The Straits Echo (Mail Edition), 5 April 1907

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  • 21 1 THE STRAITS ECHO MAIL EDITION. 115 Per Annum. Single Copy 40 cents. Vol. 5. Penang, Friday, sth April, 1907. No. 14.
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    • 212 1 CONTENTS. I "I I ra «Ip Sister Ste. Jeanne 280 283 Small Matters ..t 27b The Whiteley Murderer 279 Dreams of Peace 282 Miscellaneous Victoria Pier 273 J Law Police The Mercantile Bank of India, Ltd. 273 5 F Extradition 274 280 Chartered Bank of India, Australia I I Theft
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 162 2 «wMii t iSSiir <K r I i E j I STRAITS ECHO j 1 MAIL EDITION. j Published the day prior to the departure of each mail I J for Europe, and contains the latest local and States *1 news originally published in the daily issues, as well as g
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  • 913 273 We have been told that our harbour improvements are to be shortly taken in hand and we are also informed, from the papers laid upon the table at the last meeting of the Legislative Council, that those improvements will probably take the shape of the extension of Swettenham Pier
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  • 70 273 h understand that, after all, the Goveminent have decided not to remove Victoria Pier from its present site, but the Harbour Master’s boatshed wi.l be done away with. Instead, it is propo ed to extend Swettenham Wharf 25J feet towards the south side and 159 feet towards the
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  • 102 273 vVe are courteously informed by the Manager of the local branch of the Mercantile Bank that he has been advised by his Head Office that the net profits of the Bank for the past year, inclusive of =£19,437 brought forward, amount to The Directors
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  • 275 273 The Hippodrome. The Hippodrome had another change of programme on Thursday night introducing several new turns, and there was as usual a crowded audience to witness the show. There was also a good house last evening when the riding competition was on, which gave rise to any amount
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  • 76 273 Ladies’ March Monthly Medal. (Played on the22nd and 23rd, March.) Mrs. May 41+44= 85-24=61 Mrs. Wei ham 45 46= 91—24=67 Mrs. Armstrong 69 49= 109—30= 79 Mrs. Bowers Smith 56-f 62 =llB- 34 =B4 Mrs Stitt 56 60=116-32=84 A Chinaman named Li Chui was charged with the
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  • 92 274 Leong Yat, a Chinaman, wa< placed before Mr. Lemon this morning, charged with criminal breach of tiust in icspeet of nio'ey amounting to $9B, committed in Ipoh. Leong Ab Yong, the complainant, stated that the accused was his cooly and that both he and the defendant we I to
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  • 229 274 Che Din, a Malay, pleaded, this morning, not guilty” to the charges of theft of jewellery, worth $230, and dishonestly disposing of some of them. Oodou. a Malay woman, deposed that she lived in Half-way Roni and that the accused used to frequent the house. About 9
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  • 278 274 Mat Din, a Malay professional bailor of the Police Court, appeared I efore the Bench Court, on Thursday afternoon, to answer the charge of making a false declaration in respect toa bail-bond. In tin declaration, he swore that he owned a house at Jeluti ng, that
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  • 116 274 Im giving the results of Ihe Cambridge L- c d Ex miinations in ur issue last l iiu’Sday we inadvertently left out the names of three candidates, all from St. Xaviers Institution, who pissed the examination as Juniors; —Lp<* Kwh* Law, Cheong Yen < hong and Tan Kim
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  • 305 274 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kiang, Mar. 26th. Mr. John Gibson, manager of the Tremelbye Rubber Co., L’d., has been appointed Visiting Agent of Damansara Estate, Batu Tiga, as from the 15th instant. Tira Anglo-Chinese School, which had been closed for nearly 6 weeks, re-opens today, in a building
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  • 151 274 Alr. Churchill announced in the House of Commons that Sir Alexander Swett enham Governor of Jamaica, after tendering Lis resignation on Jan. 23, had been given an opportunity of holding his office, but had definitely refused on the ground of age. The Under-Secretary also announced that when
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  • 436 274 The Director of Agriculture lias sent uut to every rubber Estate of the Alalay Peninsula, the Native States, Straits Settlements, Johore and Kedah, a form for the insertion of statistics of acreages opened, ages of trees, distance apart, <fcc., &c. These statistics are not for public information except
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    • 83 274 You Run No Risk. You need not hesitate to buy Chamberlain s Cough Remedy. If you are not satisf.el with the result-■ after using twothirds <?f the bottle according to directions jou may return it to your dealer and your money will be refunded. Here is wh.it the Greer Diug
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  • 91 275 Cricket. (Echo Special) Taiping, 30th March.—The first innings of the C. R- C. produced iIJ runs. Kassiin was top scorer with 43 runs. Hoey Ewe Ghee and Oh Teik Lee also played well, scoring 1 7 runs and I 1 runs, not out, respectively. Taiping vent in and managed
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  • 140 275 French Troops Occupy (Jdja. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 30th March.—The French Minister has presented his demands for reparation to the Sultan's representative at Tangier. Two battalions of Zouaves, a battalion of Tirailleurs, two squadrons of Spahis and two batteries leave LellaMaghnia to-day to occupy Ujda. Governor Greets the Commander.
