Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 18 June 1904

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 134. VOL. LXII. SATURDAY, 18th JUNE, 1904. PRICE 20 CENTS.
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      1740 1 “The Confession,” by Conan Doyle, on Page 3. FOR PRICES APPLY TO MARTYN Co. Shipping. Shipping. Shipping. Shipping. P S t!’on S Co a mpa N ny ,iB:a BRITISH STEAM NAVIGATION CoTtlth 1 Norideutuhu Lloyd. NIPPOTYIWU MISM expected arrivals and departures KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. ffik japan MA l STE MS
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      8 1 WHISKY b. C L. NEW BRAND. MARTYN Co.
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      THE CONFESSION.
      989 3  -  “Jrom 9rave ‘(so g a y, Jrom lively to Severe." etilletox. BY A. CONAN DOYLE. \utlior of the Adventures of Sherlock \|u;ih Clarke, The White Company, ,]{o lney Stone, Uncle Bernack, “The of the Korosko &c OOXCLVDED FROM YESTERDAY. the good Abbess hesitated, and when she spoke it
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      THE EVOLUTION OF THE BOLERO.
      308 3 1 iie silhouette of the Parisienne must of necessity be “chic,” but what may be chic this year will be demode the next. One new fashion after another appears season after season, and merges into the preceding fashions, so that the general silhouette of the
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      LINES FOR THE LADIES.
      362 3 ?—Punch. Womanhood's Lesson. As woman learns the lessons of womanhood —the nature of man, the sins, shames, and follies of life—she is appalled or repelled by the difference between ideal and real. The flowers of fancy are very beautiful, but they are very shortlived.—“ Rita in
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      DRESS DREAMS.
      556 3 Morning Leader. SOME NOVEL SUGGESTIONS ON DRESS, FROM AN IDEAL POINT OF VIEW. A stage draped with the green which, as in Nature, harmonised with everything an Adams room, with touches of green here and there, filled with fashionable women, and many men unwillingly dragged from clubs who
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      AN EGGY STORY.
      251 3 WARRANTED NEW LAID. An old gentleman whose great hobby is his collection of birds’ eggs, gathered from all parts of the globe, was recently asked to give the members of a local society a short lecture upon Foreign Birds and their Eggs.” He willingly assented, and on
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      THE ETERNAL FEMININE.
      767 3  -  BY' B. M. STUDDY. The nicest thing in the world,” said the Pretty Girl, decidedly, “is to be a pretty woman. The Athletic Girl sniffed contemptuously. She was tall, her shoulders were square, and her hips flat. She wore a short, straight skirt, a long, straight coat,
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      TALES FROM THE LAND OF THE MALAYS.
      290 3 A SPANISH GALLEON. It was a Spanish galleon I That proudly held its way From distant Zamboanga To vine-ctad Cadiz Bay. Her ample sails of canvas Are white as Alpine snows All swelling with the breezes, From cold Siberian floes. The burnished guns
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      Love and Evolution.
      83 3 Ncic York American. In the process of evolution, we have lost the eye of the eagle, the scent of the hound, and the digestion of the ostrich; but our greatest loss has been the ability to fall in love at first sight. It simplified things so much
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      Foredoomed to Failure.
      69 3 —Free la a An Anti-Corset League has been formed at Leeds. The male members have vowed never to marry corset wrecks.” We know only too well what will happen. Along will come a mis •hievous baggage with a fifteen-inch waist, preposterous shows, and an apparently simple but
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      Should "Modistes" be Taxed?
      81 3 —Truth. There are several thou an 1 dressmakers who either adopt Fren -h na nes to make their customers imagine that they have Parisian taste, or who dc.sTibe themselves as modistes instead of drc.umakers. That it pays them to do this is obvious, otherwise, Mrs. Brown,
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      Coloured Umbrellas at Last?
      84 3 World. Are coloured umbrellas really to make their appearance There is no doubt that in its present form the umbrella is the ugliest and most inartistic dress item we possess, not even excepting man’s tall hat. The Japanese have shown us what it is possible to
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      The Veil Peril.
      98 3 .—World. On the other side of the Channel the veil is assuming startling dimensions. Over here it is becoming almost a tyranny. Kept within reasonable limits, the veil can be almost as dangerous as the parasol, which can render a pretty woman absolutely irresistible, and add at
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      FLIRTATION.
