Straits Echo, 30 December 1909

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    Masthead
    35 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS. JHE EEDERATED MALAY STATES AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY. VOL. 7. $24 Per Annum. PENANG, THURSDAY, 30»ii DECEMBER, l»Otf. Stogie Copy, 10 cents. No. 297*
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      19 1 IHE HWIH EAST V" D 53 3?' *5 2 I in? o x <8 >v ft >6 £?/rr TL*nq
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    Sir Robert Kaudkaw, M. P.
    199 2 Sir llobert knight*, ow* in no small decree to the pj,<*#fl**ivenesa of the Indian Post Office, remarks the Evtning Standard. Mr. Laidlaw went out to Calcutta in the drapery business, and helped to found the firm of Whiteawav, Laidlaw, aud Co. which began much like
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    Prisoners on Trial.
    219 2 Mr. Justice (Iraniham Refers to French Methods. After the usher had made the customary declaration preceding a trial for attempted murder at the Old Hailey, Mr Justice Or in thain diew the jury’s attention to thp phraseology. They had all b?*en leading lately, he said, a celebrated
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    The Hongkong Dollar.
    264 2 Where an Old Straits Coin is Legal Tender. In connection with the seizure by the police of a large amount of couuteifeit coiu isported, says the Hongkong Daily T rets, thp point was raised that a certain silver piece described as the Hongkong dollar was not what
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    New Penang Steamer.
    333 2 Launched at Hongkong to Order of Eastern Shipping Co. In the presence of a large gathering on the evening of the ilth iost the first of two steameis bu It at the Kwong Tuck Cheung shipbuilding yard, liungbom, Hongkong, to the order of the Eastern Sbippiug Co.
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      57 2 Watch for Symptoms of Croup. Do not allow cr< up to develop Cln niter Urn's C"Ui;b R j medy will prevent tbe attack. Watch for tbe first symptom, wbicb is usually hoarseness, and give this leraedy freely. It should always tie k pt in the home where there are younir
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      441 2 A Household Liniment. When a N»ttle of Cbamberlaiu’s Pain Balm is kept bouse tbe pains of burns and scalds may relieved, cuts and bruises quickly>*aled. swellings promptly ieduced and and neuralgia robbed of tbeir In fact, for the household ills, it is just «uch a liniment as every family should
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      1478 2 ALL OVER GREAT AND GREATER BRITAIN the unbounded and increasing popularity OF MARTELL’S brandy IS DUE TO THE QUALITY GUARANTEED BY THE blue and silver label. BEST QUALITY. HORNLESS LOUD OR SOFT. RECORDS r *lO per doz ROBINSON PIANO CO., LID. A. W. TULLY CO., NOTICE. TAMIL IMMIGRATION FUND ENACTMENT,
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    VESSELS EXPECTED.
    44 3 V**sel$ t'r-n* i A gent» Due Delta Siagproe A O A Jo. 1st JdU QoebeD Singapore Prirz Eitelj 13. M ACo. 4 b F< :edrich Colombo B M ACo 5*b Bencleucb |L>n<lou S.B ACo. 8tb r**uafc Glasgow S B ACo. 8 b
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    SAILINGS.
    34 3 r eiteU For A j"xfLMfa '^oloinb*» h.QJ (jt>. .J tU G* ''m Colombo B.M AGV. Fill J£lU». Friedrich i 0 Singapore B.M AOo Benclfcoch Siugn pore iUA jo Pathan Singapen» S B ACo-
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      ARRIVALS.
      111 3 Landrat Schetff. Ger. 1.812, Strurs. l'9ih Dec., Rangoon, 26’b Dec Oen E S. 00, lild. Hebe. Hr. 346. Juksler, 30tb Doc Singapore, if B'b Dec, Geu.- W. 81. A Co Malacca, Br. r.s 40, P Trewcekr, iiUib DoO., Teluk Aosou, 29'b Doc, Gen. Rwong 00. De Kork. Du», r%
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      DEPARTURES.
