Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 27 August 1906

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 195 VOL. LXIV. MONDAY. 27th AUGUST, 1906. PRICE 20 CENTS.
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      1867 1 s6 n9 Intended Sailings. stwint. samwA P. &0. Steam Naviga- BR j T SH iND A STEfIM NAVIGATION Co., LTD. tf.H Norddeahcher Lloyd, Bremen. tion, Company. i lmpeplal G^rn Matl Llne |E> EXPECTED ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES. FoR Intbiwbo to Sail. Stoamkr. I/Mk I MAIL SERVICE. j 1 /kk W HE
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      629 2 TheA hFir liptons TEAS Wroughtlron Tubes Fittings, Of Aix La Chapelle, cent Marine risks at lowest current rate». ,C V w Capi fcal £450.000 The Company also accept risks on IKiFtfA AWARDED THE v «««-o Qtnnlzu Alwnvfl nil TT fl II fl Total Assets £1,226,481 Sp ec i e> Bonds,
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    JAPAN AND SIAM.
    206 3 A traveller who has just returned from Siam tells a correspondent of the Manchester Guardian that already the schools, such as they are, are almost entirely staffed by Japanese teachers, both male and female, who are both cheaper and more adaptable than their European predecessors. In trade
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    Chinese Slavery Farce
    181 3 The Chinese Regiment has been disbanded, but, at the same time, all the officers of the regimentand also all officers who have qu ditied as interpreters of the Chinese languagehave been apprised by circular of the fact that the present Government proposes to appoint several inspectors of
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    Post Office
    368 3 The following unclaimed letters and papers are lying at the Penang Post Office Beeston, A J. Merchant, J. Bridges, H. F. Moffit, H. Buguy, Freres Paxton, W S. Cohen, A. E. S. Peacock, Mr. Coleman, W. P. Pratt, W. Coplin, E. A. Quadling, A. E. Davidson, J. Robinson,
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    MUNICIPAL PROGRESS REPORT FOR JULY, 1906.
    1774 3 M RETINGS. A special meeting was held on the 13th and an ordinary meeting on the 27th of the month. Commissioners. At the meeting on the 13th of the month A. R Adams, Dr. P. V. Locke, Mr. Lim Eu Toh, and Mr. Lo
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    Passengers to the Straits.
    362 3 I’er l‘. <> st- uner /ndia from London. .Augu-'t 3rd, connecting at Colombo, with steam-r Delta, due at Penang August 30th :'To Penang, Mr. E. L Bennett. Mrs. and Mbs Martin. To Singapore, Mr. A Heggie, Mr. A. Taylor, Mr. W. Mackenzii*. Per P. it O.
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      24 3 By His appointment to the King. bovril A {-lb. bottle of Bovril yields io to n cups of a highly nutritious and stimulating beverage.
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      80 3 A Good Rule for the Home. Make it one of your regular habits to keep Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy in your home as a safeguard against a sudden attack of bowel complaint. It is certain to be needed sooner or later, and when that time comes it will
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      45 3 Chamberlain’* Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. This is a perfectly reliable medicine for bowel complaints, ami one that has never been known to fail even in «he most severe and dangerous cases. George Town Dispensary, General Agents, and for sale by all Dispensaries and Dealers.
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      1502 3 NOTICE. I Native Ind*«s*rios Committee A of Port Dickson aro prepared to JAMES OLDHAM Jk Co., Rubber Bro- supply hats, fans, cushions, wastepaper kers and Agents, 19, St. Dunstan’s baskets, etc., of local manufacture at curHill, Gt. Tower St., London, E. C., secure rent prices. best prices ruling for Rubber
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    THE WEEK.
