Straits Echo, 15 November 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, TUESDAY, 15th NOVEMBER, 1904. Single Copy, 10 cents. No. 261.
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    Domestic Occurrences.
    222 1 Births. At Grasslands.” St. Thomas' Walk, on the 10th instant, the wife of T. J. Seed, Resident Engineer. Singapore Tramways, of a daughter. At Bangkok, on tftli Nov., the wife of Mr. W. Sidney Smart, of a son. On 9th Nov., at Singapore, the wife of II. Broese
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    HIGH WATER.
    41 1 For Wool.- ending «Sunday, Nov. 20, 1901 A.M. P.M. Tuesday, 15th 5.40 ti.05 Wednesday, lfith... <5 80 (5.55 Thursday. 17th 7.20 7.45 Friday, 18th 8.10 8.85 Saturday, 19th 9.— 9 25 Sunday, 20th 9.50 10.15 Mondav, 21st 10.40 11.05
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    FIXTURES.
    47 1 To-day. 9th Day, 10th Moon. Towu Band, Golf Club, 5-30 p.m. Fitzgerald Circus, Dato Krainat Gardens, 9 p.m. Opera Stamboul, 9 p m. To-.m or row. lOth Day, 10th Moon. Town Band, Esplanade, 5-30 p.m. Fitzgerald Circus, Dato Kramat Gardens, 9 p.m. Opera Stamboul, 9 p.m.
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    After the War-What?
    431 1 R l he success of the Japanese arms is t awakening not only Russia but all Europe and America, and before Port Arthur is fallen the coolest heads in j the white world are calculating the outcome, writes the San Francisco Argonaut. Augustine Heard, former j United
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    Port Arthur.
    1031 1 i Pathetic Letter from the Doomed Stronghold I Garrison Over Half DecimateU. 1 S >; Stolssel determined to make FORTRESS THE GRAVE OF DEFENDERS. V The Shanghai Times is enabled, through the courtesy of a Continental gentlemau, who does not desire his name disclosed, to publish the following
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    P & O. SAILINGS.
    40 1 P O. SAILINGS. Mail Service. UUi'VARIt*. H'l.MKWAUDS. Betujal 44 Nov Simla 40 Nov Maita 8 Dec. j Chilean 10 Dec Extra Service. UU'nVAKIlS. HoMKWAkltH. Socotra lo Noc Manila IS Nov Pula irau '40 Peru 4 Dec <»i (MrticiiiiArh .’see P;ii;e •>.
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    MAILS DUE.
    56 1 Chiua (P. Alice) 16th in.->t. German (P. Eitel Friedrich 17th inst. English Bengal 24th inst. China (Simla) 26th inst China (P. II. Luitpold) t»Oth inst. The outward German Mail Steamer >Prin* Eitel Friedrich” left Colombo tor Penamr at 6 p.m. on Saturday, and may be expected to arrive
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  • Money Market.
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      EXCHANGE.
      119 1 Penang, 15th November. (By courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Bank ...1/11 4 months’sight Bank 1/11 7 6 3 Credit ...1/11, 9 3 Documentary ...1/11£ Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs. 1431 3 days’ sight Private 1454 Bombay, Demand Bank 1434 3 days’ sight Private 145$ Madras, Demand Bank 143
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      SHARES
      205 1 BersawahGold Mine Co., 141. 13. —sales Raub Australian Gold Mining Co.. Ld 4.75 nom. Redjaug Lebong Gold Mining Co., Ld 5 215 —buyers F\ ad a na Gold M i n i ug Co„Ltd. (fully paid) 10.— nom. Bruseii Tin Mining Co.. Ld. 3.50 sellers Cheudariaug Hydraulic Tin Mining
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      PRODUCE.
      171 1 I'm J 78.75 no buyers no sellers Gold leaf 78.50 B. Pepper W. Coast 31b5.50z.)$ 24. —buyers White Pepper 40. —sellers Trang Pepper out of season Cloves (picked) out of season Mace 88. —sellers Mace Pickings 75. —sales Nutmegs 11 Os 40. —sales f No. 1 6.10 nom Sugar
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      ARRIVALS.
      143 1 Pin Seng, Br. B.s. 378, Davidson, 14th Nov., Singapore, 12tli Nov., Gen., —Quail Beng Kee. Malwa, Ger. s.s. 904, Block, 16th Nov., Deli, 13th Nov., Gen., —B. M. Co. Unity, Nor. s.s. 930, Hansen, 15tli Nov., Rangoon, 11th Nov., Gen., —C. H. S. Petrel, Br. s.s. 124, Reid, 14th
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      DEPARTURES.
