Straits Echo, 8 January 1907

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  • 33 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED ItIALA*Y STATES, AND THE[]FAR EAST GQpRALLY. VOL 5 $24 Per Annum. PENANG, TUESDAY, Bth 1907. Single Copy, 10 cents. No. 6.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 1207 1 tiger brand cement. 0$ N: 258 m <*s S’ ■b *6 pv IN ro BEST FOR ALL PURPOSES. BANKS. T Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER. Hongkong Shanghai Banking Corporation. Capital Paul'iip Reserve Fund Reserve Liability of Proprietors JtBoo,ooo .£975,000 .£BOO,OOO Head Oflice: HATTON COURT,
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    • 17 1 GUINNESS’S STOUT. TIAfVG LEE Co. 1 o JC P 1 £i£ 7 6 <? SOLH A BASS'S ALK.
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  • 1497 2 Y\kns <»k an Oi.i* Fouk v I A I>KUS «TEST TMBU. \V. S. T.’s t i shooting atones, :.»ys|i Ibirmah iu T/<e Ivdiun tield, reminded mu «.f aii episode which occurred many years H go lo me when a liner •‘rashlv importunate came to Ins death, to adopt, a
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  • 262 2 From Chinese sources we learn the following curious aud somewhat romautic story. Some time ago the Empress engaged a young lady to act as interpreter, and also probably to teach Her Majesty foreigu languages. '1 he young lady was very attractive aud prepossessing aud she eventually fell
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 82 2 Better than a Plaster a pi«i-o <>t llmiiel dampenel with Cham. Im‘ilam'» P.iit» 1 la!in and bound on the rtlltvii- l puis, is hotter tinii a plaster for :i 1 1 no* lad» and for pains in tin* side or iIh-kI. Pam l.aUn has no stipeiior as a liniiiinut tm
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    • 181 2 Straits Steamship Co. Ltd. 9 New Service between Penang, Port SwcttenhanP and Singapore. The above Company's New Steamer “PERAZ” will km despair'd from Peuaug everv Tuesday, ai 5 p.ni from the Wharf for Port Swetteuliam and Singapore, arriving at Port Swetteidiain in ttme to catrli the 830 •raiu for Ivwala
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    • 641 2 Sunlight soap Half the wear of clothe» wanhed with Impure soap» is due to the rubbing and beating neeoed to remove the dirt. Sunlight Soap does the washing ltself f being a pure soap, nothing but soap. It dissolves all impurities, and when the clothes are rinsed the stains are
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    • 516 2 jjqTICE* x\ and after this date, all small advertisements intended for insert fon in the StraUs Echo most be paid for in advance. I,IM SENG HOOI, s tli July iW Managing Dirac'or NOTICE. rpHK PAKTNEKSHII eii at in* between I Messrs. Clias. Win. Barnett A. Ja uea Stark is now
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    • 429 2 TO LBT. A larce <1 welling bouse. No. 12» Armenian Ji. Street, suitable for uieas or boardin« ,ouse Apply to 8 Love f ane. 11 -8-06 501 TO X.w-L'. HOUSE No. 4. china Stieet. Very eeutral, suitable for office. General tstore, Bank &c. Alterations will be made to suit teuant.
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  • Shipping.
    • 93 3 Bkakl, l>ut. 8.8., 820. Potjewpd, Bth J,in. t Padaug, 30th D j c Geu H. L. Co. Hr. s s 4.180, Hradshaw, 7lh Jan., London, Blh Dec, Geu., A. G. Co. Lanukat, lir. 8.8. 140, Lvous, 8t li Jau, Teiuk Ausou, 7th Jan., Geu., —K. G Co. Mai.aya, Ger.
