Straits Echo, 18 July 1903

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    34 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAIT? THE FEDERATED MALAY STATfIfcnAND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY. VOLI NO. 42. PENANG, SATURDAY, JULY 18th, 194)3. --HWgjgp—— 824 Pe* Annum. Single Copy, 10 Cents.
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      2072 1 A. i SKEELS. 31, Beach Street S.N.G 'I •Ml mail steamers mav Ih* expected to ,w Outwards, an>l leave Penang Hoir.ewarls >n the following «lates Mail Service. Outwards. Mail Rates of Passage Fk".m Hongkong Shangh:' i Nagasaki Kol* Yokohama Siugap-re Colonilx» Calcutta llombiu Aden Port Said Fremantle Adelaide Melbourne Sydney
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      6 1 A. E. SKEELS, 31, Beach Street.
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  • Money Market.
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      EXCHANGE.
      117 2 (By courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Bank 1 4 months' sight Bank 1 9j-jt 3 Credit ...1/10| 3 Documentary 1/1 Oy^ Calcutta. Demand Bank Rs. 135 3 days’ sight Private 137 Bombay, Demand Bank 135 3 days’ sight Private 137 Madras, Demand Bank 134$ 3 days’sight Private
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      SHARES.
      206 2 Bersawah Gold M ine Co., Ld. 7.75 uuut. Bruseh '1 in Mining Co.. Ld. 8 8.25 teller» Chendariang Hydraulic Tin Mining Co., Ld 8 25.— fa let Fraser Neavc. Ld 95. —buyers 6% Debs. par George Town Dispensary 26.— tales. j Howarth Erskine. Ld. 8190. International Bodega 8100. buyers
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      PRODUCE.
      156 2 Tin 8 76 80 sales 1 B.Pepper(W.Coast3lbs. soz.)S 31. White Pepper 8 52.50 sellers Trang Pepper 36. sellers Cloves (picked) 8 35-50 Mace 8180. seller. Mace Pickings 160. sellers Nutmegs 110 s 79. SNo. 1 7. sales 2 5.30 Basket (Chinese) 4.10 Tapioca Flour 2.20 sellers Copra... 6.90 sales
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      ARRIVALS.
      56 2 Lai Saso. Br. s.s. 2,225, Courtney, 18th July, —Hongkong, 7th July, Gen., Boustead Co. Quoera. Br. s.s. 120, Russel, 17th July,— Port Weld, 17th July, Gen., —Huttenbacli Co. Jin Ho, Br. Hastrup. 18th July,— Langkat, 17th July, Gen., —Beng Bros. Mathildk, Ger. s.s. G7B. Jehsen. 18th July, Bangkok. sth
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      DEPARTURES.
      39 2 17th July. Laurens Pit. for Batu Bahra and Asahan. R. Haleteyu, for Asahan. Vidar, for Deli. Mary Austin, for Port Swcttenham. Avagyce, for Teluk Anson. Nam Sang, for Singapore and Hongkong. Carlyle, for Port Swettenhain. Zamania, for Singapore.
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      IN PORT.
      133 2 Hong Mon, Br. s.s. 2.555. Stack. 16th July, Amoy, 2nd July, Gen., —Beng Bros. Janet Niooll. Br. s.s. 496, West, 16th July, Moulmcin, 12th July, Gen., Koe Guaa Co. Jin Ho, Br. s.s. 110. Hastrup, 18th July,— Langkat, 17th July. Gen., —Beng Bros. Lai Sang. Pr. s.s. 2.225,
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      EXPECTED.
      74 2 Vessel* From Agents Due Manila Singapore P. A O. 20th inst. Bingo Man la pa ii 3. Co. 20th Benlomond Singapore 3. B. A Co. 20th Bem-leueh London do. 21st Vah-tta Bombay P. o. 23rd Ballaantt China do. 23rd Lightning Singapore A. A A Co. 23rd 6. Apcar Calcutta
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      SAILINGS.
