Straits Echo, 1 July 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 Per Annum. PENANG, WEDNESDAY, Ist JUDY, 1908. Single Copy, 10 cents No. 149*
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 940 1 SOLE AO ENTS. the BANKS. eastern shipping Company, Ltd,, (ENGINE WORKS.) Engineers, Shipbuilders, Brass Iron Founders. Engineering Appliances Fittings in Stock. Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER. J01,200,000 £1,525,000 £1,200,000 Works, Weld Quay and Stores Offices 3 37, Beach Street. J. Leith WEMYSS, /W .I.NA.,
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    • 29 1 THE BEST BEER IN THE FAR EAST. tyOdcJIN .54 T7h I to Jb n -< CO > 11 E a CD (i 'M *D Tokyo TIAWQ LIE Jk, Co,, SoU Agtmtu
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  • 1316 2 We hear bo much of one Bide of the case lb regard to opium, and that the unfavourable side, that it m&v be worth while to look at the much more rarely presented case for the other side, that is to say for the use, as
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 59 2 A (iood Suggestion. Carry a bottle of Cbamberlaiu’s Colic, Cholera aud Diarrboei Remedy iu your baud l u KK a i< e wheu travelling. Lt caunot be obtained on board the tram or steamship- You will then tie protected against attacks of diarrhun, which change of water and diet so
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    • 395 2 Prof. Schmidt prefers Gonosan (SantalKawa Riedel’s) to any other preparation of Santahvood oil. Although he used the drug in more than 20 cases, he has never observed any signs of nausea, flatulency, nephritic pains, pruritus nor skin eruptions. NOTICE. 'HHE AGRICULTURAL SHOW for 1908 JL will be held at Kuala
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    • 1408 2 BUTTERFLY BRAND FUSSELL’S MILK ‘GREEN BUTTERFLY’ BEST KNOWN —BEST LIKED. being mechanically prepared without the addition of sugar or any preservative, is very easy of digestion and has saved many lives all o/er the world,as it is retained where all other food is rejected. Insist on Fussell’s. L Keep your
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  • 43 3 1 f'ffr'ln Frorn Agent* Du 9 Marmora Colombo jA.G ACo. 3rd July. Benlomond S'ugapore S B ACo. 3rd C A pear Singapore A.A.A.Co. Orh Erroll Glasgow S B ACo. 9th Beucleuch [London S.B ACo 9th Japan jSingapore A.A A .Co. 30th
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  • 34 3 Ves»eU For A<fent* Levrft Marmora Singapore A.G.&Co. July. Beulomond Liverpool S B. A Co. C. A pear Calcutta A. A A Co. Erroll Singapore ,8.B&Co. 1 Beucleuuli Singapore S.B &Co. Japan Calcutta iA.A.A.Co.
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  • Shipping.
    • 85 3 Pegu, Br. 8.8., 294, Taylor, 80th Juue, Acheen, 26th June, Gen.—Ban HoHiu. Vorwakts, Ger. s.s., 648, Oblsen, 30th June, Malacca, 28th June, Gen. —E. S. Co., Ltd. Mary Austin, Br. s.s., Harvey, 30th June, Asahan, 29th June, Gen.—E. S. Co., Ltd. Petrel Br. s s., 124, Baker, 30th June,
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    • 29 3 Ist July. Thongtva, for Negapatam and Madras. Vidar, for Teluk Anson. Tong Chay Un, for Pangkor. Flying Fish, for Port Weld and Taiping. Lightning, for Singapore and Hongkong.
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    • 245 3 Fob Pangkalan Brandan—Per Petrel, tomorrow, noon. Asahan—Per Mary Austin, to-morrow, 1 pm. Trang—Per Leong Ho, to-morrow, 1p m. Deli—Per Ban Whatt Soon, to-morrow, 1 p.m. Port Swettenham and Singapore—Per Teesta, to-morrow, 3 p.m. Pulau Langkawi, Perils and Setul—Per Un Peng, to-morrow, 4 p.m. Port Swettenham and Singaporo Per
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  • 310 3 Per P. and O. s.s. Himalaya, connecting with the steamer Marmora at Colombo, due at Penang on 3rd July:— To Penang (from London, June 5) Mr. F. J. WeH (from Marseilles, June 12) Dr. R. Denman. To Singapore (from London) Mr. Mundell, Mr. F. 1). B.
