The Straits Echo (Mail Edition), 3 July 1911

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530 556 The Straits Echo (Mail Edition)
  • 5 530 THE STRAITS ECHO MAIL EDITION.
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  • 292 530 GOD SAVE THE KING. Austria.—An election riot occurred <it Drohobycz in Galicia. The military fired on the mob, killing 14 and wounding 29. Political—The Unionist Leaders had a conference on Tuesday at which it is understood it was decided t > insist on amendments tithe Veto Bill and
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  • TELEGRAMS.
    • 3482 530 Crowds were m London resterdav and Acsten aj evimmg viewing the de-orations and rehearsals of the illuminations which were on an unpre ‘edented scale. Movement mthe evening was practically impo.-.-ihle in the area. The' decorations bv the authorities are novel ami original time on private houses unusually costly.
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    • 2138 532 At the Imperial Conference Mr. 11. IL r 1 said that he was confident the P S r ll future Conferences would ef t! T»^ 1 I! ‘n ar 'ied as the natural duty mil P e ier of the United Kingdom, lie ha 1 g r to
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  • Page 530 Advertisements
    • 102 530 Straits Echo 1 ia sa tiMies every body, and justice zlov'-.—Larson. Established June Ist, 1903. published daily (except Sundays.) AT THE CRITERION PRESS, Ltd, No. 226—232, Beach Street Penang. PRICE: daily LOCAL S2l per annum OUTSTATION Postage Extra WAIL EOTIION (Post Free) 815 CABLE ADDRESS: Echo—Penang.” Telephone No. 343» .VR.'—All
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  • 534 533 PRIZE WINNERS. Boys. Judge*: The Hon. W. Evans, Mr W. Peel and Rev. F. W. Haines. Starter Mr F H Hawkins. 1 Tug-of-war for teams of 8 from Malay Schools. Won by the Ginting Pulau Betong and Pondoh L’pih team. 2 Kicking the football for English Schools.
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  • 422 533 (Butterworth). There was a good attendance at the Butterworth ground to view the Land Sports. The programme was a capital one. The 100 yards, 220 yards and the 400 yards flat races were won by Messrs. T. Emaung and P. J. Cornelius (T. Emaung 2 first prizes and
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  • 1300 534 Wednesday, June 21. About an hour and a half before the apwinted time crowds of people of ali nationalities had gathered on the sea front to view the Sea Sports. A large number of sampans with passengers were plying to and fro in the harbour. The Eastern Shipping
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  • 959 534 One hundred thousand dollars. Ten times the amount which the Government contributed towards the whole of the Coronation celebrations a {supetual pension of £->OO a year. 'That was the sum spent by the Chinese community on their four days’ Chingay procession. One has to go back several
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  • 745 535 Wednesday, June 21. Twelve of them assembled at the starting point, twelve decorated cars, transformed into femed grottoes, smothered in greenerv, svathed in flags to the very spokes of their wheels, hung round with Chinese lanterns and paper ornaments, ami decked with red, white, and blue ribbons.
