Straits Echo, 30 August 1910

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    34 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, TUESDAY, 3Uth AUGUST, 1910. Single Copy, 10 cents No. 194.
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      1293 1 tiger brand cement '0 258 N: I £y <5 £4 h 5r tsp IN ro HESI FOR ALL PURPOSES THE SHANGHAI LIFE INSURANCE CO., LTD. Head Office—Shanghai, China. CAPITAL, TAELS 1,000,000. 9200.000 deposited with the Hongkong Government as a special protection for our policy holders. The ONLY company that has
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      19 1 S'LMdO* *7 f'iS GUINNESS’S STOUT vu ft. 3 O 0? a O X aiv SiSsyg Tf AMO LSI Oo
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    Municipal Commission.
    360 2 Official Hinutea. I Minutes of a Meeting of the Municipal Commissioners held on Thursday, the 11th August, 1910. Present. F. J. Hallifax, Esq., President. A. M. Pountney, Esq. J. W. Hallifax, Esq. Quah Beng Kee, Esq. Absent. Liui Cheng Teik, Esq. Dr. P. V. Locke. Minutes of the
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    The Show.
    454 2 Mr. R. J. Fairer sent the S. F. P. the following reply to Yearly’s letter in that journal: o Sir, —With regard to Yearly’s letter ]< in vour columns may I take up your space o in attempting to explain my reasons for agreeing with the rest of
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    Tide Table for Penang.
    42 2 ugust, 1910. A H.W. L.W. H.W. L.W. A.M. A.M. P.M. P.M. 30th 7.23, 1.48, 8.12, 2.30 31st 8.58, 3.19, 9.41, 4.00 Times of Sunset and Sunrise for August, Date. Sunrise. Sunset. a.m. pm. 27thto 315 t... 5.57 6.03
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      66 2 Pneumonia. OKI people and tliuse who have weak lungs cannot l*e too careful in guarding against this disease. Pneumonia always results from a cold or an attack of influenza, and can \<e prevented by the timely use of Chamberlain’s Cough Reined v. We have as vet to hear of an
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      482 2 For an Impaired Appetit Loss of appetite always results from faulty digestion. All that is needed is a few doses of Chamljerlain’s Stomach and Liver Tablets. Thev will invigorate the stomach, strengthen the digestion and give you an appetite like a wolf. These Tablets also act as a gentle laxative.
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      1557 2 In Great Britain, MARTELL’S BRANDY is to be found throughout the Clubs, Hotels, and in a mos every gentleman’s house, and is prescribed by t e rea Majority of English Doctors. It is The Favourite. You know it by the Blue and Silver Label. ARDATH’S House No. I I it.
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    MAILS DUE
    16 3 China (Print Ludwig ...31bt Aug. German Derfflinger) l»t Sept. English (Delhi) China Arcadia ...lUtn
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    P. & O. SAILINGS.
    31 3 P. O. SAILINGS. Mail Service. Homeward Delhi 7 Sept. I Arcadia 10 Sept. Aeeaye Slat I Delta -4 txira service Outward. Homeward Palawan 13 Sept. I SunAa Borneo 29 Nubia lb
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    VESSELS EXPECTED.
    38 3 Vessels From Agents Due P. Ludwig Derfflinger Benvenue Pat ha n Delhi Arcadia 1 Singapore B.M.&Co. Colombo B.M. Co. London S.B.&Co. Glasgow jS.B.&Co. Colombo A.G. Co. Singapore jA.G.&Co. 31st Aug. 1st Sept 3rd 4th 7th 10th
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    SAILINGS
    30 3 Vessels For Agents Leaves P. Ludwig DerJJUnger Benvenue Pattian Delhi Arcadia Colombo Singapore Singapore Singapere Singapore Colombo B.M. Co. B.M. Co. S.B.&Co. S.B.&Co. A.G. Co. A-G.ACo. Aug. Sept. I
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  • SHIPPING.
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      ARRIVALS.
      46 3 Slavonia Ger. s.tf., 2,829, Peter, 30th Au&, Singapore, 28th Aug., Gen. —B. M. Co. Malaya Ger. s.s., 348, Loewe, 30th Aug.< Deli. 29th Aug., Gen.—B. M. Co. Ban Whatt Soon, Br. s.s., 199, Milne, 30th Aug., Teluk Anson, 29th Aug., Gen. E. S. Co., Ltd.
