Straits Echo, 19 February 1914

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    35 1 Straits Echo liAiU CtIRUMCLfc OP t.ENIS. CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THU STRAITS, IHL FEDERATED MALAY STATES AMO THE FAR EAaF GENoKAIM VOL. 12. $24 Per Annum. PENANG, THURSDAY, 19th FEBRUARY, 1914. Single Copy, 10 cents. No. 39
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      1158 1 ••TIGER" Brandi Cement. A High Class Cement suitable for all purposes especially engineering and construction work. Iff For prices and further particulars apply to TIANG LEE Co., 53, litach Street, Penany. Andrew Usher 2 Co.’s SPECIAL RESERVE. O.V.G. Whisky. SANDILANDS, BUTTERY 6 Co.. AOENTS FOR PENANG F. M. S. BANKS
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      36 1 There’s PURITY and VIGOUR in every drop of Read’s “Dog’s Head” Guinness The StOUt you are used to. Insist on having Dog’s Head Brand. Sole Agents TIANG LEE Co.. d 3, Beaeh Street, Penang. UuUUQD□□□□□□■■■ f
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      107 2 NATURA iZr. LK l r LION BRAND. (STERILIZE!» v m a Mi/ y&T Grand Prix: *(J A p aris 1900 St. Louis 1904. G,| Mt 1ai||e D; > 1893. 1893 1898. 4M *k v 'r m 1899 «II (llllliuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiuiiill Schutzmaxke si» Brert,e l8 l8’ JPrag e i* EhrenP r er
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    Politics in China.
    1060 3 PRESIDENT AND PREMIER. Pigns op the Times Peking, Jan. 26 There are certain signs by which it is frequently possih.n to furetell the immedia e future iu Chinese politics. Wh n the Preside nt has unde up hs mind to adopt a rertaiu Cou-se, inspired articles in
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    A Clean Slate in China.
    656 3 The announcement w«# made a f j w days xgo that by adop ing certain perfectly legitimate expedients the c hiu-*-e Government r-ad l*e«‘U able fully to meet it# China New Y ‘ar liabilities Am >ug»t expedient# wi 4 smalt advance from a concern Ou’>i'le
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    M. F. A. League Fixtures,
    276 3 Feb. 19 Sabrul Jamil t’« Amaniah. 21 Stia Persenangan vs Babusabar. 22 Jamatol Muslim vs Jamatol Horea. 23 Tiujong Tokong vs Sri Selatan 25 Mut.hibol Ahzan vs Mejlis. 26 Darol Musudiah vs Ayer Raja, 28 Babusabar vs Sungie Ara. Mar. 1 Penang United vs I.
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      289 3 f( Jt. 3fg K Si J HEALTH STRENGTH Gives strength ta the muscles, tone to the nerves, health to the whole system. It stimulates, strengthens, and sustains. Better than medicine. 'scoc X CINEMATOGRAPH FILMS IWPORTANr TO MANAGERS AND PROPRIETORS OF SHOWS CUISD2 0? PENANG. FOR SALE OR HIRE Are you
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      34 3 Just What Yen Nerd. puffa* far rear» from a dirord-rel ■«♦nrmrh. A f»*w dose» of Chamberlain's Tib'ets will put tou riyht. Th®? ara jn«t wha» you need. For sale bj »11 Dispensaries and iWlers.
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      515 3 THE BRITON CS«. $1,750. V-L-f M 'w&hK m£'- te&kt-'m*?, raSc* 3 jflfo -MBWHik i |>* **sf*sWs%3S££* \iitc7V Most Roomy and Comfortable Durable, Fast and Economical. Catalogue» fife, from George Tissingtoa# Co., 3, p?. e h ,rc t .vM>* oS ««Met «a-. iL.i.-JeCCTter a— 2S%EBBaH£BIfSSK9Wi 57i KICKSHAWS! RICKSHAWS!! NEW SHIPMENT JUST
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      ARRIVALS.
      108 4 Atjeh, Dut. 394. Reit, Feb. 18, Sabang, Feb. 13, Gen—K. P. M. Avagyee, Br. s.s., 247, Spencer, Feb. 18, Teluk Anson, Feb-17, Gen. —E. S. Co., Ltd. Rumphius, Dut. 1,246, Donck, Feb- 19, Bel. Deli, Feb. 18, Gen —K. PM. India, Br. 4,198, Talbot, Feb 19, Bombay, Feb. 11,
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      DEPARTURES.
