Straits Echo, 18 November 1909

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    34 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY. VOL* 7* 924 Per Annum. PENANG, THURSDAY, 18th NOVExUBER, Single Copy, 10 cents No. 268.
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      29 1 V THE BEST BEER IN THE FAR EAST. 4 nT r o S sr i! 3 rs '1 i SE > CD > iv fOKTO^^ TIANQ LEE A Oo„ Soto Aftali.
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    Schoolboy Wit and Humour.
    847 2 To judge from the column* of the daily press, otie might almost imagine that the modern schoolboy spent his hours under the dominie in the invention of ingenious Howlers.” To give him bis due, however, bis efforts in this respect he seldom intends as bom mot
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      82 2 Save Money by liuy lug Chamberlain's» Cough Remedy. \ou will pay ju»t as much for a bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as for any of fl>e other cough medicines, but you save money by buying it. The saving is iu what you get, uot what you pay. The sure to
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      1994 2 I Those tiny Capsules superior to Copaiba, Cubebs. and Injections CURE the same diseases as these drugs in FORTY-EIGHT HOURS without inconvenience. E/icU Capsule bmrs the name. \™<i Paris. 8, rue Vivienne Sold bj all Chemist». MUNICIPAL ENQUIRY COMMISSION. NOTICE. All persons willing to give evidence before the Commission appointed
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    VESSELS EXPECTED.
    31 3 Vex telt F r<m\ Agent» Duj Himalaya Qolom ljo AO-ACo. IStl.Nov. Devanha Si igprore A.Q £Co. 20 th P. Alice Sineapore It M.aCo. 2:ird Goeben Colombo B.MACo. '24 tb
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    SAILINGS.
    21 3 F>,t A 1 H UlaliTI Singapore G &Co. Not. D^-vauha Colombo \GACo. P. Alice Colombo B.M &Co. Goebeu Singapore B.M.&Co
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      ARRIVALS
      75 3 Canton, Ur. *.p., 106 Bat* Sabib, 17th Nov-, Teluk Anson, 16ib Nor.. Gen. Kong Soon. Quorra, Br. ss, 120, Burk«, 17th Not, Ltngkat, 16th Not., Oil.— Katr Bros. L*d Taroba, Br s 3 667, Jacobs. 18th Not., Madras. 9tb Not Gen. H. L. A Co. O enfa loch Br.
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      DEPARTURES.
      35 3 18th Notkmbbk. Quorra, for Laugkat. Rotorua, for Tongkab. Cornelia, for Port Swettenham Port Dickson and Malacca. Mary Austin, for Pangkalan Brandau. Avagyee, for Deli. Leong Ho, for Trang. Taroba, for Port Swettenham and Singapore.
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      MAILS CLOSE
      166 3 Fo* Kedah—Per Lian Choo, to-morrow, 9 a m. Tongkah. Kopah, Renong, Victoria Poiut, Mergui Taroy—Per Omapere, to morrow, 1 p.m. Rangoon—Per Landrat Scheiff, tosorrow, 2 p.m. Port Swettenham and Singapore—Per Pin Seng, to-morrow, 3 p m. Teluk Auson—Per Sappho, to morrow. 3 p.m. Rangoon—Per Glenogle, to morrow. 3
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    Passengers to the Straits.
    551 3 Ter P. and O. h s. Marmora, from London Oct. 22. connec'ing with the Himalaya at Colombo, due at t’enaug on 18th Nov. To Penang Mr. P. D. Osborne, Mr. A. Lampird, Miss Iremonger. To Singapore Mr A. Melvin, Mr A. McCulloch, Mr. E Simon, Dr.
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      765 3 P, 0. Steam Navigation Coy. fcipfftfd Arrivals and Departares. Mail Sarvica. Oat ward. 18 Himalaya conneeting' with Marmara 2 Delta Morea 16 Delhi Mooltan 30 Vevanha Mantua Homeward. THROUGH STEAMER TO LONDON. March 26, Macedonia FAKES BY MAIL STEAMERS. 1* CI&M tad OIM fo l-ondon by £66 £44 ft) Marveille*
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      433 3 (SHIPPING NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, BREMEN IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE. k/ f V 1 m r. TPHK fast and woil-known mail s eauetsoi t b.s Company sail fortn:ghtjy vui Brt u n, Hamburgma Rotterdam, Antwerp, Souihampton, Gibraltar, Algiers, Genoa, Naples, (connection Marseilles, Naples, Alexandria and vice versa) Port Said, Sues, Aden, Colombo,
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    PENANG TURF CLUB. JANUARY MEETING, 1910.
