Straits Echo, 3 March 1904

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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. 2. $24 Per Annum. PENANG, THURSDAY, MARCiTard, 1904. Single Copy, 10 cents. No. 49.
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    HIGH WATER.
    42 1 For Week ending Wednesday, Marl*, 11*04. A M P.M. Thursday, 3rd 2.15 240 Friday, 4th 3.05 33 0 Saturday, stl. 3.55 420 Sunday, 6th 440 5 0 Monday, 7th 5.30 555 Tuesday, Bth 6.20 6.45 Wednesday, 9th 7.10 7.35 j
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    THE MOON.
    26 1 O Full Moon Mar. 2nd, 9.16 a.m. Last Quarter Bth, 10.2 p.m. O New Moon 17th. 10.59 a.m. First Quarter... 24th, 11-22 am. I
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    FIXTURES.
    27 1 IV>-1»A T. Town Band, Golf Club, 5-30 p.m. P. C. C. Lawn Tennis Tournament. To-morrow. Town Baud, Esplanade, 5-30 p.m. P. C. C. Lawn Tennis Tournament.
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    P & O. SAILINGS.
    48 1 P O. SAILINGS. Mail Service. OuTW Alt l>S. 11 o\| KWA It ns. Simla 3 Afar (Jit »na n -5 Mar Bengal 17 j Ballaarat 19 j Extra Service. Outwards. Homkwakds. Palawan S Mar Palma 26 Feb i Formosa 22 Borneo 25 Mar For particulars See Page 3.
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    The War.
    2617 1 Japanese Official Reports. Mr. Tanaka, Consul for Japan at j Singapore, has received the following telegrams from the Foreign Office and has courteously placed them at the disposal of the press Tokio, 28 Feb.—At nine o’clock yesterday morning Russian cavalry appeared at above 700 metres north of Pinvang,
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  • Shipping.
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      ARRIVALS.
      106 1 Carlyle, B r. s.s. 331, Quinn. 2nd Mar., Port Swottcnliiim, 29th Feb., 'lm,— l Straits Steamship Co. Langkat, Br. s.s. 187, Lingard, 2ivl Mar., Malacca, 29th Feb., Gcu., —Koe Guau Co. Thaiping, P,r. s.s. ICO, Wheeler, 2nd Mar Port Weld. 2nd Mar., Gen.,— 11. l! Co. Lady Weld, Br.
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      DEPARTURES.
      15 1 3rd March. Jin Ho, for Langkat. Vidar, for Deli. Canton, for Pangkorand Teluk Anson.
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      IN PORT.
      47 1 Langkat, Br. s.s. 187, Lingard, 2nd Mar., Malacca, 29tii Feb Gen., —Ivoe Guau Co. Lady Weld. Br. s.s. 245, Treweekc, 3rd Mar.. T. Anson, 2nd Mar., Gen., Straits S. S. Co. Teesta, Br. s.s. 3,428 Bait. 3rd Mar. Rangoon. 29th Feb., Gen., —II L Co.
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      EXPECTED.
      47 1 Yetrrl* I 1 r 1 rout A iff a/h Due Trieste IColomlx) a KACo. 4 ih Mar. Hong Sang Singapore 1 >.Al'i). 4th Giseia Singapore S.K.&Co. 4th Both Singap re II L.A'Jo. ">th Palawan Suez I*. O. Stl. Benuld< r London S. IJ A. Co. 14th
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      SAILINGS.
      99 1 Vestel* For At/eiifb Leave» Gisela Trieste S.K.&Co. 4th Mar. Trieste Singapore S K.&Co. 4th Hang Sang Calcutta Tees t a Singapore ii.C.&Co. 5th Both Pulo Well II.L ACo. 5th Palawan Singapore 1*. 0. 9th iienaldcr Singapore S.U.A.C0. 15th We would direct the at fen» ion of -liippim* Mini- to
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      MAILS CLOSE
      60 1 F«m Singapore and China —Per Simla, tomorrow, 7 a.in. Port Swet.tenliam and Malacca—For Lanrjkat, to-morrow, 2 p in. Singapore, Hongkong, Swatow and Amoy—Per Ilony Bee, to-morrow, 3 p.m. Teluk Anson—Per Lady Weld, to-moriow. 3 p.m. Deli —Per Hu Kwei, 5th instant, noon. Port Swettenham and Singapore—Per Kietna, c
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      PASSENGERS.
