Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 22 April 1896

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    22 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. FTTBUSHED DAILY. NEW SERIES.} ESTABLISHED 1833. [Pff/CE 20 CENTS. VOL. LIV. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 1896. No. 91.
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      542 1 (llottceE, Peninsular Oriental Steam Navigation Company. SrilHE mail steamers may be J- expected to arrive outwards, and leave Penang homewards, on the following dates Outwards. Homewards. Wrzavore Apr. 24 I Peshawur Apr. 30 Rosetta May 10 Pekin May 14 Kaisar-i-hind 24 I Ravenna 28 Pes/iawur June 5 Mirzapore Junell Pekin
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      1712 1 SRitmtndr ftloftett BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY,-(LTD.). banks. FFF a KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. Hongkong Shanghai BankOcean Steam Ship Company. NEGAPATAM LINE OF STEAMERS. in z Corporation. HOLT’S WEEKLY LINE. Intended Sailing and expected Arrival of Steamers. Paid-up Capital siu,ooo,ooo. -K Reserve Fund $5,750,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors $10,000,000 For Will
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      374 1 JEOEKLAfiDStfIS HANDEL HAATSCHAffk(Netherland Trading Society.) Established 1824. Paid-up Capital 35,783,000. Reserve Funds J 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 Union
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    3EXCHANGE.
    123 2 Penang, 22nd April, 1896. Rates close as follows: London, Demand Bank 2/2 J Do. 4 months’ sight Bank 2/2 Do. 3 Credit 2/2f Do. 3 Documentary... 2/2}s Calcutta, Demand Bank ...Rs. 186 Do. 3 days’ sight Private 190 Bombay. Demand Bank 186 Do. 3 days'sight Private 190 Madras, Demand
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    LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.
    128 2 Penang, 22nd April, 1896. Tin $3l 05 sellers. Trang small supply. West Coast 9.70 sellers. Aeheen 61b 10.75 do. White Pepper 13 75 do. Cloves (picked).. out of season. Mace No. 1 80. sellers. Mace Pickings 65 di. Nutmegs $77 Chinese Packed do. No. 1 7. do.
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    MAIL NOTICE.
    65 2 Mails close To-morrow For Per ntr. Time. Pangkor and T. Anson Canton 2 P.M. Colombo A Cochin Telena 3 p.m. Madras, 4c„ taking mails for Europe. Ae. rm Negapatam Sima 4 P.M. Do. do. Registration up to 3 p.m. Friday. 24th. Deli Langkat 1 p.m. The P. A
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    MAILS TO ARRIVE.
    41 2 From Singapore s. s. Sirmt. s s Suisang, and s s. Electra. to-mArmw; ss. Hebe, 9. s. Puudiia. and s. s Tclcmachiin on Friday ami s. s. (t'-iieraal Pel on Saturday. From Rangoon -Is h. Parae/i) on Friday.
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    REUTER’S TELEGRAM.
    82 2 LONDON, 2 Ist April, 1896. ObituaryJean Baptiste Leon Say, and Baron Hirsch. Matabeleland. Several sharp skirmishes took place close to Bnluwayo, when the Matabele lost heavily. President Kruger’s visit to England. The Executive Council of Pretoria have replied to Mr. Chamberlain’s despatch in a friendly tone, but says
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    LOCAL AND GENERAL.
    778 2 The Hon. the Resident Councillor returned this morning from his Consular t"iir, dining which he visited Tongkah and Keduh, and put through the duties of the office bv the registration of a number of British subjects, and holding Consular Courts for the lighter cases. The Hors, burgh
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    THE ALLEGED MURDER AT BALIK PULAU.
    168 2 As briefly noticed in our issue of the 18th, this outrage took place on the 14th inst. at Passir Panjang, a little way out of Balik Pulau. The death of the victim, Seng Soo, a fisherman, was reported at the local police station, and
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    APPOINTMENTS IN THE CIVIL SERVICE.
    77 2 (To the Editor of the "Pinang Gazette.”) Sir,—With reference to the letter bearing the above title in your issue of yesterday, is there any truth in the rumour that the Colonial Chaplaincies are to be abolished as they become vacant, and lay readerships established in
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    THE EXTRADITION LAWS.
    562 2 The application for a Habeas Corpus in 1 the matter of a Sinhalese named Moodv, whose ex trad it ion was demanded by the Perak Government, was before the Court on Monday and Tuesday last, Messrs. E. FarrerBaynes and A. R. Adams appearing for the requisioned, and
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    SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.
    53 2 (From our Correspondents) SINGAPORE. 22nd April. Mr. A. P. Talbot has seven month’s leave. TELUK ANSON. 22nd April. The shipments yesterday were— To Penang, 380 pikuls of tin. The shipments to-day are. To Penang, 330 pikuls of tin. KLANG. 22nd April. The shipments to-day are To Penang,* 62
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    DELI RACES.
