Straits Echo, 23 January 1907

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  • 36 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE OK EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES, AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY. VOL 5. $24 Per Annum. PENANG, WEDNESDAY, 23rd JANUARY, 1907. Single Copy, 10 cent 3 No. 19.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 1182 1 TIGER BRAND CEMENT. NS2SB ro h «/rST >»LL PURPOSES. B A N K n Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER. Hongkong Shanghai Banking Corporation. $10,000,000 Capita Paid-up Reserve Fund Reserve Liability of Proprietors 800,000 .£975,000 .£800,000 Hoad Office: HATTON COURT, TII11EADNKEDLE STREET, LONDON. Agencies and
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    • 28 1 TlArc LEE Sl Co. sssjhk a a o DO e Or vo 8 L.S E/a CO im VO VC <2 z <2 /V G* I&AD o SOLE AGENTS.
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  • 157 2 An Official Affreciation. 'I lie following; despatch, dated J>tceml>er Hi, IffOti, has lieen received by H. K. the Goveruor of (Jeylou from the tiecretary of State to the Colouies: “I leceived with much sorrow your telegrams lepoi ting the illness of the Lieut.Governor of Ceylon, Sir Alexander
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  • 322 2 A noon many impoitaut or interesting changes may be looked for iu military worlds in the early part of the New Year, fcays the Morniny Leader. For instance, the Army Council is exj ected to overhaul the Chaplains’ Department which, since Ihe Siuth African war, lias become considerably
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  • 539 2 This Viceroy alPd bis family have spent a recent week in paying short visits to someoi the smaller chiefs of the Punjab, writes the Anglo-ludiau correspondent of die World. Due of dies*' is the Nawab of JVluier Kotleei, a rather unsatisfactory ruler, who has: never before been honoured
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 439 2 Homeward Passenger Season 1907. Pi <£> O. S. N« Co* s c. MACEDONIA 10.512 TONS. From Penang Direct to Marseilles and London. WITHOUT 7RANSHIFMKNT. Leave Penang Var. i9 H P M Colombo Apl. 3 Leave Bomba; Apl. b due Marseilles Apl. 20 Loudon Apl. 27 Passengers by this vessel will
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    • 1463 2 The only suitable place where you can enjoy your Ices and Cakes is at THe French Confectionery, 17a, Northrm Road, Grand Balloon Ascent Parachute Descent. Saturday afternoon January 26th 1907, FROM TEONG TAT’S GREEN, Cor. Farquhar Street and Leith Street Ghaut. Cnpt. J IV. PRICE will ascend 5,000 feef, giving
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  • Shipping.
    • 42 3 Canton, Hr. k.s., 10”, Mericau, 23rd Jhii., Teluk Anson, 22ud Jan., Geu., Ah Hiug. Sbyi>litz. Ger. s.s., 4 802, Dewers, 22ud Jan., Yokohama, sth Jan., Geu 1». M. Co. Monmouthshikk, Hr. 8.8,3,306, Warner, 23rd Jau., Singapore, 21st Jan., Gen B. Co.
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    • 18 3 23bd January. Langkat, for Teluk Anson. f T n Peng, for Perlis and Setul. Deli, for Pangkor.
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  • 29 3 Vessels From Agtnfx Dh* Beucleuch Loudon S.li JtCo. •Jbtli Jan. Pin" Suey Singapore w.ivr.&Co. 2btli Sea ml i a Colombo (5 M.&Co. 27ih Achilles Singapore VV.M.&Co. 3rd Feb.
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  • 27 3 1 t'KXt'l* /'V A i> ii t* Lemte* Benuleuch Ping Suey Scandia Achilles Singapore Liverpool Singapore Liverpool S.B&Co. W.M &Co B.M.&Co. W.M A Co. 26tli Jan.
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  • 101 3 For Deli and Ha jau—Per Van der Parra, to-morrow, 1 pin. Laugkat—-Per Han Whatt > v oon, tomorrow, 2 p in. Kaugoou—Per Obra, to-morrow, 3 p.m. Poll Swetteuham aud Singapore—Per Teetta. to-inoirow, 4 p iii. Asalnu aud Singapore Per Ranee, to-morrow, 4 pm. Singapore, Cnina Japan—Per Preutnsen, to-morrow,
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  • 41 3 Per Fa'aiuevth, for K»tn;oou:Mr. and Mr». H. N. Horsev, Mr. aid Mr». W. M, Miller, Baron Berrewitz, Baron Schilling, Messrs. Dalamitteli, E H. Ifuuter, K. Jacot B. F. Me Mur»lie, O B. Sutton, Tan Cliiu Kiat and Tan Po CMmai*.
