Straits Echo, 23 May 1913

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  • 35 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS. CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS. THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY VOL. 11. $24 For Annum. PENANG, FRIDAY, 23rd MAY, 1913. Sintle Copy, 10 coats. No. 116
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 1031 1 If yon rwjtiir a Tonic and something to nourish you, drink DOG'S HEAD GUINNESS’S STOUT and look for this label m to sea that yon get it TIANG LEE 6' Co., Sola Agcata. Andrew Usher 8 Co.’s SPECIAL RESERVE. O.V.G. Whisky. SANDILANDS, BUTTERY 8 Co.. AGENTS FOK PENANG O’ F.
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    • 20 1 a TIGER BRAND CEMENT. 6s A-.^S £y mi °C) (S •r «s ■*> 75 8< B>l IX BEST FOR ALL PURPOSES.
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    • 338 2 NATURA I r LION BRAND.! (STERILIZE») Ii t The Ideal Milk for use in the tropic*, being, absolutely pure whilst retaining its natural qualities and flavour. 4 Chop** Singah. S 3 Gold Medals. LONDON 1893 MARSEILLES 1893 PRETORIA 1898 SCHWERIN 1889. Graad Prix: t/A y p »ris 1900 St. Louis
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  • 1403 3 Plantation Labour It would cortuinly appear from the report tor 1912 of tLo Covlon Labour Con mission just issued that the plantation labour outlook in the island is l>y no m aus so b.id as some have made it out to l>e. Mr. If, Mo Nicholson, the Commissioner,
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  • 153 3 May, 1913. H. W L. W. 11. AV. L. W. am. am. p.m. pm. 20 rl 1.53, 7.53, 1.40, 81' 2 Itli 2.29, 8.25, 2.15, 9.22 27th 3.05, 8 55, 2U, 9.58 2bth 3 44, 9.27, 3.07, 10.28 27th 4.80, 10.05, 3.36, 11.25 28th 7.18, 11.38,
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    • 175 3 For Lut.c Back. W hen you have pains or lameness in the lurk lathe the parts with Chamberlain’s Pain lialm twiee a day, massaging with the li;tI i;t lid of the hand for live minutes at each, rit ion. Tlien dampen a piece of Hannel slightly with this liuiifteut and
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    • 81 3 Crcup. This disease is so dangerous and so rapid in its development that every mother of young children should be prepared for it It is very risky to wait until the attaek of croup appears and then seud for medicine and let the child suffer until it can lie obtained.
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    • 51 3 A God Rule for the Home. Make it a rule of your home to always keep on hand a bottle of Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera ami Diarrhoea Remedy as a safeguard against bowel complaints. It always cures promptly and no household is safe without it. For sale by all Dispensaries and
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    • 46 3 Ntw Is the Time. For rheumatism you will find nothing better than Chamtrerlaiu’s Paiu Balm. Now is the time to get rid of it. Trv this lini uient and see how «yuiekly it will relieve tho pain and soreness. Fo sale by all Dispensaries and Dealers.
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    • 92 3 JUST LANDED. Humber Motor Cycles. «E ft K 1913 MODELS. 2 h.p. Single Cylinder, Fixed Engine, Price $325 h.p. Twin Cylinder, Free Engine, 425 h.p. Three Speed and Free Engine,... 475 h.p. Single Cylinder, Free Engine, 475 hp. Three Speed and Free Engine, 525 LAMP AND HORN EXTRA. HUMBERETTE or
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  • SHIPPING.
    • 154 4 Pin Beng, Br. 378, Davidson, Mar 82, Singapore, May 20, Gen. —S. 8. Co., Ltd. Socotra, Br. i.a., 3,896, Coll, May 22, Antwerp, April 16, Oen. —A. O. A Co. Halittis, Dut. i.a., 1,070, Bakker, Mar 22, P. Soeaoe, May 21, Petroleum—A. P. Co., Ltd. Hok Canton, Br. a.a.,
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    • 48 4 Mat 23. Leong Ho, for Batu Bahra. Tong Hong, for Rangoon. Atreus, tor Colombo and Tuticorin. Pin Beng, for Port Swettenham and Singapore. Nile, for Colombo and Tutieorin Hebe, (or Taluk Anaon. QlenogU, tor Rangoon. Tong CKay XJn, for SetuL Flying Dragon, for Port Weld and Taiping.
