Straits Echo, 9 October 1909

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  • 37 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. $24 Per Annum, PENANG, SATIKUAY, mh OCTOBER, 1909. Single Copy, 1C cents. No. U3O.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 1095 1 UINNESS’S STOUT. TIANG LEE Co. X \V 'X *Jt£AD$ SOLE AO ENTS. BASS’S ALE. THE Eastern Shipping Company, Ltd., (ENGINE WORKS AND DOCKYARD.) BAN I Engineers, Shipbuilders, Brass Iron Founders. Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER. £1,200,000 £1,575,000 £1,200.000 Paid up Capital ilonerve Fund Reserve
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    • 6 1 TIAWO LEE A Co., Sole Agent*.
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  • 619 2 Is Parliamentary Government a Failure The Saturday hevi'vo has an article apropos of the Parliamentaiy Collapse in Greece,” which will he read with intere-.». It prac'ically declares that Parliamentary government is a failure. Parliamentary government has been tiied all over the world, and only British people* have made it even
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  • 345 2 Mr. R. M. Hodgson, Vice Consul, at Wladiwostock, makes the following suggestions to shipowners as to the terms of charterparties taken up for the export of beans from Wladiwostock There is every prospect i f the bean trade in North Manchuria developing into a complicated
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 49 2 A Safe Medicine. Dju’i be afrai 1 to givo Chamberlain's Cough Remedy to your children. It is intended especially for coughs, colds, croup and whooping cough, ai.d it is the best medicine made for these diseases It contains no opium or other narcotic. The George Town Disponaary, Wholesale Ageuls.
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    • 583 2 The first violent inflammatory symptoms quickly disappear after treatment with .Riedel’s (»0 tlOSail Capsules. No better preparation now on the market. Codified by the leading Specialists .0 S' *< RIGAUD’S OF JAPAfl TOILET WATER -ikBeioare of imitations. RIGAUD C» PERFUMERS 8. rue Vivienne. 8 Paris-France PENANG MUNICIPAL TRAMWAYS NOTICE. REPAIRS
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    • 2673 2 NOTICE. TAMIL IMMIGRATION FUND ENACTMENT, 1908. Employers of Tamil labour are hereby reminded that returns under the above Enactment for the preceding quarter must be sent to the office of the Superintendent of Immigrants, Penang, during the months of April, July, October and January. Forms for the return will be
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  • 40 3 Vets;'» Agent* Du* Prii z Ki el Ff io.Jrich Siuuapoie Alicii IColombo Benarty fjouJuu Devanbi t <Jolombo Himalaya iSiigpru;e B M.ACo. B M &Co i.BAG’o \.G.&Co. AG Jo. 12 'h Oj». 13 h 15 b 20th 23 <1
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  • 35 3 V*tfteh t >r 1 T Pr'nz Eitol Pnedficb P. Alice L’puai ty Devauha Himalaya Colombo Singapore SlDajap lie re Colombo B M Co B.&l A Co 3 B A Co G-ACo \G ACo. Oct.
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  • Shipping.
    • 110 3 Jin Ho, Rr. ss, 110, Wright, Bib Oct-, Langkat, 7th Oct., Gen.— E. S. Co., Ltd. Mary Austin. Br. sh 121, Harvey, Btb Oot., Asahan, 7fh Oct., Gen. —E. S. Co., r,td Malacca, Br. s.s, 406 Upton, Bth Oct., Tongkah, 7th Oct Gen—A. G. A Co. Hok Canton, Br.
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    • 99 3 9th October. Nuddea. for Rangoon and Calcutta. Tong Chuan. for Kedah. Hita r hi, Mam for Colombo ami Tuticorin. Nippon, for Calcutta. Mary Austin, for Asahan and Batu Bahra. Jin Ho, for Langkat. De Kock. for Deli and Lacgaa. Ban Whitt Soon, for Teluk Anson. Atjth, for Langsa.T Semawe,
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    • 118 3 For Deli—Per Ileba, llr.h instant, 2 pm. Laugea, T Semawe, Sagli, O'ehleh and Sabang—Per Hok Canton 11th instant, 8 pm. Singapore, China A Japan Per A Apcar, 11th instaut, 4 p m. i'ulau Langkawi, Perlis and Setul—Per Un Peng, 11th instant 4pm Port Swettenham, Singapore, China and Jap
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  • 412 3 IVi 1’ and O B.s Namur, from London, 11, duo nt Peuausj on llth Oct r° Penang Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Bennett Mr J Lay. Mrs J. Lee. Miss Healing, Ctpt F E Wood, Mr. W. A. Wilkinson, drs E It B. Murray and children.
