The Straits Echo (Mail Edition), 4 November 1910

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  • 21 989 THE STRAITS ECHO, MAIL EDITION. 115 Per Annum. Single Copy, 40 cents. Vol. 8. Penang,. Friday, 4th November, 1910. No. 44.
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    • 221 989 I CONTENTS. X X I j Leaders: page. Public Opinion (Correspondence) Malayan Aborigines 991 A 1,000 Chinese Club Affairs ...1,003 The Band 997 A Public Nuisance ...1,011 s No Bowels 997 s A Local Author on Music 1,005 < Sports page. i > Dr. Sun Yat Sen 1,008 x X
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    • 155 990 li in_ juwi w «WBTMM SmkmeS fc»sr.wl mt» I 'i J THE STRAITS ECHO' I MAIL EDITION. Publishing the day prior to the departure of each mail |l for Europe, and contains the latest local and States news originally published in the daily issues, as well as all important news
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  • 1131 991 A supplementary Paper on The Aboriginal Tribes by R. J. Wilkinson is in reality a very readable book, although, as a serious contribution k to ethnological knowledge, it indicates more the extensive gaps therein. There are many books, but none of them contains much trustworthy information, if we
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  • 24 991 has Ixs’n --’I’ 8 Him iRy’il launched at Yok *haina in the presence of His Majesty the Emperor of Japan.
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  • 47 991 call<»d on board the Seamew this morning to pay his msps ts to General Stephenson, G.fMr. R. A. Cook, Traffic Manager, F M S Railways, who catm* over to make arrangmnonts for the Governor’s sjswial to Kuala Kangsar, also went on boanl.
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  • 68 991 gave all the Children ami Sisters of the Convent a ride in their now MotoY* Bus. I hey were taken in six loads round the town and lamle<l at the Homestead, Northern I’oad, kindly placed at their disposal by Mr. Gawthome, where they enjoyed
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  • 64 991 learns that Mr. E. L. Brockman, c. m. <i„ British Resident. Negri Sembilan, has bad his leave extended l»v one month, and will therefore not tie baric until December. On his return, he will probably assume the duties of British iletiident, Perak, incumbent upon Mr. Birch’s
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  • 85 991 such as we have been having lately, fall slips on the Taiping Pass an* recorded, and on Wednesday morning the train from Taiping to Ipoh was delayed over an hour and a half owing to a small slip at that danger spot. 'I he Railway
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  • 86 991 spe- '■ulatjon arises as to what will Is* the fate of Portuguese colonies. Tim large question naturally refers to Portuguese East Africa, but Far Easterns an naturally ask what is to become of Macao. It is too early vet to male* any st dement.
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  • 132 991 4 ft jsitriotic zu par none Chinaman who should Is, as much a pnde of lux, country as he i« proud of it At Bangalore, where he is tea lung. h/loM-s no opportunity of advertising bis country corre* ting errors, ami dominating know’ bdge of it.
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    • 109 991 The Straits Echo. w I b .{'IT 1 jSjVU b y r* f justice satisfies everybody 1 justice alone.--ff».*-»., n Published daily (except Sundays.) AT TUB CRITERION PRESS, LTD., No 226 -232, Beach Street, Penang. PI ICR: DAILY IX)< AL j-24 per annum 01 TS RATIONS Postage Extra. MAIL EDITION
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  • 271 992 The Governor s Tour. Arrival in Penang. H. E. Sir John Anderson arrived by the Seamew this morning on his way to Kuala Kangsar for the ceremonial opening of the Federal Council. Among those on board were, besides the Governor’s A.D.C. and Private Secretary, Miss Anderson and General Stephenson and
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  • 12 992 the Colonial Secretary of Macao, has been dismissed from office.
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  • 17 992 has re- ported that there are only 1,000,000 taels in the treasury.
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  • 36 992 the enterprising pro- prietor of the Nikko Photographic Studio, has just returned from Japan with a large stock of Christmas and New Year cards, and pictures for framing etc., all nicely coloured.
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  • 43 992 has conferred the honour of Knighthood upon Mr. Horace Avory, k. c., Mr. T. G. Horridge, k. o., Mr. C. M. Lush, k. c., and Mr. J. Eldon Bankes, k. c., on their appointment to be Judges of the High Court.
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  • 38 992 has l>eeii married at the •English church in Paris to Miss Eleanor Souray, an actress, who has played in London in The School for Scandal, and other comedies and operettas. Between them they own forty racehorses.
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  • 79 992 which have taken place in Hongkong of recent years broke out on October 17, in the timber yards on the Praya East, almost, opposite the Praya East Hotel, and as the flames spread with considerable rapidity, threatening the tenements of dwelling houses in the vicinity,
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  • 75 992 well known as a naturalist in Kuala Lumpur, has acquired a fine hamadryad. This, the most deadly and the most dangerous of reptiles, is the only snake that travels on its tail and cannot strike while in motion. Admirers of these charming creatures will be delighted
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  • 1969 992 ORDINARY MEETING. An ordinary meeting of the Municipal Commissioners was held in the Municipal Offices yesterday afternoon, when the following gentlemen were present —Mr. F. J. Hallifax (President), Mr. J. W. Hallifax, Mr. Quah Beng Kee, Dr. P. V. Locke and Mr. Lim Cheng Teik, with Messrs. L.
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  • 311 993 Says th<* Ij. <£• C. Ejpregg: Many Straits people will hear with regret of the death of illiam Wellington Bailey, of Plassy, Limerick, which took place on 4th inst., in his 57th year. After Iwing a contractor, Mr. Bailey Iss'ame a planter, ami one of
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  • 31 993 has received the reward of X250 for his wireless messages which told Scot land-yard that Dr. Crippen and Miss Le Neve wen, on Ixjard bis ship.
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  • 44 993 A S. P., Butter- worth, was to have met the Governor at the Jettv this morning, but he was unfortunately bitten by a rentipMe or scorpion and is advised by his medical attendant to stay in bed for the day.
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  • 44 993 on Tuesday fore- noon Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Phillips were the recipients of a handsome silver tea service, subserils*<l for by the teaching faff of the institution, as a present to them on the occasion of their recent marriage.
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  • 46 993 to which reference was made at the Municipal meeting yesterday, was not called to discuss the meter question, although tliat formed part of the discussion. It was a meeting of memliers of the Ratepayers’ Association to consider the rules.
