Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 5 May 1891

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    26 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY, THURSDAY AND SATURDAY. HEW SERIES.] ESTABLISHED 1833. [PRICE 20 CENTS. VOL. XLIX. TUESDAY, MAY 5, 1891. No. 50
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      1404 1 (Hofices. (ftoftcu* British India Steam Navigation Company, Ltd. sbsk 6n Navigation Company. i— lntended Sailing and Expected Arrival of Steamers. @mHE mail steamers may I expected to arrive Lor. AVillsail* Steamer* From. Expected on onh rfa ana leave Pe„.„g os j homewards on the following Ajax Laertes Sarpedon Negapatam, Kamcal,
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      1038 2 ()W.». 7 LE OF_skye2WHISKY. TIVOLI BEER! -so-Tm-w .1 J. Dukkebs Zoos’s Specialities, TIVOLI BEER!! Insurance company. MEDOC, AFTER DINNER CLARET, PORT. I* TIVOLI BEER in THE undersigned having been appointed Agents for this Company, are now AggOCIA TI O N VINICOLE DE BORDEAUX'S WINES AND LIQUEURS, prepared to accept Fire
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    SHIPPING.
    112 3 Expected. p ATE Names. From. Destination. Consignees. May- 1 1 Trieste Singapore ‘Schmidt Kustermann Co. 5 Tnis'f Negapatam Do Huttenbaeh, Liobert Co. 5 Rangoon Do Do. 6 a io» < Singapore Moul. Ran. i Calcutta. Do. 6 «"’iTLruaMs Uo Radang via Ports Mansfield, Bogaardt& Co. A J?’ Calcutta Singapore
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    SUMMARY OF HOME NEWS.
    958 3 {London and China Express, 10th April.) The Court.—The Queen remains at Grasse, and from all accounts Her Majesty is deriving much pleasure from her stay there.’ One of the Queen’s lady’s maids died yesterday, and Her Majesty is personally superintending the funeral arrangements. Lord Lytton has
    {London and China Express, 10th April.)  -  958 words
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    THE STORY OF THE MANIPUR OUTBREAK.
    2022 3 The following account of the events succeeding the three abortive attempts made by the Chief Commissioner of Assam, Mr. Quinton, to hold a durbar at Manipur is given by a correspondent of the Bombay Gazette. ’The British were received at first with courtesy and
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      501 3 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS* 1 in this column will be charged full rates. municipal notice. SPECIAL MEETING of the Munici- pal" Commissioners will be held in the Town Hall, at 2 p.m. On Friday, the Bth May. Business I To consider and pass a Supplemental Bl o g To consider and pass
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      30 3 THE TEMPLE BAR HOTEL. No. 20a, Penang Street. GOOD accommodation and table. Breakfast at 9 a. m.. Tiffin 1 p. m., and Dinner 7 p. M. J. SCHWORTZ. 166 Proprietor.
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    LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.
    66 4 Penang, 4th May. Tin 32.81 nominal C Trang 13.50 Black Pepper < West Coast. 10.45 (.Acheen 9.20 White Pepper 16. sellers Cloves 29. Mace No. 2 76.50 Natmegs 90. sellers No. 1 5.80 Sugar > 2. 3.10 I Basket. 3. sellers Tapioca Flour 2.05 Copra 4.40 Rattans
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    SINGAPORE SHARE LIST.
    214 4 (Straits Times, 29th April.) Bentons; "Straits Tin” (£1 pd) 20 cents teller»Siam Goldfields (£1 pd) 52| teller» Jelebu Mining Co. (85 pd) $2.20 teller» Ketchau Pahang (£1 pd) buyer» Malay Prospecting Co. (»10 pd) go buyer». Pahang Corporation ($1 pd) teller». Pahang Central (£1 pd) fls ccnts
    (Straits Times, 29th April.)  -  214 words
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    EXCHANGE.
    126 4 Penang, 4th May, 1891. Rates close as follows: London, Demand Bank 3/0 dollar Do. 4 months’ sight Bank..'. 3/24 Do. 6 Credits 3/3| CaYcutta" Demand?2 nent R8 y S Do. 30 days’ sight Private 226’ Bombay, Demand. Bank 223 hx^j o so T^ a y 8 B 'ght Private
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    REUTER’S TELEGRAMS.
    86 4 The Charge Against Capt. Verney. London, Ist Mag. Captain E. H. Verney has been committed for trial upon the charge of an attempt to procure a girl for immoral purposes. The Social Question. A Papal Encyclical upon the social question will shortly be issued. The central idea is
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    PERAK AGRICULTURE.
    743 4 In our issue of the 30th ultimo, we gave a short resume of a Circular which the Government of Perak have issued with a view to encourage agricultural enterprise in the State, but, in view of the importance of the subject and the great interest this Settlement has
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    EDITORIAL AND LOCAL.
    871 4 Mr. Hogge, Superintendent of Police, has gone into the General Hospital owing to illness. His Honor Sir Edward O’Malley, Chief Justice, will return to Singapore on or about the 15th instant. Mr. R. C. Falkner has arrived from Malacca to take up the post of Assistant Superintendent
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    THE STATUS OF MAIL STEAMSHIPS.
    67 4 being negotiated.— L. C. Express, 10th April. The Mail Ships Bill, under which the definite status of French mail steamers in Colonial ports is clearly set forth, has been in committee in the House of Commons during the week, but is not yet finally disposed
    being negotiated.—L. C. Express, 10th April.  -  67 words
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    LUMUT.
