Straits Echo, 16 July 1903

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    34 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES, AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY. VOL.I NO. 4«. PENANG, THURSDAY* JULY 16th, 1903. £24 Pitr Annvm. Single Copy, 10 Cents
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      2097 1 *kv» A. G. S KEELS. °*Q 31, Beach Street, &hL /-'S S.N.G rp mail steamers mav be expected to 2 „i rive Outwards, and leave Penang Hon'' ir is on the following dates Mail Service. Outwards. Hougkong flumghai Nagasaki Kobe Yokohama Singapore Colomlx» Calcutta Bombay Aden Port Said Fremantle Adelaide
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      7 1 A. E. SKEEESr 31, B each Street.
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  • Money Market.
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      EXCHANGE.
      120 2 (By courtesy of the Chartered Batik.) Loudon Demand Bank 1 9] 4 months’ sight Bank 1 J-jf 3 Credit ...1/10$ 3 Documentary 1/10y\ Calcutta. Demand Bank Rs. 135 3 days' sight Private 137 Bombay, Demand Bank 135 3 days’ sight Private 137 Madras, Demand Bank 134^ 3 days’ sight
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      SHARES.
      197 2 BersawahGold Mine Co., Ld. 7.75 now. I Bruseli Tin Mining Co., Ld. 8.25 sellers Chendariang Hydraulic Tin Mining Co., Ld 25. —sales Fraser Neave, Ld S 95. —buyers 6% Debs. par George Town Dispensary 26. sales. Howarth Erskine, Ld. $190. International Bodega $lOO. —buyers Jelebu Mining Trading Co., Ld.
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      PRODUCE.
      157 2 Tin 76.75 sales B.Pepper(W. Coast 31bs. soz.)s 31. White Pepper 52.50 sellers Trang Pepper 36. sellers Cloves (picked) 35 50 Mace slBo. seller. Mace Pickings 160. sellers Nutmegs 110 s 79. No. 1 7. sales j Sugar 3 2 5.30 Basket (Chinese) 4.10 Tapioca Flour 2.20 sellers Copra 6.90
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      ARRIVALS.
      114 2 Sachsen, Ger. s.s. 3,118, Meyer, 15th July, —Bremen, 10th June, Meyer Co. Preussen. Ger. s.s. 3.278, Prehn, 16th July, —Yokohama, 27th June, Gen., —Behn Meyer Co. Lanokat. Br. s.s. 187. Lingard, 15th July. —Malacca, 13th July, Gen., —Koe Guan Co. Quorra, Br. s.s. 120. Russel. 15tli July, Part Weld,
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      DEPARTURES.
      49 2 16th July. Sachsen, for Singapore. China and Japan. Preussen. for Ceylon, etc. Deli, for Langkat. Ho Kwei, for Deli. Calypso, for Deli. Canton, for Pangkor Si Teluk Anson. iltiha Yajiruuhis. for Edie, etc. Tong Chay Un. for Batu Bahru and Asa hail. Sitjionia. for Singapore. China and Japan.
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      IN PORT.
      122 2 Cheang Chew. Br. s.s. 1.213. Frampton, 10th July.—Amoy, 25th June, Gen..— Sui Thong A Co. Hong Moh. Br. s.s. 2.555. Stach. 16th July, Amoy, 2nd July. Gen.*—Beng Bros. Langkat. Br. s.s. 187, Lingard. 15th July. Malacca. 13th Julv. Gen..— Koe Guan Si Co. Lady Weld, Br. s.s. 245,
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      EXPECTED.
      62 2 Vestel* From Ajeuts Due Manila do. P. A O. 10th inst. Bingo Maru Japan B. A Co. 20th Benlomoud Sintpiiore S. B A Co. 20th Beneleucli London do. 21st Lightning Singapore A. A. A Co. 23rd (t. Apear Calcutta do. 24th Hamburg Singapore B.M. A Co. 30th Kiautsebou London
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      SAILINGS.
      114 2 Vessels For Ajeiits Leaves Manila Colombo P. A O. Bingo Marti do. B. A Co. Benloniond London S. B. A Co. Bencleuch Japan do. j Lightning Calcutta A. A. A Co. 24th inst. G. AjK-ar Singapore do. 25th Hamburg Colomlto B. M. A Co. Kiautschou Singapore do. Beuledi London
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      PASSENGERS.
