Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 28 April 1894

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    22 1 PINANG GAZETTE AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. NEW SERIES.] ESTABLISHED 1833. [PRICE 20 CENTB. VOL. LIL SATURDAY. APRIL 28, 1894. No. 96
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      554 1 (Hottcec. Peninsular Oriental Steam Navigation Company. Bril HE Fua.il steamers may be expected to arrive outwards, and leave Penang homewards, on the following dates Outwards. Homewards. G’anges 29th Apl. Thames 4th Miv Sutlej 13th May. Malum 18th 7 PMla 27th Rosetta Ist June I The above dates are only approximate
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      1656 1 pipping Qtoficeg. BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY,—(LTD.). banks. < KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. th a b n I Ocean Steam Ship Company. NEGAPATAM LINE OF STEAMERS. Agra Bank Limrted HOLT’S WEEKLY LINE. Intended Sailinff and expected Arrival of Steamers. CA (o"eMiiiion m. I "t Head Office For Will sail i Steamer
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      730 1 NEDERLABDSCHE HANDEL MAATSCHAPPIJ. (Netherland Trading Society.) Established 1824. Paid-up Capital f 35,783,005. Reserve Funds f 1,753,427.23$ 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, Soui-abaia, Padang, Cheribon, Tegal, Pecalongan. Pasaroean, and
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    MAIL NOTICE.
    56 2 Mails close on Monday. For Per str. Time Deli Langkat 1 p.m. Langkat Jin Ho 1 p.m. Teluk Anson Fook Ching 2 p.m. Pangkor &T. Anson Taw Tong 2 p.m. Singapore China Diamond 3 p.m. The P. <t O. mail steamer Ganges left Colombo for Penang afr 10
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    SHIPPING.
    143 2 Arrival. Yesterday. s. s. Kulsang from Calcutta. Departures. To-day. s. s. Q.uorra for Langkat. s. s. It. K. Atjeh for Edie, &<±. s. s. Karang do. s. s. Hebe for Deli. s. s. Betsy for Pangkor T. Anson,,.. s. s. Kut Sana for S’pore Hongkong. 8. 8. Ho Kwei
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    PASSENGER LIST.
    90 2 Passages hooked for the Straits. March 29th.— Per P. A O. s. s. Valetla from London for Pennng, Mr. Gilchrist and Mr. A. K. Buttery. From Brindisi for Penang, Mr. J. A. Kruijt and Mr. G. H. Klatte. From London for Singapore Mrs. Homan. April 13th.— Per P.
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    THE WEEK.
    50 2 Saturday, 28th Town Band, Golf Club. Sonday, 29th Rogation Sunday. Last Quarter Moon. Outward mail due, P. A O. Ganges. Monday, 30th Town Bund, EsplxnH.h. Annual General Meeting, Penang Library, 5 P.M. Tiikmoav, Ist VVaiiRRMUAY, 2ND:— Town Band, Esplanade. I’III'HaHAY. 3rd Town Band, Datu Kramat Gardens. Friday 4th
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    EXCHANGE.
    124 2 I’knanh, 28th April. Inc-I. It»TBS CLOSE AS FOLLOWS Condon, Demand Bank 20} dol. Do. 4 months’ sight Bank 2 ,|-J Do. 3 Credits 2 IJ-J Do. 3 Doeiiinniii.ary Calcntln. Deiiiaud Bink R» 186 Do. 30 days’sight Private Bombay, Diunand Rink 186 Do. 30 days’sight Private Madras, Demand Bank 185
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    LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.
    86 2 Penang, 28th April, 18J#I. Tin $39.05 I Trang 9.50 sellers. Black Pepper < West Coast.. small supply. Acheen 6 lbs $9.60 sei. White Pepper... 13 10 sellers. Cloves (picked) no supply, Mace No. 1 88.— sellers. Mace Pickings 75. do. Nutmegs 86. do. No. f... 760 do.
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    CRUSHED FOOD.
    181 2 Try it and You will be Satisfied. IR. BELT LIOS begs to inform the pub- lie that since inferior Crushed Food is offered for sale in the Penang Market at low prices, Hie undersigned begs to draw attention to his certificated Crushed Food for Horses, and is prepared,
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    REUTER'S TELEGRAM.
    79 2 House of Commons. London, 26th April.— The Scottish Grand Committee Bill lias passed the House of Commons by a majority of 25. Greece. There was a prolonged shock of earth quake in Greece yesterday. Thebes Ims been utterly destroyed. The Pamirs. The Chinese Minister has concluded a modus
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    THE PROPOSED VOLUNTEERS CORPS.
    243 2 The Free Press, in noticing our remark that “the wealthy natives in Penang, Chinese and others, expect that the Government which taxes the Settlement £45,000 per annum for defence will pay al! the expenses of equipment, seems to take it for granted that such a force
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    LOCAL AND GENERAL.
    507 2 The Perak Postal Department has opened an office at Bagan Serai. The Penang Ti rf Club Programme for the August Meeting is advertised in another column. The P. it O. Company have advanced their rates of passage to all ports about vide ad vertisement. A first class
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    PROVINCE WELLESLEY.
