Straits Echo, 28 July 1909

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    37 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS. THE FEDERATED MAM V c-r ATES AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY. VOL. 7. $24 Per Annum. PENANG, WEDNESDAY, 28th JULY, 1909. Single Copy, 10 cents. No. 170.
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      1100 1 TIANG LEE A Co BASS’S ALE. o. ca s ;t -li V X. "££//M uiois s.ssH^Niao SOLE AGENTS. rs iX M *5 S THE Eastern Shipping' Company, Ltd., (ENGINE WORKS AND DOCKYARD.) 'hurlored Bank of India, Australia and China. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER. Paid up Capital Remrvo Fund Reserve Liability
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      17 1 THE BEST BEER IN THE FAR BAST. ft E Sv'? l TIANQ LEE St Co., Soie Agiau.
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    Mr. Kipling's Despondency.
    337 2 It must beowneJ that siuce Mr. Kipling took up the rd'e of Cassandra he has lord much of iho ioHuence with the nation that he won in his earlier and ini.ro sauguiue mood. John Buli. indeed, when he whs stai tied try the solemn message of the
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    Prisoners in the Tower.
    294 2 No doubt the Tower, like Westminister Abbey, shows the damaging tff-rct of a long caurse of Loudon air, but age h is iu no way inipa i ted its efficiency aud “grip” as a prison. On the coutrary, it bas an even more thorough tenacity now
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    Sermons to Jockeys,
    346 2 w Stable Latin in Fiction anti in Real Life. A volume of sermons preached to jo.keys is a decided novelty. The popular idea of a jockey does not assrei re hun with church going. Yet, according to the Rev. K. S fcwanu-Masou, who for a long time
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      85 2 Over Thirty-five Years. In 1872 tb«<e was a gtea* deal of di trtboßi, dyseutery. and infantile cholera. It was at this time that Chamberlain’s Co'ic, Cholera ami Diarrhcei Remedy was fi st brought iuto us”. It proved more successful tbiu any other letnedy or treatment, and lias for tbuty-six yeats
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      406 2 Take a Vacation. Now is tbe time to take a vacation, get out into tbe woods and mountains and visit tbe seashore, but do not forget to take a bottle of Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy along with you. It. 19 almost ceitain to be needed, aud caunot. be
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      1729 2 EHITISH-MADE CYCLES. INSPECTION INVITED. ALL MACHINES ARE COMPLETE WITH LUCAS LAMP AND BELL. TOOLS AND TOOLBAG AND REPAIRS OUTFIT. TO LET. HOUSE AND STABLES. HOUSE No. 22 at Chow Tbye Road. Stables at Tye Sin Street. Apply to THE AN CHEE Co. 20-7-09 c 3*» S 7. Bishop street, Penang.
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  • Shipping.
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      ARRIVALS.
      118 3 Landrat Scheiff, Ger. as., 1,012, Strade, 26tb July, Rangoon, 22nd July, Gen.— E S. Co.. Ltd. Capri, It. a.»., 2,717, Frances, 27th July, Singapore, 25th July, Gen.—B. M. A Co. Thalang. Siamese b.s 107, Linguard, 27th July, Setul, 27th July, Gen.—Siamese Govt Petrel, Br. a b., 124, Allan, 27th
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      DEPARTURES.
      69 3 28th July. Thongwa, for Negapatam and Madras. Lian Choo, for Kedah. Deli, for Trang and Pang Nga Jin Ho. for Teluk Anson. Glenogle, for Singapore, Hongkong and Amoy. Landrat Seheiff, for Ringoon. A Apcar. for Singapore, China and Japan. Tong Chay Un. for Dindings. Ischia, for Singapore and Hongkong.
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      MAILS CLOSE
      104 3 Fob Kedah—Per Tong Chuan, to morrow, noon. Trang—Per Leong Ho. to-morrow, Ipm. Port Swettenham, Poit Dickson and Malacca—Per Petrel, to-morrow, 1 pm. Deli—Per Perak, to-morrow, 1 p.m. Port Swettenhara and Singapore—Per Teesta, to-morrow, 3 p.m. Langsa, T. Semawe, Segli, Olebleh and Sabang—Per Pegu, to-morrow. 3 p.m. Tongkah—Per Malacca.
