Straits Echo, 30 December 1910

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  • 33 1 Straits Echo duly CHRONICLE OF EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY VOL. 8. $24 Ter Annum FRIDAY, oOth DECEMBER, 1*110 Slagle Copy, JO csxis, Ni>*
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 1374 1 If you require 'a Tonic and some* thin# to nourish you, Drink Dog’s Head Guinness’s Stout and look for this laU to see that you #et it. TIANG lihh Jt Co., Sole Agents. THE SHANGHAI LIFE INSURANCE CO., LTD. Hbad Office—Shanghai, 'China. CAPITAL, TAELS 1,000,000. $200,000 deposited with the Hongkong
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    • 33 1 Order it in Nip BottlesDog’s Head Guinness’ s' stout.jj IP The Tonic that cheers and soothes and doesn’t harm. Observe this label, it is on every genuine Nip. TIANG LEE Co.. Sol* Agents.
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  • 1039 2 Mouse-Deer and the Crocodiles. Once upon a time, long, long ago, a mouse-deer walking along the bank of a certain river descried on a mud bank an army of crocodiles basking in the sun, their mouths wide open to trap Hies and other hi sects. Friends,” shouted the
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 101 2 Interesting to Mothers How to l ure 1 ough and Colds. There is oue subject which always interests the mothers of young children, and that is how to treat their coughs and colds, or to ward off a threatened attack of croup. For this purpose wo can recommend Chamberlain's Cough
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    • 450 2 Sprained Ankle. A sprained ankle will usually disable the injured person for three or four weeks. This is due to lack of proper treatment. When Chamberlain’s Pain Balm is applied a cure mav be effected in three or four days. This liniment is one of the best and most remarkable
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    • 1286 2 TEE LATEST AMERICAN 1 CRAZE. THE CIRCLING WAVE. AND EVERY NIGHT from S L*„ to 11 p.m. Sr; P A NOVEL DELIGHTFUL SENSATION. Location CHULIA STREET 1810 191 o" Win. SIMONS Co., Ltd. ENGINEERS, SHIPBUILDERS and DREDGE CONSTRUCTORS. RENFREW SCOTLAND. GOLD and TIN DREDGERS for ALLUVIAL MINING. BUCKET and SUCTION
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  • 19 3 t i ...3cd Jan. China (print Ludung) 5th r iennaji .12th SugUsh (D«i**) ...14th China D*®®»*** 1
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  • 33 3 Vessels From Agents Due Himalaya P. Ludwig DerJJlinger Bencleuch Delhi Devanha Singapore A.G.&Co. Singapore B.M.&Co. Colombo B.M.&Co. London S.B.&Co. Colombo A.G.<fcCo. Singapore A.G.&C0. 31st Dec. 3rd Jan. 5th 9th 12th 14th
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  • 27 3 Vessels For Agents Leaves Himalaya Colombo A.G.&Co. Dec. P. Ludwig Colombo B.M.& Co. Jan Verjjlinger Singapore B.M.&Co. Jtfencleuch Singapore S.B.ACo. Delhi Singapore A.G.&C0. Devanha Colombo A.G.&C0.
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  • SHIPPING.
    • 58 3 Kistna, Br. 5.8., 524, Sinclair, 30th Dee., Singapore, 28th Dec., Den. —H. L. Co. Aragyee, Br. s.s., 247, Lyons, 30th Dec., Teluk Anson, 29th Dec., Gen.—E. S. Co., Ltd. Kirhima Maru, Jap. s.s., 5,270, 30th Dec., Singapore, 28th Dec., Gen. -B. Co. Nam Sang Br. s.s., 2,591, Lake, 30th
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    • 37 3 30th December. Pin Seng, for Port Swettenham and Singapore. Carlyle, for Teluk Anson. Leong Ho, for Pulau Langkawi, Perl is and Setul. Nam Sang, for Calcutta. Pangkor, for Dindings. Flying Dragon, for Port Weld and Taiping.
