Straits Echo, 5 August 1904

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    35 1 Straits Echo OA.LV CHRONICLE OH EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES, AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLV. VOL. 2. $24 Per Annum. PENANG, FRIDAY, sth AUGUST, 1904. Single Copy, 10 cents, No. 177.
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    Domestic Occurrences.
    209 1 Births. On 19tli July, at Foochow, the wife of S. I>. 8. Powell, of a son. On 31st July, at No. 46 Neil Rond, SinjrajK>re. the wife of Tan Hap S«ng. of a son. On July 4th, at Falmouth, the wife of Mr. Frederick Charles Howe, a daughter.
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    HIGH WATER.
    39 1 For Week ending Thursday. Aug. 10. 1904 A.M. P.M. Friday, sth 6.45 7.10 Saturday, 6th 7.35 8.00 Suuday, 7tli 8.25 8.90 Monday, Bth 9.15 9.40 Tuesday, 9th 10.10 10.35 Wednesday, 10th.. 11.— 11.50 Thursday, llth 11.50 0.15
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    THE MOON
    26 1 O New Aioou Aug. lltii, 7.15 r.*i. First Quarter... lHtli, 3.48 a.m O Full Moon 26th, 6.04 a.m Last Quarter Sept. 2nd, 3.48 p.m
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    War Items.
    1009 1 Extreme Nervousness and Anxiety in Russia. I Following is the latest news bv i tnail: A dispatch from Sf. Petersburg 11 states that the feeling in Russian j official circles respecting the immediate happenings in the theatre of war is one of extreme nervousuess and anxiety. A confident
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    FIXTURES.
    41 1 i’o-I)A Y. 24th Day, 6th Moon. Town Band. Esplanade, 5-30 p.m. Wayaug Kassini, Drurv Lane, 9 p.m. To-morkow. 25th Day, 6th Moon. Auction Sale, Marble Hall, 11 a.m. Town Band, Golf Club, 5.30 p.m. Wayaug Kassirn, Drury Lane, 9 p.m.
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    P & O. SAILINGS.
    41 1 P O. SAILINGS. Mail Service. OUTWAKIW. HoNKWAKIM. \Chmnin lb Atuj BalUutrat 0 Amj I Simla 'JO Hxtra Service. OUTW A KI »8 Hull KtV Altl*S. Fonnoea if Any Socotra 1-J Any Japan 23 Borneo 28 gst?" For particulars See Page o.
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  • Money Market.
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      EXCHANGE.
      120 1 Pknano, sth August. (By courtesy of the Chartered Hank.) f/ondon Demand Bank ...1/11 A 4 months’sight Bank ...1/11,«. 3 Credit ...1/11| o 3 Documentary ...1/11 {jj i Calcutta, Demand Bank Its. 1451 3 days’ sight Private 147 i Bombay, Demand Bank 145^ 3 days’sight Private J 47A Madras. Demand
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      SHARES
      195 1 BersawahGold Mine Co., L<l. 14. —tellers Raub Australian Gold M inni- Co., U S 6.50 buyers Red jail»' Lebong Gold Minins; Co., Ld $215. sales K adaua Gold Mini ug Co,, 1 1 td. (fully paid) 10.— notn. Bruseli Tin Mining Co., Ld. 3. —buyers Cliendariaug Hydraulic 'l'iu Mining
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      PRODUCE.
      175 1 I’m 5 72.80 Gold leaf 79. B. Pepper (\V. Coast Blba.soz.)s 20 nuin. White Pepper 60 twin. Trang Pepjjer S 25.— seller* Cloves (picked) 66. Mace IK) —sellers Mace Pickings 80. —sellers j Nutmegs 110 s 42. —sales l No. 1 6 60 nam. I Sugar 2 no stock.
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  • Shipping.
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      ARRIVALS.
