Straits Echo, 24 June 1903

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    37 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAIT'S THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES, AND THE TAR EAST GENERALLY. VOL. 1 NO. 21. PENANG, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24th, 1903. *24 Pen An xi*. Hr not,* Copy. 10 Cents
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
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      2079 1 A. E. SKEELS. °*Q 31, Beach Street, P.&O. S.N.G Mail Rales of Passage Fk<>m PENANG t< H*>ULrk< Shanghai Nagasaki K..1,Yokohama Silica pore L'oloui I k> Calcutta Bomliay Aden Port Said Fremantle Adelaide Uell-ourue Sydney Brindisi Malta Marseilles Gibraltar Loudon Return Tickets to litt and Europe* are Return Tickets to Japan
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      7 1 A. E. SKEELS. *v 31, Beach Street.
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    PENANG TURF CLUB.
    1003 2 i First Day. 1 Tuesday, 28th"July, 1903. 1 1. The Maiden Plate. Value 3590— A Rac“ for Maiden Horses. Weight as per scale (lOst.) An allowance of 1411)8. to al[ex-Griffins._ Entrance 310. Distance. one mile. 2. Fikst Gkiffin Race. Vahuv*400 and 3100 to Second Horse. A Race
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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. Roach Street. Penang. .1 Price after Ist July DAILY, UK'AL «4 ptraamuu. Otm Free) It MAIL EDITION (Pvt Free) 15 CABLE ADDRESS: E c ha- P e n a n g Telephone
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    The Cause for Complaint in China.
    619 2 LATEST pakticclaks by mail. It will lie remembered that a Reuter message of 17th instant conveyed intelligence that the Marquis of Lansdowne. speaking in the House of Lords, taidlhe British Govern me nt has serious cause for complaint in respect of the manner in
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    The Immigration Question.
    302 2 The mail brings a good deal of information' bearing upon the Sugar Convention, the most important, so far as this colony is concerned, being the distinct and explicit pronouncement by the Secretary of State for the Colonies that the contribution bv this colony of one-third of the
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    PENANG FREE SCHOOL.
    526 2 Important Meeting of the Chinese to Discuss the Government Offer. An important meeting of the Chinese community was held at the Chinese Town Hall yesterday afternoon to disenss the offer of the Government in regard to the maintenance and improvement of the Penang Free School. Mr. Gan
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    The Excise Farms.
    70 2 TH!: KCHo’b SUSPICIONS CONFIRMED. The Singapore Opium and .Spirit Farm, referred to in the Krh<> of 10th inst., has been lot, privately, and before the period for tendering elapsed, to Mr. Loke Yew. of Selangor, and Messrs Tan Jiak Kim and Soah Song Seah. of Singapore. Mess
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  • PUBLIC OPINION.
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      MORE ON THE PILOT QUESTION.
      481 2 T<> Thk Kuiioi of The "Steuti* 11« iio." Dear Sir. In regard to the letter appearing in your valuable paper. I wish to state that I have piloted the Nipon Yusen Kaisha steamers for aliout eight years, it is our fault if thev don't t
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    THE DOG NUISANCE.
    123 2 To The Eiiitor of The **Stu\ its Echo." Dear Sir. Our Municijial Commissioners art* evidently enjoying their night slumliers very peacefully, attributable very probably t»i the dogs which disturU-d our President for a while having gone to their resting place and with them the dog nuisance question.
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    A VOICE FROM FAIR PERAK.
    591 2 to the Editor of the "Struts Echo." In one of your issues lately on the Sanitation of Perak, you refer to a waterservice for Kam par, for which you say pipes are to I** laid soon to the neighbouring hills. If this is not stale
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    Gamblers in the Dock.
    184 2 Despite the fines and in, which are ever and anon (M^"“ gamblers in our local tribunal. illn possesses a great fascination for the nat the greatest offenders lieing t.h women, amongst whom this vi-c is r... to be very rife. There have Rea stances on record
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    Malay States Appointments.
