Straits Echo, 17 October 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. $24 Per Annum, PENANG, THURSDAY, 17th OCTOBER, 1907. Single Copy, 10 cents. No. 239.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 1172 1 Tiger brand cement. N‘2sB r> T* IN r$ &El% HEST FOR ALL PURPOSES. BANKS. > Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER. Capital Paid up Reserve Fund Reserve Liability of PropHet ors 48<X),000 41.075.000 4800,000 Head Office: HATTON COURT. THKEADNEEDLE STREET. LONDON. Agencies and Branches. llankow
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    • 37 1 TIANG LEE A Co. t—r <2 o 47^* ob H s’ o oo Ik oo r: CO J t CO X GO co r 1 7 UJ >- <2 so z m /V <? 1« ZD CS SOLE AGENTS.
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  • 116 2 Arrival of the New Consul. There arrived, at Singapore ou Monday, by the N.D.L. ateimer Goelrn, Mr. Tao U»ng (Un t |l)e new Chinese Consul General at -Hms gentleman is no stranger to Singapore for he was there as Consul for China son.e years ago, which position
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  • 276 2 special wire to the Strait» Timet on Monday from Honskong says that Mr. William H. Taft, the Luited States S«;ret;irv for War, arrived thereon board of the (Jreat Northern Steamship Company s steam-1 er Minaetata, on Sunday morning, and was luet ou board by the United
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  • 570 2 One Hundred Miles sut Hour Promised. Tub British Admiralty lias now under consideration a new form of mariue eugine and propeller which, the inventor claims, will levolutionisti not only naval warfare, hut also the navigation of the whole world. The invention is the fruit of much
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 56 2 A Safe Cough Midicin? for Children. In ii oough m«»«licine for children in*vi*r lie a fin i<l to buy Chamber! »in’s Cough Remedy. There is uo danger fiom it and relief ia always sure to follow. It is espeei;«llV- '■ulu il»le for colds, croup and whooping courli. The George Town
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    • 632 2 Croup An attack of croup can be warded off by KiviDg Chamberlains Cougb Itemedy promptly at the first indication of the apZZX of fb. aUeue. The George Town Dispensary, Wholesale Agents. notice. f PENDERS are required for the purchase JL and removal of the whole of the buddings, out- houses
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    • 1242 2 TIE EDISON’S' BIOSCOPE COMPANY. Corner of Kedah and T m G HT! 1 to-n.ght, mm PROGRAMME!!! 'vx. cnicnN’C RIOSCOPE does not claim to be a new concern, in f, K" it dS“n the East. The Proprietor, a pioneer n th l hne. does rot believe that motors of any maker
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    • 791 2 THE BANKRUPTCY ORDINANCE 1888 IN THE SUPREME COURT Of THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS, Settlement of Penang. In Bankruptcy, No. *2B of 19<|*7. ie KHOO POW of chop SIN BAJN CHEANG.” b f ar, t Chop “ENG SENO. Order. It i. ordered .hat of a ft lil**rtv to effect substituted bervice oi
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  • 29 3 Vctseh j From Ag*nf* Due Lightning Calcutta V.AAOo. 18th Oct. Autentor i.Singapore W.M.&Co. 19th Ben led i London S.B.ACo. •20th C. A pear Singapore A. A.A.Co 24th
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  • 28 3 Vetteh For A iient iw> Lightning Singapore A.A.A.Co. Oct. Auteutor Loudon W.M A Co. Ben led i Singapore 8.B ACo. I 0. A pear Calcutta A.A.A Co.
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  • Shipping.
