Straits Echo, 21 July 1904

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    36 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE OP EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES, AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY. VOL. 2. $24 Per Annum. PENANG, THURSDAY, 21 st JULY, 1904. Single Copy, 10 cents, No. 165.
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    Domestic Occurrences.
    51 1 Births. On -n«l July, at Woosuug. Shanghai, the it'e ut Dr. R. H. Cox. of a daughter. On 3rd July, at Paris, the wife of Dr. Isidore* Johu Sanger, of a daughter. On 4th July, at 18. Nanking Road. Shanghai, the w ife ot Munson Boyes, of a
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    HIGH WATER.
    41 1 For Week ending Wednesday, July 27. 1904. AM. P.M. Tlmrsilav, 21st 6.40 7.05 Friday, 22ud 7.30 7.55 Saturday, 23rd 8.20 545 Siitidav, 24th 9.10 9.35 Monday, 25th 10— 10.25 Tuesday, 26th 10 50 11.05 Wednesday, 27th... 11.40 12 05
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    THE MOON.
    25 1 O Full Moon July 27th, 2.51 p.m. Last Quarter Aug. 4th, 2.44 a.m. <> New Moon 11th, 7.15 p.m. First Quarter... 18th. 3.48 a.m.
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    FIXTURES.
    16 1 To-day. 9th Day, Oth Moon. To-mokuow. loth Day, oth Moou. Town Baud, Esplanade, 5-30 p.m.
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    P & O. SAILINGS.
    56 1 P O. SAILINGS. Mail Service. OnrU'AKIIS. JIoAI tew ARDS. Nubia ~l July I Chu*an 25' July Coromandel 4 Auy j Ballaarat 6‘ Any j Kxtra Service. OIITW AK DS. i I < i M lew A alls Malacca 26* July j Saradinia .'ll Jn y Japan 9 Auy j Socotra
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      The Nicoll Case.
      50 1 {liiuufoon Times Sere ice.) Calcutta, 7 July.—The Magistrate has given his decision in the case in which G. 8. E. Nicoll, Assistant Secretary to the Port Commissioners, was charged with breach of trust. The Magistrate found the accused guilty and sentenced him to one month’s simple imprisonment.
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      Indian Crop Reports.
      82 1 (Rangoon Times Sere ice.) Simla, 8 July.—The season and crop reports for the past week, published here to-day, show that the agricultural conditions continue to be favourable upon the whole. The rainfall has been general except in the Punjab and the North West Frontier Province, which have
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      Coolie Strike at Madras.
      153 1 (Rangoon Times Service.) Madras, 8 July.—A strike has been proceeding for the past four days among the harbour coolies, who deal with import cargo on the beach and in the Customs godowns. The men are striking for higher wages and if they succeed it is felt
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      Great Will Forgery Case.
      198 1 (luiiujoon Timet Sen-ice.) Calcutta, 7 July.—Before Mr. Justice Pargiter, the Craster swindle case, King Emperor vs William Smalley, came on for hearing. The prisoner pleaded guilty to charges of false personation and dishonestly using as genuine a forged decument knowing it to be forged. His Lordship
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      Lord Curzon ill.
      22 1 (Rangoon Times Service.) London, 5 July.—Lord Curzon has gone to Weybridge for a fortnight on account of his health.
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      Persian Affairs.
      252 1 (Rangoon Times Service.) Allahabad, 5 July.—News from Persia states that peace reigns once more in Islam where before all was excitement and apprehension, consequent on the departure for the capital, and the subsequent return, of His Highness the Zil-es-Sultau and the I Chief-priest, Agha Nejafy. His Brittanic Majesty’s
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      Parliament.
      31 5 The Finance Bill. (Supplied by Renter.) London, 21 July.—The Finance Bill lias passed through the committee stage in the House of Commons after a sitting lasting 2-51 O Os hours.
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      Canada.
      53 5 The Dundonald Incident. {Supplied by Reuter.) London, 20 July.—The Rt. Hon. Hugh O. Arnold-Forster, Secretary of State for War, lias stated in the House of Commons that fhe War Office has informed Esrl Dundonald that his conduct is undesirable and has requested him to return and participate no further
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      Cricket.