      51 3 80th Dkc.-mbkr Devanha, for Smgapore China uud Japan. If try Austin, for Paugkalan Brandan. Perak for Deli. Com-lia, for Port Swetteclum, Tort Dickson and Malacca. Lenny Ho. for Trang. Rotorua, for Tongkab. Hebe for Deli. Canton, for Diudingg and Teluk Adsod. Taroba for Port Swettenliam and Singapore. ifambang, for
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      MAILS CLOSE.
      157 3 Fo» Kedah—Per Lian Chao, to-morrow. 9 a m. Calcutta Per Japan tc-morrow. 11 a.m. longkah Kopah. Kenong, Victoria Point, J Mergui A Tavoy—Per Omapere, to-morrow, lpm I Rangoon—Per Landrat to morrow. 2 p in. Port Swettenbain and Singapore —Per Pin Seng, to morrow, 3 p m. Teluk Auson
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    Passengers to the Straits.
    394 3 l*er It aud O. ks Nyani a. from London. L> c. 4. <lub at Peoauc on 3rd Jan.; To P.|n(j Mr. K Gargill. Mr. j U *4 Tucker, E Jacquea < To Singapore Mib< J V. h J B. Wear no, Mias W CJFT; Whi»!..' Mr.
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    P.& O. SAILINGS.
    36 3 Mall Serv ce OtMWABDB. Poai.WARUS Arcalia Hi Jnn jbe to j at At»> iy: I Delhi 13 Ectra Service. HoMItWARU. Nyanzn t Jan J Tu/av. n 7 Jau Java 17 1 Sicilia xi
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      1028 3 P.&O. Steam Navigation Coy. Expected Arrivals and Departures. Mail Ssrvlcs, Outward. Dec. 30 Devanha connecting with Jan. 13 Arcadia 27 Atnaye Feb. 10 Delta Homeward. Mantua China Malvoa Moldavia THROUGH STEAMER TO LONDON. March 26, Macedonia FARES BY MAIL STEAMERS. To 1 .on don by Sea m To MaiaeiUM or
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      449 3 [■HIP PI N NORDDEUTSCHER JXOYD, BREMEN, ■K rf/ a n ;y ik mm a THE fast aud weii-kuowu tu« 1 eu\mxM 0 rbts Company sail fortn:ghtly from Bremen. Hambuigviu borne dam, Antwerp«Southampton,Gibraltar, Algiers, Genoa, Naples, (connection Marseille*, Naples, Alexandria and vice oerta) Port Said, Sues, Aden, Colombo, Penang. Singapore, Hongl-Jpng,
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    The Straits Echo.
    95 4 inn holy iMI foattr* akin* 4*ll v (WW SM«, T M CRITERION PRESS, Ltd., No. WE—23)l. Botch Strtol, r«n»n« PRIOR: lUII.V UM>4l H p M .per «mw» M OUTOTtTIONO run»» litrt «til. OIHTIOM (Pom Rroel 111 iitm.B tmmraH Echo- Penang.' r«l«y»kone No. 348 44-ia >ww ——m— ■itoein
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    THE JURU FLOTATION.
    201 4 Readers of the Echo must have been struck yesterday bjr the unusual meritg of the newest rubber flotation, the Juru Estate, It seemed so good to us that we procured a copj of Mr. Thomas Boyd’s report, which we reproduce elsewhere, A revenue to begin with of
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    THE IPOH CASE.
    1087 4 We played the game, as well as we knew how. When the Echo received from the Library of the House of Commons, a whole week ahead of the mail which served the rest of the papers, the details of Mr. Ginnell's question in Parliament with reference to
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    Rev. Bro. James.
    305 4 Hearty Reception. The R j v Bro. James. Director of St. Xavier’s Institution, received a hearty reception ou his return from Eu r ope this morning bv the I* AO- stpamer Devanha He was accompanied bv K°v Bro Sylvester, formerly Director of the Ur hoHc School at
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    Tin, Opium and Rice Quotations.
