Straits Echo, 12 May 1905

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    35 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, pKs£ FEDERATED MALAY STATES, AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY. FOL. 3. $24 Per Annum. PENANG, FRIDAY, 42th MAY, 19tiS* Single Copy, 10 cents. No. 106.
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    FIXTURES.
    44 1 To-da t i»tli Dav, 4tb Mooli. Town Band, Esplanade, G to 7 p.m. flarmaLm'a Circus, Dato Kramal Gardens, p.m. Tomorrow. loth Day, Itli Moon. Town Baud, Golf Club, G to 7 p.m. Haruistuu's Circus, Da to Knuuat Gardeua, 4 p.m. and 9-15 p.m.
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    HIGH WATER.
    41 1 Fore Week ending Tbursdav, Mav 18, 1 is. AM. PM. Friday, 12tb 7.30 7.05 Sa’nrdnv, loth 8.20 7.55 Sunday.'l4t.li- 9.10 8.45 M adit, 15th 10.00 935 Tne*dav, IGtli 10.50 10 25 Wednesday. I7|J| I 115 Tb'iriuliiy, jHth 0.0*5 0.30
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    P. & O. SAILINGS.
    48 1 P. O. SAILINGS. Mail Service OuiwAKtia. Homewards. Nubia V-5 May. j (Jo room ml el 13 May. tfimltt fPJunr I < l'humn 27 Hxtru Service. >t'i W AKIIS. Ho.M EWA KI»S. Palma 10 May. Peru 19 May. Java. 30 f j Poona a June, j air Se»- Page i
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    THE MOON.
    30 1 First (Quarter... May. 12th 1.41.7 p.m. O T ull Moon 19th 4.31.7 a.m. I «U» t Quarter 2Gtii 9.45.0 a..m. U New Moon Juue 3rd 12.56. G p.n.
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  • Shipping.
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      ARRIVALS.
      92 1 i Ban W matt Soon. Br. s.s. 199, Ulendav, 12th May, Deli, 11th May, Geu., Quail Beug Kee. Hkhk, Bk. s.B. 324, Inkster, 12th May, Singapore, 11th Mav, Geu., —W. M. A Co. Rotorua. Br. s.s. 555, Brown. 11th May, Tongkah, 10th May, Gen.,- K. G. Co. Patohaburk, Ger.
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      DEPARTURES.
      43 1 12th Mav. J Perak, for Port 8 wet ten ham and Malacca. 4 vagyee, for Port Sweden ha in A Singapore. Hebe, for Deji. Lady Weld. for J’eluk Anson. Ffyiny Ihrayou. for Port Weld and Taiping Lightning, for Calcutta Fitzpatrick, lor Rangoon.
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      IN PORT.
      30 1 Ban Whatt Soon, Br. 5 199. Gleuday, 12th May. Deli, 11th May, Geu., Quail Beug Kee. Rotorua. Br. s.s. 555, Brown. Iltii Mav, Tongkah, lOth May, lien., K.G.Co.
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    Education and Reform
    2155 1 Student Gathering in Canton. i Canton, April 25. The series of lectures being delivered in the Presbyterian Mission ‘Church at S/ Po T<au are attracting large audieuces. On Sunday afternoon twenty(three schools were represented, those of the government t*eiug among the number j sending the most students.
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    EXCHANGE.
    151 1 l Pen a mi. 12 1 ii M v i j f liii eonrleeij ol the Uh/irlereil Ibirii London Demand Bank- .i/JL I months’ sig.'it Ban! I 11 j ;j i < redit *2 3 Document/*,i v ...2 0,-, Calcutta. Demand Bank Ks. 117.1 3 Uavs’ sight Private 1-491
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    SHARES.
    222 1 iiei saw.iliGoid MuieiV i <• 5 id e-'iler* I lliinli Ausirainm Gold Mining Co., Ed. A. Miller* Hedging Ijeboiig (LoG .doing Co.. LG. £252.50 bu >/«»•» K iwimTt» i"dtSVt fifing f 1 ,t (fully paid i. S l*i. Krusefi 'I in Milling <'•>. Li. 4.— bu-ert Karaiiiran 'fm M'OMj
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    PRODUCE.
    173 1 joi«i leaf 5 G. 1 I>. P«*pp«*i t W. C»*asi -Sins. out oj stta i: White Pcppc; S 37.505tV/c/v rntug Pepper 8 251 buyers Cloves (picked out of season Mace /5 —tellers Mace Pickings G7. —sellers Nutmegs 110 s 35. —sales j No. 1 o 10 nom I Sugar
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    VES ELS EXPECTED.
