Straits Echo, 22 April 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. 0. $24 I’er Annum, PENANG, WEDNESDAY, 22nd APRIL, 1908. Single Copy, 10 cents. No. 92.
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      1025 1 GUINNESS’S STOUT. TIANG LEE Co. >v Y <2 ■a--7 ItitM SOLE 4 HEISTS. BASS’S ALE. BANKS. Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER. Hongkong Shanghai Banking Corporation' £1,200.000 X 1.475,000 .£1,200,000 Paul tip Capital Kexervo Fund Reserve Liability of Proprietor» Head Office: HATTON COURT, TIIREADNEEDLE STREET,
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      26 1 THE BEST BEER IN THE FAR EAST.! m: a®? V 4 r^> a. crX > a H Ci '75 ir® /o/nro TIAWQ LEE A Co., So/e Ajtmtg*
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    Chinese Women in Politics.
    1179 2 Pei haps the most remarkable developmeut in the domestic economy of China within recent days was that witnessed on Sunday, says the Hongkong Telegraph of the 7th inst., when a thousand Chinese women, wearing the garb of mourning, assembled to protest against the high-handed action of
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    PENANG TURF CLUB. AUTUMN MEETING, 1908.
    906 2 Tuesday, tlie 28th July, Thursday, the 30th July, aud Saturday, the 1st August, 1908. PROPOSED PROGRAMME To bo considered and if approved to be passed at a General Meeting to be called for the purpose. NOTICE. —No amendments to this Programme will be considered
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      387 2 Gonosan is a happy combination of Kawa Resins with Oleum Santali in the proportion of 1 part Kawa Kawa to 4 parts Oleum. Santal cures easily, no complications. All chemists ami dealers. NOTICE. THE FEDERAL LIFE INSURANCE CO. (OF CANADA.) I HAVE appointed Messrs. Sandilands, Buttery Company, Beach Street, to
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      303 2 '“One Moment Please.” Are you looking for a really good piano, at a REASONABLE PRICE? If so, it will pay you to visit our Show Rooms, where you will find all the Best MAKERS represented. Prices terms will astonish you. Has it ever occurred to you, that for $100 you
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      1263 2 “DE SUMATRA POST.” Daily Published at Medan-Deli, IS THE LEADING NEWSPAPER OF SUMATRA. NOTICE. BY ORDER OF THE MORTGAGEE, Mr J R McFarlane is instructed to put up for sale by PUBLIC AUCTION, On Friday 1st May, 1908 AT 11 A.M., IN THE AHCHWAY OF LOGANS 1 BUILDINGS, BEACH STREET,
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    VESSELS EXPECTED.
    40 3 Vessel* From Age*** Delta A-G ACo. 23rd Ap>* Benarty London 8 B ACo. 24th Buelow Colombo P, M ACo. 29 th Japan Singapore A.A.A-Co. 1st May Braemar Glasgow S B ACo. 4 h Delhi Colombo A.G.ACo. 7th t
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    SAILINGS.
    25 3 Vessel» For A‘ien‘* l.eare'Delta Benarty Bueiow Japan Braemar Delhi Singapore Singapore Singapore Calutta LiTerpool Singapore a S.B.ACo. B.MACo, A.AA.Co. SBACo. A.G.ACo. 1 Apr. May.
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    P. & O. SAILNGS.
    36 3 P. O. SAILNGS. Mail Service WUTWAtIIS. HoiMKWAKIi» Delta 23 Ayr. I Malta 25 Ayr. Delhi 7 May. D'vanha 9 May. Extra Service. Outwards Homewards. Caudia 22 Ayr. j Nore 15 May. Ceylon. 28 I Japan 29
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  • Shipping.
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      ARRIVALS.
      43 3 laroha, Br. s.s., 3,657, Jacobs, 22nd Apr., Smgapore, 20th Apr., Gen.—H. L. Co. Kum Sano, Br. s.s 2.077, Buller, 21st Apr., Calcutta, 16th Apr., Gen.— B. Co. Fook Sano, Br. s.s., 1,987, Mitchell, 22nd Apr, Hougkong, 12th Apr., Gen.— B. A Co.
