Straits Echo, 17 December 1904

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    35 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDF.RATBD MALAY STATES, AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY. VOL. 2. $24 Per Annum. PENANG, SATURI>AT, 17th DECEMBER, 190*. Single Copy, 10 cents, No. 289.
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    Domestic Occurrence.
    17 1 Birth. At Shanghai, on the 7th Deer., the wife of R. Sutherland, of a son.
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    HIGH WATER.
    38 1 For Week ending Friday, Dec. 23, 1904. A.M. P.JM. Saturday, 17tli 8.30 8.55 Sunday, 18th 9.20 945 .Monday, 19th 10.10 10.35 Tuesday, 20th Jl.— 1125 Wednesday, 21st 11.50 Thursday, 22nd —4O ]O5 Friday, 23rd 120 1.45
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    FIXTURES.
    31 1 To-im v. 11 tli Day, I lth M oou. Opera Stauiboul,9 p in. To-.m or icow. 12th Day, 11 th Moon. 4th Sunday iu Advent. Church Services see page 5.
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    P & O. SAILINGS.
    47 1 P O. SAILINGS. .Mail Service. Hi I WAKI.S. i|..AIR»VAUI.-, Coromandel 2:2 Dec. Nubia 24 Dec. Simla o Jan. Bengal 7 Jan. Kxtra Service. OCTW x Hlili. i |o;.l Rtv i: it* Fairna .10 Dec. Candia JJ Dec. Forworn 10 Jan. I Socotra 19 Jan. B&S?' hoi pailiciliiils
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    THE MOON.
    15 1 O Full Moon Dec. 23rd 12 21a .m. Last Quarter 29th 12.14 p.m.
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    MAILS DUE.
    23 1 ludian Zaidn 17 Dec. China (Nnbia) 24 English (Coromandel) 24 China (P. E. Friedrich )28 German (Bayern) 30 China (Zaida) 30
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    Port Arthur.
    1597 1 Graphic and Dramatic Narrative of Refugee from the Falling Fortress. Port Arthur will never surrender, said Mine. Karadetf, the French wife of a Russian civil officer, who was among the refugees on a junk that escaped from the beleagured fortress before the Japanese captured 203 Metre Hill. “The
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    EXCHANGE.
    131 1 Puna no, 17th DecbJuikk < liy court**y of the Chnrl*r*tl think. London Demand Bank ..l/ll, r 4 iiiourti*’ sight ...I Jim 3 Credit I /11 a 3 Documentor* ...I/11J Calcutta. Demand Bank Its. 1 15} 3 «lavs* sight Private N7] Bombay. Demand BhiiK' 145. J 3 days* sight Private
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    PRODUCE.
    167 1 fill. f 77.50 buyer* Oold leaf 79! B. Pepper (W. Coast 2lbs.5o£.)$ 25.50 teller# White Pepper S 37.50 teller*: l'ning Pepper out of season Cloves (picked) out of season Mace 84 —sellers Mace Pickings 74 50 sellers Nutmegs 11 Os 40. —buyers i' No. 1 0.10 nom Sugar 2
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      ARRIVALS.
      73 1 Malaya, Ger. s.s. 901, Block. 17th Dee., Deli, 15th Dec.. Gen B. M. A Co. Quorra, Br. s.s. 130, Witt, 16Mi Dec., Laugkat, 15th Dec., Gen.—K. B. A Co. Canton, Br. s.s. 105, Mericau, 17th Dec., Teluk Anson, 16th Dec., Gen.. —Ah Hing. Segovia, Ger. s.s. 3,796, Scliotnfeldt, 16th
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      DEPARTURES.
      65 1 17th December. Quorra, for Langkat. Valentijn, for Langkat and Pangkalau Brandau. Jin Ho, for Langkat. Petrel, for Langkat and Pangkalan Brandau Cornelia, for Deli. Langkat, for Teluk Anson. Kistua, for Port Swetteuhain, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore. Moesel, for Edie, T. Semawe, Segli, Olehleh, Pulo Well, Padang and Batavia. Zaida,
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      IN PORT.
      31 1 Malaya, Ger. s.s. 901, Block, 17th Dec., Deli, 15th Dec., Gen.,— B. M. A Co. Canton, Br s.s. 10"., Mericau, 17th Dee., Teluk Ausou, 10th Dec., Gen., —Ali Hiug.
