The Straits Echo (Mail Edition), 3 December 1909

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  • 21 1318 THE STRAITS ECHO, MAIL EDITION. Single Copy 40 coats. 115 per Annum. Vol. 7. Penang, Friday, 3rd December, 1909. No. 48.
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    • 153 1319 J iais -®s<S I THE STR A ITS EC HO j MAIL EDITION. I I J 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 well as J all important news
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  • 948 1320 Our opinion that the Chinese towchang or queue should follow the pigtail of the early English sailor into limbo is fortified by several sufficient reasons, chief of which are its inconvenience and danger, its trouble and waste of care and time, its unsightliness, and its ignoble historic associations.
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  • 27 1320 Consul General for Siam, called on board ILS. M.S Training ship Makut Hajkumar at noon to-day and received a salute of 7 guns.
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  • 26 1320 the British marine survey ship Sealark and the Siamese gunboat Makut Ufjkumar arrived here, the former from Pulau Tehang and the latter from Trang.
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  • 32 1320 Mr. Brown ordered the extradition of Bok Sin Lin. a Chinaman, to the Perak authorities. He was charged with theft of $1.003, the property of a European planter in Sitiawan.
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  • 43 1320 k c m g., has presented a Cup to bo run for at the forthcoming Meeting to be cilled The Governor’s Cup, and to be added to Rice No. 4 on the Second Day, "The Grand Stand Cup.”
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  • 60 1320 appeared to-day before Mr. Nathan, in the Third Magistrate’s Court, as parties in a case of assault. Che Din, the younger of the two. was the complainant. The defendant was fine 1 $25 and bound over to k?ep the
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  • 66 1320 was given by Mr. Gunn Tong Eang at “Bokhara” last night, in celebration of the wedding of his daughter to day. There wai* a large attendance of and the Penang Bind win in attendance. There were also two parties of ronggeng. The bride is a grand-daughter of
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  • 72 1320 against the Taiping Recreation Club the C.R.C footballers commenced practising vra’erd iv afternoon when they formed thems«lve« in''' two teams a n d met the M RO. and th»» Voluuteeri on Victoria Grom and the E-plaii»<ic respectively. *n the match I 'aiiiHt the
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  • 78 1320 made an application to Mr Nithin conr«rning the cum against Mr. Mahomed Aiiff Counsel aske»! that two doc’oig might bo p'*-muted to lie pn*n«nt. at the t x«mtnalion of Mr. M ihomed Ar.ff, at. Ina n hi'bu.'Co, t Ihh afternoon Mr Martin, c tinsel for the
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    • 100 1320 USofrao. ft ,'S. v' tift -■> justice mtlefleR everybody and juerlce alone •«>•, •’nbllHhod daily (except Sunday) *1 TI'l CRITERION PRESS, Ltd., No. 22B—282, Beach Street. Penang. PRICE DAlI*< LOCAL n* per annnn» OUTSTATIONS Pontage H«tr*. UH, HDITION (Post Free) 115 OABLK ADDRESS Echo —Penang.” Telephone No. 343. <,A, —All
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    • 67 1320 Croup Quickly Cured. A few dotes of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy brings surpr sing results when a child shows symptoms of croup. There is no cause for alarm when this medicine is iu the house, as it rarely takes, more than three or four drses to bring about a complete cure.
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  • 1295 1321 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING The annual general meeting nf the Penang Volunteers was held at the Drill Hall at 9 o’clock last night when about twenty members were present Owing to the unavoidable absence through illness of the Commandant, Captain Alan Wilson took the Chair. Accounts. After the minutes
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  • 444 1321 the assizes. (Before Mr. Justice Woodward.) CINTIIA STREET MURDER Not Guilty. When this case was resumed in tbe' Supreme Court, yesterday afternoon Chief Detective Inspector Kirke, examined by tbe Acting Solicitor-General, gave evidence of tbe identification of the accused. With regard to the Police offer of a reward
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    • 33 1321 Muscular PainsHundreds of testimonials nished showing the )m in cases power of Chamberlain s Pam of muscular rheumatism hmen Tbe ness of the muscles from w 2 lett ]a AgW“George Town Dispensary. Wholes»
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  • 3192 1322 MARINE court of enquiry now SITTING. French Officer’s Statement. The enquiry into the collision between t be British India steamer Onda and the Maritimes steamer La Seyne, in Rhio Straits, was begun at the master" attendant’s court, this morning [23rd] Mr. L. E. P. Wolferstan, senior
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  • 64 1323 has now replaced the 8. s. Malacca on the Tongkah service of the Straits Steamship Company, and will run to that port throughout the N- E. Monsoon. The Sap f ho is electrically fitted, having fans in first saloon cabins and dining saloon, and the passenger
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  • 83 1323 is taking up to Parit Buntar a footbill and a cricket team to play there to morrowand on Sunday,the 27(h and ‘28th instant respectively. The following players have been selected. For Football Raja Abdul Mallee; 0- K. Merican Abdul Hamid, M. Ziualabdin, Daroos, Nina Mahomed, S. Abdulrahman
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  • 580 1323 (From Our C. n Corre tpndent} November 24tb Heawood Estate. I am rehably informed that tk tt Tin and Rubber Company of «I» Hea >Oli a plaint n B amJ T.Vk Yong, Tan Ah Churn Joeeph Bo. "5 Ah Elphinstone Estates, Ltd f or ,2 th of the
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    • 72 1323 Save Money by Buying Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy. You will pay just as much for a bottle of Chamberlain’» Cough Remedy as for any of the other cough medicines, but you save money by buying it. The saving is in what you get, not what you pay. The sure-to cure-you quality
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  • 33 1324 {Echo Special.) Hongkong Beat Straits. Singapore, 26th November.—Hongkong beat The Straits by 9 wickets. In the match between The Straits and Shanghai, the latter team scored 148 runs for 6 wickets.