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 959 3 HO. Steam Navigation Coy. u>(| Arrivals and Departures. Mail Service. Outward Unmora connecting with Himalaya July Delta do Macedonia Delhi do w*»' Ua Mongolia India Homeward I)atP. Connecting Due Steamer. with S.S. London. |uly 4 Arcadia 3 A Malta \ug. 1 Decanha Marmora 2!* Delta 3 pt. 10 Delhi Mooltan
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    • 388 3 (£J HIPPING.) Next HAMBURG-AMERIKA LIME. FREIGHT SERVICE. Sailings for Singapore, China and Japan. s.B. Silvia 9th July 11*08. Next Sailings Homeward. VIA COLOMBO. 8.8. Dortmund, for Havre and Hamburg I6lh July, 1008. CD Taking cargo at through Kates to Autwerp, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Lisbon, Oporto, London, Liverpool, Glasgow, Marseilles, Trieste, Genoa,
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  • 93 4 Justice satisfies everybody and justice alene- Emtrum, KnblUhM dally (exoept Sunday».) AT TBS CRITERION PRESS, Lid., No. 226—232, Beach Street, Ponaog. PRICE DAILY LOCAL |2i per annum OUTBTATIONB Postage Extra VAIL BDITION (Poet;Free) «15 OABLB ADDRKS Echo—Penang.” Telephone No. 343 AU business communications should be addressed to
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  • 622 4 Whatever be the faults of Senhor Franco it cannot be denied that he proved himself, during his Dictatorship, a supple politician. Neither a popular nor a powerful personality, he more than justified the late King Carlos’s estimate of him that he is “abler than most persons suppose.”
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  • 40 4 The Royal Mail steamer Marmora, having hft Colombo at 4 a m. yesterday, is expected to arrive hem at 8 a.m. on Friday next, and will leave for Singapore, China etc at 10 a.m. the same dav.
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  • 75 4 The following business in tin has been done to-day Penang Penang Tin Exchauge, buyers, no sellers Eastern Smelting Co., gg buyers, no sellers j Straits Trading Co., 50 tons at 63| Singapore Straits Trading Co., 125 63£ T0‘a1.,,175 tons. Tin is quoted in London to-day
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  • 651 4 Matsuo’s Cinematograph. There will be a change of programme at Matsuo’s popular show this evening, and. as the genial and enterprising propiietor has just received a consignment of new films, this evening’s exhibition should be very enjoyable. We predict a full house for the show to-night. The Emperor
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  • 1265 4 (Before Mr. Sfolt Two Chinamen were this morning charged with, and convicted of possession of a hypodermic syringe. One of them, who had a previous conviction against his name, was sentenced to three months’ imprisonment; the other got one month’s R. I. For obstructing the mouth of
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  • 413 4 Two shophonses in Rope Walk were destroyed by a fire which broke out during the early hours of this morning. The fire js supposed to have originated at No 77, Rope Walk, a drapery and grocery establishment, and as there was only a wooden partition between this
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 236 4 MATSUO’S JAPANESE CINEMATOGRAPH. Location: —Corner of Campbell Street and Penang Road. Grand Change Programme TO-NIGHT. NEW PICTDRES! NEW PICTURES!! TWO PERFORMANCES EVERY NIGHT. First show, from 7 to 8-30 p.m Second show, from 0 to 11-30 p.m. lot Class 2nd Class 3rd Class 4*.h Class 1st SHOW. PRICES OF ADMISSION.
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    • 68 4 Infantile Cholera. Any unusual looseness of a child’s bowels during the hot weather should be a warning to mothers. Infantile cholera may develop in a few hours, and prompt action should be taken to avoid it. Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrbcei Romedv, followed by a dose of castor oil, will
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  • TELEGRAMS.