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    • 109 3 Bth Janvaky. .1 vayyee, for Deli Petrel, for Paugkalan Braudau. Miry A Mel in, for Asahau. Peyu, for Edit*. T. Serna we, Segli, < tlehleh aud Sabaug. fllenturret; for Siug ipore, Cliiua au I Japnu. R, at'l. for Singapore. Pin Seny, for Port Swetteuliaui A Singapore Perak, for Port
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  • 40 3 1 ruttelt 1 Til til .1.7» il'> Due Namur I (Siu^aijoie A.GACV 11th Jar. Beuvor licit Loudon' S. K. A (Jo. 1 Itii Ligiitumg S usapore A. A. A.Co. 12th O A pear 0:i lent t.i A A.A.Co. 14th
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  • 39 3 1 f'KXt'lr 1 h'<>r A irnIti Leuven Namur Colombo A G A (Jo. 1 1 1 li Jan. Beuvorlicb Singapore S 1> &Cu. 1 tii f jightuiug Calcutta A.A.A Co. 12 th <J. A pear Singapore A.A.A.Co. 14th
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  • 51 3 For Paugkor—Per Sree Hanki, to-morrow, 2 p in. Teiuk Ausou Per Lanykat, to morrow, 2 p.iu. S^tul—Per B'lyny Urmjon, to-morrow, 3 p.iu. Siuga pore, Cliiua A in Per tjneieenau, to-morrow, 5 p m. Traug—Per Taw Ton'/, latih iustaut, 1 p.ui. Port Swetteuham and Singapore—Per Thonywa, ItHli instant, a
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 1680 3 (BIX IP PI NO.) S. N. Co. E-rptcltil Arrivals and Departures. Mail Service. Outwards. Jnn. Feb. 17 s.s. Devonha connecting with s.s. Brittania 31 *4». Delhi liu s.s. Marmora 14 8.8. MaceiUmia do h.b. Mooltan Homewards. Jan. I'd B.s. Simla connecting with 8.8. China Feb. s.B. Arcadia do 8 8.
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    • 200 3 ASIATIC STEAM NAVIGATION Co., Ltd. INDO-JAVA UNI; A S. N. Co.’s Flkkt. vice of steamers carrying both passengers and cargo direct from Calcutta and Rangoon to the following ports iu Java Rata via I’asoerooan Sauiaraug Pekalongan Soerabaya ('heribou Banjoewaagi The Company’s Si earners also give direct shipment to Padaug uud
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  • 98 4 Just A everybody and jtutice *looe.— Kmer*on Established Jane Ist, 1903. i TublUhed dally (except Sundays.* Criterion press, li<l, %[o. 226—232, B«ach Stree*. Penang. PRICE: DAILY LOCAL V*r anno» OOTBTATIONB Postage Kxir*. KAIL EDITION (Poet Free »15 CABLE ADDRESS Echo—Penang.” Telephone No. 344^ M.B —All communication* should
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  • 1613 4 If the official news published by the Uaihf Mail ami quoted by Reuter has any foundation in fact, it has cĕrtaii.ly a very unpleasant sound to all British e-n-s, for it looks as though the present Administration had gone absolutely mad on the qm*stioii of economy and had,
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  • 550 4 In Appellate Jurisdiction. (Hr/o e lon. 8. L Thor,don, P. Alleged Disgraceful Living J’his was au appeal from one Appasamy Naidoo, who was eonvicted in the Lower Cou» t some time iu November last for living ou the proceeds of prostitution, and sentenced to three months’ rigorous imprisonment.
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  • 123 4 Nellie Khoo. oue of the wouieu chiuteugs of the New Opium and Spirit Farmers, stopped a Cantonese woman at the RaPwav Jetty at 6 p.m. yesterday, aud searched her. A small tin containing three tahds of illicit chaudu was found ou her person, aud when taken to
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  • 316 4 Alleged Theft at the AngloChinese Reading Room. The adjourned ease agaiust Oh Pek Sau, a Chinese baba, who was charged with the theft of 8250 belonging to Yeoh Beng Lam, was resumed before Mr. G. A. Hereford at the Second Court yesterday afteruoou. Mr. Balfour K. Ross conducted the case
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  • 517 4 Lawn Tennis Tournament. The entries for the above tournament closed last evening Aud are as follows Championship. S. F. B. Martiu F. Deunys C Smith Rev. C. Heuhaui Alec Anthony C. C. Rogers J E. Nathan H. A. Neubrouuer F. O. Hailifax G. Mugliston H. 0. Sells.
