Straits Echo, 16 March 1908

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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. 6. $24 Pet Ao«um. PENANG, MONDAY, 16th MARCH, 1908. Single Copy, 10 cents. No. 62.
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      1080 1 GUINNESS'S STOUT. TIANG LEE Sl 00. a V SOLE AO ENTS. BASS’S ALE. C BANKS. > Chartered Bank of India, Hongkong Shanghai Australia and China. Banking Corporation. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER. je1.20u.000 1,475.000 £1,200,000 Paid up Capital Reserve Fund ftMorvo Liability of Proprietor» Head Office: HATTON COURT, THREADNEEDLE STREET, LONDON.
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      23 1 THE BEST BEER IN THE FAR EAST NOddlN m sP V 2k <0 PI > QJ to Cs >y 3K rOKTO TIAWd KE Jk
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    A Singapore Stockbroker’s Failure.
    1071 2 Searching CrosH-Lxami nation by a Creditor’s Counsel. When the public ex-tmiuatiou of Mr. H Latham was about to bo j roce ded with, before Mr. Justice Seicomlie Smith, iu the Council Chamber, this morning, says t bursday’s St>ait* Time*. Mr. C. Emerson paid the Official Assignee
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      102 2 II ow Diphtheria is Contracted. Oue often bear:* I he exptession, My child caught a seveie cold which developed into diphtheria." wheu ihe tiuth was tout the cold had simply left i he lit tie oue pai ncular ly buau’ptible to iho waudeiiiig diphtheria t*i. hou Chatube> lam’s uwb tvemeby
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      326 2 Cheap Week End Excursions to Selangor. 17HRST CLASS RETURN TICKETS will Ik) granted per 88. KiSlna," timed to leave Penang for Port Swettenliam every Saturday afternoon available only for letum per s s Perak,” or Pm Seng,” due to leave Port S wet ten ham on iho next afternoon and
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      1300 2 The RAGHALS AUTOPIANO, “A DELIGHTFUL COMPANION.” Wq invite you to vielt our SHOW ROOMS, when it will gi\c us pleasure to play you a selection on it. Easy terms of payment arranged. The ease with which it is manipulated aud tho magnificent rendering ot each piece, will be a revelation
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    VESSELS EXPECTED.
    41 3 Vessels From Agf >its Due Cyclops Singapore VV M .ACo. l^tbMar C. Apear Singapore V.A.A.Oo. 20 fb Benalder liOU'loU S.B &Co. 20rb Xubia ■^iniraporo G XCo. 20th G >azee Giasijow S B <kC-» 22ad Derauba Joloinbo \.a <%Co. JGtb
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    SAILINGS.
    35 3 Ve$r*‘* For A')» n't Lemfi Cyclops fjivo* p*»ol W.M &0o Mar. j. Apc.i Bor '-Jer C«lcu'ta *A > Co. jSmtpipnte S I'.&Co Nu‘»i i Colombo G -vCo. < jhaz“# jSinoap’rt'S.lt ACa. Depute Siaiprp JT8 *A0 ACo.
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      ARRIVALS.
      147 3 Indk.vm, Br. 8.H., 8.225. Mactarlane. 15ih Mar., Yokohama. 25th Jan., Gen.— 13. M Co. Putiai.a, Br B.b 1 929, Farqubarsou. 16th Mar, Singapore, 14th Mar., Gen.— H L &Co. Pin Sen**, Br. 8 s., 4 150, Elliston War rale, 15th Mar, Liverpool, 15th Feb., Gen.—W. M Co. Pekak, Br.
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      DEPARTURES.
      31 3 I6ih March. Padang, for Batu Bahra. Canton, for Pangkor and Teluk Ausou. Patiala for Rangoon and Calcutta. Flying Fish, for Port Weld and Taiping Deli, for Trang and I’ang Nga.
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      MAILS CLOSE.
      101 3 For Paugkaiau Brandau—Per Petrel, tomorrow, 1 pm. Deli Per Perak, to-movro.v, 1 p.ui. Asahan—Per Jin Ho, to-morrow, 1 p.ui. Tiang—Per Leong Ho, to-morrow, 1 p.ui. Port Swettenham and Singapore—Per Pin Seng, to-morrow, 8 p.m., Singapore—Per Muttra, to-morrow, 3 p m. Teluk Ausou—Per Hye Leong, to-morrow. 3 p m.
