Straits Echo, 18 July 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 fi. $24 Per Annum. PENANG, THURSDAY, 18th JULY, 1907. Single Copy, 10 cents. No. 1(»Z.
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      1330 1 TIGER BRAND CEMENT. 4iiyp fltS7 LOT? /ILL PURPOSES. BANKS. Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER. Capital Paid up Reserve Fund Reserve Liability of Proprietors £BOO,OOO £1,075,000 £BOO,OOO Head Office: HATTON COURT, THREADNEEDLE STREET, LONDON. Agencies and Branches. Bombay Hankow Bang!.ok I poll Batavia Karachi Calcutta
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      11 1 TIAP.G LEE Co. o a F I SOLE AULS IS. j
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    Little Conveniences.
    192 2 There are several little iucuuveuieuces which the federation of the States could very well clear up, among which are the Passe* and Licenses issued for personal requirements. In these days of rapid communication a person is aide to l>e in two or three States during the course of
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    Was He "Latah"?
    175 2 'J’hr following is from the Perak Resident’s last Annual Report. It would be interesting to kuow if the poor fellow wai Latah” —"There were 21 murder cases and 15 discoveries one remarkable case is thus reported by the Deputy Commissioner. Two brothers iti Lower Perak (Malays) went
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    Banishment.
    134 2 The following regarding the beuetits of the Banishment Ordinance is from Mr. Birch’s Administration Report:—"The system of banishing to their country of origin habitual criminals has proved successful in keeping dowu crime and in relieving us of the cost of keeping men who live at the expanse of the
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    A Record Judgment.
    372 2 Nearly a Million Pounds Awarded to a Lady Speculator. Judomknt for .£827,000, a sum without precedent in recent years, was given iu au extraordinary case heard iu the London Law Courts ou the 10« b ultimo, Mr. Frank Lacroix Gardner, the Australian gold-mining millionaire, being ordered to
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      74 2 Huy It Now. N »w it it:o inn* ti) luv Cliutnbet l.un'w t iio t*r i I ><) )i 111 ]|i ip i e<i v It I* ••i*i hi iit ttli* ne* > led *>oou**r or later and au<l wlien ill it tiinu commit v«m will ueed it l*id!f you
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      1605 2 NOTICE. the business or the PENANG CONFECTIONERY WILL BE CARRIED ON A* USUAL, at 22a, Leith Street 16-7-07 503 W. SNELLING. notice. tbe uudersigued, do hereby inform the 1, public that I have severed my connection with Messrs. Waseiamall, Asoomall A Co., and have joined iu partnership with Messrs. Tollararo,
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  • Shipping.
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      ARRIVALS.
      116 3 Malaya, Ger. ss, 348, Loewe, 18th July, Deli, 17th JUv, Geu.— B. M. Co. Van deb Parka, Dut. s.s., 331, Hut, 18>li July. Deli, 17th Julv, Geu.—H. L. Co. Cornelia, Hr. s.s, 194, Keid, 17th July, Port Swetteiilmin, 10th July, Geu K. G. Co. lono, Br. 8 s., 105,
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      DEPARTURES.
      37 3 18th July. Petrel, for Pangkalau Bramlau. Avagyee, for Deli. Rotorua, for Tongkah. J fury Austin, for Asa ha u. Canton, for Paugkor ami Teluk Auaou Ban Whatt Hin, for Tougkah. Fook Hang, for Singapore ami Hougkoug
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    EXPECTED.
    37 3 Vessels From A'jt-uty Hut C. A pear Singapore A.A A.Co. 18t li July Silesia Singapore B.M.&Co. 25th A lei nous Singapore W.M &Co 27th G. A pear Singajoie A A A/\>. 27th Vorwaerts Colombo S.KACo. 28th
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    SAILINGS.
    29 3 I eg self For Ajent* heave* 1 C. Arear Calcutta A A.A.Co. July. Silesia Hamburg B.BJ.&Co. Aleiuous Loudon VV.il &Co. C. npcar Calcutta A.A.A.Co. I Vorwaerts Singapore S.K.&Co.
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    205 3 For Port Swetteuham aud Malacca Per Cornelia, to-morrow, 1 p ni. Port Swettenham aud Singapore—Per Perak, to-morrow, 1 p.m. Kopah, Reuong, Victoria Point, Mergui aud Tavoy—Per Omapere, to-morrow, 1 p.m. Calcutta—Per C.Apear, to-morrow. 4p.m. Ceylon, Australasia, India, AdeD, Mauritius, Egypt aud via Brindisi for Europe, etc. Per Chim,
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    Passengers to the Straits.
