Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 2 April 1907

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 72 VOL. LXV. TUESDAY. 2nd APRIL. I9OZ PRICE 20 CENTS.
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      2406 2 DIRECT SERVICE FROM LISBON TO T|HE FAff gASf. NOlltC Of Sfllf Of It— By the HANBURG-AIERIKA LINIE. "’T 1 u p Foreclosure of Ch-iro jS&y/ Seed from trees up to 25 years. r Be. Bv the German Steamships HABSBURG,” HOHENSTAUFENRHENANIA,” gf *> bO also (T forenorn, M J SILESIA,” and
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    TIN CARGO AT STAKE.
    765 3 PENANG MERCHANTS’ CLAIM. An Interesting action for the recovery of $49,288.15, in respect for a cargo of tin shipped in December, 1904, by Bun Tin Kee and Thong Seng, merchants, of Penang, was commenced in the Supreme Court of Hongkong, before Mr. Justice Piggott, on 22nd
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    Colonial Matters
    111 3 An Imperial Council. Allahabad, March 16th. Sir Frederick Pollock, of the Imperial Organisation Committee, has published an influentially-signed Memorandum advocating the creation of a permanent Secretariat, and giving Colonial Conferences a corporate continuity, possibly under the name of Imperial Conference. The Times points out that, when Sir Alfred
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    THE TIN MARKET.
    316 3 Mr. Walter Hy. Barnard’s daily metal market reports from the 4th to the Bth March have the fo lowing with regard to tin March jf. ;Unchanged at £192 cash and £l9l 5/- 3 months, a fair business doing, about 500 tons changing hands with an irregular tone.
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    Singapore and Johore Rubber Co.
    270 3 The fourth ordinary general meeting o this Company was held on Tuesday last in Singapore. There were present, Mr. A VV. Stiven, Chairman, Mr. G. Macbain, Mr. F. \V. Barker, Mr. VV. Lowther Kemp (Secretary), and Mr. F. Pears (Manager). The minutes of the last
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    Newspapers and Correspondence.
    214 3 .Ceylon Observer. It may serve as a warning to a good many people locally, who send i ewspapers home to their friends in England, if we quote the following from an Aberdeenshire coi respondent under date Februarv 26th A new rule has come out in Post Office
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    THE INDIA OFFICE.
    411 3 RE-ARRANGEMENT OF STAFF AND SALARIES. The foll owing new «nd revised appointments and alterations of salaries, ere., in the establishment of the Secretary of State for India have just been made by an Order in Council Permanent Under-Secretary of State Personal allowance, £5OO. Store Department.Two additional junior
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    Passengers to the Straits.
    371 3 Per P. it O. s.s. Malacca, from London, Mar 9 due at Penang, April 9 :To Penang: Mr. D. Mackay, To Singapore: Mr. and Mrs Lanyham-Carter and child, Capt. G I). Lister, Mrs. Moulden, and Lieut. A. H. AIDn. Per P. O. s.s. India, from London,
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    BLACKWATER ESTATE (KLANG) RUBBER CO., Ltd.
    818 3 Ceylon Observer. ANNUAL MEETING. The second ordinary general meeting of the shareholders of the above Company was held at the Office of the Agents and Secretaries (Messrs. Skriue <fc Co.), Colombo, on March 23, when the Hon. Mr. W. H. Figg (Director) presided and
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    THE WEEK.
    96 4 Tuesday, 2nd April. Easter Tuesday. Homeward German Mail. High water 3.14 a.in Low water 0. IV p.m. Wednesday, 3rd April. Baud, Esplanade, 6 p m. and 9 p.m. High waler 4.Vi am. Low water J0.02p m Thursday, 4th April. High water 4.5<> am.’ Low tV a ter 10.48
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    Tuesday, 2nd April, 1907.
    2379 4 Yesterday was the anniversary of a date in the history of this Colony tiiat should not be allowed pass unnoticed. Forty years agoon the Ist of April, 1867 the Settlements of Prince of Wales Island, Singapore, and Malacca, passed from the control of the Supreme Government
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    THE CHARTERED BAKE.
    86 4 We are informed by the local branch of the Chartered India, Australia, and China, that 7^ 01 received a te'egram from tlie Head 7 London, informing him that at th e meeting of shareholders, the Directors will recommend i QC r ea of capital to 1,200,000 by
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    The German Mails.
    702 4 The Norddeutscher Lloyd mail l-rinz Ludwig, having left 3 p.m. yesterday, is expected to ar r i vpl 1 to-day at 5 p.m, and will leave forCnl t I A<len, Suez, Port Said, C Gibraltar, Southampton, Antwerp I Hamburg, probably at 10. p.m. h I The N.
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  • Obituary
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    147 4 DEATH. Rowe.—Suddenly, at Glasgow, ou the 14th March, as the result of an accident, Mary Royns or Rowej aged 48 years, of 29 JBentinck Street, Glasgow, widow of Almond Rowe, .late Chief .Government Marine Surveyor, Singapore, Sttai's Settlements. Friends omitted kindly’accept this intimation. OBITUARY. SIR HUN RY G ELLIOTT. [Reuter’s
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    THE UNREST IN ROUMANIA.
