Straits Echo, 30 June 1904

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    35 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLb OF EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGIiOU THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES, AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY. VOL- 2. $24 Per Annum. PENANG, THURSDAY, aotli JUNE, 1904. Single Copy, 10 cents. No. 147.
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    Domestic Occurrences.
    114 1 Birth. On ihitli June at Rosslyn, Hooding’ Estate, the wife of H. L. Hauxwell. of a son. M AKUIAGES. At St. John's Church. Pondieherry, on loth June, by the Hev. Owen Proctor, M.A., William I Mosford Skelland, of the Anglo-French Textile Ciinipnny and Manchester, to Amy Anna Caroline.
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    HIGH WATER.
    39 1 For Week ending Wednesday, June 6, 1904. AM. P.M. Thursday, 30th 1.50 2.15 Friday, 1st 2.40 3.05 Saturday, 2nd 3.30 3.55 Suiidav, 3rd 4.20 4.45. Monday, 4th 5.10 5.35 Tuesdar, 5th 0.00 0.25 Wednesday, 0til 0.50 7.15
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    THE MOON.
    26 1 bast, Quarter July 5th, 12 35 p.m. 0 New Moon 13th, 12.6 p.m. First Quarter... 19th, 7-37 p.m. O Full .Moon 27tli, 2.51 p.m.
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    FIXTURES.
    42 1 To-day. 17th Day, 5th Moon. The Parsi Curzon Theatrical Co. Kuala Kangsa Road, 9 p.m. Wavaug Yap Chow Thong, Town Hall, 9 p.m. To- MOB BOW. 18th Day, 5tli Moon. The Parsi Curzon Theatrical Co. Kuala I Kangsa Road. 9 p.m.
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    P & O. SAILINGS.
    42 1 P O. SAILINGS. Mali Service. (>UTWABI»S. jlo.MKWARDS. Simla 7 July Benjal .9 July Nubia 2/ j Ballaarat 28 l-xtra Service. Outwards. 11 om k w a bus. Java 12 July i Ceylon 1 Jn’y Cundia 75 BNT For particulars See Page 3.
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    War Items.
    1165 1 i*oi;t Arthur. ‘‘CANT RE TAKEN’” SAYS YAKOMFP. Captain Yukoliff, who was captain ot j the lost battleship Petropavlov.sk, has arrived at St. Petersburg. In the course of an interview, be stated that it would take 150,000 men with magnificent artillery to capture Port Arthur. 1 he garrison considerably
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    PASSENGERS.
    62 1 Intend —Per Ujiua,” from Yokohama, via Ports, Messrs. Tliio Tiau Siaat. Chong Pin Leong. Per Borneo,” from London, Mrs. C. R. Hanson. Per Omapere,” from Rangoon, Messrs. Joo Ghee, Joo Seing and Liui Swee Cheang. Per Lady Weld.” from Teluk Anson, Mr. Wilson Per Radnorshire,” from London, Mr. and
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  • Money Market.
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      EXCHANGE.
      118 1 Pknano, 30th June. (liy courtesy of the Chartered Hank.) j London Demand Bank ...1/11 3 4 months’sight Bank ...1 11,^ 3 Credit ...1/11£ 3 Documentary ...1/11) 3 Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs. 145 A 3 days’ sight Private 1471 Bombay, Demand Bank 145 A 3 days’ sight Private 147 A
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      SHARES
      192 1 Bersawa.li Gold Mine Co., Ld. 14.50 sellers Raub Australian Gold Mining Co., Ld o. Redjang Lebong Gold Mining Co., Ld s22s. —buyers KadauaGold M iniugOo,,Ltd. (fully paid) 8 10.— nom. Bruseli Tin Mining Co., Ld. 3. —sales Cheudariuug Hydraulic 'J in Mining Co., Ld S 20 .—sales Knrangau Tin
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      PRODUCE.
      153 1 Tin $69.50 buyers Gold leaf 79, B. Pepper W. Coast 31b5.50z.)$ 20. —buyers White Pepper 33.75 sellers Traug Pepper 25. —sellers Cloves (picked) 63. Mace 100 sellers Mace Pickings 90. —sales Nutmegs 110 s 45. nom. No. 1 b 60 nmu. Sugar 2 no stock.’ (Basket 415 sellers Tapioca
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  • Shipping.
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      ARRIVALS.
      157 1 UjiNA, l>r. s.s. 3,420, Boon, 29th June, Japan, 7th June, Gen., —II L. (Jo. Borneo, Br. s.s. 2,948, Gordon, '.9th June, London, 28th May, (Jen., —I*. O. Segovia, Ger. s.s. 3,795, Forck, 30th June, Yokohama, 28th May, Gen., —B. M. A, Co. Thaiping, Br. s.s. 160, Wheeler, 22th June,
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      DEPARTURES.
