Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 7 August 1897

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  • 22 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. NEW SERIES.] PUBLISHED daily. ESTABLISHED 1833. {PRICE 20 CENTS. VOL. LV. SATURDAY, 7th AUGUST, 1897. No. 177.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 538 1 pipping Qtoftces, [’eiiiasiikii’ Oriental Steam Navigation Company. BrpHE mail steamers may be J- expected to arrive outwards, and leave Penang homewards, on the following dates Outwards. Homewards. p, 7h Aug. 13 I Mirzapore Aug. 5 27 Thames 19 Sept. 10 Kaisar-i-hind Sept. 2 n'X 23 R e a 16 i
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    • 1592 1 SBurotna BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY-(LTD.). banks. luwwcn. KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. Hongkong Shanghai BankHCEAN STEAM ship Company NE6APATAM LINE OF STEAMERS. Corporation. U EAST INDIAN OCEAN STEAM Intended Sailing and expected Arrival of Steamers. oftto lux>a w t mwv Paid-up Oapital $10,000,000. SHIP COMPANY, Ltd. Reserve Fund 6,500,000. AND For
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    • 654 1 EDKRLAUDSUIK HABHEL HAATSCUAfFW (Netherland. Trading Society.) Established 1824. Paid-up Capital .e. 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 Nedeilandsch’ Handel Maatschappij, Batavia. Agencies and Branches. —Singapore Medan (Deli), Samarang, Sourabaia, Padang, Cheribon, Tegal, Pecalongan. Pasaroean, and
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  • 125 2 Penang. 7th August, 18»7 Rates close as follows: London, Demand Bank 1/10} Do. 4 months’ sight Bank 1 lo| Do. 3 Credits 1 Do. 3 Documentary '/II Calcutta Demand Bank Rs 147 J Do. 3 days’ sight Private 1->O Bombay. Demand Bank 147 J Do. 3 days’sight Private 150
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  • 33 2 Mails close o.n Saturday For I'er sir Time. Tongkah I’etrel 1 p.m Klang Deli p.M. Deli Vidar 1 P.M Edi' T. Semawe, Segli, an 1 Olehlrh G. G. r. 1 PM.
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  • 53 2 From Calcutta—s. s. Lightning to-day. From Colombo —s. s. Melpomene to-day, and s s. Japan on Tuesday. From Suez—s. s. Maria Rickiners tomorrow. From Singapore—s. s. Calypso and s. s. Sui Sang on M u day. From Edik— s s Both on M-md iy. From Hamburg—s. s.
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  • 147 2 Eastern A Oriental Hotel. H. H. the Sultan <>f Johore. Mr. Campbell Kerr, Private Secretary t<< H.H. the Sultan. Captain Daud. Commander <>f the Johore Forces nn<l A. 1). C. t<> H H. the Sul’an. The Tungku M<>h im<*d. Police Commissioner of Muar and A I) C.
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  • REUTER’S TELEGRAMS.
    • 18 2 LONDON, 6th August. Dr. E. Bickersteth, Bishop of South Tokio, has died at Swindon.
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    • 33 2 Mr. Goschen has stated in the House of Commons that the Admirals have decided not to admit Turkish gun-boats into Cretan waters and have informed Turkey of their decision.
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    • 33 2 Lord George Hamilton, in making his financial statement, said that, speaking roughly, the loss to the Indian Government through the famine and the plague, would be about £8,000,000.
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    • 36 2 Parliament has been prorogued. In the Queen’s Speech allusion is made to the fresh Anglo-Chinese convention, establishing a more advantageous frontier between Burma and China and opening the West River to European commerce.