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  • 60 993 working outside the conference regulating steamship trade with China, the P. and 0. have decided to reduce the freight on iron to ten shillings a ton a- the onlv means of ending ruinous competition. It is not exj>**‘tod that the
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  • 4608 993 (Continuedfrom page 983.) The numl»er of patients treated in the hospitals was 30,266, of whom 1,398 were Europeans. In 1908 the corresponding numliers were 30,370 and 1,287 respectively. Deaths numbered 3,635 (70 lieing Europeans), as against 4,031 and 83 in 1908. I’he rate of mortality
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  • 503 996 Here is an interesting extract from the market report of one of Messrs. Anthony and Anderson’s London correspondents While everybody some months ago has been glorying in the fact that the business in Rubber Shares was pre-eminently of an investment character, that a class of buyers hitherto
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  • 557 996 ffrom Our Taiping, 26th Oct, 1910 The experiment of giving fl... n chance to attract the public at the a did not meet with tl first day the Band played there htG be hoped that the number present on Wt occasion will not be construed to mean tW the
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    • 56 996 What to Do. When a cold becomes settled in the system, it will take several days’ treatment to cure it, and the best remedy to use is Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy. It will cure quicker t han any other, and also leaves the system in a natural and healthy condition. For
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    • 71 996 Rheumatism the Most Common Cause of Suffering. Rheumatism causes more pain and suffering than any other disease, for the reason that it is the most common of all ills» and i is certainly gratifying to sufferers to know that Chamberlain’s Pain Balm will afford relief, and make rest and sleep
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  • 263 997 The Conflicting Prospectuses Corrected. It will 1x3 remembered that, on July 30, we (<S’. T.) drew attention to the fact that then? was a startling difference lietweon the prospectus of the Taiping Rubier Estate published in Singapore, and the prospectus of the same company published in Shanghai.
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  • 109 997 (Supplied by Reuter.) McKenna Knows Nothing of Loan. London, 27th October. —Mr. Reginald McKenna, First Lord of the Admiralty, has informed the South Wales Daily Nour that he knows nothing of a proposed Naval loan. Delay of Dreadnought Programme. Lend >n, 28th Oct.—Great interest has been excited by
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  • 68 997 (Supplied by Reuter.) Better Than Kalgoorlie. London, 27th Octo r M?r. —A telegram from Perth states that the Hon. Newton James Moore, Premier of Western Australia, referring to the gold discoveries at the Bullfinch mine twenty miles from Southern Cross said that Kalgoorlie sinks into insignificance compared
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  • 62 997 (Supplied by Reuter.) What About the Telegram London, 27th Octolier. —An inspired Berlin telegram to the Hamburger Naehrichten says that German official circles are not officially aware of the existence of the Constantinople telegram to the Kaiser and emphasises the fact that the majority at the nioeting were
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  • 113 997 (Supplied by Reuter.) The Winner. London, 2"th October.— In the Aerial race for the Gordon-Bennett Cup the balloon America which landed in the wilderness near the Peribonka River, north of Lake Chilonga on the 19th instant, all well, wins the cup. [On the 2fst inst. Reuter wired Ien
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  • 883 997 1) the Band, as Spurgeon might have said. It 1 »egins to be a Ixire. Did you read the remarks reported as made at the Cricket Club meeting tin* other day Did you ever encounter mon; nonsense in one heap Yet it wasn’t all nonsense. Humbly, as before
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  • 492 997 We have sometimes treated the Strait* Tinif* leader-writer as Walton hnti-d worms lovingly impaling him but to-day we find ourselves completely out of symisithv with him as wo read a heart h-s art i<dr on the Tobin case at Singapore. Dr. Fowlie a publicist we don’t waste admiration
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  • 32 998 The following League ties will take place next month: M. R. C. vs. Govt. Wharves, Nov. 3, Esplanade. Crescents vs. Butterworth, Nov. 15, Esplanade. Police vs. Butterworth, Nov. 22, Esplanade.
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  • 55 998 Singapore fires next week in the Interport match; Penang to-morrow probably, weather permitting and provided Corporal Perkins, who is away, arrives in time. The following nine can be regarded as certainties in the Penang team: Captains Allan and Wilson, Lieut. Neubronner, Sgt.-Maj. Sayers, Sgt. Southam, Corporal Perkins, and
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  • 62 998 We understand that the Seh Cheah Kongsi and the Seh Khoo Kongsi, which have hitherto contributed SI ,500 each to the Penang Free School for educational purposes, have stopjied their subscriptions, because in the first place the Government is now charging an education rate of per cent, and,
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  • 22 998 have been vacci- nated by Mr. Lim 1ai L ‘e at the Lam Hua E E Hospital.
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  • 36 998 Lin Yu Lin, is leaving Shanghai by the P. and O. Arcadia on November the 8th and will probably be in Singapore two nights, the 16th and 17th.
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  • 37 998 accompanying the Ger. man Crown Prince in India will be Sir Harold Stuart, Chief of the Staff, Colonel A. K. Dick, Principal Military Attache, Mr. Arthur Jelf, C. S., and Captain R. A. Steel.
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  • 49 998 G. O. C and Captain Elliott-Cooper, his A. I). C., left for Kuala Kangsar by the 218 train this afternoon. The General who arrived with H. E. the Governor in the S>a Mew yesterday stayed at the Residency as a guest of the Hon. J. 0. Anthonisz.
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  • 528 998 ORDIN? RY GENERAL MEETING. An ordinary general meeting of the shareholders of the New Tambun Mines, Ltd., was held in the Chamber of Commerce at noon to-day. The following gentlemen were present —Messrs, the Hon. A. R. Adams, Eu Poon Guan, J. Huese, J. Hug, C.
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  • 26 998 the F. M. S. Rail- way authorities will shortly make a trial of night trains on the safest section of the lines.
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  • 52 998 Reuter wired that the colours are green and blue. But the colours on that hoisted by the Portuguese Cruiser Vasco da Gama at Batavia were green and red. The colours were vertical, the red being the one alongside
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  • 947 998 “IL XI which happen to 1« thS of a well-known Kuala Lumpur lawl” 1 Ido not know d any of V onr m J take an interest in the forthcoming Federal Council have pains to peruse the many pa*™ in if “Gazette” devoted to ’draft o f
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  • 24 999 Chief Judge of Monthon Puket, arrived from Bangkok via Singapore yesterday, and returned to Tongkah this afternoon by Uie s.s. Malacca.
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  • 41 999 has been arranged and will take place at No. 24, Malay Street, on Thursday, the 3rd November, between Mr. Chuah Hooi Hong, the eldest son of Mr. Chuah Paik Hock, and the eldest daughter of Mr. Khaw Sin Cheoh.
