Straits Echo, 19 August 1909

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  • Title Section
    Masthead
    36 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY, i VOL. 7* $24 Per Annum. PENANG, THURSDAY, loth AUGUST, 190«. Single Copy, 10 cents. No. 186.
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      1155 1 GUINNESS’S STOU tianq lee a Oo. Cl a Z n i*«S' -C a fS m* A0& SOLE AO ENTS. BASS’S ALE. BANKS. THE Eastern Shipping Company, Ltd., (ENGINE WORKS AND Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER. Hongkong Shanghai Ranking Corporation $15,000,000 £1,200,000 ■£1,575,000 DOCKYARD.) Engineers,
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      13 1 THE BEST BEER IN THE FAR EAST. *TIANQ LEE A Co.. Sole Areat*.
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    Woman’s Suffrage.
    558 2 In a recent Standard there appears a letter written by Mrs Somervell. Hon Sec. of the Women’s National Auti Suffrage League, iu which she draws tbe moral from the disgraceful scenes which took place at Westminster last month. We quote the following patagrapli from Mrs Somervell’s letter We
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    Bills Pending.
    657 2 Iu the bills now before the Legisla ivtCouucil there must be any number of poin's at piesent unnoticed, but which in the future may cause trouble- The Pharmacy Bill has already had the attention of the chemists, and from what, we hear, there is no likelihood of that
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      49 2 Sold the World Over. We have iu stock many colic and durrloev medicines.” says R. M White, a prominent meichant of Turtle Bayou, Tex., U. S A., but sell more of Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy than of a!! others put together. The Coorge Towu Dispensary, Wholesale Agents.
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      464 2 Proper Treatment for Dysentery and Diarrhoea. The ere t mortality fiom dysentery and diiri bcei is due to a l*c-k of p-oper treatment at tbe first stages «f tt.e disease Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Renaedv is a reliable anl effective medicine, and when given in reasonable time will prevent
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      1020 2 NATURA STERILIZER HUE. IN CASES OF 48 1-lb. Tins. 96 2-lb. Tins. S5 2L TO BE HAD AT Pritchard Co., Tong Joo Co., Goon Yen Friends, Ho Bee Co., Ree Saw Sons, Thong Joo Co., Ban Seng Co., Penang. Teik Chin Co., Ipoh. Taik Ho Co., Taiping. AND ALL THE
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    VESSELS EXPECTED.
    30 3 Vfxie't t'rum Agents Due Da 1 ffliuger A ssaye Goeben Devanba Colombo Colombo Singapore Singapore B.M &Co. A G.&Co. BM.ACo. A.G A'Jo. 23rd Ansr. 25th 31st 11th Sep
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    SAILINGS.
    25 3 rt<Wi Fir .4 *«<*/» l.erve 1 D-ofll uger Siugapore B.M A Co. Aug. sAU.se Singapore G &Co. Goeben Colombo BMACo. Devauha Colombo 1 G.&Co. Sep.
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      ARRIVALS.
      86 3 AthoU, Br. Bs, 3.301, Warrack, 18th Auk Liveipool. 17th July, Gen.—S. B. Co. Teesta Br. s.B-, 3,428, Willis, 19th Aug., Madras, 12th Aug., Gen—H. L A Co. Rotorua, Br. s b., 556, Gleuday, 19:h Aug., 5 Dgapore, 17th Aug., Gen.—E. S- Co., Ltd. Sappho, Br. s.s., 329, Treweeke, 19th
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      DEPARTURES.
      42 3 19th August. Hebe, for Deli. itary Austin, for Asaban. Cornelia, for Port Swettenham, Port Dickson and Mala ca. Tong Chay Un, for Traug. Canton, for Diudings aud Teluk Anson. Teesta, for Port Swettenham and Singapore. De Kock, for Deli aud Langsa.