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    • 344 4 l< on Yen—Per Jit Seng to-morrow, 7 a m. Madras taking mails for Europe, etc., via Bombay—Per Tara, to-morrow, 9 a.m. Calcutta —Per Jelungo, to-morrow, 11 a.m Trang—Per Trang, to-morrow, 1pm. f —Par Jin Ho, to-morrow, 1 p.m. Rangoon and Calcutta—Per Ellenga, to-morrow, 3 p.m. Teluk Anson, Dindings
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  • 92 4 Penang, May 23, 1913. 4 m/s Bank drafts on London 2/4$ D/D 2/4* T/T 2/4* 3m s Credits 2/414 60 d/s 2/4f 30 d/s 2/4* D/D Bank buying 2/4* New York 56{j Paris 2941 Hamburg 2381 Java, Bank demand 140 f buying D/D 141 Calcutta T.T. 174£ Rangoon,,
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  • 122 4 PnrAHO. Mat 23. (By eowrteey of Chartered Bank.) London, Demand Bank 2,4* 4 months* sight Rank 2/4* 3 Credit 2,4£| 3 Documentary.. 2/4ff Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs. 1744 n 3 days* sight Private 1754 Bombay, Demand Bank 1744 Moulmein, Demand Bank 173 3 days’ sight Privsk 1754 Madras, Demand
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  • 222 4 Gold Leaf $64.60 Black Pepper no stock White Pepper 33} buyers Trang Pepper 21.05 sales Cloves ...39 out of season Mace 120 nominal Pickings 98 50 buyers Nutmegs 110 s. 23.50 buyers No. 1 8.20 sales Sugar 2 8.10 sales L Basket 5.15 buyers Copra (mixed) 10.60 buyers (Tahbun
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  • 192 4 Fbmang, Mat 23 Bkkk cts. Soup per cattv 14 Roast 24 Steaks 24 Stew or Curry Meat... IG Rump Steak 24 Ox Tail each 30 Tongue... 55 it Feet 15 Heart 30 Liver per catty 55 Pork Pork pc catty 38 Pig's Head... ?4 Feet if 2^ Tongue
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  • 1804 4 "d i 1 2 I d m Q 10 |a -2 Number of a, a I 3 •5 g Capital. Shares t 3 Dividends. Name. S 1 fi I Q E issued. S S 41 I 4 b I CQ co c? i 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 RUBBER
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    • 48 4 Some people bout of heaps of wealth, I call it idle chatter And others boast of robust health, Ah that’s a different matter. One precious hint I give to all. If health jou would secure; When cough and cold hang like a pall, Take Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure.
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  • 1031 5 Statecraft at the Capital. (From a Titnrt Correspondent.) Everything in the situation at Peking points to the probability of a definite reestablishment of the autocratic regime in the hands of Yuan Shih-kai and to the consequent possibility of definite cleayage between the fervent Nationalists
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  • 102 5 To the Editor of the Malay Mail. Sir, —I quite agree with you that the power to banish an undesirable person from these States is one that i 6 too valuable au adjunct in the difficult task of administration to be abolished but the application of the law as
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  • 181 5 The following letter has been received from the Vice-President of the Chinese Republic, Li Yuan-hung, by the president and directors of the National Bible Society of Scotland: Vice-President’s Yamen, Wuchang, China, —Gentlemen, I avail myself of the opportunity of the return home of your agent, Mr.
