Straits Echo, 5 January 1910

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    35 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE OP EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY. VOL. 8. $24 Per Annum. PENANG, WEDNESDAY, 6th JANUARY, I*llo. Single Copy, 10 cents, Na. 3.
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      1082 1 TIANQ Lee A 00. r mi A £A SOLE AO ENTS. THE SHANGHAI LIFE INSURANCE CO., LTD. Hkad Office—Shanghai, China. CAPITAL, TAELS 1,000,000. $200,000 deposited with the Hongkong Government as a special protection (or our policy holders. The ONLY company that has this deposit. Thi Company for the Chinese. Every
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      20 1 THE BEST BEER IN THE FAR eA.i r’ 19 s-: t r •'ey're .Jnt TIANC LEE «tii Co,, 4*!t Agent*,^*
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    Cricketers and Money.
    195 2 Since the public it ion of ibe fact that certain member! of the Australia! cricle team Kcsived £lO each for playing in a match against a Singalea-i team at Culom'm, man; supporters of tbe game in Syluey have elpressed their disapproval, says the Sydiey Evening Newt, of
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    Malayan Tin Mines.
    304 2 Thus the We tern Morning Newt —The I ffise of the Serembau tiu mine (Ma!<y States) is at R’druth. The profit fir the year is £5.049 which is not by any means a had return on an issued oipital of £21,00'.). Four divideuds (two of sixpence each
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    Hell, U. S. A.
    292 2 A reputed first cousin of Prince von Buelow, the ex Cbaucallor of tbe Geimiu Empire, his just drowued himself at NtW Orleans rather tbiu face a trial for a bleach of the law prohibiting a white persou’s marriage with anyone with a trace of negro blood.
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    Far East Trade.
    399 2 To any one who is inteiesled in th» maii lime ambitions of natious the battle for supremacy in the trade (passenger and cargo from Europe to the Far East is well wotlb watching, wiiies a special correspon dent in Fal 1 Mall Qa ett-. Oae muit not
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      65 2 No Opium in Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy. There is not a particle of opium or other narco:ic iu Chimbe-lan’» Conch Remedy, and never ha» Iweu »iuc« it wai fi »t offered to the public It is medicine for a child as for an adult. Tbia remedy n famous for i'« cure»
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      441 2 Look After Your Health. If you have a cough, cure it A cough it a symptom of more teriout trouble, Chunheilaiu's Cough Remedy i« the best onuin able and you need have no hesitancy in using it aa it contan a nothing injuriout The George Town D sfxnsary, Whohtale Agent*.
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      1846 2 HAROLD SMITH is now doing business on Doubles and Straight Out ALL EVENTS. notice. ON Monday, (lie 10 li of Jaoutiy. at 10 am, a» tbi < ffi ’fl" of the Cinl and Mili'arv Governor of Acheen and Dependencies at Koeta Radji. will be let in public The right to
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    VESSELS EXPECTED.
    42 3 Age n't Dmi Ftiti Eitel F edrich Colombo B M ACo Bene eucb (iODdoa 8. B ACo. 8th P*'b»T Glasgow S B.ACo. 8 h M Are iii id Colombo A G ACo. 13 b DM i Singapore A.G ACo. 15th
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    SAILINGS.
    33 3 Fjr ty£*tr L~ *we* Prirr Fit»»-) Friedrich Singrpore B.M 40o. J m. Benc'eucb Singapore S.R ’o Pubm Sing -.peiH S R ACo. \lCl ili Smt ipjie A.G.A ,V. Djlbi Colombo A. G.AO.
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  • Shipping.
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      ARRIVALS
      113 3 Jin Ho, Br. s.s, 110, Wright, 4th Jan., Langkat, 3rd Jan., Gen.— E. S. Co., Ltd. Corntlia, Br. s,s, 194, Baker, 4th Jan., Malacca, 2nd Jan Geu, —E. S. Co., Ltd. Petrel, Br. s.s, 124, Haivey. 4th Jan, Asahau, 3d Jan., Gen.— E. 3. Co, Ltd Ooeben Ger. s.s.,
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      DEPARTURES.
