The Straits Echo (Mail Edition), 9 November 1906

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  • 22 1 THE STRAITS ECHO MAIL EDITION. $l5 Per Annum. i Single Copy, 40 cents. Vol. 4. Penang, Friday, 9th November, 19G6. N(>. tn.
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    • 228 1 ZZZZZZZZ <^ ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ ,/ZZZZZZZZZZZZ ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ <ZZZZZZZ/ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZz7zZZZZZZZZZZZ CONTENTS. I Leaders: page. Sport: page. Samsengs 979 Penang Golf Club 980 x Milk 981 Rifle Shooting 988 The Sickly Season 981 Education 985 x Opium 988 Miscellaneous: x x A Warning 989 -Loafers 991 979 I 5 King’s Birthday 995 J Mails and
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    • 154 2 i 1 i THE I STRAITS ECHO I I MAIL EDITION. a- —m iijajm I».■ A 1 r Published the day prior to the departure of each mail for Europe, and contains the latest local and States news originally published in the daily issues, as well as < r all
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  • 946 970 Complaints are constantly reaching us of the presence of sannengs in various parts of the town, who terrorise the peaceable folk to such an extent that many of them are afraid to venture out alone after dark for fear of molestation by these hooligans. The latest complaint to come
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  • 1413 970 From Our Own Correspondent.) Wednesday, 31st Oct. 1906. Since my last ad vic's there have lieeu quite a number of interesting happening#, but to begin my weekly letter I cannot pick out any one as being of special importance. Ihe debate in the Legislative Council on the Supply
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    • 104 970 Ttwe Stvnits Echo w J u w|gi| Jnitice satisfies everybody and justice alone.-Emerson Established June Ist, 1903. Published daily (except Sundays.) AT THU CRITERION PRESS, Ltd., No. 226—232, Beach Street, Penan*. PRICE: DAILY I4Z2AL' T 524 p er annum OUTSTATIONS Postage Extra MAIL EDITION (Post Free) $l5 CABLE ADDRESS; Echo—Penang.”
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  • 108 971 October Monthly Medal. Mr. G. Mugliston 39 +42 81+ I=B2 G. G. Seth ...51 50=101-15=86 G. A. Hereford... 54 +54=108—16=92 C. B. Whitehead 58 63=121 —24=97 Mr. G. G. Seth wins medal as Mr. Mugliston has already won the medal for January. Mr. F. M. Keyworth wins
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  • 38 971 The following is the output from this Mine for the month of October Output 200 piculs Approximate Value 811,200 Receipts from water rent 7,440 Gross Receipts 18,640 Working Costs 4,000 Expenditure (capital a/c) 1,000
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  • 355 971 His Excellency Phy a Sri Sahadeb, Siamese Vice-Minister of the Interior, paid a visit to Kedah on Tuesday last and was received on landing by H. H. the Raja Muda, H. H. Tunku Sulong, H. H. Tungku Bahadur, Syed Mansur Aljaffree, Syed Hassan Barrakabah, Dr. Hoops, Mr. Frost,
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  • 557 971 Ladv Badly Injured. A very unfortunate motorcar an ,.i happened to Mr. and Mrs. G. L the Kuala Kangsar Road about 6 o ’cUv last evening, says Wednesday’s Time, i Malaya. They had proceeded till about the 50th mile stone on the road to Chemor when they met
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  • 114 972 An Inspired Statement. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, Is November.-An inspired statement, published in Berlin, dwells upon the importance of the visit of M. Izwolskv the Russian Foreign Minister, as improving Russo-German relations. The German Government expresses itself as thoroughly satisfied at the visit. London, 2nd November.—The inspired statement published
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  • 51 972 The Plural Voting Bill. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 2nd November.—The Commons have concluded the committee stage of the Plural Voting Bill after the application of the closure. The Education Bill. London, 2nd November.—The Lords have adopted Clause II of the Education Bill with the Archbishop of Canterbury's and other
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  • 46 972 The Piracy Question. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 2nd November.—Sir Edward Grey has authorised Sir John Jordan, the British Minister at Peking, to make representations to China with a view to the suppression of piracy in the Canton Delta and the better policing of the waterways.
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  • 27 972 Big Hauls by Revolutionists. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 2nd Nov.—The Russian Revolutionists have carried out 103 armed raids during the last ten days, securing =870,000 sterling.
