Straits Echo, 1 April 1905

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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. 8. $24 Per Annum. PENANG, SATURDAY, Ist APRIL, 1905. Single Copy, 10 cents. No. 73.
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    HIGH WATER
    41 1 For Weel ending Friday. Apr. 7, I9<>s. a.m. p.m. Saturday, Ist 9.40 10.05 Sunday, 2nd ...10.30 10 55 Mowfciy, 3rd ...11.20 II 45 Tuesday, 4tli 12 35 Wednesday, .st.ii I. 1.25 Thursday, (>th 1.50 2.15 Friday, 7tli 2.40 3.05
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    FIXTURES.
    31 1 'l'o-iiat. 27th J>ay, 2nd Moon. Town Hand, Golf Club, 0 p.m. Kuro|iean CireiiM, 4 pm. and 9 p.m., Date Xrainat. i u-Muuttmv. 28th iMy, 2nd Moon. 4th Sunday in Lent.
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    MAILS DUE.
    51 1 German (Pre asset*) 4th Apr. China (P. R. Luitjufht) sth Indian (Tara) 15th rwc extra P. A O. steamer Poona, liaviug left Aden at 10 p.m. on Thursday, 23rd ultimo, is expected to arrive here at daylight on Wednesday, sth instant, aud will leave for Singapore, China and
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    War Items.
    1494 1 1 he Oiflw.uoK fok Japan. 1 lie maintenance of the security of the maritime communications of Japanese armies is an indispensable condition of the final success of our ally, and consequently the defeat of the Armada which aspires to intercept these communications takes the first place in Japanese
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    P & O. SAILINGS.
    49 1 P O. SAILINGS. Mail Service. OUTW A KOS. }io,VI K WARMS. Olio xu ii 1-1 Apr Nubia Apr. j MuHn H7 j Sim a Of l-.xira Service. Urimitii». ii«i .iK«v vkiik Poona 4 Apr. Mu In ecu 7 Apr. Socotra IS Manila W G&=*5' Foi particulars .See Page 4.
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    THE MOON.
    28 1 New Moon Apr. 5tli «5.18 7 a.m. i First Quarter I:>tIt 4.40.7 a m. O Full Moon 13th 8.44.2 p.*i. hast Quarter 2t*ili G.8 3 i*..\i.
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    EXCHANGE.
    126 1 Pknano. lsr Aprii.. If it courtesy m the (Jharle>-*.l I to ok ondoii Deiiiand Bank i I I V nioutlis’ siglit It..u |-j 1 < >o lit III; 4 ftyeuilien t,. r I I I '•1‘eiitta. Demand Dank i It* 4 iIhvs’ sight Private j JS {«Miiiiuy Demand Dunk
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    SHARES
    193 1 BersawahGoid Mine Go., I.tl. W.-mles Rani) Australian Gold Mining Co., bd 5 5.25— n0w. Kedjang bebong Gol<i Mining Co., Fa! 5 230.— sale* KadanaGold Mining Co., bid. (fully pai<\j S I<J Until Bruseli Tin Mining Co., bd. 3.75 buyer* Karangan Tiu Mining Co 9.— fetter* KiutaTin Mines bid 10.50
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      ARRIVALS.
      93 1 I Malta. Hr. s.s. 8.900. Peters, 81 at Mar.. Singapore, 2911 i .Mar.. Gen.,— P. (>. Tkkkta. Hr. SB. 8.44j8, Rail, Ist, Apr.. .Singapore, 80lli Mar., Gen.— H. L. A Co. Kistna, Hr. s.s. i»B4, Addenbroke, 81st Mar., Mar., Geu., H Is. X Co. I Han W ll att
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      IN PORT.
      18 1 Jankt Ni«;oi,i„ Dr. s.s. D-l. Nicliol, 1st Apr .Mouimein. 2*1 li Mar (jnii h <i. Co.
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      DEPARTURES.
