Straits Echo, 17 August 1909

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    32 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY VOL- 7- PENANG, TUESDAY, 17th AUGUST, 190«. Single Copy, 10 cents. No. 184.
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      1141 1 GUINNESS’S STOUI. TIANO LEE A 00. n4>\ ga i wW/Asj vV.v T^O^S>jrt SOLE AOFJVTS. BASS’S ALE. BANKS. THE Eastern Shipping Company, Ltd., (ENGINE WORKS AND DOCKYARD.) 'bartered Bank of India, Australia and Ohina. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER. Engineers, Shipbuilders, Brass Iron Pounders. Paid up Capital Koaerve Fund tieaerve Liability of
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      31 1 THE BEST BEER IN THE FAR EAST. S? T A> 05 a n ,\1 5 «0 > I ~a CD 5» > V 'b JV tig c*d fOKTO AWO LBg A Oo,« jM>
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    Langkawi.
    1239 2 Tbi* name has been before theßiitish and Straits public for sometime, although tbe former only knew it at first uuder the distorted form of Langkane.” Very little seems to be known about it, and the reas n for its cession to Britain was no doubt partly political aud partly
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      52 2 Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. This is a mediciue of ureit worth aud merit. Try it wheu you have a or cold and you are ceH.nu to pleased w th the quick relief which it bff xds It is pleasant to take aud o»u always be depended upon The (ieorge Town Dispensary.
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      408 2 (lOliOSUll brines about satisfactory results without the aid of any local treatment and is the latest and most scientific Remedy and far superior to combinat ions of plain Sandalwood oil. Copaiba etc At all chemists and dealers. THE mnmmi TEK SOON THEATRE. TO-NIGHT! TO-NIGHT!! The Company will Stage THE MOST
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      2491 2 TO "\T0. 33. NORTH AM RO\D. -lx Apply 13-7-09 517 KENNEDY CO. 4 B if hop Street. TO LET, FURNISHED. vpry dcsirab'e comp > '1 residence especially for a bachelor or a married couple, No 248. Anson Road. Beautiful rose garden as frontage, etc., e f c. Rent $35 per
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    VESSELS EXPECTED.
    30 3 f'eeteh From Agents Due P. Ludwig Deifflioger Assaye Devunha Singapore Colombo Colombo Singapore B.M ACo. B.M ACo. VG-ACo. \.Q A Co. 17th Ang. 23 rd 25th Ilib Sep
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    SAILINGS.
    29 3 Veitei» For A .,><**/> l.ervea P. T.mlw ig Dr. Ill ugei Assay e Devanba Colombo Singapore Singapore Colombo B M ACo. B.M ACo A.GACo. A G ACo. Aug. Sep.
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      ARRIVALS.
      157 3 I Lindula. Hr. s s., 2 183, O’Sullivan, 16tb Aug, Singapore. 13th Aug, Gen. H. L. A Co. Sappho. Hr. 8 8,329, Troweeke, 15th Aug, Teluk Anson, 14th Aug., Gen.—Kwcng On. Perak, Br. s s., 258. Milne, 15th Aug., Deli, 14 h Aug., Gen.—E S- Co.. Ltd. Malacca, Br.
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      DEPARTURES.
      42 3 17th August. Malacca, for Tongkah. Perak, for Deli. Un Peng, for Trang. Hong Moh, for Rangoon. Sap/ho. for Teluk Anson. Ban Whott Soon, for Port Swetteuham and Singapore. tpoh. for Port Swettenham aud Singapore. Bantam, for Singapore. Padang, for Batu Bahru.
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      MAILS CLOSE
      108 3 Fo» Kedah Per Tong Chuan, to-uiorrow, 9 a.in. Pang Nga aud Trang—Per Leong Ho, to-moriow, 1 p in. Langkat and Pangkalan Brandan—Per Petrel, to-morrow, 1 p.m. Ceylon, Australasia, India, Aden, Egypt and via Naples, for Europe etc- —Per Prinu Ludwig, to morrow, 1 p.m. Teluk Anson—Per Jin Ho,
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    Passengers to the Straits.
