The Straits Echo (Mail Edition), 27 November 1908
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Title Section21 1908-11-27 1 THE STRAITS ECHO, MAIL EDITION. 115 Per Annum, Single Copy 40 centi. Vol. 6. Penang, Friday, 27th November, 1908. No. 46.21 words
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Advertisement290 1908-11-27 1 I 1 ///ft 1////////////////////r»' iff ft CONTENTS. x Leaders: page. Miscellaneous: pagb. V» f X The Straits Settlements Association 1,364 Chinese Mourning 1,364 5 The Enterprising Burglar 1,368 The Agri-Horticultural Show 1 ~164 The Secret History of China ...1,374 Singapore Chinese Girls’School 1,364 England and the Kaiser 1,378 Singapore Notes290 words
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Advertisement150 1908-11-27 2 wWalniTi or*Ti srn4 nd xr tr k 1 1 THE STRAITS ECHO j MAIL EDITION. fi miIQCKM »w 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 as150 words
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572 1908-11-27 1364 In submitting the toast of the evening to the representative gathering of Straits officials and merchants now at home on leave, Mr. W. H. Shelford, who presided over the annual dinner of the Straits Settlements Association, referred to the period of depression through which the Colony572 words
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Article199 1908-11-27 1364 The suspension of I i. Chinese yesterd. y, <?; a <, m the late Emperor ;ad E npre- 1) China, appon.’ to hrv w p not only in Fea 014 o S 1.. ported in yesterday’.- 1 Echo -m principal towns ot the Fedei d States In Kuala199 words
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Article190 1908-11-27 1364 11 1- a .\imu last, is as ReciiptH. m .o. FM S VP rn- 1 1 S 2 00 0) 2 OCO 0) 1 np: ri, I- v Jte 3.342 vO Pnvate tor Spec al P,iz 4 ***** ihc qts 549 85 tor i oS| ic. a190 words
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Article120 1908-11-27 1364 h i'uiil Our Own, (,'u I‘i‘c-poii'lout to, 17 h tv. 1 < 'h 11 eh >< j- a in fL in I »1 S i .4 1< ht■ <» ,i new D>'i:i* ty <;■» I t N vember ‘2O h G I IO! do I ail120 words
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Article107 1908-11-27 1364 V f lay aft -moon Mr. Brown, the (.•> r. li id n| 10- tou -hiLi.f th‘> death 1 f Casu Itn.>,l a 1 c 1 O.ix Lui eng. 1> la iwi i Gi iLiiii, Suitor Medical 0 fri in I' ‘n- <i ku 1. lb<*CiUMj r 1 1107 words
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Advertisement98 1908-11-27 1364 Cclio, '.*4 V$ r Os l •gfegSG jtwtlce satisfies everybody and justice alone— Eublished dally (except Sundays.) AT TH I CRITERION PRESS, Ltd., No. 226—232, Beach Street, Penang. PRICE DAILY LOCAL J2i per anuuro OUTBTATIONB Postage Extra. MAIL HDITION (Post Free) 515 GABLE ADDRESS Echo—Penang.” Telephone No. 343 X.A.-AH business98 words
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Article158 1908-11-27 1365 To tub Editor of the Straits Echo. Dear Mr. Editor, I notice th ii A Planter” in your issue of 18 li inst. bitterly compl ins of the awkw.ir 1 posi'ion it has placed the planters in Lower Perak and the D ndio /s through the158 words
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Article177 1908-11-27 1365 (Before Judge Wolferstan.) Attempted Housebreaking by Night. Wong S .”ig was yesterday sentenced to one year’s R. I. for attempting to break into the house of one Tio Chui Guan at r lek Soon Street, on the night of the 13th inst., with intent to commit theft.177 words
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Article591 1908-11-27 1365 (Before Mr. Brown Round Over. Tan Ah Sun was put into the dock yesterday to show cau-e why he should not be b iun 1 over under sec. /3 (B) of the Criminal Procedure Code. He could not satisfy theCouit, and it was found that he had591 words
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Article859 1908-11-27 1365 (From Our Own J 2^ rreg Wednesday, Nov Charge Against a Doetnr ihe Singapore Chinese «7 Or terested in the trial at tU a 6 re ifiDevandra Nath Gosha f C Ss &S there were Mr. Hastings HhLi P r ,Nation, pubhc p roMCUto ,n^ (J Hh j859 words
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Advertisement68 1908-11-27 1365 A Goud Household Linimenh When a bottle of Chamberlain’s Pain Balm is kept in the house, the pains of burns and scalds may be promptly relieved, cuts and bruises quickly healed, swellings promptly reduced and rheumatism and neuralgia r> bbid of their terrors. In fact, for the household ills, it68 words
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Article254 1908-11-27 1366 An Appreciation from Ceylon Admirers. Hearty congratulations to Sir Wm. Taylor, Kc m 0., who to-day enters on his 61st. year, says a recent issue of the Ceylon Observer. Few administrators, coming so comparativeiy late in life to the East, have acquired so general and high254 words
