The Straits Echo (Mail Edition), 14 April 1905

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  • 5 305 THE STRAITS ECHO MAIL EDITION.
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  • 1642 305 The Traffic Tangle. Prevention of Alleged Nuisances. (Friday, 7 th April.) Some time ago, it may be remembered, a special sub-committee was appointed by the Municipal Commissioners to frame suitable by-laws in respect of the alleged nuisance caused by the unnecessary blowing of bicycle bells and horns,
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    • 94 305 The Stra itfi Echo. I f BI ißggw -TZ! Established June Ist, 1903. pnblislied daily (except Sandays.) at tub CRITERION PRESS, Ed., No. 226-232, Beach Street, Penang. CABLR ADDRESS: “Echo— Penang." Telephone No. 188. NOTICE. During the temporary absence of the Editor Mr. Chesney Duncan, from Penang. Me. E- F.
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  • 555 306 Thursday’s Run. 4 A First-rate Finish. In spite of the fact that rain was fal’ing pretty heavily at the hour fixed for this Club's Meet,” it did not prevent the respectable muster of fourteen (among whom were three ladies) taking part in what turned out to be
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  • 629 306 The famous Chinese reformer Kang Hi Wei—or His Excellency Prince Kang Yu Wei, as he is known throughout the United States of America —was instrumental in procuring the release of a Chinese lueconvict from an American prison a. few weeks ago. The Daily Capital Journal
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  • 671 306 The writer of Sporting Notes in t t Indian Daily News comments as follows racing in Rangoon 0,1 ip:goon Im always enjoyed a rep lltati tor being a piace that only ihe old and bol 1 should go racing in; for it is the reverb of a
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  • 600 307 The s. s. Severus. w circumstances attending the capture German steamer Severus about a of ,n from Vladivostok, the crew of d Vlche” Yokohama the other day, interest to recent Japanese IGUd 7 and impart an altogether new *****11 B t )e anticipation of blockade *T g
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  • 436 307 Latest F4ews from Sndia. Terrible European Losses. Military Officers and Ladies among ihe X>:!icd. Punjab the Worst Sufferer. {Echo Special..") Bombay, 7 April—The latest intelligence received here shows that the earthquake shock Ims been unprecedented in its severity and its effects have been experienced worst in the Punjab
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  • 540 307 Ofnoial Japanese Despatch. Repelling the Russians. [Echo Special.) Tokio, 7 April.—An official Japanese despatch from the front states Our troops from Kaiyuen on the 31st March occupied Mienwhachieh, 23 miles northeast of Kaiyuen, near the railway, and the 4th instant occupied Kuzusha, four miles further on. Large bodies
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  • 368 308 “Open Door” Policy. Memo Left at U. S. War Department. (Supplied by Reuter.) Loudon, 6 April.—The German Ambassador at Washington called yesterday at the War Department of the United Statesol North America ami left a memorandum stating that Germany stands for an open door in Morocco, as in
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  • 102 308 Ready to Discuss Misunderstandings. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 8 April.—M. Delcasse, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, has made a brief statement in the French Chamber, explaining in carefully-chosen phrases that France will continue to give advantageous advice to Morocco as a friend, seeking to injure none
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  • 72 308 Outrages by Turkish Soldiers. Village Destroyed. ('upp'iel by Reuter.) London, i Aprd.—lhe Right lion. Sir N. O’Conor, g.cb g.c.m g., British Ambassador to'luik< y, h seriously protested to the Porte agtii t mirages which have been Committed by lurkcM; soldiers ami. Mussaliii' n villagers in Al uo o.i
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  • 135 308 Reactionary’s Resignation Rumoured. (Echo Special.) Berlin, 6 April—Tn St. PetersU. rumours are current that AL Poby<d 0 ostzeff, Actual Privy Councillor and Procurator-General of the Holy Synod has tendered his resignation. Daring incident, Disguised Colonel Enters Palace. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 7 April.—lt is reported at St Petersburg
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  • 82 308 Meeting with King of Italy. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 7 April.—King Emmanuel of Italy visited and lunched with the German Emperor yesterday on board the Hohenzollern at Tiltoni, the German Ambassador to Italy being present The Kaiser returned the visit on board an Italian warship. German-Italian Entente. (Echo
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  • 159 308 Brighton's Bye-Election. —> Liberal Tide Flowing Strong. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 6 April—A bye-election took place yesterday at Brighton to fill the vacancy caused by the appointment of Mr. Gerald AV. E. Loder as Junior Lord of the Treasury. The latter sought re-election ana the Liberal candidate was
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  • 33 309 Railway Construction Urged. (Supplied by Reuter. 1 0.',. Tinzxr i ft Anri!—Sir George Scott to the Society of Arts, JX the construction of railways m the British Shan States.
