The Straits Echo (Mail Edition), 11 June 1909

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  • 21 1 THE STRAITS ECHO, MAIL EDITION. Iff Per Annum. Single Copy 40 cents. Vol. 7. Penang, Friday, 11th June, 190«. No. 23.
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    • 145 2 THE I I STRAITS ECHO 1 MAIL EDITION. > J Published the day prior to the departure of each mailt 1 for Europe, and contains the latest local and States» news originally published in the daily issues, as well as I J all important news from various parts of the
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  • 954 619 The death of Mr. William Henry McLeod Read, c.m.g., at London on jfcv 10th, revives interest in much Straits history, and points the moral tbit the un-official may figure as honorably in the archives of state as any officer directly appointed by Government. Mr. Read happened to
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  • 501 619 (From Our Own Correspondent Taiping, Wednesday. Th? ladies of this as-ociation shot for the Walker Trophy for June and for Mrs. Birch s spoon this aftf-iuo>»n. The weather was peifect but a tricky wind from the left prevailed at the IHU yards iange and puzzhd not a few of
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  • 4088 620 THE ASSIZES. (Before Mr. Justice Braddell j Alleged Forgery. SEVKr.E LOSS-EXAMINATION OF THE Complainant. The case against Joseph Smith and a Malay named Ismail who are charged, the first with usin;' a fo'ge I document and th; secon 1 with ab tting in the commissi i o’, the
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  • 666 622 M- 11. C. VS P. F- s. A large numbei <>t t-peciaiurs journeyed do vu to Paugkor R >i<l last Wednesday afternoon to witness the league match between the Mthomedau Recreation Club and the Penang Free School. We do not think that the score of one to nil
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  • 1094 622 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, June 2nd. Mining in Malaya. In t ho course of the past week I have met some of our leading miners and have made it my business to obtain their opinions as to the present outlook for mining in Malaya and the Kinta
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  • 10 623 Special.) at a quarter to wo thii>®> roin s-
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  • 43 623 [Echo Special.) I Shooting and Stabbing. •'ltwb, 3rd June.—Four Malay cattle dealers were attacked by robbers jus .ui<lc Inoli. They were shot at and hacked with parangs. The robbers stole 51,200 in cash. The police have airested one man.
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  • 52 623 (Echo Special.) Majority Report. Singapore, 3rd June. —The London Shipping Rings Commission’s majority report mainly recommends shippers and merchants to form an Association, to be officially recognized and registered by the Board ot Trade, in order to check Conference abuses by showing a united front in all cases
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  • 108 623 (Supplied bp Reuter.) Kaiser Annoyed. London, June 2.—lt appears that Berlin wit hoaxed in connection with the expected arrival of ’he Zeppelin airship there. The Kaiser telegraphed to Count Zeppelin ha disappointment at its non arrival, a 8 he had paraded the troops to '■cine it. Conn’ Z'ppelin
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  • 57 623 (Supplied by Reuter.) Mysterious Conference, tbl'&lr m"- -011 tbe of 10 the Fi J k Majesty is to meet the Tsar L J 181 Arclnpelago ou the 17th Mitic‘.l Wl ll aoconi pany the Tsar, io, vliic'o lnCo 15 /‘Cached to the meetP<:.r.burq, entlrel unexpected at St.
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  • 40 623 (Suppled by Reuter.) Issue at M »t’. rail»,, J UM Tbe Kunsian Governper'c l 1 n i at at four a ja ninety. has been lss ued in Lon- '‘«.a.i W B’ij o»er“ubs7nb^ RUB iun UaU haS
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  • 209 623 (Supplied by Reuter “Tinies” Vacillates Between ProChinese Correspondent at Peking and Pro-Japanese Correspondent at Tokyo. London, June 3 —lbe Times correspondent at Tokyo has received an explanation of the Japanese refusal to refer the Fakumen railway dispute to the Hague, which prompted the conviction that the stage
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  • 20 623 (Supplied by Reuter Deakin’s Coalition Cabinet. London, 3rd June.—Mr. Deakin has formed a coalition Cabinet against the Labourites.
