Straits Echo, 10 January 1910

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  • 37 1 Straits Echo 10-PACE EDITION, DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, T,'<E FEDERATED MALAY STATES AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY. VOL. 8. $24 Per Annum. PBNA.NG, MONDAY, 10th JANUARY, 15A10. Slrgle Cffj, 10 ccotp. .No. 7.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 1026 1 GUINNESS’S STOUT, TIANQ LEE A Oo ft \£> P&rir i A v r/r r»; L&AQ\ SOLE AOENTS BASS’S ALE. THE SHANGHAI LIFE INSURANCE CO., LTD. Head Office— Shanghai, China. CAPITAL, TAELS 1,000,000. 1200 000 deposited with the Hongkong Government as a special protection tor our policy holders The ONLY company
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    • 23 1 THE BEST BEER IN THE FAR EAST. iyg £> ■SZ i J > 3 1 ?5f s-i »9 v\ V tour TIANG LEE le AgeaU,
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  • 959 2 (From Our Own Correrpondent London, December 17tb. 3rd Middlesex. The 3rd Battalion Middlesex Regiment, now stationed in the Set’lent' did, will more to Lebong. India, mxt trooping season. It will be replactd by the 2nd Battalion of the Buffr now at Hongkong. (Join? to China. The cruiser
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  • 187 2 January, r H.W. L.W. H.W. L.W. A. M. A M. P. M. P. M. loth 11.01, 5.14, 11 24, 5 37 11th 11 40, 5 59, Nil. 6.20 12th 12.26, 6.39, 12.4-5, 6.58 13th 1 05, 718, 1.25, 7.38 14th 1 46, 7.59, 2 07, 8
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 105 2 How Coughs and Colds Arc Cured in Burma. The following letter from the Superintendent of the Municipal office at Monday, M r H- J. Stereos, shows that tbe me'hod of cu ing colds in Burma is not uit ke that u«d in almost er«rr prrt of the civiliz d world.
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    • 287 2 No Opium in Chamberlain’d Cough Remedy. There is not a par tide of opium or other uaicotic io Cbunbei lain's Cough Remedy, and never lias been silica it. was fi st iffered to the public It is as safe a medicine for a child as for an adult. This remedy
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    • 1177 2 XFOE MARBLE WORKS. IPOH-PEEAE. Tbia business is now under tlie management of Mr. Kavensway, who has made great reduction in all prices and who will be glad to quote for Marble Flooring Tiles, Table Tops, Washhnnd Stands, Cemetery Memorials of all kinds etc., etc., on application. A large stock of
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  • 37 3 Vend f Ayenti Dm Arcadia Colombo <1 AO >. 1 3:h Jan D.-l i oga pore 0 AO > 15 b Bulow Singapore H M A Co 18 h Y jick Colombo it M A (Jo. I9tb
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  • 29 3 1 ’<*•*/» For 4 p •s* *0* Arcadia Singapore A.O 4 Co. J ui. i D.-tlbi Colombo A.O 4 Jo. Bui >» Colombo B M.ACo. Yorck Singapore B M ACo.
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  • Shipping.
    • 200 3 Nam Sing. Br. s* 2 591, Take, 8:h Jin. Hongkong, 31m Deo.. Gen.— B ACo On San} Br. a.a, i,787, Wolley, 8h Jan'., Hongkong. 3!st D c., Coal—B. A Co. t'umi Siam J.ip. 1 569, Kawamuia. 8:b Jan, Bulik Papao, 30th Dec, Oil.— B A Co. Jin Ho, Br.
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    • 47 3 10th January Canton, f >r Diudinga aud Teluk Anaon. Maetsuijcker, for Pulo Web, Oiebleh Ac, Pad an?. Lindula, for Singapore. Un Peng, for I’ulau Langkawi, Perlia aud S'-tul. Malaya, for Deli. Hying Dra on, for Port Weld and Taipiug. E V Ferdinand, for Colombo aud Tuticonn.