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  • 65 5 To-dat. 18th Pay of 4th Moon. Volunteer Company Drill. Band, Esplanade, 0 p m. George Town Cinematograph, Kuala Kangsar Road. Straits Cinematograph, Penang Road. Penang Motion Picture Show, Penang Road. To-morrow. 19th Day of 4th Moon. Empire Day. Golf Club: Monthly Medal Competition. Band, Gelf Club, 6 pm. George
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  • 18 5 taut Quarter May 28th O New Moon June sth (First Quarter Ith O Full Moon 19th
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  • 16 5 English (Arcadia) ...29thMaj China (Delta) ...31st China (Prim Ludtri.j) ...4th June German (DerJJtinjer) ...sth
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  • 36 5 Mail Service. Outward. Homeward Arcadia 29 May. 1 Delta 31 May Derauha 12 June. AfMy 14 June, Extra Service. Outward. Homeward. Candia 23 May. j Pethaicur 1 June. Sardinia 3 June. Palawan 5
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    • 278 5 FOR SNOW-WHITE LINEN. CO TO LAM AH K£E’S LAUNDRY. MARKET ROAD. TAIPING. PRICES MODERATE. WORKMANSHIP EXQUISITE. E. O. Hotel. SPECIAL TIFFIN EVERY WEDNESDAY SATURDAY. IF YOU WANT TO HIRE A CAR RING UP 420. Wc have a large fleet o? up-to-date cars in PENANG BUTTERWORTH. Buses run daily from Bridge
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    • 51 5 THIS IS IT WATERBURY’S METABOLIZED Cod Liver Oil Compound TASTELESS ODORLESS The latest scientific preparation of COD LIVER OIL. Does all that is claimed for it and supersedes the old fashioned emulsions which upset the stomach. Highly recommended l*y the medical profession. OF ALL'CHE MISTS %wrmrf!!iuuu]i!i iiimi!mif Price 61.25 and
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    • 195 5 Messrs. W. D. H. O. WILLS' Embassy" Cigarettes. A New Brand of Virginia Cigarettes. Packed in Air-tight tins of 50 and 25. OBTAINABLE AT MESSRS. PRITCHARD CO. And All the Leading Stores in Penang. Price per tin of 25: 28 cents. 50: 55 VS *4 W TANSAN LEMONADE AND DRY
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  • 92 6 PifeUabad daily (except Sundays and pvblio holidays) a* ran CRITERION PRESS, Ltd. No. 59, Beach Street, Penang. Pbicb My Local »24 per annum. OwUtation... Postage Extra. Mail Edition (Poet Free) »17.50 OABLB ADDKBSS x ECHO—PENANG.’* Telephone Noe. Echo 586 Printing Depnrteient 343 U kmlmm emauDiMtiom ihould fc*
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  • 776 6 The wholesale and excessive use of banishment orders, promulgated as the result not of a trial in open court but merely of an enquiry held in camera by an administrative officer, and the attempt made by the Government in the draft Malay Holdings Enactment, to which we drow
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  • 1080 6 We notice that in ita leader of Wednesday the Straits Times remarks that the Colony lias a policy of banishment that, as far as one can judge, has excellent effects.” 1 This is one of those half-truths which are so difficult to meet and refute. We hare 1
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  • 134 6 Overseas Chinese and the Presidency. The Deli Chinese Chamber of Commerce has sent the following telegram to the members of the National Assembly at Peking: “We hope you will elect Yuan Shih-kai as President so as to assure the safetv of China The Murder of Dr. Sung. In
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  • 124 6 The Malay Mail states that despite the praiseworthy energies of the officials who are devoting their attention to the matter, the locusts continue to worry the planter in Selangor. Although up to* the present the case of Simonveh seems to 1* rather an isolated one, it is
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  • 922 6 Miss Graham arrived this morning f rom Singapore by the s.s. Nile and is staym* with Mrs. D. C. Maciutvre, wife 0 f"ti K Harbour Master. A pretty wedding took place at St Francis’ Church, Malacca, last Saturday the contracting parties being Miss Mabel All en and
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    • 265 6 SIEMENS 6, BEACH STREET, PENANG. Telegrams Siemens, Penang." Telephone No. 479. IRONING BY ELECTRICITY. The Elcetri" Imt Las maijr advantages over the ordinary type of gas or other Iron, l.ot the least of which is the ease anti rapidity with which it can be set to work. No preparatioa it
