Straits Echo, 21 February 1906

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    Masthead
    34 1 Straits Echo IMILV CHRONICLE OP EVENTS. CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATE!) MALAY STATES, AND THE PAR EAST GENERALLY. VOL $24 Per Annum, PENANG, WEDNESDAY, 21st FEBRUARY, 190«. Single Copy, 10 cents. No. 40.
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      1085 1 Corkscrew Brand. The Best Beer on the Market tQ s Light, Sparkling and Refreshing. SOLD BY ALL LEADING SHOPS BANKS. Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER. Hongkong Shanghai Bankings Corporation. I'a i o-op-Capital Kkhkkvk Fund—$10,000,000 Capital Paid up Rewrve Fund Reserve Liability of Proprietors -C800.000
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      13 1 GUINNESS'S STOUT. HANG LEE Co, 79 Wa a B SOLE AGENTS. BASS’S ALE.
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    A Mercenary Count.
    1826 2 (From llte San Francisco Kjaminer.) Exert your imagination a bit and l**hold this astonishing spectacle. A sky-scraping office building on Nassau street, New York —worth, perhaps, Sioo,ooo a year in reutals. Clutching frantically one corner of it is the puny, dissipated figure of the French Count Boson
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      2029 2 PENANG SALES ROOM. THE PATRIOTIC ASSURANCE Co (Founded 1824.) Soap 1 Half the wear of clothes washed with Impure soaps due to the rubbing: and beating: neeoed to remove the dirt. is Sunlight Soap does the washing itself, being a pure soap, nothing but soap. ms V W t 'k
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      ARRIVALS.
      75 3 Jin Ho, Hr. s.s. 110, Hastrup, 20th Feb., Hangkat, 19th Feb, Gen., —Quail Hong Kee. Taw Tonia. Hr. s.s. 105, H assail, 20th Feb., Port Swettenhani, 19th Feb., Gen., K. G. Co. Canton, Hr. s.s. 105, Joyce, 21st Feb., Telulc Auson, 20th Feb., Geu., —Ah Hiug. Pkkusskn. Ger. s
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      DEPARTURES
      55 3 21st February llengloe, tor Singapore, China and Japan. Petrel, for Port Swettenhani. Langkat, for Teluk Anson. Hole Canton, for Edie, 'l'. Scuiawe, Segli, Olehleh and Sabang. It. Jlaleicyn, for Paugkor. Flying Dragon, for Port Weld and Taipiug. Pretuwen, for Ceylon, Australasia, India, Aden, Egypt, and via Naples for Europe,
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    EXPECTED.
    49 3 1 rriteh /‘Vo Ml A rjPnt* Ihtr mn<4 < 'iilcnUa A. A. A.Co. 23 rd Fob C. Apr ir Silica poio A.A A.Co. 24th Beiicleuch I joinlou S.I» .A Co. 20th Anteuor Singapore W M.ACo. 3rd Mar. Saint lit* lo Singapore W M.&Co. 10th Fatroclus Singapore W.M ACo. 24th
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    SAILINGS.
    42 3 1 Psrel* For j Attenht Leaves 1 Liolituin<' Singapore A A.A Co. Wh Feb. C. A pear Calcutta A. A A Co. 24tl. Beucleucli Singapore H.S.Co. Antenor Liverpool W.M.ACo. :3rd Mar. Saint Bede Liverpool W.M.&Co. I Patroclus Liverpool W M ACo.!
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    81 3 For Cell Per Malaga, to-morrow, 11 a.in. Langkat Pe»- Jin Ho, to-morrow, 1 p in. Singapore -Per Teeeta, to-morrow, 4 p.lll. Port Swettcnhniii and Malacca Per Perak. 23rd instant, 1 pm Tongkah— Per Itotorna, 23rd mstaut, 1 p.m. Tongkah, Ivopah, lieuong, Victoria Poiut, Mergui, Tavov A Moulmein—Per Oniajtere,
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      592 3 4 INTENDED SAILINGS. British India Steam Navigation Co., Ltd. Expected Arrival# and Deyo rturea. Mail Service. Outwards Mar I s.s. Oceana connecting with 8.8. Marmora 15 8.8. Arcadia do 8.8. Victoria gj* 8.8. Dcvanha do 8.8. Himalaya M *r Homewards. 3 >.8. Delhi 17 8.8. Dial (foil i ill 8.8.
