Straits Echo, 3 September 1904

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    35 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES, AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY. VOI, 2. $24 Per Annum. PENANG, SATURDAY, 3rd SEPTEMBER, 1904. Single Copy, 10 cents. No. 200.
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    HIGH WATER.
    41 1 I-',.) W.-ek .*n,li,, u Friday, Sept. 1», 1904. am. p.M. Salunliiy, 3rd 4.54 5.04 Sunday, 4lli 5.10 5.35 Monday, stli 6. 0.25 Tuesday, Otli 050 7.15 Weil lies'lay, 7th 7.40 8.00 Thursday, Bth 8.30 8.50 Kri'lay, oth 9.20 9.45
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    FIXTURES.
    23 1 To-day. 24tli Day, 7th Moon. Town Band, Golf Club, 5.30 p.iu. To-mokuow. 25tli Day, 71 li Moon. Church Services, see page 5.
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    THE MOON.
    26 1 New Moon Sept. lOlh. 3.5 a.m. First Qiwrler... Kith. 2.8 p.m. Q Full Moon 24th, 10. -»2 p.ai. Last Quarter Oct. 2nd, 3.46 a.m.
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    P & O. SAILINGS.
    42 1 P O. SAILINGS. Mail Service. < tIITWAIM'S. JIoMKWAKUS. Malta l Sept 1 Ch Hi-an 17 Sept Coromandel HO Nubia l Oct lixtr.i Service. 1 IIITW AMD'. |[o;.IKWAHDS Manila li Sept Jaoi 1H Sept Vera HO Formosa S Oct For particulars See Page 3.
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    War Items.
    1374 1 Life at the Russian Base, Liaoyang. Liaoyang, Manchuria.—Liaoyang, ami at lust—delightful, almost incredible discovery—visible uumistakable signs of war! The station is full of trains and bustle and soldiers and baggage. It has only one platform but many sets of rails, and on both sides the full stream of
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    Passengers for the Straits.
    129 1 Per P. and O. steamer Manila, from Loudon, Aug. 6. To Penang Miss K. Henry, Mr. J. J. Anthony, Mr. F. Sykes. Per P. and O. steamer Britannia connecing with the steamer Malta, at Colombo, from London, Aug. 19.—T0 Singapore Mr. and Mrs. A. Reid, Mr.
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  • Money Market.
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      EXCHANGE.
      120 1 Pknano, 3rd Skctkmbkr (By courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) Tiondon Demand Bank ...1/11 4 months’sight Bank ...1 11] 3 Credit ...1/llg 3 Documentary I /1 1 7 e Calcutta. Demand Bank its. 143 3 days’ sight Private 145 Bombay, Demand Bank 143 3 days’ sight Private 145 Madras, Demand
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      SHARES
      182 1 Bersa wall Gold Mine Co., Ld. It. —sellers Haul» Australian Cold Mining Co., Lil. 6.50 bnyers Redjaiig Lelioiig Gold Mining Co., Ld $192.50 sales KariauaGold MiuiugCo„Ltd. (fully paid) 10. nom. Bruseli Tin Mining Co., Ld. 4.25 buyers Chendariaug Hydraulic Tin Mining Co., Ld 10. nom. Karangau Tin Mining Co.
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      PRODUCE.
      167 1 Tin 75. Gold leaf 5 79. B.Pepper(W. Coast 31b5.50z.)l 221 buyers White Pepper 5 35 sellers Traug Pepper 5 27. —sellers Cloves (picked) oat of season Mace 86. —sales Mace Pickings 78. —sellers Nul megs 110 s 45. sales. !No. 1 6.60 mini 2 no stock. Basket 4.— buyers
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      ARRIVALS.
      32 1 Canton, Hr. s.s. 105, Merican, 3rd Sept., Tehik Anson, 2nd Sept., Gen., —All l ling. Chkano Chew, Br. ss. 1,213, Harrison, 2nd Sept., Singapore, 31st Aug., Gen., —H. C. A Co.
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      DEPARTURES.
      90 1 3rd September. Ho K wei, for Deli. Malaya, for Deli. 0. Apcar, for Singapore and Hongkong. Imnykat, for Telnk Anson. Kixtna, for Port Swettenham, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore. Un Petty, for Perlis and Set ul. Maha Vajiruuhis for Edie, T. Semawe, Segli, Olelileh and Pulo Well. Cheang Chew, for
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      IN PORT.
      16 1 Canton, Br. s.s. 105. Merican, 3rd Sept., Teluk Anson, 2nd Sept., Gen., —All Hing.
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      EXPECTED.
