Straits Echo, 3 September 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 Annum. PENANG, FRIDAY, 3rd SEPTE3IBER, 1909. Single Copy, 10 cents No. 19«.
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      1152 1 BASS’S ALE. •SJ.M3DV :I lO± r (M T) jmLw H A^U’»vvlkVj>(3 3^^** OQ V 33T ONVIX bl) INN ESS’S STOI. BANKS. THE Eastern Shipping Company, Ltd., (ENGINE WORKS AND DOCKYARD.) Engineers, Shipbuilders, Brass Iron Founders. Engineering Appliances Fittings in Stock. Engine Works, Stores Offices Dockyard is, ,Weld [and 37, ices
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      25 1 THE BEST BEER IN THE FAR EAST. NOddlN//^' W'i W 2s C 5 o <0 9 > I r--5» > LfOKTM^> TIAWO LEE A Co., Sofe Agents.
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    Our Electricity Supply Department.
    1303 2 AND THE SMALL CONSUMER. The Annual Report, 1908. This report, which is the fifth ot the Annual S iries, covers the period of the fourth complete year’s work of tbe Rlectncitv Supply Department which commenced its operations ou the 14th July, 1904 2. The Machinery and
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      69 2 Bowel Complaint in Children. Childieu wbeu t<ethiDg ate liable to at tacks of diatil oei and this trouble,especially in warm weather, should never be neglectedThe best medicine in ush for ailments of this kind is Chamberlain's Colic, 01»< l«-ra and iharrloei Remedy When redu.ed wiih water and sweetened, it is
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      1417 2 16. Tbe Municipal Electrical Engineer vas granted three months vacation lea?e, Allowed by eight months half pay leave. He vas abseut from 18th January to 18 h December, bis duties being ably perforimd luring that period by Mr. E- S. Haslaro, Assistant Engineer, who was well supported by Mr. Rogers,
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    VESSELS EXPECTED.
    42 3 Vend» F'i or* Agent» Due B^ndoiao London S.B ACo. 3rd Sept. Delta Colombo A G.ACo. 8th Devanha Singapore A G ACo. ll«h Bulow Singapore B M.aCo. 14 h Lu'zow |Golombo B.M ACo. 15'h Benaider ;London i S B ACo. 17tb
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    SAILINGS.
    34 3 r enel» For A Jt tU f 1 fM> Betidorau Smgapoie S B ACo Sept. Delta Singapore GACo. Devanha .Colombo G ACo. Bulow iColombo B.M.ACo. Lutzow Singajore B.M ACo. Benalder Singapore S.B ACo.
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  • Shipping.
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      ARRIVALS.
      193 3 Nam Sang, Br. s.s, 2,591, Like, 2ad Sept., Calcutta, 28th Aug,, Oen—B A Co. Memnon, Br. s.s, 3.018, Clark, 2od Sept., Liverpool, 31st Aug., Gen. —W. M. A Co. Pin Seng, Br. s 378, Davidson, 2ud Sept., Singapore, 31st Aug Gen. —E. S. Co, Ltd. Pachumba, Br. s.s., 2nd
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      DEPARTURES.
      56 3 3rd September. Valentijn, for Deli, Asihau, Batu Balira and Paneb. Padang, for Bitu Bahra. Austria, for Singapore, China and Japan. Pin Seng, for Port Swettenham A Singapore. Sapjho. for Teluk Anson. Un Peng, for Pulau Langkawi, Perlis aud Setul. Pachumba, for Mergui. Tavoy A Moulmein Flying Dragon, for Port
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      MAILS CLOSE
      103 3 Fob Kedah—Per Lian Choo, to-morrow, 9 a in. Madras taking mails for Europe, etc., via Bombay—Per Taroba, to-mo-row, 10 a.n*. Rangoon and Calcutta —Per Palitanx, to-morrow, 11am. Tongkah—Per Malacca, to moirow, 1 p.m. Deli—Per Avagyee, to-morrow, 1 p.m. Pangkalan Brandan—Per Petrel, tomorrow, 1 pm Teluk Anson—Per Jin Ho,
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    Passengers to the Straits.
    326 3 Per P. and 0.8.8 Ind'a, from London, Aug. 13, conurcting with the Delta at Colombo, due at Penang on Btll Sept. To Penang Mr. J. C. Ward. To Singapore Mr. J. M. Russell, Mrs. Russell, Mrs. K. Crofts, Mr. R. Bailey, Mr. F. O. Ricketts. Per
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      795 3 Pi 0. Steam Navigation Coy. Kxppctfd ArriraH and Departures. Mail Service. Outward. S*pt. 8 Deltu connecting 1 with 22 Himalaya do. India China Homeward. Sep. K)ct No? Dec. J in. Feb. MaiA pi. Ms v FAKbS BY MAIL STEAMERS. Ist Claw lad Claw ro London t j S?» £66 £44
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      504 3 (S HIPPING.) NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, BREMEN IMPERIAL, GERMAN MAIL LINE. sr -'V V -V. >-*^v THE fast and well-kuowu ina: s eauitrso tuis Company saii.fortn:gntly from Bremen, TX 1 5 IM Vllll’rr M 1 /1 P/\tf A 1" A A >»• AV W A* 4 A Mi% 4«. M l%Mr. 14a
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    The Straits Echo.