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  • 139 275 More Pillaging. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 28th March —1 he Roumanian hoops killed and wounded two hundred who were pillaging the Dambovitza districts. Ihe peasants committed terrible atrocities on the captured farmers and landowners, even women and children being done to death in the most brutal wav. Artillery used
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  • 24 275 America Assumes Charge (Supplied by Reuter.) jxeuier.) legatk^ OD m March.—The American °f the ciu e UCi ts a ipa has assumed charge
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  • 89 275 Important Conference. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 30H> March —I l is rep rted from .Washington that an important conference of tbe members of the Cabinet am] the interstate Commissioners was held at the White House yesterday. It is understood that the conference was summoned inorder to outline a scheme
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  • 47 275 Election of First Assembly Fixed. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 30th March.—President Roosevelt, has ordered arrangements for the election of the first Philippine Assembly as peace has practically been restored among all Christian sections in the islands. The election is fixed for the 30th of July,
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  • 64 275 The Jena Explosion. Committee Appointed. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 30th March.—The French Chamber has appointed a committee to enquire into the Jena explosion, after an animated discussion in which Admiral Bienairne declared that the navy was nearing break-down owing to incompetent administration. M. Thomson, the Minister of Marine, denied that
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  • 37 275 The Dreadnought.” A Good Run. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 30th .March —'The Dreaduouyht averaged HR knots in the vogage from Trinidad to Portsmouth. 'The only complaint was the heat in the engine rooms from the oil fuel.
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  • 26 275 Leaves Portsmouth. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 30th March. —The Russian squadron has left Portsmouth. Highly complimentary telegrams were exchanged between the two Admiralties.
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  • 24 275 A Record. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 3 )th March. —The death duties for 1903 —7 amounted to £19,000,000, which is a record.
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  • 29 275 A Liberal Successful. (Supplied by Reuter.) London 3 Jth March.—The result of the election at Hexham is as follows: Mr. Holt (Liberal) 54)1 Mr. Bates (Unionist) 4244
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  • 53 275 A Sealer Lost. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 28th March.—lt is ieported from Newfoundland that the sealer, Greenland, wit li 183 people on board, broke her shaft during a blizzard last Sunday and was seen drilling helplessly. The boat has not sine? been heard of, and it is feared that
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  • 48 275 V A Denial. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 30th March.—Replying to Sir Christopher Furness’s letter in the Timet, .Mr. John Robertson denies having written to the Egyptian Standard, which merely copied his articles in the North Mail. The assertion that he abused Lord Cromer is untrue.
