The Straits Echo (Mail Edition), 24 June 1904

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    Masthead
    24 1 THE STRAITS ECHO MAIL EDITION. $l5 Per Annum. ii l Single Copy, 40 cents. Vol. 2. Penang, Friday, 24th June, 1904. X No. 25.
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    CONTENTS.
    222 1 Births, Marriages, Deaths Leading Articles Official Offenders < Rubber The Future of Rubber Legislative Council The New Territory Leaderettes and other Articles-. Y i s < a Current Topics:— Chartered Bank Sungei Pinaug Australian Naval Reserve The Policy of Preksa Sendiri Mr. Paget and Chinese-Britishers Malacca Boycotters Boycotted Correspondence
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      171 1 r TO LET. y) h r THE STRAITS ECHO v, MAIL EDITION r v ■a ix 8 published the day prior to the departure of each mail for Europe, and contains the latest local and States News originally published in the daily issue as Avell as all important news from
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    Official Offenders.
    460 1 (17 June.) How Sanitary Inspectors Kil»e Rouuu-. SHOD OVER THE liiflHTS OF THE PEOPLE. From time to time we receive complaints from residents respecting tlie offensive actions of some rough-and-ready sanitary officers employed by the Penang Municipality. Complainants state that they give much unnecessary offence to Asiatics resident
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    Our Local Affairs.
    987 1 The Waterfall Gardens. As our readers are doubtless aware, the fate of lie Waterfall Gardens has long been hanging in the balance owing to the fact that it is here alone that the water experts have decided that a reservoir must l»c constructed if Penang is to
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      94 1 Tra® Sclio, ys y\' ,fSĔP W fv'jWl *o?ow "7 V: s'./, <• vioVvs I IM .45 .4>?' &esM ta ustn'o satisfies everybody, and instice alone.— Kmvrson BstnbllslieJ June Ist, 1903. Published daily (except Sundays.) AT THR CRITERION PRESS, Ld., No. 22(5-232. Reach Street, Penang. riMOR DAILY, I.OCAI per annum OUTSTATION'H
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    The Dragon Festival.
    366 2 A Great Chinese Holiday. To-morrow, the lßlli June, being the fifth day of the fifth moon of the Chinese calendar (the month is styled the ‘pomegranate moon is a great Chinese holiday and is universally styled the Dragon festival. The last occasion on which this holiday was
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    202 2 Thk Board of Directors of the Netherlaud 'Trading Society has declared a dividend of 7 per cent for last, year. 4 Mr. K. J. Farivr, District Officer, Eukit Merta jam, has been transferred to Singapore as Second Magistrate. Mr. Codrington from Malacca lias arrived and taken charge vie Mr. Fairer.
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    Thn Agri-Horticultural Show.
    383 2 We have just receiver a copy of the prize list, rules, etc., <4 the first Straits Settlements, and Federated Malay Slates AgriHorticultuval Show which will be held at Kuala Lumpur on the sth, 6th and 7th August. From it we gat her that, exhibits of 68 classes
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    246 2 Amongst the Royal Humane Society’s awards at, a Committee meeting on 16th ultimo, Colonel Horace Montagu in the chair, a medal was awarded to Mr. R. A. M. Ayres, second officer of the B. I liner Obra, for lus rescue of a Lascar who was washed overboard from the forecastle
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    China Mutual Life Co.
    379 2 T IIE Director»' Report to the sixth m- «mg of dmieliolders of tho Cbmt Mu® J,u iS, iiaiice Company, Ltd h u u tlwofficesOl- U*oCanto.- Shanghai, on the L/tli ult. was as follows- lour Directors have much pleasured suunuttiug tor your consideration tliefipl port and statement
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    The Governor’s Tour.
    64 2 We hear that His Excellency the Governor is expected at Ipob from Kuala Lumpu on the 14th July. One of our State’s cor: respondents says Sir John Anderson vi probably visit the great Tronoh and Tana u mines, also Ipoh and Batu Gajah, about two days at
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    THE TENDER SCANDAL.