    208 3 Per P. O. ss. India, connecting with the Marmora at Colombo, due at Penang ou 31st July To I’euang (fr> in Loudon, July 5) Mr. and Mrs. T. Matthews, Mrs. McGregor aud child (from Marseilles, July 12) Mr. A. G. C.»»y. Mr. Logan. To Singapore ifrom
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      1772 3 (S HIPPIN O.) tAI/ 3 Is. N. Co. Expected Arrivals and Departures Mail Service. Outwards. July 18 a.». A INTENDED SAILINGS. British lndi? Steam Navigation Co., Ltd. Foa Intbndrd to Sail. Stbambb: M gat. 20th July 2 p.m. Madras, Pondicherry Cuddalore and Sat ;ird A t pMI Eamcal. atlia connecting
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    The Straits Echo.
    101 4 Justice sati*fle> everybody and justice aloue. -BmtrtoH. Established June Ist, 1903. Published diily (except Sundays.) XT TH I CRITERION PRESS, Ltd., No. 226—239. Rohpli St root, Penan PRICE: DAILY LOCAI ti* OUTBTA TIONB PostA*re Kxtra. MAIL RPITION (Poet free Sts UABL* ADDRESS Echo—Penang.” Telephone No. 343. -i
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    THE LIGHT THAT FAILED.
    624 4 This is not the tirst time that we have had to refer in these columns to the subject of our electric lighting. Last night we had one of those temporary eclipses which used to occur with such irritating frequency some time back. About 11.45 p.ui. a
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    The Police Courts.
    1008 4 (Before Mr. Wol/erstun.) Tan Yu Seug, a Chinese tongkaug man, I was yesterday placed in the dock airaigued ou the charge of cheatiug, to falsely pretendiug to Mr. Quak Beng Kee, the managing owner of Messrs, the Guau Lee Hiu 3. S. Co., that he (the accused)
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    Mr. Foo Choo Choon Feted.
    194 4 A dinner was given last eveuiug, says Tuesday’s Malay Mail, by Mr. and Mrs. Loke Chow Kit, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Kong Lam, and Mr. aud Mrs. Taking at the Weld Hill Club, to Towkay Foo Choo Cbcon aud a party from Penang, including about
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    Training Notes.
    458 4 The going ou the Racecourse this morning was excelleut, aud, although uo records were broken, the work ou the whole was goo baud the attendance the best up to date. Lyn wood (Banvard) was first out aud went twice rouud slowly. Afternoon (Cartwright) cain9 next aud did a
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    Penang Cricket Club.
    365 4 Lawn Tknnis Tournamknt. I Following are the results of the ties played yesterday:— Mi.f;d Double Handicap. Mrs. Duuu aud G. Mugliston (—4O) beat Miss Tozer aud I). Duueau 15.3) 6 1, 4—6, 6—3. Mrs. Murray and T. P. Nailer (+2/6) beat Mrs. Adamson aud E. S. Haslain
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      258 4 THE ANGLQ-CHINESE STORE, 5, CHINA STREET. JUST ARRIVED FOR THE RACES. Ladies’ Hand Combination Bags, Purses Wallets. Over one hundred different kinds varieties to select from, all of best Leather and the latest pattern. also f\ Large R ssortment of Ladies’ Gents’ Companions Dressing Cases. COME AND”INSPECT THEM. WATCH THIS
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      411 4 THE SIMPLEST COMPETITION IN EXISTENCE. Open Only to Registered Subscribers A PRIZE OF $50.00 will be awarded to the competitor who obtains the highest total of marksm this competition. Where will the following words be found in this issue of the Straits Echo” Ist List. Name of Competitor Address For
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      The Unrest in India.
      78 5 (i Supplied by Reut*r.) An Inflammatory Pamphlet. Loudou, 17th July. -Iu Parliament Mr. J. D Rees, Liberal Memlier for Moutgomeuy District, as! ed whether Mr. Morley intended to take action with reference to an inflammatory pamphlet entitled “Back-taxing Rural India.” Mr. Morley said he believed the
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      Lever Brothers.
      101 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) Awarded £50,C00 Damages. Loudon, 18th July.— Lever Brothers, the famous soap manufacturers, have won the actiou they brought against the associated newspapers representing the Daily Mail, M irror, and Evening Nexen. The papers impugned the Arm’s honesty, charging it with giving short weight. The Court
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      An Aerial Fleet.