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  • 66 972 The fisheries Question. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 2nd November.—The Newfoundland Government has decided to test the validity of the modus vivendi and has issued a notice enforcing the Bait Act and forbidding Newfoundlande» s to fish aboard foreign vessels in Colonial waters. It is feared at, St. John’s that
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  • 32 972 South Africa Again Victorious. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 2nd November. —The South African Rugby team have beaten Glamorgan by six points to three. The latter team included eleven Welsh interna tiomds.
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  • 617 972 The doctors all tell us that one of the ’Host frequent causes of that horrible disease typhoid, from which we are by no means free in Penang, is impure milk. A very large percentage of typhoid cases can be traced to infected milk and hence, in all civilized towns
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  • 238 972 It is at this time of year, when in Penang one seems to be treading on a wet sponge and to have a very erratic showerbath constantly suspended over one’s head, that all the little ailments* crop up. Here and there, of course, we get a case
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  • 305 972 Muedbr on board the ‘‘Peshawur.” Sitting as coroner, Mr. G. A. Hereford bed hq inquiry in’o the ciicumdatices attending the death o( Ashimat Ali, a fireman of ihe I*, and O. steamer Rishawur, who was stabbed at 430 p. m last Thursday afternoon by Abdul Gamiy. From the evidence
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  • 1617 973 A special meeting of the Municipal Comissioners was held at the Municipal Offices yesterday afternoon, when the following gentlemen were present: Mr. F. J. Hallifax (President), Mr. W. Peacock, Mr. G. H. Lees, Mr. R A. P. Hogan, Mr. Quah Beng Kee, Mr. Gau Teo ng Tat, with
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  • 279 973 My readers are already aware of the result of the football match between the P. C. C. and the Y. M. C. A. which took place on the Esplanade on Thursday last. It will thus be seen that the Chib now possesses the best football team in the
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  • 238 974 Gomes to Singapore for Repairs The German steamer Emma Luyken arrive lat Singapore on Wednesday from Hongkong in ballast to be docked. The Emma Luyken was badly knocked about in the typhoons whilst she lay in Hongkong Harbour and was in collision with another vessel when the
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  • 402 974 The sixth annual dinner of members of the Scottish Universities was held in the Singapore Club on Wednesday evening— Halloween —when there was a representative gathering of university men present. H. E. Sir John Anderson presided and the following gentlemen were present: Mr. F. G. Keiller (St.
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  • 419 974 Ihurspays Free Prem gives the following account of the recent tire in Singapore, which our correspondent briefly reported by wire:— J Shortly before 2 o’clock yesterdav morning the alarm was given through' Wayaug Satu Police Station that a tire had broken out at a European dwelling house
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  • 224 974 A London telegram to the Times of Ceylon dated Oct. 19th says: Messrs. Lewis and Peat sold over one lon of the new block plantation rubber to-day from the Malay Peninsula consignments. The price obtained for it was ss. 1 Id. per lb. That paper remarks on this
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  • 679 974 nn way i Free Prest. Will Substitutes be Found? A month ago reference was made in these columns to the prediction of Professor Wyndham Dunstan, Director of the Imperial Institute and perhaps the highest authority in technological investigation in Britain, that before very long there would be
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  • 606 975 The following quaintly worded Liter which we (Ma/a V Mail) print exactly as it was written, headed “F. M. S. Union r Hotal at mile Bate Road and its unex- pected Downfall,'’ has reached us from a correspondent who appears to be interested in the management; h:;
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  • 924 975 IWCUVIVU, vi .—Pioneer. The Iron Meeting. We confess to being not a little disappointed on reading the speech of Mr. Alexander at t he great anti-opium meeting held at !poh on Monday night. His address seems to us a comparatively tame one and containing little if anything either new,
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  • 144 975 The Fisheries Question. (Supplied by Benter.) London. 2nd November. —Telegrams are being constantly exchanged between the Imperial Government and the Governor of Newfoundland in connection with the modus viveudi. 'Die situation is regarded as serious. Mrs. W. L Bailey’s injuries still continue to be a cause of anxiety, owing
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    • 165 975 Sore Muscles. Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy in Old Prominent athletes throughout the conn- Virginia. try find that the best treatment for sore The Hutchinson Drug Company, which is muscles alter severe exercise or hard work located at Perry, Oklahoma, U- of any kind, is a hot bath at bed time, which
