Straits Echo, 16 April 1907

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    34 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES AND THE FAR EASTjfGENERALLI. VOL 5. $24 Per Annum. PENANG, TUESDAY, Uith APRIL, 1907. Single Copy, 10 cent* No. 84.
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      1213 1 TIG£R BRAND CEMENT. 6s 258 N T T °e IN V FO /*ES7 /-'Off ALL PURPOSES. BANKS. Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China. Hongkong Shanghai Banking Corporation. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER. Capital Paul up Reaervo Fund Reserve Liability of Proprietor 800,000 .£975,000 £800,000 Hoad Office: IIATTON COURT, THREADNEEDLE STREET,
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      20 1 TIAIMG LEE Go. o f—t oo m oo > >• oo r l K m <2 r-r Z cs SOLE AGENTS. BASS’S
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    The Boat Race.
    1034 2 By Dudley Ward, m.p. (Member of the Cambridge Crew iu 1897—9 and 1900.) It was unfortunate for Cambridge that the weather was so stormy. The crew was considered by many to l>e exceptionally fast, but the conditions were so much against them from Hammersmith Bridge onwards that
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      69 2 Beware of a Cough. Now is the tune to get rid of that cough, for if you let it hang on, no oue cau tell what the end may In*. O: tiers have been cured of their coughs very «juickly bv using Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. Why not your liy it
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      525 2 MUNICIPAL NOTICE A Special Meeting of the Municipal Commissioners will be held at tlie Municipal Office at 3 30 p in. on Friday, the 19th instant. 1. 9 Business. To consider and pass Supplemental Budget, No. 1 of 1907. Any ordinary business. L. A. Coutier BIGGS, •Secretary. MUNICIPAL NOTICE. TENDERS,
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      1393 2 FOR SALE FOR SALE Removes all Stains, Rust, Dirt or Tarnish, cleans and polishes Pots and Pans, Glass and China, and all metals, but WON’T WASH CLOTHES. Will do a thousand things to make Home bright and cheerful with little Trouble and Labour. MONKEY BRAND Nothing has more uses about
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  • Shipping.
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      ARRIVALS.
      150 3 Hok Canton, lir. s.s., 294, Scott. 15t.h Apr., Acbeeu, 2th Apr..Gen,— Bin HoHtn. Lang kat, Br. s s., 149, Nielsen. 10 h Apr., Teluk Anst n, loth Api., Gen., K. G. Co. Calypso, Br. s.s 330, Lowry, 15th Apr., Singapore, 13th Apr, Gen., —W M. Co. Palitana, Br. s.s.,
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      DEPARTURES.
      72 3 16th April Petrel, for Pangkaluu Brandan. Avagyee, for Deli. Mury Austin, for Asahan. Oniayere, for Tougkali, Kopah, Renong, V r ictoria Point, Mergui and Tavoy. Pin Seng, for Port Swettenham A Singapore. Perak, for Port Swetleuhatn and Singapore. Lady Weld for Teluk Anson. Hock Chuan Un, for Setul. Nore,
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    EXPECTED.
    35 3 Vessels From Agent* Due Glenavou London B ACo. 19 th Apr. Benledi London SB.ACo. 21st Iyo Mam Singapore B ACo. 26 th E. F. Ferdiiaud Colombo S.K ACo. 3rd May. Braemar Glasgow S.B.ACo. 21*t
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    SAILINGS.
    28 3 Yegseh For Ayenta Leavet Grlenavou Singapore B ACo. Apr. Beule<li Singapore S.B.ACo. Iyo Maru E. P. FerColombo ».&C 0. dinand Singapore S.K.ACo. May. Braemar Singapore S.B AOo.
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    53 3 For Teluk Anson—Per Langkat, to-morrow, 2 p.m. Setul—Per Flying Dragon, to-morrow, 3 p.m Raugoon—Per Fitzpatrick, to-nr.orrow, 3 p m. Paugkor—Per Sree Banka, to-morrow, 3 p.m. Sigapore, China aud Japau—Per Bayern, to-morrow, 5 p m. Langkat—Per Ban Whatt Soon, 18th iustant, 2 p.m. Poit Swettenham and Singapore—Per Teeeta, 18th
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      1492 3 (SHIPPING.) f Mr V A o its. N. Co. Expected Arrivals and Departures Mail Service. Outwards. A{»1. 25 s.s. Devanha connecting with 8.8. Mongolia Mhv 9 8.8. Oceana do bm. Britannia 8.8. Malta do s.s. Marmora H 8 8. Delta do 8.8. Mooltan Homewards Aj»l. 27 8.8. Delta connecting with
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      173 3 Straits Steamship Co., Ltd. New Service between Penang, Port Swettenham and Singapore. The above Company’s New Steamer PERAK will I*} despatched from Peuaug every Tuesday, at 5 p.m from the Wharf for Port Swettenham and Singapore, arriving at Port Swettenham iu time to catch the 830 train for Kwala Lumpur
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    The Straits Echo.