      68 1 1st April. I "M. tier Parra for J)eh. Teexta, for Negupaiatn and Madras. Hun Whatt Soon, for Deli. Ton- Tony, for Asuhaii. Kigtwi, lor Port Swdtculiam, h uala liumptir and Singapore Malaya. for Deli. Vn Pmj, for Perils and .Selul, llharat i for Singapore. Sni Sang, fur Calcutta for
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      EXPECTED.
      56 1 I 1 If* til /<«c Teleinaciius Colombo W.M.ACo, drd Apr Poona Aden A.G ACo. 5th iluut; l>ee •Singapore K.Q.Co. bill Knoll (i lasgow 3 B.&Co. 10th V ldoliona Mai <| u is Colombo 3.K ACo. 10th Biictjiieliem Singapore S.K.ACo. |12th Ren moll r Loudon S.B.&Co. |20th Beugloe Singapore SB.
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      SAILINGS.
      48 1 «4 1 urn Telennchm .Silica p<.ie WMACo. 3 r< 1 Apr. Poona Singapore A O.ACu. oth Hong Bee Singapore K.(jr.Co. 8th Erroll Singapore S.BACo. lUth V uniobona Singapore S.B.&Co. lOtli Marquis Bncquehem Colombo S.BACo. 12th Bentnohr Singapore S.B.&Co. •20th IJengloe Loudon S.B.&Co. 30th Benloinoud Singapore S.B.&Co. May.
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      MAILS CLOSE.
      76 1 Foe Port Swettenliaui—Per Mary Aurhn, did instant. 2 p.m. Panjrkor and Teluk Anson —Per Canton, 2 p.m. Moulniein—Per Janet Nicoll 3rd instant, 3 ]> in. Batu Baiira Deli—Per F/yiny Drayon, 4tli instant, 11 a.in Deli—Per Cornelia, 4tli instant, 1 p.m. Dangkat Per Jin Ho, kli instant, 1 p.m.
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    The Liverpool and London and Globe Insurance Company.
    63 1 Liverpool Lomltrtt. Instituted. Corn I)ill Pale Sired, l84ti, and Charing Crush THE undersigned have Ih***m apftnintrd Agents of the above Company at Penang, and are prepared to issue policies of Iusurauce against lows by tire at the lowest tariff rates. Claims willed
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      24 1 WEATHER. i HK toiluwiliu lepci l in KlU'ilV «uistiilf'l Ii. tiie Signal Dirwtor of Kori f'ornw.iiiiK Tilt* raiutail liumi*' tii»* ■»t lo-day w.u» nil.
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    Lord Rosebery on the Japanese Alliance.
    339 2 Spbaking in the Cityon Mill ult.. Lord Rosebery, in dealing with i'oreigu affairs, referred to tlie Anglo-Japanese Alliance as follows We are constantly asked what will the Liberal Government do in regard to the Anglo-Japanese alliance r I. as an imaginary Voter, sav to
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    London School of Chinese.
    384 2 In a memorandum by .Sir Walter Camel Hillier, k.c m g., c b on the above subject, j Sir Walter says 'The tact cannot be too strongly emphasised that if British commercial interests in China are to keep pace with the developments that are going on
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      40 2 NOTICE. Messrs. THEAN CHEE Co. Beg to inform their customers, and the public generally, that their Office At preseni, is at Xo. 11. King St reef, Penang Penang. EASTERN ORIENTAL HOTEL UNKgUAlil.til) hoi: Situation Comfort nod Catering. SARKIES BROTHERS. t*n>i>rletot
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      1687 2 J. A. JONKHOFP. THK WELL-KNOWN PIANO TUNER of JAVA SUMATRA is now staying at the GRAND HOTEL, for a short time only. Ciothes last longer ./hen washed with Od NOTICE. ['ll. M. M. NOOKDIN will leave fori Europe on the 3rd of May next, and during his abs?nc<* Mr. H.
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      1842 3 -r Expected arrival and Departures. Mail Service. Outwards. iAar. 30 s.s. Coromandel connecting with 8.8. Moldavia April lit 8.8. Chusau 27 8.8. Malta May 11 Bengal Homewards. do do do 8.8. Himalaya 8.8. India 8.8. Britannia FAKES BY MAIL STEAMERS. To London by Sea To Marseilles or let Class £6O
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    The Straits Echo.
