Straits Echo, 25 June 1908

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  • Title Section
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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 Per Annum. PENANG, THURSDAY, 25th JUNE, 1908. Single Copy, 10 cents. No. 144.
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      1000 1 SOLE 40ENTS GUINNESS’S STOUT. I in' m jr s.ssva T II K BANKS. EASTERN SHIPPING Quartered Bank of India, Australia and China. Hongkong Shanghai Banking CorporationCompany, Lid., (ENGINE WORKS.) INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER, Engineers, Shipbuilders, Brass Iron Founders. Engineering Appliances Fittings in Stock. Works, Weld Quay and Stores Offices 37,
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      24 1 THE BEST BEER IN THE FAR EAST NQddlN a sT Y 7 2> C5 <o > CO 4 OKTO 2 E Jk, O %*Smh Afmta*
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    Raisuli Killed.
    1302 2 MOORISH BRIGAND SHOT. Lured to Death. The correspondent of the Petit Parisieu at Tangier announces the assassination of the notorious Moroccan brigand Raisuli, who captured and held for ransom a number of Europeans, including Kaid Maclean and Mr. Perdicaris. Raisuli is said to have fallen into an [ambush
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      38 2 Chamberlain’s Colic, and Cholera Diarrh ea Remedy. This remedy has boeu in use for over thirty years and has proved itself to be the most successful remedy yet discovered for bowel complaiuts. The George Town Dispensary, Wholesale Agents.
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      464 2 Gouosan (iu capsules) is well tolerated by the digestive apparatus no complication of any sort occurs, and its action is most favorable in Cystitis. Approved by the leadiug specialists of ihe day. MUNICIPAL NOTICE. TI1HE Municipal Commissioners of George JL Town Peuaug, hereby invite tenders for the leasing of Municipal
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      1172 2 NEW MUSIC: “HARRY LAUDER JOCK: See Our New Album containing a Biographical Sketch and portrait of this famous Comic Artist, together with a selection of his popular Songs. NEW CAKE WALK DANCE ALBUMS. NEW WALTZ, “A WALTZ DREAM.” THE ROBINSON PIANO C°” L'" i MATSUO'S JAPANESE CINEMATOGRAPH. Location: Corner of
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    VESSELS EXPECTED.
    41 3 P S»i f’r# ,ni iljenfr Due Beularig I 'London S.B&Co. 26tbJune A. Apear Singapore jA.A.A Co 27th Lightning Calcutta A.A.A.Co. 27th Benlomoud Singapore )S. J> &Co. 3rd July. C. A pear Singapore |A.A.A.Co. 6th Japan Singapore A.A A.Co. 30th
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    SAILINGS.
    33 3 r mm/i For Ayent* Leave» Beulari^ Singapore 3.B ACo. June. A. Apcar Calcutta A A A Co. liightuiuu Singapore A.A.ACo. Beulotiioml Liverpool S.B.ACo. July. C. Apcar Calcutta Ia.aaco. Japan Calcutta A.A. A.Co.
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  • Shipping.
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      ARRIVALS.
      74 3 Pkinz Heinbicu, Ger. s.g, 3.902, ‘24th June, Singapore. 22nd June, Gen. B M. A Co. Quorka, Br. s.s 120, Mobamed. 24th June, Langkat, 23rd June, Gen.—H. L. A Co. Thonowa, Br. s.s., 3,428, Herrington, 25th June, Madras, 18th June, Gen.—H. L. Co. Gi.augos, Br. s s., 3,590, Williamson. 25th
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      DEPARTURES.
      34 3 25th Junk. Kock, for Deli and Langsa. Vorwaerts, for Port Swettenham A Malacca. Canton, for Pangkor and Teluk Anson. Flying Dragon, for Pulau Langkawi and Se? ul. Thonywa, for Port Swettenham A Singapore.
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      MAILS CLOSE.
