Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 16 April 1901

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    22 1 PINANG GAZETTE AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAI LT. NEW SERIFS ESTABLISHED PKICE 20 CENTS. VOL. LIX. TUESDAY, 16th APRIL, 1901. No. 84
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      726 1 Oriental Steam Navigation Company. rpHE mail steamers may be P J. expected to arrive out- wards, and leave Penang homewards, on the following dates:— Homeward». Outwara»April 18 Chusan April ao ljrr aiM«- jP 2 'Sobraon May 4 lengd j 6 Coromandel 18 W rat Parramatta June 1 W* lune 13
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      1596 1 NORDDEUTSCHE.R LLOYD. I ./Kjks. KWM LIN£ Oi: BTEAMEBS Nippon Yusen Kaisha. Intended Sailing and expected Arrival of Steamers. japan mail steamship Co., Ltd. Pomm-ry and Greno’s Champagnes, I^— l g J. L. Co.’s Brut Champagne,” I J c 1. Sparkling Saumur, Moselles, I FoR Will Sail Steamer. From Expected on
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      857 1 Hanks. Nederlandsche Handel Maatschappij. NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY. Established 1824. Paid-up Capital f. 35,783,000 (abt. £3,000,000 Reserve FuND...f. 2,958,000 (abt. 246-5 Head Office in Amsterdam Head Agency in Batavia. Branches: Singapore, Rangoon, Medan, (Deli), Samarang, Sourabaya, Padang, Cherebon.Tegal, Pecalongan, Pasoeroean, Tjilatjap, Gorontalo, Palembang. Correspondents at Bombay, Colombo, Madras, Pondicherry, Calcutta, Bangkok,
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    THE WEEK.
    121 2 Tuesday i6ihPenang Volunteers. Special Full Dress parade, for Guard of Honour Detachment, at 5-30 p.m. High-water 10-30 a.in. and 10-55 P-m. Wednesday, 17TH R. A. Chapter, Freemasons' Hall, Northam Road, at 9-0 p in. Departure of det ichmsnt of Penang Voluntceis for Singapore. Town Band, Espl made at
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    Tuesday, 16th April, 1901.
    1155 2 That extremely interesting race, the Sikhs, known here chiefly as very tall military police, and in the Punjab as a grand race of warriors from which the British Army has been, and is so largely, recruited, is learning the advantages of co operation and combination. The
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    LOCAL AND GENERAL.
    799 2 Mr. J. A. A Toft is appointed a Settiement Offi .er, Per k Tim large total of 103 deaths from plague in one day lias been recorded at Benares. There will be a special Full Dress Parade, for the Guard of Honour Detachment, at 5 30 p.m
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    Penang Volunteers.
    84 2 The following have been selected to form part of the guard of honour, and will 1-ave by the s s Lindula to morrow Capt. Adams (in command), Cob-Sergt I’aik, Vohn.teeis Wil on. Bowers Smith, Van Cuylenbeig, O' l' aherty, Chill L A., Zehnder, L imb, Duxbury, Perkins, Sbarman,
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    The Royal Visit to Singapore.
    173 2 Sightseers from Penang. The following Chinese ladies and gentlemen will leave Penang for Singapore by the s s Pin Seng this af'ernoon to witness the celeb'a'ions in connection wi h the R ya Vi-i :Mrs. Chuah Yu Kay, Mrs. Chuah Kee Ee, Mrs. Chuah Huat,
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    A SIKH GURDWARA IN PENANG.
    967 2 An interesting ceremony took place yesterday, when the members of the general committee of the Sikh Diam nd Jubilee Gurdwara (temple) waited on Captain H L. Talbot asking him to be a patron of the proposed Gurdwara and Caravanserai which the Sikh community of Penang,
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    REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
    156 2 HEW GOLD discoveries in lfsit IN the mur Hlsos r Reuter’s a ae nt at p 01 ■elejtaphs that rich have been discovered stock in the Murchison THE PUGUeTF MR Tin RECORD to date. Up to date there ha Ve be n cases of plague, with IS2 ri
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    SPECIAL TELEGRAM.
