Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 29 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 29, 1896. No. 97.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 544 1 tapping jJioticCß. Peninsular Oriental Steam Navigation Company. SrilHE mail steamers may be expected to arrive outwards, and leave Penang homewards, on the following dates Outwards. Homewards. Rosetta May 10 I Peshawur Apr. 30 Kaisar-i-hind 24 j Pekin May 14 peshawur June 5 i Ravenna 28 p e kin 29 Mirzapore
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    • 1774 1 SBtßßtttff Mottle BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY,-(LTD.). banks. 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-lp Capital $10,000,000. V TIK. Reserve Fund $5,750,000. tit ci n Reserve Liability op Proprietors $10,000,000.
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    • 650 1 NEDEKLAKDSU/1E tiANUEi. KAA!St kA I tIJ (Netherland Trading Society.) Established 1824. Paid-up Capital f 35,783,001’. Reserve Funds /2,216,514.01 Head Office in Amsterdam. Head Agency in Netherlands India.— The Factorij of the Nederlandßch» Handel Maatschappij, Batavia. Agencies and Branches. —Singapore Medan (Deli), Samarang, Sourabaia, Padang, Cheribon, Tegal, Pecalongan. Pasaroean, and Tjilatjap.
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  • 119 2 Penang, 29th April, 1896. Rates close as follows: London, Demand Bank 2/2J Do. 4 months’sight Bank 2/21 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 186 J
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  • 121 2 Penang, 29th April. 189«. Tin 831.10 sellers. Trang small supply. West Coast... 9.70 sellers. Acheen 6tt> 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.
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  • 40 2 Mails clone To-morrow. For Per str. Time. Pangkor A. Teluk Anson Canton 2 P.M. Thursday. Ist. Langkat Jin Ho 3 P M. The homeward P. AO. steamer Peshatcur is expected to leave Singapore at 4 p. m. today.
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  • 47 2 From Olehleh—(s. s. Maha Vajirunhis tomorrow. From Singapore— s. Victoria to-day; s. h. Albinyia. s s. .4. Ap-ar. s. s. Shanghai. to-morrow s. s Peshawur on Friday and 8. s. Hebe and s. s. Purnea on Sat unlay. From Colombo—(s. h. i'indobona) on Friday.
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  • 108 2 LONDON, 2Sth April. 1896. The Reform Leaders. The reform leaders, Colonel Rhodes, Mr. Lionel Phillips, Mr. Hammond, and Mr. Farrar, have been sentenced to death. Mr. Chamberlain has cabled to President Kruger, through Sir Hercules Robinson, that the Government were confident Mr. Kruger would commute the sentence, and
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  • 697 2 We regret to hear that the Perak team is unable to play the football match arranged for Saturday. The Governor’s order directing the Ist Magistrate to enquire into a case <»f murder committed in Kedah, by a man named Sahat, has arrived. Two Hindus were yesterday charged
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  • 75 2 In the first round for the Ladies’ Handicap, Mrs. Law bent Miss E. Ross, 6 up and 5 to play, and Mrs. Peirce beat Miss A. Anthony, 5 up and 3 to play. The match for the Columbia Cup is entering on an interesting stage, and SurgeonCapt. Hearn at
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  • 202 2 {Selangor Government Gazette, April 24.) Appointments. Mr. Frederick Belfield, Magistrate, Pahang, to be Assistant Magistrate, Kuala Lumpur, with effect from 6th inst.—Mr. Michael Henry Whitley to be a Junior Officer. Mr. Whitley arrived in on 12th inst., and wi'l be attachJf until further orders to the District OflSte,
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  • 424 2 The District Officer, Klang, makes the following remarks iu his February report: During the month, Mr. E. V. Carey applied for one block of 500 acres on the terms of his agreement with the Government, ami lour blocks of 320 acres each on the west side
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  • 31 2 Arrivals. The following passengers arrived here yesterday per s. s. Betsy from Teluk Anson Mrs. Hill and Rev. Father Fai. Pers. s. Jin Ho from Langkat: Mr. Scott Elliot.
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  • 77 2 Wednesday’, 29th Town Band, Esplanade, 5 p.m. High water at New Jetty, 1-19 a.m. and 1- p.m. Thursday, 30th:— Town Band, Datu Kramat Gardens, 5 p.m. High water at New Jetty, 2-12 a.m. and 2- p.m. Friday, Ist. High water at New Jetty, 3-05 a.m.
