Straits Echo, 11 December 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, FRIDAY, llth DECEMBER, 1908. Single Copy, 10 cesst3. No. 286.
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    Love-Letters of a Hindu Judge.
    1028 2 HIS ENGLISH WIFE SEEKS A SEPARATION. Husband Claims Right of Plural Marriage. A decree of judicial separation was for in the Divorce Court last month by Mrs Louie Venugopal Chetti. an English woman, and the hearing disclosed an iuteieating and curious case. Her husband. Mr.
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    PENANG TURF CLUB. JANUARY MEETING, 1909.
    1057 2 FIRST DAY. Tuesday, 26th January. 1—The Maiden Plate. Value $500. A Race for Maiden Horses. Weight as per scale reduced 14 lbs. All horses imported into the Straits or F. M. S. as Subscription Griffins at a price not ex- ceeding $400 allowed 7
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      57 2 That Means Rheumatism. Bore and swollen joints, sharp shooting pains, tortuiing muscles, no lest, no sl»epThat means rheumatism. It is a stubborn disease to fi'ht, but Chamberlain’s Pain Halm has conquered it. thousands of times. It will do so whenever the opportunity is offered. Trv it. One application relieves the
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      572 2 Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy in South Africa. Mr. S. Schr eider, of Koffeyfontein, O. R. C., is very gtatelul to the manufacturers i of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. He has j found tbit it cures bis children as well as t bimself of tbeir coughs and colds. Tbev were all coughiug and
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      342 2 Entries Close at 5 p. ni. on Thursday, 14th January (except for Race 0 3, Second Day, and Race 8, Third Day, which close as stated); Handicaps for First Day will be published on or before Mon* 3 day, 18th January, 1909. A penalty of 7 lb. is incurred in
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      739 2 OLD STRAITS DOLLAR AND HALF-DOLLAR. THE public are informed that the old Straits dollar and fifty-cent piece will cease to be legal tender after the 31st December, 1908. The above coins, if unmutilated and of not less than the least current weight, will be accepted at the Government Treasuries in
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    VESSELS EXPECTED.
    36 3 Veeeel* f 1 rum Agtnt» Due Benvorlich London 3.B &Co. 12th Dec. Assave Colombo A.G ACo. 17th M Davauha Singapore A.G. ACo19th Goebeu Singapoie B.M.ACo. 22nd Prinz Kite) Fried rich Colombo B.M ACo. 24th
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    SAILINGS.
    26 3 Venela For Ayentf Lrcvei Benvorlich Singapore S.B&Co. Dec. Assave Singapore A.G.&Co. Deranba A G.&Co. Goeben Colombo B.M.&Co. Prinz E'tel Friedrich Singapore 1 B.M &Co. I
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      ARRIVALS.
      161 3 Olterburn, Br. s 8 3,160, Swan, oth Dec., Newcastle, N. S. W., 15th Not Coal P. S. A Co. Perak, Br. a s., 519, Quinne, 10th Dec., Singapore, Bth Dec., Gen.—A. G. A Co. Rotorua, Br. s.s., 556, Gleudaj, 10th Dec., Singapore, Bth Dec., Gen.— E. S. Cc., Ltd.
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      DEPARTURES.
      47 3 11th December. Kintuck, for Colombo and Tuticorin. Ayuthia, for Deli. Sunda, for Singapore, China and Japan. Rotorua, for Port Swettenham and Singapore. Perak, for Port Swettenham and Singapore. Carlyle, for Teluk Anson. Guat Seng, for Pulau Langkawi and Perils. Fluing Fish, for Port Weld and Taiping.
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      MAILS CLOSE
      133 3 Foe Madras taking mails for Europe, etc., via Bombay—Per Taroba, to-morrow, 10 a.m. Calcutta—Per Kum Sang, to-morrow, 11 a.m Pang Nga—Per Sportsman, to-morrow, noon. Trang Per Tong Chay Un, to-morrow, l p.m. Batu Bahra—Per Padang, to-morrow, 1 p.m. Pangkalan Brandan—Per Petrel, tomorrow, 1 p.m. Deli—Per Perak, to-morrow, 1
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    Passengers to the Straits.
    364 3 Per P. and O. as. Victoria connecting with the Aasaye at Colombo, due at Penang on 17th Dec. To Penang (from Marseilles. Nov. 27) Mr. R. St. Seedman, Mrs. Gordon Brown, Mr. B. L. Griffin (from Colombo) Mr. E. W. Harvey. To Singapore (from London, Nov.
