Straits Echo, 5 October 1909

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    35 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES AND TIIE FAR EAST GENERALLY VOL. 7. $24 Per Aaonm. PENANG, TUESDAY, sth OCTOBER, 1909. Single Copy, 10 eenls No. 226.
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      1058 1 GUINNESS’S STOIU. TIANQ LEE 00. >^ss®&fcv- ,<<?/ v«\ I 11 \©T I, 6^ ££t£AD& SOLE AO ENTS. BASS’S ALE. BANKS. > THE Eastern Shipping Company, Ltd., (ENGINE WORKS AND DOCKYARD.) Engineers, Shipbuilders, Brass Iron Founders. ''bartered Bank of India, Australia and China. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER. Paid up Capital Reserve
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      29 1 THE BEST BEER IN THE FAR EAST. #1 /o>/ o r litlS \or-:‘ 1 o o) t •-•>• l£ y> *£s£**, mi M s*<-• IJANQ LEc. Sc Co., io/e Ageats*
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    Go in for Real Rifle Shooting.
    379 2 A correspondent wrote to the British Yerth Borneo Herald as follows I notice that your columns often contain references to miniature rifle shooting ami that two distinct competitions are now in course of decision. I cinnot, however, fiud a single reference to any shooting
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    Substitute for the Topee.
    207 2 A writer in the Brit rh North Borneo Herald says We have recently beard a great de»l about the virtue of the colour red in protecting the body from the actinic rays of the sun, aud I have noticed several men in various parts of B.
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    Canton Railway Funds.
    155 2 Mr. Hutler Wright in Court William Butler Wright, accouutant of the Chineee section of the Hongknnp-Canton Railway, w is brought bo'o e Mr. Vice Consul Gi’es at C.ulou ihnged with having fraudulently embtzzed sums of $5,000, $4/ 0. $13,0J0 and $2l 3!6 44 the property of the
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    Tide Table for Penang.
    174 2 October, 1909. H.W. L.W. H.W, L.W. A. M. A. M. P. M. P. M. sth 5.00, 11 13, 5.26, 11.39 6th 5.52, Nil. 6.18, 12.05 7th 6.'3. 12 30, 7.09. 12.56 Bth 7.35, 1.22, 8.00. 1.48 9th 8.26, 2.13, 8 52, 2.39 10th 9.17, 3.05, 9.43,
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      36 2 For Whooping Cough. Oil* Chamberlain’* Couttb ni< dy. I will il»« cmiiih loose, < xpectoratiou ea<y aud render the tra ot c< ughing 1««» fuqu-rot aud I««h never». Tbe (Je r b e Town D.apei■ary, Wbolesa’e A^uta
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      2087 2 MUNICIPAL NOTICE. "VrOTICE is hereby given that the books X i containing the Annual Valuations of and rates imposed on all buildings and lands situated within the Municipality of George Town, PenaDg, for the year 1910, are opened to the inspection of Ratepayers at the Municipal Office, daily on week
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    VESSELS EXPECTED.
    38 3 v esteli /•row; Due Delhi Frii z Ei?el Colombo A.G&Co 6ib Ojf Fiiedricb S ugapore 13 M.ACo. 12 h 1*. Alice Colombo B.M &Co. L3ih B9uarty Loodun S.BACo 15 b Himalaya Sijgprore A.G Jo. 23 d
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    SAILINGS.
    34 3 r«* j 9 1» P'OT 4 /<«*/* >*■' V* Delhi Siugapore A G Ado. Oct. Prinz Eitel Friedrich Colombo B M ICo. P. Aiice Singapoie B.M ACo Beuarty Singapore S.B ACo Himalaya Colombo A.G ACo.
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  • Shipping.
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      ARRIVALS
      122 3 enavon, Br. s.s., 2,548, Thomson, 3rd Oot, London, 29th Aug., Gen —S B- A Co. Mary Austin. Br. s.s. 121, Harvey, 3rd Oct., Asahan, 2nd Oct., Gen.— E. S. Co F.td De Kock, Dut. ss, 565, Fleeming, 3rd Oct., Langsa, 2nd Oct., Gen.— H. L. A Co. Hyson, Br-
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      DEPARTURES.
