Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 11 April 1896

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    22 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. FtTBLISHED DX.ZL7. NEW SERIES.] ESTABLISHED 1833. [Pff/C£ 10 CENTS. VOL. LIV. SATURDAY, APRIL 11, 1896. No. 82.
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      585 1 Strangest Soluble disinfecting fluid is CALVERT’S CRESOL, It mixes readily with water in any proportion, for disinfecting drains, closets, urinals, stables, £c., and to kill or keep away insects, Reptiles, tc. An effective wash, for Horses, Dogs and Cattle. In 8 oz., 16 oz., and 32 oz. Bottles, 6d., 1/-,
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      566 1 HEDERLAHDSCRE HANDEL «AATSCHArtU. (Netherland Trading Society.) Established 1824. Paid-up Capital j Reserve Funds /2,216,514.01 Head Office in Amsterdam. Hiad Agency in Netherlands India. Th! Factorij of the Nedei landsche Handel Maatschappij, Batavia, Agencies and Branches. —Singapore Medan (Deli), Samarang, Sourabaia, Padang, Cheribon, Tega.l, Pecalongan. Pasaroean, and Tjilatjap. London Bankers. —The
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    EXCHANGE.
    117 2 Penang, 11th April, 1896. Rates close as follows: London, Demand Bank 2/2| Do. 4 months’sight Bank ...2/2$ Do. 3 Credit22-15/16 Do. 3 Documentary... 2/3-1/16 Calcutta, Rs. 185 Do. 3 days’ sight Private 189 Bombay, Demand Bank 185 Do. 3 days’ sight Private 189 M;tdraw, Demand Bank 184£ Do. 3
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    LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.
    123 2 Penang, 11th April, 1896. Tin $31.15 sellers. Trang small supply. Black Pepper < West Coast 9.70 sellers. (Acheen 6th 10.50 do. White Pepper 13.60 do. Clove-, (picked) out of season. Mace No. I SO.— sellers. Mace Pickings 65 do. Nutmegs 74.77 Chiuse Packed do. f No. 1
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    MAIL NOTICE.
    47 2 Mails close on Monday. For Per str. Time Klang T<nc Tong 1 p.m. Deli }[o Kwt i 2 P.M. Pangkor A T. Anson C uPon 2 p.m. The homeward P. A O. steimer Kaisar-I-Hi'ol is expi-<-t«‘<l to leave Singapore at 8 a. m. on Wednesilav.
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    MAILS TO ARRIVE.
    32 2 From Bombay (s. s. Malacca) to-morrow. From Singapore—(s. s. Hoh-lla) tomorrow. and s. s Ca![ipu)on Monday. From Negapatam -<s. b. Sirraf <>n Tuesday. From Calcutta—(s. s. Lightning) on Wednesday.
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    REUTER’S TELEGRAM.
    63 2 London. 10th April. Ixi»6. Meeting of the King of Italy and the Kaiser.» King Humbert, attended by Signor Rudini and Duke Sermoneta, has arrived at Venice to meet Emperor William. Kgypt. A French communique announces that Lord Dufferin has returned to Paris, and negotiations with respect to "Egypt
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    LOCAL AND GENERAL.
    807 2 The Hon. Huttenbach arrived this morning from Singapore per the Lindula. The Hon. Mr. Vermont has booked his passage by the Pekin to le:ive on May 13th. Chevalier Antoine de Kontski will give a concert at th»- Town Hall on Thursday next, the 16th instant. The Singapore
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    THE MUNICIPAL MEETING.
    128 2 The usual fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Commissioners was held iu the Town Hall yesterday afternoon. Present, Mr. J. Y. Kennedy (President), Messrs. J. H. Callcott and J. Gibson. There was little of importance brought before the meeting. Mr. Adamson, vice Capt Anderson, was appointed to represent
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    THE ASSIZES.
    115 2 A esterday morning, on the application of the Solicitor-General, the three remaining cases of criminal breach of trust against Hajee Mariam were postponed to the next Assizes. The case against a Malay named Din, charged with housebreaking and theft at Sungei Dua. occupied the whole of yesterday. Mr.
