Straits Echo, 18 March 1905

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    35 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE OP EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES, AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY. VOL. 3. $24 Per Annum. PENANG, SATURDAY. 18th MARCH, 1905. Single Copy, 10 cents, No. 61.
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    HIGH WATER.
    46 1 Kor Wmhl ending Friday. Mar -4 I‘.*Us. \.M r.M. Sat m «b> iHtli I» 8t25 Suudn\, 114r.1i 10.50 II lo Monday, 20th I 1 ,o 0 11 55 TlMwlar, 21st 1.20 111 WedliesdaV. 22ud... 2.10 2.35 Thursdav, 23rd d.- 3.25 Friday, 24th 3.50 4.15
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    FIXTURES.
    23 1 To-oat. loth Day\ llMii Moon. Town Hand. Golf Club, 0 p.ui To-mouroxy. 14th Day, 2nd M 001 l 2nd Sunday in Lent.
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    MAILS DUE.
    48 1 Kuglish (Peru) 20th Mar. China (P. Alice 22nd German (P. E. Freiterick) 22ml The extra P. «t O. steauiei Peru, having left Suez on Friday afternoon. 3rd instant, is expected to arrive at daylight on Monday, 20th instant, and will leave for Singapore, China and Japan.
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    THE MOON.
    26 1 O Full Moon Mar. 21st 11 .5tt.it a.m. Last, Quarter 28th 4.30.5 a.m. <> New Moon Apr. sth 6.18.7 a.m. First Quarter loth 4.30.7 a.m.
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    P & O. SAILINGS.
    43 1 P O. SAILINGS. Mail Service. 'tUTUAKIM. iIoMKIYAIIIiS. Coromandel 30 Mar Malta I Apr. Chusan 13 Apr Nvhm 16 lixlra Service. 'M tw uiM fto.akxv..teiMi. Peru Hl Mar. Japan '32 Mar. Poona l Apr. 1 Malacca 7 Apr fe«f I' or particulars .See Page
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    War Items.
    1317 1 UIxDKKM KITER3* 1 jOSisEs. A w KiTKii in the Times butt been intestii gating the actual and prospective I losses of Lloyd’s underwriters on war captures, and he finds that the war premiums taken during 1904 were larger than is generally supposed, and that after meeting all losses
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    EXCHANGE.
    117 1 Bkna.no. 18th March. I JJy courtesy of the Chartered Hank.) (x>ndon Demand Bank ...1/11, 9 4 months’sight Bank 1 3 Credit .II 1 1 f 3 Doeummitsirx ...2j Calcutta. Demand Bank its. 116 3 days’ sight Private 148 Bombay, Demand Bank 146 3 days’ sight Private 148 Madras. Demand
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    SHARES
    205 1 BersaxvahGold Mine Co.. LG. > K». seller* Raub Australian Gold Mining C<>.. Fid S 4.— noai. Redjang Lebong (Sold Mining Co.. Ld. J 230 noni. KabnnaGold M iningCo,,Ltd. (fully j»ai«l) lO.— noni. I’.niseii Tin Mining Co.. Ld. 3.75 buyer* Kurangait JL’in Miuing C 0..... 9.— seller# Iviiita Till Miues
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    PRODUCE.
    181 1 Gold ieat $7B B. Pepper VV. Coast 31b5.50z.)$ 23 —buyers White Pepper 37 —sellers Traug Pepper 8 24.50 sales Cloves (picked) 8 41. —tales M«ice 79 —sales Mace Pickings 69.— sale^ Nutmegs 1 lOs 39 .—sellers i No. 1 6.10 noiu Sugar 2 n** stock. Ifasket 6 25 soles
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  • Shipping.
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      ARRIVALS.
      42 1 I Canton, Hr. s.». |os. Marinin. 18th Mar., Teluk Ansou, 17th Mar. Gen.,- Ai, Hing. Bengal, Hr. s.b* ‘2,751, Philips, 18th Mar., Singapore. 16th Mar., Geu.,- P. ,V O Tara. Hr. s>. 3,651, Herringtou, 18th Mar., Singapore, 16th Mir., Gen. -H. < \>.
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      IN PORT.
      16 1 Canton, Br. s.s. 105, Mericuu, 18th Mar., Teluk Anson, 17th Mar., Gen., -Ah Hiug.
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      DEPARTURES.
