The Straits Echo (Mail Edition), 28 September 1906

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  • 21 1 THE STRAITS ECHO MAIL EDITION. «15 Per Annum. Single Copy, 40 ceatf. Vol. 4. Penang, Friday, 28th September, 1906. No. 39.
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    • 224 1 CONTENTS. I I Leaders Leaderettes page. Miscellaneous: page. Lotteries 83j Good News for Auti-Opiumites 840 Hongkong 835,842, 854 836 4 843 Onium 839 dir o Qsu Funeral of Mr. Tulloch 835 Education 845 a oaU The Iron Wharf 854 Singapore Note» ...836 Railways in Fukhien Province 840 Hongkong the Typhoon
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    • 159 2 in r ii rrr? t|~r i J THE j STRAITS ECHO S MAIL EDITION. si > I r r I Published the day prior to the departure of each mail j for Europe, and contains the latest local and States news originally published in the daily issues, as well as
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  • 532 835 I'o the iuakitiLr of lotteries there seems to be no encl ami mail utter mail we are Hooded with prospectuses of this or that lottery, all of which make most tempting otters of huge cash prizes, but one never seems to stumble across a man who lias won one.
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  • 531 835 News from Hongkong anent the typhoon is meagre to-day, but that is. of course, to be accounted for by the further blow which the Colony lias experienced. which has probably played havoc once more with the telegraph lines and so held up many messages. J he loss of Bishop
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  • 402 835 A. C. S. ex. Y. M. C. A. With Mr. Jus. 'l’. Dobbie as lieferee, the Anglo-Chinese School and the Young Mun’s Christian Association played a drawn game on the Esplanade yesterday afternoon. he following wa» the composition of the teams A -C. S: Goal, A Gallvof; Hacke, H.
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    • 100 835 The Straits Echo Jr Vrfjr Justice satisfies everybody and justice alone.— Established June Ist, 1903 Published daily (except Sundays.) AT TUB CRITERION PRESS, Ltd., No. 226 —232, Beach Street, Penang. PRICE DAILY LOCAL {24 per annum OUTSTATIONS Postage Extra. MAIL EDITION (Post Free) $l5 CABLE ADDRESS: Echo —Penang.” Telephone No.
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  • 578 836 “I wonder,” she said, whether we are supposed to laugh here <>r to be very very serious. Look at the man on the stage! He is shaking bis sword, and ffishinghis eyes, and looking most outrageously fierce. J. don’t know what he is saving, but the
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  • 71 836 We hear that the capital of the Lahat Tin Mine which, as reported in our issue of the 29th ultimo, is being fioa'ed in London bv Mr. E. G. Edgar as a limited company, is already over-subscribed. Mr. boo Choo Choon, the vendor, who reserved a considerable number
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  • 99 836 This morning before Mr. G. Hereford Lim Keat, alias Boh Peng, was charged with being concerned with others in the murder of one Cheah Kok in Macao Street. Singapore, some time in May last. The accused, who is the only one arrested, escaped from Singapore and is supposed
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  • 447 836 The funeral of the late Mr. Clement Tulloch of the Hongkong Bank took place at Singapore on Monday evening at the Protestant Cemetery, and was largely attended. The funeral cortege left Mount Echo at 4.30 and went down (Jrcbard-rd. as far as Scott’s-r 1., thence to
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  • 1333 836 (Erma Uur Ou:n Cor, indent.) Wednesday, Sept. 19tb, 06 -1 he last seven days have contained several incidents of interest and importance. Wed nesday and Thursday afternoons saw Mi O. F. Odell, liquidator of Hogan Co again m the witness box and he was put t 0 a
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  • 1349 837 Half \early General Mefiing. 1 he half yearly general meeting of the Chambei was held in the Exchange Room on Monday afternoon. There were present Hon. H. Shelf' rd, Chairman (Paterson Simons A Co.) Messrs. L. S. Lewis, (p N. Co.); S. Tchokoff, (S. Tchokoff A
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  • 695 838 B'oLLOWING is the judgment, iu the above :ase as icported by the Times of Malaya In delivering judgment the learned Judge pointed out that in reviewing the evidence which had been given at exceptional length it was perfectly clear to him that roasted ore had been found
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  • 149 838 THE KING’S SYMPATHY. 4 Bishop Hoare Missing. H. M. S. “Phoenix” a Total Wreck. (Supgdied by Pettier.) London, 20th September.—King Edward has telegraphed bis sorrow at the immense loss of life amongst the Chinese at Hongkong and his sympathy with the sufferers from the typhoon. Loudon, 21st September.—The Rt.
