Straits Echo, 20 May 1904

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    35 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE OF EYENTS, CiRCILAIING THROOGIIOIF THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES, AND* THE FAR EAST GENERALLY. VOL. 2. $24 Per Annum. PENANG, FRIDAY, MAY Kith, 1904. Single Copy, 10 cents. No. 114.
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    Domestic Occurrences.
    15 1 OlKTH. At Pan Road. Bangkok*the wife of J. H •Swanson, of a daughter.
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    HIGH WATER.
    38 1 For Week ending Thursday, May 20, 1904. AM. P.M. Kriilav, 20th 7.00 725 Saturday, 21st 7.50 8.15 Sunday, 22nd 8.40 9.05 Monday, 23rd 030 9.55 Tuesday, 24th 10.20 1045 Wednesday, 25t1»... 11.10 1135 Thursday, 26th 0.25
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    THE MOON.
    25 1 First Quarter... Mav 22ud, 5-34 a m. OF'dlMoou 29th, 2.20 p.m. Last Quarter Juue sth. 9.16 p.m. O New Muon 14th, 3.8 a.m.
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    FIXTURES.
    43 1 To-oa y. 0(h Day, 4th Moon. Criminal Assizes, Supreme Court. Town Hand. Esplanade, 5-30 p.m. Wayaug Yap Chow Thong, Campbell Street. 9 p.m. To-mouko" 7th Duv, 4th Moon. Town Hand. Golf Club, 5.30 p.ui Wayaug Yap Chow Thong, Campbell Street, 9 p.m.
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    P & O. SAILINGS.
    51 1 P O. SAILINGS. Mail Service. < JU'l'U'A ItllH. i I < > M Kn'AKDK. I tut I tut rat iti May i Ckusau -«S' May Hcnyal U Jane j Simla June lixtra Service. <JUTW AltIMi. lloMKWAKI*S. Santinia i/i May Formosa IM May Socotra H June, j Mani a *> Jane
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    The Coolie at Work.
    1391 1 Interesting Summary ot ms Qualities, Based on Actual Practical Experience. It is an interesting fact that all the I arguments put forward against the em- ploy merit of Chinese labour, so far as regards its alleged identity with slavery, were current nearly twenty years ago. Practically
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    Intercepted Letter.
    344 1 From a Humourist to his Only Love. My own chkhuit, —Every time 1 think of 'you my heart fiops up and down like an excited eel in a fish basket. Sensations of unutterable joy caper over it like \oung kittens on an outhouse roof, and throb through it
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    Plague.
    93 1 (Hamjoou Times Service.) Simla, 6 May. —The plague mortality last week was 44,783, the rise of 6,000 being entirely due to the increased severity of the epidemic in the Punjab, which claims 33,953 of the recorded deaths. In the Gurdaspur district no less than 6,644 deaths occurred out of
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    PASSENGERS.
    67 1 lit ward —Per Zaida,” from Singapore, Messrs. F. Baumgartner, Wee Soon Chuau. Inman. Mrs. C. Chen Eok, Mrs. Lee Oboe Gu&u, Mrs. Wee Buau Tee, Mrs. and Miss. Tun Kheuu Hock. Per Kistua,” from Singapore, Messrs. James Cahoon, Chew Guan C'liee. From Port Swettenhaui, Messrs. I». Shelly, Kii Kum
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    EXCHANGE.
    121 1 Pknang, 2Oth May. (liy courtesy of the Chartered Hank.) fjomlon Demand Bank ...l/lO^ 4 months’ sight Bank ...1 11 3 Credit ...1/11J 3 Documentary ...1/11, 3 e Calcutta. Demand Bank Its. 141.1 3 days’ sight Private 1434 Bombay, Demand Bank 1 41A 3 days’ sight Private 143} Madras, Demand
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    SHARES
    195 1 Bersavv all Gold Mine Co., Ld. 15.50 sellers Raub Australian Cold Mining Co., Ld 6.25 buyers Redjaug Lebung Cold Mining Co., lid s24o. —buyers Kadaua* »«dd MiningCo„Ltd. (fully paid; S 10.— nom. Bruseli Tin Mining Co., Ld. 7.50 seller* Chemlariuug Hydraulic Tin Mining Co., Ld 20. —sales Karaugan Tin
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    PRODUCE.
    161 1 Tin 76 20 Gold leaf 81.— B.Pepper (W. Coast 31b5.50z.)$ 22. nom. White Pepper 40.— sales. Traug Pepper 29£ mo/m. Cloves (picked) 43.— nom. Mace 95. —sales Mace Pickings 75. Nutmegs 110 s 45. nom. No. 1 6.30 3ugar 2 no stock. Basket 3.95 tellers Tapioca Flour 1.70 sellers
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  • Shipping.