      67 3 sth January Tong Chuan, for Kelab. De'i, for Pang Nga and Trang. Rotorui, for Tongkab. Jin Ho, for Liugkat. Padami, for Batu Habra. Ran Wli'tt Soon, for Teluk Anson. Mncttuijcker, for Singapore. Tong Vhay Un, for Diudiugs. Olenogle, for Rangoon. Nyanza, for Port Swettenbam, Singapore, China and Jip u
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      MAILS CLOSE
      56 3 Fob Kedah—Per Linn Choi t 1 -morrow. 10 a in. Asahan— I'er Petrel, to-morrow, 1 p.m. Port Swettenbam, Port Dickson and Malacca—Per Cornelia, to-uiorrow, 1 pm. Prang—Per Sree Bangka, to morrow, 1 pm. Singapore—Per Caly/<io, to-morrow, 2 p.m. Deli Langsa—Per De Kock, to morrow, 3 pm Port Swettenbam
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    Passengers to the Straits.
    451 3 Per P. and a a. Nyania, from London, Dc. 4. due at Peuaug on sth Jan. To Pemng Mr. E Gargill, Mr. 0. R. Tucker, Mr. E. Jacques To Singapore Mias J. V. TatYaf, Mr. T. J. B. Wearne, Mias Wells, Mr. F. White. Mr. H.
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    P. & O. SAILINGS.
    40 3 P. O. SAILINGS. Mall Service O0T A,,, HOMITMM A read it 13 Jan Delhi 13 j, xn Attaye ‘J7 I Dtvanha 2) Extra Service. < ut •aed4 Homwawn. Nyami 5 Jan I Falaur.n 7 Jan Java 17 n I Sicilia 21
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      505 3 P, 0. Steam Navigation Coy. Exported Arrival* and Depart on*. Mall Sarvloa. Ootward. J»B. 13 Arcadia ten acting with Pertta 27 Anoye Malrca F*b. 10 Della Moldavia 24 Macedonia Mongolia Mar 10 Dtvanka Marmora Homeward. THROUGH STEAMER TO LONDON. March 25, Macedonia. FARES BY MAIL STEAMERS. M Olaaa M Oltet
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      353 3 HIPPI N G.) NORDDEUTSCHER_LLOYD, BREMEN. LHFERIAL OERMAN MAIL LINE. THE fast and well-known m t 1 i earners o> this Company sail fortnightly from Bremen, Hambutg via iiotterilam, Antwerp, Southampton, Gibraltar, Algiers, Genoa, Naples, (connection Marseilles, Naples, Alexandria and vice versa) Port Said, Suez, Aden, Colombo, Penang, Singapore, HongkoDg, Shanghai,
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    The Straits Echo.
    89 4 I ...er* *«tMm mriboii Md laftk* iiom «t*H| Innrr* •v r* CRITERION PRESS, Lid., So. 826— UN, Bosch Street. Pensnf ntlOK: •«Hit UlOil per ootstatiuna pnu«* Mn, «All. ■IIITKHMrMfMSt 111 UiMI.I AIIIIBSBS Edit—renang." Ttlopbono No. 848. «,4,-411 flam w—Wimii .hmll bo odOtaal Two WiOiOBO. Mattar .i leaded
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    RICE REFLECTIONS.
    969 4 There are only two things really worth watching, at the Penang Races. They are the crowd of natives in the middle of the field, and the crowd of women in the Paddock, or—as yesterday, a wet afternoon—on the Grandstand. It is true the Echo man loitered awhile in
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    To-day’s Draw.
    36 4 (IrantUInntl Cop. Excelsior 82 Owen Second Start 1444 H B. Joseph Durbar 380 Tbe Mold Kongsi Fen ir e 98t lek Pe'grave 1360 N P. D P- G Pickwick 1318 Owen G’llo 1332 Owen
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    Tin, Opium and Rice Quotations.
