The Straits Echo (Mail Edition), 30 December 1904

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  • 26 1 THE STRAITS ECHO MAIL EDITION. ?15 Per Annum. Single Copy, 40 cents. Yol. 2. M .jf- *yyi nnn I Penang, Friday, BOth December, 1904. No. 52.
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  • 264 1 Births, Marriages, Deaths r *v tnf| Leading Articles: g ‘<U*€ kjh ij i i >1 j, v 4 ft? t jr »i V V 1 The Outran In«iutfv > < fM A Libel on China 1 Penang Orphans .+f j* 1 ,1 M« t Mr. Again! '7 r A"
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 167 1 m t M |l f I bUv m the i I STRAITS ECHO v 2 t| P I MAIL EDITION IS published the day prior to the departure of each mail, for Europe, and contains the latest local and States I <§ News originally published in the daily issues, as
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  • 967 1 (23 Dec.) Jlfuter.] London, 22 Dec.—The papers are publishing a variety of reports from Hull that secret agents, who are supposed to be acting for Russia, have been endeavouring to bribe fishermen to swear that there were torpedoers among the trawlers. Jlfuter.] It begins to seem doubtful,
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  • Current Topics.
    • 279 1 Lord Selborne, in his remarkable speech at the Colston Banquet, Bristol, a* month ago, said: When the history of Mr. Balfour's Premiership comes to be written, he will not receive greater praise for anything than for the manner in which helm» grappled with the question of the defence
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    • 303 1 To-day, t ie eve of Chrixtimw Eve, Penang in bathed in brilliant gunsliirie, making Burbidge’s title of the “Gardeus of the Sun,” as applied to the Malayan Archipelago more than appropriate. Here we are wishing for a spell of cloudy weather to tenqier the glare and the heat,
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    • 75 1 The Straits Echo, A jh m m jafxice Mtlafle» everybody, and joetlce alone.-B»»-r.o« Establislieil June Ist, 1903. Published daily (except Hnndiiyu.) it TUI CRITERION PRESS, Ld., No. 2'2ti-*23‘2, Beach Street, Penutur. MUCH: I>AI|.Y, I,OCA I, *,i OUTSTATIONS Kxt« MAM, MDITION (font Free) 5 CAULK AIUHtKSK Echo—Penang." Telephone No. IBH. fvViW,
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  • 518 2 An important increase in the German armv has been decided upon. I>r. Gnoli Lean Tuck arrived to-day from Kuala Lumpur by the Kistua Tub Japanese Premier says that. Japan is prepared to sacrifice the last man and the last yen in the war. Thk quarters of the Intelligence Department of
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  • 1293 2 Public Meeting at Town Hall. General Committee Appointed. Yesterday afternoon a public meeting was convened in the Town Hall in connection with the forthcoming Agricultural Show which had previously l>eeu provisionally fixed to take place in Penang in August next. There was, unfortunately, only a small attendance when the
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  • 376 3 The Last Shoot of the Year. Taipinu, 22 last “.hoot” of the vear took the for,,, of au At H winch proved very enjoyable. The oro gramme oouawted of three items. No 1 Target shoot,ng. 100 yards, ladies and gentlemen, 7 shots l
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  • 229 3 Bangkok is officially declared an infected port owing to the outbreak of plague there. Mr. Ralph Paget, c.m u., took up his appoiutmeut as British Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at the Court of the King of Siam on the 12th iust. A very hearty welcome was extended to him
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  • 623 3 (24 Dec.) At the China Association dinner held in London last month, Sir Thomas Jackson. of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, who presided, is reported to have said in the course of a forecast of the future of the Par Past, that* he thought the great
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  • 668 3 (24 Deo.) An Appeal A ykak ago we ventured to appeal to the charitably disposed residents of Penang for funds for the purpose of providing a treat for Penang’s orphans during the New Year holidays. The ready response to our np|*al—when a sum of between four and Hve
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  • 203 4 Side-Lights on the North Sea Outrage. In the course of an article on “The Baltic Fleet Off Tangier,” addressed to the Weser Zeitung by a correspondent at Tangier, writing under date Nov. 3, the following paragraph occurs “I was surprised to see that the officers were actually allowed
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  • 1086 4 News that Government takes over the Docks came as a Bolt from the Blue. Text of Board s Notification. We find in the Straits Times a/id Free Press of 20th instant full confirmation of the telegraphic intelligence, and the opinion expressed at the time, as published by us
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  • 64 4 Arrival in Penang. His Excellency the Governor, Sir John Anderson, k.c.m’.g., arrived this morning about seven o’clock by the Goveininen yacht Sea Mew. He remained on board, however, until 10.15, when he went across w Prve and made an inspection of the oc i there. He
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  • 89 4 Mr. Stanley Washburn, special correspondent of the Chicago Daily News, P a 33 through here bv the mail to-day eu 1 Colombo. He,' like Togo, is on the ra*k ot the panicky Balticers and hopes to e to know what it is to be there when the Japanese come up
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  • 314 5 Caused By Electric Wires. Conflagration Narrowly Averted. It is only by the narrowest chance that 1 enang to-day is not celebrating Christmas by mourning the complete destruction bv hre-to coin an Irish bull”—of our fine new Pier. At daylight, this tnorniuj; a European on proceeding along Light
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  • 399 5 Home papers for several months past have lieeu full of accouuts of wonderful cures of cripples by bone specialists who are not professional surgeons, but a case has just been disposed of in the pauper ward of the General Hospital for which it might well be claimed
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  • 519 5 Young College Athlete Says He Can Whip Champion Heavyweight. Wonokrs will never cease. Champion .Jim «Jeffries has l>een elnille iged to a fight for the world’s heavyweight title by young Ralph Rose, the boy wonder of the University of Michigan. The champion says he is willing to
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  • 29 5 Pilot Cunningham has been suspended in connection with the wreck of the 11. i. liner Secuudra. The Rxlies of three lascars have been recovered, but others are still missing.
