Straits Echo, 9 December 1904

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    35 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONIC!.!: OF EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES, AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY. VOL- 2. $24 Per Annum. PENANG, FRIDAY, 9th DECEMBER, 1904. Single Copy, 10 cents, No. 282.
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    Domestic Occurrences.
    148 1 Births. On 26th OctoW last. at Stanhope House. PeuMtrn. Abergele. North Wules. the wife of K. Jones Hughes, of Hongkong, of a daughter, still-born. On sth December, at Blanche House. Singapore, the wife of the late H. Eschke. Consul-General of Germany, of a son. Marriages. On 29th Nor.,
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    FIXTURES.
    23 1 To-i*a v. ;lrd Day, 11th Moon Hari Raya. Opera Stainboul, 9 p in. To-morrow. 4th Day, 11th Moon. Opera Stainlioul, 9 p.in.
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    HIGH WATER.
    41 1 For Week ending Thursday, Dee. 16. I9<)1. A.M. P.M. Friday 9th 1.50 2.15 Saturday, 10th 2.40 3.05 Sundi iy,' lltli 3.30 355 Monday, 12th 420 4.45 Tuesday, 13th 5.10 5.35 Wednesday. 1 14th 6. 6.25 Thursday, 15th 6.50 7.15
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    P & O. SAILINGS.
    47 1 P O. SAILINGS. Mail Se Vue. uT W A KI»K. ilall K'V A Hits. Coromandel .22 Dec. A’ tibia 34 Dec. Simla o Jan. j Bengal t Jan. Extra Service. UmVABK*. iio.MKW Altos. Java 13 Dee. Ceylon Bee. Palma 37 j Candia 3‘J For particular* See Pa«e
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    Port Arthur.
    1854 1 History of the Siege. Graphic account of the fighting around the Gibraltar of the East. Following detailed account of the siege lias been supplied to the Times by Reuter’s Agency which received it hy wire from its correspondent with the besieging forces. It was despatched via Chefoo on
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    EXCHANGE.
    124 1 Penang, 9th December (litj courtesy of the Chartered Hunk,) ..wiition Demand Bank ...l/ll® 6 t months’ sight Bank ...1 11 3 Credit I /11J 1 3 Docutneiitn rj ...I/Ilf Calcutta. Demand Bank Its 144 3 Jars’ sight. Private 146 Bombay. Demand Bank 144 3 days'sight Private 146 Madras, Demand
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    PRODUCE.
    170 1 I’in f 77 Gold leaf <B5O B. Pepper \V. Coast- Xlbs.-vo/. 25.50 buyers White Pepper 38.— seller > Tiling Pepper out of season Cloves (picked) out of season Mace 84 —sellers Mace Pickings 76. sellers Nutmegs 110 s 41. —sales No. 1 0.10 nom Sugar 2 no stock. Basket
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    THE MOON.
    21 1 j i Fust Quarter... Dec. 14th 2.22 f.m. O Full Moon 23rd 12 21 am. Last Quarter 29th 1214p..m
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  • Shipping.
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      ARRIVALS.
      122 1 llok Canton, ISr. s.s. 295, Scott, Bth Dec., Acheeu, 7th Dec., Gen., —B. H. Hin. Mary Austin, Br. s.s. 121, Nichol, Bth Dec., Port Swettenham, 7th Dec., Gen., —K. G. Co. Ho Kwbi, Br. s.s. 209, Kussell, 9tli Dec., Deli, Bth Dec., Gen.,—H. L. A Co. G. Apcau, Br.
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      DEPARTURES.
      26 1 9th December. Perak tor Port Swettenham and MaLtcca Avaijyee, for Port Swettenham Singapore. La Ay Weld, for Teluk Anson. Pentakota for Singapore. Unity, for Rangoon.
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      IN PORT.
      80 1 Hok Canton, Br. s.s. 295, Scott, Bth Dec., Acheeu, 7th Dec., Gen., B H. Hin. Mary Austin, Br. s.s. 121, Nichol, Bth Deo., Port Swettenham, 7th Dee., Gen., —K. G. Co. Ho Kwbi, Br. s.s. 209, Russell, 9th Dec., Deli, Bth Dec., Gen —H. L. Co. G. Apcau,
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      EXPECTED.
