Straits Echo, 5 July 1904

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  • Title Section
    Masthead
    33 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE or EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT.THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED?*MALAY STATES, AND THE EAR EAST GENERALLY. VOL. 2. $24 Per Annum. PENANG, TUESDAY, sth JULY, 1904. Single Copy, 10 cents. No. 151.
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    HIGH WATER.
    44 1 F«»r Week ending Monday, Julv 11 19« >4. A. M. P.M. Tueidav, sth GOO g •>:> Wednesday, Gth G. 50 715 Thursday, 7th 7.40 805 Friday, Bth 8.30 8.55 Saturday ‘Mli 0.20 0 4- r Sunday, 10th 10.10 10.35 Monday, 11th 11 11.25
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    THE MOON.
    27 1 laist Quarter Julv sth, 12 35 p..y. O New Muon 10th, 12.0 p.m. First Quarter... ll>th, 7-37 p.m. O Full Moon 271 h, 2.51 p.si.
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    FIXTURES.
    41 1 To-i>a y. 22ih1 Day, sth Muon. Fauuey Stanley Opera (Jo. Town llall 1» p.ni. The Pars! Cur/on Theatrical Co. Kuala Kaugsa, Road. 1* p.m. To-morkow. 23rd 1 >ay, sth Moon. The Parsi Curzun Theatrical Co. Kuala Kungsa Koad. 0 p.m.
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    P & O. SAILINGS.
    47 1 P O. SAILINGS. Mail Service. OU'l'tV A It l)S. Hum MV A tens. Simla 7 uly Itemjal ft Jn'y Xtibia ‘2/ j Halloa rat '2s' lixtrn Service. Outw Aims. Hum mvakos. Java lli July C'amiia /5 Jay Malacca '2O j Sarodiuia -it For particulars See Paige 3.
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    War Items.
    2284 1 The First Fights on Land. A Japanese: cavalry officer, wounded in the lighting at Ohong-ju on March 28, thus describes how the Japanese soldiers acquitted themselves iu the tirst skirmishes that were fought between them and the Russians in Northj era Corea It would have gone hard with
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    PRODUCE.
    159 1 Tin 5G9.40 buyers Gold leaf 79. It. Pepper \V. Coast 311)8.50z.)| 20. —buyers White Pepper 5 33.75 5e11ers Traug Pepper 25. —sellers Cloves (picked) J 63. Mace 11*0 sellers Mace Pickings IN'. gales Nutmegs lids 45— nom. f No. 1 0 GO naui. Sugar 2 no stock. Basket. 4.15
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  • Shipping.
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      ARRIVALS.
      48 1 Langkat, Br. s s. Ih,, Liddell, slb Juiv, Teluk Aumui, -1»!, July, Gen. K. G. Co. j Thaiping, Br. s.s. lt>o, \Vheeler. 4th July, Port Weld, 4(li July, Gen., H. T* A Co. Cornelia. Br. s.s. J I*4, Buchanan, sth July, Deli, 4th July, Geu.,—K. G. Co.
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      DEPARTURES.
      35 1 sth July. C. Apcar, tor Calcutta. Hole Ckuan Un, tor Batu Bahru and A saint li. Rotorua, for Tougkali. Viibir, for Port Swetteuliaiu aud Malacca* P. Rimau, for Deli. Lady Weld, for Teluk Anson.
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      IN PORT.
      31 1 Langkat. Br. s.s. 187, Liddell, sth July. Teluk Anson, 4th Julv, Gen., K. G. Co. Cornelia, Br. s.s. 191, Buchuuau, sth July, Deli, 4th July, Geu., —K. G. Co.
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      EXPECTED.
      57 1 Vo III iijritt* 1 Pne 1 Charterl house Singapore H.L.ACo. titli July Nippon Colombo 3.K.&C0. 7 th Simla Colombo P.&O. 7th A. Apear Calcutta A A.A.Co. 8th Bengal Singapore PAO. ,9th Sevdlitz Singapore B MACo. 13th Preussen Colombo B.MACo. 14th G. Apear {Calcutta A.A.A.Co. 15 th Benvorlich Loudon S.BACo.
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      SAILINGS.
