Straits Echo, 27 August 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. $24 Per Annum VOL- 0. PENANG, THURSDAY, 27th AUGUST, 1908. Single Copy, 10 cents. No. 196»
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      1042 1 GUINNESS’S STOUTTIANG LEE a CO. snIS&V a •3 k c? :-S 6 A V UL V Hi. SOLE AGENTS BASS’S ALE. T H E EASTERN shipping Company, Ltd., (ENGINE WORKS.) BANKS Engineers, Shipbuilders, Brass iron Founders. bartered Bank of India, Australia and China. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER. M X 1,200,000
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      22 1 fUE BEST BEER IN THE FAR EAST. NOddln 71' vP T cs 3: > s CD «*> c rOKTO tiawolee A Co.. Sole Agoata
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    International Marriages.
    343 2 Dr. Baeltz has bwn interviewed by a re presentative of the Hochi on the question of international marriages. He stated that when, about twenty years ago, Mr, Takahashi Goro published an article advocating international marriages for the purpose of improving the race, he was against the opinions therein
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    Concerning Luggage.
    920 2 If it was not for the necessity for signing cheques and looking after luggage how delightful holidays would be. premising, of course, that the weather be favourable, the lodgings without a fliw, the chosen spot not overrun and yet. not a desert, and the golf links admirably adapted
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      432 2 Norddeutscher Lloyd Combined Round Voyages Penang, Deli (Sumatra), Singapore, Penang. OR Penang, Singapore, Deli (Sumatra), Penang BT N. D. L. First Class passenger steamers (German Mail, s.s. “RANEE” and s.s. MALAYA.”) Tickets for the Round Trip will be issued at the reduced late of $55. Passengers travelling Ist class on
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      1399 2 i THE PENANG ADVERTISING AGENCY, Bill-Posters and General Advertising Contractors, No. 7, Church Street, Penang, JS. S. Telephone No. 303; i Telegrams “PADDY.’ I Bill-Posting and Advertising Work of every description undertaken, and ajlso the delivery and distribution of Circulars, Handbills, Samples etc. Honesty Guaranteed. M PROMINENT BILL-POSTING STATIONS in:—Penang,
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    VESSELS EXPECTED.
    35 3 F es»e's rrc/wi Agrnt» Due F>elta jSingapore A.G.&Co. 2ytbjAug Austria Golombh S.K.&Co. 2nd Sept. Bendoran London S.B.&Co. 4th Patban Glasgow S.B.&Co. 4t h Oriental Colombo AG&Co. 10th A. Apear Singapore A.A-A.Co. 1 ltb
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    SAILINGS.
    35 3 F e**el» Fl>T A yent* L°rve> Delta Colombo A G.&Co. Aug. Austria Sir ga pore S K.&'V Sept. Bendoran Singapore S.B&Co. Pathan Singapore S.B.ACo. Orieotal Singapore A.G&C’o. A. A pear Ca'cutta A.A. A Co.
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  • Shipping.
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      ARRIVALS.
      132 3 Devanha, Br. s.s., 4,875, Hide, 26th Aug., Co'ombo, 22nd Aug, Gen. —A. G. A Co. Ischia It. s.s., 2,44)8, Belsite, 26th Aug., Singapore, 24th Aug., Gen.—B. K. Co. Fuh Wo, Br. s.s., 454, Wright, 27th Aug-, Langkat, 26th Aug., Gen.—Kati Bros. Rotorua. Br. s s., 555, Glenday, 27th Aug
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      DEPARTURES.
      45 3 27th AuouBT. Leong Ho, for Trang. Perak, for Deli. Vidar, for Pangkalan Brandan. Cornelia, for Port Swettenhara, Port Dickson aud Malacca. Malaya, for Deli. Canton, for Dindings and Teluk Anson. Thongwa, for Port Swettenham A Singapore. Un Peng, for Pulau Langkawi, Perils and Setul.
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      MAILS CLOSE.