      57 5 (Supplied by Reuter London, 21 July. —Gloucester has beaten Notts by one innings. Worcester beat Hampshire b\ r nine wickets. Lancashire beat Middlesex by eight wickets- The match between Surrey and Yorkshire was drawn. Derbyshire beat Essex by nine wickets. Warwickshire beat Leicestershire by 181 runs and Loudon beat
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      Bangkok.
      318 5 The Protestant Church. (Echo Special.) Bangkok, 19 July. —At a meet- mg of the Protestant community it was ilecitlefl to sell to the Borneo Company, Limited, for the sum of 1 Tcs. 58,004, the Protestant Church and lands. The lauds were granted to the Church by the Siamese Government
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    War Items.
    738 1 Thk Russian Akmv. Thk Russian army of Manchuria is in three main groups. The largest part is under General Kuropatkin, with headquarters at Liao-yang. The second group is under General Stossel at Port Arthur, and the third and last under General Linevitch at Vladivostok. Excluding frontier guards, railway
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  • Money Market.
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      EXCHANGE.
      114 1 Penang, 21st July. <By courtesy of the Chartered Hank I London Demand Bank ...1/11 4 months’ sight Bank ...1 lli 3 Credit ...1/11* 3 Documentary I /11 J Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs. 145 3 days’ sight Private 147 Bombay, Demand Bank 145 3 days’sight Private 147 Madras. Demand Bank
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      SHARES
      188 1 BersawahGold MiueCo., Ld. $l4 -teller* Ranh Australian Gold Mining Co., Ld G. 25 RedjuLg Lebong Gold Mining Co., Tid $215. tales KadauaGold Mining Co„ Ltd. (fully paid) S 10.— non. Bruseh Tin Mining Co., Ld. 3. —buyers Obendariang Hydraulic Tin Mining Co., Ld *2o.— sale* Karangan Tin Mining Co.
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      PRODUCE.
      165 1 Liu 3? 72.40 Quid leaf 79. B. Pepper (\V. Coast, 311>5.50/..)$ 20y buyer* White Pepper 30. —buyers Trang Pepper 25. —sellers Cloves (picked) 5 Mace 90 —sellers Mace Pickings HO. —sellers Nutmegs 110 s 88. —buyers No. 1 6 60 nam. Sugar 2 no stock. Basket 4.15 sellers Tapioca
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  • Shipping.
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      ARRIVALS.
      109 1 Perak, Br. s..s. 207. Lingard, 20th Julv, Malacca, 18th July, Gen., —K. G. Co. {Malaya, Ger. ss. 348, Block, 20tli Julv! Deli, 10th July, Gen.. —B. M. A Co. j Canton, Br. r.B. 105. Mericau. 20th July. Teluk Anson, 19th July, Gen..—All Hing. I Lai*y Weld, Br. s.s. 245,
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      DEPARTURES.
      46 1 21st July. Jin Hu, for Laugkat. Deli, for Trang and Pang Nga. Cornelia, for Deli. Hole Canton, for Edie. T. Semawe, Segli, and Olehleh. Otnapere, for Kopah, Ruining, Victoria Point, Maliwun, Mergui and Tavoy. Canton, for Pangkor and Teluk Anson. Nubia, for Singapore and China.
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      IN PORT.
      76 1 Perak, Br. s.s. 297, Lingard, 20th July, Malacca. 18th July, Gen., —K. G. Co. Malaya, Ger. s.s. 348, Block. 20th Julv, Deli, 19th July, Gen.,—B. M. A Co. Canton, Br. s.s. 105, Merican, 20th July, Teluk Anson, 19th July, Gen., —Ah Hing. Lady Weld, Br. s.s. 245, Treweeke,
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      EXPECTED.
      46 1 1 1 f'KK From A aunt* 3 If UK Nubia MerionethColombo P.&o. 21st July shire London B.&Co. 2 ltd, Pentakota Singapore H L.&Co. 22nd Lightning Singapore !A.A.A.Co. 25th Purnea Rangoon H.L.ACo. 2(>th Macduff London S.B.&Co. 28th C. Apcar Calcutta A.A.A.Co. 29th Persia Singapore S.K.&Co. 29th
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      SAILINGS.
