Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 1 October 1908

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    20 1 PINANG GAZETTE AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 226 VOL. LXVI. THURSDAY, Ist OCTOBER, 1908. PRICE 20 CENTS.
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      745 1 tot PINANG GAZETTE." NOTICE. THE EUROPEAN BAKERY, T JL A the the pinang uaz, No LBiTH STREET. just unpacked London Directory. SUBSCRIPTION. *7 a ou j HEREBY notify the «eneral public PIkIUAnUAUC MTAltnt (Published Annually.) in Tow,7J2T V" <•»>■«•». ertam St le r'."j ?,'n' lof Penang that I have received
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    THE OUTER EMPIRE.
    563 3 SOME INTERESTING LETTERS. The tenth instalment of Lady Randolph Churchill’s Reminiscences, which appears in the September number of the Century Magazine, contains an interesting record of her friendship with Viscount Curzon and the late Lady Curzon. Lady Randolph Churchhill often corresponded with Lady Curzon, who wrote as
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    Register of Rainfall.
    240 3 The following is the register of rainfall during the month of July in the Settlement of for the years 1906, 1907, and 1908, and in the State of Kedah at the General Hospital, Alor Star, and at Payah Kumunting, 14 miles from Alor Star, on the estate
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    NEWS FROM INDIA.
    790 3 IM PORT ANT DISCOVERIKS Simla, September 14. Dr. Sven Hedin arrived at Narkanda this morning. Ho halts at Fagoo bungalow to-night, reaches Simla to-morrow morning and stays at Observatory House as the guest of the Private Secretary of the Viceroy. The explorer is looking somewhat thin and
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    EX-GOVERNOR OF ACHEEN.
    434 3 Among the passengers who passed through Colombo on Sept. 18 by the Dutch mail steamer Grotius was the Governor of Acheen, who has just been retired from that post by the Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies. The Times of Ceylon of Sept. 19 says Governor van
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    Singapore Tennis.
    366 3 Thr Championship Final. The Straits Times reports that C. F. J. Green and G. G. Seth, partners in the Professions Pairs in the S.C.C. Autumn Lawn Tennis tournament, met on the Esplanade to decide who should have the honour of meeting L. E. Gaunt, the holder, in the
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    THE RUBBER EXHIBITION.
    212 3 MR K. BAMBER INTERVIEWED. London, Sept. 24. Lecturing to-day at the Conference which in being held at the International Rubber Exhibition at Shepherd’s Bush, Mr. M. Kelway Bamber, Government Chemist, Ceylon, and who is the official representative of that Colony at the Conference, confirmed the views expressed
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    THE WEEK.
    122 3 Thursday, Ist October. St. Remigius. Outward B. I. Mail. P.C.C. Bowls Tournament. Pathescope, 7-30 and 9 p si Matsuo’s Cinematograph. Friday, 2ad October. Band, Esplanade, 6 to 7 p.m P.C.C. Bowls Tournament. Entertainment, Parish Hall, 9 p.m. Matsuo’s Cinematograph. Pathsscope, 7-30 and 9 p.m. Saturday, 3rd October. Homeward
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    TO-DAY IN HISTORY.
    85 3 October 1. 1857— Hongkong Daily Press started. 1868—King Mongkut of Siam died. 1883 Deli Etailway Co. commenced operations. 1884— New Oriental Bank opened. 1885— Parcel Post between Straits and United Kingdom introduced. 1887—Inauguration of Hongkong School of Medicine. 1892 —Hyogo declared an open port. 1892—Voluntary liquidation of
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    AUCTION SALES.
    58 3 Friday, Oct. i.— Land; Logan’s Buildings 11 a.m. J. W. Hallifax, auctioneer. Saturday, Oct. 3 Stock-ia-trade 95 Beach St. 11 a.m. Cunningham, Clark Co., auctioneers. Monday, Oct. s.— Landed property Logan’s Buildings 10.30 a.m. A. M. Joseph, auctioneer. Thursday, Oct. 15.— Hock Bee and Chin Bee Estates, Kedah
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    TENDERS.
    15 3 Straits Government— loo tons timber; for Swettenham Pier Extension tenders dose: noon, Oct 16.
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    HOUSES TO LET.
    20 3 18, Logan Road; apply M. M. Noordin’s Office. 86, Northam Road; apply W.” c/o Goon Yen Friends.
