Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 21 October 1908

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE IptBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 243 VOL. LXVI. WEDNESDAY, 21st OCTOBER, 1908. PRICE 20 CENTS.
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      929 1 rBE FINANG_ GAZETTE." WANTED NOTICEJ>F SALE. p e ang Tur( Cl|lb. Peiiailg Turf Club. GO,ER E T 0TI I SUBSCRIPTION. A DRESSER to take charge of Estate BY ORDER OF THE ADMIMSTRATOR OF I a k Hospital. 'TENDERS will be received at the ResidI r„, Daily Issue, *w Town, s*7
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    PENANG TURF CLUB.
    1277 2 JANUARY MEETING, 1909. Tuesday, the 19th, Thursday, the 2lst, 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 notice is given in
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      780 2 “BURNS PHILP LINE.” JkJ </' SINGAPORE TO *JAVA PORTS. A W A M PORT DARWIN, THURSDAY ISLAND, M n V f II BRISBANE AND SYDNEY, ALSO JdpdA Mdll OICMBShiP VO. LG. TAKING CARGO FOR OTHER NORTH QUEENSLAND PORTS, BRITISH NEW GUINEA, NEW BRITAIN NEW ZEALAND PORTS (with transhipment). As inducement
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      463 2 NOAH JOHAN Iai 0 photographers, 11 307. Chulia Street, p I q (Corner oj Carnarvon s lreol (jl O Enlargement to <IIHI v O All Works On Bromide fit X P.O.P.,etc. hl Photography Undertaken L All work in connection with Ph f H SS graphy is undertaken here ’•MM receive
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    PENANG IN 1907.
    2580 3 administration report. (Continued fhe following is a continuation of the annual administration report on Penang, 1907, by the Hon. R. N. Bland, Resident Councillor Marine Department. jl. Revenue $‘50,007.72 Expenditure 68,035.118 I'he revenue collected as Port and Harbour Dues was some $6,500 less than the estimate. This
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    THE WEEK.
    90 3 Wednesday. 21st October. Trafalgar Day. Victoria Jubilee R. A. Chapter, 6 pan P.C.C. Bowls Tournament. Bawd, Esplanade, 6 to 7 pan Thursday. 22nd October. Outward P. O. Mail. P.C.C. Bowls Tournament. Friday. 23rd October. P.C.C. Bowls Tournament. Band. Esplanade, 6 te 7 pan. Saturday. 24th October. Homeward P
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    TO-DAY IN HISTORY.
    73 3 October 21. 1772—Coleridge born. 1784 —Capt. Light, founder of Penang, died. IRl6—Penang Free School founded. 18<1—Serious Riots in Singapore. 1874—Prince Rabi of Siam 1877 —Shanghai and Government. 1889 tl -a' Read 189’- Pr of M? Gerald B k Wha^ r .n. B®95 —German s.s. IFtehind on tire
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    AUCTION SALES.
    65 3 Tuesday, Oct. 27.— Lidford Villa,” Taujong Bungah Logan’s Buildings 11-30 a.in. J. R. McFarlane, auctioneer. Thuisday, Oct. 29 Land in Province Wellesley Logan’s Buildings 11 a.m. ;J. W. Hallifax, auctioneer. Friday, Oct. 30— Hock Bee and Chin Bee Estates, Kedah; Logan’s Buildings; 11 a.m. J. W. Hallifax, auctioneer.
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    TENDERS.
    65 3 F.M.S. Railways.— Loading and Unloading goods (Selangor, Negri Sembilan, and Malacca) tenders close noon, Oct. 31. Johore State Railway.— Uniform clothing tenders close noon, Nov. 15. F.M.S. Railways. —-Uniform clothing (Perak and Province Wellesley) tenders close noon, Nov. 15. F.M.S Railways.— Uniform clothing (Selangor, Negri Sembilan, and Malacca) tenders
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    HOUSES TO LET.
    15 3 Cleeve," No. 122, Scotland Road (furnished); apply W. Marsh, 39, Northam Road.
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      26 3 Jrsi as Good as it Tastes.—Stearns’ Cordial of Cod Liver Extract is as good as it tastes. Mak es sick people well ami weak people strong.
