Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 26 November 1894

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    25 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DJLIL’ST. NEW SERIES.] ESTABLISHED 1833. [P/?/Cf 20 CENTS. VOL. LIL MONDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1894. A.’’ ."I* 1 l\o. 2/1
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      559 1 pipping Qlotuee. Peninsular Oriental Steam Navigation Company. BCD HE mail steamers may be expected to arrive outwards, and leave Penang homewards, on the following dates Outward.. Homeward.. Uittr ”<»•'. 3oth Nor. 23rd Surat lltl, Rosetta 6th Jan. Ravenna 28th Peninsular 11th Jan The above dates are only approximate the arrivals
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      1780 1 pipping (Hofices. BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY,-(LTD.). 1 banks. KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. I Hongkong AYhanghaT Banking Ocean Steam Ship Company. NEGAPATAM LINE OF STEAMERS. corporation. HOLT’S WEEKLY LINE Intended Sailing and expected Arrival of Steamers. Paid-up Capital $10,000,000. —1 i‘ 1 1 Reserve Fund $4,500,000 «a w. w— .a Reserve
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      611 1 NEDERLAHDSCHE HANDEL RAATSCBAPfU. (Net her land Trading Society.) Established 1824. Paid-up Capital f 35,783,000. Reserve Funds f 2,086,155. 60’ Head Office in Amsterdam. Head Agency in Netherlands India.— The Factorij of the Nederlandsehe Handel Maatschappij, Batavia. Agencies and Branches. —Singapore, Medan (Deli), Samarang, Sourabaia, Padang, Cheribon, Tegal, Pccalongan, Pasaroean, and
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    WEATHER REPORT.
    66 2 Taken at Prison Hospital Observatory. 25th November, 1894. 9 a.m. 3 p.m. 9 p.m. Bar. red. 32 Fab. 921 828— 908— Temperature 83 5 87.5 79. Wet Bulb Thermometer 77. 78. 76. Max. Temp, in shade 91.5 Min. do. do. 71.5 Max. in Sun. 140.5 Terr. rad. Ther.
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    LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.
    91 2 Penang, 26th November, 1894. Tin $35.85 f Trang no supply. Black Pepper x West Coast... $9.40 sellers. C Achcen SW» Boz. $9. do. White Pepper 12.4’ Cloves (picked) 27. —sellers. Mace No. 1 sBo. sellers. Mace Pickings 70. do. Nutmegs 90. do. (No. 1 7.2” do. Sugar
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    EXCHANGE.
    130 2 Penang, 26th November, lb”I Rates close as follows: Ijondon, Demand Bank 2 do' Do. 4 months’sight Bank 2”, Do. 3 < Credit 211 Do. 3 Documentary 21} Calcutta, Dviiihikl Bank It* 185 Do. 3V days’ sight Private 190 Bombay. Demand Bank 185 Do. 3” days’ sight Pt irate 190
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    MAIL NOTICE.
    110 2 Maus < losk ot-morrow />» »it. Time. Klang and Malacca Pegu ...11 A.M. Langkat... Fantee NOON Singapore (’beany Chew.. 1 P.M. Paiigkor A T. Anson Perse 2 PM. Toiigkah. Kopah, Renong and Mergui Cornelia 3P M. Wednesday, 28nt Klang Taray .7.11 A.M. Deli Avaygee 1 P.M. Langkat... din
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    MAILS TO ARRIVE.
    66 2 From NegafaTaM:—B. I. s. s. Camorta tomorrow. Time Table of Mails to London. Left Pennnr. Due in Tzniii >n. Arrived Oct. llih B. I. Nov. 7th Nov. 6th Oct. 18th P A (>. Nov lath Nov. 12th Oct. 25th B. I. Nov. 21st Nov. 2”th Nov. 2nd
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    SHIPPING.
    278 2 t rrii hlk. To-no. s. s. Acaggce Iron» Deli. s. s Perse from I A i. i s. s. Fantee fiotii Laitknt. s. s din Ho do s s. Arlsadong from P.oiaiig s. s. Cheung I'hei- from Sing.iporc. Yesterday. s s Pegn from Singapore. s. M It. H>dei'-yii from
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    PASSENGER LIST.
