Straits Echo, 7 May 1909

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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 Annum» PENANG, FRIDAY, 7th MAY, 1909. Single Copy, 10 cents. No. 103.
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      945 1 tiangti.ee 00. o t+ 03 C/3 CXv oo oo 2T C/1 oo M; >- 9B <2 pc O SO££ AO ENTS. BANKS v THE Eastern Shipping Company, Ltd., (ENGINE WORKS Chartered Bank of* India, Australia and China. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER. AND DOCKYARD.) Engineers, Shipbuilders, Brass Iron Founders. Engineering Appliances
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      5 1 TIANOLEE a Co. Sole Agent*,
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    The Law of Libel.
    933 2 The March number of the English Review coutain* an article entitled, 1 The Source of Information." The editor of the English Review, in collusion no doubt with the author, has bad parts of the article carefully blacked appends the following cryptic footnote: “This article by Mr.
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    To a Durian.
    244 2 O Durian, I landed here a griffin, An unsuspecting, harmless sort of beast. When I had wandered through a useful tiffin, They biought you forth, as though to crown the feast, They gammoned me that you were most delicious. That Fragrauce was forgotten in Delight, Of flavour—Well
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      82 2 A Bargain. When you can save from 25 to 50 per cent, on any article, you Lave a bargain. When you buy a bottle of Chamberlain’s Colic. Cholera ami Diarrbcei Remedy at the regular pi ice. you will probably save several times its cost in doctor’s bills before the summer
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      322 2 A Popular American Remedy. Mr. Fred C. Hanraban, a prominent drug* gist of Portsmouth, Va., U.B.A save: For the past six years I bare sold and recommended Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and D.arrbcea Remedy. It is a great remedy and one of the best patent medicines on the market.’’ The George
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      1136 2 WROUCHT-IRON TUBES AND FITTINGS. rge Stock Always on Hand. ADAMSON, OIL.FIL.L.AN CO., LTD. KARTELL’S BLUE AND SILVER LABEL IS AN ACCEPTED GUARANTEE, ALL OVER THE WORLD, FOR THE BEST QUALITY IN BRANDY. ORLONGS vacant laud V/V/w suitable for padi planting. Rubber and Cocoanuts etc., at Merbob River, Punteb. Price $l5
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    VESSELS EXPECTED.
    38 3 Vetsrl» From Ajfntn Thu ye BiBow Beumohr L fir so tv Delhi ■'iupapore S uaapore FiOOliuD. Colouibo Colombo A (i &Co. B M ACo. S B ACo. BM.ACoA U ACo 8fb May. 12th 13th 13th 20th
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    SAILINGS.
    32 3 Yet*el» For An at 9 be 've> At*«aye Colombo AOACo. May. Biilow Colombo B.M ACo. Benin oh r Singapore 8 B ACo. Luizow Singapore B M ACo. Delhi Singapore A G.ACo.
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  • Shipping.
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      ARRIVALS.
      103 3 Vonmrtx, Ger. s.s, 643. Uldeuiyr, 6th May, Rangoon, 2nd May, Gen. —E. S. C«., Ltd. Kistna, Br. so., 524. Learuiont, 7th May, Singapore, sth May, Gen —H. L. A Co. Malaya, Ger. s.s., 348, Loewe. 7th May, Deli, 6th May, Gen.—B. M A Co. Min, Br.» s.s., 387, Griffin,
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      DEPARTURES.
      61 3 7th May. E. F. Ferdinand, for Singapore, Chiua and Japan. Sportsman, for Batu Bahra. Omapere. for Tongkah. h'opab, Kenong, Victoria Point, Mergui and Tavoy. Rotorua, for Port Swettenham and Singapore. Carlyle, for Teluk Anson. U n Pwigt for Pulau Lacgkawi, Perils aud Setul. hut Sam, for Singapoie, China and
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      MAILS CLOSE
      135 3 Fo* Rangoon and Calcutta—Per Muttra, to-morrow, 11 a m. Colombo and Tuticorin—Per Kanagawa Maru, to-morrow, 11 a m. Ceylon, Australasia, India, Aden, Mauritius, Egypt aud via Brindisi, for Europe etc. Her Assaye, to morrow, noon. Eangkat—Per Jin Ho, to-morrow, 1 p.m. Asahan Per Mary Austin, to-morrow, l p.m.
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    Passengers to the Straits.