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    VESSELS EXPECTED.
    41 3 Ytfi*’ From Agent» Dim Caledonia Colombo A O ACo 28tb July K eist Singapore B M ACo. 3 d Ang. Bulow Colombo B MACo. 4 b Men id wers London S B ACo. 6 b Devuulid Colombo A.G.ACo. llfh
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    SAILINGS.
    31 3 Yet*ei» For A<}?**t* l.e-v+-Onledoni? Singapore A G ACo July. Kl» ist Colombo B.M ACo. Aug. Hulow Singapore B M ACo. BhuI.i wera Singapore S B ACo. Devauba Singapore A.GACo. 1
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    Passengers to the Straits.
    380 3 Per P. and O. 8 s Marmora, from London, July 2, connecting with the Ca'edonia at Colombo, due at Penang on 28lh July To Penang Mins M. Seymour, Mr- D. Wilson, Mr. W. Stewart. To Singapore Mr. and Mr«. J. W. Molesworth, Mr. C. Ereritt, Mr».
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      729 3 fiO. Steam Navigation Coy. Kxpw-tfMl ArrivalHf»ndil>ep»rtareft.:i Mail Service. Outward i1t 28 Caledonia connecting with [ng.UDevanha do. Si A*»»ye H Delta do. 22 Himalaya uo. Homeward. Marmora Morea Mooltan India China BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD, Date. Steamer. July 31 AugSep Delta] Delhi 8 Caledonia 11 lh van ha 25
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      447 3 (S DIPPING.) NORDDLUTSCHER LLOYD, BREMEN. iMPEKiAL OfciKMAN MAIL. LINE. b rzjizz .V' 'v r Tr-i--' *4 THE fast and well-known uia 1 a earnei* ibis Company sail fortnightly from Bremen, Hamburg via Rotterdam, Antwerp, Southampton, Gibraltar, Algiers, Genoa, Naples, (connection Marseilles, Naples, Alexandria and vice versa Port Said, Suez, Aden,
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    The Straits Echo.
    102 4 J i tbriFflee ewrybody an<l Jiwtlce ilfne "nhlkhMl dally {except *>nn<iayi.| »T tl 1 CRITERION PRESS, Lid.. So. 22fi—232, Beach Street. Penang PRIOR: ')AIIT MM'AI $2« ppt ,nnnr OUTSTATIONH Postage Kxtra WAII BDITION (Post Free) 115 OAKI.K A l)l)K I SS Echo—Penang.” phone No. 343 A'l business
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    GAMBLING
    553 4 To point a moral one must rub it in. Mr. F. E. Smith has misunderstood, perhaps, the irony of our hint to the Gambling Suppression Department. There is no week in the Penang year, surely, which more than this is suitable for mentioning that our police system includes a
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  • PUBLIC OPINION.
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      THE RAID RECOMMENDED.
      342 4 To TUB EmiOß OF THE STRAITS ECHO. Dear Sir, —That open chit of join s in yesterday’s Straits Echo seems to me to require some slight explanation from you Your opening sentence reads With thit fearless sense of duty for which we arp grad ually getting duo
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    AN AWKWARD CORNER.
    105 4 To THE EmiOß OF THE STRAITS ECHO. Sir, —Owing to the closing of the bridge at the junction of Bridge Siieet and Magazine Road, there is a dangerous congests n of traffic, which ought to point out. Heaps of road metal and loitering neshas and slurries make
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    Tin, Opium and Rice Quotations.
    384 4 The following business in tin lias linen done to day Penang Penang Tin Exchange, t buyers. no sellers Eastern Smelting Co., 1 *l7 0«; buyers, no sellers t Straits Trading Co.. 50 tons at 67 07| Singapore Straits Trading Co., 50 07 07£ Total 100
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      Police Fight with Chinese.