      127 2 Inward —Per Langkat, from Malacca, Mr. Cornwell. Per Preussen, from Singapore. Messrs. Robinson. R. Widmer and Mr. and Mrs. Sielcken. From [Shanghai, Mr. A. Solomon. Per Sachsen, from Colombo, Messrs. P. Amedius and S. Hirsch. Per Zibenghla, from Singapore, Messrs. Koenitz, Smith, C. T. S<iou. K. T. Thove, Thexera.
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      MAILS.
      56 2 A MAII, WILL CLO.SK KOK Nejrapataro, Madras. Pondicherry, C'uddalore and Karical taking Mails for Europe, etc. via Madras —Per Zaida. to-morrow, noon. Port Swetienhain and Malacca—Per Laii ‘jkat, to-morrow, 1 p.m. Teluk Anson Pe> L<ulj Weld, to-morrow, 3 p.m. Singapore. Swatow Amoy— Per Cheatig Chew, to-morrow, 3 p.m. Port
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      EXPORTS.
      85 2 Per P. O. h.B. Mansilia, on 11th iust:— For Colombo, 103 Pis. Sago; 85 Pis. Sago; 34 Pis. Sago; 4 Pis. Black Pepper. For BoinUiv. 5 Pis. Nutmegs; 260 Pis. Sago; 88 Pis.'Tin; 126 Pis. Tin; 44 Pis. Tin; 88 Pis. Tin; 2 Pis. Mace; 26 Pis. P. Leaf;
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    The Straits Echo.
    59 2 Established June Ist, 1903. lliblistxei daily (except Sundays.) AT THE CRITERION PRESS, Ld., No. 226-232. Beaeh Street, Penang. PRICE DAILT, LOCAL Jit per annum. (Post Free) 27 MAIL EDITION (l\*t Free) 15 CABLE ADDRESS; Ec ho—Penan g.’\ Telephone No. 188. Editor, Chesney Duncan. Sub-Editor, Harold F. Piper.
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    Domestic Occurrences.
    101 2 Births. On the 10th June, at Weihaiwei, the wife of T. Launcelot Dawson, of a son. At Eelgaum, on loth June, the wife of Ernest Hudson. Superintendent of Telegraphs, of a son. Marriages. At Ranikhet.on the 9th June, by the Yen. Archdeacon of Lucknow. Captain 11. Tailyour, E.E.A.,
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    Yankee Grab.
    369 2 NORTH BORNEO ISLANDS ANNEXED BY AMERICA. Highhanded pro;eeding> which Adair Ts Bridge and Fighting Bob arc now Eifcusiing. (Echo Spedii (h rreepondence.J Saudakan, 4th July:—The United States gunboat Quiros was coining and going out of Saudakan Harbour fairly frequently during the month of June, and as no one
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    Mr. W. Barnes.
    315 2 A Model Protector of Chinese. When it became known here recently that Mr. W. Barnes, the abb*, indefatigable and tactful Chief of the Chinese Protectorate, had received an appoint ment in the Federated States expressions of regret were heal'd on all sides, for he had endeared himself
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    THE PETITION.
    759 2 To H:s Excellency, S:k Flank Swettenham. k.c.m.g., Governor and Commander-in-Cltief of tke Straitx Settlement*. The Petition respectfully sheweth '1 hut the undersigned are capitalists. landed proprietors, planters, merchants and j trad'«j of this Settlement. 2. That the petitioners learn with extreme regret that Mr. \V. Barnes, Protector of
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    Products of the States.
    492 2 The report on the Experimental Plantations at Batu Tiga, Kuala Lumpur, should be of great interest to the people of Penang and Province Wellesley. Should the growth of pepper aud sugar at uuy time cease to be payable, cultivation of other crops, such as ginger, eartlmuts,
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    Racing in Penang.
    821 2 PAST ANU PB2g*9n ’Jliis Settlement can boast ,,n the first to start racing i„ ,i y! ,n l: <*» inaugural Meeting taking ,.l Ut 8 it* sixties, or nearly forty year e f& Hy »>eing no proper Race Com 7 'o much on the lines of an
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    MRS. MAYBRICK’S RELEASE.
    64 2 The American Mail for June, published in London, contains the following cablegram from New York, dated the Bth inst.: —Arrangements are being made here for taking Mrs. Maybrick on tour when she is released by the British Home Office early next year. All newspapers from Maine to
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    Municipal Meeting.
    103 2 The following are the Agenda for the Municipal Meeting to-morrow 1. Minutes of hpg meeting to be read and confirmed. 2. Any special business the I'resident may bring forward. 3. Questions. 4. Petition re landing of Pi; > Meld Quay. 5. Application for rebate o. building Plan Fees.