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    THE ACHEEN WAR.
    334 2 (Deli Couranf.) Batavia, 4th April. There is a rumour in Aclieeu that Tunku Oemar has recommended the Sultan to commence a holy war. All the forts are under fire by the enemv. Communication with them is kept up bv prismatic signals. Batavia, sth April. The Bataria Niewsblad
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    COMING EVENTS OF THE WEEK.
    64 2 Saturday. 11th Cricket Match at Esplanade, P. C. C. vs. P. R. C. High water at New Jetty, 11-15 A.M. and 11- p.m. Sunday, 12th Low Sunday. High water at New Jetty, 11-33 a.m. and 12- p.m. Monday, 13th Town Band. Esplanade, 5 p. m.
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    SINGAPORE NEWS.
    327 2 (From our Contemporaries.) The following telegram has been r from Raub, dated 3 p. m. 7th a “Rough cleaning up of Battery*’f'u? 1,750 ounces of amalgam, estimate/ tity of stone crushed being 1,4/ lUa Prospects remain unchanged.” Th e tity of amalgam is equivalent to a k, 1
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    TELEGRAPHIC EXCHANGES.
    558 2 (I id Rangoon.) A NEW EDUCATION BILL. London, April I—lu the Home of Cmuioiis last night Sir John Gorst introduce] I a New Education Bill, the main features which are increased aid to voluntary schools I ami provision of separate religious instruii tion if required. [This bill will
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      1147 2 V rtr> New Advertisement. JribChhi q bo, prye dock. rpHE Monthly Service in the Reading Or-, I( —rA Room will be held to-morrow, at 9 JUST UPr N ED. o ’el. e k, by the Rev. W. Murray. A launch will leave the Jetty at 8.30 for the convenience of
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      291 2 TO LET. U'HE Dwelling House. No. 2. CantonI ment Road, ami No. 75, Gottlieb Road, K-hind the Chetiv’s Temple. Applv to LIM BOON NYE, 156 A<>. o.S, Muntri Street. NOTICE. ISIEWS of I’.-naiig. Singapore. Perak, > Selangor ami Sumatra Photos enlarged, various siz -s up to 3 ft. on bromide
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    SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.
    69 3 From ouk Correspondents.] SINGAPORE. 10th April. The Colonial Secretary’s motion for a committee on Mr. Hottenbach's memorandum was negatived. The Suitors Deposit Bill passed the second reading. the Defence Contribution Bill, Liquors Ordinance Amendment Bill, and the Limitation Bill were postponed. TELUK ANSON. 11th April. There were no
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    MALACCA.
    265 3 When the Jury found Omar biu Aris guihv of murder, Mr. Groom, bis counsel moved for au arrest of judgment on the grounds (1) That the Act or Ordinance under which Omar was tried had not been stated in the indictment or committed, (2) Inat the Court was not
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    TOBACCO.
    267 3 Tobacco Lea 1 We are not yet in a position to state anything definite about the new leaf tobacco cr „p—that for 1895. So far arrivals in Amsterdam of light colours are not equal to either 1893 or 1894 crop, being wanting in elasticity, of an extremely dry nature,
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    MR. CHAMBERLAIN ON MR. MAXWELL.
    275 3 The Kissing of Mr. Maxwell’s Boots. Speaking in the House of Commons on 12th March, on the Ashantee question, Mr. Chamberlain said, in answer to criticisms He would not like to sit down without Ivearing his testimony to the admirable behaviour of the Governor, Mr.
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    SUMMARY OF HOME NEWS.
    1068 3 (L. C. Express, March 20.) The Court. The Emperor and Empress of Austria visited Queen Victoria at the Hotel de Cimiez on 13th instant. The Prince of Wales lunched with the Tsarewitch at La Turbie on 17th instant. Parliament. In the House of Lords the Marquis
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    RONTGEN RAYS.
