The Straits Echo (Mail Edition), 10 November 1911

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1 971 The Straits Echo (Mail Edition)
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    Masthead
    22 1 THE STRAITS ECHO MAIL EDITION. $l5 Per Annum. Single Copy. 40 cents Vol. 9. Penang, Friday, 10. h NOVEMBER, toil. No. 46.
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      178 1 > s zz zzzzzzzzzzzzrzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz CONTENTS. Leaders: page. Sports page. 5 Interport Kitle Matches 966 x Unavoidable Comments—Not Affectx ing The Sub Judice Issue 952 x Penang Golf f” 969 5 Balfour on Bergson 954 x Adversaria 957 A 963 Labour Again 960 x Miscellaneous: i A Point of Honour 961
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      160 2 Th.a 1 H 4, 1 the: I STRAITS ECHO MAIL EDITION. I .—Maw*» 5 Published the day prior to the departure of each mail £H m for Europe, and contains the latest local and States i J| news originally published in the daily issues, as well as *1 all important
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    UNAVOIDABLE COMMENTS—NOT AFFECTING THE SUB JUDICE ISSUE.
    762 952 Law ver Ferrers, representing the policeman plaintiff in the Proudlock libel action, •slid he supposed there was scarcely anyone who won! 1 not regret Mr. Proudlock had thought it necessary to re-open a case which was the saddest in the annals of crime
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    Supreme Court.
    672 952 Gb’Ar- V»*. .7 CIiINFSE ADMI’.HTRvrioN Casß. 1 > h. > .-Li.,, > A G*ur,wl K rtV Hunt M ..-n W H Thorn** I For th*- foi.t. M S C An’*r«w Th- don f ths ph t ff« >• f-- as adminmiration >f the •-«< »t of th- Ul*
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      433 952 inn awns mth A Journal for Educated Folk. kF /LJ'Ft "t IF 3’7. 1 published daily (except Sundays and public holidays) AT THE CRITERION PRESS, Ltd. No. 2’26 —232 Beach Street, Penang. Price. Daily Local $2l per annum. Outstation... Postage Extra. Mail Edition (Post Free) $l5 CABLE A IB DRESS
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    Chinese Revolution.
    374 953 Reuter. Ipoh in Favour of Revolution Foo Choo Choon Parts With His Queue. Four hundred Chinese attended a public meeting which was held at Ipoh yesterday. MF. Foo Choo Choon presided. A resolution was passed supporting the demand for Constitutional Government in China. Feeling ran high. A sum
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    Rifle Match.
    48 953 v. belangor Etc. In the Perak v. Selang >r &c. rifle match, Singapore scored 938, as follows: De Silva 99 < uthlieit 96 Galistan 96 Long 95 Pash 94 Song-Ong Siang 94 Chat er 94 *1 an Cl.ow Kim 92 Wakefoid 89 Wallis 89 938 Ethe Special.
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    Tamil Murder Case.
    74 953 Accused Convicted on Lesser Charge. The case against Mane and Caldera who were charged at Singapore with the murder of a Tamil petition writer has concluded. The charge of murder was withdrawn and the Crown asked for a conviction on the charge of voluntarily causing hurt. The
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    Singapore Share Market.
    49 953 Steady. Not Much Doing. The Singapore share market is steady, but only small business is passing. Rubbers occupy about the same level. The feature of the week has l>een the sharp advance in Malaccas, which have put on 275. 6d and close at £9. Echo Special.
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    Singapore Riflewomen.
    22 953 Lady Young's Success. Lady Evelyn Young has won the November spoon in the Ladies Rifle Association monthly competition. Echo Special.
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    Inter port Match.
    33 953 Singapore's Dates of Firing. The Singapore team will fire in the Interport match on the 7th inst. They will fire in the match against Perak vs. Selangor to-day. Echo Special.
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    Taxicab Trouble.
    80 953 Reuter. A Question of Extras. 6,000 taxicab men are idle in London to-day. They will meet to decide whether to strike as a protest against the companies employing spies to detect whether they are appropriating extras. Drivers’ Decision. At a mass meeting the taxicab drivers decided to return
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    Boxing Contests.
    92 953 Reuter. McKenna's Dictum. The chief topic in sporting circles is the announcement of Mr. Reginald McKenna, Homo Secretary, regarding boxing. He said. If the object and intent of the combatants are to subdue each other by violent blows until one can endure them no longer the contest is
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    The Steel Trade.