    101 4 Justice satiriflet everybody an 1 justice aloae.—Kro^r-so’» Established June Ist, 1903 Published dally (except Sundays.) at th CRITERION PRESS, Ltd., No. 226—232, Beach Street, Penang PRICE: DAILY LOCAL (24 per annnn OUTBTA riONS Postage Ultra. ■JAII. BDITION (Poet Free $l5 CAULK ADDRESS Echo—Penang.” Telephone No. 343 .V.
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    THE MALAY.
    858 4 The Malay, as one sees him in Pen- a ii<; ami Province Wellesley, is well worthy of study, for he forms a con- necting link with the good old days when the inhabited portions of the globe did not suffer from the curse of overpopulation, when man was
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    Services at St. George's Church next Sunday.
    637 4 On Sunday moruiug next, the Colonial Chaplain conducts Divine service at Sr. Mark’s, Butterworth, at 9 a in., Matins, Sermon and Holv Communion. The services at St. George’s, Penang, will lie a* the following hours in consequence 7- a. m. Holv Communion. 8-
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    Netherlands Indian Discount Bank.
    243 4 We have received from ihe local branch of this Bauk the Profit and Loss Account and Balance Sheet for the year ended 31st December last, which will be considered at the 49tKauuual general meeting of shareholders to be held at Batavia on the sth June next.
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    "Robbers for Singapore and Siam.”
    226 4 A man described as one of the greatest blackmailers that “ever walked the face of the earth” is charged in Hongkong with attempting to get moupy from respectable Hongkong Chinese. This is part of the evidence:— Introducing himself. Lam Yuk Ting said, I am jtbe
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    Straits Chinese Concert.
    294 4 Sa\e for the attendance, which was not what the excellent entertainment merited, last Friday sconcert at the Boustead Institute was a great success, says the Straits Times. Ihe programme was varied in character, but replete with fuu. All of the performers’, excepting ouly the piauist, were Straits-boru
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    The Tin Market.
    261 4 Tiv has beau dull, iu sympathy with other metals aud the Stock Exchange. ami future delivery is presenting for sale, wink, ‘spot’ tiu is becoming gradually concentrated iu a few hands, consequently a discouut of nearly £2 10s. ton has been established between the 4 cash’ aud
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    Selangor Tin.
    154 4 March Output. The output of tiu was 19,739 37 pikuls against 22,325.25 pikuls iu the mouth More. The value of the metal is returned at §1.836 595 93 on which duty amounting to §20*2,198 96 was collected. Toe price of tiu averaged §94.23 per pikul with duty at
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    More Mining Companies.
    303 4 Flotation nr Two New Pahano Concerns. Two new Companies—or rather, one a reconstruction of au existing concern aud the other a new one are auuouuced as having been formed to carry on mining operations iu Pahang, says the Lipis correspondent of the Straits Times. The former is
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    Trade of Bangkok.
    88 4 The following return gives the appi')X>mate values of the imports aud exports ot Bangkok for the month of March, IH)7 Imports Exports Ticals. Ticals. 5 820,945. 8,540,474. lucluded in above Imports: Gold leaf Treasure Opium Ticals. Ticals. Ti f„, 871,392. 192,167. IBB.I* 1As compared with the previous
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      191 4 THE ANGLO-CHINESEGTORE, 5, CHINA STREET. Tuck’s Post Cards Just Arrived, Scenes of Chinese maritime life etc., etc. A unique chance for collectors, at mobt reasonable prices. ANGLOEGYPTIAN CIGARETTES. Mikado, $1.15 per tin of 100, plain. Stellas, 2.25 cork tipped, full size. Bairain 225 gold Extra-fine, 1.15 plain. W i receive
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      Paris.
      46 5 Strike Not General (Supplied by neuter.) Loudon. 15th Apiil.—The str.ke of those eugaged ill the food trade in Paris partially l>e«fco l*»t Thursday. It did not t*»coine general, as only 750 out of 5,000 Lakers struck work are guarding the bakeries aud patrolling the streets.
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      United States.
      112 5 The Peace Congress. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 10th April.—The Arbitration aud Peace Congress of the United States opeus at New York to day under the Presidency of Mr. Andrew Carnegie with the object of voicing the view of the llaguo Conference. American sentiment is in favour of a
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      Suez Canal.
