Straits Echo, 7 March 1907

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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 5. $24 Per Annum, PENANG, THURSDAY, 7th 3IARCH, 1907. Single Copy, 10 cent? No. 52.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 1154 1 tiger BRANDCEn/lENT. jft H* X //W \1 T tf£S7 FO/? >4LL PURPOSES. BANKS. Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER. C»piUl Paid up Be«ervi' Fund foaerve L»i»l>ilif v| of Proprietors £BOO,OOO £975,000 £BOO,OOO llwul Office: HATTON COURT, THKEADN' EEDLE STREET, LONDON. Agencies and Branches. Bombay Bangkok
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    • 23 1 TIAfVG LEE A BASS'S ALL 4#7 r V,O w/ ct lAJ n X /.'.y 05 »7 -*S ft mois s.ssaNNinn <>l.F Ant xTS.
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  • 160 2 “What’s up Tommy?” »a»<l a good nature-1 Loudon coster, who was passing, to a small bov who was sobbing bitterly. 1 Oh me farden Hi ve .orst me bnte farden!” wailed the little lad, continuing his search. Ere. mates,” said the man to some others stauding near, let’s
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  • 864 2 How t la M DK It comes to ass, writes Chamber'» Journa that at .his ea.ly time of the yeir one of the topics Ot 111 K IU p dtf.cal clubland is of King's S.-eech, Woich is made ou the bi\ ,,t parliament; and circumstances Have cousin
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  • 276 2 Mr. Youoahuiband wa« devoted to tbe irirl. bet be would not have married ou bi. salary of two pounds a week if he had uot been thoroughly convinced that 00“ live cheaper than one. I wa. a matter of economy to marry, h« said. So be
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 62 2 Rheumatism Can he Cured Many suffeiers front this paiutul disease havulfiu sui pined au i delighted at the prompt reluf obtained bv applying Cliamberl.nu’a I’aiu Balm. A pe in a cent cure may lat eflected by continuing ita ute fur a short time. It will cost you bat a tnHe
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    • 341 2 Municipal Notice r Ordinary Meeting of the Muui--1 eipal Commissioner will be held a' the Municipal Office at 3-30 p.ui. on Friday, the Bih iustant. L. A. Coctikk BIGGS, Secretary KINTA TIN MIMES LIMITED. DIVIDEND No 23 W. A further dividend of 3d. per share hat i een declared, payable
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    • 1091 2 uroTioa. ON and after this date, all small advertisements intended for insertion in the Straits Echo must be paid for in advance. FOR GENERAL HOUSEHOLD CLEANSING. For keeping: the body in Health and PREVENTING INFECTION, Gives a healthy glow to the skin, and thoroughly PURIFIES THE PORES. The Soap that
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  • Shipping.
    • 119 3 Calyp’o, Br. ss, 339, Lowry, 0 1) Mar., Singapore, 4tb Mar, Gen., —W. M. Co. Ban Whatt Bin, Ur. s.s.. 195, Morney, 6th Mar., Tongkib, Gib Mar., Gen., A. Co. Precssbn, Ger. .s.s 3,273, Nabrash, 6tb Mar, Yokobama, 16th Keb Geu, B. M Co. Kent, Br. luau-of-war, 9 800,
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    • 46 3 7th March Upada, f>r Rangoon Van de>‘ Parra, for IMi and Liugsa. Ban W/taff Soon, for Laugkat. Pegu, for Laugsu, T Seinawe, Olelileb aud Sabaug. Canton, for Plugkor aud Teluk Ansou Thongica, for Port Swetteubain Siugapore. Malaya, for l>eli. Zieten, for Siugapore, Cbiua aud Japau
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  • 30 3 Y ?***>]* From Aifml' Ihie Nvanzr Singapore .U.ittJo. 8th Mar lieu veu no Loudon S.B.&Oo. 9th Austria Singapore Singapore S.K.&Co. lltli Sado Maru li JLCo. 15th Beualder Loudon S.B&Co. •23rd
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  • 31 3 1 eggelr For A'jents Leave* 1 Nyauzt Colombo A.G &<Jo. 8tb Mar Beuveuuu Singapore b. H.&C'o, 9th Austria Colombo S K.&Cu. Sado Muru Maiseilles B &Co. Beualder Singapoie S B.&Co.
