Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 4 December 1895

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  • 22 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DJ&.XL7. NEW SERIES.] ESTABLISHED 1833. [PRICE 20 CENTB. VOL. LIII. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1895. No. 279.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 555 1 pipping Qloftccs. Peninsular Oriental Steam Navigation Company. mail steamers may be if expected to arrive outer, «All Ay <, J cvVa wards, and leave Penang homewards, on the following <• dates Outwards. Homewards. Kaisar-ihind 7 Dec. Roh ilia 12 Dec. Thames 21 Khedive 26 The above dates are only approximate
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    • 1793 1 Sfiißßtnff (notice. BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY—(LTD.). banks. c 3 7 KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. Hongkong Shanghai BankOcean Steam Ship Company. NEGAPATAM LINE OF STEAMERS. ing Corporation. HOLT’S WEEKLY LINE. Intended Sailing and expected Arrival of Steamers. Paid-cp Capital $10,000,000. r- 1 Reserve Fund 85,500,000. i Reserve Liability of Proprietors >10,000,000.
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    • 754 1 NEDERLAHDSLfiE HAHDEL S’aATSCBAPPU. (Netherland Trading Society.) Established 1824. Paid-up Capital f 35,783,000 Reserve Funds /2,216,514.01 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. Pasaroean, and Tjilatjap. London Bankers. —The
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  • 120 2 Penang, 4th December. 1895. Tin 833.50 sellers. C Trang no supply. Black Pepper s West Coast 9.70 sellers. U Acheen 51b Boz. 10.25 do. White Pepper 13.10 do. Cloves (picked) out of season. Mace No. 1 84. sellers. Mace Pickings 74. do. Nutmegs 92. do. ("No. 1
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  • 122 2 4 Penang, 4th December. 1895. close as follows London, Demand Bank 2/1 dol. Do. 4 months" sight Bank 2/2 Do. 3 Credit 2/2} Do. 3 Documentary 2/2-5/10 Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs. 1884 Do. 3 days' sight Private 190 Bombay, Demand Bank 188} Do. 3 days' sight Private 190 Madras.
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  • 96 2 Mails close To-morrow. For Per str. Time. Edie, T. Semawe, Segli, Olehleh G. G. v. Lansberge... 2 p.m. Deli Ho Kwei 2 p.m. Pangkor Teluk Anson Canton 2 P.M Madras, &c., taking mails for Europe, Ac., vid Negapatam Sirsa 4 P.M. Do. do. Registration up to 3 P.M.
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  • 54 2 From Singapore —By the B. I. s. s. Sirsa to-morrow, and the s. s. Hebe aud the B. I. s. s. Palamcotta on Friday, and the s. 8. G. G. Meyer on Saturday. From Calcutta: —By the s. s. Kutsang on Friday. From Liverpool: —By the s.
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  • 302 2 Arrivals. To-day. s. s. G. G. van Lansberge from Olehleh. s. 8. Flying Fish from Port Weld. 8. s. Langkat from Deli. s. s. Jin Ho from Langkat. s. s. Saiiitu'ongse from Asahan. s. s. Canton from T. Anson. Y esterday. s. s. Gerda from Hamburg. Departures. To-day. s.
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  • 38 2 Arrivals. To-day. Per s. s. Gerda from Hamburg, Mr. Harkkeppler and Mr. Wagner. Depart u re. Yesterday. Per s. s. Vindobona for Singapore, Dr. Redpath. Monday. 2nd. Per s. 8. Achilles for Singapore. Mr. P. Stephens.
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  • 109 2 Wednesday. 4th Services at St. George's Church Day of Intercession for Missions. Evening Service at 6-30. Psalm LXVII 55. C 255. ami Hymn 358. Town Band, Esplanade. 5 P.M. High water at New Jetty, 1-19 a.m. and 1- p.m. Thursday. sth Town Band. Datu Kramat
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  • 154 2 LONDON, 3rd December, 1895. Germany. In the Reichstag the Emperor of Germany said in his speech that the relations with the foreign powers continue friendly, and that the efforts of Germany, Russia and France to avert further complications arising from the recent war between China and Japan had
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  • 309 2 The election of a Municipal Commissioner for the years 1896, 1897 ami 1898 took place yesterday. Voting commenced at 10 a.m. and grew brisk towards mid-day, while the interest in the proceedings which the general public took was evidenced by the great throng of Chinese, mostly nonvoters.