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  • 85 5 by Ueuter.ii The North Sea Outrage. The Russian Intrigues. (,Sujtplied by Heuter.il London, 2d Dec.—*The Russian Consul at Hull states that only the boatswain of the trawler Avas signed a sworn statement as to the presence of torpedo craft amongst the trawlers during the North Sea outrage, lie
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  • 90 5 The Reform Movement. London, 2d Dec.—The .Moscow students have forwarded to the Lector of the University a resolution refusing to attend any lectures until after the Greek Christmas and swearing to do their utmost to promote a domocrativo organisation which shall free their oppressed Fatherland and render impossible such
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  • 244 5 1 met u wild-eyed, haggar I youlli Who groaned and tore Imm hair. Hi-* clothe* seemed rigged and uncouth, He wore a worried air. Good friend,’ «aid I (I’lmitation Road Held none around to Hoe) Your trouble* s**em a weary loud Unburden them to me.*
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  • (27 Dec.) Current Topics.
    • 157 6 A ‘’special to the Rangoon Times states that the Mission in charge of Mr. Louis Dane arrived at Cabul on the 12th instant after a molt comfortable journey, the only inconvenience experienced being a heavy fall of snow on the 9th. On the day of its arrival
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    • 163 6 It is reported from Peking that the Chinese Government has granted permission to some one named Chang Pat Sze to establish a college in Penang for the training of young men for the Chinese Imperial Government service. Chang will be at the head of the concern, and
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  • 196 6 A notification iu the Singapore papers states that Mr. J. Armstrong has taken over charge of the Chartered Bank’s branch iu the Southern Settlement vice Mr. W. H. Frizell, who goes home on long leave. An 4 exclusive to the Allahabad Pioneer, dated London 12 December, states that the Naval
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  • 503 6 Four Days’ Festivities. A Brilliant and Charming Function. Such a time of joy and rejoicing, of feasting and of conviviality of almost every description, as lias been going on at Aurora House,” the palatial and electrically lit town residence of our esteemed fellow-towns-man Mr. Gan Ngoh Bee,
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  • 87 6 Col. F. E. Youughushand, C.1.E., has been granted a year’s leave on his return from Tibet. H. M. S. Leviathan left Singapore, homeward bound, last Wednesday afternoon. Ipob will soon l>e as 4 flash as it is justly celebrated. The New Perak Budget contains au item of $90,000 for the
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  • 904 6 Godowns Gutted. House Devastated. Damage Estimated at $4O 000 To the al eady loug series of tires this year in Penang yet another Ims unfortunately to be added, a disastrous outbreak occurriJ. at 12- 15 tins moniiuc. „1, the premise» of Hin Lee Chang which abut on
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  • 759 7 Last Nights Dance. That the reputation for hospitality which the members of the Engineers’ Institute have so long enjoyed is as fully deserved as ever was amply demonstrated last night when they gave a dance in their spacious ballroom at the Institute. The attendance was not so large
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  • 186 7 The Directors of the Hongkong Hill (Peak) Railway have declared a dividend ot 15 c and passed 8 20,000 to the Reserve Fund. A public meeting of the Muslim community was held at the premises of A. Yusoff Gativ, pilot, Burmali Road, on the 14th inst. to discuss the payment
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  • 1574 7 The Interport Match,, Victory for Pena no. But for the fact of their defeat, our Binga* jM»re visitors have had no reasou to regfet their visit. The ball was opqpied at the Penang Club ou Christman Eve bv an impromptu smoker," iu which a number of choice spirits took
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  • 151 8 The ports of Bouthain aud Boeloekoemba are declared infected on account of cholera. The Hon. F. G. Penney has been appointed Deputy Governor during His Excellency’s absence in Penang. In all humility, aud with much fear and trembling, we have omitted the prefix ‘Mr.’ between “the Hon.” and “F. G.