    115 4 Jiwnre mtiMtlfe everybody. R»i*l iiwtice alone.—#En«e»«o« Establish**! June Ist, lOO.'t. Pol)liplie«l riatly (except Hominy».' AT TNI CRITERION PRESS, I/1.. No. *2"2«5-‘22*2, Houeli Street. PRICK DAII.V. 100 AI. fcli |M>r annum OUTSTATIONS I'oKiam 1 Mini WAII. KIMTION (IW Kree) «If. <-A KI.K AIUH4KSS; I: c li —P e
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    The Dindings.
    1485 4 I'rnbaMv all a II oax. N\ K are afraid that sonic* practical jok«*r has been pulling tiie leg of our esteemed contemporary tiie Pina ug Gazette. That paper dropped a veritable bombshell into peaceful Penang the other day by the an noun cement that the Dindiugs were to
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    The Road to Penang.
    1045 4 Moke about the Project. The Engineering Society of Siam resumed discussion on 23rd ult. of the project of a road to Penang for the transport of mails by motor-cars, when various seta of figures relating to the probable cost of such a scheme were submitted by
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    Fate’s Unkindness.
    592 4 Ihe Failure of a Penang Firm. The decrees of Fate are often Urd. an.l th 3 causes which contributed to the failure of Mr. ftohYu Keong, chop Thong Semg, would indeed appear to lie hard to bear. Ihe crash was, it appears, brought about through a run of
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    Bukit Mertajam.
    361 4 Moke Robbers. i Another ease of attempted gang robbery I occurred in Bukit Mertajum village ou the I night of the 29th ultimo. The house is 1 situated about 700 yards from the Police Station. The gang were composed of Kelt Chinese who managed to enter the house
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      316 4 N. M. M. Mohamed KOMIDIE FAJIN. Maideen Bros. No. 23, Chulia Street. Leaving Soon Leaving Soon for Java General Suppliers to Ladies, Merchants and Commission Agents. Don't Loose your Golden Chance. HAVE IN STOCK LAKGE CONSIGNMENTS OF Komidie I a jin w»il render their best performances these few nights, as
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      8 4 Whltna way's... Sale is Coming: Reserve your Eurdi»^
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    The War.
    340 5 The Tsar’s Armada. Colliers Coming Eastward (Supplied by Renter.) London. 31 March. —The Daily Mail s correspondent at Aden reports that sixteen colliers are leaving Jibuti I singly under sealed orders and are bound, piesumably, for Batavia or Diego Garcia (in the Indian Ocean >. Finland’s Forfeit. Mollifies
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      Tanjong Pagar.
      23 5 Expropriation Bill Passed (Echo Special.) Singapore. 1 April.-At the meeting ot the Legislative Council the Taniono Lagar Expropriation Bill was passed.
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      Tramways Trial.
      40 5 Successful in Singapore (Echo Special.) Singapore. 1 April.—A trial trip was made yesterday evening of the new electric tramways which have been constructed by Messrs Dick, Kerr A Co. The trial was purely private, and was most successful.
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      Protector of Chinese.
      175 5 Wf. William Cowan's Return Leaves Hongkong Next Tuesday. b cool a Sfecial (Jor respondent Hongkong, 31 March.—Mr. William Cowan, Imperial Emigration Agent, is returning to Ipoh on Tuesday next to resume his former duties as Protector of Chinese. L 'l Ins wire amply confirms the telegraphic information
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      Kaiser’s Tour.
      541 5 Will Inspect Gibraltar. t Governor to be Held Responsible. {Supplied by Reuter.) London. 81 March. —The Hon H ll4 h O. I Arnold Forster, Secretary of State for War. I in reply to si question asked iu the House lof Commons by Sir George Christopher Bartley, *.O S-»
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      Military Matters.
