Straits Echo, 19 April 1904

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    Masthead
    35 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES, AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY. VOL. 2. $24 Per Annum. PENANG, TUESDAY, APRIL 19th, 1904. Single Copy, 10 cents. No. 87.
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    Domestic Occurrence.
    41 1 Biuth. infant ftt 6 p.m. at Ansenna J, !X; Roa«l. Penang. the wife of Mr. p W w hb i\ rt E ph 1"t Grade Overseer, i. W. JJ„ of a «on. Ceylon, Singapore and Glasgow papers please copy
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    HIGH WATER.
    40 1 For Week ending Monday, April 25, 11)04. a.m. r.M. Tuesday, 19th 5.10 535 Wednesday, 20th... 0.00 0.25 Thursday, 21st 0.50 7.15 Friday, 22ud 740 8.05 Saturday, 2:3rd 8330 8.55 Sunday, 241 h 0.20 0.45 Monday, 25th 10.10 10.35
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    THE MOON.
    26 1 (First Quarter... Apr. 22nd, 9-39 p.m. O Full Moon 30tli, 4.11 a.m. Last Quarter May 7tli, 5.29 a.m. O New Moon 13tli, 4.31 p.m.
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    FIXTURES.
    28 1 To-day. Town Hand, Golf Club, 5.30 p.m. H&rmeton’s Circus, Dato Kramal Gardens, 9 p.ui. To-morrow. Town Baud, Esplanade, 5.30 p.m. llarinstou's Circus, l>ato Kramat Gardens, 9 p.m.
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    P & O. SAILINGS.
    45 1 P O. SAILINGS. Mail Service. I )UT WARDS. IIo.MKW ARDS. Simla 28 Apr j Bengal 20 Apr Coromandel 12 May Malta 11 May Extra Service. Outwards. l!or.i kwards. Vera 19 Apr Malacca 21 Apr Ceylon 3 May Palawan 0 May For particulars See Page 3.
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  • States’ News.
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      PAHANG.
      716 1 Kwal.v Lipis, 4 April.—1 hear that the I’enjum mines have shut dowu, the decision of the Directors at Hongkong to stop work being doubtless due to Mr. Warnford Lock’s report ou the property which is lielieved to have been unfavourable. Mr. J. R. Coates left Panggong on the 31st
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    The “China Times” Case.
    1451 1 Military Authorities r. The Press. i Under the above heading the China Times, the late editor of which paper has been deported from Tientsin for criticising the Russians and for refusing to find security that he will not do so again, makes 1 lie following remarks
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  • Shipping.
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      ARRIVALS.
      78 1 Glenogle, Rr. s.s. 2,399, Larkins, 19th Apr., Rangoon, 16th Apr., Geu., —S. T. Co. Ihaifino, Rr. s.B. 160, Wheeler. 18th Apr., Port Weld, 16th Apr., Geu., —H. L. A Co. Ho Kwki, Rr. s.s. 209, Uhlall, 19th Apr., Deli, 18th Apr., Gen., —H. L. Co. Avagyee, Rr. s.s. 247,
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      DEPARTURES.
      53 1 19th April. (if. (if. v. Lansberge, for Edie, T. Semawe, Jin Ho, for Langkat. Vidar, for Deli. Segli, Pulo Well and Olehleh. PnJo ltiman, for Port Swettenhain and Malacca, Lady Weld, for Teluk Anson. Pin Seng, for Port Swettenhain and Singa* pore. Glenfalloch, for Singapore, Hongkong, Swatow and Aniov.
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      IN PORT.
      92 1 Nam Yong, Rr. s.s. 984, Stack, 17th Apr., Rangoon. 13th Apr., Gen., —Koe Guan Co. Glenogle, Rr. s.s. 2,399, Larkins, 19th Apr., Rangoon, 16th Apr., Geu., —S. T. Co. Ho Kwei, Rr. s.s. 209, Uldall, 19th Apr., Deli, 18th Apr., Gen., —H. L. Co. Avagyee, Rr. s.s. 247,
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      EXPECTED.
      75 1 1 Vessels From Aijeult Due Hamburg Singapore P &0. 20tli Apr Pera Colombo B.M.&Co. 20th 99 Ocampo Liverpool S.B.&Co 20th 99 Bayern Colombo B.M.&Co. 21st 99 Puudua Singapore H.L.&Co. 21st 9» J. Nicoll Moulmein K.G.&Co. ,21st 99 Deli Traug do. |21 at 99 Zaida Singapore H.L.&Co. 22nd 99 van
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      SAILINGS.