    • 83 3 Perak, Br. s.s., *258, Crichton, 17th Oct Singapore, 15th Oct., Gen.—K. G. Co. Thongwa, Ur. s s., 3,4*28, Herrington, 17th Oct., Madras, 7th Oct., Gen. H. L. Co. Hebe, Br. s.s., 354, Andrews, 17th Oct., Singapore, 15th Oct., Gen.—W. M. Co. Cornelia, Ur. s.s., 19*2, Reid, lt>th Oct., Malacca,
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    • 54 3 17th October. Van der Parra, for Deli and Laugsa. Hebe, for Deli. Canton, for Paugkor and Teluk Auson. Un P» ng, for Perlis aud Setul. Thongwa, for Port Sweltenhani Siugapote. Deli, for Traug. Padang, for Batu Bahia. Gseben, for Ceylon, Australasia, India, Aden, Egypt, and via Naples for Europe,
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    • 128 3 For Rangoon—Per Fitzjatrick, to-morrow, 1 p.m. Port Swettenham aud Malacca Per Cornelia, to-morrow, 1 p.m. Port Swettenham aud Singapore—Per Perak, to-morrow, 1 p.m. Singapore aud Hongkong—Per Lightning, to-morrow, 3 p in. Calcutta—Per G. Apcar, to-morrow, 3 p m. Teluk Anson—Per Ladn Weld, to-uiorrow, 3 p.m. Setul—Per Flying Dragon,
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  • 414 3 Per P. and O. s.s. Himalaya, connectmg with the steamer Uevanhx at C-dombo, due at Peuang on 23rd October: To Penang (fro n London, Sept. 27) Miss Thoritou, Mr. R. F. Spaull (from Marseilles, Oct. 4) Mr. O. W. Talbot, Hon. Justice and .Mrs. Law, Misses
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    • 955 3 (S HIPPIN a.) P. 0. Steam Navigation Coy Expected Arrivals and Departures. Mail Service. Outward Oct. 23 Dfvanha connecting' with Himalaya Nov. 7 Malta do Moldaoia 20 Delta do India l>©c. 4 Delhi do Mongolia Homeward. THROUGH STEAMER Mar. 28 s.s. Marmora (calling at Bombay). FARES BY MAIL STEAMERS. ut
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    • 456 3 HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINE. PASSENGER SERVICE. By the new steamers, Rhenania,” Habsburo,” Hohenstaufen.” These steamers offer to the public the highest comfort yet attained in Ocean Travelling. They have very large cabins, provided with only lower berths. The Cabins are amidships and fitted with fans. Lauudry on board. Doctor and Stewardesses carried.
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    • 53 3 For Singapore, Hongkong, Swatow and Amoy. rriHE llowj Moh, Captain Dawson, X is expected to arrive hero ou Friday, aud will leave for the above ports on Monday, the 21st iustant, at 3 p.m. For freight or passage apply to KOE GUAN Co., Agents for WEE BIN of Singapore. Penang,
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  • 95 4 Justice satisfies everybody and justice alone.— Lmn-ton. Published daily (except Sundays.) AT Til CRITERION PRESS, Ltd., No. 226—232, Beach Street, Penang. PRICE DAILY LOCAL $24 per annum OUTSTATIONS Postage Extra MAIL EDITION (Poet Free) $l5 CABLE ADDRESS: Echo—Penang.” Telephone No. 343 A\ H. All business communications should
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  • 751 4 Reuter informed us yesterday that Mr. Lloyd-George, President of the Board of Trade, in an interview regarding tiie railway crisis, had said that the situation was an exceedingly delicate one but had declined to express further opinion on it. Mr. Lloyd-George, we are tohl, also refused to
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  • 377 4 Wanted, Only 16 More Recruits. Two more names have been received, since our last issue, for the proposed Penang-Dorn Chinese Volunteer Corps, the total now standing at 84. Intending recruits should send us their names without delay. 1 Tiim Ch*e Siting 43 Ewe Cheng Khay
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  • 386 4 The Royal Mail steamer Taroba. of the British India S. N. Co Ltd., beiug timed to leave Singapore this afternoon at 4. 30 p. n., is expected to arrive here to-morrow at 6. p in. and to leave for Rangoon and Calcutta about > two hours
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  • 419 4 (Bfore Mr. Wafer at an.) A tioe of twenty dollars, with tbe alternative of three weeks’ imprisonment, was the punishment imposed to day on a Chinaman who was convicted of “telling fortunes.” A cage, containing a pair of small birds, formed part of the defendant’s paraphernalia. To-dav,
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  • 65 4 Perak vs Penang, Wk are informed that the following players have been selected to represent Penang in the football match to be played against Perak at Taipine on Saturday, the 2t>th instant Goal, F. M. Kevworth Fullbacks. S. Jalleh aud G. R. K. Muglisfou Half-bucks, Alfred Stronacb, H. C.
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  • 96 4 Shanghai Wins with !)i3 Points. We learned late yesterday evening that, firing in the Interport Rifle Competition, the Shanghai team had made the excellent score of 943 points, an average of 94 3 per man, and had thus won the match, beating Hongkong, the previous top scorer,
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  • 246 4 The Annual General Meeting of the above Society was held in the Chamber of Commerce yesterday afternoon. Mr. D. W. Gilmour occupied the chair aud about a dozen Scotsmen were present. The accounts, which shower] the Society to be in a satisfactory financial position, were presented
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  • TELEGRAMS.
