Straits Echo, 3 August 1907

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  • 37 1 Straits Echo 10-PAGE EDITION. DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY. VOL. 5. $24 I’cr Annum, PENANG, SATURDAY, 3rd AUGUST, 1907. Single Copy, 10 cents. No. 176.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 1010 1 TIGER BRAND CEMENT. 258 «0 PA V «e IN V PO /icsr LOR ALL PURPOSES. BANKS. Chartered Bank of India, Hongkong Shanghai Australia and China. Banking Corporation. INCORPORATED RY ROYAL CHARTER. X800.000 XI,075,000 JC800.000 Capital Paid tip Reaervo Fund Reserve Liability of Pr« p ietors Hoad Office: IIATTON COURT, TIIREADNEEDLE
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    • 17 1 TIANQ LEE o H oo i oo 1 k >- f* M <2 z r*i £A SOLE AGENTS.
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  • 1131 2 Suggestit u for a topic il song lor billiard players :—“The Anchor’s liaried.” Three boys touud a cartridge near Hull recently, and put a uialch to it to tee if anything would happen. They saw. It was the budding Suffragette aged eight who came back from church
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 48 2 Not a Doubtful Question. There is uo doubt in the minds of those who have used < 'ainbei laiu’s Colic, Cholera aud Diarrhoea Remedy as to its curative powers. For a pain iu the stomach, diarrhoea or dysentery, it ntlords immediate relief. The George Town Dispensary, Wholesale A gouts.
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    • 287 2 NOTICE. ON and after this date, /.11 small advertisements intended for insertion in the Straits Echo must be paid for in advance. LIM SENG *****, sth July 1905 Managing Director. BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED. S.S. “KISTNA.” t be convenience of passengers a* !eL diug the races the departuie
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    • 1550 2 MUSIC SALE. 1,000 PIECES TO CLEAR. PRICES from 10 cts. per copy. ROBINSON PIANO COMPANY, LTB. A. CADER NINA MDHAMED RAWTHER, BOAT BUILDER REPAIRER. No 359, JELUTONG ROAD, 25 7 07 520 PENANG. EYESIGHT. WROUGHT-IRON TUBES AND FITTINGS. Large Stock Always on Hand. ADAMSON, GILFILlIaN CO., LTD. AS A ORDER
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  • Shipping.
    • 56 3 YVakasa Maru. Jap.R.s 3 884, Chiistiauseu, 2nd Aug., Hongkong, 24’Ij July, Gen.— B. A Co. Palimcauz, Dut. 88, 1,119, Dilmever, 2ud Aug., Laesai, Ist Aug.. Kerosene Oil.—B A Co. Pegu, Br. s.s, 294, CovsH* 3rd A tig.. Oiebleh, 2nd An*., Gen.—-BauHolli. Canton, Br. s.s., 105, Meriean, 3rd Aug., Teluk
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    • 87 3 OKI) AUOU6T. Wukata Maru, for Colombo aud Tuticonn. Taiv Tony. for Trang aud Pang Nga. Nippon, for Calcutta. Padana. for Batu Balira. Ban W/uitt Soon, for Langkat. Leony Ho, for Setul. Sree Banka, for Pangkor. Kietna, for Port Swetteuham and Singapore. Van ihr Parra, for Deli and Laugsa. Langkat,
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  • 33 3 Yemtel* Front A iff a! >> Due Peleus Singapore W.M &Co 5rd Aug. Telemachus Liverpool W.M.ACo. bd C. Apcar Calcutta A.A.A Co. tJtli Lightning Smgapore A. A.A.Cq. 10th Machaou Singapore W.M ACo. 10th
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  • 26 3 fnxeht For AijetUx Irfiirei i Peleus Genoa W.M.ACo. Aug. Tetemacbus Singapore W M.&Co C. Apear Singapore A.A.A.Co. A A.A.Co. LLbtniug Calcutta Macbaon London W.M&Co. 1
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  • 185 3 For Tongkah—Per Rotorua, 5th iustant, noon. Negapatam and Madras—Per Thongtea, 5th iustant, noon. Singapore, Hongkong, Sratow and Amoy—Per Hong Bee, 5th iustant, noon. Calcutta—Per O. Apc.ar, 5th instant, noon. Singapore, China Japan—Per Namur 5th iustant, noon. Port Swettenham and Singapore—Per Pin Seng, 6th instaut, 3 p.m. Port Swettenham
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  • 211 3 Per P. AO. 8.8, Namur, du6 at Penang on 6th August To Penang (from Loudon, July 6) Mr. Eckhart, Miss M. Johnson, Mr. L. J. Gardner, Mr. E. Hill. To Singapore (from London) Mr. R. B. Rjall. Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Mason, Mr. Doig, Mr.