    661 3 1\) the Editor of the Straits Echo. |p gAll g IRt After perusal of your article to-dav on the somewhat peculiar manner .cliirh certain authorities conserve the interests of the public in general, you will forgive me for remarking upon the very moderate wav m which you
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    32 3 he area of land under tapioca cultiva111U J,,hicca is said to be about 40,000 a ere are twenty-live steam factories, timber of Chinese coolies employed l “e industry is put dowu at.ti.OUO.
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    THE “COLOUR LINE ” IN THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES.
    589 3 THE “COLOUR LINE IN THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES. lo the Editor of tiik Straits Echo Sir. As respectable and educated Asiatics and Chinese, were only slruggiing for their rights in a British protected State, I do not see why “Newcomer” and “European, whose articles appealed in your issue of the
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    34 3 Biffins: I hear you remarked at the club last night that I was a thief and a liar. Mitiins: What of it, Biftins There was nobody around but a few of your personal friends.
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    Rubber.
    722 3 Soils Suitable for Para. Reasons for Superior Growth of Straits Trees. Mr. John Hughes, Agricultural Analyst, Ceylon, writes to tlie Colombo Observer respecting the statements made by Mr. L. Davidson—who had just returned from the Straits—in t he Tropical Agriculturist. He says he is not at all surprised Mr.
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    English Schools in the Federated States.
    876 4 Mr. R. J. Wilkinson, the Federal Inspector of Schools, makes some interesting remarks on the English Schools in tli« F.M.S., in his last annual report. He says there are 16 schools m the F.M.ft. at which English is taught, but only three ol them
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    Another Russian Protest.
    248 4 Rk Japanese Officers in the Service of China. Russia has made strong representations to China on the subject of Japanese military instructors in Hie service of China and Japanese officers with General Mil's army, demanding that the Chinese Government snail issue orders for their dismissal. Russia, savs
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    The War.
    417 4 {Kcho Special.) Tok:o, 10 June. An officialde 8 patch 1 1’oirt the Commander 0 f th Japanese forces in the Liaotun* I emnsula reports that on the Hth the Japanese main body advanced northwards in two columns alona i the railway, spelling the enemy from the east of
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    The Royal Wedding.
    134 5 Festivities at Kedah. (From Our Own Representative.) Kechili, 17 June. —Kedah has been bedecked magnificently with Malay decorations and at night is brilliantly illuminated. There are four magnificent triumphal arches and altogether 10,300 varicoloured lights, and the padang in front of the Government offices is surrounded with
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    267 5 TrtE Eastern Extension Telegraph Co. notifies that the tariff rate of collection for messages will be forty-three dollar cents to afrauc from Ist July. Ar Their Majesties’ Court on 20tli May, Miss Gladys Hart was presented bv Lady Hart, aud Lady Jackson, wife of Sir Thomas Jackson, by Lady llaunen.
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    Rubber.
    946 5 (18 June.) Important Information for Planters. Latest Salks Report. Realising the importance of planting enterprises of all kinds and of para rubber in particular, and finding that Ceylon rubber planters and some of our Colombo contemporaries attach considerable importance to information supplied from time to time bv Messrs Lewis
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  • Current Topics.
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      Chartered Bank.
      187 5 We received to-day by the Negapatam mail from our London correspondent the following interesting particulars of alterations made in the charter of the Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China announced at an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders held on the 25th ultimo at the Cannon Street Hotel,
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      Sungei Pinang.
      392 6 At yesterday's meeting of the Municipal Commissioners, during a short discussion of the proposed Muni* cipal* loan of §600,000, the question of raisin" the Sungei Pinang bridge cropped up, ns reported elsewhere in this issue. The views expressed by the President upon this matter were that Government could
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    45 6 The dentil is announced of Mr. Geo. Birnie, a well-known Java sugar planter, at Amsterdam on the 21th ultimo. 4 It is reported that two vessels belonging to the Dutch Steamship Company, one of which is the Celebes, have been sold to the Mikado’s Government.
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    Tin in Queensland.
    94 6 The editor of the Commercial Intelligence column of the London and China Express (27 Mav states that the increasing production of the Queensland is beginning to attract attention. The large area over which the metal has been traced hv surface exploration, from the southern boundaries of the
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    Municipal Commission.
