Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 20 August 1907

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY; ESTABLISHED 1833 No. 189 VOL. LXV. TUESDAY, 20th AUGUST. 1907. PRICE 20 CENTS.
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      2421 1 Stfkitil¥gM- Wwm»_ S6inri»ep. &0. Steam riaviga- 1! Nordfeuhclwr Lloyd. Bremen. tion Company. BRITISH INDIA A ilffiM EXPECTED minis A» HPARnm. STEAM NAVIGATION Co., LTD. ffl\ Une MAIL SERVICE. AwkW fast and well-known mail steamers of /(JjlKm this Company sail fortnightly from Bre- u ar T For Inticndbd to Sail. Btbam«r.
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      1646 2 DIRECT SERVICE FROM LISBON TO THE FAR EAST. (J n j on Q o o f 2 amsteub"*■ By the HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE. Singapore direct. iw < D *‘*m a Auckland, Wellington, Lytletton Duned n to lea e peusng for Port Swettenham By the German Steamships “HABSBURG,” HOHENSTAUFEN“RHENANIA,” Samarang and Fiji
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    THE DEPOSED EMPEROR.
    1437 3 finally to decide on his removal —F. A. McKenzie, in the Daily Mail. The front of the palace was guarded by soldiers, quaint little men, with long faces, tufted beards, and European uniforms. At one gate a machine gun, a Mnxim-Norden-feldt, gleamed forth sullenly.. The great walls,
    finally to decide on his removal —F. A. McKenzie, in the Daily Mail.  -  1,437 words
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    Post Office.
    210 3 The following unclaimed letters and papers are lying at the Penang Post Office Birch, C. W. M. Hughe*, P. Bradley, R. C. D. Kempster, Colonel Clunis, R R. Lofts, A. C. Crossman, Mrs. McKenzie, W. F. Dragon, A. Nazarain Elser, E. Rauch, C. A. Harrison, A. H. Robson,
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    INDO-MALAY ESTATES, LTD.
    841 3 STATUTORY MEETING. The first ordinary (statutory) general meeting of the above Company was held in Colombo on the 2nd inst. lhere were present Messrs. F. Crosbie Roles (in the chair), T. C Huxley, A. J. Denison (directors), F. L. Clements, and, by Attorney, R. S. Templer. The
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    THE STRAITS POLICE.
    518 3 It is understood, says the Free Press, that the resignation of Mr. Grove from the post of Chief Police Officer is due to the fact that, the force being at present so depleted of officers of the rank of Assistant Superintendent and Inspector, that officer has found
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    Passengers to the Straits.
    282 3 Per P. &O. s.s Manila, from London July 20, due Aug. 20 at Penang:—To Singapore: Major J. A. O. McCarthy, Major and Mrs. E. M. Pilcher. Per P. O. s.s. Borneo, from London, Aug. 3, due Sept. 3 at Penang :—To Penang Mr. and Mrs. G.
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    OFFICIAL MINUTES.
    544 3 Minutes of a Meeting of the Municipal Commissioners held on Friday, the 26th July, 1907. Present.—F. J. Hallifax, Esq. (President), Quah Beng Kee, Esq., and L. H. Clayton, Esq. < Absent.—Lira Eu Toh&Esq., J. W. Hallifax, Esq., and Dr. P.W. Locke. 1. The minutes of the last ordinary
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      113 3 A Reliable Remedy for Dysentery and Diarrhoea. As the season is at hand when diarrhoea •nd dysentrv are prevalent, a reliable remedy should always be in the house for immediate use. 'The success of Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera, and Diarrhoea Remedy in the treatment of bowel trouble has brought it into
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      80 3 Bowel Complaint in Children. During the summer months children are subject to disorders of the bowels which should receive careful attention as soon as the first unnatural looseness of the bowels appears. The best medicine in use for bowel complaint is Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as it promptly
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      66 3 A Good Rule for the Home. Make it one of your regular habits to keep Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy in your home as a safeguard against a sudden attack of bowel complaint. It is certain to be needed sooner or later, and when that time comes it will
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      58 3 Rheumatic Pains Relieved. The quick relief from rheumatic pains afforded 'bv Pain Balm has surprised,and delighted thousands of sufferers. It makes rest and sleep possible. A great many have been permanently cured of rheumatism by the u<e of this liniment. For sale by all Chemists and Store-keepers. The George Town
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      384 3 13. A contract with Yong Hong Tie< for drains in Hutton Lane between Transfer Road and Larut Road for $2,100 is signetf and sealed. 14. 6 Plans are submitted of which 5 are approved and 1 postponed. The Commissioners adjourn till Friday, the 16th August. TO LET, FURNISHED. HOUSE TO
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    THE WEEK.
