Straits Echo, 2 April 1907

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    Masthead
    35 1 Straits Echo daily CHRONICLE OF EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES, AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY. Vol' S* $24 Per Annum. PENANG, TUESDAY, 2nd APRIL, 1907. Single Copy, 10 cents. No. 72.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
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      1294 1 tiger brand cement. *s 258 N c 4 3« IN FO fl£S7 AOtf /IZX PURPOSES. BANKS. Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER* BOO,OOO -€975,000 Capital Paid tip Beserv' Fund Regerv,' Liability! of Proprietors .£BOO,OOO Head Office: HATTON COURT, TIIREADNEEDLE STREET, LONDON Hongkong A Shanghai Banking
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      20 1 GUIN'JESS’S STOUT TIAIVC LEE A Co. a a o 2 r* C 36 H, <2 ise SOLE AGENTS. BASS’S ALE.
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    The World's Wit.
    1042 2 Ciakk —You c -u\ a r<>,.m h *re lor tba' hi In* drunk. Ala-, (aupp rl uk **atv f.iend) —That’s all jii*t. Whai ot tlno P Cle k I his is a temj ©i mice hotel. AJan— Wed, he’» li>o «trunk to kuow the d I £Fr
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      727 2 MUNICIPAL NOTICE. rpHE Muuicipal Commissioners of George 1 Town, Pen mg, hereby invite tenders t<»r the construction of Penaug Road drains Full particulars cau be obtaiued and plans and inspected at tbe Municipal Engiu er’s Office. Tenders, wliicli should I'e endorsed Pen a nil Road Drains,” will be received by
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      925 2 Ki4*> r 'fouq ,jel I'^ouq^ Pi V- <T LET pr i A *k *>2 evp°<w r? May safely fee used li e delicate and sensitive skin. A TOILET LUXURY OF THE HIGHEST PURITY. -t_>- ■*'l-'. WHERE SHALL WE MEET .'ll,ll ME AT THE FRENCH CONFECTIONERY, 17a, Northam Road. Telephone No.
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  • Shipping.
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      ARRIVALS.
      236 3 Pentakota, Br. s.s., 2.209, Bowman, Ist Apr., Singapoie, 30lh* Mar., Gen H. L Co. Mazag n, Br. s.s., 3.280, Rowell, Ist Apr., London, Ist Mar.. Oen.. P. &O. Petrel, Br. s s., 124, Edwards, 31st Mar., Brandan, 30th Mar., Gen, —K.G.Co. Qdobka, Br. 8.8 120, Mahomed. Ist Apr., Langkat,
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      DEPARTURES.
      50 3 2nd April Petrel for Paugkalan Brandan. Langhat, for Deli. Deli, for Asahan. Reael, for Singapore. Pin Seng, for Port Swettenham Singapore. Perak, for Port Swettenham and Singapore. Lady Weld, for Teluk Anson. Fitzpatrick, for Rangoon. Print Ludwig, for Ceylon. Australasia, India, Aden, Egypt, and via Naples for Europe, etc.
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    EXPECTED.
    19 3 Vettseh Frnui Ay*- tit >■ />»< t Ajax Liverpool Kawacbi Maru Sing ;pore W M &Co. B.ACo. ♦>tli Apr 12th
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    SAILINGS.
    18 3 I rnselii Fur Ajenl a i Leave» Ajax Shanghai W.M.&Co. i Apr. Kawacbi 1 MaruColoiubo B &Co.
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    50 3 For Singapore. G’liina Japan—Per P. Eitel Friedrich, to-morrow, 11 a.in. Teluk Auson Per Miry Austin, tomorrow, 2 pm. Deli—Per Hebe, to-morrow, 2 p m. Paugkor— Per Sree Banka, to-morrow, 8 p.m. Langkat—Per Ban Whutt Soon, 4tb instant, 8 p.m. Port Swettenham aud Siugapoie—Per Thongwa, 4tb iustant, 4 p.m.
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      1716 3 (S HIPPIN G.) s'li= m o* S. HI. Co. INTENDED SAILINGS. British India Steam Navigation Co., litd. hJ/yeded Arrivals and Departures Mail Service. Outwards i i 11»» Dcvanha connecting with Apl- 8.8./»dw 25 s.s. Drill iu do s.s. Mongolia j|»v •*s.s. Ocean do s.s. Britannia Homewards i{«f. Malta connecting with
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      182 3 Straits Steamship Co., Ltd. New Service between Penang, Port Swettenham and Singapore. The above Company’s New Steamer “PERAK will be despatched from Penang every Tuesday, at 5 p in from the Wharf for Port Swettenham and Singapore, arriving at Port Swettenham in time to catch the 830 train for Kwala
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    The Straits Echo.
