Straits Echo, 30 June 1903

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    Masthead
    34 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAINS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES, AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY. VOL. 1 NO. 26. PENANG, JUNE 30th, 1903. $24 Pbk Annum. Single Copt, 10 Cent*.
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      2113 1 A. E. SKEELS. 31, Beach Street, P.&O. 77 S.N.G rpiiE mail steamers jn»y lie expected to 1 arrive Outwards, and leave Penan* Homewards on the following date* Mail Service. Outwards. July Ah*. July Au*. Sep. Bengal connecting with China '2:l ValeUa 6 Ckusan 20 Parramatta 3 Simla 17 Coromandel do
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      6 1 A. E. SKEELB. 31, Beach Street.
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    The Straits Echo.
    61 2 Established June 1st, 1903. Published daily (except Sundays.) AT THE CRITERION PRESS, Ld., No. 226 232. Beach Street. Penang. PRICE DAILY, LOCAL «V per Minimi. (Post Free) MAIL EDITION (Po« Free! 15 CABLE ADDRESS: E c h o—P enang.” Telephone No. 188. Editor, Chesnet Dvhcan. Sub-Editor. Harold
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    Beware!
    1113 2 The presence of plague in Tongka ought to be made as widely known amongst the trading community, (Chinese and Malays), visiting and residing at that island, as possible. The news ought, moreover, to stimulate the general public in Penang, and arouse an interest in the measures taken by the
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    The Kwangsi Famine Fund.
    219 2 We pul dish a second anti third list of subscriptions to the Kwaugsi Famine Fund. Bi ought forward #10,074 Mme Tan Gaik Im 2,900 Mr. TanGeok Kloin 50 Khoo Cheow Teoug 50 Chin Ah Tek 10 Yeow Seow Etow 10 Quah Feng Ho 25 Lim Kean
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  • States’ News.
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      SELANGOR.
      950 2 (Front our correspondent*.) With reference to your Perak correspondent's remarks alxmt pepper in your issue of the 20th iust. I cannot see any reason for his statement that the supply from the Malay Peninsula will gradually decline to the point of extinction. Pepjier is grown in fair quantities in
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    “Senseless Competition.”
    151 2 The Swatow correspondent uf the Shanghai Daily Netr#. on competition in the Straits-China trade, thualv: “We have had another sj**ll of senseless competition, tliis time between two Chinese Companies. Tliev are competing for the coolie traffic to Singapore, and seem to think that it is a matter of
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    THE PRODUCTS OF PULO PENANG.
    1080 2 SIBIH, OR THE BETEL-VINE. {Specially written for the Strait* Echo.) j TheJWnlays are great consumers of Custom frequently changes beauty to deformity and calls it lovely —so it is with the i Malay. The liest-looking person of this class—for then* are numerous handsome in- dividuals
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    BON VOYAGE.
    848 2 Rev. J. S. SViacKnight. There was a very large attend», the Masonic Hall, North»», night, to bid au re voir to the R.. v S. Mac Knight, m, a., who i s ab,, u t return to the old country to take new call after five years of
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  • Obituary
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    17 2 pomcslif Qreurrcnces. DEATH. Ou the loth June, at Helsingborg, Sweden Nils Moiler, of Shanghai, aged 78 years.
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    CHINESE VOLUNTEERS FOR SELANGOR.
    79 3 Praiseworthy Move. (Special to the Echo. Ixnala Lumpur, .hint* doth:— Mr. Chow Kit, ti t' popular mer(.)i;ll,t ami trader, has called a meetup of Chinese with a view to the t,,,'ination of a Volunteer corps for vice in Selangor, lleis thus acting the special request of
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    SHOCKING TRAIN DISASTER IN SPAIN.
    86 3 Great Loss of Life. Renter Service Condon, 30th dune. —A heavily jarton train has fallen over a bridge into the Najerilla River (Spain). No less than thirty of the passengers were killed and sixty have been injured. It transpires that in the Najerill:i train disaster
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    THE NEW BUDGET.
    21 3 < lieu ter* Her vice) London, 30til June.—The Hou.se of Lords lias passed the new Budget w itliont opposition.
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    EMPLOYMENT OF LASCARS.
    86 3 Mr. Chamberlain’s Views. (Special I>‘ Indian Daily Nev>*. London, .lime 17th —A despatch from Mr. Chamberlain, «luted lotli Mav, has been published. In it he observes that the Crown is bound to the natives of India by the same obligations and duty as to other subjects, ami
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    RAILWAY CONCESSIONS IN CHINA.
