Straits Echo, 11 October 1904

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    Masthead
    34 1 Straits Echo UAILY CHRONICLE F EVENTS CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, FEDERATED MALAY STATES, AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY. VOL. 2. $24 Per Annum, PENANG, TUESDAY, 11th OCTOBER, *904. Single Copy, 10 cents, No. 232.
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    Domestic Occurrences.
    91 1 Birth. At 4 lbrox Terrace. Glasgow, on 7th Sept., the wife of Captain A. Stewart, s. 8. Borneo, of a sou. On Sept. 27th, at Poutianak. West Borneo, the wife of E. van Gnlick (Minnie David formerly of Singapore), of a daughter. At The Palms, Dunneedaw. Burma, ou
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    HIGH WATER.
    39 1 Foi Week ending Monday, Oct. 17, 1904. am. p.m. Tuesday, lltli 1.40 205 Wednesday, 12th... 230 2.55 Thursday, 13th 320 3.45 Friday, 14th 4.10 4.35 .Saturday, 15th 5. 525 Sunday, Itilh 5.50 0.15 Moiidax, 17th 0.40 7.05
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    FIXTURES.
    24 1 To-day. 3rd ihiv, ill ii Moon. Town Band, Golf Club, 5-30 p.m. To-mokkow Ttli 1 v, !>ili Moon. Town Bind, Esplanade, 5-530 p.m.
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    THE MOON
    27 1 i First Quarter... Oct. lOili. 12.111 a .ii O Full .Moon 24th, 5.1 p.ai I.hsl (Quarter 531st, 3.1 p.m New Moon Nov. 7th 9.25 p.m
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    Japanese Paper.
    382 1 1' kom the bark of trees aud shrubs the Japanese make scores of papers which are tar ahead of ours. The walls of the Japanese houses are wooden frames covered with tlnn paper, which keeps out the wind but lets iu the light. Their oiled papers are astonishingly
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    P & O. SAILINGS.
    41 1 P O. SAILINGS. Mail Service. *lUTWA KI»S. 1I«»IKWAKI»8. Simla 13 Oct Bengal lo Oct Chusan 27 Malta 29 hxtra Service. Outwards. IIomkwards. Ceylon IS Oct i Joyait 22 Oct Candia 1 Nov Malacca o Nov Igsir For particulars See Page 3.
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    Pugilistica.
    1367 1 The JEFF-MUNROE BATTLE. Miinrte Covered with Blood and “Out in less than 8 Minutes. FULL DESCRIPTIVE REPORT It didn t take James J. J:*ffri**s very j iong to prove that he is good enough to hold the world’s heavyweight champion- ship as long as he likes, when he met
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  • Money Market.
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      EXCHANGE.
      114 1 D?Pnano, 11th October (By courteify Chartered Hank.) London Demand jy j 4 months’sight' -Bank ...1.111 3 Credit v ...1/11 3 Documentary 1/11$ Calcutta, Demand Bank Jis. 3 days’ sight Private 145 v, Bombay, Demand Bank 145» 3 day s’sight Private 145 Madras, Demand Bank 142$ 3 days’ sight Private
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      SHARES
      187 1 ttersawaliGold Mine Co., L<l. 5 14 50 sellers Uanh Australian Gold Mining Co., Ld 5 6.- sellers I Itedjang liebong Gold MinI ing Co., lid 5 195 j KadnuaGoldMiningCo,.Ll J. (fully paid) JO. H om Lrnseii I m Alining Co.. I id. 5 3.50 sellers C!lend a rung Hydraulic
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      PRODUCE.
      174 1 I’m 5 77 3 Goltl leaf 5 79, B.Pepper(W.Coast.3lbs.so/,.)5 9.4—buyers White Pepper 30.— sellers Trang Pepper out of season Cloves (picked) out of season ace 110 —sellers Mace Pickings 82 sellers Nutmegs 1108 40. buyers r No. 1 ti.GO nam Sugar 2 no stock. Basket 4.35 —sales Tapioca Flour
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  • Shipping.
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      ARRIVALS.
      133 1 Sandakan, Ger. s.s. 1,110, Cassens, loth Oct., Bremeu, lOtli Aug., Geu. B. M.&Co. Pin Seng, Br. s s, 378, Davidson, 10th Oct., Singapore, Bth Oct., Gen.,—Quail Beng Kee. Cyoonia, Br. s.s. 1,020, Davies, 10th Oct., Calcutta, Ist Oct., Coal and Coke. < G. W. Co. I> >™ulo k Ger.
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      DEPARTURES.
      131 1 11 th October. Paula,u, for Sabang, Olehleh and Padang. Ho K>rei, for Deli Pn'o lliiuaii, for Port Swettcnhain, Port Dickson and Malacca. Pe</«, for Edie, T. Semawe, Segli and Olehleh. Pin Sony, for Port Swettcnhain, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore, Janet Nicoll, for Moulmem. Lady Weld, for Teluk Anson. andakan
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      EXPECTED.
