Straits Echo, 10 May 1905

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    Masthead
    35 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES, AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY. VOL. 3. $24 Per Annum. PENANG, WEDNESDAY 10th MAY, 1905. Single Copy, 10 cents. No. 104..
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    HIGH WATER.
    40 1 For Week ending Tuesday. May 10. 1905. AM. P.M. Wednesday, 10th 5.50 5.25 Thursday, lltli 0.40 0.15 F'ridat, 12th 7.30 7.05 Saturday, 13th 8.20 7.55 Sunday, 14th 9.10 8.45 Moiidiv, 15th ...10.00 9 35 Til—lav, Kith ...10.50 10.25
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    FIXTURES.
    44 1 To-IIAY. 7th Kay, 4th Moou. Town Hand, Ksplauade, 0 to 7 p.m. Harmston’s Circus, Dato Kratnat Gardens, 4 p.m aud 9-15 pan. 10-Morrow. Btli Day, 4th M 0011. Town Hand, Golf Club, 0 to 7 p.m. Harmstou’s Circus, Dato Krainat Gardens, 9-15 p.m.
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    P. & O. SAILINGS.
    42 1 P. O. SAILINGS. Mail Service. Outwakos. Homewards. Henyal 11 May. i Coruutauilel lit May Nubia 25 Chntan 27 hxtra Service. Outwaros. Homewards. Valuta 16 May. J Vera 19 May. Java HO ff j Poona o June. %ggT For particulars See Page o.
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    THE MOON.
    28 1 i Fust Quarter... May. 12lli 1.41.7 **.M O F ull .Moon 19th 4.31.7 a.m Last, Quarter 20tli 9.45.0 a.m O New Moon June 3rd 12.50.0 p.m.
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    EXCHANGE.
    127 1 Pbnano 10th Mat. (By courtesy oi the Chartered Bunk.) London Dema.nd Ranh ...1/11-jj- 4 months’sight Bank ...1/11|§ 3 Credit 23 Documental v 2 0 Calcutta. Demand Bank Lis 147 J 3 days’ sight Private 119[ Bombay, Demand Bank 147 i 3 days’ sight Private 149 J Madras. Demand Bank
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    SHARES.
    220 1 I Bersa wall Gold AJ ine < o Ld. S 13. -seller* Ratih A list raiiaii Gold .Mining Co., Ld. I. —sellers Kedjaug Ia; bong Gold Mining Co., lel *252.50 buyers KadauaGold Milling l <' d. ffnilv paid) 5 10.— now. Bruseli Tin Mining Co.. |,d. 5 4. —buyers
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    John MARTIN, Miner.
    1227 1  -  By OLIVER ASHWELL, ROMANCE OF MODERN MALAYA. Author of Tales of the Fen Chronicles of the Carbonettor Club 99 In Peril in Penang.' 9 etc. SYNOPSIS. 1 > <•.% Martin, the only sou oi an old jumitx family, is a successful speculat.rr in the «Sialc of Negri
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  • Shipping.
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      ARRIVALS.
      81 1 I' 11 /v i kick, JJr. s.s. "80, Davev, loth Mav, liaugoon, 8th May, Gpm., H. 0. Co. j Cukmslia, Br. as. 194, Marris, 9th Mux, l>eli, 8th May, Gen., K. G. Co. Mxky AusTrv. Br s.s. 121, Campbell, 9th May, Port Swetteubain, 8tli Mav, Ce»., —K. O. Co.
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      Passenger.
      30 1 Inward Pur Fitzpatrick, from Rangoon Messrs Loudon and Thaddens. Per Cornell, from Deli Mr. Choo Ho Tong. Per Purnea, from Calcutta Mr. «I. Ross Smith, Mrs. Tan Kim Olive.
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      IN PORT.
      63 1 Fitzfatkiok, Br. s.s. 730, Davey, iOth May, Raugoon, tith Mav, Gen., —H. C. «fc Co. Cornelia. Br. s.s, 194, Marris, 9th Jljuyw Deli, Bth May, Gen, —K. (1. «Ik Co. 5 Mary Austin, Br. s.s. 121, Campbell, 9th May, Port Swetteniiani, Bth May, Gen., —K. G. Co. Omapkre,
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      DEPARTURES.
