Straits Echo, 13 May 1908

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    34 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE;STUITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY. VOL. 6. $24 Per Annum, PENANG, WEDNESDAY, 13th MAY, 1908. Single Copy, 10 cents. No. 110.
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      1004 1 TIANQ LEE Oo. CT /t'.VvvA' OO V O'. oo to O'. E/3 O' U7 y or no o ?£>•* *iOL£ AO ENTS. NOAH JOHAN, PHOTOGRAPHERS, :J07, Uhulia Street, Penang. (Corner of Carnarvon Street Enlargement to any size. All works on Bromide, P. 0. P., etc Out-door Photography Undertaken. All work
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      22 1 THE BEST BEER IN THE FAR.EAST. ROddlN •wm 4 vT v *57 O) > -a CD ?>> /0KT0 TIAWQ LEE A Oo., Sell Af<ftu
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    Tin Dredging in Tongkah.
    595 2 Those who are still sceptical about the Tongkah tin mine, and those who have every confidence in the management, says the Hobart Mercury of the 9th ult., will be interested to know that Mr. H. G. Downie, who, with Captain Miles, ha 6 had charge of
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    Confucius’ Tomb.
    620 2 The Mecca of Chiua/’ A new guide book buries this laconic paragraph among its descriptions of the German port of Tsingtau and of about fifty routes in the Sbautuug province of China At T’shue tu, on passports and cards presented to Duke Kung, permission is granted to visit
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      34 2 Dr. Friedlaender testifies that Gonosan exerts a favorable influence in removing complications and haemorrhage; also more rapid and satisfactory results are obtained by it than by any otber pi eparatiou of Sandalwood oil etc.
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      290 2 Gonosan like other preparations of Copaiba and Sandalwood oil does not affect the kidneys or disturb the stomach and is well tolerated by the patient even after lengthened treatment. Trials by the Medical Profession solicited. Samples free on application to any of the chief Penang Chemists. MUNICIPAL NOTICE. THE next
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      1194 2 ROBINSON PIANO C 0, L TD Hold the FINEST STOCK of Pianos in the East. YACHT, COTTACE, GRAND AUTOPIANO. Prices from $300. Time payments. Organs, Gramophones, Records all kinds of small instruments fittings. Tunings singly or by contract. Repairs by Experienced Workmen I i li ii i NOTICE. THE undersigned
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    VESSELS EXPECTED.
    38 3 Vett».e‘h fruit. Age ,i>e Due 0. A pear Singapore A.A.ACo. 15tbMay. I'jdeua Singapore YV.M ACo IStb Arcadia Colombo A.G&Co. 21st Kpeniuu Liverpool W M.&Co. 24th Sardinia Colombo A G.ACo. 26tb Kleiat Colombo B M &Co. 27tli
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    SAILINGS.
    33 3 1 et**l* For Agent t> Lrtivf» C. Apear Calcutta A.A.A.Co. May. T\deus Ai>fwerp VV M ACo Arcadia Singapore A G ACo. Kcemuu Japan W.M ACo. Sardinia Singapore Ia.G.ACo. Kleiht Singapore B M.ACo.
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      ARRIVALS.
      87 3 Yorck, Ger. s.s., 5.133, liandermanu, 12th May, Yokohama, 25th Apr., Gten.— B. M. A Co. Prink Heinrich, Ger. s.s, 3,902, Grosch, 12th May, Bremen, 8th Apr., Gen.— B. M. Co. Cornelia, Br. s.s., 194, Campbell, 12th May, Malacca, 11th May, Tin—E. S. Co., Ltd. Helias, Nor. s.s., 680, Briningaard,
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      DEPARTURES.
      49 3 13th Mat. Malacca, for Tongkah. Jin Ho. for Langkat. Ban Whatt Soon, for Tongkah. Vidar, for Teluk Anson. Givalior, for Singapore, HongkoDg, Swatow and Amoy. Tong Chay Un, for Pangkor. Malaya, for Deb. Flying Fish, for Port Weld and Taiping. Sree Banka, for Batu Bahra. Japara. for Singapore.
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      MAILS CLOSE.
      190 3 For Colombo and Tuticorin—Per Nore, tomorrow, 11am. Port Swettenham and Malacca—Per Cornelia, to-morrow. 1 p m. Deli Per De Kock, to-morrow, 1 p.m. Traug and Pang Nga—Per Deli, tomorrow, 1 pm. Pulau Laugkawi and Setul—Per Flying Dragon, to-morrow, 3 p.m. Port Swettenham and Singapore—Per Tara, to-morrow, 4 p.m.
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    Passengers to the Straits.