      62 1 Vessels For Agent» Leave» Hamburg Colombo B.M.&Co. 20th Apr Ocampo Singapore S.B.&Co. 20th Pera do. P. 0. 21st Bayein do. B.M.&Co. Pundua Rangoon H.L.&Co. 21st J. Nicoll Moulmein K.G.&Co. 22nd I>eli Trang do. 22nd Zaida Madras H.L.&Co. 22nd van Swoll Kdie, etc. do. 23rd M. Vajirunhis Singapore H.L.&Co. 23rd
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      MAILS CLOSE
      24 1 Fon: Lungkat —l’er Laurens Pit, to-morrow, 9 a.m. Teluk Anson—Per Avagyee, to-morrow, 2 p.m. Singapore, China Japan —Per Beryait, to-morrow, 10 a.m.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
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      248 1 A. E. SKEELS. (5> HIGH CLASS. THE Shanghai-Hongkong Building Loan and Investment Co., limited. Paterson, Simons Co., General Agents. Aix-la-Chapelle KAISER WATER A Refreshing: Dietetic Table Water. i rnli According to tho analysis of Professor Justns von Liebig this water contains in 10,000 grammes or 10 litres: 1. Chloride Sodium...
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      293 1 To-day s Advertisements. WANTED. A COPYING CLER meut. Apply t 19-4-04. IK for I mport Depart to M. M. NOORDIN. 275 Municipal Notice. TITHE next ORDINARY MEETING of! the MuuicijKitl Commissioners will Ik? held At the MUNICIPAL OFFICE, On Fuiday, the 22nd Instant, at 5 p,m. 11. 11. PETERSON, 274
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      25 1 “Gold Seal’’Milk Keeps longer and is cheaper than any other. SANDILANDS, BUTTERY Co. COW BRAND BUTTER. McAlister Co., Ltd* IT Read Pages 2 A 1
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      13 1 STEARNS’ WINE, for debility, emaciation, thin and impure blood. Amende {'iris improve rapidly.
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      178 1 THE STANDARD LIFE OFFICE WILL pay £1,000 Sterling at the age of 55 or previous death to au individual 21 years of age subscribing j£2-13-7 per mensem. Note the advantages of insuring in a Scottish Office of Guaranteed Stability and which has stood the test of nearly Sixty Ykaks Eastern
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      22 1 L E SKEELS. HIGH CLASS. For Sale! For Sale!! Large Stock of Paper of Every description and Colour. Apply Criterion Press LA.
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
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      28 1 WEATHER. Thk following report is kindly supplied l*y the Signal Director of Fort Cornwallis: The rainfall during the 24- hours ended at 9 a.in. to-day was 070 inches.
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    The Merchant Shipping (Lighthouses) Bill.
    922 2 The Merchant Shipping (Lighthouses) Bill “To amend the Law with regard to Lighthouses and to abolish Light Dues •—which has been introduced in the House of Commons by Mr. Plummer is accompanied by the following Memorandum. The object of the Bill is to transfer the
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    Supreme Court.
    527 2 (Before Mr. Hyndnuiu Jones, Puisne Judge A The Barb-wire Case Government Defeated. Singapore, 1-jth April. His Lordship gave judgment in this case this morning. Mr. Carver appeared for plaintiff, Mr. J. A. Delay and the Attorney-General appeared for Government. The facts of the case, as previously reported, were
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
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      213 2 FOR SALE. MICA, in Crude State AX'D ALSO MICA POWDER. MICA, The chief use of this Mineral is for insulating purposes in Electrical Machinery. It is also employed for windows in stores and furnaces, and in the manufacture of chimneys, Ac., Ac., in connection with Incandescent Light. It is most
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    • Advertisement
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      1625 2 B. I. S. N. Co., Ltd. IN consequence of s. s. Kistna doekiug at Singapore, she will omit the sailing from hence to Port Swettenhaui and Singapore of 23rd inst. She will however resume her usual service on 30th inst. Municipal Notice. T HUTTENBACH, LIEBERT Co., 13-4-04 254 Agents. THE
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      1645 3 Norddeiitscher Lloyd, Bremen. IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE. Expected tirrivnl and Departures. Mail Service. Outwards. A pi. s.s. Simla connecting 1 with 8.8. India 8.8. Britannia s.s. Macedonia Homewards. Apl. 30 8.8. Bengal May 14 8.8. Malta 28 8.8. C’/i untta FARES BY MAIL STEAMERS May 12 8.8. Coromandel do 20
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    The Straits Echo.