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Article163 1908-11-27 1366 1 Free Press lo prede Pu Lun’s ag th Dow Prince Pu Lun w s t help of Li Hung Ch I n 1 1 r f 1 11 o is ...if! the I)“W P g< v Emp. Kien-luug, 1736 1796. bmp Ku Keng, 1 96-1820163 words
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Article149 1908-11-27 1366 A serious case of ass iult -i p i'-i Cicely Estate, the show pl it i.- 1’ the victim being Mr. Green, tant on the Estate, and hi-, h Javanese coolies, a large number of wl are employed on the property I' w. appear, says the149 words
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Article132 1908-11-27 1366 —Siam Ob erver. The right to collect ed b• L in the islands situated ff the u uni md West Coast of the Gu f< 1 S u.- by the .Siamese Government. '1 t nests are cons dered a g i-J <]'•)< mv China and different kin-A—Siam Ob erver. - 132 words
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Article356 1908-11-27 1366 October Output. Thk < ut| ut <>f tin o p t mn Mr. M ilcolin Dune in’s mines at Chondori.ing, for the month of O "'ob' r, was 719 ti< ul-. A M lav H'hod is i > be built in the town of Began Serai sb' rtly.356 words
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Advertisement37 1908-11-27 1366 An Infallible Remedy. No matter bow severe an attack of diarrhoea miy be, Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy never fails to give relief. You cannot afford to be without it. The George Town Dispensary, Wholesale Agents.37 words
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Advertisement43 1908-11-27 1366 Something for the Chi dten. The purity of Chamber! tin’-t C ugh l.’-m edy has long been an estal/ished fi > it tO the Fttle ones. It contai: s nou i or other harmful coughs, colds and croup The George'J >wi, Dispensary, Wholesale Agen’>.43 words
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Article560 1908-11-27 1367 1 (From Our Own Correspondent.} Tongkab, 15tb Nov. Highway Robbery. A very impudm* robbery to k place on Friday afternoon, at about 3 o’clock. The wives of two Ceylonese C ks i i the Mines Office were on their way to a well, which is some distance from560 words
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Article18 1908-11-27 1367 (Echo Special.} Death Rumoured. Singapore, 20th November.—A telegram from Peking reports that Prince Ching is dead.18 words
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Article315 1908-11-27 1367 (Supplied by Reuter) Lord Crewe Present. London, 19th N ivember.—One hundred and fifty people were present at the annual dinner of the Straits Settlements Association. Mr. W. H. Sbelford, Managing Director of Messrs. Paterson, Simons Co who was in the chair, in proposing the toast to the(Supplied by Reuter) - 315 words
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Article84 1908-11-27 1367 (Supplied by Reuter.} The Report of the Straits Commission. London. 20th November. —Col. Seely, ffnd-r-S cretury for the Colonies, replying in the House of Commons to Mr. Austin Taylor, Liberal Member tor the East Toxteth division of Liverpool, siid that the report of the O ium Commission(Supplied by Reuter.} - 84 words
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Article74 1908-11-27 1367 (6' W /fed Reut e r.} Turkey’s Programme. London, 20th November, presented the Powers with ’it, has for the Conference. It pa™ r grainme points for revision- B6VeQ Rumelia and also Bulgaria inpl^ B of question of the tribute, status and Herzegovina. eompen,X to and Montenegro, the(6'W/fed Reuter.} - 74 words
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Article97 1908-11-27 1367 (Supplied by Reuter.) k Fresh Hitch. London, 19th November.-The recent concessions by the Anglicans and the Nonconformist shave resulted in a practical agreement and a compromise to the Education Bill, but a fresh hitch has arisen owing to a new point raised by the Archbishop of Canterbury,(Supplied by Reuter.) - 97 words
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Article33 1908-11-27 1367 (Supplied by Reuter-} Bishop of Dorking Appointed. London, 20th November. —The Et. Eev. Cecil Henry Bout flower, Bishop of Dorking, succeeds the Rt. Rev. W. Awdry as Bisbop of Tokio.(Supplied by Reuter-} - 33 words
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Article30 1908-11-27 1367 (Suppled by Reuter.) Capital £18,000,000. London, 20th November— The London City, the Midland and the North and Sodt Wales Banks have amalgamated witn capital of £18,000,000.(Suppled by Reuter.) - 30 words
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Advertisement72 1908-11-27 1367 Children in the Home. Small children a<e <i.’ vs a source of anxiety to parrots. Coughs, co ds, croup and whooping cough att rck the little ones and seriou-. illness resul’ a’niost before they aie aware of it O. e tii 1 of Chan berlam’s Couth I otnedy kr ibe72 words