    349 3 Per P. aud O. sa. Namur, due at Penang on 9th May To Penang (from London. Apr. 10) Mr. and Mrs. Moss, Miss Robertson, Mrs. Tarrant and child, Mr. F J Lupins. To Singapore (from London) Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Smith, Mr. J. Me Clyinont,
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      702 3 P. 0. Steam Navigation Coy. Expected Arrival* and Departure*. Mail Servlc*. Outward. BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD Fom May 20 Delhi connecting with June 3 Devanha do. 17 A»»aye do. July 1 Delta do. China Macedonia Moldavia Morem Singapore (Three times a week). Homeward. Date. Steamer. Connecting Due with
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      487 3 (SHIPPING.) NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, BREMEN. IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE. 7+ 9 sM&kkm *5^ last and well-knowa mail steamers of this Company sail fortnightly from Bremen Hamburg via Rotterdam, Antwerp, Southampton, Gibraltar, Algiors Genoa NaDies cSmnhi 10 P MWll Na P l68 A,e Ed ria an d P vice versa) Port Said
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    The Straits Echo.
    98 4 J astir# mt If flee erery body and J notice «.Ifne —Emm to* fnblUhnd dally (eioept Sunday#.) AT Tfl CRITERION PRESS, Ltd., No. 226—232. Beach Street. Penang PRICE: OAILT LOCAL per aniinit OUTSTATIONS Foatage Ultra «All. IPITION (Fort Free) »IS OARI.R ADDRPSS Echo— Penang.” Telephone No. 343
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    SUICIDE.
    697 4 Attention lias recently been called to the subject of suicide in this part of the world. It has frequently been noted that the tendency to felo de $e among Europeans is greater in the Far East than it is at Home, taking into account the proportion of cases to
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    Tin, Opium and Rice Quotations.
    74 4 The following busiuesß in tin has been done to-day Penang Penang Tin Exchauge, 25 tons at $66-55 Eastern Smelting Co., 75 66 95 Straits Trading Co 200 66 95 Singapore: Straits Trading Co, 30) 67 02} Total 600 tons. Tin is quoted in London to-day
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    The Mails.
    683 4 The R>yal Mail steamer Assays, having left Singapore at 8 30 a.m. to-day, is expect- ed to arrive here at noon to morrow and will leave for Colombo and Bombay at 3 p.m the same day. The rainfall last night, registered at Fort Cornwallis, was *4l inches. The
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    The Rev. F. B. Meyer.
    170 4 I)i«course at the Town Hall. To an audience of about twenty-four men the Rev. F B, Meyer, who has won worldwide fame as a preacher, spoke his message of hope at the Town Hall this afternoon. It was a simple, direct, heart-to-heart talk with young
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    Golf Club Tennis Tournament.
    640 4 Thursday’s Results. Neubronner beat Rogers 6—4; 6—2. Mrs. Dunu beat Mrs. Robertson 6—2; 6-3. Fox and Linton beat Duxbury and Goodrich 6—4; 7—5 Cavendish and Cooper beat Henderson and Bullautyue 6—3; 6 4. Ties fixed for Monday 10th. 1 Ladies’ Singles Handicap Miss Brown vs. MTB.
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    Alleged Forgery.
    251 4 Accused Committed for Trial. Reports of the preliminary enquiry into the charge of using as genuine a forged document, preferred against Joseph Smith and Mahomed Ismail, have appeared in the columns of the Echo from time to time. In the last report it was mentioned that in opening
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    “The Unwritten Law.”
    700 4 Terrible Crime Near Singapore. Crowds filled the Criminal Court at Saigon on April 22, when Celestin Massol, an engineer, a native of Marseilles, was placed in the dock on the charge of murdering bis wife on board the mail steamer Salazie. The Echo gave the story at
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      295 4 PALMER TYRES. Information of interest to users of MOTOR TYRES, is that a REDUCTION IN PRICES of PALMER CORD TYRES is in force from beginning of the present season. Motorists recopuised that even under previous rates Palmer Tyres were well woith the difference by reason of the fewer repairs and
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      28 4 A Cure for Bowel Trouble. No matter how severe an attack of diarrhoea may be, Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy never fails to give WbStaAST T n
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      32 4 tionosau is a happy combination of Kawa Resins with Oleum Santali in the proportion of 1 part Kawa Kawa to 4 parts Oleum. Santal cures easily, no complications. All chemists and dealers.
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      Last Night’s Storm.
      63 5 (Echo Special.) Houtw Struck at I poll, lpoli, 7tli May.-—Tbere was severe storm here last night, with lightning. Mr. Latham’s house iu Tambun Road was struck. The flash wrecked the roof and set a bed on fire. No occupants were hurt, but the alarm natural to the
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      “ The Duchess of Milan.”
      57 5 The Duchess of Milan.” (Supplied by Reuter.) Uoverninent Announcement. London. 6lb May.—The Government has announced that if a subscription is opened to acquire for the natiou Holbein’s famous portrait of the Duchess of M<lan, which was recently sold by the Duke of Norfolk to the well-known art dealers Messrs. Colnagbi,
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      The Queen of Holland.