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  • 80 999 bag of snipe for Lower Burma was secured Friday 14th inst, by Mr E. O. Bloech of Rangoon, who shot 114 couple, besides one couple of plover and one brace of quail. The late Mr Tucker, District Superintendent of Police, shot 102 5
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  • 89 999 are still busy in Java raising money for railway «rhemes in that Empire. This time it is the Fukien Railway Company mainlv which wants mor.* mom»v, all the capital having been spent with only about six miles of rail to show. Rich Chinese in Java
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  • 942 999 Do lou Know It? (Specially Contributed by Jf. Nj Leich Street 1 Do you know it, gentle reader I trow not Y-m have, doubtless, pissed through this busy thoroughfare both on foot ami m the ubiquitous ricksha many a tune ami <dt but. venture to suggest, you have
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  • 62 999 (I'e /io Special.') Bl kit K. B. Meetino. ‘Singapore, 2!Hh Oct. —At the meeting of 1he Bukit K. B. Rubber Coinjsiny it was announced the profit to the end of Heptemls*r was S2.B00. There were prosps ts of a small divi»leml at. the end of the year. They were
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  • 54 999 /<’ /<o tl SlN'.A!'».r.T. .*>».*• n Aoais-t I’ecak and Sela n go k. 'P n *9 h O<*t .hng.ipir»* n el»» J in tfj»* sh<> tng ma*» n aguim»t lanj'or and Perak, hater ho log UJ „1 101. I h<* teams ar*» 12 a «11«, th»» test V*u
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  • 70 999 'Ixhn Special,) Acqu ITTAL. Ku It I Lumpur, 29th Octoter.- In the < nminal *urt iu th c.i.«*i <•(«* Bom* of M ->.r« Ay I*4 u y and Garland. Ipoh, the U4. 1. who wax charged with criminal i < »n, wo «uquitteij. He was not
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    • 74 999 Kheuinatisni rbe Most <> in in on Cause of Suffering. Rheumatism causes more pain and suffering than any other disease, for the reason that it is the most common of all ills, and it ls cer biinly gratifying to sufferers to know tliat Chamberlain’s Pain Balm will afford and make
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  • 85 999 Obituary. (Echo Spec ial.) David Chaj mf.rm Neave. SingajH.re, 29th October. The death took place in Scotland on the 29th inst. of David ha’m<*rs Neave, one of the original {sirtDors of Messrs. Fr-uw»r ami Neave. Obituary. {Echo Special.) Mrs. W. R. J. Hawtrey. Singapore, 1st Nov. The death is announ.
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  • 214 1000 (Echo Special.) Tobin’s Provident Fund. Singapore, 29th October. —At the meeting of the Municipal Commission yesterday Dr. Fowlie moved That Mrs. Tobin be paid the full amount of money deducted from her husband’s pay as his contribution to the Provident Fund while he was in the service of
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  • 80 1000 (Supplied by Reuter.) Industrial and Peace-loving.” London, 28th October. —The Duke of Norfolk presided at the banquet celebrating the success of the Japan-British Exhibition. Lord Kitchener was present. Replying to the congratulat ions of the Duke of Norfolk, M. Takaaki Kato, Japanese Ambassador in London, dwelt on Japan’s
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  • 61 1000 (Supplied lnj Reuter.) A Mosque to iE Erected. London, 28th October. —Subscriptions are coming in for the establishment of a mosque in London w hich has j become a growing need owing to the increasing number of Oriental students and visitors. There will also be a library
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  • 24 1000 (Supplied by Reuter.) “Clement Bayard” Acquired. Lond< n, 29th October. —Government has acquired the ('lemrii! Bayard, the airship which recently crossed the Channel.
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  • 534 1000 Tn continuation of our review of Mr. R. J. Wilkinson’s paper on the aboriginal tribes of this country, we may begin by regretting that although that student was careful to employ many enquirers working separately, he was forced to employ men some of whom had no more fitness
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  • 23 1000 Mrs. Goh Boon Keng, who has been very ill at Durbar Hall, Pulau Tikus, is progressing favourably.
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  • 28 1000 a new weekly j< urnal devoted to the interests of planting and mining is to Ijc started in December. It will be published in Penang.
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  • 1965 1000 H. E. th e Governor’s Speech. Following was the Rnoank i,• H. E. the High CoX,i^>' TC 7D>y opening of the 3rd Session the Council at Kuala Kangsar toAt this meeting of the n the second annual Enactment to Provision tor the Public < rn<l e Federated Malay States will
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  • 795 1002 Bandmann’s people did a vaudeville show Saturday night. They called it Pot Pourri,” but it wasn’t exactly pourri (rotten). There were some turns whb’li went a long way towards being money’s worth, and the gentlemen who successfully if noisily resisted an attempt to make them pay three dollars for
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  • 11 1002 will be held in Penang on November 8.
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  • 19 1002 Manager of Yam Seng Estate, is leaving for Australia on a holiday early next year.
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  • 23 1002 in the Government Gazette that Mr. Tye Choon Yeon resumed his duties as Vice-Consul for China on the 26th inst.
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  • 24 1002 that Capt. McCallum is to return to Tai pi ng as Adjutant to the Perak Volunteers Corps, says our Taiping contemporary.
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  • 43 1002 Chief Boarding Officer, left for Teluk Anson in the Seagul on Friday taking two tongkangs in tow containing 6,400 tons of kerosine. This cargo was discharged by the Government Wharves coolies in 4 hours which is considered smart work.
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  • 50 1002 the well-known Kuala Lumpur cont actor, has secured the contract for the four storied building which is to be put up by Messrs. Paterson, Simons Co. This will lie an innovation to Kuala Lumpur which has no four storied building at present, says the P. P.
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  • 53 1002 commonly known as the white lady’s slipper was unearthed, growing profusely amongst the rocks in one of the Langkawi islands by Mr. C. Curtis to whom it brought over $30,000. Of most refined and exquisite beauty, it is again becoming rare and is
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  • 69 1002 for which Singapore offers a ready market, show every sign of lessening number, says the Bangok correspondent of the Courrier Haiphong, This is duo to the ravages of disease with rages unchecked mainly from the ignorance and carelessness of the owners. It is difficult for the Government
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  • 168 1002 at the instance of Mr. A. W. B. Hamilton, Registrar of V’ eludes, for the arrest of his second clerk for receiving a bribe. It appears that a few days ago Mr. Hamilton had occasion to punish a rikisha puller by detaining his rikisha in
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  • 1116 1002 (From Our Own Correspondent.) 28th Oct. The Acting Rodent. General, FMS TI. H. the Sultan of Selan-or w i t i, British Resident and If. H. the Neori Sembilan v.ifl, his T dent and the other members of the Conned from the two States have cone to da.y
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  • 103 1003 (From ()ar Correspondent.') 30th October. The Lurking Death. A very tragical death occurred a few days ago at Klang. A married Malay woman who went to the neighbouring «hops to make returned at 7 p.m. She was about to mount their high wooden house steps when sh»* was bitten
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  • 34 1003 has been appointed v .u<t' u<uio uas ueen Secretary of Macao in place of Dr. w ii'o.c re-appointment was cancelled Z 0 01 Lisbon iust as he had returned to the VQlony.
