Straits Echo, 13 May 1904

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    Masthead
    35 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONIILE OF E\uNrS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES, AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY. VOI.. 2. $24 Per Annum. PENANG, FRIDAY, MAY 13th, 1904. Single Copy, 10 cents. No. 108.
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    Domestic Occurrences.
    29 1 Mauri aok. A i Nmgpo, China, on the 25th ult.. lief ore H. H. Mortimore, Esq.. H. B. M. Consrl. John O Shea to Emma Gome -sail.
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    HIGH WATER.
    51 1 For Week ending Thurs lav, May 19, 1904 A.M. P.M. Friday, 13th 1 10 1 35 Saturday, 14th 2 0J 2 25 Sunday, 15th 2 50 3 15 Monday, 16th 3 4-9 4.05 Tuesday, 17rh 4 30 4 55 Wednesday, 18th... 5.20 5 45 Thursday, 19th G.lO 0
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    THE MOON.
    26 1 0 Now Moon May 15Mi. 4.31 i\m. First Quarter... 22nd. 5-34 am. O Full Moon 29th, 2.20 p.m. Last. Quarter Juue sth, It.lo p.m.
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    FIXTURES.
    25 1 'J'o-DAT. 28th l).iv, 3rd Moon. Town I lain I. Esplanade, 5-30 p.ui. To -.morrow. 29th Day, 3rd Moon. Town Baud, Golf Club, 5.30 p.ui.
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    P & O. SAILINGS.
    42 1 P O. SAILINGS. Mail Service. OUiIV*KI»H. iI oM K WARDS. Uallaarat ‘Jii May Malta 14 May j Chumn bxtra Service. < >0 1 WARDS. IIoMKWAKDS. (Jandia 17 May j Formosa, 19 May Sardinia a'l Mani'a 5* Jane r u particular* See Page 3.
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    The Straits and States.
    2344 1 Lecture by Sir Frank Swcttcnliam. Bkfokk the Lotidon School of EeouoI tnics and Political Science (University i of London), on the 20th ultimo. Sir L rank Swettenham, k.c.m.0., delivered an address on “The Administration of the Straits Colony and the Federated Malay States Protectorate.” The lec-
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    PASSENGERS.
    110 1 Inward —Per Kistua,” from Singapore, Messrs. A. C. Davis, G. Rolling, Lye Tai Tin, S. Guard, Ah Keet. From Port Swetteuhain, Mr. aud Mrs, J. R. Inncs, Messrs. Robson, A. Weinburg, Lim Kong Tuan, Lim Eu Toll, Mr. and Mrs. Neate, Revd. Father Renard. Per Calypso,”’ from Singapore, Messrs.
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  • Shipping.
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      ARRIVALS.
      190 1 Telemachus, Br. s.u. 4,802, Goodwin, 12th May, Singapore, 10th May, Gen., W. M. Co. Nurnbkrg, Ger. s.s. 2,603, Gaburg, 12th Mav, Hamburg, 20th Mar., Gen.,B. M. Co. Kistna. Br. B.s. 524, Fletcher, 13th Mav, Singapore, 11th May, Gen., —H. L. Co, Calypso, Br. 8.8. 339. Lowry, 13th Ma}’, Singapore,
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      DEPARTURES.
      39 1 13th May. Calyjiao, for Deli. Tong Chay Un, for Batu Bahru and Asahau. Longkat, for Port Swettenhaui and Malacca Lady Weld, for Teluk Anson. Nurnberg, for Singapore and China. Kum Sang, for Singapore and Hongkong. Teleinachns, for Colombo.
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      IN PORT.
      46 1 Avaoyek, Br. s.s. 257, Lingard, 13th May» Teluk Anson, 12th May, Gen., —K. g. Co. Pulo Rimau. Br. s.s. 297, Nielsen, 13th May, Deli, 12th May, Geu., —H. L. Co. Kistna, Br. 8.8. 524, Fletcher, 14th May,, Singapore, 11th Mav, Gen., —H. L. Co.
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      EXPECTED.
      42 1 Vestel» front Aijenti Dm Malta van Singapore P.& O. 14th May Outhooru Singapore H.L.&Co. 14 th Auibria Europe B.M.&Co. 15th Pentakota Rangoon H.L.&Co. 16th Zieten Europe B.M.&Co. 19th G. Apear Calcutta A.A.A.Co. 20th Benalder Singapore S.B.&Co. 23rd Benarty London S.B.&Co. 28th
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      SAILINGS.
