Straits Echo, 7 December 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 Per Annum, PENANG, SATURDAY, 7th DECEMBER, 1907. Single Copy, 10 cents. No. 283.
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      1103 1 GUINNESS’S STOUT. 63^ yiis i s o -*A m <2 > -V X o fsjoOJ^ NOJ 31 v s.ssva BANKS. Chartered Bank of India, Australia and Chira. Hongkong Shanghai Banking Corporation. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER. £800,000 £1.075.000 Capital Paid up Reserve Fund Reserve Liability of Proprietor* Head Office: HATTON COURT,
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      19 1 THE REST BEER IN THE FAR EAST. HOddlN ;\tL\ i f 5?#i “TJ > r.OKTOj^' TIAIMG LEE Co., So/e Agents
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    Items of Interest.
    909 2 UK Japanese Financial Commissioner in L' m. in lias Hicially denied the report ihat In* is engaged in any financial operations in I’ .ns. His Excellency in at present paying private visits to France and Belgium. I n»: great Russian scandal of last year is about ‘o
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      94 2 Chamberlain's Cough Remedy in South Africa. Mr. S. Schneider, of KotYe\ fontciu, <) K. < is very grateful to the manufacturers <-l C'hamberlaiu’s Cough Remedy. He has toun.l that it cures hia childreu as well as him*«*lt of their coughs and colds. They wrio all coughi g and got uo
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      717 2 in ii'g r is ivill ►otL’ lie .jed the vay ces livto »ia. ar:>ut Id. A Notable Fact. The absence of all narcotics makes Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy the safest and best medicine for all coughs, colds, croup and whooping cough that can be procured. The George Town Disp usarv. Wholesale
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      807 2 the (J. ited i«]er am* best .aid The DtS. :ts la,” lam for due terout WHAT IS IN A NAME? A CREAT DEAL, WHEN IT IS OF COOD REPUTE, ON YOUR PIANO. Steinway, Bechstein, Brinsmead, Haake» Krauss, Russell, Ronisch, Werner, etc. ARE OF WORLD-WIDE REPUTATION. PIANOS BY THE ABOVE MAKERS
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    VESSELS EXPECTED.
    36 3 r esseJs From Agtut* Due Devanha C. A pear Benvorlicb Fook Sar.g (i. A pea Singapore Singapore London Calcutta Singapore A.a&Co. A. S B.&C'o. B. A.A.A Co. 7th Dec. 8th 13th 14th 26 ih
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    SAILINGS.
    33 3 Vessels i For i Agents Let i* e> Devanh i L Colombo A.G &Co. L)c*c C. Apear Calcutta A.A.A.Co. Beuvorlicb Siugapore S.B.ACo. Fook Saug Siugapoi# B.AO*. U. ApCi't Calcutta A. A. A.Co.
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      ARRIVALS.
      93 3 Sati'llo. Ur. s s., 320, Cptou, 7tli Dec, Tongkah, Oih Dpc Geu —A. G. A Co. Hotouua, Br. s.s., 555, Liugard, 7tli Dec, Tou. kah, titli Dec., Ghu. K. G. Co. Canton, Dr. 5.«., 105. Gillies. 7th Dae.. Teluk Ausou.Gth Dec., Gen —Ah Hing. Putiala, Dr. ss., I 02
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      DEPARTURES.
      86 3 7th December. Van der L>jn, for Deli aud Laugsa. Deli, for Traug. Ban Whatt Soon, for Laugkat. Kietna, lor Port Swetteaham and Singapore. Putiala, for Rangoon and Calcutta. Sree Banka, for Paugkor. Hock Chnan Un, for Pulau Laugkawi aud Setul. Calypso, for l>eli Langkat, for leluk Auson. Bliamta, for
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      MAILS CLOSE.
      188 3 Pur Negapatain aud Madias —Pei Teesta, '.'tli iustaut, noon. Tongkah—Per Rotorua, !'th iustaut, 1 p.ui. Tongkah—Per Sappho, oth iustaut, I p in. Pulau L augkawi and Setul Per Flying Dragon, oth instaut, 3 p.in. Pangkalau Brand, m Per Petrel, lOtb instant, noon. Deli—Per Avayyee, 10th iustaut, noon. Asalian
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    Passengers to the Straits.