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  • 116 3 For Fort Swettenbam aud Malacca--Per Cornelia. to-morrow, 1 p iu.. Tong kali—Per Itotorua, to-morrow, 1 p.uii Trang —Per to morn*"', 1 p.m. Batußabra—Peril! Halewyn, to-morrow, I p in. Siugapore—Per Tate Tuny, to-morrow, p.m. Siugapore, Cbiua aud Japau—Per Japan, to morrow, 4 p.tii. Kan goo i! aud Calcutta taking
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  • 25 3 Per Tlionjioa, from Negapii.iui Mis. K. Day aud cbildreu Mrs. K. P. Pillay, Mevsrs 11. Malet aud IX* Burgh From Madras: Mr. C. Pacbeco.
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 1530 3 (S HIPPIN G.) is. Co. t]/,fleeted Arrivals and Departures. Mail Service. Outwards 14 s.B. l )elta connecting with r 8. Himalaya 28 s.s. Arcadia «1« 8.8. Victoria 11 8.8. Detanha do 8.8. India <>- s> Delhi do «.s. Monyvl ia Homewards l«i 8.8. Delhi connecting with 8.8. Marmara lit* 8.8.
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    • 99 3 Homeward Passenger Season 1907. P. <s lt O. S. N, Co s.t». MACEDONIA lu./il:! TONS. From Penang Direct to Marseilles and London. without TRANsim\n:'N r Leave Penang Mar. S I* M Colombo Api '3 lo liliii tllM OJJJMH IMIlf V of il Bombay. lut 11)«* (hi from tlm Straits to
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  • 96 4 Justice <»tlnfles everybod) an l justice alone —Em-r«o» Established June Ist, 1903 Published daily (except HmHsys.i CRITERION PRESS, Lid., No. 226—232, Beach Street. Penan? PRICE DAILY LCX’AI P« *nnoo- OWTSTAriONS Pootase Ultra. MAIL IDITION (Poet free SIS CARLE ADDRESS Echo—Penang.” Telephone No. 343 .V.B. All bujeuess communications
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  • 394 4 In another column will be found a very able article culled from the Time* on the subject of racial differences. The leading London daily deals with the matter in that fair spirit for which the paper is reuowned and comes to the only conclusion that can be
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  • 505 4 On page 5 to-day will be found the prospectus of the Eastern Trading Company, Limited, a concern which is about to be floated by the leading Chinese merchants and miners of Malaya and which cannot, we should imagine, fail to appeal to everybody who is interested in
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  • 91 4 A New Procl mahon. A Government Gazette Extmo-dinanj was issued on Monday containing a proclamation substituting a new Schedule to the Straits Settlements Coinage Order. The schedule determines the tiueuess of the dollar at 312 grains (iustead of 416) aud the least current weight as 308 grains. A second
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  • 441 4 Last night the British Cinematograph played to a very good audieuce, among wh<>m were many well-known people. Tbe programme was excellent and those in the higher-priced seats were presented by tbe management with pretty Japanese silk fans. We understand that the show is exhibiting here for only
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  • 1520 4 Gang Robbery. Before Mr. Justice Thornton.) In this case, which came ou for beariug yesterday afteruoou, (1) Ban, (2) Teh Wan, (3) Aug Tian Su, (4> Tan Kee Tin aud (5) Aug Saw were charged with 1 gang robbery. Mr. W. G. Maxwell prosecuted. All the accused, who
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  • 89 4 Li Hoe, a Chinese womau, pleaded guilty, to-day, to a charge of using criminal foice to a female child aged about three months. Mr. Clayton, who prosecuted, stated that the victim was sold to the accused and that the natural mother came to him recently and
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  • 310 4 Exemplary Punishment. The Assistant, Postmaster General prose- cuted ex Chinese postman Wong Ah Weue 1 for obtaining 6 cts. from the addressee of two letters, the postage whereof had been 1 duly paid. The complainant, a. Cbiuese lad keeping a pet’v-shop in Kelawei, deposed that the accused
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 471 4 NTOTXCB. IS hereby given that the 1st interim dividend at 1 '2\% of the Sereudah Hyd. Tin Mining L'd. will l»e paid ou the 20th March, 1907. Trau»fer books will be closed from 12th to 19th March. LGKE CHOW THYE, 7 3-07 180 Managing Director. General Accident Fire and Life
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    • 77 4 Whooping Cough in Jamaica. During the epidemic of whooping cough which was prevalent in Jamaica. Chamber, lain s Cough Remedy was freely used. IVJr. K Ri ley Bennett, Chemist at Brown’s Town, Jamaica, says of it: I cannot speak too highly of this rente v. It lias never failed in
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    • 52 4 Neuralgia and Sciatica Cured The tf «eat pain relieving power ot C'l> l4U l)p|la'i»\ Paiu Balm lias been tlie surprise aud delight! of tnaov sufferer» from ueunng;a aud sciatica. The excruciating P H, |S characteristic of the-e diseases am Q ,,,c allayed bv this liniment. For ««In bv 9 Chemists
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 3047 5 THE EASTERN TRADING COMPANY, LIMITED CAPITAL $4,004,000.00. or before 'day"»}' April h day of Marct, l9 7 «"«I close on “*> fokr.ffka s agaaLa THE EASTERN TRADING COMPANY, LIMITED. ,imM 1,1 BtiiisTtRED jsiitjj mnm oriiim m~ Capita 1 $4,004,000.00. *P 4 000 shares as follows: 2 onn°£>° r^ ina r
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  • TELEGRAMS.
