Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 8 December 1908

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    20 1 PINANG GAZETTE AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 283 VOL. LXVI. TUESDAY, Bth DECEMBER, 1908. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      1200 1 THE PINANG GAZETTE." WANTED. LED HORSES. COMMERCIAL SALE ROOMS. ■HiII IM APPLICATIONS will be received by the fir President, Rural Board, Province QWNERS OF HORSES in Northam AUCTION SALE, S 7 Wellesley, up to the 15th instant for the Road and Anson Road are warned tn tn o fl Hlfil
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    INDIAN FEMALE EDUCATION.
    1201 2 [We have received from a local native correspondent the following article on Indian Female Education, which, although inclined to be prolix, we publish tn extenso by way of encouraging members of the Moslem community to express themselves in the English language on subjects affecting the interests of
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    Training Notes.
    451 2 —J/..V. Corr. Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 2. We have had less rain during the week, and the course now affords very good going. The attendance this morning was the best we have had so far. As predicted, coffee started on Thursday and is still going strong and for the
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    Infant Mortality.
    269 2 An appeal is being made to the municipalities, mercantile firms, and the general public of Upper Burma for funds in the shape of donations or subscriptions by the Mandalay Branch of the Society for the Prevention of Infantile Mortality in Burma. What the Society most wants is a
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    MOODS OF THE CHAUFFEUR.
    1303 2 One finds in moving around among owners and drivers of motor-cars that the art of chauffeur has its moods expressed not alone in the lines which mark the face of the automobile driver but in the curves of the clothing as well. I must here, first
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    THE WEEK.
    121 2 Tuesday. Bth December. Conception, B.V.M. Homeward German Mail. Band, Golf < lub. Japanese Cinematograph. Penang Road, 7.30 and 9 30 p.in. Wednesday 9th December. Band. Esplanade, 6 to 7 p.m. Japanese Cinematograph, Penang Road, 7.30 and 9.30 p.m. Thursday. 10th December. Outward English (B.I.) Mail. Outwaid German Mail.
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    TO-DAY IN HISTORY.
    27 2 December 8. 1813 —Prospectus of Singapore Steam Tramway Co. issued. 1903—Herbert Spencer died 1905 —Prince of Wales reviewed 55.000 Indian troops at Rawal Pindi.
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    AUCTION SALES.
    36 2 Thursday, Dec. 10. Household furniture; P.W.D. quarters, Western Road 11 a.m.; Joe de Mello, auctioneer. Friday and Saturday, Dec. 11 and 12.—Household Furniture, Live Stock, etc. Horse Repository, Kelawei Road Cunningham Clarke Co., auctioneers.
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    TENDERS.
    39 2 Straits Government.— Repairs and Minor Works, and supply of bullocks and carts tenders close noon, Dec. 15. Kedah Government.— Tenders for Stationery, etc.; tenders close noon, Dec. 17. Kdeah Government.— Police clothing: tenders close 5 p.m., Dec. 27
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    HOUSES TO LET.
    34 2 Westlands House. No. 4 Westlands, and Morningside apply Wreford and Thornton. 9 Perak Road and 20a Leith St. apply Mrs Kaufmann, 29a Leith St. 39 Green Hall apply 19 Green Hall.
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      44 2 Aching heads made good as new is a sign t at might well be displayed by any chemist wim sells Stearns’ Headache Cure, for this head baniBh B ‘nd leave, th. a- it-,» Headache Cure n u ln K liiHibt on 4 StuttruH’. n
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      37 2 Worth Remembering.—. There are not nearly so many people coughing now as there were before Stearns’ Cordial of Cod Liver Extract was placed on the market. It stops the cough, Remember that. IRON SAFES. McAlhUr Co.. Ltd.
