Straits Echo, 13 December 1905

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  • Title Section
    Masthead
    36 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE OE EVENTS. CIRC! LATINO THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE EEDERATED MALAY STATES, AND THE EAR EAST GENERALLY. VOL. 3. $24 Per Annum, PENANG, WEDNESDAY, 13th DECEMBER, 1905. Single Copy, 10 cents No. 283.
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      1643 1 Corkscrew Brand. The Best Beer on the Market m Light, Sparkling and Refreshing. SOLD BY ALL LEADING SHOPS. BANKS. Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China. INCORPORATED MY RoYA CHARTER Hongkong Shanghai Ncderlandsche Handel Banking: Corporation. Maatschappij. Vet her Zands trading Society. Paio-uf-Cahtai $10,000,000! Ehtabi.ishbu 1824. Rknkrvk Fund Issi'icn Cas'Itai.
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      14 1 UINNESS’S STOUT. TIANQ LEE Sl Co n a /V (tgAVQ SOLE AGENTS. BASS’S ALE.
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    Philippine Finance.
    212 2 \V. A. Kit ton «V Cu. in their lateui report lu hand on t lie Philippine K nance market sav Surely somet liing will be done, and in'the near lilt lire, to alleviate I lie existing state of affairs, laud particularly .1» .e c n:d»j banking facilities), whnli
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    The Kamunting Mine.
    663 2 Sue Wi 1.1.1 an Tayi.or Pays it Nisri On Thursday Sir William I. lay lor, k. c. m. u., Resident-General, F. M. *S., paid a visit to the famous Kamuiitiug inine, the| property of Towkav Ng Hoo Hee, who, as our readers know, is the principal Director
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    PENANG TURF CLUB. Programme for January Meeting, 1906.
    1244 2 Tuesday .Wth Jmuary. Thursday 1st Febtunr *u*d Saturday JtJ Fcbru»ry. FIRST DAY. TUESDAY, 30th JANUARY, I90‘i1. —The Maiden Plate Value #000. A Race for Maiden Horses. Weight as per scale reduced 14 lbs. All: animals impoited into the Straits or F.M.S. as
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      1368 2 PENANG TURF CLUB, j N TI c i:. I'M.'oM this date anil uutil lurther 4 notice uo horse will be allowed to work- on t lie Race Course l efore ♦> a n. (By Order.) 11. A. M. BROWN. Secretary *f- Clerk <>/ the ('on <*e. 8-12-0*5 Iwk 823 NOTICE.
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  • Shipping.
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      ARRIVALS.
      130 3 C'antok. Ur. s.s. 100. Men.-m., |3ih |vc.. ieluk Anson, 12th I lion., —Ail li 111%; A Co. ilKBt;. l>r. s.s :J4o, Inkster, 13th lie*., Sii gapoie, lltii I>*- lien f W M A: Co. Van Outuooen, Cut. s.s. ‘>3s, Potjewvd, I—tli Dec*., Padaug, ]ll ii Dec., Gen H. L.
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      DEPARTURES.
      50 3 loth December. Hebe, for Deli. Petrel, for Port Swetleuliam. (Jrtwjiere, tor Tongkah, Ivopali, Keuoug, Victoria Point, Mergui aud Tavov. Tme 'Tony, for Asahau. Jin Ho, for Laugkat Malaya, for Deli. If ok Canton, for Edie, T. Setnawe, Segli, Olehleh and Sabaug. Langkat, for Teluk Anson. li. Haleieyn, for Paugkor.
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    EXPECTED.
    27 3 Vessel» 1' rout Ajents Due Deucalion Mou mnii tliSingapore W.M.&Co. 16th Dec. sliireiLoudou B.ACo. ltJtli lieuart y Loudot S.B&Co. 16th Hector Siuga pore <; C e 30th
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    SAILINGS.
    27 3 1 esse/s For Atjent x Letters Deuealiuu IjOluloil W.M.&Oo. ltitli J>ec\ Heimrty Monmout Ij Singapore S I5.4Co. 16tli sijirf Singapore B.JLCo. 17tli Hedor Loudon W.M.&Co. 30tl»
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    38 3 Kok Traug —Per Deli, to-inoirow, 1 p.m. Setul—Per Hock Chttan Un, to-moi row, 2 p.m Singapore—Per T/tuntfica, to-morrow, 4 p.ui. Port Swetteiiiium A. Malacca—Per Perak, lotli iiibtaut, I p.m. long kali—Per Rotorua, loth "tTistaul, 1 p.m.