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      EXPECTED.
      75 1 1 1 1/* 1 ut //Ml' Jtzchore Singapore B.M &Co. 19th Dec. 0» Kill Siugapor H.L.&Co. 19 th A rcadia Hamburg B.M.&Co. 20th C. A pear Calcutta A.A.A.Co. 23rd Oro DenbigGlasgow S.B.&Co. 25th shirt London B.&Co. 25th C.»pn Singapore B.M.&Co. 25th lwiilarig Loudon S B A. Ci). 27th I’a!
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      SAILINGS.
      69 1 i bo 1tzchoe Marseilles iB.M.&Co. ll>tli Dec. Coen Pulo Well H L ACo. 19 th Arcadia Singapore B.M.ACo. 20th 0. A pear Singapore A.A.A.Co. 23rd Oro Singapore jS.B.ACo. 25th Den lugsliire Singapore jB.ACo. 25th Capri Bombay B.M.&Co. 25th Benlang Singapore jS.B.&Co. 27th Palma Singapore iG.W.ACo. 2«th Bayern Singapore |B.M
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      MAILS CLOSE
      65 1 Fok Deli—Per Hebe 19th instant, 10 a.ui. Deli—Per Malaya 19th instant, 10 a.ui. Tongkah—Per Rotorua, 19th instant. 1 p.ui. Asahau—Per Taw Tony, 19th instant, 1 p.m. Batu Bahra and Asahau—Per Tony Ckay Un, 19th instant, 1 p.m. Port Swettenhain—Per Mary Austin, 19th instanL 2 p.m. I’angkorVid Teluk Anson—
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
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      108 1 IHARTYN Co. WHISKIES. P. Moir Crane <& Co.'s CYLINDER OIL. Sandilands Butterv <£* Co. McAlister Co., Ltd. JP E N A N G. AMERICAN CARTS. Built expressly to our own specification. «Just arrived from America. The McAlister” Cart T »130 First National Cart No. 3 185 Eureka Cart 225 Schler
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      53 1 I W. Cornfield, Tailor and Outfitter, 23, UEACH STREET. JUST OPENED A Large Selection OF THE Marlborough Excelsior Comic Pictorial X mas New Year Cards and Postcards. 25% REDUCTION. ON jf, TOYS. ff/ fa 0 9 0 0 0 w ff TOYS. A TOYS. W. CORNFIELD, Temporary Premises 23c 23,
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      21 1 The taste is pleasant of St earn*' Wine, unlike other preparations of Cod Liver Oil that disturb the stomach. Aids digestion
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      21 1 Very palatable, even children enjoy to take it, but it is Stearns Wine, not the others. Far better than any emulsion.
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      22 1 mmn a mliiu Genuine Pilsener Beer. Charles Robinson Commissions Executed VICEROY’S CUP AND TRIALS. Tels Resistance—Calcutta N. B.— Answers must be prepaid.
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
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    In the Wilde of New Guinea.
    1185 2 /«(iventures A Trave >- j hKitk is at present in Singapore Mr. 11. Walker, a traveller of some note who ac00mpa 1 lied the Government Exploration Expedition into the until then unknown regions of Hritish New Guinea two years ago. Stirring indeed were the
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      5 2 K N i "*P up.
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      458 2 HUNTER FOR SALE. A BROWN AUSTRALIAN MARE, 8 vears old, a good jumper, very fast, up to any weight, quiet in saddle. Veterinary certificate as to soundness.* Price $6OO. C. H. MASON, Central Hotel. 28-11-04 u.c. 846 FOR SALE. A HIGH Strong Ceb Spring Basket Trap, only two years in
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      636 2 WANTED Office and Godown situated 'J in or near to Reach .Street. State rent and particulars W c/o Strait s Ecli>. 18-11-05 821 WANTED TWO or three Compositors for Job Department. Good wages to competent men. Apply to CRITERION PRESS, Ltd. 17-11 04 FOR sale:. THE WORLD’S GREAT CLASSICS m
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      1011 2 uited State Ech--821 b Depetent Ltd iSICS Cost a.” Echo. MAi lines Echo. load. EE. 64 Limestone Lime! Superior Limestone Lime can always be had at The Padang Kengas Lime Manufacturers’ Agency, 424, Penang Road. 29-10-04 3 mbs 774 TO LET. PREMISES No. 302, McAlister Road Immediate entry. Apply to
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      1776 3 o 5 T Expected arrival and Departures. Mail 8ervice. Outwards. Dec. 22 8.8. Coromandel connecting with 8.8. India Jau. •> 8.8. otmla do s.s. Briannia 11* 8.r. Chusan do s.s .Mongolia Feb. 8.8. Bengal do S .s. Oceana Homewards. Dec. 24 s.s. Nubia do Jan. 7 s.s. Bengal do 21
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    The Straits Echo.
