Straits Echo, 2 August 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 Per Annum. PENANG, FRIDAY, 2nd AUGUST, 1907. Single Copy, 10 cents. No. 176.
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      1157 1 TIGER BRAND CEMENT. N: 258 <ri **> A 'h S' 'b IN FO BUST FOR ALL PURPOSES. BANKS. Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER. XBOO,OOO XI ,075,000 £BOO,OOO Capital Paid up Reserve Fund Reserve Liability of Pn p ietors Head Office: HATTON COURT, THREADNEEDLE STREET,
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      21 1 SOLE AQEiVTS. GUINNESS’S STOUT. Mi 0 <5 Is. s> ■x TD CP Co s. S3 *31Y &SSV8 TIANQ LEE A Co.
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    Indian Items.
    1008 2 The Monsoon. Vert Little Rain. Simla, 19th July. Dt'BlKO the past week the monsoon rainfall has been normal or iu excess over the Raipur divisiou, tie Diunjpur divisiou. East Bengal, the Assam V r alley, and part of Upper Burma, but has l>een in defect iu all other
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    Tin Market.
    211 2 London, 9th July. The feature of the we a k was tbe great scarcity of cash tin, and Bears were obliged to cover, and fair quantities for immediate delivery sold at «£199 and .£2OO. To-day, however, the holders made concessions, aud «£192 was accepted for cash, and .£l9O
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
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      75 2 Cambcrlain’d Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. There is probably uo medicine made that Ik relied upou with a more implicit confidence t hau Chamberlain’s Colic, Chi lera and Diarrhoea lie nit dy. During the thud if a century in which it lias l»een in use, people have learned that it
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      218 2 Sickness Comes When Least Expected. A little foretbought may save you no end of trouble. Anyone who makes it a rule to keep Camberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy at hand knows this to be a fact. The George Town Dispensary, Wholesale Agents. Straits Steamship Co., Ltd. New Service between
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      1300 2 MUSIC SALE. 1,000 PIECES TO CLEAR. PRICES fro, 10 cts. per copy. WAHTTESI>. IJIOR the Division of Kedah two Telegraph Clerks on fifty dollars per mensem. Only competent men need apply. Applications to be addressed to the Superintendent of Posts Telegraphs, Kedih. ROBINSON PIANO COMPANY, LTB. dXTOTICK. ON and after
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  • Shipping.
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      ARRIVALS.
      82 3 Kistna, Br. p.s., 521, Learmont, 2nd Aug Singapore, 31st July, Gen.—H. L. &Co. Glamorganshire, Br. f.s 3.639, Nonis, IstAu/., London, Ist July, Gen.— B. Co. Lady Weld, Br. ss, 245, Treweeke, Ist Aug., Teluk Anson, 31st July, Geu.—K. O. Ban Whatt Soon, Br. s s., 199, Milne, 2nd Aug.,
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      DEPARTURES.
      53 3 2nd August. Cornelia, for Poi t S vettenham and Malacca. Perak, for Port Swetteuliam and Singapore. Omapere, for Kopah, Renong, Victoria Point, Mergui and Tavoy. Hebe, for Deli. Lady Weld, for Teluk Ausou Ma aya, for Deli Flying Fish, for Port Weld and TaipiLg. Tong Chay Un, for Batu
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    EXPECTED.
    32 3 Vessel 8 r rout Aijeal* Due Delta Peleus Nippon IVlemachus C. A pear Singapore Singapore Singapoie Liverpool Calcutta A.G.&Co. VV.M &Co. S.Iv.&Co. W.M.&Co. A.A.A Co. irtl Aug. 3rd 3rd 3rd 3th
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    SAILINGS.
    28 3 Yesneb For A <jents heaves Delta Colombo A G.&Co. Au e. Peleus Genoa W.M.&Co. Nippon Trieste 3 K.&Co. Tetemacbus Singapore W M.&Co. C. A pear Singapore A.A.A.Co.
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    224 3 For Ceylon, Australasia, India, Aden, Mauritius, Egypt aud via Briudisi for Europe*, etc.— Per Delta, to-inorrow, 10 a.m. Colombo Tuticorin— Per Wukata Maru, to-morrow, 11 a in. Singapore—Per Virawa, to-morrow, 11a m. Tiang and Pang Nga—Per Taw Tony, to-morrow, 1 p.m. Calcutta—Per Nippon, to-morrow, 1 p.m. Batu Bahra—Per
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    Passengers to the Straits.
