Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 18 May 1897

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    22 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILY. NEW SERIES.] ESTABLISHED 1833. [PRICE 20 CENTS. VOL. LV. TUESDAY, 18th MAY. 1897. No. 113.
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      514 1 pipping (HoffctSe Peninsular Oriental Steam Navigation Company. riIHE mail steamers may be V A expected to arrive out- Jdjj wards, and leave Penang y homewards, on the following dates Outwards. Homewards. ,< May 21 Coromandel May 27 June 5 Rohilla June 10 DIRECT SERVICE. V’ith excellent accommodation for a limit-
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      1407 1 SRhMMWr BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY,—(LTD.). banks. KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. n e E AN STEAM SHIP company. NEGAPATAM LINE OF STEAMERS. Hongkong Corporation. (J EAST INDIAN OCEAN STEAM Intended Sailing and expected Arrival oj Steamer*. orTTi-» OOMDIXTV Paid-up Uihtai $10,000,000. SHIP COMPANY, L Reserve Fund 6,500,000. For Will sail Steamer
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      509 1 'iSDCRLAKDSbIiK HAHDKL HAATSCBWPU (Netherland Trading Society.) Established 1824. Paid-up Capital f 35,783,000.00 Reserve Funds f 2,282,814.38| Bead OrricE in Amsterdam. Head Agency in Netherlands India.— The Factorij of the Nederlandsch» Handel Maatschappij, Batavia. Agencies and Branches. —Singapore Medan (Deli), Samarang, Sourabaia, Padang, Cheribon, Tegai, Pecalongan, Pasaroean, and Tjilatjap. London Bankers.
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    EXCHANGE.
    122 2 I’knanu, 18th May, 1897. Rates clonk as follows: London. Demand Bank 2 0 Do., 4 months’sight Bank... Do. 3 Credits 2Of Do. 3 Documentary Calcutta. Demand Rank Rs. 1641 Do. 3 days’ sight Private... 1 6 Bombay, Demand Bank 164 J Do. 3 days’ sight Private 166 Madras, Demand
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    LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.
    139 2 Pknang. 18th Miy, 1*97. Tin $35.65 sellers. (Trang out of season. Black Peppers West Coast,-.. 13 63 sellers. Aeheen <>••• 15.5<> do. White Pepper... 21 50 sellers. Cloves (picked).. 36. do. Mace No. 1 80— do. Mace Pickings... 75 do. Nutmegs 78— do. No. 1 6.90 do.
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    MAIL NOTICE.
    75 2 Mails close To-mokkhw For Per sh Tino Pangkalan Brandon Fook Ching..]] AM. Tongkah. Kopah, Renong. Mergui ana Tavoy Cornelia ...11 a.m. Deli Langkat 1 p.m. Pangkor Taw Tong 2 p.m Edie and Olehleh H. Canton... 3pm Thursday. 20m Madras. Ac., taking mails for Europe, Ac, ria Negapatam S'irmi
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    MAILS TO ARRIVE.
    32 2 From Sukz —s. s. Deike Itickmers to-mor-row. From Singapore—s. s. St'rmi on Thursday, and s. s. Generaal Pel on Saturday. From Calcutta —s s C. A pear on Friday.
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    REUTER'S TELEGRAM.
    114 2 LONDON, 17th Mat. The American Senate and the Tariff. The election of a Democrat as Senator for Florida places the Republicans in the minority of one, which is sure to have an important effect upon the tariff prospects. Splendid Fighting by the Greeks. In Epirus, the Greeks have
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    THEY SHOULD STOOP TP CONQUER.
    392 2 Wk understand that Mr. Justice Leach is experiencing some difficulty in securing the services of a Secretary. Now that the appointments of Assistant Registrar and Deputy Registrar in the Supreme Court have lieen thrown open to the Cadet branch of the Colonial Service, and now
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    ENGLISH IN THE STRAITS.
    260 2 On the 80th of April we published an account of the meeting of British residents at Amoy, at which a resolution was passed approving of the establishment of an Anglo-Chinese School at Amoy as a fitting memorial of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. Since then, we have
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    LOCAL AND GENERAL.
    474 2 Th« Hon. J. M. Vermont has heard from the Colonial Secretary that the Indian Immigration Bill will come before the Committee of the Legislative Council on Thursday, and that the Third Reading will take place in about a month’s time. Mr. Vermont proceeds at once to Singapore.
