Straits Echo, 27 July 1903

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    34 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES, AND THE EAST GENERALLY. VOL.I NO. 49. PENANG. MONDAY, JULY 27th, 1903. —-jra *24 I(kk Annum. Single Copt, 10 Oku
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      2423 1 A. E. SKEELS. c *o 31, Beach Street 2 3iO>H>inSti k 0.1 ri ’ll K mail steamers rnav Ue expected to arrive Outwards, and leave Penang Homewards oil the following dates:— Mail Service. Outwards. <; Ch"MH connecting with Himalaya 20 Bat ton rat do India Mail Rates of Passage Return
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  • Money Market.
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      EXCHANGE.
      122 2 /<y comicty of the Charter*! Hank.) London Demand Bank 1 4 months' sight Bank ...1 10, 3 Credit •••1/lOffi 3 Documentary ...inO{ Calcutta. Demand Bank Rs- I'-’ 3 days' sight Private 137$ Bombay, Demand Bank 13.*^ 3 days' sight Private 137} Madras». Demand Bank 13oi 3 days’ sight Private
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      SHARES
      209 2 BersawahGold Mine Co.. Ld. r. 75 now. Bruseh Tin Mining Co.. Ld 8.25 teller* Cliendariang Hydraulic Tin Mining Co.. Ld. <1 25. tale* Fraser A Neave. Ld 9b.--b*yer» 3% Del»s. par George Town Dispensary 23. tale*. Howarth Erskiue. Ld. $l9O. International Bodega $lOO. buyer* Jelelm Mining A Trading Co..
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      PRODUCE.
      156 2 Till S it. ĕb Mir* B.Pepperi W. Const 311». ->oz tj 30.50 White Pep(>er 52.— *e//er* Trane Pepper 8 36— trllrr* Clow (jiiokoJ' J 3-j'SU Mace Maee Picking* 1(W.- mom. Not mega lifts 79 So. 1 7. m*l<* Sugar 2 5.30 Basket Chinese > 4 Tapioca Flour 2.15 Copra.
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      ARRIVALS.
      182 2 Pix Sbho. Br. s.s. 378. Davidaon, 27th July. Singapore. 25th Julv, Gen..— Beng Bros. Hono Bek. Br. s.s. 2.**56. Peters. 27th July. Amoy. 13th July. Gen.. Beng Bros. Kistna. Br. s.s. 524. Fletcher. 27th July.— I Singajs,»re. 25th July. Nil.— Huttenbnch Liebert A Co. Glexoabby. Br. s.s. 1.924. Willy,
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      DEPARTURES.
      26 2 27th July. Miry Auttin. for Port Swettenham Cantom. for Paugkor A Teluk Anson. Deli. for Langkat Read. for Singapore. Teucer. for Singapore. Hongkong A Japau.
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      IN PORT.
      196 2 Aloixoss. Br. s.s 4.278. Pulford. 19. h July. —Yokohama. 23rd June. Gen.. W. Mansfield A Co. Cornelia. Br. s.s. 194. Sutherland. 25th Julv. Renong. 23rd July. Geu.. Koe Guan A Co. Glengarry. Br. ss. 1.924. Willy. 27th July,— Hongkoug. 15th July. Gen Roustead A Co. Hoxg Bee. Br.
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      EXPECTED.
      44 2 I’rw// Fn>m .4yt Dm« Sumatra London P A <> 2stk in*t. Kiautseh<»u London B M A Co. esth Hamburg Suurj{>viv do. ±*th A. Ajxir Calcutta A. A. A Co. 31 st Benaldor London S B A Co. i*th Aih: Ben led i Sinsapcndo 15th
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      SAILINGS.
      46 2 V?**eU For Lr>tr- Sumatra rv P. A O. 2sth inst Beul«»m«>nJ London 8. B. A Co. 28th KiiutK-hoa rv B M.ACo.£«th Hatuhun; Cok>mbi> do. 2sth A. A(n-ar Sin^apoiv A. A. A Co. 1st Auvr. Bnaider do. 8. B A Co. t*th Bouiodi Load* 'U do
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      PASSENGERS.
      77 2 Imtntrd- Per Pirn Stng. from SingajH»re. Messrs. Bamforth. D>rasami. Tlsts>philes and Mrs Ho Guan Beng. Per Kittmo. from Singapore. Mr H S,'hafer. Per Glengarry, from Singapore. Mrs. Bidwell and Miss Allan. Per Seu Belle, from Port Swettenham. Mr. and Mrs. Bailey. Miss Venning. Mr Cummings and Mr. Bosanquet. Per
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      MAILS.
