Straits Echo, 31 March 1909

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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. 7. $24 Per Adoiiib, PENANG, WEDNESDAY, 3ist MARCH, 190». Slagle Copy, 10 cents. No. 73.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 929 1 tianq LEE A 00. r o H 'S. a k O 25 Si m A. /<vr/ a C 3 SOLE AGENTS. TDK B A N Kb EASTERN SHIPPING Company, Ltd., (ENGINE WORKS.) Engineers, Shipbuilders, Brass Iron Founders. Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER. Paid up
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    • 25 1 THE BEST BEER IN THE FAR EAST. h w r> «o as O) > 58 -87 k>3 S»SB 'okto TIANO LEE A Oo M Sole Agists*
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  • 361 2 Mr. Amos P. Wilder, Ameiicau Consul Qoneral at Hongkong, addressing himself more especially to officers of the American •quadron visiting Hongkong, who were guests at a banquet at the Uongk mg Club, ■poke eloquently as follows of the Lights of Hongkong A® you go to your
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  • 606 2 Writes W. M.” in the S. F. F. The bill station, to be of general use, must be accessible, not too costly, and a real change. After four visits to Penang Hill, short and long, in sickuess and iu health, alone aud accompanied, I am prepared to
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  • 598 2 A Humorous Consul’s Eloquent Address at Hongkong. The art of post-prandial speech-making survives. Americans still believe it worth while, and do it well, sometimes. At a banquet given to the officers of the Philippine Squadron at Hongkong on March 17, Dr Amos P. Wilder, the Consul-General for
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 68 2 Croup. The first symptom of this disease is hoarseness. When Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy is given as soon as tbe child becomes boar.e, the attack can alwayt be averted. Even after the croupy cou«h has appeared, the attack can be warded off by the prompt use of this remedv. It is
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    • 278 2 A Sprained Ankle. As a rule a man will feel well satisfied it be can bobble around on crutches in two or three weeks after spraining bis ankle, and if is two or three months before he is fully recovered. Tbi9 is an unnecessary loss of time, for in many
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    • 501 2 WROUCHT-IRON TUBES AND FITTINGS Stools Alwayi on Hand. ADAMSON, GILFILiLAN CO«, LTD. ALL OVER GREAT AND GREATER BRITAIN THE UNBOUNDED AND INCREASING POPULARITY or KARTELL'S BRANDY IS DUE TO THE QUALITY GUARANTEED BY THE BLUE AND SILVER LABEL. ■ft INSPECTION INVITED. ALL MACHINES ARE COMPLETE WITH LUCAS LAMP AND BELL,
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    • 893 2 TO LET. CONVENIENT COMPOUND HOUSE, No. 1. PENANG ROAD. Apply. 19 3-09 240 No. 4, Leith Street. TO LET FURNISHED. OLENGAR," No. 1, Lirut Road. Edtry 1st May, 1909. Apply to E. A. MANASSEH Co.. 10-3 09 217 146. Penang Street. J. H. COITHEXjXj, 25, BEACH STREET. AUCTIONEER. VALUER BROKER
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  • 46 3 I’etse f P r row Aye*!* Due Hu!ow Colombo B-M ACo. 1st Apr. Beuavon Loudoa S B.ACo. 2nd Assaye Colombo A.O A Co. Sh Delhi 'iugapore |A G ACo. 10th P. Ludwig Singapore B. 11. A Co. 13th Beuarty London S B ACo. 17th
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  • 41 3 'tiseh For A‘t*n{* I-e”. re* Bulow Sngapore B M ACo. Apr. Benavon S ogaoore S B ACo. Anna ve 3 nuap^re A G ACo. Delhi Colotubo A G ACo. I* Ludwig Colo no bo B M.*Co. Benarty Singapore SB. ACo.
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  • Shipping.
    • 149 3 C. Apear, Br. s.s., 1,730, Hudson, 30th Maf., Calcutta, 24th Mar Gen.— A. A. A. Co. Kleist. Ger. s s-, 5,122, Meyer, 30th Mar., Yokohama, 13th Mar Gen.—B. M. Co. Ban Whatt Soon, Br. s s., 199, Milne, 30th Mar., Port Swettenbam, 2tth Mar., Gen.—E. S. Co. Ltd. Jin
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    • 41 3 31st March. Jin Ho, for Langbat. Deli, for Trang and Pang Nga. Cornelia, for Teluk Anson. Reael, for Singapore. Mambang, for Setul. Tong Chay Un, for Dindings. Flying Fish, for Port Weld and Taiping. C. Apcar, for Singapore and Hongkong.
