Straits Echo, 24 August 1909

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  • 35 1 Straits Echo DAILV CHRONICLE OF EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS. THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY. VOL. 7. $24 Per Annum. PENANG, TUESDAY, 24th AUGUST, 1909. Single Copy, 10 cents. No. 190.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 1161 1 GUINNESS’S STOUT TIANQ LEE A 00. a w w :r u >5 <2 <2 m SOLE AOEISTS. BASS’S ALE. banks. THE Eastern Shipping Company, Ltd., (ENGINE WORKS AND DOCKYARD.) Engineers, Shipbuilders, Brass Iron Founders. Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER. £1,200,000 £1,575,000 Paid up Capital
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    • 23 1 THE BEST BEER IN THE FAR EAST. s -f»»' jsi or -E. WBSM^BT (>. z a >\ 3 'V '^tokYOn^ TIANG LEE Co., Sole Agents*
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  • 1056 2 Trince Ching’s Administration. To the stranger in Peking, especially to i the newly arrivod diplomatist, nothing is more surprising thau the respectful humility 1 with which the representatives of the foreign i Powers submit to indignity at tho hands ot i Prince Ching. the President of the
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 52 2 Chamberla.n’s Cough Remedy. Tins is a medicine of great worth ami merit. Try it when you have a cough or cold and you are certain to be pleased with the quick relief which it affords. It is pleasant to take and cau always be depended upon The George Town Dispensary,
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    • 509 2 Sold the World Over. We have in stock many colic and diarrlcei medicines,” says R. M. Wliite, a prominent merchant of Turtle Bavou, Tex*, U. S A., "but sell more of Chambtrltin’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy than of all others put together. The George Town Dispensary. Wholesale Agents. FOR
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    • 1426 2 HUNDREDS 07 LAUGHS FOE $11. A “LAUDER RECORD”*™ "‘SW i We Sell You the Machine lor $10 Down, the Balance $7 per month. CAN ANYTHING BE EASIER? FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CALL OR WRITE THE ROBINSON PIANO C" L'" 1 1909 MODELS DARRACQ MOTOR-CARS. The Penang Khean Guan Insurance Company, Ltd.
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  • 37 3 Vtite.’i F/'om Ag*nh Dm A Bsaye Colombo A G-ACo. 25tb Aug. Goeben SiDgapoie B.MACo. 31st Prifcjs p’itel Fried ricb Colombo B.M ACo. 1st Sep au TjODdOD «J.B ACo. 4'h Davao ba Singapore A.G ACo. Uib
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  • 30 3 1 For Ai/eni* It •‘•Vf Singapore \a.ACo. Aug. O.eben Colombo B M ACo. Priiz Bilei Friedrich Singapore B.M ACo. Sep. Bemlor.ru Singapore S B AOo Devanba Colombo Q ACo.
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  • Shipping.
    • 86 3 Sambia, Ger. s.s., 3,011, Muller, 23rd Aug., Singapore, 21st Aug., Gen.—B. M. Co. Sflamjor, Br. 8.8., 446, Sanderson, 23rd A’Jg., Singapore, 21st Aug., Gen.—A G. Co. Derfflinger, Ger. s.s 5,241, Zidariae, 24th Aug, Hamburg, 15!h July, Gen.— B. M Co. Perak. Br. s.e., 582, Milne. 24th Aug., Deli, 23rd
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    • 44 3 24th August. Tong Chau Un, for Trang. Jin Ho, for Langkat. Austin, for Asahan. Ban Whott Soon, for Port Swettenham aud Singapore. Sapiho for Teluk Ausou. De Koek, for T)eli. Selangor, for Port Swettenham ucd Singapore. Malaya, for Deli. Petrel, for Pangkalau Brandan.
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    • 108 3 Pom Negapatam aud Madras—Per Teesta, to-morrow, 10 amKedah— Per Lian Choo, to-morrow, 10 a.mTrang and Pang Nga—Per Leong Ho, to-morrow, 1pm. Batu Babra—Per Padang, tc-morrow, 1 p.tnTeluk Anson —Per Avagyee, to morrow, 2 pm. Rangoon Per LandratScheiff, to-morrow, 2 p.in. Singapore. HoDgkeng, Amoy Swatow— Per Hong Wan I.