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  • 35 309 Insurrection Increasing. (Supplied by Reuter.) Loudon, 7 April.—An insurrection has now broken out at Sitia, in the eastern portion of the island of Crete, and a French gunboat has proceeded to the scene.
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  • 38 309 New Honour for Younghusband. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 8 April.—The degree of Doctor of Laws has been conferred on Colonel Sir Frank Youngliusband, head of the recent British Expedition to Tibet, by the Edinburgh University.
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  • 43 309 Imports and Exports Increasing. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 8 April.—The returns published by the Board of Trade show that in March the value of the imports had increased by a quarter of a million sterling and of the exports by £3,819,027.
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  • 57 309 King and Queen may visit Paris. (Supplied by (tenter.) London,B April,—King Edward has arrived at Marseilles. The French newspapers discuss in a most friendly spirit the significance of the meeting between King Edward and President Loubet. It is rumoured already that, in returning home, King Edward and Queen
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  • 86 309 Sensational Seizures. Republic to be Overthrown. (Supplied. by Reuter.) Wn Qt U 7 A P r 1 11 ’go sen sat ion has siihn n P ;ir s l\ v the seizure in the milita 8 le immense stores of are 17 Un^ orins an <l cartridges, which
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  • 24 309 Militiamen’s Service Bill. T 11 applied by (tenter.) -X r Service ppi i yP 11 —I he Militiamen’s read a tiii,d tiu,ein
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  • 93 309 Arnold. Forster’s Scheme Attacked. (Supplied by Heid er). London, 8 April.-The Army Estimates liavo b. .‘n adopted by the House of Commons utter an a]|-night sitting. Throughout the discussion much antagonism was shown by both sides of the House h> toe pi.'iiis of the Secretary of State
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  • 287 309 V kiting under date of 28th ultimo, the Labuan eorre.-pomlent of the Straits Times says :—L ihua.n has been suffering for some months past from a serious drought, causing great damage to plantations, whilst cattle are now dying there tor want of water. All vegetation is
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  • 115 309 We are indebted to Messrs Osborne and Chappel of Ipoll for the following tin returns for the month of March Kinta Tin Mines Ltd. Output 260 piculs Approximate Value 812,000 Water Kent 85,500 Working Expenses 34,100 Profit 813,400 New Gopeng Limited. Output ‘234 piculs Approximate Value
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  • 576 309 A most successful and enjoyable gvmkhana was held on the Butterworth Esplanade on Saturday afternoon. The weather was all that could be desired, although slightly x\arm. Ihe Penang Band was in attendance and contributed to enliven the proceedings. Among those present were Captain and Mrs. Maclntyre, Mr.
