Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 31 December 1897

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  • 22 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILY. NEW SERIES.] ESTABLISHED 1833. [PRICE 20 CENTS. VOL. LV. FRIDAY, 31st DECEMBER, 1897. No. 298.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 495 1 Oriental 8(l \iti<ia|ion Company.’ [•IE mail steamers n Q A expected to arrive V| S ''/JA b< liewards, on the folk y d; es vnuA arl 3. xium o ,7arc D< 31 f 1898 r| u.H Chusan T I 1 L Thames I 28 Verona 1 rb. 11 Ganges 1
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    • 1464 1 SRummW BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY-(LTD.). banks. gsy.ppmg tiwtice», KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. Hongkong shanghai BankHCEAN steam SHIP company NEGAPATAM LINE OF STEAMERS. 2 inf Corporation. V EAST INDIAN OCEAN STEAM Lntended Sailing and expected Arrival of Steamers. QITTP onxxT»A-Nrv T Paid-up Capital $10,000,000 COMPANY, Ltd. Reserve Fund 8 7,000,000 AND
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    • 777 1 Nederlandsche Handel Maatschappij. (Netherland Trading Bocietv-) Established 1824. Paid-up Capital f 35,783,0<-o.o# Reserve Funds f 2,404,166.45 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, Tcgal, Pecalongan. Pasaroean, and Tjilatjap. London Bankers.—The
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  • 123 2 Penang, 31st December, 1837 Rates close as follows London, Demand Bank Do. 4 months’ sight Bank... 1/11|;4 Do. 3 Credits 2/ Do. 3 Documentary. 2/01 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs. 149 Do 3 days’sight Private 154 Bombay, Demand Bank 144 Do. 3 days’ sight Private 154 Madras. Demand Bank 148.)
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  • 174 2 I’ENANG 31 T DeCKMBE 18.>7 Tin $36.3 sellers i Trang no stock Black Pepper West Coast 19 sellers, 1 Acheen »>ib ,21 do. White Pepper 31 50 do. Cloves (picked) out of season Mace No. I 102 —sellers. Mace Pickings 90. do. Nutmegs 75. do. i No
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  • 42 2 Mails close To morrow For I'er sir Time. Colombo ami Soul hern India Simula Marii Nook. Langkat Quona I p.m. Deli I p.m PaiigkorA I' A i s n ...Taw Tong 2 pm. Mouliu< in A Rangoon Chilha 2 P.M.
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  • 37 2 From Steamers To arrive Singapore Canton to-day. Singapoie Van Gneus 1-1-98 Singapore Cheng Chew 1-1-98 Su< z >hangh d 2-1-98 Livei pm I Laertes 2-1-98 Singapore •'•dypso 3 1-98 Singa; ore >Swi Sang 1-1-98
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  • 67 2 London, 30th December. The Panama Scandals All the defendants in the Panama Canal trial have been acquitted. Seizure of Hai-nan. The French Government regard the reported hoisting of the French flag on the island of Hai-nan as a fabrication. The Frontier War. The Afridis are still very active.
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  • 239 2 Boards of Guardians have often before now earned for themselves the contempt, ridicule, malice, and every kind of malediction from their fellowmen, for generally offensive behaviour; but, for simple pig-headed brutality, we must commend our readers to the Camberwell Board. Charges had been brought against some of the nurses
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  • 205 2 The suggestion we ventured to make some months ago has at last borne fruit, and the harvest is nothing less than the very graceful building opposite the Post Office, which has almost reached completion and will be opened, we hear, next week. The promoters have selected a
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  • 541 2 We wish all our readers a Happy New Year. There will be uo issue of the Pinang Gazette to-morrow. For obstructing a public servant in the execution of his duty, Mydin was yesterday fined $5 by Mr. Clayton. Owing to pressure on our space in today’s issue
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  • 34 2 The Roebuck B y cable being interrupted. messages foi West Australia must go via Port Dai win. Considerable delay to West Austialiaii traffic has atisen in consequence of this interi option
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  • 40 2 In connection with the Methodist Episcopal Church, a Watchnight Service” will be held this evening at The Priory, 38 Northam Road, commencing at 10 p.m A cordial invitation is given to all who would like to atteml.