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      381 3 -(S HIPPIN G.) Hamburg-Auierika Linie, Hamburg. ft: 'I lit* Simmers of this Company maintain a Regular Service Outward» —Between Hamburg. Bremen. Antwerp, Rotterdam, 1‘enaug, Singapore, Hongkong, Yokohama and Kolie. Homhwakdh Between Japan, China, the Strait». Coloml»», Havre ami llaiulnirg. PASSENGER STEAMERS. OUTW A KINS. HOM KVVA 111 >.s These steamer»
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      86 3 NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. THE usual fortnight-' 1 y sailing f o r European ports will in all probability be resumed in April. For full particulars, freight and passage money, Apply to BOUSTEAD CO., 2-2-0*» 71 AOHJWTS BAXTER Co.’s BEST NAVY CANVAS. SANDILANDS, BUTTERY Co. DAVID CORSAR SON’S WELL-KNOWN EXTRA NAVY
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    The Straits Echo.
    122 4 j Justice satisfleaevtorybody and justice alone.— k<n*non i Established June Ist, 1903. Fnblishetl'daily (except Sm»day».i at thk CRITERION PRESS, Ltd., No. 226—232, Beach Street, Penang. PRICE daily;local t-u tp*r OUTSTATIONS Postage Kxtrs. MAII. KIMTION (Fust Free» $l5 CABI.K ADDUKSS: Echo —Penang.” Telephone No. ISW. Editor-in-Chi*f hksnk.y Don*ja.«\
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    The Railway.
    457 4 Thuke are many things that our railwav folk might do for the convenience; of passengers, which would not only make travel more comfortable tor ail concerned, but would tend to prevent trouble and so lighten the labours «*1 the railway officials themselves. K<*r instance, it must be admitted
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    Moroccan Affairs.
    938 4 It may be of interest t*> recall at this juncture a portion of the Tim** comment upon the calm, logical, dignified, and perfectly courteous deliverance of M. Rourier, the French Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs, upon the vexed Morocco question in the Chamber about seven weeks
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    A Deliberate Suicide.
    93 4 On the arrival of the steamer A gutneninon Loin Liverpool yesterday the Captain reported to the police that two av previously Mr- W. H. Richardson, p Uri^1 was found missing. On search being male traces were found which seemed to p om to the fact that on
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    Mr. Otto Sielcken.
    746 4 Presentation < f an Address. A pleasing little ceremony took place at the offices of Messrs. Helm, Mever (j 0 Ltd., this morning, when the Chinese Merchants and Traders of Penang presented au address to Mr. Otto Bie’cken on the occasion of his departure for Europe. Among
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      128 4 ‘The Centaur Featherweight" Roadster. i r*i w 44 SNTAI T 99 fhe World s Lightest, Strongest TTEW 7* BEST CYCLES, FAMOUS SINCE ID7<>. 1 EVSI ♦ci>* A. LAH&E AND VARIED STOCK Gjk.lT BE SEEN .A.T EUTTEIfBACH BEOTHSES 5s 00.. MAC HIXER Y DEPARTMENI, SO EH AGENTS, PENANG. •s V g
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      11 4 For all iuieiual complaints take Woo«ls Great Peppermiul Cure, 80 cents.
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      108 4 Travellers Find Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy Everywhere. >jr. C. W. Eekermau, manager of the Smith-Premier Typewriter Co. at Omaha, Nebraska, U. S. A., who is a staunch friend of Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy, says I have taken particuDr notice that this remedy seems to l>e carried by drug stores in all parts
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      73 4 Another Case of Rheumatism Cured by Chamberlain’s Pain Halm. The efficacv of Chamberlain s Pain balm in the relief of rheumatism is l**'!'" demou strated daily. Parker Triplett, of '1' Virginia, U. S. A., says that Chamberlain s Pain Palm gave him permanent reliet rheumatism in the back when event
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      POLITICS.
      972 5 SPEECH FROM THE THRONE. 6 Criticism of the Address Supplied by Reuter.) London, 20th Feb.— I» ins speech at. the opening of Parliament His Majesty, after referring to the lamented death of King Christian, said “The Prince aud Princess of Wales are visiting as many portions of iny vast
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      Morocco.
      334 5 Still lencii’g over the Police Question. (Supplied by Kiuter.) London. 20th Feb. —Germany suggests that the Moroccau p dice should l»e under the supervision of the Diplomatic Body at Tangier, while France intimates that she will neeept. a foreign, but not a German I nspector General, who would l>«
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      The Garter Mission.
      46 5 Reception in Tokio (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 21st, Feb—The Mikado did Prince Arthur of Connaught unparalleled honour by meeting him at the railway station at Tokio, instead of first receiving him in the Palace. The Prince receive*! au enthusiastic ovation from the populace.
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      Germany.
      30 5 American Commercial Treaty (The O*tasioii*cher Lloyd'* Service.) Berlin, 21st Feb. —The Gerinaii-American Provisory Commercial Treaty will be laid before the Reichstag on Thursday and will most certainly !>c accepted.
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      Diplomacy.
      24 5 A Repudiation (The Ostasiatischer Lloyd s Service.) Berlin, 21st Feb. l he Chinese Minister at Washington repudiates the anti-German utterances ascrilied to him.
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      Russia.
