Straits Echo, 20 March 1905

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    36 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES, AND THE EAR EAST GENERALLY. VOJj. 3. $24 Ter Annum. PENANG, MONDAY, g* th MARCH, 1905. Single Copy, 10 cents. No. 62.
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    Domestic Occurrences.
    64 1 Bikth. On February l!*. at Clariudu Place. ScoOhikl. tie* wife of Arlliur Paterson, of 8.1.5. N. C'o. (Ltd.). India, a daughter. M AKKI A«*E. On Febrnarv 22, at 3 Middle-shade Cottage. St. Andrews, Sent land by liev. A. 1). Sloan. m. a., B. Se.. Wan. Sme»ton. A. S.
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    HIGH WATER
    45 1 For We*» l en<lme Sunday, Mar. 2<>. 1905. V M P.M. Monday, 2Ut.li 11.3 n 115'» 1 iM»<iay, 21st I.2** 1.45 WediiHKdiia 22nd 2.10 2.35 I’liuis<lii\ 23fd 3. 3.25 Friday, 24tli 3.50 4.15 Sat,in< lav, 25th 440 505 .Sunday, 2(stli 5.30 5 55
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    FIXTURES.
    25 1 I o-i»a v 15th Day, 2nd Moon. Town Bund, Esplanade, 0 p.m. To- morrow. lbtli Day, 2nd Moon. Town Baud, Golf Cluli, t> p.m.
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    MAILS DUE.
    41 1 China {P. Alice) 22nd Mar. German (P. K. Frederick) 22nd Thk outward German mail steamei Pr. Eitel Friedrich left Colombo for Penang at 7 p.m. on 17tli instant and may lx* expected to arrive here at 1 p.m. tomorrow.
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    THE MOON.
    28 1 O Full Moon Mar. 21st 11.50. it am. Last Quarter 2Hth 4 30.*>a.m. u X«*w Moon Apr. sth <5.18.7 a m First Quarter... 13th 4.3H.7 am.
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    P & O. SAILINGS.
    63 1 P O. SAILINGS. Mail Service. )4, TIV A kI»K. k\\A|f iv j Coro nut tide' it!) Jfea MuJto I .1 f,r. j (Jit it nun 1,l A f>r Nubi" to hxtra Service. j tI'TW A M l*s iI -.1 l* »V Kits Peru .‘2/ Mur. Juftutt 22 Mur I Poonu
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    A Road to Penang.
    1996 1 Ft'KTIIKKING A FkaSIKI.K ProJKCT. An ordinary meeting»'of the recentlv(tunned Engineering Society <>t Siam was held on theBthiust.it! the Society’s rooms at the Oriental Hotel. Bangkok. It was the lirst meeting at which a pit per lias been real: that paper vas by tlie President ai:d the
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    EXCHANGE.
    132 1 Pknano, 20th March. (Hi/ eourte*i/ ot the Chartered Hunk i London Demand Bank i/I I t- months’ sight, Bank .1 11J d Credit .111}* d I tociimenlarv ...2 j ah-uita. Demand Bank its. 116 2 «lavs’ sivri»* Private 148 Kniiiir.tv. Demand Bank 14** 2da vs’ sight Private i<H Madras.
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  • Shipping.
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      ARRIVALS.
      157 1 An vmgmnon. Hr. s.s. 4.4G1, Day, IHth Mar., Diver pool, 14-th Feb., Den., \V. M »V Co. Ponijua, Br. s.s. 2.120. Thomson, IHth Mar., Singapore, Ifith Mar., Den., —11. 1,. A Co. Waihoka, Br s.s. 1,107, Brom. 20th Mar Amoy. 15th Mar., Den..— K. D. Co. Hicks. Bk. s.*.
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      IN PORT.
      83 1 Bai»y W klu, Br. s.s. 245, Trevseeke, IHth Mar., Teluk Anson, 1 Hlli Mar., Deu., Straits S. S. Co. Cokmclia, Br. ss. 194, Marris, 19th Mar., D»*li, IHth Mar., Den K. D. Co. Jin Ho, Br. s.s. 110, Hastrup, 19th Mar., Ijangkat, IHth Mar Gen., —Qttuh Beug Kee.