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      ARRIVALS.
      134 1 Nam Bano, Hr. s.s. 2,s9l,Pavne, 20th May, Hongkuug, 9tli May, Geu., B. A Co. Zaida, Br. s.s. 2,905, Sy miners, 20th Mav, Singapore, 18th Mav, Gen.,—H. fi. A Co. Kistna, Br. s.s. 524, Fletcher, 20th May, Singapore, 18th May, Geu., —H. L. A Co, Omapeke, Br. s.s. :J4O, Liddell,
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      DEPARTURES.
      53 1 20th May. Zaida, for Negapataui, Madras, Pondicherry, Cuddalore aud Karical, taking Mails for Europe, etc., via Madras. G. G. v. Lamberre, for Edie, T. Seinawe, Segli, Pulo Weh and Olehleh. Deli, for Trangaud Pauguga. Lanykat, for Port Swettenham aud Malacca. A pear, for Singapore. Lady Weld, for Teluk Ausou.
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      IN PORT.
      92 1 Kistna, Br. K.B. 524, Fletcher, 20th May,, Singapore, 18th May, Gen., —H. L. A Co. Mary Austin, Br. s.s. 140, Marriii, 19th Mav, Port Swettenhain, 18th Mar, Gen.,—K. G. Co. Avaoyee, Br. 8.8. 247, Lingard, 20tli May, Teluk Anson, 19th Mav, Gen., —K. G. Co. Jin Ho, Br.
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      EXPECTED.
      29 1 \'e*»el» From A ye nl» Due Zauiauia Madras H.Ti&Co. 20th May Unity Maba Rangoon S.T.&Co. 21*t Vajimuhi* Olehleh H.L.&Co. 21st Benalder Singapore S.B.&Co. 23rd Beuarty London S.B.&Co. 30th
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      SAILINGS.
      29 1 Ve**el$ I 1 For Aj*nl* ftwivea Zaniania I Singapore H.L.&Co. 20th May Malta VajiruuliiB Singapore H.L.&Co. 21ft Beualder Loudon S.H.&Co. 23rd Uuitv {Rangoon S.T.&CO. lieuarty {Singapore S.B.&Co. 30tli
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      MAILS CLOSE
      118 1 For Hutu Halira Aaaliau—Per Hot Cknan Un, to-iuorrow, 11 u.in. Port Swettenliain —Per Mary And in, to-morrow, 1 p.ui, Langkat—Per Jin Ho, to-morrow, 1 p.m. Deli—Per Cornelia, to-morrow, 1 p.m. Teluk Ausou —Per Avayyee, to-morrow, 2 p.m. Deli —Per Caiypto, to-morrow, 2 p.m. Moulmeiu —Per Janet Nieoll, to-morrow,
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
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      253 1 A. E. SKEELS. o* V HIGH GLASS. NOTICE. rilHE interest and responsibility of the 1 late Mr. Klioo Clioo Clmr of chop Uuiin Ami Co., 103, Beach Street, ceased on the 14th May, 1904. GUAN ANN Co. 1 wk. 345 10-5-04 Aix-la-Chapelle KAISER WATER A Refreshing: Dietetic Table Water. According
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      15 1 DON T WAIT UNTIL YOU CATCH COLD but begin now with Xf,,,,»* Wine in morlejiite
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      46 1 NOTICE. rpHE 8. Carlyle leaves here uii SaturJL. day. 21st inst., for Singapore via Port Swettenham and then proceeds for her usual six month's docking. KWONG UN A. Co., Aijeitln, Strait* Sf> am*hip Co., Ltd. Penang, 17th May, 1904. 354. IRONMONGERY. Me ft lister Co., Ltd
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      37 1 METTAR’S STOVES. McAlister A Co., Ltd, THIS PAPFP Ale at K. O. DAK KM 11,17 r,lr Ll AdverUaiMt AjifiHy, IS*. S,<u*<>ii>e “■-t'et'.Sju I taiHwii, I'-lif.-nit* fr.K. A.. «h«i««’uutratU in ad \i>itiding i in i>« hi.ui, fnr it..
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      5 1 A. E. SKEELS. HI6H GLASS.
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
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      29 1 WEATHER. Thk following report, is kiudly supplied In t lie Signal Director of l 4 ’ort Cornwallis. Tlie rainfall during (lie -4 lionrs ended a(. :> a.m. to-day was nil.