    85 2 Mr. F. G. Penney, the Senior District Officer, will proceed to the Southern District on Monday next, the 30th, ou inspection duty. A cricket match between the 2nd XI Butterworth Recreation Club and the Pulo Tikus R C. will take place at Butterworth this afternoon. Yesteilday, at the
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    ROBBERY OF AN IRON SAFE.
    158 2 On Sunday last, the safe belonging to Ihe Durian Dawan Hospital, Malacca, and which was kept in the Surgery, was found to be none*/. It contained some drugs and §6 in silver. The Police discovered the safe lying in a sawah, 60 yards from the
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    THE STRAITS MILITARY CONTRIBUTION.
    203 2 The London Times of 26th March says: The mail from Singapore brings news that at a meeting of the Legislative Council of the Straits Settlements, held on the 22nd February, Sir Charles Mitchell, the newly arrived Governor of the Straits, appointed a Retrencliment Committee” to examine
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    TELEGRAPHIC EXCHANGES.
    312 2 (J7't Ceylon.) The Budget. London, April 17.—The House of Commons has deterred the debate on the Death Duties. The Times says the Budget is far less objectionable than was expected, though its complexity may lead to prolonged discussion. Fuller details received show that the latter part of the
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    THE GOVERNOR IN SELANGOR.
    821 2 —Straits Times. Kuala Lumpur, 21st April. H E. THE Governor, accompanied by Lady Mitchell, M iss Sanders. Mr. Severn Pi irate Secretary, and Mr. Burra, Assist. Private Secretary, arrived this morning j n the Sea Belle off the month of the Jugra River. H. E. was
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    THE RECENT FIRE IN SINGAPORE.
    839 2 A Chinese Doctor mid his Assistants Drugged, Maltreated and Robbed. 'I HE Daily Advertiser says: —e learn on good authority that a remarkable affair has just taken place in this city. 1 l' e house No. 16, Rochore Road, has for some time been occupied
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      1220 2 .pritohMd Co. KEATING’S POWDER.” 1 k “KEATING’S POWDER.” “KEATING’S POWDER.” HAVE JUST OPENED OUT “KEATING’S POWDER.” nRiC JUOI UFE.IVE.U “KEATING’S POWDER.” THE FOLLOWING This Powder, so celebrated, ie utterly un- o rivalled in destroying BUGS, FLEAS, MOTHS, NEW BEETLES, and all Insects (whilst perfectly harmless to ell animal life). AU
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    JELEBU MINING AND TRADING CO., LTD.
    598 3 J. P. Joaquim, Arnot Reid, Directors. The following is the Director’s Report for the period from 12th August, 1893, to 6th February, 1894, being second half of the fifth year of the Company’s existence by the Chinese Calender: The total number of mines at
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    ADVANCE MAIL NEWS.
    1034 3 (Fid Australia.) The Queen’s Train. London, March 31.—The French newspapers report that a plot was discovered in Belgium, which had for its object the wrecking of the train by which Her Majesty Queen Victoria travelled to Florence. Narrow Escape of the Prince of Wales. London, April 4,—The
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    MUNICIPAL PROGRESS REPORT FOR MARCH 1894.
    1224 3 Meetings. Ordinary meetings were held on the 16th and 30th of the month; there were no special meetings. Revenue and Expenditure. The revenue collected during the month amounted to $12,696.44 while the expenditure was $22,579.14. The balance brought from February was $58,880.28, and the
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    GIRLS OF THE RIGHT SORT.
    800 3 My daughter, unless you can work the ship off the coast, will soon strike the rocks and we shall all be lost." So said the captain of a tin<* merchant vessel to his daughter. He was right ;it was their only chance. The bark .4nin<i,
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      827 3 DANDO Co. TAILORS GENERAL OUTFITTED. No 1, Beach Street Union Street, 26i PEHANG. OFFER. Owner leaving the East. I PINANG GAZ ETT E A CERTAIN number of Prye River DAILY EDITION. L\ Dock Company shares are offered for L sale. Apply to j terms of subscription. 184 H. J. MARTYN,
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      1336 4 Robinson Co., V hi I MCLARTY COMPANY. SINGAPORE. A X tr 9 CONSULTING ENGINEERS, NAVAL ARCHITECTS, i3Ss* £X- surveyors contractors. SUPPLY ALL MACHINERY MATERIALS, FITTINGS, TOOLS, APPLIANCES AND STORES Dressmaking, Millinery, 0 ,N USK BY o Hosiery and Gloves, MJW SHIPOWNERS, MILL OWNERS, MINERS AND HOUSEBUILDERS. Ribbons and Laces, jrtST
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      496 4 Qtoftcee* NEW YORK. Life Insurance Company. Fund5£23,681,886. Heavy Reduction in Rates. “New plan” life policies on European lives in Penang. MANSFIELD, BOGAARDT <t Co, 1 -d f/ents. Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada. H«ad Office, Montreal. Net Assets,Gold $2.473,514. SPECIAL features offered. Low premia. Large profits. Unconditional policies. Perfect security.
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