Straits Echo, 13 February 1908

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  • Title Section
    Masthead
    39 1 Straits Echo i i DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY. I V Ol#. 6. $24 Per Annum. PENANG, THURSDAY, 13th FEBRUARY, 1908. Single Copy, 10 cents. No. 35.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
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      1115 1 TIANQ LEE Co. Ha o K DC V o W C/3 ;y| CO as C/3 5 C/3 OC UJ i" >» z SB <2 rr: S EflDffi a SOLE AGENTS. BANKS. Chartered Bank of India, Hongkong Shanghai Australia and China. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER. Banking Corporation. X 1,200,000 X 1,475,000
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      25 1 THE BEST BEER IN THE FAR EAST KOddJN m vT Cb 2x CO > "O CO > > 'r £d tom o TIANQ LEE A Co., S#/# Ammtu
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    Will to be Photographed.
    217 2 The Hon. Mr. Hugh Fort applied to Mr. Justice Fisher, at Singapore on Monday, on behalf of Syed Omar bin Mobamed Alsagoff, for probate of the will of the late Hussein bin Alwee bin llassan Alsagoff, who died in Atabia on March 2, Plo7. Syed Mobamed
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    Lion Hunting.
    788 2 Major Jinx ton’s Adventures. Major O. C. Buxtou, of Duustou Hall, Norfolk, has had an exciting lion-hunting experience in British East Africa, wheie he has beeu travelling since November. In a letter which reached England on the flth ult. lie says that on December 12 he heard a
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      128 2 How a South African Merchant Warded oft* an Attack of Pneumonia. There is always cause for alarm when a severe cold is accorapauied by paiu iu the chest,. Mr. li. L. Le Grange, who is manager of a stole at Jansenville, C. 0., believes Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy is better than
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      671 2 Something Good. Cbamberlaiu’s Cough Remedy is good when you first take cold; good when your cold is seated and your lungs are sore; good when you cannot sleep for coughing. The George Town Dispensary, Wholesale Agents. MUNICIPAL NOTICE. PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS. “CHAP 00H HEH.” OWNERS of horses are
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      446 2 FussellW Milk and Cream (BUTTERFLY BRAND) Any lady, in this district, who goes to a Fancy Dress Ball as “Fussell’s Milk” or Butterfly Brand, stands a good chance of winning a Gold, Silver, or Gun Metal Watch, by sending her photograph of the Costume, with description on the back, to
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      620 2 TO LET. ODOVVN ami premises No. 21, GladI stone Hoad. Immediate entry. Apply 30-1-08 53 BOU3TEAD Co. TO LET. A LDEN,” No. 43, NORTH AM A. ROAD, Partly Furnished. Apply to P. J. DUVAL, 3-1-08 4 c jo W. Mansfield Co. CHOW THYE ROAD, OFF NORTHAM ROAD. TO LET. Five
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    VESSELS EXPECTED.
    36 3 Vessels Front Agents Due Pat b&u (Jiasgow S.BACo. 13th Feb P. Ludwig Colombo BM.ACo. 1' 9th Palawau Singapore A.G.ACo. 22nd Bendoran London S.B.&Co. 24th Marmora Colombo A O.ACo 27th Beucleucb Singapore S.B.&C'o, 28 th
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    SAILINGS.
    36 3 Yestteh 1 For i Ay cut* Lent a Pat ban L. Singapore 1 3 B.&Oo. Fob. P. Ludwig Singapore H.M <fcCo. Palawau Colombo G &Co. Benduran China S.B.&Co. Marmora Singapore A.G &Co. Bencltjudr Londou S.B.ACo.
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  • Shipping.
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      ARRIVALS.
      91 3 Janet Nicoll, Hr. s s., 474, Hell, 12th Feb., Tavoy, 7th Feb., Gen.—E. S. Co., Ltd. Vidar, Hr. s.s, 191. Gully, 12th Feb., Malacca, 11th Feb., Gen.—E. S. Co., Ltd. Malaya, Ger. s s., 348, Loewe, 13th Feb., Deli, 12th Feb., Tobacco. —B. M.& Co. Patkiu, Ger. s.s., 269,
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      DEPARTURES.
