Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 14 August 1896

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    22 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILY. NEW SERIES.] ESTABLISHED 1833. [PRICF. 9.0 Ci.NTS. VOL. LIV. FRIDAY, AUGUST 14, 1896. No. 164.
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      562 1 pipping (notices Peninsular Oriental Steam Navigation Company. f PHE mail steamers may be expected to arrive out- < wards, and leave Penang homewards, on the following dates Outwards. Homewards. R-nisar-i-Hind Aug 14 Mirzapore Aug. 20 p ~r 29 Ravenna Sept. 3 Sept. 12 I Rosetta /17 Wirzapore 26 1 Kaisar-H
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      1326 1 BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY-(LTD.). banks. KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. Hongkong Shanghai Bankzacean steam ship company NEGAPATAM LINE OF STEAMERS. ing Corporation. (J EAST INDIAN OCEAN STEAM liLuHrH I HUI LIIML MF vILHIIILRO, 6 SHIP COMPANY Ltd intended Sailing and expected Arrival of Steamers. Paid-up Capital $10,000,000 Reserve Fund 85,750,000 AND
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      520 1 .IEBEBIAI DSUfiE DAKDEL KAAISCBAPPU (Netherland Trading Society.) Established IS2I. Paid-up Capital f 35,7' 3.000 Reserve Funds Hkad Officb in Amsterdam. Hrad Agency in Netherlands India. The Factorij of the Nederlandsche 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.
    123 2 Penang. 14th August. 1894. Rates closb as follows: London, Demand Bank 2/2 Do. 4 months’ sight Bank Do. 3* Credit... Do. 3 Documentary 2/2| Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs 1834 Do. 3 days’ sight Private 187 Bombay. Demand Bank 183-4 Do. 3 days’ sight Prrvat*» 18/ Madras, Demand Bank 183
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    LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.
    126 2 Pknang, 14th August. ISO; Tin $3l 874 sellers. Trang out of season. West Coast 028 seller-. Aelieen t»lh 1125 do. White Pepper 14 do. Cloves (picked) out of season. Mace No. I S O.— selleo. Mace PickinifH do Nutmegs 05 do rNo I d, Sugar < 2
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    MAIL NOTICE.
    39 2 Mails close To-mohrow For Per »tr. Time. Tongkah Langkat 1 PM. SingapoivX Hongkong Anyer Head 1 P M. Pangkor and T. Anson Betty 2 p.m. Teluk Anson La<ly Weld 3 p m. Deli Ho Ktrei 5 p.m.
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    MAILS TO ARRIVE.
    25 2 From Liverpool—s. s. Priam to-morrow. From Singapore—s a. (\tconada to-day, ami s. s. M Bacquehem to-morrow. From Nrgapatam—s s Secundra on Tuesday
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    REUTER’S TELEGRAM.
    34 2 LONDON. 13th August, 1896. The North Pole. Lieutenant Nansen has returned to Norway. He reached four degrees nearer to the North Pole than any other explorer. Obituary. Sir John Millais is dead.
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
    59 2 MARRIAGES. Hudson-Dickens. —Ou the 20th July, at the parish chuicli, Swjiy, near Lymiugton, Hants, Herbert Henry Hudson, of Penang, to Ethel Maud, only child of the late Theodore Henry Dickens, Barrister-at-law. D’Laßat-Nichol. —On ***** August, at the Church of the Assumption, by the Rev. Father H. Rivet, Adeline
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    CHINESE INTERPRETERS.
    226 2 It is perhaps not a very curious coincidence that much delay and inconvenience should be caused in both the Courts ol Singapore and Penang, at about, the same time, owing Io the insufficient supply of Chinese interpieters, for such is the case. The Strait» lime» of the 12th
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    LOCAL AND GENERAL.
    1068 2 A Kling man was bitten in the arm by au alligator last night at Prye. We hear that rinderpest has broken out at Juru Estate iu the Central District, Province Wellesley. An Achinese w'as tiued $25 yesterday by Mr. Bruadrick, for smuggling letters into this port from
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    PASSENGERS.
