhibition Sound Boxes, Tone Arms, Flower Horns. English, Malay, Tamil, Turkish, Hindustani, Siamese, Bengali, Arabic etc. <0> INSURANCES. General Accident Fire and Life Assurance Corporation, Ltd. WE have been appointed Agents for tbe above Company for Penang, Province Wellesley, and
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  • Shipping.
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      ARRIVALS.
      77 3 Kapur-i hala, Br. s.s 721. I,earmoDf, 7th June, Siugnpoie, sth June, Q-n., H. L Co. Hok Canton, Br. s.s., 294, Scott, 7th June, Acheen, 4th Juue. Gen., —Ban HoHin. Langkat, Br. s s., 149, Morris, 7lh June, Toluk Anson. 6di Juue, Gen., K G. Co. Van HceKNDOKP, Duf. h.s
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      DEPARTURES.
      33 3 7th June. Perak, for Fort. Swettenham and Malacca. Padang, for Batu Balira. Tong Chay Un, for Batu Balira and Asnlian. Lady Weld, for Teluk Anson. Fnjing Fish, for Port Weld and TaipiLg.
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    EXPECTED.
    36 3 Vessels From 1 A fjftilh Due Chiua Coloinl o 8 K ACo. 7tli Juue. <\-eaua Siuga poie A.G ACo. 8th Pathuu Glasgow S B ACo. q th lieuiaii^,' Loudon S.1S.AC». 14th Prouietheu* Japau W.M.ACo. 29th
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    SAILINGS.
    26 3 1 f&xrl* For .•1 oent* Leave» China Singapore S.l\ .&Co. June. Oceana Colombo A.G.&Co Patban Singapore S.Ii &Co. Beularitf Singapore S.B.&Co. Prometheus London VV.M.&Co. 1
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    231 3 For Ceylon, Australasia, India, Aden, Mauritius, Egypt and via Brindisi for Europe etc.—Per Oceana, to-morrow, 10 a.m. Colombo—Per Inaba Mam, to-morrow, 11 a.m. Batu Bahra—Per R Halewyn, to morrow, 1 p.m. Traug and Paug Nga -Per Taw Tong, to-morrow, 1 p.m. Negapatam and Madras—Per Thongwa, to-morrow, 1 p.m.
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      1602 3 (SHIPPING.) TAB S. N. Co. hJapected Arrivals and Departures. Mail Service. Outwards. Jun* 20 s.s. China connecting with, a a. Macedonia July 4 a.a. Delhi do a.a. Himalaya ajs. Moldavia 18 a.a. Arcadia do Homewards June 8 a.a. Oceana connecting with a.a. Monyolia 22 a.a. Malta do 8.8. Britannia July
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      176 3 Straits Steamship Co. y Ltd. New Service between Penang. Port Swettenliam and Singapore. The above Company's New Steamer “PERAK” will be despatched from Penaug every Tuesday, at 5 p.m from the Wharf for Port Swetteuham and Singapore, arriving at Pori Sweden hum iu time to catch the 830 train for
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    The Straits Echo.
    103 4 Jumicb satisfies everybody and justice alone Emerso» Established Jane Ist, 1903. Published daily (except Sundays.) AT THB CRITERION PRESS, Ltd., No. 226—232, Brath Street, Penan > PRICE DAILY LOCAL W per auoun> OUTBTA riONS Postage Extra. ¥AII. EDITION (Poet Free $l5 CARLE ADDRESS Echo—Penang." Telephone No. 343.
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    LIVING STATUES.
    1266 4 Lately one of the greatest attractions at some of the music-halls" in London and the proviuces has taken ihe form of reproductions by living, people of fatuous statues. As, however, the statue ebosen for representation ,tjs, generally that of some female character —preferably, of beauty unadorned v —it
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    The Netherlands Trading Society.
    57 4 We are informed by the Manager of the local branch of the Netherlands Trading Society that he has received a telegram from the Batavia Head Office to the effect that at the General Meeting of shareholders of the Bank, held in Amsterdam, the dividend for 190
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    Penang Football League Association.
    91 4 There was uo quorum at the meeting of tbe above Association wbicb was held at the P. C. C. pavilion last night, to consider tbe withdrawal of the Y M. F. T. from the League. Only six members were present, including the President and the Hon.
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    League Football.
    522 4 Government Service vs. Penang Free School. A very interesting game was witnessed ou the Esplanade yesterday afternoon, when the above teams played t)ff their League fixture. The youngsters, although defeated by three goals to nil, played a good defensive game, and in the that half the Government Servants
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    A Presentation.