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  • 5659 310 Ordinary Meeting. The ordinary itn’inigh’ly meeting of tue Municipal Commission of lown was held in the Municipal Ch imbers last I'iiiay afternoon. Mr. J. W. Hallifax (President) presided; ami there were aim pie-i'-nt Dr. Locke, Messrs L. 11. Cciyl >n, A. R. Adams, Lim Eu TMj, and Ch«
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  • 618 313 8 April The Hon. J. Bromhead-Matthews J called a public meeting at the Town Hall on Tuesday afternoon next tn consider the question of the establishment of a Penang Branch of the Straits Settlements Association, this is all that the notice convening the meeting tells us
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  • 697 313 (Monday, 10 April.') t 1 enang has been all agog since Sa.urday on the question of the arrival of the Russian fleet in Malayan waters, i nere was a general doubt expressed at fiist- as to the vessels being Russians at all, bui the Echo's special telegrams,
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  • 367 313 Another policeman murdered is the news which we have to reluctantly report to-day, ami unfortunately we cannot say that there is as yet any clue as to the prepetrators of the crime. What has frequently surprised us here is the manner in which men are sent out on
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  • 606 314 Vessels arriving from Singapore on Friday and Saturday last reported having passed in the Straits a huge fleet of warships and transports which, as will be seen from our telegrams, numbers from twenty to over forty. Captains Hastrup and Marris, of the Jin Ho and Cornelia respectively,
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  • 590 314 It is an old adage that everything comes to those who wait,” and a little bird whispered to me the other day that it would not be long before the Penang A olunteers annexed the Bromhead-Matthews Shield. 1 only hope such palatable news becomes un fait accompli, and
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  • 71 314 Sudden Departure of Thetis. Ihe Lutish oid-class cruiser r which arrived in port on Tuesday wt was expected to stay over until to-inorr at earliest, suddenly left Penan« a t 7 o’clock this morning, for Singapore received orders to proceed at full speed will likely meet
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  • 425 314 Captain’s XI vs Vice-Captain’s XI The cricket match played on the Esplauade on Saturday afternoon between the above teams resulted in a draw in favour of the Captain’s XI. The following are the scores Captain’s XI. W. H. Scully run out 40 W. Eames b Baiden ->t 0 C.
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  • 953 315 ARMADAJ[N_STRAITS. Arrival at Singapore. “A Glorious Spectacle.” {Echo Special.) Singapore, 8 April (0 p.m.)—-1 he Russian Fleet arrived here at three Vclock this afternoon. M. Roudanovsky, Russian Consul, and the Echo correoondent met them outside St. John’s lighthouse. The fleet presented a most glorious spectacle when first they
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  • 94 315 Moscow Medicos Marked. {Supplied by Reuter.) London, 8 April.—Several members of the medical congress, which was recently held at Moscow, have been arrested. Afghan Menace. Russian Garrison Reinforced. {Supplied by Reuter.) London, 11 April.—A report that the Russian frontier guard on the Upper Oxus river has been detached
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  • 70 315 Reservoir Face Collapses. Four Hundred Casualties. {Supplied by Reuter.) London, 9 April.—The face of a huge reservoir, which is in course of construction outside the city of Madrid, has Collapsed. There are believed to lie four hundred casualties. The King of Spain and his ministers at once
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  • 242 316 Heart-Rending Details. 4 DharmsaJa’s Terrible Record. 4 Five Hundred Thirty per cent of Natives Wiped Out. Echo Special.) Bombay, 8 April. —The effects of the earthquake shock at Dharmsala prove to have been the most awful that can be imagined. No fewer than four hundred of the seventh
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  • 64 316 Will Milner Succeed Curzon {Supplied by Reuter.) London, 8 April.—Reuter’s correspondent at Johannesburg reports that, as the result of enquiries which have been made in wellinformed circles, it is highly improbable that Lord Milner, who has lately relinquished his position as High Commissioner of the Transvaal, will succeed
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  • 44 316 Tronoh Output. 4 (Echo Special.) Tronoh, 9 April.—The output of the Tronoh Mines, Ltd., for the month of March amounted to 2,697.3 piculs, valued at 8118,941.52. The output for Mur Jj. 1904. was 1,813.34 piculs, valued at 871.711.76. —Ed.. S.E. 1.