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      MAILS CLOSE
      135 3 Fo» Kedah Per Tong Chuan. tomorrow, 9 am. Deli. Asahan, Batu Bahra aud Paneb— Per Valentijn, to-morrow, 11 a m. Tongkah—Per Avagyee, to-morrow, 1 p.m. Port Swettenham and Singapore—Per Pin Seng, to morrow, 3 p.m. Teluk Auson—Per Sappho, to-morrow, 3 p.m. Singapore, China and Japan—Per Japan, to-morrow, 4
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    Passengers to the Straits.
    410 3 Per I. G. M. s.s. Verjjiinger, from Europe, 15tli July, due at Penang on 23rd Aug. To Penang Mr. J. de Chaufepie, Mr. J. S. C. Casteleijn and family, Mr. Robert Nagel', Mr. and Mrs G. W. Th von Guerard. Mr. L. Gunther, Mrs B. Regnier
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    P. & O. SAILINGS.
    38 3 P. O. SAILINGS. Mail Service OUTWARDB. HoMKWARDS Asa* ye 25 Aug. I Caledonia 28 Aug Delta 8 Sept- Devanha 11 Seyt. Extra Service. Outwards Hohkwabu. Ceylon 31 Auy. I Sardinia». 20 Aug. Somali 14 Sey. Syria 3 Sept.
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      718 3 BRITISH INDIA p. 0. SteamNayiption Coy. KxpwM Arrival» and Iteparturwi. Mail Servlc#. Xur Arsayc B*pt 8 Delta 22 Himal«y a Outward. connecting with do. do. Mooltan India China Homeward. Date. Steamer. ii 11 9 21 6 20 4 18 1 15 29 Feb. 12 28 Mar. 12 28 A pi.
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      530 3 (BHIPPIK fj NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, BREMEN. IMPEKIAL, GERMAN MAIL. LINE. e 7* E mm AX ,y ~a. ■:*5ps rflHE .1st and well-known mail learners o this Company sail fortnightly from Bremen, 1- Hamburg via Rotterdam, Antweip, Southampton, Gibraltar, Algiers, Genoa, Naples, (connection Marseilles, Naples, Alexardria and vice versa) Port Said, Suez,
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    The Straits Echo.
    101 4 i rtr« •«tloflee everybody and Justice alone "tihllahml dally (except Sandayi.) *T Tl CRITERION PRESS, Ltd., No. 228—232. Beach Street. Penang. PRICK r JAiI.T I/JVAI |St per unnnm OIITSTATIONS Koeta«e Kxtrm «AII< RDITION (Poet Free) flfi OABI.K A l)l)K I 88 Echo —Penang.” Telephone No 343. a.
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    CHINA AND THE LOAN-MONGERS.
    556 4 For the present, the foreign‘financiers who waut to invest money in China are in agreement. In order to let the Americars join the band of China’s creditors, China has, under pressure, agreed to borrow more money than she wanted, for the purpose of the loan. Few
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    The New Master.
    89 4 Mr. P. Hamilton and his Successor. Tbe Senior Mathematical Master at the Free School, tbe exceedingly worthy and popular Mr. "Pat” Hamilton, has gone Home on s x months’ leave Everyoue wishes him a happy and healthy holiday. An occasional contributor to the Echo writes in to
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    Tin, Opium and Rice Quotations.
    78 4 The following business iu tin has been done to-day Penang Penang Tin Exchange, 4 r n buyers, no sellers Eastern Smelting Co., 50 tons at 68 85 Straits Trading Co, 75 68 87^ Singapore Straits Trading Co., 100 6887^ Total 225 tou=. Tm is quoted
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    P. C. C.
    632 4 Lawn Ton nls Tournament. Following were the results of the ties played yesterday Ladies’ Doubles: Miss Hogan and Miss Hallifax leaf Mrs Ribertson aud Miss Nolan 6 —4, 6 1. M'Xed Doubles Miss Mahler and Ambler w. o. from Mis Fox aud Lees Mis Dunn aud McArt
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    League Football.
