Straits Echo, 30 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 Ter Annum, PENANG, FRIDAY, tfoth JUL¥, 1909. Single Copy, 10 cents. No. \Tjl.
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      1085 1 GUINNESS’S STOIH TIANO LEE A Co. 4>r i <S£jEA Dfl? SDLE AO ENTS. BASS’S ALE. banks. > Eastern Shipping Company, Ltd., (liNOINH WORKS AND DOCKYARD.) Engineers, Shipbuilders, Brass Iron Founders. Chartered Sank of India, Australia and China. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER. Hongkong Shanghai Banking Corporation Paid up Capital Reserve Fund
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      17 1 rHE BEST BEER IN THE FAR EAST. fi? V ■^TOKTOji^ Tl ANO LEE A -Co,, Sole Agtatu
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    The “Whang Ho.”
    846 2 Intonating Centenarian off Sourabaya. An interesting though rather crude looking craft arrived at Sourabaya the other day, says the Java Times, aud many conjectures were made as to whether her intentions were hostile or otherwise, as she sailed up the harbour with the gaping mouths tf cannon
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    Salvage Decision Upset.
    243 2 Hainbiirg-AnuTika Line v. Owners of Steamer Cranley.” The Comt of Appral, consisting of L rds Justices Vaughan Williams, Moulton, aud Buckley, with aut cil Assessors, on July 12. in the case of the Hamburg Amerika Liue v. The Owneis of the Steamship Cronley, the defendants appealed from
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      36 2 (•OiiOSiltl brine's about satisfactory results without the aid of any local treatment and is the latest and most scientific Remedy and far superior to combinations of plain Sandalwood oil, Copaiba etc At all chemists and dealers.
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      318 2 THE CURE OF CONSUMPTION Active Principle of Cod Liver Oil with Creosote. m Ml (Chapoteaut) RELIABLE AGENT IN TREATMENT OK TUBERCULOSIS v OR PULMONARY PHTHISIS Sold all Chemists by Great Success! Great Success!! WAYANG BATAYIA. INOO'S CQS1EDIE VEREENIGING, “DE EENDRACGHT,” Batavia—Soerabay a. TO-NIGHT! TO-NIGHT!! AT TEK SOON’S THEATRE, THE MOST
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      1251 2 BRITISH-MADE CYCLES. INSPECTION INVITED WANTED. i l RUBBER STUMPS .f T\ UUU large s z to be delivered in Penang iu lots of 10,000 per month. Aoply, stating price, to RUBBER. 29 7-09 567 clo Straits Echo. WANTED FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY. FOR saliej. 4,000 ORLONGS vacant H| fuitable for p
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    VESSELS EXPECTED.
    28 3 Vcstclt From Agent» Due Kleiat Bulow Beniawara Devunlia Singapore Colombo London Colombo B.M ACo. B MACo. S B ACo. A.G-ACo. 3 d Anp. 4‘h 6'h 11th
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    SAILINGS.
    23 3 V e$*el» For Ajents f.e ve> Klf' 18t Billow Benlawers Devanka Colombo Singapore Singapore Singapore B.M ACo. BM.ACo S.B ACo. A.G.ACo. Aug.
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  • Shipping.
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      ARRIVALS.
      111 3 De Kock, Dut. s.s., 565, Fleemiug, 30th July, P Brandan, 29th July, Gen. H. L. A Co. Malaya. Ger. 5.9 348. Loewe. 30th July, Deli, 29th July, Gen—B. M. A Co. Mary Austin, Br. e. 9. 121, Harrey, 30th July, Asahan, 29th July, Gen.— E. S. Co., f.td. Kittna,
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      DEPARTURES.
      50 3 3"th July. Malacca, for Tongkab. Omapere, for longkab, Kopab, Renong, Victoria Point, Mergui and Tavoy. Rotonia, for Port Swettenbara A Singapore. Sappho, for Teluk Anson. Un Peng, for Pulau Langkawi, Perlis and Setul. Fying Dragon, for Port Weld and Taiping. Pegu, for Langsa, T. Setnawe, Segli, Olebleb and Sabang.
