The Straits Echo (Mail Edition), 10 December 1909

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1 1362 The Straits Echo (Mail Edition)
  • 18 1 MAIL EDITION. 115 Per Annum. Single Copy 40 cents Vol. 7. Penang, Friday, 10th December, 1900. No. 49.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 304 1 I I •/ZZZZZZZZZZ/ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ/’ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ. CONTENTS. I Leaders page. Sports page. History and the Political Crisis 1 348 Penang Turf Club 1 357 s More Class Hatred 1351 Cricket P.C C vs Kaisim’s XL... 1357 Environmental Changes... 1,351 R fle Shooting: PLR C. 1,359 Rubber 1.356 Ipoh Revolver Club 1,366 The Election
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    • 151 2 X. TiS. f f- "*>- y 7- L J 1 the I STRAITS ECHO MAIL EDITION. I 5 k ■> f Published the day prior to the departure of each mail I for Europe, and contains the latest local and States news originally published in the daily issues, as well
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  • 1994 1348 To have a really solid opinion about the present political crisis in England, one must not be a party politician. One must not be a Conservative, or a Radical, or a Socialist. One must be a Sociologist. One must have assimilated more than the dry
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    • 97 1348 4$ J-y is 'U* V f tf p it r j irthe «aUsiltM everybody and Justice a!cn< I.rrl r’.’.tlv (exrn’t > n CRITERION PRESS, Ltd., ‘232, Beach Street, Pnn»t»Q. PRIOR 05f|.T LO< Al W* per u>.iwr OUTSTATIONS EoaO.ze Witr».. MAll. bihtion 'Font Free) iHS aihhuss Pcho —Penang," No. 343 basiaA.h
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  • 1288 4 The hearing of the case brought against Mr Mahomed Ariff for maintenance, was resumed yesterday. The proceedings in the forenoon were held at the residence of the defendant. As on the previous occasion, doctors were present, representing both the complainant and the defendant. The crossexamination of
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  • 686 1349 Cunningham Clark Co. motion in this Bankruptcy was beard before Mr Justice Thornton and disposed of on the Ist inst. The application was that Joseph Hood Connell be adjudicated a binkrUpt as a partner in the firm of Cunningham Clark and Co- Mr. Thorne of Messrs. Adams aD d Allan
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  • PUBLIC OPINION.
  • 388 1349 A notice of Mr. J. O. P. Bland’s new book House Boat Days in China has this paragraph. There is much shrewd common sense in this entertaining book. Mr. Bland has his ideas on Western methods in Chim, and Western aims, and he expresses them freely
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  • 26 1349 {Echo Special.) Leaving for Java. Singapore, 2nd December.—Lord Kitchener has arrived here and is staying at Government House. He leaves to-morrow for Java.
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  • 38 1349 (Echo Special.) Off Aden. Singapore, 2nd December.—Lt. Col. G. W. S. Hawks died on board the Buelow off Aden when he was outward bound to resume command of the 99th Deccans stationed here.
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  • 63 1349 (Echo Special.) November Crops. Kuala Lumpur, 3rd December.—The November crops of the undermentioned are as follows Anglo-Malay 45,565 lbs. Pataling 14,414 London and Asiatic 9,576 Highlandsand Lowlands3l,6Bo (making 295,910 lbs. for the 11 months). Inch Kenneth 11,840 lbs. (against 1,836 lbs. compared with the same month last year and
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  • 58 1349 {Echo Special.) M- S. G. Gunner Shoots his Sergeant. Ipoh, 3rd December.—A Sikh private in the Malay States Guides, Gun Company, at I’aiping shot his Sergeant last night alter roll call, and wounded another man. He then shot himself. It is believed to be an outcome of mi
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  • 50 1349 (Supplied by Reuter.) To Retire from the Naval Command. London, 2nd De -A telegram from 3okio a tat ph that Admiral l ogo will retire from the J ipim mo Naval Command to tecome a member of the Military Council. He will be succeeded by Vice Admiral Jjum.