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      DEPARTURES.
      39 3 22nd April. Taroba, for Negapatam and Madras. Vidar, for Teluk Anson. Calypso for Deli. Candia, for Port Swettenham, Singapore, China and Japan. Tong Chay Un, for Pangkor. Flying Fish, for Port Weld and Taiping. Fook Sang, for Calcutta.
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      MAILS CLOSE.
      243 3 For Singapore, China aud Japan—Per Delta, to-morrow, 9 a m. Pangkalan Brandan—Per Petrel, tomorrow, 1 p.m. Deli -Per Perak, to-morrow, 1 p.m, Asaban—Per Mary Austin, to-morrow, 1 p.m. Port Swettenham and Malacca—Por Cornelia, to-morrow, 1 p.m. Trang—Per Leong Ho, to-.morrow, 1 p.m, Pulau Langkawi, Perlis and Setul.—Per Un
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    Passengers to the Straits.
    230 3 Per P. and O. ss. Victoria, connecting with the steamer Delta at Colombo due at Penang on 23rd April:— To Penang: (from London, Mar. 28) Mr. S. C. Robinson, Mr. Maclvor, Mr. and Mrs. F. Turner, Mr. S. P. Chan; (from Brindisi, Apr. 5) Mr. F.
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      871 3 P.&O.Steam Navigation Coy. Expected Arrivals and Departures. Apr. 23 Della May 7 Delhi 21 Arcadia Juna 4 Malta 18 Devanha July 2 Marmora lfi Delta Mail Service. Ootward. connecting with Victoria do do do do do do Homeward. Britannia Mooltan China Moldavia Himalaya through steamer. (calling at Bombay). FARES BY
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      434 3 (SKIPPING.) HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE FREIGHT SERVICE. Next Sailings for Singapore, China and Japan. s.s. Scandia 30th April, 1908. 8.8. Andalusia 9th May, 1908. Next Sailings Homeward. VIA HONGKONG, STRAITS COLOMBO. Taking cargo at through Rates to Autwerp, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Copenhagen. Lisbon, Oporto, London, Liverpool, Glasgow, Marseilles, Trieste, Genoa, Ports in the
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      154 3 NORDDLU TSCHER LLOYD, BREMEN. Special Cheap Return Tickets to Colombo. RETURN TICKETS to Colombo and back available for Three Months from date ot departure to the date of arrival on return will be issued at the following reduced rates Ist Class from Singapore, $l6O 30. 2nd Clr.'S do. $113.15. Ist
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      55 3 For Singapore, Hongkong, Swatow and Amoy. rriHE s s. Hong Moh, Captain R S. Bainis expected to arrive here on Saturday, aud will leave for the above ports on Monday, the 27tb inst., at 3 p.m. For freight or passage apply to KOE GUAN Co.. Agents for WEE BIN of
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    The Straits Echo.
    97 4 Justice satisfies everybody acd justice alone Enurten. Pnb’fs’ietl dully (except Knndays.l at mi CRITERION PRESS, Ltd., No. 226—232, Beach Street, Penacg. PRICK DAILY LOCAL 12-4 per annual OUTSTATION 6 Postage Extra. MAIL EDITION (Poet Free) $l5 CABLE ADDRESS Echo—Penang.” Telephone No. 343 A'./*.— All business communications should
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    CHINA AND JAPAN.
    541 4 China lias been likened to a i»iant gradually awaking from a slumber of centuries, and the awakening process is viewed with something like fear bv the European Powers, who have for long made her their spirt. The time, they know, has gone by when China will submit
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    The Popular Man Competition.
    207 4 Some Interesting Figures. Now that our “Popular Man Competition is over our office statistician has set to work, with the result that he has given us the following interesting collection of figures in connection with the competition. He writes Over 100,000 votes were received in the
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    The Parish Hall.
    78 4 The formal opening of the Parish Hall, which is a Club in connection with the Church of the Assumption, will take place at 5 45 p.tn. next Saturday. On Monday, the 27th inst., a theatrical performance will be given at the Hall at 9 p m bv
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    Tin, Opium and Rice Quotations.