      103 1 18th Mareh. H. Halttvi/n. for Halil Halira. i Tara for Negapatain ami Madras. Han IVha/t Soon, for I tell. Van tier Parra, for Deli. Tony Chat/ Ln, for Asalian and Hatu Halira Valenti}», for Pangkalan Hramiau, Langkat and Deli. Langkat, for Teluk Ausou. G. A/>car, for Singapore and Hongkong.
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      EXPECTED.
      84 1 i mmip .1 </*•«/• .1 N ic< 11 Moll linell 11. L.ACo. i. jlOtliMar. I’uruea. Kangoou II. L. A, Co. ,i!0tU Hera Suez A. A. A.Co. 20t li Si*‘.'ov 1,1 Hamburg lJ.MA.Co. |21 st Light mu*; Singapore A. A. A.Co. |23rd Iscliiii Singapore IJ.M.ACo: |2f>tll 1 Jenalder London S.B.&Co.
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      SAILINGS.
      72 1 AV„ l.t'HUf H J. Nicoli Moultnein H.L.&Co. 20th Mar. Puruea P.S’liam H.L.&Co. i20th Pera Singapore A.G.&Co. 20th Segovia Singapore B.M.&Co. 21. st I inir Calcut ta A. A A.Co. 23rd Ischia Bonihav B.M.ACo. 25th 1 U>ualder Siugapore S.B.ACo. 27 th E troll Singapore S.B.&Co. (10th Apr. Yindahoua Singapore S.B.&Co.
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      MAILS CLOSE
      77 1 For Asahau —Per Tn»' Tong, 20th instant, 1 p.in. PortSwettenhani Per Mary Austin, 20tli instant, 2 pin. Panukor ami Teluk Anson—Per Canton, •JOtli in stout., 2 p.m. Singapore, Honukong, Swsitow ami A, U ov —Per Hong Wan I, 20*li lustaut, 8 p in. Perlis and Setul—Per Uu Tong,
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      115 1 MARTYN Co. WHISKIES. WAYANG AISHAH” TO-MCHT TO-NKiHT I Our performance uiwier new management Conic one. Come all. dome great. Conic miiull. UsT Look out for our Special Clown to-night AT THK King Street Theatrical Hall A IIMISSION *l, 50 cts., 25 cts». IiAOIKS Um'Alks. cts. 50) 25) 15. Sole. IJo\
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      20 1 STEABNS’ WINE, after influenw and pneumonia. An ideal reconstructive tonic that gives immediate l»enefit. Increases weight, renews strength and vigor.
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      62 1 STEARNS’ WINE a greats, nutrient touic in convalescence from fever influenza and pneumonia. Gives benefit at once. For Singapore, Hongkong, Svvatow ant! Amoy. rpHE steamship Hong Wan Captain I Slaker, will leave for the above ports, on Monday, the 20th instant, at 3 p.m. For Freight or Passage, apply to
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      68 1 6DLDENBERG 4 ZEITLtI V V, i V Genuine Pilsener Beer Guardian Assurance Company, Limited. Established 1821. Sul>seril»ed Capital .£2,000,000 Total Invested Fund* up-i wards of 4,500.000 Total Annual Income *t' 4 50,000 r|IHE undersigned liave l**en appointed L Agents of tlie aWove Company at Penang, and are prepared to issiie
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    SMILE SEED.
    926 2 Durr ANM A AM* THI. TsAK. Scene The Alexaudiovsky Palace. Tsarbkoe Selo. (The T tsar discover'd weeping bitterly as Britannia points her trident at hint, in on < altitndt of withering scorn.) Britannia: Cowaid Caitiff! Tv rau t! Murderer! The Tsar lifting his eyes imploringly) Oh, please-—please don't
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      1879 2 W-A.3XrTI3I> 1 competent Book-keeper, Chinese or Eurasian. Apply with i testimonials to 14-3-05 Iwk 193 KENNEDY A Co. PAY CLERK. ’’'ANTED an Assimanj Pat Ci.kkk AN Ka.il wa\ Extension, salary £9O per uioutli. Security required $5,000 to be furnished 'through the F. M. States Government Officers Guarantee Fund. Application in
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      1814 3 /3 /o 8. N. Go. Homeward Mail Commencing with the s.s. “Coro- tnandel programmed to leave this Port ou the 4th February next, the Homewarti Mail Steamers may l>e expected to arrive at Penang every alternate Saturday, I adore davlight, sailing again not later than 10 a.m. the same day.
