Straits Echo, 15 July 1904

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    Masthead
    35 1 Straits Echo DAILV CHRONICLE OF EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES, AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY. VOL. 2. $24 Per Annum. PENANG, FRIDAY, lfcth JULY, 1904. Single Copy, 10 cents. No. 160.
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    Domestic Occurrence.
    22 1 BIRTH. On 10th July, at Villa Gallia. 102, River Valley Road, Singapore, the wife of L. Dupire. <>f a son.
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    HIGH WATER.
    42 1 K<o Week ending Thursday, July 21, 1901. AM. PM. Friday, 15th 1.40 2.05 Sal unlay, 1 <>t li 2.30 2.55 Sunday, 17th 320 345 Monday, 18th 4.10 4.35 Tuesday, 19th 500 5.25 Wednesday, 20th 5.50 6.15 Thursday, 21st 0.40 7.05
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    THE MOON.
    26 1 Fust Quarter... July 19th, 7-37 p.m. O Full Moon 27th, 2.51 p.m. Last, Quarter Aug. 4th, 2.44 a.m. O New Moon 11th, 7.15 p.m.
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    FIXTURES.
    32 1 To-i>at. 3rd Day, 6th Moon. Meeting, Municipal Commissioners, 3 p.m. Town Band, Esplanade, 5.30 p.m. To-morrow. 4th Day, 6th Moon. Cricket P. C. C. c. Sproule’s xi, Esplanade, 2 p in.
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    P & O. SAILINGS.
    44 1 P O. SAILINGS. Mail Service. CUTWARD*. IIOM KW A UltS. Nubia lit July I Chilean. 23 July Coruiuaudel 4 Any j BcUlaarat 0 Any Extra Service. Outwards. Homewards. Malacca 26 July Candia 13 July Japan 9 Any Saradinia 31 For particulars See Page 3.
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    War Items.
    1599 1 Told for the Benefit of Russian Editors. 4 1 see that some of tiie Russian editors are explaining that Kuropatkin's plan is to lure the Japanese to Manchuria,’ said an old army officer. It reminds me of a country editor out West, whom I knew during the FrancoPrussiau
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    SHARES
    189 1 BersawahGold Miue Co., Ld. sl4. —sellers Raub Australian Gold Mining Co.. Ld 6.25 Redjang Lel>oiig Gold Mining Co., Ld s2ls. —sales KadauaGold Mining Co„ Ltd. (fully paid) 10.— twin. Brnseh Tin Mining Co., Ld. 3. —buyers Cheudariaug Hydraulic 'J in Mining Co.. Ld. 20.— sales naraiig.iTi nil Aiming Co.
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    PRODUCE.
    174 1 Tin 1-71.90 buyers Gold leaf 79. B. Pepper (W. Coast 31b5.50z.)$ 20- buyers White Pepper 30.75 sellers Trang Pepper 25. —sellers Cloves (pieked) 63. Mace 05 —sellers Mace Pickings 85. sales Nutmegs 11 Os 39 40 sales SNo. 1 b GO hum. 2 no stock. Basket 4.15 seller* Tapioca
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  • Shipping.
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      ARRIVALS.
      103 1 Mary Austin. Br. 121, Marris, 14th July, Port Swottenhaui, pith July Gen.,—K. G. Co. Taw Tong, Br. s.s. 105, ilassau, 15th Julv, Trang, 14th July, Gen.,—K. G. Co Lang kat, Br. s.s. 140, Liddell. 15th July, Tel uk Ausou, 13th July, Gen., K. G. Co. Cornelia, Br. ss. 194,
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      DEPARTURES.
      66 1 15th July. Zaida, for Negapatam, Madras, Pondicherry, Cuddalore and Karical, taking Mails for Europe, etc., via Madras. Tong Chay Un, for Batu Balira and Asuhan. Perak, for Port Swettenham and Malacca. Pegu, for Edie, T. Sernawe, Seirli and Olehleb. G. Apcar, for Singapore and Hongkong, Lady Weld, for Teluk
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      IN PORT.
      61 1 Mary Austin, Br. s.s. 121, Marris, 14th July, Port Swettenham, 13th June, Gen., —K. G. Co. Langkat. Br. s.s. 143, Liddell, 15th July. Teluk Anson, 14th July, Gen., K. G. Co. Kistna, Br. s.s. 545, Addenbrook, 15th Julv, Singapore, 13th July, Gen., H. L. Co. M. Vajirunhis, Dut.
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      EXPECTED.
