Straits Echo, 14 December 1908

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    37 1 Straits Echo 10-PAGEI edition. DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY. VOL. 6. $24 Per Annum, PENANG, MONDAY, 14th DECEMBER, 1908. Slogie Copy, 10 cents. No. 288,
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    Siam’s Legal Advisers.
    762 2 A Question of Policy. A correspondent writes to the Bangkok Times as follows The announcement that two of the most capable of the young solicitors brought out from England by the Siamese Government to act as legal advisers in the Law Cou'ts, j are about to resign
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    The Darling of the Future.
    328 2 Thirteen hundred and seventy-nine young women with their thirteen hundred and seventy-nine mothers have recently been the objects of the curiosjty of a group of British physicists, who are endeavouring to show from a comparison of the relative heights of women, past aud preseut, that
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      43 2 Accoidiug to all accoiluts wo have the assurance that Gouoßau ib oue ot the most valuable discovetie* of modern pharmacology and is far ahead of all pieparatious of Copaiba, Cubelis, etc. It is the safest aud most successful. At all Chemists aud Dealers.
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      623 2 To the Head of the Family. Ia ordering household supplies, dou t foru«r to lav ia a supply of Chamberlain’s Cough Kemmedy. You may not need it now but yor are almost sure to before the winter is over. It never fails in cases of croup. The George Town Dispensary.
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      1791 2 r Made to Measure Have your Jj y ENGLAND. SUIT made We supply you with a Good Suit at a very moderate price, made to your own measurements, made by skilled wor men. among happy and heaithy surrounding,, made Of hard wearing cloth of every popular shade Our method of
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    VESSELS EXPECTED.
    27 3 hr», in Aij'ifii* Due Assays Colombo A.G &Co. 17tb Dec. Davanha S ngapore A.G.&Co19th Goebeu Prinz Eitel Singapore B.M.&Co. 22nd Friedrich Colombo B.M &Co. 24th
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    SAILINGS.
    30 3 Vessel» For A'jenh t Leaves Assaye Dera nba Goeben Prinz E'tel Friedrich S neapore Colombo Colombo A Singapore G AOo. A G ACo. B M.ACo. B M ACo. Dec.
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      ARRIVALS.
      187 3 Malaya Ger. s.s., 348. Loewe, 13th Dec., Deli, 12th Dec., Gen.—B. M. Co. Sappho, Br. s.s., 327, Upton, 13th Dec., Tougkah, 12fh Dec., Gen.—A. G. Co. De Kock, Br. s.s., 565, Vi*man, 13th Dec., Laugsa, 12th Dec., Gen —H. L Co. Bhadra, Br. s.s. 243, Carre, 13th Dec., Tavoy,
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      DEPARTURES.
      38 3 14th December. Canton, for Dindings aud leluk Ansou. A. Apcar, for Singapore, China and Japan. Flying Fish, for Port Weld and Taiping. Maetsuijcker, for Pulo Weh, Olehleh and Padang. Sree Bangka, for Pulau Langkawi, Periis and Setul.
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      MAILS CLOSE
      89 3 Fom Calcutta—Per Japan, to-morrow, 11 a.tn. Tongkah—Per Ban Whatt Soon, tomorrow, 1 p.m. Langkat—Per Jin Ho, to-morrow, 1 p.m. Asahan—Per Mary Austin, to-morrow, lpm. Tongkah—Per Sappho, to-morrow, 1 p m Deli and Langsa—Per De Kock, tomorrow, 2 p.m. Deli Asahan—Per Ayuthia, to-morrow, 2 p.m. Tongkah, Kopah, Renong, Victoria
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    Passengers to the Straits.
