Straits Echo, 31 August 1910

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  • 34 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES ANDfjTHE FAR EAST GENERALLY. VOL. 8. $24 Per Aaaum PENANG, WEDNESDAY, 3ist AUGUST, 1810. Slagle Copy, 10 eeati. No. l»5.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 1288 1 tiger brand oement. MMjj NS2SB T S' 5r SS IN <? mm REST FOR ALL PURPOSES. 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 for our policy holders The ONLY company that has this deposit. The
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    • 7 1 SOLt AGEJVTS. GUINNESS’S muui s *>> TO &SSW
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  • 1235 2 Dr. Tbemas Hodgkin, a distinguished i historian and memlier of the Society of < Friends, ha* «pent the last year in Australia,', and bnl cone Ima'l with one dominant thought in his mind -the need which Aus- tralia has of British emigrants. He tells his tale
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 33 2 l>r. Friedlaender testifies that (loiiORttl pyerts a favourable influence in removing comolicatioUK and haemorrhage; also inure rapid and satisfactory mmlU are obtained by it than by any other preparation of Sandalwood oil etc.
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    • 431 2 Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure for all internal complaints, dysentery, coughs, colds etc. For Singapore, Hongkong, Amty and Swatow. The s.s. Beang R>-e, Captain W. T. Larkins, is expected to arrive here from Rangoon, on Thursday, the Ist Septeml>er, and will leave for the altove ports on Friday, the 2nd September,
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    • 1563 2 ARDATH’S CUT TOE Iff SEg tf>S £S VI CAN ALWAYS BE HAD AT GOOjtf YEN FRIENDS. HOW TO PREVENT SMALL-POX. FIRST GET VACCINATED AND THEN fIO n* THE ONLY SCIENTIFIC DISINFECTANT.— (JOJlj NOT A MERE SOLUTION of TAR and SOAP 'notice of sale. BY ORDER OF THE MORTGAGEE. Mr. J.
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  • 19 3 China (Prim Ludwig) English (Delhi) China (Arcadia) German (P. E. Friedrich) ...31st Aug. 7th Sept. ...10th ...15th
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  • 35 3 P. O SAILINGS. Mail Service. Outward. HoM “7 a AE^ Delhi 7 Sept. 1 Arcadia IV Asmye 21st j Delta fcura Service. Outward. Homeward Palawan 13 Sept. I Sundu 2 Sept. Borneo 29 Nubia lb
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  • 31 3 Vessels From Agents Due P. Ludwig Singapore B.M.&Co. 31st Aug. Be avenue London S.B.&Co. 3rd Sept Pathan Glasgow S.B.&Co. 4th Delhi Colombo A.G. Co. 7th Arcadia Singapore A.G.&C0. 10th
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  • 26 3 Vessels For Agents Leaves P. Ludwig Colombo B.M. Co. Benvenue Singapore S.B.&Co. Pathan Singapere S.B.&Co. Delhi Singapore A.G. Co. Arcadia Colombo (A.G-.&Co. Aug. Sept. 1
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  • SHIPPING.
    • 90 3 Petrel, Br. s.s., 124, Wright, 30fch At#., Asahan, 29th Aug., Gen. —E. S. Co., Ltd. Acagyee, Br. s.s., 247, Campbell, 80th Aug., Malacca, 29th Aug., Gen. E. S. Co., Ltd. Jin Ho, Br. s.s., 110, Eades, 30th Ahg., Langkat, 29th Aug., Gen. —E. S. Co., Ltd. Canton, Br. s.s.,
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    • 65 3 31st August. Tong Chuan, for Alor Star (Kedah). Deli, for Trang and Pang Nga. Padang, for Padang. Avagyee, for Teluk Anson. Van SwoU, for Singapore. Sree Bangka, for Dindings. Malaya, for Deli. Poona, for Colombo and Tuticorin. Flying Dragon, for Port Weld and Taipihg. Prim Ludwig, for Ceylon, Australasia,
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    • 265 3 For Deli A Langsa—Per Metiggala, to-morrow, 1 p.m. Langkat—Per Jin Ho, to-morrow, 1 p.hi. Port Swettenham, Port. Dickson and Malacca—Per Cornelia to-morrow, 1 p.m. Asahan—Per Petrel, to-morrow, 1 p.m. Alor Star (Kedah) —Per Kedah, tomorrow, 1 p.m. Pangkalan Braudau—Per Ban Whatt Soon, to-morrow, 1 p.m. Port Swettenham aud
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  • 288 3 Per P. and O. s.s. India, from London, Aug. 12, connecting with the Delhi at Colombo, due at Penang on 7>h Sep*. To Petang Dr. W. Fletcher, Messrs. W M. Dodds, E. Hatch, D. F. McLauchlad, R. E. Carr and J. M. Peunycuick. To Singapore Messrs.