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    METEOROLOGICAL REPORTS FOR APRIL.
    63 2 Penang. Temperature— Maximum 95.0 Fah. Minimum 73.0 Rainfall— Fort Cornwallis 3.82 ins. Central Prison 3.96 Government Hill 6.24 Balik Pillau 10.72 Greatest fall in 21 hours 165 Dindings. Lumut 3.42 Province Wellesley. Rainfall Mean 5.99 ins., divided as follows: Butterworth 4.22 ins. Bertain 5.22 Bukit Mertajam
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    THE JUGRA MEDICINE MAN.
    71 2 A curious tale reaches the Malay Mail from Jugra. Raja Kahar, the Sultan’s son, is and has been ill for some time. The nature of bis illness indicates some form of cerebral disorder. This has resulted in the calling in of various Malay doctors. The last
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    SPECIAL TELEGRAM.
    21 2 (From our Correspondent TEL UK ANSOS. 18tb May. The shipments to-day are— To Penang, 290 pikuls of ti n
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    THE ASSIZES.
    185 2 The Malay, named Lah bin Mit i found guilty last week of househ're’J night and theft at Pennatang Province Wellesley, was sentenltd day morning by Mr. Justice Law to months’ rigorous imprisonment on t?? charge, and an additional twelve 7 rigorous imprisonment °n 'be second*s The only case
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    “GAZETTE” NOTIFICATIONS.
    181 2 (14th May.) Captain C. Q. G. Crauford’s leave k been extended, with half-salary, f or month from 14th June. Mr. E C. Hill, First Magistrate, reported his return from leave of absent the 10th inst., and has been app iuted A* m Auditor-Genera). It is intimated that the
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    A MALAY DICTIONARY.
    74 2 Messrs. Swettenham and Clifford, san the B. N. Borneo Herald, have addressed rather warm protest to the Xtniite Tiw* regarding criticism on their new dictionan and talk of abandoning any further work® it. As Mr. Swettenham lias in his i" written some rather slashing ciiiicisms other people’s
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    THE EUROPEAN CONCERT NOT A FAILURE.
    84 2 Speech by Lord Salisbury Lord Salisbury, speaking at a meetms of the Primrose League at the Albert Hal! on 7th of May, said that the Concert of Europe was not a failure, inasmuch asfk main object aimed at was the preventH of an European
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    THE “TIMES” DENOUNCES GERMAN DIPLOMACY.
    42 2 THE “TIMES” DENOUNCES GERMAN DIPLOM ACY. The London correspondent of the Daily News, wiring under date the instant, states that, in consequence of persistent German attacks on England** connection with the Transvaal question, Ti-es, in a leading article, vehemently denounces German diplomacy.
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    THE EUROPEAN CONCERT.
    94 2 Madame Novikoff thus draws attend» in the Fortnightly to the latest miracles the Fleet of Europe and the Arm’ Europe:— They seem almost too unracubu 8 true. For centuries, indeed s ucet 'f t sades, there has been nothing 1 Sovereigns and statesmen, soldiers plomatists, have actually
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    COMING EVENTS OF THE WEEK.
    59 2 Tuesday, 18th M High-water at New Jetty, 1--3-12-59 a.m. Wednesday, 19th Town Band. Esplanade. 5 P M- an j High-water at New Jetty, 1--* 1- AM. Thursday. 20th jpjt Town Band, Datu Kramat a nd High-water at New Jetty, --l2- A..M. Friday, 21st Saturday, 22nd
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      814 2 Pritchard Co. wanted. tpWO COMPOSITORS. Must.be fast I workers. Pay $l5 a month. “Malay Mail Office, Kuala Lumpur. 227 having just been municipal notice. THE Ordinary Meeting of the Municipal Commissioners will be held fl/ppOl n ted at the Town Hall, at 3 p. m., On Friday, the 21st May,
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      109 2 Gosling Co., Beach <t Union Streets. JUSTJRRIVtO. Cheddar Cheese, Streaky Bacon, AND Hams. Ex. a. s. ADEN.” ENGLISH HARNESS for Cob Horse. SILVER or BRASS MOUNTS. TENNIS POLES NETS (Ayres). GOLFERS’ REQUISITES. 0 RICK ET S ETS, BATS, STUMPS, BALLS, LEG GUARDS, &c. MARTINI R EPEATING RIFLES, Winchester Model, $35.