    253 3 Protest by Lord Lansdowne. London, June I<’*: —Lord Lansdowne, in the Lords, said that the Russians had obtained a concession tor ;i railway lietween Cliinjrfingfu and Tuiyuanfu. The British and Chinese Corporat ion and a German Syndicate are negotiating jointly for the concession of a line
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    SEREMBAN RACES.
    407 3 (From our own Crrrmyoudenf I’hi* results of the third «lav's raciug at Seremban have Uvn delayed through no fault of mine. The weather on Saturday was tine ami the attendance much lx*tter, l»ut even then the programme could not be oarrhsl out in its entirety. The monetary results
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    The Echo’s Beauty Competition.
    376 3 SIOO KoK A L«a VI. Ai*oxis. There I wing considerable doubt as to who it the handsomest man in the Straits Settlements and the Federated Malax States, and not a little high feeling caused thereby, we have decides] to get this delicate matter cleared up by
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  • Money Market.
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      EXCHANGE.
      128 3 Hy roariety of the Chartered Hank London Demand Bank 19 4 months* sight Bank 1 3 Credit 1/9*, 3 Documentary l/9jf Calcutta. Demand Bunk Rs. 130| 3 days* sight Private 132 Bombay, Deinaml Bank 130 J 3 days' sight Private 132| Madras, Demand Bank 130 3 days' sight Private
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      STOCKS & SHARES.
      224 3 STOCKS SHARES. BersawaliGold Mine Co.. Ld. 3 7.75 w out. Bruseh Tin Miniug Co.. L»l. s H. 25 teller* Chendariang Hydraulic Tiu Milling Co.. Ld. 25. tale* Fraser Neave. Ld. 3 I*s. 6% Debs. |ur George Town Dignmuy 26. tale*. Howartli Erskiue, Ld. 3190. luternational Bodega SIOO. buyer* Jelebu Mining
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      PRODUCE.
      412 3 Tin 8 82.00 tales B.Peppcrl W.Coast 31l>*. soz. 31. White Pepper $54 50 —teller» Traug Pepjwr 36. tellert Cloves (picked) 3550 Mace $l6O. miles M ace Pickings 140. sellers Nutmegs 110 s 80. C No. 1 7. titles Sugar 2 5.30 Basket 3.04 Tapioca Flour 2.35 tellers Copra 7.25
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  • Shipping.
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      ARRIVALS.
      110 3 j Palawan. Br. ».s. 4686. Andrews. 29tli June, —Loudon. 30th. Mav. Gen., P. A O. S. N. C«>. Salamanca. Br. s.s. 883. Scott. 29tli June. —Rangoon. 25th June, Rice,- Beng Bros. Quorka. Br. s.s. 120. Russel. 29th June. Bran«lan.2Bth June. Gen.,— Huttenboeh Liebert A Co. Thaiping, Br. s.s. 160.
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      DEPARTURES.
      56 3 30th June. Moravia, for Rangoon. lizehoe. for Colomlu. Markaou for Singapore. China and Jajtan Palawan, for Singapore. China and Japmn. Um Peny. for Perlis A Set til. Jin Ho, for Laugkat. Vidar. for Deli. R. Halewyn. forAsalan. Lady Weld, for Toluk Anson. King»ley. for Port Swettenhani A Malacca. Pin
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      VESSELS IN PORT.
      137 3 Avagyee. Br. s.s. 247. Morier. 30th June, T. Anson. 29th June. Gen..—Koe Guan Co. Ho Kwei. Br. s.s. 160. Nielsen. 30th June. --Deli, 29th June. Gen., Hutteubach Lieltert Co. Laurens Pit, Dut. s. s. 154. Van Ordeu. 30th June, Deli. 27th June. Gen..— |l. Lieltert A Co.
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      Steamers Expected.
      90 3 Vettelt Frcut j Ay emit Due P Heinrich Loudon B.M. A Co. 2nd Julv. Boon Singapore -do. 2nd MarquisBacquckem London S. K. A Oo. 4tli Bengloe do. S. B. A Co. 1th Canton China P. A O. ■5th Kawachi Maru Japan B. A Co. 6th Bruetnar Glasgow S.
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      Projected Sailings.
      74 3 Vettel* For Aijrntt Lrarr» Singapore S., B. Co. 5th Julv. Braeinar do. do. 7tb W e would direct the atleiitinu of shipping firms to the style ill which “Steamers Expected' and “Projected Sailings" are published in the Echo and iu so doing respectfully urge the managers of shipping
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      PASSENGERS.
