Straits Echo, 31 March 1910

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    35 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY. VOL. 8. $24 Per Annum. PENANG, THUKSOAK, 31st MARCH, 1»10. Slagle Copy, 10 ceats No. 71.
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      894 1 GUINNESS’S STOUT tv *3TV S.SSV8 THE SHANGHAI LIFE INSURANCE CO., LTD. Hiad Office— Shanghai, China. CAPITAL, TAELS 1,000,000. 1200.000 deposited with the Hongkong Government as a special protection (or our policy holders. The ONLY company that has this deposit. Till Company for the Chinese. Every Kind of Policy Issued. For
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      15 1 THE BEST BESR IN THE FAR EAST. 3 ANQ LEE A Co., Sol» Aj+au, M
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    Henry Vaughan, Lover of Light.
    713 2 For two hundred years and more the writings of Heniy Vaughan w re treated with a most unaccountable neglect.” wrilee c Canon Vaughsn in the Nineteenth Century c "Composed for the most part during the < days of the Commonwealth, they remained < almost unnoticed
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    What Shakespeare Wrote when a Lodger.
    80 2 Dr. Wallace, who writes of Shakespeare, brings foiwuid evidence which ni'kes it cortaiu that Shak spea r e was living with the Hugu a oot family of Moun'j ty in South Lon. don whin he wrote some of his ureate-t plays—'Henry V.” "Much Air,”
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    How to Get World Peace.
    59 2 Lord Luniington. writing in the Nindeenth Century says that he' is confident that in the most responsible and best iiformed circles in Getmany the desire is to have an entente with us. and not a fierce and awful stiujrjlr.” "An understanding between Germany, Great Britain,
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    Mr. Roosevelt.
    217 2 The special correspondent of the Niw York American at Uondokoro, in the course of a graphic description of the final break-up of Mr. Rooseveit's hunting cmjp, says: The camp ended its existence at noon precisely on Saturday. At a signal from Cunningham tents were struck, and 450 headmen,
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    Tide Table for Penang.
    272 2 Marcli, 1910. n H.W. L.W. H.W. L.W. A. M. A.M. P. M. P. M. 31st 2.55, 9.02, 3.09, 9.16 Times of Sunrise and Snnset during March, 1910. Datk. Sunrisk. Sunset. 31st 5.59 a.m. 6.01 p.m. April, 1910. HW. L.W. H.W. L.W. D,U, AM. A.v. P.M. P.M.
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      62 2 An Excellent Liniment. Every family ami espe-ially those who reside in the country should be provided at all times wnb a bottle of Chamberlain’s Paiu Halm. Tbe-e is no tell ng when it may be wanted in case of no accident or emergency. It is must excellent in all cases
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      214 2 Internal Treatment Not Necessary for Rheumatism, Fully Dice out of every tea cases of rheumatism is simply rheumatism of the mus cles dun to cold or damp, or chronic rheumatism, neither of which require any internatreatment. All that is needed to afif >rd re lief is the free application of
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      1423 2 IDinUD OLD til. THE PENAN6 KHEAN 6DAN INSURANCE COMPANY, LTD. For prices, apply to G. H. SLOT Co., THE ENJOYMENT of your BATH will be greatly increased if you will always use In Cases of 24/2 Stone Bottles. NOTICE i» hereby given that in Extraordinary General Meeting of the shareholder*
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    VESSELS EXPECTED.
    36 3 f rum Age*' Cn Goeben Colombo B.M ACo. 30th Mir. Renivon London 3 B ACo. 2nd apr. Delta Colombo A. G AC... 7<b Devanha Singapore \.G ACo. Oth Beuuiodr London 3 B ACo. 15th
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    SAILINGS.
    34 3 V-ntll ■Sr Aw L* Qoebeu 5 ngupor« R.M.AOi*. Mar. Beoaron S'D^apore S R AC Apr. Delta S njipo f A G AC». Derail ha C'’lomb*> AO.*':,,. Ben muli r Singapore 8 B ACj.
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      ARRIVALS.
