Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 28 May 1903

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    23 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILY HEW SERIES. ESTABLISHED 1833. PRICE 20 CENTS VOL. LX I. THURSDAY, 28th MAY, 1903. No. 120
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      2157 1 siii n .i.i S Holms. NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, BREMEN Nippon Ynsen Kaisha. Oriental Steam Negapatam Lines of Steamers. japan mail steamship o Ltd. Navigation Company. zZjfc Intended Sailing and expected Arrival oj Steamers. r~ LL “"1 1 I T“ j 9 PrpHE mail steamers may For WILL Sail Steamer. From Expected
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    EXCHANGE.
    117 2 Penang, 28th May, 1903. Rates close as follows London Demand Bank 1/64 Do. 4 months’sight Bank 1/8| t Do. 8 Credits 1 8| Do. 8 Documentary Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs. 125| Do. 8 days’ sight Private 127| Bombay, Demand Bank 125| Do. 8 days’ sight Private 127| Madras, Demand
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    SHARE LIST.
    155 2 Stocks. Quotation Bersawah Gold Mine Co. Ltd... 57.75 Bruseh Tin Mining Co. Ltd. $8.25 Chendariang Hydraulic Tin Mining Co., Ltd. $25. buyers Fraser and Neave, Ltd. $95. George Town Dispensary buyers Howarth Erskine, Ltd. $l9O. sellers Jelebu Mining and Trading Go., Ltd. $1.75 Karangan Tin Mining Co. $3O.
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    MARKET PRICES.
    189 2 Pknang, 28th May, 1903. Description. Beef— cts. Soup per catty 12 Roast m 24 Steaks 24 Stew or Curry Meat "9 1® Rump Steak 24 Ox Tail each 30 Tongue 55 Feet 20 Heart 35 Liver per catty 24 Pork Pork 32 Pig’s Head 18 Feet 24 Tongue
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    LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.
    178 2 Penang, 28th May, 1903. Tin $89.80 nominal West Coast Black Peppe g 5Q7 ga j eq White Pepper $55 —sales Trang Pepper $37 do Oloves (picked) $35.50 Mace No. $166. —sales I Mace Pickings 140. sellers j Nutmegs 1 IGs b 2 No. 1 7. —sellers Sugar
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    THE MAILS.
    58 2 Mails Close To-morrow. For Perstr. Tiui’. Port Swettenham and Malacca Langkat 1 p.m. Singapore and Hongkong ...Gregory Apcar 2 p.m. Edie, T. Semawe, Segli Olehleh ..Pegu 2 p.m. Teluk Anson ...Lady Weld 3 p.m. Singapore, Hongkong, Swatow and Amoy ...Hong Wan I 3 p.m. Saturday, 30tu. Rangoon and
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    MAILS to ARRIVE.
    19 2 From Steamer To 4r>ire. Edie Maha Vajirunhis to-day. Singapore Lai Sang 29 5-03 Suez Benvenue 30-5-03
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    SHIPPING.
    364 2 Arrivals. Thaiping, Brit., str.. 160. Wheeler, 27-5-03, from Port Weld, general, H. L. Co. Langkat, Brit., str., 187, Lingard, 27-5-03, from Malacca, general, Koe Guan. Lady Weld, Brit str., 245, Treweeke, 28-5-03, Teluk Anson, general, S. S. S. Co. Unity. Nor., str.. 930, Hansen, 28-5-03, from Moulmein. general, B.
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    PENANG TURF CLUB.