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  • 41 1349 (Supplied by Reuter £4S,(MM) Set A Bide. London, 3rd December —The Bank of Eng and announce* that a aum of X 45.000 baa been let aaide a* the beginning of a note reserve for the titraiU BettlemenU.
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  • 387 6 (Supplied by Reuter Rosebery Explains. London, 2nd I) -cumber —Lord II isebery. in a letter to the Press, says th it in a spoech in the House of Lords Lord Cutzon bad declated that he (Lord Rosebery) had led an army to the walls of the fortress and
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  • 38 6 (Supliel by Reuter) Return to London. London, 2 id December. —Thu members of heChun se Naval Commission have returned to L'uub n. The ships at Plymouth were yesterday dressed, Chinese ensigns being hoisted beside British
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  • 81 6 (Supplied by Reuter President Zelaya Denounced. London, 2nd December. —The Washington Government has handed the Nicaraguan Charge d’Aff tires his passports with an accompanying letter born the U. S. State Secretary which denounces President Joie’ Santos Zilaya, of Nicaragua, as a disturber of national and intunati »nal
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  • 400 6 AX e have received two separate requests to “reply” to a newspaper prophecy that, in consequence of the enforced absences of the District Officer of Balik Pulau, leaving, we suppose, a Chinese lerani in charge,” one of these days something ghastly will happen in Balik Pulau because
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  • 1176 6 Very arrestive we found some remarks attributed to a Home paper, in which the Radicals were said to have reached that chilly height of impartiality from which England appeared to be always in the wrong,” and said to believe that no Englishman could live in a British Colony
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  • 304 1350 t J!? n a ha PP»ni to In too poor at the o fight all comers for his right in the Courts, a patentee stands verv littlechance of \lr H g P Tbis is t,)P corn plaint >f .r. <J. Lirsen, whose papers seem to e
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  • 403 1350 Saturday Morning, Dec- 4th. The delightful weather, bright and bracing, possibly accounted for an increased number of spectators on the course this morning, and I noticed two new comers in Mr. Noyes and Mr. Moore, both amateur riders. The work done generally was similar to that of previous
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  • 567 1350 Mr. F J Weld in the course of his report on the Malay Art School remarks that "the experiment wig tried of sending some of the products of the school to Singapore for sale,” but that only ten dollars worth was sold out of $283
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  • 600 8 (From Our Own Correspondent Taiping, 3rd December. Ab I apprised you this morning a very tragic event occurred in the M.S G Barracks last night, resulting in the death of a Sergeant, the wounding of a private and in the death of the murderer himself, and as
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  • 912 8 The visit of His Excellency the High Commissioner, of the Federated Malay States, and Governor of the Straits Settlements, to Perak, Kedah and Penang, December and January, 1909-10, is thus itineried Sunday, sth December. His Excellency leaves Singapore in the Sea Mew noon. Monday, 6th December. Sea Mew
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 51 8 No Opium in Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy. There is not a particle of opium or other narcotic in Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy, and never has been sinco it was first offered to the public. It is as safe a medicine for a child as for an adult. The George Town Dispensary, Wholesale
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    • 52 8 Watch for Symptoms of Croup. Do not allow croup to develop. Cham lain’s Cough Remedy will prevent tbe a tack. Watch for the first symptom, w i is usually hoarseness, and give this re freely. It should always be kept m home where there are young children. George Town Dispensary,
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  • 3781 1351  -  [All Rights Reserved.] by HELEN MATHERS. Author of “Cornin’ thro’ the Rye,” etc.). Your comb is loose.” Involuntarily the girl addressed leaned forward for the speaker to adjust it, and the attitude was so natural, so unconscious in its grace, the other responded so instantly in
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  • 26 1352 {Supplied by Reuter.) Resignation. London. 3rd Dec. The Italian (Jabinpt jj a!j resigned owing to the Elec’ion C injuittee being opposed to financial reform.