    573 4 The following business in tin has been I done to-day Penang Penang Tin Exchange, buyers, no sellers 8 Eastern Smelting Co., 7 buyers, no sellers 5 Straits Trading Co., 25 tons at 72| Singapore Straits Trading Co., 100 72 T0ta1...125 tons. Tin is quoted in
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    SUPREME COURT.
    190 4 IN CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION. (Before Mr. Justice Fisher.) Tbe following criminal appeals weie disposed of yesterday lliiiiiat vs. The Crown. This was an appeal agaiust tbe conviction and sentence in one of the cases connected with the recent lioria disturbances. The charge agaiust the appellsnt was that he,
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    The Police Courts.
    387 4 (Before Mr. Scott.) Tan Ah Chuan and Peria Swami, two bullock-cart owners, were this morning convicted of causing their bullocks, which were in an unfit state, to be worked. Mr. Elton Bell, the Municipal Veterinary Surgeon, said that the animals were emaciated and lame. The first offender
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    Cholera in Kedah.
    135 4 The following statistics anent the outbreak of cholera in Kedah have been furnished to us:— A lob Star. 14th April 62 cases. 15th 28 16th 32 i7th i 4 18th 13 19th 29 20th ll Kuala Muda. 15th April 3 cases. 16*h 5 17rh 7 18th 3
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      Russia and Persia.
      140 4 (Supplied hy lleuter.) Frontier Trouble, London, 21st April —A telegram i Us been received from Tiflis stating that the officer commanding at Beliasuver reports that an immense horde of nomads are advancing to the position. Strong reinforcements are required. [On the 18th inst. Renter wired that telegram
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      Home Politics.
      119 4 (Stipplied by Reuter.) Manchester N. AV. London, 22nd April.—The Irish Land League have decided to instruct the Irish at Manchester to support Mr. Winston Churchill at the impending by-plpctiou. [Mr. Winston Churchill gained North-West Manchester for the Liberals at. the General Election, ousting the previous Unionist member by
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      Melbourne.
      83 4 (Supplied by Reuter A Railway Accident. London, 21st April.—Crowded excursion trains returning to Melbourne from Bendigo and Ballarat, respectively, collided at 11 o’clock on Sunday night at Fray brook junction. Three cars were telescoped. Fortyone dead bodies have been found on the line, and there were sixty injured. The
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      Italy and Turkey.
      33 4 {Supplied by Reuter) The Tripoli Const ini* Trade. London, 22nd April.—Turkey has pro. mised a satisfactory settlement of the Tripoli coasting question. The sanction of the Sultan alone is awaited.
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      Algeria.
      19 4 {Supplied by Reuter.) French Troops Reinforced. London, 22nd April-—The French troops in Southern Algeria are beiog rapidly reinforced
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      India.
      42 4 (Supplied by Reuter.) British Pickets Fired At. Loudou, 22nd March.—Advices from Pe-h a war state that nomad tribesmen, numbering 10,000, who are raiding the border, fired iuto the British pickets. A British column of 3,000 troops is concentrated on the border.
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    General Stoessel in Prison.
    136 4 The authorities of the fortress of St. Peter and St. Paul, where the ex-General Stoessel was interned on March 20, had not been warned of his arrival. His room consequently was not prepared and lie was obliged to wait in the quadrangle until it was ready.
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      212 4 MATSUO’S JAMUSE CINEMATOSEAPH. Location:— Corner of Campbell Street and Penang Road. Grand Change Programme TO-NIGHT. NEW PICTURES! NEW PICTURES’! TWO PERFORMANCES EVERY NIGHT. First show, from 7 to 8-30, p.m. Second show, from 9 to 11-30 p.m. Ist SHOW. PRICES OF ADMISSION. Ist Class 2nd Class 3rd Class 4th Class
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      55 4 Chronic Diarrhoea Cured. Some physicians claim that chronic diarrhoea cannot be cured. Don’t you believe it. There are incurable cases, but none so bad that they cannot be helped by Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera aud Diarrhoea Ken 1 edy, aud even temporary relief means much to one so soralv afflicted. The
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    Army and Navy Notes.