      51 1 V e**el» b'nr A j? nl* Leavet Nubia Singapore P.AO. 21st July MerionethSingapore B.ACo. 21st shire J. Nicoll Moulmeiu H.L.ACo. 22nd Pentakota Ifangoon BLLJkGo. 22nd Lightning Calcutta A.A.A.Co. 25th Purnea Sing.apore H.L.ACo. 26th Macduff Singapore S.B.&Co. C. A pear Singapore jA. A. A .Co. 29th Pei sia Trieste S.K.ACo.
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      MAILS CLOSE
      90 1 For P'itu Balira A, Asahan—Per 11. Halewyn, “o in-Trow. 1 p.m. Port Swettenhain and Malacca—Per Pent!:, to-morrow, 2 p.m. Moiilmcin Per Janet Nicoll, to-morrow, 8 p.m. Shura pore, Hongkong, Swatow and Amoy Per llony Moh, to-morrow, 3 p.m. Teluk Anson—Per Lady Weld, to-morrow 3 p.m. I>eli -Malaya, 23rd
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      PASSENGERS.
      28 1 In,lord per** Malaya,” from Deli, Me Mariuus, Schttttnan, Ehrlich, Finsli, Mr and Mrs. Van Tyen. Per T,adv Weld,” from Teluk Anson, Dr. Ellery and Mr. A. Stewart.
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      209 1 A. E. SKEELS o WHISKIES. The Standard Life Office ILL pay £lOOO Sterling at the W age of 55 *»r previous death to an imlividual “21 years of age subscribing <£2-13-7 per mensem. Note the advantages of insuring in a Scottish Office of Guaranteed Stability and which has stood the
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      20 1 CHILDREN ARE THE SUNSHINE, of the home. Stearns' Wine, makes the suushine brighter. A splendid tonic for the little ones.
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
  • Obituary
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    30 1 Dkath. At the British Consulate, Wuhu, China, on Jrd July. of fever, suddenly, Kenneth Gaselee. second and only surviving child of William Pollock and Lucy Murray Ker: aged 23 mouths.
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    Christmas and Cocos Islands.
    1102 2 Tin: following reixirt is to In* tabled at theuext meeting of tli<* Legislative Council: H. M. S. Kivaldo," I’l i.o Wkh, I:>}li June, I!MJ4. s;,v—l l**g to forward the following report, of mv visit to Christ nuts and the Cocos- Keeling Islands, for the information of
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      19 2 hi LA HNS \Y IN E strengthens t.he resilience to <lise.iHc of tlio lungs and a i r pusbugea.
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      1791 3 1 1 r jo V£. :.i> f.io.'aSfiStiCo. s.s. Marmora s.s. Himalaya 8.8. India K'fpectcil arrival and JJepavt lives. Mail Service. Outwards. July 21 s.s. Ntihia connecting-with s.s. Moldaria Aug- 4 8.». Coromandel Jo 18 8.8. Chusan do Sept. 1 8.8. Bengal do Homewards. July 23 8.8. Chusan do Aug. 6
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    THE GOVERNOR’S TOUR.
    144 4 His Excellency the Governor and Miss Anderson will be At Home at the Residency, On Thursday, 28th July, at 9 30 p m. Ladies and Gentlemen attending this Reception are requested to bring cards with their names legibly printed or written thereon, and to hand these cards
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    The “Malacca” Incident.
    1263 4 J [London. 18 July.— J’hc Russian Volunteer Fleet steamer Petersburg lias seized the P. jc O. steamer Malacca in the Red Sea. while on a voyage to Yokohama, and is now coiivtving her jto Suez. Officers of the Volunteer‘steamer Soinlensk boarded the German mail steamer j Priuz
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    The Light that Failed.
    518 4 Portion of Northam Hoad in Darkness. Wk were told the other day, and gave the information for what it might be worth, tIlllt tl farbous of the arc lights in our j streets only ran for eight hours, that the lamps were coupled up iu circuits
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    The War.
