Straits Echo, 15 May 1905

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    36 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, MONDAY, 15th MAY, 1905. 0 Single Copy, 10 cents. No. 108.
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    FIXTURES.
    44 1 '1 O-DAT I‘Jib U*v, till Aloou. Town Baud, Esplanade, 6 to 7 p.m.' liaiuistou’s Circus, Dato K ram at Gardens, 0 id p.in. 1 O-MOttROU 13tli Day, Ith Moon. Town IL ml, Golf Club, 6to < p.m. Hannston’s Circus, l)ato Kraniat Gardens, 9-15 p.m.
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    THE MOON.
    26 1 O bull Moon May. 19th 4.31.7 a.m. fjast Quarter 26th 9.45.0 A.M. O New Moon June 3rd 12.56.6 p.m. Firm Quarter... 10th 8.4.7 p.m.
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    HIGH WATER.
    42 1 For Week ending Sunday, May 21. 19<»5. a.m. p M. Monday, 15th ...10.00 935 Tuesday. 16th ...10.50 10 25 Wednwtiliiv, 17th ...11.40 11 15 Thursday, lHth 0.05 0.30 Friday, 19th 0.55 1.20 Saturday, 20th 1.45 2.10 Sunday, 21st 2.35 3.00
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    MAILS DUE.
    47 1 German (Zieteu) 16th May Chiua (Preuesen) 17th India Teesta 18th English (Nubia) 25th Chiua (Chv*an) 27th The B. 1. mail steamer Teesta, having >ft Negapatam at 7 a.m. on Sunday, the 4th instant may l»e expected to ariive here n Thursday morning, tlie 18th instant.
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    Passengers.
    382 1 INWARD. Per Coromandel, from Singapore Mr. Ueug Soo Choou. OUTWARD. Per Coromandel, for Marseille» Mr. E. S. Haslam, Mr. W. B. Kattray, Mr. J. J. Tait, Mr W. H. A. McDonnell, For fioudou Mr. AY. Peacock, Mr. G. M. Rutherford, Mr. Ward, Mr. and Mrs. Williams and child, Mr.
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    John MARTIN, Miner.
    912 1  -  By OLIVER ASHWELL, A ROMANCE OF MODERN MALAYA. Author of Tales of the Fen," Chronicles of the Carbonettor Club," “In Peril in Penang" etc. SYNOPSIS. j John Martin, the only sou of an old 1 east county family, is a successful spec- ulator in the State of
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    PRYE RIVER DOCK.
    230 1 PENANH TE above Dock, situated iu Province, Wellesley, at the entrance of the Prye River, has lately been lengthened and deepened and is now of the following dimensions Length on the block 330 feet. Breadth at entrance 50 Depth of water on sill at ordinary spring tides
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    EXCHANGE.
    119 1 Pknano, 1-rrH May. by courtesy of the Chartered Hank. I London Demand Bank i/J1 4 months’ sight Bank ...l'lljg 3 Credit 2 3 Documentary ...2 0,* e Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs 1474 3 da vs’ sight Private H9i Bombay, Demand Bank 14 7^ 3 days’ sight Private 149* Madras,
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    SHARES.
    208 1 Bersawah Gold AI iue Co., Ld. 5 13. —sellers Rauh Australian Gold Mining Co., Ld 4. —sellers Redjaug Lebong Gold Milling Co., lid $252.5 t)1/uycrs lvadii.uaGold AliniugCo,, Ltd. (fully paid) 10.— nom Bruso'n Tin Mining Co., Ld. S 4.- —boners Karan gait Tin Mining Co. 7. sellers Kinta Tin
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    PRODUCE.
    175 1 Gold leaf 76. J B. Pepper (W. Coast 31bfi.5 ox.) out oj stock White Pepper 36| sellers I'rang Pepper 25} buyers Cloves (picked) out of season Mace 75 —tellers Mace Pickings 67. —sellers Nutmegs 11 0» 35. —sales 4 No. 1 6.10 nom Sugar 2 no stock. Basket 5.75
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      ARRIVALS.
      170 1 I Ni'l'T, Xor. s.s. 'JoO, Hansen, loth Mav Rangoon. ‘Mh May, Gen., C. H. Sou. Abakan, Ger. s.s. 161, Peters, 15t,h May, Singapore, loth Mav, Gen., —B. M. it Co. M. Vajikunhis, But. b.b. 1.162. Steeuborg, 15th May, Acheeu, l4th May, Gen., Geu., H. L. Co. Abkkloob, Bi\ s.s.
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      DEPARTURES.