    101 4 JiisMr* ••tleflee everybody and jnetlee alone "nhllahnl dally (eicrpi Mnndayi.l »T Tl 1 CRITERION PRESS. Ltd., No. 226—232, Beach Street. Penan* PRICK DA 11.1 LOTA l |1« per «.nt.nir OUTBTATIONN Po*t*«e **tra «All. BIMTION (Poet Pree) lIS UAKI.K AIIIIRSSB Fcho- Penang.” Telephone No. 343 A. A.— All
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    Domestic Occurrence.
    18 4 Bir.TH. Gawthobnk —To-day at 11 a.m., the wife of Jos. Gawthorne, of Greeuhall, of a son.
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    CHETTIES.
    619 4 We have before us two letters about the Chetties of Penang, one of which we have already refused to publish, and another which we cannot publish without a breach of etiquette that need not be explained here. There is no consideration that hinders us from discussing this body of
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    Tin, Opium and Rice Quotations.
    877 4 The following business in tin has l>een done to-day Siugapore r Straits Trading Co., qq buyers, no sel'ers j Peuaug Penang Tin Exchange,") an buyers, no sellers Eastern Smelting Co., 25 tous at 69.15 Tin is quoted in London to day at .£137 10s. cash
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    A Lesson to Domestic Servants.
    329 4 Two Tamil female domestic servants who were corcerued in a ctse of petty theft, were to day dealt with by Mr. de Mello in a condign manner. Mary was charged with theft of a pair of spectacles, a pair of socks aud a cap, valued
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    Who’ll Take This Boy ?
    319 4 Who’ll Take This Boy On tie 27th uK, the Echo contaiue 1 a report about a cas of petty theft in wh'ch. Leong Ah Pek, a Cbioe.se youth, was concerned The accused i hen said that he was seventceu years old and that he cams down here from China about
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    P. C. C.
    281 4 Lawn I'ennis Tournament. Following was the result of the tie played yesterday Single Handicap Class A. Final) Eicbenberg beat H. A Neubrouuer 7-4, 4-6. 6-4 We understand that Kicbeuberg, who is the holder of the Championship, will play F Salzman, the well known tennis player from Singapote.
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  • TELEGRAMS
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      Attack on an Estate Superintendent.
      42 4 (Echo S'pedal.) Kaogany Coolie Seuteneetl. Kuala Lumpur, 2nd Sept.— The Kangany coolie, who in .July last attacked Mr. W. J. Peters, Superintendent of the Bukit llitam Estate, Pataliug, and stabbed him.iu several places, har'lieeii committed to trial.
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      Rubber.
      35 4 (Echo Special.) August Output. Kuala Lumpur, 2nd Sept.—T| )e August crops of the following estates are lbs. Anglo-Malay Rubber Co. 47,183 Pataling Rubber Co. 12,82 H London Asiatic Rubber and Produce Co., Ltd. 6,027
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      The Opium Habit.
      75 4 (Echo Special.) Store Detail» a» to Proposed Conference at the Hague. Kuala Lumpur, 3rd September.— With regard to the Opium Conference which is shortly to be held at the Hague at the instance of America, America suggests the consideration of international control of the production, manufacture aud
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      Arctic Exploration.
      381 4 (Supplied by Reuter T Dr. Cook’s Discovery. London. 2nd September.— A telegram from Dr. F A Cook from the Brussels Observatory adds that he d'«covered laud far to the noith. More Detailed Informal ion Wanted. The newspaper comments and interviews with other Arctic explorers are tinged with a
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      Motor Fatality.
      23 4 (Supplied by Reuter.) Baron de Clifford Killed. London, 2nd September —Baron de Clifford was killed in a motor accident neat Brighton.
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      537 4 NOTICE. T0-NI6HT AND EVERY NIGHT. IS hereby given that the interest, and rwi| w'M responsibility of Kbaw Nai Tang a ia« [\Q £******11 UlOSCODC Khaw Ah Liak (deceased) in Chop Ngbee, Soon Heng carrying on the business of Commission Agent, at Premises No 28, Acheen St'eet, Penang, his from the
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      31 4 (IOnONHII capsules coitain only the purest E»st Indian Sandal wood oil and Kawa Kawa The first dose quickly removes violeut inflammatory symptoms, bots of 40 capsules at all dealers and Chemists.
