Straits Echo, 25 May 1904

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    35 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE 0E EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, Tilt* FEDERATED MALAY STATES, AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY. VOL. 2. $24 Per Annum. PENANG, WEDNESDAY, MAY 25th, 1904. Single Copy, 10 cents, No. 117.
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    HIGH WATER.
    38 1 1 ,,M ending Tuesday, May 31, 1904. A.M. I*.M. Wednesday, 25t1i... 1110 11.35 Thursday, 201)» 025 Friday, 27th 0.50 115 Saturday, 28th 14) 2.05 Sunday, 29th 230 2.55 Monday, 30th 3.20 3.45 Tuesday, 31st 4.10 4.35
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    THE MOON.
    25 1 O Full Moon Mav 29th, 2.20 i*.m. Last Quarter June sth, 9.10 p.m. <> New. Moon 14th, 3.8 a.m. First Quarter... 20th, 12-32 p.m.
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    FIXTURES.
    38 1 To-day. 11th Day, 4th Moon. Town Land. Esplanade, 5-30 p.m. Wayung Yap Chow Thong, Campbell Street, 9 p.m. To-morrow. 12th Day. 4th Moon. Town Baud. Golf Glub, 5.30 p.ui. Wuyaug Yap Chow Thong, Campbell Street, 9 p.m.
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    P & O. SAILINGS.
    50 1 P O. SAILINGS. Mail Service. < Her war i >x. Hum kw Altos. Ballaarat 26May Chtisau HS Mag Bengal D June Simla 9 June lixtra Service. < H nv A l< OX. II OM KlYAItOS. Sardinia HI Mag i Maiii'a 3 June Socotra 14 June Peru 17 For particulars See
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      Military Items.
      48 1 (lianyoon Times Service.) Simla, 12 May.—Lieutenant R. Wood, 38th Central India Horse, is transferred to the Burma Command. Lieutenant-General Sir A. Gaselee, Commanding the Forces, Bengal, is granted 90 da vs* privilege leave from the 29th October, 1901, and MajorGeneral Henry will command during his absence.
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      A Barrister’s Suit.
      344 1 Hakuison v. Cawnpore Municipality. (lianyoon Times Service.) Allahabad, 11 May.—The case of Mr. Harrison, barrister-at-law, against the Municipal Board of ('awnpore and Mr. Kanhaya. Lai, Vice-Chairman, for Rs 50,000 damages on account of illegal arrest, came on for argument before the Subordinate Judge of Cawnpore. Mr. Greenway
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      The Plague.
      64 1 (Rangoon Times Service.) l2 May.—There were 41,007 deaths from plague last week, the re- turns showing a decrease of 3,000 over i the figures of the preceding week. The Punjab accounted for no less than 34,685 of the deaths. There were 2,325 in the Bombay Presidency, 2.229 in
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      Matrimonial Case.
      104 1 (Rangoon Times Service.) Allahabad, 11 May.—A matrimonial case of some interest has recently been before Mr. Justice Blair at the Allahabad High Court. The petitioner, Mrs. Hardaker, wife of Honorary Lieutenant Hardaker, a Mutiny veteran and formerly of the Ordnance Department, prayed for a judicial separation on the
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      Fatal Accidents.
      368 1 (Rangoon Times Service.) Allahabad, 12 May.—A sad fatality occurred in No. 5 Mountain Battery at Kyragali on Sunday evening, Gunner O’Neill being killed by falling over a kliud close to the canteen. The deceased was in the canteen, playing with a pet monkey, when the monkey disappeared through
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    Rubber.
    1086 1 tost of Production in Perak. Special Report by Mr. E. V. Carey. Mr. E. Carey, manager of the Kong 4 ik Coffee Curing Co., Klang, Selangor, was asked at the annual meeting of the Selangor Planters’ Association, held in Kuala 1 .ipur on 30 th April, to place on
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    EXCHANGE.
    116 1 Penang, 25th May. (Ily courtesy of the Chartered Rank.) London Demand Bank ...1/10^ 4 months* sight Bank ...1/11 3 Credit ...1/11^ 3 Documentary ...1/11 Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs. 141^ 3 days* sight Private 143| Bombay, Demand Bank 141^ 3 days’sight Private 1431 Madras, Demand Bank 14-14 3 days’ sight
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    PRODUCE.
    161 1 I’m S 75. Gold leaf 81.— B. Pepper (VV. Coast 31b5.50z.)$ 22. noin. White Pepper 5 40.— mien. Trang Pepper S 29s novi. Cloves (picked) 43.— noni. Mace 95. —gales Mace Pickings 75. Nutmegs 11 Os 45. noni. No. 1 0.30 Sugar 2 no stock. Basket 3.9s tellers Tapioca
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  • Shipping.
