Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 12 October 1908

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    20 1 PINANG GAZETTE AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 235 VOL. LXVI. MONDAY. 12th OCTOBER, 190$. PRICE 20 CENTS,
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      653 1 THE “PINANG GAZETTE.” WANTED. TO LET. MUNICIPAL NOTICE. QQQQQQQQQQQQQQOQQQQQQQQQaOQO SUBSCRIPTION. ASSISTANT "ĔnoINEER for rhe NO. 149, JJ™e7eNANG L For Daily Issue, in Town; per annum, M Rahman Tin Co, Ltd. Scotsman November, 1908. leaders for the following X Bui Posters and General Adverting Contractors, Jf or iSO post free. preferred.
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    PENANG TURF CLUB.
    1215 2 JANUARY MEETING, 1909. Tuesday, the 19th, Thursday, the 21st, and Saturday, the 23rd January, 1909. PROPOSED PROGRAMME To be submitted to a Special General Meeting to be held on Friday, 30th October, 1908. NOTICE-No amendments to this Programme will be considered unless due ce 4? tl^ 6
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      759 2 “BURNS PHILP LINE.” JkT TZ SINGAPORE TO *JAVA PORTS, A PORT DARWIN, THURSDAY ISLAND, j Bf *i Ca 14 AND SYDNEY, ALSO JSPAB M3II oUJUDShIp VO. LG. TAKING CARGO FOR OTHER NORTH QUEENSLAND PORTS, BRITISH NEW GUINEA, NEW BRITAIN <fc NEW ZEALAND PORTS (with transhipment). YE As inducement offers. A
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      286 2 NIKKO Photographic Studio. K. S. OKANIWA, Japanese Artist, N». 21, PENANG ROAD. PE NA NG. Just taken some Excellent views of the recent races which are now on sale. Enlargements up to any size artistic Jly executed from any Elate or Photograph, however old or faded. Developing and printing for
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    LETTERS FROM HOME.
    1018 3 C. V. H.” writes in the S.F.P. That the arrival of letters from Home should sometimes cause weeping and walking and gnashing of teeth—with special reference to gnashing—is quite excusable. Somehow or other the people who live at that place called Home, with very few exceptions, know
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    RAILWAY ADMINISTRATION IN FEDERATED MALAY STATES.
    777 3 -(Ceylon Observer). be de lit with later on. —l A CEYLON CRITICISM. We are indebted to Mr. Spooner, C.M.0., for copies of his Administration Reports for 1906 and 1907 as General Manager of Railways in the Federated Malay States. These Reports are profusely and,
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    Bandmann Comedy Company.
    142 3 Penang plav-lovers will be interested to learn that the Bandmann Comedy Company recently scored a great success at Gibraltar, where they produced Somerset Maugham’s three-act play, Lady Frederick.” The Gibraltar Chronicle and Official Gazette, after outlining the plot.continues: Take tlrftse elements, add dialogue of really witty and
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    BORNEO NOTES.
    899 3 —N. F. P. The whole country seems to have been having more chan its fair share of rain of late, and consequent damage to public works is the rule rather than the exception. The railway seems to have been one of the greatest sufferers, as the Paper Bridge
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    THE ENGLISH TURF.
    207 3 JOCKEY CLUB STAKES. London, Ist October. Tiie following was the result of the Jockey Club Stakes at Newmarket Mr. P. Neumann’s br f Siberia by St. Simon—Sirenia, 3yrs, Bst 1 lb B Dillon 1 Dake of Portland of Portland’s b c Primer, by Nt. Simon—Breviary, 3yrs, 7st
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    THE WEEK.
    70 3 Monday, I2th October. Old Michaelmas. Ladies’ Rifle Club, 4.30 p.m. P.C.C. Bowls Tournament. Tuesday, 13th October. Trans. King Edwd. Conf. P.C.C. Bowls Tournament. Wednesday. I4th October. Homeward German Mail. P.C.C. Bowls Tournament. Thursday, Isth October. Outward B. I. Mail. P.C.C. Bowls Tournament. Friday. I6th October. Lodge Scotia, 9
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    TO-DAY IN HISTORY.
    47 3 October 12. 1859 R. Stephenson died. 1860— Peking entered. 1872—Revolt in th® Philippines. 1903 Departure of Sir F. Swettenham for Europe. 1904 Singapore won Interport Rifle match. 1905 Siam National Library established by Royal decree. 1907—Lord Rosebery unveiled statue of Queen Victoria at Leith.
