Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 18 March 1907

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 61 VOL. LXV. MONDAY, 18th MARCH. 1907. PRICE 20 CENTS.
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      1565 2 DIRECT SERVICE FROM LISBON TO THE FAR EAST. M IT AWISO HR f j DpQ j/ I KT D T 1 1 By the HAMBURG-AMERIKA p/LfK HUllAiilH tsHdMMUi, Llfl,, By the German Steamships HABSBURG,” HOHENSTAUFEN RHENANIA,” Hi 9| Q B B I llVll |J A( j j SILESIA,” and SCANDIA,”
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    SEREMBAN RUBBER CO.
    1869 3 Ceylon Observer. ANNUAL MEETING. The third annual ordinary general meeting of the shat eholders of the Seremban Estate Rubber Co., Ltd., was held in the office of the Agents and Secretaries Messrs. Whittall Co.) in Colombo on the Bth inst. Hon. Mr. W. H. Figg, Chairman, presided.
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    THE AMIR’S TOUR IN INDIA.
    213 3 A CORDIAL MESSAGE. Peshawar, March 8. The following autograph message has been received by Reuter’s Agency from the Amir for publication. It begins In thename of God,” and is dated Jamrud,7 th March, ***** At the time of returning from my journey to India ami
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    Blocking of Wet Rubber.
    278 3 The following statement by Dr. Willis appears in the latest Magazine of the Ceylon, Agricultural Society to ham! Some interest has been aroused by a circular published by the Peradeniya Depart inent on this subject during January and it has met with a considerable amount of
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    Shipping Rebates.
    310 3 The Times of Ceylon says on the subject of Shipping Rings”:We cannot recall that the subject of the London Commission on the system of deferred rebates has recently been before the Committee of our central P. A.; but the Committee of the Indian Tea Association recently decide 1
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    THE MALAYAN MINER.
    303 3 T HE MALAYAN MINER. Says a Brilisfi authority mi ditions in the Federated MaUy States I The Malayan miner in the Federated Malty States has two bad qualities possibly, one or two more. He stUlholds human life dirt cheap when he gives rejns to passion, and he is probably the
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    Passengers to the Straits.
    330 3 Per P. 0. B.s. Formosa, from London Feb. 16, due at Penang, Mar. 19:To Pbnang Rev. J. P. Parry, Dr. S. Burns, Messrs. F. G. Finch, H. L. Cowdy, and W. Fox. To Singapore Messrs. W. Wright and P. Simpson. Per P. O s.s. Victoria from
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    THE WEEK.
    151 4 Monday, IBth Mi>rch. Penang Hunt Club Annual Meeting,. 4-15.p.m. P.C.C. 3,'enuis Tournament. Hand, Esplanade, 6 to 7 p.m. Lodge Scotia,” Masonic Hall, 9 Bhn. High water 3.01 p.m. Low water tXOi st.m.' Tuesday, I9th March- ,V p Ger,jaim.Mail. A 7. P.(',C.7lVnnisjrournsinient. 7 Hippodrome, 9‘ p.m. jH*gt> waters.4-V p.iu.
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    Monday, 18th March, 1907.
    1174 4 It is pleasing to find that tlift literature of Malaya is growing and that the interfest which the outside world takes in our affairs is sufficient to make it worth while for authors to write, and publishers to produce, books dfealing with this part 6F t
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    THE NEXT SHOW.
    867 4 KUALA KANGSAR’S CLAIMS; The following interesting letter appears in the Times of Malaya The Secretariat, Taiping, 15th March, 1907. [To the Editor of Times of Malaya Sir, I hope that you wll permit me through the medium of your columns to acknowledge the encouragement given to the
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    THE IRISH DINNER.
    343 4 To celebrate St. 'Patrick’s D.-iy w i: yesterday, the Irishmen of Pen’anJ ell dinner on Saturday evening at national Hotel. Liter. The dining-hall of the hotel Imi 1 tastefully decorated with flags ailf ,f>en and the table bore some very h an ery floral emblems sent by
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    SPECIAL GERMAN SERVICE.
    389 4 THE COLONISATION OF AFRICA, Berlin, 17th March M. Lucien Hubert, a member of the French Chamber of Deputies, Ins given a lecture before the German Colonial Society on the subject of French West Africa A number of Cabinet Ministers and members of the Prussian Court were present.
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      533 4 WANTED AT ONCE. MUNICIPAL NOTICE. A RELIABLE EUROPEAN for pro»- T'llE next Ordinary of the pecting work. Only those with first MunicipalJJomnjpwioneni vyxll i»o held class references need applv» ,afr KENNEDY 4 Co., f COUTIEr'uIGGS,' Secretary. FIRST APPEARANCE IN PENANG. >- THE HIPPODROME OF WORLD’S NOVELTIES. GRAND OPE N I
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      122 4 ftOHTR] niuntbe li, The Editor,^'written on»ne side of the paper only and accompanied by the writer'» naine and addrex», not necestarily for insertion but at a guarantee of good faith. I X f' K ALL monies must be paid at' the Piiiang 'Gazette" Office, Penahg, to the General Manager, Mr.