      43 1 if Ayr at It He Beualder Singapore S.B.&Co. 10th Dec*. Sithouia Hamburg B.M.&Co. 10U. Palamcotta Kangoou H.L&Co. 12th GMeulogau London B&Co. 14th Java Suez P.&O. Uth Lai San ‘4 Calcutta B.<S:Co. loth Beularig London S B &Co. 18th Oro Glasgow S.B.&Co. 25th
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      SAILINGS.
      47 1 i rHutfly .1 ji'hIliV'IPt'» Benalder London IS B.&Co. dOtli Dec. Sithonia Singapore IB.M.&Co. i 10th Palamcotta j P. S’ham |H L.&Co. 12th Grleulogan Java Singapore B.&Co. Singapore P.&O. 13th Lai Sang Calcutta |B.&Co. 1 10th Benlarig Singapore jS.B.&Co. 18th Oro Singapore S.B.*tCo. i J 1 25th
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      MAILS CLOSE
      61 1 For Asahan—Pet Taw Tuny, to-morrow, 1 p.iu. Port Swettenliam—Per Mary Austin, to-morrow, 2 p.m, Ausou—Per Lany/cat, to-morrow, ifp.m. Singapore and Hongkong—Per O. Apcar, to-morrow, 2 p.m. Port Swettenham, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore—Per Kistna, to-morrow, p.m. Ceylon, Australasia, India, Adeu, Mauritius, Egypt and via Brindisi, for Europe, etc.—Per Simla,
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    MAILS DUE.
    53 1 China {Simla) glo Dee. China Preussen 14 English (Java) 14- (Teaman (Roan) 15 Indian Zamania) 10 The P. O. extra steamer Java.” laving left Suez on Friday, 25th idt., s expected to arrive at daylight ou Wednesday, 14th iust., and w ill leave for Singapore, China, and Japan,
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • Miscellaneous
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      28 1 WEATHER hk following report is kiudiv supplied I» 'li»> Signal Director of Fort CornwaliiH:— Tit** rainfall duniu» the '2 1 hours eude< at it a.in. lo-dav was nil.
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  • Obituary
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    35 1 Deaths. On 29th November, at Raiuroou. Amre. the dearly beloved wife of Edward A. Cornabe. At Rangoon, on 29th Nov.. Arthur Stephen Archibald, aged 12 years, dearly beloved voutigest son of Daniel and Mary McCartLv-lgo.
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    A Bank Held Up.
    1603 2 An Exciting Affair. Smart Detective Wokk. The Transvaal Leader of the stli Oct. lias a sensational report of holding up a bank which was frustrated by the smartness of the Johannesburg detective force, which in its success not only to capture criminals but to prevent crime
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
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      130 2 NOTICE B. I. S. N. Co.. Ltd. Christmas cheap excursions to Port JL Swetteiihaui and Singapore per s. s. Kistna are available from loth December, 1901, to 31st January, 1904. HUTTENJBACH LIE BERT A: Co., Agent*. 3-12-04. lmth 3tms a \vk 858 British India Steam Navigation Co., Ltd. Sea Trips
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    • Advertisement
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      1765 2 Municipal Notice. rpHE revision of the Assessment Lists foi houses and lands within the Muuici pality of George Town, Penang, for the vear*l9os, having been completed, and the Municipal Cominis-imiers having certified in terms of Section 1 of The jflTuiiieipal Ordinances 1896 to 1903 that no valid objection has been
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      1799 3 IAJ, y# T S. N. Co. Expected arrival and Departures. Mail Service. Outwards. Dec. 8 s.s. Malta connecting' with FARES BY MAIL STEAMERS. let Cla«* 2nd Clum To London by Sea £6O £4O To Marseilles or Gibraltar £56 £3B EXTRA STEAMERS. Intermediate Service. WITH excellent accommodation for a limited number
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  • Article, Illustration
    The Straits Echo.
    76 4 Jnatire sntinUo» everybody, and lattice alone.— hner»rm. Established June Ist, 1903. Published daily (except Snndny-O AT TUI CRITERION PRESS, Ld., No. 226-232, Beach Street, Penang. PRICE DAILY, LOCAL (21 per annum OUTBTATJONB Postage Extra MAIL KIMTION (l’««t Free! 15 CAIILK ADDKKBK: Ec ho—Penang.” Telephone No. 188. Editor.
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  • Current Topics.
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      Rubber.