    • 82 5 T he “Daily Mail” Cup. (Supplied by Reuter.) silver Spoon for the M»l»y States Volunteer Kitle Clnb. lood m. 1st July.—The Daily Hail Em.i II,He Competition for the t.o P 1 i „„,nea Cup has resulted in a win I'"”'!;! S° Loud„n RiHe Club (Cape ‘.'V w „b the brilliant
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    • 68 5 Supplied by Reuter.) Charged with Extortion. London. 1st July.—Mr. Robert Sievier, proprietor aud editor of the Winning Post. has been charged at Bow Street with threatening to publish, or promising to refrain from publishing, a matter concerning the South African magnate Mr. Jack Joel, with intent to extort
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    • 73 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) President Failures’ Impending Visit to Russia. London. 30th June—The French Chamber, bv 489 votes to 82, has voted a sum of jeib.OOO for the visit of President Fallicres to Russia. A Socialist amendment to reduce the vote, with a view of preventing the visit,
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    • 43 5 (Supplied by Renter The Shall Sends Reinforcements to Reactionaries. London, 1st July.—The Times correspondent at Teheran states that the British Legation is being more closely watched than ever. The Shah is hurrving reinforcements to the aid of the defeated reactionaries at Tabriz
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    • 68 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) No Reduction of Transit DuesLondon, 1st, Julv.—Mr. J. A. Pease, 1 hief Ministerial Whip, replying in the House of Commons to Mr. P. A. Molteno. Liberal Member for Dumfrieshire, said that m view of the dfepcning of the Supz Canal to tliirty-six fret, which
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    • 61 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) K«*d Revolution. hondou, Ist July —A serious revolutionary outbreak has taken place in Northern Mexico in 'l hands of outlaws or revolutionaries iave attacked s^veia l towuson the American ‘"r.lor. |he Mexiciu Government is hurrv"'i' large forces to the threatened area and rrsuloni HooseveH, at the
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    • 40 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) Police Warning. St Ju, .V —In view of the huge i ragmt demonstration at Westminster 1 16 Police warn the public of the Pr of assembling in the vicinity of the Hou of Parliament.
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    • 64 5 (Supplied fry R eu t er Lmi V n n er nal Loan. autC d U 3 ,h June.—The Duma has 4U 1 t, Minister of Finance to issue rouhu" 1 au two hundred million s >u view of the anticipated deficit. M. Knll'-i* nnounw “d several weeks ago
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    • 69 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) Londm V m p r omls Possible. ciuiinm’ 1 v —The Tunes thinks that r^ard 4tl.eF,k Ween C h na an<l JapaD practicahln hilk,l men railway ought to be give h er aa su R K esta that Japan should ""Mun r l*l' i
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  • 876 5 National l nion vs. Crescents. 1 he L nionist8 improve with every appearance they make on the field. They were decidedly unfortunate drawing with the Crescents on the Esplanade yesterday, for they outplayed their opponents at every stage of the game, and time and again came within an
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  • 168 5 (From Our Own Correspondent Alor Star, 29th June. Unwept and Unsung.” The corpse of a Chinaman was seen drifting along the mam river, on the evening of 27th instant, in a very badly decomposed state. Mr. Lim Chee Chay very kindly offered 815 to some people
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  • 165 5 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipob, 29th Juue. A sensation has been caused here by the arrest of a well-to-do Malay, named Bistamam, who is wanted in Langkat on a charge of murder said to have been committed some seventeen years ago. Accused was brought before Mr. Kuaggs
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  • 542 5 130 Houses Burnt at Tanjong i Ham but tn. Last night, about midnight, says MouI day’s issue of our Ipoh contemporary, fire broke out in one of the attap houses situated just alongside the Rambutan Limited prc- pertv, and in about three-quartprs of an i hour completely
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  • 568 5 Second Day’s Karim;. Fine weather also favoured the second day’s racing of the Klang Gymkhana Club on Saturday. wheu there was a much larger crowd than on the previous afternoon. After the races the piizes were presented by Mrs. Mason, wife of the District Officer. The following
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  • 57 5 A RKIVED. Per ss Thongw,x, Ist July, from Singapore Airs W S Lecky and eh Id, Messrs. W. G. Bell, J. C Holmberg, E Holloway, E. A. Alaurieo, C. do Souzs, R. de la Tour, Tan Keng Liau aud Yeoh Seng Gab. Departed. Per ss. Haetsuiyker, 30 h Juue,
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  • 97 5 To-day 3rd Dav o! bill Moon Town Band, Esplanade, 6 to 7 p m League Football Wauderers vs G Service, C. R. C Ground Matsuo’s Cinematograph, corner of Penang Road and Campbell Street,7 p.m. A 9 p.m. Grand Change of Programme. The Emperor Cinematograph. Kuala Kangsar Theatre, 9p m.
