Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 19 December 1895

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    22 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED D.A.IL7. NEW SERIES.] ESTABLISHED 1833. [PRICE 20 CENTB. VOL. LIIL THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1895. No. 292.
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      563 1 Pipping (Hoftccu. Peninsular Oriental Steam Navigation Company. ma H steamers may be expected to arrive outwards, and leave Penang homewards, on the following dates Outwards. Homewards. peshawur Dec. 21 Rohilla Dec. 26 Pekin Jan. 4 I Rosetta Jan. 2 Mirzapore 18 i Kaisar-i-hind 23 Khedive Feb. 1 Peshawur Feb. 6
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      1953 1 SRwßina (Hofices BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY,-(LTD.). banks. a _h KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. Hongkong Shanghai BankOcean Steam Ship Company. NEGAPATAM LINE OF STEAMERS. in s Corporation. HOLT’S WEEKLY LINE. Intended Sailing and expected Arrival of Steamers. Paid-vp Capital $10,000,000. > Reserve Fund 86,500,000. Reserve Liability of Proprietors $10,000,000. A ~For
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      678 1 BEBERLAKDSIUE HANDEL .BAATSCHAFPIL (Netherland Trading Society.) Established 1824. Paid-up Capital f 35,783,000 Reserve Funds /2,216,514.01 Head Office in Amsterdam. Hkad 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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    LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.
    117 2 Penang, 19th December. 1895. Tin $33.60 seller's. Trang no supply. Black Pepper West Coast 9.70 sellers. Aeheen 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. C No. 1 6.40 do.
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    EXCHANGE.
    122 2 Penang, 19th December. 1895. Rates close as follows: London, Demand Bank 2/1A dol. Do. 4 months'sight Bank 2/lf Do. 3 Credit 2/1 Do. 3 Documentary 2/1-13/16 Calcutta. Demand Bank Rs. 184 Do. 3 days' sight Private 186 Bombay, Demand Bank 184 Do. 3 days' sight Private 186 Madras. Demand
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    MAIL NOTICE.
    35 2 Mails close To-morrow. Far Per str. Time. Deli Ho Kwei Ip.m. Saturday, 21st. Deli Langkat Ip.m. The P. O. mail steamer Peshawur left Colombo for Penang at 8 p.m. on the 15th inst.
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    MAILS TO ARRIVE.
    50 2 From Hamburg —By the s. s. Thekla to-day. From Singapore —By the s. s. Cheang Chew to-morrow; and the s. s. M. Vajirunhis and the s. s. Lightning on Saturday. From Calcutta:—By the s. s. Wingsang to-morrow. From Moulmein —By the s. s. C. Hye Teng to-morrow.
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    SHIPPING.
    263 2 Arrivals. To-day. s. s. Maria Valeria from Singapore. B. I. s. s. Secundra from Singapore. 8. s. Jin Ho from Langkat. s. s. Artsadong from Padang. s. s. Langkat from Deli. s. s. R. Halewyn from Asahan. s. s. Cecil C. Smith from Assahan. Yesterday. s. s. Teutonia from
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    PASSENGER LIST.
    66 2 Arrivals. To-day. Per B I. 8. s. Secundra from Singapore. Mr. J. Ken-. Mr. C. Kingsley. Mr. J. J. Maclean. Mr. A. N. Cornelian. Mr. Moseley. Mr. R. Cray. Mr. Stubbs, and Mr. Kiat. Per s. s. Calypso from Singapore, Mr. Grabe, Mr. Dobrenz. and Rajah Patani. De
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    COMIMG EVENTS OF HIE WEEK.
    166 2 Thursday. 19th Meeting of an Evangelistic Conference. Mission Chapel. Farquhar Street from 7 to 10 a.m. and 8 p.m. Resident Councillor's “At Home" Residency. 5 p.m. Hitfh water at New Jetty. 2-12 A.M. and 2- P.M. Homeward mail via Negapatam closes, 4 p. m. per
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    SINGAPORE SHARE LIST.
