Straits Echo, 2 April 1909

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    Masthead
    35 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY. VOL. 7* $24 Per Annum, PENANG, FRIDAY, 2nd APRIL, 190». Single Copy, 10 cents. No. 76.
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      22 1 THE BEST BEER IN THE FAR EAST. MOddIN IVi y#\ Y A > “TJ QJ 9 rOKTO TIAWQ LEE A Co., Sole Aliito.
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    The Most Deserving Charity.
    349 2 The March issue of Night and Day, the quarterly organ of Dr. Barnardo’s Homes, as usual provides interesting reading for the charitable public in its wonderful records of child salvage. It is remarkable that this single Institution (consisting of 140 Branches) has under its care no
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    Revival of Dancing.
    1033 2 Miss Isadora Duncau is one of the celebrities of the moment iu Palis She is admired, talked about, photographed aud interviewed, and the whole of Paris has suddenly become interested in the classical dances introduced by her. This is saying a great deal, as Paris has the
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      55 2 Lame Shoulder. i This is a common form of muscular rheumatism. No internal treatment is needed. Apply Chamberlain's Pain Balm freely four times a day and a quick cure is certain. This liniment has proven especially valuable for muscular and chronic iheumatism and is certain to yive quick relief. The
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      360 2 (Jouosan is a happy combiuation of Kawa Resins with Oleum Santali in the proportion of 1 part Kawa Kawa to 4 parts Oleum. Santal cures easily, no complications. All chemiRts and dealers. For Singapore, Hongkong, Swatow and Amoy. f'l'lHE s s. Hong Bee. Captain J. Home, J_ is expected to
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      1469 2 WR0UCHT-1R0N TUBES AND FITTINGS. Stock Always on Hand. ADAMSON, GIL.FIL.LAN CO., LTD. IN GREAT BRITAIN MARTELL’S BRANDY is to be found throughout the Clubs, Hotels, and in almost every gentleman s house, and is prescribed by the Great Majority of English Doctors. IN GREAT BRITAIN IT IS EQUALLY THE FAVOURITE.
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    VESSELS EXPECTED.
    42 3 Vetscli From A jet.' i Dm Benavon London SB-ACo. 2nd Apr. Aseaye Colombo A.O ACo. 8 h De'Hi Singapore A G ACo. 10th P. Ludwig Singapore B.M.ACo. 13th Dei fflinger Colombo B M ACo. 15th Benarty London SB. ACo. 17th
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    SAILINGS.
    31 3 Vrtselt For Agents Le'ivet B'iDavon Assaye Delhi P. Ludwig Y>etfflinger Benarty Singapore S.B ACo. S ngapore A.G.ACo. Colombo A.G.ACo. Colombo B.M.ACo. Singapore B-M ACo. Singapore S B ACo. 1 Apr.
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      ARRIVALS.
      72 3 Valentijn, Dut. s s., 278, Lucirdi, Ist Apr., Belawan, 31st Mar., Qen.—H. L. A Co. Hong Bee, Br. s.s., 2,056, Home, Ist Mar., Singapore, 30th Mar., Gen.—K. G. Co. Petrel, Br. ss, 124, Allan, 2nd Apr., BrandaD, Ist Apr., Gen.—E. 3. Co., Ltd. Kittna, Br. s.s., 524, Learmont, 2nd
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      DEPARTURES.
      50 3 2nd April. ltotorua, for Port Swettenham and Singapore. Bhadra, for Tongkab, Kopab, Renong, Victoria Point, Mergui and Tavoy. Carlyle, for Teluk Anson. Un Peng, for Pulau Langkawi, Perlis and Setul. Fining Fish, for Port Weld and Taiping. Valentijn, for Deli, Ababau, Batu Babra and Paneh. Padang, for Batu Babra.
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      MAILS CLOSE
      109 3 For Deli—Per Hebe, to-morrow, 9 a.m. Madras faking mails for Europe, etc., via Bombay—Per Thongwa, to-morrow, 10 a m. Rangoon and Calcutta—Per Pentakota, to-inorrow, 11 a.m. Pangkalan Brandan—Per Petrel, tomorrow, 1 p.m. Deli—Per Perak, to morrow, 1 p.m. Trang—Per Leong Ho, to-morrow, 1 p.m. Singapore and Hongkong—Per Signal,
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    Passengers to the Straits.
    387 3 Per P. and O s.s. India, connecting with the Assaye at Colombo, due at Penang on 8!h Apr To Penang (from London, Mar. 12) Mr. J. F. Macdonald, Mr. F. J. Piggott. To Singapore (from London) Mr. W. Bircbam, Miss E. Bolton, Mr. D. Ilewitson, Mr.
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    P. & O. SAILINGS.