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 829 3 P. 0. Steam Navigation Coy Expwted Arrivals and Departures. Mail 8ervice Outward. Oct. 20 Devanha connecting with Moldavia Nov. 4 A*$aye Mongolia 18 Himalaya Marmora Homeward. THROUGH STEAMER TO LONDON March 26, Macedonia. FARES BY MAIL STEAMERS. Ut ClMI I'o Loudon by See £66 r<i Marseilles or Gibraltar £61*12.. lod
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    • 425 3 (BHIPPIN G.) NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, BREMEN. IMPLhlAL (JARMAN MAIL LINE. A MB 1 k m V:. ri* S'" iV •sSi a# r*. k V'.fc- ■> -J > V*«f> 5 -^88 HHHE fast and wod-known u a.l a e.s is > this Company sail fortnightly from Bremen, I Hamburg pio Rotterdam, Antwerp
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  • 96 4 J in» fwjfbodj *rrt )n»nrf aton* "ntillßl'tif a*.*), Hutid* I CRITLKHMS I’RLSS, Lit!., No. —‘232, Bmc!> St»»ai. Ppm»», PRICK •All.» 1.0« a i nt per M« OUTHTATIOHA PoatAß* ■*tr». «All MIHTION (Port Fr*»| lift UAKI.M ADIIKPBH •Fcho- Penang.” Talcphone No. 343 *.B.— All trtnlnep» rotnmnntraflonM thonlrt be
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  • 128 4 That poly glottic remark of R.L.S.” forces its claims upon us when we read our telegram to-day from Singapore, showing that the Echo has stuck to the real issue of that Municipal Bill to some purpose. Lost are the Government’s proposed amendments, depriving house-owners of a
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  • 203 4 We expect as a matter of course that the Imperial Commission announced by the Governor of Hongkong will not confine its observations to that Colony’s military contribution. If it should endorse Sir Frederick Lugard’s opinion that there should be sought for some mode of levying the military contribution
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  • 249 4 A correspondent, writing ou both sides of the six sheets of his letter, a ml so prohibiting its publication, attacks us vigorously for our more than absurd remark that cavalry is out-of-date and becoming obsolete. He demands our authorities we can cite, but cannot show, the convolutions in a
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  • 70 4 All day the votes have been straggling in, by twos and by threes, and we are tempted to quote some of the “copy” we have thus obtained. But we will wait till we have them all, or as many as seem likely to come, before sampling them. We
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  • 126 4 The Echo published some considerable time ago the conditions for the Int-rpart Rifle Match. We now have to note three amendments thereto. No. 8 is no longer prone at all distances the position iiuv he any standing, kneeling, or prone position suite! to the firing point and
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  • 146 4 Dr. Kirk’s Third Lecture. There was an attendance of over 80 at the Free School yesterday afternoon to hear tin bird of the series of lectures 01 Hygiene which Dr Kuk :s giving »o the pupils ami teachers of the Penang Schools. The class was made up
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  • 291 4 Th i following business in tin his been done to-day Penang Penang Tin Exchange, u ii $b&1) < buyers, no sellers j Eastern Smeltiug Co buyers, no selleis j Straits Trailing Co buyers, no sellers Singapore Straits Trading Co., buyers, no sellers j Tin is quoted
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  • 1097 4 At the Engineers* Institute. Ofl« weut last night, expecting to find great fisted fellows toying with unfamiliar and unpalatable cigarettes, privily longing for pipes put away. while bawling shanties of the sea, or ooarsn tap room ditties. Realiz itiou made a foo' of anticipation. Oie entered a handsomely
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  • 431 4 Extraordinary General Meeting. An extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders of Rahman Hydraulic Tin Ld. was held at the offices of Messrs’ Adimsou and Gilfillan this morning t 0 decide whether or not to grant a purchase of the company’s property. The following gentlemen were present: Mr.
