Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 31 May 1907

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833 No. 122 VOL. LXV. FRIDAY. 31st MAY. 1907. PRICE 20 CENTS.
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      1555 2 DIRECT SERVICE FROM LISBON TO THE FAR EAST. f| f I fgjW I Efl TT KI O TF A Q By the HAMBD RG-AMERIKA LIN 18. lU□□ U LL XI?»» RIITTFRFIV” gold medal By the German Steamships HABSBURG,” HOHENSTAUFEN,” RHENANIA,” Dv I I Em l\ I at Hr SILESIA,” and
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    UNREGENERATE CHINA.
    946 3 Shanghai Mercury. How many, or rather, how few, months is it ago since the air from the Great Wall t > the border of Tonquin was full of the cr v of Reform, Reform Now what is it that we hear? Bribery Corruption Net, ,tism! Defalcation! Denunciation! and
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    THE ASIATIC RUBBER AND PRODUCE CO.
    829 3 Disgusted Shareholder writes to the 7 line* of Ceylon, with regard t> the recent annual meeting of this Ceylon-owned Company in the F.M.S. Ihe thanks of up-country shareholders are due to Mr. Agar for attending the Asiatic Co. meeting, and extracting a few extra
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    CHINESE RAILWAY SERVANTS.
    780 3 the touchy straits-born.” The proverbial politeness of the Chinese does not always stand the test of new and al en circumstances. The native ceremoniousness at a tea party, say, finds no corresponding civility on an electric tram. The way in which the end seat bog monopolizes Hongkong
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    F.M.S. SCHOOL OF MINES.
    402 3 A SUGGESTION. Considering that in almost every mining country of any consequence a School of Mines is one of the by-products, it is (In Tinland observes) surprising that the Malay States with their vastmineral resources should be without such an institution. When, adds our contemporary, we
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    F.M.S. Tin Mines.
    146 3 Monthly Returns. Jan. Feb. Mar. April. pls. pls. pls. pls. Belat £6l 311 435 467 Bruseh 450 242 475 265 G<»peng 252 205 588 560 150 180 ]7l 149 Kuantan 95 124 225 250 Kinta 200 200 200 200 New Gopang 300 205 230 245 Fusing Lama
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    Passengers to the Straits.
    270 3 Per P. O. s.s. Mooltan from London, May 10, connecting with s.s. Delta at Colombo, due June 6 at Penang :To Penang: Mr. 'l’. Menzies, Dr. Keun, and Mr. G. E. Stephenson, To Singapore Dr. W. R. C. Middleton, Mr and Mrs. A. W. Bean, Messrs.
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    THE WEEK.
    130 4 Friday, 51st May. Municipal Commission. 3 ><• p.m. Homoward B. I. Mail. Band. Esplanade. 6 to 7 p m. Golf Club Tennis Tournament. High water 3.12 am Low water!». 12 p.m. SatvrJay. Ist June. High water 4.<>l a rn. Ixiw whlm« 16.02 p.m. Sunday, 2nd June First Sunday
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    Friday, 31st May, 1907.
    1992 4 It is a matter of pretty common kuowledge in the Straits that when a wealthy Chinaman from Malaya returns for a trip to the land of his origin he is, unless he has taken the precautior. to obtain letters of naturalisation as a British subject, uinueicifully
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    An Outbreak of Fire.
    456 4 Yesterday evening an outbreak of fire occurred at Date Kramat Road, about a bun Ired yards from the Police Station, a Chinese vegetable gaidener's house being burnt down. It appears that a cat upset a tin kerosene-oil lamp, the flames from which caught on to a
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      95 4 J SARKIES HOTELS, j Je. &0. HOTEL Penang. 1 CRAG HOTEL Penang /(ills. (RAFFLES HOTEL Singapore. (STRAND HOTEL Rangoon. i 1. .n SARKIES BROTHERS, I Best English Harness, in Brown or Black Leather, Brass Mounted throughout. Highly X recommended for Style and Durability. X fa. Ordinary and Breast Collar Patterns^^^
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      119 4 mutt be addren»<) to The Editor,” written on one tide of the paper only and accompanied by the writer'e name and addvett, not necettarily for iniertion but at a guarantee of good faith. A LL moniet mutt be paid at the Tinaug Qazette Office, Penang, to the GenerU.l Manager, Mr.