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Advertisement91 1908-11-27 1367 An Inquiry Answered. A gentleman at Bembesi, Rhodesia, writes to inquire where Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy can be procured. He says he has learned of the good effects resulting ft use, and as children in tb at locallt y areo teD subject to coughs, he desired to g l 1 trial.91 words
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Article556 1908-11-27 1368 burglars there are master minds whose daring thefts display an originality that amounts almost to ffe nius. As in other walks of life, the cornnionpl ace mind, without initiative and enterprise, cannot hope to succeed in this nerve-shattering business. For, consider what it is to be a556 words
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Article350 1908-11-27 1368 Uat tbe Residency ni_.hr, io re.poii-e ■i r? Bkn,i a, 0U l f IL,n bl Jlr was 8p T,' W 1 U,: < wnio >-' buildnL V' e wbo:e l 11:9 *»“1111(01 uinl.ug was thrown open. and, although •here were upwards of 250 guests, there wa.350 words
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Article205 1908-11-27 1368 The marriage of Mr. Chuab Aik Biu, of Chop Sum Hup Seng, Cigar Merchant, ami the youngest daughter of Mr. Oui Hup Boon, of Chop Chip Eng, General Storekeepers, Beach Street, took place this afternoon. In celebration of the maniage the residence of Mr. Oui Hup Boon at Muntn205 words
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Article1455 1908-11-27 1368 IN CIVIL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION. (Before Mr. Judice Bradd'H.) Ihefollowing two cases were beard yesterday. Though they were not in themselves interesting—being only actions for threcovery of debts—yet the lines of defence followed imparted some interest to them. VE.N.K.K.M.A. Sockalingain Clictty vs. Mahomed Saileh. ease tbo P idint was1,455 words
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Article401 1908-11-27 1369 (Before Mr. Nunn.) Cruelty to Animals. Mutu Veria was yesterday fined $5 for using a bullock while in an uufit state. Riding a Bicycle Without a Light. For riding a bicycle without a light, although it was in Light Street, Puh Ah Pok was yesterday mulcted in401 words
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Article487 1908-11-27 1369 Muntri Street when the tbW I* t” admission into the bridal chiJer of a long pole placed from the atroaJ the front window of the house, cutting away and escaping with decorations of the bridal bed. A entrv was made at 4.lUh; om the bouse of Mr.487 words
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Article4772 1908-11-27 1370 CHRISTIAN LYS - [All Rights Reserved BY CHRISTIAN LYS, AUTHOR OF “The Mystery of Ladvplaca,” "The Hensworth m.’i; •> u nepsworth Millions, "Mr Quixiey ut the Gate House," Ac, Ac. CHAPTER XV. The Partners. Messrs. Bain and Bawtree sat in the private room in Greek-lane, E. C., on opposite sides4,772 words
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Article182 1908-11-27 1372 The following notifications appeir iu a Government Gazette Extraordinary, dated 16 D mat. Order by the Governor in Council under Section I of “Toe Sunday Labour Ordinance 19 8.” Whereas bv sec'ion 1 of The Sunday LburO dir. nice 1 08’’ (Ordinance XX of ***** it is provided182 words
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375 1908-11-27 1372 Following the example of the Perak Chinese Amateur Dramatic Company, u similar company has been formed in Kuala Lumpur among the mining towkays, merchants and clerks in the Government service, the object being to give performances in aid of charity The list of members375 words
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Article1193 1908-11-27 1373 (From Our Oivn Corresgumdent.) Lumut, Nov. 20th. Found Drowned. I ate yesterday afternoon a telephone message was received from Sitiawan that the body of a Kling man had been discovered in a well. The well in question is situated in an unoccupied kongsi, belonging to Mr. Foo Choo1,193 words
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Article81 1908-11-27 1373 l,j Eeuter:j Mr. Balfour's MagnanimihLondon, 21 t November Balfour, speaking at Cardiff .’u A Jbehoved that Sir Edward Grevk a"J* colleagues were carrying O n th« h >B Lord Lansdowne. We ara ra^ lt, onB of said, to say nothing that wil? voice of Great Britain il,j Eeuter:j - 81 words
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Article64 1908-11-27 1373 (Supplied by Reuter.) 4— No Half-way House Between Safety and Ruin.” London. 20 h November.-Sir Edward Grey, Foreign Secretary, speaking at Scar, borough, said: We have no ill-will of any kind t. wards foreigners, but the interest, of the Empire demanded the maintenance ot a naval power(Supplied by Reuter.) - 64 words
