Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 9 May 1908

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    20 1 PINANG GAZETTE AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 107 VOL. LXVI. SATURDAY, 9th MAY. 1908. PRICE 20 CENTS.
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      1166 1 TO LET. WANTED. GOVERNMENT NOTICE. IMPORTANT SALE. QO©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©© TTaS2M!?B&Tt t hes S KoniHklljke hkitnirt Maatschappij. 8 first-class work and supervise others doing A s or sale Off ers may be made to Court of the Estate and effects of Captain T T7T it. State experience and salarv expected Colonial Secretary,
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      1587 2 MINERAL WATERS “BIJRNS JL HllP I,NE Fresh from the Spring.. SINGAPORE TO *JAVA PORTS, i VICHY ETAT CELESTINS WATER M ADELAIDE, MELBOURNE ANb SYD- ae -i r <.’ f M NEY ALSO TAKING CARGO FOR- K RUBINAT ft Ail OENTA WATFb HPAN MUL SEAMShP Co., Ltd. NEW ZEALAND, TASMANIAN AND
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    GOLDEN HOPE RUBBER CO.
    1518 3 CAPITAL INCREASED. The Financier publishes a fuller report than any we have seen of the ordinary general meeting of the Golden Hope Rubber Estates, Limited, which was held recently at the London Chamber of Commerce, Oxford Court, E C., Mr. J. L. Anstruther (the Chairman of
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    Rubber Shares.
    413 3 The Financial News to hand by this week’s mail states Rubber shares have been quietly firm, there being a fair amount of investment business at the lower level of prices recently established. Anglo-Malay shares have suffered rather a relapse, the fully paids being done down to 3< and
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    AT SEA WITH A DESTROYER.
    1102 3 —Daily Mail. A dog’s life That is the way the naval officer of years and experience describes existence in a destroyer such as the Tiger. The work is hard the food often atrocious when the vessel is at sea, for the simple reason that in
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    CHURCH SERVICES.
    114 3 Third Sunday after Raster. May 10th. St. Gkorgb’b Church. 8 a.m.—Matins (Choral.) 8- a.in.—Holy Communion (Plain). 9- a m.—Holy Communion (Chinese). 5 p.m.—Sunday School. 6 p.m.—Evensong and Sermon. Presbytkrian Church. 9-15 a.m.—Divine Service (Prye Dock;. 6 p.m.—Divine Service (Northern Road). Methodist-Episcopal Church. 8-45 a m.—Sunday School. 6 p.m—Divine
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    MARKET PRICES.
    229 3 Penang, May 9. Description. Beef Ufa. Soup j»er catty 12 Roast 24 Steaks 24 Stew or Curry Meat 16 Rump Steak 24 Ox Tail each 30 Tongue ,60 Feet 15 Heart Heart 30 Tripe Liver per catty 30 Por k Pork 34 Pig’s Head 20 Feet 26 Tongue
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      66 3 Pain in the Stomach. It is most annoying, as well as disagreeable, to be troubled with pains in the stomach, and there is no need of it, for one dose of Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera nnd Diarrhiea Remedy will allay the pain. Try it once and be convinced. For sale by
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      33 3 Moke Every Year.—-More people take Stearns Cordial of Cod Liver Extract every year than ever before. That's because it is a good thing, builds up their health,and they tell their friends about it.
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      64 3 We never heard of anyone who had used Stearns’ Headache Cure that did not find it just what is claimed for it. It drives away the pain, it leaves the head clear and the faculties alert, ready for any kind of business. It has no bad taste, and any one
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      825 3 SALE OF VALUABLE LAND nobevs explosives. AND SHOP HOUSES. magazines at penang and ipoh. Acting on instructions received the under* *lw»ys on hand of signed will sell GELIGNITE. BY PUBLIC AUCTION, BLASTING GELATINE The following SEXTUPLE DETONATORS. Valuable Properties on the dates mentioned: ELECTRIC DETONATORS. aT 10-30 A.M., SPORTING BALLEBTTTE
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    THE WEEK.
    179 4 I J ..-yjou, Saturdsv, 9th May Swimming Club Gala, Tanjbng Bungah. Matsuo’s Cinematograph. 7 and 9 p.m. High waterß.2o a m Low water 12.24 a.iir. Sunday. 10th May. Third Sunday after Easter. High water 7.13 a.m. Low water 1.12 aim. Monday. Ilth May Band. Esplanade. G to 7
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    Saturday, 9th May, 1908.
    1097 4 If we are willing to accept the principle of old-age pensions, we can honestly say that Mr. Asquith in his th'rd Budget adheres to the doctrines of sound finance by which he has shown l.imself billing to be guided in the past. The systematic reduction of
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    PENANG TURF CLUB.
