Straits Echo, 24 October 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. yOL. 1. $24 Per Annum. PENANG, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24th, 1903. Single Copy, 10 cents. No. 122.
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    Domestic Occurrences.
    13 1 Bikth. The wife of A. Von PuKtau, Canton, of a daughter.
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    P & O. SAILINGS.
    48 1 P O. SAILINGS. Mail Service. Outwards. Homewards. Ckusau 29 Oct. Coromandel 31 Oct. Ballaarat 12 Nov Bengal 11 Nov. Simla 20 Malta 28 Extra Service. Outwards. Homewards. Manila 3 Nov Borneo 24 Oct. Ceylon 17 Java 7 Nov Jaj>an 1 Dec Shanghai 21 Jjjf'For particulars See Page 8.
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    HIGH WATER.
    36 1 For Week ending Friday, Oct. 30, 1903. P.M. A.M. Saturday 3.30 3.55 Sunday 4.20 4.45 Monday 5.10 5.35 Tuesday 6.00 6.25 j Wednesday 6.50 7.15 Thursday 7.4 D 8.05 j Friday 8.40 9.05 j
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    THE MOON.
    9 1 October. First Quarter... Oct. 28th, 3.27 i*.m.
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    FIXTURES.
    60 1 To-day. Annual Inspection, Penang Volunteers, Rifle Range, 4-30 p.m. Town Band, Golf Club, 5-30 p.m. Indra Zauibar Theatrical Co., Chinese Theatre House, 9 p.m. Parisian Company, Town Hall. 9 p.m. Auction Sale, Priory. Northam Road, 11-30 a.m. Madras Mail Expected. To-morrow. Indra Zanibar Theatrical Co.. Chinese Theatre House, 9
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      Belated News.
      199 1 Russian Reinforcements. (He uter a Service London, 23rd Oct.—During the last few weeks quite a large number of Russian torpedo-boats and destroyers have passed down' the Channel, from the Baltic, on their way to Port Arthur. Yesterday four destroyers left Brest bound for Port Arthur, and two torpedo-boats
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      Russian Cable Across the Yalu.
      36 1 Seoul, 29th Sept.—A Wiju despatch reports as follows A Japanese policeman, who lias just visited Mirodudo, brings confirmation of the report that the Russians have constructed a cable across the Yalu.
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      The Situation in the North.
      297 5 “Alexieff going Home” Russia’s Militauy and Naval Furi es in the Far East. (Reuter's Service.) London, 24th Oct. —It is expected that Admiral Alexieff Viceroy of the Far East”) avill proceed to St. Petersburg in the early part of next month, and it is supposed
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      The War-scare.
      41 5 Conference pf .Ministers In Tokio. r l k/ (Reuters Service.) fiOnudb, 24th October. Reuter’s correspondent at Tokio reports that the Japanese Ministers of War, Marine and Foreign Affairs, had a long conference with the Premier in Tokio yesterday afternoon.
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      The Alaska Award.
      269 5 (Renter s Service.) London, 20rd Oct. —Correspondjence tabled in the Canadian House of Commons shows that Canada vigorously protested against the American arbitrators (Commissioners) on the ground that they I are not impartial jurists of repute, as stipulated for in the treaty. The correspondence shows further that
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      The Crisis in the Far East.
      194 1 (Special Service.) Alarming Reports Circulating in Europe. WAR RISKS QUOTED Lloyds Double Insurance to Far East. (Echo Special Service.) London, 23rd Oct. (6.05 p.ui.) —This afternoon alarming reports concerning the situation in the Far East have been in circulation. In some quarters it is
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  • States’ News.
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      SELANGOR.
      383 1 (From our Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, 21st Oct.—Dr. G. L. Tuck arrived in Kuala Lumpur on the 17tli inst. Many old friends welcomed him at the Railway' Station, among them Messrs Loke Chow Kit, L. Kong Lam, P.*B. St. John, A. K. Mousden, Tan Chin Kim, Khoo Keng Hooi, J.
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    Yankee Grab.
    1003 1 (British North Borneo Herald.) Ocr semi-official Sandakan conteuip., the B. N. B. Herald discusses the annexation of several islands of North Borneo coast, near Darvel Bay, at some length. It says:— We have refrained hitherto from commenting upon the recent action of the American Government in the Philippines
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  • Shipping.
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      ARRIVALS.
      125 1 Both, Dut. s.s. 827. Harthoort, 23rd Oct., Acheen, 22nd Oct., Gen..—H. L. Co. Kistna, Br. s.s. 524, Fletcher, 23rd Oct., Singapore, 21st Oct., Gen., —H.L. Co. Oanfa, Br. s.s. 4,866. Bartlett, 24th Oct., Liverpool, 23rd Sept.. Gen., —W. M. Co. Glenoglk. Br. s.s. 2,399. Warner, 24th Oct., Rangoon, 21st
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      DEPARTURES.
