Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 27 October 1908

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    20 1 PINANG GAZETTE AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 248 VOL. LXVI. TUESDAY, 27th OCTOBER, 1908. PRICE 20 CENTS.
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      845 1 THE riNANGGAZETTL. n. am» IM. p e an g Turf c|(|| Turf SUBSCRIPTION. 'T'HR undersigned, Laving been appoint- ■“7 1 ed Agents of the above Company, are NOTICE. NOTICE. I I For Daily 199 H€ 9 iu Town, s2* per annum, pi epared to accept Fire risks »t cm i
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    PENANG TURF CLUB.
    1265 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
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      885 2 “BURNS PHILP LINE.” KT yr WZ* SINGAPORE TO *JAVA PORTS, JL JL *> PORT DARWIN, THURSDAY ISLAND, U ‘I C* <• I 1 BRISBANE AND SYDNEY, ALSO MSll Oll&fflShiP VO. Ld. TAKING CARGO FOR OTHER NORTH QUEENSLAND PORTS, BRITISH NEW GUINEA, NEW BRITAIN NEW ZEALAND PORTS (with transhipment). As inducement
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      489 2 The Commercial Sale Rooms. <BB Bishop Street) Undertake the Sale by AUCTION or Merchandise (either sound or dani aKM HOUSE and LANDED PROPERTV, an t FUKNITURK of all description. Advances to a limited extent on the latter to suit customers can he arrang’ ed prior to sale, and the payment
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    CIVIL SERVICE CADETS.
    1164 3 The last number of the Government Gazette contains the following 1 With the view of supplying the Civil Service of Hongkong, the Straits Settleiiieuts, and the Federated Malay States, Cadetships have been established, the holders of which are required to serve in either of the above-mentioned Colonies
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    Latest China Wires.
    168 3 Dalai Lama’s Queries Peking, October 8. I'he Dalai Lama s-*eks information on three distinct points, viz., with regard to sending deputies to Tibet to look after matters dealing with foreign countries the ceremonies connected with his audience with Their Majesties am! his future status in Tibet. Control
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    Unionist Manifesto.
    162 3 Comprbhknsivi Party Programmb London, Oct. 12. The Morning Post publishes a semiofficial Unionist manifesto. Tat iff Reform is placed in the forefront, with a moderate duty on all imports, except where the difficulties of collecting outweigh the advantages, or where a duty would lestr'ct production or handi cap
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    Unclaimed Letters.
    107 3 The following unclaimed letters, parcels, and telegram*- ue lying at the Penang Post Office Arkins, Mrs. H. R. Ratnam, B. Black, H. W. Rae. J. M. Baiilet, M. Rode, C L. Brown, L S. Reyes, I’. R Carter, C. S mthall, T. Chapman. D. I’iain Hee Chan Clou;h,
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    MERRY MOMENTS IN THE GRAMMAR LESSON.
    759 3 The following, by Albert E. Malburn, in the Teachers' Aid of Oct. 3, may appeal to the teachers and pupils attending the Normal classes in Penang 1. We have a large and varied stock of walking sticks for gentlemen with carved heads. 2. Mr
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    THE ENGLISH TURF.
    179 3 DUKE OF YOHK STAKES. London, 10th October. Mr. A. Stedall’s ch h Simonson, by Jedk duh—Simonella, syrs, 6st 71b 1 Mr. A James’s ch c Lucas, by, Isinglass—Lucina, 3yrs, sst 101 b. 2 Capt. K. Smiths’s b g Succour, by Succolh Lady Gough, syrs, Bst 61b 3
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    THE WEEK.
    107 3 Tuesday, 27th October. P.C.C. Bowls Tournament. Band, Golf Club. Wednesday 28th October. Homeward German Mail. St Simon and St. Jude. P.C.C. Bowls Tournament. Band, Esplanade, 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday. 29th October. Outward English (B.I.) Mail. Outward German Mail P.C.C. Bowls Tournament. Friday 30th October. P.C.C. Bowls Tournament.
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    TO-DAY IN HISTORY.
    34 3 October 27. 1728 —Capt. Cook born. 1858 —President Roosevelt born. 1816—Mr. W. E. Philips appointed Governor of Penang. 1870—Capitulation of Metz. 1905—Treaties between Norway and Sweden signed, completing severance of union.
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    AUCTION SALES.
    63 3 Wednemluy, Oct. 28. Land; Logan’s Buildings; I .30 a.m. Koh Eng Hin, auctioneer. Thvisdafi, Oct. 29 Land in Province Wellesley Logan’s Buildings 11 a.m. ;J. W. Hallifax, auctioneer. Friday, Oct. 80— Hock Bee and Chin Bee Estates, Kedah; Logan’s Buildings; 11 a.m. ;J. W. Hallifax. auctioneer. Friday, Oct.