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      1160 3 (SHIPPIN G.) TAb 6. N. Co. Expected. Arid rain and. !)rpn rt tires. Mail Service. Outward» Hamburg-Amerika Linie, Hamburg. a Tile Si tamers of this Company maintain a Regular Service HARES BY MAIL STEAMERS. It<t Ola*s To 1 lOiiilou by Sea £60 To Marseilles or Gibr nltar £56 inil Class
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      122 3 British India Steam Navigation Co., Ltd. Sea Trips during the Xmas Holidays. EETUKN tickets available betweeu J5Hi December and 15tli January uexl will be «ranted at Single Fares for both first and second class to the uudertneuHUITENBACH, LIEBEKT A Co., Agent». Penang, Ist December, 1005. luili 80S Compagnie des Messageries
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    The Straits Echo.
    120 4 Jhuw *a|.»*rt«»everyb>idjr ami justice *loi»e.—#J<H*r*i Hstablislieil June Ist, 1903. Puhlirttieri daily (except Sm»«l»y*.> IT Til K CRITERION PRESS, Ltd.. N*». '2'2> —l teach S*reel. IMUCE DAILY LOCAL fit p»*r aminm OUTSTATIONS Kx;m. MAII. KIMTION (Host Free» *l5 CAKLK ADDKFSS: Echo —Penang.” Telephoue N«*. IHH Editor- I h-(Jliiff
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    Municipal Muddling.
    1094 4 On all hands olio hears nothing but |condemnation of the new scale of water which is to coiiih into force on New Year’s Day. It is not only the China man who is growling tit the Commissioners eitlier, hut every section of the Community considers that the new
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    Alleged Murder.
    516 4 European Arrestei» At tin* end of July last a paragraph appeared iu this paper giving a few details relating !<• the death of Pte. F. Short of tlie Sherwood Foresters whose 4-*sly was found 1 in the bath tank at Tnugliu barracks on the morning of the 29th
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    Tin.
    53 4 SocirrK i>Ks Etains ok Kinta. Thk output from the mines of the Society des Etaius de Kinta last mouth was 8,5"» 4 piculs of tin ore. The monthly average of output from all the miues of the Companv for the first ten months of the year has been 3,237
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    The Boycott.
    130 4 Mkkting in Taipinu. At the receut meeting at Taipiug of shopkeepers for carrying out the boycott of Americau goods it was unanimously agreed to allow the present stock of Americau produce to l>e sold but the shopkeepers bound themselves not to make any further purchases. hi order to
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    Our Dollar.
    186 4 Writing to the Malay Mail .Disgusted says:—When will the powers that be end the present intolerable slate of things re the rise in exchange If by a stroke of a pen they can make a piece of paper to represent §S, why can’t they do the same with
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    Football.
    521 4 1 Thk League Match between the P. U. (J. > and the P. A. T was played off yesterday, > with Mr Maim as referee. An hour before r tlie* game ii came down to a steady pour. but cleared up just as play began. This made the field
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      Home Politics.
      283 5 LIBERALS AT LOGGERHEADS. New Cabinet Appointments. (Supplied by Heater.) London, I 1 1» December —Kiug E«lward has signed the formal prorogation of Parliament for 15th January, but tin* dissolution will probably lake place <*u I'trb Jauuarv. Lord Rosels-iv. pivsidiug at the Council] of the Lilieral league, congratulated Sir
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      Russia.
      142 5 Confusion Worse Confounded." [Sapplied by Heater.) Loudon, 12th Dec.—The Tsar, m uu order issued to-day, warmly thanks all the Cossacks for their uutiriug loyalty and for their services in maintaining order in the Empire. Loudon, 13th Dec.—At a conference of workmen's delegates held at St. Petersburg to consider the
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      China.
      66 5 “China for the Chinese.’’ (Supplied by Heater.) Loudon. 13th December. —The Shaugliai correspondent of the Times describes a notable change of feeling which is taking place iu Chiua aud the growth of a movement lor "China for the Chinese" combined with hostility to the foreigner. This he ascribes to
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      The Sudan.
      44 5 White Nile Closed Supplied by Reuter Loudou, T2th Dec.—The Government of the Sudau has prohibited vessels passing the bar of the White Nile, thereby cutting off the communications of the Belgians with the north. The cause of this action is uot explained.
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      Germany.