    149 2 Me. W. H. Blackmon*. Insj*vtor. Wj .l and Works. Perak Railways, to 1« M pector, Wavs and Works. F. M.S. Eni. wavs, with effect from 1st January. J( F. Belfield. district officer. Kuala IjjJ Pahang. to act as Legal Adviser. 115s further notice, vice M*. A. T.
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    HARBOUR IMPROVEMENTS AT DELI.
    143 2 We learn from the Iteti t’oumut tk a powerful dredger has cast anchor i the Belawan River. She came fn Batavia and will be employed indreij imr the bars at Asalian. Then diewili* used for dredging the Bala wan Ri> and the Langkat River. This will
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    The H. and S. Bank Case
    378 2 (Strait# Time* Wilt J»ne.) Ow Moh Sun. Tan Lew Ciiww. l Chwa Sun L*e were again M'orv Wilkiuson, yesterday morning; the s on the allegation of having obtained means of a forged document the sun 312,000 from the Hongkong and Shamil Bank ou the
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      255 2 HOUBE WANTED. A HOUSE suited fyr one or two bachelors—rentTuuderate—furnished the Town the better. Replies to Q. E. !>., Co. Echo office. Penang, ]6th June. Ip- XT NOTICE. NOTICE is hereby given the Fourth Dividend of the Tronoh M'nes, Ltd. will be paid to thos 5 person i who have
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      141 2 AYLESBURY GARLAND, IPOH. Large Stocks on Hand I PORTLAND CEMENT, CORRUGATED IRON SHEETS MINER’S CANDLES, CALVERTS DISINFECTANT, NOBEL’S EXPLOSIVES, DYNAMITE. FUSE. DETONATORS, LORD’S SAFES, MACHINE LUBRICANTS. GIL BEY’S WINES, RAN E EGUNG E EARTHENWARE DRAIN PIPES. MILNER’S SAFES, CRUSHED FOOD. SOLE AGENTS FOR 311 ESSE STEAM MOTOR CARS. Burn Ordinary
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      5 2 AMERICAN CARTS. Me Mister Co.
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      3 2 LAMPS. McAlister c«.
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    SERVIA’S NEW KING
    333 3 Leaves for Belgrade. v Tiik Russian anii Austrian AMRASSAIniHS Wild. A MINK OREKT HIM ox Arrival hruhr* Serrice) lxiiidon, J tine2-1 th:—Prince Peter Karageorgevitch, the new King of Servia, has left Geneva for Belgrade. The British, American, French, Dutch and Turkish Ministers have all left Belgrade, and
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    GENERAL WILSON
    173 3 Severely Condemns Promotion of General Wood. WHO In NOW K.V ROUE To T H K I’Hll.IITINES. t Manila Cable-new Speciti') Now York, June 12th: —(General James II. Wilson lias attracted a great deal of attention to himself of late by severely criticising the rapid promotion of General Leonard
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    ILLNESS OF QUEEN OF HOLLAND.
    99 3 May not last much longer. Manila (Joblenewt iul) New York, June 12th: —Queen M illielmiiia of Holhiml is affected with tuberculosis. The Queen has been in ill-health for some time, but her njalady baffled the court physicians until the present. They have diagnosed the case
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    SEREMBAN RACES.
    530 3 (Special to Echo.) Sereuiban, 23rd June:— The opening day of the Races proved anything but successful, from any point of view. From the start, difficulty was experienced in regard to entries, and the Seremban Stakes, and the Second (.'lass Selling Plate did not till. There was yonsideruble rain
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    SUGAR DUTIES.
    52 3 The Brussels Convention and Austrian Regime.» London, 24th June It is understood that the Brussels Sugar Convention has decided that the Austro-Hungarian imposts on sugar are contrary to the spirit of the Convention regarding countervailing duties, and would la* as justified against Denmark, Japan and Russia as against
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    THE GREAT SHIPPING TRUST.