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    • 1477 3 (S HIPPIN O.) P. k 0, S 8. N. Co. Expected Arrivals and Departures. Mail Service. Outwards. ill s.s. Delhi Jan. connecting with s.s. Marmora FAKES BY MAIL STEAMERS. let Class 2nd Claaa £60 £40 (jib* £56 £38 To London by Sea To Marseilles or raltar Through Mail Steamer to
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    • 194 3 ASIATIC STEAM NAVIGATION Co., Ltd. INDO-JAVA LlNfc A 8. N. Co.’s Fleet. The Company naiutaius a first class seivice of steamers carrying l>otli passengers and cargo direct from Calcutta and Rangoon to tlie following ports in Java Batavia Pasoeroean Samarang Pekalongau Soerabaya Cberibon Banjoewangi The Company’s Steamers also give direct
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  • 103 4 Ja*Uce «tiaHM everybody and jwtice alone.— Mmentm m Established June Ist, 1903. Published dally (except Sunday*.) AT THU CRITERION PRESS, Ltd., No. 226—232, Beach Street, Penang. PRICE: DAILY LOCAL SS4 per annum OUTBTATIONB Postage Extra. VAIL EDITION (Poet Free $l5 CABLE ADDRESS Echo—Penang.” Telephone No. 343 -V.d.
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  • 929 4 We are now approaching near to tlie dawn of the Chinese New Year and thin festival, wherever Chinese are congregated together, invariably means an increase in crime of a character that, if successful, will pecuniarily benefit the criminal. Some folk blame the Chinaman and say that he
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  • 597 4 W Previously acknowledged >26,079 St. Xavier’s Institution 11S £26,197 L. H. Clayton, Hon. Treasurer. Jau. 23rd, IJHI7. The political situation in Celebes lias so much improved that some of the troops in the field have l*eu recalled to Java. Fradulent possession of a bottle of
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  • 132 4 The following are tbe entries for the two extra races at the coming meeting Rack 9, Second Day. The Ron hter Pony Race. A Cup value 3100. A Handicap foi ail ponies 14-2 and under that were imported as Griflius and have not been entered under S.
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  • 263 4 Lawn Tennis Toubnaaiknt. Following are the results of the ties played off yesterday iu the above touruameut: Single Handicap.—Class A. F. Dt*nuys 15.4) beat Rev. H. C. Heuhain (scr.) 0-3, 7—5. Single Handicap.—Class C. W. R. Taylor 40) heat D. Fyfe 3/0). R. C. Gould (scr.) bent
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  • 234 4 '1 he yearly general meet mg of the Butterworth Recreation Club took place at the Club house ou the 22ud iustaut, when the following tueinliers were elected office-bearers for the year 1907. President. e.\-otficio, Mr. R. J. Farrer. N ice 1 resideut L)r. VV. S. Sheppard. Hou.
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  • 351 4 A general meqtiug of this Associat leu was held yesterday at 5 Weld Quay, the following members beiug present The Hon. J.Turner, President, in the chair. Mr. Boyd, Vice-President Ritchie Paul Sargant Stothard Law Symous Graham, Ag. Secretary. The notice calling the meeting haviug l>een read,
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  • 124 4 A meetiug of the Labour Bureau was held yesterday at 5, Weld Quay. The following were present The Hou’ble J. Turner iu the chair Mr.-Stothard. Law. Graham, Ag. Secretary. lhe minutes of the last meeting were read aud confirmed. lhe chairman stid that the reasons they already knew
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  • 327 4 In the Court of R Q quest, before Mr. Hereford yesterday afteruoou, Hadji Mohamed Ibrahim, a merchant of Chulia Street, claimed $lOO from the Muuieipali*y as damages done to his busiuess ou the night of 15th November last by the cutting off of the electric light,
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 492 4 THE BRITISH CINEMATOGRAPH. At the corner of Campbell Street Penang Road TO-NIGHT! TO-NIGHT!! AND EVERT NIGHT. MOST ENJOYABLE PROGRAMME. All New Pictures! All Good Pictures!! The largest, brightest, and most up-to-date animated pictures ever produced. Mew Apparatus, New Films, New Subjects. Prices of Admission. fcdserved $1 00 Second Class 40
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    • 64 4 Belter than a Plaster. A piece of flannel dampened with Chain, bertaius Pam Balm and bound on the affectei parts, 8 better than a plaster for a lame back and for pains in the side or chest. Pam Balm has no superior as a liniment for the relief of deep
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    • 44 4 Absolutely Harmless. r. mo, ,er can give Chamberlain’s y ol h Remedy to her little ones with Uehog of security. The abseuce of all narcotics makes this remedy the safest ami l>est that can be procured. Fqi sale bv -11 < liemists and storekeepers, -;*v
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  • TELEGRAMS.
