Straits Echo, 23 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, MONDAY, 23rd SEPTEMBER, 1907. Single Copy, 10 cents. No. 218.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 1108 1 tiger brand cement. 258 *5 *-3 'b <r IN wo BEST FOR ALL PURPOSES. BANKS. Ohartered Bank of India, Australia and China. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER. A-800,000 .£1,075,000 j£«00,000 Capital Paid up Reierve Fund Raaerre Liability of Proprietors Head Office: HATTON COURT, THREADNEKDLE STREET. LONDON. Agencies and Branches. Bombay Hankow
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    • 20 1 GUINNESS’S STOUT. H ft 9S o r. B o S 3 \^wft» > z csw m o as NO •3iv s.ssva
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  • 803 2 How does Mrs. Henpeckke treat ber husband Like a piece of huuiau uplio.stery. That yacht is flying a flag of «litres*. Wbat does it signal Wants to know if we bare a cork-screw aboard. Mrs. Alec Tweedle says a woman's sphere is bor home.’* But it must
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 52 2 Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy. Tilia it a medicine of great worth and umrit. Try it when you have a cough o? cold aud you are certain to l>e pleased with the quick relief which it affords. It it pleasant to take and can always be depended upon., The George Town Dispensary,
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    • 1973 2 TENDERS INYITED. GOVERNMENT OF PAHANG. REVENUE FARMS, 1908-1909. TITENDERS «ill ba received at the British 1 Resident’s Office, Kuala up to 1. 2. 3. 4. Piano For Your Drawing Room. k HAAEE BABY GEAND. Y Reply, stating terms, to uoon of the 30th September. 1907, for the leate of the
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  • Shipping.
    • 113 3 fr uh Wo, Hr. s.s., 454, Tadd, 22nd Sept., ii«ngkat, 21st Sept., Kerosiue O 1.— Katz Bros. 1 OTiALA, Hr. s.s., 1 ,i>2D, Seddon, 22nd Sept KaugooD, P.tth Sept., Gen.—II. L. A Co. CiiAM, Hr. s.s., 2,310, McDonnell, 22ud Sept, Halik Pappan, 10th Sept., L <juid Fuel.—H. A Co.
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    • 44 3 23ri> September. Hebe, for Deli. Malaya, for Deli. Canton, for Paugkor aud Teluk Anson. Patiala, for Singapore. Mary Austin, for Asalian. Bantam, for Sabaug, Oiehleh aud Padaug. Japan, for Calcutta. C Apcar, for Singapore and Hongkong. Flying Fish, for Port Weld and Taipitg.
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  • 35 3 Vessels From A iff ills Due China Lightning Niugchow Telemacbus G. Apear Trieste Singapore Singapore Singapore Singapore S.K.&Co. A.A. A.Co. W.M.ACo. W.M.&Co. A. A. A.Co. '2 7 th Sept. 27ih ord Oct. 5th 14th
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  • 27 3 Vegseh For Aijeuts Leave 4 China Singapore S.K.&Co Sept. Lightning Calcutta A.A.A Co. Niugchow Marseilles VV.M <fcCo. Oct. Telemachus Loudon W.M.&Co. G. A pear Calcutta A.A.A.Co.
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  • 72 3 For Laugsa, T. Semawe, Segli, Olehleh aud Sabaug—Per Hole Canton, to-morrow, 3 p.m. Port Swettenbam and Singapore—Per Perak, to-morrow, 3 p.m. leluk Anson—Por Lady to morrow, 3 p,in. Port Swetteukam aud Singapore—Fer Ban Whatt Boon, to-morrow, 3 p in. Traug—Per Deli, 25th instant, 1 p m. Jiatu Lalira—Per
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  • 365 3 ler P. aud O. s.s. Jf oolfan connecting with the steamer Delhi at Colombo, due at Penaug on 25th September To Penang (from Loudon, Aug. 30) Mr. C. Drummond (from Marseilles, Sept. <>) Mr. K. Whitlock. To Singapore (from Loudoul Mr. 10. C. Ward, Mr. R.