    451 4 The following business in tin his been done to day Ponang Penang Tin Exchange, 25 tons at $74 55 Eastern Smelting Ce., 150 75. Singapore; Straits Trading Co., 15) 75' Total ...825 tone. Tin is quoted in London to-day at £148 7a 'd. cash and
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      Rubber.
      74 4 (Echo Special.) December Crop. Kuala Lumpur, 4th January.— The rubber crops for December of tbe following estates are given below lbs. Anglo-Malay {>B,, 489 I'atnling 21,950 London and Asiatic 1,076 Go'den Uope 5,462 Inch Kenneth 11,908 (making a total of 62,319 lbs. as against 10,080 lbs. compared with last
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      Hockey.
      34 4 (Echo Special.) Selangor Victorious. Kuala Lumpur, 4th January.—The hockey match between Selangor and Singapore ended in a victory for the former team by 4 goals to 1. It was a very fast game.
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      Postmaster Sent to Prison.
      32 4 (Echo Special.) For Ib'Slroyiiig a Letter. Singapore, sth January.—Rodriguez, Ex-Sub-Postin aster at the Kandang Kerbau Post Office, has been sentenced to three months’ imprisonment for destroying a letter.
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      “King George” Enquiry.
      24 4 (Echo B[fecial.) Fixed fur To-morrow. Singapore, sth January.—The “King Georgo shipping enquiry will probably take place to-uiorrow. Interesting revelations are expected.
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      The “Pangkor.”
      41 4 (Echo Special.) latitnclied at Hongkong. Singapore, sth January.—A telegram from Hongkong states that the steamer Pangkor, a sister ship of the Kedah, was launched on December 29. They were built for the Penang-Kedah run for the Eastern Shipping Company.
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      The Electoral Campaign.
      82 4 (SupjPed by Reuter.) Norman’s Reward. London, 4‘ti January. Sir Heury Norman, Ihe energetic Secretary of Ibe Budget League, baa been appointed to tbe new p->at of Assistant Postmaster General. The Navy. Mr. J. A. Pease, tbe Liberal Whip, speaking at Soff on Walden, said that when Germany'a
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      Cricket.
      41 4 Sup/ lied by Reuter .South Africans in a Strong Position. London, 4t!i January—Tbe South Afri cans havo made 345 in tbe match against the M. C C towards which total Faulkner contributed 123 England repled with 144 for 7 wickets.
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      Chinese Naval Commissioners.
      41 4 (Supplied by Reuter Banquet in Their Honour. London. sth Janu ry —Tbe Emperor of Austria gave a banquet in honour of the Chinese Naval Commissiore-w Baron Alois vou Aerenthal, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and other Ministers were present.
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      Opium Suppression.
      105 4 (Supplied by Reuter.) Max Mueller's Suggestion. Loudon. sth January.—ln a Wbteß>ok on the opium question io bii a. Sir John Jordan forwards tbe general repoit of Coun cillor Max Mueller on tie suppression of opium-growing. Mr. Mueller believes that China bad more th.n fulfilled Iter share of tbe
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      Aeronautics.
      33 4 (Buppli<d by Riuter.) Death of Well-known Aeronaut. London. sth January—A telegram from Bordeaux state* that the aviator d* La Grunge fell from a great height and was killed. He was horribly crushed.
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    Government Wharves' Enterprise.
    147 4 The Government Wharves have taken up the contract for tbe delivery of some 12C00 ton* of railway material for the projected railway st Trang Last Siturday tbe Sea Quit took over 20.) tons in 4 lighters, the journey being acc mplisl.ed in 27 hours, which is very
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    The Bilgownie Rubber Estate, Ltd.
