The Straits Echo (Mail Edition), 26 March 1909

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  • 22 1 THE STRAITS ECHO, MAIL EDITION. 115 Per AM"" 1 Single Copy 40 cent!. Vol. 7. Penang, Friday, 26th March, 190;L No. .12
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    • 307 1 /z^/////// /zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz zzzzzzzzzzzzz/zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz,zzz,zzzzz,zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz zzzzzzzz zzzzzzzzzzz,z,z,z^ ,,z,zz,zzzz/ CONTENTS. Leaders: page. Miscellaneous: page- x Magisterial Dearth 311 x A Calculating Censor 311 Items from Bukit Mertajam 314 x Queen’s Scholarship 317 Perak Paragrams 314 x A Melancholy Record 327 The Ceded Suzerainty of Kedah, N*val 332 Kelantan and Tnngannu 315 x Acquired
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    • 139 2 i i THE j ’ISTitAITS ECHO! I MAIL EDITION. Jw iimijqann» i J 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 e all important news from various parts of
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  • 250 311 It is high time that Government should appoint a whole-time Magistrate for the local Third Magistrate’s Court. The present arrangement is quite unsatisfactory. The arrangement, since the transfer of Mr. Nunn to Malacca, h that Mr. Arthur, who is stationed at Bukit Mertajam, should preside three days a
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  • 1155 311 to k f haVe read the manv .r 11 that though sifted and Lui™’’. those stories so >V««ch l m tS’y ,hst ">ct ones Period e r! he anec| lotage promise Me- lteratur e would U6r anserine publica- tions are old stones re-cut, and not improved thereby.
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    • 64 311 1 A CRITERION 1 PRESS, Lfci, 226 _232. Beach Street. Penan, PRICE: 124 per annum l»M Stations Kitr* liH> oAHLB ADDRKS3 < Echo- Penang. Telephone No. 343 be m Matter i,ltended f r pabllCati n Ephor. All contributions on one eide of the paper only. *ll Cheques and Monef Orders
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  • 4275 312 IN CIVIL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION. (Before Mr. Juel ice Braddell.) Thomas Cuthbertson and Others vs. The Attorney-General. The following is the full text of Mr. Justice Braddell’s judgment in the above case This is a suit for ledress against the Crown brought upon a petition of right preferred by
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  • 1093 314 When the case was resumed in the Supreme Court this morning the crossexamination of the second plaintiff was continued. Ong Moi, cross-examined by Mr. Cleaver, said: The document (produced) is a letter copied from another letter by Ong Jin.
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  • 118 314 (From Our Better. I am glad to hear that Mr t ham-Carter, tho Senior District OS J"??' is quite tit again. He resumed terday. Bullock Stealers. Naga Singh and Bisawa Singh w Prfl t guilty to day of stealing two bullocks District Judge sentenced the forrnwuio
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  • 424 314 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Taiping, 17th March. The State Band. The State Band which went to Ipoh lut October will be returning to Taiping at the end of April, when they will probably remain here for six months and then go back. An effort is being made to
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  • 1053 315 OP iM, p OB ?i7d>T S t n re^r U that P "Tf de Mello, ou the 16lb. Vm master of a ship on (k«|ri »tl> be'"- j rted 1,440 labile rixh soffe e «4 320. Mr. G- S. of (tetdll valued tjk Opjum
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  • 737 315 The Signing of the Treaty I he Bangkok Tunes of the 10th inst says We received the following from the office ot the General Adviser this afternoon A treaty between Siam and Great Britain was signed, by the Minister for Fo-eign Affairs
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  • Page 315 Advertisements
    • 39 315 Pneumonia. Z:c *hldo,f U alwa .'a results from or an attack of th u kofthe g ri P- Cham- “etody quickly cares these ’"'hpuean t Ots a tendency toR eSPeCla y f r a,lments The George Wb ’ltole Agents.
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    • 39 315 Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy. The many remarkable cures of colds and giip effected by this preparation have made it famous over a large part of the civilized world. It can always be depended upon Ihe George Town Dispensary, Wholesale Agents.
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    • 99 315 A Sprained Ankle. As a rule a man will feel well satisfied it he can hobble around on crutches in two or three weeks after spraining his ankle, and if is two or three months before he is fully iocovered. This is an unnecessary less of time, for in many
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  • 255 316 The Singapore Free Preus says: An F. M. 8. paper that does not always sufficiently enquire into statements before publication is responsible for an assertion that Mr. H. N. Ridley is to bn appointed Director of Agriculture for the F. M. 8 in succession to Mr. Carruthers.
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  • 27 316 (Echo Special.) Anti-Opium Conference Postponed. Kuala Lumpur, 19th March.—Owing to unavoidable circumstances the antiopium conference at Kuala Lumpur has been postponed to May 22nd —24th.
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  • 29 316 (Supplied by Reuter.) Lunches with the Prince of Wales. London, 18th March.—Sir John Anderson, Governor of the Straits Settlements, lunched with the Prince of Wales yesterday.
