Straits Echo, 2 June 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, THURSDAY, lind JUNE, 1910. Single Copy, IQ cents .No. IV!2.
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      1038 1 TIANQ LEE A Co. Xe N '-7 t»S i p^jw/a? 1 SOLt 4QENTS. THE SHANGHAI LIFE INSURANCE CO., LTD. Head Ofkici—Shanghai, Ch'ua. CAPITAL, TAELS 1,000,000. 1200 000 deposited with the Hongkong Government as a special protection for our policy holders The ONLY company that has this deposit. The Company fer
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      21 1 THE BEST BEER IN THE FAR FAST. W dt o) y asp >l',' V. Tl AMO LEE A Co., So/e Ageatt,
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    The Rabbit Habit in London.
    1073 2 Says a writer in the Pall Mail Gauette In a Transvaal mining camp, some years ago, a lonely bachelor, forced to live in a tiny, galvanised iron shanty, jsiinted this motto over his door: A man is not a sardine because he lives in a
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      88 2 llow to Ha d on Oli Age. Tin' most successful w»v of «ardiiio off tin- approach of old 1» to maintain a vigorous digestion. This can lie done 1>t «■at iiiiT only focal suited to your age and occnpation. and *Wn am disorder of the stomach a|‘[nar> take a dose
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      426 2 (ioi osan brings about satisfactory results without the aid of any local treatment and is the latest and most scientific Remedy and 1 far superior to combinations of plain Sanl dal wood oil, Copaiba, etc. At all chemists 1 and dealers. Those tiny Capsules superior to Copaiba, Cubebs. and Injec
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      1296 2 NOTICE. One to Six Stars. OBTAINABLE FROM ALL THE RETAIL STORES. G. H. SLOT Co IMPORTERS, WR<GHT RED STAR DISINFECTING FLUID FOR UNIVERSAL USE. It jiossess»»» a germicidal efficiency twice that of pure Carbolic Acid, and is the most Potent Flea Killer, lx*ing active up to 1 to 1,000. Special
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    VESSELS EXPECTED
    30 3 VeteeU From AiJeiUl Due Deva iilm Biniptpore A.<4. Co. •4th June. Derfflitu/er Hin^apuru 11. M. Co. Htli Boon Colombo 1J..M A Co. '.tfli Delhi Colomljo A.<4. Co. 15th
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    SAILINGS.
    27 3 Vet* el* Fur Agent* Lean* Derail ha Colollllx) A.a. A Co. June. Derjfiinger Coloinlm B M Co. —w Boon Singapore B.M Co. Delhi Siugajiore A.G. C»
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      ARRIVALS.
      88 3 Pangkor, Hr. s.s., 134, Darke, Ist June, Kedah, Ist June, Gen. E. S. Co., Ltd. Arcadia, Br. s.s., 3,514, Barchaui, Ist June, Bombay, 25th May, Gen.—A. G. <t Co. Carlyle, Br. s.s., 234, Treweeke, 2nd June, Teluk Anson, Ist June. Gen.—Kwong On. Mi el-nr, Dut. s.s., 380. Got/., 2nd
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      DEPARTURES.
      46 3 2nd Junk. Pungkor, for Alor Star (Kedah). Leung Ho, for 'i'rang. Cornelia, for Hurt Swottenluun, Hurt Dickson nn«l Malacca. Perak, for Deli. Canton, for Bindings and Teluk Anson Tamha, for Port Swettonham and Singapore. If tutor in, for Rangoon. Lai Sang, for Singapore and Hongkong.
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      MAILS CLOSE
      114 3 Poe Alor «(hi- (Kedah) Per Kedah, tomorrow, II a m. fiatu I kilim Per Sree Htnuika, tomorrow, 11 a.m. I'oiigkab, Ivopali, llemuii;, Victoria Point, Mertfui and Tavov IVr JapH Nicoll, to-morrow; 11 a.m. «iiiKajHirc, Honfjkonjt, Amoy ami Swatow Per Gleufalloeh, to-morrow, 11 a.m. Port Swettenham and Singapore—Per I’m
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    Passengers to the Straits.
