Straits Echo, 29 September 1903

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    38 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES, AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY. y()]„ 1 No. 100. PENANG, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 th, 1903. ■•“4 f’Ett Anncm IN U E t’cnr, ID Cknts
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      2536 1 A. E. SKEELS. C *Q 3t, Beach Street, SKIPPING-. TAL SHIPPIIT Cr-S TEAMERS. S.N.Co. Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen. m il steamers may be expected to Outwards, and leave Penang Homewards on the following dates mail service. Outwards. Oct 1 Malta connecting with Oceana ]5 Bengal do Australia 2<) t'huMt) do Britannia
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  • Money Market.
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      EXCHANGE.
      123 2 (By courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Bank ...1/11^ 4 months’ sight Bank ...1 Ilf j, Credit •■■l/11 t*? 3 Documentary ...1/1 If Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs. 143 3 days’ sight Private 145 Bombay, Demand Bank 143 3 days’ sight Private 145 Madras, Demand Bank 143 3 days’
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      SHARES
      218 2 Gold Mining. BorsawaliGold Mine Co., Ld. 18.50 tellers KechauGold Mining Co., Ld. I.— nom. N. Kechau Gold Mining Co., Ltd I.— nom. Rsiub Australian Gold Mining Co., Ld $8.50 sellers. Redjaug Lebong Gold Mining Co., Ld $2OO. nom. S. liaub Gold Mining Si n. Ld.s 10.— nom. KalanaGold MiningCo„Ltd.
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      PRODUCE.
      161 2 Tin 68.40 sales Gold leaf 83. B. Pepper(W.Coast3lbs.soz.)s 29. —sales White Pepper 47. Traug Pepper 36. nom. Cloves (picked) 35 50 nom. Mace slBo. —sellers Mace Pickings 135. —sales Nutmegs 110 s 70. No. 1 7. sellers Sugar 2 5.30 Basket (Chinese) 3.55 sales Tapioca Flour 2.10 Copra 7.40
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      ARRIVALS.
      73 2 Hok Canton. Br. s.s. 294. Scott, 29th Sept., Acheen, 25tli Sept., Gen., —BanHoHin. S. S. Co, Avaoyee, Br. 247, Morier, 29th Sept., Teluk Anson, 28th Sept., Gen., —Koe Guan Co. Attaka, Br. s.s. 140. Jones, 28th Sept., Port Sosoe, 27th Sept., Oil, Boustead Co. Sumatra, Br. s.s. 2,976, Hayward,
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      DEPARTURES.
      37 2 29th September Kamakura Mam, for Colombo Southern India. C. Apcar, for Calcutta. Ho Kscei, for Deli. Artsadong, for Batu Bahra and Asahan. Unity, for Rangoon. Lady Weld, for Teluk Anson. Pin Seng, for Port Swettenham Singapore.
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      IN PORT.
      72 2 Hok Canton, Br. s.s. 294, Scott, 29th Sept., Acheen,2sth Sept., Gen., —Ban Ho Hin. Avagyee, Br. s.s. 247, Morier, 29th Sept., Teluk Anson, 28th Sept., Gen., —Koe Guan Co. Attaka, Br. s.s. 140, Jones, 28th Sept., Port Sosoe, 27th Sept. Oil, Boustead Co. Sumatra, Br. s.s. 2.976, Hayward.
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      EXPECTED.
      58 2 Yetrelt From Agent* Die Benvorlieh London S. B. Co. 29th Sep. Lo-xliana Rangoon ll.L.&Co. 29th Marhurvj Colombo B. M. A Co. :30th Babelsberg Singapore do. 1st Oct. Hong Bee Singajxire B. Bros. 1st Lightning Calcutta A. A. A. Co. 2nd Sikh Clasgow S. B. Co. 6th Ben tm>h r
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      SAILINGS.
