Straits Echo, 12 October 1904

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    37 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY! STATES, AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY. H VOL. 2. $24 Per Annum, PENANG, WEDNESDAY, 12th OCTOBER, 1904. Single Copy, 10 cents, No. 2 53.
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    HIGH WATER.
    40 1 Kor Week ending Tueday, Oct. 18, 1904. a.m. p m Wednesday, 12th... 2.110 2.55 Tliurudttv. 13th 3.20 3.45 Friday, 14th 4.10 4.35 Saturday, loth 5. 525 Suiidav, Ibtli 5.50 6.15 Mon-lav, 17th 6.40 7.05 Tuesdav, 18th 7.30 7.55
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    FIXTURES.
    23 1 To-j>a r. 4th Day, 9th Moon. Town Band, Esplanade, 5-30 p.m. To-morkow. sth Day, 9th Moon. Town Band, Golf Club, 5-30 p.m.
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    THE MOON.
    25 1 First Quarter... Oct. 16th. 12.49 am. O Full Moou 24th, 5.1 p.m. Bust Quarter 31st, 3.1p.m. i) .\V»v Moon Nov. 7th 9.25 p.m.
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    P & O. SAILINGS
    44 1 P O. SAILINGS Mail Service. I" I Klin, HDMKWAKIIK. Siiulu Hi o<7 Kenyal lit Oct Ckusan 27 Malta '*o I.xtra Service. I mm U'li>. ]|d»KWAKII|. Ceylon It S Oct Ja/ian 22 Oct Candid I Nov Malacca 5 Nov fejr F«n particuiar» .See Page 3.
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    War Items.
    1204 1 News From Chefoo. Chefoo, 17 Sept.—Two native junks, which left Tayangkow, inside the harbour of Port Arthur, at 10 a.m. of the 16th instant, report:— Both junks had been towed out to the sea about five miles outside of the harbour by Russian warships. The cannonading had become
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  • Money Market
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      EXCHANGE.
      119 1 Pbnano, 12th October < By courtesy of the Chartered Hank.) London Demand Bank ...1/11 4 months’sight Bank ...1-11} 3 Credit 1 /11, 7 6 3 Documentary ...1/11 4 Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs. 1434 3 days’ sight Private 1454 Bombay, Demand Bank 1434 3 days’ sight Private 145| Madras, Demand
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      SHARES
      202 1 Bersawaii Gold M iue Co., Ld. J 11 50 sellers Ranh Australian Gold Milling Co., hd 5 6. tellers Reujang Lel*ong Gold Mining Co., fid 5 195 KadanaGold MiningC-*..1.1.1. (fully paid) S M.— yiom. Bruseh Tin Mining Co.. Ld. 5 3.50 sellers Cheu-lariaug Hydraulic Tin Miuing Co., !.d 5
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      PRODUCE.
      169 1 Fin J 77. Gold leaf 70. B. Pepper \Y r Coat»!. 31b5.50z.)$ 24.— buyer» White Pepper 36. seller* Traug Pepper out of season Cloves (picked) out of season Mace 110 —sellers Mace Pickings 82.— seller Nutmegs 11 Os 46. —buyers No. 1 6.60 nam Sugar 2 no stock. Basket
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  • Shipping.
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      ARRIVALS.
      44 1 Segovia, Ger. s.s. 3,367, Scliouifelat, 11th Oct., Hamburg, 4th Sept., Geu., B. M. «fc Co. Calypso, Br. s.s. 339, Duriuger, 11th Oct., Singapore, 9th Oct., Gen., —W. M. Co. Hok Canton, Br. s.s. 294, Scott, 11th Oct., Acheen, 10th Oct., Gen.,—B. H. Hin.
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      DEPARTURES.
      16 1 12th October. Segovia, for Singapore, China au<l Japan. Langkai, for Teluk Anson. Cahji>go, for Deli.
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      IN PORT.
