Straits Echo, 23 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. 5. $24 I’er Annum. PENANG, TUESDAY, 23rd JULY, 1907. Single Copy, 10 cents. No. 166.
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      1168 1 TIGER BRAND CEMENT. m 258 A u Jh' 'b tSP IN <? r o HLST lOR ALL PUPPOSHS. BANKS. Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER. Hongkong Shanghai Banking Corporation. -£800,000 .€1,075,000 -0800,000 Capital Paid up Reserve Fund Reserve Liability of Pr< p-ietors Head Office: HATTON
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      13 1 GUINNESS’S STOUT. a V <$> a X r vr-'N 'ji rx rH •3iv s,ssva
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    Brevities.
    737 2 '1 he Neic York Herald advocates tbe pa seat <• of the American batilesbipa to tbe Pacifi. t.ii tbe Suez Canal. Though meagre before luncheon, tbe attendance swelled up afterwards,” says a Johannesburg paper iu a report of a local entertainment. ’T was ever thus. It is officially reported
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      131 2 A Soldier’s Experience. M lUV a soldier iu the life war lets cause t<» remember 3\lr. J. Dut«it, ItuDiutr, an offi jer iu ti e Freo State Artillerv. who is now munauer for tlie store of A. Isaacmau A (Jo., of Hraufort. Ii C. His endeavour to check the ravages
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      1666 2 iClthe h a >cal oat irp, iur ed. SOS jir, try lay intor ntber ITS. ICtiler an. y” jat >ns ive lis4” a rill elf s a ike ito ig, ®g rer a.” leich of B1 >w, eried o\v roStraits Steamship Co., Ltd. New Service between Penang, Port Swettenham and
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      ARRIVALS.
      142 3 Bak W ha'jt Soon. Br. s.s, 199, Milne, ->id -lillv, Ti ingk.tt, --m] July, Gen.— 1». Kee. Lanokat, Br. s.s., 149, Morris, 23rd July, Teluk Ausou, 22 ad July, Gen.— K. G. Co. Malaya, Ger. s.s, 345, Boewe, 23rd July, Deli, 22nd July, Gen —1). M. Co. Bantam, Dut.
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      DEPARTURES.
      67 3 23bd July. Petrel, fo. Pangkalan Brandau. Avagyee, for Deli. Mary Austin, for Asahau. Bantam, for Singapore. Flying Dragon, for Setul. Pin Seng, for Port Swettenham A Singapore. Perak, for Port Swettenham and Singapore. Fitzj ati ick. for Kaugoou. Lai S'any. for Sincap >ie aud Hongkong. P Reg. Lu'trohl, tor
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    EXPECTED.
    39 3 f fstteit t ruin 1 tff III > Due Ischia •SiuLji* po»o B.M.&Oo. 25th July Silesia Singapore B.M.ACo. 25th Alcinous Sing a pore W.M ACo 27th G. A pear Singapore A A.A.^o. 27th Voi waerts Colombo S.K ACo. 28th
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    SAILINGS.
    25 3 1 h'i.r Agents Leave» Ischia Lloui bay B.M.&C'o. July. Silesia Hamburg B.M.&Co. Aleiuous London W.M&Co. H pear Calcutta A.A.A.Co. Vorwaerts Singapore S. K &Co.
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    185 3 For lougkah— Per Uoturn.i, tomorrow, I p m. I'rauy and Pang Nga—Per Deli, tomorrow, I p.m. leluk Anson —Per Langkal, to-morrow, 2 p.m. Ceylon. Australasia, India, Aden, Egypt, and via .Naples for Europe, etc—Per Preussen, to-morrow, 2 p.m. Pangkor—Per Sree llanka, to-morrow, 4 p.m. Port Swetteuham aud Singapore—Per
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    Passengers to the Straits.
    202 3 Per P. A O. ss. India, connecting with the Marmora at Colombo, due at Penang on 31st July To Penang (from Loudon, July 5) Mr. and Mrs. 'l'. Matthew*, Mrs. McGregor and child (from Marseilles. July 12) Mr. A. G. C »iy, Mr. Logan. I o
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      1634 3 (S HIPPIN G.) *25 M \5, as. n. Co hi*peeled Arrivals and Departures. Mail Service. Outwards July 31 s.s. Murmora. connecting with s.s. India Aug. 15 s.s. Malta do s.s. Mongolia 29 s. Delta do s.s. Victoria Homewards. Aug. 3 s.s. Delta connecting with s.s. Macedonia do s.s. Himalaya do
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    The Straits Echo.