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  • 170 7 BRUANG L T D. another unsatisfactory YEAR. (From Our Own Corregponrlnit.) Singapore, May 22. Th® report of Brti in* Mil. states that the Hoard regrets another year of unmu returns, though, notwithstanding an output of od4 22 as against fi.fi»'ls piculs in the previous year, there remains a small profit
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  • 108 7 The President's Appeal. (Reuter.) Washington, May 22. ['resident Wilson has summoned Mr. Thomas Upton Sisson, a member of the House of Representatives, to the White House and asked him to refrain from delivering another bellicose speech on the subject of tho Californian legislation in regard
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  • 77 7 The Tale Re-told. Reuter.) London, May 22. The members of the Royal Geographical Society and their friends filled the Albert Hall yesterday evening when Commander Evans, who was accompanied by the survivors of tho Scott expedition, told tho story of the expedition. He said little that was
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  • 84 7 Reuter.) LunJon, May 21. It is reported that the Mosstgeries Maritime Company’» liner Senegal wai blown up bv a mine while leaving Smyrna. No details have yut l>een received. Loudon, May 22. The Senegal, which was bound for ConI'tantiuople, took six*y passengers at Markoi 1
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  • 50 7 A Matter of Millis Reuter London, May 22. At a meet mg of the Eastern Telegraph Company it was estimated that the important cable renewal and the strengthening "1 the cable capacity east of Suer, by living down now and important cables would cost millions of monev.
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  • 41 7 First Reading ia tkc Senate. (Reuter.) Ottawa, May 22. Tbe Naval Bill has passed the first reading in the Senate. The caucus of Liberal Senators, according to the Liberal newsIdlers, ha 6 unanimouslv resolved to defeat tbe Bill.
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  • 60 7 (Reuter.) Berlin, May 22. bieutenant Brandon, who has been released from the fortress of Koenigstein, entrained for Austria en route to England. It is reported that the Chinese business community of Hongkong, as represented by the Bankers, Piece goods aud Yarn Merchant* Guilds have telegraphed supporting Shih-kai for
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  • 302 7 GERMAN PRESS COMMENTS. (Renter Berlin, May 22. Tress comment on the Royal visit has been sparing. The Lokalanzeiger enlarges on the relaxation of the ADglo-Gennan strain and ho|«es that the visit will prevent a relapse into bitter antagonism. The l otsische Zeitumj states that Ring G©orge and
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  • 122 7 he Lesser of Two Evils. (Reuter.) London, May 22. The Times in an article on the loan says We still dislike the financial monopoly which the powers have imposed upon China but for the present we dislike far more the only alternative, namely, the resumption of undignified
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  • 26 7 (Reuter.) London, May 22. The first Australian submarine bas been launched at the Vickers Maxim yard at Barrow. The second is almost completed.
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  • 99 7 Tennis Tournament. Rain prevented any play yesterday. The following ties have been fixed for to-morrow Mens Singlet 0} yen. S F B Martin r t F C Gregaon Turner v* Sellar Sells re Haddon. Mens Singlet Handicap A. Peel vt Haslam. Mint Singlet Handicap B. I)r Sutherland
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  • 57 7 WIDESPREAD REVOLUTIONARY PLOT. (Reuter Simla, May 23. Thirty Bengalis, who were ariested on the 18th inat. on the charge of conspiracy to wage war against the King- Emperor, will be tried at Barisal on the 20th inat It is understood that the police possess evidence of a
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  • 36 7 Inflammation of tkc Lungs. (Reuter.) Tokio, May 23. The Emperor of Japan is suffering from high fever. Eght doctors, who are attending on him, diagnose the disease as inflammation of the lungs.
