Straits Echo, 1 September 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* 0. 24 Per kaaum PENANG, TUESDAY, Ist SEPTEMBER, 1908. Single Copy, 10 cents. No. 200.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 954 1 GUINNESS'S STOUT. ITanq i- EE Co mum A a 3T as SOLE AOEMTS BASS’S ALE. T H E eastern shipping Company, Ltd., (ENGINE WORKS.) Engineers, Shipbuilders, Brass Iron Founders. Engineering Appliances Fittings in Stock. Works, 1 Weld Quay and Stores Offices ices j 37, Beach Street. J. Leith WEMYSS, M.1.N.A.,
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    • 25 1 THE BEST BEER IN THE FAR EAST. ROddlN Wifi T 7 e 2l </> > 3? CD > 6 >v sags fr. TOKTO TIANQ LEE 00.. So* Amata.
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  • 670 2 Degradation of High Officials. The four Imperial Commissioners in charge of the prohibition of opium smoking propose to issue certificates descriptive of the status of the bolder in regard to the habit, writes the Peking correspondent of the N-C. D. New 3 on 2nd inst. Every Government
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  • 388 2 Thus a Bangkok contemporary Thk Straits Legislative Council has passed the second reading of a Bill to amend the Births and Deaths Ordinance already iD force in the Colony. Amongst other points it was proposed to require medical practitioners to give notice of aDy infectious
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 54 2 >Vhooping Cough. 1 his is a very dangerous disease unless P'operly treated, but all danger may be avoided by giving Chamberlain’s Cough Kemedy, It liquifies the tough mucus, making it easier to expectorate, keeps the cough loose, and makes the paroxysms of I‘ougbiDg less frequent and less severe The Ueorge
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    • 480 2 What Everybody Says Must Be True. j Everybody who has used it says Cbambers berlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrboei Remedy never fails to give relief from pains in the t stomach or diarrboei, which is positive proof of its reliability. The George Town Disr pensary, Wholesale AgentsNorddeutscher Lloyd Combined Round
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    • 1659 2 THE PENANG ADVERTISING AGENCY, Bill-Posters and General Advertising Contractors, No. 7, Church Street, Penang, S. S. Telephone No. 303; I Telegrams “PADDY.” M Bill-Posting and Advertising Work of every description undertaken, and also the delivery and distribution of Circulars, Handbills, Samples etc. Honesty Guaranteed. PROMINENT BILL-POSTING STATIONS in:—Penang, Province Wellesley,
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  • 36 3 Vesrela From Agent* Dn9 Austria Colombh S.K.&Co. 2nd Sept Bendorau London S.B.&Co. 4tb Pathan Glasgow S.B.&Co. 4’h Oriental Colombo A G.&Co. 10th A. Apear Singapore A A A Co. 11th Delhi Singapore A.G.&Co. 12th
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  • 35 3 r eexels For A 1 tents Lr-’ve» Austria S-rgapore 8 K.&r-o. S^pt. Bendoran Singapore S B <tCo. Patbau Singapore S.B.ACo. Oriental Singapore A O &Co. A. Apcar jCa’cutti A.A.A Co. Delhi jColctnbo A G.AOo.
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  • Shipping.
    • 133 3 Vnrwarts, Ger. s.s., 648, Ipland, 30tb Aug,, Rangoon, 25th Aug., Gen.—E. S. Co., Ltd. Palitana, Br. s.s., 1,934, Lemarchand. 30th Aug Rangoon, 27th Aug., Gen.— H. L Co. Pera, Br. s.s, 4,916, Cooke, 31st Aug., Suez, 19th Aug., Gen.—A. G. A Co. Gerd, Nor. s.s., 750, Andreasen, 31st Aug
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    • 53 3 Ist September. Leong Ho, for Trang. Vidar, for Paugkalan Brandau. Perak, for Deli. Pin Seng, for Port Swettenham and Singapore. live Leong, for Teluk Anson. TJn Peng, for Pulau Langkawi, Perlis and Setul. Perak, for Port Swettenham and Singapore. Japara, for Singapore. Vor warts, for Rangoon. Choy Sang, for
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    • 237 3 Fob Ceylon, Australasia, India, Aden, Egypt and via Naples, for Europe etc.—Per P. B. Luitpold, to-morrow, 10 a.tn. Batu Babra—Per Sree Bangka, to-morrow, lpm. Teluk A*:son—Per Ban Whatt Soon, to-morrow, 1 p.m. Batu Bahra—Per Tong Chay Un, tomorrow, 1 p.m. Bindings—Per Mary Austin, to-morrow, 4 p.m. Singapore, China
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  • 261 3 Per P. and O. s.s. Britannia, connecting with the Oriental at Colombo, due at Penang on 10th Sept. To Penanj (fiom London, Aug. 14) Mr. C. Rai. To Singapore (from London) Mr. F. W. King. Mr. F. L Okell, Mr. G. D. Robertson.* Mr. T. L.
