Straits Echo, 24 July 1914

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  • 37 1 Straits Echo ••■Alii CHRONICLE (>i EVENIS. CiRCULAT MG THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED *ALAf STATES AMI) THE FAR EAST GEV Ll\ VOL. 12. $24 Per Annum PENANG, FRIDAY, 24th JULY, 1914. ingk Copy, 10 cents No. 169
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    • 1226 1 t CEMENT! CEMENT!! “TICER BRAND. Best and Cheapest* on the Market Highly recommended and used by the leading engineers, contractors and builders. Large Stocks Held By TIANG LEE CO.. Ptfteeg tf Kuala Lumpur. D M 9UIBC. ■■■■■■■■■■■l Due to arrive by s. s. SOCOTRA ON OK ABOUT THE 22nd JULY.
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    • 46 1 Drink Dog’s Head Guinness Stout. rs o. m l *7 zS I ss > a =1 Cl 7 i»- 1 to <2 .V 8 .3 a -3 C a o t-i a Sol. A ge »i,: TIANG LEE 6* Co.. I J ena* <C* Kuala Lumpur. iiiijaDacacaanDcuiiiiii
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    • 118 2 NATURA B 1 r LION BRAND. (STERILIZED) J .sn, lv V c w a Mj, Prix: P »fis 190 u St. Louis 1904. /1 Mt<, 4ille D N '«3. |«Q, *t ni ,S 9 Jr r,w ff. I*gg r 3, J, a Silb. Br emfo '^2. K-O xvv p^g l9
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  • 1271 3  -  (By Anthont Nugent.) London, July 3. The evil fate that attend* the Hapsburg dr nasty cannot hare a worae blow in reeerre than the murder of the Archduke Francis Ferdinand and his wife, the Duchess of Hobenburg. I hare *een both of them often, and one could
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  • 744 3  -  THE GOLFER’S VACUUM. (By Mask Allerton.) Andrew Lang is responsible for the assertion that gerat intellectual eminence does notconscort with golfing prowess. His opinion was that a golfer needs, in addition to keen eyes and muscles of steel, the power of keeping his mind in a perfect
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    • 11 3 For Chronic Chest Coir plaints, Woods' Great Peppermint Ctr*. Is. 6d
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    • 268 3 mnnonnnnannr: Huttenbach Bros, 8 COMPANY. I ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS CONTR ACTORS. SOLE AGENTS FOR: A. E. G. ELECTRICAL ACHINE«?Y. gaaMMaaeaagnMwas sm Free Hstimates Given for all .Kinds of Electrical Work Mining Plants and Private Lighting Installations A Speciality. AGENTS FOR: HE STEELING TELEPHONE CO., LI]. Large Stocks of Telephones ai*© kept
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  • SHIPPING.