    213 3 Per P. Sc O. s.8. Namur, due at Penang on 6th August To Penang (from London, July 6) Mr. Eckhart, Miss M. Johnson, Mr. L. J. Garduer, Mr. E. Hill. To Singapore (from London) Mr. R. B. Ryall. Mr. aud Mrs. J. S. Mason. Mr. Doig,
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
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      1570 3 (S HIPPIN G.) 18. N. Co. Expected Arrivals and Departures. Mail Service. Outwards. Aug. 15 s.s. Malta connecting with s.8. Mongolia 29 8 8. Della <lo b.s. Victoria S«I»t. 11 8.8 Oceana do 8.8. flritannia Homewards. Aug. 3 s.8. Delta connecting with s.8. Macedonia 17 8.8. Delhi do 8.8. Himalaya
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    The Straits Echo.
    102 4 Justice satisfies everybody and justice alone.— A'lucrsvii. Established June Ist, 1903 Published dally (except Sundays.) at th a CRITERION PRESS, Ltd., No. 22<j —232, Beach Street, Penaug. PRICE DAIL LOCAL S2l per auuuiu. OL'TSTATIONS Postage Extra MAIL EDITION (Post Free) ?15 CABLE ADDRESS: Echo— Pjnang.” Telephone No.
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    READY-MADE OPINION.
    649 4 Speaking at Mill Hill School on the occasion of its centenary last month the Prime Minister asked the significant question Are we teaching our boys to think The challenge w T as addressed not merely to this distinguished school but to the whole system ot education in England
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    Proposed Penang Chinese Volunteer Corps.
    106 4 Wanted. More Recruits.” To-day we are able to give five more names of iuteudiug recruits iu the proposed Peuang-born Chinese V r olunteer Corps, but there is still room for many more. The names received so far are: 1. Lim Chee Saing 2. Tau Cboo
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    Church Services.
    31 4 Sunday, August 4th. .Methodist Episcopal English Church. 74, Maxwell Koad 8.30 a.in., Morning Seivice. 0 p in., Evening Service. 9.15 a.in., Sunday School. Tresbyterian Church. G p.m., Divine Servic3.
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    Homeward English Mail.
    507 4 The Royal Mail steamer Delta, haviug left Singapore at 8. am. to-day, is expected to arrive here at 11. a.in. to-morrow, and will leave for Colombo, Bombay etc., at 2 p m. on the same day. Letters postel at Dato Kramat SubPost Office and in the Pillar-boxes
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      Singapore.
      294 4 (Echo Specials Kullung Tunnel Completed. Singapore, 2nd August.—The boring of the Kallang Tunnel was completed yesterday and Mr. Walter Palliser, the Contractor, has received many congratulations on the success he has attained. The Kallang 1 Tunnel is a tunnel constructed to carry water to the new Reservoir out at
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      Racing at Home.
      81 4 (Supplied by Beider.) Result of the Goodwood Clip. Loudon, 1 at August.—The following is the result of the Goodwood Cup The White Knight 1 Madame de Sousbise 2 Maiua o Loudon, 2nd August.—There were six starters for the Goodwood Cup. The White Knight won by eight lengths,
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      The Motor Race.
      21 4 (Supplied by Reuter.) Prince Borghese at St Petersburg. Loudon, Ist August.—Priuce Scipiou Borghese has arrived at St. Petersburg.
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      Korea.
      30 4 (Supplied bp Renter.) Riotous Koreans Killed. Loudon, Ist August.—The Japiuese have disbanded the Korean army. Four Koreans were killed aud many wouuded in the riots which followed the disarmament.
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      The Irish Trouble.
      143 4 (Supplied bp lleuter.) Warships at Belfast. Loudon, Ist August.—The presence of the military in Belfast is a precautionary measure iu view of the possible strike of the constabulary oil Saturday when the disaffected constables will meet to receive the answer from headquarters as to their grievances. Four
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      The Hague Conference.
      42 4 (Supplied by Reuter.) Kndless Talk. Nothing Done. London, 2nd August—Theie was endless talk at the Hague Conference but nothing was doDe, owjug to the impossibility of reconciling all the views. The multiplicity of opinions prevents progress on every subject.
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      Outrage at Casablanca.
      63 4 (Supplied by Reuter.) Town Raided by Tribes. London, Ist August.—lt is reported from Tangier that three tribes raided Casablanci resent mg the const ruction of the Harbour Works and Tramways there. They massacred a number of workmen there and, it is stated, live Frenchmen, two Italians and
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      The Navy Estimates.
      32 4 (Supplied by Jieufer Motion of Reduction Rejected Loudon, 1st August.—The House of Commons have adopted the Navy Estimates, rejecting the Radical motion of reduction by 20$ votes to 86.
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    Supreme Court.
    203 4 The Assizes (Before Mr. Justice Braddeil) Arson. The further hearing of the case against (I) Abdul Wahab, (2) Abdul Setar and (6) Ali Sahib was resumed yesterday morn* ing. Mr. Armstrong, counsel for the third accused, contended that the Crown had failed to adduce any direct evidence against
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    The Police Courts.