    76 953 Reuter- British Concessions. The English and Scotch steelmakers have issued an important circular proposing a rebate of 4s. per ton payable on the fourth month after delivery. The signatories consist of upwards of twenty of the largest firms in the country. The scheme does not apply to
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    Turco-Italian War
    300 953 Reuter. Turks Shell Tripoli. A telegram from Tripoli states that tb. Turks f,red a few shells into the town damaging it however. A shell exploded the trenches wounding seven Italians Aeroplane Scares the Enemy T f ie which dropped a bomb in the lurkish encampment created indescrih able
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    Motor Buses and the Underground.
    58 953 Reuter. An Amalgamation. An amalgamation of the motor buses ami the underground railways is about to be concluded. It is announced that there wi be no raising of fares but on the contrary there will be some reductions Greater facilities will l>e afforded to the
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    U.S. Navy.
    50 953 ships. Reuter. Two Reviews. A telegram from New York states th* Mr. G. Meyer, Secretary to the N» reviewed 98 American warship 4 inc two of the newest Dreadnoughts. A telegram from Los Angelos s a es Rear-Admiral Thomas reviewed the Amir can Pacific fleet consisting of 21
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    109 953 Necrology. Canon R. Bower. The death has taken place of the Rev. Richard Bower, Canon Residentiary of Carlisle Cathedral. Lady Colin Campbell. Lady Colin Campbell, wife of the la|p Lord C<din Campbell, is dead See whs the author of several books and was the art ciitic of The World. Mr.
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    Home Rule.
    341 954 Reuter. Scotti h Demand-. At a meeting of the Scottish Home Rulers it the Hous of Commons it was resolved that no Home Rule BJi would be satisfactory unless it provided self-govern-ment for Scotland. Redmond’s Great Speech Air. John Redmond addressed an inp >rtant and crowded meeting at
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    Municipal Elections.
    30 954 Reuter. Returns. The returns of the Municipal Elections in England and Wales up to midnight show th»’ following gains: 52 Libo-.d, 42 Conservative, 44 Labourite, and 11 Independent.
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    A.S.R.S.
    24 954 Reuter. Still Arguing. The conferenc of railway servants is still sitting, the decision on the Commissions findings being further postponed owing to differences
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    Franco-German Bargain.
    33 954 Rent r To De Deeded To-morrow. Reuter’s Berlin correspondent says th.it Kiderlen-Waechter and Cambon have initialled a Congo treaty. The whole FrancoGerman agreement is to be signed on the 4th inst.
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    American Navy.
    43 954 Reuter. impressive Review. New York repoits that President i it reviewed the fleet which made a most im-po-ssive display as the 'hips .ilel pa.*’ toe kStatae of Liberty. Tin* city tiombh in rc 'a>e to the salu'es of the big puu.c
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    Neutrality During The War.
    121 954 A Gureranreat Gazeftp p. trior 1;..-.... dy-10et.3|,cw. l ie. s neutrditv by H. JI. klDg h l V". u,n<f ,Le r il pr This i M ,uWi.be,I u „a,. r inst.ucUons receive I from tlie s cretarr of eni. r i, C ,lon s Th proclamation
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    The Manifest.
    166 954 Passenger Fake Reduction.—The first class fare by the Eastern Shipping Company’s steamer to Pangko Bindings and Sitiawan has been reduced from HO to $B. i Appeal Case.—T..e conviction aga’n>t 1 u Ki He in who was sentence to six months’ rigorous imp Donment bv District Judge Hall on
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    BALFOUR ON BERGSON
    1655 954 By the kindness and courtesy of a reverend friend, we have been g ven the opportunity of readn/ Mr Balfour’s arti in The Hiblsjrt Journal, imme liady after rts arrival in Penang by last. mad. Vv’« have a profound inspect for Mr. Balfour’s philosophic capa ity,ba-ed partly
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    Supreme Court.
    619 955 (Before Mr. Justice Thornton,.; Chinese Administration Case. (Plaintiffs.—Gan Twng Tat, Gan Teong Teik, Gan Chooi Gnoh, Gan Teong Liang and Lee Seok Kim. Defendant.- Gan Ngoh Bee. Counsel. —For the plaintiffs, Messrs. W. H. Thorne and G. N. Saye. For the defendant, Messrs. S. C. Ambrose and P.
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    Interport Shoot.
    18 955 ahai'.gaai s Score hiring for th- internet nm 4 Shanghai team made 913. t E'.lt') Special
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    U.S. and Canada.
