Straits Echo, 11 May 1905

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    35 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATE» MALAY STATES, AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY. VOL. 3. $24 Per Annum. PENANG, THURSDAY, llth MAY, 1905. Single Copy, 10 cents, No. 105.
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    Domestic Occurrences.
    19 1 Birth. On the ltitli April, at Kobe, tlie wife of J. J. Hamilton Fawkiier. of a sou.
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    HIGH WATER.
    43 1 For Week end ini' Wednesday. May 17. 1905. AM PM. Thursday, lltli 0.40 6.15 Friday, 12th 7 30 7.05 Saturday, 13th 8.2«» 7.55 Sunday, 14th 1». 10 8.45 Monday, 15th ...10.00 935 Tuesday, ltitli ...10.50 10 25 Wednesday, 17th ...11.40 11.15
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    FIXTURES.
    42 1 To-I'a v. Bth Day, 4tii Moon. Town Band, Golf Chib, G to 7 p.m. Haruiston’b Circus, I)at<> Krauiat Gardens, 9-15 p.u. I O-MORttSW 9th Day, 4th Moon. Town Hand, Esplanade, G to 7 p.ui. Harmstons Circus, Dato Krauiat. Gardens, 9-15 p.ui.
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    THE MOON.
    30 1 I ii«;. «quarter... Mav. 12th 1.41.7 p.ai O l ull Moon 19th 4.31.7 a m Lust Quarter 26th 9.45.0 a.m O New Moon June 3rd 12 SG.G p.m
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    P. & O. SAILINGS.
    40 1 P. O. SAILINGS. Mail Service. Outwards. Homewards. A übia -5 May. Coromandel May. Simla S Juu> Chusan ‘i7 F.xtra Service. Outwards. Homewards. Palma 16 May. j Peru 19 May. Java, .10 1 Poona, 5 June. For particulars See Pape 3.
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    MAILS DUE.
    49 1 English (Benyal) 11th Mav China (Coromandel) 13th German (Zieteu) 16th China (Preu*sen) 17th 'J hr extra P. A. O. steamer Palma haviug left Aden on Thursday afternoon, 4th instant, is expected to arrive here at noon on Tuesday, iGth idem, and will for Singapore, China and Japan.
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    DEPARTURES.
    48 1 lltli May. Mary A art in, for Deli. Petrel for Paupkalan Braudan. Deli, for Trang. Cornelia, for Port Swettenliam Lai Saay, for Singapore and Hongkong. Abe<lour, for Singapore, China aud Japan Hector, for Singapore aud China. Ayamemnon, for Colombo aud Tuticoriu. Fitzpatrick, for Rangoon. Deli, for Trang.
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    “Roshky.”
    1041 1 By Briggs. I bee,*’ said Mr. Briggs, looking up from his paper, that we shall be 'avin' Roshky 'ere directly." \Y lie's lie asked Mr. Nozer. A piano player r No." said Mr. Briggs. > ain’t, E’s a great nmn isßotmky. If *e comes to Ongkong J 'ope I'll
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  • Shipping.
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      ARRIVALS.
      144 1 AJ.xi.aia, Ger. s.s. 9ul, Block, lltii A jay, lK*li, 10th Mav, 6hi.,- B. M. tV Co. AxAorKK, lit s.s 24!». Alorier, llllt Mav, Singapore. !»llt Mav, Geu, K. 0. Co liKtiiTNiNo, Br. >..s. 2.122. Spence, lltlt Mav. Singapore. !♦:ii Mav, Get).. A. A. A. A CV Hoxo Bek. 2.050,
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      EXPECTED.
      31 1 T **)>>•/* From Agent* i Due A. A pear Singapore V .A. A .(Jo. Trieste Singapore jS.K.&Co. Coromandel Singapore A.G.ACo. Simla Singapore |A.<jt. A.Co. 12th 3d a\ 12 th 13th 29th
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      SAILINGS.
      24 1 *<;•/{< h’>n‘ Aye-ttf# Lfiicts A. A pear Calcutta A.A.A.Co. 12tii Mav Trieste Trieste S.K.&Co. 12tli Coroiiiaudel Colombo A.GACo. I3tl. Simla Colombo A.G.ACo. 29 tli
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      MAILS CLOSE.
      112 1 Fob Calcutta Per\Lightuiay, to-morrow, op.in. Port Swetteuham Malacca —Per Perak, to-morrow, 2 p.m. Port Swettenbam and Singapore—Per Avagyce, to-morrow, 2 p.ui. Teluk Anson —Per Lady Weld, to-morrow 3 p.m. Deli—Per De Koch, loth instant, 1 p.m. Tougkak—Per Rotorua, 13th instant, 1 p.m. Laugkat and. Paugkalan Brandau —Per Valentijn,
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    EXCHANGE.