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  • 67 838 Trepoff’s Funeral. (Supplied by Reuter.) London. 21st September.—General Trepoff was buried in the Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul. The Tsar, who is still yachting, did not attend the funeral, but eight members of the Russian Imperial Family were present,. Alarm in Odessa. London, 2lst September.—Owing to the
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  • 26 838 The Manoeuvres (Supplied by Reuter.) London. 21st September.—The British Am v inaiiu uvres have ended in a victory for 1 he I risk invaders.
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  • 21 838 A Special German Mission applied by Reuter.) London, 21st September.—A special German mission leaves for Tangier and Fez on Saturday.
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  • 63 838 Discontented Policemen (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 21st September.—lt is it polled from Zanzibar that ibe Askaris police refused to go on duty ami demanded an increase of pay. The Sultan promised to enquire into the grievances of the men ami they returned to duty. No trouble is apprehended but
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  • 36 838 Indians not Wanted (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 21st September.—A' of British Columbian legislators has waihG upo i Sir ilfred Laurier, the Premier f Canada, and urged the exclusion of Hindu from the Dominion as undesirables.
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  • 48 838 The Customs Question, (Supplied by Retiler.) London, 20th September.—A meeting o f the Committee of the China Association has decided to make further strong representations to the British Government, urging Government to reconsider its attitude with regard to the question of the administration of the Chinese Customs.
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  • 56 838 More Poaching. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 20th September.— A Russian patrol ship surprised six Japanese vessels poaching on the shores of Kamchatka. A desperate tight ensued, in which seven Russians and many Japanese were killed. The Japanese regained their ships and escaped after a running fight, in which nineteen
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  • 47 838 Improving Satisfactorily (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 20th September.—lt is officially announced that the Princess Royal continues to make satisfactory progress towards recovery’, but, owing to the severity of the operation she has undergone, sho will be unable to leave her i ed until next week.
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  • 56 838 Scotch Express Derailed. (Sit/ipned by Reuter.) London, 211th September. -A Scotch express t ram has been derailed at Gi.ti't Jani. The train fell over an embankment, am caught tire. Seven pel sons are known tv have been killed and many injiuedLondon, 21st September.-'M persons were killed ami sixteen
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  • 60 838 South African Team for England. (Supplied, by Reutei.) Loudon, -21st September. -A team “J Rugby footballers has arrived in -> g from South Africa. Tub Malay Mail regrets to learu.that tw Kuala Lumpur contingent ort ,r sports on Saturday next >s slo. i,L. Among those who lim bt* uuable
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  • 1163 839 Opium has been bulking very largely before us of late. Sir Frank ‘Swettenhatn juggled with our opium revenue as long as he dared, piled on the rental of the Opium Farm until he left the Colony with a revenue which had never before been dreamed of. but, and the
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  • 583 839 P C. C. >'» Ladies. The most interesting event, of the week is perhaps the match started on the E-pluiade yesterday afternoon between a teun from the P. C. C, captained by Bradberv, and a Ladies XI commanded by Miss E. Jones, to be continued at half past four
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  • 129 840 Frie: ds of the Anti-Opium Cyusade will be pleased to hear that Mr. J G. Alexander, L. l. b the energetic Hon. Secretary of the Society for the suppression of the Onium Traffic, England', is expected in Penang by the outward P. A O. mail Malta,
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  • 156 840 The Imperial Board of Trade has appointed Mr. Tan’Poli Theeni to be the General Manager of tbe’Fiikliien Provincial Railways and a conh'pany is being floated at a capital of $6,0u0,00D for the construction of three important lines, viz.’. (1) from Amoy to dheang-chew, (2) from Wah-hai
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  • 459 840 The typhoon. Further Particulars. The Free Press of Thursday gives the following further 'particulars 'of the typhoon: Hongkong Sept. 19, 1.15 p.m. In continuation of the special wires sent, to you yesterday, the names of thp vessels which lii i V been sunk through the fdry < f the
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  • 414 840 Before Mr. E. C. C. Howard, at the First Court, this morning Teoh Ong and Tang Keat, who were defended by Mr. B.E. Ross, were charged with retaining stobn property belonging to the members of the George Town Reading Room, while 'leoh Seng Chee, who was charged with
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  • 1976 840 An OHl.nary u.eetiug o£ th() y Commissioners was held at" the Ofh.NsyPstH,,l.,v afterncx,,,. wh t|)e f P»l mg gentlmnen were present —M, p 7 Halhfax (President). Mr. W Peacock M G H. Lnes, Mr. It. A. P. Beng B<-e, Mr. Gan I' TOU g Ta g JJ"* ll
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  • 42 841 AN I MPORTANT EDICT. Ten Years’ Limit for Smokeis. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 22ml September. —lt has been announced from Peking that an Imperial Edict his been issued which prohibits the use of opium, both native and foreign, within .ten years.