      44 4 February 19. Austria, for Singapore, China and Japan. Perak, for Port Swettenham, Port Dickson and Malacca. Ban Whatt Seon, for Langkat and Pangkalan Brandan. Taroba, for Port Swettenham and Singapore. Namtang, for Singapore, China and Japan. Avagyee, for Dindinge, Sitiawan and Teluk Anion.
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      MAILS CLOSE
      308 4 Foe Alor Star (Kedah) —Per Ghee Thye, to-morrow, 10 a.m. Alor Star (Kedah) —Per Tong Chuan, to-morrew, 11 a.m. Langia, Edi, T. Semawe, Segli, Olehleh and Sabang—Per Atjeh, to-morrow, Ipm. Tongkah, Kopah, Victoria Point, Mergui and Taroy— Per Janet Nicell, to-morrow, 2 p.mCeylon, Australasia, India, Aden, Mauritius, Egypt,
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    EXCHANGE.
    122 4 Penano, February 19. {By courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London, Demand Bank 2/4,-** 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4 T 3 Credit 2/4,*, 3 Documentary 2/4£ Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs. 173| 3 days’ sight Private 175 f Bombay, Demand Bank 173| Moulmein, Demand Bank 173 3 days’ sight Private 175
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    PRODUCE.
    192 4 Gold Leaf $64.40 Black Pepper 16. —n0 stock White Pepper 30. —buyers Trang Pepper 21.50 buyers Cloves 39. buyers Mace 110 nominal. Pickings 80. —sales Nutmegs liOs. 26.—sales No. 1 6.10 sales Sugar 2 5,50 sales Basket 5.15 buyers Copra (mixed) 12.20 sales f Tahbun... 190. —sellers Soonde 245.
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    MARKET PRICES.
    42 4 Penang, February 19. Beef cts. Soup per catty 14 Roast 24 Steaks 24 Stew or Curry Meat 16 Rump Steak 24 Ox Tail each 30 Tongue 55 Feet 15 Heart 30 Liver per catty 55 Pork— Pork per catty 38
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    SHARES.
    2098 4 0 ae o.2 Number of a .2 ll M E* Capital. Shares issued. 'S 0 00 00 hH ‘3 Ch Dividends. Name. i X 0 j* a GO 1 o* 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 RUBBER DOLLAR SHARES. p.c. p.c. p.c. 70 cts. j 1909 8 450,000 130,000 1
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      10 4 For Chronic Cheat Complaints, Woods’ Great Peppermint Care. Is. 6d
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      93 4 THIS IS IT Waterbury’s Metabolized |Cod Liver Oil Compound TASTELESS ODORLESS The latest scientific pre- jj parauon of COD LIVER g OIL. Dees all that is <■ claimed for it and super- 1 sedes the old fashioned g emulsions which upset I the stomach. Highly rc commended by the medi
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      65 4 Wong Kim Mon, 77a Bishop Street, Penang, 4 Manufacturer ot Rubber Stamps, Brass Seal Copper Plates, Engraver, Embossing Press etc., etc. Cheap Ice Contracts. The undersigned are now open to enter into Contracts for the supply of Ice at reduced prices for 10 years (or less) beginning from 12th August
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    The Stamps of Johore.
    810 5 Br Fbei>. J. Melville. Johore is a State occupying the southern portion of the Malay Peninsula, and is the nearest mainland to Singapore. It is inj dependent, but in virtue of a Treaty of ***** its foreign relations are directed by Great Britain, and since 1910,
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    Vaz-Lesslar Wedding.
    140 5 In our account of the Vaz-Lesslar wedding. published yesterday. the following names were inadvertency omitted from the list cf those who sent wedding presents The Hon. Mr. A R. Adams, cheque Mr. and Mrs C Nelligan, cheque Mr. T. J. Mortinth (Ipoh), cheque; Mr and Mrs. S A.
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    Royal Asiatic Society.
    410 5 Annual General Meeting. i The annual general meeting of the Royal Asiatic Society, Straits Branch, was held on Monday evening in Raffles Museum, Singapore The Hon. Dr. D. J. Galloway, president, occupied the chair, and there were also present Capt. Chancellor, I.G.P, Messrs. W. Makepeace, Hayes Marriott,
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    Penang Cricket Club.