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 1703 3 (SHIPPIN G.) TAB IS. N. Co. Expected Arrivals and Departures. Mail Service. Outwards. Aug. I'» s.s. Malta connecting with s.s. Mongolia 29 88. Delta do s.s. Victoria Sept, 11 s.s Oceana do s.s. Britannia Homewards. Aug. 3 8.8. Delta connecting with s.s. Macedonia 17 s.a. Delhi do s.s. Himalaya 31
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  • 105 4 Justice satisfies everybody and justice alone.— Emerttm. Established June Ist, 1903 Published daily (except Sundays.) at th« CRITERION PRESS, Lid., No. 220 —'232, Beach Street, Peuaug. PRICK DA i L Ull'AL *2t per annum. OCTSTATI NS Postage Extra MAIL EDITION (Post Free) ?lo CABLE ADDRESS Echo Pjnang.”
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  • 639 4 It has all come out at last, as it inevitably must. The recent threat of war between America and Japan resolves itself into a gigantic newspaper enterprise of a hind with which modern journalism has made us unfortunately only too familiar. According to the New Vo k co-respondent
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  • 115 4 Wanted. Moke Recruits.” To day we are able to give three moie names of intending recruits in the proposed Peuaug-born Chiuese Y'olunteer Corps, but there is still room for many more. The names received so far are: 1. Lim Chee Saing 2 Tau Choo Soay
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  • 125 4 Latest Scratching I he following scratchiugs were made after we had gone to Press yesterday The Kedah Cup *Elsie. The Peaang Plate:— FLst Preston, Quorrobo'uiig, Fir it Tenor, Prince George aud Orara. The Penang Purse:— Rosebloom, Sir Roger, Dispute aud Splendid. The Scurry Stakes Excelsior, Recompense, Lord
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  • 58 4 Oj Monday, the sth instaut, the Post Office aud tlie Sub-Offices will open from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Money Order Branch and Savings Bank will be closed, and only the Morning Express will be issued. the Echo will publish on Monday, giving oue of our very
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  • 278 4 The Colony vs. F. IW. S. W b are informed that tlie following geutlemen have been chosen to play for The Colony,” in the cricket match which begins next Monday Messrs. Mugliston (Captain), Key worth, Neubronner.May, Parsons, Hennessy, Talma, Jones, Bailey, James and Nicholas. Play starts at 10.30 a.m.
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  • 189 4 -The Assizes. {Before Mr. Justice Braddell.) Arson, The trial of (1) Abdul Wahab, (2) Abdul Fetar and (3) Ali Sahib was concluded yesterday afternoon. A Chetty deposed that the third prisoner had deposited with him, for safe-keeping, his Insurance Policy. After Mr. Armstrong, counsel for the third accused,
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  • 104 4 (Before Mr. Woferstan.) A Chinaman named Hu Yi was yesterday morning arraigued before the first Magistrate ou the charge of selling chandu iu house No. 54 Rope Walk, without a licence. At the iustauce of Mr. Beatty the case was postponed to the 7th iust., the prisouer
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  • 574 4 Description of the S. S. Co.'s New Boat. A finely modelled screw steamer was on Juue 27 launched from the vard of the Ca'edou Shipbuilding Cumpanv, Ltd., Dundee. The vessel is for the Straits Steamship Company, Ltd., Singapore, and is the third the i Caledon Company
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  • 1141 4 (From Our O r mi Correspondent.) Wedi esday, 31st July. All Singapore has goue crazy over the I Raj ill of Stengahpour.” The large hall at the Teutonia Club was crammed on Saturday night when the piece was produced for a second time before the Singapore public. Many
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  • 849 4 July 12, 1907. The Weather. The weather continues to be the most important theme of discussion. I hear the i most depressing reports as to the ruin of the hay harvest aud the effect of this uumitigai ted gloom upon the seaside resorts. The thunderstorm which passed
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 421 4 NOTICE. rpHKAN CHKE A (Jo. beg to inform their 1 customers that; owing to Iho increase ot prices ou European goo2s. they have cancelled their pi ice lists issued in HHMi from aud after the 1st August, 11H)7, and until the issue of their new catalogues, which will be distributed
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    • 42 4 For a Lame Back. Wheu you have pains in the small of the ba k dampen a piece of thick flannel slighty with Chamberlain’s Pain Balm and bind vih f°u er the r eat of P aiD .-Atfd quick relict WhutaJZ'AgS?, f^,U
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  • TELEGRAMS.