      104 1 fl<* Kwri, Br. s.s. 209, Russell. sth Aug., Deli, 4th Aug., Gen., —M. L. A Co. Vidar, Br. s.s. 191, Nichol, 4th Aug.. Port Swettenham, 3rd Aug., Gen. I\ G. Co. Langkat, Hr. s.s. 194. Liddell, sth Aug., i’eluh Anson, Ith Aug., Gen., —K. G. Co. j Petrel, Br.
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      DEPARTURES.
      53 1 sth August. j Malta Vajirunhis, for Edie, T. Serna we, Segli, Pulo Well and Olehleh. Perak, for Port Swettenham and Malacca Sportsman, for Setul. Hebe, for Deli. Satnbia, for Singapore, China and Japan. Lady Weld, for Teluk Anson. Un Peng, for Perlis A Setul. Klstna, for Port Swettenham, lvuala
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      IN PORT.
      70 1 Ho Kwei, Br. s.s. 209, Russell, stli Aug Deli, 4th Aug., Geu—H. L. Co. Vidar, Br. s.s. 191, Nichol, 4th Aug., Port Swettenham, 3rd Aug Gen. K. G. Co. Langkat. Br. s.s. 149, Liddell, sth Aug Teluk Anson,4th Aug.,Gen.,— K. G. Co. P i:»'.»!,, Dr. .-.3. I»*4, 1011
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      EXPECTED.
      51 1 Veeael* From Ajcut* I)ue Austria iColombo S.K.&Co. 7th Aug. Fitzpatrick j Rangoon H.C.&Co. 7th Pundua Rangoon H.L.&Co. 8th Bucentaur Singapore B.ACo. 8th A. A pear Singapore A.A.A.Co. 8th Beuarty (Singapore S.B.ACo. 12th Liglituiug Calcutta Formosa Aden A. A. A.Co. 12th P.&O. 13 th G. Apcar Singapore A. A. A.Co.
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      SAILINGS.
      57 1 1 For Ajtut* 1 heituee Austria Singapore IS. K. A Co. Hth Aug Pundua P. S’hain ill.L.ACo. :8 th Fitzpatrick Rangoon H.C.&Co. 9 th Bucentaur Colombo B.&Co. 9th 9th A. A pear jCaicutta A.A. A.Co. Benartv Loudon •S.B.&Co. 12th Lightning jSingapore A. A. A.Co. loth Formosa 'Singapore P.&O. C.
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      MAILS CLOSE
      98 1 For Langkat and Paugkaian Brandan—Per Petrel, to-morrow, I p.m. Port Swetteuhain Per Vidar, to-morrow, 1 p.m. I ttu Bahru A. Asalinn Per H. llufeieyn, morrow, 2 p.m. Port Swetteuliam and Singapore Per Aeayyee. to-morrow, 2 p.m. Deli Per Malaya, to-morrow, 2 p.m. Teluk Anson—Per ljanykat, to-morrow, 2 p.m.
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      PASSENGERS.
      33 1 Inward- Per “Ho Kwei,” (loin Deli. Messrs. Cornfield. Ng Ah Toon, E. H. Signal. Suttins, Wagner, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Muir. Per Hebe.” from Singapore, Messrs Ludwig, Wallays, Ralverty.P. A. Andrew.
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
  • Obituary
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    34 1 Deaths On 25th July, at Hongkong. Max Hernfeld. aged 28 years. On July 6th. at Framglingham. Suffolk, Thomas Dowsing (father of Felix Thomas Dowsing editor of the Royal Cornwall Gazette in his 87tli year.
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    Agri-Horticultural Show.