      178 3 Kedah, Br. ss 182, Morris, 30ih Mar., Kedah, 35th Mar., Geu.—E. 8. Co., Ltd. Pegu. Br. as, 294, Starkey, 30lb Mar., Olebleb, 26tb Mar.. Gen —Ban Ho Hiu. Uerkut, Dut. n a 335. Gat*. 30th Mar, I)eli. 29th Mar., Gen —H. L. Co. Canton, Br. p.s„ 106. Greufell, 30th
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      DEPARTURES.
      53 3 31st March Tong Chuan, for Trang. Cornelia, for Port Swettenhatn, Port Dickson aud Malacca. Petrel for Asahan. Canton, for Dindings and Tuluk Anson. Thongwa, for Port Swettcuham aud Singapore. Malaya, for Dali. Qoebr.n, for Singapore, China aud Japan. Merkui, for Deli and Langsa. Uebe, for Singapore. Deli, fur Trang
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      MAILS CLOSE
      138 3 Korn Kedah Per Lian Choi, to-morrow, 9 a in. Deli, Batu Bahra, Asalmii A Panel)—Per Valentijn, tr.morrow, 11 a.m. Port Swetienham and Singapore—Per Pin iieng, to-morrow, 3 p.m, Langsa, T. Semawe, Segli, el.leh and Sabaug—Per Pegu, to-morrow, 3 p m Teluk Anson—Per Carlyle, to-morrow, 3 p in. Pulau
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    Passengers to the Straits.
    371 3 I’er P. and O. a s Alooltan, fro.n London. Mir. 11. connecting with the Della at Colombo, due at Penang on 7th April To Penang Mr J. Bathgate. Mr. J. H. N. Craigeu. Mr. A. Leighton. Mr. E. Chan, Mr. C Warreu Jones. Mr. J. Gibson,
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      658 3 P. 0. Steam Navigation Coy. Expected Arrival* ud Departure*. Malt lervlee. Apr. 7 Della coaneetinf with Mooltan 21 Delhi China M»y 5 Devanha Pereia 19 Attaye Malwa Jane 2 Arradia Macedonia 16 Delta Moldavia Homwiri. Date. Steamer. Ap'. 9 23 May 7 21 June 4 18 July 2 16 Devanha
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      466 3 (S RIPPIN O.) NORDDEUTSCHER_LLOYD, BREMEN. IMPERIAL GERMAN HAIL LINE. s5Sg fust and well-known no. 1 md.imi' »Uts Company sail fortnightly from Bremen, M. Hamburg via Rotterdam, Antwerp, Southampton, Gibraltar, Algiers, Genoa, Naplei' (connection Marseilles, Naples, Alexandria and vice verta) Port Said, Suez, Aden' Colombo, PeDanjf, Singapore, Hongkong, Shanghai, Nagasaki and
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    The Straits Echo.
    95 4 Justice satisfies everybody and justice alone— Emerton. Published daily (except Sundays.) ai THK CRITERION PRESS, LTD., No. 226—232, Beach Btreet, Penang. PRICE: DAILY LOCAL $24 per annum. OI'TNTATIONS Postage Extra. MAIL EDITION (Poet Free) !<5 CABLE ADDRESS Echo—Penang.” Telephone No. 343. N.B.— All business communications should be
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    MISSIONARY UNIVERSITY FOR CHINA.
    418 4 An appeal is being made to the Chinese merchant princes in Malaya to support financially the scheme for a university at Hankow with which Lord William Cecil has latterly been associating liis name. We hope they will ignore it, or keep their money for better uses.
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    Tin, Opium and Rice Quotations.
    78 4 The following business in tin has been done to-day Penang: Penang Tin Exchange. buyers, no sellers Eastern Smelting Co 100 tons at "6 20 Straits Trading Co., 59 „"6 30 Singapore Straits t rading Co 225 70.25 Total 375 tons Tin is quote:) in London
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    Rubber Shares.
    722 4 The latest changes in Messrs. Anthony and Anderson's quotations art as follow Alor Poug»u Oontribs. 37a. buyer». Balgownie >270. B kain Contnbs. 6<. (id.— 7». Gd. Federated Selaugors 200». 300». Highlands and bowl. 170 s. Kaiuuniug A’» 9» 10». Lanadrons 1555— 165». Ledbury 100» —1 5». Malaccas Xl4
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      Selangor Chamber of Commerce.
