Straits Echo, 26 April 1907

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  • Title Section
    Masthead
    35 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY. VOL 5 $24 Per Annum, PENANG, FRIDAY, J6lh APRIL, 1907. Single Copy, 10 cent No. 93.
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      1203 1 TIGJR BRAND CEMENT. 258 T 'b **t> tsr IN FO HESI FOR ALL PURPOSES. BANKS. Chartered Bank of India, Hongkong Shanghai Australia and China. Banking Corporation. BY ROYAL Paul-up-Capital f1u.000,000 INCORPORATED CHARTER. Capital Paid up Roaerve Fund Reserve Liability of Proprietors -£Buu,(Joo -£97-5,000 800,000 Head Ollico: HATTON COURT, TUREADNEEDLE STREET,
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      15 1 BASS’S ALE. rsm <2 COT\ D mi mi r-s§* -j 'C r>; %T«Cff inois s.ssHfiNino
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    A Giant's Love Affair.
    424 2 A Mi etiko am* a Lunch at Guildford It will Ikj remembered that on Moudav la h t we reproduced hi our columns li e reinai table love Mory of Mr Clive Darril ai> Auntralian giant, as told hv Lloyd Week y Tbcie have been further
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    Thought-Reading Easy.
    648 2 If You Follow ihi: > las of the Wizakd) Who Has Astonished London. Mb. Faut Abbott, the clever w>ztrd who. j iu the Daily C/t ouit le a lew wo ks a vO, le the public iuto some of ilie s-eores of thought transference,’' has now published his
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      85 2 Rheumatic Pains Relieved. No on* 1 need now suiter the agom/iui; l>:iins of seiatie and acute rheumatism, as '|ui*-U lelief mav le Lad l<y appoint; Chamienaiu’s I’aiu l‘»dm. This fact Las beeti dearly demount it* ted tu ninny of cl**-»*, riiis liniment relieves the paiu aud iimlvcs sleep and rest
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      383 2 NOTICE. ON and after this date, J.li small advertisements intended for insertion in the Straits Echo must be paid for in advance. LIM SENG HOOI, >th July 1905 Managing Director. NOTICE. is hereby given that we, the A.1 undersigned, are the proprietors and managers of Chop ENG LEE. of Beach
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      912 2 PHOTOGH A PHEKS jji. PREMIER BRITISH PIANO BRDTSME AD.” Built expressly for this climate and carries A FIYE YEARS WARRANTY. BRXNSMEAD PIANOS are noted for RICHNESS of TONE EXCELLENT 'WORKMANSHIP. Prices from SUSO, Hire Purchase Sole Agents, THE ROBINSON PIANO COMPANY, LTD., 113 c BEACH STREET. MARIANO’S BAND, The Best
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  • Shipping.
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      ARRIVALS.
      63 3 Ban Whatt Soon, Br. s s., 191», Millie,' 2t»'h Apr, Langkaf, 25t1l Apr., Gen Q. I). Ixee. Katurthala, Br. s s 721, Learmout, 26tli Apr. Singapore, 24ih Apr, Gen., H. L A Co. Langkat. Br. s.s., 149, Nielsen, 26th Apr., Teluk Anson, 25th Api Gen., K. G. Co. lto
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      DEPARTURES.
      31 3 26th A»*ril. Cornelia, for Port Swettenham and Malacca. Taw Tow/, for Trant' and Pang Nga. Lady Weld for Teluk Anson. Malaya, for Deli. Flying Fish, for Port Weld and Taipiug.
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    EXPECTED.
    35 3 Vessel* From 1 Agent* Due C. A Dear Calcutta A.A.A Co. 1st May. E. P. Fer- 1 ili and Colombo S.K A Co. 5th Benin moud Loudon S.B.&Co. t)' h Braemar Glasgow (S.B.&Co. 21st
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    SAILINGS.
    23 3 I esaeh For Ayents Leavet 0. Apetr Singapore X.A.A.Co. E. F. Fer dinan<‘[Singapore iS.K.ACo. Benlomond Singapore S.B.ACo. Brae mar Singapore jS.B.&Go. May.
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    207 3 For Ceylon, Australasia, India, Aden, Mauritius, Egypt and via Brindisi, for Europe etc.—Per I)*’I a, to-morrow. fi a.m. Madras—Per Ceylon Marti, to morrow, 11 a.m. Colombo and Tutioorin—Per lyo Mam, to-morrow, 11 a.m. Deli Langsa—Per Brouwer, to-morrow, no<>n. Batu Bahia—Per Badang, to-morrow, 1 p. in. Singapore, Hongkong, Swatow
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      1582 3 (S HIPPIN G.) r w r M It. Co. INTENDED SAILINCS. British India Steam Navigation Co., Ltd. Expected Arrivals and Departures. Mail Service. Outwards. Mh\ s.s. Oceana cmuectiug with 8.8. Britannia J 3 km. Multu do 8.8. Marmora Jun* 6 8.8. Delta do B.s. Mooltunu Homewards Ajil. 27 8.8. Delta
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      179 3 Straits Steamship Co., Ltd. New Service between Penang» Port Swettenham and Singapore. The above Company’s New Steamer “PERAK” will lx* despatched from Penang every Tuesday, at 5 pan from tlio Wharf for Port Swettenham and Singapore, arriving at Port Swettenham in time to catch the 830 rain for Kwala Lumpur
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    The Straits Echo.