      134 2 Vessels For Atjcnt* Lea res Manila Colombo P. A O. Bingo Mara do. B. A Co. Benlomthd London S. B. A Co. Beneleuch Japan do. 1 Yaletta Singapore P. O. 2ord inst. Ballaarat C< >loml»o do. 23rd Lightning Calcutta A A A Co. 24th tr. A pear Singapore do.
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      PASSENGERS.
      11 2 Inucard —Per Lai Sang, from Hongkong via Singapore. Mr. Cameron.
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      MAILS.
      62 2 A MAIL WILL CLOAK FOR: Calcutta Per Lai Sung, 20tli inst., 11 a.m. Rangoon Per Pundua, 20th inst., 11 a.m. Perlis and Setul —Per Chin Tai 20th inst., 1 p.m. Pangkor and Teluk Anson —Per Cantou. 20th inst.. 2 p.in. Singapore. Hongkong. Swatow Ac Amoy— Per Hong Moh, 20th
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      EXPORTS.
      60 2 Per P. O. s.s. Candia. on 15th inst:— For Portland via Hongkong, 168.00 Pis. Tin. For San Francisco Tacoma Seattle via Hongkong. 14.03 Pis. White Pepper: 9.80 Pis. Cloves: 3.-50 Pis. Mace. For Hongkorg. 4167.00 Pis. White Rice; 960.00 Pis. White Rice. For Shanghai. 98 Pis. Tin: 99 Pis
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    The Straits Echo.
    59 2 Established June Ist, 1903. Published chilly (except Sundays.) AT TEE CRITERION PRESS, Ld., No. 226-232. Beach Street, Penang. PRICE DAILY, IX>CAI, per annum. (Post Free) 27 MAIL EDITION (P»t Free) 13 CALLE ADDRESS: “Ec hg—Pcnang.” Telephone No. 188. Editor, Chesney Duncan. Sub-Editor, Harold F. Pii ek. Manager,
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    Domestic Occurrences.
    92 2 births. On the 15th July, at Westbonme," Gils load Hill. Singapore, the wife of Wm. Macbean, ageut, Union Insurance Society of Cantou. Ld., of a daughter. On the odth June, at Soechow, Chiua. the wife of John H. 1’. Perky, of a daughter. 1LARRIAGE3. On the 28th May.
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    Malay States Railways.
    1556 2 OFFICIAL INDIFFERENCE. 111 our issue of the 15th instant we published a letter, dated Kuala Lumpur 9th June, received from Mr. C. Edwin Spooner, the General Manager of the F. M. S. Railways. It come in reply to our application to the Department to advertise its Time
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  • PUBLIC OPINION.
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      UNRULY SAMPAN WALLAS
      703 2 To the Editor of the Straits Echo. Sie, —Will you lie kind enough to insert the following in your paper for the lienefit of the public. It is now more than a month since I came to Penang. Almost every day of it, I had to hire
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    SIKHS.
    379 2 LECTURE AT SIMLA. Mr. Macauliffe, a retired Punjab civilian and a M. E. A. S., delivered a most learned and deeply interesting lecture on the Sikh religion and its advantages to the State, in the United Service Institution, Simla, on 3rd instant, in the presence of the Lieut-Gover-uor of
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      SELANGOR.
      532 2 (From Our Oim Corretpomhnt») Kuala Lumpur is usually recgnised “sleepy hollow”, so far as theatres and 8 n4* like entertainments are concerned, t i C the advent of one of these itinerant conu at anies who cater to the public taste, and wh are more or less responsible for
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    THE INDIAN TURF.
    386 2 Racing Fixtures 1903 04. Colombo Races Aug. Bth. 11th. 13th and 15th. Calcutta Monsoon Races, First Meeting August Btb. Calcutta Monsoon Races, Second Meeting August 15th. Calcutta Monsoon Races, Third Meeting August 22nd. Calcutta Monsoon Races, Fourth Meeting Sept. sth. Calcutta Monsoon Races, Fifth Meeting Sept. 12th.
