Straits Echo, 29 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. $24 Per Annum. PENANG, FRIDAY, APRIL 29th, 1904. Single Copy, 10 cents. No. 96.
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    HIGH WATER.
    39 1 For Week ending Thursday. May 5, 1904. A.M. r.M. Friday, 29th 130 1.55 Saturday, 30th 2.20 2.45 Sunday, Ist 3.10 3.35 Monday, 2nd 4.00 425 Tuesday, 3rd 450 5.15 Wednesday, 4th... 540 6.05 Thursday, stli 6.30 6.55
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    THE MOON.
    28 1 O Full Moon Apr. 30tli, 4.11 a.m. I «Ist Quarter May 7tli, 5.29 a.m. O Now Moon 15Mi, 4.31 p.w. First Quarter 22ud, 5-34 a m.
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    FIXTURES.
    31 1 To-DAY. Town Baud, Esplanade, 5-30 p.ni. Harmston’s Circus, Dato Krainat Gardens, 9 pm. To-mokro\v. Town Hand, Golf Club, 5.30 p.ni. llarniston's Circus, I)ato Knunat Gardens, 4 p.m. and 9 p.ui.
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    P & O. SAILINGS.
    51 1 P O. SAILINGS. .Mail Service. Gut w a it ns. Jloaikwaros. Coromandel 1* May I Bengal 30 Ayr Balia a rat 26’ j Malta 14 May Extra Service. Guru a ans. 11om kw aans. s’ A/ay j Balaton n (J May ■Candia 17 Formosa lif W For particulars See Page
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    Warships Bottled Up.
    2061 1 Why Russia Cannot use Her Great Black Sea Fleet in the Present War. Conceive, says a writer in the New York Tribune, the Panama Caual completed by tlie original company at the time of the war with Spain in 1898, and the United States confronted with the
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  • Money Market.
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      EXCHANGE.
      120 1 Pbnano, 29th April. by courtesy of the Chartered bank.) London Demand Bank ...1/10$ 4 months’sight Bank I/10 J 3 Credit ...1/11 ,V 3 Documentary ...1/11^ j Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs. 141 I 3 days’ sight Private 1441 Bombay, Demand Bank 141 3 days’sight Private 143 Madras, Demand Bank 141
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      SHARES
      178 1 BersawahGold Mine Co., Ld. 10. —tales Ranh Australian Gold Mining Co., Ld ii.7o buyers Iledjang Lebong Gold Mining Co., Ld $230. —exdiv KadunaGold Mining Co,. Ltd. (fully paid) 5 10. nom. Bruseii Tin Milling Co.. Ld. 7.50 seller» Chendariang Hydraulic Tin Mining Co., Ld 20. —sales Karaugan Tin Mining
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      PRODUCE.
      163 1 I’m 77.— buyer* Gold leaf $Bl B. Pepper (W. Coast 31b5.50z.)$ 26 sellert White Pepper 45. —buyers Traug Pepper 291 buyers Cloves (picked) 43.— nom. Mace 8 86. —sales Mace Pickings 75. Nutmegs 11 Os 45. nom. No. 1 7.50 Sugar 2 5.20 Basket 3.9s tellers Tapioca Flour 1.80
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  • Shipping.
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      ARRIVALS.
      107 1 Rotorua, Hr. s.s. 555, Brown, 28th Apr., Tongkah, 27th Apr., Gen., —K. G. Co Ho Kwki, Br. s.s. 209, Uldall, 29th Apr., ]>eli, 27th Apr., Gen., —H. L. A Co. Avagyee, Br. s.s. 257, Liugard, 29th Apr., Teluk Anson, 28th Apr., Gen., —Koe Guan Co. G. Apcab, Br s.s.
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      DEPARTURES.
      31 1 29th April. G. Apear. for Calcutta. G. G. v. Lansbertje, for Edie, T. Semawe, Segli, Pulo Well and Olelileh. Lnmjkat, for Port Swettenham and Malacca. Lady W<ld, for Teluk Anson.