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  • 240 2 We hear by telegram from Taiping that the final arrangements have been completed for the Singapore X’mas carnival. There will be five matches Perak v. Singapore, (federated). Native States v. Colony. Straits Eleven v. Next Fourteen. North v. South. Planters v. Singapore. It will be seen that
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  • 517 2 We understand that the Chinese intend giving the Hon. H. Trotter another address before he leaves. The steamer Cecil C. Smith, which left this port yesterday afternoon, returned a few hours later, owing to something going wrong with her engines. The P. and O. mail steamer Kaisar-i-Hind,
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  • 392 2 The case of cheating against A. Mitchell was resumed yesterday by Mr. Broadrick, and resulted in the conviction of the accused, who was sentenced to three months’ rigorous imprisonment, one previous conviction for cheating in Singapore being proved against him. The circumstances under which the prosecution
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  • 53 2 [F Rom our Correspondents.! KLANG. 4th December. The shipments yesterday were— To Penang, 901 pikuls of tin. To Singapore, 317 do. 5,505 of ore. TA I PI NG. 4th November. 380 pikuls of tin were shipped yesterday for Penang, to-day 203 pikuls of tin will be shipped, and
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  • 829 2 Last night a few Chinese gentlemen entertained the Acting Resident Councillor, the Hon. Mr. Trotter, at dinner, at Admimltv House, the new quarters of the Chinese Literary Association. They had asked a number of European residents to meet Mr Trotter, among others being
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 106 2 pjitchai’d Co. Ex. s.s. Glenfarg,” JUST OPENED OUT FANCY GOODS, SUITABLE FOR PRESENTS. Glove and Handkerchief Boxes, Combined Desk and Work Baskets, Writing Desks, Jewel Cases, Hand Bags. Dressing Cases, Tourists Writing Cases, Photograph Albums, Photograph Frames, Photograph Screens. JEWELLERY. A large selection to choose from consisting of: Watches, Rings,
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    • 433 2 N OTICES. WANTED. 4 SECRETARY for the Penang Club. Salary 8125 per month. Duties to be taken over on the 16th December. Applications received not later than the 7th December, 1895. E. BRADBERY, 642 Hon. Secretary, pro. tein. NETHKRLAND TRADING SOCIETY, PENANGON and after the Ist December next, j (one-quarter
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    • 34 2 NOTICE. INDIA Rubber Stamp and B'-ass Seal (for impressing wax) Manufacturer. A trial order is solicited. AS GOOD AS ENGLISH MAD 15. Charges Moderate. WONG KIM MUN, No, 77a, Bishop St., Opposite Armenian Church
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 65 2 WEATHER REPORT. Taken at I’i I-oii Hospital Observatory. 3rd December, 1895. 9 am. 3 p.m. 9 p.m. Bar. red. 32 Fall. 928 835 868 Temperature 79. 81.—■ 78. Wet Bulb Thermometer 75. 77. 76. Max. Temp, in shade 93. Min. do. do. 73.5 Max. in Sun 123. Teri*, rad. Ther.
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  • 32 3 It has been finally decided that the Golf team for Singapore at X’mas shall be as follows: D. A. M. Brown. L. C. Brown, R. Yeats. A. W. O’Sullivan.