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      128 2 Pritchard Co. PENANG. SOLE AGENTS FOR PENANG FOR THE BRITISH EXPRESS DAIRY Company’s BOMBAY BUTTER ALWAYS FRESH PURE, FIRM CREAM Y Sold in lib. tins 75 cents per tin. Consignments received regularly. PRITCHARD CO. PENANG. 4b THE GEORGE TOWN DISPENSARY LIMITED. 37a, BEACH STREET, PENANG. WHOLESALE RETAIL. CHEMISTS, DRUGGISTS, AND
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      199 2 TRADE MARK CHIN HIN BROTHERS, General Storekeepers, Horse Dealers Livery Stables No. 50d, PENANG ROAD. Telephone No. 260. The following GooJs ehr ays on hand. Best single and English. American and Calcutta-made 1 luru< ss and Saddles, English Wooden Channel Steel, special quality In lia Rubber, Cushion Tyre Wheels. Patent
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      84 2 DAVID DEOWN Co., 4 Logan's Dialings, Estate Agents and Auditors. Reports aul Valuations Sale by Auction or private tender of House Land Properly and Slock. Yarrow Hill Nursery and Fruit Nursery. Til© Piar.tiag Season. SPECIALLY selected, and prepared, and now realv for planting: 50 slips Chirus (0 ft. high) will
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      7 2 C II A N KOLS McAUSTER Co.
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      27 2 WEATHER. The* following report is kindly supplied l>v the Signal Director of Fort Cornwallis:— The rainfall during the 'J4 hours ended at 0 a.m. to-dav was nil.
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  • Obituary
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    19 2 I»EATH. On the 28th June, at Kobe, Eduardo Jorge, the sou of Ft L1SBIXO and Kathlrina Guterres. aged 24.
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    RUSSIA IN MANCHURIA.
    178 3 p or ts to be opened to American and Japanese Trade. lie filer'» Submarine Cable). I, i.ion, 18th July: lt is semi--oUici:iliy aimom.ced at Washington t l,„f t a Conference at Port Arthur ;11l ~i m i ant step was taken regardi, Lr L ss Vs plans
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    SOMALILAND.
    43 3 Tiic 'ast Expedition l)neontemplated. i Reuter's Submarine Cable.) i. ii<ion, 18tli Julv :—lt is ex]x i t i that Lieut*-(ioneral Egerton, with fresh reinforcement*, will strike :i fair blow at the Mullah, but tlk‘ vastness of the present Expedition was never contemplated.
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    THE ECLIPSE STAKES.
    95 3 Reuter e Submarine Cable.) London, 18th July. —The Eclipse Stakes of £lO,OOO was run for at Sundown Park yesterday with the following result. Ard Patrick 1 Sceptre 2 I lock Sand 3 Aril Patrick, is the property of Mr. J. Gulil'ins, and won the Eterby of last
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    NEW CHINESE LOAN.
    166 3 Negotiated through the RussoChinese Bank. Under Submarine Cable.) London, July 18tli.—It is announ<T(l at St. Petersburg that China lias concluded a loan of 2,000,000 taels through the Kusso-Chinese Hank. It is further stated that instead <>t interest being paid on this considerable figure, the Bank will teceive
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    Echoes.
    998 3 The circumstances attending the last illness and death of the late Mr. T. G. Milligan, former assistant on Gula Sugar 'stat e, so far as they have reached IVnang, if they be true, were of a truly volting and absolutely scandalous iture. Rumour has it that Mr. Millii was
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    THE ENGLISH TURF.
    80 3 Bettino on the St. Leoer. A wire to the Asian (Calcutta) dated London 29th June, gives the batting on t le St. Loger (to lie run on Bth Sept.) as lir to four on Rock Sand, who romped homi the winner of the last Derby. M. Blanc
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    The Municipal Commission.
    914 3 Tite Water Supply of Penang. 1 The ordinary meeting of the Municii-al Commissioners took place at the Municipal Offices yesterday afternoon. Mr J. W. Hallifax presided, and there were also present, Messrs XV. Fames, Cheah Tek Tlive, Quah Beng Kce. A. K. Buttery, and the Secretary, Mr.
