Straits Echo, 20 July 1908

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    37 1 Straits Echo 10-PAGE EDITION. DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY. VOL. (3. $24 Ter Annura, PENANG, MONDAY, ‘2oth JULY, 1908. Sicgls Copy, 10 cent;. No. 166.
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      1014 1 GUINNESS'S Coi V A S 9 m m m ft a a a SOLE 4 JESTS, BASS’S ALE. T II E B R ss eastern SHIPPING Company, Ltd., (ENGINE WORKS.) Engineers, Shipbuilders, Brass Iron Founders. Engineering Appliances Fittings in Stock. Works, Weld and Stores Offices 5 o7, I leach Street.
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      25 1 THE BEST BEER IN THE FAR EAST. vr V ~y 2> s. to > CD S *1 **> <S *0 IOKTO TtANQ LEE 4 Co., Sole Agent*.
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    An Extraordinary Case.
    1210 2 Charge Against an Indian God.” At Marylebone, on Wednesday (Juno 24), says the London Times, Mahatma Agamya Guru,67, described as Holy Man of the East,” of Goldhurßt-terrace, West Hampstead, was charged, before Mr. Paul Taylor, with unlawfully and iudecently assaulting Suzanne Allaveue, aged 17, of Reighton-road, Upper
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      77 2 A Sheep Shearer’s Trials. I have followed the shearing season —uuvui mg ouaouu through New Zealand and all over Austrar' uf Duutroon, N. Z aud the chauges of water and tucker always bring an attack of diarrhoea. The mdy. relief I can obtain is from Chamberlain s Colic, Cholera and
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      478 2 Infantile Cholera. Any unusual looseuess of a chil l’s bowels during the hot weather should l>e 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 Diarrhoea Remedy, followed bv a dose of castor oil,
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      1008 2 AGE AND QVALITY GUARANTEED. Watson DUNDEE WHISKY, No. lO. THE FINEST OLD SCOTCH. J. WATSON 8 Co Ltd., DUNDEE. “SUNNY SINGAPORE” SALE. JOHN WflRTIN, MINER BY THE Rev. J. A. BETHUKE COOK. (Demy 8vo., 183 pages, well illustrated.) Price $3. MAY BE HAD AT TIB “Straits Echo” Office. SALE. A
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    VESSELS EXPECTED.
    36 3 1 Sphf’lfl AaenS* Due Moyune Singapore W.M&Co. 25th July. Bengloe London S.B.AOo. 25 th Delhi Colombo A.G AOo. 29 th Japan Singapore A.A.A.Co. 30th Devanha Siugapore A G.ACo 1st Aug. Titan |SiDgapore W.M.ACo. 3rd
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    SAILINGS.
    25 3 Vessel* Ffrr A'jt <•/« L*.iv*s Movuue Antwerp WM.&Co. July. Bene loo Singapore S.B.&Co. Delhi Singapore A.G.&Co. Japan iCalcuUa jA-A.A.Qp, I Devanba .^4 IfTtUta A &gjWfc
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  • Shipping.
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      ARRIVALS.
      86 3 Slavonia, Gar. s.s., 2,829, Peter, 19th July, Hamburg, 13th June, Gen.—B. M. Co. Malda. Br. s s., 1,251, Jones, 19th July, Calcutta, 16th July, Gen.—H. L. Co. Petrel, Br. 8 8., 124, Baker, 19th July, Koempi, 18th July, Gen.—E. S. Co., Ltd. Kum Sang, Br. s.s., 2,077, Buller, 20th
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      DEPARTURES.
      30 3 20th July. Canton, for Pangkor and Teluk Anson. Kum Sang, for Calcutta. Ni/anza, for Singapore, China and Japan. Flying Fish, for Port Weld and Taiping. Padang, for Batu Bahra.
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      MAILS CLOSE.
      256 3 For Paugkalan Brandan—Per Petrel, tomorrow, noon. Deli—Per Perak, to-morrow, 1 p.m. Trang—Per Leong Ho, to-morrow. I p.m. Asahau —Per Sree Bangka, to-morrow, 1 p m. Eiugoon—Per Oennania, to-morrow, 2 p m. Port Swettenham and Singapore—Per Pin Seng, to-morrow. 3 p.m. Teluk Anson—Per Hye Leong, to-morrow, 3 p.m. Pulau
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    Passengers to the Straits.