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  • 373 2 The police guard at Hui ton Laue Station were inspected at an early hour this morning. A Pars! theatre is now open in Singapoie ami, we understand, is drawing good audiences. The district work at Bukit Mertajam is said t<> be sufficient to fully employ two D
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  • 123 2 A general meeting of the Association will be held in the Victoria Hotel. Kuala Lumpur, on Monday, 23rd inst., at 10,30a.m. The following are the draft agenda of business; 1. To read and, if approved, confirm the minutes of the last general
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  • 90 2 THE VICTORIA PARSI THEATRICAL COMPAN Y. The romantic drama “Mahmoud Shah” was played last night by the Parsi Company to a fairly large audience among whom were some European ladies and gentlemen. The scenes, particularly those of the graveyard and the gallows, were very well staged, and the acting was
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  • 87 2 We are informed that there was only one desertion from the Gula Estate last month, and that no desertion has taken place since Ist August. We are at a loss, therefore, to understand how the Perak Pioneer obtained the information relating to the eslate, whi< h we published
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  • 131 2 The Captain of the s. s. Nerbudda, which ariived here from Rangoon this morning, reports that a Chinese passenger was robbed of about 8120 by another passenger who threw all the money but 14 lupees overboard. It appears that at two o’clock this
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  • 308 2 Lawlessness in Penang says the Perak Pioneer, Las been the subject, of many an at tide recently in the I’enang papers, ami from our own xperience we ate in a position to say that our conteinporai i< s have not in the least been premature in bringing
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  • 187 2 It was on board the Tambora, writes Mr. Arnot Retd in a Java letter to the Straits Times, that first we observed the excellent qualities of the Javanese boy”; and I make that remark now because it may be a matter
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  • 108 2 St. George's Church. Eighth Sunday after Trinity. Morning Service, with Holy Communion, at 8 o’clock. —Hymns 215 and 313. Evening Service at 6 o'clock—Psalms XLI ('6 in E). XLII and XLIII (40); Hymns 307, 536, and 31. Church of the Assumption. Ist Mass at 6 am.. High Mass
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  • 85 2 In chess circles considerable inu ing taken i u a eable dless ln Singapore and Hong|< >ng. On 20th July. His Excellency t L P nor ordered the suspension o f T„ Here Inspector of Nuisances wU ed to have accepted bribes from a house keeper. o' ®oliDg.
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  • 358 2 Fighting continues in the The rebellion is scotched' hut not Up Jo the 14th July the number of U that had been recoveied at Libeg of V1 of the Mayon eruption was 2u9 Of th injured persons who were rescued fourteen have since died. The China
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  • 542 2 The following is the annual report offe 'Straits Settlements Association for the rar e' ding 3< t of June. 1897. which would been presented at the meeting in Singapte on Friday last, had a quorum of memlei attended:— Gentlemen, Your Committee bet? to pres® to you their
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 179 2 Pritchard Co. Provision Department. Fresh supplies of the following have just been received Tart Fruits. Hams and Bacon. Snowflake Flour in 5 lbs. bags. Icing Sugar in 5 lbs. 10 lbs. tins. Huntley and Palmer’s Biscuits. Chocolate Creams, assorted. Sweets in bottles, &c., &c. A large supply of Crosse Blackwell’s
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    • 415 2 &j<3O. Have just opened out a splendid assortment of JAPANESE FURNITURE CUWOS, Specially selected for us by our Agents in Japan. rrow on view. 1 These Goods are much superior to those shipped fromßapan to be disposed of by Auction, and the Visitors for the Races and the Public generally
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    • 79 2 NOTICE. 'l'll E iiudei signed will exhibit Edison's I Phonograph at, moderate rates at any Residence or Club. Terms on application to Jamsetjee Edulje Dalal, 394 2 Love Lane, NOTICE. 1 I R. Byramjee B. ERANEE is authoriz_L'_L ed under a General Power of Attorney to sign our Firm per
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  • 578 3 It appears, says the Siam Free Press, ie Governors of the Palace are so 'n'liied for ihe health of the Queen Regent a her medical adviser was requested to ■ke ”1’ l*’ s fl ua,,e, s Palace so as to .Mnvtanilv on hand. It was, however, that there
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  • 437 3 According toannual custom, the British Directors have forwarded to Lord Salisbury the returns of the navigation through the Suez Canal for 1896. The net tonnage for the past year showed an increase of 111,900 tons, while the amount of dues rose by 1,166,277 frs. The number of
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  • 45 3 Rumours are current to the effect that the gross maladministration of Formosa has caused the Japanese Government to determine on a change of Governor-Generals, and that Baron Nogi will |>e recalled to Tokio very shortly. The Hochi says these rumours are offensive.