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    The Excise Farms.
    103 3 (Straits Times, 16th July.) The Singapore Opium and Spirit Farms for the next three years has now been authoritatively confirmed to the present holders who bid 5470.000 a month. Government will receive 5405,000 of the amount, the odd 55,000 going as a bonus to Johore —the Johore
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    TARIFFS AND TROUBLE.
    1222 3 [in the houss. hat the parrot after passing a mgbt v.ith the monkey applies to the doings of our lawgivers i i the sif.i:»/jusi en led. If yesterday was duty to-d»y At-, more than made up the average. It his been thrillin In vain did the Speaker
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    PERAK TURF CLUB.
    729 3 Taiping Races, 1903. Programme. c 11th, 13th, and 15th August, 1903. ■r First Day. Tuesday 11th August. 1- The Maiden Plate. ffi alUe n 83t^T^ or Maid horn-». Exgriffin allowed 14 lbft. weight as per male lrt stone. Entrance $10. Distanced mife 2. The Waterfall Stakes Value
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      1728 4 MOTOR CARS. GRAHAM Co., PENANG FOUNDRY Co., (Established 1876.) Sniping LIMITED. B\ THE FAMOUS FRENCH MAKERS Be Dion Bouton Co. PARIS. ENGIN KER S, M 1 L L W HIGH T 8, &c., &e. Tlie undersigned are now booking orders for all Classes of Motor Vehicles from 4 to 20
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    THE WATER SUPPLY OF FENANG.
    2134 5 Rspoet of the Sre-Committee. 1. Your Committee hold throe meetings, on the 2Cth, and 2Sth cf May and on the 12tli of June, respectively. 2. The first question considered by your committee was that raised by the letb r from Messrs. Barnett and Stark of
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    PENANG TURF CLUB.
    1008 5 Flrsi Day. Tuesday, 28t i July, 1903. 1. The Mitdpn Plate. alr.e 9-V 0 A Rue'* for Maiden Horses. V. eight j t r si ale (’Ost.) An allowance of Mllw. to all ex-Griiiins. Entrance$10. Dis- tauce, one mile. 2. FlRST G RIFTIN' Race. Value $400 and
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      380 5 Sandiiands Buttery Co., 29, Beach Street, PENANG. ANDREW jjSjjER CO.S’ Special Reserve O. V. G. V/lIISKY. c f? A 3 G E L LAC USE GLEN LI VET DISTILLERY Co.’s GAELIC “OLD SMUGGLER” WHISKY. James Buchanan Co. 's "HOUSE OF COMMONS” WHISKY. PERRIER JO LET CM/MPA QS IS AGENTS HUTTENBACH
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      136 5 THE AN CHEE Co. Established 1858. SHiPCHANDLERS, GOVERNMENT CONTRACTORS, &c., &c. Sole Agents in tin; t £l)£KATn,D MALA Y SlAiijS A In i) PENANG FUR MESSRS. L>U YIN Si. Raphae2-=Ciementse Cie’s Brandy, Wines, Liquors and Champagne, ti* Trices on Application. Thearif Chee Co., 21, Beach Street. 44 a McAlister co„
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      288 5 ADOLF STERNBERG. UPHOLSTERER AND FURNITURE DEALER. also best'kind OK Mattresses and Upholstered Spring Mattress Makgr. 430 Chulia Street. 53a $lOO REWARD! W ill be given for information leading to the conviction in a Court of Law of anybody (regardless of nationality or rank) who may have been, or is the
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      1719 6 '•>v f THE IRITERION PRESS, Limited. vl ».-n.-r/• i'.T H -,*V ESTABLISHED 1883. I 1/ SM ALL STAMP AMTISMiSTS IN II ECHO WILL II BEFEO3UCH) IN C. CHIN SENG. m, ESTABLISHED 1883. PRINTERS PUBLISHERS. < < £1 -c',.;, ,y Proprietors of the M Straits Echo," the Penang S!n Poe and
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