The Straits Echo (Mail Edition), 15 February 1907

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1 134 The Straits Echo (Mail Edition)
  • 21 1 THE STRAITS ECHO MAIL EDITION. 115 hr Annum. Single Copy 40 cents. Vol. 5. Penang, Friday, 15th February, 1907. No. 7.
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    • 183 1 CONTENTS. Leaders; page. Miscellaneous Page Robberies 117 The Royal Visit 117 Victoria Pier 120 Scents 117 At Last! 125 The Westminster Glee and Concert Chinese New Year 130 Party 118 Bull on a Bust... 118 The Inspection of the M. S. G. by Law Police H.R.H. the Duke of Connaught
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    • 163 2 "liiMiiiiiriiiiilff u li, fc HM ia > **y THE j 1 >. i?dPE-Btfb P |®> 1% JIM < Juv<ijLV I MAIL EDITION. h u9 Su (I Published the day prior to the departure of each mail 1 for Europe, and contains the latest local and States 5 news originally published
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  • 960 117 Chimebe New Year is fast approaching, the time when every Chinaman has to settle up his debts and start his new year with a clean sheet. The result is that everybody is collecting debts, is taking in money every day and thoso who have not the means of settling
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  • 70 117 We are requested by the Protector of Chinese to state that, on the occasion of the arrival of the Duke and Duchess of Connaught, a number of seats will be reserved on the Pier for the accommodation of a limited number of Chinese ladies and gentlemen and
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  • 487 117 There is a pleasant perfume pervading the office to-day and it is because a representative of Messrs. Ritchie Co. has called upon us and left us some samples of Messrs. Pinaud’s essences. We have samples of Foscarina, Hortensia Bleu, La Corrida, French Carnation Pink, Fougeres de France, Royal Rose,
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    • 108 117 The Echo, j fl A fy /vSji/A Wl Jttitice satisfies everybody and justice alone.— Emerson Established June Ist, 1903. Published daily (except Sundays.) AT TRI 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
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  • 25 118 Lawn Tennis Tournament. The following tie was played off yesterday Single Handicap. —Class A. D Duncan lieat K. C. Gould 10-8, 10—8.
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  • 117 118 The Glee Singers. Yesterday the Westminster Glee Singers gave a matinee and an evening perform nice at the Town Hall. The attendance was rot what could have been wished in point of number, but the audiences made up in appreciation and almost every item of the programme was
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  • 75 118 At the General Meeting of the Bukit Mertajam Recreation Club, held at the Clubhouse on Wednesday evening, the 6rh inst., the following gentlemen were elected officebeirers for the ensuing year:— Mr, S. Codrington, Presilent (ex-ojficio) Mr. J. W. W. Hogan, Honorary Secretary Mr. M. V. Emuang,
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  • 382 118 Penang has been rather used of late to the vagaries of wild animals, for did we not have an elephant celebrating St. Andrew's Day by smashing up things generally and have we not had numerous other episodes Last evening there was a very mad water buffalo
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  • 710 118 The above meeting will be held at the Aver Etam Range c< mmencing on Saturday and Sunday, 28 rd and 24th February, 1907. Competitions Open to all Volunteer Corps and Rifle Associations in the Straits. Attack Competition Satur j a y 23rd. 2. Vanishing Target 3.
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  • 366 118 Belfield Medal Comfbtttfon. The following was the result of the above shoot o ”5 0000 O O O o o o cm io <x> co rH r-i Subadai Bachan Singh “Guu” Co. 32 33 30 31 29 25 180 539 Sgt. Jewala Singh “Gun” Co. 34 31
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  • Page 118 Advertisements
    • 44 118 Every Bottle Guaranteed. 1 his is done with Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy, and if you are not satisfied after using two thirds of the bottle according to directions, return what is left and your money will be refunded. For sale by all chemists and storekeepers.
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  • 621 119 (From Our Perak Correspondent.) By the courtesy of Col. Walker C. M. G. lam able t 0 s pu< l y ou Hie arrangements as made lor the forthcoming inspection. (Thur>d y Id th February 1907
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  • 1028 119 At the Chines* Secretariat this forenoon, says the Thi s <f Mdaya. of hst Thursd iv, a number ot the leading European and Chinese mine-owners of the F. M. S. assembled in response to invitations to be present at 10 30 a.m., at which hour Mr E
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  • 313 119 League Fixtures. Following is the official list of League fixtures for the coming season March. 5 P.R.C. v. Y.M.C.A. 19 M.F.T.v.G.T.R.R. 7 F.B. v. A.-C.S. 121 Y.M.F.T.v.G.C.A. 12 CR.C v GS. 26 Y.M.C A. v. FS 14 P.B. v. C.F.T. |2B A.C.S. v. C.R.C. A PRIL 2 G.S. v.