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    THE FRENCH NAVAL DISASTER.
    102 5 AN IMPOSING FUNERAL. [Reuter’s Service.] London, 18th March. A telegram from Toulon states that the funeral of the victims of the explosion on lx)ard the Feeneh battleship Jpwi was most, imposing. The whole town was in mourning. His Majesty King Edward, who was represented at the
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    THE MONEY MARKET.
    82 5 RECOVERY IN NEW YORK. [Reuter’s SERVICE.] London, 16th March. There was a general recovery in New York yesterday, the money market closing buoyant. Mr. Cortelyou is considered to have shown nerve and initiative at the outset in the Secretaryship in dealing with a serious situation that has
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    RUSSIA.
    75 5 THE DUMA’S COUNCIL HALL. [RbUTKR’s SERVICE.] London, 18th March. As the result of an official examination of the Council Hall of the Russian Duma, it is reported that the collapse of the ceiling was due to a change of temperature; also that the apartments that were subsequently found for
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    THE BOAT RACE.
    59 5 CAMBRIDGE r. OXFORD. [Reuter’s Service.] London, 17th March. The University B >at Race was decided over the usual course, from Putney to Mortlake, on Saturday. Cambridge won, finishing two lengths in front of Oxford. Cambridge, as was the case last year,’ led throughout. Time, 20 min. 26
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    THE MISSISSIPPI.
    50 5 PROPOSED IMPROVEMENT. [Reuter’s Service.] London, 18th March. President Roosevelt has appointed a Mississippi Valley Commission to prepare r plan for the improvement of the control of the river systems. President Roosevelt has declared that the railways are an inadequate complementary and that water transport is the only remedy.
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    THE FLOODS IN AMERICA.
    49 5 PANIC AMONG WORKERS. [Reuter’s Service.] London, 18th March. In Wheeling, a district in West Virginia that has been Hooded, a number of terrified workers, mostly Syrians, leapt from the windows. Eighteen of them perishe i in the swift current. Boats rescue 1 a hundred others.
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    FOOTBALL AT HOME.
    46 5 INTERNATIONAL MATCHES. [Rkuter’s Service.] London, 17th March. Tn the International Rugby football match for the Calcutta Cup, which was played at Blackheath on Saturday, Scotland defeated England by 8 points to 3. At Association football Scothind defeated Ireland by 3 goals to nil.
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    AUSTRIA.
    39 5 BAKERS’ STRIKE IN VIENNA. [Renter’s Service.] London, 18tli March. A strike of bakers in Vienna is causing a serious scarcity of food. The strikers made demonstrations at the large bakeries throughout the night and smashed the shop windows.
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    EXPLOSION IN WARWICK POTTERIES.
    19 5 (Reuter’s Service London, 18th March. An explosion has caused a fire in the Warwick Potteries.
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    THE BALTIC SEA.
    110 5 THE SENSATIONAL STORIES. [Reuter’s Service.] London, 18th March. M. de Bille, the Danish Minister in London, writes to The Times protesting against the sensational stories with regard to the closing of the Baltic Sea. A free passage of the Baltic is recognised as part of international law,
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    THE BRITISH NAVY.
    79 5 THREE NEW CRUISERS. [Reuter’s Service. London, 18th March. The Indomitable, the largest cruiser in the world, was launched on Saturday at the shipbuilding yard of the Fairfield Shipbuilding Company, Glasgow. The Inflexible and the Invincible will be launched within a fortnight at the yards of Messrs. John
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    IMPERIAL DEFENCE.
    66 5 THE VOLUNTEER MOVEMENT. [Reuter’s Service.] London, 18th March. Mr. R. B. Haldane, Secretary of State for War, spe iking at a Volunteer prize distribution on Saturday, sai 1 that he believed that compulsory service would destroy the spkndid spirit of the Volunteers. L’lie being of the Island depended
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    PERSIA.
    51 5 THE SITUATION IN ISPAHAN. [Beuter’s Service.] London, 18th March. Reuter’s correspondent in Teheran states that Z.ll es-Sultan has resigned the Governorship of Ispahan and that Nizam esSultaneh has succeeded him. A thousand persons are still at tin British Consulate in Ispahan, but it is believe that the troubles are
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    AUSTRIA AND GERMANY.
    42 5 A VISIT TO THE KAI3ER. [Reuter’s Service.] London, 18th March. The Archduke Francis Ferdinand, the heir-presumptive to the t’lrone of AustriaHungary, has been staying for two days in Berlin, and has had long and exhaustive discussions with the Kaiser.
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    THE BALKANS.
