Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 23 July 1891

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  • 26 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY, THURSDAY AND SATURDAY. NEW SERIES.] ESTABLISHED 1833. [PRICE 20 CENTS. VOL. XLIX. THURSDAY, JULY 23, 1891. No. 82
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 1445 1 pipping (Hottcee. pipping (Rotices. British India Steam Navigation Company, Ltd. n Koninklijke Paketvaart Maatscliappij. Peninsular Oriental Steam Ocean Steam Ship Company. Negapatam Line of Steamers. Navigation Company. 1 Intended Sailing and Expected Arrival of Steamers, mail steamers may X be expected to arrive For. Willsail. Steamer. From. Expected on outwards
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    • 361 2 4/ H. J. MARTYN. X Entrances: Beach Street, Grand Hotel Ya ret Union Street, opposite Government Telegraph Office. On account of the fluctuation in exchange fixed prices cannot be given. Customers will be charged according to the exchange of the day. HARTS fiSf- CALCUTTA ELIXIR DESK o y., CRUSHED FOOD,
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  • 124 3 Expected. Date. Names. 1 From. I Destination. Consignees. J«iy 1 I 24 Antenor\ Suez Singapore Java Mansfield, Bogaardt Co. 24 Pentakota Singapore Rangoon Calcutta Huttenbach, Liebert Co. 25 Glenartney ’London Singapore China Boustead Co. 25 Ajax 1 Singapore London Mansfield, Bogaardt Co. 26 Sirsa Do Calcutta Huttenbach, Liebert Co.
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  • CORRESPONDENCE.
    • 719 3 (To the Editor of the “Pinang Gazette”) Dear Sir, —While thanking “J. F. C.” for his kind reply to my letter which appeared in your issue of the 2nd instant, I cannot but regret his not having gone fuller into! the question. J infer from his letter
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  • 814 3 .—Statesman. It will be hardly credited that in t hese days of enlightenment, with the Congress-wallah demanding for imaginary rights withheld, and schoolmasters teaching the wisdom of the West, that superstition regarding the power of ghosts and guardians of buried treasure should be believed in which
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  • 1029 3 During the years I serve# before the mast, and as second and chief mates, says an old salt, I met with some things beyond my power to explain or unravel, and at the risk of being criticised I shall relate some of them here. The queerest thing
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 520 3 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Notices in this column will be charged, full rates. PENANG TURF CLUB*. LL PONIES and GALLOWAYS for Y the Sky Meeting will be measured at the Race Course on Saturday, 25th July, at 6-30 a.m. R. G. WATSON, 253 Hony. Secretary. MUNICIPAL NOTICE. A SPECIAL MEETING of the
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    • 204 3 AUCTION SALE OF HORSES, CARRIAGES, &c. THE folloiving Horses, Carriages, etc., besides those already advertized, will be put up to auction at Chatsworth” On Friday, 24th July, at 2 p. m. Modesty (by Wollomai out of “Doubtful” by Masanello,”) blackmare foaled in August 1885, quiet to ride and drive. Winner
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  • 124 4 Penang, 22nd July, 1891. Rates close as follows London, Demand Bank 3/2J dollar. Do. 4 months’sight Bank... 3/3g Do. 6 Credits 3/3 J Do. 6 Documentary 3/4 Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs. 224 Do. 30 days' sight Private 227 Bombay, Demand Bank 224| Do. 30 days’ sight Private 227 Madras.