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  • 189 4 Ihaim.Ni. tor the coming race meetiug has now commenced at the race course iu real earnest aud there was a fairly good turnout this uioruiug. several of the horses iciug seut for a useful gallop. Some are shaping remarkably well, while others will require a good deal
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 349 4 TEE BRITISH CINEMATOGRAPH. At the corner of Campbell Street Penang Road. TO-NIGHT! TO-NIGHT!! GRAND PROGRAMME. The largest, brightest, and most up-to-date animated pictures ever produced. < New Apparatus, New films, New Subjects. Prices of Admission. Ueserved $l.OO Second Class 4-0 cts. First (-lass 0.75 Third Class 20 cts. Grand Free
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    • 41 4 Absolutely Harmless. Any mother cau pj ve Chamberlain’* Remedy to her Tittle one* w.th a feeling of security. The absence of all narcotics makes this remedy the safest and best that can be procured Kor sale bv all «‘iieuiMfs and Ktoiokvepere
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  • TELEGRAMS.
    • 34 5 Bishop Burden. (Supplied by Reuter.) Luoduo. sill January.—The death i. eouuced of die Missionary Bishop J o h„ bhaw Burden, who was Chaplain the negation. Peknii 18H6-72 and B.shop „f tctona from 1874-95. v
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    • 58 5 General Reductions (Supplied by Reuter.) Loudon, 7th January The Itai/y Mail gives official details of the new composition of the Heels winch show that the thirty, three battleships m active commission will be reduced to tweuLy.six and the sixteen armoured cruisers to twelve. The Chanuel Heet will then
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    • 119 5 More Scandals (Hmpftlied by Reuter.) iJf,l' l 'TI-e America federal ami State i ourla are aelirelv prosecutrug i..,e«tigatioDs into trading ciml.ina C" v ,a r S '?<* Co.mmssion. i leM New i orl*, opened the enquiry into the manipulations of the great railway Magnate Harriman, whose unlimited power enabled
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    • 67 5 German Official Attacked (Supplied by Reuter.) Loudou. 7th January.—Reuter’s Teheran correspondent wires that six uiouuted robbers attacked a German Secretary of Legation and party, as they were returning from a limiting expedition nineteen miles from ieuerau. The robbers tired a d../,eu shots aud the Germans escape 1, but lost
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    • 104 5 The Labour Question. (Supplied by Reuter.) Loudon. Bf.h January.—The Transvaal elections are fixed for the end of February, but the campaigu has already leguu. The Ikier leaders distinctly prououuced against the interference of Chinese labour until an efficient substitute be found. Loudon, Bth Jauuary.—Sir George Farrar, speaking at
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    • 64 5 Keen Competition {Supplied by Reuter.) Loudou, 7th January.—ln order the belle- to compete with the German hues, both for British aud Continental traffic, the White Btar Line will transfer its uiiJ week NVw ork mail service from Liverpool to .Southampton from the sth June, the steamers calling at Cherbourg.
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    • 57 5 The Duke of Connaught. {Supplied by Ren'er.) Loudou, Bth Jauuary.—Tlw Duke uf Connaught's staff, during his tour to the Hast, will cousist of Major-Geueral Sir John Grenfell Maxwell, k.c.b., Chief Staff Officer of the Third Army Corps, aud Lieutenant the Hon. Cyril Myles Pousouby, of the Grenadier Guards, A.DC,
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    • 43 5 Kaisuli's Escape. {Supplied by Reuter.) Loudon, Bth January.— When the Moorish troops eventually entered Ziuat they found t‘ ,e place absolutely empty. Kaisuli’s whereabouts is uukuown, and an uncomfortable feeling prevails iu Tangier that the last has not been heard of him.
