Straits Echo, 9 July 1903

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    37 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES, AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY. -St* -C VOL. 1 NO. 34. PENANG, THURSDAY, JULY 9th, 1903. 824 Pee Annum. Single Copt, 10 Cents.
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      2185 1 A. E. SKEELS. 31, Beach Street, S.N.G Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen. rrHK mail steamers mav be expected to arrive Outwards, and leave Penang li.mcwarls ->n the following dates:— Mail Service. Outwards. t Hamburg-Amerika Linie, Hamburg. Julv Aug. O t. Ueuyal connecting with China Homewards. July 11 Massilia connecting with Oceania Mail
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      6 1 A. E. SKEELS. 31, Beach Street
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  • Money Market.
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      EXCHANGE.
      125 2 (By cvurteey of the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Bhiflv "'T v 1 4 months’ sight Bank 1 9-jP. 3 Credit l/9f 3 Documentary 1,/9{s. Calcutta.. Demand Bank Rs. 132$ ?TdiUys’ sight Private ...''.1345Bom bay, Demand Bank 132 f 3 days’ sight Private 131$ Madias. Demand Bank 1321 3 days’sight
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      SHARES.
      217 2 Bersawall Gold Mine Co., Ld. S 7.75 nom. Bruseli Tin Minin*? Co., Ld. S 8.25 tellers Chendariang Hydraulic Tin Mining Co.. Ld S 25. —sales Fraser Neave, Ld 95. 6% Debs. par George Town Dispensary 26. sales. Howarth Erskine. Ld. 5190. International Bodega Sloo.— buyers Jelebu Mining Trading Co.,
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      PRODUCE.
      163 2 Tin 8 78 60 salet B.Pepper( W. Coast 3 lbs. 5oz.}8 31.— White Pepper 8 52.-50 teller* i Trang Pepper 8 30. teller? Cloves (puked) 8 35 50 Mace S180.— tales MiUC Pickings 160.— tellers Nutmegs 110* 79.— (No. 1 7.— tales Sugar 2 5.30 Basket (Chinese) 4.10 Tapioca
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      ARRIVALS.
      100 2 Glenogle, Bn' 8.8. 2,398, Warner. Bth Julv.— China. 24th June, Gen., —Hock Mob. Bkakmau, Br. s.s. 2.316, Watt, Bth July,— Liverpool. sth June, Gen.,—S. B. A Co. Siak, But. B.s. 290. Schunr, Bth July,— T. Poera. 7th July, Petroleum.—Kate Bros. Br. 8.8. 158, Higgie, Bth July, Port Swettenham, 7th
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      DEPARTURES.
      41 2 Ith July. Calype i. 'or Del'. Siak, for Langkat. Jin Ho, for Langkat. Pet i el, for longkab. Yidar, for De i. Canton, for Pangkor A Teluk Anson. Perak, for Tongkah, etc. Fitzpatrick, for Raugoon. Braemar, for Singapore and China.
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      IN PORT.
      152 2 Carlyle, Br. s.s. 331. Mugford, Bvh July, —Port Swettenham, htli July, Gen., —Straits Steamship Co. Glen faro, Br. s.s. 2,350, Holman, sth July, Shanghai, 17th June, Gen.,— Boustead A Co. Glenogle. Br. s.s. 2,398, Warner. Bth Julv, —China. 24th June. Gen., —Hock Moh. Lady Weld. Br. s.s. 245,
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      EXPECTED.
      66 2 Vessels From Ajenfe Due C. Apear Bengal A. Apear Candia Sachsen Manila Bingo Mai u Hamburg Kiautsehou Calcutta Colombo Sin gape re London d V Japan Singapore London A. A. A Co. 10th inst. O. W. Co. 10th A. A. A Co. 11th P. A t>. 1-ltll B. Co.
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      SAILINGS.
      123 2 Vessels For Agents Lea ccs Marquis* Baequehem Singapore S. K. Co. Brae mar Singapore S. B. A Co. 9th inst. Bengal Singapore G.W.ACo.lOrh A. A pear Calcutta A. A. Co. 11th 1 C. Apear Singapore do. 11th Candia do. P. A O. r Saehsen do. B. M. A Co.
