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Title Section21 1908-12-31 1 THE STRAITS ECHO, MAIL EDITION. >l5 Per Annum. Single Copy 40 cent». Vol. 6. Penang, Thursday, 31st December, 1908. No. 51.21 words
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Advertisement319 1908-12-31 1 v/,/7,/////////////,//>//>//////, CONTENTS. Leaders: page Miscellaneous: pae*. Plum Pudding 1517 The Muda o( s r W4k The Chinese Immigrant 1,5-4 15'7 A 1 524 Intellectual Giants 1 528 The Chr lB m *M Treat at the EngiMarket Gardener. 1 533 u-s'la.l.iut. 1517 The N w I) <k at Singapore 1 518319 words
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Advertisement159 1908-12-31 2 y fl THE STKZ ATS ECHO MAIL EDITION. j imujaoarnt— fl Published the day prior to the departure of each mail J for Europe, and contains the latest local and States j news originally published in the daily issues, as well as fl all important news from various parts of159 words
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Article553 1908-12-31 1517 Dickens, it has been said, invented Christmas, but who was it that invented plum-pudding Some inspired individual, no doubt, not less worthy of a niche in the Temple of Fame than the great novelist himself. And plum-pud-ding is a seasonable subject for Christmastide. Rich with old associations, reminiscent of553 words
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Article331 1908-12-31 1517 Mr. Khoo Siew Ghee writes to us With reference to a paragraph in your issue of yesterday’s date anent the arrival of 11 is Excellency the Governor, I beg to inform you that His Highness the Rajah Mud i of Sarawak is now in i’enang331 words
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651 1908-12-31 1517 Ye? terday evening the children Lad mother happy evening. th s time at tho Engineers' lustitu’c, wh«ie they hid a full foil* hours of fun. feasting and frolic- Ovt»r a hundred and tiftv little oi.eg were enterteined, and ’Links to th l energies651 words
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Advertisement103 1908-12-31 1517 CT He Strait» Echo. i fit iP I I Justice satieties everybody and justice ai»ne- t siom Published daily (except Sundays.> Al THS CRITERION PRESS, Ltd., No. 226 —232, Beach Street, Penang. PRICE DAI LT LOCAL $24 annum OUTSTATIONS Postage Extra. MAIL HIHTION (Post Free) $l3 UABLK ADDBFS3 Echo-Penang.” Telephone103 words
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Article673 1908-12-31 1518 (Before Mr. Brown Cruelty to Animals. Rangan, a Hindu boy of 15 years, was yesterday charged with overloading his bullock cart. He was discharged with a caution. Mr. Wesley gave evidence as to the condition of one of the bullocks which w T as breathing bard on673 words
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Article391 1908-12-31 1518 The London and China Express of the 4th inst. has the following reference to the new dock at Singapore The contract for the construction of the new graving dock at Singapore has been given to Messrs. Topham, Jones, and Railton, who finished recently the new391 words
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Article306 1908-12-31 1518 (Prow r Tuesday, 22 Q( J D New Bridges. 1 he new iron-screw bridan pleted and will be fit for Ja next. The formal opening hea? w J n DUa place on or about Jan. 3 r a Wlll ta ke customs house will be hG P r306 words
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Article236 1908-12-31 1518 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Tuesday, 22nd Dec. The Governor’s Return. Ku Din, or according to his Siamese title Pbra Intravitchai, has returned from Bangkok, where he stayed for nearly two months. He is looking very well after the change. A Land Office Clerk in Jail. Abdullah, a clerk236 words
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Advertisement92 1908-12-31 1518 Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy in South Africa. Mr. S. Schneider, of Koffeyfontein, O. R. C., is very grateful to the manufacturers of Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy. He has found that it cures his children as well as himself of their coughs and colds. They were all coughing and got no relief until92 words