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  • 682 535 David —Heir Apparent. The l>est account of the children of Ri n2 George and Queen Mary is that written bv Mrs. Sarah A. Tooley, in the Daily Ctironirh a year ago While the nation is mourning their King and the flags fly half-mast high, there are sad hearts amongst the
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  • Page 535 Advertisements
    • 38 535 The Best Plaster. A piece of flannel dampened with Chamberlain’s Pain Balm and bound on over the affected parts is superior to a plaster ami costs only one tenth as much. For sale by all Dispensaries and Dealers
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  • 501 536 Here are two interesting and historical documents. The first is the Proclamation of King George A', as King. The Proclamation. The Privv Council subscribed to the following formal proclamation of the beginning of the new reign “Whereas it has pleased Almighty God to call to His mercy
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  • 765 536 CHINESE ADDRESS. fl- soi a™ 1 a H U||G(: I 1’ ifi j Wl /J i,i I y 1; ’I R f 11 H .r-u. ~l Sli't-'l’-alfe T-if S' A tPd f FK AZ WiWfi ujj UtM/k IIU Si TRANSLATION. The Whole Chinese Community of George Town and
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  • 296 536 To His Most Gracious Majesty, 1 he King Georgf* V Emp-ror of Inlia. May It Please Your Most Gracious Majesty, Wo the Sikh subjects <jf YAur Most Grac; ms Majesty living in this Colony and enjoying the bmefits of p*a-.. progress ami plenty in Your Mo t High
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  • 351 537 His Most Gracious Majesty King George V. By the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and of the British Dominions beyond the Seas, King, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India. May it Please Your Majesty, In uni-on with the otic rsedionsof
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  • 843 537 Local Celebrations. The story of the celebrations ought properly to b gin on Coronation Day and end witii the day following which was observed as a public holiday. But unfortunately there are only twenty-four hour* in a day and it was impossible to compress the long list of
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  • 710 537 Let us take a walk down Beach Street. There is a. Johnsonian smack about that. Beach Street perhaps his never assumed a more festive appearance. From the Chulia Street end to the Clock Tower you walk under a blaze of bunting, Japanese lanterns, and L’nion Jacks. Red white
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  • 877 538 Fan! Fair, It was not hard to kill time on Coronabon Day. The trouble was what stone to i it with. There were almost too many dones. We decided upon the Fancy Fair an* rushed off to the Race Course immediacy after the service at St.
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  • 223 538 In the midst of life, death in the midst of rejoicing; sorrow, (in the mo ning of Coronation Day. to which he had been looking forward eagerly. Mr. W. S. Boteler died of cholera, on board of the steamer Teeitu as she was taking her moorings
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  • 375 538 The 11th Annual Prize Distribution and Smoking Concert of the Penang Volunteer Corps was held last night. HM. 8. Waterwitch was well represented. The Hon’ble W. Evans, Resident Councillor, was present and at the request of Capt. Alan Wilson he distributed the prizes to the winners. The Resident
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  • 226 539 Coronation Day St. George’s Church.— The special service which was held at this Chun h immediately after the review on the Esplanade was attended by about 500 people. Two hundred and fifty tii'kets were issued to the member* of the Consular body, the Freemasons, members of the Btr,
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  • 580 539 W. C. B. w ites from Lumut, endorsing the Echo opinion of the verdict, and saying that all the planters in Ids district will l»e glad failing a fo*e pinion to Udiscribe for the servi<ps oi an eminent counsel to conduct the appeal. He suggests Mr. Hardly Xoitmi ol
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  • 341 539 Children’s Treat. The children’s treat given on Saturday to the children at Pulo Tikus was a distinct success. With such a capable Secretary as Mr. E. S. Kitto, aided by a good Committee, the treat could not have been otherwise. The children were as happy as
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  • 625 539 The way our Coronation celebrations are being engineered here is distinctly quaint In fact, to slightly alter Bret Harte: For ways that are dark and tricks are vain lhe Government here is peculiar We were promised by the mouthpiece of the Supreme Authorities (let us say it
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  • 398 540 Sailing Races. Handicap Race for European Eoats. S’* Cantain Willis s.s. Hebe A Cup and $2O Jnd “Whaler” H M S Water witch $lO aJ “Sallee Rover Capt. Milne •> .Handicap Race for Juru Pukat Boats. /Prize A 2000.. 02 a 4 Ov lo o Race
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  • 426 540 Prize Winners. 100 Yards Flat Race. Ist Prize T. Emaung slq 2nd P J Cornelius 5 3rd Isabak 3 200 Yards Flat’Race’ Ist Prize PJ. Cornelius R) 2nd T. Emaung 5 3rd Tanimalai 3 Time 28} seconds. 440 > a rds Flat Race. Ist Prize T Emaung...
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  • 449 540 No. 1 Chaplain’s Clock. Ist Prize. Piivate F Stewart—Clock. 2nd Col. Sgt. JW B Ogle—Envelope. No. 2 The Kedah Challenge Plate. Ist Prize. “B 2 Section. Pte. Naina—Champagne Cup. Sgt. Southam -Cigarette Case. L Co. Woodford—Watch ami Chain. Pte. Westerhout —Safety Razor. Pte. Schmidt —Cigarette Case. No.
