Straits Echo, 13 September 1905

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    35 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE OK EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES, AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY. VOL. 3. $24 Per Annum. PENANG, WEDNESDAY, loth SEPTEMBER, 1905. Single Copy, 10 cents No. 207.
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    FIXTURES.
    51 1 To-i»a v 15tli I toy Htli Moon. football Match :P. C. C. Post ru<l Telegraph Department, Esplanade, 5 p 111. Town Baud, Esplanade, 6 to 7 p.iu. Tomorrow. pith l>ay, Bth M 0011 Y. M. c. A. Cycling Corps’ Moonlight Run htait from the {Scotch Church, Northam Ro*a, 9
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    THE MOON.
    25 1 O Full Moon Sept. 14th 1.10.0 a.m. liRKt Quarter 22»d 5.13.5 a..v. New Moon 29th 4.59.5 A..M. First Quarter Oct. sth 7.54.2 em.
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    THE TIDE.
    43 1 For Week ending Tuesday, Sept. 19. 19<»5. Low High, p.m. p.m. A.M. Wetlnesilav, 13th t>. 10 12.10 Tinirsdav, 14th /.00 1.00 Friday, isth 7.50 150 Saturday, 10th 8.40 2.40 Sunday, 17th 9.30 3.30 Monday. 18th ...10.20 4.20 Tuesday, 19tli ...ll.lt» 5.10
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    MAILS DUE.
    18 1 English (Chuttan) 14tii Sept China (Bengal) 15th German Zielen 19th China (Preussem) 19th Indian (Thongwa) 21st
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    A Sensational Case at Simla.
    1176 1 Simla, August 31.—0 n the Bt.h instant au incident, described as “a regrettable incident,” occurred here at St. Bernard's to Captain H. W. Tordiffe of the i British Army. lie local paper at the time in describing the same said: “Captain! Tordiffe while attempting to
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    "Castilloa Elastica.”
    323 1 In thk Dutch East Indies. Experimental planting of various rub-’ l>er species has been carried on for some time by the forestry «lepartmeut in the; Dutch East indies, aud particularly in Java. De Indische Mercuur” contains a resume of the progress made, derived main ly from the latest
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    P. & O. SAILINGS.
    46 1 P. O. SAILINGS. Mail Service. < >u rwAitos. Hosikwakos. Chutau 14 Sept. Henyat In Sept. Coroiiia nilel 27 Simla 2U Kxtra Service. OmwAiiDs. Hum h: w a u l>s. Suuda IS Sept. Candia 26 Sej)t. Poona (Jet. i Ceylon S Oct. tV For particulars see Page U.
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      367 1 N?2SS «5 54 °ewß« *> Whites way’s for New Goods and at the Right Price. NEW STOCK FOUNTAIN PENS JUST ARRIVED. l'hc 44 Sygnus Stylo Pen Price sl*2o each. The J. Fountain Pen, complete with Filler and I*J Refill J. Pens, $1.35. The 44 Premier Pen fitted with Twin Feed
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      106 1 I.UINNESS’S STOUT. tiang LEE Co., u 7 <2 Cl SOLE aUENTS BASS’S ALE- STEARNS’ H EADACHE CUKE can be obtained from nil dispensaries («juicklv by post). Never be without the Genfiinfc. Penang: St. Andrew’s Society. rpHE Annual General Meeting will Ik* JL held in tin* Chamber of Commerce, Penn.no, on
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      29 1 WEATHER. Thk following report is kindlv supplied hv the Siirual Director of Fort Cornwaliis The rainfall during the -4- hours ended at H a.m. to-dav was 0 18 inches.
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    Items of Interest.
    745 2 Enoi.and -tp ueariy 800 ton» of card* board Yearly iu tli t»nti <>l' jh.isl cards Messrs. Avlesbnrv and Garland, of Ipoli, purcliiUwd or raised during last year 873 pikuls of wolfram in Batang I’adang worth 320,515. A IItLaUK physician «leelares that early baldness is frequently caused bv
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      96 2 W hat iM'lHvr* til** colour lo ill»* rlltl'li Ijt those ih.ii suffer aid an* weak, Wliomu ailments have l>wl nude lliem crave To i»« ielease<l aid iii I heir era'* r Wlial. ie>w. lia" •_> i\ n -ucli <le-.| c 'l'., live aeaal'- Y*oi in i v n i|inre. I>lavuhu*
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      1540 2 Important Municipal Notice. Consulate FOR SALE. Netherlands. DOGS. <) hereby inform**»! WNERS of Dogs that for a period of two mouths from this date all dogs must la- kept under control either by chain or enclosure and that anv «Ion found out of doors either during the day or night,even
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      1626 3 mm m Is. N. Co. SAILINGS. HritisWmdia Steam Navigation Co., Ltd. Expected Arrival a and Departures. Mail Service. Outwards. 13 s.s. Chvsau connecting will. s.s. llrHuutiiu iakls by mail steamers. lot Cla*f> 2nd rinse To London by Sew £6O £4O To Marseilles or Gibraltar £W £3B EXTRA STEAMERS Intermediate Service.