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    • 893 3 piD,Stan navigation toy. 4 i r rival* and Departures. ‘CUH* A 1 Kip* l Mail Service. Outward tal connecting with Britannia do Mooltan ylhlta j 0 China ni-t 8 A**? do Moldavia lh Homev»ard_ Connecting Due with S.S. London. Mongolia Oct. 10 Victoria Britannia Mooltan IChina Moldavia Himalaya Mongolia India
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    • 486 3 (SHIPPING.) HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE. FREIGHT SERVICE. Next Sailings for Singapore, China and Japan. Next Sailings Homeward. VIA COLOMBO. B.s. Saxonia, for Dunkirk and Havre 12th September, 1908. Taking cargo at through Kates to Antwerp, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Copenhagen Lisbon, Oporto, London, Liverpool, Glasgow, Marseilles, Trieste, Genoa, Ports in the Levant, Black Sea,
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  • 96 4 J nstice satisfies everybody and justice alene —Smtrion. dally (except Sundays.) »T TH CRITERION PRESS, Lid., No. 226—232, Beach Street, Penang. PRICE OAILY LOCAL $24 per annum OUT8TATION8 Postage Extra MAIL EDITION (Poet Free) $15 OAKLK A DORKS i Echo—Penang.” Telephone No. 343 —All ba«lnesr> communication- shonld
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  • 622 4 The noble army of creditors have reason to rejoice, and the ragged army of debtors to be correspondingly depressed, over the suggestion of the Siam Observer that the collection of bad debts should be left to a Bad Debt Collection Agency. We are told that persons with the
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  • 1368 4 IN CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION. (Before Mr. Justice Fisher.) Yesterday His Lordship was engaged in bearing the following appeals against the decisions of Magistrates:— Jane and Another vs. The Crown. This was an appeal against the findings and sentences recorded by Mr. Nunn. The appellants, Jane and Osumee, two
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  • 167 4 (Before Mr. Hamilton Possession of a Syringe, etc. No less than half-a-dozen Chinese were this morning cbauged by E P.C 5 with (1) posse-sion of a hypodermic syringo in house No. 85, Nooidiu Street, and (2) keepiug the said house for the purposes of morphia injection. AH
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  • 77 4 The following business in tin has been done to-day Penang Straits Trading Co., buyers, no sellers) *oo.zo Eastern Smelting Co., i buyers, no sellers b0.37j Penang Tin Excbauge. 37* tons at 65 95 Singapore Straits Trading Co., 100 66.37$ Total 137$ tons Tin is quote
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  • 181 4 The homeward German mail steamer, Prim Regent Luitpold, was expected to leave Singapore at noon to-day (instead of at 8 a.m.) and is expected to arrive here at 3 p.m. tomorrow. She will probably sail at 5 p.m. ihe same day for Colombo and Europe. Thebe will
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  • PUBLIC OPINION.
    • 524 4 Sir. To THB EDIfOR OF TH« STRilfj icto In the columns of your i ou have appeared, unde, 'the at,',’ lf advocating the cause of the J promising boys who, for one 011,0,1 tf other, are now in indigent -i r or With the ideas
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  • 229 4 The weekly practice shoot of the L* j ie Rifle Club, which ought to have been yesterday, has been postponed to next wee» We understand that some of the men) of the Club intend proceeding to l i,I P lDi for the Bisley shooting. There will be
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 444 4 MATSUO’S JAPANESE CINEMATOGRAPH. Location .'—Corner of Campbell Street and Penang Road. TO-NIGHT NEW PICTDRES! NEW PICTURES!! STRING BAND IN ATTENDANCE. TWO PERFORMANCES EVERY NIGHT. First show, from 7 to S-30 p.m. Second show, from 9 to 11*30 p m. PRICES OF ADMISSION. OUR FINAL CLEARANCE IN ALL DEPARTMENTS!! NO RESERVE!!!
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  • 132 4 Obituary. Mrs. Lilli Saing (nee No ilia Cheah (look Kcat.) We regret to announce the death, which took place at 40, Muntri Street, at 11 o’clock last night, of Mrs Lim Saing (nee Nona Cheah Geok Iveat), mother of the late Mr. Lim Kek Chuan. Deceased, who was in her
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  • TELEGRAMS.