    • 129 4 Rotorua, Br. s s.. 556. Lingard, July 23, K-1101 g July 21, Gen —E. S. C»*., Ltd. Kita' o M i n, Jap. *.e., 5,277, Cope, July 23, Yokohama, July 6, Gen.— B. A C Aim*. Br. h 354. Bell. July 24, Deli, July 23, Gen. E. 3. Co.,
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    • 76 4 Jolt 24. Ilakata Alaru, for Singapore, China and Japan. Benua, for Deli and Asaban. Kitano Maru, for Colombo and Tuticorin. Pin Seng, for Port Swettenham and Sinca* ore. Kedah, for Dindiugs, Sitiawan and Bagan Datob. Un Peng, for Pulau Langkawi, Perlia and Setul. Uebe, for Teluk Anson. Flying Dragon,
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    • 245 4 Fon Alor Star (Kedah) —Per Leong Ho, to-morrow, 8 a m. Ringoon and Calcutta —Per Ellora, to-morrow, 1 p.m. Trang —i er Trang, to morrow, 2 p.m. Trang. Tongkah and Pang Nga—Per Perlit, to-morrow, 2 p-ui. Batu Bahra —Per Pungah, to-morrow, 2 p.m. Batu Bahra—Per Padang, to-morrow, 2
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  • 114 4 Pbnang, July 24. (By xmrtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London, Demand Bank 2/3}} 4 mouths’ sight Bank 2/4 3 Credit 2/4}} 3 Documentary 2/4 Calcutta, Demand Bank R*. 1744 3 days’sight Private 175} Bombay, Demand Bank 174? Moulmein. Demand Bank 173} 3 days’ sight Private 176 Madras Demand Bank
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  • 205 4 Gold Leaf ...564 40 Black Pepper 16.50 buyers White Pepper 27 75 tellers Trang Pepper 19 no stock Cloves 50. nom. Mace 1 10 nominal. Mace Pickings 85 —sellers Nutmegs 110 23 —nominal No. 1 6.10 sales 2 5.50 sales Bi-ket 5.15 buyers Copra (mixed) 965 buyers Tab bun
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  • 198 4 Pknanq, July 24 Bkef— cta So u P per catty 8! Roast 28 j Steaks eg i Stew or Curry Meat 20 i Rump Steak M 28! Ox Tail each 35! Tongue 60 Feet 20 j Heart 35 Uiver per eattv 6J Pork— Hork pe r C a.tty
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  • 2286 4 a X .2 1 Num ber ol d, 'i I n a 0 tc «S a S Capital. Shares issued. S HH p 12 ‘3 Ch Divide uds Name 1 2 3 o* 191 0 191 1 191 2 191 3 191 4 RUBBER DOLLAR SHARES. KKK IMS 19K
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    • 56 4 Blazon Type Net Necemry. Chamherlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarihcei Remedy needs no glaring headline to attiact the public eye. The simple statement that all chemists sell it is sufficient, as eveiy family knows its value. It has been used for forty years and is just what its name implies. For
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    • 48 4 When couching mortals seek a balm. Their lungs to ease, their fears to calm, They note what wiser ones procure, And purchase Woods’ Peppermint Cure It needs scant argument to bind. Sound logic to a sapient mind And thus successive proofs assure. The fame of Woods’ Peppermint Cure
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    • 64 4 u m: ,"ii, immumiimiimimiitmiiuiiin;. <■ iiainmmiiununmiiimm.UK.n' mmmmmmmummmm THIS IS IT WATERBURY’S METABOLIZED Cod Liver Oil Compound TASTELBSS ODORLESS »n>wn The latest scientific preparation of COD LIVER OIL. Does all that is claimed for it and supersedes the old fashioned emulsions which upsc* the stomach. 1 recommended by *he medical profession.
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  • 675 5 Another Cantonese Woman Sentenced. It will be remembered that in June last Mr. P. T. Allen, Acting Assistant Protector of Chinese, charged two Cantonese women before Mr. G. A. Hall in the District Court, the first Chan Ah Haw, with receiving two girls, named Lo Sui Lan
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  • 176 5 The following were the results of the ties played yesterday Profession Pain. Whitlock and dyer bt-it E/erst a id Byatt 7-9, 6—4. 6—4 Leonard A Sells w o from Hodge A Forrest. I rent is and Bennett brot Cuscadeo and Saytr 6-3, 7—5. Double Handicap P. Dennys
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  • 70 5 Tbe following were tbe results of the ties played yesterdar Single Handicap. E R Hen le sou beat G D M r/L"an 21—10. A S Hall b-ct XV Harndton 21—13. 8 C Am bn s-‘ beat Dr Sharp 22—14. The followiug ties have be*:u fixed for Monday,
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  • 967 5 I Verdict of Coroner's Jwet. 1 The enquiry into the circumstances I attending tbe death of a Chinaman, named I Ong Pong, was held this morning before I Mr. V. G. Ezechiel, the Coroner. >1 Medical Evidence. II Dr V. B Kyle stated that a dead