      33 1 30th June. Calypso, for Deli. Pulo Rimau, for Deli. Canton, for Pangkor and Teluk Anson. Un Pemj, for Perlis and Setul. Zieten, for Ceylon, Aden, Egypt, and via Naples, for Europe, etc.
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      IN PORT.
      75 1 Perak, Br. s.s. 297, Lmgard, 29tli June. Malacca, 27th June, Gen., —K. G. Co. Omapere, Br. s.s. 343, Bell, 30th June, Rangoon, 22nd June, Gen., —K. G. Co. Lady Weed, Br. s.s. 245, Treweeke, 30th June, T. Anson, 29th June, Gen., Straits S. S. Co. Lai Sang, Br.
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      EXPECTED.
      45 1 Vestel» i roin A yenl* Dae Glenogle Unity Glenroy Zaniania Zaida C. Apcar Nippon Persia Singapore Rangoon London Singapore Madras Singapore Colombo Singapore H.C.&Co. S.T.&Co. B.ACo. H.L.&Co H.L.&Co. A. A, A Co. S.K.&Co. S.K.&Co. 30thJune 1st July 1st 99 1st 2nd 4th 7th 29th
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      SAILINGS.
      55 1 Vettteh or Ayent Leave* O-lenroy Si ngnport BACo. 1st Jul\ Zainania Mad ras H.L.ACo. 1st GUeuogle Rangoon If.0.A: Co. 1st Janssens Edie II.L.itCo. 2nd Unify Rangoon S.T.&Co. Ztida Singapore H. L it Co. 2nd C. A pear Calcutta A. A.A.Co. 5fli Nippon Japan S. Ft. <t Co. 7th Pei
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      MAILS CLOSE
      139 1 For Edie, T. Seniawe, Segli, Pulo Well, ami Oleldeh Per G. G. r. Imnabenje, to-morrow, 1 p.m. Negapatam, Madras, Pondicherry Uuddalore and Kar.eal. faking Mails for Europe, etc., I'i'i Madias Per Zamania, to-morrow, I p in. Port Swoti* aiiam and Malacca—Per Peru 1,-, to in rro »v, 2
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
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      207 1 A. 18. SKEELS. £s* o WHISKIES. NOTICE. 4 Public Meeting of the Mohamedan JLJL Community will be held at the Town Hall (Esplanade) on Saturday, 9th July, 1904, at 2 p.m. All are cordially invited. Business To appoint a Kali in place of the late Syed Aritlin. Pa wan Abdul
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      319 1 Rates of Admission Reduced. TH E Parsi Gurzon Theatrical Co. OF CALCUTTA at Pusey's Theatre, Kuala Kangsa Road, At 9 j’.m. To-night, Thursday, 30th June, Chatra-Bakavli. Rates ok Admission 1st Class $2.00 I Third Class 00.50 2nd 1.00 j Fourth 00.30 Native-Ladies (Upstairs) 50ets. <$: 30eta. Reserved accommodation in 1st
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      88 1 One of the most useful Institutions of this country promises to be The Diabetic Institute of Loudon, established for scientific research into the origin, cause and treatment of Diabetes and the secondary symptoms gout, rheumatism, carbuncles, etc. Hardly any disease is so little understood, and at the same time so
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      25 1 STEARNS’ WINE, whets the appetite. Aids digestion, improves assimilation, strengthens the stomach so that food does good. Stearns' Wine. ELECTRO-PLATED YVA RE. mcauster Co Ltd.
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      10 1 P. Moll* Crane Co.’s CYLINDER OIL. 5 SandJlands, Buttery Co?
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      14 1 A. E. SKEfcLS. f A < < o V BORDEN’S PEERLESS CREAM Snndilnnds, Buttery 6k Co.
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
  • Obituary
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    15 1 Death. On 17th June. C. II. T. Wilkinson, late of Kondesalle Estate, Ceylon, of pneumonia.
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    The War in Tibet.