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  • 249 7 Ike Standard of the East. Mr. H. L Hopkin writes as follows from Bangkok to the Fall Mall Gazette Sir, In a recent issue you asked why a youth from Upper Tooting who goes to work in the East should adopt a much more expensive
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  • 173 7 We read in the Kuala Lumpur paper:— Penang would seem to be a good market for rubber sales according to the figure quoted as having l>een realised at Thursday’s sales at the Penang Rubber Auction Rooms. The London price of tho previous day according to
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  • 163 7 Yesterday. To-day. Kim or Buyers Sellers Buyer» Seller» Fall. Rubber. d. d. d. t. d Anclo Malay ..12 14 13 14 12— 12 104 —l4d B.ikit Mertajam. 2 3 2 8 Chersonese ..33 38 Con». Malaya 11 3 12 3 11 14 12 —l4d Highlands 63 9 06 3
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  • 65 7 The following articles will be found on our outside pages Page 3.—Rubber Notes 5. —The Chinese President and his Enemies. Banishment. China and the Scriptures. 8-—Divorce Court Law. Philippine Islands. Roman Catholic Church in China. The Camera in the Far East. I®.—By The Way. England,China, and Thibet. The Curse
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  • 45 7 (By Courtesy of Messrs. The East Asiatic Co., Ltd. through their agents G H Slot k Co.) Fine Para Spot 3, 91 j Fine Para Forward 33 First latex Crepe delivery next three months 3 8 qij Market weak. May 23. 1913.
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  • 908 7 (From Our Oun Correspondent^) Taiping, May 22. Captain d’Arcy Cooper, Adjutant of the Malay States Guides, came up from Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday to inspect No. IV Company. It was too wet to drill in the open but the men were put through their rifle drill under the
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  • 210 7 IMPORTANT POST OFFICE CASE. ACCUSED DISCHARGED. The retrial of Mohamed Ibrahim, the Poat Office clerk, on the charge of dishonest misappropriation of a postal order, was called this morning before Mr Justice W. \V. Fisher. The accused, it will be remembered, was acquitted on the charge of theft
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  • 372 7 Says the writer of Sporting Notes” in the Singapore Free Preen It is doubtful whether for very many years there will ever be imported into the Straits a set of griffins which will prouuce so many line racers as the batch who made their first appearance at
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  • 55 7 The following business in tin has been lone to-day Penang Penang Tin Exchange 12£ tons at sloBs Singapore Straits Trading Co., 150 109£ Total 162£ tons. Tin is quoted in London to-day at £222 1 os. cash and .£217 three months’sight. Rangoon rice is quoted here
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  • 64 7 Three-Years’-Service Bill. (Renter.) Paris, May 23. The demonstration* by the various garrisons against The Three- Years’-Ser vice Bill was the subject of au interpellation in the Senate. M. Etienne, War Minister, said that no one was more cruelly surprised than himself at the iuciifouts. The Government will
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  • 36 7 (Renter.) Washington, May 23. President Wilson has telegraphed to the Mikado his sincere sympathy and expressing an ardent hope that the illnoss will be of brief duration and the recovery rapid and complete.
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 351 7 WANTED. KRANI, with knowledge of Simple Accounts and Typewriting. Salary and Board given. Guarantee required. Apply HOTEL NORMAN, 23-5-13 334 Penang. THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE CO., LTD. lle.vo Office :—SING A ROUE. Life Assurance and Endowment in AH Forms. LIBERAL POLICIES. LOW RATES Financial Agents for Penang. SELLAR, MURRAY
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  • 109 7 Obituary. Sir Robert Douglas. Reuter.) London, May 22. The death has taken place of the famous Orientalist Sir Robert Kennaway Douglas, Professor of Chinese. Kiug’s College London. Sir Robert, who was 75 years of age, joined the Chinese Consular Service in 1858 and on hi6 retirement seven years later was
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  • 251 8 The paralytic fatuity of Divorce Court law was well illustrated in a recent suit before the President and a jury, in which a wife, Mrs. A., sought and obtained restitution of conjugal rights. Mr. A. did not appear to defend, but he had filed an answer to
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  • 228 8 H. M. Embassy at Washington report that, according to official returns recently published by the United States Government, the values of the import and export trade of the Philippine Islands in 1912 were far in advance of those of any previous year. The value of the imports amounted
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  • 244 8 A correspondent, writing to The Times, gives some interesting facts about the Roman Catholic Church in China. He says According to the 44 Statesman’s Year Book,” there are estimated to be about 150,000 Protestants of all denominations in China and about 1,000,000 Roman Catholics. The
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  • 518 8 The American Yice-Consul-General A. E. Carleton, of Hongkong, reports that the most notable feature in the photographic trade in China at present is the tremendous increase in the exports from Japan, which in 1908 amounted to $26,000, and in 1911 to $53,000 gold currency.