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      36 3 The industrious mechanic finds Stearns Wine of Cod Liver Oil to be of great help to him. It restores and preserves his good haalth, supports his strength and energy, and thereby makes his work less irksome.
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      42 3 If you are weak, third, nervous, or run-down the best thing you can take to recuperate your debilitated system is Stearns’ Cordial of Cod Liver Extract. No other cod liver oil preparation gives as good results and none is nicer to take.
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      45 3 Two heads are better than one unless they ache. There’s little an achi «g head can do of value to its owner Stearns’ Headache Cure pain quickly and makes one feel that life is worth living Insist on “Stearns’.” IRON SAFES. McAlister V Co.. Ltd.
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      4 3 SCALES. McAlister Co., Ltd.
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      940 3 IN THE KITCHEN. 1 NOTICE OF SALE. BY OBDEB or TUE mortgagee. <j( invigorating beef ten— BOVRIL will help you to make them all. Ths Undsrsignbd will SkLL by ■a PUBLIC AUCTION, L 3 II At the Courtyaid of Logan’s Buildings, I CLV FRIDAY, 2nd OCTOBER, 1908, Every kitchen should
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    BIRTH.
    18 4 Cork.—At No 73-4, Brass Bassah Road, Singapore, the wife of Mr. W. P. Cork, of a daughter.
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    MARRIAGE.
    34 4 Buttar—Andbrson.—At the Royal Hotel, Coupar Angus, on Sept. 2, by the Rev. Charles Steward, m.a., B.D, parish minister, Ralph Stewart Buttar, Baldinnie, to Elizabeth Petrie (Bessie), only daughter of D. F. Anderson, Borelands.
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    Thursday, 1st October, 1908.
    1166 4 In connection with the present crusade in the Straits against “The Wreckers” of British trade, commonly known as the Shipping Rings,” and sometimes unnecessarily dignified by the name of Shipping Conferences,” we welcome most sincerely the able contribution to the debate by the Hon. John Turner,
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    ALLEGED BREACH OF TRUST.
    861 4 After two postponements, the case of Chi Nya, who was arrested in August last on three charges of criminal breach of trust, involving some $B,OOO, was called before District Judge Wolferstan, this morning. Mr. J. A. Shearwood, who originally appeared for the defendant, stated that accused
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    854 4 Mr. G. Mugliston has returned to Si U g a pore from his health trip to Ceyion. Mr. H. C. E. Zacharias Secretary to the Planters Association of Malaya, has gone on a visit to Singapore. Mr. E. W. F. Gilman, Indian Immigra tion Agent at Negapatam,
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    THE RUBBER MARKET.
    49 5 iidARE MARKET DULL. THE BRAZILIAN CROP. [From Our Own Correspondent.] London, 30th Sept. The recent activity in rubber shares has died out. There is no reliable information available about the Brazilian rubber crop but, meantime, the scarcity of spot rubber maintains prices at their present level.
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    THE UNEMPLOYED.
    100 5 WAR SECRETARY’S SUGGESTION. [Reuter’s Service] London, 30th Sept. The newspapers give prominence to a suggestion put forward by Mr. R. B. Haldane, Secretary of State for War, that 17,000 of the unemployed can tide over the winter by enlisting with the Special Reserves. Conflicting Views. Some of the
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    TURKEY’S NEW REGIME.
    59 5 11USSO-ITALIAN OPINION. [Reuter’s Service.] Loudon, 30th Sept. A telegram from Rome reports that a semi-official statement has been published regarding the recent meeting between M. Isvolsky and Signor Tittoni, the respective Foreign Ministers of Russia and Italy, at Desio. The meeting showed a complete identity of Russian
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    AVIATION.
    59 5 A MIRACULOUS ESCAPE. [Reuter’s Service London, Ist Oct. Two German army balloonists have had a miraculous escape at Dusseldorf. The envelope of their balloon burst at a height of 6,000 feet anti fell headlong downwards for 2.000 feet then the torn envelope spread out, forming a parachute and landed
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    THE COTTON CRISIS.
    45 5 EFFECT ON RxILWAY TRAFFIC. [Reutrr’s Service.] London, 30th Sept. The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Co., Ltd., has withdrawn 61 passenger trains from its regular service in consequence of the adverse effect on traffic receipts caused by the lockout in the cotton industry.
