Straits Echo, 20 July 1909

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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. 7- $24 Per Auriiid, PENANG, TUESDAY, 20th JULY, 1909. Single Copy, 10 cents. No. 163.
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      1151 1 s lsiaov t. ics GUINNESS’S STOU'i. iH- 4 Cv a wp?/ J t. jffl r *p\ J£v o iy ..S > s X^7 ■aiv s.ssva TIAIMQ lee a Co. B fl. S H S THE Eastern Shipping Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China. Hongkong Shanghai Banking Corporation* Company, Ltd.,
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      27 1 THE BEST BEER IN THE FAR EAST. x -r V V Vf Y V cs a s.* <0 > a rOKTO TiAWQ LIE A Co. t Soi* Attata*
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    Anti-Spitting Law.
    654 2 Appeal to the Secretary of State. The anti-spitting regulation» introduced m Hongkong some months ago have from the beginning been relented by the Chinese community, ho much so that au elaborate petition has been piepaied by leading Chinese inerchauta in the Colony and forwarded to the Kl. i'.ou
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    Murder of Sir Curzon Wyllie.
    311 2 Alt Indian’s Views. Bombay, Ju’y 6. Uader the auspices of the Deccan Sabha the Hon. Mr, Gokhale delivered on Sunday to a crowded audience au addiess on the preseut situation. Mr. Gokhale began by expressing in the strongest terms the h >irot and iudiguation with
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    Tide Table for Penang, July, 1909.
    177 2 H.W. LAV. H.W. L.W. mte a.m. am. p.m. p.m. 20th 2.28, 8.41, 2 54, 9.07 21st 3.20, 9.33, 3.46. 9-59 22ud 4.12, 10.25, 438, 10.51 23rd 5.04, 11.17 5 30, 11.43 24th 5.56, Nil. 6.22, 12 09 25th 6.48, 12.35, 7.14, 11.01 26th 7.40,
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      52 2 A Certain Cure for Bowel Coniplai nt. When attacked with diarrlcei or b.wel complaint you want a medicine 1 hat act# quickly. The attack is alw.rvs sudden, generally aevete and w tli increasing pin Chamberlain'» Cole, Cliolca and nicer Remedy bus never been known to fail The George Town Dispensary.
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      319 2 Over Thirty-five Years. In 1872 tbme was a great ."leal of diarrhoea, dysentery, and infautile cholera. It was at this time that Cbamberlaiu’s Cobc. Cholera aud I)i.nicer Remedy was ti sr brought into os3. It proved more successful than inv other remedy or treatment, and has for tbniy-s'x years maintained
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      1324 2 1909 MODELS. DARRACQ MOTOR-CARS. A, A r- ,3 r K4ir m m “s^tSSI /•T^ \*V V V) P 5 4* i&sBNi Single Cylinder Car, 7-9 li. P. Double Cylinder Cars, 8- l O 10-12 H. P. Four Cylinder Cars, Six Cylinder Car, r i4-io a.p., 18 H P. The 44
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    VESSELS EXPECTED.
    42 3 Veueh Fro m Age nis Due Goeben Co'ombo B MACo. 21st July Yoick Singapore |b.m &Co. '22 od Beugloe London S B ACo. 23 rd Caledonia Colombo A G ACo *28th Benia wers London S B ACo. 1 6'-h Aug.
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    SAILINGS.
    32 3 IV*, til For 1 A*tr rr Yotck .Colombo B.M ACo. July. Goebeu Sngapore B.M ACo. Bent; lie Singapore S B ACo Caledonia 'Singapore G ACo BenldWera Singapore S B ACo. Aug.
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      ARRIVALS.
      135 3 Ipoh. Br. mi, 528. Olsen. 19th July. Singapore, 17th July, Gen.—A G. A Co. Avagyee. Br h.h 247. Campbell. 19th July, Tongkah, 18tb July, Geu.—E. S. Co, Ltd. Pin Seng. Br. ss, 378, Davidson, 19th July, Singapore, 17th July, Gen.— K. S Co., Ltd. Calypso. Br. s s ,339,
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      DEPARTURES.