    102 4 Jartico satlsflen everybody and lattice alone.— Rmerno* Established June Ist, 1903. Published dally (except Sundays.) at th« CRITERION PRESS, Ltd., No. 226—232, Beach Street, Penang. PRICE DAILY LOOAI $B4 per annuir OUTSTA TIONB Postage Extra. SAIL HIMTION (Poet Pree $l5 CABLE ADDRESS Echo —Penang.” Telephone No. 343.
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    MOTOR MANIA.
    1518 4 Nowad a ys, when the leader writer stirts out to expatiate upon anything connected with the inventive faculty of the modern inventor, he has to array before him a series of hard and fast facts which may or may not prove unpleasant to him. The writer at the
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    League Football.
    626 4 Government Service vs. Crescent Football Team Th Government Servants did uot cover themselves wi b glory yes'erdiy afternoon They w-re matched agaiust, the Crescent Football Team and played much below their form. True, they did uot pi iy the same team which succeeded iu defeating the Butteiflies a
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    Penang Golf Club.
    242 4 Lawn Tennis Tournament. The Tenuis Tournament of the above Club opened yesterday and some very excel lent play was witnessed. The results of yesterday’s tie-» were: Ladies' Ch impioudiip. Mrs. I)unu beat Miss Tozer. Mens Single Hand cap. \V. Taylor w o from D. Duncan. W. M.
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    The Assault Case.
    274 4 YEBTKRDAY afternoon, the Bench Court conclude 1 the trial of Mr. Archibald Campbell ou the charges of causing hurt, and causing grievous hurt, to Mr. John McDonough Personal Assistaut to the R*iabMudaof Kedah. The gist of the defence was that, on the first misunderstanding between the defeudaut
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    "Courting” Clubs.
    693 4 r Novkl Idea Bpreajl>in Over London. 8o much success has attended the experif meut of ihe Rev. Mr. Gomersal! aud his wife, who some mouths ago started at 7 Hampstead an Eligi le” club for lonely J. unmarried and wi lowed folk, that other clubs, or circles,” on
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      402 4 THE ANGLO-CHIOSE STORE, 5, CHINA STREET. DOUROS' HIGH CLASS EGYPTIAN CIGARETTES, Tne only smoke that can satisfy a connoisseur. Just landed ex s. s. “Bayern.” ArisUTCr in, SI SO pet 100. Denies, Pswllfi, Kin dive, Extra fin.* quditv, Ex ra fin*-, trold tipped, Sfw ia M utli Piece, FI u
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      The Colonial Conference.
      234 5 The Colonial Institute Banquet. (Supplied ly Ifeufer.) London, 25th April. Lord Klgiu presided at the Banquet given by the Colouial Institute to the Colonial Premiers. Mr. T. W. Smart h. Commissioner of Public Works, Cape Colony, hoped that they would soon have a general defence force in
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      Home Politics.
      67 5 The Irish Bill (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 26th April.—Mr. Birrell introduces his Irish Bill irr the House of Cominous ou 7th May. Ii is understood that the Bill establishes a Council of a hundred members for Dublin, of whom eighty will lie elected on the parliamentary franchise aud
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      Chinese Imperial Railway Loan.
      55 5 The Canton-Kowloon Line (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 26th April. —Subscriptions are invited for a Chinese Imperial Railway Loan, for the Cauton-Kowioou line, of one and a half millions sterling. The loan, which is to bear interest at five per cent., will lie issued at par aud
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      Prince Fushimi.
      41 5 Lord Roberts to be Attached to his Staff. (Supplied by Renter.) London, 26th April.—Field Marshal Lord Roberts, General Sir T. Kelly Kenny aud Admiral Sir Edward Seymour will be attached to Prince Fushimi's staff during his visit to Englaud.
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      King Chulalongkorn.
      34 5 Arrival at Naples (Supplied ty Reuter.) Loudon, 26’1) April.—King Chulalougkorn has arrived at Naples, where he was received with a royal salute and w«s met by the Siamese Minister to Great Britain
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      The Central American Republics.
      71 5 Treaty of Peace Signed. (Supplied by Reuter.') Loudou, 26th April.—Through the interposition of the Uuited States a treaty of peace lias been sigued between the Central Ameiicau Republics. The St. George’s ball at Ipoh was a gieat success. Many of the dancers were in laucy dress.