    802 5 (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, 28th March. Controlled by Wireless». A very important work is now being carried out at the Admiralty, Whitehall, in the form of an installation of wireless telegraphy apparatus. When this is completed—and it is being pushed forward as rapidly as possible—the
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  • OUR SHORT STORY.
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      TOLD BY A DOCTOR.
      2704 5 THE CURSE ON “DEEPDENE HOUSE.” A Weird Tale of a Vampire. i No. 3. [By Southern Cross [Vampire (vam-pir), n. [F. vampire (cf. It. vampiro, (1. and D. vampir), fr. Servian vampir.] [Written also vampyre.] A bloodsucking ghost; a soul of a dead person superstitiously believed
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    Passengers.
    18 5 Arrived. Per ss. Taro'a, 22nd April, <io:n Singapore Messrs J. C. Holmberg, E Holloway and C. D’Souza.
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    FIXTURES.
    78 5 To-PAT 22nd Div ot 3rd Moor. Town Umd, Esplanade, 6 to 7 p.ra. Ma tBuo’s Cinematograph, corner of Penang Road and Campbell Street, 7 p.m. and 9 p Grand Change of Programme The Royal Cinematograph. Koala Kangsar Road Theatre. Q p n Grand Change of Programme. O-MORKOW 23rd Day
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    MAILS DUE.
    17 5 English (Delta) ...23rd Apr Chin* ("ST>tH a) Chin* (Prim Beg. Luitpold) ...28th German Buelow 29th
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    THE MOON.
    18 5 Last Quarter Apr. 24th O New Moon 30th First. Quarter May Bth O Full Moon 16th
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      39 5 *»et a Bottle To-day. "I»-, pains in the stomach, and diarrhoea lr n°t oul y painful, but may indicate a disorder. Chamberlain’s Colic, r;i and Diarrhoea Remedy relieves P">"iptly and cureß permanently. The r KQ lown Dispensary, Wholesale Agents.
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      38 5 Dr. Boss of Strassbure introduced Qono. sau iu the treatment of the most painful of diseases to which mankind is liab’e. If is better, safer and more effective than other p»eparations of Copaiba, Cubebs or plain Sandalwood oil.
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      333 5 NOTICE OF SALE. BY ORDER OF THE SHERIFF PENANG. I be undersigned is instructed to take poasession of and put up for sale by PUBLIC AUCTION, to the highest bidders, On Saturday, 25th April, 1908, AT I P.M., At No. 209. MacAlister Road, The undermentioned property belonging to D. GRAHAM'.
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    Rough on the Poet.
    389 6 A Schoolboy’» Criticism. Thus a schoolboy on the Quaker Poet: Mr. John O. Whittier was the son of his father and mother, John Whittier, who was a Quaker and that is bow he got to be a Quaker- Quakers do not fight so he had a
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    All Fools' Day.
    353 6 Practical Joke on Shanghai Residents. Yesterday was AH Fools’ I)av,” says the Shanghai Mercury of the 2nd inst., and while there was comparatively little of the timehonoured prauks and follies which were wont to mark this occasion, this lack was made up for by the perpetration of
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    The Manila Carnival Association.
    398 6 i"s;iyB the Manila Cablcnetvs-American of the tUh inst.:— The Carnival Association takes up the task of planning next year’s show with about 12 000 pesos in its treasury, and with practically the same officers who made the carnival of a month ago such a startling success.
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    Viticulture in Shantung.
    457 6 Aside from being the centre of fruit culture in China, Shantung province raises large quantities of fine grapes, and soon promises to become a very important winemaking district. In the neighbourhood of Tsingtau, mainly on the southern slopes of the Laushan mountains, many grapes are grown for
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    EXCHANGE.
    119 6 PBNA.NO, 22ND ApBIL {By courtesy oj the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Bank ...2/3} 4 months’ sight Bank ...2/4 t V 3 Credit ...S/4A 3 Documentary ...2/4} Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs. 174} 3 days’ sight Private 175} Bombay, Demand Bank 174 Moulmein, Demand Bank 173 3 days’ sight Private 175|
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    PRODUCE.