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  • 55 623 (Supplied by Reuter.) Hooray! Or What You Please. London, 3rd June.—The Holbein picture (mentioned on the 2nd and 6th ult. as offered for sale to the nation by a firm of art dealers) is saved. One individual at the last moment contributed the <£44,000 still icquired by
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  • 118 623 (Supplied by Reuter.) None But Verbal Amendments. London, 3rd June.—Reuter’s Agency is informed that the Government has resolved to pass the Act sanctioning the South African Union Convention before Parliament is prorogued. It will make no amendment except in the way of technical phraseology. Mr. Botha, during
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  • 25 623 (Supplied by Reuter Loan for Armaments. London, 4th June—Sarvia has arranged with French fimncieis for the loan of <£6.000,000 chiefly for railways and armaments.
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  • 28 623 (Supplied by Reuter.) Motor Car Tour Abandoned. London, 4th June.—The Lancet stales that illness has compelled Queen Margherita to abandon her proposed motorcar tour through Japan.
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  • 38 623 (Supplied by Reuter.) Impending Visit to England. London, 4th June.—Prince and Princess Nashimoto’s visit to England will be private, but it is expected that Their Majesties King Edward and Queen Alexandra will receive the distinguished visitors.
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  • 25 623 (Supplied by Reuter.) Sand h n rst-Wodehou se. London, 4th June.—A marriage has been arranged between Lord Sandhurst and the Hon. Armine Wodehouse.
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  • 37 623 (Supplied by Reuter.) New Governor. London, 4th June. —Major-General Hu ry Baron, c.v.0., who was in command of the Ri val Artillery at Malta, has been appointed Governor of Tasmania in succession to Sir Gerald Strickland.
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  • 60 623 (Supplied by Reuter.) Praise from Sir lan Hamilton. London, 2nd June—L’eut.General Sir lan Hamilton in criticising the Yeomanry Whitsuntide operations at Salisbury Plain stated that they were modelled on the battle of Yalu and added that the aptitude of the men was surprising. He was more than ever
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  • 36 623 Obituary. (Supplied by Reuter.) Mr. P. A. M’Hugh. London, 2nd June.—The death is announced, at the age of 51, of Mr. Patrick Aloysius M’Hugh, M.P. for North Sligo since 1906 and editor of the Sligo Champion.
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  • 830 624 They say there is no rule without its exception, but rules are perhaps not ineluded in that. Cases constantly crop up in which some provision for exceptional circumstances would seem desirable. At Home the Old Age Pensions Act, with its disqualification of ad who have received pauper relief,
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  • 60 624 The Hon. Treasurer, Mr. D. W. Gilmour, ncknowledges with thank* the following subscriptions to the forthcoming Agri-Horti-cnltu'al Show t» be held in Penang on 9th, 10th and 11'li Au'iHt this year:— Amount previously acknowledged ...$6,409 65 A C Hardouiu 5 KneGnm Co. 100 ’l’ve Kea Yom 100 Fh> Choo
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  • 193 624 We understand that at a meeting of the Band Committee yesterday it was agreed that Dr. Avetoom be asked to join the Committee in place ot Mr L. E. P. Wolferstan, who is now in Singapore. Moreover, wp learn that the financial position of the Band is very
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  • 1478 624 T HE ASSIZES. hll eged porgor v, 1 he third day’s hearing oftka Joseph Smith and a Malav C4B who are charged, the fi r t forged document and the second kll' ti g the commission of the 1 begun before Justice Braddsli whence Court sat from 10
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  • 464 625 Shipping Interrupted. A severe squall blew over Penang last night, accompanied by a heavy shower of rain, which began about. 8 p m. and continued practically the whole night, through. The rainfall, registered at Fort Cornwal is, was 144 inches. In consequence of the bad weather in
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  • 399 625 An Echo Special yesterday reported a gang robbery near Ipoh. The Ipoh paper received this morning has the following account of the incident: Four Patani Malays were the victims of a daring gang robbery yesterday afternoon at a spot about thiee miles out on the ChemorKuala Kangsar
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  • 214 625 Prominent Chinese Murdered. News was received in Hongkong of the murder in Canton of Low Szi Ki, a prominent Chinese who recently visited America. His stay in America was associated with some unusual incidents for, with two companions, he was arrested on a charge of wrongfully pvsing
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  • 3459 626  -  [All Rights Reserved.] by CHRISTIAN LYS (Author of “The Hepsworth Millions,” etc). The funeral is on Wednesday. Please come, Philip, and forget the past altogether if you can.” So my aunt had ended her letter, and I was so hungry to see the old place again that
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  • 401 627 Appointment of a New President. Petition from Pangkor Muslims. A crowded meeting was held at the Kapitan Kling mosque after the usual congregational prayers on Friday to appoint a President in place of Mr. Ĕ. A. Merican resigned. The following membeis of Committee amongst others were present:—Syed Abdul
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  • 1340 628 Singapore Silly Season. A day or two ago, this piper published an article, taken from the Pall Mall Gazette, on pearl breeding in Singapore. The subject has been very generally discussed locally, and opinions appear to be pretty evenly divided —some declaring emphatically that the reported breeding of
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  • 405 628 Shipping R ing s. S’w/qJied by lleut.r.) Parliamentary been published. The Maj?ri.y lUmfe? in practice that rings are not the evidence does not warrant ParliaZ»'' iry nterferenca. A ‘‘Special” to the Strait, Tine, a..-.. June 3. gives ampler information: The Royal Commission on Shipping- Ri,„ has issued its report. 6
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  • 47 628 (Supplied by Renter.) Admiral Uriu Entertained. Loudon. stb June.-Tbe Metros Club at Washington entertained A the Mikado, referred to the w friendship felt in America or n and the people of Japan whi betwe en the every way the official attitude betwee two countries.