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      38 3 In hot weather it’s hard work to take cod liver oil. But Steams’ Cordial of Cod Liver Extract is not greasy or oily, and it tastes so good that you wish you had taken more. Does everybody good
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      430 3 «NOBEL’S EXPLOSIVES MAGAZINES AT PENANC ANN IPOH. I Stocks always on hand of GELIGNITE. BLASTING GELATINE. SETUPLEX DETONATORS. ELECTRIC DETONATORS. SPORTING BALLISTITE CARTRIDGES. Sandi lands, Buttery Co., Sole Agents for Penang and Perak. Aylesbury Garland, Sub-Agents, Perak. WroughtlronTubes&Fittings. Large Stocks Always on Hand. ADAMSON, GILFILLAN Co.. LIMITED. ©©©©©o©©©©©oo©o©©©o©©o©©oooo 0 FOUR
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      61 3 The Tides, High Water. Low Water. Qct. 21 8.48 p.m. 2.46 p in. 22 9.36 pm. 3.34 p.m. 23 10.24 p.m. 4.22 p.m. “4 11.13 p.m. 5.11 p.m. 25 12.01 a.m. 6.03 p.m. 26 12.45 a.m. 6.47 p.m. 27 134 a.m. 7.35 p.m. The Moon. 0 New Moon 23 Oct.
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    Wednesday, 21st October, 1908.
    1202 4 Twelve mouths ago a glowing tribute to the working of Tanjong Pagar Dock, since the transfer of that undertaking to Government control, was paid by His Excellency the Governor in the course of his annual address to the Legislative Council. Figures were handled with a dexterity
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    WHITE ANT CORE.
    810 4 yVe hear, says’the .Malay Mail, that at least one competitor is fo. thcoming for the handsome reward that is being offered for the extermination of white ants. From information that has reached us we understand that the solution in question has been tested by a planter And
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    814 4 Mr. H. P. Clodd, of Kuala Lumpur h gone on a short visit to Singapore. Mr. W. R. Brock, who is at pi esenf Cl.arge of Beverlac Estate, has been pointed Manager of Sungei Kapa, M r 11 pT’ T Mrd Ma i3trat 0. proceed, to Bank
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      124 4 LIP T O N'S I E i hX a esftt *G i F PENANG AGENTS: 3 I Pfllerson, Simons s co., Ltd. iiiitmomuiuiHiouiUiuumuuiuiiiiuimiouiUiUiiiuK APENTA APENTA THE BEST NATURAL APERIENT WATER, NATURAL APERIENT WATER. Bo /erf at tha Springs Bu apest nu n "A course of Apenta taken GOLD MEDAL, before
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      92 4 ESTABLISHED IRS 3. CONTRIBUTIONS must be addressed In 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. A LL MONIES must be paid at the Pinang Gazette Office, Penang, to
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    33 4 DEATH. Teeling.—Suddenly, on Oct. 20, 1908, at Athcarne Castle, Co. Meath, li eland, Marie Louise St. Clair Teeling, the beloved wife of Samuel Charles Teeling, of Drogheda and Ballard, Tralee, Co. Kerry, Ireland.
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    THE NEAR EAST.
    144 5 IN rEKKAUOKAL AMENITIES. GERMANY’S CO-OPERATION. [Rbutir’s Service.] London, 21st Oet. The Kaiser, in opening the Prussian Diet, said that the events in the Near East, although, politically, of less interest to Germany than the other Powers, demand serious noti e. Germany was faithfully co-operating with her allies
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    AMERICA'S ARGOSY.
    74 5 A SUCCESSFUL VISIT TO JAPAN. [Reuter’s Service.] London, 21st Oct. Admiral Sperry, the commander of the American battleship fleet, has delivered to h* 3 Emperor of Japan a message from Pr«si<i-*nt Roosevelt assuring His Majesty »f the friendship of the American people. Excellent S«a<iments. The Emperor replied that
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    MINISTERIAL CHANGES.
    78 5 TWO NEW APPOINTMENTS. [Reuter’s Service] Loudon, 20th Oct. Mr Charles Philips Trevelyan, Li'enl nember for ih° Eiland division of the East Riding of Yorkshire, Charity C >mmissioner, has been appointed Undersecretary of State to th* 3 Board of Education, vice Mr. T. McKinnon Wood, Liberal member for the
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    CHINA AND JAPAN.
