Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 14 May 1908

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    20 1 PINANG GAZETTE AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 11l VOL. LXVI. THURSDAY. 14th MAY. 1908. PRICE 20 CENTS.
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      844 1 TO LET. NOTICE- IMPORTANT SALE. [L— a A JOOA The Bankruptcy Ordinance, 1888. WANTED. Conpames Orainance Y. of 1889. 'y’Q 5 WELD QUAY lately in |rlE undersigned has been instructed the occupation of the Sugar Estates Office, V T lEWS of Penang, Singapore, Perak, ‘J'* clF.rtW fO» Making Returns UPr<
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      1385 2 THE Shipping. ff 4 J- London Directory. (Published Annually.) 1< w a3w Aw I I 1 wr 17 “BURNS PULP LINE.” IT7 NABLES traders throughout the I I •i^,!^ World to communicate direct with Q 1 Q 1 ■f SINGAPORE TO ‘JAVA PORTS, m a ottfactitrfrs Jt nt’ALKRS ADELAIDE, MELBOURNE
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    MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA.
    1824 3 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING. The fifteenth annual general meeting was held at Winchester House, Old Broad Street, London, E.C., on Tuesday, April 14, Mr. R. J. Black, the Chairman, presiding. The notice convening the meeting, and also the auditors’ report, having been read, The Chairman said: Gentlemen,
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    THE STATE OF KELANTAN.
    1053 3 ANOTHER YEAR’S REPORT. (Continued.) The following is a continuation of Mr. W. A. Graham’s latest report on the State of Kelantan. This report embraces the period from 24th February, 1906, to 14th February, 1907. Ports and Customs.The duties of the Ports and Customs Department remained the
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    Anarchism in India.
    604 3 Calcutta, May 5. Before the Alipore Magistrate the leader of the gang arrested at Manicktolla admitted organising a Society, taking part in attempts at train-wrecking when the Lieut Governor was travelling, and plotting the assassination of Lord Kitchener and the Viceroy, and for the achievement of national
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      887 3 PENANG VOLUNTEERS. ROVRII ORDERS BY CAPTAIN should be in every home m wen J. H. G. MARRIOTT. M. S G as in every hospital. vr., When you are worried and Ac g. COMMAS DANI. cannot eat well nor sleep well, you will ihad help in May, 1903. Bbwajui or Chiap
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    THE WEEK.
    173 4 Thursday, I4th May. Ohl May Day. Singapore Races. Matsuo’s inematograph, 7 and 9 p.m. High water 10.22 a.in. i>>w water 4.25 p.m Friday, Isth May. Rand, Esplanade. 6 to 7 p in. Lodge Scotia Installation of R. W. M. Matsuo’s (’inematograph, 7 and 9 p.m. High water 11.12
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    Thursday, 14th May, 1908.
    1008 4 Sir Frank Swetteuham makes some good points in his letter to The Tinies on the proposed abolition of the opiu u traffic in the Straits, and th-? fact that he has secured the support of the leading newspaper for his views, slioul i ensure them careful
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    SEQUEL TO A FIRE.
    1623 4 CLAIM AGAINST INSURANCE CO. The following is a continuation of the proceedings in the Supreme Court, yesterday, in which Chop Hin Lee Chan claim $12,242.43 from tho Phoenix Assurance Co., for loss under a policy of insurance My. Cleaver, resuming his address on behalf of the
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    Penang Football League.
    57 4 The following fixtures have b-cn arranged for the present mon,th May 19, National Union r. Wanderers, Esplanade. May 26, Mohammedans r Auglo-Chinosc School, C.R.C. ground. May 21, Government Service r. Free School, Esplanade. May 26, Butterflies r. Crescent, Esplanade, j, 27 Anglo-Chinese School t’. National Union, C.R.C.
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    Penang Hunt Club.