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    441 4 OBIiUaRY. THE RAJA MUDA OF KEDAH We have to chronicle the death of H u Abiul Aziz bin Ahmat Tajudin R a h uJ’ of Kedah, which took place last in his residence at Alor Star Ke<H 8 His Highness married Che Reguin daughter of < he Mat of Teluk
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    THE BRITISH ARMY.
    136 5 A LIST OP PHOIOTIONS. OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT. [Rkutek’s Sbrvicr.] London, 30th May. It is officially announced that the followins’ changes in the personnel of the Army comman'is will take effect as vacancies occur General Sir Nevi le N. G. Lyttleton, Chief of th 3 General Staff, will succeed
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    GREAT BRITAIN AND GERMANY.
    78 5 VISIT OF ENGLISH EDITORS. [Rbutkr’s Skrvick] London, 31st May. At a banquet given in Berlin to the British Editors who are now visiting German*’, Herr Miihlberg, Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affiir-», repudiated the idea that Germany is a menace to the peace nf the world.
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    PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT.
    63 5 CRUSADE AGAINST MAMMON [Rkutkr’s Skrvick Loudon, 31st May. President Roosevelt, speaking in Indianapolis at the Memorial Day celebration, vigorously denounced the predatory millionaires. and insisted on the Government control of railways ami the prosecution of any one plundering others. He opposed, how ever, unreasonable restrictions of capital, and
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    THE OPIUM TRAFFIC.
    62 5 PERSIANS ON THE ALERT. [Reuter's Service London, 30th May. The Allahabad Pioneer states that advices from tin Persian Gulf show that merchants th *r e are witching with great interest the >tiatio is regarding the restriction of Indian opium in C lina. Lhe Persians are prepared to
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    PORTUGAL.
    45 5 THE POLITICAL CRISIS. [Reuters Service London, 31st May. The political situation in Portugd remains obscure. The King has issued a number of dictatorial decrees. The Municipal Councils throughout the Kingdom protested against the dissolution of Parliament without a date being fixed for the election.
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    THE UNREST IN CHINA
    49 5 REBEL LEADER CAPTURED. |Rkut«r’« Skkvick. Loudon, 31st May. According to Reuter’s correspondent in Hongkong the provincial troops have engaged the rebels, killing over one hundred and capturing their leader, with 11 igs and ammunition. The gunboat Sumhong, with troops on board, has proceeded to Swatow.
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    PRINCE FUSHIHI.
    46 5 A FAREWELL LUNCHEON. IRbutkk’k Skkvick] London, 31st May. H.l 11. Prince Fushimi of Japan was yesterday entertained by the K ing at a farewell luncheon at Buckingham Palace. Iheir Royal Highnesses the Pri"ce and Princess of Wales and the Duke of Connaught were present.
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    THE FRENCH NAVY.
    34 5 THE CHANZY” DISASTER. [Rkotkh's Skkvick London, 31st May. Reuter’s correspondent in Singapore wires that the French cruiser Chanzy, which went ashore on Saddle Island in the Chusau Archipelago, has been abandoned,
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    THE COTTON INDUSTRY.
    99 5 THE INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS. CLOSING PROCEEDINGS. [Reuter’s Service.] London, 30th May. The International Cotton Conference in Vienna has been closed. Resolution? were adopted expressing gratification at the promises of the American growers to co-operate in measures for cheapening the transference of cotton from the plantations to the mills,
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    PERSIA.
    51 5 A FAVOURABLE REPORT. [Reuter's Service.] London, 31st May. Sir E lward Grey, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, stated in the House of Commons yesterday that the British Minister at Teheran reports that the situation in the Persian Provinces is now better, and that all is quiet iu the
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    EGYPT.
    56 5 AN OUTR \GE NEAR DONGOLA. [Rkutkr’s Skrvick. London, 31st May. Reuter’s correspondent in Cairo reports that a native officer and twenty-five men left Dongola iu April an! have been missing since. The officer s body has now been found, and a sergeant an 1 three men have been rescued.
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    LORD CROMER.
    40 5 i Rkutkr’s Skrvick.] London, 3 Ist May. The Corporation of th j City of London yesterday unanimously reso’vei t» confer the Freedom of the City on Lord Cromer. Speeches eulogising Lord Cromer’s services in Egypt were m ide.