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  • 99 316 (Supplied by Reuter.) No Alternative. London, 18th March —During the debate in the House of Commons on the Naval Estimates Mr. Reginald McKenna, First Lord of the Admiralty, said that he regretted the increase, but added that there was no alternative but to scrap the Navy or
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  • 59 316 (Supplied by Reuter.) Arm-chair Experts Scold Sea-Lord. London, 19th March.—The question of the compirative strength of the British and German navies continues to be of absorbing interest. This morning the Standard, the Morning Post, and the Express attack the First Sea Lord (Admiral Sir John Fisher) for
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  • 25 316 (Supplied by Reuter.) The King’s Interest. London, 18th March.—King Edward paid a visit to Pau and witnessed the flight of Mr. Wilbur Wright’s aeroplane.
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  • 32 316 (Supplied by Reuter.) Received in Audience by the Q OWn London. 18th March.— Her U Alexandra received in a,,?*’ Madame Kato, wife of the Japanese T* bassador in London. dni
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  • 49 316 (Supplied by Renter.) Military Substitutes for Strikers. London, 19th March.—The postal and telegraph services of Paris continue at a standstill. The Government is preparing to summarily dismiss the employees for ceasing work. Military telegraphists are replacing the operators on strike, and soldiers are replacing the postmen.
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  • 48 316 (Supplied by Reuter.) Cocoa Taxed: Coffee Free: Metah Cheaper. London, 19th March.—The new American Tariff makes coffee free of import, duty but taxes cocoa four cents a pound. It largely reduces the duties on iron and steel. The report on it by Committee is favourable.
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  • 61 316 (Supplied by Reuter.) Warning from the Powers. London, 19th March. —Reuter’s repress* tative at Belgrade learns that the representatives of the Powers will again intervene in favour of peace. Servia is to be given to understand that in the event of war being precipitated by herself, she will
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  • Page 316 Advertisements
    • 67 316 Croup. The first symptom of this disease is hoarseness. When Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy is given as soon as the child becomes hoarse, the attack can always be averted. Even after thecroupy cough has appeared, theattack cm be warded off by the prompt use of this reined' It is a certain
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    • 42 316 The Fruit Season. I his season always brings on more or less diarrhcei which is promptly checked bv Chamberlain s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhce i Remedy. Get a bottle and be prepared for sudden attacks. 'I he George Town Dispensary, Wholesale Agents.
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  • 219 316 Obituary. (Supplied by Reuter.) Earl Egerton. London, 18’h March. —The death ij announced of Wilbraham Egerton, who created Earl Egerton in 1897. The late Earl Egerton was born in 1/°'*° was educated at Eton and Oxford Lnire He was Conservative M. P. for North C (1858-68) and Mid Cheshire was
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  • 1039 317 T he Arrest of the "Prinzess Alize." T. de Me llo, on the ibth, filtrate, u• master of a ship on charged with e l° d imported 1,440 tjhils <b<ch sorre one Mr. G- S. of cbaDdu ™’d e on behalf of the Opium Carter a PP^ r Tr n
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  • 741 317 The Signing of the Treaty Hie Bangkok Times of the 10th inst, says: We received the following from the office of the General Adviser this afternoon A treaty between Siam and Great Britain was signed by the Minister for Foreign Affairs for
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  • Page 317 Advertisements
    • 40 317 Pneumonia, *®t»uU' Ofthe m 8t da gorouB and ‘mid < UeMM II alwa S re ult9 from ack of the grip. Cham- Remedy quickly cures these •‘sLonia'T' 8 “I •ta iM i Mpeoiall y f r ’"•tt.pen The Geor g e
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    • 39 317 Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy. The many remarkable cures of colds and grip effected by this preparation have made it famous over a large part of the civilized world. It can always be depended upon The George Town Dispensary, Wholesale Agents.
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    • 99 317 A Sprained Ankle. As a rule a man will feel well satisfied it he can hobble around on crutches in two or three weeks after spraining his ankle, and if is two or three months before he is fully recovered. This is an unnecessary loss of time, for in many
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  • 253 318 The Singapore Free Press says: An F. M. S. paper that does not always sufficiently enquire into statements before publication is responsible for an assertion that Mr. H. N. Ridley is to be appointed Director of Agriculture for the F. M. S. in succession to Mr. Carruthers.
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  • 27 318 (Echo Special.) Anti-Opium Conference Postponed. Kuala Lumpur, 19th March.—Owing to unavoidable circumstances the antiopium conference al Kuala Lumpur has been postponed to May 22nd —24th.
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  • 30 318 (Supplied by Reuter.) Lunches with the Prince of Wales. London, 18th March. —Sir John Anderson, Governor of the Straits Settlements, lunched with the Prince of Wales yesterday.