    417 2 Official Program*®. Following is the programme of the Show opened by His Excellency the Governor and High Commissioner F. M. S. at Kuala Lumpur to-day:— Friday, sth August. S a.m.—Judging in all divisions will l*egiu. 10 a.in.—li. Vi the High Commissioner, Sir John Anderson, K.c m.g., and Miss
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      133 2 AMERICAN DENTISTRY, Jnu. RABE, D.B.S. Temfohauy Office, KUNN YMEPH,'’ NOKTHAM KOAD, Hours 9 a.m. to 1 i».m. vv J ANTED: Permanent Coon Office Rooms or House, with good Northern Light, furnished or unfurnished, 2-6-04 388 Through Passages to Europe. Dta Koninkiijke Pakclvaart Maatschappiji Stoomvaart Maatsciiappij Nederland.” rpil ROUGH passage tickets
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      2922 2 HOMEWARD PASSAGES SAILING AUGUST To Havre £2B First Class 20 Second Class Includiug Table Wine. Passages Booked to All Parts. NOTICE. M u Monthly sailing» about 12th of each month from Singapore. Passengers are Met by Messrs Thus. Cook Sou, aud every assistance given to all parts. GOSLING Co., Passenger
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      1869 3 S ■v. Kmjieeted arrival and Departures. A Mail Service. Outwards. Aiifr Ih is.s. Ckusan connecting with s.s. Himalaya 1 M.s. Bengal <lo H.B. India 14- s.s. Malta do s.s. Britannia Homewards. Aug. 6 s.s. HuUnarat do 20 8.8. Simla do 3 8.8. 'oromaudtd do 17 8.8. Cliaxan do B.s. Egypt
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    The Straits Echo.
    82 4 I Justice ntiiflcß every bo*ly, and jnstice Established June Ist, 1903. Published daily (except Sundnyf at rnx CRITERION PRESS, Lil., No. 226-282, Beach Street, Penang. PRICK UAII.Y, LOCAL »24 per him..mh OUTBTATIONB Fostage Extra MAIL EDITION (EoH Free) 15 CAKLK ADDRESS: E c h o—P e n
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  • Current Topics.
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      The Bubble Empire.
      312 4 Thus the Free Press topicist re the pricking of what the Echo long since wrote down as the greatest bubble the world has ever known —Never in history was there ever such an illustration of the adage Pride shall have a fall” than that now exhibited to
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      Chinese Labour.
      491 4 Mr. Tan Tek Soon delivered a lecture on Chinese Labour on Friday last before the members of the Chinese C. Association, Singapore, Mr. Song Ong Siang, m.a., presiding. The speaker's address lasted nearly an hour and was listened to with much interest. After a lengthy preliminary canter Mr.
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      Side-Lights on the War.
      626 4 In a recent issue of this journal it was stated that the Quarterly Review had published an article written by a Russian official in high position to which the Times attached considerable importance. By the mail to-day we received London exchanges, among them the L. C.
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    Penang St. Andrew's Society.
    890 4 The annual general meeting of the above •Society was held in the Chamber of Commerce yesterday afternoon, there being a very good attendance. Mr. J. 6. Allan occupied the chair. The minutes of the previous meeting having been read, the accounts of the past year, showing
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    The Governor’s Tour.
    942 4 His Excellency in Lower Perak. (From Ovr Own Correspondent.) His Excellency Sir John Auderson, K.c.M.G., Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Straits Settlements and High Commissioner for the Federated Malay States, on Tuesday last paid a visit to Stiawau, a mukim in the district, of Lower Perak. His
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      412 4 S«N rwrw To-day’s Advertisement. WARREN’S CIRCUS SOLE AGENTS MENAGERIE of PERFORMING WILD ANIMALS. \ND MANUPACTURERS GRAND OPENING NIGHT, Tuesday, 9th August 1904. OK THE Preparations for the Teeth Ueeom ito*tided by Dr. R. H. LAMB, AMERICAN DENTIST. LOCATION Dato K ram at Gardens, Commencing at 9 p.m. Teaberry Tooth Powder.
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      7 4 FUNAGOYA WATER. ft lister <s Co., Ltd.
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      12 4 STEARNS’ WINE strengthens the Bititeller to «lisn&e of the lungs au<l passages.