      22 3 13th February. Perak, for Deli. Sappho, for Tongkab. Jin Ho, for Asahan. Avagyee, for Tongkah. Canton, for Pangkor and Teluk Auson
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      MAILS CLOSE.
      194 3 For Rangoon—Per Fitzpatrick, to-morrow, 10 a.m. Port Swettenham A, Malacca —Per Vidar, to-morrow, neon. Port Swettenham aud Singapore—Per Otnapere, to-morrow, 1 p.m. Langkat aud Pangkalan Hraudan—Per Ban Whatt Soon, to-morrow, 1 p.m. Ceylon, Australasia, ludia, Aden, Mauritius, Egypt and via Briudisi for Europe etc. Per Peninsular, to-morrow, 6
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    Passengers to the Straits.
    208 3 Per P. aud O. s.s. Borneo, due at Penang on 18th February To Penang (from Loudon, Jan. 18) Mr. C. B. Coulson, Mr. C. J. Buxton, Miss R. Waite, Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Johnson, Mr. D. King. Miss Simpa, Mr. H. Furnival, Mr. D. Mac
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      1251 3 (SHIP PI NO.) P. 0. Steam Navigation Coy. Expected Arrivals and Departures. Mail Service. Outward Feb. 13 Delhi connecting with 27 Marmora do Mar. 12 Malta do 26 Devauha do Apr. 3 Oceana do Homeward China Muldavca H imala ya Mongolia India THROUGH STEAMER. Mar. 28 s.s. Marmora (calling at
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      148 3 For Singapore, Hongkong, Swatow and Amoy. rpHK s.s. 11ony Moll, Captain Dawson, is expected to arrive here on Saturday, and will leave for the above port son Monday, the 17th iuMt.,at 3 p.ui. For freight or passage apply to KOE «UAN Co., A*jents for WEE BIN Co. of Singapore. Penang.
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    The Straits Echo.
    96 4 Justice satisfies everybody and justice alone— Emerson. Published dally (except Sunday a.) AT TUB CRITERION PRESS, Lid., No. 226—232, Beach Street, Peuaug. PRICE: DAILY LOCAL per annum OUTBTATIONS Postage Extra. MAIL EDITION (Poet Free) $l5 CABLE ADDRESS Echo —Penang." Telephone No. 343. Jf.B. All business communications should
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    THE BRITISH INDIAN IN SOUTH AFRICA.
    704 4 I Yesterday's wires inform us that Reuter’s Johannesburg correspondent reports that Asiatic registration has been resumed and that Mr. Gandhi and another leader of the Indian community have expressed their willingness to register themselves, but were forcibly prevented from taking the step by a
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    Tin, Opium and Rice Quotations.
    751 4 The following business in tin lias been done to-day Penang Peuaug Tin Exchange, > i buyers, no sellers Straits Tradiug Co., 25 tons at 65^’ Eastern Smelting Co., 50 65$ Singapore Straits Tradiug Co., 50 651 Total... 125 tons. Tin is quoted in London to-day
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    The Police Courts.
    938 4 (Before Messrs. Wolferstan and Scolt Attempted Extortion. Kassim, a Malay, was this morning arraigned on the charge of attempting to extort money by putting a person in fear of 1 bodily injury. The complainant, Naina Mahomed, a Kling cloth shop-keeper of No. 28 Chulia Street, stated that
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  • PUBLIC OPINION.
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      REGISTRATION OF DEATHS.
      324 4 Thk Indians’ Vikw. To the Editor of rnE Straits Echo, Deak Sir, Auent your report about the proceeds of the meeting held to protest agaiust u f proposed legislation in regard to the rp- I t rat ion of deaths, I feel bound, ag Indian, to make
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    Penang Cricket Club.
    411 4 Lawn Tennis Tournament. Following were the results ot the ties played yesterday Mixed Double Handicap. Mrs. Neubronuer and G. R. K. Mugliston beat Miss IJoyd and H. C. Sells, 6—2; 6—2. Single Handicap, Class B. Jack Jennings w. o. from Dr. Keuu. Double Handicap (unfinished tie). W.
