Straits Echo, 12 July 1909

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  • Title Section
    Masthead
    37 1 Straits Echo iO-PAGE EDITION. DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY. VOL. 7. $24 I’er Annum, PENANG, MONDAY, 12th JULY, 1909. Slagle Copy, 10 cents. No. IS6.
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      1188 1 GUINNESS’S STOUT. TIANQ LEE A Co. ,00^2^ f: .-.v--v /> s •j 4 ca r/ SOLE AGENTS. BASS’S ALE. BANKS. THE Eastern Shipping Company, Ltd., (ENGINE WORKS AND DOCKYARD.) bartered Bank of India, Hongkong Shanghai Australia and China, Banking Corporation* Engineers, Shipbuilders, Brass Iron Founders. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER. Paul
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      30 1 THE BEST BEER IN THE FAR EAST. HOdd/N m st Y TT os o: S 5 d > “O CD 5* \W/i *>>/ K*T [OK TO TIAWO LEE A Co.. Sole Ajeats*
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    Our London Letter.
    979 2 From Our Own Correaj undent London, Juue 18'h. Naval. It is stated that with the of Sir John Fisher from the Admiralty throe will l*e another thorough reorganisation of the over sea squadrons, and that the Chiu?, East Indies and Cape Squ idrons will be materially strengthened.
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      2660 2 *\Vs****" *7 tt0 e tt»* eS itl ->►■' at itf ta® bT ,i -I*A o« dYi ;-r^ sseS v\vt^ TENDERS FOR REVENUE FARMS. rilENDERS are invited for tbe lease of Revenue Farms in the State of North Borneo J_ 'from the 1st January, 1910, as set out hereunder. n fSTca\>l\c
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    VESSELS EXPECTED.
    32 3 Yenel-s t'rom Ay cult Dus Delhi Colombo A G ACo '5tb July Assaye Singapore A G ACo 17th Yoick Singapore B MACo. 2 tb Goeben Colombo B.M AC o 21st
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    SAILINGS.
    25 3 1 For A -Sente l.r ve De»hi Singapore A G A Co July. ARRave Colombo A.G ACo. Yorck Colombo B.M ACo. Goebeu Singapore B-M.ACo.
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  • Shipping.
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      ARRIVALS.
      174 3 Hirano Maru, Jap. s.s., 5,282, Frasu, 9th July, Yokohama, 16th June, Gen. B. A Co. Sarmia, Oer. s.e., 3 544, Bahle, 10th July, Hamburg, Gen.—B. M. A Co. Mary Austin, Br. hh 121, Harvey, 11th Julv, Asaban, 10th July, Gen —E. SCo., Ltd. Hong Wan I, Br. b.s., 2.06',
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      DEPARTURES
      47 3 12th July. Malacca, for Tongkah. Jacoha, for Pulo Weh, Olehleh Ac Padang. Calypso, for Deli. Quorra, for Laugkat Himg Wan I, for RangoonCanton, tor Bindings and Teluk Anson. Pentakota, for Singapore. Un Peng, for Pulau Langkawi, Perlis and Setul. Flying Dragon, for Port Weld and Taiping.
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      MAILS CLOSE
      104 3 Fob Laugkat—Per Jin Ho, to-morrow, 1 p,m. Asahan Per Mary Austin, to morrow, 1 pm. TraDg Per Sree Bangka to morrow, 1 pm. Rangoou—Per Landrat Scheiff, tomorrow, 2 p m. Port Swetteuham and Singapore—Per Pin Seng, to-morrow, 3 p.m. Langsa, T. Semawe, Segli, Olehleh and Sabang—Per Hok Canton,
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    Passengers to the Straits.
