Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 12 September 1908

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    20 1 PINANG GAZETTE AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1533. No. 210 VOL. LXVI. SATURDAY, 12th SEPTEMBER, 1908. PRICE 20 CENTS.
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      943 1 the "PINANG gazette." for sale. Notice of »issomii»n »i Paiinership. notice. notice of sale. notice of sale. SUBSCRIPTION. RUBBER STUMPS, 10 months Firm J. M. GHISTA SHOOTING will be allowed on BY ORDER OF THE TRANSFEREE BY ORDER OF THE MORTGAGEE AIANAUEK N OTICE t.lt the Bertam Estate TO BE
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      2339 2 PE ANG VOLUNTEE RS. "BURNS PULP UNI." XT \7 If A HOSPITAL, NUKSL Sewing Machines/w pair- ORDERS BY CAPTAIN W *pk >pp and er* of j. H. G. MARRIOTT, M. 8. Q. SINGAPORE TO *JAVA PORTS, A” Cvcle M tOr Actg COMMANDANT. PORT DARWIN, THURSDAY ISLAND, Mail Cft I 4
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    THE DEFENCE OF SARAGARHI POST.
    1007 3 SEPTEMBER 12, 1897. The Tirah campaign of 1897 teemed throughout with thrilling incidents of gallantry and heroism. After a space of years, perhaps none is remembered with more enthusiasm, or takes a more conspicuous place in the annals of the Indian army, ihan the heroic
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    CHURCH SERVICES.
    111 3 Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity. September 13. St. Georgk’s Church. 8 a.m.—Matins (Choral.) 8- a.m.—Holy Communion (Plain). 9- a.m.—Holy Communion, (Chinese). 5 p.m.—Sunday School. 6 p.m.—Evensong and Sermon. Presbyterian Church. 9.15 a.m.—Divine Service (Prye Dock) 6 p m.—Divine Service (Northam Road) Methodist-Episcopal Church. 8-45 a m.—Sunday School. 6 p.m—Divine
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    MARKET PRICES.
    247 3 Penang, September 12. Description. Beef cts. Soup per catty 12 Roast 24 Steaks 24 Stew or Curry Meat 16 Rump Steak 24 Ox Tail each 30 Tongue 60 m Feet 15 Heart Heart per catty 30 Trip© Liver per catty 30 Pork: Pork 32 Pig’s Head 20 Feet
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    FEMININE FASHIONS.
    890 3 A STYLISH TAILOR-MADE. A Home correspondent writes Elaboration of detail continues to be a note of gowns of the tailor-made order. Let me describe a gown of heavy material meant to be worn without a coat—or in cold weather with a heavy wrap to be removed before entering
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    F.M.S. TIN.
    175 3 SEVEN MONTHS’ EXPORTS. The advance statement of the weight of bU>cfc tin and tin ore exported during the months of January to August. 1908, and of the duty collected thereon, as compared with the corresponding period of the previous year, shows that, the returns for Perak, Selangor, and
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    THE WEEK.
    128 3 Saturday, I2th September. Pathescope, 7.30 and 9 30 p.m. Matsuo's Cinematograph. Sunday, 13th September. Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity. Volunteer Field Day. Monday. I4th September. Holy Cross. Ladies’ Rifle Club, 4.30 p.m. P.C.C Bowls Tournament. Band, Esplanade, 6 to 7 p.m. Matsuo’s Cinematograph. Pathescope, 7-30 and 9-30 p.m. Tuesday,
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    TO-DAY IN HISTORY.
    65 3 September 12. 1852—Rt. Hon. H. H. Asquith, Prime Minister, born. 1878 —Cleopatra’s Needle Unveiled. 1881— Masonic banquet to W. H. Read, at Singapore. 1897—Defence of Saragarhi Post. 1905 —Loss of Admiral Togo’s flagship Mikasa. 1905—Victoria Falls Bridge opened. 1907 —Mr. Keir Hardie in Singapore. September 13. 1886—King
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    AUCTION SALES.
    65 3 Monday, Sept. Ilf. Landed property archway of Logan’s Buildings 11 a.m. Md. Ebrahim, auctioneer. Monday, Sept. Ilf. Household furniture 31 Beach Street 11-30 a.m. Koh Eng Hin, auctioneer. Tuesday, Sept 15.— Landed property, archway of Logan’s Buildings, 11 30 a.m. Cunningham, Clark Co., auctioneers. II ednesday Sept. 16.—
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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.
