Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 8 February 1893

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  • 22 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DA.ILT. NEW SERIES.] ESTABLISHED 1833. [P/?/C£ 20 CENTS. VOL. LI. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1893. No. 31
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 615 1 (llottceß. Peninsular Oriental Steam Navigation Company. ®mHE mail steamers may J- be expected to arrive outwards, and leave Penang homewards, on the following dates: Outwards. Homewards. Carthage 10th Feb.! Ancona 10th Feb. Maltva sth Mar. Thames 21th Jfiraanore 10th Peshawur 10th Mar. Uohilla 24th The above dates are only approximate
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    • 1507 1 agwinna (Uoticce.BRITISH INDIA STEAM COMPANY,-(LTD.). banks. KONINKLIJKE PAKETVaART MAATSCHAPPIJ. Tb‘ Limited. i Ocean Steam Ship Company. NEGAPATAM LINE OF STEAMERS. HOLT’S WEEKLY LINE. Intended Sailing and expected Arrival of Steamers. sterling) Head Office F R Will sail Steamer From Expected on Nicholas Lane, Lombard Str., London, E.C. Achilles Iwx I’romethfus
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    • 672 1 KEDERUNDSCHK HAKBKL ■AATSCHAM’U. (Netherland Trading Society.) Established 1824. Paid-up Capital f 35,783,000. Reserve Funds f 1,561,364.71 Special Reserve Fund... /1,000,000. H ead Office in Amsterdam. Head Agency in Netherlands India.—•_ The Factorij of the Nederlandsche Handel Maatschappij, Batavia. Agencies and Branches. —Singapore, Medan (Deli), Samarang, Sourabaia, Cheribon, Tegal, Pecalongan. Pasaroean,
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  • 56 2 Mails close to*morrow. For Per str. Time. Pangkor AT. Anson... Kwang Tung 2 p.m. Friday, 10th. Klang A Malacca Teutonia ...10 a.m. Deli Rosa 1 P.M. Europe,rid Brindisi... Ancona Saturday, 11th. Pangkor <fc T. Anson... Taw Tong 5 p.M. Registration by the homeward P. A O. Ancona will
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  • 79 2 Wki>nf.si»ay, Hth Town Band. Esplanade. Abell and Klaer s Circus. Penang Athemvum, Debate on Capital Punishment Thursday, 9th Last Quarter Moon. Abell and Klaer’s Circus. Football. Penang C. ra. Police. Friday, 10th Homeward mail closes, rid Brindisi. Penang’Cricket Club General Meeting. Anglo-Chinese School Distribution of Prizes. Saturday, 11th:
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  • 130 2 Penang, srii FkbruarY7TS93. RaTKS CLOSE as FOLLOWS: London, Demand Bank 2/8} dol. Do. 4 months’ sight Bank 2Of Do. 3 Credits 2'9} Do. 3 Documentary 2/!‘* Calcutta. Demand Bank II» 222} Do. 30 days’sight Private 224 Bombay. Demand Bank 222 J Do. 30 day.*'sight Private 224 Madras. Demand Bank
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  • 83 2 Penang. Shi February. 1893. To. ...138 80 T iatig small supply Black P« ppei < West (*.>Mst 1O SO •eiiers (--.lied A.11.e1l 10.50 do While Pepper 13.60 sellers. Cloves (picked) 26. do Mate No. 1 82. do Mare No. 2 70. do Nutmegs 7 i R cller.s.
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  • 100 2 The Black Watch. London, 6th February. The Black Watch has landed in Egypt and proceeded to Cairo. A Bye-election. Sir Joseph Crosland, Tory, has been elected for Huddersfield by a majority of 35, replacing Mr. Summers, deceased. Uganda. Messrs. Balfour, Chamberlain, Goschen pressed the Government to state how
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  • 831 2 In our issue of 2nd. we called attention to the ?204. *7O loaned to Sungei I jong bv the State of Selangor, and the Free Press dated 4th which came to hand yesterday, has a leader on the subject which we reoroiluce e sewliere. The Free
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  • 121 2 The step taken by the Hon. David Comrie, in giving notice that lie intends to ask in the Legislative Council for a Royal Commission to enquire into the relations between the various Settlements forming this Colony and the disposal of their respective revenues, meets with the almost
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  • 948 2 The Penang Ladies will be “At Home” at the Town Hall on Monday next, the 13th instant, at 9 p.m. The Penang Free School has closed for the Chinese New Year holidays for a month up to the 6th proximo. A football match is being arranged be-
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  • 149 2 The first encounter in the Champion was decided yesterday evening when, a a protracted struggle, C. G. Garrard dX? ed J. A. Brown by 6-5, 0-6, 6-4. The and third sets were very close and interj ing. In the first, Brown kept the L until the
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  • 223 2 To tde Editor of the “Pinang Gazette' Sir, —I will not trespass much upon roar space but will merely state briefly that the step taken by Mr. Comrie is one that should be applauded. There are many of my way of thinking and it may
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  • 253 2 Kinta Valley Railway. An effort is now being made, by working day and night on the railway, to get the first section (17 miles) completed by April, so that it may be opened by His Excelhncr the Governor, who is expected to visit the State in that month.