      58 1 -i 1 i'tiSt'i* I 1 I’fliU Aijent Due Nam Youg i Rangoon K.tr.Co. 12th Oct C. A pear (Singapore A.A.A.Co. 18th A. A pear Calcutta A. A. A.Co. 14th Simla Colombo jP.&O. 14th Bengal Singapore Monmouth-I P.&O. 15th shire London B.&Co. [19th (i. A pear Calcutta A.A.A.Co. 21st Benmohr
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      SAILINGS.
      57 1 1 rtnel* b'oi A jf.nts Lettvea Nam Youg Rangoon K.G.Co. 13th Oct C. Apear Calcutta A.A.A.Co. 13th 99 A. Apear Singapore A.A. A.Co. 14th f* Simla Singapore P.&Co. 14th 99 Bengal MonmouthColombo P.&Co. 15th 99 shire Singapore B.&Co. 20th 99 G. Apear Singapore A.A.A.Co. 21st 99 Bemnohr Singapore S.B.&Co.
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      MAILS CLOSE
      47 1 For Teluk Anson —Per Lanykat, to-morrow, 2 p.m. Deli—Per Calypso, to-morrow, 3 p.m. Deli —Per Cornelia, 13th instant, noon. Langkat—Per Jin Ho, 13th instant, 1 p.m. Ceylon, Australasia, ludia, Aden, Mauritius, Egvpt aud via Brindisi, for Europe, etc. —Per liciujal, 15th iustaut, 4 p in.
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      PASSENGERS.
      11 1 Inward —Per Pin Seng,” from Singapore, Messrs Hodson aud Jennings.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
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      335 1 A. E. SKEELS. ‘Vo** WHISKIES. PENG CHENG Co JUOT ncocivcD A NEW SHIPMENT OF Gold-mounted Cigar and Cigarette Pipes, with Quill Tubes. ALL SIZES IN STOCK. ALSO Silver-mounted I adies and Gents’ Umbrellas, Walking Sticks, and Hunting Crops OUR PRICES DEFY COMPETITION. Call Uarly to Avoid Disappointment PENG CHENG Co.,
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      27 1 A. E. SKEELS. f ■S, LAGER BEER. KHOO I3UAN PHUAN. (Chop) GIM SENG MOJf. 20:3 Main Road, Taiping. Tin Miners, Advancers and General 40 Goods Store n»w
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
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      30 1 WEATHER. 1'iik following report is kiutllv supplied by tin» Signal Director of Fori Cornwallis': i n. o Tlio rainfall diininr the 2t hours eu<l*d «.i a.in. to-day was 0.82 inches.
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  • Obituary
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    254 1 Death. At the General Hospital. Rangoon, ou 3rd October, of aneurism. Robert Leonard Lyons aged 31* years. Obituary. Death of Noted Lady Traveller. (Supplied by Renter.) London, 11 Oct.—Mrs. Isabella L. Bishop, f.r G.s., Hon. f.r.s.g.s., the noted traveller, is dead. i Mrs. Bishop, who was born 15th Oct., 1832,
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    Straits Affairs.
    1475 2 The 1905 Estimates. (Continued from Yeelerdatje iwue.) The lie-survey of Singapore has made good progress and a further vote of $63,000 oil account has been entered uuder Miscellaneous Services. In Penang a sum of $33,000 has been iuserted for an Immigration Depot; $75,000 towards cost of a new
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      12 2 fc?' 1 oifcAßNS’ WINE, for weiulit. lu.tl it I lout) <Jvvil. Cousuuip-
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      181 2 A splendid reconstructive Tonic is Stearns Wine, Builds up, renew strength. Try it, young or old. Shorthand Typewriting Can be Taught by Mail. DOUGHERTY’S Brief Shorthand is marked by simplicity, legibility, ra- j pidity, and the success with which* it is! taught. Ihe piano method of typewriting! will improve the
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    • Advertisement
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      430 2 Penang Hunt Club PROPOSES to hold A GYMKHANA ON Wednesday, the 9th November, (BANK HOLip I be races for K Renting ex-Griffins, (Horses and Ponies.) A programme will be issued later on. 24-8-04 nahs 595 FOR SALE. Elephant Brand Kerosene Oil WHICH has passed the Government test showing the remarkably
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      1943 2 FOR SALE. OTICE. A CALCUTTA-BUILT ELGIN C n rubber- tvred wheels, with an Aus tralTan Cob and Harness; also an f rained Piano by Kirk mail. App]^ 5-S& wk rriHK ii 1 EWLAND. 713 [>n. til eut igh his her Ltd I rs, sheen ley, >m-3-lO-Ul LET. (TANGE, No. 9,
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      1862 3 \'J> -f V 1$. II. Co. Eryeded arrival and Dejmrlures. Mail Service. Outwards. --32 r -0 Norddeutschcp Lloyd, Bremen. LINE. INTENDED SAILINGS. British India Steam Navigation Co., Ltd. or about tbo undermentioned dates:— FARES BY MAIL STEAMERS. 1st Class 2nd Class To London by Sea £60 £40 To Marseilles or
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    The Strais Echo.