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      273 4 GRAND OPENING NIGHT, TO-MORROW, Friday 14th February, li)08. JAPANESE ACROBATIC SHOW. TOWN HALL, PENANG. From London and on the way back to Japan FOR A SHORT SEASON AT THE KUALA KANGSAR ROAD THEATRE HALL, Wonderful and Sensational JAPANESE FEATS. Do not miss the opportunity, ONE NIGHT ONLY! ONE NIGHT ONLY!!
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      Singapore.
      88 5 Echo Special.) Serious Fire in a Drug Store. Singapore, 13th Feb.—At 3 o’clock this morning a fire broke out in Phillip Street in Mr. Low Kim Pong’s drug store which was gutted, the adjoining buildings being damaged slightly. The total contents were insured for over 5100,000. The cause of
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      The Powers and Morocco.
      69 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) France’# Request to Spain. London, 13th Fet).—lt is reported from Madrid that France has tent a note to Spain requesting her to take a more active part in Morocco and to send a force to do rather more than the Spaniards did at
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      Turkey and Persia.
      36 5 {Supplied by Reuter.) The Evacuation of Siyhulak. Loudon, 13th Feb.—lt is stated from Constantinople that the evacuation of Siybulak is officially reported. This is largely ascribed to the representations of the Persian Ambassador.
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      Natal Government Attacked.
      46 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) Is It a Coincidence.' London, 12th Feb. —Mr. Keir Hardie’s arrival at Durbau coincides with violent attacks bv the English Radical Press on the Natal Government on account of the conduct of the Zululaud expedition and the prosecution of Diui/.ulu.
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      The Suffragettes.
      70 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) Raring Haiti on the House of Commons. London, 12th Feb. —The Suffragettes made a daring raid on the House of Commons yesterday. They drove up to the entrance of St. Stephen’s concealed in pantechuicon vaus, with the object of surprising the Police, but their inability
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    The Lieutenant-Governor of Burma on Tour.
    413 5 Arrival at Victoria Point. ai (From a Correspondent.) llis Honour Sir Herbert Thirkell White, ko.ik., i,c 8., Lieut.-Governor of Burma, L accompanied by Lady White, Miss White Lj and Mr. G. F. Arnold, n a i c.s., bis Private Secretary, arrived at Victoria Point,
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    Army and Navy Notes.
    705 5 (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, 24th Jan. The China Squadron. Thu cruiser Royal Arthur, Captain R E. R. Beuson, with naval reliefs for the China Station, left Portsmouth on the 19th lust, aud will carry out her itinerary already laid down in these notes. Commander M.
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    A Malayan Motor Race.
    268 5 lpoh to Malaria. It is rumoured, says the lpoh paper, that 1 a motor race from lpoh to Malacci and back is one of the possibilities of the near future. We hope this is true, for if properly arranged to be a test of reliability as
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    Taiping Notes.
    332 5 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Taiping, 11th Feb. Sport. A team from H. M. S. Mon mouthy on the invitation of the Perak Club, paid a visit to Taiping on Thursday last aud had a.ffjfcodly contest at football with a picked Tftipiog team. Taiping having won the toss, the
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    Malayan Companies.
    183 5 Thk followiug information regarding mining aud pl»ntiug companies m Malaya is given m the London and China Express of the 24th ult-: Lauadrou Rubber. The statutory meetiug of the Lanadron Rubber Estates, Limited, was held at the Cannon-street Hotel, E. C., on 23rd Jan. Mr- Andrew Mcllwraith (chairman),
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    Rubber Share Market.
    330 5 Messrs. ,1. Russell Grant A Co.*s i Report. London, Jan. 23rd. i Thb Rubber Share Market for the most part of the week has been very dull, but there is a distinctly better tendency at the time of writing, and prices in a good many cases show
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    Kramat Pulai, Limited.
    1643 5 1,264 Acres of Mining Land. The statutory meeting of shareholders of Kramat Pulai, Limited, was held at Winchester House, Loudon, E.C., on the 17th ult., under the presidency of Sir William Hood Treacher, k c.m the chairmau of the company. The Secretary, Mr. Harry Moseley,, having read
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    Passengers.
