Straits Echo, 7 September 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. VOL. 5. $24 Per Annum, PENANG, SATURDAY, 7th SEPTEMBER, 1907. Single Copy, 10 cents. No. 206.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 1114 1 tiger brand cement. N? 258 in **> k u ft» IN ftO /JES7 /-Gtf /U.L PURPOSES. SANK > Oharlered Bank of India, Australia and China. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER. Hongkong Shanghai Banking Corporation. Capital Paid up Reserve Fund Reserve Liability of Prtprietorg Head Oftico: lIATTON COURT, THREAPNEEDLE STREET, LONDON. jteoo.ooo
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    • 29 1 $> a o tsr*-' i 00 E—• Ce> OQ c/: O c/o V* r -/3 -V n m oo UU m 2 O TIANG LEE A Co. SOLI S AGENTS.
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  • 238 2 Oueof l lie u .w. st cf the emulations affecting British shipowners which have been promulgated hv the Board of Trade is one which makes it necessary t > provide upon all ships some safe and oisy means by which workmen may have access to
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  • 780 2 It is to the initiative of Mr. E. W. *****, the British Resident of Porak, that the idea of holding a Mining Exhibition lias taken practical shape. As already announced, be brought up the subject at the last meeting of the State Council and it w »s
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 2033 2 NOTICE. ON and after this date, ill small advertisements intended for insertion in the Straits Echo must be paid for in advance. LIM SENG *****, sth July 1905 Managing Director. NOTICE. It lie undersigned, hereby uotifv the public that the woman named LAY All KIT CHYE, also kuown as CHEW
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  • Shipping.
    • 109 3 Sonda, Br. 8.8. 2.986, Montford, 7th Sept, Yokohama, 13th Aug., Gen.—A. fl. Co. Hebe, Br. s.s., 343, Inkster, 7th Sept, Singapore, sth Sept., Gen.—W. M. Co, Chiengmai, Ger. s.s., 1,08), Schinalfugs, 7th Sept., Bretnerhaven, 14th Aug., Ceu.—B. M. Co. Taroba, Br. s. 8., 3,657, Swanson, 6th Sept.., Singapore, 4th
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    • 88 3 7th September. Daisy, for Largkat. Hebe, for Deli. Deli, for Trang and Pang Nga. Mary Austin, for Langkat. Avagyee, for Deli. ft. Halewyn, for Asahau. Langkat, for Teluk Anson. Kistna, for Port Swetteuham and Singapore. Sunda, for Colombo and Tuticorin. Afaetsuijcker, for Langsa, Segli, T. Setnawe, Pulo Well, Olehleh,
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    • 26 3 Vessels From A ij fills Due Ojeana Austria Benalder China Colombo Singapore Kurope Trieste A.G.&C.o S.Iv.&Co. S.li &Co. S.K &Co. 1 IthSept. 12th 20th 27th
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    • 22 3 r es»eh For Ajents I.enves Oceana Singa pore \.G ACo. Sept. Austria Fiume S.K ACo. Penalder Singapore S.B.ACo. Cbiua Singapore S.K.ACo.
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    • 29 3 For Pulo Well, Olelileh and Padaug—Per Coen, 9th instant, 4 p.m. Torgkah—Per Rotorua, 10th instant, 1 p m. Port Swettenbam and Singapore—Per Peralc, 10th instant, 3 p.m.
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  • 327 3 Per P. and O. s.s. Britannia, connecting with the steamer Oceana at Colombo, due at Peuang on 11th September: To Penang (from London, Aug. 16) Mr. Craig (from Marseilles, Aug. 23) Mr C Adeney. To Singapore (from London,) Mr. W. B. Campbell, Mr. F. 1). Spencer,
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 1578 3 IP PI NO.) 2 Expected Arrivals and Departures. Mail Service. Outwards. Sept. 11 b.*. Oceana connecting’ with s.s. Britannia 25 s.s. Delh i <lo s.s. Mooltan Oct. 9 8.8. Arajulia do s.s. China 23 8.8. Devanhz do s.s. Himalaya Homewards. Sept. 14s. s. Marmora connecting with s.s. India 28 s.B.