      49 3 20th July. Sumatra, for Singapore, China and Japan. Leong Ho, for Trang. Ban Whatt Soon, for I’angkalau Brandan and Laugkat. Perak, for Deli. Fook Sang, for Calcutta. Reael. for Singa; ore. Pin Seng, for Port Swettenham and Singapore. Sapjiho, for Teluk An=on. Ipo/l, for Port Swettenham and Singapore.
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      MAILS CLOSE
      100 3 Fob Tongkah— Per Avagyee. to morrow, 1 p.tn. Pang Nga A Trang—Per Deli, to-morrow. 1 p.m. Teluk Anson—Per Jin Ho, to-morrow, 2pm Deli— Per Malaya, to-morrow, 3 pm. Dindings—Per Tong Chay Un, to morrow, 4 pm. Singapore, China and Japan Per Ooeben, to-morrow, 5 p.m. Asahan—Per Mary Austin,
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    Passengers to the Straits.
    395 3 Per I. G M. ss. Goeben, from Hamburg, June 17. due at Penang on 21 st July To Penang Mr. Bergiugenieur Koch. Mrs. Koch and Tochter. To Singapore Pnnce Charoon. Mr. Boou Cbuay. Mr -A Boa. Dr. Eduard P. O. Hose and family, Mr aud Mra.
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      556 3 P. 0. Sieam navigation Cay. K x |M-rt 1 A rriT*lwf »nd| Dep*rtore*.li Mail Service. Outward. ,hil» 2*t Caledonia Anar. 11 Detanha A*e iy« connecting with do. do. Marmora Morea Mooltan Homeward. IA WES NY MAIL STEAMERS. rol.ondiul.jSt» To Ifforroillca er Uib*<«lt»r Itt ijti Jnd Ciait £66 £l4 £6l-12.. £4l-16
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      467 3 (S H I P P I N G,)- NOKDDEITSCHER LLOYD, BREMEN. IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE. V»' W 5 c 9 r iIHE fast and weM-known uia s so h;i Companv s.L' o*,ii-,tj.‘v ..tom Bremen, L H ambit g via Lotte*dam. Ant' p Southampton, G’bvu, l Aig'e*», Gauoa, Naples, (connection Marseti
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    The Straits Echo.
    95 4 J tm NtMlw «nrybodj int Jwtln iltno *">'• <1«llv (Mr#pt NnuHtya.i •tr I CRITERION PRESS, I Id. No. 226—232. Reach Street. Ppiwm, PRICE DAII.T LOOAI »a« p»-r »nimi OUTHTATIONH Po»t*«c R*tm. «Air amTioN (Pom rrw) «is UAKI.R AIHIRKBS Fctio- Penang.” telephone No. 343 *.A.—All bn»lne*'« communications »honl<l
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    WHAT SAVES US.
    1093 4 Union is not strength, because it does not and cannot exist. It would be strength, if it ever happened, but the strength would be unpleasant and unhealthy. Has it ever occurred to you how unhappy we might all he made if the union which is strength were
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    Tin, Opium and Rice Quotations.
    78 4 The following business in tin bm l*en done to day Penang Penang Tin Exchange, 4?i buyers, no sellers 3 Eastern Smelting Co.. 50 tons at 66 82^ Straits Trading Co., 100 66.82 j Singapore; Straits Trading Co., 50 66-87^ Total 200 tons. Tin is quoted
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    P. C. C.
    372 4 Howls Tournament. Followiug were the results of the ties played yesterday Teams of Four (Final) Hamilton. Ivens. Brown and Starr beat Goldie. Owen, F D.niel and W. Daniel by 21—20 Lawn Tennis Tournament. Following were the results of the ties played yesterday Championship Eicbenberg beat Hodge 4
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    Perak Turf Club.
    118 4 ENTRIES FIRST DAY. Rack 1 Vera Orelia Cartoon j Dirt more Rack 2 N > Entries. Rack 3 Quorrobolong. Rack 4 Albion II. Race 5. Gloria D<t.u Marion Da Tor Rack 6. No Entries. Rack 7. Kenabo* Cracker Rack 8. Dawn Ferine SECOND DAY. Same as Fret
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    Habeas Corpus Application.
