Straits Echo, 9 September 1908

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  • 35 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY. VOL. 0. $24 Per Annum PENANG, WEDNESDAY, 9th SEPTEMBER, 1908. Single Copy, 10 cents. No. 207.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 947 1 Gvl SlO\3T XIANG LEE A Co. •r/ dk o n -i 7 <2 t a B dm SOLE AO ENTS. BASS’S ALE. THE BANKS. eastern shipping Company, Lid., (ENGINE WORKS.) Engineers, Shipbuilders, Brass Iron Founders. Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER. £1,200,000 £1,525,000 £1,200,000 Engineering
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    • 26 1 THE BEST BEER IN THE FAR EAST. HOddIN M a* a C 5 £0 > 3i CD > <8 ft fOKTO TIANQ LEB A Oo M Sole Agent*,
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  • 800 2 A RECORD YEAR FOR RECEIVING ORDERS. Lessons from the Bankruptcy Court. Many people will get a shock when the; read the sensational story told by Mr. F. M. Baddeley, the Acting Official Assignee, m a blue document laid betore the Legislative Council, on Friday afternoon, says
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  • 295 2 Under the heading Labour by Legislation,” a correspondent writes to the Overseas Daily Mail from Sydney as follows; Hitherto the Papuan, who, like some members of other races, prefers watching other people work to working himself, has had an easy time of it. But this is now
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 26 2 The first violent inflammatory symptoms quickly disappear after treatment with Riedel s Uonosau Capsules. No better preparation now ou the market. Certified by the leadiug Specialists.
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    • 530 2 Dr. Boss of Strassbnrg introduced Gonosan in the treatment of the most painful of diseases to which mankind is liable. It is better, safer and more effective than other preparations of Copaiba, Cubebs or plain S-tndalwood oil. Norddeutscher Lloyd Combined Round Voyages Penang, Deli (Sumatra), Singapore, Penang. or Penang, Singapore,
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    • 1582 2 THE PENANG ADVERTISING AGENCY, Bill-Posters and General Advertising Contractors No. 7, Church Street, Penang, S. S. Telephone No. 303; Telegrams “PADDY.” Bill-Posting 1 and Advertising Work of every description undertaken, and also the delivery and distribution of Circulars, Handbills, Samples etc. Honesty Guaranteed. PROMINENT BILL-POSTING STATIONS in:—Penang, Province Wellesley, Federated
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  • 38 3 Vessels t TO Anentu Due Oriental A. A pear Delhi Deifllinger Zieten Keemun Colombo Sioga pore Singapore Singapore Colombo Sirgapore A G.&Co. A.AA.Co. A. G.&Co. B. B.M &Co. VV.M.ACo. 9th Sept. Hth '2th 16th 17fh 18th
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  • 36 3 Ve.»g*h For Iwtw* Oriental A. Apear Delhi Derfflnger Zieten Keemuu Singapore Oacutta Colombo Colombo Singapore Liverpool A G ACo. A.A. A Co. A G ACo. B M ACo. B M ACo. W M ACo. Sept.
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  • Shipping.
    • 60 3 Cornelia, Br. s.s., 200, Morris, Bth Sept., Klang, 7th Sept., Gen.—E. S. Co., Ltd. Kum Sang, Br. s.s., 2,078. Buller, 9th Sept., HoDgkong, 25th Aug., Gen.— B. A Co. Teeeta Br. s s., 3.428, Willis, 9th Sept., Singapore, 7th Sept., Gen. —H. L. A Co. Canton, Br. s.s., 106,
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    • 53 3 Pth September Teeeta, for Negapatam and Madras. Ban Whatt Soon, for Teluk Anson. Hok Canton, for Langsa, T. Senaawe, Segli, Olehleh and Sabang. Mary Austin, for Bindings. Oriental, for Singapore, China aM.Japan. Flying Fish, for Port Weld and Taiping. Deli, for Trang and Pang Nga. Solfond, for Rangoon. Kum
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    • 235 3 Fob Tongkah—Per Malacca, to* morrow, 1 p.tn. Paugkalan Brandan—Per Vidar, tomorrow, Ipm. Trang—Per Leong Ho, to-morrow, 1 p.m. Deli—Per Perak, to-morrow, 1 p.m. Tongkah—Per Avagyee, to-morrow, 1 p.m. Port Swettenham, Port Dickson and Malacca —Per Cornelia, to-morrow, 2 p.m. Port Swettenham and Singapore—Per Taroba, to-morrow, 3 p.m. Pulau
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  • 366 3 Per P. and O. s.s. Britannia, connecting with tbe Oriental at Colombo, due at Penang on 9th Sept. To PenanJ: (fiom London. Aug. 14) Mr. C. Rai. To Singapore (from London) Mr. F. W. King. Mr. F. L. Okell, Mr. G. D. Robertson, Mr. T. L.
