Straits Echo, 9 October 1903

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  • 35 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES, AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY. VOL. l. $24 Per Annum. PENANG, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9th, 1903. Single Copy, 10 cents. No. 109.
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  • 143 1 Bikth. On iJßtli September, at Batavia, the wife of H. M. March, of a daughter. Marriages. (>ll the 2nd Sept., at Holy Trinity Church. Cowes, Isle of Wight, by the Bev. William Recti. M. A., Rector of St. Andrew's, Clift-on Caiupville, Staffordshire, assisted by the Rev. R. H.
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  • 35 1 For Week ending Thursday, Oct. 15, 1903. P.M. A.M. Friday 3.00 3.25 Saturday 3.50 4.15 j Sunday 4.40 5.05 Monday f 5.30 5.55 Tuesday ti.2o <».45 Wednesday 7.10 7.35 i Thursday 8.00 8.25
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  • 19 1 October. Ijust Quarter... Oct. 14th, 2.51a.m. O New Moon 20th. 10.25 p.m. First Quarter... 28th, 8.27 p.m.
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  • 50 1 To-day. Meeting Municipal Commissioners. 3 p.m. Meeting Scotchmen, Chamber of Commerce, 4-15 p.m. Town Band, Esplanade, 5-30 p.m. Cigarette Smoker. Masonic Hall. 9 p.m. lutlra Zanibar Theatrical Co., Chinese Theatre House. 9 p.m. To-morrow. Town Band, Golf Club, 5-30 p.m. ludra Zanibar Theatrical Co., Chinese Theatre House. 9 p.m.
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  • TELEGRAMS.
    • 99 1 litter Absence of Rancour. Tea Merchants Gleeful. {Reuter e Service.) London, October ‘Jnh:—Throughout Britain, including his bitterest opponents recognise the undoubted abi.itv of Mr. Chamberlain as further exemplified by the presentation of his proposed Fiscal Scheme, and everywhere is acknowledged the sincerity of his appeal to the
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    • 117 1 Which the Mikado Rejects. Siuulstko Bisection of Corea. Reuter'* Service.) London, October t)th.—The London Daily Mail published a telegram to the effect that tlie Russian Premier handed a note to Japan, on the 4th instant, declaring that Japan is not entitled to interfere regarding Manchuria,
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    • 213 1 Latest Russian Demands. (Shanghai Times Service.) Peking, 21st Sept.—The new Russian demands are written in two languages—one being in the Thibetan tongue, of which the text was sent into the Imperial Palace through the head eunuch Li Lien-ying, and the other to Prince Ching personally by M. Lessar. Russia
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    • 371 1 Many of its Clauses Now in Force. 4 (Shanghai Times Special.) Peking, 21st Sept.—The Wai Wu pu bus sent a highly important circular note to all the Customs Taotais in the Treaty Ports which reads as follows: On the 31st August 1903 Sir Ernest Satow, the British
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    • 142 1 (Ra iKjoon Times Service.) Simla, 1st Oct. —The following Royal Engineer Officers are under orders for duty in India Majors Stafford and Brownrigg. Captain Sanders. Lieutenants Horder, Prince and Anderson. Ma jor Reymond and Captain Croly, k. a- m. c., have embarked for duty in Madras. Major Moir, Captain
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    • 191 1 China regards War as Inevitable. Peking, 22nd September. —Hu Weiteh, the Chinese Minister to St. Petersburg, wired to the Wai Wu-pu (Chinese Foreign Office) that the hopes of the successful completion of the understanding between Japan and Russia now being negotiated between Mr. Kurino and Count Lamsdorff are
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    • 78 1 London, 30th Sept.—The Financial News states that influential representations have been made to Government with a view to the creation of an uniform British three per cent, stock. It is stated that the suggestion has been received sympathetically. Mr. A. C. Rothschild, interviewed today, said he refused
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  • Shipping.
