Straits Echo, 8 June 1909

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    Masthead
    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 Annum, PENANG, TUESDAY, Bth JUNE, 190». Single Copy, 10 cents. No. 127.
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      1090 1 GUINNESS’S STOUT. TIANQ LEE A Oo. o 7 <2 C XX SOLE AO ENTS. BASS’S ALE. THE Eastern Shipping Company, Lid., (ENGINE WORKS banks AND DOCKYARD.) Engineers, Shipbuilders, Brass Iron Founders. Engineering Appliances Fittings in Stock. Engine Works, Weld Quay > and 37, 41 and Stores Offices 43, Beach Street,
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      24 1 THE BEST BEER IN THE FAR EAST. MOdd/N sP Y T Co > ~o CD *> r-J 2 vlK^ [OKTO T1ANC LEE A Co., Sale Ag*mt*.
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    The Insubstantial Earth.
    815 2 It is said that Professor W. V. Clifford, the mathematician, was able to see in his mind’s eye the Fourth Dimension. But that faculty, so rare as to be incomprehensible, is hardly more uncommon, and certainly less useful, than the ability to explain mathematical concepts such as
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    Holbein’s “Duchess of Milan.”
    151 2 The committee of the National Art Collec tious Fund i*sue au appeal to the nation for the preset vation m this couutry of Holbein’s celebrated picture. Messis. Coluaghi intimated that the cost to them of the picture has beeu approximately .£62,000 that, their price to tbe
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    A Berlin Exhibition.
    260 2 Suggested l liter national Show for 1913. The German publisher Hermann Hillger, proprietor of Die Qegenwart, publishes an article in that review urging that an international exhibition should be held in Berlin, in 1913, by way of celebrating the twentyfifth anniversary of tbe Kaiser’s reign. Tbe principal
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    A Simple Test for Milk.
    205 2 The Scientific American describes a simple method of testing the quality of milk which should prove useful. It is so simple that it can be tried by anyone, and requires no costly or complicated apparatus. The sample to be tested is first thoroughly stirred so
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      37 2 A Remedy that Never Fails. No matter how severe an attack of dia;rLoeimaybe, Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diatrhoet Remedy never fails to give relief. You cauuol afford to be without it The Georgo Town Dispensary, Wholesale Agents.
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      277 2 The most rapid and satisfactory results are obtained by treatment with GoilOBatl (Kawa Sintal). Booklet and sample to medical men free on application to any of r,h« chief Penang Chemists. ST. GEORGE'S GIRLS’ HOME, PENANG. A BOARDING HOME under the charge of a Lady Superintendent and a Matron for Christian
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      1481 2 EEITISH-lADE CYCLES. ALL MACHINES ARE COMPLETE WITH LUCAS UMP AND BELL, TOOLS AND TOOLBA6 AND REPAIRS OUTFIT. 1 *5 I 1 rft 9 9 o o *Bk\ w 1b s 9 m 9 JS m .*7*.: Smmßl Can be had with either inverted or roller brakes, rubber or rattrap pedals,
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    VESSELS EXPECTED.
    38 3 Yeaaelr From Ag°rt a Due Pricz Eitvl Fr edricb Yorck Beuworlicb A ssaye Delhi Singapore Colombo London Colombo Singapore B M.ACo. B.M Co S.B ACo. A.G A Go i.G ACo. 8th June. 9th lOtb 17tb 19th
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    SAILINGS.
    25 3 For A 1>r>\re% Priuz Eitel Friedrich Colombo B.M ACo. June. Yorcb Singapore B-M.ACo. Benworlicb Singapore S B ACo. Assayo Singapore G.ACo Delhi Colombo A.G.&Co.
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  • Shipping.
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      ARRIVALS.
      171 3 Malta, Br. s.s.. 6.063, Montford, 7th June, London, Bth May, Gen. A. G Co. Pin Seng, Br. ss, 378, Davidson, /th June, Singapore, sth June, Gen. E. S. Co., Ltd. Ipoh, Br. 8.8., 528, Olsen. 7th June, Singapore, sth June, Gen. A. G. Co. Vanoaits, Ger. s s., 643,
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      DEPARTURES.
      37 3 Bth Junk. Petrel, for Pangkalan Brandau. Perak, for Deli. Leong Ho, for Trang. Jacoba, for Singapore. Pin Seng, for Port Swettonham and Singapore. Sappho, for Teluk AnFon. Mambang, for Setul. Ipoh, for Port Swettenhaui and Singapore.
