Straits Echo, 5 May 1904

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    36 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS, CIRCL<LATIN(i THROUGHOUT [THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MAL\Y STATES, AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY. VO L. 2. $24 Per Annum. PENANG, THURSDAY, MAY sth, 1904. Single Copy, 10 cents. No. 101.
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    Domestic Occurrences.
    113 1 Births. <>n -ml May, at Harreatalinde, Napier Hoad. the wife of W. Woelber. of a non. ,7tl April, at Niugpo, the wife of Rev. I W. H. Elvvin, of a «on. On let May, at Inverloehy/’ Scott’s Rowl, r)iugW]K>re. the wife of A. Kiuslie Benzie, of a •laughter.
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    HIGH WATER.
    46 1 For Week ending Wednesday, Mav 11, 1904 A.XI. p.m. I i’liumday, sth 6.30 6.55 j Friday, 6th 720 7.45 Saturday, 7th 8.10 8.35 Sunday, Btli 9.00 9.25 1 Monday, 9th 9.50 10.15 i Tuesday, 10th 10.40 11.05 j Wednesday, 11t1i... 11 30 11.55 j
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    THE MOON.
    27 1 Last Quarter May 7th. 5.29 a. si. O New Moon 15th, 4.31 i\si. First Quarter... 22ud, 5-34 am. O Full Moon 29th, 2.20 p.si. j
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    FIXTURES.
    29 1 To-day. Town Baud, Golf Club, 5.30 p.ui. Harmstou’s Circus, Dato Krainat Gardens, 9 p.m. To-morrow. Town Band, Esplanade, 5-30 j».in. Hannetou’s Cireus, Dato Krainat Gardens, I 9 p.m.
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    P & O. SAILINGS.
    48 1 P O. SAILINGS. Mail Service. < >uf \v a Hum kwakdk. Coromandel- 111 May j Malta 14 May Ballaarat 116 j Chilean 118 j l .xtra Service. I )UT'VAKI*K. IluM KW AROS. Caudia 17 May j Palawan 6 May •Sardinia ol i Formosa W iFor particulars See Page o.
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    War Items.
    1075 1 I The Russians in North-East Corea. I Tokio, 17 April.—The Customs officials j at Syongchin report that Russian troops have arrived thei-e, but their number is unknown. Russians are appearing at Kyongsyong, destroying the telegraphs. The situation is disquieting. The Japanese Consulate and residents at Syongchin have retreated
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    Plain English.
    654 1 Secret Commissions. (Sydney Bulletin.) The old sore of secret commissions haB been uncovered again in Melbourne. A butter and produce shipping co., having lost money lately, proposed to reconstruct: and one of its creditor firms objected. The co. hit hack in an affidavit, in which it alleged that
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  • Money Market.
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      EXCHANGE.
      115 1 Penang, sth May. By eourtety of the Chartered Bank. London Demand Bank ...1/10} 4 months’ sight. Bank ...1/10} 3 Credit ...1/11,«, 3 Documentary ...1/11} Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs. 140} 3 days’ sight Private 142} Bombay. Demand Bank 140} 3 days’ sight Private 142} Madras, Demand Bank 140} 3 days’
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      SHARES
      191 1 BersawahGold Miue Co., Ld. 9 16. —inlet Haul) Australian Gold Milling Co., Ld 9 6.75 buyers Redjaug Lebong Goid Mining Co., Ld 9230. —exdiv KadauaGoldMiniugCo„Ltd. (fully paid) 9 10.— mm. Cheudariang Hydraulic Tin Mining Co., Ld 9 20. —sales lvarangau Tiu Mining Co. 9 15. uom. Kiuta Tin Mines
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      PRODUCE.
      158 1 Tin 7.55 Gold leaf 81 B. Pepper (W.Coast3lbs.soz.)s 26 seller» White Pepper 45 .—buyers Tmug Pepper 1 29A buyers Cloves (picked) 5 43. nom. Mace 86.—sales Mace Pickings 75. Nutmegs 110 s 45 no nt. No. 1 7.50 Sugar 2 5.20 Basket ‘S.9t)tellers Tapioca Flour 1.80 sales Copra B.—sellers
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  • Shipping.
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      ARRIVALS.