    33 3 P. O. SAILINGS. Mail Service. Outwards. Homewards. Attaye 8 Apr. I Delhi 10 Apr. Delta 22 Devanha 24 Extra Service. Outwards Homewards. Somali 13 Apr. I Sumatra 20 Apr. Poona 27 Palma 29
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      845 3 P. 0. Steam Navigation Coy. Expected Arrivals and Departures. Mail 8arvlea. Oat ward. Apr 8 Attaye 22 Delta May 6 Oceana 20 Delhi June 3 Dcvanha connecting with India do. Victoria do. Mooltan do. China do. Macedon Homeward. FAKES BY NAIL STEAMERS. lat Clam and Clam To London by £66
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      528 3 (S H I P PIN O.) NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, BREMEN. IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE. r 'i.aJS;i THE fast and we'd-knowa mail s e* me io; this Company sail forln'ghtly from Bremen, Hamburg via Ro.ie dam, Antwerp, Southampton, G'braltar, Algiers, Genoa, Naples, (connection Marseilles, Naples, Alexandria and vice versa) Port Said, Suez,
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    The Straits Echo.
    99 4 intttre rat If Am everybody and Jnetlce alene PnbllahM dally (*xo«pt Nnndaya.) «V T* B CRITERION PRESS, Ltd., No. 226—232, Beach Street, Penang PRICE: DAILY LOCAL m |M per annnn OUTHTATLJNS Poetage Nitre WAIL BIHTION (Poet Tree) lIS OARI.I ADDRKB3 Echo— Penang." Telephone No. 343 *.B,— All
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    STILL WANTED, A MAGISTRATE.
    640 4 Here shall the Press the People’s right maintain, Unawed by influence and unbribed by gain.” That’s all very fine, but if the very people for whose right we are pleading maintain a stony silence, Influence is bound to assume that they don’t care much, and the
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    Tin, Opium and Rice Quotations.
    76 4 The following business in tin has been done to-day Penang Strait. Trading Co., 7 J65.2» buyer*, no sellers Penang Tin Exchange, tons at 67 90 Eastern Smelting Co., 100 68 20 Singapore: Straits Trading Co., 100 68.27 Total 212 J tons. Tin is quoted in
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    The Mails.
    457 4 The B. I. Contract Packet Thongtoa is expected to arrive here to-morrow at 6 a m. and is intended to leave for Madras at noon on the same day, taking the Homeward mails. Mr. and Mrs. Wallich of Seremban have gone to Ceylon for a health trip. Mr.
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    “ O, Take the Cash, and let the Credit Go.”
    121 4 O, Take the Cash, and let the Credit Go.” Omar Accused of Having Done So. A Malay went to a Kling money-changer, named and asked change for a dollar He was given two rolls of copper, and was told that each contained 50 cents. There was no difference in the
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    A Charge of Forgery.
    116 4 This morning the preliminary enquiry was begun in re the charge of using as genuine a forged document knowing it to be forged, preferred against Joseph Smith and Ismail The subject-matter of the charge was a deed of conveyance relating to a part of Lot No.
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    A Dishonest Dhoby.
    137 4 A Chinese dhoby, named Cheng Ah Ngoh, was t i-day prosecuted by European Police Constable, No. 33. Levicke, for th'.ft of $3O in currency notes. The complainant said that yesterday the accused came to his quarters in Fort Cornwallis and took away soiled linen. In one of
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    Concocted Charges.
    497 4 High Percentage of False Accusations. Yesterday two criminal prosecutions turned out to be false. In the first case, a Sikh, named Sunder Singh, charged two Tamils with robbery. The District Judge, Mr. Wolferstan, found the accusation to be false. His Honour immediately ordered the prosecution of the man
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  • PUBLIC OPINION.
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      INDIA AND THE “STRAITS ECHO.”
      464 4 To rub Editor or the Straits Echo. Sir. Your remarks about India in your leading article of yesterday’s Echo are really amusing. You evidently belong to the “martial law and no d—d nonsense” school of statesmen. You want India’s grievances to be removed by the
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    SERDANG.
    397 4 To tub Editor op tub Straits Echo. Sir, Allow me through the channel of your valuable paper to draw the attention of the authorities co the condition of tbe roads at Bandar Bahru, on the opposite side of Parit Buntar. It is a prosperous little place, in oharge, I
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      317 4 GOOD-VALUE PIANOS We have sold a very fair number of CHAPPELL’S STYLE E PIANOS, and in every case they have given thoroughly good satisfaction up to date. For those not wanting to lay out very much on a New Piano there is nothing better—or as good— -as a CHAPPELL’S “MODEL
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      30 4 Keep This in Mind. Bowel complaint ia aure to be prevalent during the fruit Reason. Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy gives prompt relief. The George Town Dispensary, Wholesale Agents.