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      28 2 WEATHER. The following report is kindly supplied by the Signal Director of Fort Cornwallis:— The rainfall during the 24 hours ended at 9 a.m. to-day was O'50 inches.
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    231 2 Deaths. Or the 30th May, at Peking. Edith, wife of the Rev. S. Evans Meech. of the London Mission, aged 53 years. On the 8th June, at Pasadena. California. Lulu Boyd, wife of the Rev. W. P. Chalfant, formerly of Ichoufu, China. On the 11th June, at Wevbridge, G'apt. A.
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    THE SCOTS GREYS.
    69 3 c/ar Conlributes to Memorial. (Kenters Submarine Cable.) mtl'Ti, Kith July:---The Czar rl (rjvcn £5OO towards the memorj.,l tl be erected in Edinburgh to t l, r memory of the Scots Greys who f,il in Sottth Africa.’ I second Dragoons.. 10-Ktcr known as I va l Soota Greys,
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    THE MOAT FARM MURDER.
    147 3 Ixtculion of Dcugal Il U'El* OU1I.1Y ON THE SCAFFOLD. 'iter's Submarine Cable.) I,Midon. July Kith t r j„ i Dougal was executed at Chelmsford yesterday for the mur,[(,r 0 f Miss Holland at the Moat Farm, Clavering, Essex. lie confessed his guilt on the scaffold. 'j
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    LEO SINKING.
    18 3 i Uniter's Submarine Cable.) L mien, July Kith: —His Holiness 1’ope Leo XIII is slowly, sinking.
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    BOTHA DENOUNCES BRITISH ADMINISTRATION IN THE TRANSVAAL.
    111 3 Says Chamberlain's visit was a dismal failure. if», uter Submarine Cable). London, Kith July: —A long letter from General Louis Botha to a friend, hut apparently intended for publication, appears in the 77//!**#, and-delimit, ivs unreserved v practically the whole of thcBritish administration
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    KING AND MIKADO WARN RUSSIA.
    110 3 Ultimatum sent to Tsar by Great Britain and Japan. r-* {I'lth'i-iiarx Special Service.) New York, 5th July r—England a,1, l Japan have sent an ultimatum to Russia on the Manchurian question. *The text of the despatch cannot be learned. The feeling in "ashipgton is that
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    AN AUTHOR'S ACTION.
    118 3 iJ. u d**' West minster Couuty Court on !l rit. Ju.ip. Woodfall had t**fore him a v Mr. Chris. Davis, journalist, to yV*' r from George Gray, the music- wtixte. fur ruvalties on tho music-hall jL- lb* Fighting Parson.” The «ai.i tin* piece which he invented “Produced
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    Rangoon Notes.
    1962 3 \trom our own Corretpii.dcrl.) The recent advices from home as to the cotton market appear *.o be interestnig reading to rs i:i thi province. question haj h en raised as to whether Burma is a suitable country for growing cotton, and it has been answerV IC aflirmativo by
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    The Railway Difficulty in the States.
    771 3 j pAUTICLI-AKS of TKf, MlXIATJJUB Stsixe. I Oil Monday wo published brief tele- j graphic intelligence cone iniug Driver baiitii, of tiio F. M. S, Railways, r. fu i ing duty au 1 tlie disorganisation cf fie. V. e have a ;w r c
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    PARSEES AND THEIR INTERESTS.
    259 3 A NEW SOCIETY FORMULATED. A meeting of a large numlier of leading and influential Parseeswas held on 2<>th June in the Sir J. J. Parsec* Benevolent Institution. Bombay, to adopt a scheme for the protection of the rights and interests of Zoroastrains and for the amelioration
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      1677 4 MOTOR CARS. fil THE FAMOUS FRENCH MAKERS PARIS. The undersigned are now booking orders for all Classes of Motor Vehicles from 4 to 20 horse power. Attention is drawn to the new 1903 6 H. P. DE DION POPULAIRE, Which is suitable for both business and pleasure purposes and compares
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    Shanghai-Nanking Railway.
    229 5 (I ft of t /J5, 1 Oth J:! .“•*.> j Mr. Herl-er* Roberts (Denbighshire, ’.V.) i asked the Uu’ler-Secretary lor Fore gn Affairs w hether tlicGoviTaia. n t Lad rt reived official infcrmaijoa as to the i o.ic of the j Imperial decree sanctioning th construction i of
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    THE NAVAL PROBLEM.
