Straits Echo, 6 February 1907

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    Masthead
    37 1 Straits Echo daily CHRONICLE OF EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATO MALAY STATES, AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY. VOL 5. $24 I’er Annum, PENANG, WEDNESDAY, 6th 1 BRUARY, 1907. Single Copy, 10 cent 3, No. 30.
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      1194 1 tiger brand cement. 258 A' N t k 3 S' S* IN HtST FOR ALL PURPOSES. BANKS. Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China. Hongkong Shanghai Banking Corporation. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER. Capital Pairi'iip Reserve Fund Reserve Liability of Proprietors £800,000 £975,000 II A! £800.000 Head Office: ON COURT, TilREADNEEDLE
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      21 1 TIAWG LEE A Co ft o 0 Or/ on >•4 c/o I" V u: <2 EADS U SOLE AGENTS BASF’S ALF.
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    Bankruptcy Law.
    1374 2 SoXIK OK ITtf W.AK Pol NTS j 1 Au indictment which basofteu beeu made’ a that the present effect of the bankruptcy law is to encourage swindle s and to press hardly on honest men, is ceitainly a very serious one; but anyone who reads carefully through some
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      111 2 Iravcilers Find Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Everywhere Mr. C. W. Eckerumu, tnauager of the South I’ieui er Ty j,e writer Co. at Omaha, N« I' a»ku, U. S. A who la a staunch friend ot fJhainbei'lai 'u Uougb Remedy, Bays I hare iaken parucuUi uoiue that this remedy MtMiis lo be
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      241 2 Another Case of Rheumatism Cured by Chamberlain's Pain Balm The efficacy of Chamberlain's Paiu Balui in the relief of rheumatism is being demonstrated daily. Parker Triplett, of Grigsby, Virginia, TJ S. A., says that Chamberlain’s Pain Balm gave him permanent relief from rheumatism in the back when everything else failed,
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      2277 2 The only suitable place where WANTED FOR PAHANG. rilWO CLERKS. Chinese or Eurasian preL ferred. Salary «*2O per annum with you can enjoy and Cakes your fees is at THe French Confectionery, vearlv increments in accordance with Clerical Scheme. Candidates must have passed 7th Standard in local School. Age limit,
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  • Shipping.
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      ARRIVALS.
      44 3 Hkbk, Ur. s.s., 345, Inkster, Oth Feb., Singapore, 4lb Feb., Gen., —W. M. Co. F. Hkinkicm, Ger. 3,904, Gosch, stb Feb., Y« k.bama, 19th Jan., Geu., U M. Co. Cant >N, Ur. s.s., 10", Alericau. tJ'li F« b.. Teluk Anson, sth Feb.,Get*, AbHiug.
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      DEPARTURES.
      64 3 tint FuBIIUAHY. Prinz Heinrich, for Ceylon, Australasia, India, Aden, Egypt, and via Naples for Europe, etc. Rotorua, for Tougkah. PaJang, for Uatu Babra. Langkat, for Teluk Ausou. Pegu, for Laugsa, T. Setna we, Segli, Ulebleb and Sabaug. Hebe, for Deli. Sree Banlut, for Pangkor. Vorwaetr, for Singapore, Hongkong, Shanghai
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    EXPECTED.
    38 3 1 h v* if* i /*»<• Pal l oci us Siuvia pole W M.AOo. li Kel» Bengloe London S B.AOo. fltli Lot liian Glasgow S B '0. Htli Pbina Singapore jS.K.AOo llOili iJeiilawers London S l> 0o. 24tli
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    SAILINGS.
    24 3 1 h\nI I.rnue* l\lt 1 oclus Liverpool YV.M iSiCo. Feb. Ueijgloe 'S.B.&Co. 1 ot biuit Singapoie S.B.&0». Cbiua lOolonibo !S.K.«&Co. Beulav.ers JSiugapore S.B.AC0.
