Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 1 May 1893

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    22 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAIL?. NEW SERIES.] ESTABLISHED 1833. {PRICE 20 CENTS. VOL. LI. MONDAY, MAY 1, 1893. No. 97
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      634 1 p iiiusiilar Oriental Steam Navigation Company. BypHE mail steamers may A be expected to arrive outwards, and leave Penang homewards, on 4he following dates outwards. Homewards, rs s M y pXniular l lthJune Oriental 3rd June. JfidvM 25th The above dates are only approximate the arrivals and departures may be
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      1540 1 (ltoticea. BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY,—(LTD.). banks. KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. Th J Agra Ocean Steam Ship Company. NEGAPATAM LINE OF STEAMERS. HOLT’S WEEKLY LINE. Intended Sailing and expected Arrival of Steamers. Capital £l,ooo,ooo. m *|K (One Million Sterling.) For M ill sail Steamer From Expectedon Head )ihce. '*n*x*»»»** Nicholas Lane,
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      450 1 NEDERLANDS CHEHANDEL MAATSCHAPPIJ. (Netherland Trading Society.) Established 1524. Paid-up Capital f 35,783',000. Reserve Funds f 1,561,364.71 Special Reserve Fund... /1,000,000. Head Office in Amsterdam. Head Agency in Netherlands India.— The Factorij of the Nederlandsche Handel Maatschappij, Batavia. Agencies and Branches. —Singapore, Medan (Deli), Samarang, Sourabaia, Padang, Cheribon, Tegal, Pecalongan. Pasaroean,
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    SHIPPING.
    74 2 Hxpected. Date Names From Destination. Consignees. May. I 1 2 This l e Trieste S’p.ire, China A. Japan.. 8. Kusteruiann Co. 3 Kutsang Singapore Calcutta Bousteiul to. 5 Glamorganshire London S pore, China Japan.. Do. <1 Ihlhroj h-..i Liverpool Singapore A J iva Mansfield, Bogaardt A Co. H Hamburg
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    THE WEEK.
    71 2 Monday, Ist: Ton n Band, Esplanade, 9 p.m. Tvksi.ay, 2nd: Town Band, Golf Club. Wkdnksixy, 3rd: T’ow n Bard. Esplanade. Meeting. 1’ A P. \V. Planters’ Association. Tiii rsdav. 4rn T<avn Baud, Datil Kramat Gardens. Em day. sth Gymkhana-Race Course. Penang Chib half yearly meeting. Homev anl mail
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    MAIL NOTICE.
    54 2 Maus close To-morrow. r Per str. Time. Kopah. Renong. Mergui and Tavoy Setthi 9 am. Klang Malacca Pegu ...11a.m. 1' li Amgyee noon Pir gkor T. Anson 'Kf-nng Tung... 2 p.m. Calcutta Ki'lsang 2 pm. Lmigkat Jin Ho 3 f.m. Wednesday, 3rd. Tongkah Deli 1 p.M. Friday. sth.
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    EXCHANGE.
    135 2 Penang, Ist May, 1893. R ates close as fui.lo.vs: London. Demand Bank‘2 d.,1. Do. I months’ sitrht Bank 29’ Do. 3 Credits 2/95 Do. 3 DomunciiUry 2/9f Ciih-ufta. Demand Bink R* 221 Do. 30 «lavs’ sigLt Private 22-> Bomlmv, Demand Rmk 224 Do. '3<) days’sijrht Private 225 Madras. D.-maml
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    LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.
    93 2 I’km-g Ist May H'»3 I'h. $37.70 t! I».— sellers. 11'.,, KP.pi i < \V‘-st Const. 9. do 925 do AVI I’, ppe. 12>9 do ’|o’.< fpirlce I) mn.iii stock •,J e 82. sellers. Mace N«i. 2 “9. do Xiiliuegs 80,— do NI I 7 do <i.gn! 2.
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    SINGAPORE SHARE LIST.
    115 2 (Straits Tiii' t. 2 s th April.) ,1. -.'.ti < '■!< r-Lr u a' r .1 At < L: i ’lt l rt P'l C» f 5.1<« Mile*. Piisp.m M'.iuni? »’<». V V rni I "I l’< ’l' l r .1 »l-' Al I II pre ectt
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    REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
    24 2 The Registration Bill. London. 2Sth April I’he Registration Bill has been read a second time in the 1 louse of ('om mons.