    79 4 Justice satisfies every Wly, anil Justice alone.—Emerson Established June Ist, 1903. Published daily xcept Sniiday*.) AT THI CRITERION PRESS, Ld., No. 22t>-232. Beach S:reet, Penang. PRICK DAILY. LOCAL s'l fer annum (Post Kree) S 7 MAIL KDITION <!•«,. st Free) 15 CAULK ADDRESS: Ec ho—Penang.” Telephone No.
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    The Federated States.
    644 4 The Training of Malays for the Civil Service. A Wise Departure. It is eminently satisfactory to learn from our Kuala Lumpur contemporary (14 April) that at tlie Residents’ Conference held last month it was decided to laise the position and pay of the Penghulus and affirmed in
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    Dress in the Tropics.
    829 4 Twas Bobbie Burns who remarked A man’s a man for a’ that and our senior Singapore contemporary probably had this dictum in mind when it plunged into a very sensible and humourous diatribe on the follies of fashion in prescribing frock coats and high hats for
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    The Turf Club Meeting.
    1016 4 Folk Days Racing Decided Upon for August. The half-yearly meetiug of members of the Penang Turf Club was held in the Chamber of Commerce yesterday afternoon. Besides the formal business, the proposition was considered of having four days raciug instead of three at the next au
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    Harmston’s Circus.
    922 4 Notwithstanding the wet weather prevailing all day yesterday, which must have deterred a great many from attending the show, the Circus was fairly well patronized to witness the first big change in tlie programme. Taken as a whole the altered programme was a decided improvement on the one
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    The War.
    270 5 Depression in Petersburg. Japunesc Transports in Liaotung Gulf. A Submarine to the Rescue. (Echo Special.) Singapore, 19 April.—The Jap-j anese Consul here has been instructed to publish a telegram from the Mayors of Tokio, Yokohama, Osaka, Nagasaki, Kyoto and Nagoya saying that Japan is not in the war
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      Unrest in China.
      64 5 Ominous Signs. (Echo Special,) Tientsin, 18 April. —The r J I’aai Li Society is increasing in a threatening manner and is spreading to Peking. The Tientsin Christians who are outside the walls of the City are growing alacmed, as the Tsai Li is notorious for the infamous
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      Somaliland.
      40 5 Operations to be Discontinued. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 19 April.—The Mullah having escaped into Italian territory after the rout of his forces, it has been decided to discontinue British operations against him and reduce the field forces in Somaliland.
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      Tibet
      78 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 19 April.—ln reply to a question in the House of Commons by Mr. G. Lambert, Libeial Member for South Molton, as to whether it was proposed that the Tibet Mission should advance to Lhassa in the event of negotiations at Gyangtse breaking down, the Horn
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      Bulgaria.
      29 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) LobdoiL, 19 April.—Four hundred and thirty Bulgarian prisoners in the V ilayetof Adrianople have been released in consequence of the Turco-Bulgarian Convention granting an amnesty.
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      Naval.
      22 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 19 April.—The British submarine A 1, sunk on the 19th March near the Nab, has been raised.
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      Germany.
      68 5 (Deli Courant Service.) The Hague, ivia Batavia), 14 April.—Count von Billow, the German Chancellor, speaking in the Reichstag, pointed out thattherecent treaty between France and Great Britain with regard to Morocco will not appreciably affect German interests. lie also stated that the sum of four hundred million marks was
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    Plague.
    545 5 Quarantine Notices. (Shipping Gazette 'Stth March.) IWrd of Trade, March 21, 1001.—The Hoard of Trade have received, through the Secretary of State for the Colonies, an intimation from the Governor of Barbadoes that Para and Maranham have been declared to be places infected with sinall-pox. Sulina, March 22, 10-30
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    Marine Inquiries.
    321 5 Re Stranding of the Borneo. The Report of the Marine Court of Enquiry held at Singapore iuto the circumstances attending the stranding of the s. s. Borneo at the Aratoou Apcar Shoal as published in the Government Gazette runs as follows :—That the master was justified in attempting
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    The Hankow Railway.
    509 5 The most important advance iu Hankow is the railway to Peking: it now reaches as far as Yeutcheng, 384 kilometres of about 240 miles. The line near Ycntcheng crosses the river Lanwan, which taps all the trade of the big market town Choukiakon, considered to be one
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    PASSENGERS.
    44 5 humrd Per “Ho K>vei,” from Deli, Messrs A. E. Melbourne, Moy Lup Clioou, Dato Perdanah, Tuukoo Sabang Laut. Per Avagvee,” from T. Anson, Mr. and Mrs. Baker. Per Malaya,” from Deli, Messrs Harloff, H. Monter, C. Vyselaar, E. Moletzer, Mr. aud Mrs. Sckuurmann.
