Straits Echo, 6 March 1908

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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. 6. $24 Per Annum, PENANG, FRIDAY, 6th MARCH, 1908. Single Copy, 10 cents, No. 64.
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      1077 1 GUINNESS'S STOUT. TIANQ LEE Co. O I 2? E A AD SOLE AGENTS. BASS’S ALE. bankS Ohart«red Bank of India, Australia and China. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER. 1,200,000 1,475.000 £1,200,000 Paid up Capital Reserve Fund Reserve Liability of Proprietor» Head Offiee: HATTON COURT. THREADNEEDLE STREET. LONDON. Agencies and Branches. Bombay
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      27 1 THE BEST BEER INTHE FAR EAST. tJoddlN KM kS ri o +4 V 'I a 3 3- sss 9> ft ■d A* iPhTO^ TIANQ LEE&COm s#/e 4mm
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    The Education of the Japanese.
    886 2 Thkkk appears to be a growing interest among Western people as to the quality an<l results of Japanese education- Tins interest was recently emphasised by an invitation from the University of Loudon to the Japanese Government asking that an authority be sent to lecture on
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    Rubber Share Market.
    205 2 Messrs. J. Russell Grant A: Co.’s Report. Loudon, 13th Feb. Thu Market for Malay Rubber Company shares continues very quiet, with however a fair investment demand in certain stocks. Anglo Malays have been placed up to 3 To Batu Caves are called ex rights, i tie last
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      93 2 How Diphtheria is Contracted. Oue often hears t lie expression, Mv child caught u severe cold which developed into diphtheria." when the truth was that the cold had siknply left the hi tie one particular ly susceptible to the wander ui; diphtheria K®rm. When Chainbe> Inn’s Cough Remedy is given
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      644 2 MUNICIPAL NOTICE ~VJ' OTICE is hereby giveu that tor the 1' electiou of a Municipal Commissioner to till the vacancy caused by the lesignatiou of Dr. I*. V. Locke which will be held on Tuesday, the 10th instaut, Mr. Lim Cheng Teik, Merchant, of 294, Brick Ivilu Road, is the
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    VESSELS EXPECTED.
    43 3 Vettelt From Agent» Due Benvenue f Loudon 3.B ACo. Oth Mar. A. Apcar Singapore A.A.A.Co. 9th Lightning Calcutta A A.A.Co. 14th Malta Colombo A G ACo. 12th G. Apcar Singapore A. A. A .Co. 12th Benalder London S.B ACo. •21M h
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    SAILINGS.
    36 3 Vettelt For A'jent* Leave i Benvenue 3 ngaporc 3 B.ACo. Mar. A. Apcar Calcutta A A A.Co. Lightning HongLongA A A.Co. Malta Singapore A.G ACo. 0. Apcar Calcutta A.A A Co. Beualdei 'Singapore 3.B ACu.
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      ARRIVALS.
      196 3 Pkha. Br. s.s., 4 910, Cooke, 4th Mar., Loudon, 2nd Feh., Geu —A. G. Co. Sheikh. Br. s s.. 2.828. Thomson. 4th Mar., M<>ji, 21st Feb., Coal—Paterson Simuisons. Pachumba Br. s.s., 544, Sirua, sth Mar., Moulraeiu, Ist Mar., Geu—M.L. Co. Rhenania, Ger. s.s.. 0 203, Hoff. sth Mar. Singapore,
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      DEPARTURES.
      50 3 oth March. Vidar, tor Port StveLteuham Malacca. Deli, for Trang and Pang Nga. Omapere, for Port Swettenham Singapore. Anteuur, for Colombo and Tuticorin. Hge Leung, for Teluk Ausou. Pachumba, for Mergui, Tavoy Mouluieiu. Flying Fish, for Port Weld and Taiping Hong Wan 1, for Singapore, Hongkong, Swatow and Amoy.
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      MAILS CLOSE.
      111 3 For Madras taking mails for Europe etc., via Bombay Per Thongwa, to-morrow, 10 a.m. Batu Bahra—Per Hree Banka, to-morrow, 1 p.m. Asahau—Per Jin Ho, tomorrow, 1 p.m. Deli—Per Perak, to-morrow, 1 p.m. Pangkalan Braudan —Per Petrel, tomorrow, 1 p.m. Batu Bahra—Per Padang, to-morrow, 1 p m. Teluk Ausou—Per
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    Passengers to the Straits.