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  • 248 2 Mr. H. F. Bellamy, Deputy State Engineer, has been granted one month's vacat> on leave from the 31st January, 1893. e (Selangor Journal.) A new era in tin mining has been start* successfully in Selangor. Mr. Bath, the Raub Company, has for several moot been tunnelling for tin
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 604 2 PRITCHARD CO. New Advertisements. HAVE NOW OrBNXD OUT FOR SALE, PIANO, quite new, bv Challen Son, Loudon, constructed specially for the Tropics with latest improvements a hand* tbeir first shipment of some piece of furniture, tor terms, Ac., Apply to “C. W.,” NEW GOODS for 1893, 67 Specially Selected from
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    • 339 2 MUNICIPAL NOTICE. VI’PLICATIONS for the following appointments will Ih? received by the undersigned up to 4 p. m. on ThcksdaY, the 16th Fi.itKtAin next. 1. Storekeeper, at a salary of 825 a mouth. 2. •Caretaker at Watcifall, at a salary uf S 20 a moot h. 3. Water Inspector, at
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  • 813 3 (Singapore Free Press.) We have looked a little more closely into a matter that was alluded to on the 13th Jan that is to say, the present inability of the Colony to afford financial help to the borrowing Native States, and the fact that the necessary
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  • 336 3 During 1891-92 the only crops which succeeded at the Lashio Experimental Fann were maize, ground-nuts and dhali. Wheat and grain failed completely, the failure of the former being attributed to bad seed and unsuitable soil. The main object of the farm is the introduction of new
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  • 1226 3 THE CHARTERED MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LONDON CHINA. From the Money Market Review” of Jan. 7, 1893. An extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders of this corporation was held at > 65, Old Broad-street, on Saturday last; Mr. J. N. Bullen presiding. The Chairman said Before we begin the business.
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  • 199 3 Madras Tinies. The question was lately referred to the Colonial Office by the Governor of the Straits Settlements as to whether any restriction should be placed upon the coaling of steamers carrying oil in cases but not breakgig bulk, and steamers carrying oil in
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  • 923 3 CHARLES DICKENS. A few days ago (says the Daily Netrs) the ancient hostelrie” familiar to readers of Dickens as the Black Jack, in Portsmouthstreet, Clare Market, closed its doors forever, as the entire block of buildings surrounding it is about to be demolished. The Black
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  • 943 3 Who intends visiting Penang within the next few months, sends us a well got up pamphlet with his own portrait on the outside. The following is his account of himself: 3A Bentley, or to be more precise, Mr. M illiain Begg, was born at 51 Minto Street, Edinburgh.
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 136 3 MUNICIPAL NOTICE. rpHE next Ordinary Meeting of theMuniJL cipal Commissioners will be held in the Town Hall, at 2.30 p. m., On Wednesday, the 15th Instant. (By Order) J. W. H ALLI FAX, Secretary to the Munici/ml Commissioners. MUNICIPAL NOTICE. THE Municipal Commissioners of George Town, Penang, invite tenders for
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    • 688 3 DAN DO Co TAILORS GENERAL OUTFITTERS. No. 1, Beach Street Union Street, 261 PENANG. DENTAL NOTICE. FOR SALE. DR. SNYDER, of Singapore, represent- TTIEWS of Penang, Singapore, Perak, ing the undersigned, has arrived and Selangor and Sumatra. may be consulted at Room No. 16, Eastern W. JONES, and Oriental Hotel.
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 1033 4 Telegraphic Address: MCLARTY Head Office: "McLarty, Penang” consulting engineers, naval architects, no. so, beach street Thue’s A. I. Code (1887.) SURVEYORS iJZTrXZ,., A. B. C. 4th edition and General Manager. and F. M. McLarty, m. i. m.e. Private Codes. CONTRACTORS. ><■»*■ the fflncleitmeniioned Asbestos in all forms, Forgings of all
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    • 1156 4 HEIDSIECK CO.’S CHAMPAGNE. i i rei cd Monopole, “red seal,” (Medium Dry). Monopole Sec, “red foil,” (Dry). «’'TA.rj.nra M OOLE xIIGENTS dfiML nit nnd SCHMIDT KUSTERMANN Co., I 434 Penang. No more ASTHMa r- a nor OPPRESSION, nor COuSA ESTD. IN A. D. 1888. zfVK nrrura’Ti Clfiiy s A nii-Asttimaiic
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