    249 4 A ride has been arranged for Sunday morning next; meet on the Parade Ground at 6.45 a.m., and finish at Suffolk Mess. The output of the Chenderiang group of miups for April amounte i to 938 piculs. Mr. and Mrs. Hargreaves, of Kuala Kangsar, left Penang for
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      214 4 THE MATTER OF THE TYRES r Motor J 5 satisfactorily settled by using PALMEK CORD MOTOR z TYRES. Those who know the Palmer Tyre do not require any Z other. > z PALMER CYCLE TYRES— iu all sizes > fco fib all P atterns 7 of rims—are the Tyres of
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      122 4 CONTRIBUTIONS must be addressed to The Editor,” written on one side of the paper only, and acccOmpanied by the writer's name and address, not necessarily for insertion but as a guarantee of good faith. A LL MONIES must be paid at the Pinang Gazette Office, Penang, to the General Manager,
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      70 4 To-day’s exchange rate is 2/3 3/4. To-day’s quotation for unrefined tin in Penang is $66 per picul buyers, no sellers. Tin in London is quoted at £132 10s. spot and £132 5s three months. The following were the dealings in tin to-day:—Singapore (Straits Trading Co.), 50 tons, $67 Penang (Straits
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    THE OPIUM TRAFFIC.
    206 5 COLONIAL OFFICE AND THE STRAITS. SIR E. SWETTENHAM’S APPEAL [Rkutkr’s Srrvicr.] London, 14th May. Sir Frank Swettenliam, K.c. M.G., in a letter to The Times headed Our Morals and Other People’s Money,” expresses doubt as to the feasibility of attempting to suppress by law the consumption of
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    THE UNITED STATES.
    110 5 CONSERVATION OF RESOURCES [Reuter’s Srrvicr.] London. 14th May. President Roosevelt has opened an important conference of Governors and representatives of all the States of the Union upon the Conservation of the National Resources.” Mr. Roosevelt declaied that the supplies of coal, mineral ores, oil, and timber had
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    GREAT BRITAIN AND CHINA.
    88 5 SIR JOHN JORDAN’S RETURN. [Rkutkr’s Srrvicr] London, 14th May. Sir John Jordan, Briti-h Minister to China, has returned to Peking. [The Peking correspondent of The Times, telegraphing under date April 19, said “Sir John Jordan, the British Minister, returns to Peking to-morrow, when no doubt he
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    THE POWERS AND MOROCCO.
    78 5 MULEY HAFID'S POSITION. [Rrutkr’s Srrvicr.] London, 14th May. The envoys from Muley Ila fid, the rival Sultan of Morocco, were received at the Foreign Office in Berlin yesterday. They urged that, as Muley Hafid is now master of the country, Germany should take steps to secure
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    CHINESE SEAMEN ON BRITISH SHIPS.
    65 5 “MATTER OF SERIOUS CONCERN” [Reuter's Service London, 14i.1i May. In the House of Commons Mr. Winston Churchill, President of the Board of Trade, replying to a question by Mr. J. Havelock Wilson, Liberal and Labour member for Middlesborough, said that the unusual increase of Chinese
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    POLITICS AT HOME.
    54 5 MONTROSE BURGHS BY-ELECTION. [Reuter’s Service.] London, 13th May. Mr. Robert Harcourt, the Lilzeral candidate and younger brother of the First Commissioner of Works, has been elected for the Montrose Burghs, in the place of the Rt. Hon John Morley, who has been raised to the peerage as
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    IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.
    40 5 Mr. BURNS’S HOUSING BILL. [Reuter’s Srrvicr.] London, 13th May. The House of Commons has passed the second reading of Mr. Burns’s Housing and Town-Planning Bill which empowers the local authorities compulsorily to acquire lau 1 for building purposes.
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    RUBBER SHARES.
    261 5 Messrs. J. Russell Grant <fc Co.’s Rubber Share Market Report, to hand to day, states London, April, 23. The market for Malay and Ceylon Rubber Co. shares has been very quiet since the holiday, and the near approach of the settlement makes business difficult, however at tha close
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    SPECIAL GERMAN SERVICE.
    552 5 EXPLORATION. Berlin, 13th May. The Hamburg]*lnstitute for Scientific Research has decided to send two exploration expeditions to the German possessions in the South Seas during the current year. CRETE. The protecting Powers have agreed gradually to withdraw the international troops from Crete. Piince Surawongsee of Siam, who
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    PENANG ASSOCIATION.
    2887 5 r GENERAL MEETING. A general meeting of the members of the Penang Association—to which the public were also invited—was held in the j Town Hall yesterday afternoon. In the i absence from Penang of the President, the Hon. A. R. Adams, Mr. J. W. Hallifax i was called
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      5 5 STEEL TRUNKS. McAlister Co., L/td.