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  • 156 629 (SuppM by R eu er > F»r-Reaching Results. > June—R eu,er s correspondLo "st’ said that there >s a eDt 8t conviction that the meeting of the erOWIDg aD d the Tsar will have far-reaching Rational consequences The Programme. sth June.—Prince von Buelow, Premier, Herr von
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  • 50 629 (Supplied by Reuter.) Country Flooded. London, sth June.—The great Willebroeck canal in Belgium has burst, flooding the country for miles. Vessels in the canal were stranded, several of them breaking their backs in consequence. Thousands are rendered idle as well as the factories on the canal side.
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  • 42 629 (Supplied by Reuter.) French Senate Opposes the Bill. London, 4th June.—The Committee of the French Senate opposes the Bill allowing silkworm growers 60 centimes per kiloi r ’S of raw Bilk for 20 y oars from Ma y 1909.
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  • 79 629 (Supplied by Reuter.) I Airship# as Naval Scouts. > J n0 ‘'Several Luke E. «deU|™E' S &cr *a>y of War, ban to tbfiV Par tlOn anB f° r a rB hip B He proposes t 10 coaBt defence as scouts. B Xl r S^ tioUBevery2oo »t Philadelphia.
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  • 30 629 (Supplied by Reuter.) k A Million J une a will have to bterl,ng in jccouut of ke paid, according iw? Ute Udon fin P Oyees of the estate
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  • 1017 629 A Frenchman recently out from London assures us that we have no adequate conception of the intensity of anti-German feeling now pervading England. Reuter’s report to-day of Lord Rosebery’s remarks to the Colonial journalists, assembled, as everybody knows, as an advertisement of Harmsworthy energy and enterprise, indicates
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  • 621 630 THE ASSIZES. (Before Mr. Justice Braddell Alleged Forgery. Mr Langham-Carter in the Box. When the fourth day’s hearing of the eve igainst Joseph Smith and Ismail was begun m the Supreme Court at 10-30 this morning, Mr. Langham-Carter, called into the witness-box, and examined by the SolicitorGeneral, said
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  • 186 630 A Provisional Charge. Aisha, an Arab woman, was to-day provisionally charged with voluntarily causing grievous hurt to Nem Bee, a Malay woman. The fjets of the case are said to ba as under:— Nem Bee lived in a house, No. 308 A, in a off Perak
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  • 349 630 Back to Penang. The Echo has been informed privately that Lim Ghee Saing. ex-bank-clerk, arrested at Hongkong on a charge of defrauding the Penang branch of the H. 8. Bank, left the northern port on Saturday, on his way to Penang in custody. No Tongkali cattle may
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  • 626 630 1 C. C. vs. B. B. C. Batting on a wet wicket in Tournament match against R n »t. Cri4 Saturday afternoon, the P c total of 117 before being patched their opponents for 96 heir position at the head of the 1 lutely secure. The match w
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  • 198 631 Io giving the infant Dutch princess Juliana as her first name the memory of a splendid woman is perpetuated. Juliana, Countess of Stolberg, was the mother of William the Silent and his four brothers, who put their religion and their country before everything else, and made great sacrifices
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  • 145 631 As announced in the Echo of Saturday last the Penang Volunteers b >’d their Field Day, at 7.30 a.m. yesterday—the fall in was at the corner of Scotland an 1 York Roads. The following contingents took part, viz, one hundred and twenty men of the Malay
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  • 385 631 Yesterday morning’s run was much enjoyed by the riders who turned out to it, the weather being pleasant and the course good, lhe Dato Kramat Garden was the advertised place of meeting and 7 a.m. the hour. A few minutes after the appointed time a rather small
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  • 543 631 —Perak Pioneer. During the c >u»so <<f the recent discussion as to the correctness or otherwise of the attitude of the British Government towards Kedah, in connection with the conclusion of the Anglo Siamese Trea’y, considerable attention was drawn to the actual status of the
