Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 21 November 1903

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    23 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILY. new series. ESTABLISHED 1833. VOL. LXI. 20 Cents. SATURDAY, 21st NOVEMBER, 1903. 20 Cents. No. 267
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      1913 1 rj fO R PRICES apply to martyn Co. nt ''>T T AVI) PBVVFV British India Steam Navigation Company Limited. NlpDOIl YUSOII K&iSll». pipping NORDDEUISCHrjBi/LLOYD. BKEMbiIN Koninklijke Paketvaart Maatschappij FF M ft Negapatam Lines of Steamers. japan mail steamship co. Oriental Steam Navigation Company. Mended jSaUing and expected Arrtval oj Steamers-
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      9 1 WHISKY D. C. L. New ibrtxNid. MARTYN St. Co.
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    SHIPPING.
    27 2 Arrivals. Thaiping, Brit., str., 160, .Wheeler, 20-11-08, from P. Weld, g neral. H. L. Co. Zaida, Brit., str., 2905, Grier, 21-11-03, from Madras,*general, H. L, Co
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    Departures.
    112 2 To-Day. Nam Sang, Brit., str., for Calcutta. Resident Halewyn, Brit., str., for Asahan. Jin Ho, Brit., str., for Langkat. Lightning, Brit., str., for Singapore and Hom kong. Avagyee, Brit, str., for T. Anson. Hock Canton, Brit., str, for Edie, T. Semawe, Segli, and Olehleh. Petrel, Brit,, str., for Deli.
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    Shipping Expected.
    148 2 The information under thia heading is sup!died hy the Agenta of the various Steamship ines. and the dates are approximate only. Vessels From Agents Due Tantalus ■Singapore W M.&Co. 21st Nov. Y 7 ang-Tsze Liverpool do. 28th Nippon Singapore S.K.&Co. 3rd Dec. Viudobona t Colombo do. 3rd Ambria
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    MARKET PRICES.
    191 2 Pknang, 21st November, 1903, Bkkf— Description. cts. Soup per catty 16 Roast 28 Steaks 28 Stew or Curry Meat 18 Rump Steak 28 Ox Tail each 30 Tongue 60 Feet 20 Heart 30 Liver per catty 30 Pork Pork 34 Pig’s Head per catty 24 Feet each 26
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    CHURCH SERVICES.
    91 2 Sr. George’s Church. 24th Sunday after Trinity. 8 a.m. Matins. —(Choral.) 8-30 a.m. Holy Communion —(Plain.) 10-30 a.m. Service for Chinese. 5 p.in. Sunday School. 6 p m. Evensong and Sermon. Church of the Assumption. First Mass, at 6-15 a.m.; High Mass, at 8 a.m., Vespers and Benediction,
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    EXCHANGE.
    115 2 Penang, 21st November, 1908. BANK RATES AT NOON. London Demand Bank Do. 4 months’ sight Bank 1/10$ Do. 8 Credits Do. 8 Documentary l/10f Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs. 137 Do. 8 days’sight Private 139 Bombay, Demand Bank 187 Do. 8 days’sight Private >B9 Madras, Demand Bank 137 Do. 8
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    LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.
    157 2 < Pknang, 21st November, 1903. Tin West Coast Black Pepp r| 8 0/ 29.25 White Pepper 51.—buyers Trang Pepper 83. Cloves (picked) 85. Mace No. 1 148. Maoe Pickings 122. Nutmegs 1 1G» 70. No. I 7.20 2 5. Basket... 3.60 Tapioca Flour 215 Copra. 750. —buyers
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    SHARE LIST.
    165 2 Stocks. Quotation s. Bersawab Gold Mine Co. Ltd. ...$lB. sellers Bruseh Tin Mining Co. Ltd.... B.2s— sellers Chendariang Hydraulic Tin Mining Co., Ltd. 25.— sellers Fraser and Neave, Ltd. 101.50 George Town Dispensary 25. buyers Howarth Erskine, Ltd. 190.— buyers International Bodega... 100.— nom. Karangan Mining Co. 20.—
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      441 2 P” w i' .'(I c4l K w> ABSOLUTELY PREVENTS AND CURES. Sunburn, Peeling, Freckles, and Irritations. Keeps the Skin COOL and WHITE, and is.the only SAFE lotion that can be used for the face or hands. FOR CHILDREN Tonic action of ICILMA on the Skin is SIMPLY MARY ELLOL S.
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      71 2 BROWN Co., Monumental Sculptors 42 BENTINCK STREET, CALCUTTA (Established A. D. 1852.) Tombstones in Italian Marble, Aberdeen Granite, and Chunar Stone. orders taken for NAME SLABS for fixing Gates, CHURCH TABLETS, &c. SOLE AGENT for the Straits Settlements and Native States: L. J. YOUNG. 12 BARRACK ROAD near General Hospital,
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      247 2 iinTr (S r HU J are the solicited, largest holders a^er w bich DUNVILLE’S Whisky in the World. en il will Tb,,,», CROWN write: uJ qWe are 1 s WHISKY Sootch A. E. Whisky of excellent l,k IS NOW lhean cl 11 Cl Chee 4' C o MADE UP market
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    CAN MOLECULES BE SEEN?