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    THE WAR.
    484 5 Doomed Port Arthur. Russian and Japanese Views. The Russians Trapped at Liaoyang. Echo Special.) Tokio, 4 August.—General Oku reports that the Russians are retreating continually northward since the -iid instant. On Wednesday the Japanese occupied Haicheng and Newellwang, advancing thirty miles northeast of the port of Newchwang. (Supplied
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      Fiscalitis.
      39 5 Speech by Mr. Chamberlain. (Supplied by Keutcr.) LondoO, b August. —Mr- Joseph Chuiiilierhtiti has addressed ji meeting of 1 2,000 agriculturalists at Welbeek, vigorously advocating a policy of protection as equally, in «lie interests of agriculture and industry.
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      The Agricultural Show.
      208 5 Opened by the Governor To-day. (Echo Special.) Kuaa Lumpur, 5 August. —The Perak exhibits for the Agricultural Show arrived by special train on i Wednesday. The train from Taiping yesterday was an hour late, owing to its having two conches attached full of exhibits from Ivwala Kangsar.
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      The Tronoh Mines.
      50 5 Record Sales of Tin-Ore. (Echo Special.) Ipoh, 5 Aug.—The 4,290 piculs 71 catties of ore taken out of the Tronoh Mines in July lias realized 8170,937.74, which far exceeds all previous records. It is understood here that the output in August will even exceed July's splendid returns.
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    The Red Sea Raids.
    444 5 This Expedience or the P. A. O. L|nek Persia. Bombay, 24‘July.—Captain Henning of) the P. O. Persia gives the following! account of his meeting with the Volunteer cruisers' in the lied Sea on the 17th: As the Persia came up on «he scene, the Hussions were
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    Tin.
    112 5 London. 15 July.—The market, after being exceptionally quiet and steady, rose t >-dav on American enquire, and we close at JC II9 ss. cash, and !> 10». there months. There is no demand from consumers, and speculation is dead. In the East the Chinese ltougbt all supplies; shipments so
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    Chinese Social Union.
    158 5 A Chinese JSocial Union has i»eeii formed in London, says the writer of the London Letter appearing in the Straits Chinese Magazine. Its object is to entourage all Chinese residents iu Great Britain to meet in the metropolis once a year and so know each other, as
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    The Late Mr. Kynnersley.
    465 5 The London and China Express of 15th July notes, with much regret, the death of Mr. Sueyd-Kynuersley. It. says Mr. Charles Walter Sneyd-Kynnersley, d. M. 0., died suddenly on 11th inst.., at Wimbledon. Mr. Sueyd-Kynuersley, who only retired recently from the Straits service and had been
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    Abolition of Lekin.
    97 5 We learn from tlie north that in accordance with the provisions of the Anglo-Chinese and American-Chinese Commercial Treaties, and the new treaties with Japan and other States, the Chinese Foreign Office has sent instructions to the V iceroys and Governors of the provinces informing them that as
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    A Malay Exhibit.
    512 5 j Private View or the Malay Children's »J Exhibits for the Kuala Lumpur Show. Tailing, 1 August.—Anyone who is 1 labouring uuder the delusion that Malay children cannot work and hick intelligence should have paid a visit to Mr. Collinge’s office this morning; it would-have dispelled any
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    Chinese for the Rand.
    343 5 The mine-owners of South Africa are doubtless congratulating themselves that the first I latch of Chinese coolies has arrived at flic gold fii-lds ou the handsome wage of 815 per month for three years. They cannot however consider the Chinese labour problem as satisfactorily sol veil
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    Dress at the Races.
    463 5 Continued J roui Ye-tenia y'e Instt-e.) T h e Aide-de-Camp sported a tierce moustache. The Private Secretary looked pensive and ready of address. One of the Clerks of the Scales ati tempted to conceal f himself behind a large brown bag which he bril>eda well-known resident
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      5 5 4>IS'JS. McAUSTBR «S Co.. Ltd.
