Straits Echo, 8 August 1906

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  • Title Section
    Masthead
    35 1 Straits Echo OAILV CHRONICLE OF EVENTS. CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS. THE FLOERATEI) MALAY STATES. AM. THE FAR EAST GENERALLY. VOL 4. $24 Per Annum. PENANG, WEDNESDAY, 8U AUGUST, 1906. Single Copy, 10 cents. No 179
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      992 1 ASAHI BEER TIAIMG LEE CO., SOLE AGENTS. ASAHI BEER BANKS. Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER. Capital Piutfi'P Ketiervt* Fund Resorve Liabilityjof Proprietors -C800,000 A*9 75,000 -£800,000 Head Oflice: HATTON COURT, THREADNHKDLE STREET, LONDON. Agencies and Branches. Bombay Hankow Penang Bangkok I poll Rangoon Batavia
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      27 1 SOLE AGENTS. GUINNESS’S STOUT. OS s ss s> «9 35 sfe r*i la. s> O or V a 'HIV S»SSVg •n > V 311 D >J i l
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    Lord Kitchener's Successor.
    129 2 Thk London ini 1 1 1 ry correspondent of the Calcutta Englishman s;ivb: It. i< alm»st decided, unless, of course, any unt«.w rd events should alter the present decision, that 11.11. H. the Duke of Connaught will l»e the next Ooinmauder-in-Chief iu India. In the first place
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    The Tehuantepec Railway.
    171 2 A ouka.m of centuries is about to la* realised bv the opeuiug of the Tehuautepec Railway. With its fiue terminal ports, the railway will provide the first and only practicable route for commerce across the Central American Isthin s. At present ihe American authorities are only decidii
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    New British Naval Base at Singapore.
    535 2 Strategic Valcb ok the Scheme. (Daily Chronicle). Br the conclusion of the arbitration between the Government of the Straits Settlements aud the Taujoug I*a_ar Dock Company, of Singapore and Penang, an important dockyard aud shipbuilding work to the Far East now comes under the
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      85 2 Nothing That Will Take Its Place. We litve noI Chamlierlnin's Colic, Cliolnra uud Di.ii rhoea Remedy in nur family fur yuiiH foi all lio\v l l iroubles, aud it alwiys I lie liest o' sutisfactii n We IH'V# r conlil timl anything to take its place D S IJootii. editor
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      2249 2 FACE ACHE IS CUBED WITH FINISIN, Ora ham's Neuralgia Cure. It acts splendidly: promptly: efficiently. The pain goes: instead of agony—ease and relief. Everyone says so: won’t you try it Face-aehe cannot continue with Graham’s Neuralgia Cure. Be advised and you will advise others. Finisin is unrivalled for face-ache and
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  • Shipping.
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      ARRIVALS.
      65 3 Langkat, Hr. s.B 149, Williams. 7ili A u>t Teluk Ausou, Gen —K. G G'o. Pkgu, Br. 8.«., 294. Covsh. 81.1» Aug, Acheeu, Gen .—Ban Ho H in. Mart Austin, Br. s s., 121, Caiiip4>ell, Bth Aug., I.uiiiikat, Gen K <l. Co. Canton, Br. 105, Meiican. Btli Aug, Teluk Anson,
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      DEPARTURES.
      41 3 Bth August. Mary Austin, for Teluk Ausou. So'/ond, for Rangoon. It. Halewyn, for Pangkor. Fly ng Dragon, for Port Weld and Taipmg. Sachttn, for Singapore. China aud Japan. Hong lire, for Singapore, Hongkong, Swatow aud Amoy. Meg no, for Rangoon.
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    EXPECTED
    36 3 Vestel* i rout Ayenln Due Lieucleucli Piug Suev Silf-sia GrhaZ P !»pnyl»e Lomlon Siu^siporp Singapore Glasgow [iOU.]ou S 1’. &Co. W.M.AC0. KM &<!,». S i> XL'o. S li A: Co. lOthAug. IHi 1 7tU linu JHtl*
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    SAILINGS.