    1120 4 C. R C vs. P. C C. P. C. C. Defeated. A match between the P.C.C. and the C R C-. who stand at the bead of the L p atue list, always attracts a large crowd and yesterday was no exception to the rule, even though the
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    Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation.
    263 4 The eighty-eighth Report of the Court 0 f Directors, to the Ordinary Half vearU General Meeting of Shareholders at H OD J kong, on Saturday next, reads Gentlemen, The Directors have now to submit to you Geueral statement of the affairs of th Bank, and
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    “Returned from Malay."
    492 4 Mr. F. >V Knocker, F.Z S The Kent Messenger has a long teport of the 20th conference of the Museums Association, held at M lidstoDe. Mr F W Knocker, fzs.feai, "who has recently returned from Malay,"and lives at Temple Ewell. Dover, spoke. His subject was "The practical
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      389 4 THE mnmmi For Singapore, Hongkong, Swatow and Amoy. rilHE 8 8. Hong Wan I. Captain G King 1 horn, is expected to ariive here on Monday, and will leave for the above ports rpU P A r P D P on Wednesday, the 25th inat a) 3 p tn. A
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      48 4 Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy* This is a medicine of great merit. Try it when you have a cold and you are certain to be plea"»*' ihe quick relief which it afford» .j pleasaut to take and cau alwaj* be e P® u upon. Tb* George Town Dieptnwry* sale Agent*.
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      Crete.
      103 5 (B*P) b V I{ *uter Urwk Flag Down. London. 18th Aug.-Word comes from ran«i that the International Squadron, con i«'mi/ of two Battleships and six Cruisers, anchored th.re yesterday. At the request t(ie British Commander, who beads the ■/madron, the Consuls notified the Government that the Greek flag would
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      Hankow Loan Increased.
      278 5 Supplied by Reuter So That U. N. May Lend. London. 18tb August —The Hankow railway loan business has now been settled at Peking by moans of negotiations between tbe American Representative and tbe Chinere Foreign Offiie- The amouut of tbe loan i* increased to j£0,000 000, to
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      Canadian Defence
      59 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) Naval ('ondruction Forthwith. Loudon. 18: L Aug.—The Canadian scheme of military defence as agreed upon at the Imperial Defence Conference com prises acquiescence in the uniformly of organisation, etc, like those of the other oversea dominions. Ihe uucleua of the Canadian navy is to be
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      British General's Invitation.
      37 5 (Supplied by Renter■) To Russian Manoeuvres. Loudon, 19th August.—General Sir lan Hamilton will attend the grand manoeuvres near Tsarskoeselo in September, by special invitation of the Tsar. He is the only foreign general invited.
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    SUPREME COURT.
    3670 5 IN APPELLATE JURISDICTION. (Before Sir W. H. Hyndman Jones, C. J Mr. Justice Thornton, and Mr. Justice SercombeSmith) Boustead Co vs. Straits Government. The third day’s bearing of the appeal against tbe judgment of Mr. Justice Braddell brought by Messrs Boustead Co. against the Attorney General was begun
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    A Charge of Theft.
    676 5 Reports have appeared, from time to time, in the columns of tie Echo, of the case in which Yeoh Pek Khun. Phua Tio Yeug and Teh Cheng Neoh nonia were charged with theft of suudry articles of jewellery from the person of Tau Ah Moi, on
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    Passengers.
    240 5 Arrived. Per s 8 Prinz Ludwig, f8?Ii Aug from Singapore Mr. S. S Crisp, Mr. and Mrs K Waldeck, Mr. C G May, Mr. Bower, Mr. F. Kemmler, Mr. A. Wilson, Major Rajavarindr, Mr }H Yobs. Mr. J. Kuis, Mr. Sliaik Saleh, Mrs. O. Ettine and son. Fro si
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    FIXTURES.
    93 5 To-day. 4th Dav of 7th Moon. Full Court of Appeal. P. C. C. Teon s Ties The New Japanese Oirematograph, cornet of Campbell Street and Penang Road, 7-30 p.:n. aud 9-10 p.m. The Wayang Aislnh, Ttk Soon Theatre, Ali Baba.” To-morrow stb Day of 7 b Moon. Full Court
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    MAILS DUE.
