Straits Echo, 7 November 1907

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    Masthead
    34 1 Straits Echo CHRONICLE OF EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY. VOL. 5. $24 Ter Annum, PENANG, THURSDAY, 7th NOVEMBER, 1907. Single Copy, 10 cents. No. 257«
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      1174 1 TIQER BRAND CEMENT, 6s N 258 £y «9 k T s* «e pv IN r$ ro &E k% BEST FOR ALL PURPOSES. BANKS. Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER. Hongkong Shanghai Banking Corporation. Capital Paid up Reserve Fund Reserve Liability of Prop ietors Head Office:
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      22 1 SOLE AOEKTS. GUINNESS’S STOUT. ft s €3! Sr *2 2> R> O m 30 £3 ft <s *3TY sssva TIANG LEE Co.
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    The Publication of War News.
    202 2 Important Resolution by the .journalists’ to rife retire. At the final sittiug of the Institute of Journalists’ Conference at Scarborough recently a question of great public and professional interest, the dissemination of news in time of war, was considered, on the motion of the new
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    Chinese “Football."
    263 2 Aii American Story. Wk take the following from the San Francisco Argonaut: —“The first game of football 1 witnessed upon my arrival in Chiua,” one of our consular repieseutatives at home for a visit, remarked recently, I mistook for a very serious riot, and you wouldn’t have blamed
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    The Girl of the Period.
    414 2 Ladies Cultivating a More Masculine Style of Beauty. Akk women losing their femininity and liecomiug more like men Lady Violet Greville, writing in the Graphic, makes this alarming suggestion, and we regret to say that this opinion is partly borne out from their various standpoints
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      82 2 A Question that livery Man Should Decide for Himself. There is one subject in which many of us are interested and that, is, what is the quakes' w,,v of getting rid of a troublesome cold? Is it best to take some new remedy put out with exaggeiated claims, or to
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      670 2 10,000 Teasp ons giveu away, to introduce our Crown Silver plate to residents abioad. Send 3 stamps (postage) for free sample to Masteis Ltd., Rye, England. notice. IS berebv given that the transfer books of the Serendab Hydraulic Tin Mining Coy., Ltd will be closed from 4th to oth November
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      998 2 cmotnu ORDERS mediK atcM promptly ft tb 9 r riM i .»l ftttrn t»on of .*r»pi"B l"' rrcii'i *»•<•»•►* l'*'»» •l<r »i'y tctt»<l, .nd for •> «mr< wrrr pf nts •lircftil. f nr4 good* on of oort »1( c«»h with order. l.*Unre t a «11« on <l*Itm. For Told Watch.
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    VESSELS EXPECTED
    44 3 tggelg i t'riiln .ijt-iti* Due Km 11 Glasgow s.n ttCo. ll Nov I>e!hi .Singapore A G ACo. 9ili I 0. A pea r ICilcutta A A AO. Util Lighttiing Singapore A A. .Co 14r1i j lieuarty fiondou S li 40.». lt>t b
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    SAILINGS.
    31 3 1 i mteln hor Aijenln I.raves i i E-T.il Singapore S.U&C-*. Nov. rv1 h i 'oIoiuIk) G.&C-*. C. A pear A.A.A.Co Ligbtimig Calcutta A.A.A Co. BeUdt ty Siuyapore ii.li &Co.
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      ARRIVALS.
      156 3 Sachsbn, Ger. s 8., 348, Gr.h Nov Biemen, 3rd Oct., 6m.- B M Co Patani, Cef. 5.9., 1,086. Hibner, 6th Nov., Autweip, 29. h Sept.. Geu. —B. M. Co. Cornklia, l>r. s s., 194, Reid, 6ih Nov., Mulacca, stb Nov, Geu.—K. G. Co. Malta, Br. s.s., 3,1)00, Peters, 7
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      DEPARTURES.
      25 3 7th Novemb&k. Petrel, for Paugkalau Brandau. Avagyee, for Deli. Mery Austin, for Asahan. Canton, for Pangkor and Teluk Anson. Hack Chuan Un, for Setul.
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      MAILS CLOSE.
