Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 3 June 1897

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    22 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILY. NEW SERIES.] ESTABLISHED 1833. iPR/CE 20 CENTS. VOL. LV. THURSDAY, 3rd JUNE, 1897. No. 12(>.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
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      570 1 spring Peninsular Oriental Steam Navigation Company. BfllHE mail steamers may be J- expected to arrive outwards, and leave Penang homewards, on the following dates Outwards. Homewards. June 5 j Rohilla June 10 Af/rzdpore 10 Kaisar-i-hind, 24 July 2 i Rosetta July 8 i i Ravenna 22 31 Mirza pore Aug.
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      1447 1 jSßwmncr ftloftCM. BRITISH INDIA SIEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY,—(LTD.). banks. FF a V.WWW. KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIi "7 p zacean steam ship company. NEGAi'ATAM LINE OF STEAMERS. ?n J Corporation 1 a (J EAST INDIAN OCEAN STEAM Intended Sailing and expected Arrival of Steamern. «-s -i 7 SHIP COMPANY, Ltd. Paid-up Capital $10,000,000.
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      641 1 imiUAMSUIK HAMPEL KAATSCiiAPFR (Nethcrland Trading Society.) Established 1824. Paid-up Capital f 35,783,000.00 Reserve Funds 2,282,814.38$ Head Office 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, Tegal, Pecalongan. Pasaroean, and Tjilatjap. London Bankers.—The Union
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    EXCHANGE.
    133 2 I’mn vno. 3rd June. 1897. Rates close as follows: London. Demand Bank 1 Do. I months'sight Bant 1 11£ Do. 3 Credits 2 Do. 3 Documentary 2 Calcutta. Demand Bank Rs. t>4 Do. 3 days’ sight Private... 1 6 j Bombay. Demand Bank 164 i_• Do. 3 days' sight
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    LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.
    145 2 Penang. 3i<d June. t v 97. Tin $35 60 so’lers. i Trang out of season. Black Pepper J West Coast... 13»3 sellers. < Aclieen 15.25 do. White Pepper... 20 75 do. Cloves (picked).. 36. do. Mace No. 1 Bo do. Mace Pickings... 77 do. Nutmegs ..78 do.
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    MAIL NOTICE.
    79 2 Mails close To-Muk !<<•« Fur Per r/r I', mt. Klang and Malacca Teutonia Noon. T"fl .-kali 2 1 I’ M Klang .V Audin I p.m. Pangkor A Teluk Anson Helsy 2 P.M. Edie. T. Semawe. Segli and Olehleh Pegu 2 P.M. Teluk An on and Port Dickson i.aAg
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    MAILS TO ARRIVE.
    32 2 From Hamburg —s. s. Della to-day. From Sinoapoke—r. r. Maha ajirunhis and s s. l ightning to-monow. From Calcutta —s s A .4/>r<irto-morrow. Ftt.M EukoJ'E—b. r. Rurenna on Saturday.
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    REUTER'S TELEGRAM.
    114 2 LONDON, 2nd June. The Advance Into the Sudan. General Kitchener considers that everything will be ready for the advance on Abu Hamed in August. The Derby.” The following is the result of the running in the above race 1. Mr. J. Gubbins’ Galtee More. 2. Lord Rosebery’s Velasquez.
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    EDITORIAL NOTES.
    770 2 THE FIRE IN PARIS. I 9 According to < he account of one who was there, which we have receiv d by the last mail, the rapiditv of the conflagration was the most marvellous feature of the recent tire at the bazaar in Palis. In less than twelve
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    LOCAL AND GENERAL.
    476 2 The Dutch gunboat Flamingo arrived here this morning. The “Goodwood” visitor has 1 een to the General H< spital for a mouth’s su| ei vision. A club for sailors and others, with a cricket giouud, football fiehl, golf links, i &<■., is likely to be instituted at
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    THE ASSIZES.
    193 2 The Campbell Street murder case had to be postponed ou Tuesday, owing to the illness of Mr. de Mornay who was on the jury. On the Supreme Court’s assemblingyesterdav morning it was found that he was still ill. There was some discussion as to discharging the jury and
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    PROVINCE WELLISLEY.