    72 2 Arrivals. To-day. P« r > (’beany I'lo w from Singapore, Mr. Fuddy, and Mr. Findlay. Per s. s. Fnitf from Langkat. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson. Yesterday. Per P. A O. s s. Xmm from London, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Wray. Deparlarea. Y ester day. Per P. A O.
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    THE WEEK.
    52 2 Monday, 26th Town Rand, Esplanade. TvesD.ay, 271 it New Moon, 3 49 A.M. N' gapatam mail due, B. I. s. s. Camorla. Wednesday. 28ril: T«hvh Band, Esplanade. Tiivrsday, 29m: Town Band. Datil Kr.limit Guldens. Friday, 30th S atvhd.ay, Ist Town Band, Golf Club. Sv ND AY, 2nd St.
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    SINGAPORE SHARE LIST.
    191 2 (.Straits Times, 24th November.) Jelebus (S» |sl.) $4.50 sales. Rauhs 13 I”}h1.) $5. XI fully paid Pun joins (s3| jxl.) StPahang Corp. (XI pd.) $34 salts. Maynard Co. ($1”O pl $3” sellers. Pengerangs (.550 pd.) $7O sales. Straits Insurance ($2O pd $l5) buyers. Straits Fires ($2O pd.)
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    REUTER’S TELEGRAM.
    127 2 LONDON, 25th November, 1891. The War. The forts at Port Arthur raptured after desperate fighting. The forts in the rear of Port Arthur were attacked early on Wednesday morning, while heavy guns in the centre shelled the citadel and forts, which were carried after desperate fighting. Port Arthur
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCE.
    21 2 BIRTH. Hali.lFax. —At Rnnnymede, Nortliam Road, on the 25th Noveinbt!!-, Ibe wife of ,1. W. HaLLIFAX of a son.
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    THE EUROPEAN MAILS.
    90 2 The P. A 0. mail arrived last night with newspapers dated 2nd November, and the French mail of the previous >veek only arrived this morning. This again points to the necessity of the Government publicly calling for tenders for an alternative service via Negapatam, stating the subsidy
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    LOCAL.
    637 2 It will BE high water at the Jetty tomorrow at 11 33 a. m. and 12 p. m. There was a great Chingay procession at Singapore on Saturday lust. The Selangor Government Railwav advertises for a general storekeeper. The STEAMER Jin fin arrived here vester day from Balbalan with
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    GENERAL.
    330 2 Il is stated that Vice-Admiral C. F. Ilolhirn will rcliev»* Vice Admiral Sir E R Fremantle on the China station when the Chino Japanese war is over. Ar a meeting of ihe Council of the Royal i Colonial Institute on 3’tli nit. Mr. John I J'l IV M< »t|
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    CRICKET.
    320 2 A. B. C. r*. The Rest of the Alphabet. The “Rest of the Alphabet placets again proved themselves, in their return match on Saturday afternoon, to he superior to A. B. C. It should he mentioned that the A. B. C. team played three men short, but even if
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    SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.
    44 2 [From our Corkesfoxdexts.' TELUK ANSON. 2Gth November. The shipments to-day are— To Penang, 1,218 pikuls tin, [Time from Teluk Anson, 1 h. 32 min KLANG. 26th November. To-day the shipments are To Penang, 190 pikuls of tin. [Time from Klang, 24 min.j
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    THE PENANG KHEAN GUAN INSURANCE CO., LTD
    277 2 THE PENANG KHE AN G UAN INSURANCE CO., LTD A l the ninth ordinary general nieetJ of tin- above Company, held on Sitiir last, the Directors submitted their to the Shareholders as follows: “Your Dire tors beg to submit to r a Statement, of Accounts tor the Trending 28th September
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    KUALA LUMPUR.