    27 3 18, Logan Road apply M. M. Ncordin s Office. 43, Northam Road apply P. J. Duval. 5, Ayer Rajah Road (furnished) apply Kennedy Co.
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      87 3 A Neighbour’s Kindness. Mr. \V. J. Fuller, J.P., storekeeper, Rendelsham, South Australia, writes I was called to see a neighbour who was suffering from severe cramps and who really thought he was past help. I gave him three «loses of Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera, and Diarrhoea Remedy, and in a few
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      5 3 STEEL TRUNKS. McAlister Co., Ltd.
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      64 3 The Tides. High Water. Low Water. Sept. 12 138 p in. 7.36 a.in. 13 2.24 p.m. 8.25 a.in. 14 3.13 p.m. 9.10 a in 15 4.00 pm. 10.03 a.m 16 447 p in. 10.46 a.m 17 5.34 p. tn. 11.36 a.m 18 6.27 p.m. 12.44 a.m The Moon. Last Quarter
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    BIRTH.
    59 4 Loney.—At the Maternity Hospital, Singapore, on September 9, the wife of H. N. Loney, of a son. MARRIAGE. Maclean—Symes. At St. Andrew’s Cathedral, Singapore, on September 9, Gregor D. Maclean of Pahang, third son of Mr. John Maclean of Loch Canon, Ross-shire, Scotland, to Evelyn Edith Symes, second daughter
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    Saturday, 12th September, 1908.
    1944 4 Tn the chief engineering papers received by last mail occurs an advertisement, the chief portion of which we reproduce Federated Malay States.—Assistant to the Director of Public Works required. Age 28 to 34. To make calculations, prepare working drawings and estimates for schemes, and report thereon,
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    844 4 "Earl Poulett has been married to Mj ss Sylvia Storey, a Gaiety actress. The death has taken place of the Rev James Fleming, Canon of York. Mr. E. E. Colman is expected to retu rn to Singapore from Malacca next The death is announced of Rear-Admiral R.
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      302 4 r TO-NIGHT. 12in SEPTEMBER. Ist CLASS FREE DRINKS, etc., etc.,: Will be supplied to those who patronise the “PATHESCOPE,” King Street Theatre Hall, 4 SPECIAL PROGRAMME, TO-NIGHT, ALL NEW PICTURES. PRICES AS USUAL. Booking* at Cunningham, Clark Co. pane Freres’ Beautiful Pictures. ooooooooooooooooooooooooooog I MATSUO’S I Japanese Cinematograph. O initial:
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      92 4 CONTRIBUTIONS must be addressed to (i 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. y| LL MON J BS must be paid at the Pinang Gazette Office, Penang, to
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    STRAITS TRADE.
    298 5 EFFECT OF SHIPPING RINGS. SOME SERIOUS ALLEGATIONS. [From Our Own Correspondent.} Singapore, 12th Sept.* At the meeting of the Legislative Council yesterday afternoon, the Government laid on the table a Report, dated May, 1907, by the Shipping Registrar (Mr A. Stuart) dealing with Shipping Conferences. "Throttling Trade.’’ He
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    "THE GREAT UNEMPLOYED."
    132 5 THE SITUATION IN GLASGOW. [Reuters Service] London, 11th Sept. The Local Government Board has sent £2,000 to Glasgow to relieve the distress. Relief Measures. The Glasgow Corporation, at bs weekly meeting held in the City Chambers on Thursday afternoon, decided to give needy children three meals daily
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    THE POWERS AND MOROCCO.
    88 5 AN ASSERTION AND A DENIAL. Service] Loudon, 12th Sept. The Norddeutsche Allemeine Zeitung denies an assertion iu tne French Pres» that Herr Vassal, the German Consul, intends to wire to Muley Hafid to dismiss his representative at Tangier on the ground that he is too Francophile.
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    TAMIL LABOUR.
    34 5 THE AMENDED BILL PASSED. Front Our Own Correspondent.} Singapore, 12th Sept. At the meeting of the Legislative Council yesterday afternoon the third reading of the Tamil Fund Ordinance Amendment Bill was passed.
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    LONDON RUBBER EXHIBITION.