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    TENDERS.
    68 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
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    HOUSES TO LET.
    15 3 “Cleeve,’’ No. 122, Scotland Road (furnishad); apply W. Marsh, 39, Northam Road.
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      51 3 People who grin and bear it when they have headaches have never used Stearns’ Headache Cure, you may be certain. If they once knew what quick relief it would give them and how much better they feel after taking it they would never willingly suffer the torture again. Insist on
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      35 3 Worth Remembering.—There are not nearly so many people coughing now as there were l>efore Stearns’ Cordial of Cod Liver Extract was placed on the market. It stops the cough, Remember that. SCALES. McAlister Co., Ltd.
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      52 3 Guardian Assurance Co.. Ltd. Established 1821. Subscribed Capital £2,000,000 Total invested Funds upwards of £4,500,000 Total Annual Income 759,000 The undersigned have been appointed Agents of the above Company at Penang, and are prepared to issue policies of insurance against loss by fire at the lowest current terms. KENNEDY A
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      665 3 When buying Line Juice Buy the Beet» V TKe Best is W I “Montserrat” 1 I Lime Juice. I I **MONTSERRAT” is prepared from cultivated limes, and to I always fresh and pleasant to the taste. Mixed with plain or m I aerated water, it makes a cooling, refreshing, healthful
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      68 3 The Tides. High Water. Water. Oct. 27 1.19 a.m. 6.47 am. 28 1.34 a.m. 7.35 p.m. 29 2.25 :».m. 8.23 p as. 30 3.1 1 a in. 9.10 p m. 31 401 a.m. 10.02 p.m. Nov. 1 447 am. 10.40 p.m 2 5.34 p.a. 11.31 p.m. 3 6.25 p.m. 12.20
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    Tuesday, 27th October, 1908.
    1109 4 As stated yesterday, the draft estimates for the Municipality of George Town are published in the last Government Gazette. The total estimated revenue for 1909 is $1,041,850, and the estimated expenditure amounts to $1,098,43. The revenue for the current year has been estimated at $989,950 exclusive
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    THE LOCAL COURTS.
    479 4 A DISHONOURED CHEQUE. This was a case h<ard by Mr. Justice Fisher in the Supreme Court, yesterday, in which Chop Ho Thye and Co., of Beach Street, claimed from Mohamed Ally and Co. and Che Bah, the sum of $875.22 and costs. Between February and March last
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    Ladies’ Rifle Shooting.
    405 4 The seveutren’’h practice shoot by the members of the Penang Ladies’ Rifle Club took place on the Rifle Range at Kampong Bharu. yesterday afternoon, when there were twenty-two members present. Appended are the scores at the 100 and 150 yards range Rifle]? 0 L Total, yds. yds.
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    807 4 The King of Siam arrived s a f e v Pakampho, in the north, on October H Capt. Mitchell Taylor, A.D.C. t 0 Governor of Hongkong, has undergone operation for appendicitis. Mr. W.S. Livingstone, Bangkok Agent 4 the Chartered Bank of India, Australia China, has gone to
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    THE PERAK ROBBERY.
    185 5 A GREAT SENSATION. THE SULTAN’S GRIEF. \From Our Own, Correspondent.] Ipob, 27th Oct. The burglary at His Highness the Sultan of Perak's Istana, Kuala Kangsar, on Friday night,—(as reported in the Pinaug Gazette yesterday),—has caused a neat sensation. A Heavy Loss. fhe Sultan is greatly upset at
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    AMERICAN POLITICS.
    108 5 SOME MORE REVELATIONS. [Riutbr’s Skrvtce.] London, 26th Oct. Mr. Hearst has publisher! more letters showing the political and financial relations of the Republican ex-Governor and ex-Attorney-General of Pennsylvania with the Standard Oil Company, three of whose nominees, including Mr Stephen B. Elkin*, Republican Senator for West Virginia, have
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    THE OLYMPIC GAMES.
    113 5 RUGBY FOOTBALL FINAL. I Reuter’s -mcktick London, 27th Oct. At the Olympic Games, in the Rugby too ball final, the Australians beat the United Kingdom by 32 points to 3. j Writing three weeks ago, a Home correspondent said —-The Australians, if only iccause they tight so
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    THE COTTON CRISIS
    64 5 THE REDUCTION OF WAGES. Reuter’s Service] London, 26th Oct. At their quarterly meeting, the members of the Card-Room Workers’ Amalgamation unanimously approved of the executives firm opposition to the reduction of wages. Hope Abandoned. This resolution extinguishes the hope that the joint conference of the spinners, card-room
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    SIR PERCY SCOTT’S SQUADRON.
