Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 22 October 1908

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    20 1 PINANG GAZETTE AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 244 VOL. LXVI. THURSDAY, 22nd OCTOBER, 1908. PRICE 20 CENTS.
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      834 1 THE “PINANG GAZETTE.” WANTED. NOTICE. I, SUBSCRIPTION. A DRESSER to take charge of Estate Ad’ESSRS. OAKES Co., Ltd., Generali FOR SALE. foR-Sale. The Commercial Sale Room i /X Hosni tai. LVA Drapers and Milliners, beg to notify zoo For Daily D»ue, in Town. $27 per annum, Apply that their great
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      1640 2 mill n iliir»» v W The only ModMno of tbo kind awarded a Certlfloato~tt tho Calcutta Exhibition, 1999-4, open to alt -«ms mp une. n Y K. Dr lalor-s ass sssH^’ MS fcu PHOSPHODYNE inunsHNEW guinea* new J&\ has the largest sale of any phosphoric medicine in the world. Lm
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    PENANG IN 1907.
    2517 3 administration rkport. Continued I'he following is a continuation of the annual administration report on Penang, 1907, by the Hon. R. N. Bland, Resident Councillor Mkdical Dkpartmrnt 22. The Hospital returns show that nearly 10,000 persons were treated in the various Government Hospitals in 1907. Nearly 1,000 remained
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    THE WEEK.
    80 3 Thursday. 22nd October. Outward P. O. Mail. P.C.C. Bowls Tournament. Friday. 23rd October. P.C.C. Bowls Tournament. Band. Esplanade, 6 to 7 p.m. Saturday, 24th October. Homeward P. O. Mail. Sunday, 25th October. Nineteenth Sunday after Trinity. St. Crispin Monday 26th October. Ladies’ Rifle Club. 4 p.m. P.C.C. Bowls
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    TO-DAY IN HISTORY.
    74 3 October 22. 1685—Edict of Nantes revoked. 1858—First steam rice mill built in Siam. 1869 —H.R.H. Prince Alfred arrived at Shanghai. 1875 —Cosmopolitan Dock, Hongkong, opened. 1882—Combat with escaped python at Raffles Museum, Singapore. 1887—Death at Saigon of M. Filippini, Govnor of Indo-Chir.a 1904 Departure of Rev. John
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    AUCTION SALES.
    64 3 Tuesday, Oct. 27.— Lidford Villa.” Tanjong Bungah Logan’s Buildings 11-30 a.m. J. R. McFarlane, auctioneer. Thursday, 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. Friday,
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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 R'»ad (furnished); apply W. Marsh, 39, Northam Road.
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      39 3 <>\K Tkial Convinces—People who don’t know how pleasant Stearns’ Wine of Cod Liver Oil is to take are easily convinced by taking a dose. And one bottle shows what a tonic it is, too. SCALES. McAlister V Co., Ltd.
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      31 3 No Use of It.—What’s the use of taking 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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      53 3 The heart can ne’er a transport know, that never feels a pain,” says Lyttleton. Fortune ately this is not true of the head. The less headache one has the better off he is. It is well to lie provided with Stearns’ Headachs Cure, which always cures all sorts of headachequickly.
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      4 3 SCALES. McA/fefcr Co.. Ltd.
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      621 3 1 NOBEL’S EXPLOSIVES IN THE KITCHEN. Rich, wholewnme, palate tempting MACAZINES AT PENANG AND IPOH. I auups-; <l. licioun thick gravies; cupa uf vigomt ing Leaf taa—LOVRII. win help you to make them all. Stocks alwayg on hand of t»O¥R!L GELIGNITE. Every kitchen should hav. BOVRIL. BLASTING GELATINE. SETUPLEX DETONATORS.
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      65 3 The Tides. High Water. Low Water. Oct. 22 9.36 pm. 3.34 p.m. 23 10 24 pm. 4,22 p.na. n 24 11.13 p.m. 5.11 p.m. M 25 12.01 a.m. 6.03 p.m. n 26 12.45 am. 6.47 p.m. 27 1.34 a.m. 7.35 p.m. 28 2.25 a.m. 8.23 p rn. The Moon. O
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    Thursday, 22nd October, 1908.
    1374 4 As last year may well be said to have seen the high-water mark of the tide against the opium traffic in this Settlement, as well as in other pans of the Colony, unusual significance is attached to that portion of the Resident Councilloi’s administration report for
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    CORRESPONDENCE.
    5 4 OUR SYCES. OUR SYCES.
