Straits Echo, 11 April 1907

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  • Title Section
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    36 1 Straits Echo DAIU CHRONICLE OF EVENTS, CIRCIJLATINO THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES, AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY. SOh o* $24 Per Annum, PENANG, THURSDAY, l lth APRIL, 1907. Single Copy, 10 cents. No. go.
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      1164 1 tiger brand cement. m 258 N. £8 -4 OJ T J. *6 IN ro O£S7 OA* ALL PURPOSES. BANKS. Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China. incorporated by royal CHARTER. Capital Paid up Reserve Fund Reserve Liability of Proprietors -k! 800,000 -€975,000 X‘Boo,ooo Hoad Office: HATTON COURT, TIIREADNEEDLE STREET', LONDON.
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      15 1 GUINNESS’S STOUT TIANG LEE Co. mm OL n zr m. G <? SOLE AOENTS. BASS'S ALE.
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    Climbing a Ladder of Knives.
    1220 2 In the course of a verjr interesting illustrated article iu a Home journal, civing some of his experiences iu the F.M S, Mr. Frederic W. Knocker, f.z.8., C urator of the Perak State Museum, writes Considering the profound aut'quity of the Chinese Empire, the existence
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      525 2 MUNICIPAL NOTICE ''■Ml E Municipal Commissioners of George L Town, Penang, hereby invite tenders for construction, supply and erection of all steel and iron work required for Suugei Pinang Bridge at Jelutoug Road. Full particulars can he had and plans and purifications inspected at the Municipal Engineer s < tffice.
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      752 2 SALE. Ciothes last longer when washed with It will not burn the nap off woollens or the surface of linen, nor will it injure the skin. Put aside the inferior and impure soaps and try the Sunlight Soap in the Sunlight Way. Full ejections round each tablet v\ Washed with
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  • Shipping.
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      ARRIVALS.
      51 3 Hkbk, Br. 8.k., 34G, Inkster, 11th Apr, Singapore, Sih Apr, (Jen., —W. M. <fc Co. Brou« kb, Out. j.»., r >4s, Hut. I Ith Apr, L>"li, lit-!i Apr.. (Jen.. —11. H A Co. 0 i.en kalloch. Hr s.s., 1.484. Haiusworth, lit!) Apr., Antov, 30th M :r., Gen., Iv. (4.
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      DEPARTURES.
      53 3 11th Atkil Hebe. tor i>eii. Avagyee, for Deli. Petrel, for Paugkaiau i'randan. Mary Austin, fo** Asahan. R Hnlewyn. for Batu Balira. Canton, for Pangkor and Teluk Ausou. Ma’aeea, f- r Singapore, China and Japau Flying Dragon, for Setul. Megna for Moulmeiu. Delhi, for Singapore. China and Japan. Ranee, for
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    EXPECTED.
    30 3 Vetwelt Fr<> m i Aijf.iifit Due Mulu i 'Mii'jn ure A G A Co. !3tb Apr. Fliulblure L>uJoti IJ.AC». 14ti« L^uuox Glasgow li.ACo. loth «Genavou |L‘>udrli 13 ACo. itnb
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    SAILINGS.
    27 3 1 tttFt'ht h'nr A-jenf* l Leuven i Malta Colombo A (j .A: Co. loth Apr. Flintshire Singapore B ACo Lennox Liverpool S.B.&Co. Glenavou Singapore B &Co.
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    74 3 Fob I’ort Swettenhaui and Malacca—Per Cornelia, to-morrow, 1 p.m. Cevlou, Australasia, India, Aden, Mauritius, Egypt, and via Brindisi, for Europe, etc. —Per Ma ta, 13th instant, t» a m. Deli and Liu^sa —Per Brouwer, 13th instant, noon. Tougkah—Per Rotorua, 13th instant, 1 p.m. Port Swettenham and Singapore—Per Kai
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      1546 3 (S HIPPIN G.) PJQ it At/ 4I\V iIS. 11. Co. A|*l. 1' j ]l»v. Apl.r Hiv.ll Arrivals and Departures. Man Service. Outwards. Delhi connecting with S.s. India vs. Devon ha do s.s. Mongolia > >¥ (prana do s.s. Britannia s Malta do 8.8. Marmora Homewards Malta connecting with 8.8. Moldavia
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      202 3 I o Ordinary and Order Bills of Lading Holders. s.s- REICHENBACH has arrived from Australia via ports. BEHN, MEYER Co., Ltd., Agmts. 10-4-U7 207 Straits Steamship Co., Ltd. New Service between Penang, Port Swettenhani and Singapore. The above Company’s New Steamer “PERAK” will be despatched from Penang eery Tuesday, at
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
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      27 3 WEATHER Ihk following report is kindly supplied bv the Signal Director of Fort Coruwallib The rainfall during the 94 hour» ended at P a-.ui. to-d&* Was nil.
