Straits Echo, 1 July 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, THURSDAY, Ist JULV, 1909. Single Copy, 10 cents. No. 14-7.
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      1140 1 TIANQ LEE A 00. r o 'U K z 4 5/, :o t*3 &<2 &w SOLE AOEMS. BASS’S ALE. BANKS. THE Eastern Shipping Jhartcrcd Bank of India, Hongkong Shanghai Australia and China. Banking Corporation* Company, Lid., (ENGINE WORKS Nedorlandsche Handel INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER. AND DOCKYARD.) Engineers, Shipbuilders, Brass Iron
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      24 1 THE BEST BEER IN THE FAR EAST. 2 \r c> Jb s cs •>: 2: > ~n -X />> >\ nT V/ roKrb LEE Co., Sole Aseat s.
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    British Naturalist in New Guinea
    1116 2 Singular Experiences. Mr. Pratt, a British naturalist, has ju-t returned to Java, from Dutch New Guinea. He is a seasoned explorer wli > has tiavelled for years in Chiua, Tibet, South Ameiica, aud Asia Minor. He then gave New Guinea a turn and spent four
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      36 2 l)f. Friedlaeuder testiiies teat (iitiii)S.in exerts a favorable influence in removing complications aud h iemoi r bage; also moie rapid and satisfactory u-sults are obtained by it tbau by any oilier preparation of tiaudalwood oil etc.
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      480 2 Remember the Name. Chamberlain's Colic. Cholera and Diarr <_e i Kemedy i* just wbat its Dame implies. For p ins in the stomach, cramp colic or d irrlcei. it has no equal The George I'own Dispensary. Wholesale Agents. Cheap Week End Excursions to Selangor. IjMRST CLASS RETURN TICKETS will be
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      1374 2 MIIMADE CYCLES. ALL MACHINES ARE COMPLETE WITH LUCAS LAMP AND BELL, TOOLS AND TOOLBAG AND REPAIRS OUTFIT. l l 4- -*v 9 9 a m o O SL WJ 9 in 9 r > j! Can be had with either inverted or roller brakes, rubber or rattrap petals, road racer,
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    VESSELS EXPECTED.
    35 3 Ft liTN Aq*nt< Due Devan lid. P. Regent Luit pole) P. Ludwig Bsnclench Delhi Singapore Singapore Colombo London Colombo G ACo B.M ACo. B.M.ACo. S.BACo. G ACo 3rd July 6*h 7ib 8t'i I5tb
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    SAILINGS.
    34 3 1 r For 1 ~u! Dev ml)* fiJclombo A O ACo. July. 1’ i Luitpold jOolom^o B.M.ACo. P. Lucl* iJSiOi.a e B.M.ACo. Beocleucb Singapore S B A (Jo De'bi 'Singapore 1 A G.ACo
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  • Shipping.
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      ARRIVALS.
      87 3 Delia, Br. s s., 4.78 >, Snow, 30tb Juue, Bombay, 23rd June, Gen.—A. G. Co. Ger. s s 2.380, Eokhorn, 30th June, Singapore, 28th June, G n.— B. M. Co. Tara, Br. 8.5., 3,651, Acheson, Ist July, Negapatam, 26th June. Gen —H. L. Co. Rotorua, Br. s.s 556. Glenday,
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      DEPARTURES.
      52 3 Ist July. Leong Ho. for Trang. Ban Whatt boon, for Fort Swettenham, Port Dickson and Malacca. Perak, for Deli. Pelre l for Paugkalau Brandan and Langkat. Canton, for Dmdings and Tcluk Anson. Tara, for Port Swet;enham and Singapore* Hok Canton, for Langsa, T. Semawe, Segli, Olehleb and Sabang. Mambang,
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      MAILS CLOSE
      121 3 Eo* lougkah, Kopah, Kenoug, Victoria Point, Mergui aud Tavoy—Per Omapere, to* morrow, 1 pm. Port Swettenham and Singapore—Per Rotorua, to morrow, 3 pui. Teluk An on—Per Sappho, to-morrow, 3 p.m. Pulau Laugkawi, Perlis and Setul —Per Un Peng, to-morrow, 4 p.m. Tougkah Per Avagyee, 3rd instant, 1 p.m
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    Passengers to the Straits.
    326 3 Per P. and O. s.s Syria, from London, June 5, due at Penang on 6th July To Penang Messrs- J Burling and P. J. Langham. L D Low, VV. S. Sbirp, B. A. Trotter, J. W. Lnndrew, Miss S. C Wtiittle. To Singapore Misses M. and
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    P. & O. SAILINGS.
