Straits Echo, 17 February 1910

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    Masthead
    35 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS. CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STMTS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY. VOL* 8* $24 Per Annum. PENANG, THURSDAY, 17tii FKMtUAKY, UHO. Single Copy, 10 cents. No. 37.
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      960 1 GUINNESS’S STOUT. TIANQ LEE A 00. S 3 o T tADV SOLE AO ENTS. BASS’S ALE. THE SHANGHAI LIFE INSURANCE CO., LTD. Head Office— Shanghai, China. B A K S CAPITAL, TAELS 1,000,000. 1200 000 deposited with the Hongkong Government as a special protection (or onr policy holders. The ONLY
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      23 1 THE BEST BEER IN THE FAR EAST wm 'cX [r j J part Ej> ss <^J F oirraiJ^ Itianc LEE Co., Sole Agent*,
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    Kippers of Caramel Brown.
    965 2 W e have do objection to the existence of newspapers which catei for special classes of tbe community, whether the? be fools or dukes. But we should thick that it was bad business to attempt tbe entertaiument of utterly heterogeneous persons in the same sheet. Princesses
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      63 2 Do You Want Relief Are you frequently bourse f Do you baTe Ib *t annoying tickling 10 y< ur throat Does tour C’Uih icn 'T i a at u gbt. ar.d do *ou raise macu* in the man ng D.> you want relief? If »•>. take Climber uiu Cough Kerned*
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      533 2 Diphtheria—How It May Be Avoided. D pbtheria is usuilly contracted when the child baa a cold. Tbe cold prepares the child’s system for tbe reception and development of tb? diphtheria germs. When there are cases of diphtheria in tbe neighborhood childreu that have colds should be kept at home and
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      1408 2 Amstil Beer TO LEND OUT. Ny Carlsberg Beer. $20,000 in sums of $5,000 or more. Good security required. Lauded j property preferred. For prices, apply to G. H. SLOT Sl Co., AGENTS. 44 NEW HOWE” BICYCLES!!! Cheap Price Goo] Quality Guaranteed!! BRITISH MAD 3 THROUGHOUT! New Howe Bicycles are guamteeri
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    VESSELS EXPECTED.
    39 3 P««nIi Ftutn A'jfn’t Dm* Bend ran Mace Ionia Atisaje K'eat Reuveuue London Colombo Singapore Colombo London S.BACo. A. &Co. A G A Co B. A Co. S B ACo 18th Feb 24'h 2« h 2nd Mar 4’b
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    SAILINGS.
    31 3 IV«ir*/« j Kir \'l+*if li.n loran Singapore S B ACo. Feb. Mace-iunia pmeapoie 4.0 4Co. Ass ive Colombo 4.0 4' Jo Kleiat Singapore B.M.AO. M.r Bruvtnue Singapore 1 S BAGo.
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      ARRIVALS.
      59 3 Prituĕti Alice, Ger. i p., 6.72<t, Grouch, 16th Feb. BremerhaTen, 12th Jan, Gen.—B M. Co. Malacca, Br. as., 405, Treweeke, 17th Feb, Telok Anion, 16th Feb., Gen —Kwong On. Sumat a, Br. a a 2,976, Benton, 17th Feb Singapore, 15rh Feb, Gen—A G A CoThongtca. Br. m„ 42H Hetringlou,
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      DEPARTURES
      57 3 17th February Corndia for Port Swettenbaui, Poit Dickson and Malacca. Mary Austin, for Aaahun. Srte Bangka, for Trang. Leona Ho, for raugkalan Hi and in Canton, for Oindinga and Teluk Anaou Thongwa, for Port Swetteuh nn A Singapore Malay a, for Deli. De Kock. for Deli and Lxngaa. Malacca,
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      MAILS CLOSE
      164 3 For Kedah—Per Kedah, to-morrow, 9 a.in. Deli, Batu Bihra, Aialian and Paneh— Per Valenlijn, tc-morrow. 11 am. Calcutta—Par C. Apcar, to-inortow, 11 a in. Langkit and Aaahan—Per Ayutliia, to-morrow 1 p in. Kmgooii—Per Tong Hong, to-morrow, 2 p.m. Port Swettenliam aud Singapore—Per Pin t' eng, to-morrow, 3 p
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    Passengers to the Straits.
