Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 14 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. THURSDAY", MAY 14, 1891. No. 54
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      1462 1 Sfitpptnj (Hoticiß. (Hoftcca, British India Steam Navigation Company, Ltd. gETOri— ta. St«n Ship tanp.,,,. v. rifinn fnninnnv \holts weekly line. -Line oiniediiivis 1 J* Intended Sailing and Expected Arrival of Steamers. 3rpHE mail steamers may J- be expected to arrive Fop. Willsaii. Steamer. From. Expected on outwards and leave Penan?
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      348 2 H. J. MARTYN. N Entrances: Beach Street, Grand Hotel Yard; Union Street, opposite Government Telegraph Office. On account of the fluctuation in exchange fixed prices cannot be given. Customers will be charged according to exchange of the day. FINEST 4HI PUTCH CHEESE WWjjgT UADT’O 0 always CALCUTTA CRUSHED FOOD L
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    SHIPPING.
    99 3 Expected. Date. Names. From. Destination. Consignees. r—i Singapore Madras via ports Huttenbach, Liebert Co. U Goalpara Singapore Padang via Ports Do. 15 'vfs'ni Calcutta Singapore H’kong Brown Co. 15 Singapore London Mansfield, Bogaardt Co. 15 I Do. Bombay Fricderichs CoKi Borwaa. g ncz Singapore Mansfield, Bogaardt Co. 16 ‘ir
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    NEIGHBOURING STATES.
    1217 3 Ceylon.— The Ceylon Observer of the 30th utltimo states: Coral Stones have been excavated in the Galle Talpepattuna at Miripenua, a quarter of a mile from the sea. On hie Evening of Saturday last a shock of earthquake was experienced in Colombo. Shocks were also felt in the
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    STRAITS AND CONNECTED STATES.
    1112 3 Singapore— Advices are to the 9th inst. The Spuing Race Meeting opens on Tuesday next, the 19th instant. The Daily Advertiser reports A European was found drunk and incapable at the Taujong Pagar Dock at the very early hour of 6 o’clock on Thursday morning. He
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    MISCELLANEOUS.
    452 3 ,—Statesman. The Paris police have arrested a woman named Eveline Leal, who is said to have married forty-three men. On each occasion she disappeared as soon as she had obtained the wedding present. A man who has lost his nose has peculiar advantages; he cannot follow his nose, but
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    CENTRAL MARKET PROVISION PRICE LIST.
    494 3 (Corrected to Date.) Beee.—Soup per catty 8 cts., Roast 16 cts., Steaks 16 cts., Stew or Curry Aleat 12 cts Rump Steak 16 cts.. Oxtail each 15 cts., Ox Tongue 30 cts., Ox Feet 10 cts., Heart per catty 20 cts., Tripe 4 cts Liver
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      144 3 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Notices in this column will be charged full rates. TO COFFEE lITELL grown Coffee Arabica and Liberia Vy plants can be had at the Gapis Nursery, Kwala Kangsa, Perak. The former have been grown from seed snec allv selected and imported from some of the best known Coffee
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    LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.
    65 4 Penang, 13th May. Tin $32 80 ("Trang 13.10 nominal Black Pepper < West Coast. 9.75 (.Acbeen 8.85 White Pepper 16. nominal Cloves 29. Mace No. 1 90. Mace No. 2 76.50 Nutmegs 90. No. 1. 5.40 Sugar >„ 2. 3. J Basket. 2.85 Tapioca Flour 2. Copra
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    SINGAPORE SHARE LIST.
    226 4 (Straits Times, 9th May.) Bentong “Straits Tin” (£1 pd) 20 cents teller»Siam Goldfields (£1 pd) $2) teller». Jelebu Mining Co. ($5 pd) $2.30 Jhjw». Ketchau Pahang (£1 pd) $2 buyers Malay Prospecting Co. ($lO pd) $9 buyer». Pahang Corporation ($1 pd) Ss tel'lerr. Pahang Central (£1 pd)
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    EXCHANGE.
    129 4 Penang, 13th May, 1891. Rates close as follows: London, Demand Bank 3/11 dollar. Do. 4 months’sight Bank... 3/24 Do. 6 Credits 3/2 f Do. 6 Documentary 3/3 Calcutta, Demand Bank ...Rs. 224| Do. 30 days’ sight Private 227) Bombay, Demand Bank 2244 Do. 30 days’ sight Private 2274 ■Madras,
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    REUTER S TELEGRAMS.
    126 4 Ise*Arr* JliA X»y.—Mr. xConxxrvHtive, hs-s rz-xn e'erted frtrSfontk by ma,6nr.y of 4G. and Mr. Lneaa. a fAhzrrai has Izxn elected for Ffarlzirc-nzh hy a ma.-'xnty «A Vf). n wt Hom or Cgmwgna fz»rd and Sir John Gorst. with many member» of the House of Common*. are Mriferintr
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    THE LABOUR COMMISSION REPORT.
