Straits Echo, 18 July 1912

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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. 10. $24 Per Annum. PENANG, THURSDAY, lotli JULY, d©12... Single Copy. 10 cents. No. 16«;
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      1018 1 If jot require a Tonic and something to nourish you. Drink Dog’s Head Guinness's Stout, iL 1 and look Tfor this !£>%;! WZ label 4^ v iV to see that an you get it. TIANG LEE A Co., Sole Agents. Andrew Usher 8 Co.’s SPECIAL RESERVE. O.V.G. Whisky. SANDILANDS. BUTTERY
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      33 1 Order it in Nip Bottles Dog's Head Guinness's Stout. The Tonic that cheer* and soothes and doesn’t harm. Observe iu. a it is ouevery genu ine Nip. TIANG LEE A Co., Sole Agent»
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    Actress’s Letters.
    1997 2 (Concluded from yesterday t itene.) I am very happy with my home and nay work aud my kind friends. I don t want to live with any man. I have no intention of a Iwid life, but want to be free, and want you to be the same.
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      66 2 Good for Weik Difestion. Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets do not sicken or gripe, and may l*» taken with jierfect safety by the most delicate woman or the youngest child. The old aud feel le will alst \tiud them a most suit: hie remedy for aiding and st/eugt l enit.g
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      29 2 For Chronic Chest Complaints, Woods’ Grout Peppermint Cure. MARTIN’S French R. fbrLadies.l PILLS IrNlularltlu T i oi Martin Pxd* in the houic. *o the 1 I :bta, ben theft
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      341 2 THE BERNESE ALPS MILK CO.’s Products were awarded the GRAND PRIX (The highest awjtd obtainable) At the Universal and Colonial Exhibition Brussels. 1910 SLEDGE MILK is supplied to all the CMERNMENT MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS IN THE FEDERATED MALAT STATES. Local Agent» SANDILANDS, BUTTERY CO. JEFFREY’S CASTLE IMI Ml An <4 4
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      307 2 REMEMBER TO-NIGHT. GRAND CHANGE OF PROGRAMME AT THE Matsuo's Japanese Cinematograph, PENANG ROAD. 1. Prove»! to l*e the l>est Kinema Show in Town Latest pictures from different makers will be scieened. Come early to ivoid Disappointment. •v Specialities Violet Drew 1,200 feet A. Rinema Mother’s Birthday Nizza Film A Slave’s
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      1158 2 NOTICE, The Enggor Pontoon Rc'ad Bridge over the Perak River will be closed to traffic for about two w eeks from 28th July next. W. N. COSGRAVE, Executive Engineer, 21-6-12 483 Kuala Kang far. Raftlcs-by-the-Sca. PENANG. RACE WEEK Advertising Offer. Every business man asserts that his goods are the best.
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    VESSELS EXPECTED.
    25 3 V CSti'l* hrmn Ajents Due Ludzotc Colombo BM.ACo. IStliJulv. 1 ndix Colombo AG.&Co. 251 b Devanhu Singapore A.G.ACo. 27th Yorck Singapore B.M.&Jo. 30tb
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    SAILINGS.
    25 3 Vessels For Agents Leaves Vuetzoic Singapore B M &Co. Julv.* India Singapore iA.fi. ACo. Ihvanha Colombo A.O-ACo. Yorck Colom bo 1 Li A’ ACo.
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      206 3 /.nwtwl Arrivals and Departures Mail Service Outward. Julv 25 India connecting with Medina Au r 8 Arcadia Malwa 22 Assaye Moult an Homeward. Dees not carry passengers. Calling at Marseilles. Subject to Alteration. fakes by extra steamers. Ist Class. 2nd Class. Io iifartoilles $386-57 $282-86 To Lo don by sea
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      1625 3 (SHIPPING BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD, For Intruded to Sail. Steamer. Sln a P° r e (Ilireo times a week). Thur. 18th July, 4 p.m. Teesta I’ort Swettenham and Singapore. (Twico a week). Mergui, Tavoy, Yeh and Moulmein. (Fortnightly). Siugajjore, China and Japan. (Fortnightly.) Rangoon Calcutta. (Weekly.) Negapatam, Madras,
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    THE STRAITS ECHO.