      44 1 lOt.h May. Jin Hu, for Lungkat. Hole Cnnton, for Kdie, T. Semuwe, Segli, Olehleh and 8a bang. Lamjlcnt, for Teluk Anson. Chan Tai, for Perlis and Setul. Flying Draijou, for Port Weld and Taiping Purnea, for Port Swettenham, Singapore. Hongkong, Swatow and Aiuor.
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      EXPECTED.
      40 1 1 f'ltselx IVom* Aijentg Due Lightning Singapore J —3 A.A.A.Co. 11 tli Mav Lai San*; Calcutta B.ACo. 11th Bengal Colombo A.G.&Co. 11th A. Apear Singapore A.A.A.Oo. I2tii Trieste Singapore S.K.&Co. 12tli Coroniaiitle) Singapore A.G.&Co. |18th Simla Singapore A.G.ACo. 29tli
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      SAILINGS.
      51 1 1 tggt/g f 1 j b'or Agent# Leave# Liulitniui' Calcutta A. A. A.Co. I Itli Mhv Lai Saug Singapore B.ACu. lltli I>eU‘_;al Singapore A.G.ACo. I lltli A A pear Calcutta A. A. A .Co. 12th Trieste Trieste S.K.ACo. I 12th Corouiuudel Colombo A.G.&Co. 1 13th •Simla Colombo A.G.&Co. 29th
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      MAILS CLOSE.
      121 1 Fur Deli —Pur Mary .1 tustin, to-morrow, 11 a.ni. Pangkaian R randan—Per Petrel, tomorrow, I p.in. Tiling Per heti, to-morrow, I p.m. Port Swettenham—Per Cornelia, tomorrow, 2 p.m. Calcutta—Per Liyldniny, to-uiorrow, p»'. i Singapore ami Hongkong—Per Lai Sana, I to-morrow, 8 p.in. Singapore, China A Japan —Per Abcrlour
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      MAILS DUE.
      76 1 English (JJenyal) 11 tit May Cliiua (Coromandel) 13th German Zicten 16th China Prcntten 17th The outward P. O Mail Steamer Bengal left Colombo for Penang at 11 p.ui. on Saturday, and may be expected to arrive here at 0 a.m. on Thursday. Ihe extra P. O. steamer Palma
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
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      32 1 WEATHER. 3'mk toil**wiii<; report in kiudiv miu|>1 nii t»v the Siirnai lUrwiiir of Foil Omiwaiii*:— Tut* ntiutall «jiii i <_r Mi»-* w l' liuiii'K oihIho at W a. in. lo-day was uil.
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    DEMAND FOR RUBBER
    755 2 Thu Wilmington (U. 6. A.) Board of Trade Journal, the official organ of the Wilmington Board of Trade, publishes the following: The growing demand for India rubber for use in manufacturing iu the United States js illustrated by some figures just presented bv the Department of Commerce
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      89 2 "W A.XTIEHD. 4 PFLICATJUNB for llie appointment i\ <>fa Nurse Probationer for tlie General Hospital. Penang, will Ikj received i>y I lit* umlei signed. Pull particulars can he obtained at llie Colonial Surgeon s Office, Penang. T. C. MUGLISTON, ('ulnui'tl Snryuu, l > > i"nnj. it"s-0u 2 w U 1
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    • Advertisement
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      2143 2 TO LET. PREMISES No. 341, Dato Kruuiat Hoad, with a large compound, formerly occupied by the Celestial Club. Apply to 8-3-05 u c 182 '201, Beach Street. Penang Sales Room. NOTICE. TO LET. P lull McAlister Koad. mmediate entry. Apply to KHUU HOCK SEONG, 14-4-05 uc 201 No. 4d, Beach
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      2042 3 m. \iP ills. N. Co. Exvected Arrivals anil Departures. Mail Service. Outwards. Mhv II B.s. Bengal connecting with s.s. Britannia s.s. Nubia do .luue 8 8.8. Simla do 22 s.s. Coromandel do Homewards. 8.8. Mongolia 8.8. Marmora 8.8. China r Norddeutsciier Lloyd, Bremen. Ist ('lass 2nd Class 1' Jjoudou by
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    The Straits Echo
    107 4 Just ice satisfies everybody, and justice *l«ne. Ewer-ow. Established June 1st, 1903 Published daily (except Sundays. at the: CRITERION PRESS, Ltd.. No. 32. Beadi Street. Peuaug. PRICE DAILY LOCAL *24 per .inuuui. OfTSTATlOX footage Extra. MAIL EDITION <P«*i Free) *15 CABLE V DDK Ess; Echo Penang.*’ Telephone
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  • Current Topics.
