Straits Echo, 21 December 1903

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    Masthead
    35 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE OH EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE KEDERATED MALAY STATES, AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY. VOL. 1. $24 Per Annum. PENANG, MONDAY, DECEMBER 21st, 1903. Single Copy, 10 cents. No. 170.
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    Domestic Occurrences.
    27 1 Marriage. < >n Nov. 21. at Cambridge. Clnude. sou of th** lute .Tonnpli Laurence. Witßoii-on-Thanies. to j Mabel, of Prof. H. A. Giles, of; Selwyn-gardena. Cambridge.
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    HIGH WATER.
    40 1 For Week ending Sunday, Dec. 27, 1903. A.M. P.M. Monday, 21 at. 3.00 3.25 Tuesday, 22nd 3.51 4.17 Wednesday, 23rd... 4.41 5.00 Thursday, 24th 5.34 0.00 Friday, 25th 0.20 0.51 Saturday, 20th 7.17 7.43 Sunday, 27th 8.08 8.34
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    THE MOON.
    8 1 First Quarter... I)eo. 27th 0-17 a.m.
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    FIXTURES.
    26 1 TO* DAT. Town Hand, Esplanade, 5-30 p.m. To-morrow. S.ile of Miscellaneous Articles, Central Sales Room, 11-30 a.in. Pollard Farce Comedy Co., Town Hall. 9-30 p.m.
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    P & O. SAILINGS.
    43 1 P O. SAILINGS. Mail Service. Outwards. Homewards. lien if til 2/ Dec Itallaarat 20* Dec j l Unit,' 7 Jnu Sin,la Jan Extra Service. Outwards. Homewards. Palma (19 Dec i Manila 2 Jan Sixotra IX Jan j ihr For particulars See Page 3.
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      United States and China.
      27 1 Commercial Treaty Ratified. (lien ter's S' ICI re. London, 19tli Dec. —The Washington Senate lias ratified the United States Commercial Treaty with China.
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      Panama.
      34 1 American Marines for Colon. Renter s Service) London, 20th Dec —A number of United States Marines have been, ordered to embark at Philadelphia for Colon. The Navv Department is keeping its plans secret.
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      Somaliland.
      25 1 (Rangoon Times Service.) London, 11th Dec.—lt is understood that the mutiny among the Somali levies is confined to one detachment and is not important.
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      A Bad Channel Fog.
      36 1 (Rangoon Times Service.) London, (itli Dec. —There was a dense fog yesterday in London and the English Channel and many mishaps by laud and sea occurred and the shipping was seriously delayed.
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      Fiscalitis.
      34 1 Guildhall Lent for Speechmakers. {Rangoon Times Service.) London, 10th Dee.—The City Corporation have granted the use of the Guildhall for meetings whereat Mr. Chamberlain mid the Duke of Devonshire. respectively, address the citizens.
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      German East Africa.
      115 1 Railway Enterprise. (Ronyoon Timet Service.) Allahabad, 6th Dec.—The Daressalam to Mrogoro Railway project, mentioned in the Kaiser's speech, telegraphed by Reuter is by no means a new one, a syndicate with a capital of twenty-two million marks having agreed some time ago to take it in hand
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      Plague in India.
      134 1 (Rangoon Times Service.) Calcutta, Bth Dec—There were 22,041 seizures and 17,617 deaths from plague in India during the week ending the 28th November. Of this total. 11,557 seizures and 8,889 deaths were recorded in the Bombay presidency; 795 and 788 in Bengal; 2,066 and 1,917 in the
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      Transvaal.
      84 1 The Labour Question. (Rangoon Times Service.) London, 6th Dec.—Deputations from various bodies in the Transvaal have urged upon Sir E. Lawley, the referendum of the question of alien labour. Sir E. Lawley said lie personally disfavoured the referendum of any importent subject but the Council would consider any proposal
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      Calcutta.
      170 1 Accident to the Bengal Lieutenant* Governor. {Rangoon Times Service.) Calcutta, Bth Dec.—The LieutenantGovernor Sir Andrew Frazer on tour, visited Mymensingh yesterday. His Honor, the Collector, and the Maharaja of Mymensingh drove in a barouche and four. On the way to the Collector's house a most unfortunate accident occurred. The
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      The Indian Turf.
