Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 4 September 1896

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  • 22 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DjSIILT. NEW SERIES.] ESTABLISHED 1833. \PRWt 9.0 CENTS. VOL. LIV. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1896. No. 172.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 568 1 Peninsular Oriental Steam Navigation Company. rpHE mail steamers may be J- expected to arrive out- < wards, and leave Penang homewards, on the following dates Outwards. Homewards. Sept. 12 I Rosetta Sept. 17 PA 111 26 Kaiser-i-Hind 31 yprwpore m 9 Rohilla Oct. 14 Kkrfn'e 24 pekin 28 Ro^ h
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    • 1867 1 II! II I HI Ml.. SBwtfnft ftloftce* BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY-(LTD.). banks. a U KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. Hongkong Shanghai BankOCe0 C ea N st S i T nman S o H cean O ste P^ Y NEGAPATAM LINE OF STEAMERS. ing Corporation. SHIP COMPANY, Ltd. Intended Sailing and expected
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    • 555 1 NEDERLAfiDSLUE HABDEL KAA'ISCUAPPU (Netherland Trading Society.) Established 1824. Paip-up Capital 35,783,000. Reserve Funds f 2,282,814.385 Heap Office in Amsterdam. Head 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.—The Union
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  • 57 2 LONDON, 3rd Sepiember, 1896. Count Shouvaloff Count Shouvaloff has had a paralytic stroke and is in a critical state. The American Presidential Election. The National Convention Gold Democrats at Indianapolis have adopted a platform upholding the gold standard and opposing free coinage of silver. The Convention has Tiominated
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  • 753 2 Five Chinamen were deported to China from Singapore on Wednesday. The steamer Fitzpatrick, which arrived yesferdity from Rangoon, brought 3,000 bags of rice and bran for this port. The Straits Laureate, Herbert Charles Wilmot, has been consigned to the unpoetical seclusion of the Lunatic Asylum, Singapore. The
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  • 197 2 Results of ties played yesterday Mixed Doubles. Miss Hogan and W. H. Bell —>-15) beat Mrs. Peirce and J. Greig 15) by 6-3, 6-4. Men’s Singles. A. S. Anthony —3o’) scratched to E. Broadrick (scratch). Major Lambton (scratch) beat J. Williamson Jones 4 by 6-3,
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  • 252 2 (Perak Pioneer, September 2nd.) Cattle plague appears to be on the increase in Kuala Kaujrsar. In a cricket match played on Saturday last, Dr Fox retired after reaching the century. His score included one six, eleven fours, three threes, aud fourteen twos. W E Itrar that Mr. W.
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  • 285 2 London, August 27. Said Khalid refusing to comply with the British Admiral’s ultimatum, the bombardment of the Palace began at nine this morning. The firing was very heavy aud lasted for fifty minutes The Zanzibaris behind the barricades maintained a hot fire throughout. The Palace is
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  • 21 2 (From our Corr EBPoNdent TELUK ANSON. t 3rd September. The shipments to-day are— T <> Penang, 1,572 pikul 5 of tin
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  • 74 2 London, Aug UBt A shocking accident occurred st at the Novelty ieatr( in G street, Long Acre, London. Q leea During the progress of a mock- t in which lw„ wellk„„ w ~e t, Pmnce, and Mr Crozier) WCTe J. former was aoerdentall, «tabbed
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  • 590 2 (Vid Ceylon.) Reform in German Courts Mar Tla August 24,-The official Bounces that Prince Holienlobe will inti’ autumn introduce certain reforms i u e' procedure of Courts Martial. This i n math.> tl,at tbe Emperor baB yielded iu the Safety of a Missing Steamer. London, August 24,—The steamer
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 931 2 1 i zu n 'i i 1 A iNew Advertisements. Pritchard Co. Pritchard Co. PROPOSALS are wanted for a 20 head stamp battery, tin dressing machinery, 12 1 C roc k drills, and engine, for Maliwuu. ARRIVED OSIS. For particulars, apply to JUSI AKKIVED. ivu 498 HUTTENBACH Bros. Co., Gen.
