Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 30 May 1904

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  • 21 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. H 8 VOL. LXII. MONDAY, 30th MAY, 1904. PRICE 20 CENTS.
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    • 1806 1 e\ for prices apply to MARTYN Co. Sapping. Shipping. Shipping. Shipping. p, &0. Steam Navigation. British india steam navigation co., ltd. Norddeutscher lm, Bremen. Nipp On Yusen Kaisha Company. koninkujke paketvaart maatschappij, negapatam line of steamers. JAPAN MAII STB ISHI J lM EXPECTED arrivals and departures. > W\\ A matt
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    • 8 1 WHISKY D. C. L. NEW BRAND. MARTYN Co.
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  • 1424 2 Japan’s most enthusiastic supporter must be surprised by the splendid feat of arms which the soldiers of the Mikado have just accomplished. Although we were the first in the Straits to announce the victory around the Kinchau forts, when our special correspondent’s wire came on Friday
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  • 644 2 ENEMY LANDED NEAR TANDJONG TOKONG YESTERDAY. Hot Engagement Round Mount Erskine. [By Our Local War Correspondent.] Early yesterday morning, while the peaceful inhabitants of this tight little isle, including a number of Volunteers, were snugly wrapped in the arms of Morpheus, a small hostile force effected
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  • 165 2 There's a scheme that isn’t new, (Likewise tax.) And the schemers, it is true, Have lieen lax. We are told in volumes blue, That some millions, —just a few, Are required, or we go to— Hallifax. We are told the experts knew All the facts, But their
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  • 283 2 —Daily Mail. NOTES AND Ni,//" BBW Russian Hu Confidence i n The Russian I’^jL. ,B fi||| Rather do we mining, B when we speak ,f ,®>|B thought of being 1,. nises so little with .1 our own < 1 i<_rn it B H moment enter the
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  • 499 2 A JUNIOR RANJI. Several of our Scottish readers have <B us cuttings from the Aberdeen jouma which we find the cricketing abiliti-B Mr. J. A. Scharenguival enthusiast, lauded. This youth, a native of ColonH is the son of Mr. Scharenguival of Public Works Department, Penang. merly
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    • 301 2 brown co., Latest Advertisements. Monumental Sculptors, NOTICE. 2 BENTICK STREET, CALCUTTA. THE Kinta Gymkhana Meeting advertised for the 18th June, has been j postponed to the 2nd July, on account of Tombstones in Italian Marble, i e een ie e an g or Meeting. Granite, and Chunar Stone. ALMA BAKER,
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    • 74 2 CONTRIBUTIONS must be addressed to “The Editor,” written on on» side of the payer only and accompanied by the writer's name, and address not neccessarily for insertion but as a guarantee of good faith. ALL monies must be paid to the Genera, «4 Manager at the “Pinang Gazette” Officel Penang.
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  • 884 3 AN AMERICAN OPINION. “East is East, and West is West, anol never the twain may meet,” said Kipling. But they do meet sometimes. They met the other day the library of an up-town residence, says the Xew York Sun. The East was represented by a charming
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  • 521 3 [From our own correspondents.) Taiping, 27th May. Mr. E. W. Birch, C. M. G., is due back in Perak early in August. Mr. J. W. Campbell, the newly appointed Superintendent of Government Plantations Perak, has arrived and assumed duty. Ninety thousand British and Mexican dollars left
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  • 440 3 LHASSA A CITY OF WOMEN. THE HEART OF A LAND OF MYSTERY. POLYGAMY AND POLYANDRY. In the Strand Magazine appears an specially interesting account of tha Tibetan capital translated from the Russian of Mr. G. T. Tsybikov. The word Lhassa means land of the gods’ or ‘full of gods.’ It
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  • 425 3 arrivals. Rotorua, Brit., 555, Brown, 27-5, Tongkah, Koe Guan, Co. Nam Yong, Brit., 984, Stack, 29-5, Rangoon, gen,, Koe Guan. Sardinia, Brit, 4126, Talbot, 30-5, London, gen., P. O. S. N. Co. Stentor, Brit., 4308, Jackson, 30-5, Liverpool, gen., W. Mansfield, Co. Maha Vajirvniiis, Dut., 1183, Potjeiuyd, 30-5,
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  • 124 3 Penang. 30th May. (/h/ Courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Bank, 1/10/13/16. 4 months’ sight Bank 1/11 /1/16. 3 Credit 1/11 3/16 3 Documentary 1/H|. Calcutta. Demand Bank Rs. 142. 3 days’ sight Private 144. Bombay, Demand Bank 142. 3 days’ sight Private 144. Madras, Demand Bank
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  • 177 3 Penang, 30th May 1904. Stocks. Quotation. Bersawah Gold Mine Co, Ltd. 15 scUr,-. Raul> Australian Gold Mining Co., Ltd. 6.25. soles. Redjang Lebong Gold Mining Co.,’Lid. 220. sales. Federated Saw Mills Ltd. $lO sales t Kadana Gold Mining Co., Ltd. (fully paid) 10. nom. Bruseh Tin Mining Co., 5.