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      332 2 I LIP T O N’S 1 I t estil i PENANG AGENTS: 5 i Paterson, Simons Co., ltd. I iumuiuimuuiiiuiiUiUHiuuiiiuiinuHUiUiiiiiiiumuiiuuiHK A Delicious Luxury. There are many kinds ol Lime Juice. Some are quiteWSkjM innocent of any touch of the real fruit, and others are made from low quauty bmes. The
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      70 2 The Tides. High Water. Low Water. Dec. 8 12.01 p.m. 6.02 a.m. 9 12 07 p.m. 6.44 a.m 10 1.35 p.m. 7.33 a.m. 1 1 2.24 p m 8.20 a.m. 12 312 p.m. 9.12 am. 13 4.01 p.m. 10.00 a.m. 14 4.45 p.m. 10.42 a.m. The Moon. O Full Moon
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    PENANG TURF CLUB.
    1302 3 JANUARY MEETING, 1909. FIRST DAY. TUESDAY. 26th J&nu&ry. 1- THE MAIDEN PLATE. Value $5OO. A Race for Maiden Horses. Weight as per scale reduced 14 lbs. All horses imported into the Straits or F. M. S. as Subscription Griffins at a price not exceeding $4OO allowed 7
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      941 3 •BURNS PHILP LINE.’’ KJ ’*7 17 SINGAPORE TO *JAVA PORTS, 1 I J M PORT DARWIN, THURSDAY ISLAND, BRISBANE AND SYDNEY, ALSO MaU fl TAKING CARGO FOR OTHER NORTH JApan Nldll OlC&IUSllip VO. LO. QUEENSLAND PORTS, A BRITISH NEW GUINEA, NEW BRITAIN NEW ZEALAND PORTS (with transhipment). y As inducement
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      95 3 Fire Insurance. Mannheim Insurance Co. Hamburg-Bremen Fire lnsurance Co. of Hamburg. Queen Insurance Company. Marine Insurance. Established 1854. Royal Fire Insurance Company. The undersigned, as Agents, will accept Marine Risks on Merchandise, Produce, ne undersigned, having been appointed The undersigned have been appointed Valuables at current rates. Agents of the
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      479 3 GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. NOTICE is hereby given that all outstanding hills against the Government should be presented for payment before the 15th instant. All bills incurred after that date should be presented for payment, if possible, some days before the 28th December, 1908. Singapore, Ist December, 1908. 915—14-12 i The Commercial
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    BIRTH.
    19 4 Hendry. —Ou the 7th iust., at “The Aloes,” Northain Road, the wife of Robert Hendry, of a sou.
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    Tuesday, 8th December, 1908.
    1244 4 It is regrettable to observe that so far at anyrate as the Board of Trade returns can be regarded as au index, the state of industry and commerce at Home shows no improvement. The figures published in our telegrams to-day show that the imports last month
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    THE LOCAL COURTS.
    276 4 SERVANT’S ALLEGED THEFT. Oh Un, a Hylain servant employed in Edinburgh House,” Light Street, was this morning charged before Mr. J. E. Nathan, in the Third Magistrate’s Court, with the theft of a diamond krosang, valued at $2OO, belonging to a Chinese lady in the house It
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      A P. & O. DELAY.
      166 4 A P. O. DELAY. [7’o the Editor of the Pinang Gazette.”] Drar Sir, Friends of some of the passengers by the P i O. Sunda, which is advertised as due in Penang on the Bth instant (but is now reported as expected on the 11th), would be glad to know
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    Penang Assizes.
    182 4 An Eleven Days’ Trial. At the Assizes in the Supreme Court, to-day, before Mr. Justice W. W. Eisher and a special jury, after a trial uf eleven days the case was concluded in which seven Javanese: (I) Ahsan, (2) Sahyan, (3) Imong, (4) Biring, (5) Userak, (6) Sani,
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    SPECIAL GERMAN SERVICE.
    150 4 THE NEAR EAST. Berlin, 7th Dec. Prince Bulow, speaking in the Reichstag, in a lengthy review of Germany’s foreign policy on the Near East question, expressed his sympathy with the Young Turks party. On the Balkan question, he desired the strengthening of the allegiance by the Powers
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
    472 4 The death took place by drowning at Hangkow, on Nov. 17, of Mr. Devereux, of the I. M. Customs. General Perrott, Officer Commanding in the Straits, was expected in Taiping by the mail train yesterday afternoon to inspect the Malay States Guides. Prince Ching, who was selected
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    Rifle Shooting.
