Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 25 April 1896

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    21 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED NEW SERIES.) ESTABLISHED 1833. [PRICE 20 CENTS. VOL. LIV. SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 1896. No. 94.
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      552 1 |MiiP<-l Skill, Piles, Cuts. Insect Bites Sore Eyes, Neuralgic and |M^ lin itie Pains, Sunburn, Earache, Colds, and Skin Ailments, M QUICKLY RELIEVED M BY USE OF IVERT’S I CARBOLIC OINTMENT. Large Pots, Is. 1 Id. each (English rate). H C. A.LVEKT A Co., Manchester, Eng. police»* Kiisukir Oriental Steam
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      1365 1 SGwmna (Yloftces. BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY,—(LTD.). banks. *7 3 S. 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-up Capital $10,000,000. T-—TK 1» Reserve Fond $5,750,000. I tit c, .-I n Reserve
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      638 1 HEDEKLANDSLIIK HANDEL HAATSCHArPIJ (Netherland Trading Society.; Established 1824. Paid-up Capital f 35,783,000 Reserve Funds j 2,216,514.0] Head Office in Amsterdam. Head Agency in Netherlands India. The Factorij of the Nederlanduche Handel Maatschappij, Batavia. Agencies and Branches. —Singapore Medan (Deli), Samarang, Sourabaia, Padang, Cheribon, Tegal, Pecalongan, Pasaroean, and Tjilatjap. London Bankers.
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    EXCHANGE.
    122 2 Penang, 25th April, 1896. Rates close as follows: London, Demand Bank 2/2| Do. 4 months’ sight Bank 2/2 H Do. 3 Credit 2/2£ Do. 3 Documentary... 2/2 Hi Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs. 187 Do. 3 days’ sight Private 190 Bombay. Demand Bank 187 Do. 3 days' sight Private 190
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    LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.
    125 2 Penang, 25th April. 1896. Tin s3l.losellers. (Trang small supply. Black Pepper < West Coast 9.70 sellers. (_Aclieen6lt> 10.75 do. White Pepper 13 75 do. Gioves (picked) out of season. Mace No. 1 80.— sellers. Mace Pickings 65 d->. Nutmegs $77 Chinese Packed do. (No. 1 7. do.
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    MAIL NOTICE.
    39 2 Mails close on Monday For Per str. Time. Asahan Sanitwongsee 1 p.m Pangkor A Teluk Anson Canton 2 p.m. The homeward P. AO. steamer Peshawar is ••x)>e< t:ed to leave Singapore at 10 a. in. on Wednesday.
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    MAILS TO ARRIVE.
    24 2 From Singapore—(s. s. Bio) and s. s. Projtoiitis to-morr*>w. From Negapatam—(s. s. Secundra) on Monday. From Calcutta—(s. h. A'afsuny) <>n Monday.
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    REUTER’S TELEGRAM.
    92 2 LONDON, 24th April. 1896. The Venezuela Question. The statement in the Times regarding the Venezuela question is discredited. The position is unchanged. Anglo-American Arbitration. Negotiations for the permanent arbitration of all disputes between Great Britain and the United States are progressing. Hongkong Legislative Council. Dr. Ho Kai has
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    LOCAL.
    1031 2 A meeting OF the Bukit Mas Mining C<»mpanv is advertised to be held on the 9th of May. The homeward P. X O steamer Peshawar is ex|»ected to leave Singapore at 10 a. m. <>n Wednesday. The steamer Pathan arrived yesterday afternoon from Liverpool. She brought four thousand two
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    GOLF.
    175 2 The match for the Ladies’ Championship of Penang was concluded yesterday afternoon, and was won by Mrs. J. A. Brown after a very close fight with Mrs. Dallas. The scores of the eight competitors are appended, but it should be mentioned that the last four played much below their
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    NATIVE STATES’ JUSTICE.
    408 2 Coubts of Law presided over by trustworthy Magistrates mete out what we understand as justice to all classes and nationalities without respect of persons.”— LeituretyMr. Swcttenhim. The following is taken from the Straits Times There is a serious misunderstanding between the Ipoh Sanitary Board and the Government.
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    SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.
    61 2 (From our Coe kesp KLANG, 25t h A-ri l The 8. s. Ck, m I quarantined, suspicious cholera being reported on J The shipments yesterday To Penang, 125 No shipments to-day. The shipments to-morrow iVl ’i To Penang, 78 pikulsoft'J 'I LJjI K A\Si)N, 251 h April. The
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    THE RANGOON MAIL ROUTE.
    235 2 The following from the Rg nt]fltih J will be read with interest 3 We understand the Madras p H Company, in conjunction with Railway Company, are j.ij, ;t i;n.,’"/W which will probably have fluence on the future of the R service. The Madras Railway"'^;j| establish a
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    ACHEEN WAR.
