Straits Echo, 27 August 1903

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    34 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES, AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY. VOL.I NO. 73. PENANG, THURSDAY, AUGUST 27th, 1903. $24 Per Annum. Single Copy, 10 Cents,
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      2202 1 A. E. SKEELS. 31, Beach Street :11s* -PUSH vM S. N. Go. *1 1; Oil- 1 r> Nov. rpHK mail steamers mav be expected to l a Vrive Outwards, and leave Penang HomcwarJs ou the following date» Mail Service. Outwards. Simla connecting with Rome Coromandel do Arcadia Malta do Oceana
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      7 1 A. E, SKEELS. *v 31, Be/jch Street,
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  • Money Market.
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      EXCHANGE.
      123 2 (By courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Bank ...1/1 If 4 months’ sight Bank ...1 IIJ-J 8 Credit 2/o,', 3 Documentary 2/Of Calcutta. Demand Bank Rs. 147 3 days’ sight Private 149 Bombay, Demand Bank 147 3 days’ sight Private 149 Madras, Demand Bank 147 3 days’ sight
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      SHARES
      218 2 Rersawall Gold Mine Co., Ld. 8 19. —buyers Bruseli Tin Mining Co., Ld. 8.25 sellers. Chendariang Hydraulic Tin Mining Co., Ld 25. —sales Fraser Neave. Ld $100. —buyers 6% Debs. par George Town Dispensary 26. sales. Howarth Erskine. Ld. 3190.— buyers International Bodega $100. —buyers Jelebu Miuiug Trading Co.,
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      PRODUCE.
      173 2 Tiu 73.70 buyer» Gold leaf S 84,— B.Pepper(W.Coost3lbs.5o*.)$ 29.40 sales Wliite Pepper 8 50.— seller» Trnng Pepjier 36.— seller» Cloves (picked) 3 35 50 Mace $180.— teller» Mace Pickings 126. —sales Nutmegs 110s 70. —buyers No. 1 7.— tales Sugar 2 5.30 Basket (Chinese) 4. —sellers Tapioca Flour 2.15
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  • Shipping.
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      ARRIVALS.
      118 2 Hong Bee. Br. s.s. 2,056, Peters, 27th Aug., Amoy, 13th August, Gen.,—Beng Bros. Perak, Br. s.s. 297, Brown, 27tli August,— Tongkah, 25th Aug., Gen., —Koe Guan Co. Hebe, Br. s.s. 345. Inkster, 27th August, Singapore, 25th August, Gen., —W. Mansfield Co. Sachsen, Ger. s.s. 3,118, Meyer, 26th Aug., Yokohama,
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      DEPARTURES.
      19 2 27th August Hebe, for Deli. Ho Kwei, for Deli. Deli, for Langkat. Canton, for Pangkor A Teluk Anson.
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      IN PORT.
      123 2 Antonio Padre, Ita. sl.,s. 1,420, Fortunato, 26th August,—New York, 19th April, Oil,—C. S. Seng. Carlyle, Br. s.s. 331, Mugford, 26th Aug., Port Swettenham, 25th August, Gen., Straits Steamship Co. Hong Bee, Br. s.s. 2.056, Peters, 27th Aug., Amoy, 13th August, Gen., —Beng Bros. Lady W eld. Br. s.s.
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      EXPECTED.
      61 2 Teteels From Agent* Dne Benledi Siiiirapore S. B. A Co. 26th inst A. Apcar do. A. A. A Co. 28th C. Apcar Calcutta do. 28th Lennox Glasgow S B A Co. 31st Palawan Japan P. A O. 31st Simla London do. 3rd Sept Valet ta Singapore do. oth Beuiawers
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      SAILINGS.
      124 2 Ve**eU Fur i AijetUg Lea ce* Beuledi London S. B. A Co. 2»jth in»t. A. Apcar Calcutta A. A. A Co. 29th C. Apcar Sintra pore do. 29th Lennox do. S. B. A Co. 31st Palawan Colombo P. A O. 31st Simla Singapore do. 3rd Sept. aletta Colombo do.
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      PASSENGERS.
      49 2 Intrrad —Per Hebe,” from Singapore, Brother Gabriel. Per Sachsen,” from Singapore. Mr. Otto Sielckeu. Outward —Per Sachsen,” for Genua, Mr. and Mrs. R. A. J. Law, 1 child and Ayah, Messrs. Joh Lauts, A. F. J. Dykgraaf, H. J. de Visser, P. van Studen and H. M. Strong.