    57 955 Reuter. Speaker Clark’s Oner Spiker Champ Clark in a stump at Nebraska affirmed that nine out people in the United Statpg favoured th! annexation of Canada. He j.xcul. rl v r posed to stand for the Presidency on tUt platform against President Taft and lie wt. confident
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    Turco-Italian War.
    54 955 Reuter. Italy’s Stock of Coal. Italy has stocked a month’s supply of coal for the whole fleet at Tobruk which can now be used as a base for any naval opeiations in Macedonia, Syria and the Aegean Archipelago, thus avoiding the return of the necessary ships to Italy
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    National Memorial.
    56 955 Reuter. To Victorians Who Fell in the Boer War. A telegram from Melbourne states that at an enthusiastic meeting at the Town Hall which was attended by the GovernorGeneral of the Commonwealth and the Governor of Victoria it was reso’ved to erect a national memorial to the Victorians
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    Earl Grey.
    63 955 Reuter. On Present Day Reforms. A banquet was given in honour of Ead Grey ;at Newcastle. He said that after seven years absence from home the reforms appeared to him deserving of universal support. He proposed to devote himself during the next decade to the task of helping
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    Morocco.
    223 955 1 th naiawi. Reuter. Satisfied. The French newspapers express Guisfac»tion at the initialling of the Fraico-Gennin Congo Convention. They are generally pleased at the result that Morocco is now a portion of France’s Colonial Empire. They consider that it was bought at a fair price. In reference to the
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    Chinese Revolution.
    450 956 Reuter. Foreign Concession At Hankow Ablaze. A telegram from Hongkong state» that the foreign concession at Hankow i< ablaze. The troops at the North gate of Shanghai have mutinied and the city is endangered. Yunanfu and Paoting have fallen. Kiangnan Arsenal. The Straits Times correspondent at Shanghai states
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    Legislative Council.
    406 956 Malacca Telephone Exchange. At the f tb b zi ]a iv i]n M| .'«talxT.m reply to a question bribe K"? F t' A'? 1108 th »t the Malacca Telephone Ex.-hang- weu’.l open on d i 4r ll wm —'...I th., the coat would 1« »2«,50j. exclude of the
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    The U.S. Navy.
    111 956 High Speed Cruisers Needed. President Taft, after reviewing the fleet, issued a statement pajing a tribute t > its efficiency. But there was a deficiency of destroyers. Other nations were con»tru ting enormous high speed cruisers the United States should Im? similarly piipp-d. He concluded that unless
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    Ipoh Chinese.
    795 956 Discuss Plan» for Revoi.uti on ary >OV ER N.M ENT. public meeting of Chine*' presided over by Mr !<>o < Choon took place at th<r Mandarin School, Ipoh yesterday. There wore nearly people present, amongst whom we noticed Messrs. Chang m I itt, Wong Kim Beng, Lun Choo
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      52 956 Good Advicz. The best time to buy Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy is right now. Don’t put it off until you need it but keep it at hand. A cold is much easier cured when first contra 1 ted than after it has settled in the system. For sale by all Dispezißarie»
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    October Rubber Crops.
    180 957 lbs. Carey United Crop for Oct. 7,750 Jugra Land and Rubber 1,64" Malacca Rubber Plantations ...105,000 Kam pong Kuantan restate. 6,938 Castlefield 12,498 Killinghall 768 Gan Kee 550 Harpenden 20,570 Klanang 15,852 Do. coconuts gathered. 86,900 nuts Shelf ord 12,500 Bukit Cheraka 17,317 Braunston... 4,332 Pendamaran 10,147
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    ADVERSARIA.
    607 957 The ILmble. Robe t Young is too gentle. Gentle irony won’t move our Singaporean Government to hurry up with our cireumin>ular highway, which proceeds (according to the report) at the rate of half a mile a year. There is so comparatively little remaining t > do that it really
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    Supreme Court.
    653 957 CBeJore ifr. Justice Thornton.) Chinese Administration Casf [Plaintiffs.—Gan Teont' Tat. Gan Tenn-, t i o Defendant. Gai B 1 Seok Kim. Counsel. -F -r th.- plaintiffs M s-r, W H Tk, G. N.Saye. U rhor ne and For the defendant, Messrs S imi, and P. Simpson. Tin- claim
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      97 957 Cause For Alarm. That hacking cough may appear to be of no consequence, but you may be certain that it indicates some derangement of the pulmonary system. '1 his fact in itself is enough t<> cause alarm. Do not wait until it causes }ou annoyance, it may be too late
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    Legislative Council.