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  • 175 275 Disastrous Fire. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 30th March.—Fifteen thousand bales of hemp were burned at a fire in a warehouse in Manila, entailing a loss of four million dollars. Mun J A', al, a Kling woman, whose convictions for diuuken conduct count by scores, was this morning sentenced bv
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    • 66 275 What Chamberlain’s Pain Balm Will Do. For the alleviation of pain Chamberlain’s lam balm has no equal. Soreness of the muscles, swellings and lameness are quick v relieved by applying it. O ne appl C ath n will promptly quiet a pain in tlm side or chest and nothing will
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  • 249 275 Obituary. Sir Augustus William Hemming. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 30th March.—The death is announced of Sir Augustus William Hemming, Cominander-in-Chief, Jamaica, from 1898-1904. Obituary. Sir H. (i. Elliot. (Supplied by Reuter London. 2nd April. The death is announced of the Rt. Hon. Sir Henry George Elliot, Privy Councillor, and Ambassador
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  • 1127 276 Government is apt very often to adopt a very penny wise ami pound foolish attitude in many ways, particular! v 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
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  • 96 276 Chartered Bank of India Australia China. We are courteously informed by t| je Manager of the local branch of the Chartered Bank ihat be his to-day received a telegram from the Heid Office in London, stating that at the Annua! Meeting of Shareholders the Board of Directors will recommend increas.
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  • 453 276 The Government Gazette of March 28 contains the following items ol information The name of Mr. Liong Lok Heng has been added to the Commission of the Peace for the Settlement of Penang. Under the provisions of Section 4 of “The Births and Deaths Registration Ordinance 1897,” His
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  • 178 277 F. M S. vs, The Colony. Kuala Lumpur, 2nd April—-The Cricket match between the F. M. and The Colony was commenced on Saturday and concluded yesterday (April Ist) and was won by the F. M. S. by one innings and 128 runs, the F. M. S. scoring 343
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  • 1407 277 vs. Taiping Recreation Club. n 4 tC' team arrived at Tai pi 112 on ood r riday soon after 10 a. m., and plav commenced punctually at 1 p.m., in splendid weather and on an excel lout pitch. 'The visitors won the toss and Kassim and Ewe
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  • 809 278 C R. C. vs T R. C The foot hall match bet ween the Chinese Recreation Club and the Taiping Recreation Club also took place in Taiping, on the conclusion of the cricket match. Play commenced at, 5-15 the opposing teams being disposed as follows T. R. C.: Goal,
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  • 110 278 A case of attemptel murder is reported at No. 194, Transfer Road, yesterday. From information gathered it would appear that the culprit, a Malay Police Constable, doubted his wife’s fidelity. At noon yesterday he severely wounded her with a knife and hastily left the house. It was only
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  • 115 278 Mr. Khoo Slew Jin, eldest son of Mr. Kh oo Hun Yeang, entertained all the gentlemen and merchants of Kuching on the 20th ult. (corresponding to the Chinese 7th day of the 2nd moon) on the occasion of bis father’s birthday. An excellent dinner was served
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  • 191 278 Those who know lhe large amount of original scientific work done by Mr. H N. Ridley, Dir ctor of the Botanical Gardens, Singapore, particularly in botany, but also m other departments of natural history, will be pleased to see that he is this
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  • 24 278 The King of Siam. o (Helio Special.) Singapore, Ist April.—The King of Siam arrived here yesterday on °the commencement of bis European tour.
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  • 107 278 Rayner’s Sentence Commuted. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 31st March.—Mr. Herbert Gladstone, the Home Secretary, has advised the King to commute the sentence of death passed on Rayner, for the murder of Mr. William Whiteley, to one of penal servitude for life. Press Denunciation. London, 2nd April.—The Daily
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  • 48 278 S’r Alexander Swettenham’s Successor. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 31st March.—lt is officially intimated that Mr. Sydney Olivier, C. M. C.. Prinicipal Clerk, West African Department, Colonial Office, has been appointed Governor of Jamaica in succession to Sir Alexander Swettenham, who resigned on the ground of old age.
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  • 153 278 Rising Spreading. (Supplied by Reuter.) Lindon, 2nd April. —'The Landowners of Roumania have petitioned the Government to postpone the payment of debts this year and to grant an indemnify for the crops and property destroyel. The rising is spreading into the Cu p ithians, which districts have hitherto been
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  • 16 278 Arrives in London. (Supplied by Renter.) London, 2nd April.—Lady Minto has rrivel ia London.
