Straits Echo, 8 December 1904

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    35 1 Straits Echo OAILY CHRONICLE of EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES, AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY. VOL. 2. $24 Per Annum, penang, Thursday, sth December, too*. Single Copy, 10 cents, No. 281
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    Domestic Occurrences.
    152 1 Births. At Rangoon. on lOtli Novewbor, the wife of Tl. 1). Oliver, of a daughter. At No. 2. Bimp*on Road, Rangoon, on 23rd Nov., the wife of Mr. M. J. Nalmpiet, of a non. ON 27th Nov., at Rangoon, the wife of Halbard Steel, of a daughter. Marriages.
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    HIGH WATER.
    44 1 For Week ending Wednesday, Dec 15. 15*01. AM C.M. Thursday, Bth 125 Friday Pth 1.50 2.15 Friday, 10th 2.40 3.05 Sai unlay, llt li 3.30 355 Siiiniav, 12th 4.20 445 .Momhiy. 13th 5.10 5.35 Tuesday, 14th 6 6.25 Wednesday, 15th 650 7.15
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    P & O. SAILINGS.
    54 1 P O. SAILINGS. Mail Service. Out" Anns. I{o ,vi kwau i > s. Malta It Dec. Nubia ~!l Dec. Coromandel 22 Benya! 7 Jan. Extra Service. OI'TW A K ll*. j 1 l ,V| K VV It I Java 13 Dec. Ccy on 16 Dec. Tainui ‘J7 j (Jandia 3'J
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    THE MOON.
    22 1 Firi»l Quarter... Dec. 14th 2.22 p. m. 0 Full 3ioou 23rd 12.21 a .m. Last Quar 'tw 29th 12.14 p..m
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    War Items.
    1717 1 Thi: A km y OK Manchuria. I Kl SSIAN CuMJf AMiKK.s DtcCKIUKIJ. (/>*/ an It alum Correspondent of the Times lately with the Russian Headquarters.) oncluded from yesterday s issue.) Ihe episodes of the war are really comic. Kuropatkin was frequently reminded that the title of Ginvnokonmnduiusci (commander-iu-chief)
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    EXCHANGE.
    121 1 I’knano, Bth December <lly courtesy 0/ the Chartered Honk.} London Demand Bank ...1/11 5 4 months’ sight Bank ...1 11 3 Credit .1/11}? I n 3 Documentary ...1/11J- Calcutta, Demand Bank Jts. 144 3 days’ sight Private 146 Bombay, Demand Bank 144 3 days’ sight Private 146 Madras, Demand
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    SHARES
    201 1 Bersawiili Gold Miue Co.. L*l. 13. —sates Ranh Australian Gold Mining Co., Ixl S 4.75 sellers Redjang Ijcbung Gold Min mg Co., Isl J 220 —buyers IvadauaGold MiningOo„Ltd. (fully paid) l«l. non 1. Bruaeh Tin Mining Co., Ld. 3.50 setters Cheuduriaiig Hydraulic d ill Mining Co., Ld 10.— uotn.
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    PRODUCE.
    163 1 I' lll Hi-'lb buyer* Gold leaf 3 7850 B. Pepper VV. Coast- 3lbs. bot.)% 25.i»0 buyera White Pepper 38. —sellers Traug Pepper out of season Cloves (picked) out of season Mace «4 —sellers Mace Pickings 76.— seller* Nutmegs 110 s 41 .—tales No. 1 b.lO no in Sugar <
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  • Shipping.
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      ARRIVALS.
      90 1 Pekak, Hr. s.s. 297, Buchanan 7th Dec., Port Swettenham, 6th Dec., Geu.,— K. G. Co. IiADY \Y kli>, Hr. s.s. 245, Treweeke, Bth Doc., Teluk Anson, 7th Dec., Gen., Straits S. S. Co. Av agyek, Hr. s.s. 247, Morier, Bth Dtv., Singapore, Gth Dec Gen.,—K. G. Co. China, Aus.
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      DEPARTURES.
      27 1 Bth December. Jiu Ho, for Langkat. Cornelia, for Deli. Canton, for Pangkor and Teluk Anson. Ban Whatt Soon, for Port Swettenham ami Singapore. Pentakota, for Singapore.
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      IN PORT.
      48 1 Pekak, Br. s.s. 297, Buchanan, 7th Dec., Port Swettenham, 6th Dec., Gen., IC. G. Co, 1/ADY ei.d, Br. s.s. 245, Treweeke, Bt.h Dec., Teluk Anson, 7th Dec., Geu.,— Straits S. S. Co. Avagyee, Br. s.s. 247. Morier. Bth Dec., Singapore, 6th Dec.. Gen.,— K. G. Co.
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      EXPECTED.
