Straits Echo, 14 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 5. $24 Per Annual, PENANG, FRIDAY, 14th JUNE, 1907. Single Copy, 10 cents. No. iS3
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      1189 1 TIG£R BRAND CEMENT. A 2.75 A T >-3 *e (X^ IN Ilf:SI FOR ALL PURPOSFS. BANKS. > Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER. Capital Paul up Reserve Fund Reserve Liability of Proprietors j£ 800,000 k 1,075,000 .£800,000 Dead Office: HATTON COURT, TIIREADNEEDLE STREET, LONDON. Agencies
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      29 1 <L\nnv *77 0 s' GUINNESS’S STOUT tA hi S 3 ST <2 av a z\ X D m 30 c? -o ft 109 *3i v s.ssva TIANC LEE Co.
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    Doctor's Strange Advice.
    232 2 Kill Dying Consumptives.' “It is My Practice.” Kill your dying consumptives quickly and painlessly by heavy doses of morphine! This is in substance the advice given by Dr. Adolphus liuopf, of New York, to the National Tuberculosis Congress at Washington. Dr. Knopf is one of the world’s
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    Six-Footer M.P.'S.
    526 2 Parliamentary Giants. Politics in Height and Weight. < Cavendish, we know, weighed the earth. A statistician of the Grand Magazine has 1 not found it so easy to weigh tho salt of the earth, by which one means, of course, tli6 members of the British House of Parliament.
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      48 2 To Ordinary and Order Bills of Lading Holders. s.s. PREUSSEN has arrived from Bremen via ports. IiEUX, MEYKK Cu., Lro., A gents, i 13-0 07 413 To Ordinary and Order Bills of Ruling Holders. s.s. GNRISEN AU lias arrived from Japan via ports. HKHN, MEYEU Si C'o.> Lro.,
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      1418 2 NOTICE?. ON and after this date, t. ll small advertisements intended for insertion in the Straits Echo must be paid for in advance. LIM SENG HOOI, sth July 1905 Managing Director NOTICE. 1' hereby give notice tliac Mr. E. Abdoll Hussain will be my attorney during mv absence iu India.
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  • Shipping.
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      ARRIVALS.
      131 3 Avagyee, Br. s s., 247, Buchanan, 14th Juue, I)e!i, loth Juue, Copra—K. G. Co. Taw Tong, Br. s.s 105, H issau, 14‘h Juue, Trang, 13th Juue. Gen K. G. Co. Langkat, Br. 8 s., 149, Morris, 14th Juue, Teluk Anson, 13th June, Gen., K.G.Co. Halaban, Dot. s.s., 339, Reedeker,
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      DEPARTURES.
      56 3 14th June. Hiroshima Maru, for Madras. Pegu, for Langsa, T. Seiuawe, Segli, Olehleh and Sabang. Hebe, for Deli. Lady Weld, for Teluk Anson. Hock Chuan I n, for Setul. Flying Fish, for Port Weld and Tuipn.g. Taia, for Rangoon and Calcutta taking mails for Europe, etc., via Bombay. Mary
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    EXPECTED.
    36 3 Vessels 1 From Agent* Due Benlarig London S.B.&Co. 14thJune Ajax (Singapore W.M.&Co. 15th China lOoloinl o A.G.&Co 2 'th Diomed Liverpool W M ACo. 24th Benvorlich !London S B ACo. 28th Prometheus Japau W.M.ACo. 29th
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    SAILINGS.
    29 3 Vessel* Fur Aye ills Veuve* Benlarig Singapore S.B.&Co. June. Ajax London W.M ACo. Oliina Singapore A.G.&Co. DiouieJ Shanghai W.M &Co. Benvorlich Smgapoie s B ACo. Prometheus Loudon W.M.&Co.