    36 3 P. O. SAILINGS. Mail Service. Outwards. Homewards. Delhi 15 July I Devanha 3 July Ca’edonia 29 |Be ta 31 Extra Service. Outwards Homk wards. Syria 6 July I Namur 6' July Sumatra kO j Sim’a 22
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      729 3 Pi 0. Steam Navigation Coy. Expected Arrivals and Departores. Mail Service. Ootward. July 1 Delta connecting with 15 Delhi do 29 Caledonia do. Aug. 1- Devanha do. 2d AnK iye do. Mantua Mongolia Marmora Morea Mooltan Homeward. FAKES BY MAIL STEAMERS. Ut Cl~ Sod Cl»’l ro London by A't>6 £44
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      480 3 (SHIPPING.) NORDDLUTSCHER LLOYD, BREMEN. IMPttKiAL. GERMAN MAIL LINE. ss stsm b r iiftiffgjfwimiiaßißM f/W yj[ <*a *»*f yrf 'r- ■'4P7;-*;—“ '‘-~*~"^TT' ,ti. Jis JSBBr" I *T* -T fcgiiwg: fast aud well-known man B'eau.irso t Ins Com j any sail fortnightly from Bremen, Hambu g via Rot‘e>dam, Antwerp, SotTtliampten,Gibraltar, Algiers, Geuoa,
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    The Straits Echo.
    98 4 J antic* MlMn tvery body and 1 ant Ice alf ne "nhlUhed dally (moept Handays.l AT T** CRITERION PRESS, Ltd., No. 226—239, Beach Street. Pen: ng. PRICE: DAILY LOt-Al 984 per annan> OUTSTATIONB PoUage Ultra WAIL BIHTION (I’ont Free) SIS UAKI.K AUPRIBS Tcho—Penang.” Telephone Ne. 343 All
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    A NEW METAPHOR.
    1419 4 Reuter’s message a week or two back with reference to President Taft’s threat to withdraw self-government from the Porto Ricans struck us in the light of another symptom of republican America’s gradual conversion to imperialism. There was more behind it than met the eye. It will be
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    Tin, Opium and Rice Quotations.
    538 4 Tbe following busiue-s in tin has been done to day Singapore Straits Trading Oo 7 «rmooi buyers, ro s-llers j Peraug: P.nsng l'iii Exchange, buyers, i o sellers Eastern Smeltiug Co., 25 tons at 66 92| Straits Trading Co. 75 66 92^ 1 i Total...
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    Charges against Firemen.
    274 4 Last week, a brief allusion was made in the Echo to the arrest of three Firemen attached to the local Fire Brigade. One of them was charged with theft and the other two with assault, at the Sab Kboo K< ngn, Yesterday both the cases were heard.
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    P. C. C.
    77 4 Tennis Tournament. We aie asked to a iuounce tint., owiug to an ern r in the drawings, all ties in the Tennis Tournament which was to have begun to-day, are postponed to Monday, the stb inst. Bowls Tournament. Following is the result of the ties played yesterday
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    Rainfall and Temperature.
    532 4 The total amount of rainfall registered at Fort Cornwallis during June was 12 95 inches, rep r eseutiug 79 hours of rain. The maximum rainfall was on the 27th ult, wheu 3.8) inches of ruin was registered. Altogether rain fell on 17 days during tbe month. The
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      315 4 PALMER TYRES. Information of interest to users of MO lOK TYRES, is that a REDUCTION IN PRICE*» of PALMER CORD TYRES is in foree from beginning of the present season. Motorists i*>C"Uir»pl ih-»t even uu«lf v r us u p» P.i'mer Tyre* were well woith the difference t>v i <»<mi
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      30 4 The most rapid and satisfactory results are obtained by treatment with (j}oilO#nn (Kawa Santal.) Booklet aud sample to medical men free on application to any of the chief Penang Chemists.
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      Imperial Defence.
      377 5 {Supplied by If enter Beresford’s Stricture*. London, Ist July.— Lord Charles Berea ford. continuing bis speech in the City, said that the most serious point was the defencelessness of the trade routes He thought, that a certain apprehension of Germany was justified* Compelled into Reticence. L ludon, Ist
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      The United States.
      47 5 {Supplied ly Reuter.) Tariff Amendment on Tea Rejected. Loudon, 3)th Juiie —A telegram from Washington states that the Senate has rejected the amendment to the Tariff imposing a duty of ten ceuts a pound on tea for the Ijmetit of the South Carolina tea-growers.
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      The British Army.
      78 5 (Supplied by Renter.) High State of Efficiency. London, 3'Jth June.—lu an Army memorandum which has just been issuid General Sir John Fiench. Inspector General of the Forces, leports that the Field Army is in a Ihrli state of efficiency and well prepared to take the tia'd at
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      The Suffragettes Again.
