Straits Echo, 18 November 1908

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    35 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS, CIRCULATINC THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY. VOL. 6. $24 Per Annum, PENANG, WEDNESDAY, 18th NOVEMBER, 1908. Single Copy, 10 cents. No. 266.
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      963 1 TIANQ LEE A Co. H a o o Si 7 l w f Fn icil <i wW4 C3\ o g fXS^W^j 2 KA^lV a SOLE AO B NTS. BASS’S ALE. EASTERN SHIPPING Company, Ltd., (ENGINE WORKS.) Engineers, Shipbuilders, Brass Iron Founders. A N K The Mercantile Bank of India, Limited
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      24 1 THE BEST BEER IN THE FAR EAST. HttddIN TOW 4 Y 7 Jb. 55 > 5 CD > f OKTO TIAWQ LEE A Co.. Sofe Afeatt.
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    London Municipal Perquisites.
    1010 2 In the present year of grace, iu view of recent disclosures, the subject of perquisites in connection with municipal office is a somi what delicate one to touch upon. There tire, however, perquisites and peiquisites. and it is entirely upon the former, the perfectly legal, the quite
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      97 2 An Inquiry Answered, A gentleman at lkmbesi, Rhodesia, writes to jr quue where Chamberlain's Cough Remedy c>u lie procured. He says he has learned of the good effects resulting from its use, and hh children m that l- cality are often subject lo coughs, Le desired to give it a
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      637 2 Riedel’s Gonosan is cot uupleasant to take and is not attended by those distressing byeffects which so often accompany the use of balsams and Sautal oils. It has qualified irai«* from th** leading Specialists. For Singapore, Hongkong, Swatow and Amoy. THE ss. Glenogle, Captain Larkins, will be despatched to the
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      2057 2 government notification. will be received, up to noon on Thursday, the 26th November, 1908, at the Colonial Secretary’s Office, Singapore, and at the Resident Councillor’s Office, Penamr and Malacca, from persons desirous of contracting for supplies for the Government at Singapore. Penang and Malacca, respectively, for a period of one
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    VESSELS EXPECTED.
    33 3 Vessels From Agents Dus Delhi Singapore Kleist Singapore Biilow Colombo Oceana Singapore Derfflinger Colombo Somali Singapore A. B. B.M.&Co. A. B. &Co. A.G.ACo. 21st Nov. 24th 26th 5th Dec. 10th 11th
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    SAILINGS.
    25 3 Vessels For Agents Leaves Delhi Colombo A.G.&Co. Nov. Kleist Colombo B.M.&Co. Biilow Singapore B.M.&Co. Oceana Colombo A.G.&Co. Dec. Deifflmger Singapore B.M.&Co. Somali Colombo A.G.&Co.
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  • Shipping.
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      ARRIVALS.
      70 3 Sappho, Br. s.s., 327, Sanderson, 17th Nov., Port Swettenham, 16th Nov., Gen. A. G. Co. Cornelia, Br. s.s., 194, Morris, 17th Nov., Klang, 16th Nov., Gen.—E. S. Co., Ltd. Taroba, Br. s.s., 3.657, Jacobs, 18th Nov., Singapore, 16th Nov., Gen.—H. L. Co. Hebe, Br. s.s., 347, Inkster, 18th Nov.,
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      DEPARTURES.
      35 3 18th November. Taroba, for Negapatam'and Madras. Tong Chay TJn, for Trang and Pang Nga. Hebe, for Deli. Ban Whatt Soon, for Teluk Anson. Mary Austin, for Bindings. Flying Fish, for Port Weld and Taiping.
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      MAILS CLOSE
      112 3 Fom Singapore, China Japan—Per Devanha, to-morrow, 7 a.m. Trang—Per Leong Ho, to-morrow, 1 p.m. Port Swettenbam, Port Dickson and Malacca—Per Cornelia, to-morrow, 1 p.m. Deli—Per Perak, to-morrow, i p.m. Port Swettenham and Singapore—Per Thungioa, to-morrow, 3 p.m. Pangkalan Brandan—Per Vidar, 20th instant, 1 p.m. Tongkah, Kopah, Renong, Victoria
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    Passengers to the Straits.
    482 3 Per P. and O. s.s. Mongolia, connecting with the Devanha at Colombo, due at Penang on 19th Nov. To Singapore: (from London, Oct. 23) Mr. E. Johnson, Mr. R. H. Ropers, Mr. R. S. Preeston (from Marseilles, Oct. 30) Mr. J. S. Stephens, Mr. G. Stephens,
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    P. & O. SAILINGS.