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      ARRIVALS.
      174 1 Petrel, Br. s .s. 150, Reid, 23rd May, Langkat, 22nd May, Gen., —K. G. Co. Avagyeb, Br. 8.8. 247,'Lingard, 21th May, Teluk Ausou, 23rd May, Geu„ —K. G. Co. Tiiaiping, Br. 8.8. 160, Wheeler, 23rd May, Port Weld, 23rd May, Gen.,—H. L. A Co. Mary Austin, Br. s.s. 140,
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      DEPARTURES.
      46 1 25th May. Toiij Chay Un, for Batu Bahra and Asalian. Mary Austin, for Port SwettenluA. Avayyee, for Teluk Anson. Hole Canton, for Edie, T. Semawe, Segli, and Olehleh. Glenjarg, for Singapore, China and Japan, Omapere, for Kopah, Renong, Victoria Point, Bokphyn.Maliwun, Mergui, Tavoy and Rangoon.
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      IN PORT.
      74 1 Cornelia, Br. ss. 194, Buchanan, 24tli May, Deli, 23rd May, Gen., —K. G. Co. Jin Ho, Br. s.s. 110, Hastrup, 24th May, Langkat, 23rd May, Gen., —Quail Beng Kee. Canton, Br. s.s. 105, Mericau, 24th May, Teluk Anson, 23rd May. Gen., —Ah Hing. Pin Seno, Br. s.s. 378,
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    EXPECTED.
    30 1 Yr*»c1* From A ijfut» Due Lai San*' Calcutta B.&Co. 20th May Pundua Singapore H.L.&Co. 27th Sui Sang Singapore B.&Co. 27th Benartv Loudon S. B.&Co. 30th Sardinia Suez H,L.&Co. 30th
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    SAILINGS.
    27 1 Vesselt For Ayenta Leave a Sui Sang Calcutta B.&Co. 27th May Lai Sang Singapore B.&Co. Puudua Rangoon H.L.&Co. 27th Sardinia lienarty Singapore Singapore H.L.&Co. S.B.&Co. :30th
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    MAILS CLOSE
    50 1 For:— Rangoon—Per Fitzpatrick to-morrow, 11 a.m. Deli —Per Cornelia, to-morrow, 1 p.m. Batu Bahra and Asahan—Per Hok Cknan Un, to-morrow, 1 p.m. Port Swettenham and Malacca Lanykat, 27th instant, 2 p.m. Ceylon, Australasia, India, Adeu, Mauritius, Egypt and via Brindisi, for Europe, etc. Chusan, 28th instant, 4 p.m.
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    PASSENGERS.
    27 1 Inward —Per Zibeughia,” from Rangoon, Mr. Laird and Capt. Addenbroke. Per Hebe.” from Singapore, Messrs. Hibson, Holloway, Klioo Han Vang, Khoo Chung Kuug, Tan Tek Gunn.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
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      112 1 A. E. SKEELS 0* o HIGH CLASS. TO LET “MENTMORE”. No. 13, Logan Boa» Immediate Entry. 17V) UR l>ed, dressing and hath rooms, with verandahs ail round. Tennis Court full size. Stabling for three horses aud Coach House. Apply to J. W. A., c/o Straits Echo. 16-5-04 349 M ETTA
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      28 1 FAIRBANKS SCALES. IVlcAliater Co.. DIABETIC Patients will hear of something to their ad vantage by writing to the Diabetic Institute, St. Dunstan’s Hill, London, E.C. NOTHING TO PAY.
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      34 1 NOTICE. rpHE interest and responsibility of the JL late Mr. Khoo Choo Char of -chop Guan Ann Co., 103, Beach Street, ceased on the 14th May, 1004. GUAN ANN Co. 10-5-04 1 wk. 345
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      20 1 A. E. SKEELS. o> f HIGH CLASS. BORDEN’S PEERLESS CREAM. Sandilands Buttery Co* FUNAGOYA WATER. fit cft lister Co.. Ltd*
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
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      26 1 WEATHER. Thk following report is kiinllv supplied hr the Signal |>ireetor of Fort Cornwallis:— The rainfall (.luring the 24 hours ended at a.lit. to-day was nil.
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    The Problem of the Far East.