    289 3 Pei P. aud O. s.s. Snndu, due at Penang ou IOtli December To Penang (from London, Nov. 9) Mr. T. C. Blatbenvick, M s. K. McCullocIi aud child, Mr. C. T. Smith, Mr. J. I). Wood, Mr. S F. Hobson, Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Spinks
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      992 3 P. 0. Steam Navigation Coy. K\|h*H«I Arrivals uimI Departures. Mail Service. Outward. II' Arcadia connecting with Jau Demnha do I*} Peninsular do 30 Delta do Homeward Victoria Macedon ia Britannia Mod tin. Date. Steamer. C »V““'>“g l>ee with S.S. 1 Loudou. Dec. Jau. Feb. 21 4 Mar. \pr. May Devauha
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      475 3 —(Sg'i i» i» iK o.) HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINE. PASSENGER SERVICE. By the new steamers, Khenania,” Habsburo,” Hohbnstaufen.” These steamers offer to the public the highest comfort yet attaint»! in Oceau Travelling. They have very large cabius, provided with only lower berths. The Cabins are amidships and fitted with fans. Laufidry on
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      34 3 PASSAGES to EUROPE, via MADRAS. PASSAGES can be booked per British India Steam Navigation Company’s Steamers from Penang, via Madras, to Port Said, Genoa, Marseilles, Plymouth and London. HUTTENBACH, LI EBERT Co A iJB,\TS
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    The Straits Echo.
    99 4 Justice satuflc» everyl»o<ty nuU justice alone— Ei»rn<nu KnWished daily (except .Sunday*.) -i IT TBI CRITERION PRESS, Lid., No. 226 232, Beach Street, Penang, PRICE: DAILY LOCAL |24 per annum OUTSTAY 10X8 Postage Extra MAIL EDITION (Post Free) |l5 i CABLE ADDRESS: Echo—Penang." Telephone No. 343. S.H. All
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    HOUSE ASSESSMENT.
    653 4 r* The recent decision of the Municipal Commissioners to raise the liouse assessment by one per cent, has already given rise to a crop of appeals, which were dealt with at the meeting last Friday. Iu every case the appeal was rejected in two cases the assessment was
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    In Aid of the Band Fund.
    186 4 A RuJlAwiug list, up »o date, of subscriptions lye. or promised to ird of the Baud Fund Tor 1908: Bee 3100 (paid) *Mr! Lnn Soo Cine 25 "MV, Kte 25 (paid) CmC Chew Seali Seng 25 (paid) Mr. Leong Lok Hing 24 Mr. Khoo
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    Church Services.
    152 4 Sunday, Bth December. St. George’s Church. 8 a m. —Matins (Choral). 8- a.m. —Holy Communion (Plaiu). 9- a.m. —Holy Communion (Chinese). •5 p.m.—Suuday School. ‘6 p.m—Evensong aud Sermon. Methodist Episcopal English Church. 74. Maxwell Road. B*3o a m.—Morning Service. if-15 a.m.—Sunday School. t 3 p.m.*—Evening Service. Presbyterian Church.
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    Tin, Opium and Rica Quotations.
    257 4 Ime following business in tin has been done to-day Penang Straits Trading Co., 25 tous at s6s| PeuaugTiu Exchange,) buyers, no sellers j Singapore Straits Trading Co., L 0 08 T0ta1...125 tous. ,s quoted iu Loudon to-day at Ai34 lOs. cash and *135 15s. three
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    The Police Courts.
    415 4 (Before-Meters. Woferdandnd Codrinfltqn) The bearing of tbe case iu which Ivu Sin two Chiuese youngsters aged about 15 »ud 14 years respectively, for house-breaking, was concluded to-day. -Ji The case for tbe prosecution was that tbe LwoUds trespassed iu*o tbe upper of tlje Seh.-Kboo Kengsi house, tampered
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    The Straits and F. M. S. Annual.
    219 4 We have tbe pleasure of a copy of the Straits and F. M. S. Annual, a yearly publication descriptive of British Malaya and containing original facts, stories and photographs dealing with Straits and States life and customs. The production is a very creditable
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    Pusing Lama Tin Minas, Ltd.
