Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 21 August 1907

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    21 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED J 833 No. 190 VOL. LXV. WEDNESDAY. 21st AUGUST. 1907. PRICE 20 CENTS.
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      1408 2 DIRECT SERVICE FROM LISBON TO THE FAR EAST. |IDT A M C TEAS I USE Q^LV and L S£ ALWAYS By the HAMBURG-AMERIKA LIN 18. l R 1 w M r E X\ J WERE AWARDED THE REFRE SH INg By the German Steamships “HABSBURG," “HOHENSTAUFEN“RHENANIA," MFDAL A LUXURIOUS PERFUME
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    THE WRECK.
    1180 3  -  —Wilfrbd L. Randall in P.M.G. 'file night shut down with a steady south* wes t wind that sent the scud spinning over t H long g«ey sea-wall, across the shining ril il s clean into the midst of the huddled houses behind. At first, mere specks of living
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    Cupid and the Telephone.
    239 3 —Cableneics. Cupid knows no headdress so becoming as the earpieces of a telephone exchange nor so alluring a cry as, Dee line e s beesy.” Wherever the hello girl climbs t > her stool for shifting the numbered plugs, she in reality mounts a throne from
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    Hongkong Mystery.
    255 3 Man Arrksted on Suspicion. Hongkong, August 16. The dastardly murder of a European woman here has absorbe«l public interest throughout the week. All pas-enger steamers along the China coast, and connecting with Japan hive been wa’clied m*»st closely, and an additional sensation was created by the reieption of
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    RUBBER NOTES.
    1129 3 The activity which has characterised the market in Plantation Rubber shares during the past week or so is, of course, (says the JVnancier and Bullionist to hand by the last mail) directly attributable to the marked increase during that period in the solid investment demand for these issues.
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    New F.M.S. Flotation.
    340 3 A Kinta Proposition. The Cornish Tost and Mining Journal of 25 July says —lt is reliably reported that Messrs. Abbott Wickett, of Redruth, have another Straits mine on hand, which will probably be floated in the course of two or three weeks. Considering the success that has
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    Passengers to the Straits.
    234 3 Per P. «k 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. «t O. s.s. Borneo, from London, Aug. 3, due Sept. 3 at Penang :—To Penang Mr. and
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    THE WEEK.
    137 4 Wednesday. 21st August. P.C.C. Tennis Tournament. Band, Esplanade, 6 to 7 p.m. High water 10.13 p.m. Low water 509 p.m. Thursday. 22nd August. Homeward German Mail. Outward 8.1. Mail. High water 11 07 p.m; Low water (i.<H p m Friday, 23rd Avgust. Homeward B. I. Mail. a Band,
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    Wednesday, 21st August, 1907.
    1029 4 We have endeavoured in various quarters to discover thfe real cause of the deadlock on the F.M.S. Railways on the occasion of the opening of the recent Agri-Horti-cultural Show at Kuala Kangsar. We were informed on good authority that it was due to lack of rolling-stock,
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    LEAGUE FOOTBALL.
    850 4 C.F.T. v. G.C.A. Yesterday evening the Crescent Football Team and the Government Clerical Association met in the League competition on the C.R.C. ground in the presence of a large number of spectators. The respective teams took the field as under C.F.T. Goal, S. M. Idid full-backs, Shaik Hussian,
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    SOUTH AFRICA.
    337 4 THE TRABSYAAL LOAH. DEBATE IN THE COMMONS. [Reuter’s Service.] London, 20th August. The House of Commons has adont Pr i h Transvaal Loan Guarantee Biil iln votes to 62 after a most animated d e kL J The Unionists and a section of the Radi opposed the Bill
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    CRICKET AT HOME.
    93 4 ENULAND V. SOUTH AFRICANS. THIRD TEST MATCH [Reuter’s Service.] London, 20th August. In the third Test Match between the South Africans and England, at the close of play yesterday England had made 221 runs for seven wickets. Rain interrupted the play. London, 21st August. Heavy rain is
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    TURKEY AND PERSIA.
    74 4 THE FRONTIER TROUBLE. [Reuter’s Service.] London, 21st August. Reuter’s correspondent at Constantinople cables that the Turks appear to have advanced a considerable distance into Persian territory in spite of the assurances of the Poi te The Persian Ambassador has energetically demanded the recall of the troops before
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    SOCIALISM ON THE CONTINENT.