    258 3 Per P. and O. s.s. Nyanza, due at Penang on 21st July To Penang (from London, June 20) Mrs. H. Martin. To Singapore (from London) Mr. M. Lomax, Lieut. A. F. P. Wehner, Mr. H. S. Gulston. Per I. G. M. s.s. Prinz Regent Luitpold, due
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      1140 3 —~(fS HIPPIE C*.) f U,Stan Saiigatim Coy. L* *»ss* Mail Service. -5' i,k ssr "SIX* ,JU I Connect iug Due Date. Steamer. w j t h S.S. j London. Aug. 1 Devanhd 15 Marmora 29 Delta Sept. 12 Delhi Moldavia 30 Himalaya wipt. 13 Macedonia* j 27 Mongolia [Oct. 10
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    The Straits Echo.
    96 4 JtMtlcA suttafleH everybody and J net ice alene Emtrion. I’nblifihnd dally (except Sunday».! *r THB CRITERION PRESS, Ltd., No. 226—232, Beach Street, Penang. PRICE DAILT LOCAL »2* per annum OUTKTATIONS Poctajje Kxtra. MAIL KDITION (Poet Free) >l5 CAULK ADDRK3 Echo—Penang.” Telephone No. 343 H. A.—All busluetw communication*
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    THE VOTE AND THE MAN.
    912 4 The recently published statement that China proposes to inaugurate representative government not later than the year 1914 tempts to discursiveness. All the real authorities, including Sir Robert Hart, agree that China is visibly progressing toward the status of a Power, and representative government, with its
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    Outward German Mail.
    39 4 Tbe N.-D. L. mail steamer Prim Regent Luitpold, having left Colombo at midnight on Friday last, is expected to arrive here tomorrow at 6 p.m., and will leave for Singapore, China, and Japan, probably at midnight.
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    Tin, Opium and Rice Quotations.
    412 4 The following business in tiu has been done to-day Penautr Penang Tin Exchange. buyers, no sellers Eastern Smelting Co., 1 buyers, uo sellers Straits Tradiuiz Co., 1)7 37* buyers, uo sel'ers j 3 Singipore S'raits Trading Co.. 65 to is a f 67.50 Opium is
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    Penang Turf Club
    315 4 First Day’s Handicaps. The following are the handicaps for the first day’s racing 3. Thk Club Handicap. Value $2,000 with $250 for Second Horse, and $lOO for Third Horse. A Handicap for all Horses. Entrance, $5O. Distance, 1£ miles. Inglewood 11. 0 Petgrave 9. 6 Newbury 11.
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    Cricket.
    428 4 p. c. c. v,. c. r. c. The Cncket match between tbe Penang Cricket Club and the Chinese Recreation Club, which was played on the Esplanade on Saturday afternoon, resulted in a victory for tbe Recreationists. The P. C. C., who batted first, scored 142 runs for 6 wickets,
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    Penang Hunt Club.
    259 4 The usual fortnightly ruu, which is now so popular, came off yesterday morning. Fourteen riders met at the Parade Ground about 7am-, and the field soon streamed across the Parade Ground and the open ditches were negotiated. Leaving this the Race Course was eulercd at tbe old
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    The Police Courts.
    192 4 (Before Mr. Nunn.) This morning a Malay, named Mat. was fiued five dollars for working a pony whilst in an unfit state. A fine of fifty dollars was the punishment meted out to-day to each of the two Kli igs who were convicted of slaughtering goats outside
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    Alleged Arson.
    409 4 A small outbreak of fire occurred this morning at. premises Nos 6 and 8. Kuala Kangsar Road. The premises are a few yards awav from the junction of Kuala Kangsar Road and Campbell Street. They are untenanted. About 130 am. a blaze was seen withiu the premises, and
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      An Imperial Press Conference.
      63 4 (Supplied by Renter.) Colonial and Indian Journalists to be Invited. London, 20ih July.—Au irfluential committee of newspaper proprietors and journalists are organising an Imperial Press Conference for May, 1909, in London. The Committee will invite the most influential journalists of the Colonies and India and believe
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      The Naval Manoeuvres.
      57 4 (Supplied by Reuter Attack on the East Coast. Loudou, 20th July.—Admiral Lord Charles Beresford’s attack on the East Coast is anxiously awaited by numerous destroyers, totpedo boats and submarines which are patrolling the coast in spite of the roughest weather. One of the chief objects of the
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      Japanese Policy.
      97 4 (Supplied by Reuter.) What the Change of Government Means. London, 18th July.—Sir John Benjamin Stone lunched with Mr. A- J. Balfour, Count Jutara Komura (who is leaving London shortly to take up his post as Foreign ivpuisrer in the new Japanese Cabinet) aud Sir Robert Hart in the
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      France and Russia.