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    • 43 5 A Baseless Report (Supplied by Reuter Loudou, Bth J.i ti n-i ,-xf in Australia if »i fbe leport current Great Rr?fir e ceBB,on of Tahiti by cluceM oi .'i I ur fur territorial i»«irr.£ o „,!;r e e 88 ,t r ui
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    • 61 5 The British Returns. (Supplied by Reuter.) Btb J.ouary._The Imports of G*ea Lritam during the month of Decern ber iucrea« of mi||j the exports of 2f milli,*,, T| 8 creases for the year are 43 millions on the imports and 45* millions on the exists teT 1 ,Ucrease3 in the
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    • 47 5 A New Bank (Supplied by Renter.) Loudou, 7rh January.— The Chinese open,u a IJoir<l <>f Revenue Bank at Mukden and Yinkau. The Customs. hon.lon. 7di January.—The Chinese offic 7 7 Gr ,,eri,, of Customs is despatching ’V ,UVH f tbe «»*>«l'*iohof tht Customs throughout the Empire
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    • 39 5 A Mad Socialist. (Supplied by Reuter.) Loudon, 7th January.— A mad American Socialist euteiel a Bank at Philadelphia aud demanded mouey. On being refused he threw a bomb, killing himself and the cashier aud injuring several other persons.
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    • 27 5 Fatal Landslip. (Supplied by Reuter.) Loudou 7th January.—Fifteen persons have been killed as the result of a laudslip on tho construction work of the Rhine ttailwav.
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    • 39 5 Hooliganism at Lodz. (Supplied by Reuter.) Loudou. 7<h January —The disturbances dt Lod r. continue aud ambulance work is rendered impossible by the hooligaus, w'ao are threateuiug to murder the doctors attending the wouuded lying in the streets.
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    • 20 5 Another Death. (Supplied by Reuter.) London. 7th Jauuarv.—Another death is reported as a result of'the receut Arbroath railway accident.
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    • 31 5 A Destructive Fire. (Supplied by Reuter.) Loudou, Bth January.—A great file occur, red at the Chinese trading quarter iu Bangkok and the loss is estimated at over half°a million sterling.
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  • 27 5 The Tbonoh Mines Ltd. The following is the output from the above mines for the mouth of December:— Dressed Tin Ore Produced Piculs 2985.49 Value $171,145.27
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  • 233 5 Beaten anu Stabbed by Five Men. Early yesterday morniug, says Saturday’s Free Preen, a Chinaman went to the Central f Police Statiou in a state of great excitement, j aDd reported that five Cantonese had mur- dered his frieud iu Lim Eng Bee Lane. r He stated that
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  • 886 5 Salvation Army in India. Madras, 28th December. Commissioner Booth Tucker,* fouuder of the Salvation Army in India aud Foreign Secretary of the Army work, arrived in Madras to-dav on a tour of inspection of the Army s work in India. On being iuterview- bv a representative of the
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  • 428 5 paternal gotag7' kH 'be gambling farm, iu C ose Malay States." J ouJer J (v lnau J ul ,i eohghteued and educate-1 le<uslators I n -y offhand where the F. M.S”l re tfio' i! V waut to interfere w Mut they know little or nothing about < i l
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  • 51 5 Per Limdula, for Rangoon Vliss Cubit, Messrs. C. F. S. Bdbrougb, N. J. Manusso Ah Pau, Au Kwun, Ah Ivyew, Hay Vaw aud Ati Kyet. For C .leutta :F. J. Franks. Per Nyauxa, from London Mrs. Brown and 2 children. Capt. and Mrs. \V. E. Long. Mr. C. H.