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  • 15 5 English (Marmora) ...3rd July. Dhina (Arcadia) ...4th German (Scharnhorst) ...8rh China (Kleist) ..8th
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  • 20 5 (First Qtiartor July 7tb O f ull Moon t ]4, b Last Quarter on»i, O New Moon 28th
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  • 34 5 P. O. SAILINGS. Mail Service. Outwards. Homrwaim» Marmora 3 July. I Arcadia 4 July Delta 15 Malta IS Extra Service. Outwards Homkwards Syria 7 July. I Namur 10 July Nyanza 21 I Sardinia 24
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 31 5 Gonosan capsules contain only the purest East Indian Sandal wood oil and Kawa Kawa. The first dose quickly removes violent inflammatory symptoms, hots of 40 capsules, at all dealers and Chemists.
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    • 339 5 THE NEW MOPEL PIANOS by COLLARD COLLARD uro constructed on the most advanced princi[«leB, and possess Complete Metal Framing; Perfected Overstrung Scale; Compass of 7 and 7} Octaves; and Improved Check Action, with under Dampers; so regulated and adjusted as to ensure a perfect repeti* tion. The prices are, considering
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  • 519 6 In view of the presence of Dr. Koch iu Japan, the following article from the Review of Reviews is of interest: This hearty, genial, spectacled German professor, who last month began a brief American tour, has just completed a year add a half of close study in
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  • 548 6 The Unexplained Tricks of a Spook. The story of what may be fittingly styled a ghost comedy comes from suuny Ceylon ■Strange and decidedly unpleasant occurrences have taken place in the house of Mr. \V. E. Leonard, the advertisement clerk of the Ceylon Times at Colombo.
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  • 773 6 Are Relatives a Nuisance i The worst about relatives is that they uever forget. You inay be successful or you may be unfortunate, but in either case your relatives won’t leave you alone. They would be neglecting their duty if they dia not interfere, for relatives exist for
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  • 121 6 Penang, Ist July. {Bij cjurtesy oj the Chartered Bank.) London Demand San ..2/3}| 4 months’ sight Bio» -2/4^ 3 Credit ...2/4^ 3 Documentary ...2/4, s fl Calcutta, Demand bank its. 1« 4T 3 days’ sight Private IT6 Bombay, Demand Bank 1741 Mouimein, Demand Bank 173£ 3 days’ sight Private
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  • 185 6 lold leaf $64 76 B. Pepper(W.Coast 31b*.K oz.) no stock •Vhite Pepper $15.75 buyers [Vang Pepper buyers Jloves (picked) 31. —buyers Mace 70. —sellers Mace Picking* 55. —buyers Nutmegs 110 s 18. —buyers No. 1 6.30 sales Sugar < 2 no stock Basket 3.50 buyers Tapioca Flour 1.80 nominal
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  • 185 6 Penang, Ist July, 1908. Bekk— ets. Soup jer catty 14 Roast 24 Steaks 24 Stew or Curry Meat 16 Rump Steak 24 Ox Tail each 30 Torgue 60 Feet 15 Heart 30 Liver per cattv 30 Pork Pork per catty 32 Pig’s Head 20 Feet 24 Tongi e
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  • 631 6 Lait Dividend. Name. Mining. J 5 for year ending 31/3/07 Belat Tin Miniug Co., Ltd. Bruang Ltd. 20 p.c. for year ending 30/4/07 7/- dur. 1907 A 3/- dur. 08 57| p. c. foi 1 903. 1/6 incerim to. »907. 7/-dur. 07 A 2/3 dur. 08 15 p.c. for
