Straits Echo, 17 October 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. VOL. 2. $24 Per Annum. PENANG, MONDAY, 17th OCTOBER, 1904. Single Copy, 10 cents. No. 237.
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    Domestic Occurrences
    21 1 Bikth. On II tli October, at 12 Owen Road. Singapore. the wife of J. A. MeCullv, of a son.
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    HIGH WATER
    38 1 For Weel, ending Sunday, Oct. 23, 1904. AM. P.M. Mouday, 17th 6.40 7.05 Tuesdav, lHtli 7.30 7.55 Wednesday, loth 8.20 8.45 Thursday, 20th 9.10 9.35 Friday, 21st 10.— 10.25 Saturday, 22ud 10.50 11.15 Sunday, 23rd 11.40
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    FIXTURES.
    23 1 To-day. !>th Day, 9th Moon. Town Baud, Esplanade, 5-30 p.m. To-morrow. lOtli J *ay, *.mli Moon. Town Band, Golf Club, 5-30 p.m.
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    THE MOON
    26 1 O Full Moon Oct. 24th, 5.1 p.m. Last Quarter 31st, 3.1 p.m. New Moon ...Nov. 7th 9.25 p.ai. i Fust Ouarler 14th. 7313 p.m.
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    P & O. SAILINGS.
    50 1 P O. SAILINGS. Mail Service. 'll I U VI. I'>. JIiOINIVAKIir. (J 'll KM II 27 Ort Bengal lo Oct Nubia 10 Nov j Malta 29 l.xtra Service. UHTUAItIs. iIoMKWAKOa. Ceylon IS Ort Jo fan 22 Oct 'Janilia 1 Nor Malacca 5 Noc far kin piutui liars ;Se»» Fag*» 3.
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    MAILS CLOSE
    118 1 For Rangoon—Per Glenogle, to-morrow, 11 a.ui. Port Sweltenham, Port Dickson aud Malacca—Per Pulo liiman, to-morrow, 1 p.nr Langkat—Per Jin Ho, to-morrow, 1 p.m. Trang and Pang Nga—Per Deli, tomorrow, 1 p.m. Deli—Per Cornelia, to-morrow, Ipm. Port Swettenliain, Kuala Lumpur and Eilie, T. Semawe, Segli, Olehleh and Pulo Well—Per
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    EXCHANGE.
    122 1 Pknano, 17th October. (If H courtesy of the Chartered Hank.) London Demand Bank ...1/11 t V >* 4 months’ sight Bank ...1/11, 5 < i> 3 Credit ...mu 3 Documentary ...1/11®# alcutta. Demand Bank Us. 1431 3 days’ sight Private 145^ Honibay. Demand Bank 143$ >» 3 days’ sight
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    The Doom of a Double.
    2806 1 Strange Life Story of Adolf Beck. The Innocent Man Who Served Over Five Years’ Penal Servitude RELATES HIS TERRIBLE EXPERIENCES. Mr. Adolf Beck, as our readers already i know, is now a free man, and last month i arrived at his home in Norway where
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    PRODUCE.
    180 1 I’m J 77.50 buyers Gobi leaf 79. B. Pepper (\V. C«»ast 3ll>*..'*•</.. 24. buyers While Pepper J 36.— seller* j Trang Pepper out of season j Cloves (picked) out of season Mace 98 —sellers Mace Pickings 78.- sellerNutmegs 110 s 46 —buyers i' N• I 6 nam Sugar 2
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    SHARES
    188 1 BersawahGold Mine Co., Ld. 14.50 seller» Raub Australian Gold Min* ing Co., Ld o. sellers Redjang Lebong Gold Milling Co., Ld lOjMj* KadanaGold Mining Co„Ltd. A (fully paid). 10.— -nom. Bruseli Tin Mining Co., Ld. 3.50 sellers Cbendariaug Hydraulic Tin Mining Co., Ld 10.— nom. Karangan Tin Mining Co.
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  • Shipping.
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      ARRIVALS.
      198 1 llok Tjioe, Out. s.s. 397, Van Dor p ,,rs L lhth Oct., Bagau Api, 15th Fish, Gim Ek. Scan or a, Ger. s.s. 3,135. Behrens, 1/ 1 li Oct., Singapore, 16U> Oct., Geu.‘ B. M. Co. Unity, Nor. s.s. 1*39, Han sen, IT) 1 O 1 1 Rangoon, 13th
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      DEPARTURES.
      34 1 17th October. Hubr. for Deli. Canton, for Pangkor aud Teluk Anson. Tan' Tony, for Asalian. Puruea, for Rangoon and Calcutta. Scamlta, for Colombo, A. Apcar, for Singapore and Hongkong Chill; i, for Singapore.
