Straits Echo, 28 December 1909

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  • 34 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY, ij 7• $24 Per Annum, PENANG, TUESDAY, 28th DECEMBER, 15*09. Slagle Copy, 10 cslls No.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 1095 1 uUINNESS'S STOUT. TIANQ LEE 00. a mllWr) o BkZ ~r&Ld3 zmm< SOLE AGENTS. BASS’S ALE. THE SHANGHAI tILIFE INSURANCE CO., LTD. Head Office— Shanghai, China. CAPITAL, TAELS 1,000,000. $2OOOOO deposited with the Hongkong Government m a special protection for our policy holders. The ONLY company that has this deposit. The
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    • 35 1 HE BEST BEER IN THE H NOddlN EAST. m. V V N -ST, a v r QS o <0 S i b n >\ -a i>: Q> r>> p> 4 i) v^Tokt: TIANQLEE Co., Sole Agent*.
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  • 1213 2 The Great Wall it one of the mnv thing* in Chiut known hut harj.'.y to mott Europeans. It watt beg«tTin b.c 214 and finished in n c 204, and it was throughout the idea of one tnan—Chin us he it termed hr Dr. Geil but
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 77 2 1-olds Arc Dangerous. If more people would make an attempt to Kei rid of the cold.•> fiom which they are suff-niug. as a leault of thm changeable w«ather, them would tie a decided decrease ''l the uumlier of cams of pneumonia. A ew dove, of Chamlerlaiu'a Cough Remedy i mm
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    • 435 2 Dr. Bosh of Strassburg introduced (jonosatl in the treatment of the most paiufql of diseases to which mankind is liable If *is better, safer and more effective than otb%r preparations of Copaiba. Cubebs or plaiq Sandalwood oil. CHAPOTEAUT’B NO CURATIVE TASTE PRINCIPLE NO OF SMELL COD NO LIVER NAUSEA OIL
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    • 1994 2 BEST QUALITY. HORNLESS. LOUD OR SOFT, RECORDS $l.O f N. -A* p per doz f i Jr* k *V ROBINSON PIANO CO., LTD SIEMENS BROTHERS’ DYNAMO WORKS, LIMITED. ELECTRIC LIGHT, POWER AND TRACTION ENGINEERS, AND CONTRACTORS. INCREASE IN TIE PRICE OF OIL. (New Petroleum Ordinance.) “TANTALUM” QREAT SAVING. LAMPS Why
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  • 39 3 Vetselt Frctft Ajrmt$ Du* D vMnha Colombo GACo. 30 tb D *<*. Dalt 3i*gprue O A Jo Itt JlO Qoe ben Prirz Kite Singapore B M ACo. 4' b Fr ie<lt icl Joloinbo B M ACo 5 b
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  • 40 3 !>***{• i For .1 /«/< f I* 'V* L) j viuL i L > Dgapoie GA Jn. 1>PC Ddlta IColombo l.Q.i Co. J m 0« e^n ’Colombo B M A Co. Pricz Eiteij Fried riel. Siu*: <rore 1 B M ACo 1
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  • Shipping.
    • 402 3 Hi ini Ludwij, Ger a.«., 5 704, Binder, 24th Dit, Yokohama, 5tb Dec.. Gen —B. M. A Co. Vorwarls, Ger a.a t'43 Uldiup, 24th Dec, Singapore, 22ml l>ec.. Geu —-E S. Oo Ltd Priam B'. 2/03, 25! b Dec, GUnilov, 23 d N Geo. W. M, A Co. Dnuera,
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    • 47 3 28th Ddcsnokr Jin Ho, for Langkat. Petrel for Asabau. Malaya, for Deli. Sre\ Bangka, for Trang. De Jtock. for Deli. .InmVee, for Pott Swetteubiui and Siuga pofc Malac;* for Teluk Ausuu. Ischia, Itqv.Colombo aud Tuticoiiw Ivo for PoTr M> T. Hong Moh, for Wl>l1 and Swatow.
