Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 5 August 1896

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PTTBUSHED B-A.IT/g NEW SERIES.] ESTABLISHED 1833. 2O CENTS. VOL. LIV. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5, No. 158.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 581 1 Qtotices. Peninsular Oriental Steam Navigation Company. BJiHE mail steamers may be expected to arrive outwards, and leave Penang homewards, on the following dates Outwards. Homewards. Kaisar-i-Hind Aug 14 i Pekin Aug. 6 Peshawar 29 I Mirzapore 20 Pekin Sept. 12 i Ravenna Sept. 3 Mirzapore 26 Rosetta f 17 Kaisar-i-Hind
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    • 519 1 M pipping Qtofkes. Ocean Steam Ship Company. ay sr- JHE Company’s steamers are despatched from m Liverpool outwards for the Straits, China, th and Japan, and from Japan homewards for id London every week, and have accommodation a, for first and third class passengers, carrying ie a Surgeon and Stewardess.
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    • 478 1 BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY—(LTD KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ NEGAPATAM LINE OF STEAMERS. Intended Sailing and expected Arrival of Steamers. n FoK WILL SAIL Steamer From Expected on l, =7 r Negapatam, Karrical, r PoTd%hTr; O kn C Sir Sing re IVed. 12lh A ug. 1 S I Wed. sth Aug.
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    • 597 1 I BANKS. Hongkong Shanghai Bank,r, ST Corporation. < Rkservb Liability of Proprietors $10,000,000. Chief Manager. Hongkong—Thomas Jackson, Esq. Manager. Shanghai—J. P. Wade Gard’nee, Esq London Bankers—London County Bank. PENANG. Interest Allowed. On Current Accounts, at the rate of I°/ per annum on the daily balances When the accrued interest for
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    • 739 1 NEDERHf FSb/iE h'AftDEl- KAAISCHAHiJ (Ketherland Trading Society.) Paid-up Capital f 35,783,(i<»0 -rReserve Funds f 2,282,814.381 H ead Office in Amsterdam. I Netherlands India.— he Factorij of the Nederlandsche Handel Maatschappij, Batavia. I Agen^ies a nd Branches.—Singapore Medan (Deli), Samarang, Sourabaia, a ang, Cheribon, Tegal, Pecalongan, Pasaroean, and Tjilatjap I London
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  • 108 2 Penang, sth August. 189 G. Rates close as follows: London, Demand Bank Do. 4 months’ sight Bank 2'2| Do. 3 Credit Do. 3 Documentary Calcutta, Demand Bank R" Do. 3 days’ sight Private 1« Bombay. Demand Bank Do. 3 days’sig»it Private Madras, Demand Bank Do. 3 days’sight Private Rangoon,
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  • 117 2 Penang, sth August. 180’• 831 60 sellers. (Trang out of season. West Coast J' A<-be.. n 818 HOO do. White Ptpi*: 13 75 do Cloves (picUb ••«»<> BeaBon Mace No. I lc Mace Picking" Nutmeg* 1 (No. I 1.51- dSugar < 2 38» d BuhLhl 300 I.
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  • 113 2 Mails clo«k I’o-mokrow For {p Edie, Segli and Olehleh Vidar 11 am. 1),4i Ho Ktcei 2 P.M. Pangkor A Teluk Anson Per<e 2 P.M. Edie, Telok Seniawe and Segli 3 P M Friday. <th. Deli M. Austin 1 p.m. The homeward P A O steamer Pekin is expected
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  • 160 2 LONDON, 4th August, ISO 6. The Object of Li-Hung-Chnng’s visit to London. b The Times says that the real < object of Li-Hung-Chang’s visit is 1 to obtain the sanction of Great Bri- tain to an increased tariff, the basis whereof, through the fall of silver, is now
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  • 598 2 As <>ne of tbe incidental proofs of the impossibility of regulating the code of Gov- inirn nt jurisdiction harmoniously between Singapore and Penang, jhis question is continually cropping up. How in al! the world His Excellency the Governor can conscientiously delude himself into the belief that this coming
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  • 468 2 nThebe will be no issue of the Ptnang Gazette to-morrow, being a public and bank holiday. We hear that, owing to representations made by Towkay Lok Yew, tbe Selangor W Opium Farmer, the Selangor Government b< has reduced the rent of the farm by $3,500 for the
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  • 182 2 (Com municated.) Apart from the bearings of the question as between the Government and tbe Municipality, is there not a third party more concerned than either? To wit the mercantile community, for whose benefit it is understood the goods sheds have been reconstructed by
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  • 28 2 Arrivals. To-day. Per s s. Perse from Teluk Anson: Messrs. T. A. Michell and L. Hawkins. Y esterday. Per s. s. Deli from Klang Mr. G. Smart.
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  • 83 2 Wednesday, sth Town Band. Esplanade, 5 p. m. High water at New Jetty, 9-16 a.m. and 9- p.m. Thursday. 6th Public and Bank Holiday. First day Penang Races. High water at New Jetty, 10-09 A. M. and 10- pm. Friday, 7th High water at New
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  • 33 2 (From our Correspondent SINGAPORE. sth Augvst. The Ba.jah Brooke has b een wrecked on Acusta rock. All board have been saved. The Battler has gone to their relief at Victory Island.