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  • 424 3 (China Mail, August 27th.) Vri’Y little news reaches us from For- but the general impression appears U 1 be that the Japanese Government is doing ’ll' it can to prevent a recurrence of the 1 ntal outrages by the minor officials and "iji'-rs winch led to
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  • 196 3 The Chamber of Commerce has been bestirring itself of late. Letters have been addressed to Lord Salisbury and to Sir Claude Macdonald calling for immediate action in regard to the opening of the West River and the waterways of South China to foreign taade. It is about time
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  • 300 3 Mr. A. Hale, the District Officer at Tarnpin, has drawn up a memorandum concerning rinderpest in the Malayan Peninsula. The disease is called by the natives penyakit ta’un It has occurred yearly for at least fifteen years in Perak, the present year being the exception up to now. The
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  • 491 3 Gallantry of British Officers. Cape Town, August 7. The later telegrams received from the front show that the action which Colonel Plumer’s column fought with the Matabele on the sth instant was long and stubborn. A dispatch from Plumer’s camp, dated August sth, has been
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  • 394 3 (Via Australia.) To August 12th. Wholesale Forgery in Tunis. The French police officials at Tunis have seized ten million francs worth of forged notes. Board of Trade Returns. The Board of Trade returns for the month of July show that the imports of merchandise decreased by <£714,664
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  • 188 3 The half-yearly meeting of the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company, held on 24th ult., passed off quietly. A suggestion was made to grant a substantial bonus to the working staff in consideration of the excessive hours they have had to work. The Chairman, in noting that the amount
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  • 88 3 The Punjom Mining report for July notes that milling was carried on during 27 days, crushing 1,100 tons, yielding 519 oz. 5 dwts. of Melted gold. The calcining works went on during 29 days, treating 69 tons of concentrates, yielding 84 oz. 1 dwt. of melted gold. The cyanide
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  • 191 3 The system of identification by Bertillon’s method carried on by the police in Ceylon has, it is said, worked very well, and there is no doubt of the value and of the practical infallibility of the system. Of 951 accused persons brought to the
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  • 56 3 Paris. August 24. The Minister of Colonies, after a careful examination of the demand of Cochin-China for separation from Indo-China. lias decided to accord greater administrative elasticity to Indo-China and particularly to CochinChina, but no hope is held out of granting the request of that Colony
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  • 38 3 Riders in the United States... 4,000,000 Riders in New York City 200,000 Amount expended each year in caring for wheels and on excursions $200,000,000 Capital invested in plants $60,000,000 Persons employed by factories 70,000
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  • 202 3 The Art of Using the Pedal. Watch any half-dozen cyclists as they pass, and you will see that five of them do not know how to pedal properly. If they had but a slight knowledge of the proper method of foot motion, with the same expenditure of power,
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  • 102 3 England no longer owns the first shipping port of the world 1 Such is the result of the investigations carried out by Mr. Ernest Williams in his little book Made in Germany.” Liverpool has been passed by Hamburg, and it looks as if
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  • 79 3 A startling explosion occurred at Galle on the 24th ultimo, when a Moorman entered the Public Works Department gunpowder and dynamite store in the ramparts at the Klipenberg Battery to steal some articles and struck a match which fell on the gunpowder. The explosion which followed
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  • 141 3 The San Francisco Examiner makes out the following estimate of the probable division of the electoral vote Total vote (45 States) 447 Necessary to a choice 224 For Bryan. For M’Kinley. Alabama 11 Connecticut 6 Arkansas 8 Delaware 3 California 9 Maine 6 Colorado 4 Massachusetts
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  • 121 3 Penang, 4th September. 1896. Rates close as follows: London, Demand Bank 2/1J Do. 4 months’sight Bank 2/lyl, Do. 3 Credit... 2/14 Do. 3 Documentary 2/1 {jCalcutta, Demand Bank Rs. 179.1 Do. 3 days’ sight Private 183 Bombay, Demand Bank 179 A Do. 3 days’ sight Private 183 Madras, Demand
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  • 124 3 Penang, 4th September. 1896 Tin $32.35 aelleiv Trang out of season. West Coast 960 sellers Aclieen Bib 11.50 do. White Peppei 14.50 do Cloves (picked)... out of season. Mace No. 1 80.— sellers. Mace Pickings 65 do. Nutmegs 70. do. (No. 1 6 50— do. Sugar 2
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  • 76 3 Mails close To-morrow Far Per str. Time. Singapore R. K. Atjeh Noon. Asahan R. Halewyn 1 p.m. Deli Ho Kwei 2 p m. Pangkor and T. Anson Betsy 2 p.m. Singapore and Java Palinurus 2 P.M. Teluk Anson Lady Weld 3 p.m. Deli Lanykat 5 p.m. The 8.1.5.