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      IN PORT.
      76 1 Rotorua, Br. s.s. 555, Brown, 28th Apr., Tougkali, 27th Apr., Gen., —K. G. Co. Ho Kwei, Br. s.s. 209, Uldall, 29th Apr., Deli, 27th Apr., Gen., —H. L. A Co, Avagyee. Br. s.s. 247, Liugard, 29th Apr., Teluk Anson, 28th Apr., Gen., —Koe Guan Co. Charterhouse, Br. s.s.
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      EXPECTED.
      33 1 r t 'figeig broHi A ycut* Due Malm Vajirunhis Singapore H.L.&Co. 30tli Apr Puudua Rangoon 'H.L.&Co. 1st May Oldenburg Europe B.M.ACo. 1st Ceylon Europe IP. O. 3rd Lightning Calcutta A.A.A.Co. 6th i
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      SAILINGS.
      88 1 1 Vetnel» For Ajf-nt Leacet Malm Vajirunhis Pulo Weh H.L.ACo. :30tli Apr Pundua Rangoon H.L.ACo. 2nd May Oldenburg Singapore B.M.ACo. Ceylon Singapore P. A O. 3rd Lightning Singapore A.A.A.Co. 6th 1 We would direct the attention of shipping Arran to the style in which Steamers Kspected and "Projected Sailings”
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      MAILS CLOSE
      85 1 For Deli—Per Ho Kicel, to-morrow, noon. Tougkah— Vcr'Rotorna, to-morrow, 1 p.m. Batu Baliraand Asaliau —Per Hok Chuau Un, to-morrow, 2 p.m. Teluk Anson—Per Avagyee, to-morrow, 2 p.m. Asaliau Batu Bahra—Per tt. Halewyn, to-morrow, 2 p.m. Port Swettenham and Singapore—Per Omapere, to-morrow, 2 p.m. Port Swettenham and Singapore—Per Kistna,
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      PASSENGERS.
      83 1 Inward —Per Kistna,” from Siugapore, Messjs. G. Murdoch and W. Willes Douglas. From Port Swettenham, Mr. and Mrs. Rutledge, Mrs. Jainbu, Messrs. Buckhill, Maynard,F.L, Tomlin, Porgess, A. K. E. Hampshire, Lim Eu Toll, Chew Yew Thye Per Rotorua," from Tongkah, Mr. J. Burke. Per“ Ho Kwei,” from Deli, Messrs.
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      27 1 WEATHER. The following ivgtort. is kiinllv suppiieU bv the Signal Director of Fort. Cornwallis: The raiufall during the. ‘J4 boors emle«l *.t it a.in. to>i1av was nil.
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  • Obituary
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    63 1 Domestic Occurrence. Death. Ojt 2dfch March. 0.1 bcnrd the P. and !0. b.«. Macedonia homeward-bound. Peter William rorbes, Manager of the Aden Branch, the National Bank of India. Ltd., eldest son of the late Major Peter Forbes. “1st Highland Lipht Infantry and Mr*. Forbes, of 21. Greenkillroad, Harlesden. London. Obituary.
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    Turf Topics.
    1441 2 Singapore Training Notes Singapore, 21 April.- —raining lor oui Spring Raw Meeting is now in full swing and in the eJlrlv hours of the morning many of our local sports are to be seen wending their way to the Race Course, some in their carriages and pairs, ralli
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      164 2 Taik Chee Co. (ESTABLISHED 1800.) /8, 28 34, Church Street, Penang. Ship Chandlers, Mining and Engineering Storekeepers and Aerated Water Requisites. JUST KEOEIVEI) Hink’s Lamps! Mink’s Lamps!! Hink’s Lamps!!! Specially for Hall, &c., &c., &c. United State Scale Co.'s STANDARD PORTABLE PLATFORM, Scales weighing u[> to 10 cu ts. 1)V
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      1306 2 THE Shanghai-Hongkong Building Loan and Investment Co., LIMITED. Paterson, Simons Co., General Agents. 89c NOTICE; M Y wife Ngoh All Sai having left uiv protection I shall not hold myself resjionsible for any debt or debts contracted by her. Dated at Penang this 18th day of April, 1904. Bit#) TAN
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      1901 3 P.ftO. o r 1 8. N. Co. V Norddeatscher Llojd, Bremen. BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION Co., Ltd. I l j,rfifdat mriral unit, Departures. Mail Service. Outwards. May 12 s.s. Coromandel do 26 s.s. Uullaarat do June 9 s.s. Bengal do A pi. 30 s.s. Bengal May 11 «.a. Malta 28
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    The Straits Echo.