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      55 4 Chronic Diarrhrea. Many Btft*rerB from chronic dia'fl'ii have obtained prompt relief by the u B 1 Chamberlain’s Colic. Cholera and Dia ,Mlf,i Remedy. Soino of the worst cases of 1 disease have been permanently eur*d hy 1 after other treatment ai d skilled phyoci» 0 had failed. The George Town
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    Our London Letter.
    1074 5 (From Our Own Correspondent) London. I3th August. The Kins rnthMuriue reports are to hand coucern\l,s Majesty’s health, the latest being W'iiJor. Ih. be., of be.ltb Thi. i. J cZi i» 'be f*c of tbe frequent ,b»t Hi. Majesty i. not a. well a. bmubjiC. ||(le!) t popular.
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    Frozen Chinese Pigs.
    390 5 The President of the Local Government Board, Mr. John Burns, accompanied by Mr. Hardy, mp. Dr. Buchanan, and Dr. Macfadden, medical inspectors for tbe Board, paid a visit on Aug- 11th to the Red Bull wharf of the Union Cold Storage Comp iny, where the party were
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    Steamer Breaks Loose.
    563 5 Extraordinary Incident at Singapore. An extraordinary incident, fortunately unattended wi b loss of life and but little damage to other craft, happened in the small hours of Aug. 31st to the steamer Lo gships. The vessel had been moored at the new wharf of the Tanjong Pagar
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    The Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation.
    1364 5 The Hongkong Shanghai Banking Corporation. Minutes of the Ordinary Half Yearly Meet ing of the above named Corporation held at the City Hall, Hongkong, at noon on 21st August, 1909. Tbe Eighty-eighth Ordinary Half-yearly General Meeting of the Shareholders of tbe Hongkong Shanghai Banking Corpora ion was held on tbe
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    Matters Municipal.
    718 5 Now that mitters municipil are likely to be the chief topic of Ircil discussion for s me time to come, m cannot do better says the Singapore Free Pre?«] than suggest that oue of the Commissioners should ask for a return similar to that requested iu Peuang. The
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    Teetotal History.
    221 5 Oue of the speakers at the meeting of a temperance society which has beeu started at Suchieu gave an interesting account of the history of distilled spirits in China since the Chou dynasty, 5(0—100 b c Wmrdriuking, it seems, hid grown to such a curse in tie Han
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  • Passengers.
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      308 5 Arrived. Per s.s. P. E. Friedrich. 1st Sept from Southampton Mr. W. Bucbauan. Mr. T. Keller From Bremen Mr. W YVestphal From Genoa Mr. H. O Zcbau, Mr G. M Laidlaw, Mr. and Mrs. Rtpbael. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Rittersberg, Mr. G. Veersuna j r Mr. Gruucbke. From Colombo Mesais.
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    FIXTURES.
    107 5 To- da tr. lytb D.n of 7ili Moon. P C C. Tennis Ties I'.iwn Band. Esplanade, b to 7 p in. Victoria Jubilee, R. A Ch ip'er, 630 pin Eatertainuien*, Parish Ilall, 9 p m Hie New Japanese Cinematograph, come» of Campbell Street and PeHang Road, 730 p.tn. aud
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    MAILS DUE.
    15 5 English (Delta* ...Sth SepL China Devanha ...11th China (Bufow) ...14th German Bulow ...15th
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    THE MOON.
    17 5 Last Quarlei Sept 7ib U New Moon l^th First Quarter O Full Moon it 29th
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    P. & O. SAILINGS.
    30 5 P. O. SAILINGS. Mail Service OUTWARDS. IfOMICWARDH Delta 8 Sept I Devanha 11 Sept Hi mala a 22 Aeeaye 25 Cxlra Service Outward-* Homkward. Somali 14 Sept Syria. 8 Sept.
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      58 5 Don't Take the Risk. When you have a bad cough or cold do not let it drag along until it becomes chrouie or develops into an attack of pneumonia, but give it the attentiou it deserves and get rid of it. Take Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and you are sure of
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      509 5 TO LET FURNISHED. G 1 LENOAR,” No. 1. Larut Road. Entry I Ist October, 1909. Apply to E. A MANASSEH CO. 39 0 656 146. Penang Street FOR SALE. "WALKER’S EVERYDAY COOKERY BOOK for the Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States. PRICE $l. POSTAGE EXTRA. CASH WITH ORDER. FROM THE
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    Our Ricshas and Gharries.
    1382 6 The 1908 annual report of Mr. A. W. B. Hamilton, head of the Jinrikisba ami Hackney Carriage R^gislration Department, to the Municipal Commissioners, is aa follows: Revenue. The total actual Revenue collected from all Bourcea waa $59,841 55 (exclusive of reimburaementa on sale of Apron Cloth
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    EXCHANGE.