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    • 720 5 An up-to-date Plant and Stock Under European Management. RIBEIRO St Co.. Ltd.. 51, Beach Street, Penang, PRINTERS STATIONERS. Of 3nnnnnnnnnnnnr<nnnnDnannnncD0 0 n n n n n a n 0 0 IJfiMyfgJ |1 FOR THE o BEST PROVISIONS. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 a a 0 0 0 0
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    • 10 5 For Chronic Chert Complaints, Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure, Is. 6i
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    • 437 5 FELUCCA m Ci 2 Ml o r* Hi Se o; v& tes EGWP •> v: tsr$ tt£LE. c—: Fabrique de k<|| CigarettesEgyptiennes I MasperO l kUi f*BRIQUt AR MaSPERO FRERESL^' »"S IIU« /''VANlirACToOt All Iwjt. E c$ M m. r«»niQbC **n O O Fnrats wniim ma*w»c« w m *6 OBTAINABLE
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  • 100 6 fublisbed daily (except Sundays and pnbiio holiday») AT THI CRITERION PRESS. Ltd. No. 59, Beach Street. Penang, mica. Daily Local $24 per annum. Outstation... Postage Extra. Vail Edition (Post Free) $17.50 CAULS ADDKiaS ECHO—PENANG.” Telephone Not. (Echo, 586 Printing Department 343 N.B. —All buaio«M ormmunientioaß thoald ba
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  • 1341 6 Lord Glenconner is to be congratulated on an effective retort upon the Pacifist critics of military training. Mr. Philip Snowden haa been delivering himself of the usual plea that universal service would foster and increase international ill-will." To which Lord Glenconner replies that there is more ill-will, envy,
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  • 524 6 Mr. and Mrs. McCrystal are returning to the F.M S. at the end of the present month The Rev. Bro. Cornelius arrived here this morning from Singapore by the s.s. Lama. Captain Fripp, of the ss. Ban Whaft Soon, who went to Singapore on a week’s leave,
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  • 129 6 By a Muslim. 24th July, 1914. My baby kept me awake from midnight till 3 a. m. when I had to take my dinner. An odd hour for a dinner and this being the first fast, the servants had not cooked it well. Could only eat
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  • 66 6 (From, Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, July 23. At a meeting of the Tin Kil Company Mr. Van de Staat, who presided, said that if they had not suffered from adverse circumstances the output would have been 33i per cent higher or $17,000 more. But since the close
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  • 85 6 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, July 24. Messrs. Fraser A Co’s weekly report states that dealings were confined’ to local shares but a policy of waiting for better times is still prevalent. Only small parcels of shares of any kind were taken up. Oil shares show substantial
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  • 1077 6 > Mr. Justice Darling elicited a signifies* fact in court recently. He does so very o f t 1 for that matter, but this one strikes uj rather more than usually timely. 8001« hr were before him in a case involving and his lordship asked if any of
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    • 338 6 OUR BOOK BULLETIN TniW-r's Malar Manual. A\ lining Post Summer Annaal 1914. liibby a Annual. i welve 1yjei: A Book of Essays by [O K. t'heste-ton. I lie Mod rn Chesterfield by Mas Selected English Speeches from Burke to [Gladstone. Woman and Superwoman A Comey of 1963 in 3 Ac*
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  • 872 7 COMMENTS ON THE ROYAL SPEECH. EXPLANATION BY THE PREMIER. (Reuter.) LondoD, July 22. The beading The Patriot King «urns up thecjmment iu the Consent, ve press on the King's speech at the confer»nee. The speech is welcomed as lifting the situation to a higher plane,
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  • 55 7 Reuter.) London, July 24. The House of Commons has passed the third reading of the Finance Bill. During the debate on the Finance Bill, Mr. Lloyd George said that he believed there would be a substantial economy in armaments next year without interfeiing in the slightest with
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  • 16 7 (Reuter.) Vancouver, July 2Z. The Komagata Maru has sailed for the East.