    132 4 Tuesday. 20th AugustLeague Football: C.F.T. v. G.C.A.', C.R.C.' Ground. Outward German Mail. High water 9.20 p.m. Low water 4.11 p. m. Wednesday. 2lst August. P.C.C. Tennis Tournament. Band, Esplanade, 6 to 7 p.m. High watei 10.13 p.m. Low water 5.09 p.m. Thursday, 22nd August. Hoinew’ard German Mail. Outward
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    Tuesday, 20th august, 1907.
    2528 4 We have reason to believe that many planters are but imperfectly acquainted with the provisions of the Bill to provide a Fund for the Immigration of Tamil Labour which was read a second time in the Legislative Council on Friday. It is no exaggeration to say
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      PENANG AND THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
      357 4 [7’o the Editor of the Pinang Gazette"] Dear Sir, In connection with the resignation of Mr. E. W. Presgrave from the Legislative Council, will you allow me, a citizen of same years’ standing, a little space in your valuable paper to air the views of
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    Health Returns.
    282 4 The health returns for the Penang Municipality during the week ended 10th August show that there were 66 deaths—--52 males and 14 females. This is equal to a death ratfc of 34.25 per mille per annum compared with 42.55 in the preceding week and with 45.06 in the
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    To-day’s exchange rate is 2/4 1/16.
    214 4 To-day’s quotation for unrefined tin is $83.25 per pikui buyers, no sellers. Lin in London is quoted at £l6B cash and £167, 15s. three months. The following were thq dealings in t* ll to-day :—Singapore (Straits Trading Co.), buyers, no sellers, (sB3|); Penang (Straits
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      263 4 AA A 4*> < > ♦t*** y ’♦SARKIES’ HOTELS.: ♦E.* 0. HOTEL P er iang. J ♦CRAG HOTEL Penang RAffLES HOTEL Singapore. J ♦STRAND HOTEL Rangoon. SARKIES BROTHERS, a Proprietor». t PLASMON! PLASMON!! I f PLASMON! 1! Plasmon is a food, not a medicine, it is a creamy I ▲soluble
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      88 4 fWNTRIBUTIONB must be addressed to The Editor,” written on one side of the paper only and accompanied by the writer's name and address, not necessarily for insertion but as a guarantee of good faith. ALL monies must be paid at the Pinang Gazette Office, Penang, to the- General Manager, Mr.
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      21 4 \All communications intended Jor insertion in this journal must be authenticated The Editor is not responsible for the opinions of correspondents.]
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    PERSIA.
    63 5 AN INCREASE OF LAWLESSNESS. REPRESENTATIONS BY PARLIAMENT. [Reuter’s Service. London, 20th August. Reuter’s correspondent at Teheran states (list owing to the inactivity of the exeeucriminals are unpunished and lawlessness is increasing. The President and six -numbers of Parliament presented an ad,jressou the subject to the Shah, who promised the
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    CRICKET AT HOME.
    65 5 THE SOUTH AFRICANS v. ESSEX. [Beutrr’s Service.] London, 19th August. The following cricket matches have been concluded The South Africans have lieaten Essex, »t Leyton, by 104 runs. Kent beat Somerset, at Taunton, by an innings and 103 runs. Leicestershire beat Northamptonshire by 115 runs. Gloucestershire beat
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    SHIPPING.
    57 5 CALCUTTA VESSEL BURNT AT SEA. [Reuter's Service.] London, 20th August. The sailing ship Forth has arrived at Port Louis with the crew and passengers of the steamer Fortunatus, from Calcutta to Mellrourne, which was burnt at sea on the 31st ult. The boats were picked up lix hundred miles
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    THE PLAGUE IN INDIA.
    58 5 KING EDWARD’S SYMPATHY [Reuters Service.] London, 19th August. A letter from H. M. die King to the Earl of Minto, Viceroy of India, has been published, expressing His Majesty’s anxious interest in the plague in India and the earnest hope that the measures now being prepared
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    BRITISH NORTH BORNEO.
