Straits Echo, 24 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 BAST GENERALLY. VOL. 10. $24 Per Annum. SATURDAY, PENANG, 24th AUGUST, 1912.«. S'Atle Copy, 10 cents. No 11)3
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      1070 1 If you require a :Tonic .and) t uiag to nourish you, 2 3< Drink] Dog's Head «Guinness’s stout and look for this label to see that you got it. TIANQ LEE A_Co., Sole Agents. Andrew Usher 8 Co.’s SPECIAL RESERVE. O.V.G. Whisky. SANDILANDS, BUTTERY 8 Co.. AGENTS FOR PENANG F.
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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 this label, it is on every genuine Nip. TIANO LEE A Co.. Sol» Adent*
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    Sun Yat Sen’s Railway Scheme.
    1513 2 The remarkable vicissitudes of railway enterprise in China bid fair to be added to by the activities of Dr. Sun Yat Sen, the eiPresident of the Republic. From the exalted pedestal of politics Dr. Sun has ostensibly stepped down into the arena of humble yet
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      54 2 THIS IS IT! Waterbury’s Metabolized Cod Liver Oil Compound cSnart TASTELESS ODORLEB3 T he latest scientific pre partition of COD LIVER OIL. Does all that is claimed for it aud super sedcs the old fashioned emulsions which upset the stomach. Highly re commended by the medical profession OF ALL CrfEMJSTS
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      244 2 Funeral of Field Marshal Sir George Whit 2 Th< Hero of l*adv smith. Mr. A. Mundsen the explorer of the Soutl Pole and the Wreck of the Airship Z ppelin are the principal contents in our Topical Gauuiont Graphic. Supported by High Cla«* portrayls from emiuent producers. The All-American, Elegant
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      2217 2 mot >bey n b pu way 6 the and s m ant thv that ra\ s At as ■mil ent, Amu ft Ig a UfflW lost i ■it iVo, “a/ry tonic won-tido —Get Sanatogen > in otn rds the biy iou The dootor’s parting caution t nipbasi.ses n conviction based
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    VESSELS EXPECTED.
    25 3 Vt **U from Agent* Du* 1 ■i'raJm Singapore Singapore 1 L r Colombo 1 Colombo A«G.ACo. 24thAug. B.M.AJo. 27th BM.ACo. 29th AG.ACo. 5thSept.
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    SAILINGS.
    17 3 r«* For Leave* 1 Colombo A.G.AC0. Aug. Colombo B.M&Co., pL Singapore B.M ACo. Singapore A.G.ACo. Sept
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      266 3 i>t peeled Arrivals and Departure» Mail Service Outward. 6ept. 5 pevanha connecting with Macedonia 19 China Morea Homeward SPECIAL THROUCH STEAMER. KM.S India April 4th. [FAKES BY MAIL STEAMERS. 1st class 2nd class fo London by Sea $565-72 $377-14 r i Marseilles or Gibraltar $528-00 $358-29 extra steamers. Intermediate Service.
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      370 3 CS H I P P N G.) BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD. KONINKLIJKE PAKETYAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. HUTTENBACH, LIEBERT 8i Co.. Penang, ’klephone No. 582. Telegrams Hcttlieb.” Agents kustraian Lloyd Steamer Navigation Company. rpHE Company’s Steam1 era may be oxpoctod V, to arrive outwards and 1 leave homewards on the ring
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      875 3 MBDEUTSCHEH LLOYD, BREMEN. rwp-g'R.TAT, GERMAN KAIL LINE, r|\HE fast and well-known mail steamers of this Company sail fortnightly from Bremen M Hamburg via Rotterdam, Antwerp, Southampton, Gibraltar, Algiers, Genoa Naples (connection Marseilles, Alexandra and vice versa), Said, Sues, Aden, Colombo, Penang, Singapore, Hongkong, Shanghai, Tsingtau or Nagasaki, Kobe, Yokohama and
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    THE STRAITS ECHO.
    95 4 Published daily (except Sundays and public holidays) AT THE CRITERION PRESS, Ltd. No. 2 £6—232 Beach Street, Penang. Price. Daily Local $24 per annum Outstation... Postage Extra, Mail Edition (Post Free) $17.50 CABLE ADDRESS ECHO—PENANG.” Telephone Nos. (Echo, 586 Printing Department 343 N.B.— AH business crramunications should
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    SATURDAY SERMON.