    1626 958 S'. i>. ORDINARY MEETING, FRIDAY, NUV. 3rd. Present. Hi» Excellency the Governor. Sir Arthur '1 <. < Th» Hon Sec K W lk nson 1 the AU->rney-Gi-n**ral T. M the Col. Treasurer W. (J. Mi h-il. the Col. Engineer, F. J Pigott, the Protector Ch. Atf. C. J.
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    The Tronoh Mines, Limited.
    48 958 Results of op»rations during the month of < Ictob ;r, 1911. Output Mine Ore p| 8 2,780.tJu Total Output 2,780.00 Vahit’ Mine Ore 100,113.90 Total Va1ue160,118,96 Estim ife<l Profit Mine Ore g 74,413.96 Total Profit 74,413.9t> Estimate 1 Exp •mlitureonOipital a .count bevelopmeiit, <G-. $38.000.
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    October Rubber Crops.
    52 958 Selangor River RubDjr Estatu p P |»i H 4,»>50 renaming Plants, Jugra Estate t t T’lrn Jug l Lind and Rubber ut 1 t 647 mt m I’anjaiig Estate 2 ImHi S**afield Rubber Co.. Ltd Edinburgh Karau Rubber Estat< of Knan Cheiii >r United J Padang o**
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    The Manifest.
    74 958 Jin Ork Ihe h Avagym, whi< h Ir nv»- l h n- on the f h instant, brought picu'fi of tin ore. H Tin < S -.»i lu, u '„d, wm < m; H n. 11* to,, v.harf, L.n a’siuf 5o tom. oi exploov oh I/h-.1, Fin Kmii’mkst.
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    East Bristol By-Election.
    82 959 East Bristol ByElection. Reuter. Minister Returned. At the East Bristol by-election on Oct. 27 caused by the appointment of Mr. C. E. H. Hobhouse as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Mr. Hobhouse polled 4,913 votes and Mr. Moore 2,913. The latter is an Indepent candidate who was nominated at
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    Cuba Sugar Crop.
    28 959 Reuter. About 1,700,000 Tons. A telegram from Vienna says it is estimated that the sugar crop of Cuba will be between 1,600,000 and 1,700,000 tons.
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    Austria Hungary.
    22 959 Reuter. Count Steurgk Appointed Premier. A telegram from Vienna states that Count Steurgk has been appointed Premier of Austria Hungary.
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    Post Office Savings Bank.
    73 959 Reuter. Celebration of Jubilee. A conversazione of the London Corporation was held at the Guildhall in celebration of the jubilee of the Post Office Savings Bank. Two thousand guests were present. A long letter from the King was read rejoicing in the steady expansion of a
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    The Cholera.
    29 959 Re uter. Among Indian Troops. Allahabad reports that the Royal Scottish are now apparently free of cholera, only one case having occurred since the regiment left Benares.
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    Racing.
    30 959 Reuter. Victorian Derby. The Victorian Derby run at Flemington was won by Wilari, with Cisco and Jacamar second and third. The lotting was 25 to one against the winner.
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    Great Gale.
    42 959 Reuter. Does Damage in Britain. A great gale raged over Great Britain yesterday there were numerous cases of casualty and damage on sea and land. The Dieppe -Newhaven boat was ten hours over due, and had to lx; towed in.
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    Tennis.
    25 959 R ut r. Parisians beat Londoners. Pai» have bnte i Lan lon at a lawn tennis (covered court) match by 22 points U> four.
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    Congo Compensations.
    290 959 Reuter. What Germany Gets. According to the German version of the Congo compensations Germany will obtain important and valuable districts along the whole frontier of the Cameroon s and two stretches of country reaching to the banks of the Congo and Udanghi. If the latter is of little
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    Central China University.
    72 959 Reuter. Promoters in a Hurry. President Magdalen and the promoters of the Central China University publish a letter appealing for X 250,000. They hope to raise half that sum in Britain and half in America. They say that current events have forced them to take immediate action.
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    A.S.R.S.
    92 959 Reuter. Railway Men Regret Not Met. The representatives of the railway servants announce that they deeply regret the Government failed to arrange a conference between the directors and the men which, they opine, might have resulted in a settlement. It has been decided to take a ballot of the
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    Plague.
    12 959 Render. At Tangier. A serious outbreak plague is reported at Tangier.
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    Chinese Revolution.
    308 959 Re liter. The Rebels a Political Partv A telegram from Peking statesi tl. the Throne has directed the Assemblv h draw up the election laws. It a Bo tiSrArty recognitlou fthereb9l Kiangnan F ight Shanghai reports that in the fightinround Kiangnan Arsenal six were killed and ten wounded,
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    Cricket.
