Straits Echo, 14 August 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 Ter Annum. PENANG, WEDNESDAY* 14th AUGUST, 1912.»» Single Copy, 10 cents. No, lb5
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 1049 1 If require a Tonio .and* toms* thing to nourish you, il>rink Dog’s Head ,Guinness’s Stout, and look for this label to nee that you get it TIANO LEE A Co., Sole Agenlt. oSfiS Andrew Usher 8 Co.’s SPECIAL RESERVE. O.V.G. Whisky. SANDILANDS. BUTTERY 8 Co., AGENTS FOR PENANG F. At.
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    • 34 1 Order it in Nip Bottles Dog's Head Guinness's Stout. The Tonic that cheer* and soothes and doesn’t harm. Observe this label, it is on every genu* ine Nip. TIANG LEE A Co.. Sole Agent*
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  • 566 2 A gieat deal has Ih»mi w:iMen about Fitland during the past year, l«ucnw of tlio stiuggle» slo has had with l.'ussia. British people have had au opportunity of looking from all points of view at tjie wrong done to this exemplary little country by a
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 179 2 t'♦♦+♦+++++■»• ‘►+++++++++++++-M +4f THIS IS f IT! WATERBURY’S METABOLIZED Cod Liver Oil Compound BBC C.-4 f TASTELESS ODORLESS The latest scientific pre puration of COD LIVER OIL Does all that is claimed for it and supersedes the old fashioned emulsious which upset ihe stomach. Highly re commended by th medi
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    • 2112 2 Still Convalescing on its Distinct Sucoms 1 George Iowa Kiaematograph, Kuala Kangsa Road Theatre Hall, is offering an Exquisite and Fascinating Programme of Choice Photo tiemi TO-NIGHT. The Show Par-Excellence. A Firm favourite with Penaogites says E'Jio Au attractive chow to Local Residents” says P.G. Everybody who is anybody will
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  • 25 3 FemZa hrom Agenit Due i*. Luiltriij i Colombo BM.ACo. 15th Aug. Indm Colombo AG.ACo. 22nd •\rriiilia Singapore A.GACo. 23rd la*\ Singapore B.M.AOo. 72th
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  • 21 3 1 fuels For Ayenis Leaver t Ltuiwuj ledia Arcadia MliilOW Singapore Singapore Colombo Colombo B.M ACo. A-O.ACo. A. B. Aug.
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 260 3 SK.0 Axwted Arrivals &iul Departures Mail Service Outward. Aug. 22 India connecting with Mooltan Sept. 5 Devanha Macedonia 19 China Morea Homeward SPECIAL THROUCH STEAMER. KM.S India April 4th. iAKliS BY MAIL STEAMERS. 1st class 2ndcla.ss r<» London by Sea $5(55-72 $377-14 To Marseilles or Gibraltar $528-00 $358-29 EXTRA STtAMERS,
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    • 1682 3 (S HIPPING. > BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LT^ mUTSCIES LLOYD, BREMEN. N. Y. K, Foe Intended to Sail. Steamer. Singapore. (Throe times a week). Thur. 15th Aug., 4 p.m. Sat 17th Aug., 4 pm. Sud. 18th Aug., 4 p.m. Thur. 22nd Aug., 4pm I*ort Swettrnharo and Singapore. (Twice a
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  • 96 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 t Outstation... Postage Extra. Mail Edition (Post Free) $17.50 CABLE ADDRESS ECHO—PENANG.” Telephone Nos. (Echo, 586 Printing Department 343 NR —All buiinvM ormmunicationa should
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  • 1387 4 t thought I had written nearly all there was to write about that Colour Bar. Didn’t you At least I expected I would be able to rest awhile from that department of my labours. Didn’t you? I was mistaken. At least it would seem so, if the
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  • 996 4 Stuff and nonsense When a handsome Swede of mv acquaintance told me the other day that his countrymen had topped the honours aggregate at the Olympic sports, I, as a sporting Englishman, noted and sympathised with his delight in the fact It did not enter my hea
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  • 154 4 A curious thing was noted in Court the other day. Lawyers, you know, are more devoted to law than to justice, and are just as pleased to win a case on a technicality as on its merits. One of the two Echo counsel raised the point that it hadn’t
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  • 175 4 Yesterday evening onr argus-eyed Chief was angry because at the entrance of a certain Club there was not to lie seen the usual Tambv selling Echoes. The Gazette I'amby was there, wit h his armful. This morning the business staff listened with a pitying smile to the Chief’s
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  • 457 4 [Echo Correspondence Kuala Kaugsar, August 10. At 5p m. on Friday 9th inst. in the Library room of the Malay College was held the Prize Distribution of the School, H. H. the Sultan of Perak presiding. The fact that the Sultan arrived for the occasion in the
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  • 252 4 [Echo Correspondence August 12. The Rev. Mr. Daw»on succeeds the late Rev. Barton Parkes, and will take charge in October.—Mr. A. L. Jumeaux, of the P. W. D., is takioga six weeks holiday in Ceylon.— Mr. W. J. P. Hume succeeds Mr. Oliver M rks as acting Resident.