    473 4 HALF-YEARLY MEETING. Yesterday afternoon, the half-yearly general meeting of the members of the Penang Turf Club was held in the Chamber of Commerce. Mr. G. H. Stitt (in the absence of the Hon. A. R. Adams, President) occupied the chair and there were also present Capt. D.
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    F.M.S. Tin.
    357 4 Expjrts from Perak. The following are the advance figures (liable to correction) of the export of tin from Perak for April Tin 4,834 piculs, 78 catties. Tin ore 30, 23 Duty $336,436.05. Mr. C. E. Strode Hall has been appointed Secretary of the Selangor Turf Club in place
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    SEQUEL TO A FIRE.
    966 4 CLAIM AGAINST INSURANCE u, The following is a continuation o f tl proceedings in the Supreme rv in which Chop Hin Lee Chan cl? $12,242.43 against the Phmnix Co., for loss under a policy of insurance The examination of Sing Tua Bak |< smith, was continued
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      190 4 i NOTICE. WING to the difficulties of collection on and 4 after May Ist, all Bills must be settled on leaving’ the Eastern and Oriental and Crag” t Hotels. No Bills will be posted for collection to any < J outstation. 1 J SARKIES BROTHERS, 0 gOOOOOC 2©©©©CSOOOOOOOOOOOOOg MATSUO’S I
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      129 4 must be to The Editor, written on one the paper only, and acccompanicd by the writer’* name and address, not necessarily for. iteurtl r -n but as a guarantee of good faith. LL MONIES must be paid at the Timing Gazette Office, Penang, to tiw General Manager, Mr. D. A.
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    GREAT BRITAIN’S FINANCES.
    294 5 THE BUDGET IK THE COMIONS. PREMIER AND OLD-AGE PENSIONS. REDUCTION OF THE NATIONAL DEBT. [Reuter’s Service.] London, Bth April. In the Hv use of Commons yesterday afternoon liefore a crowded audience the Budget was unfolded by the Right Hon. H. H. Asquith, who said that the foreign
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    THE PRUSSIAN COURT SCANDALS.
    74 5 A STARTLING DEVELOPMENT. [Reuter’s Service] London, Bth May. Prince Philip Eulenburg has been arrested at his castle of Liebenberg on a charge of committing perjury at the last Harden trial in January, when he denied having ever participated in immoral practices. Fresh evidence against the Prince,
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    “THE TIMES" SUED.
    56 5 PUBLISHERS’ LIBEL ACTION. [Reuter’s Service J London, 9th May. Messrs. John and Hallam Murray, the well-known publishers, have obtained £7.500 damages for libel from 77ic which published a letter, signed “Artifex," alleging that Messrs Murray charged an extortionate price f«r the recently-publish-ed The Letters of Queen Victoria.
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    THE AMERICAN FLEET.
    41 5 REVIEW AT SAN FRANCIS-O. [Reuter’s Service London, 9th May. The American battleship fleet, which is at present at San Francisco, has been reviewed by Mr. Victor H. Metcalf. Secretary of the Navy. The fleet consists of forty-eight ships.
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    IRELAND.
    29 5 THE COERCION ACL [Reuters Srrvicr London, 9th May. The second reading of the Nationalist Bill to repeal the Coercion Act has been passed by the House of Commons
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    SPECIAL GERMAN SERVICE.
    94 5 THE REICHSTAG. Berlin. Bth May. The Reichstag has adjourned until October. All the newspapers which support the various parties belonging to the Government Block express satisfaction with tiie work of the past session and more particularly at the reforms effected in the Imj»erial finances. SIBERIA. According to
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    THE PENANG IMPRESSIONISTS.
    1314 5 ANNUAL EXHIBITION. Yesterday the annual exhibition of the above Art Club wae i»eld at the Engineers* Institute. The ball-room, which had been very kindly placed at the disposal of the Club by the courtesy of the President of the Institute, lent itself admirably to the purpose it
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    Penang Association.
    535 5 The following is the report of the Committee for the period ended 31st December, 1907, to belaid before the general meeting on Wednesday next The Association was formed at a public meeting held in the Town Hall on 10th Septeml>er, 1906. when the officers and Committee were elected
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    THE PLANTERS AND THE R.G.A.
    1112 5 The following memorandum dealing with the proposals adopted by the R.G.A. at a meeting held in London on February 11th, and since published in the Press, was considered and unanimously approved by two largely attended meetings of planters in Kuala Lumpur, on the 12th and
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      6 5 HARNESS ACCESSORIES. McAlister 6> Go., Ltd.
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      572 5 public, to threaten the prosperity of the PENANG ASSOCIATION, whole industry. May we venture to hope A P y BLIC important questions of this kind are under Association will be held in the lown discussion, we may be consulted, and given Hall, on Wednesday, 13th May, 1908, at the opportunity
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    LOG BOOK.