      47 1 Vestel* For Atje.nl» Leave» C. A pear Calcutta A A A .Co. 14th May van Outhoorn Pulo Wei» H.L.&Co. 14th Malta Europe P.&O. Anibria Singapore B.M.&Co. Pentakota do. H.L.&Co. 16th Zieteu do. B.M.&Co. G. Apcar Beualder do. A.A.A.Co. 40th Loudon S.B.&Co. 23rd Benarty Singapore S.B.&Co. 26th
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      MAILS CLOSE
      99 1 Fob Deli—Per Malaya, to-morrow, 11 a.m. Deli—Per Pnlo Rimau, to-morrow, uoou. Batu Bahra Asahau —Per R. Halewyn, to-morrow, 1 p.m. Port Swetteuliam —Per Vidas, to-morrow, 1 p.in. Langkat and Paugkalau Brandan —Per Petrel, to-morrow, 1 p.m. Calcutta —Per C. A pear, to-morrow, 2 p.m. Port Swetteuliam aud Singapore
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
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      301 1 A. E. SKEELS. HIGH CUSS. JUST LANDED Preston B. KEITH Co.'s AMERICAN BOOTS SHOES of all shapes and sizes. 'LIANG JOO Co., No. 117, Beach Street. 4 3 int.li». TO LET. R ICHMOND BUNGALOW,’’ Pemuig Hill. Apply to PATERSON, SIMONS Co. 295 16-4-04 Aix-la-Chapelle KAISER WATER A Refreshing Dietetic Table
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      78 1 STEARNS’ WINE strengthens the insistence to disease of the lungs and air passages. Kinta Tin Mines, Ltd. DIVIDEND E. No. 5. 4 FURTHER DIVIDEND of 6 d. per 1\ Share has lieen declared, payable in London, on May the Ist. and will Ik; paid to all local Shareholders as soon
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      5 1 A. E SKEELS. HI6H CLASS.
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • Miscellaneous
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      27 1 WEATHER. Tuk following report, is kiirilv supplied Ik the •Sii'tial Director of Fort Cornwallis; The rainfall (.limits' the ‘24- hours emieil at 9 a.m. loohiv was nil.
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  • Obituary
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    21 1 Dgaw. At the General Hospital. Shanghai. on 27tli April. William Francis Stevenson, of Sydney, late Imperial Maritime Customs, aged HO years.
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    A New Betting Bill.
    1439 2 However much we may differ from the j Anti-Gauibliug fraternity we arc obliged to admit that they exhibit great tenacity of; purpose. Previous endeavours to obtain legislation agaiust betting having failed, as tltev deserved to do in tlieir Utopian extra- j vaganee, the faddists have concentrated
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      13 2 STEARNS’ WINE, a general tonic ami Htreugth restorer. Ahvavs reliable. Aliibt be Stwrub’.”
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      292 2 3 THE LONDON ASSURANCE CORPORATION. INCORPORATED BY ItOYAL CHARTER A.D. IT*). r TIIHE undersigned having beeu appointed JL Agents for the above Corporation, are s now prepared to accept MARINE ami e j FIRE risks at current rates. ,i PATERSON, SIMONS Co. i UPTON'S TEAS e WERE AWARDED THE GOLD
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      1396 2 NOTICE. TO LET \7IEWS of Penang, Singapore, Perak.' Selangor, and Sumatra. Photos enlarged. various sizes iij> to 3 ft ou Bromide paper. W. JON PH, King Street-. Penang. Photographer. 36c KENSINGTON VILLA,” No. 6, Perak Road. Rent, £45 a month. TIANG LEE Go. No. 3, TRANSFER ROAD. Rent, *5O a
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      1531 3 P. 4 0. s \3 0$ ,i> is. N. Co. fojtecled arrival ami hu es. Mail Service. Outwards. 26 s.s. Ballaurat Ji'iUM 9 h.k. lleuyal 23 B.H. Mai in May 14- h.m. Malta 28 s.s. Chusau Juue 9 s.s. Simla ;K'. r —*r Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen. BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION
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    The Straits Echo.
    84 4 Jurtire «ati.Olcs nrrybwlr, and justice alone.—Km*-» *< >■ Establishes! June Ist, HMD. FiiLIUIkmI «Lilly St!ii«l:iy* at mi CRITERION PRESS, Ed., X<*. 22*1-222. Street, I > t‘ii:ni«' brick j UAII.Y, LOCAL J-it on au>i>i<n OI'TSTATIONS rueiagc llxlru WAIL EDITION (Poet Free) 15 OAHI.K AIM. 1 It KSS Ecbo
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  • Current Topics.