    432 5 Discussion in The Commons. London, June loth In the House of Commons, last night. Mr. A mold-Forster, Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty, said, in reply to a question, that lie v.a.-> aware that the managers of the Allan Line j of steamers were substituting cylindrical for the
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    THE LIGHT LOAD LINE.
    485 5 The report of the Select Committee of the House of Lords of the light load line, with the proceedings of the Committee, has been issued as a Parliamentary paper 81 This Select Committee was appointed to inquire and report (1) whether, and. if so. to what
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    Russia In the Yangtze Valley.
    149 5 Vte Uov. much Hus-' i vegar* the claim that I the Yangtze Valley r» K}xyx\)&i\*vein's sphere of influence is shown I>y 'thicyj*... B fi. j, row endeavouring 10o’g the tlnviu*. I t’im-tgii e, Mr. I‘oihk. vwSstkc !-...< i I :> r airing- l.ere<\ a coi
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    THE CONGO.
    160 5 The llev. VV. M. Morrison, an American missionary who has spent the last six and a half years in the Congo Free State returned i recently to the U, S. and, hi the course of an interview, said: "Slave:, jr.i •tivaiiv exists in the Con;: Hutuaiu it i
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    GREAT BRITAIN AND THE SUEZ CANAL.
    209 5 That Britain holds licr own in the matter of traffic r i tin* Suez C’-Vnal is certainly ground for satisfretion. TlreFarii: m ii-arv return, jest i>; red, of the Shipping and I tonnage there in the year* IVO»h 1901, and 11*02 shows tint last
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    RUSSIAN BLUFF.
    615 5 How the Bear tries to Is:*lc the Truth. In expelling the Time» corre spond-in from Russia M. <lo Plehve assur 1 the British Ambassador that no objection was entertained to the correspondent {iersona.lv. or to anything lie had written: but the authorities disliked what they called the j
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    STATE RAILWAY APPOINTMENTS.
    150 5 (TL y cf Co:n>a If h JunW I r.\ a 1 the 15acre* tr r of Hat. lisa iv rul ail, i •>, v. iot. pr vc:i in nativei of In jia ly*".nif given aw -i 1 higher upu •iut-- n! on Indian Bailways. Lord George Hajiiilton
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    THE JOCKEY CLUB MEETING.
    529 5 T:iu xn.'. ucl:: i-taT: in ;-satk. Tlie rep *rt of t’nc m< eting of the Jockey Club, published on th-* flysli et of t!u> Ih ’o ycsterd:iy, iv.i; sightly inaccurate as regards the new Jtu! r tarting-g o *s, the word a being verteiitly left out
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      371 5 Sandilands Buttery k Co., 29. Beach Street, PENANG. ANDREW USHER CO.S' Special Reserve 0. V. G. WHISKY. CRAIGULLACHIE lil-ENLI VET DISTILLERY Co.’s GAELIC “OLD SMUGGLER” WHISKY. James Buchanan Co. 's "HOUSE OF COMMONS” WHISKY. William Teacher and Sons’ Old Glenlivet Whisky. To be had of all dealers. JEYES PERFECT PURIFIER.
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      66 5 NOTICE. Echo Advertisements. avoid disappointment, all new 3 advertisements, or alterations of contract advertisements, should reach the Echo Office before noon. T. C. SWABY, Manager. Penan#, 20th June. W. CORNFIELD, TAILOR AND OUTFITTER. JUST KECEIVEI). WHITE SERGE &CWCKgtING FLANNEL. THE STRUTS TROPICAL POLQ HELMETS, BRAZILIAN PANAMA HATS, WHITE BLUE NAVY
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      780 5 r*vn "ILSIC *L IT H THE EAST. UVi tAETo rJUSIfiAt Beach Street, P U ?i A N G.. IMIk ii i’ilii, ,v MAKERS <: I' Ob, oaig.ans, Xff 23.R1&OX? 5 U MS. SOLLi AGENTS A. ALI. 0 i.BLtJTIiJiEK bit nsm At\ oti allens, CHAPPELL, U rii.AKD A t »LLARI>, CRAMER.
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      1586 6 4 v? THE VII.. ESTABLISHED 1883. PRINTERS Sc PUBLISHERS. Proprietors of the Straits Echo,” the Penang Sin Poe and Chahyah Pulaa Penang.’ Ihe most (enterprising and up-to-date printers in the Orient. i Our plant is of the very latest pattern, and, by constantly supplementing our type, we have gained for
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