    58 4 Jwttrf fvfrybmly, unil jiatice alone. (»100,1 Established Jims Ist, 190.1. Vnblinheil ri: 11/ (eicepr Ktivttlny*.) AT THI CRITERION PRESS, Ld., No. 226-232. Beach Street, I’onang. CAULK AimKKKK: “Ecli o —P eiia ii g Telephone No. 188 All Clie<iuw mnl Money Onters should be crossed and be made
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    In Darkest Penang.
    831 4 Municipal President Sheds Light. The P.G.’ Neither the Authorised nor the Correct Version. Thk President of our Municipal Commission lias spoken and by his utteri ances yesterday shed a lurid light oil I mnc h which before was as little comprehended by the man-in-the-street as the problems
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    Ratepayers’ Associations.
    574 4 We read iu the Straits Times of Wednesday that a proposal to form a Hatepayers’ Association has met with ready response from some six score of people from among some of the most influential of the community of Chinese, Arabs, Bombay men, Europeans, and Eurasians, who signified their
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    The Burial Grounds By-laws.
    2031 4 Chinese Not Yet Satisfied. Thk Cow mission eus Pass Them. BUT THEY LACK CONFIRMATION As stated in our last issue, a very much amended set of Burial Grounds By-laws was submitted at yesterday’s meeting of the Municipal Commission for approval, and are reproduced in a supplement
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    Penang Hills Railway.
    67 4 Progress Report, Since the date of last report the railhead lias been advanced to peg 48' Most of the men on the works are employed hauling up the permanent wav material from the stack at peg 31 to a new stack at peg 51. The Reservoir walls
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    Wedding.
    143 4 entham—Saunders. This afternoon at four o’clock the wedding took place in St. George’s Church of Sergeant James William Vautham, r.g.a., the popular drill instructor and sergeant-major of the Penang Volunteer Corps, to Miss Alice Saunders, who came out from home bv the German mail a fortnight ago. The ceremony,
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    The Car Question.
    185 4 i Un*, of the Ladies wriles under date C,e 13th December to the Kuala Lumpur Mad;— Smee you invite correspondence on this subject of railway carriages, may 1 as one of the English women in whose supposed interests the subject is more particularly raised—sav that I generally
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    Opium.
    429 4 Drastic Measure to Check 1 Smuggling. Owing to the profits ou opium smugglin'' l>enig so handsome that no fine is effective enough to stop the little game, the Straits Government has, according to the Singapore limes, takeu definite action in the matter, and a policy of banishment has been
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    THE WAR.
    65 5 Port Arthur. Russian Optimism. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 17 Dec Reuter’s Chefoo correspondent wires that seven Russians with despatches have arrived there in a sailing boat from Port Arthur and have hastened to the Russian Consulate. They assert that the 'Japanese have lost three torpedoers by mines dm
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      Singapore.
      95 5 The Forgery Case (Echo Special.) iiuf n s‘ l !r- 7Dec Kc co who 10 ll f adur y Department, quitted* 8 reC T' y am sted !llld quitted on a cimrpv 0 forgery was re-arrested yesterday o.f "’f r he ap" V‘ r eCL who cash'd the alleged
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      Japan.
      34 5 Reduction in Taxation. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 17 Dec.—The Tokio Government has reduced the land tax, decreasing the Budget estimates by fourteen million yen aud showing a deficit now of ten million yen.
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      Kruger.
      75 5 The ex-Presideut s Funeral. (Supplied by Renter.) London, 17 Dec.—The fninral of ex-President Kruger was attended by it great concourse of Burghers, and the religious service was of the most impressive description. Tlie leading Dutch Ministers and leading speakers declared that the Boers were loyal to the new Hag,
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      Fiscalitis.