    51 5 DEPARTURE FOR CAPE TOWN. [Reuter’s Service.] London, 27th Oct. Admiral Sir Percy Scott’s squadron has ’eft. Durban, Natal, for East London and Cape Town. Exemplary Conduct. Contingents from the squadron visited Pretoria, Johannesburg, and Cape Town, their behaviour being excellent, while there was not a single
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    TAXATION IN JAPAN.
    110 5 A DIFFERENCE OF OPIMIOM. THE HAGUE AWARD RECALLED. [Rbutbr’s Sbrvicb.] London, 27th Oct. In the House of Commons, yesterday, Mr. T. McKinnon Wood, Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, replying to Mr. H. Nield, Conservative member for the Ealing division of Middlesex, said he understood that Japan
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    CANADIAN ELECTIONS.
    159 5 AN ACUTE CONTEST BEGUN. [Rbutbr’s Service London, 27th Oct. The Canadian elections have begun the contest, which is intense, has been rendered more acute by charges of wholesale corruption in connection with the Trans-Continental Railway. [Mr. R. L. Borden, the leader of the Opposition, has been addressing large
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    THE NEAR EAST.
    70 5 A RUSSIAN EXPLANATION. [Rbutbr’s Sbrvicb London, 27th Oct. A telegram from Constantinople states that the Russian Foreign Offi-e has informed the Ottoman Ambassador that Russia is moving troop* into Azei baijan, Persia, in accordance with the understanding with Great Britain to restore order, and, on this being
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    VENEZUELA.
    50 5 BRITISH SCHOONER SEIZED. Reuter’s Sbrvicb Loud >n, 26th Oct. The Venezuelans have seized a British schooner on the route to Trinidad, the trade with which by a decree of General Castro, President of the Republic of Venezuela, lias been pra-ti< ally prohibited. The passengers and crew have been imprisoned.
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    SPECIAL GERMAN SERVICE.
    63 5 THE NEAR EAST. Berlin. 26th Oct. Russia contradicts the statement that her troops have crossed the Persian frontier. PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT. President Roosevelt’s journey through Africa will include visits to Mombassa, British East Africa. Uganda. th® sources of the Nile, Khartoum, and Cairo. AVIATION. The subscription to the
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    St. George’s Church.
    114 5 To-morrow (Wednesday) l>eing the Feast of St. Simon and St. Jude, A. «fr M., there will be a celebration of the Holy Communion in St. George’s Church at 8 a.m. Sunday next, November 1, being the Feast of All Saints, there will be a choral celebration of
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    PENANG GOLF CLUB.
    293 5 Golf has been much interfered with by weather conditions lately, and consequently tall scoring generally has been the result. A notable exception, however, was the fine score of 38 returned by Mr. Rogers on Saturday last when playing for the monthly medal. The first round for the
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    Public Amusements.
    239 5 Miss Merrylees’s Concert. Lovers of music in Penang who have pleasant memories of the enjoyable concerts given here in the past by Miss Edith .Merrylees will learn with delight that this accomplished pianist is arranging another concert to be given in the Town Hall, probably on Fri i«y,
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    Penang Football League.
    254 5 As mentioned a week ago, the third annual general meeting of the Penang Association Football League is to be held in the P.C C. pavilion on Monday next, Nov. 2, at 9 p in. Copies of the agenda can be obtained by members from their respective secietaries
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    STRAITS PUBLICATIONS.
    519 5 Sumatra Tobacco, by E. Mathieu.—This pamphlet, like Tapioca as a Catch-Crop for Para Rubber, which we commented on last week, is a reproduction in book form of a series of articles that recently appeared in the Straits Times. The writer evidently knows hia subject well, as the outcome
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    Another Libel Action.
    367 5 The Singapore Tamil paper, Nyanothayam, was sued for $5OO damages for libel in the District Court, Singapore, before Mr. C. J Saunders, on Friday, by Mr. S. R. Francis, an Inspector in the Hackney Carriage and Jinrikisha Department. Mr. L. E. Gaunt appeared for him and Mr.
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    LATE CHINA WIRES
    685 6 Ph k inn, October 11. H. E. Chiang Tin-tang has been appointed Vice-President of the Board of Foreign Affairs. Miltart Students Graded Peking, October 11 The Board of Wan lias decided that in future, students who hare graduated in military colleges in Europe or America will be
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    96 6 To-morrow. For. Per. C'toxe. Tongkah Malacca 1 p.m. Tongkah Avagyee 1 p.m. Teluk Anson Ban Whatt Soon 2 pm. Pulau Langkawi and Setul Mainbang 3 p.m. Dindings Mary Austin 4 p.m. Ceylon, Australasia, A India, Aden, Egypt, Zieten <» p.m. and via Naples for i Registration 4 p.m.
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    European Mails.