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    • 224 3 For Singapore. China and Japan—Per Bulow, to-morrow. 1 p ni. Port Swettenbam. Port Dickson and Malacca—Per BAn Whatt Soon, to-morrow, 1 pm. Asahan—Per Mary Austin, to-morrow, lpm. Tongkab—Per Sappho, to-morrow, lpm. Trang and Setul—Per Sree Bangka, tomorrow, 1 p.m. Port Swettenbam and Singapore—Per Taroba, to-morrow, 3 p.m. Deli
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  • 291 3 Per I. G. M. 8.8. Buelow (from Hamburg, 25th Feb.) due at Penang on Ist Apr. To Penang Mr. and Mrs. Diedricb Picker. Mr. A. Maurer, Mr. G. Gade. To Singapore Miss Annie Kranse Ariens, Miss Kate, Mr. C. H. Bild. Per P. and O s.n.
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    • 717 3 P. 0. Steam navigation Coy. Expected Arrivals and Departures. Mail 8arvlc«. Outward. A|>r 8 A »»oyr 22 Delta May 6 Oceana 20 Delhi Judo 3 Devanha conneotiDg with do. do. do. do. Homeward. India Victoria Mooltan China Macedonia FAKES BY MAIL STEAMERS. 1st Class lad Clan To London by Sea
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    • 384 3 (8 HIPPIN O.) NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, BREMEN. IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE. i m* THE laM and we:;-known mail s.earners ot t his Corcpar v sail fortn ghtty from Bremen, HamdMrgtmi Rotterdam, Antwerp. Southampton. Gibraltar, Algiers, Genoa, Naples, (connection Marse:' es, Naples, Alexandria and vice versi Port Said, Suez, Aden, Colombo, Penang,
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  • 98 4 Joatir* ratlfHe» everybody and Justice atone *•>•» PnhlNhad dally (eart-pt Ki.n<taj-».t AT 1: 1 CRITERION PRESS, Lt*l., No. 226—232, Beach Street, Penaug PRICE OAILT LOCAI $24 per annnn OUTBTATIONB I oetatre Ultra MAII WIHTION (Poet Free) $l5 jffSß OABLB ADDRIBS Echo—Penang.’’ Telephone No. 343 n.B.— All bnatneee
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  • 977 4 Lord Meath’s idea seems to be, Let me train the nation’s small boys, and I care not who makes its laws. Theoretically, the noble Earl is engaged *in a noble task. Practically, we are inclined to wish he wasn’t, at least out here. His efforts may
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  • 27 4 The N -L>. L. mail steamer Bueloic passed SabaDg at 10 am. this morning and is expected to arrive here to-morrow at 8 a.m
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  • 430 4 The following business in tin has been done to-day Penang Penang Tin Exchange, $G 7 05 buyers, no sellers Etstern Smelting C 0.,) f 7 071 buyers, no sellers Straits Trading Co., 100 tons at (7 40 Singapore: Slraits Trading Co 150 67.40 Total 250
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  • 402 4 About His Empire Day Movement. The Earl of Meath, who is on his way Home by the N. D. L. steamer Kleist which arrived in port yesterday, gave an address to the Free School boys yesterday afternoon, on the subject of the Empire Day
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  • 97 4 The P L. R. C. did quick firing yesterday and shot 8 shots in 50 seconds at 100 yd 9. Scores qS Maximum 80 £4 Mrs. Cooper '360 34 38=72 Lueriug ‘22 30 37=67 Hamilton '360 32 33=65 Miss Jones '22 29 31=60 Mrs. Phillips 22
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  • 326 4 Interview with Mr. Hilton. A rumour having reached us that Mr. F. Hilton wa3 resigning his seat on the Tanjong Pagar Dock Board, one of our representatives was sent to interview Mr. Hiltou, with a view to confirm or contradict the rumour, as Mr. Hilton might
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  • 973 4 Rules Passed. A meeting of the Penang Volunteer Rifle Club was held in the Drill Hall, Fort Cornwallis, yesterday afternoon, to discuss the proposed rules of the Club. Captain Wilson took the chair and in addressing the meeting said that the drafting of the rules which
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 273 4 NORTHAM HOUSE PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO, /5, Northam Road CORNER ©F Transfer Road, NOW OPEN FOR HIGH-CLASS FORTE AITURE.Photographs taken throughout the day. price list~on Application. H. BODOM. INTERNATIONAL HOTEL, PENANG. Board and Lodging $BO.OO per month. Single Room 3.50 per day. Tiffins and Di nners 1.00 each. Wine and Liqueur Tariff,
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    • 36 4 (ionosan brings about satisfactory results without the aid of any local treatment and is the latest and most scientific Remedy and far superior to combinations of plain Sandalwood oil. Copaiba etc. At all chemists and dealers.
