Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 7 September 1908

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    20 1 PINANG GAZETTE AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 205 VOL. LXVI. MONDAY, 7th SEPTEMBER. 1908. PRICE 20 CENTS.
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      1034 1 THE PINANG GAZETTE." WANTED. NOTICE. NOTICE TO CREDITORS. FEDERATED MALAY STATES RAILWAYS. EEDERATED MALAY STATES RAILWAYS. SUBSCRIPTION. A 2nd GRADE DRESSER for Jin T AKE NOTICE that I have this day Tenders for the supply of Petrol, 1909. Tenders for the supply of Bakau Heng Estate, Kuala Kurau. -I- revoked
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      2081 2 11 m Dealers in Cycles,/ PENANG VOLUNTEERS. IZ Cbe Ipnnang (Sascttc > Sewing Machines /pair-J I and ers ofl l ORDERS BY CAPTAIN MiMiArunr. iu java rums, Cvolc Motor J. H. G. MARRIOTT, M. S G., SKKBKWisaiHiMdiiCiiU. NinTirr a».,..,.... /ff//"■■ K, ”™J?S?,’.'S™ E I V“ T A A*. NUIIVD. /*<7
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    STRAITS SHIPPING.
    1231 3 EFFECT OF THE CONFERENCE. After giving some lengthy extracts regarding the effect of the Shipping Conference on the trade of the Straits, from the report of the Hon. Capt A. H. Young, Colonial Secretary, the Singapore Free Press continues: Prior to the receipt of the above, we had
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    Local Stocks and Shares.
    261 3 Messrs. Fraser Co.’s latest Singapore Share Circular states The prospective improvement in business generally, which has been more or less expected for some time, has not yet made itself apparent in the share market which remains in a more or less somnolent condition. Afintnc?. —Of the
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    The Rubber Exhibition.
    157 3 With Mr. Kelway Bamber to represent Ceylon, the decision of the F.M.S. authorities not to send Mr. J. B. Carruthers, the F.M.S. Director of Agriculture, was all the more marked. This doubtless explains Sir Henry Blake’s cablegram to the High Commissioner. The authorities are adamant, however, and
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    BYPATHS OF EMPIRE.
    1037 3 —(Standard of Empire}. The Maoris have just finished what is known as t he mutton birding season at Stewart Island. The mutton bird is a seafowl which, preserved, has for generations been a great delicacy with the Maoris, and is beginning to find its way on to
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    The Public Health.
    147 3 The health returns of the Penang Municipality for the week ended August 15 show that there were 80 deaths—sB male and 22 females —equal to a death rate of 41.20 per mille per annum. The death-rate and chief causes of mortality during the week under review and
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    THE WEEK.
    116 3 Moaday, 7th September. St. Evurtius. Ladies’ Rifle Club, 4.30 p.m. P.C.C Bowls Tournament. Band, Esplanade, 9 p.m. Matsuo’s Cinematograph. Pathesoope, 7-30 and 9-30 p.m. Tuesday, Sth September. Band, Golf Club. P.C.C. Bowls Tournament. Matsuo’s Cinematograph. Pathescope, 7.30 and 9 p.m. Wedaesday. 9th September. Nativity, B. V. M. P.C.C.
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    TO-DAY IN HISTORY.
    76 3 September 7. 1706—Battle of Turin. 1891—St. Andrew’s House, Singapore, opened by His Excellency the Governor. 1895—Funeral of H.H. Abu Baker, Sultan of Johore. 1898—Fatal Fire at 13, Beach Lane, Singapore. 1900—Arracan Co.’s rice-mill burned at Bang kok damage $400,000. 1903 Arrival in Singapore of the Koning Wilhelm,
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    AUCTION SALES.
    14 3 Wednesday, Sept. 9—Barges, China St. Ghaut 11.30 a.in. Cunningham, Clark and Co.
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    TENDERS.
    41 3 F.M.S. Railways— Coal for locomotives tenders close Sept. 25. F.M.S. Railways.— Bakau firewood, 1909 > tenders close Sept. 25. F.M.S. Railways.— Petrol. 1909; tenders close Sept. 25. Straits Government— loo tons timber; for Swettenham Pier Extension tenders close: noon, Oct 16.
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    HOUSES TO LET.
