Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 8 May 1905

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833 No. 104 VOL. LXIII. MONDAY, Bth MAY. 1905. PRICE 20 CENTS.
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      1054 2 GWYNNES Ltd. When (j. H. gwynne. Ltd., gwynne Co.,’united.) All Description of Mining properties TTk ir KSTABUSBKD OVER FIFTY YEARS. Reported 00. 1 1111 OIV Telegrams— ABc •gwynne. london.” moreing s* neale's. lix/HvXrf* Plants designed and erected. i Trade Mark "INVINCIBLE." IPOHHPERAK. UFI Manufacturers of the largest and most efficient
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    FUTURE ADMIRALS.
    970 3 The Committee which interviews British Admirals in embryo is composed of wise men. At any rate they understand the human boy. One of their chief difficulties in interviewing candidates for the qualifying examination for the Royal Naval College, Osborne, is caused by the net vousness of the boys.
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    PITCAIRN ISLANDERS OF TO-DAY.
    650 3 INTERESTING REPORT. A report by Mr. A. T. Simon on Pitcairn Is’and—the lonely home in the Pacific of the descendants of the mutineers of the Bounty—is issued as No. 30 of that interesting series of Parliamentary Papers known as the Colonial Reports. Acting on instructions from
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    Training Diet.
    221 3 There is consternation in Australian and New Zealand temperance societies at the news that Alfred Shrubb, the famous long distance runner, considers beer an excellent thing to train upon. As a rule the successful athlete only takes to beer as a regular diet at the close of a
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    GERMANY AND THE BOER WAR.
    1133 3 The German General Staff of the Prussian Army are bringing out a series of volumes in criticism of the Boer War. The first volume describes all the disasters and reverses which marked the commencement of the War. The second opens with the landing at Cape
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    Mr. Winston Churchill and Mr. Chamberlain.
    379 3 In the course of an interview whiJi appears in the April number of the Mall Magazine, Mr. Winston Churchill discusses Free T rade and Mr. Chamberlain with Mr. Herbert Vivian, and we quote a few of 'his remarks, which will doubtless be read with
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    A Priest and His Daughter.
    244 3 A Curious Situation. A curious event has taken place in the Church w’orld which is scarcely to be met with outside the Eternal City, and not often there. Some years ago the Duke de Sora, one of the celebrate I Boncompagni-Ludovisi House, suddenly lost his
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      67 3 A Safe Medicine. Mothers of small children need not hesitate to administer Chamberlain s Cough Remedy. It contains no opiate or narcotic in any form and may be given to a baby with as much confidence as to an adult. It always cures and quickly. All dealers sell it. When
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      21 3 STEARNS’ HEADACHE CURE, can be obtained from all dispensaries (quickly by post) Gives instant relief. Avoid imitations, Keep the Genuine handy.
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      244 3 I ADAMSON, GILFILLAN Co.,Ws PALE FINO SHERRY AND OLD TAWNY PORT. MACKAY’S LIQUEUR WHISKY. :o: GIESLER’S CHAMPAGNE. :o: Obtainable Retail at all the Principal Stores. AYLESBURY GARLAND, Agents for Perak. MASSEY HARRIS BICYCLES. “For those who w r ant the best.” At the P. C. Club’s Gymkhana held on April
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    THE WEEK.
    89 4 -s’ Monday. 8:h May. Harmstons Circus. 9 p. m .lumping Competition. Town Band, Esplanade. <» to 7 p. in. Tuesday. 9th May. Harmstons Circus, 9 p. m. Wednesday, 10th May,. Harmstons Circus. 9 p. in. Town Baud. Esplanade. I» to 7 p. m Thursday. Ilih May. Harmston s
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    Monday, 8th May, 1905.
    1184 4 In a letter mule public some little time ago Lord Charles Beresford said The Empire depends for its existence on the gallantry, readiness of resource, and indomitable energy of the Mercantile Marine, who, under all conditions of difficulty and stress of weather, ensure the punctual delivery
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    HIGHER EDUCATION FOR WOMEN.
    885 4 At one time a sort of prejudice existed against anything but an average education for women. A clever girl was looked upon with a certain amount of distrust by men of mediocre intellectuality. No Girton or woman under-graduate for me” one individual matrimonially inclined exclaimed on
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    SINGAPORE RACES.
    522 4 Saturday’s Betting. The following are the odds for f|, e Singapore Derby anil the Maiden p] at(l at the coming Singapore Race Meeting as quoted at noon on Saturday Singapore Derby? 2to 1 Devilment 3to 1 Wingaroon 4to 1 Cadenas 4to 1 The Idler 8 to 1 ‘Cornwell
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    Penang Swimming Club.
