Straits Echo, 23 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. 1. $24 Per Annum. PENANG, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23rd, 1903. Single Copy, 10 cents. No. 121.
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  • 34 1 Marriage. On Htli (October, by the Rev. C. Hodges, M a at the Cathedral, Shanghai. Dr. W. Young, of, Mukden, to Clara, second lliingl^ r of Kev Cl- T Candlin, of Tientsin.
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  • 50 1 P O. SAILINGS. Mail Service. Outwards. Homewards. Chn*an .29 Oct. Coromandel HI Oct. Ball mi rat I'd Nov Bengal 14 Nor. Simla HU Malta US Extra Service. Outwards. Homewards. Manila H Nov Borneo di Oct. Ceylon 17 Java 7 Nov Japan 1 Oec Shanghai dl For particulars See Page 3.
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  • 32 1 For Week ending Thursday, Oet. 29, 1903. P.M. A.M. Friday 2.40 3.05 Saturday. 3.80 3.55 Sunday 4.20 £.45 Monday 5.10 5.35 Tuesday 6.00 6.25 Wednesday 6.50 7.15 Thursday 7.40 8.05
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  • 10 1 October. I Pint Quarter... Oct. 28th, 3.27 p.m.
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  • 62 1 To-day. Municipal Meeting, Municipal Office, 3 p.ni. Town Band, Esplanade, 5-30 p.m. luJra Zanibar Theatrical Co., Chinese Theatre House, 9 pan. To-morrow. Auuual Inspection, Penang Volunteers, Rifle Range, 4-30 p.m. Town Band, Golf Club, 5-30 p.m. lndra Zanibar Theatrical Co., Chinese Theatre House, 9 p.m. Parisian Company, Town Hall,
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  • TELEGRAMS.
    • 78 1 Chamberlain at Tynemouth. (Renter'* Service.) London, 22nd Oct. —Mr. Joseph Chamberlain, speaking at Tynemouth, said lie did not believe a general election is impending. fn the meantime lie would steadily persevere in the work he had in hand. If he failed at the first attempt he would
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    • 74 1 The Church to the Rescue of the Helpless and Oppressed. (Reuter Service.) London, 2ord Oct. —The Revolutionary* Committee are advising Bulgarian inhabitants of Macedonia thousands of them refugees in the hills—to become Roman Catholics, in order to escape the cruel persecution to which they are subjected
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    • 33 1 (Ceylon Independent Service.) Loudon, 15th Oct.—Colonel H. S. G. Miles, c.b., m.v.0., Commandant of the Staff College, has been appointed to Command at the "Cape with the rank of Major-General.
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    • 29 1 London, 15th Oct. —Lord Milner has returned to England, and has gone to Birmingham to visit Mr. Chamberlain, who has left his bed but is still lame.
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    • 51 1 Livestock Dying by Thousands. 1 (Ceylon Observer Service.) London, 17th Oct. —A famine is threatened in Cape Colony, owing to protracted drought. Sheep and goats are dying by thousands. No oxen are left and no milk is to be Jiad, and the mutton is
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    • 99 1 Another Version of the Drawing Together of England, France and Italy- Ceylon Observer Service.) Loudon, 16th Oct. —Several papers, both English and French, are commenting on the coincidence of the publication of the Arbitration Agreement on the day of King Emanuel’s arrival in Paris, and point to
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    • 46 1 London, 12th Oct.—Lord Henry Algernon George Percy lias been appointed Undpr-Secretary for Foreign Affairs. Mr. Victor Christian William Cavendish, Financial Secretary to the Treasury. London, 14th Oct. —The report that Mr. W< Bromley-Davenport has been appointed Financial Secretary to the War Office is confirmed.
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    • 121 1 (Ceylon Observer Service. London, 15th October.—Reuter, wiring fpom Yokohama, states that the Premier, the Navy, War, Foreign and Fimuice Ministers conferred to-day at Ton», General Kodama, the new Vice Chief and General of the Staff, was pieefut. London, 16th October.—Reuter wires from Tokio that the impression in
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    • 56 1 Calcutta. 18th October. —The Turkish Government has given assurances for the lighting of the new lighthouses in the Red Sea which will receive immediate attention. The revised dues foti the Great and Little B isses and Minicdy, for the light, is fixed at 3/16d. per ton on
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    • 60 1 [Madras Mail Service. Loudon, 13th Oct. —The Mullah is reported to be only six miles from Obbia whither the Italian warship Lombardia has proceeded. Allahabad, 14th Oct.—The Royal Indian Marine has now taken up 16 transports for service in connection with the Somaliland Expedition. Some of these
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  • 839 1 More Modern Methods Essential. We have received a small illustrated pamphlet entitled Modem Methods in Tin Mining” by Mr. W. W. Richardson, of Bruseh, Perak. The work deals with the advisability of introducing modern appliances in tin mining, and will prove to be very instructive reading
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  • 9 1 For Europe. 24th October P. O. 31st P. O.