      128 4 (Supplied by Reuter.) Object of the President’s Visit to Russia. London. 19th July.—President Fallieres and M. Pichon, the French Foreign Minister, who left Paris yesterday on a visit to the Scandinavian Courts, will afterwards proceed to Reval to visit the Tsar. Before leaving Dunkirk the French President
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      Military Disaffection in Turkey.
      88 4 (Supplied by Reuter.) A General Shot At. London, 20th July.— officer shot and seriously wounded General Osman Hidavet, commanding the regiment at Monastic while the latter was leaving tbe garrison. A telegram to the Sultan appears to substantiate the report that a number of officers have
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      Russia.
      83 4 (Supplied by Reuter.) 1908 Budget. London, 19th July.—A telegram from St. Petersburg states that the Council of the Empire has approved the Budget of 1908. the first Budget to receive the sanction of the Legislature. M. Kokovtsov, the Russian Minister of Finance, emphasized the fact that the gradual restoration
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      Persia.
      59 4 (Supplied by Reuter.) Serious Situation at Tabriz. London, 18th July.—A telegram received at St. Petersburg from Tabriz states that a mob of some thousands, excited by the harangues of the priests, proceeded to the Bagishuman quarter and demanded the withdrawal of Rakkimkhan. The latter’s horsemen fled without resisting. The
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      Morocco.
      49 4 (Supplied by Reuter Mulai Hafid Interviewed, London, 18th July —Mulai Halid. j ntpr viewed by the correspondent of the i[„ n Poet at Fez, disclaimed any hostility Europeans, whom be wants to develop the country, which, he states j s pared to abide by the Act of Algeciras
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    Capt. Stockley’s Wedding.
    802 4 The Northern Standard am! l/ Advertiser has a three-column the wedding of Capt, H H. F. Stocklf f m. L. 1., son of Col. Stockley R k Miss Ismay Madeline, second dami U> f the late Dacre Hamilton Esq Cornac.Ja Monaghan. It took place in the Church,
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    Government Gazette.
    880 5 a'izette of July 1 conTho Governrner ng0 fi n f or aiation:—has been His Excellency »1 g w Arthur, pleased to Assistant Protector Cadet, to act as. an Assistant of Chinese. fmfniff| auts und{Jr Protector or jP02, an Assistant Ordinance a UI1( e r Ordinance and a Magistrate
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    legislative council.
    3088 5 Uli H B r meeting. I RIDA Y. JULY 17. m, n Hresrnt. {V. Hepnty Governor, the Hon r v R Ge T *r* Hon! A. Murray *(Co| Z Hon. E. C. Ellis/ 1 En^lneer H°n. John Anderson Hon. Dr. D. J. Galloway. Hon. T. S. Baker. 3
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    Passengers.
    159 5 Arrived. Ter 8.6. Putiala, 19th Julv from < lK; r Mr |,a- D Aftkhri’d. Wildt JS rTa.t a k»b «nd M 1 er 8 ifaWa 10t:> JuI >'* fro,n Rangoon C H h p Y Chisneyand Hardinglmm, Mr. H .,d Mrs' and y /T r8 p i Inl)er H
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    FIXTURES.
    78 5 To day 1 >ay of Gtb Moon, n' p Teunis Tournament. Imvu B» U( J, Esplanadp, 6 to 7 p.m. Tb P be8CO pe/ Kiu Str eet Theatre -30 p.m. and 9 30 p in. Tomorrow. Day of Gth Moon. P. C. C. Tennis Tournament I own Band. Golf
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    MAILS DUE.
    5 5 English Delhi) Au
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    THE MOON.
    8 5 Vzxt: First QiirlTTHI r V Tmt
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    P. & O. SAILINGS.
    18 5 P. O. SAILINGS. Mail Service DW/m 2<) J H }y Dovanha A ua 13 Aug, j Marmora Id
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      232 5 A3XrTT^-n T° Bbt u tra P m £°°d condiMe price.' r ,tboU hor Apply 1,, K. E. 0., c/o Straitn Echo. 20-7-08 372 *tf*iothc“PATHESCOPE,” king street theatre hall. TO-NIGHT!!! GRAND PROGRAMME. ALL NEW PICTURES. Petroleum Industry at Baku. I he .»Oth Bielostock Regiment’s Jubilee. Apaches of the Far West. The
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    In Lighter Vein.
    812 6 A convention of 12,000 doctors will meet in Chicago shortly, but even after they leave, it will still be Chicago, 111. A London physician says that cheap cigars are the least harmful, probably because so few men consent to smoke them. How habits cling to a man
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    10,000 Accidents.