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  • 321 1352 (Supplied by Reuter.) More About the Premier’s Resolution. London. 3rd December—Mr. A. J. Balfour declared that the Lords had shown a clear and sound sense of the second Chamber’s duty and bad done it, fearlessly. He was confident that the country would support them. Mr. H. H.
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  • 37 1352 (Supplied by Reuter.) From Portsmouth to Dundee. London, 3rd December.—A submarine fbtilla made a non stop run from Portsmouth to Dundee, doing the distance in fifty-six hours, in rough weither and at record speed.
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  • 23 1352 (Supplied by Reuter.) Is It War? London, 3rd December. —Threi American have bsen ordered to proceel to «‘UUgm.
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  • 74 1352 by Reuhr.) Disastrous Gale. London, 4 h Decainis-r—A g- e D > everywhere are dis irgnuised H S° nB ft nment of which arnved frombetulbythe s., t nuhf< > e n “i' ,t;ilUp d on bond owing to ths order prohibiting the m.portahou of cattle from 1 rang.
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  • 1097 1352 According to a letter in the 67rui7s Times by Air. Stanley Arden, F. L. 8 who was at one time the Superintendent of the F.M.S. Experimental Plantations, there is undoubtedly a period of severe depression ahead, and it is equal* ly certain that, as a result, the wild rubber
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  • 246 12 The monthly meeting of the Ministering Children’s League took place last Friday, when 38 children were present, also a number of Associate*. 'The meeting was opened by the Rev. F W Haines The Rev E Lawson gave an instructive address on the Union Jack Miss Ethel McNamee
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  • 124 12 Horses in Training. Horse. Owner. Trainer. Miss Tor J. F. Wreford... Private. Rippon Tor Songster J. Pickenpack, Vera M. Traub Mallow Capt. Macintyre Crieffite G. Stothard Bruce 0. R. L. Magnee Mawley. Princess Juliana t Cartoon Lim Eow Hong. Feetine LimEowThoon Zanibar S. Kassim Bean Garmon Fly
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  • 99 12 The remaining rebearsils wilt take place as under:— Monday, 6tb D*c. at 5-15 p m. Wednesday, Bth I’ec. at 9 15 p.m. Thursday, 9 h Dec. at 5-15 p.m. Saturday, 11th Dec. at 9 15 p mr lhe Dress Rebeirsal will be held ou Monday, 13th D ‘c.,
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  • 542 12 A meeting will be held at the club house of this Society, K»pi*:»u Kling <m Friday, the 17'h December, at 130 pm to consider the ap Hcttion from the Mahomedan Community which states that the Moslem Government servants do not appear at tie mosque for Jumma Prayers on
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  • 527 12 r VS KaBBim ’s XI Griffith Jones WitB top p C C. in the cricket lna cll Or Kassim 8 XI which was nlavsd T' 4 8 planade last Saturday \hern" Ex’-as was a good second with 25 other members of the te«m cot j F, e figures and
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  • 241 1353 8. F. P. ORDINARY MEETING, FRIDAY. DEG. 3. Present Jlis Excellency the Governor, Sir John Anderson. Tbo Hon ble the Col. Sec. Capt. Sir A. Young, the Col. Treasurer, J. o. Authonisz. the Ag. Attorney-General, 11. Allen. the Col. Engineer, F. J. Pigott. W. D. Barnes. T. S.
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  • 296 1353 A Chinese prisoner at Singapore came up to the head of the stairs from the third court lockup, at 2 30 p m., on Thursday and knocked on the closed door. When asked wbat he wanted he replied that the three other prisoners in the lockup
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  • 350 1353 hair attendance. hclco Special.) Various Matters Discussed. Kuala Lumpur, bth Dec.—There was «I fair attendance at the Planters’ meeting which was held at Setemban yesterday. Mr. Cumming presided. Mr. Lake said that as the result of his interview with the Resident General asking for the appointment
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  • 50 1353 (Echo Special.) November Output. Kuala Lumpur, 6th December.—The November output of the undermentioned estates are as follows F. M. S. Rubber Company 2!,ooO lbs., making 132,992 lbs. for the pa«t six months. Kuala Lumpur Rubber Company 39,200 lbs., making a total of 1“O,-JJ7 lbs, for the past five months.