    53 5 THE MUTH COURT. A PRESS VIEW TO-DAY. [From Our* Own Correspondent.} Loudon, 11th Sept. Messrs. Wray and R. Derry, Malaya’s Commissioners at the London Rubber Exhibition are hard at work arranging the Malayan Court at Olympia. It is expected that everything will be ready for a Press
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    ROMAN CATHOLIC CONGRESS.
    75 5 TO-MORROW’S PROCESSION. [Reuter’s Service London, 12th Sept. The Times states that the proposed Eucharistic procession on Sunday (tomorrow) is a mistake, and that the foreign dignitaries should have consulted eminent laymen before disregarding English law. Protestant Feeling. The Protestant organisations have telegraphed to Mr. Herbert Gladstone, Home
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    GERMANY’S ARMY.
    48 5 CONCLUSION OF THE MANCEUVRES [Reuter’s Service.] London, 12th Sept. The German military manoeuvres have ended in the retreat of the invading army, the troops being terribly exhausted. Kaiser 's Criticism. I'he Kaiser delivered a criticism to the assembled officers, entering into every detail of the operations.
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    SPECIAL GERMAN SERVICE.
    506 5 AUSTRIA AND RUSSIA. Berlin, 11th Sept. At a Cabinet meeting iu Buda-pest, Baron von Aehrenthal, Minister for Foreign Affairs, confirmed the statement that the strained relations with Russia had been remedied after the meeting at Reval. EGYPT, A telegram from Cairo reports an agitation for the founding
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    SATURDAY NOTES.
    846 5 According to the Straits Shipping Reg* istrar the Shipping Conference has beea responsible for a loss of five million piculs in our trade during the last ten years, which, I take it, does not include elephants, for the trade in this commodity between Penang and Burma seems to
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    A CHINESE WEDDING.
    460 5 Yesterday a large number of Europeans and others accepted an invitation to partake of tea and cake and wine at 4 p in. at Sunbeam Hall,” the residence of Towkay Khoo Cheow Teoug, Captain China of Asahan, on the occasion of the marriage of his second daughter,
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    Amenities of Beach Street.
    164 5 With reference to the complaint of our correspondent, “Weld Quay,” in yesterday’s issue, regarding the erection of poles to carry telephone wires in Beach Street, between Church Street Ghaut and China Street Ghaut, ne learn, as the result of enquiries of the Superintendent of Telegraphs and
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    The Engineers' Institute
    114 5 Yesterday afternoon Mr. W. S. Botelei President of the Engineers’ Institute, entertained a large party of members and ladies to tea. Later on the company adjourned to the ball room, wheie dancing was indulged in to the music of a special gramaphone and a piano. We understand
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    F.M.S. Tin.
    74 5 August Returns. The output from Mr. Malcolm Duncan’s Chenderiang Mines for August was 669 piculs. The returns from the Kledang Tin Mines for the month of August were 370 piculs of clean tin ore. Messis Nutter and Pearse repoit that the oucp ut of the Rnlimm Hydraulic Tin
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    The U.S. Fleet.
    44 5 Probable Visit to Singapore. We have received the following information from the Colonial Secretary at Singapore The Acting British Consul-General at Manila reports that the battleship fleet of the United States of America will probably visit Singapore early in January next.
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    RUBBER IN MALAYA.
    551 5 THE QUESTION OF ESTIMATES. Para Rubber in the Malay Peninsula (Notes and figures in connection with the cultivation of Para Rubber by W. F. A. Asimont). —This is a little book of some 63 pages, for the most part consisting of estimates for opening up and maintaining
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    Bowls Tournament.
    133 5 The following ties in the P.C.C. Bowls Tournament were decided last evening:— Double Handicap. C. C. Rogers Captain Daniel 1) beat W. E. Hutson .G. Teeling 6) 21—18. Single Handicap. H. Muir w.o. from J. R. Brown. The following ties have been fixed Monday. Teams of Four.* Team
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    Vallambrosa Crop
    86 5 The Manager of the Vallambrosa Rubber Co. announces the following c r op return August 20,491 lb. Previously 70,785 lb. 91,276 lb. At corresponding period last year 86,7981 b. A verdict of Suicide while temporary insane” was returned in the inquest on the body of Mrs. Ogle. A
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    40 5 OBITUARY. A SHIP’S OFFICER DROWNED. [/rom Our Own Correspondent.} Singapore, 12th Sept. Mr. Lindsay, the second officer of the Ocean Steamship Company’s steamer Hebe (which runs between Singapore, Penang, and Deli) was accidenfally drowned in the harbour here this morning.