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  • 94 1324 (Echo Special.) Adjourned Sine Die. Singapore, 26th November.—In the La Seyne enquiry, Mr. E. C. Ellis who appears for the Messageries Maritimes contended that Captain Dagge of the Onda was responsible for the collision by changing his course which was against rules. Mr. Hugh Fort for the
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  • 25 1324 {Echo Special.) Both Steamers Damaged. Singapore, 26th Nov.—The Satsuma and the Guthrie collided at Tanjong Pagar wharf. Both steamers were damaged.
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  • 52 1324 (Supplied by Reuter.) Buxton Says Not Justified. Landon, 25th November.—Mr. Sydney Buxton, Postmaster-General, in reply to Mr. A. C. Morton, Liberal Member for Sutberlandshire, said that the number of British Residents in Peking did not justify a Post Office there. -He would reconsider the subject if circumstances
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  • 60 1324 (Supplied by Reuter.) Interesting Figures. London, 25th November. The official details of the Germ in Naval’ Estimates for 1910 show a total of <£21 704 412, including *17,177.500 for the new construction of Armaments. The Colonial Estimates are chiefly interesttog for the decreases in the subsidies to the
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  • 45 1324 (Supplied by Reuter.) Proposed Conference. London, 25th November. —The Washingon Government is considering a proposal summon an International Conference to regulate the killing of seals. It is suggested hat Great Britain, America, Japan and Russia should agree to cease pelagic sealing 111 Alaskan waters.
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  • 49 1324 (Nttp/dted by Reuter.) l arge Number of Speakers. prdon, 25‘h Nw—Owing ;<> th* num. hAr of Rppakor, )f > p udpPt debate in tho will bo prolonged till Tuesday. Th« i wernmont’s phno ate a hn» the general belief is that Parliament will le prorogued on December
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  • 35 1324 (Sup/lied bi/ Reuter.) Provision of a Unit. London 25th No.-The Au.trali.n House o' Representatives has approved of the motion to take immediate «Ups for ti e provision of an Australian Naval unit.
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  • 42 1324 (Supplied by Reuter.) A Denial. London, 25th November.—-It, is officially announced that it is incorrect that an AngloGerman understanding in reference to the Congo has been reached, but the British Government hopes that such an understanding will be attained.
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  • 29 1324 (Supplied by Reuter.) 228 Entombed. London, 26ih Nov.—A telegram from Tokio states that at an explosion at the Onowia colliery 15 men were killed and 228 entombed.
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  • 153 1324 > (Supplied by Reuter.) What its Rejection Would Mean. London, 25th November —The Times, in sketching the intentions of the Government, says that the deficit arising from the rejection of the Bodpet is reckoned by the ministers at £50.000.0<»0 Aneffirt will be made to save the tea du’v
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  • 33 1324 {Supplied by Reuter.) Received with Honours. London, 26th November.—The Chinese Commissioners witnessed the evolutions of destroyers, torpedo boats and submarin kt Spithead. They were everywhere received with the fullest honours.
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  • 44 1324 (Sit/ plied by li ter > 20.000 Unemployed. Lon' 1 -.n, 26 h N vemb^r.— x tplejiam from Svdmy ->01'61 th.it now 20. OO nnpmploved there. The leader of fie miners in a speech and; I don’t see food without getting it.
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  • 1926 1324 All the papers in the Straits and F.M.S. clip from one another, without exception. Very often trifling items are borrowed without acknowledgment. The Straits Echo is one of the chief sufferers, because it is the most original paper. Our contemporaries very rarely ci edit uh with their selections
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  • 61 1325 The Inquest, The Coroner, Mr- Biown, has concluded the inquest touching the death of Tan Soo Ki. a Chinese woman, who was found murdered in house No. 2, Tek Soon Street evidence recorded at the inquest the same facts as were reported in the A verdict
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  • 135 1325 iave receiveu hv.m a copy of the report pruned* th and Co. a copy or twenty-fourth annual general mee mg oH Perak Sugar Cultivation Co, Ltd., b will beheld at Shanghai 00 Acting profit and loss account after dedoctmg interest on debentures
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  • 3073 1326  -  All Rights Reserved BY DEREK VANE. When Doctor Dubois received a brief |ft from Professor Engelbach saying he wished to consult him professionally that vening he was moved to a little wonder and speculation. He was not easily surprised, hut it certa.nly seemed curious that
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  • 611 1327 'I he hearing of the pa BO Q med Ariff, was r unled Mr -Mai». Mr Martin said that Mr nV' 111 1 firm of Messrs. l’resgrave' a S 5 of appeared with him f or tfce de fe M,,u >«»a In opening the ca8e f
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    • 67 1327 Group Quickly Cured. A few doses of Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy brings surprising results when a child shows symptoms of croup. There is no cause for alarm when this medicine is in the house, as it rarely takes, moie than three or four doses to bring about a complete cure. It
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  • 693 1328 ORDINARY MEETING. Tbe adjourupd Ordinary Meeting of the Municipal Commission was held at the Municipal Offices yesterday afternoon, when the following gentlemen were present Mr. p.J. Hallifax (President), Mr. Lira Cheng Teik and Dr. P. V. Locke, with Mr. L. M. p e ll (Municipal Engineer), and Mr.