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  • 95 4 Justice s*tit-flos everybody and justice alone.—AWr.<o*>. Published daily (except Sundays.) AT TH CRITERION PRESS, Ltd., No. 246—232, Beach Street, Penaug. PRICE: DAILY LOCAL $24 per annum. OUTSTATIONS Postage Extra. MAIL EDITION (Post Free) $l5 CABLE ADDRESS Echo— Penang.” Telephone No. 343 tr.B. All business communications should be
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  • 662 4 On Tuesday Reuter wired out that the outlook in China is so serious that on the arrival at Peking of Viceroy Yuan Shi K’ai the Empress-Dowager assembled the most influential of her advisers to discuss the condition of the Empire as it was feared the Chinese
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  • 422 4 Wanted, 31 .More Recruit*. Since our last issue we have received two more names for the proposed Peuang-born Chinese V iluuteer Corps, and the total now stands at 69 1. Lira Chee Saing 35. Chua Teik Cl oon 2. Tan Cboo Soay 36. Ong BengCheang
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  • 437 4 Prize Distribution. The distribution of the prizes won at the recent tenuis and bowls tournaments of the Penang Cricket Club took place at the pavilion yesterday evening, Mrs. F. O. Hallifax, the wife of the popular President of the Club, graciously giving away the trophies. The prize-winners
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  • 207 4 CIVIL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION. (Before Mr Justice Thornton Chop Swee Teik vs. KhooSooWan and Khoo Thean Senw. The trial of the above action, which was for the recovery of $2OO, the price of 10,001) rubber-plant* sold and delivered to the defendants, was concluded yesterday afternoon. The second defendant is
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  • 675 4 (Before Mr. WolJ’erttan.) The case against YioGuau Keug, charged with voluntarily causing hurt to his son, who this morning gave evidence as to the i ill trea'ment Le received at his father’s hands, was postponed to the 10th iust. It will be remembered that on the 6th
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 514 4 JUST LANDED. f 1 f .1 y x y i T si i Folding Camp uitiaav Complete Camp Beds, with mosquito frames and nets. Porch Chair?, Tables with shelf, Comfort Swing Chairs, Racein Washstands etc., etc. All these articles can b<‘ folded, and occupy a limited space in packing. Indispensable
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    • 324 4 The’‘Straits Echo’s” New Competition. Open Only to Registered Subscribers FIRST PRIZE, $60.00. SECOND PRIZE, $30.00. THIRD PRIZE, $lO.OO. Name of Competitor. Address For the purpose of this competition eacli page is to be regarded as consistin'? of six columns of -i inches width. (N.B. —Keep all v«ur lists until the
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  • TELEGRAMS.
    • 183 5 (Echo Social.) The T<imil Labour Hill. Singapore, 7tli September.—ln the Legislative Council yesterday the Tamil Labour Bill Ws»s read a third time. Regarding taxation H. K. the Governor said it was desirable the Bill should g 0 through on the distinct understanding that it was not regarded as
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    • 61 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) A Diplomatic Document. Loudon, 7ih Sept.—Reuter’s Marienbad correspondent says th it it is stats 1 that the Anglo-llussian Agreement contains nothing of a nature likely to arouse the susceptibilities of auy Power, whilst it eliminates everv ground for future misunderstanding between the two countries
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    • 18 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) Eli route for Home. Loudon, 7th September.—King Edward lias left Marienbad homeward bound.
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    • 39 5 (.Supplied by Reuter.) Another Min for South Africa. London, 7th September—The North has 1 eaten the South by seven wickets at Scarborough. The South Africans beat Bamford's eleven by an inniugs aud fourteen runs at Uttoxeter.
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    • 47 5 (Supplied by Ileultr.) liven* on Hoolwiiidrr. Loudon, 7lh September.—Tbe St. Leger betting is evens on Woohrinder, four to one against lloi Herode, ten to one against Glass Doll, and one hundred to eight against Larig. There is no betting on the others.
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    • 24 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) Butcher’s Assistant Arrested. Loudon, 7th Sept.—A Wolverhampton butcher’s assistant named Morgan has been arrested in connection with the cattlemaiming.