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  • 56 1353 Echo Special. i’wixl Kuala Lumpin' ami Singapore. Singapore, Gth D-'ceinber.—Owing to a landslip between Labis and Bekok, Mr. J. Gallagher, Director of Agriculture, F. M. S., was unable to deliver his lecture at the Johore Hotel yesterday on Plant Sanitation as applied to Prevention, Detection, and
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  • 24 1353 (Echo Special.) Starts on llis Tour. Singapore, 6th December.—H. E. the Governor left for Penang Perak) in the Sea Meo' yesterday.
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  • 44 1353 (Echo Special.) Arrival in Singapore. Singapore, 6th December.—The Siamese Boundary Commissioners have arrived from Bangkok for a meeting with the British Commission under the new treaty with regard to the boundaries of the British Protected States and the Southern Siamese States.
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  • 75 1353 (Supplied by Reuter.) Two Steamers Nnnk. Lin lon, th lb*cfinh"r. The burr ic me which swept over Great Britain did enormous d iniape. The hie of M-m steamer, E leu Vannin, was driven on the bar at the MerseyS.jp sp it and foundered. aud 12 passengers
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  • 46 1353 (Svpf lied by Reuter Acquires Equitable Life Assurance Co. London, 5 h December.—Mr. Pierpont Morgan has acquhed control of the Equitable Life Assurance Company, New York, whose assets are X'J > IHX/ 000. '1 bis is regar«led sa foreshadowing a gigantic combine of banking interests.
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  • 50 1353 (Supplied by Reuter Accused Acquitted. L oidon, 4 h December—The accused persons charged in connection with the Naval Scandal at Kiel have beer, acquitted. 'Nine person* altogether waro charged with defrauding the Imperial shipbuilding yard of some £250,1»), Four high officials and four oivtliauf- were involved.—E&,, S.E.\
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  • 40 1353 Obituary. (Supplied by Reuter.) Princess Waldcmar of Denmark. London. 4 b December —The death ia announced at the wge of 44 of Princess Waldemar of Denmark, who wan the Princess Marie d’ Orleius, eldest daughter of the Due de Chartres.
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  • 517 11359 (Supplied by Reuter.) Campaign Opened. London, 4th December. —The election campaign opened with a Unionist demonstration cff Plymouth where speeches were delivered by Lord Lansdowne and Mr. Austen Chamberlain. The Liberals held a meeting at Preston, where Mr. Winston Churchill opened his tour of Lancashire. Date Fixed.
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  • 593 11359 One of the once suggested that instead of Parish Councils, circuses should be provided by the State for the amusement of the rural masses. Some such cynical aloofness, some such lack of sympathy with the political aspirations of the general public, might easily have deen detected in various
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  • 57 11359 Mr -Lim Cheng Teik wbo candidate nominated for the v acan r. Municipal Board, has bp An 00 Municipal Commissioner for 1 Of three years. When the ballot? opened at 1 p ui. to-day it WM 70 votes had been recorded for leik—fifty more than
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  • 100 11359 Weekly Practice. 6ih Dae-, 1909. tn H 5 r-j «o o 5 C 4 2 Miss Joan Smith *3lO 34 29 63 Mrs. Hamilton 360 30 31 61 Bland 310 28 29 57 Macintyre *3lO 30 27 57 Miss Wemyss *3lO 27 28 55 Smith -22 29 26 55
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  • 296 11359 Previous Owner, Messrs. Tians Lee and Co. Another rubber estate in the Province hw been taken up by a London syndicate, the transfer being signed yesterday. This is the Sin*, pa Rubber E< f ate, situated in Sungei Bak ip, Province Wellesley, having an area of 63?