    411 3 Per I. G. M. e.a Derfflinger, from Europe, 15th July, due at Penang on 23rd Ang. To Penang Mr. J. de Chaufepie, Mr. J. S C. Casteleijn and family, Mr. Robert Nageli, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Th von Guerard, Mr. L. Gunther, Mrs. B. Regnier
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      1007 3 p.&o. Steam Navigation Coy. Kippdwi Arrivals and Departure* Mail Service. Outward. An# 25 Atviye connecting with Mooitan 22 Himalaya d°- CMmn Homeward. 28 Caledonia Sep U Devanho 25 Anaye D*\r, Steamer. FAKES BY MAIL STEAMERS. lat Clast tod Clast To IiooduD by Set AM To Marseilles or Gibraltar £61-12,., £41*16
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      401 3 (S HIPPING.) NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, BREMEN. IMPERIAL. GERMAN MAIL. LINE. Hr ess *>V *v > v *rV-i..- T fast and well-known nra.il steamers o this Company’sail fortnightly from Bremen, Hamburg via Rotterdam, Antwerp, Southampton, Gibraltar, Algiers, Genoa, Naples, Marsei es, Naples, Alexandria and vice versa Port Said, Suez, Aden, Colombo, Penang,
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    The Straits Echo.
    96 4 The Straits Echo j tic* everybody and j net Ice alcne "nblUl.od dally (eacepr Sunday».» «T T> CRITERION TRESS, Ltd., No. 226—232, Beach Street r Penang PRICE: OAILT LOCAl in per OITTSTATIONA Portage «Ur* «All. 1PITION (Port Free) II» OAKLR AODRKSS Fclio—Penang.” Telephone No. 343 jr.e,—All btwlne-» commontcatlou* ahonld be
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    A SHAMEFUL THING.
    701 4 Lying on our desk for just over a month, discoloured, dusty, and torn, has been a cutting from a newspaper. It has reference to a crime in Chinatown, New York, in which a young female missionary most decently described as one “no better than she should have
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    The Mails
    53 4 The N.-D L. mail steamer Prim Ludwiy having left Singapore at 8 am. to-day, is excepted to arrive lieie to-morrow at 11 a m. t and will leave for Colombo, Aden, Suez. Port Said. Naples, Genoa, Algiers, Gibraltar, Southampton, Antwerp and Hamburg probably at 5 p m. on
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    Tin, Opium and Rice Quotations.
    713 4 The following business in tin has beer done to day Penang Straits Tradiug Co 4 w buyers, no sellers 1 Eastern Smelting Co.l n buyers, no sellers j Peuang Tin Exchange, 25 tous at 68 25 Singapore; Straits Trading Co., 90 68 57| Total 115
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    P. L. R. C.
    156 4 Here are detai's of the shooting yesterday by the Prnarg Lad es’ R fle Club:— I X nj Urn 0jtf 23 6 -3 33 S 2 2 Mrs. Laneham Carter... 310 31 32 63 Bland 310 27 30 57 Mies Smith 22 V7 30 57 Mrs
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    P. C. C.
    439 4 liitwii Tennis Tournament. Followiog were the results of the ties played yester day Profession Pairs Haslam and Neubron uer (Eug.) beat Goldie aud Gnffith Jones (Mer 7 5. 6 —2. Championship: E:cbeub?rg beat Rev ilenhim. 6 0. 6—4 Single Handicap. Class B.: J. T. Donald beat R.
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      New Bishop.
      37 4 {Echo Special.) When Enthroned. Kuala Lumpur, 17th August.—The new Bishop of Singapore is to be consecrated in St. Paul’s Cathedral on Tuesday next. His enthionement at Singapore is expected to take place about November 25th.
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      Mining Infringement.
      34 4 (Echo Special.) Ipoh Case. Ipoh, August 16.*—This morning Mr. Frank Harrison was charged with mining on land for which he had obtained only a prospecting licence. *Received too late for yesterday’s issue.
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      Aeronautics.
      30 4 (Supplied by lteuter The British Army Aeroplane. London, 16th August.—The Cody British Army aeroplane, says a telegram from Aldershot, flew with two occupants two miles last Sat ui day.
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      The “Lucania.”
      51 4 (Supplied by Reuter Damaged by Fire. London. 16r.b August.—A fiie which took place on board tbe cunard liner Lncania when she was in deck at Liverpool completely gutted her forward. The vessel was budL in order to §ave her and she now rests, badly damaged, at tbe dock
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      Australia’s Gift.
      117 4 (Supplied by Reuter A Squadron of Swift Cruiser* London, 16th August—A telegram from Melbourne states that it is believed that tbe Imperial Government and ihe Commonwealth have agreed as to an alternative scheme to the gift of a Dreadnought. Australia provides instead a squadron of swift cruisers for
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      The Cretan Question.
