Straits Echo, 18 September 1909

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  • 38 1 Straits Echo 10-PAGE EDITION. DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY VOL, 7. $24 Per Annum, PENANG, SATURDAY, 18th SEPTEMBER, 1909. Single Copy, 10 ceuis So. *JI J;
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 1118 1 LIhNNESS’S STOUT. tianq lee a 00. Z' \1 1 14 f/S v #'i v ./>& r SOLE AGENTS. BASS’S ALE. JB A Y* K B THE Eastern Shipping Company, Ltd., (ENGINE WORKS AND DOCKYARD.) Engineers, Shipbuilders, Brass St Iron Founders. Engineering Appliances St Fittings in Stock. Engine Works, Stores Offices
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    • 17 1 VHE BEST BEER IN THE FAR BAST. VX= EliS l^' ''7,l v -< TIAMG Lr. Co., Sole Agents^
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  • 727 2 liilant Mortality lor Quarter the Lowest Ever Known. The Registrar-General’s just issued returns for the past quarter again show a falling birth rate iu England and Wales, and are remarkable for chronicling lowest records" in births, marriages, and int'aut deaths siuce registration began, thus The
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  • 105 2 September, 19!i9. H.VV. L.W. H.W. L.W. A. M. A.M. P. M. P. M. L8th 2.52. 9.05, 318. 9.31 19th 3.44, 9.57, 4.09, 10.22 20th 4.35, 10 48. 5.01, lilt 21st 527. 11.39. 5.52, Nil. 22nd 0.18, 12.05, 0.44, 12 31 23rd 7.09, 12.57. 7.35, 1.22 24th
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 70 2 Itowcl Complaint in Children. Children when teething are liabie to attack» of dial l l a?i and this trouble,especially in warm weather, should never be neglected. The beet mediciue iu us« for ailments of thin kind is Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and lharrhcei Remedy. VVheu reduced with water and sweeten* d,
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    • 2580 2 THE GOVERNMENT OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. THE GOVERNMENT OF PERAK. THE GOVERNMENT OF KEDAH. r I WEILL 104 Faubourg Poisson iere, Paris, London (Eastern Branch 2, St. Andrews Hoad, Singapore. OTICE is hereby given on behalf of the alove named Governments that tenders will be tecuved at the Office of
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  • 32 3 Yesteh From Ageti’» D%« Himalaya Colombo A.G-ACo 22 ad Sept Assaye Pritz R. Siagprore A.G ’o. 25 h Luitpold Colombo B.M &Co 29ib Dai fflnger Singapore B M.aCo. 2ad Oct.
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  • 29 3 Vet-els For A ten** hewe> H iiiidlaya Singapore A.G ACo. Sept. A ssaye Fritz R. /olombo A G ACo. Luitpold Singapore B.M ACo. Deifflmger Colombo B.M. ACo. Oct-
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  • Shipping.
    • 301 3 Belgravia, Ger. s-s., 4,242. Fildebraudt, 16tb Sept, Hamburg, 12tb Aug. Gen.— B. M Co. Pin Seng, Br. s s., 4 149, Barker, 17th Sept., Singapore, 15th Sept, Gen.— B. S. Co., Ltd. Hudson, Br. s.s 2,37 b. Fenton, 17th Sept., Liverpool, 13 th Aug., Gen. —A G Co. Packumba.
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    • 100 3 18TH Sni’TKVi bkr Teosta, for Madras takiug mails for Europe, etc., via Bombay. Pachumba, for Mergui. Tavoy and Moulmein. Vadala, for lltngoou and Calcutta Hebe, for Deli. Petrel, for Pangkalau Brandan Avagyee, for Deli. Leong Ho, for Traug. Ban Whatt Soon, for Teluk Auaon. Perseus, for Colombo aud Tuticoriu.
