Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 30 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 30, 1891. No. 85
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      1429 1 pipping (Hofices. pipping (notices. British India Steam Navigation Company, Ltd. o n i LU t A Koninklijke Paketvaart Maatscliappij. Peninsular Oriental Steam I Ocean S earn Ship Company. Negapatain Line of Steailiers jNaVl o ailoll t JilipdllV. >—-3k Intended Sailing and Expected Arrival of Steamers. ®riiHE mail steamers may Illi
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      375 2 4/ H. J. MARTYN. 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 the exchange of the day. HARTS CALCUTTA elixir OE WA a IBIEjU CRUSHED FOOD, BRAN AND
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    SHIPPING.
    118 3 Expected. Date. Names. From. Destination. Consignees. July 3C» Telemachus Suez Singapore <t China Mansfield, Bogaardt ACo. :U) Glenogle London (Singapore china Boustead Co. 31 Aglai'a. Hamburg•S’pore. China Japan Friederichs Co. 31 Pundua 1 Singapore Madras via ports Huttenbach, Liebert <1 Co. 31 P. &0. Pekin China Colombo London Gilfillan,
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    STRAITS AND CONNECTED STATES.
    850 3 Singapore.— Thf. Straits Times reports Some attempt is being made by a few of the energetic members of the local Rowing Club to raise a four to send to Colombo to represent Singapore in the Colombo Regatta to be held on the 13th and 14th of
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    CORRESPONDENCE.
    184 3 is distinctly to be borne in mind that ice do not by inserting letters convey any opinion favorable to their contents. Au notice whatever will be taken of anonymous letters, nor can ire return those that are rejected. Letters should be brief, and written on one side of the
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    GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.
    300 3 (July 24 th.) The Orders made by His Excellency the Governor in Council, under The Banishment Ordinance 1888,” on the J 9th June, 1891, banishing Liin Chiu Tek and Chhoa Chho from the Colony, have been cancelled. On and after the Ist August. 1891, the postage, which must
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    MAIL NEWS OF LOCAL INTEREST.
    735 3 (London China Express.) At a meeting of the Royal Colonial Institute the following gentlemen were elected fellows —Captain H. C. Syers, Mr. Percyvale Taylor, c. E., and Mr. Edillard F. Thomas, all of the Straits Settlements. The Civil Service Commissioners notify that at the open
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    THE PROSE OF GOLF.
    1189 3 The art of “playing marbles with sticks" —to which a country bumpkin once likened golf—is not so easy of acquirement, as it may appear to onlookers, but when once the intricacies of the game are mastered the man must be peculiarly constituted who does not for
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      202 3 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Notices in this column will be charged full rates. ~MUNCIIPAL NOTICE. THE Municipal Commissioners of George Town, Penang, invite tenders for the following: 1. The construction of Brick Drains in Presgrave Street Ghaut. 2. The construction of a Brick Drain along a certain portion of Bridge Street. 3°
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    EXCHANGE.
    125 4 Penang, 29th July, 1891. Rates close as follows: London, Demand Bank 3/3 dollar. Do. 4 months’sight Bank... 3/3} Do. 6 Credits 3/4} Do. 6 Documentary 3/4} Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs. 224} Do. 30 days’ sight Private 227 Bombay, Demand Bank 224 J Do. 30 days’ sight Private 227 Madras,
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    LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.
    75 4 Penang, 29th July. Tin 831.85 (Trang no supply Black Pepper s West Coast, no supply (.Acbeen 8.50 sellers. White Pepper 13.65 Cloves no supply Mace No. 1 90. nominal. Mace No. 2 76.50 do Nutmegs 85. I No. 1. 4.70 sellers Sugar > 2. 3. do I
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    SINGAPORE SHARE LIST.
    263 4 (Straits Times, 25th July.) Benton? “Straits Tin” (£1 pd) 30 cents nominal. Siam Goldfields (£1 pd) §l| wZZer«. Jelebu Minin? Co. (Sopd)... s3| 6«yer«. Ketchau i’alianz '£l p<l> S3J bnyrr». Malay Prospecting Co. $lO pd) $lOl viler». Pahang Corporation (-81 pd) §4; »rZZer«. Paliang Central (£1 pill
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    REUTER’S TELEGRAMS.
    101 4 Cholera Mortality. London, 27th July.— Cholera is raging in Jeddah and Aleppo; the mortality in Mecca is four hundred daily. Mr. W H. Smith. Mr. W. H. Smith is in ill health, and it is believed that he will not return to the leadership of the House of
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    POLICE PROSECUTIONS.