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  • 319 4 Gai N|ohße«f*. N|BooFm. The full Court of Appeal consisting of the Chief Justice, Sir W. Hyndman Jones, Mr, Justice L. P. Ebden and Mr. Justice P. J. Sproule, disposed of this appeal yesterday. The original suit arose out of a dispute between Messrs. Gan Ngoh Bee
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  • 287 4 Alleged theft on Board. The preliminary inquiry into the case in which two Chinamen, Khoo Kim and Lee Nghee, were charged with committing theft of about a thousand dollars on board the s s. Ban Whatt Soon on the 26th of June was held this morning before
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  • 63 4 The following business in tin lias eea dono to-day:— Singapore Straits Trading Co., buyers no sellers j »103. Penang Penang Tin Exchange, 25 tons at 102.65 Leong Fee Co., 50 103.25 Total 75 tons. Tin is quoted in London to-day at ,£207 cash and £2Ol 15s
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  • 96 4 lbs. Bukit Katil Rubber Estates. Ltd. 3,300 Semambu Rubber Estates, Ltd. 2,051 Cheng Rubber Estates, Ltd. 6,600 Dindings.—Sorry for you, but you mustn’t let us in for another libel case, you know. Get all you say brought out in Court. It will do more good there than
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  • 219 4 c? r Lim B r Wt SiD P*P'»°on Saturday for Hongkong en route to Amov where he is to open a Chinese Bank for th Fukien province. Mr. A. de Mello, late of the Straits Civil Service, has established himself in private practice in Singapore as an
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  • 280 4 Hongkong Shanghai Bank. The Ninety-Fourth Report of the Court of Directors to be presented on the 17th iust., reads:— The Directors have now to submit to you a General Statement of the affairs of the Bank, and Balance Sheet for the half-year ending 30th June, 1912. The net profits for
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  • 193 4 A vance Figures for Last Seven Months. The following is a statement of block tin and tin ore exported, approximate value (in Singapore) and duty collected, during the months of January to July, 1012, and comparison with corresponding period of previous year. Total Tin. Increawof
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 33 4 Dr. Friedlaeuder testifies that (tennsan eierts 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.
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    • 74 4 How i Great Reputation Was Won. You are not experimenting on yourself when you take Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy for a cold as that preparation has won its great reputation and extensive sale by its remarkable cures of colds, and can alwavs he depended upon. It is equally valuable for adults
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    • 55 4 Cure for Biliousness. Biliousness is due to a disordered condition of the stomach. Chamberlain’s Tablets «re essentially a stomach medicine, intended especially to act on that organ to cleanse it, strengthen it, tone and invigorate it to regulate the liver and to banish biliousness positively and effectually. For sale by
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    • 50 4 About Colds Some Good Advice. Don’t trifle with a cold is good advice 1 1 prudent men and women. It mav be Tilii in case of a child. There is nothing beh* than Chamberlain’s Cough Renaedv coughs and colds in children. It** and sure. For sale by all Dispensaries Dealers
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  • TELEGRAMS.