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  • 92 316 Brighton s Liberal Gain. Government Won’t Resign. {Supplied by Reuter.) London, 8 April.—Speaking at a Conservative gathering at Leeds, the Right Hon. Gerald Balfour, President of the Local Government Board, said that, although he did not wish to minimise the importance of the Liberal gain at the by-election
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  • 27 316 Arrive at Port Mahon. {Supplied by Reuter.) London, 10 April.—King Edward and Queen Alexandra have arrived at Port Mahon in the island of Minorca.
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  • 32 316 Ireland v. Wales. {Supplied by Reuter.) London, 10 April.—The International Association football match between Ireland and Wales was played on Saturday afternoon and ended in a draw of two goals each.
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  • 29 316 May Return via Japan. 4 (Echo Special.) Berlin, 11 April—The return route of Prince Leopold of Bulgaria is undecided, but perhaps lie will come home via Japan.
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  • 31 316 Attempts to Refloat. {Echo Special.) Hongkong, 11 April.—The Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co. is to supply cofferdams for the purpose of trying to refloat the stranded French cruiser Sully.
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  • 33 316 An Improbable Story. King Edward to visit Tangier. 4 {Echo Special.) Berlin, 11 April—A Paris Press report says that King Edward meditates visiting 1 angier, but so tar this is unconfirmed.
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  • 253 316 Twopence off Tea Sugar Duty and Incom; Tax Vn C h MM {Supplied by Reuter.) London, 11 April—The Budget introduced in the House of C or yesterdav evening bv Mr. Austen Oh nn ns •’r of the shows the surplus for the year 1904 n to be <£1,414,000,
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  • 38 316 Burgling a Bank. -—4, {Echo Special.) Hongkong, 11 April—The Bank at Sui Hing on the West River has been entered by burglars, who have made off with a quarter of a million dollars, including Hongkong Bank scrip.
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  • 60 316 Elections Elicit Excitement. {Supplied by Reuter.) London, 10 April—The situation in Crete has become more serious in consequence of the bi-annual elections of deputies to the Assembly, The British cruiser Juno, conveying British, French, and Italian detachments of troops, has gone to Selino, where disturbances have broken out.
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  • 82 316 Fierce Fight for Freedom» Stoning Mounted Police. {Supplied by Reuter.) London, 10 April—Five hundred Chinese employ< d in the Jumper»deep Mine, ou the Rand, broke out of their compound yesterday and tried to make their escape to Johannesburg. They were, however, driven back by the mounted police
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  • 217 316 Obituary. 4 Sir John Phear. London, 8 April.—The death is announced of Sir John Budd Phear, kt., f g.s., j.p., a former Judge of the High Court of Judicature, Bengal, and Chief Justice of Ceylon from 1877 to 1879. Lord Saint lielier. London, 10 April.—The death has taken place of
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  • 1038 317 (Tuesday, Hth 4/"’' > Mb. Wanklyn, p lia i plot,” or alleged Poh t 2 “plot.” which, if true—and PW Mr Wankljn is prepared to ,a his evidence tJ Mr. Balfour and S b Henia Campbell-Baunernntn-ex-b!r. air'Winston Churchill s tactic» in p into rears. In 1902, accoiumg P
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  • 613 317 Meeting of Englishmen. Ln response to the circular issued inviting I'mtJishmen to attend a meeting at the Chamber of Commerce at 4.30 p.m. on Molina a large number of gentlemen attended. I here were present Messrs J. W. llallifax, ipt. Daniels, Boteler, G. P. Buckell, B. Mitchell,
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  • 1999 318 —Straits Tinies. A meeting of the Council was held on Friday last, 7th inst. His Excellency the Governor (Sir John Anderson, k. c. m. g.) presided, and there were, also present 11. E. the Officer Commanding the droops, Hons, the Colonial Secretary, the AttorneyGeneral, the Auditor-General, the Colonial
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  • 1218 319 —Straits Tinies. T last Friday’s meeting of the Legis--lative Council, in the Committee stage on the Poisons Ordinance to regulate the possession and sale of poisons, Dr. Galloway said that Clause 5 Poisons only to be sold bv licensed persons pressed a good deal upon
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  • 553 319 Calcutta, 31st March.— Yesterday was (h 1 iourtn day s sale of the late Maharam of Dholpore s jewellery by Messrs Hamilton A Co., when some of the keenest bidding which has taken place at any public sale in Calcutta lor many years past was witnessed,