    134 1 Prnano. 11th May. (tty conrtesy of the Chartered Ha ah j London Demand Bank i/1 I j J months’ sight Bank 1 lljj* 3 Credit 2 3 Documentary 2 0,-,. Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs 1 17A 3 days’ sight Private 1 19A Bombay, Demand Bank 1474 3 days’ sight
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    SHARES.
    222 1 i Bers awaiiGoal A 1 iue Co I,<i. 13.— seller* 1 Rani» AHstraiiati Gohl Mining Co.. J,4 5 i. —sellers Kedjaiug Leixoig G«»I4 Mmniff Ln.’. I,fl. s2s2.so buyers 1 IxmianaGoM AliningC»»,, 1,14. (fully tin id) It).— llruseii Tin Mining Co i„i. 5 4.— buyers I\ arangan Tin Alining t
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    PRODUCE.
    158 1 •Sold ieat 76' B. Pepper W Coast Slbs. .'>«•/. out of stock White Pepper 37.50 sellers Trang Pepper 25} buyers Cloves (picked) out of reason Mace 7 b —sellers Mace Pickings 07. —sellers Nutmegs 11 Os 35. —sales No. 1 0.10 nom Sugar 2 no stock. Basket 5.75 sellers
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      32 1 MARTYN Co. ~0 ■0 WHISKIES. WHITEAWAY, LA ID LAW Co. 'Offer Good Value in Household Goods mmim DYNAMITE, GELIGNITE J BLASTING GELATINE. DETONATORS and FUSE. SOLE AGENTS GUTHRIE Go.. Ltd 91 PENANG.
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      17 1 STEARNS’ WINE, for convalescents from any severe illness. The gooO effect is at once seeu Steams' Wine
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      22 1 STEARNS' WINE whets the appetite, aids digestion, improves assimilation, strengthens the stomach -o that food good. Stuaru*' ll'iite is the ideal Tonic.
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      418 1 fiOLOEIVBERfi ZEITLIM. Genuine Pilsener Beer. liXTSURAKTOBS. Hongkong Vuen On Insurance Exchange Loan Godown Co., Ltd. SISK W Capital $1,000,000. r undersigned having been appoi 1 A- Aleuts tor the above Colupanv prepare»] to accept marine risks on favourable terms. «ANION, GHEE 15 EE Co/. Mrr~'/r, 4, fto. Itil, li W
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
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      30 1 WEATHER. Tkk followin'; report is kindiv sum i ed in the •Sitfliai Director of Kor» Oornwaii'* The rainfall dtiriiu; the 24 hours ended at 9 a.m. lo-iiar was «r]2 inches.
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  • Obituary
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    60 1 Deaths. On the I4tli April, at his native town. Frauenfeld. Switzerland. Arnold Dumelin. aped «1, formerly Swiss Consul-General in Yokohama. and partner in the firm of Siher. Wolff A Co. On his L7tli birthday, at 35 Croydon Grove. Croydon. on the 4th May. Kenneth George Sutherland, eldest Ron of Anpns
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    A DESCENT IN A SUBMARINE.
    984 2 A WKiTKR in the Daily Chronicle tie- I seribes his sensations on making a descent j in submarine A 2, sister ship to Al, which, it will lie remembered, was run down in the Channel last spring by a liner, with the loss of all
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      6 2 BORDEN’S PEERLESS CREAM foiuadllfintls, Buiteiy Co.
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      365 2 Board and Lodging. "|)OOM8 vacant in European resilience JX for young men. Conveniently situated. Moderate terms. Apply to FAIRFIELD,” 25-1-05 lie 281 c.o Strait* Echo. Penang. EASTERN ORIENTAL HOTEL. UNEQUALLED FUK Situation. Comfort and Catering. SARKIES BROTHERS, 15c t*mp rie to rs. TO LET. PREMISES No. 341, Da to Kramat
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      1545 2 let* luprice 8250. ho. 16-11-04 Half the wear of clothes washed with Impure soaps fs due to the rubbing- and beating neeaed to remove tl*e dirt, X Sunhght Soap does the washing itself, being a pure soap, nothing but soap. it dissolves all impurities, and when the clothes are rinsed
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      2113 3 ft dL >y Expected Arrivals and, Departures. Mail Service. Outwards. Mav UX Banjul connecting with s.s. Britannia J 5 8.8. Nubia do 8.8. Mongolia Julie 8 8.8. Simla do x.s. Marmora JJ s.s. Coromandel do s.s. China Homewards. May Id 8-8. Coromandel connecting 1 with 8.8. Viet or ia J
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    The Straits Echo
    105 4 Juatice*aii»fl?s everybody, and justice alun«.—Jßwwr****. Established June Ist, 1903 Published daily (except Sunday*. AT THE CRITERION PRESS, Ltd., No. 22b—232, Beach Street, Penang. PRICE DAILY LOCAL S!i per annum. OUTSTATION Postage Kura. MAIL EDITION «Post Free» *l3 CABLE ADDRESS; Echo -Penang." Telephone N**. iHb NOTICE IIUBLNU tho
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    "False Information"
    279 4 Ock local contemporary glibly gives publicity to a matter, which it would have been much better to have al- lowed to remain lmried in oblivion, in its report of the withdrawal of the charge of giving false information brought against Mr. Lim Hua Chiain. a Justice of the
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    War Risks.