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      MAILS.
      100 2 A MAIL WILL CLOSE FOR Negapatam. Madras. Pondicherry, Cuddalore and Karical taking Mails for Europe, etc. via Madras —Per Zamania, to-morrow. 1 p.m. Port Swettenham and Malacca—Per Omapere, to-morrow, 2 p.m. Teluk Anson —Pe r Lady Weld, to-morrow, 3 p.m. Port Swettenham —Per Mary Austin, 29th inst., 1 p.m.
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    The Straits Echo.
    61 2 Established June Ist, 1903. Publi*hcd daily (except Sundays.) AT THE CRITERION PRESS, Ld., No. 226-232, Beach Street, Penang. PRICE: DAILY, LOCAL fsi per annum (Post Free) *7 MAIL EDITION (Hurt Free) IJ CABLE ADDRESS: “Ec li o —P enang.” Telephone No. 188. Editor, Chesney Duncan. Sub-Editor, Harold
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    Domestic Occurrences.
    93 2 BIRTHS. On 24th August, at “Carolina Villa." Syed Alley Road, Singapore, the wife of J. T. Peters, of a daughter. On 18tli July, at Ranau Estate. Kudate, British North Borneo, the wife of Henry Palmer, B. N. B. Government Service, of a son. At Devonshire Road. Singapore, on
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    The Merry Mexican.
    1072 2 So much discussion Las taken place of late regarding the t-ha/p rise in the sterling value of tl.e Straits D".lar-~which Jiff* now almost reached a point undreamt of six months ago—that a few statistics regarding the present high prices of goods and cost of existence generally in
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    MARKET PRICES.
    309 2 ■I.R.MI 1». 1.(13 ii.K.ICI “5 a* Dkscbiptios. i-t 52.6 *1.63 16 Sl.ll} 'p 'r-'z Beef Soup 8 16 16 10 Roast 18 28 28 22 Steaks 18 28 28 22 Stew or curry meat 14 18 18 17 Ox tail 20 30 30 25 Ox tongue 35 55
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    Prince Chakrabongse.
    195 2 11. R. H. Prince Chakrabongse, one of the sons of His Majesty the King of Siam, and full brother of the Crown Prince, was a passenger by the Genn&i Mail s. s. Zeiten on Tuesday. H. E. the High Commissioner of Tungkah, Mr. A D Neubronner, His Siamese
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  • PUBLIC OPINION.
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      TIN AND TARIFFS.
      264 2 TO THE EDITOR STRAITS ECHO. Sir, —Here's some news re tin. It is reported that the United States have never ueen abie to seeure the making of tin for the Standard Oil Company, or for the canning industry of California. It has lieen found to be cheaper
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      THE PEH BIN CRUSADE.
      824 2 To the Editor or the Stb.uts Echo. Sir.—l shall feelgieatly obliged if you can see your way to spare me space in your journal for the insertion of the following: I was an eyewitness of the gambling raid elicited by the Assistant Superintendeut Hawtrey and a
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      SELANGOR.
      231 2 (From our awn Correspond^ K,mla 1 r' l P'"'. 2 lit Ausu.,:. informed that m a few dav* will be signed between' the Government and two well i- ra,lan sidents of this town for a mail service between Kwala Vu Rauband Raub and Kwala am particulars are to hand
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      PERAK.
      193 2 The following items are from tie Pioneer of 25th August The appointment iff Inspector uf Schools, F. M. S., has been declared to be open to, but not confined to, cadet* Towkay Chin Choon has lieen appointed a member of the Sanitary Bowl of Kuala Lumpur for the miexpiml
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    Javanese Labour.
    559 2 The Committee appointed by the Mau Peninsula Sugar Industry Association l report on theadvisabilitv of recruiting lata from Java met at No. 5 Weld Quay on M* day. The Honorary Secretary. Mr.Bradtw read the letters, quoted below, received fn the Resident General F.M S. A the Hon.il I
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      251 2 Pritchard Co. PENANG. SOLEAGENTS FOR PENANG FOR THE BRITISH EXPRESS DAIRY Company’s BOMBAY BDTTER ALWAYS FRESH PURE, FIRM CREAM V Sold in 1 lb. tins 75 cents per tin. Consignments received regularly. PRITCHARD CO. PEJM/TNG. 4b For Defective Sight. SPECTACLES! Please Note. As tee deal direct with one of the
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      77 2 Central Sales Room, IMPORTANT AUCTION SALE. The undersigned are favoured with instructions to sell bv PUBLIC AUCTION On Friday, the 28th August, 1903. COMMENCING AT 12 NOON AT GOVERNMENT TELEGRAPH OFFICE (Back Premises.) Unserviceable Telephone and Telegraph Material CONSISTING OF Gower Bell Telephones Magnetos. Polarized Relays, Non-polarized Relays, Telephone Cases,
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      59 2 WANTED, A CHINESE CASHIER. Satisfactory Security of $5,000 required. Must be experienced and have good references. Apply by letter to PRITCHARD A Co. Rest House, KWALA LUMPUR. Only two minutes’ walk from Selangor Club. COMFORTABLE rooms for Visitors. Table and attendance good. For Board and Lodging four dollars per day.