    101 4 Justice satisfies everybody and justice alone.— Emerson. Established June 1st, 1903. Published daily (except Sunday».! AT TH CRITERION PRESS, Ltd., No. 220—232, Beach Street, Penang. PRICE DAILY LOCAL $24 per annum. OUTATATIONS Postage Extra MAIL EDITION (Post Free) $15 CABLE ADDRESS: Echo— Penang.” Telephone No. 343. iV.A.
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    THE ANGLO-GERMAN ENTENTE.
    896 4 The; English editors who were recently treated to a week's feting and sightseeing by their German confreres have been very loud in their praises of the warm hospitality with which the}’ were greeted everywhere. Mr. S. J. Pryor, Editor of the Tribune, for instance, ha 9 been
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    The Outward English Mail.
    634 4 The B. I Contract Packet Thongwa, wi b tbeOutwaid Mail, is expected to arrive bere on Thursday next, at 7 a. in., and is timed to leave for Poit Swetfeubam aud Singapore at about 5 p in. on the same day. The most useful tliiug in
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    A Case of Suicide.
    57 4 Mahomed Mydeen, Clerk to the Registrar of Births and Deaths, committed suicide last uight by hanging himself from the rcof of his house in a kampong off Clarke St reet. It is surmised that this rash step was taken ou accouut of pecuniary difficulties. The deceased
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    The Police Courts.
    180 4 {Before Mr. Woferstan.) A Kliug man named Kamasami was yesterday charged with breaking into the house of one Pakiri at Burmah Road on the night of the 20th inst. At the instance of the Police the case was postponed to the 25th to be tried by the
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    Penang Cricket Club.
    191 4 Lawn Tennis Tournament. Following are the results of tbe ties played yesterday Single Handicap, Class A. V\. J Hodge ]6) beat V. D. Parsons (-30), 2—6, 6—3, 6—4. Single Handicap, Class B. W. P. G. Taggart (—l5) beat A. R. Adams (-15), 11-9, 11-9. Double Handicap. H.
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    Training Notes.
    648 4 r Thk s.s. Perak yesterday morning brought Bryans with 5 horses, and Burke with a f string of ten, including the crack Rosemead, of whom much is expected, and their appear* i auce on the course this morning was the source of much interest among a good muster
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      355 4 m khye hui bar, rilcollard No. 4 la, Carnarvon Sneer. OPPOSITE CAMPBELL STREET MARKET COLLARD’S 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 and aerated
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      290 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 marksin this competition. Where will the following words be found in this issue of the Straits Echo” sth List. Name of Competitor Address For
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      Singapore.
      275 5 (hjcho Special 6.) The Kuantan Bar Again Singapore, 22nd July.—The local steamer 11 ttl-o'-the 1 Visp is reported to he fast aground on the Kuantan Bar. The Will-o -the- Wisp is a small vessel which trades up the East Coast. She is Chinese owned. The Kuantan har is a
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      France and Germany.
      76 5 (Supplied by Renter.) Interview with Prince Von Buelow. Loudon, 23rd July.—A long interview with Prince von Buelow, the Prussian Premier, is published in the Figaro. He said that an improvement in the relations between France and Germany lias already lieguu. The French could feel assured that Germany
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      The Navy.
      73 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) Mobilisation of the Home Fleet. Loudon, 22ud Julv. —The Home Heel was mobilised to-day. For the first time were watched with great interest the tests of the svstem of nucleus crews, which are all laised to war level from the depots without drawing upon the
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      The Monsoon.
      40 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) Heavy Rainfall in North Western and Central India London, *22ud July—'l he auxiety felt in North Western aud Central India at the delay of the monsoon rains has been largely relieved by a heavv downfall.
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      Shipping.
      111 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) Accident to the “Kaiser Wilhelm II." Loudon, 23rd Juiy. —The Norddoutschei liner Kaiser Wilhelm IT. which was loading coal at Kremerbaveu, suddenly listed to port aud sank. Water rushed into the bunkers wheu the vessel lurched over. The whole ship tilled and now lies half submerged.
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      Railway Disaster.
      40 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) Many Lives Lost. Loudon, 22ud July.—A train carrying B<’o railway excursionists collided with a goodstraiu at Salem, Michigan. Six ears were destroyed aud so far tweu’y-niue bodies have been revered. Soores of passengers were injured,
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      Winston Churchill.
      52 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) Proposed Visit to Africa Loudon, 23rd July.—ln the House of Commons yesterday Mr. Winston Churchill, Under-Secretary of State for tlie Colouies, announced that he had informed Lord Elgin, the Colouiai Secretary, that he would gladly visit Eist Africa, Uganda and the South African Protectorates in
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    The Burglar and the Love Letters.
    184 5 A very humorous incident—except to the victims —is reported in the Bangkok Times of the Bth insr. Says our northern contemporary —We have heard aud read of burglars who leave polite notes in the houses they have burgled,” thaukiug the sleeping owner for the
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    A Hindu Conjurer in London.
