Straits Echo, 22 April 1909

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  • Title Section
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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. 7. $24 Per Aonunii PENANG, THURSDAY, 22nd APRIL, 1909. Sirg'e Copy, 10 cents. No. 90.
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      998 1 SOLE AGENTS. GUINNESS’S STOUT. ft £> '0 <9 vi ro fCJ ce ■"'NS. O. x> MS ‘3IV S,SSV9 TIANQ LEE 00. T 10 LET from Ist of May, the spacious and well ventilated stables adjoining •‘Bellevue.” 11, Northam Road. These stables, which will accommodate 20 horses aid 6 or more
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      24 1 THE BEST BEER IN THE FAR EAST. NOtSdlN W 1 V g ySL if *2- > IVA SV P>/ •> gwry# TIANQ LEE Co., Sole Ageat&.
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    Professor J. G. Frazer on Superstition.
    530 2 A lectuie at the Royal Institution was given by Professor J. G. Frazer, Professor of Social Autbropology in the University of Liverpool, whose subject was 44 Tbe Influence of Superstition on tbe Growth of Institutions.” Sir James Crichton Browne was in tbe chair. The
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    Cabbages.
    794 2 A dull, uninteresting, flavourless thing is the cabbage, and equally dull, uninteresting and ttivourless are the human cabbages, that hke their namesakes are without any special merit or demerit. Since the first appearance of 4 Cranford some time during tbe middle half of last century,, cabbages have become rather
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      45 2 (jonOHSlll like other preparations of Copaiba and Sandalwood oil does not affect the kidneys or disturb the stomach and is well tolerated by the patient even after lengthened tre**:neut Trials by the Medical, Profession solicited. Sainplosfree on application to any of the chief Penang Chemists.
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    • Advertisement
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      411 2 How to Cure a Cold. Be as careful as you can you will occasionally take cold, and when you do, get a medic ne of known reliability, one that has an estabHsbed repu'ation and that is certaiD to effect aqu ck cure. Such a medicine is Chauiberla'n s Cough Remedy.
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      1226 2 WROUCHT-IRON tubes and fittings Lartfe Block Always on Hand. ADAMSON, QIL.FIL.LiAN CO., LTD. KARTELL’S BLUE AND SILVER LABEL IS AN ACCEPTED GUARANTEE, ALL OVER THE WORLD, FOR CENTRAL SALES ROOM. mportant Auction Sale < F ARTISTIC HIGH CLASS FURNITURE COMPRISING Sideboards, Dining Tables, Iron Bedsteads, Handsome Bedroom Suites, Rattan and
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    VESSELS EXPECTED.
    40 3 Vet tel r Front A genf.% Due Pathan Glasgow S B &(Jo. 23rdApr. Devaalia Singapore VG &Co. 24 th Goeben Prinz Kite) Singapore B.M.ACo. 28'h Friedrich CoJorabo B M ACo. 29 th Benlomond Ljndon 3.B ACo. 1st May
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    SAILINGS.
    31 3 Vest eh For A'jent» Le-’ve* Pat ban Singapore SB &Co. Apr. Devanha Colombo A.G.&Co. Goeben PriDZ Eitel Colombo B.M.lCo. Friedrich Singapore B M &Co. Ceuloinocd Singapore S B ACo. May.
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  • Shipping.
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      ARRIVALS.
      98 3 Delta. Br. s.s., 4,780, Snow, 22nd Apr., Bombay, 14tb Apr., God. —A G. A Co. Taroba, Br. Bs, 3.657, Jacobs, 22ud Apr., Madras, 13th Apr., Gen.—H. L. A Co. Sumatra, Br. s.s 2 976, Bruce, 22nd Apr., Singapore, 20th Apr., Gen.—A. Q. Co. Rotorua, Br. s.s., 556, Glenday, 22nd
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      DEPARTURES.
      52 3 22nd April. Petrel, for Pangkalan Brandan. Perak, for Deli. Ban Whatt Soon, for Port Swettenhani, Poit Dickson and Malacca. Avagyee, for Tongkah. Sportsman, for Batu Bahra. Canton, for Bindings and Teluk Anson. Taroba. for Port Swettenhani and Singapore. Sumatra, for Colombo and Tuticorin. Un Peng, for Trang. Padang, for
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      MAILS CLOSE
      136 3 Fob Deli—Per Calypso, to-morrow, noon. Tongkah, Kopab, Renong, Victoria Point, Mergui A Tavoy—Per Omapere, to-morrow, lpm. Port Swettenham and Singapore—Per Rotorua, to-morrow, 3 p m. Teluk Anson—Per Carlyle, to-morrow, 3 p m. Ceylon, Australasia, India, Aden, Mauritius, Egypt and via Brindisi, for Europe etc.— Per Devanha, 24th instant,
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    Passengers to the Straits.