    95 4 Published daily (except Sundays and public holidays) AT THE CRITERION PRESS, Ltd. No. 226—232 Beach Street, Penang. Price. Daily Local $24 per annum Outstation... Postage Extra. Mail Edition (Post Free) $17.50 CABLE ADDRESB ECHO—PENANG.” Telephone Nos. (Echo, 586 Printing Department 343 S.B.— All business crmmunicationn should be
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    ADVERSARIA
    659 4 Whrn will s<»m' public spirited Pi*i a'lg r'prcsent-ative of it llueuee tactile th<* F.M S. rai'wav ad'iiin'sf ratioi about in* u ifair arr «f t-ain seivir which s*«iim d •ii«<era»eiy «1 \-i ue-l to hiudicap Pe ai g tradesmen and p ople A Penan;' man going to Ipuh or
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    M. A. P.
    16 4 H. E. the Governor paid a visit to the Penang Library this morning.
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    To-day’s Tips.
    51 4 Following are selections for today Race I 1. Seronok 2. La Cocotte Race II 1. The Colonel 2. Wellington Race 111 1. Brown Comet 2 Royalty Race IV Lassie* 2. Mistral Race VI 1. O sino 2, Niitlisikit Race VII Chanticleer 2 Salis Race VIII i. Yeoval 2.
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    Lottery Selections.
    62 4 Race. I 1 Seronok (220) 2 Austerity (11") II 1 The Colonel (170) 2 The Friar (170) 3 Pip (110) 111 1 Brown Comet (310) 2 Lily Elsie 65) IV 1 Lassie (300) 2 Mistral (170) VI 1 Orsino (300) 2 Little Flutter (110) VII 1 Chanticleer (330)
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    Tin Trust, Ltd.
    328 4 This company now being floated is to acquire properties in the Malay Peninsula, and to develop them. It will start with two, one of them a going concern, earning handsome monthly profits, and requiring only European supervision and a small amount of capital to increase its income.
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      PULAU BULANG RUBBER.
      24 4 (Echo S/tecial .l Singapore, July 17. The Pulau Bulang Rubber Company pays an interim dividend of 6% for the half year.
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      Naval Royal Commission.
      124 4 {Reuter.) London, July 17. The Times states that the Royal Commission, of which Admiral Lord Fisher is the Chairman, will be appointed to enquire into the question of fuel in the Navy. It is also hoped that the commission will be able to enquire into the rates
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      Tropical Medicine.
      118 4 (Reuter.) London, July 18. Mr. Austen Chamberlain presided at the meeting of the Committee of the London School of Tropical Medicine to promote the Fund for Tropical diseases. The chairman said that the Fund had opened well it included a contribution of .£.5,000 from Mr. Otto Beit. Sir
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      London Strike.
      105 4 (Reuter.) Resultless Interview. London, July 17. The Strike Committee interviewed Mr. H. H. Asquith and Lord Devonport at Downing Street at midnight. The meeting broke up at 1 o’clock in the morning without result. Dockers Refuse Work. On the arrival of the 4nchor liner Media at Glasgow the
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      The Rosenthal Murder.
      30 4 (Reuter.) rp, New York, July 18. The Chauffeur of the motor car, in which were the six men concerned with the murder of Rosenthal, has been arrested.
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      Statutory Drills.
      45 4 Reuter.) London, July 18. Numerous prosecutions took place in Australia of cadets failing to attend the statutory drills owing to some religious sciuple. They were ordered to make up the arrears. Some of them were fined £5, the tarliamentanans objecting to the heavy
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      Turkish Cabinet Resigns.
      13 4 {Reuter.) Constantinople, July 18 1 116 Turkish Cabinet has resigned
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      Klang.
      102 4 Echo Correspondence July 16. i be Echo is undoubtedly Laving a demoralising effect here, as two sample magisterial convictions go to show. Your adventures with a durian may have stimulated the Chinese who was fined five dollars for breaking the seal of a railwav truck loaded with that fruit
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      AFFAIRS AT LHASSA.