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  • PUBLIC OPINION.
    • 80 1354 To the Editor of the Straits Echo. Sir. Will Early Bird or Lite Bird ’or any other loquacious avian please define the condition as to what constitutes unsoundnesa in griffin No. 9. I have cfficially examined the animal twice and I have
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  • 194 1354 Haidar, Police Constable No. 20, to-day pleaded not guilty.” before Mr. Humphreys. to the charge of cowardice, in that he failed to arrest a burglar. A Malay woman, Che Yang, living at premsies No. 291, Malacca Street, stated that on the night of the 4\h inst.,
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  • 217 1354 An intricate point of law is likely to be argued locally. Beaders of the Echo are aware of the particulars of a case in which a nonia. Yi Bo> Nio, summonsed her husband, Lim Li Tat alias Mohamed Noor, for maintenance. It may be remembered
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  • 622 1354 Mycologist for Perak and P. W. A lawtiog of the Jh!a» Pe,i n tt ullßr Awociation u held at tb« Caamcr ot Commerce this morning to discu.-s a proposal to obtain the services of a mycologist tor Perak and Province Wellesley. The following gentlemen weie present: The Hon Johnj
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  • 2919 1354 Annual General Meeting. The fourth annual general meeting of the Penat g Association Football League was held p.t the P C C Pavilion yesterday afternoon when about thirty-five meinberi were present. Dr. T. H. Jamieson, President, took the chair. After the minutrs of the last annual general
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  • 50 1356 (Echo Special.) Captured. Ipob, 6th December. —A buayakramat ffiiich is said to be the crocodile which carried off a Malay fisherman at Teluk Anson last week, has been caught. He was 18 ft. in length and of immense girth. The crocodile is alleged to be 100 years old.
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  • 24 1356 (Echo Special.) November Output. Kuala Lumpur, 7th December.—The output of the Serendah Hydraulic Mining Co. for November is returned as 606 piculs.
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  • 42 1356 (Echo Special.) Several Fatalities. Kuala Lumpur, 7th Dec.—Fire broke out in a brothel near the centre of the town early this morning, and quickly spread to two adjoining houses. Four bodies have been recovered, and more are expected.
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  • 105 1356 (Echo Special.) Elaborate Preparations. Ipob, 7th Dec.—The ceremony tomorrow will be most elaborate. A guard of honour will receive the Governor at the Station, where a deputation will present the Lumut petition at noon. After the formal unveiling of the memorial to the late Mr. J. W. W.
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  • 64 1356 (Supplied by Reuter.) Preparations Completed. London, Grh December.—General Election preparations are being rapidly completed by both sides. The Contestants Ready. London, 7rh December. —Already only four constituencies in England are without Liberal or Labour candidates Trafalgar Square Demonstration. The Liberal papers say that the Trafalgar Square demonstration is
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  • 28 1356 (Supplied by Reuter.) Trouble Ahead. London, 6th December. —Reuter’s corespondent at Aden states that there are indications of trouble in Somaliland, where friendly tribes have been attacked.
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  • 30 1356 (Supplied by Reuter.) Moscow Threatened. London, 7th Dumber.—Cholera is threatpuing portions of Mo SC ov Ten cases occun d yesterday and three isolation ho-pi tils have been erectel. r
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  • 35 1356 (Supplied by Reuter.) Bill I assed by Both Houses. London, 6th December—A telegram from Melbourne says that the Nival Loan Bill providing for the raising of X 3,500.0 0 has passed both houses.
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  • 40 1356 (Su; pixel by Reuter.) Over Eighty. Loudon, 6 h December.—Minor shipping casualties bring the total number of deaths owing to the gale in Great Britain to over eighty. Many lives were lost on the Dutch and German caasis.
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  • 20 1356 (Supplied by Reuter.) Inspect Elswick Works. London, 7ch December.—The Chinese Nival Commissioners inspec ed the Elswick woiks.