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  • 100 841 The Open Door Question. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 22nd September.—The Russian press unanimously denounces the Japanese proposals that Russia should t opeu the Amur River, with its Manchurian tributaries, the Nani aud Sungari, .to the qommerce of all nations, Ihe Timex, in a leading article, says that
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  • 111 841 More Threats. (Supplied by Reuler.) London, 21st September.—Tim Russian revolutionaries are spreading broadcast a proclamation against the Tsar, declaring that they will remove's! nig hr ■’the props of the cowardly and murderous Autocracy. To Placate the Jews London, 22ml September.—Tim Govm-nor-Geimral and Prefect’of Odessa have promised the Jews that’they
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  • 53 841 Pessimism in Washington. (Supplied by Reuter. t London, 21st September.—A pessimistic feeling prevails in official circles in Washington regarding the msurrection in t ’uba ami preparations for a military expedition have I men completed. London, 22ml Sopfemlier. —General Funston, of Philippine fame. has' Wu ordere<l to proceed ‘o Cuba
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  • 51 842 Indian Immigration. (Supplied by Reuter.) London. 22nd September. —The Ottawa Citizen, warns the Canadian Government to be very careful in its action as regards Hindu immigrants, who are the descendants of the men who supported Great Britain during the Indian mutiny and are superior to many classes of white
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  • 93 842 Was the Driver Insane (Supplied by Reuter.) London,2lst September. —Mr. Phi'ippsen, a director of the North Eastern Railway Co., is among the victims of the Grantham railway disaster, who now number twelve. The cause of the disaster is obscure. The train should have stopped at Grantham, but
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  • 54 842 Preferential Tariffs. by Reuter.) London, 22nd September. —It is reported from Melbourne that the Federal House of Representatives has passed a Bill enabling the Australian Commonwealth to take over the whole of the debts of the various States and has agreed to the schedule for a prefeiential tariff in
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  • 48 842 The New Constitution. 1 Supplied by Reuter.) London, 22nd Sept.—Reuter’s Teheran correspondent wires that the election regulations have been promulgated and all males hot ween the ages of thirty and seventv, who arn able to read and write, are entitled to vote The- will be 156 Deputies.
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  • 49 842 Korean Experimental Farms. (Supplied by Reuter.) Loudon, 22 d September. —The Kobe correspondent of the Daily Mail wires that the experimental cotton, farms in Corea now cover three quarters of a million acres, yield thrice the crop obtained by the natives and produce cotton of a finer quality.
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  • 47 842 Yesterday’s Launchings. (Supplied by Reuter London, 22nd Sept. —H. M. S. Shanuov, probably the t istest armoured cruiser in the world, the m<m>ter White Star liner Adriatic and the giant Im bine Canard liner Mauritania were sue essfully launched yesterday at Chatham, Belfast and Wallsend respectively.
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  • 75 842 Queue Cutting (E;ho Special.) Kam par, 22nd Sept.—Mr. Cheah Siew Cheong, a well known miner, formerly of Ipoh, in the presence of numerous friends, bad his queue cur off at the Kain par Literary Association. A feast in celebration of the event is to be given to-day by Mr.