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    Passengers to the Straits.
    437 3 Per P. ami O. s.s. Nore, due at Pen&ug on 17th March To Penang (fiom London, Feb. 15) Hr. F. S H. Lamb, Mr. and Mrs. Dairy tuple and children. To Singapore (from Loudon) Mr. J. P. Hallawav. Mrs. B. Huut, Mrs. D. Freer, Mr. B-
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      792 3 P10, Steam Navigation Coy Expected Arrivals and-Departures. Mail Service. Outward Mar. 2 Deoanha connecting with Mongolia Apr. 9 Oceana do India 28 Delta do Victoria Homeward THROUGH STEAMER. Mar. 2/ ».8. Marmora (ealliug at Bombay). FARES BY MAIL STEAMERS. Ut Uls«a 8nd Class To London by Sea £66 £44 To
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      343 3 (SHIPPING,) HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINE. PASSENGER SERVICE. By the new steamers, Rhinania,” Habsburo,” Hoh ■bstaufen These steamers offer to the public tbo 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. Laundry on board. Doctor and
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    The Straits Echo.
    94 4 Jimticc sa,untie* everybody and justice alone £menmi. KnbllßhMl dally Konday*.) AT Til CRITERION PRESS, Ltd., No. 226—282, Beach Street, Penaug. PRICE DULY LOCAL pp, auiiuui ■I OUTSTAUoxh Postage Extra. MAIL EDITION (Poet Free) «15 CABLE ADDRESS Echo—Penang.' 1 Telephone No. 348. All booiueec couunmucauoua eliouid be auUio6«eti
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    A MARTYR TO SCIENCE.
    621 4 Probably no branch of science has been so carefully studied within recent years, and none certainly has contributed so much to the welfare of humanity at iarge as that which deals with the alleviation of human sutteiing. Our medical men may now be said to perform
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    The Most Popular Man in the Straits and the F. M. S.
    467 4 Mr. Lint Eow Hong Leading Easily. The following list, gives the state of the poll in the Echos Most Popular Man Competition up to 3 p.ra. to-day. Mr. Litn Eow HoDg has now further increased his lead i
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    Tin, Opium and Rice Quotations.
    377 4 The following business iu fin bus beer doue to-day Penang Penang Tip Exchauge, buyers, i o sell rs «bof Eastern Smeltiug 00., t buyers, no sellers **s Straits Tradiug C0., buyers, no sellers Singapore Straits Trading Co, 175 tous at 68| Opium is quoted here
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    Local Volunteers’ Rifle Meeting.
    855 4 Full List of Competitor» and Winners. The Peuang Volunteers’ Rifle Meeting, open to all Voluuteer Corps aud R fie A6socitlions in tbe Straits, took place on Saturday morning at tbe 4yer E'am Rauge Tbe programme contained five interesting items tbe first of whtcb was a Brick
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    The Police Courts.
    329 4 (Before Mr. Woferstan.) For being m yossessiou tor use for trade purposes of a false daehing .Tan Chiak t Chiuete hawker, was this morning finod leu dollars. Noor, a Malay youth, this uioi uiug pleaded not guilty to the charge of fradulentiv removing a cow which was
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    The Straits Attorney-Generalship.
    600 4 We. Hays Saturday's Free Press, learu tbaf is true that. Mr. Hraddell g<>es back to the Bench and that Mr. \V. G. Maxwell is appointed to act as Aftoruey-Geuera]. The I change will take place at the eud of the I month, and the reasou for the
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      734 4 for sale. PIANO returned fmm hire, iron frame, full comput'd, 225. ROBINSON PIANO Co, Ltd. Hi d Ob Id5 NOTICE OF SALE. BY ORDER OF THE MORTGAGEE, TO BE SOLD BY PUBLIC AUCTION, On Wed., 25th March. 1908, A T 10-30 A M AT LOGAN S BUILDINGS, BEACH STREET, The
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      The Pacific Fleet.
      228 5 (.sSupplied by Reuter.) Will lb‘turn via Sue/ (anal. London. 15t1i March —A telegram from Washington states that the Pacific Heel, which is under the command of Admiral Robley Evans, after calling at San Francisco, will visit Hawaii, Samoa, Melbourne, Syduey and the Philippine lslauds on its homeward
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      The Chartered Company.
