Straits Echo, 16 July 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. t>- $24 Per Annum, PENANG, THURSDAY, 16th JULY, 1908. Single Copy, 10 cents, No. 162.
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      1016 1 T.'ANG LEE A Co. MASS'S ALE. foON K cc CO Q SC IjjlOlS .S’Oic AGE.STS TII E BANKS. > EASTERN SHIPPINS Company. Ltd., (ENGINE WORKS.) Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China. r NCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER. Engineers. Shipbuilders, Brass iron Founders. Engineering Appliances Fittings in Stock. Paid up Capital
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      26 1 i HE BEST BEER IN THE FAR EAST. flGddlN 3® T I? Jb. «0 > -a CD > <£ *h Jl® rOKTO TIAWQ LEE Jk Oo. t Sate Agimig.
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    Army and Navy Notes.
    956 2 (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, June 19th. New Officera for the Astra*.” The following officers, in addition to those already noted, have been appointed to the cruiser Attrae, on her recommissioning for further service on the China Station —Lieutenant M. E. Cochrane, and Lieutenant W. R.
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      78 2 A Sheep Shearer’s Trials. I have followed the shearing season through New Zealand and all over Australia,” Bays Mr. R. L. Mcliean of Duntroon, N. Z., aud the changes of water and tucker always briug an attack of diarrb«ea. The only relief 1 can obtain is from Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera
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      420 2 Infantile Cholera. Any unusual looseness of a child’s bowels during the hot weather should be a warning to mothers. Infantile cholera may develop tu a few hours, and prompt action should be taken to avoid it. Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, to-lowed by a dose of castor oil, will
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      878 2 CHOLERA-TYPHOID AND OTHER MICROBES IN IMPURE DRINKING WATER. FOR SALE. PREVENTION IS BETTER THAN CURE. HENCE USE Nordtmeyer* Berkefeld System of Filtering whieli is absolutely Reliable. Sr. ANDREW WILSON, F. R. S. E., in hiB report states that The filters sold by the Berkefeld Filter Co remove all germs from
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    VESSELS EXPECTED.
    38 3 V g /'T'tV, AgtinJ» Due Calchas Singapore W.M &Co. 17tbJuly Malta Singapore A G.&Co 18th Moyune Singapore W M ACo. 25th Bengloe London S B AOo. -5th Japan Singapore A.A.A.Co. 30th Titan Singapore W.M.&Co. 3rd Aug
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    SAILINGS.
    36 3 Verxeln For A 'ier/t* ie 'a'ehas fjiverpot 1 w m &co July. Malta Colombo G ACo. M »vune H» W^rp VV M &Co. B^oiiloe Singapore S B.&Co. Japan Calcutta A A.A.Co. Titan Liverpool W.M.ACo. Aug.
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      ARRIVALS.
      85 3 Gwalior, Br. s.s., 2.692, Rimage, 15th Juiy, Singapore, 13tb July, Gen. Cheng Taik. Omaperb, Br. s.s, 340, Lyons, 15th Jtdy, Malacca, 14th July, Gen.—E. S. Co.. Ltd. Delta, Br. s.s., 4 780, Andrews, 16th July, Bombay, 11th July, Gen.—A. G. Co. Thongwa, Br. s s., 2.428, HerringtoD, 16th July,
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      DEPARTURES.
      62 3 16th July. Petrel, for Pangkalan Brandan. Leong Ho, for Trang. Perak, for Deli. Cornelia, for Port Swettenham, Port Dickson and Malacca. Janet Nicoll, for Port Swettenham, Port Dickson, Malacca and Singapore. Canton, for Pangkor and Teluk Anson. Thongwa, for Port Swettenham Singapore. Un Peng, for Pulau Langkawi, Perlis and
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      MAILS CLOSE.
      277 3 Fo* I ort Swettenham and Singapore Per Vorwarts, to-morrow, 1 p. m kin goon Per Fitzpatrick, to-morrow, 2 p m. Ite'i—P e r Malaya, to-morrow, 2 p.m. Kopab, Kenong, Victoria Point, Mergui and Tuvoy—Per Omapere, to-morrow, 2 p.m. le)uk Anson—Per Hye Leona, to-morrow, 3 p m. Singapore, China
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    Passengers to the Straits.
    172 3 FW P. ard O. s.B. Nyanxa, due at Penang on Zlst July 6 T Penang (from London, June 20) airs H. Martin. To Singapore (from London) Mr M Lomax. Lieut. A. F. P. Webner, Mr. H S Gulston. 8, Mon 9° connecting with the steamer Delhi
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    P. & O. SAILINGS.
