The Straits Echo (Mail Edition), 2 September 1910

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729 758 The Straits Echo (Mail Edition)
  • 21 729 THE STRAITS ECHO, MAIL EDITION. ||5 Per Arnnm. Single Copy. 40 cents. Vol. 8. Penang, Friday, 2nd September, 1910. No. 35.
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  • Page 729 Advertisements
    • 272 729 ////////////< ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ Zzzzzzz zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz CONTENTS. Leaders: page. Sports: page. The Law 731 Lawn Tennis: P. C. C. Tournament Drusus and Korea 739 732, 739, 74X, 749 A 753 The Weekly Sun 742 Penang Volunteers 745 Germany 745 Rifle Shooting: P. L. R. C. 745 s China 749 Catholicism and Liberty
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    • 158 730 !l THE STRAITS ECHO j MAIL EDITION. 1 t 5 Publishing the day prior to the departure of each mail I y for Europe, and contains the latest local and States I J| news originally published in the daily issues, as well as 5 all important news from various parts
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  • 808 731 No. We fire not going to repeat that lay adage which makes the law an unpopular quadruped. There is do need to repeat it. The fact is obvious. While the law is what it is, judges must decide as lhey do, and listen patiently to quibbling lawyers. Could
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  • 89 731 H. E. Sir John Anderson, <;. <*. m. g accompanied by Capt. 11. Gay, a. d. <:.. and Mr. Claud Severn, Private S-. n*tary, left Singapore in the Colonial y.e ht Semneir on Tuesday and arrived at Port Swettenham the following morning. 'I’he party travelled
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  • 103 731 iM-twoen the C. R. C. and an eleven composed of M. R. C. ami Crescent players was pkiyd on Victoria Green vesterday afternoon. The half of the* match was evenly contested, ca -h side scoring a goal. In the second half an unfortunate accident befell
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  • 850 731 ORDINARY MEETING. The ordinary meeting of the Municipal Commission, which was to have been held yesterday, was postponed to this morning because there was no quorum. The following gentlemen were present: Mr. F. J. Halliiax (President), Mr. Quah Beng Kee ami Mr. lain Cheng Teik, with Mr. L.
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    • 97 731 The Sitr’ja.its Echo. Jn-tice everybody and justice alone.— K/mtm Publiflhcd daily (except Sunday-.) AT TIIR CRITERION PRESS, LTD., No. 226 232. Beach Street, Penang. PRICE: DAILY LOCAL 1 $24 per annum OUTSTATIONS Postage Extra. MlIL EDITION (Post Free) $!5 CABLE ADDRESS Icho— Penang.” Telephone No 343 A.B. All business communications
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  • 114 732 Free Vaccination. The Lam Hua E. E. (Chinese Medical Institution) have arranged with Dr. R. Dane, the Senior Medical Officer, for the services of Mr. Lim Tai Lee to vaccinate all comers lietween the hours of nine and eleven a.m. Mr. Lim Tai Lee has eleven years
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  • 41 732 Lawn Tennis Tournament. Following were the result s of the ties played yesterday Double Handicap, Class B.: Oxenham and Durward beat Mourin and Henderson 6—2; 6- 2. Single Handicap, Class C.: Macdonald beat Drummond 6- 4; 6 4.
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  • 16 732 will be appointed Chinese representative at the forthcoming Opium Conference at the Hague.
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  • 26 732 of the older trees on Chemor United Rublier Estates has already commenced and 500 acres are in course of lieing opened up.
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  • 89 732 in a Malay kam- [King on the Kampong Java road went awav on the 22nd inst. and left the shop in charge of bis Chinese servant. He went to Telor, alxuit 14 miles away. hen he got back on the morning of the 21th, the shop was
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  • 3818 732 EL’TJ TEXT OF JUDGMENT. In the matter of Then Ah Tong and In the ma ter of the Criminal Procedure Code Amendment Ordinance 1907. The Chief Justice This is an application for a Habeas Corpus in respect of one Then Ah Tong made to Mr. Justice Thornton
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  • 43 734 intends appoint- iug H. E. Leung Tu Yen, ex-President of the Wai-wu-pu, to pnxwd to Europe in order to negotiate with the Powers with a view to increasing the import duties into China after the abolition of tjae hkm tax.
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  • 398 734 A farewell address was given to the Rev. F. 11. G. Matthess, the Superintending Missionary of the. Leipzig Evangelical Lutheran Mission of the S. S. and F. M. S., at his residence at Dato-Kramat by the members of Lis congregation, on the eve of
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  • 124 734 Two Sikhs, Mangal Singh (P. C. No. 48) and Sahap Singh (tram conductor No. 142) appeared before Mr. Firmstone, senior magistrate at Singapore on Tuesday, charged fits follows That you on or about the 21 8 10 did commit theft of 82,000, the property of the Government
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  • 107 734 was solemnised this morning at the Church of the Immaculate Conception tor the repose of the soul of the late Mr. V. D. L. Peterson, the officiating priest l)eing Rev. P. Perriclion. The Monitors of the Penang Musical Union, by whom the mass was given in
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  • PUBLIC OPINION.
    • 1601 734 To the Editor of the Strait» Echo. Sir, —Shanghai has been the la.«<»k; sUjpk of the F. M S. down from thefe holder who could not dispose there of u ‘uncommonly good estate”, or the 1«. active “rubber man, who did not seize th opportunity once afforded
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    • 364 735 To THE Eiuiok of the SiRxirs Beno Sir, We girls, our aunts and mothers sometimes lose our presence of mind in public gatherings, crowded assemblies, trams,ommibuses and specially in cash clearance sales and do things we could not dream of elsewhere and in calmer moments. To
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    • 3348 735 1 he Life History of Mr. Yau Tot Shin. At the opening of Tuesday’s proceedings against Towkay Yau Tet Shin at the High Court, says our Ipoh contemporary, the Judge announced that he intended to recall the first witness (Mr. Gilman) to question him on one point.
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    • 35 736 A Time Saver. Ivvp Chamlierlain’* Pain Bahn on hand. It is an antiseptic liniment and causes wounds to heal in less time than la any other treatment. For sale by all Di>pon saries and Dealers.
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  • 874 737 Britang, Limited. The fourth ordinary general meeting of Bruang, Limited, was held at Gresham House, Singapore, on Wednesday, Mr. H. R. Lldwellyn in the chair. There were also present Messrs. II. Abrams, A. I). Allan, A. Gentle, 11. R. Gordon, G. B. Whyte, F. C. Peek and W. E.