    498 4 Ox Wednesday last, a pleasant little function took place at the District Hospital when Dr. E N. Graham, the popular Acting Itesident Vedical Officer, who is shoitly leaviug 1 for Home on well-merited leave, was presented with the following Address from his subjoidiuates: r n C District Hospital,
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      248 4 5, China Street. If you like to become acquainted with every famous leading Actress of England, France? Germany and Russia, please drop and look at our POST CARDS of these Actresses and get one of each for your .collection at the very low price of iHI* (V* 6 cents each.
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      45 4 Chamberlain’s Pain Balm. It is an antiseptic liuimeut aud prevents blood poisoning resulting from a cut or bruise. It also causes the parts to heal without maturation and in much less time than when the usual treatment is employed The George Town Plspensarr, WWewJe Agents.
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      283 4 The Straits Echo’s” New Competition. A PRIZE OF $lOO.OO will be awarded to the competitor who obtains the highest total of marks in this, THE SIMPLEST COMPETITION IN EXISTENCE. Where will the following words be found in this issue of the Straits Echo' sth List. Lv Name of Competitor Address
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      The Derby.
      86 5 f /y Reuter.), Starling Prices Lomlou, 6UI June —The belting ou l[lt Derby was Hjfitiilal Oiliv V Ivi t w "»l Winder 01. Slieve Gafliou Place tettmg (i to 4 agaiust Orbv to 4 W «ol Wiuder l 0? J ,u Slieve Gallion bheve Gallion led to the
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      Home Politics.
      137 5 (Sullied, by Reuter.) Great Britain and the Sugar Convention. London, 7th June.—Sir Edward Grey, the Foreign Secretary, replyiug in the House of Coinmous yesterday to Mr J. H. Seaverus, Lil>eral member for Brixtou, said that the Government had intimated to the signatories of the Sugar Convention that it
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      Persia.
      104 5 (Supplied t>y Reuter.) Troops sent against the Governor of Luristan. Loudon, 7th Juue.—A telegram to St. Petersburg from Teheran states that a force of Persian Cossacks, consisting of cavalry, infantry aud mountain-guns, have left Kermaushab, a small province in Persian Kurdistau, against Sa'eredod Dowlab, the Governor of Luristan. Already
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      Russia.
      80 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) Tsar’s Daughter 111. Loudou, 6th Juue.—One of the Tsar’s daughters is ill with diptheria. The Tsarina s persoutlly uursing the little patieut. Eight Political Prisoners Sentenced to Death. Loudon, 7th Juue.—Eight political prisoners were sentenced to death yesterday for. participating in the mutiny which broke out
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      Contraband Cargo.
      73 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) The Captain Blows up his Vessel. Londou, 7th Juue.—A large sailiug vessel, carrying a contraband cargo of rifle» and gunpowder, was surrouuded in the darkness by armed French Customs boats near the Tripolitan frontier. The Captaiu refused to surrender and blew up his vessel. It
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      Portugal
      50 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) The Lisbon Municipality Dissolved. London, 6tli Juue.—A decree has been fwaand dissolving the Lisbon Municipality, which is replaced by a Commission under the presidency of a peer of the realm. Tki“ decree is connected with the political crisis which, iu some quarters, _is described as anti-dynastic.
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      San Francisco.
      24 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) A Slight Earthquake. Londou, 6th Juue. —A slight earthquake was felt iu San Francisco yesterday. There was no damage.
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      The Seamen’s Strike.
      23 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) Many Resuming Work. London, 6th June. —The French seamen are hopelessly divided, and many are resuming work.-
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      Bulgaria and Servia.
      30 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) Trouble Expected London, 7th June.—The Bulgarian Government has sent an emphatic noto to bervia which demands the speedv withdrawal of Servian tends in Macjdouia.
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    Hongkong’s Mail Service.
    375 5 u Question in Parliament. In the House of Commons on the 14*b ultimo. Mr. Holt asked the Postmasferj Genera! whether his attention had baen called to ttie unsatisfactory character of the h reucii mail service between England and Hongkoug uud. having regard to the fact that letters
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    Threat to America.
    395 5 A special telegram from Hongkong to the Singapore Ftee Frets states that Count Okuma, formerly leader of the Progressive Party in Japan, urges the necessity of couceutrating national efforts with regard to San Francisco bv demanding that treatment be accorded to Japanese there similar to that accorded
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    Round the Police Courts.