    15 2 7£( L’K .4.VSOV. (15th Afril) The shipments to-day are— To Penang, 288 pikulsoftg.
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    Penang and the Royal Visit.
    127 2 (To the Editor of the Pining GuttW] Sir, In looking through the Gowniiur.t Gas forth- 1 2tli instant, I hnj t iat IB at the 22:id April imtan wii beobserrsii a public ho.i Jay in the Sett emsntolxs apore only, in honour of the vi-it
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    The Penang Minstrels.
    518 2 The following are a fsvofthers! of the Topical Song sung by lira Sproule and Daniel at the recent Css Minstrel entert inments:— Now you have seen the first part of our b Minstrel show. It must at once hive struck you »16 ib of knock-down blow That
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      1173 2 THE Katz Bros. Ltd., GRAHAM CO. LIMITED, NOTICE GEORGE TOWN PENANG. Wholesale, Retail and Manafaetaring gage on good freehold tecurify. Apply to niQDENQARV Chemists. a 2 Kennedy a co. UlOrCnOßn 1, 4 Beach street Penanx Stray Dog Found. T.i wwt i'ted... A WHITE ***** with black spots, black ftft -/w
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      140 2 4LL Contribution» intended for publication nl should be written on one tide of the paper only, ehould be addressed to Tut Editob,” «"d mail be aceomfainied by the writer’! tarn» and oddrett, not neeeemrily for insertion, hut a» a gnarontee of good faith. The Editor doet not undertake either to
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    Telegraphic Items.
    942 3 Lord Salisbury. Lord Salisbury has gone to the Riviera. Indian Bodyguard for the King. The .Manchester Guardian states that the King proposes to establish a bodyguard consisting of 200 or 300 Indian cavalry. New Gun. The first 9 2 inch gun was mounted at Dover on the 3rd
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    Eden Annexed.
    139 3 la l J. I’vrit T-„.- r P obt,ca l valuation” New he announcement comes from Dr, D. ec^er °f 'he United States geological Jr 'ey, who went with our troops to the 11 tppines, that the original Garden of vas locate 1 somewhere in that H a i'
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    Abdul's Quaint Finance.
    91 3 Ihe Sultan of 1 uikey is so anxious fo expedite the prompt construction of the Hedjaz Railway that he has issued orders to lhe Council of Ministers according to which all the skins of sheep sacrificed throughout the Empire as well as in the Palace on the
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    Diagnosis by Telephone.
    106 3 The Onlooker. A young mother was alarmed io the dead of night by certain croupy symptoms in her one and only infant. She thereupon promptly rang up the doctor. The .lector, who knew young mothers with only infants, attempted in vain to minimise lhe gravity of the
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    The Proper Course.
    112 3 Chicago Inter-Ocean. An appeal for an award for damages against the Chicago City Railway Com pany has been made on the ground that the judge slumbered during the hearing of the case. Judge Adams voiced the luling of the Appellate Court as follows: The trial occupied eight
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    Eagle Carries Off a Child.
    120 3 A thrilling adventure is reported from a village near Suza, where an eagle pi ked up a child five years oi l, the son of a farmer named Ghezzi, and flew away with it. The father, a noted shot, seized his gun and went to
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    The New York Inquisition.
    146 3 The Customs authorities at New York recently instituted rigorous methods of examining luggage of passengers aniving on Transatlantic steamers. The extent of smuggling done by passengers disclosed by this new system has dumfounded the Customs officers. Investigation has revealel the fact that a large number of
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    For the Antarctic.
    238 3 Launch of the Expedition Ship Discovery.” The Discovery, the British Antarctic ex pedition ship was launched at Dundee on the 20th ot March. Lady Markham, wife of Sir Clements Markham, President of the Royal Geo graphical Society, performed the christen mg cereminy in the presence of a
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    The Allied Forces.