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    The Straits Echo.
    123 4 Justice sHtiKrteseverybodyandjtisHfCiDtMic.— Etnrrson. Established June Ist, 1903. Piitdished daily (except. Sunday*.) at tiir CRITERION PRESS, Lid., No. 22*? -232, Beoeli .St tool, IViiano PRICK DAII.Y IiOCAI. 5-'* per annum OUTSTATIONS Postage Kxtr.i. MAIL KIHTION (Post Preel $lO CAIILK ADDItKSS; Hcho —Penang.” Telephone No. IKK. Editor-i n- Ch
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    Malayan Affairs.
    1545 4 The Menace of the Monerer. Facts r. Fiction. (Continued from yesterday'* issue.) What are tlie facts Briefly stated, CHINESE MINING INTERESTS are as follows: Towkay Foo Choo Oliooii owns large mines at Kampar, Lahat. Pa pan. Kampong Payang, Sungei Besi (near Kuala Lumpur), and Klumpoug. Besides these he
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    The Mikasa.
    727 4 It will be with feelings ot very real sorrow and regret that every Briton will read to-day of the sad fate which has befallen Admiral Togo’s flagship tiie Mikasa, the flower of the Japanese fleet, in which he led the way at Tsushima to sweep the power of
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      Japan.
      91 5 Horrible Naval Disaster. The Cabinet and the Mikado. (Supplied by Reuter.) Loudon, 13th September. —The Japanese battleship Mi kauri (16.200 tons, 18 guns, IH.O knots, Mo crew) caught tire and lilvw up. The casualties are estimated at 601». Loudon, 12th September. Router’s Tokio cor re* pendent wires that the
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      Russia.
      191 5 General Anarchy at Baku. Two Princes Assassinated. (Supplied by Reuter.) Loudon, 12th September.—Thedespatches received from Baku yesterday afternoon state that the situation is growing worse every minute. The town is full of troops, who have practically destroyed eight quarters The artillery, the Tartars and the Kurds are still busy
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      Peace.
      53 5 Arranging an Armistice. (Supplied by Reuter.) Loudon, 13th September. —Generals Fukushima and Ovauovsky, the Japanese aud Russian Armistice Commissioners, are to meet at Shallotsu to-morrow to arrange all the details of the armistice, with the exception of the neutral zone above the Tumeu River, which is to be left
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      Germany.
      60 5 Honours for Prince von Bulow. New Heir to Throne Expected. (The Ostusiutischcr Lloyds Service.) Ilerliu, 12th September. —The Kaiser Wilhelm, who is at Cobleu/., has showered special distinctions upon Priuce von Bulow, the German Chancellor, creating him a Major-General of the Koval Hussars. Berlin, l'itli September. It is atiuouueed
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      Morocco.
      38 5 The Proposed Conference. (The Ostaslatisclier Lloyils Service.) Beilin, 12th Septemlier. —An understanding as to the place at which the Morocco Conference is to be held is expected to lie arrived at shortly and Cadiz will probably selected.
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      The Baltic.
      35 5 Meet Leaves Copenhagen. (Sn)i)died by Reuter.) Loudon, 18th Septemlier.—The British Clmnuel Heel has left Copenhagen after haviug met with a most friendly reception, "Inch the presence of Queen Alexandra much accent nat ed.
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      Sport.
      17 5 The St. Leger. (Sn)iplied by Reuter.) London, 18th September.—Cicero lias K elatched for the St. Leger.
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      Africa.
      38 5 •he I'rans-Continental Kailway. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, ldth Septewilver.—Professor Dar‘tt. the President of tl»e British Assooialas formally opened the Great Victoria a .> Bridge over the Zambezi Uivcr, in the pretence of the members of the British •Vsiiocmtio»,
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      India.
      50 5 Army Kcform. Echo Special. Simla. 12th September.— It its reported here that the new Army Reform Scheme is not likely to come into force on the Ist October, because Lord Cur/.on is holding it over to b** dealt with hy Lord Minto. who arrives at Bombay outlie 3rd November.
