Straits Echo, 4 August 1903

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    33 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRUTS THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES. AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY. VOL.I NO. 55. PENANG, TUESDAY, AUGUST 4th, 1903. I C< !0 o ts I
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      2091 1 A. E. SKEELS. c* 3f, Beach Street Jil.i'-S'-tjHXI f. 4 B. ilsV i I Co. To T O \\!LN y fplli; mail steamers may be expected to I live Outwards, anl leave Penang Homevarls the following «lates:— Mail Service. Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen. Hamburg-Amerika Linie, Hamburg. Aug &T Oft. Aug Oil
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      14 1 A. E. SSEELS Xv -*A> 3S r £> E/5 C M A.J T h E
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  • Money Market.
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      EXCHANGE.
      122 2 (By courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Bank 1 9{S 4 months’ sight Bank ...1 10 T 3 ff 3 Credit ...1/10,\ 3 Documentary ...1/102 Calcutta. Demand Bank Rs. 136 j 3 days’ sight Private 138 J Bombay, Demand Bank 1301 3 days’ sight Private 138 J Madras,
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      SHARES
      216 2 Bersawah Gobi Mine Co., Ld. S 12.505ttyer« Bruseli Tin Mining Co., Ld. 8.25 sellers Chendariang Hydraulic Tiu Mining Co., Ld S 25. sale* Fraser Neavc, Ld 8 95. buyers 0% Debs. par George Town Dispensary 8 26.— sale*. Howarth Erskiue. Ld. 8190. International Bodega 8100. —buyers Jelebu Mining Trading
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  • Shipping.
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      ARRIVALS.
      368 2 Canton. Hr. s.s. 105. Merican. Ist Aug., T. Anson. 31st July, Gen.. —Ah Hing. Hok Canton, Br. s.s. 294, Scott, Ist Aug.,Acheen, 27th Julv. Gen.. Ban Ho Hin S. S. Co. Petrel, Br. s.s. 158, Higgie, Ist August,— Tongkah, 3lst July, Gen., —Koe Guan Co. Taw Tong. Br. s.s.
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      DEPARTURES.
      96 2 Petrel for Tongkah. Kam Sang, for Calcutta. Sun alra, for Deli. Canton, for Paugkor A Teluk Anson. Tong Chay Un. for Batu Bahra and Asalian. Tate Tong, for Pangkalan Brandan. Un Peng, for Perlis A Setul. Beael, for Olehleh and Pa dang. Persia, for Singapore, China and Japan. Perak,
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      EXPECTED.
      73 2 Vessels From Aye lit ĕ Due Chusan CoromanColombo P. O. bth Aig (’.el re P. A O. 8th Bena’der London S. IS. X Co. 9th Socotra Suez P. X o. 10th Bavcrn Colombo B.M.ACo. 13th P. Heinrich Singapore do. 13th Sambia Colombo do. 14th Benledi Sanuki •Singapore S. B.
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      PASSENGERS.
      141 2 Inteard —Per Thaiping, from Port Weld, Messrs. Piper and Bruce. Per Qnorra. from Brandan. Mr. A. Brusse. Per Lady Weld, from Teluk Anson. Mr. Waiken. Per Ho Ktrei, from Deli. Messrs. De Klerk and Moaer. Per Pel re!. from Tongkah. Mr. Hartnell. Per Canton, from Teluk Alison, Mr. Blaze
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      MAILS.
      57 2 A MAIL YVILL CLOSE FOR Port Swettenhain —Per Mary Austin, to-mo row. 1 p.m. Langkat and Pangkalan Brandan Per Qit o ra. to-morrow, 1 p.m. Teluk Anson —Per Aeagyee, to-morrow. 2 p.m. Edie. T. Semawe. Segli. Pulo Web, aud Oleli’eh —Per G. G. van Lansberge, tomorrow, 2 p.m. Deli
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    The Straits Echo.
    66 2 Established June Ist, 1903. y l*ul>lishcd daily (except Sundays.) AT TDK CRITERION PRESS, Ld.; No. 226-232, Beach Street, Penang. PRICE DAILY, UfCAL .«it |>cr annum. (tat Freol S 7 MAIL EDITION (Fast Free) 13 CABLE ADDRESS: Ec h o—P en a n g.” Telephone No. 188. Editor,
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    Cumshaws!