      355 5 Mr. Chamberlain at Limehouse. (Suppliedby Reuter.) London, 1 (I Dec.—Mr. Joseph Chamberlain has reopened his fiscal reform campaign. In addressing four thousand workingmen at i.imeliouse, he dwelt especially upon the advantages of his policy for the working classes. lie said that it was impossible to maintain the protection of
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    Hargreaves Testimonial Fund.
    712 5 Ihe following subscriptions are acknowledged with thanks F“rW* 11 SIUO Phuali (Jliin Beng 810 iSVrwS? 00 50 T N- Symons Jo L mR?S Uan S Eng Soon 10 JO UngßnkHoev ]o Id Ech 30 Yeo Boon Teas lo rt.» iTS- 2,5 Yeoh Paik Tatt lo Chang On
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    George Town’s Budget.
    1037 5 Criticised by the Governor. Surplus Revenue Too Small. At the meeting of the Municipal Commission yesterday afternoon the President intimated that he had just received the following letter from the Colonial Secretary Colonial Secretary’s Office. Singapore, II Dee., 1904 Dear Sir, —I am directed to acknowledge the
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    The By-laws Bungle.
    49 5 How doth the bold Commissioner, In voice aud figure meek, Approve some yards of by-laws and— Revoke the same next week r j How glildv doth he damn the press j As beastly incorrect, Yet still takes newspaper advice Y He has to, l suspect! Gjlah.
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    Training Notes.
    497 5 It rained verv hard fast night and had not completely stopped when the time for starting work arrived nevertheless, several jieople turned up to witness the training. The course proper was open at first, but the Clerk of the Course wisely closed it again, directing riders to work
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    To-morrow’s Church Services
    359 5 4th Sunday in Advent. St. Georok’s Church (Church of Englaml( Matins (Choral) 8 am. Holy Communion (Plain). H-3U a.m. Sunday Schooll. 5 p.m. 6 p.m. Evensong and Sermon. —Rev. H. C. Henham. Act. Col. Chaplain. Presbyterian Church (Northam Road) 9 a.m. aud 6 p.m. —Rev R. Y.
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    Winning Jocks on the Flat.
    164 5 I {Compiled from March 21 to November 11.) Mount* Ist 2nd 3rd Unpl. Madden, O. 756 154 113 92 397 20.37 Lane. W. 568 124 121 79 244 21.83 Maher. D. 4*6 112 80 68 186 25.11 Wheatley, B. 4XB 83 80 72 253 17.11
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    Wireless Telegraphy in Siam.
    714 5 Connection by wireless telegraphy has now been established between Bangkok and Kohsichang for about a fortnight, writes the local Times of the 30th ult. For the Bangkok station Mr. Collmanu's former residence near the General Post Office, in ihe City, has l>een utilized, and it is
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      989 6 For Infants and Children. MELLIN’S |food. For Infants and Children. KATZ BROTHERS, SOLE AGENTS. 920 Dr. W. MANSON. DENTAL SURGEON. Price Moderate Consultation Free. RESIDING AT No. 179 a, Carnarvon Street, About 20 houses from the Carnarvon Station. Mbs. Manson, having just arrived, will undertake all Dental Services for Chinese
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      624 7 X JB B amt) r o. 96, Ji ictwei SRocrd. «t- tf f u B e B s to ~01,- y *hat having engaged a Competent Malt oi 1 rofessional Riders, &c., at a eonsiderable expense to himself, he is now open SHOEING FORGE and VETERINARY INFIRMARY. To Train, Break
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      1038 8 If we do not advertise what you require write us and we can supply you! wbusaw njrnm do., HAVE JUST UNPACKED A LARGE STOCK OF TABLE COVERS. SPLENDID VALUE! NEW PATTERNS!! OUR OWN EXCLUSIVE DESIGNS. PRICES TO SUIT ALL. Large Stock of CARPETS JUST TO HAND. Special Purchase of Tapestry
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    BURIAL GROUNDS.
    2518 1 The Revised By-Laws for Registration. T t-h© ordinary meeting of the Municipal Commission yesterday afternoon the President laid on the table a list of proposed bylaws for the registration of burial grounds as revised and very much amended bv the sub committee. The by-laws, both original and amended,
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