      244 4 IN KUALA LUMPUR TEMPLE. (Echo Special.) One Chinese Killed: Several Police Wounded. Kuala Lumpur, 27th July.—Last night information was brought in to the Kuala Lumpur police that a .urge meeting of Chinese wearing red was being held in a temple about three miles out. Detective-Inspector Cullen,
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      Persia.
      40 4 (Supplied by Reuter Ex-Shali to he Pensioned. London, 27th July.—Reuter’s correspondent at Teheran states that it is understood that the Government is prepared to grant an annual peusion of .£5,000 to the ex Shah, provided he leaves Persia immediately.
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      Fourth Test Match.
      66 4 (Supplied by Renter Abandoned for (he Day. Loudon, 28'h July.—The weather was dull and the wicket soft ou the second day of the lest match which is being played on the Manchester grourd. The spectators u umbered 12,000. The Australians scared 77 runs for 2 wickets in
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      Russia and Turkey.
      59 4 (Supplied by Reuter Sultan to Visit Tsar. London. 28 b July —A telegram from S r Petersburg aunouu es that the Sultan of Turkey will visit the Tsar at Livadia in September and that the Tsar will return the visit iu October on his wav to Naples
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      The Cretan Question.
      37 4 (Supplied by Reuter.) Greek Flag Hoisted. London, 28 h July.— Reuter’s correspondent at Canea, the Capital of Crete, states that the Greek flig has been hoisted over the forttess of the Cretan Militia barracks.
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      New French Cabinet.
      37 4 (Supplied by Reuter.) Vote of Confidence. Londou. 28 f h July 'l he French Chamber has pissed a vote of confidence in the new Cabiuet bv 306 votes to 46. a majority of 260
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      South African Union.
      39 4 (Supplied by Reuter Second Heading in the House of Lords. London 28? b July —The Earl of Crewe, Colonial Secretary, moved iu the House of Lords the second reading of the S utb African Union Bill.
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      Aeronautics.
      42 4 (Supplied by Reuter Latham Fails Again in the Cross Channel Trip. L ndon, 28 li July —Mr Latham, while travelling in au aeroplaue from Calais to Dover yesterday evening, fell into the sea two miles from Dover. He whs picked up.
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      Spain’s War.
      33 4 (Supplied by Reuter Casualty 8 at Barcelona Riot London, 28th July —F.. U r gendarme’s ao.l eight demonstrators were killed iu the war r oting at Barcelona. Twenty peoJp were wounded.
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      British Naval Superiority.
      117 4 (Supplied by Reuter.) Balfour’s Criticisms. L ndon, 27<h July.-In the House of Commons yesterday, Mr. A J. Bdfour, lead er of the Opposition, severely criticised t Government for allowing our margin of superiority to disappear and neglecting the Mediterranean and trade routes, though tip 6 knew that
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      Goodwood Cup.
      48 4 (Su/p'ied by Renter Result. London, 28 h July —Following is the reS'llt, of the race for the Stewards’Cup t hand op of £557 which was run over the 6-fuHoug course at Goodwood yesterday Mediant The Tower bv Sir Edgar—Pisa 2 Rom r ey by Raeburn—Calliope 3
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    Alleged Criminal Intimidation.
    172 4 Threatening the P. C. M. 0. On Siturday morning, I)r. Goonetilleke made his appearance before Mr. Howard m response to a summons issued rrcentiy at the instauce of Dr. D K MeD .well P 1' M. 0. Dr. Goonetilleke wro‘e a letter to Dr McDowell who had
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    Penang Shipments.
    405 4 By the s.s. Simla on the 25th July, via Colombo, Marseilles, London and Antwerp, the following shipments were made: For Genoa.—Adan soo, Gilfillan and Co, Ltd. Pis. 84 58 Black Pepper. For London—Aylesbury and Garland Pis 14 09 Para rubber B;iusteid aud Co. Pis. 94 Para rubber. Pis.