      52 1 r— Vestel* For A ytfnta Leavei Charterhouse Nippon Singapore Japan H.L.ACo. S. K.&Co. ■*th Julv 8th Simla Singapore P.&O. 7th A. A pear Singapore A.A.A.Cow 9th Bengal Colombo P.&O. 9th G. A pear Singapore A.A.A.Co. 16th Pei sia Trieste S.K.&C0. 29th Seydhtz Singapore B.M.&Co Preusseu Colombo B.M.&Co. Beuvorlieli Singapore
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      MAILS CLOSE
      61 1 Koit:— Teluk Anson lVr Lmykal, to-morrow, 2 p.ui. Port SwHtteulia.ni —Per Mary A net in, to-morrow, 2 pm. Edie. T. Semawe, Segli ami Olehleh —l'er Peyu, to-morrow, 2 p.m. Laiigkat—Per Jin Ho, 7th instant, 1 p.ui. J>eli—Per Cornelia, 7th instant, 2 p.m. Ceylon, Australasia, India, Aden, Mauritius, Egypt
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      SHARES
      197 1 BersawahCold Miue Co., Ld. J4 .'A) sellers Kaub Australian Cold Milling Co., Ld o. Redjaug l,eboiig Cold Mining Co., Ld s22s. —buyers KadauaCoid MiuingCo,, I dd. (fully paid) 10.—now. Bruseh Tin Mining Co., I*l. 3. —tales Cheudariaug Hydraulic 'Pin Mining Co.. Ld 20. —tales Karaiigau Tiu Mining Co. 15.
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    Forests in the Federated Malay States.
    843 2 A Review. (Indian Engineering ~o June) The forent administration in the Federated Malay States is largely recruited from India, j aud it is no surprise to find Indian traditions flourishing with great luxuriance in the Malay Peninsula. That the transplantation will achieve an ideal
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      44 2 BON TIN LUM Go., No. 23i, H cacti Street, PRNANG. (Established in IN7D). Tin and Pepper Merchants. Aden Salt, Italian Salt. Tiiticnrin Salt, Cochin-China Salt. All kinds of Iron for Sale. GENERAL IMtHtRiERS OF JUNGLE PRODUCE AM» CO-11 /11 ISSIO A (JEN IS. 43c
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      2615 2 Straiis Settlements and Malay States Federated Agri-Horticuttural Show. 11HE first of a series of combined Shows, will lx? held on the Race Course. Kuala Lumpur, 0:1 Friday. Saturday and Sunday the 5th. 6th and *ih ot August next. The Show will be opened by His Excellneoy the Governor A High
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      1630 3 TAX. 5. V \v V-1 W. is. N. Co. Expected arrival and Departure*. Mail Service. Outwards. July 7 ».s. Simla connecting with 8.8. China 21 H.s. Nuhia do H.S. Moldavia Aug 4 s.B. Coromandel do 8.8. Marmora 18 8.8. Chilean do 8.8. Himalaya Homewards. July 9 8.8. Bengal do 8.8.
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    The Straits Echo.
    86 4 Juftire mtirita» <*\«*ryl(*ly, and jn*tio* al'*n« Bm»r«o i Established June Ist, 1903. Publieiifil daily (except SiiihUju.) IT TBit CRITERION PRESS, Ul„ No. 22«»-232. Beach Street, Penang. prick: DAIf.Y, MN'AI, |:!l |i»r «iih>m I OUTSTATIONS Postage Extra NA)I, EDITION (Cost Fi«*e) 15 CAKI K APmtKSS; “E c b
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    Sungei Pinang.
    1500 4 Although a good deal has been heard (of Sungei Pinang district, both at the Municipal Board aud about town, it is doubtful whether anything like the j whole truth respecting the coining I industrial and commercial centre of j Pulau Penang,” as it lias been very (aptly styled,
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    Penang Hunt Club.
    236 4 Monday’s Hare ar.d Hounds. The big field of tweuty-tliree riders met at Dato Kramat Gardens, and after a wait of at-out a quarter of an hour the two hares,” Mr. Stark and Mr. Anderson, were started off, this hounds” following about a quarter of an hour after.
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    Notes on Sport.
    628 4 Training Notes. i The forthcoming l’enang meeting ptomises to be another huge success, and as many of your readers may lie glad to know l what is going on at. the Racecourse, I append a few notes which may l*e the menus of keeping them up-to-date with
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    Stanley Opera Co.