      37 5 Sandstorm Delays Traffic. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 15th April—The mail steamer Macedonia was lying outside Suez all day vesterdsy owing to a sand-storm which has not abated, thereby delaying the traffic of the Suez Canal.
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      Opium.
      46 5 Import into Ceylon. (Supplied by Reuter.) Loudon. I tit li April.—Mr. Winston Churchill, replying to Mr. John Rutherford in the House of Commons yesterday, said that the increase in the opium import into Ceylon under British rule was engaging the •erious attention of Lord Elgin.
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      Newcastle.
      58 5 Large Seizures of Rifles. (Supplied by Reuter.) Loudon, 1 Gth April.—The Police, ou the Nth inst., made three separate seizures of rifles, pistols and nearly 200,000 cartridges at Newcastle and Suuderlaud. Theowuers are supposed to lie Russian revolutionaries aud the Police have now discovered further mysterious and large consignments
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      Lord Kitchener.
      69 5 Agrees to Extension of his Term of Office. (Supplied by Reuter.) Loudon, 10th April.—Mr. Morle.v, with Mr. Haldane’s full approval, asked Lord Kitchener whether au extension of two years to his term of office as Cornmauder-iu Chief of the Indian Army would be agreeable to him, expressing the
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      Snake-Feeding at the Zoo.
      296 5 In the Human; Review attention is once more called to the alleged custom of the Zoological Cardens of feeding caged serpents on liviug animals—rats, mice, guinea, p gs, labbits, sparrows, pigeons and ducks lu the case ofjlie python, it is stated, a live g'iat in given,
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    Indian Items.
    869 5 Murder of a Maharaja. An Unsekk Assassin. f, j Calcutta, 5th April. A few details of the tragic murder of the Maharaja Bahadur Sir Ha.rh.tHab Naravau Singh, k. c. i. u which occurred at a raj village camp some twelve miles uortli of Sonbarsa, have come to baud.
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    Plantation Rubber.
    1644 5 Some {Suggestions for Investors. We were recently asked by a correspondent to advise biui on a matter of vital importance, not only to lnmself but to the investing public who are desirous of placing a portion of their capital in Plantation Rubber shares, says The Financier. lie j
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    Passengers.
    54 5 I’er s. s. Coen, fur Singapore Mr. Cecil O’Loughliu. Per s. s. Palitana, for Calcutta Mr. aud Mrs \Y. G. Ad ley, Masters R. A. aud H. R. Peters. Per s. s. Thong wa, for Negapatam Rev. Auatole Danas aud Mr. J. Huuter. For Madras: Mrs. Goodsir. For London
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    FIXTURES.
    60 5 To-dav 4th Dly of 3c d Moon. League Football: G 8 a. P. 8., E->pla-r ade. Matsuo’s Japanese Cinematograph, corner of Penang Road and Campbell Street, 9 p.m. i To-morrow sth Day of 3rd Moon. Town Baud, Esplauade, 5 to 7 p in. Matsuo’s Japanese Cinematograph, corner of Penang
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    MAILS DUE.
    16 5 Chiua Zieten) ...16th A pi. German (Seydliti) 17th English Devanha) ...25th China (Delia) ...27th
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    THE MOON.
    18 5 First Quarter Apr. 21st O Full Moon 28th Last Quarter May. s'h O New Moou 12th
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    P. & O. SAILINGS
    20 5 P. O. SAILINGS 'ai Se-viit. Outwards. Homiovaros. Devanha 2d Apr. I I)e'ta ‘/7 Apr Oceana ff May. Arcadia 11 May,
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      43 5 Cough Remedy. is a medicine of great worth aud lryit when you have a cough or you are certain to be pleased with 'l’dck relief which it affords. It is to take and can always be depended For sale by all Dispensaries aud
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      444 5 The Only Bicycle fop Ladt ea PUL* a Worth the Name of a Bicycle, BRITISH PIANO BRINSMEAD.” Built expressly for this climate and carries A FIYE YEARS WARRANTY. BRINSMEAD PIANOS are noted, for RICHNESS of TONE EXCELLENT ‘WORKMANSHIP Prices from $b50. Hire Purchase. Sole Agents, THE ROBINSON PIANO COMPANY, LTD.,
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      45 5 WEATHER Thk following report is kill'llv supplied b« the Signal Director of Fort Cornwallis 5 p.n*. a.m. noor. VocfonlA» r ''ds|I rt.. 82 u- »7 (ioudj (toady Ckudy d N. 8. W. N. The rainfall deriiig the 1 hour!- eieVd at 9 a.iu. wtis nil.
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    The Life of a Persian Princess.