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  • 41 3 {From the tfiiigdpore Mails.) Maynard Co., 26.00 sellers. Punjoms 1. sellers. Singapore Dispensary 70. buyers. Hongkong and Shanghai Bank 650. ales. N’nal Bank of China, 36. buyers. Belat Tin Mine 10. sellers. Pahang Corporation 4.25 ss’ts. “Pahang Kabang 35
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  • 149 3 Penang 30th May, 1904. Gold leaf 81.— B. Pepper (W. Coast 31bs. 5 oz.) White Pepper 40| Sales. Trang Pepper. Cloves (picked) ...43 notn. Mace ...95. sales. Mace Pickings. ...75. Nutmegs 110 s ...45. coin. No 1 ...6-30. Sugar 2 on stock. Basket ...3.95 sellers. Tapioca Flour. ...1.70 setters.
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  • 466 3 A GYMKHANA MEETING Will be h e by the Kinta Gymkhana Club, on the 2nd July, also on 4th July, if suffi( ient entries. Cups to the value of about ss(j will be presented for each event. PROGRAMME. FIRST DAY. 1. 3 p.m. Galloway Handicap for Ki nU Griffins
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 234 3 NOTICE j 3=- S. S. Palo Rimau will not run between this port, Port SwettenIn n and Malacca from Pth Miy to 7th June, but will resume her revice on 7th June. PENANG BAND. «JOriCEis hereby given that from this d ite th* charge; for the services of the Bin
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    • 133 3 0. A. ADRINA DE SILVA CO., A’o. 127, Penang Street, Penang. GOLDSMITHS. Jewellers Dealers in and Precious Stones. Tortoise Shell Goods and Ceylon Hand-made Lace, &c. SAVE YOUR EYES. Have them tiiokoug’lLY examines and PROPERLY FITI’EO WI .1 Glasses. SPECTACLES, EfE GLASSES, LENSES and FRAMES Of All Kinds Supplied. J.
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    • 13 3 EASTERN ORIENTAL HOTEL. sSpecietl Tiffin, I P.M. THURSDAY, 2nd JUNE. SARKIES Bros. Proprietors.
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    • 206 3 NOTICE. INURING the docking of s.s. G. f* Lansberge, her place will be taken by s.s. General P<l. THE YANKEE NOVELTY CO. Some Rare Bargains now obtainable at our Closing-Out Sale. Matting.— An extra good quality of Japanese, worth $l5 per roll, now going at $9-75, and SIO. Envelopes.— Good
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    • 160 3 NOTICE. UWE have auth >rised Mr. John R-,j )(1 v v son Brown to sign our firm procurati n from this d ite. r DAV I) BIFIVVN <v Login's Buildings, TO SELL. Sever.'lit». Apply t > 225 stu th E. W. PREBGR AVk WANTED. Vkf ANTED by the Government of
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    • 869 4 GRAHAM Ho„ Ltd., uptons teas NOTE. WHOLESALE CHEMISTS, WERE AWARDED THE 4, Beach Street, Penang. halls DUNVILLE’S WIRE PAR'S EXHIBITION. if j t T jfl ix w w 8 ii HALL S coca PATERSON, SIMONS Co. HOWARTH ERSKINE Ltd. WHISKY, mental and physical fatigue, neuralgia, &c. SINGAPORE, BANGKOK-SIAM, IPOH, PERAK.
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  • 492 5 brilliant victory for japan. APALLING LOSS OF LIFE. RUSSIANS LOSE 3,500 MEN AND 70 GUNS. PORT ARTHUR TOTTERING. BRITISH PRESS EULOGISES JAPANE E PLUCK AND SKILL. [Our Exclusive Services.] Kobe, 28th May. A big battle has been fought at Nankwanlien near Kinchau. The
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  • 46 5 Needs of Britain’s Home Defence. [Reutek's Special.] i- London, 28th M#y. A Militia volunteer commission appointed in 1903 suggests that extensive reform should be made, but is convinced that an adequate home defence is only obtainable l »y training all able bodied men.