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 1671 3 (SHIPPI NO.) TAI/ N. Co. Expected Arrivals and Departures. Mail Service. Outwards. Sept. 25 s.s. Delhi connecting with Oct. Fob INTENDED SAILINGS. British India Steam Navigation Co., Ltd. Intended to Said. Stbambb. Madra* Sat. 28tb Sept. 2 p.m. Madras, and 12th 0c 2 p F m 9 «.a. Arcadia 23
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  • 95 4 Justice eatieflee everybody and justice alone.— Emirum. Published daily (except Sundays.» AT TH CRITERION TRESS, Ltd., No. 226—232, Beacb Street, Penang. PRICE: DAILY LOCAL o*4 per annum OUTSTATIONS Postage FxtraMAIL EDITION (Post Free) $l5 CABLE ADDRESS Echo —Penang.” Telephone No. 343. y.B. All business communications should be
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  • 473 4 Our esteemed contemporary, the Pinang Gazette, in its issue of last Saturday, while commenting on the Band meeting held at the Town Hall on the previous evening, was kind enough to say some very nice things of the natire ratepayers. Thus There was a very fair gathering of unofficial
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  • 340 4 Wanted, 22 More Recruits. One more name has been received, since our last i*sue, for <» he proposed Penang Chinese Volunteer Corps, the total now standing at 78 1 l.ira rhpf Saing 9» Klioo ftog Li»Hg 2 Tan Choo Soay Si Chan Chen* Gim 3
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  • 86 4 Some forty people, including feveral members of the Tamil community, were present at the meeting held at the Chinese Town Hall last Saturday to discuss the recent decision of the Municipal Commissioners to cloar the five-foot within Municipal limits. It was decided that a committee, consisting of
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  • 409 4 The Royal Mail steamer Delhi, haviug left Colombo at 6 3') p.m. on Saturday last, is expected to arrive here at 6 p in. on Wednesday next, and will leave for Singapore and China at 9 p.m the same d iv. The report of last Friday’s Legislative
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  • 356 4 CIVIL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION. (Before Mr. Juxtice Thornton.) Karim Chaiid r». The B. 1. S. N. Co. Further hearing of the above case was resumed this morning before Mr. Justice Thornton. Mr. Pearson, in charge of the shipping department of Messrs. Huttenbach Liebert Co., went to the witness-box and
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  • 124 4 (Before Mr. Codi inyton.) This morning a Chinese youth, named Yap Y'u Pai, was charged by his employer, also a Chinaman, with criminal breach of trust in respect of $lOO. It was elicited that the accused was sent to Langkat, about two months ago, to collect some
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  • 376 4 The Government Gazette of September *2O contains the following items of information His Excellency the Governor, on the nomination of the Penang Chamber of C >mtnerce, and subject to the approval of His Majesty the King, has been pleased to appoint Mr. Arthur Robert Adams to be
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  • TELEGRAMS.
    • 91 4 {Echo Special.) Chinese Clubs Raided. Desperate Efforts 'io Escape Singapore, 23rd Seph—On Satur day night the Police raided two Chinese Clubs, one in Thompson Road and the other in Sago Btreet, and arrested thirty-one wealthy babas. Two of the men jumped out of the window and their legs and
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    • 61 4 (Supplied by Renter.) Hostilities Resumed. Loudon, 22nd September.—The negociations between the tribesmen aud Generd Drude have beeu broken off and General Drude resumes hostilities at once. The Arab Camp Shelled. London, 23rd September.—At Ca«a Blanca the French made a night reconnaissance aud shelled the Arab camp at Sibibrabim driving
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    • 38 4 {Supplied by Reuter.) Another Conference Eight Years Hence. London, 22nd September.—The Hague •denary Conference has adopted the proposal regarding the establishment of a Prize Court a'so a motion recommending a third conference eight years hence.
