Straits Echo, 22 February 1908

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    Masthead
    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. 6. $24 Per Annum. PENANG, SATURDAY, 22nd FEBRUARY, 1908. Single Copy, 10 cents. No. 43
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
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      1091 1 TIANQ LEE Co. 5 r o K &v DO Or (T V*' O CA co a CO sr CO X 7 <2 z as a z n AD m SOLE AGENTS. BANKS. OhaKtred Bank of India, Australia and China. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER. Hongkong Shanghai Banking Corporation. £1. 200,000 1,475.000
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      27 1 THE BEST BEER IN THE FAR EAST MOddfN m me 4 V 7 Cb OS O) > s CD 6 ft® /OKTO TIAMQ LEE 4k Co., So/* AgĕmU
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    The Monocle.
    249 2 Why is it that, while pince-nez are seldom even remotely dashing, and specbicles almost Always unbecoming to Youth, the eye-glass makes a man iustautly brilliant and cynical to look at? Wo havekuown nun who, usually dumb in mixed company, have 1« 'tin ‘o utter epigrams in the presence
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    Plague Prevention in Osaka.
    338 2 Wholesale Destruction of Dais. The destruction of rats aud mice is now considered by Japanese authorities lo be the most effective m« tsuio for ti e preveuti u of plague, aud the au'hortiies of Osaka are concent rating destruction of these vermin. Twenty six rat-catching parties,
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    The Spell of the North.
    477 2 (lhj a Hauler.) The breath of the gelid north, like the magic wand of a tabled ciiiu, in some of its ever varying moods transforms the landscape into a voiy lairy-luud, wre tilting it m a garb of sparkling beauty, and changing a bleak and
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
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      855 2 Cheap Week End Excursions to Selangor. IMRST CLASS RETURN TICKETS w ill lie granted per 5.6. Kistna,” timed I<> leave Penang for Port Swettenbam every Saturday afternoon available only for return per s s Perak.” or Pin Seng.” due to leave Port Swetteubam on tbe next afternoou an l expected
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      1613 2 h 7 AGE AND QUALITY 7 GUARANTEED ii/ W DUNDEE WHISKY No. lO v-, *> imi! r 7»' WA.3NTTED. A QUALIFIED DISPENSER for Ipoh. Must be a Chinese and speak English, Malay, Hokkieu and Cantonese. For terms etc. apply to THE GEORGE TOWN DISPENSARY, LIMITED. 18-2-08 85 WANTED. m j
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    VESSELS EXPECTED.
    39 3 Vessels From 1 Agents Due Gleuturret I jSuez I B.&Co. 23rd Feb Beudoran [London 1 3. B.&Co24t b Marmora |Co!ouibo A G.&Co. 27th Bencleucb (Singapore iS. B.&Co. 28th Persia IColoujbo S.K.ACo. 4rb Mar. Malta iColouibo Ia.G.&Co. 12th
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    SAILINGS.
    32 3 Ye fuel* For Ajentt Li hie» Gleuturrtt Japan B.ACo. 1 Feb. Bendoran China S.B.ACo. Marirora Singapore A G ACo. Bencleucli London S.B.ACo. Persia Singapore S.K.A o. Mar. Malta Singapore A.G ACo.
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  • Shipping.
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      ARRIVALS.
      97 3 Pachumiu, Br. s.s., 541% Sirna, 21st Feb., Moulmeiu, lbth Feb., Gen.—H. L Co. Perak, Br. s.s., 258, Cnchton, 21st Feb., Deli, 20th Feb Geu —E. S. Co., Ltd. Malaya, Ger. s.s 348, Loewe, 22ud Feb., Deh, 21st Feb., Gen.—B. M. Co. Hebe, Br. s.s., 384, Andrews, 22nd Feb., Singapore,
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      DEPARTURES.