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    • 80 3 Fob Kedah Per hian Ch >u tc- norrow.Bß.nl. N-’gapaUm aud Mains —Pei Teesta, tc-morrow, l 0 a.in Trang and Pang Nga—Per Dei tomorrow. Ipm Teluk Anson Per Han Whitt Soon, to-morrow, 2 p m. LaDgsa, T. Semawe. 8-gli, O'ebleb and Sibang I'er Peiju to morrow 3 p in
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  • 283 3 Ter P. ami O. e.s Mantua, from London, Dec. 3. connecting with the Deoanha at Colombo, due at Pen,mg od 30th Dec To Penang Mr. Dunctu. Mr. VV. L I*9*l». Mr. W. J. Murray, Mr*. Wilkinson Mr. li. Bingham, Mr A Mackie, Mr. E M Hawes.
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 948 3 P. 0. Steam Navigation Coj. Expected Arrivals and Departures. Mail Strvlet, Outward Dec. 30 Devanha 'onneeting with Jan. 13 Arcadia 27 Aesayc F*b. 10 Delta Mantua China Malwa Moldavia Homeward. THROUGH STEAMER TO LONDON. March 26, Macedonia, FARES BY MAIL STEAMERS. Ist Class 1 To Loudon bj Sm £66 To
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    • 398 3 (BH I PPIMO NORDDtUTSCHIiR ULOYD, IiRfMEN. IMPERIAL QE&M AIT MAIL Ll] I k/wr? -j THE fast and well-known u,. I 4 f jg*f*-r imsl'ompanv sail fortn’.ghtly from Bremen, Ilanihutp via Korte r dnm, Anf*§-p, Southampton, Gibraltar, Algiers, Genoa, Naples, (connection Marseilles, Naples, jjreiandria and vice versa) Port Said, Sue*, Aden,
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  • 97 4 J »-t**e »ss»aai wriboiy n<J»U»iJc»*-fci-»-v *blUhMl Aell* (»irw»pt *nult, TUB CRITERION PRESS, Ud., No. 338—9X2. Beach StrwM. r*nni u PRICK OAILT LOCI A 1 M fM .per M OUtBTATIONB Pom aur. «All. BIMTIOH (Post Free) SIS OAKI.B AI>I>RKBB 11 Echo— Pciiok." No 248 ».A- All Mim w—kmtlo—
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  • 445 4 Penang opium exporters when conI signing opiain to places in Perak, have I been used to ship it to Telok Anson by I steamer. They never had any trouble, I certainly not of tha kind now being experienced. They paid the duty to the Customs Offioer at
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  • 285 4 If there were any danger of the heads of Mr. and Mrs. Wrigbt-Motioo being 1« turned in connection with their dramatic tr umptiß, we should fear to increase it, because it is our duty to echo the general I concensus of opinion last night, wbi h was to
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  • 97 4 Follow ng were the results of the Golf meeting on the Petaling links during X naI week Open Handicap Won by B. O Ta»h-«m Colony vs F-M-S F.M S. won by 5 matches to 4 Inter-team Competition: Won by Singapore Gojf Club, with Penang second and Selangor third.
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  • 35 4 The Viceroy’s Cup was won at Calcutta by Report,” owned by Holmes and trained by Wishart. The Trials was won by S jultlin°,” owned by Goguldass and trained by BVcb.—Special message to Echo
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  • 309 4 The following business in tin has been >I done to-day 11 Penang: J Penang Tin Exchauge, 5) tons at $7 Eastern Smelting Co.. 75 77. Straits Trading Co. 59 77 05 I Singapore vStraits Trading Co., 5) 77 05 Total 225 tons. Opium is quoted
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  • TELEGRAMS.
    • 56 4 [Echo Special.) Over-subscribed Singapore, 24 th December. —The shares of the Henrietta Estates, Ltd., have been oversubscribed. [The property is situated in Kedah, on the borders of Province Wellesley. The directorate is a strong' one, comprising the Hon. H. Fort, Messrs. A. D. Allan, C. W. Darbiahire,
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    • 79 4 (Echo Special,) Vtait to Singapore. Singapore, 24th December.—Genera Sir John Denton French, Inspector General of Forces, is due here on Monday. Tho Programme. Singapore, 28th December.—Sir A.H. Young gave a dinner at Government House in honour of General Sir John Denton French yesterday evening. General French will inspect
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    • 35 4 (Echo Special.) Sureties Adjudged Liable. Singapore, 24th December.—The Deutsche Asiaticlie Bank has been awarded $50,000 which sum they claimed against Ho Yang Peng and Low Tuan Neo as sureties of their compradore.
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    • 30 4 {Echo Special.) i Opening of New Premises. Kuala Lumpur, 28th December.—The Chartered Bank held an At Home yesterday on the occasion of the opening of their new premises.