    2786 6 Ordinary Meeting. Ax the ordinary meeting of the Penang Municipal Commissioners held yesterday afternoon, Mr. J. W. Halhfax (President), Messrs. Quah Beng Kee, !<’. S. B. Gaffney, Cheali Tek Thye, with Dr. Park (Health Officer) and It. P. Philipps (Secretary) were present. Absent:—Dr. Locke and Mr. A. K.
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    States’ News.
    580 7 (From Our Om Correspondent.) Taiping, It» June.—On Friday (lOtli) a thunderstorm sw'ept, over Taiping and its suburbs, causing considerable damage to most of the atap houses, both in Kota aud Tupui villages, and uprooting a tree in the road leading to the Roman Catholic Church at Khan Pan.
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    Rubber Sales.
    141 8 Latest London Quotations. (II y Negapatam Mail.) Messrs. Lewis and Peat report under dato of London loth May as follows: PLANTATION-GROWN PARA RUBBER. The following are the particulars of plantation-grown Para offered and sold at public sale to-day Mark Pkys Descript. Price. Ckylon. Yatipanwa 2 cases Fine dark
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    The Crown Agents Anomaly.
    480 8 Crown Agents’ Commissions. (The Time*, 13th Mag.) Mr. G. White having asked whether he would cause a return to be made aud presented to this House of all the several transactions of the Crown Agents for the Colonies for the year 1903, giving the nature and
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    Sir Robert Hart.
    33 8 Resignation Expected Shortly. [lieho Special.) Tientsin, 18 June. —The China Times says that Bir Robert Hart is expected to resign the Inspector* Generalship of the Imperial Chinese Maritime Customs shortly.
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    Army Reform.
    30 8 Dissensions in the Cabinet. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 18 June. —it is understood that, there arc marked dissensions in the British Cabinet on the question of army reforms.
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    Cricket.
    18 8 (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 18 June.—The {South Africans have beaten Liecestershire by an innings and 15*3 runs.
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    Motoritis.
    56 8 The Gordon-Bennett Race. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 18 June. —A Frenchman named Tliery has won the Gordon-Bennett motor car race at Homburg. Jenatzy, a German, was second. The Englishman who participated was unplaced. Nobody was hurt. There was a huge assembly to witness the race, the Emperor and Empress
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    THE WAR.
    297 8 {Echo Special.) (Supplied by Reuter.) lokio, 17 June.—-It j s officially announced that, on the morning Jf the 15th instant, the Russian Vladi. vostok squadron, consisting of the armoured cruiser Gromoboi and the cruisers Russia and Rurik, appeared off Genkai and attacked some Japanese transports. The Hitachi Mara
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    Finland.
    36 8 Death of the Governor-General. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 18 June. —LieutenantGeneral Bobrikoff, the Governor General of Finland, who was shot at and badly wounded while entering the Senate at Helsingfors, has succumbed to his injuries.
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  • (20 June.) Current Topics.
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      Australian Naval Reserve.
      153 9 The Sydney Times rejoices over the success of the Australian Naval Reserve scheme, which has caught on to an extent not expected in some quarters. It thinks all shades of opinion should find something gratifying in the news that Australian boys and men are joining the Australian
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      The Policy of “ Preksa Sendiri. ”
      208 9 The Policy of Preksa Sendiri. 11th Excellency the Governor and the Hon. the Colonial Secretary paid a visit to the Malay School at Gaylang, Sing- apore, last Thursday forenoon, driving out iu Mr. Taylor’s carriage. The School, it appears, requires enlarging, as well as needing quarters for the master. The
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      Mr. Paget and Chinese-Britishers.
      295 9 Mr. Paget and ChineseBritishers. Our Bangkok correspondent writing under date of the 11th instant reports:—The British Charge d’Affaires, Mr. Ralph Pa- Rot, left on Thursday (9th June) by the Medusa on leave of absence. After a stay of a few days in Singapore he will Tft Selangor and, a fortnight
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    Bicycle Stealing.
