Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 29 October 1895

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    22 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. FTTBLISSED D-AJLTF. NEW SERIES.] ESTABLISHED 1833. [PRICE 20 CENTS. VOL. LIII. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1895. No. 249.
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      578 1 pipping (Rottcew -S Peninsular Oriental Steam Navigation Company. tpHE mail steamers mar be expected to arrive outwards, and leave Penang homewards, on the following dates:— Outwards. Hnm award Rih ilia 26 Oct. Kaisar-i-hi >d 31 Oct. Khedive 8 Nov. Rosetta 14 Nov. R-irenna 22 j Mirzapon 28 Kai.ar-i-hiud 7 Dec.
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      1620 1 SBwmna Oloficee. BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY,—(LTD.). banks. 3 KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. Hongkong Shanghai BankOcean Steam Ship Company. NEGAPATAM LINE OF STEAMERS. Corporation. HOLT’S WEEKLY LINE. Intended Sailing and expected Arrival of Steamers. Paid-vf Capitalslo,ooo,o9o. A—— I i Rubbve Fund $5,500,000. Rbsrrvb Liability of Proprietors $10,000,000. For Will bail Steamer
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      413 1 MDERUHDStfiE HARDEL BAATSCHAFfIJ. (Netherland Trading Society.) Established 1824. Paid-up Capital f 35,783,000 Reserve Funds f 2,216,514.01 Head Office in Amsterdam. Head Agenct in Netherlands India.— The Factorij of the Nedei-landsche Handel Maatschappij, Batavia. Agencies and Branches. —Singapore Medan (Deli), Samarang, Sourabaia, Padang, Cheribon, Tegal, Peealongan, Pasaroean, and Tjilatjap. London Bankers.
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    LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.
    121 2 I'knang, 29th October, 1895. >34 30 sellers. Tiimg to supply. Bltick l’»»|i|»»-i- t os! I <>h»i... 9.7*' sellers. A.-l Il >iiz 10.2-5 •!«>. Wliiii’ I'oppiT 13 80 do. Ch.vi-s (pii-ki-di < ut, of si-lisoii Since No. I b 4.— sellers. Mure I’ii-kim»» 4. do. Nut 92 sellers
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    EXCHANGE.
    122 2 I’knang. 29th October, 1895. !UIW < I.OSK As KOl.I.oWs liotidon. Demand Bunk 2 doh Do. I months sight Bank 2'22 Do. 3 Credit. 2/2| Do. 3 I’«M’linieiitin 2 2-10/16 Ciilculln, Demand Bank 192 Do. 3 days’sight I’rivuie 194 Bombay, Demand Bunk 192 Do. 3 days'sight I'iivnie |P4 Madras, Demand
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    MAIL NOTICE.
    61 2 Mails closs To-mokkow. For Per ttr. Time. Pangkor T. Anson Hetty 2 p.m, Teluk AiiHon Lady Weld 3 P-M. Singapore China C. Hock Kian 3 P.M. Thursday, 31st, Deli ...Ho Kwei 1 p.m. The homeward P. O. steamer Kaiea Hind left Hongkong at 1 p. m. on the
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    MAILS TO ARRIVE.
    41 2 From Rangoon:- By the s. s Purnea tomorrow. From Olbhleh: —By the s. s. G. G. Meyer on Thursday. From Colombo: —By the s. s. Maria Valerie on Thursday. From Singapore.: —By the s. s. Pundua. on Friday.
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    SHIPPING.
    238 2 Arrivals. To-uo. B. I. s. s. Sirea from Madras. Departures. ’l’o-lIA V. s.s. Avagyee for Deli. s. s. Sanilwongnee for Asahan. s. h. Mari/ Austin for Klang. h. s Perse for Pmigkor nnd T. Anson. B. I. s 8. Siren for Singapore. Exported. Oct. 28 s. s. Gleushiel fr
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    WEATHER REPORT.
    72 2 Tak«*u nt I'rimin lloMpifal Obarrvalwrjr. 28tii Octohkh. 1835 9 t.M. 3 r.M r.M. Bal. led 32 Fab 9H 818 921 Tempe rut me B*. 81.-5 79. Wei Knlli Tlieriiioiiu i 77 5 77 8 76 Max. Temp, in alnid»- 87. Mm. do. do’ 73. Mux. in Stm. I
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    BANK SHARES.
    77 2 Tup. following were tin* London prices of certain shares a* reeeir- «1 by the mail of August 16th Banks. £2O; all pd The Climii-re<l £27i to £2B} £2B}; The H’kongA' ft’gliai £l2 to £43 £25; £l2} pd. Mercantile Bank A shares £9 to £lO B sliares £4 to
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    COMING EVENTS OF THE WEEK.