      17 1 Hok Canton, Br. s.s. 294, Scott, 11th Oct.. Acheen, 10th Oct., Geu., —B. H. Hin,
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      EXPECTED.
      57 1 I PHI «#>/» /'Vo m Agent* Ihia C. A pear Singapore A. A. A.Co. BH!i Oct. Nevasa Kajuroon 11 L.&Co. 14th A. A petit* Calcutta A. A. A.Co. 14th Simla Colombo P.&O. 14th Bengal MonmouthSingapore P.&O. 15th shire.London B.&Co. 19th G. A pear Calcutta A.A.A Co. 21st Remuohr London
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      SAILINGS.
      51 1 1 b'<> Atfiiiret C. Apear Calcutta VA.A.Co. 14th Oct. Nevifsa Singapore H.L.&Co. 14th A A pea r Singapore A. A. A.Co. 15th Simla Singapore P.ACo. 14th Bengal MonmouthColombo P.&Co. 15th shire Singapore B.&Co. 20th G. Apear Singapore A. A. A.Co. 21st IVumolir Simjapore S. B.&Co. 21st Glenturret, Singapore B.&Co.
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      MAILS CLOSE
      56 1 Fok Deli—Per Cornelia, to-morrow, uoou. Langkat—Per Jin Ho, to-morrow, 1 p.m. Tougkah—Per Rotorua, 14th instant, 1 p.m. Port Swettenham aud Singapore—Per Avayyee, 14th instant, 2 p in. Port Swettenham and Malacca—Per Perak, 14th instant, 2 p.m. Ceylon, Australasia, India, Aden, Mauritius, Egypt and via Brindisi, for Europe, etc.—Per
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      PASSENGERS.
      34 1 Outward —Per Formosa,” for London, Mrs. Skeels, Mrs. Baxendale, Miss F. W. Farrer Baynes, Miss K. B. Farrer Baynes Master Anchant, Miss Anchant, Mrs. Stephen and 2 children, native servant, and Miss Shaw.
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      16 1 The taste is pleasant of Stearns' Wine, unlike other preparations of Cod Liver Oil that disturb.
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      98 1 A. E. SKEELS. << f •s LAGER GEER. NOTICE. rpHE Royal Horticultural Society A of England propose to hold a Show in Loudon in December next for Colonial Fruits, either fresh, dried, or preserved in syrup, etc. Any one desirous of sending exhibits from Penang may do so through the
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    Three Great Generals.
    1397 2 It is distinctly hard to get at the personalities of the leaders in the present war. Probably the liest way is, as Mr. Alfred Stead has so well shown, to make the Japanese expound themselves. One comforting fact which emerges from the accounts of the Generals now
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      6 2 IF YOU EASILY CATCH COLD, vour
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      2303 2 Penan? Hunt Club PROPOSES TO HOLD A GYMKHANA ON Wednesday, the 9th November, (BANK HOLIDAY.) There will be races for Penang ex-Griffins, (Horses and Ponies.) A programme will be issued later on. 24-8-04 2 5 mhs 595 Shorthand Typewriting Can be Taught by Mail. DOUGHERTY’S Brief Shorthand is marked by
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      2039 3 Krjurted airiral and Departures. Mail Service. Outwards. Oct. 13 Simla connecting with Non 27 s.s. Chilean do I o s.s. Ntibia do 24 s.s. Bengal do Homewards. 8.8. Macedonia 8.8. China 8.8. Moldavia 8.8. Victoria I ARBS BY MAIL STEAMERS. Ist Clft*B To Loudon l»y Sea £6O To Marseilles or
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    The Straits Echo.
    83 4 J aetico satisfloe fverybwly, and justice alone.—fnwiwa Established June Ist, 1903. Pnblished daily (except Simdays.l' at Tine CRITERION PRESS, Ld., No. 226-232, Beach Street, Penang PRICE: DAII.Y, I.OCAI *2* p.r HiiiiMHi OUTSTATIONB I‘OBtatfe Extra MAIL KIMTION (Font Ki«*e) 15 CAKI.K AHDKKKS; E c li o—P e n
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    Monte Carlo Again!
