Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 14 June 1904

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No 130 VOL. LXII. TUESDAY, 14th JUNE, 1904. PRICE 20 CENTS.
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    PENANG TURF CLUB.
    1239 2 Programme for Atttttin.il M®e-ting, 1904. FIRST DAY. Tuesday, 26th July, 1904. 1. The Maiden Plate. Value $5OO. A Race for Maiden Horses. Weight as per scale (lOst.) An allowance of 1411)5. to all ex-Griftins. Entrance, $lO. Distance, one mile. 2. First Griffin Race. Value $4OO ami $lOO
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      252 2 W. CORNfiftj Tailor and 23, BEACH STRE ET Every Business man should nveB t in th? SECURITAS SECURITY» the well-known Fire and Burglar Proof Safe. The only safe that stood the fest of the recent disastrous fire in Beach Street. Comparatively the most moderate in price. Apply to W. CORNFIELD,
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    A BURMO-CHINESE RAILWAY.
    902 3 OPINION OF THE coN SUL-GENERAL AT YUNNAN FU. A GREAT SCHEME. n a letter from H. M. Consul-General a t Yunnan Fu, dated Feb. 24 last (via Bhanio, Burma), to the Liverpool Chamberof Commerce, Mr. W. H. Wilkinson writes:— <• 1 only arrived at this city a
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    SPORT AT HOME.
    750 3 THE PRINCIPAL CRICKET MATCHES OF THE WEEK. {From Our Own Correspondent.] London, 20th May. 1 here has been little in this week’s sport W'ith the exception of several moderate race meetings of little or no importance and a lot of very interesting cricket. Next week there will
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    OUR HONGKONG LETTER.
    551 3 THE CANTON-HANKOW RAILWAY. Hongkong, 31st May, To-morrow there will take place the opening of the second section of the Railway from Canton connecting with the grand trunk line between there and Hankow. The function will not be attended with nearly as much ceremony as was observed in
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      38 3 Ihe Efficacy of Chamberlain’s Pain Luhn in the relief of rheumatism is being 'i' "!mstrated daily. If troubled with this painful disease procure a bottle at once, <,,M application relieves the pain. Sold ,j y dealers sell it.
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      47 3 Pains in the Stomach, like toothache, are not dangerous, but decidedly unpleasant. Persons who are subject to such attacks will be pleased to know that prompt relief may be had by taking a dose or two of Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. All dealers sell it.
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      265 3 STEARNS’ HEADACHE CURE, Cures be Stearns and you get the genuine. A Dangerous Disease.—Every one knows that cholera morbus is one of the most painful and dangerous diseases known to humanity. The fact that it is so swift and so often fatal in its results makes it more to be
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      879 3 insurance Notices. IX A Patients will hear of something! jh e “MarmTinsuranw CoTTtd? aB g gC Bp S g g to their advantage, by writting to| Vl/IVI/ 1 IV the Diabetic Institute, St. Duns-I S?” 'X t3n\ Hill London, E.C. I The Company also accept risks on S Specie, Bonds,
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    TO-DAY’S SUMMARY.
    91 4 2,000 Russians have been ambushed near Newchwang. They lost 800. Kuroki's advance is timed to allow Oku to attack Port Arthur. Rumours of a great naval fight are still afloat. The Vladivostock fleet has been within 30 miles of Port Arthur. A great plot to depose the Sultan
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    Tuesday, 14th June, 1904.
    1368 4 The more carefully we tap the private opinions of the people of Penang the more convinced we are that general dissatisfaction exists with the hand-to-mouth policy of the majority of the Municipal Commissioners anent the Water Supply question. Unfortunately the man in the street here is
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    A STRAITS LABOUR FAMINE.
    759 4 THE HON. J. TURNER ON THE INDIAN IMMIGRANT’S BILL. IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. The only item of interest to Penangites at the meeting of the Legislative Council, Singapore, last Friday, was the speech made by the Hon. J. Turner on the Indian Immigrant’s Bill. This was
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    THE WATER PROBLEM.
    147 4 The Editor o? the Pinang Gezette.” Sir, The Municipality are talking of inventing a system by which water may be saved. Little do they know that the men they employ waste more water than anybody else. Every day when water-cart men go alongside standpipes to refill carts,gallons
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    FROM EAST AND WEST.
    337 4 NOTES AND NOTIONS Fllhu [up WORLD’S PRESS. Russian Conclusions. We can only conclude that the of our forces from their position, Yalu River formed part of the i'i" 1 operations, and cannot be regarded success fjr the Japanese arms— v b a St. Petersburg. Visions of
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    London Day By Day.
    476 4 [From Our Own Correspondent.] Fleet St., May 20. It has been settled that the Prince and Princess of Wales will not go to India next winter. Should there be any royal visit to the dependency at all, it will be made by one or other of
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    GREAT PLOT IN MOROCCO.
    161 5 UPPER CLASSES COMBINE TO UPSET THE THRONE. SULTAN CALLED A TRAITOR. BANDIT TO RELEASE CAPTIVES. [Reuter’s Services.] London, 14th June. The Battleship Prince of Wales has left. Tangier. The bandit Rassuli has notified the Sultan’s compliance with his inil in demands and the release of the
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    THE BEAR TRAPPED AGAIN.