    40 3 1 «O'/* For t if at l.riiveii 1 Setiel^ncli Singapore S. I’.A,(Jo. lOtliAug. I’ing iSuev fjoljtiot) W M AC lltii Silesia H.imluiig »5 M AC 17th Oliazfcd Singapo e S.RACo. null IS^i^loe Singapore s i; &c o. •28l h
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    74 3 For Calcutta—Pn- A. A pear, to-morrow, noon. Langkat lVr Dan Who It Soon, tomorrow. noon. Pei lis A Set ui—Per Chan Tai, to-uiorrow, UOOII. Port Swettenham and Singapore—Per TeeMa, to morrow, noon. Deli—lVi Malaya, to-morrow, noon. Port Swet ten ham aud Malacca —Per Cornelia, lOtli Instant, 1 p.m,
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      1095 3 I (SHIP PIN G.) TAIr ft [IS. N. Co. Effected Arrivals and Depot lures. Mail S«rvic«. Outwards INTENDED SAILINGS. British India Steam Navigation Co., Ltd. Foa Negapatam, Madras, Pondicherry, Cuddalore and Karrical. Rangoon A Calcutta, [Moulmein and Burmese Ports.] Aug. |t> s.h. Oceana connecting with S.S. China s.s. Delta do
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      274 3 PASSAGES to EUROPE, via MADRAS. PASSAUES can he booked per British India Steam Ninriiration Company's Steamers from Penang, via Marinis, to Port Said, (ienoa, Marseilles, Ply month and London. HUTTENBACH, LIEBERT&Co* AGEXTS. 11-4 0(3 2*2 PRYE RIVER DOCK, PENANQ. Dry dock, Slipway, and Berthage for Vessels Undergoing Repairs or Discharging
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    The Straits Echo
    102 4 fustic» natUfles everybody and jmtite alci.e tn**rt* Established June Ist, 1903. Published daily (except Sunday?.) AT TUB CRITERION PRESS, U. 1., 226 —232, Beach Street, Penan 4 PRICE DAILY LOCAL W* ,r u OUTBTATIONB Postage Kxlr». MAIL EDITION (Poet Free) $l5 CABLE ADDRESS:- Echc —Penang.” Telephone No.
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    Coronation Day.
    698 4 To-morrow is the anniversary of the Coronation of King Edward, who since his accession to the Throne has been dubbed, and that most aptly, Edward the Diplomat. Never in our long and glorious history has any British Monarch made such a record for diplomacy as that established bv
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    “The Spring Chicken.”
    696 4 Mb. \V. T. Stead says that last night's 1 play showed the morals of the poultry yard We cannot gainsay the fact, because we were not brought up in a fowl house au<l hatched out uuder au old hen, or goose, as Mr. Stead appears to have
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    Reviews.
    831 4 1. The World's Chiuese Studeuts’Journal. Vo. I, No. 1. 2. The Straits Chiuese Magazine. Vol. X, No. 2. By a curious coincidence the iirst number of the World’s Chinese Students’ Journal and the June number of the Straits Chines#* Magaziue reached us within a couple ot days of each
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    Government Gazette.
    112 4 The Government Gazette ef the 3rd August contains the following items of information M«\ J. E. Nathan. Cadet, passed his Final Examination in Malay on the 25th ultimo. Regulations regarding the selection of Colonial Candidates for Commissions in the Regular Forces have l>eeu received and inav he seen
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    Robbery and Murder.
    99 4 In our telegram yesterday we reported that a rickisha coolie, who was taking monev from Kuala Kubu to the Sempau miues, was fouud strangled on the. road, with the escort aud money missing. At about three o’clock yesterday afternoon oue of the alleged murderers, Police Constable No.
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    Smuggling by Post.
    571 4 The furl her heariug of the case against Toll Ah Yin, Registration Clerk, aud Yi Hoou Hong, postman, was concluded liefore Mr. Steiumetz at the Third Court yes’erdav afternoon. Wong Ee Soe, wife of the first defendant, deposed that on the 4th July Hoou Houg came to
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    Municipal Commission.
    220 4 Following are the Ageuda for Friday s meeting of the Municipal Coinmissio’i 1. Minutes of last meetiug to be reel and con tinned. 2- Any special busiuess the President may bring forward. 3. Questions. 4. Charge for water supply to Messrs VV. Mansfield Co.’s boats for shipping. 5.
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      128 4 Eastern and Oriental Hotel. SUPPER, TO-NIGHT, FUOM 11-30 P.M K* A.M. CORON ATION DINNER, to-morrow night, At 7 p M. BAND in attendance, grand supper, A tier the Inst performance of the bandmann opera Co. SARKIES BROTHERS, Proprietors GO TO FRIENDS FOR ADVICE; TO WOMEN FOR PITY; TO STRANCERS FOR
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      74 4 No Need of a Doctor Pains iu tlie stomach aud attacks of colic come on suddenl y aud are so extremely painful that immediate relief must be obtained. There is uo necessity of sending for a doctor in such cases if a bottle of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
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      62 4 Best Remedy for Diarrhoea. Mohau Lall, Manager N. W. K C'M’p. Stores, lndia, say»: “Cbawbei -,u f Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Keinedv without question the best mediciue made the relief and cure of diarrhoea, d\s©u r and all bowel complamts. This assertion can make from actual experience in home.” George
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      Russia.
      140 5 DKM’ATOKSHIP DESIRED. Revolutionaries Still Active. (Supplied by Renter.) Loudon. 7tli August.—Owing to the failure of M. Stolypiu to form a Cabiuet a feeling i* growing in the Russian Court in favour of a military dictatorship under the (fraud Duke Nicholas. Loudon, Bth August.—An official Russian communique declares that the
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      The “Sirio” Disaster.