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      DEPARTURES.
      39 1 2'ttli March. /’.or To ay, for Asaliau. Mon/ Amlin, for Port Swetteiiham. ('tin'oa, for Pjuigkor and Telnk Anson. H"in, Won l, for Singapore, Hongkong, Swatow aud Amoy Un Pnny, for Perlis and Setul. i fnho Vojininhi*, for Singapore
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      EXPECTED.
      84 1 S'* .»vi i il uni mi: i T. &0»> u !lst Mar. F zpa i 1' K.ii'ii on n »i a o. 21st [j 11 ti i ii Siim il» n A A .Co. 23rd i< a 1 i»«.« W *1 J5t.li l»*-ii 1 1*1 r i .U'lolt i.'t'/ii.
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      SAILINGS.
      59 1 1 1 1 1 1 Segovia jSiugapore tf.M&Co. 2l»t Mar. Fitzpatrick iliaugoou H.M.&Co. 21st Lightning Calcutta A .A A.Co. 23rd Ischia Bombay B.M.&Co. 2r.th Beuaidei Singapore S.B.iCo. 27th Erroll Singapore S.B.ACo. loth Apr. V indaboua Singapore S.B.iVCo. 10th Marquis Bacqueheni Colombo Bernoulli' Singapore S.B.&Co. 1 12th S.B.&Co 20th IJengale
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      MAILS CLOSE
      128 1 Kok Laugkat Per Jin Ho, to-morrow, 1 p.ui. Deli-Per Cornelia, to morrow, I p.m. Lauek.it and Paugkalau Braudau—Per Petrel, to-morrow, 1 p.m. I 'l'ougkiili, Kopali, Beuong, Victoria Point. Maliwuu, Mergui aud Tavov—Per Otnnjttre, to-morrow, 1 p.m. Moultnein —Per Janet Nicoll, to-morrow, I 2 p.m. p or t Swetteidiam,
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      42 1 WEATHcl». H K. |||W S ;> KUMM i •-'lynai I I**♦ -1 4 »i I'iii i i >rnu :uiiv «*.u» ...II. x» N-» 1 llUlllli'1 llii/.y s ouUi X.K. ii» tiiiutail tinnii'j tiiM J i ii.iit. In-tjiiv was nil. >u Kiur N.W HlltltHi
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    The Plantain Fibre Industry.
    770 2 The discovery that plantain fibre is a valuable substitute for oottou as a material for cloth, aud can also be used for the manufacture of paper aud cordage, is one that ought lo effect a revolution in the condition of the peasantry, says the Indian Economist;
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      49 2 WONG KIM MUN, /Vo. 77*. Bishop Street Rubber Stamp ANI> Brass Seal (For Impressing Wax> Manufacturer. Supplementary Articles tor Rubber Stamps in Store. JUST RECEIVED Hand Cameras AND Magic Lnferiis. PRICED MODERATELY. I' THE CELEBRATED I “S* B. Co.’ i square lace Urn in red cased. Sandilands. Buttery Co
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      257 2 WA.RTTE?!) (THOROUGHLY competent I >o<»L-keeper, Chinese or Eurasian. Applv with testimonials to 14-3-05 lwk 1!« KENNEDY A. Co.! PAY CLERK ■ll r ANTED an Assistant Pay Clkrk T! for the Malacca-Pulau Seining Railway E\l**iision, salary N90 per month. Security rcipiired $5,000 to l*e furnished through the F. M. States Government
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      1814 2 TO LET. fr*rpHE PINES,” No. 382, Burinah X Road, from Ist Juue. Apply U> 18-3-05 Iwk 108 BARNETT STARK. T HHE WORLD'S GREAT in 40 volumes, nearly pike $250. Offers invited. Hi 11-04 CLASSICS new. Cost “R. H.” c/o Straits Echo. 813 H OUSE No. 0, Armtoou Road. Immediate entry.
