Straits Echo, 24 August 1907

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  • 37 1 Straits Echo 10-PAGE EDITION. DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY. VOL. 5. $24 Ter Annum, PENANG, SATURDAY, 24-th AUGUST, 1907. Single Copy, 10 cents. No. 193.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 1107 1 tiger brand cement. s$fcS 258 A BE&I FOR ALL PURPOSES. BANKS. Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER. AStxi.ooo XI.075.000 £800,000 Capital Paid up Resorvo Fund Rcservo Liability of Fr< p iotorfi 11 will Oilice HATTON- COURT, Til L'L’APNKKDLK STREET, LONDON. Agencies and Branches. Bombay Bangkok
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    • 24 1 SOLE AGENTS. GUINNESS’S STOUT. fig a <3 a > Itf 2* o tg to vW m HO •HIV ?£WQ TIA ft G LEE A Co.
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  • 820 2 Yes, sir,” said ti esoldierly-looking man, "1 have spent fifteen Tears of my life in the service of my count ly.” So have I,” volunteered the individual. oiTeiing his hand. What were you in for Yes, she’s made a name for herself. —In what way ?—Why, she
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 2392 2 notice. ON and after this date, ~11 small advertisements intended for insertion in the Straits Echo must be paid for in advance. LIM SENG 1IOOI. 5th July 1905 Managing Director. Cheap Week End Excursions to Selangor. IIMRST CLASS RETURN TICKETS J v. ill be granted per s s. Kistna,” timed
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  • Shipping.
    • 154 3 Scandia, Ger. s.s., 3,109, Van Dohren, ‘23rd Aug., Yokohama, 21st July, Gen.— B. M. Co. Bbnvoblich, Br. s.s., 2,164, Mclntosh, 23rd Aug., Yokohama, 27th Julj, Geu.—S B. Co. KiBtna, Br. 8.8., 521, Learmont, 23rl Aur., Singapore, 21st Aug., Gen.—H. L.&Co. Benvindk. Br. s.s., 2,505, Kroble, 23rd Aug London, 21st
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    • 70 3 24th August. Avagyee, for Deli. Mary Austin, for Asahan. Padaug, for Butu Bahru. Cr. Aprar, for Singapore, China and Japau. Langkat, for Teluk Auson. Toug C/iay Un, for Batu Bahru a til Asahan. Kisina, for Poit Swetteuhain and Singapore, la» Diemen, f«.r Langsa, T. Seinawe, Segli, Pulo Well, Olehleh,
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  • 39 3 I' easels Front A.j.ol, Due A.Apear Singa pore A.A.A Co. 25th Aug. D<*lta Colombo A.G.ACo. 29c b (jigbtuiug Calcutta A A A Co 29th Persia Colombo S K &Co. 3rd Sept. Ben mob r liurope W.M.&Co G h
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  • 27 3 Vessel* For A ’jr.nl» Leave» Apear Calcutta A.A.A.Co. Aug. Delta Singa port A.G.ACo. L’gbtniug Singapore A.A.A.Ca. Persia Singapore S.K ACo. Sept. Beninohr S ngapore VV.M ACo.
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  • 80 3 Fo* Singapore, China and Japan—Per Pera, 26th instant, 11 a.m. Deli—Per Calypso, 26th instant, noon. Trang—Per Deli, 26th instant, 1 p.m. Paugkor and Teluk Anson—Per Canton, 26th instant, 2 p.m. Colombo and Tuticorin—Per Simla, 26th instant, 3 p.m. Calcutta—Per A. Apcar, 26th instant, 3 p.m. Port Swetteuhum and
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  • 264 3 Per P. aud O. s.s. Borneo, due at Penang on 3rd September To Penang (from London, Aug. 3) Mr. and Mrs. HolJen and child. Mrs. J. Jacque*, Mr. G S. Crawshaw, Mr. J. Hollvwood, Mr. T. Darcy, Mr. T. Goggio, Miss I. M. button, Mr. F.
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 1496 3 HIPPING.)— TAG o* Fo* INTENDED SAILINGS. British India Steam Navigation Co., Ltd. Expected Arrivals and Departures. Mall Service. Outwards. Aug. 28 8 s. Delta connecting with Sept. 11 s.s. Oceana 25 s.s. Delhi P8.8. Arcadia 8.8. Victoria 8.8. Hr it iu nia s.s. Mooltiu 8.8. China do do Oct. Ps.s.