    248 3 Per P. aud O. s.s. Mooltan, connecting with the steamer Arcadia at Colombo, due at Penang on 21st May To Penang (from London, Apr. 24) Mr. and Mrs. Mac Nab. To Singapore (from London) Mr. and Mrs. P. (L Fish and children (from Marseilles, May 1)
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    P. & O. SAILINGS.
    36 3 P. O. SAILINGS. Mail Service. OuiwAnm. Homkwakdh. Arcadia 21 May. I Oceana 23 May. Malta 4 June. Delta 6 June. Extra Service. OUTWAEDS. HOMBWABDS. Sardinia 20 May. 1 Nore 14 May, Socotra 9 June. Japan 29
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      727 3 P10. Steam Navigation Coy Expected Arrivals and Departures. Mail Service. Outward. May 21 Arcadia connecting with Mooltan J un* 4 Malta do tf 18 Devanlui do Moldavia July Marmora do Himalaya 1« Delta do Macedonia Homeward. Date. Connecting! Due Steamer. with S-S- London. May 23 Oceana June 0 Delta 20
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      379 3 (S HIPPIN Q.) HAMBURG-AMER1KA LINIE. FREIGHT SERVICE. Next Sailings for Singapore, China and Japan. H.s. Dortmund *23rd May, 1908. Next Sailings Homeward. VIA HONGKONG. STRAITS A COLOMBO. Taking cargo at through Rates to Antwerp, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Copenhagen Lisbon, Oporto, London, Liverpool, Glasgow, Marseilles, Trieste, Oenoa, Ports in the Levant, Black
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    The Straits Echo.
    95 4 Justice satisfies everybody and justice atone —Knertm. Published dally (except Kntidayg.) AT THE CRITERION PRESS, Lld., No. 226—232, Beach Street, Penary. PRICE: DAILT LOCAJ $24 per annun>. OUTSTATIONB Postage Kxtra. MAIL EDITION (Poet Free) $l5 OABLK ADDRRSS Echo—Penang.” Telephone No. 343. H.S.— All business commnnicatton.s should be
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    MACEDONIA AND THE EUROPEAN CONCERT.
    689 4 The Macedonian qnestion continues to stir the diplomatic world deeply and the situation has become at once extraordinarily critical and extraordinarily interesting. On March 3, Sir Edward Grey suddenly proclaimed to Europe that British patience had at last become exhausted, and, in reply to counsels
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    PLAGUE IN SINGAPORE.
    147 4 Singapore has lost another member of its medical staff in the person of Dr. C. T. Raikes, who died of bubonic plague yesterday. Dr. Raikes, who joined the service only last February, is believed to have contracted the disease at a postmortem examination on a plague victim,
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    Tin, Opium and Rice Quotations.
    437 4 The following business in tin has been done to-day Penang Eastern Smelting Co., > Ififil buyers, no sellers a Straits Trading Co., 25 tons at €B| Peuang Tin Exchange, 50 68| Singapore Straits Trading Co., 75 68| T0ta1...150 tons. Tin is quoted in London to-day
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    SUPREME COURT.
    1524 4 IN CIVIL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION. (Before Mr. Justice Fisher.) Chop Hin Lee Chan vs. The Phtenix Assurance Co., Ltd. This case was continued yesterday afternoon. Mr. Cleaver for the Plaintiffs. Mr. Thornton for the Defendants. Mr. Thorntou intimated that bis next witness was Mr. Amsberg but told the Court
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    The Police Courts.
    304 4 (Before Mr. Scott.) Sahat, a Malay, was this morning given the option of a fine of twenty-five dollars or one month’s imprisonment, for working a horse in an unfit state. To-day a Chinaman, Tan Ah Si, who stood chargpd with kidnapping a girl, was ordered to be
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      210 4 MATSUO’S JAPANESE CINEMATOGRAPH. Location: —Corner of Campbell Street and Penang Road. Grand Change Programme TO-NIGHT. NEW PICTURES! NEW PICTURES!! TWO PERFORMANCES EVERY NIGHT. First show, from 7 to 8-30,’p.m. Second show, from 9 to 11-30 p.ui. PRICES OF Ist SHOW. Ist Class 80.50. 2nd Class 0-30. 3rd Class 0.15. 4th
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      70 4 Australian Newspaper Man’s Experience With Diarrhoea. Mr. s. G. Mathers, publisher of Chronicle, Normautown. Queensland, says: Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy completely cured roe of chronic dysentery from which I bad suffered for vears I feel confident that this remedy also saved the life of my infant daughter, who
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      Plague in Singapore.