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    ECHO OF THE INDIAN MUTINY.
    45 5 I'He KING AND THE VETERANS. [Reuter’s Service.] London, 30th May. His Majesty the King has invited 114 officers and survivors of the siege of I’elhi and the defence and relief of Lucknow to a levee on Monday next, 3rd June.
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    THE UNITED STATES.
    30 5 [Reuter’s Service.] Loudon, 31st May. A committee of seventy-five influential public men has been formed in San Francisco fur the purpose of fighting the forces of disorder.
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    THE HAGUE CONFERENCE.
    22 5 [Reuter’s Service.] London, 31st May. Prince Bulow has received Mr. Tsuzuki, the first Japanese delegate to the Hague Conference.
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    SPECIAL GERMAN SERVICE.
    230 5 THE HAGUE CONFERENCE. Berlin, 30th May. Mr. Tsuzuki, the First Japanese Delegate to the forthcoming Peace Conference at The Hague, was introduced to Prince Bulow, the Imperial Chancellor, by Mr. Inouye, the Japanese Ambassador. The Kaiser will give a reception on Saturday to all the delegates to
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    LEAGUE FOOTBALL.
    330 5 A TEAM’S WITHDRAWAL. A meeting of the Committee of the Penang Association Football League was held yesterday evening in the P.C.C. pavilion to consider the withdrawal of the Young Men’s Football Team (Chinese) owing to their Captain having been ordered off the field for rough play in a
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    M.F.T. v. G.T.R.R.
    375 5 A League match was played on the Esplanade yesterday evening, the contesting teams being the Mohammedan Football Team and the George Town Reading Room. The teams line! up as follows M.F.T. Goal, A. E. Warisay Mohamed backs, Abdul Hamid and K. Pappah halfbacks Md. Has-an, A. Nina
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    Notes from Tongkah.
    162 5 from Our Own Correspondent Tongkah, May 27. To-day being a national holiday, the Government Offices here are closed. H. E. the Deputy High Commissioner has been indisposed during the past week. Telegraphic communication between Tongkah and Penang has been interrupted for eleven or twelve days. It is
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    THE SHIPPING CONFERENCE.
    1126 5 DIFFERENT POINTS UF VIEW. V >!■■■ > Tn view of the renewed interest which is being taken in the question of Shipping Rings we have approached four leading members ef the mercantile community,a merchant shipper, a steamship agent, a producer, and a gentleman who combines all three
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      301 5 LOST. yESTERDAY, Gold Medal (Parliament of Victoria, Australia), name M. J. S. Gair engraved.Finder will be rewarded on returning to Behn Meyer »fc Co., Penang. MUNICIPAL NOTICE. CLOSING OF RACE COURSE ROAD. NOTICE is hereby given that Race Course Road will be closed to Motor traffic every morning until after
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      245 5 DRESSERS WANTED* are required for the Perak L Government Medical Department. Stdary $6O per mensem. Applications with copies of certificate of qualification and recent testimoLials, stating age, nationality, aud whether single or married, will be received by the State Surgeon, Taiping, Perak, up to 31st July, 1907. M. WRIGHI\ Stale'Jiurgeon,
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    LOG BOOK.
    878 6 The German mail steamer Kleist, 8 900 tons, Capt. G. Rott, arrived in Colombo from Europe on the 14th inst. The AZewt is one of the newest ships of the N. D. Land is on her maiden voyage to the East She is a sister ship of the
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    SHIPPING ARRIVALS.
    106 6 Avagyee, Brit, 247, Buchanan, May 31, Deli, gen., Koe Guan Co. Albert Rickmers, Ger. sail, ship, 1880, Hulsebush, May 30, Singapore, gen., Adamson, Gilfillan Co. De Carpentier. Dut., 766, Koppesehaar, May 31, Langsa, gen, Huttenbach, Liebert Co. Hindu, Brit., 214, Fenton, May 31,- Moulmein, gen., Huttenbach, Liebert Co.
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    CLEARANCES.
