Straits Echo, 13 November 1903

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  • 34 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATEDJFMALAY STATES, AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY. roh. l. $24 Per Annum. PENANG, FRIDAY, NOVEAIBER 13th, 1903. Single Copy, 10 cents. No. 138.
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  • 78 1 Birth. O- t Kith, at Edinburgh. wife of E. H. Knt* r K. M. Consul-General at Hankow, win. Marriages. o,n <). i. 2:2nd. at St. Kensington. Lionel liiles. of the British Museum, son of ProfcF Giles. M. A., LL. D.. of Cambridge, to Phyl:-. daughter of Jas. B.
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  • 39 1 For Week ending Thursday, Nov. 19,1908. AM. H.M. Fridav, 18th 6.26 6.52 t Saturday, 14th 7.17 7.48 Sunday, 15th 8.09 8.35 Monday, 16th 9.00 9.26 Tuesday, 17th 9.52 10.18 Wednesday, 18th... 10.43 11.09 Thursday, 19th 11.35 12.01
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  • 16 1 November. 0 New Moon Nov. 19tli, 12.05 p.m. i First (Quarter... 27th, 12.31 p.m.
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  • 61 1 To-day. Indra Zanibar Theatrical Co., Chinese Theatre Hall, 9 p.m. Great Bengal Circus, at 9-15 p.m. Datoli Kr.imat Gardens. Town Band, Esplanade, 5-80 p.m. To-morrow. Town Band, Golf Club, 5-30 p.ui. Indra Zanibar Theatrical Co., Chinese Theatre Hall, 9 p.m. American Biograph Co.. Town Hall, 9 p.in. Great Bengal
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  • 33 1 P O. SAILINGS. Mail Service. Outwards. Homewards. ‘Simla id Nov Bengal 14 Nor. Malta 28 Extra Service. Outwards. Homewards. Ceylon 17 Nov Shanghai 21 Nov 1 Dee fctr For particulars See Page 3.
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  • TELEGRAMS.
    • 117 1 Royal Visit to England. tlt niter# Service.) London, 12th Nov. —It is officially announced that the Queen and King of Italy will arrive at Portsmouth on the 17th instant. Their Majesties are to cross the Channel on hoard the Royal Yacht Victoria etui Albert escorted from Cherbourg
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    • 89 1 780 Soldiers Court-Martialled. (Reuter Service.) ‘London, 12th Nov—lt is reported that 780 Turkish soldiers, nelongiiigto the Brizrend Battalion, have been tried by court-martial at Salonika for atrocities committed at the Vilayet of Adrianople. Seventy-live of the men were acquitted, and the remainder have hern banished to Yemen, in
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    • 71 1 (Ra lujiHw 'Times Service./ London, 3rd Nov. —A Daily Telegraph despatch from Aden says that the Italian cruiser Zombadia sailed for Obbi i on Monday afternoon, and that the warships Coatit and Galilei and the British sloop Porpoise were to sail for Obbia on the following day.
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    • 33 1 London, ;>rd November. Archbishop Bourne, Archbishop of Westminstep, has arrived in Rome and met with most cordial reception at the Vatican He will probably be raised to the Cardinalate in 1904.
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    • 32 1 London, 3rd Nov. —The Italian Cabinet is now completed. Sr. Pedotti becomes Minister of War, Sr. Mirabello Minister of Marine, and Sr. Rava instead of Sr. Sacchi Minister of Agriculture.
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    • 78 1 A Rift in the Lute. London, sth Nov.—There is the bitterest dissension in the ranks uf the Nationalists in connection with the Irish Land Act, which many denounce, while John Redmond’s acceptance from his tenants of purchase terms,''which case the other landlords have stigmatized as rapacious,” has
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    • 32 1 (Rangoon Timas Service.) London, sth Nov.—The motive for the Armenian murders is obscure, but apparently the outcome of a feud between rival revolutionary societies advocating active and passive methods, respectively.
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    • 78 1 London, sth November. -The Teheran Gazette in a lea Sing urtiele hopes the Viceroy's visit to the Persian Gulf will increase the commerce between Great Britain and Persia and strengthen the friendly relations between the two countries. It offers Lord Curzon congratulations and the best wishes of
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    • 53 1 Simla. sth Nov.—There were 17,583 deaths from plague last week, or 600 less than in the previous seven days. The mortality in Bombay Presidency aecunts for 10,927, the Central Provinces for 1,646, Central India for 1,276. Of the total, over 700 deaths were recorded in the United Provinces, Punjab
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    • 336 1 The forbidden land will be entered by force, if necessary. •Simla. November 4. —As a good many wild* rumours are afloat, it may be useful to state how matters in Tibet now stand. The mission is still at Kambajoug where Colonel Younghusband rejoins it shortly from Simla.