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      Cuba.
      101 4 A mtkoxo anti-British feeling is rising l in Cuba. accompanied by a demand that Brit- ish products should be excluded from th* 1 inland or discriminated against in favour of American. “The Advisador Couiercial” prints an article favouring an increase in the duties on rice in favour of the
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      Police Affairs.
      129 4 The English mail which arrived this morning brought <-t‘ London j journals dated up t > 22nd ultimo eonit lining an interesting announcement respecting Police affairs, from which it appears that the Secretary of State for the Colonies proposes to select six probationers for service in the police
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      Wanted: a Simple Currency System.
      185 4 “I i".:l to undvrotand.” says Mr. Arthur Kitso**. in Public t 'pinion. why the human mind—w h i c It !i a i- achieved such wonders in the me.-hunieii j and industrial arts, which has -hewn how rivers, lakes, and waterfalls may be spanned by
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      A Municipal Case.
      415 4 At Colombo, on 25tli ultimo, Mr, G enier. District Judge, delivered judgment in tin* case! in which Mr. Kandasamv, late Head Overseer of the Municipality, sued the Municipal Council for wrongful dismissal from office. J2is Honour said:—The personality of u Corporation is held to be a mere
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      Breakers Ahead!
      615 4 Apropos the opinions expressed in our leader <*n “The War" 0:1 the loth instant,respecting the pos- sibility of Continental complications resulting from the brilliant triumphs of Japan’s arms, this pithy excerpt from a 1 j copy of the Graphic which arrived by the mail today is interesting’:—“ Whilst
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    Cricket.
    1897 4 Ladies of Penang v. Penang Cricket Club. There's a downtrodden look about the m f»u of Penang tool i\ that a stranger would have some difficulty m accounting for. But the men folk all know the reason and if the husbands of Penang do not slay the cricket team
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      597 4 Pritchard Co., WANTED PENANG I) res for M.uakoff Estate Hospital. 1 Appiv to Manager, Xfatakof B*tat>’. j 28-404 290 u.c. NEGRI SEMBILAN GOVERNMENT. OUR HALF YEARLY WANTED. BURN Chinese and Eurasian n Junior Clerks. S.ilarv commencing at Cash 830 a moutli, with prospect of rising to: J SltJO a moutli,
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      14 4 STEAWNS’ WINE, strengthens the nerves, inei eases uppetite. stimulates dig»bi ien. Tiv it non.
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      18 4 STEARNS’ WINE, after influenza and pneumonia. An ideal reconstructive tonic that gires immediate benefit. Increases weight, renews strength.
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    The War.
    341 5 Japanese Loan a Huge Success. Russians Quitting Dalny. Yellow Peril Bogey Again Supplied by Reuter.) London, 12 May.—Tokio telegrams confirm the report that Cos- sticks have attacked Anju. The Japanese garrison wired for reinforcements and succeeded in repulsing their assailants. Reuter’s Shanhaikwan correspondent wires that Russians still linger
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      Dutch Reports.
      67 5 (Deli Con rant Service.) The Hague (via Batavia) 9 May. —The Japanese landed 10,000 men atPitzewo, to the N.F. of and near Dalny (Talienwan.) The Japanese have effected a very smart landing of troops at Port Adams. Very little resistance was offered by the Russians. The Japanese have
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      Parliament.
      28 5 Ihe Licensing Bill. (Supplied by Reuter.) Loudon, 12 May. —The Licensing Bill has passed its second reading in the House of Commons by 3b!) to 190 votes.
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      Motormania.
      49 5 Another Big Smash (Supplied by Renter.) London, KlMay. —During the English eliminating trials in the Isle of Man for the Gordon Bennett International Motor Car ilaces, Mr. C. -•faarpr dashed into a wall at racing, speed, both lie and his brother being shockingly injured and a spectator slightly.
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      Chinese Labour.
      28 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) j London, 1 3 May.—TIk* convention with China regulating the im- portafcion of Chinese to the Transj Vital is to be signed to-dav.
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      Cotton.
      78 5 Meeting at Washington. i Supplied by Reuter.) London, 12 May.—The cotton I manufaeturers have held a meeting at Washington at which they discussed the serious condition of tlie cotton industry and urged the encouragement of Italian and other foreign labour. The Secretary for Commerce trusted th.»t tliev woidd w
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      Tibet.