    60 6 Ban Whatt Hin for Tongkah. Flying Fish for Port Weld. Hock Chuan Un for Setul. Lady Weld forTeluk Anson, Lalpoora for Rangoon. Lai Sang for Singapore and Hongkong. Perak (K. G. C 0.,) for Port Swettenham and Malacca. Rotorua for Tongkah. Resident Halewyn for Batu Bahra. Taroba for Rangoon
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    104 6 per Hindu for Mergui, Tavoy and Mouhnein, at 11am. to-morrow. Avagyek for Deli, at noon, to-morrow. Petrel for Pangkalan Brand an, at noon, tomorrow. Omapere for Tongkah, Kopah, Renong, Victoria Point, Mergui and Tavoy, at 1 p.m. to-morrow. Mary Austin for Asahan, at 1 p.m to-morrow. Taw Tong
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    ON WEEK DAYS
    186 6 FOR Taiping, Ipoh, Batu Gajah, Kuala Kubu, Kuala Lumpur, Serein ban aud Malacca, at 1 p in. and 5-30 p.m. Kedah, at 7 a.m. Butterworth, at 7 a.m., 10 a.m 1 p.m., and 4-30 p.m. Prye, at 7-30 a.m., 11 a m., 2-45 p.m., and 4-45 p.m.
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    SHIPPING EXPECTED.
    122 6 Name of Steamer, where from, approximate date of arrival, where bound, and A gents. Benlarig from London, June 14, for Singapore, China and Japan, Sandilands, Buttery Co. Glau<-us from Japan, June 1, for A’dam, London, and Antwerp, W. Mansfield Co. Hong Moh, June 1, for Rangoon, Koe Guan
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    PASSENGERS.
    128 6 Per Roon, from Antwerp, Baron van Nagell, and Mr. L. A. Droste from Genoa, Mr. L. < hasseriau and family, Mr. Edw. Rella, Mr. P. Schultink, and Miss J. Disal; from Colombo, Miss St. Segerts. Per Roon, to Singapore. Mr. Siew Sze I'ing, Mr. Tan* Kah Sheong. Hon. A.
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    SHARES.
    1198 6 2 t Iwue o'3 Capital. Subscribed. O 1 Value. Paid «p. Reserve. Dividends. Name. Quotation. g Shares. MINING. Gold. f a 7-’ A fKO 000 £1 £4,873 I/, paid January, 1901 Ranh Aust. Gold Mining Co., Ltd. Fully Paid 5$ Ba l, 8 1892 £200,000 £191,250 {isoj>oo 1 18/10
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    EXCHANGE.
    122 6 Penang, 31sr May, 1907. (By Courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Bank 2 4 1/16 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4 7/16 3 Credit 2/4 9/1« 3 Documentary 2 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs. 174} 3 days’sight Private 175} Bombay Qemand Bank 174 3 days’sight Private 175} Madras, Demand Bank
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    PRODUCE.
    194 6 Penang, 31st May, 1907. Gold leaf $64.60 Pepper (W. Coast 3 lbs. soz 16.75 no stock White Pepper 23 3,8 sellers. Trang Pepper 18 buyers. Mace 81.50 sales. Mace Pickings 72 sales. Cloves (picked) 51 buyers Nutmegs 110 2« sellers. fNo 1 5 sal 8. Sugar. 2 x no
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      55 6 SALE OF STEAMER NETHERTON." Tonnage-Gross 4226 T. Net 2756 T. Vessel to be sold for account of concerned as she now lies at Keppel Harbour, Singapore. OFFERS ARE INVITED. Tenders to be sent in writing addressed NETHERTON,” c/o Syme Co., Singapore. For full particulars apply to 1-6 SYME Co. PRIZE
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    PENANG TURF CLUB.
    1021 8 AUTUMN MEETING, 1907. lauesday, 3Ct6 July, 1907, Thursday, Ist Jlugust, 1907, df Saturday, 3rd Jlugust, 1907. FIRST DAY. 3O th July, 1907. I.—The Maiden Plate. Value $6OO. A Race for Maiden Horse Weight as per scale reduced 14 lbs. All animals imported into the Straits or F.
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      1271 8 notice. jjjg Australian Horse Repository. notice. THE undersigned is prepared to book 11, Scotland Road. X7IEWS of Penang, Sin., an,. orders for Rubber Seeds from 9 years V Selangor, aud Sumatra l w k old trees for 1907 delivery. Pr.ee on Photos enlarged, various sizes ~P P'l cano" manager, (W.
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