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    • 77 1 Hunan Governor Forbids it. (Shanghai Times Sere ice.) Peking, 25th Oct. —The Governor of Hunan lias issued a proclamation proi hibiting the practice ot foot-binding a tine is imposed on non-compliance. H.E. Cliia > Erlisen ordered the proclamation to be printed and distributed among his J subordinates. The order
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    • 65 1 Seriously ill: Calls in Foreign Physicians. (Hongkong Telegraph Special.) Canton. 31st Oct.—Tsen Chun-hsuen, Viceroy of Kwangsi and Kwangtung, has been taken seriously ill, and Dr. J. M. Swan, surgeon of the Canton Hospital. and Dr. Davenport were called to the Yainen this morning. He has been ill for
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    • 60 1 {Shanghai Times Service Peking, 25tli Oct.—Prince Ching. acting under the advice of a friendly minister, is about to recommend to the Throne the appointment of a Viceroy for Manehuria, and to change the entire administration of the Three E stern Provinces. [Rather like si slap at Aloxielf.
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    • 63 1 Rangoon Gazette Service.) Allahabad, sth November.—>Vtjor 11. Daley, c.s.i., c.i.e., Deputy oecretary iu the Foreign Office, arrives at Indore to assume charge of the Central India agency to-day. Mr. C. Baylev. whose place he takes, has already gone on leave and will only return to take up the
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    • 174 1 Calcutta. 5th Nov. —At yesterday’s meeting of the Calcutta Municipality, Babu Nobin Beliary Sircar brought to notice, in an exhaustive printed statement which he had circulated among the Commissioners, several instances of grave illegalities committed by the Corporation in granting large bonuses to dismissed and retiring officers, making
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  • Shipping.
    • 196 1 Deli, Br. s.s. 105, Rozario, 13th Nov., Traug, 12tli Nov., Gen., —Koe Guau Co. Avagyee, Br. s.s. 247, Morier, 13th Nov., Teluk Anson, 12th Nov., Gen., —Koe Guau Co. Ho Kwei, Br. s.s. 209, Uldall, 13th N<jv., Deli, 12th Nov., Gen., —Huttenbach Lieliert Co. Laurens Pit, Dut, s,s. 154,
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    • 52 1 13th November. C. A pear, for Calcutta. Omapere, for Port Swettenhain and Malacca Lady Weld, for Teluk Anson. WaUwra. for Singapore, Hongkong, Swatpw and Amoy. Daphne, for Singapore, Hongkong, Swatow and Amoy. Sumatra, lor Deli Nurnbery for Singapore, China and Japap. Fitpatriclc, for Rangoon. Hack Qhnan Uv, for Asahau
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    • 93 1 Avagyke, Br. s.s. 247, Morier, 13th Nov*. Teluk Anson, 12th Nov., Gen., —I£oe Guau Co. Ho Kwbi, Br. s.s. 209, Uldall, 13th Nov., Deli, 12th Nov., Geu., —H. L. Co. Laurens Pit, Dut, s.s. 154, de Vries, l‘4th Nov., Deli, lltli Nov., Gen., —H. Jj. Co. I Rotorua.
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    • 33 1 Vestela From Ayeuts Du4 Ambria 'oloiulx) B.M.& Co.il 4thNov. Benloinond j London 3. B.&Co. 16th Simla do. P. O. •26th Benledi Londou S. B. Co. Beugloe do. do. Beulawers Singapore do. 23rd
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    • 39 1 Vesgeh For Ayenit Leaves C. Apeir Calcutta A.A.A.Co. BJthNuv. A m l»riii Singapore B. M. &Co. 14t l Benia wers Marseilles S. B. A Co. 24th M Benledi Singapore do. Bengloe do. do. Simla Singapore P. O. 26th
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    • 108 1 rrv Inward Per Ballaarat,” from London, Mr*. Adams. Mrs. Jones. Mrs. Hallifax, Mr. W. A. Mackie. Mr. B. C. Griffln. From Bombay Mr. W. Jones from Marseilles, Mr. A. Y. Brown. Mr. and Mrs. Burnside, Mr. apd Mre. Walker. Mr. J. Sargant. Mr. $L Duncan. Per Haldis.” from Rangoon,
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 25 1 WEATHER. The following report is kindly supplied by 'lie Sign;*! Director of Fort Cornwallis: Tlie rainfall during the 24 hours ended '•> a.in to-dav was nil.