      135 3 For Port Swetteuham aud Malacca—Per Cornelia, to-morrow, 1 p.m. Port Swetteoham and Singapore—Per Perak, to-iuorrow, 1 pro. Tougkah, Kopah, Renong, Victoria Point Mergui and Tavoy—Per Ornapere, tomorrow, 1 pin. Trang—Per Deli, to morrow, 1 p.m. Batu Bahra—Per Padang, tomorrow, I p.m. Calcutta—Pei Portia, to-morrow, 1 p.m. Teluk Ausou—Per
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    Passengers to the Straits.
    424 3 Per P. aud O. s.s. Nyanza due at Penang ou 12th November To Penan}*: (from Loudon, Oct. 12) Mr. .1. XV. Simmons, Mr. M. Champion, Mr*. M. Law, Miss H. M. Uovd, Mias R. Stringer, Mr. J. Wilson, Mr. S. E. Birch. To Singapore: (from London)
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      1002 3 Pi 0. Steam Navigation Coy. KxiMM-twl Arrival» and Departures. Mail Service. Outward. Nov 7 Malta connecting with 2 1 Delta do Dec. 5 Delhi do 11) Arcadia do Homeward Moldavia India Mongolia Victoria THROUGH STEAMER. Mar. s.s. Marmora (calling at Bombay). PARES BY MAIL STEAMERS. Olas« 2nd Cla»« lo London
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      505 3 (SHIPPING.) Ur* 7 ire HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINE. PASSENGER SERVICE. v ie DPW st e a “iers, Rhenania,” Habsburo,” Hoh«'■•ifc# B.N81 Ilitie steamers offer to the public the highest cotnfoit jet attmmd in Oc f au Travelling. '1 hev have very large cabins, provided with only lower berths. 1 he Cabins are
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    The Straits Echo.
    93 4 Justice eat'eOee'every body and justice alone. t-iurrum. Published daily (except Sundays.) AT THI CRITERION PRESS, Ltd., No. 2*26—232, Beach Street, Penang. PRICE: DAILY LOCAL $24 annum OUTSTATIONS Postage Extra. MAIL EDITION (Poet Free) $l5 CABLE ADDRESS Echc—Penang.” Telephone No. 343. tf.B. All business communications should be addressed
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    SIAM AND SIAMESE MALAYA.
    714 4 Wk take this opportunity to apologise. on behalf of Penang, to Penang’s visitors from Siam and her dependencies, for the articles thereanent which have appeared in our local contemporary. To say the least of it, the publication of such articles when Prince Damrong and his officials
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    FORT CORNWALLIS.
    245 4 For a year to come at least Fort Cornwallis will stand where it does, for our special coirespondent in Singapore wired out to us yesterday that the vote of $50,000 to demolish the old fort had been deleted from the Budget of 1908. Those who have from the
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    Proposed Penang Chinese Volunteer Corps.
    41 4 Wanted, Only 9 More Recruits! No more uamtB have l>teu received, since our lu3t issue, for the proposed I’euaug Dorn Volunteer Corps, the total standing at 91. Intending recruits should send us their names without delay.
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    Tin, Opium and Rice Quotations.
    274 4 The following business in tin Las been doue to-day:— Penang Straits Trading Co., 25 tons at $7l J PenaugTin Exchange, 25 71 Singapore: Straits Trading Co., 50 70^ Total ...100 tons. Tin is quoted in Loudon to-day at <£l3B 15s. cash and <£l4o 10s. three
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    The Police Courts.
    329 4 (Brfore Mr. Wolf erst an) Tang Ah Yaug, a Chinaman, was to-day charged with creating a disturbance iu a billiard salloou iu Cintra Street aud breaking a billiard cue. The prisoner was convicted and fined five dollars, two dollars out of which went to the prosecutor Pakiri,
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    Indian Immigration.
    601 4 5 Meeting of Immigration Committee. A meeting of the Immigration Committee > was held at Jvuala Lumpur on November 3rd. i There were present The Superintendent of Immigrants (Chairman), and Messrs. C. E. Spooner, R. W. HarrisoD, C. M. Cumming aud W. Duncan. The Chairman said that the
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    KING CHULALONGKORN.
    380 4 His Majesty’s Arrival and Departure. His Siamese Majesty King Cbtilalougkorn, who is on his way iit’tei his s x months’ tour in Europe, arri\e I iu Penaug with his suite by the N.-D L steamer Sachsen at 7 p in. last night The German liner whs tscortediuto the
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    The Theft of the King of Siam’s Diamonds.