    16 2 Arrivals. To-day. Per s s. Ho Kwei from Deli: Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Oldigs.
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    COMING EVENTS OF THE WEEK.
    104 2 Friday. 14th Ordinary Meeting of the Municipal Commissioners, Town Hall, 3 p. m. High water at New Jetty, 3-58 A.M. and 4-25 p.m. Saturday. 15th Entertainment in aid of the S. George’s Girls' School. Town Band. Golf Club. High water at New Jetty, 4-51 a.
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    SPECIAL TELEGRAM.
    18 2 (From our Corr EBPond klahg. 14th August. I’he shipments to-day are— To Penang, lo Singapore, 109
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    THE SINGAPORE CASE OF CHINESE SHIPOWNERS AND ENGLISH CAPTAINS.
    893 2 THE SING A PORE CASE OF CHINESE SHIPOWNERS AND ENGLISH CAPTAINS. We are glad to announce that judan, has been given in favour of t|J 7 e with $3lO damages. The Chief said J uslice The plaintiff, who L a nKI uer, was employed bv the defnida 7 master of
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      989 2 V Gn New Advertisements. UFlbCnHfd CO. CHINESE LAW CLERK. WANTED an efficient Chinese Clerk. Apply to T. H. T. KOGERS, TAILORING DEPARTMENT. 453 2a, Logan» Building». WE beg to call special attention' to our FOR SALE. Stock of High Class Woollen Goods, one of the largest and best selected.in the,
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      120 2 DENTISTRY. DR. 8. NEWTON, American Dentist, will be leaving Penang on the 31 hi August. No accttunts opened Co. CLARETS JUST RECEIVED I CHOICE WINES lat <‘xc(‘pt ion ally Low Prices. Pints Qrt». DOMAINE lHioz.S3-.55 BOURG 350 6 BERGASSE 4-7 BASMEDOC 4.50 8 VERTHEUIL 5- 8 gMOULIS 7 12 z
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    THE TAIPING RACES.
    136 3 The following are the results of yesterday's races:Maiden Plate. E.T.C.Garland’s... Lakestonx Dalian, o Koh Eu Cheng’s J Heim's Bir Visto Collins. A Grand Handicap. Mr Koh Eu Cheng's The Clown Campbell, o Theo Chong Beng’s Triton Collins. Koh Eu Cheng’s Chopsticks Griefin Race. Mr H A. W.
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    GOLF.
    96 3 The August Monthly Medal will be aje J for on Friday and Saturday, the 28th and 29th instant. The following are the entries and order of laT for the match “Married v. Single, thick i s to take place to-morrow Married. S n3 e r Mr L C Brown
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    THE LATE SIR JOHN MILLAIS.
    375 3 Sir John Everett Millais, Bart., R. A, son of John William Millais, Esq., by Mary, daughter of Richard Evermy, Esq., was born at Southampton in 1829. The family of Millais has held for centuries a place among the lesser landlords in the island of Jersev,
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    OLD AGE PENSIONS.
    235 3 New Zealand seems resolved to lead the way with a scheme for old pensions. A measure providing for the payment of ten shillings a week to all persons over 65 years Las been introduced into its Parliament recently. The funds from which it is proposed to pav
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    SINGAPORE NEWS.
    384 3 (From our Contemporaries.) 12th August, 1896. Mr. Pinkerton, the second engineer of the s. 8. Chow Phya, who was charged with attempted murder bv pushing a Chinaman overboard and endangering his life, was committed by the Third Magistrate to take his trial at the Assizes. It is reported
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    CHAMPION COUNTIES.
    524 3 In addition to the information we gave yesterday on this subject, the following extract from Whitaker may be of interest: “Although Yorkshire, the champion county at the end of 1893, to general surprise seemed to consider that the championship, as then arranged, was opposed to the .true interests
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    SUMMARY OF HOME NEWS.