    35 1 1 ,-**fl* 1' t'UOl Ageut* Due Cui’uuiu ndel •Siu^iijmre A .< > .ACo. 18th May H\ son liluMpool U .M.&Co. 14th I'h Ini i Aden A .U.iCo. lOt lr Simla Singapore A.C.ACo. 1 28th
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    SAILINGS.
    29 1 1 t’HSc/ti Fur AyenJ* Leaves J (Joroiij:iutleliUolotul>o Hvsoii Singapore Palma. Singapore bun la 'Ooloinbo A.G.«!t( \V M JtCo. A.U.AGo.'* A.G.&Oo. PJtl. m£ litli a M tmi 3 »th
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    MAILS DUE.
    47 1 China (Coromandel) 13th May German (Zieten) It til China (Preuescn) 17th The extra P. A O. steamer Palma having left Aden on Thursday afternoon, 4th instant, is expected to arrive here at noon <>!i Tuesday, iGtli idem, and will leave for Singapore. China and Japan.
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    174 1 For Ceylon, Australasia, Bombay, Alien, Mauritius, Egypt ami via Brindisi, for Eurojie, etc. Per Coromaudel, to-morrow, G a.in. Eaui'kat and 1’utigkalaii Brandau—Per a’entijn, to-morrow, noon. Nugapataiii and Madras Per Thonjva, to-morrow, 1 pin. 1 Kill Per lh‘ Korfi, to-morrow, 1 p.uj, l'otigkali Per liotorno, to-morrow, 1 p.ui. l)o!i
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
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      19 1 MARTYN Co. WHISKIES. smosros DYNAMITE, GELIGNITE BLASTING GELATINE DETONATORS and FUSE. SOLE AGENTS GUTHRIE Co.. Ltd 91 PENANG 12
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    • Advertisement
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      9 1 VVHITEAWAV, LAIDLAW Co. Otter Good Value in Household Goods
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      146 1 SMIEIiG ZElfUl,; Genuine Piisener Beef.l Insurances HONGKONG JIN ON INSURANCE Company, Limited. Capital $1,000,000. riiHK oudersigned having been appointed 1 Amenta lor the above Company are prepare*] to accept marine risks on the most favourable terms CHIN JOO A Co., Agent s. b'UOO CllliS TEE, Manager. 4 b-04 i>bc Hongkong
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
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      48 1 WEATHER. t. V 1 hk foilowifil' ih kiu 11\ »uui 1 e<i •>» the Si in* i <>t Fort </<*mwaiiiK mu*. Yfxterday Th. M.'Wr. Pine \V«i. South OM.III. To-day Thick Calm To-day Fine \.W i'nt' laiiitali timing the '1\ hours wn«i«*i at i* a.in. tool ay wa* tllW inches.
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      210 2 WA.NTBD. Applications tor u»e appointment of a Nurse Probationer for the Ceneral Hospital, Penang, will be received by the undersigued. Full particulars can lie obtained at the Colonial Surgeon's Office. Penaug. T. C. MFC Li STUN. Colonial Surgeon, Penang. 0-5-05 2 wk 317 Board and Lodging. I>OOMS vacaut in jLV
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    • Advertisement
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      798 2 NOTICE. of Penang, Singapore, Perak, Selangor, and Sumatra. Photos enlarged, various sizes up to 3 ft., ou Bromide paper. W. JONES, lviug Street. Penang. Photographer. 29c NOTICE. PENANG TURF CLUB. T H E Race Course will be officially open for Training on and after Monday, loth instant. Hacking is not
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      1290 2 ik, ft.. er. 9c NOTICE. Messrs. THEAN CHEE Co. Beg to inform their Penang Sales Room. customers, and The undersigued is instructed to sell By Publics Auction All the Valuable Household Furniture, Piano, Horses, Traps, etc. At 209, McAlister Road, T ieu tli lie to the public Saturday 13th May,
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      2039 3 o* its. N. Co. •fO* tbytecied Arrival* and Departures Mail Service. Outwards. s.s. Nubia connecting 1 with Max •luije 8 s.s. Simla do 22 s.s. Coromandel do s.s. Mongolia s.s. Marmora s.s. China Homewards. 51 a y Id s-s. Coromandel connecting with s.s. Victoria 27 s.s. Chnnun do s.s. Himalaya
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    PENANG TURF CLUB. PROGRAMME FOR Autumn Meeting, 1905.
    1147 4 Tuesday 25th, Thursday 27th, and Saturday 29th July FIRST DAY i 'Vnet fday, 2otk July, l9t*o. I I. —The Maiden Plate. A Cup presented by John Armstrong, Esq., with <750 added by tlie Club. —A Raft* for Maiden Horses. Weight as per
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    The Straits Echo.