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  • 369 541 To His Most Excellent Majesty, George, Bv the Grace of God of the United King,doth of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British Dominions Ijeyond Seas, King, defender of the Faith, Emperor of India. An Humble Address: May it please Your Majesty. We, the undersigned
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  • 1232 541 At the meeting of the Legislative Council which was held on Coronation morn, in the presence of a distinguished company, Messrs. Max, Maclrain and Carver tool, the oaths, and the order of the day, the following resolution, was moved by the acting Colonial Secretary That the Right Hon'ble
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  • Page 541 Advertisements
    • 75 541 Hew a Great Reputation Was Won. You are not experimenting on yourself wlfen you take Chamberlain's Cough Remedy fdr a cold as that preparation has won its great reputation and extensive sale by its remarkable cures of colds, and can always lie debmded upon. It is equally valuable for adults
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  • PUBLIC OPINION.
    • 454 542 To uh Editor of ihe stkaiis Echo. pear Sir, Referring to your “alter thoughts of ’7th inst. how glad I am to see that there ms to be someone capable of understanding that “Hysteria” is something more serious than the proverbial jumping o n the table of
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    • 554 542 to THE Em.'Oß OF THE STRAUS ECHO. Dear Sir, lor the information of your readers 1 nave the pleasure to give below the chief alterations in the Railway Time Table which comes into force on Ist July next. The 635 a.m train Penang to Taiping wdl leave at
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    • 380 542 Io ihe Ediji-r of hie Strait» Echo Dear Sir, —Ma; I appeal to m and a A you for a small space in your valuable paper, together with your opinion, A Coronation gift of a hundred dollar- from the line fund was presented by Government to the Post
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  • 152 542 King Does Not Desire to Interfere.” Klumpur, June 26.—Mr. Proudhwk has received a cable, in reply to his cable to the King, intimating that the exercise of the prerogative of mercy was at the discretion of the local Government with which the King does not desire to
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  • 36 542 Masterman Will Contest Glasgow. Mr. C. K. G. Maxterman, who was unseated lor West Ham .North, will coiiteat the Tradeston division of Glasgow, the local Liberal candidate retirin' lieuler 26. GJ aUJ
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  • 39 542 Result. > A telegram from Pari» stat“» that the result of the r.u e for the Grund Prix was I» follows Atduluul ('oinboii r</ ttt o MuU'hb'M Q bixteen ran in the race. 26 q 7 a m
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  • 235 543 Most Successful. Kluinpur, 24th June. —The Coronation celebrations at Kluinpur were most successful. The weather was magnificent on Thursday. At the Town Hall loyal addresses were presented to the Chief Secretary, Sir Arthur Young by Mr. J.H.M. Robson for transmission to the King. Sir Arthur Young read a
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  • 55 543 Own» rs Concede Seamen's Demands. A t legram from Glasgow states that the Auch' rand Donaldson lines have conceded the m imen’s demands. The «lock labourers of the Anchor line struck work and immediately received an advance. The White Star line has arranged terms with the strikers at
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  • 49 543 In Italy. A telegram from New York states that there were a number of deaths from cholera on immigrant ships from Italy. Another telegram from Port Said said that an Englishman died of cholera on the Norddeutscher Lloyd steamer Goeben after she left Naples. Reuter 26. 0.7 a.m.
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  • 44 543 Some Results. Somerset won by 101 runs. Y< rl.'hiro, Notts, Lancashire and Leicester nmde a drawn game of it in their respective lOlitches. Sussex w<m by four wickets. Worcester beat Middlesex by 16K runs, ief/dtr 24. D**> patched 1 n .50 p.W
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  • 244 543 Entries. FIRST DAY. Klumpur, 26th June.— The Beginners.—Darley Dale, Chanticleer, Bowhill. Klumpur Stakes. —Darley Dale, Petgrave, Bruce, Satis. Fort Cup.—Castro. Hatteras, Seddon, Phonograph, Wallassey. Ampang Stakes—Yabba, Sting, Came Girl, La Parola, Pikat, Report, Cebu, Snip. Federal Stakes.—Blue Diamond, Chanticleer, Sirdar, Bay Ronald, Windfall. Weld Hill Stakes.—Stell i, Silvia,
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  • 88 543 Arabs Surprise Advance Guard. A telegram from Hodeidah on June 17 stated that the rebels at Yemen, in great strength, surprised the Turkish advance guard of four battalions and four guns encamped three miles outside Geezan, killing a thousand and wounding five hundred. It was mostly hand
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  • 283 543 Messages of Thanks. has sent messages of thank, to the Duke of Norfolk to whom he said that nothing could be more satisfactory than everything connected with the most’beauti tul and sacred service in the Abbey, and to the Lord Mayor the message to whom reads I greatly
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  • 25 543 The Viridus Unitis.” A telegram from Trieste states that the Austrian Dreadnought Viridus Unit is was launched at Berlin. Reuter 26. 12.50 a.m.