    81 4 JofttcA satisfies everybody, end Jiwtice alone.—Emerson Established June Ist, 1903. Published daily (except Sunday#.) AT TBI CRITERION PRESS, Ld., No. 226-232, Beach Street, Peuang. PRICK: DAILY. LOCII $4l per annum OUTSTATIONS Postage Kxtra MAIL EDITION (Poet Free) 15 CABLE ADDRESS: E c li o—P e n a
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    French Fussingess.
    1507 4 The Franco-Siamese question is one of those seemingly insolvable problems that defy even the keenest wits of the most astute statesmen. Led by the nose as it is by the French Colonial- Forwards,” the Foreign Office as it’ exists under the regime of M. Deleasse is to all
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    Tin.
    882 4 Fresh Discoveries in Alaska. Nome (Alaska), 10 Aug.—All manner of glowing reports are reaching Teller from Ears mountain concerning tin discoveries. A number of prospectors have already gone up there and many more will follow. The arrival there of Max Hi rah berg, manager of the Arctic Mining Trading
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    The English Turf.
    880 4 The Cesarewitch. By-this time to-morrow the result of the first of the great autumn handicaps will have l>ee» placed on record and flashed over the cables to the uttermost parts of the King's dominions. The distance is 2 miles 2 furlongs, and !>8 of the best stayers
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    THE WAR.
    243 5 Vessels for Port Arthur. Japan’s Vigilant Eye. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 10 Oct. Reuter’s Chefoo correspondent reports that there is an increased activity on the part of Japanese ships in stopping merchant vessels proceeding northwards. A keen look-out is being kept for three British ships which are suspected
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    Russian News.
    624 5 WHOLESALE EVACUATION BY JAPANESE! Big Battle Predicted. ISupplied Ihj Reuter.) London, 11 Oct.— A telegram to tlic St. Petersburg Bourse Gazette, received from Mukden on Sunday last, reports that the Japanese main army is retiring to the south, and tbat the Japanese are abandoning not only some positions
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      At Marseilles.
      24 5 Mail Service Resumed. (Supplied by Renter.) London, 11 Ocfc.—Tle Messageries Mari times s. s. Natal leaves Marseilles to-day with the Mauritius mails.
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      Orient Aground.
      24 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 11 Oct.—The mail steamer Orient is aground and is blocking the Suez Canal. —The Orient has been floated.
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      Good News.
      46 5 New Surveyor on Way Out. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 11 Oct.—Mr. F. H. Grinlinton, c.m.g., lately SurveyorGeneral, Ceylon, lias left England to reorganise the Survey Department of the Federated Malay States. [We announced this appointment a few days ago in our leader columns.—Ed., S.E.
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    Legislative Council.
    1718 5 A meeting of the Council was held ou Friday last, /tii instant. His Excellency the Governor, Sir John Anderson, k.c.m.g*, presided, and there were also present Hons! the Acting Colonial Secretary, the Acting Colonial Treasurer, the A uditor-Geuerab the Colonial Engiueer, aud the Hons. W. J. Napier, W.
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  • PUBLIC OPTNION.
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      THE MUSLIM TRUSTS.
      915 5 “The Echo'’ Conveys Glad Tidinus to Muslims. To the Editor op the Straits Echo. Sir, —It was with a great deal of interest and unbounded satisfaction that the President of the Muslim Society, Kapitau Kliug Mosque, read in the Society’s rooms last I Saturday the gist of
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      A False Rumour.
      602 5 Those cautious Penangites who liegan to fortify themselves against the ravages ot bubonic plague after reading last night’s Echo can now rest assured. That was oulv one of the horrid Echo'# pet scare-heads. On hearing the news of H. B. M. S. Astraea's return to harbour with
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      1551 6 chubb’S safes. !Graham Co., Ld., i CVI “I »o BURGLAR AND FIRE RESISTING. All Sizes in Stock. lIUTTENBACH Bros. Co., Sole Agents. WHOLESALE CHEMISTS, 4 ticiu h Street I’cnnng. PERFUMERY JUST RECEIVED A Large Consignment FROM COLGATE CO., the well-known Manufacturers Including The for IDEAL Office MACHINE use Cashmere Bouquet,
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    Transvaal Gold Output.
    194 7 The Transvaal gold output foi August proves in accord with the more moderate estimates, showing an increase of 4,437 ozs., as compared with July, but being still 2,203 ozs. below the May figures, which remain the record production since the war. In August, 1899, just prior to
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    Sugar.
    635 7 Some Effects of the Convention. As we are hearing a good deal from halfinformed correspondents about the great increase in the quantity of sugar consumed on the Continent since the Brussels Convention came into operation a year ago, says the Loudon correspondent of the Glasgow Herald, it may be
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      32 7 STEARNS’ WINE, for debility, emaciation, thin and impure blood. Amemic girls improve rapidly. Andrew Usher Co.'s SPECIAL RESERVE O.V.G. Whisky. CRAIGELLACHIE m GLENLIVET DISTILLERY Co.’s GAELIC “OLD SMUGGLER” WHISKY. SANDILANDS, DUTTERY Co.
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