    18 3 18, Logan Road apply M. M. Noordin’s Office. 43, Northam Road apply P. J. Duval.
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      34 3 Yov would like it at first because of th e pleasant taste afterwards, because of the good it would do you. That’s Steam’s Wine of Cod Liver Oil. PRIZE MEDAL SAFES. McAlister Co,, Ltd,
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      65 3 Whooping Cough. This is a very dangerous disease unless properly treated, but all danger may be avoided by giving Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy. It liquifies the tough mucus, making it easier to expectorate, keeps the cough loose, and makes the paroxysms of coughing less frequent and loss severe. For sale by
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      55 3 What Everybody says must be True. Everybody who has used it says Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera, and Diarrhoea Remedy never fails to give relief from pains in the stomach of diarrhoea, which is positive proof of its reliability. For sale by all Chemists and Store-keepers. The George Town Dispensary, Wholesale Agents.
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      34 3 I Quit Coughing. —Shortly after I commenced taking Stearns’ Cordial of Cod Liver Extract, that delicious preparation of cod liver oil, it stopped the cough, and is building up my health. So could you.
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      788 3 IN THE GOODS OF BOVRIL I R CHARD EVANS, deceased should be in every home a* well T)LRSUANT to the provisions of Section M in every hospital. of The Conveyancing and Law of "When you are worried and Property Ordinance 1886, Notice is h.erecannot eat well nor sleep well, by
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    BIRTHS.
    38 4 Macdonald.—On August 18, at Whaka Road. Rotorua, N. Z., the wife of A. J. Macdonald (formerly of Singapore) of twin daughters. Dalmeyer.—At 6-2, Oxley Road, Singapore, on September 5, the wife of Captain Dalmeyer, of a son.
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    MARRIAGE.
    48 4 Felsinger—Felsinger.—On Sept. 5, at St. George’s Church, Penang, by the Rev. F. W. Haines, Colonial Chaplain, Horace Osmond Felsinger (Surveyor, Revenue Survey Department, Penang), eldest son of Mr. A. Felsinger, Colombo, to Sarah, third daughter of Mr. W. E. Felsinger, of Colombo.—Ceylon and F.M.S. papers please copy.
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    Monday, 7th September, 1908.
    1069 4 Opinions on agricultural matters expressed by so high an authority as the Director of Agriculture, F.M.S., can scarcely fail to be valuable and full of interest. The article, therefore, on Weeding in Paia Rubber Cultivation in the September Agricultural Bulletin, from which we give extracts elsewhere
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    A CHINESE FUNERAL.
    406 4 At 10 o’clock yesterday morning the funeral of the late Mrs. Lim Saing took place from 40, Muntri Street, passing through Stewart Lane, China Street, Beach Street, Malay Street, Carnarvon Street, Prangin Road, Penang Road, Burmah Road, and Mount Erskine R >ad for interment at a private
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    F. M. S. Tin.
    395 4 August Returns. Messrs. Osborne and Chappel report that the output from Rambutan, Ltd., for the month of August amounted to 220 picul*. The Secretary of the Serendah Hydraulic Tin Mining Co., Ltd., reports that the output for August was piculs 332.82 of undressed ore. The following
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    769 4 The Hon. John Torner et uilled Singapore this morning by the B ZWiJana. His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint Mr. E. E. Colman to be a Magistrate for Malacca. Col. Walker, c.m g., is not coming with his team in the Sumatra, but has
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    14 4 DEATH. Montgomery.—At Singapore General Hospital, on Sept. 5, William J. Montgomery, aged 26 years.
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    THE RUBBER MARKET.
    93 5 LATEST LONDON PRICES. FIFTY-SIX TONS FROM MALAYA. [From Our Own Correspondent.] London, sth Sept. At the fortnightly auction sales on Friday, fifty-six tons of Malayan Plantation rubber were offered, the average price fetched being per lb. [Messrs. Baxendale and Devitt inform the Kuala Lumpur paper that their
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    THE COTTON INDUSTRY.
    113 5 OUTLOOK IN LANCASHIRE. IRrutrrs Service 1 London, 7th Sept. The cotton trade employers have notified that the five per cent, reduction in wages will begin on Sept. 19, and that there will be a lockout if it is not accepted. Operatives’ Opposition. A ballot by the Lancashire
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    THE BALKANS.
