Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 28 July 1891

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    26 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICL PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY, THURSDAY AND SATURDAY. NEW SERIES.] ESTABLISHED 1833. [PRICE 20 CENTS. VOL. XLIX. TUESDAY, JULY 28, 1891. No. 84
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      1372 1 pipping Qtoticee. pipping (rtoftcea. British India Steam Navigation Company, Ltd. a Vl Koninklijke Paketvaart Maatseliappii. Peninsular Oriental Steam Ocean Steam Ship Company. Negapatam Line of Steamers. VnvHvifiAii fniTinqnv HOLT’S WEEKLY LINE. 1 jXilVlgilllOll voilipdllj. Intended Sailing and Expected Arrival of Steamers. ®fpHE mail steamers may 1 be expected to arrive
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      1212 2 Jnmance (notices- “ISLE OF SKYE” WHISKY. iTIVOLI BEER! The North-British and Mercantile J. Dukkers Zoon’s Specialities, TIVOLI BEER" Insurance Company. MEDOC, AFTER DINNER CLARET, PORT. TIVOLI BEER HI Capital £2,000,000. Accumulated Invested Fund5...£2,838,118. ASSOCIATION VINICOLE DE BORDEAUX’S WINES AND LIQUEURS, THE undersigned have been appointed Non p/ us Ultra “EAGLE
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    SHIPPING.
    119 3 Expected. i I Date.’ Names. From. Destination. Consignees. July |j 28 M. Vajirunhis Padang Singapore Mansfield, Bogaardt Co. 29 Tambora Singapore Padang Coast ports... Huttenbach, Liebert Co. 29 Sirsa Do. ...Calcutta Do. 29 Palanicotta j Singapore Rangoon Calcutta Do. 29 Nerbudda Rangoon Singapore I Do. 30 Telemachus Suez Singapore
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    PASSENGER LIST.
    173 3 Arrivals. 25th July. Ter s. s. Gympie from Port Weld, Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Wallick. Per s. s. Thaiplug from Port Weld. Mr. J. J. Tait, Mr. G. Tait, Mr. W. H. Frizell and Mrs. Ah Khooi. 26th July.—Per s. s. Gympie from Port Well, Mr. F.
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    SUMMARY OF HOME NEWS.
    1056 3 (London China Express, 3rd July.) The Court—The Queen is at Windsor. This has been a. busy week in Court circles, owing to the preparations for the visit of the German Emperor, the approaching Royal Wedding, and the celebration of the Silver Wedding of Prince and Princess
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    POLICE FORCE ADMINISTRATION REPORT 1890.
    2067 3 We extract the following paragraphs of special interest from the Acting InspectorGeneral’s (Mr. E. H. Bell) Report appearing in the last Gazette General Remarks. The year 1890 lias been an eventful one for the Police. Early in the year the report of the Commission appointed
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      260 3 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Notices in this column will be charged full rates. WANTED. a STRONG, SOUND PONY, quiet in A Saddle and Harness and free of vice. T. FRASER, 256 Taiping. WANTED. A DVERTISER (Burgher) with fifteen iY years experience in a leading Bank in Colombo, and holding good testimonials, seeks
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    EXCHANGE.
    124 4 Penang, 27th July, 1891. Rates close as follows: London, Demand Bank 3/2’ dollar. Do. 4 months’sight Bank... 3/3} Do. 6 Credits 3/4 Do. 6 Documentary 3/4} Ca'eutta, Demand Bank Rs. 224} Do. 30 days’ sight Private 227 Bombay, Demand Bank 224} Do. 30 days’ sight Private 227 Madras, Demand
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    LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.
    73 4 Penang, 27th July. Tin $32.10 (Trang no supply Black Pepper < West Coast, no supply (Aeheen 8.50 White Pepper 13.60 1 loves no supply Mace No. 1 90. nominal. Mace No. 2 76.,50 do Nutmegs 84. No. I. 4.70 sellers Sugar > 2. 3. do I Basket.
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    SINGAPORE SHARE LIST.
