Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 28 April 1896

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    22 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED D-A.ILT. NEW SERIES.] ESTABLISHED 1833. [PRICE 20 CENTS. VOL. LIV. TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 1896. No. 96.
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      540 1 pipping Qlotices. Peninsular Oriental Steam Navigation Company. BtpHE mail steamers may be expected to arrive outwards, and leave Penang homewards, on the following dates Outwards. Homewards. Rosetta May 10 Peshawur Apr. 30 Kaisar-i-hind 24 I Pekin May 14 Peshaiour June 5 i Ravenna 28 Pekin 29 Mirzapore June 11 The
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      1360 1 SBwpina (Tloftcea. BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY-(LTD.). banks. Z 3 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. Reserve Fund $5,750,000. 1 TTT Reserve Liability of Proprietors $10,000,000. Foa Will sail
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      556 1 HKBERLASiDSUiK IiANDEL HJAISIHAI UJ (Netherland Trading Society.} Established 1824. Paid-up Capital /35,783,001' Reserve Funds j 2,216,514.01 Head Office in Amsterdam. Head Agency in Netherlands India. The Factorij of the Nederlandaehe Handel Maatschappij, Batavia Agencies and Branches. —Singapore Medan (Deli), Samarang, Sourabaia, Padang, Cheribon, Tegal, Peealongan, Pasaroean, and Tplatjap. London Bankers.
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    EXCHANGE.
    118 2 Penang, 28th Apbil, 1896. Rates close as follows: London, Demand Bank 2/2 J Do. 4 months’sight Bank 2/2J Do. 3 Credit 2/3 Do. 3 Documentary... Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs. 187 Do. 3 days’ sight Private 190 Bombay, Demand Bank 187 Do. 3 days’ sight Private 190 Madras, Demand Bank
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    LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.
    118 2 Penang, 28th 1896. Tin s3l.ossellers. J Trang small supply. West Coast 9.70 sellers, Acheen 6!t> 10.75 do. White Pepper 13.75 do. Cloves (picked).. out of season. Mace No. 1 B<>.—sellers. Mace Pickings 65 de. Nutmegs 79 do. (No. 1 7. do. Sugar < 2 4 do (Basket
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    MAIL NOTICE.
    74 2 Mails close To-morrow Per *tr. Time. Fook Ching 11 am. B’mdit 11 a.m. Mary Austin 1 p.m. Deli Taw Tong 1 P.m. Kl ing 2 p.m. Pangkor and T Anson Betsy 4 p.m. Olehleh G'. ran Lansberge The homeward P. A O. steamer J’eshawur is expected to leave
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    HAILS TO ARRIVE.
    36 2 From Rangoon—(s. b. Sirdhana) to-day. From Deli—(s. s. BtoyerauoiMH) to-morrow. From Olehleh —(s. s. G. G. r. Lansberge) on Thursday. From Singapore—(a. s A. A/>rar) on Thursday; and s. s. Purnea on Saturday.
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    REUTER’S TELEGRAM.
    85 2 LONDON, 27th April, 1896. Secret Treaty between Russia and China. Mr. Curzon stated that the Russian Ambassador absolutely denies the existence of a secret treaty whereby large Chinese territory is ceded to Russia. Li Hnng Clinng. Li Hung Chang met with an imposing reception at Odessa. The Transvaal.
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    THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL.
    692 2 Thb Executive Council in this Colony can by its own majority pass any resolution and carry any rules against the Hon’ble Member”—Extract from the Governor’» speech in Legislative Council on 2nd April, 1896. There is not the slightest intention in the present remarks to speak evil of
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    LOCAL AND GENERAL.
    782 2 The rainfall last night was 2.40 in. J he band vvill play at the Datu Krarnat I Gardens on Thursday night, at 9 o’clock. It is reported that the Labour Commission will hold its first meeting on Fri- da yThe homeward P. O. mail steamer Peshawar will
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    SPECIAL TELEGRAM.
    22 2 (From our Correspondent KLANG., 27m A’*ril. The shipments to-day are. To Penang, 203 pikuls of ti n To Singapore, 833
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    ACHEEN WAR.
    286 2 (Translatedfor the "Pinang Gazette"} Batavia, April 22 According to a Government telegr regarding the provisioning of Tjot Ran" position in the 26 mukinis was more difficult owing to 150 men with rfl from Tunku Djohan having gone over? the enemy. This if the reason gi veu f the
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    “GAZETTE” NOTIFICATIONS.
    161 2 (April 24th.) Under the Suitors Funds Rules, 1893 the word Registrar is -to be deemed tJ JSeWdrite Deputy Registrar at Penang. Under the same authority the rate of interest is to be fixed from time to time bv the Governor in Council; and it is fixed at one
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    TELEGRAPH RATES TO THE EAST.
    306 2 A Revision Promised. In August last the London Chamber of Commerce wrote to Singapore calling attention to the high rates prevailing to India and the East, and inviting the co-operation of Singapore in obtaining a reduction. The Singapore Chamber drew up a table showing that
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    COMING EVENTS OF THE WEEK.