    888 2 FIRST DAY. Tuesday, 28th July, 1903. 1. The Maiden Plate. Value $5OO. —A Race for Maiden Horses. Weight as per scale (lOst.) An allowance of 141bs. to all ex-Griffins. Entrance $lO. Distance, one mile. 2. First Griffin Race. Value $4OO and $lOO to Second Horse.—A Race for
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      382 2 Eastern Oriental Hotel. NOTICE is hereby given that from this date the charges for the services of the Band will be as follows Dances, 9 p.m. to 2 a.in. $4O iK PQ t 'O I Dinners, 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. $25 XllO WW-b MX Garden parties, 5 p.m. to
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      35 2 STEARNS’ HEADACHE CURE. Unlike the substitutes always gives satisfactory results. Avoid substitutes, Stearns’ the original and genuine is Perfectly Harmless, and gives instant relief. Of all Chemists, wholesale fropa D. GRAHAM A Co., Ltd. 9
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      41 2 FOR WEAK LUNGS. Take Stearns’ Wine It sooths. It heals. It builds up health and strength. It stands out as the one great advance in modern treatment of disease. Sold by all Chemists, and wholesale from D. GRAHAM Co., Ltd, 15
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      533 2 ofenvelopes. Box at Tnrf Club, Downing Entries must be made on tin s r> fro», the s eoret ri| A. f Associated Clubs, and in a »1 ft. CQmpamed by Entry Fees and T r st b .v' Note.-The attention of ”'“S W ftple 55 which makes the hour u
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    Mr. Hutchinson on Leprosy.
    1061 3 —The Hospital. Whatever may be thought of the evidence against or in favour of Mr. Jonathan Hutchinson’s hypothesis that the originating cause of leprosy is the consumption as food of decayed or badly cured fish, there can be no two opinions with regard to his earnest
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    Kerosene Oil Famine.
    359 3 It is to be hoped that kerosene oil will ba found in large quantities in Burma and elsewhere soon, as by all accounts there are signs that the stock in America is becoming exhausted and a famine will set in some day. A New York paper in
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      345 3 T. ad e ft na k JUST RECEIVED A V ery Choice Selection of RIGAUD’S PARIS PERFUMES In great variety and in handsome Bottles. White A iolets, White Hose, Mimosa, Hoyal-Louis (xv), Jockey Club, &c,, &c. .A.LSO jjjgaufs Famous Eau-de-Cologne Your .House Rea.utiful Mirella enamel Gilds Everything of all descriptions
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      127 3 Time and Money.—Sickness causes a loss of both time and money. You lose the time and have the expense of medical attendance, entailing a double loss. This can be avoided by using some reliable remedy at the first of the sickness. The purchase of a bottle of Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera
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      190 3 Consumption which is the most dangerous and fatal disease, has as its first indication a persistent cough, and if properly treated as soon as this cough appears is easily cured. Chamberlain’s Cough remedy has proven wonderfully successful, and gained its wide reputation and extensive sale by its success in curing
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      447 3 Graham &Co., Ltd., WHOLESALE CHEMISTS. 4 Beach Street, Penang. a. g HALL’S co* w WINE S A HALL’S c».. 8 > WINE O Anti i the grea) restorative and the finest nervine "WFiite-Ant. for influenza, mental and physical fatigue neuralgia, &c. A "Valuable O Mixture for des- Fiji troy in
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    THE WEEK.
    156 4 Thursday, 28th Outward Mail expected to arrive at 5 p.iu High-water 0 50 p in. anil 115 a.m. Friday, 29in:Meeting of Subscribers, St. George's ulall Chartered Bank at 4 p m. Town Band. Esplanade, at 5 30 p.m. High -water 1 40 p in. and 2 05 a.m.
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    Thursday, 28th May, 1903.
    2270 4 There appears an announcement in the advertising columns of the Gazette to-day which shows that the much discussed and generally desired Swimming Club is not to be left, as so many good schemes are left, in the regions of theoretical discussion. We are given to understand
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    Penang Golf Club.
    85 4 A Mixed Foursome against Col. and Mrs. B°g e y> cue round of the long links, will be played on Thursday, the 4th June, for two prizes kindly presented by Mrs. Kynnersley and Mrs. Dr. Brown. The Colonel will drive off the first tee (other men following
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    TELEGRAMS.