      55 5 (Supplied by Reuter-) Woman Stone-throwers. Loudon, 30th June—The Suffragettes iaided the Houses of Parliament yesterday I here were wild scores in the streets and llti arrests were made, including eight men. three of whom were injured and se-1 to hospital. The window* of the Admiralty ttftiee were
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      East Africa.
      35 5 (Supplied, by Reuter The New Governor. London, 30th June.— Lieut Colonel Sii hlward Percy Gironaid has been appointed Governor of the East Africa Pr< tectorate iu succession to Col Sir J. Hayes Sadler.
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      Marseilles Shipping Strike.
      113 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) A Renewal. Luodon, l B t j u i y .—The Shipping Strike ‘l irseilles has beeu renewed owing to the refusiug to discharge the scratch r H Government has been appointed the Orators aud will endeavour to arrange for ‘«‘ttlemeut. to-day pleaded guilty
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    Ipoh Items.
    974 5 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, June 30.h Mining. Two mines have shut down in Kinta this month but work has, I believe, only been temporarily stopped. The first of the two to stop work was the Jelapaug Tin Mine and it is rumoured that the stoppage is due
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    Training Notes.
    950 5 [By Halloway for the Echo.] '1 he going was ve>y heavy this morning, and the hurdles were out on the outside course. Fetgiu e (Cartwright) was on the tn,ck sharp ou the stroke of six. and did easy exercise only. Rosegig. same stable, weut once from the top:
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    Six Widows' Case.
    448 5 1 liiiiese Marriage Laws. Iu the Singapore Appeal Court, comprising the Chief Justicoani Justices Braddell and Seioombe Smith, on June 26tb, judgment was deiiveied iu what is known as the “six widows case” which occupied the attention of the Court for some time. A Chinese called Choo
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    Municipal Stupidity.
    278 5 The Singapore Free Press, under that heading, says The Municipal Commission of Penang is bong stirred out of its usual calm by Dr. Locke and other Commissioners wishing to ask questions concerning the work of the oft'ce. It is regrettable that there seems to be a tendency on
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    A Good Point.
    345 5 Want of Courtesy to the Public.” "The Departmental Fines Euactment, 1903,” gives a British Resident certain powers, aud a current Gazette gives particulars of a rule made at the beginning of this month in exercise of those powers, notes the Kua'a Lumpur paper. It is laid down
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    Passengers.
    42 5 Arrived. Pe.' s-s. Tara, Ist July, from Negapatam Capt. C- A- L. Graii ini, R. A Messrs. F. N- Pearse. E. Tapsell, Yau Tet Shin and Yan Yok Kaw. Departed. Per s.s. Taroba, 30tb June, for Madras Mr. S. E. Birch
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    FIXTURES.
    95 5 To-dat. 14th Dav of sth Moon. Church VVoik Association, 10-30 a.m. P C C. Tennis Ties. P. C. C. Bowls Ties. I'he New Japanese Cinematograph, corner of Campbell Street and Penang Road, 7-30 p.tn. aud 9 10 p.m. VVayang Komedi Indian Ratoe. JekS* n Theatre, 830 p.m. Sam Pek
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    MAILS DUE.
    18 5 China D^vanha) 3rd July China iP R Luitpo\l) oth German (Prim Ludwig) 7th English (Delhi) ...15th
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    THE MOON.
    17 5 O Full Moon July 3rd Cast Quarter 10th O New Moon 17th First Quarter ?sth
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      50 5 A Certain Cure for Bowel Complaint. When attacked with diarrhuei or b wel complaint you waut a medicine that adB quickly. The attack is always sudden, generally severe and wtb increasing prin. Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy has never been known to fail The George Town Dispensary, Wholesale Agents.
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      36 5 A Good Summer Remedy. At this season diarrloei and dvsen*ery are always prevalent. Chamberlain's C *lic, Cholera and D.arrfccei Kennedy is the best medicine obtainable for trouble of this kind The George Town Dispensary, Wholesale Agents.
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      650 5 EYE-SIGHT. MR. H. LAZARTT9 son of the late Sir. N. L\tiHV9 CAN BE CONSULTED Foft SPECTACLES, At the International Hotel, Penang, Room No. 2. For a Few Days ONLY. SIGHT-TESTING AND ADVICE FREE. NOTICE OF SALE. BY ORDER OF THE MORTGAGEES. I be undersigned is instructed to take possession of
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    Omar Plays Bridge.
    175 6 A Book of lbidge Rule» underneath the J%>ugh, "A Scof6 Card, Two ie» I acks of Gnus, and Thou ~With Two Good Payers sitting opposite, Oil, Wilderness were Paradise enow Some’ for the Gain of Penny Points, and Some Sigh for the Lovely Prizes yet to come.
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    F.M.S. Police.
    297 6 The Police Probitioners of the Federated Malay States have had the rules for their examination recently revised as legaids a few details. Besides having to pis* exami nations in (i) a dialect of Chiuese, (li) Malay, (iii) Criminal Law and Procedure. Colouia regulations and the general orders ot
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    Civil Service Reform—From the Top.