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  • 2308 320 Cape St. Jarnos, where four Japanc-o warships were sighted la>t I’riday, is a point south of lower French Indo-China, the Capital of which —Saigon—is mentioned as the next stopping-place <<f the Baltic squadron. The battleship Sissoi cliky Sissoi the Great”) which seem-: to be the principal of
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  • 688 321 Policeaian Stabbed to Death. VE RY horrible murder took place early around :7tl 11,01;ning Uthe piece ofwa «te ?nd pL p of Campbell Street cI P ng ?n ld H 1 Which a Malav P ]aiu clotlies constable named Awang lost his life, b- i iptb bl J r
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  • 1166 321 (Wednesday, 13th April.) At the meeting of the Commission last Friday, when Mr. Lim EuToh very properly called the attention of his colleagues on the Board to the complaint, as set out in a letter published in this journal last Thursday, of the pork sellers that an injustice
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  • 1182 322 The coining naval battle between the fleets of Russia and Japan is undoubtedly to be the greatest event in n ival annals since the battle of Trafalgar in which Nelson lost his life bur, a few months short of a hundred years ago. Upon the issue of
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  • 60 323 The R. C Chinese Church. p pv Father Letessier desires to t T nrl'i-e with thank, the following farther subscriptions towards the extension hi. Phurcb of Our Lady ot Sorrows Ot Amount previously acknowledged. 8570 Koo Han Yang, Esq 200 Ong Hong Guan, Esq 2a LimEuToh, Esq. 20 Yeoh Paik
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  • 429 323 Tuesday's Meet. Another Excellent Run. I predicted there was a capital muster at Tuesday’s paperchase, the field numbering just quarter of a century, including four ladies. n The weather was superb and the track chosen by the old hares, Wallace Jones and Pearson, took one over some
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  • 1159 323 MORE DETAILS. 4 Kangra Valley in Ruins. Mountains Slit Open. HUGE FISSURES AND GAPING CHASMS. Amritsar, 7 April—The Kangra valley is in ruins. The reports from Dharmsala show that iho disaster was of the highest magnitude. 1 he cantonment is a heap of iuins. Not
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  • 591 324 PERAK. {From Our Own Correspondent.) A Chinese Girls' School foe Ipoh. Ipoh, 9 April. A Chinese Girls School will be started at once in Ipoh, when* the different Chinese dialects will be taught by a Chinese lady specially brought here from Shanghai, with the assistance of some local
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  • 679 324 STR A ITS SETTL EM E NTS ASSOCIATION. To the Editor of the Straits Echo. Sir, —If the object of the proposed Penang Branch of'the Straits Settlements Association is solely to deal with questions affecting the welfare of the Straits Settlements as a whole, then I doubt very
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  • 582 324 Postal Muddle. To the Editor of the Straits Echo. Dear Sir, —Up to the Ist inst. your daily issues, except Saturday's copy, wore delivered here at I p.m on the day subsequent to their issue; Saturday’s copy was delivered on Monday. Since the Ist inst. your
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  • 743 325 naval battle. FOUGHT BMB. AWAITING ASi«o» (Echo Special) Berlin, 13 April.-The Amsterdam ffandelsbad correspondent reports tmit naval battle between the Russian and Japanese fleets has been fought near the Anambas Group of Islands, east of the Malay Peninsula. Details of the engagement have not yet been received. Dutch
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  • 66 325 Acknowledging Reception in Morocco. (Echo Special) Berlin, 12 April./—Count Tattenbacb, the late German Minister to Morocco, is proceeding lo Fez to thank the Sultan for the reception accorded to the Kaiser on the occasion of His Majesty’s recent visit. Welcomed at Corfu. Berlin, 13 April.—The Kaiser and
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  • 239 325 Violence Increasing Great Panic at Simla. Populace Crowd the Mall. (Echo Special) Bombay, 12 April.—Yesterday evening there was a recurrence of the earthquake shocks in Simla. To-day a state of great alarm prevails and the populace are crowding the Mall, owing to the shocks increasing in violence. A
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  • 89 326 Fight with Sultan s Troops. French Force intervenes. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 12 April.—A fight is reported to have taken place at Ujda between the troops of the Sultan of Morocco and those of Bu Hatnara, the Pretender, and on the former being repulsed the French frontier force
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  • 42 326 Starts at End of Month. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 12 April.—Reuter’s correspondent. at Teheran stales that the Shah of Persia intends to leave on a tour to Europe at the end of this month, proceeding via Kesht and Baku.