      43 5 (Supplied by Router Prance to the Fore. Loudon, l8il; July.—Owiug to the remarkable success of the steerable balloon Patrie, the Fieucli Government have ordered the construction of a tDet of airships and the establishment of a corps of competent crews.
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      Venezuela.
      66 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) Repudiates the Award of the Hague Court. London, lBtbJuly.—The Belgian Government have announced that the Venezuelan Chamber has repudiated the Award of the Hague Court condemning her to pay ten million francs to her Belgian creditors. It is a coincidence that, the Venezuelan delegate at the
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      New Zealand.
      64 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) Education Test to be Imposed on the Chinese. London, 17th July-—The New Zealand Budget puts on the free list cotton, piece goods, dress priuts, tapestry, sugar, uuground spices, tigs, dates, linseed aud olive oil. Sir Joseph George Ward, the New Zealand Premier, auuouuced that the
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      Japan.
      47 5 {Supplied by Reuter.) Newspapers Silent on the Spy Incident. London, 17th July.—Reuter’s correspondent at Tokio wires that the uewspapers there have practically made no comments on the incident of the alleged spy at San Diego. California, America. Affairs in Korea are at present absorbing tlieii attention.
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      Cairo.
      30 5 {Supplied by Reuter.) Several Firms Suspend Payment. London, 18th July.—A number of large private busiuess tirins at Cairo, Egypt, have suspended payment. It is feared that others will follow.
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      Central Russia.
      26 5 {Supplied by Reuter.) «frCrops Radiy Damaged. Loudon, 17th July.—The crops in Central Russia have been badly damaged or destroyed by heavy rain aud hail.
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      The “Georgia ” Explosion.
      30 5 The “Georgia Explosion. (Supplied by Reuter.) Nine Deaths Altogether. London, 17tli July.—Another of the men injured in the Georgia explosion is dead. This brings the total of deaths to nine.
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    The Far East in Parliament.
    354 5 Opium. On the 24th ultimo Mr. Hart-Davies (N.) asked the Secretary of State for India whether his attention had been called to a notification recently published iu the province of Cbi-li, telling the poppy farmers to goon with their cultivation of the poppy, and pointing
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    Negri Sembilan Tin.
    299 5 June Output. The output of tin was <5,489.0*5 pikuls against 0,694.43 pikuls iu the previous mouth. The value of the uietal is returned at $592,320.48 on which duty amounting to $82,484 02 was collected. The average price of tin was $91.28 per pikul with duty at $38.14
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    PENANG TURF CLUB.
    1172 5 List of Entries. First Day, 30th July, 1907. I.—The Maiden Plate. Value $0 0. A Race for Maiden Horses. Weight as per scale reduced 14 lbs. All auimals imported into the Straits or F.M.S. as Subscription Griffins at a price not exceeding $4OO allowed 7 lbs. Ĕutranee
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    Passengers.
    104 5 Arrived Per s.s. Arcadia, from Loudou Mr. S A. Kennard, Mr. N. Coutts, Mr. C. S Murray. From Marseilles Mr. Cazm From Colombo Mrs. A. Baxendale aud infant. Departed. Per s.s Arcadia for Singapore Mr. W. G. Symmons and Mr. G. W. Rogers. For Hongkong Kev. J. Etchberrv, Kev.
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    FIXTURES.
    77 5 To-day 9th Day of tith Moon. P. C. C. Tennis Tobmameut. Football Free School vs. Penang Wanderers. Matsuo’s Japanese Cinematograph, corner of Penang Road and Campbell Stieet, 7 to 8-30 p.tn. ami 9-30 to 11-30 p m To-mokrow 10th Day of titli Moon. P. C. C Tenuis Tournament. Town
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    MAILS DUE.
    16 5 China (China) ...20thjuly. Cliiui Preunt ...23rd Gennan Pr Itg. Luitpold) ...24th English (Marmora) ...31st
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    P. & O. SAILINGS
    20 5 P. O. SAILINGS 1 Vl..it Sc vilt Outward* Jtarmora 31 July, j China 20 July 15 Any. DcHa J Auy
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      52 5 Relieve Your Mind. It is always a relief to lie prepared for an emergency. Colic, diarrhoea and dysentery are usually prevalent at this season aud a bottle of Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera aud Diarrhoea Remedy in your home may save muck suffering if not a .Ufa. '1 he George Towtt Dispensary,
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      59 5 A Warning to Mothers. Too much care eaunot he used with small children during the hot weather of the summer months to guard agaiust bowel troubles Give Cbamberlaiu’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and theu a dose of castor oil, and the disease may be checked iu its iucipieucy and
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      529 5 m KHYE HUI BAR, n /Vo. 4/a, Carnarvon Street. OPPOSITE CAMPBELL STREET MARKET THE management of the above Bar beg to inform the public in general and their customers in particular that all their refreshments are of the best quality. Iced bottled and cask beer, stout I and aerated waters
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  • Obituary
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    89 5 i Obituary. (Supplied by lieuter.) August Dupre. Loudon, 18th July.—August Dupic is dead. [August Dupre, ph. D.. M. A. iieidellierg F. R. s., f. I. c., Chemical Adviser to the Explosions Dept, of the Home Office sinoe 1873. He wu a German but became a naturalised British subject. In the
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    FEDERATED MALAY STATES.