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    723 4 Mr. W. M. Philips, Acting Inspector <,f Schools, went to Parit Buutar on Tuesda on inspection duty. Dr. R. Denman, Health Officer, p Prai( was admitted into the European Hospital’ Taiping, as a patient on Tuesday Mr. R. F. Stainer, Head Master, King Edward VII. School, Taiping,
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      125 4 I LIP T O N’S S=: 3 E _vt E i I *****>» 1 I A Sti 'N G PENANG AGENTS: 5 •z Paterson, Simons a co., Ltd. APENTA APENTA THE BEST NATURAL APERIENT WATER. NATURAL APERIENT WATER. Botl,ed at th Springs Budapest n Ungdfj A course of Apenta taken
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    THE NEAR EAST.
    88 5 INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS. TURKEY AND BULGARIA. Reuter’s Service London, 21st Oct. The two Turkish delegates have left < )fia, the capital of Bulgaria, having included the basis of an agreement. Discutsing Terms. Two Bulgarian delegates, who are in mstantinople, visited the Grand Vizier 1 Foreign Minister, and are
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    THE UNEMPLOYED.
    123 5 THE GO VER N M ENT’S ME AS URES. Reuter’s Service London, 22nd Oct. I'he Right Hon. H.H. Asquith. Prime Minister. speaking in the House of Commons, letailed the measures that would be taken u oehalf of the unemployed. The Gove u.nenl would make a grant of £300,000
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    ENGLISHMEN IN CHINA.
    106 5 A DISMISSED PRINCIPAL. ’Reuter Sekvicn London, 22nd Oct. In the House of Commons, Sir Edward Grev. Secretaiy of Stite for Foreign Affairs, answering Mr W. klitchell-Thomp- n, Conservative member for North-M est Lanarkshire, said rlrit Sir John N. loMan, British Minis! at Peirii g. oil interviewing rhe
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    AMERICA’S ARGOSY.
    74 5 THE VISIT TO JAPAN. Reuter’s Service London, 22nd Oct. 7 Tint's r-joices in the interchange of messages betwe* n President Rio’evelt and the Mikado, an I welcomes thw good understanding between "U' Japanese allies and ur American frien is as a fresh indication that it is unlikely to
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    DEFENCE OF SOUTH AFRICA.
    78 5 WAR SECRETARY S -C1 IE ME ißevtbrs Service.] London, 21st Oct. Lord Methuen, General Officer Commanding the Troops in Sout h Africa, who is at present in Durban, reports that Mr. H. B. Haldane, Secretary of State for War, has ommissioned him to endeavour to consolidate
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    PRUSSIAN CIVIL SERVICE.
    44 5 SALARIES TO BE INCREASED. [Reuter’s Service.] London, 21st Oct. The Kaiser, in opening the Prussian Diet, announced that a Bill would be introduced for increasing the civil salaries by £10,000.000 (sterling) annually, necessitating increased taxation of; property and ■of larger incomes.
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    THE COTTON CRISIS.
    40 5 DISTRESS INCREASING. [Reuters Service] London, 21st Oct. The area affected through the lock-out of the Lancashire cotton spinners is widening. Thousands of weavers have been added to the numlier of the unemployed, and «listless is ioci easing.
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    A MEMORIAL FUND.
    201 5 We have been aske i bv Mr. J. F de Mello, sen. to publish the following list of subscriptions towards the Memorial Fund for the late Rev. Brother Zeboras, which have been handed over to the Rev. Brother James, Director of St. Xavier’s Institution W. Mi-Knight Young
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    SPECIAL GERMAN SERVICE.
    474 5 SIR F. LASCELLES. Berlin. 21st Oct. Sir Frank Cavendish Lascelles, British Ambassador to Germany, has received the Order of the Eagle from the Kaiser PRUSSIA. Baron von Rheinbaben, Prussian Minister for Finance, demands a ere lit vote of two hundred million marks, partly to meet an increase
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    F.M.S. SURVEYS.
    219 5 The Brisbane Courier of September 17 says Mr. K. M. Graham, who is connected with the Trigonometrical Survey Department, F.M.S., is on board the steamer Airlte returning to his home in New Zealand, where he intends spending a holiday, after months of work in a tropical country. The
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    Ladies’ Rifle Shooting.
    119 5 A gold brooch set with pearls, presented by Mrs. E M. Baker, was shot for at Kuala Lumpur <m Monday, says the Malay Mail, under sealed handicap, with the following result Mrs. Carruthers 30+ B=3B Miss Marjory Charter 30+ 6=36 Mrs. Ebden 29+ 7=36 Mrs. J. Brown
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    Stamp Duty Disputed.
    183 5 Tuesday’s Free Press reports The weighty question as to whether or not a certain document should have had a fourcent stamp or a dollar stamp affixed to it, was debated for an hour or nr»re ’ii the Supreme Court yesterday The case which was heard by Mr.