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  • 37 326 Loan for Works Over-Subscribed. (Echo Special.') Berlin, 12 April.—The German Imperial loan of 300,000,000 marks (about 1937,000) for internal works has been fifteen times oversubscribed. It is to be issued at the price of 101!
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  • 105 326 Irish Devolution New Secretary s Position. Dissociated from Wyndham. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 12 April.—The Right Hon. W.H. Long, M. P., who was appointed Secretary of State for Ireland a month ago, replying to a question put by some of the Irish members in the House of Commons, said that
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  • 147 326 Date of Tea Reduction. (Supplied by Reuter. London, 11 April.—The Kight Hon. Austen Chamberlain, replying in the House of Commons to the debate—whDh was generally favourable—on Budget, deien led the dale fixed (1 st for the reduction of the tea duty on the g.ound that traders must lie
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  • 79 326 Barristers as Reformers. Democratic Constitution Demanded. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 13 April.—A remarkable Congress of barristers from all parts of Russia has been held in St. Petersburg and, despite interruptions on the part of the police authorities, adopted resolutions to disseminate reforming ideas to educate the people, and
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  • 82 326 Stirring Scenes at Canea. (Suppli d by Reuter.) London, 12 April.—The British cruiser Juno, with its detachments of British, French, and Italian troops, has returned to Canea from Selino (whither it had gone to quell disturbances) and landed twelve prisoners. A huge crowd followed the prisoners to the
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  • 81 326 Anti-Asiatic Agitation. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 13 April.—The white population is forcibly resisting the introduction of Chinese and Japanese labourers in the valley of the Salmon river, British Columbia. The police authorities are protecting the Orientals and trouble is feared. Protest to Premier. The Japanese Consul at Ottawa has
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  • 27 326 Arrival at Majorca (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 13 April.—His Majesty King Edward and Her Majesty Queen Alexandra have arrived at Majorca (Balearic Islands, Mediterranean.)
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  • 38 326 Government A ajority at TwJve. (Supplied by R uler.) Lorn m, 12 April.—On a motion in tlm House of Commons relating to education in Ireland, the Government majority, on a. division being called. Idl L- welve.