    49 959 Reuter English Champions Reach Australia. Reuter’s Adelaide correspondent reports the arrival of the Marylebone cricketers looking most fit. They witnessed an interstate match between South Australia and Victoria. Afterwards they were guests at a formal reception and enjoyed a most enthusiastic welcome. They commence practice on Monday. Reuter.
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    Railway Commission Report.
    60 959 Reuter. Premier Meets Representatives. Mr. H. H. Asquith and Mr. Sydney Buxton had a conference at Downing Stree with the representatives of the companies and men on the subject of the Rai way Commission report. It is believed tha ov ernment is considering means for es a
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    Turco-Italian War.
    578 960 Disaffection Among Arabs. A telegram from Tripoli states that disaffection is spreading among the Arabs who complain that the Turks compel them to bear the brunt of the fighting Marquis Theodoli. A telegram from Constantin pie states tbat the Marquis Theodoli, representative of the Italian bondholders on the
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    The Estimates, 1912.
    843 960 Committee’s Reports. As may not Im? generally known, when e "PP 1 Du! has been brought into the Legislative Coun-il. it is referred to Selo t Com mit teos, who go carefully into detail an<l make a report to the full Council. !(>■• loports tor Singapire and
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    LABOUR AGAIN.
    615 960 The railwaymen struck. Soldiers were employed to make some of their strike tactics ineffectual. The Directors, who had just be n bragging bjfore the strike alxjut the big dividends they then paid, hired the Press to say how shocked it was that such a public convenience could Is?
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    A POINT OF HONOUR.
    366 961 The point on which the public opinion of English gentlemen is still in the most rotten condition is on the moral question. Again and again the same feeble, untrue things are pissed from lip to lip in the office or the club, and the same stories
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    Supreme Court.
    1191 961 (Before 3fr. Justice Thornton.) Chinese Administration Case. [Plaintiffs.—Gan Teong Tat, Gan Teong Teik, Gan Chooi Gnoh, Gan Teong Liang and Lee Seok Kim. Defendant.—Gan Ngoh Bae. Counsel.—For the plaintiffs, Messrs. W. H. Thorne and G. N. Saye. For the defendant, Messrs. S. C. Ambrose and P. Simpson. The
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    The Assizes.
    351 961 (Before Mr. Justice Ebden). The Assizes began this morning in th o Second Divisional Court. There are nine cases on the calendar, three of them mur er cases. These will be taken on the 2 instant. Returning from Banishment. Tek Chu alias Tan Tai Tong and Li Ah
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    Plant Specialist in Penang.
    643 962 Talks About Our Ansenna Trees. It was Mahomed Haniff, Overseer of the Botanical Gardens, who put us on to his track. Haniff said that a plant specialist was in our midst collecting information about tropical plant diseases. That was how w-e came to call on Dr.
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    Chinese Revolution.
    206 962 Reuter. Rebel Successes. A telegram from Shanghai states that on Saturday the Woo Sung forts turned revolutionary. The commander < -aped in a launch to Shanghai. The Volunteers have evacuated the railway station which is nowunder reliel control. On Sunday three Chinese gunboat» and one transport arrived from
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    Winston at Work.
    56 962 Jleuitr. Now He is the Ruler of the King's Navee.’’ Mr. Winston Churchill insp-cted the submarine depot at Portsmouth and then proceeded to Spithead. A- there wis a choppy sea which dren-hed the bridge, the D 23 de>-ended and made an under wafer run into Stokes Bay,
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    Cholera at Malta.
    38 962 R* ni' r. Under Control. A telegram from Malta st.it that the cholera which made its app-arm there on the Ist in«t. appears to b- >ntr 1 Altogether there were for?v a tweat. nine deaths.
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    Turco-Italian War.
    287 962 R* uter. The Dardanelles. A tidegram from Vnnn i states that attention is lining called t j a statement in <he Reichepost to the effect th it Furkey is prepared to grant Russia the ex -bisive right of through the Dardanelles m return for Russia guaranteeing the integrity
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    Prince Alexander of Teck.
    56 962 Reuter. To Tour the F.M.S. H. E. the Governor will arrive in Penang on NovemU-r 5 to meet Prince Alexander of Teck who is exjss-te I lereon the 16th it’st. Prince Alexander who is representing the King a 1 the Siaruew* Coronation will mike a tour
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    Volcanic Eruption.