    977 3 That molecules may be and are visible under certain circumstances is maintained by brederick Hovenden, an English experimenter who has upheld his views in piint for many years past without attracting much notice from scientific men. His theories are, however, stated and criticized in Knowledge (London,
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      861 3 !<DiCYCUSS. NOTICE. T qr arrived several Straits Bicycles, Consulate for the Netherlands, T L b .«Lining K* l th lale3t nnprovements. Penan# J two rim biakes, manufactured a Fr Xssly for the East. A good article and r p ENDERS will be received at the Gov h.apest in t lje
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      1049 3 FOR SALE. A FULL SIZE Billiard Table by Cox f Lb 0 u I uranam ot to., Liu., 951 24-11 c/o Pinang Gazzettc. Penang Confectionery, No. 22 Leith Street, Penang. WHOLESALE CHEMISTS, 4 Beach Street, Penang THE PUBLIC of Penang are hereby in- formed that tbe above Establishment has been
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    THE WEEK.
    138 4 Saturday, 21st Commencement Bulan Puasa Mohamcdan fasting month Cricket, Esplanade, Veterans vs. Griflins. Town Band, Golf Club, at 5-30 pm. Highwater 1.40 pin. and 2-05 a.m. Monday, 22ni> 24th after Trinity. Highwater 2-30 p m. and 2-55 a.m. Monday, 23ri> Town Band, Esplanade, at 5-30 p.m. Annual meeting,
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    Saturday, 21st November, 1903.
    2344 4 The news that trickles through concerning the operations of the Thibetan Boundary Commission leads to the inevitable conclusion that this is no longer an affair of diplomacy and surveying merely. Colonel Younghusband now has at his disposal a little force that must number nearly a thousand
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    TELEGRAMS.
    187 4 (Fl^UT E f9' &x By Submarine Cable, New Zealand, Preferential Tariff Bin T> Apter Protracted 1W c Lon<lon 2O ‘I* No,. Mr. Seddon s Preferential j Bill has been passed by th. v ff Zealand Parliament, after u'.'*’ five hours sitting. "W Foreign Politics A Conference and Audik,’ The
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    Last Night’s Reel Practice.
    410 4 The votaries of the Terpsichorean art in this Settlement, assembled in strong force at that popular resort the Engineers’ Institute last night, for the reel practice previously announced in these columns. We did not take count of the number present, but would say that practically nearly
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      393 4 Pritchard Co., 15 BEACH STREET, PENANQ. We request inspection of our Stock of New Christmas Cards, Consisting of the most Novel, Artistic, and beautiful selection ever seen in Penang. CHRISTMAS CARDS For Europe, America or Australia? should be posted by next P. O. Mail, Sailing 28th Nov. SUaUs 1904 AND
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      97 4 CONTRIBUTIONS must be addressed to 'y <>Thr Editor,” written on one side of the paper only, and accompanied by the. writer s name and address, not necessarily for insertion bu. as a guarantee of good faith. The Editor is not responsible for opinions expressed by his correspondents. iLL business communications
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      8 4 GREEN ISLAND CEMENT Me A LISTER Co., Ltd.
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      6 4 Drain P«P es McAlister Co> L
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    Penang Municipal Commission.
    2244 5 1901 ESTIMATES PASSED. I Tflß Revenue Balance of $9,000. I E sT AT J meeting of the Penang Muni- A P eCI )HSlone r 8 was held in the MuniI Cip al afternoon. There at- J W. H 'llif’ix (President), and A lain-’, A. K Buttery, F.
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    Sporting Match.
    104 5 This morning at tbe Race Course a match was decided between Capt. D. C. Macintyre’s b.g. Billy and Mr. A. Wallace Jones’ b in. Sinti. The riders were Mr. J. Stark on Billy and Mr. A. F. G. Anderson on Sinti, distance once round training course, about 6£
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    Province Wellesley Telephone Exchange.
    179 5 A meeting was held at noon to-day to consider the Government estimate for the proposed Telephone in the Province. There were present Hon. J. Turner, Messrs. E. A. B. Brown, G. Macbain, M. E.Plumpton, E. F. Mauldon, A. G. Stephen, W. R. Swan, J. Sargant, etc.
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    Week by Week.
    956 5 Friday night. Bren in Penang.” These words have raised just ire among certain of your correspondents, and I also as a Penang resident feel hurt that a journal of such light and leadin'' >s the Straits Times shoul I thus unkindly slur the modest northern Settlement. Nor
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    Literary Jottings.
    892 5 Man’s Place in the Universe, by Alfred Russell Wallace (Chapman and Hall) has been reviewed by the Bishop of Ripon. The main interest of the book cenleis in the unique position which Dr. Wallace claims for man and his home. Two facts for which Dr. Wallace claims at
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    MISCELLANEA.