      115 2 Yet*els For j Agent» Leave C. Apc&r Calcutta A.A.A. Co. 29th Sep. Bonvorlich Singapore S. B. Co. 29th Loodina Singapore H. L. Co. 30th Lightning do. A. A. A. Co. 3rd Oct. Babelsberg Singapore B. M. Co. 3rd Houg Bee Singapore B. Bros. 3rd Sikh do. S. B. Co.
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      PASSENGERS.
      26 2 Inward —Per“ Avagvee" frem Teluk Anson, Hon. J. Turner. Messrs. Gibson, Foo Ah Min and Lee Kim Per Sumal ra,” from Hongkong, H. E. Bigg?.
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      MAILS.
      20 2 A MAIL WILL CLOSE FOR Port Swettenham—Per Petrel, to-morrow 1 p.m. Teluk Anson Per Avagyee, to-morrow 2 p. m.
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    The Straits Echo.
    63 2 Established June Ist, 1903. Published daily (except Sundays.) AT TNI CRITERION PRESS, Ld., No. 226-232, Beach Street, Penang. PRICE DAILT. LOCAL jas per annum. (Post Free) *7 MAIL EDITION (Post Free) IS CARLE ADDRESS: “E c h a—P ena n g Telephone No. 188. Editor, Chesney Duncan.
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    Domestic Occurrences.
    32 2 Birth. Dcnn— This morning (29th Sept.) at Glengar,” La rut Road, Penang, the wife of William Stewart Dcks, Asst. Municipal Engineer, of a daughter. Singapore and F.M.S. papers please copy.
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    Ramie.
    1712 2 Rising daily in importance as an Article of Commerce. Why its Growth in the Malay States should be Enco iragcd. The Textile of the Future. It is pretty generally admitted that in these radiant climes agriculture languishes, and that, whilst the progress of the mining industry is reported in
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    Fiscal Reform.
    602 2 Its Bearing on British Shipping In vestigation of Britain’s Fiscal relations with her colonies and foreign countries proceeds apace. The subject is one that lends itself to great diversity of opinion. The total tonnage entered and cleared at home ports has risen from 9,500,000 tons in 1840 to
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  • States News.
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      PERAK.
      520 2 (From our Corretpoudent. I** oh, 26th SepteinW considerable commotion Tils Imsii.ess section of tin community on the morn m ■>,.7*7 !,P° h instant, when it was ie;i..C,,, .77°7 local Shylocks of this Chetties, had obtained t he thp the Court to seal up the p‘ A‘! n of Tong,
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    Dr. Hughes gets Damages
    192 2 And Clears His Name of all Allegations. Mb. A. R. Adams appeared lieforethe Puisne Judge, Mr. A. F. Gt. Law, this morning, as Counsel for the plaintiff in the action lietween Dr. Prest Hughes and the Straits Sugar Company. The plaintiff claimed damages for breach of
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      359 2 PERAK LARD ARD MIRES AGERCY. General hfanager: FRANK DENNYS. Head Office at No. 3, Hugh Low Street, Ipoh. Ttl. Address: “Chabut” Ipoh. Code xised, A. B. C. 4th Edition. Branch Office at AUCTION SALES. AUCTION SALES OP Lands, HoVses, Etc., WILL BE HELD Monthly at this Office, First of such
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      225 2 NOTICE. to CORBESPOXDEXTS: It Is requested that all corn mmiications relating to Subscriptions. Advertisements' Ac., be addressed to the Manairer. Straits Echo” and not to the Editor. All cheques should be crossed. betters on Kditorial or other nutters intended for publication or use'in the Erlu> should be sent to “The
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      103 2 A Trip to Fairyland To-night! To-night!! GRAND Fashionable Performance NEW NEW In Fact Everything New. NEW NEW DRESSES! NEW SCENERY!! TALISMANIC!!! Extraordinary Enchanting To-night, Tuesday, 29th Sept., 1903, The Indra Zanibar Royal Theatrical Company of Singapore WiLL Plat THE GRAND TALISMANIC PERFORMANCE HAWAI MUJLIS OR A Trip to Fairy Land,”
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      3 2 LAMPS. McAlister c«.