    • 116 1 Siak, But. s.s. 240, Schuur, 9th Oct., T. Poera, Bth Oct., Langkat Oil, &Co. Coer, Dut. s.s. 835, Whintemer, Bth Oct., Beli, 29th Sept., Gen., —H. L. Co. Petrel, Br. s.s. 158, Murray, Bth Oct., P. S ham 7th Oct., Gen.,—Koe Guan Co. Avagyee. Br. s.s. 247, Morier, 9th
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    • 39 1 9th October. Zaida, for Negapatam, Madras, Pondicherry, Cuddalore and Karical taking Mails for Europe, etc. via Madras. Deli, for 'Prang. Omapere, for Port Swettenham Malacca. Lad;/ Weld, for Teluk Anson. Hong Bee, for Singapore, Hongkong, Swatow and Amoy.
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    • 87 1 Siak. But. s.s. 240, Schuur, 9th Oct. T. Poera, Bth Oct., —Langkat Oil, Co. Coer. But. s.s. 835, Whintemer, 9th Oct., Beli, 29th Sept,, Gen.,—H. L. Co. Petrel, Br. s.s. 158. Murray, Bth Oct., P. S ham, 7th Oct., Gen., —Koe Guan Co. Jin Ho, Br. s.s. 160.
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    • 35 1 Vessels From Agents Due A. Apcar Singapore A. A.&Co. 16th Oct C. Apcar Calcutta A A. A. Co. 16th Beninohr London S. B. Co. 20th Afridi Beulomond Glasgow London S. B. Co. do. 20th
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    • 100 1 Vessels For Agents Leaves Coer Edie H. L. Co. 10th Oct G. Apcar Calcutta A A. Co. 10th A. Apcar Singapore do. 17th C. Apcar do. i do. 17th Benmohr Singapore is. B Co. 20tli Afridi do. do. 20th Benlomond do. do. We would direct the atUsutiou of xhippiug
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    • 22 1 Inward— Per Zaida,” from Singapore, Mr. J. Herman, Mr. Tajeri, Mr. Byed Mahd Idit. Outward —Per Zaida,” to Negapatam, Pichaypah Chetty.
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    • 44 1 Fob Port Swettenham—Per Petrel to-morrow, 2 p.m. Edie, T. Serna we, Segli and Olehleh —Per Hole Canton to-morrow, 2 p.m. Port Swettenham —Per Carlyle tomorrow, 3 p.m. Port Swettenham and Singapore—Per Kistna, to-morrow, 3 p.m. Fob Eukopk. 17th P. 0. 21st German.
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    • 14 1 From Eukopk. 12th October B. I. Co. l«th P. AO. 22nd German.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 85 1 A. E. SKEELS. 31, Beach Street. Cheapness is one of the Curses of I; Advertising. Men wish much for their I money and in their rapacity will subs- titute quantity for quality. The real essence of successful Advertising is I found in the latter. *&:e=*=£es4e*s®iei«ae<s«e«eee!«ss3!eeie!«3eP BEHN, MEYER Co., PENANG. SOLE
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    • 215 1 To-day’s Advertisements LIM SUN HO CHOP HENG MOH Co., 164, Beach Street, Penang. j Importers of all kinds of European Cloth and General Commission Agents. NOTICE. r will l** received at the ResiJL dent Councillor's Office up to noon of the sth November, 1903. for the sole right of quarrying
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    • 4 1 Read Pages 2 7.
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    • 6 1 A. E. SKEELS. 31, Be/ich Street,
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 27 1 WEATHER. Thk following report is kindly supplied by the Signal Director of Fort Cornwallis:— The rainfall during the 24 hours ended at a.m. to-dav was l'Gl inches.
