Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 26 September 1908

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    20 1 PINANG GAZETTE AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 222 VOL. LXVL SATURDAY. 26th SEPTEMBER. 1908. PRICE 20 CENTS.
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      695 1 rHE PINANG GAZETTE.” FORSALE, NOTICE. iiNMCKEB 000©00©00©000©00©0©*****00©0 SUBSCRIPTION. OOD RUBBER STUMPS, 10 mo iths O SHOOTING will be allowed on 11 I \_J <>ld. Bertam Estate without permission. PD A UAIBUAIUE DEPADHS For Daily Issue, in Town, $27 per annum, Apply MANAGER, JOHN LAMB, vKAIvIvr Hvllfc KtUvKUo, Q BBM TP
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      2174 2 BURNS PHIIR UNf IbT V IC I A HOSPITAL NURSE I B mk SB and Zm> era of J, SINGAPORE TO ‘JAVA PORTS, W JS- Mo j or f PORT DARWIN, THURSDAY ISLAND, If CffAmtkin Cft I A Cycle /«>/ C BRISBANE AND SYDNEY, ALSO JApAft Mall OiealDShlp VO. Ld.
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    A HOMELY CAUSERIE.
    997 3 A series of wet days, and especially a very wet Sunday, gives a man an opportunity for setting his desk in order. We start the job in a contented, cheerful spirit; it is good for most men to pet form once or twice in a year, a
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    CHURCH NEWS.
    624 3 It will be remembered that in connection with the recent Pan-Anglican Congress it was hoped that part of the great Thankoffering would be a number of living agents —men and women who are willing to sacrifice for the Church’s work the comparative comforts of life in England, and
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    CHURCH SERVICES.
    151 3 Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity. September 27. St. George’s Church. 8 a.m.—Matins (Choral.) 8- a.in.—Holy ''ommunion (Plain). 10 a m. —Matins (Chinese). 5 p.m.—Sunday School. 6 p.m.—Evensong and Sermon. Presbyterian Church. 9- a.m.—Divine Service (Prye Dock) 6pm —Divine Service (Northam Road) M ethodist-Episcopal Church. 8-45 a m —*und ty
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    LITERARY NOTES.
    1087 3 The circumstance of Sir George Trevelyan having accepted an invitation to the Book Trade dinner which will be held on October 3, at which he will be the chief guest of the evening and will respond to the toast of Literature, irresistibly recalls (the Westminster Gazette remarks) recollection
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    THE WEEK.
    173 3 Saturday, 26th September. St Cyprian. “Carter the Magician,” Town Hall, 9 p.m. Homeward P O. Mail, closss 4 p.m. S. L. R. C. Annual Meeting, 6 p.m. Pathescope, 7.30 and 9 30 p.m. Matsuo's Cinematograph. Sunday. 27th September. Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity. Monday 28th September. St. Andrew’s Society
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    TO-DAY IN HISTORY.
    47 3 September 26. 1750—Admiral Lord Collingwood died. 1834—Lord Napier arrived at Macao dangerously ill. 1842—Marquess of Wellesley died. 1851—Marshal Soult died. 1904—General Grippenburg appointed Com-mander-in-Chief of Russian Second Army. 1905 Terms of new Anglo-Japanese Treaty published. 1907—Queen Maud of Norway and Prince Olaf visit England.
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    September 27.
    28 3 1404—William of Wykeham died. 1825—Stockton and Darlington Railway opened. 19'*6—New Buildings of Marischal College, Aberdeen, opened by the King. 1906—Memorial to Queen Victoria unveiled at Liverpool.
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    AUCTION SALES.
    88 3 Monday, Sept. 28 Hock Bee Estate, etc., Kedah; Logan’s Buildings; 11 a m. J. W. Hallifax, auctioneer. Monday, Sept. 28. Share in Noordin Estate Logan’s Buildings 1« .3 a.m.; A. M. Joseph, auctioneer. Monday, Sept. 28.— Stock-in-trade; 99 Beach St 11 a.m. Cunningham, Clark Co., auctioneers. Wednesday, Sept
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    TENDERS.
