Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 9 April 1907

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833 No. 78 VOL. LXV. TUESDAY, 9th APRIL, 1907. PRICE 20 CENTS.
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      2262 2 DIRECT SERVICE FROM LISBON TO THE FAR EAST. MM g MflM J 11( E. A. KAULFUSS, B? the HANBURG-AMERIKA LINIE. I UwQCiLk W J phstocbaphic art studio. all steel and iron work required for Sungei tt mi I' IJT F> f"| >J 9 9 RR AKI RC P* na '‘g
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    "SIGNS AND PORTENTS IN THE FAR EAST.”
    1299 3 Thia is the startling title of the last book on the Far Eastern problem, brought out a few weeks ago under the authorship of Mr. Everard Cotes, an Anglo-Indian journalist. The author journeyed last year with wideopen eyes through China from south to
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    Oil Palm in Singapore.
    387 3 Writing in the February issue of the Agricultural Bulletin of the Straits and Federated Malay States, Mr. H. N. Ridley, the Director of the Singapore Botanic Gardens, deals with a plant that has long been cultivated jn Singapore, and is to be seen in almost all
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    LONDON SCOTTISH VOLUNTEERS.
    530 3 AN APPEAL. We have received from Colonel J. W. Greig, Commanding, and the members of the Appeal Committee of the London Scottish Rifle Volunteers, a circular in which they desire us to direct the attention of all former members of the corps, and of Scotsmen geneially, now
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    A Siamese Official’s Crime.
    273 3 The charge of embezzlement brought against Phra Sathit Nimankan has at last passed out of the stage of uncertainty, and he has been removed to the new gaol, there to serve his sentence. At first he was kept under arrest in the palace, but since the
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    WET BLOCK RUBBER.
    310 3 The London correspondent of the Times of Ceylon writes Meeting Mr. Spencer Brett in the early part of the wtek J asked him if there was anything new to report about the I striking new departure with which his name is associated. He said there was n<
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    Post Office.
    125 3 The following unclaimed letters and papers are lying at the Penang Post Office Bailey, Miss A. Hubacher, E. Barnes, F. H. Jacob, F. Barnes, Mrs. J. H. S. Johnson, R. C. K. Bell, Miss Grace Laurance, F. Burges, Rev. R. Lawrie, W. D. Dayes, A. Lwlowyk, G. E.
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    Passengers to the Straits.
    360 3 Per P. O. s.s. Malacca, from London, Mar. 9 due at Penang, April 9 :To Pbnang Mr. D. Mackay, To Singapore Mr. and Mrs. Langham-Carter and child, Capt. G. D. Lister, Mrs. Moulden, and Lieut. A. H. Allen. Per P. O. s.s. India, from London, Mar.
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    OFFICIAL MINUTES.
    800 3 Minutes of a Meeting of the Municipal Commissioners held on Friday, the 22nd Marell, 1907. Present.—F. J. Hallifax, Esq. (President), Quah Beng Kee, Esq., and Dr. P. V. Locke. Absent.—G. H. Lees, Esq., L. H. Qlayton, Esq., and R. A. P. Hogah, Esq. 1. The minutes of the
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      81 3 Rheumutism Makes Life Miserable. A happy home is the most valuable possession that is within the reach of mankind,, but you cannot enjoy its comforts if you are suffering from Rheumatism. You throw aside business cares when you enter your home and you can be relieved .from those rheumatic pains
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      8 3 P. MOIR CRANES* Cylinder Oil. iSan/lZanjfc, Buttery Co.
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      323 3 NOTICE. ANA SANA MOONA ADAMSAIBOO Co., beg to notify the public that they have established their business as Drapers and General Shop-keepers, at No. 42 Chulia Street, Penang, as from the llth March, 1907. ANA SANAJMOONA ADAMSAIBOO*. NOTICE. THE undersigned is prepared to book orders for Rubber Seeds from 9
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    THE WEEK.
    114 4 Tuesday, 9th April* High water 8.48 a.m. Low water 2.45 a.m. Wednesday. 10th April. Hunt Club Paperchase. High water 9.34 a.m. Low water 3 31 a m. Thursday, Ilth April. Football: C.R.C. v. P.R.C. Outward P. O. Mail. High water 1p.23 am. Low water 4.20 a.m Friday, I2th
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    Tuesday, 9th April, 1907.
    1241 4 As our readers -are aware the Crown Colonies all contribute towards the defence of the Empire, and the Military Contribution of the Colony of the Straits Settlements has been one of those matters upon which the unofficial population ia the Straits and the gentlemen who control
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    FIRE IN PRANGIN ROAD.
    659 4 DRY GOODS STORE DESTROYED. At half-past one o’clock this morning a native police constable on duty in Prangin Road noticed that the upper floor qf House No. 56a. in that thoroughfare was on fire. The alarm was given at Prangin Police Station, and the Fire Brigade
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    Matsuo’s Cinematograph.