    33 5 PROPOSED RAILWAY EXTENSION. [Reuter’s Service] London, 20th August The British North Borneo Company have issued £lOO,OOO five per cent, bonds it par for extension of the railway and other purposes.
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    THE TRANSVAAL.
    33 5 THE PRESENTATION TO THE KING. [Reuter’s Service.] London, 20th August. The Transvaal Assembly has adopted, by 420 votes to 19, General Botha’s motion to acquire the Cullinan diamond for the King.
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    CHOLERA IN RUSSIA.
    15 5 [Rbutkr’s Sbrvice.] London, 20th August. Cholera has broken out in Russian Poland.
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    SPECIAL GERMAN SERVICE.
    109 5 GERMAN SOUTH WEST AFRICA. Berlin, 19th August. The frontier detachment of the Cape Mounted Police has sent trackers in search Morenga, the Hottentot chief who esc«ped across the border with a number of hi» followers recently. King Edward is exhibiting special in* Merest in the matter. THE
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    MOROCCO.
    58 5 the situatiox at casablaicl MOORS’ ATTACK REPULSED. [Reuter’s Sbrvicb.] London, 20th August. The Moors attacked Casablanca yesterday morning. A French detachment assumed the offensive under cover of shellfire from the warships. The Kadyles lacked ammunition and charged home with their swords. Two of the French were killed and three
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    IRELAND.
    37 5 THE RECENT TROUBLE AT BELFAST [Rbutrr’s Sbrvicb.] Loudon, 19th August. H.R. H. the Duke of Connaught, inspecting the Rifle Brigade and the Sussex Regiment at Belfast, congratulated the men on their forbearance during the recent disturbances.
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    The Liquors Ordinance.
    200 5 An Additional Rule. he following additional Rule under “The Liquors Ordinance, 1906, as amended by Ordinance XVI of 1907,” made by the Governor in Council under Section 112 of the Ordinance, appears to have been framed in view of the recent medicated wines cases in Singapore 1.
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    Left-Handed Soldiers.
    182 5 Maj r-General Perrott, C. 8., Comm Hiding Troops, Straits Settlements, publishes the following in the local Military District Orders I am commanded by the Army Council to invite your attention to the increasing prevalence of left-handed shooting among the rank and file of the army, and to point
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    The Mails.
    227 5 HOME- Rt.amrr EX PoBiriv LY To WARD. rßAi PECTED. DUB. SAIL. P. A U. Arcadia 31/8 B I.S.N. Tara 23/8 N.D.L. Zieten 20/8 Outward. P. A O. Delta 29/8 8.1.5. N. Thongwa 22/8 7 p.m. 5 p.m. N.D.L. Pr. Heinrich 20/8 6 p.m. 9 p.m. The Norddeutscher Lloyd
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    CIVIL SERVANTS’ SALARIES.
    1096 5 OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE. At the Legislative Council meeting on Friday, the Hon. W. J. Napier laid on the table the official correspondence, regarding salaries of Civil Servants, in continuation of that already published in our columns. The first was a communication from His Excellency the Governor, Sir John
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    White Ants.
    321 5 Planters and others will be interested in the following advice which the Government Entomologist of Ceylon gives on the subject of white ants :—The eradication of Termites (“white ants”) is another subject that has received serious attention during the past year. I have on several occasions shown that
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    Extraordinary Singapore Case.
    445 5 French Consul’s Sons Arrested. In the Fourth Magistrate’s Court, Singapore, on Thursday, Mr. Colman, the Thin! Magistrate, conducted an enquiry into allegations of theft of a piece of chain valued at $1 and trespass brought by Ho Yang Peng against Raphael and Harrold de Bondy, the thirteen
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    LOG BOOK.
    824 6 Though the rice-exporting season was drawing to a close, shipping business at Saigon was brisk in July. Sixty-eighty steamers, of which 27 were French and 22 British, arrived, and about the same number departed. Only four steamers flew the German flag. The departures for Singapore were seven in
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    SHIPPING ARRIVALS.