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      A Fair Deal.
      192 4 In the constant tsiinftlnjjf •*t the ii«*v»*rijmental pa«-k if is very seldom that the tour Lings, represent***) bv the four British Re>ident«. are dealt at *•11«.' and tin* same time t«> tin* respective States to which 1 tie v have Ijccii gazetted. Now. however. Mr. I’, G.
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      That Post Office.
      421 4 YesTERUAT af te 111 001 l shortly before we went to press, we were called upon by a perfectly polite, hut nevertheless irate, reader who wanted us to explain things to him. Like the gentleman who visited the Circumlocution Otiiee he wanted to know, you know, and
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    Mining in Negri Sembilan.
    120 4 Ij. vroe tracts of land have, we hear, l.»eeu applied for for prospecting tor tin in Negri Semhilan towards the Pahang Trunk Road, Jelebuwards. Nearly o.OOD to 4,000 acres have been given out. The place is not, easily accessible just yet, but the road now in
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    Harmston's Circus.
    809 4 The threatening nature of the weather interfered to some extent with the numbers present at last night s circus performance, but happily, although both thunder and j lightning were frequent towards nine o'clock old Jupiter Pluvins for once did not make !up the trio of disturbing elements.’’ The
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    Penang Literary and Debating Society.
    255 4 1 hi; first debate of the aliove Society took place yesterday evening at the Chiinse Town Hal). Mr. Piuhorn being in the chair The subject of debate was “That this House considers that Penang is a better place of residence than tiny other spot in
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    Motor Car Accident.
    214 4 On Sunday a picnic in motor cars took place near lpoh, no less than four cars being made use of. The party left I poll iu the morning for Kanipar. where they arrived safely, and alter having Ikjcii entertained by Mr. Eu Tong Sen started back for
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    Birth and Death Returns. S. S.
    353 4 During Quarter Enmkd 31st March. Births. Total .ill Itatio per Nationalities. Millt*. Smgapoie 1.284 20 34 bindings '2H 25.78 Penang 526 16 Off IV Wellesley 872 27.75 Malacca ftBB 40.75 lotai 3,6 ft 7. as against 3,414 for the correspondiug period of jfto4. Deaths.
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  • States News.
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      PERAK.
      227 4 (From Our Own Correspondents.) 1 POH. 8 May—Mrs. Walt Jackson and the Chinese lady teacher from Shanghai in charge of the Chinese Girls’ School recently opened in Ipoh, have been indefatigable iu their efforts to nuke the school a great success. Over twenty pupils have been enrolled within a
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      SELANGOR.
      681 4 Kuala Lumpur, 8 May—With the Federation of the Postal aud Telegraph Departments of the F.M.S. aud the appointment of a Director, new enactments are shortly to be passed to regulate the business of the'two establishments. The Kuala Lumpur Recreation Club, after a long period of waiting, are now able
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    The War.
    812 5 Armada at Indo-China. Facilities for Concentration. Japanese Minister’s Representation^. (Supplied by Renter.) London, J* May. —It is now sUite«l that the Japanese Minister to France has not. lodged a formal protest in respect of the prolonged stay of the Russian lia.ltie Meet in French Indo-China waters, but has
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      Russian Revolt.
      49 5 Fierce Fight with Jews. Twelve Killed; Fifty Mounded. (Sup pi ied bij He liter. London. 10 May. —An anti-Semitic outbreak lists oecurre«l at Jitoinir. resulting m twelve persons being killed and fifty wounded. The figlitiug was most tierce, s«s the Jews were forewarned aud, accordingly, well armed.
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      German Army.
      75 5 Kaiser Denounces Godlessness. (Supplied by Reuter. London, 10 May.—A Berlin Church paper publishes a characteristic speech winch was made by the Kaiser to the naval recruits «ill the oth March last. He said that he feared that G«i«llessness was penetrating the German army, but he luipe«l that it
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      Cricket.