      64 5 Anglo-German Treaty. (The Ostaeiatigeher Lluyd g Sendee.) Berlin, 13th Dec 'The members of the Eight iu the Reichstag aie placing difficulties iu the way of the prolongation ot the provisory commercial treaty with Great Britain. Berlin, 13th Dec. —The action of the German guuUait Panther is said to be
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      Turkey.
      37 5 Crisis Ended (Supplied by henlrr bondon, ldtii L>cv It i -h* '<••! the Turkish crisis is elided, the Porte having accepted the amended scheme presented by the Ambassadors of the Powers after refercnee to their respective Governments.
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      P. & O. Co.
      103 5 P. O. Co. Annual General Meeting. (Supplied by Heater.) London, 13th Itecemlier. Sir Thomas Sutherland, presidiug at the annual geuer.i 1 meeting of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company. Limited, said tliiit freigh's from Bombay and Calcutta had recent I v iieeti absolutely imoieiiit Moreover, the Coiuuauv had to
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      Honours.
      31 5 Sir fc. Cassel Promoted (Supplied by Heater.) London. 12'h I)*c. Sir Ernes' Cassel has been promoted to the Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Mich tel and Siint George
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    The Miracle that Wouldn’t Work.
    683 5 Betwkkn 2 and 3 p.m. on Sunday, saws the Straits Times, an event which created quite a sensation among a large section of I the Hindoo community took place at the I Chet tv’s Temple at Tank Road A proves- i sioii, iu which a
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    SUPREME COURT.
    3136 5 The Assizes lie/,,re the Hun lU. M hither, Tuieue Jmhj Tub Biol ok Laoing Cask. i i'na 'iuued ('root yetsteruuy ei* ae.) Co.viiNUlNG his evidence Bob said Md. Eusoof is head of the coolies ••niployed by H. L. and Co. lie is a rich man. He is now
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    FIXTURES.
    23 5 To-iiav. 17th I M' 11th Moon To-mokkow. lbth Day, lltli Moon. Football Match Chinese Recreation Club Vi. St. Xavier’s, Esplanade, 5 p.m.
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    THE MOON.
    15 5 f.i-i *ji trier ...D3c. 19th 7.86 p.'t 0 New Moon 26th 11.3.6 a.m.
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    MAILS DUE.
    12 5 Indian Thomjwa 14th l*«c. English (Oceana) 21st China (Simla) 22ml
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    P. & O. SAILINGS.
    45 5 P. O. SAILINGS. Mail Service OurWAKItS 1(01 KIVA If*'» Oceana XI iJcr. SiiiiH X'i hl' Arcadia -4 Jan. t'/uixan o Jan l xir:i Service. t tUTWAKIIS. HoAIKW AIM»> Jafnin /•> ltr-c. Palermo ‘to I lee. Sumatra <6 Palma 1 i Jan For particulars see Page 3.
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
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      32 5 WEATHER. Tiik followiii*/ is kindlv siijM*iu*.l W\ i l)<* Mioll.ll ill I'Art < It W.liil The rainfall duriu" tl»« 2 l li<»'irs **n 1at 5* a in tn-<lav was 0 09 in* lif>s.
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  • Obituary
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    22 5 Obituary. Sir John Walsham. (Siifftlied /«</ Heuler.) Loudon, loth L>ecend>er.—The death is announced of Sir John WaUhaui, k.c.m.o., formerly iJritish Minister at Peking.
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    Queer Target Practice.
    221 6 Thk annual Target Shooting Practice fur tiie Banner Troops ot tlie Chinese army at Canton begau tlie otlier day. The range is about, a mile in length The sii ■>:iiijs h done from the plain towards the slope of a mountaiu, at the foot of which targets
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    White Ants on Para Rubber.
    199 6 I leper ts of damage to Para stumps by Termites (White Ants) have been received from various localities in Ceylon. The base of the plants attacked shows unmistakable signs of the work of the insects. The collar and upper part of the taproot have been
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    The Indian Earthquake.
    402 6 Okuciai. Amount Pubi.ishkh. An official account is published of Jhe; damage caused by the earthquake of the kli April, 1905, and the measures taken to repair that damage and to administer relief to the sufferers during the months of May, j June aud July. 'l’hi* report must
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    EXCHANGE.
    136 6 kn a so, 13th Dkoxmbbk, i fii/ courlrsy oj the Chartered, hunk L ..ton I ‘xiiuiirl Bank i 6 4 iiiomrhs* sight Bank ..2 /2, Credit 2/21'„ D i«*uui •:*-y -2A oil la. Demand Ban!* Ks <»2 3 davs’ sight Private *64 IkiuiiMV, Demand Bani i *>2 days* sight
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    SHARES.