    • 44 5 London, August 14. (By Courtesy of Messrs. Slot A Co.) Quotations same as yesterday. Market lias a down ward tendency. First Latex Crepe, delivery next three months, should be quoted at 4g. Gd. and not 3s. lOd. as stated yesterday.
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    • 109 5 (< '.cho S/htioL 2 To Retire. Singapore, August 14. Government notifies the retirement of Sir A. F. Law, Chief Judicial Commissioner, Y. M. S. Sir A. F. Law held the office of Chief Judicial Commissioner since 1900. He had a long and varied experience in Cyprus
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    • 60 5 (Echo Special.} Singapore, August 14. At the rubber auction at Singapore 31,573 lbs of rubber were put up for sale and HO, 196 lbs. were sold. The following prices wore obtained Sheet, smoked $225 —5245 per pikul unsmoked $229 8241 Crepe, No. 1 $237 —$251 2 $224—5235
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    • 57 5 Reuter.) More Serious Than Supposed. Constantinople, August 13. The destruction caused by the earthquake and the fatalities are more serious than was at first believed. The distress is iatense. Whole families are stated to have perished either by earthquake or fire. The British Seamen’s Hospital sent stores. The
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    • 74 5 Renter.) Mexico City, August 13. A train waR ambushed by the followers of Zapata at tho Cauyon Cuantla Morelos. 35 soldiers and twenty passengers were killed. More Details. Telegrams from Mexico report that the ambushed travellers wort* tortured, mutilated, robbed aud finally burned. Tho captives included Mr. Strauss,
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    • 59 5 (Reuter.) London, August 13. The report of the United States Secretary for Agriculture predicts record crops. He estimates a total value of eighteen hundred million sterling, resulting in the reduction of the cost of living throughout the world. Private reports estimate that, the cotton crop will l>e the
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    • 23 5 Reuter. Dortmund, August 13. A slag heap at. tho Noeseh works exploded t*ngulfiag twenty-two people. Only four were rescued alive.
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    • 37 5 Reuter.) Cairo, August 13. The trial of the plotters against the KhMive, Lord Kitchener, and the Egyptian Premier has ended One man was sentenced to fifteen vears’ hard labour and two to fifteen rears’ imprisonment.
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    • 81 5 (Reuter.) London, August 13 Mulai llafid, the Sultan of Morocco who ha' just alnlicated, arrived in the cruiser Dach&vla at Gibraltar. He re-embarked IQ to the liner Macedonia en route to Marseilles. He transhipped into the Lntish steamer to avoid the app3aranco of being a French prisoner. His
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    • 75 5 (Reuter.) Washington, August 13. A Conference took place between the Senate and the House of Representatives on the Panama Bill. Contrary to expectations the House is expected to concur in the Senate’s coasting amendments. Paaasaa Tra'fic Competition. Tho Royal Mail Company has placed contracts for four 6‘>o ft.
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    • 48 5 (Reuter.) London, August 13. The British Charge d'affaires at Washington has called the attention of the State Department to the proposed despatch of the Catholic Mission at Putumayo. He appealed to Cardinal Gibbons to co-operate and savs that the cruelties in the rubber district still continue.
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    • 32 5 (Reuter.) London, August 13. Twenty-thousand people were present at the demonstrations at Londonderry and Dungannon to celebrate the relief of Londonderry. The speeches advocated a vigorous resistance to Home Rule.
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    • 31 5 (Reuter.) New York, August 13. A Negro and six Italians were electrocuted at Sing Sing Prison yesterday. This is the largest number electrocuted in one day so far.
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    • 59 5 (Renter.) London, August 13. The correspondent of the Times at Toronto states that the Liberal paper, the Globe, insists upon Canadians settling their own naval defence. It says that there ought to be a demonstration of battleships in Canada, a speech-making campaign by Mr Winston Churchill on the
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    • 14 5 (Reuter Paris, August 14. Tho death has taken place of the Composer Massinet.
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    • 25 5 (Reuter.) Ottawa, Aucu6t 13. Durnau has challenged Barry to row him in the Thames in the Autumn for the championship of the world.