      62 4 An ‘exclusive to the Times of Oeylon, dated London, 22nd Nov., states :—Messrs Lewis Peat have just concluded the purchase of six tons of Ceylon rubber at six shillings a pound—a record price. The rubber was from the following estates: —Culloden, EUakaude, Heatherley, Suduganga, Doronakanda, Elston, Weoya, and Polatagama.
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      The Pig Trade.
      241 4 In connection with the pg trade, it may be remembered that on Friday last we published the following para- graph: —“It is understood in certain quarters that pigs intended for slaughter can now be brought over from the Province, after inspection, but they must be landed only
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      The Cabul Mission.
      391 4 Thk Rangoon mail brings further news of the Cabul mission, tele- grams from Allahabad and Calcutta to the Rangoon Times informing us that the Amir has summoned to Cabul two representatives from each important tribe to remain at the capital during the stay of the British Mission
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    Tin.
    659 4 Lonuon, 18 Nov.—Tin has been very steady witli not much business doing, closing at <£132 10s. for cash, aud <£131 15s. for i three months. Consumers continue their 1 policy of buying from hand to mouth, while speculation at the moment seems to have directed all its attention to
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    Fancy Bazaar.
    1084 4 In Aid of Alexandra Home. ■> Yesterday afternoon a fancy bazaar in aid of the Alexandra Home for Destitute Women was opened in the Town Hall and attracted a large number of people, all anxious to see what manner of articles were to be offered to them and
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    A Singapore Scare.
    201 4 1 A Phantom Vessel Wit» Mines. In our issue of the 10th ult., it will be remembered, we published the following special from our London correspondent London, 9 Nov.—The Manchester Guardian hears that the Tsar has been warned that a vessel laden with mines has left Singapore,
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    New Calendars.
    672 4 We have to thank Messrs Paterson, Simons, Co., as agents, for a copv of the Year Book for 1905 issued with the compliments of Messrs Wilkinson, Heywood, Clark, Ltd., the well-known Loudon manufacturers of high-class varnishes, and also proprietors of Messrs David Storer Sons, the famed manufacturers of
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    THE WAR.
    363 5 Port Arthur Squadron Completely Destroyed. (Echo Special London, 8 Dec. (0.20 p)_The Central News is in receipt of a telegram from Tokio reporting that the remainder of tire Port Arthur squadron was annihilated to-day. The armoured cruiser Bayan (7,800 tons, 10 guns, 22 knots) was burnt, and the
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      France.
      145 5 I ranco-Siamese Convention. {Supplied by Reuter.') London, 8 Dec. —The French Senate, without proceeding to a division, has approved the FrancoSiamese Convention, which M. Delcasse, Minister for Foreign Affairs, said secured for France preponderance in the Mekong basin, without moving a soldier or expending a centime. The Anglo-French Convention.
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      Australia.
      41 5 The Colour Line. (Supplied by Heater.) London, U Dec.—Mr. Bn.ce omitli s amendment tD the Exclusion Law, relative to the admittance of Japanese to Australia, which was to have been move 1 in the An-tra-lian Parliament, has bee indefinitely deferred.
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      Austria and Turkey.
      58 5 Ultimatum Presented to the Porte. (Supplied by Heater.) London, 8 Dec,—Austria has presented to Turkey an nit in.,turn demanding the punishment of the Scutari officials who detained the mails, otherwise the Austrian fleet w dl proceed to the Levant. Turkey Yields. Loudon,9Dec.—Turkey has yielded to the Austrian
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    Tin Mine Returns.
    57 5 WE are indebted to the courtesy of (lie general managers for the returns for the Jviuta Tin ami Gopeng Mines for the month of November:— Kinta Mines Limited. Output 250 pkis. Approximate Value 812,000 Water Kent v 5*400 Working Expenses 5,00 J New Gopeng Limited. Unt-ut 234
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    Straits Development Co.
    549 5 The report of the Straits and General Development Company for the year ending 80 June last, shows a loss of £ft|J4)6. The Straits Development Co. was vvoimtl up in June of this year, aud the propertv at Pasoh transferred bv the liquidator, with a notice of forfeiture
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    Taiping Bazaar.
    921 5 By Tasmania. Taiping, 7 Dec.—“ The bazaar is a thing of the past” tired stall-holders say with a sigh of relief still, it is a matter of great satisfaction to know what an unqualified success it has been financially and otherwise, aud that all interested in church work
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  • PUBLIC OPINION.