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      DEPARTURES.
      52 3 30th August. Kedah, for Alor Star (Kedah). Malacca, for Tongkah. Perak, for Deli. Leong Ho, for Trang. Omapere, for Port Swettenhaw and Singapore. Carlyle, for Teluk Anson. Hong Lian, for Dindings. Ipoh, for Port Swettenham and Singapore. Lian Choo, for Dindings. Mambang, for Pulau Langkawi and Setul. Mary Austin,
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      MAILS CLOSE
      290 3 For Singapore, China Japan—Per DerjffUtiger, to-morrow, noon. Alor Star (Kedah) —Per Tong Chuan, to-morrow, noon. Trang and Pang Nga—Per Deli, tomorrow, 1 p.m. Padang—Per Padang, to-morrow, 1 p.m. Teluk Anson —Per Avagyee, to-morrow, 2 p.m. Dindings —Per Sree Bangka, to-morrow, 4 p.m. Deli—Per Malaya, to-morrow, 4 p.m. Ceylon,
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    Passengers to the Straits.
    310 3 Per I. G. M. s.s. Derjflinger, from Europe, due at Penang on Ist Sept. To Penang Mr. E. W. Cummins, Mr. O’ Jalass, Mr. J. Steenstra, Mr. E. Engelhard, Mr. J. A. Butner. To Singapore Mr. D. M. Froser, Mr. E. Gedge, Mr. O. Burghoff, Mr.
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      282 3 Expected Arrivals and Departures» Mail Servica. Outward. Sept. 7 Delhi connecting with India 21 Area ye do. Malum Oct. o Devanha do. Macedonia, Homeward. FARES BY MAIL STEAMERS. I8tclas8 2ndelass To London by Sea .£66 £44 To Marseilles or Gibraltar .£61-12 .£41-16 w EXTRA 8TEAMERS. Intermediate Service. ITH excellent accommodation
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      358 3 (S HIP PI V <r BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD. Rangoon Calcutta. (Weekly). Negapatam, Madras, Pondicherry, Cuddalore and Karrical. (Weekly). Sat. 3rd Sept., Noon. Sat. 10th Sept., Noon. Sat. 17th Sept., Noon. Sat. 3rd Sept., Noon. Wed. 7tli Sept., Noon. Sat. 17th Sept., Noon. Gwalior A steamer A steamer
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      511 3 NORDDfcUTSCHER LLOYD, BREMEN. szaiun Es*» «sjaV'JSmS: i.«» OUTWARDS: THE fast and well-known mail steamers of this Company sail fortnightly from Bremen, Hamburg via Rotterdam, Antwerp, Southampton, Gibraltar, Algiers, Genoa, Naples, (connection Marseilles, Naples, Alexandra and vice versa), Port Said, Suez, Aden, Colombo, Penang, Singapore, Hongkong, Shanghai, Tsingtau or Nagasaki, Yokohama
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    The Straits Echo.
    97 4 jutire *»U*fl«* everybody *nd luetiee »lo w*.—Kmm— Published dully (except Sunday*.) AT TUB CRITERION PRESS, LTD., No. 226 -232, Beach Street. Penang. Pr ICE: DAILY LOCAL »21 per aiii.un. OUTHTATIONH Foetmre Kxtra. MAIL KIMTION (P«»t Kree) 5 CAULK AIIORKSS Echo—Penang.” Telephone No 344 V S.B. -All business
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    GERMANY.
    444 4 Socialism in Germany, in spite of the set hack it invited in 1907, by its unpopular vote against Colonial Supply, is growing into a considerable influence there. It is the German Socialists who help to strengthen our conviction that the alarums of the Teutopholies are uncalled for. The> will
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    P. L. R. C.
    179 4 'V&h August-' 1910. Shoot for Mr. W. Hamilton's prize. 5 Plates at unknown distances in 11 minutes and Grouping at 150 yds. ei> a "Su a£ 3 H S* Z pS Ph Miss Thornton 310 25 29 54 Miss J. Smith 310 25 29 54 Mrs.
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    Penang Volunteers.