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    THE POWERS AND MOROCCO.
    41 5 [Reuter's Service London, 30th Sept. France and Spain are drafting a fresh Note to Muley Hafid, in which the guarantees demanded are being modified in accordance with the examination of the first Note by the other Powers.
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    BULGARIA’S DISPUTE.
    24 5 [Reuter’s Service.] London, Ist Oct. France has joined in the protest of the other Powers against Bulgaria’s retention of the Oriental railway.
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    THE DE BEERS MINE.
    17 5 ißmdtkr’r Service. I London, Ist Oct. The De Beers Mine has been re-opened.
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    SPECIAL GERMAN SERVICE.
    103 5 THE NEAR EAST. Berlin, 30th Sept. Great Britain is opposed to Bulgaria’s attitude on the Oriental Railway question, as is also the British Press. The question of the independence of Bulgaria lias been postponed so far. The Porte demands that Bulgaria should enter into direct negotiations with
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      THE SHIPPING “ RING.”
      455 5 THE SHIPPING RING.” [To the Editor of the Pinang Gazette.”] Dear Sir, In a pamphlet recently published by the Singapore Free Press the evil result of high freights on the trade of the Colony is very convincingly brought forward—but there is a point of vital importance in this connection that
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    Penang Assizes.
    400 5 Alleged Arson. At the Assizes, in the Supreme Court this morning, before Mr. Justice W. W. Fisher and a special jury, Noordin was charged with mischief by fire. Mr. P. J. Sproule (Acting SolicitorGeneral) appeared for the Crown, and Mr. Balfour E. Ross for the defence. The following
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    TAMIL LABOUR IN PENANG.
    958 5 AN EMPLOYER FINED. This most interesting case, at least to those who employ Tamil Labour, came on for trial by Mr. B. Nunn, Third Magistrate, yesterday (as briefly reported in our last issue), Mr. L. H. Clayton, Superintendent of Indian Immigrants, prosecuting Mr. Lim Cheng Teik,
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    RUBBER EXHIBITION.
    551 5 MALAYA’S EXHIBIT. Writing three days before the opening of the Rubber Exhibition, the L. C. Express said Preparations are being made at Olympia for the International Rubber Exhibition, which will be opened there on September 14, and will remain on view for a fortnight. The central committee, having
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    Bowls Tournament
    118 5 The following ties in the P.C.C. Bowls Tournament have been played off this week Single Handicap. W. S. Goldie -2) beat J. W. Barrett (scr.) 21—10. H. Muir (scr.) beat Captain Daniel 1) 21—5. Double Handicap. W. Hamilton «t W. D iniel +2) w.o. from Dr. Keun Captain
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    Malayan Industries.
    169 5 The following items are from the L. C. Express of Sept. 11 Tronoh Mines.— Output for August 167 tons of dressed ore estimated value, £12.000. Linggi Plantations, Limited.— Output of rubber from the company’s estates for the month of August amounted to 24,000 lb Lanadron Rubber Estates Rubber
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    LATEST CHINA WIRES.
    620 6 CHINESE REVOLUTIONARIES. Peking, September 14. Viceroy Cheung Ming-chi, of Kwai-chau Province, has telegraphed to the Grand Council that the remnant of the revolutionists have again become active and have plundered Shepng Shi Chan Preq’he Vifeeroy suspects that they are secretly supplied with arms and ammunition by Dr.
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    98 6 To-morrow. For. Per. Close. Batu Bahra Sreo Bangka 1 p.m. Port Swettenham and Singapore Rotorua 1 p.m. Teluk Anson Hye Leong 3 p.m. Pulau Langkawi, Perlis and Setul Un Peng 4 p.m. Saturday. Madras, taking mails') for Europe etc., vid Teesta 10 a.m. Bombay Registration 4 p.m. Pangkalan
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    European Mails.
    32 6 Ex- PofliTivai.T To WARD STBAM,tR PRCTRD. P. &O. Devanha 10/10 B. I. Teesta 3/10 N.D.L. Lutxow 13/10 Outward. P. <fc O. Assays 8/10 B. I. Putiala 4/10 N.D.L. Kleist 15/10
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    Passengers to the Straits.