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Article74 1908-11-27 1373 (Supplied by Reuter.) The Licensing Bill. Loudon, 21st November.—The House of Commons passed the third reading of the Licensing Bill by 35 > votes to 113, a majority of 237. There is no material modification in the Bill. The Education Bill. London, 21st November.—Mr. Walter Runciman, President of(Supplied by Reuter.) - 74 words
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Article151 1908-11-27 1373 (Supplied by Reuter.) 0 Austria and Turkey. London, 21st November. —Austria lias refused to negotiate further with Turkey until the boycott against, her is stopped by the Turks. Sir Edward Grey on the Situation. London, 20 h November.—Sir Edward G rey, Foreign Secretary, speaking at Scarborough, emphasised(Supplied by Reuter.) - 151 words
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Advertisement31 1908-11-27 1373 Children in the Home. Small children are always a source of anxiety to parents. Coughs, co■ J, P whooping cough attack the serious i ll 6BB CbanbJams C™A°lA»edy for Wholesale Agents.31 words
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Article91 1908-11-27 1374 (Supplied by Reuter.') New Taxation Bill. London, 21st November.—Prince von Buelow, the Imperial Chancellor, in introducing tbe new Taxation Bill in the Reichstag, ga id that finance was at present Germanes weakness. Financial strength was equally important with military strength. He paid a tribute to the finance of Great(Supplied by Reuter.') - 91 words
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Article986 1908-11-27 1374 The secret history of the reform movement in China would make curious and interesting reading, but in garnering the facts for such a chronicle one must be careful to make allowances for the point of view of one’s informer. When passions run high, when each986 words
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Article861 1908-11-27 1374 CELEBRATION A I’ THE CHURCH OF THE ASSUMPTION. Y k<-tf.ruay wrg a gal i day with the Catholic Community. the < cession being the dual celebration of the fifty years’ priesthood of IBs Holiness the Pope and of his Silver Jubihe of Episcopate. At the861 words
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Article493 1908-11-27 1375 The fallowing letter on the subject of tha National Service League bis been received by Colonel Mui ray, V. D, from Lord Roberts, F. M 72. Victoria Street. Westminster, Dear Colonel Murray, The Secretary of the National Service Leag’-e has brought to my notice the very493 words
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Article1484 1908-11-27 1375 (Before Mr Browa Gambling. Four Chinese were this morning fined $5 opch f > r playing in house No. 4, Kulirn Lo’P.on the 22 id instant. Three M .lays, fora siini ar off »nce at No 8 Ar.’y'e Road, were fined $lO each In another ca>e six1,484 words
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Article429 1908-11-27 1376 Ten Thousand Dollars Raised for Defence. Twenty Chinese were before Mr. Maurice Thunder, the Third Magistrate in Singapore, on Friday morning, on charges of rioting in Temple Street at 7.30 a.m. the previous day, and mischief in causing damage to the amount of 823 to429 words
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Article1163 1908-11-27 1376 ORDINARY MEETING, FRIDAY NOVEMBER 2b "T/ < J U.S Eralleney Major-Gen. T. Perrott, C. 8., IB G •>. A. Murr Hon. Tan .Lak Kim Hon. E. C. Ellis, lion. T. S. Baker. J.on. John Anderson. Hon. Dr. D. J. Galloway. Absent. u Oll, S; Bland (Res Conn., Penang).1,163 words
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Article607 1908-11-27 1377 Record o< Work Completed During Last Year. At Friday’s meeting of the Legislative Council, Captiin Sir A. H. Young cmg, (Jolonid Sctetiry, Lui 01 the tible lhe rt p rt on the Su vcy Depirtment of the Straits Settlements for iho year 907, as prepared by Mr.607 words
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606 1908-11-27 1377 Letters posted at the General Post Office up to 10 a.m. on Saturday, the 28 h instmt, siouldbe delivered before Christmas day. I'he public are requested to post earlv. Tie wrappers of Christmas caids, photographs au>l other artcles intended to be sent by606 words
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Article80 1908-11-27 1377 (,S '“W'liĕ7V&ute, > Favourable German r 23rd No™ n ent and the Ko e l nit k 7 7 K ”i emo the reference» o f SkPA e| Foreign Secretary, to th. j k Reichstag concerning the int^ G^ateS in Kaiser. gUe IDt ervi ew withth lhe(,S'“W'liĕ7V&ute, > - 80 words
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Article27 1908-11-27 1377 (Supplied \y Neuter.) T A Prepared Speech London, 22nd November.— The vaspeech hande P d° r tohim b? Prince vontf low, lhe Imperial Chancellor. Qe(Supplied \y Neuter.) - 27 words