      248 3 Fo* Batu Babra—Per Padang, to-morrow, i p.m. t'ort Swettenham and Singapore—Per Perak, to-morrow, 2 p.m. Colombo and Tuticorin—Per Candia, to-morrow, 3 pm. Teluk Anson—Per Hye Leong, to-morrow, 3 p.m. Madras taking mails for Europe etc., Tia Bombay—Per Taroba, 27th instant, 10 a.m. Pangkalan Brandan—Per Petrel, 27th instant, noon.
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    Passengers to the Straits.
    217 3 Per P. aud O. s.s. Himalaya, connecting with the steamer Marmora at Colombo, due at Penang on Ist July: To Penang (from London, June Mr. P. J. WeH (from Marseilles, June 12) Dr. R. Denman. To Singapore (from London) Mr. Mun> dell. Mr F. D. B.
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      889 3 (SHIPPIN G.) P.&Q. Steam Navigation Coy. fcxiHH*te«l Arrivals and Departures. Mail Service. Outward July I Marmora coDnectiog with Himalaya 15 Delta do M acedo a ‘jy Delhi do A ug. 18 Malta do Homeward Mongol ia In >lia Counecting Due Date. Steamer. with g. S> London. Ijuly 4 Arcadia 1H
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      455 3 HAMBIJRG-AMERIKA LINIE. FREIGHT SERVICE. Next Sailings for Singapore, China and Japan. s.«. Silvia 9th July 190b. Next Sailings Homeward. VIA HONGKONG, STRAITS A COLOMBO. Taking cargo at through Rates to Antwerp, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Copenhagen Lisbon, Oporto, London, Liverpool, Glasgow, Marseilles, Trieste, Genoa, Ports in the Levant, Black Sea, and Baltic
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      46 3 B. la Sa Na Co., Ltdl S.s. KIBTNA." IN consequence of the above steamer layiu< up in Singapore for boiler cleaning etc., she will omit the sailing of 27th instant from Penang to Port Swettenham and Singapore, but will resume her usual run on itb July.
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    The Straits Echo.
    97 4 Justice tatUfleu everybody and justice alene Emerum. Publlahed daily (except Sunday*.) AT TRB CRITERION PRESS, LIU., No. 226—232, Beach Street, Penang. PRICE DULY LOOAI $24 per annum OUTBTATIONB Poetajje Extra MAIL EDITION (Poet Free) $l5 CABLE ADDRESS: Echo —Penang.” Telephoue No. 343 it. A.—All business communications should
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    A RATEPAYER'S COMPLAINT.
    675 4 lii another column appears a letter from Mr. George Mayne, pointing out the deficiencies of our Municipality, which thought fit last year to raise the rates and taxes by two per cent., and, owing to the multiplicity of its schemes for the oueoming year, threatens to crush
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    Straits Trade Returns.
    164 4 We have received the following communication from the Superintendent of the Government Printing Office The Colonial Secretary, Straits Settlements, presents his compliments to the Editor, Straits Echo, and has the honour to state that the Government of the Colony has decided to discontinue the publication of the
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    Tin, Opium and Rice Quotations.
    631 4 The following business in tin has been doue to-day Penang Eastern Smelting Co., 1 563 buyers, no sellers Pecan*Tin Exchange, 12£ tons at 62*Straits Trading Co., 50 63§ Singapore: Straits Trading Co., 75 63f Total... 137| tons. Tin is quoted in Loudon to-day at £125
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    District Court.
    48 4 (Before Judge Wolferstan.) This morning a Chinaman, named Yong Ah Yat, was arraigned on the charge of breaking into ibe house of a compatriot, Lim Ah Tiam, with intent to commit theft. As he was an old offender, he was sentenced to one vear’s hard labour.
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    The Police Courts.
    295 4 (Before Mr. Scott.) A Malay woman was yesterday walking along Perak Road, with a basket, containing a sum/)f sixty cents tied in a handkerchief, slung over her shoulder. Suddenly she felt somebody trying to snatch the basket away. Turning round she missed the money from the basket,
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    Harmston’s Circus.