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    108 3 For l»eli :yrd Uiug&a—Fer Van tier Parra, to* morrow, 1 pm. Langkat—Fer Ban Whatt Q oon, tomorrow, 2 p.ui. Singapore, China Japan —Fer Manila, to-morrow 2 p m. Setul —*'er Flying Dragon, to-morrow, 3 p.m. Port S*etteuljain and Singapore Per Tlwnywu, to morrow, 4 p.m. Singapore, China and
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      1447 3 (SHIPPIN G.) TAX *Jls. N. Co, Arrivals and Departures. Mail Service. INTENDED SAILINGS. British India Steam Navigation Co., Ltd. J-Vl). 1 i js s.s. Mult* l Mar. U I)ilta Outwards. Macedonv f connecting with S.S. MooIUIH do s.s. Moldavia do s s. Himalaya Arcadia do s.s. Victoria F«d> Mai l«>
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      182 3 ASIATIC STEAM NAVIGATION Co.. Ltd. INDO-JAVA LINK vice of steamers carrying both passenger»* and cargo direct from Calcutta aud Rangoon to the following ports m Java Batavia Pasoeroeau Samarang Pekalongan Soerabaya Cheribou Banjoewangi Tlie Company’s Steamers also give direct shipment to Padaug aud Sabaug, thus saving the traushipmeut charges incurred
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
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    The Straits Echo.
    94 4 Justice MtUfles everybody »nd Justice alone.—Emevso' Established June Ist, 1903 Published daily (except Sunday*.) T TH CRITERION PRESS, Ltd., No 226—232. Beach Street. Peuan». PRICE: DAILY LOCAL 3r 0 OUTSTATIONR Postage Extra. O.L EDITION Echo— Penang.” Telephone No. 343 Vr. 11l bUidneM cmnuiuuic.-Uion* should be to Til
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    Education.
    972 4 The prize distributions of our two great educational Institutions, the t ree School and St. Xavier’s, have now taken place and those interested in education have heard the reports of both. Our readers will have noted that there has been a change come over the system of education in
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    Town Hall.
    239 4 J he Westminster Glee Singer». bat Peuaug really appreciates good music was amply demonstrated last evening when the Westminster Glee Singers gave their second concert The notice given was very short, hut there was a 1 irge audience and a very appreciative one, for one could have heard
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    Penang Cricket Club.
    203 4 Laws Tennis Tournament. Following are the results of the ties played off in the above touruauient y« slerday: I'oubte Handicap. C as* A. C. C. Rogers and J. E. Nathan beat G. R. K Mugliston and F. M. Kevwortb, 6—2, 6-2 Siuylt Handicap.—Clast .1 H. C. Sells
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    Supreme Court.
    927 4 In Appel ate Jurisd ction. (Before Sir W H Hyndwan Joues, C. J, and Mr. W. W. Fisher, P. J) Registration ok Partnerships. The ApreUate Court, yesterday, delivered judgm-nt un the appeal preferred bv second and third defendants »u Small Cause No. 153 of P* 6 the main
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      U. S. A. & Japan.
      68 4 U. S. A. Japan. More War Talk. (Supplied by Reuter.) Loudon, 6th February.—American new s papers continue publishiug reports pointing to the elaborate organisation of the Japanese at. Hawaii and are prepared to act together in case of an emergency. The latest report says t hat the S ber '.a
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      Politics.
      65 4 Peers v. Commons (Supplied by Reuter.) Loudon, s*h February.—Mr. Winston Churchill, speaking at Manchester, said that the Peers had deliberately provoked a constitutional struggle. The Commons would take up the challenge unhesitatingly, and Parliament would meet the conditions of war. They bad outlived the means whereby tlie Commons could
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      The Transvaal.
      38 4 The Elections. (Supplied by Reuter.) Loudon, 6»b February.—The Alliance 1«tweeu the Het. Voik party and the Nationalists in the Transvaal is now complete. Their majority over the Progressives at tbe Elections is now regarded as assured.
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      France.
      48 4 The Hoyal Visit. (Supplied by Reuter.) Loudon, Ot.h February.—Their Majesties, King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra, visited Versailles yesterday. They made a tour of the galleries of the Palace, and dined at the Cafe Anglais in the eveuiug, after which they paid a visit to the theatre.
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      Afghanistan.
      35 4 The Amir in India(Supplied by Reuter Loudon. 6th February.—The Ameer of Afghanistan is engaging himself most heartily and most unrese vedly in the public amusemeuLs of Calcutta, which is ratjier scandalising the stricter Moslems.
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      Education.
      38 4 |)r. McKenna's Views. (Supplied by Renter.) L>ndou, r»t,li February.—Dr. McKenna, sneaking at Pontypool on the rrincipW of public cnutrnl, said that public money ami no religious test wo Id l>e the basis of the future educational svstem.
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      Glasgow.
      32 4 The Meningitis Epidemic. (Supplied by Renter.) Loudon, tith February.—Niue additional cases of ineuiugilis aud three deaths have occurred in Glasgow since yesterday. Sixtyeight people are now uudei treatment for that disease.
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      The Thaw Case.
      22 4 The defence. (Supplied by Reute f.) Loudon, sth February.—At the Thaw trial, New York, the defence pleaded hereditary insanity.
