Straits Echo, 23 December 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 Ter Annum. PENANG, MONDAY, 23rd DECEMBER, 1907. Single Copy, 10 cents. No. 296.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 1089 1 ST )Ui TIAIVG LEE Co. sz a V o I z n <2 as a c Ifita D SOL B A I&VT*. BASS'S ALE. BANKS. Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER. Hongkong Shanghai Banking Corporation. £800.000 £1,075,000 £800,000 Capital Paid up Reserve Fund Reserve Liability
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    • 21 1 THE BEET BEER IN THE EAR EAST. a V rv in > s CD >* 9> rOKTO TIANQ LEE A Cp„ Sole Agent*.
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  • 947 2 Official Minutes. Miuutes ot a Aleetiug ot the Municipal Commissioners held on Thursday, tho 5lb December, 1907. relent. F. J. Hallifax, Esq (President), Beug Kee, Esq. L. 11. Clayton, Esq. J. \V. Uallifax, Esq Abxen* Lim Eu Toll, Esq. Dr. P. V. Locke. 1. The Minutes of tho
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 49 2 IP A Notable Fact. 1 he atisi Lio' >ii uii uuC 'iic» nidi Wiltau’s, c;..u-h ll -.iii .ts iU h.iusi *> t»l .i. v.,.u_.*e, 0.1.1», c in i:.i. u |„,,i u < Uooigc'lWn l*i^H« t rv, WhoMrtk s Cli mi tul t «*8 '■Up oil. B>t. 1 ll< .A t
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    • 474 2 MUNICIPAL NOTICE APPLICATION’S are invited for the followi -g i.ppoiutments 1. Two Sanitary Inspectors at a salary of §l5O each pnr month. 2. Two Sanitary Sub-Inspectors at a salary of §5O each per month, o Market lusp<ctor at a salary of 3100 per mouth 4. Clerk Secietariat. at a salary
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    • 1013 2 iPIANOS HETURNED FHQM Ml) TO BE SlT.D GREAT BARGAINS. Messrs. HAW SZI S Co, No 85, Penang Street Penang B g to notify to the public that hey hive just unpacked some new and fancy gords Europe, China and Japan eic. such as Silk Hand- I ;k chiefs, <aps, L:
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  • 68 3 Vessels From I Aijenlf> Due Kum Sang Smga pore 8 «fcCo. 23 rd Dee Palawan Colombo \.G&Co. 25th Goebeu Colombo LM.&Co. 25 th G. A pea Singapoie V.A.A.Co. !*26th Laertes SiDga; ore W.M &Co. 28th Syria Siugapore V.G &Co. •28 th Bencleuch London LB.&Co. 23th Devanlia Colombo \.G.&Co.
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  • 54 3 Vessel* For Agents Leave* 1 Kuril Saug Calcutta C.&Co. 1 Dec. Palawan Singapore A.G.&CoGoeben Singapore B.M.&Co. G. Apcar Calcutta fl ►A.A A.Co. Laertes London W.M&Co. Syria Colombo A.G &Co. -Beucleuch Singapore S.B.&Co. Devanba Singapore A.C &Co. Jan. Austria Singapore S lv.&Co. Delta Colombo \.G.&Co. i A. A pear i
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  • Shipping.
    • 77 3 Bharaia, Br. s.s., 1,957, Nielson, 22nd Dec., Rangoon, 19th Dec., Gen.—H-. L. Co. Chinj Wo, Br. 8.5., 2,517, Macbau, 22ud Dec., Liverpool, 10th Dec., Gen.— W. M. Co. Cr< n <slia, Br. s.s., 194* Reid, 22ml Dec., Dili, 21st Dec., Gen.—K. G. Co. Pad itana, Br. s.s., 1,934, Macfidyen,
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    • 51 3 23rj> December. Calypso, f or De i. Yeboehi Maru, for Madras. Tong Chay Un, for Batu Bahra aul Aaahan. Canton, for Paugkor and Teluk Anson. Palitana for Rangoon and CaUu ta. Un Peng, for Pulau Langkawi, Perlis and Setul. Flying Fish, for Port Weld and Taipitg. Kura Sung, for
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    • 99 3 For Pangkalau Brandan—Per Petrel, tcuiorrow, noon. Asahan—Per Miry Austin, to morrow, 1 pm. Deli—Ptr Cornelia, to-morrow, 1 pm. Langkat—Per Ban Whatt Soon, tomorrow, 2 p.m. Port Swetteuham and Singapore—Per Pin Seng, to-morrow, 3 p.m. Teluk Anson—Per Hye Leung, to-morrow, 3 p.m. Port Swetteuham aud Singapore—Per Perak, to-morrow, 4
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  • 354 3 Per P. and O. s.s. Palawan, due at Penang on 21st December To Penang (from Londou, Nov. 23) Mr. aud Mrs. J. C. H. Macbeth, Mr. W. S. Huxley, Mr. T. M. Money aud Mr. H. G. Trust. To Singapore (from London) Mr. and Mrs. G.