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    • 949 3 f]o,Steam Navigation Coy. fjpeof-ed Arrivals and Departures. Mail Service. Outward. .14 Delta connecting with Mooltan Jf M«*aye do China Delhi do Homeward. China Moldavia with S.S. Due London. Mongolia Victoria Britannia Mooltan China Moldavia Himalaya Mongolia India Victoria Morea Mooltan Oct. 10 Nov. 7 21 Dec. 5 19 Jau. 2
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    • 404 3 (SHIPPING.) HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE. FREIGHT SERVICE. Next Sailings for Singapore, China and Japan. 8.8. Suevia 11th September, 1908. Next Sailings Homeward. VIA COLOMBO. 8.8. Spezi<i for Dunkirk, Antwerp and Hamburg 20tb September, 1908. Taking cargo at through Rates to Antwerp, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Copenhagen Lisbon, Oporto, London, Liverpool, Glasgow, Marseilles, Trieste, Genoa,
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  • 94 4 Justice satisfies everybody and justice alene —*-n«rion. Fublinlied dally (except Sunday».) AT TH CRITERION PRESS, Ltd.. No. 226—232, Beach Street. Penang. PRICE OAILT LOCAI s2* pnr annum OUTSTATIONB Postage Kxtra MAIL RDITION (Poet Free) $l5 OAKLB ADDRESS Echo—Penang.” Telephone No. 343. •▼.A.—All business comrannicaMons should be addressed
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  • 538 4 For the greater part of the year the rain-god withholds his favours from us, but when he relents, as we have reason to know, he showers his blessings in a steady stream that drowns our gratitude. Of late he has been unusually beneficent, with the
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  • 114 4 The rainfall from 9 am. yesterday to 9 am. to-day was 6.24 inches, which is just six inches too much. Several parts of the town are flooded, and the following streets are under water: Parts of Anson Road, Northam Road, Dato Kramat R‘iad, Me Alister Road, Chulia Street
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  • 621 4 The following business in tin has been done to-day Singapore Straits Trading Co.,') buyers, no sellers Penang StraitR Trading C<*., buyers, no sellers Eastern Smelting Co., buyers, no sellers bo.oJ PenangTin Exchauge, 25 tons at 66 12£ Tin is quoted in London to-day at .£131
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  • 1151 4 IN CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION. (Before Mr. Justice Fisher.) Ng Ong vs. The Crown. To-day we publish Mr. Justice Fisher’s judgment in the appeal case, Ng Ong vs. The Crown, referred to in yesterday’s Echo. Tbo particulars of this appeal appeared in our issue of the Ist inst. The
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  • 349 4 (Before Mr, Scott.) Gambling. No less than eight nontax were this morning with gambling bv \i r Savi, A. S. P., who raided premia V Cecil Street, yesterday. The accu 061 fined $lO each and one of their wl Were occupier of the said premises Wasfbe in
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  • 125 4 Following are the Agenda for to-morrow meeting of the Municipal Commission:— 1 Minutes of last meeting to be ran and confirmed. 2. Any special business the Presided may bring forward. 3. Questions. 4. Draft Regulation under the QuaraD tine and Prevention of Diseaso Ordinanc* 1886. 5’ Appointment of
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  • 243 4 d I The following is the General Manac” le I Report on the working of the Tongkah H 4 ylbour Tin Dredging Co. for the »r ending August 31st: el Dredged 238 hours, handled 14,000cu e yards, producing 150 piculs tin. asM r i- j
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    • 326 4 MOTI C E Owing to the difficulties of collection, on and after May Ist all Bills must be settled on leaving the Eastern and Oriental and 44 Crag Hotels. No Bills will be posted for collection to any outstation. SARKIES BROTHERS, PROPRIETORS. JUST NOV\f. WE HAVE /7 SHIPMENT OF JUVENILE
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  • TELEGRAMS.
    • 132 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) Mr. Deakin Explains. n 9th September —A telegram from JJ, r ne states that the Hon. Alfred Prime Minister of the CommonK a 0 t Australia, iu a statement made oce to the misconceptions of the itralia 11 welcome to the American fleet. •j
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    • 90 5 Supplied by Reuter.) A Kpmarkable Reception. London, 9th September.—Cardinal Vanutelli, the Papa! Legate, has arrived in London for the forthcoming Eucharistic Congress which is to be held iu that city. He received a remarkable reception at Charing Cross Station, where an immense crowd gathered to welcome him. Large
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    • 68 5 (Supplied by Renter.) Mulai Halid's Recognition. London, 9th September.—The Spanish Ambassador at Paris has presented M. Picbou, the French Foreign Minister, with a reply to the French proposals with regard to the guarantees to be demanded before Mulai Hafid’s recognition by the two Governments France and Spain are agreed
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    • 139 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) Special Service Squadron Sails for South Africa. London, 9th September.—Rear-Admiral Sir Percy Scott, with a Special Service iquadron, composed of H. M. S.’s Good Ho/e. Antrim and Devonshire sailed for South Africa in connection with the meeting of the South African Federation Convention. H.