    • 51 6 A Morphia Case. Echo Special.) Singapore, 7t!i March.—The Agent of the Singapore Opium Farmer had Dr. It. E. Goone Till-ke arrested on a warrant for b**ing in possession of morphia. The Magistrate termed the proceeding as most irregular, saying that a summons would have been sufficient. Further developments are
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    • 17 6 Arrival at Biarritz (Supplied by Reuter.) London. 7ih March. King Edward has arrived at Biarritz.
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    • 58 6 An India" Question. (Supplied by Reuter.) Loudou. 7 li M ircli —Mr Joliu Morlev, m reply to Sir William Bull, said that th« question of the tieitmeut of ludiaus iu the Colonies was not included n* the agenda ot the Colouial Conference, but if there war time he
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    • 44 6 Civil Service Gran it; (Supplied by Reuter Lomlou, 7tli Mart'll. —The Civil Service Estimates include grunts iu aid of Wei-hai wei of .£lO.OOO. heinir an increase of 4J5,000 East Afne* M 152,975, a decrease of j£l 1,025 Uganda £85,000, a decrease of <£27,000.
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    • 46 6 Privilege Leave Pay. (Supplied by Reuter.) Loudon, 7th March —Iu reply to Sir Henry Seymour King, Mr. John Morley said that it had been decided to allow offi cers on combined leave in Etiglaud to draw their privilege leave pay from the Home Treasury.
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    • 105 6 The Two Power Standard (Supplied by Reuter.) Loudon, O h M ircli. —Duiiug the discussion on the Naval Estimates, the Kt. llou. Edmund Robertsou Secretary to the Admiralty, said that the opinion of the Admiralty was that the Two Power Stiudard was adequately provided for as regaided the
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    • 59 6 A G-and Coup. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 0 h March.—The CousLautiuopU correspondent of tiio Daily Mail wires that the Bauk of Eng'ai d and the French Branch of the Ottoman Bank hive join»!' bought the quays at (J oistanlinople from the French owners. 'I his is regarded as tin
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    • 54 6 Germany and the Baltic. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 7'h March.—The Palis correspondent of the Tinus draws attention to Germany’s pie loinitiaut, position iu Den maik aud confirms that she is working tooth and nail to make the Baltic a mare clanrum by ’he neutralisation of the Straits, thereby securing
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    • 30 6 Liberal Forecasts. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 7ih March.—-The Liberal newspapers, iu ioieeaiting the liudg’t, express a lielief that the duties on tea and sugar will rein in untouched.
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    • 24 6 Th: New Parliament. (> vpjt ied inj Reuter.) London, "ili M rich —The Transvaal Parliament i- to me* t mi the 21st March.
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    • 27 6 Baroness BurdettCoutts. Personality of her Estate. (Supplied by Reuter.) Loudon, 7th March.—The net personality of the estate of the late Barones* BurdettCoutts is declared at J 663.325.
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    • 80 6 A Question of Monopoly (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 7th March—Mr. J. D. Rees asked whether a private corporation was endeavouring to obtain a monopoly of the bonded warehouses at Famagusta, inClyprus, wherebv Indian merchants would be merged iu such corporation Mr. Winston Churchill replied that the matter was still
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    • 37 6 The New Loan. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 7 h March.—The Japanese loan will lie twenty three aud not twenty-six millions sterliug and the bonds are already quoted at from a quarter to half per cent. premium.