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  • 65 279 Bamb Explos'on. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 31 st March.—Two men were killed and four wounded in 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 avaiost an Aimenian, formerly a friend
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  • 118 279 Serious Consequences Threatened. (Supplied by Reuter.) London. 2nd April—The Daily Mail's correspondent at Teheran states that the murder of the Russian subject at Sabziwar, threatens to lead to serious cons qnences. Au attempt was made to prevent the Russian Consul at Meshed from proceeding to Sabziwar, from which the
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  • 69 279 Professor De Martens interviewed (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 2nd April.—Professor De Martens, interviewed by the St. Petersburg correspondent of the Temps, said that the questions of the limitation of armaments was still subject to diplomatic negociations, which, he hoped, would be successful, otherwise the Conference would receive
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  • 67 279 A Big Surplus. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 2nd April. Last, year’s revenue amounts to £144.814,073, being an increase 01<£836,4970n the previous year. It is expected that Mr A>quith’s disposable surplus will be c£3,500,0 )0. The receipts from Customs are decreased by £1,545,000, and those Oom Death Duties
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  • 30 279 Dynamite Explosion. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 31st March.— Some dynamite at the Driefontein Mme, Rand, >ng four whites and fifty natives and junng three whites and sixteen natives.
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  • 35 279 Trench Force Reduced. (Supplied by Reuter.) UidA^ o ’^P r *L—The French force at A )91n g reduced to small proportions. Smhi- f artillery and a squadron of Wblb have returned to -Lala Marnia.
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  • 56 279 Complete Agreement. (Supplied ly Reuter.) London, 2nd April l’i ince \on Buelow and Signor littoni aie in conference together at Rapallo. It is semi-officially stated that Piit.ee Von Buelow and Siguor Tit toni had a long and friendly conference which allows the complete agreement in views on
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  • 50 279 Still They Come. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 2nd April.—Playing Weiss» Reece made a break of 6,138 (unfinished) in which were 3,046 consecutive cannons, 2,992 of them being anchor cannons. Dawson, playing Lovejoy, made a bred: of 6,245 (unfinished) of which 3.110 were anchor cannons, which is a record.
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  • 42 279 Launching of the Roma.” King and Queen Present. (Supplied by Renier.) London, 2nd April.—lt is reported that King Edward and Queen Alexandra attended at the launching of the battleship Roma at Spezzia at which the King and Queen of Italy were present.
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  • 30 279 Lunches 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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  • 39 279 The Melbourne Aground. (Supplied by Reuter.) London 2nd April—The French steamer, Melbourne, has run aground and is obstructing the Suez canal. Clear Again. London, 2nd April.—The Melbourne has been refloated and the Suez Canal is now clear.
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  • 43 279 Arrival at Suez. (Supplied by Rcußr London, 2nd April.—The Duke ami Duchess of Connaught have ariived al Sir z and will proceed to Cairo. Visits the Khedive. London, 2nd April.—The Duke <4 Connaught and the Khedive have exchanged visits.
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  • 39 279 Lim Ma Chin, a Chinaman, was this morning charged with being in possession of morphine, valued at $9O 'hi the application of Air. Shearwood, who represented the defendant, the case was postponed to the 9th inst.