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    • 67 3 Fo* Singapore, Hongkong, Am »y Swato v Per Hong Bee 20th instant, 3 p in. Pulau Langkawi, Perlis ami Setul—Per Un Peng, 20ih instaut, 4 p.m. Asahan Per 3lary Austin, 2lst instant, 1 pm. Langkit—Per Jin Ho, 2lst iustaut, 1 p.m. Deli—Per Malaya, 21st instant, 3 p.tn. Port
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  • 236 3 Per P. and O. m China, from London. Aug. 27, connecting with the Himalaya at Colombo, due at Penang on 22nd Sepi. To Penang Mr. M. D Day. Mr. W. Leggatt, Mr. H. O. Scott, Mr. J W. Atkinson. To Singapore Mr.Osterdaan, Mr. E. N. Turner,
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    • 655 3 Pi 0. Steam Navigation Coy. Kxpwted Arrivals and Departures. Mail Service. Outward Si-pi i'2 llima'aya connecting irith (Jhina Oct. Delhi Macedonia »o Devanha Moldavia Homeward. FARES BY MAIL STEAMERS. Ut CUsa I’o Loudon by S«a £66 fV Marseilles er Gibraltar £61-12. tad CltM £44 £41-16 extra steamers Intermediate Service wlTll
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    • 424 3 (SHIPPING.) NORDDBUTSCHER LLOYD, BREMEN. IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE. I s Be Iw* m m < K; 'v'V j: i -<VK 7 v v-*f «-W •V THK fast and w.J! known mail s oauu iso tins Company «an fortnzglnly from Bremen, Hamburg via Rotterdam, Antwerp, Soul bam pton, Gibraltar, Algiers, Genoa,
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  • 101 4 J -rim •attrflee «very body and lust I re alone "nhlltliMt dally |»ir»r' "muUy» »T Tl CRITERION PRESS, Eld., No. 2‘2fi—‘232. Beach Street. Poiian? PRIOR lAll.t IAWAI IS« pel OliTKTATIONR Hostage Kura II) TKIN ll’wt rm) SIS UAKI.K A l)|)R I S3 Fcho— Penang." Telephone No. 343
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  • 729 4 A recent visitor to Penang lias been telling our contemporary at the other end of our street that while the Penang abattoirs are well arranged and excellently managed,” the markets are filthily dirty and a disgrace to the controlling body.” Mr. Kenneth Stevens, Chairman of the Singapore >
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  • 517 4 The following business in tin Ins been done to-day Penang Penang Tin Exchange,') buyers, no sellers 5 Straits Trading Co buyers, no sellers j Eastern Smelting Co 25 tons at 09 Singapore Straits Tradiug Co., 50 69 40 Total 75 tons. Tin is quoted in
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  • 1051 4 Annual General Meeting. The second annual general meeting of the Rahman Hydraulic Tin Company Ltd. was held at the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank ing Corporation Buildings at 11 o’clock this morning The following gentlemen were present: Messrs. C-G Ogilvie (Chairman), C Teaise (representing General Managers <>f the
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  • PUBLIC OPINION.
    • 957 4 To THE EjMIOB OF the STRAITS Echo Sir. The Straits Times credits me with B ayi nt? in effect that it one omits half the people who die. ricksha coolies, naughty babies and the 1 ke, the natality is really subnormal I never said such a thing
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 254 4 |the crag hotel. SANATORIUM. PENANG HILLS.' “As good an Hotel as any in the Straits.” —Singapore Free Press, 27th March. < SARKIES BROTHERS, j Proprietors. J 600© ©OOO <*<»-»<!> »004 000»»0»»»»»4»4»»44»4»44< TOWN HALL. POLLARD’S LILLIPUTIAN OPERA CO. COMMENCING MONDAY, SEPT. 2QTH. AT 9-15 P. M, “IN TOWN. >» TUES., SEPT.
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  • TELEGRAMS.
    • 280 5 (Echo Special.) bocal Movements. Ipoh, 18th Sept.—Lord Kitchener, is an old friend and messmate of the K. G. f Sir William Taylor) is expected to urrive here on Sunday at B eien p.m. by special train. He will frivol through Perak in a saloon carrier and the same
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    • 31 5 (Echo Special.) Import Tax on Liquors. Singapore, 18th September.—The Hongkong Legislative Council has approved the principle of a Hill imposing an import Tax on alcoholic liquors.