    134 4 Matsuo’s Japanese Cinematograph is pow exhibiting an entirely different set of pjctqres to those of last week. Representation*, are given of the fighting bettfeefr the Russians and Japanese at. Port* Arthur prior to its surrender ;y the first day,of 1905. Another scene’earlier in* jtha. war deals with fhe
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    Penang Hunt Club.
    87 4 1 In -connection- with the paperchase tomorrow afternoon, we are asked to state that a gemcaX-aanitatioiL-ia extended for the finish at Suffolk Mess’’ Aier Etam Road.' As stated yesterdays -th# paperchase is to take the form- of a farewell to Mr. F. J. Wieford, who has been
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    MOTORING IN MALAYA.
    887 4 A CLUB FOR PENANG. In response to the notice issued b Messrs. W. H. Rose and D. A. M. a large number of persons interested in motoring met in the Chamber of Commerce yesterday afternoon to discuss what steps should be taken toward the formation of a
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      243 4 1 S ARKIaS hotels, j )e. &0. HOTEL yerjttng. CRAG HOTEL penang /(ills. (RAFFLES HOTEL Singapore. X (STRAND HOTEL -J Rangoon. 1 Markies brothers, I I Proprietors, 1 CYCLING, When you ride a M ASSĔY-HARKIS, is Q UIT E ANOTH E R M ATI ER 1 and more particularly so
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    THE BRITISH ARMY.
    167 5 TERRITORIAL FORCES BILL. ANOTHER OFFICIAL EXPLANATION [Rkutkh’s Skrvick.J London, 9th April. In view of the discussion in the House of Commons to-morrow on the second rending of the Territorial Forces Bill, Mr. R. B Haldane, Secretary of State for War, has issued a further explanatory Memorandum showing
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    THE BRITISH NAVY.
    74 5 ACCIDENT TO A BATTLESHIP. [Rkuter’s Service.] London, 9th April. The battleship Trafalgar ran on the rocks at Devil’s Point, Devonport, but has been towed off. London, Inter. There are eighteen inches of water forward, in the battleship Trafalgar. [The Trafalgar is a twin-screw battleship of 11,94') tons
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    THE PRESS IN INDIA.
    98 5 OFFICIAL COMPETITION. [Reuter’s Service.] London, 9th April. In the House of Commons, the Right Hon. John Morley, Secretary of State for India, replying to a question asked by Mr. Rees, Liberal Member for Montgomery, said that the Editor of th- Zndtan Trade Jouruod (an official publication)
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    A MEMORIAL TO CLIVE.
    91 5 LORD CURZON’S APPEAL. [Reuter’s Service London, 9th April. In a letter to the Times, Lord Curzon pleads eloquently for the establishment of a memorial to Clive. If it wore in the open air, he suggests the Maidan in Calcutta and otherwise a marble statue, alongside those
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    BRITISH TRADE.
    43 5 THE MARCH RETURNS. [Reuter’s Service.] London, 9th April. The exports for the United Kingdom for the month of March increased by three millions and the imports by four and a half millions sterling as compared with the same month last year.
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    FRANCE.
    47 5 THE TERRORS OF SOCIALISM. [Reuter’s Service.] London, Bth April. A gigantic strike of persons employed in food trades is being organized in Paris, but the date on which it will become operative is being kept a secret. The Government is prepared to take strong repressive measures.
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    RUSSIA.
    29 5 THE DUMA IN SESSION. [Reuter’s Service.] London, 9th April. The Duma is holding protracted debates on various burning questions, but is not making much progress towards practical work.
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    THE KING AND QUEEN.
    128 5 VISIT TO CARTAGEH. MEETING WITH KING ALFONSO. [Reuter’s Service.] London, Bth April. King Alfonso of Spain and several of his Ministers have started for Cartagena to meet King Edward and Queen Alexandra. Owing to the condition of his consort, Queen Victoria, King Alfonso deferred his departure
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    THE COMMAUGHTS' TOUR.
    37 5 DEPARTURE FROM CAIRO. [Reuter’s Service.] London, 9th April. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess and Princess Patricia of Connaught hive left Cairo. The Khedive and his Ministers saw them off at the station.
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    SPECIAL GERMAN SERVICE.
    102 5 GREAT BRITAIN AND SPAIN. Berlin, Bth April It is rumoured in the British and Spanish newspapers that an Anglo-Spanish Alliance is contemplated. The rumour has been occasioned l>y the meeting of King Edward and King Alfonso, in Cartagena, in the presence of the Ambassadors of both coun-.
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    Football.
    259 5 P.C.C. v. P.R.C. An Association football match was played on the Esplanade yesterday afternoon between the Penang Cricket Club and the Penang Recreation Club. It was not, of course, a League game, but nevertheless it attracted a fairly large crowd of spectators who were treated to an excellent display
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    Mine Outputs for March.
    20 5 The Kuantan Tin Mining Company, Ltd., Pck. 22,500. The Belat Tin Mining Company, Ltd., Pck. 43,575.
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    BOOKS RECEIVED.