    322 3 Per I. G. M. s.s. Prim Eitel Friedrich, due at Penang on 291 h Apr. To Penang (from Algiers, Apr. 4) Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Ramsden, Mr. R. Schubert and child. To Singapore (from Hamburg, Mar. 25) Mr. O. Scbeidling and family (from Antwerp, Mar.
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    P & O. SAILINGS.
    38 3 P O. SAILINGS. Mail Service. Outwards. Honk wards. Della 22 Apr. I Devanha 24 Apr. Oceana 6' May Aesaye 8 May Extra Service Outwards Homewards. Poona 27 Apr. I Palma 29 Apr. Nomur 11 May. Nubia 13 May
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      728 3 r.&lUteam navigation Coy. Expected Arrivals and Departures. Mail Service, Outward. Apr. 22 Delta connecting with M*y 6 Oceana d o> 20 Delhi do.’ Juh 3 Devanha Victoria Mooltan China Macedonia Homeward. with S.S. Due London. Mongolia May 22 Marmora 'June 6 India Victoria Mooltan China 20 July 4 18 Aug.
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      443 3 (SHIPPING.) NORDDEUTSCHERJXOYD, BREMEN IMPERIAL u£,KNikH MAIL LINS. > 4 1b i r >. *s££ THE fast and well-known mail steamers of this Company sail fortnightly from Bremen, Hamburg via Rotterdam, Antwerp, Southampton, Gibraltar, Algiers, Genoa, Naples, (connection Marseilles, Naples, Alexandria and vice versa) Port Said, Suez, Aden, ■Colombo, Penang, Singapore,
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    The Straits Echo.
    96 4 JMttr* tatlaflee wry body ud Joattae alane KntilluhoH dully (tioapl Knnil»,a.l »T tl CRITERION TRESS, Ltd., No. 226—232, Beach Street. Pmiang PRICE: OAILT LOOAi |94 par an non OUTHTATIONII M Pont**» BlUa MAIL EDITION (Post Free) 111 OARfiR ADDRKBB Echo—Penang." Telephone No. 343 A.A.—All basinets rommnnlcmtlooM aboald
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    MERCHANT SHIPPING BILL.
    820 4 •Section 15 of the Merchant Shipping Bill, discussed in committee by our Legislative Councillors this week, requires every British ship leaving one of our ports, with or without passengers, to carry a certain complement of certificated officers. In the case of foreigu ships, only those carrying passengers
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    Tin, Opium and Rice Quotations.
    695 4 Tbe following business iu tin has been done to-day Penang Penang Tin Exchange, 7 rr buyers, no sellers Eastern Smelting Co., 50 tons at 67 87 Straits Trading Co, 50 67.92 r Singapore: Straits Trading Co, 25 67.87^Total ...125 tons. Tin is quoted in London
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    SUPREME COURT.
    1994 4 IN CIVIL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION. Before Mr. Justice Braddell.) Lye Poh Swee and Khoo Hong Cho vs. Cheah Saw Kwee. When this case was resumed after the luncheon interval in the Supreme Court yesterday Cheah S.w Kee, re-examined by Mr. Hogan, said I can’t remember the name of the
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      297 4 THE CRAG HOTEL. SANATORIUM. PENANG If As good an 'Hotel as any in the Straits.’ —Singapore Free Preet, 27th March. SARZIES BROTHERS, Proprietors. PALMER TYRES. Information of interest to users of MOTOR TYRES, is that REDUCTION IN PRICES of PALMER CORD TYRES is in for< from beginning of the present
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      50 4 Lingering Cold». The longer a cold bangs on, the wore it weakens the system. Do not run tbe risk of an attack of pneumonia by neglecting it> Chamberlain's Cough Kemedy will cure your oold and all danger from this disease will l' e avoided. The George Town Disponsarj* Wholesale Agents.
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      Turkey.
      187 5 (Supplied by Rev ter.) Constantinople Unresisting. London, 21st April.—Constantinople is still making no preparations to resist the enveloping troops. The population is pouring out to San Stef&no and fraternising with the investing troops. Sultan as Benerolent Guardian. The Sultan remains secluded, seeing only Tewfik Pacha, who declares that His
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      France and Japan.
      59 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) A Luncheon. London, 22nd April.—President Fallie es has entertained Prince Nashimoto to lunch. M. Pichon, Foreign Minister, was present. [The original telegram as received says Lai be res entertained Nabbimote lunch Pichin present.” It might be a code message tipping White Eagle for the
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      Racing.