    307 9 Three Months for an Impudent Rogue. Another bicycle theft has taken place in Penang and it probably eclipses most previous occurrences of the kind in downright impudence and brass.” Mr. E. Shropshire was the victim. He rode his machine to the Engineers’ Institute at about 7 p.m. on
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    90 9 Mr. Walter Peacock arrived here from Singapore by the Pin Seng this morning. He will be attached to the Chinese Protectorate. His Excellency Sir John Anderson, as High Commissioner of the Federated Malay States, has appointed Subadar-Major Gurdit Singh, of the Malay States Guides, as his Honorary Aide-de-camp. A Polish
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    Chinese Immigration.
    178 9 The total number of immigrants who arrived in the Colony last year was 220,321 or 13,105 more than in 1902. The female immigrants shew a general increase from all parts of South Clhiui and iu the case of children the increase iu Hailams is worthy of note. In
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    371 9 The Serdang Tobacco Company has declared a dividend of 8 per (rent, on shares A, and 1 per cent, on shares B. Mr. R. J. Farrer has been appointed second magistrate, Singapore, aud Mr. S. Codriuglou District Officer, Bukit Mertajam. 4 The Nippon Yusen Kaisha made in the halt year
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    A COMPLAINT.
    643 10 To tue Editor of the Straits Echo. Sir, —We booked our passages in Rangoon to go to Japan by one of the N. I). Lloyd steamers from Peuang. On our arrival there on the 19th May last we presented our passage tickets to the Agents for allotment of
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    62 10 Bangkok. The Siam Free Press (11 June) says Mr. Stephen Jansz, who was for manv years associated with that journal, and who served for a while on the guid ship Strait Echo shortly after she 4 broke water’ in the fair Isle of Betel-nuts, and was more recently employed by
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    THE “COLOUR LINE” IN THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES.
    726 10 To Tiie Editor of the Straits Echo. Dear Sir, —The growing tendency of assertive superiority of various Toms, Dicks and ’Arries over Chinamen and other Asiatics of every rank and position has of late reached a regrettable extreme, and the conduct of
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    War News on the Brain.
    180 10 I've been a-readin’ war news.” Said the man with haggard eyes. Ur what is (tabled for news. Till from every side arise Murmured names that come a-clanging In a constant, fievee refrain, Full of much syllabic banging— I’ve got war news on the brain. Now',
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    Siam.
    114 10 The Telegraph Question. (Echo Special.) Jbiugkok, 19 June. —At a meeting of European bankers and merchants held here it was resolved to petition the Siamese Government, through the Doyen of the Diplomatic and Consular Corps, expressing dissatisfaction at the deplorable condition of the Siamese Telegraph system, which entails great
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    Chinese Labour.
    32 10 (Supplied by Reuter.) London, *2O June. —The steamei Tweeddale has arrived at Durban* the coolies being in good spin Three deaths occurred from w* l beri, otherwise all was well.
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    Finland.
    91 11 Result of Governor-General s Murder. (Supplied by Reuter.) London* 18 June—M. Hertkoff, the Governor of Warsaw, was seized with a paralytic stroke on hearing the news of the assassination of Lieut-General Bobrikoff, the Gover-nor-General of Finland. General Bobrikoff’s murderer belonged to the pro-Swedish party in Finland, which is chiefly
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    Crop Reports.
    58 11 (Rangoon Times Service.) Simla, 10 June. —The recent rain has enabled ploughing +'or autumn crops to commence all over India. To-day’s crop telegrams show that the agricultural conditions continue upon the whole to be favourable. The rivers on the N. W. frontier are rising with the melting of
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    Obituary.
    57 11 The Passim; or Prominent Merchants in Japan. {Hongkong Telegraph Service.) Yokohama, 3 June.—Mr. Ernest Evers, of the firm of Simons, Evers Co., died at Kobe yesterday, and Mr. J. W. Hall, auctioneer and agent Reuter’s Telegram Co., expired here to-day. Bath gentlemen were among the oldest business men of
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    The Plague.
    73 11 (Rangoon limes Sere ice.) Simla, 0 June. —A further immense drop took place in the Indian Plague mortality last week, the Punjab reporting 12,00(1 deaths, being a reduction of 0,000 as compared with the total of the preceding seven days, while the United Provinces had 400 and Bombay
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    Dutch Indies.
    29 11 (Ucli Courant Service.) Batavia, 13 June.—The Lokoiuotief asserts that General van Heutsz will Not be appointed Governor-General of the Dutch Indies, but simply Lieutenant Governor of Sumatra.
