Straits Echo, 19 October 1907

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  • 38 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. $24 I’cr Annum. PENANG, SATURDAY, 19 th OCTOBER, 1907. Single Copy, 10 cents. No. 241.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 1115 1 tiger grand cement. 6s 258 Mi £y *>3 V «e p» IN r$ HEkt HEST FOR ALL PURPOSES. BANKS. > Oharterod Bank of India, Australia and China. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER. Capital Paid up Reserve Fund Reserve Liability of Proprietors XBOO,OOO X 1.075,000 XBOO.OOO Head Office: HATTON COURT, THUEADNEEDLE STREET,
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    • 23 1 SOLE AGENTS. GUINNESS’S STOUT. ft 3 SS xa pi o 3? «-o <s> S, Cv ft NO •31Y SiSSVa TIAIVO LEE A Co.
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  • 4683 2 Wh»f lt'w4ll <!<>• N view of the great importance to the general public of the new lb I winch lias been introduced into the Legislative Council for the purpose of consolidating aud amendi„g the law relating to Stamps, we glady V accede to the request of
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 39 2 Rheumatism. Why suffer fiom this painful malady: Uue application of Chamberlain’» Pain Palm will >rlieve the pain and make rest and sleep possible. Many ones h'.ve been effected 1 >V iitt continued use. 'I'he George Town ihspulibuiy, Wholubalo Agents.
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    • 753 2 MUNICIPAL NOTICE. Municipal Commissioners of George Town, Penang, hereby invite tenders for ibe construction of Anson Road Drains Full particulars can be obtained and plans and specifications inspected at the Municipal Engineer’s Office. I Tenders which should be endoised Anson Road Drains,” will be received by the undersigned up to
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    • 1693 2 GRAMOPHONE RECORDS. $1 ygw SHIPMENT JUST TTMTACEEDEACH. PRICES FROM FLOORING TILES BEACH HOUSE of Various Sizes. Moderately Priced. Apply to SOON CHEANG& Co., No. 3, Bridge Street 27-7-07 533uc THE ROBINSON PIANO C" L TI). > -r TIB EDISON’S BIOSCOPE COMPANY. TO N BrXnD CHAN6E OF PROGRAMME!!'. PATHE FRERES, PARIS.
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  • Shipping.
    • 114 3 Uono Moh, Br. s s., 2,553, Dawson, 18th Oct., Singapore, 16th Oct., Gen.— K. G Co. Namur, Br. s.s., 4,1 72, Kenrick, l9th Oct Yokohama, 24tli Sept, Geu.—A. G. Co. Antknor, Br. s.s., 3.562, Hazeland, 19th Oct.. Singapore, 17th Oet., Geu. W. M. Co. Den of Kei.lt, Br. s
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    • 78 3 19th October. Petrel, for Pangkalan Braudau. Avagyee, for Deli. Mary Austin, for Asahan. Lanakat, for Teiuk Anson, Kistna, for Port Swetteuhain and Singapore. Dc Carpen’ier, for LaDgsa, T. Serna we, Segli, Pulo Well, Olebleh, Padang aud Batavia. Sree Banka, for Pangkor. Tong Chat/ Un, for Batu Bahra and Asahan.
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    • 69 3 For Madras I’er Totomi Maru, 21$t instant, 11 a.m. Traug and Pang Nga Per Deli, 2ist instant, 1 pin. Balu Bahra—Per Padang, 21st instaut, I p in. fiatu Babra-Per R. llalewyn, 21st iustaut, i p in. isiugapore, Hongkong, Swatow aud Amoy—Per Hoag Moh, 21st iustaut, 3 p.m. Caicutti
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  • 416 3 Per P. and O. s.s. Himalaya, connecting with the steamer Devanha at Colombo, due at PeuaDg on 23rd October: To Penang (from Loudon, Sept. 27) Miss Tboritou, Mr. 11. F. Spaull (from Marseilles, Oct. 4) Mr. O. W. Talbot, Hon. Justice aud Mrs. Law, Misses Law,
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    • 1614 3 (S HIPP IN G.) P. 0. Steam Navigation Coy Expected Arrivals and Departures. Mail Service. 0 at ward. Got. 23 Dcranha connecting with Himalaya Nov. 7 Malta do Moldavia 20 Delta do India Doc. 4 Delhi do Mongolia Homeward. Date. Connecting Due Steamer. wj(h 8.8 Londoo. THROUGH STEAMER Mar. 28
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    • 34 3 PASSAGES to EUROPE, via MADRAS. PASSAGES can be booked per British India Steain Navigation Company’s Steamers from Penang, via Madras, to Port Said, Genoa, Marseilles, Plymouth and London. HUTTENBAOH, UEBERT A 00. 4 oa/vrs.
