Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 14 January 1897
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Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle
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Title Section22 1897-01-14 1 PINANG GAZETTE AND STRAITS CHRONICLE FVBX.ISHED D-A-lIZST. NEW SEMES.] ESTABLISHED 1833. [PRICE 20 CENT®? VOL. LV. THURSDAY, 14th JANUARY. 1897. No. 11.22 words
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Advertisement547 1897-01-14 1 pipping Qtoticea, Peninsular Oriental Steam Navigation Company. BfllHE mail steamers may be expected to arrive outwards, and leave Penang homewards, on the following dates Outwards. Homewards. 1897. I 1897 Ravenna Jan. 15 Ganges Jan. 21 Kaisar-i-hind „30 Rosetta Feb. 4 Rohilla Feb. 12 Mirzapore 18 Ganges „27 Ravenna Mar. 4547 words
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Advertisement1256 1897-01-14 1 SBtnmna (ttoftcta. BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY,-(LTD.). banks. Uww. KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. “—T c h R /ACEAN STEAM SHIP COMPANY. NEGAPATAM LINE OF STEAMERS. Bank U EAST INDIAN OCEAN STEAM Intended Sailing and expected Arrival of Steamers. g corporation. SHIP COMPANY, Ltd. i Paid-cp Capital $10,000,000. AND Fob I Will1,256 words
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Advertisement635 1897-01-14 1 rtKDBKLAHDLtSK HANDEL HAATSCIiii’FU (Netherland Trading Society.) Established 1824. Paid-up Capital f 35,783,060 00 Reserve Funds f 2,282,814.38 j Head Of/ice in Amsterdam. Head Agency in Netherlands India.— The Factorij of the Nederlandsche Handel Maatschappij, Batavia. Agencies and Branches. —Singapore Medan (Deli), Samarang, Sourabaia, Padang, Cheribon, Tegal, Pecalongan. Pasaroean, and Tjilatjap.635 words
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Article118 1897-01-14 2 Penang, 14th January. I "97. Rates close as follows: London, Demand Bank Do. 4 months’sight Bank... 2/H Do. 3 Credit 2/lfs Do. 3 Documentary 2/2 Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs. 166$ Do. 3 days’ 171 Bombay, Demand Bank 166. Do. 3 days’ sight Private... 171 Madras, Demand Bank 166 Do.118 words
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Article147 1897-01-14 2 Penang, 14th January, 1897. Tin 832.07$ (Trang out of season. Black Pepper' West Coast... 9.60 sellers. (Acheen 6H> 13. —sellers. White Pepper $13.-0 sellers. Cloves (picked).. $29.00 Mace No. 1 72.—sellers. Mace Pickings6B do. Nutmegs 68. do. No. 1 6.50 do. Sugar' 2 3.85 do. (Basket 3.40147 words
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Article57 1897-01-14 2 Mails close To-morrow For Per str Time. Klang and Malacca Teutonia 1 P.M. Asa han Deli 1 p.m. Klang Vidar 1 P.M. Pang*or T-lnk Anson and Port Dickson JI. Austin 2 p.m. Singapo.e Hhundara 2 P.M. The P. A O. mail teamer Raoenna left Colombo for P-iu.uk.’ at57 words
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Article46 1897-01-14 2 From Suez— n. Canton to-day. From Singapore h. b Lightning s. s. Hin Sang to-morrow, s s Banjermassin e. s. Maha Vajimnhis and s. s. Letimbro on Saturday. From < ALCUTTA —s. s. A. Apear to-morrow. From Rangoon—s. s. C. Hye Teng on Saturday.46 words
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Article44 1897-01-14 2 LONDON, 13th January. The Famine in India. Lord George Hamilton has sent to the Lord Mayor a powerful statement showing the immense extent of the famine in India, and estimates the cost to the Indian treasury at four to six million sterling.44 words
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Article1347 1897-01-14 2 It has been stated, on whose authority we do uot know, that it is the intention of Mr. Secretary Chamberlain to throw open the three posts of Colonial Chaplain in the Straits Settlements to special competitive examination, as each appointment becomes vacant, or, perhaps, to modify the1,347 words
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Article687 1897-01-14 2 The Klang-K. Selangpr road is still unopened to traffic, owing to several bridges having been washed away. Mr. John William Gow, chief engineer of the Colonial steamer Sea Belle, died at the General Hospital Singapore on Monday from an affection of the brain. The steamer Glenartney, due687 words
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409 1897-01-14 2 (From our Correspondent.) Taiping, l>’th January I The High Commissioner for the Federated■ Malay States made his first public entrrl into Perak, the Senior State, this m unit; The Resident-General, the Resident of Perail and the Commandant of the Guides left I last night409 words
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Article55 1897-01-14 2 The Calcutta Statesman has published I some striking photographs of the faim ne stricken natives at Jubbulpore as a supple- ment to its issue of the 3rd instant, aim declares some 130,000 deaths have already occurred in the Central Provinces, and bit- terly condemns the neglect55 words
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Advertisement863 1897-01-14 2 n »j i inn New advertisements. Pritchard Co. mo™rd— A PAIR of Gold Earrings, set with brilliants weighing 21 carats, having been <| E DI? A 14 QTP F F T stolen from premises No. 12, Prangin Road, Ivj DEAUfi v J J\LL 1 i on 28th December, 1896, the863 words
