Straits Echo, 6 October 1908

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    35 1 Straits Echo mu mom of events, cnciiunw tmoumoot the stdai.a the feder,ted uur states and the ear east eenedauf. fOL. G. $24 Per Annum, PENANG, TUESDAY, 6th OCTOBER, 1908. Single Copy, 10 cents. No. 230.
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      947 1 BASS'S ALE. 8 O 9$ U u-U-i «T X u O c w SS A/ s.ss.'AUH\rvr> AO ENTS. T H E istern SHIPPING Company, Ltd., (ENGINE WORKS.) Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER. £1, 200,000 £1,525,000 £1,200,000 Engineers, Shipbuilders, grass Iron Founders. Engineering Appliances Fittings
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      22 1 THE BEST BEER IN THE FAR EAST. SOddIN Y c^> CO > CD to to 'ft 7 <•/> rOKTO TIAWO LEE > Co.. Sri» /tewtt.
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    Singapore Training Notes.
    665 2 Friday’s Free Pres» has the following notes of the training for the forthcoming Singapore races: Training operations on the course yesterday morning were witnessed by a large number of sportsmen. The turf was in excellent condition, although the weather was threatening. Pause (Duval) and St. John (Pitt)
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    A Peking University.
    168 2 The Ministry of Education has obtained permission from the Empress-Dowager to expend Tls. 2,000,000 in establishing a firstclass university in Peking, which will contain the following eight schools literature; law science; foreign languages; agriculture; medicine; commerce; engineering. It is probable that the College of Agriculture will be
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    How Anger Shortens Life.
    144 2 Every time you give way to impatience or anger you shorten your life bv a calculable portion of time. The next time you get very angry just study vourself during the reactionary period. You will notice that you are very depressed and tad, that your blood
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    The Dalai Lama.
    370 2 The Journey to Peking. Writing last month the North-China Daily I News says: —It has been a matter of notoriety I that the Dalai Lama has evinced a great deal of reluctance to go to Peking, al-1 though commanded to come by the Throne I and repeatedly
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      42 2 Blood Poison Prevented. There is no danger from blood poison resulting from a wound when Chamberlain’s Pam Hahn is applied. It is an antiseptic liniment, and uuIcbh l lie injury is very severe it will upt leave a scar. The George Town
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      246 2 The first violent inflammatory symptoms quickly disappear after treatment with Riedel’s Gonosan Capsules. No better preparation now on the market. Certified by the leading Specialists. For Singapore, Hongkong, Swatow and Amoy. THE s s. Hong Bee, Captain J. Home, will leave for the above p* rts on Monday, the 5th
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      1617 2 THE PENANG ADVERTISING AGENCY, I Bill-Posters and General Advertising Contractors No. 7, Church Street, Penang, S. S Telephone No. 303; I B. I. S. N. CO., LTD. Telegrams PADDY.” S Ium-i wuuBauu..-'»-. "j Handbills. Samples etc. Honesty Guaranteed WLL-PpSTING STATION8 Province Welleriey, Fed M.eratii Malay 8Ute«, Kedabandthe Eaet M of
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    VESSELS EXPECTED.
    27 3 1 Vestela From A .it Due Assaye Colombo A G &Co. 8th 0>:t. C. Apcar Singapore A.A.A &Co 8th G. Apcar Singapore A.A.A.&Co 29th I
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    SAILINGS.
    20 3 Yet eel* For Agents Leave* Aesaye C. Apcar G. Apcar Singapore Calcutta Calcutta A.G&Co. A.A A &Co A.A.A.&Co Oct.
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      ARRIVALS.
      44 3 Perak, Br. s.s., 519, Quine, sth Oct., Port Swettenham, 4th Oct., Gen.—A. G. Co. Perak, Br. 8.9., 258, Crichton, 6th Oct., Deli, sth Oct., Gen—E. S. Co., Ltd. Senegambia, Ger. s.s., 2,080, Eckhorn, 6th Oct., Hamburg, 25th Aug., Gen.— B. M. A Co.
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      DEPARTURES.