    26 3 P. O. SAILINGS. Mail Service. Ootwaei,* HoMawAmns. \r l u J l,y I Malia 18 July. Malta 13 Aug. l Ana fcitra Service. OUTWA.DS, HoMIWABDe. Zz
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      636 3 pilUtanttiatiM Coy. Expected ametmne. Mail Service. Ootward 1,0 Homeward. Mongolia India Victoria Pate. Steamer. Connecting Due with S.S. Loudon. (July 18 Malta Aug. 1 Devanka 15 Marmora 29 Delta Sept. 12 Mi China Moldavia Himalaya Macedonia Mongolia Aug. 16 30 Sept. 13 27 Oct. 10 fakes by mail steamers. Ist
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      451 3 (SHIPPING,) HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE. FREIGHT SERVICE. Next Sailings for Singapore, China and Japan. ss. Slavonia 18th July 1908. s.s. Dortmund, Naxt Sailings Homeward. VIA COLOMBO. for Havre and Hamburg 19th July, 1908. Taking cargo at through Rates to Antwerp, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Copenhagen Lisbon, Oporto, Londou, Liverpool, Glasgow, Marseilles, Trieste, Genoa, Ports
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    The Straits Echo.
    97 4 jastice latisflea everybody and Justice aleue— Emtrum. Publlflhed dally (except HandayO at thi CRITERION PRESS, Lid., No. 226—232, Beach Street. Penacq. PRICE DAIIjT LOCAI P er an nm OUTSTATIONS Hoetage Kxtrs. MAM, BDITION (Poet Free) *l5 OABLB ADDRKS Echo —Penang.” Telephone No. 343. All buetuoHS communications should
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    MUNICIPAL REFORMS.
    639 4 We are glad to see that the Alunicipality are instituting an active campaign against swamps and that, wherever possible, they are compelling the owners of the land to fill up these breeding places of malaria. The qualifying clause is necessary because, as is well kuown, it is not
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    League Football.
    549 4 National Union vs. Penang Free School. A'esterday afternoon a fairly large number of spectators journeyed down to Pangkor Road to witness the League match between the above teams on the C. R- C. ground. The game, which ended in a goalless drew, was. on the whole, very interesting.
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    Tin, Opium and Rice Quotations.
    276 4 Thk following business m t.iu has been done to-day Penang Penang Tin Exchange, tons at $O6 50 Eastern Smelting Co., 25 67 Straits Trading Co., 50 6/ Singapore: Straits Trading Co., 50 67 T0'a1...137f tons. Tin is quoted in London to-day a* £132 ss. cash
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    SUPREME COURT.
    3146 4 IN ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION. (Before Mr. Justice Fisher.) W. C. Boomgardt vs. Criterion Press, Ltd. When the above case was resumed yesterday morning Sartan was placed in the witness box on behalf of the plaintiff Before this wituess was examined, however, Mr. Armstrong, counsel for the defendants, drew
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      The Quebec Tercentenary.
      135 4 (Supplied hy Reuter.) The Prince of Wales to Attend the Celebrations. Loudon, lfitb July.—The Prince of \V i has started for Quebec to attend the To teuary celebrations. r Jt will be remembered that, to celehrat 300th anniversary of her foundation r has agreed to purchase the
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      Submarine A9.
      66 4 (Supplied by Reuter.) Heroic Officers. London, 15th July.—The crew of the submarine, A 9, were overpowered by petrol fumes while eti route to Devonport from Dover in connection with the naval tnameuvres. Same of them are in a critical condition. Ihe officers iu the conning tower, finding the
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      Natal.
      46 4 (Supplied by Reuter.) The Asiatic lin migration Question. London, 15th July.—A telegram from Pietermaritzburg states that the Hon. C. O’Grady Gubbins, Colonial Secretary of Natal, in introducing the Indiau Immigratiou Prevention Bill in the Assembly, emphasized the danger arising from an unrestricted increase of Asiatics.
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      The Tax on Tea.
      154 4 (Supplied by Reuter Duty Remains at Five Pence. London, 15th July-—ln the Committee stage of the I'iuance Bill in the House of Commons yesterday. Mr. Philip Snowden, Lahour Member for Blackburn, moved that two pence he taken off the tax on tea. Mr. Charles Henry Hobhouse,
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      The Chartered Company.
      57 4 (Supplied by Reuter.) An Agreement Signed. London, 16th July.—Au agreement has been signed between the Soutli African Chartered Company and the Tanganyika Concessions with regard to the extension of the railway from Rhodesia to Katanga, opening up the great mineral deposits of the Congo which are believed
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      Japan.
      44 4 (Supplied by Reuter.) New Japanese Cabinet. London, 16th July.—A telegram f roU Tokio states that General Count Kat gurs has formed a Cabinet, with Count Jutara Komura, at present Japanese Ambassa* in London, as Foreign Minister. f- uUD Komura will leave London shortly.
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      Macedonia.