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    Tin.
    175 4 PfaiNu Lama Tin Mines, Ltd. The output from the above mine for the I mouth of January last was 1060 piculs of au approximate value of «61.000. In Abyssinia it is eousidered a crime to smoke. The law' forbidding tobacco was at first iuteuded to prevent priests front smoking
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      428 4 TOWN HAIL, PENANG. Farewell Performance. To-night, A 9-15 0 Cl 0 K. THE WESTMINSTER CLEE SINCERS. Entire: Chango of Programme. ALSO Special Mitinee Pe f nuance To-morrow, 7th February, At 5-15 pm.. Special Prices. Admission, 32. Children Half Price I’l'v now Op*n at (UNNI GiIAM, CI.AKIv Co. 2-2 07 88
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      44 4 Every Rottle Guaranteed. This is done with Chaml*i lain*» Coueh Remedy. and if you are not satisfied after uainif two third* of the lx>ttle arcordinsr to direction*. return w»>at. in left an«l your roouey will 1« refunded. F<*r Male hy all ehemiet* and storekeeper*.
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      12 4 The French Confectionery. 17a, Northam Road. Chocolates. Ronhons, Dessert Foudants, Af fcri
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  • Obituary
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    18 4 Obituary. (ien. Herbert Cuniiigham (Supplied by Reuter.) Loudon, 6th February.—'l'be death it» an uouuced of Geueral Herbert Coniughaui
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    St. Xavier's Institution.
    3821 5 I M i Ann» Prize Distribution. afternoon the auuual prize dis-h-Amiiioii i»f St X ivier’s Institution took iK t hi ili<* presence of the Hon. Kesideut i Vtim illor. Mrs. Tliorntou and a large gath,i ill. se interested 'U the work of the 'di.M'l I lie proceedings
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    A False Charge.
    299 5 In the Third Court, yesterday, a Chiuese youth, named Roll Kiam Smg. was trie t for the theft of four silver hairpins, worth ab »ut J*lo. The complainant, a Chinese woman named Liu Yen lvi, residing at Dat > Kraniat Road, stated that she eugagod Hi** l*oy
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    Extortion by the Marine Police.
    272 5 Yesterday afternoon. Marine Police Constables Nos. 52 *ud 19H uai»“d Mat iVsaaud Alat Esi lespectiv ly, p’evled uot gui tv to two charges to wit. committing extortion, and receiving illegal gratificati >u The story of the prosecutinu was as follows. On the lbth ultimo, the
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    MAILS DUE.
    19 5 Indian Thomjioa) 7«h Fe'» German A'irr) ...S li English Mace*l‘ wi-i) Lth China (Dell i) 16 h
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    P. & O. SAILINGS
    43 5 P. O. SAILINGS 'I .i '*t<viu. ItllTWlMPi. 11 ,,M 1'« MilCtdukr* 14 t cb. LfrUa JO ttf MaHa ‘/8 1 lMtiala X Mar. I »>• a >crv*. i Hit w a kus. H»hi wi»r> Nile UFrb. Uom*» 8 Feb Jay*» Wbr. 1 Java 2i
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    FIXTURES.
    88 5 To-oat. 24 Ii Day ot 12ili \l P. 0. Tenuis l ouruameul. I Town Li.iud, Esplauade, 0 to 7 p in. J I’lie Grand Cinema'ograpli, Kiiubirlev Street. P p in. fOpsra Indra IViiiiU. .\idau Za*Ji;gv,” K>ng Street Theatre, p.m. Westminster Glee Siuger*. Town Hall, tMopn, To-aiouuow 25th Day of
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      491 5 QUALITY TELLS. In tlie eud it it, the Quality tlial Tt»lis, ami tiiat is iii a comparatively short space of tiim the MASSEY'H ARRIS HI CYC I.K his become here- as iu all Countries where it is known—as being 111 o> THE They run easy I VERY BEST. I'2| And
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    Illegible.
    298 6 It is ;i pity the Uw <T«►♦*** not make illegible handwriting a punishable offence. The amount of time uni profanity one wastes in try iutc t° decipher some h iei only pit tc*» which are perhaps of no importance when they are deciphered, is «infill. The spread of education
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    Fire Fight amid Microbes.
    343 6 Explosion in a Hospital Culture Room. A New York me.-sige to London papers stated that millions of bacil i of the most deadly dbeises hoi been liberated in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, by an explosion ot chemicals in the laboratory of Mercy Hospital. The explosion set tiro to
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    Bloodhounds as Man Hunters.