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  • TELEGRAMS.
    • 32 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) t f n ion Constitution Discussed. *b© a n”’ Maroh.—Special sessions of to dii^ Ut fr Can Parliaments have opened c u»a the Constitution of the Union-
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    • 359 5 {Supplied by Reuter-) Bnelow Says Can’t Catch Up. London, 30th March.—ln his speech to the Reichstag [partly reported in yesterday’s Straits Echo'] Prince von Buelow declared that Germany’s naval aims were purely selfprotective. He denied that there had been any acceleration of Germany’s original programme. She could
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    • 83 5 (Supplied by Re><tcr.) Occupation of Manchuria. Loudon, 31st Marcu.—Lord Wiuterton, Mrrabor for Horsham, asked in the House of Commons whether Government would be prepared to support China in securing the evacuatiou of Manchuria. Sir Edward Grey, as Fo’.eign Secretary, could not see on what ground Government could
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  • 737 5 (Echo Special.) First Day’s Results. B.itu Gajali, 30tb March.—The Kinta Gymkhana Club’s Annual Meeting opened here to-day. It rained overnight but the weather was excellent to-day and the going good. There was a fair attendance. The following are the results of the various events 1 —Maiden Plate,
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  • 368 5 (From Oar Own Correspondent.) Taipinz, 29th March. Famous Padre Coming. The Rev F. B. Mever, the well-kuowu London preacher and author of religious books, is expected in Penang with Mrs Meyer by the s. s. Oceana ou or about the Bth May, and is down to give an
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  • 1585 5 THE ASSIZES. (Before Mr. Justice Thornton.) Gang Robbery. The case iu which eight Cbmauieu were j charged with gang robb«rv at Bukit Tambun was resumed in the Supreme Couct after the luncheon interval yesterday i Juryman Fined. When the judge took bis seat at 2 p m. it
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  • 76 5 Death on Government Building. Wong Ah Ngui, a Chinese coolie, was, a few days ago, working on a small projecting wall to the extension of the Government Offices, now under construction. Suddenly the w.*ll pieced off. and the man was precipitated to the ground from a height of about
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  • 393 5 Remarkable Allegations in Case of Extortion. The Straits Times of 25tb inst. tells this pleasant story A case of unusual interest diew crowd* of Chinese to the second magistrate’s court, this morning The aisles were s > jammed that at the suggestion of the magistrate, they were
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  • 116 5 Arrived. Per b.s K/eiif. 30th Mar., from Shaughai Mr«. Holier! e, Mr. I. H. More. From Hongkong Mr Chun S**u Lira, Mr. Phon Saik. From Singapore Mr. F. Nottabohm, Mr. Lyak Wikis, Mr. 11. Schmidt, Mr. L Moufgomeiie, Mr. C. D. M. Phereu, Mr. C. E D YVarry, Mr.
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  • 101 5 To-day. lO h Dav of Intercalary 2nd Moon. Town Band, Esplanade. 6 to 7 p in. The New Japanese Cinematograph, corner of Campbell Street aud Penang Hoad. 7- p-rn. ami 910 p.m. Grand Change of Progiamine. Alcaztr Cinematograph, King Street Theatre, 8- pm. To-morrow 11th Day of luteicalary 2nd
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 40 5 The Fruit Season. This season nlwavs brinys on more or legs diarrhoea wh ch is promptly checked by -Charobe ’aiu’s Colic, Cholera and Dianhoea Remedy. Get a battle and be prepared for sudden attacks. The George Town Dispensary, Wholesale Agents
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    • 765 5 NOTICE OF SALE» Bv Order of the Administrator of the Estate of MEEANA PITCHAY GUNNY (deceased) TO BE SOLD BY PUBLIC AUCTION, On Thursday, Ist April, 1909, AT 4 PM, AT NO. 148, PENANG STREET, PENANG, The Personal Effects of the above-named deceased, returned from India, comprising: Steel Trunks, Leather
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  • 1015 6 The itch for education is everywhere. If a white man can rub the Roman alphabet and a dozen European historical dates into the brains of some boys or girls who may be either black. browD, or yellow, he goes to his long rest with the feeling that the