      26 1 15th May. Cornelia for Port Swettenliain A Malacca. MoJia Vajirnuhis, for Singapore. Hyson, for Singapore, Hongkong, it Japan Flying Dragon, for Port Weld and Taiping
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      IN PORT.
      80 1 'Lady Weld, Br. s.s. 245, Treweeke, 14tU I May, Teluk Anson, 13th May, Gen.,--Straits S. S. Co. Mary Austin. Br. s.s. 121, Marris 14th May, Deli, 13th May, Gen.,-- K. G. Co. Jin Ho, Br. s.s. 110, Hivatrup, 14th Mav, Laugkat, 13th May, Gen., —Qnali Beng Kee. Petrel,
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      EXPECTED.
      42 1 t to ill Agent* Due Palma Aden A .G.ACo. 16th JVIav Teenkai Silica pore B.ACo. 17th C\ A pear (Oaleut tii A.A. A. (J<*. 19th •la Soil Sin^a|tore VV.M.&C'o.j 20lh Ischia Singapore B.M.&Co 25th Simla Singapore I i A.G.&Co. 29 th
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      SAILINGS.
      40 1 Vessels For i Ayents Leaves Paltna Singapore A.G.&Co. 16th Mav Teenkai Colombo B.&Co. 18th C. A pear Hongkong A A A Co. 20 th Jason Loudon YV.M.&Co. 21st Ischia Bombay B.M &Co. 26i h Simla Coloin im A.G.ACo. 30th
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      MAILS CLOSE.
      108 1 For Kopali. Ueimm;, Mergui and Tavov—Per Omapere, to-uiorrow, 1 p.m. Lungkat—Per Jin Hu, to-morrow, 1 p.m. Deli —Per Alary Austin, to-morrow, 1 p in. Pangkahin Brandan—Per Petrel. tomorrow, 1 p.m. Perlis *.l Setul—Per Chan Tat, to-morrow, 2 p.m. Port Swettenliain, k'nala Lumpur ami Sintra pore—Per l* in Seny,
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      P. & O. SAILINGS.
      42 1 P. O. SAILINGS. Mail Service. OrnvAUus. ll«>.MtvvAKD». Nubia Vo May. i Cliusun V/ May Siuila 8 June j Ma ta 10 June Hxtra Service. < irrwAUUB. Homrwards. Palma lli May. Pciu 10 Mitt/ Java 30 Poona .3 Juiu s£Sr iox particulars ioo v.
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      28 1 WEATHER Thk following report is kiudiv supplier] l>> tlie Signal Director of Korr Cornwallis:— The rainfall during the 24 hours ended at it a.m. to-dav was 008 inches.
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    New Borneo Rubber & Tobacco Companies.
    442 2 New Borneo Rubber Tobacco Companies. The pronpectuses of three Borneo planting companies in a week constitute almost u record, says the L. and C. Express to hand by the mail. Only a week or so ago the Brit ish Borneo Para Rubber Company was issued in Glasgow, and it is
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    Capture at Sea.
    463 2 England's Next Wak A Stkonu Warn i no. Ax the United Service Institution, Col. Sir H. M. Hozier presiding. Mr. Douglas Owen, barrister, delivered an interesting address on Capture at Sea and Modern Conditions and the Ancient Prize Laws. Mr. Douglas Owen said the various and great
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      64 2 PHOTOGRAPHIC BTUDIO. A. KAULFUSS, EAIIQVHAR STREET. Daily i iiom 7 a.m. to M Sundays S a.m. to Noon ON SALE Views of Penang, Perak, Kedah, etc. Just Received a New Shipment of Illustrated Post Cards in colours and otherwise. All kinds of Photograph work done in the imwt artistic finish.
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      403 2 WONG KIM MUN, iVo. 77a, Bishop Street RUBBER STAMP AND BRASS SEAL TFor impressing Wax) MANUFACTURER. I Suppleinentaiy Articles for Rubber Stamps iu Store. Photographic Dealer. Photographic Plates, Papers» Chemicals, &c. CUT BE OBTAINED. PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO al 290, Chttliu Street. ALSO Managing Partner of HUNG WAN FOONG Co, Photographers, Ipoh,
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      1501 2 NOTICE. yiF'VS of Penang, Singapore, Perak, Selangor, and Sumatra. Photos enlarged, various sizes up to 3 ft., on Bromide paper. W. JONES,. King Street. Penang. Photographer. 29c NOTICE. PENANG TURF CLUB. rpHE Race Course will be officially open for Training on and after Monday, loth instant. Hacking is not allowed
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      1980 3 >rr -r Expected Arrival and Departures. Mail Service. Outwards. May 25 June Nubia connecting with s.B. Mongolia i* s.B. Simla ilo s.s. Marmara 22 s.s. Coromandel do s.s. China Homewards. May 27 s.s. Chusan connecting with s.s. Himalaya Juno 10 s.s. Malta ilo s.s. India 24 s.s. Bengal do s.s.