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  • 93 4 Jostle satisfies everybody and justice alone. merum. Published dally (except Sundays.) at ths CRITERION PRESS, Ltd., No. 226—232, Beach Street, Penang. PRICE: DAILY LOCAL per annum OUTSTATIONS Postage Extra. MAIL EDITION (Post Free) 515 CABLE ADDRESS Echo— Penang.” Telephone No. 343. It. All business communications should be
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  • 786 4 Ox the 10th instant Reuter wired that there had been another anti-Asiatic demonstration in America, a mob ot < drunken whites at San Francisco attacking and badly injuring a party of Japanese. These attacks by mobs both in America and Canada on defenceless Asiatics are a
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  • 271 4 Ouu Ipoh contemporary, commenting on the tin slump in its issue ol last The situation is probably somewhat critical, but it must bo remembered that tin lias been very low previously and yet the F.M.b. came out p£ the ordeal in highly creditable style. True, tin has
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  • 426 4 Wanted» Only 14 More Recruits. One more name has Ixen received, since our last issue, for the proposed Penaug-Dorn Chinese Volunteer Corps, the total now standiug at 86. Intending recruits should send us their names without delay. 1 l,im Chet- Siting 44 Teoh Teik Sooil
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  • PUBLIC OPINION.
    • 124 4 TO hie KM.OR OF TH. Straits Echo. \Th Fditor —I have the greatest Dear M j T K What a marvellous admiration io ity it j g his services man be is! W bat a nu F J c j yoU l SS^aSSSSf ang where we
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  • 331 4 The Besan. The Besan concludes a very successful season in Penang this evening, when a special programme 1, is been arranged for the delectation of its patrons, tor theexcel leuce of its pictures the besan certa yields tbe palm to none of its rivals and, if it had
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  • 109 4 All Acknowledgment. Ihk following letter, in connection with the performance given l ist Saturday by the Royal Cinematograph Show in aid of the Penang Band’s funds, has been received To the Managing Editor. Straits Echo. Dear Sir,—l have to acknowledge receipt of your letter of the 14th
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  • 114 4 SrTNDAr, 20th October. SI. 1 «purge's Church--7.30 a.m. Holy Oomniumou (Plaiu) 8 a m.—Matins (Choral.) 10 a.m— (Chinese) 5 p.m. —Sunday School. 6 p.m. —Evensong Sermon. St. Mark’s Church. There will be Matins and Holy Communion Service at St. Mark’s Church, Butterworth, at 9 a.m. Methodist Episcopal English
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  • 134 4 IN CIVIL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION (j ßefore Mr. Justice Thornton N. S. T. V. R. M. Alagappah Ulietty vs. I Join? Ee Soo and Another. The above case was disposed of yesterday. 'lhe plaintiff claimed $209, being the balance due on a pro-note executed by the defendants in his
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  • 638 4 (Before Mr. Wolferstan.) Perak Road Murder. The above case was concluded yesterday afternoou. Dr. Edith Boomgardt stated that she made a post-morteu examination I of the deceased on the 18th August last. Detective-Inspector Sheedy was present. Witness had taken down notes ot the examination, which showed that
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  • 82 4 Perak vs. Penang. The following have been chosen to repteseut Perak in the soccer” match, Perak vs. Penang, which is to take place at Taiping next Saturday Goal —G. 11. Finch, Hacks —C. Henderson and 11. W. Day, Halves —G. M. L*idlaw, P. McCaull and A. K. Peck, Forwards
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    • 449 4 NOTICE. CENTRAL SALES 'iUw^^ysrsss Important Auction Sale ,m “°voUK with Ihstkuct.onp, The undersigned will sell by PUBLIC AUCTION, At Messrs liuttenbach Bros. Co’s (iodown, at SUNGEI I*l NANG, On Toes.. 22nd October, 1907. At 2-15 1* M SHARI*. About 810 tons Firedamaged Coal. N.8.- The same inay be inspected on
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  • TELEGRAMS.
