Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 2 August 1900

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    21 1 PINANG GAZETTE AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHE D DAILY. NEW SERIES 1833. PRICE 20 CENTS. VOL. LVIII. THURSDAY, 2nd AUGUST, No. 175
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      839 1 s llotires. Peninsular Oriental Steam (Navigation Company. FIJHE mail steamers may be J- expected to arrive outwards, and leave Penang I r.fonsfe-. homewards, on the following wdh dates H Outwards. Homewards. paramatta Aug. 9 Coromandel Aug. n 23 Mata 25 'tnr'del Sept. 6 1 Uhusan Sept. 8 1 20 Parramatta
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      2104 1 ITCPkIP *3 I I OVO BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAViflplOJI COMPAHY, Limited. pipping INUKDULU I ObnLt'i LLUYU. KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAABT MAATSGHAPFIJ. i EL NEGAPATAM STEAMERS. Nippon YUSSII Kaisha. «7 Intended Sailing and r A rrival of Steamers. jafah mail steamship co., Ltd. FOK WILL Sall From Expected on |J Negapatam, Karrioal, Sat.
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      792 1 Wianlts. Nederlandsche Hande Maatschanpij. NETHERLANDS TRAI ING SOCIETY Established 1824. Paid-up Capital f. 35,783,00c—(abt. £3,000,000 Reserve Fund...L 2,773,000 I (abt. 225,000 Head Office in Amsterdam. Head Agency in Batavia. Branches: Singapore, Rangoon, T.Uda (Deli). Samarang, Sourabaya, Padan?, C here bon, Tegal, Pecalongan, Pasocroean, 1 jilatjap Gorontalo, Palembang. orresponi>ents at Bombay,
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    PERAK TURF CLUB.
    664 2 Programme of Autumn Meeting, 1900. TO BE HELD ON August 16th and 18th, 1990. FIRST DAY. F.rst Race 3 r.u. The Maiden li.xte. Value $250. A race for Maiden Horses. Wright per scale an allowance ci 1 lbs for horse-, entered for the 1 ntenii diate Stakes
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    REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
    5 2 NO TELEGRAM RECEIVED.
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    BIRTH.
    19 2 Peirce.On the 2nd instant, at Spring-fv-ld Sepoy Lines, the wife of R. Peirce, Municipal Engineer, of a daughter.
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    LOCAL AND GENERAL.
    884 2 There is no cessation of the flow of gold into India. Colombo building land sells at rs. 10,000 lhe acie. The cotton mill industiy in Boinbvy is going through a crisis. For selling arrack without a license, Tang Ah Poll was fined $2O. South Carolina is now
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    Krian Irrigation Project.
    39 2 There are rumours in tbe air about a bad mistake in the alignment of an important section of the main canal through a swamp, and of the sad consequences of this unfortunate blunder, says Indian Engineering.
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    The 'Varsity Dinner in Penang.
    63 2 Answer to Invitation. It is desirable that Messrs. Bryant and Firmstone, the secretaries to the Oxford and Cambridge Dinner in Penang, should know the number of intending diners, and theiefore members of the Uni versilies are requested lo be so good as to intimate their
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    Opium and Spirit Farms.
    90 2 Very Large Increases. It is understood that, on lhe tenders for the Singapore and Penang Opium and Spirit Farms (1901 1903) being opened, yesterday, in the Colony, the highest for Singapore and Penang, respectively, were §238,500 (present contract, §155,000) and $127,000 (present contract, $85.600), which show
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    MUNICIPAL MEETING.
    98 2 The following are the agenda for lhe municipal meeting, to morrow 1 Minutes of last meeting to be lead and confirmed. 2 Any special business the Deputy President may bring forward. 3 Questions. 4 borne bills lo be passed. 5 Resolution passed at a meeting held at the
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    "Gazette" Notifications.