      27 5 (Supplied by Reuter-) City and Suburban. London, 22nd April.—The result of the City and Suburban wa6 as follows: White Eagle 1 Dean Swift 2 Lafayette 3
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      Persia.
      39 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) Furious Fighting. London, 22nd April.—The Shah has declined to receive the British and Russian Ministers, pleading that he is indisposed. There was furious fighting at Tabriz on Tuesday. The Nationalists lost 160 killed and wounded.
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      Disestablishment.
      20 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) Welsh Bill Introduced. London, 22nd April. -The Prime Minister has introduced the Welsh Disestablis iment Bill.
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      Bulgaria.
      118 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) Russian Congratulations. London, 22nd April.— The Tsar has telegraphed King Ferdinand of Bulgaria welcoming the settlement of the question of Bulgarian independence. As some indication of the rapidity with w hich rubber estates are reaching the tapping stage it is interesting to note (says the Malay
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    877 5 "A Quiet Aftibnoon.” ORDINARY MEETING, MONDAY. APRIL 19TH. XI T- Present. His Excellency the Acting-Governor, Capt. oir A. H. Young. His Excellency Major-Gen. T. Perrott, c. 8., O.C.T. The Hon’ble the Acting Col. Sec., W. Evans. the Attorney-General, W. J. Napier. the Col. Treasurer, J. O. Anthonilz the
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    Strange Story of Arson.
    516 5 Execution-debtor’s Alleged Vengeance to Thwart Execution-creditor’s Demands. Yesterday afternoon, the preliminary enquiry was begun into the charge of mischief by tire, preferred against Yap Swee Guan, at the instance of a compatriot, Kboo Kuan Kbay. Inspector Mann conducted the prosecution, while the accused was represented by
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    Ipoh Assizes.
    325 5 The Embezzlement Case. At the tiu<il tri il of H. H. Edwards, chargel with criminal breech of trust in respect of S9CO belonging to McAlister Co-, for which firm defend nt was book keeper and cashier at Ipoh, Mr. F. E Gallimore, C. A of Singapore, gave evidence
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    Penang Dock and Wharves.
    656 5 Some Official Figures. From tbe administration report of the Taujoug Pagar Dock Board, tor the halfyear ending 31st December 1908, as submitted to llis Excellency the Governor, we take the following notes and figuresPrye River Dock, Peuaug. Progress on the new wharf construction has proceeded satisfactorily,
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    Ipoh Items.
    654 5 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipob, April 21st. As I wired you yesterday a great sensation has been caused here by the arrest of Mr. T. M. Clarke, Deputy Registrar of Vehicles, Sanitary Board, Ipob, on charges of receiving illegal gratifications. Mr. Clarke was arrested on Monday evening on
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    Glenealy Rubber Estates, Limited.
    396 5 The report and balance sheet were passed at the second annual meeting at Ipoh on the 19th inst. Following are extracts The yield of rubber for the past year has entirely from the Old Kubber Field of 42 acres and the year’s result is very satisfactory,
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    Passengers.
    46 5 Arrived. Per s 8. Delta. 22nd Apr., from Marseilles Mr. M.T. Mieg. Fr.»m London Mrs. R J. C Jewett, Mr. R. McCausland, and Mr. E- C. Spaikes Per s.s. Taroba, 22nd Apr., from Madras Mrs. W. Croniug, Mr. J. N. Sheffield. From Negapatam Doctor Dali.
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    FIXTURES.
    77 5 To-dat. 3rd Dav of 3rd Moon. Golf Club Tennis Ties. The New Japanese Cinematograph, corner of Campbell Street and Penang Road, 7-30 p-m. and 9-10 p.m. To-morrow. 4th Day of 3rd Moon. St. George’s Day. Golf Club Tennis Ties. Football Englaud vs. Scotland, Esplanade. St. George’s Bill, Town Hall.
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      32 5 Gouosan (in capsules) is well tolerated by the digestive apparatus no complication of any sort occurs, and its action is most favorable in Cystitis, Approved by the leading specialists of the day.
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      412 5 NOTICE. IS hereby given that the outgoing Perak General Farm, carried on under the style of Chop Ban Poh Bee,” having ceased, all claims against the said farm should be made to the said Chop Ban Poh at Ipoh, Perak, up to the 80th April, 1909, after which date no
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  • Obituary
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    74 5 Obituary. (Echo Special.) Murray Bain of Hongkong. Singapore», 21st April.—George Murray Bain, of Hongkong, is dead. [Mr. Bain would have been 67 year, old next August. He was a Montroee boy, who went to Hongkong as long ago as 1864. He joined the China Mail sub-editor and reporter, and by
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    A Major and His Duties.