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    • 53 6 A German Demand. (Supplied by Reuter.) Loudou, 7th March. —It is reported in Berliu that the German Minister at Teheran has presented a demand to Persia for an indemnity for the recent outrages ou German subjects, but it is stat- ed that the reported occupation of Persian i territory
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    • 75 6 Mr. Churchill s Speech. (Supplied by Reuter.) Loudon, 7th March.—Mr. Winston Cbur- chill, speaking at the dinuer of the African Society, says that the development of Great Britain’s protectorates aud crown colonies iu Africa must tiguie prominently in the work of the Em pi re aud that,
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  • 169 6 American Aid Declined. The ‘S. C. D. Journal says:—On the recoinroeuda'iou of T. E Sheug Kund-pao and Lu Hai-huau. of Shanghai, the offer of the U. S. Government aud people to despatch shiploads of flour aud other foodstuffs to Cbiua for the relief of the famine stricken people
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  • 219 6 Foelowino is the programme of the Anti-Opium Conference, to be held at Ipoh: First Dav, Bth March. op m. Holding of Conference at Chinese Theatrical Hall, Ipoh. 5 p in. Photograph to be taken. 8 p.m. Lecture and also a lantern aud Hag procession bv those who have been
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  • 101 6 Following are the Agenda for to-mor-row’s meeting of the Municipal Comjnissiou:— 1. Minutes of last meetiug to be read and confirmed. 2. Any special business the President n.ay bring forward. 3. Questions. 4. Letter from Government re erection of European Ward at Quarantine Camp 5. Application for permission
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  • 84 6 The following is the official list of Free School Messrs. W. E. Mann aud W. E. Mac donald. Auglo-Chiuese School C. R. C. Mr. Y«oh Teik Soon. Government Service... Mr. Trusdale. YM.C.A. Messrs.Jas.T.Dobbie and J Robertson. P. Butterflies Mr. T. P. Nailer. Creseeut Messrs. Mahomed Ariff
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  • 506 6 The Sekendah Hydraulic Tin Mining Co., Ltd. We are courteously iufonned that the above mine has declared an interim dividend of 12£ per cent, payable on 20th March. The transfer books will be closed from the 12th to 19th March inclusive. Mining in the Malay States. Dealings have recently
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  • 1426 6 i The Problem in the East It is not unfair to say that it has liitbei to been the tacit assumption of the white races of mankind that the world belongs to them. and that actual posses«ion aud enjoymeut are mainly affairs of their own convenience. Tbev
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  • 109 6 To-day. 23rd Day of Ist Moon. Penang Assizes. P. C. C. Teunis Tournament. Town Band, Chinese Recreatiuu Club, 5 to 7 p.m. The British Cinematograph, coruer of Penaug Road and Campbell Street, 9 p.m. Opera Indra Pennata, Rustam Heer,” Kmg Street Theatre, 9 p.m. Spampaui’s Circus, compouud of Kliug
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  • 16 6 Last Quarter Mar. 7th New Moou 14*h First Quarter 22nd O Full Moou 30th
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  • 10 6 Euglish I Delta) ...14th Mar. Chiua Delhi) ...16th
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  • 36 6 P. O. SAILINGS. Mail Service Outwards. llombwardh. Delta 14 Mar. Delhi 16 Mar. Arcadia 28 Macedonia 29 l.xira Service. < InrwAKUS. Hum mv aui».s. Sumatra 19 Mar. 1 Nyaitza 8 Mar. Formosa 2 Apr. Manila o Apr.
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 15 6 Uie Crouch Confectionery, 17,\. Nc rtham K'nd. ('i.l V** i loi s, K..»i i., I
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    • 64 6 A Good Family Liniment Every family should be supplied with a bottle of Chambe r lain’B Paiu Balm. For cuts, bruises, bums, scalds or similar iujuries, which are of almost daily occurrence, there is nothing so good. It cools and soothes the wound and not only gives instant relief but
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    • 124 6 CENTRAL SALES ROOM. Favouted with instructions the undersigned will sell by PUBLIC AUCTION, AT THE Above Sales Room, ON Saturday, 9th March, 1907, AT 11-30 A.M. The Following Artistic Jewellery: Lot 1.— 1 Large Gold Snake Armlet set with 1 Rubv aud 2 Brilliants. T ot 2 —1 Very Fine