    436 3 ler P. and O. s.s. Victoria connecting with th« Assaye at Colombo, due at Penang on 17th Dec To Penang :/from Marseilles, Nov. 27) Mr. R. St. Seed man, Mrs. Cordon Brown, Mr. B. L. Griffin (from Colombo) Mr. E. W. Harvey. To Singapore (from London,
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      934 3 P. 0. Steam Navigation Coy. Expected Arrival» and Departures. Mail Service. Outward. 1)eC .!7 con necting: with Victoria 31 Delhi do Macro Mm. 14 Devanha do Mooltun J8 Britannia do China Homeward. THROUGH STEAMER TO LONDON. 8.8. Macedonia March 26. tAKES BY MAIL STEAMERS. lit Cits* Uc A (.'las* To
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      447 3 (S HIPPING,) HAMBURG-AMERIKA LIME. FREIGHT SERVICE. Next Sailings for Singapore, China and Japan. Next Sailings Homeward. VIA COLOMBO. 8. s. Sithonia, 18th December, 1908, for Marseilles, Havre and Hamburg. Taking e?irgo at through Rates to Antwerp, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Copenhagen Lisbon, Oporto, London, Liverpool, Glasgow, Marseilles, Trieste, Genoa, Ports in the
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    The Straits Echo.
    97 4 Jn-iMce «atisfle* evsryboly an 4 lasr.ice alnae K-ntrtnn rtutlv Knn*l*y«.l «T Till CRITERION PRESS, Ltd., No. 226—232, Beach Street, Penang. PRICE DAILY LOO A l <«♦ rninnni OUTSTATIONS PoKtA** Kitrm. VAIL BDITION (Post Free) <l5 X CABLB ADIIRKSS Echo —Penang.” Telephone No. 343 H.B.— All baslnew comranniratlon*
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    CHINESE PIGS.
    457 4 Despite Mr. Haldane's optimistic speech at Rochdale we have reason to believe that preparations for the invasion of England have already begun on a large scale, and our authority for that statement is Sir Thomas Sutherland, the estimable chairman of the P. O. Company. The danger, moreover, comes
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    Outward English Mail.
    42 4 The Royal Mail steamer Atsaye, having left Colombo at 1 3) p.m. yesterday, is expected to arrive here at 1 p no. ou Thursday next, and will leave for Singapore. China, etc. at 3 p m. the same day.
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    Tin, Opium and Rice Quotations.
    615 4 The following business in tin has been done to-day Singapore Straits Trading C 0..) *66.50 buyers, no sellers renang Penang Tin Exchange, 25 tous at 66 25 Eastern Smelting Co., 25 66 50 Straits Trading Co., 75 GG 50 Total ...125 tous. Tin is quoted
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    Wedding Bells.
    236 4 Craik-Black. St- George’s Church was tastefully decorated with palms on Saturday, the occasion being the wedding of Mr. D. McLeod Craik, Municipal Architect, Singapore, to Miss Grace Black, late of the General Hospital. Singapore. Pending the arrival of the bride and bridegroom Mr. Ward played two selections of
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    Volunteer Field Day.
    187 4 An interesting and instructive Field Dav was held yesterday, at which there was a good attendance. The general idpa was that a Blue Force was encamped in the vicinity of Ayer Dam on the night of the 12th inst On the morning of the 13 f h
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    Attempted Murder and Suicide
    398 4 A Sikh’s Revenge. The Sikh barracks at Fort Cornwallis was the scene of an attempted murder shortly after 7 o’clock this morning, when Sikh Constable Anok Singh shot a comrade. Kehr Singh, in the back with a rifle, and then attempted to commit suicide. Both men.
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    Selangor Turf Club.
    686 4 JANUARY MEETING. List of Entries. The following are the entries for the forthcoming meeting of the Selangor Turf Club, to be held on Jan. 2nd, sth and 7th First Day. I—The Maiden Plate. Insufficient entries. 2. The Ex-Griffin Handicap. Second Start, Victoria, Sextant, Orion, Lockfire 3.— A
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      590 4 WANTED MUNICIPAL NOTICE PERAK, well-known elderly Chinese Clerk, to work the business of the Shanghai Life Insurance Co., Ltd., in connection with the Ipoh agents $50 per month and commission. Security required. Apply to 14 12 08 742 T AIK CHEE CO WAITED. IjlOR the English School. Batu G.*j;ih, Head
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      35 4 Dr. Fried laender testifies that Gonosan exerts a favorable influence in removing complications and haemorrhage; also more rapid and satisfactory results are obtained by it than by any other preparation of Sandalwood oil etc, j
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    SUPREME COURT.