      79 1 23rd October. G. G. van Lansberye for Singapore. Deli, for Traug. and Pang Nga. Jin Ho, for Langkat. Janstens, for T. Semawe and Sabang. ArUsadong for Asahan. Vidar. for Deli. Avagyee, for Teluk Anson. Taw Tong, for Langkat etc. Rotorua for Port Swettenham and Singapore. Tong Chay Un, for
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      IN PORT.
      73 1 Oanfa. Br. s.s. 4,866 Bartlett, 24th Oct., Liverpool, 23rd Sept., Gen., —W. M. Co. Glenogle. Br. s.s. 2,390. Warner, 24th Oct., Rangoon, 21st Oct., Rice. —Hock Chong Co. Canton. Br. s.s. 105. Merican, 24th Oct., T. Anson. 23rd Oct,, Gen.. —Ah Hing Co. Capri, Ita. s.s. 2,717, Belsito,
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      EXPECTED.
      58 1 Vestel* From Agents Vue Hong MoJi Singapore B. Bros. 26th Oct Unity Kangoon do. 26th Benniohr London S. B. Co .|26th Fitzpatrick Kaugoon H. C. Co. ;27th Chusan Colomlio P. O. (29th Lightning Sinirapors A.A.A. Co. 29th G. Apcar (Calcutta do. 80th Beulomond Lomlun S. B. Co. 12thNov lien
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      SAILINGS.
      59 1 Venn el a For I A yents Leaven Borneo Singapore P. O. 25th Oct Hong Moh Singapore B. Bros. 26th Benmohr 'Singapore S.B&Co. 26th U nity Rangoon Singapore B. Bros. 27th Chusan 1 P. 0. 29th Fitzpatrick 1 Rangoon H. C. Co. 29th .Lightning jCalcutta A. A.A.Co. 29th G.
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      PASSENGERS.
      22 1 Inward —Per Lai Sang,” from Hongkong. Mr. and Mrs. Wing Cheong, Mr. and Mrs. Tso Ting Cheong. Mr. Ho Check San.
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    MAILS DUE.
    12 1 From Europe. 26th October B. I. Co. 30th P. O.
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    MAILS CLOSE
    48 1 For Edie, T. Seinawe. Segli and Olehleh—Per Pegu, 26th instant, 11 a.m. Deh —Per Calypso, 26th instant 1 p.m. Pangkor and Teluk Anson—Per Canton, 26th instant, 2 p.m. Batu Bahra and Asahan—Per Tong Chay Un, 26th instant, noon. For Ecropk. 24th October P. &O. 31st p.Ao!
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
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      40 1 A. E. SKEELS. c *o 3i, Beach Street. A Big Echo Advertiser says- The Time to Advertise is ALL THE TIME. »r NOTE. HE'S 3 CROWN WHISKY IS NOW MADE UP IN Clear White Glass Bottles. KATZ Ltd., Sole Agents.
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      429 1 To-day’s Advertisements NOTICE. GENTS wanted in every Town. Splendid opportunity for capable men. Good salary. Apply (enclosing 4 annas in stamps) to the Manager, Union Indian Trading Company, i 4. Popliain’s Broadway, Madras, India--12-10-03. b i BY ORDER OF THE PROPRIETOR. rpo lx.* sold by Public Auction, on Satur- A
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      5 1 NOBEL’S CARTRIDGES. McAlister Co., Ltd
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      35 1 TO PRINTERS. WANTED a machine minder and roller maker for Kuali Lumpur. Pay S2O a month. Apply to MANAGER, Malay Mail, Kuala Lumpur, Selangor. 17 to 23. ROSE’S LIME JUICE. if left lister Co,, Ltd,
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      11 1 A. E. SKEELS. 31, Beach Street See Pages 2 and 7.
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
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      27 1 WEATHER. The following report is kiudlv supplied by the Signal Director of Fort Cornwallis:— The rainfall during the -4 hours ended at 9 a.m. to-day was nil.
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  • Obituary
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    16 1 Death. On 7tl> October, at Shanghai, Patrick Donnelly, of the Shanghai Municipal Police; aged 25 vears.
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    History of Penang.
    1356 2 (Continued from 10th October.) The year 1808 was remarkable for a fire which broke out in the shop of a Chinese baker named Ah Nie. The flames spread and consumed a large area of property within 250 yards of the Fort. A Committee of Investigation was appointed,
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    British North Borneo.