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  • 662 738 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Taiping, 23rd August. It is rumoured that Dr. Lucy will bo the Head of the new Health Department which is to be created next year, and that he will be succeeded in Ipoh by Dr. Fry who is at present on leave. It is not
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  • 40 738 (LWio Special.) Successful Flinttio’. Kuala Lumpur, 26th August. The Selangor Club dance was very successful. About 230 were present, including H. E. the Governor, Mr. R. G. Watson, H. C. Belfield, R. J. Wilkinson, and W. Barnes.
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  • 25 738 (Echo Special.) Trip to Knjitig. Kuala Lumpur, 26th August.—H. E. the Governor, accompanied by Mr. Belfield, will motor to Kajang to-day.
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  • 30 738 Fraser Co.’s Report. (Echo Special.) The Share Market.. Singapore, 26th August.—Messrs. Fraser and Co.’s report states that rubber shares have weakened slightly. Industrials are not affected. Tin is in demand.
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  • 25 738 (Echo Special.) Latest, Prices. Singapore, 26th August.—To-day’s market prices are: Sundried Copr a $10.80) Mixed $10.60 •no buyers. Black Pepper $15.50 White $27.50, buyers.
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  • 29 738 (Echo Special.) A 'I humping Fine. Singapore, 26th August.—A Chinese sampan man, for attempting to import 46 tins of chandu, was fined S6,000 or a year’s imprisonment.
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  • 21 738 (Echo Special.) So j( ide, Singapore, 26th August.—Gunner Mealing, of the Artillery, committed suicide by drowning at Blakang Mali.
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  • 144 738 (Supplied by Reuter.) Diverse Views, London, 26th August.—In p ond annexation of Korea is descriM l turning jxnnt in Far Eastern history Ju fascinating question was how far Japan go. U1(1 rhe Conservative papers consider the change more nominal than real as the i n e pendence
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  • 20 738 (Supplied by Reuter.) Spoiled Fever. London, 26th August.—An outbreak of spotted fever is reported from Asfordby, Melton Mowbray.
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  • 40 738 (Supplied by Reuter.) 18 Killed. London, 26th August.-A collision took place on the Grand Trunk Railway between Durand and Michigan. Eighteen sleeping car passengers were killed and ten injured. The wreckage took fire and many were burnt.
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  • 56 738 (Supplied by Reuter.) A Recnnst ruction Scheme London, 25th August.—A telegram from St. Petersburg states that in view of the speedy reconstruction of the fleet the Imperial Councillors to enquire into the administration of the Naval Construction Department, and the output of the Imperial dockyards, and to
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  • 49 738 (Supplied by Reuter.) Will They Strike? London, 25th August.—A telegram from Copenhagen states that at the Firemen’s Congress the German delegate declared that an international strike at the present time was insane and disastrous. The British delegates protested against the speech and urged a British strike.
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  • 21 738 (Supplied by Reuter.) Socialist Gai”. London, 25th August.—The Reichstag bye-election at Zschopan, in Saxony, ended in a Socialist gain.
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  • 73 738 was a theft like mere prooaoiy iivvci that which is alleged to have been commit by a Malay in the shop of a jeweller at pore last Saturday. The Malay entered e shop and asked to see some diamonds. gems were produced and before the jewe e
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  • 979 739 there is ami the foolish stuff he he signs Drusus.” We have never more ignorant attempt to discuss S nolitics than the “special” contribuf Drusus to the Pinang Gazette on Ration of Korea. He is a mischievous fl too, or we would not feel obliged to *uce
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  • 156 739 Muthiei; Lviretdri. At the Methodist Chapel in Penang Road this morning the marriage was solemnised between Mr. John Cyril Mathieu, of the Municipality, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Mathieu, and Miss Connie Leicester, youngest daughter of Mrs. Annie Leicester of Singapore. The bride, who was given away
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  • 29 739 Lawn Tennis Tournament. Following was the result of the only tie finished yesterday Profession Pairs: Neubronner and Kogers (Eng.) beat Newitt ami Southam (Tel.) 7—5 6—0.
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  • 25 739 and Tan Chow Kim, three of the S. V. C. Lisle} team, returned by the lyo Maru on XV ednesday.
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  • PUBLIC OPINION.
    • 474 739 To tub Emt n r tttf Straits Echo. Sir. I think 1 can offer you some more information re Commonsensc's letter dated 23rd August. I was certainly not a little shocked to read the 2nd para of Commonsense's effusion concerning the halt made in a coffee shop on
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  • 25 739 have declared an interim dividend of 3 |s»r share, to lie paid on the 31st instant.
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  • 47 739 C.M.O., with Mrs. and Miss Winifred Bireh, residing at Nuwara Eliya, who were to return to Perak by the s.s. Hwloir on the 13th inst., having cancelled their passage by that lioat, have by the k.b. Lh rfllinyt r on the 27th inst.
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  • 58 739 which was stolen fro-n the Show ami recovered later, has again P appeared. It was handed by the police to Louis de Cotta, the Itatoh’s agent, ami he has now reported its loss again to the )jo lice. He thinks he
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  • 1075 740 Against Triennial Exhibition. Yearly writes to the Free Press I or the seventh time the Agri-Horticultural Show of the Straits and Malaya is now over and its fate appears to be hanging in the balance. Before, however, anything is decided, it is to be hoped that full consideration
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  • 17 740 who is to conduct the forthcoming F.M.S. census, has arrived in Kuala Lumpur.
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  • 23 740 with the costs in the Kedah Extradition Case were concluded yesterday afternoon. The judges di«l not make any order.
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  • 38 740 hears that Mr. Valen- tine Chirol, the manager of the foreign department of the Times newspaper, is exacted at Tokio, on August 27. He will visit not only Japan, but also Korea and China.
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  • 36 740 and their natural sequence—fever—it has been decided to postpone all League fixtures for a jieriod of three weeks. The next match will be on Sept. 20th—of which due notice will be given.
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  • 42 740 with the head-office of the Boy Scouts in London with a view to some fifty warrant holders in the Straits and F. M. S. going to attend the Coronation celebrations at home next year.