    115 4 Monday, 27th August. P.C.C. Lawn Tennis Tournament. Town Band, Esplanade, 6 to 7 p.in. High water 6.36 a.m. Low water 12.4<*p.,n. Tuesday, 28th August. P.C.C. Lawn Tennis Tournament. High water 7.27 a.in. Low water 1.20 p.in. Wednesday, 291 h August. Outward P. O. Mail. P.C.C. Lawn Tenn s
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    Monday, 27th August, 1906.
    894 4 As is well-known. Bill that. the Legislative Council in this, or any other, Crown Colony is referred to the Secretary of State for the Colonies for approval before it is allowed to become law. This may appear at times to be a superfluous step, entailing unnecessary
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    To-day’s exchange rate is 2/4d.
    103 4 To-day’s quotation for unrefined tin is Buyers, no sellers. Mr. H. Hilton has been appointed to be a member of the Pilot Board, Penang, vice Mr. A. Dennys, who has gone Home. It is stated on good authority that the vacant seat on the Straits
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    THE K.A.D.C.
    174 4 THE NEW BOY AT THE TOWN HALL. There was a large and representative audience at the Town Hall on Saturday evening, when the members of the Kinta Amateur Dramatic Club produced for the first, time, in Penang the well-known farce, The New Boy,” by Arthur Law. The performance
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    Kedah.
    684 4 The Penang correspondent of the Singapore Free Press writes: It is rather extraordinary to see how very little is known, at any rate in Penang, of the history of Kedah even during recent decades. There is some interesting information about rhe country during the first half of the present
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    CRICKET.
    201 4 A cricket match was played on Saturday afternoon on the Esplanade between the Committee of the Penang Cricket Club, captained by the President, Mr. F. O. Hall?, fax, and a team of ten, styled The Rest,” under the captaincy of Mr. W. Peacock. The respective scores were The Rest.
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    Penang Cricket Club.
    566 4 Lawn Tennis Tournament. The following tie has been fixed for to-rporrow Single HandicapClass A. Final. E. S. Haslam v. H. 11. Neubronner. The following tie has been fixed for Wednesday, 29th instant Profession PairsFinal. A. S. Anthony A. F. G. Anderson v. F. O. Hallifax G. R.
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      329 4 Eastern and Oriental Hotel CRITERION DINNER f. 31st August. In honour of the Birthday of H. M. Queen Wilhelmina' of Holland. in SARKIES BROTHERS, Proprietor*. fatum Accident insurance Company, THE HAGUE. TABLE I.— Combination Policy. Compensation for Accidents and Infectious Diseases. IN THE EVENT OF COMPENSATION INSURED. Death by accident
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      118 4 A I I J PINANG GAZETTE? ESTABLISHED 1833. CONTRIBUTIONS must be addressed to The Editor, written on one side of the paper only and accompanied by the writer's name and address, not necessarily for insertion<tv t as a guarantee of good faith. monies must be paid at the Pinang iHL
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    RUSSIA.
    397 5 DASTARDLY BOMB OUTRAGE. ATTEMPT ON THE PREMIER’S LIFE. OVER SIXTY CASUALTIES. Reuter’s Service.] London, 26th August. A bomb was thrown during a reception which was being given at the villa of M. Stolypin, the Russian Premier, in St. Petersburg, bv a man dressed as an officer. AH the persons
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    WEST INDIES.
    168 5 THE INSURRECTION IN CUBA. RACIAL ANTAGONISM. [Reuter’s Service.] London, 25th August. General Guerra, with five thousand insurgents, is outside Pinar del Rio, the terminus of the western section of the Cuban railways (ab »ut 125 miles from Havana). He is awaiting reinforcements and threatens to attack Havana. The
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    BRITISH MEDICAL ASSOCIATION.
    65 5 A SENSATIONAL EXPERIMENT. (UkUTKR’b SERVICE.] London, 26tii August. A sensation has been caused at the sittings of the British Medical Association at Toronto by Dr. Carrell, of Rockfeller University, exhibiting healthy dogs and cats with kidneys transplanted from other dogs and cats. Dr. Carrell stated that he
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    RACING AT TAIPING.
