Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 24 October 1908

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    20 1 PINANG GAZETTE AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 246 VOL. LXVI. SATURDAY. 24th OCTOBER. 1908. PRICE 20 CENTS.
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      1686 1 the pinangjjazette." wanted. Penang Turf Club. Penang Turf Club. NOTIOE SUBSCRIPTION. ENT LEM AN wants Board-Residence fXN Saturday, the 14th November, 1908, TIE PENANG SHIPPING, FORWARDING, r T permanency in English house. NOTICE, NOTTCR the Resident of Rhio and Dependen- AND ADVFRTKINfi ACFNfV Kot Daily Issue, in Town, sit per
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    FEMININE FASHIONS.
    776 3 A Home correspoudeut write» :—What »re to be the favourite material» of the coming season is one of the most important of the question» we have to ask ourselves, even if we do have to look forward to such a dull and muddy time that the only things
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    Latest China Wires.
    112 3 Official Positions. Peking. October 7. Viceroy Tuan Fang has telegraphed that arrangements have been made to adopt the new system in connection with official positions in the province which he governs. The American Flbkt. Peking, October 8. H E Liang Tun-in, Vi e President of the Board
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    NEWS OF THE CHURCHES.
    667 3 On Oct. 16 the death was announced of Father Ignatius, who was one of the stern, loyal souls who protested against the rationalism which he feared the Bishop» were allowing to creep into the Church. His death will come as a shock to the many who
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    CHURCH SERVICES.
    125 3 Nineteenth Sunday after Trinity. October °5. St. George’s Chukce. 8 a.m.— Matins (Choral.) 8-30 a.m. —Holy ’ommunion (Plain 10-30 a.m. I—Chinese 1 —Chinese Service. 5 p.m.—{Sunday School. C p.ru. —Evensong and Sermon. Presbyterian Church. 9.15- a.m.—Divine Service (Prye Dock). 6 p in —Divine Service (Northana Road). Methodist-Episcopal Church.
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    LITERARY NOTES.
    1149 3 Sir Edward Clarke is preparing a selection of hi» speeches for publication as a volume iu the course of the autumn. Dr. Chandler, the Bishop of Bloemfontein, has written a book dealing with the progress of spiritual life. It will be published by Messrs. Methuen under the title
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    THE WEEK.
    95 3 Saturday, 24th October. Homeward P <Sr. O. Mail. Sunday. 25th October. Nineteenth Sunday after Trinity. St. Crispin. Monday 26th October. Ladies’ Rifle Club, 4 p.m. P.C.C. Bowls Tournament. Baad, Esplanade, 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesday. 27th October. P.C.C. Bowls Tournament Wednesday 28th October. Homeward German Mail. St. Simon
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    TO-DAY IN HISTORY.
    88 3 October Z’f.. 1538—Lady Jane Seymour died. 1879—New light on Hagstatf, Fort Canning, Singapore. 1878 —Mr. (now Sir) Cecil C. Smith arrived in Straits as Colonial Secretary. 1894—Japanese troops crossed the Yalu. 1907—Earthquake devastated Calabria, Italy. October 25. 1815—Battle of Agincourt. 1854—Battle of Balaclava. 1858 President Roosevelt horn.
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    AUCTION SALES.
    78 3 Tuesday, Oct. 97.— Lidford Villa,” Taujong Bungah Logan’s Buildings 11-30 a.m. J. R McFarlane, auctioneer. Wednesday, Oct. 28.— Land; Logan’s Buildings; I .30 a.m. Koh Eng Hin, auctioneer. Thuisday, Oct. 90 Land in Province Wellesley Logan’s Buildings 11 a.m. ;J. W. Hallifax, auctioneer. Friday, Oct. 80— Hock Bee
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    TENDERS.
    81 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 Rail ways. Uniform clothing (Selangor, Negri Sembilan, and Malacca)
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      228 3 V FOUR YEAR OLD Herman Lohr. nC ms X? THE DAY IS DONE Herman Lohr. 3h O IhOW L °VE’S BARCAROLLE .E. D. German. X Q lIV II YTO KATHERINE UNKIND -E. D. German. X X SOULS DEDICATION F. AH it sen. V jK Ilsins/. DEAR LITTLE STAR Dorothy Forster.
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      65 3 The Tides. *High Water. Lew Water. Oat. 24 11.13 pm. 5.11 pm. 25 12 01 am. 6.03 pm. J’ 26 12 45 am. 6.47 p.M J> 27 1.34 a.m. 7.35 pm. 28 2.25 a.in. 8.23 pm. 29 3.11 a m. 9.10 p.m. 30 401 am. 10.02 p.«. The Moob. O
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    Saturday, 24th October, 1908.