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  • 52 740 We learn that two Cantonese have Ijeen fined at Singapore for assaulting Mr. St. X. B. Down while he was superintending preparations on the Agri-Horticultural Show ground. We too had an assault case at the last Penang Show, but Mr. Elton Bell won
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  • 730 740 PENANG PRAISED. Ai d Singapore CrilicM. of the Rangoon municipal eommitZ”“ some candid criticism. Mr. has spent a few observant davs round and about—did not stmt the candour. 1 My impressions of Singapore W«.n the whole I think it is so long as you keep within
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  • 443 741 passing Coolies for Service in Straits and F. M. S. Through the courtesy of Hongkong Government officials a representative of the South China Morning Poet has l>een j>ermitted to witness the examination of assisted emigrants for Singapore. The process, says our contemporary, is a simple yet completely detailed
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  • 137 741 Chief Sanitary Inspec- r for tailing to report three cases of smallpox contracted by his child ;en, ami for giv1ng false information. The defendant pleadguilty to the charges and was fined *5 on 1 charge. The small fines were
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  • 94 741 at r, J ?> u Tet Sl,in wh w GiJm n tl"'Vr ‘o bribe Mr. r man, the Magistrate, has been convicted under secho,, 165 of aliment of brilerv >0* "'<■ alternative of two months simple imprisonment. Mr. Justice Ebden, in passing sentence, said he could
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  • 109 741 Active preparations are kfing resumed for the Festival of Empire in 1911. Arrangements are on an even more elaborate scale than previously, and strenuous efforts are being made to render the Festival fitting for the Coronation year, when so many of the Overseas Dominions will lie
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  • 28 741 Buffalo s Milk. (Echo Special.) a’e t) be Stopped. Singapore, 27th August.—The Singapore Municipal Commissioners are approaching the Government to stop the sale of buffalo’s milk in Singapore.
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  • 30 741 {Echo Special.) Copra mid Pepper. Singapore, 27th August.—Following are to-day’s market prices Mixed Copra J 10.50, no buyt rs. Black Pepper si5.30 White f 27.25 j bu y“ r
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  • 73 741 (Supplied by Reuter.) English m«Mi Arrested in Germany. London, 27th August.—There is considerable excitement in Germany over the arrest of two Englishmen who are alleged to have photographed the fortifications at Borkum, an island in the province of Hanover. The case is described as of national importance.
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  • 75 741 (Supplied by Reuter.) And the Co'ihtit'ilioiial <’.on fere nee. London, 26th August. Sir Edward Grey, Foreign Secretary, speaking at Lerwick, said that there was no fear that the Constitutional Conference would shelve or burke the question of the House of Lords veto. If an agreement was not
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  • 30 741 (Suppled by Reuter.) T«> be Proclaimed a Kingdom. London, 27th August, Reuter’* corn—jxjndent at Cettinje states that I arhament will meet on Sunday to proclaim Mont» negro a Kingdom.
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  • 60 741 (Supplied by Reuter.) May Accept China’s Overtures. London, 27th August.- Reuter’s rorresJHmdent at Darjeeling savs that it is lieliev’••I the Dalai Lama will possibly accept China s overtures and return to Lhassa provided that he is restored to his full dignity. lh(! Dalai Lama has invited the
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  • 31 741 (Supplied by Reuter.) Kaiaei Sympathy. tiwlon 27U, August.— Th« Kai»er. u admin, „f the u ritish Flw() o ml hji svmputby for the branding of H. M. 8 Bedford.
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  • 73 741 V (Supplied by Reuter.) lira and ItcRponAibilltieR London. 2Gth August. The Daily Chrome.te is convinced that Japan will show the world that she appreciates the duties connected with (he annexation of Korea. 1 he Standard says that the Japanese now have the chance of winning the
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  • 41 741 (Supplied by Rader.) Then Come» the Tug of War. London, 2Gth August. Ex-President Roosevelt s triumph has brought about a declaration of war from the I Misses who sav that they will fight Roosevelt to the end.
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  • 25 741 1<-H Penang for Colomlx) yesterday. The Resident Councillor together with the Harlsmr Master called on Ixiard the vessel on Thursday. r
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  • 36 741 of Madar Pakir and Kachi Mydin, who were found guilty of the murder of Nala Gunny and Abduf Gunnv at the last assizes, have arrived and they will lie executed on Monday morning.
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  • 156 741 are now accumulated at Port Weld, awaiting buyers. T here is a good market in the hmta mines, but railway freights ar»» heavy and coal (which has obtained more favourable rates) is ousting firewood from th«i market. Another cause for the fall in
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  • 803 742 We have received the first copy of The Weekly Sun,” one of what is magniloquently described as its Greater Straits Settlements Edition.” It is to serve the interests of the Straits born Chinese population of Singapore.” Mr. A. P. Goodwin is Editor and Mr. Boey Chuan Poh
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  • 15 742 Penang, has been registered under section 5 of the Societies Ordinance.
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  • 25 742 Port Health Officer, is confined to his lied. His work is being done by Dr. Smith of the General Hospital.
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  • 30 742 of the Postal and Tele- graph Department of the S. S. for 1909, ap]>ears as a supplement in the current issue of the G overtime nt Gazette.
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  • 35 742 are taking advantage of the opportunity for free vaccination by Mr. Lim Tai Lee at the Lam Huah Ee Hospital. No less than 125 persons were vaccinated yesterday and to-day.
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  • 39 742 called the Strait* Standard printed both in the English and Tamil languages will make its appearance to-day. It is being published by the George Town Press and will consist of four pages.
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  • 48 742 is expected back in Taiping on Thursday next for the continuation of the Assizes there. He finished the Criminal cases before coming here to sit in the Full Court of Appeal, but there are still a large number of civil cases to be disposed of.
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  • 43 742 returned to Singapore by the P. and O. steamer Nore yesterdav there being no other appeals from the Supreme Court. Mr. Justice Thornton is now sitting for the remainder of the cases which are all appeals from the District Court.
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  • 45 742 has caught on here, and the Penang Boy Scout Corps which was inaugurated on Saturday promises to attract a large number of schoolboys. Then* was a march to the racecourse and we understand that lectures on ambulance work are being arranged.
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  • 124 742 H. E. Sir John Anderson and party con sisting of Miss Anderson, Mrs. Farrant ?nd child, Mr. Claud Severn (Private Secretary) and Captain Gay, A. D. C., arrived at Prai by the 5.43 p. m. train yesterday, after their stay on the Taiping Hills, and visit
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  • 167 742 Church Street Ghaut Pontoon Sunk. Something like a hurricane blew’ over Penang on Saturday night and yesterday. The harbour was very rough, especially on Sunday afternoon. The steam launch Alert, belonging to the Eastern Shipping Company, which was moored between the Church’ Street Ghaut Wharf and
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  • 52 742 The execution of Madar Pakir and Kachi My din was carried out in the Prison at half past six this morning. The bodies were allowed to be removed by the relatives and friends of the deceased for burial at the Perak Road cemetery. A Ijirge number of persons
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  • 19 742 at Bridge between members of the Engineers Institute and members of the Cricket Club is being arranged.