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    94 3 For Mergui.Tavoj and Moulmeiu—Per Hindu, to-morrow, 11 am. Colombo and Tuticoriu—Per Note, tomorrow, 11 a.in. Paugkalan Praudau —Per Petrel, tomorrow, noon. Batu Babra—Per Padang, to-morrow, 1 p.m. Deli—Per Avagyee, to-morrow, 1 p in. '1 rang and Pang Nga—Per Taw 'Tang, to-morrow, 1 pui. Auaban—Per H. Halewyn, to-moirow, 1
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      1639 3 (SHIPPING.) TAl* /-S o* 4 IS. N. Co Expected Arrivals and Departures. Mail Service. Outwards. China connecting- with, s h. Macedonia 4 s.s. Delhi do 8.8. Himalaya 18 8.». Arcadia do s.g. Moldavia Aug. 1 8.8. Marmora do s.8. India June 20 s.8. July J uue s.s. July ’JO 8.s.
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      177 3 Straits Steamship Co., Ltd. New Service between Penang, Port Swettenliam and Singapore. The above Company’s New Steamer “PERAK” will be despatched from Peuaug overy Tuesday, at 5 p.rn., from the Wharf lor Port Swettenliam aud Singapore, arriving at Por» Swettenliam in time to catch the 880 train for Kwala Lumpur
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    The Straits Echo.
    101 4 Justice satisfies everybody and lattice alone.—KmecßO» Established June Ist, 1903. Published daily (except Sundays.) IT THI CRITERION PRESS. Lltl., No. 226 2”? 1.*.) •< Penan PRICE DAILY LOCAL 12* P r ainoi OUTSTA riONS Postage Extra. «(All. EDITION (Poet Free $l5 CABLE ADDRESS Echo —Penang.” Telephone No.
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    THE IRISH BILL.
    680 4 The Irish people know their own mind, and the decision of the National Convention, which met in Dublin on May 21, proves tiiat nothing will satisfy them hut au Irish Parliament and an Irish Executive with jxiwerover all Irish affairs. They will have Home Rule or nothing,
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    The English Homeward Mail.
    65 4 The Royal Mail steamer Tara, of the British India S. N. Co., Ltd., is expected to arrive here this evening at 6 o’clock aud is timed to leave about one hour later with the Homeward Mail. Letters posted at Dato Kramat SubPost Office aud in the
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    Church Services.
    772 4 On Sunday next the Colonial Chaplain visits Butterworth to conduct Divine Service at St. Mark’s, at 10 a.m. The Services at St. George’s, Penang, will be as follows 7-30 a.m Holy Communion. 8 a.m., Matins Choral. 10 a.m., Chinese Service. 5 p m Sunday School. 6 p.m., Eveusoug
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    Public Amusements.
    420 4 Professor Carl Rozkllo. As we predicted, there was a capital bouse at the King Street Theatre last night, to witness Prof. Carl Rczello’s variety entertainment; in fact, the andieuce had so farexceeded expectations that there were not enough chairs for all, and inauy who paid for tirst class
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    516 4 At to day’s meeting of the Legislative Couucil, Mr. Tan Jiak Kim will move the following resolution Will the Government inform the Couucil if the proposed reduction of the number of the (Queen’s Scholarships has beeu dually decided upou If so, whether the reductiou proposed is of a
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      280 4 5, China Street. If you like to become acquainted with every famous leading Actress of England, France, Germany and Russia, please drop into our store and look at our POST CARDS of these Actresses and get one of each for your collection at the very low price of 6 cents
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      77 4 The Straits Echo’s” New Competition. A PRIZE OF $100.60 will be awarded to the competitor who obtains the highest total of marks in this, THE SIMPLEST COMPETITION IN EXISTENCE. Lingering Colds. The lotigpr a cold hangs on, the irore it weakens the system. Do uot iuu tbe risk of an
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      Singapore.
      28 5 (Lcho Sf ec aK) The Eastern Trading Company. Bi»lP»pore,HUi Juiih.—Tlie news that the hastern Trailing Company will not proeeed to allotment is creating surprised comment here. r
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      Home Politics.
      140 5 Supplied, by Reuter.) important Statement by Sir Edward Grey Loudon, 14th June.—Sir Edward G.eys peaking m the House of Com.uous yesterday, said that the direct object of the uego, ciatious with Russia is to preveut a coi fl ct aud to avert difficulties between the two Powers concerning
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      The Wine-Growers’ Agitation.
      23 5 (Supplied by Reu'er.) Eighty More Municipalities Resign. Loudon, 13th Juue—Eighty more Municipalities in the South of France resigned yesterday evening.