    207 4 (Straits Times, 22nd July.) Belitung “Strait- Tin” (£1 pd) 30 cents Siam Goldfields (£1 pd) sls feller*. Jclebu Mining Co. <sspd) S 3; M Ketchau Pahang (£1 pd> s3s buyer*. Malay Prospecting <’o. :slopd, slos teller*. Pahang Corporation (<l pd) 8)$ w/Zer*. Pahang Central (£1 [m l)
    (Straits Times, 22nd July.)  -  207 words
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    REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
    190 4 Mr. DeCobain’s Case. London, 2Ath July. The House of Commons has discharged the order for Mr. DeCobain’s attendance. France and Russia. A French Squadron lias arrived at Croustadt and has met with a brilliant reception. The Czar has entertained the officers, and the Russian press describes the visit
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    THE POLICE ANNUAL REPORT.
    589 4 The Report on the working of this Department during the past year, portions of which are given elsewhere, is published in the last Gazette and is rather doleful reading. An under-current of something like despair seems to run through it—despair at the perversity of the Government,
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    AMOK AND THE AMOKER.
    1021 4 Amuck is one of the few Malay words found in the English dictionaries. However, in that form it would scarcely be recognized in the Malay Peninsula, where the accent is upon the first syllable, and the final k is only heard in a slightly explosive tone
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      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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      304 4 The only Penang Journal published triweekly. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. Payable in Advance For 12 months 815. for 6 months §8. and for 3 months $4.50; In Arrcar For 3 months $6.50. Postage extra per annum s3, Single copy 20 cents. ADVERTISEMENT CHARGES. One insertion not exceeding 5 lines, SI Every
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    EDITORIAL AND LOCAL.
    1102 5 The next homeward mail eia Brindisi, per P. it (>. steamer Pekin, will probably close on Friday, 31st instant. There is some talk that Fillis’ Circus is coming here in a few days, but we are unable to ascertain how far this statement is correct. It is
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    THE GOLFER'S LIFE.
    305 5 (Dedicated to the Members of the Golf Club with the Poetaster s compliments.) Air:— The Policeman’s Song (Pirates of Penzance.) I. XV hen the enthusiastic golfer ain’t a golfing —ain’t a golfing He loves to talk about his little game little game, And such plans in his
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    THE ENTERTAINMENT AT THE TOWN HALL.
    897 5 THE ENTERTAINMENT A T THE TOWN HALL. The performance given by the members of the Amateur Dramatic Club ou Friday last was a great success and it could be seen, from the number of seats booked and the brilliant and representative audience, that Penang society had been roused from its
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    THE MUNICIPALITY.
    847 5 A sfecial meeting of the Municipal Commissioners was held at the Town Hall on Friday last, at which the Hon. A. M. Skinner, c.ji.g., (President), Capt. Cameron, R.E., and Messrs. F. M. McLarty and R. A. P. Hogan were present. Thl Minutes of the last meeting having been
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    THE “NAMCHOW.”
    666 6 This vessel, writes the Free Press, concerning whose cargo of passengers from Amoy and Swatow we wrote last week, arrived at Singapore on Saturday last, on her return from Penang. As a rule the Nanichow reaches Singapore on the Saturday morning and all day Chief-Inspector Jennings and the
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    BAR VS. POLICE.
    218 6 .—Straits Tinies. The relation of the Bar of this colony to prosecutions by the Police is almost akin to open warfare. A little incident which took place in the third magistrate's court this morning (22nd inst.) certainly will not tend to improve the situation. Four Bengalees' were
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    SUNDAY LABOUR IN COLONIAL PORTS.
    211 6 In the House of Commons on the 30th June, Admiral Field asked the Undersecretary of State for the Colonies whether, seeing that the Legislative Council of Hong Kong have recently passed an Ordinance placing restrictions on the working of ships’ cargoes in that harbour on
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    TOBACCO CULTIVATION IN DELI.
    255 6 quantity of inferior kinds less. L. C. Edpress. An interesting statement has been published with regard to the result of the tobacco cultivation in Deli, and the prices made by the principal companies, viz.:— Average Bales. Price. Dividend. Deli Companv, 1889... 27,583 136 J 35°/ o
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      A Reminiscence of Sir Frederick Weld.