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  • 36 742 the Singapore Queen’s Scholar, has left for Singapore to join the legal firm of Messrs. Braddell Brothers. Mr. Eber is a clever musician and should prove an acquisition to the Singapore PhilHarmonic Society.
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  • 58 742 was ordered by Magistrate Hall on Saturday to pav Mr. Brunel-Norman, proprietor of Raffles Hotel, the sum of $212.97 for lioard and lodging Ac. Bodemeyer had counterclaimed $400 for detention oi his vife s luggage, but he lost on that also. Mr. Sellers was
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  • 73 742 of the firm of Behn Meyer and Co., is about to leave Singapore for good. It is alxiut eighteen years since Mr. Asmus came out to his firm, in wlncn he has attained the high position o **> in joint charge. Mr. and Mrs. Asmus ea to-morrow
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  • 810 743 STATUTORY MEETING. The first Ordinary General (Statutory) Meeting of ie Nelhnay Rubber Company, Ltd-. was held at the Chamber of Commerce a t noon on Saturday, when the following gentlemen were present: Messrs. T. Boyd (Chairman), Heah Swee Lee, M. Cathiravaloo, Lim Cheng Law, Yeoli Boon Chit, Cheah
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  • 144 743 At the last Municipal Meeting in Singapore the Board decided to approach Government with a view to amending the dairies regulation so that ultimately the sale of buffaloe milk on the island will te forbidden. The President said that in the course of the investigations
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  • 116 743 is passing through a period of prosperity which has affected all classes. The problem of social and moral progress now depends on the use or abuse of wealth, remarks Sir Hugh Clifford. In the disposal of the surplus lies the future development of the people. Then* is a general
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  • PUBLIC OPINION.
    • 172 743 To thr Editor of the stkaits Etna Sir, —It was said at th»* recent Meeting, that £35,000 was offered and refused bv the Directors who s»*em to have lieen the only ones in the know ami not the shareholders, tor we wen* not consulted ateut our intentions.
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    • 49 743 To nix Editor of tiik Strv its Echo. Sir, The Annual Prize Distribution of the School will take place to-morrow at 11 a.m. at the Penang Free School. Parents and friends are invited. Yours faithfully, H. Hamilton. A cig. Head Manter. Penang, 29th Aug., 1910.
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  • 268 743 Siartlhig Sui’IhHch of Capital Invented. Mr. VV. F. de Bois Maclaren, speaking at the annual meeting of the Eastern International Rubter am! Produn* Trust, said, in the course of his address Ido not know whether you have any idea of the imtiorUnce of this industry am! the
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  • 11 743 were at Taujong Hungab yMr, lwt l.
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  • 466 744 Friday’s official Gazette publishes the last report on Penang bv the ex-Resident Councillor, Mr. IL N. Bland. F roni it we note that Penang is still paying over five hundred thousand dollars for nothing, under the heading of Military Contribution. It is quite pleasant to find
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  • 17 744 by the last mail was Mr. R. Peirce, the Municipal Engineer.
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  • 42 744 (Supplied by Reuter.) A Wise Step. London, 27th August.-The Daily Teleyraph says that the Japanese have taken a prudent and wise step in annexing Korea ami the results of peace and progress cannot fail to be of far-reaching importance.
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  • 52 744 (Supplied by Reuter.) Fund Started. London, 27th August.—The Mayor of Portsmouth is appealing to the public for generous donations in order to provide for the dependents of the victims of H. M. S. Bedford. Her Niiccessor. London, 29th August.—The cruiser Newcastle has been commissioned to replace H. M.
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  • 33 744 (Supplied by Reuter.) To Command Sixth Cruiser Squadron. London, 28th August,.—Rear-Admiral E. H. Gamble, the reorganiser of the Turkish Navy, has lieen appointed in command of the Sixth Cruiser Squadron (British).
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  • 40 744 (Supplied by Reuter.) Foreign .Ministers Meet. London, 29th August. A telegram from Rome says that the Foreign Minister, the Marquis of San Giuliano, proceeded to Ischl and will meet Baron von Aehrenthal and the Emperor Francis Joseph.
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  • 38 744 (Supplied by Reuter.) Destroyer Blown X sh ire. London, 29th August. In a hurricane yesterday morning a destroyer and torpedo boat were blown ashore. A dredger on the Mersey turned turtle and two were drowned.
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  • 142 744 (Supplied by Reuter.) The Kaiser as God's Instrument London 28th Angust.-A speech of the Kaise.- s at a banquet at Konlgsher» ha proyoacd great discussion in Germans TU Kaisei concluded by looking upon himself as an instrument of God. 1 I Against the World. He said: Regardless
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  • 40 744 (Supplied by Reuter.) Certain Un 1pm Conciliation Boards Established. London, 29th August.—A telegram from Copenhagen states that Mr. Havelock Wilson, in an interview, said that a seamen’s strike was certain unless conciliation boards were established in every country.
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  • 56 744 (Supplied by Reuter.) H w London, 29th August.—A telegram from Constantinople states that it is reported that proposals have been made by the Ministry of Marine for the sale of two warships to about be withdrawn from the British Navy, but it is resolved henceforward only to
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  • 73 744 of the Singapore Recreation Club the following officers were elected Mr. E. Tessensohn was appointed President and Mr. F. M. Chopard Vice-President. Mr. A. V Peralta is to carry on the duties of Hon. Secretary with Mr." J. F. Ess as Captain. The six other
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  • Page 744 Advertisements
    • 67 744 Puc u in onia. Old people and those who have weak lungs cannot l»e too careful’in guarding against this disease. Pneumonia always results from a cold or an attack of influenza, and can l>e prevented by the timely use of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. We have as yet to hear of
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    • 55 744 Just What You Need. Your tongue is coated. Your breath is foul. Headaches come and go. o These symptoms show that your stomach is the trouble. To remove the cause is the first thing, and Chamlierlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets will do that. Easy to take and most effective. Sold
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    • 57 744 For an Impaired Appetite. Loss of appetite always results from faulty digestion. All that is needed is a few doses of Chamberlain’s Stomach and Liver Tablets. They will invigorate the stomach, strengthen the digestion and give you an appetite like a wolf. These Tablets also act as a gentle laxative.