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  • 1172 976 Speaking on the subject of the Queen’s Scholarships at the meeting of the Legislative Council on 26th ultimo, the Hon. H. Fort said that “on these at present a sum of §26,000 was yearly spent, and whilst of course it could not be reduced immediately, owing to those who
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  • 2186 976 My dearest Fanny,—l am writing tins in my ven blackest ink and upon silurian gley paper wiilia deep black border, while’the various smudges are caused by my ten*B, for J always g‘ d 1 uessed by bad weather, and life in Pen., g during the past week has
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  • 1170 977 Ordinary Meeting. Friday, 2 nd Noveink(r (Free Press.) Present. llis Excellency the Governor Sir i i Anderson, k.c.M.g. John His Excellency the General Officer lug the troops (Major-General R Inic. Jones. C.v.0.. c.b.). Hou. Capt A. H. Young (Col. Secretary). p I ne <A< Attoniey-Genenl) I! 0 1
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  • 112 978 Ihe Hongkong correspondent of the Singapore Free Press telegraphed the following Hongkong, Nov 2. Alexander Hosie has arrived in Shanghai. He declares that Manchuria will become the most prosperous province of the Chinese Empire. 1 he natives have plenty of money. China will establish customs frontiers
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  • 433 978 liie Government Gazette of November 2 contains the following items of information His Excellency the Governor has appointed the Hon ble Captain Arthur Young, c.m.g., to be his Deputy during his absence in the Federated Malay States, whither he proceeded on the 2nd instant. Mr. W. G. Maxwell,
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  • 649 978 Reasons for the Rise. It is of interest, says the Sydney Morning Herald, to review the causes that have operated in the direction of hardening silver values. There is no doubt that the course of events since 1902, therefore, has negative*] the belief, then generally held, that
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  • 159 979 The Interport Match. The following are the individual scores of the members of the Sliinghai Interport team: 200 yds. P. W. Mackintosh *****45 34 A. W. Studd *****55 34 C. Richards *****44 3 i A. Gibson *****45 31 J. Bourke *****53 31 W. Brand *****54 31 J. Christie
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  • 233 979 The Borough Councils Elections. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 4th November. —The elections for the Borough Councils in England have resulted in a sweeping victory for the Moderates. In London the Progressives and Labourites were routed everywhere. London, sth November. —Mr. Balfour, in the course of a speech delivered in
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  • 125 979 The Convention Signed. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, sth November.—The Wireless Telegraphic Convention has been si ned. It is understood that the British delegate is satisfied with its results and believes that, the inteiests of the Naw are fully safeguarded. London, sth November.—Great Britain carried the day at the
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  • 118 979 The New York Governorship. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 4th November.—The campaign for the Governorship of New York surpasses all previous elections in America for its passion and vehemence. London, sth Nov.—President Roosevelt is unable personally to participate in the election campaign for the Governorship of New York, so
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  • 40 979 Association. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, sth November.— England has beaten France at Association football by sixteen goals to nil. The match was played in Paris. Rugby. The South African Rugby team has beaten Gloucester by twenty-three points to nil.
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  • 38 979 A Destructive Storm. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 4th November.—Great damage has been done by a storm, accompanied by a tidal wave, in the Riviera. Nine destroyers have been wrecked at Toulon :pid the shipping suffered severely.
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  • 64 979 International Amenities. (Supplied by Reuter.) Loudon, sth November.—A semi nffi slate,uent has been published simult^* 1 h-in Louie aud Vienna to the effect that Baron Aehrentba and Signor Tittoni b.w exchanged friendly declarations, resulting!' an agreement, and will proceed with full cord for the purpose of rendering
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  • 210 979 The Peary Expedition. (Supplied by Reuter.) London. 4th November.— Advices have reached Hopedale, on the East coast of Labrador, i nat Commander Peary it returning from Ji is Arctic expedition, having reached 87* 6 H and thus attained furthest North. London, sth November.—Commander Peary’s homeward voyage was an
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  • 638 979 As the days go by so it becomes more and more plain that the anti-opium movement is growing, not steadily, but by leaps and bounds in Malaya and that the plant from which the decoction is made for the cure of the opium habit is being sought and gathered
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  • 33 979 Obituary. Mr. George Herring. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, sth November.—The death is announced of Mr. George Herring, the celebrated London philanthropist. Archduke Otto The death is announced of the Archduke Otto of Austria.