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      41 4 According to all accounts we h‘ ive assurance that (Jonosail is one ie valuable discoveries of modern P h r cology and is far ahead of all of Copaiba, Cubebs, etc. It is and most successful. At all.Chwn 1 1 Dealers.
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      More Gang Robbers.
      103 5 (Echo Special.) Nemesis Catching Up. Kampar, Ist April (delayed). —A determined gang robbery was attempted to-day at three a.m., the objective being the shop of a tin buyer at Sungei Siput. 1 he Kampar police, apparently on information received, turned up, and were shot at by the
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      Naval Topics.
      66 5 (Supplied ly Reuter.) No Cabinet Dissensions. London, 2nd April.—The Earl of Crewe, speaking at Leicester, said the talk about Cabinet dissensions with regard to naval policy was all nonsense. British Naval Provision Ample. Mr. T. J. Macnamara, Secretary to the Admiralty, speaking at the dinner given by the
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      The Budget.
      87 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) Keen Forecasts. London, 2nd April.—Speculation concerning the forthcoming Budget is most keen. Forecasts providing for a deficit of twelve or thirteen millions concur that four or five millions will be taken from the Sinking Fund, three millions extra ertorted from the brewers’ licences, and a
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      Germany Didn’t Coerce Russia.
      58 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) Tentophobe Assertion Denied. London, 2nd April.—The Norddeutsche Zeitung denies absolutely that the Russian Government’s expression of readiness to recognise the annexation of Bosnia-Herze-govina was due to any pressure by Germany. Germany simply suggested to Russia, in common with all the other Powers, the
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      Kitchener’s Retirement.
      142 5 (Supplied by Reuter His Successor Named. London, 2nd April —lt seems that Lord Kitchener really is retiring from the position of Commander-in Chief of the Indian Army. General Sir O’Moore Creagh is named as his successor. [General Sir O’Moore Creagh is a v. c. hero and k.c.b. He
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    Kinta Race Meeting.
    668 5 Echo Special.) Second Day’s Resalts. B »tu Gajah, 2nd April.—The weather was cloudy when the second day’s racing commenced yesterday afternoon and there was a slight fall of rain during the fourth race. There was a larger attendance than on the first day and several close finishes
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    Taiping Notes.
    249 5 (From Our Own Correspondent Taiping, Ist April. Mr. Birch’s Secretary. News has been received that the Secretary of State has approved Mr. R J. Wilkinson being confirmed in the appointment of Secretary to Resident, Perak, which has been vacant since 1905. The post of Secre tarv to Resident
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    SUPREME COURT.
    2379 5 IN BANKRUPTCY JURISDICTION. {Before Mr. Justice Braddell.) Re Chop Heng Moll. Bankruptcy 22 of 1908. Having considered the point mentioned in our previous issue’s report of this case, Mr. Adams at 2 pm. admitted the force of Mr. Thornton’s argument. Counsel, however, asked his Lordship to extend tbe
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    Passengers.
    333 5 Arrived. Per s. s. Bhadra. 31st March, from Renong: Messrs. W- A. Foster and R. Hangan. Per s. s Rtael, 31st March, for Singapore Mr. and Mrs. H. Rabagny. Per s. r. Taroba, Ist April, from Madras: Mrs. A. Parkinson, Messrs. R. H. Ancbant, T. C Dorosamy, T. C-Kong,
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    FIXTURES.
    110 5 TO-DAT. 12th Dav of Intercalary 2nd Moon. Town Band, Esplanade, 6 to 7 p.tn. The New Japanese Cinematograph, cornel of Campbell Street and Penang Road, 7- p-ra. and 9-10 p.m. Alcazar Cinematograph, King Stieet Theatre, 8- pm. To-morrow. 13th Day of Intercalary 2nd Moon. The New Japanese Cinematograph, corner
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      44 5 It has been satisfactorily demonstrated that thousands of persons hare to thank Gonosan for' restoration to health and happiness. It is astringent and antiseptic and has never been known to fail. At al dealers in Patent Medicines and Chemical in bottles of 40 capsnles.
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      86 5 PENANG SALES ROOM. The undersigned is instructed to sell by PUBLIC AUCTION, The Household Furniture, Plants, etc. COMPRISINO Iron Bedsteads, Alm“irahs, Dressing Tables, Dining Table, Tea Tables, Bentwood and Rattan Furniture, Qlasa and Crockery Ware, Muslin Curtains, Hanging and Table Lamps, Pasteur Filter etc.. At 24, Johore Road and Anson
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      443 5 NOTICE OF SALE. BY ORDER OF THE MORTGAGEE. The undesigned is instructed to take possession of and put up for sale by PUBLIC AUCTION, On Monday, 5th April, 1909, At 12 Noon, AT THE ARCHWAY OF LOGAN S BUILD INGS, BEACH STREET. PENANG, The Undermentioned Property or LIM BOON NYE,
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    Rubber Shares.