      251 5 Militiamen Bill Before Lords, (Supplied by Router.) London, 81 March.—The Service of Militiamen Bill lias l»een read a second time iu the House of Lords. [When the Service of Militiamen Bill came on for aeoond reading in the Upper Chamber, the Mjfajiuss of Ripon intended, on behalf of
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      Cabul Mission.
      131 5 British Lion’s Predominance (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 81 March.-—lu reply lo a question iu the House of Lords, the Marquis of Batli stilted that the agreement made with the Aiuir of Afghanistan by the Cabul Mission on behalf of Great Britain is simply a continuation and oonfirimition of
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    EMIGRATION IN 1904.
    961 5 Mk. E. L. Fostou, Superintendent of the S. S. Emigration Depot at Negupatam, has written a report on the development of emigration to the Straits during 1904. Ho writes During the first three mouths of the year, the numbers both for sta’ute as well as tree were
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    THE BALTIC FLEET.
    841 5 En Routs Batavia ok Diego Gakcia. Reuters wire of date, to the effect that 1 colliers for the Tsar’s Armada are leaving Jibutil for Batavia or Diego Garcia, gives lus the first indication that the Russian Admiral has decided lo boldly steam for the Clnigos Archipelago instead
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    Passengers.
    75 5 Interned —Pei- Teesta, from Singapore Mr. ami Mrs. Ahmed, Mr. A. A. Aeria. Per Kistna, from Singapore, Mrs. M. I. Seth, Mrs. Haffenden, Messrs. A A. Gunn and C. V. Stephen. From Port Swettenham Mr. and Mrs. Phillips. Capt. and Mrs. Talbot, Mrs. F. E. Reynolds, and Mrs. Yeoh
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    B. I. Outward Mail.
    433 5 Connection with Honokuno. Jhe South China Morning d*,, a t makes pointed reference to the new 15 I lllul service which the Singapore authorities 1, cvc adopted, and which gives the Strait» the benefit, of a weekly all-British service from Loudon, taking about 22 davs in
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    The Population of China.
    179 5 M .W. lioeklull ha s made an inquiry into the probable population of China, both at various periods in the past, as deducible from Chinese records,and at the present dnv. Tin* paper which appeared in the Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections, has been issued as a reptinl. Mr.
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      750 6 'sanjijioa ssviorajiiHMSHvaao > N 5C c x £t* > a C- J ui dn ap^ui co “O <u o o a c '/t~!-. jl Sg«p /*l m O rn -< c? O J I _</)/« i i O 2 a < c r. «3 <7> r pn S* r--0 r'*<A
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    A Doubtful Pacific Island.
    662 7 i hi- United Bt«tes Government lias l*e”llli ii search for a doubtful aud possibly •1 m.iToiis inland >u the mid-Pacific. whose -xisteiicc j s discussed liv Mr. James I). Hague hi 1 ii<- National G**>graf.liio Magaznio. As variously reported l»y ill** ram i-nu.l inirequem.. mu igatnr*
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      1262 7 Khoo Buan Phuan CHOP Gim Seng Moh. 203, Main Road, Taiplng. Tim Miners, Advancers and General Goods Store. :3‘J c lim sun ho chop jhieng MOH Co., 164, Reach Street, Penang. Importers of all kinds of European Cloth LEE CHYE DISPENSARY, No. 266, CAHNAUI ON STREET, PENA No Tkuimionh, ,\o.
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      124 7 NOTICE. rjIHK Half Yearly General Meeting of J tlie Members of the Penan# Turf 0'lub will be held in the Chamber of Commerce on Monday, the 17th April, 1905, at 4-15 p.in. Btuiiierh. 1. To receive the Accounts for the Half Year ending 31 st March, 1905. 2. To pass
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      679 8 Good Value in Towels. WHITEAWAY, LAIDLAW Co., PENANG, HAVE LARGE STOCKS OF TOWELS NOW ON SHOW. Carbide of Calcium. Best Quality CARBIDF for Cycle Lamps or Household use, 40 cents per lb. —ALSO— W. CORNFIELD. 20th Century Acetylene Gas Lamps. 11' choked by use of impure water, the valves of
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