    552 4 The Jumping CompetitionThe better class seats in Harmston’s tent were well tilled last night by those desirous of witnessing the jumping competition for local horses and the interesting new programme Harmston’s is showing this —its last—week iu Penang. In the first half of the programme the feats of
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  • PUBLIC OPINION.
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      MUNICIPAL PRODIGALITY.
      563 4 To THE Ediior or the Straits Echo. Dear Sir, As it is now generally considered tint whirlwind of misfortune Ims struck the com merce of Penang, and that very hard times are in store for the citizens, it m the duty 0 f the city fathers to try
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    The Siamese Protected States.
    299 4 Question in Parliament. In the House of Commons on the 3rd inst. Mr. Laidlaw, Member for East Renfrewshire, asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he was yet in a position to inform the House if the Siamese protected States of Kedah, Tringganu, and
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      304 4 MOTOR CARS NAPIER, M ’.cL\ 4 O Cylinders. COVENTRY SIMPLEX, 2, 4 Sl C> Cylinders. ALL CARS SPECIALLY BUILT FOR THE TROPICS. For full particulars apply ADAMSON, GILFILLAN h CO., LTD., AGENTS. IN STOCK. ONE 8 H. P. 2 CYLINDER PHIENIX MOTOR CAR, HIGH TENSION MAGNETO, AND COIL AND ACCUMULATOR
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      44 4 It lias been satisfactorily demonstrated that thousands of persons have to thank Gonosan for restoration to health and happiness. It is astringent and antiseptic and has uever beeu known to fail. At all dealers in Patent Medicines and Chemists in bottles of 40 capsules.
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      New South Wales.
      71 5 Supplied by Reuter.) New StrainHhip Service to Sydney, Batavia and SingaporeLondon. 25tb June-The <Wn«ne«R New South Wale. ha. i,,, liuruH Philip Company an annual s si.lv of £2,000 for the establishment of a steamer service to Sydney. Sourabaya. Samarang. P>atavia and Singapore lOn Monday Renter wired .—A
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      Russia and Persia.
      229 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) Persians Use Bombs Against Cossacks. Loudon. 24th Juue—The Daily Mad coriospondeut at Teheran states that, in the attack by Cossacks on the Persian House of Parliament last Tuesday bombs were ‘brown from the House of Parliament and the Mosque disabling the Kussiau guus, and
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      Old-Age Pensions.
      123 5 {Supplied by Reuter.) Sliding Scale Amendment Adopted. London, 25th June.--The House of Commons’ committee ou the Old-Age Pensions Bill lias adopted an amendment establishing the principle of the slidiug scale. Mr. Lloyd-George favoured the amendment. lu the course of the debate ou the second reading of the Old-Age
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      The Pan-Anglican Congress.
      32 5 {Supplied bii Reuter.) Thunk-ottering of £3H3,208. London. 25th June —It is auuounced that the thank-offering of the Pan-Anglican Congress amounted t,o j£333.208, of which •£03,695 were from Cdonial dioce-es.
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    Straits Settlements Association.
    2177 5 Presentation to Sir Wm. Adamson, u. m. a. An interesting ceremony took place at the Institute of Directors. 4, Corbet Court, Loudon, E C„ on the 2nd inst.. when the members of the Straits Settlements Association met to present, an illuminated address to Sir Wm. Adamson, c.
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    Tronoh Mines, Ltd.
    350 5 Annual Meeting. The sixth annual meeting of the Tronoh Miues, Ltd., was held in London on the 4th :nst., Mr. G B Pearce occupying tho chair. In proposing the adoption of the Directors’ R-ep >rt lor 11*07 (which was published in the Echo of Mouiiay last) the
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    Rubber Companies in Malaya.
    632 5 Tbe following information regarding Rubber Companies in Malaya is given iu the Londcrh and China Express of the sth inst.:— Linggi Plantations. Crop during May approximately 15 oOOlbs. Anglo-Malay Rubber. Crop for May 25,980 lbs. dry last year, 15,859 lbs. dry. Daniansara (Selangor) Rubber. The three
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    The Opium Crusade.