    1232 4 In Far Eastern ports, no less than at Home, the subject of the dangers »4. 13 4arising from the employment of uucertiSeated navigators is one of considerable importance, and we therefore welcdme from Mr. T. W. Moore, Secretary of the Imperial Merchant Guild, a copy of
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    CORONER’S COURT.
    409 4 A CHINESE CASHIER’S DEATH. Some time ago we reported that the inquest on the body of Wooi Yang Beng, head cashier to Messrs. Huttenbach, Brothers Co., resulted in a verdict of “<leath due to opium poisoning being returned. The report cf the Government Analyst, Singapore, on the contents
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      A COMMISSIONER’S QUERY.
      449 4 [To the Editor oj the Pinang Gazette”] D«ar Sir, At the next meeting of the Municipal Commissioners I will ask the following question:— Will the President inform the Board why it is necessary in the matter of the sluice gate in the creek in front of Messrs.
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    858 4 Mr. G. B. Stratton is returning to h Straits by the P. 4 0. Sicilia Penang on Nov. 10. lD The death is announced in Amsterd. of M. Hordyk, former uf the Dutch East Indies. We are glad to note that Mr. I, p Wolferstan, District Judge,
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    THE NEAR EAST.
    210 5 UTERJATIOHIL HEGOTI4TIOIS. H’RCO-BULGARIAN DEADLOCK. [Rbctbks Sbrvick London, 23rd Oct. The Turco Bulgarian negotiations have one to a deadlock. Eastern Roumelian Tribute. The Turks are insisting on capitalising the Eastern Roumelian tribute, which Bulgaria declines to do. British Approval. Sir Edward Grey, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs,
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    F.M.S. RUBBER.
    36 5 COMPANY DIVIDENDS. F‘ Om Our Own Correspondent.] London, 23rd Oet. Fbe Consolidated Malay Rubber Estates, i.’ i.. and the Klauang Prod ice Co., Ltd have each declared an interim dividend of five per cent.
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    A LABOURITE IN TROUBLE.
    54 5 WILL” THORNE BOUND OVER Reuter's Service.] London, 24th Oct. The trial of Mr. Will Thorne, the Labour Member for West Ham, who was charged with inciting the unemployed to loot bakeries, has been concluded. He was mod over in the sum of £4OO to keep the
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    SHIP CANAL IN SCOTLAND.
    57 5 ASGOW CORPORATION REQUEST Reutrrs Service.] L< ndon, 24th Oct. Lie Glasgow Corporation has decided i'i; the Government to sanction the istruction of a ship canal joining the I *h f the Clvde and I it Hi of Forth, thus Jinking up the Nor h Sea and
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    SIR PERCY SCOTT.
    52 5 DECEPTION IN SOUTH AFRICA. Reuter’s Service.] Loudon, 23rd Oct. Admiral Sir Percy Scott, who is in jinuaand of the British squadron now in Sejth Africa, his officers, and bluejackets tve been /etec? in Piet ji ia and Johannesurg, the crowd walking arm iu-arm in essi in with
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    SPECIAL GERMAN SERVICE.
    78 5 AVIATION. Berlin, 23rd Oct. Count Zeppelins new balloon had a sucessful trial Hight yesterday. Count Zeppelin had a private interview with the Berlin military authorities to-day. "he Perseval balloon had a second ascent to-day, but it was unsuccessful, though no >ue was injured. RUSSIA. Russia is building
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    SATURDAY NOTES.
    941 5 I have received from time to time complaints with reference to the variable charges for postage of English weekly papers posted in Kedah for delivery in the Colony and Federated Malay States. These journals never vary in size or weight, consequently the postage should be the same. However,
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    LOCAL SHARE MARKET.
    419 5 Penang, Oct 24. Businass remains very quiet and there are few changes to report. Tronohs are steady with buyers at $9.25 and sellers at $9.75. Lahats have been in strong demand all the week and close firm at $10.25 KUdangs are rather better at $3.50 to $4
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    Bowls Tournament.
    78 5 Ihe following tie in the P.C.C. Bowls Tournament was plived off last evening Teams of Four. Team C. 4- 5) beat Team B. -5) 21—14. Team B. Team C. W. S Dunn R. S. Jarvis W. S. Goldie W. Daniel W. Hamilton S. Rilev Dr. J. S. Rose
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    Selangor Turf Club.
    111 5 The general meeting of the Selangor Tin t Club will beheld in the Selangor Club on October 31. The agenda includes the parsing of the balance sheet, the consideration of the proposed programme for the next meeting, which will be held on Jan i, 4, and 6,
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    Ladies' Rifle Shooting.
    187 5 Nine of Ipoh’s fair rifle-shots fired in a practice shoot at the 100 yards range on Wednesday afternoon, and good scores were made by Mrs Noei Walker and Mrs. Spinks. The following is a list of the scores given by the T.OM. Mrs. Noel Walker 35 Mrs.