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  • 87 5 To-dat. 24th Day of 11th Moon. Assize Commence, Supreme Court, 11 a.m. The British Cinematograph, corner of Peuaug Hoad and Campbell Street, 9 p.m. I lie Imperial Cinematograph, corner of Peuaug Road and Campbell Street, 9 p.m. (j rand Chauye of Proy ram me. To-morrow. -oil) Day of 11th
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  • 18 5 O New Moon Jan j 4 garter 21st O lull Mooli 29i|i Last Quarter Feb. Gil,
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  • 43 5 P. O. SAILINGS. M-ii* vur OOTH*AK|»K fll •5| |r* t v Devanka 17 Jan I Sim'a 19 Jan Delhi 31 Arcadia J Fei i iim Seivict Outwards. IbilirWA VI »v. Palma 2'l Jan. J Namur 11 Jan. Manili o Feb. j Nubia 2o
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  • 13 5 u ru an Oneieeuau) 9th Jan. English {De vault a) ...17lb*
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 12 5 The French Confectionery, K*i, Northam Road. Chocolates. Bonbons, l>e»*eit VouJautb, A( ItvitHmaMe
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    • 74 5 Boy cured of Croup in fifteen minutes. •‘CbambeHaiu’g Cough Remedy c ured our little four year old hoy of croup m fifteen minutes. My wife aud I have used this remedy iu our family for the past five years having tried many other kiuds previous tJ that time, and cau
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    • 386 5 THE TYRE OP THE DAY Pop Cycles Automobiles is the t* A L 31 E R T Y R E t'uarauleed tne'f™ *I r‘ n)l mefbl'' k |e,i P u luie (»•<'"l' Tliev cvdltw; 1 SKt'” :1 5 Wholesale rates to retailers on application MASSEY-HARRIS Coy.. J J 2.1,» Beach
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    • 159 5 TO BE GIVEN AWAY, 6 Ten-Inch Records, TO PURCHASERS OF ONE OF OUR UP TO DATE $5» GRAMOPHONES. Exhibition Sound Box, Tone Arm etc. MMISOII nuo CO,. LIB., i!"- BEACH STft/ ET. George Town Sales Hoorn, Tlio uuJeraiffne] is instructed to put up for sale bv PUBLIC auction, Cn Tuesday,
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 24 5 t WEATHER. Th* followin'.' report u kftillv »i;pi»lie»J b flu* Signal Director of Fort Cornwallis Tbe rainfall during tlig kihH*’ ;lt It lo<1»> At
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  • 21 5 Obituary. Mr. Choa Kim Keat. (Echo SfieciaJ.) Singapore, 7tli January.—Mr. (Jlioa Kim Kent died here on Saturday after a short illness.
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  • 887 6 Siinjapoi'* h fw Press). Ordinary Meeting, Wednesday, Jan 2 r kbhbnt. Hon. tA. H. Young (Col. .lis Excellency Gi« Acting General Offiu>r Commanding the Troop, Lient-Colonel H.m! a'.'t Brvuni (Act. Auditor-General). Hou J O. Autlionih* (Act. Col. 1 r***nurer). 110,1..1 It iun«* (Act. AUor “^’s W^ uwr) Hou.
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  • 478 6 A similar course of getting the "‘«^re expeditiously through Council was »doptEd with regard to the Supply (Labuau) Bill, for 11*07. Iu moving the first \ctiug Auditor General said while the esti it,«”. g b*i 1«. i~-4« f r* l b u J a see iu a very
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  • 776 6 JO J TT~ a 1 i Z .2 *5.2 Number of *3 P Name d i S Capital. Shares > 3 La» 1 Dtv.Jend, N g j t issued. I CP I —I Mining. 7~ I L. 1903 300,000 30.000 10 i 10 B.i.1 Tin Min,a* Co., Ltd r
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  • 112 6 Pbna.no, hTH January. (By courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London Demaud Sank '-“([v 4 months’ sight Bank 4i« 3 Credit 2/4*2 3 Documentary -.2/48 Calcutta, Demand Bank vS I^»4 3 davs’ sight Private lyM Bombay. Fernand Bank Moulmein. Demand Bank >‘ i( 3 davs’ sight Private Madras, Demand Bank