      49 3 sth October. Mary Austin, for Asahan. Jin Ho, for Langkat. De Kock. for Deli. Perak, for Port Swettenhain and Singapore. Malaya, for Deli. Lai Sang, tor Singapore and Hongkong. Carlyle, for Teluk Anson. tpoh, for Port Swetteuham and Sing (pore. Hong Moh. for Singapore, Hongkong, Amoy and Swato.v.
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      MAILS CLOSE.
      126 3 Pom Kedah Per Lian Ghoo, to-morrow, 9 a.m. Negap itam and Madras—Per Teesti, to-moriow, K) a.m. Pang Nga and Trang—Per Dei, tomorrow, 1pm. Batu Bahra—Per Sree Bangle*, to morrow, 1 p-m 'i'eiuk Anson—Per Ban Whitt Soon, to-morrow 2 p.m. Rangoon Per Landrat Scheiff, tomorrow, 2 p.m. Singapore Hongkong—Pei
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    Passengers to the Straits.
    498 3 Per P. and O. ss. Macedonia, from London, Sept. 10, connecting with the Delhi at Colombo, due at Penang on 6th Oct. To Penang Mr. W. W. Acton, Mrs. Hamilton. Mr. F. Nicholls. To Singapore Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Crunney, Mr. and Mr». J. Kerr,
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      595 3 P, 0. Steam Navigation Coy. Expected Arrivals and Departures. Mail Service. Oct. 6 Delhi 20 Devanha Nov. 4 Asmye 18 Himalaya Outward connecting with Macedonia tt Moldavia •> Mongolia Marmora Homeward. THROUGH STEAMER TO LONDON. March 26, Macedonia. FAKES BY MAIL STEAMERS. ut OIM r, London by Sea £66 f\
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      409 3 (S HIPPING.) NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, BREMEN. IMPKKIAL. GERMAN MAIL. LINE. fti V a -v > ea Jt.Wr X 7/ IS .'Wte'WvVf-../ £V' VV* '*>?*’ r’ w-m.. V Ml 3SSSHS !»vi? (SaEsHl fast and woil-buowu mad s earners o this Company sail fortnightly from Bremen Hamburg via Rotterdam, Antwerp, Southampton, Gibraltar, Algiers,
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    The Straits Echo.
    99 4 J --Mr* •atuflew* every body end Jbtln alone "nhllahrd daily (eirepf Hnnday *t n CRITERION TRESS, Ltd., No. 226—232. Beach Street. Penang. PRICK: •A I I.T MM'AI m W ..per BOV OtTTMTATIONH Postage Bitra. 4AII. BIMTION (Poet rree) 111 OAKI.K ADDRKBH Echo —Penang.” Telephone No. Ji43*.A. All
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    LIGHT ON LEGISLATION.
    867 4 Yesterday our readers had six or seven thousand words of the Governor’s speech, and to-day they have about four thousand more, from the Legislative Council. We will not pile what’sisname on Pelion. Too much argument, about it and about, leaves us, as Posh’s partner said, in effect,
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    “H M.S. Pinafore.”
    105 4 Arrangements hive b°eu made far ibe ehearsal and perforirance of this well known and ever popular Gilbe.-t and Sullivan opera, uuder the auspices of the Penaug Amateur Dramatic Club A strong cast is being formed end there will be a full orchestra. The first rehearsal, for Chorus
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    Tin, Opium and Rice Quotations.
    492 4 Tin (unrefined) is quoted here to day at $69 80, buvers no sellers at Singapore (refined) at s7*) 05, buyers no sd’ers, and in London at .£l3} 10s. cash and £l4O 10s three months’ sgbt Opium is quoted to-day at $B4O. and Rangoon nca at
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    SUPREME COURT.
    1224 4 THE ASSIZES a (Before Mr. Justice Thornton.) Cintra street Murder. At. the Ass z-* Court before Mr. Justice j Thoru'on this morning was commenced the a hearing of the cise against (1) Lira Keng Sia.i aud (2) Lun Kmi Seong, who were j charge 1. the first accused
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    “An Englishman's Home.”