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  • 12 1 •From Europe 26th October B. 1. Co. 30th P. <* 0.
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  • shipping.
    • 152 1 G. G. van Lansberge. But. s.s. 501, Boon, 23rd Oct., Acheen, 22nd Oct, Gen., Huttenbach Lieltert Co. Rotorua, Br. s.s. 307, Brown, 23rd Oct., P. S ham, 22nd Oct., Gen., —Koe Guan Co. Petrel, Br. s.s. 158, Murray, 22nd Oct., P. S ham 21st Oct.. Gen., —Koe Guan, Co.
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    • 41 1 23rd October. Zamania, for Negapatam. Madras, Pondicherry. Cuddalore and Karieal taking Mails for Europe, etc. via Madras. Omapere for Port Swettenhaui. Lady Weld, for Teluk Anson. van Outhoorn for Singapore. Perak, for Tongkah. Kopali, Reuoug, Victoria Point. Maliwun and Mergui.
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    • 104 1 G. G. van Lansiierge, Dut. s.s.. 501, Boon, 23*d*-Oct.. Acheen, 22nd Oct., Gen., Huttenbach Liebert Co. Rotorua, Br. s.s. 370, Brown, 23rd Oct., P. Sham, 22nd Oct., Gen., —Koe Guan Co. Jin Ho, Br ss. 160. Hastrup, 23rd Oct,, Langkat. 21st Oct., Gen., —B. Bros. Taw Tong, Br.
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    • 44 1 Ve**el* From Agent* Due Borneo 1 Singapore P. <& O. 24th Oct Benmolir 1London 3. B. Co.l26th Chusan jColombo P. 0. 29th Lightning j Singapore A.A.A. Co.'29th G. Apear Calcutta do. 30th Benloiuond London S. B. Co. 12thNov Benledi do. do. Benlawere Singapore do.
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    • 34 1 Vessels For Agents Leaves Borneo Singapore P. O. 25tU Oct. Benmohr Singapore S.B&Co. 26th Chusan do. P.&O. Lightning Calcutta A. A.A.Co. 20th G. Apcar Singapore do. 30th Benlomond do. S. B. A Co.
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    • 74 1 Fou:— Singapore—Per G. Q. van Lansberye, to-morrow. 11 a.in. Trang aud Pang Nga—Per Deli, tomorrow.l p.m. T. Somawe aud Sabang—Per Janssen*, to-morrow. 1 p.m. Deli —Per Vidar, to-morrow, 2 p.m. Port Swettenham—Per Petrel, to-morrow. 2 p.m. Teluk An «on-Per Arayyee, to-morrow. 2 p.m. Port Swettenham ami Singapore—Per Rotorua,
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 74 1 A. E. SKEELS. 31, Beach Street. NOTICE THE family of the late Mr. Yeoh Teong Ban desire to express their heartfelt thanks to all who so kindly assisted at and took part in the funeral on Sunday. 22-10-03 I BEHN, MEYER Co., PENANG. SOLE AGENTS FOR co CO CO CO
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    • 241 1 To-day’s Advertisements. NOTICE. rpHE family of the late Mr. Kliaw Sim JL Khim (Phya Artsadong) desire to express their heartfelt thanks to all who so kindly assisted at and took part in the funeral on Sunday. MUNICIPAL NOTICE, OTICE is hereby given that the Books j Jl.l containing the valuations
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    • 13 1 A. E. SKEELS. 1 31, Beach Street. BSr' See Pages 2 ami 7.
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous

  • States’ News.