    804 6 Civil Service Reform —From the Top. Oue of the most thriving trades in Eng land to-day is that of idol making., Tbe average Englishman of the twentieth eeutury is hot conspicuously religious, but he is very superstitious. He does not m tke idols foi himself —for he comes of an
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    EXCHANGE.
    121 6 Kbhahs, Ist July (By cjurtesy oj the Chartered Hank.) London Demand Sank 2/3}® 4 months’flight Ba.t 3 Credit 2 /Vi 3 Documentary ...2/4} 'aleutta, Demand Bank Its 174} i days* sight Pr.»*< 1.6 Bombay. Demand Bank 174} M mimein, Demand Bant l 4 3 days’ sight Prino 176 tfadr&s,
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    PRODUCE.
    205 6 Gold I<eaf »6!.8* B. Ft| 1 er(W Coast 31bs.5 oz.) no stock White Pepper $17 buyer» Trang Peppei 14 35 tales Cloves out of season Mace 73.— buyers Mace Picking* 66.50 sales Nutmeg* 110s 17.25 sales r No 1 6 65 sales Sugar 2 no stock Basket 3 80
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    MARKET PRICES.
    193 6 Pbnaho, 1st Jult, 1909. Bbk>— elt Soup P® r wtt) 14 Roast 24 Steaks Stew or Curry Meat 16 Rump Steak 24 Ox Tail each 30 Tongue 55 Feet 15 Heart Liver per catty 35 Po&k— Pork per catty 32 Pig's Uea<l 20 Feet 24 Tongue 32 Morrow
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    SHARES.
    511 6 o r. ?S 5 1903 .907 1901 1907 1903 1901 1907 1901 1899 1900 1907 1905 1900 19i 8 1904 Caj ital. i tt t Number o> Shares 1 issued. Di»i*l* ,n h l 00 1 1907 1907 1904 1907 1905 1905 1892 1905 1907 1907 1900 1907 1907
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      87 6 Take a Vacation. N>»w is tlie Inp to t ko a vacation, get out into toe woods and tin untaius and visit, the seashoie, but do uit lorgpt to tak« a bottle of Chain! i tlain’a Co x, Cholera and l>ianl.oea Heim dy along with yor. It is almost ceitain
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      472 6 Over Thirty-five Years. Iu 1872 th re was a great deal of diarrhoea* uv-enterr, and infantile cholera. It was at his time that Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera iml Dim bee i Remedy was fi r st brought iuto us 3 It proved m >re successful than iDV other remedy or treatment,
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      156 6 THE CELEBRATED “S. B. Co.’ GIN IN RED CASES. S amWands Ruttery cS Co Andrew Usher Co.'s SPECIAL RESERVE O.V.G. Whisky SANDILANDS, BUTTERV Co. AO I. NTS FOil FFNA V<7 F M. S. SINGE 1848. BY ROYAL WARRANTS JOHN BEGG’S WHITE CAPSULE SCOTCH WHISKY. l'ROFRIETOR OF TH1 Royal Lochnagar Distillery,
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    Fire on the “Kutsang.”
    511 7 Fire on the Kutsang.” Fierce Fight with Flames at SSea. The Indo China Steam Navigation Co.’s steamer Kutsang which cleared for Singapore last Wednesday, says the Hongkong Daily Press of June 21, returned to port yesterday morning, at seven o’clock, flying the signal tire in the hold. She anchored in
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    Government and Press.
    478 7 Official Ifau Against Writing for the Papers. We all know that writing for (he papers is held to be a serious offence in officials, and that it is sternly repieased by higher authoiity. Indeed, it is held that in some cases couneetiou with the press has militated
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      1330 7 INSURANCES THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE C°' L"' Insurance Co., Ltd, FOR SALE.! Oirica No. SI. Hbach 8tbb»t. HOARD OF DIRBOTORH. Mr Cbe»h Ch0 7 eW Q h Beng he» fthuW .Too 'lot Yeoh Geok beat kl,oo Hon Yean* ghooHoon I’onv Tea ns; Wan Ho Mr.Lim Teang Hooi Tan Teana:
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      22 7 Matico Capsules ami Injection still maintain their reputation for the cure of those mcouvenieut diseases, about which the least said the better.
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      925 8 W. MAN SON, American Dentist, Late of Dr Allen Cu., Pha U.S.A Charges Moderate, Consultation Free. BkSTDI N 8 AT /Vo. 2ia, Penanr Road. A few doors from (he Eastern and Oriental Hotel. G mtbi TEA ■%> FOR SALE. USEFUL TO PLANTERS, ESTATES, ETC. Large Check Roll Books of 200
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