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  • 74 4 Penang, 22nd July. Tin $32. Trang no supply Black Pepper < West Coast, no supply (.Acheen 8.85 sellers. White Pepper 14. do Cloves no supply Mace No. 1 90. nominal Mace No. 2 76.50 do Nutmegs 84. No. 1. 4.70 sellers. Sugar >„ 2. 3, do I
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  • 54 4 The Parnell-O’shea Case. London 20th, July.— Notice of bankruptcy has been served upon Mr. Parnell on account of the non-payment of Captain O’Shea's costs. Monetary Crisis in Portugal. A monetary crisis is feared in Portugal, owing to the scarcity of coin. Rise in Gold. The premium on English
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  • 735 4 We hope that the attention of the Superintendent of Police will have been directed to the slovenly way in which the process of identification of prisoners at the police stations appears to be carried on. In the case of gang robbery that was tried last week
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  • 1747 4 From Rangoon papers.) The Operations on the Punjab Frontier.] Allahabad, July 4.—-The Miranzai des-i patches have been published. A IjirgJ encomium is passed on the generalship Wj® played by General Lockhart, in carrAß out the operations on the Samana Ranlfl Special recognition is also given to t\M services
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 554 4 PRITCHARD Co. EEACH STREET. Have now opened out the following Choice Assortment of New Goods, specially selected:— Coatings.— Black Blue Worsted, Drab Brown and Grey Worsted, Extra Fine Worsted Elastic. Above specially woven for Dress Suits. Trouserings.— West of England, in Checks and Stripes. Serges.— Fine Black and Blue. Suitings.—
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    • 145 4 Important Notice. WW to making this paper as efficient as possible an exponent of public opinion, as well as of local news, we invite communications on all subjects of general interest from persons able to write with knowledge, which will be paid for at the following rates provided that the
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  • 2257 5 The P. 0. Mail steamer Peninsular left Colombo for Penang on Tuesday at 3 p.m., and may therefore be expected here on Saturday evening or Sunday morning. Mi:. Harry Taylor Di han, late Bengal Staff Corps, has been appointed to be an Assistant Commissioner in the Ist
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  • 240 5 The Municipal elect io’; ou Tuesday was remarkable for the total absence of anything likh excitement, such as that which prevailed at the last one in December. Either because there was no contest for the vacancy, or from utter indifference on the part of the ratepayers as to
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  • 359 6 The enquiry into the circumstances of the loss of the sailing ship Falls of Earn in the harbour of Olehleh was held yesterday in the first Magistrate's Court. The court consisted of Mr. Birch, the Senior Magistrate, as President, with Captain Thorpe, the
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  • 967 6 The following are the results in the concluding ties of the half-yearly tournament Championship. (Final Tie.) G. E. Cole beat H. Payue-Gallwey (6-3, 4 6,6-0) Profession Pairs. (Second Tie.) W.T.Smellie andH. Payne-Callwey (Bankers) beat (Civil Service) W. Egeitton and R. G. "Watson (6-5, 1-6, 6-5.) I
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 69 6 TO LET. I SPACIOUS OFFICE, consisting of two stories and basement, situate in Beach Street, with view of harbour and flagstaff. Apply to “A. 13. C.” 227 I'inang Gazette Office. NOTICE. TILE beg to inform the Merchants and |V Public generally that we have this day established ourselves as Auctioneers,
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    • 1098 6 WANTED AT ONCE. NOTICE A CHIEF CLERK for the Chinese Pro- P S ”o Sd tosign my fim A tectorate, Penang. Must speak, read q HAJ( by procuration on the 4th instant and write English and Chinese (at least and j 8 no j on g er employment two dialects.)
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  • 429 7 FIRST DAY, August 6th, 1891. First Race. NOVICE PLATE.—For all Maiden Horses. Value SIUO. Usual couditions. Distance 1 mile. Entrance J 5. Second Race. PREMIER STAKES.—For Maiden Roadsters. Selling Race. Value 8100. Gentlemen Riders. Horses entered at 8300 to carry 11 st. 7 lbs., an allowance of
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 1778 7 M&LARTY COMPANY. H o "MCLARTY, PENANG” CONSULTING ENGINEERS, NAVAL ARCHITECTS, No. 30, beach STREET Thue's A. I. Code <1887.1 SURVEV>RS p enanc. A. B. C.,, 4th EDITION and General Manager. pr IV a?e D Cooes CONTRACTORS, F. M. McLarty, mj.m.e. r BRANCHES AT THAIPING, BATU GAJAH AND SINGAPORE. Asbestos in
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 607 8 PILSENER BEER. KEY BRAND. IMPORTED SINCE 1879. NONE GENUINE WITHOUT THESE’/THREE LABELS IMPORTERS Labels and Trade Mark Registered in England and Germany XS??KI .jKwSBk "<a% W' M&A fP| W WWpWI y|Hsi? I jj 8 14 s s V-sSI ’ll Brewed an d JjF f wm ImaP' BEWARE OF IMITATIONS. I
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    • 468 8 BASS /s\ GERMAN GREEN DIAMOND Purest and Lightest ALE extant. 30 NOTICE. S w lTc H B A C K RAILWAY Datu Kramat Gardens. Charges for Admission:—s cents. V SPECIAL arrangement has been made with the Penang Tramway Company by which visitors can obtain tickets which include the Tramway fare
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    • 279 8 THE PHIE RIVER DOCK, PENANG. rpHE above Dock, situated in Province 1 M ellesley at the entrance of the Prye River, has lately been lengthened and deepened and is now of the following dimensions Length on the blocks 330 feet. Breadth at entrance 50 Depth of water on sill at
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