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  • 733 1328 New Books. The following new books have been received at the Library My Recollections, by The Countess of Cardigan and Lancastre. Diamond Cut Paste, by Agnes and Egerton Castle. Draw in Your Stool, by Oliver Onions. The Key of the Unknown, by Rosa Nouchette Carey. Love, The Thief,
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    • 73 1328 Save Money by Bin Ing Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy. You w.ll pay ju«t MN much for a bottle of Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy as for any of the other medicines, but you savs money by buying it. 'The saving is in what you get, not wbat you pay. The sure-tn cure-you quality
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  • 2450 1329 Captain of the “Onda” Gives Evidence. The proceedings of tho court of enquiry into the La Seyne Onda collision were continued yesterday (24tn). In continuation of our report, Fererro, head tallyman on the La Seyne, stated that he was on watch, at the time of the collision. He
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  • 410 1330 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Taiping, 25th November. The British Resident returned from Ipoh on Monday aftarnoon. Mrs. F. R. B. Pinhorn, wife of the Chaplain of All Saints.’ has gone to Penang hill for a change after her recent illness. Mr. W. Blick who has been in charge
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  • 43 1330 (Echo Special.) Estimated to Produce 8300,000 Annually. Singapore, 27th November.—The bill tor taxing petroleum for home consumption at 5 cents per gallon was read the hrst time and passed the Legislative Counml yesterday. It i s estimated to produce 5300,000 annually.
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  • 65 1330 (Echo Special.) Shanghai vs. Straits. Singapore, 27th November.—Shanghai scored 229 in their first innings in the match against the Straits. The Straits team replied with 176 runs for seven wickets. Appended are the scores: Grenier 55 Eddis 28 Clarke 2 Zehnder 1 Brown 23 Mackenzie 0 Hickley 9
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  • 31 1330 (Supplied by Reuter.) Ashore in the Canal. London. 27th November. —The P. A 0. steamer Nubia ran ashore in the Suez Canal and obstructed tbe passage. Shewa* towed off
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  • 43 1330 (Supplied by Reuter.) Honoured by the King. London, 27th November. —The following honour* have been conferred on the Chinere Naval Commissioner* Prince Tsai H*un, gc b. Admiral Sall, k cm.g. Li Ching Fong, gcmg. Sir Cheng Tung Lian, c.v o.
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  • 85 1330 plied by Reuter Ser via ami Bulgaria. London, 26-h N tveiubot. Tsar Ferdinand of Buig.rii en rout’ to 8 ffii, broke hi< ]jurn y a 1 Bo.gr.,do Ho wig me! at the by King Peter I, the Crown Prince, and M. Mi Io van Milovanovitcb, tbe Servian Foreign
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  • 73 1330 (Supplied by Reuter.) Lords’ Budget Debate. London, 26 h November —The interest in the Budget debate in the House of Lord* was less keen last night. The debate wa* adjourned till Monday. General Election Imminent. I hough electioneering is most active at PortamouHi the writ has not yet
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  • 38 1330 (Supplied by Reuter.) Gas Being Exhausted. London, 27th November.—A telegram from Sydney state* that the woolpales have been suspended during the strike. The tramway* and railways are curtailing the consumption of ga*. which i* being exhau*ted.
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  • 47 1330 (Supplied by Reuter.) Several Ar rests. London, 27th November.—An anti-Lord* demonstration was held at Parliament Square where there assembled a crowd of 6,COO people, including a considerable number of hooligan*. 'There were several collision* with the Police an I a number of arrests were made
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  • 43 1330 (Supplied by Reuter.) A Plebiscite Urged. London, 27th November.—The Dominion Granger* Association, comprising the leading farmer* of C tnada, have passe/) a resolution fearing that a Canadian Navy may provoke a war, and are urging a plebiscite on the matter.
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  • 22 1330 into iu IO England has lx»en succeeded by the introduction of Chinese bicon. Nothing could be rasher.
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    • 67 1330 Croup Quickly Cured. A few doses of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy brings surprising results when a child shows symptoms of croup. There is no cause for alarm when this medicine is in the house, as it rarely takes, more than three or four doses to bring about a complete cure. It
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    • 68 1330 Do It Now. Now is the time to get rid of your rheumatism. You Can do so by applying Chamberlain h Ptin Balm Nine cases out of ten are simply muscular rheumatism due to cold or chronic rheumatism, and yield to the vigorous application of this liniment. Try it. You
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  • 1005 1331 Ordinance No. XIX of 1909, to make provision for the imposing and collection of a duty on Petroleum and other inflammable oils and liquids was, as we announced on Saturday, passed and assented to by the Governor on Friday, in a hurry. The title to be grammatical
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  • 90 1331 Mr. G. R. Van Kralingen, agent for the Netherlands India Discount Bank, accompanied by Mrs. Van Kralingen, leturned to Penang from their trip to Sumatra and Java by the last German Mail. We aie informed that Mr. Van Kralingen’s stay here will be a short one as
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  • 15 1331 assessments are offered for inspection and appeal up to Jan. 24’h.
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  • 302 1331 Confirmatory General Meeting A i.eneral mooting of tho > the above Syndicate Was held »< ot Comme.ee last .-aturda, aft., confirm certain resolution/ special general meeting hold J T 1 &t t,;e 6 h iust. The follnwmv 0 L I P h 00 present: Messrs
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  • 259 1331 Ross—Brown. A pretty wedding was solemnised at the Presbyterian Church in Northam Road oiu Saturday afternoon, the contracting parties being Mr. Balfour Earle Ross, Barrister-at-law, and Miss Mabel Brown, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Laurie Brown. As both the bride and bridegroom are very well known in Penann
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  • 2281 1332 ORDINARY MEETING, FRIDAY NOV. 26 Present 3is Excellency the Governor, Sir John Anderson. His Excellency Major-Gen. T. Perrott, c.b G.O.C.T. The Hon’ble ihe Col. Sec. Capt, Sir A. Young. the Col. Treasurer, J. Anthonisz. the Ag. Attorney-General, R. Allen. the Ag. Col. Engineer, F. J. Pigott. W. D.
