Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 8 June 1897

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    22 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE.. PUBLISHED DAILY. NEW SERIES., ESTABLISHED 1833. \PRICE 20 CENTS. VOL. LV. TUESDAY, Bth JUNE. 1897. No. 12$).
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      557 1 pipping (Roftceii. fiJilisular Oriental Steam Navigation Company. SrpHE mail steamers may be J- expected to arrive outwards, and leave Penang homewards, on the following dates Outwards. Homewards. r -more June 19 Rohilla June 10 July 2 Kaisar-i-hind 24 17 Rosetta July 8 31 Ravenna 22 r Aug. 13 Mirzapore Aug.
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      1530 1 SB<mnna British India steam navigation company-(ltd.>. banks. KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSGHAPPIJ. 7 —7, zacean STEAM ship company. NEGAPATAM LINE OF STEAMERS. ong J Corporation 1 an V/ EAST INDIAN OCEAN STEAM Intended Sailing and expected Arrival of Steamers. F SHIP COMPANY, Ltd. Paid-up Capital ...$10,000,000. AND For Will sail Steamer From
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      648 1 ’iEDKRLAKDSI/IE HANDEL MAATSCfIAPPU (Netherland Trading Society.) Established 1824. Paid-up Capital f 35,783,000.00 Reserve Funds f 2,282,814.38 j Head Office in Amsterdam. Head Agency in Netherlands India. The Factorij of the Nederlandach* Handel Maatscbappij, Batavia. Agencies and Branches. —Singapore Medan (Deli), Samarang, Sourabaia, Padang, Cheribon, Tegal, Pecalongan, Pasaroean, and Tjilatjap. London
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    EXCHANGE.
    133 2 Pknang. Bth June. 1897. &ATKS CLINK AS FOI.I.OWH: London. Demand Bank 1 lIJ_ Do. 4- montlis' sight Raul l 'll Do. .3 Credits 20| Do. 3 Documentaiy Calcutta. Demand Bank Rs. 3 Do. 3 days’ sight. Private... 1 6 1 Bombay. Demand Bank 163 I Do. 3 days’ sight
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    LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.
    149 2 PriNAN»». Bth June. H 97. Tin $35 50 sellers. i Trang out of season. Black Pepper! West Coast... i3t3 sellers, t Aeheeii <> 15 25 do. White Pepper.. 20 75 do. Cloves (picked).. 36 do. Mace No. 1 8" do. Mace Pickings.. 77 do. Nutmegs 78 do.
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    MAIL NOTICE.
    45 2 Maii* ci.osk To-mokkow /*'<», l*ei I‘imr. Tongkah, Kopah, R■nong. Mergui A Tavoy Come, in 1 P.M. Edie. I' Semawe, i and Olelileh G. G. r l.mmb rge I P.M. The hmirward P Ao steamer liohitla is expected to leave Singapore at Ba. in to-mor-row.
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    MAILS TO ARRIVE.
    29 2 From Liverpool—s s Jr/. (7< < to-morrow. From Olehleh—b. s I 'III Goein on Thursday. From Singapore s. s l.inlulo and s. s. Kat Sting on Thursday
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    REUTER'S TELEGRAM.
    346 2 LONDON, sth June. Intention of the Turks with regard to Thessaly. There are various indications that the Turks are preparing for a long occupation of Thessaly governors, judges, and schoolmasters are being appointed, and their harems are arriving from Turkey. Attitude of Great Britain, France, and Italy. At
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    THE NATIONAL ANTHEM.
    214 2 We do not know what arrangements tlie Bishop of Singapore and Sarawak has made with regard to the services, which will be held in the places of public worship belonging to the Established Church in his diocese, on Thanksgiving Day, or on any day during the celebration
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    THE INDIAN IMMIGRATION BILL.
    504 2 We have deemed it hardly necessary to reply to the few paragraphs on the above subject which have recently appeared in the columns of the Straits Times. The paragraphs have evidently been inspired, and that probably by an official supporter of the Bill. Most of them
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    LOCAL AND GENERAL.
    468 2 The s. s Brandon brought 2,899 cases, and 12,402 tins, of petroleum from Brandon on Sunday. The appointment of Mr. J. P. Joaquim, Barrister-at-law, of Singapore, to a seat in the Legislative Council is announced. AVe hear that a box of knives and forks lias been abstracted
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    GAMBLING AND PERSONATING.
    142 2 On Saturday last five Chinese appt-arel ••efoie Mr. Hall, being severally charged w;th gambling. On their being arraigned. Inspector Thornett intimated t<> the Court that No. 1 was not one of the five person» lie had arrest» d. The man personating No. I «as told to stand
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    POSTAL NOTICE.