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    PENANG TURF CLUB. PROGRAMME FOR Autumn Meeting, 1905.
    1122 4 Tuesday 25th, I hursday 27lit, and Saturday 29ih July FIRST DAY. i Tuesday, '*nth duty. liflJ-). 1. —The Maiden Plate. A Cup presented by John Armstrong, Esq., with 8750 added by the Club. —A Race for Maiden Horses. Weight as per scale
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    The Straits Echo.
    110 4 Jusiiec-aii.-ii**- everybody,«"iljusi ice alone. Etnereoi i. Established June Ist, 1903 Published daily (except £unda\ AT THK CRITERION PRESS, Ltd., X > 22*» 232, Bead» Street. Penang. PRICE DAILY MM VI. wi per annum. < UTsTATION Postage Ex'm. MAIL KDITIOX tl'oft Kreei slj CABLE VDPKKS»: Echo—Penang.” Telephone No.
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    The Fire Danger.
    1545 4 ill'll who have been in England or America vviil doubtless remember tinjoxcitenient caused bv the erv of Fire/ the quick clearing of tin- streets ami t ue uiad dash of the lire engim as they spee t along the streets, drawn bv magniticent horses and driven bv
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    WATER POLO.
    864 4 Merchants vs. The Rest. Merchants. Colour Whitt. Croat. Joynsoix. Lett Wing bach. Wight Wing back. E. Nirrnheim V'. Gibbous Half Bark. D. Fvfe Ca.pt.) Lt. Wing or ward. Rt. Wing Forward. R. H. Gibsou H. Cooke Centre Forward. J. Erskiue. Umpire and Rtjeree. A. J. MacJ)ouald. The Rest.
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    CLUB NOTES.
    981 4 Tennis. The (Jolt Clnl) tenuis touruaiueut, which is rapidly nearing to a close, lias Lee» 7 lvllt success a, lew details av interesting to your numerous readers iadies always come hist, so here goes for tneir division In the Championship ailt j Single Handicap, for which there were
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      197 4 rpWEKYM’WO SHOP HOUSES in A Straight Street, Bukit Mertajain. toI get her with a connected vacant piece of laud suitable i'or building ti\e more shop houses cl«»e to tiie Railway station and situated in the busiuess part of the town, either collect ivelv or in lots to suit purchasers Apply
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      12 4 WHITEAWAY, LAIDLAW Co. Have just received a new stock of Sola Hats.
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      French Fleet.
      35 5 Date of Visit to Portsmouth. {Supplied by Reuter London, lath May.—lt ha* been arranged that the visit of the firaiuk fleet to Portsmpgth will take place from the <th to the lotll AU£U6t.
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      Russian Revolt.
      157 5 Attempt to Allay Agitation. Another Reform Scheme Prepared. Leases of Crown Lands for Peasants. (Supplied by lteuter.) London, 13tli May—For the purpose of allaying the agitation among the ]>easant it is reported that the Russian Government lias prepared a scheme to enable the peasants j to acquire leases
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      Imperial Defence.
      175 5 Balfour’s Great Speech An Epoch-Making Declaration Invasion of Great Britain I M PRACTICABLE. {Supplied by Reuter.) Loudon, 13th May.—The daily newspapers regard Mr. Balfour's declaration iu liis important speech iu the House of Commons (a resume of which was published iu tin* Echo on Saturday last > to
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      Cricket.
      141 5 County Championship Quartette of Matches Decided A Win fok Gloucestershire. (Supplied by Reuter). London, loth May.—The match between Gloucestershire and Middlesex, which was begun at Lord’s on Thursday last, 11th instant, has ended in a victory for Gloucestershire bv nine wickets. Lancashire Defeats Warwickshire. London, 13th May.—ln the match
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    The War.
    521 5 The Tsar's Armada Anchored at Yulin Bay. f Supplied by Renter Loudou, 15th May.—A steamer which lias arrived at Saigon reports having passed the Russian Baltic fleet, which was anchored at Yulin Ray, Hainan, on Friday last, 12th instant. New Warships for Russia Two Armoured Cruisers Building Tribute
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    The English Turf.
    111 5 Result of Great Jubilee Handicap. Won by Ambition. (Supplied I'?/ Reuter.) Loudon, 15th May.—The race for the Great Jubilee Handicap flj miles) at Kempton Park on Saturday witnessed fourteen starters, the result being as follows Ambition 1 Fermoyle 2 Union Jack 3 Betting. The betting in London
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    Harmston’s Circus.