      25 5 Ministerial Resignations (The Oetiuiatischer Lloyd's Service.) Beilin, 21st Fel>.—The Russian Minister of Commerce. M. Tiinireuiaseff, and the Minister of Traffic. M. NamschagejelT. have resigned.
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      Hungary.
      19 5 Parliament Dissolved. (The Ostasiatischer Lloyd's Serri'e.) Berlin 21st Feb —The Hungarian Parliament has lieen dissolved atter scandalous scenes.
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      Venezuela.
      29 5 More Arbitration The Oslasialischer Lloyd V’ Sei oice Berliu, 21st Feb —The dispute lietweon the United States and Venezuela has been referred to the Hague Tribunal for arbitration.
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      Natal
      28 5 More Uneasiness. (Supplied by Reuter.) Loudon. 20th Feb —Considerable uu easiuess continues to lie manifested ii Natal and the Europeans have g<»ue iut< laager tu several places.
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    Straits Turf.
    196 5 (K ‘ho Special.) Batu Gajah, 21st February.— The following are the results of yesterday’s racing Rack 1. Marie 1 Warrior 2 Piety II 3 Wou by four lengths. Time, 1.48* j Tote, 88. Rack 2. Blueliell 1 Satisfaction 2 Carona 3 Won bv a length ;iud a half
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    Penang Cricket Club.
    275 5 Lawn Tennis Tournament. The following are the ties to he played off this evening Mixed Doubles. Miss Brown and E. S. llaslaiu v. Mrs. Murray and C. Bradbery. Double Handicap. A. S. Anthony and A. F. G. Anderson v. 11. A Neubrcuuer A W. H. MacArthur. P.
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    F. M. S. Tin in 1905.
    143 5 1 iie tin statistics f<3r the past rear ui< uow available. The followitig is a bnel i summary 1905. 1904 Output. Output. Pikuls. Pikuls. i Perak 446,781 ->2 450,670.38 I Selangor 289,866 74 304*701.16 Negri Sembilau 85,132 60 85,688.41 i Pahang 34,879.10 28,067.90 Tiie
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    Famine Relief Fund.
    486 5 Subscription List. The following donations to the Japanese Famine Relief Fund, initiated by the Hon’ble J. K. Birch, Resident Councillor, have been received to date S Messrs. Ban Joo IIin 500 Mr. Can Ngoh Bee 500 Messrs. Boustead Co. 250 W. Manstield A Cu. 250 Schmidt, Kusterinann
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    Java.
    347 5 I bi.-'I rkatmkn r ok Chinksk. I j The Mamiehi has received l he following I telegram from its correspondent at. Peking: —The Chinese in ,J iva and other parts of the Dutcli Hast Indies, who now uniulier 3iX),000, complain of being harassed and maltreated by I lie Dutch,
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    FIXTURES.
    66 5 To-day. 28th Day, 1st Moon. Town Ham], Esplauade, 6 to 7 p in Parisian Cinematograph. Corner of Peuaig Road ami Camptiell Street, 9 p in Meet iug in connection with new Scotch fjodop. Masonic Hall, It p.m. To-MOltKOW. 291 it I tax, 1st Mo..,. Town Baud, Chinese itecreation I
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    THE MOON.
    28 5 O New Moon Feb. 23rd 257 2 i* m. First Quarter Mar. 3rd 4283i* m. O Foil Moon ILh 317.4 am. Last Quarter 17th 6.57.4 T».M.
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    MAILS DUE.
    22 5 English (Oceana) Ist Alar. China (Delhi) 3rd China Ziehn 6t.li German (P R. La it paid)... 7th Indian Thonuwa) Bth
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    P. & O. SAILINGS.
    44 5 P. O. SAILINGS. Mail Service Outwards. FJom k wards. Oceana 1 Mar. 1 Delhi i Mar. Arcadia to i Dongola 17 F.xira Service Outwards. Hom k wards. Poona (J Mar. Japan ‘Hi Feb. Palermo ‘id i Sumatra II Mar. ij-ag- F*u particulars see Page
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    Passengers.
    45 5 Per I’ietisfen. from Hongkong Mr. E. A. Peacock. Capt. Miles From Singapore Mrs. Benzie, Miss F Van, Miss Bagot, Mr. F. Knfenkemp, Mrs. Mosley and 2 children. Mrs J Longue and Mrs J. Johnson From Nagasaki: Mrs. Otamisxu. From Shanghai Mr. S»to r ouowa.
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      13 5 For Malarial Fever troubles ami PvseuWry take Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure 60 cent*.