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  • 399 3 Per P. and O. s.s. Mooltan. from London. July 30, connecting with the Awaye at Colombo, due at Penang on 25th Aug. To Pemng Mr. H. G. Harris, Mr, W. Roberts. Mr. S. Roberts, Mr. F. H. C. Sperliug. To Singapore Mr. J P. Macauhy, Mr.
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 439 3 P. 0. Steam Navigation Coy. Expected Arrivals and Departures. Mail Service. Outward. Alii 25 Attaye connecting with Sept. 8 Delta do. 22 Himalaya ao. Homeward. Mooltan India China FAKES BY MAIL STEAMERS. lat Ulata tod Olaaa o London by Set f 66 £44 o Maraeille* or Gibraltar £6l-12.,, £4l*l' EXTRA
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    • 478 3 (8 HIPPING,) NORDDLUTSCttLR LLOYD, BREMEN. IMPERIAL UfaRMAN MAIL. LINE. rtt S' BĔ P < 5K r -«-a m a* ■'s 'Z-.zy v -v.. tHE fast and weli-kuown ma! s t .11.»- 0 tb s Company sail fortnightly from Bremen, Hamburg via Fotteulam, Antwerp, Southampton, Gibraltar, Algiers, Genoa, Naples, (connection Marseille»,
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  • 100 4 j rir» .H Tip now e»erVbod i M>d lo»tlr* «lone l a»Mj (r*cor f “««i»»».» CRITERION TRESS, Ltd., NJo 226 —232. Bench Street. Panaii* PRICK lAll*l LOCAI I* 4 P« r OUTHTATI«*NH Port»** »«tr» vi all BIMTION (PoM Free) OAKI.N ADDRKSH Echo —Penang.” Telephone No 343 ~1,-All
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  • 629 4 Many people in Penang have children older than the telephone. It is so much a thing of daily routine and necessity now, and so many wonderful inventions have followed it in the short twentytwo years since the first telephonic message was received, that we have quite ceased
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  • 584 4 The following in tiu has been done to day Penang Penang Tiu Exchange, 37J tons at $69 27i Eastern Smelting Co., 75 69 60 Straits Trading Co., 100 69 62| Singapore Straits Trading Co, 150 696: j Total 362j tons. Tin is quoted iu London
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  • 255 4 Yesterday’s Shooting. Following was the result of the practice bboot of the Pening Ladies’ ILfla Club which took place at Campong Bahiu yesterday 4 4 mrn k- 23 .1 4 I 1 pS 0 0=,] M r s. Mawley 22 33 31 64j K*-un 22 31
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  • 58 4 Bathurst Civilian Rifla Club, NSW won with 803 out of n possible 840. The P >*i'ion6 of other competitors show Peuang we’l up. Singapore R ID Club 42ad wiih 757 Malay Spates Vul HU) Club 43rd with 757. Penang V >l. Rifla Ciuh 144*h with 719.
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  • 408 4 Lawn Ton nig Tournament. FoHowiog were the results of tbe ties played yesterday Doubles: Mr and Mrs Neubronuer beat Mrs Wright-Motion aud Linton 6—3, 6 8, 6—3 Mrs. Dunn aud McAitbur beat Miss Mahler and Ambler 9—7, G—3 Single Handicip. Class C R tcbie beat G 7
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  • PUBLIC OPINION.
    • 330 4 To thb Editor of tiik Straits Echo Dear Sir. By the return of put of the “Boxer Indemnity” by the Americm Government I learnt that China intends to devote the whole amount to the sending of students aunuilly to America chosen from every Province for a higher English
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  • 66 4 To the Editor or niu Straits Echo. Dear Sir, In your issue of yesterday we notice that you state that the "Glamorganshire” brought 32) casrs Gelignite and 174 cases Detonators consigned to Messrs. Boustead Co. We would a6k you to note that these were consigned to us. as
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  • 349 4 The neighbourhood of premises No. 58 Cbulia Street was the sceue of considerable excitement, yesterday afternoon. About 4 p m Abdul Ganny, a Kling, living at the premises, threatened, all of a sudden, to kill himself. He took his stand inside the house, and armed with
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 272 4 THE CRAG HOTEL.! SANATORIUM. PENANG HILLS.J As good an Hotel as any in the Straits.” rtB S'»’“ j -Sinpport Fret !>«». 27tU March. SARKIE3 BROTHERS, Proprietors. NORTHAM HOUSE PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO, H. BODOM, Photographic Artist, 1 ft NORTH A M ROAD (Corner of Transfer Road.) Photographs taken throughout the day. Sundays
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    • 34 4 Dr. Fried laender testifies that OoilOH»n exerts a favorable influence in removing complications and haemorrhage; also rnorfl rapid and satisfactory results are obtained by it than by any other preparation id Sandalwood oil eto.