    54 5 Arrived. Per s.s. Delhi. from London Mr. and Mrs. Boyd, child and 2 infants, Mr W. Proudlock. Mr. R. Wilson, Mr. W. Kil ick. From Colombo Col. aud Mrs. Morgan, Mrs. Hubbock aud child, Mr. Burzback, Mr. G. S. Brown. Departed. Per s.s. Delhi, for Singapore Mr. C C.
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    FIXTURES.
    76 5 To-dat. 12th Day of Ist Moon. Municipal Commission, 3-30 p.iu. P. C. C. Teuuis Tournament. Matsuo s Cinematograph, corner of Penang Road and Campbell Street, 7 p.rn. and 9 p.m. To-morrow. I3;h Day of Ist Moon. P. C. C. Tennis T burnameut. I own Band, Esplanade, fi to 7
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    MAILS DUE.
    17 5 China Peninsular ...14th Feb. China (Prim Heinrich) ...18th Germau (Prim Ludwij) ...19th English Marmora ...27th
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    THE MOON.
    19 5 O Full Moon Feb. 17th Last Quarter 25th O New Moon Mar. 3rd First Quarter n 10th
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    P. & O. SAILINGS.
    38 5 P. O. SAILINGS. Mail Service. Outwards. Homewards. )[ar,nora k 7 Feb. I Peninsular 11 Feb. Malta 12 Mar. Devanha 211 Hxtra Service. Outwards Homkwakus. Borneo 20 F*-b. I Palawan, 22 Feb. Pern -i Mir. I Nubia 21 Mar.
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      229 5 WANTED ry\ WO COMPETENT COMPOSITORS. 1. Apply to THE MANAGER. Straits Echo Office. FOR SALE CHEAP, \NE 8-TON STEAM ROAD ROLLER > l>y Avehug and Porter. Must sell at once to clear an account. Any reasonable offer will obtain it. Apply, ROLLER,” LJ-2 OH <5O c o StraitB Echo. Koninkiijke
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    In Interesting Breach of Promise Case.
    1236 6 LOVERS DISCUSS THEIR TEMPERS. <ioarr<‘l in a Garden. Miss Elizabeth Ethel Cooke, a goodlooking young milliuer of Wallasey, Cheshire, at, Liverpool last mouth obtained £3O damages for breach of promise against George Henry Radforth, a Liverpool butcher Defendant, in his pleadings, denied having made
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    The Art of Life.
    250 6 Golf Maxims. Lord Avebury, who was recently elected R°ctor of St. Andrews University, in succession to Mr. Andrew Carnegie, was formally installed in the office on the lOtb ult. Principal Sir James Donaldson, Vice-Chancellor of the University, presided. The Rector said that there never was a
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    Diamonds Case.
    442 6 The Mysterious Document. In our last Saturday’s issue we gave an account of the Diamonds Case” in which M. Lemoine, a French engineer, is charged with defrauding Sir Julius Werner, the director of I)e Beers Diamond Company, of JEd4,OOO bv pretending be had found a process of making
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    EXCHANGE.
    120 6 Pbnawo. 13th Februabt. (By courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Sank ...2/8f 4 months’ sight Bank ...2/4 T 3 ff »«iit 3 Documentary ...2/4 Calcutta, Demand Bank Ka. 1734 3 days’ sight Private 1754 Bombay, Damand Bank 173| Mouimein, Demand Bank 1734 3 days’ sight Private 1754 Madras,
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    PRODUCE.
    165 6 Jold leaf $65.40 B. Pepper( W .Coast 31b5.5 oz.) no stock White Pepper 18.25 tellers Trang Pepper iu email supply Cloves (picked) 27.50 buyers Mace 75. —tellers Mace Pickings 55. —buyers Nutmegs 110 s 23£ —tellers SNo. 1 5.30 sales 2 no stock Basket 3.50 sales Tapioca Flour 1.80
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    MARKET PRICES.
    187 6 Penang, 13th Fbbbuabt, 1908. Bbee— ets. Soup per catty 23 Roast 14 Steaks 23 Stew or Curry Meat 16 Rump Steak 24 Ox Tail each 25 Tongue 50 Feet 13 Heart 25 Liver per catty 28 Pork Pork per catty 40 Pig’s Head 18 Feet 24 Tongue 30
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    SHARES.