    1796 5 Notes on Rubber-Cultivation; with Special Reference to Portuguese India by Lieut Col. Wyllie and Octaviano Guilherme Ferreira, m.r a.s. (Madras Higginbotham <fc Co.) Rs. 4-8. These Notes were originally compiled for publication in Portuguese only they do not pretend to be much more than a resume of results
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      427 5 Caldbeck, Macgregor Co., WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS, London. Glasgow, Hongkong, Shanghai, Tientsin, Singapore, AND PENANG. (Price List on Application). New Advertisements. notice. NOTICE. The Public Auction Sale I T, OF THE Important Land Sale p On the Application of Chargee Pert e8 he of TO BE SOLD BY PUBLIC AUCTION,
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    23 5 OBITUARY. [Reuter’s Service.] London, 9th April. The death is announced of Mr, Thomas Beecham, the well-known maker of pills, of St. Helens, Lancashire.
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    LOG BOOK.
    781 6 Next winter the competition in the Egyptian pa<s<'i»ger service is likely to be exceptionally keen, for, to cope with the powerful opposition of the New AngloEgyptian Company from Marseilles, the Austro-Hungarian Lloyd proposes to build two or three fast steamers for its TriesteAlexandria service. The Marseilles vessels, which
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    SHIPPING ARRIVALS.
    101 6 Avacyek, Brit., 247, Buchanan, April, 9, Deli, gon., Koe Guan Co. Langkat, Brit., 149, Pallett, April, 9, Teluk Anson, Koe Guan Co. Lightning, Brit., 2122, Fey, April, 8, Calcutta, gen., A. A. Anthony <‘o. Mkgna, Brit., 772, Butler, April, 7, Calcutta, gen., Huttenbach, Liebert &Co. Nam Sang, Brit,
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    DEPARTURES TO-DAY.
    53 6 Ban Whatt Soon for Langkat. Brouw er for Deli. Hok Canton for T. Sernawe, Olehfeh, Sabang, Segli, and Langsa. Hock Chuan Un for Setul. Lady Weld for Teluk Anson. Pa dang for Batu Bahra. Perak (Straits S. S. Co.) for Port Swettenham and Singapore. Pin Seng for Port
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    327 6 PER Taw Tong for Trang, 1 p.m. to-morrow. Langkat for Teluk Anson, 2 p.m to-morrow. Sree Banka for Pangkor, 3 p.m. to-morrow. Avagyee for Deli, 1 p.m. Thursday. Petrel for Pangkalan Brandan, 1 p.m. Thursday. Mary Austin for Asahan, 1 p.m. Thursday. Catherine Apcar for Calcutta, 3 p.m.
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    SHIPPING EXPECTED.
    169 6 Name of Steamer, where from, approximate date of arrival, where bound, and Agent*. Glenfallouh from Singapore, Hongkong, Swatow and Amoy, April, 10, for Singapore, Swatow, and Amoy, Koe Guan Co. Delhi from Colombo, April, 11, for Singapore, and China, Adamson, Cilfillan Co. Malta from Singapore, April, 12, for
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    PASSENGERS.
    84 6 By Langkat from Teluk Anson, Mr. Turner. By Kapurthala to Port Swettenham, Mr. and Mrs. Rajah Long the Hon’ble John Turner, Messrs. L. H. Clayton, Devienden, E. W. F. Gilman. J. Hart, W. E. Newman, J. C. Pasqual, Tunku Markotah, and Seng Thun ;to Singapore, Mr. an<l Mrs. C.
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    SHARES.
    1208 6 it Capital. Subscribed. VihX. Paid up. Reserve. Dividends. Name Quotations. MINING. Gold. Berea wah Gold Mining Co., Ltd. nom icmn $175 000 <l4O 000 f 13,500 $lO $lO (Deferred) nom. <- 4.000 10 10 i/ i 1901 Itaub Aust. Gold Mining Co., Ltd. Fully Paid 7 IM, £*****» £l9l
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    EXCHANGE.
    129 6 Pbnang, 9th April 1997. (By Co*»rtegy of the Chartered Bank.) Demand Bank 2/44 4 months’ sight Bank 2/41 3 Credit 3/4 9/16 3 Documentary 24f Calcutta, Demauil Bauk Ita 1 i 4 3 day«'right Priva’e 1754 Bombay, Demand Bank 173 j 3 dayi* sight Priva e 17B| Madras, Demand
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    PRODUCE.
    172 6 Pbnano, 9th Apbil, 1907. Gold leaf >64.60 Pepper (W. Coast 3 Iba. soe 17 no stock. White Pepper 25 sellers. Trang Pepper 20 sales. Mace 82.75 tales. Mace Pickings 70 75 aelUers* Cloves (picked) 42 sales. Nutmegs 110 29 4rellere. (No 1 5 sal»«. Sugar. 8 x. no «took.
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      2 6 STEEL TRUNKS.
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      1347 8 The Subscription List will open on Monday, the The Penang CO3Ch Building Co., Ltd., 11th day of March, 1907, and close on or before Ifl Vl* I IWI |l► II Coach Builders and Repairers. Tuesday, the 30th day of April, 1907, for the Colony fcmllwll I Lbl/i Bicycle Dealers and
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