    409 3 Per P. and O. a.a. Mongolia, from Ijondou, Jan. 28. connecting with the Macedonia at Colombo, due at Penang on 24th Feb To Penang Mr. L. B. Fuller, Mr. F. R ibinaon, Mr. and Mrs J. 11. Uicharda, Mr. A. A Craigben, Mr. H. E Mason,
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      780 3 P.&O. Steam Navigation Coy. KiprrtH Arrival" and Departartw. Mail 8«rvlc«. Oatward. Feb. 24 Macedonia coaneotiag with Mongolia Mar. 10 Devanha Marmora 24 Auaye Morta Apr. 7 Delta Mooltan 21 Delhi China Homeward. Dale. Feb. 26 A«»<jy« Mar. 12 Delta 25 Macedonia A pi. 9 Devanha 23 Aeiaye May 7 Delta
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      372 3 (S HIPP ING.) NIRDDEUTSCHER JIOYD, BREMEN. XKPEBIAL GERMAN HAIL LUTE. i ss T fust and well-known u;. I «tamtrio tins Company sail fortnightly from Bremen, 1- HamDuigtnn Rotterdam, Antwerp, Southampton, Gibraltar, Algier», Genoa, Naples, (connection Marseilles, Naples, Alexandria and viet verta) Port Said, Sue*, Aden, Coloobo, Penang, Singapore, Hongkong, Shanghai,
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    The Straits Echo.
    97 4 J mUt* ntuflw mryMy mml )ilki Men* BhHaliMl 4M|y «multv TUB CRITERION PRESS, Lid., No. «26— SS«. U Straot, Pmnug PRICK: UAII.V Mtdil (M potumk otiTNTATion* M« aim ■ail. aiiiTioN iron Ptwi lit OAKI.B A l)l>K MS'! Echo— Penang." Telephone Nr. :<4S A.A.- All bin»™ nmiMniiMi •himid
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    ABOUT SHANGHAI.
    977 4 If ever an impartial historian w th access to complete information cornea to write about the peaceful penetration of China by Europeans, European posterity will have to do some blushing. The cool way in which uxioms of international morality, accepted and andorted in Europe, are regarded as inapplicable
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    Tin Opium and Rice Quotations.
    435 4 The following business in tiu his been done to day Penang Penang Tin Exchange, r > I tons a* 975 7 > E isfetn Smelting Co., 75 7615 Straits Trading Co, 109 76 20 Singapore Straits Trading C.>, 50 76 2 1 Total 975 tons.
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    Theft of Title-deeds.
    304 4 Yesle .«lav aftpruoon, Mr BroWD concluded the betring of ibe rase iu which Ct>« Did one id th« tooa of Mr. Mahomed Anff, w«ia charged with the theft o£ a bundle of title deeds Udouging to Mr. Mahomed Ariff '1 he pirticulara of the case bare already
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    St. George’s Girls Home.
    249 4 A tin tin I Mt-Ming. 'I he lirs! annual in btiug of tin sub scibeis to the St George’s Qtils Home whs held at the Home on Wednesday afternoon the 10 hof Febiuary. The following wer> pres nt Mis Ltlaud, Mrs ilaiiies. Mis Bickn.'l, M’S Thordlon.
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    Penang Cricket Club.
    300 4 Lawn Tennis Tournament. Following weie the results of the ties played yesterday Mixed Double Handicap: Mrs Orchsle nnd Eichenberg brat Mr. and Mrs. Neubrouue: 5—7 6 4; 6 4 Double llaudicap Class B Lamb and Luugley beat King and Ucharda 7—6; 4—6 6—1. S'Ugle Handicap, Class A.