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  • 671 1003 Alleged Criminal Breach of Trust. A preliminary enquiry into the charg* of criminal breach of trust brought by A. W Tu’ly against Michael S. Cowan wks commenced in the third court, Singap re, <n Friday morning befo.e Mr. F. Robinson. The H n. Hugh Fort and Mr.
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  • PUBLIC OPINION.
    • 294 1003 To TUB EblTOR OV THU STRAITS ECHO. I >-ar *Sir, Through the medium of vour v iluaLle papT, I shall Is* thankful to lie allow* d a space to bring the following lines to attention of the public concerned. It is rumoured The Maritime Club, which is
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  • 218 1003 A New Perak Flotation. The m»*morandum am) artielex of umhocution of the alxive Company hav»j appeared in the Ceylon (hiielle. The C'omtiany ix formed to purchaxe th»* I«*;um5 of 1,000 a»*ree of lam I eituate on the road from Teluk Anson, Ix)w»*r Perak, in
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  • Page 1003 Advertisements
    • 68 1003 Sick Headache. TDIm diMtreMMing ailment result* from a disordered ron-I m of the irtomach. All that i* n «sled t > «-fleet a cure i« a <looe or two of <‘haml*-rlun'» Stomach am! Liver Tablet-*. In fart, the attack may Im warded off, or greatly le-M-n**! in acventv, hr taking
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  • 403 1004 Referring to our re-ent article on alluvial mining, we underatmd that a small bu| powerful local syn>1icate has been formed to exploit certain mining lands in the immediate vicinity of the Kedah border, and consequently, within easy reach of Penang. The area held under option is some
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  • 422 1004 Is it A Guarantee Fund? At the meeting of the Singapore Municipal Commission last Friday, Dr. Fowlie moved that Mrs. Tobin be paid Mr. Tobin’s contributionsand interest to the Provident Fund up to date < f his leaving the service.# In bringing forw ird this matter Dr.
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  • 28 1004 (E'clln Ashore. Singapore, 31st Oct,. —A telegram from Labuan states that the steamer Hynaford, while entering Victoria, grounded on a shoal yesterday and is still fast.
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  • 15 1004 (rc/m Special.) Pepper. Singapore, 31st Oct. —To-day’s market price of white pepper is f25.78.
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  • 32 1004 (Supplied by Reuter.) Appeal for Funds. London, 29th October.—The Scottish National Committee, in a manifesto, appeals to Scotsmen all over the world for funds to achieve Scottish Home Rule.
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  • 136 1004 (Supplied by Reuter.) Low Flyer Smashed Up. London, 31st Oct.—The New York aviation competition, got up by Gordon Bennett, distance a hundred kilometres, was a breezy and thril ing affair. Graham White was first, doing the distance in one hour, one minute and 43 seconds. Moizant was second,
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  • 44 1004 (Supplied by Reuter.) Precautions Against Anarchists. London, 31 st Oct.—A telegram from Berlin states th it at the Grown Prince’s wish only three officials of the Berlin detective force will travel with him on his tour to the Far East.
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  • 283 1004 (Echo Special,} i Governor’s Arrival at Kuai a v. Kuala Kangsar, 30th Octotr-Tl i» F X Yesterday afternoon, at the A«a Nagara, the distinguished visitor'1 guests witnessed the dove-fighting. Suh- sequent Iv they inspected tbe state apartments I and regalia. 18 To-day a large party journeyed down for
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  • 63 1004 (Supplied by Reuter.) The Loan. London, 30th October. —Practically all the ini] oriav.t German banks represented hi the Turkish Loan Syndicate are considering that its success ful flotation is the patriotic duty of Germany. The Navy. London, 31st (Holier.—The Berlin corresixmdent of the Morumy sates ia Turkov has paid
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  • 59 1004 (Supplied by Reuter.) Price of “Clemen? Bayard.’ London, 29th October.-The price for the Clement Bayard airship was The owner aske.l £25.000 for .t W down to £18,000. The war office «Berea A 12,500: the remainder was subscr the Parliamentary Aerial Committee. Another Record. Etarop0g London, 30th October.— At I
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  • 31 1005 (Svppli&l by Il< att r.) Franco on Bail. London, 31st Oct.- Senhor Franco, the ex-dictator of Portugal, has b»*en indi ted for abuse of power. He was allowed bail.
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  • 75 1005 of the late King of Siam was the occasion of very genuine mourning amongst the Chinese merchants of Toiigkah, who recognised what a benevolent ruler he had been. They closed business for three days, used mourning seals, A. ami when the Siamese High Commissioner visited the place, took
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  • 1021 1005 If R. N. Brunel-Norman had been an enemy, instead of a friend, we should have had a chance to go for him. We have just discovered that he was the author of the book which made such a stir in musical circles,at Home some years
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  • 16 1005 has ls-en appnnte I to act as A. D. O., Tampin.
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  • 12 1005 has been appuntcl In-p-ctor of Mine-, Per.»
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  • 36 1005 at St. George’s Girls' Hom»*, on Thursday, Nov. 3rd, at 10.30 a tn. The Dolls to l»e <ire."»-«l for the Christmas Tree will Is- given out.
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  • 50 1005 that the Governm»*nt pro- pjM* to convert tli»- pn-M-nt »|U.irters occuptel bv th»- Assistant Surgeon <»f th»* General Hospital into a Maternity Hospital Thiis a rumour only. Wetrust it will turn out to Is* true, for we have .igittU-4 f-r han institution fur many many years.
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  • 342 1005 Prize Distrirition. Yesterday afternoon, Is-ing the final shoot lefore th»- close aeas»>n of the P. L. P C. legins, th»-prizes given by Mr. R. G. Palmer w»-rv kimlls pr--'»nt»-«l by Mrs. Gon» Anderson. Th»-’ first prize a pair of very pr»-ttv silver candle stick' was won
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  • 27 1005 as to ()M ts in the r »-»-ent tin «-ascM was heard by Mr. Justice Thornton yesterday afternoon, when the plaintiffs were awar»b-«l the «»sfs.