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      IN PORT.
      93 1 Unity,' Nor. s.s, 930. Hau*eu, 17th Oct., Rangoon, 13th Oct., Gen., —K. G. "Co. Hong Bee, Hr. s s. 2,056, Peters, 16th Oct., Amoy, 6th Oct., Gen., —K. G. Co. P. Rimau, Br. s.s. 297, Nielsen, 16th Oct., Port Swetteuham, 15th Oct., Gen., H. Ij. Co. Jin Ho,
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      EXPECTED.
      68 1 1 fK**»/» I'rom A jcnt* 1) U>i Ceylon Cey Ion P.&O. 18th Oct. Sachsen Singapore B.M.&C. 18th Yangtsze P. Regent Liverpool W.M.&Co. 19th Luitpold MonmouthColombo B.M.&Co. 19th shire London B.&Co. 19th G. Apcar Calcutta A.A.A.Co. 21st Ben inoli r London S. B.&Co. 21st Patroclus Singapore W M.&Co. 22nd Dardanus
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      SAILINGS.
      55 1 1 ’«?*<*«/* b'oi Arjcnt* Iitavet Sachsen Colombo B.M.&Co. 18th Oct. Yangtsze P. Regent Singapore W.M.&Co. 19th Luitpold Ceylon MonmouthSingapore Singapore B.M.&Co P.&Co. 19th shire Singapore B.&Co. •20th (1. Apcar Singapore A A.A.Co. 21st I>omn«)hr Singapore S.B.&Co. 21st Patroclius Marseilles W.M.&Co. 22n.l Dardanus J Singapore W.M.&Co. -•>r<l Gleuturret^ Singapore B.&Co.
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
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      45 1 WEATHER I m: following leiK'i t. is kiinii» i»iit>}»ii**<i In tin* Signal Diiwfni of Knit <'niiiivaiii*: j p.m. h.iu VMrriiny fortm ri«. «s w» "l. Cloudy K< i;k.v Wr.. NW. ('.iliu i'l»** rainfall iliinii'.' tlm 1' a.in. lo-dav was nil. H it»» Fine Smth iionr*
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  • Obituary
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    97 1 Death. >n 23rd August, at Gravesend. England. F. Arnold, late Captain of the setamer H'« nchow aged 87 years, of pneumonia. Obituary. The King of Saxony. [Supplied by Reuter.') London, 15 Oct.—The death of King Albert of Saxony is announced. [King Albert of Saxony was born 23rd April, 1828, and
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    The Japanese Soldier.
    781 2  -  (By Veteran" in Sydney Times) Would British, ok European, ok Australian Do as Well V Could, or would, British or Australian soldiers perform the exploits the Japanese soldiers have l>een performing in the dreadful battles about Liaovang Probably nine out of ten of their countrymen would indignantly
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    The Course of Empire.
    279 2 In speaking of the threefold, character of Australian citizenship, says Mr. Bruce Smith iu hi* new constitutional handbook, it must not be forgotten that there are slowly evolving prospects of a fourth set of duties—those of Empire—taking more definite shape in the future history of the
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    KINTA GYMKHANA CLUB.
    1006 2 PROPOSED PROGRAMME FOR THE 1905 Meeting. Nth, 16th and 18th February. FIRST DAY. 1. —The Maiden Plate 2-30 p.m. Value 3600 out of which 3100 goes to Second horse. —A race for all Maidens. Weight per scale (10st.) with an allowance of 14 lbs. to all S.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
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      130 2 THE Robinson Piano Co., Ltd. Hongkong, Singapore, Shanghai, etc. We are now Exhibiting at the Establishment of Messrs C. S. SENG Co., It EACH STREET, PENANG, The Apolloette. Tl'Ml K cheapest ami l>est little Piano Player t made. For brilliancy of execution aud perihelion of expression it eipials any device
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    • Advertisement
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      267 2 STEARNS’ WINE a great nutrient tonic in convalescence from fevers, influenza auil pueumouia. Gives benefit at once. FOR SALR. The Wreck of the Steamer ABBOTSFORD,” j Some 270 tons gross, as she now lies at the bar of the Kemaman River. The above will be sold by Public Auction, in
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      418 2 NOTICE KEQUIRED the present address of Mbs. Edith May EAE. wife of E. A. Rae, late of the Perak Railway Service, or if dead the date and place of death. All information to be sent to Messrs LESLIE <fc HINDS, Solicitors, IS, Old Post Office Street, Calcutta, who are prepared
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      1281 2 TO LET. BEDFORD HOUSE, 15, Scotland Road. Entrance November 1st. Apply to E. L. MILES, Hutteribach Bros. Go. 12-10-04 1 wk 728 TO LET. Limestone Lime! THE GRANGE, No. 9, Logan Road. Entrance 1st November. Apply to P. J. DUVAL, c o Messrs W. Mansfield Co. 3-10-04 705 STRAITS HOTEL.