    862 6 LONDON’S PROTEST AGAINST THE MOTOR-OMNIBUS. Bill to Limit the Speed. According to Mr. B. S. Straus, m.d whose Bill now before Parliament would limit the speed of motor omnibuses to ten miles an hour in public places and six miles an hour where roads cross, motor-vehicles were responsible
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    EXCHANGE.
    124 6 Penang, 20th July. (By cjuries# ot the C.harte* o liantf.i London Demand Bn*» .2/3 j-| a months’ sight ..2 4 T ff 3 Credit ..2/4 3 Documentary ...2/4 ,*j Calcutta, Demand Bant: lis 174$ -3 daye* sight Pri/ar*- 176 Bomoiy, Demaud Bank 174$ Moulinein, Demand Bank 173 J 3
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    PRODUCE.
    192 6 Gold leaf $65. B. Pepper( W.C«*ast kib«.f* no stock White Pop $l5. —sellers Trang Pepper 10-12$ buyers Cloves (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 sellers Tapioca Floar 1.80 nominal
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    MARKET PRICES.
    194 6 Penang, 20th July, 1908. Beb>— cts. Soup j>er eat tv 14 Roast ‘2B Steaks 28 Stow or Curry Meat 18 Rump Steak 28 Ox Tail each 3o Tongue 60 Feet 20 Heart 35 Liver per catty 35 Pork— Pork per catty 34 Pig’s Head f 22 Feet 26
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    SHARES.
    1132 6 3 O Capital. Number of Shares issued. 1903 1907 1901 1907 1903 1901 1907 1901 1899 1906 1905 1906 1904 1906 1907^ 1907 1904 1907 1905 1905 1892 1905 1898 1907 1907 1906 1899 1907 1907 1902 1905 300,000 300.000 600.000 60,000 400,000 1 01*.000 400,000 120,000 60,000 100,000
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      35 6 I)r. h nedlaender testifies that, Gonosau oxeits a tavorable iutlueuce iu removing complicat ions and haemorrhage; also more rapid and satisfactory results are obtained >v d than by any other preparation of •Sandalwood oil etc.
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      42 6 According to all accounts we have the assurance that Gonosan is one of the most valuable discoverier of modern pharmacology and is far ahead of all preparations of Copaiba, Cubebs, etc. It is the safest aud most successful. At all Chemists and
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      159 6 MACK AY’S LIQUEUR WHISKY. KARTELL'S BRANDY. C/es tars’ Champagne; Andrew Usher lio. s SPECIAL RESERVL O.V.G. Whisky. SANDILANDS, BUTTERY Co. AGENTS FOli PFNANG M. S. THE CELEBRATED s. "-1.” IN RED CASES, Sandi/ands, Guttery Co BORDEN’S PEERLESS BflMD EVAPORATED CREAM. Absolute Pwrity Guaranteed, AGENTS: SANDiLANDS. BUTTERY Co.. PENANG. WROUCHT-JRON TUBES
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    Motherhood in China.
    570 7 Archdeacon Moule read an interesting paper befoie the P«tn-Auglicau Conference on Marriage in China.” He said that once the somewhat stiff and formal marriage ceremony was gone through, the marriage tie was a very sacred one, and more binding than it is among some Christian peoples, who
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    Lion's Glass Eye.
    339 7 Unique Operation on Occupant of Earl’s Court Jungle. A novel surgical operation wis performed at Karl's Court. Loudon oa the 2 )th ult, an eadeavour being made for the first tixe to equip a lion with a glass eye Nero and Brutus are two lions in Bostoek's
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    A Lecture by Dr. Koch.
    731 7 Dr. Koch, the eminent German savant 1 who is now in Japau, gave a lecture on Jun® a 16 on sleeping sickness. The Japan Timet 7 gives the following summary:— J Dr. Koch rose in the midst of deaf- ening applause. Referring to Baron Takagi’s
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    Anti-Opium Crusade.