    1088 4 Text. Then said Paul unto him, Got shall smite thee, thou whited wall: for sit 0 test thou to judge me after the law, and h commandest me to be smitten contrary tc the law ?”—Acts, xxiii. 3. V Brethren. As one deeming himself to have i) been
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    ABOUT COFFEE
    537 4 Considering that this is a coffee growing country, I have often thought the coff o that is druuk here might be better. I like coffee. My maiden aunt used to say it was bilious with her, everything was something. Tea was nervous Alcohel was poisonous”. Cocoa was depressing”:
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    THE ESPLANADE CASE.
    431 4 PRELIMINARY ENQUIRY. Tan Keng, who triad to throw hid wife into the sea off the Esplanade on the Bth inst. was charged in the Third Court yesterday afternoon before Mr. A. W. B Hamilton with (1) attempting to commit culpable homicide and (2) doing a rash or
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    Notice to Mariners.
    114 4 News has been received from Madras with regard to the proposed exhibiting of a lantern from the Ist of October on the beach at Latitude 8° 9’ N. and Longitude <7 J 36’ E. for the express use of the fishing boats on the coast there! The
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    Malayan Information.
    137 4 As the Echo has pointed out on previous occasions, the Malay States Information Agency of 88 Cannon St., London, is doing very useful work exceedingly well. We have received two more of its excellently got up handbooks, one entitled Mining in Malaya and the other British Malaya Its
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    That European “ Vagrant ”,
    202 4 That European Vagrant reade^ 8 Wlil be wanting to know 1 ba PP en^ i to man who was arrested by the Penang Police as a vagrant discharged by Mr. Colman, and for whom 1 a J b m Ur Hard Luck 8tor v l Tlj e Echo-man gave him
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      TO-DAY’S RUBBER MARKET.
      19 4 London, August 24 (Bv Courtesy of Messrs. Th/c A..at,o Co., through the,, .geu,,"^ Unchanged Market Quiet.
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      SPORT.
      665 4 St. Leger Betting, (Reuter Following is the liettiog on fheSt i* 3 (1 mile 6 fur. 132 jd. which at Doncaster on September 11 run 2to 1 agst Roman Candle sto 1 Tracery. !00 t°l2 Maiden Erlegb. 10 to 1 Hector. 20 to 1 Pintadean. P. C. C. Tennis.
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      LATE GENERAL BOOTH.
      273 5 (Reuter.) Adelaide, August 23. The South Australian Assembly passed a resolution of appreciation of General Booth’s work to humanity. Bramwcll Booth Interviewed. The Daily Chronicle publishes an intervjf w with Brain well Booth who says that it is undoubted that the military system will tie maintained. Ho
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      Republican China.
      80 5 Reuter Morrison Upholds It. London, August 23. Tho Times publishes a lengthy letter from Dr. Morrison, now in LondoD, protesting against the alarming reports from China and the hysterical forecasts of disruption appearing in the English press. When Dr. Morrison left China the condition everywhere was improving. He
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      East Carmarthen By-Election.
      24 5 East Carmarthen By-Elec-tion. (Reuter.) London, August 23. The East Carmarthen By-election has resulted as follows Jones (Liberal) 6,082 I’eel (Unionist) 3,354 Williams (Labour) 1,089
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      Berlin Olympic Games.
      31 5 (Reuter LondoD, August 23. The Berlin government will probably vote a graut of £5,000 annually from now to 1916 to ensure worthy representation at the Berlin Olympic Games.
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      U. S. Representative.
      37 5 (Reuter.) London, August 23. Mr. P. Knox, the U. S. Secretary of State, ’'ill repiesent the United States at the hioeral of the Emperor of Japan. He sailed from Seattle in the cruiser Maryland.
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      Australian Immigration.
      93 5 (Reuter.) London, August 23. The Hon. W. L Bailleau. the Victorian Minister of Public Works and Health, speakto Iteuter on the subject of the growth of Australian immigration, pointed out that in nine years the number of immigrants, nearly all from Great Britain, had risen from 500 to
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      OPIUM SMOKING.
      66 5 (Reuter.) IN'DIXN GOVERNMENT S ACTION. Simla, August 23. The Government of India has instructed the provincial governments, including Burma, to prohibit absolutely the smoking of opium in saloons or gatherings exceeding two persons. It proposes to reduce the amount of opium an individual may lawfully posses to increase
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      Half a Million For Charity.