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    THE BENGAL LABOURER.
    405 2 Ix another column, under the heading of an Indian district officer’s notes, we publish some facts relating to what the poor in Bengal live upon. It would appear that when e;i i individual gets In’s full two meals a day it is done upon 15 rupees per
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    LOCAL AND GENERAL.
    1052 2 Tur pi!-r of June ill be observed as Queen Birtlidav. li ha- N“ v Lein decided to light the wli ’'e of the S uthampton Docks with electricity. Wr are i: q' l-iEh to state that Mrs. Skinner will I “At Home” at the Resiliency to-moi ow.
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    THE POISONING CASE.
    44 2 We have to record the death yesterday of another of the persons who were poisoned in that mysterious poisoning case reported in onr last issue, making the number of victims to be four in a’.l. The deceased was a female servant.
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    REUTER.
    106 2 Under the heading Renter’s news,” the Straps Times remarks in connection with the telegram of the loss of the Enos Soule: What presumably has happened is that Reuter’s agents in the East have misread “the telegraphic despatch from London. and have inflicted upon the Eastern üblie “a misstatement of
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    THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS ASSOCIATION.
    142 2 From a leader in the Free Press of 27th April, it would appear as if the London and Singapore branches of the Straits Settlements Association are not pulling together very well. It appears that “owing to the position of polities at home the Straits Settlements Association
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    LEPERS.
    129 2 CK.AIN resident, i„ Bia| have again made a complaint t n ,r( *t lepers residing in that street and r ll ing our assistance to vent ilat I S L in the public inter est. They^ l, there are no less than tlirec lĕ P e' in Bishop Street,
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    PENANG GOLF CLUB TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    89 2 SauX“* ieS ere Ladies Championship. Mrs. O’Gorman beat Miss Neubronner. Lalies Single Handicap. Miss D. Neubronner beat Mrs. Adamson Ladies Double Handicap. Mrs. Williams Mrs. Rodvk Miss Ross beat <Mrs.Pi er ;.e FIXTURES. Tuesday, 2nd May. Ladies Championship. Miss Jones v Mrs. Williams. Ladies Single
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    THE GOVERNMENT TELEGRAPHS.
    95 2 We regret that through delay in the Government Telegraph department w e were unable to give any repoit on the cricket match at Parit Biintir on Satnr'lay. Onr correspondent wired from Parit Buntar at 1 30 p.m., and though it would appear to have been received in
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    THE CASE OF KHOO OON KEONG.
    303 2 Khoo Oon Keong was committed for trial at the next Assizes on Saturday bv Mr. Egerton on charges of misappropriation and criminal breach of trust in regard to certain shares in the Deli Opium Farm (Ban Ho Lee) of 18.**!), 1890, 1891. There were
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    PERAK NEWS.
    271 2 {Gcvernment Gazette, 2Bfh). Mr. W. B. Ci ■.rk, Assistant Engineer, Kinta Valley Railway, to act as District Raiway Engineer and Traffic Manager* \lr. E. J. Brew ster, State Commissi ner cf Lands, to act as Stare Auditor, in addition to his own duties. .Mr. F. W. Brewster, Assistant
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      176 2 PRITCHARD CO., Tailors, Outfitters and General Drapers, Have just opened out BEDFORD CORDS and WHIP CORDS for riding breeches. TROPICAL SUITINGS, latest Novelties. Striped and Checked FLANNELS, Prettily assorted, for Lounge Coats, Suitings, Ac. Fancy TENNIS FLANNELS, HEAVY TWEEDS for Ulsters and Suitings. Flexible Felt HATS, black colours. Single and
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      506 2 I New Advertisements. IMPORTANT AUCTION SALE. Preliininary Notico. riIHE n*i I > jnf.l 1 as been favored with I 1. in*-' u-tions to offer at PUBLIC AUCTION at Taiping, on or about 2 'th instant, Air. the Valuable Household Furniture, Piano. Crockery, Platedware, Carriages, Ponies, Harness, Plants, &c., &c., The
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      105 2 INDIA RUBBER STAMPS and Brass Seal Manufactory. IjUBBER Stamps and Bras* Seals of I every des -ript:<m executed in the latest style within 24 hours alter receipt of order. As Goon as English made. Inti .> iiioJrrate. WONG KIM MUN. N<>. 77A, Bishop St., Opposite Armenian Church. ENGLISH BREAD. rnHE
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    CRICKET.