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    • 105 4 {Supplied by Reuter.) Sir Wilfrid Laurier Counsels Patience. London, 23rd September.—At Ottawa, the Premier, Sir Wilfrid Laurier, replying to a resolution of the Canadian Trades and Labour Congress, asking for the abrogation of the treaty with Japan, said that the treaty was a great advantage to Canada,
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    • 120 4 (Supplied by Reuter.) Crown Prince to Visit Korea. Loudon, 23rd September.—Reuter’s Tokyo correspondent learns that the Crown Priuce of Japau, accompanied by Prince Arisugawa, Geueral Katsura aud Admiral Togo, starts for a two weeks’ visit to Korea on Octoloer 10th. They trarel in the battDship Kasktnia and will be
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    • 21 4 (Supplied by Reuter.) llomeviard Bound at Last. London, 22nd September.—The Japanese Higship Tsukubu has atrived at Port Said.
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    • 40 4 (Supplied by Reuter.) 1 he Preliminary of a Regular Parliament. Loudon, 21st September.—A Piking edict appoints Prince Puluu another of the presidents of the projected Government Council which is to be formed as a preliminary to a regular Parliament.
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    • 34 4 (Supplied by Reuter.) _—4. festivities at Horn berg. London, 23rd Sept.—There were great festivities at Ilomburg on the King of Siam’s birthday. A new spring was christeued the Chulalongkorn spring.
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    • 49 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) Mwe Strike» Threatened. t London, 21st Septemlier.—Numerous strikes are threatening in Hritaiu, these including'the Karlway men, the Flaxworkers, the Pattern-makers, the Shipyard men, the Weavers of Glasgow and the Shoemakers of Norwich. It is believed that this signifies a general Labour unrest.
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    • 29 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) A Win by Liscliana.’* London, 22*»d September.—The Puuce Edward Handicap lias been won by Lisrhaua, with Ad Mark second and Tiasa third.
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    • 50 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) Mormga Dead Akm in. London, 23rd September.—The Hottentot chief Mnrenga lias been killed, with a number of his followers, iuanactiou in Cape Colony. [Mirenga, as far as we can renieuilier, has been killed some half-dozen times- We had begin to think him immortal. Ed. N.E.I
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    • 31 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) The Toll of*hives Lost. London, 22nd September.—The latest information alxmt the railway accident at. EuCarnacion is that 63 were killed and 43 injured.
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 420 4 T 4. i. Y T T a T X Y A f X x v r< V X r X V X v i, JUST UNPACKED. 44 jj Ex s,s. Straight from the Factory of the ANGLOEGYPTIAN CIGARETTE COY., CAIRO, ARISTOCRATES in full size, specially made to our order. We
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  • 140 5 At the Special General Meetiug of the members of the Golf Club, which was held at tile Club House last Saturday afternoon, when Mr. E. VV. Presgrave occupied the Chair, the following resolutions were passed:— (1) To amend rule 17 to read as follows The Entrance Fee
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  • 384 5 Singapore will probably fire on the oth October in the Interport rifle match. The Garrisou RifD Club meeting has been abandoned owing to the lack of entries. Marksmen are apparently not keeu on going all the way out to the Alexandra Road range to take part iu the
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  • OUR SHORT STORY.
    • 3389 5 Bring an Extract from the Diary of Lancelot Everard. L Hj Southern Grots.] Chart r 11. > “1 he next uiglit, as I had promised, I again weut to see Mrs. Durham and it liecame quite natural that 1 should diue with her, i tc e-ci-t*
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  • PUBLIC OPINION.