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    A QUESTION DE JURISDICTION.
    323 5 The Bangkok Times thus comments on the recent case at the Penang Assizes as reported ip our columns We mentioned on Saturday that a Judge in Penang has had before him one of those questions of jurisdiction that not infrequently arise in the Malay Peninsula. In
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    Forthcoming Musical Treat.
    352 5 It Will txT subject for regret in many of the «mailer centres of Hie Far East that, although the celebrated Withers and Sobrind concert party, whose visit will be the notable musical event of this season, as that of Madame Albani under the same management as last
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    Freemasonry.
    248 5 Read Lodge Installation. The annual installation meeting of Read Lo<lge, No. 2,337, was held at the Masonic Hall, Kuala Lumpur, on Wednesday night. The ceremony took additional interest from the fact that this yr ar ’is the fiftieth anniversar yof the District Grand Lodge, and the sixtieth since Wor.
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    SPORTING HOTIS.
    822 6 Th* international polo watch between the representatives of Scotland and Wales was play«d off in the Leith Bathxon Sept. 28. Result:Scotland 3 goals Wales, 2 goals. Postle, Growcott, and Day, the famous runners, have signed r^e t« h sweepstakes for £lOO a corner. The great event comes off
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    50 6 Monday. For. Per. C lose. Batu Bahra Sree Bangka 1 p.m. Batu Bahra Padang 1 p.m. Pang Nga Deli 1 p.m. Calcutta Kum Sang 4 p.m. Registration 3 p.m. Wbdnbsday. Ceylon, Australasia, India, Aden, Egypt, Zieten 0 p.m. and rid Naples for Registration 4 p.m. Europe, etc. J
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    European Mails.
    34 6 Honk- Ex- Positivki.y lu WARD. PKCTBD. DuiC. Sall.. P. (J. Assays 7/11 B. I. 'Faroba 31/10 N.D.L. Ztefct» 27/10 Outward. P. 40. Oceana 5/11 B. I. Thongwa 29/10 N.D.L. P. Ludwig 29/10
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    MARKET PRICES.
    205 6 Penang, October 24. Dkbckiptio». Beef Ct*. Soup per catty 14 Roast 26 Steaks 26 Stew or Curry Meat 18 Rump Steak 26 Ox Tail each 30 Tongue 60 Feet 15 Heart Heart per catty 30 Tripe Liver per catty 30 Pork: Pork M 36 Pig’s Head 20 Feet
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    SHIPPING ARRIVALS.
    82 6 Cheang Chew, Brit., 1213, Troan, October 23, Singapore, gen., Keat Wan Co. Canton, Brit, 106, Gillies, October 24, Teluk Anson, gen., Kong Soon. Delta, Brit., 4780, Snow, October 24, China, gen., Adamson, Gilfillan A Co. Japan, Brit., 3086, Olifant, Octolier 24, Calcutta, gen., A. A. Anthony Co. Kistna,
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    CLEARANCES.
    71 6 Bharata for Singapore. Ban Whatt Soon for Teluk Anson. Cheang Chew for Singajiore, Hongkong, Swatow, and Amoy. Delta for Ceylon, India and Europe. De Kock for Deli and Paneh. Flying Dragon for Pulau Langkawi and Setul. In*ba Maru for Colombo and Tuticorin. Jin Ho for Langkat. Japan for Singapore
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    SHIPPING EXPECTED.
    29 6 Name of Steamer, where from, approximate date of arrival, where bound, and Agents. G. Apear, S’pore, Oct. 29, Calcutta, A.A.A. Sikh. Liverpool. Oct. 26, Japan. S. B.
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    PASSENGERS.
    25 6 DEPARTURES. By Ron ra October 23 to I‘ort Swettenham Mr C Baxendale. Ban Whatt Soon October 24) to Teluk. Anson, Mr W J Grover.
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    EXCHANGE.
    120 6 Penang, 24th October, 1908. (By Courtesy of the Chartered 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 j 3 days’sight Private 176
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    PRODUCE.
    184 6 Penang, 24th October, 1908. I <2*4 Pepper( •V. Coast 3 H» no stock. White Peouet sl4| buyers. Trang P«pp-> $lO nom. Mac* $7O nom. Mace Picking.-» $59 buyers. Cloves (picked > out of season. Nutmeg* 110 $lT| buyers. f No I $6 65 sales. Sugar. < 2 x. no
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    SHARES.
    1191 6 1 > I <» 1 a ia u 1 No. Issue g Dividends. Name. E t; Capital, j Subscribed.) gh Value. i/iviaen Q *5 i«5 O* j Il II MINING. 1903 «300 000 «300 000 30,000 $lO $lO 10% year end. 31-3-08 Belat Tin Mining Co., Ltd $8 1906
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