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    • 23 3 To Ordinary and Order Bills of Lading Holders. s.s. “ZIETEN” has arrived from Japan via ports. BEHN, MEYER Co., Ltd., Ag*nts. ‘23.8-07 596
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  • 97 4 Justice satisfies everybody *wt jn*ViWalone.— Emert**. Published dally (except Sundays.) AT THI CRITERION PRESS, Ltd., No. 220—282, Beach Street, Penang. PRICE DAILY IjOCAL s2* per ennui, OUTSTATI NS Postage Kxtnv MAIL EDITION (Fwt Free) $l3 CABLE ADDRESS Echo— Penang.” Telephone No. 343 A'.fl. All business communications should
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  • 621 4 On the Seventh Muon of every year the Chinese celebrate the Feast of the Devils, for it is a traditional belief among them that, during this moon the destitute who are dead and gone once again revisit this world. And because in their corporeal existence
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  • 217 4 Wasted, More Recruits. The u mes received so far as mtending recruits in the proposed Peuang-born Cbiuese Voluuteer Corps are 1. Lim Chee S.iing 26. Lee Lin San 2. Tau Cboo Soaj 27. Chow Yew Mow 3. Tan Hun Eng 28. Low Weng Poll 4.
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  • 141 4 Sunday, Auo. 25. St. George’s Church 8 a.m.—Matius (Choral). 8 30 a in.—Holy Communion (Plain). 10 a.m.—Chiuese School. 5 p.m.—Sunday School. 0 p.m.—Evensong and Sermon. Methodist Episcopal English Church. 74, Maxwell Road. 8 30 a.m —Morning Service. 6 p.m.—Evening Service. 9.15 a.m.—Sunday School. Presbyterian Church. In connection with
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  • 34 4 Following is the result of the tie played yesterday Mixed Double Handicap. Mrs. Duun and G. R K. Muglistou —4O) beat Miss Jones and W. J. Hodge —15.3) 3—3, 4—3, 3-3.
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  • 398 4 Kuala Lumpur. The Rev. Bro. James gratefully ackuow- ledges ihe following further contributions to the Building Fund of the above institu- tion Mr. Lim Ivek Cbuau $500 Mr. Yeap Keng Teug $200 If tiue, the B»ud will play on the Esplanade from 9 to 11 o’clock to-night.
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  • 1096 4 An Success. At the Town Hall last night the Penang Amateur Dramatic Saciety staged for the first time the long-promised comedy, She Stoops to Conquer,” which is one of the best plays written by Oliver Goldsmith, and the piece went with such swing and spirit from
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 395 4 PENANC TURF CLUB. GRIFFINS FUR JANUARY 1908 MEETING. F|TH E Committee liavo decided '.o invite 1- subscriptions for two classes of Horse Griffios for tho January 1!K)8 Meeting. Glass I.—Stud Hook Horses, price at ¥625. II.— Horses guaranteed thoroughbred but not necessarily m S:ud Book, price at RX>. List will
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    • 370 4 The “Straits Echo’s" New Competition. Open Only to Registered Subscribers. FIRST PRIZE, $60.00. SECOND PRIZE, $3O 00. THIRD PRIZE, slo.oo’ What word or words, to be found in this of tlic “Straits Echo, cau sou make of each of the following groups of letteis 4th List. Where to be found.
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  • TELEGRAMS.
    • 149 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) Scottish Land Bill to be Reintroduced. Loudon, 23rd August.-I„ the House of Commons Sir Hemy C nipt ell-Bannerman announced that the Scottish Land Bill will bo reintroduced and lesubmitted to the of Lords, who have shown a cynical lisregard to the wishes of the Scotch people
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    • 56 5 (Supplied ly Renter.) Sprcial War Office Committee. London, 24'b August.— Viscount Esher has been appointed tbairmau of the Special War Office Committee to assist the Lord Lieutenants to form new Country Associations for the Territorial Armv. Mr Haldane, Secretary for* War, thinks that the system will
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    • 67 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) Raising their own “Screws.” Loudon. 24th August.—Despite the public outcry both Houses of the Commonwealth I arliaiueut passed tbe bill increasing paymeut of the members to six huudred pounds a year. The Customs Dispute. Loudou, 24tli August.—'The newspapers of Sydney and Melbourne are uuanimous
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    • 45 5 (Supplied by Reuter English Socialist Expelled. Loudon, 23rd August.—The English Socialist Quelch was expelled from Wurtemberg for a speech be made at the Socialist Congress, denouncing the Hague Conference members as thieves who were arranging a work of murder throughout tbe world.