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      7 5 JUNULE FURUI'tUKE. Me dlister A Co.. Ltd
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      17 5 John Bazley White Brothers' “LION BRAND” PORTLAND CEMENT. San diland t, Buttery A Co.. Sole Importers Penang.
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      61 5 WA NTED EVERY GENTLEMAN IN THE Straits Settlements, Federated Malay States >and Netherland Indies TO COSE AND INSPECT OUK NEW SHIPMENT OF PANAMA HATS. Ellwood Son's Helmets, Tweeds, Alpaccas and Drills. MIRR O R S iu various sizes. BEDSTEADS. Steel Trunks, Leather Bags, Cash Boxes, Bentwood Chairs, etc., etc. SIN
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      167 5 TOWN BALL, To-morrow, Saturday, 6th August THE STANLEY OPERA Co. Farewell Performance AND Complimentary Beuetit tendered lo Miss Fanny Stanley who will appear in her popular and favourite character SERPOLETE in the successful Comic Opera “Les Cloches de Corneville” (by Peau^uette.) For Caste see Handbills. Box Plan now opened—this evening
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      619 5 To-day’s Advertisements. Penang Horse Sales. Saturday, 6th August, at a.m., At the Horse Repository, 16 Leith Street, A. Campbell (Proprietor) IMPORTANT AUCTION SALE OF Well-known Race Horses, DELI PONIES, TURN OUTS, TRAPS, HARNESS, &c„ &c. Entries include the Penang Griffins Tiddly Wink*, O'Scineor* Sweet if ell, Colleen Hawn, Reformer and
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      1141 6 CHUBB'S SAFES. CHOO CHDAH KEOKS Go. i?' i eg x m ¥2 L Ship Chandlers, 2J, Beach Street. The Shanghai Hongkong Building Loan Investment Co Ltd. (Established 1896.) HAVE JUST RECEIVED A LARGE SHIPMENT OF A VARIETY OF GOODS INCLUDING Sheehan’s Patent Filter AND i been appointed as the Advisory
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    Kwangsi Rebellion.
    182 7 Canton, 21 July.—Very bad newB have reached Canton about the situation at Kwangsi. The left here on Saturday II a.in. for Kwei Lin, under orders from Peking to suppress tlie rebellion within three mouths. The rebels have looted the Taot-ii's yainen at Laochaofu, and carried about $300,000 from
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    Men who are Talked About.
    595 7 It is a singular coincidence that the two men who have been most talked about in the Straits Settlements during the past few months were both educated at Scottish Universities. Sir John Anderson, the new Governor of the Straits, is an Aberdeen University man and
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      1725 7 INSURANCES. The Penang: Kean Quan Insurance Co., Ltd. Hkau Oi kick No. SS, Bkjcii Strekt, Pekasg. HOARD OF MRKCTORS. Mr.ChuugThyePhin 'J'iiu Kliettiu Oon j Lini Tetuig llooi j Koh Hooi Quail j fjiin Boon Nye Lini Suu Ho Yeoh Geok Kent j Lim Qim Yeong Lim Teo\/ Saing Olieali Tele
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      97 7 LIME! LIME! LIME! Direct from the Kiln.) IMF (produced from limestone), either I J slaked or unslaked, can be supplied in any (juautity. As strict attention is paid to the selection of the kind of limestone and wood used in burning our Kiln, our lime could hardly lie surpassed l>y
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      1772 8 WE STUDY YOUR INTEREST. SEAWAY, LAHMW Si Co., PIAH6 THE "FETTER "PATENT BON TIN LUM 4 Co., PETROLEUM ENGINE. BEG TO ANNOUNCE Thai their Premises will not be closed on Saturday at 3 o’clock as usual, so as to enable their numerous Customers who ha\c been disappointed in making their
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