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  • 22 543 Signed. A telegram frorfl Berlin states that the new Germano-Japanese commercial treaty has been signed. R< uter 26. 12.50 a.in.
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  • 54 543 The Tinuevelly Murder. A telegram from Calcutta states that tin arrests have been made in connection with the murder of Mr. Ashe, the coPector at Tinuevelly on the 17th inst. Evidence is accumulating in regald to the murder which is said t> be the result of a
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  • 180 544 Resigns Over Army Matters. a telegram from Paris states that in the Army debate in the Senate M. Goiran, the tt r a r Minister, stated that at present there was no Generalissimo. He preferred having chiefs in the field each acting free lv in the district assigned
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  • 431 544 We are all optimists after dinner. Not that it requires a banquet to make us optimistic over the future of the rubber industry but the after-dinner mood is very far removed from the critical. It is probably liecause we have not yet dined that we feel inclined to
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  • 290 544 Ibis js a real conversation, which we happened to overhear, between a European and a Chinese in regard to the Chingav procession. European hat sheer waste of inonev that Chingay of yours D. Almost a wicked waste. You spent something like 81 0,000 over it, did you
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  • 238 544 iKNN i s Fol) FN* .4 >.S V. The concluding niab h in the abovo tournament was played yesterday when Dr. Jamieson and 8. Dunn beat W. D. Proctor and 11. C. Sells in the final of the Men’s Doubles Handicap by o—3; 8-6. On Saturday Mr.
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  • 649 544 Me in Langkawi have also l**-*n Coronating, and it is site to s;iv that the inhabitants ol this isl md have never before indulged in sii' h a giddy round of festivities. The programme of th»* celebrations l>egan with a dinner given by Haji Wan Ismail, the District
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  • 1814 545 —Echo corr. CORONATION 1 ><>lN<;s. 23rd June The Coronation Celebrat ions commence here with a full dross parade of the Malay States Guides on the p trade ground within the cantonments. Tour companies fell in at 6 o’clock and took up a position facing the main buildings. Punctually at
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  • 120 545 J une 23. This small town did its best to “tornmile properly Our 300 schoolboys were given medals and sent by special train, in charge of teachers, to K'umpur to join the celebrations there. The boys had tickets for food ami admission to sports. Taey were bro ight home
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  • 1000 546 NeVV-BoOKS. The following new books have been received at the Library Moragthe Seal, by J. W. Brodie-Innes, 1908. The Simpkins Plot, by George A. Birmingham, 1911. The New Machiavelli, by H. G. Wells, 1911. The Broad Highway, by Jeffery Farnol, 1910. The Life of St. Patrick and His
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  • PUBLIC OPINION.
    • 595 546 io uih Editor op rns Straiti Koo. l>ear Sir, It does not require the brain of a Newton to discover to whom and to what vou were referring in your editorial columns cf yesterday. Had you considered all the facts from a little more disinterested
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  • 318 547 Kulim went nap for the Coronation celebrations the town was decked out with bunting three very fine arches were put up. There were all kinds of Asian performances, viz., Ronggengs, Wayang Kulit, Way?ng China, Cinematograph, Wayang Manorah, and Wayang Siam, also a Javanese Gamalang.*The town and grounds were
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  • 166 547 The Devil Imus out over Paris. Says he Sweetly on sin have I supped, For I look upon men like the Lord, and I sec I see that their hearts are corrupt. Little as mice from above they are shown With their innocent dogs ami
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  • 40 547 New Appointment. Singapore, June 27. —Sir John Anderson has lx;en appointed Permanent Undersecretary of State for the Colonies. Our Klunipur corr<nj>ond<-nt duplicat'-s thi- and adds that Sir John will not be returning to the Strait Echo Special.