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    • 61 4 (Sup l tied by Reuter.) The Queen’s Donation. London. 24 n D cembar e r Majesty Queen Alexandra has given ,£ICO towards the Clapham Kire Fund. [lt will be remembered that a big drapery establishment at Clapham, London, S. W., was burnt down some few days ago,
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    • 233 4 (Supplied by Reuter.) Unionist Defeat Predicted. London, 24'h December.—Dr. T. J. Macnamara, spotting at Finsbury, predicted a record defeat for the Tories. A Week's Cessation. A number of speeches were made yesterday evening After that there be a cessation of the campaign for a week. Issue of
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    • 51 4 I Supplied by Renter.) impelled from the Explorers n„h London. 24 h n r. a u Ulub. from New York state» th.tTh~ A tieKiploiera Cub f t ,he commit,» of Co.k-.eh, im tto h; el »r W. reported ad,eraelv 1 u »< McKi eif.’led from the Club. D
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    • 46 4 (Supplied by Reuter Patten at it Again. LondoD, 24 h December —The Standard't correspondent at New Yoik states that four bulls, beaded by PatteD, engineered a cotton raid yesterday and forced up the pi ices. They have gained .£250.000 since the campaign began.
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    • 43 6 Suj’plied by Reuter.) Honoured by the Rainer. London, 24* h December.—A telegram from Berlin «tales that the Kaiser has conferred the Order of the lied E<«le (Second Class) on Maj >r Geuoral M .kaiuu a who is serving in North China.
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    • 32 6 (S upi lied by Rmter KeeeUeH Urhida. London, 25*h December. A telegram from Washington states that Prea dont Taft received in audience M. Sidafauchi Uohida, Consul General at N-rw Yoik.
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    • 45 6 (Supplied by lieuter) At Genoa. London 25th December. —The Chinese Naval Commissioners inspected the shipyards at Genoa At Rome. London, 26'h December. —The Chinese Naval Commissioners have arrived at Rome where they were received in audieice by, and dined with, the King.
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    • 49 6 {Supplied by Reuter.) The 44 Rainbow Bought. London, 25th December.—A telegram from Ottawa states that the Government has purchased from the Admiralty the twin screw cruiser Rainbow for training purposes and as a nucleus of the Canadian Navy. They intend buying another and a larger cruiser
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    • 108 6 (Supplied by Reuter.) Damage KatimaGd at i‘I,(HIO,M)O. Loudon, 25th December.—The damage at Oporto, owing to the rrcmt ga'e, is estimated at j£I,(!0).000 A German stesmer, the Cintra. was wrecked, aud forty lighters were left out of seven hundred. More Wrecks. London, 27 h December.— Five steamers
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    • 62 6 (Supplied by Reuter.) RiaastroiiH Blizzard. London, 27th December—The Eastern poition of the Uailed States was visited by by tbe worst blizzird experienced duriug the last twenty years. Fifteen aie dead in New Y tik aud three iu helsea, Massachussets where one thousaud five hundred were lendered homeless by
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    • 39 6 (Supplied by Reuter Vienna Express Collides with Goods Train. Loudon, 26 b December.— A telegram from I' iague states that the Vienna express collided with a g<ols traiu at t'hotzeo. TeD weie killed and t went*-light injured.
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    • 47 6 The P. O. Steamer “Nile.” (6'n jilte I by Renter.) Collision with ('able Ship. Loudon *27ib December—The I’ A O JST,#-. which wis starting for hl v' 4, Colil<l <l w,!h cab'e steamer off mV* on the m.rumg of lb* 25ib inst. E.£ Vb?,, h ~J b
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    • 36 6 (Supplied by Renter.) Lajig Keats Fitzsimmons. L mdooWib December —A telegtem from Sydney su% *b»t L»oe, tne holder, beat Fiit-dmuwMMi ,u twelve rounds for the heavy weight Championship of Auatrilia for a purse of Jfc2,o0th.
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  • 145 4 The recently married Mr. and Mrs Lira Cbeng Law gave a tea-party to their European friends at their home, Mill View,” on Friday. Rare and expensive delicacies were served, but the greatest treat was the singing and pianoforte playiDg of the charming and accomplished bride. Dr.