      103 4 (Echo Special.) Overcapitalisation. Kuala Lumpur, 30th Murch.—The Selangor Chf tuber of Commerce met today with Mr. W. F. Nutt in the chair. In his speech Mr. Nutt, alluding to the present prosperity, warned the people against the flotation of companies with a capital spelling ruin when
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      “La Seyne” Yields Treasure.
      37 4 (Echo Special) Diver* (Jet Much Jewellery. Singapore, 31st March. —The Frees reports that much jewellery, mostly the Baioness tie Beniczsky’a, lias been recovered by the divers from the wreck of the La Seyne.
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      Wee Theam Tew.
      48 4 (Echo Special.) Hi* Defence. Singapore, 31 st March.—Mr. Wee Theam Tew’* defence is that in the Police Court he gave certain evidence which he subsequently found was incorrect. He therefore corrected himself in the Supreme Court, where he was not allowed an opportunity to explain.
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      Joy Voyagers.
      46 4 (Echo Special.) American Invasion of Singapore. Singapore, 31st March.—The s. s. Cleveland, with 760 American tourists, lias arrived. There was some hitch about the convenient mooring of the steamer. The huge party is rubbernecking the environs of Singapore as the previous big bunch did.
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      Sir Arthur Young.
      29 4 (Echo Special.) Visit to Cocos Island. Singapore, 31st March.—Sir Arthur Youtig lias gone to the Cocos Islands as a guest of the Eastern Extension Telegraph Company.
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      The Produce Market.
      25 4 (Echo Special.) l’epper mid Copra. Singapore, 31st March.—Following are to-day’s prices Sundried Copra, no buyers, $11.30 Black Pepper, §14.624 Whit e §27.
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      German Railway Collision.
      40 4 (Supplied by Reuter Trnops Hurt. Loudon, 31st March —From Multieim on the Rhine cornea news ot a collision bet wren a military train and a train de-luxe. Fifty person», mostly soldiers, were either killed or severely injured.
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      Another Rubber Record.
      22 4 (Supplied by Reuter.) 136 d. per lb. London. 31« t March —Best rubber has touched 11s 41. per lb.
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      Menelik.
      27 4 (Supplied by Reuter.) Down Among the Dead Men. London. 31. t March.—A despatch has K 6 f rom Adesabeba to the effect that Menelik i* dead.
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      The Political Situation.
      106 4 (Supplied ly Reuter.) Labour and Nationalists Promj St to Support Asquith. Lordcm, 30th March.— In the House of Commons yesterday Mr. H H. Avquith there was room and need for Chamber, but the Lords were only d travesty and a caricature thereof. y Mr. A J Balfour,
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      Greek Warriors Satisfied.
      36 4 (Supplied by Reuter Military League to Di**olve London, 31st Match.—Athens report, that the Hll-powe'ful military league ha. decided to dissolve ill view of the royal p rn clainaiiou summoning the National Atmrtn. bly.
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      Finland.
      112 4 (Supplied by Reuter.) Ku**ia Destroying It* Autonomy’ London 30th March —A telegram from St. Petersburg state» that a Bill will be presented to the Duma providing that the legislation of Finland, except in purely local affairs, he vested in the Legislative. The Finnish Diet will elect one member and
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    Opium in Hongkong and the Straits Settlements.
    374 4 la reply to Mr. T. Taylor, Coloael Seely said, in the House of Commons on the 10th mst lu the case of the Straits the Colonial Government are putting themselves in a position in which they will be able to exercise very considerable
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      300 4 S m HH >>4 m ***«***»*»****»M*»»»<>«»W»W»»>*»«»»M THE CRAG HOTEL, SANATORIUM. f PENANG HILLS.j “As good an Hotel as any in the Straits.” —Singapore Free Press, 27th March. ~SARZIES BROTHERS, f Proprietors. X WHERE TO SPEND THE EASTER HOLIDAYS. In Ihc Charming Climate and Amidst the Lovely Scenery of IPO H
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    SUPREME COURT.