    15 3 Straits Government 100 tons timber; for Swettenham Pier Extension tenders close: noon. Oct 16.
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    HOUSES TO LET.
    29 3 18, Logan Roaci apply M. M. Ncordiu s Office. 43, Northam Road apply P. J. Duval. 86, Northam Road; apply u W.” c/® Goon Yen Friends.
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      34 3 Stearns’ Winr of Cod Liver Oil is the highest example of the progress of modern medical science. It is delicious in taste, certain and quick in action. PRIZE MEDAL SAFES. SfcAH.t.r V Co., Ltd.
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      53 3 If a tooth aches you try to get the pain stopped as soon as possible. Why not do the same with headaches Stearns’ Headache Cure affords quick relief and is acceptable to even the most delicate stomach. Every one should have a box handy. Insist on Stearns’.” IRON SAFES. McAlister
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      604 3 NOTICE OF SALE. A d BY ORDER OF THE MORTGAGEE. Ik Thl Undersigned will Sell bv VAN vflWjh/l PUBLIC AUCTION, T h e Courtyaid of Logan’s Buildings, fWO I QN p RIDAY Snd OCTOBER, J 90S, M d 1 at I The following Properties All that piece of land and
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      51 3 The Tides. High Water. Low Wat®r. 26 12 46 am. 6.47 p.m n 27 L3B a.m. 736 p.m. 28 2.24 a.m. 8.23 pm. 29 3.13 am. 9.13 p.m. n 30 401 a.m. 10.02 p.m. The Moon. First Quarter 2 Oct. O Full Moon 9 Last Quarter 16 O New Moon
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    Saturday, 26th Sept., 1908.
    1275 4 The Resident-General’s Annual Report on the Federated Malay States for the year 1907 is quite rightly an optimistic one. In spite of the tin slump and the general depression, the total revenue increased by over a million and a half dollars, and the actual receipts were
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    LEAGUE FOOTBALL.
    699 4 M.R.C. v. FREE SCHOOL. y Since its inception three years ago, the local League has been most fortunate in that not a single fixture has had to be postponed on account of inclement weether —a record that seemed destined to be broken yesterday when the Mohammedan Recreation Club
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    Bowls Tournament.
    178 4 The following ties in the P.C.C. Bowls Tournament were played off this week Championship. C. P. Buckell beat H. Muir 21—16. Capt. Daniel w.o. from Capt. D. C. Macintyre H. A. Neubronner beat C. C Rogers 21—12. A. S. Anthony beat W. Houston 21—11. W. S. Dunn w
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    398 4 Reminder Carter the Magician Town Hall to-night at 9 o’clock. In the final of the Lake Club Billi ar q Handicap, (250 up) at Kuala Lumpur, on Wednesday, Mr. S. M. Gregory ’35 beat Mr. B. W. Elies 10) by two. Mrs. Walter H. Tate, former President
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    The Late Inspector Dooley.
    398 4 The funeral of the late Inspector James Dooley took place yesterday afternoon in full military style, lieing attended by the Chief Police Officer, Major H. B. de Hamel, Assistant Superintendent V G. Savi, and almost all the European I members of the Police force. There were
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      282 4 TOWN HAU, PENANG. STEAM LAUNCHES FOR SALE Grand Evening Concert Steam Launches N Djaring Aloes and TUESDAY, 29th SEPT., 1908, Dandi: both are in exAt 9« 15 p.m., OIVIN By cellent condition and Miss Anna Schaefer, have large passenger celebrated violinist, accommodation and pashindlg assisted by local Amateirs. sen ger’s
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      89 4 CONTRIBUTIONS must be addressed io The Editor. 1 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. yj LL MONIES must be paid at the Pinang Gazette Office, Penang, to the General
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    THE BALKANS.
    190 5 TURKEY AND BULGARIA. THE RAILWAY DISPUTE Rkcmkh's Skkvick.'i London, 25th Sept. Bulgaria has informed The Por e that the assumption of the Rumelian section of the Oriental Railway is a question to be settled solely between herself and the railway company. A Fresh Note. Loudon, 26th Sept. During
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    AUSTRALIA’S DEFENCE.