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  • 77 1005 is under iH 1 c -'uuer inn Ian of experts m Java on gruumh whe h are not well known among th»- publk* F< pTiments ma»le with this variety of rubber by a leading planter then, show that there is every n ason for its falling
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  • 63 1005 Captain H. A. An.b r-,,,. A R. P.. Bu.t. rwortCwho th- b, I., but,.,, I., a l‘.‘kiH r "l iV '"".’“-■‘-J 1 .Wo tn,. t !b„. he kfll.-d the -sorpmn. h w t»o I«1 of -eu'i fw»- know th»- word uhiM-dly) to ‘iyy;'- "H; »y,ta,„
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  • 149 1006 Acquisition of Lands. Judgment in the case of Lots 89vn and 8811 was delivered this morning. It*will be remembered that the Collector of Land Revenue assessed these properties at 8500 an acre and $150 respectively. The then owners, Messrs. Robert Young and Shona Rowten, wanted $1,000 an acre
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  • 179 1006 No Quorum. The law requires that a meeting of every public company be held within six months of its formation. But the law reckons without the apathy of shareholders. Twice Messrs. Anthony and Anderson called a meeting of the Temerloh Coconut and Rubber Estate Ltd. On both occasions there
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  • 12 1006 C. P. O., is away on inspection duty at Butterworth.
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  • 15 1006 has beon granted the local rank of Captain.
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  • 14 1006 announce an interim dividend of 25 per cent.
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  • 22 1006 are to be abolished. Proba- bly as a result of a Departmental investigation.
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  • 46 1006 the Secretary of State for the Colonies has been pleased to approve the appointment of Major E. R. B. Murray, Second-in-Command, to be Commandant, Malay States Guides, with effect from the 31 st October, 1910, vice LieutenantColonel R. S. F. Walker, c.m.g., retired.
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  • 46 1006 who is due here by the Taruba to-morrow, succeeds the great little man Sergeant-Major Sayers as Drill Instructor to the Volunteers. We shall have more to say of the Major anon. We shall miss him very much when he rejoins his regiment.
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  • 105 1006 (From Our Own Correspondent.) 31st October. In continuation of my report of the F. C. festivities, there is not much to say about the Elephant procession, except that there were 50 animals in al], the biggest of which was one named “Bogel” belonging to Mr. Berkeley, D. O.
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  • 417 1006 (Front Our Own Correspondent.} 29th October. The Volunteer movement about which so much has been written and said would not appear to have caught on yet, judging from the number of names that have been sent in upto date. This fact, however, should not damp the ardour of the
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  • 283 1006 Suggested Rope Manv FACIoet Singapore ob Importing coir into the colony, writ(k correspondent, is really tantamount t ing coals to Newcastle and vet fVri Uk other coconut-growing ce n Malaya, send large and regular ship, < the article for consumption in the A Hundreds of thousands
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  • 39 1006 is expected to make a stay of four days in Peking. He has several important questions to tackle, including the Canton opium affair and the railway agreement for the through working of the Canton-Kowloon railway.
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  • 50 1006 He vaccinated 40 people at the Lam Hua E E Hospital this morning and at noon to-day we saw him at Swettenham Pier examining the lascars of the Harbour Master’s Department and seeing whether his vaccination of a week ago had taken.”
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  • 50 1006 Hm! we would rather not answer that question, though the disease of late has certainly proved to be of a milder form. There are, we are told, over 100 cases in the Government Camp at Perak Road. Including contacts over 300 people are lieing quarantined.
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  • 83 1006 The Penang correspondent of the T. O. M. asks this pertinent question Nearly a fortnight ago a special general meeting was held here of the Malay Peninsula Agricultural Association, at which the question of employing their own recruiter in India was discussed at some length. So far a communicated report
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  • 112 1006 But have you heard the stoir of the Jew’s harp? No? Here it is. It happened in London. A man who hac not wisely but too well (as some of us won at the E. and O. Hotel to-night) was found bv a
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  • 307 1007 {Echo Special.} Tin Stealing. Kuala Kangsar, Novemlx'r 1.—At the afternoon session yesterday Mr. H. J) Griffiths moved that immediate step< be taken to increase considerably the punishment of tin stealers, especially when the offence was committed by organised, armed bands. Towkay Leong Pee suggested branding. H.E. Sir John
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  • 69 1007 {Echo Special.} Market Weak. Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 1.—Messrs. Bousb*ad and Hampshire» London agents wire that Para rubber to arrive is quoted at 5 9d I*r lb. and that the market is week. Rubber Growers’ Crop, I h“ O •tober crop of the Rubber GrowerAs- -iati m i- 3,997 lbs.,
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  • 17 1007 {Echo Special.) Copra. Singapore, 1st Novemlier.— To-day’s market price of sundried copra is $10.65, no buyers.
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  • 61 1007 (Supplied by lit liter.) Nation’s Approval. London, 31st Octolier.—A telegram from Peking states that at the meeting of the Assembly to-day, Prince Yu Lang said that the entire nation had agreed that an early meeting of the Parliament was necessary. The announcement was received with prolonged cheers,
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  • 126 1007 (Supplied by Reidtr.) British Bluejackets Landed. London, 31st October. A telegram from Bushire states that, owing to a threatened raid on Lingah (seaport in Persia) by a force of 3,000 tribesmen and the inability of the local authorities to protect foreigners the British warship Fez has landed 100 men
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  • 200 1007 (Supplied by Reuter.) Are Germany’s Plans Upset London. 31st Oct. Replying to an en<l’nr.v the bady Mail j n reference to the idlegr<l delay in the' construction of the German DrrujHOMj/A/,. the German Admiralty, while refusing information aa to the armaments, states that the rate of construction laid
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  • 23 1007 (Supplied by Reuter.) in S. A. London, 1st NoveinlmrThe Ihike of Connaught han arrived in South Africa to open the Union Parliament.
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  • 27 1007 (Supplied. by Reuter.) Bail or 1,000,000 Francs' bHidon ht Nor-The Uil „f ftrnhor Irauco who i« f or (11<< f p.».r ..l.xHMHwfnu,.-.. Tbe.umwJ immediately forthcoming.
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  • 24 1007 eipreMad hr n. K nnumi t y«r».ty will I,, U r; ip ,l. if no o<u quin-an adejuat i knowledge of Cbi-
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  • 25 1007 I* pra tb ally dying out in Krian and the quarantine restrictions in force on the liorder between h run and Nebong Telml A
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  • 35 1007 tfiat tiie it. w ‘•uuouno. .1 t h 11™ ““I a ""MiniateriL n .'/'•“'’r 1-rtT U <• h.1.1 at Mr. y„ rt f ltui.1 on F raday, No«. >, at 5 piW-
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  • 1113 1008 The only fault we have to find with Dr. Sun Vat Sen is a revolutionary is that he doesn’t revolute. He talks a lot, and ye shall be rather surprised to learn that he hasn't talked too much recently. On Sunday last he made a sjjeech
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  • 15 1008 is that “the Ecfohas killed the Band.” All right. R. I. p
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  • 23 1008 for the Scotch Ball on 15th. 22nd and.25th inst. 7t the town Hall commencing at 5.45 p. m<
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  • 29 1008 the Cricket Club Hockey team (recently organized) is to play a match against the Volunteers. A good deal of interest is being taken in this fixture.