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  • 193 8 (Echo Special.) Port Arthur. Japanese Steadily Sealing Its Fate. MOKE FORTS CAPTURED. Desperate Counter Attacks Repulsed GREAT SUCCESSES on CHRISTMAS DAY (Echo Special.) lokio, 24 Dec. A detachnieut ot the right wing of General No<n’ B army rushed and occupied a forti* fied hill to the East of
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  • 75 8 (Echo Specials.) Result of Trial Stakes. {Echo Specials.) Calcutta, 21 Dec.—The result of Trial Stakes, run to-day, is as follows Pure Gold, bv Beud-or —St. Mary. 3 yrs., Bst. 1 lb. 1 Prince Lyou, 6 yrs., 9.3 Acetine, aged, 8.3 Pure Gold won this race in 1
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  • 111 8 Ran fifth: beat Winner s Time. Calcutta, 26 Dec.— Essington gave a deal of trouble when facing the starter in the Trials, and when the field was despatched lie was left at the post. But for this, it generally conceded that he would have won rather
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  • 79 9 Acceptances and Latest Betting. Calcutta, 2G Dec.—The field for the Cup, to be run on the 27th, will probably consist of eleven of the cracks, the acceptances for the bi" event being as follows: Acetine, Pure Gold, Great Scot, Prince Lyon, Essington, Mallard, Loch Clieveden, Trencherman, Vasto,
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  • 381 9 It is ordered by the Hon’ble the Deputy Governor that the Young Men’s Literary Loom, Penang, be dissolved. The Russian Government suspended the more liberal Press Law recently instituted, on the ground that its management is open to criticism and that the public is likely to be excited under its
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  • 911 9 (26 Dec.) When an Hon’ble is not an Hon’ble. A fkw months ago we directed attention in this column to an extraordinary and offensive circular issued by the Federal authorities relating to" the use of the prefix “Mr.” The ‘order’ naturally caused a good deal of annovance in
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  • 208 9 His Excellency the Governor is expected to remain at the Government House ou the Hill until the Bth or 10th proximo. Mr. C. B.Coweii, who is proceeding to Tientsin to join his brother iu conducting the China Times, passed through Penang yesterday by the steamer Denbighshire. Erin-00-beach Bless you! All
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  • 1282 10 Lodge Royal Prince of Wales. Installation Ceremony and Banquet. Last night the installation of officers, for 1905, of Lodge Royal Prince of Wales (1,555 E.C.) took place at. the Masonic Hall, Northain Road. There was an unusually large gathering of memliers of the Lodge and representatives from other lodges.
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  • 90 10 The Interport Match. The following are the scores* iu the luterport golf match: Singapore. O. Marks 45, 42=87 A. W. Stiven 43, 42=85 J. F. Longmuir 42, 43=85 257 Perak. J. E. Crockatt 51, 49=100 Ca.pt. Barrett 49, 40= 89 A. Campbell 45, 47= 92 281 Penanj. D. A.