      65 3 6th Octobh. Petrel, for Asahan. Jin Ho, for Langkat. Deli, for Trang and Pang Nga. Bhadra. for Tongkab, Kopah, Renong, Victoria Point, Mergui and Tavoy. Pin Seng, for Port Swettenham and Singapore. Hye Leong, for Teluk Anson. De Kock, for Deli and Langsa. Flying Dragon, for Pulau Langkawi and
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      MAILS CLOSE
      95 3 Fok Negapatam and Madras—Per Taroba, to-morrow, 10 a-m. Batu Bahra—Per Tong Chay Un, tomorrow, 1 p.m. Batu Bahra—Per Padang, to-morrow, 1 p.m. Dindings—Per Mary Austin, to-morrow, 4 p.m. Teluk Anson—Per Ban Whatt Soon, to-morrow, 4 p.m. Singapore, China and Japan—Per Atsaye, Bth instant, 8 a.ra. Pangkalan Brandan—Per Vidar,
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    Passengers to the Straits.
    502 3 Per P. and O. s.s. China, connecting with th o Assaye, at Colombo due at Penang on Bth Oct. 8 To Penang (from London Sept., 11) Mrs. G. Hart, Mr. W. H. Mackenzie; (from Marseilles Sept., 18) Hon. A. R. Adams. Mr W. B. Cromar. To
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    P. & O. SAILINGS.
    35 3 P. O. SAILINGS. Mall Service. Outwards. Homkwards. Atsaje 8 Oct. I Devanha 10 Oct. Delhi 22 I Deltz 24 Extra Service. Outwards. Homiwards. Somali 13 Oct. Nore 16 Oct PaUrm 27 1 SunuUra 13 Nov,
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      768 3 p.lO.StianJa»igation Coy. rr iv»ls and Departures. £jperieu Mail Service. Ootward. t{S f «rs* with am* 04 WSteamer. 10 Devanha 24 Delta 7 Amye 21 Delhi 5 Oceana 19 Devanha 2 Delta 16 Amye gO Delhi 13 Devanha 29 Peninsular INTENDED SAILINGS. British India Steam Navigation Co., Ltd. LtCH STEAMERS TO
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      403 3 (BBIPPIN G.) HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE. FREIGHT SERVICE. Next Sailings for Singapore, China and Japan. s s. Sithonia 19th October, 1908. Next Sailings Homeward. VIA COLOMBO. 8.8. Silesia, for Havre and Hamburg 29th October, 1908. Taking cargo at through Rates to Antwerp, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Copenhagen Lisbon, Oporto, Loudon, Liverpool, Glasgow, Marseilles, Trieste,
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    The Straits Echo.
    95 4 Juxtlce «attades everybody and Justice alone £>ntr»oi. Pnbllnhnd dally (exocpt Handays.l AT TO» CRITERION PRESS, Ltd., No. 226—232, Beach Street, Penang. PRICE DAILY LOCAL »2» per annnm OUTBTATIONB I’osUjfe Kxtra. MAIL BDITION (Poet Kree) $l6 OAHLR ADDIiFSS Echo—Penang.” Telephone No. 343. /T.A,— MI boatness communications should be
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    Domestic Occurrence.
    23 4 Birth. On Sept. 28, in Renong, the wife of Ung Bok Hoey. Managing Editor of the Straite Echo, of a daughter.
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    THE BULGARIAN CRISIS.
    512 4 It is the irony of fate that the assumption by Abdul Hamid of the role of constitutional monarch should be the signal for the disaffected provinces under Turkey’s suzerainty to declare their independence. So long as the Sultan remained an autocrat, so long as his methods of
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    Ladies’ Rifle Club.
    341 4 An Interport Match. It lias been decided to hold, during this week, an interport match of all the Ladies’ Rifle Clubs of the Straits and tlie States, the shooting taking place in the ranges of the respective Clubs. The Penang team will consist of eight, to be
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    The Late Mr. Cheah Ewe Ghee.
    160 4 The funeral of the late Mr. Cheah Ewe Ghee took place to-day. The cortege left Green Hall at 10 a.m. punctually, and made its way to Batu Lanchang Cemetery via Light Street, Pitt Street, Cbulia Street. Beach Street and Prangin Road. The fuueral was
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    Tin, Opium and Rice Quotations.
    311 4 The following business m fin hi- been done to-day Penang Eastern Smelting C<*., buyers, no sellers Penang Tin Exchauge, 37J lons at 67.35 Straits Trading Co., 50 67.75 Singapore Straits Trading Co., 10) 67.75 Total 187 j tons. Tin is quoted in London to day
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    Penang Cricket Club.
    1289 4 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING. The annual general meeting of the Penang Cricket Club was held at the Club pavilion yesterday afternoon, with Dr. T. H. Jamieson. Presideut, in the chair. About sixty members were present. Minutes. The minutes of the last annual general meeting were read and confirmed,
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    The Police Courts.