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      726 4 THE NEW JAPANESE CINEMATOGRAPH. ARRIVED! ARRIVED!! MANY NE'W PICTURESWE SHOW SPECIAL RACE PROGRAMMES DURING THE RACE WEEK. Ist Show, 7 30 to II I». m. 1. A Kidnapped Child. 2. The Colonel's Bicycle. 3 The Sicrifioe. 4. The Chrysanthemums. 5. Dieppe Circuit Motor Race. <*. The Wrong Big. 7. Hate
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    PENANG TURF CLUB.
    2754 5 autumn meeting First Day’s Racing. The weather cleik, although not caught in j,,H best bebavi >ur yesterday afternooo, was still good enough to withhold the rain from us with the result that those who gathered on the racecourse for the opening day of the I’.iiiHg Tutf Club’s
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    To-morrow’s Programme.
    716 5 1 —The Griffin Handicap. 2 50 pm V'alue S3OO and $5O to Second Horse. A Handicip for Gtiffios that have ruu in the 2 id Rice, First Diy Winner excluded Entrance, free. Distance, six furlongsMr. George Stotbard’s bam Ciieflite 9. 7 Mr. Lee Soon Poo’s ch a g
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    Frocks.
    1052 5 Following are some notes about the diess es seen at the meeting, just as we received them Mrs. Blaud wore a black and white striped voile dreis edged with brown, and a blown beehive h it Mrs. Welbam had on a cliug ing and very graceful black dresf with
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    Passengers
    45 5 A RRIVBD Ter s.h Pmak. 27<b Julv. f»oin eh Messrs. C B Graburn, B. Brauudus. van Hurdt, an<l D' Voge. Per 8». Thong wi. 28'h July, from Singapore: Messrs. Ti°e Toon P.ion. El- Holloway C. J. Holinberg, L. R Laziroo and H C Shroff
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    FIXTURES.
    100 5 To-dav. 12th Div of titb Moon Municipal Commission, 3 30 p in. Town Band. Esplanade, 6 to 7 pir. League Football M. R C. w. St Xavier s, Victoria Green The New Japanese Cinematograph, corner of Campliell Street and Penang Road, 7-30 pm. and 9-10 p.m. Wavang Brtavia. Tele
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      473 5 British India S. N. Co., Ltd. the convenieucfl of piflsengers attending tlte Rue 8 the departure of s. fl KISTNA,” for l»ort Swettenhain and Singapore, h*s beeu deferred until 7 p.m(sharp) on 31st July, 1909. HUITENBACH, LI EBERT CO--28 7 09 559 Amenta Koninklijke Paketvaart Maatschappij. I7IOR tlie convenience of
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    Departmental Autocracy.
    1189 6 It is not surprising that the L <rd Chip) Justice Ims drawn attention, in guarded but emphatic terms, to the danger arising from the modern usage of granting to some branch of the Executive power to do, or forbear to do, important acts, and to interfere wiib private
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    Fortune-Tellers.
    445 6 Havoc Caused by the Quacks. The sentence recently pasted upon Naboq Bui, for attempting to tell the fortune of Mr Colman ta Singapore Magistrate) is doubtless exemplary, writes a correspondent, and must serve as a warning to such natives who pairouise these people. Every n’ightened Indian ought to feel
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    Tide Table for Penang, July, 1909
    35 6 Date H.W. L.W. H.W. L.W. a.m. a.m. p.m. p.m. 28th 9.24, 3.11, 9.50, 3.37 29th 10.16, 4.03, 10.42, 4.29 30th 11.10, 4.58, 11.38, 5.26 31st Nil. 5.41. 12,18, 6.31
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    EXCHANGE.
    119 6 Penang, 28th July. (By courtesy of the Chartered Bank London, Demand Bank 2/4 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4 3 Credit 2/4 6 3 Documentary.. 2/4‘s Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs. 175$ 3 days’ sight Private 176$ Bombay, Demand Bank 175$ Moulmein, Demand Bank 174$ 3 days’sight Private 1764 Madras, Demand
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    PRODUCE.