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    25 11 The first stage of the work of refloat* the Russian cruiser Varyag, sunk at Chemulpo, is finished. Thirty-four guns other heavy accessories have beeu recovered.
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      Malacca.
      244 11 following interesting note on agriculture and planting in his district:—The Government plantation of gutta percha seedlings at Ayer Kroh has not been extended during the year owing to the difficulty of procuring plants. The seedlings procured during the last three years from Borneo and Sumatra have not been a
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      Boycotters Boycotted.
      286 11 A REMARKABLE law CHSe was brought to a conclusion at Sourabaya a few days ago. From the evi- dence it appears that some time ago the Handelsvereening Amsterdam, a Trading Association of Sourabaya, fell out with its Chinese clients by trying to get at customers direct so as
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    The Military Mulct.
    336 11 Skcrltary of State for the Colonies to Governor Sir John Anderson. The following dispatch was ordered by His Ex. the Governor to be tabled iu the Legislative Council:— Downing Street, 17th Mav, 1904. Sir, —With reference to your predecessors despatch No. 417 of the 30th of September
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    226 11 The Colombo Brokers’ Association quotes the Serembau ltublier Co.’s shares at par. The authorised capital of the Co. is 1,000,0 XJ rupees of which 475,000 is paid up. Sir John Anderson was to lay the foundation stone of a new Mokien Chinese Church in Singapore this afternoon. The new church
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    Supreme Court.
    3242 12 Motion for Injunction. (Before the Hon. A. F. G. Lav:, Puisne Judfje.) 21st June. R. A. P. Hogan v. L A. Blackmore. In this case the plaintiff sought for an injunction to restrain the defendant from practising his profession as an advocate and solicitor, etc., in the Courts
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    The Overdue Glenlochy.
    77 13 The last heard of the Glenlochy was on the 23rd <>t May last when the agents here received a telegram from Suez that she had lelt that port. She was expected hero on the 11th inst,. and is now ten days overdue. The vessel was carrying a
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    The Penang: Choral Society.
    327 13 Following are the Eules passed at the inaugural general meeting on Friday last: I. The Society shall l>e named the Penang Choral Society. 11. The Society shall lie managed by a Committee consisting of a President, a Secretary and Treasurer, a Conductor and three Memliers of
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    100 13 In another column of this issue will lie found some particulars of an appeal case concluded in the Supreme Court yesterday. It is interesting inasmuch as the judgment makes a clear distinction between enticing” and “enticing with criminal intent.” Captain West, late Commander of the German East African mail steamer
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    Our Local Affairs.
    354 14 Vital Statistics. During last month there were 127 births of which 59 were hoys and 68 girls. The birth rate was equivalent to 15.86 per thousand. The deaths numbered 420, of which 808 were males and 112 females. The death rate was equivalent to 50.82 jfer thousand.
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    109 14 Jemadar Mustan Khan has been appointed Subadar and Sergeant Mewa Singh Jemadar, Malay States Guides. The war, as might have been expected, remarks The Times correspondent, has already begun to produce a serious effect upon the economic life of Russia, and a writer in the St. Petersburg Viedouiosti has brought
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    Ceylon Libel Case.
    1493 14 Journalistic Indiscretion Results in Withdrawal of Case from Jury. Latest Ceylon exchanges report pioceedings in an interesting libel case which were brought to an abrupt close, owing to the Judge and Counsel lor both sides agreeing that the publication by the Ceylon Independent of the facts contained
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    Plague in Bombay.
    173 15 End of the Epidemic Season. Bombay, 4 June. —The aunual plague epidemic season for *****-04 is at an end and the city has settled down to a comparatively plague-free period. The epidemic had two distinguishing characteristics, first the slowness with which plague developed, and this gave rise
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    Tibet.
    18 15 (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 21 June. —The Tibet Mission will proceed to Lhassa on the 27th instant.
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    Canada.
    66 15 (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 20 June. —Earl Dundonald has issued a statement to the effect that his public protest 'vas the only means of serving the Canadian Militia. He complains °i the interference of politicians and the suppression of portions °f his reports and concludes by earning the Canadians
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    THE WAR.