      54 1 1 f* ro#i# A if at* b He Nam Sang Singapore B.&Co. 9th Dec. Malta Colom bo P.&O. ;9th Purnea Singapore tf.L.ACo. yth Benalder Singapore S.B.&Co. loth I’aluincotta Itangoon il.L ACo. 12th Glenlogau London B.&Co. :i4th Java Suez P.&O. I4th Lai Sang Calcutta B.&Co. 15th Benlang London S.B&Co. 118th
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      SAILINGS.
      55 1 Fa, 1 j*nt> Lea ret Mul t.i Singapore P.&O. 9th Dec. Nam Sang Calcutta B&Co. 9th Purnea Rangoon H.L.&Co. 9th Benalder London S B.&Co. 10th Palameotta P. S’liam H L.&Co. 12 th (Jleniogan Singapore B.&Co. 13th Java Singapore P&O. Lai Sang Calcutta B.&Co. 16th Benlarig Singapore S B.&Co. 18th
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      MAILS CLOSE
      75 1 For Singapore and China—Per Malta tomorrow, 7 a m. Port Swettenham Malacca—Per Perak, to-morrow, 2 p.m. Port Swettenham and Singapore—Per Avayyee, to-morrow, 2 p.m. Rangoon—Per Unity, to-morrow, 2 p.m. lelttk Anson—Per body Weld, to-morrow, 3 p.m. Port Swettenham—Per Mary Austin, 10th instant, 2 p.m. Port Swettenham, Kuala Lumpur
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    FIXTURES.
    23 1 'l'o-I)AV. 2ud Day, 11th Moon Opera Stamboul, 9 p ni. To- MORROW. 3rd Day, lltli Moon. Hari Raya. Opera Stamboul, 9 p.m.
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    MAILS DUE.
    91 1 English (Malta) 9 Dec. Chiua Chusan 10 China Preussen 14 English (Java) 1«• Ihe P. O. K. M. steamer Malta,’* having left Colombo at 11 a.iu on Sunday, 4th iust., is expected to arrive here at 5 a.m. to-morrow, 9th mst., aud will leave for Singapore and China
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      34 1 WEATHER I HK following i* kiu<ii« sntnuiert io 'lit' Nijfiisii 1 of l*on < 'ormvaiiis p.tn. i M.i» Y parent» >•»»! fv5 Fine X.W. The rainfall tluiim; iht* n ii.su. lo-dav was nil. '2i ilOUIK Olnhtii
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  • Obituary
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    12 1 Drath. At Tharrawadflv. Burma, on 22nd Nov.. Walter Edwin aged 45 years.
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    The Congo Atrocities.
    894 2 Mr. fc. I). Morel Interviewed. Mb. E. I>. Mokki., who last mouth left England for the United States of America iu order to present a memorial from the Congo Reform Association to President Roosevelt, and to pleat] for the cause of humanit y before the Poston Peace
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      76 2 STEAHNS* WINK is very palatable. Au excellent tonic tor children, especially if they are pa'e n«l thin. I>on<t delay. M Il»l he Stear uh It cures. Penang: Confectionery. No. 22A. iiKITH StUKKT, PEN A SO. 1 ublie of iVnang are hereby iu- toiiiH-d ilmi tiie above Km ablishinent naa been
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      1833 2 TEIK CHIN Co. General Storekeepers, Provisioned and Commission Agents. 25, HUGH LOW STREET, IPOH, Specialities ALWAYS ON HAND. REDDAWEY’S Camel Hair Belting, Crushed Food, Padi, Paints. BURRELL’S Boiled Raw Linseed Oil, Turpentine, Mining Candles, Manila Rope. BEST MOULMEIfl CIGARS, SIBERIAN BUTTER, WINES LIQUORS OF THE BEST BRAND. Dunville Whisky, lie
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      15 2 John Bazley White Brothers' “LION BRAND” PORTLAND CEMENT. Sa.ndlla.nds, Buttery Sole I moor ten Penang.
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      1715 3 4: 4Ml. Co. Expected arrival and Departure*. Mail Service. Outwards. Dec. 8 8.8. Malta connecting with B.h. Himalaya 22 8.8. Coromandel do 8.8. India Jhu. •> 8.8. Simla do k.h. Briaunia 19 8.8. Chut an do n.s. Mongolia Homewards. FARES BY MAIL STEAMERS. Ist C)a*n 2nd Class To Loudon by
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    The Straits Echo.
    76 4 Jti*ri<-« «M4sfle* everybody, »nd Jrietire «lone.-Km»»»'* F.stablisheil June Ist, 190.3. Fubliahed dully (UC<p( Mutiduye.» kj THB CRITERION PRESS, Ld., No. 226-232, Beach Street, Penang. PRICE: IMII.V, I.IM’AI. Hi per uunuiil OUTSTATIONH PwiHtte Kxtra «All. KHITION (I’liat Kteel 15 I'AHI.N AIMtKKKN: Ec ho—Penang.” TelephuiiH No. IBH. Edit" i.
