Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 24 August 1897

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    22 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILY. NEW SERIES.] ESTABLISHED 1833. [PRICE 20 CENTS. VOL. LV. TUESDAY, 24th AUGUST, 1897. No. 190.
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      551 1 gapping (Hotter. Oriental Steam Navigation Company. riiHE mail steamers may be J- expected to arrive out- .nJ wards, and leave Penang />'.'/ homewards, on the following dates Outwards. Homewards. Aug. 27 Kaisar-i-hind Sept. 2 Sept ID Bosetta 16 '■.-■"J' 23 Rohitla 30 u'j Z Oct. 8 M irzapore Oct. 14
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      1745 1 (Hofteea BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY-(LTD.). banks. KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. Hongkong Shanghai ncEAM steam ship company NEGAPATAM LINE OF STEAMERS. g inJ Corporation U EAST INDIAN OCEAN STEAM Intended Sailing awl expected Arrival of Steamer». QtTTp pnVTPANV TTn Paid-vf Capital $10,000,000. SHIP COMPANY, LTD. Reserve Fund 7,000,000. AND For Will
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      653 1 YsanKLAnnsLflK habhel smaTSCRkFr-u (Netherland Trading Society.) Established 1824. Paid-up Capital f 35,783,000 00 Reserve Funds f 2,404,166.45 Head Office in Amsterdam. Head in Netherlands India.— The Factorij of the Nederlandsch* Handel Maatschanpij, Batavia. Agencies and Branches. —Singapore Medan (Deli), Samarang, Sourabaia, Padang, Cheribon, Tegal, Pecalongan. Pasaroean, and Tjilatjap. London Bankers.—The
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    EXCHANGE.
    124 2 Penang, 24th August, 1897. Rates close as follows London, Demand Bank 1/94 Do. 4 months’sight Bank... Do. 3 Cxedits 1/10 Do. 3 Documentary 1 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs. 138 Do. 3 days’ sight Private 142 Bombay, Demand Bank 138 Do. 3 days’sight Private 142 Madras. Demand Bank 137) Do.
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    LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.
    169 2 Penang. 24th August. im»7. Tin #39.50 sellers. Trang §22. —sellers. Black Pepper J West Coast... i 7— sellers. A'dieen 18 50 do. White Pepper 26 80 do Cloves (picked).. out of season Mace No. 1 95. sellers. Mace Pickings... 82— do. Nutmegs 82— do. iNo 1 6.90
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    MAIL NOTICE.
    25 2 Mails close To-.mor row. For ]‘er str Time. Klaug Deli p.m. Pangkor A T. Anson...'fair Tmy 2 p m Singapore ...McAlister 3 pm.
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    MAILS TO ARRIVE.
    43 2 I rom Singapore— 8. s. Secundra and s. s. Chelydr t to-morrow, and s. s Mahi Vajirunhis on Friday. Ir '.m Deli—s. Ganymed ou Wednesday. From Colombo—s. s Sum dra on Wednesday. From Liverpool—s. s. Jas n on Monday next.
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    LIST OF VISITORS.
    104 2 Eastern <t Oriental Hotel. Mr. Mrs Buckle. Egerton Eastwick. Shearwood. Mrs Earle. Capt. A Mrs. van de Lee. Mr. Bicknell, W. Bruider, E J. Durler, E. Lusink, J. Mae Heussy. Roderinann. Scott. H. Stark. Janies. William Smith. Mrs. E. E. Wilding. Mr. C. van Hoff. P. Fadeinrecht.
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    REUTER'S TELEGRAM.
    133 2 LONDON, 23rd August. The Frontier War. ADVANCE OF THE AFRIDIS. The Afridis have attacked the forts at Ali Musjid. OFFICIAL STATEMENT. General Maude notified officially yesterday that it was feared all the tribes had risen. THE AMIR. The Amir denies all responsibility as to the rising, and blames
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    BIRTH.
    17 2 allich. —Ou the 21st inst., at Taiping, the wife of E. H. Wallich, of a son.
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    THE FRONTIER WAR.
    264 2 The forts at Ali Musjid are to the south of the track which leads from the India end of the Khaibar Pass to Jamrud and Peshawar. The news sent us to-day by Reuter would show that the small forts actually on this track have been either captured
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    THE GOLD DISCOVERIES IN NORTH AMERICA.