    98 2 TIIKMIHY. 29th Golf Club Aiituum Tournament Hit’ll waler at. New Jel.Lv. 9-16 A.M. and 9- p.m. Wkhnkmuay. 30th Golf Club Autumn Tournament. Town Band, Esplanade, 5 p.m. High water at New Jetty. 10-09 a.m. and 10- r.M. TlllfHsUAV. 31st Golf Club Autumn Tournament. Tmvn Bmid.
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    SINGAPORE SHARE LIST.
    197 2 (Shails Times,22nd Octobkr.) JelebtiK ($5 pd.) S 3. Raubs 13/IO pd.) $4.00 buyers. JEI fully paid s7} Pimjoiiia ($4 pd.) ss} do. Pahang Corp. (jEI pd.) $6 sales 3f tilers. Maynard <4 Co. ($lOO pd.) $3O Pengerangs ($5O pd.) ?8’) sales. Straits Insurance ($2O pd.) $25 do.
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    REUTER’S TELEGRAM.
    70 2 LONDON, 28th Octobkr. 1895, England. H. R. H. Princess Maud of Wales is betrothed to Charles, the second son of the Crown Prince of Denmark. France. The French Ministry has resigned and M. Faure has accepted their resignation. Russia. The Russian Embassy positively denies the statement in the
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    LOCAL AND GENERAL.
    489 2 We hear that the Kedah bund was carried away on Thursday last. Rounders on horse-back is just now the novelty at home and promise to “catch on.” Owing to the uncertainty of the weather, the Band will not give any moonlight performances this month. The annual treat
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    A GRAND MALAY WEDDING IN PERAK.
    125 2 The Acting District Magistrate at Kuala Kangsar says in his monthly report for last month One of the grandest weddings that has ever been celebrated during the time the State has been under British Protection, has been in progress during the whole of September
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    THE MUDA BUND.
    284 2 The Muda River has risen high enough to overflow portions of the bund, and damage has occurred at. three points, viz., Pantai Kapas, Sematul, and Sungei Koroh. Repairs are well in hand and will be completed by Thursday or Friday at latest. A considerable area of cultivated
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    AMENDING THE EVIDENCE ORDINANCE 1893.
    222 2 A Bill is to be introduced into the Legislative Council intituled The Evidence Ordinance 1893.” The objects and reasons state: In a case heard at Malacca at the Septemlier assizes, a man was charged with committing an offence on his wife under section 377 of
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    HEAVY RAINS AND FLOODS IN PERAK.
    444 2 (Perak Pioneer, October 26th). Th® railway line between Simpang and Matang Road stations was under water this morning and the six o’clock train was unable to pass through to Port Weld. Mr. Barnard, with all the available labour force of the department, proceeded about
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    THE FLASHING POINT OF OIL.
    48 2 A select committee of the House of Commons to inquire into the question of raising the flash-point of burning oil, and imposing some restrictions upon the indiscriminate use of cheap lamps, is practicallv certain to be appointed soon after Parliament re-assemblee next year.
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    SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.
    114 2 [From our Correspondents.] TELUK ANSON. 29th October. The shipments to-day are— To Penang, 119 pikuls of tin. [Timn from Teluk Anson. 33 min. j 2Sth October Trains are running to Tapah only. The line beyond is not repaired yet and will take a few days. The shipments to-day
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    A VISIT TO PERAK
    1546 2 11. The rest-house at Ipoh, new since I was there last, is a nice dean place, and the food provided during the three days I staved there was excellent. The shape of the building is like the letter E with the centre line elongated. The front
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      412 2 pritchard Co. LATEST NOVELS. The Peoples and Politics of the Far East,” by Henry Norman. Into the Highways and Hedgeways,” by F. F. Montressor. Man and Woman,” by Havelock Ellis. Man of Mark,” by Anthony Hope. A Japanese Marriage,” by Douglas Sladen. A Pair of Blue Eyes,” by Thomas Hardy.
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      442 2 NOTICES. MUNICIPAL NOTICE. rpHE next Ordinary Meeting of the Muni,L cipal Commissioners will Im? held at the Town Hall, at 3 p. m., On Friday, the Bth November, 1895. (By Order) J. W. HALLIFAX, Secretary to the Municipal Commissioners. EMPLOYMENT WANTED. BY A YOUNG Gentleman, strong and healthy, who has
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    JELEBU.
    154 3 The Collector and Magistrate says in his September report: The Jelebu Mining Company have continued prospecting at Pertang without cessation, but it is yet too soon to speak as to results. It is, however, extremely satisfactory that their operations should be undertaken in a thorough and business-like manner, which
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    AN ADAMLESS EDEN.