    83 4 Justice satisfies everybody, and Justice alone. —Fwerwii Established June Ist, I9OX Putilislieil ilaily iexcept Kmiduys. i CRITERION PRESS, Ld., Xo. 22»)-2S*. 1 Beach Street. Peiumg. PRICE DAILY, 1/tt'Ali It» per an OITSTATIOXS Postage Extra MAIL KDITION (Poet Kiee) 15 CABLE ADDKKM»: E c h o—P e n
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    Our Local Affairs.
    1541 4 The Police Contribution. At the last meeting ot‘ the Municipal Commissioners the much-vexed question j of the contribution of 824,000 towards j the policing of the town was brought up by Mr. Quah Beng Ivee. That this j annual “contribution” is an old sore was made clear
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    The Abduction Case.
    999 4 Brooks Discharged without Hearing Defence. H. Brooks appeared ou remand before a Bench Court, consisting of Messrs Bryant and Talma, yesterday afternoon on the charge of enticing away a married woman, the wife of T. Richardson. Mr. E. Farrer-Bay lies was for the plaintiff and Mr. \V.
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    George Town Dispensary, Ltd.
    121 4 The annual general meeting of the George Town Dispensary Ltd. was held yesterday afternoon, at which there were present a number of shareholders. Dr. Avetoom, Managing Director, presiding. The report of the directors and accounts for the year ending 2i>th February were unanimously adopted. The accounts
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    The Circus.
    197 4 The Circus still continues to draw crowds to the tent at the Dato Kramat Gardens. It was at one time feared that the removal of the location of the Circus from the Esplanade to Dato Kramat would have had the effect of considerably thinning the attendance. This prediction
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    Gang Robbery or Theft ?
    584 4 Gang Robbery or Theft Point of Law in the Bench Court. Yesterday afternoon, ltefore a Bench Court consisting of Messrs Bryant and Talma, five apparently respectable Chinese i were charged with the theft of two hairpins, valued at 85, from the j*erson of a Chinese > uvouya at Kampong Bahru
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      449 4 Pritchard Co., WANTED. PENANG. A 29-4-04 .STOREKEEPER. Security required. Apply to KENNEDY A Co 304 House Wanted. SOLE AGENTS VOH THE YOST w ANTED A HOUSE on monthly rental by end of April. At least three good BedriMiins. Address: “S. M. e o Strait* Echo. 2t>B 1 ♦5-4-04 FOR SALE.
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      6 4 engine oils. mcauster a 00,, Ltd
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    The War.
    750 5 Japanese Activity on Yalu. Russian Outposts Repulsed: Artillery Silenced. Jai‘anksi; Transport Sunk: 200 Lives Lost. Another Attack on Port Arthur. {Echo Special.) Singapore, 29 April.—The Hussion Consul here lias placed at the disposal of the press a Port Arthur telegram of 28th instant reporting that on the 25th
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      Cotton.
      285 5 British Cotton Growing Urged. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 28 April.—The House of Commons has adopted a resolution urging th© Govern incut to use every endeavour to encoui age cotton growing within the British Umpire. Mr. Uutherfonl, in moving the resolution, said that lie believed that there was a great
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      Bangkok.