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      3 2 REFRIGERATORS. McAlister Co.
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      3 2 HARNE>S McAlister Co.
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      5 2 METTAR WOOD B McAlister YE
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      4 2 LA MP* McALISTEK Co.
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    24 2 Death. At Bethesda Singapore, on Saturday, August 22nd. at 4 p. m. Harry Startin, the lteloved infant sou of Mr. and Mrs. T. Baird.
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    THE MACEDONIAN TROUBLE.
    132 3 The Terrible Turk on His Mettle. Reuter's Submarine Cuble.) London, -6tli August:—The total number of Turkish soldiers called o ut on ;i war footing in regard to the dist nil cilice in Macedonia amounts to don battalions. lturing the reeeut trouble in Crete we had the privilige
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    REUTER AGAIN RETRACTS.
    66 3 More Bunkum. Renter's Submarine Cable:) London, 26th August. —The telegram of the 24th instant in which it was stated that at Bucharest the Bulgarians and Greeks in Houmania had been ordered to return to their homes for the purpose of mobilising a hostile organisation, turns out to
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    THE NEW GOVERNOR OF BOMBAY.
    122 3 lleuter's Submarine Cable.) Loudon, 127t1i August —Lord Lamingtou succeeds Lord Northcote as Governor of Bombay. Lord Lanungton who is only forty three }nn of agv lias had a more or less exten"ivt* training iu ultru-Conservative-Torv political circles. His knowledge of Australian affairs may lie presumed
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    NEW AMERICAN WAR SECRETARY.
    35 3 Kesignation of the Hon. Elihu Root. (U<sl,r s Submarine Cable.) London, August: —The Hon. il,u Koot, American Secretary of lias resigned, Hon, Benjamin Taint of *iu lias-been nominated to succeed him
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    THE AMERICA CUP.
    119 3 Official Time. [H'liter's Submarine Cable). Ijondon, 26th August. —Shamrock "as defeated by two minutes bd seconds. But owing to the starting ;3(j seconds was disall(J**l according to rule. tun away their time in a licensed V' *1* u Carnavou Street whilst v 11 v wi the 9th
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    LYNCHING IN BERLIN.
    57 3 (Cabteneir* Special Service.) Berlin, August Bth.- Berlin has a sensation which heret* fore has been thought peculiarly American. A lynching took place here to-day. A burglar was the victim. When detected in robbing a bouse lie killed several people. A mob of furious citizens pursued him and
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    MARSHAL SU.
    49 3 Ser.fenced to Decapitation. ''Shanghai Time* Special.} Peking, 9th August.- After the formal trial, two days ago, of Su Yuenchun, the degraded Provincial Com-mandor-in-Chief of Kuangsi, the Board of Punishments suggested to the Throne that he be sentenced to imprisonment, awaiting decapitation. The suggestion has since been approved.
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    WAR IN THE BALKANS NOW ON.
    57 3 Eighty Thousand Turks in the Field. (Cablenews Social Service London, August B.—The war is on in the Balkans. Eighty thousand Turks are arrayed in one army opposing the revolutionists. The Macedonian revolutionary committee has sent out a proclamation hxing August 81st as the date
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    FORTY REFORMERS WANTED.
    140 3 (Shanghai Times Special) Peking, 10 August:—At the request of Fan Tseng-hsiang, the present Provincial Treasurer of Chekiang, a notorious Reactionary, the Chinese Government is about to issue an order for the arrest of about forty reformers, alleged to be followers of Kang Yu-wei. Bat Prince Ching has
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    RUSSIA’S THIBETAN TREATY.
    349 3 China Greatly Excited Over Alleged Secret Agreement with Bear. (Cablmeic* Special Service.) Pekin, August 9th.—The alleged secret Treaty of Russia with Thibet has greatly excited China. Thibet is a dependency of China, and is governed by Mandarins sent from China. It is believed that Russia is trying
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    Justice a la mode in Malaysia.