    915 4 (UNDER S, R. A. RULES OF RACING.) RACE DAYS FIRST DAY Tuesday, 4th January, 1910. SECOND DAY Thursday, 6th January, 1910THIRD DAY... Saturday, 8th January, 1910-__ FIRST DAY. Tuesday, 4th January 1910. 1 —The Maiden Plate. Value $500. A Race for Maiden Horses. Weight
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    The Straits Echo.
    103 4 J .dn attune» mrfMl u< ]Mk» v »Mtat.Ml ntllr (»W *o«h4»» if n B CRITERION PRESS, Lid., No. 226—‘232. Beach Btreet. Penang j PRICE: >411.« UK!4I m par unw OUTBTATIONS Fort»** B*tr*^ «111. lIIITIIIN IPMt rml fit 1 UAKI.B 4UUEKBB Echo- Penang." Telephone No. 343 i 4.4,-411
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    Domestic Occurrence.
    19 4 Birth. Rrigh —At their residence, Anson Road, on 17th inst., to Dr. And Mrs. Bright, a daughter.
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    THE FEDERAL COUNCIL.
    872 4 To-day we make a note for the historian of the future. On the 10th November, 1909, there was published No. 1 of Vol. 1 of the Federated Malay States Government Gazette, a volume about three quarters of an inch thick. We were glad to receive it as
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    Interport Shoot.
    71 4 Singapore retains flie blue rib.nd of the Far Eastern team nfla shooting this year, with Penang at the bo*tom of the list. The Shanghai score, which has just been received, is 901 The order, therefore, is Singapore 955. Shanghai 901, Hongkong 876, aud Penang 873 Last year every
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    Tin, Opium and Rice Quotations.
    77 4 The following business in tin bag been done to-day Singapore Straits Trading C0., buyers, no sellers j 75 Penang: Penang Tin Exchange, buyers, no sellers /0 35 Eastern Smelting Co., ]5O tons at 70-70 S'raits Trading Co, 100 70 75 Total 250 tons. Tin is
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    SUPREME COURT.
    925 4 THE ASSIZES (Before Mr. Justice Wood tear d Chetty Defalcation Case. A great deal of local interest ia being taken in the c»>e against S *masun larom Chett y which was heard in the Assize Court before Mr. Justice L M. Woodward this morning The accused, who is
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  • PUBLIC OPINION.
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      INDENTUBED COOLIES.
      90 4 To the Him os ov the Straits Kean, Sir.-Unfortunately set* of and the ill-treatment of poor voiceless coolies are frequent. From tune to tin* pemsteut rumours reach the public from certain estates that coolies are cowed down and their spirit broken; and the result j, that the Assistant
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    A DANIEL FROM KAMPAR.
    814 4 To thb Editor of tor Straits KcHa Sir, —Sanitation in our town io getting a good touch up just now. AH back i lanes, puddles and insanitary spots are being laid with river saud. which makes j the place much cleaner. Where mud a D ,I
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      279 4 Entries Close at ft p.m. on Monday, 20th December, 1909. Handicaps for the First Day will be published on or before the 23rd December, 1909. A penalty of 7 lbs. is incurred iu a handicap by the wiuuer of any race run subsequent to the publication of the weights, and
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      67 4 Croup Quickly Cured. A few doses of Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy brings surprising results when a child shows symptoms of croup. There is no cause for alarm when this medicine is in the house, as it rarely takes more than three or four doses to bring about a complete cure. It
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      26 4 Ihe first violent inflammatory svmptoin» quickly disappear after treatment with Kiedel s UonoBan Capsules. No better preparation now on the market. Certified by tbe leading Specialists.
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      Circus Fatality.