    • 115 5 (Supplied by lieu ter) Lloyd George as Mediator Loudon, 19ih Octo\>er. —A promimnt Railway Director ha a accepted the invitation of Mr. Lloyd-George to discuss the ltailwav crisis at a meetiug. Mr. Lloyd-George hopes other Hailway Directors will follow and Mr. Bell will be iuvited later. Bonuses
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    • 96 5 (Supplied by lteuter.) General Botha on Asiatic Immigration. Loudon, lbtb Oct.—General Botha in a speech at Johannesburg said that the Government was doing its best to protect the small merchant agaiust unfair competition. He regarded Asiatic competition as oue of the gravest dangers to the Trausvaa*. Outrage on
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    • 186 5 (Supplied by lteuter.) Several Failures. London, 18th October.—The unfavourable condition of the New York copper market has led to the suspension of payment by the Otto Heinz Company, and the failure of the leading Stock Exchange firm. The State Savings Bank at Butte City, Montana, has also
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    • 115 5 (Supplied hy Reuter.) The Final Act Signed. London, Ifith October.—The Hague Conference has voted on the Fiual Act which was signed to-day. It includes thirteen conventions, three declarations, and five resolutions. The Hosing Speeches London, ltUli Oct.— A» the closing of the Hague Conference the Japanese delegate
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    • 40 5 (Sujiplied by Reuter.) Battle between Sultan au<l Pretender Imminent. London, 19th Oct.—General Drude re ports that the Sultan’s army is advancing towarjs the Chaonia district in the vicinity of Casa Blanca where they will probably enoouuter Mulai Hafid’s force.
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    • 66 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) Aiitii in it Resorts Inundated. London, lOthOct.—The Hoods in Northern Italy are gottiug worse. The beautiful Autumn resorts of Maggiore are inundated in places to twelve feet deep. People have taken refuge on the roofs. Enormous damage has been done by the storms. A Successful Budget.
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    • 32 5 Snj p'ied by Re-iter.) Buying Wheal in England. London, 19th October.— It is stated that Germany lias been largely buying wheat from the English Eastern Counties which hitherto imported German wheat.
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    • 46 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) Floods in tin* North. London, 19th October.—Storms and raius have submerged mauy parts of the Midlauds, North Euglaud and Scotland isolating villages. The farmers are suffering severely and there have been many wrecks with loss of life at 6ea.
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    • 42 5 (Supplied by Heater.) A Wandering Wireless.” London, I9th Oct. —'I he Marconi Station at Glace Bay has unintentionally picked up a wireless message from Manila announcing thearrivalof the warship P/iiladelfkia there. The distance between Manila aud Glace Bay is 12,000 miles.
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    • 101 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) Betting: on the Cambridgeshire. London, 19th Oct. —The latest betting on the Cambridgeshire is as follows 5 to 1 against Malua. 6 to 1 against Dean Swift. 10 to 1 against Land League. 100 to 8 against Lally. 100 to 7 against Gold Riacb.
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    • 33 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) 1,200 to Stand Tor Election in England. T oudon, I9ih Oct.—Theie will be 1,200 Socialist candidates at the forthcoming Municipal elections iu Euglaud compared with 722 last vear.