    108 4 Justice s«a» ii-fle- every bwly.amljusiiccalone. Enuerwu. Established June Ist, I9OT htblbhod daily (except Sunday*.AT Till; CRITERION PRESS, Ltd., No. 220 202, Be;teh Street, Penang. PRICE i I»AIL\ IA.N'AI. per annum. I OCTSTATION IV«MKe Extra. MAIL EDITION IPoet Free» *l5 CABLE ADDKL.SS; Echo Penang.” Telephone No. Is*. NOTICE
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  • Current Topics.
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      The Booking Difficulty.
      100 4 Ot k correspondent S II.C II.” seems to have gone off at a tangent from the real question at issue as regarus 1 In* lH>»kiii2f office for tliiulcla»s pas senders ;it Ihe Penang Railway Pier. As matters now stand the booking office i- opened some time before
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      The Coming Battle.
      163 4 Rkspkctino tiie allabsorbing attention on the naval situation the {•ositioii seems to Ije foeusssed by the Military t ones) «undent of The Tisnes. I In* tactics of Admiral lVen seem, in* tells U", ill some measure diet at «sit«« him by the circunistam-cs ot hi situation. lie
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      Police and Pay.
      374 4 The Straits Times publishes a very fieiiiueut paragraph regarding the poiice, which reads as tol- j lows —“Tiie Police Court i-*porls <*f to-day show liiat a L'iuce-c<»i'j>onii ami Iwu constables »»f the Marine Police have been fined Bld each for extortion that a constable was this morning
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      Obstruction.
      752 4 Or late there have been several prosecu-; iions for obstruction, a Chinaman being lined early in the week the sum of two hundred dollars and costs for storing firewood on Weld Quay. This, we were told, was supposed to be an exemplary case and was to put a stop
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    Province Wellesley.
    62 4 (J" ron) (Jnr Own Cbrrptpondent.j Police Changes. The transfers of Inspectors Joyce and Coulau. of Butterworth and Bulat Mertajun respectively, have beeu cancelled, and they are to stay at their present statious until they proceed to Europe on leave. Inspector YVatcham, of the Marine Station, will, however, relieve
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    Dispute over an Estate.
    232 4 .t Before Mr. Justice Leslie Thornton at j Singapore on Wednesday counsel were heard in a case arising out of the administration j of tlie estate of Wee Guau Ho, who died in 188-1, says the Straits Times. He left his pro-! perty to his five
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    Empire Day
    638 4 The movement which has lieeu inauguri ated under the name of Empire Day," and which has lor its objects the training jof the rising generation in the virtues of loyalty aud of patriotism, aud in the duties and responsibilities attaching to British citizenship, is now, states Lord Meath
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    The Circus.
    89 4 Despite adverse weather conditions the Circus gave a capital performance last night, aud this evening, if only the Clerk of the Weather proves kind, there is likely to be a record house, as the riding competition always creates any amount of fun and draws well. Entries for this
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    Latest Betting.
    170 4 'lhe loliowiug are I he odds for the Singapore Derby aud the Majd«jn Plate, at the I coining Singapore Race Meeting, as quoted 'on Wednesday by Mr. O. Robinson:— S' i tnjapore Derby. to 4 iJeviiuient oto 1 Wingaroou 3 to 1 Cadenas fi to 1 The Idler
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    Free Trade for the Philippines.
    527 4 Referring to Secretary Taft's personally conducted tour of Congressmen through the Philippines, the Washington correspondent of the New York Evening Post savs No secret is made of the Secretary’s ultimate goal, which is absolute free trade lietweeu the Philippines and the United States. This trip,
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    The War.
    303 5 Armada atlndo-China. Sighted by the “Coromandel.” Camera Fiend at Work (Echo Special.) Singapore, 11th May.— r l he P. and O. liner Coromandel, which lias arrived here to-day, reports that she sighted the Baltic fleet at Ban Fong Bay on Monday last, 8th instant. The fourth officer of
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      Russian Revolt.
      120 5 Massacre of the Jews. Over a Hundred Casualties (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 11th May.—Only the most scanty details are obtainable of the recent massacre of thejews in the anti-Semitic outbreak at Jitomir. A private telegram which lias been received in St. Petersburg by an indirect route from Jitomir
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      Russia and Tibet.
      48 5 Emissary from the Tsar. Takes Presents to Dalai Lama. (Echo Special.) Berlin, 11tit May.—Captain Koslovr, an officer of the Russian Army, has left Russia on a visit to the Dalai Lama for whom he has been entrusted with il number of presents from the Tsar.
