Straits Echo, 11 June 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 I’er Annum. PENANG, THURSDAY, nth JUNE, 1908. Single Copy, 10 cents. No. 132.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
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      1015 1 GUINNESS’S STOUT. TIANQ LEE Co. rs' o V’ mm 7 I ww S 5 «2 56>L£ AO ENTS. BASS’S ALE. T H E BANKS. Australia and China. EASTERN SHIPPING Chartered Bank of India, Company, Lid., INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER. Hongkong Shanghai Banking Corporation* (ENGINE WORKS.) Engineers, Shipbuilders, Brass Iron Founders.
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      24 1 THE BEST BEER IN THE FAR EAST. flQddlN m Y 7 05 60 > a CD > ft AK*5 /OKTO TIANO LEE Jb Co., Sg/« Aw*.
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    Army and Navy Notes.
    1231 2 (From Our Ov:n Correspondent Loudon, 10th May. Promotion for Lieutenant Dresser. The senior second Lieutenant of the (Queen’s Own Royal West Kent Regiment, Mr. H. J. Dresser, of the 2nd Battalion, in the Straits Settlements, has just been giveu bis second star after holding his tirst
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
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      39 2 Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrh ca Remedy. Tliis remedy lms been in use for over thirty yeirs ami baa proved itself to be the uioat successful remedy yet discovered for bowel complaints. The George Town Dispensary, Wholesale A cents.
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      385 2 A Certain Cure for Bowel Complaint. When attacked with diarrhoea ot bowel complaint you want a medicine that acts quickly. Ibe attack is always sudden, gen erally seveie and with increasing pain Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera aud Diarrhoea Remedy has never beeu known to fail in any case of colic, diarrhoei
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      1433 2 i NEW MUSIC: I “HUEY Lilllf. i JOOE." See Our New Album containing a Biographical Sketch and portrait of this famous Comic Artist, together with a selection of his popular Songs. NEW CAKE WALK DANCE ALBUMS. NEW WALTZ, “A WALTZ DREAM.” THE ROBINSON PIANO C" L"'J MATSUO’S JAPANESE CINEMATOGRAPH. Location:
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    VESSELS EXPECTED.
    43 3 1 Y *»*>>)» Ft.» Agent» Dm 9 Lightuing Singapore A.A.ACo. 12'bJune Denied i Loudon S B ACo. 12»b («leuavon Suf z B A Co. 17th Devjoba Colombo AG ACo. 18:b Nubia Colombo A G.AOo. -3rd A. A pear Singapore A.A. A.Co 27ib
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    SAILINGS.
    35 3 r esselt For Au nt l.env«< i Lightning Calcutta A. A. A.Co. 1 June. Beuledi Japan S.B&Co. Glenavou 1 Japan B.&Oo. Dpvanha Singapore A.G.ACoNubia Smgapoie A.G.ACo. J A. Apcai Calcutta A. A A Co
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      ARRIVALS.
      83 3 Jai aka. Hut. s.s., 1,194, Hut, 10th June, Segli, 9th June, Gen.—H. L. Co. Be low, Ger. s.s., 5,223, Formes, 10th June, Yokohama, 23rd May, Gen.—B. M. Co. Lothian, Br. s.s., 3,223, Lockhart, 10th June, Liverpool, 10th May, Gen.— S. B. Co. Rappcjt, Br. 8 8., 3,615, McSunnar, 11th
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      DEPARTURES.
      51 3 11th June. Cornelia, for Port Swettenbam A Malacca. Canton, for Pangkor and Teluk Anson. Teesta, for Port Swetteuham and Singapore. Flying Dragon, for Pulau Langkawi and Setul. Pegu, for Langsa, T. Semawe, Segli, Olebleh and Sabang. Teenkai, for Singapore, China and Japan. Deli, forTrang and PangNga. De Koclc, for
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      MAILS CLOSE.
      143 3 Fo* Tongkah—Per Malacca, to-morrow, 1 p.m. Port Swettenbam and Singapore—Per Perak, to-morrow, I pm. Tongkab—Per Avagyee, to-morrow, 1 p.m. Batu Babra—Per Padang, to-morrow, 1 p ni. Calcutta—Per Lightning, to-morrow, 3 p.m. Singapore, and Hongkong—Per Kum Sang, to-morrow, 3 p.m. Teluk Anson—Per Hye Leong, to-morrow, 3 p.m. Mergui, Tavoy
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    Passengers to the Straits.
    330 3 Per P. aud O. 3.8. Moldavia, connecting with thes'emier Uevanhn at Colombo, due *t Penang on 17tti June To Penang (from Loudon, May 22) Mr. A. H. Weston, Mr J. R. Long, Mr. (J. C. Wright (from Marseilles, May 29) Mr. W J. Wayte. To Singapore
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    P. & O. SAILINGS.