      76 2 A XAll. W ILL CLOSE IX» K Deli Pbr Vi,Ltr. to-morrow. 11 a.iu. Tongkah —Per Petrel to-morrow. 1 p.m Langkat Per Jin Ho. to-morrow. 1 p.m. fiatuyßakra and As;\lian Pvs B- idat Hnlewym. no morrow. 1 p.m. Port Swotn nh uu Per A' i.toßionvw. 3 p.m. Teluk Anson Pe»
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    The Straits Echo.
    58 2 Established June Ist, 1903. ]*i.bh>h«sl daily 'fuvp( Sundays.* AT TilE CRITERION PRESS, Ld., No. 223-232. Beach Street. Penang. PRICE DAILY. LOCAL ftu jxr annum Free) S 7 MAIL EDITION (IY*: Free) IJ CABLE ADDRESS; “Ec ho—Penang." Telephone No. 188. Editor. Chesney Dcxcax. Sub-Editor, Harold F. Piper. Manager.
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    Domestic Occurrences.
    32 2 BIRTHS. Ox the 12th July, at Hongkong. the wife of I. Kuhn, of a son. Ox the loth Julv. at Shanghai, the wife of C. J White, of a daughter.
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    Multum in Parvo.
    1178 2 Ox thk 13th instant the Prior og tr*iz ett* came out with a leader on certain legal proceedings which hate some s* mb lance of being a case of miscarriage of justice or oppression of a Malay by a police constable, or both. It is a strange
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    H. E. The GOVERNOR.
    48 2 H E- the Governor arrive» here from Kwala Lumpur by rail some time this afterno* *n and is expected to make a stay in Penang for about a month. His Private Secretary. Mr. Bosanquet. arrived here by the Government yacht Seo Bette yesterday morning.
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    TURF NOTES.
    735 2 Tips for To-morro». It is not my intention to give the time registered by the stop wat -h of the gallops made by the horses on the Race Course on Saturdav morning. By doing so it would only l»e misleading: suffice it to say that all of the
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    CLUB HANDICAP.
    64 2 PROBABLE STARTERS. The following are the probiable starters for this big event Horne. Weight. Jockey. st. w. Klimbo lb* J- Duval Cadenas 0-0 H. Kirwau Sweet Erina 0-3 A. Pierbux Battenlerg 0-2 A. Campl»ell Keynote 0-0 J. Beaumount Architect 8-10 A. Turner Banester 8-s'* H. Wool ♦Olaf 8-4
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    Launch at Prye Dock.
    402 2 The new launch Hock Ch win I n. built to the order of Messrs. Hock Chong. Beach Street, by the Prye River Dock and Shipbuilding Company, was successfully floated Saturday afternoon, the launching ceremony being admirably conducted by Mrs. Davey. wife »>f the popular skipper of
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    HONGKONG OPIUM FARM.
    133 2 TIS AN ILL WIJTD BLOW;» NOBODY GOOD. The Strait* Time* learns fn»m a Java paper that Chinese capitalists at Batavia feel intervste-1 in the appivacbim' lettin ..f the opium farm at HoiurkoUir. Thev hare now in-. K-h money lvino idle. owin.; to the Java Government having undertaken
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    SATURDAY'S CRICKET.
    723 2 PC C cn. THE JlX'llKj A crowd of spectators Pavilion and around tV J.;, pU J* 4* Saturday to witness the ab.ve o* was played in tine weather Ths of loth teams were th field appointed time and the j punctually at 2 o clock, th- first. With
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      40 2 WEATHER. The folk»» uur report is kindly Mippiied •v the Snrnal Ihnvt-rof For: C\>n«aili»:— ;*jb. mo \r<rrfl.r TiMhjr TV U'r. r me TUrV ratY«L w.:k '«ai V^iarij The rainfall Jurat: tte if hours ended 4» a m. to-da' was nil-
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    16 2 DEATH At Hnugkoug. „n the 9th July. C. F. E Manicus. of Amov. age»l 34 vears
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    PARLIAMENT.
    27 3 He liter'» Submarine Cable.) I, ii<]<>n July 27tli.—Mr. Mender* Labour Candidate, has been elected for Barnard Castle (Durham) j„ succession to the late Sir Joseph I’ohm*.
