Straits Echo, 18 June 1903

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    35 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAUS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES, AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY. VOL. 1 NO. 16. PENANG, THURSDAY, JUNE 18th, 1903. $24 Pi:n Annum. Single Copy. 10 Cents,
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    The Straits Echo.
    67 2 Established June Ist, 1903. Published daily (except Sundays. AT THE CRITERION PRESS, Ld., No. 226 232. Beach Street. Penang. Price after Ist July DAILY, LOCAL *tS4 per annum. (Post Free) i 7 EDITION (Pus: Free) 15 TABLE •ADDRESS: “E c h o—P ena n g Telephone No.
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    “LIBEL.”
    315 2 SENSATIONAL CASE AT SAIGON. ENDS IN VICTORY OF A MUCH ABUSED EDITOR. An action for libtd has just fizzled at Saigon. It was biUught (according to the Straits Times against the Opinion, a newspaper there, which had shown up certain officers in Lao 9, an up-country province in Cochin-China,
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    Currency Problems.
    664 2 Allusiou was made in a leading article in this journal last Saturday to the Latin and Scandinavian Monetary Conventions. Many haveaslted the question, "What is a Monetary Convention r" Foi their benefit and of those who may not have time to read such books as Goschens Theory of
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    KANG YU WEI.
    587 2 Grand Reception in His Honour at Rangoon. The special correspondent of the Penang Sin Poe (a Chinese daily newspaper published by the Criterion Press, Ld.) writing from Rangoon under date the 10th instant says Mr. Kang-yu-wei, the talented and illustrious Chinese Reformer. who in September 1893 escaped
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    The Water Supply.
    43 2 The Echo's report on the Water Supply will be continued to-morrow, Friday, 19th inst. It deals with the works which experts declare absolutely neeeessary, and again appeals to the Government and the Municipality to perform their duty in the premises.
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  • PUBLIC OPINION.
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      HOUSE RENT.
      245 2 To nth EwiroK of inu Stk.uts Eiuo. {■jir,- We are now all jubilant over the intended introduction of the Gold Standard and expect the exchange to jump to 2 or 2t> per 8. Wliut alxiut the house rents however r The house rents have for some years been
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  • States News.
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      SELANGOR.
      413 2 THE DCEBAE. The Federal Conference opening ceremony is fixt>d for the 20th July. How long the function will last of course depends on those concerned and their appetite for the good things provided. HATS. Is there a man. who, if he saw about 30 ladies congregating in the heat
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
    137 2 Business foe Special Meeting. The following are the agenda for the Municipal Meeting to be l.eld to-morrow afternoon 1. Minutes of last meeting to Is* read and confiruu*d. 2. To consider and if thought fit to pass the proposed new Standing Orders." Business for Ordinary Meeting. 1. Any
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    Big Land Sale.
    33 2 Ino sale of land yesterday in Gladstone Road, (belonging to Neoli Sean Toh, by Mr. John A. Brown, realised §45,500. The buyers were Mr. Lam Fong Ghee and Mr. Nooixlin.
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    FORGERY.
    283 2 (Malay Mail 13 June.) Syei Nor, an assistant in tin* Institute for Medical Research, was charged I if,,' Mr. Ingall, the Senior Magistrate. jf’ 10th inst. with (1) Cheating; (2) p“* gery (3) Using as genuine a forge 1 ment. Inspector Spinks prosecuted an q Joaquim appeared for the
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    CHINESE STUDIES AT CAMBRIDGE.
    395 2 The Special Board of the University y f Cambridge for Oriental Studies has submitted a report on the question of Chinese to the ice-Chaucellor for presentation to the Senate. The rejiort states The Board are of opinion that it is dedr able to encourage the study
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    THE KING’S BIRTHDAY.
    301 2 The following official C >:iim>ni<pt ha> l>eeu issued: "Bv order of His Majcrt the King-Emperor, liis birthday will not l' 1 celebrate*! in India on the 30th May nest an! the holiday gazetted oil that day is cancelled. Subsequent orders will issue as*’ the date of the
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      678 2 THEAN CHEE Co THE PERRIER JOUET CHAMPAGNES. AGENTS HUTTENBACH BROS. Co. I KITSON LAMPS. The Finest Light in Existence. Ai’ply to HUTTENBACH BROS. Co. Sole Agents. MACHINERY, ETC. Strain Engine» Boilers of various Horse-powers. Petroleum, Gasoline, Stationary ami Marine Engines. Huttenbach Bros. Co. LEVER BROS. LTD. SOUGHT, LIFE BUOY m
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      7 2 HCRSE FOOD OF ALL KINDS. McAlister Co.