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  • 96 120 International Courtesies. (Supplied by Reu'er London, 7 b February. —The Pilgrims Club, with Lord Robert* presiding, banqueted Mr. James Bryce, who succeeds Sir Henry Mortimer Durand as zXmbassador at Washington. The American and Japan» se Ambassadors were present. Mr. Whitelaw Reid proposed the toast of Mr. Bryce, who, in
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  • 98 120 The Income Tax. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, Bth February.—The French Cabinet are unanimously agreed that the Income Tax Bill applies to all incomes, besides a graduated tax on incomes above five thousand francs. It provides that foreign securities may be admitted into the French market on the payment of
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  • 46 120 January’s Trade Returns. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, Bth February.—The January impmts amount t •> £60,510 508 and show an increase <'d\t7,t*oi> 175 over the impmts «luring the col re-ponding month of last year. The exports, wh ch show an increase of £4,295,79(5, amount to <£35,070,607.
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  • 23 120 A Government Majority (Supplied by Reuter.) London, Bdi February.—Prince von Buelow now commands a trustworthy majority of 43 in the Reichst ig.
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  • 78 120 A Miners’ Mutiny. (Supplied by Reut°r.) London, Bth February.—Reuter’s correspondent at Tokio states that a mutiny has broken out at the Aihio copper mine. At the instigation of socialists the rio’eis killed the Chief Engineer and plundered the s 1 orehouse, which contained intoxicants. I'hey afterwards set fire to
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  • 54 120 The Reactionaries. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, Brb8 r b February. —Reuters conespondent at Peking si vs than an incompetent. Manchu general his been app >iutpd commander of four divisions of the Army of Yuan Shi Kai, whose system of the regular pavm'lit of troops is bke'y to suffer under
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  • 36 120 Fehim Pasha’s Misdeeds (Supplied by Reuter.) Loudon, BHI February —A commission met at Const utmo le on the 3rd February and examined all the misdeeds of Fehim Pasha, who is forbidden to leave his house.
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  • 192 120 The Meningitis Epidemic (Supplied by Reuter.) London, B’h February—The total number of deaths from «potted fever in the United Kingdom is 102, including the 59 deaths in Glasgow. A case of chick n pox was reported on board the ss. which arrived here from yesterday afternoon. She brought 490
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  • 851 120 According to present arrangements Victoria Pier, our one and only landing place, is to be shifted in the near future. '1 he reason for this is to be found in the tact that the Government has decided to extend the Swettenham Wharf, so that Victoria Pier will have
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  • 52 120 Obituary. Lord Goschen. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, Bth February —Lord Goschen is suffering from an unexpected attack of heart failure. Later—The death is reported of Lord Goschen, who was first Lord of the Admiralty from 1895—1900. Obituary. Countess Cadogan. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 11th February.— The death is announced of
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  • 54 121 Water Carnival. Wb have been aske I to announce that the Water Carnivil arranged for the 2nd March is unavoidably postponed, as the Volunteer Inspection has been fixed for that date. It is hoped that the Carnival can be held later in the month, and the date
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  • 66 121 Lawn Tennis Tournament. The following ties were played off yesterday:— Ladies' Double Handicap. Mrs. Dennys and Mrs. Hendry beat Mrs. Adams and Miss Jones, 6 6—4. Championship. A. G. Anthony bed C. Smith, 6 3, 6—4. Single Handicap—Class A. F. Deunvs beat G R K. Mugliston, 7
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  • 296 121 The Red Coats.” For an amateur company the Red Coats” are distinctly good. L ist night thev gave a verv creditable ***** Minstrel Show at Rose Hill, Burmih Riad, which wms kindly eut for the occasion by M'. J D. Scully. There was a Urge audience present, among whom we
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  • 1148 121 he ordinary fortnightly meeting of the xiunicipa Cmiiimsshmers was held at the lJ n ’°'P‘l Office yesterday afternoon, when the following gentlemen were present:Mr. I. J. Hallifax (President;, Mr L H Clayton Mr. R. A P. Hogan and Mr. Quah I am’ W r ltb Lb -C. W.
