Straits Echo, 13 June 1903

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  • Title Section
    Masthead
    35 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES, AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY. VOL. 1 NO. 12. PENANG, SATURDAY, JUNE 13th, 1903. #24 Per Annum. Single Copt, 10 Cents.
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      2106 1 A. E. SKEELS. Q 31, Beach Street, P.&O. S.N.C V 6> r CHE mail steamers may Ik* expected to I arrive Outwards, and leave Penang Homewards, on the following dates:— Mail Service. Outwards. June 11 Ballaaral connecting with Australia Homewards. June 13 Valetta connecting with Home 27 Ckusan do Arcadia
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    • Advertisement
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      9 1 A. E. SKEELS. Hr I m *3l, Beach Street
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    The Straits Echo.
    64 2 Established June Ist, 1903. l*ubh£he<l daily (except Snmlays*. AT THE CRITERION PRESS, Ld., No. 226 232. Beach Street. Penang. Price after Ist July DAILY, IDC.U *24 per annum. (h*t Free* t 7 MAIL EDITION (Kst Free» 15 CABLE ADDRESS: Ec ho—Penan g.” Telephone No. 188. Editor, Chesney
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    Domestic Occurrences
    22 2 BIRTH. At Grass bank/’ Oxlev Road. Singapore, r>u the 9th June, the wife of A. M. Sarkies. of a daughter.
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    Currency Problems.
    962 2 WHY NOT HAVE A FAR EASTERN MONETARY CONVENTION The Government having formally, by Act of the Legislative Council, adopted the report of the Straits Currency Commission, the discussion on the necessity of the introduction of a gold currency into the Straits may be regarded as finally closed. The
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    Last Sad Meeting
    471 2 OF AGED MOTHER WITH PENITENT SON. AEFECTIXO SCENE IN A RUSTIC RESIDENCE. By the steamer Hong M'th, which arrived liere last Thursday from Amoy and Swatow, via Singapore, with 1700 passengers (1.300 of whom were landed in the Sister Settlement) Mr. Teoli Joo Meng, the well known
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    OUR NEW PIER.
    41 2 The Colonial Secretary will move, at the meeting of Legislative Council on Friday nsxt, that 819.500 l*e voted for the steamer pier at Penang —814,400 for a permanent hand power crane, and 55.100 for completion of the pier.
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    SELAGNOR RACES.
    983 2 DESCRIPTIVE REPORT. (By Our Special Commissioner.) The first day's racing of the June Meeting of the Selangor Turf Club, which took place on the charming course at Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday furnished sport of the most interesting description, and in addition constituted an attractive and highly successful social
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  • TELEGRAM.
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      RUSSIANS REVOLT.
      107 2 (Manila Cableners Special) Ten Thousand Oppressed Serfs Under Arms Defying the Czar. New York, 29th May:—A revolt hns broken out at Voroness, R UBBia Ten thousand peasants are under arms and defying the authorities The whole province is more or less disaffected. The reforms which have been promised
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      EARTHQUAKE.
      64 2 Kills Two Thousand Armenians TOWN OF MELAZOHERI) UTTERLY DESTROY Kl>. New York, 29th Mnv: An earthquake has destroyed the town of Melazgherd killing two thousand Armenians. The shock was the severest ever felt in the region. The buildings of the town were completely demolished and hundreds of people were
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      TERRIBLE TORNADO.
      177 3 (Manila Cableners Special) Carries death and Destruction through Georgia. i 111 NI’liKD KHAKI* AN I» 111 NI»KKI»S INJTKKI*. New York, 2nd .1 mie-One of the most terrible tornadoes ever known in this section of the ccfuntrv passed ~vcr Gainesville, Georgia, this morning at an early hoar carrying death
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      PREMIER PRIOR DEPOSED.
      111 3 Great Sensation Caused by revelations of. Crookedness. New York, 2nd June: —Premier Prior of British Coltunbia has been found guilty of false dealing and crookedness with his government and has been .summarily deposed, pending a thorough investigation of his conduct. Mr. Prior is practically a new man
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      FLOODS IN THE STATES.
      100 3 Uncle Sam Hurries Relief for the Victims. New York, 2nd June Secretary Boot has ordered one battallion of infantry from Fort Leavenworth to proceed at once to Topeka, Kansas, and give all the aid in their power to the thousands of homeless and helpless victims of
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      CANAL TREATY.
      55 3 Opposed by Columbian Senate. New York, Ist June: —The Columbian senate is delaying the ratification of the Panama treaty and considerable strong opposition has been developed by enemies of the measure. It is now considered doubtful if the treaty will be ratified and in any event much unlooke
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      CLERIC’S FIGHT.
      78 3 Two Bishops and a Cardinal punch each other in Madrid. New York, 30th May: —A Madrid dispatch says that Bishops Guisasald a ud Sanguesa and Cardinal Sanclia engaged in a fist fight in that city to-day. There has been bad feeling between the dignafcories for Ko, ne time.
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      THE REVOLT IN YUNNAN.