    3321 5 THE ASSIZES. (Before Mr. Juetice Thornton.) Simpang Am pat Murder Mystery. Accused (1) Tiob Tai Mae—Opium and Spirit shopkeeper at Bimpang Ampat. (2) Tioh Fiat Wah—Coolie employed by the deceased. He slept in the bouse on the nigh* of the murder (3) Salat bin Haji Ismail—Police corporal who
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    Taiping Brevities.
    396 5 (From Oar Own Correepondent.) Taiping, 29th March. Tbe Perak State bend has returned to Taiping and will stay here till the end of October. It will not be forgotten that last year Taiping was not behind the other towns iD tbe F. M S. in celebratiug in a
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    Tackiness in Rubber.
    569 5 Mr, Hern ann 0. T. Gardner, in an article contributed to tbe Financier, states that the inott reasonable expl illation of tho cauee of tackiness as yot offered has been advanced by Bertrand, amougsl others This assigus the causation as due to decomposition of the peculiar albuminous
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    Rubber Scraps.
    1306 5 Attention if being drawn on the Continent to the fact that Indo-China if remarkably fruitful in a apeciea of rubber peculiarly ita own. It it ttated that the rubber value of the latex of the Bleekrodea Tonkinientis if 70 per cent, and that the product it in the
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    FIXTURES.
    24 5 To-iiav. 21 at Day of 2ud Moon I'o-MrIKBOW 22ud Day of 2ud MoonAll Pools’ Dry. Town Baud, Esplanad i, ti to 7 pin
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    THE MOON.
    18 5 l.asi Quarter Apr. 3rd O New Moou lOt-lt i Pirsi Quarter ltiih O Puli Moou 24'h
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    MAILS DUE.
    15 5 Kuglish < Della) 7il. Apr (Junta bcoaiJm) <ph i!lm»t IKuint j ...12th Herman yUtilow)
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    P. & O. SAILINGS.
    34 5 P. O. SAILINGS. Mall Server Outwariik. lloMswaariH. Delia 7 Aftl. I Demnlm .0 Ayl. Delhi lit I Amnye. 23 Kxlra Service OIITWASIM IIo.MKWAKI). Palawan 4 Ayr I Sunda 1 Ayl Borneo 11 Dfani'a 16
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      168 5 Riedel's (<ono*nll is not unpleasant to takes, and is not attended by those distressing byeffects which so often accompany the use of balsams and Santa! oils. It has secured unqualified praise from the leading Specialist* Kaviraj N. N. Sen's KESHRANJAN OIL, BEST INDIAN HAIR-OIL, Most Cooling and Fragrant, Medicated for
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    Lord Kitchener and Australia.
    121 6 The Bight Hod. Sir Oeorge Reid, the first High Commissioner for the Commonwealth of Australis, arrived st Dover on Monday. Discussing Lord Kitchener’s scheme of Australian defence with Beuter’s representative, Sir Oeorge said I look upon the visit of Lord Kitchener to Australia as oue of
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    Discovery at Hampton Court.
    238 6 Mr. L. Harcourt, First Commissioner of Woikr, has m*de an interesting state ment with reference to the excavations at Hampton Court Palace. It had been suggested to him last year that it was possible the old moat bad only been filled up, and that the bridge
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    Improving a National Anthem.
    110 6 A discussion has taken place in the United B'atea as to whether the nation did not deserve a better national anthem, one worthier of the national ideals and more descriptive of all sections of the country. Dr. Van Dyke has therefore written these additional stanias for
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    Tibetan Situation.
    162 6 We are given to understand that the Chinese Government issued an Imperial Decree yesterday in which the Dalai Lama was held responsible for the circulation of the reports criticizing China's action in dispatching troops to Lhasa Owing to bis repeated desertions from bis post, be was deposed and
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    The Middle of Tibet.
    505 6 The flight of the Dalai Lama in‘o Northern India reoalla the fact that bin brother pontiff, the Taahi Lama, once visited ibe same region. From travellers’ account» it would seem that of theee two reputed incarnation» of Buddha the Taahi Lama possesses the more attractive personality,
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    EXCHANGE.