    185 2 Monday, the 6th of August, is appointed a bank holiday throughout the colony, when all government offices will be closed for lhe day. Quarter-Master and Honorary Lieuten ant C. V. McC. Pritchard, Dr. Peter Fowlie, and Mr. F. K Jennings are ap pointed, respectively, second lieutenant, surgeon captain,
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    The 'Varsity Dinner at Singapore.
    224 2 Acting Governor Presides. The Annual Varsity Dinner was held at Governme> t House last night, the .Acting Governor presiding, says Saturday’s Straits Times. Amongst those who assembled at the Governor's invitation were Mr. Justice Leach, the Hon. \V. R. Collyer, the Hon. \V. J. Napier,
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    Cricket in England.
    258 2 Oxford v. Cambridge. The Inter-University match nt Lord's ended on Saturday the 7th of July in a draw. I'ull score and analaysis Oxford. F. H. B. ('hampain, c Daniell, b Dowson 2 c Blaker, b Dowson 34 H C. Pilkington, c Moon b Fernie... 87 c Fernie,
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    GENERAL SANITARY PRECAUTIONS IN HONGKONG.
    71 2 Chlorinated lime is supplied to all public latrines in Hongkong for use in the buckets, and the officers of the board are instructed to see that it is freely used. A reward of 2 cents a head has been offered since January 16th for every
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    JUMPING EXTRAORDINARY.
    71 2 R. H. Baker, the professional champion jumper of America, accomplished some extraordinary performances at Grimsby sports on the 7th of July. In the high jump he cleared the wonderful height of 6ft. 7} in-thus beating bis own world’s record by three-quarters of an inch. He also cleared 82ft.
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    RANGOON MUNICIPAL EXTRAVAGANCE.
    87 2 The Commissioners recently carried a proposal that in repairing the tramway road the whole road should not be closed at once to traffic, but that half be left open The newspaper report says that this entails a cost of rs. 26 000, and no Commissioner seems to
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    Australian Aid in China.
    146 2 Mr. Chamberlain has cabled his thanks to the Australian colonies for their permis sion to send to China the cruisers Europa, Wallaroo, and Mohawk, and the gunboil Lizard, which form pait of the Australian Auxiliary squadron. Ibis, he says, is a fresh instance* f the readiness
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    PAPER MILLS IN INDIA.
    155 2 According to official statistics issued by the India Office, there are nine paper mills in British India, three in the Bom bay Presidency, four in Bengal, one at Lucknow, and one at Gwalior which has cease.l to work. Of the nine, two are private concerns in
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    OFFICERS FOR CHINA.
    195 2 It is not often that a knowledge of European foreign languages assists officers of the Indian Staff Corps in tbeir efforts to be selected for servic?.: Persian and Pushtu ate usually better passports at army headquarters than French or Russian. Butin Hie case of the present expedition
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    The Airship's Voyage.
    444 2 The Inventor Fully Satisfied. Count Zeppelin’s airship made its mai den trip on the Lake of Constance yesterday evening, before a vast concourse of spectators, including many scientists from all parts of Europe, writes the Constance correspondent lo the Daily Mail on the 3rd of July. It
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    SPECIAL TELEGRAM.
    24 2 TEI UK ANSON. (Ist August) Tin Shipments The shipments to-day are— To Penang, 300 pil (u s of Do .52 of ore
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    PEARSON’S £250 PRIZE.
    98 2 The last number of Pearson's gi v name and address of a gentleman in i who obtained the prize of offoeb a correct guess of the day and h our r the British flag would bs hoisted at K toria. This guess was 2 p.m on the
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    THE BISHOP’S PRIZE.
    112 2 The New Quarterly Magazine tells a to the effect that Bishop Poiteus, through Cogglesball, in Essex, ani'.. J crowd asked what was lhe cans-. was told the annual lying coinpenu, the prize of a whetstone was to be l, t Bishop, greatly shocked, drove to tlie r,
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    INTERNATIONAL CYCLING.