      37 4 Supp'ied by Reuter Canea Patrolled. London, 16th August.—A telegram from Canea Btates that in coußtquei ce of Mussulman protestations and alarm Government ii patrolling the town with militia aud gendarmes, and expelling the villagers.
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      Morocco.
      50 4 (Supplied by Reuter Saltan Defeats Pretender. LondoD, 17th August.—Advices from Tangier say that the Sultan’s forces made a const ined attack and defeated the Pretender, taking many prisonets and all his camp material. Ttie Pretende r him elf escaped, but it is expected tint his power is entirely broken.
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      Japan Earthquake.
      60 4 (Supplied Py Reuter Very Widespread Low London, 17th Aug. -The area affected by the earthquake in Japan was wide. I !ie quake was severe aud proloneed. Hitherto, the returns show tbit ty killed and §2 injured, but it is feared that those oumberi will have to bo doubled
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      The Congo.
      71 4 (Supplied by Reuter.) A Promising Field. Loudon, 17th August.— Prince Albert of Belgium has returned to Brussels- He says the Congo, in spite of all that had been of it, surpassed bis expectations The country offers inexhaustible resources to nse n energy and initiatire. The future of tbs
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      Spain’s African War.
      55 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) spirited Troops Find Lcuntry Difficult. I, II1( ion 17th August.— Reuter’s special correspondent at Melilla says General MarSSfSi consists of 30,000 infantry and 140J cavalry, with 16 field guns and forty mountain guns. The spirit of the troops is admirable, but the nature of
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      318 4 WEILL ZERNER. i Diamond Merchants, Manufacturing Jewellers Iand Watch Dealers. Have received a ver}' large assorted stock of diamonds, set and unset, jewellery I I with and without gems of all descriptions, 1 w and also watches for Ladies and Ge n,,p men, of the most Gentle-' 5 artistic and
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  • Obituary
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    227 4 Obituary Habib Mcrican Noordin. We regret to chronicle the d?mise of Mr Habib Merican Noordin, j p.. a leading member of tbe local Mabomedan Community, which sad ev. nt took place at 9-30 p. ra. lesterday. The deceased gentleman, who was about sixty seven years old, had been ailing for
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    Mr. Roberts Again Arrested.
    295 5 \Jr Charles Joseph John Roberts, mauarof the Standard Oil Co. at Bangkok, was ariested the s»b inst at Colombo on the j> aD( 0. Moldavia on a provisional warrant iMUO'I for his arrest on receipt of a telegram intimating that a warrant had been issued hv
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    The Langkawi Group.
    562 5 This group consists of the main island Lingk'Wi on which the solitary kampong of Kwab is situated To the south lie a number of smaller islands which form the southern eide of a fine natural harbour, deep enough et tbe western end to take ships of considerable
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    SUPREME COURT.
    3891 5 IN APPELLATE JURISDICTION Before Sir W. H. Hyndman Jones. C. J Mr. Justice Thornton, and Mr Justice SercombeSmith.) Boustead k Co. vs. Straits Govern- ment. In our report of this case yesterday we j published that portion of Mr. Adams’ ad* y dress up to the point where
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    Passengers.
    213 5 Arrived. Pot 9.p. Perak, 15: b Aug from Doli M Qoo iiiob. Per s.s Pin Seng 16th Aug., from Port Swet'eubam M r nud Mrs. Co* ko and infant. Per s s. Nil*, 16.h Aug., from L >udon Mr. and Mrs FI J Cooper and child, and Mr. P
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    FIXTURES.
    117 5 Tp-dat. 2nd Day of 7th Moon. Full Court of Appeal. P. C. C. Tenn s Ties. Town Band, Golf Ciub, 6 to 7 p.m. The New Japanese Cinematograph, corner of Campbell Street and Penang Road, 7-30 p.m. and 9-10 p.m. The Wayaug Aishuh, Tek Soon Theatre, Prince Hamlet.” To-morrow.
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      27 5 Gut 1 8 contain only the purest K.„ “0 '•“> |Ulctl J r emore« rioeaptuu. y B y m Ptom B> bots of 40 8,1 'lenler. and Chemist*.
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      493 5 A6RI-H0RTICUL1URAL SHOW. Mr. W■ Fox will attend at the Land Office on Thursday and Friday, the ]9th and 20th iiist., at 2 30 p m., to pay the Prizes won by the Penang and Butterwortb Exhibitors. Winners of p izas, living long distances, such as Palik Pulau, Nebong Tebai etc
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    Municipal Commission.