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  • 98 318 (Supplied by Reuter.) No Alternative. London, 18th March.—During the debate in the House of Commons on the Naval Estimates Mr. Reginald McKenna, First Lord of the Admiralty, said that he regretted the increase, but added that there was no alternative but to scrap the Navy or make
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  • 60 318 (Supplied by Reuter.) Arm-chair Experts Scold Sea-Lord. London, 19th March. —The question of the comparative strength of the British and German navies continues to be of absorbing interest. This morning the Standard, the Morning Post, and the Express attack the First Bea Lord (Admiral Sir John Fisher)
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  • 25 318 (Supplied by Reuter.) The King’s Interest. London, 18th March.—King Edward paid a visit to Pau and witnessed th® flight of Mr. Wilbur Wright’s aeroplane.
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  • 34 318 Madame K a t o. (Supplied by Reuter.) Received in Audience by the Q lct[ London, 18th March.— Her M Queen Alexandra received in Madame Kato, wife of the Japanese 7* bassador in London.
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  • 48 318 (Supplied by Reuter.) Military Substitutes for Strikers. London, 19ih March.—The postal and telegraph services of Paris continue at a standstill. The Government is preparing to summarily dismiss the employees forceaiing work. Military telegraphists are replacing the operators on strike, and soldiers are replacing the postmen.
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  • 49 318 (Supplied by Reuter.) Cocoa Taxed: Coffee Free: Metals Cheaper. London, 19th March. —The new American Tariff makes coffee free of import duty but taxes cocoa four cents a pound. It largely reduces the duties on iron and steel. The report on it by Committee is favourable.
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  • 60 318 (Supplied by Reuter.) Warning from the Powers. London, 19th March —Reuter’s representative at Belgrade learns that the representatives of the Powers will agam intervene in favour of peace. Servia is to be given to understand that in the event of war being precipitated by herself, she will remain
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  • Page 318 Advertisements
    • 71 318 Croup. The first symptom of this disease is hoarseness, When Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy is giv -n as soon as the child becomes hoarse, the attack can always be averted. Even after the croupy cough has appeared, theattack cxu be warded oft by the prompt use of this remed It is
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    • 40 318 The Fruit Season. This season always brings on more or less diarrhcei which is promptly checked by t hamberlain s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. Get a bottle and be prepared for sudden attacks. Ihe George Town Dispennary, Wholesale Agents.
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  • 479 319 we do not here The L, o veinto contem»e’t’’b Mlition of the surviving rote t he »l» llt10 m doubtless note He recent P bl a "j d itional argument for f the Scholarship- The thetmneceesityof o kon(jfi are Cbeah M<" f r scholarships lb 0"2 tO P
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  • 471 319 annual general meeting. Tbe annual general meeting of the Penang Hunt Chib was held yesterday afternoon, in the Chamber of Commerce. Tbe meeting started a quarter of an hour late, when there were present Messrs. J. F. Wreford, J. Pickenpack, H. Muir, H. Starr (Hon. Secy W.
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  • 47 319 M wn Tennis Tournament. day WIDB W6fe lhe heS played J ester Profession Pairs (Final). Goldie and Waugh (Mer. 1.) beat Dunn and Neubronner(C. E.), B—6; 6—4. Ladies' Doubles Handicap (Final). Miss Jones and Miss Hallitax beat Mis. Cooper and Miss Brown, 6—l; 6—4.
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  • 431 319 The Hon. Treasurer acknowledges with thanks the following subscriptions Amount previously acknowkdged $346 44 Subscriptions received by Hongkong and Shanghai Bank 25.00 $371 44 At the suggestion of the Italian Consul, Mr. Gilmour has closed the list and has today transferred the balance of the account, viz
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  • 585 320 A meeting was held at the Chamber o: Commerce this morning to pass last year s accounts and decide arrangements for the celebration of St. George’s Day this year. Mr. J. F. Wreford was unanimously votec to the Chair. The minutes of the last meeting were
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  • 256 320 The following are the handicaps for the first day’s races of the approaching Kinta Gymkhana Meeting. The Scurry. Reprint 9. 7 Dawn 8. 9 Little Stranger 9. 0 Rapture 8. 6 Zanibar 8.11 Andrew Mack 7. 7 Civil Service Cup. Fly 117 Richmond 9. 2 Lady Ha
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  • 518 320 (From Our Om March Ik Penang Champions at Tenni. Quite a large number of pe0n!..,,!, the two Penang tennis chanS, V.D. Parsons and W.H. Tbrelf.ll Bl in the S.C.C. tennis tournament«’JJ Esplanade, on Monday, in the A Class. Parsons, minus one, met E Dsb scr and was beaten
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  • Page 320 Advertisements
    • 39 320 Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy. The many remarkable cures of colds and grip effected by this preparation have made •t famous over a large part of the civilized world. It can always be depended upon. Ihe George Town Dispensary, Wholesale Agents.
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    • 39 320 The Fruit Season. Ihis season always brings on more or less diarrhoea which is promptly checked by Chamberlain s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea vomedy. Get a bottle and be prepared] for sudden attacks. The George Town Dispenary, Wholesale Agents.