      84 3 (Shanghai Times Special.) French Invasion, Peking. 2*tli May:—The wire between Mon Shi Hsien and Tung HaeHsien in Yunnan has been interrupted. The mob from Linganfu cut the communication between the two districts. It is also reported that 2,<XK) French soldiers have invaded the former district. Ting
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      CHANG CHI TUNG.
      88 3 Wuchang, 28thMav:—Tuan Fang, Acting Viceroy of Wuchang, is in receipt of a telegram from Peking, which contains an intimation to the effect that in spite of persistent rumours to the contrary, H. E. Chang Chili lung will not be detained at Peking and will in all probability
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      RUSSIANS AFTER MINES.
      54 3 Peking, 28th May:—The TartarGenerals of Moukden and Kirin, Tseng Chi and Chang Shun, respectively, have wired to Peking to the effect that the Russians are asking to be permitted to open the mines of the above mentioned two provinces. The Wai Wn Pu, in reply, instructed them
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      CONFIDENTIAL ADVISER.
      35 3 Peking, 28lli May: Since the death of Yung Lu, Clin Hung Chi, a Grand Councillor and the Minister of the Wai Wu Pu, Ims been the most confidential adviser of the Empress Dowager.
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      APPOINTMENTS.
      36 3 Peking, 28th May —Na Tung is appointed President of the Board of Revenue. Ti Ling is appointed the Junior Vice-President of the same Board. He shall is to be the overseer of the Imperial coinage.
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      WU TING FANG.
      52 3 u Ting Fang, the Treaty Comissioner, lias been made President of the Court of Ceremony. The New Viceroy of Liang Kwong. A Szechuen dispatch states :liat H. E. Tsen Clmn Hsuen, Viceroy designate of Liang Kwong, passed Lu Chow in Szechuen, on the 20th, on his way
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      FIVE HUNDRED DEAD.
      141 3 Mu a i Ui Cu bleneic* Sjtecia Thirty Thousand Homeless. Appalling Disastkk Strikes Town and Cabbies Away Whole Section. New York, Ist June: —The floods in Topeka Kansas are much more disastrous than was at first supposed. Many dwellings have been undermined and some entirely swept away.
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  • PUBLIC OPINION.
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      APPEALS IN PENANG
      361 2 To THU Kl'lTol: OP THK St HAITI Knit). Sir.— Your notes to my letter published yesterday give lmt little encouragement to respond to your off-repeated i uv itation to your readers to air their “opinions both pro uul con." You especially extended that invitation on this very
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    The Echo’s Beauty Competition.
    162 2 There being considerable doubt as to *h" is the handsomest man in Penang end the Federated Mala/ States, and not a little high feeling caused thereby, we ha'e decided to get this delicate matter cleared up by public opinion. All that is necessary for our readers
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      893 2 THE GEORGE TOWN Dl 37a, BEACH STREET, PENANG, WHOLESALE RETAIL. CHEMISTS, DRUGGISTS, AND OPTICIANS. Toilet, Nursery and Sick Room Requisites. Patent Medicines and Proprietary Articles. Dealers in Perfumery. Veterinary Medicines. Special Quotations to Hospitals, Dispensaries, Shipping, Estates, &c. SPECTACLES AND EYE-SIGHT TESTING A SPECIALITY. BEST QUALITY. CHEAPEST RATES. LARGE VARIED
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      48 2 A D®* C'hiueee will appear on J\ Monday. The Anglo-Chinese School re-opens on Monday the l»*»th instant. 4 RRANGEMENTS are being made to extend the Penang Railway wharf with a view to facilitating the loading and discharging of timber sent here from Province Wellesley. CH ANGKOLB. McAlister Co.
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  • Obituary
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    15 2 DEATH. On the sth May. at his residence. Petersham, N.S.W., Henry Forster, v.c., aired 64.
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  • BLOODY REVOLUTION. TERRIBLE SLAUGHTER IN SERYIA.
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      EUROPE HORRIFIED.
      60 3 MASSACRE OF ROYAL HOUSEHOLD BY TROOPS. (Reuter# S>-rrire.) Lomlun, 12th June: —'The King and Queen of Servia, the Queen’s brother a id two sisters, the King’s aulr-de-camp, one General, the Pre- mier ainl two Cabinet Ministers, and twelve Palace guar Is were shot dead in the Palace of
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      REBEL PROCLAMATION.
      42 3 A proclamation has made its appearance and is signed by a large number of the Ministers. Only very terse mention of the murder of the King an i Queen is made in the proclamation, which states that they were shot.
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      NATIONAL ASSEMBLY CONVENED.
      13 3 Tla* proclamation convenes a national assembly for the loth instant.
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      EUROPE HORRIFIED.
      496 3 The news of this daring cvn/> tVttni by the rebel troops and Ministers has horrified Europe, and it is feared that it will in flame the whole of the Near East. [Alexander I. Kin# of Servia, was born 14th August 1876. He was son of Milan I and
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      THE REVOLUTION IN SERVIA.