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  • 7 1333 will last fifteen months.
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  • 7 1333 is no longer quarantined for plague.
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  • 14 1333 as 2nd Lieutenant in the P. V. is gazetted.
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  • 14 1333 from Pro- vince Wellesley, the R.C.’s prohibition being withdrawn.
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  • 19 1333 ut) ay now be exchanged b?tween Kelantan and the Straits Settlements.
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  • 18 1333 2nd Assistant Protector of Chinese, Singapore, is expected by the Malta due March 3rd.
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  • 26 1333 and land owners have up to Jan. 14th to inspect the new annual valuations. The Rural Board will hear appeals on Jan 28.
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  • 28 1333 circulating during October were reported to be: Chartered», $243,553 at Penang and $236,400 at Singapore; H. and S. £61,778 at Singapore and $57,314 at Penang.
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  • 37 1333 tried to-day before Mr Hamilton in the Thiid Magistrate’s Court, the accused, nine Chinese, weie fined $15 opieco; in def-nit of payment, of the fine, to undergo hard labour for one month.
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  • 89 1333 Will some Free School boy kindly analyse and paraphrase for us the following Government notification In exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 27 of The Opium Ordinance 1906.” the Governor in Council has been pleased to direct that the export of opium from the Colony to the
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  • 510 1333 By “Early Bird.” Saturday. <7th Nov. 1909. The present batch of Galloway giiffina from Mr. George Kiss of Sydney, though appearing to be, on their arrival, nothing beyoud the usual, have already shown symptoms of great promise, some as likely hacks, some as polo ponies and others as
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  • 20 1333 the usual monthly wet drill of the Fire Brigade, fixed for lastSxturday night, was postponed.
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  • 115 1333 of the rule of the road there are some rickisha pullers who make it a practice to run with their heads down thereby increasing the chances of an accident twentyfold. This method of progiession is positively dangerous in a crowded thoroughfare like
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  • 74 1333 Gibbons Cup Competition 19(w doubt!" hele Ure M 221) yards handicap vesterd,,moVn"" race from Mackenzie by a touch °°“"r m Bt lder ,he T F M hl h SG ’*tch P J l,. HV. Edwards 20 d L Gorris... 25 j W.E. Macdonald... 30 n E- Arnold
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  • 351 1333 Two things are quite clear— that this Colony must have new revenue, and that to get new revenue it must have new taxes. A five cent impost on each gallon of petroleum will yield a trifle over $300,000 and this can be collected without
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  • 26 1333 The Volunteer Drill Hall and tbs Indi’» Immigration Offices in Go"" th iugs are gazetted as Court House Police and District Courts.
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  • 30 1333 Khun Rurng, ce manding the Military Police o n? 01J gka1i Western Provinces, arrived from g |hi| yesterday by the s.s. Rotorua. an afternoon for Setul on business.
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  • 46 1333 Mr. F. M. Baddeley, as Office' h Mr> of tbe Govt. Monopolies at J. R. Brooke, as Factory there, and Mr. W. S. listed with Manager at Penang, have bwn I O1 those entitled to pensions, under Sectio of Cue Pensions Regulations.
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  • 29 1334 (Echo Special.) Panther Shot Near Ipoh. Ipoh, 27th November.—A large pander was shot near Ipoh this morning by Mr. Loughman, Manager of the Chendai Meru Mines.
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  • 67 1334 {Echo Special.) Shanghai v. Straits. Singapore, 29th November.—In the Straits first innings, Hennessy scored 21, Maartenz 50, Cavendish 0, and Paxon (not out) 7. Extras were 35, total 240. Shanghai made 150 in its second. The Straits made 150 for six down, Eddis contributing 74, Grenier 17, Clarke
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  • 31 1334 < (Echo Special.) Decided To-day. Singapore, 29th Nov.—The decision of the Marine Court of Enquiry into the “La Seyne” disaster was to be made known at one o’clock to-day.
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  • 85 1334 (Supplied by Reuter A Durable Understanding. London, 27th November. —The interview between Tsar Ferdinand of Bulgaria and King Peter of Servia is regarded at Sofia as tbe beginning of a durable understanding with regard to the Balkan states. The result is attributed to tbe efforts of Russian diplomacy.
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  • 43 1334 (Supplied by Reuter.) Bound for East Africa. London, 27th November —The Duke and Duchess of Connaught, Princess Patricia Hti f l Prince Arthur of Connaught will sail for East Africa in January on a shooting expedition. They will return in May.
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  • 52 1334 (Supplied by Reuter.) King Edward Appointed Arbitrator. London, 28th November. King Edward has been appointed arbitrator in the dispute which threatened to embroil America and Chili owing to the former's demand for a compensation of «£200.000 in connecti on with the mining concession granted to the firm
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  • 43 1334 (Supplied by lieuter.) A Complete Telephone Service. London, 28th November. —A telegram rom Constantinople states that a sign of be new regime is that the Government has 8>’en the Anglo-Franco-American group a for establishing a complete teleP ooe service at Constantinople.
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  • 34 1334 (SupiHed by Reuter) Affected by British Political T Bitnation. London. 28 b 8 a Crisis in Great Britain are f .ff-cng the aDd a,G a d factor lb the Berlin Bourse.
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  • 25 1334 (Supplied by Reuter.) At Paris. London 29th November.—Kmg Manuel of Portugal has arrived at Pans. H e ex changed visits with President Failures.
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  • 30 1334 (Supplied by Reuter.) Privately Launched, Loudon, 29th November.——A German Dreadnought called the Thueringen wag privately launched at Bremen. No details of the measurements and armament have been published.
