Straits Echo, 15 December 1904

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    35 1 Straits Echo CHRONICLE OF EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES, AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY. VOL. 2. $24 Per Annum, PENANG, THURSTM F, 15th DECEMBER, 1904. Single Copy, 10 cents. No. 287.
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    Domestic Occurrences.
    17 1 Birth. On 3rd Dewiulwr, at Hongkoug, the wife <>f J. M. Beck, of a daughter.
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    HIGH WATER.
    39 1 Kor Week muling Wednesday, Dec. 21, 1904. a.m. p.m. i’linrsdav. 15th 6.50 7.15 Friday 16 th 7.40 8.05 Saturday, 17th 8.30 8.55 Sunday, 18th 9.20 9.45 Monday, 19th 10.10 10.35 Tuesday, 20th 11.— 11.25 Wednesday, 21st 1i.50
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    FIXTURES.
    28 1 J’o-DAT. 9th Day, 11th Moon. Opera Stauiboul, 9 p tn. 'To- MO BROW. 10th Day, 11th Moon. Special Meeting Municipal, Commissioners, 3 p.hi. Opera Stiuuboul, 9 p.m.
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    P & O. SAILINGS.
    60 1 P O. SAILINGS. Mail Service. t IUI'WA Rl*s. i j i >AI K W A K l>s. Coromandel ‘.i'i Dec. Nub!" .4 Dec. Simla 5 Jan. j Denya I 7 Jan. Hxtra Service. OI'TW a i; us. ]i o r.i kwa ri»s Jam Dec. Ceylon If) Dec. Paitna U 7
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    MAILS DUE.
    26 1 ludiau Zaida 16 Dec. China Zamania) 16 China (Nubia) 24 English (Coromandel) 24 China (P. E. Friedrich) 26 German Bayern) 30 China (Zaida) 30
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    EXCHANGE.
    119 1 Penang, 15th December fßy court.**» of the Chartered Hank. London Demand Bank 1/11,5 4 months* sight Bank ...1 11}« 3 Credit ...I /11}? 3 Documentary ...1/11* Calcutta. Demand Bank Rs. 1451 3 days’ sight Private 1474 Bombay. Demand Bank 1454 3 days’sight Private i 474 Madras. Demand Bank 145
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    War Items.
    1404 1 I T How THE WAH MAY- BE Mr. Hayne Davit», the well kftown authority on International Law, writes in the Frisco Examiner (2nd Nov.j) as follows The recent resolution adopted byf tiie j Interparliamentary Union for eiAing the war between Russia and Japan*, by the mediation of some
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    SHARES
    199 1 Bersawall Gold Mine Co., Ed. 5 13. —sales Raub Australian Gold Mining Co., Ld 4.25 noni. liedjang Lebong Gold Mining Co., Ld $227.50 buyers KadauaGold M iningCo„Ltd. (fully paid) 10.— -no m. Bruseh Tin Mining Co.. Ld. 3.50 sellers Ciiendariaug Hydraulic Tin Mining Co., Ld 10.— nom. Karangan Tin
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    PRODUCE.
    168 1 I’m J 77.50 business done, Gold leaf 79/, B.Pepper (W. Coast 811m.$o/. 25.50 sellers White Pepper 37.50 seller* Trane Pepper out of season Cloves /picked) out of season Mace 84 —sellers Mace Pickings 74c hi) sellers Nutmegs 110 s 40. buyers No. 1 b.lo nom Sugar J 2 no
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      ARRIVALS.
      95 1 Lady Weld, Hr. s.s. 245, Treweeke, 15th Dec., Teluk Anson, 1 4tli Dec Gen., Straits S. S. Co. Perak, Br. s.s. 2i>7, Buchanan, 14th Dec., Port Swettenlmin, 13th Dec., Gen., K. G. Co, \an Der Parra, Dut. s.s. 773, Heinis, 15th Dec., Deli, 14th Dec., Gen., H. L- Co.
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      DEPARTURES.
      35 1 loth December. P. Uirnau, for Deli, Ho Kwei, for Port Swettenham, Port Dickson, Malacca and Singapore. Petju, for Edie, T. Seinawe, Segli, Olehleh and Sabang. Canton, for Paugkor and Teluk Anson. Calypso, for Deli.
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      IN PORT.
      81 1 Lady Weld. Br. s.s. 245, Treweeke, loth Dec., Teluk Anson, 14th Dec., Gen., Straits S. S. Co. Perak, i ßr. s.s. 2D7, Buchanan, 14th Dec., Port Swettenham, 13th Dec., Gen., K. G. Co. Van Der Parka. Dut. sjs. 773, Heims. 15tn TJec., Deli, 14tli Dec., Gen., H. L.