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      MAILS CLOSE
      107 3 Fob Kedab —Per Ton>j Ghuan, to morrow, 7 a in. Colombo ami Tuticorin —Per Katcachi Maru, to-morrow, 11 a m. Rangoon and Calcutta —Per Fultala, to-morrow, uoou. Ceylon, Australasia, India, Aden, Mauritius, Egypt and via Brindisi, for Europe etc. Per Delta, to-morrow, noon. Langkat and Pangkalan Brandan—Per Ban
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    Passengers to the Straits.
    481 3 Per P. and O. ss. Borneo, from London, July 3. due at Penang on 3rd Aug to Penang Mr. E. Cauldwell, Mr. F. H. Hawkins. To Singapore Sergt. M- McNamara, Mr. M C. Scarbrough, Mr. J. S. Webster, Capt. C. N. Ewart, Inspector and Mrs. Lucas,
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      489 3 f. 0. Steam Navigation Coy. Kx|>< Hwl A rrival8£and] Iteparture8.;i Mail Service. Outward. Aug 11 Devanha connecting with Morea B 25 Assaye do. Mooltan M M fa do. India 22 Himalaya do. China Homeward. FAKES BY MAIL STEAMERS. lad Claw £44 £41-16 lit Clasa |o I.oid ’11 Vy Res £66
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      450 3 (S HIPPIN G.) NORDDLUTSCHER LLOYD, BREMEN. tMPfcifiiAL. GERMAN MAIL LINE. J sxm I» UPS V-v < r t 4 -i \?ftV*r^532 jjteigsrt fast and well-known mail tleaiuii i a oTWIs Company sail fortn:ghtly from Bremen, i- Hamburg via Rotterdam, Antwerp, Southampton, Gibraltar, Algiers, Genoa, Naples, (connection Marsetl'os, Naples, Alexandria and
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    The Straits Echo.
    97 4 j tire «i{li>nefi everybody and Joetloe alone •’•►bUsbed dully (eicep: Hand»*».* it ti CRITERION PRESS, Lit!., No. 226—232. Beach Street. Pmiany PRICK AI l.v IX1CAI p*' OUTHTATIONH Posl-age M A 11 SUITION Kree) *15 UAK1.K A1H1KI SO rchti Penang.” t'alfiiilinne NI-». ‘141 «.A,. All tmetnoes roroninniratton.- "hmOrt
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    VARIOUS MATTERS.
    594 4 Although it was not even decently well done, our solemn fooling about, and mock-serious protest against, tlie ambisexual cricket match seems to have taken in quite a number of people. It would be liumbug to say we are sorry but to those ladies who did not see anything
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    Application for Rendition to Bangkok.
    1583 4 LENGTHY ARGUMEN IS Mr. Heberts Discharged. Reports have appeared, from time to time, in these columns, aneut the habeas corpus application, to the Supreme Court, in the case of Mr C. J J Roberts, who was cou fined in the local civil prison, under a
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    The Mails.
    54 4 The homeward bound German Mail s'ea-raer Kleist, which is t xpseted to leivc Singapore at 3 pm. onlhesday, the 3rd prox is expected to arrive here on Wednes day, the 4’h prox-, at 6 p m 3ae will most probably leave here for Colombo Europe at 9 pm
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    Tin, Opium and Rice Quotations.
    81 4 The following business in tin has been done to day Penang Penang 'Tin Exchange, J 4 buyers, no sellers Eastern Smell ing Co., 50 tons at 67 15 Straits Trading Co., 125 67.15 Singapore c traits Trading Co.. 75 67 17£ Total 250 tous. Tin
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    P. C. C.
    235 4 Lawn Tennis Tournament. The following tips have baeu fixed for Tuesday, the 3rd August Championship A J Anthony vs South am (5) Eichenberg r» S B Martin (4) Profession Pairs Brearley and Hodge (Banks) vs Haslam and Neubronner (Eng 46). Double Handle ip. Class B. Dr. Keun
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  • PUBLIC OPINION.
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      BETRAYED!
      26 4 To tub Editor of the Straits Echo. Sir. —You are a fool Yours &o Fairplay II [How did this secret leak out ?—Ed., S. E
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      OUR SINS FIND US OUT.