    582 6 Last Dividend. Name. s*. 3 PQ Alining. Bruang Ltd. p. c. for 1903. interim for 1907. interim for 07 A 2/ bonus paid January IttOl. for 1907. p. c. interim for 1907 p.c. for yr ending 30/6/06 interim for 1907. .30 p.c. for 06 A 10 int. 07 do.
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      41 6 Every Bottle Guaranteed. This is «lone wiili Chamberlain's C.uijjli Remedy, ami if you are uot satisfied afler using two-thirds of the bottle accord to directions, return what is left aud your money will lie letuuded. The (Jeorge Town Dispensary, Wholesale Agents.
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      32 6 Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Absolutely Harmless. Every mother should know that CbamItei laiu’s Cough Remedy is peifectly safe for children to take, as it contains nothing harmful- The George Town Dispensary, Wholesale Ageut9.
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      100 6 MACKAY’S LttflEUR WHISKY. y ab-tell’s brandy. (Masters' Champagne. Andrew Usher Co.’s SPECIAL RESERVE O.V.G. Whisky. SANDIUNDS. BUTTERY Co.. AGENTS FOR PENA NO F. M. S. THE CELEBRATED “S. B. Co.” GIN IN BED CASES. Sant!Hands, Buttery Co BORDEN'S PEERLESS BRAND EVAPORATED CREA1. Absolute Pupity Guaranteed, AGENTS: SANDILANDS, BUTTERY A Co..
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    Hydrophobia in Japan.
    66 7 On the loth ult. a large black dog bit five persons in Hayabusa-cho, Kojimacbi. The victims were taken to the hospital at once for surgical treatment. The dog was killed by policemen, and found later to lie affected with hydrophobia. When the mail left Viscount Sugi, the
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    As Others See Os.
    98 7 Mr. Prat ten, Managing Director of Taylor Bros 3am manufacturers of Sydney, Hobart and Brisbane, has just got back to Sydney from a tour through the Far East. He trives his impressions in the Sydney Daily Telegraph. Of us he says:—ln the Malay Peninsula 1 was
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    Leap Year Tradition.
    132 7 The Leap year tradition, whereby women are permitted to "propose” every fourth year, is said to spring out of a wild legend about St. Patrick. St. Bridget, sad because so many of her countrywomen were unmarried, applied to St. Patrick for a solution of the difficulty, whereupon
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    Population of France.
    138 7 The Size of the Families. The French Ministry of Public Works publishes now and then the results of the census taken in France in 1901. The latest returns to be published deal with the interesting subject of the of families in France. The number of families in
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    The Wrong Bride.
    356 7 More marriages are probably consummate! in the mouth of January than in any other mouth of the year and to this congestion, so to speak, of matrimony ia perhaps attributable the following awkward blunder, says the Japan Times. It was in Ochiai machi, Miuiasaka Province, that one
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      843 7 BAXTER Co.’s BEST NAVY CANVAS. SANDILANDS, BUTTERY Co. DAVID CORSAR SON’S WELL-KNOWN EXTRA NAVY CANVAS, No. 0. SANMUNnS. BUTTERY Co, PERFUMERYINSURANCES. John BazEey White Bros.' PORTLAND CEMENT, “LION BRAND.” Sandilands, Buttery Co., AGENTS. PENANG F. M. 8. BURRELL Co.’s BOILED RAW LINSEED OILS, PAINTS TURPENTINE TO BE HAD RETAIL FROM
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      64 7 Pneumonia. Old people and tin no who have weak liint-s cannot he too careful in guarding against this disease. Pneumonia always results from a cold or an attack of influenza, andean lie prevented by the timely use of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. We have as yet to hear of an attack
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      857 8 W. MANSON, American Dentist, Late of Dr. Allen CoPha, U.S.A. THEM GHEE ft Co. Charges Moderate, Consultation Free. KKHIDINO AT No. 21a, Penang Road. A few doors from the Eastern and Oriental Hotel. G mth» UPTON’S TEAS WERE AWARDED THE GOLD MEDAL AT THE PARIS EXHIBITION. AGENTS PENANG: PATERSON, SIMONS
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