    145 4 GENERAL MEETING. The General Meeting of the members of the Penang Swimming Chib was held at the Club Bungalow at Tanjong Bungah yesterday morning. The Report of the Hon. Treasurer and Secretary was presented and approved, and the following office-bearers wen* elected President, A. IL Adams Vice-President,
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    Penang Golf Club.
    28 4 Lawn Tennis Tournament. The following are the results of Satur day’s play Ladies' Championship. Fing. I. 31 rs. Freer beat 31 rs. Dunn 6—2 6—o.
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    The English Mail.
    42 4 The Royal 3lail steamer Kmgal having left Colombo at 11 p.m. on Saturday, is expected to ariivo here at 6 a.m. on Thursday, the 11th inst., and will leave for Singapore and China, at 8 a.m. tin} same dav.
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      214 4 Caldbeck, Macgregor Co. (ESTABLISHED 1804). Wine and Spirit Merchants. LONDON, GLASGOW, HONGKONG, SHANGHAI, SINGAPORE and PENANG. o: Price List on Application to Temporary? Premises Godown No. 8, behind 33 Beach Street. :o: SOLE AGENTS FOR BOLLINGER CHAMPAGNE, KUPPER’S PILSENER BEER, EXSHAW’S No. I BRANDY, fraes), AND CLUB WHISKY. 11 1
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      124 4 1 IL.I Rll I AA’ must he addressed to T/i<> hdltor, 1 V'ritten on out side of the ,p(ipkt only and arniwpitnied by the irrihr'» name. “nd address not necessarily for iusmtiou but as m tfriaraniee of yood laith. yfl hh monies must be paid at Ihr Pinany Gazette” Office.
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    THE BRITISH NAVY.
    185 5 THE CHINA STATION. the wireguns. OFFICIAL EXPLANATION. [Reuter's Service.] London, 7th Muy. Renter wires from Melbourne that H.M. S. <ifluiux has been ordered to join H. M. S. C7/oon the China Station. 'i'he countermanding of the great naval mamriivii's has evoked speculation of every description, but it
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    RUSSIA.
    93 5 polish strike ended. [Reuter's Service] London, 6th May. Despite the police prohibition, a great secret meeting of delegates of numerous provincial Zemstovs has been held at Moscow for the purpose of formulating principles for the establishment of a Russian National Assembly. London. Bth May. ’l'he Polish Socialist organisation nas
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    THE WAR.
    120 5 JAPANESE ADVANCE. [Reuter’s Service.] London, Bth May. The Tsar, at Tsarkoseloe, addressing 1,150 cadets, who have been promoted lobe officers in the Army, mentioned tint they had been promoted four months earlier than usual owing to the heavy losses of officers in Manchuria. London, later. Reuter wired from
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    THE VLADIVOSTOCK SQUADRON.
    74 5 A RAID. I Reuters Service.] London, Bth May. A telegram from R niter's correspondent at lokio states that four Russian torpedoboats belonging to the Vladivostock squadron appeared recently off the west coast of Hokkaido. They burned a small sailing ship, the crew of which escaped although the
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    CRICKET AT HOME.
    49 5 THE FIRST Al 81 RADIAN MATCH. I BKI'TKI.’ S Skkvick.] London. Bth May. The following "> l> -esult- of various cricket inatehes which huisl.e.l on batur,taThoTust.ralinlH drew will, the Gentlemen of Englund. Yorkshire beat Somerset by an inning» ami 224 runs. Surrev beat Essex by 1.0 runs.
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    THE ENGLISH TURF.
    50 5 Reuter’s Service.] London, Bth May. Mr William Hass, heir to the Baronetcy of Burton who Imuglit *'«/><« from Mr. Ks. Sicvier for £25,000, has purchased the stallion from Mr. C D. Hose fOr is the sire year his stock won r^::'’ W Ms pedigree are Bend Grand
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    THE BALTIC FLEET.
    279 5 ROZHDESTVENSKY'S CHANCES. GERMAN OPINION. [Reuter's Service.] London, Bth May. I lie delay in Admiral Rozhdestvensky’s movements is causing some doubt in Tokio as to whether his intention is to move northward and risk an early battle. A telegram to the Foreign Office, Tokio, gives the following summary
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    BOXING.