    639 5 At the invitation of Ashton’s Agency, a private performance was given yesterday afternoon, says the Tribune of the IBtb ultimo, at tlie Salle Kia r d, by Shekla, a oou jurer who comes from India with a considerable reputation. He is a tall, bearded man
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    Where Penang’s "Bad ’Uns” Go.
    177 5 The report 01 the Criminal Registry, F. M S„ for the year 1906. lias this iuforuiatiou During the year arrangements were made wi*h police administrations of various neighbouring countries to facilitate the exchange of information concerning migrating criminals, and notable results have been obtainel by
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    Taiping Notes.
    168 5 (From Our Own Correspondent .J Taipiug, 22nd July. The Wayaug Kassim, after performing at Ipoh, opened at Taipiug ou Friday Urght iu the ue*v Chinese Theatre llall. This is not the first time that this well-known bamjsawan has visited Perak, aud both here and in Ipoh it has
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    P. R. A.
    431 5 The Perak Aunual Bisley took place ou the 20th and 21st iust. iu glorious weather, aud the atteudance of foity competitors speaks well for its growiug popularity. Two Peuang meu entered for the competitions, but they did uot succeed iu winning any prizes. Appended are the names
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    Rubber.
    1120 5 1 lie following is from the Report of the Director of Agriculture, F. M. S. rim general health of rubber trees of all ages, from seedlings to 25-year old trees, has been during 1908 excellent. Diseases have occurred iu nurseries and on older trees but uot affectiug a very
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
    611 5 l l I (Concludedfrom yesterday’s issue) Property Owners a.nu Municipal Ordnance Amendment Ou the receipt of a letter from properly owners affected, or who probably will be affected by the operation of the Municipal Ordiuuuee Amendment Bill (which was down for second reidmg), asking tint it should not
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    " Singapore Volunteer Guides.”
    247 5 Singapore Volunteer Guides.” hnlv last mouth, says last Siturday’s Straits Tunes, we were able to anuounce tlmt the Govern nnut bad sanctioned tbe tormaiiou of a corps of Guide» iu Singapore, wi;ii the object of establishing an Intelligence Staff to assist the military in time of war. At an eariv
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    FIXTURES.
    79 5 To-»a.y. I4t.h 1 >.iv <d 6th Moon. P. C. C. Tennis Tournament. le*gUH Football Crescent es. A.-C. S. t C. 11. C. Ground Matsuo s Japanese Cinematograph, corner of Penang Hoad and Campbell Street, 7 »o 8 8b p.m. and 0-80 to 11-80 pm. To- MORROW, ot Day ol
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    MAILS DOE.
    18 5 Gbiui (Crenss n) ...28rdJuly. Germau (Fr. Hy. Luitpold) ...*J4f|, Fngiish (Marmora) ...81st China (De'ta) .’.3rd Aug.
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    P. & O. SAILINGS.
    42 5 P. O. SAILINGS. Mail Se vice *HI,» HoM«rw AK OK. Marmora s*/ July. I Delta If Auy. Malta 75 Auy. UJhi 17 Extra Service. Outwards Homrwards Pa ma 28 July j Syria 27 July. Namur 6’ Au j j Nyann ‘lO Aug.
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      54 5 Buy It Now. Now is the time lo l»uy Cbambeibun’s Colie, Cholera and Diarrhoea R»*»i edy It is certain to 1« needed sooner or later and and when that, time comes you will need it badly—you will need it quickly, liny it now,' It may save life. The George Town
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      131 5 WANTED. <OOl> SECONDHAND CAM Eli A, J HALE f’LA l E. Stale p iticulars and price. 23 7-07 .322 M,” e straits Kchu. DEWAR’S EXTRA SPECIAL. Can be obtained at Ipoh, Teik Chin Co. Taiping, Taik Ho Co. Kuala Lumpur, J. Marteen and Sons, Cycle Carriage Co Penang, Pritchard Co
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    To Ban Kissing.
    170 6 “A Terrible Habit.” Doctors Ask Legislation. To ki«s or not to kiss was the interesting problem which for fully sixty minutes engaged the American M dieal Association at Atlantic City on June 7th. It was while discussing the methods suitable in staving the sweep of tuberculosis that
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    The Lady Matchseller.
    178 6 Visited by Royalty and Had 38 Ofeeks of Marriage. Mrs Flora Bertha Baker, the lady matchseller whose story was given in the Straits Erho of the sth iust. under the heading of “The Romance of a L*dy Pedlar,” summoned her husband for assault at Bristol the other
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    The “ Dictograph.”