    369 5 Tennis Tournament. The following were the results of the ties played off yesterday Profession Pairs. Craigen and Mason beat Procter and Southam 6—2, 6—4. Mixed Double Handicap —B. Miss L Heim and R Y J S Hcgan w.o. from Mrs Macouochie and Save Miss Gawtborne and Hadden
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      324 5 ®9 m m m m m m m <•) m e c Q i* 0 8 g g Buchanans Famous Scotch Whiskies. '■BOTTLED IN SCOTLAND.) the Royal Household BLEND AS SUPPLIED TO ROYALTY. BLACK and WHITE OF GREAT DEPUTATION m ft ft 3 m 3 3 f* A WORLD-WIDE FAVOURITE.
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      639 5 I NOTICE J a I Messrs. W. D. H. O. WILL’S 9 “Three Castles Cigarettes. In future each tin of this popular brand of Cigarettes will contain a coloured miniature of a well-known portrait, also one coupon. Twenty-five of these coupons entitle the collector to a neat Gilt I rame
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    THE STRAITS ECHO.
    95 6 Flfcliriwrt daily (except Sunday* and poMia holiday*) AT TU CRITERION PRESS, Ltd. No. 59, Beach Street, Penang. Fuon Duly Lmal m, $24 per annum. Qrtrtatiom... Postage Extra. Unil S4Mm (Port Free) $17.50 oanx.n iodkiii ECHO—PENANG." t Telephone Not. Echo 5W Prihting Department 343 M.M.—AH kiilMM •«■MuniMtioaa ahenM
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    MOSLEM GRIEVANCES.
    1310 6 If we are rightly informed, there has recently appeared in a vernacular newspaper oublished in Penang an attack on the Imp*rial British Government on the ground that it has a’wsys displayed a strong antiVloslem bias and has dispossessed many Moslem princes of their thrones and territories. We are
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    M. A. P.
    931 6 Mr. A. B. Hubback, Government Architect, F M.S., ia on an official visit to Penang. Inspector R. I ittle returned this morning from long fuilough by the F. O. s s. India. Btron von Scbutzenau was a through pa-seiiger for Siugapore by the s. s. Austria which
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1053 6 Straits visitors to Switzerland report tbs coldest of weather, too cold almost to fin ture out of doors One of them writes that he seems to have “gone back to the I e Ag*” But there is one great thing about Switzer land and that is however cold
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      106 6 ■sc A r\ DSc D9CD8CD*C D©C A Wolffs Eau de Cologne Ice Water IS v r\ JUST THE THING <V 1 t i., cW-*■'.£> l f pvj; t f V u <*s~ III Jp OQCDOSCZ: >cz;c< for that racking Headache in you. Most Refreshing end Cooling. Sold Everywhere. ~',>r f
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    THE COLONY'S TRADE
    105 7 large se in p^nang L IMPORIS. (From Our Own Correspondent Smgnpore, February 19. Tbe returns of the Colony’* trade during tbf I *t q ut, r I 1 3 that ihe itu port" *ni< un'ed t»> $1 8.9t'3,204, an increanH $145.747 a* Compared with the imports during
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    Small Pox on P. & O. Boat
    111 7 Small Pox on P. O. Boat No Vaceiftc Lymph ia Singapore. {from Our Own CorrexnnnderJ.) Singapore, F**b*u»ry 19 On the arrivU her of the P O steamer Cbim one of the European crew wn found to bo suff ring from small-pox. The steamer |,,h b*eu released from quarantine and wilt
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    Singapore Share Market.
    75 7 r'roin Our Own Correspondent Sincapore, February 19 Messrs. Fraser Co.’s weekly teport states that in consequence of the slight check in rubber the rise of the sterling shares receiv e .l a considerable set-b.ick in one day. S'-rue recovered the local shares are almo-t stagnant. Iha demand
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    Japanese Naval Scandals.
    139 7 Vigorous Opposition Camp&iga. Renter.) Tol y', Feb-uiry 18 The investigation into th® N iv l scandal» is being vigorously pur»ut d and d tmcilnry visits are bring paid throughout the ci untrv Many witnesses. fficers of rank and others were ex unim d and it i.* understood
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    Prince William of Wied.