    92 5 A PROPOSED FLOTILLA. [Reuter’s Service London, 25th -Sept. fhe British Admiralty, in reply to the Hou. Alfred Deakin, Premier of t.ie Commonwealth of Australia, agrees to the Commonwealth providing and maintaining a dotilia of six destroyers, nine submarines, and two depot ships at a cost of £1,250,000, the
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    “ THE GREAT UNEMPLOYED.”
    55 5 THE GREAT UNEMPLOYED.” RAIDING A WORKHOUSE Rurocft's Sriivick London, 25th Sept. The unemployed question is becoming more acute. A thousand persons raided the Fulham workhouse and two hundred, who forced an entrance, refused to leave until they had been fed. Demonstrations in CitiesCrowds held demonstrations in Manchester, Glasgow, and Leeds,
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    BRITAIN AND JAPAN.
    47 5 1 NTERNATIONAL COURTESIES. [Reuter’s Service" London, 25th Sept. At Balmoral, yesterday, His Majesty King Edw’ard bade farewell to Colonel Goroshiba, I J.A., the Military Attache to the Japanese Embassy in London, and invested him with the insignia of the Knight of the Victorian Order.
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    OLD AGE PENSIONS.
    42 5 PROCESSION OF APPLICANTS. [Reuter’s Service.] London, 26th Sept. The first old-age pension forms were i«>ued on Thursday, and there has since been a steady profession of applicants to f he Post Offices, 50,000 forms being issued in London alone
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    SPECIAL GERMAN SERVICE.
    106 5 M. ISVOLSKY. Berlin, 25th Sept. M. Isvolsky, Russian Foreign Minister, will remain till Saturday as the guest of Herr von Schon, German Foreign Secretary. at Berchtesgaden. THE KAISER. In November the Kaiser will be the guest at a shooting party to be given by r he Archduke
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    BY-ELECTION AT HOME.
    199 5 THE NEWCASTLE CONTEST. ANOTHER UNIONIST TRIUMPH. [Reuter’s Service.] Loudon, 26th Sept. Polling took place in Newcastle-on-Tyne, on Thursday, where a by-election was necessitated through the death of Mr. T. Cairns, the Liberal member, on Sept 3. The candidates were Mr G. Renwick, Unionist, who contested the seat
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    Local Share Market.
    268 5 The tin section has shown rather more activity during the past w«ek. Tronohs and Lahats have been in considerable demand, in spite of rhe rumours ‘f smaller outputs for September, and close firm with buyers at $lO and $9.75 respectively. Kladangs, on the other hand, have been
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    Shipping Rings in the Straits.
    352 5 Thus Tuesday’s Free Press We apprehend that possibly at next Council meeting the Government will be questioned from the Unofficial side of the table as to what steps, if any, it proposes to take in regard to Shipping Rings in this Colony. Our hop» runs
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    SATURDAY NOTES.
    904 5 This is the age of Exhibitions, three of which are in full swing in the Old Country at present—the Franco-British, the Rubber, and the Scottish National and there are still more to follow. By this week’s mail I have received an invitation to the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, to be
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    STORM IN PENANG.
    1306 5 TELEGRAPHS DISLOCATED. THE SEA FRONT DAMAGED. Penang experienced another great storm last night and early this morning, resulting in considerable damage to property, loss of life, and involving the severing of telegraphic and telephonic communication with the Federated Malay States. Following on the heavy rains all yesterday
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      6 5 CROSSLEY’S OIL ENGINES. McAlister Co., Ltd.
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      226 5 WANTED. ADVERTISER with a thorough knowledge of Book-keeping and General < »ffice work seeks engagement. 12 years experience and can furnish excellent references. Please apply to “L. J.,” 714—3-10 tu f c/o Pinang Gazette. British India S. N. Co., Ltd. NEW SERVICE Between Penang, Tongkah. Kopah, Renong, Victoria Point, Mergui,
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      293 5 PENANG SI. ANMEW’S SOCIETY. THE ANNUAL MEETING of the A above Society will be held within the Chamber of Commerce Building on Monday next, 28th instant, at 4-30 p.m. prompt, when all Scotsmen are requested to attend. Jas. T. DOBBIE, Hon. Secretary. TOWN HALL. FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY, To-Night! To-Night!!