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  • 93 5 Sir Alexander Hosie, Kt., Commercial Attache at Peking, will represent the British Foreign Office at the International Opium Commission which meets at Shanghai early in January. The Colonial and Indian delegates have not yet been nominated, and possibly India will be represented by an experienced official
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  • 234 5 Says Monday's Singapore Free Press:— Lie Daily Telegraph of Aug. 11 contains a sensational account of the wreck of the Sew Orleans obtained from one of the crew ,J that vessel in the Sailers' Home at Liverpool. It is stated that the vessel went in the “Straits
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  • 413 5 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Taiping, 7th Sept. H. E.’s Expected Visit. Arrangements are being made for the visit of »he High Commissioner who is expected in Taiping about the 20th. His Excellency’s visit is, I hear, for the purpose principally of inspecting the irrigation works in Krian. The
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  • 347 5 Export from Perak during August. The advance figures, liable to correction, of the tin exported from Perak during the month of August last, are as follows: Block Tin Pels 5 429 71 Tin Ore 33 461 98 Duty $343,566.97 A fire at Kampar on Thursday night
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  • 305 5 THE P. R. A. BISLEY. Presentation of Prizes. The 1908 Bisley meeting held under the auspices of the Perak Rifle Association came to an end on Monday afternoon and the prizes were given away at the Perak Club the same evening at 9.30. We take the following account
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  • 577 5 Mr. C. F. J. Green, the JSecond Magistrate at Singapore, granted a warrant ou Monday morning for the arrest of D. Goshall, an Indian medical assistant at St. John’s Quarantine Station. It will lie remembered that our Singapore correspondent wired on Friday as follows The
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  • 997 5 Monday’s Free Press gives the following notes of the training for the forthcoming Singapore races:— 5 Saturday morning dawned bright and clear with a lovely breeze for training opera- tions on tue course, there being quite a respectable number of sportsmeu present. The first string to take
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  • 68 5 Arrived. Per ss. Teesta, 9th Sept., from Singapore Rev. Fathers Rivet and Burghoffer, Mrs. Rosa Meyer, Mrs. Rosenswack, Messrs S. A. Aljunid, M. A. Caspar, E. P. Holloway, J. C. Holmberg, H. «Sinclair and C de Souza. Departed. Per s.s. Bhadra, Bth Sept., for Tongkah Nonia Kee Neoh. For
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  • 66 5 To-day 14th Day of Bth Moou. Town Band, Esplanade, 6 to 7 p.m. Matsuo’s Cinematograph, 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. Grand. Change of Programme. The Pathescope,” King Street Theatre, 7-30 p.m and 9-30 p m. To-morrow. 15th Day of Bth Moon Teong Cbiew.” Municipal Commission, 3-30 p m. Matsuo’s
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  • 16 5 China (Delhi) ...12th Sept. China (Derjflinger) ...16th German t Zieten) ...17th English (Delta) ...24th
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 81 5 A Neighbour's Kindness. Mr. W. J. Fuller, J. P., storekeeper, Rendelsham, South Australia, writes: "I was called to see a neighbour who was suffering from severe cramps and who really thought he was past help. I gave him three uoses of Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, and in a
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    • 36 5 A Balm Indeed. No external application is equal to Chamberlain's Pain Palm for sore muscles or swollen joints. No matter what may Ixj the cause, this liniment will give relief. The George Town Dispensary, Wholesale Agents.
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    • 294 5 NOTICE. TAKE NOTICE that I have this day revoked the Power of Attorney, dated the stb dav of October, 1905, in favour of Mr. Lim Chin Guan. Dated at Penang this Bth dav of September, 1908. (Sd.) LIM MAH CHYE. 9-9-08 494 For Singapore, Hongkong, Swatow and Amoy. THE 88.