      81 1 15th November. Purnea, for Port Swettenham, Singapore, Hongkong, Amoy and Swatow. Malia Vajimnhis, for Edie, T. Seinawe, Segli, Olehleh and Pulo Well. Cornelia, for Deli. Jin Ho, for Langkat. Petrel, for Langkat and Pangkalan Brandan Pulo Bimau, for Port Swettenham, Port Dickson and Malacca. Quorra, for Langkat. Asahan, for
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      IN PORT.
      74 1 Mai.aya, Ger. s.s. 904, Block, 15th Nor., Deli, 14th Nov., Gen., B. M. Co. Unity, Nor. s.s. 930, Hansen, 15th Nov., Raugoon, 11th Nov., Gen., —C. H. S. Ho Kwki, Br. s.s. 209, Russell, 15th Nov., Deli, 14th Nov.. Gen., —H. L. Co. Langkat, Br. s.s. 149, Liddell,
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      EXPECTED.
      35 1 1 els From Ayeut l)ne P. Alice Singapore B.M.&Co. Kith Nov Prinz Bitel Friedrick Colombo B.M.&Co. 16th G. Apcar Singapore 1A.A.A.C0. 17th Lightning Calcutta A.A.A.Co. 18th Ghazee Liverpool S.B.&Co. 20th Benarty London S.B.&Co. 27th
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      SAILINGS.
      44 1 I ettselt f For Agent* Leave* P. Alice Waihora Prinz Fitel Friedrick G. Apcar Lightning Ghazee Benartv Colombo Singapore Singapore Calcutta Singapore i Singapore Singapore B.M.&Co. K.G.Co. B.M.&Co. A.A.A.Co A. A. A.Co. S.B.&Co. S.B.&Co. 16th Nov 16th 16 th l?th 18th 20th 27th
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      MAILS CLOSE
      75 1 Fok 'Teluk Anson—Per Lanykat, to-morrow, 2 p.m. Port Swettenham—Per Mary Austin, to-morrow, 2 p.m. Singapore, Hongkong, Swatow and Amoy—Per Waihora to-morrow, 3 p.m. Deli—Per Malaya, to-morrow, 4 p.m. Singapore, China and Japan—Per P.Eitel Friedrich, to-morrow, 5 p.m. Deli—Per Ho Kwei, 17th instant, 2 p.m. Rangoon—Per Unity, 17th instant,
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      Passengers.
      50 1 Inward —Per Pin Seng,” from Singapore. Mr. J. Folev, Mr. and Mrs. Stewart, Mr. J. Seth. Per Malaya, from Deli, Mr. and M’ Taemicher, Mr. and Mrs. deKrar Messrs. Schumaelier, vanOsten, F Jeppe, Goedeke, Montor and Jack Per Purnea,” from Raugoon, Sarkies, Dr. W. G. Brett and Huu Lean.
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      111 1 MARTYN Co. whiskies. P. IVloir Crane <& Co.'s CYLINDER OIL. Sandilands, Buttery Co. ESTABLISHED 1840, SIMPSON CO. BY SPECIAL WARRANT OF APPOINTMENT TO H. M. THE KING EMPEROR. Carriage Builder Harness Makers. V SIMPSON'S PATENT FOLDING CLARENCE Rs. 2,700. ATESSIIS SIMPSON Co. are now booking- orders for the Chinese New
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      56 1 THE MOON O Full Moon ...|Nov. 23rd 9.3 a.m. Last Quarter 30th 1.34 a m. O New Moon Dec. 7th 9.39 a.m. THK PAPFD ke P f on fl,e at K c. dake, i lii4j r/4rL.i\ Advertising Agency. 124. 8ansom, Street, San Francisco. California U. 8. A., where contracts for
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      1 1 SXRDAH.
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      141 1 SXRD.A.B.. Notice I HEREBY give notice that the Power of Attorney granted by me to Choo Phoo Yoon, of Bukit Mertajani, P. W., is hereby cancel led and revoked. (Rim Siew Tong.) Penang. 26th Oct.. ltHJ4. bi-wk link 767 Penang. EASTERN ORIENTAL HOTEL. UNEQUALLED FOR Situation Comfort and Catering. SARKIES
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      7 1 MARTYN Co. *»> f << •s, ■s LAGER BEER.
