Straits Echo, 2 May 1907

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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 S. $24 Per Annum. PENANG, THURSDAY, 2nd MAY, 1907. Single Copy, 10 cent No. 98.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 1195 1 TIG£R BRAND CEMENT. *v 258 N f<v «3 T °e IN /IfcS7 ALL PURPOSES. BANKS. Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER. Hongkong Shanghai Banking Corporation. Capital Paid up Kenorve Fund llftservo Liability of Proprietor!* £BOO,OOO £9 75,000 £BOO,OOO Hoad (Mice: HATTON COURT, THREADNEEDLE STREET, LONDON.
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    • 17 1 BASS’S ALE. m «0 Cl tP u rj 3 *0 a>: Si O ft THtS •inois s.ssHNNino
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  • 734 2 Comments on Its Success. The Japanese Lorn, says the Outlook has a very remarkable success. It has, i indeed, been au extraordinary success when 1 y) b consider tlie conditions which existed w h'ile it. was being subscribe 1 the sensational fall iu New Voik, the continuous
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  • 279 2 One of the developments of the White Australia” craze, says the Ceylon Standard, of which so much has been heard as to make the topic nauseating to dwellers iu other parts of the British Empire, was the determination to have a Mail Service of its own, maimed eutiielv
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 415 2 HTOTICE7. ON and after this date, ill small advertisements intended for insertion in the Straits Echo must be paid for in advance. LIM SENG HOOI, sth July 1905 Managing Director. PERAK TURF CLUB. A GENERAL MEETING will be held at the Perak Club, at 0-30, May 25t,b, 1907. But inets
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    • 507 2 r rniet 3« Toilet o 4 p> n =**ASr May safely fcc tisecl on Lte most uelicatc and sensitive skin. A TOILET LUXURY OF THE HIGHEST PURITY. B'l fesfisiiS WROUGHT-IRON TUBES AND FITTINCS. Large Stock Always on Hand. ADAMSON, GILFILLiAN CO., LTD. 33, FARQUHAR STREET, PENANG, Telephone No. 546, 5
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  • Shipping.
    • 58 3 Cornelia, Hr. 8.8., 194, Keid, Ist May, Port Swettenham, 30th Apr., Geu., K. G. Co. Taw Tong, Hr. s.s., It). 1 Hussain, 2nd Ma?, Trang, Ist May, Geu., —K. G. Co. Pegu, Hr. 8.8., 294, Coysh, 2nd May, Acheen, 29th Apr., Gen., Bau HoHin, Thongwa, Hr. s.s., 3,428, Harrington,
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    • 43 3 2nd May. Brouwer, for Deli and Langsa. Canton, for Paugkor and Teluk Anson. Ban Whatt Soon, for Langkat. Malaya, for Deli. Kum Sany, for Calcutta. C. Apcar, for Singapore and Hongkong. Thongwa, for Port Swettenham Singapore. Gntitenau, for Singapore, China aud Japan.
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  • 31 3 Vessels Froth A <j* uf* Dve Lightning E. P. FerSingapore A A A Co. 3rd May. diiaud Colombo S.K &Co. oth Benlomoud London S.B.&Co. 6t h Braemar Glasgow S.B.&Co. 13th
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  • 21 3 f For A eat* Leave» Lightning Ca’cutla E. F. Fer A.A.A.Oo. May. <]inan<VSiugapnre S.K.&Co. Beuloinond Singapore S.B.ACo. Braemar Singapore S.B&Go.
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  • 100 3 For Port Swettenham aud Malacca —Per Cornelia, to-morrow, 1 p.m. Hatu Ha lira—Per Padany, to-morrow, 1 p.m. Trang—Per Taw Tony, to-morrow, 1 p.m. Hatu Bahra—Per K. Halewyn, to-morrow, 1 p.m. Calcutta—Per Lightning, to-morrow, 3 p.m. Teluk Anson—Per Lady Weld, to-morrow, 3 p m. Rangoon aud Calcutta, taking mails
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 1503 3 (S HIPPIN G.) /*> 1 8. N. Co. ti-i[cArd ArrivalB and Departures. Man Service. Outwards. May uu« FAKES BY MAIL STEAMERS. I«t Cl&4« 2ud OlaM £6O £4O Gib- £56 £3B I’o Loudon by Sea ['o Marseille» or raltar Through Mail Steamer io London. s.s. Drmnfta July Otli. extra steamers Intermediate
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    • 180 3 Straits Steamship Co. 9 Ltd. New Service between Penang, Port Swettenham and Singapore. The above Company’s New Steamer “PERAK” will be despatched from Penang every Tuesday, at 5 p.m from the Wharf for Port Swettenham and Singapore, arriving at Port Swettenham in time to catch the 8 30 train for
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 50 3 WEATHER Thk following report ih kindly supplied by the Signal Director of Fort Cornwallis I 5 p.m. 6 a.m. noon. ter day Today To-day T&. *9* Si* 1 Wr. i ritslisz riss Kins Wd S.E. B. N.K. The rainfall during the 21 hours ended at 9 a.m, to*dav was nil.