    83 4 The following busioe-s iu tiu his been lone to-day Penang: Penang Tin Exchange, 9 I uycs, no sellers Straits t rading (Jo. 7 77 tut buyers, no seileis Eastern Smelting CY.. ‘.176 tons at 77 50 Singapore Straits Trading Co., 20} 77.v0 Total 475 ton*.
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    St. George's Church.
    321 4 Net Year’s Eve, Dec 31. G p 01 —Choral Eveusotig au 1 Sermon. Jan Ut Circumcision of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Octrve of Chris*tnas. 8 30 tn. —Ho'y Communion. Frank W. Haines. Those who intend to take their New Year’s Eve dinner at tie E
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    Parish Hall Xmas Tree.
    303 4 Yesterday evening the arisb Hall and giounds were the scene of much animation about 300 children of the Palish assembled for the Xmas tree treat given by the Community. From 5 to 6 p m the youngsters of both sexes were legated with ctkes and sweets
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    Supreme Court.
    613 4 t IN CIVIL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION. p (Before Mr Justice Woodward Tan Khnne Yew vs. Wong Ah Yee. This action was disposed of yesterday. The plaint ff’s claim was for ?4 0t 0, beiug damages for false impiisonment and malicious prosecution of the plaintiff by the 3 defendant. t
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      249 4 The New Coagulant V1T.X. (■'OK KUBDKK LA FAR SUPERIOR TO ALL OTHER PROCESSES. Full particulars from BE11N, MEYER CO., LTD., PENANG, Sole Agents Stock always on hand. NEW HOWE” BICYCLES!!! V Cheap Price Go::d Quality Guaranteed! 1 BRITISH MADK THROUGHOUT! New Howe Bicycler are guaranteed of Superior Quality and Finish,
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      23 4 any sort occu? 8 P and 'i?. C P,lPation ft /orable 5.5«. Al*?"°* ia «"t reading specialists of the diT° ,ed b? the
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      Singapore Opium Farm Case.
      113 5 {Echo Special.) Nettled by Consent. Singapore, t’Otli December.—The case in which Towkay Litn Ah Siang of Johore sued Chop Guan Hock ilin, Opium and Spirit Fanners of Singapore ant Johore, for a sum of $60,000, which sum was alleged to be promised to the plaintiff by
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      Over 1,000 Spouters.
      199 5 {Suppled by Renter Rothttchild and Jewish Electors. London, 29. h I Scomber. —Lord Rothschild, speaking at Stepney, waa interrup'ed by a very noisy section of the audience. Re said that he did not wish to shirk taxation Out be objected to the new Ru-sian bureaucracy which the
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      Gladstone’s Birthday.
      68 5 (Supj lied by Renter Worldwide Tributes to His Memory. London, 30th Dec—Yesterday was the hundredth anniversary of the birth of W. E. Gladstone. All the evening papers paid tribute to the memory of one cf the most outstanding figures in European history during last century.” Hundreds of telegrams
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      Uganda.
      29 5 {Supplied by Reuter.) Hanting Expedition. London, 39th December. Prince Maurice Scbaumberglippe has started for a three months’ stay in Uganda. He was accompanied by the explorer. Count Pfeil-
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      Inland Communication.
      67 5 {Supplied by Reuter Proposed Canal System for the Midlands. London, 30th December. —The R"ya' Commission on Canals and Inland Navigation reported in favour of the establishment of a Waterway Board with large powers for extending and improving canal* so as to link the Midlands with the prircijal ports.
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      Gladstone Centenary.
      67 5 {Supplied by Reuter.) Celebrations in London. London, 29th December.— The papers contain articles on the Gladstone 11 to-day and compare the past with the preeen Liberalism. There weie numerous gat&erings in London and wreaths ,e V the great statesman’s tomb in West mi Abbey, including a silver wreath
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      City of Paris Loan.