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  • 278 1 Obituary. (Ceylon Observer Service.) Calcutta, 26th Sept. —Doctor Walo lace, tlx- 1 well known local physici-u and President of lie Inipe rial AnglaIndian Association, died last night at the early age of 47 years. His recently developing political career was hardly a success, owing to his incompromising opposition to the
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  • 493 2 In Re the Land Office. Me. W. Langliam-Carter, Acting Collector of Land Revenue, Singapore, writes in his report for 1902 that the working and condition of the Land Office during the year cannot l>e descrilied as completely satisfactory. The increase of current Land Office work, work in the Registry
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  • 895 2 To tliis there are various answers. For my own part, I think he is slowlv puliing himself together, yawning anil stretching, and is about to come out of his slumbers with a jump, after which he will make other people wake up in a
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  • 394 2 Engaged in most Serious Diplomatic Contest. If Diplomacy fails the Sword must Intervene. The diplomatic struggle now proceeding between Japan and Russia is as likely to end in war as in peace. Of the negotiations little has come to the ears of the public, but from what
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  • 245 2 Orders by Captain A. R. Adams, Commandant. Obdebs fob Octobeb. Drills. Tuesday 13th, Squad Drill at the Fort at 5.30 p.m. Thursday 15th, Company Drill at the Fort at 5.30 p.m. (Dress, plain clothes.) Tuesday 20th, Squad Drill at the Fort at 5.30 p.m. Thursday 22nd, Company Drill
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  • 338 2 Per P. and O. steamer Australia, connecting with the steamer Bengal at Colombo, from London, Septeml*er 18.—To Yokohama: Mr. W. Moscou. To Shanghai Mr. A. Breedy, Mr. Coates, Mr. E. Main. Mr. E. A. Bumball. Mrs. Grantham and 2 children, Mr. J. Morris, Miss Hay, Mr.. Mrs., and
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 9 2 No. 10. Posada Sherry, Elegante. <h>z. 315, lwt. $1.5©
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    • 6 2 Agent*: Posada Wine Company, GOSLING Co.
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    • 55 2 No. 7. Vmtage, white ’Posada, doz. $3O, h0t.52.75 PENANG FOUNDRY Co., (Established 1876.) ENGINEERS, MILLWRIGHTS, tic., &c. Weld Quay, 37 Beach Street, PENANG. 27 <i WONG KIM MUN. India Rubber Stamp AND Brass Seal Manufacturer. (For impressing Wax.) No. 77 a Bishop Stbeet. 42a t No. 3. Posada, r»*d Port,
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    • 730 2 Sandilands Buttery Co., 29, Beach Street, PENANG. Andrew Usher Co.’s SPECIAL RESERVE O.V.G. Whisky. CRAIGELLACHIE GLENLIVET DISTILLERY Co.’s GAELIC OLD SMUGGLER WHISKY. Taik Chee Co. Graham Co., Ld. (ESTABLISHED 1890.) 18, 28 34, Church Street, Penang. Ship Chandlers, Mining and Engineering Storekeepers and Aerated Water Requisites. 44 ff Have just
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 1511 3 BANKS. Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER. £8v>0,000 .£725,000 £.'800,000 Capital Pai<l up Reserve Fund Keserve Liability of Proprietors Head Office: HATTON COURT, THREADNEEDLE STREET, LONDON. Agencies and Branches. Bombay Hankow Penang Bangkok I poll Rangoon Batavia Kobe Singapore Calcutta Kwala Lumpur Shanghai Colombo Medan
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  • 67 4 Justice satisfies; everybody, and justice alone. Enterwn. Established June Ist, 1903. Published daily (except Sundays.) AT THI CRITERION PRESS, Ld., No. 226-232, Beach Street, Penang. PRICE DAILY, LOCAL s2* per annum. (Poet Free) 27 MAIL EDITION (Post Free) 15 CABLE ADDRESS: “Ec ho —Penan g. Telephone No.
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  • 547 4 The Commissioner of Police for the Federated States would do well, we think, to run his eye over one or other of the leading London dailies and copy their style when writing reports. What can be the meaning of the following in his latest review of the
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  • 261 4 Big Contract Fixed. The Ceylon Observer recently chronicled the fact that a big London firm had shown great eagerness to enter into a contract for the delivery of good Ceylon rubber for a period of ten years in advance, but the all-important point was omitted that so good a
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  • 1082 4 Immense Improvements In Past 20 Years. The first instalment of some very interesting Notes from Further East/’ from the pen of a shrewd and well informed contributor to the Ceylon Observer was published on the 30th ultimo- The author, dating his first letter off Penang
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  • PUBLIC OPINION.