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  • 1022 842 News is filtering through very slowly from Hongkong, but, as the days pass, it is evident that the first estimate of the damage wrought by the recent typhoon was, as we predicted at the time, much under-estimated. The loss which Reuter reports as being sustained by the London underwriters
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    • 59 842 Bilious Colic Prevented. Take a double u<>be of Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as soon as the first indication of the disease appears and a threatened attack may be warded off Hundreds of people who are subject to at'acks of bilious colic use the remedy in this way with
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  • 372 843 J’. U. C. vs. Ladies. The above match which was left unfinished on Friday afternoon, was continued on Saturday afternoon when the innings of the P. C. C. XI dosed for 71, the highest scorer being Bradbery who scored 20. Mugliston would have done just as well but unfortunately
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  • 151 843 Presentation of Prizes. Shortly after the cricket match was over and refreshments had been served, the winners of the recent Lawn i'mihis Tournament u, *re p trade 1 opposite the Pavilion and, after a. shoit complimentary speech by Mr. •U S. Ant honv, received their
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  • 523 843 The '1 yph don. Ihe Singapore Free Pr>ss contains the following telegrams from Hongkong;— Hongkong, Sept. 20. In c mtiuu.ition of my wires of vesterdav, I am able to inform you that all vessels vlnidi were expected here (from Singapore, and elsewhere,) have arrived. J hey moieover report having
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  • 668 843 1 here is no dmibt that the Wavang Comedy Indian Katoe has established itself firmly in tl e good graces of the t heat re-going public of Penang, and for the last six weeks each Saturday night—the great night from the theatrical manager’s point of
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  • 485 844 The Gui'erii inert! Gazr!!* of September 21 contains the following items of information Whereas an Order was nia<le by the Governor in Council on the 3rd instant dissolving the registered Society known as the “Yi Toh Club of Berning, and whereas certain representations have since been made to
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  • 1417 844 The Council adjourned son Jie. Free Press. Ordinary Meeting, Friday. 21st Sept. Present. Hon. Capt. A. 11. Young (Col. Secretary). ills Excellency the General Officer Commanding the Troops (Major-General R. Inigo Jones. c.V.0., C. 8.). Hon. J. R. Innes (Act. Attorney-General). Hon. A. Murray, C.E., M.l.c.E. (Col. Engineer)
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  • 233 845 MOHAMEDAN ENDOWMENTS BOARD. Tu nib Editor of the Straits Echo. Dear Sir, —With reference to the notice published in your valuable journal above the signature of Hajee Mohamed Cassini Sahib Al Stilauy, calling for a meeting of the “Members of the Moslim Society on the 28th instant, to
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  • 110 845 THE TYPHOON. Entire Fishing Fleet Lost. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 22nd September. Hongkong’s entire fleet of fishing junks, amounting to six hundred si I, were lost in the recent typhoon, thus augmenting the mortality to ten thousand souls. German Generosity. Loudon, 23rd September. —The Norddeutscher Lloyd has given six
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  • 147 845 Outburst of Anglophobia •Sepp/o',/ /o/ Renter. London, 23rd September.—'There has been a fresh outburst of Anglophobia in Germany arising out of the insignificant incident of a German tourist vacht, the Meteor, attempting to moot to a Government buoy in Portsmouth harbour and being requested to move to the anchorage
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  • 42 845 German Threats (Supplied by Renter.) London, 24th September—The GePman Consul-General to Australia has lodged a protest with the Australian Federal Government against the new preferential duties in favour of Great Britain and threatens that Germany will retaliate unless they are withdrawn
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  • 133 845 The Revolution (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 22ml September.—lt has now transpired that the reason why the Tsar did not, attend the furmial of General Trepoff was on account of the discovery, at the last moment, of a deep laid {evolutionary plot. Manv arrests have been made in connect io
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  • 113 845 The Insurrection (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 22ml September.—T Lere is a growing feeling in Washington that the differences between the Government ami t he in-urgent s in < hi ba aie irreconcilable ami t.jat intervention on the part of the Lnitfd States is likely to take place at any
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  • 462 845 Edi cation has bulked vei v largely’ of late in the press of Malay i ami there can be no gieater indication of the interest taken by all sections of the community in the subject than the manner in which different schools are from time to time criticised. But
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  • 426 845 People .ire horribly conservative in the I' ar ha-t ami this may, perhaps, account for the fad that the fine iron' wharf which we possess is so little patronised by vessels visiting the port. So far, only two lines seem to have discovered its existence. The British
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  • 185 846 H. E. the High Commissioner, says the Perak Pioneer, arrived at Ipoh on the 21st. inst. bv special train from Teluk Anson. The train was in charge oi the General Manager with the Locomotive Fmema.n on the foot-plate and timed to arrive m Ipoh
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  • 334 846 A meeting of the committee of the Association Boot ball League was held at the Y. Al. C. A. rooms last night. Air. CJh adbery took the chair, and there were present the following gentlemen: Messrs. Jas. T. Dobbie (Secretary), G. IL K Alugliston (Treasurer), AJ. H.
