Straits Echo, 13 December 1906

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    Masthead
    36 1 Straits Echo )AILy c HRONiCLE or EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES, AND THE FAR CAST GENERALLY rOL 4. $24 Per Annum. PENANG, THURSDAY, 13th DECEMBER, 1906. Single Copy, 10 cents. No 286.
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      1280 1 TIGER BRANDCEWENT 258 03 L T »1« o e r^ s IN 111 7 7CR ALL PURPOSES. BANKS. Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER. Capital Paid'itp Deserve Furnl Reserve Liability) of Proprietors .£800,000 £975,000 £800,000 Hoad Office: HATTON COURT, Til REA DN KEDLE STREET, LONDON.
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      36 1 IIA f\ G LEE Co %K <2 o if Hi on O Z H r .n 3= c/a t* Sd wU fe <2 0 as V$ cr £3 a u SOLE A OHM S. BASS’S ALK.
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    Boycott Revival.
    223 2 Mass Meeting at Canton. Shameen, 3rd December. 'I UK members of the Boycott Association assembled in large numbers at tbs Kwongcliai Hospital with the object of discussing what methods should Ire adopted to secure a revival of interest in the movement, which lately has somewhat languished as the
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    Is Literary Life Impossible in the Tropics?
    762 2 The Testimony or Lafcaiuo Learn. To those who remember Robert Louis Stevenson's fear that he was losing the power to write some time before he died in Ins Samoan home, a letter by ihe late Latcadio Hearn, quoted by Dr. George M. Gould,
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      54 2 Influenza Can lx* cur* <1 l v couiiiiencicu at tbe first HVtnptoHiM t* use Chainlet lain’s Cough lieme<lv. I'lu.usands have tired this remedy «Itnini; I lie past vmr, and we liave to learn <•1 a mule c,is" win n* thov were not plea bed l'oi sai«- 1 v all t
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      2811 2 Homeward Passenger Season 1907. P. St O. S. N. Co. sc. “MACEDONIA” 10,512 TONS. From Penang Direct to Marseilles and London. WITHOUT TRANSHIPMENT. Leave Penang Har. 8 P M Colombo Apl. 3 Leave Bombay ipl. 6 due Marseilles Apl. 20 London Apl. 27 Passengers by this vessel will l>e afforded
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  • Shipping.
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      ARRIVALS.
      96 3 Rotorua, Ur. s s., 555, Liuuard, 12tli c-, Tongkah, lih Dec, Gen., K. G. Go. Cornelia, Ur. 8 8., 194, lieid, 12tli Dec., Port Swettenliam, 1 th Dec.. Gen K. G. Co. Lady Wkld, Ur. ss, 21*5, Treweeke, 13tl» Dec., Teluk Anson, 12th Dec., Gen., —Stiaits S S. Co.
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      DEPARTURE.
      51 3 13th Deckmhk Petrel, for Pangkalan Urandan. Silh, for I auekat. Clinton, for Pangkor and Teluk Anson. Tliomjwa, for Port Swe teuliam A .Smga|>orc Ftyiiuj Fish, tor Port Weld and Taipn. Hebe, for Dali. Padang, for 15atu 15alira. Deli, for Asahan. Van dev Porta, for Deli, Uajan, Kdie and 'l'.
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    EXPECTED.
    27 3 Vessel$ 1 A'fUllr Due Idononeu < Singapore W.M.&Cu. 15th IKc. Lightning Calcutta A.A A.Co. loth Benarty Loud n s.n.&c». 16th C. A pear Singapore X.A.A Co. 20th
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    SAILINGS.
    40 3 I egnel* For Ajent» Leuven 1 Light ning Sing ipore A A A Co. loth Dec. I'loineuous London VV.A1 &C«. 1 Beuarty Siugapore S 15 it Co. 10th G. A pear Calcutta A .A A Go. 20' h 1
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    102 3 Fok Port Swettenliam and Malacca—Per Cornelia, to morrow, 1 p.m. Tongkali— Per iLotorwt, to-morrow, 1 pm. Kdie, T. Sem a we, Segli, Olelileh and Sahang— ler Hole Canton to morrow, 2 p.ni. Perlis aud Setul Per— Un Penj, tomorrow, 3 .in. leluk Anson Pi r ha h/ Weld,
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    Passengers.
    13 3 IVr lnuiij We'd, from IVluk Anson Messrs. \V. H. MacGregor iiml Smith.