    122 4 (Before Mr. Codrington.) Five Chinamen were yesterday afternoon tiued ten dollars each for assaultiug a compatriot iu Bridge Street ou the 24th ult. For being iu possession of morphia solution and a hypodermic syringe, a Chinaman was yesterday sentenced to three months’ rigorous imprisonment. A Chinese baba
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    Kuala Kangsar Notes.
    298 4 (From Our Own Correspondent Kuala Kangsar, July 31st. To-day, at the instance of the Immigration Department, Mr. J. W. Thompson, the Manager of the Plaug Estate at Suugei Siput, was prosecuted for the offence of failing to open and maintain a hospital for the use of the
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      395 4 S.S. “KISTNA.” t lie convenience of passengers atleudiug the races the departme of above steamer has been defeired uutii ti 30 p.nr. I on 3rd August. HU ITEMBACH, LI EBE LIT A Co, 317*07 >339 Agents. j KONINKLIJKE I'AKHI VAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. s c n oK, s ";:fS!“ T THE ONLY
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    PENANG TURF CLUB.
    4250 5 Autumn Meeting. Second Bay’s Racing The RiinGvd was apparently satisfied with his outburst ou Monday aud Tuesday for Wednesday dawned fine and clear whilst yesterday, the sec nd day’s racing of the Autumn Meeting, was an ideal oue for the Sport of Kiugs. The day broke fresh
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  • PUBLIC OPINION.
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      To THE EDITOR OF THE STRAITS Echo.
      105 5 Dear Sir, Since the wives and daughters of.tbe mem tiers of the Weld Hill Club, Kuala Lumpur, adopted Kurofem footgear, six <»t the Malay ladies lielongmg to the househoi .8 of the Raj is of this State are also wear ug European shoes
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    Passengers.
    65 5 Arrived. Per ss. Kistna, from Singapore Mr. aud Mrs. Clieam Chew Heug, Messrs. F. Hiltou, \Y Houston. From Port Swetteuham Mrs. Strouach, Mr. and Mrs. O Hara aud elii ld, Messrs. Aslian, David Free mau tie E O Graham, Harvey, A. \V. Hod sou, G. Samuel, E. B. Skiuuer,
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    FIXTURES.
    29 5 I'o-iui. -4'h Day of «il.li Moon. lowu Laud, Esplauade, li (o 7 p.m. To-morrow. 25th L)av of Oth Moon. IVu.ug Races. Third Diy. hi. O Hotel Race Dinner.
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    MAILS DUE.
    19 5 China (Dr la) ...3rd Aug. China (Prim Ludwig) ...litli Ocnr.au {Print E. Friedrich)...7 ill Eoglish {Malta) ..,15th
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    THE MOON.
    18 5 O New Moon Aug. 9».h First Quarter J 17th O Full Moon 23rd Last Quarter 31*t
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    P. & O. SAILINGS.
    37 5 P. O. SAILINGS. Mail Sc.vice Outwards. Homewards. Malta Jo Any. j Deti it Avg. De'ta 29 I Delhi 17 Extra Service. O’jtwa RD3. Homewards. Namur 6 A uj. I Nyauza 10 Aug. Mani a LO Simla 24
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      101 5 DEWAR’S EXTRA SPECIAL. -:o:Can be obtained at IpoTa, Teik Chin Co. Taiping, Taik Ho Co. Kuala Lumpur, J. Marteen and Sons, Cycle Carriage Co. Penang, Pritchard Co, Thean Chee&Co.> Goon Yen and Friends Tong Joo Sc Co Anglo-Chinese Store, Ban Seng &Co Ghim Tek Bee Sc Co, Wholesale Sole Agenls,
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
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      28 5 WEATHER, Ti:k following report is kindly supplied by the Signal Director of Fort Cornwallis The rainfall during the 24 hours ended at 9 a. in. to-day was nil.
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    Tin and Rubber Companies.
    151 6 The following items of inforiuati u are taken from ihe “Monetary and Commercial” column of the London and China Express: Pueing Lama Tin. The manager telegraphs the approximate returns fqr June as follow:—" 1,150 piculs (♦>Bj tons) tin produced, valued at §04,000 equals approximately, .£7,40*5.” New
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    Perak Rubber Plantations.
    246 6 In moving the adoption of the report of this company, at the first annual meeting at Canuon-stieet Hotel, Londou. on the Bth ultimo, Mr. ,Keith T. Arbuthnot, the chairman, said that the year had been a very unhealthy one throughout Malaya. They had also suffered from the
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    Rubber Shares and Over-Production.
