Straits Echo, 29 June 1904

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    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, WEDNESDAY, 29th JUNE, 1904. Single Copy, 10 cents. No. I*6.
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    HIGH WATER.
    39 1 For Wwk ending Tuesday. June 5, 1904. AM. P.M. Wednesday, 29tli 1.00 1.25 Thursday, 30th 1.50 2.15 Friday. Ist 2.40 3.05 Saturday, 2nd 3.30 3.55 Sunday, 3rd 4.20 4.45 Monday, 4th 5.10 5.35 Tuesday, sth 0.00 0.25
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    THE MOON.
    26 1 Last. (Quarter July stli, 12 35 imi. <) Now Moon 13th, 12.0 p.m. I First ler-.... 10th, 7-3? p.m. O Full Moon 27th.. 2.51 p.m.
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    FIXTURES.
    52 1 To-da v. 10th Day, 5t If Moon. 'The Parsi Cur/,on Theatrical Co. Town Hall, 9 pen. Wayang Yap Chow Thong, Campbell Street, 9 p.m. (last night.) To-mor itoiv. 17th Day, sth Moon. The Parsi Curzon Theatrical Co. Kuala Kangsa I toad, 9 p.m. Wavails' Yap Chow Thong, Town Hall,
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    P & O. SAILINGS.
    54 1 P O. SAILINGS. Mail Service. < Ml’J'W A HI*S. lloM KW A Itl»S. Simla 7 July Heuya l 9 July Nubia ‘1 j Ballaarat i-i Extra Service. OuiWAltllS. 1 r<> M K W A R l>S. Borneo 'JS June Ceylon 1 July Java l'j July J Candid /5 n&r For
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    War Items.
    1841 1 Russians Convert Mausoleums into Barracks. j Peking, 9 June.—Tseng Chi, Military Governor of Fengtien, has reported to ‘the Wai-wu-pu that Russian soldiers at Moukden have camped in the eastern i mausoleum, thereby desecrating the sacred place. The Ministers are afraid to inform the Throne of the fact. Defenceless
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    PASSENGERS.
    115 1 Inward —Per Prinz Regent Luitpold,” from Antwerp, Miss Iv. de Beer, Mr. 1 Otto Nauinann, Mr. O. E. Slaff. From Colombo, Mr. W. H. Taotter, Mr. S. W. Gadner, Mrs. S. W. Gaduer. From Hamburg, Mr. A. M. Sparvatb. From I Southampton, Mrs. Gawthorne. From Naples, B. C. Sicar,
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      EXCHANGE.
      119 1 Pknang, 29th June. (By courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Bank ...1/11 5 f 4 months’sight Bank ...I I I 3 Credit ...1/UJ 3 Documentary ...1/11}* Calcutta, Demand Bank Its. 1451 3 days’ sight Private 147^ Bombay. Demand Bank 14-51 3 days’ sight Private 1471 Madras, Demand Bank
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      SHARES
      184 1 Bersawall Gold Mine Co., Ld. 14.50 sellers Raub Australian Gold Mining Co., Ld 6. Redjang Lei Ring Gold Mining Co., Ld §22s. —buyers KadauaGold Mining Co,, Ltd. (fully paid) 10 nom. Bruseli Tin Mining Co., Ld. S 3. —sales Chendariaug Hydraulic Tin Miuiug Co., Ld 20. —sales Karaiigan Tin
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      PRODUCE.
      139 1 Tin $70.50 buyers Gold leaf 79 B. Pepper \V. Coast 31b5.50z.)$ 20. —buyers White Pepper S 34. —sellers Trang Pepper 25.— sellers Cloves (picked) 63. Mace 100 sellers Mace Pickings 90.— sales Nutmegs 110 s 45. nom. No. 1 0 60 navi. Sugar 2 no stock. (Basket 415 sellers
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      ARRIVALS.