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      1585 3 (S HIPPIN G.) p. i o l SSS Expected Arrivals and Departures. Mail Service. Outwards. ]>fc. 11* Dtlla connecting with «.8. India J»n. 8.8. Arcadia do 8.8. Mongolia Homewards. Dec. 22 s.s. Dcoanha connecting with 8.8. Moldavia Jan. 5 s.s. Delhi do s.s. Victoria LAKES BY MAIL STEAMERS. Ist Class
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      204 3 ASIATIC STEAM NAVIGATION Co., Ltd. IN DO-JAVA LING. A S. N. Co.’s Flkkt. Keg. Toll». i* 2x02 •JH7o ‘JO I 5 :{«;;h 3634 3832 3830 The Company trail!tains a first class seivicc of steamers carrying l>oth passengers and cargo direct from Calcutta and Rangoon to tlie following ports in Java
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    The Straits Echo.
    99 4 justice satisfies every and justice alone.— Kmer> o" Established June Ist, 1903 Publinhed dally (except Sundays.) AT TUB CRITERION PRESS, Ltd., No. 226—232. Beach Street. Penan?. PRICE DAILY LOCAL r annQ OUTBTATIONB Postage Kxtra. MAIL EDITION (Poet Free »15 CABLE ADDRESS: Echo— Penang.* Telephone No. 343 N,B.
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    Kedah.
    1318 4 In these days when the Malay Peninsula is coining into such prominence in Europe on account of its tin and its rubber plantations, anything affecting tbe granting of lands must prove of interest to both the capitalist and the mere man in the street, so we make no apology
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    Wedding.
    217 4 Thomson Sinclair. A pretty little v/eddiug ceremony was performed yesterday afternoon at the Presbyterian Church. Northain Road, when the Rev. K. Y. Whitton married Miss Mary Morrison Thomson, e'dest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. Thomson, of Yoker, Renfrewshire, Scotland, to Mr. James Eweu Sinclair, Estate Manager, Tanjong Pagar
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    Alleged Theft of a Diamond.
    324 4 Tms morning, liefore a Bench Court consisting of Messrs. Howard and Hereford, Chau Boon Fong, who was dressed in European costume, was charged with the theft of one large bril iant stone, valued at B»>(HJ. Detective Inspector Sheedv conducted the j case for the prosecution
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  • PUBLIC OPINION.
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      ANOTHER RESIGNATION.
      84 4 To tiie Editor of the Straits Echo. Dear Sir,— Will you kindly announce that, owing to the pressure of business and the small time t my disposal, I have resigned my position upon the Management Committee of the Penang Anti-Opium Association. I am quite agreed that opium taken
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    Municipal Commission.
    109 4 Following are the Ageuda for to-morrow’s Meeting of tlie Municipal Commission-. 1. Minutes of last mcetiug to l e riad and confirmed. 2. Auy special business the President may bring forward. 3. Questions. 4. Proposed Buugalow iu a lane off Perak Road. 5. Money Changer’s stall at the
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    Many Thanks!
    224 4 Messrs Keuuedv Co., local ageuts for the Guardian Assurance Company, Ltd, l ave sent us a nicely got up pocket book advertising that well known Loudon lirm. The Scottish Provident Institution's Christinas present to its customers this vear takes the form of a pocket diary—a copy of which
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    THE CIRCUS OTT.
    398 4 The Circus Ott scored another success last, uiglp. The huge tent was again pretty well tilled, which goes to show that the performance has cipt tired the hearts of I lie public of Penaug. But what struck one most was tha presence of a large number of
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      280 4 THERE IS ONLY ONE CANNED MILK in which the full flavour and benefit of Fresh Cow’s Milk is retained and it is DAHL’S MILK, which is taken from Cows grazing in the richest pastures of Norway, under the supervision of Veterinary Surgeons. G. H. SLOT CO., Agents. TIANG JOO Co.,
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      Singapore.
      39 5 The Chamber of Commerce (Echo Sftecia'.) Singiip«»re, I;fHi i Singapore Chamber of deoidwl, bv cij.litwii viitv, t» 1,,,!!",' las I”™'.»!»e"d«I Ite-istratio,, „i rsl "l.' s It,II llml, by twenty y„,„ s f *”"•‘■•’[""r f >'• iv improvement scheme. r
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      France.
      138 5 Church and Stale. (Supplied by Reuter.) Loudon, loth December.—£ u the I Vo CliamWi M Clenreoceau eipUjt.J ,1m Mmigiitiior Mont.gn.ni, lf sentatire, m, expelled from hVatce for «'V“K hr d Pnwto instruction» from a foreigner, namely, the opp y Ireucll l,aw. lie sa i.l that if the Church wan
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      Politics.
      277 5 The Education Bill. (Supplied by Renter.) Loudon, 12tl, December.—The House of Commous has adopted by 317 to 89 votes Sir Henry Campbell-Bauuei man’s resolution to deal with th > ameudmeuts to the Education bill passed by the House of Lords en hi c I lie conciliatory tone of the
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      Germany.
