Straits Echo, 25 November 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. o. $24 Per Annum, PENANG, WEDNESDAY, 25th NOVEMBER, 1908. Single Copy, 10 cents. No. ‘272.
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      936 1 GUINNESS’S STOUT. g to-! r% *> '«a s >■ iGi t '< iSii *CP S3 OV' ftiv O HQ •3iv s.ssva T H E banks EASTERN SHIPPING Company, Ltd., (ENGINE WORKS.) Engineers, Shipbuilders, Brass iron Founders. Engineering Appliances Fillings in Slack. Works, Weld LJuuy and Chartered Bank of India, Australia
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      22 1 THE BEST BEER IN THE FAR EAST. *7 '1 132: o .*> “D cr? «T V5 \>\ ;> /'ft TOKYO TIANQ LEE A Co.,S*U Agents.
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    Sir Cecil Clementi Smith and the International Opium Commission.
    723 2 Nothing could more tend to reassure the people and the Governments of the Eastern Crown Colonies, which havo so much at stake in the forthcoming proceedings of the International Opium Commission that is to assemble before long at Shanghai, than to
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    A Federal Council.
    192 2 Says Saturday’s issue of our Taiping contemporary Apropos of N r. Fort’s suggestion at the Straits Dinner, that the method of Administration of the F M.S., should he reconsidered, and <» joint, Advisory Board be constituted, it it announced from Kuala Lumpur that a schema for the
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    PENANG TURF CLUB. JANUARY MEETING, 1909.
    1061 2 FIRST DAY. Tuesday, 26th January. 1. —The Maiden Plate. Value $5OO. A Race for Maiden Horses Weight as per scale reduced 14 lbs. All horses imported into the Straits or F. M. S. as Subscription Griffins at a price not exceeding $4OO allowed 7
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      69 2 A Good Household Liniment. When a bottle of Chamberlain's Pain Palm is kept io the house, the pains of burns and scalds may be promptly relieved, «•tl!8 Ml' Hu mses quickly healed, swellings jromptlv reduced and rheumatism and neulaliiia robb*il of their terrors In fact, for lie household ills, it
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      624 2 Children in the Home. Small children are always a source of anxiety to parents. Coughs, colds, croup and whooping cough attack the little ones and serious illness results almost before they are aware of it. One trial of Chainberlaiu’s Cough l.’emedy for ihese troubles will prove its efficiency and give
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      365 2 Entries Close at 5 p. m. on Thursday, 14th January (except for Race 3, Second Day, and Race 8, Third Day’, which close as stated); Handicaps for First Day will be published on or before Monday, 18th January, 1909. A penalty of 7 lb. is incurred in a handicap by
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      1131 2 MUNICIPAL NOTICE. J1HE next Ordinary Meeting of the Municipal Commissioners will be held at the Municipal Office at 3-30 p m. on Thursday, the 26th instant. L. A Coutikb BIGGS, Secretary. MUNICIPAL NOTICE. NOTICE is hereby given that the books containing the Annual Valuations of and rates imposed on all
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    VESSELS EXPECTED.
    37 3 V'ettels T'rom Agent* Due Bulow Delta Oceaua P. Ludwig Deifflioger Somali Colombo Colombo Singapore Singapore Colombo Singapore B M.&Co. A.G &Co. A. B. M.&Co. B M &Co. A.G&Co. 26tbNov. Ird Dec. 5th 8th 10th 11th
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    SAILINGS.
    26 3 For Aijents Le<\ve i Bulow Singapore B.M.&Co. Nov. Delta Singapore A.G.&Co. Dec. Oceana Colombo A.G.&Co. P. Ludwig Colombo B.M&Co. Deifflmger Singapore BM.&Co. Somali Colombo A.G.&Co.
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      ARRIVALS.
      201 3 Kleiet, Ger. s.s., 5,122, Meyer, 24th Not., Singapore, 22nd Nov., Geo. —B. M. Co. Glenogle, Br. s.s., 2,399, Larkins, 24th Nov.,' Rangoon, 21st Nov., Gen.—E. 8. Co., Ltd. Istria, Ger. 5.8., 2,668, Luning, 24th Nov., Colombo, 18th Nov., Gen. —B- M. Co. Jin Ho, Br. s.s., 110, Wright, 24th
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      DEPARTURES.
      32 3 25th Novbmbxx. Padang, for Batu BahraCornelia, for Teluk Anson. Flying Fish, for Port Weld and Taiping. Deli, for Dmdings. Leong Ho, for Trang. Hong Moh, for Singapore, Hongkong, Swatow and Amoy.