    1418 2 Thkrk was a large attendance at the htlli political discussion of the session, held on the 27th ult., in the lower smoking-room of the Constitutional Club, Northutulierlaudavenue, London, when Baron Suvematsu (formerly Minister of the Interior in the last lto Cabinet) delivered an address
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      13 2 STEARNS’ WINE, asstat th« make wise ot' ualuic’* nourishment. body to Thus it
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      214 2 JUST LANDED Preston B KEITH Co.’s AMERICAN BOOTS SHOES of all shapes ami sizes. 1 TANG JOO Co., No. 117, Hench Street. 4 o ml its. KWOK AH KAM OF CHOP KWONG MOW, as t m m No. 39, Bishop Street Penang. Chinese and English Furniture rvlaker, Carpenter and Building
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      1376 2 NOTICE. KintaTin Mines, Ltd. DIVIDEND E. No. 5. IN THE GOODS OF Ana Mahomed Sultan Mexican bin Aha mad Omar Nina Mexican (Deceased.) n w c ZTT., A FURTHER DIVIDEND of Gd. per Pursuant to Section 4b of the Conveyancing u sh ir(> h;ls )0en dodannl, payable in and Law
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      1978 3 02* |8. I. Cu. Ksprctnl aniral and /Vy«/ rimes. Mail Service. Outwards. VIav 26 s.s. Ballaarat connecting- with s.s. Macedonia lune 9 s.s. Bengal do 23 s.s. Malta do J nly 7 «.a. Chilean do 8.8. A last ad ia 8.8. Mongolia 8.8. China w Vs I LA r Narddeutscbe;-
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    The Straits Echo.
    80 4 UKtfce satisfies everybody, rui<l justice alone. Km»r *«■»< Established June Ist, lOO.'i. i’ublieheil <biily (except Suinluys.) AT till CRITERION PRESS, l.d„ No. 22i>—222, lleacli Street, Penang. PRICE i l>.\ 11. Y, I.OCAI, j.’i pel ttniHim OLTSTATIOXS t'oeiaye Kitn j KIMTION (Tost Free) 15 t'AIILK A I>DKIC3X Ec
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  • Current Topics.
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      Rubber v. Tin in Negri Sembilan.
      215 4 The duty ou tin collected in the Federal State of Negri Sombilan during Janu- j ary to April shows a decrease of 871.fi 11 compared with the corresponding period in the previous year. As regards tin prospects ill this State the Assistant Warden of
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      Blow to Russian Credit.
      529 4 W kiting from Paris on —ti; h ultimo the special correspondent of the Financial News states —it is b»t a fortnight since M. Kokowzow, the Russian Minister of Finance, caused bis fficial organs* at j Sr. Petersburg to publish a categorical denial to the rumour that
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    Penang Hunt Club.
    1746 4 Yesterday’s Gymkhana. Empire Day dawned very fair but very hut for the Hunt Club’s gymkhana meeting, but this daunted nobody, and practically all Penang turned out to witness what proved to lie a capital afternoon’s sport. The Hon. Resident Councillor and Mrs. Birch were both present and
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    Supreme Court.
    880 4 The Assizes. (litfore the Hon. A. F. G. Lav:, Puisne Judge.) Alleged Perjury in a Bankruptcy Proceeding. 2oth May. Tan Hong Hi stood in the dock on a charge of perjury on Nov. 3 last, haviug U*en summoned in a judicial bankruptcy proceeding before the Hon. Mr. Justice
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      801 4 McAlister&Go.,Ld. WANTED. Pin:- nTTEll for Bdrneo, good salary. Apply to M." c/o Strait» Echo. /9 Heach Sireel, Penang. 17-5-t»4 353 TO LET. Cyrus Price Co.’s ATOS. 30 and 32, LOGAN ROAD. X i Apply ,0 9-5-04 L. SURAWONGSEE, Logan Road. 331 u.c. NOTICE. Thief and Fire Resisting. All Sizes kepi
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      5 4 engine oils. cALISTER Co., Ltd.
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      20 4 ST EARNS’ WINE, tviie.es the distrescouj'U of influenza, and bronchitis. R iu\igorateB and increases resistance to tlie Ja of disease.
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    THE WAR.
    981 5 The Bogafyr Wrecked. Japanese Advancing on Liaoyang. More Treachery in Russia. (Echo Special.)' Singapore, 25 May.—A telegram received from Tokio bv the Japanese Consul here and placed at the disposal of the Press, states that General Kuroki reports that a section of Japanese Infantry encountered a force of
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      France.
      59 5 Iter Foreign Policy. Supplied by Reuter.) London, 24 May.—President Lou bet, in the course of a speech j delivered at Arras, said that the foreign policy of France was directed towards the maintenance lof peace and strengthening of alliances and friendly relations between Russia, Great Britain and I Italy
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      France and Rome.
      35 5 Departure of the French Ambassador. {Supplied by Renter London, 23 May.—M, Nizard, the French Ambassador* has left Rome, but the Councillor of the I Embassy replaces him as Charge* 1 d’ Affaires.