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  • 215 1356 (Supplied, by Reuter I iincut Lawyer Appointed. 0 Lo’4 a. 7(b December. —A telegram from Wash!; ton states that tho eminent lawver (•alhou has accepted the post of American Ministi in China. M as Hameem points out an error in a para,, iph we quoted yesterday
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  • 775 1356 H.N.F.” in the Malay Mail calle attention to a matter which seems to have been overlooked. He is informed by those who have taken the trouble to read the Federal Estimates that they disclose an important change in the position of the F.M.S. We published in
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  • Page 1356 Advertisements
    • 55 1356 No Experiment. You a;e not experimenting whuivou buy Chamberlain’s Cough Rerm ly. Y■» ar* getting a preparation that h s an established reputation for good backed by a thir 1 of a century's constant use. It is famous for its nromp‘ cures of coughs, cold-, croup and wboopmg cougb. The
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  • 116 11365 Do you want $10? A Chinese gentleman, whose name we are not at present at liberty to make public, has sent us the sum of $2O, to be divided in two prizes of $lO each for the two best essays written by school boys and school girls.
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  • 258 11365 The Wayang Kassim, wlrch i-> nightly drawing big audiences at Tek Soon’s Theatre, promises its patrons a treat on Fiiday night when Mr. Adolf Klimanoff, the well-known clown, takes his Benefit.” He will figure in several turns first as lightning photographer when be guarantees to produce a good
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  • PUBLIC OPINION.
    • 137 11365 To mb Editor of hie Straus Echo. Sir. Your second leader of the 4th instant on tbe above subject is very appropriate and so well remarked, that all concerned should not fail to read it. There cannot be many who can deny it- The wording ••Then he unfamiliar
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    • 373 11365 To tub Editor of the Sira its Echo. Dear Sir, Among tbe natives in Perak, Penang ami Province Wellesley, the word Kanjiprak is used to signify a singlet.” Except among those who have been to English Schools, the w< rd “singlet” is not understood and Kanjiprak is
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  • 534 11365 The bearing ot tb Mahomed Ariff was e Sum ,dV lZ' the age of Che Wau, the vouol't s regatli daughter of the and th. itg dant. Witness stated that he 6 detB •he girl on the 3rd i».t Hospital. From the general a» i®®** l
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    • 51 11365 Watch for Symptoms of p Do not allow croup to d TO oP ve nt the atlain’s Cough Remedy wi P which tack. Watch for tbe first is usuallv hoarseness, and give fl tbe freely. It should always be k P Tbe home where there are le Agent.George Town Dispensary,
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  • 692 1357 (Fiom Our Oion Cor respondent') TaipiDu. 6 I) December. vc>y pleasant func’iou took place on MomDy ast at f ie Convent School, when in C j t niyernor-itiou of the feast of the Rev pother, an ener taiurnent consisting of gong’’ aU,i ues ar, d P ii4n °forte
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  • 635 1357 (From Our Own Correspondent Ipoh, D comber 7<b. The Governor’s Visit. Great preparations have been made here for the visit of H. E. Sir John Anderson to morrow and practically all Ipoh and his wife will b« at the Station to welcome him. Sir John will be received
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  • 352 1357 —T 0 Ail Interesting Competition A most interesting compel lion took place on the Ipoh Revolver Club’s range yesterday morning The •hooting was at bottles, six trama of two each taking part. 'The coni pet it ion was somewhat similar to the brick competition» held ly rifle
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  • Page 1357 Advertisements
    • 71 1357 A Good 11 ou tic hold Liniment. When a bottle of Cbamlw. .in'» Pain Bilm is kept in the houo- ;be p ins of burns and sci'dh may be promptly relieved, cuts and bruises quickly healed, swellings promptly reduce 1 and rheumatism and neuralgia robbed of tbeir terrors In fact
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  • 1456 11367 —B. F. P. Presentation by The Governor. The last public appearance of the Governor prior to his Northern Tour was at the S. V. A. Drill Hall on Dec. 4’b, when His Excellency handed over to Captain Elliot, captain of the Singapore Team which won the
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  • 488 11367 Iu days gone by, the Malay Sultan.. to accept and pay for the service,, of *Rv*l Residents, and although the n,l >h tically took their orders from of the Straits Settlements b 6r w officially recognised as the real mk T 6r British Malaya. Then
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  • 52 11367 Supplied by Reuter.) very Active. Libera London, 7th active. Of campaign continues to Churchill» Mr. the Ministers Herbert Samuel, Dr. 1- ~jj£. B. Walter Runciman and notß ble Seely spoke yesterday, 1 vpgter day < ere Unionists who made B P^ ec Long Bit Lord Rothschild, Mr.