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      MAILS CLOSE
      129 3 Fox Singapore, China and Japan—Per Bulose, to-morrow, 11 a.m. Langkat—Per Jin Ho, to-morrow, 1 p.m. Pang Nga—Per Sportsman, to-morrow, 1 pm. Asahan—Per Mary Austin, to-morrow, 1 p.m. Port Swettenham, Port Dickson and Malacca—Per Vidar, to-morrow, 1 p.m. Deli—Per Malaya, to-morrow, 1 p.m. Deli and Paneh—Per De Kock, tomorrow,
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    Passengers to the Straits.
    353 3 Per 1. G. M. s.s. Biielow (from Bremen, Oct. 21; from Southampton, Oct. 27) due at Penang on 26th Nov. To Penang Mrs. Madden and child. Mr. and Mrs. O. C. de Urann, Messrs. F.F. L. Platte, P. W. Koenig, K. H. H. Leonhard, E. H.
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      696 3 P. 0. Steam Navigation Coy. Expected Arrivals and Departures. Mail Service. Outward. Dec. 3 Delta connecting with India 17 Assaye do Homeward. Victoria INTENDED SAILINGS. British India Steam Navigation Co., Ltd. THROUGH STEAMER TO LONDON. 8.8. Macedonia March 26. FANES BY MAIL STEAMERS. lit C!>n Sod Claw To London by
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      522 3 <S HIPPIN G.) V, HAMBURG-AMERIKA 'LINIE. FREIGHT SERVICE. Next Sailings for Singapore, China and Japan. Next Sailings Homeward. VIA COLOMBO. s. 8. Senegambia, 3rd December, 1908, for Havre and Hamburg. Taking cargo at through Rates to Antwerp, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Copenhagen Lisbon, Oporto, London, Liverpool, Glasgow, Marseilles, Trieste, Genoa, Ports in
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    The Straits Echo.
    97 4 Justice satisflea everybody and 1 urn lee alene.— rub>l«hH(1 na lv iMiwr' »unrtays.l CRITERION PRESS, Ltd., No. 226—232, Beach Street. Penang. PRICE: DAILY LOO AI *24 per annum OUT8TATION8 Postage Kxtra WAIT. IIMTION (Poet Free) $15 OA BLR ADURKS3 Echo—Penang.” Telephone No. 343 U.S.— All baslnes* cotutuamcarions
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    PERSIAN POLITICS.
    497 4 Very widely, it seems to us, the Shah has withdrawn his anti-Parliauient proclamation, as the result of a vigorous Anglo-RusBian protest. It would be interesting, however, to learn how much of the protest is Anglo and how much Russian,” for Russia is pursuing a policy in Persia which
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    SUPREME COURT.
    3034 4 IN CIVIL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION. y (Before Mr. Justice Braddell Boustead Co. vs. Khoo Gnat Client. Yesterday morning the above case came on for bearing before Mr. Justice Braddell. It bad bi-en on the list on Friday last and was adjourned and specially fixed for yesterday on account of
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    Tin, Opium and Rice Quotations.
    88 4 Thr following business in tin has 11 done to-day Singapore Straits Trading Co., buyers, no sellers Penang Penang Tin Exchange.) 68.75 buyers, no sellers Eastern Smelting Co., j tfy.121 buyers, no sellers 0 Strait». Trading C<>., 50 tons at o. Tin is quoted in London
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      624 4 WANTED <*\ EVERY ONE TO KNOW, We can supply you with a BRAND NEW piano of first-class make: Fir a Small Cash Deposit, and a smaller payment each monthSeveral pianos, returned from hire, in new condition, to be w sold on advantageous terms, I NEW PIANOS for hire from $10
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      The British Army.
      258 5 (Supplied by Reuter Lords Adopt Lord Roberts’ Motion. London, 24tb November.—The House of Lords by 74 votes to 32 has adopted the motion of Lord Roberts on ihe necessity of 4l i army strong enough to deter the most formidable nation from attempting a landing in Great,
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      The Late Emperor and Empress-Dowager of China.
      63 5 (,>'« pplied by Reuter.) Memorial Service at the Chinese Legation at Berlin. London, 25th November —The memorial service to the Emperor and EmpressDowager of China at the Chinese Legation at Berlin whs attended bv Prince von Buelow, the Imperial Chancellor, and the members
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      Persia.
      37 5 (Supplied by Reuter Anti-Parliament Proclamation Withdrawn. London, 25th November. —The Shall has Withdrawn his anti-Parliament prnclama hon, doubtless as tho result, of a vigorous Anglo Russian protect, winch was lodged immediately upon the proclamation being issued.