    156 5 TROOPS HD THE PEASANTS. SANGUINARY CONFLICTS. [Reuter’s Service London, Ist April. The large landowners in Roumania have petitioned the Government to postpone the payment of debts for a year and to grant them an indemnity for their crops and property that have been destroyed. The rising
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    TURKEY.
    78 5 A BOMB EXPLOSION. [Rkutkr’s Skrvick.] London, 30th March. Two persons have b?en killed and four wounded through a bomb explosion in Pera, one of the suburbs of Constantinople. London, Ist April. The outrage in Pera was an act of private revenge directed against an Armenian who was formerly a
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    BRITISH REVENUE.
    92 5 THE YEAR’S RETURNS. [Reuter’s Service London, Ist April. The revenue for the United Kingdom for the financial year 1906-07 amounted t» £144,814,073, an increase of £836,497 on the year 1905 06. It is expected that the surplus at the disposal of Mr. Asquith, the Chancellor of the Exchequer,
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    JAMAICA.
    64 5 THE NEW GOVERNOR. [Reuter’s Service.] London, 31st March It is officially stated that Mr. Sydney Olivier, b.a C.M G., principal clerk in the West African Department of the Colonial Office (who was Colonial Secretary, Jamaica, 1899-1904, and Acting Governor, 1900, 1902, and 1904), has been appointe 1 Governor of
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    BILLIARDS.
    55 5 MORE RECORD BREAKS. [Reuter’s Service.] London. Ist April. Reece, playing against Weiss (Mie Australian Champion), made a break of 6,138 unfinished. He had 3.046 consecutive cannons, of which 2,992 were anchor cannons. Dawson, playing against Lovejoy, made a break of 6,245 unfinished, of which 3,160 were from anchor cannons.
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    SOUTH AFRICA.
    41 5 EXPLOSION IN A MINE. [Reuter’s Service.] London, 30th March. An explosion of dynamite has occurred in the Driefontein mine, on the Rand. Four white persons and fifty natives were killed, and three whits persons and sixteen natives were injured.
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    MOROCCO.
    35 5 THE OCCUPATION OF UJ DA. [Reuter’s Service] London, 2nd April. The French force at Ujda has been reduced to small proportions. A battery of artillery and a squadron of Spaliis have returned to Lalhtmaruia.
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    PERSIA.
    122 5 THE ANTI-FOREIGN MOVEMENT. THE MURDER AT SABZEVAR. [Reuter’s Service] London, Ist April. The Daily Mail's correspondent in Teheran says that the murder of a Russian subject in Sabzevar, Persia, threatens to have serious consequences. The Governor at Dishapour attempted to prevent the Russian Consul in Meshed proceeding to Sabzevar,
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    THE HAGUE CONFERENCE.
    75 5 LIMITATION OF ARMAMENTS. [Reuter’s Service London, Ist April. Professor de Martens, interviewed by the St. Petersburg correspondent of the Pa'is Temps, stated that the question of limitation of arm unen’s is still the subject of diplomatic negotiations, which he hoped would be successful as otherwise the Peace
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    THE TRIPLE ALLIANCE.
    59 5 MINISTERS IN CONFERENCE, [Reuter's Service.] London, Ist April. Prince Bulow, Imperial German Chancellor, and Signor liltoni, Foreign Minister of Italy,are holding a conference at Rapallo. A semi-official statement has been issued to the effect that Prince Bulow and Signor Tittoni have bad along friendly conference showing the
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    THE CONNAUGHTS’ TOUR.
    51 5 VISIT TO CAIRO I Rkuter’r Service London, Ist April. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Conniught and Princess Patricia of Conniught have arrived at Suez and proceeded to Cairo. London, 2nd April. H.R. H. the Duke of Connaught and H. H the Khedive have exchanged
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    SHIPPING.
    38 5 ACCIDENT IN THE SUEZ CANAL [Reuter’s Service.] London, Ist April The French steamer Melbourne is aground and obstructing the Suez Canal. London, 2nd April. The Melbourne has been refloated and the Canal is now open to traffic.
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    PRINCE FUSHIMI.
    51 5 VISIT TO PARIS [Beoteh’s Service London, Ist April. M. Fallieres, the French President, and Prince Fushimi of Japan (who is on his way to England to return the Garter visit of Prince Arthur of Connaught) exchanged official visits yesterday. M. Fallieres will entertain the Prince at luncheon on
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    THE KING AND QUEEN.
    41 5 REPORTED PLANS. [Reuter’s Service] London, 2nd April It is reported that King Edward and Queen Alexandra will attend the launch of the Italian battleship Roma at Spezzia. The King and Queen of Italy are to be present.
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    LADY MINTO.
    19 5 [Reuters Servick.] London, Ist April. Lady Minto, wife of the Viceroy of India, has arrived in London.
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    THE WHITELEY MURDER.