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 349 3 P.&O. nV S.N.C Expected Arrivals and Departures, Mail Sorvica. Outward. Sept.. 7 Delhi connecting with India I Assay e do. Malayi Oct. 5 Devanha do. Macedonia Homeward. Date. Steamer. I with S.S. Due London. Sept. 10 24 Oct. 8 22 Nov. 5 19 Arcadia Delta Delhi Aeeaye Devanha Arcadia Morea
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    • 465 3 (3 HI PPI HO.) BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD. For Singapore. (Three times a week). Port Swettenham and Singapore (Twice a week). Mergui, Tavov, Yeh and Moulniein. (Fortnightly). Intended to Sail. Steamer. Rangoon Calcutta. (Weekly). Negapatam, Madras, Pondicherry, Cuddalore and Karri cal. (Weekly). Thur. Ist Sept., 4 pm. Sat.
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    • 505 3 NORDDEUTSCHER' LLOYD, BREMEN. TVPgUTAT. BBiafAW MATT. T.TTTB 2 THE fast and well-known mail steamers of this Company sail foi tnightly 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,
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  • 94 4 Jastice mtirtwi everybody and justice alone.— Kmert* Published daily (except Sundays.) AT TBB CRITERION PRESS, LTD., No. 226-232. Bench Stieet. PRICE DAILY LOCAL »24 per annum OUTBTATIONB Postage Kxtra. MAIL EDITION <P»«t Kree) »15 CABLR ADDRESS Echo —Penang.” IV Ipphone No 343 H.8.-All business communications should be
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  • 725 4 We do not Hatter ourselves that our readers have remembered how we pooh-poohed Reuter’s story of warning letters to the I<egations in China, warnings of an imminent rising. We considered the fuss over the letters silly, and we ventured to say there w r as no likelihood of a
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  • 74 4 The following business in tin lias Imvu done to-day Penang: Penang Tin Exchange, > s -q buyers, no sellers Straits Trading Co., 250 tons at 79.90 Eastern Smelting Co., 25 SO Singapore Straits Trading Co., 150 80 Total 425 tons. Tin is quoted in London
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  • 52 4 The latest alterations to Messrs. Anthony and Anderson’s share list are: Anglo-Malay 245.- 255. Bikam 4s.—ss. Chersonese 4s. —4s. 3d. Highlands £5 3d. A‘s 13s. 3d. Linggi 525. 545. 3d. London Asiatic 12s. 3d.— 13s. Rub. Es. of Kriau 4s. 3d.—4s. 3d. Shelford 71s. <>d. —755. Vallambrosa 43s.
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  • 61 4 At the auction sale of shares held by Messrs. Cunningham, Clarke and Co. to-day, the following prices were obtained: 500 Perak Rivers .31 500 Nellmays 1.05 200 Rubber Estates of Krian I.HO 500 Perak Rivers .30 300 Nelimavs .30 100 Kauabois (Tin) 2.10 500 Jitras .65 400 Sungei
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  • 407 4 L.wn Tennis Tournament. r Follow in*; was the result of the tieplaved yesterday Single Handicap, Class A. (Final) Neuhronner beat Whitlock l>v 5 7;t>—3 <> 1 To-day is the thirtieth anniversary of the birthday of the Queen of Holland. The Dutch ships in the harbour were dressed.
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  • PUBLIC OPINION.