    49 5 SYMPTOMS OF DISCONTENT. [Reuter’s Service.] London, 7th Sept. A telegram from Sofia, Bulgaria, states that there are strong symptoms of discontent owing to the Government’s failure to express Bulgarian feeling with regard to the events in Turkey. Prime Minister Criticised. The Prime Minister is being sharply criticised.
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    ITALY AND AUSTRIA.
    53 5 INTERNATIONAL CONCORD. [Reuter’s Service London, 6th Sept. A communique, which has been published in Vienna, states that the interview between Baron von Aehrenthal, Austrian Foreign Minister, and Signor Tittoni, Italian Foreign Minister, at Salzburg, has proved the accord of Austria and Italy on all questions concerning the
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    MOROCCO.
    36 5 EX-SULTAN’S REMNANT ROUTED. [Reuter’s Service.] London, 7th Sept. A telegram from Tangier states that a re-formed remnant of the army of Abdul Aziz, ex-Sultan, has been routed. Its commander has taken refuge in the mountains.
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    THE NEW REGIME IN TURKEY.
    38 5 ATTITUDE OF THE POWERS. I Reuter’s Service London, 6th Sept. All the European Cabinets have perfectly agreed to observe a benevolent expectation with regard to the results of the new regime in Turkey.
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    AVIATION.
    21 5 [Reuter’s Service.] London, 7th Sept. The French military airship has had a successful flight, lasting six and a half hours.
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    KING EDWARD.
    17 5 [Reuter’s Service.] London, 6th Sept. His Majesty King Edward has returned to England from Marienbad.
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    SPECIAL GERMAN SERVICE.
    83 5 MOROCCO. Berlin, 6th Sept. It is reported that France is willing to discuss the recognition of Muley Haft I with the signatories to the Algeciras Act. Besides international conditions, France will make special stipulations for herself. THE PACIFIC. A telegram from Washington reports that America intends to
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    STRAITS PUBLICATIONS.
    1031 5 Ihe two principal articles in the September Agricultural Bulletin are by Mr. J. B. Carruthers, one of the editors, and Mr. A. Burn-Muidoch The former takesup the subject of weeding in the cultivation of rubber, to which we make reference in our leading columns, and the following extracts
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    TAMIL LABOUE.
    2047 5 —S.T. STOPPING FRAUDULENT EVASION OF PAYMENTS. UNOFFICIAL OPPOSITION IN COUNCIL. Upon the definition of employer under the provisions of the Tamil Immigration Fund Bill, the Legislative Council was engaged during the greater part of Friday afternoon. On the Orders of the Day, the amending Ordinance was down for
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    Wedding in Penang.
    332 5 Felsinger—Felsinger. At St. George’s Church, on Saturday afternoon, the marriage was solemnised of Mr. Horace Osmond Felsinger (Surveyor, Revenue Survey Department, Penang), eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Felsinger, of Colombo, to his cousin Sarah, third daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Felsinger, also of
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    Bowls Tournament.
    121 5 The following are the results of the ties in the Penang Cricket Club’s Bowls Tournament as played off last week Championship. C. C. Rogers beat W. Hamilton. 21—17. Single Handicap. H. Starr +3) beat R. S. Jarvis 4) 21—15. J. G. Allan 2) beat W. S. Dunn —3)
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    Synthetic Rubber.
    126 5 —Straits Times. An Alleged Success. London, September 4. Journals published in the Midlandsstate that a professional man, whose name is withheld in the meantime, has succeeded in producing a workable substitute for natural rubber. It is reported that this discovery of synthetic rubber is the outcome of nine
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      423 5 LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. Several Ordinances passed their third and final reading at a meeting of the Legislative Council, on Friday afternoo*». His Excellency the Governor, Sir John Anderson, k.c m.g., presided, and there were also present His Excellency the General Officer Commanding the Troops, Major-General T. Perrott, c.B, the Colonial Secretary,
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    TEKKA TIN MINE.
    477 6 EXCELLENT PROSPECTS. 'lhe first ordinary general meeting of the shareholders in Tekka (Limited) was held on August 11, at Redruth, the chair being occupied by .Mr. James Wickett. The directors reported that up to the end of the company’s financial year the laying of the hydraulic plant
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    New Gopeng, Ltd.