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  • 192 7 His Excellency Major-General Raymond Reade, C. B, Officer Commanding the Troops. Straits Settlements, with Major Poarless, Captain Thornhill, Staff Officers, and Lieutenant Torr, A D.C, arrived in Taiping on Wednesday afternoon on inspection duty. The Hon. Mr. Oliver Marks, Acting British Resident, Colonel C. H B.
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  • 194 7 Yesterday. To-day. Ĕ C C C JS a *3 a 02 CQ GO RUBBER. Angle Malay. 8/3 9/- 8/3 9/B Mertajam 3/7 2f- 1/7 2/Chersonese 2/0J 2/6 2/O.j 2/6 C. Malay 7/4) 8/3 7/3 8/14 Dennistown Highlands 39/6 41/9 39/- 41/3 Kamuning J/3 1/11 1/6 1/11 Linggi L. Asiatic
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  • 56 7 Tbe following articles will be found on our outside pages Page 3—Pound tbe Links. s—Tbe Carnarvon Street Tragedy. Tbe Social Evil. B—Bukit Mertajam Rubber. Enticing Awav a Married Woman. Affairs of Jobore. Dinner to Mr. J. Dick. 10 Rubber Notes. 11— Sir Hugh Clifford on Tropical Diseases. F M.S.
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  • 155 7 PLAINLY REVOLUTIONARY. (Reuter.) London, July 23. The disturbances in Russia are now seen to be plainly revolutionary. Besides (•mashing trams tbe strikers cut the telephone wires and upset the vans with which they constructed barricades. They waved tbe red flag, eaDg revolutionary songs, and stoned the
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  • 62 7 Peaceful Treasfcr of tke Goverameat. (Reuter.) LondoD, July 23. Efforts are being made to convoke a Mexican Conference at Washington and to arrange for the peaceful transfer of the Government to General Carranza. Arxcatiaa’a Request to U.S.A. The Argentine Republic is urging the United States to do its
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  • 45 7 Austria's Demaad. Reuter.) Belgrade, July 24. An Austro-Hungarian note has been delivered to Servia. demanding tbe suppression of the pan-Servian movement, the punishment of tbe accomplices in the Serajevo assassinations, and requiring an answer by 6 o’clock on the evening of July 25.
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  • 48 7 laiurxent Threat. (Reuter.) London, July 23. The Albanian insurgents, in a letter to the Powers, demand tbe withdrawal of Prince William, otherwise they threaten to destroy Durazzo. If tbe battleships in tbe harbour fires on them they Bay that they will not spare the inhabitants.
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  • 49 7 Result of Aaalyst’s Exaaiaatioa. (Reuter.) London, July 23. The report of the analyst, who at the instance of the Jockey Club stewards examined the saliva of three placed horses at Sandown Park and that of one winner at Newmarket, states that there has been no doping.
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  • 39 7 French President Present. (Reuter.) London, July 23. M. Poincare was present at a review of 60,000 troops at Tsarkoeselo. The Tsaritsa and M. Poincare witnessed the review from a carriage. The Tsar was on horse back.
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  • 35 7 (Reuter). Budapest, July 24. Seven persons were killed and thirtyseven wounded in a hurricane which damaged property to the extent of millions of francs. Not a single boat in tbe Danube escaped damage.
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  • 51 7 (Reuter.) Chicago, July 24. In the play for the Davis Lawn Tennis Cup. Brookes (Australasia) beat Schwengers (Canada) by three sets to nil, 6 —2, 6—3 and 6—2. Chicago, July 24. For the Davis Cup, Wilding beat Powell by three sets to nil, 6—l, 6—2, and
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  • 33 7 Reuter London, July 23. McKenna will ride Shogun in the Liverpool Cup, Rickabv Short Qraat, Ledson Nassau and Foi Arda. These are tbe only changes from the list published yesterday.