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    The Straits Echo.
    103 4 Justice *aUßfle6 everybody and fustics alone.— Kmi r-ion Established June Ist, 1903 Published daily (except Sundays.) AT THI CRITERION PRESS, Ltd., No. 226—232, Beach Street, Penang. PRICE: OAILT LOCAI 134 per aniiuir OUTBTA TIONB Postage Extra. MAIL EDITION <Post Free »15 CABLE ADDRESS Echo —Penang.” Telephone No.
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    THE CHANNEL TUNNEL.
    1612 4 The scheme for the construction of ;i tunnel under the Straits of Dover, thus linking up England and France by railway and doing away with the often stormy crossing by steamer from Dover to Calais, so dreaded by invalids and those addicted to that distressing complaint, seasickness,
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    Penang Hunt Club.
    402 4 Farewell to Mr. Wr'-fobl». Yesterday afternoon there was a very plcsiut meet held by the Penang Hunt Club, the occasion being a farewell to Mr. VV reford, the past President of the Club, w hojis leaving for Europe next Saturday. The meet wasat Thoruliebank,” the residence of
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    Indian Immigration.
    307 4 A meeting of the Immigration Committee was held at the Government Buildings, Kuali Tjumpur. ou April 7th, at which the following were present The Acting Superintendent of ludiau Immigrants. The State Surgeon, Perak. C. E Spooner. Esq. Hon’hle J Turner R. W. Harrison. E-q. M. Cummiug, Esq. Jr
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    Accused Person Appearing By Proxy.
    88 4 In our issue of the 9th iust. it was reu el that one Cliu Ah Tek personated M Mr. Lemon, Li Ah Wall, who was one the defendants iu a case of gamblin ,r v 51, Market Laue. Chu Ah Tek appeared before the Court
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    A Chetty in Tribulation.
    227 4 The trial of the Chetty lad (Jhok iliugam, for executiug a decree that IUIl Ul heeu satisfied, commeuod to-day before t|„. Bench Court. Briefly stated, the facts of the,case uv t follows The defendant is the representative of e firm of A. K MuMiuraunn hefty. Slil
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    Theft of Jewellery.
    627 4 Strange Revelations It will lie remembered that we reported on the 30th ultimo that Che Din, the sou of Mahomed Ariff said to lie the wealthiest Malay in Penang, stood charged befoie Mr. Lemon with stealing certaiu jewellery lielonging to Oodou, a Malay woimu, the mistress of
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      236 4 THE MGMIBE STORE 5, China Street. JUST ARRIVED. Smoked German Sausages, Danish Ham and Bacon. At Very Reasonable Prices, nooFro jmoeess. Smoke Muktaropulo’s real Turkish Cigarettes mahe of tue choicest lurkish Tobacco. These Cigarettes are smoked by l'lieir Majesties the Sultans of t urkey and Morocco, the Shah of Persia
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      83 4 You Run No Risk. You net*'! not hesitate to buy Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy It' you are not satisfied with the results after using twothirtls of the bottle according to directions you ni .v it to v.»ur dealer and your money will be refunded. Here is wli.t the ftreei Dug Co..
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  • Obituary
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    105 4 Obituary. Noni\ Hong Chke li is with deep regret that we record the death of N-mi i Choong B<mg Chee, inaterual grandmother of Mr. YpoIi F’aik Tatt, which took place at No. 56. Muntri Street, at four o’clock yesterday afternoon. The deceased ladv, who was 81 \ears of age, was
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      Prince Fushimi.
      61 5 elaborate Preparations (Supplied by Reuter.) (U( j ollt lu li April.—The City Corpora. to C*vo a luncheon to Prince st l' Ma r ulJrt-ss in a gold box will also be pre,t„l to the distinguished visitor, and it is 1 that the King and the Pnuce aud PV-'ss
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      Mr. Haldane’s Army Scheme.
      75 5 Severe Criticisms (Supplied by Renter.) Lowlou. ll’h April. —The opposition keenly critit;i~e i Mr. Haldane’s scheme as beinu based ou a series of hypotheses, aud ,jp,Ured tint without nitional enthusiasm the scheme niuit fail. Sir Clrules Dilke also severely criticised t he scheme and considered that
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      Sir Henry McCallum.
      55 5 Governor of Ceylon. (Supplied by Reuter.) Loudou, 11th April.—Sir Henry Me C,ilium. Governor of Natal, has lieeu appointed Governor of Ceylon. Sir Matthew JTatb 4ii will replace Sir Henry McCallum, an! will he succeede 1 as Governor of Hougkoiic hv Major Edward James Lugard, Political Assistant to
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      The Duma.