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    RECORD RUN OF EMPRESS LINER.
    43 3 M ila Cableneir* Special. Vancouver,(R.(\) Junc*stli: The of Jiijxni, of i]><> ('anadiuif I’acilic Line, arrived this morning’ aH i n nick nml most pleasant dip. him made from Yokohama i,i Vancouver in a littV over twelve tla\ s.
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    THE REVOLT SOUTH CHINA.
    63 3 CAPTURE OF LARGE CITY BY THE MATiGNAUSYS, I Manila Caolenetr* Special.) New York, June 3rd:—The rebels who have been operating and Yunnan have eapfnred the ;i v of llamichau in unau province hind are preparing to advance in ifnrce on other cities to north of that
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    “YELLOW JACK”
    118 3 EJEGiSVIATEKG YUCATAN AND CAUSING GREAT EXOOOU3 OF INHABITANTS. I Manila Cabletu wj Special.) Sew York, 7th June:—A serious i i jicdemic of yellow fever is sweeping over Yucatan. All the cities are i h Midid and the daily deaths run tin into the hundreds. r l'he popu- j
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    EXPULSION OF MORMONS' FROM GERMANY.
    66 3 U?»iiTSD STATES GOVERNMENT ANNOYED. Manila Cableneir* Special.) New York. 7th June—Washington is aroused over the report that j tin* German Government is driving 1 all of the mormons out of the conn- i try. tiie action being dicidediy unexpected after the friendly messages that were
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    The Echo’s Beauty Competition.
    361 3 Our Kwa’ii Lumpur correspondent writes:- 1 sun pleased to note that the *lOO offered by the “Echo" is coveted by one of our local 1 sauries. That we have handsome men in our midst, hand Koine enough to satisfy the most exacting Venus, cannot l e
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    RUSSIA & SERVIA.
    213 3 RUSSIA SERVIA. Tv. AH; CHINS PRETENDER. ileuter* Service.) London, 17th June: The Tsar o! Russia favours Ix.u.’.gcorgevitch, the usurper, and has telegraphed hearty congratulations to him on tlio occasion of his accession to the throne of fcierviu. Russia, (and probably Austria too) I >eiiig foiled in her attempt to set
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    REICHSTAG ELECTIONS.
    186 3 GERMAN SOCIALISTS t’lil'SHlNU DkFKAT HUt lUK Radical. (Ucilers Striice.) London, 17th May The Reichstag election was mai liedby the success of the Socialists Out of six llerlin constituencies they gained one I and also gained si majority in the second ballot. Socialists, besides, gained luany seats else where
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    Canton-Hankow Railway.
    508 3 PROGRESS REPORT. CANTON-FATSHAN SECTION TO BE OPEN IN BEPTEMBSB. Writing from Cantoiw >n 31st ult the Hongkong Telegraph's correspondent says: South China luia long l**;*n looking forward to the inauguration of the now long-promised railroads, and a correspondent gives, from authentic sources, the following details from which it
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    SOMALILAND.
    44 3 RESNFORCEiViEFdTS FKDN2 IKD’A. (i?t liter Service I London, 18th June: —The War j Oflice lias given on lei's for a coiimI decable force, of all arms', to be in readiness t<> proceed from India to 1 reinforce the troops opt rating in Somaliland.
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    SERVIA.
    54 3 TPAETORS AND ASSASSINS AT A PREMIUM. (He ner Service) London. 18th June: —The Skupshtina has ordained complete immunity from punishment in respect of the recent wholesale nupsa -re of the Ruling House of Servia. The new King (Karngeorgeviteh) has decidedi to refrain from concerning himself about- the stirring events
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    CHINS FROM HIS MAJESTY OF AUSTRIA.