      539 5 Mission to go to Lha§sa (Supplied by It eider.) London. Id May.—The lion. .Si J. Brodrick, speaking' in the House of Commons, said that unless the Amb.m. or some competent Tibetan negotiator, appears at Gvangtse within a fixed period, the British Government will take steps to negotiate at Lhassa.
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    Penang Golf Club.
    65 5 Ihe final round iu the Golf Championship was played last night, when Mr. D. A. M. Brown easily won with 5 up and 3 to play. His fii-ht seven holes where done at an average of 4 Iu the match for theLadiesChampionship, Mrs. Gaffney beat Mrs. Anderson
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    St. Xavier's.
    220 5 We understand that St. Xavier’s Institution will l>e eu fete oil Sunday, the 15th inst., on the occasion of the unveiling of the statue of St. John Baptist De la Salle, the Founder of the Order of Christian Brothers, j A good programme has lieen arranged, the salient
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    Kwangsi Revolt.
    222 5 Ux account of the plunder aud pillage on the Li Lu village in Hsuan Hsieu by the lately disbauded regiment known as thoKwei regiment under General Chang. tw j o of tlie commanders of that regiment have l>oe» ordered by Viceroy Tsen Chun Hsuan to be court mart
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    Chinese Exclusion.
    366 5 Merchants Request Permission To Enter The United States. Treaty Commissioner Lu Hai Huuu has received a petition signed hy 3,000 persons, praying him to approach tiie United States Government, in connection wit li the Exclusion Act, which does not exclude labourers only but merchants are also put to
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    Anglo-French Relations.
    979 5 About (tkkman CumeisM. (Financial Ncic t'i April.) On almost all hands the French Agreement has l*een well received. In the Citv it lias developed quite a lively and intelligent interest in foreign politics, and though it is impossible to allocate any particular share m the improved state of
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  • Money Market.
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      EXCHANGE.
      123 5 Penang. 18th May. (By eourteny of the Chartered Bank.) f<ondon Demand Bank ...1/lU^ *4 months’ sight Bank ...MI m 3 Credit I /11 i yy 3 Documentary I/11 j Calcutta, Demand Bank Jts. 141 3 days’ sight Private 1431 Bombay, Demand Bank 14| ,y 3 days’ sight Private 1431
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      SHARES
      202 5 BersuwahGold Mine Co., L<l. 15.50 teller» Kaub Australian Gold Miu*. in{? Co., Ld 6.2 b buyer» Ilodjaug f,pj*>iig Gold Min- iug Co., fid., $240. —buyers KadanaGcM Mining Co,,Ltd. (ful I j paid) 10. —no in. Bruseli Tin Mining Co., Ld. 7.5 0 sellerr Cheudariaug Ilvdraulio Tin Milling Co., Ld
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      PRODUCE.
      251 5 I'm i 75 50 Gold leaf $Bl B. Pepper (W.Coast3lbs.soz.)s 24 seller* White Pepper 42. —sellers Trang Pepper 29| buyers Cloves (picket!) 43.— nom. Mace 95. —sales Mace Picking* 75. Nutmegs 1 iOs 45, nom. No. 1 7.50 Sugar 2 5.20 Basket 3.9s tellers I Tapioca Flour 1.80 sellers
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      1741 6 M Chin Coy. General Storekeepers, Provisioned and Commission Agents. 25 Hugh Low Street IPOH. Specialities always on hand: Reddawey’s Camel Hair ‘Belting, Crushed Food, Padi, Paints, Burrell’s Boiled Raw Linseed Oil, Turpentine, M,ining Candles, Allan Irving. Penang. KNGINKKR.S, Iron Brass Founders, BOILKI? MAKERS AND Bridge Builders. IKON AND STEEL MERCHANTS
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      310 7 f* X Ml f5/ I —B I URALITE. Build your New Bungalows on the Hill with Uralite. uralite •:o:Saves cost of carriage, time and labour. •:o:URALITE. Reduces the Temperature of the House by Several Degrees. V l&fc URALITE. -:o:IS PROOF AGAINST FIRE AND PERFECTLY WATERPROOF •:o:URALITE. URALITE. URALITE. CAN BE
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      1696 8 INSURANCES Liverpool 1 Pale Street Jnstitu IBD 1836. Tht Liverpool and London and Globe Insurance Company. JjOtuloH. Coruhill and Charing Cross HE undersigned have l*een appointed Agents of the aliove Company at Kwiig, and are prepared to issue policies of Insurance against loss by lire at the lowest tariff rates.
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