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  • 37 3 From Singapore—s. s. Shiganoura Marti to-day; s. s. Colaba and s. s. A. Apcar tomorrow. From Rangoon—B. I. s. s. Pentakota tomorrow. From Hamburg—s. s. Erato to-morrow. From Suez —s. s. ('eyton on Monday,
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  • 144 3 trriiais. To-day. s. s. Manila from Suez. s. s. Marie Valerie from Colombo. s. s. Palinurus from Colombo. s. s R. K. Atjeh from Olehleh. P. O. s. s. Ra ve:ina from Singapore. 8 s. Lady Weld from Teluk Anson. s. s. Flying Dragon from Port Weld. 8. 8.
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 299 3 H. RODRIGO, Undertaker. TERMS MODERATE. No. IM. I’ENANC ROAD, PENANG. MrsT ELLIOTT, 6, LEITH STREET, PENANG. Costumier and Milliner. Orders promptly attended to. Charges Moderate. 90 CARD. Mr. James R. T. Logan, 5 URGEON-DENTIS T. Temporary address, No. 1, Transfer Road. w i (9 a.m.—l p.m.) Consulting hours c 1
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    • 123 3 CHAMPAGNE PIPER-HEIDSIECKI Ancfenne Maison HEIDSIECK fondee en 1785 KUNKELMANN &C? Successeurs REIMS FRANCE PRITCHARD Co., Sole Agents for Penang and Districts. 232 SNIPE SEASON, 1896. E. C. Smokeless Cartridges. John Little Co., Ltd., SINGAPORE, have just received their Season’s supply of the above ESPECIALLY LOADED FOR THEM BY THE WELL-KNOWN
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    • 90 3 TO LET. QUFFOLK HOUSE, Aier Itam Road. 0 Apply to ALLEN KENNEDY. Efogiirig Co. C I GTa R S IN PRIME CONDITION. Wholesale and Retail. Largest Stock in the East. IMPERIALES. GULEBRAS. REG ORIENTE. HIGH LIFE. S PRINCESAS. s IGNORES. f REGALIA CHICA. WINDSORS. S S CASALES. I® 5 MEDIANOS.
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 1552 4 BUCHANAN WHISKY t ci lj bt* (Houses of J, fl. fl JL. To be had at Messes. THEAN CHEE Co. Same as supplied to the Houses of Lords Commons and all the respectable London Clubs. GUAT CHENG BROS. X J ™on” emends. sole importers—katz brothers HIN LEE A Co. ■W
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    • 305 4 CARD. G. GILMOUR, CONSULTING ENGINEER .9, Union Street, Penang. CRUSHED FOOD Try it and You will be Satisf lw ZR. BEU LI OS begs to inform the pnl,. lie that since inferior Crushed is offered for sale in the Penang Market at low prices, the undersigned begs to draw attention
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