    121 6 Penang, 3rd September (By courtesy of the Chartered Bank London, Demand Bank 2/4 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4 s 7 3 Credit 2/4jf 3 Documentary.. 2/4 V» Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs. 175$ 3 days’sight Private 176 f Bombay, Demand Bank 175| Moulmein, Demand Bank 175 3 days’sight Private 177
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    PRODUCE.
    203 6 Gold Leaf $61.8 o. ic, er(W Coast 31 bs.s oz.) no stock A hire 1 11 pei ...$l6 37£ sates xu*. P**|j*«“ 14 75 buyers 01 out of season Mice 80.— sates dace Pick'"*' 65.50 sales 110 s 18.50 sates f No 1 580 sales Sugar 5 2 no
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    MARKET PRICES.
    196 6 Pbhano, 3rd Skttem brr, 1909 Bid— rt Soup an jff 0.111 14 Roast 24 Steaks 24 Stew or Curry Mea' 16 Rump Steak 24 Ox Tail each 30 Tongue 65 Feet 15 Heart 30 Liver per catty 35 Pork Pork per catt» 32 Pig’s Head 20 Feet 24
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    SHARES.
    1274 6 5 2 Number of 'f p I 2 2 Caiitai. Shares > j I Dividends Name 5 ‘5 i >«°od- i 3 1 *-> o Mining. 1903 300,000 30,000 10 10 12 for year ending 31/8/09, Belat Tin Mining Co., Ltd. $6$ ffil .907 300.000 22,500 10 10 jBruang
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      72 6 How to Prevent Blood Poison. Carelessness and neglect are the chitf causes of blood poisoning. A cut or biui-e however slight, should have irouediate at tention. A good liniineut and one 1 1 at not only gives prompt relief fiotn paio. but Lciug antiseptic, heals the wound without maturation, is
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      219 6 The rao6t rapid and satisfactory results are obtained by treatment with (jonOHAtl (Kawa Santal). Booklet and sample to medical men free on application to any of the chief Penang Chemists. For Singapore, Hongkong, Swatow and Amoy. rriHE ss OlenfaUoeh, Captain J H. HaiusJL worth. is expected to arrive here on
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      127 6 THE CELEBRATED “S. B. Co.” GIN IN RED CASES. Hutferv S C <• Andrew Usher Go.'s SPECIAL RESERVE O.V.G. Whisky. SANDILANDS, BUTTERY Co. AGENTS FOR PENANG S F. M. S. MS I 5"/ r 5C </> M fr aJJ n O GLOBE BRAND *"Y t DRINK McEWAN’S STOUT A Stout
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    Our Trams.
    1089 7 Annual Import, 190 S. These are extracts from the third Annual Repott of the Electric Tramways Department. 2. The through service of cars was satisfactorily maintained. between the Jetty and Ater Ttam. Eight cars we»e in constant service, this number being supplemented by two others aud by trailer
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    Tide Table for Penang.
    180 7 September, 1909. I>alf H.W. L.W. H.W. L.W. A. M. A.M. P. M. P. M. 3rd 2.27, 8.49, 2 52, 9 05 4th 3.18, 9.31, 3.44. 9.57 sth 4.09. 1022, 435, 10.48 6th 5.01. 11.14. 5.26, 11.39 7th 5.52, Nil. 6.18, 12.05 Bth 6.-4. 12 31, 7.09,
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      1067 7 INSURANCES* The Penang Khean Guan Insurance Co., Ltd, o,»«c. NO. M. »™«I. BOARD or DIBIOTOBB. Mr.Lim Teang Hooi Tan Teang Swee Tan Kim Leong Khoo Beng Chin Cheah Toon Haw Koey Joo Chew Yeoh Ooi Gark MrJCbeah Cboo Ye w Quah Beng Kee KbttW Joo Tok yeoh Geok Keat Khoo
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      59 7 Don't Take the Risk. When you have a bad cough or cold do not let it drag along uu'il it becomes chronic or develops into an attack of pieutnouia, but give it tlie atteotiou it deserves aud get rid of it. Take Cbmn' eilain’s Cough Remedy aud you are sure
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      105 7 Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. This remedy has been iu use for over thiilv years and has proved itself to be the most successful remedy yet discovered for bowel complaints. It never fails. The George Town Dispensary, Wholesale Agents. NEW MODEL ENGLISH GUNS. Direct from the makers at lowest
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      849 8 W. MANSON, American Dentist, Late of Dr. Allen Cv., Pha U.S. A. Charges Moderate, Consultation Free. RtfUIDIIO AT No. 21a, Penaniff Road. A few doors from the Eastern and Orients 1 Hotel. 6 inth« TEA FOR SALE. USEFUL TO PLANTERS, ESTATES, ETC. Large Check Roll Books of 200 leaves. Price,
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