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  • 103 4 Justice over}body an! Justice alone.— Km r o« Established June Ist, 1903 Fubli*hed tidily (eicept Sundays.) at th■ CRITERION PRESS, Ltd., No. 226—232, Beach Street, Penang. PRICE: DAILY LOCAI 12* P*r annnti OI'TSTA riONS Forage Kxtri. MAIL EDITION (I'oet rreo «15 CABLE ADDRESS Echo—Penang.” Telephone No. 343.
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  • 867 4 It is no uncommon tiling for us to have complaints sent to us of cases of <;ross incivility on the Railways and the latest hails from Singapore and refers to the Sin<rapore-K ran j i line, which can only be regarded as a continuation of that which now
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  • 655 4 Harmston’s Circus, always so popular m Penang, with Colonel” Bob Love, as stnil- j ing as the late Duke after dining on his trainer, at its head, has arrived quite safely and the big teut is being erected at Dato Kramat. CM.” Bob promises all sorts of new
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  • PUBLIC OPINION.
    • 245 4 To iii£ Editor of this Stk. iis Echo. Sib, —Will you be good enough to favour the public with your opinion of the following incident which 1 witnessed on the Singapore-Krauji railway a few days ago, and which, I daresay, occurs day after day. The train was going
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  • 456 4 We have to acknowledge the receipt of the January number of the Journal of the British Medical Association (Malaya Branch). Naturally, most of the subjects discussed therein have very little interest for those outside the medical profession, but this remark does uot apply to
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  • 180 4 Mk Codriug':ou this morning resumed the hearing of tlie c.ce against Sikh LanceCorporal Harim Singh, who stands charged with the theft of four tins of condensed milk and two tins of sardines. It appears that, on the night of the 10th ult, police constables wer
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  • TELEGRAMS.
    • 321 4 Prince Buelow’s Speech. (Supplied by Reuter.) Loudon, Ist May.—ln the Reichstag Priuce von Buelow, the Prussian Premier' announced that Germany would uot participate iu the discussion at the Hague on the limitation of armaments, on thegrouud that it was dangerous and not likely to lead to auv practical result*.
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    • 86 4 No Reduction in Duty. (Supplied\by Reuter.) Loudon, 2nd May.—Mr. J. S. Fletcher, M. P. for Hampstead, moved the reduction of the tea duty bv a penny. Mr. Asquith said that if he could have afforded a reduction he would have preferred to have dealt with sujaraud, secondly, owing to
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    • 70 4 The Two Thousand (Supplied by Reuter.) Loudon, 2nd May.— The race for the Two Thousand Guineas resulted as follows: Slieve Galliou 1 Bezonian 2 Linacre 3 The betting at the start was 4to 11 ou Slieve Gallion, 100 to 9 against Bezonian and 100 to 6 against Liuacre. There
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    • 41 4 Friendly Reception in Paris. (Supplied by Renter.) London, 2nd May.—The King of the Belgians, who is officially visitiug Paris, lunched yesterday with President Fallieres. who referiel to the sympathy felt by the Freoeb Government and people towards King Leopold.