    218 4 Smart, and Full Turn Out. The Penang Volunteers are to be congratulated. At the annual distribution of prizes a few r weeks ago they came under the lash of the Commandant, who in his speech, did not spare those among them who were slack. Last night Commandant A.
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    Tin, Opium and Rice Quotations.
    69 4 The following business in tin has lieen done to-day Penang: PenangTin Exchange, 62i tons at $79.25 Eastern Smelting Co., 75 79.72^ Straits Trading Co., 25 79.75 Singapore Straits Trailing Co., 125 79.75 Total 287 i tons. Tin is quoted in London to-day at £l6O cash
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    The Share Market.
    109 4 The latest alterations to Messrs. Anthony and Anderson’s share list are Rubber Share». Anglo-Malay 255.—265. 6d. Anglo-Sumatra 755.—815. 6d. Golconda £6—£6|. Linggi 545. 6s.— 565. 3d. London Asiatic 12s. 6d.—l3s. 6d. Rub. Es. of Kriau 4s. 6d.—ss. R. P. I. Trust 28s —3ls. 6d. Shelford 725. 6*1.—775.
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    Ayer Kuning.
    78 4 The two correspondents whose names were to lie published, on challenge, were Large Shareholder.” Mr. C. W. Barnett, Penang. Shareholder,” Mr. W. C. Boomgardt, Taiping. The coincidence illustrated in their respective initials is worth noting. The P. aud O. extra steamer Poona, having left Singapore at 8 a.
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    Penang Free School.
    3052 4 Distribution of Prize». Mrs. J. O. Anthonisz distributed the prizes to the suc<*essful scholars at the i annual prize-giving of the Penang Free School this morning. Among those present were the Hon. Mr. J. O. Anthonisz, Resident Councillor, the Hon. Mr. R. Young, Mr. A. E. Pringle,
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    Models at Raffles.
    273 4 A Converse tinn Why did the Town Hand play at Kaffles yesterday Because Mr. MeAuslan ordered 'em. Why did he order 'em ?-—To amuse the people lie had invited there to see the models. Models of what Ol" the dredgers which Messrs. W. Simons and Co. of
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    P. C. C.
    100 4 Lawn i’cmiis Tournament. hollowing was the result of the tie played yesterdar t Double Handicap, Class A. (Final): Cleaver and Sellor heat Henderson and Reiinann bv b —3 5 7 9 7. The follow ing ties have been fixed for to-morrow Championship: A. G. Anthony vs. J.
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      The Middlesex Regiment
      30 5 (Echo Special Farewell Gyinklut ia Meeting. Singapore, 29th August.— The Gymkhana Club is holding a meeting on the 12th November as a farewell to the Middlesex Regiment.
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      Produce.
      16 5 (Echo Special.) Pepper. Singapore, 29th August.—Following are to-day’s market prices: Black Pepper 915.50, no buyers.
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      Mr Adolf Asmus.
      29 5 (Echo Special.) Going Home for Good. Singapore, 29th August.—Mr. Adolf Asmus of Messrs. Behn, Meyer Co. and his wife are going home for good on Tuesday.
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      S. C. C.
      47 5 (Echo Special.) Owen Still Secretary. Singapore, 30th August.—At the annual meeting of the Singapore Cricket Club Mr. G. P. Owen, the Secretary, thanked the members for their wedding gift of 91,000. It was 25 years since he took up the Secretaryship of the Club.
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      Taiping Rubber Company.
      116 5 SHANGHAI EXPLANATION. (Echo Special.) We Giussed Right. Singapore, 30th August.—The Shanghai directors of the Taiping Rubl>er Company have issued a very full statement to the Press, explaining that the Shanghai prospectus was a preliminary one and was prepared from materials in the hands of the directors. The
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      German Crown Prince.
      67 5 (Supplied by Renter.) Preparations for His 'lour. London, 29th August.—A telegram from Berlin states that the Crown Prince temporarily relinquishes his military duties on (October 1. He will attend regularly the Foreign and Colonial Offices to study eastern politics preparatory to his voyage to the Far Fast.
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      Korean Annexation Treaty.