    38 6 Homk- Ex- Positivki.v lo Stkamkk. WARD. PECTKD. Dur. Sa 11. P. <k O. Assaye 7/11 B. I. Taroba 31/10 N.D. L. Zieten 28/10 Outward P. 40. Oceana 5/11 B. I. Thongwa 29/10 N.D.L. P. Ziudwny 39/10
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    Passengers to the Straits.
    748 6 Per N.D.L. s.s. Prinz Ludwig, from Bremen, Sept. 23, from Southampton Sept. 29, due Penang Oct. 28 I’o Pbkang M r H C Carsten, M iss Marguerite Boret, Mr and Mrs Anthony. Mr A A Kraft, v. Ermel, Mr S H Bossart, Mr J Ch Altoflft.—To
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    SHIPPING ARRIVALS.
    119 6 Avagyee, Brit., 247, Campbell, October 26, Tongkah, gen., E. 8. Co. Ban Whatt Soon, Brit., 199, Milne, October 27, Teluk Anson, gen., E. S. Co. De Kock, Dut., 565, Visman, October 26, Paneh, gen., Huttenbach, Liebert Co. Ischia, Itai., 2481, Belsito, October 26, Singapore, gen., Behn, Meyer Co.
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    CLEARANCES.
    62 6 Deli for Trang and Pang Nga. Germania for Singapore, Hongkong, Swatow, and Amoy. Hye Leong for Teluk Anson. Ipoh for Port Swettenham and Singapore. Min for Laugkat. Pegu for Langsa. T. Semawe, Segli, Olehleh, and Sabang. Perak (E.S. Co.) for Deli. Pin Seng for Port Swettenham and Singapore. Tong
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    PASSENGERS.
    68 6 ARRIVALS. Bv Lian Choo (October 26) from Kedah, Mr B E Mitchell. By Tong Chuan (October 25) from Kedah, Messrs Yeoh Tin Kok, and T. Vosbein, !’y MALAYA (October 27) from Deli, Dr and Mrs Baermann and child. Mr and Miss Wetter, Mr and Miss Hyijzer, Mr and Miss
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    EXCHANGE.
    122 6 Penang. 27th October, 1908. (By Courtesy of the Bartered Bank). Loudon Demand Bank 2 3| 4 months sight Bank 2/4 1/16 3 Credit 2/4 3/16 3 Documentary 24| Calcutta Demand Bank Rs. 174 j 3 days’ sight Private 176 Bombay Demand Bank 174 J 3 day’s’sight Private 176 Madras
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    PRODUCE.
    187 6 Penang. 27th October, 1908. Gold 65 Pepper (U Coast 3 ll> S no stock. White Peno**’ sl4| buyers. Trang P«p;>*>i $lO num. Mac* $7O nom. Mace Picking- $59 buyers. Cloves (picked out of season. Nutmeg* 110 $l7l buyers f N«» I 56 65 sales Sugar < 2" x. no
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    SHARES.
    1132 6 <g r» 'i i Qnhanrihnd 3 Dividends. Name. g Capital. Subscribed, shares. Value. "O 5 Q £S 3 a? 3. —7 r~ I T MINING. 1903 $3OO 000 $300,000 30,000 $lO $lO 10% year end. 31-3-08 Belat Tin Mining Co., Ltd s7s 1906 225,000 22,500 10 10 Bruang, Ltd.
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      31 6 Hamburg-Bremen Fire Insurance Co. of Hamburg. Established 1854. I'he undersigned, having been appointed geuts of the above Company, are ready to accept fire risks at current rates. KATZ BROTHERS, Ltd., Agents
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      123 6 The Standard Life Office. T/u Oldest British Life Office in the East Life Assurance on the Double Endowment plan. A MONTHLY PAYMENT OF £1 0 0 will secure on surviving 20 years £304. £llO 0 £456. £2 00 £6OB. £2 10 0 £760. Half the above amounts will be paid
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      174 6 Cheap week EM Excirsiais ta f ir :l^ la p s i HOW A RTH IIMF I to leave Penang for Port Swettenham I■■V 11 LlWolwllwLe I 111 j every Satur '.-k afternoon, available only I I CJ VIL electrical, and I to arrive in Penang, about 8 mechanical engineers,
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      2337 8 P.iO. Steam NatigaUtn Company. Shipping. Shipping. jying. MAIL SERVICE intended «ailing». Norddeutschep Lloyd, Bremen. OUTWARD. INDIA I Nov. 5 Oceana connecting with Himalaya Dltllion I rev if* Imperial German Mail Line. 4,6 .hX vi<J± STEAM NAVIGATION Co., LTD. OCMR Steal! Ship Co Hd AND homeward. Stbam (NINA MUTUAL STEAM NAV.
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