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    Freemasonry Penang.
    282 5 The installation meeting of Victoria Jubilee Koyal Arch Cnap’er was held in the Fre°mason- Hao. Nortoain Roa I, last night, when M. E. C «mp. P J Sproule was install-d as Z., Comp. H. Bairy de Hsmel as H and Comp. J. Stuart R >«e as J. 1
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    PENANG RECREATION CLUB.
    935 5 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING. THE BAND STAND’S REMOVAL. The annual general meeting of the members of the Penang Recreation Club was held last evening in the Club pavilion. There were present Mr. J. D. Scully I President), Messrs. C. P. C. Aeria, Fred. Aeria, M L Aeria. T.
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    F.H.S. SPORT.
    458 6 4 Civil Sirvicr vs. Tin Rist. This intei eating golf match, under handicap conditions, came off on Saturday afternoon on the Ipoh links, and after a very good game, many of the ties lying in the ba.ance right up to the last hole, lesulted in a victory for
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    The Public Health.
    243 6 The health returns of the Penang Municipality for the week ended October 17 show that there were 84 deaths—67 males and 17 females, and one unknown—equal to a death rat® of 43.26 per mille per annum. The death-rate and chief causes of mortality during the three weeks
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    95 6 To-morbow. For. Per. Close. Port Swettenham and Singapore Rotorua 1 p.m. Kopah, Renong, Vic-"\ toria Point, Mergui, > Oinapere Ipm. and Tavoy Rangoon Solfond 2 p.m. Singapore and Hongkong Signal 2 p.m. Teluk Anson Hye Leong 3 p.m. Pulati Lattgkawi, Perlis. and Setul Un Peng 4 p.m. Deli
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    European Mails.
    37 6 Home-,. Ex- Positively lo Steam kr. ward. pkctkd. Dur. >ail. P. i O. Delta 24/10 B. I. Taroba 31/10 N.D.L. Zieten 27/10 Outward. P. O. Oceana 5/11 B. I. Thongwa 29/10 N.D.L. P. Ludwig 29/10
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    Passengers to the Straits.
    732 6 Per P. A’ 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, Mhses L. T. Price,
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    SHIPPING ARRIVALS.
    57 6 Calypso, Brit., 339, Baiinatyne, October 22, Singapore, gen., W. Mansfield Co. Hye Leong, Brit., 296, Treweeke, October 22, Teluk Anson, gen., Kwong On. Malaya, Ger.. 348, Reeker, October 22, Deli, gen., Behn, Meyer Co. Rotorua, Brit., 556, Glenday, October 22, Singapore, gen., E. S. Co Taroba, 3657, Jacobs,
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    CLEARANCES.
    51 6 Avagyee for Tongkah. Canton for Dindings and Teluk Anson. Cornelia for Port Swettenham and Malacca. Delhi for Singapore, < 'hina, and Japan. Mambang for Pulau Langkawi and Setul. Malacca for Tongkah. Perak (E.S. Co.) for Deli. Tong Chay Un for Trang. Taroba for Port Swettenham and Singapore. Vidar for
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    SHIPPING EXPECTED.
    30 6 Name oj Steamer, where from, approximate 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.
    47 6 ARRIVALS. By Takoba (October 22) from Negapatam, Messrs .1 A Herb and N K Muttenkarpen Che tty. By Malaya (October 22) from Deli, Mrs Truesein, Messrs CPE d’Arnaud, Sugdaut, R H S Scott. Luyten. Spanll. DEPARTURES. By Teesta (October 21 to Madras, Mr Lee Hnat Siew.
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    EXCHANGE.
    119 6 Penang, 22nd October, 1908. (By Courtsey of the bartered Bank). London Demand Bank 2 3j 4 months' sight Bank 2,4 1/16 3 Credit 2 4 3/16 3 Documentary Calcutta Demand Bank Rs. 174jt 3 days’ sight Private 176 Bombay Demand Bank 174 j 3 days'sight Private 176 Madras Demand
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    PRODUCE.
    190 6 Penang. 22nd October, 1908. Gold l-n! 65 Pepper f\V Coast 3 s no stock. White Pent sl4s buyers. Trang l’ a pi $lO nom. Mac» $7O nom. Mace Pickunfe $59 buyers. Gloves (picked out of season. Nutmeg» liu sl7| buyers. SNo i $6 65 sales. 2 x. no stock.
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    SHARES.
    1157 6 I to •2 i OaniUl Subscribed I J?°* lr 8 e 3 Dividends. Name. E g os Capital. suDscnoea.| g| iareB Value, ns 5 <5 ‘5 c I 03 72 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
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