    489 2 (From our own Correspondent.) November Mr. H. HvttENBACH proposes I Europe shortly. During his ahsebusiness will be managed by Mr. A E. Hampshire. M it. D. Kynnersley, the younger t part nets, is at present, in uye 7 opening of their coffee estate at K p They propose
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      351 2 New Advertisement. SELANGOR GOVERNMENT RAILWAY. r pHE Government of Selangor is pre 1 pared to receive applications for the appointment of General store keeper. Applicants must have a general teclmi cal knowledge of Rtiln.iv Sloit-s and l-c competent Im»' k keepers. Security to the amount of $l,OOO will be required.
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    REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT IN HONGKONG AND THE STRAITS.
    695 3 (L. 4’ C. Express A plea has been raised more (han once during ievent years that the Crown Colonies in the Far East should enjoy a large share of representative Government. The time has arrived when both the Straits Settlements and Hongkong can
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    THE HAM SEASON.
    295 3 (7b the Editor of the Pinang Gazette.") Sir, —A curious reference is made in a paper received by the nrail which arrived last night. The subject is Abraham Newland, Chief Cashier of the Bank of England, born 1730, died 1807.” Ihe following passage occurs in this article:—■
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    CHINA’S REPUTATION BUBBLE.
    453 3 In Macltwood’, Magazine for November Colonel Henry Knoll,■. ri.lea foil ,i|, against that inveterate habit of the Chinese— 010 Custom.” Regarding the q«al>ty of the Chinese troops, he quotes the opinion of a German instructor •hat. without European officers they are JH’tjyorth a farthing. His own judgment
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    MARRIAGES BY PROXY.
    134 3 Says the Indian Pioneer:— The British maid who consents to link her fortunes with the Ango-Indian exile has frequently’ to run the gauntlet of a P. A O. steamer unprotected except by the photograph of the beloved object in Dustypore or Bebandobastnagar. They do things differently in
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    THE EMPIRE THEA TRE.
    188 3 (Standard, October ‘27th.) The Empire Theatre was crowded last night, when, at the conclusion of the performance, Mr. George Edwards, the manager, stepped to the front, of the stage, amidst, tremendous cheering, ami made the following statement: —“Ladies and Gentlemen, —I have merely to announce to
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    THE STARTING MACHINE.
    224 3 The Melbourne Argus states that the stewards of the V. A. T. C. have made a distinct step forward by introducing Johnstone and Gleeson’s patent startingmachine, which has been working satisfactorily for some months past at the Moonee Valley and Maribyrnong racecourses. According to our con tern
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    SUMMARY OF HOME NEWS.
    1008 3 (L. <t C. Express. October 26th.) The Court. The Queen remains at Balmoral. The Princess of ales and the Princesses Victoria and Maud are at Sandringham House, where they have been joined by the Duke and Duchess of York. General. At home another uneventful week must
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    THE WRECK OF THE U.S. CO.’S “WAIRARAPA.”
    852 3 Terrible Scenes: Narratives of Survivors. (Australian Paper.) Sydney, November 2nd.—'The 2nd officer'of the “Wairarapa” makes the following statement Left Sydney’ Wednesday moderate weather, with clouds about. Passed Three Kings shortly before 8 Sunday. Weather thick and foggy. Half-past 10 passed Cape Maria 12
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    A MISERABLE EMPEROR.
    313 3 In spile of his high prerogatives and semi-divine attributes, Professor Douglas thinks that there are probably few more miserable men in the world than the Emperor of China. One of the titles of this “Vice-regent of Heaven” is that of “The Solitary Man,” and this, in Professor
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    TELEGRAPHIC EXCHANGES.
    251 3 (Vid Ceylon.) Severe Earthquake in South Italy: Great Loss of Life. Home, Nov. 18.— A severe earthquake lias occurred in Sicily’ and Soul her n Daly, and the prolonged succession of shocks is occasioning intense alarm amongst the inhabitants of Ihe affected dist ricts Much damage has already
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      394 3 Co., Penang and Singapore. t( The Posada.” DIRECT IMPORTATION OF WINES AND SPIRITS IN CASKS. PORTS: Red White from $7.50 to per doz SHE RRIES Dry Amontillados $7.50 to $34 MADEIRAS: Drv and Sweet $l2 to $22 MARSALA $8 MUSCATEL: Genuine AA'ine $l2 to $l4 MALAGAS: Red and White $l2
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