    • 131 5 The Kai ser on Peace. (Supplied by Reuter.) Another Speech. -Ist August —The Kaiser, speakL Strasburg, said that he was firmly imr at j tJjat the peace of Europe was not coorince re> te j on too firm foundaio P erl upsP t by the incitements and ti f s
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    • 63 5 (6'upj Hed by Reuter Telegram from Mr. Lloyd-Ueorge. London, Ist September.—The International Baptist Congress has opened at Berlin. There were 1,800 delegates of whom 500 were British. Mr. Lloyd-George, Chancellor of the Exchequer, sent a telegram to the Congress urging it to promote peace, and this was
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    • 44 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) The Rare Question Again. London, Ist September.—The San Francisco Court, iu a test case, decided that the children of Mongoliau parents, though born in San Francisco, are not Americans and are not entitled to use the city schools.
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    • 82 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) All Ultimatum to the Shah. London, Ist September. —A telegram, published in Berlin, states that the Tabriz revolutionists have seut an ultimatum to the Shah demanding, inter alia, the selection of a ministry from the revolutionaries and the expulsion of the reactionaries from Teheran. Revolutionaries Attack
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    • 52 5 (Sujijdied by Reuter A Light house Proposed. Loudon, 31st August.—ltaly has presented to the Rowers a fresh proposal to establish a light house at Cape Guardafui, and suggests that steamers bound to the Far East aud South Africa should pay at Suez a toll of from one to
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    • 338 5 (Supplied by Reuter Anglo-American Relations. Loudon, Ist September—At a banquet at Melbourne, speeches were made by Lord Northcote, Governor-General of the Commonwealth, the Hon. Alfred Deakin, Prime Minister, and Admiral Sperry of the American Pacific floet- The last-mentioned said that a rupture of the English-speaking nations would
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  • 300 5 (From Our Own Correspondent Alor Star, 30th August. A Well-merited Honour. For his services iu connection with the Post and Telegraph Department, of which be was Superintendent for over ten vears, Mr. Mohumed Ibrahim bin Mobamed Sidih, who is now Secretary to the President of the
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  • 630 5 Directors’ Annual Report. The Annual Report of the Directors of *be Sione Rubber Company, Limited, which is to be presented at a meeting of shareholders on the 7th inst, states that the net profit, for the year ended June 30, after making the usual allowanco for
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  • 1570 5 The constitution and powers of the Rural Board for Penang are defined in the latest Government Gazette as follows 1. Such of the provisions of The- Munii cipal Ordinance 3896” as are specified in i the First Schedule hereto annexed shall, subject to the modifications
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  • 575 5 > What a Bangkok Paper Thinks. The Siam Observer, in its issue of the 19th ult., has the following forcible expression of opinion on the working of the quarantine regulations between Singapore and Bangkok:— There is a considetable amount of what the vulgar would call tommy rot
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  • 72 5 To-day 6th Day ol Bth Moon. Football C ft. C- rs. P. 8., Esplanade. Towu Band, Golf Club, 6 to 7 pan. Matsuo’s Cinematograph, 7 p m. and 9 p.m. The Patbescopp,” King Street Theatre, 7-30 p.m and 9-30 p m. To-morrow. 7th Day of Bth Moon. Town Band,
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  • 17 5 German Lutiow ...2od Sept. China (Prim Recent Luitpold) ...2nd English Oriental) ...10th Chtna (Delhi) ...12th
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  • 17 5 First Quarter Sept. 4th O Full Moon 10th Last. Quarter 17th O New Moon 25th
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  • 34 5 P. O. SAILINGS. Mail Service Outwards. Homewards Oriental 10 Sept. I Delhi 12 Sept. Delta 24 Malta 26 Lxtra Service. Outwards Homewards. Sumatra 15 Se\>t. I Syria 5 Sept. Poona 29 I Nyanza 19
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 31 5 Gonosan provokes neither discomfort, complications, nor nausea. It is the happiest scientific combination of best East Indian Sandalwood oil and Kawa Kawa. Bottles of 40 capsules at all chemists and dealers.
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    • 37 5 A Balm Indeed. No external application is equal to Chamber Din’s Pain Balm for sore muscles or swollen joints. No matter what may be the cause, this liniment will give relief. The George Town Dispensary, Wholesale Agents.