    1817 4 Latest about Port Arthur. (“Straits Times" Special Correspondence.) Chefoo, 30th June. During the past three or four weeks the arrival of junks filled with refugee Chinese from Port Arthur has been of almost daily occurrence. Several thousands have been landed at Chefoo and a good many more have
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      20 4 I W INK, is the oreaf imtrieiil J» ju t om a losco uee f rom lovers, inHueuza, I’lieuluouia. r
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    The War.
    669 5 The Malacca Incident Strong Protest from Great Britain. A very Serious Situation Involved. Thk Vladivostok Squadron AT I/AKiiK AoaIN. (Echo Special.) lieloo, 21 July.—Chinese who liave arrived here report that they themselves witnessed, at 8 o’clock on the morning of the 16th instant, a steamer from Newchwang drift
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    The Governor’s Tour.
    547 5 Visit to Kampar. {From Our Own Correspondent.) 1 Kampar, 1? July.—His Excellency’s visit I lo this little place »ause»l a big stir and for a whole week preparations were made, so that when Hi-» Excellency arrived we were at our lie»t. Towers and arches at the entrance
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    Sunday School Treat.
    396 5 At the Federal Capital. Kuala Lumpur, 18 July. —The annual outing of the Bluff Roa»J Mission Hall Sumlav School was held on Saturday, the 16th instant, at Desswood,” the residence of Mr. Loke Chow Kit at Am pang Road. The distance covers about H miles from the
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    Supreme Court.
    274 5 The Penang Assizes. (Refore the Hon. A. F. G. Lair Puisne Judge and a Jury Defrauding the Official Assignee. The case of Dug Chim alios Ngun Chim, who was charged with (1) not having discovere»l all his properly to the Official Assignee (2) fraudulently removing part of the
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    Notes from the Race-course.
    709 5  -  By “The Orphan.” There remain but a few days now for one I to finally gauge the situation of what is likely to take place when the ball is first set i in motion on Tuesday next with the very open event The Maiden Plate.” There
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  • PUBLIC OPINION.
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      THE WATER SUPPLY.
      519 5 To ink Editor of thk Stkaito Eciid. Siu. —1 can sympathize with "A Sufferer," whose letter app and in vour Lsue cft'ie I 10;Ji iust., because lam a suite.er iuvaell I ll respect of not, getting my money’s worth of water oil an ordinary day. I refer
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    THE “ MALACCA ” INCIDENT.
    26 5 THE MALACCA INCIDENT. The newspapers unanimously endorse ilie British protest and d> elare that the (Jove: nment lias tlie whole nation at its hack ltrnler. ltrnler.
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    Municipal Affairs.
    488 5 DUPLICATION OF THE WaTKII Supply of Rangoon. h'ruhi Our Oim Correspondent.') Rangoon, 15 July.—Some months ago I supplied Echo readers with interesting information respecting the Hlawga Waterworks Scheme, which has l>een adopted to supply Rangoon town with abundant supply oj water ot ail times cf the year. Hlawga
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    PERAK TURF CLUB.
    845 7 PROGRAMME. o o 10th, 18 th 20th August, 1904. 0j TAIPING RACES, 1904. FIRST DAY TumuLiy, 10th Auyurt. 1—The Maiden Plate,/ t Value*MX For Maiden horses. Ex-griffins; allowed If lbs.; weight as j>er scale 10 stone. Distance 1 mile. Entrance *15. 7 2.—The Champion Griffin Race. si
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    Volunteers and Conscription.
    326 7 Gunner writes to the Rangoon AdI vertiser:— As an old Volunteer, may I express the opinion that conscription in England and ttie Colonies would i*e a most admirable institution. A man who returns to England after a few years in India is rather shocked at the j
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    Are the Odds Against Japan?
    448 7 If it took the British empire, with 500,000,(XX) people, tliree years to subdue the 800,000 Boers in South Africa, how long will it take the Russian empire, with ouly 140,<XX>,tX)0 people, to subdue the 40,000,000 Japanese? The answer is—378 vears If 40,000 British soldiers were
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