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    The Cabul Mission.
    1766 4 [London, 6 Dec. —The Moscow correspondent of the Standard wires that a division of the Russian Army stationed in the Caucasus is under orders to proceed to the Afghan frontier.— Renter.] It is very doubtful whether, since the crisis which led up to war in the seventies,
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    Ratepayers’ Association.
    599 4 With such worthy citizens as Dr. P. V. Locke and Messrs Cheali Tek Tliye and Quah Beng Kee—all of whom have large interests at stake here—leading the movement which lias as its objective the establishment of a Ratepayers’ Association, there should, we think, be no doubt as regards
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    The Pig Trade.
    1161 4 The Hard Case of the Breeders How Their Lot Can Be Improved AND SWINE FEVER EASILY ERADICATED. In the course of a chat which a member of our Staff had with the Municipal Veterinary Surgeon in charge of the Abattoirs the other day the subject of the
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    Supreme Court.
    176 4 In Civil Jurisdiction. (Before the Hon. A. F. G. Law, Puisne Judge.) Re K. K. Rahman Chitty. v. Sahid Meekah and Kadek Tindal. The hearing in this suit, brought by a Chitty to recover 82,020, secured by a mortgage of two junks, which was liegun at the beginning
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    The Election.
    605 4 As intimated in our issue of Tuesday, at least. 3b7 votes were cast for Mr. Lim Eu Toll, the unopposed candidate for the vacant seat on the Municipal Commission created by the retirement of Mr. Quah Beng Kee. This constitutes a new record for an unopposed election, and
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      324 4 OPERA STAMBOUL Look! Look! When you have an Opportunity We Guarantee that you will like this piece. To-n ight! To-night:! Thursday, Bth December, THE Empire Theatrical Co. of Singapore will play At Tek Soon’s Theatrical Hall, Campbell Street, tor the first, time in Penang, specially «elected for the 1 adieu
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      6 4 Roofing tiles. Mcalistbr a Co.. Ltd.
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    THE WAR.
    416 5 The Tsar’s Armada. To Attack Formosa. (Echo Special.) Hongkong, 8 Dec.—The Hongkong Daily Press learns that a private telegram, ordering the making of certain arrangements, discloses the fact that the immediate objective of the Russian Baltic fleet is an attack upon the Island of Formosa. The Supplementary Squadron.
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      France.
      20 5 The Anglo-Freadb Convention. (Supplied Renter.) London, 8 Dec.—Tbe tVeueli Senate has adopted the Awg.U>French Convention by 2L*> too' votes.
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      Persia.
      53 5 Consignment of Explosives Stopped. (Suppl ed by Reuter.) Loudon, Bth Dec—A French steamer, bound from Marseilles to the Black Sea, has been stopped at Constantinople and forced to discharge h« r c treo, which consisted of a quantity of explosives, consigned to M. N:ius, the Belgian Director of the
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      Great Britain.
      54 5 Trade Returns (Supplied by Renter.) London. 8 Dec.—The Trade Returns for Great Britain for November show that imports have increased by three millions sterling, being an increase of two millions as compared with 1903. The eleven months of the year show increases of six-and-a-half and eight millions respectively
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      The Pope.
      24 5 A Royal Visit. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 8 Dec.—Priuce Arthur of Connaught has been received in audience by His Holiness the Pope.
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      British North Borneo.
      87 5 Sanguine Hopes and Expectations. 'Supplied by Render. London, 7 Dec. J. Jessel presided at the Xortn Borneo dinner, at which Mr. W. C. Cowie announced, amid cheers, that Mr. E. P. Gueritz had been appointed Governor of tl»e Chartered Company’s territory. He added that he was more
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      Tronoh Mines.
      40 5 Close on 4,000 Piculs last mouth. (Echo Special.) Jpoh, 7 Dec. —The output of the Tronoli Mines, Ltd., in November amounted to 3,770 piculs, 89 catties, valued at $170,092.29. Everything going well this month, and prospects quite satisfactory.
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    News in Advance of the Mail.
    316 5 (Maiigoou Times Service.) Bombay, 26th Nov.—Colombo telegrams, dated November 25th, state: —A Chefoo correspondent tells of a curious circumstance iu couuectiou with the last uaval battle ofE Port Arthur. He states that au enquiry, subsequently held, showed that, when Admiral Witgert was killed, four
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    A Pleasure Cruise.
    1342 5 Conspicuous amongst the numerous craft in the harbour yesterday morning was a trim-looking little piaster with flays aud bunting gaily stretched overhead from stein to stern aud running up the flag-mast. As a blood-hound tracks its quarry to its hiding-place, so an Echo reporter instiuctive- ly scented
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    States’ News.