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  • 384 5 To Provoke Hostilities. A wirk to the Cablenetcn-American at Manila on 3rd October says that the N. Y. Sunn article declaring that the government of the United States is definitely bent upon war with J tpan and that the battleship cruise in the Pacific is meant provoke
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  • 972 5 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Wednesday, 16th The Raees. Thk first day’s raci g wu most successful. The weather was ideil, and there was a large gathering. Some of the times were quite good. His Excellency Sir John Anderson and Miss Anderson were present, and excellent music was supplied
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  • 907 5 HOME AT LAST SPECIAL INTERVIEW WITH MOORISH WARRIOR. (F> on Our Special Correspondent.) London, Sept. 23. 3 Arrival in England. The Zieten left Gibraltar ou Sept. 18 at 8 a.m. and arrived at Southampton ou Sept. 21 1 at 10 p.m. The Bay of Biscay was as calm f as
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  • 74 5 Arrived. Per e.s. Tarooa, from Singapore Mrs. Ward and children, Mr. Middleton. Departed. Per s.s Tarobi, for Rangoon Miss Johnson, Messrs. A. Sarkies and Paul Se.halthafe. For Calcutta: Messrs. J. IJ. Beazley and G. S. Holt. Per ss. Namur, for Colombo 11. E Phya Katliathoru, H. E. Phya Rasada,
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  • 10 5 German (P. Ludwig) 21st Oct English (Devauha) ..,23rd
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  • 73 5 To-day loth Day of 11th Moon. Royal Cinematograph, King Street Theatre It p-in. Special Programme. The Besau Cinematograph Co., Ltd., corner of Penang Road »»d Campbell Street, It p.m. La l Performance. The Edison’s Bioscope, corner of Transfer and Kedah Roads, !> pm. Grand Change of Programme. To-bior row
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  • 10 5 O Full Moon 21st Oct. Last Quarter 29th
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 249 5 BARTELLE’S CIRCUS. COMING SOON COMING SOON Look Out! Look Out!! THE First Visit to Penang. Latest Dances and Cake Walks, Marvellous Chair Balancing, The Human Anvil, Fun on a Billiard Table, The Midget and Hercules Clowns, Acrobats, Gymnasts, Jugglers, Balancers, Performing Ponies, Dogs, Monkeys, etc., etc., etc. Fun without vulga*
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  • 115 6 Penang, 10th Octobkh. (By courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Sunk ...2,3} 4 months’ sight Bank ...2/44 Credit 2/4/, 3 Documentary ...2/4 i{ Calcutta. Demand Bank Ils 173$ 3 days' sight Private 175} Bombay, Demand Bank 173§ Moulmein. Demand Bank 17 2 3 days’ sight Private 175} M«*d
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  • 174 6 Gold leaf $65.50 B. Pepper( W.Coasi 31b*..5 oi.) 16}. no stock White Pepper 20.50 tellers Trang Pepper 17}. sellers Cloves (picked) out of seasm Mace 76. sellers Mace Pickings 63. —sellers Nutmegs ll()s 21. buyers r No. 1 5.30 sales Sugar < 2 no stock Basket 3 80 sellers
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  • 139 6 Penang, 19th October, 1907. Beef— c^B- per catty 12 Roast 24 Steaks 24 Stew or Curry Meal >• 1^ Rump Steak 24 Ox Tail each 25 Tongue Feet Heart 2^ Liver 2^ Pork— Pork per catty 32 Pig’s Head 26 Feet 28 Tongue 32 Fowl, (full grown) each
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  • 943 6 O J Number of, -3 t> I Capital. Shares > y Last Divideud. Name. gj, J I issued. s *3 O oo 3. on no O fr- 1 35 W <§ I I Mining. 1903 300/KX) 30,000 10 10 25 for year ending 31/3/07 Belat Tin Mining Co. Ltd.
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 33 6 Croup. Au attack of cioup cau bo waided off by giving Chamberlain's Cough Remedy prou p'l.v* iit-.the first judication of the approach of flic disease. The George Town I Ihsjens.iiy, holesale Agents. J
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    • 17 6 Andrew Usher Co.’s SPECIAL RESERVE O.V.G. Whisky. SANDIUNDS, BUTTERY S Co., AGENrS FOR PENANQ F. M. S.
