Straits Echo, 18 September 1903

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    35 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES, AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY. VOL. 1 No. 91. PENANG, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18th, 1903. •"-t- I’ek AsNtni INViLt Copy, 10 Cut*
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
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      2550 1 A. E. SKEELS. 3i, Beach Street SKIPPING-. tai Wi I I S. N. Co. fIMIE mail steamers mav lx» expected to ariive Outwards, ami leave Penang Homewar d >u the following dates MAIL SERVICE. Outwards. Uit. »*P(K't. Mail Rates of Passage. Hongkong Shanghai Nagasaki K«l* Yokohama Singapore Colombo Calcutta Bombay
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      9 1 A. E. SKEELS. tv Ar 31, Beach Street. J
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  • Money Market.
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      EXCHANGE.
      121 2 (By courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Bank ...1/11 4 months’ sight Bank —l/11| n 3 Credit ...1/11^4 v 3 Documentary ...1/111 Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs. 14S 3 days’ sight Private 145 Bombay, Demand Bank n 3 days’ sight Private 145 Madras, Demand Bank 143 3 days’ sight
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      SHARES
      213 2 BersawaliGold Mine Co., Ld. 10- non*. Bruseh Tin Mining Co., Ld. S 8. sellers Chendariang Hydraulic Tin Mining Co.. Ld 25.— sales Fraser Neave, Ld $lO5. sales 6% Debs. par George Town Dispensary 26. sales. Howarth Erskine. Ld. s\9o.-buyers International Bodega $lOO. buyers Jelebu Mining A Trading Co.. Ld.
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      PRODUCE.
      165 2 Tin 72.10 safes Gold leaf 84 B.Pepper(W.Coast3lbs.soz.)s 28 50 sales White Pepper 47. Trang Pepper 36. sellers Cloves (picked) 35'50 nom. Mace $lBO. —sellers Mace Pickings 126. —safes Nutmegs 110 s 67. No. 1 7. —sellers Sugar 2 5.30 Basket (Chinese) 3.55 safes Tapioca Flour 205 Copra 7.20 fTaliliun
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      MAILS.
      123 2 A MAIL WILL CLOSE FOR Calcutta —Per Ku m So agr, to-morrow, noon. Trang A Pang Nga—Per Deli, to-morrow, 1 p.m. Port Swettenham—Per Langkat, tomorrow, 1 p.m. Deli—Per Ho Ktcei, to-morrow, 1 p.m. Perlis and Setul—Per ChcTn Tai, tomorrow, 1 p.m. Edie, T. Semawe. Segli and Olehleh—Per Pegu, to-morrow,
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  • Shipping.
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      ARRIVALS.
      195 2 Deli, Br. s.s. 104, Hassan, 18th Sept., Trang, 17th Sept,, Gen..—Koe Guan Co. Rotorua, Br. s.s. 576, Brown, 18th Sept., Singapore, 16th September, Gen., —Koe Guan Co. Coromandel, Br. s.s. 2,782. Mumford, 17th Bombav, 4th Sept., Gen., —P. A O. S. N. Co. Kum Sang, Br. s.s. 2.078, Buller,
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      DEPARTURES.
      25 2 18th September Lauren* Pit, for Asahan. Petrel, for Tongkah. Omajiere, for Port Swettenham Malacca. Hong TFaw /.for Singapore, etc. Lady Weld, for Teluk Anson.
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      IN PORT.
      169 2 Avagyee. 13r. s.s. 247. Moner. 18th Sept., T. Anson, 17th September, Gen.. —Koe Guan Co. A»ahas. Gr. s.s. 161, Peters, 18th SeptDeli. 17th Sept., Copra—Behn Meyer Co. Cakltlz, Br. s.s. 331, Quine. 16th SeptPort Swettenham. 15th Sept- Gen., Straits Steamship Co. Cheang Chew, Br. s.s. 1,213, Framptou. 18th
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      EXPECTED.