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    • 85 3 Foe lve lah—P.r Tong Churn to morrow, 7 a in. v longkab—Per liotorua, to morrow. 1 p m. Aaahan—Per Petrel, lo morrow, 1 p.m. Lmgk it Per Jin Ho, to moriow, 1 pm. Port Swettenhain and Singapore—Per Avagyee, to-morrow, 3 p.m. leluk Anaon—Per Malacca, to-moriow, 3 pm. Pott
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  • 322 3 Per P. ami O. China, from London. D c 17. connecting with the Arcadia at Colombo, duo at Penang on 14th Jan To Penan# Mr. W O. Hastie. To Slngipore Mr W. Perry, Mr. F. T Wright, Col T Y Wright. Perl Q. M. s Lutiow,
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  • 38 3 P. O. SAILINGS. Mail Servce OUTWAEna. fIOMBWARDM Arcadia 14 Jan. j Delhi IS Jan Anaye 27 Dttanha 2) Extra Service. OUTWARD' 11 OH t. WARD. Java 19 Jan I Sicil a 21 Jan. Sunda 31 Syria 4 Feb.
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    • 757 3 P.&O. Steam Navigation Coy. Exported Arrlrala and Depart area. Mail •wrvlcw. Outward. Jtß. 14 Arcadia connecting with Periia 27 An'iye Malwa Feb. 10 Delta Moldavia 24 Macedonia Mongolia Mar. 10 Dtvanha Marmora Homeward. EXTRA STEAMERS intermediate Service. yylTll eieellent aooommodatioa for a limit* •d number of psaaongan. Outward. Java 19
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    • 425 3 (SHIPPING.)- NORDDEUTSCHER_LLOYD, BREMEN. UCFE&AL QEB.lt AN KAIL LINE. wamn "JWwf J-C3 f" 3w V i ss TIIR fut and well-known n 1 (wnrrm this Ccmpnny sail fortnightly from Bremen. Hamburg no Rotterdam, Antwerp, Southampton, Gibraltar, Algiers, Genoa, Naples, (connection Marseilles, Naples, Alexandria ana vice verta) Port Said, Suez, Aden. Colombo,
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  • 90 4 I mryM» Ml )wrk* clone '‘«ihlfohM 4»lly ««Mtt > TUB CRITERION PRESS, 1.1 d., No. Ufi—lSl, Beach St root. Fennim PRICK: «HI MH.'AI m p»r (MiTSTATI'iftS Pnstsg* Sitrm. «All. •lIITION (trat Vrt*l 111 KAMI A I*IMII 8H Echo —Penang." ('•(•pboii* No. :<4S All buliiMromaMrti 10«. •ho*l<l I»
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  • 385 4 That heading, strange to say, has absolutely no reference to election speeches. It means simply sewer-gas, by which is really intended sewer-air. The announcement lias been professionally made that our fear of sewer emanations is less well based than we have been accustomed to think. Recent bicteriologic examinations
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  • PUBLIC OPINION.
    • 221 4 To ths Eniroa or ms Shuts Reno. Sir. In opening out the daily g aphics, it is with great pity oue baa to look on the desti tiition of the English unemployed. A few, very few are being fed by a small fund tailed by the
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  • 175 4 .Hr. dm Teong Thl’n Properly Purchased. The Brothers have purchased Mr. Giu Teong Tat’a house and ground in Fa quhar Street. We understand that the property which was mainly acquired as a play ground for tl e pu| ils, changed hands at a fi.ure nearly approaching
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  • 39 4 Tiu (unrefined) is quoted hare today at $74.80 buyers no seller*, and at Siogap >re (itfiued) at $75.20 buyers do sellers. Opium is quoted to-day a' $120) and Rmgoou rice at $llB p.*r cnyau.
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  • 470 4 An Interim Dividend of 25% (making 45% Interim) was paid to tbe Shareholder» ou sth instant. The B I. Contract Packet Teeeta ia expected to arrive here from Nngapatam on I'bursday, the 13-th inst-, at 7am, and to leave for Port Swettenham and Singapore at
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  • TELEGRAMS.