      47 1 Ye*»cJ% From 12 AijtiU* i Dn« (xlenogle Rangoon C.H.&Son. :15th julv Zamauia Madras H.L.&Co. 16th Andalusia Hamburg S.K.&Co, 17th Benvorlich London S.B.&Co. 20th Glenesk London B.&Co. '21st Merioneth- sbire[ London B.&Co. 21st Lai Sung Calcutta B.&Co. 22nd Macduff (Loudon S.B.&Co. 28th Persia Singapore S.K.&Co. 29th 1
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      SAILINGS.
      46 1 r«*e/« h’ot r Ayent Leave» Glenogle Singapore ;C.H AS*m. Kith July Zauiania •Singapore H. L. ACo. ldth Andalusia Singapore S.K.ACo. 17th Benvorlich Singapore S.B.ACo. 20th Glenesk Singapore B.ACo. 21st Merionethshire Singapore B.ACo. 21st Lai Sang Singapore B.ACo. 22nd Macduff Singapore Trieste S.B.ACo. ;.i S.K.AO0. 29th
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      MAILS CLOSE
      119 1 Foh l>oh Per Calypso, to-morrow, 11 a.rn. 4‘a.l-Mitta Per Nam Sang —to-morrow, 11 a. m. Deli Per Cornelia, to-morrow, 1 p.ui. Trang -Per Taw Tong, to-morrow, 1 p.in. Port Swetteuham—Per Alary Austin, !o-ni«»rrow. 3 p.m. Port Swetteuham and Singapore—Per Avayyee. to-morrow, 2 p.lll, Langkat Per Jin Ho, to-morrow,
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
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      314 1 A. E. SKEELS. 9 'S WHISKIES. TENDERS INVITED. GOVERNMENT OF PAHANG. Revenue Farms, 1905 —1907. rpENDERS will 1* received at the British 1 Resident's Office, Kuala Lipis, up to noon of 31st August, 1904, for the lease of t lie following Farms for a period of three vears from t
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      440 1 ANOTHER Shipment has arrived for us COMPRISING Ladies Necklaces and Gents Alberts in various designs. COLGATE Co 's Celebrated Perfumery. Gents’ Terai and Soft Felt Hats, Superior White Lisle Thread Shirts, Hemstitched Handkerchiefs AND A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF Socks and Stockings ALSO NICHOLSON’S Would Renowned Rasps and Files. 2Bc SIN
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      17 1 IF YOU EASILY CATCH COLD, your uyatetn i« lacking in vitality, you ueel a tonic, Sleurns' Wine.
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      20 1 CHILDREN ARE THE SUNSHINE, of the home. Stearns' Wine make» the wtiushiuo brighter. A splendid tonic for the little ones.
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      8 1 A. E SKEfcLS.. f B s. LAGER BEER.
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
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      30 1 WEATHER. Thb following report is kindly supplier! Is the Signal Director of Fort. Corn wail is:— The rainfall during tl»e 24 hours ended at it a.ni. to-day was 0'86 inches.
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    The Patriotism of O Hana San.
    1074 2 A Raisiaa Spy and hi* Japanese Wife. Tbbkk is a good deal of quiet tragedy connected with the long outstanding settlement of accounts between Japan aud Russia. The political relations of the two countries have never been of the most cordial, but that circumstance
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      7 2 J|';«WOt! K Ri> MEN KIND tOUK ■'«‘«Ui
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      451 2 KlntaTin Mines, Ltd DIVIDEND F. No. 6. A FURTHER dividend of 6d. per share has beeu declared, payable in London on June the 30tli, and will lje paid to all local Shareholders as soon as the registered list of Shareholders on that date is received from the Home Office. OSBORNE
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      2166 2 Central Sales Room. IMPORTANT AUCTION SALK. July On 16th Saturday, the At 11 am. At 9, Clove Hall Road, Valuable Howehold Furniture CONSISTING OF '"Sidebowd, Almirahs, Iron Bedsteads, Rattiid Bentwood and Teakwood Furniture, Crockery, Cutlery, Lamps, Excellent Piano by Metzler A Co. Plants, etc., etc. (The Property of Capt. W.
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      1421 3 It at P.U'i(tS r IS. I. Co. Hs/ircted arrival and iJrjunfnres. Mail Service. Outwards. July 2! s.s. Nuhia connecting with 8.8. Molda via Ang 4 8-8- Coromandel do 18 8.8. Chusan do S«pt. 1 8.«. Bengal do Homewards July 23 8.8. Chilean do Aug. 8 8.8. Ballaarat do 20 8.8.