      279 5 {Supplied bn Healer.) 1*1,<50,000 Second Debentures. Loudon, 15th Match —The Chartered Cotnpauy will create X 1 7*'»0,000 second debentures at per cent., uud offers shareholders a million sterliug pro ml i to theu present stock, repayable ou the Ist February, 11C/H, and certain special privileges. (An extraordinary
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      The “Tatsu Maru” Seizure.
      197 5 {Supplied by Reuter.) steamer to tie Released To-tla). Loudon, B.th March.-A telegram from Pekiug states that the negociatious between China and Japau, which took place at Pekiug, regarding the seizure of the Tatsu Main, have resulted iu China approving of the draft of the documeut and
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      Macedonia.
      73 5 (Bupph*-< tiler.') The Multan ami ilie Powers*. Lotulon, 15th March. —Tin Porte uas agreed to a renewal, for a term of seven year*, of the mandate* of the Foreign officials iu MacedoniaMultan's Decision Hastened by British Proposal. Loudon, 10th March.—A telegram from Constantinople states that it ia thought the
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      Prince Kuni of Japan.
      41 5 (Supplied hy l{enter Visit to the Mpanish King. London, lthh March.— Priuco Kuui of Japan, who was attached to the btail’ of tieueral KuroUi during the Puhao-Japauese War, is ou a visit to King Alfonso of Spaiu.
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      Germany.
      31 5 by Reuter.) olonial Railways Loudon. 15th Alarcb.— It is reported from Berltu that the Buudersrath has voted the funds for the construction of colonial railways to cost 7j million sterliug.
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      The Aniline Industry.
      74 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) German Competition. Loudon, 15th March.—Mr. W: H. Lever. Liberal Member for the Wirral Division of Cheshire and bead of the firm of Lever Bros the famous HoapUianufacurers, speaking at Port Sunlight said that, owing to the Dew British Patent Laws, a German Auiliue Company
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    British Supremacy in Kelantan and Tringganu.
    835 5 Its Kedah Included? A few days ago, says the Strait# Timer, we anuouuced that negotiations were in progress for the recognition by Simi of British supremacy in regard to the Native States of Tringgauti and Kelautau. We lielieve we are correct iu stating that
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    RANGOON.
    2190 5 An Impressiou of 1 lie Town and the Famous Pagoda. "By Southern Graft j It was 60Uie time ago that the writer visited Rangoon but the impressions he received then of the capital of Burma and the world-famous pagoda which stands withiu its precincts are still very vivid and
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    Government Gazette.
    693 5 The Government Gazette of March 13, contains the following items of information The Regulations made by the Governor in Council for the management of dairies and the sale of milk iu the rural districts of Peuaug and Proviuea Wellesley are published for geueral informal iou. Mr. T. Heffermau
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    Passengers.
    199 5 Arrived. Ter 8.8. Putiah. from Singapoie Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Roper, Mr. and Mrs. Can Yen P*i and cUUdwo, Messra. Hardouia H Tuao. Per 88. Perak, from Port Swettenham Messrs O. Cooper. H. T. Pelts. A. Davis. Gibb, Mr. and Mrs. Scott. Miss Moorhouse From Singapore Capt. Nielson,
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    FIXTURES.
    60 5 To-D A T 14th Day ot 2nd Moou. Town Baud, Esplanade, 9 to 11 p.ni. Matsuo’s Cinematograph, corner of Peuaug Road aud Campbell Street, 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. To-morrow 15th Day of 2ud Moon. Karaugiu Tin Mining Co. Half-yearly Meet in noon. Matsuo’s Cinematograph, corne*" of Pen«n> Road
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    MAILS DUE.
    24 5 China (Goehen) 17 hM u Gerinau \P>i'>zß'o. L itpoltl ...18 h E glish De aeha) ...20 h China Oceana) 9 h Anr
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    THE MOON.
    19 5 O Full Moou A1 ir. 18‘h Last Quarter 25tb O N®w .\Io<»u Apr. Ut. Fust Quarter 8fh
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      32 5 Oonosan in a Hippy combination of Kawa Kanin» with Oleum Santali in the properpan of 1 part Kawa Kawa to 4 part.* Oleum. S&otal curat» easily, uo CouapliuitioDS. AH ■cli'jmista aod dealer».
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      31 5 Gonosau cap-tiles contain only the purest E»st Indiau Sandal wo»»i «ni and Kaw» Kawa The first duset quickly removes violent irHimnntorv symptoms, bot-s of 40 capsules, at all dealers iidi. Chemists.