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  • 612 122 What a R< ck-.t Can Do. There was an explosion at tne I-oi! this morning which will probably result, in loss of life. At about nine o’clock, the inhabitants of the Fort were startled by a loud explosion and, on running out to see what had occurred, found
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  • 478 122 The Entries. Following ate the entries for the above meeting, to be held on 19th, 21st and 23id inst.: FI 11 ST DAY. Tuesday, /9 /i February, 1907. 1. The Maiden Plate. Mr. B. C Doral’s bag Warrior Chung Ah Yong’s ba g Kalde '1 he Biikhall Kongsi’s
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  • 223 122 Thursday, 21st February, 1907, I,—The Batu Gajah Purse. Mr. Chung Ah Yong’s Kalde Dr. Edgar’s Bi uce Dr. Trave's’ Sunray Mr. Wee Swee Boo’s Arara 2. —The First Griffin ll’cap. Same as Race 4 First Day. 3. —The Perak Derby. Annam Kongsi’s Daylight The Dalmatian Kongsi’s Little Tich
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  • 142 122 Saturday, 23rd February, 1907. I.—Champion Griffins. Kia Ora Bradley Assessment Cynosure The Puddler Sin y Bell Sydney Kacumiao Amatif Dynamite Resumption Wallaby Aerolite Freedom Kinta Roy Israng Redruth Speedwell j Girlie 2.—The Ex-Griffin Handicap. Banshee ATadame Aleg Pet grave i Sunray Eclipse I eteor Alullingar. 3.—The Scurry. Petgrave
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  • 477 123 There does not seem to have been any captain in Hongkong H irbour possessed of the prescience of Captain Watson, of the Clare tee, on the occasion of the 1864 cyclone at Calcutta (says the J’ze/d). He discerned the approach and direction of the stoim, and steamed
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  • 1339 123 (F)ovi Our Own Correspondent.) Wednesday, Feb. 6th, 19 »7. The Royal visit was naturally the princip 1 event of interest with us last week and, as the Echo was informed over the wires every hing passed off splendidly. Nature did her best to secure the success of the
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    • 49 123 M Be Quick. shr.J' 1 lnia| de should be lost when a child Con 1 s'mptoms of croup. Chamberlain’s ugh Remedy given as soon as the child couirh° S arsp or eveu nfter the croupy Prevent attack. Ii For is P leasant safe to take all chemists and storekeepers.
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    • 59 123 Chamberlains Cough Remedy Absolutely Harmless. The fault of giving children medicine coiituni g injurious substances, is sometimes moie disastrous than the disease from which th vmiy be suffe ing. Every mother sbou d know that Ch unberlain’s Cou di Remedy is perfectly safe for children "to lake, as it contains
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  • 1016 124 A Hundred Lives Loki. A sudden squall broke out at Hongk mg on January 28 and its effect was calamitous, the death roll being estimated at about a hundred. The harbour was lazily restless, and, save the black sky, there was no suggestion < f the death-wind that raged
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  • 136 124 Money for Penang. (Echo Specials.) Singapore, 9th February.—At the Legislative Council meeting the Loans Bill was discussed and it was decided to continue the Singapore Harbour Works, while new votes were passed for Penang for £170,000 for the Municipal water scheme ami £70.000 for Prai D >ck improvements. The
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  • 47 124 Unionist Leader Confident. (Supplied by Reuter.) London 9 ii F<-bruaiy.— lu their speeches the Unionist leaders challenge an appeal to ihe country against the Lords and show the utmost confidence The C binet sat three davs running, indicating special energy in preparing for the coming session.
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  • 89 124 Queen Teie (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 9th February—The Tinies announces that the Egyptologist The dore Davis has discovered at Thebes the mummy of Queen Te e, one of the most famous of Egyptian Queens. The mummy is wrapped from head to foot in sheets of gold. The
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  • 77 124 Roosevelt deprecates War Talk. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, B'h February.—Au interview with President Roosevelt has been published in which he says that the reports of his speech to the Californian Congressmen are unfounded. He never suggested that Japan bad presented an ultimatum nor that there was a
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  • 39 124 Another Assassination. (Supplied by Reuter.) London. 9th February.—Governor Pensa who was Commissioner of the Red Cross during the Japanese war, was assassinated at Alexandrovsk. He was shot while leaving the theatre and severely wounded. He died in hospital.
