Straits Echo, 4 October 1904

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    34 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS. THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES, AND THE FAR EAST VOL. 2. $24 Per Annum. PENANG, TUESDAY, 4tU OCTOBER, 1904. Single Copy, 10 cents. No. 2‘2*>
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    HIGH WATER.
    39 1 For Week ending Monday, Oct. 10, 100-4. AM. p.M. Tuesday, 4th 7. »50 8.15 Wednesday, sth 840 9.05 Thursday, Oth 9.30 9.55 Friday, 7th 10.20 10.45 Saturday, Bth 11.10 1135 Sunday, 9th —.52 Monday, lOtli —.50 1.15
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    FIXTURES.
    23 1 j. To-DAT. •Jftli Dav, Mill Moon. Towu Baud, Esplanade, 5-30 p.ui. To-morrow. •J.'illi Day, Bth Mood. Town Band, Golf Club, 5-30 p.m.
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    THE MOON.
    25 1 New Moon ...Oct. 9th, 11.45 a.m I First Quarter... 16th, 4.47 a.n O Full Moon 24th, 4.8 p.m, I,ast Quarter 31st, 3.1 p.m
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    P & O. SAILINGS.
    45 1 P O. SAILINGS. Service. Ml I A Kl>*. Mom KWARItR. Sunlii 111 (Ml Bengal 25 Oct CkllMH 27 I i.xira Service. OUT" A K II!*'. Illlil KWAKHK. llnsca 4 Oct i Formosa 8 Oct Ceylon 18 |Jo yon 22 B&T For particulars .'See Pag* 4.
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    War Items.
    1582 1 New Commanders-in-Chief. T°ki°, 15 Sept.—General Hasegawa (formerly Commander of Imperial Guards Division) has been appointed Coiiimander-in-Chief of the Japanese I foices in garrison in Manchuria and (General Nislii (formerly Commander of the Second Division) has been appointed Conimander-in-Cliief of the Japanese garrison in Corea. The Walls of Mukden.
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    EXCHANGE.
    124 1 Pbnanq, 4th October (By courtesy of the Charter eat Hank.) London Demand Bank ...1/11 4 months’sight Bank ...J/lJj 3 Credit ...1/11, 7 6 3 Documentary ...1/111 Calcutta, Demand Bank Rg. 143* 3 days’ sight Private 1451 Bombay, Demand Bank 143 j 3 days’ sight Private 1451 Madras, Demand Bank
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    SHARES
    195 1 Benia wait Gold .Mine Co.. Id. 14 50 sellers Raul» Aiimlralian .Gold Mmiug Co.. Ij«1 6. sellers Redjjttig iadstng. G--I-1 .Mining Co., Id. $192.50 sales Kailn naGuld MiningCo„l.l.|. (fully paid) |u Bruseh Tin Mining iJn.. |,d. 3.50 sellers Chendariang Hydraulic Tin Mining Co., I,d. 10.- notu. Kamngati Til» M
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    PRODUCE.
    164 1 riu 77.50 Gold leaf 79. B. Pepper W. Coast 31b5.50z. 24. —buyers White Pepper 36. —sellers Trang Pepper out of season Cloves (picked) out of season Mace 90 —sellers Mace Pickings 81.— sales Nutmegs 110 s 47. —buyers No. 1 6 60 nani Sugar 2 no stock. C Basket
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  • Shipping.
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      ARRIVALS.
      131 1 Malaya, her. ss. 348, Block, -Ith Oct., Deli, 3rd Oct., Coffee,- U. M. A: Co. 1 etrel, Ur. s.s. 124, lteid, 3rd Oct,, P. Kampei, 2nd Oct,, Gen.,—K. GCo Quorra, Ur. s.s. 120, Witt, 3rd Oct.. Laugkat, 2nd Oct,, Oil.,—K. UA Co Lanokat, Ur. s.s. 140, Liddell, 4th Oct.,
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      Departures.