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  • 194 4 Penang Volunteers H. M. 8. Sealark The return match between tbe Penang Volunteers and H. M S Sealark was shot (ff at Kampong Bahru on Boxing Day. When tbe two teams met on October 30. the P. Y.’s tcored 72 3 and the Sealark 540 Appended are the scores
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  • 244 4 (F oiH Our Own Correspondent) v Taiping, 24 b December. Yesterday, being the Hari Raj t Haji, was as a public holiday throughout the General French’s Visit. General Sir John French arrived last evening by the 5.45 p.m. train from Penang and there was a big crowd at
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  • 223 4 On Christmas day. at nocn a fatal ATe d r B Eut k WbM w 6toDe quarry at in nroorn b ast operations were *l* T* Tami| cool,es went down a set nn° b o the fuse was «et on fire, an explosion took place. One a of
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 305 4 P o First Class in Perak, An Ideal Place for Families Spending Week Ends. Single and Pouble Bedrooms with Private Bathrooms. Electric Bells. Tennis. Excellent Cuisine. Cold Storage Supplies Weekly fromW>ingapore. Hotel Porter Meets All Traii\ TERMS MODERATE. Tkleobams CREE T, Ipob. P Z CREE V, Proprietor. PRITCHARD CO. CHINA,
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  • 2417 5 PERAK vt PENANG. Victory for the Home Team. Two biff cricket matches, both of them on the iame d» v eomething of a record for pe"*ng, and that was what we had on Christmas Day. First in importance was the match on the Esplanade between Penang and Perak
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  • 778 5 The C. R C are to be congratulated for after having defeated the '1 R- C at foot ball on Saturday las*, they also beat them at cricket wbeu slumps were drawn on Sunday afternoon, thus securing a double victory They compiled a
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  • 69 5 To-l AT. 10th Dav of ll»li Mi on. Town Bind, Gd C ub 6 to 7 pm. Lodge Royal Priuci of Wales, lustallation ami I'hi quet. Strai n Cmem itogr iph. Leuan; Road. 9p m. Waving Kas-im. Lk Soon Theatre, Aladd n aud the Wondetful Lamp Tc-moebow 17<h Day
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  • 21 5 > r.ghl Qinriwt J tu, 3'd O Ne* M'.kid Ilh Pus* Quartni 18 h O Full Moon 2. c, ib
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 66 5 WHVkVES, I’ENANO.i I ISOL41MKI» DA KUO. 14 N due*ion -rile of uuc'aiined cargo «bic:> has been lyiug 10 Government i Wharves trodowns for a period of over six i months, will be held in Godown No. 2 on Friday, 3Ut instant, at 10 30 a m. Go ds can be
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    • 924 5 MUNICIPAL NO Df it Culinary M X Municipal CommieMont* at the Municipal Office at Thursday, the 30th instant W M A Acting Secret Mnnici/al Co A good Chinese Can» »s® r f° r Life Insurance busne*» apeak Hokkien. Reb. C»nt >ue»e and Tea Good salary *.o »eallf gor>d man. f
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  • 858 6 Penang vs. Pprak. Penang won the football lo itch in runaway fashion. '1 here is not much to de scribe in the game.» As soon a* the home ran settled down, and they did not take long to do this, they we e all over then opponents and beat
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  • 817 6 By 44 Early Bird.” Du ing tbe holidays some interesting work has been gone through, before fair crowds of spectators, the fine weather aDd no office duties to perforin accounting for tbe marked improvement in the attendance, quite a number of freak faces being seen on tbe course.
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  • 187 6 Oo Friday afternoon, a dishonest rikisba poller was -op” before Judge Hall, to answer a charge of criminal breach of trust Oo the morning of the previous day. the complainant. Mrs. F. Herbert. 0 f Bungai Pmang. went to Beach Street in a rikisba. After she had
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  • 378 6 Methodist Episcopal English Sunday School. On Fr d»y afternoon, the members of the Methodist Episcopal English Sunday School held their Xmas Fete at No. 74. Maxwell R<»ad. Anglo Chinese School In eluding the pirents aud the friends of the children, of either sex. atte ding the school, both
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  • 198 6 Gold Leaf $6 *.B) B. Pepper (W. Coast 31bs 5 oz.) no stock White Pepper s2s .—sellers Trang Pepper out of season Clores 62. sales Msoe 83. sellers Mace Pickineh 75,— sales Nutmegs 110 s 19.-safes C No. 1 675 sales Bu gar < 2 no stock (Basket 450
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  • 121 6 Penano, 28th December (By courtesy of the (shattered Bank Loudon, Demand Bank 2/4$ 4 months* sight Bank 2/4$ 3 Credit 2/4, 9 6 J} 3 Documentary.. 2/4$ Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs. 1741 3 days* sight Private 176 Bombay, Demand Bank 174$ Moulmein, Demand Bank 173$ 3 days* sight Private
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  • 188 6 Phn&ka. 28th December, lt'o9. Shke— r!#. Soup call' 14 Roast ‘4 Steaks 24 Stew oi Curry Mmh 16 Rump Steak 24 Ox Tail **acl 60 Tougue 55 Fw* 15 lieart 60 Liver pe« catty 35 Pork Pork catty 32 Pig’s Head 20 Feet 24 Tong:»* 32 Mutton pun».