    384 15 (Echo Specials.) Shanghai, 20 June.—An American war correspondent named Fuller went to Port Arthur in a junk. He was arrested by the Russians, blindfolded and imprisoned for five days, after which he was put on board a junk and returned to Chefoo. He reports that some Japanese spies,
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    The Future of Rubber.
    814 15 (22 June.) It is extremely gratifying to find that our efforts to furnish planters with useful information respecting rubber are appreciated and that our leader of •Saturday lust, in which we embodied an exceedingly interesting letter from Messrs Lewis and Peat on the future of rubber
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  • Legislative Council.
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      Municipal Affairs.
      577 16 At a meeting of the Legislative Council on Friday last the Hon. W. J. Napier moved That taking into consideration the revenues and borrowing powers of the Municipalities and comparing them with their needs, this Council is of opinion that further provision is required to enable the Municipalities
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      The Labour Question.
      287 16 Then the Labour Question came up for discussion, the Hon. G. S. Muriay, in the absence of the Hon. J. Turner, moving ‘‘That a Commission be appointed to draw up a scheme for the importation of labour for all Public and Municipal Works whether carried out departmental!}-
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      Other Matters.
      83 16 The Conveyancing and Law of Property Ordinance Amendment bill was adiourned* to allow of the Attorney-General considering a clause which the Hon. W. J. Napier thought desirable should be inserted. Regarding fcjultau All’s Laud Rill the Attorney- General caused some Ult>l that two vea,* aCtT? ln,sed !10t to
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    Marquis Oyama.
    258 16 FiELD-Marshal Marquis Ov i iniu. wl> i Wu aj.jMiulod Viceroy and Command Clnci of Manchuria, as reported by to-day, I. .vnowned as a soldier aiid adiaiu isl ra t or. Despite Ins big, umminlv which resembles that «S ler, the cast m Ins eve, and the brown Z
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    New Laws in Perak.
    258 16 The Perak Government Gazette of 17th inst. contains the full text of seven new Enactments, relating to Government Officers’ Guarantee Fund, two Labour Euactuieuts, Registration of Imports and Exports, Wild Animals and Birds Protection and Amended Land and Mining Enactments. The Eunet ments were passed at.
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    57 16 The first consignment of cotton P o^u ed in Jamaica was shipped on 2btiu u by the Direct Line steamer. Everything, says the Liverpool Journal of Com me is being done to further the cotton in< us of that colony. We wish it could be of the Malaysia that everything
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    HOGAN v. BLACKMORE CASE.
    237 17 To the Editor of tiic Straits Echo. Rear Sir, —We venture to congratulate you upon the expedition vliich resulted in a long affidavit of the plaintiffs (the reading 0 f which was only completed in Court at 5 minutes to 4 yesterday afternoon) appearing in vour
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    THE PASSENGERS’ COMPLAINT.
    296 17 To the Editor of the Straits Echo. Bear Sir, —With reference to the letter published in your issue of 20th instant headed “A Complaint” and signed by “Disgusted Passengers,” we wish to mention the following facts: (1) The complaining passengers had only a ticket with the clause
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    The Missing Glen Liner.
    50 17 Messrs. Bouatead Co. courteously us that they have this morning received a telegram that, the overdue s.s. enlocby has put back to Aden with a th°* l P r .°B feller *Wt. It is calculated la > -she will be detained there two months 10 Ophite
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    The Kedah Wedding.
    1568 17 Magnificent Celebrations of Royal Marriage. Details op the Festivities and Functions. (Lroni Our Own Representative.) Seldom before has Kedah—the State on the mainland but fifty odd miles distant from and opposite Penang—appeared in so beautii ul and festive a garb, resplendent wiih every outward and visible sign
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    Proposed Parliament for China.
    816 18 (Shanghai Mercury, let June.) What may lie the beginning of an entirely new era in China is a memorial to the Throne recommending the formation of a Parliament for the Celestial Empire. The proposal is fathered by men of high standing, apparently in more or less
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    133 18 The British and Native Cavalry will be the first of all re-armed with the new short rifle when the consignments reach India, says the Madras Mail. Brisbane, May 24.—1 n the City Police Court to-day, Ebenezer Atlee Hunt, manager of the Brisbane office of Reuter’s Telegram Company, was charged with
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    THE WAR.