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  • 360 846 The adjourned case against ti e three accused, who were brought up in connection with the t heft at the George Town Reading Room, was resumed before Air. E. C. C. Howard at the First Court yesterday aflern; on. Detective Sergeant Kelleher prosecuted on beh 'if of the
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  • 560 846 lilt bmgnpore Policet eport a WY a-r trcet.k-.rt w,t|, a fatal tpr nati u g™' 1 hu>’«l-.y evening out at Bukit I'iylt. h t.ppen,, that a Chinese coolil mnp ovey •at.. piggery at the tenth mileon the l.ukit Jimab-rd. was ordered T lowkny to cook the for
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  • 647 847 2*IOIIA Al Al E D i N EN D )WAI E NIS BOARD. To the Editor of the Straits Echo. Sir, —I am astonished to learn that Those Interested ignores or pietends t.> ignore such a useful tody known as the “Moslem Society,” and I am still more
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  • 2259 847 (h i'oni Our 0 Ku ila i urn pur, Sept. 21. Ihe three main events of the week have been the finish < f the Silik mine case, a feud between the Boyanese an 1 Al ilavs, and a somewhat wend tiger yarn. Ir sound-» promising but, after
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  • 2766 848 My dearest Fanny.—l am in a very dark and dull mood, for it has been raining on and off the whole week long and to dav, being Sunday and a day of rest, the Clerk of the Weather is showing his heathen principles by working doubly hard and
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  • 75 849 Postmaster in Trouble. (Echo cciil.) J aiping, 2oth September.—Lai Pak Li in. th»* Post master .it Siputeh, is to be Irmd at B.itu Gajah on Thursday on a (barge of criminal breach of trust respecting a sum of >'l 151.79, which was handed m at the Siputeh
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  • 50 849 The Carriage Accident. (Ec.o Speciari) Taiping, 25th Sept.—Mr. Bratt’s chihl is reported to be a little belt' today’ but is stiff i‘ti ng tr<>m sever»* concussion of th»* brain as the result of yesterday s carriage accident. Tire nui>e had two ribs broken and her hip was badly damaged.
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  • 42 849 A Motor Accident. (Echo Special Singapore. 25th September.—At an inquest held upon a Kling boy. killed at Bukit Tiinah by a motor car driven by Mr. Somerville, the jury returned a’ verdict amounting to accidental death, but reprimanded the native chaffeur.
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  • 78 849 Chinese Labour Question. (Supplied hi/ Heuler.) London, 25th September.—lt j H reported that 1,701 repatriated coolies le ve Durban early in Octolier, of whom 483 are l>eing sent back to China on account of physical infirmity, 4G7 as undesirables, bo?h these batches being sent at th« expense of
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  • 86 849 Mr. John Redmond’s Views (Supplied lnj lleuter.) London, 251 h September.— Mr. John Redmond, speaking at Limerick, complaine»! that th»* Government repeatedly falsifie»! its pi<*mises. H»* b.t <1 that the Irish party w*>uld accept no m.ik shift, nothing short of a complete measure of bom»* rule for Ireland
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  • 78 849 The Transport Mutiny. (Sapp icd Ip/ lleuter B°nd<>r 25 h»8 ptember.—The mutineers ot the luiki-h trai .sport A*syr, at Port Said HHdml *1 180 Syrian mib’ary prisoners charged with d .serf in tr*m th»* Turkish A i my. They overpowei»-»] th» ir guards, but the local police pievented th»-m
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    • 61 849 Bilious Colic Prevented. Take a double do«e of Chand erl tin’s Colic, Cholera am] Diarrhoea Remedy as soon as the first indication of the disease appears ami a threatened attack may Im warded off. Hundreds of people who are subject, to attacks of bilious colic use th»* remedy in this
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  • 52 850 London, 25th September.—The Paris Tempo, which was the first newspaper to announce the Sultan’s illness, learns, from an absolutely reliable source, that, despite optimistic official statements; the recent consultations showed that the Sultan is suffering from cancer of kidneys, which is incurable and generally proves fatal within
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  • 43 850 Another Loan Wanted. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 24th September.—lt is reported from St. Petersburg that a French envoy has arrived and is visiting the high officials and leaders of both parties, with a view, it is stated, of arranging a French loan.
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  • 43 850 Whites vs. Blacks. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 25 f h September.—The police of Atlanta state that, during the recent attack upon the negroes, eight negroes and one negress were killed. None are reported as injured and no further trouble is anticipated.