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 50 6 No Opium in Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy. There is not a particle of opium or other narcotic in Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy, and never has since it was first offered to tbe public. It is as safe a medicine for a child as for an adult. Tbe George Town Dispensary, YVtuleaile Agents.
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    • 53 6 No Experiment. You are Dot experimenting when you buy Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy. You are getting a preparation that h.s an established reputation for good backed by a third of a century’s constant use. It is famous for its prompt cures of coughs, colds, croup and whooping cough. The George Towu
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    • 204 6 WALKER’S EVERYDAY COOKERY BOOK for the Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States. PRICE $1. POSTAGE EXTRA. CASH WITH ORDER. fbom thb “STRAITS ECHO Penartg. OFFICE, The NEW FRENCH REMEOf trade MARK T nl r u medy ,,v d k, d aDd SUri scs .TW No. 1 pz < I'.tr,<‘s. etf.•<
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    • 169 6 FOR SALE, i •“TALES OF MALAYA”j J “SOUTHERN CROSS,” j I Containing 18 very interesting I short stories dealing with life g in the Malay Peninsula. (241 PAGES DEMI-OCTAVO) g I Price $l. I mat' bb had at thb I j“Straits Echo” Of/icej I ALSO AT I I Messrs. WHITEAWAY.
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  • 44 6 Obituaries. (Supplied by Renter Inspector Stanton or Hongkong. London, 2t> h December.—Stanton, a former luspec'or of Police of Hongkong, is deadder man Hanker Head. Loudon, 27th December.—The death is announced of tin» greit tier man banker Herr K i neat Mendelssohn Lot hold v.
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  • 792 7 Random Clippings 1 Qtf best runners m, worJJ are said to he a near tie Gulf of California- They as Sens, and uumber only (ome 4' 0 In t ftp open country tbe wouieu aud children catch hares by hand w.tii ut any artificial aid whatever. The men. however, look
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  • 58 7 December, Ilf Mt. Date HW LW H.W, L.W A. M. A M. M. P. M 12 29, 6.32, 12.55, 7 0* 2tUh 1.21, 7.34, 146, 72*9 •**tth 2.12, 8.25, 2 38, H.51 31st 3.04, 9.16. 3 21». 0 42 Sunritte and Sunset for Dec 1!HW. 7th
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 961 7 1 N 8 U H A 7 a oun• THE LONDON ASSURANCE CORPORATION. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER A.D. 1720 KIKE risk* at current rates. PATERSON. SIMONS A Oo. Ltd 12c Guardian Assurance Company, Llmltod, Subscribed Capital Total Invos Capital ited Fundi Established 1821. <«2.000,000 I Funds .^p. wards of 6
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    • 111 7 A Good Household Liniment. \V Ijpn a bottle of Cbainb -i laiu’s Pi»iu B» in is kept io rhe bouse the puna of 1 urns ml scalds may be promp'iy relieved, cufu ■iDul bruiiM quickly healed, swtdiiugs promptly reduced and rheumatism and robbed of tbeir tenors, in fact, for the
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 996 8 w. America Late oj Dr. At Pha. D.S.A. Charges Moderate, Ccnsuliation Frit. RMHIDIK* AT At>. 2/a, Penang Road. FOR SALE USEFUL TO PLANTERS, ESTATES, ETC. BANKING AND TRADING CORPORATION. NAUDIN TEN CATE CO., LTD. PENANG—MEDAN. A kw t’oors from the Eastern and Oriental Hotel. *'> mth* TEA ,<v Discount bills
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