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 943 3 P. 0. Steam Navigation Coy. Expected Arrivals and Departures. Mail Service. Outward. Jau Ur vault a connecting with Macedonia IS Penilteular do Britannia 30 Delta do Mooltm Homeward Date. Steamer. Cu I) ue with S.S. London. Jau. Feb. Mar. ft Apr. Mav 4 Delta 18 Delhi 1 Arcadia 15 Peuinsular
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    • 333 3 (S HIPPI N G.) Norddeutscber Lloyd, Bremen. IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE. rnUE fast and well-known mail steamers of this Company sail fortnightly from Bremen, Hamburg via Rotterdam, Antwerp, Southampton, Gibraltar, j Geuoa, Naples, (connection Marseilles, Naples, Alexandria and vice versa) Port Said, Suez, Aden, Colombo, Penang, Singapore, Hongkong, Shanghai, Nagasaki
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    • 124 3 PASSAGES to EUROPE, via MADRAS. PASSAGES can be booked per British India Steam Navigation Company’s Steamers from Penang, via Madras, to Port Said, Genoa, Marseilles, Plymouth and London. HUTTENBACH, LIEBERT A Oo AfIWVTS Cheap Week End Excursions to Selangor. ynitST class return tickets X will be granted per s.s. Kistna,”
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  • 93 4 Justice Batu-fles everybody aud justice alone- Published daily (except Sundays.) AT THB CRITERION PRESS, Ltd., No. 226—282, Beacli Street, Penaug. PRICE DAILY LOCAL fit per annum OUTSTATIONB Postage Extra MAIL EDITION (Poet Free) $l5 CABLE ADDRESS Echo—Penang.” Telephone No. 343. .V.fl. All business coaimuuieatiou-i should be addressed
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  • 831 4 For some days past there has been no news regarding the unrest amongst the Zulus and the natives of Natal, and the lack of news meant that nothing sufficiently serious to report had occurred. To-day, however, we learn through Reuter that Colonel Mackenzie’s force is now
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  • 48 4 H. E. the Governor, accompanied by his A !>• C-, Captain H II Stockley, arrived in Penang at 1-26 p- in. to-dav by special train from Taiping. His Excellency, we hear, intends spending the Christinas Holidays at the Government Buugalow on the Hill-
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  • 49 4 Wednesday, 25th Dec. 7-30 a.in. Holy Comm union, Plain Service. 10-oU a.in. —Choral Matius and Choral Celebration of the Holy Communion (Service Woodward in E.) Hymus 59, 62, 61, 322, 60. No Eveusong. There will be Carols at Evensong on Sunday, 29th Dec.
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  • 248 4 5 The following business in tin has been 5 done to-day Penang Straits Tradiug Co., 25 tons at BG2 Penaug Tin Exchange, > buyers, no sellers j Singapore Straits Trading Co., 175 01; T0ta1...200 tons. Opium is quoted here to-day at £738 and Rangoon rice
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  • 576 4 A cricket match was played on the Esplanade on Saturday afternoon between the Penang XI, which will do battle at Taiping at Christinas, aud the K »st of Penang. Mav and Bradbery were absent from the Penang team, which nevertheless managed lo beat the Rest with several wickets in
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  • 327 4 (Before Mr. Wolferstan.) A Chinaman quietly walked iuto a Lous in Bridge Street yesterday afternoon and, helping himself to a hat which he found in' an almirah, as quietly walked out agaiu The owner of the hat ran after the thief who, however, kept him at bay
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  • 496 4 The Government Gazette of December 23 contains the following items of information His Excellency the Governor has appointed Captain Arthur Henderson Young, c. M. a., to be his deputy within the Colony until his return to Singapore. The By-laws passed by the Municipal Commissioners of George Town for
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 703 4 JUST UNPACKED I Xmas Sweets, Honb ns, Chocolate, Nuts, Handpicked Soft-shell Almonds, Cakes, Puddings, Dolls, Dried Peaches and a long line of other I Xmcs requirements. < IttlSSK A lim iiWUl.'S MHHTOVS FHKMH PROVISIONS. PKOSSK BLACKWELL’S, MORTON’S A; ALL BEAUTIFULLY FRESH!!! We buy as low as we can That’s business
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    • 48 4 r LOOK OUT FOR IOUE XMAS TO-MORROW. Another Story by Southern Cross.” Storyette by “An Unknown.” Special Article by “Jay.” NEWS FROM ALL PARTS OF MALAYA etc., etc., etc., ALSO THE OPENING CHAPTER OF OUR CRAND NEW SERIAL STORY. 99 m l “DOREEN, B 7 VIOLA GRAEME. j
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  • TELEGRAMS.
