Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 8 April 1896

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    22 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILY. NEW SERIES.] ESTABLISHED 1833. [PRICE 20 CENTS. VOL. LIV. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 1896. No. 79.
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      556 1 Peninsular Oriental Steam Navigation Company. 'I'HE mail steamers may be > expected to arrive outwards, and leave Penang *v/8f homewards, on the following dates Outwards. Homewards. Brenna Apr. 11 I Apr. 16 if-more 24 1 Peshawur 30 r X May 10 Pekin May 14 24 Ravenna 28 P nctir June
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      1531 1 SRommW BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY-(LTD.). banks. KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. Hongkong Shanghai BankOcean Steam Ship Company. NEGAPATAM LINE OF STEAMERS. n Corporation. HOLT’S WEEKLY LINE. Intended Sailing and expected Arrival of Steamer». p AID -up Capital $10,000,000. i.—-——-■ Reserve Fund $5,750,000. Reserve Liability op Proprietors $10,000,000. For Will sail Steamer
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      599 1 KEDERLAtiOStfiE HANDEL KAATStHAInJ. (Netherland Trading Society.) Established 1824. Paid-up Capit.il J 35,783,0<'C Reserve Funds J 2,216,514.01 Head Office in Amsterdam. Head Agency in Netherlands India.The Factorij of the Nederlandscne Handel Maatschappij, Batavia. Agencies and Branches. Singapore Medan (Deli), Samarang, Sourabaia, Padang, Cheribon, Tegal, Pecalongan. Pasaroean, and Tjiiatjap. London Bankers.—The Union
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    EXCHANGE.
    118 2 Penang, Bth April, 1896. Rates close as follows: London, Demand Bank 2/2} Do. 4 months’sight Bank ...2/2-13,16 Do. 3 Credit2/3 Do. 3 Documentary... 2/3-1/16 Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs. 186 Do. 3 days’ sight Private 189 Bombay, Demand Bank 186 Do. 3 days' sight Private 189 Madras, Demand Bank 185
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    LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.
    120 2 Penang, Bth April, 1896. Tin $31.20 sellers. S Trang small supply. West Coast 9.70 sellers. Acheen 61b 10.50 do. White Pepper 13.60 do. Cloves (picked) out of season. Mace No. 1 80.— sellers. Mace Pickings 65. do. Nutmegs 73. do. No. 1 7. do. Sugar < 2
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    MAIL NOTICE.
    59 2 Mails close To-morrow. For Per nt). Time Tongkah Petrel 1 p.m. Pangkor A T. Anson Canton 2 P.M. Madras. Ac., taking mails for Eurojte, Ac., via Negapatam Secundra 4 P.M Do. do. Registration up to 3 p m. The P A O. mail steamer Ravenna left Colombo for
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    MAILS TO ARRIVE.
    52 2 From Calcutta—(h. h. Chelydra) to-day. From Singapore s. b. Secundra and s. s. Kut«ang to-morrow, s. s. Lindula on Friday, and s. s. Maha Vajirunhis on Saturday. From Edie —(b. s. G. G. r. Laneberge) tomorrow. From Rangoon—(b. b. Nerbudda) on Friday. From Bombay (h. b. Malacca)
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    REUTER’S TELEGRAM.
    82 2 LoNDoN. 7th April, lsn6. America and Cuba. It is not expected that President Cleveland will act upon the resolution passed by the House of Representatives, by a large majority, approving of the report of the Mixed Committee urging recognition of the Cuban insurgents, which lias revived the resentment
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    ACHEEN.
    814 2 The news received from Acheen, which has reached us within the last few days, although unquestionably of an alarming nature so far as our Dutch allies in the East are concerned, cannot be classed altogether among the unexpected. For those who are initiated (and they are not few in
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    LOCAL AND GENERAL.
    577 2 We regret to hear that a telegram was received this morning from Singapore announcing the death of Bishop Gasuier. The Hon. the Resident Councillor left this morning for Kuala Muda on consular duty, and is expected, to return in the evening. There will be no band performance
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    PASSENGER LIST.
    31 2 Arrivals. Per s. s. Thaiping from Port Weld: Mr. and Mrs. Leach, Major Lambton, Messrs. Presgrave. Brown and Pyemont. Per s. s. Petrel from Tongkah Mr. and Mrs Ashdown.
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    COMING EVENTS OF THE WEEK.