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 66 6 Try This for Chronic Diarrhoea. Many sufferers from chronic diarrhuei have obtained prompt relief by the use of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera ami Diarrhea 1 remedy. Some of the worst cases of this disease have been permanently cured by it after other treatment and skilled physicians hat failed. Try it and
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    • 79 6 A Sheep Shearer’s Trials. I Lave followed the shearing season through New Zealand and all over Australia, says Mr. 11. L. Me Bean of Duntroon, N. Z aud the changes of water and tucker always bring au attack of diarrhcei. The only relief I can obtain is from Chamberlain’s Colic,
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    • 165 6 MACKAY’S LIQUEUR WHISKY. KARTELL'S BRANDY. Gteslers’ Champagne. Andrew Usher Co.’s SPECIAL RESERVE O.V.G. Whisky. SAMDILANDS, BUTTERY Co.. AGENTS FOR PENA NO <& F. /M. S. THE CELEBRATED “S. B. Co.” GIN I NT RED CASES, Sandilartds, Buttery Cn BOUDEN’S PEERLESS BRAND EVAPORATED CREAK. Absolute Purity Guaranteed, AGENTS: SANDILANDS, BUTTERY Co..
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  • 853 7 Tuesday, the 23th July, Thursday, the 30th J uly, and Saturday, the 1st August, 1908. FIRST DAY. Tuesday, 28th July, 1908. 1. —The Maiden Plate. Value $500. A Race for Maiden Horses YVeight as per scale reduced 14 lbs. All horses imported into the
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  • 208 7 Iu the House cf Commons on the 3rd inst. Mr. Mitchell-Thomson, Member for Lanark* shire, asked the Under-Secretary for the Colonies whether proposals had been formulated for the instruction of Civil servants proceeding to tropical countries; and, if so, whether he would furnish particulars of
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  • 630 7 Incensed by a mishap to a little girl who was run over and killed by a motor-omnibus iu the Whitechapel Road on May 31, crowds of men and women broke out into rioting. The drivers and conductors of passing motoromnibuses were attacked, omnibuses were held up,” and
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 879 7 BAXTER Co’s BEST navy canvas. BUTTERY Co L DAVID CORSAR SON’S WELL-KNOWN EXTRA NAVY CANVAS, No. 0. StNDIUNOS. HUTTERV Co Meyiite Bros’ PORTLAND CEMENT, I,!ON BRAND.” iaudilands, Buttery <& Co., agents. PENANG a F. M. 8. BURRELL Co.’s BOII.KD RAW LINSEED OILS, paints a turpentine TO BE IIAO DETAIL FROM
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    • 254 7 Entries Close at noon on Thursday, 16th July, 1908 (except for Race 8, Third Day); Handicaps for First Day >vill be published on or before Monday, 20th July, 1908. A penalty of 7 lbs. is incurred in a handicap by the winuer of any race lun subsequent to the publication
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    • 128 7 Well Named. Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrbtei Remedy is just what its name implies. For piius in the stomach, cramp, colic or diarrbuM, it has no equal. The George Town Dispeusary, Wholesale Agents. Apioline Chapoteaut is superior to steel drops or penny royal and is a safe remedy for ladies.
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 784 8 W. MANSON, American Dentist, Late of Dr. Allen Co., Pha, US. A. Chargos Moderate, Consultation Free. KB8IDIN9 AT /Vo. 21a, Penang Road. A few doora from the Eastern and Oriental Hotel. 6 mthi. TEA v SOLE AGENTS FOK PENANG. PATERSON, SIMONS Co., Ltd. WONG KIM MUN, No. 77a, Bishop Street,
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