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      699 3 P. 0. Steam Navigation Coy. Expected Arrivals and Departures. Mail Service. Outward. Iter. 17 Aggaye connecting with Victoria Homeward. THROUGH STEAMER TO LONDON. 8.s. Macedonia March 26. HAKES hy mail steamers. 1st CIsm Sod Claw To London by Sea £'66 £44 To Marseilles or Gibraltar £61-12... £41-16 EXTRA STEAMERS Intermediate
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      385 3 (S HIPPING,) HAMBURG-AMERIKA LIME. FREIGHT SERVICE. Next Sailings for Singapore, China and Japan. Next Sailings Homeward. VIA COLOMBO. s. 8. Sithonia, 18th December, 1908, for Marseilles, Havre and Hamburg. Taking cargo at through Rates to Antwerp, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Copenhagen Lisbon, Oporto, London, Liverpool, Glasgow, Marseilles, Trieste, Genoa, Ports in the
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    The Straits Echo.
    93 4 Jnxtice aalisfles eveiybody ant Justice alene —Smwfm Pnhllxhort daily Holiday».! it th CRITERION PRESS, Ltd., No. 226—232. Beach Street. Penang PRICE DAILY LOCAL *2» per «niinm OUT8TATIONH Postage Ultra MAIL 1D1TION (Port Kree) *15 OAKLV ADDRRSS Echo—Penang.” Telephone No. 343. M.-AU boelnew commnuications should be addn**»eO co
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    F. M. S. ADMINISTRATION.
    540 4 Although Reuter favoured us last I month with a moderately generous I message with regard to the Straits Settlements Dinner, that portion of Mr. Hugh Fort’s speech relating to the administration of the Malay States was not sufficiently defined and only enabled us to conjecture as
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    Tin, Opium and Rice Quotations.
    657 4 The following business in tiu has been done to-day Penang Penang Tin Exchange. 1 buyers, no sellers Eastern Smelting Co., j2J buyers, no sellers 8 Straits Trading Co., 100 tous at 67-25 Singapore Straits Trading Co, 50 67.32 i Total ...150 tons. Tin is quoted
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    SUPREME COURT.
    472 4 (Before Mr. Justice Fisher IN BANKRUPTCY JURISDICTION Re Gan Teong Teik. Iu this case the Assistant Official Assignee, Mr. R. D. Acton, yesterday applied for an 1 adjudication order under sec. 20, sub-sec. 2. of the Bankruptcy Ordinance against Gan Teoug Teik, the debtor. It will be re-
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    IN CIVIL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION.
    247 4 Ons Jin and Others vs. Foo Choo Choon. Motion to Set Aside Arbitrators’ Award. Mr. Justice Fisher ypsterday heard a motion by Mr. Cleaver, of the firm of Presgrave aud Matthews, counsel for Mr. Foo Choo Choon, to set aside the award of the arbitrators in
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    The District Court.
    203 4 (Before Judge Wolferstan.) Robbery. Ong Hi was yesterday sentenced to nine months’ R. I. tor robbing one Mohamed Tambi of the sum of $7, at Bridge Street on the 25th ult. Housebreaking. For breaking into the house of one V io Cheng Hai at Chulia Street, on
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    The Police Courts.
    721 4 (Before Mr. Nunn.) AN ilful Trespass. Gooi ('ha Teng, a Hokien, was this morning fined $10, in default 14 days’ R. 1., for wilfully trespassing into the premises of Mr. Sivi, without lawful excuse, at about 9.3) p.m. last night. The accused said he was a gambling
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      438 4 {^WANTED !ii inn vn (•Ml EVERY ONE TO KNOW, We can supply you with a BRAND NEW piano of first-class make: F«r a Small Cash Deposit, and a smaller payment each monthSeveral pianos, returned from hire, in new condition, to be sold on advantageous terms, a I NEW PIANOS for
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      53 4 To the Head of the Family* In ordering household supplies, don t forget to lay in a supply of Chamberlain's Cough Remmedy. You may not need it now but yor are almost sure to before the wint< r is over. It never fails in cases of croup. The George Town
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      China.
      80 5 (Supplied, by Reuter.) Imposing Funeral Ceremony. London, 11th December.—Reuter’s correspondent at Peking states that an imposinn ceremony took place at the funeral of the Emperor Kwang Su. Tbe body was conveyed to the mortuary, whete it will lie in state pending the construction of a sepulchre. Six thousand mourners
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      The Nobel Prizes.
      121 5 (Supplied by lteuter.) Professor Rutherford Wins Chemistry Prize. London, 11th December.— Professor Ernest Rutherford, Lane worthy Professor at the University of Manchester, has been awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry. The Peace Prize weut to M. Amoldson, of Sweden, and M. Bajer, of Denmark. The other prizes
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      The House of Lords.
      39 5 (Supplied by Reuter A Radical Armorial to the Premier. L >ndon, 10th December. —A Radical memorial to Mr. Asquith urges that steps should be taken to appeal to the country against the House of Lords.
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      The Balkan Crisis.