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  • 364 4 Everything was quiet in the neighbourhood of Campbell and Cintra Streets last night This quarter of the town was specially patrolled and policed to prevent a repetition of the abortive attempt made last Thursday to iifl ime the crowd against the Japanese. The Police are taking every precaution
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 325 4 rWEILL ZERNER, 1(4 Faubourg PoiMoniere, Paris, Loudon A. (Eastern Branch) 2, St. Andrews lload, Singapore. High Class Manufacturing Jewellers, Diamonds, Precious Stones and Watch Dealers. Importers of English, Diamonds als > bought. QUVLITY GUARANTEED, PRICES MODERATE. Apply to WEILL ZERNER, Singapore J fv? I THE JNEW I JAPANESE CINEMATOGRAPH. I
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    • 62 4 Rheumatism. More than n'ne out of every ten cises of rheumatism are simply rheumatism of the muscles, due to cold or damp weather or chronic rheumatism- In such casns no internal treatment is required. The free application of Chamberlain’s Pain Balm is all »1 at is need d and it
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    • 88 4 A Remedy That Cures Colic. Some time buck I bad a very bad attac of colic,” says Mr. C. Pienaar of MiddalNrfr Cape Colonj. I saw an advertise® 00 tbe paper of Chamberlain's Colic, and Diarrhoea Remedy, which l at oi.ce a from the chenmt, Mr. C. Turpin had used
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  • TELEGRAMS.
    • 140 5 (bJeho Special.) Municipal Bill Withdrawn. Singapore, 9th Oct.—The Legislative Council took the first reading of the Municipal Bill. The Government submitted their new amendments regarding the compensation of property owners in connection with the back lane scheme. The Hon. M#. Ellis opposed them again, arguing that the owners
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    • 121 5 (Echo Special.) Military Contribution. Singapore, Bth October.—A telegram from Hongkong states that Sir F. J. D. Lugard, Governor of Hongkong, in his Budget statement, said that the deficit of eight lakhs in 1910 will be covered bj the new liquor duties. The revenue, owing to retrenchments in
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    • 25 5 (Echo Special.) All Interim Shilling. Ipoh, Oct. 9.—Tronoh Mines, Ltd., pays an interim dividend of one shilling per share on the 18th inst.
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    • 43 5 (Suppli d 1 y Reuttr.) Building a Nary. London. 9th October,—A telegram from Ottawa states that the Government intends to ask Parliament to appropriate 920,0 0 oro0 r 0 to build a navv, the maintenance for wb ch will be $3,000,(*00 yearly.
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    • 32 5 (Supplied by Renter Violent Bnt No Serioua Damage. London, 9th October—A violent earthquake is reported from Trieste, Agram, and several places in Slavonia, Hungary. There was no serious damage.
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    • 27 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) I»*ar Receives Turkish Ambussidor. London, 9th October.—The T»ar hag the Turkish embassy headed by 'faat Pasha in formal audience at Livadia.
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    • 80 5 (Supplied by Reuter General Election Imminent. bondou. Bth Octo’er— Mr. John Red 00 Pi, der of the Irish Nationalist Party. a el,nr to the American Irish League PP**<i mg for funds, says that, the House of A a* WiiB destroying tbe Irish Land Bill, w enerB J
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    • 44 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) £250,000,000 Owing. PWieni° D b>cb)ber—Tbe Gei man r upOOM7o e 8“ ,e 8 for 1909 caR for officiant? ,nBtoa< of ‘be £14,000.000 to U L Bit T. ted n August as the deficit y loHn Tbe debit i§ DOW
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    • 57 5 (Supplied by Reuter-) Irish Land Bill. London, Bth October—The Lords have rejected the compulsory purchase clauses of the Irish Land Bill. Chinese Pork, London, 9th October.—Mr. John Burns, replying to a question in the House of Commons, said the Government was quite satisfied that the Chinese pork imported was
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    • 89 5 (Supplied by Reuter) America Contemplates Objection. London, 9tb October.—The Times correspondent at New York says it appears that tbe U 8- State Department seriously contemplates raising objection to the Chino Japanese Mancburiau agreement, which is regarded as violating tbe ‘open door” principle and tbe Portsmouth Treaty. The
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  • 332 5 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipob, October 7. Great Wrestling Match. The announcement that the local Pathan Champion Wrestler was to meet the champion wrestler of Professor Ramamurti’s Circus last night drew a good house to the large tent of the Indian Sindow’s Circus. amougBt the audience being a
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  • 161 5 EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY St. George’s Church. 8 a m—Matins (Choral). 8- a.m.—Holy Communion (Plain). 9- a.m.— do (Chinese). 5 p.m.—Sunday School. 6 p.m.—Evensong and Sermon. Presbyterian Uhnrch. Divine service will be held at Prye Dock at 9.15 a.m. and in the Presbyterian Church. Northam Road, at
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  • 1110 5 (From Our Own Correspondent London, 17th September. lea Clippers” Wanted. Time was when the tea clippers used to make record runs from the Far EiS f and In lia for the purpose of hitting the marke's with the first consignment of new tea, the fi'Bt to reach
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  • 633 5 'Third Meeting. The Taipiug paper' ot yesterday’» date says At daylight this morning the weather looked auythiug but promising for the opening dav of the third Ladies Bisley anal at 6 am. there was a steady d rwupour and dark heavy-ladeu clou Is clung to the hills At
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  • 77 5 Arrived Per ss. Tong Chuan, Bt'i Ot from Kedab Dr Hoops. Per ss. Nitddea 9*h Oet from Singa pore The Rigli? Bi-hop Batillou. Messrs. D. Drummond and Tan Pi ng Gum. D PARTED Per p.B. Pin Seng, B'h Oct, for Port Swettenham Messrs. J D. Smith. Sproule Per sp.