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  • 53 326 To Reduce the Debt. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 13 April—ln connection .in the scheme foreshadowed in the Budget reducing the. floating debt, tenders being invited for £10,000,000 e xe u“' bonds at 2j per cent, interest, million will be redeemable vearlv Th issue will replace the =£10,000,000 bondsdu
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  • 60 326 French Fetes for Fleet. Extraordinary Preparations. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 12 April.—Extraordinarily extensive preparations are being made at Brest for the reception of the British Fleet on the occasion of its visit to France. The Municipal Council has voted unlimited credit for entertainments of various kinds and ihe
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  • 136 326 Coming Colonial Conference. Lansdowne Defines its Scope. (Supplied by Reuter). London, 12 April.—ln the. course of a debate in the House of Lords on the Colonial Conference to be held next year, Lord Lansdowne, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, said that it would be idle to expect that
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  • 196 326 Chamberlain’s Views (Supyjlied by Reuter.) London, 13 April.—The Rt. Hon. Joseph Chamberlain, m.p„ speaking at the Liberal Union Club in London yesterday evening, said that the conclusion he had come to was that the Brito-Japanese Alliance required both foresight and courage, and a readiness to take a
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  • 797 327 (Thursday, April.) That the contractors for uSaaeeze the supply of stores for 5qD the South African war P^ ,n made a good thing out of iWlinsrs is shown by the long tllK a Wa office sca „d a ls which have "'«’to li"ht as the result of the
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  • 407 327 (From Our Oivn Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, 9th April.—Notwithstanding the unfavourable weather on the night of the Bth instant, a meeting of members of the above Society was convened at Loke Hall, to listen to the address of Mr. D. A. G. Beaumont, on “The
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  • 258 327 In the House of Commons on 20th ult.* Mr. H. Samuel asked the Secretary for the Colonies whether the Viceroy of Canton had again forbidden the enlistment in his province of coolies for the Rand Mines, and if so, it he would state what reasons
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  • 341 327 Prisoners Break from Singapore Police Court. An exceedingly daring escape of prisoner* from the Police Court lock-up took place at Singapore on Thursday, when all the prisoners in the Second Court lock-up got away. From what can be gathered of the affair, says the Free Press, it appear*
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  • 298 328 .—Cornish Post. London, 21 March. —The market was firm all the week, holders of tin increasing their holdings b6th of “spot” and “forward but the business done was not largo, as importers lead nothing to offer. Prices show an advance of All for “spot,” but “forward” delivery has
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  • 228 328 Golf Club’s Tournament. i Following are the week’s results in the Itenang Golf Club’s Lawn Tennis Tournament t Ladies 1 Championship, Mrs. Jamieson beat Miss Tozer, 6—3 7 —5. Mrs. Dunn beat Miss V. Brown, 6—o 7 —5. Mrs. Ebden w. o. Ladies' Singles Handicap, Mrs. Dunn beat
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  • 72 328 Inward-Per Bharata, from Singapore (7th Apr.) Messrs D. Douglas, Lim Loon Hoe, S. D. Watchein. Per Chusan, from London: (13 Apr )Capt. Covsh. From Marseilles: Mr. T. P. Vvailer, Mr. W. IL L. Shank, Mr. L. Girand, Mr. 11. W. Firmstone. From Colombo: Mr. K Friedrich, Mr. Paget. Outward—Per
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  • 139 328 Births. On the 7th April, at Seremban, the wife of Mr. F. J. Well, of a daughter. On 21st March, at No. 7, Chinkiang Road, Pootnng,lhe wifeof J. D. Strang, of a daughter. On 15th March, at Tsouping, Shantung, to Mr.and Mrs. A. E. Greening (E. B. M.),
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  • 123 328 Penang, 14tii April. {Dy courtesy of the Chartered Panic.) London Demand Bank ...1/11| 4 months’sight Bank ...I'll J 3 Credit ...1 11| 3 Documentary ...I ll’j* Calcutta. Demand Bank Rs. 3 days’ sight Private 148| Bombay. Demand Bunk 146 i 3 days’ sight Private 148' Madras. Demand Lank 146|
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  • 181 328 Bersa'wah Gold M ine Co., Ld 11 Raub Australian Gold Min1U S 5-w Rod ping Lebong Gold MinJ u Co I,d La,cana <,<Jd M ini ng Co,, Lid.. (fully pud). S Bruseh Tin Mining Co., M. 3.75 M e Karanga.il Tin Mining Co. 9, Kinta Tin Alines Ltd New
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  • 184 328 Gold leaf 78 B. Pepper (W. Coast, 31 bs.s oz.) out of stock White Pepper 37| sales Trang Pepper, 26.— sales Cloves (picked) out of season Mace 80 sellers Mace Pickings 70. sellers Nutmegs 110 s 35| sales f No. 1 6.10 nom Sugar 2 no stock. i Basket
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