Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 8 August 1896

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    21 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. FTTBUSHED NEW SERIES.} ESTABLISHED 1833. [PRICE 20 CENTS. VOL. LIV. SATURDAY, AUGUST 8, 1896. No. 160.
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      572 1 pr use in Closets, Urinals, Stables, Ac fl p only reliable disinfecting powder is CALVEHT’S, mteed to contain 15% Calvert’s No. 5 rr. thp strongest Disinfectant known. In 6d 1 an< l ns at Chemists, er in use than other Powdersat lower rate8 1 much less being needed. Will not
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      1352 1 aKtmnntf BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY,-(LTD.). banks. KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. Hongkong Shanghai BankOcean Steam Ship Company. NEGAPATAM LINE OF STEAMERS. in K Corporation. -A TK Intended Sailing and expected Arrival of Steamer». Paid-up Capital $10,000,000. Reserve Fund $5,750,000. 1 u, Resp.rve Liability op Proprietors $10,000,000. uriißiu ■mu him y OK
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      688 1 «EDERI AfirSLAt HANDEL lAAYSCBAMJ (Netherland Trading Society.) FstabHsheil 182<. Paid-up Capital .../35,783,000. Reserve Funds 2,282,814.38| Head Oppice in Amsterdam. Head Agency in Netherlands India.— The Factorij of the Nederlandache Handel Maatscbappij, Batavia. Agencies and Branches. —Singapore Medan (Deli), Samarang, Sourabaia, Padang, Cheribon, Tegal, Pecalongan, Pasaroean, and Tjilatjap. London Bankers.—The Union
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    EXCHANGE.
    118 2 Penang. Bth August, lbsii. Rates close as follows: London, Demand Bank 2/2J Do. 4 months’ sight Bank Do. 3 Credit 2/2| Do. 3 Documentary 2/2RCalcutta, Demand Bank R” 18> Do. 3 days’ sight Private 18S Bombay. Demand Bank >• 185 Do. 3 days’sight Private US Madras, Demand Bank 184)
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    LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.
    146 2 Penang, Bth August. IBsh>. Tin ***** seller C Trang out of season. Black Pepper West Coaat !'7 I seller- A<-liHi-n !>||> 11 0) <|o. White P« ’ip»*: 13 75 do. Cloves tpicke.l) out o‘‘ seaso’i. Mace No. I Mace Pickiiigs I*s 4 1 Nllll neg < (.5
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    MAIL NOTICE.
    83 2 Mails close on Monday. F<>» /’<•»■ "h Time. Klang D H 1 P.M Pangkor and Teluk Vnson U<»w/o« 2 p.m. TuKKDAt. 11TH. E<He. Telok S»*niawe. S»gli and Olehleh Ophir 11 am. Wednesday. 12« h Madras. Ac., taking mails for Europe, A.C.. rte Negapat.ini Sirsn 4 P.M. Do. do.
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    MAILS TO ARRIVE.
    37 2 From Rangoon -s. s. Java ami s. s. Fazilka tomorrow From Olehleh s s. G. G. yfeyer on Monday. From Suez —s. h. Gaidon on Tuesday From Sin»» apo re s. Sirsa on Wednes-
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    REUTER'S TELEGRAM.
    65 2 LONDON. 7th August, 1896. Major Lothaire. The acquittal of Major Lothaire has been confirmed on appeal at Brussels. The newspapers comment bitterly on the acquittal. Cricket. Banjit Singhi yesterday reached the aggregate of two thousand runs for the season. Matnbeleland. Colonel Plumer’s column has routed five Matabele Impis.
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    LOCAL AND GENERAL.
    924 2 The Municipality are inviting tenders for the construction of drains in Kimberley St reet. The Rev. W. Murray will hold the m >iil lily sei vice at Prve Dock to-morrow m >1 uirig at 9 o’clock. Th 1. steamer Fitzpatrick arrived this morning from Rangoon. She brought
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    THE HONGKONG PENSION LIST.
    654 2 The steady and rapid growth of our pension list is a subject that seems to call for serious attention, says the Hongkong DiiUg Press. Ten years ago the amounf paid under this heading was 836,252. Last veai this sum had grown to 8112,776, which amounts to
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    PASSENGERS.
    38 2 Arrivals. I EST ERD AY. Per 8. s. Yong Yot from Puket: Phya Dhip Kosa. Per s. s. Taw Tong from Klang Mr. Fox. Pers. s. Thaiping iroui Port Weld: Capt. Talbot and Mr. and Mrs. Rawlins,
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    SPECIAL TELEGRAM.
    32 2 (From our Correspondi x t TELUK ANSON. Bth August. There were no shipments yest-i The shipments to-day are— To Penang, 1.300 pikufe of lo Singapore, 3,-546 r ot or e
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    A SINGAPORE SHIPPING CASE.