    15 5 Germau (Derjflinger) ...23rd Aug English (Astaysi ...25th Cbiua Caledonia ...28th China Qoeben) ...3lst
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      25 5 ha PPy combination of Kawa tiou of 1' v- euai an,a '> 'D the proper, cur« f awa to 4 pa»ts Oleum--00 COm P lica,ionB A
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      54 5 Don't Ignore Slight Injuries. D.m’t giving every cut, wound or b:ui>e prompt attention. Blood poison may app* ir and an ut>!v sctr or even ihe loss ot a limb rt-ult. Obamberla'u’s P*iu Balm is an antiseptic, heals the wound rapid'y and all danger is avoided ty its use The George
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      258 5 NOTICE OF SALE. BY ORDER OF THE TRANSFEREE. TO BE SOLD BY PUBLIC A UCTION, On Saturday, 28th Auer 1909, A 11AM, At Logan’s Buildings, Beach Street. Penang. The Property op Mohna Kawana Kadar Bawa bin Kadersaiboo Mericar of King Street, Penang, Trader. All the undivided one tiftb share of
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  • Obituary
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    172 5 Obituary. (Supplied by Reuter A Literary Lawyer. bondon,l9th Aug.—Sir Theodore Martin, K b is dead, aged 93 years. [The late Sir Theodore Martin, whose position was that of Parliamentary Agent or a Westminister firm, was born at EdinHHgn, son of a Solicitor, and himself prac there from )840 to 1845.
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    The Fate of the Sultan’s Wives.
    729 6 Now that the mysteries of Yildiz Kiosk have beeu unmasked before the eyes of a curious world, the question is often asked as to what has become of the iumates of Abdul Hamid's harem who were not allowed to accompany their master to Sa»on*ca
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    Unsatisfactory Municipal Bodies.
    248 6 Hongkong Also Needs Investigation. Singapore is nut tb« only place which hie to adopt the commission system to irquiie mto the working of public bodies* From exchanges to hand we notice tbit auotber commission this time for the purp >se of retrenchment—has bteu appointed m Hongkong to
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    Exterritorial Marriages.
    338 6 A legal correspondent of the Bangkok Times says, inter alia It was annoying, for example, to read the foolish letter by a barrister in the Spectator the other day to the effect that marriages celebrated iu Japan in accordance with English law are no longer valid. A barrister
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    Coronation Day at Raub.
    193 6 Huge Tigress Introduced into the Festivities. Iu tbe course of an accouut of the cele bratiocs at Raub, on the 9?b inst., a correspondent of the Malay M >il writes Punctually at 10 a.m. spar’s were com menced, and were most keeuly c< ntes'ed until noon,
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    Yunnan Railway.
    165 6 Discouraging Prospects and Risk of Competition. The Yunnan railway has beea officially a success so far as the construction work goes, but the traffic returus only arouse disappointment. To meet difficulty, the railway company has raised the freight rates, with the result that traders are taking again to
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    Opium Trade Depressed.
    166 6 No Prospects of Ary Rt rival in India The government of India have bad under consideration for some time the question of the cultivation of opium iu Malwa. in view of the gr,.du il restriction of exports to China Tbe position is a difficult one. for stocks
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    Tide Table for Penang for August, 1909.
    92 6 Date HW LW. H.W. L.W. A.M. A M. P. M. P.M. 19t h 2.00, 8.13, 2.26, 8 39 20th 2.52, 9.05, 3.18, 9.31 21st 3 43, 9.56. 4 09, 10.22 22nd 4 34, 10.47, 5.00, 11.13 23rd 5.25, 11.38. 5.51, Nil. 24th 6.16,
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    EXCHANGE.