    960 4 The Stanley Opera (Jo. opened their season at the Town Hall in East, Ljnne last night in the presence of a fairly i ar e audience. The piny is so well known that it is unnecessary to recall the plot. Taking into consideration the difficulty of stag
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    THE WAR.
    273 5 The Murder. Kaipeng Again. —m Echo Special. Singapore, 5 July.—The Chinese have decided to settle the case of the murder of Mr. Etzel, the war correspondent, by cashiering General Chu, while the officer in charge of the troops concerned in the murder is condemned to five years* imprisonment,
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      Tibet.
      35 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 5 July.—Colonel Younghusband bus received the Tibetan peace delegates at Gyantsi and insisted on the Tibetans evacuating the fort bv 'Tuesday. The delegates replied that they would consider the matter.
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      France and Britain.
      76 5 International Ameneties. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 5 July.— President Loubet. in receiving a deputation from British workmen's clubs, said that he was rejoiced at their appreciation of the Anglo-French Agreement and was convinced that the entente cordinle between the two nations would be highly beneficial to both.
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      The Navy.
      32 5 (Supplied by lie liter.) London, 5 July. —Earl Percy, Undersecretary for Foreign AfFairs, has stated in the House of Commons that H. M. S. Espiegle has been ordered to Newchwang.
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      L’ Affaire Dreyfus.
      39 5 (Deli Gourant Service. The Hague (via Uatavia), 1 July.— (Jolonel Kallyn and Captains Francois and Marechal have been m&dc prisoners on the grounds that they are implicated in fabricating and "contorting evidence in the Dreyfus case.
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      Shipping Disaster.
      700 5 Over Seven Hundred Drowned. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, “1 Julv. —The Danish steamer Norge. ImhimI from Copenhagen to £iew Yoyk*wirh seven huuj dtvd emigrants, and a crew of eighty on board, struck *6ti the Ilochall reef, two huridrecl’'\ni1es west of the Hebrides on the 29th ultimo and foundered,
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  • States’ News.
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      PERAK.
      391 5 (From Our Own CurretjujudeiU). J’apah, 1 July.—His Excellency '.he High Commissioner is to visit Tapah on August 4th, and arrangements are being made to decorate the town and give him a grand reception. Duriug a severe windstorm last week, the new palatial Residency erected in the place of the
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    The Province.
    174 5 (From Our Own Correspondent.) On the 24th ultimo a Chinese lad, about five years of age, entered a coeoauut-oil mill at Bukit Mertajam. On seeing the grinding wheels in motion he put his hands between them just to see how they felt and of course got jammed. The
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    Local Cricket.
    313 5 P. C. C. rs. P. E. C. The cricket match played on the Esplanade on Saturday afternoon last ljetween the above Clubs resulted in a draw very much in favour of the P.C.C. Talma and his men batted first and declared their innings closed at 158 for 8
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  • PUBLIC OPINION.
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      THE POSTAL SERVICE.
      151 5 To mi; Euiroi: or the Straits Echo. Si R, F rom the special announcement iu your valuable papier ou the above subject I admit that the authorities have greatly improved the postal services, which was ably advocated by vou. I may pom 4 out, however, oue more
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      THE DANGERS OF "SCORCHING" AT NIGHT.
      184 5 To IHE EIHToK or TliE STRAITS LcUO. Dear Sir, —As I was walking along Argyle Road at about half past seven yesterday evening a Chinese cyclist suddenly charged into me from liehiml with such force that both of us were flung violently onto the
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      PROSPEROUS KINTA.
      391 5 To the Ei>:tok of the Straits Echo. Dear Sib,— That Kinta is rising there is no gainsaying. House* are springing up like mushrooms and standing like oaks. Shallow mining is disappointing and that is l>eing replaced by deep mining aud although there are some indications of tightness of
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    Australia Difficulty.
    233 5 TilK population of the United States is increasing i.v more th in a mil- j lion a year. since the iirst «la v of j the -twentieth CVn'iuv a population equui to that ot the whole Commonwealth of Australia has been added toi the American nation. Australia is;
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    Lawn Tennis.