    239 6 The Dictograph.” Latest Telephonic Invention An American Marvel. The Dictograph,” an interesting invention by Mr. K. M. Turner, of New York, has been iu commercial use in America since last January. It may be described as a telephone unencumbered wi'h receivers, and having the additional advantage of being usable at
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    The Chinese Theatre.
    416 6 Through American Spectacles. Oue of the great attractions for the people both youug and old, Americans, Filipinos, and foreigners, was the Chinese theatre that had been erected on the grounds, says the Manila Cableneics of the 6th inst. It proved a great success though, on account of
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    EXCHANGE.
    116 6 Penang, 23rd July. (By courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Sank ...2/4$ 4 months’ sight Bank ...2/4^ ;j 8 Credit ...2/4f 3 Documentary ...2/4ii Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs 174 3 days’ sight Private 175$ Bombay, Demand Bank 173 f Mouiiuein, Demand Bank 171$ 3 days’ sight Private 175$
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    PRODUCE.
    183 6 Gold leaf 164.85 B. Pepper( W.Coast Sib*.s oz. 16$. —no slock White Pepper 22|. sales Trang Pepper 17$. —sales Cloves (picked) 51. —n0 sellers Mace 81.50 safes Mace Pickings 69. —sales Nutmegs 11 Os 24. —sales SNo. 1 5.30 sales 2 no stock Basket 2 90 sales Tapioca Flour
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    MARKET PRICES.
    176 6 Penang, 3S*d July, 1907. Beef— c t*Soup rer catty 14 Roast 24 Steaks 24 Stew or Curry Meat 16 Rump Steak 24 Ox Tail each 25 Tongue 5'» Feef 15 Heart 28 Liver 25 Pork Pork per catly 34 Pig’s Head 32 Feet 26 Tongue 32 Mutton per
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    SHARES.
    679 6 a I ®*-S Number of p g I Capital. Shares I > Last Dividend. Name J 3 issued. a j ‘3 a -3 J loojooo *MOoi }o ...I *11.50 1007 »*****' 000 ®S’22S in }n 10 pefcem interim for ,906. Brueeh Hydraulic Tin Minine Co., Ltd 15 —SIS. iSSs
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      47 6 Colic and Diarrhoea. Faiuh in the stomach, colic aud diarrhoea are quickly relieved by the use of Chamber- IC Cholera aud Diarrhoea Kemedv. Vhttu iu need of such a mediciue, give it a t .The C 3 >r K e '1 o-vn Dispeusarv, VV hole•alo A cents.
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      51 6 Relieve Your Mind. It is always a relief to be prepared for au emergency. Colic, diarrhoea and dysentery are usually prevalent at this season and a bottle of Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy in your home may save much suffering if not a life. The George Town Dispensary, Wholesale
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      17 6 Andrew Usher Co.’s SPECIAL RESERVE O.V.G. Whisky. SANDILANDS, BUTTERY Co., AGENTS FOE PENANQ A F. M. .5
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    Lady Arthur Grosvenor's Queer Caravan Holiday.
    415 7 Lady Arthur Grosveuor lias been iudulg- ug iu au extraordinary holiday by touring ihe couutry iu a caravan and selling baskets as a lieeused gipsy hawker, under the name of Syeira Lee.” Lady tiros veuor began her sum liter journey on May 27, accompanied
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    Denouncing the Nude.
    451 7 lAiiiKK lon t us Condfmns. “Living Statuary was the subject of a sermon which the Rev. Father Ignatius delivered at the Queen’s Hall recently. faking for Ins text in the ihird chapter of Genesis the passage which declares that for 1 Adam and his wife the Lord
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      1242 7 FOR SALE. Nos. 2, 3 4 of “THE REVIEW OE THE FAR EAST," WROUCHT-1RON TUBES AND FITTINGS. Stocaf Always on bnd. ADAMSON, GILFILLAN CO., LTD. EDITED BY A. CUNNINGHAM, of the South China Morning Post. NOTICE. THE uudersigned l>eg to inform the public of Penang and the neighbouring Native States
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      91 7 A Warning to Mothers. Too much care cannot l>e used with small •hildien duriug the hot weather of ihe sumner mouths to guard against bow»*l troubles, ‘live Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Kerned* and theu a dose of castor )il, and the disease may be checked in its mcipiency and
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      1195 8 NOTICE. \rr:vvs oi Penang, Singapore. Perak Selangor, and Sumatra. Photos enlarged, various sizes up to 3 ft., on Bromide paper. W. JONES, King Street, Penang. rhoiographer. 16c Kim Keng Leong Co., 127, BEACH STREET. IMPORTERS 01 EVERY DESCRIPTION OK ironmongery, Wliicb is on «ale at specially advauUgeou. terms. ALSO AGENTS
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