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      PASSENGERS.
      40 2 Inward Per Ca-ypi/o. from Singapore, Hon. SV. Taylar, Messrs. Hollov.ay, A. de Fontain, Van Linst< >cklim, Vogelpolile, Capt. Melville and Capt, and Mrs. de Vrie3. Per Lady Weld, from T. Auson, Messrs. Ckappel, B. Matthews aud E. G. Edgar.
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      MAILS.
      43 2 A MAIL WILL CLOSE FOR Rangoon—Per Gicnoj'-:, to-morrow, 9 a.m. Port Swettenham and Malacca—Per Langkai, to-morrow, 1 p.m. Edie, T. Semawo, Segli and Olehleh—Per IIok Canton, to-morrow, 2 p.m. Singapore—Per Okhld, to-morrow. 3 p.m. Teluk Anson- Per Lady Weld, to-morrow, 3 p.m.
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      EXPORTS.
      70 2 Per P. O. s.s. Canton, on 6th inst: For Colombo. SSO Pis. Boiled Rice. For London, 2944.10 Pis. Tapioca Flour: 1680.97 Pis. Tapioca Flour; 1683.71 Pis. Sugar; 22.65 Pis. India Rubber: 5.06 Pis. Nutmegs; 3.87 PUf. Fishinaws: 1.22 Pis. Mace. For Loudon opt. New York, etc., 1260.71 Pis. Tin;
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    The Straits Echo.
    58 2 Established Jgne Ist, 1903. Published daily (cici-pt Sundays.) at Tns CRITERION PRESS, Ld., No. 226-232, Beach Street. Penang. PRICE DAILY, I/XJAL £2l per aumini. Free) 27 MAIL EDITION (Pust Free) 15 CABLE ADDRESS: Ec ho—Penan g.” Telephone No. 188. Editor, Chesnky Duncan. Sub-Editor. HArOld F. Piper. Manager,
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    The Duty on Tin.
    972 2 Without intentionally offering any disrespect to the followers of Buddha, we may compare the attitude of the Government on the Export Duty to that of the Witness Attitude of Buddha, who, when asked for proof of his mission, made no reply, but pointed his hand to
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    Echo Beauty Competition.
    508 2 Supplementary Statement. Napier the Y> inner. The returns of the voting in this competition, as published last Saturday, were incorrect, owing to various causes, and partly due to upwards of a thousand coupons coming in at the eleventh hour. The office being greatly undermanned owing to the
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    States News.
    595 2 (From out own Correspondents.) Mr. RODGER’S RETURN. Our Taiping correspondent writes, on tne 2nd inst as follows Mr. J. P. Rodger, the British Resident of Perak and Mrs. Rodger, returned from their four in the Malay Archipelago. it did not appear to I** generally known that they would
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    PERAK NOTES.
    335 2 I From our Correspondents.) As a slight step towards the removal of difficulties conneeUrd with the introductiou of the lixed dollar, the Perak Government has prohibited the importation into the State of all subsidiary silver coin issued by the Government of Hongkong. Thus is one British country acting
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    Wholesale Robbery in Penang.
    141 2 Early last week the residence of Captain P. J. Duval on Arratoon Road was broken into by burglars and property to the value of about 8400, including a musical l>ox, sewing machine, mirrors, cutlery, clothing, linen, iron stove, etc., were carried away. Captain Duval was on
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    Rangoon Notes.
    974 2 The King's Birthday. Last Friday morning dawned amidst pouring rain, and people who had planned attending the Military Keview on the Maidan, in'honor of the obser vance of the King-Emperor’s ‘birthday were doomed to disappoint ineiil, f or the rain showed not the least -km f abating, the
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      133 2 PRITCHARD CO. PENANG. I T Z T— SOLE AGENTS FOR I' PENANG FORTHE BRITISH EXPRESS DIARY Company’s BOMBAY BUTTER ALWAYS FRESH i PURE, FIRM CREAMY Sold in lib. tins 1 75 cents per tin. Consignments received regularly. PRITCHARD CO. Penang. 4b TJHLE GEORGE TOWN DISPENSARY LIMITED. 37a, BEACH STREET, PENANG.