      58 1 4th October. Puiulua, for Port Sweeten bam. Singapore, Hougkoug. Amoy ami Swalow. Jin Ho, for Laugkat, Petrel, for Laugkat and Partgkalan Uraudan Cornelia, for Deli. Pnlo Hunan, for Port Swetteuham, Port Dickson and Malacca. Pin Sent/, for Port Swetteuham, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore. lardy Weld, for Teluk Anson. liar,era,
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      IN PORT.
      104 1 Mai.ava. Gcr. s.s. 348, Plock.4th Oct IVFi, 3rd Oct., Coffee.—B. M. Co’ yuoituA, IJr. s.s. 120, Witt, 3rd Uct Laugkat, 2nd Oct.. 0i1.,-K. B. &Co Lanokat, Ur. s.s. 14'*, Liddell, 4th Oct,, leluk Anson, 3 d Oct,, Gen K' G. Co. ,f> Kwbi, Hr. s.s. 2W, Russell, 4il,
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      EXPECTED.
      31 1 1 b'rtnn .1 >ne Banca |Suej5 1’ &o. 4th Oct. l 3 Alice Colombo B.M.&Co. |r»tii Bayern Singapore B.M.ACo. [5th Kum Sang (Calcutta B.ACo. 8th Beninohr J f^omlon S.B.ACo. 23rd
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      SAILINGS.
      40 1 1 b'o> Ajrttl» it'll erg Baucu Singapore RAO. it h Oct. Hou<; Moll Singapore H.C.Co. •5th R Alice [Singapore B.M.ACo. ■5th Bayern Colombo B.M.ACo. •>tli Kuin Sang Singapore B A Co. 9tli Ben nioli r Singapore i S.B.ACo. 23rd
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      MAILS CLOSE
      95 1 FOR:- Rangoon—Per Unity, to-morrow, 1 p.m. Singapore, Hongkong, Swatow and Amoy—Per Hong Moh, to-morrow, 3 p.m. Kopah, Renong, Victoria Point, Maliwuu, Edie, T. Seinawe, Segli and Olelileh—Per Uok Canton, to-morrow, 2 p.m. Teluk Anson—Per Langkat, to-morrow, 2 p.m. Deli—Per Malaya, to-morrow, 3 p.m. Mergui and Tavoy—Per Qmayere, 6tli
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      218 1 A. E. SKEELS. o v WHISKIES. TO LET. T <> >o, LOGAN ROAD. Entry Ist November. Apply to L. SURAWONGSE, Logon Road. 2 wks 701 1 l<*Ut Municipal Notice. rilK nkxt ORDINARY MEETING of *l |t; Municipal Commissioners will be held at the Mi nii u*ai, Office, on Friday, 7th
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      13 1 STEARNS’ WINE, for thin, nervous and fretful people, old and young, immediate benefit.
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      128 1 STEARNS’ WINE, is very palatable. An excellent tonic for children, especially if they are pale and thin. Do not delay. Must be Stearns.’ The H. B. GRAIN Co. O—HAVING purchased ail right, title and interest of the Penang Forage Co. will furnish Hanman’s Patent Food, grains of all kinds and
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      21 1 FOR THE COUGH OF INFLUENZA. Stearns' Wine is the reliable prompt remedy. It soothes and heals the air passages. Stearns' Win*>.
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      15 1 A. E. SKEELS. << f •s. LAGER BEER. FOR SALE. relief'pens JUST RECEIVED Criterion Press, Ltd.
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
  • Obituary
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    23 1 Domestic Occurrence. Dkath. At Rangoon, on 10th September, T. W. barrelt, Government Pensioner, agrnl 70 vears, father of Mrs. F. P. De Santos.
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    History of the English Turf.
    2022 2 “A HIBTOKY of the English lurf is such a very comprehensive title, that one is inclined to wonder, not that Mr. Theodore Andrea Cook’s work fills three quarto volumes, but that it does not extend to a dozen such. The book is dedicated lo the
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      22 2 1F Y °U RABILY CATCH COM), vour M\M(UIH IK l.u k,„ w ,u vit-i.lil V, VOU IHV<| a tollic, iS/f-ii run Wine.