    253 4 Onc k inure the shipping world is very uneasy in consequence of tiie war. sa vs a j mail paper. This latest spasm of anxietr I commenced immediately Ros t-jestveilsky passed east of Singapore. British mo», jcl.antineii in the China Seas were ni I once felt to be
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    Pulo Angsa Light.
    979 4 The following letter from Capt. F. J. Stacli, of the s. s. Poll Ann, which appears in the Free Press, will doubtless be of interest to our nautical readers:— Will you allow me, through the medium of your valuable paper, to poiut out to Cap- tains in
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    The Circus.
    84 4 Last flight's performance at the Circus went as gaily as ever ami Duke appeared to to be decidedly more dangerous than on the previous evening. Liudo handles him well, however, and has uot, as yet. been eaten. Tomorrow the amateur riding compitition is billed and should attract a
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    Province Wellesley.
    83 4 (from Our Own Corretpondcut.) English School. Ruttkrwortii, 11 May.—Mr. \V. G. Gray, an experienced teacher who has been in the Straits Settlements for the past fifteen years, has established an English school at Ragan Tuan Kechil. A meeting of the leading Chinese, Eurasians, Malays and Hindus will be
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    Penang Golf Club.
    62 4 Golf. Mixed Fourevntee. Entries lbr this competition «dose on Wednesday, 17th instant. Lawn Tennis. The following are yesterday s results Men Open Single* (Final.) E. 8. Haslani beat A. F. G. Anderson 3■■ b j b —*2 j b t. Mixed Double* Handicap (Final.) Mrs. Dunn and
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    A Breakdown.
    149 4 Tin: s. s. Canton did not put in her usual appearance on Tuesday morning, savs tlie Teiuk Anson correspondent of the Pioneer. Later on in the day. towards 2 pm., the Bindings’ launch Lumut arrived with the intelligence 1 hat the Canton was lyiug at Paugkore with her
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    Indian Immigration.
    362 4 Mk. 'J. H. Hill, the Protector of Labour, F. M. 3., has proceeded to England, oil leave, goiug home direct, from ludia, whew he went in December last to further organise a system of successful recruiting of labour from Southern ludia. Mr. Hill will lie ou leave about
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    Tin Market.
    344 4 London, 18th April.— The “corner’’ be came intensified, and £145 was paid on P2th iust. for cash tin, while three months was offering at £136 ss. Next day, however the holders reduced their pretensions, as the demand did not come up to their expectations, ami dropped their price
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    Gigantic Rubber Deal.
    650 4 Bukit Asahan Estate to be Flo a tiu as a Compant. An American expert from New York visited Cevlou recently and made a study of rubber growing there, iu the interests of certain of the largest rublier dealers iu America, says the Straits Times. This gentleman has
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    The War.
    147 5 Neutrality in Indo-China. France will Yield to Japan's Representations. (Echo Special.) Berlin, 11 May.—Reports from Paris state that, iti view of the energy with which the Japanese Government has pressed its representations with regard to the neutrality of France in IiuloChina waters, France is certain to yield to
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      Terrible Tornado.
      51 5 Devastates a Town. 24 Killed; 35 Injured. (Supplied by Reuter.) Loudon, loth May. —A great tornado has razed a track one hundred feet in width throughout the entire length of the town of Marquette, in Kansas, United States of North America. Twenty-four people have l»eeu killed aud thirty-five
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      Royalty in Rome.
      39 5 Prince and Princess Arisugawa at the Quirinal. (Supplied by Reuter.) Loudon, 10th May.—Admiral 11. J. H. Prince Arisugawa and Priucess Arisugawa, of Japan, have arrived in Italy aud have been received bv the G (l iriual.
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      Diplomatic Corps.
      42 5 Russian Changes. (Supplied by Reuter.) Loudon, lltli May.—M. Cassini, the Russian Ambassador to the United States of North America, has lieen transferred to Madrid. M. Rosen, formerly Russian Ambassador to Japan, has been appointed to succeed M. Cassini at Washington.
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      Russian Reform.