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      1875 3 Expected arrival and Departures Mail Service. Outwards. Oct. 27 s.B. Chusan connecting with Nov. 10 K.s. Nubia do 24 8.8. Bengal do Homewards. Ocl. 20 H.s. Malta do Nov. 12 s.B. Coromandel do 2*> 8.8. Simla do B.s. China 8.8. Moldavia s.B. Victoria s.B. Britannia 8.8. Oceana s.B. Macedonia FARES
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    The Straits Echo.
    77 4 Justice satisfies everybody, and justice alone.—Satsrsdn Established June (ft, 1903. \V Published daily (except Sunday*.) IT TBS CRITERION PRESS, Ld., No. 226-232, Beach Street, Penan?. PRICE DAILY, I*OCAL **t per aim*»» OUTSTATIONS Postage Kxtra MAII* KIHTION (Post Free) 15 CAKI.K AI>I)KKKS Ec ho—Penan g.” Telephone No. 188.
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    Banzai!
    560 4 The wonderful successes of the Japanese army during the past week have been viewed with mixed feelings by trie Penang public. The vast majority, who are warm friends of our plucky ally, have regarded each brilliant move with the liveliest satisfaction, while the small and very insignificant minority have
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    The Rubber Industry.
    541 4 A Libel on Malaysia. The Field (3 Sept.) publishes excerpts from a report by a Mr. 0. F. Cook to the United States Department of Agriculture, in the course of which he says: Ceylon has had greater success in cultivation than any other part of the world.
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    Current Topics.
    531 4 In our younger days Our Cabbies we were always being and Rikkies confronted by a copybook maxim to the effect that the merciful man is merciful to his beast.” Here one sees the owners of horses acting up to the maxim by the cafe bustled upon their valuable
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    Audappusai.
    645 4 To-»ay is a festival among Hindus. It is called Audappusai.’ The term literally means sacrifice of implements,’ relating to arts and sciences. As implements are absolutely required in almost every artificial and scientific department, Hindus invoke the Creator’s blessing on them. After the preliminary ceremony they visit their temples
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    Chinese Marriages and Adoptions.
    173 4 The Protosed Registration. At a meeting of the Chinese community in the Chinese Town Hall last Saturday afternoon, to consider Mr. Barnes’s letter on the subject, as published in the Echo on the Ist inst, there were present Messrs Khor 800 Ann, Wong Chin Chong, Klioo
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    Malay States Railway.
    700 4 New Time-Table. The new Railway Time-table, which may be expected early in December, wiil provide for a train leaving Kuala Lumpur at 7 a m. and arriving at Ipoll about p.m., Taiping at 3-20, and Penang about 6-30 p.m. In the opposite direction, a train will leave
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      657 4 Today’s Advertisements. lVlunicipctl Notice. AN ORDINARY MEETING of the [Municipal Commissioners will be held at the Municipal Office, on Frioay, 21st OCTOBER, AT 3 P.M. To Ik; followed by a Special Meeting. Business:—To consider Bu lget for 1905. R. P. PHILLIPS, Secretary. 17-10-04 743 For Singapore, Hongkong, Swatow and Amoy.
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      46 4 THIS PAPFP is *n»t ,m fll i 1110 l ill I-1\ Ailvt rti*ii>(t Agency. (Street. Sun Pmin irct». California l s. .1 tract* for adr«t*iiig can be iLade for it. COOKING STOVES McAlister Co K. C. I) VKi: s 124, ran*oiii t i.. alien* coir Ltd
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      4 4 BICYCLES. McAlister Co., Ltd.
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    THE WAR.
    899 5 The Great Victory. Another Oyama Despatch. (Echo Special t.) Tokio, I? Oct. —Field Marshal in a despatch of Saturday’s date, says that Prince Kanin’s column is now fighting on the left hank of the Taitsena river at a point seven miles east of Pensihu, while the attacks and
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      Lord Curzon.
      36 5 No Resignation Contemplated. (Supplied by Reuter London, 17 Oct.—Lord Curzon has informed Reuter that the reports published by the St. James’ Gazette of his contemplated resignation, owing to his wife’s illness, are entirely groundless.
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      France.
      35 5 The Silk Trade. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 17 Oct. —The French silk traders are protesting against the Government proposal to impose a duty of nine francs on Asiatic silk fabrics from Ist January next.