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  • 229 980 We would warn our readers, and our Chinese readers particularly, that there is at the present time a numerous gang of Chinese pickpockets at work in the town. Their system is to mix themselves up in a crowd and surround the intended victim, while the one selected for
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  • 508 980 Pusing Lama Output. Ihe output from this mine for the month o October last was 1,270 piculs of tin ore produced, of an approximate value of 872,000. The Resident Councillor and Mrs. Birch will leave for Singapore this afternoon per s. s. Pentakota. Hearing that Sun Yat Sen has
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  • 1373 980 Marine Court of Inquikv. Yesterday afternoon a Marine Court of Inquiry was held at the First Court in connection with the foundering of the steam launch Chan Tai, belonging to Messrs. Lim LengCheak Co., which occurred off Pulau Koay Kechil on the 24th September last.
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  • Public Opinion.
    • 104 981 To mi. Editor of the Sir. us Echo. Dear Sir.— Permit me, through the columns of your valuable paper, to inform the party of tour European Gent lenient?) who boldly stalked into our tent on Saturday night and shamelessly walked out after a disgraceful scene, which showed their
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  • 140 981 Some days ago we reported the result of an appeal from Sinawi, a peon under the prevention of cruelty to animals ordinance, wherein the conviction of Mr. Smith-Stein-metz awarding him three months’ hard labour for receiving, an illegal gratification w.is confirmed by Mr. Justice Thornton. There was another
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  • 324 981 Japanese Engineer in Charge. Canton, 22nd October. The President and Vice-president of the Swatow Railway Co., Ltd., have memorialized H.E. Viceroy Shum, informing him that the line is now laid and the opening and starting work could take place very soon. But it appears they are in
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  • 93 981 The Cabinet's Policy. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, sth November.—XT Clemenceau declared in the Ph l eor B es Deputies tint. the French tomamta.u the Fraueo.Rusa.an Alliancetd the precious friendships formed bv FraZ ami will continue to pursue with the PowX’ the straightforward policy which enabled 1 rance to take
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  • 69 981 International Amenities. (Supplied by Reuter.) Loudon, 6th November.—The Japanese Consul-General banqueted the principal Canadians of Ottawa to celebrate the Mikado’s birthday and the conclusion of the Commercial Convention between Canada and Japan. Sir Wilfred Laurier, the Premier, in the course of a speech, expressed the hope that
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  • 39 981 Trouble Brewing. (Supplied by Reuter.) Loudon, sth November.—The Bulgarian Government having refused to compensate the Greeks for their losses in the recent Anti-Greek riots, the Greek representative has gone ou leave and will probably not return to Sofia.
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  • 60 981 The Kiangsu Famine. (Supplied, by Reuter.) London, sth November.—Reuter’s Shanghai correspondent wires that the missionaries report the famine in the north of Kiangsu to be of the most severe description. It is estimated that ten millions of people aie on the brink of starvation. The Magistrates are preventing the
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  • 32 981 “To Lick Creation.’ {Supplied by Reuter.) London, sth Nov. —The United States Naval Department contemplates building a more powerful battleship than the Drea nought, with a displacement of 20,500 tons.
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  • 25 981 A Huge Deficit. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 6th November.— The final report on the Russian Budget for 1000 shows total deficit of 158,000,000 roubles.
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  • 25 981 The Election Riots (Supplied by Reuter.) (Suppliea oy London, sth November.— Six iu hospital and forty have been connection with the Galway elec io
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  • 142 982 A Serious Outbreak. (Supplied, by Reuter.) London, 6th November.—A serious outbreak has occurred at the Naval Barracks at Portsmouth. Three hundred men, who were on parade, bolted indoors without orders when a rain squall fell, lhey were afterwards paraded in the Gymnasium, when the Senior Naval Officer ordered
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  • 92 982 Shipping News. {Echo Special.) Singapore, sth November.—The Kitai, towed by the Norwegian steamer Cairs, arrived from Saigon for repairs at Tanjong Pa gar. There was a mutiny on board the Russian steamer Arconia, last Saturday, the crew, who were dissatisfied with the food, threatened to throw the captain overboard.