    4263 5 IN CIVIL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION. (Before Mr. Justice Fither.) Ong Jin and Others vs. Foo Choo Choon. Arbitrators’ Award Set Aside. On the 11th inst. wo leponed that Mr Justice Fisher heard on the previous dav a motion by Mr. Cleaver, of the firm of Presgrave and Matthews, counsel
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      Singapore.
      60 5 (Echo Special.) Completion of Joliore Railway. Singapore, 14th December.—The last spike of the Johore Railway was driven last Saturday by H. H. the Sultan of Johore, in the presence of fl. E. Sir John Anderson and H. H. the Raja Muda of Sarawak who is on a visit to
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      The Veto of the Lords.
      99 5 I Supplied by Reuter.) Important Declaration by the Premier. London, 12th December.—Mr. H. H. Asquith, speaking at the National Liberal Club, said that the veto of the House of Lords must be treated as the dominating issue of politics, but it was absurd for the
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      Congress and President Roosevelt.
      85 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) Congressmen Incensed. L indon. 13th December.—The Congressmen are incensed at the passage in President Roosevelt’s message scathingly criticising Congress for restricting the duties of the Secret Service Police and hinting that Congress objected to the investigation of malpractices by certain legislators. “To Rcbnke
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      China.
      75 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) Sir Thomas Sutherland’s Prediction. London, 13» h December.—Sir Thomas Sutherland. Chairman of the P. O Company.‘■peaking at a meeting of the company, sud that Chiua was one f their most promising field-. The extension of railways promises to iffact immeasurable changes. He stated that in the
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      Chinese Consul-General in London.
      33 5 Chinese ConsulGeneral in London. (Supplied by Heater.) Englishman Appointed. London, 13&b December.—Mr. Foster, Mauager of the engineering firm of Messrs. Foster au<i Sons. St. Helens, has been appointed Chinese Consul General in Loudon.
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      The Invasion of England.
      37 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) A Practical Impossibility. London, 14'h December—Mr. R. B. HaMane, speaking at Rochdale, said that the fears of invasion were groundless England’s provision was such that a surprise is practically impossible.
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      The United States.
      43 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) An Emergency Volunteer Army. London, 14t.b December. —A telegram from Washington states that the Chairman of the House of Representative’s Committee on military affairs has introduced a Bill providing for an emergency volunteer army of 2,000,000 men.
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      The Balkan Crisis.
      54 5 (Supplied by Reuter The Austrian Boycott. London. 14» h December-. According to semi-official statements from Vienna it is announced that Turkey is undertaking to do its ufjuost to end the boycott. Austria is negotiating with Tuikev in regard to it and is willing to grant compensation for
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      The Panama Canal.
      27 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) An Accident. London, 14*h December.—Twentv-eeven jtons of dynamite exploded prematurely at Basobispo, Panama Canal, killing ten men I and injuring fifty.
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      Canada.
      37 5 (Sujtplicd by Reuter.) Asiatic Immigration. London, 13th December.—At a mass meeting at Vancouver a resolution was passed urging the Dominion to abrogate the Treaty with Japan and to legislate for the exclusion of Asiatics in Canada.
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      The German Navy.
      20 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) Tho Fourth Dreadnought.” London, 14th December.—The fourth German Dreadnouaht has been launched at Kiel.
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      Russia.
      36 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) Duma Adopts the Bill Authorising Loan. London, 12th December —The Duma has adopted the Bill authorising a loan of 450 million roubles, including 150 million roubles to cover the deficit of 1909.
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    F. M. S. Tin.