    896 6 At the annual meeting of the Hansa Steam Navigation Company at Bremen the Director declared that prospects were not unfavourable. In the Indian traffic a good business was to be expected in case of favourable monsoon rains. By Wednesday’s Japanese mail steamer, Captain J. Craig, the skipper of
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    SHIPPING ARRIVALS.
    57 6 Canton, Brit., 106, Gillies, May 9, Teluk Anson, gen., Kong Soon. Inaba Maru, Jap., 6189, Bainbridge, May 8, Japan, gen., Boustead Co. Jin Ho, Brit., 110, Marris, May 8, Langkat, gen., E. S. Co. Persia, Aust., 3779, Giuseppe, May 9, Japan, gen., Schmidt, Kustermann Co. SANTHiA,|Brit., 3353, Thomsen,
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    CLEARANCES.
    57 6 Inaba Maru for Colombo. De Kock for Deli and Langsa. Jin Ho for Langkat. Kistna for Port Swettenham and Singapore. Flying Dragon for Pulau Langkawi and Setul. Santhia for Rangoon and Calcutta. Tong Ch ay Un for Pangkor. Vid ar for Teluk Anson. Pahang for Batu Bahra. Devanha for
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    78 6 Monday. For. Per. J’lose. Deli Hebe 9 a.m. Trang and Pang Nga Deli 1 p.m. Langasa. T. Semawe, Segli, Olehleh and Sabang Pegu 3 p.m. Singapore Putiala 3 p.m. Singapore and Hongkong Lightning 4 p in. Tuesday. Pangkalan Brandan Petrel 1 p.m. Deli Perak (E.S. Co.) 1 p.m.
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    ON WEEK DAYS
    309 6 FOR Taiping, Ipoh, Batu Gajah, Kuala Ki|t»i, Kuala Lumpur, and Seremban at I p.m. and 5-30 p.m. Kedah, at 7 a.m. Kuala Mudab, at 7 a.m. Kulim, at 1 p.m. Butterworth, at 7 a.m 10 I p m 4-30 p.m. Prye, at 7-30 a.m., I I am.,
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    SHIPPING EXPECTED.
    29 6 Name of Steamer, where from, approximate date of arrival, where bound, and Agents. Benlomond, Loudon, May 8, Japaw, S. B. Tydeus, Singapore, May 16, Antwerp, W. M.
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    PASSENGERS.
    14 6 By Malaya (May 8) to Deli, Mr. Goedkoop. Mr. Beinhauer. and Mrs. Graichen.
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    SHARES.
    1223 6 o fl II •.■[ls 5 nt t Issue I I 8 2 g Capital. Subscribed. *V-| Dividers. Name. 3 «2 I I 1 MINING. Gold. r an (MW) £1 £1 I/-fiaid January, 1901 Itaub Aust. G«»I<1 Mining Co., Lt<l. Fullv Pai- 1 ISM £206,000 £161,2W g/I0 (Con.r..-) j >
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    EXCHANGE.
    124 6 Penang, 9th May, 1908. [Uy Courtesy oj the Ghavlert'l Hank.) London Demand Bank 2/3 3/4 4 months’ sight Rank 2/4 3 Credit 2/4 316 3 Documentary 2/4 1/4 Calcutta Demand Bank R» 174| 3 «lays’sight Private 175$ Bombay Demand Rank 174 3 days’sight Private 175$ Madras. Demand Bank 174
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    PRODUCE.
    191 6 Pknan<3, 9tr May, 1908. Gold ie„f 65.40 Pepper (’.V < oast 3 II». 5 os.) no stock. White I eppei $17.50 sellers. Trang Pepper se ll erB ac $7O sellers. Mace Pickings $55 buyers. Cloves (picked) 31 buyers. Nutmegs Ho $20.50 sellers. fNo I $5.30 sales. S“R ar <
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      31 6 Baby and grandfather can take Stearns’ Wine of Cod Liver Oil, because it is delicious and is made for people with weak stomachs. Makes new blood and builds up the system.
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      1440 7 CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA,I HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL NEDERLANDSCHE-INDISCHE THE MERCANTILE BANK OF JUST ARRIVED AUSTRALIA, AND CHINA. BANKING CORPORATION. MAATSCHAPPIJ. ESCOMPTO MAATSCHAPPIJ. INDIA, LIMITED. "nnuctl. M T s 'Netherlands-Indian Discount Bank.) Incorporated by Royal Charter. P»id-up-C»pitalsls,ooo,ooo "ebtaLshed'TL. *•«»*•<• Capital £1,500,000. 111 »•"“»*>>« Kkskkve Funds Capital fl. 45,000,000 Pa,d
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