      146 1 Betting on the Viceroy’s Cup. llamjoon Times Service.) Calcutta, 7th Dec.—Betting to-day is as follows: 2 to 1 agst Great Scot. 4to 1 Carabine. sto 1 Acetine. Bto 1 Cretonne. 10 to 1 Friar Tuck. 12 to 1 Vasto. 15 to 1 Presbyterian. 15 to 1 Hoop
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      Tibet.
      627 1 The Expedition. (Itatiyoon Times Service.) Calcutta, 8tli Doc. —The expedition to Yantse will follow the route traversed by the explorer Sarat Chandra Das, hut Sarat Chandra himself does not regard this route as the most favourable from a commercial point of view. The country between Sikhim and Lhasa is
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  • Shipping.
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      ARRIVALS.
      130 1 Graaff van Bylakdt, Dut. s.s. 1,157, Potjewyd, 19th Dec Singapore, 17th Dee., Gen.,- H. L. Co. Teesta, Br. 8.8. 3,428, Rait, 21st Dee., Calcutta, 11th Dec., Gen., —H. L. <feCo. Zaida, Br. 8.8. 2,905, Grier. 20th Dec., Madras, 10th Dec., Geu.,—H. L. Co. Formosa, Br. s.s. 2,615, Snow, 21st
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      DEPARTURES.
      29 1 21st Deceinlier. Calypso, for Deli. Canton, for Paugkor and Teluk Anson. R. Hale ivy n, for Asahan. Langkat, for Port Swettenhani. llock Chuan Un, for Batu Bahra Asahan.
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      IN PORT.
      50 1 Perak, Br. s.s. 297, Bell, Rangoon, 10th Dec., Gen., —KUliluan Co. Ho Kwei, Br. ss 209, Uldall, Deli, 19th Dec., Gen., —HuttenlWh Liebert Co. Carlyle, Br. s.s. 331, Quj|P 20th Dec., Teluk Anson, 19th ®ec., Gen., Straits Steamship Co. P. Remau, Br. s.s. Port Swettenhaiq, H. L. Co.
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      EXPECTED.
      95 1 1 erneln From Ajriitu Due A.Apear Calcutta jA.A.A.Co. 25th Dec Benjjloe Loudon S.B&Co. 23th Macduff Liverpool js.TLACo. 28th China Singapore S.K A Co. 3rd Jail. M. Valerie Trieste S.K.ACo 3rd C. Apear {Singapore A.A.A.Co. 1 31st We would direct the attention of shipping firms to the ftyle in which
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      SAILINGS.
      35 1 I eXMt'ix Fur Agents Leaven A. Apear Singapore A.A.A.Co. 2<ith l)ec Macduff Singapore S.B.&Co. 29 th C. Apear Calcutta A.A.A.Co. 1st Jan. China Bomhav S.K.&Co. 4th M. Valerie Japan S.K.&Co. 4th Bengloe Singapore S.B.ACo.
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      MAILS CLOSE
      78 1 For Singapore Per Teesta, to-morrow, 10 a. in Tongkah, Kopali, Renong, Victoria Point Maliwun and Mergui—Per Perak, tomorrow, 11 a.m. Deli—Per Sumatra, to-morrow', 11 a.m. Singapore, Hongkong, Swatow Amoy— Per Hoiuj Wan I, to-morrow, 8 p.m. Deli —Per Ho Kwei, to-morrow. Noon. Trang and Pang Nga—Per Deli, tomorrrow,
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
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      309 1 A. E. SKEELS. 3i, Beach Street Singing and Piano Lessons GIVEN BY Maestro MARIO PACI ANI> Madame BEATRIX MANNSFELDT. Separate Lessons $5 each. Lessons by the Month (2 Lessons per week). $35 per month. For further information apply at the! address of the Artistes. SEA VIEW HOTEL, Farquhur Street. 1
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      71 1 To-day’s Advertisements. THE Pollard Farce-Comedy Co. HAVE ARRIVED And will Commence their Season To-morrow evening WITH THE DELIGHTFUL FARCE COMEDY Tom Dick and Harry, Wednesday Charley's Aunt, Thursday My Soldier Boy. Commencing at 9-30 p.m. Admission:—$3, *2, and SI. Booking at Cunningham, Clark A: Co Alec MIDDLETON. Manager. SPECIAL REDUCTION
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      4 1 CUTLEItY. McAlister Co., Ltd
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      51 1 A. E. SKEELS. vs* 31, Be/7ch Street. IMPORTANT NOTICE r|X) represent Good Firms in India, any A line of business undertaken. For further particulars apply (enclosing 8 in stamps), to the Manager, Union Indian Trading Company, 34, Popham’s Broadway, Madras, India. LIME JUICE. McAlister Co., Ltcf* KT Read Pages 2
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
  • Obituary
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    141 1 Death. On N0r.21. ai “Scotia” Preston-Park Brigli011 Sarah (Lillie) Des C rallies, for 54years the beloved wife of Major J. F. A. McNair, i:. a.. c.M.G., aged 711 years Obituary. Death of Mr. James Skinner. (Rangoon Times Service.) Allahabad, 7th Dec.—-The death is announced at Sirwal in the Hissar district
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    The Northern Criels.