      573 3 A “PALL MALL SKIT. In view 'bf the direct encouragement which a professor of an American University has given to flirtation by describing it as being a training of the abilities which one needs in serious life,” parents of attractive daughters have approached their political representatives upon the subject
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      35 3 The Efficacy of Chamberlain’s Pain Balm in the relief of rheumatism is being demonstrated daily. If troubled with this painful disease procure a bottle at once, One application relieves the pain. All dealers sell it.
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      135 3 STEARNS’ WINE, assists the body to make use of nature’s nourishment. Thus it cures. A Dangerous Disease.—Every one know 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
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    TO-DAY’S SUMMARY.
    70 4 Two Japanese transports have been sunk. Hundreds were shot or drowned. Most of the officers committed suicide. Kuroki has defeated Stackelberg, turning his right flank after a severe engagement. The Russian losses were heavy. Thirteen guns yvere abandoned. The Municipal Commissioners are preparing a scheme for the expenditure
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    Saturday, 18th June, 1904.
    1279 4 It is the unexpected that generally happens—especially in matters Municipal. The great event for which we garbed ourselves uncomfortably fizzled into a fiasco, the electric luminaries failing to lighten our darkness, yvhile the unexpected —-the Water Bogey we might call it has certainly taken us in
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    TAIPING.
    332 4 Nine subordinate officers of the Revenue Survey Department are now on the sick list at the same time. Mr. C. R. Hanson has arrived in Taiping. It is reported that he will go on inspection as far as Penang. Two men yvere to-day sentenced to two months’ R. I.
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    SIR FRANK AND CHINESE LABOUR.
    505 4 QUOTES Mr. JOHN TURNER TO CLINCH THE ARGUMENT sir Frank Syvettenbam writes to The Times that after hearing the opinions of so many theorists on a subject of yvhich they possess no practical knowledge, it may interest people to have the experience of an employer
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    SHAKESPEARE IN PENANG.
    367 4 CURIOUS THEATRICAL ENTERTAINMENT BY PARSEE COMPANY. DUSKY FOOTLIGHT FAVOURITES. The Parsee Curzon Theatrical Company opened for a short season in Penang at the Theatrical Hall, Kuala Kangsar Road, last night. Zoolme Na-rayva yvas the name of the play, an adaptation in Hindustani of Shakespeare’s Cymbeline.” Parsee Theatrical
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    PENANG CHORAL SOCIETY.
    241 4 A meeting of the Penang Choral Society was held at the Toyvn Hall yesterday afternoon, Mr.W. Hargreaves taking the chair. There were about fifteen members present, including the Hon. Secretary. The meeting yvas called for the purpose of considering the rules under yvhich the society yvill be
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    TIGERS ON PENANG HILL.
    192 4 Chinese squatters state that two tigers nave been frequently seen betyveen the Penang Hill and Ayer Etam Hill of late. This may only be a legend, for similar stories have been told years ago but there has been no authentic information regarding such unyvelcome visitors. Perhaps
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    FROM EAST AND WEST.
    353 4 Queen.” NOTES AND NOTIONS p P THE WORLD’S PREss A Political Possibility. One of the possiblities of the f ut Home Rule Government which si,.,'? tinue to exist on condition tint' o, nothing about Home Rule Why Russia Fights. 1 For the right of the vast
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    London Day By Day.
    475 4 Fleet St. May 24. Speaking at Aberdeen last night, Mr. Bryce, M. P., said that some one had remarked of Mr. Chamberlain that he had brought statesmanship doyvn to electioneering. Mr. Balfour had brought it doyvn to a series of Parliamentary dodges. These yvere parts of
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    GREAT SCHEME TO IMPROVE PENANG.
    1313 5 I MUNICIPAL commissioners I MEETING. I SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS I WANTED. I WATER PROBLEM SOLVED OR I SHELVED? Q c ncr® improvements in local Public Works «ere proposed at yesterday's Meeting of the Municipal Commissioners. Dollars 600,000 w i!l be required. Ordinary Meeting of
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    THE NEW LOAN.
    202 5 The following is Air. Young's suggestion for the employment of the New Loan of 600,000 Penang, 2nd June 1901. To The President, Al unicipal Commissioners, Penang. Sir, The loan of $600,000 should I suggest be apportioned for works required as under Purchase of catchment arealoo,ooo Refuse Destructor
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    TWO JAPANESE STEAMERS SUNK.