    361 6 Official Minutes. Minutes of a Meeting of the Muuicipal p Commissioners held ou Wednesday, iho 28th t July, 1909. h Preient. 1 Dr. G. W. Paik, (Deputy I’ esident). c Quah Beng Kee, Ei-q. L H. Clacton Esq Absent. f J. W. Hallifax, E-q- i Lim Cheng Teik
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    China Fears Missionaries.
    180 6 It is reported from Washington that the Waiwupu has inaugurated a movement to limit the field of labour of missionaries in China. There are some 7 000 missionaries at work throughout the Empire, exclusive of thousands of Catholic and Buddhist priests, aud the idea of the Waiwupu
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    Tree As a Home.
    278 6 Park Fire Leads to Curious Discovery. A fire which broko out in the Prater Paik, Vienna, has led to an t xtraordinaiy dis covery. An oak tree which is believed to have beeu planted moie thau 110 years ago. and which bad acquired euormous dimensions, was
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    Chess.
    225 6 Young Capablauc.a, l he Cuban boy chess I player, has defeated Marshall, the famous I A meric in exponent aud champion. He won seven games eitly on iu the match, and since then—with the score seven to Marshull’c I one —play was very careful, lacking in thel enterprise that
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    Wild Attack on a Judge.
    629 6 Defeated Litigant’s Revenge. The Small Cause Court room at Allahabad I was the scene of a commotion ou Ju'y 281 when a deliberate and darin assault was committed on l'abu Pia_ D.»s, Judge of Small I Cause Court, by one of the parties to a
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    Tide Table for Penang for August, 1909.
    102 6 Dale HW LW H.W. L.W. A M. A M. P. M. P.M. 17lh 12.18, 0.31, 12.44, 6.57 18th 1.09, 7.22, 135, 7.48 19th 2.00, 8.13, 2.26, 8.3£ 20th 2 52, 9.05, 3.18, 9.31 21st 3 43, 9.56. 4 09, 10.22 22ml 4 34,
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    EXCHANGE.
    121 6 Penang, 17th ArausT. (By courtesy of the Chartered Batik London, Demand Bank 2/4,V 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4 s 7 3 Credit 2/4£ 3 Documentary.. 2/4J-f Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs. 175} 3 days’ sight Private 176f Bombay, Demand Bank 175} Moulmein, Demand Bank 175 3 days’sight Private 177 j
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    PRODUCE.
    204 6 Gold Iieal $61.8) t. 1 ej t er( W Co.>8t 31bs.5 oz.) no stock Ybite 1 $16 37 sales "rang Pt-pje. 14 75 buyers Cl *vc• out of season M tee 80. —tales •lace Pick'ni** 66.50 sales ut luek. 110s 18.50 sa'es C No 1 5 80 sales Sugar
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    MARKET PRICES.
    203 6 J Penang, 17th August, 1909. ets Soup per call} 14 t Roast 24 8 Steaks 24 Stew or Curry Mea* 16 Rump Steak 24 Oi Tail each 30 j Tongue 55 Feet 15 6 Heart 30 j Liver per catty 35 e rk—- Pork per catty 32 t
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    SHARES.
    1124 6 o| Number ot I-3 p I S Capital. Shares > y Divid».,.. Name S C issued. i s '3 p* S S f o 1 i or 1003 300,000 30,000 10 10 12 for year ending 31/3/09 Belat .Tin MinjagoTjLtd. *5 25 $5 50 .907 300,000 22.500 10 10
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    The Old Fashioned Durzie.
    254 7 What has become of the durzie I mean the family durzie of twenty years ago. No verandah was complete without him be waf as much a part of the establishment aa the khausama or the ayah. Year in and year out he slowly and patiently manufactured
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    Letter from the Earl of Meath.
    625 7 The Malay Mail says Mr. F. V. Guy—wbo, it will be remembe red. was responsible for the fine model of the Dreadnought that formed the principal feature of our Empire Day celebration—has received the following tetter from the Earl of Meath, whoso services in
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      55 7 Don't Ignore Slight Injuries. Dju’t unmeet giving every cut, wound or bruise prompt attention. Blood poison may appear and au ugly scar or eveu tbe loss of a limb result. Chamberlin's P-mu Balm is au autistp' c, beuls the wound rapidly and all danger is avoided by its ute The
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