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    • 64 320 Croup. The first symptom of this disease is hoarseness. When Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy is given as soon as the child becomes hoar the attack can always be averted. after the croupy cough has appeared, t tack can be warded off by the prompt of this remedy. It is a certain
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  • 7140 321 Mr. Sradde nolM 3 Cuthbertson and Others The Attorney-General. they be,’the light to br.ng p* C alongside of. or to land and h f Quay wall so far as ikip 8Wd «nairewiib tbeir frontage and Tw a right of access and regress I* tbei ««down over Weld Quay
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  • 2665 324 When this case was resumed after the luncheon interval yesterday, His Lordship stated that he wished counsel to note what had already been referred to before the C )urt adjourned with regard to the value of the tapioca crop.
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  • Page 325 Advertisements
    • 27 325 Pneumonia. Th "«0U ottb. moB t dangerous, and ,il,<as6e h alwaTß reBu,tB fr m wt ro "r quickly cures these ,eDdency ud Mpecii,lly £or llmenU The George
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    • 100 325 A Sprained Ankle. As a rule a man will feel well satisfied it he can hobble around on crutches in two o r three weeks after spraining his ankle, and if is two or three months before he is fully recovered. This is an unnecessary loss of time, for in
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    • 67 325 Croup. The first symptom of this disease is hoarseness. When Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy is given as soon as the child becomes hoarse, the attack can always be averted. Even after the croupy cough has appeared, the attack can be warded off by the prompt use of this remedy. It is
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  • 3809 326  -  All Rights Reserved j by DOROTHY BAIRD. When Clara Belforest married James Med worth, the scientist, she made no secret of the fact that she meant to go her own way, leaving her husband to go his. It is absurd to think of my puny little
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  • 1615 328 The Arrest of the Prinzess Alice." Magistrate’s Summing Ip. The Straits Times of 18th mot. Hays:The case in which Capt. P. Goucbe. of the German mail steamer Prinzes* Alice, was charged with being master of a steamer used for the importation of chandu, concluded today, when Mr. de Mello, fourth
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  • 147 328 (Echo Special.) Second Reading Carried. Singapore, 20th March. —In the Legislative Council yesterday the Hon. John Anderson moved that the second reading of the Tamil Immigration Bill be deferred for six months. H. E. the Governor had given them to understand that the class of labour not
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  • Page 328 Advertisements
    • 37 328 Chamberlain’s Cough cnl The many r«*maikab!e cutegrip effected by this P re P ir,l 1 D cif ll ed it famous over a large part world. It can always be le P en Tbe George Town Diepenear.’Agents.
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  • 34 329 uler > I’ »5? ®h threatened dislocation of „tb fl "Xeo upon the strike. F.ve undelivered strike mrttag ,nong tbe pO e tbeprovinces. The Govern'•dually u?reildinK and many post iU Par S where
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  • 144 329 (Supplied by Reuter.) JJST'iKffSfK?sWS J, in the present Naw Esnmates. McKenna’s Explanation. Vr Reginald McKenna, First Lord of tta Admiralty, pointed out that that would debt tbe next batch of Dreadnoughts which «ere thirty per cent, superior to the present ones. A Definite Pronouncement. Mr. A. J-Balfour,
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  • 63 329 (Supplied by Reuter.) Modus Vivendi Reached. Lindon, 19‘h March.—Reuter’s correspondent at Peking states that a RussoChinese nodm v i vsn di bas been reached with 'eferpucp to Harbin, > difficulty arose out of Russia’s insistthe Municipality of Harbin. P T r 8 Urged Cl,ina to a <M a dto
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  • 35 329 (Supplied by Reuter.) r 'wnna Easier. Fra^ arC T~ A BUte “B“t of 11 s lill convinnal C ik. J Bepll dp(dareß that UwJ in the Balk Ut p acew 11 he main-
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  • 29 329 Applied 'b v ~Re u t er <neuter “«Joo ««'n. Fhief Guardian. h» 8 been X" J,Ee Em '“"T ap tjveot nf a Emma, Iv Q gent Prince
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  • 16 329 (Supplied by Reuter.) 2n h f °M ,nsfej,port’attbioCh, Iu the InterOxCord UDIB against 4.
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  • 1005 329 The supplement to the latest Government Gazette, giving the annual returns of the Bankruptcy Department, offers a sad picture of the year to which we have just said good-bye and good riddance. The revenue, as we show elsewhere, constitutes a record—a record we could well have spared.
