Straits Echo, 2 August 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, TUESDAY, 2nd AUGUST, 1904. Single Copy, 10 cents. No. 174.
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    Domestic Occurrences.
    17 1 Birth. OK Uth July, at Shanghai, the wife of Hubert G. Brooks, of a daughter.
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    HIGH WATER.
    46 1 K-o W»‘ei. ending Monday, August 8, 11*04. 1 A.M. P.M, I Tuesday, 2nd 415 4 4*) j Wednesday, 3rd 5.05 5.30 J'lmrsdav, 4th 5.55 6.20 Friday, sth 6.-45 7.10 Saturday, 6th 7.35 8.00 I Sunday, 7th 8.25 8.90 J Monday, Htli 9.15 9.40 j
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    THE MOON.
    25 1 List (Quarter Aug. 4th, 2.44 a.m. o New Muon 11th, 7.15 f.ji. > First Quarter 18th, 3.-18 a.m. O Full Moon 26th, ,6.04 a.m.
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    FIXTURES.
    32 1 To- n.\ v. Jlst Day, tith Moon. Wayaug K ass ini, Drury Lane, 9 p.m. To-jioukoiv. 22ud Day Oth Moon. Town Baud, Esplanade, 5-30 p.m. Wavang Kassiui. Drury Lane, 9 p.m.
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    P & O. SAILINGS.
    48 1 P O. SAILINGS. Mail Service. <> L 'l' tV Alt I l*. lio .\l KIV KIIS. 'inomandel 4A uy HaUaarat 0 Any <'li (twin I S SI min l:xtra Service. Jiri'VVAKIM. Ilo.M KWAUOS. Fonnusa 9 Any j Sardinia l Any Japan ~3 Sucotra 14 For particulars See Page o.
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    Agriculture.
    594 1 i How it is Hncouraged in the West Indies. No. 55 of the Agricultural News, published at Barbados on 18th ultimo, is a very interesting one. From it we learn that the exhibition of products raised by pupils attending elementary schools at the various agricultural shows that have recently
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    War Items.
    968 1 The Phantom Army. The St. Petersburg correspondent of ,j a New York daily says that wherever and whenever the war is discussed the conversation is sure to drift to what is j generaally, called Russia’s phantom army.” When the war commenced it was firmly believed that Russia had
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  • Money Market.
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      EXCHANGE.
      117 1 Penang, 2nd August. (By courtesy o/the Chartered Hank.) London Demand Bank ...l/ll, r 6 4 months’ sight Bank ...1 11 3 Credit ...1/1 3 Documentary ...1/11 Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs. 1 151 3 days’ sight Private 147.1 Bombay, Demand Bank 1451 3 days’ sight Private 1471 Madras, Demand Bank
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      SHARES
      190 1 Bersawa.li Gold Mine Co., Ld. S 11. —tellers Raub Australian Gold Mining Co., Ld 6.50 buyers Redjang Lebong Gold Mining Co., Ld s2ls. —sales KadauaGoid Mining Co,.Ltd. (fully paid) 10. —mom. Bruseii Tiu Mining Co., Ld. 3. —buyers Chendariaug Hydraulic Tiu Mining Co., Ld 20. —sales Karamjau Tin Mining
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      PRODUCE.
      162 1 Tin 5 73.25 Gold leaf 79, B. Pepper (W. Coast 31 bs.s oz.)s 20] noin. White Pepper 3o| nom. Trang Pepper 25. —sellers Cloves (picked) 63. Mace 90. —sellers Mace Pickings 80. —sellers Nutmegs llOs 40.— buyers C No. 1 6 60 nam. Sugar j 2 no stock. 1
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  • Shipping.
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      ARRIVALS.
      232 1 VAN Outhokn, l>ut. s.s. 1,541, Uuvkuiuii. Ist Aug., Siugajwuv, 30th Julv, Geu.. H. L. A Go. iI in «SEMJ, Br. s.s. 3/8, J favidsou, Ist A Hit,, Singapore, 30 th Julv, Gen..— Beng Kee. Viuaic, Hr. s.s. 191, Nichol, 30th Julv, Port Swetteuham, 29th Julv, Geu.,-• K G. Co.
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      DEPARTURES.
      58 1 2nd August. van OiUhoorn, for Pulo Well, Olchleh and Padang. Knm Sang, for Calcutta. Tong Cltay Un, for Batu Habra and Asahau. Pulo Rivmu, for Port Swettenhani and Malacca. Ho Kwei, for Deli. Pin Seng, for Port Swettenhani, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore. Lady Weld, for Teluk Anson. It, Halewyn,
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      IN PORT.