    940 2 Slavery and Poll Tax Abolished. Land Tenure and other Useful Laws Introduced. Governor Birch has been instrumental in introducing several useful measures in British North Borneo. In his report for the past year he writes Both 1901 and 1902 were busy years in the matter of Legislation.
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    PENANG VOLUNTEERS.
    158 2 Orders by Captain A. R. Adams. Commandant. Orders for October. Annual Inspection. The annual inspection of the Corps will take place tin Saturday, 24th October. Time and place of assembly and detail will be notified later. Members are reminded that everyone must attend or obtain leave of absence
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    Passengers Outward.
    208 2 Per Britannia, connecting with the steamer Chusan at Colombo, from Loudon. Oct. 2. To Hongkong: Rev. and Mrs. J. G. France and children. Miss Moore, Miss Britain. Rev. S. Lee, Mrs. Stephens, Mr. D. F. Ranson, Capt. Fremantle, Mrs. Simpson.—To Singapore Mr. O. Sutherland, Mr. and Mrs. J.
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      9 2 %No. 1(5. Posada Sherry. Elegante, duz. $l5, but. $1.50
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      59 2 LIM SUN HO CHOP HENG MOH Sl Co., 164, Beach Street, Penang. Importers of all kinds of European Cloth and General Commission Agents. notice:. 4 CLERK is required for the Penang Library. Salary $6O a month. Security $5OO. Application» to l*e sent to the Honorary Librarian. Penang Library, October 20th,
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      1042 2 PERRIER JOUET CHAMP AGNES. AGENTS HUTTENBACH BROS. Co. KITSON LAMPS. The Finest Light in Existence. Apply to HUTTENBACH BROS. Co. 4 Sole Agents. MACHINERY, ETC. Steam Engines Boilers of various Horse-powers. Petroleum, Gasoline, Stationary and Marine Engines. Huttenbach Bros. Co. NOTICE. TENDERS will be received at the Resident Councillor's Office
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      1936 3 m .o >: 8. II. Co. 1HE mail Ktearners may be expected to arrive Outwards, and leave Penang Homewards the following dates:— MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARDS. 21) Chusan with Britannia 12 Ballaaral do China 26 Simla do Victoria 10 Coromandel do Himalaya 24 Bengal do India r Oct. Nev. Dw\ Norddeatscher
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    The Straits Echo.
    81 4 Justice satisfies everybody, and justice alone.— Emerson. Established June Ist, 1903. Published daily (except Sundays.) AT THE CRITERION PRESS, Ld., No. 220-232, Beacli Street, Penang. PRICE DAILY, LOCAL $2l per atiiiain. (Post Free) 27 MAIL KDITION (Poet Free) 15 CAULK ADDRESS: “Ec Ii o—P ena n g
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    The New Estimates.
    2077 4 Proposed Increase of Rates and Taxes. A special meeting of the Municipal Commission was held yesterday afternoon, Mr. J. W. Haliifax (President) in the chair. There were also present Messrs. A. K. Buttery, Cheah Tek Thye, Quail Beng Kee, F. S. B. Gaffney. 6. Reid (Engineer), and
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    The Cordelier Co.
    290 4 e would remind our readers of the > Cordelier-Hicks Company’s entertain- inent at the Town Hall to-night. The Colombo Standard speaks well of the Co. It says —The talented little troupe, i consisting of two ladies and two gentle* men, gave a remarkable display of their powers,
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    Hunt Club’s Dance.
    631 4 A highly successful subscription ball got up by tin* members of the Penang Hunt Club, was given last night in the spacious rooms of the Penang Club More than usual interest was attached to the function owing to the fact that it is the first dance given
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    The “Supao” Case
    213 4 In 1853. (Shunghai Time s, Uth October.) At the Mixed Court yesterday Jks yeuerable Mr. L. E. P. Jones, applied >A r the dismissal of the Supao case and twsu n( e iation of the warrant, saying that the 0* had now l>een going on for forty-uiue
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      Warlike Attitude of Russia.
      274 5 (Special Service.) Dispositions of Russia’s Legions. Fleet Assembled at Dalny. Cruisers Patrolling in Yellow Sea. Hongkong, 24th October, (1,40 p. in). —Very pessimistic reports concerning the critical state of affairs in the North are pouring in from China and Japan. There is nothing very definite in
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  • PUBLIC OPINION.
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      DELI TOBACCO ESTATES.
      1237 5 To the Editor of the Straits Echo. Sir, —Allow me to make a few remarks concerning the article which appeared in your issue of 22nd instant under the heading Deli Tobacco Estate’s." I shall pass over the evident ignorance of vour correspondent as regards the constitution of
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    Our Local Affairs.