    • 147 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) The Sugar Convention London, 2nd August.—lu tbe debate on tbe Foreign Office rote Sir Edward Grev ■aid be considered it improbable that tbe Sugar Convention would be broken up. The Policy in Egypt Referring to tbe Densbawi incident be pointed out tbat lie bad said uotbiug
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    • 42 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) A Further Division Challenged Loudou, 2nd August.--Tbe Nationalists mid Labourites have challenged a further division on tbe report of Lord Cromer’s grant the resolution of which wis adopted by 227 to H 8 at the meetiug.
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    • 46 5 (Supplied by Reuter Indians Resist Registration. Loudon, 2ud August.—At Pretoria a meeting was held of Indian delegates from all parts of tbe Transvaal, and it was resolved to continue to resist tbe compulsorv re* gistratiou. The meeting closed with enthusiastic cheers for tbe Kiug-Emperor.
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    • 69 5 (Sujudied Itj Renter.) Britain and Disarmament. Loudon, 2nd August.— Iu the debate on tbe Foreigu Office vote, Sir Edward Grey, Foreign Secretary, referring to the Hague Conference, said tbat tbe British government were reluctant to m ike disarmament a proposal wb'di would turn a friendly into a
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    • 127 5 (Snppliel by lieuttr Franco-Spanish Action. Loudon, 2nd August.—The French cruiser Galilee has ieft Tangier for Casablanca, where the townspeople, headed by the tribesmen, Lave perpetrated murders. London, 3rd August.—France has proposed to Spain to laud a Franco-Spanish force at Casablanca in accordance with the policiug powers uuder
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    • 32 5 (Sullied by Reuter.) Third Reading Passed. Loudon, 3rd August.—lu the House of Commons the Evicted Teuauts’ Bill was lead a third time and passed by 228 to 49.
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    • 34 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) No Rain at Sindh. Loudon, 3rd August. The Monsoou rains have fallen over the whole of India except Sindh. The agricultural 3ituitiou is greatly improved in most of the provinces.
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    • 29 5 (Supplied by Renter.) Meeting at Swinemunde to-day. London, 3rd August.—The Tsar and M. Isvolsky will meet the Kaiser and Priuce Vou Buelow at Swiuotuuude to day.
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    • 52 5 (Suj‘2 led by lieuter.) More Monarchs to Meet D is rep irted tbat King Edward and the Rr. Hon. Sir Charles Hardinge, Permanent Uuder-Secretary of State for Foreigu Affairs, will meet tbe Emperor of Austria and Barou von Aehreuthal, the Austrian Foreigu Minister, at Ischl on tbe
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    • 53 5 (Supplied by Renter Fight near Drama. London, 3rd August.—A Bulgarian baud attacked tbe village ofGuredjtk near Drama, a town in Turkey in Europe, yesterday. Colonel Elliot, a British Gendarmery officer, was wounded iu tbe leg. There have been several severe encounters between Tui kish troops and Bulgarian and Greek
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  • 23 5 Output for July. Tbe output for tbe Tronoli Mines for tbe month of Julv was Piculs 3.353 40 of ore.
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  • 137 5 Passenger,” writing to tbe Free Press regarding the broken wiredauger says :—"As regards tbe rubber gloves there seems a very pleasing acquiescence on tbe part of tbe Municipality iu this matter. It is easv to talk of telephoning, but on the outlying hues such as Keppel Harbour,
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  • 236 5 An amusing incideut took place on Saturday afternooa at tbe Singapore Cricket Club Sports when Mr. Jensen came to take the photograph of tbe Club and its members. In tbe ceutre foreground was tbe table with the excellent and dazzliug display of prizes on exhibition which was
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  • 314 5 Weird We read iu a home paper of a strange coincidence in the races at the recent Ascot Meeting, which attracted the attention of the superstitious—and most backers are superstitious! Lally was No. 10 on the race cird for the Royal Hunt Cup. His unexpected success induced many to back
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  • 1653 5 A Malayan Tragady. A Short Story in Two Chapters. (By Southern Cross.) HAPTKR 11. (Concludedfrom last Tuesday.) i All seemed to go on as before save that Zora was colder to me and, apparently, to all things, than ever, bu. oue day something happened that awakened the devil in
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  • 203 5 Another extraordinary meeting if the Canton-Hiukow Railway Coinpauy was held yesterday afternoon at the Company’s office, srys the Hongkong Te'cgrafJi's Canton c rrespondent ou the 2fth ultimo. Messrs. Cbueu Sa'-ngau and Yu Hok-chi were voted to the chair. Several questions weie brought up for discussion with special reference
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  • 44 5 To-nAT 25th Day of Gth Moon Pensng Races, Third Diy. E. O Hotel Race Dinuer. To-morrow. •J6th Dav of titli Moon. Mon hay 27th Day of 3th tnoon. Bank Holiday. P. C. C. Tenuis Tournament. Town Band, Esplanade, 6 to 7 p m.