      85 4 (Supplied by Reuter.) Disaffected Turkish Regiments. London. 16th July.—The officers 0 disaffected regiments at Mon astir are in i a tour of the villages and inciting ti e P 6O to rise [On the 13th inst. Reuter wired: The unrest among the Turkish r Macedonia had led to the
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      Persia.
      38 4 (Supplied by Reuter-) Turkish Encroachment. London. 16*h July.—Both the r Russian Embassies continue to peated representations to the l r encroachment of Turkish ,ro o> jy Persian frontier, but the Porte given evasive and dilatory reph® s
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      32 4 The most rapid and satisfactory results obtained by treatment with Gonosan r (Kawa Santal). Booklet and sample to f medical men free on application to any of j the chief Penang Chemists.
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    PENANG TURF CLUB.
    1040 5 AUTUMN MEETINGList of Entries. W D.y, <r Maiden Horses Value «soo- l4 lbs. All IW*‘! S horses import jffi ata price uot. exceed"sSip Enlnmx ming 4UU :i fl P'.uuce. one w (;ocotl St. John. EoeeC'U. Mirathon, Ruby S. o Thk Griffin Rack. .r «jibo aU'l $lOO to
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    Penang Cricket Club.
    285 5 Lawn Tennis Tournament. Following were the results of the ties played yesterday Championship. Haslatn beat Jamieson, 2—6 6—2 6—l. Mixed Double Handicap. Miss R. Burke and Threifall to. o. from Mr. and Mrs. Stokes. Mrs. Keun and Ivens w o• from Miss Bogan aud Stronacb. Mr. aud
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    The Late Mr. Yeoh Chin Leong.
    83 5 I The funeral of the late Mr. Yeoh Chin Leong, father of Messrs. Yeoh Paik Tatt aQ d Yeoh Paik Keat of the firm of Tiang Lee and Co., took place this morning when the remains were removed from deceased's residence in Mac Abater
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    A Sensational Murder.
    283 5 Arab Charged with Killing His Wife. A murder was committed in Perak Road at about 3 p.tn yesterday. Kulsarn, a Malay woman the wife of an Arab, by name Haji Ibrahim, being stabbed to death, it is alleged, by her busbaud. The alleged murderer has been arrested
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    Malayan Rubber Companies.
    533 5 The following items of information regarding rubber companies in Malaya are given in the London and China Express ot the 26'b ult.: Liuggi Plantations, Ltd. An extraordinary geueral meeting was held a* 4, Cor’oet-court, London, on 2 1th June, Sir Wm. Hood Treacher, k. c. m. g.,
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    The Remarkable Marriage Case.
    983 5 In the Divorce Court, London, on the 22nd ult, the President had again before him the petition of Maud Felicia Hall, otherwise Bsrrar. for the annulment of her marriage with Charles William Hal!, of Ipob, which took place ou Jan. 1. 1906 The ground of the
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    Passengers.
    105 5 Arrived. Per sB. D* ta, 15th July, from London Mrs. Paterson, Mr. Chalmers. From Marseille* Mr. J. F. Duncan. Mr. W. F. Kelso. From Melbourne Miss H. Walker, Airs. Walker, Mrs Addis. Per ss. Ma’aya, 16th July, from Deli: Mr. Bury, Mr. Edwards, Mr Maclean, Miss L nd, Corrick
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    FIXTURES.
    88 5 To-day 18th Day of 6th Moon. P. C. O. 'L’enuis Touruameut. Football C. R C. t?s. ButteiHies, Victoria Green, Pangkor Road. Matsuo’s Cinematograph, corner of Penang lioivi and Campbell Street, 7 p.tn. 9 p.m The Pathescope.” King Strest Theatre, 7-30 p.m. and 9 30 pm. To-morrow. 19th Dav of
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    MAILS DUE.
    18 5 China (Alalta} ...18th July. German P. Regent Luitpold)... 22nd China (Goeben i ...22nd English < Delhi) ...29:h
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    THE MOON.
    18 5 Last Quarter July 20th O New Moon 28th First Quarter Aug. sth O Full Moon 12th
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      33 5 Gonosan is a happy combination of Kawa Resins with Oleum Santali in the proper* tton of 1 part Kawa Kawa to 4 pa»ts Oleum. Santal cures easily, no complications. All chemists and dealers.
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      33 5 Well Named. Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy is just what its name implies. For pains in the stomach, cramp, colic or diarrhoet, it bas no equal. The George Town Dispensary, Wholesale Agents.