    204 7 Morphia Pills in Favour. The dens here, writes the N,-C. Daily News correspondent at Wupu. on the streets have closed their front doors but they do a good trade by the back door yet. By the number of new shops selling morphia it appears that a big sale
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      1325 7 BAXTER S Co.’s best navy canvas. sanihun^^^ well-known extra CANVAS, No- 0. SANDIMNOS. BIJTTfeUV Co loti lull! Kb Bros.' Portland cement •‘LION BRAND.” Saadllantls, Buttery <* Co., AQENIS. PENANG F- M.S. NSUHANCE THE LONDON ASSURANCE CORPORATION. General Accident Fire and Life Assurance Corporation, Ltd. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER A.D. 1720
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      80 7 A Good Suggestion, Carry a bottle of Chamberlain's Oolir, Cholera ami Diarrhcei Kmne !y iu jour baud luggage when travelling. It cauuot le obtained on board the train or steamship. You will then be protected against attacks of diarrhoe». wii>'h ebauge of water and diet so often brings on. The
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      67 7 Try This for Chronic Diarrhoea. Many sufferers from chronic diarrhoea have obtained prompt relief by the use of Chamberlain s Colic, Cholera and bitrrboßi Remedy. Some of the worst cases of this disease have been permanently cured by it after other treatment and skilled physicians had failed. Try it and
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      812 8 W. MANSON, American Dentist, Late of Dr. Allen Co., Pha, U.S.A. Charges Moderate, Consultation Free. *■81 DING AT No. 21a Penang Road. A few doors from the Eastern and Oriental Hotel. 6 tutha. CHOLERA-TYPHOID AND OTHER MICROBES IN IMPURE DRINKING WATER. TEA v TEA PREVENTION IS BETTER THAN CURE. HENCE
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  • OUR SHORT STORY.
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      THE TAVISDALE MILL.
      2771 9 [All Rights Reserved] BY HAROLD BIND LOSS, Author of Alton of Somasco. Her Station,” Tbe Impostor, l, h hot July afternoon when T*mt] A an( Agatha Leslie sat in the «badow of tig ««hr lb" LZk-rmpr-th’*- n>girl Wrf my fresh aud dainty m her Jong white dress
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    Counting by Machine
    337 9 m N °VEB EXPERIMENT AT TrU« "I BANK OP ENGLANa n j No Ehanc© of Error ««it o« (just been iusr a ||«,j f., r 1 ma C bi Be has The invention of a Swedish ,nie ta P ur Puses. 1 para tus counts atd 77
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    Folk Dances.
    590 9 id H'»w spontaneous and simple it ,11 and laughed an 1 f 9 aud chattered 2? tb0rr tillage green „,,h Mrlto Wi'!! Shakespeare looking on and dv ,l! absurdities of tbe iVster in lb Dc th thrust himself into a set Id n" 0 Pretty tripping steps of
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    Penny a Word Cables.
    720 9 d !> Oj, 0t 0r >«<■ 'Through. 1 «P..0 of u ,‘i;" u S-g resu!u International Teleurar.h r- r u!ts of the bou. reformers are" V' Lia secure reductions inwbi.7 V ffort,to the world. «cable rates throughout were a few red°ucth?us f tiie c ufeif mce
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    The Ethics of Journalism.
    314 9 I At the Pun A > i* U J St. Loe'str 8 Jche“ 688 a8t month read a pair of the Spec ournahsui.” Mr o f Ethics £of ‘ne’s assertion that a quoting Deas publicity said tLt ,St H bu8,n «M 10 evil that was do
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    Statues, Morals, and the Press.
    333 9 t comStM B r f it th h e J4tb ult.;— The d ,IBn will, it is said, meet Irwl^'f 1 Amoc j whether the statues on f 1 C0 8,d er f ,n tbe Strand ought to be J 0/1 b ,ldinar t very
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    Premature Burial.
    338 9 Tj, h UI Advocated. 1 1 against criminals and n hand be b -nting fear JjS l,vo dec’ared Sir Walter p b9 bur,ed justification of a pu bl,v m R° 8t flr m.p.. in ;P5.b ulf„ An5i?“" «be vened by the Association f .1 don concf Premature Burial.
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      36 9 Well Named. I Cham berlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarj rhoea Remedy is just wbat its name implies, or pa.ns m the stomach, cramp, colic or nrrhoea, ,t has no equal. The George Town Dispensary, Wholesale Agents.
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    From a Scientist’s Notebook.
    793 10 The average woman carries 50 miles of hair on her head. Yellow pearls are the nio9t valued in China. London shops are rapidly becoming Americanized. The Yeddahs of Ceylon have religious scruples against bathing. Household economy is taught to the gills in the public schools of
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    Japanese Birthdays.
    108 10 A correspondent writes to the Cverseat Daily Mail from Yokohama :—During this last week (the first week in May) even family throughout the Japanese Empire in which there aie children, has been the ceu Ire of rejoicings. By a curious custom, which -s cenluiies old, JapsueBe boys and
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      488 10 PRITCHARD CO. STOUT ENGLISH Black Leather, SINGLE HARNESS. JUST RECEIVED Brass HORSE, $5O-85. COB, $46-35. METT CASH. Mounts. PONY, $4l-85. RAGING SADDLES. ESTATE SADDLES. Racing I Whips. Spurs, Bridies Racing Silks in all colours, White Silk Cashmere for Racing Breeches, Racing Rosettes and Favours. IN STOCK. 1 8 H. P.
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