      57 5 (Echo Special Another European Victim. Singapore, 13tb May.—Dr. Raikes, in Giarge 0 f the Quarantine Island here, 1 from plague yesterday. I* will Ik; remembered that, our Singapore reKpoudent reported the death of Mr. N. A. r,t y> the Assistant Port Health Officer, >lrj Rapore, from the
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      Macedonia.
      109 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) Decision of the Powers. London, 13th May.—Russia has replied to the last note of Sir Edward Grey (Foreign Secretary) with regard to Macedonia. The reply is not| definite, but tbe Governments are discussing the matter. The Powers have decided on the gradual withdrawal of the International
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      The Opium Traffic.
      51 5 (Supplied hy Reuter.) Great Britain and the International Conference. London, 13th May.—The Imperial Government states that it is not aware of any fresh development in the American proposal of an International Opium Conference. Great Britain has not replied definitely, and nc date has been fixed for the
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      Home Politics.
      274 5 (Supplied by Reuter Second Reading of Irish University Bill. London, 12th May.—The House of Commons passed the second reading of the Irish University Bill by 344 votes to 31, a majority of 313. The minority consisted of Irish Unionists and Nonconformist Radicals. Mr. Birrell introduced his Irish University
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      France and China.
      54 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) The Yunnan Rebels. London, 13th May.—The report that the Yunuan rebels are acting in connivance with the French is authoritatively denied in Paris. On tho contrary, it is affiimed that tbeTongking authorities have in every way assisted the Chinese Government by disarming and interning
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      Great Britain.
      24 5 (Supplied by Reuter Decreasing Birthrate. London. 13th May.—The birthrate of Great Britain for last year was the lowest on record per thousand.
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      Paris.
      36 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) Socialist Defeat at the Municipal Elections. London, 13th May.—The Socialists suffered a notable defeat at the Paris Municipal elections. This is regarded as largely an evidence of the public disgust of anti-mili-tarism.
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      Sir Charles Mathews.
      37 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) Appointed Public Prosecutor. London. 12th May—Sir Charles W Mathews. Recorder of Salisbury since 1893, has been appointed Public Prosecutor. It is rumoured that a European firm in Penang is in difficulties.
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    Singapore Races.
    743 5 FIRST DAY, TUESDAY. I2TH MAY. {Echo Special.) Singapore, 13th May.—The Spring Meeting of the Singapore Sporting Club opened yesterday in glorious weather and there was a large attendance of ladies und gentlemen to witness the sport. The Sultan of Johore’s win in the Singapore Derby was extremely popular.
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    Army and Navy Notes.
    602 5 (From Our Own Correspondent London, 17th April. The Singapore Garrison. It is officially intimated that the number of paid acting bombardiers allowed for the defences of the Straits Settlements is 16, and 6 for the Hongkong-Singapore Battalion Royal Garrison Artillery. The reduction of the Honekone-Singapore Battalion
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    Kedah Day by Day.
    244 5 (From Our Own Correspondent Tuesday, 12th May. A Motor Service. The motor car which commenced working on Sunday last is now plying for hire between Alor Star and Kapala Batas The driver complains of having to work over 12 hours a day. Quarantine Vexations. After a
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  • PUBLIC OPINION.
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      SPIRIT OR WHAT?
      533 5 SPIRIT OR WHAT To THE EmiOK OF THE STRAITS ECHO. Sir, —I shall be immensely iudebted to you or any one of spiritualistic readers of your journal, who will, through its medium, throw some light on the otherwise dark and mysterious object that confronted me yesterday evening, after dusk, while
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    Penang Library.
    405 5 New Hooks. The following new books have been received at the Library The Stoiv of Nations, The Roman Eoipire B C. 29 —A D. 470 by H. Stuart Jones The Fra ce of To-dav. bv Barrett Wendell. Th" H's’orv of the Popes during the Last Four Centuries, 3
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    Municipal Commission.
    95 5 Following are the Agen la for tomorrow’s meeting of the Municipal Commission 1- Minutes of last meeting to be read and confirmed. 2. Any special business the President may bring forward. 3. Questions. 4. Fire Station. Chulia Street Ghaut. 5. Private rikisbas to be numbered. 6- Some bills
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    Passengers.
    240 5 Arrived. Ter s s. Prim Heinrich, 12th May, from Colombo Mr. P. van Dusseldorp, Mr. Tbos. W. Gerrard, Mr J. Hemsen, Mr. J Kortmann. Mr. C. L. Moysev, Mr. V. V'lelworth, Mr. J. S. Kock, Mis', and Miss Cornfield, Mr. Johann Steffen, Mr. Paul Muller, Mr. A. Glyn. Mr.
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    FIXTURES.