      60 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) A Nummary. London, 29th August.—The Korean Annexation Treatv has lieen published. The Korean'tariff will lte continued for a decade. It withdraws Masampho as an open port and in reply opens Shinwiju. 'Hie treaties between Korea and the Foreign Powers will cease to lte in
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      Portuguese Politics.
      35 5 (Supplied by Renter.) Republicans In the Ascendant. London, 29th August,—The Lisbon elections show a majority for the Republicans at Lisltou, Oporto, and Beja. A Government majority of from 35 to 45 is anticipated.
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      The Clyde Accident.
      26 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) l>PKtroyer Refloated Undamaged Ijondon, 29th August-The destrover which rau ashore on the Clyde has been refloated. It was practically undamaged.
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      Aeronautics.
      42 5 (Supplied by Renter.) 41 miles in 4t> minutes. London, 29th August.—A telegram from Geneva states that the Swiss aviator Dufaux travelled in an aeroplane the whole length of Lake Geneva. The distance is 41 miles. This was covered in 40 minutes.
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      The Kaiser’s Champion.
      65 5 (Supplied loj Reuter.) Newspaper Attacks Rebutted. London, 30th August.—A telegram from Berlin states that the semi-official organ, the Norddeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung, vigorously rebuts the news[>aper attacks on the Kaiser’s speech, especially the passage beginning I shall go my wav etc. The journal says that it would lie
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      Found Dead.
      58 5 (Supplied by Renter.) Mystery of FarPs Daughter. London, 30th August.—The body of the beautiful and popular second daughter of the Earl of Buchan was found on the moor near Aviemore. There w T ere no signs of violence, and a considerable sum of money was still in her
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      Field- Marshall White
      24 5 (Supplied by Ileuler.) 11l sit Belfast. London, 30th August.—Field Marshal White is ill at Belfast. His condition is causing grave anxiety.
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    Straits P. W. D.
    467 5 The Colonial Engineer's Annua! Report The Hon. F. J. Pigott. Colonial Engineer and Surveyor-General, Straits Settlements, has issued his report for the year 1909 which shows that the total exjienditure, under all heads of service in each Settlement in the Colony was: Singapore $080,803, Labuan $28,780,
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    Posts and Telegraphs.
    1173 5 ANNUAL REPORT. We extract the following |*amgraphs from the annual report of Mr. W. G. Bell, the Postmaster-General: Savings Bank. i The amount standing at the credit of depositors on the 61st of December, 1909, was 8671,028, as compared with $646,469 at i the leginning of the
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    Juniors On Journalism.
    535 5 The following observations on newspapers by London elementary schoolboys are recorded in the Journal of Education being extracts from school essays —lf you buy one paper it is quite enough, all the papers hold the same news put down in different ways. The editor sits in his
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    Passengers.
    35 5 Arrived. Per s.s. Malaya, 30th August, from Deli Mr. and Mrs. Gut and 5 children, Mrs. and Miss Lind, Mr. and Mrs. Kettner, Messrs. Pampusch, de Sonneville, Samson, Kluth, Sudra and de 1 ’Etouche.
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    FIXTURES.
    35 5 To-day. 26th Day of 7th Moon. Town Band, Golf Club, 6 to 7 p.m. To-morbow. 27th Day of 7th Moon. Eastern Smelting Co. Shareholders' Meeting, 3 p.m. Town Band, Esplanade, 6 to 7 p.m.
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      30 5 The curative action of Oonosan is attributed to its l**intf antiseptic and anaesthetic, Manufactured by J. D. Riedal Ltd., Berlin, and sold in form of capsules, 40 in a bottle.
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      34 5 A Time Saver. Keep Chaml>erlain's Paiu Balm on hand. It is an antiseptic liniment and causes wounds to heal in less time than by any other treatment. For sale by all Dispensaries and Dealers.
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      44 5 It has l**en satisfactorily demonstrated that thousands of |>ersons have to thank (lOnosail for restoration to health and happiness. It is astringent and antiseptic and lias never lieen known to fail. At all dealers in Patent Medicines and Chemicals in bottles of 40 capsules.