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    • 71 631 Colic and Diarrhoea Cured, After an hour’s suffering from cramp colic or diarrhcea, the beet remedy obtainable can not give relief too quickly. Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy is the best medicine in use for these ills. It always gives prompt relief even in the most severe and dangerous
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  • 565 632 Bride Bordered by Maddened Husband. The Ipoh paper reports News of a terrible tragedy at Tronoh reaches us to-day, the parties concerned being a young Kling girl, aged fifteen, who if now dead at the h<nds of her busband, a Kling coolie, and his brother, who has
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  • 32 632 (Echo Special.) Ex-Prospector Arrested. Ipoh, 7th June. —Mr. T. C. Brown, an ex-prospector, was arrested yesterday on a charge of impersonating a public servant and thereby extorting money.
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  • 60 632 (Supplied by Reuter.) Proposed Visit to Cowes. London, 6th June. —A telegram from Paris states that according to an official statement the Tsar will return President Fallieres’ visit to Reval and will arrive at Cherbourg on the 31st July. He will stay for two days and will thenjproceed
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  • 31 632 (Supplied by Reuter.) Simple Christening Ceremony. London, 6th June.—Princess Juliana has been christened at the Hague, in the presence of her parents and relatives. It was a simple ceremony.
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  • 62 632 (Supplied by Reuter.) From the “Observer.” London, 7th June.—Armaments have been begun for four contingent Dreadnoughts which are to mark as great an advance beyond the present Dreadnoughts as the latter did over their predecessors. Canada is spending five millions on the nucleus of her fleet, which is
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  • 19 632 (Supplied by Reuter.) Still Progressing. London, 7th June.—The Capetown Council has adopted the Act of Union.
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  • 39 632 (Supplied by Reuter.) A Non-Party Protest. London, 7th June.—Lord Rothschild has promised to preside on the 23rd inst. at a non partisan meeting to protest against details of the Budget. City interests are to be influentially represented.
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  • 38 632 (Supplied by Reuter.) Welcomed by the King. London, 7th June.—Prince and Princess Nashimoto were welcomed on arrival at Victoria station by representatives of the King, of the Japanese Embassy, and by prominent Japanese residents.
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  • 412 632 (Supplied Reul(r xtraordinary Jingoism. London, 7th June—Tha Conference has opened. Lord IL? k Pre proposing the guests at the quet, referred to the subject of* r defence He described the Resect in Europe as ominous and imn,J 1 on With an absolute absence of such as ordinarily
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  • 1105 633 n our yesterday’s referFollow» 5 I of the Imperial etCe nferenee, at which Lord RosePreS3 ndered to the music-hall patriots WP 1 like “We Shall go on Elding as long as we 5® Shilling to spend or a man to put /them ”we wish to note three or
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  • 1841 633 Half-yearly General Meeting. Ihe Half-yearly General Meeting of the Penang J urt Club, wis held in the Chamber of Commerce, at 4.30 pm. yesterday. J'he attendance was fairly good, and the Chair was occupied by Mr. J. F Wreford, the President. The Secretary, Mr. RP. Phillipa, read
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  • 3997 634 THE ASSIZES. I Be/bra Mr. BraddtU; I Alleged Forgery, Fourth Day’s Pboc Mdiso In the Supreme Court Justice Braddell resumed the bS’’ M case against Joseph Smith and I»m i tl are charged, the first defendant S* a forged document and the J™?'"' abetting the offence °Dd with
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  • 84 636 Not Guilty. After Che, the wife had given her evidence b com PUiuiat, resumed after the luncheon mte r ,ahL’ U the Foreman of the inrv 1 to dar, Lordship that they had akivedTV 0 B and did not wish to bear the defeoa His Lordship remarked that h.tk
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  • 35 636 (Supplied by Reuter.) At Kiel. London 7th June-Rsuter’s corr S!pMj eat at St. Petersburg states that tbe Tear will pay a return visit to the Kaiser the second meeting taking place at Kiel.