    • 43 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) The Threatened Native Rising. Loudon. 23rd Dec.—The principal object]ve of the Natal operations is now Silwane’s tribe, which has its kraals in the neighbourhood of Grey town. Silwane was loyal during the last rebellion but is now suspected.
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    • 28 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) The Standard’s” Story Contradicted. Loudon, 22ud Dec. The Admiralty contradicts iu the most emphatic manner the Standard statement regarding the ScottLeresford incident.
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    • 49 5 (Supplied by Renter Special Reserve Replacing Militia. Loudon, 23rd Dec. —Mr. Haldaue, Secretary of State for War. speaking at Edinburgh, said a special reserve force was not replacing the militia. It would be complete in August, when six divisions would be fully equipped for a long campaign.
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    • 37 5 (Supplied by Renter.) I utrusted War Minister. London, 23rd Dec —The Second Chamber at the Hague has rejected the Army Estimates framed by tho new War Miuister, wild does not command the confidence of the Chamber.
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    • 52 5 (Sufp'ied by Reuter Deterred Dividend l upaid. Loudon, 22nd Dec.—A considerable seusatiou has been caused by the De Beers Company not pay iug the deferred dividend. It is stated that this is owing to the large diminution in the demand for diamonds, mainly owing to the
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    • 47 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) A Lock-out Next Mouth. London, 23rd Dec.—The Mauchestei Cottou Employers’ Federation, who decided on a general lock-out unless the ring spinners’ strikes at Oldham are settled in reasonable time, have fixed the lock-out for January 18. h. 150,000 m'll hands will be affected.
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  • 441 5 The Labour Party leader was interviewed upon landing at Fremautle, in Australia. Iu the course of a loug interview, the following passage occurs: It was cabled that Sir Heurv McCallum, the Governor of Cevlon, refused to see you 't Was it Well,'I simply called at Queen’s House,
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  • 939 5 ORDINARY MEETING, FRIDAY, DEC. 20. g p RESENT IDs Excellency Major-Gen. T. Perrott. c.B. °u. Capt A. H. Young (Col. Secretary), li 4 Na I )ler (Attorney-Genera’). ij° Q nr Bryant (Act. Col. Treasurer/. ii U S’i" Micllel1 (Act. Auditor-General». Hou. H. Fort. Hon. Tan Jiak Kim. Hou.
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  • 482 5 Police Court Crowded. Sulong Before Johore Court. Towtik bin Khursbid Aljunid, a Circassian, was agaiu before Mr. Colman, .third police magistrate, yesterday, says Saturday’s Free Press, on a charge of murder by causing the death of Syed Abdul Kader Alsagoff on April 17. The court was crowded
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  • 387 5 Presentations to Mr. C. E. Velge in His Retirement. The clerks, interpreters and bailiffs of the Supreme Court, Singapore. 21 in number, met at the Court at 10-30 a. in. on Saturday to present to Mr. C. E- Velge, the Registrar, who is about to retire on pension,
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  • 625 5 Interesting Point for the Appeal Court The Appeal Couit consisting of the Acting Chief Justice, Mr. A. G. Law, Mr. Justice Throntou, Mr. Justice Fisher, aud Mr. Justice Sercombe Smith, yesterday, says the Singapore Free Pre3B of Siturday last, continued the hearing of the-case iu which the
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  • 260 5 Arrived. Per s.s. lilui'ata, from Rangoon ltev aud Mrs. Darrou and children, Messrs. K. Cboo Lira, C. L. Guan, A. Lauff, L NelsoD, Stader and Leon Weil. Per s.s. Palitona, from Singapore: Mr. and Miss Waddell, Mes»rs. L. K. 1 >avis, 11. K. Maclaggart and J. D. Saunders. Per
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  • 77 5 To- AT. 1 Dtli Day of 11th Moon. Town Baud, Esplauad 6 io 7 p.m. Football t up 'l ie P. C. C. vs. Y M C. A Esplanade. Matsuo’s Cinematograph, coiner of Penang Road and Campbell Street, 9 p.m. Royal L :khoru Jeekay, Argyll Road Theatre, 8-30 p.m
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  • 21 5 Chiua {Prim llg. Luitjjold) ...24 li Dec. Germau Goeben) 25 h English (Decanha) ...2id Jan. China D.lta ...4th i
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  • 33 5 P. O. SAILINGS. Mail Service Ootwarus. Homkwards. Devanha 2 Jan. Delta 4 Jan. Peinsular 10 Delhi IS Extra Service. Outwards. IIomkwakds. Palawan 2't Dec. I Syria 28 Dec. Socotra Jan. Nyanza 11 Jan.