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    • 443 5 F.A.THESOOFE, ?r KING STREET THEATRE HALL, 9 j To-Night’s Programme! BEST EVER PRODUCED /ILL NEW PICTURES. Refined, Instructive and Humorous. There is one Cinematograph to go to, no others necessary, that is, “THE PATHESCOFE.” Exclusively Shows PATHE Freres’ Beautiful PicturesPRICES AS USUAL. Booking at CUNNINGHAM. CLARK CO. K. H. TANN,
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  • 574 6 Encouraging Cat Keeping to Prevent Plague. At a meeting of the Sanitary Board of Hongkong the other afternoon, the following correspondence with regard to cats, as plague preventers, was read: The Colonial Secretary forwarded to His Excellency the Governor the following com- 1 munication :—I attach
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  • 511 6 That there are by far too many pawnshops in Bangkok, ami that these are a source of much evil, is a fact which is generally recognised. Though some restrictions have 1 been brought to" bear on them and certain 1 rules enforced regulating the business of such establishments,
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  • 454 6 How Irate American Husbands Punished an Unwelcome Visitor to their Homes. A sensation has been caused at Washington U S A., over the administration of tar and feathers to Mr. F. E. Bliss, jun, aged thirty years, a well-known cor tractor, by three indignant wealthy husbands—Mr. Charles
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  • 123 6 Pbna.no, Ist Sbptbmbb*. {By c jurtesy oj the Chartered Boat London Demand Ban* “o as 4 months’ sight Ban*. ..2 4 T 3 Credit ..2/4,** 3 n Documentary ...2/41 Calcutta, Demnd Bank Rs 1/5$ t i days’ sight Private IS 7 B< m >ay. Damaud bank Mouimein, Demand Ban!
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  • 178 6 >o!d lea' 65 I B.Pepper(W.Const 31b-.So*.) no stock White Pepper 115- 25 sellers Prang Pepper 10* nomina Cloves (piclced) out of season 7o .—nominal Mace Picking* 58'”‘5*yw* Nutmeg* UO* 19 5) sales No. 1 6 65 tale Sugar 2 Tapioca Flour 1-80 nomina Copra G./O&uy*™ Tahbun 190 chert Soonde
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  • 180 6 Fsnang. Ist Sbptbmber, 1908. Bbbf— ets Soup P® r 1“ Roast Steaks Stew or Curry Mea* 24 Rump Steak ~3 Ox Tail 30 Tongue F<*> li Heart Liver per catty 28 Pork Pork per catty 32 Pig’s Head 20 Feet 26 Tongue 32 Mutton per lb. 34 Head
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  • 1136 6 -S® Number of p o ®2 C ita'. Shares > L**t Dividend Name. ►> S 2 issued. -3 M 1 i Mining. 1903 300,000 30,000 10 10 31 for year ending 31/3/08 Belat Tin Miniug Co., Ltd. $7. 1907 300*,000 22,500 10: 10 Bruang Ltd. 6- $6 1901 *300.000
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 81 6 A Neighbour’s Kindness. Mr. W. J. Fuller, J. P., storekeeper, RendeUharo, South Australia, writes: I was called to see a neighbour who was suffering from severe cramps aud who really thought he was past help. I gave him three doses of Chamberlaiu’s Colic, Cholera aud Diarrbuei Remedy, aud in a
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    • 143 6 Riedel’s Gonosan is not unpleasant to take and is not attended by those distressing byeffects which so often accompany the use of balsams and Santal oils. It has secured unualififtd praise from the leading Specialists N. KANDA (OF OSAKA, JAPAN) No. 8, Church Street, Penang, IMPORTER OF HIGH-CLASS ANTIQUE MODERN
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    • 155 6 mackay’S |WROUCHT-IRON TUBES AND FITTINGS. £*toch on Hand ADAMSON, GILFILLAN CO., LTD. NOTICE. •O'.— LIQUEUR WHISKY. KARTELL’S BRANDY. Gleslers’ Champagne, Andrew Usher Co.’s special reserve I Notice is hereby given that Messrs. Q V.G. Whisky. Hills Menke Go., of Birmingham, have sandiunds, BUTTERY Co. been exporting to the markets of
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  • 732 7 Elaborate Funeral Obsequies. The San Francisco Chronicle of the tith ult. says With the pomp due to his station in life and attended by the religious rites of his race, the funeral of Fong Shun Foolr, the wealthy Chinese merchant who died last Friday, was
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    • 1239 7 BAXTER Co s BEST HkVY CANVAS. a to. wV ,p CORSAR 5 SON’S WELL-KNOWN EXTRA N AVY CANVAS, No. 0. ciwnlLANnS. buttery Co, j* Mj Ihitß Bros.' PORTLAND CEMENT, «LION BRAND.” SanJilands, Buttery Co„ AGENTS. PENANG A F. M. 8. BURRELL Co.’s 8011-KD h HAW LINSEED OILS, PAINTS TURPENTINE W
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    • 214 7 From Mexico. The following paragraph was clipped from the El Sol, a newspaper at Hermosillo, Mexico, it being a part of a letter to the publisher from a friend "On my last trip to my properties on the frontier, my beast fell with me to the ground, wounding me badly,
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 779 8 W. -MANSON, American Dentist Late of Dr Allen Co., Pha 17.5.4. Charges Moderate, Consultation Free. BBBIDIN* AT No. 2la, Penang Road. <r UNDERWOOD FOR SALE. A few doors from the Eastern and Oriental Hotel. 6 mths TEA o V TEA SOLE AGENTS FOR PENANG. PATERSON, SIMONS Co., Ltd. WONG KIM
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