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  • 388 330 The Penang Volunteers At Home.” The ninth annual rifle meeting of the Penang Volunteers ended on Saturday, with the Ladies’ Competition, when a highly succt s»fu so i-on c’o ed w.th a pleasant funct ion The Volunteers were “At Home” to a lady shooters iu Penang. No less
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  • 170 330 The P C.C. on Saturday met a stalemate defeat The C.R.C., batting first, declared at 177, with only three wickets fallen. The P.C.C lost seven for 135. Following were the scores C.RC. Md. Kassim c Brearley b Arnold 15 Yeoh Teik Soon b (Jiiffith Jones... 35 Ewe Cheng Khay
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  • 412 330 Staff’ Entertainment Yesterday. A very pleasant function f> r which great credit is due to the organisers, took place yesterday at Towkay Chung '1 hya Coong s country house and plantation in Gottlieb Road. A tiffin (followed by Athletic Sports) had been arranged for by
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  • 1197 330 (From Our Own Corrupt. There is here of late, but there has been o ter that has been—and still cising our minds, and that i S latest between cursives and Siam 7? niturally say “ourselves,” for, like el our thoughts, peninsular from being begin at Lome. That matter»
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  • 1123 331 ORDINARY MEETING. FRIDAY, MAR. 19 TH. Present. His Excellency the Acting-Governor, Capt. Sir A. 11. Young. His Excellency Major-Gen. T. Perrott, c. 8., O.C.T. The Hon’ble the Acting Col. Sec., W. Evans. the Attorney-General, W. J. Napier. the Col, Treasurer, J. 0. Anthonisz. the Col. Engineer, A. Murray.
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  • 1267 332 Many bright things were said at. the Kuala Lumpur celebration of St. Patrick’s Day. Heie are a few samples. On St. Patrick. Sir William Taylor St. Patrick was a member of the R «man garrison, a rank outsider, in fact. (Laughter.) His father was a padre, and he
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  • PUBLIC OPINION.
    • 1866 332 To the Editor of the Str/ h 3 v, Dear Sir, It is not so very long ago that the Chinese Chin Choay marriage was p er f Or “/J in Penang there are still alive afp W rx> r in Penang who witnessed it. A dp
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  • 87 333 (Supplied by Renter.) Servin’s Offer to Disarm. Loudon, 20lbMarcli—A telegram from Lelgrade etates that at a Cabinet meeting which was presided over by the King it was decided that if the triple alliance advised them to disarm, simultaneously guaranteeing against an attack from Austria, Servia will immediately accept
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  • 32 333 (Supplied by Reuter.) More Anti*Japanese Legislation. London, 22nd March.—What is called the Honolulu Bill was aimed at the Japanese. It prohibits aliens fishing in Territorial waters. The Senate has passed it.
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  • 145 333 (Supplied by Reuter.) Melbourne Paper’s Suggestion. London, 20th March.—A telegram from Melbourne states that the papers there are discussing the naval agitation and suggest that Australia should make a present of a Dreadnought to the motherland. The Newspaper Nuisance. London, 22nd March.—The first German ship of the
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  • Page 333 Advertisements
    • 48 333 Tin. o W l?T*‘ noni ai e fatal, h° 8 da er °u«. and from an attack 8 o resulta f tom Couch R,X k f the erip. Cham, counted qU Ckly CJrea “'“e 'Pneumonia. It i» toQdency ,0 ,Ur ailment Tr ia J‘ y£or Wholesale e rge
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    • 99 333 A Sprained Ankle. As a rule a man will feel well satisfied it he can hobble around on crutches in two or three weeks after spraining bis anjpe, and if is two or three months before he is fully recovered. This is an unnecessary loss of time, for in many
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  • 445 334 (Supplied t,y Reuter Biarritz Iwolatcd. London, 22ad March. Biarri'z n isolated owing to the strike in Piris. A cmrier service between Biarritz and Diver his been instituted to convey His M»jesty’s mails and telegrams. A telegram from Paris states, that the local telephones have resumed work but
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  • 1086 334 Perhaps we may be permitted to wonder if the present navy scare is in any way due to the pro-conscriptionists. One can understand them, baffled by the stolid refusal of the nation to consider their proposal, saying, Very well—meaning very ill—you will not listen to us, because you console
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  • Page 334 Advertisements
    • 39 334 The Fruit Season. This season always brings on more or less diarrbcei which is promptly checked by Chamberlain’s C die, Cholera and Diarrhoei Remedy. Get a bottle and be prepared for sudden attacks. The George Town Dispensary, Wholesale Agents.