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      EXPECTED.
      25 1 •'rijh $*t i tt»n bur. Pentakota Mossel Ben lan a Oro Singapore Edie Loudon Glasgow H.L.&Co. H.L.&Co. S.B.&Co. S.B.&Co. 16th Dec lGtli 18th 25tli
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      SAILINGS.
      22 1 b\.. L •‘n vet L’eutakotu Rangoon H.E.<tCo. 16th Dec Mossel Edie H.L.&Co. 17th Beularig Singapore S.B.&Co. 18th Oro Singapore S.B.&Co. *25th
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      MAILS CLOSE.
      90 1 For Negapatam, Madras, Pondicherry, (Judalore, and Karical taking Mails for Europe, etc. via Madras—Per Xainauia, to-morrow, 1 p.m. Calcutta—Per Light niug, to-morrow, 1 p.m. Port Swettenham and Malacca-- Per Perak, to-morrow, 2 p.m. Port Swettenham and Singapore—Per Avagyee, to-morrow, 2 p.m. Perlis Setul—Per Chun Tai, to -morrow, 3
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    THE MOON.
    14 1 O Full Moon Dec. 23rd 12.21 a.m Last Quarter 29th 12.14 p.m
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      121 1 MARTYN Co. WHISKIES. W. Cornfield, Tailor and Outfitter, 23, titIACH STREET. JUST OPENED A Large Selection OF THE Marlborough Excelsior Comic Picforial X mas New Year Cards and PostduTds. 25% REDUCTION. ON 0 0 9 tf. TOYS. W TOYS. TOYS. a 0 9 0 X 0 9 W. CORNFIELD, Temporary
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      20 1 Do uot play with lum; trouble. Gain the first point— Strength. STEARNS’ WINE is an invigorating and strengthening tonic. SIRDAR.
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      18 1 STEARNS’ WINE a great nutrieut tonic in convalescence from fevers, influenza and pneumonia. Gives benefit at once. SIRDAR.
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      99 1 SIRDAR. FOR SALE A HIGH Strong Ckb Spring Basket Trap, only two years in use. Apply to '2lB, McAlaster Road. 2-12-04 tri-wk lm 855 Penang: Confectionery. No. 22a. Leith Street, PEN AM Q, rrtHE Public of Penang are hereby ini formed that the above Establishment has lieen opened and solicit
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      20 1 GOEDENBEBG ZEITLIN. 0 Genuine Pilsener Beer. HONG BEE CO, General Storekeepers and Government Contractors 88, MAIN ROAD 70c I PIPING.
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
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      29 1 WEATHER. Tmk following report is kindly supplied bv die Signal Director of Fort Cornwallis:— Tlie raiufail during the 24. hours euded tt It a.in. to-dav was 0 22 inches.
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  • Obituary
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    35 1 Deaths. )n Ist December, at Saigon, Robert Riddock < hief Engineer. 8. s. An Pho. formerly of th* Scottish Oriental Company aged 65. On 28tli Nov., at Shanghai. Jose M aria Casi ro aged 33 years.
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    Straits Trading Company.
    430 2 The Half-Years Profits On Saturday next, 1 /Ili iust., the general meeting of the Straits Trading (Jo. will lie held at 7 CoJl ver Quay, Singapore, when the following report, which is signed by Mr. <J. McArthur as managing director, for the half-year ended 30 Sept, last,
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    Her Martyrdom Ended.
    420 2 Railway Inspector Stafford of Selangor Tells what Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills Did for His Wife. BICK He All ACHES WERE THE TROUBLE. Almost from end to end of the Malay Peninsula Mr. H. J. J. Stafford, Inspector of Permanent Ways, F. M. Railways, is known and respected,
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    The Sungei Besi Mine.
    747 2 In the State of Selangor, at Sungei Besi, which is not far from Kuala Lumpur, the j headquarters of all Government matters pertaining to the mines of Federated Malay States, can lie seen atypical alluvial tin-mine of the open-cast class. The valley in which Sungei Besi
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      114 2 HUNTER FOR SALE. AIiROWN AUSTRALIAN MARE, b years old, a good jumper, very fast, up to any weight, quiet in saddle. Veterinary certificate as to soundness. Price §6OO. 28-11-04 C. H. MASON, Central Hotel. u.c. 840 A CARD. r pilE Original Pina no Pilot Club I. heiiiir so well-known to
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      654 2 WANTED E' EUROPEAN Office and God own situated in or near to Beach Street. State rent and particulars VV c/o Straits Echo. 821 fc-11-Oo WANTED rp\VO or three Compositors for Job DeJL- partment. Good wages to competent men. Apply to CRITERION PRESS. Ltd. 17-11 04 FOR SALE. CLASSICS new. Cost
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      1026 2 ated Itate ich o. >1 Dedent Ltd. ICS Cost 'cho. 13 Limestone Lime! Superior Limestone Lime can always be had at The Padang Kengas Lime Manufacturers’ Agency, 424, Penang Road. 29-10-U4 3 mbs 774 tfAnies c/to. 9-12-04 TO LET. REMISES No. 302, McAlister Road. Immediate entry. Apply to KHOO HOCK
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      1548 3 o i-ITTO i\\/ •t--y.«. Co. Expected arrival and Departure h. Mail Service. Outwards. Dec. 22 s.s. Coromandel connecting with ».s. India o s.s. Simla do l 9 s.s. C tutsan do 2 8.8. Bengal do Homewards. 24- s.s. Nubia do 7 s.s. Bengal do 21 s.s. Malta do 4 s.s.