    171 6 Gold leaf $65.40 B. Pepper( W.Coast 31b5.5 oz.) no stock White Pepper $lB. —sales Trang Pepper 12. —sellers Cloves (picked) 31. —buyers Mace 75. —sellers Mace Pickings 57. —buyers Nutmegs 110 s 22 —sales !No. 1 5.30 sales 2 no stock Basket 3.75 sales Tapioca Flour 1.80 nominal Copra
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    MARKET PRICES.
    228 6 Pbnang, 22nd April, 1908. r Bbef— cts. Soup per catty 12 J Roast 22 1 Steaks 22 Stew or Curry Meat 16 r Rump Steak 22 Ox Tail each 30 Tongue 60 Feet 15 J Heart 30 Liver per catty 30 Pork— Pork per catty 32 Pig’s Head
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    SHARES.
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      48 6 Neuralgia and Sciatica Cured. The gmit pain relieving power of Cham- 'iZ ri lialm haH l)een ,he surprise aud delight of many sufferers from neuralgia and sc,at,ca. The excuciating pains char! act eristic of these diseases* are quickly allayed by th.H liniment. The George Town Dispensary. Wholesale Agent.
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      111 6 Don’t Neglect a Cold. Perhaps you believe you will be able to throw off every cold you contract. You may have done so many times before, and yet the very next cold may develop into pneumonia. You cannot always tell the condition of your system, and it is better to
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      107 6 MACKAY’S LIQUEUR WHISKY. KARTELL'S BRANDY. G/es/ers’ Champagne. Andrew Usher Co.’s SPECIAL RESERVE O.V.G. Whisky. SANDILANDS, BUTTERY Co., AGENTS FOR PENANO F. M. S. THE CELEBRATED “S. B. Co.” GIN IN RED CASES. Sandilands, Buttery Co BORDEN'S PEERLESS BRAND EVAPORATED CREAN. Absolute Purity Guaranteed, AGENTS: SANDILANDS, BUTTERY A Co.. PEN A
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    Compulsory Education in China.
    155 7 New Instructions. The following fresh instructions have been issued to the provinces 1-—Viceroys aud Governors are directed to open at least a hundred preparatory schools in each provincial capital within twelve months, with a student roll of fifty children e*ch. The Government will defray all expenses.
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    Chinese Rebels in Manila.
    305 7 Thus a Manila contemporary Manila Chinese—at least a large number of them—are in rebellion against the constituted authorities of China. They pay no allegiance to the Empress Dowager, that heroic Amazon who has ruled the Flowery Kingdom since the late emperor passed to his ancestors. They
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    Mr. Asquith's Too Speedy Motor Car.
    274 7 Official Duties No Defence. Herbert Harwood, a chauffeur to Mr. H. H. Aequith, M.P., Chancellor of the Exchequer, was summoned by William Gould, park-keeper, St. James’s Park, for driving a motor-car in the park at a greater speed than that allowed, says a home
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      1043 7 IIAXTER Co.’s BEST AVY CANVAS. SANDILANDS, BUTTERY Co. INSURANCES. NOTICE. DAVID CORSAR SON’S WELL-KNOWN EXTRA NAVY CANVAS, No- 0. SANOII ANDS. RIITTEDY Co General Accident Fire and Life Assurance Corporation, Ltd. WE Lave been appointed Agents for the above Company for Penang, Proviuce Wellesley and the State of Perak, and
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      127 7 Accidents Will Happen in the Best Regulated Families. The average homo i 9 frequently in need of a good liniment, as accidents will happen and slight ailments appear when least expected. For a cut or bruise, a burn or scald, Chamberlain’s Pain Halm is excellent. It is also good for
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      716 8 W. MANSON, American Dentist, Late of Dr Allen Co., Pha, U.S.A. Charges Moderate, Consultation Free. BBSIDIHB AT /Vo. 21a, Penang Road A few doors from the Eastern and Oriental Hotel. 6 mth». UPTON'S TEAS WERE AWARDED. THE GOLD MEDAL AT THE PHIS EXHIBITION. AGENTS, PENANG: PATERSON, SIMONS Co., Ltd. WONG
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