Straits Echo, 1 October 1907

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1 8 Straits Echo
  • 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, TUESDAY, lAt OCTOBER, 1907. Single Copy, 10 cents. No. 225.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 1089 1 tiqer brand cement. 258 N s?. 4«9 gg IT. •»o IN o /i£s 7 /Oft ALL PURPOSES. (BAN «r S Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER. Capital Paid up .£BOO,OOO Rwerve Fund jC 1,075,000 Reserve Liability of Prrprietors £BOO,OOO Ileud Ollice: HATTON COURT, TIIUKADNEEDLK STREET,
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    • 25 1 SOLE AGENTS, GUINNESS’S STOUT. H' 3 a Co 7 St! o 2 X o n 30 nr s« v S? O NO *hi v s,ssvh
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  • 1085 2 A uiau named lleuter, who Jives iu a village near Chicago, is known as the iroujawed wonder. Taking a plank about four feet in leugth, lie ge-s two stroug men to hold it, while he drives a ten-inch steel spike to a good depih Puttiug a small
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 125 2 Prompt Belief lor a Sprained A nklc. borne time ago I spraiued my ankle very badly oil a loose gtoue,” says Mr. Geo. Stevens, who lives near Durbau, Natal. "A neighbor gave me a bottle of Chamberlain's Pain Balm with which J rubbed my ankle auJ then bound it up
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    • 461 2 A Safe Cough Midicine for Children. Iu buying a cough medicine for children never be afraid to buy Cbamberl <iu’s Cough Remedy. There is no danger fiom it and relief is always sure to follow. It is especially valuable for colds, croup and whooping cough. The George Town Dispensary, Wholesale
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    • 626 2 g Piano For Your Drawing Room. k EAAEE BABY GRAND. Specially built for this climate. ITS TONE IS SUFBERB ITS TOUCH PERFECTION ITS PRICE MODERATE. YOU ARE INVITED TO CALL AND TRY IT. WANTED AT ONCE FOR BRITISH NORTH BORNEO. THE ROBINSON COMPANY, LTD. “OPEL” MOTOR CARS ARE SMOOTH-RUNNING, ABSOLUTELY
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  • 31 3 V e**eh From Age alt Due Niugciiow Vorwaeits Beulomond A thall i Singapore VV.M.&Co. ,3rd Oot. lapiu 8.K &Co. :Jrd London S.H&Co. 8 li S B &Co. lot b
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  • 23 3 rr„e7$ For. Ai/enl* Lev ves Niu^cbow .Vlarafil'tM W.M.&Uu. Ui!t. Von» Herts TneK'.e S K &0o. Beulouioinl Singapore S.B.ACo. At ball diugHpoi? S.D&L'u.
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  • Shipping.
    • 77 3 Fitzpatrick, Br. s.s 730, Williams, 20th Sept., Rangoon, 20th Sept., Gen.— King Bee Co. Book Sang, 15r. s.s 1.937, Mitchell, 30th Sept., Calcutta, 25th Sept, Gen.— 15. A Co. Malaya, Ger. s.s,, 348, Loewe, Ist. Oct, Deli, 30th Sept, Gen.—ls. M. A Co. Van der Parra. Dut. s.s., 331,
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    • 67 3 Ist Octobkr. Petrel, for Paugkalau prandan. Amgyee, for Deli. Mary Aiistin, for Asahiu. Coen, for Singapore. Jinn Whatt Soon, for f.auikat. Pm Seng, for Port Swettenhain Singapore. Perak, for Port Swettenhain and Singapore. Lady Went, for Teluk Anson. Candid, for Singapore, China and Japan. P.inz Heinrich, for Ceylon, Australasia,
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  • 184 3 For Singapore, China an 1 Japan—Per Boon, to-morrow, 9 a.m. Uingoon Ter Fttzyatriek, to-morrow, noon. I'atifi’iin P e Scl’oi.d l< -m »i row, 1 p.m. leluk Aiisuu—Per Lunakaf, to-morrow, 2 p in Settd—Per Flying Dragon, to-morrow, 3 p.m. Pangkor—Per Sree Banka, to-morrow, 4 p.m. Poll Swettenhain and Smgapote—Per
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  • 382 3 Per I*. aud O. s.s. Chino connecting with tlie bteamer Arcadia at Colombo, due at Penang un 9th October To Penang (from Marseilles, Sept. 2«)) Mrs. Fiunis, Mr. \V. W. Pelliug (from Biiudisi, Sept. ’2l) Mr. C. da Pra. To Singapore (from Loudon, Sept. 13) Mr.