      28 5 Isis Disarmament? (Supplied by Renter.) Loudon, 13th Decent *>er. —The Geriuau Budget provides a loan of thirteen million sterling to cover the extraordinary army and uavv requirements.
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      Sport.
      167 5 Football (Supplied by Renter.) Loudon, 13th Decern lier.—Oxford UniverS| *y has Iteateu Cambridge at Rugby Foot ball by twelve points to eight. Mllk Bedjez, a smart young French lady, lias startel an “Agency for Jilted Gills’ in I'aris. The object of this is to Hud desirable husbands for ladies
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    Mine Reports.
    191 5 TH <ionm <■» Minim» Co.. Lio. •iw'.Twroll'owur* rtt ’ibrr* ,o Goner 1 1 \i ll,e,r Fifth Ordinary November!— t,Uf M «2 I 11 1 ‘> e for n,e vear l»»*n =£21 <>4 i r tenJ\;: C 8 omn *“»«<1»«.* .b. etL when tlJ Com .P» u y, »«d
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    RAMBUTAN, LIMITED.
    610 5 1 hr following report was submitted to tl,e shareholder- at the First Anuual Geuer- al Meetiug of the Compau held at Redruth ou 20th Novemlier: Ihe Directors have pleasure in submitting to the Shareholders the Accounts of the I Company, from the date of incorporation to the 30th
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    Our Mail Budget.
    853 5 o The Congo Cruelties. V 0 Hint to the Belgians. r ARIr Reform Organisation Renkwed. 1 (From (Jur Own Correspondent London, November 21—A hint, has at last been given to King Leopold of the Belgians that his administration of the Congo canuot be allowed to go ou
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    £120 Worth of Kisses.
    60 5 Ail Paris is talking of a recent bazaar got up by a uumber of popular actresses to raise funds for a “Stage Life-Boit.” Mile. Louise Stock, the popular Anglo-Freuch chanteuse, alone raised no less than 3,000 francs by eeliug kisses at 20 fraucs a time. Among
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    Marriage Reform.
    289 5 .T he New York correspondent of the Tri- has just been published j hicli is causing considerable stir because of tbe social reforms advocate*] iu its pages. It was written by Mrs. Elsie Parsons, lecturer in sociology at Bernard College, a branch of Columbia University. The authoress is
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    FIXTURES.
    59 5 To-day. 28Mi Day of loth Mom.. Town Baud, Chiuese Recreation Club, 5 to 7 p m Circus t, D ito Kramat Gardens, 9.15 p in. Com pi te Change of Program me. To-morrow. 29tii I)av of 10th Moon. Muuicipil Commission, 3 30 p.m. Town Band, Esplanade, G to 7
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    THE MOON.
    33 5 O New ]>ec. lGtli lh 54 3in a m First Quarter 22nd lOh 3.7 m. i-.m Hull M-m.ii 31st 1b.43 Bm. a m Ea-., Quarte, Jail, /th 9b.47 sm. p m
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    P. & O. SAILINGS.
    34 5 P. O. SAILINGS. Ylai Se'Vicr OlITWARItS. ll«MKnAR<>S Delta W Pec. j Pevtnh'i 22 Pec. Arcadia 2 Jan Delhi Jan. l.xira Sen*. t Outwards. IImmkwa ki»'. Jura 2a Pec. I Sumatra 14 Pec Formosa 28
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    MAILS DUE.
    19 5 English Delta) ...19ihl>ec Chiu i (Devoid»a) ...22ml China (Pr. Reg?nt Laif/nd -1 ...25th German (Prim Heinrich) ...2tMi
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      12 5 The French Confectionery, 17a. Nortliain Roail. Chocolate*, Bonbons, DeKwrt Fondant*. ttcwsuiuiMc Price»-
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      75 5 A Prominent Publisher Endorses Chamberlain s Cough Remedy. Mr. Leon C. Streeter, proprietor of the Woiseeter, Cape Colony. Standir<l, says: For the past seven years, or since we have been in South Africa, Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy has always been kept iu our household. My wife has found it to be
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      74 5 You Take Desperate Chances When You Neglect a Cold It should lie home iu mind that every cold weakens the lungs, lowers the vitality and makes the system less able to withstand each succeeding cold, thereby paving the wav for more serious diseases, fan you afford to take such desperate
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      168 5 Everybody Uses Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy. Mothers buy it for croupy children, railroad men buy it for severe coughs and elderly people buv it for la grippe,” say Moore Bros., Eldon, lowa. U. S A. “We sell more of Chamberlaiu’s Cough Kemedv than any other kind. It seems to have taken
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      397 5 WANT!SID. Cbiuese experienced Book Keeper, must J.X. Ik; good hand wiiter. Au experienced Kuratian electrical wire man. Appl y person, l!v TAIK CHEE Co PALMER TYRES. PRITCHARD CO. LADIES’ DEPAitTMEDIT CLEARANCE SALE. LAST DAYS OF SALE. Reduction of 10" to 30 to clear remaining goods, VIZ: Prints, Muslins, Zephyrs, Delaines,
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    A Study of the Pariah.