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  • Obituary
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    34 1 Dkath. On ltith Mhv. at Singapore. H. F. Foe ton Assistant E. E. Telegraph Co.; 38 years. OBITUARY. The death is announced of Mr. Jain set jee Nasser wanjee Tata, the Parseo millionaire.— Renter.
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    The Russo-Japanese War.
    1511 2 General Dragomiroff’s Advice Disregarded by the Tsar. Thk Times’ military correspondent has furnished liis journal with a very interesting report respecting the advice tendered the Tsar by General Dragolifiroff who advised the abandonment of Port Arthur to avoid a greater disaster.” The advice was rejected, but recent
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      15 2 Ciood for joung and ol<l u Steam* Wtne. Enriches the blood, aids digestion, improves nutritiou.
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      225 2 K. MYDINSAH Bros., General Storekeepers and Aerated Water Manufacturers. 100 Pitt Street and 523 Chulia Street, PENANG. Best ingredients used for t lie Manufacture of .-E RATED WATERS. Sub-Agent* The Penang Ice and Industrial C'o., Lt«l. also Fraser A Neave ami Graham A Nicholson's Aerated Waters are kept for supplying
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      1052 2 WHITEAWAY, LAIDLAW Co., PENANG OUR BUSINESS IS STEADILY GROWING! a 6» CO as H 5/ 4 <%£R WE GIVE GOOD SOUND VALUE FOR CASH. FOR PRICES APPLY TO MARTYN 8l Co. '2c 12-10-0:1 THE PATRIOTIC ASSURANCE Co. (Founded 1824.) BECAUSE We treat all our Customers in a fair and reasonable
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      1595 3 ym it. 8. N. Co. Expected nrrictil and I /cjmrtiurr. Mall Service. Outwards. Hay 2*> k.s. Uallnarat commoting with m l\\ as r Norddentscher Lloyd, Bremen. BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION Co., ltd. Koninklijkc Paketvaart Maatschappij, Negapatam Lines of Steamers. IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE. Intended Sailing and Expected Arrivals of Steamers.
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    The Straits Echo.
    85 4 Justice aati.-flsn every body, and justice alone. giio-rum Established June 1st, 190.1 Published daily (except Sunday».) AT TUB CRITERION PRESS, Ld., No. 223-232. Reach Sheet, Penang. PRICE DAILY, LOCAL |n p»r au».i>ti OCTSTATION'S forage Extra HAIL EDITION (Post free! 15 CAKI.K ADDKKKS: He ho—Pe n an g.”
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    The Labour Question.
    603 4 What Ceylon Planters are doing. >1 The labour question having assumed an acute stage in Malaysia, it will lx? of interest to uote what the planters of Ceylon, who are justly credited with great enterprise, are doing in regard to much tin* same difficulties as beset our
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    Our Mail Budget.
    2116 4 The Budget—and after. Ministerialists Showing Greater Unity. PUBLICANS AND POLITICS. SLUMP IN FREIGHTS. SLATERS DETECTIVE AGENCY IN TROUBLE. MAKAROFFS OPINION OF HIS FOES. A Boo 3i in Diamonds. CHINA ARMING. Western Echoes of the War. t From Our Own Correxjiomlcnt.) Fleet Street, 2b April. —The Budget is
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    Supreme Court.
    719 4 The Penang Assizes. i' A 1 (Before Hie lion. A. F. G. Late, Puisne 3 i- Judge.) Fokgeky. 19th May. i The case of Mat Arshat bin Daud t i charged with forgery having been dismissed i> after some consideration by the jury (the 1 prisoner offering many
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      640 4 McAlister &'Go.,Ld. 19 Peach Street Penang Mrs. IIIRCH At Ho»u, on Saturday, the it ft, at 140f.1t I. Payer Chase finish. Tennis ami Croquet. NOTICE. Cyrus s.s. Pulo Kiman will not ruu between J this port. Port S wet ten ham and Malacca from 10th May to 7tli June, but
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      177 4 Notice! Sl'KCIA L A Ji NOU If OEM K S T. The undersigned lias the pleasure to announce that Jits id iu receipt of si letter froiu tbe Acting Poetmaster-Cfer.eral, Singapore, informing linn that arrangement* have now been completed for tlie despatch of the Echo witli the mails by the
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    The War.
    810 5 Japan s Losses. Yoshino Rammed: Hatsusc Blown up. Thanks for Kuala Luinpur Sympathy. THE YALU BATTLE CASUALTY LIST. (Re ho Special*.) Chefoo, 19 M ay. —It is reported heio that the Japanese battleship fthikishima (1 J,850 tons) has been sunk and the battleship Puji (12,820 tons) and the
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      Malacca.