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  • 466 745 Socialism in Germany, in spite of the it invited in 1907, by its unpopular vote against Colonial Supply, is growing into a considerable influence there. It is the German Socialists who help to strengthen our conviction that the alarums of the Teutophobes are uncalled for. They will never allow
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  • 217 745 Smart and Full Turn Out. lhe Penang Volunteers are to be congiatulated. At the annual distribution of plizes a lew weeks ago they came under the lash oi the Commandant, who in his speech, did not spare those among them who were slack. Last night Commandant A. R.
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  • 171 745 29th August, 1910. Shoot for Mr. W. Hamilton’s prize. 5 Plates at unknown distances in 1* minutes and Grouping at 150 yds. U a Miss Thornton '310 25 29 51 Miss J. Smith ...'310 25 29 54 Mrs. Hamilton '310 25 23 48 Mrs. Liston '310
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  • 111 745 was prosecuted by Inspector Mann lefore Mr. R. B. Osborne yesterday for voluntarily causing hurt to her adopted daughter of about. 8 years old. It appears that for some offence she struck the chud with a cane all over the head and body
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  • 2948 745 Distribution of Prizes. Mrs. J. O. Anthonisz distributed the prizes to the successful scholars at the annual prize-giving of the Penang Free School this morning. Among those present were the Hon. Mr. J. O. Anthonisz, Resident Councillor, the Hon. Mr. IL Young, Mr. A. E. Pringle, the
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  • 18 747 in a con- versation reported elsewhere are tx> be exhibited at Ipoh and Singapore.
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  • 61 747 from Taiping to-day. It was a small spider, whi< ii had travelled inside a folded copy of the Perak Pioneer. It is a wonder it wasn’t fatally squashed, hut though minus a leg, and evidently not well, it was alive and a-dive when we saw
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  • 66 747 Jaflir by name, has been escorted out of the state and is in future to abide on Siamese territory. This is rhe princeling wlto was reported to have started a gambling den Tumpat and supervised the gambling with a drawn sword. For these offences lie
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  • 157 747 Next time F. W. Mackie formerly French Consul at Penang, is asked to write a reference for a lady in search of a desirable house, he will Im* shy about doing it. A Mrs. Emily Christen gave him as a reference
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  • 1138 747 A NN UAL KE PORT. U e extract the following uaragraphs from the annual rep<»rt of Mr. W. G. Bel), the Post masU»r-( Jeneral: s livings Bank. The amount standing at the credit of drjxisitors on the 31st of December, 1909, was 1,028, as compared with SG46.469
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    • 34 747 A Time Saver. J\‘s<p Chamlx*rlain’s Pam Balm on hand. It is an antiseptic liniment and rau-a-.s wounds to heal in less time than by any other treatment. For sale by ail Dispensaries and Dealers.
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  • 31 748 LhwiI Tennis Tournament. Following was the result of the tie played yesterday Double Handicap, A. (Vinal): Cleaver and Seller beat Henderson and Heimann by 6—3 5 -7 9—7.
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  • 272 748 A u<!t.vershtion \V’:.v did the Town Band play at Raffles y< dcrday r -Because Mr. McAuslan ordered ’em. Why did l.e order ’em To amuse the people he had invited there to see the models. Models of what Of the dredgers which Messrs. W. Simons and Co.
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  • 416 748 The Colonial Engineer’s Annual Report. The Hon. F. J. Pigott, Colonial Engineer and Surveyor-General, Straits Settlements, has issued his report for the year 1909 which shows that the total expenditure, under all heads of service in each Settlement in the Colony was: Singapore §680,863, Labuan §28,786,
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  • 37 748 The two correspondents whose names were to be published, on challenge, were Large Shareholder,” Mr. C. W. Barnett Penang. “Shareholder,” Mr. W. C. Boomgardt, Taiping. The coincidence illustrated in their respective initials is worth noting.
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  • 29 748 (£7 /10 Special) Farewell Gymkhana Meeting. Singapore, 29th August.—-The Gymkhana Club is holding a meeting on the 12th Novemlrer as a farewell to the Middlesex Regiment.
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  • 16 748 (EcZto Special.) Pepper. Singapore, 29th August.—Following are to-day’s market prices: Black Pepper $15.50, no buyers.
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  • 30 748 (Echo Special.) Going Hume lor Good. Singapore, 29th August.—Mr. Adolf Asmus of Messrs. Behn, Meyer A Co. and his wife are going home for good on Tuesday.
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  • 115 748 SHANGHAI EXPLANATION. (Echo Special.) We Guessed Right. Singapore, 30th August.—The Shanghai directors of the Taiping Rubber Company have issued a very full statemen to the Press, explaining that > Shanghai prospectus was a pre* innn<, j r one ami was prepared from materials m hands of the
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  • 48 749 [Echo Special.) Owen Still Secretary. Singapore, 30th August. At the annual meeting of the Singapore Cricket Club Mr. Q p. Owen, the Secretary, thanked the members for their wedding gift of $1,000. It was 25 years since he took up the Secretaryship of the Club.
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  • 67 749 (Supplied by Reuter.) Preparations for His Tour. London, 29th August.—A telegram from Berlin states that the Crown Prince temporarily relinquishes his military duties on October 1. He will attend regularly the Foreign and Colonial Offices to study eastern politics preparatory to his voyage to the Far Fast.
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  • 61 749 (Supplied by Reuter.) A Summary. London, 29th August.—The Korean Annexation Treaty has been published. The Korean tariff will be continued for a decade. It withdraws Masampho as an open port and in reply opens Shinwiju. The treaties between Korea and the Foreign Powers will cease to l»e
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  • 35 749 (Supplied by Reuter.) Ilepublicans in Hie Ascendant. London, 29th August.—The Lisbon elections show a majority for the Republicans at Lisbon, Oporto, and Beja. A Government majority of from 35 to 45 is anticipated.
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  • 27 749 (Supplied by Reuter.) Destroyer Refloated Undamaged. London, 29th August.—The desti •oyer "meh ran ashore on the Clyde has been re°ated. It was practically undamaged.
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  • 47 749 {Supplied by Reuter.) 41 miles in 46 minutes. CL^ n<^On August.—A telegram from fai Ue a 8 tates that the Swiss aviator DuLn\ t,a e^p d in an aeroplane the whole J' a b e Geneva. The distance is es. Ihis was covered in 46 minutes.