    411 6 Messrs. J. Russell Grant A Co.’s Rubber Share Market Report, dated London, March 1 Itb, says in part: The market for Malay Rubber Co, shares has been very active during the week, and prices in most cases show an upward tendency in several cases, sharp rises have to
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    Chinese Characters and Their Indexing.
    465 6 Mr. Lionel Giles, m. a. (of the Oriental Department of the British Museum), presided at the monthly meeting of the Japan Society, held at 20, Hanover-square, W., on 10th March, when a paper was read by Mr. Alfred Dobre a m r. a. s., <n
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    Pars from Mall Papers.
    869 6 London, 12th March. The Indian Councils Bill was read a third time in the House of Lords yesterday. Aided by the raw cold weather at present prevailing, influenza is extending its grip in every direction. Every rank of society is showing an increasing number of victims.
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    EXCHANGE.
    129 6 PnrAxc, 2nd April t I (By cmriesy oj the Chartered Hank.) London Demand Bank ...2/3£ 4 months’ sight Bank ...2/4 T 4 3 Credit ...2/4 y S Document» rv ...2/4/ y Jalcmt», Demand Bank Rs. 174 1 days’ sight Pi-vau* 176 Bombay, Demand Bank 174 Moulmein, Demand Bank 173
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    PRODUCE.
    188 6 Gold Leaf $64.60 6. Pep] er( W.Const 31b5.5 o*.) no stock JVinte Peppnr $l6 45 buyer» Prang Pepper 12 40 tellert Clove* 38 buyers Mace 73. —tales Mace Pickinc» 63. buytrt Sutroegr 110 s 18.75 sales SNo 1 6.65 sales 2 no stock Basket 3.65 sales Tapioca Flour 1.70
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    MARKET PRICES.
    199 6 Pknang, 2nd April, 1909. Bbbf— eta. Soup per catty 14 Ro&st 24 Steaks 28 Stew or Curry Meat 18 Rump Steak 24 Ox Tail each 30 Tongue 55 Feet 15 Heart 30 Liver per catty 30 Pork— Pork per catty 32 Pig’s Head 16 Feet 22 Tongue 32
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    SHARES.
    1179 6 i Z o j Number of *3 £> 2 I S 2 Capital. Shares > Dividends Name. I I 1 i 3 I 2_ Minins:. 1903 300,000 30,000 10 10 10 for year ending 31/3/08 Belat Tin Miniug Co., Ltd. 6.—56 .907 300,000 22,500 10 10 Bruang Ltd. $6.
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      85 6 The Sickly Season in Burma. One of the most effective remedies known for diarrboei and bowel compltint is Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and D.arrbcei Remedy. and every home should be supplied with it during the warm weather. Mr. H. J. D Wilkinson, proprietor of the Upper Burma Gazette, Mandalay, says Ever
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      49 6 Lingering Colds. The longer a cold bangs on, the more it weakens the system. Do not run the risk of an attack of pneumonia by Deglecting it. Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy will cure your cold aud all danger from this disease will be avoided. The George Town Dispensary. Wholesale Agents.
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    The Diet of Bosnia.
    244 7 Ihe Parliamentary Commission which haß beeu appointed to examine into the question of Bosnia aud Herzegovina, has drawn up a scheme for the constitution of the provinces, which has some curious points. The Diet will be elected by universal suffrage, and wiil have seventy-two membeis, or
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    South African Federation.
    319 7 The delegates who have worked so long aud so arduously at the South African Convention are to be most heartily congratulated on the definite result which has attended their labours. The Federation of South Africa may uow be said to be accomplished; and he would be a
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    Bangkok Importers Combine.
    291 7 The Bangkok import firms have decided to form an association for the protection of their mutual interests, says the Bangkok Times. From the views expressed through our columns it was evident that a large uumber of firms believe this step to be essential in view of the
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      1301 7 INSURANCES, The Penang Khean Guan Insurance Co., Ltd, H>AD Oirica Mo. Si, Biacb Strutt. Fivar,. BOARD OF DIRECTOR#. Mr. Cbeab Cboo Yew Quah Bong Kee Kbaw Joo Tok Yeoh Geok Keat Kboo Hun Yeang Khoo Boon Phay ilo Teang Wan Mr. Lira Boon Nye Mr.Lim Teang Hooi m Tan Teang
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      114 7 How to Cure a Cold. Be ;is careful as you can you will occa* siouaily take cold, and when you do, get a medicine of kuowu reliability, one that haa an established reputation aud that is certain to effect a quick cure. Such a medicine is Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy. It
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