    443 3 Her H. and U. s.s. Somali, from Loudon, May 7, due at. Pettalig on 6tll June To pmacg Mrs Bailey, Miss Hinnel), Mr. A. Grieve, Mr. J. S. Ironside, Mr. J. C. Henderson, Dr. B. Black, Mr. E. J. Bothwdl. To Singapore Mr. P. C. Everitt,
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      590 3 P.&0. S.N.C Expected Arrivals and Departures (Mail Service Outward. Junel S Delta connecting with Moldavia 29 Delhi Mongolia July 13 Ateaye Marmora 27 Devanha Moiea Homeward. FAKES BY MAIL STEAMERS. 1 Kt class 2nd class To Isindon l>y Sea A.'t>6 A'H To Marseilles or Gibraltar X61-12 £41-16 EXTRA STEAMERS Intermediate
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      499 3 (3 H I P F X N O NORDDEUTSCHER _LLOYD, BREMEN. IMPERIAL GERMAN 1C AIL LINE. f ™*s**:3w«sa tesS; rHE fast and well-known mail steamer* of tliisCompany sail foi(nightly from Bremen, Humhurgr/n Rotterdam, Antwerp, Southampton, Gibraltar, Algiers, Genoa, Naples, (connection Marseilles, Naples, Alexandria and vice vena), Port Said, Suez, Aden,
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    The Straits Echo.
    97 4 Justice satixfles everybody and insticc alone— Kmernm Published daily (except Sundays.) AT THB CRITERION PRESS, LTD., No 226 232, Bench Sliest, Penang. PE ICE: DAILY LOCAL $2l per annum OIITBTATIONS Portage Extra. MAIL EDITION (Poet Eree) »'S CABLE ADDRESS Fcho—Penang.” Telephone No. 343 -VS. -All bu.on-w communication,
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    OUR FREE PORTS.
    183 4 There isn't nsnii to-day for much editorial comment. Let us, therefore, briefly call attention to the report of the animal meeting of the Straits Settlements Association, which ap|iears in another column, and let us in a spirit of pure mischief demand an answer to the question, How
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    Tin, Opium and Rice Quotations.
    73 4 The following business in tin has been done to-day Penang: Penang Tin Exchange, 50 tons at 474.35 Eastern Smelting Co., 50 74.80 Straits Trailing Co., 125 74.85 Singapore: Straits Trailing Co., 75 74.1*0 Total ...300 tons. Tin is quoted iu London to-dav at ****** 2s.
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    Rubber Shares.
    186 4 Messrs. Anthony and Anderson's latest alterations:— A linear 6s. 3d. buyers. Chersonese 4s. 7'd.—ss. l>amansara 170 s. buyers. Highlands 130 s. Lanadron l‘27s. 6d. Perak Rubber Plantations 115 s. Selangor 725. 6d. S. 8. Pertain 7s. 6d. buyers. There will lie no Echo to-morrow. H. E. the Governor
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    Local Wedding.
    249 4 Goodrich—Warham. A fashionable motor wedding took place at St. George’s Church yesterday afternoon when Mr. Albert Frerc Goodrich, of Messrs. Sandilands, Buttery and Co., was joined in marriage to Miss Elsie Warham, of Dublin. There was a large attendance at Church, the service 1 icing fullv choral. The
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    Harmston’s Circus.
    93 4 To-morrow night there is liound to he a big house at Harmstou’s popular show. There will lie a grand change of programme. At the request of the committee of the Hunt Club Gymkhana Saturday night will witness the high-jumping contest for local horses and jinnies, for which u
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    Hunt Club Gymkhana.
    487 4 We may give a final reminder of the Hunt Club’s Gymkhana to lie held on the Race Course to-morrow. No sjiecial invitations 1 have l*>en issued but we are asked to state that the Committee extend a cordial invitation to the genet al jiuhlie to he present.
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      Singapore Philharmonic Society.