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    • 69 4 Attempted Assassination (Supplied by Reuter.) Loudon, 2ud May —Some conspirators m Guatemala exploded a mine laid in the manway, as President Cabrera drove past, killing the horses of the carriage ami wounding au officer. The President escaped unhurt. Lim Lino, a Chinaman, was to day tiued by the Bench
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 349 4 THE m T f lp,w if) nii i! m il CHrrA STREET. i i DOUROS' HIG CL:: 3 EGYPTIAN CI6ARETTES, The only sin satisfy a connoisseur. Just la; dec ex s. s. u Bayern Aristocr ;s, Dames, Paclia, $l.BO per TOO. 1.50 j» 1.50 >» Kindive, Extra fin» quality, Extra
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    • 97 4 Make Hay While the Sun Shines.” There is a lesson in the work of t he tlirilf? fanner. He knows that, the bright suusbint* may last but a day ami he prepares tor toe showers which are so likely to follow. 11 should be with every household. Dysenterydiarrhoea and craiup
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  • 1259 5 Tbe fifth annual general meetiug of tbe Trouob Mines, Limited, was held on lltli April, at the Cannon-street Hotel, Mr. (filbert B Pearce (the Chairman of the Compauv) presiding. Tbe Secretary (Mr. \V r H. Swannell) having read the notice cilling the mietiug aud the auditors’ report,
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  • 627 5 e; Somk Planting Notks. Our Special Representative now m tbe Far e hast, sa\s tbe L. dc C. Express, wbo recently visited tb3 Federated Malay States, forwards j us the subjoined interesting notes, wbicb have been kindly supplied to bim, be in- <^ r,DK us, from a
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  • 204 5 Perak vs. Sklamior Perak has responded to the iuvitati u of Selangor sportsmen to play them at cricket, football and hockey during Whitsuntide holidays, and matches between tbe pick of the two States will be played at Kuala Lumpur, says the Times of Malaya, as follows Cricket. Cricket
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  • 267 5 (From Our Own Correspondent Taipiug, 29th April. The Rev. Mr. Bourne, the Chaplain of All Saints, who is also a teacher in King 1 Edward VII School, is about to resign the latter post. This will leave the staff of the School short handed by two teachers, but
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  • 560 5 The Duplex Pump. At 9-30 a ui. on Mouday, at the Sungei Besi Mines there was a large gathering, including Mr. G. D. Lucas, Assistant Warden of Mines, Mr. A. G. Mondy, Inspector of Mines, and Messrs. D. C. Wilkie, A. G. Mackie, J. Boadle, F. Nisseu
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  • 715 5 Great preparations are being made by f the Lord Chamberlain’s Office, in coujuncy tion with the Foreign Office, to give everv l importance to the visit of Prince Fushimi, the Envov from Japan, who is to arrive iu t E ugland ou the 6th iust.
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  • 27 5 Arrived. Per s.s. ThoiUjwa, from Madras Mrs. Brown and Mr. Bady: From Negapatam Mr. J. Hunter. Deuakted. Per s.s. Tee.-ta, for Madras Mr. A. A Halaquah.
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  • 80 5 To-DAT 20th Day of 3rd Moon. League Football C. R. C. vs. Government Service, C. R C. Ground. Town Band, Chinese Recreation Club, 5 to 7 p.m. Matsuo’s Japanese Cinematograph, corner of Penang Road and Campbell Street, 9 p in To-morrow 21st Dav of 3rd Moon. Tenuis Tournament, Golf
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  • 14 5 English Oceana) ...9lh May. Chiua Arcadia) ...11th China (Pr. E. Friedrich) ...14:ii
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  • 21 5 Last Quarter May. 5th O New Moou 12th First Quarter 2 Mb O Full M oou 2d ill I
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  • 33 5 P. O. SAILINGS Mail Service. Outward*. TIomkwakuh. Oceana 0 May. Arcadia II May. Malta 23 I Delhi 25 l.xira Service. Outwards. Homkwakhs. Socotra 14 May. I Japan 4 May. Peshawar 21 Sumatra IS
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 30 5 Get it To.day. Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy cures diarrhei and dysentery iu all forms and in all stage*. It never far*. For sale by all Pispen«*n|| and Dealers.
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    • 83 5 Rheumatism Makes Life Miserable. A Lapp? home is the most valuable possession that is within the reach of mankind, but you cannot enjoy its comforts if you are suffering from rheumatism. You throw aside business cares wheu you enter vour home aud you can be relieved from those rheumatic pains
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    • 47 5 Colds and Pneumonia. There can be no excuse for a man if be allows a cold to develop into pneumonia. Chauiberlaiu’s Cough Remedy counteracts any tendency towards this disease and mauy doctor’s bills have l»een saved bv its timely use. For sale by all Dispensaries and Dealers.