      78 3 22nd February. Taroba, for Madras aud Negapatam taking Mails for Europe etc., via Bombay. Sree Banka, for Batu Bahra. Jin Ho, lor Asahau. Hebe, for Deli. Cornelia, forTeluk Ausou. \an Dvmen, for Langsa, T. Semawe, Segli, Polo Well, Olehleh, Padang aud Batavia. Kietna, for Port Swettenham Singapore. Hok Canton,
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      MAILS CLOSE.
      65 3 For Batu Bahra—Per Padang, 24th instant, 1 pin. Traug aud Pang Nga—Per Deli, 24th instant, 1 p.m. Panukalau Brandau aud Langkat—Per Ban Whatt Boon, 24th instant, 1 p.m. Pulau Langkawi, Perlis aud Setul —Per Un Peng, 24th iustaut, 4 p.m. Tongkah—Per Sappho, 25th instant, 1 p.m. Tongkah—Per Avagyee,
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    Passengers to the Straits.
    214 3 Per P. aud O. ss. Moldavia, connecting with the steamer Marmora at Colombo, due at Penang on the 27th February To Penang (from London, Jan. 31) Mr. J. S. Harris, Mr. F. H. Symonds, Mrs. and Miss Melbye, Mrs. Keuu (from Marseilles, Feb. 7) Mrs. Palmer
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    Passengers for Home.
    208 3 Per 8.8. Devanha, 29th February, 1908, Mr. Gordou Brown, Mr. Sperling. Per 8.8. Delta, 14th March, 1908, Mrs. J. D. Highet, Mr. aud Mrs. Baxendale and infant,Mr. Parrott, Mr. Shearer, Mr. B. L. llusou. Per s.s. Nubia, 20th March, 1908, jMra. Pelts, child aud infant, Mrs. E.
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      640 3 P. 0. Steam Navigation Coy. Expected Arrivals and Departures. Mail Service. Outward. Feb. 27 Marmora connecting with Moldavia Mar. 12 Malta do Himalaya 26 Devanha do Monyolia Apr. 9 Oceana do India Homeward. THROUGH STEAMER. Mar. 27 s.s. Marmora (calling at Bombay). FARES BY MAIL STEAMERS. let Cljis* Bnd Class
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      347 3 (BHIPPIN G.) HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINE. PASSENGER SERVICE. By the new steamers, Rhenania,” Habsburo,” Hohenstacfkn. These steamers offer to the public the highest comfort yet attained in Ocean Travelling. They bare very large cabins, provided with only lower berths. The Cabins are amidships and fitted with fans. Laundry on board. Doctor and
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      56 3 For Singapore, Hongkong, Swatow and Amoy. mHE s.b. Hoiuj Bee, Captain liaine, X_ >h expected to arrive here on Monday, and will leave for the above port» on We inesday, tLe 2btU instant, at 3p.m. For freight er passage apply to KOE OUAN Co., Amenta for WEE BIN of Singapore.
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    The Strait Echo.
    93 4 Justice satisfies everybody and justice alene— Emenm. Published dally (except Sundays.) CRITERION PRESS, Ltd., No. 226—232, Beach Street, Penang. PRICE DAILY LOCAL 92* per annum OUTSTATIONB Postage Extra MAIL EDITION (Poet Free) $l5 CABLE ADDRESS: Echo—Penang.” Telephone No. 343 Jf.H. —All business communications should be addressed to
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    “THE KING'S NAVEE.”
    1029 4 Thh extraordinary and constantly increasing additions to the German fleet, the ambitious Naval programme of the United States, the outlook in the Pacific, and the general tendency of every nation to add as much as possible to its maritime strength, form a situation which cannot but seriously
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    The Most Popular Man in the Straits and the F. M. S.
    290 4 The following votes have been received in the Echo's Most Popular Man Competition V OTES. Mr. Foo Choo Choou 6 F. D. C. Aeria 5 C. B. Gasper 4 Lo Beng Quang 4 him Cheng Seong 4 W.
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    Tin, Opium and Rice Quotations.
    74 4 Thk following business in tin lias been done to-day Penang Eastern Smelting Co., > buyers, no sellers Straits Trading Co., 25 tons at 65J Penang Tin Exchange, 37 J „65 1 Singapore Straits Trading Co.. 25 65* T0ta1...87= tons. lin is quoted in London to-day
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    SUPREME COURT.