    206 5 Dr. L’Estrange, Assistant Port Health Officer of Rangoon, has been accidentally drowno 1 at that city. It is gratifying to learn that tho rainfall throughout the greater part of India has been approximately normal. Delegates from the several Indian lines of Railways will meet at a conference in Calcutta
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    Piano Players for the Straits Settlements.
    635 5 Piano-playing machines will soon bring perfect music within the reach of all. These machines are not organs,” but play any tune on an ordinary piano. Competition will bring their price so low that every householder will be able to afford one. Children wiff no
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    Government Notification.
    409 6 TENDERS will be received up to noon on Wednesday, the 25th November, 1903, at tbe Colonial Secretary’s Office, Singapore, and at the Resident Councillor’s Office, Penang and Malacca, from persons desirous of contracting for supplies for the Government at Singapore, Penang, and Malacca, respectively, for one, two, or
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    CHINESE SERVANTS
    952 6 Dr. Knocker on Bangkok. In tbe Empire Review for October Dr. Douglas Knocker, formerly of Bangkok, has an article on tbe Chinese servant at home and abroad.*' Here is one of the stories be tells:— “For twenty years a Briton held a good official post in the Imperial
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      125 6 McAlister&Co.Ld. 19 Beach Street, Penang. HAVE JUST RECEIVED A SHIPMENT OF Australian Saddles Inspection Invited. McAlister Co., Ld.. 19 BEACH STREET. PENANG. DOG’S HEAD BRAND GUINNESS’S STOUT fc BASS’S ALE Red and Green Diamonds In Ordinary Pint Bottles: Light. Sparkling, Wholesome Refreshing. The Best and Well-known Beer tor the Tropics.
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      200 6 Important Land Sale. By Order of the Executors of F. PULSFORD. deceased On Tuesday, 24th November, 1903, At 2 p.m., AT 88a BEACH STREET, SUBJECT TO RESERVE BIDDING. LOTS Nos. 216, 21S and 187“, Town Sub-division 14 forming one connected piece with a frontage of 272 feet 6 inches on
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      51 6 A Piece of Flannel dampened with Chamberlain’s Pain Balm and bound to tb e affected parts, is better than any plaster for lame back or pains in the side or chest Chamberlain’s Pain Balm is a liniment that has no superior. One application gives relief. Try it. AU dealers sell
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      387 6 A. E. SKEELS, > Q I Wines, Spirits, Cigars, Provisions J HIQH-CLASS CHOICE CIGARS e |Ask for the well-known Ci^ GODINAS in Boxes of 50 f“LA LEALTAD” 50 |“PREFERENCIA 50 I Tin i EXCELLENT 50 Solder edandt NON PLUS ULTRA 50 Air Ti B ht 1 1 1 &iC., &G.,
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    SELANGOR TURF CLUB.
    1064 7 Programme for Deceit ber Meeting. December 29th, 31st, 1903, and January 2nd, 1904. FIRST UAY. 1. The Maiden Plate. Value $3O end $5O to the second horse provided there are five starters the property of different owners. A Race for Maiden horses. Ex S. R. A. Griffins
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      721 7 7t laN IRVING. PENANG VOLUNTEERS. Orders by Captain A. R. Adams rr s and General Contractors. Commandant. W" H Orders for November. (>bKB: 4O WELD QUAY. General Meeting. utK -_81 BEACH STREET. The Anna d General Meeting of the Corps Town Bro» will be heM in U]o Dri]l ftfc Forfc
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      544 7 ROBERTS’ PHARMACY, KAMPAR. MALARIAL SPECIFICS. These medicines give the best results ind speak for themselves, needing no puff or advertisement. They are real specifics and require to be used more largely in all malarious districts. 802 21-11 m w f NOTICE In the Goods of Daniel Logan, deceased. PURSUANT to
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      971 7 to-det. I The Finest Wines in the Market lyrO. 63 NORTHAM ROAD. Entry Ist GILFILLAN WOOD Co.’s January, 1904. 954 u c MAHOMED ARIFF. VERY OLD TAWNY PORT Federated Mahiy States. FINO PALE SHERRY. GOVERNMENT OF PERAK. I’hese are confidently recommended to all who appreciate really W 'ANTED by the
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      498 8 CnrHfn FacificßaHway Company s LIPTOdS i EAS via China, Japan, Canada and United States WERE AW ARD D THE Route from Hongkong via Shanghai, Nagasaki (Inland Sea of Japan) Kobe, Yokohama, Vic- GOLD MEDAL toria and Vancouver. BMS. Twin Sere. 5t..™.,. R M.S. Empress of Japan on f' RMS Empress
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      500 8 Important Notice. tattersalls, No. 9® l-SIaTXXKCEI ROJ<KE>, The Proprietor begs to notify that having engaged a Comnetp Start of Professional Riders. &c. at a considerable ex pens.' to himself, he is now open c TO TRAIN, BREAK TO HARNESS, GRIFFIHS RACE .HORSES, GALLOWAYS, PONIES, OR HACK For the Forthcoming Singapore»
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