Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 14 April 1900

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    22 1 PINANG GAZETTE AND STRAITS CHRONICLE I»UBUISHEI> DAILiY. F# SERIFS ESTABLISHED 1833. PRICE 20 CENTS. VOL. LVIII. SATURDAY. 14th APRIL, 1900. Xo. 86
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      785 1 Peninsular Oriental Steam Navigation Company. fjIHE m iil steamers may t< expected to arrive out.kj\ Iri wards, and leave Penang d homewards, on the following dates Outward». Homeward». April 19 Massilia April?! May 3 nf:al May 5 17 Cr.asan M 3‘ Coromandel June 2 June 14 Ballaarat 16 2« r/vrf.
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      757 1 faiths. Nederlandsche Handel Maatschanpij. ETHER LANDS TRADING SOCIETY Established 1824. Paid-up Capital f. 35.783,00c (abt. £3,000,000 Reserve Fund...L 2,773,000 (abt. 225,000 Head Office in Amsterdam. Head Agency in Batavia. Branches Singapore, Rangoon, Medan (Deli), Samarang, Sourabaya, Padane, Cheribon, Tegal, Pecalongan, Pasoeroean, Tjilatjap Gorontalo, Palembang. Correspondents at Bombay, Colombo Madras. Pondicherry,
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    REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
    433 2 Bomba mH April. 9-10 p M Gatacre's Fate. Recalled. General Orders state that MajorGeneral Cherinside replaces MajorGeneral Gatacre who is ordered to return to England. This change is believed to have been made owing to the disaster at Keddersburg. The Brigade from Durban Hunti-.k is Command Brigadier-Genera! Hunter
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    A HOSTILE ACTION.
    130 2 OIK readers will, no doubt, have been fully expecting to hear what Reuter tells us, that the Boer governments cannot view the passage of British troops through Beira with equanimity, and must regard Portugal’s permission as nothing less than hostile action. But, if Portugal has sold Beira
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    DEDICATED TO WILLIAM THOMAS STEAD.
    397 2 In the Review of Reviews for March, Mr. Stead writes in his character sketch of that slippery rascal, Cronje: Four thousand men against 40,000, peasants against professional soldiers, a Boer farmer against a British fieldmarshalit is not surprising that ail the world wondered.’ But the
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    EXCITING DEVELOPMENTS EXPECTED.
    489 2 With the above words Reuter ends his telegram to-day; and, taking up the threads of the story told during the past week, one inay conclude that Lord R >berts is about to administer the chastisement on the Boers in the south-east and east of the Orange Free
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    THE PENALTIES OF TREASON.
    123 2 Both the Pietermaritzburg papers <ie maud lhe disfranchisement of the rebels and the removal of the temptation offered by the Dutch vote. The Il'i/zirss applauds the action of tl>e people of Dordrecht in demanding lhe disfranchisement of the rebels and lhe contis- ation of their property,
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    LOCAL AND GENERAL.
    702 2 Harmston’s Cikcus is shortly expected in Japan. Fifty more Hanlins have been impeached. Dr. Lhvds has been in Holland for the last three or four days. Salt is in- future to go 10 Peking by rail, not by junk, to avoid loss by stealing Various rumours exist
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    NATIVE STATES CHANGES.
    74 2 Mr Wise’s place as secretary to the high lonimi—ioner will be taken by Mr. Wei I, from Kuala Selangor. Mr Scott nd a t al Kuala Selangor and his placeat the courts at Kuala Lumpur will l>e taken by Mr. Severn, Mr. 1 horn son returning once
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    Prompt Polios Action.
    99 2 Recollect Youk Rikisha Number. i-sterday. Ong Peat got into a rikisha, with a bag containing $155. At Weld Quay, lie got out to take a cold drink, leaving the bag in the vehicle. When he turned to go on his way, he found that ptilier, rikisha, and
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    Suspected Manslaughter in Penang
    146 2 Corpse Piaced on the Road At quatter-past-five o’clock, yesterday morning, a constable on duly in Maxwell Road saw two Chinamen carry the body of another man out of a house and put it on the road. He tried to arrest them, but they ran into the
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    DESTITUTION IN HAIYANG.