    365 4 (Communicated.) Lumut and district have been quite lively of late with quite a rush of visitors. First H. E. the Governor in the Sea Belle with the Resident of Perak in the Mena. A few days after, the Sea Bird arrived with Major McCallum, Dr. Kerr and Mr. Bradbery,
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      177 4 THE AGRA BANK LIMITED. Capital ....£1,000,000. (One Million Sterling.) Head Office: Nicholas Lane, Lombard Str., London, E.C. BRANCHES AND AGENCIES IN INDIA AND CHINA. Calcutta Kurrachee Hongkong Bombay Agra Bushire Madras Lahore Bussorah Rangoon Shanghai Singapore 184 BOUSTEAD Co., Agent», Penang PRTTCHARD &TCo EEACH STREET. JUST RECEIVED Ex s. s.
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    CRICKET.
    148 5 A return match between the Penang Recreation Club and the Military took place on Saturday afternoon on the Esplanade, which ended again in favour of the Club by 11 runs. The scores are as follows: P. R. Club. E Ford c. Wilkinson b. Wilson 9 Ferdinands b. M ilson
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    THE SELANGOR CENSUS.
    199 5 The Census of the population taken on the night of Sunday. sth April, 1891, gives the following general results for the vari- Ous districts Klang 6,055 Kwala Langat 4,858 Kwala Selangor 7,304 Ulu Selangor 11,515 Ulu Langat 7,918 Kwala Luinpur 43,771 Total 81,421 The returns are compared
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    OUR OPIUM REVENUE.
    398 5 Asa complement of Sir Joseph Pease’s late motion as to the Indian Opium Rewhieb\ the fo llow,n K notice of motion/ winch brmgs the matter closely home to ourselves, has been given by Mr M. Stewart ln the House of Commons Goverrrn aße on to the system
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    SUMATRA TOBACCO.
    388 5 An extraordinary general meeting of the Netherlands-India Sumatra Tobacco Company (Limited) was. says the L. A C. Express of 10th ult., held at the offices of the company, 147. Leadenliall-street, E. C., on the 9th inst. to confirm a special resolution, passed on the 18th ult., altering the
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    THE MILITARY CONTRIBUTION.
    604 5 The Singapore correspondent of the London and China Express writes: The question of the Military Contribution is the great feature of interest here at present. The Colony is smarting under the treatment it has received at the hands of Lord Knutsford. The elaborate and carefully-drawn minutes of
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    CORRESPONDENCE.
    450 5 It is distinctly to be borne in mind that we do not by inserting letters convey any opinion favorable to their contents. No notice whatever will be taken of anonymous letters, nor can we return those that are rejected. Letters should be brief, and written on one side of
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    STRAITS AND CONNECTED STATES.
    417 5 Singapore.—A few nights ago, a stalwart Sikh had an altercation with a Celestial in Middle Road. The friends of the latter soon joined in the dispute, and finished with the Sikh by assaulting him so severely that he was obliged to be carried away by a
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    NEIGHBOURING STATES.
    1245 5 Siam. —As an outcome of the late visit to Siam of the Heir to the Russian throne, His Majesty the King has been offered by H.I.M. the Czar of Russia, the Order of St. Andrew. His Majesty will be invested with this most distinguished Russian Order by the
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      86 6 DICKSON Co. Wine Merchants, 2, BEACH STREET. 695 Patent Improved American Forges. SUITABLE for Engineers, Boilermakers, Bridge builders and General Contractor’s. These Forges are a quite recent invention and are vastly superior to any other Forges in the Market. They can be had in three sizes, viz. A. round diam.
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      1662 6 nederlandsche hmdel maatschappij. tolet. notice. (Netherlana Trading Society.) MounCT dgecumbe," Penang Hills. T HPU hereby infomed Established 1824. I the undersigned has established. Lira l SIX self as Merchant and Commission Aoent Paid-up Capital .../35,783,000,- _D dining and drawing rooms with large Pkr AK State, ALEX. M. TRTTTFd Reserve Funds
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      1433 7 Telegraphic Address M’LARTY COMPANY. "MCLARTY, PENANG” CONSULTING ENGINEERS, NAVAL ARCHITECTS No. 30, BEACH STREET Thue's A. I. Code (1887.) SURVEYORS penang. A. B. C. >i 4th EDITION and General Manager. private Cooes. CONTRACTORS, F M -McLarty, m.i.m.e. BRANCHES AT THAIPING, BATU GAJAH AND SINGAPORE. W® the A’tate i“f?™’’ FifoCkr Ir
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      445 8 PILSENER BEER. KEY BRAND. IMPORTED SINCE 1879. NONE GENUINE WITHOUT THESE THREE LABELS. IM itfeg Labels and Trade Mark Registered in England and Germany 4®s|l|lSrak IByJILtM l«| Ul|Ji v Jl4l| 1 4 4 ||K| wSSBF Brewed and BEWARE OF IMITATIONS. War RsaaOwk Sole Importers anol Sole Agents, SCHMIDT, KUSTERMANN Co.
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      611 8 BASS /s\ GERMAN GREEN DIAMOND Purest and Lightest ALE extant. 30 Dr. Lalor’s Ti-ade Mark Phosphodyne is Registered under the Trade Mark Act for the Indian Empire, and attested by the seal of the Registrar, Calcutta. DR. LALOR’S PHOSPHODYNE Is the only Patent Medicine of the kind or name awarded
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