      277 3 Fob Port Swettenhara and Singapore—Per Rotorua, to-morrow, 2 p.m. Kopab, Renong, Victoria Point, Mergvi and Tavoy—Per Omapere, to-morrow, 2 p.m. Teluk Anson—Per Hye Leong, to-morrow, 3 p.m. Calcutta —Per Kut Sang, to-morrow, 3 p.m. Ceylon, Australasia, India, Aden, Mauritius, Eg}pt and via Brindisi, for Europe etc. —Per Delta,
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    Passengers to the Straits.
    258 3 Per P. and O. s.s. Britannia, connecting with the Oriental at Colombo, due at Penang on 10th Sept. To Penang: (from London. Aug. 14) Mr. C. Rai. To Singapore (from London) Mr. P. W. King. Mr. F. L Okell, Mr.G. D. Robertson, Mr. T. L. Crowther
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      635 3 Steam Navigation Coy. Arrivals and Departures. Mail Service. W Outward. fonneoting with Victoria 7^ W Ht« c o»® Br tann n p i.. n,-,nil'll A ug.-" lkran 'i do d°o Oct. tAW Homew j Britannia Moot tan China 1) iV Steamer. I lug. 29 Delta 12 Delhi l 26 Ma'ta
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      502 3 (S H IPPIN O.) HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE. FREIGHT SERVICE. Next Sailings for Singapore, China and Japan. 8.8. Silesia Ist September, 1908. Next Sailings Homeward. VIA COLOMBO. B.s. Saxonia, for Dunkirk and Havre 12tb September. 1908. Taking cargo at through Rates to Antwerp, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Copenhagen Lisbon, Oporto, London, Liverpool, Glasgow, Marseilles.
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    The Straits Echo.
    96 4 Justice satisfies everybody and last ice aJene- Zmrrion. Published dally (ezoept Houdays.) AT THI CRITERION PRESS, Ltd., No. 226—232, Beach Street, Penan»?. PRICE: DAILY LOCAL <24 per annum OUTBTATIONB Hostage Kxtra MAIL BIMTION (Poet;Free) $l5 OAK LB ADDRESS Echo— Penang." Telephone No. 343 n.B. —All business communications
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    Domestic Occurrence.
    33 4 Death. At 342, Dato Kramat Road, to-day at 2-30 a.m., half-an-hour after birth, the son of J. C. J. da Silva. Sub-Editor of the Straits Echo,” and of Mrs. da Silva.
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    FRAUDULENT INSURANCE CDMPANIES.
    850 4 As a general rule very few people take the ordinary advertisement seriously. More often than not it is a bait to catch customers, and in some cases so transparent is the taradiddle that no one is deceived. There may be people who think that Beecham’s Pills are
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    Tin, Opium and Rice Quotations.
    643 4 The following Dusiness in tin has been done to-day I Peuang Penang Tin Exchange, > 11 $00 25 buyers, sellers Eastern S...v.nnq Co.,'/ gg/*01 -i, oo.o2s buyers, no sellers J Straits Trading Go., 50 tons at 66 75 Singapore Straits Trading Co., 75 66.62^ Total
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    SUPREME COURT.
    456 4 IN BANKRUPTCY JURISDICTION. (Before Mr. Justice Fisher In re chop Heap Thye Seng. This is an application for a receiving order by chop Guan Tin Hoe against chop Heap Thye Seng. Before the case proceeded, Mr. McKuight Young, on behalf of the debtors, contended that the petition was
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    District Court.
    145 4 (Before Judge Wolferstan.) Escaping from Lawful Custody. This morning a Chinaman, named Li Bek alias Li Tiong Tek, pleaded guilty to the charge of escaping from legal custody, to wit, the local prison, on or about the 9th September, 1904. Warder Sbellock said that the accused had been
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    The Police Courts.