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  • 18 5 China (Print Ludwig) ...bill Aug. German (Priitz E. Friedrich). ,.7tli English (Mattst) ...15th China (Delhi) ...17th
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  • 17 5 O New Moon Aug. 9th >* First Quarter 17th O Full Moou 23rd Last Quarter 31st
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  • 45 5 P. O. SAILINGS. Mail Se vice OOTWARMK. I i (>M K W A R I >S. Malta Jo Aug. I Dr lhi 17 Aihj DiHa 29 I Arrailia 31 Extra Service. Ootwheus Homewards Namur 6Auj. I Nyann JO Auj. Manila. i 0 j. Simla 24
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 43 5 Sickness Comes When Least Expected. A little forethought may save you no eud of trouble. Anyone who makes it a rule to keep Camberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy at hand knows this to be a fact. The George Town Dispensary, Wholesale Agents.
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    • 70 5 Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. There is probably no medicine made that is relied upon with a more implicit confidence than Chamberlain’s Colic, Chrlera and Diarrhoea Remedy. During the third of a century iu which it has b; en in use, people have learned that it is one remedy
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    • 231 5 THE ANGLO-CEINESE STORE, 5, CHINA STEEET. JUST ARRIVED FOR THE RACES. Ladies’ Hand Combination Bags, Purses Wallets. Over one hundred different kinds varieties to select from, all of best Leather and the latest pattern. also A Large Assortment of Ladies’ Gents’ Companions Dressing Cases!* COME AND INSPECT THEM. WATCII THIS
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous

  • 525 6 What tub Taotai Said. The two Cbiuts.e cruisers Hai chew and llai Yung arrived at Saigon on the afternoon of tbe 20th ult. They liad a very cordial receptioti in Saigon. Tbe Taotai Tsai Ting Kan, wbo accompanies tbe Hjuadron,gave bis views iu Saigon with gieat fraukuess,
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  • 694 6 With a view lo gettiug absolute novelty and maintaining the up-to-date enterprise for winch page 7 is famous, says Fundi, we have employed Mr. Jaw Jar Syins to ..open this correspondence. Mr. Syms writes iu public so seldom, and his opinions are so little known, that
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  • 121 6 Penang, 3rd August {By courtesy oj the Chartered Bink.) London Demand Bank ...2/4,\, 4 months’sight Bank ...2 4§ 8 Credit 2/4 3 Documentary ...2/4^ Calcutta, Demand Bank Its 174 3 da; s sight Pr v*«e 175$ Boinnay, Demand Bank 173 J Mouiniein, Demand Bank 171$ 3 days’ sight Private
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  • 178 6 Gold leaf $01.85 B. Pepper( W.Coast 31b5.5 oz.) 16*. —no stock White Pepper 21 J.- sales Trang Pepper 17$. —sales Cloves (picked) 51.— n0 sellers Mace 81.50«a/<*« Mace Pickings 69. —sales Nutmegs 110 s 24.— sales No. 1 5.25 sales Sugar 2 no stock Basket 3.00 sales Tapioca Flour
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  • 178 6 Penang, 3rd august, 1907. Beef— ets. Soup per catty 14 Roast 24 Steaks 24 Stew or Curry Meat 16 Rump Steak 24 Ox Tail each 26 Tongue s*t Feet 15 Heart 28 Liver 25 Pork— Pork per catty 36 Pig’s Head 24 Feet 26 Tongue 36 Mutton per
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  • 560 6 1800 230,000 1007 00,00 c 1002 100,000 1005 150,000 1904 1007 1003 1000 s loot 1005 1005 £30.000 150,000 70,000 150,000 12,000 75,000 40,000 1906 j 310,000 1906 1906 1906 150,000 Its. 1.200.000 250,000 8 1906 I 300,000 1903 1906 1904 1898 1906 1903 1905 1901 1904 18°8 30,000
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 16 6 Andrew Usher Co.’s SPECIAL RESERVE O.V.G. Whisky. SANDILANDS, BUTTERY Co., AGENTS FOR PENANG F. At. .S
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    • 103 6 MACKAY’S LIQUOR WHISKY. KARTELL’S BRANDY. Ceislers’ Champagne, THE CELEBRATED “S. B. Co.” GIN IN RED CASES, Sandilands, Battery Co. n kacm CO X i O -J UJ SR -rC < V c° #t S-mrohc o BORDEN’S PEERLESS BRAND EVAPORATED CREAM. Absolute Purity Guaranteed, AGENTS: SANDILANDS, BUTTERY 4 Co.. PENANQ. TO
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  • 1256 7 (By William Archbr in the Morning Leader.) The Blasphemous doctrine put forth iu inv last week’s article, to the tffect that Sir. Bernard Shaw may be leckoued the Carlyle or liuskin of our age, and is, in fact, a far sounder thiuker than either of these Victorian