    29 5 November Outputs. The following mine outputs for the month of November are reported Sipiau Tin Company, Ltd. 75 pels. Socic'c des Etains de Kinta 2,340
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    F. M. S. Rubber Exports.
    155 5 Tlonthly Comparative Statement. The monthly comparative statement of cultivated rubber exported from the F. M. S. durine 1908 and 1907 has been issued from the office of the Commissioner of Trade and Customs. The statistics of rubber exported are as follows 60 <*> r: op
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    Passengers.
    194 5 Arrived. Per s s. Muttra. 13th Dec., from Rangoon Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Murray, Mr. A. T. Curtis, Misses Curtis and Master Curtis, Messrs A. and M. Freedman, Good, C. A. Howardt, Peacock, E. Smith and Taylor. Per s.e. Sappho. 13th Dec., from Tongkah Messrs. W. G. Weeks,
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    FIXTURES.
    67 5 To-day 21st Day of 11th Moon. Ladies’ Rifle Club, 4pm Town Band, Esplanade, 6 to 7 p.in. The New Japanese Cinematograph, corner of Campbell Street and Penang Road, 7 30 p.m. and 9 30 pm. To-morrow. 22nd Dav of 11th Moon. Town Band, Golf Club, 6 to 7 p
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    MAILS DUE.
    16 5 English (Ateaye) ...17th Dec China Devanha) ~.19tb (’hum Goeben) ...22nd German (P. Friedrtcli) ...24th
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    P. & O. SAILINGS.
    36 5 P. O. SAILINGS. Mail Service. Outwards. Homewards Aesaue 17 Dec Devanha 19 Dee. Delhi o t Delta 3 Jan. Extra Service. Outwards Homewards. Nyanza 21 Dec I Palermo 25 Dec. Malta 5 Jan. Sicilia 8 Jan.
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    Municipal Commission.
    460 6 Official Minutes. Minutes of a Meeting of the Municipal Commissioners held on Thursday, the 26tb November, 1908. Pretent. F. J Hallifax, Esq. (President). L H. Clayton, Esq. Lim En Tub, Esq. J. W. Hallifax, Esq. Lim CheDg Teik, Esq. Absent. Quah Beng Kee, Esq 1. The minutes of
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    Rat Poison Dangers.
    529 6 Mysterious City Illness. A startling example of the possibility of a cure being worse than the disease is made public in the monthly report of Dr. William Collingridge, Medical Officar of Health for the City of Loudon, says the Daily Tele graph. Illness broke out in a
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    Infantile Mortality.
    544 6 Infantile mortality and a declining birthrate, says the Rangoon Gazette, are the two bugbears of civilised states. France is being frightened out of her wits because iu 1907 the number of deaths was 793,889 against 773.969 births. A cty comes from the United States of America as well
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    EXCHANGE.
    118 6 Pbnaho, 14th December (By courtesy o) the Chartered Ban 1 London Demand Sank --2/3|r 4 months’ slight Ban» -2 Vj 3 Credit 3 Documentary ...2/4 Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs- 174| 3 days’ sight Private 176 Bombay. Demand Bank 174 f Mouimein, Demand Bank 173 4 3 days’ sight Private
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    PRODUCE.
    184 6 Gold leal $65.20 B.Pepper( W .Coast 3ihs.f> Ino sbick White Pepper |l6§ sales Trang Pepper 10 95 sales Cloves 39. —sales Mace 73. —sales Mace Picking» 63. —sales Nutmegs llOs 19. —buyers i No. 1 6.65 sales Sugar < 2 no stock Banket 3.65 sellers Tapioca Fiour 1.65 sales
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    MARKET PRICES.
    185 6 Penano, 14th Decembee, 1908. BeKF rtfi. Soup per call- 14 Roast 24 Bleaks 24 Stew or Curry Men’ Mi Rump St-eak 24 Ox Tail ea -ti 30 Tougue 60 Feet 20 Heart 30 Liver per catty 30 Pork— Pork pei‘ cat. tv 32 Pig’s Hea.l 20 Feet r
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    SHARES.