    322 3 Per P. aud O. ss. Himalaya, couuectiug with the steamer Malta at Colombo, due at Penang ou the 12th March To Penang (from fioudou, Feb. 14) Miss M. Youusr (from Marseilles, Feb. 21) Mr. aud Mrs. J. Trump. To Singapore (from Loodou) Mr. \V. C. S.
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    P. & O. SAILINGS.
    35 3 P. O. SAILINGS. Mail Service. OoTWAKDM. Hi>M K WARDS. MaHa 12 Mar. I Delta 1-1 Mar. Devanha ‘2d Marmora 27 Extra Service. Ouxwarus Homsnyakds Nore 17 Mar. I Nubi* 21 Mar. 31 Manila l Apr.
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      933 3 P.&O. Steam Navigation Coy. Expected Arrivals and Departures. Mail 8«rvlce. Outward. Mar. 1* Malta connecting with Himaluya 26 Devanha do Mongolia Apr. 9 Oceana do India 2d Delta do Victoria Homeward Fom INTENDED SAILINGS. British India Steam Navigation Co., Ltd. Intbndsd to Sail. Stsamsx. Madras, Pondicherry, Cuddalore, Karrical and Negapatam.
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      326 3 <*o NlddlHS) HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINE. PASSENGER SERVICE. By new steamers, Rhenania,” Habmujro,’ Hoh■hstauvbn.” These steamers offer to the public the highest comfort yet attained in Ocean Travelling. They have very large cabins, provided with only lower berths. The Cabins are amidships and fitted with fans. Laundry on board. Doctor and Stewardesses
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    The Straits Echo.
    95 4 Justice satisfies everybody and justice alsne- —Enurnn. Published daily (except Sundays.) AT Til CRITERION PRESS, Ltd., No. 226—232, Beach Street, Penang PRICE: DAILY LOCAL 924 per annum OUTSTATIONS Postage Extra MAIL EDITION (Post Free) |l5 CABLE ADDRESS Echo—Penang.” Telephone No. 343. X.H.— All business communications should be
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    THE CROWN DOMAIN.
    632 4 The news from Brussels that Kiug Leopold and the Belgian Government have agreed to the basis of the Congo Convention, providing for the surrender of the Crown Domain in the Congo Free State, is much the best that has been received since the Congo question first forced
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    The Most Popular Man in the Straits and the F. M. S.
    536 4 Voting Up to 3 P.M. To-day. The following list gives the state of the poll in the Echo's Most Popular Man Competition up to 3 p.tn. to-day. Although a good many votes were received to-day for Mr. Lim
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    Tin, Opium and Rice Quotations.
    302 4 The following business in tin Las been done to-day Penang Eastern Smelting Co., buyers, no sellers Penang Tin Exchange, 50 tons at 66^ Straits Trading Co., 125 66-J Singapore Straits Trading Co., 100 66^ Total...275 tons. Tin is quoted in London to-day at £135 5s.
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    The Anti-Opium Conference.
    451 4 Wk are informed that, owing to the difficulties in obtaining permission for a theatrical performance at the Chinese Theatre, the Conference Committee have decided to cancel this part of the programme, and to hold the Public Meeting to-morrow evening (March 7th), when tbe principal delegates to the
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    The Police Courts.
    197 4 (Before Mr. Scott Yesterday afternoon Li Kek, a Chinese lad of fifteen, was charged with committing theft in respect of »49 80 worth of property belonging to a Siamese woman named Kuan. The accused pleaded not guilty to the charge and stated that he worked for the
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    Penang Cricket Club.
    250 4 Lawn Tennis Tournament. The tie which was to have been played I yesterday was postponed. Mr. Cheah Chen Eok left for Singapore by the s. s. Taroba yesterday. The H. A. L. steamer Rhenama, which passed through Penang to-day. has on board the German Consul from Singapore
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      Singapore.
      64 4 (Echo Special.) Noll© Prosequi Entered in the Alsagoff Case. Singapore, Gth March.—At the Assizes the Acting Attorney-General, Mr. T. de M. Braddell, has entered a nolle prosequi in the Alsagoff case in which Tophik, Sulong and Syed Mohamed bin Agil were charged with the murder of Syed Abdul Kadir
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      New British-Siamese Treaty.
      257 4 (Supplied ly Renter.) Reuter’s Belated Information. Londou, sth March.—Reuter’s correspondent understands that a treaty is beiug negociated at Bangkok whereby Great Britain concedes Siam certain extra-terri-torial rights. [This treaty no doubt refers to the new British-Siamese Treaty referred to by the Straits Times in its issue of
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      China and Japan.