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  • TELEGRAMS.
    • 41 5 (Echo Special.) Slips Interrupt Malls. Kuala Lumpur, 23rd August.—Serious slips took place last Saturday and Sunday at tbe 409th mile of the Johore Railway between Bekok and Niyor. Trains are interrupted and the mails are being carried by sea.
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    • 77 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) Greek Reply Satisfactory. London, 23rd August.— A telegram from Constantinople states that, following tbe Council of Ministers on Saturday, the Press was fficully informed that the Greek reply was satisfactory. Further Appeal to the Powers. London. 24’h Aug.—Reuter’s correspondent. at Constantinople states that the Cabinet, which
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    • 86 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) Honours to Wright Biplane. London, 23rd August.—The opening day of the Avution Week at. Rheims was marred by wind and tain Towards evening the wind dropped, enabling tbe spectators to witness tbe unprecedented sight of nine aeroplanes racing simultaneously Honours went to M.
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    • 52 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) All Effective War Weapon. London. 23rd August.—A telegram from Melbourne states that Mr. Alfred Deakin, in an interview, said that the fleet towards which Australia proposed to contribute in place of Dreadnoughts will c .nsist of 6 cruisers, nine destroyers and a 6mall fl >tilia,
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    • 46 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) Fixed for September. London, 23rd August.—Very importaot army maruenvres will take place in the West of Kngland in September, in which 50,000 men, 20,000 horses and 200 guns will be engaged in a 72 hours’ battle under modern war conditions.
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    • 68 5 {Supplied by Reuter.) Mappin and Webb’s Premises Broken Into. London, 24‘h Aug—Teu burglars broke mil 9 P' 6 B6l ot Messrs. Mappin and j r. i ewel,BrB > in Cheapside on Sunowl af ern( ou bludgeoned the watchman £7neri Dpa^ued i ewe,ie '7 to tbe value of
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    • 63 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) Hioters Fired Upon PitUbure’h* ,h Au^ ust —The strikers at attacked tt.« aV ncit le<l 1 e<1 ,l,e women ami called out an i'« ee wor tB. The troops were of whom ti brt,d Volle v the rioters, Sheriff atm rreBt l scoreB The
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    • 56 5 T he King’s Regrets. (Sullied by Reuter.) Noutl «l to the Admiralty. it iU(jon 04»l Marieubad ""haj n o« 18 T Tbe Kiu <?t from deeply 'it he Admira,t y that 0f H.a Maies y’ t ih ,ler dlBaB,er 0,1 000 "b.ck oauiS tK Sh ,P 0D tbe 16,h '“jured
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    • 71 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) Badly Damaged. London, 24tb August.—H. M. S Hanni bal, going at full speed, scraped a reef of rocks near Torquay last Thursday. Rumination at Plymouth shows that she is seri ously damaged and leaking. The repairs will take four months. The Hannibal is a first-class
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  • 222 5 Jungle rubber has become an important article of export from the French province of Laos. There are some fifteen firms in the province who buy, apart from tbe Chinese who have now taken np this branch of trade in Berious fashion. The Laos, Meoa and Kbas are
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  • 228 5 MiniDg prospects in Negri Sembilan are most gloomy They are summed up as follows by tbe Resident, Mr. D. G. Campbell. Tbe tin-mining industry has experienced another year of great depression. The continued diminution year after year in tbe output of ore. although doubtless partly caused
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  • 230 5 It required 3 000 London policemen to check tbe latest attempt of tbe suffragettes to enter tbe House of Commons. —News Item Arf a square, Arf a square, Arf a square onward. Inter tb’ jaws of jail Strode th’ two ’undered Bobbies to right