      119 5 (Supplied by Reuter Austria's Reply to Russia. London, 10th December —lt is stated in Vienna that the »erms of Austria’s reply to the Russian note regarding the European Conference were transmitted on the Bth inst. and promise a favourable continuance of negotiations. The Turkish Navy. London, 11th
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      The United States.
      42 5 (Supplied by Reuter A Huge Deficit Anticipated. London, 10th December. —A telegram from Washington states that »he yearly report of Mr. G. B. Cortelyou. U S. Secretary of the Treasury, anticipates a deficit of .£21*,000,000. Extensive taxation is necessary
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      Russia.
      264 5 (Sujtplied by Reuter.) Free Ports Closed. London, 10th December.—The Duma has adopted the Government’s Bill closing the free ports in the Amur and Transbaikalia provinces. Tho supporters of the measure declared that the closing was necessary to end the peaceful conquest of territories bv foreigners. Thus the London and
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    Our London Letter.
    668 5 (From Our Special Correspondent London, Nov. 20th. Commercial Prospects. I'radors with the (Settlements have been greatly encouraged by the news of increased prosperity iu that part of the Empire. The j long depression ot t«o years seems to have been lightened, and prospects of trade are much
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    Taiping Notes.
    239 5 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Taiping, 9th Dec. Official Movements and Changes. His Excellency the High Commissioner is expected to make a tour *hrough Perak some time this month, taking Taiping on his wav to Penang. Mr. E. W. Birch, British Resident, is expected in Taiping on Thursday evening
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    Singapore Notes.
    809 5 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Wednesday, Dec. 9 i The Bukit Mandai Mine. 1 The thirteen bags of tin-ore obtained > from Mr. Loveridge’s mine at Bukit i Mandai have assayed 74*5. This is quite i good, aud is much better than was expected. Mr. Loveridge has full right
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    F. M. S. Tin.
    66 5 Perak’s November Export. The following are tbe advance figures, liable to correction, of the export of tin from Perak during the month of November last Block Tin Piculs 95.03.28 Tin Ore 29.751 15 Duty $358,694.65 Kami hoi, Ltd. The output for the month of November at
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    China News.
    568 5 Chinese Mourning. The following orders have been issued, at Peking, in view of the death of the Emperor and Empress Dowager: The members of the ImperiaUHousehold j shall wear mourning dre«9. t The Emperor shall wear mourning dress with his hair unplaited. The females dwelling within the Chieng
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    Raub Gold Mine
    57 5 The following is the result of crushing operations at Riub for th9four weeksending 5th instant Rnlrit Stone crushed 3.890 tous. xj- U 1 Gold obtained 885 ounces, oman. Average per ton... 4 55 dwt. ■R ft C Stone crushed 2,10«) tons. \r 1Vl Gold obtained 142 ounces
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    Passengers.
    370 5 Arrived. Per s s. Derjflinger, 10th Dec., from Southampton: Mr., Mrs. and Miss Birch, Miss Stewart, Mrs. Griffith and boy, Mrs F. Stubbs, Mr. A. P. Brandt. From Genoa Mr. E. Steuerwald. Mr. E. Baumann, Mr H. Aimes, Mr. H Klaasen, Mr and Mrs. O. Breuer, Mr and Mrs.
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    FIXTURES.
    56 5 To-day 18th Day of 11th Moon. Municipal Commission, 3-30 p.m. Town Band. Esplanade, 6 to 7 p.m. The New Japanese Cinematograph, corner of Campbell Street and Penang Road, 7-30 pm. and 9-30 p.m. To-morrow. 19th Day of 11th Moon. The New Japanese Cinematograph, corner of Campbell Street aud Penang
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    HAILS DUE.
    17 5 English (Assmje) ...17th Dec China De'-anha) ...19th Oiim* Goeben) ...22nd German P. E. Friedrich) ...24Lh
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    THE MOON.
    13 5 1 .as! Quarto» Dec. Itrth New Moon 23rd First Quarter 30th
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    P. & O. SAILINGS.
    37 5 P. O. SAILINGS. Mail Service Outwards. Homewards Assaye 17 Dec I Devanha 19 Dec Delhi 31 j Delta 3 Jan Extra Service Outwards Homewards. Nyanza 21 Dec I Palermo 23 Dee Malta 5 Jan- Sicilia 8 Jan
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      36 5 A Notable Fact. I lie absence of all narcotics makes Cbamwrlain’s Cough Remedy the safest and best medicine for all coughs, colds, croup and whooping cough that, can be procured The eorgo Town Dispensary, Wholesale Agents.
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      37 5 Dr. Bos9 of Strassburir introduced Gpnosan m tbe treatment of the most painful of diseases to which mankind is liable. It is better, safer and more effective than other preparations of Copaiba. Cubebs or plain Sandalwood oil.
