Straits Echo, 12 February 1907

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  • 35 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE OP EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES. AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY. VOL 5. $24 Per Annum. PENANG, TUESDAY, 12th FEBRUARY, 1907. Single Copy, 10 cents. No. 3S.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 1181 1 77ctR BRAND CEMENT *s 25S <r> fW S 4 03 J. *> PP IN HBST LOR ALL PURPOSES. BANKS. Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER. Hongkong Shanghai Banking Corporation. £BOO,OOO £975,000 £BOO,OOO Capital I’aid.up Reserve Fund Reserve Liability!of Proprietor»* Head Ottice: HATTON COURT, THREADNEEDLE STREET,
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    • 25 1 TIAr G LEE A Co. HO DC do OO O I V. oo on JC ■x. P 1 <2 z 22 z EAD SOLE AGENTS.
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  • 1416 2 “Daily Mail’s New Manager. A Compliment to American Journalism. An important experiment in modern journalism is noon to be tried in London. One M New York’s most enterprising editors —Mr. I’omeroy Burton —has been engaged at the modest stipend of JEo.OOO a year, to Americanise the Daily Mail and Evening
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 118 2 Travel ers Find Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Everywhere. Mr 0. W ft> k*" «U, manager of the 8m th-Prenuer Typewriter C<» at Omaha, Nebr.hka, U. 8. A who is a staunch friend of Ch i inheriai ’s t'otiuh Ketnedv, sav* “I have taken part eular notice tliat this reu edy M
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    • 198 2 Every Bottle Guaranteed This is doue with Cbamberlaiu’s Cough Remedy, and it' you are not satisfied after using two thirds of tl:e bottle according to directions, re'urn w*»at is left and your money will be refunded. P>r sale by all chemists and storekeet ers. For Singapore, Hongkong, Swatow and Amoy.
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    • 1502 2 TO LET. notice. Sun 1 i&ht Soap Y Half the wear of clothes wanhed with Impure soaps is due to the rubbing and beating neeoed to remove the dirt. Sunlight Soap does the washing itself, being a pure soap, nothing but soap. It dissolves all impurities, and when the clothes
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  • Shipping.
    • 58 3 Bknuloe, i»r. s.s., 1,1*33. Millar, 11 tU Feb., Loudon, *jtli Jan., Gen., —S. B. »fc Co. Slavonia., Ger. s.s., 5,06">, Wuniubevg, 12th Feb, Hamburg, stb J.iu., Gen., B. M Co. Btt\a9iLi.A, Ger. s.s., 4,234. Kub», 12 til Feb., Hambuiv, JUh Jan., Gen.,—B. M. Co. Pkoc, Br. si, 21*0, Cojsb,
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    • 34 3 12th February. livtvrna, for Tongkah. Van der Parra, for Deli. Pan W/iatl Hin, for Tuugkah. Pin Seng, for Port Swetteuliuui A Singapore. Perak, for Port Swetteuliam and Singapore. Lady Weld, for Teluk Anson.
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  • 29 3 Vessel Frmn 1 Atjuif* I Due Kut £>«u^ Calcutta L» A.' li b Feb. Macedouia. Colombo A G A Co. Utli Ueulawers Loudou S U &Co. -4; h
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  • 22 3 1 <p«o/> For A'lent* fjt’itve* Kut Saue j Singapore jft.&Co. Feb. Macelouia i Smuapore G <t0o. lietilawers .Singapore [S.B.&Co. J_ r
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  • 57 3 For Siutrapore, Cbiua and Japan—Per l4’h instaut, H a in. Deli —Per Avagyec. 14Mi instant, 11 a.iu. Pangkalau Brandau Per Petrel, I4tb instant, 11 a.m Asabau—Per Mary Austin, 14th instant, 11 a.ui. Trang— Per Taw Tung, 14th instant, 11 a.in. S*4ul—Pes Flying Dragon, 14th instaut, 11 a. in.
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 1315 3 (SHIPPING.) T Air 18. N. Co faceted Arrivals and Departures. Man Service. Outwards. i, 6<B> Macedonia connecting with eU s.s. Mooltau 3 3 Malta do s.s. Moldavia 14 s!»- V* lta do 88 -J8 g .M. Arcadia do ha. Victoria Homewards. li i. io as. Delta connecting with re s.b.