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  • 37 1 Deaths. On 2 r<l October, at Belgauw. Henry Mnscroft. A-is tan t Engineer. S. M. Railway, after adhort iliness. At Suez. <»n l!t>th October. Charles Edward Beresfi i d. Deputy Chief Manager. Commercial Hank of India. Limited.
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  • 308 2 Thk Present Favourite. The. sporting representative of the Indian* Daily News write» Much interest attached ,to th 6 first appearance on the course, on 27th'ult., of Mr. A. A. Apcars horse. Great Scot, the’fpresent favourite for the Viceroy's Cup, and those who were out early enough were
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  • 187 2 More Dismissals. In the U S. post office scandal indictments were made out recently against James N. Tyner, at one time Postmaster-General, but later Attorney General; James T. Metcalf, superintendent of the Money Order System H. J. Barrett, assistant Attorney General and a nephew of Tyner: E.
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  • 388 2 The Duke of Devonshire in a recent letter to Sir Michael Hicks Beach stated that he was willing to accept the position of President of the Unionist Free Food League if its constitution werein broadened and its operations extended. He also wished it to be understood that the
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  • 364 2 In view of the proposal to import Chinese labour to work in the Transvaal mines, it is interesting to note (as the China Mail points out) from Mr. Consul Hausser’s Report on the Trade of Amoy for 1902 just issued in the Annual Series, that Chinese emigrants do
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  • 267 2 A new' era in German cable construction began with the laying of a cable to Vigo, Spain, a distance of about 1.300 miles. During the last seven years. Germany has laid 7,375 miles of cable, at a cost of over 87,000,000. In 1898 a cable. 73 miles
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 76 2 TISN6 LEE Go., IMerchants and General Importers, PENANQ. Wholesale Offices 3, BEACH STREET. General Store Department:— 95, BEACH STREET. JUST RECEIVED TRISCU IT, A PERFECT FOOD COMPOSED OF WHOLE WHEAT, Nothing else and Baked by ELECTRICITY FICOM TH K NATURAL FOOD Company, U.S.A. Price, retail at .*>s cents per packet
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    • 1188 2 Graham Go., Ld. wholesale: CHEMISTS, 4 Beach Street, Penang. iu > CO o o o o A. W. Anti White-Ant. H O X H m > z H C 0 A Valuable Mixture for destroying white ants and preserving attackable substances from the same Valuable as a Paint. Should be
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    • 1677 3 Pi 0.'tips. N. Co. V Him' mail steamers may be expected to i rive Outwards, and leave Penang var 1 s on the following dates:— Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen. m BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAYICATION Co., Ltd. Hambnrg-Amerifca Koninklijke BANKS. Linie, Hamburg. Paketvaart Maatschappij, Negapatam Lines of Steamers. Chartered Bank of India,
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  • 79 4 Justice satisfies everybody, and jnstice alone. Emerson. Established June Ist, 1903. Published daily (except Sundays.) AT TUB CRITERION PRESS, Ld., No. 22G- "32, Beach Street, Penang. PRICE DAILY, LOCAL 524 per annum. (Post Free) 27 MAIL KDITION (Post Free) IS CAULK ADDRESS: Ec ho—Penan g.” Telephone No.