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  • 58 5 To-pat. 26th Day of Bth Moon The Now .Japanese Cinematograph, corner of Campbell Stie t and Penang Road. 7 30 p m. aud 9 10 p.m. Grand Change of Programme To-ai>ikro>v 27ih Day of 8 b M" 18*h Sunday after Trinity Tbe New Japanese Cireniatogmph. cornei of Campbell Street
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  • 24 5 Cbim De’ta 9lb OoL t P E Fr ed ich ...12 b Geiai ai \Prin ets Alice) ...13 li English Uevanhii ...20tb
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  • 19 5 O Nf*w Moou Oct- 14' h Fii>s Quarif!i i2o>l O Full Moon 29tli Last Quaili«r Nov sfb
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  • 35 5 P. 0. SAILINGS. Mali Service Outwards. IIomkwakds Devanha 20 Oct. I Delta 9 Oct Assume 4 Nov j lLmalnja 23 F.xtra Service Outwards Homeward. Namur II Oct >. Nile 16 OctPoona IS Ocy J on 30
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 32 5 Gonosail is a happy combination of Kawa Resins jrith Oleum Santali in the proper, tion of 1 part Kawa Kawa to 4 parts OleumSantal cures easily, no complications. All chemists and dealers.
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    • 482 5 MUNICIPAL NOTICE. f’l'UlE Municipal C< mmissiouers of Ge rge X. Town, Penang, hereby invite separate tenders for supp’v of tbofollowing 1 Bricks and Lime for the year 1910. 2. Firewood for tbe year 1910 3 Various Materials for tbe year 1910 4- Uniforms for Peons for the yetr 1910. 5.
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    • 176 5 For Singapore, Hongkong, Swatow and Amoy. rilHE 88. Glenogle, Captain W.T. Larkin», 1 is expected to arrive lieie on Thursday, tiio 14tb instant, and will l(>ave for the above I ports on Fri ay, the 15th instant, at 4 p.ni. For freight or passage apply to BAN ENG JOO SIN
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  • 1680 6 A Tynesider in tb-i Tropics sent tins j interesting article to tbe Netocattle Weekly Chronicle: From dear old Newcastle to the State of Keiantar, Federated Malay States, it is Borne eight thousand, and I don’t quite know exactly how many hundred more, miles. Kelantan, along with
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  • 138 6 October, n H.W. L.W. H.W. L.W. D&i AM. AM. r. M. r.M. 9th 8.26. 2.13, 8.52, 2.39 loth 9.17, 3.05, 9.43. 3.30 11th 10.09, 3.56, 10 35. 4.22 12th 1100, 4.47, 11.26, 5.13 13th 11.52, 5 39. Nil. 6.05 14th 1217, 630, 12.43, 6.56 15th 109,
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  • 123 6 Fkna.no, 9ih October (By courtesy of the Chartered Bank London, Demand Bank 2/4 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4 3 Credit 2/4$ 3 Documentary.. 2/4 6 Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs. 1751 3 days’ sight Private 177 Bombay, Demand Bank 175$ Moulmein, Demand Bank 175 3 day s’ sight Private 177
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  • 219 6 Gold Leaf *>*.Bo 4. Ft i j er( W.Coast Slbs.s ox.) no stock vYhre Popp«H $27 —nominal Trang Peppei out of season Cl oves out of season M .c* 92. —tales Fu-» 80. —sellert Sutmf. 110 s 20 —sales C No. 1 6 25 sale» Sugar < 2 no
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  • 188 6 Per aim*. Pth October. I POP ets. Soup per catty 14 Roast 24 Steaks m 24 Stew or Curry Meat 16 Ruiup Steak 24 Ox Tail 30 Tongue 55 Feet 15 Heart 30 Liver pei catty 35 Pork— Pork F«' catt 32 Pig’s Head 20 Feet 24 Tongut
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  • 1269 6 1903 .907 U*ol 1907 1903 1901 1907 1901 1899 1900 1907 1905 1906 1908 1904 906 1907 1907 1904 1907 1905 1905 1892 1905 1907 1907 1906 1907 1907 1906 1902 300,000 800.000 tfoo.ooo 60,000 500,000 100.000 375 >OO 120,000 60,000 100,000 100,000 150,tK)0 120.0(H) 150,000 40,000 250,000 100,000