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      11 5 For Children’» Hackiug Cough at night. Woo-3»’ Foppermint Cui« 1» «d
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      45 5 Some doctors sjiend a life-time In hunting after freruis. Ami by the time they've killed them. They've jrrown a-s hip as worms Microbes would bid adieu to earth. Chest troubles would be fewer, Life would be pay, if every one Took "Whops' Great Peffermiki Cube
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      62 5 I Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy Absolutely Harmless Tkh fault of giving children medicine containing injurious substances, is sometimes more disastrous than t he disease from which thev may l>e suffering. Every mother should know that Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy is perfectly safe for children to lake, its it contains nothing harmful. George
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      98 5 Be Quick Not a minute should lie lost wiieu a child shows symptoms of croup. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy given as soon as tlie child becomes hoarse, or even after the croupv coin'll appears, will prevent tlie? attack. It tiever fails, and is pleasant and safe to take. George I'own Dispensary,
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      144 5 To-day's Advertisements. -A. KA.T7L.FT7SS, Photographic Art Studio, Penang. I*y Special Appointment Photographer to H. il. the Sultan of Kedah. Ail sittings should be arranged for beforehand, to avoid disappointment. Open Jail from 7 a.m. to S p.m. Sundays ft a.m. to noon. FINE ART PHOTOS AND POST CAROS ALWAYS ON
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
  • Obituary
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    45 5 Obituary. Vice-Admiral Grenfell (Supplied by Reuter) Londou. 20th Fell.—The death is announced of Vice-Aduairal Harry Tremeulieere Grenfell, C. M. G. Mr. J. A. McCall London. 20th Feb.—The death is announced of Mr. John A. McCall, ex President of t he New York Life Assurance Com|*anv.
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    EXCHANGE.
    123 6 Penang, 21st February. By courtesy of the Chartered Bank London Demand Bank ...2/4*% 4 months’ sight Bank ..2/4, 7 6 3 Credit .2/ 4 3 Documentary ...2/4}} Calcutta. Demand Bank Its. 1734 3 days’ sight Private 170 B mi bay. Demand Bank 1734 3 days’ sight Private 170 Madras,
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    PRODUCE.
    221 6 liokl 07. B. Pepper \V. C-.a-i etod White Pepper Trang Pepper 18. —buy Pi* Cloves (picked) 40.— sales Mace 75 —sellers Mace Pickings 05. —sellers Nutmegs libs 32. sa es No. 1 oln sales Sugar 2 uo x!<h'K. Basket 3.20 nominal Tapioca Flour 2.lo*ci/e« Copra 7.—business done Tahbmt 212,
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    SHARES.
    203 6 Beiat T m Mining Co., Ld. s•> sales Bei sa wall Gold Miuiug (Jo., bn. }14.50 sellers Bneh Rubber Syndicate, b-1,850. —premium Bruseit Hydraulic J in Mining* Co., lit) :D. —buyers Duff Development Co. s7. —sellers Fraser .t Neave. Li slo3.— buye% George Town Dispensary 26. Howarth Erskine. bd.
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      25 6 Nobel’s Explosives: j GELIGNITE, DETONATORS, FUSES. SPORTING CARTRIDGES. Sandilands, Buttery Co., Sole Agents, Penang 6t F.M.S. Aylesbury Garland, Sub-Agents, Perak. Magazines at Penang and Ipoh.
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      415 6 MACKAY’S LIQUEUR WHISKY. THE CELEBRATED “S. B. Co.” GIN G testers’ Champagne, in red cases. James BUCHANAN Co.’s Sandilands, Buttery Sr Co. Andrew Usher Co.’s SPECIAL RESERVE O.V.G. Whisky. SANDILANDS, BUTTERY Co., AGENTS FOR PENANG F. M. S. CELEBRATED RED SEAL AND BLACK AND WHITE WHISKIES. SANDILANDS, BUTTERY Co, AGENTS,
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    How City Noises Shorten Lives.
    1069 7 Sleep was murdered in the* days of Shakespeare—to-day, or rather to-night, it is lynched in every American city l>y the combined efforts of a vast mob of people, who will continue to liwLure and kill it uutil stopped by force of law. Scientists say that
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      641 7 P. IVloir Cranes' CYLINDER OIL. Sanditand *s. Ruttery 6c Co. Fetter’s Patent Petroleum Engines. THE MOST PERFECT MOTOR OF THE DAY. For Quotations and Catalogues APPLY TO SANOIUNHS. lUJTTERY Co Sole Agents, PEN*NO 6c E. M. S Jeyes’ Puri/ier, NOTICE. uuilerai<4U“ii L~_; to inform tlie public <>t Pemtug aud the
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      1075 8 Lim Sun Ho, CHOP HENG MOH Co. 164, Beach Street, Penang. DENTISTRY. importers of all kinds of European Cloth and General Commission Agents. 61 o W. MANSON, American Dentist, Lute of Dr. Allen Co Pha, U.S.A. Royal Lion Bicycle. Charges Moderate, Consultation Free. KKS1DING AT Ao. 2la, Penang Road. A
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