Straits Echo, 2 November 1904

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    35 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS. CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS. THE FEDERATED lALAV STATES, AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY. VOL. 2. $24 Per Annum. PENANG, WEDNESDAY, 2nd NOVE3IHEK, 1904. Single Copy, 10 cents. No. 251.
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    Domestic Occurrences.
    66 1 Births. On Isili Oct... at Feruside.” Mayniyo. Itunna. the wife of Mr. H. M. S. Mathews, of a daughter. At Leicester, on the 27 th of September, the wife <•» A. H. Begley, Eh*j.. Judge of the Small Cause Court. Rangoon, of a son. Marriage. On 28th Sept.,
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    P & O. SAILINGS.
    40 1 P O. SAILINGS. .Mail Service. Outwards. Homewards. Nubia 10 Nov Coromandel J‘2 Nov lieiujul 'll Simla M Extra Service. Outwards. lior.i kvvauds. Cundui I Nov Malacca o Nov Sucolra /5 Manila 18 [fay l‘oi pai i icuiiirs Sw Page 3.
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    HIGH WATER.
    40 1 i For Week ending Monday, Nov. 1004. a M r. Weilnesday, 2nd H.— 8.2”* Thursday, 3rd 8.50 0.15 Friday, 4th 0.40 10.05 Saturday, sth 10.30 10 55 Sunday, 6th 11.20 11.45 Monday, 7tli 0.35 Tuesday, Bth 1.20 145
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    FIXTURES.
    30 1 To- da v. All Souls Day. Blesbiug of Centel«ry, Penang Road 5 j* ;n -sth Day, Dili Moon. lown Baud, Esplanade, 5-30 p.m. 1 O-MORROW. -htli Dav, lull Moon.
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    THE MOON.
    25 1 0 New Moon Nov. 7th 9.25 p.m. First Quarter... 14th 7.33 p.m. O Full Moon 23rd 9.3 p.m. Last Quarter 30th 1.34 a.m.
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    PRODUCE.
    180 1 I,* 11 5 78.26 buyer* Gold leaf s 79. B. I epper(\V. Coast 31b5.50z.)$ 24. —buyers White Pepper 36.— sellers Trang Pepper out of season I Cloves (picked) out of season I 9 B—sellers Mace Pickings 78.— sellers Nutmegs 11 Os 44 sellers No. 1 6.10 worn < 2
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    War Items.
    1061 1 Brutal Conduct of Russians. A northern native paper has tin 3 following —The houses and crops the unfortunate villagers within .1 radius of ten miles of the city of 1 den have been almost entirely destroyed by the Russian troops, and the unluufcy 4 victims of this Muscovite
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    Our Local Affairs.
    165 1 Supplemental Budget. Following is the supplemental budget j No. 2 of 1904, as framed by the President of the Municipal Commissioners of Penang Jinrikisha Department. tier rices Exclusive of Establishments Expenses in connection with 8 Registration of Hackney Carriages and Jinrikishas. 50 5O Fire Department. Services Exclusive
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    Sir Thomas Sutherland.
    493 1 5 A Character Sketch. > The chairman of the Peuiusular and Oriental Steamship Company is the subject ot a sketch iu the current number of the Magazine of Commerce. Sir Thomas yvas born in Aberdeen iu 1834. He equipped himself for a career at an early age
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    Passengers for the Straits
    197 1 Per P. A O. Bengal, due at Penang Nov. 2. To Penang Mr. H. A. Kennedy. Mrs. Hoops and child. Mr. L. A. Freaker.—To Singapore Mr. Mitchell. Mr. Graves. Mr. N. Brook. Per MesBageries Maritime» Tonrane. due at Singapore Nov. 9.—To Singapore Mr. Spence, Mr. N.
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  • Shipping.
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      ARRIVALS.
      44 1 Both, Dot. s.s. 827, Baasbank, 2nd Nov., Olehleh, 31st Oct., Gen.,- -H. L. 1L Co S. Kickmers, Br. s.s. 690, Nisbet, 2nd Nov. Soesoo, Ist Nov., Oil—B. Co. Fitzpatrick, Br. s.s. 730, Davey. 2nd Nov. ltangoon, 30th Oct., Gen., —H. M it Co.
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      DEPARTURES.