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      145 5 KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. NEW SERVICE. Between Penang A: Singapore via East (.'oast Ports of Nil matra. Oq Friday. 25th December, 1908. the new steamer Kalmva, 331 tons register, will commence a fortnightly service between PenaDg and Singapore, calling on outward and inward voyages at Deli. Batu Bahra, Asahan, Telok Leidong,
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      301 5 NOTICE. 1 LENDERS are invited for the supply of 3 stationery and office requisites for the Kedah Government for the year 1327 A. H. (from 23rd January, 1909, to 12th January, ’*1910). Specimen forms, books, etc., printed in the Malay character, can be seen at the office of H. H.
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    Chinese Amateur Theatricals.
    1850 6 A SUCCESSFUL INNOVATION. Tbe Chinese Theatre in Petaling Street was crowded on Saturday night when the Chinese Amateur Dramatic Company of Selangor presented the first piece ot amateur Chinese acting ever seen in Kuala Lumpur. The proceeds are to be divided between the Selangor Auti-Opium Society and
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    Rubber Share Market.
    448 6 Messrs. J. ltussell (Iraut and Co.’s Report. London, Nov. 19th. The Market for Alalay Rubber Company shares has shewn great activi'y during the week, and a large business has been transacted embracing *a great many of the lesser known Companies, as investors are now looking for cheap
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    EXCHANGE.
    128 6 Penang, 11th December. (By courtsty oj the Chartered Bank.) ondon Demand Bat k ..2/3f- 4 months’ sigat Ban* ...2/4 T ff n 3 Credit ...2/4 3 Documentary ...2/4,* ff 'alcutta, Demand Bank Rs. 174 J 3 davs’ g'ght Private 176 Bombay, Demand Bank 174| Moulmein, Demand Bank 173* 3
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    PRODUCE.
    186 6 lold leaf $65.20 B. Popper(W.Coast 31b5.5 oz.) no stock Whiti Pepp<>r sl6f sales rrang Pepper 10 95 sales Clov»* 39 —sales Mace 73.' —sales Alace Pickings 63. —sales Nutmegs 1 id* 19. —buyers (No. I 6.65 sates Sugar s Z no stock Basket 3.65 sellers Tapioca Flour 1.65 sales
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    SHARES.
    1189 6 ©-J Number of |-5 p 2 (,sapita!. Share» Dividends v HM >„ *n IRMUfed. O as I 3 V s> 9 f co o Ct s Mining. 1 1903 900.000 30.000 10 10 ;10 for year ending 31/3/08 Relat Tin Mining Co.. i,td. 725 750 «7 ‘>s 1907 300.000
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      32 6 k I lie most rapid aud satisfactory results obtained by treat meut with Gonoaan (Kawa Santal). Booklet and sample to liiedioal men tiee on application to unv of the chief Penang Chemists.
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      32 6 Gonosan provokes neither discomfort, compliea! ions, nor nausea. It is the happiest scientific combination of best East Indian Sandalwood oil and fiawa Kawa. Bottles of 40 capsules at all chemists and dealers.
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      49 6 MACKAYS LIQUEUR WHISKY. The Acme of Quality. Andrew Usher Co.’s SPECIAL RESERVE O.V.G. Whisky. SANDILANDS, BUTTERY Co.. AGENTS FOE PfzNANQ F. At. S. THE CELEBRATED “S. B. Co,” GIN IN RED CASES. Sandllands. Buttery ti <J»> BORDEN’S PEERLESS BW EVAPORATED CREAK Absolute Purity Guaranteed, AGENTS: SANDILANDS, BUTTERY Co.. PENANO.
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      83 6 WROUCHT-IRON TUBES AND FITTINGS. Lar^e Stock Always on Hand. ADAMSON, GIL.FILL.AN CO., LTD. IF YOU WANT TO DRINK THE BEST BEER, ORDER “ASAHI,” the beer that wins immense popularity in the Far East. TOKYO.JAPAN. It pleases the most fastidious palates. Sold by ‘Leading Shops and Hotels TIANG LEE CO., SOLE
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    North Hummock (Selangor) Rubber.
    882 7 The first ordinary general meeting of the North Hummock (Selangor) Rubber Company, Limited, was held on Nov. 6 at, the offices of the company, ‘2O, Eastcheap, E. C., Air. G. A. Talbot (chairman of the company) presiding. The Chairman said In the prospectus issued a jear
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      1039 8 W. MANSON, American Dentist, late of Dr. Allen Cv., Pha, U.S.A. Charge» Moderate, Consultation Free. BSBIUIHS AT No. 21a, Penang Road. A few doors from the Eastern and Orieatal Hotel. 6 mthr TEA O r~ I THE PENANG ADVERTISING AGENCY, Bill-Posters and General Advertising Contractors, No. 7, Church Street, Pfcnang,
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