    207 6 BelatTin Mmiug Co Ld. S 5. seller» riersHwanGo!.! AlmiugCo. Id. 14.— teller» Bncli Knblter Syndicate f,<l. S5O buyers Bniseh Hydraulic Tin Mining Co., I«*l >10.25 sellers Duff I leveiouineut Co. $8. seller* Fraser A Neave, Ld slos. —tellers George Town Dispensary S t. 6.— Howarth Erskiue, Ld. $280. sellers
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    PRODUCE.
    185 6 *.»l«! lea 1 s 7b ’> *-ppe. u <'•»•*■-! 3li*>. <»/.) oul ol stock •Voile Pepp*ji 34. —sellers lrang Pepper season over ,!n\**s (pi out of season W a**.* 60 —sellers '.lace o_«- 52.— se'lers y* ii s 11< g I*- 31. —sellers N«». I '1 I*l UOIU. I
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      102 6 Woo T-s is tli*} name. a remedy <)l sweet |»*h uliar excellence Gukat. a» the mighty restless sea. 'Pis purchased too at small expense. I’kpvkkmint doth form its base. With Pharmaceutics, pure, of course. Cl) UK juii r Oh, f*>ol the hardest case Cannot withstand its magic force. STEARNS’ WINE
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      28 6 Nobel's Explosives: GELIGNITE, DETONATORS, FUSE, j Aylesbury Garland, Sub-Agents, Perak, i Magazines at Penang and Ipoh. Sandiiands, Buttery Co., Agents, Penang F.M.S. RUBEROID ROOFING. Adamson, Gilfittan Co., Ltd.!
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      708 6 WROUCHT IRON TUBES AND FITTINCS. Stock Always on Hand, ADAMSON, GILFILLAN CO., LTD. JUST UNPACKED. A LARGE SELECTION OF HATS. CHRISTMAS ATKINSON’S. PRESENTS. Cold Medal M O' Eau-de-Cologne. A New Shipment The finest made, very refreshing. OF ELECTRO-PUTED WARES HAS JUST ARRIVED AND WILL BE SOLD AT MANUFACTURERS’ PRICES. Purchase
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    Tibet.
    148 7 ThK TasHl LaMV AT JL)a KJEELING. Darjeeling, 21Hli November.—The Tashi Luma arrive») here from Tibet at mid-day to-<lay, accompanied l»v Captain O’Connor, the Raj Kumar of Sikkim, and a large retinue of Lamas. The entry was very picturesque, the procession lieing lieaded bv banners aud musicians in long re»!
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    Manchuria.
    128 7 Negotiations Pkacticallt Ended. A Hongkong wire to the Eastern Daily Mail says —The negotial ions between China m»l Japan regarding Manchuria are practically elide»!. China recognizes the transfer from Kus<ih to Japauof the lease of the Liaotung Peninsula, Japan evacuates Manchuria, establishing consulates and military posts it New Chwang,
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    After the War.
    649 7 Tsushima and its Lessons. The Paris Journal publishes an intercs?ug interview which its correspondent at K* lie has had with Admiral Rostjestveuskv. Hie correspondent began by asking the A*lmiial what he thought of the opinion attrii»ute»l to Admiral 'i’ogo that the Baltic Fleet might have inflicted serious
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      722 7 FOR. SiLLE. relief fens Chinese Calendar for 1906 MILLET'S AT THE CRITERION PRESS. 230 HE ACM S/REET. FOR JOHN MARTIN, MINER. MONORAIL NOTICE. r I -tir to iiilWin ilw* public of Penau if and tli»* iiHiirlihouriiii; Native States that tli*M have l*een appointed Agents f<»r Messrs Inwall Parsons, Clive 1
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      17 7 STEARNS’ WINE, for convalescents from auv severe illness. The good effect is at once seen. Stearns' Wine.
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      1121 8 Lim Sun Ho, CHOP heng IVIOH Co., 164. Hench Street. Penang. Importers of all kinds oi European Cloth and General Commission Agents. tilt’ Kim Keng Leong Co., 127, BEACH STREET. DENTIS TK Y.J W. MANSON, American Dentist, j Lute of Dr. Allen Co., Phn, U.S.A. i Charges Moderate, Consultation Ft
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