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    • 83 5 (Helm Special.) Bright Rubber Prospects. •Singapore, IHtli September.—At the Sultan of Johore’s birthday banquet, the (Jovemor said that tire rubber output of the State would in three years w l u »l thirty thousand piculs. This was ;1 hiiglit offset of the loss resulting from the anti-opium legislation Johore
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    • 119 5 (Echo Si>ecial.) "ho the Coroner» Are. Singapore, lKth Sept.—The Comi sMon to inquire into Municipal Adnistration in the Straits will consist Ll on O. Antlionisz (PreMr. W. Evans (R. C, L M l, A ,e ll 0 Mr T S’ linker, the I i/ A A<Ja,ns >
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    • 49 5 Ne w Plantation Co. Echo Special,) »i.al! Si, IMCH KhUUm Moated. Y Krubono 'm' ’i e Ptember.— 7 bber plant T!„ L »»don on the oth ."'."■“‘“J acquires HOO Mli hipioce' lanted w 'tl> ISi 18 not htu* i i 16 a,,, °unt of [ly b«feii taken up' shares
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    • 19 5 (Echo Special.) Another Dividend. Ipoh, Sept. 18.—Kinta Ltd. has declared a further dividend, payable in London yesterday.
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    • 70 5 Supplied by Reuter.) Much Foreign Interest in Them. London, 18th Sept—Divisional nianoeu vres have been proceeding in Britain on an extended scale during the past week, preparatory to army mameuvres next week Many senior foreign officers, including re presentatives of China and Japan, will be present on
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    • 88 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) Liberals Heady for Lords. London, 18th Septembar.—Mr. Asquith, speaking at Birmingham, said the chosen representatives of the people should have the final voice. He admitted the seriousness of charges when made by statesmen of Lord Rosebery’s standing, but insisted that tbe Government’s Lmd
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    • 61 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) British Government Too Easy with China l London, 18th September—Tbe Shanghii correspondent of tbe Time [Mr. J. O. P Bland contrasts tbe unchecked boycott of British shipping companies on the Yangtsz*) with the similar anti-Japanese movement by tbe student classes, in which
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    • 34 5 (Supplied by Reuter Tea Duty to be Reduced. London, 17th September.—The Ld our members have decided to propose an amendment to the Budget, reducing tbe duty on tea to three pence.
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    • 52 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) Huge Fortune for Mrs. Harriman. Loudon, 17(b Septemt er. —Tbe will of tbe railway magnate, Mr. Edward Henry Harriman, who died a few days ago, le ves every thing to his wife. His fortune is estimated at from fifty to one hundred and fifty
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    • 274 5 (Supplied by Reuter Did Cook Reach the North Foie London, 17th September—Commander Peary declares that he has obtained a statement and the drawings from R Cook’s Eskimos showing that D Cook only made two marches and then returned The mas’er of the ss Gregory A/car which arrivrd here
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  • 988 5 (From Our Own Corretpondent.) Sept. 16. Puket Census. A census of the population of the island of Puket has been started and tha Phoo Yai Ban of each division or district may be seen going from house to house accompanied by 1 one of the clerks of tbe
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  • 297 5 Yesterday afternoon, Mr. J R Brooke, Government Analyst and Inspector under the Poisons Ordinance, summoned Mr. Chia Cheng Lean, manager of the branch dispensary of Messrs. Graham and Co, located in Buckingham Street, on throe charges of non-com plmuce with the provisions of Poisons O
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  • 346 5 Peculiarities of the Law of Treasure Trove. When Heury Coles found an ancient gold torque —a kind of necklace—at Yeovil re cently he at once disposed of it to the Somerset Arcl se logical Society. But the Treasury, who are always on tbe lock out for
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  • 167 5 FIFTEEN HI SUND \Y AFTER TRINITY St. George’» ('hureli. 8 a m.—Matins (Choral). 8- a.m.—Holy Communion (Plain). 9- am— do (Chinese). 5 p.m.—Sunday School. 6 p.m. —Evensong and Sermon. Presbyterian (’hureli Divine Service will be held iu the Presbyterian Church, Northam Road, at 9 am. and H