      38 5 (Echo Special.) The Inquest. Ipoh, 18th Nov.— The inquest touching the death of the little Malay gir who was killed by a tiger at tho Indian circus has resulted in a verdict of death by misadventure.
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      The Governor.
      114 5 (Echo Special Latest Authoritative Program mo. Ipoh, 18th Nov.—The High Commissioner for the F. M. S. will arrive &t Kuala Perak on the evening of December 6th. His Excellency will visit Telok Anson on the 7th and come to Ipoh on the Bth. In the evening he will
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      Singapore Sensation.
      72 5 (Echo Special.) German Bank Compradore’s Losses. Singapore, 18 th November. —The Herman bank here is suing its compradore’s surety, Mr. Lim Tuah-tow, for $25,000. The indebtedness of the compradore is said to be $239,000, mainly losses on exchange contracts. His surety denies liability, saying that the contracts were
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      The Lost Mails.
      34 5 (Echo Special.) Trying to (let them from La Seyne.” Singapore, Nov. 18.—It is proposed to make an attempt to recover the 200 bags of mail from the foundered steamer La Seyne.
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      Interport Shooting.
      18 5 (Echo Special) Scores Now Complete. Singapore, Nov. 18,—Shanghai scored 901 points in the Interport shooting competition.
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      The Fushimis.
      37 5 (Supplied by Reuter Arrival in London. London, 17ib November. —Prince aud Princess Fushimi have arrived in London from the Contioeut. They were met at the Blatiou by M. Takaaki Kato, tbe Japanese Ambassador in London.
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      England and Portugal.
      56 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) Arbitration Treaty Reuewed. London, 17th November. —Sir E Iward Grey. Foreign Secretary, and Signor Wincesl»n de Lima, Portuguese ForeigD Minister, has signed the renewal of the Arbitration Treaty. Portuguese Sovereign Honoured. Ijondon, 17th November. —His Majesty King Edward has invested King Manuel of Portugal
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      Chinese Naval Commissioners.
      29 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) lo be Received by the King. Lomlon, 17th November.—His Majesty h'ng E Iward will receive tbe Chinese Naval "nuniMiouers at Windsor on Saturday.
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      Portuguese King a London Freeman.
      42 5 (Supplied ly Reuter.) Cockney Cheers. London, 18th November.—King Manuel ortugal, accompanied by the Prince of ale«, drove to tbe Guildhall, where the r **Jom of the Citv was presented to him. b«*rtily cheered by crowds in tbe
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      Party Piffle.
      164 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) Budget Tactics. London, 18th Nov.—Lord Lmudowne’s motion (for a sort of refeiendum on the Budget] is the theme of all the Conservative papers, which extol its adroit wording. It contains, they point out, no suggestion of a right of veto, but merely affirms the principle
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    Taiping Notes.
    718 5 (From Our Oum Correspondent.) Taiping. 16th November. M. 8. G. Contrary to the usual custom the parade of the M. S. G. on the King’s Birthday was held this year in the new parade ground adjoining the race course. The inclement state of the weather and the distance
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    Ipoh Items.
    923 5 (From Our Oven Correspondent November 16 f b, 1909 “The Liars” I note from the Penang pipeis that Tbe Liars” has ben successfully staged in Penang and I would suggest to Mr. and Mrs. Wright*Motion that they bring their company to Ipoh and stage The Liars” here. We
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    Selangor Notes.
    928 5 (From Our Oven Corres/ undent Kuala Lumpur, 14th Nov High Tides. The first incideut of nrte hereabouts during tbe present mouth was connected with the abnormally high tides at Port Swetteuham These were somewhat diffi*uit to account for, and 1 hear that those learned in such matters down
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    "A New Man.”
    211 5 Wanted to Htartie History. Thu R«v. Donald P Fraser. Bristol, gave an aJdr»‘»s ou "The New Man to the Lea gut* of Progressive Thought and Social Service. To day we bad the pathetic spectacle of au Eogiaod. a Europe, over which earuest met) were wiinging their hands
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    Penang Exports.