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  • 847 5 (From Our Own Correspondent Ipob, August 23 Th© I poll Club. The new Ipoh Ciub has been open some months now and we have had ample time to pick out its faults. Tbete have been many grumbles about various parts of it but so far the grumble most
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  • 160 5 Many, strange, and difficult to avoid are tbe ways in which a parson may give offence to his flock. A story is being told now of a certain unmarried vicar who, being established in a s’uuiberous country town, disturbed the minds of its evangelical worthies by rites and
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  • 595 5 Interesting Particulars about the Man of the Motftent. M. Lous Blot lot, who by his successful tiip to day stands out ns the premier aviator of the world, is thir y »eveu years of age, with sharp features, piercing eyes, aud heavy moustache. A pupil
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  • 777 5 Says She is Hie Happiest French- 1 woman Alive. 1 J'ai etc d la peine, je suis Jie e detre d l honneur which may be translate! I have gone thiou.h I he bad days wi h my husband, when da t< lied aud struggled, and lam uuw
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  • 540 5 The machine in which M B e:iot achieved the fl ght is the B'eriot XI, so ctiled because it is the eleventh cinstructel by its inventor with a view of effecting pracicil flights. The construction of this machine, which is a monoplane, was begun in December,
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  • 225 5 Arrived Per 6 s. Re'angor, 23 rd Aug from Port Swetteuham Mr. Henggeler. Mr and Mrs Jessen, Miss Peterson, Mr. Dupo s and Mr Swan. From Singapore: Mr. at d Mrs It M Ezekiel, Mr. J. K Brooke, and 1 Chinese Lady. Per 3 s Derjfflinger, 23rd Aug-. from
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  • 91 5 To-day 9th Day of 7th Aloon. Full Court of Appeal. P. C C Tennis Ties. Town Baud, Golf Club, 6 te 7 p m. The New Japanese Cinematograph, corner of Campbell Street and Penaug Road, 7 30 p.m. and 9 10 p.m. To-morrow 10th Dav of 7th Aloon. Full
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 54 5 Don’t Ignore Slight Injuries. Dou’t neglect giving every cut, wound or bruise prompt attention. Blood poison may appear and an ugly scar or even the loss of a limb result. Chamberlain’s Pain Balm is an antiseptic, heals the wound rapidly and all danger is avoided by its use The George
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    • 282 5 Mr. (J. IV. Ballantyne. p. P. c. WANTED. A HOSPITAL DilESSER for Rubber Estate. Saiary $50 per mouth. App'y to THEM NAGER. 24 8 09 629 Bertavi EJate FOR SALE. Distant's Rhopalcera Halayana. rpHE Standard Work oa Butleiflrs of .I. the Malay Fe linsula. Complete wi b plates e'c and
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  • 1120 6 Mr Arnold White writes in tbe World The decisive battles of the world were not fought, as the late Sir Edward Creasy would have us believe, in fifteen spots on ibeeuth s surface, but wherever young children are born and reaped. Spirta always beats Corinth, and L
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  • 439 6 Wife Granted a Divorce Because He Wouldn’t. Talk. J Silence ou the part of a husband, when piolonged over a period of years, is just as much legal c udty to a wife as to neglect to provide her with proper clothes and food i his vif*w lias
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  • 256 6 I is suggested by the Comptroller General of Customs, as a tnea* s o c c r ushing out the illicit tiaffij iu opium, that the duty should be ie-imposed and the money devoted to buying the consent of the opium-smokers to their being sent back
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  • 128 6 Pbna.no, 24th At oust. (By courtesy of the Chartered Bank London, Demand Bank 2/4/* 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4 B 7 T 3 Credit 2/4| }j 3 Documentary.. 2/4 Vi Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs. 175$ 3 days’sight Private 176$ Bombay, Demand Bank 175| Moulmein, Demand Bank 175 3 days’sight