      135 5 Prospects of a Parliament. Another Scheme Sees Light. Liablk to Modification” as Usual IT ft V* (Supplied by Reuter.) London, lOth May.—The Russian Minister of the Interior (M. Beliguiue) has drafted a scheme, which, however, is liable to modification, for the establishment of a form of Parliament. As
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      Irish Devolution.
      314 5 Stquel of MacDonnoll Affair. Motion to Censure the Government. Wyndham Still-it Unionist. {Supplied bt/ iieuler.) Loudon, Iot.li May.—At this afternoon's sitting of the House of Commons, Sir Heury Campbell-Bannerman. m.p., leader of the Liberal party, moved a vote of censure on the Government in connection with the much-discussed
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    The Singapore Gang Robbery.
    671 5 j Oni: of thk Gang Commits Suioidk. Hkfoke Mi*. Sprottle at the Singapore Police Court on Monday, the recent gang robliery at Zion Road, when Capt. Koenig of the s. s. Ophir was attacked and robbed by Chinese fishermen, came on for hearing, says the Straits
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    CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA and CHINA.
    1328 5 Thk fifty first ordinary general meet ing of the shareholders of the above bank "was held iu London on 19th ult.. .Sir Montagu Cornish Turner, presiding. The Chairman, after a brief reference to the great services rendered to the bank by Mr. Howard
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    Prevention of Malaria.
    568 5 Kksfkcting the recent statement on thei 4 subject of malaria iu the Federated Malay j i States, Dr. Hamilton Wright, iu a communication to The Timer, writes: —l am sure that Colonel Ross would be the last to encourage the inferences that the results! obtained at Port
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  • PUBLIC OPINION.
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      OUR 'RIKISHAS.
      191 5 To the Edi ion OF in k SiKAirs Echo. JJeak Sib, —“Mysogamist” chooses hit no,u d(1 P lu, 'veil. It is easily seen from tin tenor of Ins letter Unit he is one of those selfishly ungallant persons—oue can hardly call them men—who would always rather see a
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    Passengers.
    179 5 Inward Per Bengal, from London Mr. and Mrs. Barnett and child, Mrs. Gorman, Mr. and Mrs. Nutt, Miss L. McGreevy, Mr. and Mrs. Brown. From 1 Adelaide Miss Bugot, Miss Field. From I Colombo Mr. F. N. l'earse, Mr. G. li. Pearse, and Mr. IJ. Alexander. Outward —Per Bengal,
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      23 5 “C-B s Motion Rejected. I h the end the motiou for a vote of censure °o the Government was injected by a majority
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      9 5 WHITEAWAY, LAIDLAW Co. Buy and Sell fw NeW Cash.
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      42 5 TO L.BT. “VTO. 7, Clove Hall Road ami. “Brighton Villa Bungalow, Tanjong Buugah. Ini mediate entry. Apply to E. U. MATHIEU, 5, Arratoon Hoad. 11-u-Oo 1 wk 320 WHITEAWAY, LAIDLAW Co. Sell for Cash, therefore can Sell Cheaper than any Credit-giving Firm.
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      308 5 it’" l l'ftlr I s I l *>«' t«i« i>ii ljiicati' ’M irt newmtrrh 8 irt^r ,hc <>’»> s news I,a* beeH imputd. T H E Robinson Piano Co., Ltd. V O K PIANOS ;m<l every tiling iu the Mumcul Lin Our Representative and Head Tuner Mr. R. MYRAM is
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      325 6 NOTICE. CO 1 ill oi n*t a 7- r W i 3 *0 > m '-sJ K g g > 21 r. Q. 2 </ C C y> ~f] s i> s SM jfi jv H 7 —A -m. fc 1 w m ■*4l sl*ij 5 l*iji ,1 sJ sU
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      1343 7 Andrew Usher Co.'s Graham Co. Ltd. SPECIAL RESERVE O.V.G. Whisky. 4 Beach Street Penang. CRAIGEI.LACHIE DISTILLER? 1, Co.’s| The Wholesale GAELIC Chemists in the Straits. “OLD SMUGGLER” WHISKY. SANDILANDS, BUTTERY Co. a v\ CT*4 fs> V/S V«3 > LEE ciiyf. dispensary, -Vo. 5?65, CARNARVON STREET PENANG Tei.ki’Honk No. 29 J.
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      1270 8 WHITEAWAY, LAIDLAW Co CASH DRAPERS, PENANG, K v i THE HAVE JUST OPENED OUT A LARGE STOCK OF CHILDREN’S SUN TOPEES PRICE ALL SIZES. Cashmere and Muslin Overalls in Great Variety. Children’s Boots and Shoes IN ALL MAKES. Sun Hats and Bonnets 'S One of the Largest Selections in the
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