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  • 896 7 Canton j Net Governor—The "Great General*' Siopresion of Piracy-New Y.M.C.A. Building—Chi esc School j— Canton Consemncy Scheme—Note ILirmptio*. v (From Our Oxen Correspondent.) 8 Canton, July 13. Cauton has a new governor in Li Kuo-jun. sometime Commissioner of Finance and Internal Affairs in Anhui, his native province,
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  • 63 7 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, July 29. The death took place at Pekun on Sundav of Tungku Ning, sister of H. H. the Sultan of Pahang, and wife of R<ji Alang Iskandar. The deceased lady, who was a daughter-in-law of H. II the
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  • 226 7 Says the writer of Sporting Notes in the Free Press The Penang executive can hardly grumble at the entries for their meeting in August. The Sultan of Johore is sending Storey and Lx Coco/te, and if it is only possible to handicap the former reasonably there should be
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  • 71 7 Tin, Rice and Copra. The following business iu tin has been done to-day Penang Penang Tin Exchange 12£ tons at $71.52£ Eastern Smelting Co., 50 72.20 Singapore: Straits Trading Co., 275 72 30 Total 337 j tons. Tin is quoted in London to-day at X 143 cash and
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    • 288 7 HORSE FOOD The best horses must have the best food. Don't insult nnd injure them by givi ig nferior substitutes. '1 h s food is good value for your money. Penang Cycle Emporium, 12. KINC STREET. THE GREAT EA3 E N LIFE ASS UR A NC i CO., LTD. Ubai>
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  • 2241 8 Satisfactory Paoorrss and Prospects ON TUB EsTATBB The fifth ordinary general meeting of the Bukit M 'it.tjim Rubber Company, L ui t*d, held on July Ist at Winchester House, E.C., Mr AO Angier (chairman of the company) presiding The secretary (Mr. R Lawrence Spicer, P.C 1.3 having
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  • 491 8 Accused Convicted and Sentenced. Beftro Mr. G. A. Hall in the District Court yesterday afternoon the hearing was resumed of the case against Sbeik Daud who was charged with enticing away a married woman, named Jainab, the wife of one Fakir. Court Inspector Niccl conducted
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  • 79 8 The following was the result of the play for the Ladies Monthly Medal for July Miss L Heim... 45 37= 82—20=62') Miss Warham 42 38= 80—18=62 tie Mrs Crichton... 43 44= 87—14=73 Mrs Edwards 39 43= 82— 8=74 Mrs Leonard 52 49=101 18=83 Mrs Sellar 51 58=109—24=85
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  • 261 8 Lovers of the picture show will be pleased 1 to learn that the Crown Cinema of Chulia Street has just got out the new series, the 4 f b and the stb, of the celebrated F&ntomas films, and proposes showing them for one week in Penang, commencing to-night. They
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  • 2207 8 General Adviser's Report. The affairs of the btate of Jobore in 1913 and the progre-s made therein are set forth in the report of the General Advirer to tbe Johure Government, the Hon. D. G. Campbell, C.M.G. Mr. Campbell offers no opinion on tbe general economic position
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  • 283 8 Last night a dinner was given at the Springtide Hotel, TanjoDg Bungah, by Mr. Khoo Swee Ilean, of Messrs Ban Swee Soon, Rangoon, to Mr. James Dick, of Messrs Hutteubacb, Liebert Co. Special invitations were issued and the following gentlemen were present: Mr J Dick,
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 68 8 Can Yo'j Afford ike Risk? Were you ever beized with a severe attack of cramp colic or diarrhoei without a bottle of Chamberlaiu’s Colic, Cholera aud Diarrloei Remedy iu the house? Don’t take such risks. A dose or two will cure you before a doctor could possibly be called, and
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    • 94 8 Don’t Netlcct Yocr family. When you fail to provide your family w.th a bottie of Cbamb rlaiu’s Colic. Cholera and Dnrrhcea Remedy at this season of the year you are neglecting them, as bowel complaint is sure to be prevalent, and it is too dangerous a malady to lie tr.fled