    • 470 2 Kwai.a Lipis, 16th Oct. —In addition to carrying on its cyanide works, as a result of which a certain quantity of gold has already been exported, the Selensing Company has been engaged in pumping its shafts dry during the past month or two. It now appears that instructions have
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  • 320 2 An Explanation: from Behind the Scenes. A shrewd suspicion is prevalent that Mr. Chamberlain’s resignation is merely a 4 putup job-’ Some ’cute political observers declare their belief that Mr. Chamberlain and Mr. Balfour hit upon the expedient of the Colonial Secretary’s retirement over the dinner table. They
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  • 246 2 Referring to the promotion of M. de Witte to be president of the Russian Council of Ministers, Fairplay says:—The incident has called forth a positive Hood of eulogistic appreciation as to the valuable services he has rendered to Russia, but, when all, is said and done, his accomplishments
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  • 535 2 Howlers.” The following humorous mistakes are taken from a list published by the University Correspondent, which offered a prize for the best collection of amusing errors made in school. Such glaring errors, and confused knowledge, are known as howlers.” We trust these will give our readers what their name points
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  • 159 2 Orders by Captain A. R. Adams. Commandant. Orders for October. Annual Inspection. The annual inspection of the Corps will take place on Saturday, 24th October. Time j and place of assembly and detail will be notified later. Members are reminded that everyone must attend or obtain leave of
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  • 213 2 Per Britannia, connecting witli the steamer Chusan at Colombo, from London, Oct. 2.— To Hongkong Rev. and Mrs. J. G. France and children. Miss Moore, Miss Britain. Rev. S. Lee, Mrs. Stephens. Mr. D. F. Ranson, j Capt. Fremantle, Mrs. Simpson-—To > Singapore: Mr. O. Sutherland, Mr. and
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 18 2 >=*=*=e=e» se* The man who allows his competitor to exceed him in advertising Is deficient In business 4raij%lng.
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    • 17 2 For Sale! For Sale!! Large Stock of Paper of Every description and Colour. Apply Criterion Press Id.
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    • 110 2 t No. 16. Posada Sherry, Elegante, doz. $15, bot. $1.5$ GEORGE WALKER, Chemist and Druggist “THE DISPENSARY.” No. 2 Bishop Street. Prescriptions carefully compounded. Spectacles to suit all Sights. 50a BUN TIN LUM 4 Co., No. 231, Beacn Street, PENANG. (Established in 1879). Tin and Pepper Merchants. Aden Salt, Italian
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    • 907 2 No. 12/13/14. Malaga Muscatel, doz. $14. bot. Si.50 JOO SEING Co., '12. Beach Street, PENANG. General Import and Export Agents. Penang Sales Room, TO BE SOLD BY PUBLIC AUCTION On Saturday, the 24th October, 1903, AT THE Priory,” No. 38, Northam Road, AT 11-30 A. M. Valuable Household Furniture, &c
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 1845 3 BANKS tal V:i l yjt. v, 418. N. Co. Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen. 1 Hambnrg-Amerika Linie, Hamburg. BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION Co, Ltd. Koninklijke Paketvaart Maatschappij, Negapatam Steamers. Lines of Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER. Intended Sailix<; and Expected Ah rivals of Steamers. HE mail
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  • 83 4 Justice satisfies everybody, and justice alone.— Emer*™. Established June Ist, 1903. Published daily (except Sundays.) AT THE CRITERION PRESS, Ld., No. 2*26-232, Beach Street, Penang. PRICE DAILY, IXICAL $24 per annum. (Post Free) 27 1 MAIL RDITION (Post Free) 15 t tf CABLE ADDRESS: “E c h
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  • 366 4 Important Notification to Intending*' Passengers. M The attention of homeward-bound passengers is invited to a very important notification issued by the local Agents of the three leading British, Genrian and French mail lines, which wilf he found on page 4 of this journal. These
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  • 107 4 Rise of Rates and Taxes, i At a special meeting of the Municipal Commissioners this afternoon. Mr. Hallifax i (President) urged enormous increase of taxation under the following heads Water rate from 1 to 2% house assessment froth 10 to 12% carriages 615 instead of 612 as
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  • 942 4 When gold was discovered at Klondike) in 1896, the Lynn Canal and the Yukon River were opened up as |>art of the direct route to the gold district, and, consequent to the great rush of American adventurers. there sprang up two practically American settlements, Skagwav and Dvea.
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  • 1669 4 The Cabinet Split. Balfour Still at Balmoral Marechal Shelved. THE WHITE STAR LINER “BALTIC.” OUTRAOEOUB TREATMENT OF SIAMESE Minibter. The Balkan Bubble. Submarines for British Navy. Lord Roberts. ADMIRAL FISHER ASSUMES CHARGE AT PORTSMOUTH. Experiments at Cornwall’s Greatest Tin Mine. (Froin Our Correspondent.) Fleet Street, 29th Sept.