    206 2 (Slrails Times, 16th December.) Jelebun ($5 p<l.) $2.75 sale» b’ers. Rauhs 13 lOpd.) $4.10 sales. XI fully paid s7} sales. Punjoins (§4 pd.) $5 sales. Pahang Corp. (XI pd.) ss} Maynard A Co. ($lOO pd.) $3O Pengerangs ($5O pd.) $75 ex died o’ing. Straits Insurance ($2O pd.)
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    REUTER’S TELEGRAM.
    78 2 LONDON, 18th December, 1895. Ail American Venezuelan Commission Appointed. The House of Representatives has passed a bill authorizing President Cleveland to appoint a Venezuelan commission, and granting a hundred thousand dollars towards its expenses. Application for Vote for Munitions of War. In the Senate, a bill for granting
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCE.
    48 2 MARRIAGE. Nicholson—Allen.—On the 17th inst., at St. George’s Church, by the Revd. L. C. Biggs, Colonial Chaplain, assisted by the Revd. H C. Henham, Joseph Collinson Nicholson, of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, to Winifred Mand, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Whitworth Allen, Suffolk, Penang.
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    BRITAIN AND AMERICA.
    554 2 At a first glance the telegrams of yesterday and to-day, giving a brief summary of President Cleveland’s message to Congress, in connection with the Venezuelan dispute, and the effect it is said to have produced in that remarkable assemblage, if not actually of a bellicosen ature, have
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    THE ESPLANADE.
    579 2 The Singapore Free Press, in an article published in its issue of Monday, has responded to the letter of an Old Member of the Penang Cricket Club, which appeared in our columns lately, with reference to the justice of the claims of that venerable institution upon the Municipality
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    LOCAL.
    471 2 The steamer Teutonia proceeds into dock this evening for repairs. The steamer Maria Valerie arrived from Hongkong and Singapore yesterday evening. She brought 148 Chinese passengers from the former port. At a special meeting of the Committee !of the Golf Culb held last night, Mr. A. W. O'Sullivan was
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    SUPREME COURT.
    56 2 The Prangin Murder Case. Th^.case against Lim Bun Siok. charged with murder at Prangin, was called vesterday morning. Mr. Ross appeared for the prosecution. Mr. Shearwood was assigned as counsel for the defence. The case for the prosecution was concluded at 4.30 yesterday afternoon, when the Court rose.
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    VITRIOL THROWING.
    91 2 Yesterday evening, as two Cantonese women were passing along Campbell Street, a Chinaman rushed up to them and threw some liquid from a phial, which turned out to be vitriol, at one of them. Fortunately it fell over her baju and thus escaped injuring her person. He was
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    SINGAPORE NEWS.
    300 2 (From our contemporaries.) Major McCallum has come out of hospital at last, and is for the present at his own house. Beaconsfield. Rest and quiet still continue to be necessary. The Golf Club are to have a dinner at the Singapore Club on Thursday, Dec. 26th, when they
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    XMAS ENGAGEMENTS, SINGAPORE.
    220 2 Saturday. Dec. 21 st Cricket.—S.C.C. v. Planters. Monday. Dec. 23rd Cricket.—S.C.C. v. Planters. Golf.—Singapore v. Perak. S.CC. and S.G.C. Committee Dinner. Tuesday, Dec. 24th Cricket. —Singapore r. Perak. Golf. —Singapore r. Selangor. Penang r. Batavia. S.V.A. At Home. Drill Hall. Wednesday. Dec. 25th. Christmas Day.:— Public and
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      71 2 ppitchard Co. TOYS! TOYS! TOYS! TOM SMITH’S Famous Christmas Crackers in great varieties. I A fresh supply of CROSSE BLACKWELL'S PROVISIONS. S. S. PAZAH’JA.” Atkinson’s and Rigaud’s PERFUMES. Rigaud’s Fragrant white violet Perfume Mtchard Co. Co. THE POSADA CHRISTMAS. WINES. u <1 M SPIRITS, h o CIGARS. S h w
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      384 2 New Advertisements. FOR SALE. ONE Bay Australian Gelding, 5 years, guaranteed sound, thoroughly broken to harness and saddle, with new gig and harness complete. Owner leaving for home. Apply to Penang Horse Repository. 678 For Sale or Charter. The s. s. FANTEE. For Sale. J) HE Steam Launch LINTY; Sisson’s
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    SPECIAL TELEGRAM
    45 3 FrOM»OUR Correspondent! KUALA LUMPUR. 19th December. The Governor arrived at Kuala Lumpur, travelling overland, at 6 p.m. yesterday. Lady Mitchell arrived at the same time from Klan<r by sea. 8 The shipments yesterday were To Penang, 441 pikuls of tin. To Singapore, 96
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    HINDU FIRE-WALKING.
