Straits Echo, 31 December 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. you 1. $24 Per Annum. PENANG, THURSDAY, DKtfMBER 31st, 1903. Single Copy, 10 cents. No. 177.
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  • 107 1 Birth. On 27th November, at Foot how, the wife 6f L T. ¥W4rsnt. of a son. Makkiaoks. On l»th Dt}oentl**r. at Hongkong. John William Jonee. Ban ister-al-law. Deputy Registrar of the Supreme Court, to Augusta Blanche, the eldest daughter of the late Augustus Cameron Rogers. L.D.8.. R.c.s.f., of
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  • 41 1 IKor Week ending Wednesday, Jan. 6, 1903. a.m. r.M. Thursday, 31st 11.34 12.00 Friday, ist 0.2(5 tM>l Saturday, 2nd 1.17 L 43 Sunday, 3rd 2.08 2.34 Monday, 4th 3.00 3.25 L Tuesday, sth 3.51 4.17 Wednesday, 6th 4.41 5.07
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  • 25 1 O Full Moon Jan. 3rd, 12.17 p.m. Last Quarter 9th, 8.59 p.m. 0 New Moon 17th, 9.2 p.m. First. Quarter..*. 25th 8-57 a.m.
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  • 39 1 To-dat. Vhile at No. 218 MacStfister Road 1 l^^LKum. Selangor Races 2nd day. Football Match Esplanade, H. M. S. Algerine” vs. Crescent Football Club, 5 p.m. J To-morrow. Batik aud Public Holiday. No issue of the Straits Echo.”
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  • 49 1 P O. SAILINGS. .Mail Service. 1 Outwards. Homkwakds. I A (alia 7 Jan Simla !l Jan I Human 'll Coromandel 'IS Extra Service. Outwards. H o m k w a k us. Sofbtra IS Jan Manila l Jon t j Ceylon 16 i Bsr Ful particulars See Page 3.
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  • Telegrams.
    • 53 1 i (Cableneirs Special Service.) Honduras, 19th Dec.—A revolution is lnvninent. [Honduras is a republic since 1839. Its President is Dr. Bonilla who was elected some months ago. It is often in the throes jof revolution. The active army consists of 500 men and the militia of 20.000. The
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    • 52 1 Heavy Fighting Reported from Persian Capital. (Cabletunc* Special Service, f Teheran (Persia), 21st Doe.—A great battle is now in progress in the TurkoI man country just beyond the Persian frontier, and heavy tighting is reported. The Turkomans are fighting bravely but troops are reported as pushing them back to
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    • 79 1 Rooseveft Recalls Representative Colombia and Cuts Republic off Uncle Sam’s Calling List. (Vahlenetrx Special Service.) Washington, 16th Dec.—The President has directed that diplomatic relations between the United States and the Republic of Colombia Ik* immediately severed. To this end Consul General Arthur M. Beaupre, from Illinois, lias been
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    • 196 1 Receding Lake in the Crimea Sinks and leaves many Vessels High and Dry on Sandbanks. (Cable it etc* Special Service.) Azov, Dec. 17.—The Sea'of Azof or Azov, named sifter this town, is reeedr ing. Almost sill the shipping is stranded, and will be total losses. The Sea
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    • 219 1 Scotch Expedition reaches 70 25 South. (Cable news Special Service.) Buenos Ayres, 17th Dec.—The Scotia, with the members of the Bruce antarctic expedition on board, has arrived here. All are well. The Scotia reached south latitude 70.25. f William S. Bruce, k. k. o. s.,
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    • 10 1 Jiougoon Advertiser Service.) lBth Dec.— -M. Theotokis has cabinet.