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Article786 1908-12-31 1519 {From Our Own Correa, ondent.) Tuesday, Dec. 22 Destruction of the u Kalomo.” It is not often that the Gunners at the forts in Singapore get an opport unity of firing on a ship. Ibis was the novel experience of a six-inch quick-firers’ crew at the pasir Panj786 words
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Article409 1908-12-31 1519 {From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, 23 rd Dtc. The Resident. The Resident, accompanied by Mrs. Birch and Miss Birch, arrived fiere by the Express on Thursday last to attend the Athletic Sports held on Friday and Saturday. Mrs and Miss Birch returned to Taiping on Sunday by the409 words
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Article624 1908-12-31 1519 {From Our Own Correspondent.) Taiping,‘22nd Dec. < hristmas Tree. I be !>Ti<nu> Irwwh.ch I mentioned in my iis let’er came <ff this evening, and was t gm' -.rc-rs The venue wan trie Grand Stand i? ibi r«ic< course, and a more spaci* ous bur. ling couid not have624 words
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Article775 1908-12-31 1520 (From. Our Special Correspondent.) Looe, Cornwall, Doc. 2nd. Out of the Hurly Burly. Your correspondent is at the time of writing quite out of the hurly-burly, far from the madding crowd’s ignoble strife, far from all Kaiserlich orations, from problems of the unemploye'!—and concerned chiefly each morning with775 words
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Article428 1908-12-31 1520 The following items are taken from the London and China Express of the 4th inst. Malacca Rubber Plantations. Outturn for November 6,100 lbs. Sumatra Para Rubber. Crop for November, 5,940 lbs. against 3,250 lbs. last year. Vallambrosa Rubber. Yield for eight months ended Nov. 30 169,731 lbs., increase428 words
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Article60 1908-12-31 1520 (edio Special* Mr. Moir Found Dem] Singapore, 24th Mo lr Engineer on board hl II an, was found de ad in a S °*l Taniong Pagar. It is believed skull is fractured. There are circumstances surrounding the^a^ 0118 The “Thalang” p n t s Singapore, 24th DecemwSu Siamese yacht60 words
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Article111 1908-12-31 1520 (Supplied by Reuter.) M. Isvolsky’s Proposal. London 24'h December—M. levolskv Russian Minister for Foreign AffS in a note to the Powers made refe± to the Austrian proposal for a preli unnary exchange of views between Uie cabinets regarding the annexation of Jl°saia and Herzegovina. He points out(Supplied by Reuter.) - 111 words
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Article50 1908-12-31 1520 (Supplied by Reuter.) Mr. Mackenzie King in India. London, 24th December.—-Mr. Mackenzie King, the Canadian delegate on the Shanghai Opium Commission, has arrived in London. He will stay in India as long as possible on the way to Shanghai in order to investigate the conditions in India.(Supplied by Reuter.) - 50 words
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Article92 1908-12-31 1520 (Supplied by Reuter-) Labour Leaders Sentenced. London, 24th December.—A telegram from Washington states that the Labour leaders, Gompers, Mitchell, and Morrison, were sentenced to twelve, nine and six months’ imprisonment respectively, for disregarding an injunction of the Court agains blacklisting a certain Compmy 10 their newspapers. Missouri(Supplied by Reuter-) - 92 words
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Article47 1908-12-31 1520 (Supplied by Reuter.) Castro’s Letter of Credit London, 241 h December, lb of Venezuela has telejraphe Paris cancelling President C ed letter of credit. Disputes to be Settle M. Paul, the Venezuela _e Minister, will proceed t 0 ur K Holland, the disputes with the Powers(Supplied by Reuter.) - 47 words
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Article6041 1908-12-31 1521 VIOLA GRAEME - 'all Rights Reserved’ J BY VIOLA GRAEME (Author of T M S lr f > The Treachery of Lorraine,” “The Hand of God,” The Beauty of the Season," A Scotch Marriage, Love Loyalty,” One New Year*. Day,” Life’. Thorny Pith,” Sir Bnan’a Heir,” Doreen,” etc., etc.) PROLOGUE. A6,041 words
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Article610 1908-12-31 1524 Some one has said that it takes three generations to make a gentleman. We forget his name but the author of the aphorism, if our memory serves us right, was a man whom certain prigs would assuredly term plebeian. It may be that it takes all that610 words