    337 3 The task of passing Rontgen rays right through the human body has been performed by Dr. Hall-Edwards, of Birmingham, who, with an adult subject, has obtained photographs showing tlie vertebrae and the spinal-cord in full detail. Of a hand containing a large amount of deceased bone, which had
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    THE OLD GEOGRAPHY AND THE NEW.
    461 3 The discovery of a book of geography of the year 1718, that is. less than two centuries old, bv two schoolboys in a cave in Kent, with the subsequent publication of the maps in Chamber's Journal, will make the eyes of most people open
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    KOREA.
    415 3 Shanghai, March 24. Events are hastening to a crisis once more in that most distressful country Korea. Four provinces are now in a state of absolute anarchy and the high officials have either run away or been killed by the rioters, who in many places number thousands. Even within
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    OFFICIAL MINUTES.
    460 3 Meeting of the Municipal Commissioners held on the 27th March. 1896. Present. J. Y. Kennedy, Esq.. (President}, J. H. Callcott. Esq., and R. A. P. Hogan, Esq. Absent. J. Gibson. Esq.. G. F. Adamson. Esq., and Cheah Chen Eok. Esq. 1. The minutes of the last special meeting
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    ONLY FOUR TO MAN THE PUMPS.
    944 3 Dear, dear! When you come to think of it how closely related things'are how one thing brings up another. Ideas are like a lot of beads on a string, aren’t they A letter I have just been reading makes me remember what happened tome
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    SHIPPING.
    302 3 Arrivals. To-day. P. <t O. s. s Ravenna from Colombo. B. I. s. s. Lindula from Singapore. s. s. Banjermassin from Deli s. s. Ho Kwei from Deli. s. s. Maha Vajirunhis from Singapore. Yesterday. s. s. Good Luck from Klang. 8. s. Fli/ing Dragon from PoiT Weld. Depart
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    BANK SHARES.
    72 3 L. A C. Express, Mar. 20th./ J-Tiare». Banks. Paid. Closing prices. 20 Chartered of India. Australia. A China All 28to 29 28! Hongkong Shanghai 28( 41A to 42 A 25 Mercantile Bank of India (Ltd.) “A Shares 124 9 to 10 25 Do. “B do. 124 4to 5
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    SINGAPORE SHARE LIST.
    210 3 (Slrads Times, 9m April.) JelttbiiH ($5 |sl.) $3.30 sales. Rauhs 13 K» [><!.) $5.30 sales fully paid $8 to 8| Punjoms ($4 pd.) $8 Buyers. Paliaug Corp. (Xl pd.) $2 Maynard 4 C’o. ($lOO ]>d.) $3O Pengcrtiuge. $5O pd.) :68 offering Straits Insurance (S2C pd.) $27 tai
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      454 3 “FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD." Important to Missionaries, and other Foreign Residents. SEWELL Co., Passenger, Shipping Forwarding Agents, 97. QJEEN VICTORiA ST., LONDON, E.C. Meet |o-- tic; r at all Disks or Railway Stations in I/.miott. or tlirou'_'lt their A .rents in all Port-, char Ini'iraire ami conduct to destination,
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      126 3 NOTICE. NOTICE is hereby given that the partnership between us, Lim Kok Soon and Teoh Chong Beng, trading as Merchants, at No. 62, Beach Street, Penang, under the firm of Seng Chiu A Co., was on the 11th day of October last dissolved by mutual consent. All debts due and
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      2397 4 BUCHANAN WHISKY jg THE BEST* I To be had at .9 Messrs. THEAN CHEE T” Same as supplied to the Houses of Lords Commons and all the respectable London Clubs, GUAT CHENG BROS. 1 1 fl ™o“ sole importers— KA.TZ BROTHER* I HIN LEE Co. 'M THE DISPENSARY, P E
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      298 4 KHYE HO I FOUNDRY COMPANY,! weld quay. ENGINEERS. I BOILER-MAKERs I IRON A\ o BRASS FOUk’DEES, AND fl GEhTPAL CONTRACTORS. I Boiler S ittings and Engineers Store?, etc., always in stock, fl J G ALLAN I ll'tnaij,, CRUSHED FOOD. I Try it and You will he Sahskikx A JR. BE
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