Straits Echo, 23 June 1904

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    35 1 Straits Echo DAILV CHRONICLE OF EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES, AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY. VOL. 2. $24 Per Annum. PENANG, THURSDAY, 23rd JUNE, 1904. Single Copy, 10 cents. No. 141.
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    Domestic Occurrences.
    82 1 Bikthh. On 19th June, at Clarelands. Tanplin Sinpapore, the wife of J. G. Mactappart. of a son. On 4th June, at Shauphui. the wife of E. Von Hirsch, Austro-Hunparian Consul-General, of a son. Makkiauk. On 18th June, at tSt. Andrew's Cathedral. SinpaiK>re, by the Ven. Archdeacon Dunkerly. I».
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    HIGH WATER.
    40 1 For Week «tiding Wednesday, June 29, 1 i*o 4 am. P.M. Thursday, 23rd 8.00 8.50 Friday, 24th ...-8.50 9.15 Saturday, 25th 9.40 10.30 Sunday, 26th ...10.30 10.55 Monday, 27th ...1120 11.45 Tuesday, 28th ...12.10 12.35 Wednesday,29th 1.00 1.25
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    THE MOON.
    27 1 O Full Moon June 28th, 1.42 a.m. Last Quarter July sth, 12 35 p.m. O New Moon 13th, 12.0 p.m. First Quarter... 19th, 7-37 p.m.
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    FIXTURES.
    49 1 To-day. 10th Day, sth Moon. The Parsi Curzon Theatrical Co. Kuala Kangsa Road, 9 p.m. Wavang Yap Chow Thong, Campbell Street, 9 p.m. To-morrow. 11th Day, sth Moon. Way an g Yap Chow Thong, Campbell Street, 9 p.m. The Parsi Curzon Theatrical Co. Kuala Kangsa Road. 9 p.m.
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    P & O. SAILINGS.
    46 1 P O. SAILINGS. Mail Service. OUTWAKI*». Ilo.M K\V AKKI. Chusaii 22 June j Coromandel 25 June Simla 7 July j Ballaarat D July lixtra Service. Outwards. Hom k wards. Borneo 2S June j Ceylon 1 July Java 12 July Candia 15 For particulars See Cage 3.
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    War Items.
    1552 1 The Russian Commissariat. A letter from the Standard Correspondent in Kieff shows that the corruption in the Russian supply departments, which formed the principal cause of the breakdown at the culminating point of Russia’s progress towards Constantinople in 1878, seems likely to be exceeded in the present campaign.
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    EXCHANGE.
    118 1 Pknang, 23rd Juue. (By courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Bank ...I/ll, 3 4 months’sight Bank ...1/11, 9 3 Credit ...1/11$ 3 Documentary ...1/11 3 Calcutta, Demand Bank Its. 1451 3 days’ sight Private 1474 Bombay. Demand Bauk 1451 3 days’sight Private 1471 Madras, Demand Bank 145. J
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    PRODUCE.
    153 1 Hu 7 69.60 Gold leaf 81.— B. Pepper (W. Coast 31h5.50z.)f 21 j sale/. White Pepper sellers Trang Pepper 28. —sellers Cloves (picked) 63.— nom. Mace no stock Mace Pickings 90. —sales Nutmegs 110 s 45. —sales No. 1 6.80 natn. Sugar < 2 no stock. Basket 4.15 sellers
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  • Shipping.
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      ARRIVALS.
      72 1 Malata, Ger. s.s. 348, Block, 23rd June, Deli, 22nd June, Nil.—B. M. Co. Glenfalloch, Br. s.s. 1,434, Pentney! 23rd June, Amov. 9tli June, Gen..— K.G. Co. Peutt, Br. s.s. 294, Conway, 23rd June, Aclieen, 22nd June, Gen., —Ban Ho Hin. G. Apcar, Br. s.s. 2,960, Olifent, 23rd June, Hongkong,
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      DEPARTURES.