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    • 278 5 PENANG SALES ROOM AN AUCTION SALE OP JAPANESE CURIOS, Household Furniture, Lamps, Glassware, Toys, Piano and Miscellaneous Goods, WILL TAKE PLACE AT NO. 31, BEACH STREET, On Friday, 11th Sept., 1900, AT 11-30 A M. NOW ON VIEW. Usual Conditions of Sale. Terms Cash before delivery. KOH ENG HIN, 9-9-08
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  • 1645 6 MORE OPINIONS. A Quarter of a Million Dollars Divided. Not only among shippers and merchants, but among business and professional men of all kinds in Singapore, the publication in the Free Prett of the report of the Colonial Secretary (Capt. Young) on the subject of the
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  • 115 6 Pena.no, 9th September. {By emrtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Bens months' sign» Bah* ..2/4-j^y 3 Credit ...2/4,*j 3 Documentary ...2/4 ,'alcutta, Demand Bank Its 175$ J days’ sight Private 177 Bombay. Demand Bank 175$ Mouimem, Demand Bank 174$ days’ sight Private 177 Madras, Demand Bank 175$ i
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  • 179 6 Gold leaf $65. B.Pepper( W.Coaft no stock White Pepper $15.25 seller* Trang Pepper 10. —nominal Cloves (picked) out of season Mace 70. —nominal Mace Picking* 58. —buyers Nutmegs IIUs 19 50 sales SNo. 1 6.65 sales 2 no stock Basket 3.50 sellers Tapioca Flour 1.80 nominal Copra 6.70 buyers
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  • 180 6 Penano. ?th September 1908. Bbei— cts. Soup per catty 12 Roast 24 Steaks 24 Stew or Gurry Men» 16 Rump Steak 24 Ox Tail each 3u Tongue 60 Feet 15 Heart 30 Liver per catty 30 Pork— Pork per catty 32 Pig’s H«a<l 2) Feat 24 •Tongue 30
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  • 1106 6 -J Number of •53' c I Capita!. Shares y Ij«h Dividend Name. .2 issued. '3 < i S a, ca a a Ct 1903 5 *>o.ooo 30.000 10 10 10 for year ending 31/3/08 Belat Tin Ltd. 1907 300,000 22,500 10 10 Bruang Ltd. !J®l It b i!?£2? 003
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 53 6 Whooping Cough. This is a very dangerous disease unless properly treated, but all danger may be avoided by giving Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. It liquifies the *ough mucus, making it easier to expectorate, keeps the cough loose, and makes the paroxysms of coughing less frequent and less severe. The Ueorge Town
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    • 149 6 From Mexico. Tbe following paragraph was clipped from the El Sol, a newspaper at Hermosillo. Mexico, it being a part of a letter to the publisher from a friend: “On my last trip to my properties on tbe frontier, my beast fell with me to the ground, wounding me badly,
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    • 128 6 M AC KAY’S LIQUEUB pSKY. KARTELL'S BRANDY. Gleslers’ Champagne. Andrew Usher Co.’s SPECIAL RESERVE O.V.G. Whisky. SANDILANDS, BUTTERY Co.. AGENTS FOR PFNANQ <§■ F. M. S. THE CELEBRATED “S. B. Co.” GIN IN RED CASES. Sandilands Buttery Co MEN'S PEERLESS BRAND EVAPORATED CREAK. Absolute Purity Guaranteed, AGENTS: SANDILANDS, BUTTERY 4
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  • 543 7 Singular Method of Obtaining Water. There are many places to claim the doubtful honour of being the hottest on earth. Among others is Bahrein Island, in the Persian Gulf, and, says the New York Tribune, its claim seems well justified. It is usual there to
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  • 218 7 Unhealthy Nature of Country a Serious Drawback. Up to the piesent, good progress has been made with the construction of the Siamese Northern Railway. According as the line is being extended north, however, the work becomes more difficult, owing to natural obstacles along the route which have
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  • 91 7 The Dumping of Tailings. A suit is being brought at Ipoh by Tong Yip Sang against the Kledang Mines, Ltd., demanding that they remove the tailings they had deposited on land belonging to him. adjoining their property at Kledang, and claiming specific damages in respect thereto. Defendants
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 1298 7 BAXTER Co.’s Bt ST NAVY CANVAS. BUTTERY Co. BAVID CORSAR SON’S KEL-KNOWN EXTRA ihavy canvas, No. o. SANDILANDS. BUTTERY Co, joiiii Baziey ihite Bros.’ PORTLAND CEMENT, “LION BRAND.** Sandilands, Buttery Co,, AGENTS. PENANG F. JYI. 8. BURRELL Co.’s BOILED a raw LINSEED OILS, PAINTS A TURPENTINE W HE HAD RETAIL
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    • 65 7 What Everybody Says Must Be True. Everybody who has used it says Chamberherlaiu’s Colic. Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy never fails to give relief from pains in the stomach or diarrhoea, which is positive proof of its reliability. The George Town Dispensary, Wholesale Agents. Matico Capsules and Injection «till maintain their
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 795 8 W. MANSON, American Dentist, Late of Dr. Allen Cv. t Pha U.S.A. Charges Moderate, Consultation Free. KIBIDIHO AT /Vo. 21a, Penang Road. A few doors from tbe Eastern and Oriental Hotel. 6 mths TEA TEA SOLE AGENTS FOR PENANG, PATERSON, SIMONS Co., Ltd. WONG KIM MUN, No. 77a, Bishop Street,
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