      60 1 Vexxelx I'rom Ay mix Ihie Benlarig Singapore Sinj^,pore S.B.&Co. 5th Sept. Nam Sang B.&Co. 5th Fitzpatrick Rangoon H.C.&Co. 5tli Manila Suez P.&O. (5th Hellas Hamburg B.M.&Co. 6th Trieste Colombo S.K.&Co. 6th Pentakota Rangoon H.L.&Co. 7th Lai Sang Calcutta B.&Co. 8th Para long Singapore B.&Co. 8th Benvenue London S.B.&Co. 12th
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      SAILINGS.
      59 1 Venel* lor Ajent Leaven Nam San*' Calcutta B.&Co. 6th Sept. Manila Singapore P.&O. 6th Hellas Hellas B.M.&Co. 6th Trieste Singapore S.K.&Co. 6th Fitzpatrick Rangoon H.C.&Co. 6th Pentakota P. S’hain. H.L.&Co. 7th Lai Sang Singapore B.&Co. 8th Baralong Colombo B.<fcCo. 9th Benlarig Marseilles S.B.&Co. 6th Benvenne Henalder Benmohr Singapore Singapore
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      MAILS CLOSE
      32 1 For Deli —Per Hebe sth instant, 2 p in. Laugkat—Per Jin Ho, 6th instant, 1 p.ni. Port Swetteuhiini, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore —Per Pin Seny, 6th instant, instant, 3 p.ni.
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
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      27 1 WEATHER Thk following report, is kindly supplied l>y the Signal Dirwior <>t Fort. Cormvailis:— l'lie rainfall «limin' tin* -1 lioum ende«l at 1» a.m. to-day was nil.
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    The Empress-Dowager of China.
    1244 2 At a moment when the eyes of all the world are turned towards that portion of the glolie where the great fight is taking place between the Japanese and Russian civilisations, an anonymous contributor, who signs himself Peking, thinks it may edify us if we focus
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    The Straits Echo.
    79 4 .1 up!ice eaUsfles everybody, ami justice alone.— Established June 1st, 1903. Pnbliehfwl daily (except Snndnyp.) XT THB CRITERION PRESS, Ld., No. ‘220-232, Reach Street, Penang. PRICK DAILY, IjOOAL I» l*er aui.mi. OUT8TATIONS foelatte Kxtra MAIL KIUTION (fopt Free) 15 CAKI.K ADDKKSK: Ec lio —Penan g.” Teleplioue No.
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    The Great Battle.
    766 4 Doubts respecting the success of Japan’s arms in the series of sanguinary engagements that have been going on around Liaovang during the past eight or nine days were dispelled by the telegraphic intelligence received here to-day. That the Japanese hare fought grandly and that they have inflicted
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    Selangor General Farms.
    693 4 Fob the Period 1905 —1907. i Tenders for renting the Selangor General Farm for a period of three years (1905, 1906, 1907), commencing from the Ist day of January, 1905, and ending on 31st December,* 1907, were opened at Kuala Lumpur yesterday, when it was found that
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    Carriage Accident.
    135 4 About half past four yesterday afternoon, while Mr. J. Sargaut’s carriage was waiting opposite the Sugar Estates Office at Weld Quav, the horse took fright at the tram and despite the desperate efforts of the syce to keep him quiet, the animal became uumanage- able and made a
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    More Rinderpest!
    160 4 Rinderpest having broken out among cattle at Bagan Serai, Larut and Matang, the usual orders under the Quarantine and Prevention of Disease Enactment «ire published in a Perak Government Extraordinary dated Ist. iust. We seem to be unable to rid the States of this terrible scourge, yet we
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    The Coming Man in China.
    632 4 Will it be Yuan Shiii-Kai? Mr. A. R. Colquhouu, writing in the North American for July, suggests that the regeneration of China may be achieved by the Chinese General Yuan Shih-Kai. He says 'ldle necessity of a trained army for China, with all the accompaniments
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    Butterworth Police Court.
    943 4 {Before Mr. L. E. P. Wolferdan and Mr. G. A. Hereford.) The Dollar C. s Yesterday afternoon i Chinese resident of Kote, Kedah, named Teh Check Sim, was chiirged before a Bench Court at Butterworth with bringing 592 silver coins (they were, as a matter of fact,
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    The War.
    139 5 Battle of Liaoyang. Oyama reports Rout of Enemy, Who Fled in Great Confusion. Japanese Capture Enemy s Field-guns. Jacank.se Casualties 10,000 since M ONDAY. (Echo Special.) Tokio, 2 Sept.—Field Marshal Count Oyama, Coinmander-in-Chief of the Japanese forces in Manchuria, reports that the enemy were unable to resist the
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    SOME DETAILS OF THE STRUGGLE. GREAT REJOICING IN JAPAN.