    121 5 RAYNER’S SENTENCE. COMMUTED TO PENAL SERVITUDE [Beuter’s Service.] London, 31st March. The Home Secretary (Mr H. Gladstone) has advised His Majesty the King to commute the sentence of dejith passed on Horace George Rayner, who murdered Mr. William Whiteley, the Universal Provider,” to penal servitude for life.
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    SPECIAL GERMAN SERVICE.
    409 5 MOROCCO. Berlin, Ist April. The occupation of Uj la by the French troops has been quietly effected. The natives seem to be friendly disposed toward the French THE HAMBURG STRIKEThe strike of dock labourers at Hamburg has come to an end. COTTON. A report is&ued by the
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    CRICKET.
    617 5 F.M.S. v. THE COLONY. (From a Special Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, April 1. In the cricket match between the F.M.S. and the Colony, which began in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday and concluded at 12-30 pm. to-day, the F.M.S. won by an inningsand 128 runs. The Straits won the toss and
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      7 5 WINES AND SPIRITS. McAlieter V Co., Ltd.
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      607 5 HOTEL de la PAIX, SINGAPORE. This Old Established House having been thoroughly Repaired and Renovated is now Reopened. Good Accommodation for Boarders and Passengers. A Speciality is made of the Table, and only Wines, &c., of the best Quality are supplied. Terms Moderate. Runners meet Steamers. Mrs. E. GEORGE, Mr.
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    LOG BOOK.
    869 6 The statement of the Admiralty in connection with the naval estimates of 190/ -8 shows that the six cruisers in the China Squadron have remained unaltered, with the exception of the Monmouth, which replaced the Andromeda. The Bedford is about to replace the Diadem. Two sloops, three gunboats,
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    SHIPPING ARRIVALS.
    260 6 Akb moon Ai-cab, Brit, 223', Stewart, Mar. 30, Hongkong, gen., A. A. Anthony, Co. Ban Whatt Hin, Brit, 195, Murray, Mar 30, Tongkah, gen., Adamson, Gilfillan Co./ Ban Whatt Soon, Brit., 199, Milne, April, 2, Langkat, gen., Beng Kee. Bharata, Brit., 1957, Windebank, Mz.r. 31, Rangoon, gen., Huttenbach,
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    DEPARTURES TO-DAY.
    56 6 Deli for Asahan. Fitzpatrick for Rangoon. Petrel for Pangkalau Brand an Langkat for Deli. Lady Weld f m Teluk AnsonReael for Singapore. Perak (Straits S. S. Co.) for Port Swettenham and Singapore. Pin Sicng for Port Swettenhani and Singapore. Prinz Ludwig for Ceylon, Australasia. India, Aden, Mauiitius, Egypt,
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    52 6 per P. Eitel Friedhich for Singapore, China, Japan, 11 a.m. tomorrow. Mary Austin for Teluk Anson, 2 pm. tomorrow. Hebe for Deli, 2 p.m. to-morrow. Sree Banka for Pangkor, 3 p.m. to-morow. Ban Whatt Soon for Langkat, 3 p m Thursday. Thongwa for Port Swettenhani, and Singapore, 4
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    PASSENGERS.
    497 6 By Rotorua from Tongkah, Phra Phisarn, Luang Anurk, Luang Bdriboon, Khoonri, Mr. Lee, Dr. McClintock, Mr. Meadows Frost. By Lady Weld frem Teluk Anson, Messrs. H. W. D Patier, W. N. Cosgraves, Lim Kok Cheng. Z. G. Berkhujsen, and Z. Stroobaeh. Mrs. A. Smith, alid Miss M. Smith. By
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    SHARES.
    1219 6 2 I Issue 1 Subscribed. Shares. Yalue. Paid up. Reserve. Dividends. Name. Q u oUtj on 5 MINING. Gold. loon «175 non tunonn 13,500 $lO $lO Bersawah Gold Mining Co., Ltd nom. l»00 $1.5,000 $140,000 4OW (Deferred) )m au £2OO 000 CIS, f 50,000 £1 I 41 «4,873 I/.
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    EXCHANGE.
    124 6 Pknano, 2nd April 1907. (By Courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Bank 2/4} 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4} 3 Credit 2/4 11/16 3 Documentary 24| Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs 174 3 days’ sight Priva'e 175 j Bombay, Demand Bank 3 days’ sight Priva e 175} Madras, Demand Bank
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    PRODUCE.
    189 6 Pknang. 2nd April, 1907. Gohl leaf $64.60 Pepper (W. Coast 3 ll.«. 5 »>z.) 17 no stock. White Pepper 2d sellers. Trang Pepper 20 sales 82.75 sales. Mace Picking* 70.70 sellers. Cloves (picked) 42 sales. Nutmegs 110 30 sellers. JNo I 5 sales m 2 x.'no stock. Basket 3.15
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      3 6 WINE AND SPIRITS.
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      269 6 Notice to Cattle Traders. V j W 'wy FICK is hereby given that rinderpest g U■ having broken out among cattle iu v Lagor, the Authorities of Triing have from the 10 th instant, until further notice, stopC{ <t*le from Lagor being brougt into UnCQUdllfd g 1 ran o Ol
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