      372 4 To THE EdIIOR OF THE STRAITS ECHO. Sir, If s sickening to reid some of the articles that appear in the Echo The valuable columns of the Echo seem to be wasted ii< Bul j 3 cts which are silly As we look upon ;h9
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    Lim Chee Saing.
    71 4 Wanted to Say Goodbye. In the District Court yesterday the Hon A R A lains made au application to Mr. Hall, iu his capacity as the Supeiintendent of the locil prisou, that Lim Cbee Siiug. who was to be sent to Singapore yesterday, might be allowel to
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    Murder in Cintra Street.
    390 4 INQU ST CONCLUDED. Verdict of Wilful Murder Against Three Chinese. As announced at the eud of the report published yesterday in re the inquest touching the death of Mutu Rasa alias Mutu Lisa, ex watchman, Drurv Lane Theatre, who met with his end under circumstances already
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      The Temple Fight.
      55 4 (Echo Special.) Yap Hon Chin Arrested. Kuala Lumpur, 29th July.— T ow Yap Hon Chin has been arrested in Cf nection with the fierce fight betw some Chinese and the Police at a Kir Lumpur temple, owing to the of some documents in the temple im r
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      Rubber.
      129 4 (Echo Special.) Colombo Contract, with Kemiisn Estate. Kuala Lumpur, 29th J u |y. Rubber Growers company have signed' contract in Colombo for the f orwa sale of No. 1 rubber from the Kemp/ Estate, Selangor, in 1910 at 6 shilling This is a record for Colombo. Killinghall Flotation. Kuala
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      Perak Turf Club.
      30 4 |(Kc/to Special.) No Meeting this Year. Kuala Lumpur, 29th July,—The Committee of the Perak Turf Club hare decided not to hold a meeting this year. —AAA y
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      Mr. H. Chevallier.
      42 4 (Echo Special.) Resident of Lahiian. Kuala Lumpur, 29th Jul v. It is expected that Mr. Harvey Chevallier, whose substantive appointment is D. 0., Dindings, will go to Labuan as Acting British Resident, when Mr. J. Fortescue Owen goes home.
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      Dr. J. L. Niven.
      21 4 (Echo Special.) Designs the Service. Kuala Lumpur, :10th July.—Dr. J.L Niven has resigned from the Government Service.
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      Spain and Morocco.
      112 4 (Supplied by Reuter Anti-War Demons!ration Outside Alfonso’s Palaee. London, 30th July.— King Alfonso hai returned to Madrid. The r e was an anti war demonstration by soldiers and civilians out. side his palace. Last Tuesday’s Battle. A telegram from Melil.i states that luesday’s battle began with the
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      The “Ferret.”
      45 4 (Supplied by lleuter.) ►Successfully Charges Defence Boom. London. 29 h July—The destroyer term, specially strengthened, charged aul Cj through the defence lo ms at Portsmou like cobweb The boom consisted of massif baulks of timber with steel entanglemeu• The Ferret was slightly damaged.
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      British Empire Club.
      79 4 (Supplied by Reuter.) Inauguration Banquet at the < hall. London, 29th July —The British hmp 1 I Club WD8 inaugurated at a barquet Guildhall, the Duke of Devonshire There was a brilliant assemblage. The speeches made at the banquet largely on Imperial defeuc 0 f Smuts, Hon
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      Home Racing.
      53 4 (Supplied by Reuter Goodwood Cnp Result* london. 30th July—Following is |,,e suit of the race for the Goodwood b u P l .£BOO, distance miles, run at Good» 01 yesterday. j Carrousal by Peitermarilzburg—C»o lD j Sir Harry by Solimsn —Shocking Hay tor by Carbine —Hear Hear (Winner
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      497 4 STEAMSHIP COMPANY NEDERLAND.” Fortnightly Mail Service be* ween Java and Amsterdam via Singapore, Sab mg, Colombo, Genoa and Lisbon. The Mail Steamers of 'his Company will in future call at Tangier and Algiers both on the Outward and Homeward journeys. For passage or further info: (nation, apply to HUTTENBACH, LI
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      35 4 A Good Summer Remedy. At this season diarrhcei and dysentery are always prevalent. Chamberlain's Colic Cho'era and Dianbcei Remedy is the best medicine obtainable for trouble of this kind The George Town Dispensary, Wholesale Agents.