    247 4 Before Mr. Justice Thornton, yesterday afternoon, Mr. Cleaver, of the firm of Messrs Rtesgrave and Matthews, moved for the issue of a writ of Habeis Corpus in the case of Mr. C J Roberts, who was coDfiued iu the local civil prison, under a warrant from the
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    Muslims Gratified.
    308 4 [Contributed.] Mr. A. Cavendish, the Secretary to the Mahomedan and Hindoo Endowments Board, appeared today (Friday) at the Kapitan Kling mosque at 1 30 p.m. and took bis seat at the Club room of the Muslim Society. The congregational prayers numbering about 2,000 were present to witness the
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      Rubber 7s. 6d.
      38 4 (Echo Special.) An Incentive to Over-Tapping? Kuala Lumpur, 20th July.—The Planters Stores Agency have l>een advised by cable from their London office that the average price of Plantation No. 1 was ninety pence a pound.
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      Chartered Bank Enterprise.
      32 4 (Echo Special.) Branch Opened at Klang. Kuala Lumpur, 20th July.—The Chartered Bank is opening a branch at Klang to-day. It is expecetd to be a great boon to planters.
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      Persia.
      30 4 i Supfilied by Reuter The New Shall. Londoo, 19th July—The new Shah. Sultan Ahmed Miizi, who is only thirteen years of age, has been formally informed of bis accession.
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      South African Union.
      59 4 (Supplied by Reuter.) Conferences wilh Imperial Corerninent Begin To-day. London, 19th July.—The Earl of Selbome. High Commissioner for South Africa, and all the South African Premiers and other delegates cent to England in conupction with the passage of the Union Bill in the Imperial Parliament, have now
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      Motor Track Disaster.
      95 4 (Supplied by Reuter.) Four People Burned to Death. London. 19;h July.—A telegram from Berlin states that a motor-pacer exploded and was hurled into the crowded stand, scattering a rain of fire. A score of summer dresses were set ablaze. Many of the competitors were panic stricken and
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      More Anxiety to Lend China Money.
      76 4 (Sujplied by Renter. Russia Follows American Example. London, 20th J uly.—The Times coi respondent at Peking says the Russian Minister has informed the Chinese Foreign Office that in view of Russian interests in Hankow [where there is a Russian municipality] in the tea trade
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      Icarus Gets Wet.
      77 4 (Supplied by Reuter.) Cross Channel Flier Falls in SeaLondon, 20th July.—After waiting a week for favourable we it her to tiy over the channel and so wio the Daihj Mail's .£l,OOO, Mr. Latham started from a point near Galai* yesterday morniug. When 6ix and a quarter miles
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      Tiffin at Buck’n’am Palace.
      39 4 (Supplied by Reuter.) Japanese Royal Cnests. London, 20th July —Prince and Princess Kuni of Japan lunched with the King Buckingham Palace. The Princi and 1 rincess of Wales, and Prince Arthur o Connaught, were present.
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      To Fight Lords with Lords.
      77 4 Supplied, by Reuter Finance Rill Tactics. London, 20. b July.—The Daily learns from enquiry iu the highest quarters that if the House of Lords persists in it» destructive amendments to the Finance Bill, the Governmrnt will recommend the creation of sufficient new peers to secure
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      582 4 NOTICE. THE usual monthly sala of Pawnbrokers’ forfeited pledges for sums exceeding $lO will be held punctually at 11 o’clock a.no on Thursday, Friday aud Siturday. tha stb, 6th and 7th proximo, respectively, at No. 42, Beach Street The above forfeit'd pledges may be viewed at the sale‘room from 10
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      34 4 Remember the Name. Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy is just what its Dame implies. For pains in the stomach, cramp colic or diarrhoea, it has no equal. The George Town Dispensary, Wholesale Agents.
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  • Obituary
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    21 4 Obituary. Su]>j>lied by lleuter.) Don Carlos. London, 19th July.—Tho death ig an nouned of I on Carlos, the Spanish pre tender.
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    SUPREME COURT.