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  • 1757 4 Why M. Witte Resigned. MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS. Alexieff the Man for th? War Party. PEACE INFLUENCES FRC31 PARIS AND LONDON Trade Representatives for the Colonies. CREMATION GROWING IN FAVOR IN ENGLAND. Fleet Street, October 22nd —There is little new in the political world. Lord Gosclien has delivere t
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  • 678 4 We much regret that an article appeared in our issue of 15th October. 1903. headed Mob Law in the Federal Capital. Dilatorv Treasury Johnnies to blame for the trouble,’’ which imputed to Mr. S. M. Gregory, the Chief of the Railway Audit Department, Kuala Lumpur, that
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  • 857 4 Important Meeting of Planters». The Committee appointed t j consider daquestion of importing Javanese Labour l„.],i a meeting vesterday at the Sugar K Office. There were present the Hon. Mr Venn,,,,» •J.M.G., Messrs Turner, Boyd, de Mor Mr. Meikle from Kuala Lumpur, the Asms’ tant Protector of Indian Immigrantthe
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  • The Straits Echo
    • 174 5 (Special Service.) I in Yong Soon and Pcrera Convicted and Jailed. Bangkok, 13tli Nov.—The trial 'f Pereraand 'Pan Yong Soon is ()Vt t lie charge of altering Customs n jits with intent to defraud eudiii<r in conviction*» lau Yong Soon j; .»>(>11 sentenced to four months 1 1
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    • 260 5 French Government decides 0:1 Separation of Church and State. Announcement in Senate Crkatkb Great Sensation. f Itt'Otrr Srri’irr.J London, loth Nov. —Monsieur E. Combes (Premier and Minister of the Interior) announced in the Senate that during the course of the| present Session the Government| will introduce a
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    • 36 5 Four New Lighthouses. (i ’('iiloii ()hx(*n'( v (SV/viVv'.) Calcutta» 6th November. —Information has been received here that four new lighthouses in the Red Sea were to lie lighted from the Ist October [November
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    • 135 5 (Madras Mail Merrier.) Allahabad, 3rd November. —As stated «oine time ago, the command of the mounted troops in Sonaliland is in the hands of Lieutenant-Oolon<*l Kenna, v with Major Gough as his Staff Officer. These troops consist of four Yips, each about 500 strong. Biinla, 3rd November.
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  • 356 5 Singapore Solicitor makes Startling Report to the Police. An incident which looks like a serious attempt to poison a member ot* the h'gal profession in Singapore occurred yesi terday, says the Struts 'rimes of sth inst. I It may perhaps best be descrilied in the j terms of
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  • 560 5 Municipal Appeals (Calcutta, %Brd Oct, 11U3.) Two Municipal appeals, of interest to i ratepayers, were heard by the Chief Judge of the Small Cause Court yesterday, in the first case one Satish Chinnier Bysack and others appealed against the assessment claimed by the Corporation for a building and
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  • PUBLIC OPINION.
    • 111 5 To Ti;k Kimtoe of th*. Strait.» Ki ho. Sir, Referring to the Fancy. Dress Ban-'. quet held by the wemiiers of the iififtVe* named club, theaccount of which was publish!ed in the Echo of the 10th inst, lam glad to add the names of the following gentlemen
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  • 416 5 To thk Editor of the Straits Ecn<>.- rci Dear Sir,—-It has occurred to me that the enclosed from Tfi.e Sportsman, received by,» the mail to-day, may interest the public, so, I send it along. Yours triilvt-.it Penang, 13tli Nov. i Tcrpite. Enclosure To the Editor of the
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  • 249 5 Playgoers will be interested to learn that the American Biogruph Co., after a successful tour through India and Burmali, has arrived in Penang. The Company intends to stay here for a short se ison, and their first performance will be given at tlie Town Hall to-morrow night.
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  • 1625 5 Pull Mall Gazette, 17tl; Oct.) His Excellency Sir Frank Swettenham, k.0.m.0., has resigned office as Governor of the Straits Settlements, and High Comtihissioner for the Federate»! Malay States. Labuan. British North Borneo, and Sarawak, and will shortly arrive in England, where he will probably
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  • Money Market.
    • 111 5 Penang, 14tii November. (By courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Bank ...1/10 4 months’ sight Bank j...l IOjJ 3 Credit ...1/101 3 Documentary ...1/10,°, Calcutta, Demand Bank Its. 136 3 days’ sight Private 138 Bombay, Demand Bank 130 3 days’ sight Private 138 Madras,,Demand Bank 1-6 3 days'sight
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    • 78 5 'Pin 74. gales Gold leaf 8 83. B. Pepper (W. Coast 31 bs. 5 oz.) 3 29.50 eellers White Pepper 50.— sales Trang Pepper S> 35.— sellers Clove» (picked) 5 35*50 nom. Mace 5150. tellers Mace Pickiugs 180. —sellers Nutmeg» 110» 76. —sales No. 1 7. seller* Sugar 2
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  • Page 5 Advertisements

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    • 1039 6 INSURANCES. Cant* li HONG SING. iu ranee Office, Limited. Capital Subscribed $2,500,000 Amouut Paid-up 500,000 Reserve Fund 730,000 Head Office, Hongkong. General Agents, Messrs. Jardine, Matheson Co. THE undersigned having been appointed Agents for the alx-ve Company are prepared to accept Marine risks at current rates. A Bonus is annually
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    • 10 6 No. 15. Posiul.1 Sherry, dry Palo, doz SI2, lad. SI.05
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    • 217 6 WONG KIM MUN, No. 77a, Bishop Street. RUBBER STAMP AND BRASS SEAL MANUFACTURER. (For impressing Wax.) Supplementary Articles for RubbeJ Stamps in Store. Photographic Dealer. Photographic Plates, Papers, Chemicals, &c. CAN BE SUPPLIED. PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO at 290, Chulia Street. ALSO Managing Partner ok HUNG WAN FOONG, PHOTOGRAPHER, Penang and Medan.