    159 3 CHINS FROM HIS Renter Service London, 18th June His Majesty the Emperor of Austria has telegraphed congratulations to the new King on the occasion of t is election to succeed the ill-fated Alexander I, and promises to support him on the tlirome with all
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    CHINESE MINERS.
    129 3 Transvaal Commissioners investigating in (lie Far East. Messrs SxirxEE au<l Noyes, the com- missioners v.-ho are now in the F. M. S. enquiring into the question of Chinese labour, reached this |>art of the world via Vancouver, says the Strait* Time*. V> hi!e at Vancouver they made investigations
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    PLAGUE IN INDIA.
    127 3 Ti.e Pioneer 'l3 Slag.) The downward course of toe plague epidemic in India, as the hot weather advances, is shown by the reduction of the mortality this week from 20.264 to 1-5.408. The latter figure is, however, still more than t wice as large as the figure
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    The Tin Market.
    127 3 The Consul-General for Siam at Singapore writes to the Royal Department of Mines and Geology, under date the 3rd iust. informing the Department of the course of the market in Straits refined tin. At the date of his previous letter, the 25th ultimo, the price had left
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    Java Mines.
    174 3 The mining industry iu Netherlands India is iu a bad way. The Java Bode says that only two mines give any promise of profitable returns. The better of the two. judgiug from the reports, seems to lx? the Kedjang Lcbong mine. The output is more than enough to
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    About Klings.
    671 3 The following taken from the Singapore Free Pi j.t* may interest not a fe*.v of the readers of the Echo: “V. V. K. TO UDXTOU yuaE I*ll ESS. 1 shall be obliged if you or anv of vour readers v. ill kindly inform me through the medium of
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    The Plague in China.
    103 3 HONGKONG ARRIVALS TO DE QVAHANTINED AT SINGAFCRE. A Government Gazette issued 13th inst. states: —Whereas it appears that a dangerous infectious and contagious disease, namely Bubonic Plague, evils at Hongkong. now therefore I. Sir Frank Athe Is tone Swettenham. wi*h the advice of the Executive Council,
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      16 3 If ft Shipping news, and Money Mar*l llllhi 3 fcpjxar on to-day CH ANQKOLS McAUSTBR Co.
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      9 3 ROSE’S LIME JUICE. engineering TOOLS. AMERICAN GARTS. McAlister Co.
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      174 3 ja ct aiaa» NOTICE. interest and responsibility of Ho 1 Tiang Wan in Chop “Tiaug Soon Guan" at Sucghv Oopil. Sitool. and Chop “Tiang Soon Guan Chau" at Leoug Tah, Trang, carrying on business as pepper merchants and growers, ceased as and from the sth day of June 1903, and
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      1163 3 itiic-pal Notice it j’i ji i) LOST. A Fox terrier, M u-.; an! white f.pots, k. :uv,v. t ring to the name oif "Spot." A rewar.l will I** given for the retain of same. J. H. M e o J-Jcho Ojike. MLESDUHV OARy?|P, IPOH. La«ge Stocks on Hand PORTLAND CEMENT,
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      1837 4 ANDREW USHER CO., Special Reserve. O. Y. G. WHISKY. CRAIGELLACHE GLENLIVET DISTILLERY Co.’s GAELIC “OLD SMUGGLER” WHISKY. William Teacher and Sons' Old Glenlivet Whisky. P. Ittoir 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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      EXCHANGE.
      123 5 By con rtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Bank 1 8 J months' sight Bank 1 9 8 Credit 1/9* 8 Documentary 1/9^,, Calcutta. Demand Bank Re. 129} 3 days' sight Private 181} B< mb iv. Demand Bunk 129} 8 days* sight Private 131} Madras. Demand Bank 129
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      PRODUCE.
      163 5 Tin 83.75 *a l es B.Po|»|**r< W.Coast 3lbs. soz.)s 31. White Pepper 55. tellers Traug Pep|**r 36. sellers Cloves <picked) 35 50 Mace $166. rale* Mace Pickings 140. celt ere Niitim*gs lilts 81.— No. 1 7. rate* Sugar 2 5.30 Basket 3.70 Tapioca Flour 2.35 refers Copra 7.30 ra'e*
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      STOCKS & SHARES.