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Article62 1908-11-27 1377 (Supplied by Renter.) Servians Fire upon Austrian Engineers. London, 22nd November. -Telegrams from Budapest report that the Servian troops at Semendria fired across the Danube at the Austrian Engineers who were measuring and surveying. [Semendria is a Servian town second only to Belgrade in commercial importance. The(Supplied by Renter.) - 62 words
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Article91 1908-11-27 1377 (Supplied by Reuter.) The Tsar at a Funeral. London, 22nd November.—The Tsar attended the funeral of the Grand Duke Alexis yesterday. This is the first time be has appeared in public in St. Petersburg for the last two years. A Good Presage. London, 23rd November.—The Tsar and his family(Supplied by Reuter.) - 91 words
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Article47 1908-11-27 1377 (Supplied by Reuter.) Presentation to the King. London, 23rd Novamber.-There was a remarkable scene at the presentation ottue mounted Cullinan diamonds, valued at <£1,020 0?0, to King Edward. The Qu* tried the two g'eat stones round her n«. the King exclaiming “Beautiful, Beautiful. W-4(Supplied by Reuter.) - 47 words
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Article77 1908-11-27 1377 (Supplied by Reuter.) Peace and Armaments. London, 23rd November, ..'..a ga jj Secretary for War.speakinga r Ul nroS n&t of that there was never a bette P peace than now, but the,\ble bj ments abroad were only sufficient armaments of our ow H r within a(Supplied by Reuter.) - 77 words
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Article1358 1908-11-27 1378 The Home papers now to hand give us full details of the remarkable interview which recently took place between the German Emperor and a diplomatist o f unimpeachable authority who has long passed from public into private life.” The interview was published on the 28th October1,358 words
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Article145 1908-11-27 1378 Weekly Practice Shoot. Despite the shower the members of the Ladies’ Rifl 1 Club hold t heir t went iot h weekly practice shoot yesterday afternoon, when fourteen ladies participated. Mesdames Jamieson, Luering, Keun and Robertson shot with the 360 rifle; Mrs. Gore Anderson and Miss Weinyss145 words
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Article143 1908-11-27 1378 Spcikiog at a meeting of the Ceylon Lf'gislitive Council, Mr. J Ferguson said;I would de-ire to emphasise here (what is mentioned in th;* Report) that it came out in Committor that certain Mcdicil Stores, equally sitisfactory to those got through the Crown Agents, could lie143 words
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Article292 1908-11-27 1379 IN CIVIL ORIGIN H. JURISDICTION. {Before Mr. Justice Fisher.) Lunacy Proceedings re Mahomed A riff. Some month-; ago lunacy proceedings weie institute;!, unoer Chapter 39 of the Civil Procedure Code, 1907, against the wellknown Malay millionaire, Mahomed Ariff, by Jelliah, one of his wives, and Pawantcb, one of292 words
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Article106 1908-11-27 1379 {Before Mr. Justice Braddell.) Teoli Beow Chye vs. Oh Kent Seng. Yesterday afternoon Mr. Armstrong, counsel for the defendant, mentioned the above case, which w's for the recovery of $7OO, bring balance of cash lent by the plaintiff to Oh Lag Thoe, the defendant’s father. Full106 words
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Article888 1908-11-27 1379 {Before Mr. Justice Braddell.) A Question ol Stamp Duty, Yesterday afternoon Mr. Wrefoid, on behalf of Lim Mah Chye, appealed against the decision of the Collector of Stamps with regard to the amount (f stamps required on a document of guarantee executed by his client. The888 words
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783 1908-11-27 1379 (Be/ore Mr. Braddell) Lim Cheng Teik vs. The Crown. Immigration Fund Ordinance The appellant is the manager nr a ricemill in Sungei Pi nan Heng Bee, which employe a large numft Pamil labourers. Mr. Clavton dent of the Indian Immigration summoned the appellant for M io783 words
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Article313 1908-11-27 1380 (Before Mr. Judice Fisher-) The last Assizes of the year were opened to-day. In the first case tried a Chinaman, named Law Ah Seng, was arraigned on the charges of (1) possession of instruments for the purpose of counterfeiting King’s coin, and (2) possession of counteifeit King’s coin.313 words
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Article163 1908-11-27 1380 Wore Mr. Brown V t Theft. M’flaya, a gang coo i 9. wa, oha.an v S The complainant dep ised that at 7 3U p m on Saturday he lock-] bis j welleiv <• s m down in the fave foot wav, leaving the dom o the163 words