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Advertisement41 1897-01-14 2 POSADA WINE COMPANY. The Largest Wine Shippers in the East. Champagnes. Ports. Sherries. Clarets. Madeira. Marsala. Malaga. Hocks. Chateau Wines. Liqueurs. Connossieurs are invited to test the above Choice Wines. SOLE AGENTS FOR Dauison’s Whisky, Sloe Gin, &c. Gosling C 6.41 words
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Article66 1897-01-14 3 (From our Correspondents.) TELUK ANSON. 14th January. The shipments to-day are— To Penang, 595 pikuls of tin. KLA A G. 13th January. The shipments on Monday were To Penang, 281 pikuls of tin. To Singapore, 393 The shipments on Tuesday were— To Penang, 462 pikuls of tin. To66 words
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Article45 1897-01-14 3 To-morrow, at Messrs. Pritchard Co.’s warehouse, there will be on view some Lilies of the Valley in flower. They were grown by Mr. Jago, and we believe that it is the first time that this beautiful flower has been seen in Penang.45 words
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Article180 1897-01-14 3 Athletic Sports will be held on Prye Estate, Province Wellesley, on Wednesday next, the 20th instant. There are twenty-four events on the programme, the first ten of which will come off in the morning, commencing at 10 o’clock. Three of these will be open to all180 words
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229 1897-01-14 3 The whole trouble seems to have arisen, says the Straits Tinies, owing to the excessive number of ’nkishas now plying in the streets. It is evident that, with the supply so far in advance of the demand, profits must seriously decrease, and thus the owners229 words
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Article172 1897-01-14 3 We touched upon the above subject in our columns on the 22nd ult., and since then we have been treated to several snake stories, all of which have proved to be unauthenticated. But at last we seem to be approaching the solid ground of truth and accuracy. If172 words
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Article91 1897-01-14 3 Thursday. 14th:— Penang Races, 2nd Day. At Home at the Club. High water at New Jetty, 8-4'l p.m. and 9- A.M. Friday. 15th Ordinary Meeting of the Municipal Commissioners, Town Hall, 3 p. m. High water at New Jetty, 9-38 P.M. and 10- A.M. Saturday,91 words
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Article46 1897-01-14 3 The Amateur Golf Championship of India has been again won by Mr. R. D. Murray with a scone of 273 points Mr. F. H. Stewart was second with 278 points, and Messrs. A. F. Simson and D. Pym were tie for third with 280 points.46 words
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Article45 1897-01-14 3 In February a number of crews will be required for the recommissioning of several of the ships on the China station, the Centurion, flagship, jEolus, Firebrand, Porpoise, Rattler, Spartan, and Swift, all having been three years in commission next spring.45 words
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Article54 1897-01-14 3 It is reported that a number of miners who have returned from the almost unknown highlands of Alaska stale they have seen a number of living animals answering the description of the supposed extinct Mastodon. They further state that the abundant vegetation peculiar to this latitude is specially54 words
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Article67 1897-01-14 3 The enterprise of inventors bids fair to make the last year a record one at the Patent Office in regard to applications for patents. There have been over 28,000 such applications, and about one-third of these relate to inventions appertaining to the bicycle. There seems to be no67 words
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Article89 1897-01-14 3 A committee of merchants and plenipotentiaries of German Chambers of Commerce is to go to East Asia in order to investigate what measures are to be adopted to develop the German export trade to the Far East. The committee is headed by the Cotton Exchange of89 words
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Article70 1897-01-14 3 P>et >ria, 2nd Jan. Judge Jorresen, in addressing President Kruger on New Year’s Day, bitterly complained of the ovations now being made in honour of the criminal highwayman, Cecil Rhodes, at the Cape. The Judge said he was being feted not only as a hero of to-day70 words
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Article106 1897-01-14 3 London, sth January. The Memoirs of Lord Roberts have been published. The style and method are generally praised by the reviewers. There is a notable chapter upon the chances of a mutiny occurring again in India, and in which the writer says the wholesome caution of106 words
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275 1897-01-14 3 To add to the troubles of Bombay the guards of the Great Indian Peninsular Railway have gone on strike in consequence of certain demands regarding pay and batta not having been redressed. The mail train was got away in charge of men from275 words