    1066 4 'Tin; Report of the Commissioners deputed in October last to enquire into the state of labour in the Colony and > Native States, and to report as to reme-1 dies for increasing the supply, has been published and a copy was received bv us only yesterday.
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    TELEGRAPHIC EXCHANGES.
    2648 4 < F'-ciw l&ragrz/* Papery > Tai Rtci rea 1.000 Gviyf». hndrm. May I,—The fobowin? t L malt (A the race for the One Thoc«« j :_I ir r 3 The Hr -tut am> D?.mcora>hy Coj< iBo& It i* nrxified that Sir Frank Forb« Adarr. will he the delegate
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      187 4 THE AGRA BANK LIMITED. C win r„ t l. (On* M&gt;ffz.n •’eeriinsr.j H&lt;*ft Orrsc« r Jtz.tx.ta* L*g*, Izzor-Ard Mfr fz.ndrm, EC, BBASGHE-. AND AGENCIES IS INDIA AND CHI Csl/atl* KtStnt.HU tUrfAKOtO Br.Wßxr Am&lt; B'Wtt Miirtu L«xo*r. p,' «&lt;-&gt;»&lt;* fcvX'ZZ/» Bh&lt;«',i*U I BOtWTKAD k Co., r™*t PRITCHARD Co. BTJBKKT. Hire juat
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    EDITORIAL AND LOCAL.
    1456 5 Band Notice. —The Band will play on the Esplanade from 4.30 to 6.30 p.m. on Saturday, on the occasion of the Penang-Selangor Cricket Match. Sir Frederick Dickson, k. c. m. g., we understand, will proceed on leave of absence in August next. M e understand it is
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    ACHEEN NEWS.
    124 6 We learn from a trustworthy source that on the 4th instant, as an armed patrol, consisting of twenty-one Dutch soldiers, was marching from the fort at Edie to the Kwala, a distance of only some hundred yards, a single Achinese boldly attacked one of the men, whom he
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    TOWN BAND.
    184 6 The following are the revised arrangements made by the Band Sub-Commitee for the public performances of the Town Band Mondays, Esplanade from 5 to 6.30 p.m. Wednesdays do do do Thursdays, Datu Kramat Gardens do* Saturdays, beside the Golf Club do In addition to the above, the Band
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    THE MUNICIPALITY.
    801 6 An Ordinary Meeting of the Municipal Commissioners was held at the Town Hall on Tuesday at which the Hon. A M. Skinner (President) and Messrs. J. H. Callcott, D. Comrie, F. M. McLarty, R. A. P. Hogan and C. W. Barnett were present. At first there were present
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    GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.
    155 6 May Bth. Monday, the 18th inst. Whit Monday will be observed as a Bank Holiday throughout the Colony. All Government Offices will be closed. The recognition of Haji Mat. Salleh as Kali, and his appointment as Mahomedan Marriage Registrar for George Town, Penang, are cancelled, and Haji Yahyaii
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      8 6 DICKSON Co. Wine Merchants, 2, BEACH STREET. 956
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      1083 6 NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL MAATSCHAPPIJ. NOTICE. (Netherland Trading Society.) mnv t r i j Established 1824. T L cT responsibility o f tlle X Jate Chew Luan Toe ceased on H Paid-up Capital .../35,783,000. th da of March 1891, in the firms J Reserve Funds /1,003,375.71 Mem. Guan Seng lek Co, and
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      2037 7 MCLARTY COMPANY. "MCLARTY, PENANG” CONSULTING ENGINEERS, NAVAL ARCHITECTS No. 30. BEACH STREET Thue’S A. I. Cobe (1887.) SURVEYORS penang. A B C h 4th EDITION and General Manager. CODES CONTRACTORS, F. M. McLarty, mj.m.e. HRIVA BRANCHES AT THAIPING, BATU GAJAH AND SINGAPORE. Asbestos ii&gt; all f° rmB &gt; borgings of
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      492 8 PILSENER BEER. KEY BRAND. IMPORTED SINCE 1879. NONE GENUINE WITHOUT THESE THREE LABELS Oni sole -i mpo^^^£&lt;JIW»I Labels and Trade Mark Registered in England and Germany w &A I! -2£|&lt;|SS US ■lm 111 al !fa f’® WBB ®WR' w,®@,w V&lt;; msAw BEWARE OF IMITATIONS. &lt; &gt; f wi®&gt; &lt;oo Sole
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      374 8 DIQQ z\ Ifi 11 al ■&gt; /lighterX WOVV THAN GERMAN pprrM unttli DIAMOND Purest and Lightest ALE extant. 30 “AVOID EPIDEMICS” BY USING CALVERT'S CARBOLIC DISINFECTANTS,' The Original and Only Reliable Brand, AWARDED S7GOLD AND SIIAJLR MEDALS AND DIPLOMAS. IN EACH CASE THE HIGHEST AWARD when tested against other Disinfectants.
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