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    • 69 1 of CUbaa Reciprocity Bill may occasion Protests from t!fe Powers jC CC&bletiews Special Service.) Wasllington, 18th Dee.—President action in sigjvng the Cuban reciprocity lull has given rise to the belief that it will occasion a series of protests from various European nations !on tlie score of the most
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    • 81 1 The new Pope repudiates Libellous Allegations. {Cablenevc* Special Service./ Rome, 21st Dec.— For months past there-have been published now and then statements that $9,000,'>00 was found secreted in the private apartments of the late Pope Leo XIII. It was said that this sum was' Peter’s Pence, the
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    • 86 1 Abdul Getting Hysterical fßangoon Gazette Service.) London, 18th Dec.—ln view of the Bulgarian parliament voting an extraordinary military credit of a million sterling, after <i prolonged '«discussion j with closed doors, the Porte has pro- j tested to Austria and Russia against! Bulgaria’s active military preparations and also demanded
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    • 120 1 Uncle Sam After the Islands. w m (Cable news Special Service.) Washington, 16tli Dec.—A resolution Ims been introduced in the Senate for the annexation of Santo Domingo to the United States. [Santo Domingo, part of the Island of Hayti, is but seventy miles from Cuba. It has an
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    • 145 1 Military Commission Decides to Gfve French ex-Captain New Hearing on Fresh Evidence. (Cablenews Special Service.) Paris, 21st Dec.—The commission to which was entrusted the consideration of a revision of the Dreyfus case has recommeuded that Dreyfus be given a new trial. [General Andre, French Minister of War, recently
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    • 427 1 Washington, 17th Dec.—The Senate Committee on Foreign Relations lias reported favourably and without amendment the United States China Coinmere al Treaty, which is for an “open door" to Anterican products inChiuese ports. J [America can never have an open door in Chid! unless Russia is taught that
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    • 386 1 (Cable news Special Service.J Peking, 17th Dec.—ln order to pro-j mote the prosperity and welfare of the 1 j people of the state it is necessary to; j have the civil administration purely and honestly carried out. The department I magistrates and district magistrates are the officials who
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  • Shipping.
    • 64 1 Teesta, Br. s.s. 3,429, Rait, 31st Dec.* Singapore,29thDec., Gen., —H.L. &Ot T C. Apcar, Br. s.s. 1,730, Stewart, 31st Dec., Singapore, 29th Dec., (Jen., —A. A. A. <fc Co. 1 Janet Nicoli,, Nor. s.B. 474. Nichol, 30th Dee., Mouhnein, 25th Dec., Gen., Koe Guan A Co. 1 haipino, Br.
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    • 53 1 3!st December. < QfUorra, tor Langkat and Pangkulan Brandan. Canton, for Pangkor and Teluk Alison. Artsadong, for liatu Bahru. Macduff, for Singapore, China and Japan. Ho Kwei, for Deli. Teesta, for Rangoon. Sumatra, for Deli. C. Apcar, for Calcutta. Janet Nicoli, for Moulmein. Sui Sang, for Calcutta. Sachsen, for
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    • 28 1 1 1 ety*e?8 I'roui A yen 1* Dh* i vau Swoll Cliiua M. Valerie Eilie Singapore Trieste H.L.ACo, S.K &Co. S.K.ACo 1 st «1 all j3rd j3rd
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    • 85 1 Ves sets I ii-i For Afjenti f- Leaves 1 van Swoll 1 Edie H.L.ACo. 2nd Jan. 1 China Bombay' S.K.&Co. l4tli M. Valerie 1 Japan S.K.^Co. i .< i e would direct the attention of shipping firms to.-the style m which “Steamer* Kxpected anil I'rojaeteU Niilmirs” are. published in
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    • 38 1 For Madras, Pondicherry, Cnddalore and Karical taking Mails for' Europe, etc. r in Madras— Zaida, to-morrow, noon, Port Swettenham and Malacca Langkat, to-morrow, noon. Teluk Anson—Per Carlyle, to-monxow, noon. Deli —Per Hebe, 2nd proximo, 11 a.m.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 36 1 A. E. SKEELS. c x j LIQUEURS. IRONMONGERY. MeflUster Co., Ltd BEHN, MEYER Co. PENANG. SOLE AGENTS FOE “WOLF” 850 ST BRAND. BLOOD WOLFE STOUT GUINNESS’ EXTRA STOUT BOTTLED BY BLOOD WOLFE Co., Oration Works, Liverpool.