    566 4 1 Mb. Mosley, a representative of the firm of Messrs. Alexander Claik aud Co., of r Fenchurcb-street, LondoD, who was robbed, while travelling betweeu Rome aud Naples, f of a valuable parcel of diamonds, destiued for > the King of Siam, gave
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      219 4 i, A PERFECT SMOKE, FRAGRANT, MILD DELICIOUS, IS THE UNIVERSAL VERDICT bestowed upon I DIMITRI NO’S EXQUISITE EGYPTIAN CIGARETTES. OBTAINABLE ONLY FROM THE ANGLO-CHINESE STORE, S, CHINA STREET. r THE “INVINCIBLE” CARS. IT WELL PAT YOU m "BITS' A --3-DOrO is® A mm aicj; 'snwmm a -sais wskcs wm f
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      The Railway Fight.
      80 5 (Supplied l y Renter.) Settlement Anticipated by Mr. Lloyd-Ueorge. London, 7th Nov.—Mr. Lloyd-George couferred with the railways’ chairmen yesterday and the men in the afternoon. The latter are now closetted considering Mr. Lloyd* (teorge’6 proposals. Mr. Lloyd-George anticipates a settlement, but amendments aud details may delay the
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      The German Royal Visit.
      129 5 (Supplied by Reuter i liieken-pox in the Imperial Family. London, 6th Nov.—The Kaiser has post poued his visit to Hollaud as after his visit to King Edwaid he stays privately at the Isle of Wight, on account of his health. He has lieeu suffering from persistent
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      The American Crisis.
      89 5 (Supplied ly Reuter.) Flour Mills Closing Down. London, 6th November. —Many flour mills at Minneapolis have closed owing to the financial conditions. The Effects of the Slump. Loudon, 7th Novr.—The dislocation of business iu America will last three months. It is affirmed at New York that, gold
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      The United States.
      86 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) The Autumn Elections. Loudou, 7th November. —The Autumn elections iu the United States are proceeding quietlv. The Republic ins have been notably defeated in the Governorship of New Jersey aud the Mayoralty of Cleveland, Ohio, where the Tammany candidate was best. The fusion of
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      The German Scandals.
      50 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) A Journalist Imprisoned. London, 7th Nov.—The German journalist. Brand, who was charged with libelling Priuce vou Buelow, has been sentenced to eighteen mouths’ rigorous inapt isounieu Buelow declared the charges as msensate and said he regarded the tendencies ascri ed to him as abhorrent.
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      The “Redbreasts.”
      72 5 The Redbreasts.” (Supplied by Reuter.) Two New Officers Appointed* London, 6th November The Gazette announces that Captam Cape Major Box. of the 19ih Hussars, have been appointed majors in the sth Lancers. Sympathy Felt for the Officers. London, 6th Nov. —Much sympathy npressed at Aldershot with f He the sth
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      Germany.
      34 5 (Sujplied by Reuter.) terrible Explosion at Flensburg* London, 6th November. At Fl® n a boiler explosion Mew out the dec *s were ’German traiuiug ahip MC^cr t i billed aud twenty-two seriously iujuie
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      The Transvaal.
      60 5 (Sujtplied htj Neuter.) 1 Iu* Outrage on Kruger’s Grave. Loudon, 7th Novetnlier.—The two officers and theeivuia.n who overturned the statue on President Kruger’s grave at Pretoria have beeu committed for trial. The bail has beeu reduced to .4*250 each. I The overturning of the statue, it will be
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      A Rubber Slump.
      36 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) Hamburg Rubber Importer Fails. London, 7th Novr. The Hamburg rubber and fodder importers, Walter del Banco A Co., have suspended paymeut owing to a fall iu the price of rubber.
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      The Glasgow Municipal Elections.
      39 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) The Kout of llic Socialists. Loudon, 6th November.— At the Glasgow Muuicipa! elections the Socialists were completely routed, including Keir Hardie’s brother. Only one S*»c*ali-.t was leturned aud he was an ex-couucil!or.
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    Naval and Military Notes.