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  • 75 8 Friday, May 23, 1913. 1 Selection Casso Noisette. Tschaikowsky 2 Galop Mail Coach Lecocq 3 Waltz Thou and Thou. Strauss 4 Spanish Patrol. Deshayes 5 March Ideal American Chambers Saturday, May 24, 1913. Golf Club. 1 Selection The Earl and the Girl Carvll 2 Cake Walk. The Talm
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    • 519 8 The Strongest Bill. TW Strongest Bill. Ever put before the Public AT Penang Motion Picture Show. A Blend A Change It Whet Everyone Looks For. WE THE P.M.P.S. HAVE IT. A S»l«a4M Selected Graai for All programme. Begging for a pass-out check U M...»ger (Coloured) l«tbo The Biter Bit A
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    • 461 8 the Straits Cinema. Location —PENANG ROAD. Tempora mutantur et no» mutamur multi»". An Extraordinary Production. THE C A S T A W A Y. PRICES AS USUAL. W. dm BURGH, General Manager. GOVERNMENT OF PERAK. Applications are invited for the post of clerk in the service of the Government of
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    • 64 8 If ♦♦444+4++*»*4-+*t*4+4-+*f+4>44++444v THIS IS IT! WATERBURY’S METABOLIZED Cod Liyer Oil Compound ae TASTELESS ODORLESS The latest scientific pre* 4 paration of COD LIVER 4 OIL Does all that is 4 claimed for it and super* 4 sedes the old-fashioned 4 emulsions which upset 4 the stomach. Highly re 4 commended
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    • 153 8 Always Recommend It. In almost every community there is some one whose life has b«an saved by Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy Such persons seldom miss an opportunity to recommend it, and these recommendations and its never failing qualities account for its great popularity. For sale by all Dispensaries
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    • 454 8 NOTICE. LABOUR CODE. 1912. F.M.S. Mill ImmifritioD Font Oriiiuce 1911." Employees of Indian labour are hereby reminded that assessment returns for the preceding quarter must be sent to the Office of the Deputy Controller of Labour, Penang, during the months of April, July, October and January. Forms for the return
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    • 406 8 Health Literature OF 150 Pages Free. Apply to— Vaidya Skastri, Manishanker Govmdji, ATANK-NIGRAH pharmacy, 214, Bowbazar Street, Calcutta. Central Sales Room. TO BB SOLO BT PUBLIC AUCTION, 336, Dato Kramat Road, The Residence of E. BACON, Esv», On Saturday, 24th May, 1913, AT 11 A.M. High Class Household Furniture COMPRISING
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  • 27 9 Vrtielt irom Agents Due Arca>lia [Colombo Singapore i Luihrig jSingapore L>«rjfUng«r Colombo 1 A.G.ACo. A. B. ACo KM.ACo. 291b May 31st 4th June 5th 1
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  • 21 9 Vrttdt For Agent» Leave» Arcadia Singapore A.G.ACo. May. Ddta Colombo A.G.ACo. P- Lvdwiq Colombo B.MACo June. Ptrfflinger Singapore B.M.AJo. 1
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    • 330 9 S.N.C {’Expected Arrivals and Departures. Mail Service. Outward. M tv 29 Arcadia connecting with Medina j un 'o 12 I>evanba Moldavia 26 <Jh ina ff Maloja Jiilv 10 Assay* Mongolia 21 Delta Macedonia Homeward. pat©. May June Julv A <>g Sept., Assay© 23 i>elta 6 Arcadia Maloja Mongolia Macedonia Sept.,
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    • 1644 9 S H P P N G.y BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD. Fom Intended to Sail. Steamer. Singapore. (Three times a week). &at. £4th May, 4 p.m. Sun. 25th May, 4 p.m. I Thur. 29th Mar, 4 p.m. Sat. 31st May, 4 p.m. I'ort Swettenham and Singapore. (Twice a week).