      75 1 Ihaiping, Hr. s.s. 160, Wheeler, 4th May, Port Wel*l, 4th Mav, Geu., —H. L. Sl 00. Lady Wklu, Br. s.s. 245, Treweeke, 4th May, T. Anson, 4tli May, Gen., Straits S. S. Co. Rotorua, Br. s.s. 555, Brown, 4th May, Tougkah, 4th May, Geu., —K. G. Co. Wakoonga, Br.
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      DEPARTURES.
      45 1 sth May. Sachten, for Singapore. Ho Kwei for I)eli. Perak, for Kopali, Kenong, Victoria Point, Bokphyu, Maliwuu, Mergui, Tavoy and Rangoon. Calypso, for Deli. Canton, from Pangkor and Teluk Anson. Malaya, for Deli. Waroonga, for Rangoon. Hong Bee, for Singapore, Hougkoug, Swatow and Aniov.
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      IN PORT.
      19 1 Lady Wkld, Br. s.s. '245, Treweeke, sth May, T. Anson, 4th May, Gen.,— Straits S. S. Co.
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      EXPECTED.
      47 1 Ye**el* From Agent* Due Palawan Singapore P.&Co. 5th May Lightning Calcutta A.A.A.Co. 6th Zamania Singapore H.L.&Uo. 6th Lai Sang Calcutta B.&Co. 6th XJnitv Rangoon S.T.&Co. 7th Zaida Madras H.L.&Co. 7th van 1 Outliooru Puloweli H.L.&Co. 7th Ben art y London S.B.&Co. 28th Benalder Singapore S.B.&Co. 29th
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      SAILINGS.
      47 1 Vc**el* I Fur A'jenl* Learei Palawan Colombo IP.A.O. 6th May Lightning Singapore j A. A .A .Co. 6th Zaiuiauia Madras H.L.&Co. 6th Lai Sang Singapore B.4Co. 6th Unity Kaugoon S.T.&Ca. van Outhouru Singapore H.L.&C'o. 7th Zaida H.L.&Co. 7th Benartv Singapore S.B.A-Co. J&th Benalder London S.B.&Uo. '9th
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      MAILS CLOSE
      103 1 Fok:— Langkat—Per Van der Parra, to-morrow, 10 a.m. Tongkah— Per iMorwu, to-morrow, 1 p.tu. Port Swettenham and Malacca —Per Langkat, to-morrow, 2 p.m. Edie, T. Semawe, Scgli, Olehleh and Sabang —Per Hok Canton, to-morrow, 2 p.m. Teluk Anson Per Lady IF eld, to-morrow 3 p.m. Negapatam, Madras, Pondicherry,
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      PASSENGERS.
      81 1 Inward— Per Waroonga,” from Singapore, Mrs. Austin, Mrs. Sugden. Per Sachsen,” from Southampton, W. Thomson, Mr. C. Dun, Arthur Stonnv, From Colombo, Consul B. A. Weeneiuk, Mr. M. H. Hunt. From Antwerp, J. l)e Back. From Genoa, Mr. C. Bchultz. Mr. Zemer, Emanueel Febhubawan, F. Ludvik. Outward —Per Sachsen,”
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  • Obituary
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    24 1 Deaths. At Rock Ferry, Cheshire, 011 Easter Monday', Josiah Searratt, father of Mrs. D. Mau. On 19th April, at Hankow. Seigmitud lionon ban 111.
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    A Barrister’s Suit.
    2843 2 Action for Damages for Illegal Arrest. (The Pioneer, 22nd April.) The suit in winch Mr. A. I. Harnsou, barrister-at-law ’of Cawnpore, claims b’s. 50,000 as damages from the Municipal Board of Cawnpore and Lalla Kanbaya La 11, Honorary Magistrate and Vice-Chairman of the Municipality, for illegal arrest
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    PENANG TURF CLUB.
    1332 2 THE FOLLOWING 18 THE PROPOSED PROGRAMME FOR AUTUMN MEETING, 1904, to lie I tamed at a General Meeting to be held On FRIDAY, 20th MAY, 1904. No amendments to this Programme will be considered unless due notice is given in writing to the Secretary at least ten
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      11 2 ST KAHNS’ WINE, fur loss of appetite ini «cakae*». It aidbdigeetieu.
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      100 2 A COMPLETE CLOSING OUT SALE OF THE Yankee Novelty Go. s’ QOODS. entire Stock of this extensive IniX porting House must go at a Sacrifice. No such Bargaius have ever liefore l»een open to the Public of Pen aim. There are some rare Bargains waiting for the earl v comer.