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    AUCTION SALES.
    46 3 Wednesday, Oct. —Stoch-in-trade 267 Beach St. 11 15 a.m Cunningham, Clark Co., auctioneers. Thursday, Oct. 15.— Hock Bee and Chin Bee Estates, Kedah; Logan’s Buildings; 11 a.m J. 'V. Hallifax, auctioneer. Friday Oct. 16. Stock-in-trade; 95 Beach St.; 11 a.m. Cunningham, Clark Co., auctioneers.
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    TENDERS.
    101 3 Municipal Commissioners. Iron and Steelwork for jinrikisha and gharry stand; also brick and carpenter work tenders close: 3 p.m., Oct. 14. Straits Government.— loo tons timber; for Swettenham Pier Extension tenders close noon, Oct. 16. F.M.S. Railways.— Loading and Unloading goods (Selangor, Negri Sembilan, and Malacca) tenders close noon,
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    HOUSES TO LET.
    23 3 86, Northam Road; apply W.” c/o Goon Yen Friends. Cleeve,” No. 122, Scotland Road apply W. Marsh, 39, Northam Road.
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      27 3 Why impose upon yourself nauseating remedies (so-called) when there is something better and yet delicious in taste Stearns Wine of Cod Liver Oil has no objectionable features.
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      58 3 Uneasy rests the head that wears an ache in fact, it doesn’t rest at all. How strange it is that people will try to bear the pain of a headache when they might easily get relief by taking one tasteless dose of Stearns’ Headache Cure. It always cures headaches. Insist
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      1073 3 tenders invited. Meratoa waiag sums MHwags. ‘is rotating beef taa— ItOVRIL u.n n«i|. you u> make them all. I Selangor, Negri Sembilan and movril W I w ILb MAKING-UP OF UNIFORM CLOTHING. k.<ebe. d>„„id h.„ BOVBIU T- EN DERS are invited for the making. T U p of Uniform Clothing
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      65 3 The Tides. High Water. Low Water. Oct. 12 1.35 pm. 7.34 a.m t 13 2.24 p.m. 8.20 a.m. n 14 3.11 p.m. 9.10 am. 15 4.01 pm. 10.04 a.m. 16 447 p in. 10,48 am. M 17 5.36 p.m. 11.34 a.m. 18 6.24 p.m 12 22 p.m. The Moon. Last
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    Monday, 12th October, 1908.
    1179 4 It is gratifying, in view of the present precarious industrial position at Home, to learn to-day that friendly relations between the operative spinners and cardroom operatives have been restored, both being willing to accept a five per cent, reduction in their wages and to review the
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    TAI ON MOTOR-CARS.
    820 4 With reference te the Government tax on motor-cars, to which we alluded in our columns a few weeks ago, we have received a copy of the following circular Chirp Police Office, Penang, 9th October, 1908. Sir, I have the honour to inform you that Government will not
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    761 4 Miss M. M. Sharp, of Singapore, has gone on a holiday to Calcutta. Mr. R. J. Bartlett, Inspector of Schools returned to Singapore from Malacca on Saturday. The famous traveller, Dr. Sven Hedin will be passing through Singapore at an early date. It is notified in the
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      287 4 I LIPTON’S i EE 3 H wsw 3 I E 1 <«> G A S: PENANG AGENTS: 3 I Paterson, Simons a co., Ltd. I iiU!?!UUUiUUiUUIUiUUUUIUUHUiUHHUHiUIUiIUiiHiiiUUiiiK APENTA APENTA THE BEST NATURAL APERIENT WATER. NATURAL APERIENT WATER. Bottled at the Sprlnis Hungary. -A course of Apenta taken GOLD MEDAL, tefore breakfast
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      88 4 must be addressed iu 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. yg LL MONIES must be paid at the Pinang Gazette Office, Penang, to the General Manager,
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    THE NEAR EAST.
    309 5 INTERNATIONAL COMPLICATIONS. the BRITISH FLEET WATCHING [Reuter’s Service.] London, 10th Oct. It is understood that the British fleet under command of Rear-Admiral Prince Louis of Battenberg is to cruise in the jßgean Sea in order to prevent a repeti•im of the Greek raid on Crete in 1897.