    1738 6 RE81DENT-GENE RAL’S ANNUAL REPORT FOR 1906. (Concluded from ijtatenlay n ivmi?.) railways 23. The General Manager has sent iu for 1906 an illustrated repo-tofa highly interesting character. Open Line. This report shows that the mileage open on the 31st December last was 428 miles 07 chains, an
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    EXCHANGE.
    119 6 Penang, 18th July. (By courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Snnk ...2/4$ 4 months’ sight Bank ...2/4i T 8 Credit ..2/4$ 3 Documentary ...2/4Js Calcutta. Demand Bank Rs 174 3 days’ sight Prw*»o 1751 BoiiiDuv. Demand Bank 173$ Mouimein, Demand Bm k 171$ 3 days’ sight Private 17-51
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    PRODUCE.
    175 6 Jold leaf $64.85 B. Pepper( W .Coast 311m..5 oz. 16$. —no stock White Pepper 225.~ sales Trang Pepper 17 sales Cloves (picked) 51 .—no sellers 81.50»«/«* Vlace Picking* 69,— sales Nutmegs 110 s 24. —sales No. 1 5.30 sales 2 no stock Basket 2 90 sales Tapioca Flour 1.80
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    MARKET PRICES.
    181 6 Penang, 18th July, 1907. Beep— cts. Soup per catty 14 Roast 24 Steaks 24 Stew or Curry Meat 16 Rump Steak 24 Ox Tail each 25 Tongue 50 Feet 15 Heart 28 Liver 25 Pork— Pork per catty 34 Pig’s Head 22 Feet 26 Tongue 34 Mutton j
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    SHARES.
    548 6 a a.' 1 ————————————1.1 i o VT 3 a. °‘S Number of. a j 5 i Ga P lUl Sbares 1 Last Dividend. Nalne S S -2 3 issued. g g a* =5 5 I li. CU CC dO O »5 i s »07 I S 25 f »J->-di»g»l/»/07BeUtTi.
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      16 6 Andrew Usher Co.’s SPECIAL RESERVE O.V.G. Whisky. SANDILANOS, BUTTERY Co., AGENTS FOE PENANQ F. M. .S
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    Q.- F. Gun Stolen.
    71 7 A vUii'K Fi igun, oue of t’ e prizes of the war between Japan aud China. which has lieeu t xhilitx) in frout of the Military Museum in t’e t'lnu-il of the Yrsiikuui Shrine. Tok\o. "as cat ied it wav on the «.f June 15. so
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    Ipoh in Transition.
    123 7 I ptii its growing pace. It is in a ala'e of trausitnm which makes it in many ways inconvenient aud unsightly. I'uildiug is goiug on everywhere Laud is Iteiug teciaimcd aud the method of leclamatiou is iu some cas unsavoury. Itridges are being erect» au«l the process
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      975 7 FOR SALES. The Early History of Penang, NOW HEADY! ti 1692—1827. BY E. G. Cullm and W. F. Zehnder. (Reprinted trom the *•Straits Echo.' Royal Quarto. 44 Pages. Price $l.OO. Ini Pantun Karang-Karangan. Contents: Pantuu Dagang. Runda Diri. Puji Pujian. Budi. Kasih. Sambayang. Sindier. JOHN MARTIN, MINER. A ROMANCE OF
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      1193 8 NOTICE. VIEWS of I’oua.ng, Singapore. Perak. Selangor, aml Sumatra. Photos onlarged, various sizes up to 3 ft., on Broinido paper. W. JONES, Photographer. 16c Kiug Street, Penang. Kim Keng Leong Co., 127. BEACH STREET. IMPORTERS 01 EVERY DESCRIPTION or IRONMONGERY, winch is on sale at specially advantageous terms. ALSO AGENTS
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