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      MAILS CLOSE
      271 3 For Pang Nga and Trang—Per Deli, tomorrow. 1 pm. Tongkah—Per Vorwarts, to-morrow, 1 p.m. Batu Bahra— Per Sportsman, to morrow, 1 p.m. Teluk Anson—Per Cornelia, to-morrow, 2 p m. Ceylon, Australasia, India, Aden, Egypt and via Naples, for Europe, etc. —Per P. E. Friedrich, to-morrow, 2 pmDeli—Per Malaya,
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    Passengers to the Straits.
    223 3 For I G. M. sh. Yorek, from Bremen, May [>, due at Penang ou 9th June To Penang Mr. and Mrs, E. Goldenberg, Mr. W. Playfair. To Singapore Mr. H. Preacher, Mr. H. B Breijer, Mr. and Mrs. W. Hunt, Mr. W. G. Speltie, Mr. J.
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      974 3 P. 0. Steam Navigation Coy. K.xi'eHed Arrivals and Departures. Mail Service. Outward. Jud« 1" Auaye connecting with Moldavia inlv 1 Della do. Mantua J ,15 Delhi do 29 Caledonia do. Aug. 12 Devanha do. Mongolia Marmora Morea Homeward. Dat*>. FARES BY MAIL SrEAMERS. lit Ham lad Claj* KifiSlta»® 11 1
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      435 3 (SHIPPING.) NORDDtUTSCHER LLOYD, BREMEN. IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE. Or r- 4 :as and we uown mad sieatre so* tb s Company 1 fortn’ghtly from Bremen, Hamburg via Rotterdam, Antwerp. Southampton, G briHa A!g ers, Genoa, Naples, (connection Marseii’es, Naples, Alexandria ard vice vert Port Said, Suez, Aden, Colombo, Penang, Singapore,
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    The Straits Echo.
    93 4 J -Mr# •a.tlaflen everybody and Jnetice alene Kmtrtuf. "nhliahKil dallr (evrrpf Mnndayc.l ri CRITERION PRESS, Lid., Mo. 226—23‘2, Reach Street. Penang PRICKDAII.Y UXIAI rer «1(101» OUTHTATIONa t’MtJMte Aitr# «(All. BIMTION (Poet free) $1» UAKI.K ADDRKSS Echo Penang.” T’elephone No. 343 a.a.—All bnelueiw fommanlcßtloiw should be addre»"** to
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    THE ENGLISH.
    1105 4 Following up our yesterday’s reference to the opening of the Imperial Press Conference, at which Lord Rosebery pandered to the music-hall patriots with remarks like We shall go on building Dreadnoughts as long as we have a shilling to spend or a man to put aboard them,” we
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    Tin, Opium and Rice Quotations.
    422 4 i The following business in tin has been done to day Penang Penacg Tin Exchange, 25 tons at 7 12^ Eastern Smelting Co.. 50 07 45 i Straits Trading Co, 100 67.45 i Singapote; Straits Trading Co., 150 67.45 i Total... 325 tons. Tin is
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    Penang Turf Club.
    1939 4 Half-yearly (General Meeting. The Half-yearly General Meeting of t*ie Penang Turf Club, wa9 held in the Chamber of Commerce, at 4.30 p m. yesterday. 1 he attendance was fairly eood, and the Chair was occupied by Mr. J. F. Wreford, the President. The Secretary, Mr. R P.
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      491 4 MUNICIPAL NOTICE. APPLICATIONS are invited for the post of Clerk, Secretariat, at a salary of $25 per mensem. Applications endorsed Clerk Secretariat” will be received by the undnisigned up to 3 p m. on Thursday, the 17th instant. Canvassing by or on behalf of any candidate will disqualify. (By Order
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      Monarchs Meeting.
      37 5 Supplied, by lleuter At Kiel. London, 7th June. —Reuter’s correspond- a t St Petersburg states that the Tsar will p»y a re,urn v 8 t t0 th© Kaiser, the second moeting taking place at Kiel.
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      England’s Japanese Guests.
      59 5 Supplied by Reuter.) Honoured. London; 7th June.—The Prince and Process of Wales called on the Nashimotos yesterday. It is expected that the King will receive them to day. Lunch at Buckingham Palace. London, B'h June.—Ambassador Kato and the Nashimotos lurched with their Majesties and the Royal Family
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      Australian Dreadnought.
      41 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) Or Other Typo London. 7th June.—Reuter's Melbourne representative reports that .the new Commonwealth Government, has cabled to the Imperial Government offering a Dreadnought or such corresponding addition to the Navy as the Imperial Government may approve.
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      Lopukhin’s Sentence.
      62 5 (Supplied by Reuter,) Transportation to Siberia. Loudon, 7ih Juno The Russian Court of Appeal has commuted the sentence passed on M Lopukhin to one of transportation to a settlement of Siberia. [On May 14th, Reuter wired:— Lopukhin has been sentenced to live years’ penal servitude. The Russian Liberal
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      Bulgaria and Turkey.