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  • 234 335 OIiIN L appellate juristiclICRIMINAL A‘ tloN ong Kee and others vs. The U .S’ was disposed of nj, crimin’* appe“ n.t«<i»y e ""’°fire in number, were con- ol (1) rioting ana rinA bJ loners 1 h?Olrwcmog P, r t uce d to four months on each count, the
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  • 1313 335 (Before Mr. Justice Braddell.) Oog Jin, Ong Moi and Law Moi vs. Foo Choo Choon. When this case was resumed in the Supreme Court before Mr. Justice Braddell this morning Mr. W. E. Cleaver continued his opening address on behalf of the defendant. Counsel for the
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  • 115 335 Appended are the scores made by the Penang Ladies’ Rifle Club at Kampong Bahru yesterday:— on qo oo Rifle. Z Z Z O O O -O •22 Mrs. Sproule 33 27 33=93 •22 Mrs. Sells 30 31 32=93 360 Mrs. Cooper 34 29 30=93 *3lO Miss
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  • 94 335 Lawn Tennis Tournament. The following ties have been fixed for Friday Mixed Doubles Handicap, (Final). Miss Boyd and Sells vs. Mr. and Mrs. Dunn. A correspondent of In Tinland believes it is intentional on the part of our Government to discourage mining, and if this be the
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  • 219 336 The Opinion of a Metal Markets Exp rt. Writing on the evening of February 25, the meta! marketh expo: tof the Ironmonger said, with regard to t i: Revised estimates of the Straits shipments appear to he principally responsible for the increased buoyancy witnessed in
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  • 390 336 The report of the Acting Official Assignee for 1908, says;—The year 1908 will always be memorable as regards bankruptcy administration for the decisions of the Court of Appeal in the two cases —Re Choo Siok Wan, and Re Sarkies, Johannes and Co. The Court of Appeal decided that
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  • 515 336 (From Our Own Coi respondent.) Ipoh, 21st March. Flower and Plant Show. This show was held at the Ipoh I (dice Barracks at one o clock yesterday i&atuiday) afternoon. It was decidedly far superior to the one held in 1907. Mrs. Noel Walker, the Honorary Secretary, must, be
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  • 144 336 (From Our Own Correspondent’) W V a KWa V IU<K2IB ‘W Mr. W. E. Speers, Asst. Commissioner of Police, who accompanied Mr. J. J pi g the State Veterinary Surgeon, to bS’ returned hereon Friday. They’ left KwS Muda at daybieak on the 7th instant The quarters
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  • 280 336 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Alor Star, 20th March. Padi Junk Sunk. A big junk belonging to Towkay Chug Cheng Kian was a few days ago sunk nwr the mouth of the Merbok river. Itwu loaded with a full cargo of padi—about 16 koyans. The padi belonged to Towkay
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  • Page 336 Advertisements
    • 33 336 Chamberlain’s Cough The many remarkable cures of col grip effected by this preparation ba it famous over a large part of the world. It can always be Jepen The George Town Dbp Agents.
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  • 764 337 Sin ff P dee<h presented for I. n’»»» ber 7 9a acainst 2 925 in >u 1906. The nu,nber 19 07,nd 3,310 > was 2i983i a 9 g9inst .nd 3.260 in
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  • 217 337 European Princes of the Blood to Attend. The Peking correspondent of the Tientsin Times says:— The first of May of the Western calendar has positively been decided upon by the astronomers for the removal from the Forbidden City, of the coffin of His Majesty the
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  • 426 337 Our Own Correspondent») Tongkah, 20tb March. Leopards. At a small fishing village, named Koh Chang, about 3 miles distant from Tongkah I own, a family of leopards was seen about a couple of weeks ago, by some fishermen. The beasts swam towards the beach alongside of the village.
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  • 29 337 (Echo Special.) Six Dead: Eight Wounded. Kuala Lumpur, 23rd Mar.—A Malay went amok at Tranuin in Pahang, killed five people, and wounded eight. He was shot.
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  • 29 337 (Supplied by Reuter.) In Austria. London, 23rd Mar. —The Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria-Hungary las received in audience H. E- Tang Shao-yi, China’s travelling commissioner.
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  • 22 337 (Supplied by Reuter.) Unaffected by Annual Exchange. London, 23rd Mar. —Mr. O’Brien retains bis post as Ambassador to Japan.
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    • 99 337 A Sprained Ankle. As a rule a man will feel well satisfied it be can hobble around on crutches in two or three weeks after spraining his ankle, and if is two or three months before he is fully recovered. This is an unnecessary loss of time, for in many
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  • 361 338 (Supplied by Reuter.) Colonial ©flora of Dreadnoughts. London, 23 d Match.—Naval questions still occupy the Press almost exclusively. Reuter’s correspondent at Wellington, New Zealand, reports that the Dominion Government has offered immediately to defray the cost of one Dreadnought and of another if necessary. At Melbourne the Mayor,
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  • 50 338 (Supplied by Reuter.) Not Doing Anything Wrong. London, 23rd Mar.—Mr. T. McKinnon Wood replying, as Foreign Office Ucdrr Secretary, to a question in the House of Commons, said he hid no re soa to belie’e that Japiii was assuming or attempting to assume territorial jurisdiction in Manchuria
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  • 89 338 (Supplied by Reuter.) The French Premier’s Advice. London, 22ml March.—M. Clemenceau, the French Premier, replying to a deputation of the strikers appealed to them to resume work after which he would consider their grievance”. His attitude was m >st conciliatory. It h thought that if the sinkers
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  • 142 338 (Supplied 67 Renter.) Tea Duty Impracticable. London, 220 d March —At a Conference on the tariff between President Taft. Mr Knox, Mr. McVeagh. the S-cietary to the Treasury, and Mr. Aldrich, Chairman of the Senate Committee of Finance Mr. Aldrich argued that the tea duty was
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  • 872 338 Early last year there was published an entertaining, although technical and difficult,” book by Professor Thomson on “Heredity.” Professor Thomson was almost vehement in defence of the theory of that learned colleague of his who experiments with sweetpeas and other flowers. His name escapes us for the moment,
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  • 4648 339 i,r Braddell) Foo Choo Choou. opening ad in a 3 to whether the plaintiffs keM'»^ 0 1 h.,ld an exclusive licence in «uW plearing of the jungle. ConN*P“ t se for the defendant said that his client bad to make nnder tho agree p that relson "•1710 top»
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  • 549 341 On lhe 19 h inst., we urged upon Government, io a leading article under the cip i>n of Magisterial Dearth,” tbe immediate necessity for appointing a whole time Magistrate for the local Third Magistrate’s Court. Yesterday afternoon, the hardship ciused to under-trial piisoners from the pieseut defective arrangement
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  • 213 341 An F. M S R. engine broke down on -lon. lay morning beiween Sipuieh and ronob, and. says tbe T. O M .traffic was seriously mten upted.” This however, was not so bad as a landslip on the Ipob Penang line, about which our contemporary says on
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  • 330 341 A baker’s dozen turned up on the rifle range on Sunday, where no less than five distances were fired at and some first rate work put in. Conspicuous amongst the scores were H. Doel’s 96, and E Spinks 92. The following are the six beat
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  • PUBLIC OPINION.