    1020 4 IV E read recently, in the Singapore papers that in a prosecution for felony in the Police Court, Mr. Donaldson, of the firm of Donaldson and Burkinshaw, appeared for the prosecutor, and that Mr. Cuscaden asked for an adjournment on the ground that Mr. Newland, who prosecutes for
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    TELEGRAPHIC EXCHANGES.
    236 4 I mi Ceylon.) A Monte Carlo in Mexico. A syndicate, with a capital of fifty million dollars, is being formed in the United States for the purpose of establishing in Mexico a gambling establishment similar to that at Monte Carlo in EuropeThe Chiu Revolution. The new ministry formed
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      556 4 PRITCHARD Co. BEACH 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 fur Dress Suits. Trouserings.— West of England, in Checks and Stripes. Serges.— Fine Black and Blue. Suitings.—
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      301 4 THE Pinang Gazette and STRAITS CHRONICLE. The only Penang Journal published triweekly. Important Notice— With view 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 I from persons able to write
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    16 4 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCE. DEATH. Fraser.—At Waterloo Estate, Perak, on the 24th instant, Thomas Fraser, formerly of Ceylon.
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    EDITORIAL AND LOCAL.
    1816 5 The.next homeward mail vid Brindisi, per I’. 6. steamer Pekin, will probably close on Friday, 31st instant. Four cases of cholera were reported during last month at Kota Bahru and Tanjong Toh Along, Kinta district, but the disease has not spread. A petition, signed by numerous Chinese
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    THE STATE OF THE BAZAAR.
    210 5 Affairs in the bazaar are said Io be assuming a more and more threatening state. Excitement is increasing, and by some grave fears are expressed. A meeting of Chinese merchants was held on the 27th instant, at which several speakers took a menacing attitude towards
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    THE NEW DELI-PENANG CABLE.
    159 5 —Free Press. We learn that the contract entered into between the Netherlands Government and The Eastern Extension Telegraph Co., to which reference was made in the Java News” given in our issue of the 20th inst., is to connect Penang by Submarine Cable with the coast
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    A VIRELAY.
    108 5 Oh Gilbert s muse Thy ripened charms That hold enthralled the gazer hushed, Irreverently again are crushed In Parody's ungentle arms It scarce could be nndevious ways The Golfer's erring ball to teach, Or to blasphemer gently preach. Thou wert invoked in yesterday’s Gazette. Better beseech For Saturdays,
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    THE “NAMCHOW” CASE.
    150 5 h—Straits Times. The Captain Committed for Trial. Tn the Namchow case, the first of the charges preferred against Captain Colonna, that of having committed a breach of the Quarantine Ordinance, was finished to-day by the Magistrate finding the Captain guilty and he was fined 850 or six
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    PROVINCE WELLESLEY GYMKHANA
    810 5 The Annual Gymkhana of the Province Wellesley Sports Club was held at I‘rye 1 Dock on Saturday last under the most favourable auspices, the weather being most propitious and the guests numerous. Tiffin was served at 12-30, to I which about fifty sat down including several ladies.
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      207 6 WANTED. A STRONG. SOUND PONY, quiet in _£x Saddle and Harness and free of vice. T. FRASER. 256 Tai ping. WANTED. 4 DVERTISER (Burgher) with fifteen 2a.. years experience in a leading Bank in Colombo, and holding good testimonials, seeks employment in an establishment in Penang or the Neighbouring States.
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      1828 6 TO LET. NOTICE. FOR SALEA SPACIOUS OFFICE, consisting of m ENDERS will be receive d at the Rest- Sc w Steam Lavnch Shanghai. Fl. two stories and basement, situate in I dent Councillor’s Office up to noon of 1 Length over a 11... 61 feet. Beach Street, with view of
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      485 8 PILSENEB BEER. KEY BRAND. IMPORTED SINCE 1879. N'ONE GENUryj: WITHOUT these three labels Labels and Trade Mark Registered in England and Germany Ha ffSrKK fjgWiwlß j| mB y I Rl 514 *1 •Jgi vRB IBVnbXßrewed and vIMkX^ 0 We BEWARE OF IMITATIONS'. f M BmlOi y.y A A?- 7 ;r
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      1020 8 French hair-dbessing saloon. 1 notice. (33C., Beach Street.) ZvpOTICE is hereby given that the part_Ll nership existing between Ong Keng MR. L. BEAULIEU whilst thanking Hoe and Ong Loon Tek, carrying on busithose who have kindly patronized ness under the name or chop “Sind Ho his establishment, begs to inform
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