    577 5 (,From Our Oim Correspondent) Ipoh, 6 Dec. —The first (statutory) ordinary general meeting of shareholders of the Chersonese Syndicate, Ltd., was held at the office of the Company on Saturday last, the ord December, at 11 a m. Mr Malcolm Duncan, of Cheuderiang, presided and gave a very
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  • PUBLIC OPINION.
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      THE RATEPAYERS’ ASSOCIATION.
      671 5 To the Editor op the Straits Reno. 1 Dear Sir, —Mr. Hutteubach seems to j have grasped the wrong end of the stick in his published views of the desirability or otherwise of a Penang Ratepayers’ Association. He seems to 1« under the impression that such a
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    Passengers.
    180 5 Inward —Per Lady Weld,” from Teluk Anson, Hon. J. Turner, Messrs E. M. Jan ion, H. Neefe, J. Armstrong, A. G. Stephen, M. R. Thornton, Dr. Ellery. Per Chowfa,” from Amoy, Mr. Krelts. Another native Roman Catholic pries! has been murdered by tl»e malcontents of Nin-liae in Chekiang province.
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      637 6 For Infants and Children. M ELLIN'S FOOD. For Infants and Children. The “Petter" Patent Petroleum Engine. Hi sr* KATZ BROTHERS, SOLE flCENTS. 92o ALLAN IRVING, ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS GENERAL CONTRACTORS. ifli IMPORTERS OF HIGH R!N53 69S CLASS ACCES fittings sories. "r-S. •**<•' tr, .4Ĕ* iJ The most Perfect Motor of the
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    SELANGOR TURF CLUB.
    858 7 PROGRAMME. j December 27, 29 and 31 1904. FIRST DAY. RACE I. The Maiden Plate.— Value $400. A race for Maiden Horses weight as per scale 10st.. an allowance of 141bs. to all ex-Griffius. Entrance $15. Distance. R.C. RACE II. The Selangor Stakes.— Value Sl,000and -$->0 for
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    Sievier's Bets.
    492 7 I’hk Well-known Sportsman Wins Under “The Gaming Act.” liobsie—l. 2, 3 x 25 Nabot —l, 2, 3 25 Snowdrop—l, 2. 3 25 This cryptic document was pnt in before the stern Lord Justice Stirling and staid Lord Justice Mathew in the Court of Appeal on 9lh ult., in
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    This Man Would Raise a Monument
    450 7 To the Famous Physician who Invented Dr. WILLIAMS’ PINK PILLS. Chronic Rheumatism was His Trouble. Cubed after 15 Years of Suffering. If I could afford it,” said Mr. Louis Loriaux, of Bandoeng, Java, I would raise a public statue to Dr. Williams, to show
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      906 7 NOTICE. DAVID NATHANIEL, Established 1882. Architect, Lana Surveyor, Estimator, Contractor, Appraiser, Decorator, and Commission Agent, 304a, PERAK ROAD, PENANG. Telephone No. 57. »4c LIM SUN HO CHOP HENG MOH Sc Co., 164, Reach Street, Penang. Importers of all kinds of European Cloth and General Commission Agrents. 6lo Penang Foundry Co.,
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      226 7 Kennedy Co. AGENTSFOK T. Clifford Wilkinson's T JlN&JlUT ***** per Case of 48 Pints. $7.00 per Case of 100. Wm. Younger Co., Ltd., MONK BRAND ALE and STOUT IN BOTTLE AND IN BULK. Caldbeck, Macgregor Co.’s WINES and SPIRITS. Club Whisky, Exshaw’s Brandy, Bollinger Champage. Irroy Champagne, Kupper’s Beer and
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      117 7 STEARNS’ HEADACHE CURE, can be obtained from all dispensaries (quickly by post). Gives instant relief. Avoid imitations. Keep the Geuuiue bandy. NOTICE B. I. S. N. Co.. Ltd. Christmas cheap excursions to Poit .L Swetteuham and Singapore per s. s. Kiatna are available from 10th 1004. to 31st January, 1001.
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      169 7 NOTICE Consulate for the Netherlands. LTP to Thursday the 19th of January 1905, at 10 a.ra. tenders will be received at the office of the Resident of the East Coast of Sumatra at Medan for the Farm having the right to retail opium in the Residency of the East Coast
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      1310 8 Another Large Shipment of Goods Arrived Cratiam c uU WHOLESALE -F O ¥t WHITEAWAY, LAIDLAW &‘Co., PENANG. Christmas Presents, Toys, Games and Dolls. Dressed and Undressed Dolls, all prices Drums from 75 cts. WHOLESALE CHEMISTS, 4 Beach Street Penang. Musical Dolls Tea. Sets from $lOO at /55 set. Battleships $l2O
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