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      285 5 KTOTICB. IS hereby given that we have given Messrs. CHIN HIN Co., Penang Roar), No. 50E, the exclusive sale of Benzine, our Motor Car Spirit, for the Penang Maiket. THE ASIATIC PETROLEUM Co Ltd 10 7 08 363 PENANG CONFECTIONERY. r undersigned have purchased the J_ above bus.ness and amalgamated
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      186 5 COGNAC BRANDT, oldest and moat important I' firms of COGNAC BRANDY are open to make ariangeuoents with a firgt c ass firm of Wine and Spirit Merchants for their sole buying Ageucy. Apply with full particulars to 459, POSTE RESTANTE, 1 COGNAC, 6-7-08 364 France. TO-NIGHT!!! 7-30 P. HI. and
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    The Police Courts.
    1152 6 (Before Mr. Scott.) The Bribery Charge. The hearing of the case against Sergeant Alexander Dennys, who was charged with receiving illegal gratification, was resumed yesterday afternoon. Chellapah, cross-examined by the Hon. Mr. Thornton, counsel for the defence, stated that when the present case was called last week,
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    Anarchists in Tokyo.
    445 6 Some Extraordinary Scenes. On the afternoon of the 22nd ult. some individuals in Tokyo professing the doctrines of Socialism gave a reception at the Kiukikwan Hall, at Kanda, to Yamagucbi Gizo, a Socialist who has just left prison on the conclusion of a sentence following his conviction
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    EXCHANGE.
    117 6 Pbna.no, 16th July. (By cmrlety of the Chartered Ban''.) London Demand Ban» ..2/3|| months’ sight k ...2/4 t^ 3 Credit .2/4$ 3 Documentary ...2/4 Calcutta, Demand Bang Its. I<4s 3 days’ sight Privat® 176 Bombay, Demand Bank 174$ Mouimein, Demand Bank 173 J 3 days’ sight Private 176$ Madras,
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    PRODUCE.
    187 6 Gold leaf $65. B.Pepper( W.G »>w Slbn.s 0r.. no stock White Pepper $15.75 buyers Trang Pepper 10-12$ buyers Cloves (picked) 31. —buyers Maco 70. —seller s Mace Pickings 55. —buyers Nutmegs 110 s 18. —buyers V No. 1 6.30 sales Bugar 2 no stock Baskei 3.50 buyers Tapioca Flour
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    MARKET PRICES.
    185 6 Pbna.no, 16th July. 1908. Bbkk— ets. Soup per catty 12 Roast 24 Steaks 24 Stew or Curry Meat 16 Rump Steak 24 Ox Tail each 3t) Tongue 60 Feet 20 Heart 30 Liver per catty 30 Pork— Pork per catty 32 Pig’s Head 20 Foet 26 Tongue 32
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    SHARES.
    8 6 ANTHONY AND ANDERSON, Exchange Sf Share Brokers.
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      55 6 A Good Suggestion, Carry a bottle of Chamberlain’s Colic. Cholera ami Diarrhoea Remedy in vour hand lugKa«e when travelling. It cannot be < b tamed on board the train or steamship. You will then bo protected agaiust attack* r»f diarrluei, wlir'h change of water and d'et so ofteu bungs on.
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      224 6 Try This for Chronic Diarrhoea. Many sufferers from chronic diarrhoei have obtained prompt relief bv the use of Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. Some of the worst cases of this disease have been permanently cured by it after other treatment and skilled physicians bad failed. Try it and you
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      165 6 MACKAY’S LIQUEUR WHISKY. MARTELL’S BRANDY. Gieslers’ Champagne. Andrew Usher Co. s SPECIAL RESERVE O.V.G. Whisky. WROUCHT-IRON TUBES AND FITTINCS IvteWMzrm on M»ndl ADAMSON, GILFILLAN CO., LTD. SANDILANDS. BUTTERY S Co. AGENTS FOR PENANG R. M. S. THE CELEBRATED “S. B. Co.” GIN IN RED CASES, Sandilands, Buttery Co BORDEN'S PEERLESS
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    How to Treat Husbands.
    586 7 Wives Not to Try Bossing.” How to Treat Your Husband,” was tbe topic of the second in the series of sermon* on How to be Happy Though Married,” delivered at the First Congregational Church, Jersey City (U. S.) by the Rev. John L. Scudder. 'I he
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    The Crown Agents.
    356 7 Home Comment. In the course of an article on the subject of the Crown Agents Commercial Intelligence says There is no greater anomaly in the Crown Agents’ system than that the Colonies, which —unfortunately for them—are compelled to support it, are absolutely tied to it for the
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      19 7 Riga ud’s Bocool Extract is an exact reproduction of this sweet yet powerful Indian perfume and is very popular.
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      784 8 W. MANSON, American Dentist, Late of Dr. Allen Co., Pha, U.S.A. Charges Moderate, Consultation Free. KBBIDJNO AT No. 2la, Penang Road. A few doors from the Eastern and Oriental Hotel. t> mtha TEA >0 V TEA SOLE AGENTS FOR PENANG, PATERSON, SIMONS Co., Ltd. WONG KIM MUN, No. 77a, Bishop
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