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  • 73 1334 (Supplied by Reuter.) Cabinet Undecided. London, 29th November.—It is stated that the Cabinet is undecided whether to adjourn or prorogue Parliament. The campaign is in full swing and a number of peers are participating in it. Austen Chamberlain at Hackney. Mr. Austen Chamberlain, speaking at Hackney, admitted that
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  • 42 1334 (Supplied by Reuter.) 4 r No ’Further Advance Contemplated. London, 29th November. —The Spaniards are preparing to fortify and develop the Riff territory they have occupied and will desist from further advance. They will gradually decrease their troops there.
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  • 49 1334 (Supplied by Reuter.) Manchester November Handicap Result. London, 29th November. —Following was the result of the race for the Manchester November Handicap which was run at Manchester last Saturday Manchester November Handicap, a handicap of XI.325. Distance 1, miles. Admiial Togo III 1 Rathlea 2 Rockbourne 3
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  • 54 1334 formerly manager of Taujong Pagar Dock, arrived here the morning by the I/xh. Mr. Sellar has just returned from Australia, where he attended the Imperial Conference of the Charnl ers of Commerce. He will remain here a few days and then go to Hongkong, whence be proceeds
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  • 60 1334 received in 1908 grants of $23 432 and fees of >22 3)9. subscriptions >3.950, and other items making the total receipts >55 020, slightly more than in 1907. Salaries consumed >42,829.43 and “wages” >831.22. Deferre 1 pay” absorbed $3,436 93. There is no entry of •'emoluments,”
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  • 451 1334 St. Andrew, whose “day” is being celebrated with the usual ball to-night, was not a Scotsman bred and born. He never even lived in Scotland. He visited Scotland for the first time as a corpse, being taken into Fifeshire in the year 368, by a gentleman of the name
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    • 71 1334 Save Money by Buying Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. You wdl piy just as much for a bottle of Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy as for any of the other cough medicines, but you money by buying it. The saving is in what you get, not what you pay. The aure-to cure-you quality is
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  • 686 1336 Adjourned General Meeting, The adjourned general meetirg of the penang Cricket Club was held at the Club pavilion yesterday afternoon when about thirty members were present, with Dr. T. H Jamieson (President) in the chair. After the notice calling the meeting had been read, the Chairman said
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  • 394 1336 At Parit Bnntar. Dlaved e ft 7p iD \T tiDg f00tbal1 ma *h was a team f dntBuDtar on Saturday between AbdidAUn < ca P tain ed by R.ji Mallee) and the Parit Buntar XT i esu ed in a win f r ,he Xabaya scored 2
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  • 36 1336 Owing to the St. Andrew’s Ball, the usual rehearsal will be held on Wednesday afternoon, 1st December, instead of this afternoon- The Orchestra will meet at 515 punctually and Principals and Chorus at 53).
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  • 861 1336 (Prom Our Own Correspondent.) Taiping, 28th Nov. 1 he Acting Judicial Commissioner, Mr. L. P. Ebden, opens the As* z *8 to-morrow at 10 a rn. I he Plantations* Office which was situated in one of the Government shop houses in Barrack Road has been remove! to its
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  • 61 1337 in the Echo that a JMalay youngster had pleaded guilty to a charge of theft of some tableknives and that the sentence bad been deferred till the attendance of the lad’s father. In the Third Magistrate’s Court to day Mr. Gibson sentenced the accused to
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  • 135 1337 of the habitations of the lower Courts, is a source of inconveni ence to th» litigant public, especially so, as such shiftings are not previously notified. A few months ago, the Second and tbe Third Msgit-tr ts’ Courts wore removed to the gtound fl ro r of
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  • 513 1337 (From Our Own Correspondent Ipoh, N iveinber 26 th The Birch Memorial. Over thiBH hundred invitations hive b i en issued for tlm unvaili rg of bust of Perak’s fi-st Resident, in the Buch Clock Tower and with the presence of the Suita s and Residents of the
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  • 34 1337 the Parak licensing authority confesses, one was given, under a misapprehension, to a collector for museums, who was after nothing bigger than beetles.
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  • 1065 1337 Addresses of Counsel. Regarding the collision Seyne and tbe Onda Mr TrLlH? ."T h ’he damage inside the bow of extended to the collittbm bll khp d <»t about twenty-four feet, It w J I8,a '‘ce that the pointed st em ol b 8 °P 1 nion actually
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    • 67 1337 Croup Quickly Cured. A few dotes of Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy brings surprising lesults when a child shows symptoms of croup There is no cause for alarm when this medicine is in the house, as it rarely takes, more than three cr four doses to bring about a complete cure. It
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    • 66 1337 Do It Now. Now is the time to get rid of your rheumatism. You can do so by applying Chamberlain’s Pain Balm Nine cases out of ten are simply muscular rheumatism due to cold or chronic rheumatism, and yield to the vigorous application of this liniment. Try it. You ate
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  • 56 1338 HORNETS CAUSE CAPSIZE. (Echo Special.) Two Adults Drowned. Two Children Taken by Crocodiles. Ipob, 29th November.—A Malay boat journeying down to Perak was attacked by hornets when near Pangkor. The efforts of the crew to avoid the stings capsized the boat. Two children were taken by
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  • 109 1338 (Echo Special.) Both Steamers in the Wrong. Singapore, 30th November. —The decision of the Marine Court of Enquiry lnto the La Seyne disaster is that it was the duty of the La Seyne to avoid the ynaa. Her subsequent action in cross10g was also an infringement
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  • 86 1338 (Echo Special.) Presented with lhe Pastoral Staff. nigapore, 30th Nov.—The Bishop of Singapore was enthusiastically welcome, by H. E. the Governor on behalf ot the community. •S°L f npl s Nelson presented him with the pastoral staff which he hoped would be a reminder of the
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  • 57 1338 (Echo Special.) A Combination Match. Singapore, 30th November.—In a cricket match between Hongkong and Shanghai and Straits combined, the latter team scored 195, Grenier contributing 79 towards this total. Hongkong scored 173 runs for 8 wickets. Interport Tennis. Singapore, 30th November.—In the Straits and Shanghai tennis match Cox
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  • 12 1338 (Supplied by Reuter Subsiding, London, 30th November.—The Teneriffe eruption is subsiding.