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      1842 3 I T| A ,7 V Norddeatscher Lloyd, Bremen. INTENDED SAILINGS. British India Steam Navigation Co., Ltd. Homeward Mail. COMMENCING with the s.s. Coro- maudel programmed to leave this Port ou the 4th February next, the Homeward Mai! Steamers may expected to arrive at Penang every alternate Saturday, before daylight, sailing
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    The Straits Echo.
    97 4 Jmstiem saut-t*.cs ever) Ixxly. and Jtwtice alone.— Etn»>» l.sfablisheil June Ist, 1903. Piihlifllieil daily (except Kuittliyu.i AT Till CRITERION PRESS, Ed.. No. 226—232. I teach Street. Penan*» OAIII.K mumikss Ec h o— Penang.’ telephone No. 18H. NOTICE During tilt* temporary absence of the Editor. Mk. Chksnky Duncan,
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  • Current Topics.
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      The Labour Problem.
      257 4 Commenting upon the labour problem the Straits Times remarks: Some time ago, the Tamil Immi- gration I tepartmeiit in the F.M.S. found the inflow of labourers thither from South India slack. It then hit upon the happy idea of mending matters by circulating handy coloured pictures among
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      Cold Storage.
      357 4 The Guthrie, with the flrst consignment of provisions for the Singapore Cold Storage Company was due at the Sister Settlement oil Saturday. hi an interest in" article describing the works the local Times says Though the insulated building has only storage capacity for 4-00 tons at present, provision
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    Another Chingay Procession.
    151 4 The Cantonese, Kheh, Teo-Chiu, HokChiu and Hailam portious of the Chinese community of Penang which did not take a very proniiueut part iu last mouth s celebratiou of Tua-Pair-Kong’s birth-dav —a full account of which appeared in our issue of the 22nd February —came out this morning
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    Province Wellesy.
    642 4 Water Suhcly {From (fur thou Corresjtoudeat. Owing to the syplmn at Prvc River l»eing out of order, the Butterworth water supply has been cut. off since 10 a.m. on Saturday last, thus puttiug the Province public to very great inconveniee. Considering the very dry state of the weather
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    Penang Swimming Club.
    279 4 Water- Polo. An interesting water-polo match took place yesterday morning at. (lie Club’s pavilion at Taujong Buugali between two teams comprised as below Red. White. Fyfe (Captain) Gibbous (Captain) Rose Scliurman Gibson Van lierkhaw Low Miller J. R. Brown liensou Irwin Cooke Watson Tomlin The Reds had
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    Cricket.
    618 4 >' “Over 30” vis. “Under 30. Another interesting match was played on the Penang Reereatiou Club’s ground on Saturday afternoon, when a team composed of "Over 30 met an Under 30” eleven. resulting, quite unexpectedly, in a signal victory for t lie elderly folk by 139 runs. It i
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    Government Unwisdom.
    1129 4 In the Malay Mail of 17th in»t ,<>llow I h, '•ndor BB i„e„t of UlB t,on. made by our Special Corrcpoud"»,' th ur P>"« G“f In the Strait* Echo of the 15th inst find the following ,nst “Another instance of the unwisdom of the Government is to be
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      335 4 PRITCHARD Sc CO., FOR SALE IS, Beach Street, Penang ■'l STRAITS ECHO .SHAKES. No reasonable offer refuse»!. Apply to “X X, 2'*-Iwk 201 co Straits Kchv. Municipal Notice. Sterling Silver Goods. rnHK next ORDINARY MEETING of I the Municipal Commissioners will lie liekl at the Municipal Office, on Fridav, 24th
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      5 4 Don t Miss Our Advertisementa
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    The War.
    755 5 Mamcre in Manchuria. Eight Russian Squadrons Dispersed. {Echo Special.) Tokio, 19 March.— An official Japanese despatch from the front states:On Thursday, 16th instant. on the right bank of the Liao-ho river, our detachment dispersed eight Russian squadrons, which were accompanied by artillery. Thereupon we occupied the height to
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      Russian Revolt.
      438 5 Anarchists Den. Infernal .Machines and Explosives Seized (ill tpplied by Renter.) Loudon, 20 March. —The secret, police at Moscow are allege! to have discovered the headquarters of a revolutionary orgauisa- j tion, and have seized a store of infernal machines and explosives, lieside.s some correspondence relating to the
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      French Militarism.