    • 150 4 (Echo Special.) Proposed Rill. Singapore, Bth January.—A Bill is shortly being introduced into Council to remove all doubts concerning tbe legality of defacing counterfeit coin. [Owing to the low price of silver and the large margin which ha* existed for some time between tbe bullion value and the
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    • 41 4 (Echo Special.) Under Sterling Scheme. Singapore, Bth January.—The Officer in charge of the Straits monopolies aud the Assistant Manager at Penang for the monopolies are benefiting under the s'erling scheme which was gazetted on the 2©th November, 1903.
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    • 50 4 (Echo Special.) Kafz Brothers Fined. Singapore, Bth January.—Several twakows and Messrs. Katz Brothers A Co. were prosecuted for not taking kerosine direct to a dutiable store when unshipped. The Chinese were fined $5 each and Messrs. Katz Bros. $5O. A twakow and 750 tins were forfeited.
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    • 26 4 (Echo Special.) Doing to Manila. Singapore, 10th January.—Bishop Oldham is going to Manila and afterwards to America. He will be abseut for a year.
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    • 40 4 (Echo Special.) Revolutionist!* Diving Trouble. Singapore, 10th January.—Mr. Tso I’ing Lung, the Chinese Consul-General here, has informed the Waiwupu that the revolutionists are sending arms and ammunition to Amoy, Swatow, aud Tungslian for the purpose of raising a rebellion.
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    • 55 4 (Echo Special.) To Be Married to .Mrs. Dare. Singapore, 10th January.—The engagement is announced of Mr. G. P. Owen, Secretary and Treasurer of the S. C. C. and Secretary of tbe Straits Racing Association, and Mrs. Mildmay Dire, widow of the late Mr. George Mildmay
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    • 48 4 The Guidana. (Echo Special.) Reached to Prevent Sinking. Singapore, 10th January.—Tbe Messageries Mai itimes steamer, s.a.Ouidana, due at Singapore from Saigon on the Ist January, was beached at Cape St. James to prevent her sinking. The seacock failed to act. She was subsequently towed to Saigon and docked.
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    • 140 4 (Supplied by Renter Lloyd Deofge at Plymouth. London, 10:b Jrnuwy Mr. Lloyd Ge irge, speaking at- Pl/mou'h. said that Government did not intend to r*i«e enormous sums of money for the defence of the cointry T’ney had provided ueaily £lOOOO 0 for tbe Navy and n«lt year
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    • 51 4 (Supplied by Renter Petitioned Against by Germans. London, 10th Janu iry Several German Chain hen of Commerce have petitioned theii Government to negotiate with a view to prevent enforcement of the French tariff in March, and ah wing that some of the duties were increiaed 300 per
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    • 20 4 (Supplied by Reuter.) Arrival at Kiel. London, 10th January —The Chinrse Naval Commissioners have arrived at Kiel.