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  • 883 4 A Pkkikg special of the 8th instant, to the Shanghai Time* states :—Liang Chi Chiao, the faithful disciple of Kang Wei. has been travelling around the world, and the time he has so far spent doe» not seem to have been fruitless. He has» 1 ceeded in
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  • Page 4 Advertisements

  • 79 5 (Before Mr. E\ C. Howard.) l>vo Hindoos, who recently sought to their stock of culinary utensils lit the expense of Towkay Quail Beng Kee, mve beeli freed from all anxiety as to the l*r.»jK»r manipulation of their cuisine for 1 ne *t three months. The punishment was made
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  • 167 5 The Night Service. Echo's News Confirmed. One of our Kuala Lumpur corn'sjmindents has lieen making inquiries conceiving the announcement in our issue of the 10th instant, that the Railway department is making arrangements for starting a Night Service early next year, and now confirms our news.
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  • 249 5 That the vast Empire of China is not likely to lie ‘eased’ of any more convenient naval and coaling stations in the highhanded manner that characterised tlie German grab at Kiaochow (Tsingtau). at all events as far as our American cousins are concerned, may Ik*
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  • PUBLIC OPINION.
    • 147 5 Is It Dead r To mt Elitok of tuk Straits E« uo. Sir. —I should be obliged if you will let me know through the medium of vour paper if the Chinese Recreation Club, Penaug, is still in existence. The reason of my making this inquiry is
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  • 201 5 The following is the report presented to the shareholders at the twentysecond ordinary general meeting, held at the offices of the general agents, Hongkong, at noon, yesterday. The General Agents and Consulting l Committee beg to submit to the shareholders the final accounts for the year 1902.
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  • 358 5 The first comprehensive descriptive account of the New' Territory of Perak, as ‘published in this journal- on the Ist October, seems to have led somq muddlers in Bangkok to imagine that, Great Britain has been suffering from Kiaochowitis and in her delirium I grabbed a lot of
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  • 459 5 New Malaya Companies Floated in* Ceylon. Rubber up to 5s fid! i- 'Seremban Ob's Capital Kihn.v" f Subscribed. 1 Application for the incorporation of the Golconda Estate Rubber Co., Ltd., under the provisions of the Ceylon Joint Stock Companies* Ordinance, has lieen made byMessrs F J and G de
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  • 409 5 The Zaidp «with the European mails may be expected lie re at daybreak tomorrow frqui Negapatam. A Ratigoty» speeju 1 of 14th October to the Colombo *Ooserper says:—A dismasted barque wsis timed into Kaiii goon from "Baragtta Flats by the B. I. ts.s. Canara yesterday. It was
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  • 212 5 Inward —Per Avagvee,” from T. Anson, Messrs. W'ilson. Miller and Hon. J. Turner. Per Zainania.” from Singapore,. Lieut tlI Col. J. F. Wilson. R. Buckland, S. Wliite- hear! Mrs. Stevenson. Mrs. Carmichael, 'Soli Teng Goon, Clieali Tat Jin, Mrs. df'Cheow Hciig, Mrs. Chen Eok. R. D. ill iCvtta, Mrs.
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  • Money Market.
    • 118 5 (By courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Bank ...1/11 4 months’ sight Bank 1/1 l T s ff n 3 Credit ...1/lli 3 Documentary ...1/11 Calcutta. Demand Bank Rs. 143$ 3 days’ sight Private 145$ Bombay. Demand Bank 143$ 3 days’sight Private 145$ Madras, Demand Bank 143$ 3
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    • 229 5 Cold Mining. Berea wall Gold Mine Co., Ld. 18. —sellers Kecliau Gold Mining Co.. Ld. 8 I.— nom. N. Kfcchail Gold Mining Co., Ltd. 1 nom. Itaub Australian Gold Mining Co., Ld 38.50 sellers. Redjang Lel>oug Gold Miuiug Co., Ld 3180. nom. S. Raul> Gold Mining Syn. Ld. 8
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    • 183 5 Ti 11... 70:75 sales Gold leaf S 83. B. Pepper (W. Coast3lbs.soz.)s 29. —sellers White Pepper S 50. —sellers Trang Pepper 36. nom. Cloves (picked) 35 50 nom. Mace $l5B. —sellers Mace Pickings 135. —sales Nutmegs 110 b 74. —buyers No. 1 7. sellers Sugar 2 5.30 Basket (Chinese)
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 6 5 DRAIN PIPES. McftUster A Co„ Lt
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    • 7 5 LAMPS OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS. [cAlister Co., Ltd.