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Article85 1908-12-31 1524 His Highness the Rijih Muda of Sarawak, accompanied by Lieut. Giy, A. D. C. to il. E. the Governor, came down from the Hill this morning. They were met at the foot of the Hill by Messrs. Gan Teong Teng aud Khoo Siew Ghee, who85 words
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Article189 1908-12-31 1524 At the meeting of the Association Football League, which was held at the P. C. C. pavilion last Thursday, it was decided that entries for the President’s Cup should close on Monday, January 4 Entries should be sent to Mr. Jas T. Dobbie, Hon. Secretary of the League.189 words
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1119 1908-12-31 1524 School in Maxwell Road wa> H? 8 ver, happy afternoon's mas Eve, enjoyment both for theff"* for whom the treat had been for their parents and friends g "'“"“4 The first portion of the the children had been guests received by Mr. and1,119 words
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211 1908-12-31 1525 1 l-e children of p n «t'«m a hand* m tre enjoyable evening. 1 able to < fy lri n J rPP kuoi l w i’l> innumer- el ln 'be illuminated gn t.uds L'nf r- jut a- tbe fnn rae Oeginmearn.st it ctmeon to211 words
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104 1908-12-31 1525 Christmas Diy was spent in a festive manner in the European ward of tbe District Hospital. The ward was festooned with evergreen, and the table crowded with sea «enable viands and floral decorations con tributed by Mrs Bland. Mrs. Bicknell, Dr. and Mrs Keun,104 words
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Article219 1908-12-31 1525 Mgr. Zilesky, the Ddpgate Apostolic, performed mass at the midnight service at the Church of the Assumption on Christmas Eve. r lbe Church, needless to say, «oh packed to its utmost cajaci’y and gr at credit is due to Mr. Robert the Choir Master, for the excellent wav219 words
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Article538 1908-12-31 1525 uiMi-’n/ G' ur/b of December 24 > ntiios the I wrig items of mformat ion H s hxee.ien y the G >vernor his been please J h> npp.int Mr M E She-wood to I»** i Deputy <’<d!ect r of Land Revenue for the 8 t Ma H -Ex538 words
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Article152 1908-12-31 1526 (Before Judge Wolferstan.) Housebreaking. Ho Wan Ki, a Cantonese, was on Thursday last sen'enced to 9 months’ R. 1., for attempting to commit housebreaking by boring a bole in the door of one Khu Ti, at Bagan Jeremal Road, on f he 22nd inst. Gambling. Acting InspecOir152 words
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Article453 1908-12-31 1526 (Before Mr. Brown-) Possession of Housebreaking Implements. Sob Kuan, a Hokien, was on Thursday last sentenced to three months’ R 1., for being in possession of housebreaking implements, without satisfactory excuse, at Burmah Road on the 24th iust. He was in addition sentenced to one month’s hard453 words
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362 1908-12-31 1526 The Selangor Chinese Amateur Dramatic Co. gave two peiformances at the Drury Lane Theatre, on Saturday and Sunday, both of which were well patronised. The following is the list of subscriptions for boxes Mrs. Lim Leng Cheak $l2O Mr. Ooi Swee 800 100 Mrs. Phuah362 words
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Article192 1908-12-31 1526 Well, I crept under the bed Tl reader, you have come to the Col l, D W I had only been dreamiJ UB,on tl m wrong. you are XV hen I was under the some curious noises. beard Let me explain that m v bed ua mattress,192 words
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Article288 1908-12-31 1526 New Books. The following new books have just been received at the Penang Library:— The Imperial History of China, by Bev. J. Macgowan. Guides to the Zoological Collections of the Raffles Museum, Singapore, by Dr. E. Hanitsch. The Spy, by Maxim Gorky. The Wind in the Willows, by288 words
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688 1908-12-31 1527 TO THE EDITOR OF THE STRAITS ECHO. Sir. Your leader of the 22nd inst., speaking of the meeting of the Chinese Merchants, amongst other things, says, It was dec ded not to deal with the aforesaid English Firm,” which I have to point out, is688 words