    493 2 On the 22nd of July we published a telegram from Reuter to the effect that great excitement prevailed in British Columbia, owing to extremely rich gold discoveries iu the Klondyke District. The note struck by Reuter may or may not have conveyed an accurate
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    LOCAL AND GENERAL.
    959 2 The price of a Japanese yen bas risen to one dollar and five cents. Quotations for Gutta will be given from to-day in the list of Mai ket Quotations.” Mr. L. H. Clayton took bis oath of allegiance befoie the First Magistrate yesterday afternoon. Mr. Edwards is
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    A GAMBLING RAID.
    84 2 About twelve o’clock last night Superintendent Riecaid, accompanied by Inspect r Gordon, raided a house in Carnarvon Latie and succeeded in arresting five Cbiue* women, and a Chinaman. These were severally charged before Mr. Bryant this m ring, with assisting in the mnnageinent if l Wah Weh
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    JUBILEE ADDRESSES.
    181 2 The Quei-n’s Answer. The following despatch from the S* ary of State for the Colonies to Sir C. B Mitchell was laid upon the Council t on Thursday last: Downing Street. Bth U I Sir,—l have the honour to a( ‘k the receipt, of your telegram of the
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      745 2 n »i 1 1 o fi New advertisements. Pritchard Co. st awprew s day a MEETING of Scotsmen will be held IX in the Chamber of Commerce on > e Monday, the 30th instant, at 4.15 p.m., to consider what steps should be taken for the celebration of St. Andrew’s
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      143 2 THE CRAG HOTEL. NOTICE. AS the main building of the Hotel is now under repairs, no rooms will be available until the 28th instant. J. KERR, 424 Managing Proprietor. New Prye River Dock Co., Ltd. IVOTICE is hereby given that an Extrafl ordinary General Meeting of the above Company will
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    SPECIAL TELEGRAM.
    21 3 From our Correspondent.) I t LUK ANBON. 24th August. The shipments to-day are— To Penang» 733 pikuls of tin.
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    THE UNITED PLANTERS' ASSOCIATION.
    127 3 fßy Special Telegram.) b Membeis of the United Planters’ x iatieii held their'meeting in the VictoKuala Lumpur, yesterday. Thirty- members were present, and Mr. T. H. HillP‘^ lded Hill's scheme for laying out expen- J ardens was agreed to, and, pending v frvui Government, the Committee
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    PERAK COAST FARMS.
    74 3 l lis reported by Mr. Ng Pak San that i tender for the Peiak Coast Farms is under the consideration of the Resident- and that according to official inflation received by him, the result is not vet known. Pak Sm further states that he is 0 willing
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    SIR GRAEME ELPHINSTONE ON THE PLANTING PROSPECTS OF PERAK.
    291 3 The following communication from Sir Cosme Elpbinstone, Bart. to a Ceylon contemporary has been published Waterloo, Perak, August 4,189 r. j was deeply grieved to receive the sad new. of dear old Jack Tyndall's death, and ".all sadly miss him when
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    THE PENANG REGISTRY OF DEEDS.
    359 3 To the Editor of the Pinang Gazette.’ Dear Sir. —Having permitted NeatDrt&” to advertise in your columns bis complaint of the bad quality of handwriting employed bv the Government clerks in end r» i g cri tain particulars upon deeds in '1- Registrar’s Office, you
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    RICE.
    41 3 The Rangoon Gazette says —Rates in the Straits continue to advance, but, as exchange still continues to go against shippers, business with the Straits is quite at a standstill. Locally, the retail price of rice continues to advance almost daily.
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    A HIGH DEATH-RATE IN BOMBAY.
    52 3 During the past week, ending 12th of August, there were 965 deaths, being more than the corresponding period in the previous five years. The death-rate was 59’10. There were only six deaths due to plague, while cholera was responsible for 173 deaths, and remittent fever
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    ARMENIANS IN AFGHANISTAN.
    53 3 It is not long since the Amir invited Armenians, through the Calcutta Committee, to settle in Afghanistan, and promised them material privileges. This is all changed now, as he holds the Armenians entirely guilty in the recent disturbances in Turkey. The Amir has now banished every Armenian
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    ANOTHER INDIAN LOAN.