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    THE INDIAN IMMIGRATION DILL.
    1131 3 ('To the Editor of the Straits Times.") gi B( The planters of the Federated States, who so recently elected Mr. T. H. jlill their chairman, will have read bis letter jeplving to, and more or less traversing, the Hon’ble Mr. Vermont’s recent utterances in Pouncil, with
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    REUTER’S TELEGRAMS TO INDIAN PAPERS.
    529 3 Austria and Russia Act Together. London, 2nd May.— Pursuant to an agreement arrived at between the Tsar and the Emperor Francis Joseph, during the visit of the latter to St. Petersburg, Austria and Russia have sent identical Notes to Servia, Bulgaria, and Montenegro, approving of
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    THE CHINESE IMPERIAL POST.
    105 3 The premature establishment, of the Imperial Post, says fhe N. C. Herald, has been very disastrous for Chungking, as the Chinese letter hongs are evidently revenging themselves on the Customs for their interference. A correspondent at Chungking who had always, up to the 15th of January,
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    A RUSSO-AFGHAN FRONTIER DISTURBANCE.
    117 3 A telegram, which has been received from Meshed, states that a Russian party, while on plague duty on the Persian and Afghanistan frontier, haspcome 1 into collision with the Afghan frontier guard. Fighting, in which twg of the Russians and one Afghan are reported to have
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    PASSENGERS.
    29 3 Arrivals. Yesterday. Per s. s. Cornelia from Rangoon: Mr. Telly. Per s. s. H. Canton from Olehleh Mr. Falling. Per 6. s. M. Austin from Klang: Mr. Glassford,
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    THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA, AND CHINA.
    1190 3 {Money Market Review.) The forty-third ordinary general meeting of the shareholders of this company was held at the Cannon Street Hotel on 2lst April, under the presidency of Mr. John Howard Gwyther. The Manager (Mr. T. Forrest) having read the notice convening
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    MAIL NOTES.
    419 3 LADIES’ INTERNATIONAL CHESS CONGRESS. It is announced by the president and members of the Ladies’ Chess Club of London that an International Chess Congress (Ladies) will be held at the Hotel Cecil on 22nd June and following days, “in commemoration of Her Majesty’s unique reign.” The patronage which
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    SHIPPING.
    159 3 Arrivals. To-day. s. 8. Bel'onu from Hamburg. s. s Betsy from Teluk Anson. Y EBTERDAY. s s. Cornelia from Rangoon. s. s. Hok Canton from Olehleh. 8. s. Mary Austin from Klang. s. s Thaipeng from Port Weld. Departures. To-day. s. s. A. Apcar for Calcutta. s. s. Perse
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      154 3 TO LET. ORANGE GROVE, No. 54 Northam Road. Entry from Ist May, 1897, or earlier. Applv to 168 MAHOMED ARIFF. LUBRICATING OIL. LUBRICATING, SHAFTING, and ENGINE OIL t<> la* had at PENANG FOUNDRY Co. KHYE HO FOUNDRY Co. FIRST QUALITY. PRICES MODERATE FOR SALE. Coloured Cement Flooring Tiles. tpHE prettiest,
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      874 3 DENTAL NOTICE. MR. J. F. TEUFERT, Diilal Strgeon, has arrived and may be commlied al the Sea View Hotel. Office hours: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. to 5 p.m Will stay a short time mly. NOTICE. PENANG CR’CKET CLUB. fpHE Commiilee it quest that all creditors I
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      1337 4 BUCHANAN WHISKY IS THE BEST. To be had at Messrs. THEAN CHEE Co r R,M Same as supplied to the Houses of Lords Commons and all the respectable London Clubs GHAT CHENG BROS. 1 mTjv 4 V STFW Co GOON YEN FRIENDS. SOLE IMPORTERS— KATZ BROTHERS I luim HIN LEE
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      302 4 GEORGE TOWN DISPENSARY. SOLE AGENTS FOR N. Lazarus’ Spectacles. SIGHT THOROUGHLY TESTED AND GLASSES SUPPLIED 556 THE DI SPE N 2 Bishop Street, IS OPEN DAILY from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday to 3 p ffl Sunday hours 11 a.m. to I'p.m. F Prescriptions accurately dispensed SPECTACLES to suit
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