Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 22 March 1907

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833: No. 65 VOL. LXV. FRIDAY. 22nd MARCH. 1907. PRICE 20 CENTS.
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    FREEMASONRY.
    557 3 THE AMIR’S INITIATION. The Empire (Calcutta) gives the follow* ing account of the initiation of the Amir of Afghanistan into Freemasonry The Amir having expressed a wish to join a Lodge, Lord Kitchener, who is District Grand Master of the Punjab, was communicated with, and asked the Deputy District
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    The Indian Railways.
    324 3 Reut-r telegraphed to Penang the news that a deputation would wait on Mr. Morley at the India Office to urge him to grant an increase of rolling-stock for the Indian railways This intimation in itself was of comparatively little interest to people in the Straits, but we
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    THE VOLUNTEER MOVEMENT
    1094 3 perfectly justified in doing so. Empire Corr. (Calcutta). The recent utterances of Mr. Haldane would seem to point to the conclusion tluit his clysian hopes cf tinkering at an army scheme so as to please all parties have proved too elusive for practical adoption. The people of
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    Rubber Shares.
    235 3 Latest London Prices. Messrs. J. Russell Grant Co.’s Rubber Share Market Report, to hand by yesterday’s mail from Home, states London, Feb. 28. The demand fot the shares of Malay and Ceylon Rubber Cos. shows further expansion the provinces are now taking an active interest in these shares
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    Passengers to the Straits.
    414 3 Per P. O. s.s. Formosa, from London Feb. 16, due at Penang, Mar. 26:To Penang 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 TIN MARKET.
    409 3 Mr. Walter Hy. Barnard’s daily metal market reports, dated London, Feb. 25th to March Ist, have the following regarding tin Feb. 25 :l5/- lower at £192 10/- cash and £l9O 15/- 3 months, a good business doing, about 750 tons changing hands with an irregtlar tone. Tn
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    Alluvium of the Malay Peninsula.
    285 3 Commercial Possibilities. The Bulletin of the Imperial Institute contains a long and scientific article on the occurrence of monazite in the tin-bearing alluvium of the Malay Peninsula. Very careful experiments have been made and the chemical analysis is fully set forth and explained. The writer
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    THE WEEK.
    141 4 Friday, 22nd March. Homeward B. I. Mail. Municipal Commission, 3-30 p.m. P.C.C. Tennis Tournament. Band, Esplanade, 6 to -7 p.m. Hippodrome, 9 pm. O’Connor Opera Co.: Town Hall, 9-30 p.m. High water 6.01 p.m Low water 12.01 p.m Saturday. 23rd March. Cricket: P.C C. v. The Best. Penang
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    Friday, 22nd March, 1907.
    1534 4 Next month the attention of the British Empire will be focussed on the Colonial Conference which will then be holding its meetings in London. Matters of grave importance not only to the self-governing Colonies, but to the Crown Colonies as well, will be discussed at the
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    PENANG GOLF CLUB.
    209 4 The annual general meeting of ti lp m bers of the Penang Golf Club is to T?'. in the Club-house to-morrow at The annual report shows that the Clul in a very satisfactory state, financier *> numerically. an| A list of winners of the various <, o
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    Penang Cricket Club.
    509 4 Lawn Tennis Tournament. The following is the result of the tie played yesterday evening Professional Pairs Final. E. S. Haslam <fc C. C. Rogers (Electrical Engineers) be«t A. S. Anthony A. F. G. Anderson Brokers). 6—3 7—5. Herr Otto Weitnauer, the travelling representative of Johann Faber it
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      197 4 ISARKIES’ HOTELS, j Je. AO. HOTEL Peijang. CRAG HOTEL Penang /(ills. (RAffLES HOTEL (STRAND HOTEL Rangoon. I SARKIES BROTHERS, I Proprietors J VICTOR PIANOS. Splendid Models, in BLACK arid GOLD, and WALNUT Cases, are just landed and on view for a few days. The actions contain THE MOST MODERN IMPROVEMENTS
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    SHIPPING.
    207 5 THE SUEZ CANAL DOCK LABOURERS’ STRIKE. [Ruutrr’s Service.] London, 21st March. The Dut"h mail boat Rindjani (12,527 tons) is ashore and blocking the Suez Canal Twenty ships, including the P. O. mail steamer China, are del lyed. London, 22nd March. The Suez Canal is now clear. The directors of
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    SOUTH AFRICA.