      20 5 (Supplied ly Reu*er.) No Wet Nurses. Loudon, 6th May.—The Queen of Holland is Buckling her baby.
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      Aeronautics.
      103 5 (Supplied by Reuter Service Between Lucerne and Friedrichshafen. London, 6th May.—The Zeppelin Company have arranged for a regular service between Lucerne and Friedrichshafen and also for two trips daily round the Lake of Lucerne. Airships in Warfare. Speaking in the House of Commons yes terday Mr. H. H. Asquith,
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      Royal Meetings.
      42 5 (Supplied by Reuter The Entente Fordiale. London, 6th May—The Tsar will meet President Fallierns at Brest in June aod a meeting has been arrauged between the Kaiser and King Victor Emmanuel to take place at Brindisi on the 19th May.
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      South African Convention.
      50 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) The Cape’s Demands. London, 6th May.—The South African Convention which met at Bloemfontein has reached a critical stage owing to the amendments of the Cape Parliament which demands tbe enforcement of bilingualism and the abandonment of the representation of minorities in thinly populated districts.
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      The Tea Tax.
      92 5 (Supplied by Renter.) Adopted by the Commons. Loudon, 6th May.—The House of Coin--IDODB adopted the resolution regarding the tax on tea by 362 votes to 179 after a closure on the motion had been proposed by Mr Lloyd George which was carried by 308 votes to 201,
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      Indian Anarchy.
      148 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) Arabindo Chose Acquitted. London, 7th May.—The trial of thirtysix natives at Alipore in connection with the discovery of bombs at Calcutta in May, 1 08, has concluded. Two were' sentenced to death, twelve either to transportation for life or various terms of imprisonment, aud the
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      Frenzied Finance.
      36 5 Supplied, by Reuter Wheat Being Bought Up. Loudon, 7ib May.—There is renewed activity in wheat buying at. Chicago due to reports of shortage at Kausaß owiug to a fresh campaign by the speculator Patten.
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    The Tronoh Mines Ltd.
    17 5 The Tronoh output for April was piculs two thousand four huudred and ten.
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    Tin Mine Outputs.
    131 5 Messrs. Osborne and Chappel announce the following outputs for April from their mines:— Pengkalen. April output, 400 pikuls. No. 1 barae worked 13 days duriug the month, and No. 2 barge 27 days. Owing to opening up new faces a large proportion of overburden was treated during
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    Carters’ Strike.
    651 5 The carters’ strike at Kuala Lumpur is happily at an end. The last few days have been instructive as showing how many interests are affected by a strike of bullock cart drivers. As far as the big smelting companies were concerned things were practically at a standstill, as
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    Our London Letter.
    1008 5 (From Our Own Correspondent.) London. April 16th. Trade Improving. The general concensus of opinion amongst baukers aud commercial men generally is that trade and business is improving between Great Britain and the Far East after a long period of depression. The tin market has been a ti
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    Passengers.
    117 5 Arrived. Per 8.8. Kistna, 7th May. from Singapore: Mrs. Goh Tiang WcO, Mr. and Mrs. J. Rim. Miss Poh Khav, Mr. E C. New>ey. From Port Swetteuham Messrs. Ho Kim Teik, Matthews, Rogers. F. 0. Sander and E. C. H. Wo ff Departed. Per s s Teexta, 0th May,
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    FIXTURES.
    84 5 To-day. 18th Day of 3rd Moon. Golf Club Tenuis TiesTown Band, Esplanade, 6 to 7 p.ui. The New Japanese Cinematograph, corner of Campbell Street and Penang Road, 7-30 p.in. and 9-10 p.m. To-morrow. 19th Day of 3rd Moon. Cricket P. R. 0. os. 0. R. C., Victoria GreenCricket ;P-C.
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    PENANG TURF CLUB. AUTUMN MEETING, 1909.
    1091 5 FIRST DAY. Tuesday, 27th July 1909 1—The Maiden Plate. Value $500. A Race for Maiden Horses. Weight as per scale reduced 14lbs All horses imported into the Stiaits or F.M S. aa Subscription Griffins at a piice not ex- reeding $400 allowed 71bs. Entrance,
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      268 5 NOTICE OF SALE BY OKDJili OK THE MORTGAGEE, The undersigned is instructed to take possession of and put up for sale by PUBLIC AUCTION On Wed., 12th May, 1909, Ax 12 Noon, 1 At Nebong Tebal Police Station, i Province Wellesley, The undermeutioued Property of QUAE LHKOK TOW deceased (the
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      241 5 i Entries Close at 5 p. m. on Thursday, lftth July, (except for Race 9, Third Day, which closes as stated). Handicaps for First Day will bs published on or before Monday, 19th July, 1909. A penalty of 7 lb. is incurred in a handicap by the winner of any
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  • PUBLIC OPINION.