    729 3 Re The Weising Case TOWKAYS JAILED FOR A MONTH ANI) THEN FINED A THOUSAND MKX AND LIBERATED The Perak Pioneer of 25th August comments on the latest developments in the Weising Lottery case as fo.lows We reported last month a cast* in which two
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    Municipal Meeting.
    184 3 The following is the Agenda for the Municipal Meeting to-morrow 1. Minutes of last meeting to be read and confirmed. 2. Any special business the President may bring forward. 3. Questions. 4. Petition re the demolition of house No. 21 Ngah Aboo Lane. 5. Application for water supply
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    History of Penang.
    2262 3 SPECIALLY WRITTEN FOR THE STRAITS ECHO. (Continuedfrom Tuesday.) Arabs, and descendants of Arabs, form another part of the community. There are few families they have a great mini Ist of dependents, they are strict Mahomedans. proud and unwilling to yield to anv authority, they trade with all
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      8 3 HOUSE FOOD OF ALL KINDS McAlister Co. m
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      408 3 1 r I ai'J AIDS. George Town Sales Room. I As Messrs. MISQUITH Co. are closing their business in Penang, the undersigned will put up for sale"' At thf.ik premises in Peach Street, Oil Saturday, the 29th August, 1903, At 11 a. ni. Pianos, Music, Fittings, &c., ALSO AT THE
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      125 3 THE Penang Forage Co. ®e, Klawei Road. H A NM AN’S Patent Horse Rood. 84-00 a Bale, Calcutta Chaff, 81-00 a Bag. Crushed Food, Bran, Oats, Barley, Linseed, Paddy, Australian Hay, Australian Chaff, Meadow Hay, and Bedding. McAlister Co., /9 Beach Street Penang. Camp Furniture {Jungle use.) COMPRISING BED WITH
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      1828 4 •N GHEE CHOON CO. No. 129, Beach Street, PENANQ. Commission Agents, Provisioners and General Importers. Agente for TOWKAY FOO CHOO CHOON, OF LAHAT, PERAK, AND The Perak General Farms. 2 9a Allan fi Irving. Penang. engineers, Iron Brass Founders, BOILER MAKERS AND Bridge Builders. IRON AND STEEL MERCHANTS IRONMONGERS, OIL
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    NEWSPAPER TEST CASE.
    414 5 NO COPYRIGHT IN NEWS.” Mr. Justice Joyce resumed in the j Chancery Division on 27th July the hearing 1 of the action of Springfield v. Tliame,” which was brought bt Mr. George Springfield, a journalist, to obtain a declaration that the copyright of a paragraph he had
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    The New Liner Arabic.
    617 5 A notable addition to the fleet of great Atlantic passenger and cargo steamers is the Arabic of the International Mercantile Marine Company's White Star Line. The Arabic saiie 1 from Liverpool on her maiden voyage on June 26. and reached New York after a passage of
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    The Telechirograph.
    848 5 j Thjo iiiost successful facsimile telewhich have been so far devised HrtJ based in principle u}>on the Gray iuid Ritchie telautographs, in which the movement of the transmitting stylus is resolved into two components, which after having been transmitted over two independent circuits, are reunited in a single
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      1053 5 I ST'B ISIII:!) AT MEDAN. DELI. j st Coast of Sumatra, i ny [i j. in: BEER. l-i-D.. Advocate a id Solicitor to the High Court of Ut*ucJ in Netherlands India at Hatavia. ((ttioe/Ivesawan. Medan, Deli. J 58h notice:. undersigned l**g to inform the public of Penang and the neigkbour;IVr
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      17 5 ALL kinds of job and fancy printing ex- edited with neatness and despatch at the “Echo” Office.
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      4 5 CHANG KOCS McAlister Co.
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      1419 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 Bucnanan Co. s “HOUSEOF COMMONS” WHISKY. William Teacher and Sons Old Glenlivet Whisky. To |>c lmd of all dealers. JEYES PERFECT PURIFIER. I'lie host and
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      2151 6 raham&Co.,Ld. sale CHEMISTS, 4 Bc *ch Street, Penang. A. W. A. Anti White-Ant. A Valuable Mixture for destroying white ants and preserving attackable substances from the same Valuable as a Paint. Should be applied to all Wooden Structures, Bungalows and I aSheds. :cellent for Roofs, Floors, tilings, or other confined
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