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  • 36 1008 from School- master Mann this morning. He was at the Hotel Sibuet, Poncin, Ain, France, on Oct. 7th, and was stopping two months. We transmit his loving greetings to “the Crowd.”
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  • 36 1008 Mr. Acting Vice- Consul Reid says that elephant stealing still continues to hamper the operations of the teak firms in Northern Siam. From April, 1909, to March, 1910, 46 elephants were stolen.
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  • 55 1008 of All Souls the Roman Catholic community celebrated it by a High Mass at the Church of the Assumption for the all faithful departed. This was followed by the annual blessing of the cemetery at Western Road. The blessing of the old cemetery in Penang Road
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  • 61 1008 Singapore, Ipoh, or Malacca is there a photographic artist who achieves the beautiful results obtained by the methods of Bodom of Penang. We have had the privilege of inspecting some of his recent work, and were amazed to find how cleverly he has solved the difficulty of
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  • 81 1008 have taken tickets for the entertainment got up by Mr. A Mrs. Wright-Motion in aid of the Band Fund. Over 300 tickets have been sold, we hear, without counting those disposed of last night at Sarkies’ new annexe. The first show is
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  • 190 1008 approv- ing the appeal of Prince To Pui Lak for sanction for the public to cut their queues, 17 Chinese Towkays, viz.: Yeung Shau Nam, Lee Shing Po, Chan Mak Lam, Chan Tat Heng, Lam Shing To, Lai Wan Pan, Lee Tsz Leung,
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  • 446 1009 ACQUISITION of lands. Villevue Property. Yesterdav afternoon both the SolicitorGeneral and the Hon. A. R. Adams addressed the Court in regard to the dispute l>etween the owner and the Muuidpality over the Villevue property. In the course of his speech the SolicitorGeneral pointed out that the prices Mr.
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  • 15 1009 ha joined the st »0 of tl)H Planter»’ Store? Agency Co., Ltd.
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  • 19 1009 have been vac-i- nated at the Lam Huah E E Hospital by Mr. Lim Tai Lee.
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  • 17 1009 on the Roster for this month are Dr. Avetoom and Mr. W. 8. Gibson.
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  • 41 1009 1 nil’ t• III’ I that Major-General R. G. Br.iadwood, c. il, General Officer Commanding Hongkong, lias left Hongkcn; for home via SingaJ»>re and Australia by the P. and O. s. s. becanha.
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  • 55 1009 of a subsidiary copper and nickel decimal coinage in Northern Siam ha> not bet*n very successful up-country. In remoter part< of the district these coins are -till absolutelv unfamiliar, and cannot u *d, while even in th- larger towns as late the end of the year 1009 they
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  • 720 1009 His Successful Affair. One lemembers when Worshipful Brother barkies spreads himself as he did Iasi night that the word Hotel’ is derived from the Latin word which gives us Hospitality. So SarkDs is like the Lit in word in that respo-♦. He treated a big crowd, which included “everybody
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  • 141 1009 The Managing Director, Mr. Milr-, writ cm: You have already Urn advised by cable of th»* outj ut of tins mine for ’toiler but the following details may Is* interesting to T.«ngkah shareholders ami the investing public: The output for < )< toiler with 3
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  • 108 1009 (From Our Ovn Corretpondrnt.) 1st Nov. Towkny Leong F«*<*, the Chinewi millionaire of Kuala Lumpur, in company with Messrs. Day ami Griffis, all of whom are unofficial memls'rs of the Federal Council, paid a visit to the Maliy College this morning, stay ing nearly an hour. It is
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  • 102 1009 indeed to learn from a rorrespmdent whose letter i* too l«mg to publish- a great pity that “flu* modem fashionable Chines»* Shanghai girl is very proml of li«*r tr«*«* l»ram h«*s of hair, ami not only hangs down her rosy <’h«<*ks but also down her dignified
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  • 179 1009 •I if.-un-cs the King I,ax ft -faCio i-.y p!<* i-«**l t»i appnnt V. 4lt<*r Ralph Doric B»*.’k<*tt, E-q, e i to Im* His Majostx Coimol for the Consular district of B.mglok, comprising th»* Mon* tlion» of <»:igl»ok, Ayuthm, NikawnChaisi, L’ ijbiii i, Na! awn-Sawaii, Pp-anu-Joke, Fetch dx> m,
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  • 201 1010 Final Figures for Nine Months. Following are the final figures of the export of block tin and tin ore from Perak, Selangor, Negri Sembilan and Pahapg respectively during the months of January to September, 1910, as compared with the corresponding period of last year: 1910
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  • 15 1010 is now a director of the New Serendah Rubber Company, Ltd.
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  • 40 1010 in the financial mar- ket in Peking owing to Chinese bunk notes Iteing refused everywhere. The 1’a Ching Bank (Bank of China) at once introduced aljout 1,000,000 fuels in hard cash into the market, which quietened down.
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  • 46 1010 at the end of Sep- temlier held a meeting of the Board of Directors, when the half-yearly balance-sheet was laid More them. The‘total business has considerably increased compared with the same time of the previous year, with a more favourable financial net result.
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  • 1230 1010 The Nation in Mourning. The Bangkok Times of October 21-, to hand to-day, contains the following account of the brief illness and death of King Chulalongkorn It is with profound regret that we have to record the death of His Majesty the King. This most
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  • PUBLIC OPINION.
    • 278 1011 To THE Em'OR OF THE SlttAlTH ECHO. Dear Sir, I shall 1«! much obliged if you will allow nie a little space in your piper for the purpose of drawing the serious attention of our worthy Municipal Commissioners to the veninsanitary condition of the property in Prangin
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  • 36 1011 (/ic/io Special Latest Prices. Kuala Lumpur, 2nd November.—Messrs. Buustead end Hampshire’s London Agents win* that Plantation No. 1 sheet is 5s. 6’,d. per lb. Para to arrive is 5s. 8’,d. The auction is stiil uniinished.
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  • 17 1011 (Lc/m Special.) At Ten Three Quarters. Singapore, 2nd Nov. Sundried copra is quoted S 10.75, buyers.
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  • 45 1011 (7?i7m Special.) Para Down to 5s. Gd. Singapore, 2nd Nov. London reports that the rublier auctions show prices on the decline. Sheet is down to 5s. 7d. to 5s. 10d., Para 5s. Gd. to 5s. 9d. ami Crepe 5s. bl. to os. 8d.
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  • 35 1011 (Echo Special.) Leylo Beats Singapore and Calcutta. >Sin.Mp< <ro, 2nd Nov. —A triangular shooting mat' h has taken place between Singapore, Ceylon, and Calcutta. S ores were: Ley Ion, 973. Singapore, 958. Calcutta, 915.
