Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 21 May 1894

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  • 22 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAIL’S*. NEW SERIES.] ESTABLISHED 1833. [PRICE 20 CENTS. VOL. LII. MONDAY, MAY 21, 1894. No. 114
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 544 1 (Rotfcek: L Peninsular Oriental Steam Navigation Company. mail steamers may 1 X be expected arrive outwards, and leave Penang homewards, on the following dates Outward., Bom.ward«. Rohilla 27th May TJosetto Ist June The above dates are only approximate Ile ai rivals and departures may be either earlier or later. Eor
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    • 1384 1 pipping (Jloftces. BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY,—(LTD.). banks. n KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. Ocean Steam Ship Company. NEGAPATAM LINE OF STEAMERS. Agra Bank Limited HOLT S WEEKLY LIKE. Intended Sailing and expected Arrival o f Steamers. i i Head Office For Will sail Steamer From Expected on Nicholas Lane, Lombard Str.,
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    • 659 1 NEDERLAHDSCHE HANDEL MAATSCHAPPIJ. (Netherland Trading Society.) Established 1824. Paid-up Capital f 35,783,0Q0. Reserve Funds f 1,753,427.23| Special Reserve Fund... f 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.
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  • 74 2 Mails close To-mo&row. For Per str. Time Edie, Segli, T. Semawe and Olehleh Hole Ganton.AO a.m. Klang Malacca Hye Leong..A] a.m. Edie T. Semawe Washi 1 p.m. Deli Avagyee 1 p.m. Pangkor &T. Anson Betsy 2 p.m. Rangoon Fitz-patrick.. 3 p.m. Colombo S’ern India Japan 4 p.m. Wednesday,
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  • 205 2 Arrivals. To-day. s. s. Quorra from Langkat. B I. s. s. Palamcolta from Singapore. P. O s. s. Japan do. Y ESTERDAY. 8. s. Washi from Edie. s. s. Avagyee form Deli. s. s. Petrel from Tongkah. s. s. Sultan from Liverpool. s. s. Fitz-patrick from Rangoon. s. s.
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  • 152 2 Per P. O. 8. 8. Japan from Singapore, Lt. Burton. Per B. I. s. r. Palamcolta from Singapore, Mr?van Someren, Mr. McKillegan and the Misses Logan. Passages booked for the Straits. April Utith.— Per P. A O. 8. s. Parramatta from London for Penang, Mr. A Mrs. W.
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  • 68 2 Monday, 21st Town Band, Expliniii<i<-. Ti'KHOAv. 22nd Dr.Canari's performance Town Hall 9 p.m. Presbyterian Church Meeting Masonic Hall 9 p M. Good Templars Meeting. 23rd Football Match, Esplanade, P. C. C. rs C. R. C. Town Band, Esplanade. Homeward mail closes, ria Negapntart). TininsiiAr. 24tii —(Public Holiday.) Queen’s
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  • 129 2 Pen a no, 21st May, IM!H. ItA IKS CLOSE AS KOLLO Vs London, Demand Bank 2 dol. Do. 4 months’ sight. Bank 21J Do. Credits 2 2 Dn. 3 D ir.nm-tii. iry 'nlciii tn, Dmniuil Bink H» 198 Do. 3<) days’sight Private Bombay, Demand Bmk 198 Do. 30 days’sight
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  • 85 2 Penang, 21st May, 1894. Tin 538 70 I Trang 9.25 sellers. Black Pepper] West Coast.. small supply. Acheen ...61b. 9.30 sellers. White Pepper... 12 40 buyers. Cloves (picked) no supply. Mace No. 1 86, sellers. Mace Pickings 73. do. Nutmegs 87. do, No. 1 760 do. Sugar]
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  • 94 2 Tea for Russia. London, 20th May.— The Russian Government will send experts to India, Ceylon, and China in December to study teaplanting. Match, Vigilant vs. Valkyrie. A match between the Vigilant and the Valkyrie has been arranged for in English waters. The best out of three races Io
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  • 334 2 The resolution come to by the Government to establish a quarantine on steamers from Hongkong ia a good one in itself It is one however that may be considered advantageous to Penang or the reverse, according to (he point of view from which it is considered. Let ua
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  • 262 2 It is quite amusing to hear the Straits officials expressing their opinions upon the Secretary of State’s proposals as to the compensation for the depreciation of silver. Beware of the Greeks when they come with gifts in their hands seems to be the general attitude.