    42 962 Re uter. Sudden Appearance of an Island. A t-legram from Port of Spain said that an island has suddenly arisen at the Serpent s Mouth Strait. This was preceded by an extraordinary cornmotion. Columns of smoke and flames were ««sen.
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    Germany France.
    54 962 tie uter. French Premier Satisfied. M. I aill.iux the French Premier in a sp-« li extolled the Framo-German Agro»-, ment. He said bis Government Lad striven to M-rve the progress of civilization by nding the Morocco qm-uion on e for ail. 1 lie majority of 1 rem hmen
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    The Manifest.
    95 962 lin Obe The lL<k Canton Liought 2M/ i 4 tin on- ami 37'J slal/s of tin. Pktc.olei si.-The Halalwn from h** r g »ig ul t<»UM of Sumatra Oil at B-i/.in Luar f thi- AmUiu PetroliTim (’(> Ltd The output of tin from the undermentioned mines for the
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    ADVERSARIA.
    1093 963 Records are being broken every day, and the new records are generally in the direction ot enhanced speed. The thing gets monotonous, and it is rather refreshing to find that the Government Telegraph Department does not slavishly share the fashion of the moment for rush and hurry. There is
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    Supreme Court.
    741 963 (Before Jfr. Justice Thornton.) Chinese Administration Case [Plaintiffs. -Gan T ng Tat. Gan Teong T-ik Gan f-i Gnoh, Gan Lang ar y L V S X k Kir Defendant. Gan Ngoh Bee. K d. Counsel. Messrs, W. 11. Thorne and For the defendant, Messrs. S. C. Amhrc». and
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    The Assizes.
    318 964 (Before Mr. Justice Ebden). Gang Robbery. Lim Ah Yang, who was changed with gang robbery at Changkat, a village in the vicinity of Nibong Tebal, was unanimously found "guilty by the jury and sentenced to three years’ rigorous imprisonment. Attempted Gang Robbery. The case against Tan Pau. Lan
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    Interport Shoot.
    42 964 Singapore Score. Singapore scored 934 in the interport shoot. Following were the individual scores: Chater 99 Long 96 Chow Kim 96 de Silva 95 Ong Siang 93 Galistan 93 Wakeford 92 Kemp 91 Pash 90 Cuthbert #9 Total 934 Special.
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    Majesties Avoid Malta.
    32 964 Il cuter. Owing To Cholera. Owing to the outbreak of cholera at Malta, their Majesties will not call there on their way to India, as had been arrange 1.
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    British Turnover.
    40 964 lieub.r. Imports Exports. There were increases of import» totalling X 2,801,498, principally foodstuffs, drink and tobacco, but a large decrease Jn cotton. The exports totalled £'s,B >->,071, the increase being chiefly in iron, steel, cotton and wool manufactures.
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    Singapore Races.
    384 964 Favourites Winning. It was raining the whole time during the first day of the Singapore races. As a rule the favourites won. The Governor was present at the ening. 1. Th- Opening Stakes.—(2.3o p. m Aalues6oo. A Handicap for Horses that have never won a Stake of more
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    Mary Money.
    38 964 Ib'ul.er, To Be Well Spent. The Que rn has decid d to dev >fe her Coronation gift from the Marys <d Ernpr- to the estabbdnm ut of ah home at Whit-table for Lmdou’n woremz girls. lb'utei\
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    Turco-Italian War.
    103 964 Reuter. Bomb-Dropping. An Aeropianist yesterday dropp*» 1 two bom! s in the enemy's camp. It is stated the emmv> ranks are much depleted since the last re -onnaiwince. A Turkish Loss. I* .t f C I'.*;'' ■< in in nq->'t sth it an Italian cruiser l>>ml>arded Akaba and
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    Home Rule.
    136 964 Reuter. Balfour’s Speech in London. Mr. A. .1 Balfour, mldr a ing the Nonconformist Unionists in London, «aid that there were only two practicable institutions for self-governing colonies in the Empire an independtnt parliapi >nt and a Municipality. But the idea of a hybrid dependent parliament in Ireland
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    Great Britain and France.
    87 964 Reuter. Rectification of Frontiers. 15 utcr learns that the idea has l>een mooted of a general negotiation between Great Britain and Frame for the rectification of frontiers ami exchanges of territory of the two Countries in various pnrt« of the world, including West Africa, Sudan, and
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    Great Britain and Germany.