    61 7 (Reuter.) London, February 13 Trinco William of Wied. th® n®w ruler of Albania, lurched with Their Maj-sties tbe Kmg and Queen at Buckingham Palac® Afteiwa ds he had a coherence with Sir Edward Grey, Foreign Secretary, and visaed various ambassadors. London. February 9 Tbs Grand Cross
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    Panama Canal Tolls.
    67 7 Reuter. 1 Washington, February 19 President Wilson, in a conversation wi*b Mr Underwood, D mociatic Leader iu th® lhuse of Representatives reg*rding the Panaira Canal tell», unphaewd that HiU .'led State* must keep good faith b* tli“ir treatv obligation» The tecitsion of tie exempt ion of Atnericnn
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    Putting It To the Test.
    38 7 (Reuter.) London, February 19 Mr. W O’Brien, Member for Cork Qity. who sought re-election because the he mondites alleged that, he h»d lost, toe con fidei'ce of his electors, has been returned unopposed.
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    New Rifle Abandoned
    29 7 Reuter.) London, February 18 At questmn. in the H-useof Pol Seilv. War Minister, announced th»* th® r.w rifl under trial in 1913 has been definitely abandoned.
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    Hungarian Loan.
    21 7 Lordor. F» brn\rj 18 A Hungarian 10' 0.°* £lJ>M,floo, t int»r*>»t at -H percent, baß been i^eued at 90$.
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    THE HOME RULE BILL.
    162 7 MR BALFOUR S W APNING. Renter London, F bru-ry 18 Mr. A. J. Ba’four, s eaking at the meeting in the City protesting «gainst Hm u Rule, denounced the Bill Although he w«s a heliw r of l*w an 1 T.ler he Slid th»t he rtropgly
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    A Saffragette Attack.
    153 7 (Reuter Lo don, Fehiuary 18 While two hu »dred guest, for the wedding of Eal S|iencMi’s daughter, A elaide, to th« H m ilu*-y Peel we<e ®n training at Eu»t->n Station a S 'ff «g-tt*-with a dog-whip attacked Lor i Weird lie who fell. Afterwards he returned
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    Bethnal Green By-Election
    168 7 Mr. MASterman's Corf:d nee. (Reutrr.) Loudon. Feb uiry 18 Mr. Bmar L*w. in a mess ee to Sit Matthew Wilaon, U lionist candidate for Keibnal Gre*n. trusts that the resu t of tht by-election will help the Goverutnei t to make up their minds on th® subject
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    Meat Trade Strike.
    90 7 Employ»*-»’ Move. (Renter.') Bjdn®y. February 18. The master butch®rs hive opened two frozen meat depots which were rushed by prt-at rowd* in which mat*? women fainted The Pdic®, wi*h diffimty. prevented riot. The employers t.h®m elves will s f .trt slaughtering to-morrow, ’he Governmei;* having promised them
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    American Marconi Transactions.
    137 7 Cor.foresee of U -i'aitt Leaders. (Reuter London. F-bruary 18. Tbe Unionist, leaders in th® FI 011«® < f liord held a conference at Hou*e to consid®'- the procedure regarding the motion »f Lord Amp’lull for the Hpr-oinf rent, of s committee of e* qii’ry into Lord Murray
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    Amendments to the Address.
    54 7 A mendments to the Address. ro ie; and he D» kHa Sir k«. Reu*er.) London, February 18 T b° Labou'ile ameodir*nt to the Addr*»««>. u-- ne an itrpar»iil and a rppes-ntatir* cn.ra'sson of fnqfry to ibe cor duct of tb*> Pvilice durio? the Dublin etuke, was n j cted by
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    NEW NAVAL APPOINTMENTS.
    127 7 (fcuter.) Txmdon, February 19 The following Nival appointments have b*»e made; Vice Admiral Sir H B J ckvon to be f'omm-mder-in-Chief of the M-*dif»*' raoean FI -f R ar-Ad iral ll H to b* seuior OIH s-r on the coaat ot Ireland V ice- Admiral Sir D
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    F. M. S. Railway Subordinates’ Petition.