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    SPORTING NOTES.
    765 6 H. E. The Viceroy, Lord Kitchener, and Sir Louis Dane are all giving prizes in the Simla Dog Show which commences on the 26th September. It is probable that a gentlemen of Ireland eleven will visit America next August, plaving four matches in Philadephia, one hi New York,
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    Passengers to the Straits.
    1012 6 Per P. <fc O. s.s. Sumatra, from London, August 15, due September 15 at Penang To Penang Mr. and Mrs. Parrett and children, Mr. and Mrs. E.G. Stevens, Messrs. F. C. Marshall, T. P. Sargent, and H. D. Robertson ;—To Singapore Captain and Mrs. H. Stockley,
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    SHIPPING ARRIVALS.
    91 6 Ban Whatt Soon, Brit., 199, Milne, September 11, Teluk Anson, geji., E. S. Co. Canton, Brit., 106, Gillies, September 12, Teluk Anson, gen., Ah Heng. De Kock, Dut., 565, Visman, September 11, Langsa, gen., Huttenbach, Liebert Co. Jin Ho, Brit., 110, Wright, September 11, Langkat, gen., E. S.
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    CLEARANCES.
    66 6 Ban Whatt Soon for Teluk Anson. Catherine Apcar for Singapore and Hongkong. De Kock for Deli and Langsa. Delhi for Ceylon. India, and Europe. Flying Dragon for Pulau Langkawi and Setul Jin Ho for Langkat. Kistna for Port Swettenham and Singapore. Muttra for Singapore. Mary Austin for Dindings. Malaya
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    MAILS CLOSE
    105 6 Monday. For. Per. Close. Rangoon Glenogle 3 p.m. Calcutta Lightning 3 p.m. Registration 2 p.m Singapore, Hongkong, Swatow and Amoy Hong Moh 3 p.m. Langsa. T. Semawe, A Segli, Olehleh and > Pegu 3 p.m. Sabang J Pulau Langkawi, Perlis and Setul Sree Bangka 4 p.m. Tuesday. Pangka'an
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    European Mails.
    35 6 Home- e Ex- Positively Io Steamer. WARD PECTED. I'OR Sad.. P. O. Malta 26/9 B. I. Taroba 19/9 N.D.L. Der flinger 16/9 Outward. P. 40. Delta 24/9 B. I. 17/9 N.D.L. Zieten 17/7
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    EXCHANGE.
    124 6 Penang, 12th September. 1908. (By Courtesy ot the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Bank 2 3 15/16 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4 3/16 3 Credit 4/4 5/16 3 Documentary 1/4 3/8 Calcutta Demand Bank Its 175| 3 days’sight Private i( 177 Bombay Demand Bank 175£ 3 days’sight Private 177 Madras.
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    PRODUCE.
    192 6 Penang, 12th September, 1908. Gui’l let' 65 Pepper (W. Coast 3 f» z.) no stock. White Pepper $l5 buyers. Trang Pepper $lO 110 m. Mac® $7O nom. Mace Pickings $6O nominal. Cloves (picked) out of season. Nutmegs 110 $12.50 sales. SNo 1 $6 65 sales. 2 x. no stock.
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    SHARES.
    1109 6 I I i .J 1 I Capital. Subscribed. Value. Dividends. Name. 5 I i .Uj l MINING. 1903 $300,000 $300,000' 30,000! $10! $lO 10% year end. 31-3-08 Belat Tin Mining Co. i 1906 300,000, 225,000' 22,500 10 I 10 Bruang 6$ 1901 600 000 600,000 60,000 10 I 10
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      37 6 In hot weather it’s hard work to take cod liver oil. But Stearns’ Wine of Cod Liver Oil J "°l- g r aßy °F oi,y and H tuBtes good that Wody had takt,u more Do B ever >
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      31 6 No Use of It.—What’s the use of takiw vile-tasting cod liver oil and emulsions when you can get Stearns’ Cordial of Cod Liver Extract, which is delicious and does more good
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