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  • 60 636 (Supplied by Reuter.) Honoured. London; 7th June—The Prince and Princess of Wales called on the Nashimotw yesterday. It, is expected that the King will receive them to «lay. Lunch at Buckingham Palace. London, Bth June.-—Ambassador Kato and the Nashimotos lunched with their Majesties and the Royal Family
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  • 42 636 (Supplied by Reuter.) Or Other Type. London, 7th June. —Reuter’s Melbourne i epresentative reports that the ipw Commonwealth Government, Ins cabled to the Imperial Government offering nDreidnow/M or such corresponding addition to the Nan as the Imperial Government may approve.
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  • 57 636 (Supplied by Reuter,) Transportation to Siberia. London, 7th June.-The Rusaian Courtot Appeal has commuted the sentence pMiej on M- Lopukhin to one of transportation a settlement of Siberia. [On May 14th, Reuter wired:— Lopukhin has been sentenced to ve penal servitude. The Russian Libera pF describe the conduct
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  • 46 636 (Supplied by Reuter.) Railway Question Settled- London, 7th June.—Reuter s ent at Constantinople states 1 Oriental tions between the Porte and the u Railway has been satisfacton y 6 compromise of 42,000,000 ra p Bulgaria and equally divided between Porte and the Company.
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  • 27 637 (Supplied by Reuter g^June-The number of arrests in connection with the note m farmaoe 445 Moslems aud h. A dsna province are 117 non-M” tlem tf
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  • 45 637 (Supplied by Reuter.) Terms Agreed. Tendon Bth June.-Kenter’s correspond. Pnkine says the five-per-eent. railXUn on May 16th) as signed. The issue price is 9o It is hL in 25 vears, but may be redeemed hon'the tenth to the seventeenth mrat two-and-a-half premium.
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  • 31 637 (Supplied by Reuter.) At the F. 0. London, Bth June.-The Imperial Press Conference assembled at the Foreign Office yesterday morning (a large attendance). Earl Crewe presided and spoke.
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  • 32 637 (Supplied by Reuter.) Specific Duties on Cotton. London, Bth June.—The United States Senate has passed the clauses of the cotton schedule, substituting specific for ad valorem duties on cotton cloth.
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  • 672 637 There is an aspect of women’s work which may be regarded, without considering their claims to the suffrage. A certain personage attended a meeting of anti-suffragette women, and was so struck by the ability shown by them, that he was forthwith converted to the news they opposed So also,
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  • 122 637 H. E. Tang Shao-yi was a through passenger to China by the 88. Yorck, which arrived in port this morning. Accompanied by Mr. Leong Fee and three members of bis suite he paid a visit to the Aier Etam Temple this afternoon. The Times has a heading,
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  • 50 637 P. C. C. Bowls Tournament. Ihe following handicaps were plaved off yesterday; Single Handicap: Dr. Rose (—1) beat H. Starr (+2) by 21—17; F. Dmiel 1) beat G. Wright-Motion (+6) by 21—20. Championship: F. B. Ivens beat W. Daniel by 21—18; W. Houston beat J. R. Brown by 21 —l2.
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  • 41 637 Mr. D W. Gilmour, as Honorary Treasurer, acknowledges with thanks the following subscriptions to the forthcoming AgriHorticultural Show Amount previously acknowledged $6,644.65 Eastern Shipping Co, Ltd... 100.00 Municipal Commissioners 1,0000') M C. Rowter 500 L H. Clayton 20 CO $7,769.65
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  • 394 637 Yzel man—Karl. At St. George’s Church yesterday afternoon, Mr. Victor Ernest Yzelman of the Post Office, Singapore, was married to Miss Alice Gertrude Karl, the Rev. H. C. Henham, m.a., officiating at the ceremony. Mr. E. 8. Kitto, of the Post Office, was groomsman, while the bride was
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  • 1163 638 Anelo-Chinese School vs. Penang Wanderers Club. The Anglo-Chinese School and the Penang Wanderers met in their second League fixture on the Esplanade yesterday afternoon before a large crowd of spectators. The game was keenly contested throughout and resulted in a victory for the Anglos by one goal to
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  • 1543 638 THE ASSIZES. Wore Mr. Juetie, Braddy Alleged Forgery, Not Guilty Witbom calling upon the defenc» th. yesterday afternoon returned 5 not guilty against Joseph Smith andh'‘l who were charged, the first with u forged document and the second with T.' ting the offence. The exhibits in th. taken
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  • 298 639 To-day Mr. Yeoh Guan Seok, of the firm of Messrs. Logan and Ross, raised a point of law concerning nolle prosequi, before Mr. Brown. In a case of theft, DetectiveInspector Sheedy mentioned to the Court that the Solicitor-General had instructed him not to proceed with the
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  • 184 639 —B. F. P. A final mee'ing was held in the Chamber of C iminerce and Exchange, Singapore, on Friday to receive the report of the liquidator, Mr. A A. Gunn. The notice calling the meeting was read, and Mr. Gunn gave a short account of the liquidation.