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65 1908-12-31 1527 g )r T TiIK l-UIIOK OF THE STRAUI I HO. In justice to the Per. ng Confectionery, pO'ase allow me to inform v< ur readers that I founl a sovereign when I had a cake bought there cut for distnbuti >n amor g my children.65 words
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Article110 1908-12-31 1527 (Supplied by Reuter.) Castro Interviewed. London, 25th December.— Veni zu* i has resumed friendly relations with Columbia. In an interview President Castro stated that he would not hamper the new Government which is settling the country’s disagreements with foreign nitions, even though it involved his own withiiawal from activity.(Supplied by Reuter.) - 110 words
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Article91 1908-12-31 1527 (Supplied by Reuter.) Riots by Medical Students. London, 25th December —Rio's t< ok pl ice in Paris by medical students who protest against the new elimination rules. '1 he Republican Guards charged the rio'ers and many were injured. Fifty-six Rioters Prosecuted. London. 2Gth D comber.-—Fifty-two Police and Republican Guards(Supplied by Reuter.) - 91 words
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Article90 1908-12-31 1527 (Supplied by Reuter Attacked While Walking. London, 26th December —While walki »g in the morning in Paris in the company hi.s. Private Secretary, President r i.lie was seiz 'd by the neck by a v. n’er ram Mattis, who tried to pull his beard Matt who 1» supposed(Supplied by Reuter ) - 90 words
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Article108 1908-12-31 1527 (> q j e I Oy Reuter Au Entente of the Islamic State* Advocated. Lon or, 25»h December. A te'egram from C >n»t tntin p s* itv* th it the Chamber occupiel several divs reading numerous world-w.d- c >ngra!uiations- It warmly applauded th-* in"ige from the House(> q j e I Oy Reuter ) - 108 words
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Article69 1908-12-31 1527 (Supplied by Reuter.) Ihe Shah’s Explanation. London, 2l h D eomb*r.— Reuter’s corresp indent at Teheran st ites th it in response to the Anglo-Russian represent itions the Shah declared that he was on the point of executing Ins plelges when the people tried to force his hand by(Supplied by Reuter.) - 69 words
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Article38 1908-12-31 1527 (Sui plied by Reuter.) Pittsburg Municipal Corruption Case. London. 24th December. —An enquiry into the Municipal corruption case at Pittsburg showed that sixty Councillors received 545.U00 (goll) for a single undertaking. Only six were unapproichable.(Sui plied by Reuter.) - 38 words
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Article38 1908-12-31 1527 (Supplied by Reuter Huge Hill. London, 25th Dicenber—A telegram fr<>m Washington s’at's ’lm’ th»* co<t of the battleship cru:>e v,n XI >,< The e al consume 1 mug Ih < v>y ige, alona < amo to As,< 00,00(Supplied by Reuter ) - 38 words
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Article36 1908-12-31 1527 (Supplied by Reuter No Xmas and New Year Receptions. Loll I n, 25 11 December —ILs Holiness the Pop* will not h >ld Christrnis an I New Y*ar receptions in order to avoid fatigue.(Supplied by Reuter ) - 36 words
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Article52 1908-12-31 1527 (Sup/lied by Reuter Sympathy with the Slavs. London, 2’» h De<-<-mber The Duma has ad p’-d ar- soluti <n warmly sympathising with the kiniit-1 Slav pe ph-s ami hoping that the Government would safeguard their interestsNumerous Arrests. Lod'o3, 28 ti December—Numerous arres'sof nv > u’iouar.es have taken pUce at(Sup/lied by Reuter ) - 52 words
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Article43 1908-12-31 1527 (Suj'pliei by Reuter.) Direction to Postmasters. I. i.don, 25th De iinkr,—All the post* io Greit Bn’ tin Lave been directed to k e aL g reserve of silver in view of the paym .ut J Old-Age Peusi ua vu January 1.(Suj'pliei by Reuter.) - 43 words
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Article28 1908-12-31 1528 (Su;p J ied by Reuter.) Swansea, Beat Australians. Lnndm. 27 I) I>online. Swan na bf” f the Australians a' Rn by by 6 points to nil(Su;pJied by Reuter.) - 28 words