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  • 757 982 The other day we published a warning issued in Singapore anent a certain bogus foreign nobleman who had been victimising persons of a trustful disposition in the Southern Settlement and who had, according to advices from the Netherlands Indies, been having a very pleasant time in those regions at
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  • 640 982 Accused Committed for Tiuai. Ihe primary inquiry into the stabbing case on board the Peshawur was held before Mr. E. C. C. Howard at the First Court yesterday afternoon Mr. G. A. Hereford, Coroner, in his statement deposed that at about 7.30 pm. on the Ist inst. he
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    • 56 982 Do Not Be Influenced. Never hesitate io say “No” to your dealer if be offers y<ui a substitute for Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. It has no equal on the market for the prompt cures of coughs, colds, croup and whooping cough and you make; no mistake in buying this medicine. >r
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  • 2467 983 An Interesting Ceremony. The foundatiou-stone of the new school building at St. John’s Institution, Kuala Lumpur, was laid on Saturday afternoon by the Resident (Mr. 11. Conway Belfield). Amongst the large company piesent at the ceremony were Messrs R. J. Wilkinson (Federal Inspector of Schools), J. B.
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  • 346 984 Ihe P/pp Ppps* u i ves the following account of the A r conia mutiny On Saturday night the Russian steamer zirconia left the wharf at Tanjong Pagar prior to proceeding on her voyage, but as five of the sailors had not come aboard when the vessel left the
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  • 272 984 Boat Population’s Enormous Loss. A meeting of the General Committee of the Typhoon Relief Fund was held at the office of Sir Paul Chater, the chairman, at Hongkong, on the 24th instant, at which the report of the Sub-Committee was received and considered. The Sub-Committee have been
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  • 619 984 Mondays Frcj Press gives the following particulars of the Nam Sang rescue, which our Singapore correspondent briefly repotted by wire: It is reported that the Aum Sang, which arrived here on Friday from Hongkong, picked up three emaciated Chinese coolies on a bamboo raft. ’lhe men, who are
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  • Page 984 Advertisements
    • 48 984 Happily Surprised Many suffers from 1 heiirn Jis’n have been surprised ami delighted at the prompt relief obtained by applying Chambei lain’s Pam Balm. A permanent cure rnav be effected by continuing the use of this liniment for h. shml lime. For .al« by nil chemists uuj. stolekeepers.
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  • 952 985 A healthy vitality has characterised the birth of the Chinese Physical Culture Society. Within a very few months, it might almost be said weeks, of its first appearance it has won the attention of the Far Eastern World and the fame of its exploits bids fair to
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  • 47 985 Phillips Acquitted. (Echo Special.) Singapore, 7th November.—The Senior Boarding Officer, Mr. Phillips, who was committed for trial at the Assizes on a charge of criminal breach of trust in respect of a quantity of rope, valued at twenty-five dollars, was yesterday acquitted by a unanimous verdict.
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  • 60 985 A Statement in Parliament (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 6th November.—-Mr. Winston Churchill has stated in ths House of Commons that Lord Elgin was satisfied that the immediate abolition of licensed gambling in the Federated Malay States was impracticable, but steps were being taken to restrict it as far as
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  • 68 985 The Education Bill. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 7th November.—The Lords have continued to make amendments to the Education Bill, the character of which has been almost completely transformed thereby. A conference of Nonconformist Councils passed a resolution to organize demonstrations against the House of Lords. One speaker suggested that
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  • 67 985 Further Naval Riots. (Supplied by Reuter.) Loudon, 7lb November.—Further di«tur bances broke out at Portsmouth N±i Barracks at inidmgbt and continued two O clock in the morning. Hundreds of stokers attacked the Officers’ O U .«L„ smashing the windows and doing other damage. Some policemen were badly k jured.
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  • 65 985 M Clemenceau’s Policy. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 6th November.—The French Chamber, by 395 to 96 votes, has approved M. Clemenceau’s declaration. M. Clemenceau said that while the peace of the world depends upon force of arms France cannot disarm, but will be careful to maintain and develop the Alliance
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  • 72 985 A Darkening Outlook. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 7th November. —Thenais increasing unrest in Morocco. The boat of a French cruiser was stoned when approaching the pier at Tangier, the crew were hooted and several injured. Raisuli’s in«n have seized the power station of the Spanish Electric Lighting Company at
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  • 51 985 The Japanaphobia in San Francisco. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 7th November. —Mr. Metcalf, the I’nited States Secretary of Commerce, accompanied by the Japanese Consul, has inspected the Oriental School at San Francisco and has received a deputation of Japanese restaurateurs, who complained of the boycott organized against
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  • 26 985 Another Expedition. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 6th November.—Commander Peary reached within 203 miles of the North Pole and will make another attempt after refitting.