    4415 5 IN CIVIL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION. (before Mr Justice Thornton k v I' im Mah <;h y e Following is (lie full text of the judgment, w hit’ll was delivered yesterday afternoon in U,e above case. a brief account of 'vb.cb appeared in the Echo last week The plaintiffs in
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    Extraordinary Suicide Story.
    631 5 (From Our Own Correspondent Tongkah, July 17. Tongkah Prisoner Leapt* Among Crocodiles. A great commotion was caused on Sunday morning in the compound of tbe Government offices by tbe attempt of a Chinese prisoner to commit suicide. It appears that the man (a Foo Cbow Chinese) was
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    Passengers.
    172 5 Arrivbd P r s s Sumatra, 20th July, from London Mr. K W Kelly. Miss F. D Row, Mr. J Paul and Mr. A HardmanPer s-s. Reach 2'th July, from Sabang Mr. E. O. D- Dekker. Per s.s. Malaya, 2 th July, from Deli; Major China Tsioug Jong Hian,
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    FIXTURES.
    84 5 To- DAT. 4t.h Dav of 6tb Moon. P. C C Tennis Ties l'iie New Japanese Cinematograph, corner of Campbell Street and Penang Road. 7-30 p.m. and 9-10 p.in. Grand Change of Programme To-morrow 5th Day of 6th Moon Town Band, Esplanade, 6 to 7 p ui. P. C C
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    MAILS DUE.
    15 5 German (Goiben) ...21st July China Yorcle) ...22od English Caledonia} ...28th Cbiua (Delta) ...31st
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    THE MOON.
    18 5 First. Quarter July k5tb O Full Moou Aug. ‘2nd Last Quarter 8th O New Moon 16th
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    P. & O. SAILINGS.
    39 5 P. O. SAILINGS. Mali Service Outwards. Homkwarus Ca’edonia 28 July i Delta 31 July Devanha 11 Aug. Delhi 14 Aug Extra Service. Outwards Homkwarus. Palma 27 July I Sim'a 23 July Borneo 3 Aug- I Malt i 6 Aug
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      37 5 l>r. Boss of StrassburK introduced GoilO* n treatment of the most painful of diseases to which maukind is liable It is >etter, safer and more effective than other preparations of Copaiba, Cubebs or plain Sendai wood oil.
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      297 5 HOUSE AND STABLES, HOUSE No. 22 at Chow Tbye Road. Stables at Tye Sin Street. Apply to THEAN CHEE A Co. 20 7 09 526 87, Bit hop street, Penang. FURNISHED. MON SOJOURN,” on Brothers’ Hill, either by days or by weeks. Very suitable for health resort. Elevation 2 200
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    Chess Notes.
    349 6 [Contributions Invited] When is that return match, between the United Kingdom aud the World, coming off at Penang Mr G rr as captain of the World team, ought perhaps to write to himself as the Honorary Secretary of the Penang Chess Club, asking himself to make ariangements Mr.
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    Hokkien Chinese Church.
    274 6 On June 21st, 1904, the foundation stone of this Church iu Tanjong Pagar R>d, Singapore, was laid by H. E Sir Johu Anderson, oCMO.jand on J tuuary 13 b, 1905, the building was formally opened aid dedicated. Increasing success his attended the work of the Church siuce
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    Bunkum in Excelsis.
    242 6 London Journal’s View of Press Conference. The Saturday Review stems t > thick I lie Press Conference a gigantic joke and in a twocoluniu article exhausts ridicu'e and saicasm at the i xpense of the empire edi'ors aud the orators who have addressed them The opening sentences
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    Hongkong's Predicament.
    410 6 HOME GOVERNMENTS PROMISED COMPENSATION. There is Nothing to Hope For. The attitude of the uu> fficial members of the Hongkong Legislative Council in regard to the government's vague promise of compensation for the closing of the opium divans has a f tractcd attention outside of the Colony. The
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    General Post Office, Penang.