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  • 46 1338 (Supplied by Reuter Australians Win. London, 30th November. —A telegram from Sydney states th it the Australians have defeated the United States in the competition for the Davis Lawn Tennis Cup. The Australians won every set both in the singles and doubles.
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  • 40 1338 (Supplied by Reuter.) Some Candidates. London, 29th November.—The Labour party has withdrawn its candidate for Midlothian, relieving the Master of Elibank from a triangular contest. Unionist and Labour candidates will oppose Lieut. Shackleton and Mr. Ramsay Macdonald.
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  • 27 1338 (Supplied by Reuter.) Chilian and Argentine Railways. London, 29th Nov.-A trans-Andme tunnel of 3.280 yards joining tin* Chilian and Argentine railways has b cn completed.
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  • 46 1338 (Supplied by Reuter.) Settlement in Sight. London, 29th November —A telegram from Sydney sta’ei that as the result of unofficial mediation the prospects of a settlement of the strike are brightening. 1he Strike Congress has largely rejected the proposal to declare a general strike.
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  • 68 1338 (Sut he i by Reuter Winning Jnckeys and Owners. London. 29 h N’Vernhwr.— Fallowing are the ti e* three winning j ckev* inn season Fr -ik Wootten 165. Milwr 116 Higgs 101. Jhe principal wii n«n,» owners are; MrI' 'O X37 <19. Hi* Maj sty King Edw ard
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  • 50 1338 (Supplied by Reuter Anglo-German Agreement. London, 30th Nov—Router’s correspondent at Berlin states th<t an Anglo-German agreement has been signed settling the differences with regard to the boundaries of Uganda, German East Africa, and the Congo. It also gives details of secret pending negotiations with regard to the Congo.
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  • 52 1338 (Supplied by Reuter Two New Ships. London, 30th November. An improved Dreadnought, the Orion of 23 00 tons and a speed of 21 knots and a super-invincible cruiser, the Lion of 26.000 tons and a spaed of 28 knots with armament equal to the Dreadnoughts, have been
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  • 47 1338 (Supplied by Reuter ReasflemblcR Next Wednesday. London, 30th November.—The House of Commons will re assemble on Wednesday. On next Thursday Mr. H. H Asquith, the Premier, will move his resolution of remonstrance reaffirming that the House of Commons has absolute control of finance.
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  • 799 1338 What is familiarly spoken of as the Deleterious Drugs Ordinance would not be misdescribed if the word Drugs were left out. 'The < pinion of the Singapore chemists seems to have been ’misrepresented. The opinion of the Penan" chemists is still adverse. The ordinance, so far as
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  • 448 1339 Brilliant Function at the Town Hall. The St. Andrew’s Society did honour last night to the Patron Snnt of Scotland by giving a Ball at the Town Hall in accordance with their usual custom. It was a brilliant affair and everyone of the large number of guests
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  • 58 1339 measuring over 12ft. in length, was captured by gome Klings on Sunday in the Batu Tiga district and taken to Mr. Guy at Kuala Lumpur. The snake is now in the possession of the loctl Museum, which up to the present has not contained
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  • 477 1339 Tf tE ASSIZES. Murder, Ramyah, Who was obarged **"’•> Ih« Supreme Court 8-F. B Marlin, /or th he w oul d call the doc™. lUt a at 8 6 a r o‘u SV"" queahon he went to the mu8ter wards went wrth the coolies to work m had
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  • 61 1339 A murder is reported from Two eights ago a Tamil, who wa «Oao to the Police as a bad chmacte > alleged, so seriously assaulted y and" two Sikhs that he short y fwro n succumbed to the injuries e It three of his assailants
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  • 38 1339 Mr. H. H. S. Upton, Aeetfant Engineer. Public Works Department Net (<>r whose services were lent Jbgtantitt few months, has returne c faarge ot post, but has been placed m cbarg Tampin district.
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  • 238 1340 Inspector L. Hickey, of the Central St itioD, has received orders to proceed to Singapore almost immediately on transfer. gergeant Mulcock, at present in charge of the Marine Station, will probably be transferred to the Opium Department when the Government takes over the Farm on January 1 t?