    1023 3 A correspondent from Perak sends us the following We went to a (to us) novel sort of an entertainment some time ago when some friends asked if we would care to see the Hindu fire-walking ceremony, to which, of course, our reply was 44 yes,” and accordii .at3p.
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    THE LOSS OF THE “AVOCA. ”
    881 3 THE LOSS OF THE “AVOCA. Details of the Catastrophe. Capt. and Mrs. Millichap and the remainder of the crew of the sailing ship Arora, which was abandoned at sea on account of fire on October 29th, arrived at Singapore from Batavia on Sunday last. From the accounts of the catastrophe
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    ENGLAND AND CHINA.
    203 3 The advance of the British frontier on the Burma side as far as Hobday’s line (savs the Englishman) may perhaps suggest to France and Russia the expediency of playing fair in the new Chinese game. It mav also serve to remind China that Great Britain has not
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    GENERAL.
    372 3 Attempts are to be made to improve the rice of Cochin-China by introducing seed from Burmah. The Italians are said to have lost 17 officers and 1,200 men, in killed alone, in their recent disaster in Abyssinia. I In Ceylon they have recently taken to i stamp all official
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    CHINA.
    263 3 Railways. An Imperial Edict has been issued appointing officials to take charge of th e construction of a railway from Tientsin to Lukow, about 75 miles, at an estimated cost of 2,400,000 taels; and the line is to l>e continued to Hankow, about 500 miles further, as soon as
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    THE KENGHUNG QUESTION.
    234 3 —Rangoon Gazette. The news wired recently by Reuter, to the effect that the Chinese have bundled out the French garrison from Mungu, is probably enough correct. China now, no doubt, blames France for the severe punishment that has been inflicted on her on the Burma frontiers, and
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    THE THEATRICAL TRAGEDY IN SYDNEY.
    1404 3 Details of the Dacre Murder and Suicide. Below we give a summarised account of the Dacre tragedy taken from the Sydney Daily Telegraph of the 18th November. The news of the sad tragedy in Sydney created a profound sensation in the London theatrical world. The
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      946 3 WHAT DREAMS MAY COME. In a recent lecture at the Royal Institution, Dr. B. AV. Richardson says that the sleep of health is dreamless. Dreams,” says Shakespeare. “are children of an idle brain.” If both the doctor and the poet are right it follows that idle brains are unhealthy brains.
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      515 3 TO LET. VO. 3, WESTLANDS BUNGALOW, from Ist January. 1896. 664 Apply to F. O. HALLIFAX. CARD. G. GILMOUR, CONSULTING ENGINEER, .9, Union Street, Penang. 574 THE /ERATEDWATER CO. I NEW and excellent brew of brewed /X Ginger prepared from the finest Jamaica root, is now on sale. Nothing can
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      1153 4 notice. i nnnc'Qr 1 a, di imon’B itd. NOTICE is <l. t all the UUUOOfi BHwB W fillll 01 li IM stock-in-trade in Nos. 81, 83, and 85, or cancelling lenses for the year 1896 under The Liquors Ordinance XI of Penang Street, and No. 125, Burmah Road A. T.
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