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  • 220 10 Iron, 20 Dec. —The second annual general meeting of the above Institution of Perak was held at I poll on Saturday, the 17tli instant. The reports and accounts were passed and adopted. The following were elected office-bearers for the ensuing year: —Messrs Foo Choo Choon,
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  • 900 11 (Jjy Our Special Nincompoop.) I was lounging lazily in my long chair on the verandah amid a veritable cluster of holiday literature of all kinds when a marconigram was wafted through a chink in the half-closed shutters. As it was Boxing Bay and I
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  • 384 11 Singapore vs Penang. The football match played oil the Esplanade yesterday afternoon between the representatives of the two Settlements resulted in a victory for the visitors by one goal to nil. Singapore won the chose the Town Hall end, having the sun behind them. At a quarter past five
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  • 303 11 Yesterday’ s Blaze. Three Men Burned to Death. Further particulars have l4*eu obtained* of the disastrous fire at Messrs Iliu Lee Chan’s premises yesterday morning and, unfortunately, three fatalities have to be recorded. As wras correctly surmised in tlie nq>ort in our last issue, ihe outbreak^ originated in the dwelling-house
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  • 243 11 (Echo Special.) Favourite Wins the Cup. (Echo Special.) Tiik Vicekot’h Cup.—A Cup value JtlOO presented by Ji. E. the Viceroy, ami Its. 27.000 from the Fund. Tim Cup ami Uh. 20,0(10 to tlm winner, Bs. .*i,(HM) i<> t |»e second iiixl Ks. 2.000 to the iliin], h’or
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  • 151 12 China, The Seized Ammunition. London, 28 Dec. —Reuter’s Peking correspondent wires that Russia has demanded the restitution of the ammunition seized by China, as reported on 2Gth instant, on the ground that it is intended for the Russian Legation guard at Peking. Anything more shameless than this official
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  • 415 12 (Supplied by Renter.) London, 27 Dec. —The Tsar has issued a Decree declaring that, in conjunction with the undeviating maintenance of the immutability of the fundamental laws of the Empire, it is the duty of the Government to meet any change in the needs of the people
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  • 86 12 (Echo S]>ecial.) Fatal Amok. Many Killed and Wounded. (Echo Special.) Sandakan, 28 Dec.—News has reached here that on the 6th inst., at Lahat Datu, on the east coast of British North Borneo, some Sulu fishermen, who had lost a claim brought against some Chinese with regard to fishing
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  • 130 12 The Ceylon golf championship has been won by Mr. J. G. Melrose. The following officers have been appointed Directors of the Widows’ and Orphans’ Pension Fund —Hous. the AttorneyGeneral aud the Colonial Treasurer, the Assistant Treasurer, Penang, aud Messrs VV. C. Suter and G. D. Mclntyre. Fifteen months’ major imprisonment
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  • 1148 12 (29 Dec.) Penang to Bangkok in 33 hours. Bangkok’s by no means splendid and long-continued isolation from the outer world has, from time immemorial almost, been a factor .which has detracted not a little from the commercial possibilities of the capital of King Chulalong! korn’s dominions. Only
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  • 17 13 Miss Hon. Sir A. T. Arundel, was to lie married to Mr. Archie Pugh at Calcutta yesterday,
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  • 1252 13 A Week s Festivities. The Marriage Ceremony Guests of All Nationalities. The public festivities in connection with the brilliant and charming wedding of Mr. Gan Teong Teng, the eldest son of our esteemed fellow-townsman Mr. Gan Ngoh 3ee, which have just been concluded at Aurora House,
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  • 165 14 —Rangoon Times. Madras, 14 Dec. —A meeting of the* shareholders of the Commercial Bank lias been held to consider a proposal to be brought up at the next, annual meeting of the Bank in Calcutta to further reduce the face value of shares. Mr. Eardlev Norton made
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  • 370 14 Shoots Captain and Comrades. At Mandalay a few days ago a Havildar of the 90th Punjabis ran amok, killing and wounding two comrades. So far as known, it appears the man felt aggrieved at being overlooked in the matter of promotion and he entered the orderly room
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  • 77 14 Sydney Times remarks that the Japanese are paying a heavy price for Port Arthur, but not more than it is worth, and their crowning effort will compel universal applause. > A foreign resident of Vladivostok reached Nagasaki on the 15th instant and reported that twenty steamers arrived at Vladivostok within
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  • 338 14 To the Editor of the Straits Echo. De\r Mr. Editoriabbus, —Justen passant (Je ne suis pas francais tula apa) I notice a great account of Another Big Blaze,” the splendid water supply, and the extraordinary alacrity that the Penang Fire Brigade showed on
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  • 202 14 Mass Meeting at Taiping. A largely attended meeting of the Iv balsa Dewan was held at the Malay Stales Guides Barracks, Taiping, on the 25th and 26t.1v inst., at which upwards of five hundred Sikhs, from all parts of Malaya, were present. Col. Walker addressed the gathering
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  • 82 14 The Marine Court of Inquiry which sat at Singapore on 9th inst. to inquire into the circumstances attending the stranding of the Knight of St. George on the Kent Bocks, Straits of Singapore, while on the voyage from Singapore to Penang, has found that Alexander Putnam, the master, was alone
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  • 692 14 No Graft in Japan. Japanese Officer throws Light onth« Uniform Success of his Countrymen. Talking with au American a few davs aim a young Japanese army officer made' some lemarks that throw a new light on tli reason of the uniform success of his CO u n t rv e
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  • 500 15 A Heavy Fallino-Off. The return of imports and exports for tbe colony ot tue Straits Settlements in the third quarter of 1904 are published in the Gazette, I lie figures stand thus: Imports. 3rd quarter of 1903 §89,073,337=£8,350,625 3rd quarter of 1901 §81,586,173=£8.]***** Decrease in Dollars §*****64*
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  • 229 15 (Supplied by Reuter.) (Echo Special.) Pulo Weh. Holland s Precautions. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 29 Dec.—It is pointed out atThe Hague that the neutrality of Sabang (Pulo Weh) will be maintained by two battleships, two armoured cruisers, a gunboat, and four destroyers, which are now there, while three
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  • 323 15 (Supplied by Reuter.) The Reform Movement. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 28 Dec. —A bamjuct has been held in the Pavloff Hall, at St. Petersburg, as a protest against the war, and was attended by a thousand persons. The day for the banquet was chosen as being the
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  • 307 15 The installation aud banquet of Lodge St John (No. 618, S. O.) at llong. kongon 1li«‘ 12tli inst. Tin* installat ion of Rt. Wor. Mauler Dro. J. L. Cotter ami luh ofticers was performed by Rt. Wor. Bio. J>f. G. P. Jordan, District Grand Master, and the officers of the
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  • Domestic Occurrences.