    259 4 R EU fg f? > q London, 27th \L CBICKET. A Huge Score. Notts scored 739 f wickets against Liecester an/? declared the innings ended The Labour Problem. At a mass meeting of Ph; Johannesburg it warn their compatriots apemigrating to South Africa take comprehensive steps to <]i s
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    The English Derby.
    262 4 Sir James Miller’s br. c. Bocks uul Mons E. Blanc’s b. c. Vinicius Sir Daniel Cooper’s b. c. Elotsam The race is run annually at Epson), miles, and is for 3 year old cobs an fillies, weights 9 st. and 8 st. 10 lbs. ,lpectively. Performances. This
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    Native Art in Penang.
    1085 5 x Penang, as in the rest of Malaya, the j] er in search of objects of interest and 11 uv; however much he may admire what has done for the country, must yet '‘’..nt, a singular dearth of examples, either Mentor modern, of the architectural ability
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    Native Hospitals.
    160 5 (/o the Editor of the “Pinang Gazette.”) Sir, 1 ii a friend s house the other day I picked up tme No. 12 issue of the Daily Bulletin, and a more scurrilous and uncalled for paragraph under the heading “Alleged Neglect in Native Hospitals” and signed eritas 1
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    Malaria.
    689 5 (7o the Editor of the Pinang Gazette.”) Sir, Anent discussions on malaria and the discovery of a parasite in this disease, there is no doubt such creatures do exist, and by powerful scientific instruments and pigments discoveries of bach ria, bacilli, &c., has, is, and will be found for
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    Theft from the "Retreat."
    270 5 Mr. Shapeire, proprietor of the “Retreat Bar, Bishop Street, was the victim of the theft of about $5OO yesterday, a cash box containing money and jewellery being removed during the night. At the close of the day Mr. Shapeire, as is his wont, prior to retiring
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    Police Court.
    513 5 (Before a Bench Court consisting of Messrs. A. 1. Bryant and E. C. Howard.) 28th May. Illegally Making Firearms. A Chinaman living in Bridge Street, No. 274, stood charged with manufacturing fire arms without a license.” Inspector Stenhouse, of the Detective Staff, stated that on the 17th instant,
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    A Strange Fatality.
    127 5 The following explanation is given by Lieutenant Colonel Rennie, Army Medical Corps, of the death of Lieutenant Tillard, R. E. from lockjaw when he was suffering from fever. The unfortunate officer was staying in the house of a friend who had a packet of absorbent wool, which
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    Telegraphic Items.
    734 5 The Assassin of M. Bogdanovitch. The assassin of M. Bogdanovitch escaped by threatening his pursuers with his revolver. A Loan for Brazil. Rothschilds have issued a Brazilian five per cent, loan of five and a half millions sterling. The price is 90. The loan is for harbour works.
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      3 5 Hutter McAlister co.
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      4 5 Fairbanks Scales. McAlister Co.
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      49 5 GREEN ISLAND CEMENT. McAlister CoSTEARNS’ HEADACHE CURE (Perfectly harmless) is the Best of al) headache remedies.—Certain, safe and speedy in effect. It is put up in tasteless wafers in boxes of 12 doses. E asily taken, gives instant relief. Of all chemists, wholesale from D, GRAHAM Co., Ltd. 1
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      430 5 Jlrtu AKVmtismrnts. Iff nnDNEIEI 11 Lathe for Sale. bUllWrltLUj ONE double geared, self acting screw- 33 Bc&ch .Street, cutting Gab Treadle Lathe 7 in. centres 7 ft. bed without back shaft. One 12 in. diam. universal 4 jaw chuck. Apply to ALLAN KENNY, 613 Consulting Engineer. JllSt NOTICE. meeting wliftTbeid
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    Detectives and Bribes.