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Article185 1908-12-31 1528 (Supplied by Reuter.) 9| Seconds. London, 28 I) December. —The South African, Wa'k r, who wis a competitor at the Olympic Sports, ran the 100 vaids race at the Johannesburg sports in 9| seconds. This is a world’s record. The Prince Regent has given instructions to the(Supplied by Reuter.) - 185 words
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Article484 1908-12-31 1528 A paragraph which recently appeared in the columns of the Morning Post gives one furiously to think, as the French say. It concerns naval lecruiting, and the statement is alleged to have been uttered by a prominent member of the Admiralty to a representative of that usually st484 words
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Article319 1908-12-31 1528 At the Annual General Meeting of the Penang Anti-Opium Ass< ciation held a few days ago the following were appointed Office Bearers for the ensuing year President Mr. Foo Choo Choon. Vice President Mr. Goh Taik Chee Hon Secret try Mr. Khoo Hock-tve. Hon. Tceasnr r Mr.319 words
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Article553 1908-12-31 1528 The Bibos in the Weed.» Ace cannot wiifaer nor n abiding interest in the fort n in the Wood wh, c! n e .ed b, B,j,Tl r( Town Hall st J n i ht st ">• Pautomimo Burlesque Kent from start to fi olB h, and th553 words
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Article197 1908-12-31 1529 To the Editor pp the Straits Echo, Sir. W.<b reference to the Spitting Ordinance wtll you Mr. Editor, or tbe Authorities kindly let the public know if they are allowed to spir, in the drains If I mistake not. the Ordinance strictly forbids spitting ’u pubbc on197 words
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329 1908-12-31 1529 To the Editor op the Straits Echo. Dear Sir, In your last ui ’ht’s issue I read a letter from Mr. M. N Merican vouching for the truth of Mr. Naidu’s advertisement. I beg to inform your readers that I, too, have found a gold329 words
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Article601 1908-12-31 1529 (Urfor i’ Hr. ukh Negligent Cycling. Q Ten g Ku in. a 5aU w„s th; a ,n 5 charged with (1) r i' 1 lf hout a li.bt. and < 2) ridin/th in ‘ucbi a negligent m is want of du« re ird f, .k r 6601 words
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Article1268 1908-12-31 1529 (From Our Oicn Correspondent London, 4tb Dec. I he < belnisford Election. 1 he result of the Chelmsford election is another blow to the Government, the verdict bavin? been too decisive to admit of the u-viii! expl ■nations Io the Colonies, the return of a Government of1,268 words
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Article253 1908-12-31 1530 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ip h. 28th Dec. Christ mas Eve was a m'serable time for Ip b It commenced to rain in torrents from the early evening until the next morning, but despite the forbidding state of the weather there was a strong muster of the253 words
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Article312 1908-12-31 1530 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Tongkah, 26th Dec. The Chinese Club. Preparations are going on for the celebration of the anniversary of the Chinese Club, which falls on the sth prox. The celebration will commence on that day and last until the 19rh January, during which time ronggeng and312 words
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1010 1908-12-31 1530 Owing to the great pressurenn in yesterday's issue, we 'Pa> over an account ot the 10 told Selangor Chinese AmateurVrmT 4 ft tk Drury Lane Theatre. O sT Sunday last, in aid of Penang ch^.** The Plot. The play, which was by a K uala1,010 words
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Article147 1908-12-31 1531 Au O.dinmee t-> aiU en<i t|, p r! E Q, L OrdinaQce ,902 H iQtroduced into the Leg Mr. w. G. M ixwell, ’he Acting Att.rnev General, explains that, in the Chinee Immigrants Ordinance 1902, immigrant i. thus defined “Immigrant” or “Chinese Immigrant means a i dive of147 words
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Article501 1908-12-31 1531 Considerab’e alterations are to take place >n the running of the principal trains on the F. M. S Riilways from Ist Jm.. 1909. The mail train which now leaves Penang for Kuala Lumpur at 7 a.in. will from th it d t’e start at 8 a.m501 words