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      The Straits Turf.
      77 5 Singapore Races. Latest Betting. (Echo Special.) Singapore, 17 Oct.—The latesl betting is as follows Maiden Plate. j 2 to 1 agst. Clansman and Diplomatic sto I Caste, Rockhill, and Scout 6to 1 Marigold 10 to 1 Postman and Vykiug 20 to 1 Uncle Sam 25 to 1
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      Fiscalitis.
      72 5 The Colonial Secretary at Manchester. (Supplied by Renter.) London, 15 Oct.—The Rt. Hon. Alfred Lyttelton, Secretary' of State for the Colonies, speaking at Manchester, strongly supported the Rt. Hon. A. J. Balfour, the Pi •emier, in his attitude on the fiscal question. He declared that their political opponents had
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    Wedding.
    229 5 Clark—St. Clair. (Echo Special.) Our Singapore correspondent iufornis us l»y telegraph that a very pretty wedding took place at St. Andrew’s Cathedral at Singapore on Saturday, when Lieut. Clark, of the Manchester Regiment, was married to Miss St. Clair, the daughter of Mr. W. G St. Clair, Editor of
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    Libel Case.
    229 5 Sensational Japanese Suit. An ‘exclusive’ to the Sliaughai Daily News, dated Tokio Ist October, reads :—The Tokio Nirhi Nichi, Vhicli is owned by Baron Ito, has made charges of fraud agaiust Count MaUukata aud Count Inouye in connection with the Imperial Relief Association. The two Counts declare that
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    Straits Affairs.
    409 5 Our Trade Returns. The return of imports, and exports in the Straits Settlements for the second quarter of this year, which ended on the 30th June last, is as follows Imports. The imports, exclusive of treasure» come out thus on comparison with the corret sponding period in 1903:
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    Postal Delays.
    493 5 Strain* Time*, 1-lth October.) The Straits Echo of tin* sth iust. had a long article refuting an attempt recently made by jhc Straits Times to explain that a recent ueiav in the delivery of the Straits Times at Penang was due to the absence of steamers on tlie
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    A Trip to the Gold Coast.
    1456 5 By a Former Straits Resident. Iftl Third Instalment. (Echo Special.) j We give below another portion of the interesting article—the first and second instalments of which appeared in our columns on Friday and Saturday last—on a trip to the Gold Coast of Africa by
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      1630 6 Taik Ghee Go. (ESTA BLISHE D 1890.) 18, 28 34, Church Street, Penang Ship Chandlers, Mining and Engineering Storekeepers and Aerated Water Requisites. JUST RECEIVED A SHIPMENT. Inspection Invited* Mosquito Netting Mosquito Blinds Window Blinds ill Green and Yellow Coloured or Iron Wire. Specially for Bungalow, Ilesthouse and jungle requisitions.
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    Far Eastern Affairs.
    764 7 Why not a Monroe Doctrine for Asia? Hands off China should bk the Cry of the Treaty Powers. Has not t he time come, asks the Shanghai k Daily News, for the extension of the Monroe idea to this part of the world r* Then! are now
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      759 7 m co ta j EO 03 CO CO o E- cc ftW s J 30 (8 s o c n H XP*» L\V \ffjALLY SĔU^ «V*.® 'fln V. *On STR*’"’* r «t m Out cast Cm UMl? BROS PDi^ N i T»A0£ WARM DUNVILLES Special Old Scotch Whisky Glasgow, Scotland
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      115 7 STEARNS’ WINE relieves the distressing cough of influenza and bronchitis. It invigorates and increases resistance to the inroads of disease. But it is Stearns' Wine Penang Confectionery. No. 22a. Leith Street, PENANG. rPILE Public of Penang are hereby iu1 formed that the above Establishment has l>eeii opened and solicit the
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      964 8 SPLENDID VALUE IN BOOTS SHOES. Children’s Tan Shoes. Children’s Brown Leather Shoes exact to sketch. Pom-pom Tassel, Lined White Kid, a very soft shot for infants. Price from Si 30 to $3.40 per pair. Children's White Shoes All Sizes in Stock. Prices 90 cts. $l, 1.20, 1 50, 1.60, 1.70,
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    THE STRAITS TURF.
    1508 1 ENTRIES EOR SINGAPORE RACES. FIRST PAY. Tuesday, 18th October. 1. The Maiden Pi.ate. Value $6<*0. A Race for Maiden Horses, and horses that have run as Roadsters. Subscription Griffins, and in Races confined to horses imported as Subscription Griffins. per scale (lost.) An allowance of 141b. to
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