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  • 106 2 {By Telegraph.') The following are the entries for the fin day’s races, to be held on Thursday n«t the 13th inst at Taiping: First Rack, The Maiden Plats The Padre I Bittern Lakestone Second Race, Grand Handicap Chopsticks Clown Triton Jimmy Third Race. Giisha Harrv Bov Eileen
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  • 484 2 J The half-yearly general meeting of tbe shareholders of the New Prye River D k Co. Ltd. was held yesterday afternoon attiie n offices of the Company. V The Chairman submitted the report 4 I I the Direi’tors and accounts tor the half-year
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 890 2 n •< L. .1 v ri„ new advertisements. q HE Phonograph will be on exhibition J for a short time only. Don’t miss this TAILORING DEPARTMENT. rare opportunity to hear this marvellous K invention. WE beg to call special attention to our Onerated by B Stock of High Class Woollen
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    • 107 2 tfogiiqg Co. CLARETS JUST RECEIVED '1 CHOICE WINES at exceptionally Low Puces. Pints Qrts. DOMAINE V<ioz. 53.-S5 BOURG 3.50 o BERGASSE 4- 7 BASMEDOC 4.50 8 VERTHEUIL 5 s g MOULIS 7,—i2z s ST. ESTEPHE 8.50 u/ 3 ST. JULIEN i MEDOC-. 10.5018 m ■f CHATEAU E PEYRAGUEY -20 3
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  • 617 3 [By “Early Bird.”] Everything is now in readiness for our race meeting, and as all the arianitements are about as complete and b u siness-like as any one could wish for, j predict two fine afternoons sport. The course is in good order, and some record
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  • 589 3 (Madras Tinies.) Whether Cooly Emigration is, or is not, a good thing for India is a question to which contradictory answers have been given. There seems, however, to be no room for two opinions as to the fact that there are times or seasons when it is well
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  • 1258 3 In March last a Memorandum on the subject of the Military Contribution was I prepared by the Unofficial Members of Council, and was forwarded through the Governor to the Secretary of State for the Colonies. This Memorandum lightly sketched the history of the Military Mulct, called
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  • 842 3 In an evil moment I was going to the interior of the Race Course, when I met Brodie just at the Bridge, and he said I ought to join the Golf Club and learn the Royal and Ancient Game. I said I did not mind what
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  • 218 3 Arrivals. To-day. s. s. Perse from .Teluk Anson. Y EBTEKDAY. s. 8. Vidar from Olehleh. s. s. Flying Dragon from Port Weld. s. s. Deli from Klang. Departures. To-day. 8. s. Fook Ching for Pangkalan Brandan and Langkat. s. s. Deli for Klang. s. s. Betsy for Pangkor and
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  • 211 3 (Sh'iils limes, Ist August.) Jelelius ($5 pd.) $3.00 Itaubs i 3 |O]»1.) $5.15 sales. XI fully paid $8.50 Punjoins ($4 pd.) $13.) Pahang < <>rp. (XI pd.) £4.50 Maynard A <’o. (SUhi I 830 Pataling Coffee cdy. Ltd. ($l5 pd.) $45 Vers. Peugeranga ($5O pd.) 'O5 buyers.
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 526 3 TO LET. IV O. 32, Perak Road. Entry from Ist August, 1896. Apply to TAN KANG HOCK, 433 343, Beach Street. Msstrs. O. J. KEYMER Co. bog to offor their eervicas m AGENTS IN ENGLAND. EetabHehed in 1844, they havo a thorough knowledge of tho Rtarketa, and experience of Eaatern
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    • 432 3 CHAMPAGNE I piper-heidsTeck] Ancfenne Maison H EIDSIECK fondee en 1785 KUNKELMANN &C 9 Successeurs REIMS FRANCE PRITCHARD Co., Sole Agents for Penang and Districts. 232 TO LET. SUFFOLK HOUSE, Aier Itam Road. Apply to ALLEN A KENNEDY. TO LET? NO. 12, Clove Hall Road. Entry from Ist August, 1896. Apply
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    • 100 3 FOR SALE. EXCHANGETABLES. DOLLARS and STERLING ALSO RUPEES and DOLLARS. Price $3 each. Gosling Co., Penang. PENANG SALES ROOM? AUCTION SALE. The umlersiguetl will sell by Public Auction On Friday, the 7th August, commencing at 11 a. tn., At RESTALRIG,” LOGAN ROAD, All the Valuable Household Furniture, Glass and Crockery
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  • 633 4 PROGRAMME OF THE AUGUST MEETING, 1896. (Under the Rules of the Straits Racing Association.' FIRST DAY. Thursday, the 6th August, 1896. 1. —The Maiden Plate. Value s2oo.—For Maiden Horses, (per Rule 14, Straits Racing Association) Weight per scale (10 st. 9 lbs.) Distance one mile. Entrance $lO.
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 83 4 i-w. BUCHANAN WHISKY TC ’T’TX’E’ TC Lt'CJ’fl' (Houses OF Parliament.) B B fTI 4 M a *Uo be hfld at Messrs. THEAN CHEE Co. Same as supplied to the Houses of Lords Commons and all the respectable London Clubs GUAT CHENG BROS. J 1 THEAN SIEW Co. GOON YEN FRIENDS.
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    • 1454 4 auction sale. a—lngurancc Qlofttts. By order of the Mortgagee. of Jatjan ON Saturdav, the Bth of August, 1896, at Marine Insurance. 11 am., will be offered for sale by TOILET ‘W* ATE ~R > auction, on the premises:— v All that valuable block of land extend- Appreciated for its delicate
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    • 309 4 CARD. G. GILMOUR. CONSULTING ENGINEER 9, Union Street, Penanq. CRUSHED FOOD. t m Try it and You will be Satibid. r R. BELILIOS begs to inform th, I lie that since inferior Ciin-hf.! is offeied for ssle in the Penang Ai at low prices, the undersigned begs to d lhW
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