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      143 2 Shorthand! Shorthand!! INSTRUCTION in Shorthand (Pitman's) given to young men at their own residences from and after 5 p. m., daily, weekly, bi-weeklv or tri-weekly, by an ox-Reporter of Indian and Siam papers, who holds Pitman’s certificate of proficiency in Shorthand. Proficiency Guaranteed in the Course, of a Few Lessons.
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      44 2 In aid of the Penang Band. DANDY* DICK.” Tbe Penang Amateur Dramatic Society WILL PLAY THE ABOVE ON THURSDAY, July 9th at 9 p. in. SATURDAY, July 11th at 9 p. m. HEATH MAY BE BOOKED AT Messes. CUNNINGHAM, CLARKE Co Church Street Ghaut.
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      27 2 WEATHER. The followin'» report is kindly supplied by the Signal Director of Fort Cornwallis:— The rainfall during the 24 hours ended at 9 a.m. to-day was ni
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    THE ABSCONDING COMPANY PROMOTER.
    121 3 Declares Himself Innocent. (Renter* Submarine Cable .J I ondon. July 9th:—Mr. Whit,.,h r Wright has formally waived II rther examination in regard radition proceedings in Sew y,, and will sail for England on 1( »th inst. to stand his trial. ,h‘clarcs that he is hastening hone
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    PRESIDENT LOU BET’S LONDON TRIUMPH.
    137 3 Further Junketings Regarded as Successful both Socially and Politically. Renter s Submarine Cable.) London, July 9th: —President Poubri entertained His Majesty Km_ Ktlward the Vllth at a grand riiuiu f ;d tlic French Embassy. No formal toasts were proposed, l„,t afterwards a gala performance was
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    THE TURKOBULGARIAN QUESTION.
    118 3 Prince Ferdinand Backs Down. Reuter's Submarine Cable.) Loudon, July Dtli:—M. Delcasse, the French Foreign Minister, has had a prolonged conversation with tin? Brit i'll Foreign Minister, the Marquis of Lansdowne, owing to urgent representations made to ’hem l»v Austria and Russia in reference to the dispute between
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    Penang Turf Club.
    204 3 I N HUES UP TO DATE. Hie entries closed to-day for the follow ‘jK ra and were made public at n<on at the Secretar\'s office:— CLUB HANDICAP. Unit Cadenas. Sweet Erina, Empreza, < if. Architect, Battenlx»rg, Bene’hek, Kiimlxt. Keynote (entered by teleK ram 1 and Comical. THE
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    FRANCE AND ENGLAND.
    41 3 Ratification of Commercial Convention?. (Special to India Daily New*. London, 22nd June. -The French Chamber of Deputies lias approved the commercial conventions with Britain relating to the Seychelles, Ceylon, British India, East African, Central African, and Uganda protectorates.
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    CURRANT MONOPOLY.
    34 3 (Special to Indian Daily New.*.) London 22nd June.—Britain, Germany, Italy, and Holland have threatened to denounce the commercial treaties with Greece if the currant monopoly agreement with a British syndicate is confirmed.
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    THE FIGHTING AT SOKOTO.
    104 3 Gallantry of A Detachment. (Special to Indian Daily New London, 22nd June.—Mr. Chamberlain, in the Commons said, in reference to the revolt raised by the Emir of Sokoto on the 30th March, and the subsequent attack made on him by a British detachment, that the detachment
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    THE MALTESE QUESTION.
    52 3 Curtailment of Self-Government. (Special to India Daily News. London, 23rd June Owing to the repeated rejection of the Education Vote in connection with the Italian language question, Government has established a new constitution in Malta increasing the official members of Council, reducing the elected members and curtailing
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    THE BAGDAD RAILWAY.
    65 3 (Special to India Daily Neurs.) London, June 23rd. —According to Brussels telegrams the French and German Bagdad Railway Syndicates with the support of their Governments, have concluded a new agreement dividing the directorate equally between them and allotting each 40 per cent, of original stock. The rest
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    THE BERBER RAILWAY.