    292 5 TME AUGUST MEETING. SATURDAY’S RESULTS. [/ro»i Our Own Correspondent.] Taiping, 25th August. The following are the results of the racing here this afternoon The Griffin Handicap, Messrs. Chung Thye Phin and Eu Tong Sen’s bag The Orphan lOst 51b. 1 The C. C. Kongsi’s br a m
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    MAILS TO THE FARTHEST EAST.
    68 5 NEW ACCELERATED SERVICE. [Reuter’s Service London, 25th August. Under a new contract for the carriage of mails, the Canadian Pacific Railway and Steamship Lines shorten the time taken in the transmission of the mail from London to Hongkong by 9.1 days, and to Yokohama by
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    SOUTH AMERICA.
    60 5 THE EARTHQUAKES IN CHILE. [Reuter’s Service London, 27th August. Living men and women hive b-'en extricated at Santiago after five days’ incarceration. A portion of the cemetery fell lown the hill and the coffins were exposed to view. The authorities proposed to cover them with lime, but the
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    THE KING IT MARIENBAD.
    33 5 Rkdtkk’h Service.] London, 27th August. Mr. R. B. Haldane, Secretary of State for War, has bee i summoned to Martenbad as the Minister in attendance on HiMajesty King Edward.
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    CRICKET AT HOME.
    24 5 THE COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP. [Reuter’s Service.] London, 26th August. Kent has displaced Yorkshire in the premier position in the County Cricket Championship.
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    AUSTRALIA.
    22 5 EARTHQUAKE NEAR BATHURST. [Reuter’s Service.] London, 27th August. Slight shocks of earthquake have been experienced near Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia.
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    THE MISER IND LESE-MAJESTE.
    24 5 (Reuter’s Service.] London, 27 th August. The Kaiser has pardoned all persons who have been convicted in Germany of lesemajeste.
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    1732 5 Ordinary Meeting, Friday, 25th August. Present. His Excellency the Governor, Sir John Anderson, k.c.mg. His Excellency Major-General R. Inigo Jones, c.v.0., c.b. (General Officer Com-' manding the Troops). Hon. Capt. A. H. Young (Col. Secretary). J. R. Innes (Act. Attorney-General). J. O. Anthonisz (Act. Col. Treasurer). A T.
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      4 5 STEEL TRUNKS. McAlister Ltd,
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      374 5 WHISKIES. V. 0. H. B. CLUB WHISKY, VERY OLD SCOTCH, Sir John Power's Irish, etc., etc. A[sg Black and White, Dewar’s, Crawford’s, Haddow’s, and all Well-known Brands, Kept in Stock. Havana Cigars—Best Brands Only. Caldbeck, Macgregor Co. New Advertisements. wajnted. /CHINESE JUNIOR CLERK. GENTLEMAN, giving up his Establish- Apply inent,
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    THE LOG BOOK.
    765 6 The steamer «Japan, of which mention ras made in this column on Saturday, is >eing built for the A pear line, and may'be xpected to make her first call at Penang n the not distant future. The new regulation dealing with the case >f officers or men
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    PASSENGERS ARRIVED
    35 6 Pin Seng for Singapore, Mr. and Mrs. Lini Bock Swee, and three officers of the Postal Department: Port Swettenham, Mrs A. Vantooren, Mr. A. Vantooren Umballa, from Calcutta :Messrs. Bowen and Eng Wah.
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    SHIPPING ARRIVALS.
    197 6 Capr», I tai. 2715, Belsito, Aug. 25, Hongkong, gen., Bohn Meyer Co. Coen, Dut., Potjewijd Aug. 27, Singapore, gen., Huttenbach Liebert Co. Canton, Brit, 105, Marican, August 25, Teluk Anson, gen., Ah Hing Co. Taw Tong, Brit., 105, Hassan, Aug. 27, Trang, gen., Koe Guan Co. Pin Seng,
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    DEPARTURES TO-DAY.