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  • 79 3 A convention of one-armed and onelegged men has been called and will meet in St. Louis iu September. The object of the convention will be the amelioration of the condition of this class of unfortunates There will be an unprecedented display of artificial limbs and
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  • 180 3 Financial Loss. The news of the loss of the P. O. steamer Aden came as a tremendous blow to Lloyd’s, although it was more than half expected. When it became known that the Sunderland steamer Meath was also behind her time, opinions became divided as
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  • 393 3 An Unconventional Monarch. The King of Siam made himself quite at home in Vienna. His Majesty, taking a leaf out of Li Hung-cbang’s book, asked questions about everything. At the gala dinner on 25th June the Emperor had given orders that the fine old
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  • 36 3 Arrival». To-day. Per s. s. Canton from Teluk Anson: Messrs. Michell and Waker, and Miss Hawkins. Yesterday. Per s. s. Thaipeng from Port Weld Mr. and Mrs. J. W. B. Ashby, Messrs. Eldridge and Collinge.
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  • 111 3 Saturday, 7th Races, 2nd day, at 2-30 p m. High-water at Mew Jetty, 7-00 p.m. and 7-27 a m. Sunday, Bth Bth Sunday after Trinity. High-water at New Jetty, 7-49 p.m. and 8-16 a.m. Monday, 9th Town Band, Esplanade, 5 p.m. High-water at New Jetty,
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  • 705 3 Small-pox in Canada. As a precautionary measure 500 Chinamen in Montreal have been vaccinated to prevent the spread of small-pox. Captain Goddard, the Secretary of the Military Institute, has died of the disease. Morocco. According to a Washington correspondent of the Herald, the United States war vessels San
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  • 536 3 The highlands of Central Africa are sometimes spoken of as offering a suitable field for European colonization. This is a fallacy. I am convinced,” says Sir Harry H. Johnston in his recently published book, British Central Africa, that this eastern portion of British Central Africa will never
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  • 567 3 Meetins of the Municipal Commissioners eld on Friday, the 16th July, 1897. Present. J. Y. Kennedy. Esq., (President), A. H. Capper, Esq., J. Gibson, Esq., G. F. Adamson, Esq., Cheah Chen Eok, Esq., and R. A. P. Hogan, Esq. 1. The minutes of the last Special and Ordinary
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  • 175 3 Arrivals. To-day. s. s. Canton from Teluk Anson. Yesterday. s. s. Taw Tong from Teluk Anson. s. s. Thaipeng from Port Weld. s. 8. R. Halewyu from Asahan. Departures. To-day. s. s. Fook Ching for Pangkalan Brandon. s. s. Glenfarg for Singapore, China and Japan. s. s. Resident Hlewyn
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 82 3 DENTAL NOTICE. MR. J. F. TEUFERT, Dental Surgeon, has left for Kuala Lumpur and will re-visit Penang about four weeks hence. CARD. Mr. James R. T. Logan, .8’ URG EON-DENTIST, Temporary address, No. 1, Transfer Road. MR. LOGAN Ims returned to Penang and may be consulted daily as advertised. FOR
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    • 555 3 TiOTieE.. PRITCHARD Co., in consequence of the continued depression in exchange, be# to notify that in order to enable them to maintain a fair standard of charges, on ami after the Ist August their prices will be fixed on a basis of 2s. per dollar, and that upon each fall
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    • 289 3 FOR SALE. A BLACK MARE. Apply to J. A. HARWOOD, Penang. Perak Planters’ Association. t GENERAL MEETING of the Perak /1 Planters’ Association will be hdd in the Masonic Hall, Taiping, on I uesdav, 17th August, at I<> o’clock a.m. Business: 1. To pass the 1896 accounts. 2. To consider
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 1380 4 WHISKY IS THE BEST* To be had at r Messrs. THEAN CHEE &Co penangßa. g ame as supplied to the Houses of Lords Commons and all the respectable London Clubs. THEAN SIEW Co. A GOON YEN FRIENDS. ’r SOLE IMPORTERS ATZ BROTHEItS I IMSTtn HIN LEE Co. f VK,? >
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    • 680 4 IN THE SUPREME STRAITS SETTLEMENTS SETTLEMENT OF PENANG In the Goods o/Tengachee Mah, IN pursuance of section 46 of tl ie f aucing and Law of Property Onii'J 7 1886, all creditors and other pe ls Ji ls 1 any claims whatsoever against the P Sla the aboveuamed deceased, who
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