    472 2 (Translated frein “Deli Cowra»/."! Batavia. April According to a telegiain to Bode, tliN dti isioh under Colonel returned yhsu rday at 5 o’clo< k. Major Ockhi\iz n and twenty soldieis. six soldiers Oil I lie casualties six were! and four w < uinYt d by our own arlillerv.
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    PASSENGER LIST.
    23 2 Arrivals. Per s. s. G. G. Meyer from Singap Messrs. J. S Kennedy, the Rev. Father *6' and Mr. Van Bereeteyn.
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      1046 2 Y fl n EW ApVERTISEMENTS/PluCllQl l U UUi BUKIT MA.S MINING Co., Limited. 'THE Ordinary General Meeting of the I Shareholders called for the 16th of Just OP; ned. March last having been informal, notice is hereby given that the same will now be held in the Company’s Office, No.
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      485 2 MUNICIPAL NOTICE. (>T’l< Els hereby given that the revised lists of ]>ersons entitled to vote at soil' qiiauih- J to lw elected as Commissioners have, lieen forwarded for publication in the Government Gazette. These lists are now open to public inspection daily, at the Municipal Office, Town Hall, between the
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    THE MUNICIPAL MEETING.
    611 3 The usual fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Commissioners was held yesterday in the Town Hall. Present Mr. J. Y. Kennedy (President), Messrs. J. H. Callcott, 11 A. P. Hogan, and J. Gibson. Letterswere read from the Mahomedau Cricket Club stating that they were desirous to settle up
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    THE LEGAL DOCTRINE AS TO MEDICAL "PRIVILEGE."
    387 3 Action' foe Slander against a London Physician. Alks Arthur Kitson, late of Sydney, has appeared in the London courts as plaintiff in an action for slander, which has caused considerable sensation in professional circles, the defendant being Dr. William Smoult Playfair, the well-known
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    THE DEATH-RATE IN SINGAPORE.
    272 3 Cholera Increasing. The Health Officer’s report for the week ending the 18th of April showed that the deaths numbered 227, giving a death-rate of 66.15 per thousand compared with 51.87 in the previous week, and 41.80 in the corresponding week of last year. The principal causes
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    THE UNIVERSITY BOAT RACE.
    230 3 A Historic Struggle. The Oxford and Cambridge Varsity boatrace was rowed on 28th March, when, contrary to expectations, the Oxford crew scored another victory. The Cambridge crew, who on Tuesday last rowed over the course from Mortlake to Putney in 19| min., were firmly established in
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    GENERAL.
    373 3 The Associated Chambers of Commerce have passed a resolution in favour of Imperial penny postage. The anti-toxin cure for diptheria has reduced the mortality in the London hospitals from this disease to seven per cent. Russian scientists intend to send a search expedition to the Polar seas to look
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    BRITISH RULE IN MALAYA.
    2831 3 (Continued from yesterday s issue.) The Results of our Policy in Malaya. When British officers first entered the Malay States as advisers they found that a very small revenue was raised in each by the taxation of every single article that entered or left the country.
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    OFFICIAL MINUTES.
    383 3 Meeting of the Municipal Commissioners held on the 10th April. 1896. Present. J. Y. Kennedy. Esq., (President). J. H Callcott. Esq.. J. Gibson. Esq., and G. F. Adamson. Esq. Absent.—R. A. P. Hogan, Esq. and Cheah Chen Eok. Esq. 1. Th«‘ minutes of the last meeting are read
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    SHIPPING.
    259 3 Arrivals* To-day. s. s. G. G. Meyer from Singapore. s. s. Canton from Teluk Anson. s. s. Sanitwongsee from Asahan. Yesterday. s. s. Pathan from Liverpool. Departures. To-day. s. 8. Taw Tong for Klang. s. s Betsy for Pangkor and T. Anson. s. s. Hong Leong for Singapore A
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      554 3 NOTICE. VIEWS of Penang, Singapore, Perak, Selangor and Sumatra. Photos enlarged, various sizes up to 3 ft. on bromide paper. W. JONES, No. 10, King Street. Photographer. N()T;CE TO SHIPPING- AGENTS. I 'HE Manager begs to inform all Shipping 1 Agents that the A. P. K. Waters can now be
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      2144 4 WHISKY IS THE BEST. To be had at 1 1 z Same as supplied to the Houses of Lords Commons and all the respectable London Clubs. GUAT CHENG BROS. 1 J THEAN SIEW Co.| SOLE TMPO RTE RS— TT BROTHERS GOON YEN A FRIENDS. HIN LEE Co. THE dispensary, i
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      93 4 BROWN Co., Monumental Sculptors, 42, BETINCK STREET, CALCUTTA. Qonu&vr&xiz seufeptsotys a» b RjL pirsTs.igsa rn tJE iSO| /jii Sole Agent for the .Straits Settlemeus, L. J YOUNG, 140 a. Klawei Road, Penang. M/. 11 1 A j Sob- A gpfits in Penai'ii HE UN Mb YI’K A Cn H. J.
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