      22 5 Two-Years Service Bill Passed. (Supplied htj Heater.) Ijoiidou, 19 March —Both French Chambers have passed the two-years’ military service bill
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      Usona.
      29 5 Minister to Korea [Supplied hif It enter.) Loudon. 20 March.—Mr. Edwin Morgan has lwen appointed Envoy-Extraordiuarv an.l Mimster- Plenipotentiary for the United Suites of North America to Korea.
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      Queen Alexandra.
      37 5 Victim to Weather Again (Supplied by Renter London. 11* March. —Owing to the roughness „f the sea. He. Majesty Queen Alexandra has hecu compelled to break her voyage to Lisliou aud take refuge at Portland.
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      Korea.
      23 5 Reported Mining Concession. (Echo Special.) Berlin, J« March.—A Rome report states that Korea ha, granted a.milling coiiceKsion to the Italian Colonial Society.
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      Singapore.
      60 5 Rev Father Vignol s Death (Echo Special.) Singapore, 20 March.—Unprecedented crowds of Chinese Roman Catholics attended tlie obsequies in connection with the death of the Very Rev. Father Vignol, Vicar-General of the Catholic See of Malacca. It is expected that the funeral, which takes place this afternoon. will be
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      Russian Finance.
      57 5 Gobi Reserve Circulating. (Supplied by Heater.) Loudon, 19 March —lt lias lieen officially amiouuced that out of Russia's gold reserve on Saturday, the sum of I ,049,000,000 roubles, is circulating in credit notes. The amount of guarantee legally required to cover these is 12.000,000 roubles, but there are
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      Somaliland.
      108 5 Mullah Amenable at Last. Promises General Peace. (Supplied by Itealer.) Loiidou, 20 March. —The Indian agent lias concluded at High (Morocco) an agreement with the Mullah, acting utidei instructions from the Italian Government and also iu the interest of Great Britain. The Mullah promises geueral |>eace and to take
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      Football.
      207 5 Ould Oireland Beaten (Stiftfdied by Healer.) lioudou, 20 March. —lutlie International Association football match in Scotland,! played on Saturday afternoon between Scot! uid aud Ireland, the representatives of the Thistle were victorious bv tour goals to nil. (The International results tliis season up-to- date are England 1. Ireland 1.
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    The Late Father Vignol.
    345 5 Ufa Taiping *N>uteniporaiy ot Saturday last savs :—The remains of the late Very < Rev. Father Vignol were lying-in state in the Church at Klian Pauli during the day junl night and were visited by huudreds of people. A large manlier of the Roman Catholic clergy
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    Legislative Council.
    3106 5 A MKKTinr, of the Council was held ou < Friday last, 17th ilist. His Excelleuey the Governor (Sir John Anderson, k. u. m. u.) presided, stud there were also present If. E. the Officer Commanding the Troops, Hon. the Colonial Secretary, the Attorney- General, the Acting Colonial Treisurer,
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      808 6 W. CORNFIELD. Tailoring, Outfitting, and General Store Graham Go.. Ld., CHUBB’S SAFES. WHOLESALE CHEMISTS, 4 Bench Street Penang. to intimate to his customers and the Public in General that he has removed from his temporary premises into his new spacious warehouse PERFUMERY JUST RECEIVED Nos. 1 3, Bishop Street, A
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    Items of Interest.
    762 7 1 insurance war in connection with the j'luitalne Lite Assurance Society of the Unite*! States terminated on I(>th ult. in a ""M"oniise, the policy holders beiug admitI ,e< lo il in the management. A List' nek s message from Wasliiugtou says (Japlain Hehbuighaus. Naval Attache I German
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    Outward Passengers.
    177 7 I’kk P. A: O. steamer Victoria, connecting’ with the steamer Coromandel at Colombo, from London Mar. .s—To Hongkong Mr. W. Kaaton. Mr. A.Ogilvie, Mr. ami Mrs. Havil--1»jk1. \V <le Sausinerex. Mr. C. Telford Coatigan. Mr. W. G. Jolliffo. Mr. J. Uorou. Mr. l) Cost a Me. To Singapore
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