Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 10 February 1906

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  • 20 1 PINANG GAZETTE AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 31 VOL. LXiV. SATURDAY, 10th FEBRUARY. 1906. PRICE 20 CENTS.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 1729 1 Intended Sailings. p. 0. Steam Naviga- BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION Co., LTD. Norddeutscher Lloyd. Bremen. tion, Company. I ,„B For Intrndrd to Sail. Stramrk. mVL I s EXPECTED ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES. |f |j MAIL SERVICE. Th Imperial German Mail Line. V 8/ 0„/m«r<4>. Karrical, Feb IF Delhi .onvmolmc with Moollan
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  • 1052 2 PROGRAMME. 20th. 22nd and 24th February. 1906. FIRST DAY. The following are the most important entries for Batu Gajal) races to be held on the 20th x 22nd, and 24th instant 1. The Maiden Plate. Value $4OO. For all Maidens. Weight per scale (10 st.) .Allowance of
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    • 210 2 Dr. F. A. Moffatt, R DS Surgical and Mechanical dentist. 32 NORTH AM ROAD. < May ba Consulted from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m or Later by Special Appointment. Crown and Bridge Work a Speciality All Work Guaranteed. PRICES STRICTLY MODERATE. TELEPHONE No. 332. CONSULTATION FREE. MUNICIPAL NOTICE. Application S
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    • 347 2 THEAN CHEE S Co., Gra m Go Ud, 4, Beach Street, Penang. 14, Bishop Street. Manicure Sets, in Ebony in Lout her Cases ph t—-- each. ARE NOW SHOWING NOVELTIES O<»sa Face indispensable to L l( lie S ,,!elieatelyP f and ready Powdered, 50 cts. each. Creme Violet te for
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  • 1127 3 On the agenda for ye itcrd ty’.s m jeting of the Legislative Council was an item with reference to the carrying of the Currency Amendment Bill—the Ordinance fixing the dollar rate of exchange at 2s 4d through its final stages. This action will meet with no
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  • 193 3 An American Senator’s Views. In an interesting article which is published in the New York Tribune, Senator F. T. Dubois discusses the causes of the political unrest in the Philippines. He points out that all the Filipinos, with the exception of those holding official positions, favour a Government
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  • 340 3 The Chinese Government in August, 1904, decreed that the Dalai Lama should be reduced to the station of a private individual I >y temporary deprivation of his dignitv, which the Taslii Lama should succeed, as well as to all his spiritual functions. It was understood that the
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  • 861 3 The Times Hongkong correspondent writes:—The year through which we have just passed has been, on the whole, rather an unsatisfactory one, although in certain classes of goods a large business has been done. The general conditions i South China have in many respects been more
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  • 303 3 M. H. Gervais-Constellemont, writing in the Temps, utters a warning against exotic marriages. He instances the case of a young I’.-trfeiUfl girl who married rt Chinaman attached to the Legation in the French capital. All went well while the couple remained in France, but in course of time
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  • 240 3 Penang, 10-2-1906. Description. Beef:— Cts. Soup per catty 14 R>ast 28 Steaks 28 Stew or Curry Meat 18 Rump Steak 28 Ox Tail each 30 Tongue 60 Feet 15 Heart 30 Tripe per catty 12 Liver 32 Pork Pork 34 Pig’s Head 24 Feet 26 Tftrigue 36 Mutton
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  • 277 3 ABOUT WOMEN. The Empress of Russia spe.ids no less than £2,000 yearly on perfumes, soaps, and toilet waters, ordered almost entirely from Paris. The Empress of Germany is passionately fond of all kinds of flowers, but for some time has favoured orchids, of which she possesses
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 61 3 Every Bottle Guaranteed. This is done with Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy, and if you are not satisfied after using two-thirds of the bottle according to directions, return what is left and your money will be refunded. George Town Dispensary, General Agents, and for sale by all Dispensaries and Dealers. Stearns’ Head
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    • 103 3 Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy Absolutely Harmless. The fault of giving children medicine containing injurious substances is sometimes more disastrous than the disease from which they may be suffering. Every mother should know that Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy is perfectly safe for children to take, as it contains nothing harmful. George Town Dispensary,