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    • 251 1 BANK HOLIDAYS. n rpHE undermentioned Banks will be closed f on Friday and Saturday Ist and 2nd January, 1904For the Chartered Bank of India. Australia and China. J^ARMSTRONG. Manager. For the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation. i A. G. STEPHEN, I Act. Agent. For the Netherlands Trading Society. J. L.
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    • 127 1 A. E. SKEELS. Singing and Piano Lessens GIVEN BY Maestro MARIO PACI ANI> Madame BEATRIX MANNSFELDT. Separate Lessons 85 each. Lessons by the Month (2 Lessons per week). 835 per month. For further information apply at *fhe address of the Artistes. SEA VIEW HOTEL, Farqnhar Street. 1-12-03 1 m t».f.
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 27 1 WEATHER. Thk following report, is kindly supplied by tluj Signal Director of Fort Cornwallis; The rainfall during the 24 hours ended at. 9 a.in. to-day tfas nil.
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  • 16 1 Dkath. At sea on 13th Dec., between Singapore and Colombo. Forbes Selby. Master of str. Glenshiel.
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  • 910 2 Herbert Thomas in "Cornish Post." Behind ‘the McKinley tariff wall the American production of tin plates has risen from 550 tons to 400,000 tons jier annum, which gives employment to 50,000 workmen. The Mercury answers this by saying that the blow to the Welsh industry led to gr<at
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  • 285 2 Aggressive Movements. Wiju, 29th Nov. —The Russian movement in and Corea are more than of desiring to recognisdnWie China and Corea, nor do they appear to consider the questioti of maintaining friendly relations with Japan. They now refuse to recognise the official sent to succeed Taotai Yuan
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  • 558 2 Chinaman’s Strange Experiences in Singapore. Mr. Lin Son Kong is a trader in Chinese goods. He is a native of Amoy but now resides at 131 Victoria Street, Singapore. Like so many more of his feltow-couutry-meu Mr. Lin Son Kong is a keen businessman, gifted with plenty of
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 24 2 Chas. ROBINSON Turf Commission Agent ATTENDS Selangor Race Meeting. AM ret»: Kkukk.v ini» Horn. Kiutki Linn pur. TA&jram*: HkhistaitciJj' fn ftjrrpaitl. •_*H |-J *»:J
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    • 26 2 LEE CHYE DISPENSARY, No. *5B, CARNARVON STREET, PENANtt. Telephone No. 291. Op*m day ami ilk'll 1 From (> a.m. to 9 p.m.> Prescriptions ait* Accurately Prepared. 56a
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    • 1699 2 FOR BALE. rjAHOROUGHBRED Penang Griffin Moonray. Winner of several Races. Thoroughly sound, very pretty trapper. Price 8350. Apply to E r “»D” 1 wk. c/o Straits Echo. NOTICE. THE uudersigned are prepaired to accept orders for High-class enlargement of j Photographs in England, size 15 in. by 18 in,, at
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 2190 3 mm. n. Co. ft W 5*- Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen. K.fi/'Mwtwf arrittol atul DejHU'tures. Mail Servi;3. Oulu ai ds X Hamburg-Amerika Linie, Hamburg. .lull. H.tf. Arcadia s.s. Australia s.s. Oceana s.s. Mongolia 7 s.s. Malta connecting with s.s. Moldavia 21 8.8. Chiman do Fob. 4 8.8. BalUuiral do 1» 8.8. Coromandel
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  • 161 4 I ro. Tin SB4 50 Gold leaf 84. B.Pepper(W.Coast 3Jl>s.soz.)s 20.25 noiu. White Pepper S h\—tales Truug Pepper f> 3 1.—sellers Cloves (picked) 8 35. mom. Mace 8140. seller* Mate Pickings -1 2«' >. seller» NiitMßjft) 110 s 70.— feller* No. 1 7.50 sellers Suifar 2 5. (.Basket 4.17
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  • 76 4 Justice vHtiKtle*. everybody, and justice alone. K uwrwu, Established June Ist, 1903. I'liblislicd daily (except Sundays.) CRITERION PRESS, Ld., No. 22(1-232, Beach Street, Penang PRICE DAII.Y, IXK.'.ll, Jn per aiiniHH (Dost Frey) 27 MAM, KI)ITIOJt;(lWIVro) IS (’AUI.K ADDRESS: “Echo—Penang.* f pa,II •/*•>•( ft.,‘j _js: i Telephone No.