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  • 35 850 The High Commissionership. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 25th September.—The representatives of four Powers at Athens have notified the Greek Premier of their approval of the appointment of M. Zaimis as High Commissioner of Crete.
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  • 225 850 A Diplomatic Record. d by Reuter.) London. 251 h September.—Baron Calice has leHred from the Austrian Embassy at ConstaiPinople He had been the Austrian Ambassador t-> the Porte for twenty-six years, thus establishing a unique diplomatic record. -i Chinese joining coolies in the Federated Malay Stat/o, says the
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  • 660 850 We have heard a good deal of late anent the very poor pay offered to school teachers in the Far East, Singapore only recently engaging European teachers from England at a salary that can hardly be described as a living wage. Surely the schoolmaster, above all men, should be
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  • 464 850 His Excellency Sir John Anderson, Capt. Stocklev and Mr. and Mis Oliver Marks motored from Kuala Kangsar to Taiping on Sunday evening in two cars, one belonging toll H. the Sultan and the other to the Trouoh Mines. There was a private dinner at the Residency.
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  • 61 851 The Manager of the Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China courteously informs us that he has to-dav received telegraphic advi'-e from the Head Office, London, to the effect tb it the Directors have declared an interim dividend for the pas’ half year ended 30th June at
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  • 157 851 [Before Mr. Justice Thornton.) The case against the ten Hokien Chinese charged with the murder of a Hailam compatriot and rioting in the Province was concluded yesterday afternoon, when thev were all acquitted by the jury. A Bankruptcy Case. After the discharge of the accused in the above
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  • 287 851 August Output. The output for August was 38,400 72 pikuls against 36,304.88 pikuls in the month before. The value of the metal is returned at 33 438 5)1.47 on which duty amounting to 3481 764.91 was collected. !he average v >lu-* <>f tin was 890.66 p°r pikul with
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  • 756 851 Protest Again-t In er Harbour Wolks. Alih ugh a most impoi taut question had to fie discussed, theie was but a meagre attendance m the Exchange Buihiing, Singapore, on Saturday af’ernoon, cnly sixteen members being present. After the Hony. Secretary bad read the Minutes of the last
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  • 467 851 Tairen (Dalny) is a port of mushroom growth, ami it has not fulfilled its purpose. Since the building x>f the breakwater the entrance to the port has been obstructed by ice at certain seasons of the year. It receiver! an artificial boom befoie the war, and
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  • 1963 852 (Specialty Written for the Strait 1 Eche). No. I. Illness prevented my continuing this subject as an unbroken record, so it may be as well to remind the reader that the conclusion arrived at in the first article was that there was a singular identity of
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    • 55 852 Cuts. Bruises Chamberlain’s Pain Bahn is a liniment and when apphei without and burns, causes them to maturation and much pxin of the usual treatment. It a g' 8 unless a burn or scald almost ins an leave the injury is very severe i < gtor*J bv Chemists a»”' a
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  • 374 853 Thebe is little m.uor, writes Mr. George Maxwell in Haendl an's, that almost everv one has a peculiar sensation of the almost god-like beauty, power, activity, and strength of a tiger. A tiuer will oveiawe and make conscious of his inferiority a man who would !>e unaffected
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  • 293 853 It is reported, siys the Hongkong Telegraph, that Prefect Lam, of Kwai hum, has telegraphed to the Board of Foreign Affairs at Peking asking him to notify the fore’gu ministers that, they should inform the commanders of their respective country’s gunboats that all information required
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  • 262 853 Human Flesh Eaten Consumptive. A shocking revuiatmn of the superstitious practices in vogue among a section of the Japanese people is reported in the vernacular papers and translated by the Japan Herald. A woman named Kuribaia Fuji, aged twenty-nine, who was suffering from Consumption, was staying at
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  • 480 853 Comms rc al Competition. The following interesting article is from the Hongkong Telegraph Gloomy news has been brought to Hongkong by a correspondent, who has jusL lerurned from a trip to Manchuria, regarding the prospects of trade in the north for countries oilier than Japan. At the time
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  • 51 853 Mine Captain Attacked (Supplied by Reuter.) Loudon, 26th Septemlier—lt. is reported from Johannesburg that fourteen Chinese attache I the house of the mine captain of the New Heriot mine. The captain illed one and wounded two with a revolver. Seven Chinese have been arrested tn connection with the
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  • 90 853 The Vacant Throne. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 26th Septemlier.— 'The Bruns* wick Diet, has deferred taking measures for the e ection of a Regent in the hope that an arrangement may lie effected l>«tween the Kai«er and the Duke of Cumlierland. [The heir to Brunswick is the Duke uf
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  • 45 853 Whites vs Blacks. Supplied by Reuter. < Loudon, 25’h September.— Rioting, in winch the whites attacked the negroes, baa been res med at Atlanta, Georgia. The troops were called out. to suppress the disturbance. 'Twelve negroes and two whites were killed and many wounded.