    535 4 (Before Mr. Nunn.) Cruelty to Animals. A Kling oamnd Mahomed yet-terday pleaded “guilty” to the charge of woik ing a bullock while in au unfit state. He was mulcted in the sum <>f §10. Thefts. Yesterday Mahomed, a Malay, was charged with the theft of sundry articles
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    SUPREME COURT.
    308 4 IN CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION. (Before Mr. Justice Fisher.) Li Peng and another vs. the Crown. About the beginning of last month we published the full text of the judgment delivered by Mr. Justice Fisher in the appeal preferred by one Ng Oag, the appeal being argued by Mr.
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    THE ASSIZES.
    567 4 (Before Mr. Justice Fisher.) Murder. This morning the hearing was resume 1 of the case in which a Chinaman, named Loh Wah alias Chong Ah Ti, stands charged the murder of a compatriot by the name of Mak Leng. This cisewas begun on Monday, the 28th ult.., and,
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    F. M. S. Tin.
    70 4 Thk output from the Serendah Hydraulic Miues for the month of September was 368 piculs 58§ catties of undressed ore. Thk Malay Mail understands that Kuala Lumpur will be represented at the forthcoming Singapore race meeting by only four candidates, provided that the entry of Perplex
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  • PUBLIC OPINION.
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      “DISRESPECT TO THE DEAD.”
      533 4 Sir To THE Ewcok or THE Snu IIB Ecbo It is with reluctance that I fp*i constrained to touch upon the myBelf subject of post mortem. The \V 7 Ur v probably look upon it with the same 2“™ as we do when killing a pi
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    THE “BULAN PUASA.”
    303 4 To tub Editor of tiie .Straits Echo. Dear Sir, In your issue of the 2nd inst. a Taiping correspondent, apparently in a spirit of partisanship, lays much stress on the difference of the dates in observing the Ramzan fast. On a purely religious point of view this
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      69 4 From Canada. Mothers have the same terror of croup in all countries, hut Chamher’a'n’s Cough Remedy leads in popularity for a prompt cure of this dreaded disease. Mrs. Thos. Matthew of Caledon, East Ontario, pays: I have used Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy several times, and I try to keep it in
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      88 4 Rheumatism. So little confidence has the average man in the various cures for rheumatism that be often suffers for years without making any effort to find relief. He then find! 1 that i* has become chronic. This is a mistake, as the pain can always be relieved, anil in mnst
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      The Balkans.
      714 5 (Supped by Renter.) Austria’s Intention, i n r >th October.—There has been fc «wcuiatioD as to the contents of the UC f the Emperor Francis Joseph which, le:ier a 0 most trustworthy accounts, reviews tie situation in the Near East and tbe i with the necessity of a
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    The Cornish Pixie.
    663 5 An Interview. Last evening Dick Trelawney made his debut in Penang in the Drawing Room of the E. and 0. Hotel, and curiosity prompted a large number of people to call and see him. Many half expected to find that he was a monstrosity or a deformity
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    Swami Daya Ram in Penang.
    269 5 “God, Soul and the Universe.” The above was the subject of Swami Daya Ram’s second lecture, which was delivered at No. 8. Penang Street, <>n Sunday night As on the previous evening, the hall was filled to overflowing, ami the lecture itself lasted for nearly
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    THE GOVERNOR’S ADDRESS.
    4810 5 THE POSITION OF THE COLONY REVIEWED. At the meeting of the Legislative Council on Friday the Governor (Sir John Anderson) delivered the following address As on previous occasions before the introduction of the Annual Supply Bill, I should like to take tbe opportunity of reviewing the present
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    Passengers.
    12 5 Departed. Per s.B. Putiala, sth Oct., for Singapore Mr. Paul Hafermann.
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    FIXTURES.
    33 5 To-day 12th Day of 9th Moon. League Football: Govt. Service vs. A. C. S., Esplanade. To-morrow. 13th Day of 9th Moon. The Pathescope, King Street Theatre, 7-30 p.m. and 9-30 p m.
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    MAILS DUE.
    15 5 English Assaye ...Bth Oct China (Devanha) ..10th China Liitzow) ...13th German Kleist ...15th
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    THE MOON.
    18 5 O Full Moon Oct. 10th Last Quarter 17th O New Moon 25th First. Quarter Nov. Ist
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      34 5 io Do8an "T 1 r V0^e8 neither discomfort, **Dtifi c p 8 or na usea. It is the happiest Dation of best East Iadian at* awa Kawa. Bottles of 11 all chemists and dealers.