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  • 235 639 Straits Merchants Interested. The acting Governor of the Yunkwei Provinces, says the Peking Daily News, has issued an edict to tbe following effect; Now that the opium evil must be done away with at all cost, I have in accordance with Imperial instructions strictly prohibited the
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  • 210 639 The amended Truck Act in Selangor as recently passed by tbe State Council forbids estate managers supplying their coolies with rice on any commercial basis. F. M. S. miners disapprove of the Truck Act. Everybody knows its intention, to prevent employers from improperly reducing wages by charging
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  • 586 640 Two Sample Games. The Echo does not entertain the project of a regular chess column, but it will always publish, when space permits, contributions from local chess players. Beginner,” for instance, sends in the following If the Echo cannot help me, will some member of the
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  • 37 640 {Echo Special.) At Ipoh. Ipoh, June 9. —Seven gang robbers raided a house on the Gopeng Road, about two miles out of Ipoh. They got $l5O and some jewellery. No arrests are reported yet.
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  • 38 640 (Supplied by Reuter.) Some County Results. London, 9th June. —Notts, beat Glouceslnrshire by two wickets. Lancashire beat Waiwickshire by an inningsand 122 runs. Middles x beat Worcester by seven wickets. The Australians beat Hampshire by six wickets.
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  • 47 640 (Supplied by Reuter.) 4125,000,000 in Ten Years. Loudon, 9tb June. —It is understood that the French Navy Council has decided on its programme, fixing the number of effective battleships at 45, involving an expenditure of 125 million sterling, to be spread over a decade.
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  • 27 640 (Supplied by Reuter.) At International Show. London, 9th June.—A French horse has won the challenge cup at the International Horse Show at Olympia.
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  • 58 640 (Supplied by Renier Austen’s DelianceLondon, Bth June. Mr. Austen Chamberlain, speaking in the House of Commons, said that if the Budget were offered as the final triumph of Free Trade and the death blow to Protection, the Opposition accepted the challenge and was ready to go
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  • 34 640 (Supplied by Reuter.) Diplomatic Garden Party. London, 9th Juue.—The Japan Society gave a garden party in honour of the Nashimotos. Several diplomatic service men, Mr. McKenna, and many prominent people attended.
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  • 36 640 (-Supp/ierj by Reuter.) An Admiralty Monopoly; L >ndou, 9ih June.— The poses to take over all th. P">Srapby si aliens on British coX establish others at strata 40(1 keeping all open for private use. bot
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  • 263 640 (Supplied by Reuter.) Accepted. London, 9th June.-The Imperial 0 0 ,e„. ment has accepted the Australian Commo,, wealth s offer of a Dreadnought, with suitable expressions of gratitude. Nobody tendered to supply drinks at Kuala Lumpur Town Hall during entertainments. The Sanitary Board promised to revive the
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  • 801 641 C. R. C. vs. St. Xavier’s. Although they were beaten by four goals to one in the League match with the C.R.C yesterday afternoon, the St. Xavier’s team have no reason to be discouraged. They put. up a great fight against the Crescents .and were decidedly unlucky in
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  • 362 642 At the Legislative Council to-morrow the following questions will be asked by the Hon. E- C. Ellis "Will the Government give details showing for the years 19J7 and 1908 respectively (a) What quantity of cod was purchased for the Singapore and Kranji Railway (b) Where the coal
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  • 655 642 [D S Suit. 1907 No. 582. in the Supremo Court of the Straits Settlements, Settlement, of Penang. Between Ong Jin, Ong Moi and Low Moi, Plaintiffs, and Foo Choo Choon, Defendant. 3rd May, l>o9. This action coming on for trial on the 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 15th, 16th, 17th,
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  • 635 642 Q„ Onn Cmetpfjniai] I Tai P'»g. Bth I Enteric. I I pto date there have been tßen L I cases ot enteric in Hospital b„i r I the disease is of a milder Z' I which prevailed last ve ar The T n I have been ordered tobe