    370 6 Profit of Ovbr £7,000. Mr. James Wickett presided on August 11 at the fifth ordinary general meeting of the shareholders of New Gopeng, Ltd., when the directors reported that the accounts allowed a profit of £7,366 145., making, with the balance brought forward, £4,886 Ils. lid., a
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    MAILS CLOSE
    93 6 To-morrow. For. Per. Close. Asahan Petrel 1 p.m. Trang and Pang Nga Deli 1 p.m. Langkat Jin Ho 1 p.m. Deli and Langsa De Kock 1 p.m. Batu Bahia Sree Bangka 1 p.m. Tongkah, Kopah, Renong, Mergui, and Tavoy Bhadra 3 p.m. Pulau Langkawi and Setul Flying Dragon
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    European Mails.
    32 6 Home- Ex- Positively To WARD. RRCTKD. t>V« «*■>.. P. O. Delhi 12/9 B. I. Taroba 19/9 N.D.L. Derjfliwjer 16/9 Outward. P. Ji O. Oriental 10/9 B. I. 17/9 N.D.L. Zwten 17/7
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    ON WEEK DAYS.
    143 6 FOR Taipiug, Ipoh, Batu Gajah, Kuala Kubu, Kuala Lumpur, and Seremban at 6 a.m. and 1 p.m. Kedah, at 7 a.m. Kuala Mudah, at 7 a.m. Kulim, at J p.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.,
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    SHIPPING ARRIVALS.
    186 6 Alcinous, Brit., 4278, Davies, September 7, Liverpool, gen., W. Mansfield A Co. Bhadra, 8rit.,'243, Carre, September 6, Tavoy, gen., Huttenbach, Liebert Co. Canton, Brit., 106, Gillies, September 5, Teluk Anson, gen., Ah Heng. De Kock, Dut., 565, Visman, September 7, Langsa, gen., Huttenbach, Liebert Co. Gregory Apcar, Brit.,
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    CLEARANCES.
    38 6 Canton for Dindings and Teluk Anson. Flying Fish for Port Weld and Taiping. Gregory Apcar for Singapore, China, and Japan. Kuni Sang for Calcutta. Padang for Batu Bahra. Solfond. for Rangoon. Tong Chay Un for Batu Bahra.
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    SHIPPING EXPECTED.
    38 6 Name of Steamer, where from, approximate date of arriral, where bound, and Agents. A. Apcar, S’pore, Sept. 11, Calcutta, A. A. A. Ajax, Singapore, Sept. 19, Antwerp. W. M. Keemun, Singapore, Sept. 18, L’pool, W. M.
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    PASSENGERS.
    176 6 By Malaya (September 6) from Deli, Mrs. Wolferstan, Mrs. Jamieson, Mrs. Macbeth, Miss Parkins, Messrs. Hallifax, Scott, Stark, Jalass, Halley, Ben Hur. Radersma, Tjo Tjoe Hian, and Tjia Tjoen Sen. By De Carpentier (Sept. 6) to Teluk Semawe, Mr. Syed Abdulah Karate. By Kistna (Sept. 5) to Port Swettenham,
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    SHARERS.
    1137 6 i f capital. Subscribed. Value. Paid u P Dividends. j aS MINING. c «..Ji.xr •<! Belat Tin Mining Co., 1.t.l $7 I»03 1300,000 1300.000 3v ,000 $lO $lO 10 per cent, for yeai ending 31-.5 O Bruang, Ltd. 6$ 300,000 225,000 22.500 10 I" on din<x Anrii 18 Bruseh
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    EXCHANGE.
    119 6 Penang, 7th September, 1908. (By Courtesy of the Charteied Bank.) London Demand Bank 2'3 15/16 4 months’ sight Rank 2/4 3/16 3 Credit 2/4 5/16 3 Documentary 2/4 3/8 Calcutta Demand Bank R» 3 days’sight Private 177 Bombay Demand Bank 175| 3 days’sight Private 177 Madras, Demand Bank 175
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    PRODUCE.
    190 6 Penang, 7th September, 1908. Gold teat 65 Pepper (W Coast 3 0* n .»55.) no stock. White Pepper $15.25 sellers. Trang Pepper $lO 110 m. Mac# $7O nom. Mace Pickings $5B buyers Cloves (picked) out of season. Nutmegs 110 $19.50 sales. SNo I $6 65 sales. 2 x. no
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