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 35 5 A Notable Fact. The absence of all narcotics makes Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy the safest and best medicine for all coughs, colds, croup aud whooping cough that can be procured. The George Town Dispensary, Wholesale Agents.
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    • 215 5 NOTICE. IS heteby given that owing to a disagreement betweeu the partners of Chop HOCK CHIP GI AN carrying on business as Geueral Storekeepers at No. 212, Beach Street, Peuaug, ali claims against the said Chop should be sent iu witbtu 7 days from date of this notice, after which
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    • 153 5 B. I. S. IT. Coy., Ltd. S.N. -K I STS A.” AS the above steamer is laying up in Singapore for boiler cleaniug she will omit the sailiug of 28. h instant for Port S wet ten ham ami Singapore, but will resume her rau as usual on 4 h
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  • 1829 6 A 20TH CKMTIIV MIRACLE. Nitrogen from the Air. professor Bottom'ey has carried lo its laicqft —not its ultimate, but its latest—stage the si;igptitic miracle of the twentieth century, finum not invent it. says the Ilevietr of lierlevi, or discover the magic of it. He is the latest of
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  • 121 6 Pihino, 23hi> Deckmbkb. (/}y courtesy oj the Chartered ffflxi.) London Demand Sank ...2/ 3j a months’sight Bank ...2/4 3 Credit 2/4 3 Documentary ...2/4 ,'V Calcutta, Demand Bank Its 173$ 3 days’ sight Private 175$ Bombay. D unand Bank 173| Moulmein, Demand Bank 173$ 3 days’ sight Private 1751
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  • 150 6 Gold leaf $65.50 B. Popper( W.Coast Slbs.. 1 oz.) 16-J. no slock White Pepper 19.— sellers Tran? Pepper aut of season Cloves (picked) 32.— sales \j aC e 65. nominal Mace Pickings 55.— sales Nutmegs 110 s 25. —sellers SNo. 1 5.30 sales 2 no stock Basket 3 50
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  • 600 6 Last Dividend. Name. 3 OJ ei *-> O 2 _QL 3/-during 1900. s"a p. c. for 1903. 16 interim for 1907. Mining. 25 for year ending 31/3/07 Belat Tin Mining Co.» Ltd. Bruang Ltd. 20 p.c. for year ending 30/4/07 Bruseh Hydraulic Tin Mining Co.,Ltd Obendai (Menglembu) Lode Synd.Ltd
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 61 6 1 hat Means Rheumatism. Sole and swollen joints, sharp shooting paiUH. torturing muscles, uo rest, no sleep. I hat means rheumatism. It, is a stubborn V'^ 18 to 'Ulo, but Chamberlain’s Pain •Urn has conquered it thousands of times. axT 1 °.o U w *>e»« v «r tlm opportunity is
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    • 42 6 the Drink of the Homeland yige and Quality guaranteed ASK FOR WATSONS N° 10 DUNDEEWHISni jh id known all the World round Supreme among Scotch Whiskies JAMES WATSON 8 Co., Ltd., DUNDEE. agent, McAlister co., ltd., Singapore Penang and Federated Malay States.