    938 2 Chinese Shipowners and p v c J,G LlSti Captains. Two recent Singapore cases lniK our readers. O.ie was an action Dalamage in command of the steamin' 15 Whatt Soo against the Chinese owners' t same for wrongful dismissal. A<co H the plaintiff’s case, he entered the
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      1184 2 V fin New Advertisements. bO< DENTISTRY. BR. S. NEWTON, American Dentist, will be leaving Pen an g on the 31st August. tailoringdepartment. Xo il( c^-op(1|lP(I WE beg to call special attention to our Stock of High Class Woollen Goods, LIUII'dICIPAL NOTICE. one of the largest and best selected in the
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      92 2 Qojiiqg Co. CLARETS JUST RECEIVED CHOICE WINES at exceptionally Low Prices. Pints Qsta. DOMAINE -|> a>z. 53.-S5 BOURG 350 6 BERGASSE BASMEDOG i 8 VERTHEUIL g MOULIS 7—12 5 ST. ESTEPHE 8.5014" ST. JULIEN i MEDOC» 10.5018 rn 1 CHATEAU 1 PEYRAGUEY -20 3 PONTET CANET -24 g DOMAINE DE
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    THE GOVERNOR OF HONGKONG ON THE PLAGUE.
    884 3 Thbre was laid before the Legislative Council <»n tl»e 22nd July a despatch from j{ E the Governor to Mr. Chamberlain reaarding the incipience and progress of the bubonic plague in Hongkong, in 1896, with detail'd information of the steps taken to counteract
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    TO-MORROW’S SERVICES.
    105 3 TO-M ORROW’S SERVICES. I’ll I’ following is the order of the services at St George's Church to-morrow, being T-nth Sunday after Trinity b >riiing Service at 8. —Hymns 6 and 315. Evening Service at 6. —Psalms XLVII, XLVIII and XLIX. Hymns 214 and 234. Service in connection with the Presbyterian
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    SIAM.
    824 3 The following article headed Crime Encouraged” appears in the Siam Observer of 25th July I Ever since the signing of the AngloFrench Convention with regard to Siam the i French Press has done its little worst to persuade the Siamese that there was nothing in it after all. First
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    BICYCLING AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE, MELBOURNE.
    337 3 Lord Brassey, who is nothing if not original, has introduced bicycling as an indoor-amusement at Government House, Melbourne. Not merely is it stated that the great ball-room is used by Lord Brassey and his family as a bicycle practice-ground, but further that his Excellency has
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    ENGLAND'S FOREIGN RELATIONS.
    835 3 An article in the Quarterly Review on the relations of Great Britain with Germany will 'be read with much interest. Many of the historical facts set forth in it will be new to the general reader, and the conclusions drawn bv the writer from a careful study
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    EDUCATION IN HONGKONG.
    429 3 i In his annual report for 1895, Dr. Eitel, Inspector of Schools and Head of the Education Department, makes the following comments on the nature of the education given in the schools of that Colony The vast majority of the residents of this Colony being Chinese, and
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    SHIPPING.
    202 3 Arrivals. To-day. s 8. Eitzpatrick from Rangon. s s Kriemhild from Hamburg. s. s. Wash! from Tavoy. s. s. Langkat from Tongkah. Yesterday. s. s Yong Yot from Puket s. s. Taw Tony from Klang. 8. e. Thaiping from Port Weld. Departures. To-day. s. s. R. K. Atjeh for
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    SINGAPORE SHARE LIST.
    209 3 (Slratl* sth August.) Jelebus ($5 pd.) $3.00 Rauhs 13 Io p>i.) $5.15 sales. XI fully paid $8.50 Punjoms ($4 pd.) SI3J Pahang Corp. (JEI pd.) $4.75 buyers. Maynanl A Co. (SIOO p l.) S3o Pataling Coffee Coy. Ltd. ($45 pd.) $45 b’ers. (sso pd.) ?65 buyers. Straits
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      242 3 TO LET. QURAWONGSEE HOUSE, Anson Road. IO 435 Apply to A. G. MACKIE. TOLEL VO. 12, Clove Hall Road. Entry from Ist August, 1896. Apply to HYE KEE CHAN, 399 No. 31, Beach Mrs. ELLIOTT, 6, LEITH STREET, VENANG. Costumier and Milliner. Orders promptly attended to. Charges Moderate. 90 Mr.
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      372 3 CHAMPAGNE PIPER-HEIDSIECK Andenne Maison H EIDSIECK fondle en 1785 KUNKELMANN tC? Successeurs REIMS FRANCE PRITCHARD Co,, Sole Agents for Perrv'g and Districts. 232 FOR SALE. rSEE Shop Houses, situated in Western Road, bearing Municipal Nos. 7c to 7e (corner of Criminal Prison). Almost new. A reasonable offer will be accepted.
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      179 3 TO LEND. ON land security 820,000, property in town. Moderate interest. 430 Apply to M. M. NOORDIN. WANTEdTa. NURSE JlO take charge of three little girls, ages 1 2| to 6| years. Must be good tempered and thoroughly understand needle work. 438 Apply to Mrs. BIRCH, Perak. PERAK GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION
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      2389 4 BUCHANAN WHISKY IS THE BEST. To be had at Messrs. THEAN CHEE Co. Same as supplied to the Houses of Lords Commons and all the respectable London Clubs. GUAT CHENG BROS. 1 J gwn N yen" friends. sole importers-KATZ BROTHERS. HIN LEE Co. Insurance TKE DTSPENSARY (Hoftces* Hamburg-Brerrten Fire Insur-
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      336 4 CARD. G. GILMOUR, CONSULTING ENGINEER .9, Union Street, Pena ng. CRUSHED FOOD. Try it and You will be Satishe l IR. BELILIOS begs to inform the p n l>- lie that since inferior Ci tished isoffe’ed for s«le in the Penang Market at. low prices, the undersigned begs to draw
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