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  • 15 547 Most Successful. Smgajxire, 26th June.—The festivities at Singapore were most successful. Echo Sfiecial.
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  • 48 547 Master Attendant's Report. Singapore, 26th June. —Commander Radcliffe’s leport of the Straits Shipping for 1910 shows the following tonnage increases Singapore 876,261 Penang 448,188 Malacca... 13,444 Labuan 234,556 The revenue shows an increase for Singapore of 83,470 and a decrease for Penang of $263. Echo Special.
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  • 22 547 Render. Probable Premier. A telegram from Paris states that it is generally expected M. C.tillaux will be the new premier.
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  • 68 547 Reuter. A Later D ecision. The withdrawal of the local candidate from the Tradeston Division of Glasgow is resented by the Young Scots party who threatened to run a candidate of their own. Mr. C. F. G. Masterman yesterday evening telegraphed to the Glasgow Liberal
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  • 72 547 faster. Situation Acute. The situation in Albania is beginning to excite some anxiety. The feeling between Montenegro and Turkey is growing acute. The sympathy of the Montenegrins for the Albanians is very str< ng. The Turkish Minister at Cettinje who has just returned from an interview with the
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  • 47 547 Reuter. Fruiterers’ Appeal. A telegram from Hull states that, the fruit traders have decided to petition the Board of Trade to intervene in the Seamen’s Strike as 70,000 packages are unlandable. Such a crisis is stated to be unknown in the history of the trade.
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  • 125 547 Practice Shoot. Deliberate. -r 4« H r- fl g F 3 O ®2° 8 5J 3 o*.g oo o O OO N n Mrs. Wright-M0ti0n...33 25 29 87 Miss Joan Smith ...33 19 30 82 Miss Mclntyre ...32 27 21 80 Mrs. Gore Anderson...2s 25 23 73 Mrs. Mitchell...
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  • 319 547 Ti e rise of the Shanghai Life Insurance to p/mineuce amongst its competitors in the East has bee: little short of astonishing. Setting out on its career six years ago—under the able control and guidance of Mr. K. H. Parker, the Managing Director—its volume of new
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  • 1208 548 Xmid scenes of greH enthusiasm the Selangor C conation festivies were inauguThursday morning at the Town Hall, Kuala Lumpur, by the presentation to the Chief Secretary, Sir Arthur Young, of the loyal address, which he has since transmitted to King George. Lon' before 10 o’clock, the time
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  • 642 548 At Ipoh the Chinese Community presented the following address. To THEIR MOST GRACIOUS MAJESTIES KING GEOROE V, OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND AND OF the Dominions Beyond the Seas, Defender of the Faith, and Emperor of India; and Him Consort Queen Mary. May
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  • 535 549 We have so often put in a sentimental pb-a for the poor dear ricsha pullers that we cannot well be taunted with the apparent unkindness of our caption to-day. The easy harvest afforded by the bustle during Chingay week naturally made our puller brigade somewhat independent aml saucy
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  • 229 549 Latest Betting. Sir Hugh Clifford 2 to 1 on. Sir Walter Egerton 5 to 2 against. Sir Arthur Young 9 to 2 against. Others I‘* to 1 against. Very great interest is being taken locally in the race for The Governor’s Cup, value £6,000 per annum with added
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  • 442 549 Commenting on Mr. J. 0. Anthonisz’s report on Selangor for 1910, our Klumpur contemporary has this to say on the subject of Educat ion i’he figures about education once more draw attention to the debt we owe to the various denominational bodies who are interesting themselves in
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  • 562 549 Rubber. The number of rubber estates in fi lf State is given as 190 against 157 in J with an acreage in possession of 225 OH against 212,015 in 1909. Out of this 93,853 acres had been planted up to th* end of 1909 and 113,114 acres
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  • 580 550 His Majesty the King-Emperor Las been pleased to confer upon Mr. R. G. Watson, British Resident, Selangor, the dignity of Companion of the Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George. Mr. E. W. Neubronner, Supervisor of Customs, Lower Perak, is appointed to be Financial Assistant, Grit,
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  • 458 550 i /th June. lie Resident on Fruiav morning last by the mail train for Ipffi where he will m n m n tie eU(I of thp wevk Mr. Oliver -arks, the Secretary to Resident also went by the same train. He will be back on Tuesday morning. Mr W.