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  • 66 749 (Supplied l„j Heuter.) Newspaper Attacks ll.hiillcd. London, 30th August. -A telegram from ei instates that the semi-official oriran, the rebuts 7 vigorously ne .^P“P cr attacks on the Kaiser's p h, especially the passage beginning I shall go my wav” etc. The journal savs that It would
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  • 56 749 (Supjdied by Reuter.) Mystery of Earl’s Daughter. London, 30th August.—The body of the beautiful ami popular second daughter of the Earl of Buchan was found on the moor near Avieniore. There were no sighs of violence, and a considerable sum of money was still in her possession. She
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  • 23 749 (Supplied by Reuter.) III at Belfast. London, 30th August.—Field Marshal White is ill at Belfast. His condition is causing grave anxiety.
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  • 722 749 We do not flatter ourselves that our readers have reinemtered how we pooh-poohed Reuter’s story of warning letters to the Legations in China, warnings of tin imminent rising. We considered the fuss over the letters silly, ami we ventured to say there was no likelihood of a, rising. The
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  • 26 749 Liiwn ThiiiIh Tournament, follownigwua the reault of the tieplayod yesterday 17 Single Handicap, Class A. (Final) Neubronner beat Whitlock by 5 7■6-.3 f,
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  • 26 749 lo-uay in The Thirtieth anniversary of the lurthdav of the Queen of Holland. The Ihitch ships in the harbour were dressed
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  • 39 749 Mr. B. P. Pereira, Inspector under the <iunpow<|er Ordinance, prosecuted an Arab and a Cantonese for exporting crackers without a p-rmit from the Licensing Officer Both phsided guilty ami were fined »25 each and costs.
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  • 41 749 me rasTern Shipping Company’s steamerg will Im* despatched from Penang for Bindings, Stiawan and Bagan Datok on every Tuesday and Friday. The Wednesday and Saturday sailings for these ports will Imj discontinued on and after next week.
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  • 92 749 In the Second Court, before Mr. A W. Bailey to-day, Tow Soon stood charged with stealing a felt hat from the person of school boy. While Master Ong Chun Chye was returning home from the Anglo-Chi-nese School yostenlay afternoon with a companion the accused suddenly came
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  • PUBLIC OPINION.
    • 247 750 To ini Editor of ihe Straits Echo. Dear Editor, I shall be very much thankful if you will be pleased enough as to give me a little space in your esteemed paper for the following few lines Some months ago an average of thousands and
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  • 194 750 Our Lack of Pluck We have had sent in a poem that has a good swing to it, but we lack the pluck to publish it in extenso. Its ostensible subject is Singapore. “Years ago a simple sailor sailed from far Calcutta’s shore And in course
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  • 28 750 in the annals of the Federated Malay States export trade is recorded the export of twelve ounces of ulver from Negri Sembilan during 1909.
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  • 1041 750 London Alarmed. Says the F. P. During the past few days we have received from Europe private cables which indicate that considerable anxiety is being manifested amongst holders of shares in the Malacca Rubber Company owing to the, output,-; falling far below the expected figures and
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  • 17 750 it is reported, joined the board of the Hevea Rubber Trust, Limited.
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  • 21 750 of the Church Workers’ Association at the Parsonage, on Friday next at 5 p. m.
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  • 38 750 of Mrs. and Mr. R. W. Harrison will be interested to read the following announcement in the Malay Mad.y Harrison. —On August 26th at Dublin, Ireland, the wife of R. W. Harrison, of a daughter.
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  • 54 750 in the harbour these few days. During the squall last night several launches dragged their anchors including the Thye Seng, Tong Bee, Kum Cheng and Seabird. Only slight damage, however, was done to these boats. roof of the Eastern Shipping Co.’s pontoon at Bagan Tuan
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  • 52 750 i at Ipoh J.1H T’OSL were held there last Saturday, and were m successful. 2,500 children paraded in we morning on the Padang, all earning n Jacks—a picturesque spectacle. h was occupied with the sports. .-«-of feature wa provided by the cade four Malay vernacular
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  • 58 750 this morning lietore Air. k. n. 1". in «rector nine Klings were prosecuted y Mann for “keeping a place o P sort where refreshments ares co without a licence from the i® Officer. The defendants sta1 p fa. opposite the Penang Road inH nc who
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  • 940 751 Ti ie ordinary half year!;, meeting of the shareholders in the Hongkong and Shanghai Lnking Corporation was L-ld at the Eon g City Hall, on Aug. 20;h. Mr. G. Balfocb presided. The Acting Manager read .he notice convening the meeting. After reading the rnnual report
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  • 335 751 We shall miss a good deal of the unwritten history of Mining in Perak if Mr. Dykes’ last report thereon is taken as conclusive evidence of his desire to close a chapter in history. The following is what ho says Of Perak there is much t hat could
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  • 45 751 for the Munici- pal Fire Brigade, which arrived 1{V the Nor* on Saturday, has been unpacked and may now be seen at the Central Fire Station. It is fitted with all the latest for extinguishing fire and cost nearly $10,000.
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  • 387 751 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Taiping, 28th August. II. r. the High Commissioner is expected to }>i > through Tai ping to-dav by the mail tram t 3.20 p.m., being j- ir.ed at the station by Mrs. I arrant and Miss Anderson who stayed behind at the Cottage when
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  • 102 751 The inspects n of the Tumbun mine took place ou Sunday. Towkuy Leong Fee and Mr. 1*> true received the guest» in a specially ere ted attap building. There were about 130 present induding H. E. Sir John Anderson, who arrived with Mr. F. Nutter, Messrs. O.
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  • 427 752 Mr. Ridley i-; a man of science in the foremost rank in the world. His work is known in all civilised countries. A reference to Lis writings in the Agricultural Bulletin, and elsewhere proves beyond doubt that it is to him that planters owe a debt
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  • 62 752 has broken out in the large mining and planting village of Sungei Siput, situated about fifteen miles from Ipoli. It is supposed to have first been contracted by one of the attendants attached to the cinematograph show at present playing then* and spread very fast,
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  • 107 752 This morning we received information that si,000 had Imm'u stolen from a safe in Messrs. Teik Chin and Co.’s shop. It appears that the cashier placed the day’s money, amounting to $4,192.73, in the safe, having made up his accounts. He locked
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  • 32 752 (Echo Special.) < harg Wil Iidrawn Singapore, 30th August.—The charge against the two Sikhs in connection with the disappearance of a box of dollars from the Treasury has been withdrawn.