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Article769 1908-12-31 1531 Notts and Anticipations. This meeting, which promi-e» to be < successful one, opens on Saturday next, the 2nd January, 19”9, and the entries, although rot large, ire quit” up to the iverage, with’ the exception of the initial event on the first d iy, the M tiden Plate,769 words
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Article1439 1908-12-31 1532 SINGAPORE vs. SELANGOR. The Rugby Football Match. Savs S.truiday’a Straits Tinies: Thursday evening was the fr st bngbt evening since last Monday, and ibe weather then was f ivuurable tor s ort, but the Esplanade was wet and slippery i n consequence of the rain in1,439 words
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Article913 1908-12-31 1532 Jhe Case of Mr. A. R. Uweii ma tollowing i 8 lhe tejt of 6s 8 J u<lgm“O t referred t 0 in Je ter d““ Echo, on the case of Mr. A R Taw!)i r 8 This matter was argued fiefo™ n.~ a return913 words
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Article48 1908-12-31 1533 (Supplied by Reuter.) Date of Mr. King’s Departure. London, 29th December.—Mr. Mackenzie King, the Canadian delegate to the Opium Conference which opens at Shanghai on the Ist February, will embaik from London for that port on the Ist January, by the P. 0. steamer Britannia.(Supplied by Reuter.) - 48 words
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Article71 1908-12-31 1533 (Supplied by Reuter Earthquake and Tidal Wave. London, 29 h Dec<-mber. —An earthquake is reported at Calabria in the south of Italy and Sicily. A tidal wave also swept Sicily. I here were many victims and enormous damage was done. Many Districts Isolated. London, 29th December. —The earthquake lasted(Supplied by Reuter ) - 71 words
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Article55 1908-12-31 1533 4» (Supplied by Reuter-) Austrian Patrol Fired Lpon. Loudon, 29° December —According a telegram from V enna it is < fficnllv ann< unced that the Austrian patiol at the Bnrnian village, Zdinje, was fired upon by Servians across the Drina. A corporal was wounded. The fire was4» (Supplied by Reuter-) - 55 words
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Article1074 1908-12-31 1533 The fine of twenty-five dollars imposed by the Magistrate yesterday on the three market gardeners who were convicted of using night-soil as manure should serve to convince our vegetable growers that it is an expensive as well as filthy practice to use that fertiliser. We are not generally1,074 words
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Obituary30 1908-12-31 1533 Obituary, (Supplied h enter.) Mr. I lans Spreckels. l/nl":., I. r.—Mr tbes.i.ar !<,„ La- i... 1 S.u r rancisco lli< o Pin kaAa 11 estate is estima .1 r 1 ‘IK),GOO30 words
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Article244 1908-12-31 1534 SPECIAL MEETING. A Special Meeting < 1 the Municipal Commissioners was held at the Munii pd Offices yos'erday afternoon to consider and pass the amendments to the By-laws re Petroleum. The following gentlemen were present Mr. F. J- Hallifax (Pn si i mt), Mr. L- H. Clayton and244 words
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Article539 1908-12-31 1534 After the Special Meeting, ♦he business of the Ordinary Meeting was taken. Exhumations. The President stated that he had signed two orders for exhumation and asked the Commissioners to approve of them, there being no objections to either. Approved. The Manila Carnival. The President laid on the table539 words
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Article324 1908-12-31 1534 Weekly Practice Shoot. The twenty-fifth weekly practice shoot of the Ladies’ R flClub win held on Monday afternoon, wlpn eight members to» k part. I'he i>rac ice w ts held at all the three ranges, 100 yds 150 yds. and 200 yds. Appended are the individual scores324 words
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Article516 1908-12-31 1534 The «S M i X r M S t i n( reason to c l)U( ratuUte er^rk, eshite success of their evenin? e veB on thi at the Town Hall T n party J eB terdav services of Tom th badours the; could not k a W516 words
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Advertisement92 1908-12-31 1534 Chamber lai h’s Cough Remedy v booth Africa. Mr. S. Sch' eider, of Koffey f °nt eiD R. C., is very g-ateful to the manufac of Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy, found that i 2 cures bis children as wei himself of their coughs ana colds faig were all coughing and got92 words