      192 3 PRETENDER PROCLAIMED KING AT BELGRADE. ADDITION TO DEATH-ROLL IJKITISM I'UESS HOKKIKIEI'. London, 12th June:—The Army has proclaimed the Pretender, one Peter Karageorgevitch, King of Servia vice Alexander 1. who was shot by troops in his palace at midnight on 10th iust. Karageorgevitch is at present at
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      FUNERAL OF THE DECEASED MONARCH.
      27 3 London, 13th June: —The remains of the late King aud Queen, were unceremoniously interred at night in the family vault at Obrenovitch.
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    ATTITUDE OF THE POWERS.
    975 3 The Powers have evidently re solved to acquiesce in the new s tnation at Belgrade; especially in view of the attitude of the Servians who loudly abuse the late regime and they especially execrate the late Qeen. Just a month ago the U-st informed London journals
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    Jelebus.
    67 3 At the 27th ordinary general meeting of shareholders in the Jelebu Mining and Trading Co., Ld.. held at the office of Messrs. Syme and Co., the general agents, on 6th inst., the report and account-* as submitted were passed nem con. Mr. Nathan, the roti ring director, and Messrs.
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  • Money Market.
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      EXCHANGE.
      119 3 (By courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Bank 18$ 4 months’ sight Bank 1 9 3 Credit 1/9* 3 Documentary 1/9 T Calcutta. Demand Bank Rs. 129 8 days* sight Private 131 Bombay, Demand Bank 129 3 days’ sight Private 131 Madras, Demand Bank 128$ 3 days’ sight
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  • Shipping
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      ARRIVALS.
      43 3 Sumatra. Ger. s.s. 407. Kiimnet, 12th June. —Deli, 11th June, Gen., —B. Mever A Co. Wurzburg, Ger. s.s. 3.246. Binzer, 13th June,—Hamburg, Ist May, Gen., —B. Meyer Co. Kuni Sang, Br. s.s. 2,078. Buller. 13th June. Hongkong, 3<>th May,—Gen., Boustead A Co.
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      DEPARTURES.
      60 3 13th'June. Sumatra, for Deli Deli, for Langkat. Ho Kirei, for Deli. Avayyee. for Teluk Anson. A. Apcar, for Singapore Hongkong. Hcnj Moh. for Singapore, H’kong, Swatow A Amoy Carlyle, for Port Swetteuham. Voletta, for Ceylon, Australasia. India. Aden, Maurtius, Egypt. A via Brindisi, for Europe, etc. Cornelia, for Tongkah.
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      Projected Sailings.
      35 3 Veeeels j For 1 Aye lit i< Leave» Valetta Colombo P. 0. 13th inst C. Apcar Calcutta A-.A.&Co. 15th Japan Singapore P. O. 16th Benmohr 'Loudon S.,B.&Co. 20th Mogul Sinpipore I do. 28th
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      MAILS.
      43 3 A MAIL WILL CLOSE KOB Calcutta—Per Kant Sony, 15th inst. 11 a.m. Deli— Calypso, 15th inst. 1 p.ui. Pangkor and Teluk Anson—Per Canton, 15th inst. 2 p.in. Edie etc. Per Hok Canton, 15th inst. 2 p.m. MAILS lilt. English Voletta 13th June.
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      73 3 To-dat. Entries fur Penang Golf Championship Ladies’ Golf Championship, Ladies' Singles Handicap, and Mens’ Foursomes Handicap, close at 6-15 p m. Town Band Golf Club 5-30 p.m. High Water 2-10 a.m. and 2-35 p.m. Tomorrow, (14th) 1st Sunday after Trinity. High Water 3 a.m. and 3-25 p.m. Procession at Assumption
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      201 3 jji' a ids. MUNICIPAL NOTICE. VPPLICATIONS for the following appointments will l>e received bv the undereigned up to 12 noon on Friday the 19th instant. 1. Clerk Municipal Aliattoirs (Cantonese preferred) at a salary of §30 per month. 2. Assistant Bailiff at a salary of §40 per mouth, security to
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      106 3 THE licensing Justices met yesterday afternoon. Mr. Bryant, the first Magistrate, presided. New applications for liquor licenses (ten in all) were refused, and fifty-one for renewal licenses were granted. rjIHE feast of Corpus Christi will X be celebrated in the Church of St. Xavier to-morrow. The usual procession will take
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      104 3 Graham Co., LIMITED., WHOLE sale: CHEMISTS, 4 Beach Street Penang. hi > co I o o o o A. W. Anti White-Ant. H 0 S z H PI > Z H 0» A Valuable Mixture for destroying white ants and preserving attackable substances from the same Valuable as a Paint.
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      2056 4 ANDREW USHER CO., Special Reserve. O. Y. G. WHISKY. CRAIGELLACHE GLENLIVET X DISTILLERY Co.’s GAELIC “OLD SMUGGLER” WHISKY. William Teacher and Sons’ Old Glenlivet Whisky. P. /Vfo/r Crane Co.'s PAINT OILS AND TURPENTINE. BURRELL CO.’S Paints and Paint Oil. P. Moir Crane’s CYLINDER OIL. ARMOURS PROVISIONS. To be had of
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