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    • 80 4 (Sup/ lied by Reuter Taft’s Proposal. London, Bth J*nuiry—With a view to incieasing the r ffecliveuets of luter Slate Commerce Law Presideut Taft, in a message to Congress, recommends the establishment of a Federal Commerce Couit to try all tailroad cises that may arise, the decisions <>f
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    • 64 4 (Sup] lied by Renter) General Improvement. London, Bib Jan.—The imports for December show increases of £3,959.899 and the exports of £4,383,321 compared with a cor. responding period in 1908 The imports for the year ending 3lst December amount- 1.740,00 J and tbe exports to £378,3/9,000, The improvement in
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    • 59 4 (Supi lied by Reuter.) I lie ‘‘limes” on Knox’s Proposal. London, 8 b Jau.—lho Times discussing Secretary Knox's scheme with regard lo Manchurian Railways, emphasises the finaucial and political obstacle* and thinks that excellent intention, led Mr. Knox to propose a plau. the grandiose simplicity of which ignores
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    • 56 4 (Sup, lied by Reuter.) The Porte Protests. London lOrh January.-The Porte has circularised ,he Cretan Powers pr, test.ug against fresh and ft,grant v.olation of the aovere gn righ s ot the Sultan through tbe Cretan executive lakmg theoxfh of allegiance to King George and the Assembly pasting a
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 261 4 BEST QUALITY. HORNLESS. LOUD OR SOFT. RECORDS $xo per doz. ROBINSON PIANO CO., LID. THE CRAG HOTEL. SANATORIUM. j PENANG HILLS. “As a an Hotel as any in the Straits." Singapore Free Presi, 27th March. SARKIES BROTHERS, Proprietors, j a A it A A A aaaaaaayvaaaai WvV OvvV vVvt> VVW
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    • 46 4 (ioiiosan ike other preparations of Copaiba and Sandalwood oil dees not affect the kidueys or distuib the stomach and is well tolerated by the patient even after lengthened treatment Trials by the Medical, Profession solicited. Samples fiee on applioation to any of the chief Penang Chemist*.
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  • 2589 5 THIRD DAT'8 RACING. A Hood Attendance. Favoured with floe weather tbe closing day of tbe January meeting aaw a larger attendance on tbe course than one has been accustomed to expect of tecent years Tbe last day of tbe races ia one of the most popular social
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  • 1718 5 Tin* Third Day. Miss Aud-rson on Sdurday wore a very pretty white point d'esprit dress, trimmed with wide lace insertion; her black hit Was ooveied with whi’e r<.*«>. Mrs. Farraut’s Dish linen embroidered frock was finished at the liein of skirt and sleeves with bands of pale blue
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  • 345 5 Arrived, Per r s. Turova Bth J in., from Singapore Mr. and Mrs Boyle, Mrs E Line, Mrs MacCaetlan and child, Mis» Kiefer. Mis* Duggcn, Messrs Langford, K 0 Stout. A. D. Allan, W ScLeef, Lon Sao Kes aud M G. Mohydin. Per ks. Dltnrata. 8 li Jan from
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  • 56 5 To* ns v. 291 h Dav of llili Mo n. I.adl|f fj, Shooting. L idge Scotia, C 15 p in Strais Cinematograph, Penaug Ural. 8 CO p m Tomorrow Ist llav of 12'h Moot T W.I Bind. Golf Club, G to 7 p in Straits Ciuematogiap Teuang R a
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  • 24 5 0 Nee Moon Jan. IMi I F isl (Juar'ei 18 h b nil .Vloou It 25'1l 1. 1. 51 tjiianei Feb. 2ad
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 143 5 TO LET. Commidions cnipoirid home No 33 ■'a'q ihir Street Bungal w No. 17, Maj.Ni Jaruml It ail Apply to KOI! EN« WIN. 10-1 10 24 1 38 Beach Strut MASSET-HARRIS BICYCLES, ‘TIIE WORLD’S BEST BICYCLES” Soon after tlie time that MASSEYS were firat ml reitered K THE WORLD’S BEST
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    • 450 5 THE GREAT EtSTERR LIFE ISSDRMCE CO.. LTD. Head Office SINGAPORE. Lift; Aaanrunrt* and Endowment in All Forma. LIBERAL POLICIES. LOW RATES. Financial Agcnh for renang. BE UN. MEYER CO., LTD. General Jtepresenhtive for Penang HORACE B JOSEPH Local Office c/o Beiin, Mkyru <fc Co T td 167o NOTICE OF SALE.