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      Sir H. E. MeCallum.
      75 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) To Leave for Ceylon Early in August. London, 14th June.—A telegram from Cape Town states that Col. Sir Henry Edward McCallum has sailed for Home. It transpires that his Services were so appreciated iu Natal both by the present aud previous Ministers that
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      China.
      45 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) Rebels Attack Yung Chung. Loudou, 14th June.—Reuter’s correspondent at Hongkong states that the insurgents attacked the village of Yung Chung in the prefecture of Waicbow and burnt the military Yainen and the salt statiou. The provincial force has engaged the rebels.
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      Spain.
      56 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) Anarchists’ Trial Concluded Loudon, 13tb Juue.—The trial of the Anarchists concerned in the bomb outrage at the Spanish royal wedding, was concluded at Madrid yesterday. A journalist, Nakeus, who assisted the Anarchists, was ordered to leave Madrid. Two of the accused weie sentenced to nine years’
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      The Transvaal.
      72 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) The Labour Ordinance. London, 14th June—A telegram from Pretoria states that General Botha, Premier of the Transvaal, will anuouuce to-morrow the decisiou of the Cabinet not to re enact the Labour Ordinance aud to repatriate the Chinese immediately on the expiry of tlieii contracts. Geneiafßotha
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      Russia.
      113 5 (Sujiplied by lleutcr.) Eight Political Prisoners Shut. London, 14th June.— Eight political prisoners were shot for participating in the mutiny which took place at Riga oi the 14th May. Manchurian Railways Loudol4th June —A telegram from St. Petersburg states that the Russo-Japan-ese Agreement, regarding the working of the Chinese
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      Franco-Japanese Agreement.
      43 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) To be Published Next Monday London, 14th Juue.—M. Stephen Picbou, the r rench Minister of Foreign Affiirs, announced that it has beeu proposed by Japau to publish the Franco Japanese Agreement simultaneously iu Paris aud Tokio next Monday.
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      Persia.
      36 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) Pursuit of Salared Dowleb. Loudon, 14th Juue.—Salared Dowleh, the Governor of Luristan, has tied towards Meudeli, a towu iu Asiatic Turkey near the I eisiau frontier. The loyalists are in hot pursuit.
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      The Schmitz Trial.
      47 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) Ruef gives Evidence. Loudon, 13th Juue.—Ruef, who was convic'el of Municipal corruption iu San 1 raucisco, testified that he gave Schmitz, the ex-Mayor, a half share of two amounts of live thousand and three thousand dollars, reee ved from French restaurants..
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      Austria.
      33 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) The Emperor Receives Baron Nishi in Audience. London, 14th Juue. —The Emperor of Austria yesterday received General Ha ou Kwanjiro Nishi, the Inspector-General of the Japanese Army, in audience.
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      Prince Fushimi.
      18 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) Visits the Niagara Fall. Loudon, 13th June.—Prince Fushimi visited the Niagara Falis yesterday.
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      Canada and the Colour Line.
      181 5 In its lusty immigration policy, Cauada diaws no colour line, as is done iu Australia and South Africi, explained Mr. W. T. R. Preston, who for years acted ns Immigration Agent for the Dominion iu Great Britain aud the Continent, to a Daily Telegraph representative.
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    Far Eastern Squadrons.
    283 5 A statement has berm published showing the relative strength of the Far Eastern squadrons of the five Powers. The British squad r ou has beeu reduced iu strength since the conclusion of the alliance with Japan, while the United States squadron has lieen greatly strengthened of late.
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    Round the Police Courts.
    1422 5 (Before Mrggi* Wolfets'an and Hereford.) Yesterday m< ruing thtee Chioesq, named lan Yu, Ui IVk Meng aud Yio Hok, weie placed iu the dock, the first two with criminal bretch of trust iu respect of a tongkang, worth 3050, and the third with dishonestly receiving the
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    Siamese Western Malay States.
    256 5 Cosimknting ou tbe progress of affairs in the Siamese Western Malay States, tbe Siam Free Press remarks that tbe present enterprise and prosperity indicate a brilliant and prosperous future. Men of gieater ability than we wore wont to have, are uow at tbe beid of affairs,
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    His Best Advice.