    258 18 (Echo Special».) Shanghai, 21 June— The Ch; Merchants steamer Haeshin is ported to have been lost 7« mill’ north of Foochow. The wires that the Russians at Pol Arthur are compelling the civilians ami Chinese to assist in the defence of the stronghold and are shooting deserters and
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    Finland.
    31 18 Funeral of the Murdered GovernorGeneral. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 22 June. The Tsar, the Tsarevitch and the Grand Dukes attended the funeral of LieutenantGeneral Bobrikoff, the murdered Governor-General of Finland.
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    United States.
    59 18 The Presidential Election. (Supplied by Reuter.) (Supplied uij London, 22 June. The publican National Convention at Chicago to-dav. The nomina i° of Mr. Roosevelt for President is absolutely and that of k ena Fairbanks for Vice- P reside n practically assured. Consequently there will be none of the
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    39 19 (Deli Courant Service) The H ague, 18 June.—There prevails in Finland a great deal of unrest and excitement. From St. Petersburg troops are being despatched in order to suppress a probable revolt of 1 lie Fins against Russian despotism.
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    East Africa.
    81 19 Commissioner Resigns. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 22 June. —Sir C. N. E. Eliot, K.c.M.m, ('.a, has resigned the Commissionership of the East Africa Protectorate. lie lias telegraphed to the Rt. Hon. A. J. Balfour, the Premier, demanding a public enquiry and stating that Lord Lans> downe, Secretary of
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    Labour.
    74 19 The Javanese Supply: Good Prospects. (Echo Special.) Singapore, 22 June.—Mr. E. V. Carey has returned from Java, where he has been to investigate the question of labour recruiting for the Federated Malay States and Straits Governments. He reports very favourably on the matter, saying that the brokers can supply
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    Education.
    46 19 The F. M. S. Scholarship. (Echo Special, i Singapore, 22 June.—The Federated Malay States Scholarship has been awarded to Chan Sze Jin, of the Victoria Institution, Kuala Lumpur, a brother of (Mian Sze Pong, winner of the first scholarship, who is now' studying in England.
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    Singapore.
    39 19 The New Presbyterian Church. (Echo Special.) Singapore, 22 June.—His Excelency Sir John Anderson, in the presence of a representative gatheryesterday evening laid the foundation stones of the new Hop len Presbyterian Church and eading Room, in Tanjong Pagar
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    The New Territory.
    1562 19 (23 June.) I he first annual report of the New Territory district of Perak, just to hand, chronicles the small beginnings of development of a tract of territory—first brought to public notice by the Straits Echo, on Ist Oct. 1903—generally believed to possess great potentialities. We believe
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    206 20 The posting of Lieutenant-General Sir Charles Egerton to the Command of the Forces in Madras is gazetted. A special to the Statesman from its London correspondent says that the Government is appointing a Minister of Commerce. His Majesty the King has been pleased to honour the Ceylon Volunteer Force by
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    Supreme Court.
    5089 20 (Before the Hon. A. F. G. Law Puisne Judge.) 23rd June. R. A. P. Hogan v. L. A. Blackmore. The following is the full text of the affidavit by the defendant, read on the 21st, iust.: I, Louis Augustine Blackmo.ie, Assistant with Adams and Ailan of No. 83
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    THE “COLOUR LINE” IN THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES.
    140 22 To tub Editor of tub Straits Echo. Sir, —The letter by “European i** couched in such disgraceful terms that I could never for a moment imagine that anv self-respecting European or otherwise could possibly have indited it. It must emanate from the
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    Sad Accident.
    82 23 "Writing on 17th instant our Kangoon correspondent reports that on the 14th iust., as Mr. Peters, a Preventive Officer of the Customs Dept., was proceeding in a steam cutter alongside a ship in port, the cutter collided with the anchor of a cargo boftt which was hanging over
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    Young Men’s Library.
    140 23 Opened Yesterday. A new public library styled “L. C. Law’s Library” was opened yesterday at No. 140, Prangiu Koad. All kinds of books, London magazines and newspapers and Singapore and Penang papers ave kept on file there and can be seen at any time of the day.