    1761 5 Before Meant. Wolfetelan aud Hereford.) Yesterday a Kliug, named Kupeb, was placed in the dock arraigned on the charge of house-breaking. The case for the prosecution was that the complainant’s husband, a Kling syce, was 1 on the 28th ultimo, arrested by the Police aud taken
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    Tin Market.
    211 5 London, 14th Miv—Tiu was fait I stead at about to £193 for cash, aud <£lB7 10s to £lBB for three mouths, uutil to-dav, when large “Hear” sales were made ou Chinese account and prices receded to £l9O for cish, and £lB5 10s. for three months, iiuplate makers are
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    Rubber Share Market.
    443 5 Messrs. J. Russell Grant A Co.'» Report. London, May lGili. The Market for Ceylon A Malay Rubbeshares, considering the settlement and th* uear approach of the holidays, has beei fairly ac'ive, aud a f&.ir business has beei done in several of the better known issues Anglo-Malavs A
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    Passengers.
    31 5 Arbivfd I **1' sr. Kn f urthalo, from Singapore Messrs. M. Wend rich and O. Sbutliuck. J.7; m port Swetieul.aro Mr. and Mr*. Mdre, Messrs. E. Soullv and Cbow Tliye.
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    FIXTURES.
    76 5 To- 1) at 27rh Day of 4th M 0011. Town Band, Esplanade. 0 to 7 p in. Matsuo s Japanese Cinematograph, corner of Penang Road and Campbell Street to 8-30 p,-i. aud 9-30 to 11 30 p.m. To-morrow 2-th Dav of 4ti Moor, Town Band, Goi. Club 0 to
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    MAILS DUE.
    16 5 China (Oceana) ...Brh j uue China. (Gn*irenau) if), German (Prewren) ...12fh English (China) ../oth
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    THE MOON.
    18 5 O New Moon Juue. Hu, First Quarter 19th O Full Moon 26th Last Quarter July. 2nd
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    P. & O. SAILINGS
    40 5 P. O. SAILINGS Hai' Se,» it t, >fl WARUR lloMKWAltns. n h!na 20 June. I Oceanx 8 June. Delhi I July. M„lta 22 I'.xtrn Service. OCTWAKIlR. llo\|KH'AKI)!t, Nyauza It June. I No re J6 June. 'Hmla 26 I Nubia 29
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      49 5 Lingering Colds. The longer a cold baugs ou, the u.ore it weakens the gjbiein. Do uot run the risk of au attack of pneumonia by neglecting it. Chamberlaiu’s Cougb Remedy will cure your cold and all dauger from this disease will be avoided. The George JWu Dispensary, Wholesale Agents.
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      96 5 Something Every Family Should Keep* Mr. L/ l\ Xurue", of tf rayville, Natal, Las used Chamberlain's Colic Cholera sod Diarrhoea Keuiody successfully iu bis home and writes the urets of this uiediciue as follows: VVe are uever without this remedy iu our bouses aud it certaiuly deserves success as it
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      126 5 mm-mm eictcles. YES «Ch| certainly they do cost more, much more; BUT LAST FEW WEEKS OF MATSUO’S Grand Japanese Cinematograph. grand TO-NIGHT l Entertainment TO-NIGHT Tl TWO SHOWS. Ist Performance fr. m 7 p.m. to 8-30 p.m. Prices of Admission. Fust Claes GO cts. 40 Third 20 Fourth,, 10 -A.
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      44 5 CENTRAL SALES ROOM, Important Auction Sale At the above Sales Boom, No. 2, UNION STREET, To-morrow, Bth June, 1957, AI 1 1 -30 A M. f OF Ikrtwood Chair*, Iron Bedstead, Hardware, Stw ng Machine and Crgtrs, &c., &c. CT MNiNOHAM, CLARK A Co*
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      28 5 WEATHER. Thr following report is kiu«11 v supplied hr fhe Signal Director of Fort Cornwallis Fbe rainfall «lorim» 1 1 iu>ur% at It a.m. to-day was 1.20 inches.
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    Twain and the Kaiser.
    574 6 .i No Time to Talk An Imperial Monopoly. Make Twaiu is always, interesting, but lie is especially so ou the topic of the jGerman Emperor. He had not been ♦Jofig iu Berlin, lie tells us iu the North American Review, wheu he received an ft it
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    Out of the Depth.