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    The Straits Echo.
    110 4 •iiiarue watiMie* over* laxly, :ui<l unties ai..ue.— Afi, June Ist, 190.1. rul)lif»ht»t! tlnily KmirfnyjO it rnw CRITERION PRESS, l.d„ •No. 226—222, Beach Sliooi. IV'lliUl^. PRICE I l»AII.V. I.OCAI. M im>* liiiniim OITM'ATIONS IWUjce Kxtm MAI I, KUITfOK (l’iwt Kreei §l5 I’AIM.r AUUKKSS E c li o —V
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  • Current Topics.
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      The Road to Penang.
      381 4 As we have bit tier to mentioned in our columns, a paper on The Road lo Penang was read by the President, Mr. A. Westen- hoi/,, at the opening meeting of the Engineering s**oioty ~t' Siam on the Bth inst. Tn addition to reporting the interesting
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      Butchers on Strike.
      1090 4 I*k>a.no i.s not alone in inning trouble at the present moment with its meat supply. The Bangkok Times of the util iiist. ha* tlie following I :—“The Bangkok butchers went on strike t*>day. They object to the demand of Mr. Leonard, the veterinary surgeon of the Local
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    ST. PATRICK’S DAY.
    853 4 Bali, at thk Town Ham. Yksxic*i>ay was St. Patrick’»* Jay, when all good Irishmen celebrate the memory of j their patron saint. and make the time one of merry-making. Hence the Irishmen of j j Penang, Province Wellesley, and the Feder- i ated Malay States decided this
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    Perak Mails.
    374 4 Ivch Blames Penaho: r r t L of io tw sin licit-needed «term in kepect to tl ,“*IW uiails~a telegram regarding which published only this week from* our L Correspondent, at, the front” i n Tinl.ni the Ipoh paper of Thursday last states -It is absolutely true that
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    OURSELVES.
    612 4 An Itinerant Critic." Tma Ipoh paper of Thursday (ltitii instant) reproduces in extenso the sens* of Echo specials from our Sjiecial Correspondent on Krian irrigation, the AtiHingof Malayan industries by the exhorbitant railway charges lor freight, progress in Ipoh, and mining prospects in Malawi. Our contemporary then ijievote.s its
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      218 4 PRITDHARD Si CO.. McAlister Co. Ltd IS. Hench Si reel. I'enttng. PENANG. Sterling Silver Goods. Wood’s Butter. We have now a large display of British, Japanese Chinese FiflCSf Victorian PRIZE CUPS Table Butter IN Beautiful Design* At nil Prices L>< A very Large Stock of The Finest and Various Articles
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    The War.
    826 5 Tielings Tough Tussls. Capital Kailway Facilities (ticko Special.) Tokio, 18 March. -The railway facilities and stores, etc., captured by the Japanese at Tiding are on a large scale, superseding even those at Liaoyang. The immense stores and trophies have i not yet been counted. Numerous Ifussiau prisoners on
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      Tanjong Pagar Dock.
      60 5 Extra Compensation Refused. (Echo Special. Singapore, 18 March—At the meeting of the Legislative Council yesterday the Tanjong Pagar Dock Expropriation Bill came up for consideration in (joinmittee, when it was decided not to allow the 15 per cent demanded for the shareholders of the Company as extra
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      Queen Alexandra.
      29 5 On her Way to Portugal. (Supplied by Reuter.) Loudon, lb March. —The storm has somewhat aliated and Her Majesty Queen Alexandra has started from Portsmouth for LisUu.
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    Lawn Tennis.
    472 5 The following ties have l>een fixed iu the' Penang Cricket Club’s lawn tennis tournament for next week Monday, 20th March Chirm piou »h ip. *i. 11 Cater K. Nathan Tuesday. 21st March Pro/ceeiou Pair (Final.) A. 8. Anthony A A. F. (i. Anderson (Broker») Dr. Jamieson 4 H.
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    The Japanese Cruisers.
    57 5 Departure from Sixoapohl. The Straits Times of Thursday »avs: ihe Japanese cruisers lva.sagi au*l Chitose •aud the converted cruisers America Maru and Vawata Main left, eastward at 7 o'clock last nigiit. During the day the officer of the guard from II M S. Thetis pai*l a visit
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    The Province.