    697 2 What has gone wrong with the celebrated township of Lahat in the State of Terak in the Malay Peninsula in the Gorgeous Past If nothing has gone wrong why should the Secretary for Chinese Affairs suddenly spring upon the world and apparently upon Lahat in particular—a proclamation written in
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    Peh Bin.
    523 2 PRIZE ESSAY COMPETITION. During the past month we have received several communications drawing our attention to the pernicious effects of a particular kind of gambling known as Peh Bin.*’ It appears from information received that it is chiefly ladies (Chinese and others) who indulge their taste for a
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    THE PENANG RACES.
    2163 2 Sad Accident Mars the Concluding Day. The final day's racing was marred bv a distinctly sad accident, when, in t!ie Seurrv Stakes, Holley was thrown ami narrowly escaped with his life. The details attending the fall an* not forthcoming, as from many different sources of enquiry, each
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    THE TIPPING TAMBY TALKS.
    478 2 Our Orfis Tumby, whose accurateM tips brought smiles and lots of liu iiejM to those who took his advice, is I over with wrath and froth, since H came to his knowledge that the Tratu'M Early Bird lias sought t<> maketheH great “G. P.” believe that
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  • PUBLIC OPINION.
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      THE EVILS OF THE "GENTLE FLUTTER."
      532 3 to TUB KKITOR STRAIT* KIIIO. s:u. I blk’.H he grateful if you will iv with «pace for the f uhlicati >u of Joinr > n ations on gambling. i ling takes a person from wealth to iiVt j ,tin happiucKß to sorrow, from upJ.j’|
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    TRIBUTE TO CHINESE GENEROSITY.
    404 3 f" the Editor of tiie Straits Echo. Di:ak Sat.—l am very much struck with the lil» rulitv of our Chinese friends in all matters requiring pecuniary assistance. They have not displayed this feeling only when their own countrymen would get the len.fit thereof. Itut also to
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    THE ROYAL VISIT TO IRELAND.
    364 3 CORK CITY, CHEER. Lon do a August 4th:— 1 heir Majesties. King 10«! ward VII and Queen Alexandra, im t with a most enthusiastic reception at Cork City, in which the Lord Mayor and Corporation participated. The King presented the colours to two Irish Regiments
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    AUSTRIS.
    32 3 Abrogates Sugar Legislation. (Neuter's Submarine Cable) London, August 4th: —The Austrian Emperor issued to-day an Imperial Ordinance brogating the sugar legislation and conflicting the decisions arrived at by the Brussels Convention.
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    DISASTER AT PERTH.
    82 3 COLLAPSE OF A GRAND STAND. (Neuter Submarine Cable) London. August 4th: —During the course of a cricket match at 1 ertb, a tirand Stand whereon 1,500 spectators were seated, collapsed. A terrible scene ensued, one person being killed a: cl 150 injured, of whom 50*were deemed necessary
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    THE NEW POPE.
    397 3 CONCLAVE INDECISIVE. (Reuter s Submarine Cablet London, August 4th: —The result of the deliberations of the Great Conclave destined to result in the appointment of a succession to Pope Leo XIII have proved indecisive. 1: is stated that an attempt to coinmuiiic.it between the Hall in which
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    THE RACIAL QUESTION IN AUSTRALIA.
    64 3 Heater vbmanue Cable.) London Aug. 4th:—Sir Edmund Barton. Prime Minister and Minister for External Affairs of the First Australian Federal Cabinet,replying to an Influential deputation, urging the repeal of the coloured laijour prohibition enactment, said that it was useless to ask for repeal until prohibition
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    ATHLETICE.
    217 3 Penang r Selango.\ t>j ter in I to Echo.) Kwnla Lumpur, August 2nd. The following represent Selangor in the football and cricket matches commencing to-morrow. Footmi.!. —Messrs Bradberry, C ropier, Grey, Kendrick, Langston, Martin, Peck, Skinner, Spooner, Tyte, and Vaurenen. Ckukkt. —Mcssis Barnard, Cochrane, Grenier, Hiskens, Ilubbaek, Marks, Maartensz,
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    Death of an Engineer.
    87 3 The Captain of the S. S. Andalusia, which arrived here from Hamburg this morning, reports that, on the 23rd July last, he experienced unusually rough weather in the neighbourhood of Socotra. One of the ship’s boats was smashed and many cf tlie deck fittings were lx»
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    THE SOMALILAND EXPEDITION.