      49 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) Railway Question Settled. London, 7th Juue. —Reuter’s correspondent at Constantinople states that all questions between the Porte and the Oriental Railway has been satisfactorily settled by a compromise of 42,000.000 francs paid by Bulgaria and equally divided between the Porto and the Company.
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      Islam.
      32 5 (Supplied by Reuter ArrestB for Riot. London, Bth June —The number of arrests ho far made in connection with the riots in the Adana province are 445 Moslems and 117 non-Moslems.
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      Chinese Railway Loan.
      56 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) Terms Agreed. London, Bth June. —Reuter’s correspond ent at Peking says tbe five-per-cent, railway loan (last mentioned on May 16tb) has been signed. Tbe issue price is 95. It is repayable in 25 years, but may be redeemed any time from the tenth to
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      Imperial Press Conference.
      32 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) At the F. 0. London, Bth June. —The Imperial Press Conference assembled at the Foreign Office yesterday morning (a laree attendance), tarl Crewe presided and spoke-
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      U. S. Tariff.
      127 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) Specific Duties on Cotton. London, Bth June.—The United State* Senate has passed the clauses of the cotton schedule, substituting specific for ad valorem duties on cotton cloth. I«> giving the output for May of the lougkah Harbour Tin Dredging ComDanv we said that the
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    SUPREME COURT.
    4271 5 THE ASSIZES. (Before Mr. Justice Braddell Alleged Forgery, Fourth Day’s Proceedings. In the Supreme Court yesterday Mr. Justice Braddell resumed the bearing of the case against Joseph Smith and Ismail who are charged, the first defendant with using a forged document and the second with abetting the offeme
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    Shipping Rings.
    520 5 Singapore Opinions on Royal Commission's Report. Speakiug of Royal Commissions iu general —and of the Royal Commission on Shipping Rings iu particular—the general opinion of Singapore people interested in the latter august assemblage and its deliberations would appear to be that it might really never have been held,
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    Passengers.
    88 5 Ahrivkd. Per s s. Lian Choo. 6tb June, from Kedah Mr. B E Mitchell. Per s 8. Un Peng, 7th June, from Perils Mr A. Duke Per ss. Malta. 7t,h June, from London Mr. A. W. Davidson, Mr. F. Angus and Mr D Smith. Dkpa rtbd. Per s.s. Un
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    FIXTURES.
    93 5 To-day. 21st Dav of 4th Moon. League Football Anglo Chinese School vs Wanderers, Esplanade. Town Band. Golf Club, 6 to 7 p m. Tho New Japanese Cinematograph, corner of Campbell Street and Penang Road, 7-30 p.m. and 9-10 p.m. The Great World Circus, McAlister Road. To-morrow. 22nd Dav of
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      55 5 in the Stomach. J* in most annoyiDe. hh well a« disuere"a p to he troubled with pains in the atom* '"f Au 0 1 ,ftre n(> need of it, for one dose Chamberlain’» Col c, Cholera and ParRemedy will allay the pain. Try it "tnw and be convinced. The George
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      166 5 NOTICE OF SALE. BY OKI'ER OF THE MORTGAGEE. The undersigned is instructed to take poa session of and put no for sale by PUBLIC AUCTION, On Saturday, 12th June, 1909, AT 11 A.M AT LOGAN’S BUILDINGS, BE4CH STREET, PENANG, The undermentioned Pronerty belonging to NONIA KIM HONG, the defaulting mortgagor.
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    The Super-Tax.
    429 6 The following quaint letter is extracted from tbe Times :—Sir, —l am in receipt of an income derived from bouse property aud other investments amounting to a sum which is well over JE5.000 a year, and which is consequently likely to tie heavily supertaxed. You will recognize my
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    Scotsmen in England.
    365 6 Speech by Mr. Balfour. Mr. Balfour last month unveiled and fixed a memorial stone in the Crown Court Scottish National Church, which is being rebuilt on its old site in Covent-garden. Lord Kiunaird, Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, presided. Mr.
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    The Great Unpaid.
    108 6 Ihe Isle of Wight magistrates were unduly bard upon a man summoned at the Petty Sessions for not taking out a dog licence The man had been out of work for six months. The dog had been in his fami ly for fen years; he had regularly
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    The Intellectuals.
    130 6 The debate on the Bishop of Hereford’s Cruelty to Auinrfi>B Bill was marked by some excolleut fooling. The Right Rev. Prelate talked his usual tedious nonsense. He is a born bore, and wtH always inspire loud and prolonged yawns. But bis colleagues were in fine form. The Archbishop
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    A Trade Evil.
    229 6 If all the Couuty Court judges took tbe same view of furniture dealers as His Honour of the Grimsby Court, there would soon be an end of the systems on which so many of them flourish. Many of the big furniture firms are scrupulously fair in their
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    General Post Office, Penang.