    324 3 Per P. and O. 8.8. Sumatra, from London, June 19, due at Penang on 20th July. To Penaog Mr. K. W. Kelly. To Singapore Mr. J D. Frost, Lieut. R. D. Bennett, Mrs and the Misses Swan, Mr C. L. Roberts, Mr. J. P. Masters. Per
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      614 3 P, 0. Steam Navigation Coy. KipecN Arrivalsfand*Departares.: Mail Service. Outward July 15 Delhi connecting with 29 Caledonia do. Aug. 1- Devanha do. 26 Aisttaye do. Homeward. Morea Moot tan TAKES BY MAIL STEAMERS. lit OlaM £66 Po Loudon tjy Fe* Po Marseille* tr Gibraltar £61-12. tod Ulan £44 EXTRA STEAMER8;
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      394 3 (SHIPPING.) NORDDLUTSCHER LLOYD, BREMEN. IMPERIAL OERMAN MAIL LINE. *~rsf =4^”- r''¥eg&~? V-.. i THE fast and well-known mails; earners ot !li is Company sail fortnightly from Bremen, Hamburg via Rotterdam, Antwerp, Southampton, Gibraltar, Algiers, Genoa, Naples, (connection Marseilles, Naples, Alexandria and trice versa Port Said, Suez, Aden, Colombo, Penang, Singapore,
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    The Straits Echo.
    104 4 J .►tire ■atl i Pes everybody atil Justice alcne —Kmtrto-. "nbllaled <lally (excert Sundays.» XT THB CttM'EKION TRESS, LI!. Wo. 22f>—232. Be;ch St roe*, PetiHiig PRICE: OAILI LOLA l *S!4 P«r OUTKTATIONB roftagf Extra «All RIHTION (I’oat Free) lIS UAIiI.K A l)l>K SH Eclu —Teiiang.* Telephone N'«
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    THOSE PICTURED PUGILISTS.
    674 4 The kinematograpliic pictures of the Bui •ns-Johnson fight, shown in the Penan* Town Hall on Saturday night, were variously appreciated by the nieinbers of a middling sized audience of males. Some depreciated the excellent pictures because the conduct of the fight was not to their taste or
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    Tin, Opium and Rice Quotations.
    738 4 The following business in tin has been done to day Singapore Straits Trading Co QA it t 80 buyers, no sellers Penang Penang Tin Exchange, 25 tons at 66 59 Straits Trading Co., 75 66 Eastern Smelting Co. 25 66 82| Total 125 tons. Opium
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    Another Burglary.
    834 4 Logan Road Again. The enterprising burglar is very much abroad in Logan Road. S) aie the Police in more senses than one. In our issue last Saturday we made a b:ief announcement of renewed burglarial activity iu Logan Road. We now learn that it w 13 au impudent
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    A Grim Story.
    215 4 Charity, Death, and Stupidity. Some days ago, a Tamil vagrant was lying seriously ill in the five foot wav of a compatriot’s bouse in Penang Poid The vagrant craved the owner of the house to send him to Hospital. The owner took pity and condescended to send
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      Fire at Ipoh.
      59 4 (Echo Special.) lißodega Burned. Ipoh, 12th July.—The “Bodega” restaurant was burned at two o’clock this morning owing to the explosion of methylated spirit used in the patent lamps. The Fire Brigade, under Chief Inspector Haylor, did excellent work, and prevented the fire from spreading to the neighbouring
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      Another French Sensation.
      96 4 (Supplied by Reuter An In welcome Visitor. Loudou. 11th July —A sensation has beeD caused in France by the revelation, confirmed bv M Clemenceau, that State Councillor Hartiug. a member of the Tsar’s entourage for the forthcoming visit to Cherbourg, iB rdenticil with the Russian who was
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      Lord Kitchener.
      20 4 (Supplied by Reuter.) Will Visit Australia. L >ndou, 11th July—Loid Kitchener has accepted the invitation to visit Australia.
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      Persian Civil War.
      43 4 (Supplied by Reuter.) More Fighting. Loud >D, ,2th July.—Reuter's man at Teheran reports that 1,200 Royalists attack ed a Nationalist position fifteen miles from Teheran yesterday morniDg. After a botn bardment of two hours, they failed to dislodge the enemy.
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      Earthquakes.