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  • 2121 6 The King George.’' Further evidence *ll taken at tbe Marina t Court of Enquiry, Singapore. oo Friday into the strandiug »f the B.iiisb sailing ship King George io the Sunda Strait*, close to Aoj-r. < Edward Brown, a a. on the King G orge signed on
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  • 1446 6 d I I S I a. I I- 3 Nuuilierot a E s 7a Cip Ul. Shares > Dividends Same f, J 5 l I j I 1 j j 1 1 j_ l:>05 19' 61 9'7 1908 1909 Rubber, pc pc p.c pc. p.c. Iu, I IWI.IMMI I.VK'.IV
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 39 6 Prof. Schmidt prefer* (ionoaatl (Santa] Kawa Riedel's) to any other preparation of Santalwood oil. Although he used the drug in morn than 20 cases, he has never observed any signs of nausea, flatulency nephritic pains, pruritus nor skin eruptions
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    • 78 6 Look After Your Health. If you have a cough. erne it A cough is a sy inji'i in of more sei ions trouble. Cli iinberkin's Cough Remedy it the brut obtain able and you Deed have no hesitancy iu using it as it cootaics nothing injurious. The George Town Dispensary,
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    • 165 6 for sale CHINESE SCRIBBLING PAPER FOR OFFICE USE, size 12'X 16', Price, $1 per packet of 180 full sheets. (Can be cut to 12'x8\) OBTAINABLE AT THE CRITERION PRESS, Ln 226—232, Brack Street. tir if* S ;usr tOVlKTIifVlHl f H31 VS J-. Mi USUJ txaatlfaUy fh*-<J •trow well rn*n»f< t#
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  • 620 7 "Iu the uulumu of 1907 an Ameiican amusement manager, by Dime Crawford, landed at Liverpool look mg about for some fresh world* to conquer," cays tbe Mail. He was owner of a great skating-rink at Coney Island, tbe Blackpool of America. People told him that roller-skating waa
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  • 169 7 One Law for the Rich, and Another The man who sells halfpenny papers close o Piccadilly r lid of Builington Aicaile, and it times, the Davor Street Tube eutr.ice, received a street corner tip on Duke of Ymk, Stakes day to hick Btickstead. He up I*. and 2s. of a
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  • 164 7 B<mo Parliamentary cirdidates appear to think that ary silly old story is good enough for their audiences. Noto a speech made by Mr. O. D Faber, m p at Clapham. He said a certain Lundrymau had informed him I hat some of tbe men empl yed by the
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 1173 7 INSURANCES THE LONDON ASSURANCE CORPORATION. INOOEPOHATKD BY KOYA.L CHAHTKR A.D. 1720 fpHE undersigned haring been appointed X. Agent* for the abore Corporation, are now prepared to accept MARINE and FIRE risks at current rate*. PATERSON. SIMONS A Go. Ltd. I'2o Guardian Asturanco Company, Llmltod. Establishbd 1821. 42.000,000 npSubscribed Capital Total
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    • 46 7 Cure That Cold While You Can. Better «peed tbe small amount a bottle of Chamberlain's Coui(b Remedy would cist to right cow than to iuu the ii*k of a cold c'erelcpiug into pneumonia. wbicb may mean a doctor's I ill. The George Town Dispensary. Wboleaile Agent*.