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  • 361 4 Attitude of the Powers. France 1ms now adopted an attitude on the Far Eastern and Siamese ques- tions which indicates that she is not yet tired of playing second fiddle to j the Rooskies in the Gorgeous Orient. A j coirespondent of the Shanghai Times reports that on
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  • 556 4 Side-Lights oa the Franco-Siamese Negotiations. Writing under date of 24th December our Bangkok correspondent—who has been striving to falliom the ‘true inwardness of the situation in the Land of the W lute Elephmt;-?—reports' as follows:—Since my hist letter no actual development has taken place*in regard to the
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  • 464 4 Important Notification. 4 j The Resident Councillor has been in- i formed by the Consul for the 1 1 aids that according to a telegram received from the Resident of the East Coast of Sumatra, the importation of cm tie from the Straits Settlements into Bela- wan (Deli)
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  • 768 4 To-mobrow and Saturday the Government. Offices and Banks will lie closed for the New Year holidays, while the Post Office will remain open on both days until 1 p.m. We are not*, so awfully ambitious as to follow tbe lead of some journals which ape great importance
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  • 199 4 In tji<* Supreme Court, Singapare, on dBth inst., liefore Mr. Justice HvndmanJbibs, the old question of the status of iv 'Chinaman’s second wife was again brought up. The second widow of a deceased Chinaman applied for letters of administration, her husband, who ow.ne 1
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  • 303 4 We have noted on several occasions that while the lime of departure of tin* mails for Europe or China by the British India and Peninsular and Oriental steamers are always set out in the mail notices issued 1 bv the Post Office two or three days beforehand, the
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  • 353 4 Arnted Robbers tioof Farm In Kinta, >T-ii n /r. 1 oPii.. 1 i Three Chinese KiLfcfeD; Many Police Officers Badly WoonDed. 'H ,,»>K -4<tiuian’_> ,o j {From trur Correspondents) <* I Taiping. 30th Dec.— A serious gang rob- j bery occurred atG-openg on the night of the
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  • PUBLIC OPINION.
    • 232 4 11 To Tint Euitob o*' rim Straits Jieiio. f j, t Your yesterday’s reports the Peh e il f Taujoag Rungah fullv l>ears t otlfc the statement of Mr. Liui Keoug Lav n u his essay on Peh Bin, to the effect that e i distance is
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  • 30 4 I award Per Teesta.” from Singapore, Mr. A. G. Stephen and Nurse, Mr. and Mrs. Nicholson and child and Ayah, Mr. Doug Kheng, Mr. Polsaw, Shariffa and Inche Teh
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  • The Straits Echo
    • 320 4 {Special Service *X Vi-—♦ ‘j Russia Defiant t i r V > China Factor fn the $itua?iop. Very Gloomy Outlook. JAPAN WA^^ ri > ff.n COMMITTAL OF'AN TJNi 1 to; .«binFRIENDLYI Kct>} A»ni> -Ofni ouog a-' Russian Mediterranean-,, 1 for theKak East. MORE REt&b&JEMfeNTS FROM
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    • 163 4 4 Russian Ambassador Emphasizes the Dual Alliance. j f Urn ta's Sr frier.) London, 31st Dec —M. iSelidoff, 1 the new Russian Ambassador to France, lias presented liis credentials to President Lonbet, the short Speeches delrVerĕd on 1 the' occasion VAuphasising the IjWnco-Russiaii alliance which, it Wife
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  • 57 5 Japan Buys Argentine Warships. {lfruter Srrricr.j London, fllAti* Hedud f^a pan lias pTTrchased tin* Argentine warships \fnrnut anil Ifirm/ipria'; w hich are on Uie point of completion at Genoa, the half sterWiif?!' 0 •K/AJ. v* 1. Ftxy Jiusnay, have irrived atMaUiLfmiii'.jTunis, and have gone into doe!\ !»»r overhaul
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  • 62 5 More Stores Purchased. (J!rntrr\s S< t[r( I} c -—and quantities /xpuijChicago. .One hundred hpusiind barrels of flour-have been at. St, Paul fprexport to. Japan. blp.vou, thousand five hundred tons \C<|oj| being at. Norfolk. «fjfHWhq "»dl to jli/K)-i w Vi;ljW4sil#,.be, i noo wtoii The Tokio con-espondentv/ok'itbe i emergehfcy patted