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      475 3 BANKS, r, fl~i Chartered Bank of Ind ndla, Australia and Chfnr. INCORPORATED BY Rcfrftt CIIA RTER. Capital Paid up Reserve Fund Reserve Liability of Proprietors TT~I /"“j;,. -GHOO.UOO £BOO,OOO £BOO,OlO Bombay Bangkok Batavia Calcutta Colombo Cebu Foochow Hongkong w •>' w ‘VI >• Agencies and Branches. r 1.1 Penang I
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    The Straits Echo.
    71 4 Ja«tice •»ti(<llBii and ,In«tice Established June Ist, 190.1. Publi*lif<l daily (cwpt Kaudny» AT TH CRITERION PRESS, Ltl., No. 22t»-2 «2. Beach Stree\ Penang PIUCK: DAII.T, LOCAI PW an....... OLTSTATIONS Foei«se Extra MAH. EDITION (I'urt Kre»| 15 CAKI.K AI>I>RKSB: Echo—Penang.” Telephone No. 188. Ktlitor, Chkhnkv J)uncan. MM SKNO
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    Chinese Labour.
    659 4 The raid of the Raudlords on South China. A Warhimg-kotb fkom Singavoke. The Singapore Free Pres 3 notes tlie hitches” that have occurred in South China and at Taku iu connection with the despatch of coolie-laden steamers to South Africa, to which attention was directed recently in this
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  • Current Topics.
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      Progress in Penang.
      526 4 Yesterday, for the fir*t time, Penang was illuillunlied by electricity. The current was turned on shortly before sundown and the first intimation oiven to the public that^the M i^gw M the town was the lighting up of the arc lamp outside the premises of Messrs Howarth Erskine,
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      “Gone, but not forgotten.”
      503 4 \Ye are very greatly indebted to the courtesy of the Hon. the Resident Councillor for the note which reached this office yesterday afternoon conveying the sad intelligence of the death of the Hon. C. W. Sneyd-Kynnersley yvlio died suddenly from heart failure,” This bad neyvs spread
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    The Leger Favourite.
    712 4 Vigilant,'' of the Sportsman, has many nice things to say about Pretty Polly who won the Coronation Stakes with consummate ease. The fact that she was giving from 14- lb. to 21 lb. to each of the other seven did not trouble her in the smallest degree,
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    Our Local Affairs.
    855 4 New Water Scheme. The report of Mr. J. Leitli Weviiiss on the water question, brought up at this afternoon’s meeting of the Municipal Council, advocates the construction of a series of dams, jg the Waterfall Valley to cofTkerve water and the fitting of cisterns to houses on
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    The War.
    156 5 flewchwang Occupied. The Rumoured Huge Slaughter. Probably Intended to Soften the Fall of Port Arthur. (Echo Special.) Clcfoo. It July.—A wire lias been received liere from Newdnvaiig announcing that the town was occupied by the Japanese on the 13th instant. (Supplied by Reuter London, 14 July.—General Sakliaroff reports
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      The Army.
      296 5 A New Reform Scheme. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 15 July.—The Kt. Hon. Hugh O. A mold-Forster has introduced in the House of Commons a reform scheme which reduces the Army by fourteen battalions and leaves the Militia untouched because the country is yet unripe for a change in
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      China.
      75 5 A New Railway Loan. (Supplied by Renter London, 14 July.— The Morning Post announces that a Chinese Imperial Railway Loan of two ami a quarter millions sterling, bearing interest at five per cent ami guaranteed by the Chinese Government, has been issued to-day for the construction of a line
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      Somaliland.
      24 5 Mullah Nearing Berbera. (Supplied by Renter.) London, 14 Ju'y.—Reuter’s Aden correspondent wires that the Mullah is reported to lx* fifty miles from Berbera.
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      Singapore.
      72 5 The Holmberg Case. (Echo Special.) Singapore, 15 July.—F. J. Holmberg, clerk in the I*. W. D., who pleaded guilty on three counts of forgery, the allegations being that on 4th April last he forged two cheques in the name of C. G. May, Superintendent of Works, Public Works Department,
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    Privy Council Appeal.
    565 5 It may be remembered that some time < ago it was held by Mr. Justice Hyndmau Joues, on the motion of the Official Assignee in the matter of the bankruptcy of Chop Cliiap Guan, that Tan Chin Guan was a partner in the Chop, aud he was
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    The Governor’s Tour.