    116 2 Half-a-dozen of the finest middle tance racing cyclists in the world v.eramong the starters for the Prix c U COl General, decided on the Municipal 1 Paris, on Sunday, 24th Jun- 1 over hour. The field included Alphonse B (the world’s hour record bolder I'aylor (middle distance champ
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    The New Governor.
    372 2 Singapore Free Press Sir Francis Cardew. We have a private telegram from we believe lobe a well-inf rrmed s.cr to the effect that Col. Sir Francis O has been finally appointed to be Gov-rt./ of tbe Straits Settlements and its Dr.e; encies in place of lhe late
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    About Christmas Presents.
    405 2 Straits Times. Hughes v. Bailey. Tins case, which, in its different daces has created some interest among p j at Kuala Lipis was brought up, on a; p a-, before Mr. Barnes, Senior M-igis-1 ite, os other day. In 1 he original hearing b I ire Jr.
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      1310 2 rHiilnhnnrl ePa Pianos for Sale. JNtOTIGE. Pi itcliard bo. qeor^Yo W n Pianos on Hire. SARV has bee ap|,oint ed by Messrs. Burgoyne Burbidges Co. their Sole Autumn Races. pj anos on O ur X'ut Malay States, and Sumatra, for their Popular Hire following Proprietary MediTAILORING OUTFITTING Burgoyne’s DEPARTMENTS. System
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      264 2 4'lttu Aiibrrtisrntrnls. BANK HOLIDAY f-pHE undermentioned Banks will be closed on Monday, the 6th August, 1900, being the Ist Monday in August: por the Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China. J. WILLIAMSON JONES, Manager For the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation. G. HOW, Ag. Agent. For the Netherland Trading
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    MAIL NOTES.
    1232 3 11l Mannered Girls. Mrs. Humphry writes in Answers :I think girls have a rude, sharp way of expressing themselves, and are much too prone to offer their own crude and immature ideas and opinions. I think that all llris is partly owing to the high schools, Their aim
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    Straits Settlements Association.
    468 3 Singapore Branch. THE ANNUAL MEETING. The annual meeting of the Singapore branch of the Straits Settlements Association took place at the Exchange on Friday morning. Mr. T. Scott (President) occupied the chair, 'lhe Committee’s report has already been given in brief in the Pinang Gazette. The accounts
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    F. M. S. Cadets.
    788 3 Civil service Lomnumvucis candidates for lhe examination— Malay Mail. Putting aside the hysterical complaints of Oxonian and Cantab," there must be something wrong with a system leading to over ten resignations among the Cadets during the four years which have elapsed since the competitive system was
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    The Forces at Tientsin.
    1312 3 Inadequacy of Artillery. (China Gazette). Shanghai, 13th July. The condition of affairs around Tientsin, as related by the passengers who arrived by the Hsinfung last evening, is anything but reassuring, nor are we quite sure that it is altogether creditable to the military resources of the
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    EXCHANGE.
    120 3 Penang, 2nd August, 1900. Rates close as follows London, Demand Band 2'o J Do. 4 months' s'ght Bank 2/oj Do. 3 Ore 'its 2/0J Do. 3 Documentary 2 ofl Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs 151) Do. 3 days’ sight Private 153 Bombay, Demand Badk Do. 3 days’sight Private 153 Madras,
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    PENANG VOLUNTEERS.
    107 3 Orders by Captain A. R. Adams, Cumin inj.ini. P Monday, 6th August. The Corps will parade at the R.flft Range at 7 a m. for volley firing. Uniform Officers, Putties a< I Hel-' mels and sling belts. Rank and file. Helmets, Putties and one pouch to be worn
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    STEAMER REPORTS.
    98 3 The s. s. Fook Ching (Captain Penn) brought from Kewalloe this morning 2 deck-passengers and a cargo of copra. The s. s. Langkat (Captain Chrbtoph-r sen) arrived this morning from Malac.a, with 58 deck passengets. The s. s. Thaiping (Captain Mackie) arrived from Port Weld yesterday, bringing the
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    THE MAILS.