    • 113 5 To the Ediior of the Straits Echo. Sir —True to the creed of his profession, Lex,” having no cisp, abuses the other side. The position I op i* »h t, the uative has the same right to le..u against the railings, block the thoroughfare with
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  • 68 5 Arrived. Per s s Perak f*-om Port Swettenham Mr. Pulley, M rs. Park, child and infant. Miss Leadbetter, Mr. J. Rcbt tton, Mr J. Marteeu. From Singapore Messrs. J. Arthur, Tan Cheng Teck, Lim B >on lvliim, Qu ill H» ng Chiu. Departed. Per s.s. Van Diemen, for Laugsa
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  • 87 5 To-day. 10th Day of BHI Moou. Town Band, Esplanade, 0 to 7 p.m. Football P. C. C. tv. C. R. C,. Esplanade. Royal Cinematograph, King Street Theatre, 9 p.m. The Besau Cinematograph Co., Ltd., corner of Peuaug Road aud Campbell Street. 9p.m. To-morrow 17th Day of Btb Moou. League
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  • 19 5 E glish (Delhi) ...2f»thSept. China (.1 laUa) ...28th i China (Print Heinrich) ...Ist Oct. German Itcon ...2ud
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  • 48 5 P. O. SAILINGS. Mail Service. (f )PT'V A R I >S. 'l<>M R W M l»S. Delh' i;7 B» fit. j Malta 28 Sef>t. Arcadia If Oct. I Delta J'J Orl. Extra Service. Outwards. Homewards Candia 24 S») t. I Namur l!t Oct Nore Oit. I Manila 2
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 327 5 WANTED AT ONC£. AUOOI) CHINESE CLERK, for Miues in Renong. Good Salary to a suitable man. Apjdy to 2i 9 07 657 GUTHRIE Co., Ltd. To Ordinary and Order Hills o t Lading Holders. s.s. HOHENSTaUFEN has arrived from Hamburg via ports. IiEHN, MEYER Co., Lm, Agents. 23 9-07 059
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 52 5 WEATHER The following repot t if kindly supplied b the Signal Director of Fort Cornwallis tt a.m. I'o-iUr 6 p.m. T pcterdaj tb. t>5 82 Kaln Fine N.W. S E. The rainfall during »h#* 2t at 9 a. m. to-day was .38 inch. noun. 1 o-«lay Ft Fine N K.
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  • 1099 6 Present quarantine arrangements iu M ill ay a inllict uuutcessary and great hardship on passengers, cause unnecessary extra cost, and may become a serious deterrent to immigration, says the Timet oj Malaya. That the immigrants a o made to softer serious quarantine inconveniences aud hardships entirely to
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  • 118 6 Penang, 23ei> September (By courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Bank ...2/4 4 months’ sight Bank -.-2/dg 8 Credit 2/4* 3 Documentary ...2/4^% Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs 174$ 3 davs’ sight Private 175$ Bom nay, Pamand Bank I^4s Mouimein, Demand Bank 171$ 3 days’ sight Private 175$ Madras,
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  • 179 6 Gold leaf 165.10 B.Pepper( W.Coast oz.) 16J. —no stock White Pepper 21| .-tetters Trane Pepper 17 4. sellers Cloves (picked) out of season Mace 76,—sellers Mace Pickings 63. —sellers Nutmegs 110 s 23$. —sales SNo. 1 5.40 sales 2 no stock Basket 3 80 sales Tapioca Flour 1-80 nominal
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  • 146 6 Penang, 23ru September, 1907, Beef— c Soup P er catty 14 Roast 24 Steaks 24 Stew or Curry Meat 16 Rump Steak 24 Ox Tail Tongue JO Feet 15 Heart f Pork— Pork per catty 36 Pig’s Head 20 Feet 26 Tongue 32 Mutton per lb. 28 Head
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  • 1066 6 o-2 Number of "i i S S 2 Capital. Shares I > Last Dividend. Name. =s < issued. a ‘3 M *> 1 J I Mining. J 1903 S 300,000 30.000 10 10 25 for year ending 31/3/07 Belat Tin Mining Co., Ltd. 14.*****.25 1907 300.000 22,500 10 10
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 62 6 Rheumatic Pains Relieved. No one need now suffer the agonizing pains of sciatic aud acute rheumatism, as quick relief may be had by applying Chamberlain’s Pain'Balm. This fact has been clearly demonstrated in many thousands of cases. This liniment relieves the pain and makes sleep and rest possible, which is
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    • 17 6 Andrew Usher Co.’s SPECIAL RESERVE O.V.G. Whisky. SANDILANDS, BUTTERY Co., AGENTS FOE PENANO <f F. M. S.