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      THE SURVEY DEPARTMENT.
      485 5 To the Editor of tub Straits Echo. Bik, —Kindly permit me to draw attention to what strikes me as a queer anomaly respecting the Selangor Survey Department. A Mr. B had been an Assistant Draftsman in the Selangor Survey Department for several years on 825 a month.
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    France and Japan.
    369 5 In the course of the debate on the AugloFrench Agreement in the French Chamber on Bth ult. M. Delafosse said Indo-Cbina is an essentially precarious possession, which would inevitably be lost to them one Jay, either by the action of China or bv that of Japan. Everyone
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    Passengers.
    45 5 Inward —Per Malta,” from Colombo, Mr. E. S. Gregaon. From Loiulou, Mr. A. J. Slater, Mr. W. H. Hanson. From Brindisi, Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Ehden. Ouiward —Per Malta,” for Singapore, Miss Meldrum, Mr. C. E. S. Hall and Mr, and Mrs. Benjafield.
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    Penang Hill.
    1529 5 Impressions of a Visitor. I hose of us who have spent only a short time iu the Far East—indeed, those whose Eastern life has extended to many years—can easily associate November with driving rains, dripping umbrellas, slushy streets, wet knees, coughs and colds, and the like*. We cannot,
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
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      9 5 DAVID CORSAR SONS Well-known Navy Canvas. Sandilands Buttery Co,
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      215 5 THE SECURITY OK A Life Insurance Company i»S in the amount of its Reserve, in comparison to the Lmsiuess in force. The ratio of expense to the new business obtained. The interest-earning power and safety of its investments. The China Mutual Life Insurance Company, Ltd. (A level Premium old Line
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      625 6 For Infants MELLIN’S FOOD. ti and Children. For Infants The “Petter” Patent Petroleum Engine. and Children. KATZ BROTHERS, 3 The most Perfect Motor of the Day• SOLE AGENTS, 920 ALLAN IRVING, ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS GENERAL CONTRACTORS. 0 tm IMPORTERS OF HIGH R!N!*****S CLASS J ACCES FITTINGS AND Suppied to the BRITISH
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    PENANG TURF CLUB.
    1190 7 PROGRAMME FOR JANUARY MEETING, 1905. 1 Tuesday 24th, Thursday 26th, and Saturday 28th January. Z FIRST DAY. Tuesday, 24th January, 1906. 1. —The Maiden Plate. A Cap presented by His Excellency Sir John Anderson, k.c.m.g., with S750added by the Club. 1 A Race for Maiden Horses. Weight
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    Items of Interest.
    934 7 Thus Mr. A. Werner iu East and West It is pitiful to see how the African s very virtues have l>eeu wrested to his condemnation. If lie submits patiently to oppression, it is because lie is only lit to be a slave; if he is not vindictive,
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      828 7 notice. DAVID NATHANIEL, Established 1882. Architect, Lana Surveyor, Estimator, Contractor, Appraiser, Decorator, and Commission Agent, 304a, PERAK ROAD, PENANG. Telephone No. 57. 84c LIM SUN HO CHOP HENG MOH dt Co., 164, Beach Street, Penang. Importers of all kinds of European Cloth and General Commission Agents. 61c N. D. deSILVA,
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    • Advertisement
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      161 7 Kennedy Co. AGENTS FOR T. Clifford Wilkinson’s TJlNSJlN $6 50 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. Caidbeck, Macgregor Co.'s WINES and SPIRITS. Club Whisky, Exshaw’s Brandy, Bollinger Cham page, Irroy Champagne, Kupper’s
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      349 7 TEIK CHIN Co. General Storekeepers, l J rovisioners 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 MOULMEIN CIGARS, SIBERIAN BUTTER, WINES LIQUORS OK THE BEST BRAND. Dunville
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      22 7 STEARNS’ WINE is an ideal remedy for lung disease. Palatable, aiding digestion—assisting assimilation of food. It builds up and strengthens— Strain» Wine.
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      1294 8 Another Large Shipment of Goods Arrived Graham Co.. Ld., -F O R WHITEAWAY, LAIDLAW Co., PENANG. WHOLESALE CHEMISTS, 4 Reach Street Penang. Christmas Presents, Toys, Games and Dolls. Dressed and Undressed Dolls, all prices Musical Dolls from $lOO Tea Sets at 1.55 set. Floating Rnimals from 30 cts. Drums from
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