    98 3 [Rangion Times Service) London, 24th .lu y: —Fifty Woyid hnginrers, c mversant with wireless telegraphy, emimik on the 'iJStli instant for Somaliland. Several officers «It Aldershot ar warned to hold- themselves in readiness for Somaliland. Traction engines ar« being prepare! for Somaliland transport work. Bombay, *2 Ith
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    THE VICEROYALTY OF INDIA.
    50 3 •ltainj4a.il Times Sf i rice. Allahabad, *2Hrd July :—A special cable from the iLoueers correspondent. dated London, 22ud July, states that the Tim 's says it is understood that Lo*d Curzon will be given the option of two years’ extension of oflice as Yiccrov of India.
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    OFFICERS IN TROUBLE.
    80 3 (’aleutta, 4th July.:—Lieutenants Pickford and Plant of the Essex Regiment, stationed at Bangui >ro who were the other d iv an*este<f by Inspector 'hevliii, of the Cacutta Police, on a charge of cheating a Bangalore firm in respect of Rs. 5 *0 by means of a forg
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    FLOOD AT KASHMIR.
    68 3 Lahore. ‘2oth July,: —1 he whole valley of Kashmir is flooded the Tonga road is under water, and the da In going to Srinagar a v threatened by the flood, which is said to be the heaviest one on record. The last heavy flood was just ten
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    THE SOMALILAND EXPEDITION.
    280 3 (Indian La'ly News Special.) Bombay, July 20th: —Writing from Boliotle, the Times »f India correspondent says that the Somaliland Field Force, with exception of a garrison of 500 men, left to garrison Boliotle, or rather the first column of it left that po*t on July 3rd for
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    THE ENGLISH TURF.
    58 3 The Liverpool Cup. Ijomlfii. 2-ttli July,:—The following is tlio result of the race for the Liveipool Cup Hep.) of £lOOO, 1 in. o fur.:— Mr. J. S. Crawford’s Captain Kktti.k, by Buccaueer-Comette, (> yrs., 1. Mr. F. Bibbys Pain lbs, by Bread Knife-Pansy, 3 yrs., 2. >ir
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    INDIAN MILITARY COMMANDS.
    35 3 Rttu'joo:.i Advertiser Service.) Simla, 25th July,: —General Sir A. < aselee is confirmed in the command of the Bengal forces, General Smith-Dorrien 'n the Quetta command, ’and General 1». Duff as Adjutant General.
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    FATAL POLO ACCIDENT.
    27 3 Simla, 2t!th July,:—2nd Lieut. A. L Siucn ton, 18th Bengal Lancers, has died at Nowgon in consequence of a severe fall while playing Polo
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    THE MALAY STATES RAILWAY.
    126 3 NEW TIME TABLES. THROUGH TO KUALA LUMPUR OS 15t»I AUGUST The Railway Department is to be congratulate I ou th rapid p of the construction of the through lice to Nialu Lumpur, which, «3 will be seen from an advertisement on page 3 of the Echo
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    YESTERDAY'S PAPER CHASE.
    470 3 A SLOPPY uc:i BUT OOUJ 81ORT. It looked really very threatening yesterday afternoon wh*u Penang's horsy sports were preparing their gee-ge.'s to chase paper along the sloppy roads freohly dressed with showers that tell earlier iu the day on the already soft roads. Ninet en. including our
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    ECHOES.
    979 3 What has been going wrong with th Telephone Exchange of late Eith ?r the wires have gone gila or there is some disorder in the working of the j place. A few days ago after ringing I three times and asking to be put on to an office in
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    TRONOH.
    28 3 We are courteously informed by Messrs m A 'Autnony Co., that tho'output of lin Ore from the Tronoh Mines for Julv Wiiti piculs 1315.23 va!u«-] at K55.fi73.9g
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    The Sugar Convention.
    58 3 i: POUTANT ALTERATION. I lie Ho;i. the Resident Councillor kin 11a informs us tliu the date. Ist September, given in the Secretary of State's telegram re the Brussels Sugar Conventiou. (pub lishtid m the Echo on! fit h nit.) has been aTter<*d in a further telegram from
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    Last Evening's Concert.