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  • 291 2 281-h April. The shipments to-day are— To Penang, 615 pikuls o f ti n 29th April. The shipments to-day are— To Penang, 530 pikuls of ti n /7/ E GRE t HE A 7 JfTF/? Jy /A 7 (Madras Times.) We noticed the other dav the r great
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  • 650 2 AUSTRALIA AS A TOBACCO-PRO-DUCING COUNTRY. We rea-1 that in Australia active measures are now being taken with a view to tl* development of this industry. Small qusnh ties of tobacco have for some tin» grown, and the Melbourne Agricultnn] Department is of opinion that a higbk profitable trade might he
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 1329 2 New Advertisements, Drhfrnhhrirl Y ’Telangor government notice. ILulldi U Of uU, WANTED. A DRAFTSMAN and SURVEYOR is liiqt DPFNFn required in the Publi- I Works Depart- JUbl URbNtU. inent. Salary 870 a, inontl, with free unfurnished quarters if available. Applicants must be competent to make! I 110 TOl 1 O
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    • 319 2 BUKIT MA.S MINING Co. Limited. 'I'HE Ordinary G m ral Mei fing of the Shareholders called for the 16th of March last having be. n informal, notice is hereby given that the same will now lie held in the Company’s Office, No. 9, Weld Quay, Penang, at 11 a m
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  • 2449 3 The Discussion on Mr. Swettenham’s Paper. Sir Hugh Low said he had known Mr. Swettenham for a number of years, and agreed with Sir Cecil Smith that there was no one more competent to give details on the subject of British rule in Malaya than the
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  • 270 3 The Hon. George Peel, speaking recently at Nottingham University, after paying a warm compliment to the energy and public spirit of bimetallists, said it had fallen to him to speak on behalf of the great financial classes of the country. These were utterly opposed to bimetallism, and as the
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  • 370 3 The “inside” history of the Jameson episode is still for most of us a sealed book (savs the Cape Times), but we are continuallv coming across little scraps of evidence. For example:—Mr. J. C. Bodenstein, fieldcornet of the Krugersdorp district, has been making
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  • 2049 3 THE TRANSVAAL CONVENTIONS OF 1881 1884, AND AFTERWARDS. (Review of Reviews.) Kruger, who had returned from his unavailing mission to London, where he had in vain implored the Government to restore the independence of their Republic, was recognised as the natural leader of the insurrectionary movement. He found able coadjutors
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  • 75 3 Arrivals. To-day. s. s. Avagyee from Deli. s. s. Flying Fish from Port Weld. s. s. Canton from Teluk Anson. s. s. Jin Ho from Langkat. s. s. Bandjcrinassiit from Deli. Yesterday. s. s. Betsy from Teluk Anson. s. s. Artsadong from Padang. s. s. Taw Tong from Klang.
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 43 3 HUNYADI JANOS.” This favourite Natural Water, in habitual use throughout the World, has established itself as a customary Aperient in all climates. Remarkably and exceptionally uniform in composition free from defects incidental to others. Brit. Med. Journal. Annual sale six million bottles. 222
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    • 122 3 CAUTION CAMEL-HAIR BELTING. V X AfKSSRS. REDDAWAY, MANCHESTER, having continuously ±T_L since the year 1879 applied the term Camel Hair to Belting, such belting having acquired a world-wide reputation, and under that term become universally known as the exclusive manufacture of Messrs. Reddaway and Company, certain unscrupulous persons have recently
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 1767 4 BUCHANAN WHISIY IBBBBWMMb IS THE BEST. To be had at Messrs. THEAN CHEE t R Same as supplied to the Houses of Lords Commons and all the respectable London Clubs. GUAT CHENG BROS. 1 J SOLE IMPORTERS— KA.TZ BROTHERS HIN LEE Co. the dispensary, Tnaurance (Hofices. Insurance (Hofices. The Royal
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    • 227 4 notice. WE beg to inform our customer» that have been appointed Sole Agentgin Penang for Messrs. Shearin Co., Caw pore Leather Works, and have for sale the Cob Harness, brown leather hraxs j at $25 per set. j We have also regular supplies of Engligh t Harness from the best
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