      61 5 The Chartered Bank Forgery. T~ (Echo Special.) Bangkok, 28 April. —An action has been entered against Mr. T. Jones, the local Agent of the Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China, by Hok Chong, the ledger clerk, claiming Tcs. 3,000 for malicious prosecution in the recent forgery case. The
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    Funeral of Miss Trevelyan-Hawdon.
    130 5 Yesterday afternoon the remains.uf Miss Trevelvan-Hawdon, late Matron of tlie General Hospital, were laid to rest in the Cemetery. The funeral cortege left the Hospital at 4-30, the hearse being followed bv carriages containing Sisters Shaw, Campbell and Harding: Nurses Brown and Taylor Dr. and Mrs.
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    Siam.
    1000 5 (T rom Our Otcn Correspondent Bangkok, April 16.—This so-called i > enice of the East may lie— aud is—out of the lieateu track of the world’s highway, and it may lie at times deserving of the opprobrium of leing a third-rate centre tor news interesting to outsiders, but the
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    1925 A. D.
    18 5 She: You are unusually brilliant, this evening." He: Yes. 1 just had a radium cocktail.”
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    Balik Pulau.
    1415 5 Its Pioneers, Resources, Population, Prospects, etc., etc. Tucked snugly away iu a well-cultivated valley iu the south-west district of the Iw--1 land of Penang lies the little-know u town iof Balik Pulau. Slightly over twenty miles 1 from George Town by the well-kept road, I the trip to
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    Tin.
    522 5 London, 5 April.—The monthly statistics shew a decrease of 27 tons as compared with last month, and a decrease of 1,200 tons as compared with last year. The Chinamen managed to keep the Straits shipment down to alvout 3,500 tone, reserving a large quantity for shipment this month. Deliveries
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      6 5 COW BRAND BUTTER. McAlister Co., Ltd
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      553 5 j STOP FKGSS TELEGRAMS. Tin» .'pace u> iMtietl for the publication of uew» ttrriviug J after tlie day's news has been imposed. Thk Kaiser, replying to an address at Karlsruhe, said he hoped that the events new enacting before their eyes i would steel their courage and that he would
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      2151 6 Teik Chin Coy. General Storekeepers, Provisioned and Commission Agents. 25 Hugh low Street,. IPOH. Specialities always on Hands Reddawey’s Camel Hair Belting, Crushed Food, P adi. Kuala Lumpur. F. M. S. HOTEL. INSURANCES. TltA l*B Under European Management. Centrally situated within 10 minutes from the Railway Station. Almost Adjoining tiik
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    May be an Emperor.
    288 7 If tli*< old Ein press-Dowager of China should <li« within 11 reasonable time it is more than prolmble that Prince Pu-lun. who sailed by the Gaelic en route to the St. Louis Exhibition, will be the next Emperor of China. He is the present Emjieror's cousin
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    Beri-Beri—The Scourge of the East.
    619 7 Cured by Ok. Williams’ Pink Pills. Einoapore Witnesses A Modern Miracle. Beri-Beri, that awful disease which works such havoc in tropical countries, and which is so prevalent in Malaya, the Dutch East Indies and Siam, is essentially a disorder of the blood and nerves, and
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      1415 7 Graham Go., Ld„ WHOLESALE CHEMISTS, 4 Beach Street Penang. Hall’s Coca Wine Hall’s PERRIER JOUET CHAMP AGNES. AGENTS J NOTICE. HUTTENBACH BROS. Co. KITSON LAMPS. 4 GYMKHANA MEETING will be -c\. held by the Kiuta. Gymkhana Club, on the 18th of Juue, aiul also on the 20th, if sufficient entries.
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      2031 8 40,000 W atches. NOTICE :c:IN THE ESTATE OF THE DATOH PANGLIMA KINTA (Deceased.) WHITEAWAY, LAIDLAW Co. HAVE PLACED AN ORDER FOR 40,000 YANKEE WATCHES WITH THE MAKERS IN AMERICA. This enormous number is to be delivered during 1904. SECURE ONE. Price $1.60 each. Price $1.60 each. THIS OFFER WILL BE
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