    39 3 P. O. SAILINGS. Mail Service. Odtwahds. Homewabds. Devanha 17 June. I Delhi 20 June. Marmora 1 July. Arcadia 4 July. Extra Service. OorWABDS. Homewards. I Nub.a 23 June. I Sumatra 12 June. I Syria 7 July. Namur 10 July
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      585 3 P.&O. Steam Navigation Coy. Expected Arrivals and Departures. Mail Service. Outward. June 17 Devanha connecting with Moldavia ,lo Himalaya Macedonia July 1 Marmora 15 Delta do Homeward. Date. Steamer. Connecting with S.S. Due London. June 20 Delhi July 4 Arcadia 18 Malta Britannia July 10 Sfooltan Aug. 2 China 10
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      387 3 (SHIPPIN G.) HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE. FREIGHT SERVICE. Next Sailings for Singapore, China and Japan. s.s. Saxonia 17th 1H08 Next Sailings Homeward. VIA HONGKONG. STRAITS COLOMBO. Taking cargo at through Hates to Antwerp, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Copenhagen Lisbon, Oporto, London, Liverpool, Glasgow, Marseilles, Trieste, <»euoa, I’orts in the Levant, Black Sea, and Baltic
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    The Straits Echo.
    96 4 Justice satisfies everybody and Justice alene £’»eru>n. Published dally (except Sunday*.) *t th CRITERION PRESS, Lid., No. 226—232, Beach Stree*. Penarq PRICK DAILY LOOAI (24 per annum. OUTBTATIONB Postage Extra MAIL BDITION (Host Free) $l5 CABLE ADDRESS Echo Penang.” Telephone No. 343 H.B,— All business communications should
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    SEDITION IN INDIA.
    726 4 There is good reason to believe that the seditious movement in India is more widespread than was at first suspected, and onlj yesterday Reuter announced that vigorous action lias been taken by the authorities to stamp out the conspiracy. The Viceroy’s Executive Council has passed the Explosives
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    Tin, Opium and Rice Quotations.
    76 4 The following business in tin has been doue to-day Penaug Eastern Smelting Co., buyers, no sellers j Straits Trading Co., I buyers, no sellers j Penang Tin Exchange, buyers, no sellers j 4 Singapore: Straits Trading Co., 2-5 tous at 6oy 0 Tin is quoted
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    The Police Courts.
    585 4 (Before Mr. Scott.) Two Sikhs were this morning charged with stealing three durians from a stall at Carnarvon Street market yesterday eveniug. The defendants pleaded not guilty to the charge. The complainant stated that yesterday, while he was taking his makan some distance away from his stall,
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    League Football.
    890 4 National Union vs. Mahomedans. Yesterday evening, despite the steady drizzle that was falling, the National Union and the Mahomedan Recreation Club played off their League fixture on the C. R Cground. Owing to the rain there were very few spectators and the state of the grouud, though it
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    The Great World Circus.
    68 4 The Great AVorld Circus opened in Magazine Road last night but owing to the rain there was not a large audience. The Circus is purely au Asiatic oue—the performers being either Indians or Filippinos—and was up to the standard of Indian circuses. Most of the turus
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    Inter-State Cricket.
    728 4 THE PERAK vs. SELANGOR MATCH Selangor Wins by 43 Runs, Following is the continuation 0 f Taipiug correspondent’s account, publish in yesterday’s Echo, of the Cricket™ between Perak and Selangor:— ch Yesterday Perak comm e by sending in Baunon and Grenier tn Wyatt and McKenzie, the latter fowU*
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      196 4 MOTOR CARS. NAPIER, SPYKER, 4 €> Cylinders. COVENTRY SIMPLES, 2, 4 6 Cylinders. ALL CARS SPECIALLY BUILT FOR THE TROPICS. For full particulars, apply ADAMSON, OILFILLAN $s CO., LTD., AGENTS IN STOCK. ONE 8 H. P. 2 CYLINDER PHtENIX MOTOR CAR, HIGH TENSION MAGNETO, AND COIL AND ACCUMULATOR SYSTEM. 2
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      Morocco.
      179 5 {Supplied by Reuter Mulai Halid Enter* Fez. London. 10th June.—Mulni entered Fez yesterday with much pomp. ~w ier correspondent of the 1 cnua “ti tSf '",v 3£sin the Beni Hassan country and unah e „roc«wl <>r retire. It ih expected that the ,I' n ■*i., r (Wert en manse
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      The Royal Meeting.