    46 6 Chan Tai for Perlis and Setul. Canton for Pangkor and Teluk Anson. L’mballa f< r Singapore, Akratoon Apcak for Singapore and Hongkong Sui Sang for Calcutta. Coen for Pulo Weh, Olehlen and Padang. Flying Dragon for Port Weld and Taiping. Padang for Batu Bahia.
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    445 6 PU R Rotorua for Tongkah, at 1 p.m. to-morrow. Ban Whatt Soon, for Langkat, |at 2 p.m. tomoi row. Taw Tong Asahan, 1 p.m. to morrow. Jumna for Rangoon and Calcutta, to-day. Pin Seng for Port Swettenham, and Singapore, at 3 p.m. to-morrow. Malaya for Deli, at 4
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    SHIPPING EXPECTED.
    41 6 j <Lil» at where au-l agents. Denbighshire, from London,Aug. 27,f0r Singapore, China and Japan, Boustead Co. Mak Asa Maru, from Singapore, Aug. 31, for Colombo and Ehrope, Co. Yunnan, from Singapore, «Sept. 1, for Colombo and Europe, Boustead Co.
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    EXCHANGE.
    126 6 Prnang, 27th August, 1906. (By Courtesy of the Chwtersd Bank.) London Demand Bank 2/4d. 4 months’ sight Bank -sf/4 5/T6 3 Credit 2/C7/16 3 Documentary 2/4} Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs/ 174 3 days’ sight Private 175| Bombay, Demand Bank 174 3 days’ sight Private 175| Madras, Demand Bank 173}
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    PRODUCE.
    183 6 Pknanu, 27th August, 1906 Gold leaf 81,— Pepper (W. Coast 3 lbs. 5 oz.) In small supply $l9 sellers. White Pepper 27 buyers. Trang Pepper 21.60 sales. Mace 76 Mace Pickings 67 sales. B. Nutmegs 110 31 CNo I 6.sales. Sugar. s 2 x. no stock. Basket 2.85 buyers.
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    SHARES.
    607 6 Year of Number T p For- Capital. of v!” e Stocks. Quotations. m.lion. Shares. Vl,h ,p MINING. 1903 $300,000 $30,000' $lO $lO Belat Tin Mining. Co. Ltd. I sl3f sdleis. 1900 175,000 13.500 10 10 Bersawah Gold Min’g Co. Ld. 10 aeMers. 1901 600, <»00 60,000 10 10 Bruseh
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      112 6 A Reliable Remedy for Dj sentery and Diarrhoea. As the season is at hand when diarrhoea and dysentery are prevalent, a reliable remedy should always be kept in the house for immediate use. The success of Colic, Cholera, and DiarrTioea Remedy in the treatment of bowel trouble, has into almost
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      247 6 Passages to Europe, via Madras. T)ASSAGES can be booked per British A India Steam Navigation Company’s steamers from Penang, rid Madras, to Port Said. Genoa, Marseilles, Plymouth, and London. For particulars apply to HUTTENBACH, LIEBERT «fc Co., w 8 u c Ag'irtt. PENANG BAND. OTICE is hereby given that the
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      217 6 The French Confectionery, I7A, NORTHAM ROAD. Have Received a Consignment by the Last Mail, of (he Finest Sweets and Chocolates ever Exhibited in Penang. The only Gold Medal was awarded to the Manufacliirer of this line at the Universal Exhibition in Paris. 1900. AII our Swrets, Bonbons, Chocolates, in a
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      605 6 1 CEYLON ROBBER EXHIBITION. NOTICE. P O. S. N. Company. Tn ON A FIDE Exhibits for the above exhibition will be carried free of freight by this Company’s Steamers. Exhibits will be received at the Company’s Offices and will be forwarded in accordance with instructions given by exhibitors. ADAMSON, GILFILLAN
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