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  • 191 6 Gold Leaf *61.8) B. Pep er( W Coast 31b5.5 oz.) no stock White A fl 6 3/ tales Trang Peppei 14/5 buyers Cloves out of season Mace 80 —tales 54 ace Picking 68.50 sales 'Jutmegs 110 s 18.50 sa'es SNo 1 580 sales 2 no stock Basket 3.85 sales
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  • 189 6 Pehahg, 24th August, 1109 Beef— <■*« Soup («f catty 14 Roast 24 Steaks 24 Stew or Curry Meat 16 Rump Steak 24 Ox Tail eacl« 30 Tongue 55 Feet 15 Heart 30 Liver p«‘ catty 35 Pork— Pork per cat tv 32 Pig’s Head 20 Feet 24 Tongue
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  • 1212 6 2 Number of D .2 2S Ca,iUl. Shares l> piwW# Nauu5 H 5 5 issued. => '3 X X 2 S 4 tX. Mining. 1903 300 000 30,000 10 10 12 for year ending 31/3/09 Belat Tiu Mining Co., Ltd. $5 25 |5 50 007 300*000 22,500 10 10
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 37 6 (■OUOHUIi bring* 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 San* daiwood oil. Copaiba etc At all chemists and dealers
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    • 170 6 Proper Treatment for Dysentery and Diarrhoea. The great mortality from dysentery and diarrboei is due to a lack of proper treatment at the first stages of the disease Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy is a reliable and effective med cine, and when given in reasonable time will pre vent
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    • 45 6 THE CELEBRATED “S. B. Go.” GIN IN RED CASES. Sandilands, Rut'ery <8 Co Andrew Usher Co.’s SPECIAL RESERVE O.V.G. Whisky. SANDILANDS, BUTTERY Co. AGENTS FOR PfzNANQ F. M. S. “SLEDGE BRAND*' MILK. Absolutely Pure. Every single tin guaranteed good. Obtainable from all the Retail Stores.
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    • 93 6 E^> as <3 s>, 2 i> /> fM >T 05 rs '■> rrl Ui i O BP AN 0 GLOBE CJ.JC&<-AV «M* m vS/. ry* «~o DRINK McEWAN’S STOUT, S\ A Stout of excellent quality at a mode* rate price. See that the accompany, ing label is on every bottle.
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  • 489 7 Did It Ever Exist? Rev. R. A. Jaffiay, one of the missionaries in Kwaug-si, explodes all the frequeut reports of rebellion in bis province. He is at present iu Canada, and writing to his father’s newspaper, the Toronto Globe, on the question of China politically, he says —''Generally
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  • 373 7 Actress Weds Maharajah. A romantic story of love at first sight, culminating in the marriage, according to Hii du rites, of Mbs Elsie Forreste, the wellknown Australian actress, to the Maharajah of Tikari, who belongs to an old Ri put family in Bengal, has just c ine to
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  • 65 7 H.W. L.W. H.W. L.VV. Uale A. M. AM. P. M. P.M. 24th 6.16, 12.05, 6.42, 12 2!» 25th 7.00; 12 57. 7.34, MO 26th 7 59, 1.48. 8.25, 2 07 27th 8.50, 2.39, 9.16, 2 52 28th 9.42, 3.31, 10.08, 3.41 29 th
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 1331 7 INSURANCES The Penang Khean Guan Insurance Co., Ltd, Offici No. SI, Biach Btbi»t. mu*. board op dirbotorb. Mr.|Cbeah Cboo Yew Quah Beng Kee Kbaw J°° Y©ob Geok Keat Kboo Hun Yeang Kboo Boon Phay Ho Teang Wan Mr. Lim Mr.Lirn Teang Hooi Tan Teang Swee Tan Kim Leong Kboo Beng
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    • 69 7 Infantile Cholera. Any unusual looseness of a child’s bowels during the hot weather should lea warning to mo? I:6's Infant lie cholera may develop in a few hours, aud prompt action should be taken to avoid it' Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera aud DiarrLcei Remedy, followed by a dose of cistor oil,
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 847 8 W. MANSON, American Dentist, Late of Dr. Allen Co., Pha U.S.A. FOR SAL C. Charges Moderate, Consultation Free. RJMSIDIH» AT /Vo. 21a, Penan” Road. A few doors from the Eastern and GricnUl Hotel. 6 mth» TEA >0 USEFUL TO PLANTERS, ESTATES, ETC. WROUCHT-IRON TUBES AND FITTINGS. Large Stock Always on
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