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Article47 1908-12-31 1535 Mr. M. Burke arrive! at Kuala Lumpur from Penang on Sunday with the following horses for the Selangor Rices:—Pi n Kinetic, and the griffins Shaftesbury and Blitz. On the same day Bryans arrived in charge of a string of thirteen racers for the meeting.47 words
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Article155 1908-12-31 1535 An extraordinary general meeting of shareholders of the above Company was held in Colombo recently when there were present Messrs G. H. Alston, R. Davidson (Directors), F. C. Roles, L. 0. Le-d'e, C E Hislop, II V. Bigot by proxy, a» <l R. W Harrison by155 words
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138 1908-12-31 1535 The Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Shalimar (Malay) Estate Company are published. The object cf the Company is to purchase Shalimar estate in Kuala Selangor, F. M S. The nominal capital of 'he Company is R 300 000 divided into 20 000138 words
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207 1908-12-31 1535 The London Correspondent of the China Mail telegraphs to Hongkong on December 19th:— There is a strong opinion here that Colonel Sealy’s continued embargo with regard to the publication of the Opium Commission Report, is due to political motives and a desire to commit Hongkong207 words
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Article611 1908-12-31 1535 Our Own Corr. Taping, 28th Dec. r,i Christinas. and excent f usual verv quietly, do e.i a P n l f H ,h obur bXXd‘;b c i to'diAtmeS, 7’ "V" '“A' 6 Clmrrhn J H boman Ci'h dic v7» Y K n U 1 1 K bold -or.611 words
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Article643 1908-12-31 1535 (BeJ re Mr Broun.) ruelty to Animals. Dr Avptoorn yesterday found i Hindu, n imed Xairama, at Arratoon Road near h> hou- 1 ill-tn-a’mg a bullock bv IsMting it with the handle of his whip md twisting its tail He handed him over to the custody of643 words
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Article823 1908-12-31 1536 To the Editor of the straits Echo. Sir, Your contemporary on Thursday l ist came out with a long leader on the important subject anent the decision of certain English fit ms to reduce I heir terms of ete lit allowed to Chinese shopkeepers to 2 months823 words
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Article442 1908-12-31 1536 The approach of the Chinese New Year has caused an outbreak of crimes in Province Wellesley. Within the last two weeks, no less than four cases of burglary have been repotted, all accompanied by violence. The first of these took place in a Chinaman’s house in442 words
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Article305 1908-12-31 1536 <‘ s «/p'ied bn Knt Ci 1 .it Dai)]jj gp nml m I' mdou, 29 n Ult. Calabna and Sicily wa he «‘ftbqo.k, a tidal wave > hirty legt i,;„v CCOI P. pani «i by drowned at, he coast C Reggio di Calabria which were practically destroyed £"W tumour,<‘s«/p'ied bn Knt . - 305 words
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Article62 1908-12-31 1536 (Supplied bn Reuter.) Johnson’s Victory. London, 29th December.—-A telegram from Sydney states that the prizefight for the Championship of the world between Johnson and Tommy Burns secured the record gate of <£26,000, of which Burns received <£6,COO. Celebrations in the Negro Stet»* 'The uproarious celebrations in the IN g(Supplied bn Reuter.) * • ■ - 62 words
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Article97 1908-12-31 1536 (Supplied by Reuter.) Trouble in German Loudon, 29tb December. Fi J. r tor y tola made a raid on cattle m German Witory aSd murdered two Europeans. They shot dead some soldiers and ci were pursuing them. Mr. W. K Baumgarten, Chef the local steamer Cheong Chew,(Supplied by Reuter.) - 97 words
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Article123 1908-12-31 1537 EXCHANGE> fINAMG. 3 TH DECEMBER. (By c >*rie»y oj the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Bank -2/3| 4 months’ sight Bank ...2/4 3 Credit ...2/4 3 Documentary ...2/4 Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs. 174| 3 days’ sight Private 176 Bombay. Demand Bank 174 Mouimein, Demand Bank 173 3 days’ sight Private 176123 words
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