    736 3 DISTRICT t’S- I’ENANG CItICKBT CLUB. K 'nRH BVMAR is a nice little place—nice q,. mt licially, socially and (daring the I’.'c. c. team at least) tll ‘teo l o!<Ji‘-ally. The cricket ground is nU awkward triangular piece having a very S nii-de formed by the intersection of oads. Hit
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    THE DOWAGER DUCHESS OF SOUTHERLAND.
    160 3 -'I? a newspaper says In con- "’i "oli the committal of the Dowager “’less of Sutherland to pi ison, the L particulars have been received 11 hite Duke of Sutherland bequeathed to ow the greater portion of his proI and the present Duke disputes the
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    SILVER.
    239 3 Every day brings confirmation of the fact, that silver can be produced at a profit even if the price should fall much lower than the present level. Recently we had figures from the Br< ken Hill mines in Australia which shovel that silver could be* produced there at a
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    SINGAPORE NEWS.
    546 3 (Z'Vce Press.) Military Fcot-Race. The 120 yards' foot race between Private Cumberland, of the Lincolnshire Regt., and Bombardier McCusker, of the R. A attracted a large number of spectators to the Esplanade last evening. The track was laid straight across the ground, and the men ran from the
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    THE CUSTOMS OF THE COUNTRY.
    595 3 ((’ontribuled.) AVe do not propose at present to go info the question of the dhoby incident of olden times although perhaps, even yet. the novice may at times, w hen be finds one of his best dress shirts missing, or a few of his pet
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    AN INDIAN DISTRICT OFFICER'S NOTES.
    639 3 Ix an interesting work which has been issued by the Bengal Secretariat Press under the mo<le't title of Notes on the District of Gaya,” Mr. Grierson mvc' a inass of information, tiathcred from per-onal observation of the daily I fe of the people, which throws
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    MUNICIPAL PROGRESS REPORT FOR MARCH 1893.
    1235 3 Meetings. Ordinary meetings were held on the 3rd. 17th and 29th of the mot th. and a special meeting, to consider a suggestion regarding the proposetl Jiiffikisha By-laws on tin- 3rd. Revenue axd Expenditure. The revenue collected during the month amounted to SW. 1'7.33.
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    OFFICIAL MINUTES.
    842 3 MEETING OF THE MUNICIPAL COMMISSIONERS HELD ON THE IITH APRIL, 1b93. Present. J. Y. Kennedy, Esq., (PrewJ-nf), the Hon. D. Comrie, W. C. Brown, Esq., m. d. Ciipt. Anderson, r.e., and Koh Seang 'bat. Esq. Absent.- A. G. right, Esq. 1. Ihe M mites of the last inwting
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      94 3 DANDO Co TAILORS GENERAL OUTFITTERS. Xo. I, Beach In ion Street, 261 PENANG. PENANG AGRICULTURAL SHOW. kLL persons intending to exhibit uii ler Divisions B anil E (stock anil implements) in the coining Agricultural Show, are reminded that they should give notice to the General Secretary at the Laml Office,
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      439 3 PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. L'NIIL further notice the Reid. W. Mui.’L'AY will conduct services ev ry uniLiv evening in the Masonic H 11, b ginning at 6 o dock, to which all ;rc o dially invited. 182 GOVERNMENT OF PERAK. I enders for Port Wel<l-P« nang Steam Seri ice, r PENDERS will
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      1546 4 Insurance (Hotter. telegraphic address. MCLARTY COMPANY. head office m LONDON ASSURANCE CORPORATION. ENGINEERS^ AVAL ARCHITECTS. No. 30, BEACH STREET mH E undersigned having been appointed A. B. C... 4TH edition and General Manager. private codes. CONTRACTORS. F. m. McLarty.m.i.m.e. FIRE risks at current rates. C Petang, Ist September, VsVl Lll
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      687 4 (w DRINK tm the Singapore i Straits AEKATED WATER Co.’, Aerated Waters, FOR PURITY and GENERai EXCELLENCE, THEY STAND rv VALLED IN THE EAST 1 Office and Factory 100, ROBINSON ROAD, SINGAPORE. SOLE AGENTS FOR PENANG:— Messrs. MAYNARD Co., u N. 8.-E»ch Bottle bears a affixed over its mouth as
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