    172 4 f Tu e ou, P ut Lou. the Fusing Lama Mines tor the mouth of November last is loll S S«,500 U l 4Ppro D 10 I' u a e Xt,a tenner Saudi, having left CMombo at 1. p. in. yesterday, .s expect el to
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  • PUBLIC OPINION.
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      GAMBLING IN PENANG.
      248 4 Jo lilt Ĕmrou ov mu Siraixs fccao. Dear Yk. Epitor, If your correspondent “Anti Gambling's” account of the cause of the increased gam-bling-in the Colony is Cpn ect, t hen it surprises me wlidhte the informers are aud what they are doing. Is it not high time
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    Chinese Commercial Commission.
    567 4 His Excellency Yang Shi Chi, who is now at Singapore, is the Chiuese Imperial Com- uiissiouer and he has been appointed by the Throne with a view to developing China’s foreign trade. His Excellency’s suite includes Taotai Mun Yew Chung, deputy diiector-general of the Shangbai-Nanking railway and
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      462 4 residenc e TC LET. V 11/LE," Nu. 337 LOAD. (Jumfortabje Euiojeau UNVIIjLK,” Nu. 357, ANSON 20-1 1 07 Hit Aj ply to P. V. LOCKE. 5, Annan Hoad CENTRAL SALES ROOM. I 0 K S A L K I» It I V A I K L V AT THE AMOVE
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      The Trouble in Zululand.
      49 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) MO ere OH! mcuts by the Radical Proas. Loudon. »*h I>ec.—The Ageut-Genor.il in y.iUl has been mandated with offers of service iu Zululaud. The Ridical newspapers are violently attacking the Natal Government and accusing rt of arbitrarily prevokiug a war. A A
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      Frenzied Finance.
      46 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) The National Batik Closed. liondoD, 7th Dec.- It is reported from Fort Pitt, Canada, that the National Bank at Pittsburg has been closed by order of the Comptroller of Currency. Tlie liabilities are estimated at tive aud a half million tlollais.
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      Cotton.
      52 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) Spinning Industry Thriving. Loudon, 7th Dec.—The statement of the cottou-spiuniug profits for 1907 shows it to have beeu the most remunerative year ever experienced. In Lancashire 65 mills show i total profit of «£377,541. The profit on combined share capital and loan capital works out 24.57
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      Accident at Portsmouth.
      112 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) Battleship and Cruiser in Collision. Loudon, 7th Dee.--The battleship Prince 'te»rgr broke her mooiiugs at Portsmouth yesterday evemug aud collided with th“ cruiser Shannon. The bittleship was badly holed and has had to go into dry dock. The Shannon V upper works were damaged.
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      Colliery Disaster.
      54 5 (Supjdied by Reuter Five Hundred Entombed. London, 7ib Dec. —Five tundrel ptople were entombed iu the colliery disaster at Monongabela iu West Virginia. On December ord Reuter wired —Sixty miners have been entombed at Monongabela. id the coal district of West Virginia. It is believed all have beeu
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      Spanish Royalties Sea-sick.
      52 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) Rough Weather in the Chanuel. London, 6th Dec. —Their Spanish Majesties were severely sea-sick during a storm m tbe Channel. The journey was suspended at Rochelle and the l>attlesliip Renown, on which Their Majesties were travelling, put iuto B*-est where the Royal party entrained
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      A Royal Engagement.
      79 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) Bulgaria’s Ruler to Wed. London, 7th Dec. —Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria is engaged to' marry the Princess Eleonora Reuss. Ferdinand of Bulgaria is the youngest son of the Prince Augustus of Ssxe-Coburg and Gotha. He was elected Prince of Bulgaria by the unanimous vote
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      The Cricket Tour.
      37 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) Th« k Queensland Matrli. London, 7th Dec—At Brisbane the Australian eleven scored 299 aud the M C C team have put up 61 ruus for oue wic o down. i, y*
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    SINGAPORE NOTES.