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  • 601 1011 (Echo Sp-ci il.) Io-day s Proceedings. Jyula Kangsar.2u.l Nov.- On th.- ,notion of th.. Ivsi.l..nt-<;..neral the following wenAdditions of SSW.103 to l9IO.dim.it™ •'-UtJ.ooo to Sematan Kuala Tcmlieliiig Railway Appropriation *52,000 to Tanj011? ILimbutan Asylum, ami 1220,000 for additional warehouses at Port Swettenham. Supply Bill. Jr G Watson introduced
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  • 72 1011 (Echo Special.} Ihe Gramophone Nuiha.nce: Relief in Sight. Singapore, 2nd Nov. \V. S. Palo has Iteen sentenced to one month’s simple imprisonment for Contempt of Court, disregarding an injunction to restrain a nuisance, th** nuisance living the incessant playing of a gramophone. The complainant was E. E. St.sd.
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  • 36 1011 (Echo S aerial.) Wants More Land. Singapore, Nov. 2. A ims-ting of the I mt**d Malacca Rublier Plantations haw decided to make application for 200 additional acres of Crown Land, adjoining the Compiny’s projiertv.
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  • 45 1011 (Supplied by Hauler.) Reitz President of Senate. London,2nd Novemlwr. A telegram from Cajie Town states that Mr. F. W. Reitz, «•x-President of the Grange Free State, has ls*en elected President of the Union Senate, and Mr. Molteno the Speaker of the Assembly.
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  • 29 1011 (Supplied by Reuter.) Removed Fr >m the Almy. Loud »n, 2nd November. The annoiin s th.it Lieutenant Su >r has l>t*n i-»*mov'*d from the Arinv. Of
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  • 75 1011 (Snpplod by Ib uleT.J 1 MFE.NDI NG RE j REM EJF| London, 2nd Nov. Thn /r>k 7’bw/*> state» t hat I/jrd Morley, Secreta, v of State for India has mtnnated Mr. H. H. Asquith, th'* I remier, of his wish to retire. Iiord Cn*wc, at pre -ot. Colonial
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  • 31 1011 (Supplied by Reuter.) A High Flyer. I.on.1..!,. l,t N„v A t.-K-n,,,, f r ni N w V.rl Mat.-» that tl,.- J„|, aoroplaned at a height „f njj j j t
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  • 43 1011 (Supplied by Router.) Averting the Plague in Suffoli b.ndoa. l.t T|,.. ril<aiU ju buff.,11 i. .-v ainii,... ,.r.. w r ares |hui aa. e -t,I. ]0,0<X) niU ar., hung kl I* 1,1 al*» being uifcd/.l Uf Ul foulM l b» 1«
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  • 85 1012 (Supplied by Reuter.) Ex-Shah’s Allowance. London, 1st Nov. —A telegram from Teheran states that the Government has paid an advance of a quarterly instalment of the allowance to 1he ex-Shah as the result of a joint note by England and Russia insisting upon the payment. Regent to Take Office.
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  • 43 1012 (Supplied by Reuter.) Preparing for the Meeting. London, 1st Nov. —The Russian Foreign Minister with two high officials have left for Darmstadt. They will then go to Potsdam on the occasion of the forthcoming meeting between the Tsar and Kaiser.
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  • 150 1012 (Supplied by Reuter.) Income Tax Impolitic. London, 2nd November.—Mr. All in son presided at the annual dinner of the Straits Settlements Association, Sir Hugh Clifford, Sir Frank Swettenham, Sir W illiam Taylor, Sir W. H. Treacher, and Messrs. Adamson and Dent were present. The Chairman urged the consolidation
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  • 48 1012 (Supplied ly LVakyj Winner GO to 1. London, 2nd Nov. -The Melbourne Cup was won by Comedy King, which started at GO to 1. Trafalgar was second, am 1 Applepie third. The betting on the latter two was 4 to 1 and 1G to 1 respectively.
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  • 380 1012 FUSION OR CONFUSION An orra man proposing the fusion of the Federated Malay States with this Colony would not seem too important. It is an idea, that might easily occur to an idle thinker here, and there, to be loosely expressed, ami mean no more than an announcement of another
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  • 360 1012 It is more amusing than interesting to hear the vicarious wail of the F. M. S. Civil Servants about the alleged inadequacy of their wages. They do have a cheek. A lawyer gets up on their behalf, and the worst cases he cun adduce am of u one man
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  • 27 1012 Messrs. Kennedy and Co. supply us with the following crop returns for October.— R. E. of Krian 4,100 lbs. dry. Padang Jawa... 920 Gula-Kalumpong 12,600
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  • 48 1012 Ayer Etam Intake, During the month 17 74 inches. Largest fall in one day... 3’15 No. of days on which rain fell 23 days. Waterfall Intake. During the month 18’22 inches. Largest fall in one day... 2’16 No. of days on which rain fell 26 days.
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  • 73 1012 who looked like a fitter but whose identity has not yet been discovered by the Police, dropped down dead at Victoria Pier as he was stepping off the 10.45 launch from Prai this morning. Sergeant Wilkins, who was on duty at the Pier, at once hurried to the
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  • 59 1012 has been arranged, and will take place early in December at Singapore between George Dingwall Fordyce Sinclair, youngest son of the late James Sinclair, of Glelie Court, Goring. Oxon [recently of Dimbula—and latterly we believe, in West Africa] and Hessie Florence Violet Wilmot, of Bexley, Kent, youngest daughter
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  • 221 1012 was bim at in the Spanish province of Botica, M. Annaeus Lueanus, alias Lucan. We put his birthday in 39 B. C, but other scholars put it 39 A. D., and it is too late now to settle the bet. Anyway, a difference of 78 is
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  • 457 1013 Poor Score by Penang. Penang performed disappointingly in the interport shoot this morning. The weather was wretched. The team achieved a pixirer score than they ever did in any of the practice matches. It was not so much the shooting of the team that was at fault hut
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  • 287 1013 Seh Cheah Kongm. In this case the learned Judge >aid that he had personally visited the hind ami found u* soil very pxjr. The fruit trees referred to m the evidence wen* more an evesure than anything else, and he thought tint anyone taking up the land would
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  • 10 1013 tin output for October was 700 piculs.
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  • 18 1013 Y. M. C. A. property all over the world is valued at
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  • 19 1013 and Mr. Satow, Assistant \Var<b*n of Mines, are going on short leave soon.
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  • 29 1013 is giving a practice dance {for St. Andrew's Ball at Crosby Hall on the 10th inst., at 5.45 p.m. All are invited.
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  • 46 1013 from Japan by H. M. S. Monwiufli, on the 15th ult., Admiral Sir Alfred Winslet* at ome transferred his flag to the despat li vessel Abicrity which arrived from Hongkong, and went up river and moored at the senior naval buoy.