    101 4 Justice satisfies everybody ani justice alone.— Emernc* Established June Ist, 1903. Published daily (except Sundays.) at tbs CRITERION PRESS, Ltd., No. 22G—232, Beach Street, Penang. PRICE DAILY LOCAI »24 per annum OUTBTA HONS Postage Extra. KAIL EDITION (Poet Free *l5 CABLE ADDRESS Echo Penang.” Telephone No. 343.
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    SMALL MATTERS.
    1008 4 Government is apt very often to adopt a very penny wise and pound foolish attitude in many ways, particularly where its buildings are concerned The buildings themselves, that is to say the majority of them, are a credit to the place, for they are fine, roomy structures which,
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    Chartered Bank of India Australia & China.
    460 4 Chartered Bank of India Australia China. We are couneously informed by tl.e Manager of local branch of tie Chartered Bank that lie Ins to-day received a telegram from the He id Office in London, st iting tli it at the Annual Me**tiug of Shareholders the Board of I>irectors wdl recommend
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    Easter Cricket.
    1714 4 Chinese R creation Club vs. Taiping Recreation Club. (From Our Sp cial Correspondent.) The 0. R. C. team arrived at Taipiug on Good Friday soou alter 10 a in., and play commenced punctually at 1 p.m., iu splendid weather aud on an excellent pitch. '1 he visitors won
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      506 4 AN OPEN LETTER. uniter it.e will be: if to iuform the I’.iblic lYuang generally that we are starting business <*rt 'V, at No. 5. Duma Street, (lie premises lately occupied by Messrs. Hug ■> ua.no aud S.ym Ol The Angio-Chinese Store. Our Special lines I* (.visions, Wines and Spirits. J
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      63 4 Every Bottle Warranted. Chamberlain's Pam Balm will not cost you one cent if it does you no good. Give it a trial if you are troubled with rheumatism. One application will relieve the pain. Pains in the side or chest, soreuess of the muscles or stiffness of the joints are
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  • Obituary
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    81 4 Domestic Occurrence, Death. Rowe. —Suddenly, at Glasgow, on the 1 tth March, the result of au accident, Mary Royns or Rowe, aged 48 years, of 23 Bentiuck Street. Glasgow, widow of Almond Rowe, late t hief Government Marine Surveyor, Singapore, Straits Settlements. Friends omitted kindly accept this intimation. Obituary. Sir
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    Football.
    816 5 c K. C. vs T. R. c. I| )t f.»otl>ill match between the Chinese Club and tli? Taiping Recreation ,'lul* »ls* took I’ ll0 iu Taiping, ou the .wlu>i"U of ihe cricket match. 0OU«- u 1 I c i c j»l H v coimiiflDce 1 at. ft-Io the opposing
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    Attempted Murder.
    156 5 •V'*HEot attempt* 1 murder is reported p° ‘94» Transfer Road, yesterday. '"in information gathered it would ap--11 'hat the culprit, a Malay Police Con* doubted his wife’s tidelitv. At wit! V eB enlil r be severely wounded h r W;i 1,l hnife and hastily left the house. It
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      Singapore.
      24 5 The King of Siam. (Echo Special.) «•'Bapore. Ut April.—The Ki„ K of •'M.nn arrived here yesterday on the commencement of bis European tour.
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      The Whiteley Murder.
      119 5 Kayner s Sentence Cominutul. (v> applied by Reuter.) stone o »l° n, M lBt arch Mr Herbert Gladstone the Home Secretary, has advised the v.ng to commute the sentence of death passed on Rayner, for the murder of Mr. for life* 1 V H,e t 0 one
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      Jamaica.
      48 5 Sir Alexander SwettenhanTs Successor. (Supplied by Reu'er.) London, 31st March.—lt is officially intimated that Mr. Sydney Olivier. C. M. C.. Piiuicipal Clerk, West African Department, Colonial Office, has been appointed Governor of Jamaica iu succession to Sir Alexander Swettenham, who resigned ou the grouud of old age.
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      Roumania.