    391 3 From the Indian Soldier’s Standpoint. An officerat the front thus writes: It is very plain that the native of India especially the better educated rajah an 1 native gentleman—when he came to China kept his eyes open in order to compare the various European nations, and he
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    Archaeological Researches.
    84 3 Dr. Stein, who is exp cring in the desert to the north of Niya, in Chinese Turkestan, has already discovered in two old monastic ruins some three hundre I documents including Buddhist texts,votive and legal records, and conespon tenc- dating back lo the first century of the Christian
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    Old-Fashioned Diamonds.
    117 3 The Empire. 10-day, to the diamond dealer, a stone purchased twenty years ago is in appearance as old fashioned as a suit of clothes of that period is to the tailor. Instead of being cut oval, or cushion-shape, as diamonds were then, stones to-day are cut round, thus
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    Fresh Fruit for Ever.
    242 3 New System of Preserving Colonial Produce. The Daily Mail of the 21st of March says; For the past three weeks bananas, grapes, pineapples, and other fruit from the colbu tes have been enclosed in a special chamber in Hatton-garden for (he purpose of deinonstiating Lawton’s patent
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    British Shipping Menaced.
    361 3 Strenuous Competition of other Nations. The danger threatened to British shipping by foreign competition was the chief topic of lhe pre-ident of the Chamber of 'hipping, the twenty fourth annual meeting of which was held recently in Lo >don The retiting president, Mr. W. J. Piriie, alluded
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    The Hamburg-American Line of Steamers.
    401 3 Hongkong Daily Press. Another Big shipping Deal. For some time past it has been hinted in shipping circles in Nortii Chinese ports that the tra ie between Shanghai and the Gulf of Pethi i, hitherto secured by the Jebsen line of steamers, would even mally
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    THE CAPTURE OF AGUINALDO.
    1119 3 Captain Newton Tells the Story of the Expedition. (New American, March 30.) History will have to record against the 23rd day of March, 1901, the accomplishm nt of the most daring an t successlul campaign and capture of tie Philippine war, and perhaps there was never
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    EXCHANGE.
    112 3 Penang, i6th April 1901. Rates close vs foi.iow» London, Demand Bank l/nA Do. months's ght Bank i/iiJJ Do. 3 Credits r/illi Do. 3 Documentary a/l'i Calcutta, Deinaiiil Bank Rs 146 Do. 3<l >yi’siffit Piivate 148 Bombay. Demand Bank 146 Do. 3 days’sight Private 148 Madras, Demand Bank 1 -5!
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    PENANG VOLUNTEERS.
    105 3 Orders by Captain A. 1< Adams, Commandant. Drill for this Week 1. Special full dress Parade for the Guard of Honour De'achment, at 5-30p.pt to-day. 2. The C mtinge it for Singapore will leave Penang by ihe B I. s. s. Lindula sailing on the 17:11 instant, and
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    STEAMER REPORTS.
    135 3 The s. s. Marburg arrived with a general cargo from Siugapote, yesterday. The s. s. Segovia (Captain Farek) brought a general cargo from Hamburg yesterday. The s. s. Avagyee (Captain Owen) brought 14 Native passengers from Deli, this morning. The s. s. Thaiping (Captain Mackie) arrived from Port
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    THE MAILS.
    54 3 Mails Cl"sf. To-morrow. For Per str Time. Deli ...Calypso ...10 a.m. Klang ...Mary Austin 1 r.M. Pangkor and T. .Anson ...Taw Tony 1 p.M. Singapore ...Lindula 3 p.m. Thursday, 18th. Deli ...Avagyee I P.M. Tongkah I’idar 1 p.M. Moolmeia 1 1 p.m. Langkat and Pangk.il in Bra; dan
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    MAILS TO ARRIVE.
    36 3 From Steamer To Arrive. Rangoon Sirs 1 to-day. Singapore Bombay 17-4-01 Edie G. G. Lansberge 18-4-01 Singapore Ilon<j Bee 18-4-01 Colombo 1u ul fro.: kurofei Baltaarat 19 4-01 Rangoon Sea g Leong 19-4-01
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    SHIPPING.