      200 4 (Supplied by Reuter.) The Tatsu Maru Affair. Loudon, sth March. —In reference to the seizure of the steamer Tatsu Maru off Macao by the Chinese customs, tbe Daily Telegraph correspondent at Tokio states that China’s reply to Japan’s demand does not constitute the refusal of an apology
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      China.
      56 4 (Supplied by Reuter.) The Chekiang Railway Loan. London, 6th March.—The Times' Peking correspondent learns that the negotiations for the Chekiang Railway Loan have been concluded and that the text of the agreement, which has been submitted to the Throne, is generally identical with the Tientsin Yangtsze Agreement and settles
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      The King’s Holiday.
      22 4 (Supplied by Reuter.) His Majesty Starts for Biarritz.. London, 6th March.—His Majesty King Edward VII has starter! for Biarritz.
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      The American Presidency.
      52 4 (Supplied by Iteuter.) Ohio and Kaunas for Taft. London, 6ih March —The Ohio State Convention has unanimously adopted Mr. W. H. Taft as their candidate for the Presidency. Mr. Taft’s platform comprises the revision of tariff and competition as against monopoly. The Kansas Convention has also adopted
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      Cape Colony.
      92 5 (St Applied by Reuter.) A Deficit of Three Millions. London, Oth March. —Mr. John Xavier Merriman, Premier and Treasurer of the new Cape Ministry, announced an actual deficit of three million sterling in the Cape revenue. The Cape Government, be said, must devote the next session to putting
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      A School Gutted.
      80 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) Largo Death Roll. London, sth March.—A school at Cleveland, U. S. A., Ohio, was gutted by fire and 400 children were seized with a panic. One hundred and fifty-two bodies were recovered from the building, including those of two teachers The school had only
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      443 4 CENTRAL SALES ROOM. Important Auction Sale. The undersigned will sell by PUBLIC AUCTION, On Sat., 7th March, 1908, AT 10 A M SHARP, At Ramotli,” Pangkor Koad, Penang, All the Valuable European Countrymade Household furniture, CONSISTING OK Carved and Polished S'det»oard with mirror. Dining Table, Dinner Waggon, Double and Single
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      43 4 Dangers of Influenza. The great danger from influenza is of its resulting in pneumonia. This can be obviated by using Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy. It not only cures influenza but counteracts (any tendency of the diseftea- towards pneumonia. The George Town Dispensary, Wholesale Agents.
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    An Automobile Trip.
    708 5 Malacca to Penang. i A correspondent sends us the following j interesting account of au automobile trip from Malacca to Penang 1 Shortly after the purchase of Ins 1 Daimler,” 30 H. P. car, Mr. Tan Tat 1 Van made a determination to undertake the 1 above
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    Army and Navy Notes.
    1098 5 (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, February 14th. The Pride of the Navy. To the China Squadron belongs the proud distinction of l»eing the best shooting squadron in Great Britain’s navy. The return of the tests carried out in the year just closed by the heavy gunlayers
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    OUR SHORT STORY. TOLD BY A DOCTOR.
    2630 5 FATIMAH’S CRIME. The Story of a Malay Woman’s Revenge. No. 1. By Southern Grots But the Gods themselves were jealous, for our bliss was over great. Ami they brought on us division, and the horror of their Hate And they set the Snake
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    FIXTURES.
    96 5 To-dat tth Day of 2nd Moon. Anti-Opium Conference. P. C. C Tennis Touruaineut. Town Band. Esplanade, 6 to 7 p.in. Penang Y. M. 0. A Meeting, 1* p in. Matsuo’s Cinematograph, corner of Penang Road and Campbell Street, 7 p.in. ami 9 p.in. Japauese Acrobatic Show, Kuala Kaugsar Koad
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      316 5 NOTICE. Messrs. FRASER NEAVE, Limited, beg to call the attention of Manufacturers of Aerated Waters to the fact that, in accordance with a recent decision of a Dench Court at Singapore, Manufacturers who sell Aerated Waters of their own manufacture in bottles with the name Fraser Neave Limited” embossed thereon,
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    A Monstrous Birth.
    221 6 Under the above heading the Times of Burma of the 15th inst. says An lusein correspondent writes to us. ‘‘Dr. P. A. Haynes, District Medical Officer, Burma Railways, delivered a Burmese woman named Mali Mi Kyain, of a female iufant, at the Railway Dispensary, yesterday at 8
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    The Kaiser's Banquet.