    942 5 {Fmm 0ur Oxm Correspondent.) 1 hursday, 5th December. A HtMlpiimi Meeting. M r 4 K I* *i Haw, Liberal Member of Parir d wT ,0, i :i8t Urtufr «"shire, addressed a cr w.led audience at the Chinese Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday u.ght on the antiopium Mjues.iou. His
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    MOTOR NOTES FROM HOME.
    1195 5 MOTOR K£HIlh,T>pAT OLYMPH^V < Pi'' On fjHr Qgn Co respondent 1 w S? v~ London, 15th Nov. Getting Ready. i m press-view of the Olympia Show ou Siturday afternoon was, not very satisfactory. Everything was, naturally, iu a state of about to be.” without actually beiug.
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    In a Motor Car.
    715 5 (By Southern Crotns.] '“Jlmi* in,” says iny friend, and as I euter his crimson and gold car I feel the putr of hidden life thrilling her frame from end fo end. He cjiuibs iu aud with the question Are you right *r” takes bri place in
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    Passengers.
    104 5 Arrived. Per B.s. Putia r a, from Singapore llev. E. lirossard, Messrs. J. McGill aud 11. 13. .\Vater worth. Per &.s. Deotnh>r. from S'ugapore Mr. 11. P. Lawrence, Mr E G. Lee aud Mr. J. A. Russell.,.. Departed. Per s.B. Deomhn, for Marseilles Mr. I). Mnckay. For London Mr
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    Claim for Damages.
    761 5 I)t\ (ioouetilleke v*. Opium Farmers. Thk claim of Dr. F. W. Goonetilleke for $lO,OOO damages from the Opium aud Spiiit Fanners, aud Mr. C. H. Darke, their prosecuting ageut, for slander, assault, false imprisonment aud malicious prosecution was continued before Mr. Justice Fisher iu the Supreme Court
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    FIXTURES.
    60 5 To-dat' 3rd Iy of lltb Moou. Football Kwe Cheng K bay's XI vn. Teh Ee Lay’s XI, C- R. C Qround. Ciicket, Esplanade, ‘2 30 p.m. Matsuo’s Cinematograph, corner of Penang Road and Campbell Street, i* pm. mul Charge r.f Programme. To-morrow +th Dav of lltb Moon. Matsuo’s Cinematograph,
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    MAILS DUE.
    19 5 China (Primens Alice) 10th Dec. German (P. Kitel Fried) ich) ..11th English (Arcadia littli China (Malta) ...tJJst
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      54 5 To the Head of the Family. la ordering household supplies, don t forget to lay in a supply of Chamberlain s Cough Remedy. You may not need it now but you are almost sure to before the wiflter is over. It never fails iu eases of croup. TU. George Town
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      111 5 O<HMI j The Champagne of Table Waters. j SARKIBS BROTHERS, 1 So/e Importers, Penang Si Rangoon.! DEWAR’S EXTRA SPECIAL. Can be obtained at Ipoh, Teik Chin Co. Taiping, Taik Ho Co. Kuala Lumpur, J* Marteen and Sons, Cycle Carriage Co. Peas&g, Pritchard Co, TheanChee&Co., Goon Yen and Friends Tong Joo
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    349 6 SI’EHAI, MEETINM, Dll'. :»nl. Present. 11 is Exodleucy the Governor (Sir Johu Anderson, K.C.M.G.). lion. ('apt. A. 11. Young (Col. Secretary;. Jinn. W. .1 Napier (Attorney-General). lion. A. T. Bryant (Act. Col. Treasurer). lion. F. .1 Pigott, c.K. (Ag. Col. Engineer). lion. <!. A 11 all (Act. Auditor-General).
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    Municipal Commission.
    494 6 OFFICI AL MINI TES. .Minutes of a Meeting of the Municipal Commissioners held ou Thursday, the 28th November, 1007. Frege ill. F. J. Hallifax, Esq. (President.) tjuah Beug Kee, Esq. Lim Eu Tub, Esq. .1. W. Ilallifax, Esq. Absent. L. 11. Clayton, Esq. Dr. P. V. Locke. 1
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    EXCHANGE.