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    • 170 8 5 j Bor Children's Hacking Cough at Night, t ooda’ Great Peppermint Cure 1«. 6d MUNICIPAL NOTICE. > INSPECTOR OP VACANT HOUSES. APPLICANTS are hereby notified that the above post has now been filled. (By Order), L. A. Coutier BIGGS, Secretary to the Municipal Commissioners. Municipal Office, George Town, Penang,
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    • 2068 9 hipping. P.&O. At sA S.H.C Expected Arrivals and Departures. I I > «r 1 BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD. Y. K. Fo» Intkndud to Sail. Strambr. Wall Servico Outward. Due Penang Steamer. Connecting with S.S. Magi'pore VTb:-ee times a week). Aug. 6 20 Sept. 3 17 Himalaya Arcadia Assays
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  • 2501 10 Drastic Test of Rubber Pauing-A Notable Analysis of Plantation Working Costs—Some Features of the Synthetic Rubbar Exhibit—Perak Plantations Report—More Exhibition Awards. It is significant of the change that has recently come about in trade circle» respecting 'th* attitude of consumers towards plantation rubber that users of tbis*br.»ud of
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    • 608 10 TAIPING MEDICAL HALL, (ESTABLISHED 1900.) The Wholesale House for Drugs, Chemicals, and Patent Medicines of Every Kind and Description. Santal Midi/, $l4 per dozen; Mennen's Tahurn Vovl pr dozen; Sunatogen, $33 5) per d zen, etc., etc. Hundreds of rounds of Quinine, Bismuth Salts o’ Pcrchloride of Mercury in StcKk.
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    • 321 10 Cramp Colic. No need of suffering from cramps in the stomach, or intestinal pains. Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea hemedv never fails to relieve the most severe cases. Get it to-day, there will be no time to send for it after the attack comes on. For sale by all Dispensaries
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    • 703 10 Why they take Sanatogen. Read these letters from prominent Europeans,resident in the East, and you will realise why they and many thousands of others 4 swear by Sanatogen as a mean* of keeping oneself thoroughly fit and healthy in this trying climate. Why not follow their example A Genuine Tonic.
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  • 279 11 Lieut-General Sir J. Bevan Edwards, I-C B K C M.G., presided on 30th ult. at the Whitehall Rooms, Hotel Mitropole, at a meeting of the Royal Colonial Institute, when Sir Hugh Clifford, K. C. M. g! (Governor of the Gold Coast), read a paper
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  • 221 11 No strength of building was sufficient to cope with the rush of the swirling waters and the dwellings went down one after the other, and all the utensils they contained, as well as the cattle and poultry and everything else connected with farming life in the
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  • 329 11 An Amending Enactment. The draft of an Enactment further to amend the Companies Enactments, 1897, appears in the current F. M. S. Government Gazette. Tbe objects and reasons are stated to be as follows Tbe Companies Enactments, 1897, of the Federated Mtlay States f Mow c osely
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    • 467 11 THIS IS IT! Waterbary’s Metabolized Cod Liver Oil Compound c r TASTELESS ODORLESS The latest scientific pre paration of COD LIVER OIL. Does all that is claimed for it and super sedes the old fashioned emulsions which upset the stomach. Highly re commended by the medical profession L Price 51-25
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    • 1484 12 Andrew Usher 8 Co.’s SriCIA! R-SERVE. O.V.G. Whisky. S4KD!LANSS, BUTTERY S Co.. AGENT 3 POE PENANG F. M. S. RAVii) CORSAR 8 SON'S Wdi-Kiiown Extra Kaiy Canvas, Mo. 0. !7.;iakcs. egttecv s Co. \UUH3SI 4 X-. l.t.Y4Uf*l BURRELL Co.’s BOILED RAW LINSEED OILS, SNOW WHITE ZINC, PAINTS TURPENTINE. TO BE
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