    97 5 KOREAN FRONTIER DISPUTE. [Reuter’s Service] London, 21st Oct. After an investigation int j trie disturbances which took place between t lie Chinese and lapane-e at Chionta on the Korean frontier, refer el to by Reuter on the 16th inst., China has demanded compensation and the punishment of
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    SPECIAL GERMAN SERVICE.
    68 5 THE NEAR EAST. Berlin, 20th Oct. The Turkish Ministry is now considering the programm for the proposed conference, and will probably ask a territorial guarantee. A telegram from Sofi i states that further negotiations are proceeding with regard to Bulgaria paying the Eastern Roumelian tribute. Telegraphic advices
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    MOROCCO.
    51 5 Herr von Schon, the German Foreign Secretary, in reply to the Franco-Spanish Note, acknowledges Muley Hafid as Sultan of Morocco subject to certain conditions. The letter from the Kaiser to the Emperor Francis Joseph di 1 not offer military help, but stated that he would remain faithful to the
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    COLONIAL INSTITUTE.
    14 5 Herr Dornburg, the German CMonii! Secretary, opened the Colonial Institute in Hamburg.
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    FAREWELL TO "RANJI.”
    96 5 i BRIQUET IT CAMBRIDGE. AN INTERESTING GATHERING. [Reuter’s Service] London, 20th Oct. A farewell Banquet was given to H. H. Maharaja Jam Saheb of Nawanagar, better known as Prince Ranjitsinhji, the famous cricketer, at Cambridge. Cricketing Colleagues. Viscount Chfdeu, Lord-Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire, Lord Dalmenv, Sir Conan Doyle,
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    PERAK TIN-STEALERS.
    51 5 A FOREST RANGER STABBED. [From Our o>cn Correspondent.] I poh, 21st Oct. A Malay Forest Ranger was stabbed on Monday on the Kledang hills while attempting to arrest some tiu-stealers. His injuries are reported to be serious, and he is at present in hospital. Two arrests have been
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    THE FRENCH NAVY.
    52 5 RESIGNATION OF THE MINISTER. [Reuters Service] London. 20th Oct. M. Gaston Thomson, the French Minister of Marine, has resigned because the Chamber of Deputies, while voting confidence in the Government, passel a resolution, by 568 votes to one, deploring the negligence which is causing frequent mishaps in
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    The Aborigines of Sungei Ujong.
    505 5 A valuable and interesting paper by the curator of the Perak museum on the above subject has recently been published by the Royal Anthropological Institute. The oran<7-6aHMA, more genera'ly kn >wn as Sakais, are fairly well distributed through the whole of the Malay Peninsula, the
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      SPORT IN PENANG.
      276 5 i [To the Editor oj the Pinang Gazette.”] Dear Sir, I shall be much obliged if you will kindly insert the following in your valuable journal. I am surprised to see that Athletic Sports in Penang are in abeyance. Eight months have already elapsed since Rugby and
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      THE BAND STAND.
      281 5 [To The Editor of the Pinang Gazette.”] Dear Sir, You recently published the letter from the Committee of the Penang Cricket Club setting forth certain reasons for the removal of the Band Stand from its present central position on the Esplanade to the vicinity of the Municipal
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      A HINT TO LOCAL GOLFERS.
      252 5 [To the Editor of the Pinang Gazette.”] Dkar Sir, In th°se days when the afternoons are so short and golf is next to impossible, it is very aggravating to follow behind a couple of players one of whom, not being content to play a match
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    THE FIRE BRIGADE.
    997 5 NEW SUB-STATION. The new Sub-Statiop for the Fire Brigade in Penang Road is now completed. It adjoins the Jinrikisha Station,and occupies the site of the old Municipal Stores and Coolie Lines, which is probably the oldest piece of landed property owned by the Municipal Commissioners. The Station
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    PHOTOGRAPHIC NOTES.
    952 6 It seenw curious to think that one of the men who gave material help to Louis Jacques Maude Daguerre, in the perfecting of his photographic process, should have lived to within the past few days. Auguste Brassart, who has just died in St. Louts, in his 90th year,
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    68 6 To-morrow. For. Per. Close. Deli Calypso noon Singapore, China, and Japan Delhi noon Tongkah Malacca 1 p.m. Pangka’an Brandan Vidar 1 p.m. Deli Perak (E.S. Co.) 1 p.m. Port Swettenham, Port Dickson, and > Cornelia 1 p.m. Malacca J Tongkah Avagyee 1 p.m. Trang Tong Chay Un 1
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    European Mails.