    1304 5 (Echo Special.) Arrival at Ipoh. I poll, 14 July.—His Excellency the Gov- rnor and Miss Anderson, accompanied by [Captain Stockley, his Aide-de-Catnp, and T.r Private Secretary, arrived by the 3-10 p.ra. train J i i U ln p uriu a special saloon carriage. The Resident, Mr. Beltield,
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  • States’ News.
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      PERAK.
      520 5 (From Our Otrn Correspondent.) Taiping, 12 July. —The Stauley Opera Company opened here last night at the Town Hall to a large and fashionable audience. The house was crowded as all seats were booked last Saturday. The Company came here on a guarantee of StiOO for two nights only.
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    Penang Turf Club.
    385 5 July Meeting IS04 I list oE Entries. {Continued from yvoterfay s issue.) 3rd Day. v v /J. 1. This Larrikin .Cuf. Railway Maid, Lady Sievier, Bartender, I irsby, Turbine, Nun Nicer. Vieerov. Itenaiw. <iuM r. L Oofecu BawL, Birsay, laugh-a-Ballagh. 2. The George Town Gup. v Kismet,
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  • PUBLIC OPINION.
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      THE UNPROVOKED INSULT.
      261 5 'To the Editor ok thk Straits Echo. Sir, —Re A Chinaman’s letter on An Unprovoked Insult,” which appeared in your journal vesterdav, T would: hive simply treated the gentleman equestrian's abuse with silent contempt. We all know that 95 per cent of Europeans come out- to the
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    Exchange.
    117 5 Pbnano, 15th July. (By courtesy ojjhe Chartered Bank.) f London Demand Bank < /.'M7IJ 4 months* sight Bank ...1/11 j 3 Credit ...1/11 |J 3 Documentary ...1/llJi Calcutta. Demand Bank Rs. 145 3 days’ sight .,147 Bombay, Demand Bank 3 days’ sight Private 147 Madras, Demand Bank 145 3
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  • Obituary
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    35 5 Obituary. Ex-President Kruger. London. 15 July.—Ex-IVesideijri Kruger 1ms succumbed to pneumonia in Switzerland. Ilis relatives have applied to the Imperial Government for permission to bury his remains in the Transvaal, beside those of his wife.
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      1063 6 SeS Graham&Co.,Ld.,TEIK CHIN Co WHOLESALE CHEMISTS, N (H 4 Beach Street Pena f%* General Storekeepers Provisioned and CommissiQn 4^Cll/S. 25, HUGH LOW STREET, IPOH« ZOBEL, cm 1 Li Watchmaker and «J eweller, 4, BEACH STREET. PENANG RECEIVED A LARGE CONSIGNMENT OF Silver and Gold Filled American Waltham Watches, Chronographs, Binoculars,
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    Prince Pu-lun.
    397 7 I Nkw YokK, 2 June.—Tim dinner ;gtpren l*v the Asiatic Society to Prince JVMnbe Chinese Eiujieror’s nephew, was marked by the announcement that China hail adhered to the Geneva Convention ami that tlie Empress-Dowager had hundred thousand tat‘fs to the fund. The war whs uot referitsdf Id sAvft
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    Why He Was Pensioned.
    609 7 Government Servant's Extraordinary Story. M r. Edwardes Iv epel Senr. has no cause to complain of Governmental meanness. Although now only sixty-one he has been enjoying his pension for the last twentyyears. Why he was placed on the retired list is an interesting, story. “It was
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      1545 7 INSURANCES. Canton insurance Office, Limited. Capital Subscribed Amount Paid-up Reserve Fund $2,500,000 500,000 730,000 i tradr Kuala Lumpur, F. M. S. HOTEL. Head Office, Hongkong. General Agents, Messrs. Jardink, Matheson A Co. rilHK undersigned having been appointed Agents for the above Company are prepared to accept Marino risks at cm-rent
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      292 7 BBS Ttt-LBI 4 No. 231 Beach Street, PBNANQ, (Established in 1879). Tin and Pepper Merchants. Aden Salt, Italian Salt, Tuticorin Salt, Cochin-China Salt. All kinds of Iron for Sale. GENERAL IMPORTERS OF JUNGLE PRODUCE AND COMMISSION AGENTS. 43c NOTICE^ v Messrs. THEAN CHEE Co. Beg to inform their customers, and
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      1273 8 ELECTRIC LIGHT. Learn to Deal With Us for Cash: We Study Yonr Interest WHMAWA7, LAEAW ft Co.. FEME The Handy Book Rack. As per Illustration, consists of two upright Pieces of Black Japanned Metal with Stays and Supports Price: 40 cents per set m School Taik cnee to. v (ESTABLISHED
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