    682 6 Per P. <k O. s.s. C/u’nti, from London, September 11, connecting with s.s. Assaye at Colombo, due at Penang, October 8 To Penang the A. R. Adams, Mrs. G. C. Hart, Messrs. W. H. Mackenzie, and W. B. Cromar. To Singapore:—Mr. and Mrs. E M. Des
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    SHIPPING ARRIVALS.
    48 6 Glenturret, Brit., 3025, Webster, September 30, London, gen., Boustead Cc. Hong Bee, Brit, 2056, Home, October 1, Singapore, gen., E. S. Co. P. E. Friedrich, Ger., 5001, Malchow, September 30, Singapore, gen., Behn, Meyer Co. Taroba, Brit., 3657, Jacobs, October 1, Madras, gen., Huttenbach, Liebert Co.
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    CLEARANCES.
    47 6 Canton for Bindings and Teluk Anson Cornelia for Port Swettenham, Port Dickson, and Malacca. De Kock for Deli and Paneh. Flying Dragon for Pulau Langkawi and Setul. Hebe for Deli. Jin Ho for Langkat. Malaya for Deli. Petrel for Asahan. Taroba for Port Swettenham and Singapore.
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    SHIPPING EXPECTED.
    43 6 Kame of Steamer, where from, approximate, ante of arrival, where bound, and Agents. Benavon, London, October 2, Japan, S. B. C. Apcar. S’pore, Oct. 8, Calcutta, A.A. A G. Apcar, S’pore, Oct. 29, Calcutta, A.A.A. Japaa, S’pore, Oct. 3, Calcutta, A.A.A.
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    PASSENGERS.
    13 6 ARRIVALS. By Taroba (October 1) from Madras, Mr E. W. F. Gilman.
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    EXCHANGE.
    120 6 Penang, Ist October, 1908. (By Courtesy ot the Chartered Bank.) London Deniali’l Bank 2/3 15/16 4 months’ sight Ban* 2/4 1/16 3 Credit '4| 3 Documentary 2/4 5/16 Calcutta Demand Bank tt-. 174| 3 days’ sight Private 176 Bombay Demand Bank 174 f 3 «lays’sight Private 176 Madras. Demand
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    PRODUCE.
    173 6 Penang, Ist October, 1908. Gohl 66 Pepper (\V Coast 3 •*> no stock. White Pepper $l5 sellers. Trang Pepper $lO nom. Mac® $7O nom. Mace Pickings $6O nominal. Cloves (picked) out of season. Nutmegs 110 $l9 sales. [No 1 $6.65 sales. 2 x. no stock. Basket $3.32| sellers. Tapioca
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    SHARES.
    1108 6 T I CpiUl. Subscribe. t Dividends. Name. 1 J MINING. 1903 $300,000 $300,000 30,000 $lO $lO 10% year end. 31-3-08 Belat Tin Mining Co., Ltd. 1906 300,000 225,000 22,500 10 10 Bruang, Ltd. “64 64 1901 600,000 600,000 60,000 10 10 a 10% year end. 30-4-08... Bruseh Hyd.Tin Mining
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      31 6 NOBEL’S EXPLOSIVES. MAGAZINES AT PENANG AND IPOH. Stocks always on hand of GELIGNITE. BLASTING GELATIN ft. BETUPLEX DETONATORS. ELECTRIC DETONATORS. SPORTING BALLISTITE CARTRIDGES. Bandi lands, Buttery Co., and Perak. Aylesbury Garland,
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      30 6 Mannheim Insurance Co. Marine Insurance. Ihe undersigned, as Agents, will accept Marine Risks on Merchandise, Produce, and Valuables at current rates. For fuller particulars apply to KATZ BROTHERS Co., Agents.
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      133 6 Union S. S. Go. of N. Z. Limited. Singapore to New Zealand direct Auckland, Wellington. Lyttleton Dunedin ALSO CALLING AT Samarang and Fiji (if inducement offers THE Co.’s T. S. S. APAJHMA, 5,704 tons, EDWD. STOTT, Commander, maintains a regular four-monthly service between Singapore and New Zealand. Excellent saloon accommodation
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      161 6 The Commercial Sale Rooms j* wwi,. i HOWARTH ERSKINE, Ltd., J CIVIL, ELECTRICAL, AND Advances to a limited extent on the > MECHANICAL ENGINEERS latter to suit customers can be arrang- B A<. the balance of proceeds guaranteed i< STRAITS, SIAM, F.M.S., CHINA and BURMA within a week from the
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