    226 5 800 RUSSIANS SLAUGHTERED. VLADIVOSTOCK FLEET AT LARGE. THE RUMOURED NAVAL BATTLE. [Our Exclusive Service.] London, 13th June. Eight hundred Russians have been slaughtered at Pulantien. [Reuters Services.] London, 13th June. There are vague and unconfirmed rumours in St. Petersburg that a great naval battle has been
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    MORE FIGHTING IN TIBET.
    318 5 HOT WORK FOR THE BRITISH MISSION. “Rangoon Times'’ Service.] Simla, 7th June. Another fight has taken place in Tibet, the enemy making an attempt to overcome Kangma Post. They were repulsed with heavy loss, 164 being left dead on the field ami others being killed afterwards.
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    DOWIE IN LONDON.
    38 5 GIVEN THE COLD SHOULDER AT ALL HOTELS. FLIES UNDER AN ALIAS. [Our Exclusive Service.] London, 13th June. The Zionist Dowie has been refused admission into the London hotels and left hurriedly to-day under an alias.
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    AFGHAN TROOPS ACTIVE.
    32 5 MYSTERIOUS ORDER TO A RUSSIAN FIRM. [Reuter's Special.] London, 13th June. The Standard states that an Odessa firm has received an extensive order for summer outfits for Afghan troops.
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    TAIPING.
    294 5 The Acting Resident, Mr. H. Conway Belfield, has returned to Taiping from his tour of inspection in the districts of Upper Perak and New Territory. He left Kuala Kangsar for these districts on the Ist instant on his first visit to those parts, and proceeded as far as Grit.
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    JUSTICE IN PENANG.
    233 5 The Editor of the Pinang Gazette.” Dear Sir, I was interested to read both the letters under the heading Justice in Penang,” and can only confirm what the writers have therein expressed regarding the light sentences inflicted for such daring robberies of bicyclesand Tricycles. With regard to
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    MARRIAGE CEREMONIES.
    405 5 REFORMS DESIRED BY SELANGOR CHINESE. ]From Our Own Kuala Lumpur, June 12th. The Capitan China’s garden house was again packed with enthusiastic members of the Chinese Literary and Debating Society last night, the subject of debate being an attractive one—the unsuitability of the existing marriage ceremonies. The genial
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    THE GOVERNOR’S TOUR.
    427 5 HIS PROJECTED VISIT TO II’OII. A large number of un-offieial Europeans of Kinta assembled in the Reading Room of the Ipoh Club on Friday evening to discuss the proposal of presenting an address to His Excellency the High Commissioner on the occasion of his visit to Ipoh,
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    PENANG SKIPPER IN TROUBLE.
    342 5 LIVELY DOINGS OF AN IRISHMAN. One Month’s Imprisonment. Timothy O’Brien, a Master Mariner, appeared before Mr. A. T. Bryant this morning to answer three charges of assault and one' of trespass, in the Prince of Wales Hotel, Chulia Street. Margaret Marshall, the Proprietress of the Prince
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    SOME CADDIE STORIES.
    323 5 REMINISCENCES OF SANDY SMITH There are many stories told of Sandv Smith, an elderly North Berwick caddie, who died last year. Sandy was a fisherman by trade, but latterly found that it was easier and also more profitable to be a fisher of men on the golf
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    Exchange.
    121 5 Penang, 14th June. (/>;/ Courtesy of the Chartered Bank.') London Demand Bank, 1/11. 4 months’ sight B ink 1/11|. 3 Credit 1/117/16. 3 Documentary 1/11. Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs. 143|. 3 days’ sight Private 145 Bombay, Demand Bank 1431. 3 days’ sight Private 145|. Madras, Demand Bank 143|. days’
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    Opera hipping and Commercial Intelligence.
    834 6 ARRIVALS. Socotra. Blit., 3896. Benton, June I I. Antwerp. gon.. I’. AO. Deli, Brit.. H>l. Bawasahib, June 13, Trang, gen., Koe Guan, A Co. Malaya, Ger. 345. Block, June 14, Dell, gen.. B. M. A Co. Pegu, Bi it., 201, Conway, June 14, Achoen, gen.,
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    THE VATICAN AT ST. LOUIS.
    339 6 PRICELESS TREASURES IN THE GREAT EXPOSITION. A Unique Museum. St. Louis. U. S. A.,—The historical treasures of the Vatican will form .an exhibit at the World’s Fair, which, in point of e lucative value will be second to none. Especially to the student of Christianity
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    THE GENTLE USURER.
    175 6 A BENEFACTOR OR SOCIAL EVIL? We are glad to see that Mr. Herbert White has set out to bell the eat in the matter of the Afghan nuisance in Colombo, savs the 7'iines of Ceylon. Fhere is scarcely a place of employment in the Fort where the
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      THE SEA RAIDERS.
      1538 6 A STRANGE TALE OF THE DEVON AND CORNISH COAST. Ry H. G. Wells. Author of “The Island of Dr. Moreau, The Time .Machine, and The Wheels of Chance.” CHAPTER 11. Mr. Pison has since described to the writer this starting eruption out of the waving laminaria meadows.
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      30 6 Municipal Notice. THE next Ordinary Meeting of the Municipal Commissioners, will be held at the Municipal Office, at 3 p. m. on Friday, the 17th June. IL P. PHILLIPS, Secretary.
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      83 6 Cholera Infantum.—This has long been regaree 1 as one of the most dangerous and fatal diseases to which infants are subject. It can be cured, however, when properly treated. All that is necessay is to give Chamberlain's Colic, Colera and Diarrhoea Remedy and castor oil as directed, with each buttle,
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