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    • 106 3 Travellers Find Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy Everywhere. Mr. C. W. Eckerman, Manager of the Smith-Premier Typewriter Co. at Omaha, Nebraska, U. S. A., who is a staunch friend of Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy, says I have taken particular notice that this remedy seems to be carried by drug stores in all parts
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    • 69 3 Another Case of Rheumatism Cured by Chamberlain’s Pain Balm. The efficacy of Chamberlain’s Pain Balm in the relief of rheumatism is being demonstrated daily. Parker Triplett, of Grisby, Virginia, U. S.,A. says that Chamberlain’s Pain Balm gave him permanent relief from rheumatism in the back when everything else failed, and
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    • 710 3 > VINOLIA CREAMj S, lnvaluable for MOSQUITO and all INSECT > BITES, giving immedi- ate re^ i n^so f° r Prickly heat, Face Spots, Eczema, <fcc. Relieves Itching at once. In round boxes, (4 Sizes.) Sold Everywhere. Fusing Lama Tin Mines, Limited. DIVIDEND No. 2. A DIVIDEND of sixpence per
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  • 124 4 IjJlf' Satur.iajr. 10 h February Fireworks. Esplanade, ft p. m High water 2.26 p.m. Low water IS 25 a m SunJn,. Ibh February Septuagesima. Wnter-|x»l<». Suimniing Club, 10.30 u.m. High water 3 16 p.m. !>>w wAterf).!*<. a m Monday, 12th February. Ttiwii Baud. Kaplaiui.de, 6 to 7 pm
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  • 992 4 There are varioin mittcis c<>nn<idt <1 with tl.e Supreme Court buildbig in Penang—its exterior and interior appear- j ance and the general absence of proper acconpii'- sati<»n for the public and the legal ’professi< n which acq ->u.ve of continual and jti<t ifi »'L« criticism. inmnlll
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  • 102 4 The following subscriptions to the .laptnuose Famine Belief Fund, initiated by the Itcsident Councillor, are acknowledged by the Hon. Treasurer, Mr. E. M. Jagipn Previously acknowledged $875 Messrs. Schmidt, Kusteiinan <fc Co. 250' Klr.no Cheow Teong 200 'Messrs. ;S-.un.il:uids, Buttery C 0.... 100 E; Ms tLanion, Esq.
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  • 674 4 Taiping, 9th Feb. The Taipingites who went down to Penang to catch a glimpse of Prince Arthur, ami to see something of the racing, are back again, some jubilant, others the contrary, for Fortune, the fickle goddess, does not smile on all. It is gratifying
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  • 240 4 CORRESPONDENC E \^Al I communications intended for insertion in this journal must be, authenticated. The Editor it> not responsible for the opinions of corr> spondents.] EURASIANS IN THE PUBLIC SERVICE. To The Editor of the Pinang Gazette."} Dear Sir, For seven and faventv vears I have been watching with keen
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  • 244 4 LAWN TENNIS The fallowing are the r<-> u ls played yesterdav < l Profession Pairs A. S. Anthony Y i beat G W. D. Procter W ]> j,-.. 6-0 6-1. L Mixed Doubles. Mrs. Adams A A. G. Antl 1(1|)v bea t Mrs. Wei ham C. C
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  • 560 4 The statutory meeting was held on 16th in’t. nt the London Chamber of Commerce, Sir Frank A. Swettenham presiding. The Chairman said the board had received a report from the manager in tire East, Mr. McGregor. They had been able to retain the services of the
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    • 121 4 EASTERN ORIENTAL HOTEL. MOONLIGHT BAND. Tso-fright Saturday, ICt6 February, 8 to 11 p.m. SARKIES BROS., Proprietors. r use ZOTAL. THE WORLD’S GREAT DISINFECTANT. In Bottles $0.50. 1 Gallon Tins... ..$2.00. 2 s36° 4M M $7.00, SOLE IMPORTERS. GEORGE TOWN DISPENSARY. Ltd.. AGENTS IN PERAK. Aylesbury and Garland, Ipoh. Pritchard Co.,
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    • 107 4 CONTRIBUTIONS must be adHcMed The Editor,” writt«uie<n>ovMsid'e of'fhe 1 paper only and by- the wriiePt name and address not necessarily far insertion but as a guarantee of good faith,- o n. LL monies must be. paid to‘ the Gcne.ral' Manager at the ff l'iu<eug Gapdte -Ojfafe, Penang. LL business communication-
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  • 136 5 THE OPEMIHG OP PARLIAMEHT. party preparations. [Reuter’s Service London, 9th Feb. Mr. Arthur Balfour has sent letters to the Unionist Members of the House of Commons, requesting them to be in their places in Parliament on the 13th iust. The Prime Minister. Sir Henry Camp-bell-Bannerman, and Lord
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  • 101 5 KING ALFONSO’S CHOICE [Reuter’s Service London. 9th Feb. The Spanish Cabinet has congratulated King Alfonso on his choice of Princess Ena of Battenberg as his bride. The marriage will probably take place on June 2nd. ["Princess Ena of Battenberg has write > an autograph letter to the
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  • 9 5 A CRITICAL MOMENT. THE POLICE QUESTION.