      18 5 (Reuter.) Wellington, August 23. McCarthy, a well-known brewer, has bequeathed JE500.000 to charities.
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      Morocco.
      34 5 (Reuter.) Paris, August 23. The Council of Ministers bag considered the events in M&rakesh. It is understood that it has been decided not to extend the field of operations to the southern capital.
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      Japanese Emperor Honoured.
      30 5 (Reuter.) London, August 23. The King lias conferred the Order of the Garter on the Emperor of Japan. Prince Arthur of Connaught will invest him with it.
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      Turkish Troubles.
      48 5 (Reuter.) A Malissori Attack. Constantinople, August 23. 400 Malissori tribesmen, led by priests, attacked Durazzo (on the West Coast of Turkey, 52 miles from S. Scutari). They were eventually routed by reinforcements. The MaliBsoris lost 40 in killed and 70 in wouuded. The Turkish casualties were
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      U. S. Presidentship.
      107 5 Renter.) Washington, August 23. There are indications of a hot political campaign owing to the allegations made in the Senate by Mr. Penrose, of Pennsylvania, that the tiusts contributed large sums to Mr. Theodore Roosevelt’s presidential campaign in 1904. Mr. Roosevelt publishes a letter showing that he
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      The China Merchants Steam Navigation Company.
      316 5 It, is gratifying to a degree to record that the reported negotiations of a Japanese syndicate to acquire control of the China Merchants Steam Navigation Company have fallen through, and that Dr. Wu Ting-fang and others will continue to guide the destinies of the
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      147 4 FRED LANDER, TURF ACCOUNTANT, Penang Sc Singapore, HAS OPENED HIB BOOK O{T Run on Wednesday, Ilth September 1912. Combination 1,500 to 10 against placing them 1,2, 3 as they run. Also Straight Out. For further prices and particulars apply to HEAD OFFICE, 23, BEACH STREET, PENANG. Telegrams Under,” Penang. 'Phone
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      45 4 Sov&d, Healthful Sleep, Restlessness and insomnia are often caused by disorders of the stomach and constipation. In such cases a cure is easily and quickly effected by taking Chamberlain s Tablets They strengthen the digestion and regulate the bowe’s, insuring sound, jss&f* Soid by 111
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      30 4 tween «!ir AG M*r NT J 148 k^ 11 ann °unced beMirzfn? D T Z th and Newquaj, Cornwall Lan b re For Chronic Chest Complaints. Woods Great Peppermint Cure.
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      8 4 For Children’s Hacking Cougk Woods’ Great Peppermint Cur».
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    FUNERAL OF THE MIKADO.
    610 5 Arranging the Obsequies. Prince Kanin, who was despatched to inspect the sites available at Momoyama for the late Emperor’s tomb, returned to Tokio and reported on tbe result of his visit, says the Japan Advertiser. Accrding to Mr. Yamaguchi. chief of the Bureau of Imperial Mausolea,
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    St. John's Klumpur.
    291 5 Mr. E. L Brockman, C.M.G., presided at a in eting, held in St. John’s institution, Klumpur, last Wednesday, with the object of securing funds to repair St. John s Church which was seri usly damaged by fire on Saturday. The Father Ren ird said lie believed it
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    SHIPPING.
    118 5 The 8 Malacca will sail for Tongkah tomorrow at 10 a.m. Rice.— The s i. Glenogle from Rangoon bought 12,992 baga of rice. Kkrosike. -The a.a. Daiay arrived this morning from P. Brandan and is diacharging 345 tons of Sumatra oil at Bagan Luar for the Asiatic Petroleum Co.
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    Wrecked Steamer Quinta.
    200 5 Gear and Fittings Completely L:oted. The tug David Gillies, which went down to tbe Paracels last week with a salvage party in charge of Mr. J. Ormiston, of Messrs. Macdonald and Co., to make another attempt to float the wrecked steamer Quinta, has returned to Hongkong, and
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    Tin and Rice Quotations.
    65 5 The following business in tin has I eeo done to-day:— Penang Penang Tin Exchange, buyers no sellers Leong Fee A 00., 25 tons at 105 50 Singapore Straits Trading Co., 50 105 50 Total 75 tons. Tin is quoted in London to-day at .£2lO ss. cash
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    FIXTURES.