    69 964 R‘ uff.r. Suspicion and Distrust. At quest! >O time sir Edward (h»v, Foreign Secretary, said that there had l*en a tendency among individual nos-[raters of both lined Britain and Germany to place mister constructions tn the actions < i the respective Governments. He trusted that with
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    Melbourne Cup.
    56 964 11- ul' r. Result. Following was tl.e result of the tarr f, r the Melbourne (‘up. The Parisian (I) F.kihi (2) CI) I hirtv 1 Life rau. Won Lv two lengthi a head m o.id ami third. SP 9to2agst The Parisian, It t Q 1 ag»»t. U'uu and
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    Chinese Revolution.
    540 965 Reuter. Dynamite. A telegram from Shanghai states that a dynamite explosion took place at a house in the French town which was occupied by Chinese. One was killed and one injured. Two women have been arrested. It is supposed "that the dynamite belonged to the rebels. Shanghai Railway.
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    Sassiety.
    64 965 Reuter. And Slander. The papers contain columns of a painful society slander in which Mrs. Atherton is complaining that her sister-in-law Lady Dean Paul had said that she had been turned out of a Cairo Hotel which was untrue. The defendant denied that she spoke the words attributed to
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    Trial By Jury in Africa.
    78 965 Reuter. “A Scandal And A Farce.” The Times, in an article on the Galbraith Cole case, says the plain truth is that trial by jury had utterly broken down in cases where Whites were pitted against Blacks. The journal believes that the best and sanest
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    While the King’s Away.
    69 965 Reuter. Who Signs Per Pro. Premier Asquith, according to an Order in Council, will be the delegate to exercise the executive functions of the Crown during the King’s absence. His Majesty will be in daily telegraphic communication with his Ministers touching all matters of importance. Other
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    At Last.
    109 965 Reuter. A Sensible Suffrage. Replying to a deputation in favour of i Manhood Suffrage, Premier Asquith said that a man’s right to vote ought to depend only upon his being a citizen. He ought to have one vote only, and the sole rational cou se was to abolish
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    F.M.S. Tin.
    35 965 October Outputs. Bharu— Won by the Company 300 pikuls. Won by the Tributers 110 Siputeh Won by the Company 174 pikuls. Won by the Tributers 280 The low outputs are due to rain.
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    The Manifest.
    27 965 Tin Ore —The s. s Cornelia brought 1,146 bags of tin ore and 354 slabs of tin and the s.s. Canton 645 slabs of tin.
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    Masonic Concert.
    862 965 Enjoyable Cigarette Smoker. /ist night s ram did not appreciably affect the attendance at the Roomah Hantu. Bro Daniel formally welcomed quite a resnectohla crowd of guests to what proved to enjoyable smoking concert. 7 Mrs Goodwin, in a very becoming blue frock, with some topping lace on
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    Tanjong Pagar Board.
    497 966 Half Yearly Administration Report. The administration report for the half vear ended June 30 shows, credit balance of general revenue account $756,880, brought forward $47,564; 815,829 chairman’s salary transferred to Loan Fundtotal $820,274. Interest paid or due to government absorbs $712,632, leaving 8107,642 carried forward. Compared with
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    UNLAWFUL GAMBLING.
    347 966 Mr. Roland St. John Braddell has published, through Messrs. Kelly and Walsh Ltd of Singapore, a very lucid Commentary on the Common Gaming Houses Ordinance (V of 1888) We hope to review it at some length on a later occasion. Meanwhile, we learn from it that there is
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      THE WAR AND THE HAGUE CONFERENCE.
      253 966 Io ini Edhor rni Struts Ecwa. Sir, Will you kindly aceept my beat’thanki for the lih»*ral and impartial view» as recently expressed in some of your Imders on the Turco-Italian War. I daresay you were quite right in inferring from the abrupt commencement of
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      A NEW INTOLERANCE.
      153 966 Tn the Editor of run Straits Echo. Sir, —The Penang Chinese are works»! up to excitement ov«*r events in China. Most hope for the su.*<*ess <»l the revolution. Many have «lieard’d their queues Home of us have not yet. d me so, though the» d<iKK no* mein
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    Interport Rifle Matches.
    60 966 '1 he following w»-re «elecbsl this morning to represent Penang in the Juten>ort Mat-'lies to Is* firej on llth, I2tb an»l 13th in»t. Sergt Parkins. Lieut. Neubronner. Mr. A. Murray. Sergt Bout bain. Pte Wright-Motem. Capt Allan. Mis-» Tfi irnton. Li»*ut. IMI. Pte Ha l C WiT-<»n.
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    Supreme Court.