    901 4 The talesman (Calcutta) says whichever way one tekes the world famous pL y w was produced at the Theatre Royal by th' Bandrninu Comedy Company, everyone n J agree that it is an amazingly good eutertain ment. The natural anticipations aroused bv the lurore the piece created
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      437 4 TOWN HALL, PENANG. MAURICE E. BANDMANK PRESENTS THE B A. IT D M A. nr IT OOJvIEDV 00. Three Nights Only! COMMENCING MONDAY, OCTOBER 11. Prices, $3, 2, 1. PLAN AT THE ROBINSON PIANO CO. So'e Proprietor MAURICE E. BAND'ANN. General Manager: HENRY DALLAS. THE NEW JAPANESE CINEMATOGRAPH. Announcement Extraordinary,
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      36 4 Riedel’s (jOHONAII is not unpleasant to take and is not attended by those distressing bvefr'ects which so often accompany the use of balsams and Santal oils. It has secured un qualifitd praise from the leading Specialists
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      The Cotton Industry.
      69 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) Cloning of Mills Decided Upon. Loudon, 4 b October. —A telegram from York states that at a meeting of the Southern cotton mill ownets it was decided, owing to the dearne.s of raw cotton and the 0 w price of the product, that weaving
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      New Gearing for Marine Turbine.
      66 5 (Supplied by Reuter An Important Invention. London, 4’h October—The New Yoik Timet learns that Hear Admiral Melville and two others have invented a gear ing increasing the tfficiency of the marine turbine by 15% which, at the same time, greatly reduces the initial cost and
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      “Daily Mail” on China.
      71 5 Daily Mail” on China. •Sufpliei by Reuter) Vaguely Complimentary London, sth October. Uuder the heading Chinese Cheap Railway,” the Dai'y Mail has an article recognising a true awakening of the Chinese to the importance of railways, and one affording convincing evidence that the Chinese are realizing that honesty is the
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      Russia and Turkey.
      42 5 (Supplied by Reuter Special Mission to Tsar. London, st,b October —M. Iswolski, Russian Foreign Minister, has started for the Tsar’s summer residence at Livadia, South ern Crimea, to attend the reception of a Turkish special mission by the Tsar.
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      The Starving Gats.
      86 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) Is It Cruel to Feed Them? London, s'h Oct —A writ his been issued against Mr. Gladstone as Home Secretary, for assault. The assault complained of is involved in the forcible feeding of the Suffragettes, Nevinson and Brailsford, who were deliberately starving themselves in
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      Baden-Powell, K.C.V.O.
      35 5 (Supplied by Reuter Received ami Decorated by Kine. LondoD, 4lb October —The King received Col Baden-Powell at Balmoral yesterday evening, and conferred upon him tbe rank of Knight Commander of the Victorian Order.
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      The Rest is Silence.
      300 5 (Supplied by Reuter Rosebery Refuses Speech. London, 4t.h October.—Replying to an invitation from Cardiff, Lord Rosebery says he does not propose to make any more speeches against the Budget. For using a horse while it was in an unfit ■tatp, a gharry-driver was to-day fined $5.
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    2807 5 ORDINARY MEETING, FRIDAY, OCT. 1. Present. His Excellency the Governor Sir John Anderson. The Hon’ble the Col. Sec. Capt. Sir A. Young. the Treasurer, J. O. Antbonisi. the Ag. Attorney-General, R. Allen the Ag. Col. Engineer, F.J. Pigott. Tan Jiak Kim. E. C. Ellis. C. McArthur. 11. Fort.
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    Singapore Races.
    1172 5 List of Entries for Autumn Meeting. The entries for the Singapore autumn race meeting, which is held ou the 12th, 14th and 16th inst, closed at noon to-Jay. Details are as follows FIRST DAY. Tuctulaj', October I*2. 1 The Maiden Plate. Value $6OO. A Rhc3 for "M liden
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    FIXTURES.
    81 5 To-dat. 22ud D-iy of Bth Moon. League Football A.-C. S. vs. S f X., Esplanade. The New Japanese Cinematograph, coruei of Campbell Street and Penang Road, 7 30 p m. and 9 10 p in. To-morrow 23rd D.y of Bth Moon. Town Band, Esplanade, 6 to 7 p.m League
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      465 5 IPOH EXCHANGE, ciiiiNu urn: riii vs huilihnus. DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP OF THE JELAPANG TIN MINING COY. la accordance to an agreement eutered into between the Partners of the above Tin Mining Company, dated the 23td day of September, 1909, Mr. Khoug CbeoDg Tak was appointed to liquidate the affairs of
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    Crocodiles.