    178 5 Suspicions Death brunt Our Own Curretpou dent.) Thi body of a Bengali bread-hawker living at l*okok Machang, I*. \V was found in t lie Jar.ik River *m the evening of NVoduesdav ia>s iu a liigii state of decouiposii ion, and brought down to the Butterwoilh mortuary i’oi post-mortem
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    Boria Performances.
    456 5 From all accounts, this year’s Boria performances, which commenced on the night of the 7tli inst. and came to an .end at daybreak yesterday, were, taken as a whole, far superior to what ha*l ever lieeu witnessed iu Penang liefore. Some of our readers may uot know what
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    Passengers.
    175 5 Inward —Per Tara, from Singapore Messrs Schiffmiinn, Y. C. Lau. L. 0. Swee, G. C. Pang, T. K. Lye, Rev. R. Cordon and Miss M. Frame Per Bengal, from Singapore Mr Geith, Mr. L. Marks. Outward —Per Simla, for Singapore: Mr. J. McGill, Mr. R. W. Prittie, ami Capt.
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    Prevention of War.
    308 5 Loans should he Contraband. Tul venerable Scandinavian {met M. Bjornterue Bjorn sen has granted an interview to a continental journalist in Rome. Iu tiie course of his conversation he deplored 1 the -weakness and shortsightedness of the {civilised world. He charged the Governments of the great countries
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    The French Navy.
    736 5 The Far Eastern Division. The French Chamber was occupied ou 20th ult. with the Naval Budget. Both M. Chaumet aud M. Francois Deloncie insisted on the necessity ol' thoroughly organisine the naval defences of ludo-China, especially after the revelation of die alleged Japanese plans for invading the
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    Asiatic Rubber.
    946 5 South American Beaten. Comparison of net cost of rubber from English plantations aud the rubber trees of the Amazon Victory gained bv the English. Such is the heading of an article in our French Contemporary the Journal id’ Agriculture Tropical**. '1 he article is bv the rubber specialist,
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      721 6 W. CORNFIELD. Graham Co., Ld„ CHUBB'S SAFES. Tailoring, Outfitting, and General Store WHOLESALE CHEMISTS, 4 beach Street i’enang. FGS to iiitiiuate to his customers and the Public in General that lie has removed from hid tempo* rary premises into his new spacious j warehouse PERFUMERY II'ROMl 1 'ROM JUST RECEIVED
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    Portrait of the Dowager-Empress of China.
    156 7 l r ,.l HE P <>r,r H.it of t li*» Dowager-Empress of China, painted bv Miss Carl, which has been V ;if l 1 Chicago Exposition, was ou 'I to President Roosevelt, on behalf of the United States The portrait will not lie ou
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    Disastrous Fire in London.
    267 7 Ihk most disastrous tire which Loudon has experienced since the memorable Rarbican outbreak, occurred on 22nd nil., in I Long-acre, several motor-car warehouses .uid other valuable buildings lieiug involved Lt broke out at six o clock in the morning, and engaged the energy of 200 firemen
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      1628 7 Khoo Buan Phtian CHOP Gim Seng Moh. 203, Main Road, Taiping. Tim Miners, Advancers and General Penang Confectionery. Goods Store. LIM SUN HO 39( SUN CHOP HENG IVIOH Co., 164, Heath Street, Penang. No. ‘22a. Leith St rest PEN A ISO. THE Public of Penang are hereby informed that the
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      133 7 rj winn a »:AS l I;1JN 01HLN 1 AL HOTEL. UNE^IIAI.I.EP Poll Situation, Comfort and Catering. SARKIES BROTHERS, I ;,c Proprietor The Season’s Novelty. S. C. C. CO. Have just unpacked the following Goods f Velvet and Leather I nurr Hand Bags, LADIES 1 Hand Mirrors, Toilet Ware in imitation
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      828 8 THE GENUINE “YANKEE”DOLLAR WATCH STILL SELLING FREELY. OUR PRICE $1.60 ONLY. g a ft r i V 1/ Si i i Yt ;r. LA m ,s 7i;,. Less than London or New York Price. london;price 5 shillings. NEW YORK PRICE ONE DOLLAR. 1 U WHITEAWAY, LAIDLAW Co. PENANG. JONES BURTON
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