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      166 5 For Singapore, Hongkong, Swatow and Amoy. r s s. Hong Moh. Ciptaiu K 8. Ha in 1. bridge. is expec’ed ti» arrive heie on Wednesday, and will leave f«>r the above ports on Friday, the 20>biust, at o p.m. For freight or passage apply to KOE GUAN Co., Agent* fur
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      299 5 (NOTICE OF SALE. BV UKDEU Ob THE MuKTUAOEK. TO HE 801,1» BY PUBLIC AUCTION, On Wed., 25th March, tOOS, AT 12 NOON. At Logan's Building*, Jirucli street. The property of SHEYNA CASSIM, of CbuIia Street. All that piece of laud messuages and hereditaments situate 'in the District of Taojoug Peuaigre
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    Municipal Commission.
    633 6 Official Minutes. Minu'es ot a Meeting ot the Municipal Commissioners held on Thursday, the 27th Febiuary, 19^8 Present. F. J. Hallifax, Esq. (President). L H. Clayton, E:-q. Quah Beng Kee, E-q. Abeent. Lim Eu Toh, Esq. J W. Hallifax, Esq. 1. The miuutes ot tue last meeting are
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    PLENTY TO EAT, BUT STARVING.
    475 6 I hat is the Condition ok M«-v People Afflicted with St -mach Troubles; The Little Thbv Eat Does Thui No Good Their St tews ark Starved For ".«nt of Noubu vknt Dr. Williams’ Pink Pill*. I Have Cured Ihousand» ok Suoh Sui fbrkrb. Here is
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    EXCHANGE.
    126 6 PINANQ, lt>XH MaRCU. {By eonrtety of the Chartered Bank.) Loudon Demand Bank ..2/8| 4 months’ sight Bank ..2 4-^,. W 3 Credit l .2/4-fo 3 Documentary ...2 4$ Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs 17 1 3 «lays’ sight Private 175 t Bombay. Dunand Bank 173^ Mouimein, Demand Ban! 17 3
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    PRODUCE.
    191 6 fold leaf $65.40 Pepper( W.Coaat 31b».5 oz no stock -VhiUs Pepper $lB 50 tellers Trang Pepper 13 7o sales 'j Uoves (picked) 31 buyers i JJ B** 8 75. -sellers «ace Pickings 57 .—buyers Nutmegs 11 Os li-sellers SNo i 5.80 sales -I ho stock Basket 3.52£ sales rapioca
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    SHARES.
    766 6 I V i j 7“ 5 I I Number ot -5 s j j I I Capital. Shares > Last Dividend. Name. X .2 5 issued. 's s ~z j 1 I I <* I j 111 1 .L_ J w 1903 <KK 30.000 10 10 25 for year
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    P. & O. SAILINGS.
    37 6 P. O. SAILINGS. Mail Service. Ou. wards. Homewards. Dcvanha 2'i Mar. I Marmora 27 Mar Oceana 9 Apr. Delhi n Apr. Extra Service. Outwards. Homewards. Nore 17 Mar. I Nubia 21 Mar M I Mrnil, 4 Apr.
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    Martyrs to Science.
    936 7 People, particularly those who fly to the Idoctor at the first hiut of illness, are food of [complaining that medical men are still so helpless in the face of serious disease. There is some truth in the complaint, and we tear that the cynicel estimate of medicine
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    Canton-Hankow Railway.
    105 7 Tremendous Deficit in Account*. A rEKMENDOC* d. fi.-if, writes ih~ Ch no \fai V C-uiwu correspondent. on the 18 li ul* is reported in the capital accunt of tli •lauton-Hankow Ktilway Comp my owitu to previous mismanagement Of tie £8 000,0 0 which has been collected as tto
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    The Chino-Siam Bank.
    252 7 The prospectus of a new Bauk to beestal*. lished in Baogk k under the name of tbe Bengk Chiu Siam is now to be seen about the town, says tbe Bangkok Time». It ia a loug strip of paper printed in Siamese. The firm of oo Seng
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    The Opium Department in Bangkok.
    316 7 The Bangkok Times has beeu officially informed that the Siamese Ministry of Finance does not admit any reversal of its pol cy in dealiug with the opium monopoly. 1 be policy of the year 127 is to be the same as that now being pursued
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    A Successful Public Speaker.