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 343 6 For Singapore, Hongkong, Swatow and Amoy. 88. Glenfalloch, Captain J H JL Haiuswortb, is expected N> anive he>e on Monday, and will ieave for the above ports on Wednesday, the 13th inst., at 3 p m For freight or passage apply to KOE GUAN Co Agents for WEE BIN Go
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  • 545 7 Pr.vy Councillor Baron von Stengel, ‘the militant professor,’ is about to publish a reiuat k tblu woi k eutitl -d World State and Peace Problem,’ io which he deals wi h the peace propaganda m Germany in a very sharp way,” says the Westminster
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  • 299 7 Some prudishness is prurience. Not a little amusement lias been caused bv *li acti >n of a Drogheda pi it st who ordered a p ir« t brer ches to be painted on the poster of he pink little soap baby belonging to Messrs. Pears The 4
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 1245 7 INSURANCE The Penang Khean Guan Insurance Co., Ltd. Heap ')»»icf, Mo. SI, Hbacb Mtbebt. P«ba*«. BOARD OF DIRBCTORR. Mr. Cbeah Choo Yew Quah Bong Kee Khaw Joo Tok Yeoh Geok Koat Khoo Hud Yeang Oog Hun Siew Ho Tung Wan Mr.Gan Gnob Bee Tan Tiang Swee h Tan Kim Leong
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    • 57 7 For Whooping Cough. Give Chamberlain's Reinedj. I-t v-ill kep > the cmigh louse, cxj ectoiation ta-v mJ roDdcr ll c fi’s of c< ugbirg less frequent -u:d less severe. The Ge>i>e i’own Disfeu* sjiv, Wbolesa’e A ruts. FOR sale:. “LIM CHtE SAING’S CASE." Puli Report tf the Proceedings. Price 25
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 928 8 W. MANSON, American Dentist, Late of Dr. Allen Co., Pha, US.A. Charges Moderate, Consultation Free. fttfSlDDf* AT /Vo. 21 a, Penang Road A few doors from the Eastern and Oriental Hotel. 6 mtha TEA ><S' FOR SAL. C. V TEA SOLE AGENTS FOR PENANG, PATERSON, SIMONS Co., Ltd WONG KIM
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  • 3760 9  -  [All RIGHTS RESERVED.] BT ALGERNON BLACKWOOD. Fiukelstein. like imtiy another German, resembled a weak edition of Bismarck. A little way off tbe appearance was remarkable. (Moser, of course, one saw the softness of eye and indecision of jaw that destroyed the illusion. 1 want you
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  • 501 9 (By a Ban er.) Several years ago in au article of this reries a suggestion was expressed that the whole of the stats in our uciveise probably revolved rouud a great ceutral orb of infinitely g*eater proportions than even the most mighty of the myriad
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  • 436 9 For Health Restored by l)r. Williams' Pink Pills. Dis« rdeued Digestion and Anjbmia CuRFD AT M( NTWA BURMA. M lung B.tb, who curies ou business as a general merchant at Monywi, Burma, i« loud in his prai>es of Dr. W lliinis’ I*it>k Pol
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 61 9 Chamberlain’s Pain Balm. You will hunt a e ol while befote '*u find a liniment tbit is f qnal to Cbanii rlain’rt Pin Bjlui Iu qa«e* oC rhfutmi m and sciatica it ieliores tba in'etnaf pain cd in.ikds <«nd rest pot?ib’a Sheets? ol tha muscles, swellings and lameness are quickly
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    • 290 9 FOR SALE. PANTUN SHAR-YER SINVOR LAYLAR, 8 OR SHAM BARI, r TRANSLATED FROM JAWI INTO ROMANISED MALAY BY ABOO PINCH. Price SO cts. Obtainable at THE CRITERION PRESS, LTD., 228 230, Beach Street. THE LONDON DIRECTORY, (Published Annually.) VENABLES traders throughout the World to communicate direct with EnglDh MANUFACTURERS DEALERS
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 618 10 The Early History of Penang. 1692—1827. BY E. G. Cullin and W. F. Zehnder (Reprinted from the Echo.’ Royal Quarto. Page». (for sale. [“TALES OF MALAYA,” BY “SOUTHERN CROSS,” Containing 18 very interesting short stories dealing with life in the Malay Peninsula. (241 PAGES DEMI-OCTAVO) Price $l. Pri C€» $41.00.
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