    1139 6 It will come as a surprise to mos' eople that hitherto theie has beeu no general account published of the most numerous class in the Presidency, to the amelioration of whose coudit.ou of chronic poveity auu degradation so much attention has beeu directed of late.
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    EXCHANGE.
    117 6 Penano, 13th December. (By courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Hank ...2/3} 4 months’ sight Bank ...2 4j} 3 Credit 2/4* 3 Documentary ...2/4$ Calcutta, Demand Hank 173 3 days’ sight Prwa'e 1/D Bombay, Demand Bank 1/2;J Moulmein, Demand Bank I*l 3 days’ sight Private 174$ Madras, Demand
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    PRODUCE.
    83 6 Gold leaf i 05. B. Pepfx*i W r .C**asi 3!hs..i o/.. sl7. —layers White Pepper 23. layers Tramr Pepper 21.00 nominal Cloves (picked) $11.50 business done Mace $BO. —sellers Mace Pickings 07. —buyers Nutmegs 110 s 28. —sales !No. 1 5$ ppl 2 no Bt<x*k Basket $3.20 sales Tapioca
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    SHARES.
    7 6 ANTHONY AND ANDERSON, Exchange Share Brokers.
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      93 6 Undrew Usher Co.’sIBORDEN'S PEERLESS BRAHD SPECIAL RESERVE O.V.G. Whisky. SANDILANDS, BUTTERY Co.. AGENTS FOR PENANG E M. .S EVAPORATED CREAM. Absolute Parity Guaranteed, AGENTS: SANDILANDS, BUTTERY Co., PENANQ. ffi >- (f) x m Wm Mm i im i st O t :I S3P m v r! -J 1 r? UJ
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      640 6 MACKAY’S THE CELEBRATED “S. B. Co.” GIN IN RED CASES. Sanrfilrinrfs, finttery C't LIQUOR WHISKY. G/es/ers' Champagne, WROUGHT-IRON TUBES AND F1TTINCS. Large Stock Always on Hand. ADAMSON, GILFILLAN CO., LTD. V 0 <n V. C3 C 7) •a -s c I S K 8 ?|!t S •r* io X 63
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    PENANG TURF CLUB. Programme for January Meeting, 1907.
    1247 7 Tuesday, 29th January, Thursday, 31st January, Saturday, 2nd February, 1907. First Day. i Tuesday, 29th January, 1907. > 1. —The Maiden Plate. Value $000. A Race for Maiden Horses. Weight as per scale reduced 14 lbs. All animals imported into the Sfra'ts
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    Woman’s Power.
    904 7 I\J K. LORGE MKKEIHTH AND THE SUFFRAGISTS. A Vindication. Mr. George Menditb, in chare* leristio and sv hi pathetic letter to the Tttite.-, discus.* es the Woman Suffrage agitation, and urges that the root cause of the recent ebullitions is to bo found in the soundness of the
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      338 7 Straits Echo BUSINESS DIRECTORY. MINERAL WATER MANUFACTURERS. OKA HAM NICHOLSON, Omen, U&f Beach Street usic I'tiNANL,. SELECT BOARDING HOUSES. THE PRIORY, 38, Northam Road. Hoard iug House situated at the seaside within easy distance of Town. Terms Moderate. By Day or Month Mrs. W. KODYK. 152c LIVERY BAIT STABLES. ARCHIE
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      64 7 w Underwood -Standard _\a g y?yv 5^2 u/s ok rVvo rv t»K vyrwn i*SuJ. m V'Vc ft! c\ I 'Thl'T'.l 1 IDE MOST EFFICIENT MOST ECONOMICAL MACHINES Ever offered in (lie market. HIGHEST AWARDS AT ALL RECENT EXHIBITIONS. Used in all the principal Government Departments in the Straits and F.
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      51 7 Sprained Ankle, Stiff Neck, Lame Shoulder. These are th »<»«• common ailments for which Camlwrlaiu’s Pain lJilm is especially valuable. If promptly applied it will save you time, money and suffering when troubled with any oue of thesa ailments. For sale by all chemists and storekeepers. rTblroid ROOFING. Adamson, Gilfidan
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      1117 8 Lim Sun Ho, CHOP rtE’NC 1 MOH Sc Co., .(,4, Reach Street, Penang. Importers of aH kinds of European Gloth and General Commission Agents. 2o NOTICE. VIEWS of Penaug, Siugapore. Perak, Selangor, an«l Sumatra. Photos enlarged, various sizes up to 3 ft., on Bromide paper. W. JONES, King Street, Penang.
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