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  • 173 6 Gold leaf «5* B. Pep per (\V .(_?•> i*' 3lbs.-> <»/.. < $l l selieis White Pepper 322,’ Tram: Pepper sl* buye s Cloves (picked) $4l 50 business done Mace $B5 —buyers Mace Pickiui»'* 6a Nutmegs 11 Os '2d.—sales r No 1 5 10 sales Sugar T uo stock
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 114 6 The only Cough Medic lie free from poison. The iMiimiiiicy Hoard of New South Wales. Auiilntlia, had an uuuIvmh made ol nil lli; medicine» that weie sold on the iu uk«U Out of the mini list they i found oldv one fii.it they ix'aitd was! entirely bee from all po
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    • 83 6 Andrew Usher Co. s SPECIAL RESERVE O.V.G. Whisky. SANDILANDS, BUTTERY Co., agents for Vena no fm- -s fo >* i (JJ X ■it IB ff l' Tjf; Im lifei o > <SSr UJ ,R« G^SsSsSSi < Llsv*»».»» 6 O i. le -906^TO BE HAD RETAIL FROM Ban Seng Co., Gim
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    • 11 6 BORDEN'S PEERLESS BBMD EVkPORRTEB CftEM*Absolute Guaranteed, AGENTS: SAHDILAHDS, BUTTERY Co., pfHANQ
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    • 113 6 THE CELEBRATED S. B. Co.” gin IN BED Handilnnds, Rottery Co. The above is prepared scientifically from fresh eggs and best liqueur brandy, and is a wonderful tonic and healthgiving drink. It enriches the blood and imparts vigour to the body. Invaluable for weak and aged people. $lB per dozen
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    • 207 6 MACKAY’S liquor whisky. I Gieslers’ Champagne. JUST RECEIVED. N 0.2 of 'I he Review of the Far East,” Edited by A. CLNMNbIIAM, of the South China Morning Post Contents. The Shi King: (u) Concluded. Leprosy The need of concentrated eftort. Burma: The Burmau and the national amusements. New Things and
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  • 1169 7 Tuesday, 29th January, Thursday, 31st January,» Saturday, 2nd February* 1907. First Day. Tuesday, 29th January, 1907’/ 1. —The Maiden Plate. alue $600. A Race for Maideu Horses. Weight as per scale reduced 14 lbs. All animals imported into the S»ra ts or
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  • 202 7 Penang, 6th January, 11*07. BEEF cts. Soup (*er cal I 14j Roast 24 I •Steaks 24 Ste»v or t'unv Meat 18 Rump Steak 21Ox Tail eueli 50 Tongue 55 Feet 30 Heart 32 Liver 30 1 Pork I i Fork per catty 32 j, Pig's Head 20; i
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  • 1003 7 A Socialist Editob wiio Finos thk Cook a Nliman< e on his YVobk. 6«vfial times siuee Lis accession t il,h Pouliticate Pius X Las expiessed Lis great lute rust iu tLe anti-duellist. moveiiieut which was inaugurated a few veils ago iu Austria, aud Las since beeu taken
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 465 7 «I Str; its Echo” BUSINESS DIRECTORY MINERAL WATER MANUFACTURERS. GRAHAM NICHOLSON, Office, &a, Beach Street 149 c PENANG. SELECT BOARDING HOUSES. THE PRIORY, 38, Northam Road. Boardiug House situated at the seaside within easy distance of Town. Terms Moderate. By Day or Month Mrs. W. BODYK. The Old Way Im
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    • 72 7 When you have a Cold. The tiiat action when y u hive a cold should be to relieve the lunge. This is best accomplished by the free me of Chamber* Iain’s Cough Remedy. This remedy liquefies the tough mucus and causes its expulsion from the air cells of the lungs,
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 974 8 Lim Run Ho, CHOP rf fc’ N C TVIO H Sc Co.» .t,4, Beach Street, Penang. mporters of al* kinds of European Cloth and General Commission Agents. 22>1 IHK STRAITS ECHO, TUESDAY, Bth JANE A Large Stock «LION BRAND. VOTICB. r IEVVS of Penang, Singapore. Uerak. Seiaugor, an<l Sumatra. Photo*
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