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    The Straits Echo.
    66 4 Jam ten mtittfle* erwybody, and 1 notice alone.— Km*rmnn Established June Ist, 1903. VnblinhM daily (except #nt»<lnjrp AT TOI CRITERION PRESS, Ld., No. 220-232, Beach Street. Penang. CAKI.K AIHIKKKSi Ec ho—Penang." Telephoue No. 188. Kdilor. Ohknnky Duncan. B UM SENG *****, Managing Director. •w All Clieqiiee aim
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    The Burial Grounds By=laws.
    873 4 Why they should be extinguished. Anything more ill-advised, more faulty, more offensive, and more uncall-ed-for than the draft by-laws for the control of “all burial and burning grounds within the Municipality, whether in use or disused —a critique of which will be found in another column—we
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    The New Shipping Ring.
    1483 4 Does it Imperil our Export Trade? When, in August last, the New York Shipping Conference was sprung upon the mercantile communities of Singapore and Penang considerable doubt was felt as to the effect of the new Ring on com- j mercial interests generally. The Singa-1 pore
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    Penang Burial Grounds.
    1971 4 The Proposed By-laws. For the last two or three years ail unwonted energy has marked the actions of our City Fathers. Not content with carrying out their duties as heretofore aud gradually improving the Town, they seem to have been affected by some peculiar microbe which forces
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      197 4 To-day's Advertisements. Penancf Sales Room, AN AUCTION SALE OF Household Furniture, etc. WILL TAKK PLACE AT Warders' Quartern, near Prison, On Saturday, the 17th December, 1904, At 12 Noon, The property of W. THOMAS, Esq Usual conditions of sale. Terms Cash before delivery. 15-1204 KOH ENG HIN, Licensed Auctioneer. 2insrt
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      6 4 IRONMONGERY. flic/? lister A Co., Ltd.
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    THE WAR.
    155 5 Contraband. Local Warnings. (Echo Special.) Singapore, 15 Dec.—The local shipping has been warned against supplying coal <>r provisions to the liussian Baltic fleet. Port Arthur Further Naval Losses. (Supplied by Renter.) London, 15 Dec—The Daily Telegraph’s Chefoo correspondent wires that a messenger arrived from I hilny states that
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      Russia.
      142 5 M. Plehve’s Murderers. [Supplied by Renter.) London, 14 Dec.—Sassauoff, the murderer of Idons. Plehve, late Russian Minister of the Interior, lias been sentenced to penal servitude for life; his accomplice Sikorski has been sentenced to twenty years’ penal servitude. The Reform Movement. London, 15 Dec. —The Moscow Town Council
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      Afghanistan.
      71 5 The British Mission (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 15 Dec. l'li© British Mission lias arrived at CabuL *dl well. As stated iu our leading columns on the Bth i**t, Mr. Louis Dane, C. 5.1., is entrusted with bill charge of the mission, and is accompanied by a number of tho
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      Hungary.
      26 5 Peace Once More (Supplied by Reuter. London, 15 Dec —The Hmigmi<ol Dietime assembled quietly, the guards, to whose presence the Opposition had objected, being absent.
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      Arbitration.
      29 5 Italian -Aaerican Treaty Signed (Supplied by Reuter.) liondon, 15 Dec. An ItalianAmerican Arbitration Treaty liaa hern signed at Washington and is identical with the others signed* in America.
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      Singapore.
      86 5 French Squadron Expected. (Echo Special.) Singapore, 15 Dec—The French squadron, consisting of the cruiser Descartes (Commander Amet), the torpedo-boat destroyers Le Sabre Com. Lebail) and La Francisqne 'Om. otoiu) and six torpedo-boats, Nos. 245, 2-1 ti, 247, 248, 248 and 254, are due to arrive here to-day on their
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      France and Siam.