    1334 6 A Pbkp into the Shah’s Hakeai i With the exception of the Shah and the eunuchs, no men but a few doctors are pei- in it ted to enter that sanctuary, the harem of the Shah, harem being an Arab word which means sacred.
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    A Layer Decoyed.
    508 6 A remarkable case, the details of which might have beeu the invention of a popular uovelist, came to a conclusion at Kilkenny Assizes on the 12th ultimo. A youug man named Peter Stallard was charged with attempting to murder a young Waterford eugiueer. named John Fleming. Fleming
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    EXCHANGE.
    121 6 Pbnano, 16th April (By courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Bank ...2/4,^ 4 months’ sight Bank —2/4 T 7 3 Credit 2/4 T 3 Documentary ...2/4$ Calcutta, Dew and Bank R< 173$ 3 days sight Private 175$ Bombay, Pam:» id Bank 173$ Mouimein, Demand Bank 171$ 3 days’
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    PRODUCE.
    162 6 Gold leaf 8-54.60 B. Pepper (\V.Coast 31b*.5 oz.) 17. —no stuck White Pepper 24| fellers Trang Pepper sates Cloves (picked) 51- —buyers Mace 81. —sales Mace Pickings sellers Nutmegs 110s 29 —sellers INo. 1 5 —sales 2 no stock Basket 3.15 sales Tapioca Flour 1.80 nominal C *pra 10.90
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    MARKET PRICES
    178 6 Penang, 16th April, 1967. Beef— ctt. Soup per catty 14 Roast 24 Steaks *24 Stew or Curry Meat 16 Rump Steak 24 Ox Tail each 25 Tongue 50 Feet 15 Heart 28 Liver 25 Pork Pork per catty 82 Pig’s Head 20 Feet 26 Tongue 82 Mutton per
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    SHARES.
    845 6 --<7 Capital B 2 o 1903 1900 1907 1901 1903 1901 1905 1907 1901 1899 1900 1905 1900 1904 1900 1904 1905 1892 1905 1898 1900 1900 1900 1899 1907 1902 1905 1905 1904 1905 1907 1903 1900 300.000 175,000 300.0C0 8 600,000 400,000 100,000 30.000 400,000 120,000 00,000
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      51 6 Lame Shoulder. N\ hether resultiug from a sprain or from rlieumitic pains, there is nothing so good for a lame fchouldei ub Chamberlain's Pain Ir Apply 't freelv and rub the parts vigorously at each application and ft quick eiu* i« (certain. For sale hv all Dispensaries slid Deal r«.
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      99 6 Incautious Fruit Eating. Bowel complaint is always more or less prevalent during the fruit season and as an attack is liable to come without warning, it is l»est to keep a bottle of Chamberlain’s Colic, Cliolera and Diarrhoea Remedy in the home. This medicine is well known for its prompt
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      116 6 Vi > I (f) X o Ell 'H I LU ■*v < OK C,* t* VM c° 0^ 60**° St\*0** c O Hi i'IIbC SI' "i i r fcil ra ~*89«TO BE HAD RETAIL FROM Ban Seng Co., Gini Tek Bee Co., Heap Lee Co., Tong Joo Co., Goon Yen
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    “Breach of Promise" Paradoxes.
    958 7 Should Judje and Jury be VVoiu x The law ou the subject of actions for breach of promise being (be same on both sides, is th*-re any reason to account for the undoubted fact that, whilst hundreds of women bring (and usually with success) actions for
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      1006 7 FOR SALE. JUST RECEIVED. No. 3 of “The Review of the Far East,” Edited by A. CUNNINGHAM, of the South China Morning Post WROUCHT-IRON TUBES AND FITTINCS. Large Stock Alwaya on Hemd. ADAMSON, GILFILLAN CO., LTD. RANEEGUNGE STONEWARE. MACBETH BARRETT, s Contents. Mencius by Edward A. Irving, The Chinese A
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      77 7 Rheumatic Pains Relieved. No one uted now suffer Hie agonizing pains of sciatic and acute rheumatism, as quick relief may he had bv applying Chamberlain's Paiu Halm. This fact has beeu clearly demoubtrated iu many thousands ot cases. Tliis liniment relieves the pain and makes sleep aud vest possible, which
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      1027 8 Lim Sun Ho, CHOP HENG MOH Ac Co., 164, Beach Street, Penang. Importers of all kinds of European Cloth and General Commission Agents. 22o W. MANSON, American Dentist, Late of Dr. Allen Co., Pha. U.S.A. Charges Moderate, Consultation Free. RESIDING AT No. 21a, Penang Road. NOTICE, rriHE undersigned beg to
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