    156 2 On and after the l.*t July, 1897, the rate of postage to be i harg d upon printed papers of all kinds, including commercial |>apers and pattern.*, to any part of the woiLl shall be one cent for two ounces and one cent for every additional two ounces
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    PROVINCE WELLESLEY.
    216 2 (From owr Correspondent.) The Senior District Officer, Proriuce Wellesley, proceeded tothe Southern districts last Saturday, on inspection duty. Some of the European residents of butterworth have been very ill from fever dunug the past few days. They are now recoveuup Two Malays, who were charged at Pena 3
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      729 2 nhi J 0 fl New advertisements. I ritCimTu. CJ vO* elan or Government NoticeSale of Agricultural Land in the State of Selangor. Pr— a l A k I NT OTICE is hereby given that twelve p IM ZX IM Dj ]\l blocks of Land in the Klang District will be
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      83 2 Gosling Co., lit (ich <(• I iiioii Streets. JUST ARRIVED. ENGLISH SALTED Beef I'ink. Ox Toimues. Hams. B eon. Ciierse. Fjivplian dirarettes. Ciz; rs. TnbaeciK I’evlon Tits. <■ i .A meric n Bicycles EOR LADIES and GENTLEMEN. Sadd <s. Harness. Sporting G ods. J IRON SAFES DEED BOXES. HANI) BAGS.
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    SPECIAL TELEGRAM.
    26 3 f K ,.M VL K CoKKRSPONDKNT.) IELI'K ANSON. sth June. shipments to-day are—- Eei. nig, 340 pikuls of tin. j Singapore, 2.330 of ore.
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    A BRITISH REGIMENT ATTACKED BY CHOLERA.
    19 3 Vif.vl i >'- I' l L r kas broken out among Hussars at Secunderabad.
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    THE PLAGUE.
    24 3 _je appears to have almost died iiibav, Karachi, aud Poona. Very ?u cases and deaths are reported v .t vigilance is uurelaitd.
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    HOSPITAL WARDS OF GLASS.
    63 3 s ?:ing departure in the construc- ital wards is announced, nameui Biug of a ward of glass. The f an opaque white colour re- .ain, and is fixed in the shape ..i... t.les ab -ut an inch thick, on uud -1 cement. The idea is that
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    MUNIFICENT DONATION TO THE JUBILEE DINNERS FOR THE LONDON POOR.
    59 3 iiteiuporary publishes the fellow- _taui: Bombay, 21st May.—A u telegram to the T'io/ieer states that AlaVor announces the anonymous j i.tijV toward IbePriucesS of ales I r tte Jubilee dinner to the Loudon The fund is therefore closed, lhe L
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    THE INDIAN IMMIGRATION BILL.
    651 3 i.INCIPLED AND UNWORKABLE. 2. ,i- it the "Singapore Free Pre*». Alttieugh this Bill has now reached n. s’, .-’e, 1 verv much doubt if there is gcLetai understanding as to its .shd probable result. If there were, 5 difficult to believe that anyone lie in lavour
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    EXCHANGE.
    165 3 The following table of fluctuations in the value of the Asiatic Dollar in its sterling value may prove of some interest to our readers:— 1892. 1893. 1894. 1895. 1896. 1897 January 3Vi 28| 2 2/0 211 2lf Feb. 2 11i 2,S| 2,2 f 2 11| 21| 2lf March 2/llf
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    PERAK.
    309 3 (Perak Government Gazette, 4th June.) Extension of Period of Limitation of Suits Enactment No. 6 of 1897, an Enactment to extend the period of limitation within which suits may be brought in certain cases, is published. It provides that:— Any suit for which the period of limitation prescribed by
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    THE FRENCH IN SIAM.
    52 3 A Gloomt Picture. The G<l Blat publishes an interview wi;h Al. Le Myre, formerly French Resident in Siam. M. Aly re said the Siamese failed to keep any engagements with Fiance and that everything »us managed by the British wuo were preparing for the annexation ot
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    LADY VOTERS FOR HA DR AS.
    47 3 At the next meeting of the Madras Municipality, A’eerudappa Naidu will propuse that lady graduates be included in the list f voters of the Aladras Municipality, and that Government be addressed to amend the Act to include lady graduates as voters.
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    RUSSIA AND PERSIA.
    41 3 The Russian Cossacks lately employed on Plague duty on the Perso-Atghan frontier have all been withdrawn, excepting the personal escort of the Russian doctor. Their places have been taken by men of the Persian Cossack regiment from Teheran.