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      Taiping.
      33 5 kikisha Coolies oil Strike. He ho Special.) Taiping, 13th Sept.—The Taiping nkislia coolie* went out on strike this morning. No rikuduis are plying for hire and the public are greatly inconvenienced thereby.
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    The Dog Crusade.
    39 5 The Chief Police Officer courteously Mipplies the following return of dogs shot outside Municipal limits, Penang Island Nunifier of dogs previously killed 7608 Numlier of dogs killed during the week ending September, 9th. 168 Total 7721
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    Our Beauty Competition.
    449 5 Rt'l.l.B. 1. Each vote must l>e sent in on the Echo'if coupon. 2. One coupon entitles h Oder to one vote. 8. One person may send in any numl>er of votes provided they are on the Echo'» coupons. 4 Votes for laymen only will be registered. 6
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    Education in the Straits.
    1007 5 A Survey: By Wu Lu. {Continuedfrom yesterday unut.) 1 kim ihe time the Scholarships were first J instituted itown to the year 1908, when thei las! awards were made, thirty-three men J have proceeded to England. Of these we i tiud Twenty Europeans and Eurasians Eleven
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    A Good Move.
    1793 5 Chinese Appeal to Government. To I’|.os< KltlK LICENSED G AMU'.IN»; in Malaya. Fo LOWTNO is the text of the petition referred to in our leading columns yesterday Perusal of it should suffice to convince even the nios* sceptical of tin* fact that the leading Cliiues»» of the
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  • Shipping.
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      ARRIVALS.
      77 5 Omapeee, Hr. s.s. -140, Bell, 12»h Sept., I tan goon, 4th Sept., Gen., K. G. Co. Mary Austin, Br. s.s. 121, Campbell, 12tli Sept., Port Swettenliam, lltli Sept., Gen.,— K. G. Co. Cornelia, Br. s.s. 11*4, Marris, 12th Sept., Deli, lltli Sept., Gen K. G. Co. Valkntijn, Dut. s.s.
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      DEPARTURES
      46 5 13th September. Mar if Anxrin, for Port Swettenham. Langkat, for Teluk Anson. Chau Tai, f**r Perl is aud Setid. Pegu, for K be. T. Semawe, Segli, Olehleh and Sabang. R. lfah-wyn, for Pangkor. Fli/ing Dragon, for Port Weld and Taiping. Chuxan, for Singapore aud China.
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      IN PORT.
      46 5 Omapeke, Br. s.s. 340, Bell, 12th Sept, Rangoon, 4th Sept., Gen., —K. G. Co. Cornelia, Br. s.s. 104, Marris, 12th Sept., l)eli, lltli Sept., Gen., —K. G. Co. Canton, Br. s.s. 100, Mericau, 13th Sept., Teluk Anson, 12th Sept., Gen., —All H ing Co.
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      MAILS CLOSE
      120 5 For Aa;il);i it and Singapore- -Per Ataltan, to-morrow. 2 p in. I>**ii IVr Cornelia, to-morrow, I pm. Calcutta -1* r Austria. to-inorrow, 2 p.m. Pangkor and Teluk Alison —Per Canton, to-morrow, 2 p.m. Rangoon Per Fitzpatrick, to-morrow, 4 p.m. Kopali. Kenong, Mergui and Tavoy—Per Otnajtere, 15th instant, noon.
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      EXPECTED.
      61 8 Vemtel* From Aijeni* Ifur, G ha ;see Glasgow S.J*> .At /O. IdthSept. Benvenue London si; A* 14th Austria Singapore S.K.AOo. 14th tt Deubighsliire Singapore lJ.&Co. 14th Beularig Singapore S.l A Co. 15th Benalder Loudon S 1 .AOo. 27th Beuledi Singapore S.l ACo. doth Bemnohr Loudon S.l ACo. 10th Oct.
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      SAILINGS.
      69 8 Venae/* For 1 i/riit* Lf<ne* I Ghazee Singapore S.l A‘ o. IdthSept. IJoiivemift |»<n S. I ACo. 14th lJcn lari i; London S.l A Co. 15th Denbigh* g|iir*fiO«»loiiil*o IS. A Co. 1 5» h Beualder Singapore SI A< ’o. 1 Sealed i liOlldotl S.l ACo. 401 h ISenniohr Singapore
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      11 5 For all internal cotnplamU take Woods’ Great Pepperiniut Cure, 80 cents
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      14 5 I'oi Cold iu tLe lleud uui Coughs take Woods' Great Peppermint Cure 80 cents.