    1042 4 The old, old story of locking—or, in this instance, attempting to lo£k—the stable door after the horse has been stolen hns to be told—according to the special wire to-day from our Singapore correspondent—of the Straits Government as the result of the recent defalcations in its Secretariat and
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  • Current Topics.
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      Last Year’s Public Works.
      461 4 From the annual report of the P. W. D. of the Straits Settlements for last year we gather that the total expenditure in each Settlement was as follows? Singapore, 5(52t>,580; Penang, 8(507.5(50 and Malacca, 8184.870. or a total expenditure of close on 81,470,C00, including home li
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      Tibet.
      299 4 As to the fugitive Dalai Lama, it is not thought in Loudon that his place Can be tilled so effectively and quietly as Lhassa telegrams anticipate. A Regency, indeed, can carry on the government, for the Tibetans are more accustomed to be governed by Regents than by Dalai Lamas,
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      German Neutrality
      603 4 The Times, of 14th Sept., contains a lengthy article on the way in which Germany took the opportunity when Russia was at least temporarily embarrassed to give practical proof of her friendship for the Tsar of All the Russias. It asserts that the kindness which Germany is showing
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    Cupid s Dart in Penang.
    122 4 (Straits Times, H Oct.) The Pinang Gazette of the 4th instant thus dwells upon coming events in tha ronuiaticallv-minded Colony:— On (lit, that a happy event promises to be celebrated in the Educational circle of this Settlement at no distant date. Penang is making great
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    New Harbour Rule.
    124 4 The recent accidents to the railway launches have, we understand, originated from obstructions caused bv sampans being anchored alongside the railway pier. The matter, we are glad to note, has engaged the speeial attention of the Harbour Master, who lias made a new rule that sampans should
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    From East to West in Malaya.
    662 4 I j (From Our Own Correspondent) Ouh correspondent who some short time ago furnished us with an interesting account 1 jof a trip «cross Siamese Malaya thus stunI maiises the impressions of his journey “Travellers and tourists who passed through the Malay Peninsula twenty
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      445 4 To-day’s Advertisements. TO LET. Bedford house, is, Scotland Komi. Entrance November Ist. Apply to E. L. MILES, Hnttenback It rot*. Sr Co. 12-10-04 1 wk 728 FOR SALE. Asbestos White Dry Powder A SIJESTOS is a kind of mineral unaffected by fire, inextinguishable in 4 varieties of amphibole or of
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      5 4 COOKING STOVES. mcalister co. Ltd
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    THE WAR.
    465 5 Another Great Battle. Estimate of Forces. Echo Special.) London, 1 1 October.—Telegrams from Tokio and St. Petersburg announce that a great battle (in the vicinity of Liaoyang) has begun. The Russians claim to outnumber tin* Japanese forces by twentyfive thousand. Formidable Fight Predicted. It is estimated that 600,000
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      Lord Milner.
      228 5 To Resign at Christmas. (Supplied hj Reuter.) Undoii, 12 Oct,—Lord Miluer 1 en s to resign his position as oF tV )it' Wigh Commissioner le at Cljristmas. News of Battle. Kuroki's Army Attacked. RUSSIANISUCCESS annulled. Advance Checked. {Supplied by Reuter.) London, 12 Oct.—It is reported that the Russians
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      Marseilles Strike Over.
      38 5 All Difficulties Ended. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 12 Oct.—The strike of dockers ar Marseilles is ended, all difficulties having been successfullv overcome. The Messageries Maritimes Company has resumed all the sailings of its mail steamers.
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      The Cesarewitch.
      72 5 Latest London Betting. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 11 Oct.—Following are the principal quotations at date of the betting on the Cesarewitch Stakes (2 miles 2 fur.) to be run to-morrow, 12th instant: 7to 1 agst Wargrave, 6 vrs., 7st. 9 100 to 12 St. Patrick’s Day, 7‘l 9to
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      Singapore Gamblers.