      88 1 Vioak, Ur. s.s. 191, Nichol, 30th July, Port Swettenham, 29th Julv, Geu., K. G. Co. Langkat, Br. s.s. 194, Liddell, 2ud Aug., Teluk Anson, Ist Aug., Gen., —K. G. Co. Janet Nicoll, Br. s.s. 474, Crichton, Ist Aug., Moulmeiu, 27th Julv, Gen., K. G. Co. Kintucd, Br. s.s.
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      EXPECTED.
      28 1 Vetitiel From Atjeut* Dun Nam Sang Calcutta B.&Co. 1th Aug. Austria Colombo S.K.&Co. 5tli Sanibia Hhuiburg B.M.&Co. 5th Buceutaur Singapore B.&Co. 8th Bon arty Singapore S.B.&Co. 8th
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      SAILINGS.
      37 1 1 j I For A jail* Leu vet Nam Sung Siugapoi’e B.&Co. 4th Aug. A n«t riu Singapore S. Iv Co. 5tli Samhiu Singapore B.M.ACo. 5th Beuart v London S.B.&Co. Bill Km-entaiir Colon» loo B.&Co. 9th
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      MAILS CLOSE
      58 1 For ll.i lu Ila lira A. Asahuu—Per Hole C/utan l T n, to-morrow, noon. Kdie. T. Sernawe, Segli and Olehleh—Per Petju, to-morrow, 2 p.m. Moulmein—Per Janet Nicoll, to-morrow, 2 p.m. Langkat —Per Jin Ho, 4th iustaut, 2 p.m. Ceylon, Australasia, India, Aden, Mauritius, Egypt and via Brindisi, for
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
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      178 1 A. E. SKEELS. WHISKIES. Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States Agri-Horticultural Show. ’PHE first of a series of combined Shows, 1 will be held on the Race Course, Kuala Lumpur, on Friday, Saturday and Sunday the sth, t>th and 7th of August J>e\t The Show will be opened by Ills
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      53 1 Learn Shorthand at Home l*v correspondence. 1° weekly lessons will make you jxiifwt. OBTAIN HFCSHEIt SALARY. Shorthand is nowadays indispensible to everyIkhlv. Utilise spare time. Very moderate fee. We procure positions. Write for free booklet. Ckntkal Cokkespondknck College, o|.*>. Temple Chambers. Temple Avenue, Loudon. E.C. t wice a v. k.
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      23 1 FOR THE COUGH OF INFLUENZA Stearns’ Wine is the reliable prompt reme<lv. It soothe* autl heals the air {msurge». tit tarn 4 Wine.
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      204 1 STEARNS’ WINE, improves l>otli appetite and digestion. It brings back health to the weak and sickly. OIJR LATEST ARRIVALS COMPRISE Gold Mounted Cigar and Cigarette Pipes with quill tultes, pronounced to be the best and yet the cheapest in the market. Lux’s Patent Sol Lamps (Table, Hanging and Bracket) with
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      14 1 John Bazley White Brothers' “LION BRAND” PORTLAND CEMENT. Sandilands, Buttery Co., Sole Intyvrlers Penang.
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      14 1 A. E. SKEELS. << f •s LAGER BEER. ELECTRO-VL ATEDW A RE. McALISTLR Co.,* Ltd.
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
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      29 1 WEATHER. 1 hk toii'Mv 111:4 is iiiu<iiv supplied l*5 I»** Sitfusil Dirwtnr of port Coruwnilia:— 1 liu nuut'ail the 'J t hours oikUmI il a. in. to-iliiv was nil.
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  • Obituary
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    76 1 Deaths. on Jord July, at the General Hospital. SinjrujKue. Robert Carl Seeder, late Registrar of the Christian Cemetery, Bukit Timah Road, aged t>7 years. On 2!*th July, at Singapore, JEdith Josephine I ingot Harte, aged iIJ years, only daughter of Mr. W. Bagot Harte, solicitor. London. On 14th July, at
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    The Straits Turf.
    2447 2 The Penang: Meeting. THIRD DAY. Thk most excellent of weather again greeted Penang on >Satur*hiy for the thinl «lav's racing. which passed off without a M jn«.U. hitch fr«nn start to finish an<l afforded m>nio capital sport. That the llandi-cop|K-r had done his work well was amply
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      14 2 STEARNS’ WINK, for all wasting diseases. Jfc increases weight. Consumptives liud it Jofit good.