      55 1 2nd November. Asahan, for Asalian. Mary Austin, for Port Swettenliam. Langkai, for Teluk Anson. Chan Tai, for Perlis and Setul. Cn Peng, for Perlis and Setul. Malaya, for Deli. Preussen, for Singapore, China and Japan. Unity, for Rangoon. Glenogle. for Singapore, Hongkong, Svvatow and Amoy. Both, for Singapore. Senegambia,
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      IN PORT.
      30 1 Fitzpatrick, Br. s.s. 730, Davey, 2nd Nov., Rangoon, 30th Oct., Gen.,—H. M. Co. S. Rickmers. Br. s.s. 090, Nislwt, 2nd Nov., Soesoo, Ist Nov.. Oil —B. and Co.
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      EXPECTED.
      55 1 l^ttneh i A jent* hue Preussen Colomlxj B.M.&Co 2nd Nov. C. Apcar Calcutt A.A.A.Co. 4th Kuin Sang Singapore Singapore B.&Co. 5th Suevia B.M.&Co. 5th Gisela Colombo S K.&Co. 6th Trieste Singapore S.K.ACo. 7th Benarty London S.B.ACo. 10th Albeuga Singapore B.M.&Co. 15th P. Alice Prinz Eitel Singapore B.M.&Co 16th Fried
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      SAILINGS.
      52 1 Fm Atjent* Leave» Preussen Singapore B.M.&Co. 2nd Nov. Suevia Colombo B.M.&Co. 5th C. Apcar Singapore A. A.A Co. 5th Kuin Sang Calcutta B,&Co. (jisela Singapore S.K.&Co. 6th Trieste Colombo S.K.&Co. 7th Benarty Singapore S.B.&Co. 10th Albenga New York B.M.&Co. 15th P. Alice Prinz Eitel Colombo B.M.&Co. 16th Friedrick Singapore
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      MAILS CLOSE
      72 1 t For:— Del*—Per Ho Kwei, to-morrow, 2 p.m. Edie, T. Semawe, Segli Olehleh—Per Hok Canton, to-morrow, 2 p.m. Negapatam, Madras, Pondicherry, CuddaJore and Karical, etc. —Per Zaida, 4th instant, 1 p.m. Port Swettenham and Singapore-—Per Acagyee, on 4th instant, 2 p.m. Port Swettenham and Malacca—Per Perak, on 4th
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    MAILS DUE.
    120 1 China Zieten 2nd inst. German Preussen 2nd inst. China Zaida 4th inst. English (Nubia) 10th inst. China Coromandel) 12th inst. China (P. Alice) 16th inst. German (P. Eitel Friedrick) 17th inst. English Bengal) 24th inst. China (Simia) 26th inst. China (P. R. Luitpold) 30th inst. The outward German
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      1 1 SIRDAR.
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      40 1 SIRDAR. Notice. I HERE BY' "ive notice that the Power of Attorney granted l>v me to Choo Phoo Y'oon. of Bukit Mertajjam, P. W is hereby cancelled and revoked. mm# (Lim Siew Tong.) Penang. 20th Oct., 1904. bi-wk lmh 707
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      110 1 NOTICE Consulate for the Netherlands. I TO Thursday, the 8th December, vy 1901, tenders will Ik; received at the office of the Resident of Rluo and Dependencies at Tandjong Pinaug for the following farms in the Residency of Rhio and Dependencies (with exception of the islands known ns Poelau Toedjoeh)
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      28 1 WEATHER. Thk following report, is kindly supplied hr the •Signal Director of Fort Onriiwailifi: lie rainfall during the 24 hours euded u. 1» a.in. to-day was 074 inches.
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  • Obituary
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    26 1 Death On I Dili Oct., at 14 A ork Road. Rangoon. William Brown O'Brien, proprietor of the Rangoon Times Press; aged t*3 years and 7 months.
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    The Doom of a Double.
    1047 2 Strange Life Story of Adolf Reck. Thk Innocent Man Who Serve» Over Five Years’ Penal Servitude. fifteenth instalment. How can J, who now feel so joyful because my innocence is established, write of my misery in such a fashion as to convince the reader of
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      1820 3 m m SS T Ifa peeled arrival anil Departures. Mail Service. Outwards. Nov. Ju s.s. Nubia connecting with s.s. Moldavia -4 s.s. Bengal do s.B. Victoria Deo. 8 s.s. Malta do s.s. Himalaya Homewards. Nov. 12 s.s. Coromandel do s.s .Oceana 2<> s.s. Simla do s.s. Macedonia Deo. 10 s.s.