    407 4 The Manage reports Rubber Crop harvested during month of De cember 7.384 lbs Eat.dry Corresponding month last year 4 218 lbs dry Total for fi at nine months of 1909/10 46.729 Total for corresponding period last year, 27 931 To day Mr. Brown impo ed
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      252 4 BEST QUALITY. HORNLESS. LOUD OR SOFT. RECORDS $10 per doz. ROBINSON PIANO CO., LID. XFOH MARBLE WORKS. IPOH-PERAS. This business is now under the management of Mr. Ravensway, who has made a great reduction in all prices and who will be glad to quote for Marble Flooring Tiles, Table Tops,
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      50 4 (.mioaati like other preparation» of Copai. ba and Sandalwood oil does not affect tbe kidneys or diaturb tbe •toro»c!i and is well tolerated by tbe patient even after lengthened trei* j»ent Trials by the Medical Profession solicited- Samples free on appli' cation to any of the chief Peuang Chemists 1
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  • Obituary
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    64 4 Obituary. (Supj lied bj Reuter Birth Op of iokio I ondon, 5th January—Tbe death it announced of tbe lit. Ret W. Awdry. Bishop of Tokio. i rt v r. D. Ogden Mill*. Mr. D.trill* 0,’den Mill*, tbe American millionaire, i* dead. He vn 85 year* of and «M a director
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    PENANG TURF CLUB.
    3157 5 JANUARY MEETING. First Day’s Raring. SuNSHIN* AND StOKM A thin »ttendance, some sunshine and a good Jeal of rain characterised the opening day of the Jinurry meeting, which was held this year somewhat earlier than usual Ihe first disadvantage is peihapa to be expected we have not
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    Frocks at the Races.
    1058 5  -  By The Echo-woman. M i*8 Anderson's win in «potted muslin era» very piettily nude With wide lace insertiuu piuelling tbe skirt. She woie a moil beciming white chip bat ttimmed with butteicaps and big white daisies. Mra. Outlines» #ae in pale «ley -with silk net yoke,
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    Passengers.
    109 5 Arrived. Per s s Lia n Chuo, 3ru Jau from Kedah Mr. H- Pearson. Per sa Ooeb n 4'b Jin, from Hong Wong: Mesars. Leoug Fee aid family. Mr Chow Kai M'*e From Singapore: Messrs V Hiring, T. H. Wbitfi-ld, Q. B M de Cas'eji. de la Baume-Plnvinel, O
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    FIXTURES
    59 5 To-day. 21th Day of 11th Moor. Town Bind, Esplan id 6 '0 7 p m. Royal Piince of Wales Lodje, 9 |.m. Straits Cinematograp I euaag R >ad, 8-3 p.tr. Wayang Kassin, Tek Foil Theatre, Rosina.” To-morrow 25th Day of 11th Moon. Penang llicas Ilice Dinner, E. A 0.
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      46 5 Cure That Cold While You Can. Better spend the email amount a bottle of Chunberlain's dough Remedy would cost you right now than to run the risk of a cold developing into pneumonia, which may mean a big doctor'* bill. The George Town Dispensary, Wholesale Agents.
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      538 5 The curative action of GoilOgan i* attri. buted to it* being antiseptic and aneesthetic. Manufactured bv J. D Riedal Ltd Berlin and sold in form of RapMilon. 4o in a bottle. Su Sek Pais Chinese Playing Cards: IS is 'o give notice) hat as from January, 1886. to the present
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      309 5 TO LET. Fioin Ist Feb Premises No. 360. Auson Road (C impound House Hem moderate. Apply to P. C. BAPTIST. No. 39b, Dato Kramat Road, 13 or next door. rOR PORT SWETTENHAM AND SINGAPORE. Sailing 7 pm. Saturday, Bth inatant. S. 8 RISEN A” will sail as abo?e. HUITENBAUH, LIRBERT
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    To-morrow's Programme.
    850 6 1—Thi Griffin Handicap —2 51 rx Value $300 and $50 to the Second Hose A Handicap for Gridina lhat have run in the 8econd Race. First Day. Winner excluded. ;t Entrance, free Distance, six furlongs pi Mr J. J. Lawson's bam Kitty 7, 7 Dr. Locke's br a
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    EXCHANGE.