    151 3 The Cunard Company Disgusted, and Withdraw. SHARKS FALLING EXOKMOI SLV. < Rader Service, j London. June 24th: —The Cunard Steamship Company have withdrawn their magnificent fleet from the pooling agreement with the Pierpont Morgan Shipping Trust, inasmuch as their demands have been ignored, and *t he
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    THE MOAT FARM MYSTERY.
    85 3 Accused Sentenced to Death. Loudon, 24th June:—Samuel Herbert Doug a 1 formerly of the Moat Farm. Clavering, Essex, has l>een sentenced to death for the min der of Miss Holland, at Moat Farm. This case excited no little iut* not fora considerable time in England, that
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    BELGRADE REGICIDES
    222 3 Loot the Treasury AND OKA It DKAOA’s MILLIONS. (Special to Deli Courani.J The Hague, June 19th :-The Loudon Timex learns from its Belgrade corresjxmdent that the treacherous regicides, who are new the heroes of the hour iu the Servian capital, have misappropriated not only eight millions of the
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    STOCKS A SHARES.
    230 3 BersawahGold Mine Co., Ld. 8 7.75 no,a. Bruseh Tin Mining Co.. Id. 3 8.25 tellers Chendariang Hydraulic Tin Mining Co.. Ld. 8 25. gales Fraser A Neave. Ld 3 95.- 6% Debs. par George Town Dispensary 8 26. tide». Hnwarth Erskine. Ld. 3190. International Bodega 3100. layer*
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    The Echoes Beauty Competition.
    163 3 #lOO for a Local Adonis. There Win* considerable doubt as to who /*1 he handsomest man in the Straits Settlements aud the Federate! Ma ay States, and not a little high feelin caused thereby, we have decided to get this delicate matter clean'd up by public
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  • Money Market
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      EXCHANGE.
      123 3 (By eourtety of the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Bank 1 gjs 4 months’ sight Bank 1,9,^ 6 Credit 1/9,*, 3 Documentary 1/9 j Calcutta. Demaud Bank R*. 129| 3 days’ sight Private 1311 Bombay, Demand Bank ***** 3 days’ sight Private 1311 Madras. Demand Bank 129 3 days* sight
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      PRODUCE.
      162 3 Tiu 8 83.00 tale* B.Pepper( W. Coast 3lbs. soz.)s 31. White Pepper 8 55. teller» j Trang Pepper 8 36. teller» Cloves (picked) 8 35*50 Mace 8166.- tale* Mace Pickings 140.- telleit Nutmegs llOs 80. No. 1 7. talet Sugar 2 5.30 (Basket 3.95 Tapioca Flour 2.35 teller» Copra...
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  • Shipping.
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      ARRIVALS.
      92 3 j Bombay, Br. s.s. 2,097. Bradshaw. 24th June. Singapore. 22nd June, Gen., P. A O. Co. Calypso. Br. s.s. 393. Lowry, 24th June.— Singapore. 22nd June. Gen., —W. Mansfield Co. Jim Ho, Br. s.s. 110, Martin, 23rd June, Langkat, 22nd June. Gen..— Beng Bros. Mary Austin. Br. s.s. 140.
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      DEPARTURES.
      27 3 24th J mu'. Calypto. for Deli. Mary Autfiu. for Port Swettenham. Arutjyee. for Teluk Anson. Hnk Canton, for Edie etc. Bombay, for Colonil>o A Soutliern India.
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      Steamers Expected.
      49 3 Vermels From Atjeuts If Hr Bennohi riiugapoiv Coromandel Colomlio G. Apcar Singapore Lightning Calcutta Mogul Glasgow Bengloe London Braemar Glasgow 5.. B. A Co. 25th inst. G W.ACo.2oth A..A.ACo. 26th A.. A. A CoJ26tli 8.. B. A Co. 27th 5.. B. A Co. 4th July. do. 6th
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      Projected Sailings.