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    • 24 5 Reuter.) London, August 13. Senor William Billinghurst, son of an English merchant, a non-party man, has been elected President of Peru
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    • 39 5 (Reuter.) London, August 13. England experienced the coldest August 12 on record, the temperature being 20 below the average. There was persistent rain and four degrees of frost. In some parts of England furs are fashionable wear.
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    • 74 5 Reuter.) Montreal, August 13. The Captain of the as. Corsican, with two hundred passengers on board, sent a wireless message to the effect that the steamer struck an iceberg while going slowly. The Corsi an damaged her stein hut she is not making water and
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    • 89 5 Test Match. (Reuter.) South Africa»» Beaten Agai*. London, August 14. Ebgland beat South Africa in the eighth test match by ten wickets. The weather was dull, the wicket was difficu't, and about 5,000 people were present. South Africa scored 93 in the second innings, Nourse contributing 42. Barnes took
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  • 257 5 I.—Th* Ex-Griffins’ Rack. Mr C E Paterson’s ch a g Pip 8. 2 Benfield 1 Mr Siuger’s bam Lady Flower 8.7 Sutton 2 Mr Chung Ah Yong’s br a m Platinum 8.0 Hawley 3 Time, 1 min. 45 secs. Tote, $l5. Place tote, S 9 and $7.
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  • 911 5 C. R. C. r* P. F. S. The fastest and most exciting game in the League so far was witnessed on the Free School ground yesterday evening wheu these teams met. The game was clean throughout. The Frees made their opponents gallop for their points. With Mr. Cheah
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  • 113 5 Rice The s.s. Tong Hong, which arrived yesterday from Rangoon, is discharging 22,124 bags of rice. The outward bound German Mail steamer Piinz Ludwig, having passed Sabang at 8 a.m. to-day, will arrive here at 6 a m. tomorrow. She will most probably leave for Singapore, China Japan at
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  • 48 5 To-dat 2nd Dav of 7th Moon. Bind. Esplanade, 6 p.m. George Town Crnemat >graph, Kuala Kangs ir I to. d. Straits Cinematograph, Penang Road. Matsuo’s Japanese Cinematograph, Penang Road. To-morrow. 3rd Day of 7th Moon. Band, Golf Club, 6 pm. George Town Cinen'atograph, Kuala Kang bar Road.
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 9 5 i°r Chrouic Client Complaints, 'N uod*’ Great Peppermint Cure.
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    • 46 5 (JonORMI like other preparations of Copaiba and Sandalwood oil does not affect the kidnevs or disturb the stomach and is well tolerated bv the patient even after lengthened treatment. Trials bv the Medical Profession solicited. Samples free on application to anv of the chief Penang Chemists.
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    • 339 5 THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE CO., LTD. Head Omc»:-SINGAPORE. Life Assurance and Endowment in All Rorms LIBERAL POLICIES. LOW.RATES Financial Agents for Penang. MACBETH AND BARRETT. E. C. BOYCE, District Manager, local Office: —No. 7, Union Strbkt. •<T as ===^>W<r======5*<S ::s^ Reserve your Seats for To-night's Renville-Jensen Show, KING STREET
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  • SHIPPING.
    • 110 6 Tong Hong, Br. s.s., 2,184, Williams, 13th Aug., Rangoon, 10th Aug., Gen. —E. S. Co., Ltd. Ulytece, Br. s.s., 2,281, Day, 13th Aug., Glasgow, 13th July, Gen.—W. M. A Co. Rotorua, Br. s.s., 556, Bell, 13th Aug., Tongkah, 12th Aug., Gen.—E. S. Co., Ltd. Petrel, Br. s.s., 124, Hunter,
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    • 49 6 14th August. Atjeh for Ijangsa, T. Semawe, Segli, Sabang and Olehleh. Hok Canton, for Teluk Anson. Flying Dragon, for Port Weld and Taiping. Smirrdecroon, for Singapore. Jajtan, for Singapore, China and Japan. Prinzent Alice, for Ceylon, Australasia, India, Aden, Egj t t and via Naples, for Europe etc.