    157 5 A very pretty young woman slipped and fell on the stone steps iu front of her lather’s bouse, spraiuiug her kuee. She disliked doctors, but tbe kuee dually grew srt bad that she was persuaded to call iu medical advice. She wouldn't have tbit doctor or that
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    To Thwart Death.
    627 5 Criminals as Anti-Toxin Factories. There should ouly be two uupreventible 1 causes of death—old age aud accideut. All germ diseases are curable by autitoxius. Anti toxins for neatly all diseases are obtainable through the use of the human animal as a factory, borne are obtainable iu I
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    Passengers.
    40 5 AuaiviD l‘er s.s. Kapintha’a, from Singapore Dr. Nicholas, Mr. and Mrs. Kastim >.ud Mr. (Jng Ob Leug From Port Swettonb m Dr. Hargreaves, Mr. and Mrs. E. Carter. Per s.s. Hindu, trom Mr Hollniano add Mr. L W. Mon*
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    FIXTURES.
    85 5 To-Day. 4th Day ol sth Moon. Municipal Commission, 3.30 pan. Towai Band, Esplauade, G to 7 pan. Matsuo’s Japaneso Cinematograph, corner of' Penang Hoad and Campliell Street*, 7to 8-30 p.“i. and 0-30 to 11 30 p.m.l Wayang Kassim, Town Hall. hi To-mokru W. •sth Day of sth Moon Free
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    MAILS DUE.
    18 5 English (China) oth Juue. China (Malta) ...22ml China (SchanJinrt/ 1 ...25th w German Prim Lwlicij) ...20th
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    P.& O. SAILINGS.
    31 5 '«-•I Vice. OIIT W A KIII t Hi KW A K os. (J/iiua .VO -fit iii‘. Mult i Hi June.* Delhi I July. 7/ 1 n.t, H July
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    THE MOON.
    20 5 *’*r»t Quarter June. 10th O Full Moon 20th Last Quarter f uly. 2ud i O New Moon IQth
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      47 5 Chamberlain’s Pain Balm. It is an antiseptic liuimeut and prevents blood poisoning resulting from a cut or bruise. Jt also cau9»s tie parts to beal without mature* ou and in inuc’i less t me than when the usual treatment is employed. Tki George Towu Dispensary, Wholesale ▲gents.
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      315 5 mm-nuti bicycles. VF<s 1 certainly they do cost more, much more BU r it THE FAMOUS WAYANG KASSIM Indra Zanibar, the Royal Theatre Company. STRONGER THAN EVER. TO-NIGHT, AT THE TOWN HALL, “PATIENT JjRISELDA.” f To-morrow Night, at Tek Soon’s Theatrical Halk “THE HAUNTED LOYERS.” THE DO-RE-MI’S TRIO, The Celebrated
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      28 5 WEATHER. Tiik following report, is kindly supplied by the Signal I)inwlor of Foil Cornwallis The rainfall lb-mu: *l>«* 2 l.ours ended at it a.ni. tc-day was OdO iuih.
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    Destructive Padi Pest.
    338 6 How TO Prevent the Recurrence or < Disease. The F. M. S. Government Entomologist, f Mi H. C. Pratt, in liis annual report, states tliat, during the year, he had visited Kuaug to investigate a padi pest, which bad des- troyed almost completely a cultivated area of,
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    H. E. Minister Shum.
    687 6 Geiting Kid or a Troublesome Colleague. As already repeatedly noted iu this column, says the N.C D. News, the couduct j of 11. E. Tseu Ch’uu-nsuen iu Peking has brought him so many enemies that no chance was lost to get him sent out of the
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    Passengers to the Straits.
    270 6 Per P. O. s.s. Macedonia, connecting with the China at Colombo, due at Penang on 20th June:— To Penang (from Marseilles, May 31) Mr. C. W. H. Cochrane, Mr. M. Duncan. To Singapore (from London, May 24) Mr. G. Chapman, Miss N. Holdcroft, Mrs. K. Harman
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    EXCHANGE.