    • 141 4 (Supplied by Reuter.) Round the Curve at Fifty Miles, London, 16th October. —It is stated that the Crew-Bristol Express, which left the line at the curve entering Shrewsbury, was travelling at fifty miles an hour instead of slowing down as it should and stopping. The signalman
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    • 46 4 (Supplied by Reuter.) Lloyd George on Booze.’* London, 16th October.—Mr. Lloyd George, speaking at Manchester, said that Government meant to concentrate their euergies in 1908 on a great bill which aimed at excessive drinking but at the same time safeguarded the moderate drinker.
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    • 25 4 (Supplied by Reuter.) Another Dreadnought.” Loudon. 16th October.—The Superb, the latest Dreadnought, is to be launched from Elswick on 7th April, 1908.
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    • 51 4 (Supplied by Reuter.) Railway Interrupted. Loudon, I7t.h Oct.—Torrential rains have fallen in the South of Scotland and caused much destruction to grain and sheep. Railways are interrupted by washouts of the line and some of the Glasgow suburban lines are flooded to a depth of seven
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    • 72 4 (6 applied by Reuter Result of the Cesarewiteh. Loudon, 17th October.—The Cesarewitch has resulted iu a win for Demure, with White Knight second and Wvffy third. The betting was 4 to 1 against Demure, 100 to 8 against Ik kite Knight and 10 to 1 against. W
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    • 28 4 (Supplied by Reuter.) Germany and the Pretender’s Envoys. London, 17th October.—The Beilin Foreign Office has refused to receive Mulai Hafid’s envoys, and they have proceeded to Rome.
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    • 28 4 (Supplied by Renter.) M. Isvolsky Visits Paris. London, 17th October-— M. Isvolsky, the Russian Minister for Foreign Affairs, has arrived in Paris for a ten days’ stay.
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    • 29 4 (Supplied by Reuter.) Inciting: Conscripts to Desert. Loudon, 17ih October.—The Paris Police have arrested six of the signatories to the anli-militarist manifesto inciting conscripts to desert.
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    • 25 4 (Supplied by Reuter.) A Distinct Improvement. Loudon, 17th Oct.—There has been a distinct improvement in the health of the Emperor Francis Joseph.
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    • 43 4 (Supplied bi/ Reuter.) A Soap Box for a Pulpit. London, l<th Oct.—The Bishop of Loudon, standing on a soap box in Wall StreeL pleached on Tuesday to an enormous mixed cougregation of millionaires, clerks aud Jabuuieis.
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    • 52 5 (Supplied by Jieuttr.) A Terrible Affair. Lou Ion. 10th October.— Twenty live have l*en killed, forty are dying, *ix hundred have l>eeu injured and 1,200 rendered homeless through the bloiviug up of the powder factory at Foutauet in iudiana. the explosion wrecking every buildiug within a radius
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    • 41 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) Riot at San FratiriMro. London, lbth October.—Ten Japanese have beeu injured iu au attack bv drunken whites on a laundry in San Francisco on Monday evening. ’The Police were called out aud dispersed the rioters.
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    • 68 5 (.Supplied by Reuter Important Utterance by Mr. Taft. Loudon, 1/ih October.— It is reported from Manila that Mr. Taft at the opening of the Assembly said that he did not lielieve the Filipinoß would be fitted for self-govern-ment. for at least, a generation but the matter was entirely
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    • 33 5 {Supp'ied by Reuter.) Advance of* tbe Turks. Loudou, 17th Oct.—N'ews from Urmia says that the Turks have occupiel Ushuuye iu A/.erb&ujan and aie marching ou Oilman, where they apparently iuteud to' winter.