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    EDUCATION IN CHINA.
    82 5 AN ETONIAN ASSOCIATION. j Reuter’s Skrvice London, 11th Oct. The Rev. Hon. Edward Lyttelton, m.a., Headmaster. Eton College, is appealing publicly for support for the Etonian Association for China. [Reuter telegraphed on the 7th inst. es.erday, at a meeting held in Salisbury House, it was resolved to
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    THE COTTON CRISIS.
    48 5 WAGES REDUCTION ACCEPTED. (Reuter’s Service] London, 12th Oct Friendly relations between the operative spinners and the card room workers have been restored, both being willing to accept a reduction of five per cent, in their wages, and to review the whole position three months later.
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    SPECIAL GERMAN SERVICE.
    105 5 THE NEAR EAST. Berlin. 11th Oct. The Kaiser declare» through Baron Marschall von Bieberstein, German Ambassador at Constantinople, that he had no prior knowledge of the annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina or of Bulgaria’s declaration of independence. This statement has caused great satisfaction. Goltz Pasha, who has
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    A SYCE IMPRISONED.
    185 5 I Mr. B. Nunn, this morning, Messrs. J. R. Beckett and D. Graham I prosecuted a young Boyanese syce, lately I*u e 6 serv i c of Mr. Cartwright, for the theft of several articles of clothing and I appears that these gentlemen had been missing articles
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    The Parish Hall
    669 5 It has been definitely decided to repeat the performance of My Lord in Livery ”in the Parish Hall on Saturday next, at 9 p.m. The first part of the programme will be entirely different to that on October 3, and will include a number of new vocalists,
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    A CHINESE DRAMA.
    568 5 The members of the Ferak Chinese Dram--1 atic Company gave a performance at the 7 Tek Soon Theatrical Hall on Saturday i and Sunday night respectively. The I lane approaching the theatre and the i building itself were prettily decorated with bunting by Mr. Goh Soon Cheng.
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    Bowls Tournament
    95 5 The following ties in the P C.C. Bowls Tournament have been fixed Monday. Single Handicap. W. Daniel +6) v. W. A. Ward 3) Championship. Captain Daniel v. W. S. Goldie Tuesday. Championship W S. Dunn r H. Starr Double Handicap. S. Riley A: C. P. Buckell 3) v.
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    Burglary in a Bombay Shop.
    142 5 A Bombay merchant, of Campbell Street, having closed his shop on Saturday night, returned home Early yesterday morning some thieve», including two Malays apd three Klings, succeeded in raising the door out of its hinge and stole a quantity of watches and various articles valued
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    POLICE AS WATCHMEN.
    240 5 Commenting on our recent article in which we stated that the Straits Trading Company had decided to substitute men under Police control for ordinary watchmen at Butterworth, the Malay Mail says;— The idea is an excellent one and might be followed generally with advantage. We do not
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    The Barrack Murder.
    151 5 Opening of the Enquiry. Kuantau, Oct. 6. The trial of the alleged murderers of Dr. Barrack opened this morning before Mr. Justice Braddell. Messrs. J. P. Swetteuham and T. Forbes are the assessors. There are eleven male prisoners and one woman. Five are charged with murder and
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    Dull Bank Rates.
    184 5 The S.F.P. of Friday «ays General readers will perhaps have noted with some misgivings the state of the money market as represented by the bank figures Cvur, six months Mils, hut there is no particular need to entertain apprehension or to commence criticising Government. The condition has
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    Royal Ceremonies in Siam.
    118 5 The ceremonies in connection with His Siamese Majesty the King's coronation will begin at Bangkok on November 10, and will continue for seven days. On three or four days, the ceremonies will be public and the remainder will be religious and semi-religious. On November 10 religious
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    New Straits Steamer.
    167 5 •A new steamer for the Straits Steamship Company, the Ipoh, arrived in Singapore from the yards at Dundee, on Friday morning. She left Dundee, on September 8, making a very good run. The Ipoh is a vessel of 528 tons and 120 horse-power. She is to be
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    LATEST CHINA NEWS.