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    • 854 5 REAL ECONOMY. Consists not so much in usings ijuaHity of Second Rate Articles. because they aie Cheap, but rmthar in buying a fewer uumie. of Superior Quality Go:ds, as proved especially in the case of PALMER TYRES. And liesides, consider the anooyauce and lost time avoided bv tlie almost total
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  • 391 6 ir ’jTwa big seizures of illicit opium have H)eOu made at Bangkok by the Customs officials, says the Siam Observer. The s. s. Anghin arrived from Hoihow, aud at about two o’clock in the morning an attempt was made to take off two bags of opium
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  • 512 6 Per M. M. s.s. Oceanien, due at Singapore on 6th May To Singapore (from Marseilles, Apr. 14) Mr. W. S. Gibson, Sir C. Brook, Mr. C. S. Pearse, Mr. Saiutbois, Mr. J. H. D. Jones. Per P. A O. s.s. Britannia, connecting with the Oceana at
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  • 120 6 Pknahg. 2nd Mat. (By courtesy o) the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Sank ...2/4, 1 4 months’ sight Bank ...2/4-/ a 3 Credit 2/4,"* 3 Documentary 2/4 Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs 173$ 3 days’ sight Private 175$ Bombay, Demand Bank 1734 Mouimein, Demand Bank 171$ 3 days’ sight Private 1751
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  • 157 6 Gold leaf $64.60 B. Pepper( W.Coast 31b5.5 oz.) 16^.— no stock White Pepper 24. —sellers Traug Pepper 19f Cloves (picked) 51. —buyers \j aCf 81.50 sales Mace Pickings 70’ sellers Nutmegs 1 10» 29 —sellers SNo. 1 s. —sales 2 no stock Basket 3.10 bayers Tapioca Flour 1.80 nominal
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  • 179 6 Penang, 2nd Mat, 1907, Beef— c g Soup per cal ty 14 Roast 24 Steaks 24 Stew or Curry Aleat 16 Rump Steak 24 Ox Tail each 25 Tongue 50 Feet 15 Heart 28 Liver 25 Pork Pork per catty 32 Pig’s Head 20 Feet 24Tongue *t 32
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 549 6 a >■ a CO X HHi 1 1 HI o i -J UJ 6 Mr < m c°. •o \rU* g O H r ’rt -*»08«*TO BE HAD RETAIL FROM Ban Seng Co., Gim Tek Bee Co., Heap Lee Co., Tong Joo Co., Goon Yen Friends, Chiat Seng Co., Teik
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    • 205 6 HONG BEE Co., General Store and Commission Agents, 83, MAIN ROALD. TAIPIHO. 39c Ng 800 Bee, Chop Swee Bee, Miners and Contractors, 81, Kota Road, Taiplng. Fox* Sale. Flooring Roofing Tiles OP VARIOUS SIZES ALSO Timber, etc. og* TAIK HO Co^ 82, MAIN ROAD, TAIPINQ, FERAK (Established 1889). General Merchants,
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  • 534 7 A deai. of discussion is going on iu the local press as to who is to be the nut Resi-dent-General in place of Sir William Taylor who proceeds on leave shortly, says lu Tinland. The States I’apors are unauimou9 in opinion that the most popular person would be
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  • 258 7 Messrs. Boustead <v Co., tli9 local agents, send us tlie following digest of the report of the above Company, for presentation to the shareholders at the forty-seveuth ordiuary general meeting, which was held at the Offices of the Company, at 10 a m., ou
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 217 7 Lim Sun Ho, CHOP HEI G MOH Sc Co., 164 Beach Street, Penang. Importers of all kinds of European Cloth and General Commission Agents. 220 Kim Keng l.eong Co., 127, BEACH STREET. IMI'OWTT.KS OF EVERY description OK ironmongery, Wliiclr is on sale at specially advantageous terms. ALSO AGENTS FOR Cock
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    • 454 7 W. MANSON, American Dentist, ate of Dr. Allen Co., Pha, U.S.A. i Charges Moderate, Consultation Free. RESIDING AT Wo. 21a, Penang Road. few doors from Ihe Eastern and Oriental Hotel. K)c 6 mt.ha .EE CHYE DISPENSARY, 258, Carnarvon Street, Penang, OPEN FROM 6 A.M. TO 9 P.M. Stock of Gold
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    • 137 7 THE PENANG COACH BUILDING CO., LTD., 20S, HUTTON LANE. Coach Builders and Repairers, Bicycle Dealers and Repairers, Commission Agents, etc. All kinds of Vehicles and Horse Accessories in Stock. Harness, Saddlery, etc., «Just Unpacked. INSPECTION IS RESPECTFULLY SOLICITED. I Horse Food of the Rest Quality Kept. Horse Shoeing and Clipping
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    • 74 7 Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy. 'J'liis is a medicine of great worth and merit. Try it when you have a cough or cold and you are certain to be pleased with the «juick leliof which it affords. It is pleasant to take and can always be depended upou. For sale by all
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 3245 8 THE EASTERN TRADING COMPANY, LIMITED CAPITAL $4,004,000.00. The Subscription List will Open on Monday, the 11th day of March, 1907, and close on or before Tuesday, the 30th d;iy of April, 1907, for the Colony of the Straits Settlements and the Federated Malay States, and I rid *y, the 31st
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