    36 3 P. O. SAILINGS. Mail Service. Outwards. Homiwards. Devanha 19 Nov. I Delhi 21 Nov. Delta 3 Dee. Oceana 5 T)er Extra Service. Outwards. Homiwards. Peshawar 18 Nov. I Somali II n*, MU* 24 I Main* c
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      452 3 Pi 0. Steam Navigation Coy. Expected Arriyiils and Departures. Mail Service. Outward. Jioo. 19 Devanha connecting with Mongolia Dec. 3 Delta do India 17 Assage do Victoria Homeward. THROUGH STEAMER TO LONDON. 8.3. Macedonia March 26. FAKES BY MAIL STEAMERS. l«t Ctais Sod Claii I’o London by £66 £41 To
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      411 3 (S HIPPIN G.) HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE. FREIGHT SERVICE. Next Sailings for Singapore, China and Japan. s s. Istria 22nd November 1908. Next Sailings Homeward. VIA COLOMBO. 8.8. Sambia, for Havre, Dunkirk and Hamburg 21st November, 1908. Taking cargo at through Kates to Antwerp, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Copenhagen Lisbon, Oporte, London, Liverpool, Glasgow,
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    The Straits Echo.
    95 4 Jontlre mittvfleH «verybody and 1 oat.lce alone hfhlNhfvt rl*f!v «nndnyij »T TRi CRITERION PRESS, Ud„ No. 226 232. Beach Street. Penang PRICE DAILY LOCAL n* im»t annnm OUTBTATIONB Portw Kxtra MAIL IPTTION (Port Pree) SIS OAKI.R ADORKBS Echo—Penang.” Telephone No. 343 jr.fl,—All bortneea romrann'curion* ulionld be addr«"»od
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    WAR AND AFTER.
    468 4 With the Near East in a ferment, China in a more or less unsettled state owinp to the deaths of the Emperor and Em press-Dowager, and Germany excited to fever heat over the deplorable interview with the Kaiser published in the Daily Telegraph, it is but to
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    Presentations to Sergeant-Major Goulds.
    466 4 Presentations to SergeantMajor Goulds. From C. Company, Cadet Corps. A pleasant little function took place yesterday afternoon, at 4 o’clock, in the AngloChinese School grouuds. It was the presentation of a small memento to Sergeant-Major Goulds, who, as stated in last night’s Echo, leaves to-morrow for Singapore to rejoin his
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    Tin, Opium and Rice Quotations.
    375 4 Thk following business in tin has been done to-day Penang Penang Tin Exchange, 7 buyers, no sellers Straits Trading Co., 7 fQ buyers, no sellers Eastern Smelling Co., rtor*>i buyers, no sellers j Siugap»>re Straits Trading Co., 50 tons at 69 87^ Tin is quoted
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    The Police Courts.
    296 4 (Before Mr. Hamilton Voluntarily Causing Hurt. Chan Sui was yesterday charged with voluntarily causing hurt to one Kek Hi in the Harbour, on the Bth instant. He was bound over, in the sum of $25, to keep the peace for one month. Theft of Sarongs. A Malay,
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    The Penang Rural Board.
    520 4 ORDINARY MEETING. A meeting of the Penang Rural Board was held yesterday afternoon at, the Land Office. There were present Mr. W. Peel (Chairman), Dr. Fry, Senior Medical Officer, J. E. Nathan. District Officer, Bilik Pulau, and Messrs. Gan Ngoh Bee and Cheah Choo Ewe. Minutes.
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  • PUBLIC OPINION.
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      A COMPLAINT.
      331 4 To the Editor of tijk Straits Echo. Dear Mr. Editor, May I be permitted a small space in your widely-read journal, to air a grievance' wp, planters in Lower Perak acd the Dindings, have against the running, or rather the nonrunning, of the s. s. Canton last Friday
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      THE VAGARIES OF THE F.M.S.R. CLOCK.
      102 4 TO THE EDIIOR OF THE STRAITS UcHO. Sir, I presume that others, like myself, hare observed the extraordinary ongoings of the clock in the new Riilway Ofh<»R. It has a fearful aud wonderful way of striking at the most untoward intervals, and reminds me
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    Chess in Penang.
    422 4 Formation of Club. A very interesting meeting took place the other evening at the residence of Mr. W. E. Mann, when Mr. Gorris gave an exhibition of simultaneous chess playing. He had ten oppooents arrayed against him. aDd in the course of two hours he succeeded in
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      567 4 NOTICE Owing to the difficulties of collection, on and after May 1st (l908) all Bills must be settled on leaving the Eastern and Oriental and 44 Crag Hotels. No Bills will be posted for collection to any outstation. SAKKIES BROTHERS, PROPRIETORS THE ABSOLUTE SUCCESS of tn 9 palmer tyre has
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      Affairs in China.