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      Bangkok.
      93 5 A Sensational Departure. (Echo Special.) Bangkok, 24 May. —Considerable sensation Inis been caused here by tin- hasty departure of Mr. F. J. Robertson, lessee of the Ori-' ental Hotel, by the steamer Xeun tung. Although he left a power of attorney this did not prevent the issue of a
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      Tibet.
      39 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 24 May.—'l’he Tientsin correspondent of the Standard wires that Feng Chuan, an expectant taotai of Szechuan, has been appointed Assistant Resident of Tibet, with the rank of an expectant lieutenant-general in the Manchu armv.
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      Turkey.
      44 5 {Supplied by Reuter.) London, 25 May.—Ken ml Pacha, a son-iu law aud aide-de-camp to tlie Sultan, was arrested on the 21st instant, with other high officials, as the result of the discovery of secret, correspondence with Princess Kiiadidje, daughter of the ex-Sultan Murad.
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      Egypt.
      17 5 {Supplied bij Reuter.) London, 2» May.—ltaly has assented to the Khedivial decree regarding the Egyptian debt.
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      Cricket.
      710 5 (Supplied by Renter.) London, 2o May. —Surrey has scored 100 runs against Middlesex. The Oxford match had to be abandoned owing to rain. Our Mail Budget and lots of other interesting matter is crowded out of today's issue. Thk P. A: O. liner Ballaarat is expected at 4 p.ui.
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    The Straits Turf.
    516 5 Singapore Meeting. First Day. (Echo Special.) Singapore. 24- May.— Following are the results of to-dav’s racing:— 1. Tub Maiden Plate.—Value *OOO. A Ibice for Maiden Horses and Horses that have run as Roadsters. Subscription Griffins, and in Races confined to horses iiuporied as Subscription Griffins. Weight as
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  • PUBLIC OPINION.
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      WHO WILL SUCCEED THE LATE SYED ARIFFIN?
      882 5 •r lu Tu* Editor or thk Stkaiis Echo Sir, —In his letter, appearing in vour issue of the 21st instant, "A Muslim in- i forms your readers that two petitions have been presented to the Hon. Resident Councillor praying that either Tuan Syed
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    SHARES
    185 5 BersawaliGold Mine (Jo.. Ld. 15.50 sellers Ranh Australian Gold Min* ing Co., la! S (i.2b buyers Redjang Reining Gold Mining Co., Ld s24o .—buyers KadanaGold Mining Co,,Ltd. (fully paid) 10. nous. Bruseh Tin Mining Co Ld. 7.50 selleee Cheudariang Hydraulic Tin Mining Co., Ld 20. —tales Karangau Tin Mining
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      13 5 THE Shanghai-Hongkong Building Loan and Investment Co., LIMITED. Paterson, Simons Co., General Agents.
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      261 5 STOP PKES» TELEGRAMS. Tliis sp.we is rceef vc«I for l hepubllciU-Hiu uf ec*»itHu after the day'* news has been imputed. To-day’s Advertisement. NOTI CE. Penang Sales Room. O ALE of land*, etc., at North side of O Hutton Lane and Campdng Pulo Penang in Penang lias been postponed to Saturday,
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      1974 6 TfIADR M A i; K i 2te& CHIN HIN BROTHERS, FOR SALE. PERRIER. JOUET CHAMP AGNES. AGENTS PRYE RIVER DOCK. PENANG Emdeca Decoration. Genera! Storekeepers, Horse Dealers, and Livery Stables, No. 50e, PENANG ROAD. Telephone Ao. 265. ALWAYS FOR SALE. FRESH FODDER! rpHE very best, quality only kept. CrushJ_ ed
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      207 7 Highest Award, Philadelphia, 1899. Diploma, Glasgow, 1301 Gold Medal, Paris, 1900. Medal of Merit, Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, ■:o:MOST BRILLIANT LIGHT IN EXISTENCE. Used in all principal thoroughfares throughout the World. -:o:KITSON PRESSURE LAMPS Suitable for lighting Halls, Theatres, Wharves and the Grounds of Private Houses. Made up to 2,000 candle-power,
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      2011 8 Value for cash Value. WHMWA7, LMDLAW k Co.. FUNANB HAVE JUST UNPACKED 3,120 HANDKERCHIEFS Graham Go.. Ld., WHOLESALE CHEMISTS, 4 Beach Street, Penang. INSURANCES. $2,500,000 500,000 730,000 WHICH WILL HE fhursday, Friday OFFERED ON £T D ONLY Saturday, Hall’s Wine Coca. Canton insurance Office, Limitecs Capital Subscribed Amount Paid-up Roacrvo
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