    996 2 Japanese Views. Thk Tokio correspondent of The Tune* sends tl»« following interesting letter, dated Oct. 12, on the above subject. By several publicists the statement lias been made that, if when, in 1895, she was required to retrocede Leao-tong, Japan had exacted a Chinese engagement against the
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    Ten-Stone Child.
    313 2 SIX-VEAK-OLD BOY WHO CAN LIFT A MAN. The London School Board has l>oen beaten by the fat boy of Peckham. The fat boy of Peckham is a child of six, who lives with his parents, working people, at Colegrove Road, midway between Rve J Lane and the Old
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      11 2 No. 2. IWula, ml Port, Alt*» Dour*», »10/.. $lB, l>ot. sl.7^
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      123 2 The Yankee Novelty Co. HAVE IN STOCK Japanese Folding Screens, in Cloth and Satin. Rugs in various Stales and Sizes. A good quality of Matting, from 811 to S13 per roll. Handsome Parlour Lamps. Hanging Lamps and Bedroom Lamps. In China Ware, some Pretty Tetc-a Tetc Sets. Fruit Dishes. Cocoa
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      1642 2 TO LET. t N UNFURNISHED HOUSE known as “Siamese* Tower,” No. 120, Anson Road. Applv to LEE BOON HOOI 10-12-03 Boustead A Co. 2 wks. NOTICE. at tout ion of all in possession of spirituous liquors is invited to Section *20 of the Liquors Ordinance 1804, as given below, whereby
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      1791 3 BANKS P. 0. Ip&jm N. Co. Norddeatscher Lloyd, Bremen. I‘l.i'lH’ctnl arriral anil I!r fta rl nrrs. Mail ServiceOutwards. Dec. '2l k.h. Bengal connect in t Hamburg-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
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    The Straits Echo.
    80 4 Jw>rir« sitir-flo everybody, and jnstio* alone. —Kincrwni. Hstablished June Ist, 1903. Published daily (except Sunday*.) AT TUB CRITERION PRESS, Ld., No. 220-282. Beach Street, Penang. PRICE: DAILY, IAJt'AI, $2l per annul». (Post Free) 27 MAIL EDITION (Lost Free) !5 CABLE A DDItKXN: “Ec li o —Penang.” Telephone
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    The Northern Crisis.
    1401 4 Great Uneasiness in Well Informed Circles. Reuter’s messages received to-dav bearoutand fully justif y if justification were needed—the opinions of this journal i —opinious.be it noted, which we have [expressed from tin* very commencement I of the serious crisis in Far Eastern > affairs that the aggravating
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    The Pollards.
    134 4 The meml>ers of Pollard s Farcical j Comedy Company arrived iieiv af day-| light this morning by tiie new British India steamer Teesta which is making j her maiden trip. The vessel only left Rangoon at four o’clock on Friday afternoon and so has made a quick run.
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    Town Hall
    307 4 Childrens’ Christmas Tree. On Saturday afternoon the children of St. George’s Girls’ School, St. George's Sunday School and the Presbyterian Sunday School had their Christmas treat at the Town Hall. This treat had been excellently arranged by one dollar subscriptions and from the amount of entertainment provided for
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    Useless Education.
    424 4 The Graphic calls attention to the misdirected schooling—the useless education—- to which children are mostly subjected. It I demands reforms and asserts, inter alia, that, it is a national necessity that some al- teration should l>e made in the regulations it i w hich govern the education of
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    The Shots that Fail.