    939 4 IN APPELLATE JURISDICTION. (Before the Acting Chief Justice and Justices Fisher and Sercombe Smith.) Chop Khye Seug vs. Ngo Neow. The above appeal was disposed of yesterday. The appellant was the defendant. The action was for the recovery of damages arising but of an alleged libel published under
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    The Police Courts.
    641 4 (Before Mr. Wolferstart Gunny Ismail vs. V. R, M. Palauiappa Chetty. Yesterday afternoon, the above inter-pleader-claim was tried in the Court of Requests. V. R. M. Palaniappa Chetty obtained a decree against one Kader Gunny in the Court of Requests and seized the goods m premises No.
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    Church Services.
    154 4 SEXAGEBIMA SUNDAY 23rd Feb. Presbyterian Church. Northam Road. Services will be conducted by Rev. K. Y. Whitton, m.a., at 9-15 a.m., and in the Church, Northam Road, at 6p. m J** o launch for the morning service will le* vo Victoria Pier at 8 30 a.m. Mission Chapel.
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      260 4 MATSUO’S JAPANESE CINEMATOGRAPH. Grand Change Programme. NEW PICTURES! NEW PICTURES!! TO-NIGHTTTT Location: —Corner of Campbell Street and Penang Road. PERFORMANCES WE ARE GIVING TWO EVERY NIGHT. First show from to s-30 pm. Second show from Oto 11-30 p.m. Ist SHOW. Reserved Seat Ist Class 2ud Class 3rd Class 4th Class
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      The Shipbuilding Strike.
      257 5 Suj>plie<l by Reuter.) Troops Drafted iuto Sunderland. London, 21st Feb—Three hundred troop» have been drafted into Sunderland owing to demonstration» by the unemployed. On the 20th Router told uh that the men engaged in the ship building industry on the North-east Coast had begun a strike, thus
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      Russia and Turkey.
      53 5 (Supplied by Ileuter.) Alarming Rumours Contradicted. London, 2l»t Feb.—An official statement from St. Petersburg declares that the alarming rumour» of an impending collision lietwecn Russia and Turkey are groundless. Russia ha» not takeu extraordinary military measure» ou the Turkish frontier and the relations of the two Power»
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      Japanese Immigration.
      79 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) The Education Test iu British Columbia. London, 22nd February. —Pending the decision of the Columbian courts the Japanese immigrant» failing to pass the education test» aie being detained. The Immigration Act Inoperative. London, 22nd February.—The Chief Justice of British Columbia has declared the Immigration Act
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      The Rubber Slump.
      39 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) Brazilian Rubber Affected. Loudon, 22ad February.—Tbe low prices caused by tbe American crisis are considerably affecting tbe Brazilian rubber trade, shipments of which are largely being reduced owing to tbe unprofitableness of business.
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      Red Russia.
      58 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) Terrorist Plot Discovered. j London, 22nd Feb.— Thirty-five Terrorists were arrested yesterday in various parts of St. Petersburg. Many who were arrested in the open street showed fight, using revolvers and wounding their captors. Bombs and documents were seized showing that the gaug intended a
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      Portugal.
      20 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) RejtortH of Reactionary Plots. London, 22nd Feb. —There are various reports of Reactionary plots in Portugal.
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      Morocco.
      19 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) Moorish Potest Against Spain. London, 22ud Feb.—Morocco has protested against the Spanish occupation of Marchica.
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      Admiral Sir Hedworth Lambton.
      52 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) Jotun the P.AO. Mail at Marseilles. Loudon, 22nd Feb —Admiral Sir Hedworth Larobton. c.B., K.c.v.o., the new Cora-mander-in-Chief of the British China! Squadron who comes out to relieve Admiral Sir Arthur Moore, has joined the P- O. mail steamer H4malaya at Marseilles bound
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    Singapore Notes.