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  • 788 7 The Korean mission” declare*, through the Courrier de la Conference, that its credentials "are perfectly authorised and bear the signature and the seal of the Emperor Yi Ilyeug,” but that “the Emperor, being a prisoner of the Japanese, is not at liberty officially to declare the tiuth,
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 905 7 W ARNING. INSURANCES. Take notice that the Trade Mark as published hereunder has been registered in the General Accident Fire and Life Assurance Corporation, Ltd. mi M a m a i B :h STREET WE have been appointed Ageuts foi the above Company lor Penang, Province Wellesley, and the State
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 1023 8 notice. VIEWS of Peu.iug, Singapore, Perak. Selangor, and Sumatra. Photos eularged, various sizes up to 3 ft., on Bromido paper. W. JONES, King Street, Penang. Photographer. 16c UPTON’S TEAS WERE AWARDED THE GOLD MEDAL AT THE PARIS EXHIBITION. AGENTS, PENANG: Paterson, Simons Co. 42c W. MANSON, American Dentist, Late of
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  • 1371 9 The territories which constitute to-day the kingdom of Siam are much smaller than those which belonged to it when ludo China tirst loomed above the horizon of Kuropeau politics. At that date the dominions of the Lord of the White Elephant stretched from the Salween river,
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  • 689 9 A Japanese Journalist’s Perplexities. Those Europeans iu Japan —aud they are not a few —who have experienced uueasiuess as to the correct observance of Japanese etiquette will fully appreciate the embarrass meuts of Mr. K. Sugimura, the special correspondent of the Aeahi, on the occasion j
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  • 1169 9 A Beer Story. On Derby Day. j 1 \n ludian barrack room on I>erby Day. j’ All the shutters are closed, and as it is near coon the heat is scorching. The punkahs ,*j“ik backwards and forwards, and stir tire atmosphere, which seems to be only concen-
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  • 763 9 No new ludiau literature utters a new Indian mind or feeliug” 011 the great Indian questions of the day, says Dr. Joliu Morrison, in tbe Glasgow Herald The intellectual interest and activity of the eli'e of new-educated India are for the present strictly limited. New India has been
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  • 492 9 (By a Banker). I Iu many parts of the earth, as kuowu to j civili/. a d races of bygone age, relies of those far oft' times still remain in abundance, mauy of these stupendous aud monumental achievements of au ancient woild so substantially aud
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  • 583 9 Uric .i History Kkpeats Itself. Noting the issue of the latest “lider’ Edict, the Japan Mail says the Chiuese Government apparently finds that its behests re opium hare hitherto exercised little practical effect, for attention is again called to them and severe penalties are threatened agaiu»t. <
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  • 904 9 William van Dockum Was Bedridden and Helpless—Suffering Agonies— Vomiting Blood—Almost a Skeleton —Too Weak To Speak —Given Up By Doctors—Waiting For Death—When Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills rflAisEoHiM From His Sick Bed, Restored His Strength, Filled His Vbinn With Good, New. Life-Giving Blood, And Set
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 86 9 The Doctor Away from Home When Most Needed. People are often very much disappointed to find that their family physician is away from home when they most need his services. Diseases like cramp, colic and diarrhoea require prompt treatment, aud in many instances prove fatal before medicine cin be procured
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 980 10 FOR SALE. li Nos. 2, 3 4 of THE REVIEW OF THE FAR EAST,” Guide to Penang, THE SMITH PREMIER TYPEWRITER. THE ONLY MACHINE WORKING in THREE COLOURS from ONE RIBBON. DOUBLE UNIVERSAL KEYBOARD. SALE. JOHN MARTIN, MIRER. NOW READY! BY THE LATE E. F. Skertchly, f.e.s. EDITED BY A.
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