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    • 268 3 For Yen—Per Jit Seng, to-morrow, 7 a.m. Alor Star (Kedah) —Per Tong Chuan, to-morrow, 7 a.m. Tongkah—Per Rotorua, to-morrow, 1 p.m. Asahan—Per Petrel, to-morrow, 1 p.m. Trang—Per Jin Ho, to-morrow, 1 p.m. Langkat—Per Ban Whatt Soon, tomorrow, 1 p.m. Trang—Per Tong Chay Un, to-morrow, lpm. Teluk Anson—Per Avagyee,
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  • 264 3 Per I. G. M. s.s. Derjjlinger from Europe, due at Penang on 5»ll Jan.— To Penang Mr. and Mrs. de Thorev, Mr. and Mrs. Tli. Sommer, Mr. and Mrs. W. Day, Mr. P. J. Lucardie, 3 Misses Baetjer. To S Mr. A. VVehrhahn, Capt. F. M.
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  • 31 3 P. O SAILINGS. Mail Service OcTWiED HOMEWAW, Delhi I Jan. j Himalaya 31 IVArcadia 2t> Devanha U jT„ Extra Service. o™ o sTri? Jan omali 6 Jan. Syria lb Ceylon r
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    • 297 3 P.&0. 5? S.N.C Expected rrivaln and Depart n rwr Mall Service Ootward. Jan. 12 Delhi connecting with Jan. 26 Arcadia do. Feb. 9 Assaye do. Homeward. Mai wo Macedonia India Date. Dec. 31 1911 Jan. 14 28 Feb. 11 25 Mar. 11 24 Apr. 8 22 May 6 20 Himalaya
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    • 216 3 (2* DIPPING BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.J Fob jlNTENDED TO SaII.. Steamer. KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. (ROYAi. DUTCH PACKET COMPANY.) For Dell, Batu Bahra, Asahan, Paneh and Singapore. (Weekly). (direct) Connecting with Batavia and other Java, etc. ports. (Fortnightly.) (direct), Olehleh, Tjalang, Meulaboh, Tapa Tuan, Sinalwing, Singkel, Gunong Setoli, Baros,
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    • 440 3 NORDDLUTSCIiER LLOYD, BREMEN. GERMAN MAIL LINE. < f IIHE fast and well-known mail steamers of this Company sail fortnightly from Bremen A 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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  • 96 4 Jattic? *aM»flr* everybody and jnutlce Alone.- .Km*r»»n Published daily (except Sunday».) AT TNI CRITERION PRESS, LTD., No 226 fB2. Bench Street. Penang. r:.ics: DAILY LOCAL »24 per annum OUTSTATIONB Postage Bxtra. MAIL KDITIOK (P«*t Kroe) »15 CAKLR ADDMKBB Echo—Penang.” Telephone No. 844-1. fr. B.— All business communications
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  • 537 4 The following gentlemen have lieen invited to interest themselves in the Singapore scheme for a King Edward VII Memorial, to advocate it in Penang and Province Wellesley: —The Hon. Mr. A. R. Adams, The Hon. Mr. R. Young, Messrs. D. A. M. Brown. W. Duncan, Leong Lok
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  • 540 4 The following business in tin has lieen done to-day Penang Leong Fee Co., 25 tons at $87.25 Straits Trading Co., 50 87.35 Singapore Straits Trading Co., 125 87.20 Total 200 tons. Tin is quoted in London to-day at j£l73 178. fid. cash and £174 three months’
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  • 801 4 ORDINARY MEETING. Yesterday’s meeting of the Municipal Commissioners, which was presided over by Mr. J. W. Hallifax in the absence both of Mr. F J. Hallifax and Mr. W. J. Peel, was very brief. The following gentlemen were present: Mr. J. W. Hallifax (Chairman), Mr. W. T. Chapman,
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  • 370 4 It is more or less a fact that there are no rubber experts. Rubber planting is too new a business, speaking scientifically, to afford scope for more than empiric essavs. There is no temple of knowledge, no system of theory only the few detached bricks of experience, which
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  • 138 4 Chinese Chamber of Commerce. Yesterday evening the members of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce met. They discussed, among other things, the Income Tax Bill. They did not approve of it. They foresaw endless trouble and annoyance, the result of prvings into the private side of business, but they
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  • 337 4 Out here, if the policeman’s lot is not a happy one, it would appear to be more or less exciting. All in the current month we have heard of A policeman lieing lined $lO for kicking a blind man A policeman sending amorous chits to a married woman
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 270 4 THE GRAND HOTEL, IPOH, PERAK. An Ideal Beauty Spot. )elightful Gardens and Lawn Tennis. Comforti Courtesy and Capital Cuisine. Tblaoramh: P. Z. CREET, CREET, Ipoh. Sole Proprietor. HOT DIFFICULT TO REMEMBER. ALTHOUGH the ordinary purchaser of a BICYCLE may not 1* AU FAIT with all the MECHANICAL DETAILS of construction,
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    • 43 4 Try This for Influenza. The peculiar properties of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy have been thoroughly tested during epidemics of influenza, and when it was taken in time we have not heard of a single case of pneumonia. For sale by all Dispensaries and Dealers.