    1019 5 (Prom Our Own Correspondent.) Wednesday, 1‘Jtb Feb. Big Blaze in Town. After two or three false alarms, the tire Brigade were called out to a serious fire in I the centre of the business quarter of ibe »owu. lu tbe small hours of Thursday morning a three-storeyed building
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    The Transformation of the Malay States.
    936 5 Says a recent number of the Notts Guardian: The modern history of the Malay States, under the transforming hands of Sir Frank Swetteubam aud other Englishmen who have shared his work, is, to those who ara acquainted with it, more like a fairy tale
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    Public Amusements.
    133 5 Matsuo’* Cinematograph. Matsuo’s popular show is still doing very good business although rain bas affected the takings latelv to no slight exteut. It is to be hoped that the Clerk of the Weather will be a little more kindly-disposed this evening, when another change of programme will be
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    Penang Cricket Club.
    191 5 Lawn Tennis Tournament. Following were tbe results ot tbe ties plated yesterday Hired Doable Handicap. Mr. and Mrs. A. E. G- Anderson beat Miss Hogan and H. Goos, 6—3; 7—5. La dies Double Handicap. Mrs. Wrigbt-Motion and Miss Martin be^t Mrs. Dunn and Miss Boyd, 6—2; 6—2.
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    The Surrender of Port Arthur.
    538 5 The Conrtmartial of the Generals. In view of tbe fact that Reuter yesterday I told us that General Stoessel bad been sentenced to death for tbe surrender of Port Arthur durmg the Russo-Japanese War tue following particulars of the trial are iuter- esting. A Long
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    Passengers.
    40 5 Arrived. Per 8.8. Taroba, from Singapore Mr. and Airs. Lob Ab Seng aud child, Messrs. Huston C. Millar. Departed. Per 8.s. Perak, for Deli Airs. Graicben. Per s.8. De Koch, for Deli Messrs. O. Maguee aud Yeob Teik Soon.
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    FIXTURES.
    77 5 To-dat. 21st Day of Ist Moon. Cricket: P. C. C. vs. C. R. C. Football Wanderers vs. M. F. T., C. R. C. Grouud. Matsuo’s Cinematograph, corner of Penang Road aud Campbell Street, 7 pm. and 9 pm. Japanese Acrobatic Show, Kuala Kangsar Road Theatre, 9 p.m. To-morrow. 22nd
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    MAILS DUE.
    17 5 German (Prim Ludwig) ...25th Feb. English (Marmora ...27th China (Dt-vanha) ...29ih China (Kleat) ...3rd Mar,
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    THE MOON.
    19 5 Last Quarter Feb. 25th O New Moon Mar. 3rd First Quarter lbth O Full Moon IS' 1
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    P. & O. SAILINGS.
    35 5 P. O. SAILINGS. Mail Service. Outwards. Homewards. Marmora 27 Feb. I Devanlia 21) Feb Malta 12 Mar. Delta 1 Mar. Extra Service. Outwards Homewards. Peru Mar. Nubia 21 Mar Nore 17 ..I Manila I Ayr
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      235 5 TOWN HALL, PENANG. 2 NIGHTS ONLY! 2 NIGHTS ONLY!! 2 NIGHTS ONLY!!! MAURICE E. BANDMANN PRESENTS HENRY DALLAS AND THE BANDMANN OPERA COMPANY. Tuesday, 25th February, The latest Gaiety Theatre, London, Success, THE GIRLS OF GOTTEN BERG. Wednesday, 26th February, The latest Prince of Wales Theatre, London, Success, MISS lIOOK
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    Far Eastern Harbours.
    1118 6 In bis Presidential address to the Institution of Civil Engineers, London, in November last, Sir William Matthew dealt with the subject of commercial engineering so far as it was affected chiefly by the shipping industry. In the portion of his address dealing with foreign and colonial harbours,
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    EXCHANGE.
    125 6 Pi nano. 22nd February. {By courtesy ot the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Bank ...2/3$ 4 months’ sight Bank \..2/4 T ff 3 Credit ...2/4$ 3 Documentary ...2/4j 7 ff Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs. 173$ 3 days’ sight Private 175 j Bombay, Demand Bank 173$ Moulmein. Demand Bank 173$ 3
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    PRODUCE.