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  • 47 853 Disloyal Demonstrations. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 25’h September—At the open* mg of the Dublin main drainage system au Alderman cut away the union jack which was Hying on the steamer and several members of the Corporation left the luncheon table during the toasting of the K*ng.
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  • 29 853 All Autumn Engagement* Cancelled. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 26th Septenl&gt;er.— Mr. Joseph Cl&gt;uml&gt;er!am, on the advice of his doctor, has cancelled rill bis engagements for th*» autumn
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  • 843 854 We make no apology for holding over a muss of local news to-day and giving great prominence to the account of the disastrous typhoon which burst upon Hongkong on the 18th instant and wrought tremendous havoc to life and property. Hitherto we have had bald telsgraphic summaries of the
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  • 64 854 It is reported that a Chinaman living at Penaga, Province Wellesley, suddenly ran amok and got out into the street, attacking the passers by. All managed to escape excepting two boys, who were injured. Th* weapon used was a long nail. The madman was overpowered before he
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  • 201 854 We are informed that Mr. Suu Tze bang, Consul General for i’hiua, Straits Settle incuts, will arrive h u re from Singapore per s. s. Ki*tna to-morrow morning It is believed that his visit is a formal (imin connection with inspection duties. Mr. Sun may be
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  • 5427 854 Terrific Damage. Accounts by Ev E .WriN EbKEe The H,.n&lt;jk WJ Teleg.aph of 1811, llbU|] to ham! this inoruiug, gives the followjj graphic account of the terrific Tvpb which swept over Hongkoug on that 1110 *&gt;* hr papers contain,''; ui account of the typh
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  • 81 857 The Hogan Case. (Echo Special Singapore, 26tb September.—During 'he hearing of the Hogan case to-day Mr. Smollie, the ex-Secret try of the Company, went into the witness b* x and accused the Directors of complicity in the alleged ir.iuds. He referred to the firm as “the rottenest on earth,
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  • 56 857 Inpromis ng Outlook (Supplied by Reuter &gt; London, 26 h September.—O ving to the unfavourable reports of Mr. Taft and the Cuban Government’s attitude in rejecting the terms of peacoofle'ed I v the msur en's, the La’t»d Slates Government has oolered more war&hips and maunes to Cuba. Altogether seven
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  • 155 857 The Commissiouership. (Su/ipiitd by Reuter.) London, 27th September.— Prince George has left Crete. In an impassioned farewell proclamation he urges the Islandeisto continue to strive Io gain the favour of the Powers and to place c-mfi leece in M. Zairnis, the new High C- nimissioner, in order t&lt;, obtain
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  • 55 857 More Negroes Butchered. (Supp'ied by Reuter.) London, 27 h September Rioting continues in Atlanta City. Four more negroes have lieen killed and many fave lieen arrested for the possession of arms. The negro popul.ition are alarmed in view of Hie determination of the mounted police to avenge the
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  • 44 857 Preferential Tariffs (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 27th September.— The Melbourne House of Representatives has paused a resolution that pieference shall only be given to British goods brought by British ships manned by white labour, l ite motion was put forward by the Government,
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  • 49 857 Trouble at Benin. (Supplied by Reuter.) Loudon, 27th September.— Trouble has arisen in Ben n City, on tbe West coast of Atiica, lhe traders have fled it is repoi ted that two Eurojieans have been killed. Telegraphic communication is interrupted and reinforcement» have been sent up country.
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  • 42 857 lhe New Ruler. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 27th September.— The Brunswick Diet has passed a resolution inviting tbe Duke oi Cumberland to sink his claim to the* 1 krone of the Kingdom of Hanover and assume tae Rulership of the Ducliv.
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  • 21 857 New Austrian Ambassador (Supplied by Reuter London, 27th September.—Herr Pallavicini, the Austrian Ambassador to Bucharest, has been shifted to Constantinople.
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