    120 6 Penang, 14th June {By courtesy oj the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Sank ...2/4,V 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4^,, 3 Credit 2/4t*6 3 Documentary ...2/4§ Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs 174 J days’ sight, Private 175$ Bmitiav. Demand Bank 173 J Monhnein, Demand Bank 171$ 3 days’ sight Private 1751 Madras,
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    PRODUCE.
    182 6 Gold leaf *64.60 B. Pepper (W.Coast alt».. 1 z.) 16£.— no stock White Pepper 23.- sales Traug Pepper 18.— buyers Cloves (picked) 51. no sellers 81.50 sate* Mace Pickings '2. buyers Nutmegs 110 s 26. —sellers f No. 1 5 25 sales Sugar < 2 no stock Ba*ke' sales
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    MARKET PRICES.
    184 6 Penang, 14th June, 1907. Beef— c f j Soup per catty 14 Roast 24 Steaks -4 Stew or Curry Meat 16 Rump Steak <£4 Ox Tail each 25 j Tongue j Feet 15 Heart i Liver I Poke— Pork per catty 32 Pig’s Head 20 Feet 241 Tongue
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    SHARES.
    968 6 oj Number of, p S fe 2 Capital. Shares Last Dividend. Name. SZ issued. _1 <y Mining. 1903 300,000 30.000 10 10 Belat Tin Mining Co., Ltd. I 7 517 1907 300.000 22,500 10 10 Bruang Ltd. 10—$10. 1901 600,000 60.000 10 10 10 per cent interim for 1906.
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      55 6 Chamberlain’.-* Colic, Cholera and 1 >iarrhoca Ueinedy I’ltiH is unquestionably the most success, tul medicine in use for bowel complaints, un i is umv the recognized staudaid over a l«r K epirt of Ihe civilised world. A few •lost's of it will invariably cure an ordinary attack of Diarrhoea. The
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      191 6 Summer Diarrhoea in Children. Duriug the hot weather of the summer mouths the first unnatural looseness of a child’s bowels should have immediate attention, so as to check the disease before it becomes serious. All that is necessary is a few doses of Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy followed
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      105 6 > CO o UJ < o V* m KATRAK» BP m c° •o so**° S-n«o* f—®S9*^ 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. SANDILANDS,
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    Rubber Share Market.
    356 7 Mbmkk. J. Russell Oiabt Co s Rkpobt. Loudon, May 23rd, 11’. '7. The Market for Malay and Ceylon Rubber Shares is not quite so active, the undertone, however, is very strong. There is some good investment enquiry. Anglo Malays are a tirm nmikel, the pait paid chauging
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    A Brave Lady Explorer's Discoveries.
    437 7 A I fall ill.d lli'ill'.llt' I. k Hi! WnlllHh lit* justariived in Loudou fnun Cm :nl She is Mrs. Leonidas Hubbard, one of llie most intrepid lady exploiers tlie world lias ever seen. Mrs Hubbard may be aptly termed tlie “discoverer of Labrador” in the
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      1011 7 The Early History of Penano, JOHN MANTIN, MINER. THE LONDON DIRECTORY, (Published Annually.) 1592—1827. BY E. G. Cullm and \V. F. Zehnder. (Reprintco from the Straits Echo/ Royal Quarto. 44 Pages. Price $1.00. A ROMANCE OF MODERN MALAYA. 1>Y OLIVER ASHWELL, AUTHOR OF T'de* of the Fen" Chronicles of the
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      100 7 Something Every Family Should Keep. Mi. I*. I’. Turner, of Grayville. Natal, has used Cham ber'a in's Coli»*, Oliolei a and Diarrhoea Remedy Mree.-sfn'l v in hi> home aud writes the mnniifadmer* of this medictue as follows “We ate never wihout this remedy in our houses and it certainly deserve*
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      973 8 !Jm Sun Ho, CI1UP hgng MOH &> Co., 164, Hcacli Street, Penang Importers of all kinds of European Cloth and General Commission A 'ents. 22o W. MANSON, American Dentist, Late of Dr. Allen Co., Pha U.S.A. NOTICE. Kim Kenjj l.eong Co., 127, Hi:AC 11 STREET. Charges Moderate, Consultation Free. RESIDING
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