    2494 6 (From a Correspondent.) The crocodile lays eggs. It should be set to the credit of the classical education that Englishmen generally have a reasonably 6riu grip on this important tact in natural history for who, having been through any school wherein Arnold’s Exercise Books were used has forgotten that
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    EXCHANGE.
    115 6 Penano, sth October. (By courtesy of the Chartered Bank London, Demand Bank 2/4/g 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4^, 3 Credit 2/4$ 3 Documentary.. 2/4,^ Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs. 175$ 3 days’ sight Private 177 Bombay, Demand Bank 175$ Moulmein, Demand Bank 175 3 days’sight Private 177 Madras, Demand Bank
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    PRODUCE.
    217 6 Gold Jieaf $61.8) 3. Pep; er( W.Const 31b5.5 oz.) no stock eVhi»*» Pepper $21.50 sales ('rang r«t ier 15 75 sales Cl >v*» onto/ season VI >:• 87. tales ilarc piot-**- 80. —sellers iurni«K 110 s 18.50 buyers fNo 1 580 sales Sugar < 2 no stock Basket 3.85
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    MARKET PRICES.
    197 6 PSNANG, STH OcTOBBR, 1J 09. Bbrf— rt». Soup i>f»r C»ltt 14 Roast 24 Steaks 24 Stew or Curry Mom 16 Rump Steak 24 Ox Tail each SO Tongue 55 Feet 15 Heart 30 Liver per catty 35 Pork Pork pei cat t < 32 Pig’s ttMH.t M 20
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    SHARES.
    333 6 N»ms. Mining. Belat Tin Miuing Co., Ltd. Bruang Ltd. Bruseh Hydraulic Tin Mining Co.,Ltd M i«n ldi [Mengletnbu) Lode Synd.Ltd Kanaboi Ltd. liarangauHydraulicTiaMiuingCnLt I. Kinta Tin Minos, Ltd. Klodang Tin Miuing Co., Ltd. Iframat Puiai Ltd., Kuan tan Tm Miuing Co., Lid. Lahat Mines, Ltd. Menglembu Lode Synd Ltd
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      57 6 Chamberlain’s l’ain Balm. You will hunt a gjod while before you nd Huiment that is qual to Chamberlain Pain Bilm In cocs of rheumatism ami sciatica it relieves the Intense pain and mak s sleep in 1 rest possible. Soreness of the muscles, swellings and lameDrss are quickly leheved by
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      106 6 Rheumatism. Mere than n ne out of every ten cises of ihm mat ism are simply rheumatism of the muscles, due to cold or damp weather or chronic rheumatism. In such cases no internal treatment is required. The free application of Chamberlain’s Pain B*lm is all that is needed and
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      1296 7 INSURANCES. Tho Penang Khean Guan Insurance Co., Ltd, HiiP Office, No. SI. board op Mr. Ohe*h Cboo Yew Quab Beng Kee Kbaw Joo Tok Yooh Gook Koat Khoo Ilun Yeang Ong Hun Siew Ho Tung Wan Mr. Khoo Kiich strut. DIRSCTOkH. Mr. Gan Gnob Bee Tan Tiang Swee Tan Kim
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      132 7 A Remedy That Cures Colic. S >me time back I bad a veiy bad attack of colic,” says Mr. (3. Pienaar of Middelburg, C<pe Colony. I saw an advertisement in the paper of Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and D arrlcei Remedy, which I at once got from the chemist, Mr. C.
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      874 8 W. MANSON, American Dentist, Late of Dr. Allen Cu., Pha US.A. Charges Moderate, Consultation Free. ftrifl(DtN9 AT /Vo. 21a, Penang Road. A few doors from the Eastern and Oriental Hotel. 6 mth». TEA v TEA SOLE AGENTS FOR PENANG, PATERSON, SIMONS Co., Ltd FOR SALE. USEFUL TO PLANTERS, ESTATES, ETC.
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