      97 4 (Reuter.) REVOLT OF THE LAMAS. Calcutta, July 17. The special correspondent of the Statesman at Kalimpong, writing iu connection with the rumoured surrender of the Tibetans at Lhassa, says that a number of Tibetans fled owing to lack of ammunition and supplies. All the Lamas of the
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      Uganda’s C. J.
      17 4 (Reuter.) London, July 17. Mr. William Carter has been gazetted Chief Justice of Uganda.
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      Sir Francis Fox.
      34 4 (Reuter.) London, July 17. In connection with his visit to Winchester the King has knighted Mr. Francis Fox, the well known consulting Engineer and member of Sir Douglas Fox and Partners.
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      Anti-Militarists.
      37 4 (Reuter.) London, July 17. At the suggestion of M. Briand President Fallieres released Herve and other imprisoned anti-militarists. Herve, in response, publishpd a letter in the course of which he abused M. Poincare and M. Briand.
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      Russia and Japan.
      61 4 (Reuter.) London, July 17. The Times correspondent at St. Petersburg states that it is asserted in well-informed quarters that negotiations between Tokio and St. Petersburg have resulted in the conclusion of a virtual alliance which is practically completed. Prince Katsura who arrives in Peking on July 21,
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      Why Sir E. Girouard Resigned.
      45 4 (Reuter.) pondon, July If. The Times states that Sir E. P. 0. Girouard, Governor of the East Africa Protectorate, has accepted an important position in Armstrong’s. There is no question of friction with the Colonial Office or with the settlers.
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      Kitchener’s Visits.
      24 4 (Reuter.) Lord Ifitchener visited Buckingham Palace and the Foreign Office. He had a long conference with Sir Edward Grey and the officials.
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      Doctors and Insurance Act.
      65 4 Reuter London, July 17. iwo doctors have resigned their appointments in the Welsh Memorial Scheme. Nine other appointees have received a letter from the British Medical Association su {JgoBting that they should follow the example as it is essential for them not to accept posts which
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      Canadian Navy.
      68 4 (Reuter.) London, July 17. Ihe Times correspondent at Toronto states that interest is intense over the negotiations in London. It is understood that the Dominion will not give Dreadnoughts to the admiralty but will build Dreadintervals of two or three vears which will be assigned to the Imperial
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      Necrology.
      17 4 (Reuter.) nJ. he J r tb taken 'the Prem^ atlClan Henri Poinca re, cousin of the
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      SPORT.
      21 5 Olympic Games. (Reuter Stockholm, July 17. Rowing Heats. Eights. —Leander l>eat Australia, New College (Oxford) beat Canada, Sweden, and Norwav.
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      Fifth Test Match.
      49 5 Reuter Australia beat Sou h Africa. London, July 18. This watch was continued at Lords yesterday. In their second innings the South Africans scored 173, towards which total Llewellyn contributed 59. Matthews took 4 wickets for 29 runs. Later. —Australia beat South Africa by 10 wickets.
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      English Cricket.
      51 5 (Reuter.) London, July 17. Warwickshire beat Northamptonshire by 303 runs. Derbyshire l>eat Somerset by 133 ru s. Lancashire beat Surrey by 10 wickets. Yorkshire l>eat Leicestershire by 8 wickets. Hants b'’at Worcestershire by 8 wickets. Middlesex beat Kent by 271 runs. The match between Sussex and Notts was
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      League Football.
      436 5 C. 11. C. v*. C.U. A.C. Tlio above lixture was played off on Victoria Green yesterday eveuing before a large crowd of spectators. The Central Union, although beaten by throe goals to nil, jHjt up a stogt tight The teams lined up as follows uuder Mr. Bqehauau who
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      SHIPPING.
      91 5 The H. J. s.s. Muttra, is expected to arrive m Eridav morning from Singapore and •ills the same day for lvangoon an Calcutta. Cement.— The s.s. Seang Cboon arrived this morning from the Chinese ports with 1,500 casks of cement for the Green Island Cement Co, Ltd. Inward Shipment.