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      In Darkest Africa.
      113 5 Italy not to Occupy Tripoli. "ill Counteract Turkish Distrust. (Supplied by Reuter.) Loudou, 11 May.—-Signor T. Tittoui, Minister of Foreign Affairs for Italy, has iul imated to the Italian Senate that a Navy bill is to be shortly submitted to Parliament, having as its object the safeguarding
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      Terrible Tornado.
      43 5 Almost Wrecks a City. Enormous Death Roll. Five Hundred Killed ok Injured. (Supplied hi/ Reuter.) Loudon. 12th May.—The tornado has partially wrecked the city of Suyder, near Guthrie, in the State of Oklahaina. Five hundred persons have lteen killed or injured.
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      Diplomatic Corps.
      102 5 What Russian Changes Mean. No Pro-Japanese Ambassador in Washington. Safeguarding the Bear s Interests. (Supplied by Router.) London. Iltli May.- The correspondent of tiie Moruiug Post at Washington slates I bat the transfer of M. Cassini as Russian Ambassador from Washington to Madrid, j together w ith the
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      Railway Smash.
      95 5 Express Collides with Dynamite Train. Frightful Explosions. APPALLING LOSS OF LIFE. Harrisburg City Shaken. (Supplied hi/ Renter.) London, 12ih May.—A frightful railway disaster has occurred near tlie city of Harrisburg, in Pennsylvania. United States of North America. The express train from Chicago collided with a freight train, which
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      Cretan Crisis.
      20 5 Conflict Continuing. f/c/o* Special.) Berlin, 11th May.—The conflict between the Insurgents in Crete and the Powers still continues.
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      Macedonian Misrule.
      35 5 Powers Anxious for Financial Reform. Note Sent to the Porte (Echo Special.) Berlin, Ilth May.—A collective Note from the Powers has been handed to the Porte in regard to the finances of Macedonia.
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      Cricket.
      78 5 A Quartette of Matches Sussex not Successful. Notts Draw with Australians, Narrow Win for Surrey. •> (Supplied by Renter.) London, 11th May. —Maryleboue Cricket ('lub and Ground have defeated Sussex by seven wickets in the match which was beguu at Lords on Monday (8th inst.). The matches Warwick versus
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    The English Turf.
    177 5 Result of Chester Cup. "on by Imari. Mark Time and 'Throwaway Repeat Last Year’s Performance The Chester Cup (handicap) of 2550 sovs (a cup value 50 sovs aud the remainder in specie), hy subscription of 25 sovs each. 15 sovs ft or 5 soys only if declared
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    THE RECENT KUALA LUMPER AGRI-HORTICULTURAL SHOW.
    1972 5 I ir>t of a Series of Shows: Penang to he Second. I skill Suggestions por Future Show*. The rather lielated Report of the General Committee of the Agri- Horticultural Show held at Kuala Lumpur in August last has just come to hand. The Report
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    STOP PRESS
    18 5 Ihis space is reserved fur the i.nl.ii/... alter tbc «ay's news iuxs been W ar K
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  • PUBLIC OPINION.
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      THE BOOKING DIFFICULTY.
      479 5 TV. TUB tniTOU OF THE S Tit A ITS Kcilo. J>KAit Sik, 1 our editorial comments are not sometimes without their amusing s i«le. !In your issue of the 2nd instant you" make |up a strong case—at least to your think- —against the booking office at the
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      10 5 WHITEAWAY, LAIDLAW Buv and Se!! for Nett Cash Co. I
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      445 5 I To-day's Advertisements. roja Saul pwo bicycles (body's and Gentlemen iw wheel, back pedal brake, iu x '«'«t condition. A -Treat bargain. Can Hny time at E. <). Hotel Office. »3 5 Oo GOVERNMENT OF RAHANG. TV ANTED. V \U Oiessers, tirade LI, salary X“2U per aiiuutu each with an
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      1415 7 Andrew Usher Co s Graham Co. Ltd. SPECIAL RESERVE O.V.G. Whisky. 4 Beach Street, Penang. CRAIGELLACHIE GLENLIVET DISTILLERY Co.’s GAELIC OLD SMUGGLER” WHISKY. SANDILANDS, BUTTERY Co. «4 Hi hi b Hi M 4 b w X A X X u 0 b 3 COGNAC fey j I®' Ol hNE Old
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      1159 8 Whiteaway’s for Household Goods. We make a special feature of this Department, the wants of every customer receiving our best and closest attention. NOTE. Large stock of the undermentioned lines 1 Always on Hand. Pillow Cases! Pillow Cases!! We give a Superior (Quality Longcloth, size 27 by 18 inches, finished
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