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  • 583 2 Copies of Bright Celestials” may be purchased at Messrs. Pritchard Co., vile advertisement. Good Templars are reminded of the meeting to-morrow evening nt Good Templars Hall. Turn out the C. T.” Wk are informed that- Koh L?ap Teng, of the Penang Fi'ee School, has obtained a Queen’s
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  • 174 2 A match has been arranged between the Penang Cricket Club and the Chinese, to be played on the Esplanade on Wednesday, 23rd instant, at 5 o’clock. P. C. C. r«. Police and Recreationists. The above match was played on the Esplanade on Friday, 18th instant, resulting in a win
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  • 132 2 > Lady Mitchell’s reception, on the 17th afternoon, was largely attended. A Hindoo complained to (he police that his son-in-law had stolen jewellery valued at $5OO from him and had absconded to Penang. Captain Huddle, deputy harbour master at Singapore, who is at present in England on leave,
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  • 426 2 The Hague Abating. The following telegram was received i n Singapore from Hongkong on the 18th “'i’he plauiie abating. Yesterday (17th inst.) very few fresh cases. Heavy rains cont inue.” Quarantine at Singapore. A Government Gazette Extraordinary, dated 19th inst contains the following notification declaring Hongkong to be
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  • 305 2 Penang R. C. vs. Butterworth R. C This match, played on the ground of the latter, resulted in a win for the visitors, who were matciially assisted by Weinman, late of Selangor. 'l’he Butterworth innings needs no description, as the was of a rather feeble description all through, Carter
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  • 730 2 (Hongkong Telegraph.) The Petition to the House of Commons in favour of comprehensive reforms in the Hong* kong Constitution is receiving cordial support in every quarter; signatures are being appended in most encouraging numbers at the (’bib nnd the several stores where copies of the document have
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 1076 2 New advertisements. DrfiftnhtirifJ Penang Presbyterian Church. I'lHuCllui U uO. THE Annual Business Meeting of the out Congregation will be held to-morrow HAVE JUST OPENED OUT r 9 e o S ’dock eVening 1,1 the MASOKIC HA 245 THE FOLLOWING NEW GOODS:WANTED IMMEDIATELY. a qualified dresser, for a Coffee Tailoring Department.
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  • 258 3 Five Thousand Cases of oil Destkoted An outbreak of fire occurred on the 17th afternoon, at Kallang, the police being notified of the occurrence about four o’clock At first the fire was confined to some cases of kerosene oil in front of Messrs. Huttenbach Bi os.
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  • 249 3 (18th May.) Major-General H. T. assumed command of the 'lloops in the Straits Settlements on the 14th instant.. Dr. M. F. Simon, Principal Civil Medical Officer, Straits Settlements, reported his return from leave of absence, and resumed his duties on the 15th instant. Mr. R. Craig is recognised
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  • 745 3 Great Damage Done. (Straits Times, 19th May.) Yesterday afternoon there was witness ed at Tanjong Pagar a most extraordinary occurrence, which came in (he form of a tornado, the like of which has-not been known in Singapore. At four o’clock yesterday, when it was raining
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  • 562 3 (To the Editor of the Pinang Gazette.”) Sir, —All authorities on foreign politics are in general agreement that the vital centre of the Eastern Question has shifted from South-East Europe to Central Asia But all are not in agreement, as to how to protect, in time
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  • 957 3 Mr Georoe C Bkllamy, a District Officer, Kuala Selangor, gives the following report on the Ceylon Government Dairy The Dairy is situated in the neighbourhood of the Cinnamon Gardens Colombo, on a plot of ground which was evidently at one time the bed of a considerable river.
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  • 395 3 —Men of the Time. EdmuStd Hodgson Yates, son of the wellknown actor, who was lessee of the Adelphi, was born in July 1831, and was for some years liief of the Missing Letter Department in the Post-Office, lie has written “My Hamits and their Frequenters,” published in 1854;
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 800 3 GIRLS OF THE RIGHT SORT. 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 fine merchant vessel £o his daughter. He was right; it was their only chance. The bark Antnn,
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    • 784 3 DANDO Co. TAILORS -A-ISrJD GENERAL OUTFITTERS. No 1, Beach Street Union Street, 281 PENANG. TO LET COSLING CO., STRAWBERRY, PENANG HILL, Penang and Singapore. Rent 76 a month. P. D. STEPHENS, 203 Glugor, Penang. DRINK. Dawson’s Perfection Whisky W ANTED. Thoroughly matured. Uniform in quality. Purest Brand on the Market.
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    • 1526 4 GOLD u EOALB-Goiogne, Amsterdam, Brussels,The Hague, Dublin, Birmingham,&c, w j i rar X Jobaniua W PATENTED FAST THE KING OF NATURAL TABLE WATERS. KHAKI DRILL PROMOTES APPETITE, ASSISTS DIGESTION, PROLONGS LIFE. c rH uiDT The Water mixea mlmirftbly with wine, .nd .pirlM,”-T»e £«.«t. Nfo SdlgAgertSlßeSSTS SLOTIIDI. M4l MUmHHKW Vf To
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    • 424 4 HEIDSIECK CO’S. CHAMPAGNE. Monopole, “red seal,” (Medium Dry). Monopole Sec, “red foil,” (Dry). Sole Agents: SCHMIDT KUSTERMANN Co 413 Penang, KHYE HO FOUNDRY COMPANY, AVELD QUAY. ENGINEERS, BOILER-MAKERS, RON AND BRASS FOUNDER?, AND GENERAL CONTRACTORS. Boiler Fittings and Engineer’s Stores, etc., always in stock. J. IRVING, 92 Manager, AFFAIRS OF
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