Straits Echo, 28 March 1908

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    Masthead
    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, SATURDAY, 28th MARCH, 1908. Single Copy, 10 cents, No. 73.
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      1082 1 GUINNESS’S STOUT. o>r m i 'is o 5®MpT f v r •aiv s.ssva rr« n '"v jy O BANKS. Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China, incorporated by royal CHARTER. Paul up Capital Reserve Fund Reserve Liability of Proprietors Hoad Office: HATTON COURT, THREADNEEDLE STREET, LONDON. jC1.200.000 £1,475,000 £1.200,000 Agencies
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      17 1 THE BEST BEER IN THE FAR EAST. cr V CN cs tb <7 flOddlN -y rt i'^'ifsr’coi
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    Municipal Commission.
    682 2 Official Minutes. Minutes ot a Meeting ot the Municipal Commissioners held on Thursi y, the 12th March, 1908. Present. F. J. liaint’ax, E»q. (Presided). L. II. Clayton, Esq. Liiii Eu Tob, Esq. J. W. Hallitax, Esq. Absent. lieug Kee, E>-q. Lun Cheng Teik, Eoq. 1. the minutes of
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    “Wine, Woman, and Waltz.”
    196 2 Story of a Mglit Alarm. The office* commanding aceitaiu infantry regiment s.atioued at Geisseu m Germany bus been much jorturbed owing to the extravagant living indulged in by his noncommissioned officers, and has done ins utmost to check the evil. A day or two ago, says
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      50 2 Oonosan like other prepaiutioua of Copaiba uud Sandalwood oil docs not affect the kidinyt* or disturb tbo stomach and la well toloi ultd by tbo patient ereu alter Wujjt breed tio.it m< ut. Tiials by tbe .Medical I rofeaeiou (elicited. Samples tico on application any <1 tbe chief lYnam* (JUetuilta.
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      404 2 night. The baud, however, was allowed to remain, and continued to play for the benetit of the civiliau dancers, its strains being I distinctly audible to the promise-breakers so unexpectedly recalled to duty. NOTICE. I the undersigned beg to notify to the public that the Power of Attorney 1/ ranted
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      610 2 The RACHALSAUTOPIANO Enables you to play the piano in the most accomplished manner. No previous knowledge required. JUST THINK WHOT THIS MEANS. You cau perform the most difficult selections of music, in a manner that will at once surprise and delight you. Call and hear this Wonderful piano, Try it
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      789 2 TO BE PUBLISHED IN A FEW DAYS. “TALES OF MALAYA,” BY “SOUTHERN CROSS,” FOR SALE, The Early History of Penang, 1592—1827. BY I 9 Containing over 20 short stories dealing with life in the Malay Peninsula. (NEARLY 300 PAGES DEMI-OCTAYO Price §1. v. I ORDERS MAY BE BOOKED AT ONCE
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    VESSELS EXPECTED.
    46 3 Ve stela From Ag* *i* Due Yorck Colombo B AI .ACo. 1st Apr. P Lu1v.il» Singapore B M &Co. 2ml v. Mituila Singapore A G ACo. tf'd Chid* Colombo 3 K JLC o. 4*b Ocoaua Colombo A O dkCo. yrb Becavou Loudou SBACo 12tb
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    SAILINGS.
    37 3 1 '**'•r I For Agent* Leave* Torek f *p«n B M 4C!o. Apr P liinlwis; I-»pin R.M ACo. M miln |A.fi 4f'n, Cliioa Singapore S.K ACo. I lo-aoa A ft AAi. Bonavou Sionapore B ACo. 1
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  • Shipping.
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      ARRIVALS.
      57 3 Marmora, Br. s.s.. 5,239, Weston, 27th Mar., Singapore, 25th Mar., Gen.— A G. Co. Lai Saxo, Br. s.s., 3.460, Tadd, 27th Mar, Calcutta, 21st Mar., Gen.—B. Co. Canton, Br. s s., 106, Gillies, 28th Mar., Teluk Anson, 27th Mar., Gen.—Kong Soon. Muttra, Br. s s., 2,985, O’Sullivan, 28th Mar.,
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      DEPARTURES.
      63 3 28th March. Man tiki Slaru, for Colombo and Tuticorin. D- Kork, f->r Deli and Langsa. Ban Whatt Soon, for Langkat. Jin Ho. for Teluk Anson. Tong Chag Un, for Paugkor. tSree Banka, for Batu Babra. M ttra, for Rangoon aud Calcutta. Flying Dragon, for Pulau Tiaugkawi and Se'ul Fitzpatrick,
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      MAILS CLOSE.