      154 5 Rising Spreading (Supplied by Reuter.) Loudon, 2nd April.—The Landowners of Roumania have petitioned the Government to postpone the payment of debts this Year aud to grant au indemnity for the crops aud property destroyel. The rising is spreading into the Carpathian?, which districts have hitherto been quiet. Laier advices
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      Turkey.
      64 5 W Bomb Explosion. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 31st March.—Two men were killed and four wouuded iu a bomb explosion at Pera a suburb of Constantinople. Private Revenge. London, 2nd April.—The Pera outrage is said to be the outcome of a private revenge against au Armenian, formerly a friend of
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      Persia.
      118 5 Serious Consequences Threatened (Supplied by Reuter.) London. 2nd April—The Daily Mail's correspondent r.t Teheran states that the murder of the Russian subject at Sabztwar, threatens to lead to serious cons quenees. An attempt was made to prevent the Russian Consul at Meshed from proceeding to Sabzawar, from which the
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      Limitation of Armaments.
      79 5 Professor De Martens Interviewed (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 2nd April.— Professor De Mar-| tens, interviewed by the St. Petersburg cor- respondent of the Temps, said that the questions of the limitation of armaments w is j still subject to diplomatic negociations, I which, he hoped, would be
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      Last Year’s Revenue.
      72 5 A Big Surplus. (Supplied by Reuter.) Loudon, 2nd April.—Last year's revenue amounts to £1 14,814,073, being an increase of £836,497 on the previous year. It is expected that Mr. Asquith’s disposable surplus will be <£3,500;U00. The receipts from Customs are decreased by <£1,545,000, and those from Death
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      Driefontein Mine.
      31 5 Dynamite Explosion. (Supplied by Renter.) Loudon, 31st March. —Some dynamite exploded at the Driefonteiu Mine, Rand, killing four whites and fifty natives and injuring thiee whites aud sixteen natives.
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      France and Italy.
      52 5 Complete Agreement. (Supplied ly Reuter.) Loudon, 2nd April—Prince You Buelow aud Signor Tittoui are iu conference together at Rapallo. It is semi-officially stated that PrinceYon Buelow aud Siguor Tittoui had a long and friendly conference which shows the complete agreement iu views on international, questions between Germany
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      Anchor Cannons.
      54 5 Still They Come (Supplied bj Reuter Loudon, 2ud April.—Playing VYeiss, Reece made a break of »>,138 (uufiuishe i) iu which were 3,04 b cons, cutive cannons, 2,1*92 of them being anchor canuou*. Dawson, playiug Lovejoy, made a break of 6,245 (unfinished) of which 3 110 were anchor cannons,
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      Udja.
      35 5 Er?nph force Reduced. (Supplied by Reuter.) Loudon, 2nd April —The Freuch force at Ujda is l>emg reduced to small proportions. A battery of artillery and a squadron of Spaliis hive returned to Lala Marnia.
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      Launching of the “Roma.”
      42 5 King and Queen Present. (Supplied by Reuter London, 2ud April—lt is reportel that King Edward and Queen Alexandra attended at the launching of the battleship Roma at Spezzia at which the Kiug aud Queen of Italy were present.
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      Prince Fushimi.
      30 5 Lnnches with the French President. (Supplied by Reuter London, 2nd April. President Fallieres and Prince Fushimi exchanged official visits. On Tuesday the French President lunched with the Prince.
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      Suez Conal
      38 5 The Melbourne Aground. (Supplied by Reuter London 2nd April—The French steamer, Melbourne has run aground aud is obstructing the Suez canal. Clear Again Loudon. 2nd Aoril.—The Melbourne has been refloated ani the Suez Canal is howclear.
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      The Duke of Connaught.
      45 5 Arrival at Suez. (Supplied by Reuter.) Loudou, 2nd April. —The Duke and Duri <ess of Connaught have arrived at Su* z and will proceed to Cairo. Visits the Khedive. Loudon, 2nd April.—The Duke of Counaught and the Khedive b»ve eschauged visit»,
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      Lady Minto.
      18 5 Arrives in London i (Supplied by Renter.) Loudou, 2nd April —Lady Miuto has arrived in Loudon.
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    Mr. Khoo Hun Yeang.
    116 5 Mk. Khoo Slew Jin, eldest sou of Mr. Khoo Hun Y'eang, entertained all the gentleineu aud merchants of Kuching ou the 20th ult. (corresponding to ihe Chinese 7ih day of the 2nd moon) on the occasion of his fathers birthday. Au excellent dinner was served at
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    Mr. H. N. Ridley, F. R. S.