      51 4 (Echo Special.) A Handsome Donation. Singapore, 2nd June.- Mr. and Mrs. Noel Trotter nave given a donation of X 650 to enable the Philharmonic Orchestra to adopt the dia]>asnn normale as the standard pitch bv acquiring a set of wind instruments and also to extend the musical
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      Dr. Tuck
      42 4 (Echo Special.) Visiting Singapore. Singapore, 2nd June.—Dr. Gnoh I/'an Tuck, of the Army Medical College, Tientsin, and a former Queen’s Scholar of the Penang Free School, is visiting Singapore to report. He is joining the staff of the Hongkong University.
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      Agri-Horri.
      17 4 (Echo Special) $3,745 in Snbaerip'i ii.a Singapore, 2nd June. The Agri-Horti subscriptions already amount to |3,745.
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      Produce.
      30 4 (Echo Special.) Pepper and Copra. Singapore, 2nd June. Following are the market prices to-day Mixed Copra 9.50 no buyers. Black Pepper SI 3.00 I White $2400 j Bu ven
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      Rubber.
      28 4 (Echo Special.) May Crop Singapore, 2nd June. The May Crops of the undermentioned estates were as follows Changkat 901 lbs. Labu 17,185 Bukit Lintang 3,320 Pajain 2,400
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      The Derby.
      183 4 (Supplied by Renter.) I.emberg Wing in Itecord Time. London, Ist June. Following was the result of the race for the Derby which was run at Epsom to-day The Derby Stakes of ti,S(MI sovs. bv subscription of 50 sovs. each for entire colts and fillies foaled in 1907, Colts
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      United South Africa
      90 4 (Supplied by Renter.) Hnl lih's Cabinet. London, 2nd June. The Rt. lion. I/mis Botha’s Cabinet is favourably received as a whole in South Africa, but some of the Natal papers view askauce the preponderance of the Dutch in the Ministry. The King's Message. London, 2nd June.—King George
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      Antarctic Expedition.
      39 4 (Supplied by Ruder.) The “Terra Nova” Naili». London, 2nd June.—The Terra Novo, with Captain Scott's staff, has sailed for the antarctic regions. Captain Scott, who follows in a mail boat, will join the vessel at Cape Town.
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      Roosevelt.
      34 4 (Supplied ly R> uttr.) Lunched by Xatin-aligla London, 2nd June. The Nationalist members of the House of Commons, gave a lunch to ex-President Roosevelt at the Carlton Hotel yesterday. Mr. John Redmond presided.
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      Austria Hungary.
      49 4 (Supplied by Reuter.) Natal and Military Kxpci diluiv London. 2nd June.—A telegram from V en a ,tafes f hat Baron Stephan Bunan, the Finance Minister, announced a fresh military expenditure of 87,500,000 krones owing to increase in recruits and a naval construction expenditure of 12.500 000 krones.
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      Berlin Garrison Parade.
      34 4 (Supplied by Reuter.) T**i Tim» Present. Loudon. 2nd June The ■> Gennany took the place of the Spring Parade of the Berlin Pnnce Tsai Tao and the Chinese Mission wore tfUU ***J
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      The Late King.
      784 4 Tl.o mail papers are full of n..t<* H k lllt th.! passing of King Edward VI] h ut KSS? U 77 th rra V tion8 of profound grief and great distress; that I have «reived the intelligence from Li Ching Fong Minister at vour Majesty's Court, that"
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      411 4 WHERE TO SPEND WEEK ENDS. In Ihe Charming Climate and Amidst the Lovely Scenery of I P O H “A VALLEY NESTLING IN THE HILLS.” The GRAND HOTEL is renowned for the excellence of its Cuisine and the Comfort of its appointments. PORTER MEETS ALL TRA*NS. TERMS EXCEPTIONALLY MODERATE. TKLKORAM8:
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      53 4 Mv horse! my hor *e! My kingdom for a hone: S«» cried King I>irk Whv did he want the horse Be.au* of course, He felt real gick Did he require the horse to K et some goods One can t be sure. Ti« possible poor Richard yearned for Woods’ ureat
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    The Straits Settlements Association.
    2042 5 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING. The Freedom of the Hi rail» Part*. The annual general meeting of the Straits Settlements Association was held on Mac lOtli at the Institute of Directors, Corbett-i-ourt. London, E.C. Mr. W. H. Shelford (chairman of the Assis'iation) presided, and the following gentlemen were
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    Our London, Letter.