    36 5 To-oay 12th Day of 7th Moon. St. Bartholomew. Band, Golf Club, 6 p.m Jack Straw”, Town Hall, 9-15 p m. George Town Cinematograph, Kuala Kangsnr Road. Straits Cinematograph, Penang Road. Matsuo’s Japanese Cinematograph, Penang Roal
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      40 5 tat Trata'Dt for Whootini Coofh. hooping cough in not dangerous wlien titecougnis kept loobe and expectoration by giving Cougb Kem- v It Las been used in many epidemic* <->t lliia < i!M»iu>e with perfect suoces». For hy all Dispensaries and Dealer».
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      44 5 It has been satisfactorily demonstrated that thousands of persons have to thank Unnosan for restoration to health and happiness. It is astringent and antiseptic and has never been known to fail. At all dealers in Patent Medicines and Chemicals in bottles of 40 capsules.
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      55 5 The Dj-tc-Dite Wonun. The woman of to-dav who ha* good health good temper, good rense, bright eve* and a love’* complexion, the result of correct living and good digestion, win* the admiration of the world. If jour digestion u faulty Chamberlain’* Stomach and Liver Tablet* will correct it. For sale
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      183 5 3NTOTICE. The usual monthly sale of Pawnbrokers forfeited pledges for sums exceeding 0 will be held punctually at 11 o'clock a m. on Wednesday,Thursday and Friday, the 4tb, 5th and Gth proximo respect ively at No. 42, Beach Street. The above forfeited pledges may be viewed at the above Sale
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      308 5 GOOD VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY. A new shipment of the latest and most up-to-date designs of private Rubber-tyred Rickshaws from Messrs. D. Akiha Co. has just been received by the last mail. Our Rickshaws are guaranteed to be superior and dies per to those of other importers and are sure
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      ARRIVALS.
      105 6 Hong Wan I, Br. s.s., Mason, 23rd Aug, Amoy, 11th Aug., Gen.—Koe Guan Co. Indragiri, Dut. a.a., 5,723, Kelway, 23rd Aug, Yokohama, Bth July. Gen. A. G. Co. Daisy, Dut. H. 8., Bruins, 23rd Aug., P. Brandan, 22nd Aug., Kerosine. A. P. Co, Ltd. Ban Whatt Soon, Br. s.s,
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      DEPARTURES.
      112 6 24th August. Isabella, for Alor Star (Kedah). Kedah, for Alor Star (Kedah). Janet Nicoll, for Tongkah, Kopab, Renong, Victoria Point, Mergui und Tavoy. Petrel, for Asahan. Chantaboon, for Langkat. Ban Whatt Soon, for Pangkalan Brandan. liong Wan I, for Singapore, Hongkong, Swatow and Amoy. Hok Canton, for Teluk Anson,
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      MAILS CLOSE
      308 6 Fob Langsa, T. Semawe, Segli. Sabang and Olehleb—Per Atjeh, 26th mstant, 1 pin. Port Swettenham, Port Dickson and Malacca—Per Cornelia, 26th instant, 2 p.m. Dindings, Sitiawan and Teluk Anson Per Avagyee, 26th instant, 3 p.m. Colombo and Tuticorin—Per Bthernia, 26th instant, 4 pm. Port Swettenham and Singapore—Per Klang,
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    EXCHANGE.
    124 6 Pbnang, 24th August. By courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London, Demand Bank 2/4 f \r 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4^- 3 Credit 2/4 7 6 3 Documentary.. 2/44 Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs. 1744 3 days* sight Private 1754 Bombay, Demand Bank 174$ Moulmein, Demand Bank 1734 3 days* sight
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    PRODUCE.
    195 6 iold Leaf $O4.6<J Black Pepper no stock White Pepper 32f sales Trang Pepper 23 7onominal Cloves 35. —nominal Mace 12 )—sellers Pickings UZ—sellers Nutmegs 110 s. 27f sales No. 1 8.20 sale* Sugar < 2 8.10 sal*s (.Basket 5.15 buyers Copra (mixed) 10.15 buyers /"Tahbun 190.— se le s
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    MARKET PRICES.
    49 6 Pbna.vo, 21th Auoust. 1)12 BK a Er cU. S° U P per catty 14 Roast it 24 Steaks 24 Stew or Curry Moat... Rump Steak M 24 Ox Tail each 30 Tongue 55 loot 15 J leart 30 Llver per catty 55 Pork— Pork per catty 32
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    SHARES.