    187 3 A “New Woman’s” Colony. New York, September 30. Dr. Mary Walker has just bought a farm of 135 acres near Oswego, in New York State, where she intends to found a colony for women only. Speaking of the scheme yesterday, she said that all colonists would live
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    THE PERAK STATE RAILWAY.
    282 3 An occasional correspondent writes:— It may or may not be the fault of the Resident Engineer of Railways that the line is so constantly interrupted, but it is certainly somebody’s fault, that intending passengers should be allowed to drive out six miles to the station only
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    THE IMMIGRATION OF CHINESE WOMEN.
    462 3 (To the Editor of the Pinang Gazette.”) Sir. —I think the Chinese employers and labourers ought to be specially informed of the speech made by the Hon’ble Dr. Brown in the meeting of the Legislative Council held on 16th October (as appeared in your issue
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    THE RETROCESSION OF LIAOTUNG.
    119 3 Li Hung-chang to the Fore Again Shanghai. October 16. An Imj>erial decree has just been issued appointing Li Hung-chang special plenipotentiary to settle the terms of the Convention which it is now necessary to conclude with Mr. Hayashi, the Japanese Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of
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    CHOLERA AT DAMIETTA.
    125 3 London, October 15th. Cholera has broken out at Damietta, and so far eleven cases and three deaths have taken place. October 17th. No fresh cases of cholera have been reported at Damietta, and it is not expected that the outbreak will spread. The Egvptian Government have appointed
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    PERAK NEWS.
    793 3 (Perak Government Gazette, October 25th.) s Matang. The demarcation and settlement of the i lots held by Malays within the Stewart- Kennedy concession was finished during last month and nothing now remains but the final settlement of the question by the i British Resident. Applications have been received
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    THE KUCHENG COMMISSION.
    59 3 Foochow, October 18th. The presence of the men-of-war at Foochow has quietened the Kucheng people. The Taotai is exerting himself to arrest all the criminals. The Court has released thirteen innocent prisoners. The work is now proceeding rapidly. The Viceroy is frightened and concedes everything asked for.
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    JAPAN AND KOREA.
    50 3 London, Oct. 15. A telegram from Yokohama states that an Imperial Ordinance has been issued prohibiting Japanese from visiting Korea without special permission. Oct. 19. A telegram from Yokohama states that all the members of the Japanese Legation at Seoul, besides several military officers, have been recalled.
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    THE AMERICA CUP.
    56 3 New York, October 15.—The New York Yacht Club has accepted Mr. C. D. Rose’s challenge for the America Cup race to be run in 1896. Mr. Rose, who is a member of the Royal Victoria Yacht Club, is building a yatch which will be called the Distant
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    THE NATIVE MALAY STATES.
    788 3 (L. C. Expregg.) We have become accustomed to look on the annual despatch of the Governor of the Straits Settlements, covering the reports of the British residents of the Native States for the previous year, as summing up the position. Sir Chas. Mitchell’s despatch of June
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    TELEGRAPHIC EXCHANGES.
    343 3 (Vid Ceylon.) THE ARMENIAN REFORMSjSETTLED UPON. London, October 16.—Reuter’s correspondent at Constantinople telegraphs that the Ambassadors of the Powers and Said Pacha, the Foreign Minister, yesterday agreed to a modification of the Armenian reforms, which includes the appointment of a Christian Commissioner who will be charged to execute
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    OFFICIAL MINUTES.
    478 3 .Meeting of the Municipal Commissioners HELD ON THE HtH OCTOBER, 1895. Present.—J. Y. Kennedy, Esq., (Pregident), Captain Anderson, r. e, R A. P. Hogan, Esq., and G. F. Adamson, Esq. Absent.— Kuh Seang Tat, Esq. and J. Gibson, Esq. 1. 'lhe minutes of the last meeting are rewi
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      182 3 WANTED. AN Assistant Dresser (Chinese) for the Gula Estate. For particulars apply j with testimonials to ALLEN A KENNEDY. 558 Agents, Perak Sugar Cultivation Co. CARD. C. GILMOUR, CONSULTING ENGINEER, .9, f itiou Street, Peiuuuj. 7i NOTICE. MESSRS. Maynard Co., Ld., Chemists, Ac., Penaug and Singapore, beg to inform their
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      562 3 WANTED. I A GOOD WORKMAN, European or Eurasion, with experience in building arches, Ac., in concrete. Apply stating wages required to TAIT, TATE Co., 546 Taiping, Perak. NOTICE. WANTED by a Bachelor, by the Ist of November next, a really good Boy, who thoroughly understands looking after clothes. Applicant must
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