      200 3 For Batu Bahra—Per Pa Jang, 30th instant, 1 p m. Calcutta —Per On Song, 30th instant, 2 p.ui. Langsa, T. Semawe, Segli, Olehleh aud Sabang—Per Pegu, 30th instant, 3 p.ui. Pulau Laugkawi, Perlis aud Setul—Per Un Peng, 30th instant, 4 p.iu. Asahau—Per Mary Austin, 31st instant, 1 p.m.
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    Passengers to the Straits.
    392 3 Per P aud O s.s. Jajian, due at Peuang on 31st March To Singapore (from Loudon, Feb. 29) Mr. and Mrs. \V. N. Key aud child, Mr. aud M'S. J A. Webb, Mr. J. H. Jameson, Miss E. B. Smith. Per 1. (J. M. s.s. Yorck,
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      1255 3 (S HIPPIN G.) P. k 0. Steam Navigation Coy. Expected Arrivals and Departures. Mail Service. Outward u voeriji.fr w jth India do Victoria do Britannia Homeward Apr. 9 Oceana lid Delta M h y 7 Delhi THROUGH STEAMER. (callin'/ at Bombay). FARES BY MAIL STEAMERS. Ut Glmil Sod Gian To
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    The Straits Echo.
    98 4 Justice gatidflen everybody and justice a!*ne-— bmcrtm. rnhiiMhM<i nail* |rx<*»pi nun<tA>P.| aT Till CRITERION PRESS, Ltd., No. 226—232, Beach Street, Penar«. PRICK DAILY LOCAL $2l per Minum OUTSTATIi>Ns l‘o8t;ig« Kxtm. lIAII. KHITION (Cost true) CIS CAJII.K ADDRKSS Echo Penang.” I'elephone No. 343 K. H All btNrtne*» minißuniiatioiiH
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    JAPAN AND AMERICA.
    859 4 I’nk announcement that the American fleet under Admiral Robley D. Evans is to visit Japan has been received with much satisfaction in that country and the officers and men of tbe squadron may anticipate one of tbe most cordial welcomes ever extended to a foreign fleet. Xor
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    The Most Popular Man in the Straits and the F. M. S.
    474 4 Mi*. Foo t’lioo Choou Increasing His Lead. The following list gives tbe state of the poll in the Echo's Most Popular Man Competition up to 3 p m. to-day. Over eight hundred votes arrived to-day for Mr. Foo
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    Tin. Opium and Rice Quotations.
    75 4 The following business iu tin has been don»* to-dav Penang Penang Tin Exchange. buyers, no selle's Straits Trading C" buyer®, uo selle f Eastern Smelt iug Co 25 tons at 72 1 Singapore: Straits Trading Co, 75 72] Total... 100 tons. Tin is quoted in
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    PENANG FREE SCHOOL.
    2018 4 THE PRIZE DISTRIBUTION. y e The annual prize-giving of the Peuaug 1 Free School was held yesterday afternoon t iu the tine large upstairs hall of the e A number of those interested in the school e were present, these including the Hon. \V. Evans. Acting Resident
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    The Police Courts.
    560 4 (Before Mr Scott) A Chinaman, named Tong Ah 8ai, was yesterday arraigned on the charge of unlawfully returning from banishment. The prisoner denied the ehtrge. At tbe request of the Police the case was postponed till the 3rd prox. This morniug n Chinaman, named Ui Hui Pow,
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    Penang Chamber of Commerce.
    146 4 The Twentv-s coud Annual General Meeting of the Members will be held iu the Chamber on Mouday next, at 3 p m. Following will be the business:— IT To receive the Committee’s Report aud Statement of Acquets for the year ended 31st December. 1907. 2- To
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    Matsuo’s Cinematograph.
    184 4 A visit to Matsuo’s popular shew is always a great, treat, but much more so will it be this evening when the programme will consist of entirely new pictures from Patbe F»e r es. that, is to say. pictures which have never h*en shown iu Penang by Matsuo
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    Church Services.
    453 4 FOURTH SUNDAY IN LENT. ‘20th March. Methodist Episcopal English Church. 74, Maxwell Road. 8- a.m.—Mormug Service. 9- a.m --Sunday School. 0 p.m.—Eveniug Service. Presbyterian Church. Nori ham Road. Rev. Ernest Lawson, m.a., will conduct services at 9 a.m. and ti p.m. Mission Chapel. Farquhar Street. 8-80 a.m.—English Service.