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    The Straits Echo.
    84 4 .Inntira mtiMfles everybody, and jnstice alone. —Emerson Establishe .1 June Ist, 1903. Published daily (except 8ond;«y«.) AT TUB CRITERION PRESS, Ld., No. 226-232, Beach Street, Penang. PRICE: DAlliY, IXMIAL $2l per annum n OUTSTATIONB Postage Kxtra MAII, EDITION (Port Free) 15 CAULK ADDRESS: E c li o—P
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    Chinese Affairs.
    1481 4 As briefly mentioned in our last issue, we have received a communication from Mr. Kaw Hong Take relative to certain disabilities under which the Straitsborn Chinese are labouring and which have been removed in respect of their fellow-countrymen resident in Siam. He has drawn our attention to the
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    Sir Frank Sued by his Wife.
    137 4 Order made against Sir Frank Swettenham for Restitution of Conjugal Rights. The following, under the headline Order against Sir Frank Swettenham appears among the telegraphic items in the Rangoon Times of the 28th October “Calcutta, 27th Oct. —An order has been made against Sir
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    The Treasury Case.
    796 4 Cornelius Committed kor Trial. F. A. Cornelius, of the Treasury Department, was brought up, on remand, before Mr. Sproule on the 26th ultimo to answer 1 to tiie charge of forging. A clerk named Especkerman in the Audit office said that on Sept. 3 he went to
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    The Province.
    122 4 (F, •om Our Own Correspondent.) On Monday a private carriage owner of Jalan Balnu, P. W„ appeared before Mr. G. A. Hereford at Butterworth on a charge of cruelty to animals. It would appear that the man used his horse while its leg was swollen aud painful. The
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    Malay Theatrical Shows.
    206 4 There appears to be something akin to a boom iu matters theatrical among the natives of the Malaya archipelago. The Wayang Kassim was the first to strike out a bold career for itself, by spending large sums on new scenery, gorgeous dresses and other up-to-date paraphernalia far
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    Plague in India.
    595 4 Experts to Investigate on the Spot. In vi<*w of the appalling mortality from plague in the Punjab, the Provincial Government is reported to have secured the acquiescence of the Government of India in a plan of starting a systematic investigation into the etiology of the disease the
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    THE WAR.
    52 5 The Tsar’s Armada. Destroyers Reach Algiers. (Supplied by Reuter London, 1 Nov.—Three Russian destroyers have arrived at Algiers from Tangier, Collier Movements. From Las Palmas four German steamers laden with coal for the Russians have sailed for the Cameroons, West Equatorial Africa, and three British steamers for Reunion,
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      The Crisis.
      301 5 The North Sea Outrage The Board of Trade Commission. (Supplied by Renter.) London, 1 Nov.—The Standard says that the Board of Trade Commissioners sent to the North Sea to examine the damage done to the fishing fleet, by the Russians have not vet returned, but it has been
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      Arbitration.
      27 5 An Anglo-American Treaty. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 1 Nov.—President RooseVt ‘L lias announced that the United States Government is negotiatings :m arbitration treaty with Great Britain.
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      Paul Kruger.
      40 5 Remains Sent to Transvaal. (Supplied by Reuter.) Umlon, 1 Nov.— The Dutch Luner conveying the remains of j 0 tw-President J\nre««** has ed for South Africa. l ire Q en lince Consort of the A«a (ls sent wreaths.
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      Siam.
      231 5 Collapse of M’F.wen Case. (Echo Special.) Bangkok, 1 Nov. (5-10 p.)— The trial of Mr. William M’Ewen, Clerk of the Bangkok Dock Co., was held to-day in the British Court before His Honour Acting Judge Wilkinson and a jury. The charge, which was brought by Phtia Hua Heng, ex-cashier
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  • PUBLIC OPINION.
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      THE PILOTS ORDINANCE.
      583 5 In ke the pßoro*. .d Amendment. To the Editor of the Straits Echo. Sir, —You wiil have observed that it is the inteutiou of Government to make an important alteration m the Pilots Ordinance No. VITI of 1879 by inserting section 12 in the principal Ordinance giving
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    Penang Turf Club.
    2886 5 The January Programme. KSTERDAY afternoon a special general meeting of the members of the Penang Turf Club was held in the Chamber of Commerce for the purpose of passing the programme for the January Meeting. Mr. A. G. {Stephen, the President of the Club, occupied the chair
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