    160 5 CAUGHT BY RUSSIANS AND TORPEDOED. OFFICERS COMMIT SUICIDE. HEAVY MORTALITY PROBABLE. ENGLISH CAPTAIN DROWNED. [Our Exclusive Service.] Kobe, 17th June. The Nippon Yusen Kaisha’s steamers Hitachimaru and Sadomaru were torpedoed by the Russians on Wednesday off’ Okinoshima. One hundred and fifty persons were saved from the
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    TWO RUSSIAN BATTERIES WIPED OUT.
    92 5 JAPANESE SUCCEED IN TURNING GENL. STACKELBERG’S FLANK. ANOTHER BRILLIANT VICTORY. RUSSIANS LOSE HEAVILY AND ABANDON 13 GUNS. I Reuter’s Service.] London, 17th June. A despatch received from Genl. Stackelberg timed early on the morning of the 16th describing the battle at Wafengkan, says that a
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    TO RELIEVE PORT ARTHUR.
    77 5 RUSSIAN REINFORCEMENTS HURRYING TO THE RESCUE. THE JAPANESE CREEPING CLOSER. [Our Exclusive Service.] Singapore, 18th June. An arrival at Shanghai from Harbin reports that four trains daily are being despatched to the front from Russia. The Russians are straining all their resources to concentrate and relieve
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    GREAT INTERNATIONAL MOTOR CAR RACE.
    58 5 FRANCE AGAIN WINS THE GORDON BENNETT CUP. ENGLISH COMPETITORS UNPLACED. [Reuter's Service.] London, 18th June. The Frenchman Thery has won the Gordon Bennett motor race at Homburg. Jenatzy, the German was second the Englishmen were unplaced. Nobody was hurt. There was a huge assemblage. The
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    BRITISH ARMY REFORM.
    27 5 DISSENSIONS IN THE CABINET. [Reuter’s Service.] London, 18th June. It is understood that marked dissensions in the Cabinet regarding the Army reform have arisen.
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    GOVERNOR OF FINLAND KILLED.
    35 5 THE ANARCHIST’S SHOT PROVES FATAL. [Reuter’s Service.] London, 18 th June. General Bobrikoff the Russian GovernorGeneral of Finland, shot by a Finnish malcontent two days ago, has died of his wound.
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    KUALA LUMPUR.
    280 5 15th June 04. The Japanese Widowsand Orphans Fund has increased to $548. Mr. W. Hargreaves M. A., Headmaster of the Penang Free School, will deliver a special lecture to the Literary and Debating Society on Wednesday next. Of the three apprentices of the Institute for Medical Research, who
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    PENANG CRICKET CLUB.
    138 5 LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT. The following ties have been arranged for Tuesday. Double Handicap. F. L. Tomlin H. P. Clodd vs. G. H. Cater H. A. Neubronner. Dr. Jamieson C. Bradbery i's’. P. J. Sproule L. A. Blackmore. G. A. Chaney J. W. Blackstock vs. S. C. Penny
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    Church services.
    69 5 XXX St. George’s Church. Third Sunday After Trinity 19th June, 1904. 8 a.m. Matins. {Choral.) 8 30 a.m. Holy Communion. {Plain) 5 p.m. Sunday School. 6 p.m. Evensong and Sermon. Chirch of lhe AssimHlor. First Mass at 6 15 a.m. High Mass at 8 a.m. Vespers and Benediction,
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    EXCHANGE.
    124 5 Penang, 18th June. {By Courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Bank, 1/H 3/16. 4 months’sight Bank 1/113/8. 3 Credit 1/11 9/16. 3 Documentary 1/11 5/8. Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs. 144|. 3 days’ sight Private 146 A. Bombay, Demand Bank 144 A. 3 days’ sight Private 146*2. Madras, Demand
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    THE LOG BOOK.
    736 6 June 18th 1904. Captain Wilson of the s.s. Flevo, which arrived at Singapore from Kuantan, reports that while lying off •Kuantan on the 28th ulto., he saw a four-oared boat containing a European and a Chinaman coming towards the Flevo. lhey came on board and it was
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    Shipping and Commercial Intelligence.
    847 6 ARRIVALS. Sn Sang, Brit., 1176, Young, June 18, Calcutta, gen., Boustead, Co. Zamania, Brit 2893, Acheson, June 18, madras, gen., H. L. Co. Kistna, Brit., 524, AddenbAoke, June 18, Singapore, gen., H. L. Co. Unity, Nor., 930, Hansen, June 18, Rangoon, gen., Swee Thong, A Co.
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