      341 6 (To the Editor of the Pinang Gatetie”) Sir.—ln common, I believe, with all who knew him, I was profoundly shocked at the news of Sir Frederick Weld's death, announced in your last issue. I am not going to write a eulogy of him—though I
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      Bathing after Exercise.
      297 6 (7’o the Editor of the Pinang Gazette:') Sir,—l have read with interest the letters of “h. E. and "J. F. C.” on the subject of bathing in cold water while in a state of perspiration after hard exercise. Whatever the medical theory may be, my own experience
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    STRAITS AND CONNECTED STATES.
    1521 6 I Singapore.— The Free Press reports The s. s. Flintshire, Captain Payne, was sent into the quarantine anchorage on arrival from Sourabaya this morning, owin'' to the death of a Malay lascar of cholera yesterday morning. She has 3 European passengers on board for Singapore and
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      52 6 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 the
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    THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS DINNER.
    4792 7 (London 5' China E.-press June 26m.) The Annual Straits Settlements Dinner took place on the 19th inst. at the Ship and Turtle, Leadenhall-street, London, under the presidency of Mr. Jasper Young. The number of guests present was slightly less than last year, but in other respects
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      71 8 TO LET 4 SPACIOUS OFFICE, consisting of 21. two stories and basement, situate in Beach Street, with view of harbour and flagstaff. Apply to “A. B. C.” 227 I‘inany Gazette Office. NOTICE. 'IVTE beg to inform the Merchants and >V Public generally that we have this day established ourselves as
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      1216 8 ROSS BEAN. HIHE Screw Steam Launch Shanghai. 1 length over a 11... 61 feet. TAILORS Breadth 10 Depth 6 AND Draught 5 GENTLEMEN’S OUTFITTERS. D oiler Stee J’ 5fL 6 in -X 6, new in 1888 in good order, pressure 80 lbs. Speed about 10 miles per hour. No, 1,
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    PENANG SKY MEETING.
    444 9 FIRST DAY, August 6th, 1891. First Race. NOVICE PLATE.—For all Maiden Horses. Value 8100. Usual conditions. Distance 1 mile. Entrance fu. Second Race. PREMIER STAKES.—For Maiden Roadsters. Selling Race. Value 8100. Gentlemen Riders. Horses entered at 8300 to carry list. 7 lbs., an allowance of 7 lbs.
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      1771 9 „„0...™ MCLARTY COMPANY. "MCLARTY, PENANG” CONSULTING ENGINEERS, NAVAL ARCHITECTS, No.3O.BEACH STREET Thue's A. I. Code (1887.) SURVEYORS penanc. „A.B. C. 4th edition and General Manager. AND r'riMTD A PTHDC F. M. MCLARTY, M.I,M,E, Private Codes. CON I KAO I OKS, BRANCHES AT THAIPING, BATU GAJAH AND SINGAPORE, the Asbestos in
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      43 9 I The Bank of China, Japan and the Straits, Limited. 11HE Third instalment of 25 per share on the new issue was due on 30th ulto., and is pavable at the rate of 3 3' per dollar. GILFILLAN WuOD A Co., 237 Agents.
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      361 10 PILSENEE BEER. KEY BRAND. IMPORTED SINCE 1879. troNE gexuixe without these three labels Labels and Trade Mark Registered in England and Germany' BEWARE OF IMITATIONS. W /f V y-' g JK ggsg «BtiUik Sole Importers and Sole Agents, SCHMIDT, KUSTERMANN Co. MARINE INSURANCE. Hamburg-Bremen Fire Insurance The China Titas' Insurance
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      476 10 BASS /z\ GERMAN green DIAMOND Purest and Lightest ALE extant. 30 NOTICE. S W I T C H B A C K RAILWAY Date Ki.aji \t Gardens. Charges for Admission: 5 Cents. A SPECIAL arrangement has been made LX with the Penang Tramway Company by which visitors can obtain tickets
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      282 10 THE PHYE RIVER DOCK, PENANG. rpHE altove Dock, situated in Province _L Wellesley at the entrance of the Prye lliveY. 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 ordinary
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