    1939 5 (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, May 13th. The King. The breath that speaks the words, The King is dead," goes on without break to declare Long Live the King.” And so it comes aliout that while we are still down in the depth of our sorrow for
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    Penang Exports.
    214 5 (For fortnight ended Hay 31.) United U. S. The Kinirdom America. Cmtinent. Tin .<• 550 tons. 250 tons. 100 tons. Flour 150 Tapioca Flake 25 S 3 75 (Pearl 115 361 325 Copra 1,409 Black Pepper 10 White Pepper 10 On Sunday, June sth, there will be Divine
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    SIMPLE CURE FOR DEAFNESS.
    155 5 InrrellouH Effect of New Home Treatment. Rarely has so much interest ever been aroused as that caused by the discovery of a wonderfully simple cure for Deafness and Head Noises. The value of this discovery can hardly he estimated in words. Thousands have tieen cured who
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  • Passengers.
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      163 5 Abrivkh. Per s.s. Unit Whtitt Sun it 30th May, from Teluk Anson Messrs. L. 8. Johnson, W. Sim and C. B. Cermti. Per s.s. Leona Ho, 31st May, from Tran;/: Mr. O. Ditterich. Per s.s. Perak, 31st May, from l)eli: Messrs. Jai’u de Vis.gt, C. Niemwenhus, 11. DunkclsbuhW ami M.
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      123 5 Pw Taruba, 2nd June, from Negapatam Miss Sinclair and Mr. Stuhlmann. DXPARTKI). Per s.s. Un Penn, 30th May. for Pufatu Lungkawi Mr. aud Mrs. Clioong Cheng Kean and Mr. J. Riehay. Per s.s. Panjkor, 31 Bt May, for Kedah: Mr. J. A. Symes. Per s.s. OiiWj f/r, 31st May, for
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    FIXTURES.
    40 5 To- HAT. 25th Day of 4th Moon* Gulf Club Tenniii Ties. Harms toil's Circus, 3-15 p.m. To-mobbow. 20th Day of 4th Afism. Kilims Birthday. Public Holiday. No issue of the Strait* Heho. Hunt Club Gymkhana. Harmstoii's Circus, 3-15 p.m.
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    P.& O SAILINGS.
    35 5 So s «I, Outward Homeward Delta li June, j lleranha 4 June. Delhi 29 Assays IS hitn .itivics Outward Homeward Somali (i June, j Palawan 10 June. Ci nidia ‘JO Borneo Ji
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    British Humour.
    268 6 Mr. Owen Seaman, the editor of Punch entertained and was entertained by the Authors’ Club on April 25th. Mr. Percy White presided, and after a silent toast had been drunk to the immortal memory of Mark Twain, Mr. Seaman told a story, one whose hallowed antiquity ought to
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    Slave-Trade in the Soudan.
    508 6 Open Dealing in Human Flesh. Some remarkable facts about the existence in the Scudan at the present moment of two routes on which the slave traffic is still freely carried on were given by Dr. Karl Kumm in a lecture to the Royal Geographical Society recently,
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    EXCHANGE.
    123 6 Pknano, 2nd June. By courteey of the Chartered Bank. London, Demand Bank 2/4^ 4 months’ eight Bank 2/4,’, 3 Credit 2/4» 7 3 Documentary.. 2/4/, f Calcutta, Demand Bank Us. 175 j 3 days’ sight Private 177 Bombay, Demand Bank 175 J Moulmein. Demand Bank 1741 3 days’ sight
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    PRODUCE.
    180 6 Gold Leaf $04.60 Bln"k Pepper no Uock Whit Pepper 24.75 buyer* Tiling Pepj r 18. ntler Cloves 08. —nominal Mice 80,— Pickings 74. —nominal Nutmegs 110 s. 18. —no lee No. 1 7.20 mien Sugar 2 no tlwk ltasket 4.90 tale* Tapioca Flour 1.75 nominal Copra (mixed) 9.50 Homimil
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    MARKET PRICES.