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  • 93 1340 told Mr. Stead that it was very distasteful to him to be brought into contact with the political arena once more. It is clear that it wasn’t Mr. Stead’s fault, however, since the contact must have been previous. Mr. Gladstone knew enough about the Budget to say
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  • 81 1340 from St. Andrew’s Ball so that, if onreminded, we might forget that to-dav is the Queen’s birthday. The Fort flagstaff is dressed in honour of the lady whose peerless feature, joined with her birth Approves her fit for none, but for a
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  • 83 1340 to-day charged a China- man, before Mr. Brown, with vitriol-throw-ing. The offence was alleged,to have been committed in Queen Street; the accused was a lodging house runner. As the victim is in Hospital, tbe case was postponed for a week tbe Inspector objected to the accused being allowed
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  • 125 1340 suff ‘ring from St. Andrewitis this morning, did not come to office, and we have had to do our best with the following postcard contribution. La tai open door acerto a cerrase de golpe y porraz'», precisamente cuando Mr. Crane se disponia a atravesir el umbral With
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  • 681 1340 Seiious Statement of Singapore I’ 0 A young Eogli.fa 8»»eb>» B ame»<,K.I!. K.-., Bh.ta’ia L Pleaded guilty before Mr. Green Mc.nl al Singapore permit p08SCSblu a with, in a Mr. Gardiner. Chief Police Officer, who append for lbe proseeunon. that „n lie ..J <1. on information
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  • 397 1340 By Early Bird.” Tuesday morning. After the heavy rain last night, the course this morning was somewhat heavy and in consequencA, beyond a spurt or two by some of tbe griffins, tbe work waa slow. A n«w appearance this morning was in Jieau Garcon (Miwey up), the winner
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  • 87 1340 l iriuit zxuBon <>n omidraBj Hitornoon, Malay fiaberman w,jh gitling in hia dug. out telling finh to 4 Chinaman, when iud« deuly a "croc” «prang up from behind. aeiaed him, and dragged him into the water. Ag the “croc” plunged back again big tail
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  • 1462 1340 occupied by rickiaha coolies, wai broken into by a thief last nii'ht The burglar was dia’urbed at hiH wo k and ran away with one of the inmates of the house close at bis heels. Two detectives joined in the chase, nut the night-prowler w-o
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  • 19 1342 (Supplied by Reuter) At Devon port. London. 1st December—The Chinese Xav-<1 Commissioners have arrived at Devonport
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  • 15 1342 stopping at Penang for a few days. is
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  • 32 1342 to the perak authorities which led to what was known as the Tali Ayer Estate case has, we heir, been amply rewarded by the Government. —31- At.
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  • 41 1342 and will take place on the 8th inst., between Mr Lim Cheng Law, of the Khie Heng Bee Rice and Oil Mills, and Miss Oh Saw Yim, eldest daughter of the late Mr. Oh Leng Geok.
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  • 38 1342 has been appointed Assistant Superintendent of Posts and Telegraphs, Selangor, Negri Sembilan and Pahang, in the place of Mr. C. R. Cormac, promoted to ba the Superintendent of the same department some mouths ago.
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  • 57 1342 in the Third Magis- trate’s Court, yesterday afternoon, a baba was convicted of dishonestly retaining stolen property, to wit, a silver cup, the property of the Government Wharves. The accused, who was an employee of the Government Wharves, got the option of paying a fine of $30
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  • 1385 1342 Unknown to the officials, two Sakei from the Sungei Plus Valley were smuggled into the Town Hall on St. Andre’s nicht. By a bit of fortuitous good fortune, the Echo man was enabled to gather some of their opinions of what they saw. They were naturally very interesting. The
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  • 39 1342 complaining of the increane in the pnc) of opium, we are authoritatively informed that Government decided to raise the prices in Penang in order to make them uniform with tboaa in Singapore.
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  • 360 1343 Sergeant Major’s Quarters Rifled Sergeant Major Robert, Sayers is the poorer to day by several hundred dollars as the result of a clever burglary which took place at his quarters in the Fort late yesterday afternoon. Ir would appear that the burglary was c immitted wheu Mrs. S.iyers
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  • 293 1343 Two inquest® were held, yesterday afternoon, by Mr. Brown, the Coroner. In the first, Chee Wah Seng, a Chinaman who had been ailing for some time, went to live with a friend residing at No. 99, China b treet. After two days, the sick man expressed his desire to
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  • 181 1343 By Early Bird.” 2nd December. This morning I noticed two new comers on the course in Piincess Ludana, (Fisher up), a Maiden that ran well in Singapore, but got beaten bv Stockade in the Maiden Plate,” and old Petgrave (Jumbo up). This addition increases the number of horses
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  • 376 1343 Cables Snap Like Threads. A mishap, similar to that which occurred to the steamer Longships at Pulo Brani some months ago, happened to the steamer Hendon Hall on Saturday while discharging a cargo of Indian coal at the same berth. All was well up to 2.30. p
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  • 54 1343 November Output. The November output of the Tongkah Harbour Tin Dredging Co. is as follows No. 1 Dredger, working 482 hours, 211 piculs. 2 542 412 3 407 322 The total amount obtained by the three dredgers is therefore 945 j icu's, as the result
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  • 584 1343 Judgment of Court nf p The judgment of the Eoquuy >n the collision b e Co«, t o( mail steamer La Seune and n n Fren ch •n-be Rhio Stra i t8 follows Wag In the matter of an etouir. k n Singapore cn the 23rd 24rh
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  • 36 1343 Mr. Justice Leslie Thu “1 mad Justice L. M. Woodward left this morning for Stngapor eighteen Full Court of Appeal. There cases ou the list and their expected back until about Xmas.
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  • 3523 1344 Meetings. J Ordinary Meetings were held on the 14tb and 28 h of th? month. At the latter meeting the Municipal Engineer’s Report on the proposed Extension of Water supply wa s discussed but the debate was adjourned without decision. Receipts and Disbursements. 2,
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  • 678 1346 In the Admiralty Division, the President gave judgment on Nov. 5th in an action brought by the owners and crew of the steamship Djambi to recover for the damage sustained in a collision between that vessel and the Messageries Maritimes liner Polynesien off Tanjong Pagar East wharf
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  • 36 1346 for to-morrow’s moptinr, t a t Tor to-morrows Roll R a h e Le SieUtive Council include Rule under t e Cbandu and Liquor» Bill»* and Liquors Revenue Bill in Committee
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  • 41 1346 daughter of the famous Chinese rsfnrmoe i L lamous uninese mail H eDaDg day by thB EQ K li9h comnlpt 1 Kang, who has mpleted several years study at a New York co ege, was accompinied by her mother.
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  • 66 1346 which has at pre- sent an emoiment of 90, has done very well u n n e< nt annual inspection held bv Mr. L.Collinge, Inspector of Schools, Perak. Mr. Collmge says m his report: “On the whole this is a satisfactory School, but it is staffed.