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    • 77 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) No Moors near Casa Blanca. Londou, 24*h August.—The French casualties on tbe 21st instant were one killed and four wounded including an officer. The French, who have since beeu leconnoitring the euvorions of Casa BlaDca, fouud that the Moors have practically disappeared. There were many dead
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    • 67 5 (Supplied by lie liter.) Arbitration of the Hague Accepted. London, 24th August.—lt is understood that the Rt. Hon. Sir Robert B nd, Premier of Newfoundland, accepts the arbitration of the Hague Tribunal ou the Fisheries Ques tion, but objects to the lenewal of the modus vivendi and
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    • 23 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) The Loan Fully Subscribed. London, 24th August.—The issue ot Borneo Loan on the 20th instant has been fully subscribed.
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    • 32 5 (Supplied by Reuter South Africans beat Worcester. London, 24th August.—Notts beat Lancashire by au innings and 131 runs. The •South Africans-beat Worcester by an inntugs and 38 i hnaT
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  • 1042 5 In Appellate Jurisdiction. (Itejore the ChieJ Justice, Sir Uyndman Jonee. and J slices F «hr and Braddell.) Thk Chvrtkru) Bank ok India, Aus■jkvlia axi> China vs The British India Stkam Navigation Co., I.td. At the resumed hearing after luuclieon, Mr. Adams went into Mr. Fort’s arguments iu detail.
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  • 906 5 a Before Messrs. Perl and Lornie.) At Butterworth, before the above MagisQ trates yesterday, a Malay named Mat Dris u w as charger] with kidnapping four girls— Puan, Che Mab, Yah and Teh—from the r house of one Musah at Kampcng Setul on July 20. f Teh
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  • 799 5 Week by-Week. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, 22nd August. Ihk past week has lieen qu a a gala one I at times eveu ibe capital of tbe Fed eraj tiou is slow and uneveutful. The weather has beeu quite normal, aud we have bad at I
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  • 45 5 ARRIVED Per ss. Tara, from Singapore: Mr. aud Mrs. Maysou aud Mr. M. S. Mogudiu. Departed. Per s.s. Tara, for Rangoon Mrs. Fisher, Mrs. McKean, Mr. hd4 Mrs. Oug Hock Thye, Miss A. Behucke, Messrs. N. E Both, C Simon and Ch.is. J Zobeli.
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  • 60 5 To-dat. 16th Day of 7th Moou. Town Band, Esplanade, 9 to 11 p.m. Royal Cinematograph, King Street Theatre, 9 p.m. Change of Programme. Edison Bioscope Show, corner of Transfer and Kedah Roads. Entire Change of Programm To-morrow. 17th Day of 7th Moon. Edison Bioscope Show, cori er of Transfer
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  • 25 5 K glish DJ a) Aug. China (A rc d r <i 31st China (Prim Rj. Luitpold) ...3rd Sept. German (Gu isenau) ...4 b
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  • 38 5 Mail Se v'ce IIuMKIVARIIS. Delta 29 Any. A rradia 31 Any Oceana 11 Sept. Mannora 14 S'«ft. Extra Service. Outwards llomkwakds Pcra 26 Am. I Simla 24 Any. Bcrnco 3 Sept. Sun'Ll 7 Sept.
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 45 5 For a Lame Back, When you have pains in the small of the back, dampen a piece of thick flannel slight* !y with Chamberlain’s Pain Balm and bind it on over the seat of pain, and quick relief will follow. The George Town Wholesale Agents.
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    • 43 5 Sickness Comes When Least Expected. A little forethought may save you do eud of trouble. Anyoue who makes it a rule to keep CamberUiu’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy at hand kuows this to be a fact. The George Town Dispensary, Wholesale Agents.