    114 5 P- C C. Tournament. The following- ties were played yesterday The Championship. F. O. Hal I if.ix beat H. A. Neubromier 6-2, 1-6, 6-3. Double Handicap. P. J. Sproule and L. A. Blaekuiore beat W. H. McArthur and A. G Anthony 6-4, 7--'». E. S. Haslam and Dr.
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    EXCHANGE.
    119 5 Penang, sth Juiy. (By courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Bank ...1/11 j} 4 months’ sight Bank ...1/11}, 1 3 Credit ...1/11} 3 Documentary ...1/11-J-Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs. 145 0 3 days’ sight Private 1474 Bombay, Demand Bank 145 A 3 days’ sight Private 147 A Madras, Demand
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      4 5 CHANKOLS. McALISTER Co.. Ltd.
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      51 5 Learn Shorthand at Home bv correspondence. 10 weekly lessons w ill make you perfect. OBTAIN HIGHER SALARY. Shorthand is nowadays iudispensihle to everybody. Utilize spare time. Very moderate fee. We procure positions. Write for free booklet. Centbal Coeeebpondence College, 215, Temple Chambers. Temple Avenue. London, E.C. twice a wk. 394
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      328 5 STOP Pit ESS telegrams. Tlii:< sp.utf is iwnTtfii lor tee |iul)linlioti of iww* arriviu after the day'» new» lias lipeti imputes). To-day’s Advertisements. Wanted A QUIET sound Carriage Horse. Ap3\. ply witli particulars to C,” <• o »S traits Echo. •')-/'-04 wk. 467 SITUATION WANTED. BY a Mechanical Engineer. Good
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  • Obituary
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    15 5 Obituary. (Snjij)lied by Reuter.) London, o July.—The (lentil of the Zionist leader Herzl is announced.
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      1268 6 JAMES BUCHANAN C.o’is 1 Graham Co., Ld.jTEIK CHIN Co. “HOUSE OF COMMONS” WHISKY. SANDILANDS, BUTTERY Co. WHOLESALE General Storekeepers Provisioned and Commission Agents. 25, HUGH LOW STREET, IPOH. WONG KIM MUN, No. 77a, Bishop Street 4 Beach Street Penang. RUBBER STAMP AND BRASS SEAL (For impressing Wax) MANUFACTURER Supplementary Articles
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    Pepper.
    329 7 TuKiuobt striking feature of Mr. Little's r.-pnrt from. Piikhoi explains how > ihe cultivation China has developed into an If mi i 11 ii i g i r i 11 1 1 5 -1rio through the pivfefeioi «P to colonial produce bv ih«* mofliert^itflry. The average e\js*ri Iroin 181*4-9/
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    Kelantan Gold Co.
    481 7 The prospectus lias l>een issued of the Kelantan Gold Dredging Company (No. 1) (Ltd.), formed with a capital of £180,000 iu £l shares, to acquire from the Duff Development Company (Ltd.) a lease of dredging rights, including all requisite rights for landing, erection of Imildiugs, itc., iu
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      1238 7 c Coach r~L N C2!!i. Caltek "w* Co TIANC LEE Go., Taik Ghee ft Co. and Harness Maker, Now. 27 50d, PENANG KOAI>, 7 'vlrjiJuiHC No. 2Go. THE NEW DRINK FELIXIR JUST UNPACKED FOK 8AI.E. Rubber Tyre Wheels! A LOT of English Special Superior Quality Rubber Tyre Wheels with Channel
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      528 7 THE “FETTER” PATENT PETROLEUM ENGINE. The Most Perfect .Motor of the Day SUPPLIED TO The British Government. Hundreds in Use. Demand rapidly glowing throughout lhe| World. Special Features of the “Petter” 'Engine. Simplicity of Construction. These Engines have fewer working parts than any other Engine on the Market. There are
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      48 7 SIN GHEE CHOON Co. v !Sj I2V, !leach Street, Penang. lI.W I] JUST UKCKiVKI) A I.Mt'iK VARIETY OK Gents’ Gold and Silver Links, J K AI KI NHoKX AMI» Ku. I’lNAUl»'# Perfumery, Straw Hats, Walking Sticks, A N I» Boots and Shoes OF EVERY bHAFB. (f-s? Inspection Invited
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