    80 7 Mast B« Fo'w»r*led r h os(k H Comm ss oner. (Reuter.) London, F-bruary 19. L V. Harcourt, in reply to Mr. McCrtUum "'coft in the House <.f t JonitnoD", s-*d: h- m-tnorial from tb« sufiordiuaie flfi ers of the Malay States Railways has been
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    Death of Harry Fragson’s Father.
    33 7 Death of Harry Fragson’s F ather. Reuter.) L rndon. February 18. Mr. Potts, who shot and kille-l bis son the well known music hall artist, Harry Fragson, has died in pi is -n.
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    Rubber Director's Failure.
    683 7 In the Londoa B»nkrup f cy Court, on Tiinuirr 27, the public elimination took •lac-of M r Harol t ''atnuel "Md n, wh< 1 .taipmeot of affi'ra «.howd liabilities £42 7' 5 fuoaecred 9 7 41) and net H»**ts 27 Q lesti >u-d by the (‘ffi al
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    CRICKET.
    158 7 SOUiH AUSTRALIA vs. VICTORIA. (Reuter.) Adelaide, February 18. The cn-ket match hetw-en couth Australia and Victoria end-d in the victory of the former team., South Australia’s first inning" produced 274 »uus, towards which total Clem Hill contributed 105 Rider took 7 wicket» for 83 »uu* Victoria repl ei with
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    Swedish Defence Bill.
    64 7 (Reuter Stock ho 1 m, February 19. B-xron Hammarskjiield. th® Premier, in a st«t' roent in th® Rik*dag. said that the new Defence Bill will he prPß“nt«d to the Rik*dag after the dissolution of Parliament and a gem-ral election. Fresh expenditure will be met bv a special
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    The Ritual Murder Case.
    45 7 (Renter.) St Petersburg, Feb. 19. The newspapers state that the Ki ff boy who was supposed to have been a victim of ritual murder early this month, has be°n found alive and well at Skitomar. He hid run away from Home.
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    Fire Arrows.
    29 7 (Rtu*er.) Paris, February 19. *nce®«9ful experiments were made at the E ff-I T-'wer with fir®-arrows. cxrrviug o®trol and gunpowder, intended to be used by aeroplanes against dirigibles.
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    “To Planters: Avoid Ceylon!”
    464 7 “To Planters: Avoid Ceylon To the Elitor of The Over-Seat Daily Mail. Dear Sir.—ln reply to the letter signed •‘Quiet Eoeli-hmau” in your issue of November 15, I most emphatically advise vour correspondent not to go to Ceylon as the country is already too full of planters He should epply
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    RUBBER AND COPRA.
    383 7 Financial Intelligence of Jauuarj *2B. in ita critical review of current market conditions says: Even Rubber and Rubber share ll have been very much better in tone. The port oi Lot don Authority, which it is not tasy to impress, has been making concessions to the Rubber
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    Outside.
    90 7 The following articles will be found on our outside pages Page 3. —Politics in China: President and Premier. ACleanSiate in China. M. F. A. League Fixtu’-es. s.—The Stamps of Johore. Royal Asiatic Society Penang Cricket Club. Vaz-Lesslar Wedding. 8. —Railway Progress in tho h M.S. G enealy Plantations, Ltd.:
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    To-day's Quotations.
    134 7 Tib, Rufcker, Riee sad Copra. The following business in tin has been done to-day Penang Straits Trading C 0..") $90.50 buyers, no sellers j Penang Tin Exchange, 25 tons at $39.90 Singapore: Straits Trading Co., 225 $90.65 Total 250 tons. Tin is quoted in London to-day at .£l7B
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    Shares.
    184 7 Y ««tarda*. To-dar. Rim or Buy*r* Buyer** Seller* KsU RUBBER. d. i. d. d. p. d Anglo Malar ..10 9 It 74 10 6 11 44 -3d Brtit Merman,. 214 7 I U «4* -d Phn-ii nt-if 2 4 2 10 2 3 2 8 ifl Malar. 10 9
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      330 7 BY PRIVATE TREATY. House and compound (Lota 253 and 2. E 4 Mukitn XIV, Province Wellesley) with a sea frontage of 160 feet and ruunine to Bagan dermal Road, depth 360 feet. For further particulars apply i9-2-14 117 ADAMS ALLAN. HE PENaNG cycle emporium. No. 12, Kinj Street corner Bishop
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    Railway Progress in the F.M.S.