    513 3 Last night's concert, in aid of the funds of, tlie Penang Land, was from every point ot view an entire success, not to mention itl»eiug quite a lushionalde, it anything P<nang can lx* fashionable, affair.' Numerous carriages, in addition to a formidable fleet of rickshas, roiled up
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      1812 4 SIN GHEE CHOON CO. No. 129, Beach Street, PENANG. Commission Agents, PKOVISIOXKKS AM) (jrENEUAL IlfPOBTKRS. Agent# for TOWKAY FOO CHOO CHOON, OF LAHAT, PERAK, AND The Perak General Farms. 29a KENNEDY CO. Agent» for: w William lounger Co.'s Ale and Stout Monk Brand Caldbeck Macgregor Co's Wines and Spirits. Bollinger
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    Sir Ernest Satow.
    104 5 After a stay of only two days in Ran- tfoon, Sir Ernest, British Minister at Peking, continued his journey to China via Singapore hy tlie steamship Purue.i sailing Saturday, 23tli July, ult. Tin* UatKjooii 'Time* .rusts that His Excellency passed a pleasant time during his j brief
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    Governor Blake and the Chinese.
    309 5 Mb. Chamberlain's Reply to the Chinese Petition. The following correspondence is taken from the Hongkong Telegraph of 20th ult:— (Colonial Secretary to Hon. Ho. Kai.) Colonial Secretary’s Office. 23rd June, 1903. Sir.— With reference to your letter of the 30th March last addressed to the
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    RAUB.
    463 5 The ninth annual meeting of the Raub Australian Gold Mining Co. Ltd., was held at the registered office, Queen Street, Brisbqqe, recently, Mr. Jaujes Forsyth m. l. a., was voted to tfie chair. The Chairman regretted that Mr. De Burgh Persse (chairman of directors) was uuable to be present
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    MAFEKING: A MATTER FOR INQUIRY.
    238 5 IV 4t 1 writes to the Pall -la Gazette --o An inquirer asks if you can tell him the extent of the reward gr.intli* CoArfHy and Coghlan for having turn- °o ,ho a J ke P~ Colonel Badenx\>well supplied with the shells that went far
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  • States’ News.
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      SELANGOR.
      837 5 l From Our Cor. eaponient. Kwala Lumpur, 31st July:- The Conference and its attendant festivities are now tilings of the irrevocable Past; and, as evenitem on the programme was carried out without any lijtch, at! eouuetmed, especially those who were responsible for the direct management of the arduous undertaking.
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    PERAK TURF CLUB.
    739 5 Taiping Races, 1903. Programme. 1 Ith. liUk, and Uith Anya*!, I'XKl. First Day. 1 u Kan ay 11th Acgcbt. L The Maiden Plate. Value***).- For Maiden horses. Ex- griffin allowed 14 lbs. weight as iier scale 10 stone. Entrance 910. Distance 1 mile. The atebkall Stakes. and
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      164 5 Sandilano's Buttery Co., 29, Beach Street, PENANG. ANDREW USHER C0.S’ Special Reserve o. V. <5. WHISKY. CRAlGELlAeHIE GLENLIVET DISTILLERY Co.’s GAELIC “OL D SMUGGLER WHISKY. James Buchanan Co.’s “HOUSE OF COMMONS” WHISKY. William Teacher and Sons' Old Glenlivet Whisky. To he lmtl of all dealers. JEYES PERFECT PURIFIER. 1 The
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      18 5 PENANQ FOUNDRY Co., (Establi ;1 ed 1876.) ENGINEERS, MILLWRIGHTS, <&c., &c. Weld Quay, A 37 Peach Street, PENANQ.
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      13 5 A Biff Echo Advertiser says—- The Time to Advertise Is ALL THE TIME.
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      20 5 ANY Subscriber receiving the Echo at an unreasonably late hour will greatly oblige by reporting the matter to the Manager.
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      752 5 >R all DU nut ot b'C, E. Johnson. IMPORT 6 EXPORT) MERCHANT. Agent JULES PERON CHAMPAGNE. “ROYS” WHISKIES. WORTHINGTON'S ALES. GALLET CIE WATCHES. C. G. BONEHILL’S SPORTING GfTNS AND RIFLES. Fine Arts Direct Snpitfy LiflrttetL T4ik Ctiee C6. ESTABLISHED 1890.1 IS, 28 <f 34, Ch r:h Street, PenM'ng Ship Chandlers,
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      1657 6 ,r--0 fe < w ft K UJ UJ S 5 r# 5 5 os i\ K ».*»<> to* :< 4 tun V PC w o x e- o h o o V t? o 35 U-V ‘OQ c I •s *•->—- S* o Pm Tiang Lee Co. Merchants and General
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