      43 5 The Captain Saved. (Supplied by Reuter.) Loudon, 7th August.—'The captain of the Sirio, who was reported to have committed suicide, is alive aud ashore. He declares ihat the rock upou which the ship struck is uot marked ou the charts.
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      Politics.
      56 5 Liberals and Socialists. (Supplied by Reuter.) Loudon, Blh August.—Mr. Wiustou Churchill, speaking at Wimborue and referring to the result of the Cockermoutli election, censured the attitude of the Socialists towards the Liberals aud said that no great party could endure such treatment. He was of opinion that a reform
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      Cape Town.
      29 5 An Unemployed Riot. (Supplied by lieuter Loudon, Bth August.—A mob of unemployed at Capetowu, mostly composed of coloured men and Indians, have rioted aud looted several shops.
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      Greece.
      33 5 Miners on Strike. (Supplied by Renter.) I oudou. Btli August.—Three thousand n»eu have struck work at the Laurium Mines, iu Greece. Troops have been sent to the Bpot for fear of disorders.
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      The Navy.
      22 5 The Wrecked Montagu {Supplied by lleuter boudou, “tli August.—The wreck of the waUtaliip Montagu is to be sold by auction.
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      Taiping.
      150 5 The Rifle Meeting (Echo Spec I»! laipiug, <th August.—The following H 1( the results of the Perak shoot held 011 Monda y Vanishing Target (open) Robin 1. 18 Running Man :—Street 1. e, ibouiue 2. The Prick Competition m UB W(m by a tea in composed of Messrs. lr
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    Tin.
    37 5 Output of the Tronoh Mines. Ltd., for the month of July Undressed tin ore produced Pels. *****7 hstunafed value $185,000* Output of the Pusiug Lauia Tin Mines.' Ltd.— Tiu ore. Piculs 1335 Approximate value 07.000 j
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    Penang Cricket Club.
    147 5 I,awn Tennis Tournament. The following are the lesults of the ties played off ou the Esplanade yesterday afternoon in the above tournament: Championship. F O. Hallifax b'ol P. E. Beestou bv 6—4, 5— 7, 6—4. Profession Pairs C. C. Rogers and E. S. Hasiam w. o. from
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    As Others See Us.
    659 5 i Thus the Free Press of Thursday last lu order to understand the exact charactei i of opinion in Penang the ouly way open to us i» isto presume that the statements of the public t press do accurately reflect that opinion. W* have already quoted
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    DRESS AT THE RACES.
    1755 5 ’j Mrs. Birch. —White silk diess. with black I toque. 3rd day—Heliotrope silk with hat to match. j Mrs Haines. —Cream silk voile, trimmed black lace, inedailious. Green hat with hydrangea aud forget-me- a« ts. j Mrs. Guinness —Grey silk dress. Grey hat to match with
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    FIXTURES.
    76 5 To- MAT 19th Day of «>t li ,\].M V. P* C. C. Lawn Tennis Tournament Town Baud, Ksplauade, <! to 7 p m. Baudmanu Opera Co. The Catch of i i he Season.*’ Town Hall, 9 15 p.m. Tu-IIpRKOW 20th Day of Oth Moon. Public Holiday. No issue of
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    MAILS DUE.
    12 5 German (Sjc/,ten) y t Aug English (Oceana) Chiua (Mo'dacia) ]g
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    P. & O. SAILINGS.
    39 5 P. O. SAILINGS. Mail Service. OiriWAliUS. lI<>MKWA kl*s. Oceana Id Any. j Moldaci i 18 A to/. Pella :/0 j Delhi i.Xira Service. OtnwAKDs Homkwa hi i>. Manila 27 Any. Sardina 10 Any Poona 4 Sept j Nubia *1
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    THE MOON.
    33 5 f bast Quarter Aug. I’Mi 9.47 5. a m Ne« Moon >t li 8 27 5. A M bust Quarter 27th 742 5 am O Full .Mo«m Sept. 3rd t>.d*>.4. a.m
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      20 5 French Confectionery, 1 7a, Northam Rond. TO-NIGHT, 1 r8H: (,r *“«e and Chocolate. <U v *i i«l yuf Fancy Ohkw
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      180 5 To-day’s Ad vertisements. TOWN HALL, PENANG. to-night! to-night!! THE BANDIHANN OPERA Co. THE CATCH OF THE SEASON.” t TO-MORROW NIGHT, “SERGEANT BRUE.” Doors Open 8-30 p.m. Commence 9-15 p.m. Mr. L. SCHLIEBNEH luteuds lending at Penang for three months Iou«;'r. during which time he is prepared to visit nd receive
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      173 5 MASSEY r Cushion Frame Bicycles t UPTON’S WINES 6 SPIRITS. Messrs. Tek Thye Cathiravaloo, WHOLESALE AGENTS, 34. Beach Street. Retail from Penang Commercial Company, (VJ, Beach Street, and Heap Lee and Company, 50, Beach Street. ALSO ON SALK At all Respectable Hotels. Specialities Lipton’s Special Scotch Whisky* Lipton’s Special Irish
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      51 5 WEATHER. Ihk tolU.w u- report iskindlv supuiied Ik the Signal director of Fort Cornwallis 5 p.o s a.m. mam. ffti -daj o iUi j 'I <.-<);• v Fl> 87 s M»' ►'in* 1 Hue I inWtl- X.W. N. X.W. I’iie rauifa.il diiruiv' «li* -f lioiir» elided u !> a.in lo-dav
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    The Servants of Man.