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    • 236 6 VIOLINS AND MANDOLINS. 4 Fine Stock of Violins, supplied with Bow, Case, Instruction Book, Resin and Extra Strings, packed and delivered Penang Railway free. *9.00, *1250, $l7 50, $22 00, $27.50 and $35.00 GEORGE TISSINGTON COY., Victor Piano Agency, BE VCH STREET, PENANG. LIPTON LIMITED WINES AND SPIRITS. Specialities Lipton’s
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  • 1005 7 i 5 i. 1 *'Z Number of j p a Capital. Shares I Last D.videud. Name 1 i _I issued. '3 -jf e g <y I 1 .Mining. 1903 3U.000 10 10 tfelat Tiu Mining Co., Ltd. .J 1 §]•>. 1000 1« 5,000 Bersawab Gold Mining Co., Ltd mom
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  • 123 7 Psna.no. 7rn March (Hy eourtesy oj the Chartered Bank.) London Deman.i Bank ...2/4| 4 months’ sight Buik .2 4) n 3 Credit 2/1} :> 3 Documentary ...2/4^ Calcutta, Demand Bant I v s 178} 3 days' sight Private 175} Bombay. Demand Bank 178} Mouitneili, Demand Bank 171 A 3
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  • 157 7 Gold leaf 504 60 B. Pepperf W.C->a*i 311»5.5 7 v stock White Pepper $24. buyers Trane Pepper I'tiy^rs Cloves (picked) s42— fa'es Mace sB3.— sal** Mace Picking» 70} set ers Nutmegs 110 s 2 7\ salts !N<>. 1 520 tales 2 no stork Banker $8.30 sal's Tapioca Flour 1
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  • 180 7 Penang, 7th March, 1907. Beef cts. Soup per callv 11 Roast 24 Steaks 24 Stew or Curry Moat lo Rump Steak 24 Ox Tail each 30 Touguo 50 Feet 15 Heart 32 Liver 30 Poke— Pork per catty 32 Pig’s Head 20 Feet 24 Tongue 32 I! Mutton
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  • 103 7 Appointment ok the Members. Loudon, February 28. His Majesty the King has appointed the Arujy Gouucil, consisting of the Right Hou. Mr. Haldane, Secretary of War, General the Hon. Sir N. G. Lyttletou. k.c b., (Chief of the General Staff), Lieut-General Sir W. G. N cholson, k
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  • 110 7 European Resident Committed to the Asylum. A European. named Thomas Essoti, residing at River alley Road, Singapore, was charged bv Police Inspector Cruminey, before 1 r. Green, the Second Magistrate, on Monday morning, for trespass at Go-em-inent House last week. Esson went to Government House and
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  • 139 7 Police Officer’s Strange Find ok Jewellery. About 4.80 on Sunday afteru< ou two Teoctiew womeu reported at Rumali Miskm po ice station, Singapore, that about forty Hokieu gang robl>ers had broken into their residence, says the St-a its Times. They alleged that the I£ >kteus had smashed open
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  • 193 7 Sikh Policed in Shoots Himself. About 5-15 p m ou Saturday, a Sikh I policeman, No. 304, ou duty at the Goveru--1 inent magazine, Sepoy Lines, Singapore, shot himself through the stoiu «cli *vi: 1 1 buck- *h ot rom :i Suiiler r>He. A corporal and three privates, including
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  • 212 7 Attempted Poisoning of Europeans. Labuan, February 27. Details of the sad accident wldch lieVll Inspector Reynolds on Asli Wednesday have appeared in your columns, and it only iemains to le added that, ia spite of a thorough search of the coast and islands uot a tra-e of his
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 492 7 “Straits Echo” business directory. mineral WATER manufacturers. GRAHAM NICHOLSON, Office, &a, Beach Street 14.4 c PENANG. SELECT boarding houses. THE PRIORY, JB, Wortham Road. Bnardiug House situated at tbe seaside, witliiu easy distauce of Town. Terms Moderate. By Pay or Month Mrs. W. HODYK. 152 c LIVERY BAIT STABLES. ARCHIE
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    • 120 7 <b > CO .i I X wr\ <tu '«Hi' lH! K o -j UJ < S-rm*.*» 0 o Li"-aa!f Ja iui l "•*80«TO BE HAD RETAIL FROM Ban Seng Co., »Ujv. Gini Tek Bee Co., MACKAY’S LIQUOR WHISKY. G/es/ers’ Champagne, THE CELEBRATED “S. B. Co.” GIN Heap Lee Co., in
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    • 88 7 Nothing hqual to Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for Bowel Complaints in Children. We hove used C'li lain’s Colic Cholera and DimWi KVu Iv i a oul fanii'y lor yeu>,” s .v, M.n JB. Cooke t N-derUu.l. T,,... L- Ha. We U.„ «IV.U it to all cur luluien \\>
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 1126 8 Lim Sun Ho, chop jjE'NC MOH Co.. .b 4, Beach Street, Penang. VOTICH. Importers of all kinds of European Cloth and General Commission Agents. 220 NOTICE. VfIEWS of Penang, Singapore. Perak. Selangor, and Sumatra. Photos enlarged, various sizes up to 3 It. ou Bromide paper. VV. JONES, King Street, Peuang.
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