    • 428 342 To IDE EI4IOR OF DIE .SIR4IT9 ECHO. Sir, Y Mir contributor on this Bitl-j 't spemj more angrv than reisnmih’e S fai as know anything of Chin Choay m images, 1 think I am right in saving tbit there are n > fixed and strict laws or
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    • 210 342 Io thk Editor op hie sii-aits Echo. Dear Sir, it is proposed to celebrato Victoria Diy, May 24 h, bv giving an entertainni'-n' to tiie boys and girls attending all the English Schools in Pining. It is estimated that there will be about 3, 00 in all
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  • 656 342 (Supplied by Deu er.) Old Women’* Agitation. London, 23 d March.—The House of Commons without a division has votedin favour of a more < ff ctive N»vy. The Prime Minister denounced the Press agitation as absurd, mischievous, and unpatriotic He said the old women of both sexes
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  • 23 342 (Supplied by Reuter.) Postal Business Resuming Normal, London, 24’h March.—The strikeof Parii postal and telegraph fficials is at an end.
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  • 42 342 (Supplied ly Reuter.) American Nimrod Starts for Jungle. London. 24 h Ma»ch.—Whea<Mr Room. velt embarked at New York, to begin bit two vears’ expedition against the big game of Africa, immense crowds cheered him and bauds played farewell tunes.
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  • 256 342 (Supplied by Reuter.) Asiatic Waters Reserved for Eagle Flag. London, 24th March —St. Petersburg reports that at the conference mpe ingitwai announced that the Ministry of Commerce had decided in favour of the abolrion of the coastal steamer traffic in 'be Far E'Bt under foieign 11 gs
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  • 1059 343 the 26th an assP mbly that St"*. P Soho (let’no ril’' lld P erBon C 7 n mankind an opporffb’<t bo.) g. lf s greatest tnoity to J retrl t 'l’ He errors. Mr. D. F. initials we are in no VIDCe ’„Xible introduced a Bill
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  • 4036 343 IN CIVIL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION. (Before Mr Justice Braddell Ong Jin, Ong Moi and Law Moi vs. Foo Choo Choon. The examination in chief of Shum Hin Chun, one of the witnesses for the defence, occupied the whole afternoon yesterday. He said: When Ong Moi asked me for money
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  • 49 345 We hear that Master Khoo Heng K> k of th« Penang Free School has won the Queen’s Scholarship which was held last December. Master Khoo Heng Kok is a son of Mr. Khoo Ghee Eng, and a giaudson of the late Mr. Khoo Cbeow Siow.
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  • 116 345 von Giiesheim-Jlolochades. A very inteiesiing wedding to k place this afternoon from Bellevue Tbe happy people are Bai on von Griesheim, a planter, and Miss Sophica Molocbaces, who arrived by tbe Mail boat from Home. Herr von Buelow, a relative of the German Chancellor, was groomsman, and the Baroness
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  • 388 345 A point of law respecting tbe disposal of property, recovered from a person charged with dishonestly receiving stolen property, after the charge against him bad been withdrawn, was argued yesterday before Mr. Brown, the Second Magistrate. Some days ago, a Chinaman was charged with dishonestly receiving
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  • 249 346 (From a. S,erid Correspondent) Taiping 24 M neb. The weather was rather uukind to the ladies this af’ernoon as, shortly atter th*shooting for Mrs. Barnards spoon commenced at the 150 yards range, rain started to fall steadily and eventually put a stop to the shooting. Mrs.