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  • 30 124 Aftermath of the Elections. (Supplied >y Reuter.) London, 9ih February.—Alien students, mainly Russian, who assisted in the S‘K?ialist Elections h ive been notified to quit Germany within a fortnight.
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  • 25 124 Breaks out at Liverpool. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 9ih February.—Meningitis has appeared at Liverpool. Ten fresh cases, including four deaths, are reported at Glasgow.
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  • 43 124 Increase in Imported Raw Material. (Supplied by Reuter. London, 9th February.—The feature. of the revenue returns was the increase of HO* ptorted raw materials, particularly cottoD. which shows an increase of 2.783,991 lb®» and wool, which shows an increase of 1,048,5661 bs.
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  • 60 125 Insurance Losses > (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 9th February. —The losses of the Roval Exchange Assurance Com pan v at the San Francisco Earthquake are <£619,396, which sum was met from the available balance. End of Royal Visit London, 9th February. —Their Majesties, King Edward and Queen
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  • 31 125 Fail in Rentes. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 9th February.—There has been a sharp fall in the French Rentes owing to the ambiguity in the new Income Tax Bill about them.
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  • 985 125 A perusal of the account of th e proceedings at the last meeting of the Legislative Council, published in another column, will at once show outreaders that Penang has at last gained what she has been fighting for so long and so valiantly, namely, her harbour improvements scheme.
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  • 264 125 ihe Government Gazette of February 8 contains the following items of information His Excellency the Governor with the approval ot the Right Hon’ble the Secretary of State for the Colonies, has been pleased to appoint Mr. Justice S. L. Thornton, to be Senior Puisne Judge, Penang, with effect
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  • 271 125 The Opera Indra Permata scored a huge success on Saturday night when Cheloring and Chelorong, in the persons of Mohamed Noor and Abubakar respectively, repeatedly convulsed the big audience at the King Street lheat re with most hearty laughtor An agieeabie surprise for the audience was the
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  • 2321 126 (> trait■< Time# i The Legislative Council met last Friday afternoon at 2.30, when the following were present: Present. His Excellency the Governor (Sir John Anderson. K.C.M.G.). Hon. Capt. A. H. Y oung (Col. Secretary). The Officer Commanding the Troops (LieutColonel Hugh Gregory Fitton, D. 8.0.). Hon. J.
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  • 1670 127 Mt dearest Fanny.-We are settling down, gradually, after the wild dissipation of race week but, as you know, things have to simmer out here and so the week has not been as restful as it might have been. We had tne Westminster Glee Singers come back to us
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  • 268 128 Hsieh Yu-sung, an expeciant district magistrate and Chief Police Magistrate of Pootung, who was arrested by order of the Nanking Viceroy and sent to Nankmg for trial the other day, says the N. C. Daily News, has been charged with the following offences, any of which entitles
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  • 84 128 The following are the weights for the Kinta Races. Kinta Trial Stakes —1 Mile. st. lb. First Tenor 9 5 Rapture 9 3 Little Tich 8 4 Mac 7 12 The Merchants’ Purse—lJ Mile. st. lb. Daylight 9 4 Mac 9 0 Prince George 8 12 Marie 812
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  • 563 128 l’ K ~H > DIVISIO <>»' TUB DIOCSSE OF !\-gap. ke Labuan and Sarawak. (18th Janu 17, 1906 ,au iufluon!i d m eting was held at Government House in Sinjapir- under the presidency of 11. E the Gove' i: >r, at which it was un inimously resolved that
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  • 754 128 >r.-— Straits Times. Lather a Large Deficit. A special meeting of the General Committee of the Singapore Agri Horticultural Show was held, on Tuesday afternoon, in the Exchange Rooms, and the following members attended: —Captain Hon. Arthur Young (president), Hon. J. Anderson, Dr. Galloway, and Messrs C. B.
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  • 611 129 -H. K. Tel. Piracy Rampant. Wuchow, 28th January, 1907. The Tang Yuen and Kuan How districts have lately had a bad time at the hands of pirates. Fifteen cases of piracies, in the above districts, have taken place during the last month, and in the majority of cases
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  • 33 129 A Jungle Fire. {Echo Special.) Singapore, 11th February.—o win to the dry weather a serious jungle fire has broken out in the Sirangoon district and the houses in that area are threatened.