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      162 2 mu li *fh Cl •6 Co !8a FOR PRICES A PPLY TO MARTYN Co. 12-10-03 72c New Beach Street Auction Rooms. IMPORTANT AUCTION SALE. Favoured with instructions the undersigned will sell by Public Auction On Thursday 4th Friday Sth August At Marble Hall, No. 7 Klawei Road, Commencing at 11-30
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      2004 2 Valuable Town Property FOR SALE. WANTED In the hoods of DATO PANG LIMA KINT4 MAHOMED EUSOPE, deceased TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION. By Order ok tiik Administrator. At 33c Beach Street, Penang, On Wednesday, the lOtJi August, 1904, At Noon. ALL that, valuable and large dwellinghouse and grounds with stabling
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      1845 3 p. i. 'mm. i Co. s(i2Js pcjurfed arrival and Departures. fVlail Service. Outwards. \W' r S.S. Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen. IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE. OUTWARDS HHfc fast and well-known Mail Steamers of this Jiine will leave Penang on or about t-lio undermentioned dates HOMEWARDS: LAKES BY MAIL STLAMERS. To Loudon l»y
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    The Straits Echo.
    76 4 Justice satisfies everybody, and justice alone. —Ememon Established June Ist, 1903. Knblished daily (except Snnduye.) AT TBS CRITERION PRESS, Ld., No. 22G-232, Bench Street, Penang. PRICE DAILY, LUCA I **i pee auiniMi OL'TSTATIONS Postage Extra. MAIL EDITION (Post Kres) 15 CABLE ADDRESS: “Ec lio—Penang." Telephone No. 188.
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  • Current Topics.
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      Russian “ Instruction. ”
      350 4 Russian Instruction. Mingled feelings of contempt aud indignation will l>e aroused in Great Britain and the j United States at the impudent travesty of history and politics which the Russian Ministry of Public Instruction has seen fit to issue for use in Russian schools, j With the glosses put upon
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      Anglophobia.
      377 4 In a budget of Continental Correspondence received from Berlin by the last mail we tin<l the following? about Russian bitterness against England A correspondent writes from St. Petersburg: —It is very interesting to follow the daily increasing divergence between the official Russian policy and the public opinion of this
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      Partnerships and Bankruptcy.
      703 4 Chinese partnership affairs have been occupying the attention of Hongkong Judges for weeks past and have resulted, at last, in some noteworthy observations by Chief Justice Sir William Goodman in the case of the Po Fung Bank, which started in October 1901 with a capital of I
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    The Straits Turf.
    1725 4 Penang Autumn Meeting. i FOURTH DAY. Monday’s racing took place in spleudid weather and the day s sport proved to be as eujovable as that of the lirst three, there was nothing to mar the enjoyment, except that the starter appeared to experience a deal of difficulty
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    The War.
    647 5 Another Protest.Britain Brings up the Foodstuff Question. Terrific Bombardment of Port Arthur. Refugees Report Great Assault on the Stronghold Commenced last Thursday. Siififilted I >if Reuttr.) London, :lO July—Reuter s lieloo correspondent reports that thirty of the Letter class of Europeans who left Port Arthur last Thursday (28
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      The Unrest in Russia.
      58 5 Funeral of M. Plehve. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 1 August.—The funeral of M. Plehve, the assassinated Minister of the Interior, has taken dace at St. Petersburg. The Tsar, lie Em press-Dowager, the Grand Dukes and Duchesses, the Diplomatic Corps and Ministers attended. There were numerous wreaths,
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      France and the Vatican.
      73 5 {Supplied by Reuter.) Londoti, l August.—M. Delcassc, Minister for Foreign Affairs, has notified the Papal Nuncio at Paris that, owing to the rupture of relations, his presence in Paris has liecome purposeless. The French Government has stopped the stipend of the Bishop of Dijon and will
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      Prince Puh Lun.
      384 5 Arrival at Singapore. (Echo Special*.) fcing-ajiore, 2 Aug.—The French mail steamer Polynesian arrived at LoO this afternoon in tow of a couple of tugs which were sent to meet her at Sultan Shoal, she having broken her crank-shaft and being thirty hours late. Prince Ptdi Lun, who
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    Cricket.
    817 5 Selangor v. Penang Punctually at 10 a.m. yesterday the above interesting match was commenced. Fine weather prevailed throughout i day and the wicket was in first rate condition. Scores Selangok. A. B. Voules b BrwlWv .0 B. W. Elies b Bradbery 5 E. W. N. Wyatt c Ward b
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    Our Local Affairs.