    562 6 Rubber Shares and OverProduction. In a recent, issue of the Investors' Chronicle, Mr. Fritz Zorn remaiks, iu the course of an interesting article, that at the pieseut time tl;e-e is uudoubtedly a lot of money iu rubber—the question which naturally suggests itself to the business man is. How long will
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    EXCHANGE.
    120 6 Penang, 2nd August (By courtesy oj the Cltartered Bank.) London’Jemami Sank ...2/4 a 4 months’ sight Bank —2/4§ 3 Credit 2/U| 3 Documentary ...2/4,* 6 Calcutta, Demand Bank Its 174 3 days’ sight; Fr.vate 175$ Bombay, Demand Bank 173$ Mouiinein, Demand Bank 171$ 3 cays’ sight Private 175$ Madras,
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    PRODUCE.
    185 6 'loM leaf *6185 B. Pepper(W.C«'a*u 3lbn.. t > oz. 1 16 f. —no slock White Pepper 21J. -sales Trang Pepper 17|. —sales Cloves (picked) 51. —710 sellers Mace 81.50 sales Mace Pickings 69. —sales Nutmegs 110 s 24 sales SNo. 1 5.25 sales 2 no stock Basket 3 00
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    MARKET PRICES.
    174 6 Penang, 2nd hcodit, 1907. Beef c t*Soup pei catty 14 IkQast 24 Steaks 24 Stew or Curry Meat 16 Kump Steak 24 Ox Tail each 25 Tongue 50 Feet 15 Heart 28 Liver 25 Pork— Pork per catty 36 Pig’s Head 24 Feet 26 Tongue 36 Mctton per
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    SHARES.
    972 6 I 3 cL, j 2 Number of; -5 2 .2 i Capital. Shares 1 Last Dividend. Name. >> s jSe I issued. .3 I i JS <§> 1 Mining. I I 1903 300.000 30,000 10 10 25 for year ending 31 /3 07 Belat Tin Mining Co., Ltd. ...1
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      48 6 Not a Doubtful Question. There is no doubt iu Ihe minds of thote wlv>] jbMre u<ed 'ainberlaiu's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea K medy as to its curative powers. Fora pain iu the stomach, diarrhoea nr dy>eutery. it affords immediate le--1 aSM™** 1 WU r>i pen i,ry Who,e ir'^.
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      45 6 For a Lame Back. When vou have p»ius iu the small of the back, dampen a piece of thick Hanuel slightly with Chamberlain’s Pain Balm and bind it on over the seat of pain, aud «juick relief will follow. The George Town Dispensary, Wholesale Agents.
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      17 6 Andrew Usher Co.’s SPECIAL RESERVE O.V.G. Whisky.; I SANDILANDS, BUTTERY Co., AGENTS FOR PENANG F. M. .S
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      76 6 *-'AT»A > C 0 X h M O LU < TV\t r BO' 10 1 Sn«'-"* r ..-^43 O SB ipipg UtNU TO BE HAD RETAIL FROM Ban Seng Co., Gim Tek Bee Co., Heap Lee Co., Tong Joo Co., Goon Yen Friends, Chiat Seng Go., Teik Chin Co., Ipoh,
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    John Bright’s Medium.
    780 7 Amusing Evidence in Libel Case at Manchester. Sri hit Lawyers. COUNSEL OBJECTS TO ASSERTION THAT THEY WORK WITHOUT FEES. Remarkable and exceedingly amusing evideice was civeu in a spiritualistic libel case beard at Manchester Assizes on the 6th ultimo. '1 he plaintiff wag Mrs. Emma White, a
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      939 7 The Early History of Penang, 1592—1827. BY E. G. CuIIm and W. F. Zehnder. (Reprinted from the Straits Echo.”) Royal Quarto, H Pages. Price $1.00. CAN BE HAD AT The CRITERION PRESS, Ltd. 226 2.12. Reach Street, Penang, NOW READY! “Ini Pantun Karang-Karangan.” Contents: Pantun I>agang. Runda Diri. Puji Pujian.
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      112 7 10,(XX) Teaspoons given away, to introduce our Crown Silver plate to residents abroad. Send 3 stamps (postage) for free sample to Masters Ltd., Rye, England. The Doctor Away from Home When Most Needed. People are often very much disappointed to find that their family physician is away from home when
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      1061 8 NOTICE. -yiEWS of Pouaug, Singapore, Perak. Selangor, and Sumatra. Photos enlarged, various sizes up to 3 ft., on Bromide paper. W. JONES, King Street, Penang. Photographer. 16c UPTON’S TEAS VV. MANSON. American Dentist, Late of Dr. Allen Co., Pha, U.S.A. NOTICE. Charges Moderate, Consultation Free. RESIDING AT /Vo. 2 la,
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