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  • 231 346 Billiard Tournament (Play 250 up). The Handicap. No. Names. Points. 1 Dr. Q S Keat Scratch. 2 Mr. Chua Kee Ee 39 3 Khoo Chin 800 30 4 Lm Sun 55 5 Yeap Tee Kuan T 75 6 Cheah Cheng Jee 75 7 Q iah Cheow Kay
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  • 164 346 Later Details. (From a Special Co respondent.) Raub, 2 2nd M irch. One of our occasional correspondents s-uids the following details of the bad case of amok report'd in the Straits Echo telegraphic news] Ihe mau who ran amok was a Kedah Malay named Java. His weapon
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  • 419 346 Mr. Chia Cheng Kang, the young Chinese swimmer, made his appearance at Johnston s Pier at 9a in yesterday [21 st inst.] to swim to Tanjong K itong, but unfortunately the Tanjong Katong swimming party’s boat did not arrive as arranged, and several members who had
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  • 92 346 In the House of Commons on tk lust. iu reply to M r 8m Mk Seeley said: The Secretary o f sponsible for tbe ad ministration of th? 0* Colonia, and loans cannot be h 1 Crown Arents on behalf of a Colon» hi, at th
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  • 420 346 A German Grumble. J he Deutsche Erpoi t Revue complains that German commercial inteiests are oeriou»]. injured by the new agreement between Great Britain and Siam, under which 15,00 t-quare miles of Siamese territory have passed into British possession. It eave We are probably right in assuming that
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  • 374 347 inDreciatio» by I' ocal B r W no of the sitting of A‘ KuUa Lurapur on 22ud 9*P' e u Poaprs&aid: ID,t Mr *u if f the members of our Bn “Oo behalf o friend, Mr and in the ab T° °ber I desire to say
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  • 154 347 Committee Appointed. «l b B9Cretary of State forthe Colonies, o. < occurrence of the Secretary of or India, has nominated a Committee emiffn? 1 a r ,be B eDfira l question of '?> m h"*' ll to the Crown Coloni. hii»n imnC 9 artlcu ar Colonies in which
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  • 33 347 (Echo Special.) For Foreign Boni China Boys. Singapore, 25th March.—The Peking Government announces that Chinese pirents residing in foreign countries may send their sons to China to be educated free.
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  • 31 347 (Echo Special.) Regent Favours Gold Standard. Singapore, 25rh Mar.—News reaches here that the Prince Regent has authorised the publication of his approval of a gold standard for China currency.
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  • 28 347 (Supplied by Reuter.) Dark Bines Shaping Well. London, 24 b Match,—Oxtord rowed the full course in 18 min. 21 sec, which is a record.
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  • 40 347 (Supplied by Reuter.) China’s Proposal. London, 25th March.—The Times correspondent at Peking states that China has formally proposed to Japan to submit to the Hague Tribunal the d fferences between China and Japan with regard to Manchuria.
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  • 164 347 (Supplied by Reuter.) New Zealand’s Offer Accepted. London, 25th March.—ln the House of Commons the Prime Minister read out the text of a telegram to be sent by Earl Crewe <o Lord Plunket, the Governor of New Z "aland, which gratefully accepted the Dominion’s < ff-*r of one or
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  • 252 347 (Supplied by Heut.r.) All Well. London. 24th March.—Lieutenant E. H. Shackleton’* Antarctic Expedition Mt New Zealand on January 1,1908,and returned all well. He cables to the Daily Mail that he turueil back >n September 1908 having reached Lit. 88 23. Long. 162 E.st, which ’8 1 1
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  • 105 347 (Supplied by Reuter Strikers Gained Their Point. London, 25ib March —The Government practically capitulated to the postal and telegraphic strikers of Paris The Marquis of Linlithgow left Penang for Hongkong by the Devanha yesterday. The master of s s. Thongwa, which arrived in port this morning from
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    • 68 347 Croup. The first symptom of this disease is hoarseness. When Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy is given as soon as the child becomes hoarse, the attack can always be averted. Even after the croupy cough has appeared, the attack can be warded off by the prompt use of this remedy. It is
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    • 99 347 A Sprained Ankle. As a rule a man will feel well satisfied it be can hobble around on crutches in two or three weeks after spraining bis ankle, and if is two or three months before he is fully recovered. This is an unnecessary loss of time, for in many
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  • 127 348 I‘inang, 251 H March (Jiy courtesy ot the Charier* 1 i’ < London Demand Bank 3£ 1 months’ sight Ib.i f 3 Credit 1, 3 3 Documentary 2 Calcutta, Demand Bar i: It 174 3 days’ sight Priva» 4 176 Bombay, Dema tk Bank 1,4 Mouhnein, Demand Ban* >73
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  • 187 348 Gold Leaf «64.60 B. Kepi er( W.Court 31b5.5 oz.) no slock Whits Pepper «16 45 buyers Trang Pepper 12 40 seders Cl jvhB 3* buyers Mice 73. sales Mace Picking 63.-- buyfrs Nutmegs 110 s 18.75 sales r No 1 6.65 sales Sugar < 2 no stock Basket 3.65
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    • 16 348 “SLEDGE BRAND” MILK. Absolutely Pure. Every single tin guarantee! good. Obtainable from all the Retail Stores.
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