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  • 46 1013 who was born this day 08 years ago, at Kyoto. To-day the Japanese resident here are celebrating the anniversary with their customary loyalty, «leeorating their premises, suspending business, ami so on. His Majesty has reigned m*arlv 14 years.
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  • 47 1013 that the advertisement of the Penang Cold Storage, on the front page of a contemporary, will do it much good. The announcement on NovemlxT 2ml, of fresh p»rk newly arrived on 21 st S»*ph*mlx*r, is not calculated to increa-e appetite.
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  • 57 1013 played “the World 'at football at Kuala Kangs.tr last Tu.-dav and uv h-aten by the narrow margin of three goals to two. Me notice two Ipoh m«-n in the W..rid team whidi probably accounted for the nomenclature. The winners were captained by Mr. Simmens and the
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  • 842 1013 Grave Allegations. 1 he A**si/»*> were resumed in the Singap»ie Supreme Court on Monday morning, ls*fore Mr. .Iu»tni‘ Fisher. The charges of giving tals»> evi»len<*e ami criminal breach of trUs| in l»-p- t 1.1 against W»e Th»‘am Tew, wen* pror»*v*l»*d with. Mr. R. <k
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  • 205 1014 This comment has nothing to do with the issue of the case, so we take it that it will not lie regarded as improper. In the Wee Theam Tew case at Singapore, we are interested in the way in which a juryman escaped. He said, in all good
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  • 34 1014 has been issued at Peking sanctioning H.E. Chang Jen Chun’s proposal to borrow two million taels from the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation in order to assist the Shanghai money market.
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  • 66 1014 Owing to the recent death of the King of Siam th»’ SianiUie gunboat iS’mfriS turned hurriedly on Sunday from IV nan* with Rear Admiral IbljawaKgsan cn bo'itA tn enable the Admiral to the iirst steamer from Singapore to Bangkok. At 8 ii.in.
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  • 58 1014 Mr. Macnamara. District Superin- tendent of Police. Bmgal, has purchased a coupl' 1 of bloodhounds from the Wiltshire police ke.imds. to I•• trained for tracking purposes in India. These hounds are being sent out at on v and two mo’.e later, and a
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  • 69 1014 was, says a Hague wire dated October 23, the subject matter of an interview Iw-tween a press representative there and Mr. Deferding, the managing director of the Royal Petroleum Company. Th»* trouble, it is alleged, i> Ixdween th* latter ami the Standard ()il Company. Mr. I
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  • 604 1014 WoRL D- WI DE Sympat hy. Says the Bangkok Timex ot November 27 On inquiry, we have been courteously informed that among the many messages received by His Majesty are telegrams of condolence from H. I. M. the Emperor of Austria; H. M. the King of the Belgians;
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  • 53 1014 causing delay to through traffic but everything is now in proper working order a .in. It is also said that the Ipoh-Penang se ’vice is to Ije vastly improved very shortly, which is <{uite good news.—
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  • 398 1014 {Echo Special.) LE °CHrvX A p I V0Cim Chin ese Representation Kuala Kangsar, November 3,—The Su ply Bill debate was continued yetterdav morning. Towl;ay Leong Fee agreed with the other unofficial members regarding the change of ths title from Kesident-General to Chief Secretary. With regard to the tin
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  • 30 1015 (Ei'hn Spe. ial.) Copra and Pepper. Sings p° r '> 3*d Nov.—Following are to* div’s market prices: Sundried Copra >10.GO, no buyers. Mixed $10.30, Black Pepper Si4.50, buyers. White $25.50,
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  • 53 1015 (Echo Special.) Latest Prices. Kuala Lumpur, 3rd Nov.—The Planters’ Stores and Agency’s London agents wire the following prices: Sheet and biscuits 5s. (>d. per lb. Fine crepe 5s. 8d. Best Scrap (crepe form) 5s. 3d. Bark Scrap 4s. 10d. Scrap (untreated) 5s. (id. Rambong (untreated) 4s. 4d. Fine hard
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  • 37 1015 (Echo Special.) Commence To-day. Kuala Lumpur, 3rd Nov.—Two companies of the Malay States Guides arrived here yesterday evening. This morning the combined manoeuvres of the M. S. G. and M. S. V. R. commenced.
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  • 29 1015 (Echo Special.) Judah Loses. Singapore, 3rd November.-The Planters Stores and Agency have secured judgment against Mr. Judah for £9,140 in respect of the Bukit Rajah case.
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  • 49 1015 (Echo Special.) Another Two Years. •Singapore, 3rd Nov, Wee Th<»am 3 eVC has been sentenced to another two vear* imprisonment, the sentence to start at the completion of the present sentence. n account of the case will be found in an* ot .er ohmn —Ed S./i.j
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  • 63 1015 (Supple d by R> uter.) Vague. London, 2nd Novemlier A telegram from Paris savs that there i rumour of i Evolution in Madrid, but it j- impossible to confirm or deny it. And Unfounded. t Lyndon, 3rd Novemk*-. Telegram; from are passing free’v and then* no of a
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  • 55 1015 (Supplied by R.nbr.) Mine Owner Stoned. London. 3rd Nov.—It h reported that nt a vihige in the Swansea Valiev n mineowner and 1ns son were st mM v miners who had stru -k work. They replied with revolvers but did not injure the men. The telegraph and
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  • 94 1015 (Supplied by Reuter.) No Statement. London, 2nd Novemlsu*. Lord Morley, S'cretnry of State for India, «ailed on Mr. H. II. Asquith, the Premier, both in the morning ami in the aflernoon. h«o statement has lieen made regarding the rumour of his resignation. Who Succeeds Him Phe Daily Chronicle
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  • 54 1015 (Supplied by Reuter.) A Protest. London. 2nd Nov. -A telegram from Nottingham states that the manufacturers have decided to join tin* Manchester Cham* lier of Common eby sending a deputation to Sir Edward Grey (Foreign S<*eretarv) to protest against the Japanese Tariff which is regarded as a severe
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  • 65 1015 (Supplied by Reuter.) Resignation, London, 3rd Nov. The French Cabinet has resigned. It is known that th<*r<* have lieen differences between M. Biand (Premier) and M. Viviani (Labour Minister) who is a Socialist, but the resignation of the Cabinet was quite unex|swt< <1. M. Brian 1 b:v agree!
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  • 83 1015 (Supplied by Reuter.) Against A •’< !.o-Ku »u; Or :a« J.;:., Lomhm, 2nd N v<-;.d t. A D-b-gram from 1 •■ran tit 1- it the Persiin Foreign Min; ter is p’ot<-ting again t the Brilcdi N«.tc of N<>-«*mler 1, and siy, that t’;<• O‘- hi tie- pi\m«-nt of
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