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    • 418 6 m No. 4. Posada, red Port, Dow’s Imperial, 1858,do/. 845, lot. $4..,) G. M. DONALD CO, HUGH LOW STREET IPOH—PERAK. CONTRACTORS AND CIVIL ENGINEERS. Agents for Commercial Union Assurance Co' 4-8a NOTICE. undersigned beg to inforin ,j. e JL public of Penang and the neigh „1 ug Native Stales that
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  • 1107 6 Programme for December Meeting. J December 29th, 31 si, 1903, and January 2nd 1904. First Day. i Race No. 1. The Maiden Plate. 1 Value 300 and 60 to second horse provided there are five starters the property of different owners. A Race for Maiden Horses. Ex
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  • 747 7 That copyrights in the United States are in rather a chaotic condition most publishers are more than willing to admit. j s Mr. Samuel Elder, of Boston, recent-i 1 ly addressed the Maine State Bar;' Association on what he styles our 1 Archaic Copyright Laws,” and shows
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  • 59 7 Per Victoria, from Loudon, Oct. 30. 1 Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Hudson and children. To Hongkong Miss Lloyd. To Singapore Mr. Gordon White, Mrs. Macmillan, Mr. I H. J. Cliope. To Penang Mr. H.G. Ellery. From Marseilles to Singapore Mr. C. J. Vauder. Mr. F. Vauder, Mr.
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  • 260 7 Protest by the Chinese Minister at Washington. It is reported that the Chiuese Minister at Washington has lodged an official |>roj test against the treatment accorded his I brother. Liang Huau, Consul-General for the Philippines, and a party of ladies who aceomp lined him, by
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 981 7 t 'lub. Pry Champagne, |Vri'f l,, v Ribies. 4 d 04., $ll doz. No. 10/11. PosadaTanu- i Posiula, Very OM Bottled, gon;m, doz. §lO, lx>t. §0.90 white Port. do/. S5O, l»ot S 5 notice. rpj.yoKKS will received at the Kesi- (Councillor’s Office, Penang, up I r I \’ovcnil»cr, 1903, for
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    • 348 7 New Beach Street Auction Rooms. IMPORTANT AUCTION SALE. Favored with instructions, the undersigned WILL BELL BY PUBLIC AUCTION At No. 7, Beach Street. (The Oi»l Criterion Tiffin Booms.) On Friday, the 13th November, 1903, ANL Saturday, the 14th November, 1903, commencing at 11 -.30 u.ui. each diiv, A Specially Selected
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    • 56 7 AUCTION SALE. BY Order of the Proprietors, who are dissolving partnership, 9 valuable Blocks of Mining Lands at Chenderiang, Temoh and Tapah, in the district of Batang Padang, will 1** put for sale by I Public Auctiou. near the Tapah Court House, at Noon on Saturday, 28th November, 1903. Tapah,
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    • 414 7 NOTICE W. W. RICHARDSON, ENUINEEER AND CONTRACTOR, SERE NBAN. HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING A SPECIALITY PIPE LINES DESIGNED ANt) INSTALLED. MINING BY BUCKET DREDGERS AND HYDRAULIC GRAVEL ELEVATORS CENTRIFUGAL PUMPS IN SERIES. HYDRAULIC WATER LIFTERS. Write fur Catalogue on Modern Methods in AlluviaLTin Mining. W. W. RICHARDSON. Seremban d mths. ADOLF STERNBERG.
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 1969 8 Sandifands Buttery Co., Beach Street, PENANG. Andrew Usher Co.’s SPECIAL RESERVE O.V.G. Whisky. CRAIGELLACHIE GLENLIVET DISTILLERY Co.’s GAELIC “OLD SMUGGLER WHISKY. BROWN CO. MONUMENTAL SCULPTORS. 42, BENTINCK STREET, CALCUTTA. (Established A. D. 1852.) Tombstones in Italian Marble, Aberdeen Granite, and Chunar Stone. Orders taken for NAME SLABS for fixing of
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