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    • 122 6 MACKAY’S LIQUOR WHISKY. KARTELL'S BRANDY. Ge/s/ers’ Champagne. THE CELEBRATED “S. B. Co.” GIN IN RED CASES. SandilanJs, Buttery S: Co > C/3 X O -J < o <b I» 4« It ?FAT<IA KACAI ft n TO® 4 &l a» \\v: W&. ■tAs «t 1:1.1. t-J ii Csfr *\v\i CO o^
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  • 862 7 Tuesday, the 14th, Thursday, the 16th. and Saturday, the i 18th January, 1908. FIRST DAY. luesday, I4>h January, 190*. 1 r 1.—The Maiden Plate. Value A Race for Maiden Horses. Height as per scale reduced 14 lbs. All I animals imported iuto the Straits
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 521 7 PEHAN6 VOLUNTEERS. ORDERS BV CAPTAIN THE HON. A. R. ADAMS, Commandant. DECEMBER, liMtf. 23rd Monday, Recruits Drill at Fort at 5-30 p. ro. 2'th Saturday, Police Mhooliny Club pin. strength.-— No. 218, Pte. J.C.C. Ford is transferred from the Reserve as an Active Member aud posted to A 3 The
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    • 271 7 Entries Close at noon on Thursday, 2nd January. Handicaps for First dav will be published on or before Monday, 6th January, 1908. A peualt v of 7 lbs is iucurred iu a handicap by the winner of auy race run subsequent to the publication of the weights and of 12
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    • 1209 7 INSURANCES, General Accident Fire and Life .Assurance Corporation, Ltd. Commercial Union Assurance Company, Ltd. \17~E liave beeu appointed Agents for Yt the above Company lor Penang, Province Wellesley, and the State of Perak, j and are prepared to accept risks against fire! on the usual terms. DAVID BROWN A Co.
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    • 116 7 Chamberlain's Cough Remedy in south Africa. Mr. S. Schneider, of Koffey fouteio, O. R. C is very grateful to the mauufacturerw of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. He has found that it cures his children as well as himself of their coughs and colds. They were all cougln g and got no
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 934 8 WELL-KNOWN EXTRA NAVY CANVAS, No. 0. SANDU ANIIS. IMITrI BV Co W. MANSON, American Dentist, Late of Dr. Allen Co., Pha, U.S.A. BAXTER Co ’s BEST NAVY CANVAS. SANDILANDS, BUTTERY Co. DAVID CORSAR SON’S Charges Moderate, Consultation Free. XKSIDINQ AT No. 2 la, Penang Road. A few doors from the
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  • 2538 9 Meetings. I. Ordinary Meetiugs were lield *>u the 7lli aud 28th of the month and Special Meetiugs on the 2nd. 7th and 18th. At the Special Meetings on the 2nd and 7ih the Budget for the year 1908, was considered and passed, the Expenditure
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  • 176 9 With the announcement of the tiudiug of magnificent falls on the I rung River, in the hinterland of British Guiana, comes tbe news of the sudden death of the discoverer. Dr. Bovallius. Tbe falls, which rival Niagara, are 200 ft. wide aud 300 ft. high. When 1
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  • 185 9 Penang, 23rd December, 1907. Beef— ct*. Soup per cat tv 1* Roast 24 Steaks 24 Stew or Curry Meat 20 Rump Steak 24 Ox Tail each 2* Tongue 3) Feet 15 Heart p?r catty. 2$ Liver 24 Pork— Pork per catty 42 Pig’s Head 26 Feet 22 Tongue
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 80 9 JOHN PUTIN, MINER A ROMANCE oTmODERN MALAYA. BY OLIVER ASHWELL, AUTHOR OF Tales of the Fen,” Chronicles of the Carburettor Club," In Peril in Penangetc. PRICE 50 CENTS. CAN BE HAD AT THE CRITERION PRESS, Ltl.., 226. 2.12. Beach Street. Penang. FOR SALE. The Early History of Penang, 1592—1827. BY
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    • 197 9 USE ONLY and USE ALWAYS A Luxurious Perfume fn Health. A NECfcSSARY RESTORATIVE !IM SICKNESS. MOST REFRESHING. Far Superior to the German Kinds. T». BRITISH DOMINIONS MARINE INSURANCE Co, Limited. HEAD OPPICS -ROYAL EXCHANGE, LONDON. AGENTS MACBETH BARRETT, feci, Seach Street, r GOON YEN FRIENDS. ABE UOW DISPLA.ITIITG /I BEAUTIFUL
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 846 10 for sale. NOTICE. Guide to Penang, »Y THR LA’l'K E. F. Skertchly, r.n.s. umleisicnwl U* to _P“J>>'C e r bo i p!Ir»M. N Cl>« able, and orders promptly executed, at all hours of the day and mg i Branches. Malacca and Kuala Lumpur. JUST ECEIVED. Price 50 cents. Worth a
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