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  • 585 279 W cannot honestly say that we approve of the step taken by Mr. Herbert Gladstone, the Home Secretary, in commuting the death sentence passed upon the man Rayner, the muidererof -Mr. William Whiteley, to one of penal servitude for lite. 11 is, of course, a horribb* thing
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  • 453 280 son. Beside.*, we Hee from yesterday’s telegram that Rayner is a married man andthishardly seems compatible with the theory that he had from childhood lived with but the one idea of avenging the wrongs of his mother. Avengers of this type have, as a general rule,
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  • 113 280 We heartily congratulate Mr. Lioug Lok Heng, Headman of our Cantonese community, on his appointment as a Justice of the Peace for the Settlement of Penang, as reported in our issue of yesterday. What makes the appointment all the more gratifying to us is the fact that
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  • 417 280 We are informed that the postponed football matches, including the six matches postponed during the month of March, will be played in sequence on the Tuesdays and Thursdays following October 22. To-morrow afternoon, the Crescent Football Team and the Mahomedan Football Team will play off their League fixture
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  • 86 280 S.ibid, a Malay, was airaigued before Mr Lemon yesterday afternoon on a charge of house-bieakmg, committed at Kuala Kang, sar in Perak. A Malay detective of Kua'a. Kangsar deposed that he came down to Penang with a warrant, issued by the Perak authorities, for the arrest of the accused,
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  • 167 280 Mutu, a Kling tiudal of the coolies carrying chairs to the Crag Hotel, pleaded not guilty,” yesterday afternoon, to the charge of creating a disturbance at the Waterfall Gardens. It appears that, soon after Mr. Sat kies came into possession of the Crag Hotel, the defendant entered into
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  • 297 280 Mesmerism This morning, a Chinaman, named Lee Fuk Chiu, was charged with the theft of jewellery, worth $Bl-22, from the person of Yap All Lok, a Chinese woman, of No. 54, Campbell Street. The story for the prosecution was a strange one. The prosecutrix state 1 that, on the morning
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  • 71 281 Complaints about the deficency of weight f commodities purchased in the Chowrasta Market, led to a detective being told off to briug the offenders to book. He was present w ben an elderly Malay woman purchased half a cattv of prawns from a Chinaman. The lai ter
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  • 172 281 very effectively to sue its members.—(T. of C) Can a Club sue its own members It appears from an English judgment just delivered such a thing cannot be done, and the reasons of the decision are almost metaphysical» A Lancashire Golf Club has sued one
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  • 355 281 Official Welcome at Johnston’s Pier. His Majesty King Chulalongkorn of Siam arrived at Singapore last Sunday morning on His Royal Yacht with two gunboats as convoy, and made an official landing at 11 30 the next morning from the Government Launch Kittiwake. At 10.45,
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  • 1517 281 Our Own Correspondent. I biday, March 29 th. Cn taking up my pen this week I find I have quite a budget of interesting news for you—so much so that Ido not know just on which subject to bejn. Ou further cor sideration, however, 1 think that the
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  • 284 282 On Wednesday last it was announced that the «hare list of the Bruang Tin Mining Concession in Pahang had been subscribed three times over. The capital is $300,000, and the ground is reported to be very fine. The method of working will be hydraulic, the pipe line, about
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  • 84 282 Important Announcement (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 3rd April.—Lord Elgin, Secretary of State for the Colonies, has circularised the Colonial Governors with reference to ex-Governors taking part in companies operating in the territoiDs which they administered. He thinks that retired Governors would be well advised in most cases
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  • 27 282 Strike of the Colliers (Supplied by Reuter.) Loudon, 3rd April.—Owing to a’ strike of the colliers at Port Said several ships are unable tu leave.
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  • 63 282 Earthquake at Bidis (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 3rd April—A severe earthquake is reported at Bitlis, a town built, in a ravine in Asiatic Turkey, with hills towering 2,000 ft., above the valley. Several people were killed and much property was damaged. Almost the entire town is now encamped and
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  • 45 282 The Suevic.” Blown up by Dynamite. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 3rd April.—The Suevic, which ran aground off the Lizard on the 18th March, has successfully broken into two parts by dynamite. The afterpart of the steamer’ 400 ft. in length, is being towed to Plymouth.
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  • 52 282 English Dock Labourers Attacked. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 2nd April.—A hundred English dock labourers, who went to work at Hamburg during the strike there, were enticed into the country and attacked by a crowd who pursued and savagely beat them. Several Englishmen were thrown into the canal, and*twenty-iive people
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  • 78 282 On the Anglo-French Entente. (Supplied by Reuter.) Loudon, 3rd April.—Lord Cromer, in an interview with a correspondent of the Temps, said that the Anglo-French entente made itself specially felt in Egypt to the advantage of the progressive policy. His Lord Cromer’s) report for 1906 will not be published
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  • 48 282 An Electric Car Overturned. (Suppl.ed by Reut>r.) London, 2nd April.—Au electric car crowded with Bank Holiday makets overturned between Croydon and Sutton in turning a sharp corner down a steep gradient. The passengers were shot into the road. Thirty-five people were injuied, including many children.