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 880 3 XMt <r m 18. II. Co. Expected Arrivals and, Departures. Mail Service. Outwards. Oct. Os.s. Arcadia connecting with 8.8. China 23 s.s. Devanhi do Himalaya Homewards. Oct. 12 s.s. Della connecting with For INTENDED SAILINGS. British India Steam Navigation Co., Ltd. Intended to Sail. Steamer. s s. Victoria s.8. Britannia
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    • 472 3 (S HIPPIN G.) IMMBURG.AMER1KA LINE. PASSENGER SERVICE. By the new steamers, “Rhehania,” Habsburg,” Hohenstacfen.’’ These steamers cffer to the public the highest comfoit jet attaimd iu Ocean Travelling. They have very large cabins, provided with only lower Iterihs. The Cabins are amidships and fitted with fans. Laundry on board. Doctor
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  • 99 4 Justice satisfies everybody and justice alone. —Emerson. Published daily (except Sundays.) at tr CRITERION PRESS, UK, No. 226—282, Beach Street, Penang. PRICE: DAILY LOCAL 824 per auuum OLTSTATRINS Postage Extra. MAIL EDITION (Post Free) 515 CABLE ADDRESS Echo— Punang.” Telephone No. 343 XU. All business communications should
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  • 752 4 IS OUR BAND TO BE LEFT TO DIE We have much pleasure in according every publicity to the Band Committee a open letter, appealing to every inhabitant in Penang, who is able, to come forward with pecuniary assistance—and that without delay—-to save from extinction our Band, the Band in which
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  • 795 4 Committee Meeting. A meeting of the Committee of the Penang Football League was held last night in the P. C. C. pavilion iu the Secretary’s Office, and there were present Dr. T. H Jamieson, President, Mr. H C. Sells (Government Service). Mr. J. Martin (AngloChinese School),
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  • PUBLIC OPINION.
    • 861 4 Tu tiib Ediior of tiie Straits Echo. ji' t —'l'he undersigned, as the Committee appointed at the Public Meeting ou the ‘2oth iustaut, ask you to publish this as an open letter to every iuhabitaut iu Penaug who is iu auy way interested iu the question as
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  • 778 4 To the'Editor of ihe Straits Echo Sir, —That certain intelligent auimal (The Vicar of Bray) brays as follows As my worthy opponents, viz. Master Abdul Kareem and Master Khoo Heng Kok, are anxious to know why X did not sign inv own name to my former
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  • 295 4 >\ allied, Only ‘20 More Keeruits, No more names bare been received for three days uow, for the proposed Penangborn Chinese Volunteer Corps, the total still standiug at 80. Intending recruits should forward us Iheir names without delay. .n' ln e Saing 4i Chan ChengGiin
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 400 4 h 't' k I a I i v i v ,4. y .4 V l' V X y We Have J*st Received SHIPMENT OF THE FOLLOWING: WHISKY, BRANDY WINE BOTTLES A DECANTERS, in Silver and Crystal, ALSO COLOGNE GLASSES, in Crystal and Silver, I AMERICAN WHITE CANVAS BOOTS. INSPECTION SOLICITED.
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  • TELEGRAMS.
    • 68 5 (Supplied by Reuter) Miilui Halid's Army Desert im?. Loudon, ttOth September.—General Ibude tepoits that Mulai Halid’s Army leached Setta, tweuty.five miles south of Casa Blanca, ou h riday aud is rapidly dwindling by desertious, the force uow numbering under 2,400. A torrential downpour of raiu at Casa Blanca has
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    • 42 5 {Supplied by Reuter.) Hert'iitfon at the Guildhall Arranged. Loudon, Ist October.—The Kaiser and Kaiserin have accepted an iuvitatiou to visit the Ooildhali ou November 13 .h. They will receive an address aud lunch with the Loid Mavor.
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    • 91 5 (Supplied by Renter. Y Eulogised by President Roosevelt. London, Ist October.—The Bishop of London, who is touring America, yesterday attfended the laying of the cornerstone of the new Cathedral of St. Peter aud St. Paul at Washington. Iu an address President Roosevelt eulogised the Bishop,
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    • 86 5 (Supplied by Reuter The Aeroplane's Flights. Loudon, doth September.—The Tdeyraph states that Colonel Capper, head of the Ballooning Department, has leturued from inspecting the experiments with the new airship which are being conducted with great secrefy iu a lonely spot iu the Atholp mountains in the
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    • 45 5 Balloonatics.” (Supplied by Reuter) I jong-Distance Knee in France. London, Ist October.—Niueteeu balloous ascended from Paris yesterday in tbe lougdißtauce competition. This morning a trawler picked one up tifteeu mi'es off the Suffolk coast. Fifteeu of tbe balloons descended iu France. The remainder are missing.