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      43 4 Cattun R uloliff-» is 'n return home ou of absence on April (1. Lieutenant O.tor will discharge lire duties of Master Attendant of the Srr.ifa Settlements durinc h-> aUence. and Marphv, of the St, Vetr, trill not ns TV,.,jtr Master A (tend tut.
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      34 4 Rheumatism. No external application is equal to Chamberlain’s Tain Balm for Rheumatism. Prompt re.'iof follows its us*». A trial will convince jou of its superior morit. The OoortfM To«rn T>i*p«„.,.,y. WhoWh. A C «nt..
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    396 4 Obituary. Rev. Bro. Joshua. It is with deep regret we have to chrouicle the death of the Rev. Brother Joshua at one time Director of St. Xavier’s Institution Penang, and late President of the Sodality of the Children of the Mary, St. Benedict’s Institute. Colom»*o. The sad event took place
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      Singapore.
      147 5 {Echo Special.) Plague. .S ugnpore, 28ili March.—Two a**» of plague have occurred in Singapore. Serum liaM Itran for from Uomliay au<i bouse to bouse inspection has been institute! [Cuit'g of plague are discovered in Singapore at quite regular intervals and generally occur in the purlieus of Chinatown or in
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      The Licensing Bill.
      264 5 (Supjlied by lieuter.) Movent input will Stand or Fall by It. London, 27« b March. —The second reading of the Licensing Bill has been fixed for the bth April. Mr Lloyd-George, President of tbo Board of Trade, spe.kiug at a Temperance demonstration in favour of the measure,
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      Henry Farman.
      114 5 (Supplied by lteuter.) His Aeroplane Heels Oyer. London, 28 h March—Mr. Henry Farinau's aeroplane, iu turning while travelling at the rato of forty miles an hour, heeled over and the dipped wing struck the ground. Mr Finnan was thrown some distance aud was slightly injured. The aeroplane was
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      The Pacific Fleet.
      66 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) Armour Belts Too Low. London, 27di March. —A telegram from Washington states that Admiral Roble\ Evans, who is in command of tlie Pacific fleet, in a recent report to Government, summarises ihe opium is of the naval experts with the fleet. He is of
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      Postal Agencies in Treaty Ports.
      84 5 (Sufiplicd by Reuter.) Hongkong’s Responsibility aud Profit. London, *2B’li March —ln ibe House of Commons Mr J. Heunikor-Heefou, Conservative member for Canterbury, asked if Hongkong wore saddled with the financial responsibility of carrying on the British postal agencies in the Treaty Ports. In reply, Mr.
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      The Knickerbocker Trust.
      73 5 (<Supplied by Reuter.) Resuscitation. London, 2Htli March. —A telegram from New York states that the Knickerbocker Trust Companv has reopened. [On the 23rd October last the Knickerbocker Trust Company suspended payment and caused, perhaps, the wont demoralisation that took place on the New Y’ork Stock Exchange during
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      Russia and Japan.
      34 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) Russian Order for Mr. 1. Motono. London, 27th March.—'The Tsar has con for ted the Order of the White Eagle on Mr Ichiro Motono, Japanese Minister at Paris.
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      Racing.
      126 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) Grand .National Komi It. Loudon, 28ih March. The Graud National Steeplechase, which was run off on the Aiutree course, Liverpool, yesterday resulted as under:— Grand National Steeplechase of 3 000 sovs including a trophy of the value of 125 sovs, by subscriptions of 25 sovs, each;
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    Singapore Notes.
    614 5 (From Our Oucn Correepondent Wednesday, March 25. The Sinking of the “Sri Muar.” Details have now come to hand of the sinking of the well-kuown local steamer Sri Muar, Captain Hudson, alongside the rickeity structure termed a wharf” at the town of Band* Mabaranion the Muar river About
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    2151 5 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25. Pfksbnt His Excellency the Governor Sir John Anderson. Hon. Capt. A. H. Young (Col. Secretary Ilia Excellency Major-Gen. T. Pmrott, c B. Hon. T. de M. L. Braddell (Act. AttorneyGenera V Hon A T. Bryant (Act. Col. Treasurer). Hon W C. Michell(Act. Auditor-General». Hon. A.
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    Passengers.
    130 5 A KRIVBP. Per s.s. Marmora, from Kobe Mr. 11. S Butt. From Sin -apore Mr. J II Ivee*-, Mr Justice and Mrs. Fisher, Mr. P W. Abbott, Mr Mr. Anderson, Mr N chidsou, Mr W. Dohen, Mr. G. Morrell, and Hon. J Baker. *’er ss. M'ltira. from Singapore: Mr
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    FIXTURES.