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    • 176 3 ASIATIC STEAM NAVIGATION Co., Ltd. INDO.JAVA LINE A. 8. N. Co.’» Flkkt. The Company’s Steamers also give direct shipment to Padang and Sabaug, thus saviug the transhipment, charges incurred in shipping cargo via Feuaug or Singapore, aud through rates of freight aro quoted on cargo to the following ports in
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 53 3 WEATHER. Thk follow 'u_' report ishiudlv supplied br the Sig'ual I >i reel nr of Fort Cornwallis i r.n. *t a.in. nnot. "IH|I t«itm |4«|,y I'll i i7* lb 9 Kiiie Kiue Wu. N N. x. I he iinitial! ili'ihi» 11 4 lioiiik elide I at (t i in t*>
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  • 98 4 June© everybody and justice aloue.— Emerson Established Jane Ist, 1903. Published daily (except Sundays.) CRITERION PRESS, Ltd., No. 226—232. Beach Street, Penang. PRICE: OAI LI LOCAL *2* per atieuir OCTBTATIONB Postage Kx'rn. MAIL BDITION (Post Free *l5 CARLE A DURESS Echo—Penanj».” Telephone No. 343 y.B. All bueuest-
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  • 965 4 I To-day we have come to the eml of j the Tuirty -see* nd Year of Kwang Hsu an*l we think that we can s ifelv sav that our Chinese fellow residents of Penang have had a prosperous twelve months. VVe have had none of those disastrous
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  • 79 4 Wednesday and Thursday beiug public holidays there wdl be uo risue of the Straits E ho. The Bulk*» will be closed and ‘he Government. Tele/rapli Offices will onlv be open from 8 ‘o 10 a.m. and 4 ‘o 5 p m The Post Office aud the Bub
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  • 20 4 Ladies are reminded Miat as Thursday is a public holiday thev cannot make use of the Club.
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  • 388 4 Lawn Icnn.s foe rnament. 1 he lollowiug ties were played oft iu the above tournament yesterday:— Double Handicap. C'la»* .1. A. 3. Authouy and F. O. Hallifax beat l)r. Jamieson and C Bradbery, 3—6. 6-2, 6—l. Single Handicap.—Class B J. K. Brown b a* J. W. Birrett,
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  • 72 4 A tragedy was enacted at No. £Bl Bridge Street last night, a fight between some Chinese culminating in the death of OU9 of them. On receiving information, Captain Bowei, Inspector Carroll, Sergeaut Oxley and Detective Inspector Sheedy repaired to the scene soon after the occurrence. The can e
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  • 124 4 Enquiries iuto the ca*e of theft at the imuse of Captaiu Maclntyre last Sunday night led to a decently dressed Chinaman being brought before Mr. Lemon this morning to show cause whv be should not le bouud over for good behaviour. I* was elicited from the
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  • 153 4 Before Mr. Hereford iu the fcjecoud Court ve-terday, three Chinese —L >o Kh-iy, Wee Fok Seng ai d Lim Beug Kee— weie charged with peijury. The first accused was plaintiff in a civil suit heard iu the Supreme CoU-t last Friday. He sued one Chew' S-mg Choon for the
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  • 195 4 Ybsteuday afternoon, Pakirisa aud Govindau, two Kliug-, were charged before the Fiist Court with criminal breach of trust in respect, of a pair ot gold bangles, worth about 70. The complainant, a Kling named Sulei man, stated that, ou the 19th January last, the defendants went
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  • 273 4 January Output Jut output of tiu w-is 36.291.08 pikuls against 35,140.53 pikills iu the moutli before. The value of the metal is returned at £3 395.537 15 ou winch duty amounting t 3478,592.10 was collected. The average price of tiu was 804.73 per p kul with duty at
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  • TELEGRAMS.
    • 97 4 4 Political Sensation. (Supplied by Reuter.) Loudon, 12th February.—A seosatiou ha s been caused iu Germany by the publication of purloined electoral correspondence allowing that the Navy League, which was always understood to be a non-political organisation, had received thirty thousand marks and other support from Priuce Buelow and
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    • 64 4 4 Destructive Explosion. (Supplied by Reuter Loudou, 12th February U three iu the momiug a tremendous exulosion occurred at the Chemical Research Department of the Woolwich Arseual in Piumstead Mushes. The building was destroyed aud tlm explosion sh *<>k the whole town, shatre in all the wiudows- The houses
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    • 60 4 The Japanese Question. (Muppl ed by R-'ut r.) Lendou, 12ib F-'hruary.—lt is s'aN authoritatively at Washington that I'resi«lent Roosevelt will to-day assure the Mavnr of San Fraucisco that, if he agrees to eud the agitation by abolishing the Oriental schools, the President will use his it flounce
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    • 62 4 Irish Questions. o Supplied by Reuter.) I ondon, 12' li Feb. —Mr. 'l’. W. Russell, ■?peakiug at Dublin, said tint the G verumeut’s Irish 1 uirersity scheme met with the most strenuous opposilion in Parliament, The Red mood Pes broke up an Obrieoitu meeting held yesterday at Emlv, Tipperary
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    • 71 4 Sir Robert Hart and the Customs. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 11th February—The Tribune announces that Sir Robert. Hart, the luspector General of the Imperial Chinese Maritime Customs, leaves Ctiiua iu a fortnight’s time ou two years’ leave aud is not expected to return. This actiou is the outcome of
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    • 38 4 Officials Dismissed (Supplied by Reuter.) Loudon, 12th February—Reuter’s Teiierau correspondent states that, owiug to the pressure of the Governmeut by Parliament, two Belgians, named Nans, the Minister of Custom-!, and Priem, the Chief Administrator, have been dismissed.