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    THE LATE POPE.
    57 3 Reuterk Submarine ('able.) I <loii, July 27th— The inter* nun! t the lute Pope he> XIII at St. iVter's was attended bv the win-St* »>f the Dijdoumtie Corps and the idrrs of Roman society. The oody was escorted by guards, sol-r ed from the n ibility, to
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    KING’S PRIZE WINNER.
    25 3 A Welshman. Renter'll Submarine Cable.) l-'iidon July 27th.— Sergeant Davit sof the Third Glamorganshire Regiment has won the King’s prize at llislev.
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    CHINESE LABOUR FOR SOUTH AFRICA.
    74 3 Hongkong's Gigantic Proposal. i Reuter c Submarine Cable.) London, July 27th :—The foreign Consuls at Johannesburg have received a cable from Hongkong offering to furnish 200,000 Chinese coolies and artisans for five years’ service at a monthly wage of t‘o-L-6, food included. The mines must
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    FRENCH AND ENGLISH COMMERCE.
    34 3 (Renter'll Submarine Cable.) London, July 27th —The French Press are highly gratified and elated at the reception of the French delegates in England in connection with the proposed commercial union.
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    THE ROYAL VISIT TO IRELAND.
    157 3 King Edward’s Generosity. I.oYAI/TY AND ACCLAMATION EVERYWHERE. (Uniter'* Submarine Cable.) Loudon, July 27th:—King Edward \’ll and Queen Alexandra left Dublin amidst scenes of loyalty and acclamation which even exceeded the enthusiasm displayed upon their arrival. l he King was about early yesterday and visited the
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    AUSTRALIA’S ARMY PROPOSAL.
    69 3 f'S K'"fer'* Submarine Cable). oondon July 27th. —The Aush;dian federal Executive have •'d"pted a scheme of Army orgauis«tion providing for a mobile field capable of undertaking uiilituy operations at the shortest '"’tice, and wherever Australia m 'f<ht desire to act. Ihe force will consist of 27,75 J
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    THE PAPAL SUCCESSION.
    583 3 CARDINAL GIBBONS A CANDIDATE. (Cableuetc* Special Service.) 1 New York, July 10:—a special dispatch to the A air lo/v5‘ Sun from Rome says: Cardinal Gibbons, of Baltimore, Maryland, is a candidate for the succession to the Papacy. This is an astonishing turn in affairs for though there
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    PHILIPPINES CURRENCY.
    270 3 (Cableneu-c Special Service.) New York, July lltli:—Three million more gold certificates for the purchase of bullion have been issued at Washington. The action of the Secretary of War is in compliance with the authorization of the Commission ex- piessed in ihe Act passed on July first. The certificates
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    The P. W. D. of Perak.
    262 3 A facetious, Taiping Correspondent writes The P. W. D. of Perak is much en evidence nowadays despite rude allegations of irresponsible tattlers to the contrary. It is now doocid’ busy irrigating the country, and preparing schemes to supply Taipiug with electric light The minor
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    THE SINGAPORE SPORTING CLUB.
    492 3 Iu our last issue we published brief particulars respecting the attempt of the Committee of the Singapore Sporting Club to raise subscriptions. Fmm reports of the proceedings of the meeting it appears that the Committee was sat on; that proposals were made to reconstitute the Committee,
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    THE PENANG RACES.
    1477 3 Autumn Meeting. First Day, 28th July. The following is the programme ami entries for the events on the Penang Turf Club's card of the raeing arranged for tomorrow 1. The Maiden Plate. Value 8500. —A Race for Maiden Horses. Weight as per scale (lOst.) An allowance of
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      4 3 RIPPINGILLES STOVES. McAlister Co.
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      3 3 LAMPS. McAlister Co.