      32 5 {Supplied by Reutor.) Embellishment and h London. 29ib December -Tb. *r.ocb Chamber has authorised a Ci J Loin of £36.000,000 for the purpose ot e bellishment and sanitation.
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    Report on Juru Estate.
    1452 5 This F-i»ate is situated in Pioviuoe Wellesley about 10 miles from Penang and about 3 miles from Bukit Tengah Station on M. 8 Railway. Access to the E Ute cm also be bad by water on two sides and produce can be shipped by tongkaog either
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    Chinese Trade in Hongkong
    269 5 The Ciinese merchants in Hongkong say that they have had a capital all round yea', the tevival of trade being so good tbatMhey h ive dooe more business in 1909 th in in any of the last five years. The best business hatbeen done in 6ugar,
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    Training Notes.
    677 5 By Early Bird I Thursday morning, Dec. 30th j A cloudy lur »vu<e w Oat Watua ui truing. ntw a fair uiaue »4. ladies and gentlemen f aX ihe R.det’ iu veto watch tli« training. The first iuV»a to tii<* k i ins app -sr moe w nReithe
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    Passengers.
    187 5 AaaiYKP. Per* sa. Pera': 28 H D-v., tihrn Deli \Jtbsti». H. liirtlie. J VVyfami. 11 Boersnn ai d E. Ki*i*'le Ptr s Tettta 29 hD-c from Smi atiore (’apt. axnl Mm* ]> »ir 'de<sn* J C-aig, E P. Holloway. J C II In be r g. W Kessler E.
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    FIXTURES.
    64 5 To-Ymv 18 h Dav of lllli Moijn Muuicipil Com mi sri i», 3 30 p.n* B'rai's CiucDiatograf h, Ptuaug Load, 9 p in I'» so aow 19. h I>j*v jf I Dli Moor Towo Band, E»pl.»nad» 6 to 7 p Ui E AO Ho-err SmciAl D uuer. Straits Cfnemitograp
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      34 5 Dr. Fried laender test ides that ©onW»« exerts a favorable influence i® ore complications and haemorrhage; a rapid and satisfactory results are 0 bj it than' by any other preparation o Sandalwood oil etc.
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      729 5 NOTIC N n in of B* HAM! I iOHI'ANY. LI MI I ED b i ini from ilic Ist d»y of J. to c 'ii'iiiU-» the business fmni?t it Kutl* 1 unipu r Kl«ng. Port *od e/vewlu re tjj the Federated V uocMr th* *ijle of A- If. E lIA
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    Hart's Prophecy.
    192 6 Sir B.bert H, Jp"'"* ">»'» jirfinito n in hn future Some talk d of what would happen Three hundred yeirs beuce, but now, be has got as close an fifty yeirs The veteran I. G. is quoted by a L mdon paper aa saying, iu connection with the
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    Cricket Accidents.
    749 6 Unusual ('ircuiiiNtaiicwi in Law Cam*. Judge Parry, iu the Manchester county court, ou November 19, says the Manchester Guardian, heard an action in winch James Topping, a poultry farmer, of Smallshaw, Ashton-under Lyne. claimed .£l9 155., as damages for personal injuries, from the committee of the Burnage cricket
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    Up-To-date Grumbles.
    332 6 7f oer,a complaints apanat the wireiesMte'e »raphic service at Shanghai, the North (Thin a Daily Netrt says; S uc‘fl the wireless telegraphy plant was ren o from the Palace Hotel, many of tbe operators on vessels arriving at this port have complained that they have received no an
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    Tide Table for Penang.
    43 6 December, 1009. Date. HVV LW HW L.W. A. M. A.M. P. M. P. M. 30th 2.12, 8.25. 2.38, 8.51 31st 3.04, 9.16. 3.29, 9 42 Nunrise and Sunset for Dec., 1999. 7tli to 31st Sunrise 6.09 a.m., Sunset 5.51.