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    • 37 5 (Supplied by It enter.) Further Torrent ini Rains. U*4cto, Ikt J October.—President Failures and five of bis bave visited the Hood-swept district* arouud Montpellier and promised Government aid. Further torrential rains bave fallen.
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    • 31 5 (Supplied by He iter.) i Over 100 Persons Drowned. Loudon, Ist October.—lt is ffieiallv reported that I It* persons weredrowued iu the Hoods around Malaga iu Spain.
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    • 53 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) 4 All American Express Derailed. Loudon, Ist October.—Great anxiety prevails at San Francisco owing to the receipt there of the news that the St. Louis elpres9 has been derailed to the westward of St. Louis and has caught tire. The report is that
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    • 34 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) Arrival of,a Team in England. London, Ist October. —A team of New Zealand professional Rugby footballers hasanived iu Englaud on a tour to play the ndrtberu Club*.
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    • 39 5 -(Supplied by Reuter) Secretary of State’s Visit. Ijoqdon, Ist Ootober.—Mr. Eliliu Root, the American Secretary of State, who is visiting Mexico, was met on the frontier by a m option MMunittee bended by the son of President, I>it*.
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  • 543 5 IN CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION t il-fore Mr Justice lit added.) Lini? vs. The Crown. The above appeal was disposed of yesterday afternoon. The charge against the appellant, a Siamese woman, was that she disl oiestly removed a pair of gold bangles, worth about from the corpse of Chong
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  • 807 5 {Re/ore Mr. Woofer stun.) Further bearing of tbe cheating cise, Supaya Taven cCbelappa. was this morning resumed before the Senior Magistrate The prosecution alleged that the complairant had paid to the defendant s9*) as a retainer for the lawyer at different times The defendant had agreed to
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  • 282 5 Miss Lizzie Frazor, oue of the leaders of a n«w religious sect, wh eh lias appeared iu America, passed through Singapore last week by the Italiau steamer Jtki*. She r is ou her way to Bombay, where sbe will coifemeuce a missionary campaign. Tbe home of
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  • 245 5 Mu. Loke Yew has had an interesting motor car tour from the north of Scotland to Loudon in Mr. Robertson’s car. Mr. Russell was also a passenger and has kindly supplied the following particulirs While iu Aberdeen we went to Peterhead aud Fraserboro’ iu the uorth
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  • 962 5 3 {From a Special Corresjwiußnt.) i 29th September, i Marvellous Extensions i are being daily made to this, one of the I leading cities of Malaya, aud it is expected within reason to see this great centre expand even furUer. The palatial buildings of the Straits Trading Co Ltd.,
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  • 97 5 To-DAT. 24th Day of Bili Moot). Football Wanderers” tv. Corinthians,” Esplanade. Royal Cinematograph, King Street Theatre, 9 p in. The Desau Cinematograph Co., Ltd., corner of Penang Road and Campbell Street. 9 p.m. I’lie Edisou Bioscope, corner of Transfer lioad, 9 p hi. To-morrow. 2oth Day of Bth Moon.
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  • 15 5 Gerinau lloon) ...2ad Utt. English <A radio) Cniua (Occam) li Obiua Goeben) ...l5ili
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  • 21 5 P. O. SAILINGS. Mail Service OOTWARIlh. HoMKWARHS. Arcad'a if (Jet. I Delt i J J (J. f Detanha J'i Oceana 'Ji
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 415 5 *5OO REWARD. f E above reward will he giveu to any JL person who gives information that will lead to the recovery of the jewellery, value £7,0/5. stolen from the house of LEE KENG SOO at I~>7, Anson Road, on or about tli3 'JB I) September, 1007. (Sd 11. Rut
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous

  • 405 6 The Fiurlit for Eastern Traflie. The activity ot tin* Geiinau steamship oinpanies nowadays needs im emphasis, but this energy was never so marked as at present. In no quarter lias their zed been more marked than in their tight for the trade and traffic- of t h>*
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  • 532 6 Tilt* New Scheme. The particulars of the new scheme for the working of the famous Tronoh Mines aie contained in the follow! g letter to the shareholders from the management: As outluied in the Managing Director’s speech i t the last Annual Meeting of the Co t