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Article103 1897-01-14 3 Arrivals. To-day. Per s. s. Avagyee from Deli: Mr. P. J. Duval. Per B. I s. s. Goalpara from Singapore: Mr. and Mrs. Coveny and 2 children, Mr. Oh Kee (Jhnan, Mr. E. Bacon, Mr. Khoo Boon Sing, Mr. H. Wells, Miss Fox and 1 child, and Mr. Oliveiro.103 words
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Article128 1897-01-14 3 {Gazette Extraordinary Bth January,) An enactment was passed in;Council on 15th Dec., 1896, prohibiting, the importation and circulation, into and within the States, of copper and bronze., coins, .issued by tke Governments of British North.Borneo,-Sara-wak, and Brunei. a j 3 Penalties—Fine, net -exceeding. S5QO,..fQr.. importing or atteippjtiug tQ{Gazette Extraordinary—Bth January,) - 128 words
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Article178 1897-01-14 3 Sir W. Maxwell’s Administrative Capacities Praised. Lieut-Colonel Pigott, who was Acting British Resident at Kumasi, lias arrived at Liverpool on board the British and African Company’s steamer Accra. In an interview with Reuter’s representative, Colo*-/ nel Pigott said everything vyas proceeding, satisfactorily on the Gold Coast. He178 words
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Article271 1897-01-14 3 Death of a European Doctor. Calcutta. 3rd January. The plague is approaching a crisis in Bombay. So great has the demand for sleeping accommodation become in places beyond the city limits, that a rupee every night is paid for accommodation on native verandahs, and the numbers leaving271 words
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Article310 1897-01-14 3 The Dutch Government, has published a programme of reorganization of the navy. According to this programme, twelve protected cruisers will be built of the same type as the three cruisers now building, except that the armour shields for the guns of fifteen and twelve centimetres will be310 words
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Article570 1897-01-14 3 (Vid Rangoon.") i Stambouloff’s Murder. i London, 31 at December. Two of the pri- soners on trial for the murder of M. StainJ bpuloff have, been sentenced to three years’ imprisonment, and the third has been acquitted. Madame Stamboxiloff, who appeared in ’...court, made a short and impassioned(Vid Rangoon.") - 570 words
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Article240 1897-01-14 3 A rri tills. To-day. s. s. Avagyee from Deli. s. s. tpiorra from Langkat. B. I. s. s. Goalpara from Singapore. Y ESTERDAY. s. s. Teutonia from Malacca. s. s. Thaipeng from Port Weld. s. 8. Sea Belie from Port Weld. Depart ures. To-day. 8. s. Longlcat for Deli.240 words
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Advertisement217 1897-01-14 3 MUNICIPAL NOTICE. rpHE Ordinary Meeting of the Muni--1 cipal Commissioners will be held at the Town Hall, at 3 p. m., On Friday, the 15th January, 1897. U„ f F. H. DALLAS, Municipal Commissioners. r Government Savings Bank. I N"accordance with the rules and regula- tions under the Savings Bank217 words
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Advertisement509 1897-01-14 3 CHAMPAGNE piper-heidsieck| Ancfenne Maison HEIDSIECK fondle en 1785 KUNKELMANN &C? Successeurs REIMS FRANCE i PRITCHARD Co., Sole Agents for Penang and Districts. FOR SALE or TO LET. rpWO Spacious Houses close to GovernI ment Offices, Batu Gajah. For particulars apply to 640 J. HA RFLEET, Batu Gajah. KUAN TEK Co.509 words
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Advertisement88 1897-01-14 3 THE A. P.K. Aerated Waters ARE OF THE BEST QUALITY, Outstation orders promptly attended to. INTERNATIONAL BODEGA BEFORE buying your requirements for this festive season, Try our fine old PORT and SHEEHY. We defy Competition. Per case. Sherries from $12.75 to $2l Port, red white 16.50 21 bine Old Madeira88 words
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Article356 1897-01-14 4 PROGRAMME. January Meeting, 1897. 12th, 14th, and 16th January. THIRD DAY. SATURDAY. 16th JANUARY, 1897. 1. —The Penang St. Leger.—3.—•. Value §lOO. —A handicap for all horses that have run at the meeting. Distance twice R. C. Entrance §l5. 2.—The Larrikin Plate. —3.25. Value §l5O and §5O356 words
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Advertisement254 1897-01-14 4 BUCHANAN WHISKY is THE HEST« To be had at > Messrs. THEAN CHEE Co p BBd Same as supplied to the Houses of Lords Commons and all the respectable London Clubs. GUAT CHENG BROS. A J ™™™n DS sole importers— KATZ BROTHERS, HIN LEE Co. THE PRYE RIVER DOCK, PENANG.254 words
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Advertisement1341 1897-01-14 4 Insurance (Hotices. ELLWOOD’S PATENT AIR-CHAMBER HELMETS. 3™*«* (Roto Marine Insurance. A HOUSEHOLD WORD in INDIA. Eastern Insurance Co., Ltd., Calcutta. Mannheim Insurance Company. WotTI in the East by all AWARDED T H^Xor^be l X e ,e ,^o n n .;L P y” l n e d THE OFFICERS, THE CIVIL1,341 words
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Advertisement295 1897-01-14 4 CRUSHED FOOD. Trt it and You will be Satisfik),. IR. BELT LIOS begs to inform the p a b_ e lie that since inferior Crushed Food is offered for sale in the Penang Market at low prices, the undersigned begs to draw attention to his certificated Crushed Food for Horses,295 words
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