      34 4 (Supplied by Reu e r In Southern Franee. London, 12th July.—There were renewed earthquakes in Southern Franca on Saturday. The inhabitants of Marseilles and Toulou were panic-stricken, but the damage done was slight.
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      U. S. Tariff Bill.
      62 4 (Supplied by Reuter.) Heated Debate Continues. London, 10th July —Reuter’s Washington man says tl|# Hou*eof Representatives decided to submit the Tariff Bill to a conference of both Houses, after a heated debite iu which the Senate was denounced for violating the pledges of the Republican Party.
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      Scottish Miners To Strike.
      401 4 (Supplied by Reuter If Sanaenaehs Will Join. London, 10th July.—The Scottish Miners Executive have lecommended a strike to begin on the 2t»tb inst. provided a general stoppage in the LTuited Kingdom can be arranged. Iho matter is to be submitted to the British Federation ou the
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    Selangor Races.
    501 4 (Echo Special u Third Day’s Kean Its. Kuaia Lumpur, 10th July.—The closing day of the Midsummer Meeting of the Selangor Turf Club was also favoured with glorious weather, and there was a good attendance to-day. The results of the various events are as follow 1 —The Galloway Handicap.
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      292 4 Cheap Week End Excursions to Selangor. FIRST CLASS RETURN TICKETS will be granted per s.B. Kistna,” timed to leave Penang for Port S wet ten ham every Saturday afternoon available only for return per 6.5. Pin Seng.” due to leave Port Swettenham on the next afternoon and expected to arrive
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  • Obituary
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    41 4 Obituary. (Supplied by It enter Kipon. Loudon, July 10. Kipon is dead. [Reuter doesn’t say whether it is the Marquess, the Bishop, the Dean, or the Archdeacon we have to mourn for, and we do not care to guess. Ed., S.E.]
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    Penang Free School.
    2117 5 ANNUAL PRIZE-GIVING. Tbe annual prize giving at the Penang Free School took place at 11 o’clock tins morning. and among those present were I he Hon R N. Bland. Mrs Bland. Mis. Tborn,(,u the Rev. H.C Henham (Col. Chaplain), the’ Rev. G- V. Pykett (Principal, AngloCbinese School.)
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    1017 5 An ordiuaiy meeting of the Couucil was held yesterday afternoon Present. His Excellency the Governor, Sir John Anderson. His Excellency Major-Gen. T. Perrott, C. 8., o.c.T. The Hon’ble the Col. Sec., Capt. Young. the Col. Treasurer, J. O. Antbonisz the Attorney-General, W. J. Napier. the Col. Engineer, A.
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    Cricket Tournament.
    855 5 P. R. C. vs. P. Y. S. C. The two fiual in itches in the Cricket Tournament were playtd off last Saturday. On tbe Esplanade the Penang Recreation Club beat the Volunteers, who have lost all tbe eight matches in which they took part, by 29 runs. Neuhronner
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    Passengers.
    172 5 Arrived. Per s s. Be Kock, llih July, from Langsa Mr. G G. Kugelmann. Per p.s. Pentakota, 11th July, from Rangoon Miss A- Symoup, Messrs. J. van Vollenheven, D. Desa, K. Kouda, Chow Song, 800 Chan Kee Per s s lpoh, 12 h July, from Singapore Mr. Vade. Shaik
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    FIXTURES.
    112 5 To-DAT. 25th Dav of stb Moon. P. C C Tennis Ties P. C. C Bowls Tournament Town Baud, Esplanade. 6 to 7 p in. The New Japanese Cinematograph, corner of Campbell Street aud Penaug Road, 7-30 p.m. and 9-10 p.tn. Wayang Komedi ludiau Ratoe, Tek Soon Theatre, 8-30 pm.
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    MAILS DUE.
    15 5 Euglish (Delhi) ...15th July China (Astaye) ...17th China Yorck) ...20tb German Gorbeu ...21st
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      273 5 THE CRAG HOTEL.! SANATORIUM. PENANG HILLS. i it n As good an Hotel as any in the Straits.' —Singapore Free Pres», 27th March. SARKIES BROTHERS, Proprietors, X SALE NOW PROCEEDING. Grand Bargains, Genuine Reductions, HURRY UP OR YOU WILL BE TOO LATE. Best Velvet Sailor Suit, $3; White or Brown
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    Stop Educating Natives?