    119 6 Penang, 7th December. (By courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Bank ...2 3{£ i* months’ sight Bank 2/4$ 3 Credit 2/4/j 3 Documentary ...2/4$ Calcutta, Demand Bank Its 173$ 3 days’ sight Private 175$ B*oiiimy. D inand Bank 173$ Mouimein, Demand Bank 113$ 3 days’ sight Privat 175
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    PRODUCE.
    180 6 Gold leal $65.50 B.Pepper(W.Coast 3lbs.-Sox.tl6f. "o slock White Pepper 19 25 sellers [Yang Pepper out °J season Cloves (picked) in small supply Go.— nominal Mace Picking» 57. do. Nutmegs 110 s 25. —seller g (No I 5.45 sales U g. tr < 2 no stock Ba*k«. 3.50 bnyersl Tapioca
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    SHARES.
    1062 6 j cL I I 5 Number of, p .2 S. 2 Capital. Shares I r- Last Dividend. Name. issued. «Mg O 3 <y Mining. 1903 300,000 30,000 10 10 25 for year ending 31 3/07; Belat Tin Mining Co., Ltd. $11 1907 300,000 22,500 10 10 Bruang Ltd. J7.5C
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      76 6 A Reliable Remedy for Croup. ith *he dry, colil weather of the early wii.w-r mouths, parents of croupy childreu should boon the alert for ominous svmp. loins 1 here is no cause tor auxiety when Miami»**'lain’s Cough Remedy is kept in the It this medicine is given as soon as
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      16 6 Andrew Usher Co.’ SPECIAL RESERVE O.V.G. Whisky SANDILANDS, BUTTERY Co.. AGENTS FOR PENANG F. M. S.
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      81 6 JOHN MARTIN, MINER A ROMANCE: OF MODERN MALAYA. V,Y OLIVER ASHWELL, AUTHOR OF Tales of the Fen," Chronicles oj the Carburettor Club." Peril in Penanj," etc. PRICE 50 CENTS. CAN UK HAD AT THE CRITERION PRESS, Ltl., 226,—232. Beach Street, Penang FOR SALE. The Upheaval IN Far Cathay,” BY NG
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      105 6 MACKAY’S LIQUOR WHISKY. MARTELL’S brandy. Geislers’ Champagne. THE CELEBRATED «S. B. Co.” GIN IN RED CASES. Sandilsmis, Iiui* ry S' C n BORDEN’S PEERLESS BRAND EVAPORATED CREAM. Absolute Purity Guaranteed, AGENTS: SANDILANDS, BUTTERY Co.. i PENANG. Q c> >- y (j) x m O LU v& G^ < c° o
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    PENANG TURF CLUB. January Meeting, 1908.
    853 7 Tuesday, the 14th, Thursday, the 16th, and Saturday, the 18th January, 1908. FIRST DAY. Tuesday, 14th January, 190 b. 1-—The Maiden Plate. w a, ue A Kaee for Maiden Horses. Height as per scale reduced 14 lbs. All animals imported iDto the Straits or
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    The Viceroy's Cup.
    85 7 The following aie the entiies fur the Viceroy's Cup to be iuu at Calcutta: The Kour Silnb of Patiala’s Waudiu. '1 he Kour Sahib of Patiala’s Realm. Messrs. Scott’s and Marshall's Amplify. Messrs. Sc »ti’s and Marshall’s Saloon. Mr. Marshall’s Kallirpau. Mr. Jiji’s Bobadil. Mr. J.j.’s Stirabout.
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    Twenty-one Days in an Alpine Cave.
    376 7 Geneva, Sept Mine. Euielia Scliopfir, aged ii7, a native of Berne, left her ho'.el alone on August 1st in the best ot health and spiiitson a beautiful morning. Twenty-one days latter she was earned, wizeued, bent, greyhahed, a physical and mental wreck, to a
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    The Japanese Emperor.