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    TELEGRAPHING 3,000 WORDS PER MINUTE.
    90 3 The New York correspondent of the Dany Mail says that Professor Crehore, the head of the electrical department at Dartmouth College, has invented a wonderful instrument, called the syncnnogiaph, bv which he claims that 3,000 words p»er minute can be telegraphed, received, and automatically recorded.
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    MOHAMMEDAN REJOICINGS IN BOMBAY.
    119 3 A portion of the Alohammedan community at Bombay celebrated on 25th May the victory of the Sultan of Turkey over the Greeks with great rejoicing. Several of the mosques, especially the Jumnia Alu-jid, were illuminated. The Turkish Consul, with his staff, visited several mosques and the
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    MAIL NOTES.
    750 3 Three blind girls, belonging to the St. Paul’s Convent, Paris, although they were lost sight of bv their conductor when iu the verv centre of the burning bazaar, were all saved. Of what nationality was Madame SansGĕne? We give our readers who do not know ten seconds to
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    PASSENGERS.
    92 3 A rrivats. To-day. Y esteedcy. Per s. s Befey from Tehik Anson Mrs. Rawlins and A!i>s Murray. Per a. s. Cornelia from Rangoon: Mr. Stephens. Per s. s. -V. Anitin from Klang Mrs. Wilson and Mr. Baxendale. feUNDAY, 6th. P--r s s. Calypio from Singapore: Mr. and Airs. Kenipen
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    COMING EVENTS OF THE WEEK.
    73 3 Tuesday. Bth High-water at New Jetty, 5-41 am. and 6-08 p.m. Wednesday, 9th Town Band. Esplanade. 5 P.M. High-water at New Jetty. 6-30 am. and 6- p m. Thursday. loth Town Band. Datu Kramat Gardens. 5 P.M. High-water at New Jetty. 7-19 a m. and
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    CRICKET.
    871 3 P. C. C. v. Mr. D’Cruz’s Eleven. The P. C. C. having won the toss elected to go in, and Bi--wn and Ferguson faced lhe Dowling <-f Kassimfrom the Sea-end and Scbarenguivel from Light Street end. Kassitn’s first over was a maiden. Scharenguivel’s second ball was despatched by Brown
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    OFFICIAL MINUTES.
    375 3 Meeting of the Munk ipajl. Commissioners heldon Friday, the 21st May. 1897. Present. J. Y. Kennedy. Esq., (President A. H. Capper. Esq *J. Gibson. Esq., and R. A. P. Hogan. Esq. Absent. G. F. Adamson, Esq., and Cheah < hen Eok Esq. 1. The minutes of the last
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    SHIPPING.
    307 3 Arrivals. Th-liai s. s. Polyphemus from Liverpool. s. 8. Vidar from Deli. s. s. 7’tnc Tong from Teluk Anson. Y ESTEEDAY. 8. s. Ddln from Hamburg. s. s. G G. r Lansberge from Olehleh. B. I. s s. Sirsa from Madras a. s Be fxi/Trom Teluk Anson. s. 8.
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      301 3 L s) IS PREPARED TO SUPPLY TIFFINS or DINN-altS at short notice. TERMS MODERATE. PORT, SHERRY, )l IDEIKA, M ARSALA, TOKAYAB, GRAVES, A MALAGA. These are lhe finest wines in the market and defy competition as regards prices. SEND FOR A PRICE LIST. BODEGA BEER <& STOUT. Try these: you
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      240 3 TO LET. HOUSE No. I Contonment Road, known as Aver Rjjah Estate. 228 Apply to C. TEK SOON. GUAT CHENG BROTHERS, No. 27a BEACH STREET. pREAT CLEARANCE SALE of all V I their Goods in Stock (except Chandlerv Stores). Commenced on Ist June. For Cash Only. Liberal Reductions in Prices.
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      1430 4 t BUCHANAN WHISKY IS T?HIE BEST. To be had at Mkskbs. THEAN CHEE &Co penangM g anie as supplied to tlie Houses of Lords Commons and all the respectable London Clnlu GUAT CHENG BROS. 11 1 THEAN SIEW A Co GOON YEN FRIENDS. SOLE IMPORTERS HT ATZ BROTHERS I IM’TEQ
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      308 4 GEORGE TOWN DISPENSARY? SOLE AGENTS FOR N. Lazarus’ Spectacles. SIGHT THOROUGHLY TESTED AND GLASSES SUPPLIED 556 THE 2 Bishop Street, IS OPEN DAILY from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday to 3p m Sunday hours 11 a.m. to I‘p.m. F Prescriptions accurately dispensed. SPECTACLES to suit every varietv of defective
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