      78 1 Canton, Hr. s.s. 29J, Scott, 29th (*it\e, Acheen, 26th June, Gen —Ban Ho Hin. I Canton, Br. s.s. 105, Merican, 29th June, Teluk Anson, 28th June, (Jen., —Ah Hing. Nam Yong, Br. s.s. 950, Stack, 28th June, Rangoon, 25th June, Gen., —K. G. Co, jG. G. van Lansberoe, Dut.
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      DEPARTURES.
      23 1 -9th Juue. Rotorua, for Tongkah. R. Halewyn, for iWu Bahra ami Asahau Langkat, for Telulv Anson. Ujmn, for Rangoon. Malaya, for Deli.
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      IN PORT.
      62 1 Hok Canton, Hr. s.s. 294, Scott, 29th Juue, Acheeu, 26th June, Gen., —Han Ho Hin. Canton, Hr. s.s. ]O5, Mericau, 29th June, Teluk Anson, 28th June, Gen., —Ah Hint'. Nam Yong, Hr. s.s. 950, Stack, 28th Mav, Rangoon. 25th June, Gen.,—K. G. Co. G. G. van Lansberge, l)ut.
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      EXPECTED.
      58 1 VmuhUm From A J** lit H Dne Vindobona Riulnor Singapore S.K.&Co. 29thJune shireiLondon B.&Co. 29th Lai Sang Singapore B.&Co. 30th Glenogle Janssen» Singapore H.C.&Co. 30th Sabaug H.L.&Co. 30th Unity .'Rangoon S.T.&Co. 1st July Glenroy London B.&Co. 1st Zanmnia Singapore H.L.&Co 1st Zaida Madras H.L.&Co. 2nd C. Apear Singapore A.A.ACo.
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      SAILINGS.
      70 1 Vewelt For Agent» Leo vet Vindoliona Trieste S.K.ACo. 29th June Radnor shire Singapore B.ACo. 29th Lai Sang Calcutta B.ACo. G.G.v. Laosberge Edie fl.-L.AGo. 1st Jnlv Glenroy Si ugapo re B.ACo. 1st Zainania Mad ras H.L.ACo. 1st Glenogle Rangoon H.L.ACo. 1st Janssens Edie H.L.ACo. 2nd Unity Rangoon S.T.ACo. Zuda (Singapore
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      MAILS CLOSE
      84 1 For Deli —Per Calypso, to-morrow, noon. Deli—Per Pnlo ltiiuau, to-morrow, 1 p.ui. Perlis Setul —Per Uu Peny, to-morrow, 8 p.HI. K<lif. T Smnawe, Segli, Pulo Web, and Olehleh C. r. Lansberyr, Ist instant, I p.m. Madras. Pondicherry Cuddalore and Karical, taking Mails for Europe, etc., rin Madras Per
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      279 1 A. E. SKEELS. I <o WHISKIES. NOTICE. IN THE GOODS OF Ana Mahomed Sultan Merican hin A hamad Umar Nina Merican (Deceased.) Pursuant to Section 46 of the Conveyancing and Law of Property Ordinance 1886. ~VT O TlO Eis hereby given that all creditors and other persons having any claims
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      31 1 WEATHER. Thk following report, is ki ml 1 v supplied hr t lie Signal Director of Fort. Dorn waiiis.— l’lie rainfall during the 'J4- hours ended At. !> a.in. to-dav was nil.
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    The New Church in Singapore.
    560 2 Foundation Stone Laid by His Ex. THE GoVKKWOR. On the 21st inst. His Excellency the Governor laid the foundation stone of the iioki m Chinese Church and Heading-room which is to he erected on a site on Tanjong Pager Hoad which the congregation has purchased.
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    Tin Mining in Alaska.
    584 2 Joseph H. Hutchinson, formerly Lieutenant Governor of Idaho and President of the Pittsburg Alaska Tin Company, who was appointed to lead the Hutchinson ex- I pedition on June 1 to Lost river, Alaska, arrived at {Seattle on 9th ult. To a Seattle Post-IntelligenceV reporter Mr. Hutchinson
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      231 2 NOTICE. THU AH CHONG, Government Licensed Surveyor IS prepared to undertake the Survey and Plotting of i;in«l k, and all work entrusted to him will he correctly and expeditiously executed. For terms and further particulars Apply to 28, PITT STREET, Penang. 1-6-04 inth. 382 Kinta Tin Mines, Ltd. DIVIDEND F.