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      1531 2 SOS rst. o G *1 A notice. V GYMKHANA ME RUNG will be held by the Kiuta Gymkhana Club, on the 18th of Juue, aud also on tlie 20th, if sufficient %ntrics. Cups to the value of about 850 will lie presented for each event. PROGRAMME. iat rst I for
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      2104 3 SS5 \i is. Co. Ijjjiccteil an ical and Departure*. Mail Service. Outward*. May 12 a.». Co ru mint del connecting witli v r BRITISH INDIA STEAM HAYI6ATI0H Co., Ltd.! Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen* ftoninklijke Paketvaart Maatschappij. Negapatam Lines of OUTWARDS: FAKES BY MAIL STEAMEKS. To Marsei ml far 1 GibiKt Olll*‘8
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    Tire Straits Echo.
    82 4 Justice satisfies everybody. an*! justice alone.— En>”rx> 1 1 Established June Ist, 190.1. PnblUM daily (except Sundays.l at mi CRITERION PRESS, 1.d., No. 22H-232, |>o:u*li Street. Pwitniij PRICE DAILY, LOCAL p.r antnnfi m OI’TST ATKINS Postage Extra MAII. KIHTION (E.wt Eree) 15 t’AKI.K ADDRESS: Ec ho —Penan
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    The Malay States.
    1556 4 Why Government should Encourage Planting. The Example of Ceylon. It was the late lamented William Shakespeare who tirst averred that “all the world’s a stage and all the men and women merely players/’ but, had he lived in these latter days the great playwright might have substituted
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    H. M. S. Talbot.
    937 4 H. M. S. Talbot, which arrived here this morning from Singapore, is a second-class, 1 twin-sc lew cruiser of 5,t>00 tons, 9,000 horse- jlower and -0 knots speed. Her armament consists of eleven b in., nine 12-pdr., one 3-pdr two machine and one light gun and
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    Chandu Test Case.
    934 4 Ik the Supreme Court on Mondav, 2nd May, tlieir Lordship» the Chief Justice aud the Hon. Hyndman Jones hamb-d down their div ision in the chandu test ca*<» re ported in the Kcho on the 28th ult. Sir Lionel Cox. C. J eaid the question they had
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      671 4 Pritchard Co. F»ENAI*G. a Wanted at once. SINGLE VICTORIA. to Billiard Requisites. 30-4-04 H. T.” c o Straits Echo. 305 WANTED. Thurston’s Ebony Hutted Cues, Thurston’s Rosewood Butted Cues, i Thurston’s Plain Ash Cues. MACHINE MEN. Good wages to competent workmen. Apply to JOB MANAGER. Criterion Press, Ltd. 30-4-04 WANTED
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      16 4 Very palatable, even children enjoy to take it. I»ut it i* ftteorv Wine, not tile others.
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      6 4 OOVV BRAND BUHI'KR. McAlister Co., Ltd,
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    The War.
    414 5 The Great Victory. •—4 3,000 to 4,000 Russians Killed. Capture of Newchwang. Japanese Nearing Fengwangcheng. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 4* May.—A despatch from General Kuropatkin. describing the Yalu battle, refers to the extraordinary vigour of the Japanese artillery attack. The Russian losses are very great and are not
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      Dutch Reports.
      63 5 (Deli Courant Service.) The Hague (via Batavia) April.—After the recent engagement off Gensan (Wonsan» on east coast of Corea) the Russian squadron retired to Vladivostok pursued by the Japanese, but heavy fogs prevented the latter from attacking. Admiral Alexiefl reports that 10 Japanese cruisers and 0 destroyers have
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      Somaliland.
      55 5 The Mullah’s Position Improved. Londobyi) May»—Renter's Agmioy learns tUat the tjgUtiiig* mentioned oif the *27th April has im- proved tbe notation of the Mullah, the friendly MigertaiiiS failing to check lii.tr as anticipated. His power is by no means gone and he still has 1,500 rifles. The British troops
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    Turf Topics.
    721 5 Singapore Training Notes. Javelin writes uuder date 30tli April»— A very heavy shower about 4 this morning put the course in fiue training i order. Lut uo doubt had the effect of keeping many of the regulars at home. 1 Notwithstanding this, however, there was a fair muster
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    Municipal Commission.