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      27 1 WEATHER. Thk following report is kiudiv supplied hr the Signal Director of Fort Cornwallis: Tlie rainfall during tiie -4 hours ended At ft a.m. to-dav was nil.
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  • Obituary
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    87 1 Deaths. At Kuching, on October lfith. Edmund Somerville, for seventeen years in the Sarawak Government Service aged 44. At the Peak Hospital. Hongkong, on Oct. 30th, William Stewart Harrison, menagerof the China and Japan Telephone Co. Ld., Hongkong aged 38 years. At the Bristol Hotel. Bangkok, on 1st Nov.. Rosa,
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    Some Rubber Questions.
    1173 2 (Madron Mail 13th Oct.) Two correspondents have asked questions relating to rublier, I have recently noticed, iu your columns. The one enquired whether Castilloa or Para would rubber [I have not seen the word used as a verb before] at, say, 3,000 ft., or even 2,500 ft.
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      25 2 «TEA UN S* WINE 18 an ideal remedv r ,,U K <liwm. Palatable, aiding dige8- tUMlHtiu]' o»8iutiUtioii of food. It .up and BtreugtUeuM S(mrn$' Wine.
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      410 2 FOR SALE. DISTANT’S “RHOPALOCERA MALAYANA,- complete iu 3 volumes with plates ami appendix. Price <£2o. Apply to ENTOMOLOGIST, 771 c/o Straits Echo. NOTICE. Dr. Edith BOOMGARDT has changed her residence FROM No. 35, ANSON ROAD TO No. 251, BUR MAH ROAD 11-11-04 Iwk 800 Limestone Lime! Superior Limestone Lime can
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      1039 2 I o. TO LET. THE GRANGE, No. 9, Logan Road. Immediate entry. Apply to P. J. DUVAL, c/o Messrs W. Mansfield Co. 3-10-04 u c 705 TO LET. NEWLYBUILT HOUSE in Ayer Rajali Road. Immediate possession. Apply LOGAN ROSS. 10-11-04 lwk 798 i D NOTICE OF SALE. BY ORDER OF
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      1738 3 It W 8. N. Co. INTENDED SAILINGS. BANKS Ds/irr/rd arrival and Denari are*. Mail Service. Outwards. Nov. -4 8.s. Bengal connecting with s.s. Victoria l)cc. H M. Malta do e.s. Himalaya 22 8.8. Coromandel (lo s x. India Jmi. 5 8.8. Simla do s Brian ilia Homewards. Nov. ».8. Simla
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    PENANG TURF CLUB.
    1144 4 PROGRAMME FOR JANUARY MEETING, 1905. Tuesday 24th, Thursday 26th, and Saturday 28th. January. FIRST DAY. Tuesday, 24th January, 1905. 1. —The Maiden Plate. A Cup presented by His Excellency Sir John Anderson, k.c.m.g., with 8750added by the Club. A Race for Maiden Horses. Weight as per scale
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    The Straits Echo.
    71 4 J ant ice mticflm everybody, and notice alone.— Kmmon Established June Ist, 1903. Published daily (except Sundays.) AT TBB CRITERION PRESS, Ld., No. 220-232, Reach Street, Penang ('AKI/K ADDRESS: E c h o—P e n a n g Telephone No. 188. Editor, Chksnky Duncan. MM SENG *****,
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    Competition Complications
    695 4 i About six weeks ago that well-known London weekly Public Opinion (established in 1861) launched a cdiarity competition in aid of the London hospitals 1 under the title of The Hospital Penny Fund.” It was hoped thereby to raise several thousand pounds for the hospitals of the great
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    Supreme Court.
    836 4 IN APPELLATE JURISDICTION. (Before the Hon. A. E. G. Laic, Puisne Judge.) Magistrate’s Judgment Reversed. I*- RE KHOO RAY SUAN V. THE CROWN. This was an appeal heard in the Supreme Court "yesterday afternoon against a judgi ment and sentence passed by Mr. Hayes Marriott,Magistrate, at a sittiug
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    The Great Burial Scandal.
    797 4 r Further Developments. Corporals in Hot Water. << i INTERVIEW WITH THE CHIEF OF POLICE. Visiting the sacred precincts of the Police Courts this forenoon in search of copy I got it —in an unexpected quarter. I felt a tap on my shoulder, and, on turning
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    The Circus.