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      2045 2 GOVERNMENT OF PAHANG. WANTED. WANTED. Applications are invited for two vacant Clerkships and should reach the Resident’s Office at Kuala Lipis not later than 80th June. IWO or three Competent Compositors. Apply to CRITERION PRESS. Salary from $5O to 370 a month according to qualifications. 1-6-04 3 tins a wk.
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      1528 3 y Expected an'ical (tad Departures. Mail Service. Outwards. .July 7 s.s. Mi hi la contracting’with 21 8.8. Ruin'll <l«> Aug 4 s.h. Coromandel <lo 18 s.s. Chugan do s.B. China h.s. Moldavia s.s. Marmora s.h. Himalaya 35 r Norddeatscher Lloyd, Bremen. BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION Co, Ltd. IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL
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    The Straits Echo.
    93 4 J attire satisfies every hotly, and jnstice alone.— Established June Ist, 1903. Kulilishe l «lnily (except Kuixtay*.) at thi CRITERION PRESS, Ed., No. 2‘2<)-232, lies veil Street,* Penang. price 4 DAILY, LOCAL STU twr aiiti.iin OUTSTATIONS Postage Kxtr.i MAH, EDITION (P<*t Free) 15 CAKI.K ADDRESS f “Ec
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    The Labour Question.
    1247 4 The Drain on South China for the Rand. Imminent Danger op Crippling Malayan Industries. YVe drew attention in this coluum; j on Monday to the fact that at a meeting rdfthfe Legislative Council on Friday,* Ist July, the Hon. Tan Jiak Kim will ask—- YY’liether the Govern
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    Rubber in Perak.
    1278 4 Malaysia Leading the YVorld. Stephens’ Product Fetches ss. 4d. 4' Latest news from London gave the top price of Para rubber as ss. 3Ad. at which figure a consignment of Straits Para rubber was disposed of by Mess:s Lewis and Peat, of Mincing Lane. We are now
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    Confucian Temple.
    888 4 There was a large gathering at the Chinese Town Hali last night, to listen to.the lecture of Mr. Tan Tje Laiug (KyoSeok) on Khong Kow Chong Cliee which wn> delivered in the Cantonese dialect. Several Cantonese were present aud the lecture, which occupied the greater part of an
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    The War.
    368 5 The Nava! Battle. 444 Another Russian Reverse. The Coming Great Fight. {Echo Specials.) Ciiefoo, 28 June. —The Chinese report that three Japanese torpedoboats and two larger vessels were disabled and had to be towed away from the scene of the recent naval 1 iurl l l ofT Port
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      The Army.
      206 5 Discussion in the House of Lords. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 28 June. —A discussion lias taken place in the House of Lords upon the report of the Royal Commission upon the Militia and Volunteers. Lord Donoughmore, Under Secretary of State for War, declared that, if we lost the
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      The King.
      39 5 A Visit to Hamburg. (Supplied by Reuter. > Loudon, 29 June. —His Majesty] Ki ng Edward has paid a visit t(J Hamburg, where he was received Ibv the Burgomaster and Senator and was enthusiastically welcome by large crowds.
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      Tibet.
      41 5 Reinforcements at Gyangtse 4 (HujtjUieii by lit liter,) London, 29 June.—General Macdonald, with reinforcements for the Tibet Expedition, lias reached Gyangtse after a stiff fight at the Naini Monastery, in which the British force lost five killed and six! wounded.
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      Parliament.
      32 5 The Government Majority. {Supplied by lteuter.) London, 28 June—Since the de- j hate on the Licensing Bill the |Go vernment majority in the House i of Commons has averaged a hundred.