    466 6 Interesting Tests in England. The d* tective instinct of the bloodhound was on tiiulat Shrew ton, Ltiglaud, oue dav last inoU'li. Smile five miles from the village, aud in the f ee suetchiug plain of Salisbury, a se ies of eight hunts, wiih men as the
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    EXCHANGE.
    118 6 Penano, Oth February. (By courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Sank ...2/4$ 4 months’ sight Bank ...2/4$ 3 Credit 2/Hi 3 Documentary ...2/4'i Calcutta, Demand Bank Ivs 173$ 3 days’ sight Private 175$ Bombay. Demand Bank 173$ Mouimein, Demand Bank 171$ 3 days’sigdit Private 175 i Madras, Demand
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    PRODUCE.
    163 6 IoM leaf 64.70 B. Pepper( W.Co&sl 31b5.5 oz. I 317. —btiytrs White Pepper s23} buyers Tiaiig Pepper 318. —buyers Cloves (picked) $4O. —buyers Mace $B5. —buyers Mace Pickings 71.— sales Nutmegs 110 s 28. —nominal SNo. 1 5.10 sales 2 no stock Basket $3.20 sales Tapioca Flour 1.82$ nominal
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    MARKET PRICES.
    159 6 Penang, 6th February, 1907. Bert— c /s. Soup per catty 14 Roast 24 Steaks 24 Stew or Curry Meat 18 Rump Steak 24 Ox Tail each 30 Tongue 55 Feet 25 Heart 30 Liver 32 Pork— Pork per catty 40 Pig’s Head 20 Feet 26 Tongue 32 Mutton
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    SHARES.
    892 6 j—r I i z-£ Number of p gj g 3 Capital. Shares Last Dividend. Nauie. ’-g Ĕ issued. 3 re o Mining 1903 300,000 30.000 10 10 Belat Tin Mining Co., Ltd. #15.75 1000 175,000 1 Bersawab Gold Mining Co., Ltd ...j nom 1001 600.000 60.000 10 10 Bruseh
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      57 6 He Quick Not a iniuute slmut.i lie lost wlieu a cliil.l hliows HnnptomH of croup. Cbanil«rl.iiu H Couuli c;iv«>ti HH soon as li e clii'.l beconre» bourse, or eveu after the cr.o.pv a ppntra, will p-eveut the attack utsve» tails, am) is pleasuut ami safe to lute 1’ or sale
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      118 6 P0 M MW > X CO X o M -J t>> UJ \cGMr < C° A* Ittt fco»» 0 o TO BE HAD RETAIL MACKAY’S LIQUOR WHISKY. FROM Ban Seng &Co., G/esfers 9 Champagne, THE CELEBRATED “S. B. Co.” GIN Heap Lee Co., in red cases. Tong Joo Co., <w,7
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      206 6 JUST RECEIVED. No.2 of The Review of the Far East,” Edited by A. CUNNINGHAM of the South China Morning p 0| Contents. y j The Shi Kin^: (ii) Concluded. I Leprosy The ueed of concentrated effort Burma: The Burmau and the uatiou»! amusements. I New Things anti Old in China
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    How to live to be a Hundred.
    418 7 Silt Laldbu Liu in ton Oiv-8 Aivici ‘I hough three score years aud »eu is generally regarded as the normal spiu of life, there are no insuperable reasous, in the opinion of Sir Lauder liruntoD, why it. should not l>e the mle rather
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    Sir T. Lipton’s Next Yacht.
    686 7 An Account or the Designer. According to au English exclnnge Mr. Alfred Mylue, who has been cotnmissioue 1 by Sir Thomas Liptou to design a yacht with which the Irish baronet expects to challenge for a race for the America’s cup to be sailed uext
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      554 7 Straits Echo” business directory. mineral WATER manufacturers. GRAHAM NICHOLSON, Office, U a, Beach Street The W!'c PENANG. SELECT BOARDING HOUSES. Doctor and tHe Nmrse WILL tell you why Stearns' Wins is so highly endorsed The reason Stearns’ Wine is so far superior to all other Tonics and Cod Liver Oil
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      1029 8 Lim Sun Ho, CHOP rffc'NC IVIOH Sc Co, .(,4, Heath Street, Penang. VOTICB. V74EWB of Penang, Singapore, Perak, Selangor, and Sumatra. Importers of all kinds of European Cloth and General Commission Agents. 220 Photos enlarged, various sizes up to 3 ft., on Bromide paper. W. JONES, King Street, Penang. Pkoiographer.
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