    70 5 T*>-i»at 14th Day of 4fh Moon. Penang Association, 5 p.ra. Town Band, Esplanade, 9 to H pm. Matsuos Cinematograph, corner of Pen am.' T»oad and Campbell Street, 7 p.m. .9 p.m. G>and Chat.ge of Programme. 10-*,:o*row 15th Dav of 4th Moon. Hnnt Club Gymkhana Entries close. Municipal Commission. 3
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    MAILS DUE.
    18 5 German (Prim Heinrich) ...13th May. Euglish (Arcadia) ...21st China (Oceani) ••.23rd Cliiua (Prim Eitel Friedrich) ...26th
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      68 5 Chamberlain’s Pain Balm. You will hunt a good while before you find a liniment that is equal to Chamberlain’s Pam Balm. In cases of rheumatism and sciatica it relieves the intense pain and makes sleep aud rest, pn.sible. Soreness of the muscles, swellings and lameness are quickly relieved by it,
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    The Mercantile Bank of India, Ltd.
    1855 6 Annual Meeting. The Fifteenth Annual General Meeting of the shareholders of the Mercantile Bank of India, Ltd., was held at Winchester House, Old Broad Street, London, on the 14th ult., Mr. R. J. Black, the Chairman, presiding. The Chairman Gentlemen, I will ask the
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    EXCHANGE.
    121 6 Pbnako, 13th Mat. (By courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Bank -.2/3$ 4 months’ sight Bank ...2/4 3 Credit ...2/4* 3 Documentary ...2/4$ Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs. 174$ A days’ sight Private 175$ Bombay. Demand Bank 174 Mouimein, Demand Bank 173 3 days’ sight Private 175$ Madras, Demand
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    PRODUCE.
    186 6 Gold leaf $65.40 B.Pepper( W.Coast Slbs.ftox.) no stock White Pepper $17.50 sellers Trang Pepper 11« —sellers Clove» (picked) 31. —buyers Mace 08. —sellers Mace Pickings 55. —buyers Nutmeg» 110» 20-50 sellers f No. 1 5.30 sales Sugar < 2 no stock Basket 3.85 sales Tapioca Flour 1.80 nominal Copra...
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    MARKET PRICES.
    201 6 Pkna.no, 13th Mat, 1908. Beef— cts. Soup fer eutty 12 Boast 24 Steaks 24 Stew or Curry Meat 16 Bump Steak 24 Ox Tail each 30 Tongue 60 Feet 15 Heart 30 Liver per catty 30 Pork Pork per catty 32 Pig’s Head 20 Feet 24 Tongue 30
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    SHARES.
    1187 6 0-1 Number of *3 p 2 S J I 5 5 Capital. Shares > Ls«t Dividend. Name. 3 1 issued. ‘3 j w 1 J i <y I Mining. 1903 300,000 30,000 10 10 25 for year ending 31/3/07, Belat Tin Mining Co., Ltd. 56.50 1907 1.. 300.000 1
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      153 6 Lingering Coughs. Persistent coughs that continue through the spi ing and bummer usually indicate some throat or lung trouble, aud it is a serious mistake to neglect them. Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy is famous for its cures of coughs of this nature and a few doses taken iu time may save
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    PENANG TURF CLUB. AUTUMN MEETING, 1908.
    903 7 Tuesday, th.e 28th July, Thursday, the 30th July, aad Saturday, the Ist August, 1908. PROPOSED PROGRAMME To be considered and if approved to be passed at a General Meeting to be called for the purpose. NOTICE.—No amendments to this Programme will be considered unless
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    British Sympathy with China.
    912 7 British sympathy with China is as old as British connection with her, and that dates back for centuries, and grew firm and strong under the fostering care of the East India Co., whose motto was Trade, first, foremost, and all the time.” Sympathy is always based
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      292 7 Entries Close at noon on Thursday, 16th July’, 1908 (except for Race 8, Third Day); Handicaps for First Day will be published on or before Monday, 20th July, 1908. N A penalty of 7 lbs. is incurred in a handicap by the winner of any race run subsequent to the
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      128 7 Have You Rheumatism? If so, apply Chamberlain’s Pain BalmIt has curb’d others and there is no reason why it should not cure you. One application relieves the pain. The George Town Dispensary, Wholesale Agents. Matico Capsules and Injection still maintain their reputation for the cure of those inconvenient diseases, about
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      926 8 W. MANSON, American Dentist, Late of Dr. Allen Co., Pha, U.S.A. Charges Moderate, Consultation Free. KISIDIMa AT No. 21a, Penang Road. A few doors from the Eastern and Oriental Hotel. 6 mtha. DUNLOP MOTOR ms ms TYRES. WERE AWARDED THE GOLD MEDAL AT THE PARIS EXHIBITION. 4QENT8, PENANG: P4T6RS0N, SIMONS
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