    • 69 5 A Steamer Abl. ze. Echo Special Singapore ?r.l January.—An outbreak of tire occurred on the Dutch ateanior ttejnier*g, in the harbour, soon after midnight. The whole vessel was soon a mass of flame and the officers and crew lost everything, but «scaped unhurt. The ship was gutted and is
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    • 372 5 The Swcttenliam-Davis Incident. Press Considers Incident C'osed. (Supplied by Reuter.) Loudon, 22ml January. —lt is reported from Wasbiugton that Messrs. Bacou and Taft have couterred with President Roosevelt upon the Kingston iucidejt aud it is ofticidlv announced that the Uuited States Government will io! pay any attention to the
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    • 53 5 The Loan. (Supplied by Renter.) Loudon, 23rd January,—»Tbe Siamese lo in was issued to-day (We«lnesdav) at 98. A Railway Mission. Loudon, ,23rd Jiuuirv. Mr. Strobel, Adviser to the Siamese Government, has left London aud gone to Paris, before his return to Bangkok It is understood that his mission is
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    • 37 5 A New Conference. (Supplied by Reuter Loudon, 23rd January.—Professor Maarten Maarteus, specially coin missioned by the Tsar, has started on a visit to the European capitals to arrange the preliminaries of a second Ha ue conference.
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    • 111 5 The Railway, (Supplied by RetUer.) Loudon, 23rd Jauuarv. —'Hie French Government has approved of a Bill for the completion of the Yuonau Railway. Mr. Elton ‘Bell charged a Chinaman liefore Mr. Howard this morning with working his bullocks while they were iu au unfit Mate. The uiau was mulcted
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  • 1229 5 IVzs Distribution. 1 mu Resident Presides and Delivers an Encouraging Speech. (From Our Own Corresjwtulent.) Saturday the 13th instant was a Kari~ besar iu the history of the Auglo-Cbiuese School, Klaug, the occasion being the First Prize Distribution and the special mark of distinction which lifted
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  • 346 5 Madre Rossi, superior of the Portuguese Couveut of St. Autliouy, died at 8.30a.m. on Saturday last. Some four mouths a.o she was taken ill with bronchitis, but it was from heart disease that she died, says the Free Press. After her death, the body lay in
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  • 410 5 H. M. S. Dculem. which left tiugapore last Monday afteruoou for Bombay, is on her wav home to pay off As is known, it is de r'uju nr for ships going home at the close of a commission to fly, on leaving their station, an
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  • 331 5 The Madras Harbour Works. Madras, 11th Jauuarv. Mr. Spring, Engineer and Chairman of the Madras Harbour Works, has returned from England, and gives a very interesting account of progress that has been made iu j the Madras Harbour Works. The new l»oat basin has been completed aud has
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  • 297 5 1 n its review of the Parliamentary Session. The Times makes the following interesting comments on the Ministry The member of the Cabinet who has beeu most prominently before the public is undoubtedly Mr. Birrell. His task has beeu a supremely hard oue, but ou the whole
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  • 95 5 To-day. lUth Day of 12th Moon. P. C. G- Teunis Tournament. The British Ciueniatograph, corner of Penang Road and Campbell Street, it p in. The Imperial Ciueniatograph, corner of Peuaug R->ad aud Campbell Street, i* p.m. The Loudon Chronograph Show, Ming Street Theatre, pm. (Irand Change of Prog ra
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  • 19 5 O Full Moon Jau. 2!Mh Last Quarter Feb. Gili O New Moon m\, First Quarter 20» h
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  • 16 5 Herman (Prenseen) ...2«bd Jau. Indian Teetta) ...24ili English {Delhi) ...dial China {Arcadia; •••2nd feb
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  • 19 5 P. O. SAILINGS Mail Service. Outwards. Homewards. Delhi .-r *>/ Jau. I Arcadia 2 Feb Macedonia 14 Feb. Delia K>
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 13 5 The French Confectionery, 17a, Nortliain Road. Chocolates, Bonbons, JL»—aart Foudauta. At iJiwontihl* Frice»
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    • 68 5 When you have a Cold. The first aetiou when you have a cold should be to relieve the lungs. This is l*st accomplished by the free use of Chaiuberlain’s Cough Remedy. This remedy liquefies the touch mucus and causes its expulsion from the air cells of the lungs, produce*, a.