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  • 59 752 (Echo Special.) Latest Quotations. Singapore, 30th August: Anglo-Malay £1 5 0 Castlefield «£5 18 6 Kuala Lumpur £9 0 0 Lanadron £6 0 0 Ledbury <£4 7 6 Linggi £2 13 0 Lumut £1 70 Malacca £7 15 0 Selangor £3 5 0 Bertam £0 8
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  • 24 752 (Echo Special.) 8s. a',lb. Kuala Lumpur, 31st August.—The Planters Stores London agency wire that fine hard para is selling at 8s. a lb.
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  • 17 752 (Echo Special.) Pepper. Singapore, 30th August.—Following are the market prices to-day White Pepper $27.37 J, buyers.
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  • 20 752 {Echo Special.) Leaves for Europe Kuala Lumpur, 31st August.—Mr. H. M. Robson left to-day for Europe.
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  • 25 752 (Echo Special.) Next Meeting. Kuala Lumpur, 31st August.—The next meeting of the Federal Council will be held at Kuala Kangsar on October 31.
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  • 38 752 (Echo Special.) To Meet General Stephenson. Kuala Lumpur, 31st August.—The “At Home given by Mrs. Zacharias yesterday to meet General Stephenson was well attended. The General proceeds to Taiping to-morrow on an unofficial visit.
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  • 25 752 (Supplied by Reuter.) Li at Elswick. London, 30th August.—Admiral Li has arrived at Elswick to superintend the construction of the Chinese cruiser.
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  • 41 752 (A'cAo Special,] Resig. ation of Mr. Somerville Kuala Lumpur, 31st August -Mr R Somerville, manager of the Selangor brsnJl.' of the Straits Trading Co., h J LsS It is understood that Mr. Frank Adam will succeed him. 1
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  • 31 752 (Supplied by Reuter.) Out of Danger. London 31st August-Field Marshal Sir George White, who is suffering from a heart attack, is now pronounced to lie out of danger.
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  • 46 752 (Supplied by Reuter.) What the Postmortem Revealed. London, 31st August.—The postmortem on the Earl of Buchan’s daughter showed that she injured her ankle and died from exposure and privation. It is believed that she fell while climbing and was unable to attract attention.
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  • 48 752 (Supplied by Reuter.) Porle Asks for Advice. London, 30th August.—A telegram from Constantinople says that the Porte in a note to the Cretan protecting Powers asks what steps it should take in the case of fresh provocation by Greece electing Cretans to the Greek Assembly.
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  • 61 752 (Supplied by Reuter.) Price Jumps Up* London, 30th August.—A telegram from New York stages that the jump of cotton to twenty cents is the highest since the civil war. It was manipulated by a bull clique, headed by Eugene Scales, which is expected to clear £3,000,000. The
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  • 79 752 (Supplied by Reuter.) “I and My Grandfather.” London, 30th Aug.—The Kaiser, speaking at Marienburg, said that the Teutonic Knights taught the lesson that Teutonism and Christianity were inseparable. H® himself and his grandfather had been working under the high trust imposed on them by God. So he
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  • 43 752 (Supplied by Reuter.) New Appointment. London, 30th August.—A telegram from Vienna states that Captain I ran/ of the General Staff has l>een a £Pf. military attache at Peking and 1 succession to Gyarmata, who ias relieved of the post.
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  • 766 753 To-dav’s telegram ab ;ut more Papal meddling in France compels us to return to the subject on which we had something to say before. Perhaps the most important thing in the world is liberty of conscience, and it is a sabred duty to contribute a mite (even
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  • 51 753 F. W'i T"’‘rte i't u- »>‘I m1 Following were the results of the tics played yesterday Mixed D >ubk; Handicap: Mr. and Mrs. Martin Ar/.' Mrs. Hendry and Reimann G 2; 7 5; Mr. and Mrs. Goodri -h Au/ Mrs. Wriglit-Motion ami Waugh 3 G; 6 2
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  • 42 753 Lave been vmci- nated at tid?Lam Hua Ee Hospital bv Mr. Lim Tai Lee. The rush still continue This seems to indicate that the (’hine-e are beginning to recognise that vaccination is the best preventive against smallpox.
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  • 57 753 publish-1 in our issu<- of a few days ate), f the resignation from the Government .Service of Astetint Surgeon C. T. De Souza, who leave- the General Hospital on the 20th inst. .So far it is not
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  • 787 753 GENERAL MEETING. Interim Dividend ef 4 percent. Ihe fifth ordinary general meeting of the Eastern Smelting Compinv was held at the Company’s Offices in the’F. M. S. Railway Buildings yesterday afternoon, when the following gentlemen wen» present: Messrs. H. Jessen (Chairman), te*e t’hin Ho, Loe Qneo Hock,
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  • 69 754 Not a little comment was caused at Cowes owing to the marked attentions which a certain baronet paid to a lady whose husband is said to l»e still “abroad in the Colonial Service.” It is said that some
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  • 105 754 at Paris has just resulted from the wreck of the Messageries Maritimes steamer LaSeyne in Rhio Straits. Amongst those who went down in her was M. Habib, the head of a big jewellery firm at Paris, with large quantities of pearls and diamonds. M. Louis Habib, his
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  • 149 754 On the strength of having o ade a colossal fortune out of the rubber boom, one of the City’s newest and most aggressive plutocrats has taken a deer forest for the season. Even the most ardent admirers of his prow ‘ss as
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  • 155 754 in sending to that journal wine figures from the official statistics recently issued by the Government of the Strait* Settlements concerning the trade vf the colony in 1909, remarks that Singapore has passed through a year of exceptional commercial progress, ami when the
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  • 1279 754 A<•••:> <<1 quit ‘d. The adjourned hearing of the case M. Cathiravaloo r. Cooinarapah Chetty and Allagapah Chetty was c included yesterday afternoon before Mr. R. B. Osborne, when the f«D defendants were dis-barged. John Lamb, manager of Bertam E fate, stated that he. had had 22
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  • 24 754 The notifications by which 1h" I* Amoy and Swatow were declare* J’ infected on account of cholera an< p havq been withdrawn.
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  • 946 755 Statement by Registrar-General. The Hon. E. A. Irving, Registrar-General f Hongkong, gave a representative of ♦be S. C. M- f be following details with to the assisted emigrants for the Straits: The labour is recruited up-country and brought to certain licensed boarding Louses. About 25
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  • 26 755 has graci- ously pleased to accept, the office of President of the Royal Colonial Institute in succession to His Majesty the King.