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    • 102 6 MACKAY’S LIQUOR WHISKY. KARTELL'S BRAND?. Celslers’ Champagne. THE CELEBRATED “S. B. Co.” GIN IN RED CASES. SsncfHands, Buttery Cn BORDEN’S PEERLESS BRMD EVAPORATED CREAM Absolute Purity Guaranteed, AGENTS: SANDILANDS, BUTTERY A Co.. PENANQ. r v- > CO x o Pit \k UJ G < GT m c° •o St'**o TO
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  • 951 7 I Thl Culiiuiiu diamond, which General Botha proposes to present to the King, though by far the largest and most, valuable which the world possesses, has an exceedingly prosaic history compared with the romantic and often tragical vicissitudes through which the majority of the famous diamonds of
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 2223 7 BAXTER Co.’s BEST NAVY CANVAS. SANDILANDS, BUTTERY Co. DAVID CORSAR SON’S WELL-KNOWN EXTRA NAVY CANVAS, No. 0. SANmi ANHS RIITTtRY Co. John Bazley White Bros. PORTLAND CEMENT, “LION BRAND.” Sandilands Buttery Co., AGENTS. PENANG A F. M. 8. PENANG BAND. NOTICE is hereby given that the charges for the services
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    • 87 7 A Shilling Saved Represents Tne Earned. Tiie average niau does uot save to exceed ten per cent, of his earniugs. He must speud nine shillings in liviug expeuses (or every one saved. Sometimes a few properly invested, like buying seeds for his garden, will save several times the umouut later
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 1182 8 XOTICB. Y 1EVVS of Penang Singapore, Perak, Selangor, and Sumatra. Photos enlarged, various sizes up to 3 ft., on Bromide paper. W. JONES, King Street, Penang. Photographer 16c Kim Keng Leong Co. 127, Bn AC 11 STREET. importers of every description ok VV. MANSON. American Dentist! Late of Dr. Allen
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  • 2466 9 ORDINARY MEETING, MEPT. 20. Present. His Excellency the Governor (Sir John Anderson, k.c.m.0.). His Excellency Major-Gen. T. Perrott, c.B. Hon. ('apt. A. H. Young (Col. Secretary). Hon. W. J. Napier (Attorney-General). Hon. A. T. Bryant (Act. Col. Treasurer). Hon. G. A. Hall (Act. Auditor-General;. Hon. F. J. Pigott,
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  • 407 9 Yoltigeur’s Victory. Mr. L. Brindle contributes to Fry' Magazine an article containing interesting anecdotes and reminiscences relating to the famous race for the St. Leger. There have been some great races for the St. Leger—some very great ones—and it will not be disputed that
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 26 9 Agreeably Surprised. Mauy 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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    • 62 9 the Postmaster’s Word for It. Mr. F. M. Hamilton, postmaster at Cherry vale# Indiana, U. S. A., keeps also a stock of general merchandise and patent medicines. He says Chamberlain’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy is standard be*e in its line. It never fails to give satis* faation and we
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    • 211 9 JUST RECEIVED. MU FABER’S SIATIOUEEY I Paper Fasteners 15 cents per box New Flat Reversible Pocket. Pencils 10 to 15 cents each. Nickle-platel Pocket Pencils, 30 cents each. TS fja: Automatic Pocket Pencils 30 cents each. l»lue Pencils, 60 cents per dozen. 1 1 1 «T- Drawing Pencils, B B
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 886 10 FOR SALE. Nos. 2, 3 4 of “THE REVIEW OF THE FAR EAST,” WM. ARNOTT CO., Guide to Penand, COATBRIDGE, N.B., CONTRACTORS TO H.M. GOVERNMENT. BV THE LATE LANCASHIRE CORNISH STEEL BOILERS, E. F. Skertchly, p.e.s. Up to 200 lbs. daily working pressure. JOHN MARTIN, MINER. EDITED BY A. CUNNINGHAM,
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