    127 5 THE TRANSVAAL PARLIAMENT. opening ceremony. f Reuter’s Service.] London, 22nd March. A teleram from Pretoria states that the new Transvaal Parliament was opened yesterday. The Earl of Sei borne, High Commissioner for South Africa, in his speech at the opening, said that the employment of Chinese would cea«e
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    PERAK PLANTERS’ ASSOCIATION.
    119 5 IMPORTANT MEETING. THU LABOUR QUESTION. [From Our Own Correspondent.} Ipoh, 21st March. A generil meeting of the members of the Perak Planters’ Association was held at 11 a. m. to-day in the Ipoh Club. There was a large and influential gathering of planters, presided over by the
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    POLITICS AT HOME.
    98 5 THE HOME RULE QUESTION. I Rruter’s Service London, 21st March. In the course of a debate on Irish affairs in the House of Lords yesterday, the Earl of Crewe, Lord President of the Council, asserted that the Government was not disturbed by Mr. Balfour’s mock heroics;” but
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    RUSSIA.
    38 5 THE PROJECTED REFORMS. [Keuter’s Service.] London, 220 d March. The Russian Government submitted to the Duma seventy-nine measures of reform, but the discussion so far have been devoted to the famine and the attacks on the administration.
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    THE ARMY.
    23 5 [Reuter’s Service.] London, 21st March. The House of Commons had an all-night sitting on th© discussion of the Army Annual Bill.
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    RACING AT BOMB.
    229 5 LIVERPOOL SPRING COP. BETTING ON GRAND NATIONAL. Reuter’s Service.] London, 22nd March. The following was the result of the Liverpool Spring Cup yesterday Liverpool Spring Cup (handicap) of 1,000 sovs (50 both in plate and the remainder in specie), by subscription of 5 sovb each, the second
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    SAN FRANCISCO.
    52 5 MUNICIPAL CORRUPTION. [Reuter’s Service.] London, 22nd March. All the members of the Board of Supervisors in San Francisco, which governs the city, have confessed to having received enormous bribes for favouring certain enterprises. The Mayor, Mr. Schmitz, received about sixty thousand sterling and his trial begins on the
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    THE BALKANS.
    39 5 ANTI JEWISH MOVEMENT. [Reuter's Service London, 22nd March. The Jews in Roumania are fleeing wholesale to Austria. The animosity of the peasants is chiefly directe I against extortionate landowners, but innocent and guilty Jews are suffering alike.
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    SPECIAL GERMAN SERVICE.
    258 5 SOUTH-WEST AFRICA. Berlin, 2 Ist March The last of the rebel Hottentot chiefs in German South-West Africa has surrendered to the German authorities. THE BALTIC SEA. Both Danish and Swedish politicians deny the truth of the report published in the Temps to the effect that Germany is
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      DISTRICT OFFICIAL’S GRIEVANCE.
      331 5 [To the Editor of the Pinang Gazette.'} Sir, I would like to draw the attention of the authorities to the unnecessary inconvenience that the Government Officers, attached to the District Offices, have to contend with owing to the late hour at which they are paid their salaries
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    The Australian Mail Contract.
    467 5 A Melbourne correspondent telegraphs that a sensational attack was made on 23id ult. by Mr. Chapman,the Postmaster-G-mer.-al of the Commonwealth, on Sir Thomas Sutherland and other leaders of the British shipping combine, whom he accused of deliberately seeking to wreck Sir James Laing’s new Australian mail
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    F.M.S. RUBBER COMPANIES.
    909 5 SANDYCROFL' RUBBER CO, LTD. Tiie second report of the directors to the shareholders for the meeting on March 27th is Yoiir Directors beg to submit a duly audited Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st January last. The net profit for the year after making ample
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      21 5 AU communications intended for insertion in this journal mast he authenticated. The Editor is not responsible Jor the opinions of correspondents.}
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      469 5 PENANG GOLF CLUB. The Bankruptcy Ordinance, 1888 MONTHLY MEDAL In the Supreme Court of the Straits Saturday 23rd and following S)ay. Settlements. SETTLEMENT OF PENANG. Notice to Cattle Traders tie (1) >h Chong Ghlse of the Firm ot A Ghee Ho. Masters of Vessels. Receiving Order made 28th February l9
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    LOG BOOK.