    763 5 With the ever-increasing familiarity of this popular show m our midst it becomes! a matter of more than usual difficulty to describe the varied performance in phraseology not only out of the commonplace but iu proportion to the good things being nightly served up at Date Krarnat Gardens,
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    The Straits Medical School.
    134 5 j It is expected that the new .Straits Medi- cal School will be opened at Singapore on jt he Ist of July. The course of study will lie five years, and successful stulents will receive diplomas entitling them to practise iu the Straits Settlements ami Federated
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    Latest Betting.
    697 5 ’l’n e following are the odds for the Singaj pore Derby aud the Maiden Plate, at the I coming Singapore Race Meeting, as quoted I on Saturday bv Mr. 0. Robinson Singapore Derby. 2 to 1 Devilment 2to 1 Wiugaroou 4to 1 Cadeuas 4to 1 The Idler sto
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    STOP PRESS
    113 5 u l T !lw o*** j" r servea tor the publication of news arrlvB after the day s news has been imposed. 1 i I Lalman, 15th Mav.—Sultan of Brunei > has refused to receive Rajah Sir Charles I Brooke or to attend conference between latter and Lawas
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    Paper-Chasing in Penang.
    232 5 Popularising the Pastime. Nearly ascore of enthusiasts foregathered at a rendezvous in the vicinity of the Residency at an early hour yesterday morning and carried out a pre-arranged i programme which was characterised by much vim. After crossing the new bridge i behind the Residency, the run
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    CRICKET.
    278 5 Captain s XL vs. Vick-Captain’s XI. A scratch game of cricket was played betweeu the al»ove teams ou the Esplanade oil Saturday afternoon last, and owing to want of time ended in a draw. Daiutou again came to the fore witli a well played 09, and Graham’s 38 for
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      9 5 WHITEAWAY, LAIDLAW Co. 1 Can supply all YWir Wants.
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      4 5 WHITEAWAY’S FOR GOOD VALUE
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      90 5 EmpText WHITEAWAY’S For good value at the Lowest Prices. Dr. Crago (Dr. Noble Co.) dental surgeons have opened an office at No. 30, Beach Street. Penang. Consulting hours 9 to 4. 15-5-05 u c 329 Municipal notice. A SPECIAL MEETING of the Municipal Commissioners will lie held at the Municipal
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      185 5 To-day's Ad vertiseinents. Wanted Immediately. A TRUSTWORTHY CHINESE ASV. SI s 1 ANT. Good pay mid prospectu to a really good man. Manaoeu, FEDERAL DISPENSARY, Lti».. 15-5-05 loins, t 327 Kuala Lumpur. Piano-tuning Repairing WJI.L HK UNDERTAKEN BY Mr. «J. Wallace, Lati: of Mkimhk MISQUITII Co. hah a HMAU STOCK
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      885 6 notice:. THE undersigned beg to inform tlie public of Penang and the neighbouring Native States that they have Iteeu appointed Agents for Messrs. Ingall, Parse*' s, Clive Co.,Ltd. <>t London, and have recently received a large shipment of very best quality Sinope ready made Coffins, Coffin Furniture and Assorted Internal
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    Items Of Interest.
    919 7 L.noic.mols sharks of .i species unknown ,n tbe Mediterranean Imre appealed at I‘Milon and other places along llie coast, and it is feared they will lieu peril to •aihers iu the coining summer. 1 >,KOLL telegram to llio Maiuichi, < ated April 2-1, states that one hundred
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      678 7 Andrew Usher Co.’s SPECIAL RESERVE O.V.G. Whisky. CRAIGELLACHIE GLENLIVET DISTILLERY Co.’s GAELIC “OLD SMUGGLER WHISKY. SANDILANDS, BUTTERY Co. Graham Co. Ltd. 4 Beach Street Penang. The Leading Wholesale Chemists in4he Straits. 99 Kennedy Co. AGENTS FOR T. Clifford Wilkinson's TA.ITSA.XT *6.50 per Case of 4« Pints. per Case of 100.
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      9 7 DAVID CORSAR SONS’ Well-known Navy Canvas. SANDILANDS, BUTTERY C«,
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      1067 8 Three Special Lines in Sun Hats. WHITEAWAY, LAIDLAW Co. mproved Club Rats, Covered Khaki Silk Alpacca with Pugaree Leather Chin Strap, etc. Our Price $3.95 Each w \u -7 11 Ull Ivlll Nutrient!! Nutrient!!! EMIL ZOBEL, Watchmaker and Jeweller, 4, BEACH STREET. PENANO 78 c RECEIVED A LARGE CONSIGNMENT OF
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