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    • 39 4 The Elections. (Supplied 'y R-utcr.) Loudon, 12th February uoiinuati us of teu of the Transvaal V-dkites were uuopposed aud they were therefore elected, showing the strength of the party of Mr. Sehalk Barger aud Guuoral Erasmus Del&rev.
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    • 38 4 The Mediterranean Fleet. (Supplied by Reuter.) Loudon. 11 rh February.—Captain Tmubridge. It N ex-Nival Attache at T*kio, has beeu appointed Chief of Btatf to ice* Admiral Sir Charles Dru»v, tlie m* Vi Commander-iu-Chief of tho Fleet.
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    • 32 4 Initiated as a Mason. (Supplied by Reuter) London, 11 h February—The Calcutta correspondent, of tho Standard wires that the Amper of Afghanistan has been initio ed as a Free Mason.
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 366 4 NOTICE I NOTICE. WE have as fr°m 'his (late t*au k f«rre<l the Sole Agency for the Strait* Settlements, Federated M .lay States, British j North Borneo and Siamese Territories of Liptnu Ltd. Wines and Spirits to Messrs. J. W. Hallifax A Co who will collect and pay all outstanding
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    • 59 4 Be Qu'ck Not a minute should be lost wheu a chib) shows KVinp<nn| M „f croup. Cham I «*r lain’s Couch E“ii edr civeu as soou as the child heoomes hoarse, or even after the cr«‘upv couch appears, will prevent the attack. I' «‘eve- fails, and is pleaaaut and safe
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    • 55 4 Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy Absolutely Harmless. The fault. of giving children medicioe containing injurious substances, is some lime-i more disastrous fltau the disease from which *lmv may l*» suffering Every mother should know that Chamberlain’s Couch Remedy is perfectly safe for children to take, as it contains nothing harmful. For sale
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    • 13 4 The French Confectionery» 17a, Nortliaru Ro«d. Chocolates. Ronttnus, D**»«rr Fondant». 4/ -Retjrowibh Prir-es
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  • 1409 5 t\, n ’ii h d j'i’i m y'ttei day s I’ul.KK SXKAM-LAUNCH j oeOoioui ii Sec ctury moved 1,,, tills Council app-o s of a re vote of < »ih' beingti>e uuex pended balance of the •”«>f sIK.iKH) provided in the Estimate-. |;tu*; fm the purchase ot' a
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  • 1720 5 London, 18 h Jimiarv —The new arm» -eheme <f \f II it line's, which is*-xo”in not a ittle c* n tie it liei-*», consists ch-ell i a reirr in'em-it* of units for war se vet keeping in view the spe- ;i n;i*u>e of a- "’,irf;i e in
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  • 226 5 Passengers Booked by the P. O. Steamers. *Yr De ta Mon oh i, Air. an l M>'s Nevlanl oil Dim 16tli F»b. 1907 Per Drvnnha ritannia, Mr O. I>. N MacCunn. \|r. K. L Smith, on the 2 d Match, 19<t7 e*’ Nyati a, Mr. and Mrs. Ph ilips, child
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  • 101 5 To-day I doth D i v of 12tl. M The British Cinematograph, corner of Hen tug Road and Campbell Street, 9 p m Opera la-lni Hennaf*. Likuan Kiual DohTeaba,” K.ug Street Theatre, 9 p.m To- MORROW. Ist Day of Ist Moon. Hiinese New Year’s Da;. Public Holiday. No issue
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  • 29 5 E I'glish Ma -Pil nia) ...‘4th Feb. Cniiia (De 1 1 ...16 h China (G igtH iu) ...19 Ii GMriiim (l* ,„z L -ilwitj 1 ...2 *ili
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 376 5 OPERA INDRA PERMATA TIIEATItICAL COMPANY. OF SKLANGOK. KING STREET THEATRE. TO-NIGH'I'i TO-NIGHT!! LAKUAN RINAL-DOH-TESBA. TO-UOKimw NIGH r. .vr T }l FRAN CHOE PRINCESS TROUBLE. Most l harn jpg A tresses! Clev r Actors from Batavia!! Most r omical Cl -<wns I New Dresses I New Scenery II Excellent Music 111