    84 6 The following unclaimed te’ters and telegrams aie lying at the General Post Office: Lt tiers Allix. M. Morgan, J. Andersen, G. J. Ormiston. J. liitevicli, M. C* Preedy, W. Coleaux, H. Price.* W. G. Cobb. A. H. Papaperaki. Em. Dominguez, J. Schener. Firma Fell, M. A.
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    EXCHANGE.
    121 6 Penang, 20th Jult. (By courtesy of ihe Chartered Bank London, Demand Bank 2/4 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4, 3 3 Credit 2/4 6 3 Documentary.. 2/4‘J Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs. 1754 3 days’ sight Private 176$ Bombay, Demand Bank 175$ Moulmein, Demand Bank 174 f 3 days’sight Private 176$
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    PRODUCE.
    196 6 Gold 1**1 $64.8) 6. 1 «r» er( W Coast 31bs.5 oz.) no stock <Vu;to »t)j- ..$17 25 selles [Yang f'ef pot 14 35 5ttyers Cl >»- out of season M ict* 73. buyers yla 1 Pif) 66 50 sales 4u'iretr* 110s 17 25 buyers SNo 1 5 80 salts
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    MARKET PRICES.
    193 6 Pbkaico, 4 20th Jult, 1909. Bbek fts Soup per catty 14 Roast 24 bleaks 24 Stew or Curry Meal 16 Rump Steak 24 Ox Tail each 30 Tongue 55 Feet 15 fleart 30 Liver per catty 35 Pork— Pork per catty 32 Pig’s Head 20 Feet 24 Tongue
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    SHARES.
    1315 6 3 3 Numierot -5 u 2*1 5 Cxiital. Shares > Di»»d.»»v*a Siam*, r 4> .5 JL* fl$ l»KUf a. 3 r 5 r f tf w X GC 0 V 3 ar Mining. i9v'3 j 5 300,«»«X) 30.000 1(» 10 12 for year ending 31/3/09 Belat Tin Mining Co.,
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      30 6 The curative action of (IOIIOH.ir is attributed to its being antiseptic and anaesthetic. Manufactured by J. D Wedal Ltd., Berlin, and sold in form of capsules, 40 in a bottle’
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      436 6 A Good Summer Remedy. At tLis season diarrhoei and dysentery aro nlwajd prevalent. Chamberlain’s Colic Cholera and D.arrbcei Remedy is the best m, diciue obtainable for trouble of this kind The George Town Dispensary, Wholesale Agent 8. ter scjsi. >1 rjr:v a—— M ly w* offer this nse tTj-'j fill
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    The Kedah Bluff.
    852 7 Governor and British Diplomacy Ably Championed. The Echo bad the honour of correctly guessing at the origin of the criticisms with regard to the taking over of Kedah also of pointing out that to consult Kedah before the Treaty was signed would have been an impertinence. The
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    High-Diddle-Diddle.
    51 7 The first honeymoon in the sky has come to a happy termination at Holbrook, fourteen milea from B ston common The young Maggachusetta couple wete Mr. and Mrs Burnham, and they remained in mid-air from midnight till after dawn, some four hou s They had a thrilling experience.— Perak
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      1374 7 INSURANCES, Th© Penang Khean Guan Insurance Co., Ltd, H otrica No- H,ACH l lM board ok dirkotorh. Mr.Lim Teang Hooi Tan Teang Swee TanKimLeoug Khoo Bong Chin Cheah Toon Haw Koey Joo Chew Yeoh Ooi Qark Mr. Cheah Cboo Yew Quah Beng Kee Khaw Joo Tok Yeoh Oeok Keat KhooHnnYeang
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      174 7 Take a Vacation. Now is the time to take a vaca'iou, not out id to the woods and mountains and visit the seashore, but do not forget to take a bottle of Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy along with you. It is almost certain to be needed, and cannot
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      880 8 W. MANSON, American Dentist, Late of Dr, Allen Cu. t Pha US.A. Charges Moderate, Consultation Free. BMSIDINa AT No. 2ln, Penan" Road. A few doors from the Eastern and Oriental Hotel. 6 mtba TEA FOR SALE. USEFUL TO PLANTERS, ESTATES, ETC. Large Check Roll Rooks of 200 leaves. Price, $8
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