    860 6 No, but Watch. Control, Guide, and Save. The Taipiug pap«r on (he Bth lust. had a reinaikably etiroulating leader <u EddicatioD. incorporating some ideas that most writers shnnk from expressing in cold ty;e. Beginning innocently with a preamble admitting the great and efficacious work of English education,
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    Showing Up Joe.
    733 6 Surgit dinari aliquid. The Times opened its great supplement by a lengthy letter from Mr. Chatubeilain, dated from Cannes, the 10 h May, ou the subject of Empire Day, to part of which we feel bouDd to take exception. He writes: The fact is that the day
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    EXCHANGE.
    120 6 i'KNAfta, 12th July (By courtesy oj the Chartered ft»**» 1 London Demand Sank 4 l months’sight Ban» .2 3 Credit --V i I Documentary Jalcuttn, l>ern..nd Bank R~ 174? 4 days' sigiit Pr*?**» 170 Bombay. Demand Bank i 74^ M mimein, Demand Ban! 4 4 days’ sight Pnv»u 176
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    PRODUCE.
    192 6 Gold losif $61.8) I. j ei(W.Coast 31b5.50z.) no stock •VhsU* l’» »*i $17.25 selleis [Vang Peijei 14.35 buyers Cl >ve* out of season M «ce 73. buyers \iace Pickoie» 66.50 sales 'fu'megi 110 s 17.25 buyers fNo 1 630 sales Sugar < 2 no stock (.Basket 390 nominal Tiuiot.-
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    MARKET PRICES.
    187 6 Penang, 12th July, 1909. Beef ets Soup i*e» cjjt I» 14 Roast n 24 Steaks 24 Stew or Curry Men* 16 Rump Steak 24 Ox Tali eaci. 30 Tongue 55 Feet 15 Heart 30 Liver per catty 35 Pork Pork p«i eatt» 32 Pig’s Head 20 Feet 24
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    SHARES.
    1223 6 o 2 Numbei of j i~> I S I C«|itti. Shares > Dividend# >}*,„„ t issutd. j p '5 s' *5 5 S g j t i—?. UiO-3 300,000 3 M>oo 10 !0 Jl2 for year ending 31/3/09 Belat Tin *6 fti 1 .907 300,000 22,500 10 10 Bruang
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      120 6 Remember the Name. Chamberlain's Colic. Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy is just what its name implies. For pains in the stomach, cramp colic or diarrlcbi, it, has no equil The George Town Dispensary, Wholesale Aijei ts effiitual means of self-cure ever discovered fo£ ion <>f spirits, on marriage and full nervous
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      86 6 Dr. Boss of Strassburg introduced (jo 110* Sail in the treatment of the most painful of diseases to which mankind is liable It is better, safer and more effective than other preparations of Copaiba, Cubebs or plain Sandalwood oil NEW MODEL ENGLISH GUNS. Direct from the makers at lowest prices
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    PENANG TURF CLUB. PROGRAMME, AUTUMN MEETING, 1909.
    1028 7 Tuesday, the 27th, Thursday, the 29th, and Saturday, the 31st July, 1909 FIRST DAY. Tuesday, 27th July, 1909 1. —The Maiden Plate Value $500. A Race for Maiden Horses. Weight as per scale reduced 14!bs. All horses imported into the Stiaits or F-M
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    Hydraulic Tin Mining.
    499 7 How It Is Done. ‘■'l he tin is obtained by means of water which is fluug against the side of a hill through a big iron hose-pipe, or monitor,'’ as it is technically called. This monitor ia attached to the end of a chain of water-pipes, called
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    Tringganu’s Hesitancy.