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      26 2 STEAKNS’ WINE, improve* both apl**Ji»«* aud digestion. It brings back health to the weak aud sickly. BAXTER CO’S. BEST NAVY CANVAS. Sandilands, Buttery 6t Co 38e
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      1873 2 House and Office Agency. THOSE who are in need of Houses or Offices in Penang are requested to communicate with us at once. \V£ ciUi secure suitable offices or residential quarters in any part of the town within the shortest notice. Loans negotiated on house properties. Before you apply elsewhere
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      1774 3 TAb /<£ a IS, Co. Expected arrival and Departures. Mail Service. Outwards. Oct. lit s.s. Simla connecting with s.s. Macedonia 27 8.s. Chusau do s.s. China N(tv. Id 8.8. Nubia do s.s. Moldavia Homewards. 15 8.8. Bengal do 29 8.8. Malta do Nov. 1- 8.8. Coromandel do 8.8. India 8.8.
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    The Straits Echo.
    79 4 J jutlce Mttipfle* everybody. and Inrtiw —K«Uf»ci* Established June Ist, 1903. Published (except Hunrfny*.) 41 m« CRITERION PRESS, UE, No. 220-282, beach Street, Penang. PRICE: DA I I.Y, I.OCAI *24 pwann.ni* OL'TSTATIONS l’oelage Kxtra MAII. KDITION (I’oet Kreo) 15 CAKI.K ADIM4KKN: Ec lio—Pen an g.” Telephone No.
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  • Current Topics.
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      A Year of Plenty.
      202 4 Tuk Japan Times remarks that it is wonderful how everything progresses smilingly when once for- tune comes one’s way. Victorious on sea, victorious on land, tha national glory enhancing, trade thriving, industry rising, Japan is now blessed with a year of plenty. Last year the rice.-
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      Opium.
      578 4 In the Hongkong Legislative Council about a week ago the Hon. the Attorney-Gen- eral moved the second reading of the Bill entitled “An Ordinance to amend The 1’repared Opium Ordinance, 1891.” This, said the Attorney-General, was an amended form of the Bill which had already betni read twice before
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      Germany's Mercantile Marine.
      704 4 The American Consul at Leipzig 1ms supplied his government with an elaborate report on the growth and present posi- tiori of the mercantile marine of Germany, which, though one of the poorest amongst the groat nations in natural means of communicating by sea with the outside world,
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    Mail Steamer Wrecked.
    101 4 The Haiphong journal L’ Avenir du Tonkin reports that the French mail lmer Tamise foundered iu a typhoon off the coast of Anuam. She was on a voyage from Saigon to Haiphong and was driven by the cyclone on the rocks known as the Three Kings, speedily
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    "Guide-Book to Bangkok and Siam."
    776 4 The above is the title of a just-published little volume, compiled bv Mr. J. Antoni*», M.0.8. cm.., m.c o.s p., of the Cliaroeu Kruug Photographic Studio, Bangkok, and priuted at the Siam Ointerver Press. As stated in the preface in the copy before us, no
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    The Deemiri Festival.
    234 4 The preliminary ceremonies connected with the Hindu Deemiri commenced at 5-30 p.in. yesterday, at the Mariam man Temple, Jakiu Bahru Estate, as intimated iu our last issue. The place was crowded with Hindus from various parts of Penang, Province Wellesley and Perak, some of whom came to
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    The Survey Department, F. M. S.
    734 4 We note that R” contributes to the Malay Mail a caustic review of the Survev Department, his letter reading as follows: Mr. Grinlinton’s special mission to advise the F. M. S Government upon the organization” of bur Survey Department s a much-needed inpve in
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    The War.
    176 5 Another Russian Disaster! (Supplied by Reuter.) London, o Oct. —Reuter’s correspondent at St. Petersburg wires that the battleship Orel, on leaving (Yonstadt, grounded on a sandbank. It is not expected that the damage is serious, as she was going slow at the time; but she has returned to
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    The Late Sir William Harcourt.