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  • 258 5 Seven Millions for Fria r ands. r lual Settlement of much-vexed Question I -v in the Philippines. 1 r --> jil' j 1 (Jd/i£e»i cn* •Speditil Skt'viti.ji I ljtvtfH j;ißaeJ4— The War Jljv/pfsw'l fl»!% 'resident, pas accepted, on belmlt of he^'Urrfie# l Whites 1 TStWerfittferil: tile greement cnteiiflnintci; obatweei*‘the* Ifilipplfift,
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  • 2395 5 Selangor Meeting:. First Day. i {From Our Special Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, 30th Dec. —This popular meeting opened yesterday under most auspicious circumstances, a capital attendance ami satisfactory fields adding much to everybody's enjoyment. Tlie racing was y<'rv good throughout, the executive managing everything without a hitch of,
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  • 269 5 Second Day’s Programme. Race no. I. I—The 1 —The FiksT Griffin llan- j dicap. Value $3OO and $5O to tlie second horse provided there are five, starters the property of different ot. uers. A Handicap for griffins that have started on the first day. Winners cfliluded. Distance R.
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  • 51 5 t r Subscription List. I i k j.: The Hon. Treasurer begs to acknowledge, with thanks, the following- further donation to ihw-fund Amount acknowledged $427. Fyiend at Pahang 3. L Total $430. i ;i Mr. Lim Seng Hooi, the Hon. 'treasurer of the Fund, respectfully invites further
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  • States’ News.
    • 723 5 (From Our Correspondent.) I Ipoh. 29th Dec.— During the Xuias lioli- I days nuniIters of Europeans, Chinese and j other nationalities from Penang and else- where visited Ijtoh and were unfavourably impressed with the condition of approach i roads to the Railway Station, which are both i extremely narrow
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  • 236 5 Kuala Lumpur, 28th Dec.—Many voungj crocodiles are, it is reported, to be se -n in the Klaug Kiver during high water, just about the spot where people often used to go for a bath. .The Victoria Institution has been closed f«*r a mouth from Wednesday, 23rd iust. The usual!
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  • 576 5 (From our Correspondent.) Malacca, 28th Dec.— Our Singapore visitors arrived by the Ganymede (in morning. Cricket started at 2-80 pint. pbd the home team Went out in the field. At the start matters seemed-to lie going well lor Malacca, for the first five wickets fell for 39 runs. However,
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 114 5 «»>»14 T *f! L’«i t»»' ji A'A I '*ICK| *fJ Selangor Rfetces. > j* t* o n in' Yesterday’s Lotteries. {Straits Echo Special. Service.) Juala Lumpur, ;llst Dec.—YesIrday’s lotteries totalled twentyvo thousand dollars and the bid in g "as exceedingly brisk. r f Mb U Sefton’s Tips. i My selections
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    • 6 5 REMINGTON TYPEWRITERS.' T| McAlister <& Co,, Ltd,
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    • 12 5 1.. Li TP #t %N<7.9. Po&ula, white Port, Diana ioz. $lB, b0t.51.75
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    • 4 5 TOOLS. McAlister Co., Ltd
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    • 190 5 GOVERNMENT NoViFICXTION. GOVERNMENT OF NEGRI SEMBILAN. NOTICE. r pENDERS are invited for a Motor Car JL Mail and Passenger Service between Seremban and Malacca, via Kualu Pilah and Tampin. The service will be a dailv one, each wav, Sundays, excepted; and the time allowed far the complete journey will be
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 1889 6 %No. 35. Posada, Marsala. doz. $11. bot. $1 JUST RECEIVED. CHAMPAGNE Egyptian Cigarettes. Monthly Shipments direct /torn Cairo. Jules Mumm Co., Reims. Blue Seal. EXTRA-DRY.” Red Seal. CARTE BLANCHE.” Th. Vafiadis Co. Crown Prince. Non Plus Ultra. Superfine. Narcissus. Gold. Cork A Main-tipped M.Melachrino&Co. Posada, Very Old Bottled Port, doz.