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      175 4 PRITCHARD CO PENANG. SPECIAL OFFER IN CYCLES. v V. I THE KYNOCH CYCLE $45-00. BEAR THIS IN MIND. Before buying a cycle insist on knowing its specification. We offer you herewith a full detail of our famous Convincible Cycle, Britisk Made Throughout. A really high grade cycle at a low
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      44 4 It lias been satisfactorily demonstrated that thousands of persons have to thank Gonnsan for restoration to health and happiness. It is astringent and antiseptic and lias never been known to fail. At all dealers in Patent Medicines and Chemicals in bottles of 40 capsule*.
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      10 4 8 H kin Cough at Night, Wood* Great ieppermint Cure.
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      60 4 Good for Weik Digestion. Chamberlin’s Stomach and Liver Tablets ao not sicken or gripe, and may be taken Perfect safety by the most delicate r n J° UI1 g esk child. The old and romo i T* a them a most suitable y r aiding and strengthening their ene digestion
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    PENANG TURF CLUB.
    667 5 To-day*s Programme. t 1. Tub Griffin Handicap.—3pm I alue $400. A Handicap for Griffins that have run in the Second Race, First Day. Winner excluded. Entrance, free I Distance, six furlongs. The Seronok Kougsi’s I br s g Seronok 9 7 Mr. "SearchlightY’ br a g Hedonist
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    THE MALAY ANIMALS.
    480 5 The long-delayed collection of animals from the Malay region arrived at the Gardens (London) late on 24th June, and the work of transferring them to the enclosures provided for them was carried out the next day without incident or accident. The enclosures are grouped together on the
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    World’s Output of Tin.
    337 5 The stimulus represented by the high and increasing prices of tin during receut years has naturally led to atteiqpts to find aud open up new tin districts j particularly in the United States and in British Africa. But the totals contributed by these new sources are
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    English For Asiatics.
    129 5 Mr. Phi'q» A Wool, formerly an assist ant in r at the Victoria Institution. Klumpur, lias written a little book, English Lessons For Asiatics”, which is published bv Macmill’.n ACo Ltd. It is a collection of rules and exercises drawn up for Asiatic pupils wl o have
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    Found Drowned.
    434 5 Journalist’s Tragic End. Says Tuesday’s Straits Times The Marine police this morning recovered from the harbour the body of a European who is well-known to many residents in the Straits Settlements. They first received information shortly before nine o’clock that a corpse was floating in the sea about
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    FIXTURES.
    77 5 To-i AT. 5th Day of 6th Moon. E. O. Race Dinner. Govt. House, Luucheon Party, 1 p.in. Governor dines with R. C., 8 p.m. George Town Cinematograph, Kuala Kangsar Road. Straits Cinematograph, Penang Road. Matsuo's Japanese Cinematograph, Penang Road. To-morrow. 6th D iv of 6th Moon Governor Tours P
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    MAILS DUE.
    20 5 English (Iudi 11 2•" 1 1. July. China Dmin/ta) ...27th China Yorrk) ...3 th German (Kleigt) 1st Aug.
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      67 5 A thing of beauty is a joy for ever. And a j>erfect cure will fail you never Take Wo xis’ Peppermint. Cure for your cold. Twill keep you from looking so ill and old Twill save you many an ache and pain, Your old fivi bronchitis won’t tret you again.
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      56 5 Cure f:r Bilisuicess Biliousness is due t a disordered condition of the stomach. Chamberlain’* Tablets „re esseni iallv a stomach medicine, intended especially to aot on ti nt organ; to cl.Mr.se it, strengthen it. tone and invigorate it. to regulate the hver and to lanisir biliousness positively and effectually. Kor
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      172 5 (lottos brings about satisfactory results without the aid of any local treatment and is the latest and most scientific ilemody and far superior to combinations of plain Sandalwood oil, Copaiba, etc. At all chemists and dealers THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE CO.. LTD. I! kai» I h rici:-pSIN6APORE Life Assurance
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      462 5 NOTICE To Lend on Mortgage of approved secuntj 923,000, at 7 per cent, interest. Apply to LOGAN A ROSS, Sol* it or*. No. 5, Union Street, Penang. f 18-7-12 540 a I Wanted for an Ipoh Office. Competent Clerk, Eurasian preferred. Must l e reliable worker., a quick and accurate
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    Synthetic Rubber.