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    • 44 4 Pneumonia Prevented. The greatest danger from influent is of its resulting in pneumonia. This can he obviated by using Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy, as it not only cures influenza, but counteracts any tendency of the disease towards pneumonia. For sale by all Dispensaries and Dealers,
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    • 12 4 intp'r». Peppermint Cure for all etc. complaints, dy sen try, coughs, cold»
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  • TELEGRAMS.
    • 92 5 (Echo Special.) Dangerous Slips. Taiping, 29th Dec. —Serious and dangerous sl.ns have taken place in the Pans and with nn chanot of getting through. in^H tramS B<>Uth have ,)eßn B topped, pendng the reports of the Engineers who are Lline Tt° th ai,lil g°d portions of the
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    • 84 5 (Echo Special.) Quarrel Over Commission. lan S dhlT re 29th Dec —Alxiul Kader, a landbroCer is suing Lee Seng Nam and *360 2Sr f a f r 18 000 commission on 1360,000 which was the sale price of Kuala Mersing Estate to Mr. Isaac Ellison Counsel pointed
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    • 26 5 (Echo Special.) A Farewell Dinner. Singapore, 29th Decemlier.—Mr. E. (i. Broadrick was given a farewell dinner bv the Civil Servants yesterday evening.
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    • 59 5 (Supplied by Renter.) New Ships for China Station. London, 29th December.—The Daily Chronicle states that three submarines will go to Gibraltar shortly, three to Malta, and three to the Far East. The battleships Triumph and Siviftsure will be sent to reinforce the China station, the more powerful
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    • 64 5 (Supplied by Reuter And the Deuce of a Trouble. London, 29th Pec.—A telegram from Constantinople states that according to advices from Damascus an engagement took place last week between the troops and the Druses. The casualties of the Druses numbered 450, and 000 of them were captured.
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    • 81 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) Reply to British Note. London, 29th Dec.—A telegram from Teheran states that Persia has replied to the British Note to the following effect The main road to Bush ire, Kazerun and Shirar, is now open and caravans are now passing along it. No robberies have taken
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    • 21 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) Year’s Shipping Losses. London, 30th Dec.—The gear’s shipping disasters reach a total of six millions sterling lost.
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    • 66 5 Supplied by Reuter.) Horrible Mishap. London, 30th Dec—St. Petersburg re ports a shocking affair, in which 32 P e Olls were suddenly ill after partaking of Holy Communion ‘at a Lutheran church in the I’eterhof district. It was subsequently ascertained that a mixture of sulphuric acid and chromate
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    • 12 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) Russian *****. Won, 30th Per.-The Ekateriuoelav been refloated.
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  • 607 5 (From Our Corretpondent.) Taiping, 27th Dei’. This interesting event, organised by Miss Keegel and eagerly looked forward to by the children, came off last evening at 5 o clock at the Town Hall, and was an unqualified success. The interior of the building was transformed into a
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  • 459 5 The Malay Mail, in a leading article, thus I comments on the new appointments in the F. M. S. I We learn on very good authority that I Mr. II. Conway Belfield, c.m.g., British I Resident, Selangor, has received tlx* subIstantive appointment of British Resident, I
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  • 249 5 (With Apologies to “The Bulletin.”) I News Item 1 1 Tully gave details of the partnership profits and losses 1909 10, Profits §74,000. Losses §3,000.” The Chronic Backer stood lieside The Moneyed Bookie, open-eyed And questioned him about the vast Amount of
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  • 185 5 Improper Provision for Coolies. At the instance of the Superintendent of Indian Immigrants, Mr. L. H. Clayton, Mr. T. Wilson, Manager of Prai Estate, appeared at the Butterworth Police Court on the 29th inst. in response to a summons issued on a charge of failing to provide
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  • 289 5 The Arcadia Coconut Estate has just been formed in Ceylon with the object of purchasing or taking on lease any estate or estates in the Federated Malay States, Ceylon, India, or elsewhere. Messrs. R. Davidson, G. C. S. Hodgson, David Scott, W. Moir, F. J.