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      THE “SNOWBALL” NUISANCE.
      346 6 To T8S Editor of thr Straits Echo Sir, —The Council of Dr. Barnardo'b Homes will be very much obliged if you can find spaoe for this communication in your valuable columns, and thus assist them to stop a Snowball Letter which has been circulating all over the
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    The Murder of Mr. Brooke.
    622 6 The details of the murder of the ill-fated Mr. Brooke bare been received from the Englishman who was travelling with him in Western China shortly before his death. The letter is written from Niug-Yuen-Fu, a prefectural city in Szechuan province in the great bend of
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    How Oxford Won the Boat-race.
    616 6 Duel of Spurts Between Rival Strokes. The greatly faucied Cambridge crew, outpaced and outstayed, were beaten by three and a half lengths m one of the most remarkable boat-races ever rowed over the historic course. Oxford covered the four and a quarter miles between Putney
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    EXCHANGE.
    114 6 Psnaw», 7th Mat {By e mrtemf oj ike Chmrt*r*M Bank.) London Demand Hank ..2/8 J 4 months’ Banf ...2/4^ w Credit S M Docui$entar> ...2/4/, 'alentta, Demand Buk Rs. 17-4-1 2 days’ sight Pn 176 BoNibnf, Demand Book .174 Meotmein, Demand Baek 173 days’ sight Pnvm* 176 Demand Hank
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    PRODUCE.
    191 6 Gold l«af 162.5 J 6. Pep] er^W.Coast 31b5.5 os.) no stock White Pepper 915 50 buyer* Dung Pepper 12. buyers Cl >Viii out of reason Mace 73. —buyers Mace Picking» 64.— buyer» 'Tutmegt 110 s 18.50 seller» SNo 1 6.65 sales 2 no stock Basket 3.80 sales Tipioc.. Flour
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    MARKET PRICES.
    193 6 Phhaho, 7th Mat, 1909 Bsbf— ets Soup per catt) 14 Roast 24 Steaks 24 Stew or Curry Meat 18 Rump Steak 24 Ox Tail each 30 Tongue 55 Feet 15 Heart 30 Liver per catty 30 Posx— Pork pei catt> 32 Pig’s Head f 20 Feet £4 Tongue
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    SHARES.
    1271 6 d d. -2 Number of 'j i fa g 1 S 2 Capital. Shares I > Dividend* Name. ‘-S i88ued g g <£ o J5 1 3 Mining:* I 1903 I 900,<XK) 30.000 10 10 i 10 for year ending 31/3/08 Belat Tin Mining Co., Ltd. 50< .907 300.000
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      46 6 (jOllOHan 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 treatment Trials by the Medical, Profession solicited. Samples free ou appli•CUion to any of the chief Penang Chemists.
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      126 6 Relief from Rheumatic Pains. The great paiu relieving power of Chambe. lain s Pain Balm is clearly shown in cases of sciatica and inflirnmatory rheumatism, both of which are extremely painful, but one application of this liniment gives relief and enables the sufferer to sleep, which in many instances be
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    A Singapore Tip.
    871 7 f Buy Knbber Shares. We have before ua, says the Strailt 1 Time a local rubber share list of August, I 1!* 8, and wo take from it the seller I quotations of tea representative companies. We have a copy of the same list for April 23,
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      1304 7 INSURANCES, MACKAY’S The Penang Khean Ouan Insurance Co., Ltd, Hsab <>»»ici Mo. Si. HaicH Strut. Pmi». BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Mr. Cbotth Cboo Yew Quah Beng Kee Khaw Joo Tok Yeoh G«ok Koat Khoo Hun Yeang Khoo Boon Phay Ho Teang Wan Mr. Lim Boon Nye Mr.Lim Teang Hooi Tan Teang
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      192 7 Don’t Put It Off. Don't allow twenty.four hours to elapse without Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Di.mhuut Remedy in your homo. True, you may not need it within that time, but it is better than any doctor’s piescriptiou and worth twenty times its cost in cases of diurrLoei, cramp colic or
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      1039 8 W. MANSON, American Dentist, Late of Dr. Allen Co., Pha, U.S.A. FOR SALE. Charges Moderate, Consultation Free. fttfSIDIN* AT /Vo. 21a Penang Road. A few doers from the Eastern and Orient a Hotel. 6 mtba TEA o USEFUL TO PLANTERS, ESTATES, ETC. Large Check Holl Books of LfOO leaves. Price,
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