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      France.
      113 5 Member of Parliament Bribed! Ministerial Crisis. (Deli Co nr ant Service. l The Hatrue (via Batavia), 2.3 June.—ln the French Chamber a Deputy called attention to tlie statements made in a French newspaper averring that a son of one of the Cabinet Ministers—President Combes —had accepted bribes from the
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      L’Affaire Dreyfus.
      352 5 (Deli Courant Service.) The Hague (via Batavia), 251 June.—Generals Esterhazy and! Crernuschi refuse to appear in the Court of Appeal to give evidence in the revised version of the famous Dreyfus case although free convoy has been offered to Ester i hazv. j China has refused to take
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    Planting in Selangor.
    437 5 Jr Klanu. M ff. Del keley, the District Officer at Kfeing, niakfes the following interesting remarks as tq,the progress of planting in his district k»>? year A The area under cultivation on European■>wned estates has considerably increased ■during the year ;md now amounts to little I short
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    Chinese Sailors Refuse to Work.
    530 5 Men Sent to Prison. Fourteen Chinese sailors, members of the 1 crew of the London steamship Turbo, were i charged before the North Shields magistrates •on 28th ultimo with having dj&obeVed the lawful commands of the master, Thomas Fairfield, on the 2 fill iust. Mr.
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  • PUBLIC OPINION.
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      BREAKERS AHEAD!
      554 5 To The Editor of Tint Straits Echo. (>ear Sir.—l was very glad to see what you wrote the other day abut “Breakers ahead aud to see last night that you are i going to deal with the Chinese* Coolie Question, because there are certainly great dafagfers ahead, and
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    Plantation Produce.
    500 5 Rubber. Messrs Lewis and Peat’s sales report, dated Loudon Ist of June, contains, inter alia, the following quotations of rubber and pepper Stuck Class. quality. Price». Per 30th April. 1001-10U3 Straits Is (a or lid per lb. Ceylon, fine'Paira 4 5-2 Assam, good to tine 2-3 3-8 Ceomaaon
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    Engineers as Chairmen.
    108 5 Thk success.of Engineer Chairmen for public corporations in India is so marked that Indian Engineering is incliued to think Government will in the near future go to the P. YV. 'D. for an executive head of even large Municipality and public Trust. The Bombay Port Trust and
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    Trincomalee Impregnable.
    389 5 Trincomalee is now declared to be an impregnable fortress, savs the Ceylon Ob- server, and during war, it is said, that no vessel cau dare to enter the harbour. The importance of Trincomalee as the key to the position in Ceylon was seen about eight years ago when
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      299 5 Killing: two Birds with one Stone” Half the Nett proceeds WILL BE GIVIiN Its AID OF THE PENANTT HAND FUND. The Parsi Curzon ThtfttHcal Go. *-F Calcutta. f TOWN HAL L. 1 To-night! To-night!! Wednesday 29ih June, 1904. Shakespere’s “Cymbeline” "ZulmeNarawa.” Lady characters represented bv Bengali Girls. ZX’jC Kates ok
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      1616 6 PERRIER JOUET CHAMP AOVES AGENTS Caldbeck IKlacgregorand Co.jTiANS LEE Go., TEIK GHifi Go.I W. Tftik CIICC Co. I Tailor* ftnd Outfitter, HUTTENBACH BROS. Co. j THE NEW DRINK KITSON LAMPS. The Finest Fight, in Existence. AI’PLT to HUTTHNBACH BROS. Co. Sole Agent* FELIXIR 'HICH Booth's Distillery, Ltd., Merchants 4‘ General
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      1814 8 JUST ONE MINUTE PLEASE! ■3f Ns ,*1 WHITEAWAY, LAIDLAW Co., PENANG Have Pleasdre in* informing the Public that they have Just Received large Consignments of Miscellaneous and Drapery Goods which have been Carefully and Personally Selected by their Penang Representative. Every Article Guaranteed Perfectly New and Fresh. VERY BEST VALUE
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