    125 6 Pinano, 31st March l By courtesy of the Chartered Bank) London, Demand Bank 2/4 s 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4* J 3 Credit 2/4,* 3 Documentary.. 2/4JJ Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs. 174 t 3 days’ sight Private 175 J Bombay, Demand Bank 1741 Moulmein, Demand Bank 173 3 days’sight
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    PRODUCE.
    194 6 Gold Leaf soT.B't Black Pepper no atuck White Pepper 25J buyers Trang Pepper 17 50 buyers Clove* OH talc* Mace 30. eel l-re Picking* 70. nominal Nutmeg* 110* I*. tales f No. 1 70 —tales Sugar < 2 no etock (.Basket 5 35 nominal Tapioca Flour 1.70 sellers. Copra
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    MARKET PRICES.
    197 6 I’shah», 31st March, 191 q 1A Buck— Ht Soup n«r IP Steaks Stew or Curry Meat u I Rump Steak 1 Ox Tail *4 Tot gue I Feet Heart J* LlTer Per catty 35 I Pork— 1 p° r k u Per °atty 32 Pi# b Hoad IM
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    SHARES.
    1781 6 j 'S.i Number of "ip S C -2 2 a Capital. Share* Dividends N*me. I g issued. -S I g 8 I ft- I 2__ 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 Rubber, p.c. p.c. p.c. I p.c. p.c iono r 40 000 f 10,000 1 1 Alor Pongsu Rubber Estate
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      30 6 The most rapid and satisfactory results are obtained by treatment with tionOMn (Kawa Santal.) Booklet and sample to medical men free ol application to any of the chief Penang Chemists.
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      59 6 The Same Old Story. The old, old atory, told times without number, and repeated over and over again for the last 37 years, but it ii always a welcome atory to those in March of health— There ii nothing in the world that curea cougbaand colda aa quickly as CbatnberUin'a
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      333 6 A Remedy Which Never Fails. If troubled with indigestion. constipation, no appetite or feel biUous. eive Chamberlain’* Stomach and Liver Tablet* a trial and jou will be pleased with the result. These tablet* invigorate the stomach and liver and •trengthen the ditestion. For sale by all Dispensaries and Dealer*. THE
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    The "Spectator” Repents.
    60 7 An article in tbe Spectator on The Detruo'iou of Public Men said We dare siy iniuy people Bbate our opinion that there has been recently an unusual, possibly an uuexainpled, amount of detiaction of our public men.” This is true and very timely. Did Dot the Spectator
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    Disappearing Religious Prejudice.
    64 7 International commerce has become an ally of Christianity, aud tbe waning of race hate goes on jari )aiiu with teligious prejudice," says the Independent A Jew was in the Cabinet of i'lesideut Roosevelt, as well us a Catholic, while another Jew is in the British Cabinet, and
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    Revolution in Church and State.
    71 7 Revolution appeirs to be the fashion in Church aud State alike," says the Church Tim-i lhe State assembly is agitated by a movement for the destruction of un historic Chamber, and the Ecclesiastical Parliateeul has for its chief business the consideration < f proposals to
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    William Blake as Teacher.
    581 7 “Today, eighty years after his death, Biaka is best known as lhe writer of those exquisite Songs of luuoceuce and Experience.' Those, coupled with stipulation for iuspiied insanity, coustitu'e his prircipal claim to fame. To some he is ktiowu as a printer of vast intellectual gifts,
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      190 7 Stands Unrivalled. CliHtnberlaiii's Cough K im-dy tevnr dinspyoints lliose »I]j urn it for obutiui'H ouchs, coldn and irritation* of tlie lljrn.it and lungs. It atuds nutivullid a» a remedy for all tbroit an lun j diaraara. Fur site by all I) apenmries and Ilmler». MARTIN’S JtI LLSI: La<I|CS keep a
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      939 8 W. MANSON, American Dentist, Late oj Dr. Allen Co., Pha, U.S.A. barges Moderate, Ccnsultation Free. KMIDIXO AT No. 21a, Penang Road. A few deers from the Eastern and Orleata Hotel. 6 mth« TEA V TEA FOR SALE. USEFUL TO PLANTERS, ESTATES, ETC. Large Check Roll Books of 200 leaves. Price,
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