    30 5 THE WORLD’S FEATHER-WEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP. I Reuter s Service.] London, Bth May. At San Francisco Brett (America) defeated White (England) for the Featherweight Championship of the World in twenty rounds.
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    TURKEY’S TROUBLES.
    27 5 [Reuter’s Service.] London, Bth May. Sixteen Red if battallions of the first Turkish Army Corps have been called to the colours for service in Yemen.
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    OBITUARY.
    341 5 [Reuter's Service.] London, Bth May. The death is announced of Sir Robert Herbert, Chairman of the Tariff Commission. [The Rt. Hon. Sir Robert George Wyndham* Herbert, «.C.8., d.c.1., 1.1. d., .i. p.. D.L., was Dorn at Brighton on June 12th 1831, being the only son of the late Hon.
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    TRAINING NOTES.
    413 5 Sefton. Even at this early stage, the Race Course of a morning, (especially on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays) is well worthy of a visit, as things are beginning “to hum.’’ We have a long and strong string in readiness for the Singapore Spring Meeting coming off in another
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    White “Wives” and Chinese Husbands
    452 5 From the interior of China one hears horrible tales periodically of the sufferings undergone by white women who have hid the temerity to marry Chinese and return with their husbands to China. Another instance came to light recently in Hongkong where three white women and
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    NEWS FROM PEKING.
    338 5 N. China Morning Post. FROM NATIVE SOURCES. Military Organiser. It is reported that the Goverumgnti contemplates the despatch of Chang Kang to Hi as military organiser. For The Board of War. In official circles it is reported that there, is every probability of Tit Liang lieing appointed
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    The Indian Earthquake.
    430 5 RELIEF FUND FOR SOLDIERS. Simla, 2nd May. The’following is issued from Army headquarters —lt having been decided that the fund being raised by the LieutenantGovernor of the Punjab in connection with the Dharmsala disaster is to be devoted solely to the relief of the civil population, and
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    THE LOG BOOK.
    407 6 Monday, Bth May, 1905. We may shortly have destroyers laying aside their garb of dull black or sober grey for one resplendent with half the hues of the spectrum. Recently some interesting experiments designed to find out what colour made a destroyer most difficult to pick-up” with
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    PASSENGERS FROM ROME.
    277 6 Per P. O. steamer Britannia connecting with the steamer Bengal at Colombo, from London. April 14.—-lo Singapore Mr. R. S. Watson, Mi* G. Cooper. Mr. K. F. Baynes, Mr. Ross, Mrs. H. H. Hudson, Mr. Gaze, Mr. and Mrs. G. J. Marshal^'Mr. L. G. Blackburn, Mr. E.
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    Shipping and Commercial Intelligence.
    12 6 Shipping and Commercial Intelligence. Shipping and Commercial Intelligence.
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    PENANG TURF CLUB.
    988 6 PROGRAMME FOR AUTUMN MEETING, 1905. Tuesday 25tb. Thursday 2Tfb apd Saturday 29tb Julv. FIRST DAY. Tuesday, 25th July, 1905. 1. THE MAIDEN PLATE. A Cup presented by John Armstrong, Esq., with $750 added by the Club. A Race for Maiden Horses. Weight as per sc de reduced
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      149 6 Biliousness is only another name for clogged or sluggish liver caused by rich food, or by eating too much meat or by taking too little exercise. It is a common complaint in this country, but can be quickly remedied by stimulating the How of bile which softens the mass, so
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      74 6 Children When Teething. This is the most dangerous age in the life of a child. At this time they have more or less diarrhoea, which weakens the system and renders the child more susceptible to disease. Any unusual looseness of the bowels should be promptly controlled, which can be done
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      1528 7 T| i Q F 6 r I PENANG VOLUNTEERS. HOTEL des INDES, r— I W »Mi El 1% ORDERS BY CAPTAIN A. R. ADAMS, ’“JEET FlnC Skill IN WHITE G LASS BOTTLES wmmm da* r. g cl lvly opened Hotel madefiner and badismadebclterby x- I'OR MAI. 11)05. Families, Travellers aud
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      2101 8 PENANG SALES ROOM. THE ROBINSON PIANO Co., Ltd. ALLAW IRVINO honckonc and shanghai heoerlandsche handel international banking O(JR REPRESENTATIVE —Contwctors. BANKING CORPORATION. MAATSCHAPPIJ. CORPORATION. AN Al Cl lON SALE <>!• Works 40 WELD QUAY. Paid-up-Capital $10,000,000 p;.,.. 1.,., f T Household Furniture, &C. Mr. R. Myram, Town Store _3l BEACH
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