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  • Page 985 Advertisements
    • 78 985 Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy In Old Virginia. The Hutchinson Drug Company, which located at Perry, Oklahoma, U. b. A- > speaking of the sale of Chamberlain s o g Remedy, says: We take pleasure in reco mending it to our customers believe it honestly made and a n,e P preparation. We
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  • 389 986 To-morrow, the 9th November, is the sixty-sixth anniversary of the Birth of King Edward and will be observed throughout the whole of Greater Britain as a public holiday. In the United Kingdom, however, His Majesty’s birthday is celebrated on 24th May, the birthday of the late Queen Victoria,
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  • 168 986 It has been pointed out to us and we think that the matter is one which the Penang Association might well take up. that our public holidays in Penang very oftem fall upon mail day. This means m the bulk of our business people obtain no benefit
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  • 433 986 Yesterday’s meeting of the Municipal Commission was a record one so far as time was concerned, for the Commissioners met at two o’clock and sat until after six, discussing the Budget item by item, and then had to adjourn until four o clock this afternoon. As will
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  • 2420 986 The discussion of the Budget for 1907, as staled iu our is.*ue of last. Friday, was at the last Municipal meeting referred to a Committee of the whole Board, which met for that purpose at the Municipal Offl ce« yes-t’-r ay afternoon. Ihe following gentlemen were prebent Mr.
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  • 723 988 An Accomplished Fact. A public meeting wa B bel<l vesterdav at the Chinese Town Hal! to discuss the final steps for the formation of an Anti-Opium Association in Penang. There were present amongst others Dr. Gnoh Lean Tuck, Rev. G. F. Pykett, Messrs Leong Lok Hing, Lim
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  • 59 988 Tronoh Mines, Ltd.. Ihe output of the above mine from Ist to 25th October (both davs inclusive) was piculs 2,213.11, which realized $124,532.47. The returns are given between these dates for convenience in closing accounts. The next returns will be 26th Oct. to 25th Nov.. 26th Nov. to 31st
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  • 350 988 H. 11. Amahudin, the Crown Prince of Deli, and suite arrived at Ipoh on Tuesday from Taiping. The Tungku was to motor to Kam par next day and thence go on toll uala Lumpur. On the 24th of last month the Crown Prince of Deli
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  • 584 988 First Day’s Operations. Chaugtcfu, 22nd October. lhe first day’s manoeuvres were devoted to the spectacular effect of a cavalry charge. In accordance with the general plan of operations, which is that the Northern Army engages lo push back a force advancing from the Yangtze along the railway,
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  • 131 989 The Annual Dinner. d by Reu!e>.) London, Bth November.— \t the aunmil dinner of the Cinui Association, Mr. R. S. Gundry, who presided, said that he was convinced that the policy of the Chinese Government was to drive a. wedge here and loosen a brick thereuntil they had
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  • 59 989 Royalty to Visit the Far East. (Supplied by Renter.) London, 7th November. —H. R. H. the Duke of Connaught starts in December on an unofficial visit to India and an official tour to Ceylon and Hongkong. London, Bth November.—The Duchess and Princess Patricia of Connaught, will accompany
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  • 26 989 The Governorship. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, Bth November.—Mr. Hughes, the Republican candidate, has been elected Governor of New York by a majority of *****.
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  • 23 989 A New Straits Settlement. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, Bth November.—Letters Patent including Labuan in the Straits Settlements are published in the Gazett”.
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  • 22 989 Birth. On 5,h Nov at Mango Grove,” 24 Leith .Street, the wife of Mr. Law ence Aroozoo, of a son.
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  • 116 989 Penang, Bth November. Ry courtesy of the Chartered Bank London Demand Bank o/t 4 months’ sight Bink 2-4 3 Credit 3 Documentary ,’..2/4£ Calcutta. I)piii..nd Bank l,:s 3 days’ sight Pr vate 175 Bnmoav. Demand Bank 1732 Moulmein, Demand Bank 172 3 days’ sight Private 175 Madras, Demand Bank
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  • 177 989 Gold leaf 65 50 B.Pepper( VV .Oast 3lbs. •”><»/.) sl9| nominal White Pepper r 26 30 .«e//er« I rai g Pepper 21.60 nominal 1 110 es (picked $41.50 dune d- 880 sales vla-c Picking» 07. buyers Xu megs 110 s 29. sellers No. 1 530 pul Sugar 2 no
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  • Page 989 Advertisements
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