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  • 75 5 London, 9th Feb. A telegram from Algeciras, where the Morocco conference is now sitting, has been published in Paris. It declares that a critical moment in the negotiations has arrived. The delegates of the Powers have been favourably impressed by the frankness of the French delegates, as compared
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  • 64 5 DISSATISFACTION WITH THE COMMERCIAL TREATY. [Rsutbb's Service.] London, 10th Feb. In a debate in the French Chamber considerable dissatisfaction was evoked with the terms of the Franco-Russian Commercial Treaty, the speakers declaring that Russia gave nothing in return for French money and friendship and that Russia’s continued
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  • 57 5 AN IMPORTANT MEASURE. [Reuter’s Service.) London, 9th Feb. A telegram from Washington states that the U. S.- House of Representatives has passed a bill empowering the inter-state Commission of Commerce to fix the maximum rates to be charged by the American rail wav companies. The bill also
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  • 56 5 JAPANESE IM PLICATED. [Reuter’s Service.] London, 9th Feb. The Daily Chronicle states that a great sensation has been caused throughout Australia by the discovery of secret plans of the fortifications of Sydney iu the luggage of two Japanese. The Hon. Thomas Playford, Minister for Defence in the
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  • 48 5 ARMAMENT OF NEW BATTLESHIPS [Reuter’s Service.] London, 9th Feb. The plans of the United States battleships North Carolina and Michigan provide for an armament of twelve 12-inch guns. There is to be no secondary battery except for the purpose of repelling attacks by torpedo-boats.
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  • 238 5 THE LATEST BATTLESHIP. LAUNCHED BY THE KING TO-DAY. [Ruter's Service.] London, 9th Feb. The papers publish full details of the new turbine battleship H. M.S. Dreadnought which is to be launched by the King to-morrow. They point out that, compared with the Dreadnought, all earlier battleships are
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  • 75 5 NATIVE ATTACK ON POLICE. KAFFIRS DROWNED IN A MINE. [Reuter’s Service.] London, 10th Feb. A party of armed natives attacked fourteen of the Police who were collecting the poll-tax at Richmond, Natal. An Inspector and a private were killed, while six others of the Police are missing. A
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  • 52 5 THE RECENT DISTURBANCES. [Reuter’s Service.] London, 9th Feb. An ex-officer and a student have been sentenced to two years’ imprisonment each for causing disturbances when the officials of the Ministry of Public Worship were taking an inventory of the chattels of the Roman Catholic Church
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  • 42 5 THE CASE AGAINST HERMAN WEHNER. [Reuter’s Service.] London, 10th Feb. The Privy Council has quashed the sentence of death passed by the Appeal Court in East Africa on Herman Wehner who was convicted on a charge of murdering a native.
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  • 29 5 AN ENGLISH MISSION BURNT. [Reuter’s Service.] London, 9th Feb. The English Presbyterian Mission at Chanjpusen, sixty miles from Amoy, has been burned by a mob. The missionaries escaped.
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  • 21 5 MORE MURDERS. [Reuter’s Service.] London, 9th Feb. The Chiefs of Police of Penza and Kutais were murdered by revolutionaries yesterday.
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  • 128 5 Mr. W. W. Bailey’s Report. A special telegram to the Times of Ceylon, dated London, 24th ult., says The Malacca Rubber Plantations, Ltd., is advertised with a capital of £300,000. The prospectus states that Mr. W. W. Bailey valued the property (Bukit Asahan) at £76,000. The
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  • 2056 5 A meeting of the Municipal Commissioners was held in the Municipal Offices yesterday afternoon. There were present Mr. J. W. Hallifax (President), Mr. L. H. Clayton, Dr. P. V. Locke, and Mr. A. R. Adams (who arrived somewhat late); also Mr. L. A. C. Biggs (Secretary), Dr.
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  • 57 5 11th February, 1906. Septuagesima. St. George's Church. 8 a.in. Matins.— (Choral). 8- a.m. Holy Communion.— (Plain). 5 p.in. Sunday School. 6 p.in. Evensong and Sermon. Presbyterian Church. 9- a.m. Prye Dock. 6 p.m. Northam Road. Church of the Assumption. First Mass at 6-15 a.m. High Mass at 8
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  • 859 6 The large ocean steamer Louise Roth, Captain Dabelle, which left Newcastle New South Wales, for Durban via Geelong, with 950 tons of bunker coal on 29th December, was later in the day observed standing off Redhead Prorpontory, about 14 miles south of Newcastle, with distress signals flying.