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    • 294 6 Fob A lor Btar (Kedah) Per R. Halewyn, to-morrow, 8 a.m. Asahan —Per Ayuthia to-morrow, 11 am. Singapore, China and Japan Per Prinz Ludwig, to-morrow, noon. Deli Per Malaya, to-morrow, 1 p.m. Batu Bahra —Per Vidar, to-morrow, 2 p m. Asahan—Per Petrel, to-morrow, 2 p.m. Port Swettenliam, Port
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  • 120 6 Penang, 14th August. (By courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London, Demand Bank 2/43^ 4 months* sight Bank 2/4*^ 3 Credit 2/4 3 Documentary.. 2/4 Calcutta, Demand Bank R'. 1744 3 days’ sight Private '1754 Bombay, Demand Bana 174$ Vfoulmein, Demand Bank 173$ 3 days’ sight Pr*v*te 176 Madras, Demand
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  • 218 6 Gold Leaf $64.60 Black Pepper no stock White Pepper 33.— sales Trang Pepper 23 7o no initial Cloves 35.— nominal Mace 12)— sellers Pickings 112 —sales Nutmegs 110 s. 28. sales No. 1 8.20 sale* Sugar m 2 8.10 sal s (.Basket 5.15 buyers Copra (mixed) 9.9)— buyers /"Tabbun
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  • 196 6 Penang, 14th August 1912. Bzef— cts. Soup pe* 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 per catty 55 Pork— Pork per catty 32 Pig’s Head... 9B Foot 20 fi Tongue
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  • 1606 6 «n J Number of -J Capital. Shares t> Dividends. Name. g J 2 o issued. b =3 3 8 (g a j <y 1907 1908 1909 *****911 1912 RUBBER —DOLL All SHARES, p.c. p.c. (p.c. p. e. 1909 450,000 130,000 1 l Ayer Knning Rubber Estate, Ltd ft* cts.;
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 59 6 The pretty, sweet and cheerful girl, With hair the least bit out of curl, Is just the girl I love to see I daresay you’ll agree with uae. Perhaps she is not blessed with wealth, IJut this I know, she has splendid health She owes it to Woods’ Peppermint Cure,
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    • 10 6 For Children’s Hacking Cough at Night* Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure.
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    • 142 6 The Best Poster. A piece of flannel dampened with Chamberlain’s Pain Balm and bound on over the affected parts is superior to a plaster and costs only one tenth as much. For sale by all Dispensaries and Dealers. Raftles-by-the-Sea. PENANG. The Leading European Hotel. The «juality and wholesomeness of food
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  • 1127 7 There is a notable appreciation of Dr. Alfred Russel Wallace, by Henry Fairfield Oaborn, in Nature (June 13), accompanied by a rery fine portrait The wnter is professor of Zoology in Columbia University. In a retrospect of British biology during the ‘wonderful century,’” he says, “there
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 869 7 The Insular Life Assurance Co., LIMITED. CAPITAL Ps. 500,000. Head Office: 25, Market Street/ManillalP.I. LEON MOOSER Esq., Managing Director. 1 olicies Unconditional and Incontestable. Special Features, Disability,” and “Return Premium CL-uses” •NO OTHER COMPANY OFFER THESE ADVANTAGES “STRICT GOVERNMENT SUPERVISION.” For further information apply to: TIANG LEE S’ Co., General
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    • 59 7 THIS 13 IT WATERBURV’S METABOLIZED Cod Liver Oil Compound TASTELESS ODORLESS The latest scientific pre- paration of COD LIV’FR E OIL. Docs all that is claimed for it and super- sedes the old fashioned emulsions which upset the stomach. Highly recommended by the incdi cal profession. OF ALL CUEMIZTS r
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    • 316 7 Good for Weak Digestion. Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets do not sicken or gripe, and may be taken with perfect safety by the most delicate woman or the youngest child. The old and feeble will also find them a most suitable remedy for aiding and strengthening their weakened digestion and
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 899 8 W. MANSON, American Jpentist, Late of Dr. AUeo 8 Co., Pka, 0. S. A. Charges Moderate, Consultation Free KKSIDINO AT Ao. 21 a, Penang Road, A few loots from the Enter* ind Oriental Hotel. TECK COMPANY, Shanghai Carpenters', V Furnishers, 4, PENANG ROAD. High-class Household Furniture kept in stock and
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