      206 5 STOCKS SHARES. Befsawahlioid Mine Co., lid. S 7.75 man. Bruseh Tin Mining Co.. Ld. 8.25 sellers Oliendariang Hydraulic Tin Mining Co.. Ld 25. ra'es Fraser A Neave. Ld. 95. 6% Delis. tar George Town Dis|M*usary 26, ralr*[ Howarth Erskine. Ld. $l9O. Intenatiounl Bodega $lOO. buyer* Jelel.ii Mining A Trailing Co.,
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      MAILS.
      62 5 a maii. wii.i, tmu: for Ncgapatam, Madn-s, Pondicherry, Cu<’dalorc and and Kurical takiug Mails for Europe, etc., via Madras Per Zibeughlu, to-morrow. 1 p.m. Port Swetlcnhani and Malacca Per Petrel to-morrow. 1 p.m. Teltik Anson Tor Lady Weld, to-morrow. 3 p.m. Singapore Per Unity, to-morrow, 3 p.u'. Singapore and
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      ARRIVALS.
      184 5 Both. I hit. s.s. 827. Harthoom, 16th June. Olehleh, 15tli June, Gen.,—H. Lieliert A Co. Ho Kwki. Hr. s.s. 160. Nielsen. 16th June, Deli. 15th June. Gen.. Huttenl«ach Liehert A Co. Sumatra. Ger. s.s. 407. Klimnet, lbth June, Deli. 15th June. Gen., Behn Meyer A Co. Carlyle. Br. s.s.
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      DEPARTURES.
      75 5 18th June. Jaj.au. for Singapore, China and Japan. Sportnman. for Perlis and Setul. A vug gee, for Teluk Anson. Peat ikota for Singapore. Liiidnla, for Rangoon A Caleutta. Segovia, for Colomlio. Janet Nieoll, for Moulmein. Deli, for Langka f Taw Tong, for Port Swetteuham. Ho Xwei. for Deli. Canton,
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      Steamers Expected.
      31 5 From Due Stuttgart Singapore B.M.ACo. 19th inst. C. Apcar Singapore A A A Co. 20th Benmohr Do. S.. B. A Co. 22nd Mogul Clasgow B S A Co. 27th
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      Projected Sailing.
      26 5 Ye**el* For Agent* heme* Hamburg C. Apcar Bcnmohr Mogul Singapore Calcutta London Singapore B.M.ACo. A, A* Co. S.B.ACo. do. 18th inat. 2(>th 23rd 28th
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      PASSENGERS.
      351 5 lutrr.rd Per Both, from Olehleh and Ports. Messrs. Heglinan. Thoosa, Tan Ti Jong. Tja All Kan. Ah Loy and Weidemand. Per Hn Ktrei. from Deli. Messrs. Brewer. Matrellv, and Mrs. Vypin. Per Sumatra, from Deli. Consul Hiek. Messi 8. Willms. Reischlav. Aalder... d Hou and Mr. and Mrs. Plugge.
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      72 5 SOTICK TO UAaiMKKS. Manila, P. 1.. June Ist. B'o:*. Two lights have keen placed at Puerto Pr nctsa, Province of Paragua. One is a white lens lantern, is visible about five miles and has keen placed on old tower. The other is a red lens l iuteru. is visible about
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      216 5 THE PENANG SIN POE.” f i i (X) :0: (X) (CHINESE DAILY NEWS.) THE ONLY CHINESE PAPER nh x m m rtj (X) :o: (X) SIO per annum Out Stations *2 extra Jt ft 52 ft Jt Z *ll 9j ft (X) :0:-(X)~ ADVERTISEMENT RATES. ft (X) :0: (X) 1
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      28 5 WEATHER. T1r‘ following 1 report is kindly supplied by the Signal Director cf Fort Cotnwnllis: The rainfall during the 24 hours ended *t 0 r.r*. to-day wa.< nil.
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      230 6 ts rr «r 9 9 9 *Cs 5» y 'V -'Vi The CRITERION PRESS, Limited. P ESTABLISHED 1883. ESTABLISHED 1883. PRINTERS AND PUBLISHERS. Proprietors of the “Straits Echo”, the ,c Penang Sin Poe "and “Chahyah Pulau Penang.” The most enterprising and up-to-date printers and= lithographers in the Orient. if Our
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