    242 5 [Reuter's Service.] London, 18th March. The Bulgarian Cabinet has been reconstructed with M. Goudelf as Premier. The Chief Justice, Sir W. Hyndman Jones, left Singapore for Malacca in the Sea Mew on Saturday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Ashdown of the Baptist Mission, Singapore, arrived* here last
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    PENANG SWIMMING CLUB.
    1238 5 SUCCESSFUL WATER CARNIVAL. Thethird Water Carnival of the Penang Swimming Club was held on Saturday afternoon at Tanj »ng Bungah. The sky was dark and lowering all the morning, and rain came down in torrents in the town shortly after two o’clock in the afternoon, and showed
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    The Hippodrome.
    223 5 The opening performance of the above combination will be given at Dato Kramat Gardens at 9 o’clock to morrow night, and promises to be a huge success. The show is undoubtedly one of the strongest that has visited Penang, and every item of it is new here. The
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    Kuantan Tin Mining Co.
    244 5 The thir.i annual general meeting of this Company wis hold on Friday at the registered offices of the Company, Gresham House, Singapore. The report and accounts for the year ended Dec 31st last were presented and adopted. A divi end of $3.50 pe,r share was declared,
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    LOG BOOK.
    871 6 The steamer Coiiscliffe, homeward from Bombay, while lying at auchor at the entrance to the Suez Canal, on the 20th ult. was run into by the N D.L. liner Zieten. The Coniscliffe was badly damaged, and wai, taken into Pont Said for survey,, Zieten, outward bound to East,
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    SHIPPING
    104 6 Avacvek, Brit., 247, !<• Deli, gen., Koe Guan t'o. Bharata, Brit., I9s>r Wmoebank, Mar. 17, Liebert 823, Steenborg, Mar. 18. Sabuig, gen., Huttenbach, Liebert Co Magnet, Brit, 21\ Simmonds, Mar. 18, Singer pore, E. E. Te'egrapti Co. Mary Austin, Brit., 121, CampbelLMkr. J 7, Asahan, gen., Koe. Guan Coz
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    DEPARTURES TO DAY.
    36 6 Canton for Pangkor and Teluk Anson. Flying Dragon for Setul. Flying Fish for Port Weld. Hebe for Deli. Palitana for Rangoon and Calcutta. Resident Halewyn for Batu Bahra. Thongwa for Nagapatam and Madras.
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    286 6 per Avagyee for Deli, noon, to-morrow. Petrel for Pangkalan Brandan, 1 p.m. tomorrow. Mary Austin for Asahan, Ipm. to-morrow. Taw Tong for Trang, 1 p.m. to-morrow. Pin Seng for Port Swettenham and Singapore, 3 p.m. to-morrow Perak (Straits S. S. Co.) for Port Swettenham and Singapore, 3 p.m.
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    SHIPPING EXPECTED
    201 6 Name of Steamer, where from, approximate date of arrival, ivhere bound, and Agents. Lightning from Singapore, Mar. 18, for Calcutta, A. A. Anthony Co Terrier from Bombay, Mar. 20, for Singapore and Bangkok, Huttenbach Bros. Co. Formosa from Colombo. Mar. 20, for Singapore, China, and Japan. Adamson, Giltillan
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    PASSENGERS.
    106 6 By Perak from Singapore, Mr. and Mrs. C. A J. Younger, Messrs A. Jack and Bath; from Port Swetteaham, Messrs F. O. Saunder, H. M. Dicvitt, Sheriff, G. E. Cobb. By Bharata from Rangoon, Mr and Mrs. Dante, Mr.». Smith and child, Messrs. G. V. Bowles, J. C. Calistan,
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    SHARES.
    1233 6 1 >IX J I 5 Subscribed. < shares. Vsl e PaW P R 6W Dividends. Name Quotation, 2 2 j X) r 9 MINING. Gold. (13 500 $lO $lO Bersawah Gold Mining Co., Ltd num. tool) $175,000 $140,000 J XiX 10 I 0 n (Deferred) n<> m ***** £1
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    EXCHANGE.
    123 6 Penang, 18th March, 1907. (By Courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Bank 4 mouths’ sight Bani« 3 Credit 2/4 H/16 3 Documentary 24| Calcutta, Demand Bank It" 173 J 3 dayH’ sight Private 175| Bombay, Demand Bank 173| 3 days’ sight Priva<e 17->| Madras, Demaiul Bank I 3
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    PRODUCE.
    181 6 Penang, 18ih Marck> 1907. Gold leaf X $64.60 Pepper (W. Coast 3 11»«. ft«»«.) 17 no stock. White Pepper 25 sales Trang Tepper 18.75 buyers. Mace 83 sellers. Mace Picking* 7<>.7 n sales. Cloves (picked) 42 sales. Nutmegs 110 29 buyers. !No I 5.20 2 X. no stock. Basket
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