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    • 65 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) Wild Scenes in Roscommon. Loudon, 7th September.—Four womeu aud a mau were sentenced to a mouth’s hard labour at Balliutubber, t o. Roscommou, for attacking tbe occupiers of some gra/aug laud. Wild scenes followed the passing of the seuteuce aud there was a furious attempt to
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    • 96 5 (Supplied by llexder.') French Occupy Magu/.un Unresisted. London, 6th September. —It is stated from C&sa Blanca that the French have occupied Ma/. tgan uuresisted. Their object is to prevent large stores of arms and ammunition which are there from falling into Mulai Hutid’s hands. Sultan Prepares to take the
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    • 37 5 (Supp lry Reuter.) More Protection for the Strike-Breaker*. London, 7ih Sept —Owing to increased protection all the foreign strike breakers at Antwerp have resumed work which has been tuspeuded as a result of terrorism.
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    • 175 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) The Unwanted Asiatic* London, 6th September.—At Beilingham, in the State of Washington, a mob of five hundred last night raided the mills where a number of foreigners are working. Tbev battered down the doors of lodgings and badly beat a number of Hindus whom they afterwards
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    • 55 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) Acting Governor Appointed. Loudon, 6th September.—General Manning, on vaciting the Inspectorship of the African Rifles, is appointed Governor of Nyasaland during the absence of Major Wilfred Stauley Sharpe. [Brigadier-General Sir William Manning. K.0.M.G., has been Inspector-General of the King's African Rifles since 1901. He has a
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    • 37 5 (Supplied by Reuter New Appointments for Yuan Shi k’ai. London, 6tli September.—Rputer’s Peking correspondent states that au 1 inp»ri 1 1 Edict appoints Viceroy Yu in Shi K’ai Graud Councillor aud President of the Foreign Office.
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  • 182 5 The following telegrams appeared iu the China Mail on the 28th ultimo (Chinese Mail's Sen-ice.) Peking, August 28 On the 23rd iustaut, wheu the Imperial party who were staying in tbe I Ho park were about to return to the Palace, the Emperor suddenly refused
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  • 203 5 A Sad Affair. Thursday’s Free Press has the following details of the death of Mr. T. S. Seed, brief particulars of which the Echo has hid over the wires It appears that on Wednesday whilst the s.s. Poeahoitas was on her way here the chief
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  • 975 5 Loudon, August 16. Morocco. For once, at any rate, the silly 6ea»ou is not without seusatious. Though 'these be the much-talked-of dog days the world has been full of news. For ourselves we have had the Belfast riots aud the coptiuuous fall in stocks, Consols touching 81
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  • OUR SHORT STORY.
    • 1752 5 Brave l>eed that was Sever Told. t 'k- i I i• k [Ey ’.Southern Cross. I Ng Ah Yek was only a humble llokien i coolie, but a hero for all that. When quite a young mau be left his village in the Fukien > Province and
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  • 44 5 A URivrir Per s s. Taroha, from Singapore Brother Gtegory, Messrs. A. Hertzleraud A. Sarkie*. Defart*si>. Per s.s. Tiroha, for Ringoou Mr. Cumerodiu. For Calcutta Mr. W. S. Young. Per s s. Sunia, for Marseilles Mr. G. N. Magill. For Loudon Miss Reeve.
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  • 58 5 To-pat. 30th Day of 7th Moon. Royal Ciuematogrupli, King Street Theatre, 9 p in. Grand Change of Programme Edison Bioscope Show, corner of Transfer aud Kedah Roads, 9 p.m. Entire Change of Programme. To-morrow Ist Day of Bth Moon. Royal Cinematograph, lviug Street Theatre, 9 p.m. Edisou Bioscope Show,
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  • 18 5 E glish Oceana ...11th Sept. China (Marmora) ...14th China (Prim Eitel Friedrich) 17th German (Kleiat) ...18th
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  • 21 5 P. O. SAILINGS. Mail Service Outwards. Home wards. Oceana 11 Sept, j Marmora 14 Sept Della L.) I Malta Q 8
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 179 5 PIANOS! PIANOS!! PIANOS!!! By COLLARD &COLLARD arc constructed on the most advanced principles and possess Complete Metal Framing. Perfected Overstrung Scale and Improved Check Action, with under Dampers so regulated and adjusted as to ensure a perfect repetition. These Pianos carry a Certificate of Authenticity and a Guarantee for 5
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 31 5 WEATHER 1 UK following report is kindly supplied by ‘he Signal Director of Fort Cornwallis 1 he rainfall dnnng fI >«* ‘21 hour» ended it. 11 a. in. to-day was lo iueh.