    44 5 (For the Fortnight Kittling Not. 14.) United U. S. The Kingdom. America. Continent. Tin ...875 tons. 1,000 tons. 140 tons Black Pepper HO 40 White Pepper 15 20 60 i Flour 200 Tapioca < Pearl 50 526 375 (Flake 85 45 Copra 800
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    Passengers.
    20 5 A rrivkd. Per ss Taruba 18th Nov, from Madras Mr aud Mrs. C. F. Sjott Bi cklaw and daughter.
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    FIXTURES.
    82 5 To- HAT. 6’h Div of lOih M OoU. Penang Ass z j s. The New Japanese Cinematograph, cornet of Cainpl»ell Street and Penang Road, 7-30 p.m. and 9-1 p.m To-morrow. 7« li Day of TJth Moor. Penang Ass z*s. Leigue Football Vols. t’s. Crescent, Esplanade St. Andrew’s Reel Practice,
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    THE MOON.
    21 5 bars! Quarter No 7 21st O Full Moon 24 h i L*hl Quarter Dec. 7'Jl O New Moon 13th
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    MAILS DUE.
    21 5 China Devanha ...20ili N v Chin* t Priazets A'ice) ...23rd German Goeben) ...24 v h English (Delta ...2ud I)rc
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      32 5 (iononail is a happy combination of Kawi Resins with Oleum Saotali in the proportion of 1 part Kawa Kawa to 4 pirta Oleum. Santal cures easily, no compiicitions. All chemists and dealers.
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      515 5 notice. THE usual monthly sale of Pawnbroker»' forfeit*»! pledges for sum» exceeding #lO will be belt! punctually at 11 o’clock a m on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, the 6 b. 7th and Bth proximo, respectively, at No 42, Beach Street. The above forfeit» d pledge» may be viewed at the
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    J. J. Corbett.
    1785 6 HIS CHAMPIONSHIP FIOIIT. The Life-Story of Jamew J. Corbett. Matched to meet John L. Sullivan, the greatest fighter in the world I could scarcely believe it. The struggle to get the 10,000 dollars (£*2,000) which Sullivan insisted should be put up as a side-bet at even money
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    EXCHANGE.
    119 6 Parana, 18th Noismbb*. (By courtesy of the Chartered Bank London, Demand Bank 2/4 4 months' sight Bank 2/4$ 3 Credit 2/41$ 3 Documentary.. 2/4% Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs. 174 3 days’ sight Private 176 Bombay, Demand Bank 174 Moulmein, Demand Bank 17#$ 3 day s’sight Private 176 Madras, Demand
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    PRODUOE.
    208 6 Gold J«af $64.80 3. Pep) er( W.Coast Slbs.s oz.) no stock SVhite Pepper $25. —sales Tranp Pepper out of season Cl.m?t out of season Maoe 88.— sales Vlace P'ck'i»c* 76.—sellers 'futiresr* 110 s 19$ sales SNo. 1 6/5 sales 2 .no stock Basket 450 sales Ttpioui. Flour 1 77
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    MARKET PRICES.
    197 6 Pbhaho, 18th Novbmbbr, 1009 Bbef— et$. Soup per cat t\ 14 Roast 24 Steaks 24 Stew or Curry Meat 16 Ruinp Steak 24 Ox Tail naclt 30 Tongue 55 Feet 15 Heart 30 Liver per catty 35 Pork— Pork per call} 32 Pig’s Head 20 Feet 24 Tongue
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    SHARES.
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    In Persia.
    607 7 A Kukho-Persian Romance. The charm of constitutionalism has b©#n cant over Persia, but the net result# am not inspiriting. Pespotism has, indeed. been cru>hed, aud the despot ban is hod to Russia, but the rule of the patnols who, (be fighting ver have now «merged from their hidingplaces,
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    Tide Table for Penang.
    86 7 November, 19H1) f H.W. L.W. H.W. L.W. 1116 A. M. AM. P. M. P. M. 18th 4.09, 10.22, 4.35, 10.48 lt*th 5.01, 1114, 5.27, 11.40 20th 552, Nil. 6.18, 12.05 21st 6.41, 12.31, 7.10, 12 57 22nd 7.35, 1.22. 8.01, 1.48 23rd 8.27, 2.14, 8.52, 2.40
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