      128 5 {Supplied by Reuter Banquet on the Staudart. Loudon, 10th June.— The Tsantsa, being indisposed, was absent at the lunch given C the Polar filar She, however, recovered .efficiently to wttehd the ban(met given in the eveuiug on boa id the Russian Imperial yacht Staudart where the Zd.»l
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      The British Navy.
      63 5 (Supplied by Reuter-) A Narrow Esca|>e. Loudon. 10th June. The battleslrp Irresis'ible, while at exercise m the Channel, I,id a narrow escape from capsizing. Her *ea valves refused to close and the water rushed iu causing her to list heavily, b«c signalled for help and tugs are
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      California.
      60 5 (Supplied by Renter.) A Fight Between Whites and Japanese. London, 11th June—The whites of Los Angelos, iu the melon district of California, demolished a Japauese wagon, theoccupants of which were injured. They also stoned a crowd of Japanese, several of whom were severely injured- The white*, a number of
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      France and China.
      37 5 (Supplied by Reuter Yunnan Officials ApologiseLondon, 12th June.—The local official» ou the Yunnan border have apologised to the French aud promised to punish the culprits for the attack on the French reconnoitring party. A
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      The Steel Industry.
      194 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) A General Reduction in Prices. London. 11th Juno.—A te’ecrain from New York states that the Steel Tiust aunouucs a general reduction in the puces of its finished Bteel products Mr Johu I. Philips has bceu appointed sole ageut, in the F. M- S., of
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    Kedah Day by Day.
    684 5 {From Our o>ni Correspondent A lor Star, June 9th. Mr. Li in Eu Toh in Kedah. By the s.s Lian Choo on Sunday Mr. Lim Eu Toh, of Messrs. Tiane Lee Co., Penang, and two friends arrived here. I understan that Mr. Eu Toh comes to
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    The New Bishopric at Singapore.
    240 5 Question in Parliament. lu the House of Commons on tbe 18tb ult Mr Robert Laidlaw, Member for East Renfrewshire, asked tbe Under-Secretary of State for tbe Colonies How much tbe Gov- I eminent Straits Settlements have contributed towards tbe establishment of the new bishopric at
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    Tin and Rubber Companies in Malaya.
    391 5 The following information regarding tin and rubber companies in Malaya isi given in j the London and China Express of the od ultimo: Lahat Mines. Approximate returns for April: 19 tons tin ore, estimated to produce $13,500 (£l 575). The output has been injuriously
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    The State of Trengganu.
    513 5 Writ-ng ou the suggested cessiou of the Malay States of Kelautan. Treugganu, and Kedah, under the negotiations now proceeding with Siam, the Morning Post observes The Sultan of Trengganu, a State which has alwavs denied that the bunga mas, or golden flower, despatched triennially to Bmgkok,
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    The Opium Crusade.
    1454 5 Morals aud Revenue. Sir Henry A. Blake writes to the Time# The re ult of withdrawing the licences at Hongkong may possibly l»e the driving of the opium smoker from the public divan to the private cubicle, of which there are lens of thousands iu the Chinese
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    F. M. S. Tin.
    30 5 Outputs for May. Piculs. Gopeug R'-unhutau 29 Red hi I Is 150 New Gopeng 270 Kinta Cbendai 108 Bruseh 420 Kanaboi 225 Kledang 352 Seroudah HP
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    Passengers.
    294 5 Arrived. I’er ss Goeben lOt'i June, From Bremen j (Jap’ A Hansen. From Ant we. p Miss JruieM. Koch, Mr. and Mrs. F. Bu r c j From Southampton Mr. and Miss Staik, Dr nd Mrs John Donald. From Geuoa j Mr O Richelmann From C >lombo Mrs. de
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    FIXTURES.
    95 5 To-da 13ib Day ot oth Moon. Municipal Commission, 3 30 pm. L°ague Football :Cres.ents os Free School, Esplanade. Matsuo’s Cinematograph, corner of Penang Road and Campbell Street, 7 p.tn. 9 p.m. The Emperor Cinematograph, Kuala Kangsar Theatre, 0 pm. The Great World Circus, Magaziue Road. To-moreow. 14th Day of
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      47 5 Gonosan like other preparations of Copaiba and Sandalwood oil does not affect the kidneys or disturb the stomach and is well tolerated b, tbe patient even after lengthened treatment. 1 rials by the Medical Profession solicited. Samples free on application to any of the chief Penang Chemists.
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      74 5 Riedel's Gonosau is Dot unpleasaut to take and is not attended by those distressing byeffects which so often accompany the use of b tlsatns aud Santal oils. It has secured Unqualified praise from the loading Specialists. NOTICE. Owing lothe difficulties of collection, on and after 3lay 1st all Bills must
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      263 5 NOTICE r I TENDERS will be received up to noou on A. Friday, the 19th June. 1908, at the Resident Councillor’s Office, Penang (where forms of teuder cm be obtained) for the supply of timber for a period of six months commencing from 1st July, 1908. Tenders t > be
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    A Miniature Farm in Australia.