    1750 6 Number of i jf 5 g Capital. Shares P Dividends. Name. S 2 V issued. ■e ~o Wo a ”3 b *a 5 M g i i i i 1907 1908 1909 **********912 RUBBER—DOLLAR SHARES, p.c. p.c. {p.c. p. a 1909 450,000 130,000 1 1 Ayer Kuning Rubber Estate,
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      38 6 How to Cure Muscular Rheumatism. It is worse than useless to take any medicines internally for muscular or chronic rheumatism. All that is needed is a free application of Chamberlain’s Liniment. For sale by all Dispensaries and Dealers.
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      54 6 ’Twas Darby’s golden wedding, and He took bis helpmate by the hand Said he Old Girl, we’ve oft been ill, We’ve suffered many a cold and chill. But never yet have we been beat, Or ever yet confessed defeat; Woods’ Peppermint Cure has been a friend, And we’ll stand bv
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      54 6 Prof. Schmidt prefers Uouosan (Santals Kawa Riedel’s) to any other preparation of Santalwood oil. Although he used the drug in more than 20 cases, he has never observed any signs of nausea, flatulency, nephritic pains, pruritus nor skin eruptions. [•C'iBEWARE of IMITATIONS Rigauds GENUINE JAPAN KANANGA Toilet Water PARIS FRANCE
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    Rubber Reports & Dividends.
    196 7 Rubber Reports Dividends. Sapong Rubberaxd Tobacco —An extras ordinary general meeting was held on 31 s ult., when the resolution altering certain articles of association passed on July 12 was confirmed. Kota Tixooi. —Report states total area of estate is 1,1211 acres, planted 8151 acres. The output for year was
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    Tropical Diseases
    189 7 At the recent meeting of the British Medical Association at Liverpool theie was an interesting discussion on tropical diseases and the sanitary measures for con.bating them. Dr. Malcolm Watson emphasised the importance of medical officers considering the financial aspects of a saoitan problem. In the tropics, especially in
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    A Chinese Loan.
    153 7 The Manchuria Daily News of the 27th July publishes the following report. Latest advices from Peking say that Messrs. Arnhold, Karberg and Co. have successfully concluded a loan agreement for S Y 10,000,000 with the Peking government and that the memorandums thereanent were exchanged last Sunday It
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    His Doctor Knew.
    383 7 Titat For the Debilitt Resulting From Dtsentert And Malaria. Therr Is No Tonic Ev)Ual To DR. WILLIAMS’ PINK PILLS. Police Inspector In Burma Tells How He Was Restored To Health. Doc to s know that for npidlv building up the system with new red blood nothing is
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      1278 7 The Insular Life Assurance Co., LIMITED. CAPITAL Ps. 500,000. Head Office: 25, Market Street, Manilla P.I. LEON MOOSEK E»v, Managing Director. Policies Unconditional and Incontestable. Si ecitl Features, Disability,” and “Return Premium CL" uses NO OTHER COMPANY OFFER THESE ADVANTAGES STRICT GOVERNMENT SUPERVISION.” For further information apply to:— TIANG LEE
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      177 7 THIS IS IT! VVaterbury’s Metabolized Cod Liver Oil Compound TASTELESS ODOKLESS Syp; VT.-.^y The latest scientific preparation of COD LIVEK OIL. Dees all that is claimed for it and supersedes the old fashioned emulsions which upset the stomach. Highly re commended by lac medi cal profession. C>* ALL CHEMISTS Price
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      175 7 r CL6ANS6 YOUR BLOOD «vith OaiMAULT U C 0 SARSAPARILLA S t 5 f= The original sarsaparilla, recom* mended for the last 40 years for lymphatic diseases, eruptions, boils, and alt disorders ot the skin. GRIMADLT ft C I, -Bt tmfDSf, PARIS JAPANESE MASSAGE. Japanese Massage is unquestionably the best
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      865 8 W. MANSON, American Dentist, Late of Dr. Alice, f Co., PKa, U. A. Charges Moderate, Consultation Free. KUSIDINQ^AT Ao. 21 a, Penang Road. A lev Coots from tke Eostern aid Oriental Hotel. TECK A COMPANY, Shanghai [Carpenters', V Furnishers, 4, PENANG ROAD. High-class Household Furniture kept in stock and made
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