      37 1 Inward —Per Lady Weld,” from Teluk Anson, Messrs. VV. Miller and II. Ferrers. Per Teesta,” from Rangoon, Messrs. Gill>ertson, Fa aids, Johnston and Mrs. Lloyds. Per Palermo,” from Japan, Messrs. Boyd, Stewart, Meiklj, Koutledgo and Laverton.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
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      48 1 A. E. SKEELS. LIQUEURS. The British Pharmacy, l\’o. 427, Penang Road. Patent Medicines OBTAINABLE AT THE LOWEST TRICES. PRESCRIPTIONS accurately dispensed with the Purest Drugs. Open day and night ®4r NOTE. nnnin 3 CROWN WHISKY IS NOW MADE UP IN Clear Bottles. KATZ BROS., Ltd., 9c Sole Agents
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      94 1 JUST RECEIVED THE NEW PATENT RIVERINA LAVATORIES with Pubes and Fittings Complete—a necessity for every! Household, Club and Institution. INSPECTION INVITED. TIANG JOO Co., No. 117, Beach Street. 3 inths. TIANG LEE Go~ Merchant* <s* General Jut/meters, Penang. Wholesale Office:— 53, BEACH STREET. General Store Department:— 95, BEACH STREET. Just
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      8 1 CUTLERY. McAlister Co., Ltd. Read Pages 2 7
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      40 1 A. E SKEELSt 0 •WHISKIES. LEE CHYE DISPENSARY, No. 2r>B, CARNARVON ST RE NT. PENA NO. Telephone No. ‘2l*l. Open <lay and niglit From G a.m. to 1» p.m., Prescriptions are Accurately I’rejwed. 5Ga COW BRAND BUTTER. NlcfUistcr <& Co„ Ltd,
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
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      27 1 WEATHER Thk following report, is kiudlv supplied l>y ill»* Signal Director of Fort. Cornwallis:— Tlie rainfall during the 24« hours ended at 9 a.in. to-day was nil.
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    Russia and Japan.
    736 2 A German Forecast. A sekies of articles on the Naval anu Military resources of Japan has recently r appeared in the Militar Wochenblatt. There b is nothing particularly novel in the description given; but the concluding chapter i« F interesting and probably represents more or less accurately
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    Dutch Indies.
    312 2 Now that Sabang is more resorted to p than over Indore, malaria is found to be rife there. Mosquitoes are said to be the prime movers in spreading the disease, and measures have l>eeu taken to curtail their powers for mischief. The medical authori- 0 ties a,Iso give
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    New Chinese Line Winds up Affairs.
    436 2 Relied too much on Promises of Ho Yow. He Said He Could Seccee Immense Quantities of Business foe Company, and Found He Could Get Haedly Any. The Chinese-American Commercial Company, organized a year and a half ago with a capitalization of 5i,500,000, under the
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      45 2 GOON VEN FRIENDS Just Receiveu A FRESH SHIPMENT OF Theo. Vafiadis Egyptian Cigarettes: CROWN PRINCE, NON PLUS ULTRA. NECTAR. NARCISSUS Jn Gold Cork and Maiz-tippel At Moderate Terms. GOON YEN FRIENDS, 32, Beach Street.\Penang. 2y-12-0:i Hinths. 11 POR SALE. RELIEF PENS. CRITERION PRESS. Ltd., Penang.
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      81 2 STRAITS STEAM SHIP Co., Ltd. tikik SAILINGS FROM PENANG. s. s. Lady I Veld leaves Penang every Tuesday and Friday, at 4 p.m., for Teluk Anson; sailing from Teluk Anson on her return journey every Wednesday and Saturday. at 0 p.m. s. s. Carlyle leaves Penang every Saturday. at 4
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      1906 2 NOTICE. TENDERS are invited for the construction and supply of all local materials for:— 1. One block of Buildings at the cormrr of Panglima and Belfield Streets;* Ipoh. 2. One Dwelling-house at Kelawei, Penang, for Chung Thye Phin, Esquire. Plans and Specifications can be seen and Forms of Tender can
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      1777 3 V* \i xW’Cr^i;''' Expected arrival and, Departures. Mail Service. Outwards. Mar 3 8.8. Simla connecting with B*. Mongolia 17 8.8. Bengal do 31 8.8. Malta do Apl. 14 8.8. Chusan do Homewards. Mar. 5 8.8. Chusan do 19 8.8. Ballaarat do Apl. 2 s.B. Coromandel do 16 8.8. Simla do
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    The Straits Echo.