    215 6 At a bazaar held in connexion wilh tbe Methodist New Connexion church at Boston last month tbe minister (tbe Kev. J. C. II Bevington) read a letter from tbe mayor (Councillor George Jebb). a prominent lay man of tbe Church of England, who had been
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    A Theory of the Origin of Life.
    631 6 The Times, which has been tryiug to gauge up Darwinism at a more impartial level than the Centenary promoters can see it, has aroused the indignation of that ardent controversialist, Sir Edwin Kay Lankester. An ingenious quibble was raised about the word acquirement.”
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    At Both Extremes.
    433 6 Pleasure, according to Lombroso, is but a transient thing in the majority of cases. So much is this the case that it may almost be asserted that it is only in certain inmates of asylums that we find happiness in its most complete and enduring form. It
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    The Noble Art of Boxing.
    528 6 In the present age, when £0 per cent, of the educated classes belong to some anti-” organization, some society, association, or brotherhood, whose object is an ultra-civili-sation, which places soft-beartedness at tbe head of the list of cardinal virtues, it is refreshing to note, says
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    EXCHANGE.
    127 6 Pm ha# a, 22kd AraiL (fly cmrteey of the Okmrtorwd Bank.) London Demand Bank ...2/ 3$ 4 moot ha’ sight Bans ...2/4/* n G m3* ...J/V- 8 Documentary ...2/4/, Jaicotta, Demand Bank Re. 174 j 8 days’ sight Prim** 176 Bombay. Demand Bank 174 Mouiinein, Demand Bank 173 8
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    PRODUCE.
    181 6 Gold Leaf $64.60 B. Pepj. or (W. Const 3lbsJ> os.) no dock White Pepper $l6 75 sale* Tiang Pepper M 12.321 sales Cloves ,m 38. seller* Mace 78. buyer* Mace Pickines 64.— buyer* Nutmegs 110 s 19.— sellers SNo 1 6.65 tale* 2 no atoek Basket 3.65 tales T
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    MARKET PRICES.
    197 6 Pm a ne, 22nd Afbil, 1909. Bmf— ett. Soup per catty 12 Roast 24 Steaks 24 Stew or Curry Meat 16 Rump Steak 1M 24 Ox Tail each 30 Tongue 55 Feet 15 Heart 30 Liver per catty 30 Pokk— Pork per catty 32 Pig’s Head MS 99
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    SHARES.
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      113 6 The Sickly Season in Burma. One of the most effective remedies known for diarrfcoei and bowel complaint is Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and D.arrfccei 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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      54 6 Lame Shoulder. 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 rheumatism and is certain to give quick relief. The George
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      117 6 THE CELEBRATED BUNGA MELOn PERFUME FOR THE «S. B. co.” HANDKERCHIEF. GIN IN RED CASES. SandUands, Buttery Cn "SLEDGE BRAID” MILK. Absolutely Pure. Evtry single tin guaranteed good. Obtainable from all the Retail Stores. Andrew Usher Co.’s SPECIAL RESERVE O.V.G. Whisky. SANDILANDS, BUTTERY Co. AGENTS FOR PENANQ Jt F. M.
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    The Dearth of Settlers in Australia.
    978 7 The Australian Correspondent of the Timet in an article on this subject quotes the Sydney Daily Telegraph's special correspondent in London as saying:— A preference appears to be shown (in the N. S. W. Agent General’s office) to emigrants without capital. They give less
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      1296 7 INSURANCES The Penang Khean Guan Insurance Co M Ltd, HIAO Ovtica No. 84. Biach Sir an. tmwAwm. BOARD OK DIRBCTORB. Mr. Clieah Choo Yew Quab Beng Kee Khaw Joo Tok Yeoh Geok Keat Kboo Hun Yeang Kboo Boon Phay Ho Teaug Wan Mr. Lim Mr. Lim Teang Hooi Tan Teang
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      53 7 Keep This in Mind. Bowel complaint is sure to be prevalent during the fruit seasr u. Chamberlain’* Colic. Cholera and Diarrhcei Remedy gives prompt relief. The George Town Dispensary, Wholesale AgentB. Matico Capsules and Injection still maintain their reputation for the cure of those inconvenient diseases, about which the least
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      1004 8 W. MANSON, American Dentist, Late of Dr. Allen Co., Pha U.S.A. Charges Moderate, Consult ition Free. BKSIDIITC AT No. 2la, Penang Road. A few doors from the Extern aad Orients Hotel, 6 mtb« TEA FOR SALE. USEFUL TO PLANTERS, ESTATES, ETC. Large Check 801 l Books of 200 leaves. Price,
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