      23 1 23 rd June. Chunau, for Singapore. Jin Ho, for Langkat. Rotorua, for Tongkah. Cornelia, for Deli. Canton, for Paugkor and Teluk Anson
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      IN PORT.
      58 1 Malaya, Ger. s.s. 348, Block, 23rd June Deli, 22nd June, Nil.—B. M. Co. Glenfalloeh, Br. s.s. 1,434, Pentney, 23rd June, Ainov, 9th June, Gen., K. G. Co. Pegu, Br. s.s. 294, Conway, 23rd June. Acheen, 22nd June, Gen., —Ban Ho Hin. Perak, Br. s.s. 297, Lingard, 22nd June,
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      EXPECTED.
      76 1 1 I'l'Uhl Aijent* Du* Fitzpatrick Rangoon H.C.&Co. 2ordJuue Lightning Calcutta CoroinanA.A.A.CO. 24th del Singapore Maha P.&O. 25th Vajirunhis Singapore H.L.ACo 25th J. Nicoll Moulinein H.L.&Go. 25th Nam Yung Rangoon B. 0. 26th Benmobr Singapore S.B.&Co. 26th Lai Sang I Singapore B.&Co. 27tli Borneo Colombo P. 0. 28th Sithonia H
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      SAILINGS.
      84 1 Veg tell For Atjent* Leavet Lightning Singapore A.A.A=,Co. 25 th June Fitzpatrick Rangoon CoromanH.C.&Co. 25th del {Colombo P.&O. 25th Benmohr {Marseilles S.B.&Co. Glenfallocli Singapore Malta K.G.Co. 25th Vaj irunli is j Sa ban g J. Nicoll Moulinein H.L.&Co. 25th H.L.&Co. 27th Nam Tong 'Rangoon B.&Co. 28th Borneo Singapore P.
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      MAILS CLOSE
      99 1 Fok Calcutta —Per (i. Apear, to-morrow, 11 a.m. Port Swetteuluim and Malacca—Per Perak, to-morrow, 2 p.m. Bii>gnpore Par On pent»; to-morrow, o p.ui. Teiuk A n son Per Lady Weld, to- morrow, o p.m. Singn|K>re, Hongkong, Swatow and Amoy—Per (Jhe//Hj Chen\ to-morrow, 3 p.m. Sinj»sipoix;--lVr (f enj'alloeh, to-inorrow,
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      PASSENGERS.
      29 1 Inivard— Per U. A pear," from Hongkong, Messrs. Afook and I*ee Ah Wah. From Singapore, Messrs, the Hon. A. Murray, Combida, Hellier, Mrs. O. S. Murray, Mrs. Martin.
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      27 1 WEATHER. J'hk following report is kiudly supplied bv the Signal Director of Kort Cornwallis. The rainfall during the ilf hours ended »t !t a.in. to-day was nil.
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  • Obituary
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    46 1 Dkaths. On 2lst June, at Nederland Hotel, Penang, Rosa Grata, oldest sister of the Proprietress, Ne<lerland Hotel, aped €>0 years, of remittent fever. Manila papers please copy. On 12th June, at Colpettv. Coloml>o. Ceylon. Arnold N. Van Lanpenberp. late of Messrs W. Mansfield A Co.. Sinpapore.
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    Commercial Education.