    28 3 Mails Close To-morrow. For Per str Timo Langkat ...Deli 1 p.m. Klang and Malacca... Langkat 1 p.m. Teluk Anson and Port Dickson ...Lady H'eld 4 p.m
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    MAILS TO ARRIVE
    30 3 From Steim-r To Arrive. Singapore Telemachus 3-8-0 > Singapore Camorta 4-801 Singapore Rum Sang 4 8»o > Colombo China 4 8 00 Calcutta A.Apc.r 6-8-<>o Singapore Pin Seng 6-8-oo
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    SHIPPING.
    90 3 Arrival* Today. s. s. Fook Ching from Kewalloe s. s. Langkat from Malacca Yes ikrd iy. s. s. Goalpara from Singapore s. s. Su-ce Leak from Kedah c. s. Thaipinn from I ort W eld s. s. Flying Dragon from Port Weld Departure-. To DAY s. s. Ho Rwei
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    SHIPPING EXPECTED.
    153 3 Aug. 2 Homeward Nordd Lloyd Mail Steamer Stuttgart from Sing ipore, for < olombo, Suez, Port Sail, Naples, Genoa, Southampton, Antwerp and Bremen. Behn. Meyer Co. 4s. s. Hitachi Muni from Singapore, for Marseilles, London and Antwerp, Boustead 8c Co. 5 German Steamer Sumatra from Deli, for Deli,
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    COMING EVENTS OF THE WEEK.
    83 3 Thursday, 2nd Penang Races, Second Day, at 2-45 p.m. High water at New Jetty, 5-50 p 111, and and 6-15 a.m. Friday, 3RD Municipal Commissioners, Ordinary Meeting- at 3 p.m. Dance at the 1 enang Club, at g p.m. First Quarter Moon. High-water at New
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      144 3 It Saves the Children ABOUT one month ago my child, which is fifteen months old, had an attack of diarrhoea accompanied by vomiting. I gave it such remedies as are usually given in such cases, but as nothing gave relief, we sent for a physician and it was under his
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      938 3 SAKLOTH Co. wH H ST GRAHAM CO., SPECIALITIES ALWAYS ON HAND. Mem. Opt, Soc., London, JLtllViU. A -Ea U A Bjn OCULIST OPTICIAN, Be U (Rangoon Singapore). ll humber cycles Gold Spectacles from $lOOO Wholesale, Retail and Manufactuibng Nickel 3 50 niZ\*V>*** Gentlemen’s Ladies’ Boys’ and Girls I R Cycles.
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    LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.
    200 4 Penang, August 2nd 1900. Tin 77i nominal. [Trang 29-5° Black Pepper West Coast... no sales. (Acbeen6lb.. no sales. White Pepper 43Cloves (picued) 32 50 sellers Mace No. 1 88 Mace l ickings 7*» o°. N itn egs 59 50 no. I No. 7’75 d°Sugar I 2 4>5
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    SINGAPORE SHARE LIST.
    276 4 (Straits Times, 28th July, 1900 i Rauhs (16/10 pd.) #s7.— sellers. */jl lullv pet.l S5B. *Kechau Gold (£lO paid) 821 The N. Kechau Mining Co. 85 5° S. Raubs(*:oo pd Sl5O Do (#5O pd.) #75 Sepiau ($lO pd.) 8 15-75 buyers. 'Redjang Lebong (fl. 100) J3lO. Punjoms
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      555 4 $2 Per Month THE Pinang ENLARGED EDITION. Per Month (For Local Subscriber $2. THE PINANG GAZETTE;ENLARGED DAILY EDITION TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION [THE price of the Pinung Gazette I free is as follows: To Government Offices and Merchants’ Crj in Penang. Per annum... 824 payable in advihlc By Post.— Per annum...
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