    233 3 Statement by Count Gleichen. (Special to Indian Daily Newt.) London, June 24th. —At a meeting of the British Cotton Growing Association, Count Gleichen, on behalf of the Sudan Government, stated that the Berber Railway would l>e commenced in 1904 and he hoped it would be finished in
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    THE PRODUCTS OF PULO PENANG.
    488 3 The Areca or Betel-nut. (Reproduced from Captain Law's Dis- aertatiou o!i the Soil and Agriculture of j Penang.” written iu 1835, and specially prepared for the Echo bv Mr. Yeow Sew Beow.) This tree has given its name to the Island of Penang, not from
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    THE NEW GAIETY COMEDY.
    261 3 Early on the sth ult. a p<*ster was affixed to the ix*arding adjoining the Gaiety theatre (London) announcing that at midday a new musical comply entitled The Orchid Hunt would lie performed for the first time would, in other words, be legally copyrighted. The charge for
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    NASTY ARMY CAPTAIN
    262 3 HAS TWO LITTLE WIVES. At W. London, Thos. H. Browne, 46, a retired Army captain, residing at Oakwoodcourt, Kensington, was eharged. at Bow St. on 6th June, with committing bigamy.—lt was alleged that in December, 1880, the captain, who is the son of a major-general, married, at
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    Fourpence More For Hooley Creditors!
    659 3 AIIKItMATH OK A “SPLENDID BANKBCPTCT." Mr. Hooley s creditors have already received two dividends of a florin eaeli. spread overfire years, and now, writes the I'd Mall Gazette, the trustee is ladling out another 4d., making iu all 4s. 4d. in the Our previous statements
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      1595 4 MOTOR CARS. GRAHAM Co., B\ THE FAMOUS FRENCH MAKERS Dion Bouton Co. PARIS. CHEONG LYE THONG BROTHERS. No. cn V LI A STHEET, (EsTAUUSHKD 1877.) BE (7 to inform the public of IVu-ins as well as out-ports that they undertake to till, clean, adjust or extract teeth and provide artificial
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    The Massacre of Jews In Russia.
    2289 5 Paper» from Vancouver, dated lath ult., bring details of the awful («arliarities inflicted by Russians upon the Jews of Kishineff. Wiring from London, Zangwiil. the greatest living Jewish author, says: The dark ages have returned. The news from Kishineff put» l>aek the clock of
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      364 5 ‘Sandilands Buttery Co., 29, Beach Street, PENANG. ANDREW USHER CO.S’ Special Reserve o. V. G. WHISKY. CRAIGELLACHIE GLENLIVET DISTILLERY Co.’s GAELIC ‘OLD SMUGGLER” WHISKY. James Buchanan Co. s “HOUSE OF COMMONS” WHISKY. William Teacher and Sons Old Glenlivet Whisky. To be bad of all dealers. JEYES PERFEGT PURIFIER. The best
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      485 5 ON SEANG BOOT AND SHOE MAKER. No. 398 c CHULIA STREET, PENANG. 360 TRADE MARK CHIN HIN BROTHERS, General Storekeepers, Horse Dealers Livery Stables No. 50d, PENANG KOAI>. Telephone No. ‘265. The following Goods always on hand. Best single and pair English. American aud Calcutta-made Harness and Saddles, English Wooden
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      530 5 GEORGE WALKER, Chemist and Druggist. “THE DISPENSARY.” No. 2 Bishop Street. Prescriptions carefully compounded. Spectacles to suit all AUULF STERNBERG. UPHOLSTEBEB AND FUBNITUBK DEALER. ALSO BEST KIND OF Mattrowes and Upholstered Spring Mattress Maker. iSOChulia Street. TIAHie LEE 4 CO., Merchants and General Importers PUNANQ. Wholesale Office :^S3TBEACH STREET Gen
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      957 6 THE CRITERION PRESS, Limited. a j ESTABLISHED 1883. ESTABLISHED 1883. ALL STAHDM ADVEBTISEMENTS IN TEE ECHO WILL EE REPRODUCED IE BRIEF EERE. PRINTERS Sc PUBLISHERS. 4 z «I i u j ‘roprietors of the Straits Echo,” the Penang Sin Poe and Chahyah Pnlau Penang.’ The most enterprising and up-to-date printers
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