    583 6 Divid«li< 8 Name. 10 for year end iug 31 3/08 lOp.c.foryearending 30/4/08 7/- dur. 1907 A 6 dur. 08 57} p. c. foi 1 90-> 2/- interim for ■9* 8 35 p.c. for 07 71- dur. 07 A 4/3 dur. 08 45 p.c. for yr. ending 30/6/07 5 per
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      35 6 A Notable Fact. Tbe absence of all narcotics makes Chamberlain's Coils’ll Remedy the safest and best medicine for all coughs, cold», croup and whooping cough that can be procured. The Qeorge Town Dispensary, Wholesale Agents-
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      139 6 A Reliable Remedy for Croup. With the dry, cold weather of the early winter months, parents of croupy children should be on the alert for ominous symptoms. There is uo cause for anxiety when Chamberlaifc’s Cough Remedy is kept in the home. If this medicine is given as soon as
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      129 6 MACKAY'S LIQUEUR WHISK*. The Acme of Quality. Andrew Usher Go/s SPECIAL RESERVE O.V.G. Whisky. SANDILANDS, BUTTERY Co. AGENTS FOE PENANG F. /M. 6. THE CELEBRATED “S. B. Co.” GIN IN RED CASES. Sanditands, Buttery A Co E '8 i. •'h.'wt Absolute Purity Gr uar’ara tee cl. AGENTS: SANDILANDS, BDTTERY Co..
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    Royal Pictures.
    421 7 QUEEN ALEXANDRA’S CHRISTMAS GIFT BOOK. Beautiful Snapshots of Royalty. Queen Alexandra, ever thoughtful of her poorest subjects, decided to turn her wellknown hobby of snap-shotting to profit, on behalf of the charities in which she is interested and to publish, in book form, a selection of the many
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    Surra in the F. M. S.
    339 7 The Kuala Lumpur Experiments. The British Medical Journal, November 7, says:— From a report by Dr. Fraser and Mr. Symonds Studies from the Institute for Medical Research. Federated Malay States, No, 9 Suira in the Federated Malay States, by Henry Fraser, m.d. Aberd., and
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      132 7 Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy in South Africa. Mr. S. Pchreider, of Koffeyfontein, 0. R C., is very grateful to the manufacturers of Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy. Ho has found that it cures his children as well as himself of their coughs and colds. The? were all coughing and got no relief until
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      1079 8 W. MANSON, American Dentist, Late of Dr Allen Co., Pha US.A. Charges Moderate, Consultation Free. ■BIDINO AT No. 2/a, Penang Road. A few doors from the Eastern and Oriental Hotel. 6 mth* TEA NOTICE. riIHE undersigned. »og to inform the public of Penang and ?he neighbouring Native I States that
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    Cricket.
    343 9 Government Service and Law vs. The Rest. This game, which was played on the Esplanade on Saturday ended after some interesting cricket, in a draw in favour of the former team. Going in first on a perfect wicket Government Service and Law rapidly bit up the respectable score of
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    Penang Volunteers.
    264 9 Prize Competition. Some good shooting was made at the Rifle Range on Saturday afternoon iu spite of a bad light. Sergt. Southam’s score of 93 was, under the circumstances, very creditable. Sergt. Neubronner, Corporal Perkins and Capt. Allen also shot well. Scores: 200 yards. 500 yards. 600 yards.
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    Government Gazette.
    512 9 The Government Gazett of December 11 contains the followmg items of information Mr. Jennings Clement Hugh has been authorised to tile a specification of an inventi n tor an Automatic Gas-Producing Machine I'ue Saltlemeut Office. Bayan Lepas, Ins b -eu appointed to be a Court House of the
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    University Flirting.
    281 9 Censor of Morals for Students at Glasgow. For some time past the senate of Glasgow Uuiversity has been of the opinion that the relationships between the young men and girl students have not been confined to a high plane of intellectual conference —that they had, in fact, sunk
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    The Fairfax Peerage.