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      Serendah Hydraulic Tin.
      81 4 \tkho Special.) Report for *****. Kuala Lumpur, 17th February .—The Serenduli Hydraulic Tin Mine’s report for 1909 states that the gross profits were $121,570 and the net profits $97,295. After making a provision for a Reserve Fund of $5,000, Directors’ Fees $.‘1,891, and Manager’s Bonus of $1,076,
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      Rubber.
      28 4 (Kcho Special.) 9s. Sit. Kuala Lumpur, 17th February.— Messrs. Harper and Co.’s London agents wire that the average price of No. 1 Plantation rubber is 9s. 3d.
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      Rosebery on Tariff Reform.
      38 4 Sup/lied 6 lleuler) Proposed Reference to Royal Commission. London, 16ib February —Lord Rosebery, presiding at a dinner given in honour of Mr. Hsrold Cox. urged the lefnrence of Tariff R'form to a Royal Commission.
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      The Paris Floods.
      25 4 Supplied by Reuter Several Suburbs Flooded. London, 16th Feb —Several Paris suburbs have been r,floods! owing to fresh uses of tbe Seine.
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      Maine Treasury Returns.
      28 4 (■S’tip; lied by Reuter Huge Arrears or Income Tax. London, 16th Feb.—Tbe Maine Treaauiy return* show that the arrears of income tat amount to .£12,000,000.
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      Home Politics
      32 4 (Supplied by Reuter Nalioualiata and the Government. London. 16th February.—lt is undeistood that the Nationalist* will make no deliberate attempt to embarrass tbe Government whatever order of procedure is adopted.
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      Senegambia.
      67 4 (Supplied by lleuter French Troopt* Ambufthed. London, 17th February.—lt is announce) in Paris that an official telegram has been re ceived from Dakar (a seaport in Senegambia) that a French detachment was ambushed by fhe Sultan’s troops three days' march from A be» hr in Wadai. It is reporter!
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      Canada and Germany.
      212 4 (Supplied by Reuter Tariff War Ended. London, 17th February—After a pro. longed tariff war a German Canadian agreement has been concludrd by which Canada remits the surtax, while Germany admits certain Canadian imports a' the minimum tariff, including grains, Iru'ts, timber, horses, cattle and meat, but eiclud
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      556 4 TEE GRAND HOTEL, The ONLY First Class Hotel in Ferak, An Ideal Place for Families Spending Week Ends. Single iiml Double Bedrooms with Private Bathrooms. Electric Bells. Tennis. Excellent Cuisine. Cold Storage Supplies Weekly from Singapore. Hotel Porter Meets All Trains. TERMS MODERATE. TemoKAna OBKET. Ipoh. P CBEET, Proprietor IPOH
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      30 4 (ionOHHII I* a happy combination of Kawa Kearns with Oleum Santali in the properturn of I part Kawato 4 parts Oleum, Bantal corns easily, no complications. All chemists and dealers.
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    A Trip up Kedah Peak.
    3454 5 [Written Tor the “Straits Echo.”] It was late on Wedneaday evening tbat thn tour of ns determined to apend the Chinese New Year Holidays by climbing up Gunong Jrai, familiarly known aa Kedah Peak We started the next morning by the Kedah at nine o’clock.
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    Our Labour Supply.
    1092 5 3» all thoughtful poiaoos iuteretted in the> plantation rubber induatiy ike question must often ooour a» to whether the future supply of available labour is not, perhaps, tbs most vital point in the futme. A cor1 respondent teinarka: “While in converts1 tion with several leading planter* in
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    The Remodelling of China.