    64 2 Tuesday, 28th Auction Sale Furniture, Ac., at No. o Perak Road. High water at New- Jetty, 12-26 A.M. and 12-53 p.m. Wednesday. 29th Town Band, Esplanade, 5 p.m. High water at New Jetty, 1-19 A. Jf. and 1-46 p.m. Thursday. 30th:— Town Band, Datu Kramat
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      1209 2 V CL N EW Advertisements. /Htchsfu uO. NOTICE. IT is proposed by their planter friends, and others interested in agriculture, J U.S I UHc NtU. to give a Ball in the Town Hall here as a “Send uff to the Hon’ble J. M. Vermont and Mrs. Vermont on their deThe
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      282 2 BUKIT MA.S MINING Co.. Limited. fpHE Ordinary General Meeting of the 1 Shareholders called for the 16fh of March last having been informal, notice is hereby given that the same will n<>w be held in the Company’s Office, No. 9, Weld Quay, Penang, at 11 a.m on the 9th of
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    ORDINANCE PROHIBITING INJECTION OF MORPHINE.
    190 3 p k iday’s Government Gazette contains a ■raft bill intituled An Ordinance for the Suppression of the Practice of Injecting Reparations of Morphine by unqualified Sersons.” The objects and reasons state ■'here is reason to believe that the practice ■f administering morphia by subcutaneous ■q
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    MR. RAYMOND’S RIDING AT SEREMBAN.
    806 3 We publish the following letter from Mr. Raymond, in reply to the one from the I Secretary of the S. U- and J. G. Club, which appeared in our issue of 16th instant:— Sir, —Mv attention has been called by some of mv friends to
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    2493 3 Thursday, April 23rd. (Free Press.) Present :—H. E. the Governor, Sir Charles Mitchell, g.c.m.g. H. E. MajorGeneral H. T. Jones-Vaughan, c.b. Hons. J. A. Swettenham, c.m.g. (Colonial Secretary) W. R. Collyer, (Attorney-General); E. E. Isemonger, (Colonial Treasurer) Capt. Anderson, (Acting Colonial Engineer); A Huttenbach, J. Burkinshaw, G. S.
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    GOLF.
    1158 3 On Masters A Suburban Caddie,” writes in Golf —There has been a deal written and said about tiie ways and doings of caddies. Most people look upon ’em as a worrying, loafing lot of idle cusses, as they wouldn’t have anythink to do with if they could play the
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    SHIPPING.
    205 3 Arrivals. To-day. s. s. Betsy from Teluk Anson. s. s. G. G. van Lansberge from Olehleh. Yesterday. s. s. Elax from Singapore. s. s. Fook Ching from Langkat. s. s. Good Lac7c*from Klang. s. e. Mary Austin from Deli. e. s. Thaiping from Port Weld. Departures. To-day. s. s.
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    WEATHER REPORT.
    65 3 Taken at Prison Hospital Observatory. 27th April. 1896. 9 a.m. 3 p.m. 9 p.m. Bar. red. 32 Fah. .916 .732 .896. Temperature 79. 83. 77. Wet Bulb Thermometer 77. 78. 76. Max. Temp, in shade 91.2 Min. do. do. 72.4 Max. in Sun 147.4 Terr. rad. Ther 704
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    BANK SHARES.
    69 3 CL. C. Express, Apr. 3rd.> Shares. Banks. Paid. Closing prices. 20 Chartered of India, Australia. A China All 28to 29 281 Hongkong A Shanghai 4l to 42 25 Mercantile Bank of India (Ltd.) “A" Shares 12A 10 toll 25 Do. B do. 12A sto 6 8 Bk. of
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      411 3 BEST AND SAFEST APERIENT. RECOMMENDED ANO PRESCRIBED BY MEDICAL MEN EVERYWHERE. ANNUAL SALE EXCEEDS SIX MILLION BOTTLES. The “BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL” says of SMmgalrt Stem»” established itself in favour with leading physicians and therapeutists of every country, whose testimonies bear witness to its action as a speedy, sure and gentle
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      339 3 NOTICE. TDO hereby give notice that I shall not be responsible for any debts contracted by my wife Liau Yut Khwai from date hereof, unless with my written consent; and legal be instituted against those who receive tier under protection without mv permission. PHAN GUAN BENG. Dated 18th April, 1896.
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      1818 4 BUCHANAN WHISKY IS THE HEST. I To be had at Same as supplied to the Houses of Lords Commons and all the respectable London Clubs. I GUAT CHENG BROS. 1. 1 thean SIEW Co.i SOLE IMPORTERS— EZ2LTZ BROTHER GOON YEN FRIENDS. HIN LEE Co. 3 the dispensary, Insurance ftloftces. THE
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      218 4 NOTICE. I WE beg to inform our customers that B have been appointed Sole A Re ’'B Penang for Messrs. Shearin £Co°(' 15 8 pore Leather Works, and have for saletL Cob Harness, brown leather brass nio J'f B j at $25 per set. 4 We have also regular supplies
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