      54 3 Ve*4el» f'«c Ayent* Lear e* Bonilwv CoioUlbo a. w.aco. 24th inst. Coromaudel Siugai>ore O.W.iCo. 25th Benuiuhr London 8, BA Co. 26th CL Apcar Calcutta A A. A Co. 27th Lightning Singapore A..A.A Co. 27th Mogul do. S.. B. A Co. 28th Bengloe do. do. 5th Julv. Braemar do.
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      PASSENGERS.
      50 3 Inward Per Calypto. from Singapore. Messrs. J. Adler. H. A. Thonipsem. and j C. Foudedmeiu. Per Jin Ho. from Langkat. Datoh Sri Stia Rajah. I Per Carlyle, from P. Swettenham. Messrs. Huttenliach, Orenburg and CSflinhoff. Outward Per Bombay, for London, Miss Millington. Mr. T. Withers and Mr. R. Phillips.
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      MAILS.
      49 3 A MAIL WILL CLOAK FOR Langkat —Per Jin Ho, 25th inst.. 1 p.m. Deli Per Vidar, 25th in it., 1 p.m, Pangkor and Teluk Anson Per Canton. 22nd inst.. 2 p.m. Batu Bahru and Asahau Per Tonj Chay Un. teemorrow. 2 p.m. Rangoon Per Fitipa'riek.. tsmomiw, 8 p.m.
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      7 3 HORBE FOjOD OK AU, KINDS. McAlister Co.
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      6 3 ROSE’S LIME JUICE. mcalister a c«.
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      481 3 CASH CLEARANCE SALE. GOSLING CO. 25° 0 off Pipes, Holders, Polishes, Cases, Tobacconists Goo<ls. 25° o off Safes: aud Show Cases. A reduction of 25°, in Port, Sherry, Champagne, Ciaret, Liqueurs, etc. 15°/o Reduction, off Manila Cigars and Cigarettes. 25°/ 0 off Billiard Tables and Hockey Sticks. YANKEE NOVELTY Co.
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      851 3 LOST. \Fox terrier, black and white sputa, answering to the name of Spot. A reward will be given for the return of same. J. H. M„ e o Echo Office. NOTICE. THE interest and responsibility of Ho Thing Won in Chop “Tiang Soon Guan" at Sunghv Oopil, Sitool, and Chop
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      48 3 WEATHER. The following report is kiu<llv supplied by the Signal Director of Fort Cornwallis: 3 p.ui. a.m. umn Yesterday To-day To-day Ilk 86* *8 S3" Hr. Fine ThiiV Fine Wd. South West Oalot The rainfall during the 24 hours ended at 9 a.m. to-dav was 0 59 inches.
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      1443 4 •GRAHAM Go., LIMITED., WHOLESALE CHEMISTS, 4 Beach Street, Penang. PENANG FOUNDRY Co., «Established 1876.) E X G I N E ERB, MILLWH I G H T S, &c., &c. Weld Quay, 37 Beach Street, PENANG. 27 I)' A. W A H Anti White-Ant. W. CORNFIELD. PENANG TnD MEDAN 22 BEACH
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      2340 5 w is**. NOTic: >u* ru BROS. Go. r IRA'B P&nang, fii: (t ;j.' *">•;*» iii.i S H \S v n i ai:> irgupU T.wbuie iY aup to 3 ft. j M'. iir.: ii.i i V* K T 1 “J at jap J >} I» ir King Street, Penan*/. A story
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      266 6 /I* \N-/ vV N\Lv Z -:\'jr y The CRITERION- PRESS, Limited. ESTABLISHED 1883. 8 ESTABLISHED 1883. PRINTERS AND PUBLISHERS. Proprietors of the Straits Echo the Penang Sin Poe and Chahyah Pulau Penang/ The most enterprising and up-to-date printers and lithographers in the Orient. Our plant is of the very latest
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