    81 4 Justice satisfies everybody, and justice alone.— Kn/ftnov. Established June Ist, 1903. l’ublislied daily (except Sundays.) AT IHH i CRITERION PRESS, Ld., No. 220-232, Beach Si root, Penang. PRICE DAII.Y, LOCAL ftt per annum (Dost Free) 27 MAIL KIMTIoN (Poet Free) 15 CAULK ADDRESS; “Ec li o—Penang." Telephone
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    The Harbour Case.
    284 4 All know the story of the Irishman i who counted a litter of pigs belong- i ing to his master, but could only! say there were more than nine, be-; j cause there was one little pig that ran i about and couldn’t be counted.” The case
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    The Perils of Russia
    1222 4 Some time before the commencement of hostilities in the Far East the Echo pointed out the probability of Russian malcontents seizing 1 the opportunity afforded by any tri T umph of Japan’s arms to stir up the embers of revolt in European Russia. Flint this forecast
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    The Impressionists.
    1306 4 Art Exhibition at the Town-Hall. Penanoites pride themselves upon the beautv of their Island most justly lor it I may 'veil be described as one of the Hard- < eus of the Sun, and hence it is not sui prising to find that some folk who have artistic
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    Penang Hills Railway Co., Limited.
    151 4 The annual general meeting of the shareholders of the Penang Hills Kailway Co. Ltd., was held in the Chamber of Commerce yesterday afternoon. The following gentlemen were present:—Messrs J. B. Matthews (Chairman), A. Bowers Smith, O. Sielcken, Lim Kek Chuan, A. 1). Neubrouner, J. G-.
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    The Biter Bit.
    460 4 Chinese Prosecutor Fined for Perjury. 1 Sequel to Dispute re Launch Tickets. Ll Keng Soo and a woman named Go Suau Lu appeared on summonses before j Mr. Hereford in the Police Court yesterday j afternoon, charged respectively with using I criminal force to one Khu Gim
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      779 4 Echo News Service. $10 Per Mensem. Pritchard Co., s UBSCRIBER3 to the Echo News Service get the full benefit of our extended Reuter Service of fi.OOO words per mensem instead of only 2,400 as heretofore. Orders should be sent to MANAGER,” 25-2-04 Straits Echo. PENANG Tobacco, Cigars Cigarette! MANILA CIGARS.
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      4 4 ELECTRO-PLATEDWARE. McAUSTBR Co., Ltd,
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      Perak Farm Looted.
      35 5 Watchm m Shot. (Malay Mad Special) Ipoli, 29 Feb.—The farm at Guiitong Keclnl was looted on Wednesday audit by gang robbers. The watchman was shot. There were no police in the vicinity.
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    Notes on News.
    142 5 1 Hh torts of Port A rtliur, so frequently mentioned in our war telegrams, are ;verv heavily aimed. The iort at the entrance to the last year received four new 63-ton guns and seven C anet 5-5-in. quick-firers. The lines of forts on the adjacent coast extend
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    Lawn Tennis.
    214 5 The P. C. C. Tournament. The following ties were played oft yesterday afternoon; Mixed Double Handicap Mrs. Adams and W. H. McArthur l*eat Miss Jones and F. Duxbury, 6 5, 6-3. Doubles. H. W. Sharp and E. L. Talma beat C. Smith and J. Forbes, 6-3, 6-0. The
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    Municipal Commission.
    2953 5 e Ordinary Meeting. 11 At yesterday’s ordinary meeting of the 1 Municipal Commissioners there were present t Jfj 8 J Y < President), Cheah t n t 1 ‘I 6 t K Adams, Quah Beng Kee, n r K P Phi,li P s Secretary j, and Dr Park
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    The Empress-Dowager.