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  • 109 6 The China Times comments scathingly as follows upon the Hankow lottery:— "No newspaper or magazine wiiter who desiies himself to be considered honest can afford to lepresent the Hankow lottery as an lrouest institution. It is just possible that it is not the most barefaced swindling
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  • 122 6 Penang, Ist October. (By courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Sank ...2 ->|g' 4 months’ sight Bank ...'l4*» 8 Credit ...2/41$ 3 Documentary 2/4 :t l Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs. 17:3$ ♦> 3 days’ sight Private 175$ Bom Lav. Demand Bank 17:{£ Mouiurein, Demand Bank ];2 3 days’
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  • 173 6 1 old leaf $O5 10 8. Pepper( W.Coast 31b5.5 oz.) 16$. —no slock VYbite Pepper 21. tellers [Yang Pepper 17$. —sellers gloves (picked) out of season Mace 76. sellers Mace Pickings 63. —sellers Nutmegs 110 s 23. —sales [No. 1 5.40 sales 2 no stock Basket 38) salts Tapioca
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  • 155 6 Penang, 1st October, 1907. Beef— ct*Soup per cutty 14 Roast 24 Steaks 24 Stew or Curry Meat 16 Rump Steak 24 Ox Tail each 25 Tongue Feet 15 Heart 28 Liver 25 Pobk— Pork per catty 32 Pig’s Head 22 Feet 26 Tongue 32 Mutton per lb. 28
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  • 818 6 Number of p 1 at I 7» a Capital. Shares I > Last Dividend. Name. 2L, j* '-5 o issued. ‘a a tt g j j I gy 1907 j! mow! a'So lio io J |m lc!!- LaaS -000 i 69.000 10 10 20p.c.forjearending3.i/4/07 Bruseh HvdraulicTin MiningCo.,Llii jU. SS
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 47 6 Rheumatism. U liy Mjff-i fiom It.in painful malad >r Ooe a pphcat |,,u <»f Cliaiiiheihiu's P.,i u |J H U w j]| relieve t|,e pm, and make rest an 1 sleet. ,u v 111,68 v< 1'pf‘u ilfected •V UK roufmpeif The Oeorgo Town 1>| penally, WlM&frleAgent» b
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    • 31 6 Croup. An attack of croup cau be warJed off by giving Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy promptly at the tirst iudicition of the approach of the disease. The George Town Dispensary, Wholesale Agents.
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    • 17 6 Andrew Usher Co.’s SPECIAL RESERVE O.V.G. Whisky. SANDILANDS, BUTTERY Co., AGENTS FOR PENANG 6t F. M. S.
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    • 127 6 MACKAY’S LIQUOR WHISKY. KARTELL’S BRANDY. Ce/s/efs' Champagne* THE CELEBRATED “S. B. GIN 99 IN RED CASES. SandHands Buttery Cn BORDEN'S PEERLESS BRAND EVAPORATED CREAM. Absolute Purity Guaranteed, AGENTS: SAND1LANDS, BUTTERY 4 Co.. PENANO. \7 SO r r <b 30 Hi JO 18 14 lx I* Jo >- JR;:. TT f
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  • 57 7 We uudeistind, says the Singapore Free Freni, that the balance of the money paid to the Company for the Dock will he distributed to shareholders s .me time next month. At present final iccounts from London aie awaited and on these coming to hand a second and
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  • 200 7 The case m Sing tpo;e agaiust Lim Beng Ho, au ex clouting, charged with assault on the General Manager of the Opium Farm, was again heard before the Third Magistral e, on Fiidaj. Mr. C. I Caiver appeared for the proseru inn. Accused stated
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  • 582 7 Forging a Character." Yount; (liiiiumaii** Testimonial. A young Straits-boni Chiui.111 m, named Tau Yong Soon, was charg'd l eforo Mr. Colman, 't hird Magbtrate, at Singapore on Saturday, for pielimiuary enquiry ou au allegation of having produced to Messrs. Syine and Company a t.-s’iin <i ul purporting to lieMgti'd I
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 1495 7 WE WILL MAKE YOU A SMART SUIT MSI FOR KE HIS Wickot- Blu* S»rne; smart, hi; «man e»jl« Other «I Uaallf I *37 e >o*2/-. 1 it KiKtranter-d St nd lor patI ros and lelf-mr-aKtircment form post free. We also cuppl/ BOOTS Made throusho it of English leather, IO B
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    • 77 7 A Quick and Sate Remedy for Bowel Complaints. Twenty years ago Mr Geo. W. Crock di cove'ed that Clianiherlaiu’s Colic. Cholera ami Itrmhoea It medy was a quick aud safe cure for bowl complaiuts. During all of these years," he says, 1 have used it aud recouimended it many times
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 1163 8 NOTICE. V r IEWS of Penang, Singapore, Perak, Selangor, and Sumatra. Photos enlarged, various sizes up to 3 ft., on Bromide paper. W. JONES, King Street, Ponang. Photographer 16c Kim Keng Leong Co., U 7, BEACH STREET. IMPORTERS 01 FI VERY DESCRIPTION or IRONMONGERY, Which is on sale at spocia.ll)
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