    576 5 Vital Statistics. During June there were 91 births, of which 45 were boys aud 4b girls. The birth rate was equivalent to 11.37 per thousand. The deaths numbered 407 of which 291 were males and 116 females The death rate was equivalent to 30.87 per thousand. The
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    Exit Hoppo.
    459 5 The Hongkong Telegraph recalls f that a few years ago tin* merchants i engaged in the Canton river trade, the r representatives of the river steamboat companies and the British officials in Canton and in Peking were engaged as one man in a strenuous endeavour to combat the
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    STOP PRESS TELEGRAM.
    78 5 1 This space is rwerved loi Hie publication of newwairiviii after rlie day* new* Inis been imposed. Labuan, 2 August.—The deaths in Brunei from small-pox since the out- break of the epidemic are estimated at j l,0o0. The daily average of deaths is now 25 and the
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      6 5 JUNGLE FUENITUEE. Med lister Co.. Ltd.
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      116 5 WAYANG KASSIM THE Indra Zanibar Royal Theatrical Co. OF SINGAPORE. To-night, Come all To-night, The Favourite of all Favourite* Filled Nightly with Pliiloiuusical Audience will STAVE The well-known Sensational Drama East Lynne,” IN KOOK ACT» Translated from Mr. Heurv Wood's Novel, Drauiati/.ed iuto Malay by the Sole Proprietor. Price» ok
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      225 5 To-day’s Advertisement WANTED. rpWO CLERKS to keep a doctor's books Apply to MANAGER,” c o Straits Echo. 2-B*o4 u.c. 587 TO LET. HOUSE No. 68, Nortliam Road. Foriueilv occupied l»y A. Wallace 1 Jones, Esq. Entry Ist September. Apply to MOHAMED ARIFF. 2-8-04 1 wk 585 TO LET. IMMEDIATE entry.
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      184 5 TEIK CHIN Co. General Storekeepers Provisioned and Commission Agents. 25, HUGH LOW STREET, I POM. Specialities ALWAYS UN HAND. REDDAWEY’S Camel Hair Belting, Crushed Food, Padi, Paints. BURRELL’S Boiled Haw Linseed Oil, Turpentine, Mining Candles, Manila Rope. BEST|M0U LMEIH^CIGAItS, SIBERIAN BUTTER, WINES LIQUORS OF THE BEST BRAND. Dunville Whisky. 41c
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      1699 6 NOW OPEN. THE NEW BUILDING WITH NEW ROOMS. VERANDAHS, BATHROOMS AND ELECTRIC CALL BELLS TO EVERY ROOM. pHEY a rn admirably planned on most modern lines. The interior presents a palatial T ll 1 ZjVZhi appearance with magnificent marble effects and sumptuous apartments all .tvS”™ sTaX»'» C.tbed% Brouod» .nd tb.
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    Appeal to the Parsees of the Far East.
    281 7 “A British subject” writes under date of Hongkong 18 July to the local Telegraph Sir, —By the Manila papers it will be seen that the Parsee barrister lor want of funds could not secure legal assistance there. From the Hongkong papers it
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    The Jelebu Sale.
    297 7 At Messrs Coghlan Si Co's auction rooms, Singapore, on the 26 th iust., the property known as the Jelebu Milling and Trading Company s lauds etc., were put up for auction without reserve. The property was divided into three lots the tirst comprising about 2,/00 sq. ft.
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      914 7 r J;'o a > r-i tt r a -f -©©-E-^ao^r x 3 2 5 y; tcc 3 3 2 ?j|s; S 5 jf i£ Eh y; 2 5 iq^i==B==l ?ii r 2's GO 5 3 S ii X X -3 >T- >,£ r- n i, S 3 x x it
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      177 7 AMERICAN DENTISTRY, Jno. RABE, D.D.S. Temporary Office, “RUNNYMEDE,” NORTHAM ROAD, Hours 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. WANTED Permanent Cool Office Rooms or House, with good Northern Light, furnished or unfurnished. 2-6-04 388 Revolution in Steam Raising. No Firebars. No Ashpit. No Alteration to Boilers. Wilton’s Patent Furnace OR Gas Generator
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      970 8 Special Offers During Whiteaway’s Sale 264 Gents Straw Hats To be Sold Price cannot be beaten. Buy now and Save Money. The Stock is New, Pure White Coarse Plait Straw, Black Silk Ribbon, Like Sketch Sale Price 95 cents each. f x Fresh and Clean. All sizes in Stock. Come
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