    118 6 Penang, sth January (By courteiy of the Chartered Bank London, Demand Bank 2/4$ 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4| S Credit 2/4JJ n 8 Documentary.. 2/4,• Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs. 174* 8 days’ sight Private 176 Bombay, Demand Bank I^4 Moulmein, Demand Bank 1784 3 days’ sight Private 176 Madraß,
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    PRODUCE.
    208 6 Gold l«af $61.8) 1 6. J'epi er( W.Co.ist 3)b5.5 oz.) no ttoek White Pepper $25. tellert (Vang Pepper out of teuton safes M to* 83, tell rt t Mace Piet me* 75.—safes Nutmr*u> 110 s 19. safes No. 1 6 75 su/es I Sugar < 2 •*< ttoek (Basket
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    MARKET PRICES.
    191 6 Pisan*. 5th January, D IO B**r— Soup V* r 0*14) Roast i. ‘74 Steak* 24 Stew or Curry Meat 16 Rump Steak 24 Ox Tail ear!. 30 Tonga» 55 Feet 15 Heart W Liver per catty 35 Pork— Pork P cal t 32 Pig’s Head 20 Feet 24
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    SHARES.
    1476 6 d g I i- %,z Number oi 4 9 S OipiUt. Share. > DiTia.nd. Name. f uwued. II 2 l 1905 19 6119 '7 1908 1909 Rubber. pc. PC I p.c p.C. I p.c. I inofc f !,.S *.O 0 2/ 2/ 2< »K) 25 M>«kv KuhM lil4. F.
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      127 6 Get a Bottle To-day. Guard th« health of youi family by keeping at baud a bottle of Cbamberlaiu’a Cough Retnely. It bai no equal for cough*, cold* and croup. The George Town Dispensary. Wholesale Agents. COft'MON SENSE m NUTSHELL. A new medical work on pie causes ft roost scientific It
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      76 6 FOR SALE CHINESE SCRIBBLING PIPER FOR OFFICE USE, si*e 12* x 16*, Prioe, $1 per paoket of 180 full sheet*. (Can be out to 12*x8*,) OBTAIN A BLB AT THE CRITERION PRESS, Ltd. 336—332, Beach Street. FOR BAI.B, The Upheaval IN Far Cathay,” BY NO SINO SHANO, A Novel of
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    Animal Acclimatization.
    358 7 The .4Mint bus these observations upon acclimatiz rtiou ui New Zialaud When civilized mm fit at went to New Zraland be fouud tbere do wild mammals ami do buds lhat could lie called name biidt, ihough tbere were a few wildfowl. In time •he British love for sport
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    Rubber Shares.
    522 7 Messrs J Ku-sell Grant and Co.'s Rubber S rate Maiket Retort, da'td December 9 b, rays, m part:—The M rket for Malay Rubcer Company shates has been fairly steady -ml considering the account is being settled i fail amount of tiade has been passing at fairly steady rates,
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      1019 7 INSURANCE B. the LONDON ASSURANCE CORPORATION. INOOBPORATKD BY ROYAL CHARTER A.D. 1720 undersigned having been appointed I Wont* for the above Corporation, are n ow prepared to accept MARINE and FIRE ri»k* at current rate*. PATERSON. SIMONS A Oo. Ltd. 12c Guardian Atturanca Company, Llmltad, Established 1821, Subscribed Capital -«2.000,000
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      122 7 How Cou&hs and Colds Are Cured in Burma. Tie f Horsing Inter from the Superintend* nt of the Mun c'pal < 8i -a at M u'Cloy. Mr. K. J 8 overs, sliowa that the me lied of cuiiDg c lI» in lium% 1» not unl'ke that uitd in s'tinat cveiv
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      938 8 W. MANSON, American Dentist, Late of Dr. Allen A Co., Pha, US.A. Charges Moderate, Consultation Free. >B*ID1JI« AT Ao. 21a, Penan Road. A tew door» from the Eastern and Oriental Hotel. 6 mthi tea a, o TEA SOLE AGENTS FOK FENANG. PATERSON, SIMONS Co., Ltd THE "Irdia Rubber&Gutta Percha FOB
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