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    PENANG TURF CLUB.
    2416 5 AUTUMN MEETING. Second Day’s Racing. When racing commenced on the second day of the Autumn meeting the outlook was somewhat gloomy as the clouds overhead threatened a deluge. But the weather brightened as the afte’iioon advanced aud the lawns veie patronised by a number of smartly gowned
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    To-morrow’s Programme.
    597 5 I—The Stable Stakes—2 50 pm. Value $350 and $5O for Second Horee. A Handicap for Ex-Gnffins. Eutrarce, $2O. Distance, six furlongs. Messrs. Adams and Hereford's br a g Maintenance ...11. 0 Mr. Lim Eow Hong's brag Cartoon 9.12 Mr. G. A. Hereford's bag Billet Doux 9.10 Mr. Chang
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    Frocks.
    408 5 There were not so many ladies piesent yesterday as on Tuesday. M;s. M icintyre wore a lace dress with a pink gauze scarf with gold tassePeJ ends, black Duchess of Devonshire hat with white underbrim, and trimmed with long black ostrich plumes and jewelled buckle. Miss Stephens was in
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    A Case of Stabbing.
    689 5 About 8 p- m. yesterday no altercation took place in Transfer R >ad. between two Tamils, Kupuswamv and Karupaya, in consrquence of which the latter stabbed the former with a knife ou ihe 6tomaeh Kupu swamy wis removed to Hospital, where he lies in a precarious
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    Passengers.
    19 5 Arrived Per 8 8 Mabiya, 30th July, from Deli: Mr H. Schu'ze, Mr. K. Hagedoru, Mr. I Coohrane.
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    FIXTURES.
    90 5 To-DAT. 14*h Dav of 6rh Moon Towu Band, Esplanade, 6 to 7 p m. P. C. C. Tennis Ties. The New Japanese Cinematograph, corner of Campbell Street and Penang Road, 7-30 pm. and 9-10 p.m. Wayang Bitavia, Tek S >ou’s Theatre. Cheloring Chelorong,” or The Two Fools To-morrow 15th
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    MAILS DUE.
    19 5 Cbm i De'ta ...31st July t Vims Klei.'-t 3rd Aug German (Bulow) 4‘h Knylisli Vevanhi l ...lltb
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      35 5 Riedel’s (jmioaatl is not unpleasant to take and is not attended by those distressing byeffects which so often accompany the use of balsams and Santal oils, It has secured unqualified praise from the leading Specialist!.
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      477 5 British. India S. N. Go., Ltd. IpOR the convenience of passengers attending the Races the departure of s. KISTNA,” for Port Swettenham and Singapore, has been deferred until 7 p.tn(sharp) on 31st July, 1909. HUTTENBACH, LI EBERT CO. 28 7 09 559 A<jeni$ Koninklijke Paketvaart Maalschappij. FOR the convenience of
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    Items of Interest.
    627 6 A dog belonging lo a farmer near Bishop Stortford travels two miles across country every morning to fetch bis mother’s newspaper, which is thrown to him from a train by the guard. His mother must be quite a learned dog. After numerous experiments M. Gaston Bonnier, of
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    Rubber Shares.
    471 6 Messrs. J. Russell, Grant and Co.’s Rubber Share Market Report, dated July 8'.h, says, in part The Market f r Malay Rubber Company shares has been very quiet during the week. There has been no teal pressure to sell, but the want of business has made shares in
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    Dredger for Singapore.
    457 6 Constructed to Order of Messrs. Sir John Jackson. Messrs. Win Simons and Co of Renfrew, recently lauucbed, with steam up. complete and re»dy for wotk. a bow well barge-load-iug bucket-ladder dredger, which they have constrcc'ed for Messrs. Sir Jnbu Jackson. The dredger is named Hydn No 6
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    Tide Table for Penang, July, 1909.
    24 6 Date. HW H.W. L.W. a.m. a.ns. p.m. p.m. 30th 11.10, 4.58, 11.38, 5.26 31st Nil. 5.41, 12.18, 6.31
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    EXCHANGE.