      53 3 In icard —Per Palawan.funn London. Messrs. Cecil Wray, W. D. Swiuney and F. 8. Brown. Per Ho Kicei. from Deli, Messrs. Lee Yew Yee, Lee Lep 00. H. Van Koeff. W. Lowther and C. Hevlinar. Outward— Per Pa’aunu. for_ Singapore. Messrs. D. K. McDowell, (J. M. G. and 1
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      MAILS.
      65 3 A .MAIL WILL CLOSE EOK Deli Per Laurent Pit, to-morrow, 1 p.m. Paugkalau Brandan— Per Betsy, tomorrow. 2 p.m. Telak Anson —Per A ray yee. to-morrow. 2 p.m. Edit*. T. Semawe, Segli. Pulo Weh, and Olehleli —Per Media Vajirunhis, to-morrow, 2 p.m. Langkat—Per Deli. 2nd prox., noon. Deli and
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      WEATHER.
      47 3 The following report is kindly supplied by the Signal Director of Fort Cornwallis: 3 p.m. d a.ui. noon Yesterday To-day To-day Tb. 88' 8W Wr. Fine Thick Fine Wd. Calm Month Sooth The rainfall during the 24 hours ended at 9 a.m. to-day was o'oB inches.
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      1738 4 GRAHAM A Co. PENANG FOUNDRY Co., LIMITED., (Established 1876.1 ENGINEERS, MIL L W RIGHTS, &t\, «fee. CHEMISTS, 4 Beach Street Penang. A. W. A. o Anti White-Ant. A Valuable v Mixture for destroying white ants and preserving attackable substances from the same Weld Quay, 37 Beach Street, PENANG. 'l7 n
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    “ASHES TO ASHES.”
    1135 5 Lo::do::'h New Cbkmatokium. The following will l-e found suggestive lcaiing in view of the fact that new cemetery accommodation ha now To bo foi_n 1 for theinterment of Straits deal: Now an l ugain the newspajiei s. in reeordilive the dea*h of a celebrity, state that in
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    EXCITING TIMES WITH A TIGER.
    342 5 j For some time j-asfMalay kampongs in tho neighbourhood i»f L&bu and Bat&n B? n*r have lxen suffering from tlu* de] redations of a tiger, eo qt t the inhabitants s*t a spring gun i:i liqyes of being aYe to lid themselves of th»< post.
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    THE EXTRA DUTY ON TIN.
    263 5 Free Prex* 24th June.) Und‘r the heading “Perak Miners Will Smelt in Penang,” the Straits Echo Penang ha! this "The Echo’ learns that Chines?* smelters, after some hesitation. have determined, with one or two exccjftions. to migrate from Perak and build snyfoug establishments in Penang,
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    DIVORCES GALORE.
    450 5 Actress aud Aristocrat. London. 28th May —Miss Eiiis Jt ffreys. a popular actress, yesterday petitioned for a divorce from'Hie Hon'ble Frederick Curzon. brother of Eurl Howe, and one of the King's M marriage occurred in 181*4. •anti, V. v H*e husbaud condtfct ual Invome unbearable. When Miss Jeffreys
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      456 5 Sandilands Buttery Co., 29, Beach Street, PENANG. ANDREW USHER CO.S’ Special Reserve V. G. WHISKY. CRAIGELLACHIE GLENUVET DISTILLERY Co.’s GAELIC OLD SMUGGLER” WHISKY. James Buchanan Co. 's “HOUSEOF COMMONS” WHISKY. William Teacher and Sons’ Old Glenlivct Whisky. FEkKfFR JOLET CHAMPAGNES. AGENTS HUTTENBACH BROS'. Co. KITSON LAMPS. Die Finest Liirlit in
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      6 5 METTAR’S BTOVE WOOD BURNING. McAlister Co.
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      3 5 REFRIGERATORS. McAlister Co.
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      799 5 NOTICE. THE 1 “PENANG SIN POE. m m Photos enlarged. various sizes up to 3 ft. I on Bromide paper. W. JONES, t Kini; Street. Penally. Photoyrn^hvr. THE GEORGE TOWN DISPENSARY LIMITED. 37a, BEACH STREET, PENANG. WHOLESALE RETAIL. CHEMISTS, DRUGGISTS, AND OPTICIANS. Toilet, Nursery and Sick Room Requisites. Patent Medicines
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