    305 4 (Before Mr. Scott.) i i Theft as a ServantFor stealing about 25 catties of tin, valued at $16.15, the propertv of the Eastern Smelting Co., Ltd., at Dato Kramat Road, Darah, a Javanese, an employe of the Company. was yesterday sentenced to three months’ rigorous imprisonment. Forging
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  • PUBLIC OPINION.
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      THE APPOINTMENT OF A MUFTI.
      948 4 To rus Editor o* the Str a1T3 Ecao Dear Sir, —A meeting was heM u f' j ago at the house of Haji Zakariah of Lane, to discuss the new rules and rpo „r mut relating to Mohammodau marriages f'? 8 to nominate a proper
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      610 4 mHE BANDSMEN and myself desire _J_ to express our thanks, through the medium of the Straits Echo,” to all those who very kindly attended, on Sunday last, the funeial of our countrywoman, the late Mrs. J. Nicholas. R. ANDRES, Pena ng, 25th Aug., 1908. Bandmaster. CENTRAL SALES ROOM. By Order
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      Singapore.
      31 5 (Echo Special.) Unaih of Mrs. Murphy. Sudden P. M. Singap° re o{ the Deputy Mastei Murphy, P ud denly last night. An Attendant, de to _d ay inquest will be
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      Modern Japan.
      76 5 (Supplied H Reuter.) mlocistio Article m the “Times.” 1 oiirh August.—An article in the the fiftieth anniversary of the first i Wnese Treaty, reviewing JapanA “nLrL concludes that Japan will go pse tin file path she has chosen with the ''“Tii «mp'hv of Grew Britan,, of ;,Le warm
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      Turkey.
      121 5 (Supplied by Reuter Zia Pasha Interviewed. London, “26th August.—ln a remarkable interview Zia Pasha, late head of the Turkish Secret Police who iB now in London, approves of the Young Turks but admits tliev can never forgive him. as he, at the bidding of his superiors during his term
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      Morocco.
      98 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) Mulai Halid’s Recognition. London, 27th August.—ln political circles the situation in Morocco is viewed calmly. It is deemed necessary to avoid premature negotiations for the recognition of Mulai Hali 1 and to obtain previous guarantees of his recognition of the Algeciras Act. The Right of the
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      M. Isvolsky and M. Clemenceau.
      60 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) Lunch with Kine: Edward at Marienhad. London. 27th August.—M Isvolsky, Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs, and M. Olemenceau, the French Premier, motored together from Carlsbad and lunched with King Edward at Marienbad. Private Conversation. London. 27th August.—M. Clemonceau, the Fronch Premier, and
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      Sir E. W. Goschen.
      25 5 (Supplied fey Reuter.) Visit to Paris. London. 27th August.—Sir Edward W. tloHohen, British Ambassador at Berlin, is at present at Paris.
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    Malayan Companies.
    122 5 lhe following items are taken from the Londonand China Express of the 7th inst.:— Lahat Mine». Gutput for July, 49 tons of ore estimated v alue. £4,000 Malacca Rubber Plantations. lhe outturn of dry rubber for tho month of July was 4,080 lbs. Anglo-Malay Rubber. Lrop harvested July
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    Taiping Notes.
    457 5 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Taiping, 24th August. P. R. A. Meeting. There is to be a meeting of the Perak Rifle Association on the stb, 6th and 7th September, when a large number of outstation niemberB are expected to be present. The State Council. A meeting of the
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    Plague Problems and a Suggestion.
    401 5 1 he plague-carrying rat is still in India, in Hongkong, in Mauritius, in the Straits, and though fierce war has been waged against him we are as far as ever, it would B°em. from stamping him out, says the London and China Express. There has
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    Labu (F.M.S.) Rubber Company.
    987 5 Annual General Meeting. The first annual general meeting of the Labu (F.M.S.) Rubber Company, Limited, was held at the office, 5, Wbittington-avenue, Leadenhall street, London, on the sth inst., the Hon. Charles Lambton, d.s 0., presiding. The Secretary, having read the notice convening the meeting. The
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    Perak Rifle Association.