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  • 98 6 Half the Fee to he Returned. A fow days ago Mohamed Assnn, a Bengali, sued Messrs. Rudra and Cliopard, before Mr. Howard in the Court of Requests, Singapore, for tlfo return of $lOO paid to them to de feud thirty-five Bengalis, it being alleged by tlie’
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  • 164 6 Loudon, 13th August. The entire metal market, with the exception, perhaps, of iron, has been strongly mtluenced by the heavy downfall on the American Stock Exchange. Three months tin to day touched £l6B, while spot is to be obtained at 10s. to 15s. per ton premium. America has
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  • 573 6 The seriousness of the economic problem which arises when Eastern and Western labour corr.e into conflict was discussed in Public Opinion recently, especially in relation to Japan and the United States. But the same problem is to the front iu Australia and in South
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  • 100 6 Sunday, Bth September. St. Reorge’s Church. 8 a.m.— Matius (Choral). 8-30 a m. —Holv Communion (Plain). 9 15 a m.—Holy Communion (Chinese). 5 p.ua.—Sunday School. 6 p.m. —Evensong and Sermon. Methodist episcopal English Church. 74. Maxwell Road. 8- a.in. —Morning Service. 6 p.m.—Evening Service. 9- a in.—Sunday School.
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  • 121 6 Penang, 7th September. (By courtesy oj the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Rank ...2/4 4 months’ sight Bank ...2/4y T s, 3 Credit ...2/4 1 6 3 Documentary ...2/4f Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs. 1741 3 days’ sight Private 175$ Bombay, Demand Bank 174$ Mouimein, Demand Bank 1714 3 days’ sigflit
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  • 178 6 Gold leaf $65.10 B.Pepper(W.Coast 311*.5 oz.) 16f. —no stuck White Pepper 21|.-«a/es Trang Pepper 17f. —sales Cloves (picked) out of season Mace 76. sel’ers Mace Pickings 68. —sellers Nutmegs 1 ids 24. —sellers No. 1 5.40 sales Sugar < 2 no stock Banket 3 80 sales Tapioca Flour 1.80
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  • 851 6 I Number of I P II Caj itil. Shares I > Last Dividend. Name. I issued. a i ‘3 s'®* S flu M 2 <5 1007 5 ooo’ooo lo lo forjoar ending 31/3/07 Belat Tin Ltd. 11.50 12-$1175 w oWSHH) 22,000 10 10 Bruane Ltd a_ 8 kaUq 9«;
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  • 168 6 Penang, 7th September,'ll9o7. Beef— et*. Soup per catty 12 Roast 4 Steaks 24 Stew or Curry Meat 18 Rump Steak 24 Ox Tail each 25 Tongue 50 Feet 15 Heart 28 Liver 25 Pork— Pork per catty 36 Pig’s Head 20 Feet 26 Tongue 32 Mutton per lb.
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 72 6 A Shilling Saved Represents Ten Earned. The average man does uot save to exceed ten per cent. of his earnings. He must upend nine shillings in living expenses for every out* saved. Sometime* a few pence properly invested, like buying seeds for his garden, Will save i.eveml times the amount
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    • 17 6 Andrew Usher Co.’s SPECIAL RESERVE O.V.G. Whisky. SANDILANDS, BUTTERY Co., AGENTS FOR PE NANO F. M. S.