    497 5 (From Our Ou n Correspondent London, 18th October. Vice-Admiral Sir A.W. Moore, commanding tie China Squadron, will vacate that appointment now that he has tceu promoted to the rai-k of full admiral. It is currently rumoured iu naval circles that the battleship squadrou of the China
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  • OUR SHORT STORY.
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      TOLD BY A POLICE OFFICER.
      2821 5 No. 6. Tlie Amok of Hassau the Hugis. [By Southern Cross.] You ask me if I have ever seen au ani>k," sail Kii ktou iu reply to a question from me. I have seen several, aud on one occasion had to face one of these
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    Taiping Notes.
    404 5 root Our Otca Correspondent.) Taipiug, 4th November. The Weather. The heavy downpour ou Weduesdav last, which lasted from noon till late into the eveuiug, cause 1 some dam ige to property situated chiefly iu Tupai. The laudslip ou the iucliue past the Bukit Gautaug Station dislocated the traiu
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    Rahman Hydraulic Tin, Ltd.
    91 5 'The Statute:y Meeting of the Kabmau Hydraulic Tin, Ltd., took place at the IVuaug flics of the Comptuy on the 2ud ins*., at 11 a.m. Mr. F. Douglas Osborne presided, and iu his address put the following figures before the Meeting:— Capital. $450,000, divided into 4-5.000
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    Passengers.
    59 5 Arrived. Per ss. Ma la, from London Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Ward. From Marseilles Mr. E. Bradberry. Mr. H. Teik, Mr. G. Forlies, Mr. A. H iiuiltou. From Colombo Mr. Manse rgh. Deva kted. P*n ss. Mat i, for Singapore Mis. Alma Baker aud child, Mr. aud Mrs.
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    FIXTURES.
    66 5 To-DA! dud Day of 10;h Moon. Municipal Commission. !1 p m Koval Cinematograph, King S’riel '1 lieatre, 9 pm. Matsuo’s Cinematograph, corner of Peuaug Bud aud Campbell Street, 9 pm. To Ml K ROW 3rd Day ol 10th Moon. Town Baud, Esplanade, 0 to 7 p.m. Bora! Cinematograph, King
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    MAILS DUE.
    19 5 CbiDa (Delhi) ..9 b Nov. China (11 on) ...12th German P. K*j Luitpr.ld) ...13th English (Delta) ...'2lst
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    P. & O. SAILINGS.
    37 5 P. O. SAILINGS. Mail Service. Outwards. !loMr«AKtm. De'ta ~l Nov. j Delhi ft Nov. l)ehi •> ec. 1 Arcailii Extra Service. O'JTW A KI>S HoMKWABDS Nrorna 12 Noy. j Hornet Ifi Nov. Veshavcur 1ft Nore I f Dec.
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    THE MOON.
    18 5 First Quarter Nor. ]3-h O Full Moon 20th Lnst (Quarter 28th O New Moon Dec. 5tb
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      28 5 "chamberlain's Cough Remedy- in absolutely nothing mjur.ou» «ud coutains ab^ ld roupa nd whoopu»* cough The George Towq l)i«p?u--nothing injurious fur coujhs, it has uo equalsary, Wholesale Ageuts
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      53 5 A Follower of Influenza Many persous fiud them-elves aftVctid witli a persisteut cough after an attack of i. Auer zi. As this couch can be promptly cured bv the use of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy it should not l»« allowed to run ou uutil it becomes trnublegjm* l The George Town
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      195 5 CENTRAL SALES ROOM. No. 3. I'M ON NTKK KT. I’KNANU. Special Auction Sale OK Miscellaneous Coods AT IHK AMOVE SAI.SS BOOM, On Monday, tWi Nov., 1007, AT 11-30 A.M., SHARP, CONSISTING OF ,'>o dozen Leather Belts and Poucl e*. size iu 000 bottles Bosbacb Table Water, '2 cases Asaliau liter.
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    Political Nicknames.
    791 6 Political nicknames aro peihaps not ye* extinct, but the twentieth ceutury is more sparing in their use thau was the earlier pait of the nineteenth century. '1 he "Creevey Papers” are full of them. To the politicians of a hundred years ago aud less George II was “Old
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    EXCHANGE.