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 984 8 W. MANSON, American Dentist, Late of Dr. Alien <6 Ct>., Pha. US.A. Charges Moderate, Consultation Free. KBiIDIK» AT Ao. 2la, Penan*; Peed. A tew doors from the Eastern and Oriental Hotel. P mth. TEA TEA -ond* came r •hief m$ ■*r b BOLE AGENTS FOR PENANG. PATERSON, SIMONS Co. Ltd
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  • 1302 9 A Serions Indictment bj the Chief Justice of Victoria. Sir John Madden, the Chief Justice of Victoria, recent ly gave an address in Melbourne on Our Gravest National Peril.'* which, **vs Dr. Fitchett’s magaxine Lift, hi* profoundly afftcted public opinion.” Sir John Madden said Child-mothers. The
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  • 721 9 By L. W. Hitch. Hun. Sec, South Afiica Britieh Indin» Committee Whether regarded from the humanitarian or meiely the Imperial point of view, the treatment to which the British ludians of the Transvaal are being subjected oju stitutea nothing leas than a disgraceful tragedv. Its
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  • 1290 9 44 Fletcherism **—The System of I Feeding. 1 F.etcberiam has become a fact. Ten years ago it was Uugbed at; to day the most famous men of science endorse it and torch its principles. Scientific leaders at Cam bridge, the University of Turin,
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  • 376 9 At the London Sessions a few d*y* ago, Mr. Robert Wallace, kc, referring to the prevalence of perjury iu the Courts over which he presides, expressed the hope tint the Treasury “will some day deem it their dulv to mske i-ximplea of the men who s>ein
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  • 194 9 Why Are We in India Mr. Joynaon ILcks, M. p., is reportrd in the Slancketter Guardian as -peikiug thus about Indii:— o Indii, of course, wis a difficult problem It was said that i;, we worn to have Taiiff Reform India would 03 bound to knock off her export duty
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  • 175 9 Admiral F- A. Close of Clifton Diwn. Bristol, appireutly cannot oppose the Budget without making a public pt*ade of his meanless? He announce* that lie has “given rotiew ’’tobi*coachman and gardener that if the Budget becomes Is* he wi-l perhaps be obliged to shut up his «tables and
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  • 569 9 A “Nuisance and Morality in Investments. I have goue through life nuking myself a nuisance,'' says Dr. Gore, the Bishop of Birmingham. "Nothing in the world cau be done without making ouetelf a nuisance. The great vice of most of us is that we want to avoid the trouble of
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  • 217 9 Gold Leaf 1*51.8' 8. Tt'| an(W.Coast 31b5.5 ox.) no ttock White Teppvi |?5. teller» l rang Peppot out of t'aton Cloves 62 talet \fooe 83 tellrt Mac* P.ckinc* 75. —inlet Nutmeg* 110 s 19 —sales No. 1 6 75 tale s Sugar < 2 no ttoek Basket 550 tale»
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  • 118 9 Pbnang, ICth January. (By courtety of Ihe Chartered Bank London, Demand Bank 2/4} 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4} 3 Credit 2/4J3 3 Documentary.. 2/4^ Calcutta, Demand Bank Ru. 174} 3 days’ sight Private 176 Bombay, Demand Bank 174} Mouluiein, Demand Bank 173} 3 days’ sight Private 176 Madras, Demand
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  • 190 9 Pbmawo. 10th January. MU. R»r,»— Soup i* 1 nail» 14 Roast 14 dtonk» 24 Stow or Currjr Meat 16 Rump Steak 24 Ox Tail i. 30 Toneiw 55 Kent 15 Heart 30 Liver pm catty 35 f*r>»V Pork yei uait« 32 Pig's Iboni 20 Kiot 24 Tongue 32
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 37 9 Get a Bottle To-day. Guard the het'th of four family by k?f pjog at baud a bott e of Cbaailerlain’a Ctuch Remedy. It has no <qual for cough-, eo'da aod croup. The George Town DUpeasi'y. Whole#.tie Ageoa.
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    • 53 9 Loo k After Your Ileal I It. If yon Imre a cough, cme il A cough is a symptom of mote set ions trouble. Cbimberlain’s Cough Remedy it the lust obtain able nud you need bare no htsitmey iu using it as it contains nothing iDjuih ux. The George Town
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    • 319 9 MAKTIJV’S muttm 4 lr« irh R m~ y lor «I. irrmuln’-'llea. T it s ",S 4 J,. ICLTHAr.i'IO U -i_4 A 1 The NEW FRENCH REMEbi v*■ fOk ft < essfiil and highly |>«|>ular remedy, rvd in i.til H pital» by K .ord, Ko*tan, Jobert, i, ~t' s, t omb
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    • 589 10 FOR sale:. The Early History of Penang, 1592—1827. BY E. ti. Collin and W. F. Zehnder. (Reprinted from the Strait» Echo.”) Royal Quarto, 44 P gea. Pt’ioe 91.00. jU as HAD AT 'XPHa camo r TH*ef m. A BRION PRESS, Ltd., •Jr 126 232, Beach Street, Pea tag, *FOR SALE?
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