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Article1519 1908-11-27 1380 (Bejore Mr. Bruwn.) An inquest was held yes'erday afternoon on the death of one Mat, Salleh, a Malay, who was alleged to have been murdered bv Mohamed Husiin, a Bengali. A jury was empanelled consisting of Tuan Chi, Sheik Salim and Kader Meidim Mohamed Husain was present1,519 words
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Advertisement64 1908-11-27 1380 Children in the Home. Small children are always a source of an x, ety to parents. Coughs, colds, croup and Snooping cough attack the little ones and serious illness rpsul’s almost before they are aware of it. One trial of Chamberlain’s Remedy for these troubles will prove efficiency and give64 words
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Article71 1908-11-27 1381 (Supplied by Reuter.) New Features. London, 23rd November.—The features of the new Education Bill are that the Cowper-Temple teaching for three quarters of an hour daily in provided schools will be replaced by denominational teaching two mornings (a week) at the cost of the denomination. Denominational managers(Supplied by Reuter.) - 71 words
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Article50 1908-11-27 1381 (Supplied by Reuter.) Mission to America. London, 24th November. —Tang Shaoyi, Minister of the Wai-wu-pu (Board of Foreign Affairs) has arrived at San Francisco on a mission to thank America for the remission of the Boxer indemnity and to enlist American co-operation for the development of North China.(Supplied by Reuter.) - 50 words
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Article68 1908-11-27 1381 (Supplied by Reuter.) Rockefeller Severely Cross-examined. London, 24th November. —Mr. J. Rockefeller was severely cross-examine 1 for several days at the Federal Court, New York, in the suit against the Standard Oil Company. He narrated circumstantially and nonchalantly the history of lhe Trust and ad milled(Supplied by Reuter.) - 68 words
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Article76 1908-11-27 1381 (Supplied by lleutcr.) Free Port Privileges Abolished. London, 23rd November. —The financial committee of the Duma has recommended the a' olition of the free-port privileges of Vladivostock and olhe»' Asiatic ports owing to Chinese comtetition. A Suggestion with Regard to Persia Denied. London, 24th November.—A semi-official statement from St.(Supplied by lleutcr.) - 76 words
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Article73 1908-11-27 1381 (Supplied by Reuter.) The Shah’s Move. London, 23rd November. —A telegram from Teheran states that the Shah has issued a proclamation to the effect that as the le irned people did not want a constitution Parliament had decided to defer to their wishes. Moreover, as the clergy bad decided(Supplied by Reuter.) - 73 words
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Article202 1908-11-27 1381 (Supplied by Reuter.) Trip to Europe. London, 24th November. —President Castro of Venezuela is proceeding to Europe to undergo an operation. Me. and Mrs. G. H. Lees left for Kedah to-day by the Lian Choo. Mr. R. Pinkney, Superintendent of Posts and Telegraphs, Perak, who had been away(Supplied by Reuter.) - 202 words
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Article453 1908-11-27 1381 Anglo-Russian protest u gor Us interesting, however, to’learnu”' 4 of the protest is -eh Russian,” for Russia ment of the old despotism as oppose to the just cla.ms and aspirations of 2e Nat.onal.ets. Russian troops are 2' ed on the northern frontiers of Persia at the head of453 words
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Advertisement44 1908-11-27 1381 Something for the Children. The purity of Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy has long been an established fac\ Give it to the little ones. It contains no opium or other harmful drug and will cure their coughs, colds and croup. The George Town Dispensary, Wholesale Agents.44 words
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Advertisement66 1908-11-27 1381 A Good Household Liniment. When a bottle of Chamberlain’s Pain Balm is kept in the house, the pains of burns and scilds mav be promptly relieved, cutsand bruises quickly healed, swellings promptly reduced and rheumatism and neuralgia robbed of their terrors. In fact, for the household ills, it is just66 words
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Article1427 1908-11-27 1382 IN CIVIL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION. (Before Mr. Justice Bradie'l.) Boustead Co. vs. Khoo Guat Cheng. Yesterday morning the above case came on for bearing before Mr. Justice Braddell. It bad been on the list on Friday last and was adjourned and specially fixed for yesterday on account of the1,427 words
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Article1889 1908-11-27 1382 -P.P. (Jlejor. Mr Justice Fither.) Housebrcakinir by Bay, t vc. lo> Ah Fo >k, a Chinese, was yesterday afternoon p iced in the dock arraigned on ti e following charges:—(!) Housebreaking w h intent t > commit theft, and (2) theft in a dwelling. Iho accused chime Ito-P.P. - 1,889 words