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      45 5 We ought t j train our soldiers, As all young nations must, Because in time of danger In them we have to trust If not each soldier's knapsack A Marshal’s l»aton holds, It should have Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure In case of coughs and colds
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      414 5 TIE MUT EASTERN LIFE ftSSORMCE CO.. LTB. Head OrriciSINGAPORE. Lifr Aftfturanre ami Endowment in Ail Form ft. LIBERAL POLICIES. LOW lUlAfe Financial A vents for Fenang. BEHN, MEYER CO., LTD. General Representative for Penang. HORACE B. JOSEPH. Local Office: —do Bern, Meter Co., Lfto. WANTED. A STORE-KEEPER. Good salary’ to
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    The Red Chow.
    1622 6  -  By H. B. Kirmtt Watann. The vagaries of fashion among dogs ars < apt to bewilder the plain man. Indeed, the principles, or lack of principles, of collectors, breeders, fanciers, and their congress are the i chief testimony at once to our human muta- 1 bility and
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    Unclaimed Letters.
    139 6 The following unclaimed letters etc. are lying at the General Post Office, Penang; Letters. Bainbridge, Mrs. R. Newell, P. L. Becker, P. Nicholson, G. P. Brown, B. Ormiston, J. Caplan, G. Palmer, E. J. C. Cobb, R. G. H. Parker, A. V. Cohen, M. Raymond, E. N. Cooper,
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    EXCHANGE.
    121 6 Penang, 30th August. By courtesy of the Chartered Bank. London, Demand Bank (J,/? 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4 T 3 Credit 2/4, 3 t> Documentary.. 2/4 s Calcutta, Demand Bank Hs. J 3 days’sight Private Db Bombay, Demand Bank J74j Moulmein, Demand Bank 174 3 days’sight Privare la>s Madras.
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    PRODUCE.
    190 6 Gold Leaf *84.00 Black Pepper ...no stock White Pepper 25 sales Trang Pepper 17* sellers Cloves 80. nom. Mace < 86.— nom. Pickings 77—buyers Nutmegs 110 s. 18 .-r-buyers No. 1 ".—sales Sugar 2 no stock (Basket 4.25 nom. Tapioca Flour 1.75 nom. Copra (mixed) 10.30 buyers f Tahbun
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    MARKET PRICES.
    187 6 Penang, 30th August, 1910. Beef c*B- P- 1 cutty Roast 24 Steaks >» 24 Stew or Currv Meat 16 Rump Steak 24 Ox Tail each 30 Tongue 55 Feet 15 Heart 30 Liver per catty 35 Poke Pork per catty 32 Pig’s Head... 20 Feet 24 Tongue 32
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    SHARES.
    1466 6 *M 8 0.2 II Pm Name. 0 05 02 o* 1909 1905 1909 1910 1906 1910 1910 1910 1910 1904 1905 1903 1909 1910 150 000 200,000 8 300.000 600.000 Rs. 1,200,000 3 500,000 81,000,000 8 390.J00 8 205,000 8 100,000 8 500,000 8 425,000 8 200 000 8
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      45 6 Blood Poiaon Prevented. There is no danger from blood poison resulting from a wound when Chamberlain’s Pain Balm is applied. It is an antiseptic liniment, and unless the injury is very severe it will not leave a scar. For sale by all Dispensaries and Dealers.
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      12 6 Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure for all internal complaints, dysentery, coughs, colds etc.
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      1149 7 INSTJRAW OBIB, Commercial Union Assurance Company, Ltd. GUARANTEE DEPARTMENT. The Bonds of this Company are accepted bv the Board of Trade, Colonial Office, Local Government Board, Post Office, Customs Commissioners of Inland Revenue, National Debt, and the various divisions of the High Court of Justice. For particulars, apply to A
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      62 7 Just Wliat You Need. Your tongue is coated. Your breath is foul. Headaches come and go. These symptoms show that your stomach is the trouble. To remove the cause is the first thing, and Chamlierlain’s Stomach and Liver Tablets will do that. Easy to take ami most effective. Sold by
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      961 8 Vy. HANSON, American Dentist, Late of Dr. Allen A Co., Pha US.A. Cargos Moderate, Consultation Free. MUOUPf'AT /Vo. 2 la, Penang Road. k lev doots trrm the Eastern and Orlentu Betel. 6 mtir BURRELL Co.’s BOILED A RAW LINSEED OILS. SNOW WHITE ZINC, PAINTS TCRPENTINE. TO BE HAD RETAIL FROM
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