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      The Licensing Bill.
      44 5 (Supplied bu Reuter.) Unionist Peers Opposed to the Measure. London, 25th November.—A f a mooting I niomat peers it was resolved by a r Rfl majority to reject the Liceusing Bill or, l Lansdowne will move the rejection of ike Hill.
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      South Africa.
      43 5 (Kiifiplied In/ Reuter.\ niticatioD .Movement Gaining Strength. Con° U, l- 11 November.—Tbe National g, D l ,n ,u ‘lmcubs the unification of *iic I i r Cil as re M ®mbled a* CapftTown, l ih tnoveineut in favour of unification “‘^ngtbeoinK.
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      The Kaiser.
      41 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) Iia<1 Attack of Cold. 0Ve,, 't )er -—The Kaiser is to > bed with a had cold. p^ r l, at tl,e Herbert Withers ConiniddL r H v 8 t to Penang about •v, UIB ot -lanuary.
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    Taiping Notes.
    898 5 (From Our Oum Correspondent.) Taiping, 24th Nov. Official Movements and Changes. The Resident-General came down from the hill on Sunday and left for Kujila Lumpur I he SHiiiH day. f Mr. A. B. Voules, Superintendent, Cou- vict Establishment, left for Ceylon on Saturday on six weeks’ leave. During
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    Dindings and Lower-Perak Notes.
    521 5 (From Our Oum Correspondent.) Luraut, Nov. 24th. An Official Visit. Mr. Cosgrave, the Executive Engineer of i Telok Anson, paid his monthly official visit, to Sitiawan district yesterday. He went up late in the afternoon on the Perak launch Rapid, and this morning returned to Lumut
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    Municipal Commission.
    374 5 Following are the Agenda for to-morrow’s meeting of the Municipal Commission 1. Minutes of last meeting to be read and confirmed. 2. Anv special business the President may bring forward. 3. Questions. 4. By-law for led horses. 5. Statement of Receipts and Disbursements aud Progress Report for October.
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    The Coroner’s Court.
    666 5 (Before Mr- Brown Alleged Murder. The f Mowing is the continuation of the report in yesterday’s Echo of the inquest touching the death of Mat Salleb, a Malay, who was alleged to have been murdered. P. C. 296, Dato Kramat Station, deposed I was in my quarters
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    Rifle Shooting.
    153 5 Ladies vs. Cadets. A rifle-shooting match took place last evening at the Rifle Rauge, Campoog Bahru, between teams of eight a side from the Ladies’ Rifle Club and the Cadet Corps, the contest ending in a victory for the Ladies. Firing was from the 100 yards and 150
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    Passengers.
    36 5 Departed. Per 8.8. Coen. 24th Not., for Pontianak Mr. and Mrs. F. La Fontaine and children. Per 8.8. Tom Chuan. 25th Nov., for Kedab Messrs. J. W. Hunt, C- L Rode and Kboo Boon Lee.
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    FIXTURES.
    138 5 To-day 2nd Day of 11th Moon. Public Meeting, Nursing Association, Town Hall, 4 30 p m. Town Band, Esplanade, 6 to 7 p.m. Reel Practice, Town Hall. 6 to 8 p.m. The New Japanese Cinematograph, corner of Campbell Street and Penang Road, 7-30 p-m. and 9 30 p.m. Entire
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      39 5 An Infallible Remedy. w tontu,. l J rb(j. a ,W RBVere an attack of diarMiT Cl a,nber,ain 8 Colic. Cholera '«lit-f y 1 never fails to give Th, <l* U CaUUut !tfford to be without it. UVSU Ihspeuoary, Wholesale
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      566 5 THE BANDMMN COMEDY CO. TWO NIOHTS ONLY, Tuesday and Wednesday, December 1st and 2nd, B. n The Two Successes op the London Season, LADY FREDERICK S, AND THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL. 1 1 Box Plan now open at ROBINSON PIANO Co. THE NEW MODEL PIANOS by COLLARD COLLARD are constructed on
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    The Intan Mines.
    1708 6 Mr. W. E. Maxwell gives the following account of the Intau Mines, in an article describing a journey on foot to the Pataui frontier in 1876: As we approached the famous Intan mines we passed the seenes of other unsuccessful mining adventures. A drove of wild pigs
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    A Wrathful Empress.
    438 6 Chinese Reformer’s Perils. Writing at tbe beginning of October, the Hongkong correspondent of the Pall Mall Gazette says:— The Empress-Dowager of China, according to native Press reports, is exerting her.-elf again, iu the determination to show the re formers in China that aufocrac. still prevails and change
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    EXCHANGE.