    124 4 To say there was inerelv a good audience at the Circus last night ‘would hardly be telling the ti uth, for the huge tent was absolutely packed and from stalls to gallery “standing room only was the order. All \\eu„ with a swing, with no waits between turns,
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    Chinese Emigration.
    259 4 (Straits Times 12 Nov.) The Menace of the Rand has lost much of its terrors now that the Chinese officials in Canton continue to set themselves against emigration from there to the Transvaal. So bitter is the opposition that, since the departure of the Lothian, nearly two months
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    Rangoon-Straits Mails.
    631 4 Complaint by the Chamber of Commerce. In August last the Rangoon Chamber of Commerce submitted a communication—the full text of which appeared in this journal on the 24th August—to the DirectorGeneral of Post Offices complaining of the present unsatisfactory service between Rangoon, on the one hand, and the
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    THE WAR.
    495 5 The Tsar’s Armada. The Atlantic Squadron. (Supplied by Reuter London, 14 Nov.—The vessels of tlie Russian Baltic Meet which have arrived at Dakar, in French Senegambia, are the battleships Kniaz Souvaroff (1 o,516 tons, 16 guns), Imperator Alexander III (13,600 tons, 16 guns), Borodino (13,000 tons, 16 guns),
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      Cricket.
      86 5 A Straits Collapse. 4 {Echo Special.) Hongkong, 15 Nov.—ln the Interport cricket match between the Straits aud Shanghai Xl’s, the Straits went to the wicket first and collapsed utterly for a total of 91 runs. The score was Hubback 5 Whitley Bradbery 0 Wyatt Barrett 40 Taibot u Srrouach
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      France.
      20 5 Anglo-French Agreement Ratified (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 15 Nov.—The French Chamber has ratified the whole of the Anglo-French Agreement.
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      United Slater.
      27 5 A Tremendous Blizzard. (Supplied by Reuter.) Loudon, 15 Nov.—A tremendous blizzard in America has cut off New York from communication with the west and south.
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      Italy.
      36 5 The Parliamentary Elections. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 1 4 Nov. —The results of the Italian second ballots are even more striking than the first, the Extremist elements suffering further serious losses in the large towns.
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      Obituary.
      304 5 Cardinal Mocenni. (6 'upplied by Reuter.) London, 15 Nov.—Cardinal Mocenni fell dead in tie Consistory at Rome to-day. The emiuent Surgeon Herbert Adlingham has committed suicide at Marseilles by taking morphia. A Calcutta Englishman special,' dated Loudon, November 8, says Collingwood, a New Zealand town, has been obliterated by
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    Legislative Council.
    802 5 A meetinu "the Council was hold on Friday last, 11th iu/taut. His Excellency the Governor, Sir John Andersou, k.c.m.01, presided, smd there were also present Hons, the Acting Colonial Secretary, the Acting Colonial Treasurer, the Auditor-General, the Acting Attorney-General, the Colonial Engineer, aud the Hons. G. S. Murray,
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    STOP PRESS TELEGRAM.
    85 5 Tliis sp ice is reserved for the publication of news arriving *fter tMe day s news lias been imposed. Loudon, 15 Nov.—Prince Fusiiitii, the adopted brother of the Mikado, lias been accorded an official reception at Washington and visits President Roosevelt to-day. Reuter’s correspondent before Port Arthur
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  • PUBLIC OPINION.
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      STATES MEDICAL SERVICE.
      789 5 A Yelp from Taipino. To the Editor of the Straits Echo. Sir, —“Vox Populi” of Ipoli iu your issue of the 4th instant has raised his voice against one who, owing to his position, is precluded from noticing it. The head of the Perak Medical Department, who
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      1067 6 CHUBB’S SAFES. eg TAIK HO Co., 82, Main Road, PRUAK, TAIPINO. (Established 1889). General Merchants, Provisioners and Commission Agents. BURGLAR AND FIRE RESISTING. All Sizes in Stock. HUTTENBACH Bros. Co., Sole Agents. Apollinaris Annual Sale over 30,000,000 Bottles. 66 The QUEEN OF TABLE WATERS.” HUTTENBACH Bros. wo., Sole Agents. European
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    Gopeng Tin Mining Co.
    925 7 Full Report of the Recent Meetino of Shareholders. The third ordinary general meeting of the shareholders in the Gopeng Tin Mini tig Co., Ltd., was held at Tabb’s hotel, Redrut li, Cornwall, on the 18th October,~Mr. A. Lauyon, J. P., C. A., presiding. Other directors present
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