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  • 136 5 An application for the usual order on Colombo D. C., in the estate of the late Harry Osman Newland, formerly C.P.0., Penang, who died at Hotel Riposo, Bexhill, Sussex, on May 13, came up to-day, says the Ceylon Observer of December 13. He left a will
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  • 141 5 The following appointments are notified in the F. M. S. Gazette:— Mr. R. W. Harrison, Mr. F. D. Osborne and Mr. W. L. Conlay to be members of the Board of the Malay States Development Agency, London. Mr. J. C. G. Spooner to act as district engineer, F.
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  • 215 5 William John Piggott was at the Central Criminal Court, Sydney, on the 1st iust., found guilty of having by false pretences obtained <£100 from the National Rifle Association of New South Wales in connection I with the last King’s Prize contest. The jury made a strong recommendation
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  • 148 5 Arrived. Per s.s. Delta 29th Dec., from London Mr. E. Shenton, Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Laurence and infant, Capt. T. F. Chipp, Mr. S. H. Dickson, Mr. R. G. Elewes, Mr. K. McLelland, Mr. Peter Lavender, Mr. Patrick Lavender, Mr. J. O. Reilly, Mr. T. Sullivan, Mr. G.
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  • 58 5 To-day. 29th Day of 11th Moon. Engineers' Institute Dance, 9 p.m. Wayang Kassiin, King Street Theatre, Harom Alraschid.'* The Circling W'ave, Chulia Street, 5 to 11 p.m. To-morrow. 30th Day of 11th Moon. New Year’s Eve. Children’s Garden Party, Residencv. Wayang Kassim, King Street Theatre, Le Grand Mogol.” The
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 16 5 or ill internal c p ou h colds, etc. Peppermint Cure. complaints, dysentery» Uke Woods’ Great
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    • 32 5 Gonosatl is a happj combination of Kawa Resins with Oleum San tali in the proportion of 1 «art Kawa Kawa to 4parts Oleum. Yantai cures easily, no complications. All chemists and dealers.
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    • 80 5 Dr. Friedlaender testifies that iaOHONan eyerts a favourable influence in removing complications and haemorrhage; also more rapid and satisfactory results are obtained by it than by any other preparation of Sandalwood oil etc. THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE CO., LTD. Head Office:— SINGAPORE. Lift» Assurance ami Endowment in All E'orms.
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    • 403 5 NOTICE. WANTED. ADVERTISER, aStruits Chinese resi- i~ 1HINESE CLERK for Chartered Bank, dent in Ipob, I» prepared to act as hitcht for Batavia. Only experienced men n60d apply. Good terms for suitable man. Apply, CHARTERED RANK, Peuai 14* persons who hare interests in the F. M. S, on most favourable
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  • 383 6 Following is the text of Mr. Birch’s farewell to the Service: Secretary to Resident. I cannot leave Perak without a word of farewell to the Service. I have thought it right, during the last six rears, to exact from all Departments, in a country
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  • 125 6 Pknako, 30th Dbcbmbbr. By courtesy of the Chartered Bank. London, Demand Bank 2/4,% 4 months* sight Bank 2/4^ 3 Credit 2/44 3 Documentary- VHi Calcutta, Demand Bank Ra. 1"H 3 days* sight Private 1754 Bombay, Demand Bank 174-$ Moulmein, Demand Bank 173) 8 days* sight Private 1754 Madras, Demand
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  • 208 6 Gold Leaf *<>4.6o Black Pepper *0 stock White Pepper 23f tellers Trang Pepper 1b.50 buyers Cloves 40. —sales Mace 95. —nominal Pickings 90. —nominal Nutmegs lids. 22. —sellers iNo. 1 6. —sales 2 5.90 sales Basket 5. nom. Tapioca Flour 1.55 nominal Copra (mixed) 9.80 buyers Tahbun 190. —sellers
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  • 176 6 Penang, 30th December, 1910. Beef cts. Soup por catty 14 Roast 24 Steaks 24 Stew or Curry Meat 16 Rump Steak 24 Ox Tail each 30 Tongue 55 Feet 15 Heart 30 i Liver per catty 35 i Pork— Pork per catty 32 Pur’s Head... 20 Feet 24
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  • 1877 6 d J t .2 Number of d > > *43 CapiUl. Shares > P Dividends. Name. I -2 5 g issued. 7Z MO 9 pa CQ O* M M Ps ———rn i i i *****907 1908 1909 1910 RUBBER—DOLLAR SHARES. inno 8 150 000 130 000 1 l Ayer
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    • 39 6 Famous Everywhere. Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy has become famous for its cures of coughs, colds, croup and influenza. Try it when in need. It contains no harmful substance and always gives prompt relief. For sale by all Dispensaries and Dealers.