    908 6 A curious incident insrked the launch < f the 8.1.5. N. Ci», s.s. Chyebassa at Belfast recently. She was ready for launching on the 13th February, but, after moving a few feet on the ways, stuck fast. The cold was so intense on the pievious night that the
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    SHIPPING ARRIVAL.
    99 6 Avagyee, Brit., 217, Buchanan, Mar. 22, Deli, gen., Koe Guan Co. Calypso, Brit., 339, Lowry, Mar. 22,Singapore, gen., W. Mansfield Co. Deucalion, Brit., 4476, Jackson, Mar. 20, Liverpool, gen., W Mansfield Co. Karpurthala, Brit., 721, Learmont, Mar. 22, Singapore, gen., Hottenbach, l.iebert Co. Langkat, Brit., 149, Lyons, Mar.
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    DEPARTURES TO-DAY.
    54 6 Bharata for Rangoon, and Calcutta, taking mails for Europe, etc., vid Bombay. Calypso for Deli. Cornelia for Port Swettenham and Malacca. Flying Fish for Port Weld. Hock Chuan Un for Setul. Hok Canton for T. Semawe, Olehleh, Sabang, Segli, and Langsa. Lady Wkld for Teluk Anson Pachumba for
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    270 6 per Avagyee for Deli, 1 p.m. to-morrow. Petrel for Pangkalan Brandan, 1 p.m. tomorrow. Mary Austin for Asahan, Ipm. to-morrow. Taw Tong lor Trang and Pang Nga, 1 p.m. to-morrow. Colombo Maru for Madras, 2 p.m. to-morrow. Langkat for Teluk Anson, 2 p.m. to-morrow. Sure Banka for Pangkor,
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    SHIPPING EXPECTED.
    149 6 Name of Steamer, where from, approximate flat» of arrival, where bound, and A gents. Formosa from Colombo. Mar. 26, for Singapore, China, and Japan, Adamson, Giltillan Co. Benalder from London, Mar. 23, for Singapore, China, and Japan, Sandilands, Buttery <’o. Montrose from G 1 isiow and Liverpool, Mar.
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    PASSENGERS.
    36 6 By Kapurthala from Port Swettenham, Mr» Cook, Messrs. Griffin, Harrison, Newman, Pasquil and Ponniah By Teesi a for Singapore, Mrs. Bogle, Rt. Rev. Bishop Barillon, Mrs. J. M. Hoover, Messrs. W. Ewald, Fisher, and Katena.
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    SHARES.
    1211 6 2 n f Issue o Capital. Subscribed. f g|^ r 8 Value. Paid np. Reserve. Dividends. Name. Quotati 2 8 «s 3 MINING. Gold. S.-MOO ,uo.ooo ;(>s Oo u ;U re ,>- 1802 £200,000 £l9l 260 f 60 £487:i 1901 Kaub AnsL Gold Mining Co., Ltd Fully Paid 8
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    EXCHANGE.
    128 6 Pknano, 22nd March, 1907 (By Courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Bank 2/4} 4 month»’ sight Rank 2/4} 3 Credit 2/4 1 1/16 3 Documentary 24} Caboutta, Demand Bank R« J 74 3 days’ sight Private 175} Bombay, Demand Bank 173} 3 (lays’ sight Private 175} Madras, Demand
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    PRODUCE.
    178 6 Pknang, 22nd March, 1907. Gold leaf $64.60 Pepper (\V. Coast 3 lh«. 5 nz.) 17 no stock. White Pepper 25 sales. I’rang Pepper 18.75 buyers. Mace 83 sellers Mace Picking" 7".75 sales. Cloves (picked) 42 sales. Nutmegs II" 29 buyers. !No I 5.20 2 x. no stock. Basket 3.30
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      2021 8 Central Sales Room. Notice to cattle;Traders. for sale. Mackay’s NT OTICE is hereby given that rinderpest PARA RUBBER SEED. [IAII A 11 H Whiofrl? BY ORDER OF THE OFFICIAL ASSIGNEE, IN I)aviog broken out among cattle in J JJ AV I 1 Re Estate of Lagor, the Authorities of Trang
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