    228 4 Joe and His Detractors. I'hk Kt. Hon. Joseph Chmnberlai,. like Gladstone and Disraeli in their ti —is probably the best abused ir, un "T is solid proof of his great worth England to-dav. Here are :l t epithets which Birmingham i* culled from radical papers j—
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    Selangor Races
    616 4 Handicaps for First Day. A Kuala Lumpur correspondent forwards the following particulars of handicaps for the first day’s racing at the federal capital: Kace No. 4. The Selanoou Stakes— Value 1,500 with a cup presented l>v I and *2OO to second horse provided there are live starters the
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
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      474 4 PEMK LAND and nines McAlister Go. Ld„ AGENCY. 19 Bench Street, Penang. General Manager: FRANK DKNN VS. i Head Office at No. 3, liuort Low Stickkt, Ihoh. Telegraphic Addree*: “CHABL'T, Iron. Cook chki>, A. B. C. 4tii Kdition. ALWAYS ON HAND STOCKS OF FOR SALE. 2 Wrv Fine Brick and
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      5 4 BURMAH CHEROOTS. McAlister Co., Ltd.
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  • The Straits Echo
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      Bangkok.
      47 5 (Special Service Embezzlement Case. Bangkok, 19th Dec.- -The bill collector of the British Dispensary, who was mi trial <m a charge of embezzlement, lias been acquitted. Alleged Wrongful Dismissal. The case in which Goldstone brought claim against Sampson Son for wrongful dismissal has j been dismissed.
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    Our Local Affairs.
    301 5 Vital Statistics fob November. Durino the month there were 102 births of which GO were bo vs awl 42 girls. The birth rate was equivalent to 12.85 jier thousand. The deaths uum tiered 304 of which 225 were males and 70 females. The death rate was equivalent
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    Gazette Mems.
    331 5 It is notified that steamships of the British India Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. under contract with the Government, of the Straits Settlements for the conveyance of European mails between Negapataiu and Pen.mg, are exempted from the operation of the Sunday Lalrour Ordinance. The Hon. C. W. S. Kvnuersley.
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  • States’ News.
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      SELANGOR.
      900 5 i b com a ('orrespondent.) K u a la Hu m pu it, 17 th Dec. The weather filer the incessant rainfall has liecome milder. 1 he Selangor Union Club lias sent in a challenge to the F. M. 8. Union Club for a game of footer.” Mr. Vanreneu,
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  • PUBLIC OPINION.
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      LOVELY "HEALTH RESORT" IN PENANG
      209 5 To THE El>rTOU OF TILE STRAITS ECHO. Sin, I am uo idle scribbler nor <lo I have any intention to pose as a critic, but it strikes, me that if the Municipal President would devote more of his time to look after the condition of
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    WHY?
    623 5 To Tiik Editor of the Straits Kciio. Sir, Seeing that the young Echo bus very kindly placed a column or two at the j disposal of the public to enable them to ek- j press their opinion ou matters of publje j interest. I would ask that the same
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    Naval News.
    125 5 Thu appointment of Captain G. C. Dickeu, to be Commodore second class in charge* at Hongkong, to date Jan. Ist, is gazetted. The umpires’ report on the Naval manoeuvres of 1903 gives the credit of victory to the commander of the X Fleet, Admiral Sir Compton Domvile. The
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    Cricket.
    460 5 Probables vs. Rest. The Probables for Perak met the “Rest ou the Esplanade last Saturday afternoon. The latter team on this occasion was composed of 12 men. The weather was fine but the wicket soft, and very much cut up. At any rate'the gaine was gone into with heart
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    Examination Frauds.
    230 5 Conviction in Bombay. At Bombay on the Btli inst., Mr. J. j Sanders Slater, Chief Presidency Magis- trate, sentenced a Hindu named Babaji Vinayak to three months’ rigorous imprisonment for being guilty of criminal 1 breach of trust in respect of certain i papers in connection with the
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    PASSENGERS.