    58 3 It is rumoured in Calcutta in financial circles that, owing to the frontier expeditions, the Government of India are arranging to float a loan of two and a half million pounds on the London market. This, it is believed, will force up exchange to one shilling and
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    REUTER’S TELEGRAMS TO INDIAN PAPERS.
    141 3 14th—16th August. The Nile Expedition. Prince Francis of Teck has been appointed to Sirdar Kitchener’s Staff in the Nile expedition. Consul-Generalship. Major Malcolm Reade is appointed Con-sul-General at Bushire. Funeral of Senor Canovas. A State funeral of the late Senor Canovas took place at Madrid
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    THE COLONIAL FORCES AT THE DIAMOND JUBLLEE.
    468 3 Despatch from the Secretary of State for the Colonies. Downing Street, 16th July, 1897. Sir, —The time has arrived for the departure from this country of the various component units of the remarkable military assemblage which has constituted one of the most striking
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    NEWS FROM SIAM.
    602 3 The Drought. Drought and heat are reported to be excessive in the Upper Laos country. There was no rain up to the end of June, which made eight months without a drop of rain. Robbery from the Palace in Bangkok. On the Bth inst. two valuable gold
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    MAIL NOTES.
    341 3 The Clan Robertson. The Clan Robertson is forming a society in Loudon. The Strike at Buluwayo. The bricklayers on strike at Buluwayo have agreed to accept 80s. a day nutil thev elect to give notice of a proposed increase. For the moment, then, the ideal of a four
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    THE COLONIAL SECRETARY OF STATE.
    157 3 (L. C. Express.) Addressing a crowded House on the 26th July, Mr. Chamberlain delivered a brilliant and impassioned speech, 0 repudiating the accusations which had been levelled against him in connection with the suppressed telegrams. The past eighteen months had, he said, been a painful
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    NEWS FROM HONGKONG.
    612 3 (Hongkong Telegraph,) Suspension Df a Master’s Certificate. Capt. Barstow’s master’s certificate has been suspended for five months in consequence of the recent stranding of the Yusen Kaisha steamer Tokio Marti near Sum. The New C. O. Medical Officer. Dr. Patrick Manson (late of Hongkong) has been appointed
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    COMING EVENTS OF THE WEEK.
    110 3 Tuesday, 24th P. C. C. Tennis Tournament. Town Band, Esplanade, 5 p.m. Pai si Theatrical Co’s performance, 9 P.M. High-water at New Jetty, 8-53 a.m and 9-20 p.m. Wednesday, 25th High-water at New Jettv, 9-42 a m. and 10-09 >• m. Patsi Theatrical Co.’s performance,
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    SHIPPING.
    209 3 Arrivals. To-day. s. s. Ho Ktrei from Deli. s. s. Tam Tong from Teluk Anson. Yesterday. s. 8. Artsadong from Padang. s. s. Fying Dragon from Port Weld. s. s. McAlister from Singapore. Departures. To-day. s. s. Qnorra for Langkat. s. s. I idar for Deli. s. s. Sri
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      835 3 Ncttige. DRITCHARD Co., in consequence of the continued I depression in exchange, be? to notify that in order to enable tjiem to maintain a fair standard of charges, on and after the Ist August their prices will be fixed on a basis of 2s. per dollar, and that upon each
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      1781 4 JUx. BUCHANAN WHISKY (Hous.s JLkwl X JkXJCd X To be had at Messrs. THEAN CHEE Co p e n.» S M g ame as subplied to the Houses of Lords Commons and all the respectable London Clubs GUAT CHENG BROS. 4 1 THEAN SIEW Co. goon yen friends. sole importers—
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      302 4 GEORGE TOWN DISPENSARY SOLE AGENTS FOR N. Lazarus’ Spectacles. SIGHT THOROUGHLY TESTED AND GLASSES SUPPLIED. 5 56 THE DISPENSARY, 2 Bishop S-reet, IS OPEN DAILY from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday to 3,, m Sunday hours 11 a.m. to I'p.m. Prescriptions accurately dispensed SPECTACLES to suit every variety of
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