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    • 1008 5 WAJUTHKD. AX Assent Mat'er for the METHODIST BoYS’ SCHOOL, Kuala. Lumpur. A mau with experience preferred. Apply for terms, Ac, to the Principal. 24-8 07 597 PATHE FRERES, PARIS. CINEMATOGRAPHS AND FILMS. Sole Agent for -Hie Straits. Burma, Java, Sumatra, The Philippines, etc., F. DREYFUS, 10, STAMFORD ROAD, Singapore. NOTICE.
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 29 5 WEATHER Thk following report is kindi v supplied In the Signal Director of Fort Cornwallis Tbe rainfall during the 21 Immh» ended at 9 a. in. to-day was nil.
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  • 992 6 (Mom Oar Own Carre»} undent Tuesday, 20lh August. The cholera is believed to be abatiug. e ba7e had several heavy showers of raiu since my last letter and this may or nay not have had something to do with it. At any rate all the drama have beeu
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  • 119 6 Penang, 24th August (By courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Bank ...2/4^ 4 months’ sight Bank ...2/4$ S Credit 2/ 1 a 3 Documentary ...2/4$ Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs 174$ 3 days’ sight Private 175$ Bombay, Damnnd Bank 174$ Moulmein, Demand Bank 171$ 3 days’ sight Private 175$
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  • 177 6 Gold leaf *05.10 B. Pepper( W.C«*a*t «»7.. 16$ —no slock White Pepper 21$. sales Trang Pepper 17$. —sales Cloves (picket!) 51. —nn sellers Mace 81.50 sales Mace Picking* G9. —sales Nutmegs lids 24.60 sales SNo. I 5.60 sales 2. no stock Basket 3 20 layers Tapioca Flour I.Bo nominal
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  • 173 6 Penang. 24th August, 1907. Beef— ,l< Soup P© r ca,t > 12 Roast 2 f Steaks Stew or Curry Meat Rump Steak 24 Ox Tail 2 y Feet J* Heart Liver Pork Pork catty 36 Pig’s Head 20 Feet 26 Tongue 32 Mutton r® r lb. 28 Head
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  • 929 6 ■—s 2j o_ I g Number of, "5 o 5 5 Capital. Shares I Last Dividend. Name. >* i£ iMued !<2 <* 1 I Mining. I 1903 5 300.000 30.000 10 10 >5 for year ending 31/3/07 Belat Tin Mining Co., Ltd. .J 10.50 11—111. 1907 300.000 22,500 10
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 94 6 The Doctor Away from Home When Most Needed. People are often veiy mu°.h disappointed to find that their family physician is away troni home when they most need his services. Disease's like crauip. colic and diarihoea require prompt, treatment, and in mauy i list slices piovt* fatal before medicine can
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    • 69 6 Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Itemed?. There is probably no medicine made that is relied upon with a more implicit confidence than Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. During the third of a century in which it has l>een in use, people have learned that it is one remedy that
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    • 17 6 Andrew Usher Co.’s SPECIAL RESERVE O.V.G. Whisky. SANDILANDS, BUTTERY Co AGENTS FOR PE NANO <* F. M. S.
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    • 137 6 (M -J5 CD 'i» QC O M a 00 M CO <M 00 C 1C !C C X Cl 30 O "t o MACKAY’S LIQUOR WHISKY. MARTELL’S BRANDY. Ceislers’ Champagne. THE CELEBRATED “S. B. Co.” GIN IN RED CASES. SsndilnntlS' Httitery Co. BORDEN'S PEERLESS BRUNO EVAPORATED CREAM. Absolute Purity Guaranteed,
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  • 536 7 Suogei Salak Robber Company This company has been formed to acquire fwo rubber estate* comprising about 3,078 acres in tl:e Malay Peuiusula. The capital h £70,000 in .£1 shares, of which 41.000 are offered for subscription at par. Ihr puichase price has been fixed at .£2B
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  • 441 7 Miss Anderson Enjoys tub Stort. The special correspondent of the Malay Mail, in the course of au account of I lie visit of 11. E. the Governor and paity to Ptrak, 'jives detaili of the nieu.-gelunchor pally as f- Hows No time was lost iu
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 1594 7 CL6AN56 YOUR BLOOD with CRIMAULT U. C c s 5AR5APA2ILLA s'" C il2 I f The original sar* sapaiiila. recommended for the last .|n years for lynij halic diseases, eruptioi s, boi I s, and all disorders of the skin. GHIMAULT C I, rue tiv'inse, rA HIS WROUGHT-IRON TUBES AND
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    • 48 7 Not a Doubtful Question. There is no doubt in the miuds of thote who have uted < ’ambei laiu’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as to its curative powers. For a paiu in the stomach, diarrhoea or dy*eutery, it affords immediate relief. r hh9 (3eorge Town Di&peusary, Wholesale Agents.