    195 5 1 hose who kn>w the large amount of* original scientific work done by Mr H N. Ridley, Director of the Botanical Gardens, I Singapore, particularly in botany, but also in other depirtments of natural history,, will l>« pleased to see that he is
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    Government Gazette.
    502 5 The Government Gazette f March 28 contains the following iten s <t info;uiatiou The uame of Mr. L ong Lot Heug has been added to the Commission of the Peice for the Settlement < f Penang. Under the provisions of Section 4 of '1 lie Births aud Deaths
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    Passengers.
    273 5 Per Ferule, from Port Swetteuham Dr Park, Messrs. Palmer, Ritchie, A. Crassford, 3 Chinese Ladies. From Singapore: Messrs Lim S >o lveong, A. B. Tatt, Gardelions. C J. Mauders, Mr. aud Mrs. Gilniau, Mr. aud Mrs. Miles. Per Kapurthala. from Singapore Messrs. Gau Teong Tat, Max Meishoff aud Ste
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    FIXTURES.
    48 5 TO- DAT. 20'h 1 >.t> of Jud Moon. Matsuo’s JapaneseCinematograph, corner of IVuaug Hoad and Campbell Street, 1* p.m. To- MO BROW. 21st Dav of 2nd Moon. Town Band, Esplanade, ti to 7 p.m. Matsuo’s Japanese Cinematograph, corner of Penang Hoad and Campbell Street, it p m.
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    MAILS DUE.
    10 5 English Devanha) ...11th Apr China (Malta) ...13th Apr
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    P. & O. SAILINGS.
    38 5 P. O. SAILINGS. Mail Service. Outwards. llomkwakds. Dccanht 11 Apr. I Malta l-'l Apr. Del hi 2d I Delta ':7 Ultra Servo e. Outwards. Hosit.n a ki»s. Malacca 9 Apr. Manila j Aj>r. Nvre 16 I Nile 19
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
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      14 5 I The French Confectionery, 17a, Northam Road. Chocolates, Bonbons, Dessert Fondants, At TfeaionahU Prictt
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      158 5 C YCLI N Ci When you ride a M ASSEY- !l A K KIS, is QUITE A DIFFERENT MATTER! :o:—:o:—:<>: And more particularly s*.> when it is tilted with PALMER TYRES. -:o:—:o: Ca.'li or Terms; old Machines takeu in exchange. MASSEY-HARRIS AGENCY, 23 Beach Street PENA NO. THE CRAG HOTEL,
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      333 5 EYESIGHT. > Mi*. N. Lazarus has left for Msdan, l’*ur MAY BE CONSULTED FOR SPECTACLES 021 his return to Penang next Thursday following days AT Messrs. C. S. SENG Co., Beach Street, Penang j I<J 3-07 200 UPTON, LIMITED. WINES AND SPIRITS. Specialities I Lipton s Extra Special Scotch and
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    Fiction is Stranger than Truth.
    1474 6 I' Y Alix C. Mknziks.J “I’ll never forget, 1 lie strang*» experience J |i*H wnn mv regiment in the hinterland ot N'v’ei ia.” “Can’t you m:ike it nearer home?” said Bailev. “Oh, well, I’ll shut up if you’re goiu’ to iute> iipt “No* Wfore having
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    EXCHANGE.
    114 6 Pbnano, 2nd April By courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Bank .„.2/4$ 4 months’ sight Bank ...2/4$ 3 Credit 2/4$ 3 Documentary ...2/4* Calcutta, Demand Bank iws 174 3 days’ sight Fr.vate 175* Bombay, Demand Bank 173| Moulmein, Demand Bank 171$ 3 days’ sight Private 175' Madras, Demand
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    PRODUCE.
    164 6 Gold leaf *;4.60 B. Pepper(\V .Coast 3lbs.o oz.) 17. —no stock White Pepper 25. —tellers Trang Pepper 20 —sales Jloves (picked) 42 —sales \j ace 82.75 sales Mace Pickings 70| sellers Nutmegs 11 Os 30 —sellers (No. I 5— sales Sugar < 2 no stock Basket 3.15 sales Tapioca
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    MARKET PRICES.
    176 6 Penang, 2nd April, 1907. Beef ct*. Soup per catty 14 Roast 24 Steaks 24 Stew or Curry Meat l rt Rump Steak 24 Ox Tail each 25 Tongue 50 Feet V» Heart 28 Liver 25 Pork— Pork per catty 82 Pig’s Head 20 Feet 24 Tongue 32 Mutton
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    SHARES.