    71 2 Letters from Chefco s Pe numbers of refugees flo.king n r Lre t yang and the other districts n mH year by the caterpillar. The'? 386 nates are fleei. gto Manchuria j. Rf of securing work there. Tl rer- M e Te probablv the small O'es u
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    THE WAR LOAN.
    79 2 Encouraging the Small Invest Sir Michael Hicks Bea. h ,1 for of the ex bequer, has st .tel'' bouse of commons that t| le l e applications in connection with er i Af.ica War Loan of 39.800. Ihe applica 1- 1 £lO,OOO would receive 6 per c-.
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    SPAIN AND THE FRAIS.
    78 2 The Progresso of Manila is l)ie for the statement that the Spanidi Jr!? ment have sent $301,000 > 0 il e r orporations of the Philippi,, the amount of lhe salarie- u-in >’' 1... U» r since the cessmn by Spain. 0,, band, our cont. mporary
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    Homeward-Bound N. D. L. Passengers.
    94 2 By Wednesdays .Mail The following passengers l t f Pe 3 for Europe by lhe G-nnan i,„p.r a steamer Koenig Alberto Wednes a. Mr. and Mrs 11 P. R o er F Hordyk, John E Brow S I J A W F- Hodson, F S
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    REUZ'S REPLY.
    145 2 The Standard and Diggers Neus pupi.K Mr. Reitz’s reply to L >■<! s despatch. Mr Renz reiterates tl aiguments, an! slates that the Trar waa ultimatum 10 England was meant apeace tnes-age ami no: as a de «ra of war He state-, -.rat the Ira was forced by
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    MURDER NEAR GOPENG.
    344 2 «ait rtii 111 c vva» 1 v* t delivered himself to the po iceFPioneer. A horrible dou! le murder i« re. Irom Gopeng, s line L lee n s ca: town on the tor.lt > Ip- h. lit ti wer a young lannl gr Itei r and
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    Alleged Attempted Murder in Argyle Lane
    352 2 Inuuiry Adjourned to 2oth Instast. On Thursday afternoon, A agapen brought before Mr WooiwirJ on s r liaige of having during lh- night of the 26th of March last at 243 Argyle Line, murderously assaulted b-s n less, Menachy, with a knite used I
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    THE BRITISH ARMY.
    46 3 lF rv Thousand Enlistments Since OCTOBER LAST. Mr. George Wyndham, the under secretary of stale for war, lias stated in the ns-ol eointnons that since October last in i. had enlisted in the volunteer and 2',000 bad joined the new ieseiv< batt ilionS.
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    The Penang Volunteers.
    302 3 A Shooting Match. match was shot of! early yesterday r mg between A and B Companies, the ms consis'ing of eight membets each, e 1 by the respet live Colour Seigeants 1 ,-k and Wilkins. A Company led gl.oiil, getting ahead by 33 points I yards, 19
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    Alleged Attempted Murder in Beach Street.
    1029 3 11. II V ADJOUkNLD IO 20TH I.NSIANT. (J lauisday afternoon, Lim Pong was b; ,i_ht before Mr. Woodward, who held prennimaiy inquiry into the chaige 1, against tile pit'Otier <f having on _2nu cf Match last, at 33 Beach si ci, attempted to muider
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    ENGLAND AND FRANCE.
    107 3 An Alarmist Prediction. M. Lockroy, an Ex-French minister of marine in an interview which appeared in the Pc/nr, expressed the opinion that withm the next two years war would eettainly breakout between France anl England. It therefore behoved France to place tier navy in a condition of
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    REMARKABLE CEREMONY.
    103 3 A solemn ceieinony has been observed at St. Maty’s Roman Catholic Church, Caimarthen. Many members of the congregation were >o remiss during a foil night’s mission that the Very Rev. Father Martin Byrne decided that the death bell should be tolled for the dead souls” of those who
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    A CURIOUS SUPERSTITION.