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  • 58 1358 (Sup/lied by Reuter A Rise in the Exports. London, 7cb December.—Mr Winston Churchill, speaking a* Manchester, ibit the Board ot frade returns of Novem|wr last showel that the exct whs <£4,191,000 higher lhau November, 1907, of which X‘1,577.000 was due to cottor. And iii the Imports. London, Bth
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  • 75 1358 (Supplied by Reuter) “Daily News” Rumour Denied. London, 7th December.—All the papers denv the assertion ma ie by the Daily News yesterday that chaos reigns at the Customs. Mr. Laurence Nutius Guillemard, Chairman of the Customs, says that the new arrangements are working with surprising smoothness.
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  • 50 1358 (Supplied by Reuter.) Serious Explosion. London, Bth December. —A telegram from Durban states that explosions at two mixing houses in Kynoch’s works at Umbogintwini caused the death of two Europeans and three natives. A European and five natives were seriously injured. The mixing houses were destroyed
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  • 57 1358 (Supplied by Reuter.) Proclamation of South African Union by Crier. London, Bth December.—The Common Crier read the Proclamation of lhe Union of the South African States from the steps of the Royal Exchange, and concluded by calling fjr cheers for the KingA laige crowd ruitably responded. Similar
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  • 116 1358 (Supplied by Reuter President’s Message to Congress. London, Bth Decembe’. President J aft s Message on the opening of Congress, referring to the Far East, said that America *ould stand for equal opportunities and •crupulous respect for the integrity of China. It referred to the danger of
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  • 460 1358 re P o,t °I the speeches at the •Straits Dinner, which arrived by tins mornings mail, makes such demands upon our space to-day that we must not comment at any length. We point out only a few of the remarks which seem °q S hlPr,t s P
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  • 39 1358 November Returns Output, dry dressed ore Piculs bO6 39 Value Tribute paid > Expenditure t“ Profit J 6 85 They stopped oue day during the invritu to replace flumes ou the Ditch line.
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  • 370 1358 Wlut is the meaning of importation of cattle, by sci, ns consist pnt with the objects "f t l:o <2 i imni me and Prev nti n ot Doeises OrdmiDc Ih it necessary that actual landH 4 < t ca” e sh< u d take place
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  • 267 1358 An incorrect translation into Chinese of a Police Circular, led to a Police Court proceeding. The manager of a pawn-shop in Carnarvon -Street, chop Ban Guan, wxscbaiged. by the Detecti*e Department, yesterday afternoon, before Mr. Humphreys,* with taking into p-twn stolen property, to wit,
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  • 7961 11369 Colonel Seely Defends Government’s Opium Policy. An interesting function was held in the Whitehall Rooms, London, on Nov. 16th, when Sir Frank A. Swettenham, g.c m g supported on his right by Colonel the Right Hon. J. E. B. Seely, pc, d so., m p. (Under-Secretary
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  • 105 1360 Messrs Kennedy inform us that Jury Rubber Estate is t! iied with not more t han X 55.000 c ipi’al, of which £12.0?0 is held as working capital. The purchase price waa £*****, one third of it in shares, the rest cash Shares are to l>e subscribed
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  • 326 1360 1,373. /a will be seen from the appended statement of receipts and disbursoments the Penang Recreation Club benefited to the extent of $233 by the recent dramatic performance given in aid of the Club funds at the Parish Hall last month. Rech pts. By sale of ticket» $3lB 0)
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  • 169 11373 {Echo Special) Arrival at I pah. Ipoh, Bth December» —11. E. the Governor arrived this morning. He received an enthusiastic welcome from a large crowd of Europeans and natives. A guard of honour and the Band were present. The weather was somewhat threatening. Further Details of the
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  • 59 11373 {Echo Special.) Truck Catches Fire. Kuala Lumpur, 9th Dec. —Yesterday evening a truck containing kerosine oil and sundry goods caught lire in the goods yard. It was pushed out of the yards. There was a big blaze which was eventually put out by the fire
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  • 36 11373 {Echo Special.) Vallambrosa Output. Kuala Lumpur, 9tli Dec. —The November output of Vallambrosa is 40,000 lbs, making 241,902 lbs. for the past eight months as against 141,60» lbs. obtained during a corresponding period last year.