    1453 2 The second day’s Races of Deli’s g D Meeting to. k place on the aftern< on of r 18th, in ext einely hot weather. This weatl made the course an unusually hard one Shipmate should have profited bv same' matters turned out, however. Shipmate™ the only race he
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      977 2 Mtchai’d Co. —N%T—PREMISES No. 5, Perak Road. Apply to ENG JOO Co., 2ll 47, Beach Street. WANTED. The following* 4 N Experienced Storekeeper and A Wu/giiing Clerk for Produce. NEW NOVELS S“ 214 Apply to BERN, M EYER A Co. The Cuckoo in the Nest, by Mrs. Oliphant. N OTICE.
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      258 2 INDIAN ENGINEERING, An ILi.isTr.ATF.il Week 11 JoritNii. The Recognized Organ of thf Profession in India H'ith a Guaranteed t-ona-Jide f'in itiation. LISTS OPEN TO INSPECTION EXPRESS NOTICE. Th<‘Aerated Water To.. Penang. Works off, Caatonement Itoad, Palo 'Pikun Proprietor ARCHIBALD KENNEDY. Telegraphic Address ARCHIBALD—PENANG Great increase of the A. P K.
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    THE LATE M. LEON SAY.
    477 3 The late M. Jean Baptiste Leon Say, a French statesman, who was a great authoiity ou financial and economical questions, was horn in Paris on June 6, 1826. He was the son of Horace Emile Say, and grandson of Jean Baptiste Say, the celebrated political
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    MAIL ITEMS.
    774 3 The United Slates Venezuelan Commis-' sion has issued an official denial of the' statement that they had reached a conclusion unfavourable to Great Britain. In a letter to a New York correspondent, one of the Commissioners says there is absolutely no jingoism or prejudice among them, and certainly
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    COMING EVENTS OF THE WEEK.
    132 3 Wednesday, 22nd Town Band, Esplanade, 5 p.m. High water at New Jetty, 8-23 a.m. and 8- p.m. Thursday, 23rd (S. George s Day) Entries close for Columbia Cup and Ladies’ Handicap prizes. Golf Club. Meeting of Justices of the Peace, 3.30 p.m. S. George’s Ball,
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    KRUGER AS PROTOTYPE OF DR. JAMESON.
    1716 3 Dr. A. P. Hillier delivered at Johannesburg last December a lecture on the Transvaal and Its Story,” reported in the Johannesburg Star of December 24th, which brings out into very clear relief the extraordinary parallel there is between the Uitlanders’ rising of to-day and
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    THE C.D.O.
    411 3 R.” writes to the China Express, dated London, March 23rd, —A few days ago the Globe, in an article headed “A Crippled Army.” called attention to the deplorable condition of the British troops in India, 511 per 1,000 of whom are more or less incapacitated by preventable disease.
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    SHIPPING.
    264 3 Arrivals. To-day. s. s. Manila from London, s. s. Horsburgh from Tongkah. s. s. Canton from Teluk Anson. Festerday. s. 8. Mary Austin from Klang. Departures. To-day. s. 8. Washi for Singapore, s. s. Mary Austin for Klang. 8. 8. Sanitwongsee for Asahan. 8. 8. R. K. Atjeli for
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      626 3 NOTICE. NOTICE is hereby given that the partnership between us, Toh Jim Swee and Lim Boon Tow others, as merchants trading under the firm of Chong Hin A Co., No. 31a, Weld Quay, was on the 13th dav of April, 1896, dissolved by mutual consent. All debts due and owing
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      312 3 NOTICE TO SHIPPING AGENTS. I'HE Manager begs to inform all Shipping Agents that the A. P. K. Waters can now be filled in bottles belonging to steamers passing to and from the harbour. Orders are earnestly solicited, which can be executed at 4 hours’ notice. Large Corks and Patent Stoppered
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      2243 4 BUCHANAN WHISKY jg THE BEST. To be had at j Messrs. THEAN CHEE l k Same as supplied to the Houses of Lords Commons and all the respectable London Clubs. GUAT CHENG BROS. 1 J SOLE IMPORTERS-SLA.TZ BROTHER» HIN LEE A Co. the dispensary, Tneurance (Roftcea. Insurance Qtoftccff. No ’is
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      346 4 NOTICE. WE beg to inform our customerstU Lave been appointed Sole jU* Penang for Messrs. Shearin A pore Leather Works, and have f nr S a| Cob Harness, brown leather b raiig at $25 per set. rao "«'Hß We have also regular supplies of H Harness from the best makers.
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