      114 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) Prince Chun’s Strategy. London, 18th November. -Reuter’s correspondent at Peking statos that Prince Chun is a reformer and is well-intentioned but he is not considered strong. He has. however cleverly divided the command of Viceroy Yuan Shih kai’s army as a precaution against revolutionary
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      The Kaiser and Buelow.
      174 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) Feverish Excitement in Germany. London, 17th November.—Germany is feverish with suspense on the eve of the interview between the Kaiser and Prince von Buelow, the Imperial Chancellor. The papers in a final warning urge the Chancellor to insist on unconditional surrender. The utmost
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      Lord Lucas.
      33 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) New War Office Department. London, 17th November.—Loid Lucas, Parliamentary Secretary. War Office, has been appointed chin'’ of the Dew Territorial Armv depai t ineiit of the War Office.
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      Port Elizabeth.
      47 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) A Disastrous Storm. London, 17th November.—A storm is reported at Port Elizibeth, Cape Colony. I he river flooded the streets, demolished the Harbour Hoard buildings and swept off cars and rails. Two persons were killed. The damage is estimated at «£250 000
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      The Balkan Crisis.
      21 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) Servia Disbands Reserves. London, 18th November.—Serbia has withdrawn the Frontier Guards aud disbanded the reserves.
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      The Philippine Railway.
      244 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) r A $4,<100,000 Loan. liondon, 18th November.—The Philippine Ka.lway loan of $4.000 000. bearing inte-est at 4 per cent., has been issued in London at 95. I he F. M. S. Government is offering the "rd Milo Estate Development Syndicate, of Serein ban, $342-85
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    Tronoh Free School.
    392 5 Result °f Annual Inspection. 1 he annual inspection of the Tronoh Free I Tow°k nJ' Ch v 8 raaintaine <l entirely bv lowkay Chang Yin Fatt of Tronob. no fee B whatever being charged, was conducted bv 9i M hll,l P s Acting. Inspector of Schools, l
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    Singapore and Johore.
    587 5 Impressions of Australian Lady Journalist. The Brisbane Courier of the 19th ult. publishes the following interesting, if not quito accurate, impressions of Singapore and Jobore from the pen of an Australian ladv journalist:— The passengers on board the steamer Guthrie, which arrived at Pinkenba yesterday morning, included
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    The Strangling of the Straits.
    1031 5 A Hongkong contemporary, the South J China Morning Post, in a recent issue has I the following “strong” leader on the 1 subject of the Military Contribution The absolute unfairness of the method of levying military contributions from the Straits and Hongkong has been pointed
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    Cash-on-Delivery Service.
    1148 5 To Come into Force Next Year. 0 I exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 19 of ’The Post Office Ordnance P1 1904, His Excel ency the Governor in J Council has been pleised to make the followI ing regulations for the establishment of a I
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    F. M. S. Tin.
    173 5 October Output. The ou, P ut of tin ore from the Tam bun Mine for the month of October was 1 144 piculs nett. The Sappho is to take the place of tho I Malacca on the Penang-Tongkah run. It is now announced that the Auderson
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    FIXTURES.
    64 5 To-dat 25th L);iy of 10th Moon. Chess Club E. O. Hotel, 9 p.m. The >,mv Japanese Cinematograph, corner of Campbell Street and Penang Road /•39 p.m. and 9-39 p.m. Grand Change of Programme. To-morrow 26th Oay of 10th Moon. Town Band, Esplanade, 6 to 7 p.m. Ihe New Japanese
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    Passengers.
    35 5 Arrived. Ter s.s. Taroba, 18th Nov., from Singapore His Highness Tanku Babadu Seleab, Messrs. A. Cavendish. Clarke, R. Speeden, R. N. oitch. E. E. Slane, E. Holloway. J. C. Holmberg and C. de Souza.
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    MAILS DUE.
    15 5 English (Devanha ...19th Nor.* China (Delhi) ...21st China Kleist) ...24th German (BMow ...26th
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      33 5 Tlifi f MUicLlv v eut inflammatory symptoms del’d o Is,t ppear after treatment, with Ri«rati„n"! noR, n C »P«ules. No r *tion the lead n°w on the market. *ng Specialists. Riebetter prepaCertified by
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      423 5 nbe eis se or US st or fats to it COMMERCIAL SALES ROOM. Important Auction Sale. At Messrs. THEAN CHEE Co., NO. 14, Bishop Street, Penang, On Sat., 21st Nov., 1908, AT 10 30 A.M, The undersigned is instructed to sell by PUBLIC AUCTION Tinned Provisions by Crosse and Blackwell
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    Animals and Music.