    94 2 (From our Co,r e pon(len An Indentured Klin., J lakoff Estate was charged of 1». •o desert, and on conviction w to 21 days’ A Malay of J d aa B.dnu w as fi with the alternative of a month’ imprisonment, for voluntaiilv to a Chinatnan. The fine
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    TELEGRAMS TO INDIAN PEPERS.
    652 2 London, 25th-28tliM I British Consular Rig HTB Advices from Paris state that n tain has surrendered her right i. e jurisdiction in Madagascar/ J lons,I 1 The C. D. Question. A women’s memorial, which has U signed by Princess Christian, the D-1 of Connaught and the
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
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      634 2 n 'i 1 1o rt New advertisements. Pritchard to.^ r Lec^ h Rre OF AIX LA CHAPELLE. Capital £450,000. Total Assets £1,266,481. w| a Al f IIHE undersigned having been appointed p* /X |x j 1 Agents of the above Company are prepared to accept Fire Risks at current rates.
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      79 2 Gosling Co., Beach <(• Union Streets. JUST ARRIVED. ENGLISH SALTED Beef Pork. Ox Tiin<nies. Hams. P» con. Cheese. Egyptian Ciirarettcs. ri<i; rs. Tobacco Cevlon Tens. A meric n Bicvcles FOR LADIES and GENTLEMEN. Sadd<s. Harness. Sporting G oils. IRON SAFES DEED BOXES. HANI) BAGS. Large Assortment of Glassware. < St.
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    PERAK STATE RAILWAYS.
    1170 3 (Extracts from Report for 1896.) I'jiE total expenditure of the department, i, lin r surveys, construction, and the iutenance and working of open lines, Counted to $885,090.88. jhe total revenue collected by the depart)Ut for the carriage of passengers, goods, amounted to $508,286.44, of which 770.74 was
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    THE DIAMOND JUBILEE IN LONDON.
    127 3 The Colonial forces to be represented at the Diamond Jubilee are arriving here daily. Il has been arranged that Her Majesty the Queen, on touching the button which will be fixed to the steps of St. Paul’s Cathedral, will establish an electric current and so
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    THE C.D. QUESTION.
    101 3 A London special wire to the Pioneer, on the 24th May, says a public conference in regard to the Contagious Diseases question was held on Friday, Mr. Maclaren presiding. Professor Stuart, Mr. Stansfeld, and several ladies pledged themselves to oppose any form of the Contagious Diseases Acts.
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    MINING IN SIAM.
    115 3 We have before us a copy of the precious document which will shortly be submitted to the public as Siam Mining Regulation 1896, says the Siam Free Press. Even a casual examination shows the drift of this vicious attempt to strangle all development of the mineral wealth
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    A HINT TO HORSE-OWNERS.
    153 3 To prevent injury to the pastern joint of a horse’s leg by the interference of his feet, it is customary to buckle around the leg, on the inner side, near that joint, a tubular rubber guard or boot. Mr. George M'Cave, of Greenford, Ohio, obtains better
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    ATHLETICS IN INDIA.
    195 3 The Asian has published a record of the various tournaments (Polo, Football, Lawntenuis etc.) and also gives a list of Indian Athletic records and noteworthy performances during the past season. Anent the high jump F. Crawford’s 5 ft. in. (Am. Rec. 6ft. 5| in. Prof. Rec. 6ft.
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    MAIL NOTES.
    821 3 Few people probably realize that Britannia Qis taken a back seat, not through any shortcoming of her own but through the promotion of the Queen of Greece, who is now an admiral in the Russian Navy. Many stories of the King of Greece are told. One of these
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    PASSENGERS.
    48 3 A rrivals. To-day. Per s. s. Lady Weld from Teluk Anson Mr. J. H. Scharenguivel. Per s s (piorra from Langkat Mr. Went. Per B. I. s. s. Lindula from Rangoon; Mr. Macdona Id. Y ester DAY. Per h. s. Teutonia from Malacca Mr. E. G. Broadrick.
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    COMING EVENTS OF THE WEEK.
    68 3 Thursday. 3rd: 'Town Band. Datu Kramat Gardens. 5 p.m. High-w.iter at New Jetty, 1-36 a.m. and 1-41 P M. Fri day. 4th Ordinary Meeting of the Municipal Commissioners. Town Hall, 3 P.M. High-water at New Jetty, 2-25 AM. and ‘2-52 p.m. Saturday, sth Town Band,
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    WEIGHT LIFTING.
