Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 20 January 1894

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  • 22 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILT. NEW SERIES.} ESTABLISHED 1833. [PRICE 20 CENTS. VOL. LIL SATURDAY, JANUARY 20, 1894. No. 17
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 643 1 (Hottcee» I Peninsular Oriental Steam Navigation Company. I riIHE mail steamers may k e ex pected to arrive outwards, and leave Penang homewards, on the following dates Outwards. Homewards. Ravenna 2lstJanJ Ganges 25th Jan. Rosetta 4th Feb.' Thames Bth Feb. Assan 18th Malwa 22nd Rohilla 4th Mar. Rosetta Bth Mar.
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    • 1464 1 pipping (Roftcee. BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY,-(LTD.). banks. i KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. A Ocean Steam Ship Company. NEGAPATAM LINE OF STEAMERS. Bank d HOLT’S WEEKLY LINE. Intended Sailing and expected Arrival of Steamers. (One Million sterling.) I < Head Office 1 For Will sail Steamer From Expected on Nicholas Lane,
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    • 598 1 NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL lAATSCHAPFU. (Netherland Trading Society.) Established 1824. Paid-up Capital f 35,783,000. Reserve Funds Special Reserve Fund... /1,000,000. Head Office in Amsterdam. Head Agency’ in Netherlands India.— The Factorij of the Nederlandache Handel Maatschappij, Batavia. Agencies and Branches. —Singapore, Medan (Deli), Samarang, Sourabaia, Padang, Cheribon, Tegal, Pecalongan. Pasaroean, and Tjilatjap.
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  • 84 2 Expected. Jan" Names. From. Destination. Consignees. 20 Afe n« Rangoon Rangoon Huttenbach. Liebert Co. 20 Stwra Hongkong Bombay Behn, Meyer A Co. o? Singapore Trieste vid ports S. Kustermann A Co. 21 P. AO. Ravenna Colombo S’pore, China Japan.. Gilfillan, Wood A Co. o? Negapatam Singapore Huttenbach, Liebert A
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  • 37 2 Mail close on Monday. For Per str. Time Deli Avagyee 2 p.m. Thursday, 25th. Europe, via Brindisi... Ganges The P. O. mail steamer Ravenna left Colombo for Penang at 4 p.m. on the 16th lust.
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  • 59 2 Saturday, 20th Penang Races, 3.15 p.m. Town Band, Race Course. Sunday, 21st 3rd Sunday after Epiphany. Outward mail due, P. O. Ravenna. Monday, 22nd (Public Holiday). Town Band, Esplanade, 9 p.m. Tukhday, 23rd Mrs. Skinner “At Home,” Residency. Wednesday, 24th Town Band, Esplanade. Thursday, 25th Town Band, Datu
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  • 120 2 Penang, 20th January, (b!*4. Rates close as follows: London, Demand Bank 23< •<•»'. Do. I months’ sight. Bank 2 :>} Do. 3 Credits 23} Do. 3 Documentary Calcutta, Demand Bank 11« 185 Do. 30 days’sight Private Bombay, Demand II ink 185 Do. 30 days’sight Private Madras, Demand Bank 18IJ
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  • 78 2 Penang, 20th January, 1894. Tin Trang 9“ sellers. Blank Pepper < West Coast.. 8.1" firmer I Acheen 7.80 White Pepper 12.40 Cloves (picked) small supplies Mace No. 1 4*2. sellers. Mace No. 2 do Nutmegs bl. No. I b Sugar 4 2 4.50 firm Basket 4 'X»
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  • 54 2 America. London, ISth January. Mr. Secretary Carlisle’s bonds were largely over subscribed at a high premium rendering a rate of issue at about two and-a-half per cent. Africa. Lobengula is anxious to make overtures to surrender. Colonel Ellis’ expedition has twice utterly routed the Sofas. The expedition is
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  • 436 2 The races always attract a number of Perak people to Penang, and give us the opportunity of obtaining the amount of reliance to he placed on reports and rumours that reach us from time to time. For months past we have heard all sorts of hard things said
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  • 565 2 Monday bejno a public holiday, there will be no issue of this paper. The Band will play at the Esplanade on Monday night, commencing at the usual hour. The Austrian man-of-war Fasana left here last night, at eight o’clock, for Singapore. The Exchange Banks will be closed
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  • 60 2 H. E. the Acting Governor breakfasted with the Resident Councillor yesterday, and for the remainder of the day was engaged in business at the Government Offices. In the evening H. E. drove out with His Highness the Sultan of Johore, calling on the Resident Councillor and Mr.