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  • 78 5 Arrived. Per s s Tee»ta 18 h Sept from Siop pore Mrs. C. Head Jones Mrs- Charles A Spoil rd, Miss Barbara Spcfford, Capt. C. E Forrest and Mr. J. Brodie. Per ss Ma’aya. 18 b Sept from Deli: Messrs S Ehrlicb. H- Glaser, J. <le Vook*, G. Dixon,
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  • 80 5 To-day. 5th Day of 8 b Mood. The Now Japanese Cirematograpb, corner of Campbell Street aud Penang lioad, 7-30 p.m. aud 9-10 p.m. Grand Change of Programme The Eastern Biscope. King Street Theatre, 8 to 11 p.m Grand Change of Programme To-Morrow 6th Day of 8th Mood. 15th Sunday
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 876 5 NOTICE OF SALE BY ORDER OF THE MORTGAGEE. The undersigned is instructed to take pos session of and put up for sale by PUBLIC AUCTION, On Tues., 21st Sept., 1909, AT 12 NOON, At Logan’s Buildings, Beach Street, Penang. The undermentioned property of OOEE ENG CHONG, alias OOEE PEEK CHONG
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  • 248 6 Destructive Analysis of Statements Published. Additional details of Dr. Cuok’s expedition will be found in the following wire, dated Loudon. September 5 Dr. Cook speut a most bu?-y day yes'erday fighting through clamouring crowds of admirers at the formal receptions and m reading hundreds of telegrams of
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  • 666 6 Commenting on the discussiou in House of Commons iu England of Sir John Jordar, the tihatu/hai Mercury says We pointed out a few days ago wherein we believed that British inteiest tad been sacrificed, but we did not suggest, nor do we believe, that the responsibility for
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  • 504 6 Thrilling Narrative. In connection with the recent descent down the crater of active volcano Asama by Prof. Jay Rodgers. President of the American University Union, he bas written a most enteitdining account of bis feat. It seems tbit be left Karuizawa on August 23 for the
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  • 118 6 Pbnano, 18th Sbptbmber (By courtesy of the Chartered Bank London, Demand Bank 2/4-4 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4 s 9 3 Credit 2/4/. 3 Documentary.. 2/4$ Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs. 176 3 days’sight Private 177f Bombay, Demand Bank 176 Moulmein, Demand Bank 175$ 3 days’sight Private 177$ Madras, Demand
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  • 201 6 Gold Leaf $61.8) 4. ill < er(W.Coast 31b5.5 oz.) no stock •Vhitr i pper |lBj buyers r *iaii£ P«q pr*T 14 75 buyers Cl »ve* out of season M u*> 87. —tales Mace Piek'i'*'* 66.50 sales llos 18.50 sel'ers C No 1 5 80 sales Sugar < 2 no
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  • 194 6 Pbhahg, 18th September, 1909 > Beep— el*. Soup per cam 14 Ro&st i, 24 Steaks 24 Stew or Curry Meat 16 Rump Steak 24 Ox Tail each 30 Tongue 55 Feet 15 Heart 30 Liver per catty 35 Pork— Pork pei cat» 32 Pig’s Head 20 Feet 24
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  • 1238 6 w a I a. 3 Number of -5 5 2 2 Capita!. Share- > Naim* x S Z m £J- x a y Mining. 190-] 5 300,000 30,000 10 10 12% for year ending 31 /3/09 Belal Tin Mining Co. .Ltd, «*;i .907 300.000 22,500 10 10 j Bruang
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 37 6 i'OIIOHHII brings about satisfactory results without the aid of any local treatment and 'h the latest and most scientific Itemed y and far superior to combinations of plaiu Sandalwood oil, Copaiba etc. At all chemists and dealers.
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    • 349 6 (iOllOSail capsules contain only the purest East Indian Sandal wood oil and Rawa Kawa. The first dose quickly removes violent inflammatory symptoms, bots of 40 capsules at all dealers and Chemists. For Singapore, Hongkong, Swatow and Amoy. r |MlE s.s Hong Bee, Captain J. Home. A. is expected to arrive
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    • 143 6 THE CELEBRATED “S. B. Co.” GIN IN RED CASES, andi/ands. Hutier\ <£ Cf> Andrew Usher Go/s SPECIAL RESERVE Q.V.G. Whisky. SANDILANDS, BUTTERV Co. AGENTS FOR Pf NANO F. M. S. “SLEDGE BRAND” MILK. Absolutely Pure. Every single tin guaranteed good. vt i rs 5T k (fi n f>U m n
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  • 337 7 The Cantonese are not men to stand auy nonsense when they feel aggrieved, and tbe following translation of a circular issued by the Self-Government Society shows what they can do iu the way of united action: "Messrs. Butterfield and Swire, the owners of the ss Fatshan, have promised
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  • 435 7 His Hensons for Adopting; that Faith. The Times of Ceylon of the 2nd inst., contains the following The Kev. U. Dhammaloka. the Irish Buddhist Priest who arrived in Colombo from Burma on Fi iday last, was born and bred in Dublin and was connected for some years