    1149 2 Chamber of Commerce Examination. Examiners’ Report. The examination for the Chamber o£ Commerce Certificates was held on 4th June, in the following subjects: (1.) English. a. Conversation. b. Transcribing a draft letter. line. c. Writing a letter from rough out(2.) Handwriting. (3) Arithmetic. and upon Monday the 6th
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
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      287 2 THE “PETTER” PATENT PETROLEUM ENGINE. The Most Perfect Motor of the Day SUPPLIED TO The British Government. Hundreds in Use. Denmii‘l rapidly growing throughout the World. Special Features of the Petter Engine. Simplicity of Construction. These Engines have fewer working part* tliau any other Engine on the Market. There are
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      1640 2 INBURANC Canton Insurance Office, Capital Subscribed Amount Paid-up Reserve Fund V Limited. $2,500,000 500,000 730,000 Head Office, Hokokotm. General Agents, Messrs.Tabpine, Matheson <fc Co. gned liaving been appomted Agents for the above Company are prepared to accept Marine risks at current rates. A Bonus is annually paid to all contributors
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      1865 3 t. 10. iQiJ ofNO ■v S. N, Co. Kxpectfl arrival and Departures. Mail Service. Outwards. June 23 s.s. Chusan connectin July 7 k.h. Simla do ‘21 x.n. Nui>ia do Auk 1 s.s. Coromandel do Homewards June 25 s.s. Coromandel do July 5) 8.8. Bengal do 215 8.8. Bfdlaarat do Aug.
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    The Straits Echo.
    87 4 J anti re ntvßw evwyboly, an<l J not ice akm-.— Fmtrmou Established June Ist, 190.1. I'ublif>h«Ml daily (except Sunday».) AT Till CRITERION PRESS, Ld., No. *22»>-232, Beach Sheet, Penang. PltlCß: DAILY. I.OCAI Hi pwr >w»w OUTSTATIONS FosUtre Extra MAII. EDITION (Fuat Fre«) 15 C’Altl.K ADDRESS: E c
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    The New Territory.
    1643 4 The first annual report of the New Territory district of Perak, just to hand, chronicles the small beginnings of development of a trltct of territory—first brought to public notice by the Strait* Echo on Ist Oct. 1903—generally believed to possess great potent i- alities. We believe that
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    Penang Golf Club.
    871 4 j The dual of the Mixed Doubles was play- ed off last night aud was remarkable for the very flue uphill tight made by the losers. The first half of this match was played ou j Saturday last, when the winuers, Mrs. Ste(h.m and Mr. Fox, left
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    Young Men’s Library.
    140 4 Opened Yesterday. A new public library styled L. C. Law’s Library” was opened yesterday at No. 140, Prangin Road. All kiuds of books, Loudon magazines and newspapers and Singapore aud Penang papers are kept on file there aud can be seeu at any time of the day.
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    Sad Accident.
    706 4 Writing ou 17th instant our Rangoon correspondent reports that on the 14th iust., as Mr. Peters, a Preventive Officer of the Customs Dept., was proceeding in a steam cutter alongside a ship in port, the cutter collided with the anchor of a cargo boat which was hanging over
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    THE WAR.
    390 5 Wireless Telegraphy. Reported Capture of Liaoyang. A I utile Raid from Vladivostok. (Echo Special*.) Shanghai, 22 June.—The Japanese Government, has decided not to allow the Times steamer Haiinun to enter the war zone and the wireless telegraphy installation at Weihaiwei has consequently been dismantled. Mr. Fuller, the American
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      Army Reforms.
      80 5 Home Army to be Reduced. Supplied by Reuter.) London, 22 J une.—Speaking in tlie House of Lords, tlie Earl of Donouglimore, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for War. said that the present was not the proper time to propose any question of army reorganisation, "huh was now under
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      Chinese Labour.
      33 5 (Supplied by Jtculer London, 23 June.— The first hatch of Chinese coolies have arrived at the East Hand mines. They did not enter Johannesburg, hut pioceeded direct to the mine compound.
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      The United States.
      135 5 The Republican Convention. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 23 June. In opening tlie Republican Convention at Chicago, the Hon. Eiihu Root, Secretary of State for War, in enumerating the work of the present administration referred to its having strengthened the Monroe doctrine ami augmented the artnv and tiavv.
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      The Kaiser.
      74 5 A Conciliatory Speech. (Supplied by Reuter London, 23 June*. —The Kaiser, during a speech at Cuxhaven at the distribution of regatta prizes, dwelt upon the influence of sports in strengthening solidarity amongst the nations. He hoped that the Kiel Regatta week, when the union jack, the star spangled
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      Tea.