    418 5 Funeral Arrangements. ♦> Kino and Country's Eulooy. (Hupflial luj Reuter.) London, dnl Oct. —The l>ody of Sir William flare nut is to be buried very tpiietlv in the family vault at Nunelmni Park on Thursday, only bis immediate relatives and the tenants (on Mai wood
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    Malaysia, Limited.
    903 5 “A Speculator" writes:—Your prospectus is capital, and if it serves no other purpose may at least tend to shake up the dry bones of certain somnolent departments. Mata-mata takes the prospectus seriously and suggests that the Company’s operations might, with advantage, lie extended in the direction of a
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    How it was Arranged.
    805 5 (By Tasmania, Author of A Bush Romance,” etc.) May widows wed as often as they can Aud ever for the better change their mau. i Scene I. (A musical afteruoon given by a leading hostess in Federated Malay States. A quartette of the fair sex in
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    PASSENGERS.
    81 5 Inward —Per 44 Malava,” from Deli, Messrs H. C. Windt, H. T. Haas, D. M. tfeulemanfis, P. p. Hanson, M r aud Mrs. Hjn JTa Mr. and Mrs. Tho Lo Poll, Mr- and i|jrs. Wu Han Wy aud Miss Mehida. Per 44 Ho Kwei,” from Deli, Messrs Thomson, G.
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    The Tibet Mission.
    775 5 Lhas&a, 19 Sept.—An interesting geoquestion, as to whether the Saupo is identical with the Bnimaputra, which flows into,Assam, will not lie solved bv local entity here. The Tibetans profess to know tidthing of the above country, and tell most extravagant tales regarding the r people They sav
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    Siam.
    1331 5 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, 24 Sept.—With the recurring birthday anniversary celebrations connected with the Throne of Siam begins the season of festiveuess and gaiety for King Ciiulalongkoru s subjects. Following the precedent of the past few years, the more demonstrative of tne populace's rejoicings ar<? —owing to the
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    Naval Warfare of To-day.
    481 7 Admiral &ir Cyprian Pridge contributes to the Cornhill Magazine an article on Naval \V arfare To-day hat Japan has Done.” 1 once, says Admiral Pridge, asked i Count Katsura, the Prime Minister, and himself a distinguished soldier, if the officers were chosen solely from the gentry.
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    MOTHERS.
    550 7 About yoirt* Daughter at the Critical Age. Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills are Known as the Woman’s Friend.” They will Cube Heu. They will Help You. Gikls at fitteen and upwards often seem to droop and fade. The rosy cheeks. bright eves, ruby lips, and happy spirits of childhood suddenly
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      1048 7 TEOH JOO MENG, Chop SOON YANQ. Telephone No. 321 HAVING JUST RECEIVED A Portable Improved Wheel Rubbering Machine i- now prepared to undertake promptly repairs of old rubber-tyred wheels wlm-li are guaranteed gj ve satisfaction. Sos. 178, 180 A 182 Penang Road, PENANG. Established 1875. For Sale Carriages. E VOTES
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      206 7 BOAT KEE Bros., General Stores Commission Agents, f, Penang Street PENANG. I (Established 1st Junk, 1W4.) «Just Received Theodoro Vafiadis Co's, Cigarettes. Crown Prince Superfine. Melachrino Cigarettes. 1 Plain, Cork-tipped, (Joki-tipped. Manila Cigars. Londres and Princessas. Cigarette Cases. Leather Cigarette Cases and Oxydised Cigarette Cases. Ladies Hand Bags. Brushes. Cloth
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      1303 8 WHITEAWAY 7^ LAIDLAW k Co.. PENANG. BEG TO ANNOUNCE Because of the fact that their temporary premises are so limited and large consignments of new goods are expected to arrive during the month of October from Europe it is an absolute necessity TO OFFER THEIR ENTIRE STOCK AT SPECIAL EFFECT
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