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    • 911 5 QUALITY TELLS. lu the eu<l it is the Quality that Tolls, aud that is why. iu a comparatively short space of time, the M ASSEYHARRIS BICYC I E Iris liecou.e recoguised here -as iu all Countries where it is kuowu—as being THE VERY BEST. 11l (1) They run easy! (21
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  • 1204 6 Tub Uncomfuktabi#* Sex. (By Sydney March.) I kuow that the charge most often brought against women us a sex is that they hare no sense of humor. But, while their sense of humor may he small, it is by no means so elusive an attribute as their
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  • 117 6 Penang, 1-th February. (By courtesy oj the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Bank ...2/4$ 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4* 3 Credit 2/4H 3 Documentary ...2/4} Calcutta, Demand Bank 173$ 3 days’ sight Private 175$ Bombay. Demand Bank 173$ Mouiinein, Demand Bank 171$ 3 days’ sight Private 175 Madras, Demand Bank
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  • 163 6 told leaf 5 04 70 Pepperf W.Coast 31b5.50z. 817 —buyers Vliite Pepper 823$ buo rs Prang Pepper 818. —>>uye s Jloves (picked) 840 —buyers Vlace sBs. —buyers vlaee Pickings 71. —sa es Nutmegs 110 s 27$ sales f No. 1 5 10 sales Sugar *2 no stock Basket 83.20
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  • 126 6 Penang, 12th February, 1907, Bbk*— cts. Soup per catty 14 Roast n 24 Steaks 24 Stew or Curry Aleut 18 Rump Steak 24 Ox Tail each 30 Tongue 55 Feet Y 5 Heart 30 Liver 25 Pork— Burk per catty 32 Pig’s Head 20 Feet >t 24 Tongue
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  • 942 6 a A a. j s Number of ~z f-j g 2 2 Capital. Shares > Last Dividend. Name. i g jg <§■ <V1 iiimg 1303 300,000 30 000 lO lO Belat Tin Minium Co., Ltd. $16. [i >300 175,000 j 1® Bersawab Gold Mining Co., Ltd now 1901 000.000
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 100 6 V" > co X 7 1 o UJ < wt St»**.»» 0 O K,i TO BE HAD RETAIL FROM Ban Seng Co., Gim Tek Bee Co., Heap Lee Co., Tong Joo Co., Goon Yen Friends, Chiat Seng Co., Teik Chin Co.,j Ipoh, and all the leading stores. SMBILANBS, BUTTER? CO.,
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    • 207 6 JUST RECEIVED. No.2 of The Review of the Far East,” Edited by A. CUNNINGHAM. of the South China Morning p, )s( Contents. The Shi King (ii) Concluded. Leprosy Tbe need of concentrated effort. Burma: Tbe Bunnau and tbe uatioud amusements. New Things and Old in China Price $1. TO BE
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  • 897 7 Siohies ov the Laic Jdihik McConnell. It is a melancholy task to wite of oue who has passed over.” 'J’he hilo Mr. .McCounell, who was 1h»:u iu Ireland iu the year 1887, aud was educated at the Royal Academical Institution, Belfast, aud the London University, was a
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 825 7 Straits Echo” business directory. mineral WATER manufacturers. THEAH GHEE St CO. INSURANCES. GRAHAM NICHOLSON, Office, Ua, Beach Street 149c PENANG. GREAT BARGAINS. SELECT boarding houses. THE PRIORY, 38, \'ortham Road. B<urdiui,' House situated at tbe seaside witlnu easy distance of Town. Terms Moderate. By Day or Month Mrs. W. RODYK.
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    • 89 7 Another Case of Ri eumaiism Cured by Chamberlain's l*ain Halm. The efficacy of Chamlieilaiu'ii Pain Halm in the relief of rheumatism in I eirif; «lemon* s* rated (Ihilv. Parker Tiij letr. of Griunhy, Vi»K>nia, I S. A., a.iya ih.it Immliei lain's Piin llaiin i»\e In in permit ent ie|i©f from
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 1073 8 Lim Sun Ho, CHOP HENO IVIOH St Co., .64, Beach Street, Penang. Importer* of »1* kind* of European Cloth and General Commission Agents. 220 Kim Keng Leong Co 127, BEACH STREET. VOTIOB. VIEWS of Peuaug, Singapore. Perak. Selangor, and Sumatra. NOTICE. Photos enlarged, various sizes up to 3 ft., on
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