      70 2 Vessel From Agents Due Clmsan Singapore P. A O. 18th inst A. Apcar Calcutta A.A.A. Co. 18th Koenigsburg Colombo P. A O. 22nd Shanghai London do. 23rd Eiwn Europe do. 24th Bayern Singapore 24th C. Apcar Singapore A.A.A. Co.25th Kamakura Singapore B. A Co. Mam Japan S. B.ACo. 28th
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      SAILINGS.
      104 2 Vessels For Agents Leaves 1 Clmsan Colombo P. A O' 19th inst. A. Apcar Singapore A.A.A. Co. I9th Shanghai do. P. A O. 23rd C. Apcar Calcutta A.A.A. Co. 26th Benrorlich Singapore S. B. Co. 2Sth Sikh do. do. iOctober lieninuhr do. do. t i \V> would dir rot
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      PASSENGERS.
      24 2 Inward —Per Rotorua,” from P. S’ham, Mr. Paterson. Per Langkat,” from Port Swettenham, Mr. Brown. Per “Ho Kwei. from Deli. Mr. Wing Seng.
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    The Straits Echo.
    64 2 Established June Ist, 1903. Published daily (except Sunday».) AT TUB CRITERION PRESS, Ld., No. 226-232, Beach street, IVuaug. PRICE DAILY, LOCAL «>i per annum (Put* Free) MAIL EDITION (I'oet Free) 13 CABLE ADDRESS: E c h o—P e n a n g Telephone No. 188. Editor, Chesney
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    Hongkong Opium Farm.
    896 2 Fkom Hongkong exchanges we learn that there has been quite a pretty i little circus over the letting of the Opium Farm, tenders for which were received up to 31st August. It will be remembered, perhaps, that ou the 1st instant the result of the competition for
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    Ourselves
    1119 2 Or Echo Echoes. Oi'B Subscribers aud Advertisers will be j interested to know that, owing to our desire j to do the l>est we can for all friends and sup- j porters, aud to our inability, for some time past, to find space for all the advertisements aud newt
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  • PUBLIC OPINION.
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      THE ILL-EFFECTS OF THE FLUCTUATING MEX.
      512 2 To ms Editor of the “Straits Echo." Si*,—May 1 ask you to kindly allow me a corner of vour valuable journal for the following on the two l»ob dollar and the illeffects of the vagaries of the Merry Mexican I see in almost every
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    CHOLERA.
    56 2 Outbreak at Negapatam. It is notified by the Straits Government that information having been received that cholera exists at Negapatam, His Excellency the Governor, in virtue of the powers conferred by Rule 6 of the Regulations made under the Quarantine and Prevention of Disease Ordinance XIX of 1886) has
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    Fast Mail Service.
    99 2 The Negapatam Route will Eclipse Otfier Lines. About Ten Hours Saved. Business men in the Straits and Malay States will be interested to know that, as the result of recent special trials in connection with the overland mail services as carried out in India in connection with
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    States’ News.
    895 2 SELANGOR. (From our men Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, loth Sept.— quent on the appointment ot ,\j r j p* Rodger, c.m.0., Resident of Perak t.i ho Governor of the Gold Coast i„ success, ion to Sir Matthew Nathan, it J —and I have it on what aj lrs tt>
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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      28 2 WEATHER. TIk* following report is kindly supplied by the Signal Director of Fort Cornwallis:— The rainfall during tin* J4 hours ended at 0 a.ni to-dar was 0.07 inches.
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    Great Britain and the Macedonian Massacres.
    119 3 Will Send A Squadron. < Keu ter Service. I, 17th September. —The n ,t, ]>,iihf Chronicle understands t li i! U' government have decided representations at Con- )t<l ple with a view of ending t ie li; ,ss:icres continually taking i„ Mvceilonin. r T!n
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    A Clash with Arabs.