    297 5 Mr. Consul Pl.iyf.iir, in his report cu tbe trade of Foochow for 1908, aava The process of remodelling through which China ih passing hie, at aonie poiuta, an irfluei.ee on Ih9 courre of trade When Jipin set her house in order 40 years ago the transform
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    Tariff Reform Tactics.
    198 5 Mr. M. F. A- Fraser, writing from Wrk iug to a Lor don newspaper, says:—"l yesterday siw affixed outside tbe Hen and Chickens lon »1 Holey a large poster showing a grotetqu hjure of a Chinaman con templating a pig gnawing at a dead human body—a planie
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    Tin Prospects.
    115 5 Tho New Year haa brought some bright hopis ‘hat the Tin Industry would rrceivo a fllbp Signs are forthcoming that a number of European H nation* me in contemplation which means tint capi'al is being iut.iijduced but, whether such couipiniet will pas* ovet the development stage is questionable,
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    What’s in a Name.
    229 5 Tsi Tsliu i Toll iu is lhe name of a v< uug Cbinninaii who teceived tbe degree of Doctor of Ltws at the Berlin U iv-rsil v last month Only once b-.fo e has a similar honour been host wod by I bat institution on a
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      30 5 Abbitbo. Per Thont,tea 17ili Feb., trow Madra* Mr. and Mia P. K Namhysr d chiidien. Dr and Mm. Uriubt, Meiar». I’ 1> Nambyar. T. P. Clark, P. S Nambara ami
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      186 5 A. K Motiw.il'ah From .'L’e*p it itn Mm. Htrtnl. fVr sf. P. A! ice 17rh Fib from South Hmpton Mr A Rock Mr. and Mm Rehtrda, Mi»» Ji.ke. Mr. A A. Aatsse Fiotn Genoa Mr. »u 1 Mis. Grav..Mr. F Bound, Mr. Ameiv. Mr* Dr Schuffoer, Mr, r* S:ever* From
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    FIXTURES.
    82 5 To-i>at. 8 Ii I).v of l«t Moon. P C C Tenuis Ties Strait* Citiematograp Penang Road. 8 3' pm. W yang Ircheb Puleb, Pnn e Ha t.let," King Street Theatre. Hippodrome Circu«. D. ti Krsmat Gardens, 9-30 p m. Tn-Mi>Raow 9th Dav of Ist Moon P. C. C. Tennis
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      30 5 Tbe most rapid and satisfactory results are obtained by treatment with (lOllOftan (Kawa Sintal.) Booklet and sample to medical men free on application to any of tbe chief Penang Chemists.
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      227 5 WANTED. Junior D auiihUnnn, must bo ul>.'« (o druw |d»D« from n‘ el cin e. Apply lo 17 2-10 1271 II A.NEPHEONNKE THc CHEAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE CO LID. Hkad OkkickSINGAPORE. Life shiiranee am! Endowment ill All Korin*. LIBERAL POLICIES. LOW KATUN. Financial A ye lit* for Penang. HEHN. MEYER
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    The Mystery of the “ Waratah. ”
    2120 6 The Mystery of the Waratah. John Bull has reoetved from the Honourable Southwell Fitzgerald the statement that follows. The Waratak belonged to Land's Line, and was on her secoud trip. Tbe pas senger whose narrative Mr. Fitzgerald gives below is Mr. Claude G. Sawyer, who joined tbe Waratak st Sydney
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    EXCHANGE.
    118 6 I'SNANO, '7th FtBMMKY (By courteiy of the Chartered Bank London, Demand Bank 2/44 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4| 3 Credit 2/4} 5 3 Documentary.. 2/44 Calcutta, Demand Bank Ks. 174] 3 days’sight Private 176 Bombay, Demand Bank 174] Moulmein, Demand Bank 173] 3 days’sight Private 170 Madras. Demand Bank
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    PRODUCE.