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Article588 1908-11-27 1383 (Before Mr. S roKu) Murder, d be following ig r. p.>rt iu yesterday’s Edr f th touemng tne death f m be inquest who was alleged to have, be P. c. 296, Dato Kramat shr 1 was in my q ulrters question when the second witnl h588 words
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Article571 1908-11-27 1384 (From Oil/’ Own Correspondent.) Taiping, 24h Nov. Official Movements and Changes. The Resident-General came down fr m the bill on Sunday and lef t for Kuala Lumpur the same day, Mr. A. B. Voules, Superintendent, Convict Establishment, left for Ceylon on Saturday on six weeks’ leave. During his571 words
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Article606 1908-11-27 1384 m 0 < Lunr.it, N v 2Ph An (Mlicial Visit. Telvl- 1. !H Es-cu.ve EiiL'iuecr <>t lelok Aun-n, pi lu ul ||iv vifi UDhta’iZn '> H J, fterni the Perak launch T',]’' 11 1 ‘"1 to Lum ■ogetber w"h Mr E v K vlnonJ pr eeulat.ve606 words
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Article155 1908-11-27 1384 Ladies vs. adetß. A i 11 .Tilting match took place v I’ fi R ingo, Campong Bahru, n foim of light a side from the Ladies Rifle Club and tho < Mot (Jorpn, tho m'. st endiug in t victory for the Ladies. Liling v. is from the155 words
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Article274 1908-11-27 1384 (Supplied by Reuter.) Lords Adopt Lord KoberfM’ Motion. London, 24 h November.—The House of Lords by 7 I votes to 32 has adopted the motion of Lord Robertson the necessity of an armv strong enough to deter the most formidable nation from attempting a landing in Great(Supplied by Reuter.) - 274 words
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Article38 1908-11-27 1384 (Supplied ty Reuter) Anli-P.irliatneni Proclamaticn Withdrawn. Londo i. 25th November —The Shah has wohdrawn his anti-Farliameut proclarnation, doubtless as the result of a vigorous Anglo Rusiiiu prote-t, which was hxlged imine lately upon the prodamatmu bemg issued.(Supplied ty Reuter) - 38 words
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64 1908-11-27 1385 (Supplied hy Reuter.) Memorial Service at the Chinese Legation at Berlin. London, 25th November —Ti e memorial service to the Emperor and EmpressDowager of China at the Chinese Legation at Berlin was attended by Prince von Buelow, the Imperial Chancellor, and the members– ♦ – (Supplied hy Reuter.) - 64 words
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Article42 1908-11-27 1385 (Supplied by Reuter.) Unionist Peers Opposed to the Measure. London, 25th November. —At a meeting of Unionist peers it was resolved by a large majority to reject the Licensing Bill Lord Lansdowne will move the rejection of the Bill.(Supplied by Reuter.) - 42 words
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Article36 1908-11-27 1385 (Supplied by Reuter.) Unification Movement Gaining Strength. London, 25tb November.—The Nation >1 Convention to discuss the un fiction of South Africa has reassembled at CipoTowu, where the movement in favour of unification is strengthening.(Supplied by Reuter.) - 36 words
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Article87 1908-11-27 1385 (Supplied, by Reuter.) Bad Attack of Cold. London, 25th November.—The Kaiser is confined to his bed with a bad cold. We hear that the Herbert Withers Concert Party will pay a visit to Penang about the middle of January. H. E. the Governor of Ceylon has received information(Supplied, by Reuter.) - 87 words
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Article745 1908-11-27 1385 M. Albert Maybon’s book, La Politique Chinoise, which is a review of the political forces that have been at work during the ten years which have elapsed since the late Emperor Kwang Hsu startled his subjects by his series of reforming edicts, is published at745 words
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Article3450 1908-11-27 1385 IN CIVIL ORIGINAL JtRISDICT|()N (Before Wy/) Bou stead Co, Khon Y «.terday morning, when the bJ he Sbeau.voactton Wls r fsu nBI »t Braddell intimated to Mr Am, Just, ce sei for the defendant, that Lp w CoUn that the evidence as to the sccou^/l? 10 011 not3,450 words
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Article1858 1908-11-27 1387 {Before Mr. Judice Fisher.) Voluntarily Causing Grievous Hurt. Yesterday afternoon Ng Ah Neob, a Chinaman, was arraigned on the charge of voluntarily causing grievous hurt, with a cutting instrument, to a fellow-countryman, on or about the I')th September last. The accused claimed to bo tried he was not1,858 words