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  • 55 2 Anson Road is narrow enough as it is, writes a correspondent, but cartloads of sand, Ac., are being deposited on one side of it daily, making it still narrower. Plenty of room exists on lhe newly-acquired piece of land alongside it, and on that the workmen should deposit
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  • 90 2 Thk Grett Indian Circus and Hippddiome of Performing Animals, as the establishment is called, is now in Penang. The Company arrived ft<-m Oleltleh on and forthwith engaged the cricket iuid ret reatiou ground of the Free School ts |a site for the election of their tent. I'ltj entertainment
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  • 119 2 Chong Kim, the Chinaman whohashein serving as carpenter in the Convent dtntng the last forty years, has passed awav." No disease, but simply old age, was the cause of his death. His previous life before be appeared within the Convent’s grounds cannot be given with any certainty,
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  • 46 2 JJ» le, lilln> W()| theuiessagp at Sih U ()le pro ibly a god-le, H i l)4 )d 'W, g^i| ?nnn> g j Hd| f l dß swe. ring> evell if jf bew( for d* Jtn iy excluded from the Md, Coui| iaineB B e giap
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  • 108 2 Thb Governor has annoui '”ggentlemen to form the L I' hp Justices for the Penang d fVi »itin y**T 1898 g l8 u for ti) E. A. B. BnA T 1 b. Brown, m.d., A T > C’'P|«r, L. H. Clayton Er'?" 1 A H O'W.KJ.
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  • 123 2 «•man Catholic” has g e t oo 7 8,11,1 a nCv B ati in a dr T '«.re he could well st lias present at all the Set a!1 d a ►1 any inmconduct winter <m < B>ersons who were prese Tf »p <l>olic bud few ■Slid
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  • 452 2 (From our own Conpondent) 31stecember. I*9; The Veterinary Inspected. W.. obtain, summons against two Klinand ei<4it JlaLn removing cattle from ojplace to anotter within the proclaimed areand for neglect w to report the existence of ele their cattle. The defends were ordered bv the Magistrate at Butterrth to
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  • 124 2 fii.a of infl uen A LARGELY attends l.mga?’’ 0 tial Chinamen was he 11 ,f sc liei |10 Rangoon to consider j.jl d ,,u f,, r the which it is proposed <’ orer class benefit of the aged, ifi" I n j e j
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 538 2 t\ i i 1O fl New Advertisements i Pritchard to. e e a c Te,egraph c TARIFF. '[’HE Eastern Extension Telegraph Co. I intimate that based on average rate of exchange for 1897 they are obliged to adjust their rates in local currency for telegrams from Ist January, 1898, as
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    • 202 2 TO LET. HILL lE\\ Furnished 565 a month. Apply to A. D. NEUHRONNER. TO LET. IkOOMS with B aid close to town. I W.,” c o Pinang Gazette. CARD. H. J. Martyn, Jr., AGENT FOR The Stwiely of Amsterdam Under* writers. 5»>7 The Netherlands Fire Insurance Co. Enlabl i n
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  • 21 3 [From j R Correspondent.] <LUK\ AS SON. y* ’DuQEMBBR. The shipments to-4ay are To Penal, 728 bikuls of tin.