    • 384 4 To the Editor of the Straits Echo. Sib, —I venture to drop you a few lines jto thank you for the lucid and forcible manner in which you exposed the question of the Import Duty on pigs which the Penang Municipality is endeavouring to levy
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    • 132 4 T» the Editor or the Straits Ken.». Sir,— Seeing “Half PoisonedV letter regarding Putrid Ipoh I thought I would have a look round T&iping, and I must sav that the sanitation of this touv town is fur the best in Perak as compared with other stations. I was
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    • 456 4 To the Editor or tiie Straits Echo. Sir, —As this question, mooted in a correspondence that apjieared in your issue of the 28th ultimo, under the no ml de plum* “An Aryan,” in consequence of a lengthy article from the }*en of A
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  • 320 4 Clerk Gets Four Years Hard. Our Rangoon Correspondent sends the following parties of a big robbery by a Post Office clerk In view of the notices which Ifeve appsired in the Echo offering rewards for enough evidence to convict Post Office clerks or other employes for
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  • Page 4 Advertisements

  • 1151 5 >k. Gnoh I, kan Tuck arrived on Wednesday night at 11 p.m. from Singapore by the (id-man liner Zieten. Many friends and relatives went on l*oard to meet him and ~s oOr t him ashore in a steam launch. O.i i-eaching the wharf he drove to
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  • 248 5 Ali.eged Stabbing. A Chinaman named Lee Sow was yesterday before Messrs. Bryant and Talma, sitting as a Bench Court, accused of extortion and causing hurt to his wife. Briefly the case is that the accused was alleged to have demanded her jewels and threatened to kill her
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  • 160 5 Two new American Lodges for China. Thus the Shanghai Times of 23rd Sept: A new American Lodge of Freemasons will 1« opened in Tientsin during the coming month, uuder the name of Pei-ho (North River) Lodge, a Dispensation for same having been received from the Grand Lodge of Massachusets,
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  • 66 5 The Ceylon Observer .30th Septeml>er. reports: —Major General Sir Geo. Wolseley K. c. h., who is retiring from the Madras command and who has l>een on a month s holiday in Ceylon with Lieut.-Col. C. M. T. Western, his Military Secretary and A-D.C., has returned to- Colombo ..from
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  • 86 5 Mr. Wreford, the popular President pf the Penang Hunt Club, writes in reference to some misunderstanding that seems to have arisen over the form of invitation just issued for the Club’s dance, pointing out that the hosts are subscribing members of the Hunt Club, for whom
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  • 650 5 The festivities ofjthis Club, at Dato Kr.imat Road, in connection with thej ‘3rd anniversary of its organization be r gan yesterday. The grounds whiqji were gav with bunting during the daj j were illuminated last night with uuni-j erous Japanese lanterns. Quite a large j number of
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  • 419 5 The s.s. Zaida arrived here some two hours late this morning. The steamer Sink arrived here from Tandjong Poet-a this morning towing j a tongkang with 12,009 tins of Lang-! kat petroleum. The Boarding officers had a very busy time this morning for no less than ten
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  • Money Market.
    • 139 5 (By courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Bank ---VM 4 months’ sight Bank ...iff,** 3 Credit ...1/11A 3 Documentary ...1/11 Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs. 142 A 1 3 days’ sight Private 144 A Bombay, Demand Bank 142 A 3 days’ sight Private 144 A Madras, Demand Bank 3
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    • 231 5 Gold Mining. Borsawali Gold Mine Co., Ld. 8 18. —sellers Keehau Gold Mining Co., Ld. 1. nom. N. Keehau Gold Mining Co., Ltd 1- —no in. Raul) Australian Gold Mining Co., Ld §8.50 sellers. Redjang Lelxjng Gold Mining Co., Ld. ..i §2OO. —no in. S. Raub Gold MiuingSyn. Ld.§
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    • 162 5 Tin 69. —sal eg Gold leaf 83. B.Pepper(W.Coast3lbs.soz.)S 29. —sales White Pepper 8 47. Trang Pepper S 30. nom. Cloves (picked) ir. 35'50 nom. Mace 8108. —sales Mace Pickings 135. —sales Nutmegs 110 s 70. Sugar 2 5.30 Basket (Chinese) 3.55 sales Tapioca Flour 2.10 sellers Copra 7.25 buyers
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 8 5 VICTORIA CYCLES. M cAli B tep Co., Ltd.
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    • 5 5 JUNGLE FURNITURE. McAlister Co., Ltd.
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    • 4 5 CARTS. McAlister Co., Ltd.