    164 5 China ami the Opium Traffic. The Time s Peking correspondent telegraphs:—The Chinese delegates to the international conference on the abolition of opium, which is the result of American initiative, and which meets at. Shanghai next January, are practictl, English-speaking men, one of them being an ex-Consul-General at
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    Passengers.
    194 5 Arrived. Per s.s. Prim Heinrich, 24th June, from Singapore Mr. Miles, Mr. E. Wellmann. From Nagasaki Mr. Jan rasa ki Kino, Mr. Hijsno Uso. Per s.s. Thongtoa, 25th June, from Madras: Messrs. P. I. Connolly and Reneauz From Negapatam Mr. A. C. David. Departed. Per ss. Malaya, 23rd June,
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    FIXTURES.
    85 5 To day--27» h Dai sth Moon Municipal Commission, 330 pm. Le«sue Foothill Butte>files a Wanderers, Es lanade. Matsuo’s Ciuematogr .pii, corner of Penaui Road and Camplteil S»teei,7 p.m.&9p.in. The Emperor Cinematograph, Kuala KV gsar Theatre, 9pm Harmston’s Citcus, Dato Kramat Gardeus To MORROW. 28th Dav of sth Moon. Town
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      226 5 A Certain Cure for Bowel Com plaint. When attacked with diarrhoea oi bowel complaint you want a medicine that acts quickly. Tbe attack is always sudden, geu «rally severe aud with iucretsing pain Chamhei laiu’s Colic, Cholera aud Diarrhoea Remedy has never been known to fail in any case of
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      238 5 The Bankruptcy Ordinance, 1881 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS, Settlement of Penang. In Bankruptcy. No. 21 of 1908. T Re E. A. KAULFUSS. Notice is hereby givea that business at the Photographic Studio, No. 27, Farquhar Street, is being carried ou as usual. R. D. ACTON, Assistant
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  • Obituary
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    293 5 Obituary. Supplied. by Reuter Kx-President Cleveland. Loudon, 25th Juue—The death is announced of Mr. Grover Cleveland, ExPresideut of the United States. Mr. G rover Cleveland was boru at Caldwell, New Jersey, in 18.T7. In ***** he went to New York as bookkeeper aud assistant teacher in the Institution for the
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    Selangor Races.
    311 6 Handicaps far First Day, July 7. Following are the handicaps for the first day’s races in the Selangor Turf Club’s approaching meeting:— Race 2.—Hokhk Handicap. Value $5OO. $5O to the 2nd horse provided there are 5 starters the property of different owners* A handicap for all horses that
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    Rubber Share Market.
    481 6 Messrs. J. Russell Grant A Co.’s Report. Loudon, 4th June. The Rubber Share Market during the week has been comparatively quiet, although there has beeu a fair auiouut of investment business transacted. Prices, however, have been, if anything, a trifle weaker and there seems to be very
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    Trade Depression.
    697 6 CRITICISMS OF A MERCHANT’S PROPOSAL. Prevention of Fraudulent Trading. Says Saturday’s Straits Times: In reply to the communication published by us on Thursday last which was reproduced in Monday’s Echo. —Ed., S.E we have received the following letter it is only fair to A Local Merchant to state
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    EXCHANGE.
    125 6 Pbnano. 25th June. (By c 'urtesy oj the Chartered Rank.) London Demand Bank ..2/3s-$ <*■ months’ sight Ba i*. ..2,4 t 3 Credit ..2/ -3 Documeutart ’alcntr-a, Demand bank Lts IT 5 3 days’ sigh’ Pr ao 1 6 Bombay, Demand Bank 174^ Moalmein, Demand Bant 173$ 3 days’
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    PRODUCE.
    185 6 Gold leaf |64 75 B. Pepper(W.Coast 3lba.f> oz. t no stock White Popper $15.75 buyers Traug Pepper 10-12£ buyers Cloves (picked) 31. —buyers tface 70. —sellers Mace Picking** 55. —buyers Nutmegs 110s 18. —buyers C No. 1 6.30 sales Sugar < '2 no stock Faske' 3.50 buyers Tapioca Flour
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    MARKET PRICES.