    1654 6 Exploded Fallacies. < Mr. Jalin F. Runciroan writes :—To ques- 1 tion the authority of Shakespeare on any < matter whatsoever has required some audacity since suudry gentlemen accompanied by < their ladies discovered that he ia dead and 1 set about devisiDg a monument to his
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    Siam’s New Stamps.
    272 6 The new stamps to commemorate the record reign have now arrived in Bangkok. The ten tical ones are crimson with green border the twenty tical ones, chocolate with slate-colour border and the forty tical ones, black with blue border. These stamps have now been issued. In addition
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    EXCHANGE.
    121 6 PMtAHe. 18th November. (By cinrtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Ban* ...../3-g 4 months’ sigh» Ban* ...2/4 tR 3 Ciedit ...2/4, 3 3 Documentary ...2/4$ Calcutta, Demand Bank R*- It 4$ 3 days’ sight Private 176 Bombay. Daman! Bank 174| Mouimein, Demand Bank 173$ 3 days’ sight Private
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    PRODUCE.
    188 6 lold <©at $66.20 B. Pepper! W.C«»a*i 3ih«.x» no ttoek White Pepper $15.50 buyert Trang Pepper 10 95 tale» Clove* (picked) out of season Mace 71 sales Mace Picking» 61. —sales Nutmegs i l<)» 18 —sales No 1 6.65 sales Sugai no stock B.t-we 365 sellers Tapioca F 1-65 sales
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    MARKET PRICES.
    198 6 Penang, 18th Novembee, 1908. Bekk— ctf Soup f 12 Roast 24 Steaks 24 Stew or Curry M**a 16 Rump Steak 24 Ox Tail 25 Tongu** 60 Feel 16 Heart 25 Liver per catty 30 Por$ Pork P«' c*tt\ 34 Pig’s I1ha<i 201 Feet 26 Tongue 34 Mutton per
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    SHARES.
    1115 6 o-J Number of j•§ p j 2 S 3 Capital. Shares Dividends Name. ►.A g I issued. ‘3 1 l3 I*l £> Mining:. i i 1903 I 300,* *H> 30,000 10 10 10 for year ending 31/3/08 Belat Tin Mining Co., Ltd. 725 7 7517.25 1907 300.«M*0 22,500 10
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      38 6 An Infallible Remedy. No matter how severe au attack of diarrhoea miy be, Chamherlain’s Colic, Cholera and Di&trL-ce-t Remedy never fails to give relief. Yon eani'Ot afford to be withoul it. Tt>e Town Dispensary, Wholesa'e A pen s.
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      67 6 A Good Household Liniment. When a bottle of Chamberlain's Pain Balm is kept in the bouse, tbe pains of burns and scalds may be promptly relieved, cuts and bruises quickly healed, swellings promptly reduced and rheumatism and neuralgia robbari of tbeir terrors. In fact, for tbe household ills, it is
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    A Canadian Criticism of Woman.
    772 7 Prof. Macphall, of Montreal, has a severe indictment of the American woman in the Spectator —a type, he declares, and not the average woman. There jet remains one function which is in the exclusive possession of the woman, and no means have been discovered up
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      1088 7 BAXTER Co.’s BEST NAVY CANVAS. SANDiLANDS, BUTTERY Co. DAVID CORSAR SON’S WELL-KNOWN EXTRA NAVY CANVAS, No- 0. SANDILANDS. BUTTERY Co. John tiazicy tfhite Bros.’ PORTLAND CEMENT, “LION BRAND.” SaiuJilands, Buttery <£ Co., AGENrS. PENANG F. M. 8. BURRELL Co.’s BOILED A RAW LINSEED OILS, PAINTS A TURPENTINE m RE HAD
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      168 7 Children in the Home. Small children are always a source of anxiety to parents. Coughs, co’ds, croup aDd whooping cou.'h attack the little ones and serious illness tesults almost bbfore they are aware of it. One trial of Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy for these troubles will prove its efficiency and give
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      1069 8 W. -'IN ANSON, American Dentist, late of Dr. Allen Cu. t Pha U.S.A. l Charges Moderate, Ccnsultation Free. «■«inIK* AT /Vo. 21a Penang Road. A lew doon from the Eastern and Oriental Hotel. 0 mtha TEA o V TEA SOLE AGENTS FOR PENANG. PATERSON, SIMONS Co., Lid THE PENANG ADVERTISING
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