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  • 443 10 (From The Globe.) The banuiug of the Suffragette has given our contemporary that little fillip which its circulation, »o we hear, required. From the Vail Mall Gazette A Protest.—ln the opinion of the P.M. G., it will be impossible for Great Britain to join iu any act
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  • 381 10 Mr. Eugene Ch’eu writes to tha Pall Mall Gazette to protest agains* an editorial remark in that journal to the effect tdat there was a strong feeling in favour of British intervention in order to forbid another Chinese conquest of Thibet, with its attendant cruelties aud
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  • 906 10 “A VICE BRED BY CAUTION OUT OF LAZINESS.” Woolly Nouns. Cambridge, May 2. Sir A. Quiller-Coucb, in his capacity of King Edward VII. Professor of English Literature, lectured at Cambridge yesterday afternoon upon Jargon,” and kept a large audience intensely amused and interested bv his quaint
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  • 1113 10 Mr. Winston Churchill’s Statement to the Committee. Tho Select Committee of the House of i Commons on the Marconi agreement met j again on April 28, Sir Albert Spicer 1 presiding. Mr. Powell, Editor of the Financial Newt in answer to Mr. Mooney, said that, in his
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  • 407 10 For true heroism and Christian devotion there surely cannot be anything, says the Daily ih-aphic, to equal the life of Father Conrardy, a Catholic priest who for 21 vears has laboured iu the Leper Island at Sheklung, in the Kwangtung Province of China. Like the
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  • 259 10 The Municipal Council in Shanghai haa recently issued a warning to editors reporters, writers and publishers of newspapers within the International Settlements, that proceedings will be instituted against any which use “language calculated to create a broach of the peace.” The caution is necessary. Some
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    • 29 10 MARTIN’S .&STEEL, for Indies. f r, eh for all Intf linu» T<* ft l*Jt Of > ftfltn *I <r of t hi... SteW«.t ft r »4 Mr# PILLS «iTfly **fci
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    • 10 10 For Children’» Hacking Cough at Night, 'V\o>i*’ Great I’eppermiat Cure.
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    • 255 10 V i--; *8 H O '-X WSb- m r 4 it ,>*. ..g-w V. i 9" Beware at r*r**Ti vr> —-=r?Tf7 a CapSii WI i ars »W 5 imitations or ryii. the Name nni v>- R.OT ui terfeiU. >— «p HUS PARI S. 8 rue Viv?«r.no Sold by oil Chemlsds
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    • 55 10 Always Recommend It. In almost every community there is some one whose life has been saved bv Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea liemedv j Such persons seldom m ss an opportunity to recommend it, and these recommendations and its never failing qualities account for its great popularity. For sale by
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    • 47 10 For Chronic Cheat Complaints, Woods’ Great Pepparmint Cure Specific for Giving up Opium. It cures opium hauit within very short time without any difficulty, no failure, free from all injurious and intoxicating thing* Apply for particuhtrs to L>r. Misra, SamU P. 0., Bengal, India 3-12-12 273 c
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    • 147 11 \x: ss TO H.M. THE KINO POUR GOOD THINGS IN THE HOUSE, DON’T MISS THEM. Milkmaid Condensed SWISS MILK (Sweetened)» $ll-00 Cash PER CASE. (IN DEALERS SHOP, NOT DELIVERED.) 48 TINS IN CASE. Ideal Condensed SWISS MILK (Unsweetened). Price: $7.75 Cash PER CASE. (IN DEALER’S SHOP, NOT DELIVERED.) 48 TINS
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    • 1841 12 BAJ i ni. Guide to Penang, BT THl LAT1 E. F. Skcrtchly, ijl s. Price 50 cents. Worth a Do Her a copy •OLD AT STRAITS ECHO OFFICE. AMD AT THB UfM-TWWLI^niM. Chinese Scribbling Paper rti oinci bsi. .im;12 x16* Price, #1 per packet of 180 full sheet» (Can be
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