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  • 326 643 in their report for the year The <h rec in e the company was form 19O8.»' 4le tha k ll of an opporturftbe-! tw nc <. a further block of lam. «'r 0 uadron Estate, consisting of acres, formerly known as Hollmg_ boU 7^. e o f
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  • 273 643 Two new ißailway anpointments have lately been created, viz., District Locomotive Superintendents of the Southern and Northern States. Mr. A Ferdinands of Kuala Lumpur has bean appointed to the former, iod Mr. J. W. Wilson to the latter. Mr. Wilson’s headquarters will be Ipoh Mr. Gibbs, son of
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  • 640 643 Judge’s Remarks on Sarkies Johannes Case. The Sb aits Times of Bth inst. reports:— The bankruptcy of Sarkies Johannes and Co was alluded to in the Supreme Court this morning, when Mr. Justice Sercombe Smith delivered a written judgment on an application made by Mr. Greenfield, repre senting
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  • 49 643 (Echo Special.) European Stopped by Shot. Ipoh, 10th June.—Mr. Curtis was stopped by gang robbers in the Gopeng Road last night, while travelling in a riesha. The robbers fired a shot; but, on seeing that the occupant of the riesha was a European, they bolted.
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  • 51 643 (Supplied by Reuter.) The Next Estimates. London, 9th June.—The Berliner Tage~ blatt learns that the next German Navy Estimates will show a considerable increase for the maintenance of the Reserve Fleet and new proposals for the acceleration of the construction of fast battleships to be made in
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  • 22 643 (Supplied by lieuter.) Arrival in England. London, 9th June.—Sir Claude Macdonald, British Ambassador at Tokio, baa arrived in England.
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  • 47 643 (Supplied by Reuter.) Taft May Exercise his Veto. London, 9th June.—lt is stated at New York that President Taft will veto the Tariff Bill unless Radical changes are made. He is particularly irritated with regard to those clauses relating to the cotton schedules.
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  • 58 643 (Supplied by Reuter.) Enver Bey on the Cretan Question. London, 9th June.—Enver Bey, interviewed at Berlin, said that Turkey would not consent to a financial statement with regard to Crete as did Bosnia. The breaking loose of Crete might mean war for the Turkish troops could march as easily
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  • 25 643 (Supplied by Reuter.) Prince Nashimoto Present at Aidershot. London, 10th June.—Prince Nashimoto who was at Aidershot witnessed the operations in the Long Valley.
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  • 51 643 (Supplied by Reuter.) Great Britain and the Likin Conference. London, 10th June.—A telegram from Washington state* that confirmation has been received in diplomatic circles that Great Britain has finally refused to participate in the International Conference for the increasing of Chinese ad valorem# in return for the abolition of
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  • 33 643 (Supplied by Reuter.) To Join the Home Fleet. London, 10th June. —The Superb, which is the fourth Dreadnought, will be commissioned at Portsmouth and will join the Home Fleet at Spithead.
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  • 533 644 (Supplied by Reuter.) Kaiser’s Intentions Honourable. London, 10th June—Prince von Buelow’s organ contains au article on the subject of the meeting of the Kaiser and the Tsar, and stating incidentally that Germany has no intention of inducing Russia to make any new arrangements incompatible with Russia’s position
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  • 117 644 I’sNANe, 10th Juns (By courtesy oj the Charted t London Demand Bank 23» 4 months’ sight 8a..» jIJL* o 8 Credit o/u 3 Documentary ...2 4JL airutt.a, Demand Bank Rs 174 days’ sight Pr’vwi. |;g Bombay. Demand Bank 174 Mounnein, Demand Bank 173 3 days’ sight Priva,. 773 Madras.
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  • 156 644 Gold Leaf *64.8) B. Pepper(W.Coast 31b5,5 oz.) no stock White Pepper *l7.— sellers Trang Popper 13.50 sales Cloves out of season Mace 73.—buyers Mace Pie'k'"i h 66.50 sales Nutmeg* 110 s 17.25 sales r No 1 6.25 sales Sugar < 2 no stock (Basket 4.10 nominal Tapioca Flour 1.721
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