    85 5 Rumours of Death. (China Mail, l(Jth Feb.) Kcmoubs are current in town that the Viceroy of Canton lias received a telegram from Peking announcing the death of the Empress-Dowager of China. Applications for information in likelv quarters have failed to obtain continuation ot the rumour; but we hope,
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    EXCHANGE.
    123 5 I’enano. 3rd March. liy Courtesy ttl the Uhii riei e,l think.) London Demand Bank 1 11 4 months’ sight Bank i II j* >* 3 Credit 111 3 I)oe mentary ...i Jl^ Calcutta, Demand Rink Its. 113 3 days' sight Private 145 Bombay. Demand Bank 113 3 days' sight
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    SHARES
    187 5 [Wwah Gold Mine Co.. Ld. 15.50 sa'cs. ICauo Ansiraliaii Gold Mm. ingCo Bd. G. 25 sales bedjang lie!xnig Gold .Mm. i: y C, /'■>•. 5223.-IWIR KtidanaGold Min ingCo,, Ltd. (fully paid). s i Bruseli Tin Mining Co., Ld. x 25 **ll,-,„ Gliendariang Hydraulic Tin Mining Co., lid. l\ arangan
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    PRODUCE.
    165 5 7150 buyer» Gold leaf Sl._ I*- Pepper (W. Coast 31Ls..W/,.)$ 27 .'0 refers White Pepper 48.—sc ter* 1 rang Pepjier oi tellers Cloves (picked) 43'- no,a. !U sllo. vna. Mace Pickings 115 .-telars Nut megs 11 0 s (50 teUt re 1 No. 1 7.-0 Bugar I 2 5
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  • States’ News.
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      PAHANG.
      734 7 Kuala Lipis, 22 Feb.—Mr. F. E. Taylor, the Acting Assistant District Officer Lipis, went to Budu and Sepan last week on a rent-collecting mission awl, while there, was the victim of a theft, llis box disappeared one night, but was subsequently found in the jungle with its contents strewn
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    Passengers Outward.
    370 7 Per P. O. steamer Mongolia, connecting with the steamer Simla” at Colombo, from London, Feb. s.—To Shanghai Capt. Sleeman. To lloiuj Kong Vice-Admiral Sir Gerard II U. Noel, K. C. 8., K. C. M. G. Assist. Paymaster Johnson, Asst. Paymaster Prior, Com. Bentinck, R. N. To Singapore Capt.,
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      759 7 C. S. ;EfSJQ j& Co. C II 0 P SDGIM HO, 33c, Bef Street, Penang. juj received GRAfOPHONE, AND A SEN DID SELECTION OF Chine? Disc Records At curable Prices. RUBBE YRED WHEEL,! Steel *kes and Frames, •lish-make. ERRIER JOVET CHAMP AGNES agents HOTTEIMBACH BROS. Co. KITSON LAMPS. The Finest.
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      103 7 Penang Confectionery. No. 2*2a. Leith Street, PENANO. rpHE Public of Penang are hereby in I formed that the above Establishnieu has been opened and solicit the patronag. of his customers. All orders for Cake> Ice Cream, Ac., will l>e promptly attended t< 4-1-04 ti intlis. 74' HORACE S. MARTIN, Mining
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      272 7 TIM DH MARK CHIN HIN BROTHERS, General Storekeepers Horse Dealers Livery Stables No. 50d, PENANG ROAD. Telephone Ao. 265. Just Unpacked HARNESS. A EOT of English, American and Calcutta Pony, Cob and Horse Harness, Brass Mounted or Silver-plated fittings, with black patent leather. CARRIAGE LAMPS. A lot of Fancy Brass
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      1949 8 SAMUEL BIRCH Co.’s “BLACK BOTTLE” Pure Malt Whisky. THE 'PENANG SIN PEO. mm 5) DISTILLED FROM FINEST MALT. THOROUGHLY MATURED IN SHERRY WOOD. It delightful palatabilUy and aroma are to a great extent believed to be due to the Whisky having been voyaged by sailing ship, and stored for a
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