    832 2 Calcutta, 22 .June. —An interesting plan of the Lhassa environs, Compiled from Tibetan sources by Colonel Waddell, shows a citv of considerable size three miles long and two broad, situated on the River Kyi, with marshes on two sides, containing the great Lama cathedral, palaces, the
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      2466 2 Kinta Tin Mines, Ltd. DIVIDEND F. No. 6. A FURTHER dividend of t yd. per share has beeu declared, payable in Loudon on June the 30th, and will be paid to all local Shareholders as soon as the registered list of Shareliolders ou that date is received from the Home
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      1517 3 TAI KC Y* f.iiamMih. Aw •i/.O jc 'O' Expected arrival and Departures. Mail Service. Outwards. July 7 s.s. Simla connecting’with h.B. China 21 s.s. Nubia do s.p. Moldavia Aug 4 B.n. Coromandel do .s, Marmora IS s.s. Chusan do malaya Homewards July 9 s.B. Bengal do 22 8.8. Chilean do
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    PERAK TURF CLUB.
    810 4 PROGRAMME. 16th, /8th 20<h August, 1904. TAIPING RACES, 1904. FIRST DAY Tuesday, 16th August. 1.—The Maiden Plate. J Value 8400. For Maiden horses. Ex-griffins allowed 14 lbs.; weight as per scale 10 stone. Distance 1 mile. Entrance 815. 2.—The Champion Griffin Race. Value 8300 and a cup
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    The Straits Echo.
    92 4 Justice everybody, and jiwtire alone. —fmerw» Established June Ist, 1903. Publielied daily (except Sund vy«.) at th« CRITERION PRESS, Ld., No. 220-232, Bench Street, Penang rieiCß: DAILY, I.OCA I.' •.J *24 t>er MWI«> OUTSTATIOX S I Watte F.xtra MAll. KIMTION (»wt Free) 15 CAIII.K ADDKKSH: “Ec li
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    Kaiser and King
    759 4 German Opinion Respecting The j King's Visit to Germanv. -q J A Bermn correspondent writes —The visit of King Edward to Kiel during the regatta week awakens great interest in the whole world, but especially in Germany. J his interest has, if,s origin with the Germans in
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  • Current Topics.
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      A War of Rates.
      243 4 As the result of a sensational rate-cutting war between the American Standard Oil Company and the Shell Trading and Transport; Compauy, representing English inparaffin oil is now selling in London to retailers at 2Id. a gallon, instead of at a figure ranging between od. and fid.
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      Tanjong Pagar Co.
      492 4 At a meeting <*t‘ shareholders of the Tnnjong Pa gar Dock Co. in the Exchange, Singapo:e, on 27th instant, the special resolutions carried at tin; meeting on the i 1th inst. were confirmed. They are as follows: —(1) Resolved that the Directors of the Company for the
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    Fire in the Police Court.
    206 4 Last night fa\Bmali tire took pliice in the First Magistrate’»Court it was fortunately discovered by. a Policeman on duty m the street before it had reached serious dimensions. -1 < The circumstances of the outbreak aie peculiar, inasmuch n&a KHtig pedlar s oven was the
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    A Chinese “Boy’’ Shot Dead.
    624 4 Yestkkijay sifternoon a Chinese “boy” named Ewi Ah Hek, lately in the employ of Mr. Schoeuebeek, Pangkor Koad, was shot dead in the compound of Mr. J. Armstrong’s house, Burundi Road. It is believed that the death is due to accident, but the circumstances appear
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  • States’ News.
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      PERAK
      988 4 f (From Oar Own C%me*pondent*.) Kampab, 26 June. A daring robbery was committed on the 22n l iust., the victim being a Chinese Towkav. It seems that the Towkav was proceeding from Kampar to Talam in a ’rikisha. accompanied by a friend. He had with him $2OO and a
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      98 4 Pritchard Co., PENANG. ARRIVING BY THE s.s. “BORNEO” for the Races. i LATEST NOVELTIES i in the following 1 Trimmed Hats, Plain Brocaded Silks. I Sunshades, Millinery, Laces i and Ribbons Also Unu\ A Choice Selection of Plain and Fancy Gauzes, Grenadines and Muslins. PRITCHARD CO., Penang. 15c McAlister&Go., Ld.
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      5 4 JUNGLE FURNITURE. McAlister <& Co., Ltd
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      15 4 STEARNS' WINE, a general tonic aiol strength restorer.' *A I wayi reliable. Most l*e Stearns’.”'
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    THE WAR.
    254 5 Beleaguered Port Arthur. KI'SPMKvi RKCOGNIiK JAPANESE HUMANITY. Another Russian Naval Accident. (Echo Special.) Shanghai, 30 June.—A letter from Port Arthur, dated 24th inst., states that prices of all commodities have risen to high rates and wages have followed in proportion. The foreigners are not suffering and the* Chinese
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    Fire.
    144 5 Woman Burnt to Death at Kuala Lumpur. (Echo Special.) Kuala Lumpur, 30 June.—At two o'clock this morning a large attap shed adjoining the now Town Hall was burnt to the ground. The Fire Brigade arrived on the scene with hose reels a few minutes after the alarm was given,
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    The Army.