    121 3 Arrivals. To-day. s. s Lindula from Madras s. s. Spoilsman from Kedah s. s. Jin Ho fiom Langkat s s. A vagyee from Dell s s. long fiom Icluk Anson Yesterday. s s. Segovia from Hamburg s. s. Marburg fi om Singapore s. s. Artsadonif from 1 rang s
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    SHIPPING EXPECTED.
    51 3 April. 17 ExtraP. O. Bombay from Singapore, for olombo, Marseilles. Lon on and A ntwerp, Gilfillan Wood A- Co. 18 German Steamer s. s. Sumatra, from Deli, for Deli, Bchn, Meyer Co. 19 (Outward P. O. R. M. Steamer Ballaarat from Colombo, for Singapore, and China, Gilfillan Woqd
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    LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.
    189 3 Penang, 16th April. 1901. Tin >66.40 (Trang 27.40 Black Pepper West Coast no sales. (Acheen 1b6... no sales. White Pepper 4°-25 Cloves (picked) 28. Mace No. 1 82. do. Mace Pickings 69 do. Nutmigs 110 s 50 do. (No. 1 7-75 do Sugar J 2 5 do.
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      142 3 A Commercial Christening.The well known Liebig Company's Extract now bears in addition tothe blue signature J. v. Liebig a new name made from the Liebig’s Extract of Meat Co's initialsLemco. Such a simple device to prevent mistakes we wonder was not thought of before. No. 3 BRITISH SOLDIERS IN AFRICA
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      1217 3 LIFE AND VIGOUR FOR THE HAIR WANTED HAIR PRESERVED BEAUTIFIED The only article which really possesses rrTiMTrn >„ > The only reliable prese: ver and restorer of nutritious virtues for stimulating, and restor- Y PP n Pr r >erl nce d second book the hair is Rowland’s Macassar Oil, which
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    SHARE LIST, APRIL 16th, 1901.
    328 4 Stocks. Quotation. Capital. Paid Up. Shares. Paid Div. Bersawah Gold Mine Co. $4.00 »87,500 17,500 Chendariang Hy Iraulie Tin Mining Co., Ltd. |,60. seVers 80.000 80,000 800 100 Fraser and Neave, Ltd. 189. sellers 225,000 225,000 4.500 50 »10 Do. 6 Debs. 3 prem. 125,000
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      751 4 NATIONAL /cf ,‘c .r-\ Assurance Company OF IRE AND i \p,' ia: v y Established 1822. Capital, <£1,000,000 Funds' 0 500,000 The undersigned having been appointed I Agents for the Fire Department, are prepared to accept Risks at Current RattS: DENNYS Co, i 126-14-2 tu th S B“>‘ h street,
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      487 4 TWO GREAT NECESSITIE Viz., 1. FAMILY PROVISION, 2. PROVISION FOR OLD AGE. Easily and Economically met by a Policy in THE BRITISH EMPIRE MUTUAL LIFE OFFICE ESTABLISHED 1847.) Chairman: The Right Hon’ble Sir JOHN GORST, M P FUNDS-Rs. 420 000 000. .CLAIMS PAID—Rs. Monthly Rates for each Rs 5,000] BOL’ISCS.
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      1552 4 brows a co, AfgntslorLEAA PERRINS’ a WORCESTERSHIRE SHOE. Monumental Sculptors, T fl| n 42 BENTINCK STREET, CALCUTTA MB g a m(lv 0 allaUfsM n Hitft tole ag s t nX.' V Hospital > J P£/ B y s p ECIAI fiRRAMT THE queen PURVEYORS TO oHWIS EMPRESS OF INDIA. Illustrated
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      418 4 e* Month THE P inem ft (?W ENLARGED EDITIOJ Per Month For Loc g2 bscrib THE PINANG GAZETTE* enlarged daily EdiTion mu SUBSCRIptjqv fTIHE price oi the Ga free is as follows To Government Offices and Merchant-’ r a tn Penang. J per annum... in Per annum... »27 j =’..gle
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