    128 6 Pbnano, 25th November (By courteey of the Chartered Jin**.) London Demand Ban» -*2/3^ 4 montns’ silent Ba.»" •2/4 T l g 3 Credit --2/4$ f 3 Documenrar' ...2/4,°^ Jalcutta, Demand Lank Its 3 days’ 9ign' Pr***»» 4 l<o Bomba). Demand bank Vloaiinein, Demand Bank i days’ sight Priv» 4
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    PRODUCE.
    172 6 *oUl loaf >65.20 ~5. Pepper( W i no stock White Pepper sls.so buyers Trang Pepper 10 95 sales Clove» (piCKed) out of season 7l. —sales Ylace Picking» 01. —sales Nutmeg» 110» 18 —sales iNo. 1 6.65 sales M 2 no stock 3.65 sellers Ihpiuca Kiour 1.65 sales 7.30 sales
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    SHARES.
    7 6 ANTHONY AND ANDERSON. Exchange Share Brokrt.
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      36 6 Dr. Boss of introduced GonoRan in tlio treatment of the most painful of diseases to which mankind is liable. It is Ivoter, safer ana more etfective than other pmpaiatioDH of Copaiba, Cubebs or plain £>iinUiwotid oil
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      45 6 Something for the Children. The pm it y of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy has lont; been an established Give it. to the little ones. It contains no opium or other harmful drug and will cure their coughs, colds and croup. The George Town Dispensary, Wholesale Agents.
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      403 6 Tronosan (in capsules) is well tolerated b_' the digestive apparatus; no complication of any sort occurs, and its action is most favorable in Cjstitis. Approved by the leading specialists of the day. MARTIN’S tMpfOL&CTEELi .iawklfor Ladies.I PILLS JL i rench K»medy for al. Irregularities. ef lies keeps ••ox *jx M
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      123 6 HACKAY’S LIQUEUR WHISKY. The Whisky of Connoisseurs. Andrew Usher Go.’s SPECIAL RESERVE O.V.G. Whisky. SANDILANDS, BUTTERY Co. AGENTS FOR PHNANG R M. S. THE CELEBRATED “S. B. Co. GIN IN RED CASES. Sandllands, Buttery Co BORDEN’S PEERLESS BRAND EVAPORATED CREAK. Absolute Purity Guaranteed, AGENTS: SANDILANDS, BUTTERY Co.. PENANQ. WRGUCHT-IRON TUBES
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    The Gyroscope and Seasickness.
    166 7 Some further trials which have been made with Dr. Schlick’s gyroscopic apparatus seem to give promise that seasickness may onefdav become a thing of the past. The first apparatus of the kind actually made in England has been constructed bv Messrs. Swan, Hunter, and Wingham Richardson.
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    Sungei Raia Tin Co.
    274 7 Annual Meeting. The annual meeting of the Sungei Rain Tin Mining Co. of Perak was held in Melbourne on the 29th ultimo. Mr. R. Archbold presided. He said that the transportation of heavy machinery to the mine had been accompanied with many difficulties which, however, had
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    Straits and States.
    361 7 It is amusing as well as instructive to observe the relative positions taken up by the F.M.S. and Singapore respectively on any question of common interest. The antagonism between the two has never been more clearly marked than during the present agitation against the Shipping Combine- Both
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      1513 7 BAXTER Co.’s BEST NAVY CANVAS. SANDILANDS, BUTTERY Co. DAVID CORSAR SON’S WELL-KNOWN EXTRA NAVY CANVAS, No 0. SANDII.ANIIS. BUTTERY Co INSURANCES THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE C” L TD. (Registered in Singapore under “The Companies Ordinance, 1889.”) Head Office— Winchester House, Collyer Quay, Singapore. it iiaziey Kiiirie liras/ POHTLaNDCEMENT, LION
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      114 7 An Inquiry Answered. A gentleman at Bembesi, Rhodesia, writes to inqune where Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy can be procured. He sayB he baa learned of the good effects resulting from its use, and as children in that locality are often subject to coughs, he desired to give it a trial. This
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      1079 8 W, MANSON, American Dentist, late of Dr. Allen A Co., Pha U.S.A. Charges Moderate, Consultation Free AT fro. 21a Penang Road. 'I A lew doors from the Eastern and Oriental Hotel. 6 mth*. TEA 4 V THE PENANG ADVERTISING AGENCY, Bill-Poster* and General Advertising Contractors No. 7, Church Street, Penang,
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