    107 3 Britiv Soldiers Killed and Wounded. Reuter'B Service.) ho,hl, 'I. 17th Sept.—A skirmish is reported as having taken place between a party of the Hampshire Keginieiit 1 1* irst Hattalioti) and a number of Arabs in the hinterland of AdenOne of the Hainpshires was killed, and four
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    “Joe” Throws His Hand in.
    72 3 Renter's Service.) London, 18th Sept. Ihe Rt. lion. Joseph Chamberlain and also Mr. C. T. Ritchie and Lord George Hamilton have resigned. ‘This is the direct result of Mr. Balfour's pirajihlet and, presumably, U» the‘war of words' over Chamberlain's new Fiscal policy at the recent
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    The Alleged Globe Corporation Frauds.
    51 3 f Reuter t Service.) London, 18th September. —Mr. Whittaker Wright, the once famous financier and Company promoter, charged with being concerned in the issuance of a false Balance "beet, in connection with the affairs of the London and Globe Finance Corporation, has been committed for
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    The Bulgarian Crisis.
    61 3 Renter's Service.) Loudon, 18tli September. —Prince Ferdinand has returned to Sofia and lias been in earnest consnltation "itli the Bulgarian Ministers. [lt is quite refreshing to hear that Ferdinand has got over his severe attack of Wkanitis aud lias at length plucked up sufficient courage to once
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    Hungarians Want Their Own Language.
    136 3 Fraru Josef le Militalre. (Renter t Service.) London, 18th September. The 1 M*l ror Francis Joseph has recenty wen on a visit to the Magyar apual in endeavour to s<dve u V a,i dy*ing nolitical crisis now. fr <lln k '‘Ldue to ia» insistence of
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    PENANG CRICKET CLUB.
    205 3 TENNIS TOURNAMENT. POSITION UP-TO-DATE. Championship.' Rev. H. C. Henham D. A. M. Brown j Bn,wn 266 l b G. H. Cater vH.A. n ao a q Neubronner L. M. Woodward v) A. F. G. Auder- Anderson 2.6-6.5-6.5 son 4 Double Handicap. Dr. Jamieson A C. Bradbery v
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    Train Robberies.
    425 3 Passengers for Simla who left Uuiballa by the early morning train on 24th ult. had the unpleasant experience of being boarded en route by a gang of thieves. One of the carriages looted was a reserved first class at tne end of the train, containing passengers from Lahore.
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    Corrupt Officials.
    172 3 The Manila Times waxes wrath at the increase of embezzlement among Government employees in the Phiii pines. It says that the rap city with which subordinate officials have seized opportunities to defraud the Government is something of which every, decent citizen of the United States, resident in the
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    Tin.
    387 3 London Market Report. London, 25th August. —The market has teen comparatively steady, and with few fluctuations. We close at £127 for cash, £126 ss. end September. £125 10s. end October, £124 10s. three months, and £124 four months. Importers have been selling a little, but the chief sellers were
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    The Anglo-Chinese School.
    464 3 The Rev. G. F. P.vkett. Prim-quil of the Anglo-Chinese School, has made au appeal to the wealthy Chinese of Penang for monetary aid to the extent of $6.000 to refurnish the School with requisite desks, seats, maps and library, and to repair, paint and whitewash the building.
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    The Tsar's Viceroy.
    968 3 Russian and German Opinion. In* Odessa the npptuutment of Admiral Alexi *ff was hailed with satisfaction. It is generally considered there that if murklr .iho.boginijing of a r.e.v era of prosp-ritr-for- -*4i****-4*»rvi-tori<*B. The authority given to the new Viceroy to aiaiutainVwdor.h* thf iijigions served by the Chinese
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    THE WATERFRONT.