    1083 3 (L. C. Express, July 24th.) The Court. The marriage of Princess Maud of Wales with Prince Charles of Denmark took place in Buckingham Palace on 22nd iust. with much stately ceremonial. The Queen was present, and there was also a large gathering of members of the
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    AUSTRALIAN TIN.
    151 3 Australian tin mines are suffering, in sympathy with other interests, from the low price of their product, which, in its turn, is intimately connected with the low price of silver. In 1894-5 Straits tin averaged $34 per picul, against $3O in 1884-5. Unlike his Australian competitor, the Straits
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    MERGUI PEARL FISHERIES.
    207 3 A report bv the Australian expert sent down this season to report on these fisheries, is expected shortly by the Burma Government. The fisheries are a paying industry during six months of the year, but in the rainy season no work can be done, as the sea
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    SHIPPING.
    294 3 Arri vals. T«.n< P. O. s. s. Kaisai -i-lii.il Irom Colombo. s. s. Bisayno from Singapore. s s Lady Weld from Teluk Anson. s. s. Ho Kwei from Deli. s. s. Betsy from Teluk Anson. s. s. Calypso from Singapore. s. s. R. K. Atjeh from Singapore, s Generaal
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    BANK SHARES.
    70 3 (L. AC. Express, July 24th J Shares. Banks. Paid. prices. 20 Chartered of India. Australia. China All 27|to 28 281 Hongkong A Shanghai 28| 44 to 45 25 Mercantile Bank of India (Ltd.) A Shares 124 11 to 12 25 Do. “B do. 12A sto 6 8 Bk.
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    SINGAPORE SHARE LIST.
    205 3 (Straits rimes. 12th August.) Jeleltus ($5 P'l.) $3.00 Raubs 13 lopd.) $5.15 buyers. fully paid $8.50 Punjoins ($4 pd.) SI3J Pahang Corp. (XI pd.) $5 sales. Maynard A Co. ($lOO )>■!.) $3O Pataling Coffee Coy. Ltd. ($45 pd $45 t’eis. P*ngerang.~ ssO|>d.i ;65 buye s. Straits Insuranc»-
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      302 3 CARD. Mr. James R. T. Logan, S UR GEON- DENTIS T, Temporary address. No. 1. Transfer Road. (9 a.m. —1 p.m. Consulting hours 2 p ai s j Saturday 9 a.m.—l p.m. 474 NOTICE OF SALE. Sathapa Chetty of Ipoli, Mortgagee versus Chin Ah Hi of Sungei Raia. Mortgagor. In
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      607 3 TO LET. SURAWONGSEE HOUSE, Anson Road. 435 Apply to A. G MACKIE. TO LET. \’O. 12, Clove Hall Road. Entry from Ist August, 1896. Apply lo HYE KEE CHAN, 399 No. 31, Beach Str e.t. TO LEND. ON land security $20,000, property in town. Moderate interest. 430 Apply to M.
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      243 3 TO LET. QUFFOLK HOUSE, Aier Itam Road. 0 Apply to ALLEN KENNEDY. Mrs. ELLIOTT, 6, LEITH STREET, PENANG. Costumier and Milliner. Orders promptly attended to. Charges Moderate. 90 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. SETTLEMENT OF PENANG. In the goods of William ROBINSON, deceased. PURSUANT to sec. 46
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      1573 4 x ■i-t.., BUCHANAN WHISKY To be had at m EB BB ™laT?hee1 b co. Same as supplied to the Houses of Lords Commons and all the respectable London Clubs. GUAT CHENG BROS. goonVenZ priends. SOLE BBOTHERg. HIN LEE Co. the dispensary, Insurance Qtofices. ask for 1 DEED 11 No. 2,
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      315 4 CARD. G. GILMOUR, CONSULTING ENGl[\iE£ft ■9, Union Street, Penang. CRUSHED FOOD. Try it and You wim, bk Sahshk-, I” R. BEU Id OS be<rs to inform the p n B 1, lie that since inferior Ciiislmd 1'.,, is offered for sale in the Penang at low prices, 1 he undersigned
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