    189 6 Gold J.eaf $64.8 J. Popi er(W Coast 31b5.5 oz.) no stock 1 bjtui $17.25 selle's Dang Pepjmi 14 35 buyers Clove» out of season Mice 73. —buyers Vlace Picking* 66.50 sales llos 17.25 buyers No 1 5.80 sales Sugar < 2 no stock Basket 4. —nominal T*luoo! Flour 1
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    MARKET PRICES.
    187 6 Pkmanq, 28th July, 1909. Sbbf— ets Soup per call* 14 Roast 24 Steaks 24 Stew or Curry Meat 16 Rump Steak 24 Ox Tail each 30 Tougue 55 Feet 15 Heart 30 Liver per catty 35 >’ORK Pork pei catt\ 32 Pig’s Head 20 Feet 24 Tongue 32
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    SHARES.
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      34 6 Remember the Name. Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy is just what its uuiuo implies. I'or pains in the stomach, cramp colic or diarrhea, it has no equal. The Ceorge iowu Dispensary, Wholesale Agents.
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      200 6 A Good Summer Remedy. At this season diarrhcet and dysentery are always prevalent. Chamberlain’s Colic Cholera and D arrfcoei Remedy is the best medicine ob'ainab'e for trouble of this kind The Georgp Town Dispensary, Wholesale Agents. For Singapore, Hongkong, Swatow and Amoy. THE ss Gfenogle, Captain W H-Paddle, is expected
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      156 6 THE CELEBRATED “S. B. Co.’ GIN IN RED CASES. Rutter* <? t o Andrew Usher Go. a SPECIAL RESERVE O.V.G. Whisky SAND1LANDS, BUTTERY Co. AGENTS FOR FFNANQ F. M. S. 8INOE 1848. BY ROYAL WARRANTS JOHN BEGG’S WHITE CAPSULE SCOTCH WHISKY. PROPRIETOR OF THE Royal I.ochnagar Distillery, Balmoral, Scotland. All
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    Opium in China.
    478 7 Sir A. Howie’s Report. A Parliamentary paper [Cd. 4 702] CQn* taming a geueral report by Sir Alex. Hosie respecting the opium question in China hag juet been issued. It is China No. 1 (1909), and is in continuation of China No. 2 (1908). The covering despatch
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    Perak in 1908.
    295 7 Consequences of Cheap Tin. Mr. E. VV. Bilch’s interesting annual report on Perak has the following interesting introduction The year 1908 was marked by a serious depression in the price of Tin The average price fell from sB'> 28 per pikul in 1907 to to $O6 78
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      1382 7 INSURANCES. Tho Penang Khean Guan Insuranco Co., Ltd, H (>,,|C* NO. 31. Hiach BIRIBT. HOARD OF IHRBOTOR*. Mr Cheah Clioo Yew Qunh Beng Kee K>iaw Joo Tok Yeoli Gcok Keat K hoo H uo Yeang K!> >° D° on ,>hav Team? Wan Ho Mr. Lim Teang Hooi Tan Teang Swee
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      140 7 A Certain Cure for Bowel Complaint. When attacked with diarrhoei or bowel complaint you want, a medicine that acta quickly. The attack is always suddor, generally severe and with increasing paiu. Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoei Remedy has never been known to fail. The George Town Dispensary, Wholeaale Agents. COMMON
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      711 8 W. MANSON, American Dentist, Late of Dr Allen <5 Co., Pha, U.S.A. Hiarges Moderate, Consultation Free. EaaiDlM* AT No. 2 la, Penang Road. A few doors from the Eastern and Oriental Hotel. 6 mtha TEA V Os' TEA SOLE AGENTS FOR I’ENANG. PATERSON, SIMONS Co., Ltd. WONG KIM RIUN, /Vo.
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      156 8 Khoo Buan Phua n CHOP Gim Seng Moh, 203, Main Road, !itip in g Tin Miners, Advaneers and Genera Goods Store. 20c HONG BEE S Co., 88 94. Main Road, Taiping, (Established 1877 General Store.keepers and Commission Agent?. WINES AND SPIRITS. PROVISIONS OF THE BEST QUALITY. Ng 800 Bae, Chop
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