    57 5 To-uat 26th Buy of 2cd Moon. ricket P. C. C. rs. Govt. Service. Matsuo’s Cinematograph, corner of Penang Road a"' l Campbe’l Street. 7 p.m. nul 9p.m. Complete Ck >nje of Programme. I o-MOKKOW. 27th Day of 2nd Moou. Matsuos (Cinematograph, corner of Penang R' a 1 and Campbell
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    MAILS DUE.
    21 5 China {Prim Ludwig) ...31st Mar. German Y rlc ...Ist, Apr. E glisli I Oceana) ...9th China (De hi) ...11th
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    THE MOON.
    17 5 O New Moon Apr. Ist First Quarter Bth O Full Moon 16th Last Quarter 24th
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    P. & O. SAILINGS.
    39 5 P. O. SAILINGS. Mail Service. OUTWARI'I. H«M K W A KDB. Oceana if Apr. Delhi 11 Apr. Delta lili jMa ta Ho Lxtra Service. Outwards Homkwards. Japan o Mar. I Manila 3 Apr. fJ......1ira Id Ai>r I Harn.no 17
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      43 5 Dangers of Influenza. The ereat dancer from influenza is of its rp<-iiltinc in pneumouia. This can be obviated bv using Chamberlain’s Couch Kcmedv. It not only cures influenza but counteracts any tendenev of the disease towards pneumonia. The Geore* Town Dispensary. Wholesale A «**<»♦•
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      30 5 The most and remitare obtained by treatment with Onn. sat (ICawa Santal). Booklet and tingle t« niedi*«l men f»ee ou application to. aor of 1 the ch«ef Per ang 'hemists
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      237 5 K. M. H. MERICAN, MONEY CHANGER. Ihave just opened a chop at the E. O. Hotel, Penang, whore all sorts o£ stamps and post cards may be obtained. 28 3 08 162 NOTICE. IS hereby given that the draft for $300 (Ddlars three hundred) No. 7/75 dated 30th Jauuarv, 1908.
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    MUNICIPAL PROGRESS REPORT FOR FEBRUARY, 1908.
    2675 6 Meeting. 1. Ordiuary Meetings of the Commissi- I oner* were T»«*1<1 on ♦l< 1j li and 27iL of the month. 2. At, the meeting on ihe 13th Dr. P- V. Locke, one of the elected Commissioners, tendered bib resignation owing to pressuie of his
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    EXCHANGE.
    122 6 Penang. 28th March. {By courtesy oj the Chartered Bank.) London Daman 1 Sink ..2/3J <* months’ sight Bui*- ...2 4^ 3 LYedit -2/4 A 3 Document try ...2/4 j Calcutta. Demand Bank IU 174 3da s’ sight Prwat© 1751 BouiD-.iv. Datnand Bank 173 J Mouimein, Demand Bank 171$ 3
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    PRODUCE.
    182 6 Jold i«af $65.40 B. Pepper( \V.Coast Sllw.A or.. > no stuck White Pepper $lB 50 fellers Trang Pepper 13 25 sales Cloves (picked) 31 —buyers Mace 75. —sellers Mace Pickings 57. —buyers Nutmeg* 110 s 23. —sellers i No. 1 5.30 sales Sugar < 2 no stock Ba«Le' 3.70
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    SHARES.
    1151 6 2 j j 3 O. I g o Number of j "5 D g J Capital. Shares Last Dividend. Name. >■, A "5 issued. M M o > _f <y Mining. 1903 300.000 30.000 10 i 10 25 for year ending 31/3/07 Belat Tiu Mining Co., Ltd. 17 50
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      73 6 Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. This medicine is well known for its prompt cutes of bowel complaint, which is always moie or less pievaleut at this feu sou of the year. Au attack of diarrhoea is liable to come ou without warning, and if a bottle of Chsmberiam's Colic,
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      93 6 11 ow Diphtheria is Contracted. Oue ofieu bears tbe expiession, My child caught a severe cold which developed into diphtheria,” when tbe tiuth was that tbe cold bad simply left the little one particularly susceptible to the wauderiug diphtheria germ. When Cbambe* lam’s Cough Remedy is given it not only
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      924 8 W. .MANSON, American Dentist, Late of Dr. Allen Co., Pha, US.A. Charges Moderate, O nsultation Free. kMSIDINQ AT i\o. 21/i, Penang Road. JUST RECEIVED. A SHIPMENT OF A few doors from the Eastern and Oriental Hotel. 6 mth«. ALUMINIUM HOLLOW-WARE UPTON’S TEAS WEKE AWARDED THE GOLD MEDAL AT THE PARIS
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