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    Penang Golf Club.
    222 23 The final of the Mixed Doubles was placed off last night and was remarkable for the very tine uphill fight made by the losers. The first half of this match was played on Saturday last, when the winners, Mrs. Stephen and Mr. Fox, left off with the
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    148 23 11. M. S. 2nd cl. cruiser Challenger arrived at Colombo en route Australia on 13th u»st. The Fox arrived there the next, day and will be employed as port guard-ship for a while. F Ihe Hon. A. Murray, Colonial Engineer and Surveyor-General,* Straits Settlements, arrived here from Singapore by the
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    Commercial Education.
    1147 23 Chamber of Commerce Examination. Ex \MINEES' KKPORT. I Hi. examination for the Chamber of Commerce Certificates was held on 4th June, in the following subjects:— (L) English. a. Conversation. b inscribing a draft letter. Iffte. c. \v ritiiig a letter from rough out(2.) Handwriting. (3.) Arithmetic. and upon
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    THE WAR.
    192 24 (Echo Specials.) Shanghai, 22 June. —The Japanese Government has decided not to allow the Times steamer Haiipun to enter the war zone and the wireless telegraphy installation nt Weihaiwei has consequently been dismantled. Mr. Fuller, the American correspondent who visited Port Arthur, reports that the battleships Poltava, Sevastopol,
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    377 24 Every campaign, says the Indian Sporting Times, produces its good story, and some talelets from Tibet are beginning to dribble through. Here’s one. The column was going up a pass which was more like a frozen ladder tliau anything else in the world. There was a sudden stop of the
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      BIRTHS.
      53 24 On 19th June, at Clarelands. Tanglin, Singapore, the wife of J. G. Maotaggart, of a son. Oil 4th June, at Shanghai, the wife of E. Von Hirscli, Austro-Hungarian Consul-General, of a son. On June 14, at 44 The Manse,” Kuala Lumpur, the wife of the Rev. W. E. Horley,
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      MARRIAGES.
      78 24 On 6th June, at St. John's Cathedral, HongKong, by the Rev. T. T. Johnson. M. A.. MabeDaisy, youngest, daughter of the late H. L. Mather, Hongkong, to Robert Rodger, Port Glasgow, Scotland. On 18th June, at St. Andrew’s Cathedral, Singapore, by the Ven. Archdeacon Dunkerly, D.D., H. M. Clarke.
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    EXCHANGE.
    118 24 Penang, 24th June. (By courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Bank ...1/11*,, 4 months’ sight Bank ...1/1 1 3 Credit ...1/lly 3 Documentary ...1/lljjj Calcutta, Demand Bank Its. 1451 3 days’ sight Private 1474 Bombay, Demand Bank 1451 3 day s’ sight Private 147^ Madras, Demand Bank 1451
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    SHARES
    182 24 Bersawali Gold Mine Co., Ld. $l5 a€ y er< Raub Australian Gold Min- ing Co., Ld 6 Redjang Leboug Gold Minin« Co Ld S22s.—foyer, KadanaGohl Mining Co,,Ltd fnll v P aiJ 10.-*». Bruseli Tin Mining Co., Ld. 5— no». Chendariang Hydraulic Tin Mining Co.. L.l 20,—tala Karangau Tin Mining
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    PRODUCE.
    141 24 Tin 70.75 buyers Gold leaf 81.— B.Pepper(W. Coast 31b5.50z.)$ 20.— sales. White Pepper 354 seUers Trang Pepper 5 28.—twin, Cloves (picked) fid. —noto. Mace 100 sellers Mace Pickings 90.— sales Nutmegs 110 s 45.— sales r No. 1 6.60 mm> Sugar < 2 110 stock- Basket 4.15 sellers Tapioca
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    86 24 Deaths. On 2nd June, at 99, Bubbling Well Road, the residence of Mr. J. R. Harding, Captain John Farrow, late of the Chinese Imperial Maritime Customs. On 26th May, at No. 127-D Bluff, Yokohama, Florence Manson, beloved wife of Leroy E. McChesney. On 2lst June, at Nederland Hotel, Penang, Rosa
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