    100 5 Inward —Per Teesta,” from Calcutta Messrs H. Hackstrosh, R. Marix. Per Zaida.” from Madras. Misses Palmer, Mr. and Mrs. J. Watkins. Per Formosa,” from Singapore, Mr. Huttenbach, Mrs. Hall, Miss Hall, Miss J. R. Hall, Mr. Pitchay, Mr. Yule, Mrs. Inglis, Mr. Barrv, Mrs. Davenport and child. Per Kawachi
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  • Money Market.
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      EXCHANGE.
      120 5 Penang, 21st December. (lly Courtesy <a' the Chartered Hank.) I London Demand Hank ...1/BJ® 4 months’ siijj’iit Hank ...1 !>} 3 Credit ...I/O, 7 3 Documentary 1/D i Calcutta. Demand Hank Rs. I2IU 3 days’ sight Private 131 A Bombay. Demand Hank 121)1 3 days’sight Private 13l| Madras, Demand
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      SHARES
      197 5 BersuwahGold Mine Co., Ld. 15.20 mile». KechauGold Mining Co.. Ld. I, now. 1 titiib Australian Gold Mining Co., Ld s.— buyer» Redjang Lebong Gold Mining Co., Ld §245.- p nyers S. Ranh Gold Mining Syn. Ld.s 10.—mow*. KadanaGold MiningCo„Ltd. (fully paid) 8 10.— ho in. Bruseli Tin Mining Co.,
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      PRODUCE.
      174 5 Tin S 85. Gold leaf .8 84. B. Pep pm- W.Co.isl :Ml*s.so/..)§ 29.25 mnu. White Pepper 8 51. —sales Trail}» Pepper 8 -M.—seller* Cloves (picked) 8 85 noiu. Mace 8140. —eel ter* M act? Pickings 120.— teller* Nutmegs 110 s 71. —tellers No. 1 7.50 teller* Sugar 2 5.
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      1664 6 CHAMPAGNE Jules Mumm Reims. BI.UK Seal. EXTRA-DRY.” Red Seal. CARTE BLANCHE.” Co., THE CRITERION PRESS, INSURANCES. THE LIMITED, Printers, Publishers, Lithographers, Bookbinders and Stationers II Paterson, Simons Co., SOLE AGENTS. ALL KINDS OF PRINTING UNDERTAKEN AT MODERATE RATES. UPTON’S TEAS PRINTING DONE IN FOUR LANGUAGES, THE GOLD MEDAL English, Chinese,
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    Clips and Snips.
    1187 7 A REMARKABLE CUIV of consumption is i related in the New York newspapers. A j voting woman in the interior of New York State went to the Adirondack mountains, but no improvement in her condition was noticed. Finally she was induced to go out with a shooting
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    Tod Sloan.
    235 7 Paris. Nov. 24 The disqualification of Tod Sloan, the wHI-kuown American jockey, by the Socictc d'cnconragemeut pour ['amelioration des races dechevaux en France” in Mav this year, some time after the Rose de Mai scandal, will not have lieen forgotten by those familiar with the affairs of the
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    OVERWORKED GIRLS.
    513 7 Interview with one of the Victims. Shop aud factory girls have the advantage of regular hours, and there are inspectors whose duty it is to see that the conditions under which they work are sanitary, aud that hours do not exceed the legal limit. There is. however, a
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      745 7 Club, Drv Champagne, l*eri«juex, Bahkw, $4t cane, 4 doz., $11 do/.. Xmas New Year Presents. PERRIER JOUET CHAMP AGNES. AGENTS HUTTENBACH BROS. Co. EMIL ZOBEL, At Meeere. Graham Co., Ltd., No. 4, Beach Street. KITSON LAMPS. t The Finest Light in Existence. Apply to HUTTENBACH BROS. Co. Sol? Agents. Graham
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      222 7 NOTICE. To coruksposoksts: It is requested thut all com municatums relating to Subscriptions, Advertisements be addressed to tlio Manager, Strait» Echo” and not to the Editor. All cheques should be crossed. Ixtters on Editorial or other matters intended for publication or use in the Echo should be sent to The
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      1617 8 3ISi3ISiSf3l6&£}3l£45l6l6££ FOR SALE. The best cigars, or 4 different sizes, picked out leaves from Coringa. tobacco, can be obtained at Messrs Chip Lee Co., 8, Prangin Koad, Penang. The public are hereby informed that the best cigars manufactured by “Mah Turin Kykk’' and MahThaung Skin can lie got at the
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