    179 6 Gold leaf $65.40 B. Pepper( W.Coast 31b*.5 07. I no stock White Pepper 818.25 sellers Traug Pepper 13.25 13.50 sales Cloves (picked) 31. —buyers Mace 75. —sellers Mace Pickings 57. —buyers Nutmegs 110 s 24— buyers f No. 1 5.30 sales Sugar 2 no stock Basket 3.50 buyers Tapioca
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    MARKET PRICES.
    185 6 Penang, 22nd February, 1908. Bkek— ctt. Soup per catty 12 Roast 22 Steaks 22 Stew or Curry Meat Jg Rump Steak 22 Ox Tail each 30 Tongue 50 Fee' 15 Heart 30 Liver per catty 30 Pork— Fork per catty 40 Pig’s Head 20 Feet tt 24 Tongue
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    SHAKES.
    778 6 'o 2 M a I d, ~T'' Number of 1 a B Capital. Shares 1 > Last Dividend. Name *5 5 issued, i I I g f U. i flu PQ «I g cr t 300,000 30.000 10 10 25 for year ending 31/3/07|Belat Tin Mining Co., Ltd *1«,
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      136 6 11 ow a South African Merchant Warded off an Attack of Pneumonia. There is always cause for alarm when a seveie cold is accompanied by pain in tbe coe-a. Mr. H. L. Le Grange, who is manager of a stote at Jauseuviile, C. C., believes Chambei lam's Cough Remedy is
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      436 6 “DE SUMATRA POST.” Daily Published at Medan-Deli, IS THE LEADING NEWSPAPER OF SUMATRA. 13t>c N. EANBA OK OSAKA, JAPAN. No. 6’, Church Street, Penang. IMPORTER OF HIGH-CLASS ANTIQUE MODERN FINE ART WORKS OF JAPAN Cotton Goods, Embroidered Painted Goods, Bronze and Lacquered-Wares, Silk and Velvet Pictures and Screens, Willow and
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      116 6 MACKAY’S LIQUEUR WHISKY. KARTELL’S BRANDY. dealers’ Champagne. Andrew Usher Co.’s SPECIAL RESERVE O.V.G. Whisky. SANDILANDS, BUTTERY Co., AGENTS FOR PENANQ F. M. S. THE CELEBRATED “S. B. A Co.” GIN IN RED CASES. Sandilands Buttery Co BORDEN’S PEERLESS BRAND EVAPORATED CREAM. Absolute Purity Guaranteed, AGENTS: SANDILANDS, BUTTERY Co.. PEN, A
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    Japanese Export Trade in Human Hair.
    306 7 H.8..V1 Commercial Attache at Yokohama (Mr. E F. Crowe) has sent home a meirolamlum on the subject of the Japauese export trade in human hair, which is an industry of recent growth in Japan. The total export, which in 190-1 amounted to the trilling
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    Slavery in Singapore.
    310 7 Purchasing: Children from Wholesale Kidnapper. An extraordinary case of kidnapping was taken before the Mixed Court on Wednesday moil!mg by the West Hongkew Police, save a Shanghai contemporary on the 31 si. nil. The evidence given by Detective Sergeant Craig v.as to the clfect that a native
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    Tits End of a Famous Novelist.