    222 7 The successful public speaker must cultivate the difficult art of repartee. Winston Churchill was once informed by a lady that she liked his politics better than his moustache. Madame,” he replied, "youare not likely to come into contact with either.” Then there is the story of
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    How Japanese Women GO Abroad.
    117 7 O'* Sunday evening says the Jipan Timtg i the Ist uit.. about 18 s wearing Men’s utti>e were seen wa king in odo of tbe Yokohama streets. Both manner and apearauce being suspicious, a policeman fol- > wed them. No sooner were they conscious •iat
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      1152 7 BAXTER Co BEST NAVY CANVAS. SANDILANDS, BUTTERY Co. INSURANCES. General Accident Fire and Life Assurance Corporation, Ltd. DAVID CORSAR SON S WELL-KNOWN EXTRA NAVY CANVAS, No- 0. SANMUNDS. RUTTED» Co WE have beeu appointed Amenta for tbe above C'ompauv for Penang, Province Wellesley, aud tbe State of Perak, and are
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      32 7 Kheumatism. No externil application i* «qiial to hfrlaiu’H Pain K ti m. Prompt re i«f tollo»* Ha u«o. A trul w u f-onfiuo* you of it» »up*<iior meijt. Tht> Toa-p V>*t*an>9*. Awotg,
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      57 7 Beware of Frequent Colds. A succession of colds or a protracted cold 8 almost ceitaiu to end in cbiouic catarrah, trotu which lew persoutj evor wholly recover. Give c<*|.l i ha attention it deserves and vou may avoid this disagreeable disease. Cham'*»laiu's Cough Remedy is famous (or its curca ot
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      789 8 W. MANSON, American Dentist, Late uf Dr. Allen Co., Pha, U.S.A. THE IDEAL PERFUME NOTICE. Chaiges Model ate, Consultation Free. EEBIMNO AT No. 21a, Penang Road. A few doors from the Eastern and Oriental Hotel. 6 mtha. UPTON'S TEAS WERE AWARDED THE GOLD MEDAL AT THE PARIS EXHIBITION. AGENTS, PENANG:
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    The Mysterious Bigamist.
    3151 9 Sentenced to Seven Years’ Penal Servitude. Arthur livae, the deutist who ha» parsed under many other names, wept bitterly when sentenced to seven years penal servitude for bigamy at the Bristol Assizes on the 13' li ult He was also sentenced to live years lor fraud, the
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    Opium.
    1394 9 i 1 Will the Chinese Official Suppress Smoking bays C.B.” iu the China Mail of the 27th ult. The remarks made by Mr. U. H. Boss at the recent meeting of the Chamber of Commerce regarding the attitude of the Chinese Government iu connection with the suppression of opium
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    The Future of the Earth.
    1652 9 A short time aeon publication appeared in VVfsaw entitled “Th- World and Mm,” in which» number oflemied Polish anthori* i ties elaborated a series t>f s’udies on the principal prob'ems of science m tho lieh* jof the doctrine of evolution. A contribution by Professor W.
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      71 9 Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. Tbi» medicine is well known for it» prompt cures of bowel complaint, which is ,iI ways more or less prevalent at this reason of the year. An attack of darrlioea is liable to came on without warning,. »nd if a bottle of Chamberlain’s Colic,
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      44 9 Dangers of Influenza. The great dauger from intiuen/a is of it» remitting in pneumonia. Tim can be obviated bv using Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy. It not only cures intluen/a but Counteract» nuv tendency of the disease toward» pneumonia. The Oeorgn Town Pispeusarv, Wholes’ o Agent»
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    Chinese Character.
    1082 10 Tuu llev. J. Macgowau, author of 1 Lie luipe tal History of China,” has written a new book entitled ‘Sidelights ou Chinese Life.” The Spectator, in a lengthy review, says Mr. Macgowan is able to give the reader who does not know China an almost complete p cture
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      493 10 THE DISPENSARY, PHARMACEUTICAL DISPENSING CHEMISTS. JUST RECEIVED FINEST DRUGS, IHEM1CAI S ATEN!' MRIJCINES GOLD NICKEL SPECTACLES, MOTOR JOHANN FABER'S SIATI0NEE7. GOGGLES. ANTISEPTIC HAIR WASH AND TONIC. ALL THE POPULAR ENG! ISH AMERICAN and FRENCH PATENT MEDICINES and PERFUMERY K E P TINS T 0 0 h 15 cents per box.
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