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    • 396 5 A SHORT SHARP SLAUGHTER! OF SHEET MUSIC. Starting from to-day, 21st January. STANDARD SONGS, SMART MARCH KS, GOOD WALTZES. EASY OR ADVANCi I) PIANOFORTE SOLOS, VIOLIN MUSIC TUTORS OF ALL KINDS, FROM TEN CENTS PER COPY! Tliis is uot OBSOLETE STOCK, but includes Sougs regularly xuld ut $l.OO aucli as
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 44 5 WEATHER. Thb following report is kindly supplied by th# Signal Director of Fort Cornwallis fh. •Wr, Wd 5p.ni. Ywtsrday 85‘ Kiln- 9 *.K. a.m.. To-day Vina H. The rainfall do» mg the at 0 a m '«'In ml noon. To-day Kiu« N. hour» ended
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  • 1885 6 The Old-Time Blunderbuss. Thk tire- ii inn of early times when coutraste<l with inidem weapons, form au interesting ImU between tiie past au«l present. No more curious or serviceable arms were ever designel than the old-tiuie bluuderbuss. Its very name is suggestive of its appearance, although that is a corruption
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  • 120 6 Pknasg, 23rm January. {Hy courtesy oj the Chartered Hank.) Loudon Demand Hank ...2/4 t 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4$ 3 Credit -2/4 f-J 3 Documentary ...2/4$ Calcutta, Demand Bank Ivs 173$ 1 3 days' sight Private 175$ Bombay. Painand Bank 173$ Mouimein, Demand Bank 172 3 days’ sight Private
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  • 170 6 Gold leaf i 04 80 B. Pepper( W.Coas! 31bs.-» oz.) SI7. —buyers White Pepper s23] buyers Traug Pepper SiB. —buyeis Cloves (picked) $41.50 business done Mace $B5. —buyers Vlace Pickings 71. sa'es Nutmegs 110 s 28. —nominal f No. 1 5 10 sales 3ug.tr 2 no stock Basket $3.20
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  • 196 6 I I’knang, 23rd January, 1907. I>KKK c/s. Smip per cal tv 14 Roast 24 Steaks 24 Stew or Curry Meat 18 Rump Steak 24 Ox Tail each 30 I longue o 5 Feet 30 Heart 32 Liver 30 Pork— Pork per catty 32 Pig’s Head 20 Feet 24
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  • 794 6 a a. t oB Number of ~z U> 2 I Capital. i Shares Last Dividend. Name. I >, "3 5 issi,ed !i'£ irn I 1 :.a I 1 Milling 1903 300,000 30.000 10 10 'Beial Tiu Mining Co., Ltd. $16 1900 175,000 '^4()ooj e f. [Bersawah Gold Mining Co.,
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 101 6 The only Cough Medicine free from poison The Pharmacy Hoard of Nm S.utli Wale*, Australia, had au uual\>is made of all medijines liial were sold ou i lia mat kvt. Out of tha titite list Ihev j found only one that lliev ec'a rd wo eu'irelv fiee from all po
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    • 116 6 > (D X h x a O m UJ m v < gk TOi 0° «V o'»* fto*» Sii*>-« ,f O iflJd li Wi:l.: Hi TO BE HAD RETAIL FROM Ban Seng Co., MACKAY’S LIQUOR WHISKY. Gieslers 9 Champagne, Gim Tek Bee Co. t THE CELEBRATED “S. B. Co.” Heap
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    • 366 6 JOHN MARTIN, MINER. A ROMANCE OF MODERN MALAYA. BY OLIVER A8HWELL, AUTHOR OF Toles of the Fen," Chronicles of the 1 Carburettor Club," In Peril ih Penang," etc. PRICE 50 CENTS. CAN BK HAD AT THE CRITERION PRESS, J/m., 226, 2.12. Beach Street, Penang. JUST RECEIVED. No.2 of The Review
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 512 7 “Straits Echo” BUSINESS DIRECTORY. MINERAL WATER MANUFACTURERS. WROUCHT-IRON TUBES AND FITTINGS. Large Stock Always on Hand ADAMSON. GILFILLAN CO., LTD. h i GRAHAM NMIOLSON, Office, Ua, Beach Street 140 c PENANG. SELECT BOARDING HOUSES. THE PRIORY, 38, Wortham Road. Boarding House|situated at the seaside within easy distauce of Town. Terms
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    • 73 7 Boy cured of Croup in fifteen minutes. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy < ured our little four year old hoy of eroup in fifteen minutes. My wife and 1 have used this remedy in our family for the past five years, having tried many other kinds previous to that time, and can
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 1036 8 notice. NOTICE Lim Sun Ho, CHOP ilt'NC 1 IVIOH Sl Co., .t,4, Reach Street, Penang. VIEWS of Penang, Singapore. Perak. Selangor, and Sumatra. PLutos enlarged, various hi zes up to 3 ft., on Bromide paper. W. JONES, King Street, Penang. Photographer. 16; I nportcrs of aH kinds of European Cloth
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