    151 5 The following are the Agenda for the Ordinary Meeting of the Commission tomorrow 1. Minutes of last meeting to be read and confirmed. 2. Any special business the President may bring forward. 3. Questions. 4. Mr. A. A. Mclntyre's application for leave. 5. Making of McCullum Street, Tye
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    The Circus.
    439 5 I Last night's performance in the huge tent i.t DatoKramat Gardens was immensely amusing and the piece <k* resistance was undoubtedly the amateur riding competition, which caused any amount of fun. There was a priz j offered in the shape of a handy dressing case--to the gentleman from
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    Crabbing in Penang.
    613 5 The Englishman is credited with an insatiable desire to “go out and kill something and that is perhaps the reason why the w riter cast covetous eyes upon the crabs which scramble nimbly about amongst the rocks off the seawall of Penang's leading hotel. Add to this
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    Rubber.
    124 5 Mr. J. B. Carruthers, Acting Director of [the Royal Botanic Guidons, Ceylon, in the course of an interview with a Tunes of Cevlon representative on the subject of rubber canker saidlt turns out that Mr. L. Davidsuu was mistaken w hen he told .us that there was no canker
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    Naval Items
    824 5 London, 2 A;>ril. —The cruiser Diadem, j Capt. F. St. G. Rich, was paid out of comi mission at Chatham on 30th March. The Terrible, cruiser, arrived at Spithead yesterday from the Clyde and will be I brought into Portsmouth Harl>our to-day. The Royal Arthur, cruiser, Capt. R.
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    "Bilking" Rikisha Pullers.
    257 5 r.N cousequeucc of complaints that rikisha pullers have beeu bilked at the i Government Offices,Singapore, special noti.e was takeu by a clerk and peon in the Education Dept, on Monday last, and on Saturday, Tan Guuu Heug, employed as clerk in a lawyer's office, was summoned to
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    The War.
    29 5 Tokio, o May, noon.—Nine bteawers have been sunk by the Japanese at the entrance to Port Arthur harbour, which is reported to be completely blocked. Echo Special.
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      17 5 STEARNS’ WINE, a general touie and strength restorer. Always reliable. Must be Stearns.’’ CUTLERY. McAlister <& Co., Ltd.
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      436 5 To-day's Advertisements NOTICE. riIHE s.s. Polo Rimau will not run between J. this jnjrt, Port Swettenliam and Malacca from lOtli May to 7th June, but will resume her service on 7th June. 824 Dr. W. MANSON. DENTAL SURGEON. Price Moderate Consultation Free. KKBIUINO AT /Vo. lT9n, Carnarvon Street, About 20
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      423 5 STO P PRESS TELEGRAMS. This space is reserved lor the publication of news aiming after tho day's new* has been impose» fl HARMSTON’S CIRCUS AND ROYAL MENAGERIE OF Performing Wild Animals. To-night, To-night, at 9-15. Location— Dato Ivramat Gardens. LAST THRKE NIGHTS, LAST THREE NIGHTS. Friday Night, May 6th, Grand
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      1742 6 Teik Chin Coy. Allan Irving. General Storekeepers, Provisioned and Commission Agents. 25 Hugh Low Street, IPOH. Specialities always on hands Reddawey’s Camel Hair ’Belting, Crushed Food, P adi, Paints, Burreii’s Boiled St Raw Linseed Oil, Turpentine, M,ining Candles, Manila Rope, Best Moulmein Cigars, Siberian Butter. Penang. ENGINEERS, frort Brass Founders,
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      843 7 Graham Go., Ld., WHOLESALE CHEMISTS, 4 Beach Street, Penang. PERRIER JO VET CHAMP AQNES. AGENTS HUTTENBACH BROS. Co. KITSON LAMPS. Hall The Finest Light, in Existence. Appi.y to HUTTENBACH BROS. Co. dole AgeiUt. S Coca, MACHINERY, ETC. Wine Hall’s Coca Steam Engines Boilers of various 1 Horse-powers. Petroleum, Gasoline, Stationary
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      1616 8 INSURANCES The Liverpool and London and Globe Insurance Company. Liverjiool. 1 Dale Street. London. Instituted Coruhill 836. and Charing Cross PHK undersigned have lieen appoiuled Agents of the above Company at Penang, and are prepared to issue policies of Insurance against los» by tire at the lowest tariff rates. Claims
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