    120 6 Penano, 30th July, (By courtesy of the Chartered Bank London, Demand Bank 2/4 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4, 3 P 3 Credit 2/4® 3 Documentary.. 2/4}-$ Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs. 175$ 3 days’ sight Private 176$ Bombay, Demand Bank 175$ Mouluiein, Demand Bank 174$ 3 days’sight Private 176$ Madras,
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    PRODUCE.
    190 6 Gold lie.il s6l.B'J i. f*; e’(VV.Coast 31b5.50z.) no stock A bite h|.p. $17.25 sells s IVang Pepfmi 14 35 buyers Cloves out of season M ice 73. —buyers Vlaee 66.50 sales Nutmeg* 110 s 17.25 buyers (No 1 580 sales Sugar < 2 no stock (Basket 4 —nominal Tapioca
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    MARKET PRICES.
    202 6 Penang, 30th Jult, HO9. Bbek eis Soup per eat t\ 14 Roast 24 Steaks 24 Stew or Curry Meat 16 Runtp Steak 24 Ox Tail each 30 Tongue 55 Feet 15 Heart 30 Liver per catty 35 Pork— Pork per catii 32 Pig’s Head >t 20 Feet 24
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    SHARES.
    696 6 51 P'vidfiU*' g Na ne 1906 1906 1905 1906 1907 1908 1905 1906 1903 1906 1906 1904 1898 1906 1903 1906 1907 1909 1904 tPOi 1903 1907 1907 1898 I9jl 1865 1905 1883 >9Ol 1899 1907 1907 1890 1887 Ks. 1,200,000 Tls. 700,000 65.000 180,000 £320,000 125,000 100,000 300,000
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      83 6 Over Thirty-five Years. Id 1872 there was a gieat «leal of diartl oe«, dysentery, and infantile cholera. Ir was at bis time that Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhcei Remedy was frst brought into use. It proved more successful than any other remedy or treatment, and has for thirty-six years maintained
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      196 6 Take a Vacation. Now is the t'me to take a vacation, get out into the woods and mountains and visit the seashore, but do net forget to take a bott'e of Cbambprlain's Co’ic. Cholera and Dan hoe a Remedy a'.mg with you. It is almost ceitain fo be ueeded, and
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      148 6 THE CELEBRATED “S. B. Co.” GIN IN RED CASES, Buttery A Co Andrew Usher Co.'s SPECIAL RESERVE O.V.G. Whisky. SAND1 LANDS, BUTTERY Co. AGENTS FOR PF.NANQ 6t F. M. S. “SLEDGE BRAND” MILK. Absolutely Pure. Every single tin guaranteed good. Obtainable from all the Retail Stores. BY ROYAL WARRANTS JOHN
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    Pirates.
    972 7 The ti jest pirate book that has ever been written is Stevenson’s Treasure Island. One reads it with avidity, gets no false notions of the supposed gallantry of these robbers of the sei, and sees the blood-thirsty ruffians as they were. Yet in their very fiendisbness there is no
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      1347 7 INSURANCES. The Penang Khcan Guan Insurance Co., Ltd, H OHIO! No. St. Hiach Strbit. BOARD OF DIRBCTORM. Mr. Cheab Choo Yew Quail Beng Kee Khaw Joo Tok Yeoh Geok Keat Khoo Hun Yoang Khoo Boon F’hay Ho Teang Wan Mr.Lim Teang Hooi Tan Teang Swee Tan Kim Leong Khoo Beng
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      108 7 Remember the Name. ChamberIain’s Colic, Cholera ami I>iar* rh«*t Kemady is just what ita uame implies, For pains iu the stomach, cramp colic ot diarrhoea, it has no equal. The George Town Dispensary, Wholesale Agents. nervous*. fum tion.,1 d^.l &c., with practical observations on marriage and lull d.r« tionc for
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      876 8 W. MANSON, American Dentist, late of Dr Allen A Cv. t Pha U.S.A. Charges Moderate, Consultation Free. AT No. 2la Penang Road A few doors from the Eastern and Oriental Hotel. 6 uitha TEA V TEA SOLE AGENTS FOR PENANG, PATERSON, SIMONS Co., Ltd. WONG KIM MUN, /Vo. 77a, Bishop
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