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      127 2 GOLD. The Redjang Lebong- Company. The production of this mine iu Auf*f wtis as follows 2,075 ounces of gold; 10,167 eu#* 4 silver, valued at/120,000. The falling-of of production in Aug u4t is attributable to ore of the pi r 'I 1 y not being treated,which had to be taken
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      33 2 WEATHER. 1 he following report is kindlv supplied bv the Signal Director of Fort Cornwallis:— S p.tu. a.m. noou The rainfall «luring the 21 hours ended at 9 a.m. to-day 0 27 inches.
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    The Balkan Crisis.
    79 3 Britain Urging Reforms. Renters Service. ,indoii, September 28th —The C). members of the Reform (\mmiission to C.m>id.*r the positj(1 ,,f nffaiis in Bulgaria are inen f 1(() standing mid simply tools of t l„, Government. Britain is pressing the l» (l| apply the proposed Austroii reforms more
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    Bulgarian Sympathy.
    274 3 rcat Demonstration Favours Revolutionary Methods. I Reuter'k Service.) ui, September 29tli.—A •rreat iemonstrafion of popular feeing the Macedonian outbreak is ret r-led from Sofia. An immense gathering assembled on Sunday, ami whilst orderly and if gave unmistakable proofs 0 f tli. vat sympathy felt by the Biilcrni-ian populace
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    Pius X.
    72 3 Nt« Pope will Disband the Papal Guards. (Callenews Special Service.) K»me, 11th September.—The Pope bus announced his intention to abolish the Swiss Guards, The Swiss Guards have long been a One part of the entourage of the hintiff. AU visitors to the Vatican fill mall them and their
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    Russia and Japan.
    120 3 Japanese recognise that talk •f Evacuation is all Moonshine. [Calleheics Special Service.) Tolcio, 12th September. —Japan bethat Russia intends to hold Manchuria indefinitely. Russia’s notitication that she would not be prepared evacuate this month, as agreed on, h construed to be a statement of Rus--848 intention not
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    Cholera at Kabul.
    102 3 1 4th September. —Cholera is reported 4 to be abating 'ta m verity of the visitation is from the number of proiniuv. hom the disease has carried Sliith the Amir’s Chief re, wy> Asgha Jan, son of Hvder Khan of Gundaiuack, Afzal 7* a Governor of Khanabad
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    The "Pioneer” on that Yankee grab.
    160 3 The Pioneer” on that Yankee grab. {Uangoon Advertiser Sendee.) Calcutta, 16th September.—The Pioneer says that the sudden seizure ot seven islands off the north-eastern coast of Borneo bv the United States is a curious incident altogether, for they have long been regarded as British. They are claimed by the British
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    About Devils.
    238 3 With Apologies to Beelzebub. At a recent swell dinner an eminent Chinese diplomat was discoursing iijxin love. He spoke poetically. It was delightful to hear him. He told how a certain mandarin once determined to bring up his son iu perfect innocence, in perfect ignorance of women. Accordingly,
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    Quis Custodiet Ipsos Custodes?
    457 3 The Muscovite sits ou the Chinaman's laud. Eating his fill while he vodka drinks. And the coolies move quick at his rough command. But the Russ, little cares what the Western thinks: So he builds him barracks, aud full tight will sit On the land he
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    THE MIKADO’S NAVY.
    296 3 In liis article on the Jajianese Navy iu the September number of the Nineteenth Century Mr. J. H. Longford tells us that in the year 1866 a party of 14 Jajwuese students were for the first time sent to England by the Shoguns Government. They were all
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    New Ordinances.
    1658 3 Steam Boilers Amendment OrdinanceFriday's Government Gazette contains the text of draft Bill which it is proposed to introduce into the Legislative Council intituled au Ordinance to amend the Steam Boilers Ordinance. The objects arid reasons state: The Steam Boilers Ordinance has in consequence of modern inventions, and the
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    WATERFRONT & SHIPPING.