    899 5 j Vital Statistics for Septemceu. 1" i.'Civ v.v;e ?3U MrTv, i of which 59 v.eto lavysLikl 71 pfiris. 4 were Europeans, 5 Eurasians. 5§ Chinese, 28 j Malays, 34 Indians, and 1 of other nation. Tiie birth rate was equivalent to 16.38 per jthousand. The deaths numbered
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    Tin and Gold in Malaysia.
    328 5 Ralb and Kinta. One of tiie inoat prominent tin workjings in i'erak is the Tam bop shaft mine lieur ipohj described as ’‘one of tlie largest tin producers in the world.” j The. record monthly. (Output from this j mine in 1902 was reached in
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  • Money Market.
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      EXCHANGE.
      120 5 (By courtesy oj the Chartered Hank.) Loudon Demand Bank ...1/11 4 months’ sight Bank ...1 11 3 Credit ...1/11$ 3 Documentary —l/11 Calcutta, Demand Bank lis. 143$ 3 days’ sight Private 145$ Bombay, Demand Bank 143$ 3 days' sight Private 145$ Madras, Demand Bank 143$ 3 days’sight Private 145$
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    To=morrow's Church Services.
    205 5 St. George's Church (Church of England)2oth Sunday after Trinity:—Matins, (No Organ), 8 a.m. Holy Communion, (Plain), 8.30 a. m. Mission Chapel, Service in Tamil, 9.30 a.m. Sendee in Chinese, 10.30 a.m. Sunday School, 5 p.in. Evensong and Sermon 6 p.m. Daily Service at 8 a.m. Choir Practice,
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      1622 6 Perak Forwarding Agency. MESSRS. Riley Hargreaves Co., Ltd., of Ipoh, beg to inform the public that they have now opened a branch at Teluk Anson under the name of'“The Perak Forwarding Agency by which branch their men will undertake to forward goods to all stations in Perak consigned to their
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    Rubber in Ceylon.
    609 7 Ham the Industry Come to !Stay In view of the unprecedented demand that lias sprung up ia Europe and America during the past few months, and the interest i that is now l>eiiig taken by a large number of Ceylon planters in rubber, we (the Ceylon Independent)
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    The Sun-and-Air Cure.
    1057 7 When the Professor's brochure* arrived, it is not to be denied that my fellow-guests in the Austrian schloss were inclined to scoff. The prospectuses were plain-spoken —as German prospectuses are apt to he. There was no known human ailment which they did not discuss with disconcerting candour,
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      911 7 FRESH BOSNIA CIGARETTES. BEATS ANY EGYPTIAN IN Quality Price, Bonnii $1.40 i**r tin of 8100.— Stef&iii $1.65 Spymp $1.75 Orient $2.10 MARKET PRICES Penang, 24th October, 1902. English Pipe Tobacco, Log Cabin.” dutch cigars. W. CORNFIELD, PENANG. MUNICIPAL NOTICE. V OTICE is hereby given that the Books containing the valuations
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      10 7 No. 9. Posada, white Port, Diana doz. $lB, bot. 81.75
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      27 7 #43«es=s=s=o={9»SJ3J3= The man who allows his competitor to exceed him In advertising Is deficient In business training. No. 15. Posada Sherrv, dry Tale, do/. $l2, but. $1.05
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    PROPOSED Kinta Gymkhana Programme 1904 Meeting.
    1047 8 FIRST DAY. 1. The Maiden Plate, 2-30 p.m. Value $500 with $100 for Second Horse. —A Race for all Maidens. Weight per scale (10 st.), with an allowance of 14 lbs. to all S. R. A. ex-Griffins. Distance, one mile. Entrance $15. 2. The
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      9 8 Posada, Very Old Bottled Port, doz. $80, lx>t. $7.
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      126 8 PENANG FOUNDRY Co., (Established 1876.) ENGINEERS, MILLWRIGHTS, <&c., &c. Weld Quay, 37 Beach Street, PENANG. 27a BUN TIN LUM Sl Co, No. 231, Beacn Street PENANG. (Established in 1879). Till and Pepper Merchants. Aden Salt, Italian Salt, Tuticorin Salt, Cochin-China Salt. All kinds of Iron for Sale. GENERAL IMPORTERS OF
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      1029 8 Posada, Very Old Bottled, white Port, dor. $50, bot. $5.— CHAMPAGNE Jules Mumm Reims. Blue Seal. EXTRA-DRY.’* Red Seal. CARTE BLANCHE. Co., Standing Advertisements are Reproduced in Brief Here. Sub-Agents: Posada Wine Company, H1N LEE Co. Sandilands Buttery Go., BY SPECIAL REQUEST. (Appearing once a week as per contract in
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