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    • 415 5 Messrs. CAMPBELL, MacCOLL Co., BA TA VIA. JAVANESE COOLIES. riIHE undersigned having l»een appointed I. Agent for the above Javanese Coolies Emigration Of lire for the Straits, at Batavia, L ?s ii&W l prepared to receive ordep for Javanese Coolies. Most favourable terms, prompt delivery; For further particulars apply to
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    • 38 5 TMIC DADED w kept on file at E. O. UAKE’8 1 tllO Ai CK Advertising Agency, 124, flnnsone Street, San Francisco, Caiifornia.U. S. A„ where contracts for advertising enn be made for it. BURMAH CHEROOTS. McAlister Co., Ltd.
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    • 646 5 To-day’s Advertisement. CENTRAL SALES ROOM. IMPORTANT AUCTION SALE. The undersigned will Sell by PUBLIC AUCTION AT THE CENTRAL SALES ROOM, No. 3, Union Street. On Wednesday, the 21st October, 1903, AT NOON SHARP. 4 LL t lie materials of the 1 milding at the junction of Farqulmr and Leith Streets
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 1719 6 Perak Forwarding Agency. ~|y|~ESSRS. Riley Hargreaves Co., HONG SING. Boot and Shoe Maker. Ltd., of Ipoh, beg to inform the public that they have now opened a branch at Teluk Anson under the name of The Perak Forwarding Agency by which branch their men will undertake to forward goods to
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  • States’ News.
    • 303 7 From own Correspondent! <•. li*oh, 7th October.—lt is felt in Kinta that the appointment of Sir Hugh Clifford to be Colonial Secretary :of Trinidad is likely to lead to great changes. Mr. Maxwell will probably now remain Acting Senior Magistrate, j one of the vacant Residencies will fall into
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  • 231 7 Shanghai. 23rd Sept.—lt was reported last night on good authority, that Viceroy Wei Kwang Tao of Nanking has instructed Taotai Yuan Shu-hsun of this city, that the case of the Supao prisoners, Ohiang Ping-lin and five others, shall immediately be tried in the Settlement. Taotai Yuan, upon
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  • 151 7 Hostilities of a peculiarly anguishing character are imminent at Hongkong. A leather-lunged Celt, who signs himself Murt Ghlime a Chomliann,” writes thus to the Hongkong Daily Pre«# —Will Lachman Singh kindly state whether lie is willing to challenge any man, in Hongkong or Kowloon, at Highland bagpipe playing
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  • 874 7 Time was in the old country when mere man had it all his own way as regards work, but the advent of the New Woman j a change tout cela, as thfe following case would seem to indicate Mr. K. F. Kneed- sen, residing at Streatham, answered
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 1105 7 No. 15. Posada Sherry, drv Pale, doz. 812. Ixp. Si.os NOTICE. TTIEWS of Penang, Singapore, Perak, Selangor, and Sumatra. Photos enlarged, various qiz up to 3 ft. on Bromide paj**r. W. JONES, King Street, Penang. Photographer. 38 a Crushed Food. NEW STOCK. Tky it and You Will uk Satisfied. Reduced
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    • 59 7 To Echo Advertisers. There is only one wav to Advertise, and that is to hammer your name, your business, so constantly, so persistently, so thoroughly into the people’s heads through the medium of the Echo that if they walked in their sleep they would constantly turn their heads to your
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    • 17 7 For Sale! For Sale!! Large Stock of Paper of Every description and Colour. Apply Criterion Press Ld.
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  • 963 8 FIRST DAY. 1. The Maiden Plate, 2-30 p.m. Value 8500 with S100 for Second Horse. —A Race for all Maidens. Weight per scale (10 st.), with an allowance of 14 lbs. to all S. R. A. ex-Griffins. Distance, one mile. Entrance 815. 2. The
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 948 8 No. 12/13/14. Malaga Muscatel, doz. $14, bot. $1.50 The Yankee Novelty Company. 39, FARQUHAR STREET, PENANG. HAS A NEW NOVELTY JUST RECEIVED Which ought to 1« much appreciated in this locality, since it is one of the most wholesome and refreshing beverages that can be procured. Welch’s Grape Juice Is
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    • 562 8 Notice to Members of the JCinta Gymkhana Club. 4 GENERAL MEETING of the abo* Club will l>e held at Batu Gajah, on the 24th of October, at 6.30 p.m. Business 1. To pass the Accounts for last year. 2. To pass the above Programme.* 3. To elect a President, Hon.
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