    190 5 Recruiting and Reform. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 29 June. —The lit. Hon. Hugh O. Arnold-Forster, Secretary of State for War, speaking in the Housa of Commons, denied that recruiting for the Army had fallen off, bub admitted that it was difficult to exaggerate the seriousness of the situation
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    Tin.
    125 5 Sale <>f 1,500 Acres of Tin Land. Messrs H. L. Coghlan A Co., augr* tioneers, Singapore, have heeu instructed hv the liquidators of the Jelehu Mining and Trading Company, to sell by auction on sth proximo about 1,500 acres of tin mining land, being the whole of the freehold
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    Stabbing Affray this Afternoon.
    518 5 1 A desperate stabbing affray occurred at > aliout 3 o’clock this afternoon at a house in p Church Street Ghaut, a Chinese .woman being cut bi a terrible manner across the stomach. The perpetrator of the outrage, a China- man stated to have re ently
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    Municipal Commission.
    181 5 Thk following are the Agenda for the Special and Ordinary Meeting*» of the Commission to-morrow: Special Meetiny. I 1. Minutes of last meetiug to l>e read and confirmed. 2. To consider and if thought tit pass Supplemental Budget No. 1 of 1904. Ordinary Meeting. >'»n 1. Any special
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    Rubber in Malacca.
    1134 5 Ah'Estate of 3 300 Acres-' and 520,000 r*i- Trees. I Owned by a Chinese Kokgsi. It will probably surprise uot a few of our readers to learn that one of the largest crrl- ivaied rubber estates ill the world-itt-in Malaysia, that it 1 is located close to
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    Singapore Harbour.
    900 5 Improvements Approved by the Secretary of State. 1 to be invited and work to .««.COMMENCE SOffN IF THE COUNCIL Approves the Scheme. The following despatch from the Rt, Hon. Alfred Lyttelton, Secretary of State for the Colonies, will be tabled at the .meeting of the Legislative Council tomorrow,
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    The Harfleat Case.
    179 5 A sequel ot the case«iu which a Singapore iSiiuitarv liisjiectnr was churned with receiving bribes from a number Vf Chinese and which was dismissed is rejKUted bv the Straits Times of Monday last as follows Tins morning Tan Ten Seng, o.i Boon Kiat, I Swi Hi, Ong
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    Mine Reports.
    176 5 The Doff Syndicate. For two weeks ending June 18 for a running. «timeef 2183 hours the dredger on the DuflySnidicate property recovered 10b ozs 13* WnPlO grs of gold, the estimated jiet profit for the two weeks being £327-5-1. Pahang Corporation. Tim returns from the Pahang Corporation s
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      15 5 STEARNS’ WINE, good, red rich blood, imparts youthful strength l 'dud vigour.* 4? ,V H*
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      4 5 PAINTS. McAUSTF.R Co.. Ltd.
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      168 5 To-day’s Advertisements. J. J. Hn!etkatnj>. PPM. NOTICE. r t, A MEETING of Ratepayers will be held at Chinese Town Hall on Tuesday, sth July, at 4 p.ui. punctually? U> consider larw liest t,o meet the deticiv.nqy qt water in tRe event of drought.” CHE AH TEE THYE. P. V. LOCKE.
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      449 5 STOP PRESS TELEGRAMS. This space is reserved for the publication of ueu airn iu after the day's news lias been imposed. r m TENDERS INVITED. GOVERNMENT OF PAHANG. Revenue Farms, 1905- 1907.. r will be received at, the British I Residents Office, KuhLi Lipis, up to uor.n of JUs* August,
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    The “China Times” Affair.
    1292 7 Judgment was given on the 3rd inst. at H. B. M. Supreme Court, Shanghai, l>efore Sir H. S. Wilkinson, in tlie matter of proceedings against John Ooweu, Editor of the China Time*, uuder Article -106 of the Order in Council 1865, on report and appeal I
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    Actor and Musician.
    645 7 The Story of Van Biene and •THE BROKEN MELODY.” Auguste \an Bicue, the Dutch genius who has earned fame and fortune by his marvellous skill us an actor-musician, has appeared in the musical drama “The Broken Melody,” nearly 3,000 times throughout the length and breadth of England.
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      16 7 The taste is pleasant of Stearns' Wine, unlike other preparations of Cod Liver Oil that disturb.
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      1677 8 JUST ONE MINUTE PLEASE! WHITEAWAY, LAID LAW Co., PENANG Have Pleasure 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. VERIT BEST VALUE GIVEN FOR
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