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  • 158 129 Commons vs. Lords (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 10th Feb.—The Attorney General, speaking at Leeds, said that thev were determined to fight the Lords. It would be a tough job, and meant one or two dissolutions, but he was certain of the combination of the Crown and the people against
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  • 95 129 The Japanese Question. (Supplied By Reuter.) London, 11th February.—President Roosevelt and the Hon. Victor H. Metcalf again conferred with the Californian Congressmen over the Education trouble and it is stated that there was a mutual understanding that a satisfactory settlement will be reached. A Dastardly Outrage. London,
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  • 70 129 The General Elections (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 10th February.—Party feeling in the Transvaal is now at its strongest. A meeting of the Progressives held at Johannesburg ended in a general fight. Mr. Abe Bailey was denied a hearing. London, 11th February.—The nominations of the Transvaal candidates comprise 35
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  • 30 129 England vs. Ireland (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 11th February. —The Rugby match between England and Ireland ended in the victory of the latter team by 17 points to 9.
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  • 66 129 General Discontent. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 11th February.— Reuter’s correspondent at Teheran reports that there is discontent among the people owing to the inactivity and irresponsibility of the Ministers. ’There is scarcity of food, and slight troubles have broken out at Tabriz where the bazaars were closed. The movement
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  • 60 129 Home Again. (Supplied bi/ Reuter.) London, 11th February.—King Edward, in a letter, states he hopes that the forthcoming Anglo-French exhibition will be the means of strengthening the friendship so happily existing between England and France. London, 11th February.—Their Majesties, King Edward and Queen Alexandra, have returned to London.
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  • 81 129 Famine Expenditure. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 11th February.—The Tsar has ordered the issue of a state rente of 70,000,000 roubles, paying 4 per cent.,' to meet the requirement of the famine and other urgent and extraordinary expenditure. Bomb Discovered. London, 11th February.— A bomb, containing twenty pounds of dynamite,
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  • 31 129 A Destroyer Disaster. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, Utii February.— While trying her speed, an explosion occurred in the engine-room of a French torpedo destroyer off Lorient. Nine men were killed.
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  • 254 129 The Quarrel with France. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 11th February.—The Pope has rejected M. Bnand’s proposals of the 4th and 7th instant., objecting to the form of the contract. Anti-opium zeal on the part of the Court at Peking has resulted fatallv to a highly placed official at
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  • 1001 130 To-day we have come to the end of the Thirty-second Year of Kwang Hsu and we think that wo can >.Bdy say that our Chinese fellow resid ni f Penang have had a prosperous tw dve months. We have had none of those disastrous failures which mar
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  • 72 130 Lawn Tennis Tournament. The following ties were played off in above tournament yesterday:— Double Handicap.—Class A. A. S. Anthony and I. O. Hallifax heat Dr. Jamieson and C. Bradbery, 3 6, 6—2, 6 —l. Single Handicap.—Class H. .1, R. Brown heat J. W. Barrett, 6—3, 6 —2.
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  • 74 130 A t ragedy was enacted at No. 281 Bridge Street last night, a fight between some Chinese culminating in the death of one of them. On receiving information, Captain Bower, Inspector Carroll, Sergeant Oxley and De. teetive Inspector Sheedy repaired to the scene soon after the occurrence. The
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  • 120 130 Enquiries into the case of theft at the house of Captain Maclntyre last. Sunday night led to a decently-dressed Chinaman being brought before Mr. Lemon this morning to show cause why he should not be bound over for good behaviour. I‘ was elicited from the evidence
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  • 171 130 Before Mr. Hereford in the Second Court yesterday, three Chinese —Loo Khay, Wee Fok Seng and Li in Beng Kee—were charged with perjury. The first accused was plaintiffin a civil suit heard in the Supreme Court last Friday. He sued one Chow Seng Choon for the recovery of $2OO
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    • 103 130 Travellers Find Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy Everywhere. Mr. 1 W. Eckerman, manager of th® Smith-Premier Typewiiter Co. at Omaha, Nebraska, U. S. A., who is a staunch friend of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, says: “I have taken particular notice that this remedy seems to be carried bv diug stores in all parts