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    • 120 6 MACKAY’S LIQUOR_WHISKY. KARTELL’S BRANDY. Ceislers’ Champagne. THE CELEBRATED “S. B. Co.” GIN IN RED CASES. Sandilands, Ruttery <£ Co BORDEN'S PEERLESS BRUNO EVAPORATED CREAM. Absolute Purity Guaranteed, AGENTS s SANDILANDS, BUTTERY ft Co.. PENA NO. m I ''VS» Rat»* »U 1 >- H X CO E I X 51 o
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  • 794 7 Tuesday, the 14th, Thursday, the 16th, and Saturday, the 18th January, 1908. PROPOSED PROGRAMME. FIRST DAY. Tuesday, Nth January, 1906, 1. —The Maiden Plate. Value $000. A Rice for Maiden Horses Weight as per Rcile reduced 14 lbs. All animals imported into the Straits
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 497 7 "Nikko” Photographic Studio. K. S. OKAN1WA, Japanese Artist, from Tnkin, Japan, Xu. 2la, Venanj Road (>>£ Northam Ruud) Highclass Photography in all Us Branches. A NEW SHIPMENT JUST RECEIVED OK CARD MOUNTS of all sizes for photographs. Enlargements up to any size artistically executed from any Plate or Photograph., however
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    • 312 7 NOTICE. No amendments to this Programme will be considered unless due notice is giveu in writing to the Secretary at least ten days before the day of Meeting. The notice must give full details of the proposed amendments. Entries Close at noon on Thursday, 2nd January. Handicaps for First day
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    • 356 7 INSURANCES. General Accident Fire and Life Assurance Corporation, Ltd. WE have been appointed Agents for the above Company for Penang, Province Wellesley, and the State of Perak, and are prepared to accept risks against tire on the usual terms. DAVID BROWN Co. 4b, Logan’s Buildings. 7-3-07 100c THE LONDON ASSURANCE
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    • 336 7 Commercial Union Assurance Company, Ltd. Head Offices —LONDON. Capital, <£2,950,000 divided iuto 21*5,000 «bares of £l0each (X 1 paid FIRE—LIFE-MARINE. Invested Funds exceeds Twelve Millions. Total Annual Income exceeds...£3,000,000 A. A. ANTHONY A Co., -3-8 06 52c Penany Agency THE PATRIOTIC ASSURANCE Co. (Foondkd 1824.) Dublin, London, 9, College Green.
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    • 48 7 A Safe Cough Midicine for Children. In buying a cough medicine for children never lie afraid to buy Chamberl .iuYCoueh Remedy There is uo danger from it and relief is always sure to follow. It i* especm ly valuable for cold?, croup and whooping wkLiXuJr 8 r wu
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 1088 8 NOTICE. VIEWS of Penang, Singai»ore. Perak. Selaugor, and Sumatra. Photos enlarged, various sixes up to 3 ft., on Bromido paper. W. JONES, King Street, Penang. Photographer 16c Kim Keng Lcong Co., 127, BEACH STREET. IMIWILKS OF EVEKY DESCRIPTION or IRONMONGERY, Which is ou sale at specially advantageous terms. W. MANSON,
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  • 465 9 (By a Banker On an isolated bill in the cent-e of that garden of England, the Isle of Wight, stand upreared in bold relief the frowning battlements, the massive round-towers and ancient bastion», and the medieval buttressed ramparts of that stately Norman fortress—Carisbrooke Castle. But long before
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  • 579 9 Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills Cure It. Here is Proof from Madoera (D E.I That the Cures are Permanent. When Manson, the eminent authority on Tropical Diseases, demonstrated by conclusive experiment in 1894 that Malaria may be introduced into the system by the bite of infected Mosquitoes he
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 73 9 A Quick and Safe Remedy for Bowel Complaints. Twenty years ago Mr. Geo. W. Brock discovered that Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy was a quick and safe cure for bowl complaints. During all of years,” he-says, I have used it and recommended it many times and the results have
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    • 129 9 Prompt Relief for a Sprained Ankle. Some time ago I sprained mv ankle very badly on a loose stone.” says Mr. Geo. Stevens, who lives near Durban. Natal. A neighbor cave me a bottle of Chamberlain’s Pain Balm with which I rubbed my ankle and then bound it up with
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    • 90 9 Cheap Week End Excursions to Selangor. EIRBT CLASS RETURN TICKETS will be granted per ss. Kistna,” timed to leave Penang for Port Swettenliam every Saturday afternoon available only for return per s s. Perak,” or Pin Seng,” due to leave Port Swettenbam ou the next afternoon and expected to arrive
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    • 371 9 THE WORLD'S TONIC BEVERAGE. Dr. THOMPSON’S HYGEIA KOLA PHOSPHATES S The greatest Brain, Tiss;e and Nerve Food; being fluvouiei with Wild Cherry raaking it a delightful Temperance Beverage. It is dispensed at the Hospitals and endorsed ü—by many 1 hysicians. Everybody requires Phosphates for their buildingiip power. Children require Phosphates
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 1247 10 FOR SALE. Guide to Penang, Nos. 2, 3 4 of SV THE LATE “THE REVIEW OF THE FAR EAST," E. F. Skertchly, f. e. s. EDITED BY A. CUNNINGHAM, of the South Chinn Morn inf! Frice 50 cents. f Worth a Dollar a copy.") Post. TO BE HAD AT Price
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