    137 3 1 here is a curious superstition among the Chinese. It is this, that a year with an eight intercalaiy month is a bad omen 1 hey say that the uprising of the Taiping rebels was in such a year, and they cite other instances, and thete is
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    THE ABOLITION OF THE CHIFFONNIEERS.
    304 3 Those curious types of Parisian life, the chiffonniers, or ragpickers, are threatened with extinction. Ihe municipal council, it seems, have been recommended to adopt a scheme for removing household refuse in closed carts and conveying it to furnaces for destruction. This system would no Goubt
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    SUNDAY SERVICES.
    225 3 Easterclay. St. George s Church. Holy Communion (non-choral) at 7 a.m Matins and Holy Gouimumou (choral), at 11 a.m. < hildreu s Service, at 4 45 p.m. Evensong, with eerniun, at o p.m. Church or the Assuwerros. 1 list Mass, at 6 a.m.; High Mass, at 8 a.m.
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    EXCHANGE.
    358 3 No Business. STEAMER REPORTS. The s. s. Langkat (Captain Lingard) arrived from Deli, yesterday, with 71 deckpassengers and a general cargo. The s. s. Perse (Captain Martin) arrived fropi Tongkah, yesterday, with 39 deckpassengers and a general cargo. The s. s. Sui Sang (Captain E. J. Todd) arrived from
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    THE MAILS.
    23 3 Marcs C< osk on Monday. Fur Per str. 1 ime. Deli ...Hebe ...10 *.H. Singapore N Hongkong Sui Sang 2 p.m
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    MAILS TO ARRIVE
    36 3 prom Stc.iiHcr To Arrue Rangoon (Mails from Europe) MalJa to-day. sillgap re Maha I «jirunhis 16-4-00 Singapore Li-jhtnmg 16-4-00 ingajiore I'm Sing 16 4-00 Rangoon I itzpotru k 16 4-00 Negapatam LivUr.iwa 17-4-00
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    SHIPPING.
    177 3 Arrivals I O-DAY. s. s. Gbmrus rom Singapore s. s. Canton from 1 eluk Anson kI b 1 s. s. Rosa from Singapore s. s. Betsy fioin teluk Anson s.s. low 1 ong lr>.m Teluk Anson s. s. A’. Huleuyn from Asahan s. s. Lnngkat from Deli s. s.
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    SHIPPING EXPECTED.
    94 3 Apl- 15 Extra I’. &O. Java from Singapore, for Colombo and London, Gilfill n Wood < o. 15 s. s. Socotra from Bombay, for Singapore, China and Japan, Gilfillan Wood Co. 16 s. s. Hebe from Singapore, for Deli, W. Mansfield Co. 19 s. s. Laertes from Liverpool,
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    COMING EVENTS OF THE WEEK.
    113 3 Saturday, 14TH Jewish Festival of Passover Mail from Europe, via Rangoon, has arrived. Cricket and Golf at Taiping Penang v. lerak. Public and Bank Holiday. High-water at New Jetty, 11-15 a m. and 11-40 p.m. Sunday. 151 h Easterday Paris Exhibition open to the Public.
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    LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.
    182 4 Penang, 14TH April, 1900. Tin »80. (Trang 29. West Coast... no sales. Acheen 6lb no sales. White Pepper 43 Cloves (picked) 3 2 5° Mace No. 1 93.— seller., Mace Pickings 80. do. Nutmegs 62 50 do. (No. t 7-75 do. Sugar a 4-85 do. (Basket 44°
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    SINGAPORE SHARE LIST.
    276 4 /«<»*•, iith April, 1900 Raubs(l6lo pd.) 157- Selters. *£l lullv p-i »58 50 Kechau Gold (£lO paid» ta6—sellers. The North Kechau Mining Co $8 25 S. Raubs (»ioop<l 8185 sales <~ buyers. Do 1850 pd.) *75 buyers. Sepi.m <slo pd.) ***** Redjaug Leboug (11. 100) <267.50 Punjouis
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