    140 6 Antf.Nor, Brit, 3562, Hazeland, August 17, Liverpool, gen., VV. Mansfield Co. Avagyee, Brit, 247, Buchanan, August 18, Deli, gen., Koe Guan Co. Brandan Dut., 494, Boehuis, August 20, T. Seweme, gen., Huttenbach, Liebert Co. Hok Cantor, Brit., 294, Scott, August 20, Acheen, gen., Ban Ho Hin Co. Langkat,
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    CLEARANCES.
    55 6 Avagyee for Deli. Ban Whatt Soon for Langkat. Fitzpatrick for Rangoon. JAPARA’for Singapore. Lapv Weld for Teluk Anson. Mary Austin for Asahan. Padang for Batu Bahra. Perak (S.S. Co.) for Port Swettenham and Singapore. Petrkl for Pangkalan Brandan. Prinz Heinrich for Singapore, China, and Japan. Tong Ch ay Un
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    MAILS CLOSE
    366 6 pkk Langkat for Teluk Anson, at 2 p.m. to-mor-row. Manila for I ort Sw’ettenham, Singapore, China, and Japan, at 3 p.m. to-morrow. Solfond for Rangoon, at 3 p.m. to-morrow. Glenogle for Singapore, Hongkong, and Amoy, at 3 p.m. to-morrow. Resident Halewyn for Pangkor, at 4 p.m tomorrow. Zietrn
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    SHIPPING EXPECTED
    157 6 Name <f Steamer, where from, apprcjcim.tir dale of arrival, where bound, and Agents. Arratoon Apcar from Singapore, Aug. 25, for Calcutta, A. A. Anthony Co. Austria from Singapore, September 12, for Fiume and Trieste, Schmidt, Kustermaun Co. Bellerophon from Singapore, September 3, for Genoa, Marseilles, and Liverpool, W.
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    SHARES.
    1205 6 I 8 f -p. N. m 2 8 aS MINING. Gold. <5O 000 «I «1 £4,«7« U-p»id J~.OMy. IWI ltonbA...Ml..ld Mining I.M. Folly PMd 1892 £200,000 £191,250 1 18/10 II- (Contrib) buyer 8 (.150,000 1 eai. loui Redjang T<ebong Gold Mining Co.. Ltd f. 900 soil l B9g f.
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    EXCHANGE.
    119 6 Penang, 20th August, 1907. (Uy Courtesy oj the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Bank 2 4 1/16 4 months’ sight Bank 2'4 7/ 6 3 Credit 2/4 11/16 3 Documentary 2<4 3/4 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs. 174 j 3 days’sight Private 175} Bombay Demand Bank 174} 3 days’sight Private 175}
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    PRODUCE.
    205 6 Penang, 20th August, 1907. Gold leaf $65.10 Pepper (VV. Coast 3 lbs. 5 oz.) 16.75 no stock White Pepper 21.57 f sellera. Trang Pepper 17.75 sales. Mace 81.50 sales. Mace Pickings 69 sales. Cloves (picked) 51 sellers. Nutmegs 110 24.50 sales. jNol 6.6 1 sales. Sugar. J„ 2 x.
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      51 6 Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. 1 his is a perfectly reliable medicine for bowel complaints, and one that has never been known to fail even in the most severe and dangerous cases. For sale by all Chemists and Store-keepers. The George Town Dispensary, Wholesale Agents. RACING SADDLES. McAlister Co.,
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      44 6 HORNSBY OIL ENGINES SOLE AGENTS. 1 HOWARTH ERSKINE, Ltd., CIVIL, ELECTRICAL, AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS Singapore, Bangkok, Rangoon, Ipoh, Kvala Lumpur, Canton, Hongkong, x Shanghai, and London. Telegrams Officer and Stores ERSKINE FenANg. 2q. BEACH WronghtlronTubes&Fittings, e 14iT<e Stocks Always on Hand. A LIMIT» 0
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      2187 8 Th. London A..u..ne. NOTICE NOTICE. -OR SALE VOLUNTEERS NOTICE. Corporation. By OF THEMORTCACEES. bv oboes p7tu««i«u>ii R old trees, $2 per thousand. I ®T CAPTAIN A- R. ADAMS, The iiii.lersigiieti ba-ing been appointed MANAGER, COMMANDANT. on Bromide paper.’ 3 “pi C =NK by PUBLIC AUCTION, pUBLIG auction 6n 1 15
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