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      202 3 Municipal Notice. next Ordinary Mcitiag of the 1. Municipal Commissioners will lie lield in the Municipal Office. at 3 p.m. on Friday, the 31st instant. By onler i K. P. PHILLIPS. Secretary. NOTICE. OTIC'E is hereby given that the busia. v ness known as chop Gim Seng Chan, crockery shop
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      438 3 00 T T 'I ’M 71 iHDU'iJ*lXJAUai»ai3^ MUNICIPAL NOTICE. "'V' OTICE in hereliv given ■that on ami i after this date until further notice the supply of water from the Waterfall will !>e cut off every day from 7 p. in. to 6 a. in. and 10 a. m. to
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      203 3 Perak Forwarding Agency. Hargrea.M Co., Dublic Ip V h t > inf °r n the public that they have now a “The Uk r"’"" nier A f KBA Fokwardino Aoemct > whic.i branch their men will undertake to forward goods to all stations in erak consigned to their care with
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      1690 4 NOTICE. Echo Advertisements. SIV'JL'JIJbS* Bangkok rpo avoid disappointment, all new A advertisements, or alterations of contract advertisements, should reach the Echo Office lx*fore noon. T. C. BWABY, Manager. Penang, 20th June. I'nlilt* Addiws: Oriental/* THE ORIENTAL HOTEL. Oriental Hotel Synoicate. Proprietor*. WONG KIM MUN. Taik Chee Co. Penang. EASTERN ORIENTAL
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    Perak.
    164 5 Jalan Kangsar. LAND SALK. Kuala KangS’vr, 22nd July :—Niue lots of town land, siluated at Jaian Kangsar. were recently spld by public auction at the Kuala Kangsar Land Office. Out of t hese, seven lots were purchased on behalf of the Sultan of Perak, prices varying from 840 to
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    SINGAPORE.
    907 5 I Ream mm*' Special Correapoud id.) Singapore, 19th July: -I must begin by first congratulating the Penang Chinese in having established a daily English newspaper to voice their sentiments when needed, and champion the cause of the weak and helpless, irrespective of nationality, when oppressed. With such a policy
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    THE METAL MARKET.
    276 5 TIN. Loudon. 80th June- The market has been firm fo* «ash, tin .'{but forward has l»eeu freely offerel. and the Lvckwardation for thre? months is now per ton. We close £127 10s. for rash. £126 15s. eild July. £125 10s. cud August. .£124 10s. thre? months, and
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    THE DEBTS OF A CLUB.
    149 5 A motion for new trial was made in Manila the «Ulier «lay in the r ise of Watson and Company against the American Club. Judgment was rendered a short time since against the defunct club for a considerable sum and counsel for the plaintiffs contend
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    Conference Festivities.
    1288 5 The Ball, V i- (Emm Malay Mud. 22/td July, W>)R.) Last night, the second of the Conference week, saw the commencement and conclusion, of jth«* Ball iu the Conference Hall. Proceedings were announced to be opened by 9.30 p. in., and at that hour there were many present,
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    PENANG TURF CLUB.
    1009 5 First Day. Tuesday, 28th July, 1903. 1. The Maiden Plate. Value 85*'0 —A Rue<‘ for Maiden Horses. W. ight as per scale ’Ost.) An allowance of J41I.S, to all Px-Griffins. Entrance 810. Dista c, one mile. 2. First Gbiffin Race. alue 8-400 and 8100 to Second Horse.
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    PERAK TURF CLUB.
    750 5 Taip'ng Races, 1903. Programme. Htb, tlth, and Joth August, 11VU. First Day. Tuesday 11th August. 1. The Maiden Plate. alue 830). Fur Maiden horses. Exgriffin allowed 1411»«. weight as per «eale 10 stone. Entrance SlO. Distance 1 mile. •> >r ii- I he Watekf’all Stakes. Value S250
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      111 5 06 ll NOTICE. Straits Echo mail edition. Cover Space of the i Mail Edition is to in At Exceptionally Good Rates. This neatly bound periodical has obtainT y r 'V* >**•’$. V*' -S3» ,-.I ed wide circulation abroad, and is eagerly bought by passengers i on Mail Steamers passing through
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      29 5 SIN QHEE CHOON CO. No. 129, Beach Street, PENANG. Commission Agents, Pkovisioneks ,\ni> Gkkkkal iMI’OKTKHS. Agents for TOWKAY FOO OHOO CHOON, OF LAHAT, PERAK, AND The Perak General Farms.
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      23 5 PENANG FOUNDRY Co., (Established 1876.) ENGINEERS, MILLWK I G H r I’ S, &c., &c. I Weld Quay, 37 Beach Street, i PENANG.
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      727 5 330 feet. 50 15 12 the PRYE RiVER DOCKT PENANG T H W U 11 ,V l «.ver. has lately I z‘.“" I LoMffth «31 the blocks Breadth at entrance Doptli of water ou sill at ordinary spring tides i .e‘ he »P tides. consist „f. A houudnes. Oar,enters and
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