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  • 194 131 Yesterday afternoon, Pakirisa and Govindau, two Klings, were charged before the First Court with criminal breach of trust in respect of a pair of gold bangles, worth about if 70. The complainant, a Kling named Suleiman, stated that, on the 19th January last, the defendants went
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  • 334 131 January Output. The output of tin was 36,291.58 pikuls against 35,140.53 pikuls in the month before. The value of the metal is returned at $3,395,537 15 on which duty amounting to $478,592.10 was collected. The average price of tin was $94.73 per pikul with duty at $39.56 per
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  • 96 131 A Political Sensation {Supplied. by Reuter.} London, 12th February.— A sensation has been caused in Germany by the publication ot purloined electoral correspondence showingthat the Navy League, which was always understood to be a non-political organisation, had received thirty thousand marks and other support from Prince Buelow and ihe
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  • 62 131 A Destructive Explosion. {Supplied by Reuter.} London, 12th February.— At three in the morning a tremendous explosion occurred at the Chemical Research Department of the Woolwich Arsenal m Plu instead Marshes. The building was destroyed and the explosion shook the whole town, shattering all the windows. The houses in
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  • 57 131 The Japanese Question. {Supplied by Reuter.) London, 12th February.—lt is stated authoritatively at Washington that President Roosevelt will to-day assure the Mayor of San Francisco that, if he agrees to end the agitation by abolishing the Oriental schools, the President will use his influence to secure the
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  • 55 131 Irish Questions. {Supplied by Reuter.) i ondon, 12th Feb.—Mr. T. W. Russell, speaking at Dublin, said that the Government’s Irish University scheme met with the most strenuous opposition in Parliament. The Redmondites broke up an Obrienite meeting held yesterday at Emly, Tipperary, and, storming a waggonette serving as a
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  • 71 131 Sir Robert Hart and the Customs. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 11th February.—The Tribune announces that Sir Robert Hart, the Inspector General of the Imperial Chinese Maritime Customs, leaves China in a fortnight’s time on two years’ leave and is not expected to return. This action is the outcome of
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  • 31 131 Initiated as a Mason. {Supplied by Reuter.) London, 11th February. —The Calcutta correspondent of the Standard wires that the Ameer of Afghanistan has been initiated as a Free Mason.
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  • 39 131 Officials Dismissed {Supplied by Reuter.) London, 12th February— Reuter’s Teheran correspondent, slates that, owing to the pressure of the Government by Parliament, two Belgians, named Naus, the Minister of Customs, and Priem, the Chief Administrator, have been dismissed.
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  • 41 131 The Elections. {Supplied 1 y Reuter.) London, 12th February.— The nominati ms of ten of the Transvaal Volkites were unopposed and they were therefore elected, showing the strength of the party of Mr. Schalk Burger and General Erasmus Delarev.
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  • 36 131 The Mediterranean Fleet, {Supplied by Reuter.) London, 11th February.— Captain Troubridge, R.N., ex-Naval Attache at Tokio, has been appointed Chief of Staff to ViceAdmiral Sir Charles Drury, the new Commander-in-Chief of the Mediterranean Fleet,
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  • 194 131 Passengers Booked by the P. O. Steamers. Per Delta—Mongolia, Mr. and Mrs, Newland on the 16th Feb., 1907. Per Devanha- Britannia Mr. G. D. N. MacCunn, Mr. E. U. Smith, on the 2nd March, 1907, Per Nyanza, Mr. and Mrs. Phillips, child and infant, Mr. C. E. Whitehead, Mrs. Watson
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  • 120 131 Penang, 12th February. {By courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Bank 2/41 4 months sight Bank ~.2/4| 3 Credit •••2/4-H, 3 Documentary ...2/4'i Calcutta, Demand Bank Ks. 1731 3 days’ sig.'i» Private 1751 Bombay, Demand Bank 1731 Moulmein, Demand Bank 1711 3 days sight Private 1751 Madras, Demand
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  • 159 132 Gold leaf 5 64.70 B. Pepper (W.C >a-' <./ Si 7 buyers White Pepper bw/rrs Trang Pepper SIS. buyers Cloves (picked) 840. buyers •Mace 885.— buyers Mace Pickings 71.— sales •’Nutmegs 11 Os 27|. sales (No 1 5 10 sales Sugar 2 n° stock Ba'-V»' 83.20 sales Tapioca Flour
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  • 839 132 *g.2 Number of P r NT t -2 •2 Capital. Share., > Last Dividend. Name. i- S J! issued. i K x .<?_ Milling j 1903 8 300,000 30,000 10 10 Beiat Tin Mining Co., Ltd. (#l6 eriAA 10,000ord Bersawah Gold Mining Co., Ltd \nom 1900 175,000 4000 def.
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