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    SPORTING NOTES.
    700 6 At water polo, in the BradfoM ftath, on Aug. 29, England beat Scotland by 9 goals to 0. It is B»id that Hayes, the winner of the Marathon Race, is now receiving £2OO a month as the head of the athletic department of a clothing store. It is
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    SHIPPING ARRIVALS.
    24 6 Glenfalloch, Brit., 1434, Hainsworth, September 25, Amoy, gen., Koe Guan Co. Petrel, Brit., 125, Allan, September 25, Asahan, gen., E. 8. Co.
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    CLEARANCES.
    85 6 Awa Marti for Colombo and Tuticorin. Bharata for Rangoon and Calcutta. Ban Whatt Soon for Teluk Anson. Calypso for Deli. ior Trang and Pang Nga. De Kock for Deli and Langsa. Flying Dragon for Pulau Langkawi and Setul. Glenogle for Singapore, Hongkong, Swatow, and Amoy. Glenfalloch for Singapore, Hongkong,
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    SHIPPING EXPECTED.
    63 6 Name of Steamer, where from, approximate date nf arrival, where bound, and A gents. Benavon, London, October 2. Japan, S. B. Capri, Hongkong, Sept. 26, Bombay, B. M. C. Apcar. S’pore, Oct. 8, Calcutta, A.A.A G. Apcar, S’pore, Oct. 29, Calcutta, A.A.A. Glen turret, London, Sept. 29, Japan,
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    EXCHANGE.
    120 6 Penang, 26th September, 1908. (By Courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Batik 2'3 15/16 4 months’ sight. Kaul* 2/4 1/16 3 Credit ‘4| 3 Documentary 2/4 5G6 Calcutta Demand Bank K» 174| 3 days’sight Private 176 Bombay Demand Bank 174$ 3 days sight Private 176 Madras Demand Bank
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    PRODUCE.
    186 6 Penang, 26tm September, 1908. Gohl leaf 65 Pepper (W. Coast 3 it», o >z.) no stock. White Pepper $l5 sellers. Trang Pepper $lO nom. Mace $7O nom. Mace Pickings $6O nominal. Cloves (picked) out of season. Nutmegs 110 $l9 sales. [No l $6 65 sales. 2 x. no stock.
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    28 6 To-morrow. For. Per. Close. Monday. Tongkah Malacca 1 p.m. Batu Bahra Sree Bangka 1 p.m. Tongkah Avagyee 1 p.m. Singapore and Hongkong Kum Sang 3 p.m.
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    European Mails.
    38 6 Uo Ex P» 8 To WARD. PROTED. I>UR. Sa IL P. O. Devanha 10/IQ B. I. Teesta 3/10 N.D.L. P. E. Friedrich 29/9 Outward. P. &O. Assaye 8/10 B. I. Putiala 4/10 N.D.L. P. Alice 1/10
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    MARKET PRICES.
    260 6 Penang, September 26. Description. Beef Cts. Soup per catty 12 Roast 24 Steaks 24 Stew or Curry Meat 16 Rump Steak 24 Ox Tail each 30 Tongue 6 Feet 15 Heart Heart per catty 30 Tripe Liver per catty 30 Pork Pork 32 Pig’s Head 20 Feet 24
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    SHARES.
    1171 6 1 3 Capita.. 'Subscribed. Value. I Na e 1 I j Q '5 5 s I cn QQ ,11., 111 I -I l MINING. 1903 $300.000 $300,000 30,00» $lO $lO 10% year end. 31-3-08 Belat Tin Mining Co., Ltd S 6J iQrtfi 300 000 225 000 22,500 10 10
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      150 6 CRUSHED FOOD. NEW STOCK JUST RECEIVED. Try it and You will be Satisfied IR. BELILIOS begs to inform the public that since inferior Crushed Food is offered for sale in the Penang Market at low prices, he desires to draw attention to his certificated Crushed Food for Horses, and is
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