    390 5 The London Press Pays High Tributes to the Skill and Bravery of the Japanese. (Supplied by Reutcr.J London, 2 Sept- —Reuter’s Liao-, yang correspondent states that on the evening of the 31st ult. the Russians effected an advance southwards along the
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    A RUSSIAN VERSION.
    239 5 Bear's Casualties 5,000. Liaoyang Station Wrecked KUROKI'S ARMY ACROSS THE TAITSE. (Supplied by Reuter,) London, 3 Sept.—lt is officially announced that the Russian losses from Wednesday up to yesterday were 5,000. Reuter s St. Petersburg correspondent wires that General Kuropatkiu rsports that his forces retreated yesterday evening
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      Port Arthur.
      111 5 {Supplied by Renter.) London, 2 Sept.—The Daily Chronicle’s Chefoo correspondent reports that the lx>mbardment of Port Arthur has been suspended, and that the Japanese have abandoned the idea of capturing tlie fortress by storm and have commenced an investment. General Stoessel telegraphed to the Tsar on 26th ult.
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      China’s Neutrality.
      77 5 (Supplied by lleuter.) London, 2 Sept.—Reuter’s Agent at Chefoo reports that the steamer Independent with stores for Japanese at Newellwang was detained bv the Customs authorities at that port, on the ground that it would be a breach of China’s neutralitv if she were permitted to depart. The
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      The St. Leger.
      55 5 Latest London Betting. A Reuter message, dated Bombay 3rd Sept. 8.53 a.m., reports that the latest betting on the Leger in London is as follows 1-2 Pretty Polly 7-2 St. Amant; 10*1 Andover; 20-1 St. Denis; 25-1 Almscliffe; 33-1 Lancashire, Darley Dale, Rydal Head, Paceeger, Henry I.
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      Diplomatic Changes.
      47 5 (Supplied by Renter.) London, 2 Sept.—Sir Edwin Henry Egerton, g. c. u. g k. c. a., Minister at Greece, has been appointed Ambassador at Rome; and Sir James Rennell Rodd, k. c. m <:., C.U., Secretary of Embassy at Home, has been appointed Minister at Stockholm.
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      The Tronoh Mines.
      89 5 Slightly Flooded, but will be Clear of Water in two days. (Echo Special.) Jpoll, 3 Sept.—The Tronoli mines have been again flooded by a sadden inrush of water, but it is not serious. The pumps are rapidly reducing the water and the mine will be in full
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    The Eastern and Australian Mails.
    527 5 P. O. Service to Far East Accelerated. A Parliamentary paper issued on the 11th August contains copy “of the contract dated July 25, 1904, between the Post-master-General and the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Compauy. for the conveyance of the East India, China and Australia
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    Currency Affairs.
    509 5 Philippine Islands Now on A Gold Basis $20,000,000 Now in Circulation. The Secretary of Finance and Justice (Manila) has given out the following statement in lelation to currency movements for the mouth of July 1904 and for the year that has elapsed since the new Philippine currency was
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    Assassin and Tsar.
    358 5 Remarkable Letter from the l Murderer of Bobrikoff. 1 A Reuter’s Stockholm inesssage says the Aftoubhul publishes a copy of a letter 1 to the Emperor of Russia, the original of which was found oil the Ixxly of Herr Schaumann, after the murder of General 1 Bobrikoff,
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    The Yellow Peril Bogey.
    1094 5 (1) To Europe. Dk. Dillon, in the Contemporary Review. riting under his owu name, denounces the Y v.l >w Peril theory as, a body of propositions which a real Christian or an honest Pagan would be heartily ashamed to endorse,” and he declares that Russia herself
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    To-morrow's Church Services.
    203 5 14th Sunday After 1 rinity. St. George's Church (Church of England) 7-JO a.m. Matins (Plain). 5 p.m. Sunday School. 6 pin. Evensong and Sermon.—Rev. H. C.Henham, Act. Col. Chaplain. Presbyterian Church (Northam Road) 0 a.m. and 6 p.m. Rev. R. Y. W hitton, m.a Service at the
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    Shipping Affairs.
    886 7 I Special Meeting ok the Associated Chambers of Commerce of the United Kingdom. The official programme lor 1 iit? social *****1010 of tho Association of Chambers of Commerce of the United Kingdom. to lie held at Manchester on the 281 li and 2!ffh September, iucludes the following resolutions,
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