    874 967 (Before Mr. Justice Thornton.) t Chinese Administration Case. (Plaintiff».—Gan Tcong Tat, Gan Teong T -ik, Gan Chooi Gnoh, Gan Teong Liang and Lee Seok Kim. Defendant.—Gan Ngoh Bee. Counsel.—For the plaintiff». Mew». W. H. Thorne and e G. N.Saye. For the defendant, Messrs. 8. C. Ambrose and P.
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    Perak Chinese Chamber of Commerce.
    408 967 Ipoh, Bth November. A Meeting of the Perak Chinese Chamber of Commerce held last evening at its temporary building in Ipoh was largely attended. The capacity of the room was taxed to the utmost. When order was called there was hardly any standing room. Mr.
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    Immigration Committee.
    1323 967 A i m n tin U f ‘n I ,n 'g rati «n Committee was held at toe Government Offices Kuala Lumpur, on November sth, at which th* following were present:— The Superintendent of Immigrants. (Mr. Clayton> The Principal Medical Officer, i r The Director of Public Hon.
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    Chinese Revolution.
    263 968 lleuter. Canton Independent. telegram from Hongkong stat that ah Tsz Yat Po telegrams from two souices say that the iceroy of Canton has declared the province to be independent. Echo Special. Attack on Peking Contemplated. A telegram from Peking states that all the railways leading to the capital
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    U.S. Elections.
    99 968 U. S. Elections. Hi filer. Social st Success. The State and Wuni'ipd eh'-t -mi in America ye-terday ,h »w a <b ci led awakening of the Radial tendency am! c mid Table disaffection for President Taft emning to diminish his lhe Socialists-core 1 a remarkable victory in N*w Yo»k where,
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    Nobel Prize for Chemistry.
    22 968 Reuter. Awarded to Madame Curie. The Noliel prize for chemistry ba, been awarded to Madame Curie. lieu ter.
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    Women’s Union.
    33 968 Il enter. Anti-Government Policy. In consequence of Mr. Asquiths nouncement, the Women m Soud ui-i I itical Union announce thattney wnl i > it to an anti-gov .rum mt p dicy. llenlcr.
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    Turco-Italian War.
    237 968 Ke uler. Serious Fighting with Arabs. A telegram from Tunis stat»», that serious fighting took place between the Arabs and the palians yesterday A number of Arab, were killed and wounded. The police and the troops established order. A police sergeant wm mortallv wounded. The Paris papers state
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    Mr. A.J. Balfour.
    355 968 Resigns Leadership. Mr. A J. Balfour has resigned the leadership of the Conservative party. 11l Health. Mr. Balfours doctors forbid him to partake in the Home Rule Campaign iu the country. He will not attend the House of Commons this session. Mr. Balfour felt that he ought
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    The Suffrage Surprise.
    91 969 Reuter. Tories Terrible Upset. Premier Asquith’s announcement of a reformed suffrage was so utterly unexpected that even the Liberals were shocked. They welcome the promised Bill but foresee schisms in the Party owing to the Votes for Women loophole. They agree that redistribution is inevitable as a
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    White British Columbia.
    55 969 Reuter. Immigration LawsTo Be Strengthened. A telegram from Ottawa states that Mr. .Mcßride, premier of British Columbia, has arrived to ask the Dominion Government’s co-operation in strengthening the Immigration Laws in order to ensure a White British Columbia. It is expected that the entrance fee of §5OO
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    Penang Golf Club.
    53 969 Mixed Foursomes. The following is the result of the Semi Final round. Match play under handicap (Ladies links) 18 holes |th of the difference in handicap taken. H’cap. H’cap. Mr. Mrs. May —2l beat Mr. Mrs. Kinder —3B 5 up 4 Even»* —lB Mr. Mrs. Martin 13
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    The Manifest.
    87 969 Tin Ore. —The s.s. Cornelia brought 1,356 bags of tin ore. The h. a. Hebe from Telok Anson is discharging 7318 bags of tin ore and 44 slabs of tin at Bagan Luar. There are also 241 cases of rubber. October Tin Output.—The Rahman Hydraulic Tin, Ltd., was
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    EXCHANGE.
    323 969 Penang, 9th November. (By courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London, Demand Bank 4 months* sight Bank 2/4s-| 3 Credit 2/4 3 Documentary.. 2/4 Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs. 174 3 days’ sight Private 175$ Bombay, Demand Bank 174 Moulmein, Demand Bank 173$ 3 days’sight Private 176 Madras, Demand Bank 174
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