      69 5 Iludget Referred to a Committee. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 11 th April.—The Duma, by an overwhelming majority of all parties including Labourites, has referred the Gudget to a Committee. The Socialists proposed to refuse to examine the Budget till the powers of the Duma are extended. Minister lvokootseft
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      The Thaw Case.
      74 5 Speech for the Defeuce Concluded. (Sujiplied by Reuter Loudon, llili April—Thaw’scouusel concluded a speech lavishly garnished with scriptural quotations, and said that Thaw, after the tragedy, stretched out his arms iu the form of a cross as a pr est after a sacrificial offering. He appealed to
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      Bank of England.
      46 5 New Appointments. (Supplied by Reuter Loudou, 10th April—Mr. William Middletou Campbell, a member of Curtis Campbell and Co of Rood Line, Loudon, k C, has been app >int d a Governor of the Hauk of England, and Mr Edgar Lubback a Deputy Governor.
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      Carthagena.
      39 5 Kiii|> of Spain Banqueted (Supplied by Reuter.') Loudou, 11th April. —Kins Edward banqueted the Kins of Spain ou board the Victoria «»,1 Albe>f. lu the most cordial of toasts Kiug E 'ward intimated his intention of visiting Madrid.
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      America & Germany.
      33 5 America Germany. Modus Vivendi Concluded Supplied by Reuter.) bondon, 10th April.—After protracted negotiations a modu* rirendi has teen concluded at Washington eosuriug the iuiport-d'-i°u at a minimum tariff of American goods into Germanv.
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      Port Said.
      22 5 Strike Ended. (Supplied by Reuter.) bondon, 11th April.—The strike of the colliers and workmen at Port Said has partially euded.
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    Another Injustice to Penang.
    963 5 Wnchp the following leader from the rerak 1 loneer Another injustice to Penaug has now H*come almost as familiar a reimrk as the' eqiuiy well-known ‘another injustice to; Oirelam], au<i of winch the latest despatch of the Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1 now nig
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    Straits Defences.
    424 5 Contemplated Rtducion of the Garrison. Refrrencxs in Pauli am bnt. The public will l>e interested to learn that, although uo official or public not ideation has beeu made on the subject, the Imperial Government contemplates au iminelia'e reduction of the garrison iu the Straits Settlement. This auuouucetneut we
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    Redjang Lebong Mine.
    150 5 Dividend ok 52| I’m Cent Recommended. The report ou the Redjaug Leboug Mine for 1906 has beeu publisbe 1. It shows the development work to be progressing satisfactory, aud that prospects are highly favourable. Iu 19U6. 46.980 tous of ore were milled for a return ot 22
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    A Yogi for Siam.
    366 5 A correspondent writes to a Burma i p;.per :—Damma Oharaparadatajaya, a Tihe- 1 tau Yogi, with a retiuue of Nepaulese, was iu Maudalay for a wee-r in the vicinity of the M tndalav Hill. C owds of people ltviug thereabouts H -eked to see him and
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    Prince Ranjitsinhji.
    216 5 j PrincK K injitsiuhji. the world reuowued cricketer, the success of whose suit for the chieftainship ot Jatnuacar has l>eeu recorded iu our coiumus, »as duly installed as J mi of Jamnagar on the 12th ultimo, iu the preseuce of a large number of the Native Chiefs of
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    A Russo-Chinese Shipping Company.
    491 5 Important New Enterprise. The Tokio Foreign Department is in receipt of the following te’egram from the; Japanese Commercial Ag»ut at. Yladi- voatock According to a Russian piper' published lie a Russo-Chinese S. S. Company has been established bv certain Cbiuese and Russian capitalists for the purpose
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    FIXTURES.
    97 5 To-day 2itth Dav of 2nd Moon. League Football Y. M. C. A p*. A-C. S., Esplanade Penang Operatic Society Practice, Town Hall, 5 p.m. Chinese Recreatiou Club Opening of Football Grouud by the President, Mr Liiu Kek Chuan. Match tetweeu P. G C. and C. R. C., 530 p.m.
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    MAILS DUE.
    10 5 China (Malta) ...13fh Apr. i English Devanha) ...25th
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    P. & O. SAILINGS.
    34 5 P. O. SAILINGS. Mail Service. Outwards. Homewards. Delhi II Apr. I MaHu Hi Apr. Decatdui *lo DeHa 27 hxtrn Service. Outwards. Homewards. Nore 16 Apr 1 Nde 19 Apr. Nubia 30 Japan 3 May
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    THE MOON.
    21 5 O New Moon Apr. 1 ->« li First Quarter -I st O Full Moon 28' h Last Quarter May. ol'
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      14 5 The l rencli Confectionery, 17a, Nortliam Road. C'bocolates, Bonbons, Dessert Fondants, At IWesuou/ihte Price.