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  • 1540 7 American Bounties and Restrictions. The following very interesting coni- munication appears in Lloyd's Hegistet <M(l Shipping Gazette of ith inst:— In connection with the fiscal proposals, which are now causing such great interest throughout the country, many of us are I realising that the commercial supremacy of the
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  • 269 7 Per P. and O. steamer Moldavia, cornier tiujjf with the steamer Malta at Colombo from London, Dee. 11. —To Yokohama Mr. C. A. George. •To Hony Kony Mr. B. E. Strauss. Mr. T.S. Forrest. To Bangkok Mr. Cantopar. Mr. J. Stuart Seatou. To Singapore Mr. and Mrs. Watkeu
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 572 7 agents 5UTTCN8ACH BROS. Oo. kitson- lamps. Tho Fines! Light in Existence. JOUET CHAMP AGNES. N 0< 4 p 0^ 8ada> Port Dow’s I in penal, ]858,doz. $45. Imt. $*.50 T Chee A Co. Graham C«., 11, ly to (ESTABLISHED 1890.) WHOLESALE CHEMISTS, 2 34 Church Street, Penang, i 4 Beach
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    • 156 7 5 Sandiiands Buttery Co. 29, Beach Street, PENA NO. Andrew Usher Co.’s SPECIAL RESERVE O.V.G. Whisky. CRAIGELLACHIE GLENtlVET DISTILLERY Co.’s U GAEUC OLD SMUGGLER WHISKY. “Gold Seal’’Milk Keeps longer and is cheaper than any other. BORDEN’S PEERLESS CREAM. ARMOUR’S PROVISIONS. The best and always fresh. Jeyes’ Perfect Purifier. I he
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    • 12 7 1 Club Dry Chain pagne, Pereguex, doz. qt. $40, doz. pt. 822
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    • 230 7 NOTICE. TO CORRESI’OXDRMTS: It is requested tilRt all communications relating to Subscriptions. Advertisements Ac., be addressed to the Manager. Strait* Echo and I not to the Editor. All cheques should be crossed. Letters on Editorial or other matters intended for publication or use in the Echo shonlg be sent to
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  • 1003 8 PROGRAMME FOR JANUARY MEETING, 1904. FIRST DAY. V Tuesday, 26th January, 1904. 1. The Maiden Plate. Value. $500.—A Race for Maiden Horses. Weight as per scale (lOst) An allowance of l llbs. to all ex-Griffins. Entrance $10. Distance. one m le. 2. First Griffin Race. Value $<kk)
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 141 8 PILSENER LAGER BEER. Brewed from Pure Malt and Hops only, and acknowledged to be the best. Highly Recommended by tlie Medical Profession. w AX MARK is BREMEO&BOTTLEO w IN BREMEN GERMANY 55 Jt is absolutely Pure, no Chemical ingredients being used. Keeps Bright and Sparkling longer than any other Brand.
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    • 1175 8 Standing Advertisements are Reproduced in Brief Here. (Appearing once a week as per contract the Daily Bulletin.) HUTTENBACH BROS. A. Co. aiajfcits&fi «1*«# S^r MARKET PRICES. J’KNAN.i, 3taT December, 1908. Description. Beef Soup per catty Roust Steaks Stew or Curry Meat Rump Steak THE Ox Tail Tongue Feet Heart Liver
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