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  • 64 1346 in a letter dated 27th November, writes to us as follows: The dredger of the Renong Tin Dredging Co. arrived here on the 13th inst. after a rough passage from tabang. Mr. Nicholls, the Manager, managed to get her in position this morning, but no dredging
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  • 144 1346 at any rate, a yellow editor does not necessarily imply a yellow journal. Mr. Ng Poon Chew, the editor of the Chung Sai Yat Po, of San Francisco, is a case in point; his piper is one of the least sensational in the United States. It
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  • 150 1346 yesterday afier- noon, a Chinaman was convicted of dishonestly receiving stolen property, to wit, pigs, in two cases, and was sentenced to three months’ rigorous imprisonment on each count, the sentences to run consecutively. Subsequently he was lodged in the lock-up of the Third Magistrate’s Court,
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  • 34 1346 {Echo Special.} St. Andrew’s Day Celebrations. Kuala Lumpur, 2nd December.—The St. Andrew’s Dinner, the Flower Show and the Malay Sports got up in celebration of St. Andrew’s Day, were all moat successful.
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  • 27 1346 (Echo Special.) 7r. 6d. per lb. Kuala Lumpur, 2nd December.—The Planters and stores Agency notify that Plantation para rubber No. 1 is 7s. 6d. per lb.
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  • 22 1346 (Echo Special,) November Output. Kuala Lumpur, 2nd December.—The November output of Salak South was 250 piculs of clean, dry ore.
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  • 47 1346 (Echo Special.) Change in Import Duty. Kuala Lumpur, 2nd December.—A Gazette extraordinary notifies the change of the import duties on opium, beginningfrom December 1 to,81,600 per chest of 40 balls. The duty is the same on a chest or packet weighing 120 katis.
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  • 39 1346 (Suppied by Reuter.) A Large Increase. Lonpon, 1st December.—The French naval estimates show a total of 371,000,000 francs an increase of 37 500.000 franca, which will be chi* fly devoted to gunt, per* •onuel, and construction.
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  • 68 1346 (Supplird by Iteuler.) “Time»” Con 11 rmh Rumour. London, 1st Decernixir The Times confirms the rumour that Admiral Sir John Fisher will retire eirly in 1910 and that be will be succeeded by Admiral Sir Arthur Wilson as First Sea Lord. Fisher Retires on 25th Inst. London, 2od
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    • 53 1346 Watch for Symptoms of Croup. Do not allow croup to develop. Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy will prevent the attack. Watch for the first symptom, which is usually hoarseness, and give this remedy freely. It should always be k j pt in the home where there are young children. 1he George Town
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    • 53 1346 No Experiment. You are not experimenting when vou buy Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy. You are getting a preparation that hts an established reputation for good backed by a third of a century's constant use. It is famous for its prompt cures of coughs, colds, croup and whooping cough. The George Town
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  • 440 1347 (Supplied by Reul er.) Mayfair Pai rolled by Police. London, 1st December—The result of the division on Lord Lansdowne’s motion in the House of Lords was received with applause and some hissing from the public galleries. There were enormous forces of Police outside in anticipation of a demonstration
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  • 77 1347 {Supplied by Reuter Deputation Waits on Lloyd George. London, 1st December.—A deputation of those engaged on the tea trade waited on Mr. Lloyd George yesterday. The Daily Chronicle says It is expected in some quarter* that tea cm be imported free of duty. So it cm, but
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  • 29 1347 (Supplied by Reuter.) Canadian Clergyman Appointed. London, 2nd December.—A telegram from Toronto states that a Canadian clergyman named White has been consecrated Bishop of Honan, China.
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  • 122 1347 Penang, 2nd December. (By courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London, Demand Bank 2/4 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4 t 6 s 3 Credit 2/4*| 3 Documentary.. 2/4 Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs. 174| 3 days’ sight Private 176 Bombay, Demand Bank 174| Moulmein, Demand Bank 173j 3 days’ sight Private
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  • 172 1347 Gold Leaf $61.8) B. Pepj.er( W.Coast 31bs.5 oz.) no stock White Pepper $25. sellers Trang Pepper out of season Clove* 58. sales Mace 81.55 sales Mace Pickiug* 73.— sales Nutmeg* 110a 19| sellers No. 1 6.75 sales Sugar < 2 no stock b Basket 4 50 sales Tapioca Flour
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    • 74 1347 Colds Are Dangerous. If more people would make an attempt to get rid of the colds from which they are suffering, as a result of this changeable weather, there would be a decided decrease in the number of cases of pneumonia. A few doses of Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy will cure
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    • 314 1347 Hls Tn D r Pink Pin. Jo such an extent wa» xu Of Moulmein the Xfm 0 “S Sleeplessness, that at “J «3 dered incapable of attending to hi.’"!“• clerk to J. G. Sparoath. Esn th. M timber merchant. e I was suffering for fivp nt with Indigestion, loss of
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    • 370 1348 Advertise m h HOW READY. I FOR just arrived. IHP tori:-' A NEW STOCK OF Ini Pantun y FINE pnpi/fT priupii q Karang-Karangan.” j|i S f or y o f p enan j Contents: Extra pencils to refill the finished Pantun Dagang. 1592-1827. ones in small boxes containing n v
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  • 1488 1350 Number of p" ■—> 11 Cip,taL s 3 Name 1 r- co •—< -o£ a s S l003 300.000 30,000 10 10 12 f or year ending 31 q-aJ Mining. 300/MX) 22,500 10 JO 1 I Belat Tin Mining Co., Ltd. S 600.000 60.000 10 10 lOp.c.fcryearemliro lir »i.qf7
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