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      63 5 Every Bottle Warranted. Chamberlain's Pain Balm will uot cost you one ceut if it does you uo eood. (live it a trial if you are troubled with rheumatism. One application will relieve the pam. Pains in the side or chest, soreuess of J»o muscles or stiffness of the joints are
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      466 5 CYCLING, When you ride a M VSSEV-1IARRIS, is QUITE A DIFFERENT MATTER so:— :o: —:<>: And more particularly so when it is tilted with PALMER TYRES. -:o: —:o: —:o: Cash or lenns; old Macbiu°s tak< u in exohauge. MASSEY-H ARRIS AGENCY, 2.1 Beach Street, PH.NA NO. 3dak l* ..a»:.» /V
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    Games and Character.
    1748 6 Is Golf Int<»l* eablk. Why does u** 11 make men so intolerable?” «•‘keel that amusing writer, M*. lJotheren Hurst, iu a recent i-suo of tb*Couutry Gentlemen, aud proceed*d to make furtlier searching inquiries as to the influence of games a< d sports on the charade of his
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    EXCHANGE.
    116 6 Penang, 11tu April. (By courtesy of the Chstrterel Bank.) London Demand Hank ..*2/4,’« 4 months* sight Bank ...2/4-j? 3 Credit 2/4 f 3 Documentary -.2/4 Calcutta, Demand Bank R«- 173$ 3 days’ sight Private 175$ Bombay. Painand Bank 173$ Mouimein, Demand Bank 171$ 3 days’ sight Private 175 Madras,
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    PRODUCE.
    168 6 lold leaf >4 bO B. Pepper( W.Coast 31b5.5 oz. 1 17 —nu stock White Pepper ‘2450 tellers Trang Pepper 20 —sales Cloves (picked) 47 50 buyers Mace 82.75 sales Mace Pickings 70* sellers Vutmegs 110 s 29 —sellers No. 1 s. —sales Sugar 2 no stock Basket 3.15 sales
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    MARKET PRICES.
    175 6 Penang, 11th April, 1907. Beef— ctf. Soup per catty 14 Roast 24 Steaks 24 Stew or Curry Meat lt> Rump Steak 24 Ox Tail each 25 Tongue 15 Feet 30 Heart 28 Liver 25 Pork— Pork per catty 32 Pin’s Head 20 Feet 2« Tongue 32 Mctton per
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    SHARES.
    1029 6 a id. a -2 Number of, -3 p i .2 i s Capital. Shares I Last Dividend. Name. I issued. I £_i L J 9_ Mining. j 1903 300.000 I 30.000 10 10 Beiat Tin Miniug Co., Ltd. 19 25 19.50 519.50 1900 175,000 1 Bersawah Gold Mining Co.,
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      71 6 Esteemed. No linimeut stands higher in the estima tion of those who know its veil value than Cliamberlaiii’s Paiu B.lm. There are thousands who f* el that tl>py cannot u* t along without ii ani always k> ep it in their homes. 1 lie pun from cuts, burns, onuses and
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      136 6 >- J"V c n x 9 '»•<*» mZ'h V';Vw« r//i w-aial' i mm a.. ,i i K' i .|i ■iifci&fS: ImI o ispMru K- LU %2 \C (L.C oK 1 -tut g*vv c < ■cut v*v7*rG°;; O rhd Kill fPMF ft»*? 4J» ‘i 'i W •i^.c,, -»88«~ TO BE HAD
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      211 6 D HONG BEE Go., General Store and Commi SS i 0 Agents, 8S, MAIN Rq^d TA! PI ISQ. Boo Bee, Chop Swee Bee Miners and Contractors, 81, Kota Road, Talpi ng For Bale. Flooring Roofing Ti| e OF VARIOUS SIZES ft ALSO Timber, etc. 4 TAIK HO Co 82, MAIN
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      828 7 Um Sun Ho, CHOP IVIOM Co., !f,4, lieach Street, Penang. Importers of alt kinds of European Cloth and General Commission Agents. 220 w. MANSON, American Dentist, Late of Dr. Allen CoPha. U.S.A. Charges Moderate, Consultation Free. RESIDING at W 2 la, Penang Road. A few doors from the Eastern 3<_k
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      183 7 V Favourite Remedy for Rabies. Its pleasant taste and prompt cutes have made Chamberlain's Coueh Rome iy a favo. lie ui'li i lie Hint hers of small children. It rjiiii l< v cures their eoie.hs and colds and prevents anv d inyei of pneumonia o>‘ other xerious s. I'or Mile
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      3131 8 THE EASTERN TRADING COMPANY, LIMITED CAPITAL $4,004,000.00. Tin Subscrpthn LBfw'll open on Monday, the 11th day of March, 1907, and close on or*before Tuesday, the 30ih d y of (April, 1907, for the Colony of the Straits Settlements and the Federated Malay States, and rid y, the 31st day of
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