    800 6 Messages from ibe sea!” There are two or three hundred waiting delivery in Loudon at this moment, uud the grev romance clinging about them is heightened by the knowledge that the gieater part will never be called tor. Down by the docks, amid the mud and
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    Passengers to the Straits.
    272 6 Per P. O. s.s. Nyan&a, due at Peuang on 11th June To Penang (from Loudon, May 11) Mrs. Anderson and child, Mrs. J. Lornie, Mrs. Crawford, M* and Mrs. H. Conway and children, Mrs. \V. S. Laidlaw, Miss Skinner. To Singapore (from London) Mrs. Woiferstein, Capt.
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    EXGHANGE.
    121 6 Pbnano, 7th Jumb (By eourtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Bank ...2/4,’-* 4 months' sight Bank ...2/4y 7 3 Credit 2/4t*« 3 Documentary ...2/4$ Calcutta, Demand Bank Bs 174 3 days’ sight Private 175$ B •nioay. Demand Bank 173$ Mouimein, Demand Bank 171$ 3 days’ sight Private 175$
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    PRODUCE.
    188 6 Jold exf tfiktkt B. Pepper( \V.C*«x*t 311%.A or. l6f —no slock White Pepper 23. sale* Trang Pepper 18. —buyers Cloves (picked) 51. no sellers Mace B\.!>Q sales Mace Pickings 72. —buyers Nutmegs 110 b 26. sellers No. 1 5.10 sales Sugar < 2 no stock Ba ke* 3$ sales
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    MARKET PRICES.
    191 6 P«na.nq, 7th June, 1907. Beef— ete. 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 Tongue
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    SHARES.
    889 6 d I I -J Number of, -3 j £> 1 3 I I Capital. Shares > y Lam Dividend. Name. M 'S g I ‘3 c* I 1 <y Mining. 1903 9 300,000 30.000 10 10 Belat Tin Mining Co., Ltd. 17 «17 1907 300,000 22.500 10 10 Bruang
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      114 6 John Bazley White Bros/ PORTLAND CEMENT, “LION BRAND.” Sanditands, Buttery Co., AGENTS. PENANG F. M. 8 BETTER THAN COPAIBA'! I MATICO GRlMAULTsG?chemists. PARIS y ItenowDfd Physicians prescribe Grimaalt’s Matico as Ihc most active and at the same time the most innotfensive remedy in the treatment of Acute and Chronic (discharges.
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      105 6 > CO X O -J UJ < GK m V' Siiti.»" 1 o TO BE HAD RETAIL FROM Ban Seng Co., Gim Tek Bee Co., Heap Lee Co., Tong Joo Co., Goon Yen Friends, Chiat Seng Co., Teik Chin Co., Ipoh, and all the leading stores. SMLAUDS, BUTTER? CO., SOLE
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    Relief of Pain.
    200 7 Faith is a Proper Mbaivri." HUMOROUS U. 8. DECISION. The New York correspondent of the Lancet states that an iutere>tiug case wa» receutly befoie the c<uils of the Stale- of Texas. A woiiiau, who was a Christian oieutist, was injured in a railroad accident. She brought a
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    London’s Waifs.
    715 7 How Thev Live and How They Are Fed. According to the Morning Leader a ceusus of homeless persons taken on the night of 8 Feb. last revealed the fact that vbout one iu every 2 000 of the London population is homeless. The medical officer (Sir Shiibv Murphy),
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      839 7 JOHN WRRTIN, WINER. A ROMANCE OF MOD I Ms MALAYA. liY OLIVER ASHWELL. AUTHOR OF WROUCHT-IRON TUBES AND FITTINGS, Large Stock Always on Hand. ADAMSON, GILFIL.L.AN CO., LTD. FUSSELL’S PURE COWS’ MILE. We Guarantee Every Tin Tales of the Fen," Chronicles of the Carburettor Club” In Peril in Penanj,” etc.
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      53 7 Chamberlaiu' olic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. This is unquestionably the most success, ful medicine iu use for bowel complaints, and is now the recognized standard over a large part of the civilized world. A few doses of it will invariably cure an ordinary attack of Diarrhoea. The George Town Dispensary,
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      978 8 Lim Sun Ho, CHOP HEHG MOH &L Co., 164, Beach Street, Penang. Importers of ail kinds of European Cloth and General Commission Agents, 22o Kim Keng' Leong Co., 127, tHiM.fl SIR till I. W. MANSON, American Dentist, Late of Dr. Allen Co., Pha t U.S.A. Charges Moderate, Consultation Free. RESIDING
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