    91 5 The following is a list of the entries for the Perak Rifle Association’s prize meeting next moDth, referred to in our Taiping Notes to-day. There are 39 all told—not quite so many as last year, but ample to anticipate a good meeting. Messrs. Harper, Barbour, Magill, H.
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    A Malayan Story.
    536 5 In the August Blackwood we are given the completion of Mr. Hugh Clifford’s last Malayan story—“ Saleb.” It records the life of a young Malay Rajah, which was previously published, who had been sent to England for his education on his return to the land of his
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    Should be Kept in Every Household.
    41 5 As a result of saving my child I regard Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as a medicine which should be in every household.— John Adams, Merchant, Gold River, Nova Scotia. TheJGeorgeTown Dispensary, Wholesale Agents.
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    Passengers.
    68 5 Arrived. Per s.s. Devanha, 26th Aug., from Londop Mr. C H. M. Muon. From Melbourne Mr. A. H. Ashbolt. From Bombay Mrs. Porter Per s.s. Rotorua, 27th Aug from Port Swettenham Mr. J. D Kemp. Departed. Per sB. Devanha, 26th Aug, for Singapore Mr. and Mrs. J. Stroohach and
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    FIXTURES.
    76 5 To-day Ist Day of Bth Moon. League Football Butterflies vs. National Union. Esplanade. P C. C. Tennis Tournament. Town Band, Golf Club. 6 to 7 p m. Matsuo’s Ginematograph. 7 pm. aud 9 p.m. The Patbescope.” King Street Theatre, 7-30 p.m. and 9-30 p.m. To-morrow. 2nd Day of Bth
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    MAILS DUE.
    13 5 China I Delta) ...29th Au«. China (Prinz Regent Luitpold)... 2nd Sept.
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    TENDERS INVITED.
    1426 5 GOVERNMENT OF PERAK. Tenders will be received at the office of the Secretary to Resilient, Taiping, Perak, up to noon on Monday, the 7th September, 1908, for renting the undermentioned Farm* for the period commencing the Ist day of January, 1909, and ending the 31st day of December,
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      38 5 A Stubborn Disease. H considered bv the medical c<in»r i i lO le hardest, disease there is ot reinur't Chamberlain’s Pain Balm has will 1 e 1 over One application •arv vtJt": The George Town Dispenry Wholesale Agents.
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      39 5 Ladies who are about to become mothers and those courageous women who nurse their own children, derive assistance and prevent the heavy drain on their strength, by taking Dusart’s Lactophosphate of Lime Syrup, which makes bone for the baby.
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      31 5 Gonosan capsules contain only the purest East Indian Sandal wood oil and Kawa Kawa. The first dose quickly removes violent inflammatory symptoms, bots of 40 capsules, at all dealers and Chemists.
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    Tin Ores from the F.M.S.
    419 6 In November, 1906, a number of samples of tin ore from deposits in the limestone hills at Sungei Raia, Lane Range, Kinta, Federated Malay States, were received at the Imperial Institute. After examination it appeared probable that the deposits resulted I from the disintegration of
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    A Royal Romance.
    517 6 PRINCE MARRIES AN ACTRESS. a The Kaiser’s Hostility. U A Boersen Courier telegram from < Zurich announces (says the Daily Telegraph) the putting up of the banns of Prince Joachim Albrecht of Prussia and the divorced Baroness von Liebenberg. From this it would appear that the romance,
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    Sunstroke.
    637 6 The term euustroke is used somewhat indiscriminately to include two classes of cases —namely, those of exhaustion and heart failure occurring under conditions of great heat, but often in the absence direct sunlight, and, secondly, instances of persons being struck down by the effects of the intense heat and
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    EXCHANGE.