    166 6 Penano, 2nd Junk, 1910. Beer— eft. Soup nor catty 14 Roast 21 Steaks 2f Stew or Curry Meat 16 j Rump Steak 21 Ox Tail each 30 j Tongue 55| Feet 15; Heart 30 Liver p*r catty 35 Pork Pork Ist c.ittx 32 t’i-'V Heal... 20 Tongue 24
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    SHARES.
    1277 6 g I S o.£ Number of 'b o. Capital. Shares Dividend*. Name. C C 2 issued. -v c Q c *2 M 1 i g _<y_ l«0»]l907| 1908 11*09 19lo| Kl BRER-IIOLI A K SHARES, p c. 1 p c pc. p.c. p. c < 1909 150 000 130.(10*»
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      25 6 Tlie first violent inflammatory symptoms iiiiickly disapis'ar after treatment with Rieitel’s (timosull Capsules. No lietter prejiaparation now on the market. Certified l>v the leading Specialists.
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      45 6 Something for the Children The puritv of Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy has long been an established fact. Give it to the little «new. It contains no opium or other harmful drug and will cure their coughs, colds and croup. For sale by all Dispensaries and Dealers.
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      68 6 A Good Household Liniment. Wlit'ii a bottle of Chamberlains Pain Balm is kept in the house, the |>ains of burns and scalds may be promptly relieved, cuts and bruises quickly healed, swellings promptly reduced and rheumatism and lieu-' roblsnl of their terrors. In fact, for the household ills, it is
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    PENANG TURF CLUB. July Meeting, 1910.
    950 7 (UNDER 8. R. A. RULES OF RACING). RACE DAYS: FIR8T DAY Tuesday, 26th July, 1910. SECOND DAY Thursday, 28th July, 1910 THIRD DAY Saturday, 30th July, 1910 To be passed at a Special General Meeting to be held on Monday, 6th June, 1910. MOTICE.-No
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    The French General Elections and Social Democracy.
    481 7 An esteemed Correspondent writes from Paris: I The French Socialists went into the elec- tioueering campaign full of hope for a gram! success. That the disunion prevailing among the various sectious of the party had I xvn settled war indeed a promising sign,
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    Tide Table For Penang.
    191 7 June, 11H0 II W. L.W. H.W. L.W. I late. A.M. A. M. I’.M. I*. M. 2nd 0.16, 12.41, 7.<*!*, 1.27 6id 7.40, 2.02, 8.19, 2.04 4th H. 40, 0.04, 0.11), 0.01 sth 9.48, 0.54, 10.10, 4.08 6th 10.14, 4 26, 10.09, 4.51 7th 11.04, 5.17, 11.00,
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      1161 7 INSURAX OBB. THE LONDON ASSURANCE CU I* ORATION. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER A.D. 1720. flMIE undersigned, having lieen appointed J_ Agents for the above Corporation, are now prejtared to accept MARINE and FIRE risks at current rates. PATERSON. SIMON8 A Oo. Ltd. 12o Commercial Union Assurance Company, Ltd. GUARANTEE DEPARTMENT.
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      252 7 Entries Close at 5 pm. on Monday, 11th July, 1010 llandi aps for the First Day Mill be published on or before the 14th July, 1910 A penalty of 7 lbs. is incurred in a handicap bv the winner of any race run subsequent to the publication of the weight*
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      97 7 'I he A n Moving Cough. Your rough iniiioy» you. Koop on hacking uinl tearing tin 1 delicate lm-mhrulii-H of your throat if you want to be annoyed. Hut if you want rel of, want to lx) cured, tako Chanilxirlain’« Cough l£ciuo<lv. For aale by all DifijioiisaricH anil Deulara i/s
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      848 8 W. MANSON, American Dentist, Late oj Dr. Allen A Cv., Pha US.A. Charges Moderate, Consultation Free. kmiidiiic'at jVo. 21a, Penang Road. few I'ccis fit in ibe Eastern and Orients Hotel. 6 mtta* TEA TEA SOLE AGENTS FOR PENANG, PATERSON, SIMONS ft Co., Ud. THR “irdia Rubber&6utta Percha AN1> FOR SALE.
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