    • 251 4 To th* Editor of tub stkaii» Kcmo. Dear Editor, I shall 1« verv much thankful it you will be pleased enough as to give me a little space in your esteemed paper for the following few lines Some months ago an average of thousands and
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  • 512 4 Our La* k id P o k VVe have had sent in a poem that has ;i good swing lo it, but we lack the pluck to publish it in extenso. Its ostensible subject is Siiigrp re. Years ago a simple sailor sailed Irom far Calcutta's
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  • TELEGRAMS.
    • 31 4 (Echo Special.) < barge Withdrawn Singapore, 30th August.—The charge against the two Sikhs in connection with the disappearance of a box of dollars from the Treasury has lieen withdrawn.
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    • 63 4 (Echo Special.) L: trBt Qliot ltim s Siugajxire, 30th August: Anglo-Malay ill 5 0 Castletield 45 18 <5 Kuala Lumpur <£9 0 0 Lanadron Jiff 0 0 Ledbury <4*4 7 fi Linggi 42 13 0 Lunnit 41 7 0 Malacca 47 15 0 Selangor 43 5
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    • 25 4 (Echo Special.) 8?. a lb. Kuala Lumpur; 31st August.—The Planters Stores London agency wire that fine hard para is selling at Bs. a lb.
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    • 16 4 (Echo Special.) Pepper. Singapore. 30th August.—Following are the market prices to-day: White Pepper J27.37A, buyers.
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    • 20 4 (Echo Special.) Leaves for Lump» Kuala Lumjiur, 31st August.—Mr. H. M. Robson left to-day for Europe.
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    • 26 4 (Echo Special.) Next Meeting. Kuala Lumpur, 31st August.—The next meeting of the Federal Council will Ix 3 held at Kuala Kaugsar on October 31.
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    • 38 4 (Echo Special.) I*» jt«‘H General Stephenson. Kuala Lumpur, 31st August.—The “At lb»mc given by Mrs. Zacharias yesterday to meet General Stephenson was well attended. The General proceeds to Taiping to-morrow on an unofficial visit.
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    • 40 4 (Echo Special.) Rexigi at ion of >lr Somerville Kuala Lumpur. 31st August.—Mr. S. Somen ille, manager of the Selangor branch of the Straits Trading Co., has resigned. It is understood that Mr. Frank Adam will succeed him.
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    • 25 4 (Supplied by Reuter.) ti at E'swick. London, 30th August.—Admiral Li has arrived at Elswick to superintend the construction of the Chinese cruiser.
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    • 31 4 (Supplied by Reuter.) Out of Banger. Loudon. 31st August—Field Marshal >ir eorge W hite, who is suffering from a mart attack, is.now pronounced to lx* out <>f danger.
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    • 47 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) Wliat the Postmortem IL*v. aed. Loudon, 31st August.—The postmortem on the Earl of Buchan’s daughter showed that she injured her ankle and died from exposure and privation. It is l>elieved that she fell while climbing and was unable to attract attention.
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    • 48 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) Porte Ask* for Advice. Loudon, 30th August.—A telegram from Constantinople says that the Porte in a note to the Cretan protecting Powers asks what steps it should take in the case of fresh provocation by Greece electing Cretans to the Greek Assembly.
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    • 61 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) Price Jump» Up. London, 30th August.—A telegram from New York states that the jump of cotton to twenty cents is the highest since the civil war. It was manipulated by a bull clique, headed by Eugene Scales, which is exj>ected to clear =£3,000,000. The
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    • 79 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) “I atid My Grandfather.” London, 30th Aug.—The Kaiser, yieaking at Marienburg, said that the Teutonic Knights taught the lesson that Teutonism and Christianity were inseparable. He himself and his grandfather had l>een working under the high trust imposed on them by God. So he
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    • 44 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) New Appointment. London, 30th August,—A telegram from Vienna states that Captain Franz Putz of the General Staff has l»een appointed military attache at Peking and Tokio, in succession to Gyarmata, who has been relieved of the post.