    896 9 Successful Claim. A Committee for Privileges sat iu the House of Lords ou the 17th ult. to cousider the claim of Albert Kirby Fairfax to the title and dignity of Lord Fairfax of Cameron in the peerage of Scotland. Mr. G. Woods Woollaston, Bluemantle Pursuivant at the
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    Hair Four Feet Long
    810 9 Eccentricities of sin Australian “Wild Man.” For several years past, says an Australian paper, there have at various times existed rumours that some wild creature described as a hairv in in haunted the district between Caicoar aud Blaynev in New South Wales. The rumours were usually
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    The Opium Cure.
    177 9 Medical measures at Tientsin towards curing opium smokers do not, according to Mr. Towns, seem to result very satisfactorily. From a Chiuese practitioner associated with the above-mentioned gentleman ore learns that obout 100 patients only have pisspd through the cure institution, and for some unknown reason Chinese
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    China Opium, and the Doctors.
    1391 9 Recent reports from China indicate that tor the first time in their history the progressive elements of the nation are united in an attempt to suppress the opium habit throughout the country. If the attempt proves successful, as is sincerely to be hoped and as
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    Musician’s Romantic Vow.
    141 9 Mr. Auguste Van Biene, the well known ’cello player, on the 18th ult. played in several London thoroughfares and collected 1 s. 2d, which, with a£s note, be Bent to the Music-ball Benevolent Fund. The musician’s action was tbe fulfilment of a vow made forty years ago.
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    New Chinese Marriage Ordinance.
    204 9 In view of the hearing of the appeal in the Towkay Siignn case, 6ays Friday’s St'ails Times, it is interesting to not» that a proposal is being considered by the Chinese Advisory Board for a Chinese Marriage Registration Ordinance, which will probably be framed on the
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      74 9 A Reliable Remedy for Croup. With the dry, cold weather of tbe early winter months, parents of croupy children should be on the alert for ominous symptoms. There is uo cause for anxiety when Chamberlain’s Couch Remedy is kept in tbe home. If this medicine is given as soon as
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      56 9 That Means Rheumatism. Sore and swollen joints, sharp shooting pains, torturing muscles, no re9t, no sleepThat means rheumatism. It is a stubborn disease to fight, but Chamberlain's Pain Balm has conquered it thousands of times. It will do.so whenever the opportunity is offered. *Trv it. One application relieves the pain.
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      25 9 The first violent inflammatory symptoms quickly disappear after treatment with Riedel’s Gonosan Capsules No better preparation now on the market. Certif.ed by the leading Specialists.
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      47 9 BRITISH INDIA S.N. CO., LTD. SPECIAL REDUCTIONS FOR CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS. Return Tickets for Single Fares. The above Company will grant First and Second Class Return Tickets for single fares, •available between the 15th December, 1908, and 15th January, 1909. The passage rates from Penang are as follows
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    PENANG TURF CLUB. JANUARY MEETING, 1909.
    1058 10 FIRST DAY. Tuesday, 26th January. 1. —The Maiden Plate. Value $500. A Race for Maiden Horses Weight as per scale, reduced 14 lbs. All horses imported iuto the Straits or F. M. S. as Subscription Griffins at a price not exceeding $400 allowed 7
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      243 10 JOHN MARTIN, MINER A ROMANCE OF MODERN MALAYA. BY OLIVER ASHWELL. AUTHOR OF Tale» oj the Fen," Chromelet of the Carburettor Club," “In Peril in Penang," etc. PRICE 50 CENTS MAT HK KVD AT THE CRITERION PRESS, Lid. 226, 232, Fetch Street, f'eoang. FOR SALE. The Early History of Penang,
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      311 10 Entries Close at 5 p. in. on Thursday, 14th January (except for Race 3, Second Day, and Race 8, Third Day, which close as stated) Handicaps for First Day will be published on or before Monday, 18th January, 1909. A penally of 7 lb. is mcurred iu a handicap bv
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