    35 3 Mr. L. Elliott, the amateur weight lifter, put up two dumb-bells, one weighing 121 and the other 1161 b., in right and left hands, simultaneously over his head. This is an amateur record.
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    A GOLDSMITH MEMORIAL.
    63 3 The stained-glass window which is to be placed in the church of the village of Forgney in Ireland, where Oliver Goldsmith was born, will appropriately represent a scene from the Deserted Village.” ’The committee formed to carry out this object, and of which Sir Walter B«saut was
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    LONGEVITY IN SIAM.
    69 3 A woman living in Zaandatn, says the Siam Observer, has become a great-great-grand-mother. Anna Vervaen, the woman in question, was born on 14 Oct., 1805, she became a mother on 13 Jan., 1834, a grandmother 13 Feb., 1855, a great-grandmother 2 Jan.; 1877, and great-great-grandmother 11 Jan.,
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    ANOTHER LEGAL INCONSISTENCY.
    228 3 Everybody knows that a woman is privileged to change her mind. This is a privilege to which the law lias extended its sanction. So much is clear from a recent decision of the CourJ of Appeal. Mrs. Bishop instituted a divorce suit against her hii'baiid, but withdrew
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    PENANG TURF CLUB.
    392 3 Diamond Jubilee Meeting. Saturday, the 26th June, 1597. PROGRAMME. The Hack Plate, 3-15 p. m. Valui $l5O.—A Selling R ice for all Horses that have been regularly ridden or diiven up to 31st May. 1897, in Penang or Province Weliesb v. Hoists enl< ltd at $350 to
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    SHIPPING.
    210 3 Arrivals. To-day. s. s. Ven Lowers from London. s. s Lady Weld from Teluk Anson. s. s. Betsy from Teluk Anson. s. s. Vidar from Deli. s. 3. Quorra from Langkat. Y esterday. B. I. s. s. Lindula from Rangoon. s. s. Teutonia from Malacca. s. s. Thaipeng from
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      187 3 MUNICIPAL NOTICE. 'IMIE Ordinary Meeting of the Manila cipal Commissioners will be held at the Town Hall, at 3 p. m., On Friday, the 4th June, 1897. F. H. DALLAS, Ay. Sec. to the Municipal Commissioners. Perak Government Notice. UIANTED in the Trigonometrical and <Jem-ral Survey Office, Taiping, a qualified
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      499 3 Perak Planters’ Association. NOTICE. I GENERAL MEETING of the Perak Planters’ Association will be held in Taiping, at the Masonic Hall, on Saturday, 19th J une, at 3 p in. Business: 1. To pass the Accounts for the year ending 31st March, 1897. 2. To appoint two Members to represent
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      485 4 t BUCKANAN WHISKY is THE BEST. To be had at Messrs. THEAN CHEE Pe ni; game as supplied to the Houses of Lords Commons and all the respectable London Clnlw GUAT CHENG BROS. 11 1 SOLB IMPORTEBS ~ELA.TZ BROTHBRg, LIMTI» Ineuvantt Qtoficecr. Marine Insurance. Mannheim Insurance Company. THE undersigned have
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      1071 4 the Sale of DEWARS goes on nooa DEWAR SONS, Ltd., PATENTED FAST illtciicl ruilllilljf ExtTcl SpGCIQ/l StCcLIH” jSt m«! DRILL ers with Extra Special Whisky— schmidt. KUSTi’RMAh I^co destination Penang* and the Far East. —..jTg— H. J. MARTYN. Jr.,’ TIVOLI BEER Note. On arrival the Police will be at the
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      288 4 GEORGE TOWN DISPENSARY SOLE AGENTS FOR N. Lazarus’ Spectacles. SIGHT THOROUGHLY TESTED A y glasses supplied. the dispensary Bishop Str.fl, IS OPEN DAILY from 9am. to 5 p.m.; Saturday to 3 Dn Sunday hours 11 a.m. to I‘p.m p Prescriptions accurately dispensed SPECTACLES to suit every varietv of defective siAt
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