      196 5 Warning to Government Servants. (Echo Special.) Singapore, 12 Oct. —As a sequel to the recent defalcations in the Secretariat and Treasury Departments, th»; Government has issued a circular, warning all Government servants that if they are found in future in any of the gambling-houses at Johore they will
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    Advance Mail News.
    385 5 Australian papers contaiu the following items under date of London, 19th Sept Russia desires to retain for cruiser purposes the British steamer Calchis, captured by the Vladivostok squadron, and have offered the owners 100,000 for the vessel. The Daily Mail states that Lloyds will shortly pay a
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    The Tibet Mission
    513 5 Simla, Oct 4.—The following telegram has been received from General Macdonald, dated Gyantse, 3rd October: —Parte Ferry, south bank, September 29. 5 a.m. —On September 25th marched to Tsabonang twelve miles. On 26th I marched jto the Chaksam Bridge, nine miles. On the to the Parte Ferry
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    States News.
    348 5 (From Our Own Correspondents.) Batu Gajah, 8 Oct.—A Tamil named 1 Ponaswamy, who was proceeding from Pusing to Siputeh with 8250 entrusted to him bv a towkay, was relieved of this money by three Kehs who were armed with pistols. The robbers emerged from the jungle and held-up
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    Plague In India.
    64 5 Simla, 29 Sept.—The mortality from plague last week was 11,866, or about 1,200 above that of the preceding seven days The deaths occurred as follows In Bombay Presidency 6,916 in Central India 1,150; M ysore7l3; United Provinces 628 Madras 537: Hyderabad 488; Central Provinces 480 Rajputana 4-t6
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    P. O. Savings Bank.
    425 5 New Arrangements for Transfer of Deposits to the United Kingdom. Simla, 29 Sept.—A postal notice notifies that arrangements have now been made, under which a wife, widow, or minor child of any non-commissioned officer or private of the British Army, who is, or may hereafter *>ecome,
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    A Good Move.
    613 5 Scheme to Establish a Tamil Settlement at Kuala Lumpur. J he Federated Malay States Government 1 lias decided to make a distinctly good move > in the direction of agricultural improve--1 ,n ents in and about the Federal capital- A s most of our readers are aware,
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    STOP PRESS TELEGRAM.
    45 5 This space is reserved for the publication of news arriving after the day’s news has been imposed. Reuter wires that the Baltic Squaddon of 42 slu] s lias left Keval for Libau. The Russians have occupied Shahepu, midway between Mukden and Yentai.
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    Coal.
    321 5 Secretly-Arranged Cargoes, Under date 12th September the Journal of Commerce says:—The vessels named below have cleared from Cardiff since Sept. Ist, and all, or nearly all, are believed to l>e on Russian account. Hardlv any of these fixtures were reported on the Cardiff freight market, and it may safely
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    Gilded Navy.
    688 7 Cadets Who Pay 7s fid for Their Socks. Admiral Bridge on “Swagger Shiis. The development of the Admiralty’s new regulations for naval cadets is being watched with the keenest interest, says the Scottish a Weekly Record. Not the least of the good things that are expected from the
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      111 7 FOR SALE Elephant Brand Kerosene Oil WHICH has passed the Government. test showing the remarkably high flashing point of 88°, 87°, 86°, and 80 Fah. according to Abel's Tests, thus showing this oil to lie superior and cheaper to any other brand now on the Market. Apply to CHIN HO
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      1570 8 Learn to Deal with us for Gash and You will See the Advantage! For Good Goods attract Good Business. There’s the Profit of Satisfaction and the Satis» faction of Profit. WHITEAWAY, LAIDLAW l Go., PENANG OFFER GOOD VALUE FOR CASH. NEW SHIPMENTS JUST RECEIVED! And Expected during the month of
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