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      86 5 For Malarial Fever troubles and Dysentery take Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure, 80 cents. THE CRAG HOTEL,',* PENANG HILLS. An ideal spot for spending holidays and a perfect health resort. Private Bungalows for families, also single and double bedrooms, with bathrooms attached and water laid on. For Chairs and Coolies apply
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      69 5 For Wiinl in llie stomach lake Woods (Jroat Peppermint (.'im*. 80 will». The Penang Khean Guan Insurance Company Ltd. “VTOTIOE is hereby given that the Tweutiteh Auuual General Meeting of the shareholders of this Company will I» held at the Company’s Office, No. 34 Beach Street, on Thursday, the 16th
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      1071 6 A. EVENBERG, 56, Bishop Street, Goldsmith, Watchmaker and Kcpaircr of Optical Instruments, Gramophones and other Musical 10-8-05 Instruments. Bins 500 Lim Sun Ho, CHOP HENG IVIOH Co. 164, Beach Street, Penung. Khoo Buan Phuan CHOP Giro Seng Moh, 203, Main Road, Taiping, Tin Miners, Advancers and General Goods Store. 39c
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    The Royal Visit.
    134 7 Jmmla, 21st August.—Owing to the ceshiition of tin* rains hi sm;lin widespread area <>t India. and tiie proLtbio scarcity, considerable doubts me being expressed iu oftiei.ii circles as to the Koval visit Iteiug deterred. In any case it stems probable tliat the proposed programme mi- have to
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    Heavy Floods in Assam.
    193 7 Accokdino to a Calcutta wire of 31st ulto. it is feared that there may lie no rice crop over large areas of the Sibeagar district .owing to .ill the lower-lying tracts of rice land towards the Brahmapootra being inundated bv floods in that river. Mot only
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    The Seeadler.
    571 7 Her Second Stranding. The Straits Times of Saturday gives the following account of the stranding of the Seeadler, which was towed off on Saturday evening:— Misfortune seems to follow' the German cruiser Seeadler. Little more than a week ago she went ashore on the Trident Shoal off Labuau
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      1189 7 PENG CHENG Coy., 17, Market Lane, Penang, Just receive»! a Urge consignment of Mali May Cigars, Nos. I, 2 and 3. Beware of I mil alums. PENG CHENG Coy., 17, Market Lane. 15-8-U5 l m 3ts 544 No/e Import err. P. hfloir Crane Co/s CYLINDER OIL. Sandiland*, Pottery <Sr Co.
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      96 7 I it these uew tangled days of the prying X rays Of faith healiug and trance that’s hypnotic As life’s secrets unfold, it’s a wonder the King of Terrors is still so despotic. l*ut. his grip is as strong as iL was in the long, I, >ng ago, ere the
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    EXCHANGE.
    129 8 Puna no I3th September. («y court* *l/ of the Chartered Hank.) London Demand Haul' 2/1 4 months’ sight Bant* ..2 1, J o Credit ..2 ljf 2 2 1" Oalcuttst. Itenian<l Haute li> •>« 3 «lavs' sight Private 159 liomoav. Demand Hank 1-*/ n i «lavs’ sight 1*»*« va
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    PRODUCE.
    114 8 Gold leal i 7b. B.Peopei <W. .kw! .ih.-/.00 out ol sUu:k While Pepper l,ers Tnunr lVi*i-*i •eat** over Clove* (picked; ont oj >*>a*ou Mace bO—buyer* Mace Picking 52.-*«**. Nutmegs 110* g,t (No. 1 *j K» uOH*. 5... 5 2 uo stock. Basket •> **»lers Tapioca Flour 1.50 buyer* Copra
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    MARKET PRICES.
    171 8 Penang, 13th September, 1905. Description. Bkee— ®h». Soup per catty 12 IbOast 26 Steaks 28 Ste»v or Curry Meat 18 Rump Steak 28 Ox Tail each 30 Tongue 70 Feel 15 Heart 30 Liver 30 POK k Pork per catty 36 Pig’s Head 24 Feet 2« j Tongue
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    SHARES.
    207 8 BelatTin Miuiug Co., Ld. 4 sellers Bersawaii<4oi«l MiniugCV, Ld. 5 13. —sellers Brieh Rublter Syndicate. Ld.s 5 jneyi. buyers Brttseii Hydraulic Tin Mining Co., I*l. 6.25 buyers Duff Development Co. 58. —*sellers Fraser A Neave. Ld ?HX). b-yert Georue Town Dispenseta 5 25. Howartii Erskine. F.d. S'l-U).*—sellers Kaningim Hydraulic
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