    • 78 16 On Gih Dec., at Shanghai, the wife of F. Schwyzer, of a son. At Ban Dinso, Bangkok, on 10th Dec., the wife of T. Judge, of a son. On 11th December, at 3, Pootung Terrace. Shanghai, the wife of John Wsight, of a son. On 20th instant, at llaub,
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    • 59 16 On 15th Dec. at Hongkong, Thomas Charles, eldest son of Thomas J. Dow ning, of Ickleton, Cambridgeshire, to Gertrude Maud, only daughter of the late Francis Milton, of London. On 10th Dec., at Holy Trinity Cathedral. Shanghai, Charles Arthur, youngest sou of W. C. Howard, chief Tide-surveyor, I. M.
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  • 119 16 Pknano, 29th December. (Hy courtesy of the Chartered Ho nlc.) London Demand Bank ...1/11^ 4 months* sight Bank ...1/11| 3 Credit ...1/114 3 Documentary ...1/11J g Calcutta. Demand Bank Its. 1454 3 days’ sight Private 147 i Bombay, Demand Bank 1454 3 days’ sight Private 1474 Madras, Demand Bank
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  • 193 16 Bersav/ahGold Mine Co., Ld. 13 .—sates Raub Australian Gold Min- in "P° 4.25 no». Redjaug Lebong Gold Min- “'S Co i 230 luyert KadanaGold MiningCo„Ltd. (fully paid). 10.—now. Bruseh Tin Mining Co.. Ld. 8 2.— sales Karangan Tin Mining Co. 10 .—sellers Kinta Tin Mines Ltd 10.50 seller» New
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  • 165 16 p m J 78.75 buyers Gold leaf I*. Pepper (\V. Coast. 31b5.50z.)$ 25.»>0 sellers White Pepper 38* sellers Trang Pepper 7 shortly exCloves (picked) pected Mace 85. —sellers Mace Pickings 744 sales Nutmegs 110 s sales r Tsf 1 610 non Sugar \„2 1 no stock. (Basket 5.10 sales
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  • 76 16 Deaths. On 4th Doc., at Weihsien. Jane Helena, wifo of E. W. Burt, of the English Baptist Mission, Shantung aged 32 years. At the Victoria Nursing Home. Shanghai, on the 10th Dec., Elizabeth Macf aged 36 years. On 11th December, at the Isolation Hospital. Shunghai, of smallpox, Katie, the third
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 496 16 Wanted at Christmas Island. a f Judging from an article which recently appeared in,the Straits Times the above portrait and its history should interest the Powers that Be at Christmas Island. For some time past, we are told, careful observation has been made of the Chinese coolies suffering from Beri-Beri
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    • 56 16 AGENTS FOR LLOYD’S National Bank of China, Limited. National Bank of India, Ltd. Insurance effected against all risks. Sandilands, Buttery Co. THE LONDON ASSURANCE CORPORATION. INCORPORATED BYIROYAL CHARTER A.D 1720. rpHE undersigned having been appointed JL Agents for the above Corporation, are now prepared to accept MAKINE and FIRE risks
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    • 768 17 Ad v ertise m c n t s INSURANCES. Hongkong Yuen On Insurance Exchange Loan Godowu Co., Ltd. f]£PM Royal Insurance Company. LIFE FIRE The largest Fire Office in the World. Total Invested Fund* X11,985/)09 Capital paid up *x 301,887 Eife Funds X 8,340,776 Capital $1,000,000. rplIE undersigned having l>een
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