      94 5 New Bishop Appointed. 1 i heho Spffeuth) Singapore, 2<> May.— It is uificisiliy announced thnt tilt* Kev. Father j K. Bariilou has been appointed Bishop of Malacca, vice the lit. Rev. i Bisljop Fee, deceased. The Rev. Father Banlioa is one of the directors of the Seminary of Foreign
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      Austria-Hungary.
      72 5 The Warlike Budget. Supplied by Renter.) London, 20 May.—The Austro- j Hungarian Minister of War lias explained to the delegations that the j exceptional expenditure upon the army and navy, is in no wise connected with the political situation, but that it is necessary to make up leeway as
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      Tibet.
      29 5 Mission Threatened. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 20 Mav. —The Tibetans! at Gyangtse are threatening the line of communications of the Mis- sion and systematically fortifying the surrounding hills.
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      Parliament.
      98 5 Food Taxation and Fiscalitis (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 19 May. —A debate has taken place in the House of Commons upon a motion bv Mr. Alex. W. Black, Liberal Member for Banffshire, welcoming the declarations of Ministers that the Government opposed the taxation of food. An amendment was proposed
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    Our Local Affairs.
    2223 5 Some Water Matters. lio; business at the meeting <»l" the Municipal Commissioners to-day included some interesting suggestions regarding the potable water supply aud the use of sea I water in putting out lire*, questions which have lieen the cause of much trouble and agitation for some years.
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    Penang Hunt Club.
    529 5 Thk final hunt before the Gymkhana, which will take the form of a follow-iny-leader. lias been arranged for Monday next meet at the Golf Club at 7 ft.m., mil to lie short au«l sharp. The President will le one of the pacemakers. Horses that have not yet
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    THE WAR.
    19 5 The English newspapers expre« sincere sympathy and deep iregfret at tlie loss of the Hatsuse and Yoshiuo.,
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      1738 6 e W' ĕ TRAPK BAKK CHIN HIN BROTHERS, General Storekeepers, Horse Dealers, and Livery Stables, No. 50k, PKNANG HOAD. Telephone No. 266. ALWAYS FOlt SALE. FRESH FODDER I THE very best quality only kept. Crushed Food (im ported every fourteen davs), Crushed (hits, Brau, Linseed, Barley, Gram, Chaff, Paddi, Hav,
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    Reuter's Telegrams.
    406 7 I («licit Sal* op News in HoNgkoNo. Kyosi Tamanase, a Japanese, living at No. 14 Beaconsfield Arcade, where he is manager of Mr. Yera’s photographic establishment, was charged at the Police Court, Hongkong, on sth instant, with publishing a telegram belonging to the Hongkong Chamber of Commerce, by
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    Passengers Outward.
    225 7 Per P. and O. steamer India, connecting with the steamer Bailaarat,” at Colombo, from London, March 31.—T0 Yokohama Miss V. Mosley, Miss C. Mosley, Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Holmes. To S/mnyhai Mr. J. J. Dyer, Mrs. Marsh, Mr. C. Dickson, Mrs. G. Wynne, Mr. E. 0. Jarrett,
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      1677 7 N OTICE. NOTICE. A held bv the Kinta Gymkhana Club, <<>i lll** 18th of .lime, and also on the 20th, if sufficient entries. Cups to the value of about $5O will Ik* presented for each event. BY PROG RAM MB. First Day, 18th June, 1904. 1. 3 p in. Galloway
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      117 7 STEARNS WINE, for thin, nervous aud fretful people, ol<l aud young, immediate benefit. CROSSLEY’S OIL GAS ENGINES. Highest Awaed Paris Exhibition, 1900. Simplest and most Economical OH Engine made. GARRETT SON’S PORTAGE ENGINES, (World Renowned.) FODEN STEM WAGONS. These wagons are designed to replace homes and bullocks for transport of
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      1683 8 JAMES BUCHANAN C.o’s INSURANCES. “HOUSE OF COMMONS” WHISKY. SANDILANDS, BUTTERY Co. Canton Insurance Office, Limited. Capital Subscribed Amount Paid-up Reserve Fund Pozad CMMW TO Sponat; -■LACK BOTTLK.* BE PPM MALT ■cotch wtnsmr HAD ‘■LACK bottla* wmĔĕ. kk( ITU) M Samuel Birch Co. 52,500.000 500,000 730,000 llkad Office, Hongkong. General Ageut6,
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