    1550 6 Dr. Richard Arthur, President of the Immigration League of Australasia, writes to us as follows There are many Anglo-Indians who, on retiring, may feel that their days of active work are not necessarily over. To them I would commend the following article from the Sydney
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    EXCHANGE.
    130 6 PSNA.NO, IItH JOBS. By ourtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London Daman i Stwifc ..2/3|| 4 months' sight Baa». ..2 4 T l tt 3 Credit ..2/4 i 3 Documentary ...2/4 ri 'alcutta, Dem »n«i Bank Ra 175 i days’ sigh» Pr*17 0 Bombay. Dim» ml Bank 174$, Monimein, Demand
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    PRODUCE.
    191 6 Jo Id leaf $65.40 B. Pepper( W .Coast -llbf..- 1 Ino stock White Pepper $l6. sales Trang Popper 10} buyers Cloves (picked) 31. —buyers Mace 70. —sellers Vlace Picking*- 55. —buyers Mutmegs 11 Os 18 to 19 sales (No 1 6.30 sales •iug.t’ < 2 no stock l Baskei
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    MARKET PRICES.
    208 6 Penang. 11th June, 1908. Beef— eta. Soup j»er catty 14 Roast 24 Steaks 24 Stew or Curry Meat 16 Rump Steak 24 Ox Tail each 30 Tongue 60 Feet 15 Heart 30 Liver per cattv 30 Pork Pork per catty 34 Pig’s Head 22 Feet r 26 Tongue
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    SHARES.
    7 6 ANTHONY AND ANDEKSON, Exchange Share Brohere.
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      84 6 Be on the Safe Side. Your physician may be busy or out of town just at tbo time tome member of your family Ims au attack of colic or diarrhoea. Such cases frequently prove fatal before a doctor can be summoned or mediciue procured. No physician can prescribe a Letter
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      162 6 Sprains Quickly Cured. Bathe the paits freely with Chamberlain's Pain Balm and give them absolute rest, and a quick cure is certain. The George Town Dispensary, Wholesale Agents. “DE SUMATRA POST.” Daily Published at Medan>Deli, IS THE LEADING NEWSPAPER OF SUMATRA. A rr T. IMAOKA, gg JAPANESE DENTIST. i.m No
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      166 6 MACKAY’S LIQUEUR WHISKY. MARTEU/S BRANDT. G tester s’ Champagne Andrew Usher Co.’s SPECIAL RESERVE O.V.G. Whisky. WROUCHT-IRON TUBES AND FITTINGS. > toe w on Hand. ADAMSON, GILFILLAN CO., LTD. JUST UNPACKED. AN AUTOMATIC PIANO /IND H GOOD SELECTION OF SANDILANDS, BUTTERY Co. AGENTS FOR PHNANO F. M. S. THE CELEBRATED
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    A Walking Engine.
    850 7 NEW MILITARY MACHINE. (xuns into Action. 11,0 British military authorities have been esiiug at Aldershot a military traction engine of extraordinaiy appearance, and, so it is claimed for if, of wonderful power. A young South African engineer (Mr. Henrv toeoige De lrafford Wright) is the inventor »f
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      1199 7 BAXTER Co.’s BEST NAVY CANVAS. SANDILANDS, BUTTERY Co. insurances. DAVID CORSAR SON’S WELL-KNOWN EXTRA NAVY CANVAS, No. 0. SANDILANDS. BUTTERY Co John Bazley White Bros PORTLAND CEMENT, “LION BRAND." General Accident Fire and Life Assurance Corporation, Ltd. WE have lieen appointed Agents for the above Company for Penang Province Wellesley
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      111 7 An Australian Commercial Traveller’s Story. Ii is tbe commercial traveller wbo finds the many changes of climate and water trying. Mr Cbas. G. Cbapunu, who represents a large Brisbane concern, bad been tnubbd for years with chronic diarrtueaOn one of his trips a fellow traveller recommended Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and
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      937 8 W. MANSON, American Dentist, Late of Dr. Allen Co. t Pha, U.S.A Charges Moderate, Ccnsultation Free. NN8ID1N0 AT /Vo. 21a, Penang Road A few doors from the Eastern and Oriental Hotel. (i intha. UPTON’S TEAS WERE AWARDED THE GOLD MEDAL AT THE PHIS EXHIBITION. AGENTS, PENANG PATfckSON, SIMONS Co., Ltd.
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