    377 7 Ouidi, t lie I imous novelist, whoso death on the ‘doth ult. has been wired by Reuter, died in the comfortless rooms which she routed m a cottage at Viareggio, Italy. Mile. Louise de la Ramie, to use her proper name, had been ailing
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      378 7 BAXTER Co.’s BEST NAVY CANVAS. SANDILANDS, BUTTERY Co. PERFUMERYDAVID CORSAR SON’S WELL-KNOWN EXTRA NAVY CANVAS, No. 0. SANDII.ANDS. ItIITTEUY Co John Bazley While Bros,’ PORTLAND CEMENT, “LION BRAND.” Sandilands, Buttery Co AUENIS. PENANG F. M S. BURRELL Co.’s BOIEKD RAW UNSKED OILS, paints turpentine Telephone No. 532. TO HE HAD
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      639 7 INSURANCES General Accident Fire and Life Assurance Corporation, Ltd. WE have been appointed Agents for the above Company lor Penang, Province Wellesley, and the State of Perak, and are prepared to accept risks against tire on the usual terms. DAVID BItOWN A Co. 4b, Logan’s Buildings. 7-3-07 109 c TIIE
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      730 8 W. MANSON, American Dentist, Late of Dr. Allen Co., Pha U.S.A. Charges Moderate, Ct nsultation Free. KBBIUINO AT Ao. 2/a, Penang Road. A few doors from the Eastern and Orient?’ Hotel. 6 intliN. 'e uraurs teas WERE AWARDED Til E GOLD MEDAL AT THE PARIS EXHIBITION. AGENTS, I'M NANG PATERSON,
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    How Great Britain May Lose India.
    1354 9 (Ittj F. A. McKenzie.) The tram from Seoul to Fusan was five hours late. It had broken down twice. The locomotive, badly cleaned and badly handled, was scarce able to drag its load, and carriages had been discarded to lighten it. Some of us
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    A Woman’s Impressions of Evelyn Thaw.
    552 9 An American writer named Lilian Bell, who has seen Evelyn Thaw in court during the second trial, gives the following remarkable description of the principal character in this great murder drama;— “I looked at her, feature by feature, and dismissed them one by one.
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    Cricketer Journalist’s.
    798 9 II in atechism. (For the instruction of Cricketer-Journal-ists in the flue ait of writing clerical and illuminative reports of the Test Matches, at a distance of ten thousand miles from the scene of operations.) Question Who are you Answer: An Absentee-Oricketer-Journal-ist. Q.: What is an A bsentee CricketerJonrnaiist
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    Feet and Teeth.
    1347 9 Where English People Fail. “Au Idler’’writes in tbeDuy Chronicle j Where we fail is chiefly, I think, iu our f feet and teeth. By we 1 mean we English. No oue who, like myself, has lived much abroad cau return to England and mix once more with
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    The Punkah-Wallah.
    810 9 Whoever has travelled iu India or the East brings home wiili him, declares the Daily Telegraph, thankful memories of the punkah, and of the cooling streams of air 1 which it creates. There is always, too, a recollection of the dark-skinned punkah 1 wall ah, the native whose
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    WASTED TO SKIN AND BONE BY CONSUMPTION.
    738 9 Ed.va Gunasekarv of Ceylon was at the Point of Death AVhkn Her Life was Saved and Her Health Restored by Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. n Edu i Qunasekara, whose portrait we prop duce lieie, is the daughter of Mr. A.P. Gunae *ekara, hea
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      30 9 Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy Absolutely Harmless. Every mother should huow that Chunbenam's Remedy is peifectly safe for children to take, as it contains nothing harmful. The George Town Dispensary, Wholesale Agents.
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      38 9 Something Good. Chambe rlaiu's Cougb Remedy is good when you first take cold good when your cold is seated and y<»ur 1 unorh aie sore; good when you cannot sleep for coughing. The George Town Dispensary, Wholesale Agents.
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      78 9 Pncuiii on ia Old people and those 1 1 0 liive wetk lunjs cjuuot be too caretoi iu guard ng against this doease. i'ueumoi: i < iya results from a cold or an a ;ack o' li fiuenzi, and uu Le prevented hv the f tuo v u*e of Cii
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      813 10 NOW READY! “Ini Pantun Karang-Karangan.” Contents: Pantun Dagang. Runda Diri. Puji Pujian. Budi. Kasili. Sambayaug. Sindier. Price 50 oents. OBTAINABLE AT TIIK CRITERION PRESS, Ltd FOR SALE. The Upheaval IN Far Cathay,” BY NG HING SHANG, A Novel of absorbing interest |to Chinese and students of Chinese Character, manners and
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