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  • 162 11373 {Supplied by Reuter.) A Distinguished Gathering. London. 8 h I> ceniber. —Mr. W.C Cowip, M ai.aging Director <f the British North Borneo Company, j reside I at the British Nort h B >rne diuui rin Land n. F ur bundled j eople we>e pn f ent incmlmg the
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  • 86 11373 {Supplied i y Reuter A Speech by Burns. London. 8 b «D-cernhe».—Numerous speeches by Liberal Members of Parliament, iodudino many Cabinet minist were again the feature yesterday. Mr. John Bump, President of the Local Government Board, broke bis silence, which had long been coin men’ed upon, by
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  • 65 11373 {Supplied by Reuter.) Several Casualties. Lon lon, Bth D comber.—Two gisr meters, ouo of which is the largest in the world, exploded at Hamburg. Seven men were killed outright and it is believe 1 that about 2) persons are bur ed under the debiis. Seventeen Still Buried. Later—Seven
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  • 60 11373 {Supplied by Reuter Unveiling of the Premier’s Portrait. London, 9<h December.—Mr. Augustine Birrell, Chief Secretary for Irelanl, in unveiling the po trait of Mr H. H. Asquith at the National Liberal Glut», described the Premier as one whose great distinction wouh be that he secured the people
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  • 99 11373 {Su;pliel by Reuter.) Panama Bonds to be Issued. London. 9 h December. —A telegram from Washington states that ’he annual report of ’he treasury shows a d; licit of $34.000,000 for the current y\ir. This his lew increased by p»vmeuts to tin* account of the Pan ma Canal
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  • 66 11373 Supplied I y Reuter Outlined by the Daily Post.*’ Loudon 9 h December. I’liti Birmingham D'liij Pott outlines the Umo iGts’ Tariff S providing for tbieiiat s of duties averaging 10 per cent, on manufactured goods (raw material is exempt from duty), two sbi lings on corn
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  • 27 11373 tS-rp/ied >,,, Kn e Nev. Commander I-ndou. 8 h D,ht Go., succeed Capr. E q 1 a d Uns does Uvt pohey. p,J -“J cb Mge of
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  • 103 11373 I BSANO, 10tk DECEaBBn <Byeou i te yo y.j, raarf(!i cij London, Demand Bank t months’ sight Bank off! Credit 2/lt Calcutta, Demand s4, >< 3 days’ sight Private Bombay, Demand Bank I' 6 Moulmein, Demand Bank Madras, Demand Bank 3 days’ sight Private 17? Rangoon, Demand Bank 3
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  • 160 11373 Gold Leaf $64.8 j B. Pepper( W.Coast 31b5.5 oz.) no stock White Pepper s2s,— sales Trang Pepper out of season CLivea bS.—sellers M ice 8155 sales Mece Picking 7b.— sales N utmeg» 110 s 19* sellers i No. 1 675 sain Sugar < 2 no stock (.Basket 4 50
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