    66 4 A SIGNIFICANT SPLIT. [Reuter’s Service.] London, 21st August. A violent scene has taken place st the Socialist Congress at Stuttgart. Herr August Bebel, the leader of the German Socialists, denounced a motion proposed by the notorious French anti-militarist, P ru fessor Edouard Herve, urging soldiers to
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    FRANCO-GERMAN RELATIONS.
    46 4 A HOPEFUL SIGN. [Reuter’s Service.] London, 21st August Prince BiUo_w, the Imperial J' ern Chancellor, has invited M. Cam bon, French Ambassador to Germany, to spe* several days with him at his country 30 on Norderney, a small island oil the uo of Prussia.
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    MOROCCO.
    20 4 [Reuter’s Service.] London, 21st Angus It is estimated that close on two thousSU Arabs have been killed at Casablanca»
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      126 4 fWN TRIBO TION 8 must be addressed to The Editor, written on one tide of the paper only and accompanied by the writer’» name and addrest, not necettdrily for insertion but at a guarantee of good faith. LL monies mutt be paid at the Pinang m Gazette Office, Penang, to
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    THE UNITED STATES.
    140 5 COMMERCIAL IMMORALITY. LEGISLATION foreshadowed. [Reuter’s Service.] London, 20th August. Mr William H. Taft, the United States Secretary of War, speaking at Columbus, the capital of his native State of Ohio, referred to the quickening of the public conscience with regard to business abuses, j foreshadowed amendments to
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    THE NOBEL PRIZE.
    28 5 IRkdtkr’r Service.] London. 21st August According to a Stockholm paper, Mr. Rudyard Kipling has been designated as the winner of the Nobel Prize for litera’ure.
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    SPECIAL GERMAN SERVICE.
    129 5 MOROCCO. Berlin, 20th August. The French troops, without the assist* mice of the Spanish, have repulsed an attack by the Mojrs on Casablanca. KING EDWARD. King Edward has invited the French Premier, M. Clemenceau, who is staying at Karlsbad, to visit him at Marienbad. SOUTH AFRICA. During
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    The Mails.
    121 5 Home Ex- Positively To ward. pbctkd. Due Sail P. O. Arcadia 31/8 81.5. N. Tara 23'8 N.D.L. Zieten 22/8 11a.m. 4 p.m. Outward. P. O. Delta 29/8 8.1.5. N. Thongwa 22/8 7 p:m. 5 p.m. N.D.L. Goeben 4/9 The 81. contract packet Thongwa, with the outward mails, is
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    The Scottish Churches.
    93 5 Fresh Allotment of Funds. London, July 30. The Royal Commission (Lord E'gin, chairman) on the Scottish Church dispute and the disposal of church property arising out of the Lords’decision in 1904, has estimated the United Free Church funds at £1,354,720, and has allotted £310,000 to the Wee
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    Golf at Home.
    54 5 Calcutta, Aug. 12. Statesman special, dated London, 9th, says:—ln the Calcutta Cup Golf Competition at St. Andrew’s, Blackwell beat Kerr, 1 up Hutchinson beat Boase, 3 up and 1 to play Lamb beat Shaw, 2up In the final Lamb beat Hutchinson, 2 up and 1 to play»
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    THE APPEAL COURT.
    2431 5 THE BILLS OF LADING CASE. Yesterday afternoon, before a full Court of Appeal, consisting of the Chief Justice, Sir William Hyndman Jones, Mr. Justice Fisher and Mr. Justice Braddell, the hearing was commenced of the appeal in the case of the Chartered Bank rs. the British India
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    PALMER vs. OECHSLE.
    66 5 The hearing of this case was concluded yesterday afternoon. The Court did not call upon Mr. Adams, who appeared for the appellant, Mr. Oechsle, to reply on the question of the promissory note, but heard arguments on the point of the counterclaim put forward by Mr. Palmer
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    Indians in the Transvaal.
    133 5 Loudon, 13th Aug. In the House of Commons, replying to Mr. O’Grady, Mr. Winston Churchill announced .that the Imperial Government would reserve the Transvaal Immigration Bill mentioned on July sth. He could not state what the action of the Imperial Government would be pending receipt of
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    Duke of Richmond's Estates.
    134 5 Vexed Question of Duty Settled. London, July 31. The Crown took proceedings against the Duke of Richmond to recover duty payable on a portion of his Scotch estates, valued at £790,000. The late Duke, who died in 1903, cut the entail of this estate, creating encumbrances
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    Betting on the St. Leger.