      23 5 County Championship. <Supplied by Reuter). London. I<* May.—Lancashire has beaten Leicestershire by nine wickets, and Yorkshire has defeated Gloucestershire by an innings.
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      Australian Turf.
      555 5 Result of the Sydney Cup. (Special to Aeoin.) Sydney f Tip. a handicap of -0 suvs. each, with 2,000 sovs. added second, 300 sovs.; third. !o<* sovs. Two miles. Sydney. ‘24 April. Mr. J. J. Mackeu l»r h Tartan, by Ijochiel -Colors. 7st 131 b I I>. L.
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    Commercial Classes in India.
    481 5 Interest i.i commercial education is I grow ing m India ll is generally admitted j uov. 1 something more than the purelv J literary instruction provide«l in Indian j schools ami «'«illeges is require*! to prepare I voting men for tin* battle «if life. It is
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    A New Expedient for Army Recruiting.
    479 5 The Uses ok Kipling's “Burma. Girl.*' i Ir is g*K*d (says the St. James’s Gazette) t«« find the \Var Office moving with the times iu one particular. Lantern slides have «lone much l«« help recruiting, ami the new order of &ii«ies should <lo more.
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    The Australian Mail Contract.
    151 5 Ihe Orient SUwiu Navigation Compauv hitve concluded ii*r c«»sn ra«-i with the Federal Govern men! ol An» a a for ;i fortnightly mail service b«*tw..;i L.iglaud ami Australia. I’he»ubs:«ly a -.:eed up«»n is 120,000 jK*r aiiiiiiin. ami i... contract will ruu from the p e»en? time
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    The Plague.
    222 5 Smiila, April 30.—A comprehensive treaties on plague bv Dr. Simpson, lately Health Officei, Calcutta Municipality, has reached Simla from Cambridge. It «teals with till the latest aspects «>t the malady ami discusses th«* various known metho«ls of prevention aud treat meat. Dr. Simpson holds that the incubation period
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    Elswick Ships.
    522 5 21 Y'e.vrs ok Shipbuilding. Sir Audiew Noble at the luncheon given upon the occasion of the launch of the Japanese battleship Kashitna, t«mk occasion to refer to tin* fact that in the course «if this year the Elsvvick yard would attain its majority, and that since 1884 it
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  • PUBLIC OPINION.
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      OUR RIKISHAS.
      359 5 I'u mi; t.l'lloK or Tltfc ISTK.UIb ht Ho. l)eak Sir, I not ice that a sli«*it while ago you were point iug out the failing» of our rikishus, and would i.e pleased if vou would grant me a little space to add'mv sinall plaint to the lengthy series
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      302 6 c r a i For Electrical Installations. Enamelled Steel Interior Conduit System. CEILING FAN. ESTIMATES ON APPLICATION SOU; AO ENTS FOIJ Penang and the Federated Malay States For the General Electric Co., London. NOTE n c Z -C co 9 S' X rr. tu a if., V ■S crep S'
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    PENANG TURF CLUB. PROGRAMME FOR Autumn Meeting, 1905.
    1175 8 Tuesday 2.5th, Thursday 27th and Saturday 2 )ih July F!PST DAV. I it' nduy, J-itli July. I!! 1 >■'. 1. —The Maiden 1’i.A'i i A Cup presented b\ .loliti A rnisi i<«n”. Ewp. with S75H added by the < lu!>. Ka< for
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      162 8 NEW NOVELTY IN ATS. VERY SMART AND STYLISH Suitable as a Morning, Golfing, Tennis or a Rough and Ready Hat. They are excellent for Roardship, as you cannot crush them and they w ill stand any amount of Rough Wear. They only require to he trimmed with a length of
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    • Advertisement
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      845 8 THE Shanghai Building Investment Co., Ltd PROVIDES a Safe Investment and a Pro* vision for both youth and age. Invests gate the profits and read the prospectus, free on request. H. D, BASSETT, v Manager, Southern Branches, Singapore and Penang. Sub-Agents: Kuala Lumpur H. C E. ZACHARIAS. Ipoh J R.
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