    37 6 Homr- Ex- Positively Io Steam kr. ward. pected. Due. Sail. P. O. Delta 24/10 B. 1. Taroba 31/10 N.D.L. Zieten 27/10 Outward. P. <fc O. Delhi '***** B. I. Thongwa 29/10 N.D.L. P. Ludwig '22if\o
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    Passengers to the Straits.
    739 6 Per P. Jr O. s.s. Moldavia, from London, September 14, connecting with s.s Delhi at Colombo, due at Penang October 22 —To Penang Mrs. Kelvey, Mr. B. C. Criswick. To Singapore Sir W. H. and Lady Hyndman-Jones, Mrs. A. Pearce, Mrs. Minto, M i-«ses L. T.
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    SHIPPING ARRIVALS.
    56 6 Canton, Brit., 106, Gillies, October 21, Teluk Anson, gen., Ah Heng. Cornelia, Brit., 194, Marris, October 20, Malacca, gen., E. S. Co. Nam Sang, Brit., 4035, Lake, October 21, Hongkong, gen., Boustead Co. Omapere, Brit., 340, Bell, October 20, Tavoy, gen., E. S. Co. Teesta. Brit., 3428, Willis,
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    CLEARANCES.
    52 6 Ban Whatt Soon for Teluk Anson. Flying Fish for Port Weld and Taiping. Hok Canton for Langsa, T. Semawe, Segli, Olehleh, and Sabang. Mambang for Pulau Langkawi and Setul. Mary Austin for Bindings. Nam Sang for Calcutta. Padang for Batu Bahra. Sree Bangka for Batu Bahra. Teesta for Negapatam
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    SHIPPING EXPECTED.
    30 6 Name of Steamer, where from, appro.cimat' date of arrival, where bound, and A gents. G. Apcar, S’pore, Oct. 29, Calcutta, A.A.A. Sikh, Liverpool, Oct. 26, Japan, S. B.
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    PASSENGERS.
    66 6 ARRIVALS. By Tong Chi an (October 19) from Kedah, Dr Hoops. By Malaya (October 18) from Deli, Mr and Mrs Stalmann and family. Miss H von Petersdorff. By Teesta (October 21) from Singapore, Mr and Mrs Booth. Mr and Mrs P Lewis. Messrs A Burke. A Campbell, J A
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    DEPARTURES.
    65 6 By Malaya (October 19) to Deli. Mr H T Webb. By De Kock (October 20) to Deli, Mr Ung Cheang Tean. By Bhadka (October 20) to Tongkah. Major A Rolls, Lieutenant Nam On, Messrs H C Dobbie and E G Lee. By Tong Chuan (October 20) to Ked%h, Mr
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    EXCHANGE.
    121 6 Penang, 21st October, 1908. (By Courtsey of the bartered Bank). London Demand Bank 2 3| 4 months’ sight Bank 2 4 1/16 3 Credit 2/4 3; 16 3 Documentary 2/4} Calcutta Demand Bank Rs. 174} 3 days’ sight Private 176 Bombay Demand Bank 174} 3 days’sight Private 176 Madras
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    PRODUCE.
    185 6 Penang, 21 st October, 1908. Gohl 66 Pepper (W Coast 3 m 6 no stock. White Pepper sl4} buyers. Trang Pepper $lO nom. Mac® $7O nom. Mace Pickings $59 buyers. Cloves (picke<l) out of season. Nutmegs 111» sl7} buyers. SNo I $6 65 sales 2 x. no stock. Basket
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    SHARES.
    1150 6 II! I r» i Jr 8 i Ue Dividends. Name. Capital. Subscribed, shares. Value, xi a! 1 I a 2 j ffl GQ 'y MINING. 1903 $300,000 $300,000 30,000 $lO $lO year end. 31-3-08 Belat Tin Mining Co., Ltd. ...I 1906’ 225,000 22,500 10 10 jßruang, Ltd. 6} 6|
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