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Article331 1908-11-27 1388 (Before Mr. Brown.) Disorderly Conduct. A Malay lad and a Chinaman were yesterday mulcted in the sum of $3 each for punching each other in a Billiard Room at Ayer Etam the previous day. Tampering with a Daching. Lia Ah Heng and Liong Ah Fook, pork sellers331 words
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Article460 1908-11-27 1388 Seventeen subscribers attended tbe meeting of the Penang Nursing Association, which was held at the Town Hall yesterday afternoon, to consider and pass the proposed Constitution and Rules. The object of the Association is to provide skilled nursing for patients at their residences. At a previous meeting,460 words
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Article1116 1908-11-27 1389 The Government Gazette of November 20 contains the following items of information His Excellency the Governor, with the approval of the Right Hon’ble the Secretary of State for the Colonies, has been pleased to appoint Mr. A. Cavendish, Passed Cadet, to be District Officer, Nihong Tebal, in Class1,116 words
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Article496 1908-11-27 1389 New Books. The following new books hava ceived at the Penang Library Science Progress m the Twentieth n No. I>. October, 1908. byN n Ce t r and W. G. Freeman Alcoclc T EX OI WOOd HiDdHBtaD> 1857 59 by Sir My Story, by Hall Caine. George Cruiksbank.496 words
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622 1908-11-27 1390 forthcoming Charity Performance. jin UnKa Tseung writes to our Kuala contemporary as follows: The Selangor Chinese Amateur Dramatic Company, which has been practising lately for a very short period, has now decided to give a public performance on Saturday, December sth, at 8 p.in in622 words
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Article1283 1908-11-27 1390 I'he following items u rc i r the Londo» j v rtrP flken fr ‘>m inst.• ld China of the 6tn Pm i Pal, ang Consolidated. ton.) ,00< (119 Lahat. £4 70<J U 99 ober 6ot »“s; estimated value, Kledang Tin. re,ret,Z .°i V*‘ r PDIW 31 h1,283 words
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Article75 1908-11-27 1391 (Supplied by Reuter.) Creates General Sensation. London, 26th November. —Lord Roberts’ speech in the House of Lords yesterday, on the necessity of an army strong enough to deter the most formidable power from attempting a landing in Great Britain, has created a general sensation and increased the(Supplied by Reuter.) - 75 words
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Article34 1908-11-27 1391 (Supplied by Reuter.) Conference Postponed. London, 26th November.—The Times states that America has agreed, at the request of China, to postpone the opening of the Opium Conference to February 1, 1909.(Supplied by Reuter.) - 34 words
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Article51 1908-11-27 1391 (Supplied by Reuter.) Turco-Bulgarian Negotiations Suspended. London, 25th November.—A telegram from Constantinople states that the TurcoBulgarian negotiations are suspended owing to tbe question of signing the protocol. The Bulgarians desire tbe final act to be signed by the Porte, who declines to do so pending the European(Supplied by Reuter.) - 51 words
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Article58 1908-11-27 1391 (Supplied by Reuter Fire on Board a Liner. London, 26th November.—The Papayanni liner, Sardinia, which was just leaving Malta for Egypt, caught fire and was ablaze one mile outside the harbour. There were 250 souls on board. The passengers and crew, in a panic, jumped overboard and twenty-three Europeans(Supplied by Reuter ) - 58 words
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Article117 1908-11-27 1391 Penano, 26th November. (By courtesy oj the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Bank ...2/3j- 4 months’ sight Bank ...2/4 3 Credit ...2/41 3 Documentary Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs. 174 f 3 days’ sight Private 176 Bombay, Demand Bank 174 j Mouimein, Demand Bank 173| 3 days’ sight Private 176 Madras,117 words
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Article176 1908-11-27 1391 Gold leaf $65.20 B.Pepper( W.Coast 31b«.5 oz.) no stock White Pepper $15.50 buyers Trang Pepper 10.95 sales Cloves (picked) out of season Mace 71.— sales Mace Pickings 61.— sales Nutmegs 110» 18.— sales (No. 1 6.65 sales Sugar < 2 no stock Basket 3.65 sellers Tapioca Flour 1.65 sales176 words
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Obituary122 1908-11-27 1391 Obituary. (Supplied by Reuter.) Lord Glenesk. London, 25th November.—The death is announced of Lord Glenesk, proprietor of the Morning Post. [Algernon Borthwick, the son of a former M.P, for Evesham, was born in 1830. He was M.P. for South Kensington, 1885-95, was created a Knight in 1880, a Baronet in122 words
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