    893 6 a \S i s Si Caj ital. Number of ~z Shares le* issued. I Last Dividend. Name. 1903 300.000 1900 1901 1903 I 1901 1905 j 1907 1901 1899 1 1906 1905 1906 1904 1906 1904 I 1905 1892 1905 1898 1900 1906 1906 175,000 600.000 41)0.000 100.000 30.000
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      70 6 What (.huuihcrlain’s I’.iin Halm \> ill Do. H» r lleviation <** pain Chamberlain's I'ain Ha m lias 11« > i qual. Soieucss of tlie imisr.leti, ii < l lameness are quickly n hovel hv applying it Ouo appl ctliou will p>«m p! |y qu„t a pain in the s j«|
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      267 6 A Favourite Remedy for Babies. Ifs pleasant taste and prompt cures hare made Chamberlain's Cough Remedy a favorite wi?h the mothers of small children. It qui kly cures their coughs and colds aud pieveuts any danger of pneumonia or other serious con-equences. For sale by all Cbemis’s and Storekeepers. PENANG
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      107 6 MACKAY’S rr tew > CO I o -j UJ < VfS. S-MRO»» 6 c° i S oho"*V' O S* 1 ~»88«TO BE HAD RETAIL FROM Ban Seng Co., Gim Tek Bee Co., Heap Lee Co., Tong Joo Co., Goon Yen Friends, Cbiat Seng Co., Teik Chin Co., Ipoh, and all
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    Resources of Empire.
    340 7 Astounding Figures from Offi ial Abstract. The vast resources of flip British Empire nre reduce<l with astonishing ingenuity to 200 panes of statistics issued on March 4 in the form of a “statistical a I struct" presented to both Houses of Parliament bv command of his M
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    Rita's Lamentations.
    465 7 Those who are yet unwraiied of “Smait Set abuse will "find the thiug done with entirely satisfactoiy puugtncy in Rita’s new hook Personal Opinions Publicly Expressed.” Man’s inhumanity toman” is nothing to woman’s inhumanity to woman, and if a man had put his name to the things which
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      1059 7 THE Straits Echo business directory. mineral WATER manufacturers. WROUCHT-IRON TUBES AND FITTINCS. Stock Always on Hand. ADAMSON, GILFILLAN CO., LTD. GRAM AM NICHOLSON, Office, 149 c Lap Beach Street, PENANG. SELECT BOARDING HOUSES. RANEEGUNGE STONEWARE. THE PRIORY, 38, Wortham Road. Hoarding House situated at the seaside ouav distance of Town.
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      91 7 You Run No Risk. You n?od not hesitate to Luv Chamber* lain a Coui.li Remedy. If are not satiafiel with J h** lesults after using twothirds of the bottle according to directions you may return it to your dealer aud your money will I e refunded. 11. re is what
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      975 8 Lim Sun Ho, CHOP HLMt WOH Co., J,4, Beach Street, Penang. Importer? of* all kinds of European Cloth and General Commission Agents. 220 W. MANSON, American Dentist, Late of Dr. Allen Co., Pha. U.S.A. NOTICE, Kim Keng Leong Co., 127, BEACH STREET. IMPORTERS EVERY DESCRIPTION Charges Moderate, Consultation Free. RESIDING
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    GOVERNMENT AND THE LABOUR PROBLEM.
    5626 9 Correspondence Regarding the Supply of Indian Labour Following are the full texts of the report of the Resident .General, F.M S, ou the resuit of his mission to India last, October in connection with the Lai our Problem, and of the Hich Commissioner's teply, as
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    Pimples Prove Impurity of Blood.
    620 9 J he Uiuht Remedy fur Pimples Ani> M ost Disorders of the Skin Is the Great Blood and Nkkv Tonic, Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills. Proof From Cfylon. lire state o? the skin is often a 1 1 ue indication of ihe state of the general
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      822 10 FOR SALE. Nos. 2, 3 4 of “THE REVIEW OF THE FAR EAST,” EDITED BY A. CUNNINGHAM, of the South China Morning Guide to Penang, BY THK LATE Post. B. F. Skertchly, f.e.s. WM. ARNOTT CO., Price 50 cents. Worth a Dollar a copy.”) TO BE HAD AT THE “STRAITS
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