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    • 132 5 We would direct the attention of shipping fimis to the style in which “Steamers Expected and “Projected Sailings” are published in the Echo and in so doing respectfully urge the managers of shipping Anns to give ordf$s tojt,biiir clerks to furnish this otBce. on the forms already supplied gratis, with
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    • 20 5 All forms of Advertising are valuable. The best form for your particular business can only be determined by practice. ’■<&=*9»3»=*=4e*3fr2«s«a»ae#ieis*H««w
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    • 259 5 Today’s Advertisements. Central Sales Room, 3, UNION STREET. The undersigned is instructed to sell l*v PUBLIC AUCTION On Tuesday, the 27th October, 79 03, At 2<>7, Burmah Road. at 11-80 a.ui. Valuable Household Furniture, &c., CONSISTING OF Iron au<l Wooden Bedsteads. Dining Table. Dinner W r aggon, Bentwood Chairs. Rattan
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 1544 6 Perak Forwarding Agency. MESSRS. Riley Hargreaves Co., Ltd., of Ipoh, beg to inform the HONG SING. THE Boot and Shoe Maker. 42 Main Road, Taiping. mwf >ublic that they have now opened a P branch at Teluk Anson under the name of The Perak Forwarding Agency by which branch their
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  • 1104 7 Programme for December Meeting. December 'J9ih, ifltl, 1908, and January Study 1904. First Day. Race No. 1. The Maiden Plate. Value 300 and 850 to second horse provided there art* five starters the property of different owners. A Race for Maiden jp»rses. Ex S. R. A. Griffins
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  • 293 7 On the authority of the Niroku the Japan Daily Herald states that on Monday (Sept.. 21) a telegraphic dispatch was received at the Foreign Office from Mr. K. Kurino, Japanese Minister at St. Petersburg, to the effect that although Russia was at first rather disposed to come to
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  • 734 7 An informal meeting was convened by the managers of the Hotels Victoria, Metropole. Savoy. Carlton, Cecil, Russell, and others, to consider the action of a certain Mr. William Towle, in connection with the construction of a new and much-boomed Midland Railway Hotel at Manchester. The green-eyed monster
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  • 662 7 Singapore and Shanghai. A correspondent writes —The other day in a leader you complained of the fact that poor old Singapore was always held up as a horrible example among the cities of the East and that while other towns were just as bad, if not worse, in
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 19 7 Posada, Very Old Bottled Puli. doz. $80. bot. $7.- No. 15. IN>811(1,11 Sherry. dry Pale, dor. $12, lx»t. $1.05
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    • 327 7 PERAK LARD iRD MIRES AGERCY. General Manager FRANK DENNYS. Head Ojfice at No. o, Hugh Low Street, Ipoh. Tel. Address:— “Chabut” Ipoh. Code used, A. B. C. 4th Edition. Branch Ojfice at Penang Singapore Taipiny Tapah Kuala Lumpur Seremban Kennedy Co., and Barnett Stark. Powell Co. W. H. Tate Co.
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    • 372 7 PERRIER JOUET CHAMP AGNES AGENTS Sandilands Buttery Co., HUTTENBACH BROS. Co. KITSON LAMPS. The Finest Light in Existence. Apply to HUTTENBACH BROS. Co. Sole Agent». 29, Beach Street, PENANG. MACHINERY, ETC. Steam Engines Boilers of various Horse-powers. Petroleum, Gasoline, Stationary and Marine Engines. Huttenbach Bros. Co. Andrew Usher Co.’s SPECIAL
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    • 4 7 OHANKOL#. McAlister Co., Ltd.
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    • 19 7 Be right sure you are and then persist advertising rule. safe No. 10/11. Posada Tarragona», doz. $lO, bot. $0.90
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 1891 8 -U. SIN QHEE CHOON CO. No. 129, Beach Street, PENANG. Commission Agents, PbOVISIONEKS (AND GENERAL IMPORTERS. Agent8 Jor TOWKAY FOO CHOO CHOON, OF LAHAT, PERAK, m m No. 9. Posada, white Port, Diana loz. 518, hot. 51.75 No. 8. Posada, white Port, Santa, doz. 515, bot. 51.50 I. The Perak
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