    124 6 Penang. 27th August (By courtesy oj Uie Chartered hank London Demand Ran* '.!ai I 4 months’signt Ban* ..2'4-Aj 1 3 Credit -2/S 4 y 3 n Documentary ...2/4§ 1 Calcutta, Demand Bank R»- 1754 3 days’ sight Private ii 7 Bombay. Demand Bank I*ss Mouimein, Demand Bank I<4s 3
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    PRODUCE.
    196 6 Gold lea! 65 B. Pepper! VV.Coast 31bs.5o7..t no stock J White Pepper $15.25 teller a Trang Pepper nominal Cloves (picked> out of season Mace 70.— nominal Mace Pickings 58. buyers Nutmegs llUs 19.50 sales Ijjo. 1 6.65 tales 2 stock Basket 3.50 sellers Tapioca Flour 1.80 nominal Copra... 6.60
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    MARKET PRICES.
    182 6 Pehano, 27th August, 1908. Bezf 8 Soup b° r catty 12 Roabt >’ Steaks Stew or Curry Mem lb Rump Steak 24 Ox Tail «*c.»i Tongue Feet TTa/lH I( Liver per catty 50 Pork Pork per catty 34 Pig’s Head 21 Feet 26 Tongue 31 Mutton per lb.
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    SHARES.
    885 6 s| Number of p v g g I Qai it «l. Shares > Leu Dividend. Name. s= 5 S issued. => 3 W g J I Mining. 300,000 30,000 10 10 31 for year ending 31/3/08 Belat Tin Mining Co., Ltd. $6.50 1Q0” 300*000 22*500 10 10 Bruang Ltd.
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      63 6 As a Last Resort. Before going to tbe expense of calling a doctor for a case of diarrhoea or dysentery, procure a bottle of Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and you will be more than pleased with the result. There is not another medicine in the world that lias
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      95 6 A Message from Australia. Messrs. Williamson Co., Juudah Queensland, writes: ‘‘Chamberlain’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy enjoys a great reputation in these parts. It h*s effected some really remarkable cures, and there is scarcely a home without a bottle.’ The George Town Dispensary, Wholesale Agents. SOLD EVERYWHERE. S Fashionable Favorite-Perfume
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      52 6 MACK AY’S LIQUEUR WHISKY. KARTELL’S BRANDY. Oieslers’ Champagne. Undrew Usher Co.’s SPECIAL RESERVE O.V.G. Whisky. SANDILANDS, BUTTERY Co.. AGENTS FOE PP.NANO F- M. S. THE CELEBRATED “S. B. Co.” GIN IN RED CASES, Sand Hands, Buttery Co HEN'S PEERLESS BRAND EVAPORATED CREAK Absolute Purity Guaranteed, AC r NTS: SANDILANBS, iiUTTERY
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      100 6 WROUGHT-IRON TUBES AND FITTINGS, Otooix Jlltskhs on &£vmdl ADAMSON, CILFILLAN CO,, LTD. NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that Messrs Hills Menke Co., of Birmingham, have been exporting to the markets of the Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States for upwards of 20 years undershirts bear! ing the Trade Mark of
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    Factors of Life.
    1666 7 On Our Best and Worst? Can and do we pass on our best or worst to our children If we have attained to the way of peace and to an interpretation of life which makes for happiness, can we transmit that achievement as a completed thing—as a
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      18 7 Rigautl’s Bocool Extract is an exaot reproduction of this sweet yet powerful Indian perfume and ia very popular.
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      154 7 A Well-Known Remedy. There are few peoples in this country who have not, need, or at least beard of Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera, and Diarrhoea Remedy. It is the first thing they think of when they or any member of the family are stricken with Diarrhoea, paiu in the stomach or
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      759 8 W. MANSON, American Dentist, Late of Dr. Allen Co., Pha US.A. Charges Moderate, Consultation Free. EIBIDINO AT No. 21a, Penang Road. A few doors from the Eastern and Oriental Hotel. 6 mth» RWOODi TEA v TEA SOLE AGENTS FOE PENANG, PATERSON, SIMONS Co., Ltd. WONG KIM MON, No. 77a, Bishop
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