    980 6 VIEWS OF TWO DISTINGUISHED SCIENTISTS. Will it Oust the Natural Product? Synthetic rubber from starch now 1 Wonderful! Turpeutine, potato, seaweed, fish, starch. These experiments of tbe chemist* are very interesting, says the Rubber World of > June 20, but whether they amount to anything or nothing we
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    It will always be well
    314 6 to remember that of all the duties which i we owe to ourselves for health and comfort’s sake, the proper care of the teeth is one of the most important. One should realise—and recent investigations have proved it again and again—that the condition of the
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      ARRIVALS
      90 6 jP. E. Friedrich, Ger. s.s., 4,812, Malchon, 17th July, Yokohama, 29th June, Gen.—B. M. Co. Luetzow, Ger. ss, s,lBostfcldt, 17th Julv, Bremen, 12th June, Gen. —B. M. Co. Hebe, Br. s.s, 346, Scott, 18th July, Teluk Anson, 17th July, Gen. —A. G. Co Malacca, Br. s.s, 4 5, Stach,
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    EXCHANGE.
    124 6 Pbnano, 18th July. (By courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London, Demand Bank 2/I,' 4 months' sight 2/4^- 3 Credit 2/4,* 3 Documentary.. 2/4 4 Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs. 1744 3 days’ sight Private 1754 Bombay, Demand Bin* 174$ tfoulmein, Demand Bank 173$ 3 days’ sight Private 176 Hadras, Demand
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      42 6 Th: B’it Pliitcr. A |»i*^v of iltuuel Jauiptted w.th Cham IfrUm'i l ain l ’.aim and bclind ou over th uflujtcii part* in huperior to a pluhter an i ouljr uuo teulli *m ui tl jl tor .-ale b/ ai.l aud Deaiei».
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      50 6 J 9 Recommended by Medical Authorities for the immediate relief of Asthma and Bronchial trouble. Hay Fever, Laryngitis and Irritation ot the air passages. GRIMAULT'S CIGARETTES ease the feeling of tightness across the chest and give a relief from gasping for breath GRIM AULT A C*, t, r. Vtoittnt, R+rh
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      682 6 LAST SOVEREI6N AND MY NEW SOVEREIGN. A* an advertiseranfLto introduce their catalogue of Watches and Jewellery, Masters Ltd. (Rye) will send to erery reader of this paper one of these unique Souvenir Pendants. A Real Coin of the Realm surrounded with an enamelled mount, with wording Mv Last (or New
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    Penang Benevolent Society of Singapore.
    366 7 A meeting of Penang Mohammedan* «taring in Singapore wai held lant Sunday by kind permission of the management in the Baffles Lodge. Thete was a good attendance and Mr. Noor Mohamed Hash ini was in the chair. Considering the increased number of Penang gentlemen in
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      2326 7 ORFEVREWE 8 CUIVRERIE D ART. JENNY CO., LTD., MFPLMSOUAK. SINGAPORE. RAFFLES SQUARE. Speciality:— Every Description of Electro-Plated Nickel-Silver and Electro-Plated Art! 1^' t A^ ni r.T M^ a R a(XK 8 Good?, Spoons, Forks, Cutlery, etc. Artistic Articles of Brass and Copper in newest designs Everything for House-keeping, Hotels, Clubs,
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      325 7 THIS IS IT IVATERBURY’S METABOLIZED Cod Liver Oil Compound TASTELESS ODORLESS cwTJSX The latest scientific preparation of COD LIVER OIL. Docs all that Is claimed for it and supersedes the old fashioned emulsions which upset the stomach. Highly recommended by the medical profession. OE ALL CHEMISTS Price $l-25 and $2-00.
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      908 8 W. MANSON, American Dentist Pha, 0. S. A. CbargesJModerate, Consultation Free. BBSIDINO AT Ao. 21a, Penang Road. A few from the Eastern aid Oriental HoteL TECK COMPANY, W Shanghai Carpenters', V Furnishers, 4, PENANG ROAD. High-class Household Furniture kept in stock and made to order. Inspection Cordially Invited. 232 c
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