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  • 93 6 Rotokua, Brit., 555, Lingard, Feb. 9, Tongkah, gen., K°o Guan Co. Malaya, Ger., 348, Loewe, February 10, Deli, gen., Behn Meyer Co. Malacca, Brit., 2615, Beulon, Feb. 9, Yokohama, £en., A, Gilfillan Co. Hong Moh, Brit., 2554, Dawson, Feb. 9, Rangoon, gen., Hong Moh Co. Nachumba, Brit., 544,
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  • 64 6 Siak for Langkat. Avagyee for Deli. Coknelia for Pangkalan Brandan. Mary Austin for Port Swettenham. Langkat for Teluk Anson. Hebe for Singapore. Kihtna for Port Swettenham, Kuala Lumpur, and Singapore. Reael for Edie, T. Semawe, Segli, Pulo Web, Oleh’em, Padang and Batavia. Resident Halew’YN for Pangkor. Calypso for
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  • 46 6 PICK:— Hok Canton for Edie, T. Semawe, Segli. Olehleh and Sabang at 2 p.m. on Monday. Hong Moh for Singapore, Hongkong, Swatow and Ainoy at 3 p. in. on Monday. Palamcotta for Port Swettenham. Singapore, Hongkong and Amoy at 3 p. in. on Monday.
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  • 102 6 /V of Steamer, where «>;•:»»»•<«/> •late af arrival, where Imuwl, awl agents. Bechvana, fro’n Singapore, February 12, for Marseilles, Londo and Antwerp. Boustead Co. Quito, from Singapore, Feb. 18, for New York, Boustead A Co. Gleneakn, from London, Feb. 18, for Singapore. China and Japa", Bouste d Co.
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  • 7 6 Malacca from Singapore. Mr. Anderson
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  • 132 6 Penang, 10th February, 1906. (By Courtesy of the Chartered Bank. London Demand Bank 2,4 1/8 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4 7/16 3 Credit 2,4 f 3 Documentary 2/4 11/16 Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs. 173} 3 days’ sight Private 176 Bombay, Demand Bank 173 A 3 days’ sight Private» 176
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  • 723 6 Penang, 10th February, 1906. Gold leaf 81 Pepper > W Coast 3 lbs 5 oz.) stock White Pepper 30. rales Trang Pepper 21. buyers. Mace 75 sellers. Mace Pickings 65 se hrs. B. Nutmegs 110 31 sellers rNo. 1 6. In ’*<••>< •Sugar. < 2 < 4. (Basket 3
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 94 6 Be Quick. Not a minute should be lost when a child shows symptoms of croup. Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy given as soon as the child becomes hoarse, or even after the croupy cough appears, will prevent the attack. It never fails, and is pleasant and safe to take. George Town Dispensary,
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    • 276 6 .♦OVER SIXTY YEARS WORLD WIDE REPUTATION, WILKINSON’S Essence or Fluid Extract of RED JAMAICA <t>SAR8APARILLA Pronounced by the HIGHEST MEDICAL AUTHORITIES /the most iONDERFUL PURIFIER OF THE HUMAN BLOOD. The SAFEST and most RELIABLE REMEDY FOB x TORPID LIVER, LASSITUDE, ERUPTIONS, W^£ H ,D M.B. It Is asserted on good
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    • 115 6 McAlister Co., Ltd. The rate of exchange having been fixed, our prices for goods will be adjusted in accord. We are now engaged in compiling a new Catalogue which will contain the adjusted prices for our various goods. We expect to circulate this Catalogue on or about the Ist March.
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    • 163 6 OSE ONLY and USE ALWAYS most *7*2 REFRESHING. ft > Wfli p ar Superior A Luxurious Perfume to the In Health. German Kinds. A NECESSARY H ESTO RATi VE ft J ft|ft ftfl I IN SICKNESS. Iff W XUNSWEETENEdm^M jhSZ <ft It does not I» thicken. It BVBIJB ■■■yLalß is
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    • 564 6 NOTICE. PENDING THĔIssUE OF Ntw PRICE LISTS. We beg to notify t]pit As the dollar is now fixed 151 will be deducted "oiTajTto; Not ol Local Mannfactnre. THIS IS IN ADDITION TO OBJ CASH DISCOUNTS, Feb. Ist, 1906. PRITCHARD 4 r Federated Malay States Railways. REDUCTION IN RATES FOR CONVEYANCE
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    • 1603 8 CHARTERED BANK OF UNDIAI HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI nederlandsche HANDEL INTERNATIONAL BANKING THE MERCANTILE BANK OF AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. BANKING CORPORATION. MAATSCHAPPIJ. CORPORATION. INDIA, LIMITED. <Nctiierian fe l l ,Pto aats< Cha ./T Charter f«-‘“l-Onpi-»l 00,000,000 Netherlands Trading Society. fiscal Ajents lor the United State, ol T 1 Incorporated by Royal
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