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 363 4 I I II WHEN APPETITE FLAGS TRY A CHANGE OF DIET. OUR WHOLESOME BREAD IS TASTY, NUTRITIOUS AND OF APPETISING APPEARANCE. The Excelsior Bakery,” AT THE PENANG CONFECTIONERY PREMISES, m 22A, Leith Street. i i MM f THE CRAG HOTEL. SANATORIUM. j PENANG HILLS.! I “As good an Hotel as
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    • 57 4 I"or an Impaired Appetite. Lo»>s ot appetite always results from faulty digestion. All that is needed is a few dose* of Chamlierlain's Stomach and Liver Tablet*. They will invigorate the stomach, strengthen the digestion and give you an appetite like a wo These Tablets also act as a gentle laxative.
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  • 425 5 Mr. Ridley is a man of science in the foremost rank in the world. His work is known in all civilised countries. A reference to his writings in the Agricultural Bulletin and elsewhere proves beyond doubt that it is to him that planters owe a debt
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  • 380 5 (From Our (hen Correspondent.) Taiping, 28th August. H. E. the High Commissioner is expected to j>ass through Taiping to-dav by the mail train at 3.20 p.m., being joined at the station by Mrs. Farrant anti Miss Anderson who staved behind at the Cottage when H. E. returned to
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  • 328 5 We shall miss a good deal of the unwritten history of Mining in Perak if Mr. Dykes’last report thereon is taken as conclusive evidence of his desire to close a chapter in history. The following is what he says Of Perak there is much that could Ik* written
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  • 171 5 Bv the Deranha on 2#th August, the following Penang shipments were made For Colombo. —Ghista Bros. Pis. 70 Pearl Sago. Pis. 25 Black Pepper M. M. Noordiu Pis. 15 Black Pepper. For Bombay. —M. M. Noordiu Pis. 100 Pearl Sago, Pis. 3 Mace, Pis. 6 Nutmegs, Pis. 75
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  • 1064 5 London Alarmed. Says the S. F. P. During the past few days we have received from Europe private cables which indicate that considerable anxiety is being manifested amongst holders of shares in the Malacca Rubber Comjiany owing to the outputs falling far lielow the expected figures
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  • 926 5 Half Yearly MeetingThe ordinary half yearly meeting of the shareholders in the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation was held at the Hongkong City Hall, on Aug. 20th. Mr. G. Balloch presided. The Aeting Manager read the notice convening the meeting. After reading the annual report
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  • 214 5 Two churchmen write to the Malay Mail urging more organised work for the church in the F. M. S. In the course of remarks on the financial side they make the following statements:— In this connection, although we may not agree with all their methods of
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  • 122 5 Recently we had to admonish an anonymous declaration of the inevitability of war between these two Powers. It may lie of interest now to note the explanation of an influential American journalist of the original source of the war-talk in America. Mr. Seitz of the Neir York
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  • 101 5 The insjiection of the Tarnbuu mine took place on Sunday. Towkav Leong Fee and Mr. Pearse received the guests in a specially erected attap building. There were about 130 present including H. E. Sir John Anderson, who arrived with Mr. H. F. Nutter, Messrs. O. Marks, C.
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  • 29 5 TO-DAT. 27th Day of 7th Moon. Eastern Smelting Co. Shareholders’ Meeting, 3 p.m. Town Band, Esplanade, 6 to 7 p.m. To-morrow. 28th Day of 7th Moon. St. Giles.
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 46 5 Blood Poison 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 sear. For sale by all Dispensaries and Dealers.
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    • 13 5 For all internal complaints, dysentery, coughs, colds, etc., take Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure.