    97 3 The s.s. Chttsan is due here at noon to-mom>\v,and will leave for Colombo find Bombay at 6 p.m. the same day. Tiie ehinchew of the s.s. Pegu, now im harbour, was “at home to b s frion Is la t night. The ship was bri! iantly illuminated and
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      21 3 TAerv /< 00 better method of reaching the people than through an Advertisement that appeals to the wants of the moment iwiowiMOHirr
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      2 3 AMERICAN CARTS
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      10 3 Advertising bears the me business that relation disease medicine does
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      677 3 FOR Melbourne and Sydney ALSO OTHER Australian New ZealanJ Torts. rpilE s. s. Argus (2,792 A tons) is expected to sail from Penang for the al*ove Ports, trid Singapore and Java, on or about Ist October. Excellent [>assenger aocommo lation. For freight an 1 passage apply to McALISi’ER Co., m.w.f.
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      702 3 fjrfo WATCH THIS SPACE r PENANG SALES ROOM. To be Sold by PUBLIC AUCTION On Saturday, 26th September, 1903, At No. 7, Clove Hall Road, at NOOX, All the Household Furniture,. &c. t COJIPK 8. NO Double Iron 3ed»teads complete, Hands* me Carved Oval Dining Table, Dressing T iblo wi:h
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      1927 4 SIN GHEE CHOON CO. Wo. 129, Beach Street, PENANCL Commission Agents, PfiOVlgiONKßg AND GENERAL IMPORTERS. Agents for TOWKAY FOO CHOO CHOON, OF LAHAT, PERAK, AND The Perak General Farms. 29 a Allan Irving. Penang. engineers, Iron Brass Founders, BOILER MAKERS AND Bridge Builders. JIRON AND STEEL MERCHANTS IRONMONGERS, OIL MERCHANTS.
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    Interesting- Shipping Dispute in Penang.
    4270 5 Important test Case. Laukie r. Kok (K’aS Co. (Wednesday September, 16th.) Plaintiff, continuing his evidence, seated that when Mr. P. Laurie engaged him in New Zealand he told lum that liis chances would be better 111 the Straits, lien he arrived in Penang tlie Chief
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      1403 5 No 17. Posada Sherry, Amo Select», doz. $24, hot. $2.25 NOTICE. A, \\’S of Penang, Singapore, Perak, Selangor, and Sumatra. nt enlarged, various sizes up to 3 ft, 'rlivmide paper. W, JONES, 0 K„ c Street, Penang. Photographer.' 38« Lie»'' 1 1 of tiie Auct>' I 1’• niisun i< the
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      9 5 No. 12 18/14. Malaga Muscatel, doz. $l4. lot. <l-50
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      7 5 Clutl, t>rv Chum|j«gne, HI »*aa**.' 4 «11 <!<►*.
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      230 5 JUST ARRIVED. Egyptian Cigarettes. Monthly Shipments direct from Cairo. TheodoraVafiadis&Co. M. Melachrino Co. Crown Pbixce, j gj*. No 4 Non P1.C8 Ultra, Narcissus, Size No. 9, strawGold Straw-tipped. tipped. i{ I5 K Amber. Ain l)er and Meerschaum Cigar and Cigarette Holders, Gun-metal and Aluminium Cigarette Boxes, and Quininse Pills, &c.,
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      223 5 BEST HOTELS. Bangkok THE OWEN-TAt IIOTFE °W»WI UoTtr. Sv Cable AeWrew, ■‘Oriental.” *r n "Xort. Penang. EASTERN oriental HOTEL. UNEQI ALIKI) loii Situation, Comfort and Catering sakkies brothers. 18 a Proprietor*. KINO EDWARD HOTEL UOXCKnXO A 11 h Cl s Private Hotel Electrical lv LH, i required.) Electric V !US>
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      1645 6 «Tigareue» ot Vuuauis, LEE Co. Rest House, KWALA LUMPUR. Only two minutes’ walk from Selangor Club. COMFORTABLE rooms for Visitors, p Table and attendance good. For ■ird and Lodging four dollars per dav. TERMS CASH. George Newman, Lessee Rest House, K- L. NOTICE. interest and responsibility of Kliaw Tiiow L»m
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