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    EXCHANGE.
    119 6 Pbhaho, 30th Dbcbmbbh. (By courtesy of fie Chartered Bank London, Demand Bank 2/41 4 months' sight Bank 2/4| 3 Credit 2/4,% 3 Documentary.. 2/4f Calcutta, Demand Bank Re. 1744 3 days’ Bight Private 176 Bombay, Demand Bank 1744 Moulmein, Demand Bank 1731 3 days'sight Private 176 Madras, Demand Bank
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    PRODUCE.
    204 6 Gold Leaf 361.89 B. Pep} er( W.Coaat llbli os.) no stock White Pepper ...|?5. —sellers IVang Pepper eni of season Closes •M SM MS 62 —sales Mace M 83. sell- rs Mace Pickle* 75. —sales Natn>fte* 110« 19.— sales Silo. 1 675 sales M 2 ..no stock Basket 450
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    MARKET PRICES.
    197 6 Pbjvawo, 30th DscncßM, 1909 Baer— cts Soup per cait> 14 Roast 24 Steaks 24 Stew or Curry Meat 16 Rump Steak 24 Ox Tail ahcl) 30 Tongue 55 Feet 15 Heart 30 Liver per catty 35 Pobk— Pork per catt a 32 Pig’s Head 20 24 Tongue 32
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    SHARES.
    1410 6 a s S s a o fiu 1903 .907 1901 1907 1903 1901 1907 1901 1899 1906 1907 1905 1906 19« ‘8 1904 1907 I*o6 1907 1907 1904 1907 1905 1905 1892 1905 1907 1907 1906 1907 1907 1906 If 02 •Mil*» 1909 1905 1904 1906 1909 1903 1907
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      56 6 No Experiment. ou a e Dot txpei irmotmg w hen vou buy CbamberWa Remedy. Y-u are ga'tinga pieparatiou that h s au eatablislud r<puta»iou for good backed by a thud of a century conataut use. It is famoua for its prompt cure# of oongba. cold*, croup and whooping cough. The
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      505 6 Colds Are Dangerous. If more people would make an attempt to get rid of the colds from which they are suffering, as a result of this changeable weather, there would be a decided decrease id the number of cases of pDeumonia. A few doses of Charaherlaiu’s Cough Remedy will cure
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    Peking Approves S. Minister.
    125 7 Peking Approve s S. Minister. the apr went of William J Calhoun Peking was fol* I lowed bv this oote m tne Peking Daily New* of 7'h ioet. The Chinese Government wai on Sunday notifi-d of tiie selection of Mr. Calhounilia Excellency N* Tune, in lespouseto the Uitual diplomatic inquiry
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    Philippine Punishments.
    156 7 Ten Years' Imprisonment. Heavy Fine, and Only Few Hays to Lire. Z mboauga, Dec 9 Of the tweutythne Davao uiutiueeis eight weie killed iu the military campaign against them which followed the rnutiuy, one was used as State’s evidence ami the retuaitnug fouiteeu weie tried before Judge Gale
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    A Korean El Dorado.
    211 7 Hoard of Gold Dust Accumulated try Primitive Miners. A remarkable account is given by s me J ipauese pipeis iu Seoul that three Koreaus of urpie( osressiug appearance piesenled themselves at the residency, recently, and stated that they had been engaged in alluvial 'nii.ing iu co
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    The Politer
    318 7 A Hongkong before procrediug to South vKtrica the j£t. Hon. Heibart Glic’st >ue will bo raised io tl.e peerage.” The Singapore Free Frees makes the following impolite comments —Failing auy o»her selection, which c mid only have Leon a batter one, the step aliu itd to teen s
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      80 7 No Opium in Chamberlain’* Cough Remedy. There is not a particle of opium or otbrr narcotic iu t tianrbeilaiu s Cough and uever b.ia beeu since it was ti nt c ffered to the public It is as safe a medicine for a child as for au adu't. '1 be
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