    214 6 Gold l«*tf 664.81 B. l'ep|er(W.Coast 81b*.50i.) no itock White Poppet 924 75 buyer» tYang Poppei 17} buyer» Cl ires 75— leVeri Maoe 88 tell'n Vl.Pick’»*.., 08 buyer» Nutmeg* 110 s 1 8 ;o buyer» f No. I 6.8 J tale» Sugar < 2 .no itock Basket 525 tale* Ttfooa
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    MARKET PRICES.
    191 6 Psman'-, 17th Kkhruart, l!'l I tiaair m Soup pel ualt< 14 Roast 4 Stalks 24 Stew or Curry M*m 16 RumpSieik 24 '*»Tail —i 30 Tougue 55 P**' l 15 lioarl 30 fiver psi call* 35 Pom— Pig's Hnwl r p<~ Tongue m jf»*»' per Hi. H so
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    SHARES.
    1474 6 o' I I S d I I S *5 2 Number ot “3 S3 .2 S I OiDtUl. 8bar«M > DiTulmuJa i Name. te 2 6 I isHued. !J JS j, I I I j 1 1 1 1 2_ 19' *****’, I 1908 1909 I9U Rubber. T*> lo'
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      51 6 Costs* But n Trifle. While it i* often impossible to prevent »u «ucideut, it is never impossible to be prepared—it is not bejond any oue's purse. Buy a bottle of Clrauiberlaiu’s Fain Balm sod you are prepared for spraius, bruises and like injuries. For sale by all Dispen* series and
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      33 6 Touches the Spot. Sick beidache i* caused by a dis< rdered condition of I be stomach and is quickly cured by Chamberlain's Stomach and Li»er Tablets. For sale by all Dispensaries and Dealers.
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      37 6 Painful Breathing. Chamberlain’* Cough Remedy is a very valuable medicine for throat and lung troubles, quickly relieves and cures painful breathing and a dangerously sounding cough which indicates congested lungs. For sale by all Dispensaries and Dealers.
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      82 6 jgwjMsiawa» 4 rlnlul laram nl *M run ever dtnovered for Mrwai ft luactiooul debility, depression of spmis, ftr.ywth practical oUrrvstiont on urnur snd lull directions for removiac curtain dwgnalifi<aiioi,i that destroy the happiness ot wedded life. It alio treats on urinary deranreiaents, die hir r rs, blood potion •erondary itrtrtura,
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    A Strengthless Parson.
    235 7 Wo have been deeply invested in the County Court appearance at Shrewsbury of the liev. Rolierl Brock, Vicar of CriggioD. in answer to two judgment summonses. Tbe Rev Robint may be rememtwied as the geutlemau who saw the ghost, of snotlier clergyman (who turned up alive and
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    Tide Table for Penang.
    118 7 February, 1910. H.W. L.W. H.W. L.W. USU A. M. A.M. r. II P,«. Ititli 419, 10.2!), 4.41, 1«) 01 17th '»05. 11.18, 531, II It 18th «>.01, Nil 6.36. 12.5:; 19th 7.18, 141, 805, 2.28 20th 8.51, 313, 9.35, 357 21st 9.49, 6.01, 10.14, 4.26 22nd
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      1275 7 INIURANOEI, THE LONDON ASSURANCE CORPORATION. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHAETEE A.D. 1720. rnHK undersigned haring been appointed Agents for the abore Corporation, are now prepared to accept MARINE and FIRE risks at current rates. PATERSON. SIMONS A Oo. Ltd. 12c irdli Atsuranc* Oomparty, Limltnd. Established 1821, Subscribed Capital M 42,000,000 ToUl
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      1049 8 W. MANSON, American Dentist, Late of Dr. Allen A Co., Pha, US.A. Charges Moderate, Consultation Free. AtfSIDIII* AT /Vo. 21a, Penang Road. A tew doors from the Eastern and Orients Hotel. 6 mthi TEA o fS' V TEA SOLE AfIENTS FOB I’ENANQ. PATERSON, SIMONS Co.. Ltd FOB SALE. USEFUL TO
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