    950 8 Attention is drawn by the Malay States Information Agency to the programme of railway extension now under construction in the Federated Malay States. In the past the country has owed its steady financial prosperity largely to the wise policy, followed out by successive Administrators, of
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    Glenealy Plantations, Ltd.
    1794 8 Heckling the Chairman. f The annual meeting of the above Com- t panv was held in the offices of the Secretaries Messrs Derrick and Co, on Monday, Mr H Roland Llewellyn j residing. Amongst t others present were Mlessrs A J ai/kius, j Garland, Tatlock, Adam, Thomson,
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    Indian Invasion of the Straits.
    253 8 To the editor of the Straits Echo. Sjr,—I beg to endorse the views expressed by A Sou of the Soil,” in your issue of the 14th :nst. on the subject of the steady influx of Indians into the Colony aud the Federated Malay States and
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    Mr. Winstedt’s Grammar.
    396 8 It is pleasing to note that Mr. Winstedt’s Malay Grammar, which was recently reviewed at some length in these columns, has a good press This is what we read in one London paper: The promised Malay Grammar, by Mr. R. O. Winstedt (of the iialay Civil Service)
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    Foreigners in China.
    343 8 Tee Rev. Gilbert Reid, D.D., discourses iu the Chines'} Recorder on the relations between Chinese and foreigners in view of the new circumstances which hive arisen iu China. He points out that with increased education on the pirt of the Christian community in China, the task of
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    Malayan Timbers.
    291 8 It is estimated, says the last issue of the Bulletin of the Imperial Institute that there are at least one hundred useful kiuds of timber-yieldiug trees in the forests of the Malayan Peninsula, and in order to facilitate their identification, bv forest officers and others, the Conservator of
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    RUBBER NOTES.
    1703 8 Smart Recovery in Rubber Share Values with Sustained Strength in the Commodity Market—Labour Situation in Malaya—A Standard Scale of Pay Deemed Impracticable—Development of the Colombo Rubber Market. My anticipation of early betterment in the share and commodity markets has already been justified. Nor is there anything in the
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      43 8 Sing a song of beastly flu,” A. cough, a cold, a sigh Sneezing, wheezing all the day, Great salt tears in the eve. But they gave me peppermint, A' perfect drug I’m sure Xow 1 always take for flu,” W©ud»’ Great Peppermint Cure.
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      45 8 IVOTIC£3. \\T E be S fco inform the public that the Agencies of the NETHERLANDS LLOYD and the SAMARANG SEA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY will transferred from the 1st of March 1914 to Messrs. BOELEN Co. banking* trading corporation ZSALDIN TEN CATE Co., Lid 11-2-14 94
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      59 8 North Tambun Mines, N.L. A DIVIDEND of (>d. per share has been declared payable in Australia on the 11th day of March, 1914. The Transfer Books of the Company will remain open until the 27th day of February, 1914. Application for transfers should be made to me on or before
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      2413 9 [SI HI P Pt N G. P.&O. S.N.C Expected Arrivals and Departures. Mail Service Outward. BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD. For Intended to Sail. Steamer. Singapore (Threo time* a, «will I Sat. 21 at Feb., 4 p.m. Sun. 22nd Feb., 4 p.m. Tbur. 26th Feb. 4 p.m. 8at. 28th
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    News from Canton.
    516 10 A. Distressing Picture. Canton. Janutry 25 j All Cintooese are celebrating their old. Happy New Yeir. The one they are celebrating is the greatest since the revolution. In the last two years when the young Cantonese were in power in the Government and when the reformer Chat
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    Law and Lawyers.
    401 10 The reform of the law in the past has always lie* n a very difficult matter. Per-j hap», it may be d ffonunt in the future There has rec-n'ly been an attempt to improve the law of England in various ways, and a cemmis'i-n ha* sat vbich
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    Inaccuracy Among Women.
    644 10 “Souv-nt, femme varie,” goes the French proverb, but chauge.ibleuess, that very disimotive trai' of the feminine character, is in point of fact more often emphasised by words thau deeds or moods. The cynic has an unpleasant way of smiling scornfully when the question Are women truthtul comes
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    Band Programme.
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    Tide Table for Penang.
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