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 1696 7 INSURANCES, Tbe Penang Khean Cuan Insurance Co. f Ltd, ll,„. in.cr .1«. >c r Wm kosru or Disanos*. Mr Cboab Cl.00 Yew Mr.Oao Onob lb» Qu,b Brag K«> laoliRDg Swee M Khaw Joo Tok TanKimLeom? y, M ,h Geok Koat Khoo Ben* Chin Khoo Hun Yean* Cheah Toon Haw Koey
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    • 21 7 LsS'rrrr» fow-wtJ RIGAUD’S Kananga OF JAPAN TOILET WATER -*kBeware of imitations. ~7fT RIGAUD C 9 PERFUMERS 8. rue Vivienne. 8 Pans-France
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 883 8 W. MANSON, American Dentist, Late of Dr. Allen Cv., Pha US.A. barges Moderate, Consultation Free. BrtMDIN* AT No. 2la, Penang Road. A few doors from the Eastern and Oriental Hotel. 6 mth« FOR SALE. USEFUL TO PLANTERS, ESTATES, ETC. Large Check Roll Books of 200 leaves. Price, $8 each. TEA
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  • 3477 9  -  [ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.] (BY R. MURRAY GILCHRIST (Author of A Peakland *****,” etc.). H You’re a good lass, aud not so bad to l (M)k lt olseived Aunt Maria, ‘‘—in fact there’# times wlien I do think you’re a bit too good for this world Klizibetii Bagshawe
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  • 470 9 Mr. J. O. P. Bland The war between England and Get many continues to be hotly waged—in the columns of the T>mee. says the Peking Daily News The Times, according toaieport citried by Reuter’s, continues its attacks upon British foreign policy and upon the Hougkoog and Shanghai Bank. It pronounces
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  • 502 9 Rights or Criticising Actions oi Public Individuals. Our Sai.oa contemporaiy, the Opinien h is won a libel action brought again< r it bv Tv*» Chow Beug, a naturalised Chinese British subject, wb<>, as manager of tl.e Spirit Farm these. lnsatou'ed stroue feeling against him* B fore
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  • 516 9 {By a Banker.) 1 Iu a recent article of this series leforence was made to the numerous Norman castles still to be seeu iu various parts of Biitain. Almost equally numerous, aud in some iustauces probably practically unaltered since 1 the time when they were garrisoned by thousands
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  • 456 9 By Malaria —This Railway Official in Java Suffered for Eight Years Until Cured by Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills. About nine years ago says Mr. D. van Iftiegenbergb, my station was at Tanjong Pi ivk. one of the most not >rious places in J iv i for
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 75 9 Circle* 0 IC cnt B,o °d Poison. ‘**oof h|oo!l dI!' 1 Wil]ect are tbe chief ll0 *«ve r sin,!,, A cut or bruise. ut io n u have immediate at uiv prom,), :r f T and ne ,hat uot •‘otiDHpt io. hftjji r m P a, D. but being "on.
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    • 52 9 Chronic Diarrhoea. Many sufiDrera from chronic dia r rhcßi have obtained prompt re’ief by the use of Chamoei lain’» Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. Some of the worst craes of this disease have been permanently cured by it after other treatment and skilled pbyaicians bad failed. The George Town Dispensary,
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    • 59 9 Don't Taka the Risk. When you have a bid cough or cold (*0 cot let it drag along uu’il it becomes chronic or develops into an attack of pneumonii, but give it the atteotiou it deserves and get rid of it. Take Chamberlain’s Cough Rem edy and you are sure
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    • 39 9 Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. This remedy his b*ea in uks for ov«r thirlt years and bis itself to be the moat successful remedy yet diseoveie] for bowel comp’aiuts. It never fails The George Town Dispensary, Wholesale Agents
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    • 91 9 COMMON SENSE >h NUTSHELL. A new medical work on the causes 8c most scientific effectual means of self-cure ever discovered for nervous 8i functional debility, depression of spirits, &c. t with practical o jservations on marriage and fuii directions for removing certain disqualifications that destroy the happiness ot wedded life.
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 621 10 MACK AY’S LIQUEUR WHISKV. i FOR SALE.’ The Acme of Quality. 5 TALES OF MALAYA, BT “SOUTHERN CROSS,” BAXTER Co's BEST NAVY CANVAS. SANDILANDS, BUTTERY li Co. History of Penang, Containing 18 very interesting short stories dealing with life in the Malay Peninsnla. (241 PAGES DEM l-OCTAYO) Price $1. J
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