      154 5 Results of the Convention. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 14 Dec.—Consequent upon the signing of the Franco''iamese Convention, the Siamese Government has appointed Mons. Padoux, of the French Consular Service, as Legal Adviser to the Siamese Government, and Colonel Goullet to the command of the Native Militia in
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      The Church.
      56 5 New Bishops Appointed (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 14 Dec. Ihe lit. Rev. Charles Gore, m a., d.u., Bishop of Worcester, has been appointed to the new See of Birmingham; the Rt. Rev. Huyshe Wolcott GeatmanBiggs, m.a t>.h., Bishop of Southwark, has been appointed Bishop of Worcester; and Archdeacon
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      Fiscalitis.
      48 5 Lord George Hamilton's Attitude. (Supplied by Renter.) London, 14 Dec. —The Rt. Hon. Lord George Hamilton, Conservative member for Ealing, has stated that his Conservative opponent having declared against protection, while supporting the Rt. Hon. A. »J. Balfour, he would not stand for the general election. O
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      The Navy.
      291 5 Weeding of Obsoletes (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 14 Dec. —It is understood that, as a result of tb* reorganization of the Navy, thirty cruisers, three battleships, and seventeen gunboats will be withdrawn from the .Navy. ihe overhauling of the Dockyard system will be #the next step towards reform
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    The Straits Turf.
    400 5 Penang Spring Meeting. First Entries. The first entries closed at noon to-dav and are as follows The Club Handicap. Value So,ooo. —A Handicap for all Horses, the second to receive §750 and the third §250 out of the Stakes. Entrance Fee §5O for entries made hy noon
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    Burma.
    471 5 (Front Our Own Correspondent.) Rangoon, it Dec.—Now that the cold season has set in, we are being treated to a sufficiency of after-dinner entertainments. First and foremost must lie mentioned the musical comedy ‘Falka,’ which has just beeu successfully produced by local amateurs —the Rangoon Lyric Society—after several mouths
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    The Baltic and the Japanese Fleets.
    1020 5 A Careful Comparison. Now that the Baltic Fleet is ou the way to the Far East it may not lie withv j out interest to try to arrive at some sort jof estimate oi how it com pares with tli£ i hostile fleet it
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    Municipal Commission.
    125 5 Thk following are the agenda for the special meeting of the Commission to* j morrow 1. Minutes of last meeting to be read aud continued. 2. To consider and. if thought tit, to pass Supplemental Budget No. 3 of 1904. 3. Any special business the President tnav bring
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    Passengers.
    267 5 Inward —Per Lady Weld,” from Teluk Anson, Mr. Win Wilson. Per Roou,’ from Genoa. Messrs T. E. Molt/a, P. L. E. Vyzelaar, Mre Ijegros, T. H. Hlass, G. Sobering, A. Dupre. From Colombo, Mr. W. Addelisore. From Antwerp, Mr. C. W. Onsternoyer. From Southampton, Mr. A. W. Davidson. Outward
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      965 6 For Infants and Children. IWELJLIN’S |FOOD. For Infants and Children. Dr. W. MANSON. DENTAL SURGEON. Price Moderate Consultation Free. KKSIDING AT /Vo. 179 a, Carnarvon Street, ►About 20 houses from the Carnarvon Station. M kb. Manson, having just arrived, will undertake all I>eutul Services for Chinese ladies at Half rates
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    Bolts from the Blue.
    901 7 {The Spectator, 6 Nov.) Politicians of all kinds will, we lio|»e, I learn one lesson from this deplorable iuci- dent on the Dogger Hank. A good many I of them are accustomed to think that we prepare too tardily and too expensively tor the remotes contingency
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      1222 7 CHUBB’S SAFES. NOTICE, i 4 m krt kC i •Mll Sli Ml N. M. M. Mahomed Maideen INSURANCES THE Royal Insurance Company. FIRE LIFE The largest Fire Office in Ihe World. Total Invested Fun.lk j£| 1,985,00 m Capital paiil up X 391,887 Life Funds X H.:>44>,77<i Superaunnation Fund X 56,476
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      56 7 HOUSE TO LET, IMMEDIATE ENTRY. Close to town. Apply t<* Echo Office. 14-12-04 oiusrt 848 NOTICE. B. I. S. N. Co.. Ltd. 11HE Christmas cheap excursions to Port Swetteuham and Singapore per*s. s. Kivtnu are available from 10th December, 1004, to 31st January, 1004. HCTTENBACH LI EBERT A Co., o'-12-01
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      1028 8 Good Things for Christmas! WHITEAWAY, LAIDLAW 4 Co., PENANG. ARE NOW SHOWING An Excellent Assortment of TRAVELLING .RUGS your #oys interest Us The H. B. GRAIN Co. NY old thing will do for u hat, not tor horse food. L good nourishment or they become thin and poor. Horses require
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