    482 6 r The following unclaimed letters and unclaimed telegram are lying at the General Post Office Letters Anderson, J. D. Fisher, A. E. Annesley, Mrs. Gordon, Jas. Allix, M. Goodman, A. BeatsoD, J Harrop, J. Bl Boromabath, Phya Howe, R. i Bradley. Capt. F. Kirk.T. i Carnelly,
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    EXCHANGE.
    120 6 Prhaw», Bth Junk. (By courtesy oj the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Bank ...2/3J 4 months’ sight Bank ...2/4 T^ Credit ...2/4 T I Documentary Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs 17-4-4 t i days’ sight Private 176 Bombay. Demand Bank 174 Monimein, Demand Bank 173 i days’ sight Pnvau 176 Madras,
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    PRODUCE.
    180 6 Gold Leaf $64.8 J d. I’epj er(W.Coast 31b5.5 oz.) no ttoek •Vhite Pepper sl7.— teller» Trang Pepper 13. buyer» Cl m*a out of season Mace 73. —buyers Mace Pickine» 66.50 sales Nutmegs 110 s 17.50 sellers SNo 1 ,m 6.65 sales 2 ho stock Basket 3.80 sales Tapioca Flour
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    MARKET PRICES.
    221 6 I’bkako, Bth Juki, 1909. B«*r— ets Soup per catty 14 Roast 24 s’ Steaks 24 b Stew or Curry Meat 16 t. Rump Steak 24 »r Ox Tail each 30 >* Tongue 55 kt Feet 15 ie Heart 30 Liver per catty 35 Pork— I- Pork per catty
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    SHARES.
    1040 6 a,* I Number of j -fj p" ,1 11 har n s 1 -si :>..uw, f, I e .1 5 issued. a J I ia,Ue it z i i J x I i j— I s> !S? X ssss I Jo JI XT ml l 7JSSS ts s J*g
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      72 6 An American Newspaper Man Recommends a Well Known Remedy. Not long since the following editorial appeared in the Centertown, Alissouii, U. S. A, Leader: “The editor knows by personal experience that Chamberlain’s Colic. Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy will cure diarrboei, and we have heard like testimonials from other reliable people
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      38 6 Dr. Boss of Strassburg introduced Gono* san in the treatment of the most painful of diseases to which mankind is liable. It is better, safer and more effective than other preparations of Copaiba. Cubebs or plain Sandalwood oil.
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      212 6 THE CELEBRATED “S. B. Co.” GIN IN RED CASES. SamWands. Buttery Co Andrew Usher Co.’s SPECIAL RESERVE O.V.G. Whisky. SANDILANDS, BUTTERY Co. AGENTS FOE PEN A NO <S F. At. S. “SLEDGE BRAND” MILK. Absolutely Pure. Every single tin guaranteed good. Obtainable from all the Retail Stores. Vi AL 4$AV*
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    The Future of Kedah.
    632 7 Ihe closely guarded secret, if secret it be, with regard to the Government’s intention as to the future administration of Kedah, Keiantan, and Tringganu, has given rise to a plentiful crop of incredible rumours, which are highly sensational all the same. According to our contemporary, the
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    The “Agricultural Bulletin.”
    255 7 The chief feature of the Juue number of the Agricultural Bulletin is an article bv Mr. Kelway Bamber ou The Cultivation of Passijlora Fastida and Mikania scaiulens reproduced from the supplement to the Tropical Agriculturist of April. The following editorial note is attached to the article I
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      1299 7 insurances. The Penang Khean Guan Insurance Co., Ltd, HMD Ovnca No. 31, Bbacb strut. Flint. BOARD OK DIRECTORS. Mr.Cheab Choo Yew Quah Beng Keo Kbaw Joo lok Yeoh Oeok Keat KbooHun Yeang Kboo Hoon Fhay Ho Teang Wan Mr.Lim Teang Hooi Tan Teang Swee Tan Kim Leong Kboo Beng Chin
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      113 7 Colic and Diarrhoea Cured. After an hour’s suffering from cramp colic or diarrl oei. the fc-'St remedy obtainable CHtl not give relief too quickly. Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and U arrbcei Remedy is the best medicine in use for these ills. It always gives prompt relief even in the most severe
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      971 8 W. MANSON, American Dentist, Late of Dr. Allen Co., Pha U.S.A. Charges Moderate, Consultation Free. BVSIDI!f« AT No. 21a, Penang Road. k few dears from the Eastern and Oriental Hotel. 6 rath» TEA V TEA SOLE AGENTS FOR PENANG. PATERSON, SIMONS Co., Ltd. WONG KIM MUN, /Vo. 77m, Bishop Street,
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