    334 7 On the 12th inst. the Triugganu tribute of gold and silver flowers was presented to the Sultan’s suzerain Sovereign in Bangkok. In recording this fact the Singapore Free Press gives a quite curious explanation, which runs as follows “As you cannot very well transfer to someone else what
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    The Anglo-Siamese Treaty.
    201 7 French Objection*. We shall never know how much the great, conceptions, the mysterious designs, the delays and the audacities of our short-sight-ed politicians have cost us, and will cost us in the fu'ure. Here is a Treaty which has just beeu signed between Siam and Englaud, which
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      904 7 INSURANCES The Penang Khean Cuan Insurance Co., Ltd, H Oftici No. SI. K»ach 8tb.«. BOARD ok dirrotors. Mr.Cheab Cboo Yew Quab Beng Kee Kbaw Joo Tok Yeoh Geok Keat Kboo Hun Yeang Kboo Boon I’liay Ho Teang Wan Mr.Lim Teang Hooi Tan Teang Swee Tan Kim Leoug Klioo Beng Chin
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      246 7 Entries Close at 5 p. in. on Thursday, 15th July, (except for Race 9, Third Day, which closes as stated); Handicaps for the First Day will be published on or before Monday, 19th July, 1909. A penalty of 7 lb. is incurred iu a handicap by the winner of any
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      880 8 W. MANSON, American Dentist, Late of Dr. Allen Co., Pha U.S.A Charges Moderate, Consultation Free. RrifflDlHa AT /Vo. 2/a, Penan;; Posd. A tew doors from the Eastern and Orients.l Hotel. C mth« TEA v TEA FOR SALE. USEFUL TO PLANTERS, ESTATES, ETC. Large Check Roll Books of 200 leaves. Price,
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    THE THREE CARNATIONS.
    4499 9  -  [All Rights Reserved.] BY CHRISTIAN LYS, Author of The Hepsworth Millions,” The Mystery of Ladyplace,” A London Cobweb,*’ etc. CHAPTER III. UAWSON’s 8TORY Except for its size and the f its Mirroundmgs there was no particular interest attaching to Selbridge Park. The loU se was comparatively modern,
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      79 9 lake a Vacation. Now is the time to take a vacation, get *>ut into the woods and mountains and visit ie a,l hore, but do not forget to take a bottle f Chamberlain’s Colic. Cholera and Uiarrhcea Remedy along with you. It is almost certain to be needed, and cannot
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      84 9 Over Thirty-five Years. Id 1872 there was a ({teat deal of di-in beer, dysentery, aud infantile cholera. It was at this time that Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrbcei Remedy was fi r st. brought into use It proved more successful than any other remedy or treatment, and has for thirty-six
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      49 9 A Certain Cure for Bowel Complaint. When attacked with diairhoei or bowel complaint you want a medicine that acte quickly. The attack is always sudden, generally severe and with increasing pain. Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoei Remedy has never been known to fail. The George Town Dispensary, Wholesale Agents
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      36 9 A Good Summer Remedy. At this season diarrhoei and drseatery are always prevalent. Ohamberl lin’s Colic Cholera and Diarrbce Remedy is the beat medicine obtainab'e. for trouble of thia kind The George Town Dispensary, Wholesale Agents.
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      333 9 WALKER’S EVERYDAY COOKERY £OOK for the Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States. PRICE $1. POSTAGE EXTRA. CASH WITH ORDER. FROM THK “STRAITS ECHO” OFFICE, Petumj The HEW FRENCH REMEDT TRADE THERAPION MARK This successful and highly popular remedy, used in the Continental Hospitals by Kicord, Rostan, Jobert, Velpeau and other»,
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      702 10 PANTUN SHAR-VER SINVOR LAYLAR, (for SALE. UR SHAM RARI, “TALES OF MALAYA"! BY -SOUTHERN CROSS,” i TRANSLATED FROM JAWI INTO ROMANISED MALAY Containing 18 very inleresling «liort stories dealing with life in the Malay Peninsula. (241 PAGES HE,MI-OCTAVO) Price $l. ABOO PINCH. Price 50 cts. MAY BE HAD AT THE
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