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  • 36 5 [Reuter’s Service.] London, 28th May. At Capetown the House of Commons re *d fo r the third time the Chinese exclusion bill. King Edward has lieen appointed a of tin» Austrian Army.
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  • 487 5 ANOTHER WELL ATTENDED MEETING ON THE THIRD DAY. FINE WEATHER AND GOOD RACING. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore, 29th May. The Spring Meeting of the Singapore Sporting Club w.i; brought to a successful and enjoyable termination to-day. The weather continued fine and not too hot, and ♦he
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  • 133 5 ENGLISHMAN AND AMERICAN HELD UP FOR RANSOM. Seven U. S. Warships Sail. [Reuter’s Service.] London, 29th May. The Moorish bandit, Raisuli, has captured an Englishman named Varley and an American named Perdicaris in the vicinity of Tangier. Ihe U nited States hive refused to agree to the
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  • 540 5 CHINESE WOMEN AND THEIR JEWELLERY, LARGE SUMS INVOLVED. The last case of the Assizes commenced at the Supreme Court this morning before Mr. Justice Law, a Chinese woman named Ku Bi Chu being arraigned on two charges of criminal breach of trust, in respect of two
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  • 558 5 JOHORE AND THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT. Mr, J. Campbell Kerr, who arrived in Colombo on the sth instant by the P. O. s.s. Shanghai on his way to England, is the Private Secretary of his Highness the Sultan of Johore and is proceeding home on 6
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  • 502 5 MEETING AT KUALA LUMPUR DENOUNCES THE ANCIENT CUSTOM. A BABA S PRACTICAL SUPPORT. The Chinese Literary and Debating Society held its fortnightly meeting at the Capitan China’s gardens at Kuala Lumpur last Saturday night. A large gathering was present, and evinced the greatest interest in the proceedings.
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  • 66 5 ,—Truth. Why not tax tombstones There are, probably, fifty thousand tombstones sold every year, and a tax of two pounds on each would bring in a hundred thousand pounds. Were the tax increased for every ten pounds—for instance, £5 on £2O, =£lo on £4O, and £2O
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  • 94 5 2A.il nUlHvll innv vv/ r? as to what they will wear.— Ladys Pictorial. From every quarter the cry is raised t hat woman is wasteful, and that the tendency is to encourage her extravagance, her vanity, and her overweening anxiety to lie better dressed than every other woman
    2A.il nUlHvll innv vv/ r? as to what they will wear.—Ladys Pictorial.  -  94 words
  • 95 5  -  -Lady Violet Grevillc, to reason?—Lady Violet Grevillc, in the Graphic. In foreign countries nothing is allowed to interfere with the authority of the mother: in England it is often the young wife who scores. To what are the eternal jealousies and rivalry of two women in
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    • 300 5 NOTICE Dr w ma iM sc Dental Surgeon, Entries for the IH Achwn Selangor Races do FACING THE Carnarvon stai not close till 12 noon CIIARqES MoDEnArßon Saturday. June, PENANC ice and indu< TRIAL Co, Ltd. Depots —Beach Street.—Open week days from 7.30 p.m. to 5 p.u i O Sundays
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    • 1312 6 OILSEEDS, COPRAH, SPICES, &C. BRITISH PHARMACY Siberian IMOND Bungalow, from 10th April. I POTOTSCHING FRANKEL, TRIESTE, (AUSTRIA.) 427 PENANG road. 72 22-5 th E. w. presgrave. Agent, and Produce Brokers, specially for such shippers who liave no office respect on the Continent, and wishto have VERY energticand VERY rehable Kepre-
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    • 531 6 Penang Foundry CmJTJ LIMITED. (ESTABLISHED fl ENGINEERS, I miuwrig- I BRASS and IRON Fo|fah I SHIPWRIGHTS, f Blacksmiths, Coppe rsmij fl Plumbers, I BOILER-MAKERS, BRIDGE BUILDE» AND CONTRACTORS. FOR THE SUPPLY AND BEp A R j STEAMSHIPS, MACHINE])) AND Structures of all ki n< i s ALSO SALVING CONTRACTOuI Machinery,
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