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    • 34 5 A Time Saver. Keep Chamberlain’s Pain 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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    • 356 5 THc GRE8T EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE CO LTO. Heal Office: —SINGAPORE. Life Assurance and Endowment in All Forms. LIBERAL POLICIES. LOW KATES Finn-net"!- Aqenf* for Pennntt. BEHN, MEYER CO., LTD. Qenem! Itopreaentative for Penang, HORACE B. JOSEPH. Local Office: —c/o Behn, Meter A Co., Ltd. NOTICE. A Meeting of the Board
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  • 754 6 Their W«rk and Method». Scarcely a year passes but the world is reminded by sundry arrests and other unmistakable tokens of the zeal which the various nations display in prying into each other’s military secrets. According to all appearances none of them has been so successful in gratifying this
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  • 124 6 Penang, 31st August. By courtesy of the Chartered Bank. London, Demand Bank 2/4** 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4^* 3 Credit 2/4,* tt 3 Documentary.. 2/4 j* Calcutta, Demand Bank R-». 174 s 3 days’ sight Private 176 Bombay, Demand Ban* 174;, Moulmein, Demand Bank 174 3 days’ sight Private
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  • 188 6 Gold Leaf $04.60 Black Pepper no stock White Pepper 25 j sate» Traug Pepper 17f sellers Cloves 66.— nom. Mace 86.— nom. Pickings 77 —buyers Nutmegs 110 s. 18— buyers No. 1 7. -sales Sugar < 2 ...no stock (Basket 4.25 nom. Tapioca Flour 1.75 nom. Copra (mixed 10.30
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  • 186 6 Penang, 31st August, 1910. Beef cl». Soup per catty 14 Roast 24 Steaks 24 Stew or Curry Meat 16 Rump Steak 24 Ox Tail each 30 Tongue 55 Feet 15 Heart 30 Liver J»er catty 35 Pork Pork jier catty 32 Pig’s Head... 20 Feet 24 Tongue 32
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  • 1640 6 '8.2 <S I 9 o* 1904» ISK»7 1909 *****0 1905 i 200,000 1909 300.000 1910 600.000 1906 LW 1,200,000 lao.oooj 75,600 300,000 30.000 1 2 1 10 21.000 1 50R 1910 S 500,000 Up,. \i 191) »1,000,000 500,000 2 2 1 PC--2 1 1 5 50R 12 pc. 1908
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 43 6 According to all accounts we have the assurance that UonOMVl is one of the most valuable discoveries of modern pharmacology and is far aliead of all preparations of Copail»», Cul»el>8, etc. It is the safest and most, successful. At all Chemists and Dealers.
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    • 63 6 I have lost four toes in the Mt. Cook snows An eye on the Tasman Sea, A hand and a jaw in a circular saw. And a foot by a falling tree But I never took ill from a cold or a chill, For health I could aye endure, By
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    • 54 6 Just What 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 Chamberlain’s Stomach and Liver Tablets will do that. Easy to take and most effective. Sold by
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  • 765 7 DEMAND FOR COMPETENT WHIT§ SUPERVISORS. Auction Sale* and Share Mark«t. The London, ami China Exprttt of August 5, contains the following information regarding the rubber industry The market has been weak and lower with very little business passing. Fine hard Paragon the spot and near, is quoted
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  • 128 7 The area under coconuts in the Federated Malay States are estimated, approximately at 123,81 o acres, made up as follows* Perak 63,225 acres, Selangor 25,818 acres, Negri Sembilan 19,037 acres, and Pahang 15,735 acres, of which about two-thirds are probably in 1 earing and the whole is valued
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 1362 7 ina-sxx: NOSIB. THE LONDON ASSURANCE CORPORATION. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER A.D. 1720. fI'HE undersigned, having I teen appointed A. Agents tor the altove Co rj* (ration, are now prepared to accept MARINE and FIRE risks at current rates. PATERSON. SIMONS A Co. Ltd. 120 Commercial Union Assurmneo Company. Ltd. GUARANTEE
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    • 64 7 Pneumonia. Old people and those 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 1« prevented bv the timely use of Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy. We have as ‘‘t bear of an attack of
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 939 8 Js3r. MANSON, American Dentist, cote of Dr. Atfai Gu. t Pha, USJL. Ci&ites Moderate, Coasultatk» Free. MnOM’AV No. 2/i, Penang Road. A lew 4*11» lirjn the Easter* ul Orleata 6 mtha. flatal. BURRELL Co.’s BOILED A RAW LINSEED OILS, SNOW WHITE ZINC, PAINTS A TURPENTINE. TO BE HAD RETAIL FROM
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