    119 6 I’cnano, 7th Note mb it a. (jiy courtesy oj the Chartered, Bant:.) London Demand Sank 4 months’ sight Bank ...2/4-j'g 5 Credit ...2/4^ 3 n Documentary ...2/4£ Calcutta, Demaud Bank R«- I<3 3 days’ sight Pr-.vate 175$ Bombay, Pamand Bank 1 Moulinein. Demand Bank I<ls 3 days’ sight Private
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    PRODUCE.
    176 6 9old leaf 505 50 B Pepper(W .Coast 3ibs.- r > o/..; lt»J. no stock White Pepper 19 25 buyers Trane Pepper out of season CJloves (pirke*l) out of seasou 70.— sellers Mace Picking* 63 sellers Nutmegs 110b ll.—buyeis S' No. 1 5.45 soles „2 no stock Basket 3.50 sales
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    MARKET PRICES.
    117 6 Penang. 7th November, 1907. U KKK C^8 Soup F er catt > Roast A i cj. i -4 Steaks Stew or Cuirv Meat Rump Steak Ox Tail < o U 15 •■<»' 8 25 Liver ’'“.WIT per catty 26 |V“ llea, 26 fungue Fowl, (full grown) each 70
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    SHARES.
    1108 6 rm s o-2 Number of p .2 •2 Capital. Shares I > Last Dividend. Name. >» issued. '3 -a I j 1 1 OL_ Mining. 1903 300,000 30,000 10 10 25 yt for year ending 31/3/07; Belat Tin Mining Co., Ltd. 1907 300.000 22,500 10 10 Bruaug Ltd. So.lo
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      144 6 Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera am! Diarrhoea Kemedy. Tiit re ia probably no mediciue made that i relied upon with mote implicit continence tii ui' Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Dili ilio a h’emely. Dariiio the third of a c uui v iu which it has l e *n iu use, people have
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      33 6 PASSAGES to EUROPE, via MADRAS. PASSAGES can be booked per British India Steam Navigation Company’s Steamers from Penang, via Madras, to Port Said, tienoa, Marseilles, Plymouth and London. HUTTENBACH, LIEBERT &Co. 4 CIRX'TS
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      16 6 Andrew Usher Co.’s SPECIAL RESERVE O.V.G. Whisky. SANDILANDS, BUTTERV Co., AGENTS FOR PENANQ F. M. S.
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      118 6 MACKAY’S LIQUOR^WHISKY. KARTELL’S BRANDY. Geisters’ Champagne. THE CELEBRATED “S. B. Co,” GIN IN RED CASES. Sand Hands, Huttery <f Cn BORDEN'S PEERLESS BRAND EVAPORATED CREAM. Absolute Purity Guarantee AGENTS: SANDILANDS, BUTTERY 4 Co.. PENANQ. > CO X o J UJ < o r o A a m Mkl4 or 1
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    The New Ten Commandments for the Chinese Press.
    1014 7 Thb Boaid of Civil Administration in Peking Iras drafted a series of provisional press rules which may well be called the decalogue of the Chinese journalist. A newspaper press in China is comparatively a new thing, though in the Pekin y Ga
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      613 7 WELL-KNOWN EXTRA navy canvas, no o. SANIHI AMIS. UIITTtUV Co. BAXTER Co.’s BEST NAVY CANVAS. SANDILANDS, BUTTERY Co. DAVID CORSAR SON'S John Bazley White Bros.’ PORTLAND CEMENT, TAIK CHEE k Co., (ESTABLISHED 1890.) Government Contractors, Stationers, Ship Chandlers, Mining Engineering Storekeepers Aerated Water Requisites, Cycle and Electrical Departments, 18, 20,
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      64 7 A Good Liniment. When you need a good reliable liniment, try Cbaml eilaiu’s Fain Halm It has no superior for sprains aud swellings. A pieee of tlaunel slightly dampened with Pain Halm is superior to a plaster for lame back or pains iu the side or chest. It also relieves
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      958 8 PATHE FRERES, PARIS. CINEMATOGRAPHS AND FILMS. So/' A fjent fvr The Straits, Burma, Java, Sumatra, The Philippines, etc., F. DREYFUS, 10. STAMFORD ROAD, Singapore. Kim Keng Leong Co., 127, BEACH STREET. IMPORTERS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION IRONMONGERY, Which is ou sale at specially advantageous terms. ALSO AGENTS FOR Cock Brand Kerosene
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