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 529 4 NOTICE OF SALE. VACUUM OIL! VACUUM OIL!! 15Y ORDER OF THE SHERIFF OF PENANG, The undersigned is inttiucted to take possession of and put for sale by PUBLIC AUCTION, On Monday, the 21st Oct., 1907 VACUUM OIL!!! The Oil That Lubricates Most. At 2 p m At Premises No. S,
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  • 260 5 Suicide of a Former Straits I). A. A.C*. On tbe ‘23rd ult. several persons on the footpath between the first, anrl second ponds on Hampstead Heath. London, heard the report of a firoarin and saw a well-dressed man fall to the ground. He was quite dead when
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  • 233 5 Thk wifeof a goldsmith, residing at Bukit Merta jam, weutover to Luuas a few days ago, carrying about $2OO worth of jewellery with her to 8“ll. Happening to know a towkay there she lodged in lus house. Ou Tuesday last, as tyhe intended to return
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  • 947 5 THE LAST STAGES < From Our Special Correspondent.) I Southampton, 21st Sept. A Glimpse of the Riviera. 'I hk Ztelen Jett Genoa at 3 p.ra. ou Sept. 15, and steamed »loug the Riviera. The coast affords a delightful succession of varied landscapes. The road is clearly vitible from
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  • 1092 5 Our attention, says the London and China Express of the 27th ult., is once more called to the Federated States of Malaya by the issue of the Blue Book containing the annual administration reports of tlie ResidentGeueral, and the several Residents, the do- cuments being accompanied
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  • 466 5 Messrs. J. Russell Grant A: Co.'s Report. London, Sept. 26th. The market for Malay and Cey lou Rubber j; Company shares has been fairly active during tbe week, aud is opeuiug firm f<>r the new account. Anglo Malay is the first to declare an interim dividend of
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  • 498 5 The Karak Rubber Compauv, Limited, is a new company with a share capital of £50,000. iu shares of £1 each, and the preset issue consists of 26 000 shares at par, of which 4,500 will be issued to the veudors iu part payment of the purchase
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  • 136 5 Early on Tuesday moruiug at Singapore a Cantouese coolie employed at a large eating house at 178 South Biidge R >ad was found lying in a pool of blood, near the door st« p of the heuse, with his throat cut. The wind pipe was severed.
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  • 98 5 To-tiat. Jlth Day ot 9th Moon. Football C. R. C. v«. Penang Wandeie s, C R. C. Ground. Royal Cinematograph, King Street Theatre, 9 p.m. The Besau Cinematograph Co., Ltd., corner of Penang Road and Campbell Street, 9 p.m. The Edison’s Bioscope,, corner of Transft r aud Kedah Roads,
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  • 16 5 German P. Ludwig)... 21st. Oct. English (Devanhz) ...23rd China (Oceana) ...26rli China Kleist) ...20th
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  • 39 5 P. O. SAILINGS. Mail Service. Optwarks. Homkw* m*s. Dcvanha :J3 Oct. I Oceaux 20 0> t Malta 7 Non. |/el hi it Nor Extra Service. Outwards. Homkwards Palermo 22 O, t. I Namur 19 Oct Banco. Manila 2 No
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 454 5 MUNICIPAL NOTICE TyroricE is hereby given that revised 1" lists of persons entitled to vo'e at Municipal elections, aud of peisons qualified to be elected as Commissioner* have l»eeu forwarded for publication in tie Government Gazette. 1 hese lists are now open to public inspection daily at the Municipal OHice,
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  • 16 5 Obituary, (Supplied by Reuter.) .Cardinal Stein liuhrr. Loudon, 17th Oct.—The death of Cardinal Steiuhuber is announced.
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  • 57 6 Hanks: “Can you do subtractiou, Spilllugfc? Spillings I believe so. Hanks Well, tbeu. subtract mue from BIXt ten from nine, and fifty from forty so as to leave six.” Spillings H.mks, you are mad. Hanks: Not at all, my dear Spill mgs. Observe! —and he wrote down as
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  • 122 6 A petition, signed by sixty Chinese merchants in Singapore and Jobore. has been forwarded to Mr. Otto kuu Sing, Hong Long, to tie P esented to the Governor of the Colony, should the appeal against the decision of the magistrate to'orirmedby 11 is Excellency in the case