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  • 247 6 At a recent meeting of the French Society of Civil Engineers a paper was read by M. Michel-Schmidt describing what is known as The 4 Batterie des Maures. This was recently constructed for the French Admiralty, and is now established between the island of Hycres and the
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  • 632 6 New President Undergoes Ordeal. The Americans, to do them justice, are not such fools as they look. The buffoonery described below was not merely fooling. It was a test w’bicb Taft stood well, and which we would like to see many high British officials undergo before taking
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  • 120 6 Pan aim*. 31st March {By e j*rteiy oj the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Sank 4 months’ sight Bank ...2,4 T L 8 Credit ...2/V. Documentary ...2/4^ Demand Bank Rs. 174; 3 days’ Pr» cau- 176 Bombay. Demand Bank 174 Mooiraein, Demand Bank 173 3 days’ sight Pnv»a.* 176 Madras,
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  • 195 6 Gold Leaf 164.60 i. Pepi er(W.Coast 31b5.5 oz.) no stock White Pepper $l6 45 buyers Trang Pepper 12 40 teller» Clovos 3 H.—buyers Mace 73. —tales id ace Pick*m»* 63. —buysrs Nutmeg» 110 s 18.75 sales C No 1 6.65 sales Sugar < 2 no stock Basket 8.65 sales
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  • 203 6 Pbhang, 31st March, 1G09. 3 3 Bkef ete j Soup per catty 14 Roast 24 9 Steaks 24 Stew or Curry Meat 18 i Rump Steak 24 3 Ox each 30 r Tongue 55 Feet 15 j Heart 30 Liver per catty 30 Pork— I Pork per catty
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  • 948 6 X eDividem's Name. 3 ce s 3 <y 10 10 10 10 1 1 10 10 l 1 1 10 1 10 1 5s 1 1 1 1 10 1 10 for year ending 31/3/08 10 p c. for year ending 30/4/08 7 in 07, 6/-in 08, A 1/6
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 54 6 Pneumonia. 'lbis in one of the most dangerous, and often fatal, diseases. It always results from a cold or from an attack of the grip. Chamberlain s Counh Remedy quickly cares these diseases and counteracts hot tendency towards pueumonia. It is made especially for these and similar ailmeuts. The George
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    • 86 6 The first violent inflammatory symptoms quickly disappear after treatment with Riedel’s Oonosail Capsules. No better preparation now on the market. Certi£ed by the leading Specialists. MARTIN’S ©L&r>TEEI* a PILLS h k m«viy tor al. Irr.*.ful»** 4 ties. l kt i M an. k IMU in tt.o li«•> ,u*o :<a ths
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    • 120 6 THE CELEBRATED “S. B. A Co.” GIN IN RED CASES. Sandilands, Buttery A Co Andrew Usher Co.’s SPECIAL RESERVE O.V.G. Whisky. SANDILANDS, BUTTERY Co. AGENTS FOR PENA NO A F. M. S. EUEA MBLOE PERFUME FOE TEE HANDKERCHIEF. “SLEDGE BRAND” MILK. Absolutely Pure. Every single tin guaranteed good. Obtainable from
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  • 279 7 l'bere is a definite movement on foot, initiated and supported by the Resident, to build a Church at Ipoh at an early date. The Resident hopes to be able soon to bold a public meeting iu Ipoh with a view to making arrangements by which the project
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  • 773 7 Also have you written, that I claimed matters be settled by the hukum of the White Hen of Siglap questioned old Dollah of the petition wiiter as be looked up fiom the large sheet of paper he held in one hand with the writing upside
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    • 1227 7 INSURANCES. The Penang Khean Guan Insurance Co., Ltd, Hiad Oiiios Mo. SI, Bsach ktrsst. Paaia*. BOARD OP DIRIOTOIIfI. Mr.Cbeab Cboo Yew Quah Beng Kee Kbaw Joo Tok Yeob Oeok Keat Kboo Hun Yeang Kboo Boon Pbay Ho Teang Wan Mr. Lim Mr.Litn Teang Hooi Tan Teang Swee Tan Kim Leoug
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    • 18 7 ltigaud’H Bocool Extract is an exact reproductiou of this swejt yet powerful Indiau perfume and is very popular.
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    • 979 8 W. MANSON, I; American Dentitft, Late oj Dr. Allen A Cv., Pha, U.S.A. Charges Moderate, Ccnsultaiion Free. BrtSlDlir* AT No. 21a Penang Road. A few doors from the Eastern and Orlenta Hotel. 6 rathe FOR SALE. USEFUL TO PUNTERS, ESTATES, ETC. TEA TEA HOLE AGENTS FOK PENANG, PATERSON, SIMONS Co.,
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