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  • 345 3 entries. I First Day. I Ist Rack. Bessie Richmond Lass; Reward; Peneße; Coirobbaree; and Ante. j 2ND Va.CE. The Coloi^ JfauiVpeans Lily of the Valley; vJ kl 5 The Won; The Moth; Florence; le Rake; Kinser; and Peggy. I 3rr Raqe. Kettledril Datob Chitral; and Lady Mary
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  • 61 3 Sr. George's Church. Morning Service at 6 30 o’clock. Morning Service, with Holy Communion, at 11 o'clock. —Hymns 289 and 558. Church of the Assumption. New Year’s Eoe— Evening Service, followed by Benediction, at 7.30 o’clock. New Year's Day~Early Mass, at 6 a.m.; High Mass, at
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  • 101 3 St. George’s Church. Morning Serdce, with Holy Communion, commenc ng at 8 o'clock —Psalms IX. (8), X. (9), and XI. (8); Hymns 73 and 165. Evening Servite at 6 o'clock —Psalms XII. and XIII, (10)j and XIV. (12); Hymns 72. 288, and 289. Church of the Assumption. Ist
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  • 29 3 Arrivals. To-day. Pers. s. Taw Tong from Teluk AmpA Dr. Kerr, and Mr. W. A. Bicknell. Testerday. Pers S. M a ry Austin from Klang: Mr, ■Kidd. I
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  • 60 3 The above-mentioned popular race came off on Monday last, with the result that the favourite Sprightly did not repeat her success, for the winner turned out to be ch. g. Leonidas, the property of Lieutenant-Colo-nel Desaraj Ur, which was riddeu by Gibbs. The Cup is valued at
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  • 56 3 It is stated, says the Straits Times, that the British North Borneo Company are in treaty with the Straits Military authorities to purchase several hundred rifles for the Company’s forces engaged against Mat Salleh. The rifles that the Company desire to purchase are the old Martini rifles, formerly
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  • 58 3 The Bengal Chamber of Commerce has addressed the Government, urging the time has come for the adoption of a gold standard. It is four years since the mints were closed there is no currency system now in India and the suspense is harmiug trade. The
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  • 240 3 Christians and Moslems Uniting. The situation in Albania has been most grave. The rising became general in three provinces, and if the movement had continued to spread with its present force in Central Albania, there would have been 200.000 of the peasantry in arms. The insurgents were mostly
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  • 418 3 Singapore v. Perak. The following ar- the complete scores made in the match < utly played on the Singapore Esplanade ground Pkrak, Ist Innings. A. B. Voules run out 7 J. Hughes st Faley b Mactaggart 35 R. M. McKenzie b Reid 15 A. fl. Marshall c Knox b
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  • 529 3 Calcutta, 22nd December. A special report from Jatnrud states all ranks wounded are doing well, with the exception of Private Gregg, Royal Scots, who is in a critical condition. Since the 10th October Lieutenant Jones, a Sergeant, and two men of the Yorksbne Regiment, seven men of
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  • 341 3 The Viceroy on Sedition. The Viceroy, speaking at a recent Council meeting, said the measures before Government were of the greatest importance, and spoke in high terms of Sir H. Prinsep’s work on the revision of the Codes. He said the necessity to legislate was brought to light
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  • 63 3 Friday, 31st Mail, for Europe, closes at 4 p, m. First Quarter, 2-20 a.m. High-water at New Jetty, 8-46 p.m. and 9-13 a m. Subscription Ball, Town Hall, at 9 P.M, Saturday, Ist: Mail, from Europe, is due at day-break. Public Holiday. New Year’s Day.
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  • 1729 3 Attempt on the life of another President. An attempt was made on 30th November on the life of President Cuestas, says a Monte Video telegram to Reuter, but was frustrated. Ex-President Herrera has embarked for the Argentine Republic. A Storm Incident. Among other incidents of the recent storm
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  • 359 3 Warren Championship Shield. The plav resulted in a tit* between Selangor, J. G. Glassford, and Penang, D. A. M. Brown. The scores were as follow J. G. Glassford 41 +4O D. A. M Brown 43 38 81 A. A. Gunn 44 44 88 J. B. Robertson 45
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  • 195 3 Arrivals. To-day. s. s. Taw Tong from Teluk Anson. B. 1. s. s Lalpoma from Singapore. s. s. Sanuki Ma.ru from Singapore. s. s. Deike Rickmers from Hamburg. Y ESTERDAY. 8. 8 Marg Austin from KI mg. s. s. Lightning from Cal* uita. Departures. To-day. s. s. Pontianak for
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 84 3 Dental Notice. MR. J. F. TEU/ERT, Surgeon Dentist, has arrived, and may be consulted at the Sea View Hotel from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. daily. Will stay a short time only. 604 TO LET. FURNISHED for one y<*ar from Ist March, 1898, Norwood (No. 8) Logan Road. 661 Apply
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 575 4 H. J. MSRTYN, Jr., 53, Beach Street, PenanU > ĔTAT < I des Exportations d’Eaux-de-Vie de Cognac. I PENDANT UANNĔE 1895. j I 0 •<>••• 111 V” JA> HENNMBY 4 C«. «02.722 MM. A C MEUKOW kO. 19 686 J ll I MARTELL 4 0) 860 286 LtfvftQVE AC* IP
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