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  • 356 6 Gold,” writing iu Monday s Free I’lW Vivs —There is peihaps no expression in our language for which I have a more wholesome loathiug thau I told you sc but I must confess that I feel very tempted to m ake use of it mvself when I come
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  • 370 6 •‘Smoking Cheroots and Chewing Pan. A telegram to the Bengalee from Harisal j savs that Mr. Keir Hardie, at a tea party recently, said the more he saw aud compared tho official sides of thiugs, the more be lelt couvinced of the justice of
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  • 110 6 Penang, 17th October. (By courtesy oj the Chartered BankJ London Demand Sank 4 months’ si*ht Bank ..-2/4* S Credit 3 Documentary Calcutta, Demand Bank R«- 3 days’ sight 175* Bombay. Demand Bank t Moulinein, Demand Bank l«- 3 days’ sight Private l/5i Vlad a Demand Bank I^s 3 days’
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  • 132 6 rXnM leaf .-365.50 B.Pepper(W.Co*.lB!b..s<«.)l«}. ass»: Mace Picking* Sutn.eg.llo. ;k7 7 r No. 1 5.30 tales ln<rir 2 no stock Basket 3 80 sellers 1 VTai.bunir 1 k Ram bong India Rubber H2O Rottans ,n tvi Rottans Coarse Green Snail Shell. ‘t Pishmaws No. 0 split ppl 1 split ...165
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  • 127 6 Penang, 17th October, 1907. cts. Bekk io Soup ll Roast *>4 Steaks Stew or Curry Meat 2 4 Rump Steak 2 5 Ox Tail cacl 50 < Tongue 15 Feet 2 g Heart *25 Liver Pork I» r ty Pig’s Head Feet g 2 fwTfull grown) rocb 70
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  • 763 6 21 i Capital. N s" l| L.n DWidutd. llf j iBBUed t~~ 7 Mining. 1 I 1903 300,000 30,000 10 10 25 for year ending:3l/3/07 Belat Tin Mining Co., Ltd. \j\yj v 00 rru in in Bruaou Ltd. tr mi i mm j «0:000 IJOi 10 Mining Co..l»td| IW7
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 39 6 Rheumatism. Why mfl'.T from this painful malady? One application of Cliamlterlaiu’M Pain l>alm will relievo the pain and make real an 1 sleep poKsilde. Many cures li-.ve been effected by ns continued u»e. The George Town l)iipeui>aiy. Wholesale Ageuts.
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    • 72 6 Vor the conxcnirt.ee of our 1 «.reign cu,to«cr* wc end \Vatche>, tec. on rccr.pt of HAM VSH, cud >mcr pity.n>' I.il tnc 'on receipt 30/ LD "QOS* MTS u*>> m -4 :c* Masters’ Gold Watrh and Cold-Plsted Guard. Hue clunning l.a«i« rii time-keeper with «.ltd gold case, jewel Ice. mote
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    • 16 6 Andrew Usher Co.’s SPECIAL RESERVE O.V.G. Whisky. SANOILANOS, BUTTERY Co., AGENTS FOU FENANQ F. M. S.
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    • 103 6 mack AY'S 1 BORDEN’S PEERLESS BRAND LIQUOR WHISKY. KARTELL'S BRANDT. Geislers’ Champagne. THE CELEBRATED “S. B. Co.” GIN IN RED CASES. Sandilands, Buttery Cn EVAPORATED CREAM. Absolute Purity Guaranteed, AGENTS: SANDILANDS. BUTTERY 4 Co PENANO. r Wr W vm 1 :l U Bmi C/3 X O \0 < m *>
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  • 852 7 Loudon, 20th September. («lorious September. September ha* stepped in to save the summer. Those whose holidays are shelved until the hot season is over are now reaping some kind of reward for their normally uncesired self-sacritice. Directly I'ai(lament was prorogued the cyclones which had swept for three
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 799 7 BAXTER Co.’s BEST NAVY CANVAS. SANDILANDS, BUTTEKY Co. DAVID CORSAR SON S THE PENANG CHINESE MONEY-CHANGERS’ SYNDICATE, 18, 20 36, CHURCH STREET. WELL-KNOWN EXTRA NAVY CANVAS, No. 0. SANDII ANDS. BUTTERY Co. John Bazley White Bros.' PORTLAND CEMENT, “LION BRAND.” Sandilands, Buttery Co., AO UNI'S. PENANG F. M. S. AUD'i
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    • 124 7 frompt Relief for a Sprained Ankle. Borne time ago I sprained ray ankle very badly ou a loose stone,” gays Mr. Geo. Stevens, who lives near Durban, Natal. A neighbor gave me a bottle of Chamberlain's Pain Balm with which I rubbed mv ankle aud then bound it up with
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 1199 8 NOTICE. VIEWS of Penang, Singapore, Perak, Selangor, and Sumatra. Photos enlarged, various sixes up to 3 ft., on Bromide paper. W. JUNES, King St root, Penang. Photographer. 16c Kim Keng Leong Co., U 7, BEACH STREET. IMPORTERS OE EVERY DESCRIPTION or IRONMONGERY, Which is on sale at specially advantageous W.
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