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  • 132 3 Two European employees of Prye Estate were fined 61 each by Mr. Litton, at Butterworth. on the 2nd inst., for using criminal force to a Kling coolie working in the factory. The cricket match between the Butterworth Recreation Club and the Regiment, arranged to be played last Saturday,
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  • 415 3 ?V, the Editor of the Pinang Gazette.") Sir, —We are informed by Greek historians that the Athenians banished their most virtuous public man —Aristides to wit—for no other reason than that they were bored to death by having his many excellencies continually repeated to them. Longwinded eulogiums at
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  • 357 3 To the Editor of the Pinang Gazette") Dear Sir.—As a well wisher to the P* rak Government and as a strict economist, I beg to offer a suggestion for which, to shew lam perfectly genuine, I absolutely refuse and decline to accept any payment, or
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  • 534 3 The Singkep Tin Company held its annual meeting recently, at which the report was read, from which it appears that a net profit has been made of 11.111,664.70, which must be considered as very satisfactory on account of the low prices of tin. In anticipation of the
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  • 159 3 It has been reported to the Hydrographic Department of the Admiralty that during a recent surveying cruise of the Penguin an attempt was made to obtain the depth of water within a small area south of the Friendlv Isles, in the South Pacific,
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  • 231 3 There is likely to be a row in Edinburgh over the question of Sunday golf. At St. Andrews, the headquarters of the game, the question has not yet arisen. No one would dream of playing golf on Sunday at St. Andrews. If he did he would
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  • 154 3 A recent issue of the Free Press contained the following remarks anent the PenangSingapore match It is pretty certain the Festival has been robbed of its greatest interest by the defection of Hongkong and Ceylon, and by the lesseasily explained absence of Penang. The Singapore-Penang match has always
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  • 107 3 A Home paper to hand by the mail says that there is nothing further to report at present as to the Upper Mekong question, the change of Ministry in France naturally retarding events somewhat. Meanwhile the flagrant breach made by China, under pressure no doubt, in
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  • 584 3 COAL FIND IN NEWFOUNDLAND. A bed of coal 12 miles long by six miles broad has been discovered in Newfoundland near a railway. THE THEFT OF SILVER. The London police by a splendid ruse have recovered thirteen the silver ingots stolen recently from a railway
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  • 411 3 The Intended Abolition of the Office of Sheriff at Penang. (L. 0. Bfpress.) The latest phase of the retrenchment mania in the Straits Settlements develops itself in a scheme to unite the offices of Sheriff and Deputy-Registrar of Penang, a step which both in official and legal
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  • 507 3 The Duke of Marlborough was married on 6th Nov. at New York to Miss Consuelo Vanderbilt, Bishop Potter and Bishop Littlejohn performing the ceremony in St. Thomas's Church, Fifth Avenue. The bride was given away by her father, Mr. William Kissam Vanderbilt, and the Hon.
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 24 3 F G. BARR, Piano Organ Tuner and Repairer, FROM JOHN BRINSMEAI) SONS, LONDON. TUNING $3 Orders may be booked at Messrs. PRITCHARD Co. 576
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    • 870 3 DRINK Same as supplied to x the ROUSE OF LORDS, /'Cx tRe HOUSE OF COMMONS, The Spirit Farm. and all the leading ./Messrs. Theas Chee Co. CLDBSiQloi|doii./l Guat Cheng Bros. jS The an Siew Co. Goon Yen Friends. A\Xr Hin Lee Co. 5/ KATZ BROTHERS, SOLE AGENTS. MUNICIPAL NOTICE. CARD.
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 1732 4 THE dispensary, q tt g Wra nce (Koto. I nf Jannnl Jnswance (HoHces. No. 2, Bishop Street, OI UQpaD Bremen Are fro m9 a. l X P p.l?tauL 7 .3p. l Marine ESDfir TOILET WATER ance Co. of Hamburg. Sunday hours 11 a.m. to 1 p.in. The Fed al Marine
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    • 376 4 j&ationei'y, FOR OFFICE, ESTATE, STORE, or PRIVATE USE, FOR SALE AT THE Pinang Gazette Office. CCOBNT BOOKS-vsrioos sizes. TO A LL PROGRAMMES- large a,. orlni n _L> latest designs. TOASKBRViLLE CABINETS, taini JL> l-’J sheets Note Paper and 100 Env lopes. Best quality paper. I n r n demand. $2.50
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