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 1155 8 NOTICE. \J i KWS of I’onaug, Singapore, Perak. Selangor, ami Sumatra. IMiotos enlarged, various sizes up to 3 ft., on P.romido papor. XV. JONES, King Street, Penang. Photographer. 16c Kim Ken# Lcong Co., U7, It 11 ACM STREET. IMPORTERS EVERY DESCRIPTION or IRONMONGERY, .Vliid* is :>u sale at specially advantageous
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  • OUR SHORT STORY.
    • 1203 9 A Ghostly Experience. By Southern Cm** Chaitkr II. (C nclud d from lad Monday.) The ternUe eyes seemed to have come nearer. What they belonged to seemed to be standing at tbe foot of my bed It might Lave been a man. I lay and waited *uu
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  • 1414 9 I A Most Sensational Career. JTS- Servitud for life for Charles Smith Sf ye r for Ma J Vivienne CliurchmLv lb,ee CO t Ut,nentB a Chicago bv Mr y re t he exemplary sentences passed remirtrahl 7 f 1*“ Cnuie oue of tllG most remarkable and romantic cases
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  • 128 9 Ills new Selangor Farms are to be let tor a period of two years from the first of January next. Toe Gambling Farm area is to be restricted to towns and largo villages io the mining area. Places like" Setapak. Bitu, Jugra, Kuala Selangor, Kaucbiug. etc.,
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  • 315 9 Referring to the recent murder of a European woman at Hongkong and the subsequent arrest of the suspected murderer at C’hefoo, a Hongkong paper gives these details, and alludes to the ideutity of the murdered womau The real name of the man suspected of being the perpetrator
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  • 404 9 A voluminous docirncut containing the indictment of Generals Stoecsel. r1 U -s Peter I S,,,i 7° ff bas Unpublished in’I l, ete 1 rsbur accuses Generals Stoessel i and lock of sending deliberately false repoits about battles that never took place of recommending for decorations
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  • 497 9 (By a Banker.) IIow varied aud diverse are the harmonious melodies of the winds, rauging from the whispered gentle sigh of the dving zephyr to the renting blasts aud lesonaut boomm» of the burricane. For there is music even in tbe storm there is a
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  • 128 9 Onk or two late growls reach us about the Show at Km la Kangs tr. One is that Government, officials had the pick < f the purchases. These purchases mav line l>e‘n made for museums. At future shows ir. would lie better if saleable articles wer»
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  • 346 9 What has made the path of faith a steep one to tread i.s pa.tly that it has got terribly j encumbered w tb «cclesiastical tnditfDus I it has been mended, like the Slough o.' Desp>ud, with cart loads of texts aud inscuel definitions. And
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  • 594 9 All Sufferers from Indigestion, Pains iu the btomach, Nervousness, Palpitations, T latulence. Insomnia, Distressing D re iins. Should R 3 *d IJow This Ceylon Gentleman Found Permanent Cure Iu Dr. Williams* Pink Pills. Disordered digestion is due to the organs of the bo *y winch
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 70 9 PASSAGES to EUROPE, via MADRAS. PASSAGES can be booked Kfitlsh India Steam Navirv«..? i. Co,,, P an y’s Steamers Port £m an vi Madras, to HUTTEIMBACH, LIEBERT&Co. 4 np,\’T*i rilt he I of Qto II if H.» ikJUST RECEIVED. Gig, Carriage &Rikisha Lamp OF THE LATEST DESCNS, At Moderate Price.
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    • 869 10 FOR SALE. Nos. 2, 3 4 of “THE REVIEW OF THE FAR EAST/' Guide to Penang, BY THK LATB E. F. Skertchlv, p. e.s. EDITED BY A. CiU2TNI2TGHAM, of the South Chinn Morning Post. Price 50 cents. Worth a Dollar a copy.”) THE SMITH PREMIER TYPEWRITER. THE ONLY MACHINE ■WORKING
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