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  • 21 282 Luncheon in his Honour. (Supplied by Reuter.) Loudon, 3rd April.—President Fallieres gave a luncheon iu honour of Prince Fushiini.
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  • 644 282 There is a very Gilbertian tino e about the news which we from time to time get of the coming Peace Conference at the Hague, for everybody with the exception of a few enthusiasts, like the Tsar and Mr. Stead, must be well aware that the old
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  • Page 282 Advertisements
    • 68 282 Highl y Esteemed. No liniment stands higher in the estimation of those who know its real value than Chamberlain’s Pain Balm. There are thousands who feel that thev cannot get along without it and always keep it in their homes. Ihe pain from cuts, burns, bruises and like injuries is
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  • 131 283 Mr. Lemon, yesterday afternoon, resumed the preliminary enquiry into the charge of murder of two Korringgee women at, No. 83, Cintra Street, bv Sitharamaswamy. After a plan of the house in question, drawn by a Surveyor of the Government Survev Department, had been put in, Inspect or
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  • 303 283 This morning, E. E. Kay ton was arraigned before the Bench Court on the charge of fraudulently removing his furniture to evade a distress warrant. The story for the piosecution was as follows: The defendant was the tenant of house, No. 181 c, Argyle Road, for
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  • 384 283 I he most piC'UiPeq’ie figij-e in the social w ’ld 'd' London next m nth will h.< King Chui dongkoi n, who is to carry oat a long detnriel intention of visiting xtbps of which helms Liard much from the Royal Princes who were educated in England. The
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  • 209 283 The funeral of Sister Ste Jeanne, whose death we recorde 1 yesterday, was veil attended. 'The body was lemoved at 5 p.m from the Convent. Chapel, where it. lay in state, to the Church of the Assump'ion. m which the liist part of
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  • 107 283 The Annual General Meeting of the members of the Crescent Football Club was held at. the Club House on the 24th ultimo, and these was a large attendance of members. The following geniiemen were elected Office-bearers for the ensuing year: President Molid. Jelupdinlion. Secretary... M. C. Mohamed.
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  • 76 283 The Free School Passes. The Head Master of the Free School writes to us, under yesterday’s date, as follows 1 understand that you didn’t put in the names of all our boys who passed the Camb. Locals. Our list was as follows Seniors under 19. Lim Swee Poh,
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  • 345 283 Matsuo’s Cinematograph has been doing splendid business since t he departure of “The Hippodrome,” each night seeing a big audience at the show. With the exception of the war films, which appear to be much the wor»e for wear and tear and of which Penangites must by this
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  • Page 283 Advertisements
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  • 201 284 List of Entries Following are the entries for the Seremban Race Meeting next week First Day. Thursday, Uth April. Raci 2. Tuck Choy (2) Kenaboi (8) Susan (13) Kongkoi (15) Cairngorm (7/ Jack Horner (12) Dom (5) Mimpi (10) Übi (1) Moonlight (6) Race 4. Wanda Moonshine I.
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  • 291 284 In the New Yolk Times Mr. Dooley gives a sketch of Sir Alexander Swettenham, the gr-rcat. man that has done so much to bind two sister nations in a perfect knot an’ to show that tho blood may be thicker thin water, Leads are thicker still.” Sir
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  • 322 284 That the Dyaks in the States of Brunei were strongly desirous of coining under the Government of the Rajah of Sarawak is shown by the following translation of a petition to the Rajah signed by the Dyak chiefs:— Whereas this letter comes from me (sic, us) the
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  • 615 284 First Report of the Directors to the Shareholders The following is the first report of the Directors of the Ledbury Rubber Co., Ltd Singapore, Match 28, 1907. Gentlemen, —Your Directors beg to submit a duly audited Statement of Accounts for the year ended 28th Febiuary last. The
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  • 199 285 Economising on the Armament. It is stated in well-informed official circles here, says the Shanghai Times, that Admiral Sah has been notified by 11. E. Tuan Fang that the new Chinese gunboats Kiang Lee and Kiang chin, which were ordered to be built at the Kawasaki Dockyard,
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  • 60 285 A Sensational Quarrel. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 3rd April. —A sensation has been caused in America by the quarrel between President Roosevelt and the railroad magnate Harriman, the latter alleging that the President instigated him to contribute towards the Republican funds at the Presidential election of 1904. Mr. Roosevelt
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  • 50 285 Sir Frank Defends his Brother. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 4 April.—Sir Frank Swettenliain writes to the papers objecting to the official notification that his brother, Sir Alexander Swettenham, has resigned on the ground of age. He asks for a suspension of judgment until the blue book appears.