    71 5 Calcutta, Aug. 12. An Asian special says the latest betting on the St. Leger is evens Woolwinder 3 to 1 against Orby 6 to 1 against Slieve Gallion Orby is not a roarer, as lepoi ted, but somewhat amiss since his visit to Liverpool. Mr.
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    Corruption at Chicago.
    31 5 City Robbed of Millions. London, Aug. 1. The Municipality of Chicago has been robbed of £3,400,000, owing to collusion between the municipal officials and the Street Car Company.
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    LOG BOOK.
    927 6 An old China hand passaed away on the 3rd inst. at Chefoo, Captain R.H.A.E. Nelson, h.n., naval instructor to the Chinese navy. Mr. Nelson, who joined the British Navy in 1866, was seconded to the Chinese Naw as Naval Instructor in 1884, and had servedinthat capacity ever since
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    SHIPPING ARRIVALS.
    92 6 Ban Whatt Hin, Brit., 195, Morrell, August 21, Tongkah, gen., Adamson, Gilfillan Co. Canton, Brit., 105, Marican, August 21, Teluk Anson, Ah Hing. Glenogle, Brit, 2399, Larkins, August 21, Rangoon, gen., Chin Ho Son. Japara, Dut, 85<>, Waterhof, P. Way, gen., Hottenbach, Liebert Co. Manila, Brit., 2711, Andrew’s,
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    CLEARANCES.
    39 6 Flying Fish for Port Weld. Glenogle for Singapore, Hongkong, and Amoy. Langkat for Teluk Anson. Leong Ho for Setul. Malaya for Deli. Manila for I ort Swetteuham, Singapore, China, and Japan. Resident Halewyn for Paugkor. Bolfond for Rangoon.
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    MAILS CLOSE
    430 6 pbr Zieten for Ceylon, Australasia, India, Aden, Egypt, and rid Naples for Europe, etc., at 11 a m. to-morrow. Registration up to 10-3 am. Van der Parra for Deli, at I p.m. to-morrow. Wakamiya Maku for Madras, at 2 p.m. tomorrow’. Hok Canton for Langsa, T. Seniawe, Segli,
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    SHIPPING EXPECTED
    172 6 Name of Steamer, where from, tipprojctmute dale of arrival, where hound, and A gents. Arratoon Apcar from Singapore, Aug. 25, for Calcutta, A. A. Anthony Co. Austria from Singapore, September 12, for Fiume and Trieste, Schmidt, Kusterinaiin Co. Bellerophon from Singapore, September 3, for Genoa, Marseilles, and Liverpool,
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    SHARES.
    1266 6 it II s I Capital. Subscribed. Value. Paid up. Reserve. Dividends. Name. Quotation». M MINING. Gold. t 5O 000 £1 £1 £4,873 I/. paid January, 1901 Ranb Anat Gohl Co ,J<l Fu,, y P*”* H bu Yers 4892 £200,000 £191,250 1 «8/10 1/-„ f Co b,b buiers 8 9R
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    EXCHANGE.
    122 6 Penang, 21st August, 1907. (/iy Courtesy oj the Chartered Hank.) London Demand Bank 2 4 1/16 4 months’ sight Bank 2 4 I/2 3 Credit 2/4 11/16 3 Documentary 2 4 3/4 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs. 174| 3 days’sight Private 175) Boinb/iy Demand Bank 174} 3 days’sight Private 175|
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    PRODUCE.
    198 6 Penang, 2 Ist August, 1907. Gold leaf $65.10 Pepper (W. Coast 3 lbs. soz 16.75 no stock White Pepper 21.87 j sellers. Trang Pepper 17.75 sales. Mace 81.50 sales. Mace Pickings 69 sales. Cloves (picked) 51 no‘sellers. Nutmegs 110 24.50 sales. CNo 1 5.6 1 sales. Sugar. < 2
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      850 8 FOR SALE. PENANG VOLUNTEERS. NOTICE. OUBBKK SEED from 10 year OBDERS BY oAP t2in A R ADAMS, V Selangor, an.i’su.nl'Cf'’^ 9 P r k K comimAKT Selensing Estate, Taiping. :(0 w JO W 672-15-9 AugUSt 1907, rkot(i 9ravh er PARA RUBBER SEED. 22nd Thursday, Company Drill at LuOUCIOH UIPGCtOPV ORDERS
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