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    Salaries.
    582 5 '1 bus the Straits Times ou the reported increase of official salaries lu another column, we publish news which will be we’come in official circles. We regret that we have b en unable to obtain Government authority for the publication of the details regaiding the lU lerceut increase of
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    The Tin Market.
    384 5 London. April 2—The statistics for March show a decrease of about 260 tons as com piled with 'he previous mouth, aud an increase of 180 tons as compared with las' year. The deliveries in Europe and Americi were especially good, while the Straits shipments hardly came up
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    Our London Letter.
    989 5 Loudon, sth April. After an unusually dreary aud prolonged wiater, during which illness has stalker! through the land, we have beeu favoured I with Easier weather which tbe meteorological experts assure us has been unequalled dur- iug half-a-centurv. It is a curious couiineut lon the state of
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    A Machine that Raises the Dead.
    1070 5 America is the laud of iuveitiou and if the following, taken from the World, is uot J an iuveutiou,” then our Arne icau cousius can truly claim to be lickiug creation I Almost sightless aud semi-paralyzed, Piof. George Poe, liviug the life of a
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    New Departure in Burmese Funerals.
    140 5 The following item of news, culled from an ludian contemporary, may prove of interest to members of our Funeral Kites Reform Association:— A wealthy Burmese lady having di*-d on did April in Rangoon, her relatives decided to have her body conveyed to the cemetery by
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    The Mandalay-Kunlon Ferry Line, Burma.
    320 5 Iu the House of Commoua on March 22ud, Mr. H. C. Lea a-ked the Secretary of Srate forludia:By whose authority aud under what circumstances the official name of the Maudalay-Kunlon Ferrv line of the Burma Railways system was changed to that of the Lashio Branch:
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    Passengers.
    101 5 Per s.s. Kapurtha l a, from Singapore Messrs. W. Pre-dy. Liui Cbea Seng ami H. de Ohveiro From Port Swetleuhain Mr. aud Mrs Curtis, Mr and Mr*, de Silva, Messrs. Caulfield, English and Pioudlotk. The B. I. steimer Ta>ob\ is expected to arrive here from Rangoon on Sunday nejr,
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    Lame Shoulder.
    49 5 Whether resulting from a sprain or from rheumatic pains, there is nothing so good for a lame shoulder as Chamberlain's Pain Balm. Apply it freely and rub the parts j vigorously at each application and a quick cu'e is certain. For sale by all Dispensaries and Dealers.
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    FIXTURES.
    82 5 To-day 14th Day of 3rd Moon. Tennis Tournament, Golf Club. Municipal Commission, d. 30 p.ui Town Band, Eaplauade, tj to 7 p.m and It to 11 p.m. Matsuo’s Japanese Cinematograph, corner of Penang Road aud Campbell Street, It p.m To- MOB ROW 1 lf.tli Dav of drd Mean, i
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    MAILS DUE.
    19 5 Chiua (Delta) ...27th Apr. China t*r. By Luitpold) ...30th German (Pr. Heinrich) ...Ist, May. English Oceana) ...oth
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    THE MOON.
    19 5 O Full Muon Apr. 28th Last Quarter May. sth O New Mood l^tb First Quarter t# j.)y,
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    P. & O. SAILINGS.
    38 5 P. O. SAILINGS. M.ii. cc OITWARIIs. IloM KWARIiS. Orem a May I De'ta 27 Apr. Mill ta 23 j Arcadia 11 May. Ixtra Service. OUTWABUS lIoMKWAKOS. ilia dO Apr. I Japan 3 May. Socotra 11 May. Sumitra 17
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      275 5 Tine Only Lady’s Bicycle, worth l m m v? v the name of a LADY’S Bicycle, WA.3XTTBD. V CLERK with a knowledge of English who understands shipping works. I Jsalary s '2o, to beeiu with. j Apj ly to T.” 2*5-4-07 dOt* c/o Straits Echo. PERAK TURF CLUB. AUKNEKAL MEEIINU
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
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      29 5 WEATHER, I K following report iskiudlv supplied b? the Sigual Director of Fort Cornwallis I lio rainfall t Ion up 11»«* hours ended at 9 a.m. to-dav was ml.
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    Europeans and Nautches.
    709 6 A Warning A Hindu write» to the Times of India Within the la«t few days, the n w-papers have published accouuts of wedding parties and proc* anions of native f<timli*s i«* wb ch the uautcli has lieen* proiniue- tfea'u *U'l which are said to have l>eeii hl'pihlhil
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    Gyroscopes for Warships.