      71 5 The Import Tax Question. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 22 June.— In the House of Commons Mr. E- J. Soares, Member for Barnstaple, moved an amendment proposing that the eightpennv tax on tea should remain in force until the Ist July, 1905, instead of the Ist August, 1905. The amendment
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      Reform.
      97 5 Speech by Mr. Hargreaves. {Echo Special.) Kuala Lumpur, 23 June. —Mr. W. Hargreaves, m. a., Headmaster of the Penang Free School, delivered a splendid address before the Chinese Debating Society Inst evening. There was a very large attendance. The subject for discussion was the duties of Straits-born Chinese to
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      Cricket.
      57 5 {Supplied by Renter.) London, 23 June. —The match between Middlesex and the South Africans resulted in a tie. Lancashire beat Kent by lri7 runs. Yorkshire beat Essex by nine wickets. Dr-i-by beat Warwick by an innings and 24 runs. Sussex Dent Cambridge by an innings and 93 runs. The
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      East Africa.
      54 5 The Commissioner’s Resignation. (Supplied by Reuter.) Loudon. 23 June—The Rt Hon., J Ha Hour, the Premier, speak- j i„« in tin* House of Commons, n <need to the necessity for publishing the whole correspondence which led to the resignation of Sir Charles N. E. Eliot as Commissioner of
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    Supreme Court.
    3078 5 {Before the Hun. A. F. G. Laic, Fuiraei Judge.) 23rd Juue. I R. A. P. Hogan v. L. A. Black more.. The following is the full text of the affidavit by the defendant, read on the 21st inst.:— I, Louis Augustine Black imue, Assistant with Adams and Allan
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  • PUBLIC OPINION.
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      THE “COLOUR LINE” IN THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES.
      136 5 Totiik Ei>itok of thk Stpaits Echo. Sir, The letter bv “European” is couched in such disgraceful terms that I-.i could never for a moment imagine that any self-respecting European or otherwise could possibiv have indited it. It must emanate from the species
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      1740 6 TIANC LEE Go., Merchant# General Importers, Penang. JUST RECEIVED A LARGE CONSIGNMENT OF ELECTROPLATED WARE COMPRISING Coffee Sets, Tea Sets, Waiters, Card Receivers, Flower Vases, Cups and Saucers, Baskets, Butter Dishes, Egg Frames, Fruit Dishes, Celery Stands, Ice Tubs, Sugars Creams, Syrups, &c., &c. Taik Ghee Go. (ESTABLISHED 1890.) 18,
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    Which is the Yellow Peril?
    415 7 (Lhiilif Graphic, 23 Mn>j.) One of out* correspondents in Russia calls our attention to am article in the Novosti, appealing to Great Britain to take serums note of the yellow spectre’’ as exemplified in the alleged pan-Asiatic aspirations of a section of the Japanese people.
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    Look in the Glass.
    510 7 Are You Pale or Pimply? If so, D». Williams’ Pink Pills W'ill Cure Cou, as they cured this Lady. People who suffer from boils, pimples, and skin disorders, or whose faces have lost the glow of perfect liealth, owe their troubles to one cause, namely weak,
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    PENANG TURF CLUB.
    1284 7 the following is the PROGRAMME FOR AUTUMN MEETING, 1904, (o be passed at a General Meeting to be held On FRIDAY, 20th MAY, 1004. No amendments to this Programme will be considered unless due notice is given in writing to the Secretary at least ten days before
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      214 7 C. CIIIN SENG, Coach Builder and Repairer, Saddlery and Harness Maker, Nos. 27 50 1>, PENANG ROAD, Telephone No. 20». JUST UNPACKED FOR SALE. Rubber Tyre Wheels! A LOT of English Special Superior Quality Rubber Tyre Wheels with Channel Steel Tyres and Wooden Furniture. For Salk For Sale!!! SPARE RUBBERS!
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