    392 7 May Visit Europe. In the course of a notable leudtug article oo the Imperial birthday, the Of aka Mai air hi writes as follows :—Just after the Japan-China war, the Diet voted that part of the indemnity should bo contributed toward the expeudituie of the Imperial Court
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      484 7 PENANG CONFECTIONERY, 22a, Leith Street. Cakes, Comfits, American Cold Drinks, Ice Jellies, Puddings Ice Creams. PREPARED DAILY CATERING FOR ENTERTAINMENTS A SPECIALITY. 7 17 WILLIAM NEWMAN. e ~\J T. I M AO K A, j? JAPANESE DENTIST. T 268, Beach Street Pg PENANG. GUARANTEED TEETH EXTRACTED 704 CURE WITHOUT PAIN
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      262 7 Entries Close at noon on Thursday, 2nd January. Handicaps for First day will be published on or before Monday, 6th January, 1908. A penalty of 7 lbs. is iucurred in a haudicap by the winner of auy race run subsequent to the publication of the weights and of 12 ll
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      812 7 ■INSURANCES. General Accident Fire and Life Commercial Union Assurance Assurance Corporation, Ltd. Company, Ltd. WE have been appointed Agents for the above Company for Penang, Province Wellesley, aud the State of Perak, and are prepared to accept risks against tire on the usual terms. DAVID BROWN A Co. 4b, Logan’s
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      60 7 That Means Rheumatism. Sore and swollen joiuts. slim p shooting paius, torturing muscles, uo rest, uo shep. That means rl eumatisin It is a stubborn disease to fight, but Chamberlain's Pain Balm has conqueied it thousands of times. It will do so whenever the opportunity is offered. Try it. <
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      879 8 rf* T-WLLL-KNOWN LXTRA NAVY CANVAS, No. 0. SANhII.ANOS. HIITTKBY Co. W. MANSON, American Dentist, Late of Dr. Allen Co., Pha. U.S.A. BAXTER Co.’s BEST NAVY CANVAS. SANDILANDS, BUTTEBY Co. DAVID CORSAK SON'S John Bazley White Bros. PORTLAND CEMENT, “LION BRAND.” Sand Hands, Buttery Co AGENT PENANG A F. M. 8.
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    The Girl of To-morrow.
    1346 9 How Hhe Hill He 1'ruined. Finishing Schools Abolished. The early-Victorian young ladv wa* h v all accounts, says ‘-Pearl” in the Reader considered most chsrmiue, and she had a number <>£ which were oousidered quite ewumik] in the society of her day. aqd which she hsought
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    Bridging the Ether.
    487 9 (By a Banker.) All down the ages, until comparatively recent times, man has failed to make practically any advance whatever in the faculty of pressing the forces of nature into his service, the earlier part of the eighteenth ceutury being almost on a level in that -respect
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    Child Slaves from the Straits.
    81 9 O’licial a« lent ion liha been palled to a form of slave trading which prevails at Padang, ou the West Coast of Sumatra. Chinese children are takeu there fro™ Singapore and Penang without being accornnanied bv their parents, under circumstances which leave no doubt that
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    No Mad Dogs in Singapore.
    198 9 lhe killing of an infuriated dog in Balestier Road, ou Monday afternoon, was reported in these columns vesterday. says Weilnesday’s Strait* Timet, with the statement that the dog was believed to be mad. A Europe iu informs onr representative that he saw tlie auunal foaming
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    64,000 Miles Cruise.
    266 9 H. M. S. “Cambrian’s” Record. The crew of the cruiser Cambrian, which ship was paid off at Colombo last month and recommissioned with fresh officers aud men, are due at Plymouth within a week or so after a remarkable period of service. Their vessel left England two
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    Jewish Women of New York.
    470 9 At least four of the most importaut movements that have been inaugurated in New York within recent years have besn started by Jewish women, and the progress of a number of others is largely traceable to their work, their influence or their benefactions. In the
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    Eight Doctors Did Their Best.
    525 9 Colombo Gentleman T ells HowAfter Eight Leading Physicians Had Failed He Was Completely Cured of Heart Complaint, Headaches, A Insomnia 1> Y Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. Yes,” sai.l Mr. T. Bloxham of Colombo, it is a fact that I consulted eight of the leading physicians
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    MARKET PRICES.
    176 9 Penang, 7th Dicember, 1907, Beef— cts. Soup per catty 12 Roast 24 Steaks 24 Stew or Curry Meat 16 Rump Steak 24 Ox Tail each 25 Tongue 50 Feet 15 Heart 28 Liver 25 Pork Pork per extty 42 Pig’s Head 26 Feet 26 Tongue 32 Mutton per
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