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  • 56 285 The Budget. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 4th April.—The Minister of I inance presented his Budget to the Duma and stated that he had contrived to make the ordinary expenditure and revenue balance, but the extraordinary expenditure for Hie famine, the war and settlements, amounting in all to 29 millions
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  • 47 285 Russian Demands. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 3rd April.—lt is reported at St. etersburg that a telegram from Teheran s ateg that Russia has demanded punishment for the murder at Sabzawar, a guarantee •°j le sa fety of Russian subjects and an mdemnity to the victim’s family.
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  • 27 285 Strike Spreading. (Supplied by Reuter.) uif neuter, j Oan°i U^On April.—The natives in the ♦l ul,l pany’s workshop have joined in strike at Port Said.
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  • 53 285 The Question of Disarmament. (Supplied by Reuter.) Loudon, 4th April.—Great Biitiia insists that her proposal of disarmament Lie placed before the Hague Conference, but accompanies it with the suggestion that the matter be referred to a committee of the Confeience, from which the naval and military members
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  • 100 285 Canada s Relations with the I! S. (Supplied by Reuter.) London} 4‘h April.—Mr. James Brvce was banqueted at, Ottawa. Sir Wilfrid Laurier, the Premier of Canada, said that he hoped the Ambassador’s interest in Canada meant that a new leaf would be turned as regards Canada’s relations
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  • 68 285 Comment by the “Times.” (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 4th April.—The Times ascribes the little attention that the Franco-Siamese Treaty attracted in England to the wholesome influence of the Anglo-French entente, and refers to the progress Siam has made since the definition of the English and French spheres
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  • 76 285 Premiers Arriving. (6’uppZfed by Renter.) London, 4th April.—Dr. Jameson and Mr. Frederick Moor, Minister for Native Affairs, Natal, have arrived in London. General Botha is expected on the 13th inst, and the Hon. Alfred Deakin will also arrive on the same date. Sir Wilfred Laurier and Sir
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  • 23 285 More Shocks at Bitlis. (Supplied by Reuter London, 4*h April.—Still stronger shocks of earthquake were experienced at Bitlis, resulting in further casualties.
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  • 33 285 More Failures. (Supplied by Reuter.) Loudon, 4th April. —Three failures occured in the Stock Exchange yesterday, including that of an old-established broker, involving the loss of a cmsiecrable (mount of money.
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  • 23 285 Repo/ted Tranquility. (Supplied by Reuter.) L »nd in, I<!h April.—The Roumanian prefects all repoit that tranquility is reported e ver v where.
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  • 115 285 Penang, 4th April. (Ry courtesy oj the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Bank ...2/4} 4 months’ sight Bink ...2/4$ 3 Credit 2/1* 3 Documentary ...2/4} Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs. 174 3 days' sight Private 175} B nnbay, Damnml Bank 173} Moulmein, Demand Bank 3 days’sight Private 1751 Madras, Demand Bank
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  • 162 285 Gold leaf $34.60 B. Pepper( W.Coast 31b5.5 oz.) 1 7.—n0 stock White Pepper 25.—«dfera Trang Pepper 20— sales Gloves (picked) 42.— sales Mace 82.75 safes Mace Pickings 70* sellers Nutmegs 11() H 'X) -sellers No. 1 s.— sales Sugar <’ 2 no stock Basket 3.15 sabs 1 apioca I
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