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  • 39 755 from London for Singapore per s.s. Norc was Mr. 8. J. Chan, late F. M. S. King’s scholar, who was recently called to the English Bar. He will, we hear, practise h s profession in Singapore.
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  • 42 755 bet veen Mr. Cecil Julius Scoll, of Kwala Lumpur, Straits Settlements, and Miss Mary Cicely Mav, of West-pl;ice, St. Ives, Cornwall, will take place in Ootacamund at the end of Octols».". Miss May leaves for India on Sept. 30.
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  • 35 755 of theSinga- pore Cricket Club, Mr. E. G. Broadriek was re-elected president. The following memliers were elected to the Management Committee :—Talma, Clarke, Webb, Noon, Cantrell, Gold, Thomas and Scoular.
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  • 88 755 was caught by a big cr s*o<lile at Port Swettenham at 8 pan. on the 25th ult. while fishing in one of the big dra ns. A few Malays passing by went to his rc."U'* and dragged him out of the drain. Strange to say, the crocodile did
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  • 592 755 It is not correct to speak of coconuts as a catch crop though we see the phrase used occasionally. It would be as correct, in fact, to speak ot potatoes as a catch crop to wheat on an English farm. Even in the present -laze of enthusiasm for rnldwr.
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    • 44 755 Get It To-day. Storiuv h am] Livw Tabl.t, anUiT. I M n”'fT Wh no Hli a bad (ash- m your mouth Thev will your ap|.. t1U1U! U1(1 illvii ril v’ rf 1 v K* r r>u a rvlinh for for «I., by aU aud.
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  • 22 756 (Echo Special.) r< pp Singapore, 1st September. The following are to-day’s prices: Black Pepper $15.00, buyers. White Pepper $27.25, no buyers.
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  • 36 756 (Echo Special.) Will Not Im ihalisbml Singapore, 1st September. A wire has been received from the Hague stating that the Dutch Consulate at Penang will not be abolished though the Consul will be unpaid.
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  • 39 756 (Echo Special.) Warrant For Arrest Singapore, 1st September.—A warrant has been issued for the arrest of P. Gordon Grimes, who has gone to Sarawak, for, it is alleged, cheating Raffles Hotel and John Little and Co.
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  • 18 756 (Echo Special.) August (’rop Singapore, 1st September.- The August crop of Changkat Salak was 1,500 lbs.
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  • 18 756 (Ifrho Special.) n.?o. Singapor’, 1st September. The mortality during the past week was 19'20 per i.iille.
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  • 49 756 (Sa ppiit d Dy euter.) Io P*<.bOP Rii'Miau (hdmijsa* iou. London, 31st August. The Time*correspondent at St. Petersburg states that it is rumoured M. Stolypin, the Russian Premier, will journey to the Far East to promote Russian colonisation in the region traversed by the Amur Railway.
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  • 59 756 (Supplied hy Reuter.) “Times” Not Q life Suhli d. Lbndon, 31st August.- The Times, commenting on the tariff arrangements in Korea, says that it would be welcomed if a little more, regard were paid to the views of an allied power which our constant regard for the
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  • 37 756 (Supplied by Reuter.) New Scheme Regarding Colonial Officers. London, 31st August.-A scheme for absorbing the Colonial Officers into the Army has been elaborated by the Imperial General Staff and will be initiated at Aidershot.
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  • 124 756 (Supplied by Reuter.) This 5 hire i t Fra’.re. London, 1st September.—A Catholic sensation has been caused by a Papal letter condemning a French organisation, the Sillon, formed over a decade ago by Marc. Sangnier who left the Army in order to spread the Gospel, lie worked
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  • 45 756 (Supplied by Reuter.) I oL IL R, Davies. I. ndon, 31st August.- Col. II.];. I)avjes of the New Zealand Militia, who served iii South Africa, will succeed Brigadier-General J. Cdin Mackenzie who has been appointed First Military Adviser to the Canadian Forces.
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  • 65 756 general manager of the -r T -j manager 01 th® United Malaysian Co.. London, is in Rauh The Kuala Lipis correspondent of the M<day Mail says He has come to inspect tho wealthy forests of the Federated Malay States, in connection with a monopoly for the
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  • 70 756 to and from Butterworth by the Eastern Shipping Company’s launches is drawn to the change of system, commencing from to-day, with regard to the collection of fares. Hitherto the fares were collected after the steamer had left the wharf. Now tickets are issued by the company
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  • 117 756 Penang, 1st September. By courtesy of the Chartered Bank. Loowm, Demand Bank 2/4\ 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4A 3 Credit 2/4A 3 Documentary.. 2/4}’ Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs. 174} 3 days’ sight Private 176 Bombay, Demand Bunk 174} Moul mein, Demand Bank 174 3 days’ sight Private 176} Madras.
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  • 163 756 Gold Leaf Black Pepper no nt'> White Pi pper Trang Pepper 17 4 Cloves 66.-nnm. Mace 86.-nom. Pickings 7 7-buy™ Nutmegs 11 Os. buyer» No. 1 Sugar 2 (Basket 4.2a noia. Tapioca Flour Copra (mixed) 10.50 buy 1 fTahbun p, Soonde GutU -JSusu 20.- (jmmbong 120.- India Kublwr Ihdtans
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  • 112 756 Obi! nary. (Supplied by IS i/ter.) General Sir F. Boris L*r-Wa k r. London, 1st September. The death took place at Tenby from heart failure of General Sir F. W. E. Forestier-Walker. [Th«i Gt-HHial. who was 5 y#*ars of age. had h <l).-iibgui.s i-d n-cord. lie S"rv< <l through th»*
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    • 642 757 Ad v rt1sem e n t s, A major FRASER KING Of Vital Assistance. A Krlind Major explains how Mm IicmI1.Ii, impaind hj paii.tul ail men In, whh restored by Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills for Pale People. As a successful Army 1 utor, Major Fraser struck me as applicable to
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    • 243 758 iMHi S K «'TttiT^ >■-■■ <-*A»""wju4 ■■■„.>• ■> SuS<«'TSHBii «05?^-^ z r’ The CR1TERJONJ>RESS, Ltd. IGfl ESTABLISHED IS 33. H PRINTERS PUBLISHERS. ira Proprietors of the “STRAITS ECHO” and “SIN POE.” B s The most enterprising and up-to-date printers and R m lithographers in the Orient. II B Our plant
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