    119 6 Penang, 19th AreusT (By courtesy of the Chartered Bank London, Demand Bank 2/4 4 months’ sight Bank <... 2/4 s 7 3 Credit 2/4| 3 Documentary.. 2/4Vf Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs. 175i 3 days’sight Private 176f Bombay, Demand Bank 175£ Mouluaein, Demand Bank 175 3 days’sight Private 177 Madras,
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    PRODUCE.
    199 6 Gold Jjeaf $61.8) 8, Pep] er(VV Coast 31bs.5 oz.) wo *tock White $16 37* tales IVang Peppei 14 75 buyers Cloves out 0/ season Mice 80. —tales Mace Picking f S.50 sales j Nutmeg» 110s 18.50 sa’es C No 1 5 80 sales Sugar < 2 no stock (Basket
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    MARKET PRICES.
    196 6 Pshamo, 19th AvtvtT, 1909 Bbkf ets Soup per Ciiit) 14 j Roast 24 Steaks 24 Stew or Curry Mes* 16 Rump Steak 24 Ox Tail eacti 30 Tongue 55 Feet 15 Heart 30 Liver per catty 35 Pork— Pork pei cat 11 32 Pig’s 201 Feet 24 Tongue
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    SHARES.
    1235 6 5 3 Number of p g 2 Capita!. Shares Divid*i.« Name. A fe issued. ‘3 s o l 5 Mining:. 1903 5 300,000 30,000 10 10 12 for year ending 31/3/09 Belat Tiu Mining Co., Ltd. $5 25 $5 50 .907 300, 1 000 22,500 10 10 Bruang Ltd.
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      37 6 Prof Schmidt prefers (JoilOssin (SautalKawa Riedel's) to any other preparation of Santalwood oil. Although he used the drug in more than 20 cases, he has uever observed auy sigus of nausea, flatulencyuephritic pains, pruritus nor skin eruptions-
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      152 6 THE CELEBRATED “S. B. Co.” GIN IN RED CASES. Sandi/ands, But ery dt Cu Andrew Usher Go.’s SPECIAL RESERVE O.V.G, Whisky. SANDILANDS, BUTTERY Co. AGENTS FOR RFNANQ F. M. S E*> 1 rs l m 5T r-' </> rr ij Ul rr O rr GLOBE BRAND I v 0-3 a®:
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    A Grim Conundrum.
    99 7 The following problem is being tackled in Ceylon: A shoots B iu Kalutara oh a Monday. B dies of the injury in Colombo on the Thursday following. B was, therefore, murdeied by A- On what day was B murdered Surely not Monday, because he was alive on
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    Amusing Stories of Indian Life.
    786 7 In Blackwood't'Magazine Sir Arthur Fan* shawe has a very entertaining paper entitled Stray Stones from India.” He begins by saying To my thinking the best stories from India ate those which have a savour of the finesse or subtlety that is characteristic of the Eastern
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      1338 7 INSURANCES. Th» P*"»"* Khe n OUa Insurance Co., Ltd, H Off.c- «0. >». B.*cb 8«.«. FWl**. BOARD Of DIRECTORS. Mr.'Cbeah Cboo Yew Qiiab Beng Kee Khaw Joo Tok yeoh Geok Keat Khoo Hun Yeang Kboo Boon Bhay Ho Teang Wan Mr. Lim Mr.Lim TeaDg Hooi Tan Teang Swee Tan Kim
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      68 7 Infantile Cholera. Any unusual looseness of a child’s bowels during the hot weather should le a warning to mothers Infantile cholera may develop in a few hours, and prompt action should be taken to avoid it. Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrbcei Remedy, followed by a dose of castor oil, will
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      876 8 W. MANSON, American Dentist, Late of Dr Allen Cv. t Pha U.S.A. Charges Moderate, Consultation Free. fttfAIDIX* AT /Vo. Penang Road. A few doors from the Eastern and Orient! 1 Hotel. 6 mtb* TEA o FOR SALE. USEFUL TO PLANTERS, ESTATES, ETC. Large Check Roll Books of 200 leaves. Price,
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