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      404 5 New Advertisements. OFFICE ASSIST A XT. ANTED: Young European or Eurasian, the former preferred, as Office Assistant. Apply to P. Z.,” c/o Pinang Gazette. ENGINEER. \A7 lED a Capable European MeehV V anical Engineer f»r Tin Mine ia Rahman Apply, stiring particulars, to ADAMSON, GILFILLAN Co, Lt». AATELL Furnished Apartments
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    LOG BOOK.
    863 6 A recent cable from Spain to the effect that the Spanish Government were placing orders in England for a new navy, that £7,000,000 was to be spent, and that Vickers, Sons tfc Maxim would receive a lion’s share of the orders, has some substance of truth. The statement
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    SHIPPING ARRIVALS.
    62 6 Hyb Lbong, Brit., 296, Treweeke, May 14, Teluk Anson, tin ore, E. 8. Co. Hok Camtom, Brit., 294, Scott, May 14, Acheen, gen., Ban Ho Hin. Japan, Brit., 3806, Olifent, May 13, Hongkong, gen., a. A. Anthony Co. Nokk, Brit., 4179, Phillips, May 14, Singapore, gen., Adamson, Gilfillan
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    CLEARANCES.
    53 6 Canton for Pangkor and Teluk Anson. Cornelia for Port Swettenham and Malacca. De Kock for Deli and Langsa. Deli for Trang and Pang Nga. Flying Dragon for Pulau Langkawi and Setul. Japan for Calcutta. Nore for Colombo and Tuticorin. Sree Banka for Batu Ba hr a. Taka for Port
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    MAILS CLOSE
    318 6 To-morrow. For. Per. (Mose. Port Swettenham and Singapore Omapere 1 p.m. Singapore and Hongkong Fook Sang 3pm Teluk Anson Hye Leong 3 p.m. Mergui, Tavoy, and Moul mein Pachumba 4 p.m. Saturday. Madras, taking mails') for Europe etc., rid Taroba 10 am. Bombay J Registration 4 p.m. to-morrow.
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    SHIPPING EXPECTED.
    176 6 Name of Steamer, where from, approximate date of arrival, where bound, and Agents. Arcadia, Colombo, May 21, China. A. G. A. Apcar, S’pore, June 27, Calcutta, A. A. A. Achilles, China, May 30, Antwerp, W. M. Benalder, Singapore, May 18, London, S. B. Benvorlich, London, May 30, Japan,
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    PASSENGERS.
    79 6 P.y Japara (May 14) to Singapore, Mr. E. D. Nash. By Tara (May 14) from Madras, Mrs. Luo ring, Mr. Fonseca, Masters Eric and Noel Ferdinands; from Negapatam, Mr. J. Kloter. By Malaya (May 13) to Deli, Messrs. P. van Diisseldorp, J. Hemsen, J. Kortmann, C. L. Moysey, V.
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    SHARES.
    1187 6 o a I I Z"2 Nn nf Issue a Capital. Subscribed. a Vein*». Paid up. Dividends. Nemo. -2 S B Shares. I J 2 -S S_ I 5 3 i 2 MINING. Gold. 1892 £290,000 £*****0 f 50,000 £1 £1 1/-paid January, 1901 Ranh Au«b. Gold Mining (10., Ltd.
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    EXCHANGE.
    122 6 Penang, 14th May, 1908. (liy Courtesy oj the Chartered /lank.) London Demand Bank 2/3 3/4 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4 3 Credit 2/4 316 3 Documentary 2/4 1/4 Calcutta Demand Bank R» 174| 3 days’sight Private 175| Bombay Demand Bank 174 3 days’sight Private 175 j Madras. Demand Bank
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    PRODUCE.
    194 6 Pbnano, 14th May, 1908. Gohl leaf 65.40 Pepper (W < oast 3 lb 5 oz.) no stock. White Pepper $17.50 sellers. Trang Pepper $44 sellers. Mae® $7O sellers. Mace Pickings $55 buyers. Cloves (picked) 31 buyers Nutmegs 110 $20.50 sellers. [No 1 $5.30 sales. 1, 2 x. no stock.
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