    208 6 Penang, 25th Junk, 1908. Bbef— et*. Soup call} 12 Roast 24 Steaks 24 Stew or Curry Meat 16 Rump Steak 24 Ox Tail each 30 Tougue 60 Feet 15 Heart 30 Liver per cattv 30 Pork— Pork per catty 36 Pig’s Head 22 Feet f> 26 Tongue 34
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    SHARES.
    651 6 ti 3 1907 1901 1907 1903 1901 1907 1901 1900 1907 1905 1904 1906 1906 1906 1906 1907 1906 1895 1906 1905 1903 1906 1906 1904 1898 1906 1903 1905 1907 1904 1904 1903 1907 1907 1898 1901 1865 1905 1883 1901 1899 1907 1907 1890 1887 Last Dividend.
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      87 6 Be oil the Safe Side. Your pbysiciau may be busy or out of town just at the time some member of your family has an attack of colic or diarrhoei. Such cases frequently prove fatal before a doctor can be summoned or medicine procured. No pbysiciau can presciibe a better
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      123 6 An Australian Commercial Traveller’s Story. It 1» the commercial traveller who finds the many changes of climate and water trying. Mr. Chas. G. Chapman, who represents a large Brisbane concern, had been troubled for years with chronic diarrhoea. On one of his trips a fellow traveller recommended Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera
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    PENANG TURF CLUB. AUTUMN MEETING, 1908
    855 7 i i Tuesday, the 28th July, Thursday, the 30th July, and Saturday, the 1st August, 1908. FIRST DAY. Tuesday, 28th July, 1908. 1.—The Maiden Plate. Value $500. A Race for Maiden Horses Weight as per scale reduced 14 lbs. All horses imported info the
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    The Progress of Singapore.
    697 7 Singapore, the gateway of the Orient, is a remarkable instance of the progress derived by the efforts of capable administration. For in t‘ie year 1822 there were but 129 sailing vessels entered inwards with a capacity of 130,000 tons, the figures for 1906 total 10,993 vessels
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    The Exports of Opium.
    240 7 lu the House of Commons on tbe2t>th ult. Mr. Arnold Herbert. Member for South Bucks, asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs: Whether sanction has been given to the appointment by the Chinese Government of a Chinese official to reside in India and check the
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      825 7 BAXTER Co.’s BEST NAVY CANVAS. SANDII.ANIIS, BUTTERY S Co. INSURANCES, THE LONDON ASSURANCE CORPORATION. General Accident Fire and Life Assurance Corporation, Ltd. DAVID CORSAR SON’S WELL-KNOWN EXTRA NAVY CANVAS, No- 0. SANDILANDS. BUTTERY Co INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER A.D. 1720 E have been appointed Agents lor rjIHK undersigned having been
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      365 7 Entries Close at noon on Thursday, 16th July, 1908 (except for Race 8, Third Day); Handicaps for First Day >vill be pubsC lislicd on or before Monday, 20th July, 1908. A penalty of 7 lbs isincurred in a handicap by the winner of any race ruu subsequent to the publication
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      49 7 Sprains Quickly Cured. Bathe the parts freely with Chamberlain's Pain Balm and give them absolute rest, and a quick cure is certain. The George Town Dispensary, Wholesale Agents. Hi gaud's Bocool Extract is an exact j reproduction of this sweet yet powerful i Ludian perfume uud is very popular.
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      759 8 W. MANSON, American Dentist, Late of Dr. Allen Co., Pha, U S.A. Charges Moderate, Consultation ■HIDIKO AT No. 21a Penang Road. A few doors from the Eastern and Oriental Hotel, 6 rnths. UPTON'S TEAS WKRK AWARDED THE GOLD MEDAL AT THE PitlS EXHIBITION. AGENTS, PENANG: PATtkSON, SIMONS Co., Ltd. WONG
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