    1367 3 WATERFRONT SHIPPING. The P. O. s.s. Svmatra arrived here i from Yokohama, via ports, yesterday, bringing 920 packages of explosives weighing 7o tons fox .this jiort. News lius been r- ceived of the missing French steamer A.niral(jlueyaou. It appears that a tire broke out on the steamer while off the
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      1919 4 S,N GHee choqm co j Vo 129, Beach Street, penanq. Commission Agents, Bun NKRS AJiD Gkxeual ItfPOKTKKS. Agents Jor TOW KAY FOO CHOO CHOON, OF LAHAT, PERAK, AND The Perak General Farms. 29 a lan Irving. 'Penang. fEERS, Iron Brass’Founders, BOILER MAKERS AND Bridge Builders. f IRON AND STEEL MERCHANTS
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    Impending Strike of Marine Engineers.
    1015 5 Tbouble is again looming at no great distance ahead in engineering circles. The latest phase of the triangular dispute between the employers and Amalgamated Society of Engineers j and between the members and the executive of that organisation, contains all the elements of a crisis
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    Successful Government in the Tropics.
    1410 5 The Rule of the Brookes in Sarawak. Interesting Historical and Descriptive Report on Sarawak. The first of a series of very interesting articles on Sarawak by Mr. Alleyne Ireland, author of Tropical Colonisation, has appeared in the Tunes, and from it we take some excerpts.
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      955 5 V) IT Posad* Sherry, An»* Selecto, doz. 824, bot. 82.25 notice. <*f Peiuiug, Singapore, Perak, V Selaugor. and Sumatra. „1 r.rod. various sizes up to 3 ft. 1 K S W. .TONES, on v < vt. Penang. Photographer. K> u 38a notice. hE i y: KREST of Goh Kim Cheak,
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      10 5 No. 15. Posada Sherry. dry Talo, doz. *l2, hot. ?1.05
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      6 5 Vintage, white Posada, doz. $3O, Li;
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      264 5 Posada* Very Old Bottled, white Port, do/. $5O, hot $-5. FOR SALE. \NE I>. C. Winch, 41" cylinders, 9* stroke. One Sinking Pump. by Biuke Knowles, 4" suction, b" delivery. One D. 0. Sinking Pump, by Worthing, ton, 4" suction. 3" delivery. One Steel Trough Puddle Machine (20 ft. diameter).
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      721 5 MEYER Sc Co PENANG. *> <ZJ SOLE AGENTS FOR o"T XAACHENER\ o £S o CJ CO r 3 o Cim lO erf :r 7, Ls'nfuvkua mem -ea Oi “U rt> Ci VJ fD fp g o 00 fD V. Aix-la-Chapelle Kaiser Water. A Refreshing Dietetic Table Water. Egyptian Cigarettes of
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    PROPOSED Kinta Gymkhana Programme 1904 Meeting.
    896 6 *v^ IRST day. Maide Pi-ate, 2-30 p.m. Value $500 with $100 f or Second Horse. scnt^N° r 1 1 Maideil Weight per (1 a Wlth allowance of 14 fbe. mile U8 one 2. The Cup, 2 55 p M A Cup value $150 tcith
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      9 6 •%No. 32. Madeira, dr y. doz. $22, bot. $2.50
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      353 6 Notice to Members of the Kinta Gymkhana Club. A GENERAL MEETING of the above Club will be held at Batu Gajah, on the 24th of October, at 6.30 p.m. Bueinese 1. To pass the Accounts for last year. 2. To piss the above Programme. 3. To elect a President, Hon.
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      843 6 Graham Go., Ld. WHOLE SALE CHEMISTS, 4 Beach Street, Penang. A. W. A. Anti White-Ant. Sandilands Buttery Co, A Valuable Mixture for destroying white ants and preserving attackable substances from the same Valuable as a Paint. Structures, Bungalows and Sheds. Excellent for Roofs, Floors, Ceilings, or other confined spaces. Invaluable
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