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  • 169 550 pKOVI NCR VVELLESLY. Highest corrected reading of Barometer 29.803 Maximum tempera!ure in shade 9<f"F. Minimum 72.5 s F. Rainfall nil Prevailing direction of Wind N.W Assault. —Mohamed Sultan .q-jx-.in-d in the Third Court this morning charged with as.-aulting oiie Mydin 1/itcbay, storekexqjer of Messrs. Goldenberg
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  • 1823 550 Shameful bv blow of a noseless pig, stand afar off 1 Your betters require your room. Remove your >halow from mv womenkind, you thing.’’ So Kandhu stood back, as becomes a new immigrant in a strange laud, abashed somewhat, but still with the furtive grin of
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  • 199 551 Ha n dicaps. Klumpur, 28th June.— Following are the handicaps for the first day Kuala Lumpur Stakes. (R. C. and a distance.) Pet grave 9. 7 Darleydale 8. 0 Satis 8.12 Bruce 7. 7 The Fort Cup.—(R. C.) Seddon 10. 0 Hatteras 7.12 Phonograph 8. 9 Castro 7.
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  • 41 551 London Prices. Klumpur, June 28.—The Planters’ Stores and Agency cable the following prices ruling in London Sheet Biscuits >4/8 per lb. Crepe 4/11 Best scrap, crepe form 4/2 Bark scrap 3/6 Scrap untreated 3/9 Rambong 3/6 Fine hard Para 4/1
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  • 24 551 Only Twenty-Four Hours Late. Sir John Anderson, Governor of the Straits Settlements, has been appointed Permanent Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies.
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  • 63 551 Transport Workers Strike In Sympathy. The Strike among transport workers in sympathy with the Seamen’s Strike is spreading. Two thousand are on Strike at Amsterdam. Carters and dock labourers of the Union, Liverpool, have decided to refuse to handle the goods of firms declining the demands of the
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  • 22 551 Time Limit Extended. The Porte has extended the time limit for the submission of the Malissaries f<»r another fortnight.
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  • 20 551 Legs Fractured. Sir Francis Younghusband is lying al the Sanatorium at Verviers (Belgium). His legs are fractured.
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  • 304 551 Premier Resigns. The Austrian Piemier, Dr. Reich Freiheir von Bienerth, has resigned. Towkay Eu Tong Sen was present at the F. M. S. dinner in London. Hon.-Lieut. Hamilton, Penang Volunteers, has been promoted to be Honorary Captain. Muslim Address. —The twelve signatories to the Muslim address were M.