    738 6 To Prevent Nollirg. ID TO C-HnOTING. An interest ini? iaie‘ w >* a 1 Te<>ther d.i_\ by Bir Witiun W .ite a* t IniriMitmu of Naval Architects oil the lecnlts of expel inputs earned on leontly i Go'iii'iiv wi h a specially Constructed yr"siop»s. the in vent
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    Passengers to the Straits.
    403 6 Per P O. s.s. Nubia, due at Penaug on 30th Apni To Ptitang (from Loudon, Mar. 30) Dr M. J. Wiight, Mr. A. M. Wright, Mrs. Aeon. lo Singapore (from Loudon) Mr. T. H nvard, M 8 C. R. Kodgius aud child, \lr. R. M Mr.
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    EXCHANGE.
    119 6 Penang, 26th April (By courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Bank ...2/4,‘b 4 months’sight Bank ...2/4/* 3 Credit 2/4 nr 3 Documentary ...2/4 Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs 173 j 3 days’ sight Pr: /toe 175$ B niiimv. Demand Bank 173$ VLouimein. Demand Bank IHJ 3 davs’ sight Private
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    PRODUCE.
    165 6 lold leaf s64tiO B. Pepper( W.C«*asi 3lbs..*> oz.> 16f —wo stock White Pepper 24f teller* Frang Pepper 19$ sales gloves (picked) 51. —buyers \jace 81.50 sales Mace Pickings 'OJ sehers 'lut megs 110 s —9— sellers r No. 1 s. —sales Sugar 2 no stock Basket 3.10 layers rapiocn
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    MARKET PRICES.
    181 6 Penang, 26th April, 1907. Beep— cte. Soup pe»' catty 14 Roast 24 Steaks 24 Stew or Curry Meat 1 Rump Steak 24 Ox Tail each 25 Tongue 50 Feet 15 Heart 28 Liver 25 Pork— Pork per catty 32 Pig’s Head •> 20 Feet 24 Tongue 32 Mutton
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    SHARES.
    1051 6 si x *o-2 Number of "5 p g g 3 3 Capital. Shares 1 Last Dividend. Name. /3 issued. Jt o j 1 3 <y Milling 1903 oOO.'HJO 30.000 10 10 Belat Tin Milling Co., Ltd. ...J 19.25 $19.25 1900 175.000 mT iersawah Gold Mining Co., Ltd. now 1907
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      77 6 Incautious I ruit hating. llowel coiiipirtiut isalwavs inure or les* prevalent d.mny lie* liuu season aiul an hi> attack is halite to c«nno without warning it. is he»t to keep a hot tie ot t bamltei laiu's Colic, Cholera ai l JturH.oe.i Ihouedv in ih home. This medicine is well
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      67 6 Beware of a Cough. Now is the time to get rid of that cough, for if y-*u let it haug on, no one can tell what, the eud mav lie. Others have been cur<-d of their coughs very quickly bv using Chamberlain's Couyli Remedy. Why not \ou? Try it and
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      111 6 >- X o J UJ < o I'' Kin* M«w 1 I Hi' 1 Hfi m GK s* 1W c° SlV«UO'’ SSOH TO BE HAD RETAIL FROM Han Seng Co., Gim Tek Hee Co., Heap Lee& Co., Tong Joo Co., Goon Yen Friends, Chiat Seng Co., Teik Chin Co., Ipoh,
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    Money Order Reform.
    99 7 A vYsihM ot ad virus of payment. <4’ money orders was introduced iu the United KingJoin on the Ist of this month. L uder this system, which is alteady iu i operation iu certain loreign countries and iu some of the Colonies, the remitter of a money
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    Solitary Meals.
    888 7 inis essay ou Solitary Meals won the prize iu the Wet tin tauter Qaxett- coniI petitiou. Specialise. my boy specialise These aie my father s words. Everv dav he would give me the same prelace to a long lecture ou the art of being individual. Whatever you are
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      1034 7 IB'OFL SALE. THE FOR SALE, The Early London uirecigrv, iwiner. (PuBLIBHKD ANNUALLY.) INSURANCES. History of Penang, 1592—1827. BY E. G. Cullin and W. F. Zehnder. i Ij'NAJtLLS enterprising- traders throughout the Empire to keep in close t-ouch with i the trade of the Mot lktloikl. Resides Ijeiufj a I complete
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      51 7 Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy. This is a medicine of great worth and merit. Try it when you have a cough or cold and you are certain to be pleased with tho quick relief which it affords. It is pleasant to take and can always be depended l£i?irs^ 0r all £)iB P
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      988 8 Lim Sun Ho, CHOP hen g MOH Co., 164, Beach Street, Penang. VV. MANSON, American Dentist, Late of Dr. Allen Co., Pha. U.S.A. NOTICE. Importers of all kinds of European Cloth and Genera! Commission Apronts. 220 Charges Moderate, Consultation Free. RKBIDING AT /Vo. 21a, Penang Road. rpHE undersigned beg to
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