    757 6 Peking, September 18. The United States Government has wired to Peking urging that H. E. Tang Shao-Yi, the special envoy to America, should proceed to Washington at an early date. His Excellency has decided to embark during the present month. An Important Reform. Peking, September 18. The
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    102 6 To-MO MEOW. Calcutta Catherine Apcar noon Registration 11 a.m. Deli Calypso noon Trang Leong Ho noon Pangka'an Brandan Vidar 1p m. Deli Perak (E.S. Co.) 1 p.m. Batu Bahra Tong Chay Un 1p m. Batn Bahra Sree Bangka 1p m. Port Swettenham and Singapore Pin Seng 2 p.m.
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    European Mails.
    34 6 Home- Ex- Positively Tu WARD. StKAMKK PKCTKD. DUE. SAIL. P. A O. Ddta 24/10 B. I. Thongwa 17/10 N.D.L. Lutzow 14/10 Outward. P. &O. Delhi 22/10 B. I. 15/10 N.D.L. Kleist 15/10
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    Passengers to the Straits.
    682 6 Per P. O. s.s. Somali, from London, Sept. 12 due at Penang, October 13 —To Penang Mr. and Mrs. Shearer, Mr. ami Mrs. W. Hooley, Mrs Oechsle and child, Lieut-Colonel R. S. F. Walker, Messrs. A. E. C. Ward, and J. Kelly. To Singapore —Mrs. A.
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    SHIPPING ARRIVALS.
    152 6 Arratoon Apcar, Brit., 2931, Stewart, October 10, Calcutta, gen., A. A. Anthony Co. Benbighshire, Brit., 9489, Davies, October 11, London, gen. Boustead Co. Catherine Apcar, Brit., 1730, Thomas, Octobar 12, Hongkong, gen., A. A. Anthony Co. Devanha, Brit., 4875, Hide, October 10, China, gen., Adamson, Gilfillan Co. Hye
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    CLEARANCES.
    29 6 Padang for Batu Bahra. Canton for Dindings and Teluk Anson Flying Fish for Port Weld and Taiping. Germania for Rangoon. Un Peng for Pulau Langkawi, Perlis, and Setul.
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    SHIPPING EXPECTED.
    22 6 Name of Steamer, where from, "approximate •late of arrival, where bound, and Agents G. Apcar. S’pore. Oct. 29, Calcutta, A.A.A
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    PASSENGERS.
    134 6 ARRIVALS. By Hye Leoxg (October 11) from Teluk Anson, Mr and Mrs H Palmer. By Putiala (October 10) from Singapore. Mr and Mrs M Chicks. Mrs. Tho That and child, Messrs Buckingham, Khoo Yong Tin, and Mg Bah Gy am. Uy Palitana (October 11) from Rangoon. Mr and Mrs
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    EXCHANGE.
    119 6 Penang, 12th October, 1908. (By Courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Bank 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4 1/16 3 Credit 2 4 3/16 3 Documentary 2 Calcutta Demand Bank It». 174| 3 days’sight Private 176 Bombay Demand Bank 174 j 3 days’sight Private 176 Madras, Demand Bank 174|
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    PRODUCE.
    193 6 Penang, 12th October, 1908. Gohl 'ent 65 Pepper (W Coast 3 II» h no stock. White Pepper $l5 sellers. Trang Pepper sio nom. Mae® $7O nom. Mace Picking* $6O nominal. Cloves (picked out of season. Nutmegs 110 $l9 sales. (No I $6 65 sales. Sugar < 2 x no
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    SHARES.
    1089 6 —7TT- TS Capital. Subscribed) Dividends. Name. < j Q I 1 S S’®» i I i ci< m oq cp MINING. 1903 $3OO 000 $300,000 30,000 $lO $lO 10% year end. 31-3-08 Belat Tin Mining Co., Ltd $7 1906' 225,000 22,500 10 10 |Bruang, Ltd. 1901 600,000 600,000 60,000,
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      38 6 Stearns’ Cordial of Cod Liver Extract contains all the curative virtues of the oil without its nasty taste. Delicious to take. The tonic reconstructor par excellence. A single trial will convince the most sceptical. SCALES. McAlister Co.. Ltd.
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      4 6 SCALES. McAlister Co., Ltd.
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      185 6 The Commercial Sale Rooms t —.zzrX™.„ >ha wi PTH im I Merchandise (either sound or damaged I■■XFlf I* B Lltijll B|f| II II > HOUSE and LANDED PROPERTY, and B FURNITURE of all description. CIVIL, ELECTRICAL, AND I latter to suit customers can be am MECHANICAL ENGINEERS, I J STRAITS,
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