    1510 6 t 1 imt Im» ijuite wrong, writ»*» Horace Hutchinson, but it is my impression that the Chinese fishing cormorants at the Hippo- J <1 route are the first of their kiml that have been on exhibition in England. At all events, I am suie that they
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    EXCHANGE.
    120 6 Pbnano, Bth August. (By courtesy oj the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Bank ...2/4 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4{ n 3 Credit 2/4/, 3 Documentary ...2/41 Calcutta, Demand Bank Ls 17 41 3 days’ sight IVvate 176 Bombay, Demand Bank 174^ Mouimein, Demand Bank 173 3 days’ sight Private 170
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    PRODUCE.
    189 6 Gold leaf *O4 80 B.Pepper(\V.CWl. HlU.iio/. 310 buyers j White Pepper 27}. sate* Traug Pepper 21 00 Cloves (picked 42. sale* \liuje 79 nominal Mace Picking< sales Nutmegs 1 lbs 33 nominal r No. 5 40 tafe< Sugar 2 no stork Basket $3 30 bvycis Tapioca Flour 1 15
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    SHARES.
    886 6 5 sL o Number of to Capital. Shares Last Dividend. Name. Quotations. issued. J lO.OOOord Mining 1900 175,000 4,000 def.; 10 lo jGersawah Gold Mining Co. Ltd. $10. —sellers 1901 600.000 60 000 10 10 !Hiuseh HvdraulicTiu Miuiug Co. Ltd §18— buyers 1903 400.000 350,000 1 1 Duff Development
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      123 6 Prominent Wist India Merchant Cures His Daughter of a Threatened Attack of Pneumonia. Some time «go my daughter caught a severe cold. She complaintd of pains in her chest and had a had Cough. I gave her Chamberlain* Cough l.Vmedv according to directions an i in two days she was
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      102 6 BOBBIN'S PEERLESS BBANDi ai (lrew UslMir Co s EVA'ORATED CREAM. *Gil.™n, p .';2 ,y O.V.G. Whisky. I SANDILANDS, BUTTERY Co., AGENTS: SANDILANDS, BUTTERY Co., PENANG. 4 V 1 m *«nu* CO X 'I ii o -J UJ I' iv& < li. ON *\\\i G° «t v o'»* o “i****-* ll
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      519 6 ASAHI, THE FAMODS BEER OF JAPAN. Brewed Specially for the Tropics ASAHI, LIGHT REFRESHING BEER, THERE IS NO BETTER BEER THAN ASAHI. Obtainable at EASTERN A ORIENTAL HOTEL CRAG HOTEL CHI AT SENG Co. CHIN JOO Co. GIM TEK REE Co. GOON YEN FRIENDS TONG JOO Co. TIANG LEE Co.
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    Cotton Mills at Shanghai.
    522 7 Mr. Jotaro Yainauoto, acting director of Mitsui and Company. writes iq she Chtumi Shogyo, about tlit? cotton mills at Shanghai, as follows: '1 lie cottou mill business in Shanghai is making a fair prog less. At present the spindles in Shanghai number about 300.<XH), of which
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      668 7 RUBEROID ROOFING. TIANG JOO CO., PENANG, NOTICE. I i lul >*'« P“J>lic of I'euaug ?1 ul il„. b«mug -Nativt Adamson, Cilfillan k Co., Ltd INDIAN Flower Perfumes. PURE AS THE LILY! SWEET AS THE HOSE FRAGRANT AS MAY!!! DELICATE LASTING. m HAVE JUST RECEIVED a NEW SHIPMENT OF Khaki-Canvas Tennis
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      1258 8 YOON SUN, WATCHMAKER JEWELLER Dealer ill Gold aud Silver Watches, Graphophoues, Records, Pins, Ac., Ac. Prices Very Moderate, liepairer of auv description of Musical instruments and Graphophoues, Ac., Ac No. 21, Market Street. NOTICE. V r IEWS of Peuaug, Singapore, Perak, Selangor, and Sumatra. Photos enlarged, various sizes up to
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