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    • 121 6 MACKAY’S LIQUOR WHISKY. KARTELL’S BRANDT. Gelslers’ Champagne, THE CELEBRATED “S. B. Co.” GIN IN RED CASES, Sand Hands, Buttery Co o Kirn* mcM >- X 5 4» Mil f f LjJL*. I ii* j ("Wwiit Ml O 'I •■“••‘iiiiKir 731 UJ V/*5 < nv> o t *1 I t '^liH
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  • 153 7 On October ccordiug to theairaugements now in progress, a new club, called the United Empire Club, is to be opened in London. Tie csseutial principle of the club is to provide a social and political centre for ilie tariff reform and colonial preference moveireut, with an appropiiate
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  • 193 7 The Military Correspondent of the Globe writes:—“l understand that the H-g now used by the Transvaal Government, is the ordinary Boer Hag, with a small Union Jack in the upper canton. I am also given to understand that at a garden party receutly given by General Botha
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  • 608 7 Oh that I had tl:e wiugsof a turtle dove and back to the arms of my love woul 1 I fly” is a common saying, and as a parallel to the same it can be imagined that the ciy of a newly acquired Motor-Car would
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 1379 7 A ri.® R tEH DOWN SYSTEM. rftn l;lf n l,is to xHrH H.-i.ti hut ivhVfi f ~f r.-.iilv -11 l" r h; «n.uin.h«.,w».-m. m l.* r W ,;,v Im ~s til al. S?L!!I? bcr '*/;> n 'P“'»'»»r.-.um h th,- same; tho more prominent bem K -I n t l,sense of
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    • 63 7 Take the Postmaster’s Word for It. Mr. F. M. Hamilton, postmaster at Cherry vile, ludiaua, U. S. A., keeps also a stock of general merchandise aud patent medicines. He says Chamberlain’s Colic Cholera aud Diarrhoea Remedy is standard here in its line. It never fails to give satisfaction and we
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 1055 8 NOTICE. VIEWS of Ponang, Singapore, Perak, Selaugor, aud Sumatra. Photos enlarged, various sizes up to 3 ft., on Promido paper. W. JONES, King Street, Penang. Plot >grapher. 16c Kim Keng Leong Co. U 7, BEACH STREET. IMPORTERS Or EVERY DESCRIPTION or W. MANSON. American Dentist, Late of Dr. Allen Co.,
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  • 651 9 OW 8 tllß pit's Nicely, thankee. ’Ow are you 1 Miss Amelia May Hotlense Tried to scale a barb'd-wire Rnce, When she’d finish'd with the climb, She had bad a l ipping time. And now, said the teacher, “I want Tommy to tell the school who was
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  • 3195 9 I William H. Ukers, managing editor jo* lhe Tea ami Coffee Trad? Journal I published iu New York, completed a tour of I I iie lir Last recently :n the mterests of his j euferp: ising j uirusf. The following extracts aie lek-*u troui the
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  • 461 9 (liij a Hanker.) Scattered throughout the unfathomable 1 realms of infinite space, some travelling iu a defined orbit round the sun, some apparently aimless wanderers of the tether some not weighing ir.aty tous, some not more tliau an ounce or two; are couutless myriads of bodies,
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  • 618 9 Thomas Alva Edison, no 1 content with (he success which has attended all his ffftrts in the world of electricity, has developed a new line so far as be is concerned by ei rolling himself in the ranks of tiie prophets ot modern times. In his case,
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  • 305 9 I To < he student of religion and primitive beliefs, nothing is more interesting than to compare* the cults of unadvanced peoples like the Malays with those of aucieut Egypt, Greece, and Koine. 8 »me of the earliest religious or magical rites ate connected in all
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  • 572 9 Bangkok Gentleman, Completely r Cured of Kiitumatism by 1 Dr. Williams»’ Pink Pills. J Presents ll is Crutches to the I Company as a Token of His Gratitude. l! In the Singapore Oflico of tho Dr. Wil- liains Medicine Co. may bo seen
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 26 9 Agreeably Surprised. Many sufferers from rheumatism have been agreeably surprised at the prompt relief afforded by applyiug Chamberlain's Pain Balm. The George Town Dispensary, Wholesale Agents.
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    • 52 9 Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. This is a medicine of gicat worth aud merit. Try it when you have a cough o' cold and you arc certain to lie pie eel with the quick relief which it i.Herds. It iploosaut to take aud can always hi depended upon. The George Town Dispensary,
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 974 10 FOR SALE. Nos. 2, 3 4 of “THE REVIEW OF THE FAR EAST,” EDITED BY A. CUNNINGHAM, of the South China Morn inn Post. Guide to Penang, BY THE LATE E. F. Skertchly, f.e.s. Price 50 cents. Worth a Dollar a copy.") TO BE HAD AT WM. ARNOTT CO., COATBRIDGE,
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