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      53 5 No Danger. Don’t be afraid to give Chamberlain’s Cough remedy to your children. It is intended especially for coughs, colds, croup and whooping cough, and it is the best mediicine made for these diseases. What makes it safe is that it contains no opium. Children *ke it. The George Town
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      50 5 Proper Treatment for Dysentery.) The great mortality resulting from dysen-| tery is due to a lack of proper treatment. Not one case in a thousand will prove fatal when Chamberlain’s Colic, vJholera and Diarrhoea Remedy is given at the first onset of the disease. The George Town Dispensary, Wholesale Agents.
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      480 5 NOTICE WE berebv give notice that all the stock-in-trade, fixtures and fittings etc., belonging to N. S. Mobomed Noordin and Kawaua Mobomed Mydin Rauter, lately carrying on business as Grocers and Curry Stull Shop keepers in the shop or premises No. 510, Beach Street, under the style of N. S.
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      249 5 "THE VICTORIA RESTAURAHT." NEAR EASTERN ORIENTAL HOTEL, WILL OPEN On Wednesday, 7th Oct., 1908. Gentlemen are requested to visit No. 1, Penang Road, to refresh themselves with sweet scented Ice Cream, Soda Cream, Cold Drinks and Aerated Waters prepared by Messrs. Fraser Neave. Very good arrangements for ladies. Their first
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    EXCHANGE.
    118 6 Pbnaho, 6th October. (By courtety of the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Sank ...2/3£ months’ sight Bank ...2/4^ 3 Credit ...2/4 T g 3 Documentary ...2/4} Calcutta, Demand Bank Its. 174} 3 days’ sigiit Private 176 Bombay. Demand Bank 174| Mouiinem, Demand Bank 173} 3 days’ sight Private 176 Madras,
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    PRODUCE.
    188 6 •Jcld leaf ...$65.20 B. Pepper( W .Coast 30m.. 1 or,. > no ttvek White Pepper sls. —tellers Trang Pepper 10. —nominal Clove» (picaed) out of season Mace 70. —nominal Mace Picking» 60.— nom. Nutmegs 110» 19.— sales i No. 1 6.65 sales < 2 no stock Basket 3.32| tales
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    SHARES.
    1191 6 2 I S cL v c-2 Number of j g h Cap-ta:. j Shares j Last Dividend Nau.n. g> Js '-5 1- I issued. 3 a J 5 9 *i 2 as ,X. CC O 1 1 Mining. J I 1903 300,000 30,000 10 10 10 for year ending
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      25 6 MACKAYS LIQUEUR WHISKY. MABTELL’S BRANDY. G tester s’ Champagne, Andrew Usher Co.’s SPECIAL RESERVE O.V.G. Whisky. SANDILANDS, BUTTERY Co. AGENTS EOK PHNANQ F. M. S.
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      77 6 WROUCHT-IRON TUBES AND FITTINGS. JU&»x*|£e btooi? on H«n4. ADAMSON, GILFILLAN CO., LTD. IF YOU WANT TO DBINK THE BEST BEER, ORDER “ASAHI,” the beer that wins innniense popularity in the Far East. It pleases the most fastidious palatea, Sold by Leading Shops and Hotels TIANG LEE CO., SOLE AGENTS* id
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      1314 7 BAXTER Co.’s BEST navy canvas. SANDILANDS. BUTTERY Co. DAVID CORSAR SON’S WELL-KNOWN EXTRA navy CANVAS, No. 0. SANDI LANDS. BUTTERY Co. Bazley White Bros.' PORTLAND CEMENT, "LION BRAND.” ,Sa<i dilands, Buttery <S Co., AGENTS. PENANG Sl F. Mi 8. BURRELL Co.’s boiled a raw UNSEED OILS, PAINTS A TURPENTINE H)
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      131 7 When your dealer tries to palm off an imitation of Rigaud’s Kananga Water “or any old thing which is not what you want, then is the time to throw a little hot air into him and keep away from this store. 66 DE SUMATRA POST. 99 Daily Published at M
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      905 8 W. MANSON, American Dentist, late of Dr. Allen Cv., Pha, U.S.A. Charges Moderate, Consultation Free. KMIDIN* AT No. 21a, Penang Road. A few doors from the Eastern and Oriental Hotel. 6 mths. TEA V TEA SOLE AGENTS FOR PENANG, PATERSON, SIMONS Co., Ltd. WONG KIM MUN, W. &A. j SHEET'S
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