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  • 98 2 The half-yearly Tennis Tournament of this Club commences on Monday. The entries all round are numerous, and many exciting and closely contested games are being looked forward to. The ties fixed for Monday are as follows Single Handicap Class A. G. Wright owes) <J. A. Chichester 15
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  • 353 2 Ar the ordinary meeting of the Municipal Commissioners held yesterday afternoon. Capt. Anderson, r e., (Acting President), Dr Brown and Mr. R. A. P. Hogan were present.. Minnies. The minutes of the last meeting, held on the sth instant, were read and confirmed. Bills. Some bills amounting to
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  • 183 2 An important concession (says the Siam Free Press) has been granted to Mr. Cohen of a large tract of coal-bearing country in the neighbourhood of Ghirbi, in the Siamese Malay States north of Penang. The wealth of this coal-bearing district has long been known, and watched
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  • 547 2 A correspondent writes —On Wednesdav night there was a social meeting of the Penang members of the Order and their friends in the hall of the Pride of Penang Lodge,” Penang Road. Corporal G. Cook occupied the chair, and was supported on his right and left
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  • 228 2 The First Chamber has considered in committee the Java Budget, and the report has been published. Satisfaction was expressed with the plans of the Minister for the decentralisation of Government. About the financial condition the opinion was divided. From one side the advice was given to limit
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 435 2 New Advertisement. NOTICE. THE EXCHANGE BANKS will be closed to business on Monday, the 22nd inst.y being a Public Holiday. NOTICES. TO LET. February and march—“Lomond Hill.” $6O a month. Apply by post to <f Lomond,” Penang Hill. 24 TO LET. Q iyrEWINGTON,” Burmah Road, now 1\ in excellent repair,
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    • 12 2 JOSF" Pritchard and Company’s CASH SALE will end on the 25th instant.
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    • 218 2 NOTICE. By order of the Mortgagees. fIUIE undersigned is instructed to put up I f ur sale by Public Auction (unless previously disposed of by private snip) on Monday, the 22nd January, 1894, at 3 p. M. on the spot All that piece of land and messuage i known as
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  • 116 3 A Bangkok paper writes of the French las showing symptoms of settling down at IChantaboon in contravention of the treaty engagement:— The rumour that the French are making a coaling station at Chantaboon is true in part. A few bundled tons will be kept there for
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  • 181 3 —L. AC. Express. The speech which Sir Charles Mitchell delivered at the Straits Settlements dinner, in responding for the guests, was commendably brief and in exceedingly good taste. He wisely refrained from touching on any controversial topics, or making any declarations as to his future policy. He
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  • 123 3 Thebe is renewed excitement in the silver Market with the strong revival of the import demand, says the Calcutta Englishman On the 6th instant not less than £50,000 worth is said to have been sold by the Exchange Banks for shipment to Bombay, and on the sth,
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  • 983 3 (I. C. Express, Dec. 22nd.) The Court. —The Queen and Court left Windsor Castle on 18th inst. for Osborne, which was reached soon after four o’clock in the afternoon. Her Majesty was accompanie I by Princess Beatrice. The Queen on 15th inst. «rare audience at Windsor
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  • 972 3 Meetings. Ordinary meetings of the Commissioners were held on the Bth and 23rd of the month. Special meetings were held on the same dates, that on the Bth to consider the question of the rates for water used for trade pm poses, and that
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  • 1108 3 (L. C. Express, Dec. 22nd.) Holland has lost a remarkable man in Mr. L. W; C. Keuchenius, ex-Minister of Dutch Colonies, ami for many years one of the most prominent members of the Second Chamber of the States-General. Mr. Keuchenius was a strange mixture of
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 424 3 The Netherlands Fire Insurance Company. 1 Established 1845. r pHE undersigned is prepared to receive 1 tire risks at current rates. He is also authorised to insure Slurs in harbour and in dock, Horses and Cattle in the stables, ate., against Hro risks only. H. J. MARTYN, Jnr., 253 Agent.
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    • 742 3 DANDO Co.' TAILORS JLISTT) GENERAL OUTFITTERS. No 1, Beach Street Union Street, 2«i FEM’A.ITG-. THE STRAITS INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. ESTABLISHED 1888. ESTABLISHED 1886. Capital fully Subscribed Capital fully Subscribed $3,000,000—£500,000. §2,000,000=£330,00C; Capital paid-up Capital PAID UP $600,000—£100,000. §400,000= £66,000, Reserve Fund 525,000=£4,000. ESEKVE Fcnd »60,000=£10,000. Reserve
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    • 1385 4 —NETHEBSOLE Co., heid c Som C s MARINE INSURANCE. bMAMrAWB -The Federal Marine insurance Company. 1 FARQUHAR STREET, PENANG. Monorote, “red ..al,’’(Medium Dry). rpHE undersigned having been appointed Monopole Sec, “red foil, (Dry). X Agents for the above Company, are Sole Agents: rate P s ared t 0 Marine RiBkS
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    • 443 4 MCLARTY COMPANY. CONSULTING ENGINEERS, NAVAL ARCHITECTS, SURVEYORS CONTRACTORS. SUPPLY ALL MACHINERY MATERIALS. FITTINGS, TOOLS, APPLIANCES AND STORES IN USE BY SHIPOWNERS, MILL OWNERS, MINERS AND HOUSEBUILDERS. DESIGNS AND SPECIFICATIONS PREPARED, WORKS SUPERVISED DURING CONSTRUCTION, Contracts Negotiated with Indian and European Manufacturers. 1 i.‘ r m I 1 1 al a
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