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    • 50 6 WATERBURVS HETAKOLIZED COR LIVER OIL (OH POUND. TASTELESS. ODOURLESS. Aids digestion. Does not upset the stomach and i« unrivalled for coughs, colds, broncliitis and all pulmonary troubles, and is a general tonic for building upjthe system. OF ALL CHEMISTS. «1.25 AND $2.00. MACKAY’S LIQUEUR WHISKY. The Acme of Quality. 168
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    • 56 6 CiiiiilESE SCfllBBLINS PAPER FOR OFFICE USE, size 12*X 16’, Price, $1 per packet of 180 full sheets. (Can be cut to 12*X8\> THE CRITERION PRESS, Ltd. 3T6— 252, Beach Street. MV FRIENDS THE SAVAGES,” B T S!3U0R 6. B. CEH8UTI, PRICE $2-50. "THE ILLUSTRATEQ SAK&I LIFE/' PRICE $1-25. IKK CRITERION
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  • 561 7 “WAITS” MADE IN GERMANY. Tinned Xmas Pudding and Mistletoe From Portugal. Christmas by a Pessimist in an Austin* paper:— In a par. announcing the receipt of c Christmas number of the Graphic i local paper says that on the many-coloured cover is a representation of the
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  • 146 7 December, 1910. Date. HW LW HW LW A.M. A.M. P.M. P.M. 30th 11.02, 5.13, 11.23, 5.34 31st 11.43, 5.52, 12.02, 6.11 Times of Sunrise and Sunset. Date. Rise. Set. a.m. P.M. 7thto 31st 6.09 5.15 January, 1911. Ist Nil. 6.24, 12.28, 6.41 2nd 12.55, 7.04, 1.13,
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 1210 7 IM-SXJR.AW CBS. nip. lunuonassurance COWP ORATION. FOR SALE. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER A.D. 1720. r| VIE undersigned, having been appointed Agent* for the alx»ve Corjstrat ion, are now prepared to accept MARINE and FIRE risks at current rates. PATERSON. SIMONS Co. Ltd. 12o Commercial Union Assurance Company. Ltd. GUARANTEE DEPARTMENT.
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    • 62 7 ’Tis the children teach the parents (It was so in days of old), And, among some other matters, How to cure a cough or cold W hat are all the old-time nostrums Of tradition oft obscure W hen compared to modern treatment, Such as Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure. PICTON DAVIES,
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    • 348 7 WATERBDRY’S Metabolized Cod Liver Oil Compound TASTELESS ODOURLESS Aids digestion. Does not upset the stomach and fs unrivalled for coughs, colds, bronchitis and all pulmonary troubles, and is a general tonic for building up the system. OF ALL CHEMISTS. $1-25 and $2-00. KONG SANG. 223, Chulia Street, Penang. Civil, Naval.
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 998 8 W. MANSON, American Dentist, cc 'e of Dr. Allen A Cu. t Pha, US.A. Charges Moderate, Consultation Free. KtfSIDIlT* AT ,\o. 2 la, Penang Road A lev doors from the Eastern and Oriental Hotel. 6 mtha. BURRELL Co.’s BOILED RAW LINSEED OILS, SNOW WHITE ZINC, PAINTS TURPENTINE. TO RE HAD
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