    82 2 Wednesday, Bth Town Band, Esplanade. 5 p.m. High water at New Jetty. 9-16 a.m. and 9- P.M. Thursday, 9th. High water at New Jetty, 10-09 a.m. and 10- p.m. Friday. 10th. Ordinary Meeting of the Municipal Commissioners, Town Hall. 3 p.m. High water at New
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    SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.
    61 2 [From our TELUK ANSON. Bth April. The shipments on Monday To Penang, 1,560 pikuls of The shipments yesterday Were To Penang, 560 pikuls of tin" The shipments to-day are— To Penang, 511 pikuls of ti n KLANG. Bth April. The shipments yesterday were To Penang, 558 pi kll
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    THE ASSIZES.
    192 2 The case against Pallan, charged a murder at Kulim, fixed lor ye-tenU? be postponed to the next Assizes application f the Solicitor-General to the absence of the most i witness for the prosecution wln/c'^ 1 1 be found, though every search 1 for him iu Province and Kulim.
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    REGISTRATION OF BILLS OF SALE.
    790 2 (To the Editor of the “Pinang GaztiS." To the Editor of the Pinang Gazette.'") Siu.—As one of the public allow in..,, j. press a, few remarks regarding the ap ment of Mr. Heard as Regisirar of BJlj of Sale. It must not be forgotten that
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      1101 2 V On NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. bO. MUNICIPAL NOTICE. rpHE Ordinary Meeting of the MuniI cipal Commissioners will be held JUST OPENED. q n y RIDAYf the lOth April, 1896, at the Town Hall, at 3 p. m. (By Order) J. W. HALLIFAX, r pli c fol 1 o win o* Secretary
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      352 2 NOTICE. \TEWS of Penang, Singapore, Perak, Selangor and Sumatra. Photos enlarged, various sizes up to 3 ft. on bromide pap. r. W. JONES, No. 10, King Street. Photographer. NOTICE? \'OTICE is her. bv given that the partnership between us. Liin Kok Soon and Teoh Chong Beng, trading as Merchants, at
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    THE STRAITS MILITARY CONTRIBUTION.
    591 3 To the Editor of the London 4‘ China Express.’’) g lß> _On Aug. 7 last I wrote you as fol--1 The despatch of the Marquis of Ripon to <■ Charles Mitchell, dated June 28 last, on the Object of the Straits Military Contribution, serves serious consideration,
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    SELANGOR NEWS.
    312 3 (Selangor Journal, 2nd April.) It is hoped that a team of Singapore G Ifers will visit Selangor in June, and play a match on the 28th, Coronation Day. We hear from Kajang that Messrs. M. Sidnev Parry and G. E. Parry have each b n granted a block
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    REPORTS ON THE FISHERIES OF PENANG AND PERAK.
    1059 3 [From Papers laid on the Legislative Council table.] Penang. The Resident Councillor of Penang dwells upon the need for a Fisheries Ordinance. At present, fisheries only come incidentally within the limited scope of the Harbours Ordinance. Fish are taken in the waters
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    3816 3 April 2nd. (Continued from our yesterday’s issue.) (Straits Times.) The Petroleum Bill. The Council went into Committee on the Bill to consolidate and amend the Law relating to the carriage and storage of Petroleum and other inflammable Oils and Liquids. The Colonial Secretary laid on the table the
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    SHIPPING.
    113 3 Arrivals. To-day. s. s. Hebe from Singapore, s s. C. Hock Kian from Amoy. s. s. Erato from Hamburg. 8. s. Petrel from Tongkah. s. s. Canton from Teluk Anson, s s. Flying Fish from Port Weld. Yesterday. s. s. Thaipiny from Port Weld. Departures.. To-day. s. s. Washi
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    Expected.
    23 3 Apr. 8 s. s. Chelydra from Calcutta for Singapore and China, Boustead Co. 9s. s. Kutsang from Singapore for Calcutta, Boustead Co.
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      1964 4 BUCHANAN WHISKY IS -THE BEST. To be had at .™ean pi chee T£ Same as supplied to the Houses of Lords Commons and all the respectable London Clubs. GUAT CHENG BROS. 1 J goox N yenTrends. SOLE IMPORTERS-KATZ BROTHERS. HIN LEE Co. THE dispensary. Insurance QTaftcea. 11 1 Insurance (ttoftce®.
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      215 4 a 1 1 ‘ffl 1 ’’l I w I 1 ■"1 L Sol? Agents in Penan BEHN Mb YER A Co PENANG BEACH STREET OPEN ou week days from 7.30 to 10 a m. and from noon to 5 p m. oa Sundays and I oli lavs from 8 a.
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