    280 6 A Curious Custom. Amusing Scenes. Some amusing episodes at the banquet which followed the great anuual investiture in the Schloss the other day are making the round of Berliu society. On such occasions a host of petty officials who have received minor decorations, but whose intimacy with
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    Rebellion in Sumbawa.
    465 6 Dutch Troops’ Fierce Fight with Savages. Particulars to hauu of the rebellion in Sumbawa island, eastward of Java, show the situation there to be serious, and that the disorder has been accompanied by great loss of life. Latterly, Dutch power over the islanders has been exercised lightly.
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    Once an "Arab.”
    248 6 The will of the late Mr. William Grigor Sandison, the son of an Arbroath clergyman, and who died recently in Perth, has been lodged in the Register House, Edinburgh. He resided for many years at Ratnapura, Ceylon. Afterwards he was heard of in Arabia, living the life
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    A Chrimasts Experience in the East.
    737 6 It was in 1899, soon after I had married, iu the cold weather, that I experienced one of the most uncomfortable moments of my life. Are there many snakes to be seen up here?” was one of the first questions my wife asked me,
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    EXCHANGE.
    122 6 Pin a wo, 6th March (By courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Bank ...2/3|s months’ sight Bank ...2/4 8 M Credit ...2/4-^ n 3 Documentary ...2/4$ Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs. 173$ 8 days’ sight Private 175$ Bombay. Damand Bank 173 Mouhnein, Demand Bank 171$ 3 days’ sight Private
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    PRODUCE.
    180 6 Gold leaf $65.40 B.Pepper( W.Coast 31b5.5 oz.T no stock WFite Pepper $lB 50 sellers Trang Pepper 13.75 sales Cloves (picked) 31. —buyers Mace 75. —sellers Mace Pickings 57. —buyers Nutmegs 110 s 24— sellers !No. 1 5.30 sales 2 no stock Basket 3.52$ sales Tapioca Flour 1.80 nominal Copra
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    MARKET PRICES.
    185 6 I Pknano, 6th Mabch, 1908. t Bbek— dt. 1 Soup per catty 14 Roast 22 Steaks 22 i Stew or Curry Meat 16 Rump Steak 22 Ox Tail each 25 Tongue 50 Feet 13 Heart 25 Liver per catty 25 Pork Pork per catty 40 1 Pig’s Head
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    SHARES.
    910 6 I i a '-3 Number of, d 5 Capital. Shares 1 > y Last Dividend. Name. j£ iMUed |2 «8 3 J I Mining. 1903 300,000 30,000 10 10 ‘25 for year ending 31/3/07; Belat Tin Mining Co., Ltd. tu r<. 1907 300.000 22.500 10 10 Bruang Ltd. «7
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      32 6 Rheumatism. No external application is equal to Chamberlain's Pain Calm for Rheumatism. Prompt relief follows its use. A trial will convince you of its superior merit. The George Town Dispensary, Wholesale Agents.
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    Reforms in China.
    171 7 Editors as Actors. Fur (ho past two Jays, says the China J/'ii' ol t iio Itli uit tho Chinese couimuuity have been eutertaiued by a theatrical performance in tho Chung Hing Theatre, which was the outcome of an endeavour on t he part of the literary classes
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    A Silent Maxim.
    315 7 nil Servant's imention. A remarkable apparatus has been invented by an Indian official which seems ikely to revolutionise machine gun lire. The object of the invention is to silence the tell-tale noise of tlie machine gun, thus rendering its value in tho field far greater than that
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    The Duke of Portland.
    424 7 The Real .Story. T. I*, writes in P. T. 0. The real story of the Duke of Portland is sufficiently curious iu itself. Here is a man who is a Duke; who had previously been a member of the House of Commons who belongs to White’s
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      77 7 Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. 'J his medicine id well kuowu fur it» pn mpt cures of bowel complaint, which id always none or le«s prevalent at tins season of the year. An attack of diunhoea is liah'e to Come on without warning, and if a b ttle of
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      762 8 W. MANSON, American Dentist, Late of Dr. Allen Co., Pha, U.S.A. Charges Moderate, C( nsultation Free. RESIDING AT No. 2/a, Penang Road. A few doors from the Eastern and Orienta Hotel. 6 mth» UPTON'S ms V WERE AWARDED THE GOLD MEDAL AT THE PARIS EXHIBITION. AGENTS, PENANG: PATERSON, SIMONS Co.,
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