    412 6 At Singapore on Wednesday last Chia Kim Keong and Aron bin Ali, detectives, were brought up on remand before Mr. Wilkinson on a charge of receiving an illegal gratification of $2O as public servants. The evidence of the prosecution went to show that on the 4th instant
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    The Situation in North China.
    251 6 It has been’well known in Hongkong for some weeks, says the China Moil, that large supplies of biscuits were being sent up to Port Arthur from this Colony. We are now informed from Shanghai that 2,000,000 lbs. of biscuits have been sent from Shanghai to
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      1440 6 NOTICE. SZit-E Mutton TTIEWS of Penang, Singapore, Perak, AN UPRIGHT TRICHORD PIANO, obtainable at the reduced price of V Selangor, and Sumatra. /A Misquitb’s Penang Model,” solid 11 40 cents per lb. Photos enlarged, various sizes up to 3 ft. on oa j cage> f u H compass seven octaves,
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      201 6 Diarrhcea is more to be dreaded than diphtheria. It attacks all ages and is equally fatal to young and old. The great mortality resulting from diarrhoea is to the lack of proper treatment at the first stages of the disease. Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy is a reliable and
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      273 6 A. E. SKEKLS 31 BEACH STREET. PENANQ, Direct Importer of Choice CIGARS ALL SHAPES ALL SIZES ALL PICKED Every Box absolutely Guaranteed Exclusive Agent for “EL COMERCIO’’ DEL MUNDO. FACTORY, MANILA. HABAN A CIGARS From $2 per 100. “BURMA” CHEROOTS. lll I fHllll I ..■■■■l .MW II ■'HI IM—l■■ I
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    PENANG VOLUNTEERS.
    258 7 Orders by Captain A. R. Adams, t oininaildant. Okdeks for June. Ur ills. v Mints Drill every Tuesday and Thurs',lt the Fort at 5 SO p.m. day, y ie i i j )(i;h I I a y a t Prai Estate, on Wednesday, Dress, Field Order. Fall in
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    List of Passengers.
    103 7 Passengers Outward. p el P. and 0. steamer Oceana from London, 30th April.—To Shanghai: Air. R. I’rver. To Hongkong Mrs., Miss, and Mr. Atkinson, jun. To Bangkok Mr. D. McCormick. To Singapore Hon. J. K. and Mrs. Birch, Air. M. Hellier, Mr. and Mrs.N.H. Smith. To Penang
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      134 7 SIBERIAN BUTTER. Equal in every respect to the finest Australian Product. vk ..v’h t i 11 i• a z-z &/3 Packed in Copenhagen by T. S. Plum. Atrial is solicited, Compare prices and quality with any butter in the market. PLUM'S J Cow Brand DANISH BUTTEP ABSOLUTELY THE FINEST IN
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      670 7 llltuUl'itllte JlotitgS. THE BEST NATURAL APERIENT WATER. I IftTftftlQ TE fl O Hamburg-BremenFire Insur- VIHI Wtfft fSw TaHAC Lil I UllO It Ad ance Co. of Hamburg. wO® W SWMBS WERE AWARDED THE! mHE been appointed For LIVER COMPLAINTS, OBESITY, &c. GOLD MEDAL •f-. Agents of tho above Company, are
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      1373 8 1 1 5 f FEDERATED MALAY STATES RAILWAYS. t" a >. g 8 a S 2 g I I Time Table from Ist November, 1902. ua K §§s K 1j j= O WEEK-DAYS. SUNDAYS, q i rii y/ki z-~ z z 2 i 2TBTT i5l 617 s 819 noiiiiiaiisiu 11«
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      395 8 ALLAN Engineers and General c WoiiKs:- WELD in-, JToax Stoms-81 Standard Life As Sllr 3|]c e THE 76th Annual r’ A the Standard Life Asgl sleBtin ?of pany was held at Edinhnrl ance (k the 22nd of April, 1902. on The following Results for n, 15th November, 1901, 4446 Policies
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