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  • PUBLIC OPINION.
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      SERVICE OF SUMMONSES.
      240 5 To the Editor of the Straits K< ho. Sir,— l wish to bring before the notice of the public a state of affairs which one would never imagine to exist iu a British Colony, in connection with summonses issued from the ‘Court of Requests. The facts speak
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    Dutch Indies
    440 5 The sameness of the news from Aclieen—submission of chiefs and leaders and petty encounters with the enemy—have been varied by news of havoc and carnage among the enemy’s sympathisers. The Gayoos, a tribe of hillmen had long been giving the hostile Acliinese aid and comfort. The difficulties of
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    EXCHANGE.
    116 5 Penano, 19th Apbil. (By courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Bank ...1/10| 4 months’ sight Bank ...1/10[* n 3 Credit 1/1 0» ii 3 Documentary ...1/10} Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs. 131) ii 3 days’ sight Private 141 Bombay, Demand Bank 131) 3 days’sight Private 141 Madras, Demand Bank
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    SHARES
    177 5 Bersa wall Gold Mine Co., Ld. 16. —sales Ranh Australian Gold Mining Co., Ld 6.76 buyers Redjang Leboug Gold Mining Co., Ld. s2lo. —txdiv KadanaGold Mining Co,,Ltd. (fully paid) 10.—no»». Bruseh Tin Mining Co., Ld. 7.50 sellers Chendariaug Hydraulic Tin Mining Co., Ld 20.— sales Karangan Tin Mining Co.
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    PRODUCE.
    147 5 Tin 78.37 buyers Gold leaf 82. B. Pepper (VV. Coast3l bs.soz.)s 26 sellers White Pepper 46i sales Traug Pepper 3oj sales Cloves (picked) 43.— nom. M nee 85. —buyers Mace Pickings 75. Nutmegs 110 s 45. nom. No. 1 7.50 Sugar < 2 5.20 Basket 4. si/cs Tapioca Flour
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  • Obituary
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    18 5 Obituary. (Supplied by Renter.) London, 18 April.—The death is announced of Samuel Smiles, l l.i»., the celebrated author.
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      17 5 ST KAHNS’ WINE, for all wasting diseases. It increases weight. Consumptives littd it (loet> *joo f l
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      32 5 NOTICE. Messrs. THEAN CHEE Co. Beg to inform their customers, and the public generally, that their Office At present, is at No. 14, King Street, Penang. FAIRBANKS SCALES. McAliiter St Co., Ltd.
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    • Advertisement
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      384 5 To-day’s Advertisements. The “George Town Dispensary” Ltd. “VTOTIOE is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of the Shareholders of the above Company will be held at the office of the Company, No. 37a Beach Street, Penang, on Thursday, 28th April, 1904, at 3—30 p.ui., for the purpose of receiving
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      65 5 STOP PRES TELEGRAMS. This space is reserved Tor the publication of no*» arriving after llie day's news has beeu imposed. BAXTER St CO.’S BEST NAVY CANVAS. Sandilands, Buttery Co. THIS PAPFR I» kept on Ole at B. O. DA KBS' 1 AdveruauitK lB4. HiMn^ Street, Kan Franc men, California IT.
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      1930 6 Teik Chin Coy. General Storekeepers, Provisioners and Commission Agents. 25 Hugh Low Street IPOH. Specialities always on hand: Reddawey’s Camel Hair Belting, Crushed Food, Padi, Paints, Barren’s Boiled Raw Linseed Oil, Turpentine, Mining Candles, Manila Rope, Best Moulmein Cigars, Siberian Butter. TAIK HO Co., 82, Main Road, PERAK, TAI PI
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      1974 7 Graham Go., M„ WHOLESALE 4 Beach Street, Penang. TU A DK M AJ{ K importers of MENNEN'S CHIN INN BROTHERS, General Storekeepers, Horse Dealers, and Livery Stables, No. 50k, PEN ANO ROAD. Telephone No. 265. PERRIER JOVET CHAMP AGNES. AGENTS borateo talcum TOILET POWDER, cents For Infants and Adults, in
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      1061 8 NOTICE. PRYE RIVER DOCK. PKNANO rpHE al)ove JL>uck t situated in Province I Wellesley, at t lie eat ranee of the Prye River, lias lately l>een lengthened and deep ened and is now of the following dimen--330 f«*et. 50 15 12 sions: Length on the blocks Breadth at entrance Depth
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