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  • 584 552 If the news be true that Mr. Proudlock has decided to abandon the appeal--and this we have no cause to doubt—we cannot help wondering. Why The only good reason we can think of, after endeavouring to see the situation as he would see it, is that the further
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  • 1145 552 That judges and lawyers and juries should occasionally appreciate evidence erroneously does not astonish us. It is onlv natural that once in a blue moon they should attach undue significance to an irrelevance, or fail to see the gravamen of a relevant fact. We expect better things
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  • 593 553 A meeting of the Penang Rural Beard was held yesterday afternoon at the Land Office. The following gentlemen were present: Mr. J. C. Suga)B (Chairman) Air. J. R. Brown, Dr. R. Dane, Mr. Cheah Choo Yew and Mr. Chee Kok Fee (Secretary). The minutes of the
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  • 675 553 There was a fair attendance this morning at the Race Course to watch the training. About half past six the rain began to pour heavily but abated after some time. Good work w h done and some splendid gallops were witnessed. The first led out of the stables
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  • 216 553 Enjoyable At Home.” Yesterday evening, an At Home w given under the auspices of the PreGwteri.t Chun.bat “The Ata,” the re s id~ the Rev. Ernest Lawson, ma. There wa large gathering of members, and adherents and other friends of the Church, a te/mJ Minister of which, the
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  • 357 553 Province Wellesley. Highest corrected reading of Barometer 29.805 Maximum temperature in shade 93°F Minimum ditto 73°F Rainfall nil Prevailing direction of Wind S.W. Schoolmasters and Planting.—Teaching the young idea how to shoot is ap- parently not so lucrative as teaching the young rubber
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  • 667 554 Conversazione at the Cecil. A. very enjoyable conversazione of the members of the Straits Settlements Association and their relations and friends was held t the Victoria Rooms of the Hotel Cecil on the evening of Bth inst. The occasion was fully taken advantage of, and furnished opportunity
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  • 362 554 thJrVT fh S n a P ,re correspondent of ini i. i S interesting. It would appear from recent events that even at shoot mg competitions some men cannot be honest m Singapore! It has been known for some years that certain shots were said to
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  • 234 554 The contingent of the Malay States Volunteer Rilles, which is representing the Federated Malay States at the Coronation celebrations, arrived at the Royal Alliert Docks on 2nd inst. in the steamship Borneo. Major Hubback is in charge of 1 lie party, which comprises ten men, those who
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  • 138 554 Renter. The Parliament Bill. W hile nothing definite is known as to the tinal intentions of either Government or Opposition the lielief is widely held by l>oth sides that there will Im? neither creation of peers nor a General Election. Ihe Peers will not press matters l>eyond eliciting
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  • 23 554 Renter. Getting Serious. Ihe Strike has developed seriously. At Liverpool ami Manchester 14,000 are idle and shipping is at a standstill.
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  • 111 554 Reuter. An Agreement Reached. The correspondent of the Times at Washington states that as a result of the Conference at Washington Great Britain, Russia, the L mted States ami Japan have arranged to suspend Pelagic sealing for fifteen vears. Canada and Japan will receive compensation in the shape
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  • 43 554 Reuter. Homeward Bound. The railway stations are very busy owing to the departure of the Royal Guests. The Duke and Duchess of Connaught, other mem tiers of the Royal family, ami the Ambassadors went to the station to bid them farewell.
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  • 23 554 Reuter. Visit of Japanese Sailors. Light hunlred Japanese sailors visited the I est ival of Empire at the Crystal Palace.
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  • 341 554 Reuter Some Appointments. The French Cabinet has been completed. M. Cruppi is Minister of Justice. M. Deselves (Prefect of Seine) Minister of Foreign Affairs, the civilian M. Messimv Mmi-ter of War, and M. Lebrun Minister for the Colonies. Sir John Anderson assumes the duties of Permanent Under-Secretary of
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  • 41 555 Late Mrs. Ng Ah Thye. Funeral will take place on Sunday, 2nd July, 1911 at 10 a. m sharp from her residence No 87, BiShop Street. Relations and Friends are reqnested not to send any Gnoh Seng or Boot Chean
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  • 121 555 Penang, 30hi June. By courtesy of the Chartered Bank. London, Demand Bank 2/4 4 months* sight Bank 2/4} 3 Credit 2/4 3 Documentary.. 2/4 Calcutta, Demand Bank Ils. 174] 3 days’ sight Private 175$ Bombay, Demand Bank 174] Moulmein, Demand Bank 173$ 3 days’ sight Private 176 Madras, Demand
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  • 211 555 Gold Leaf $64.60 Black Pepper ...no stock White Pepper 2 buyers Trang Pepper 20.— sales Cloves 42. nominal Mace 1"8 no ninal Pickings 103— sales Nutmegs 110 s. 22.— sellers r No. 1 5.80 sales Sugar < 2 5.60 sales (Basket 5.10 no,n. Copra*(mixed) 9.35 sellers fTahbun 190.— sellers
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  • Page 555 Advertisements
    • 132 555 Malar Microbes S warmed In His Blood And For Over Three Years Mr. Campbell of Colombo Vainly Sought a Cure. He Tells How He Ultimately Found It In Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills. Scientists have calculated that more than 250,000,0 0 of the parasites which cause Malaria must be present in
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