    110 4 The twenty-second practice shoot l-y the members of the Penang Ladies’ Rifle Club took place on the Rifle Range at Kampoug Bharu, yesterday, when there were fourteen members present. Appended are the aggregate scores at the 100, 150, and 200 yards range Total. Rifle Points. Mrs. A. F.
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    Cricket.
    153 4 Penang v. Perak The usual invitation has been received from the Perak Club for the annual cricket match against Perak in Taiping. It will, however, take place at the New Year instead of Christmas—a change that will, no doubt, be appreciated by the players. If convenient to all, the
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    St. George’s Church.
    51 4 To-morrow (Wednesday), there will be the usual Advent Evensong and Sermon in St. George’s Chui ch at 6 p.m. Daily service at 9.30 a.m. There will be a full Ch< »ir practice on Friday next at 6 p.m. to practise the music for the forthcoming Service of
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      153 4 |CROSSLEY’S| 1 OIL ENGINES. E Acknowledged by experts to be the most ~g perfect and reliable Engines on the 3 H Market at the present day. =3 s~ Skilled attention is not necessary. 3 E Can be left running for hours without EE attention. 5 g Can be used for
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      88 4 must be addressed to The Editor,’' written on one side of the paper only, and accompanied by the writer’j name and address, not necessarily for insertion but as a guarantee of good faith. yg LL MONIES must be paid at the Pinang «4 Gazette Office, Penang, to the General Manager,
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    THE NEAR EAST.
    118 5 BOYCOTT OF AUSTRIAN GOODS. RAMIFICATIONS EXTENDED. IRkutbr’s Srrvick.] London, 7th Dec. A telegram from Constantinople states that the boycott of Austrian goods in Turkey has extended over the whole Empire, except Smyrna. A Discouraging Outlook. London, Bth Dec. The situation in the Near East is regarde I
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    A SCOTTISH “INVASION.”
    134 5 AN ADMIRAL’S ROMANCE. [Reuters Service London, Bth Dec .Mr. R. McKenna, First Lord of the Admiralty, referring in the House of Commons to the statement made in a recent speech by Rear-Admiral Fi auk Finnis, c. v. 0., of 11. M.S. Bulwark— who stated that he had
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    BRITAIN’S WANING TRADE.
    106 5 THE STORY OF DEPRESSION. I Reuter’s Service, j London, Bth Dec. The Board of Trade returns have l>een published for the month of November, showing decreases in both imports and exports as compared with the corresponding month of last, year, the comparative figures being Imports. Exports. Nov.
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    FAMOUS CASE RECALLED.
    108 5 A LIEUTENANT’S EFFICIENCY. [Rbutbr’b Sbrvicb.l London, 7th Dec. The case of Lieutenant H. C. Woods, 2nd Batt. Grenadie- Guards, who was found by a Court of Inquiry to be inefficient and was forced to resign hi» commission in December, 1907, is being re-opened. Powers ExceededWrits have been
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    HIS MAJESTY KING EDWARD.
    45 5 SUFFERING FROM RHEUMATISM. Rbutbr’b Service London. 7th Dec. Hi» Majesty King Edward, who is suffering from a cold and a slight attack of rheumatism, leaves Sandringham for London to-day. He has abandoned the proposed visit to the Smithfield Club Cattle Show.
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    MOROCCO.
    35 5 MULEY HA FID’S RECOGNITION. [Reuter’s Service London, 7th Dec. Muley Hafid, the new Sultan of Morocco, hai replied to the French and Spanish Note accepting the conditions for his recognition, with a minor exception.
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    SIAM’S RECORD REIGN.
    895 5 PENANG VISITOR’S IMPRESSIONS. A representative of the Pinang Gazette called on Mr. A. D. Neubrouner, ConsulGeneral for Siam in Penang, who has just returned from Bangkok, where he was present at the festivities in connection with the celebration of the fortieth anniversary of the reign of His
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    JOINT STOCK COMPANIES.
    935 5 GRAHAM NICHOLSON’S CASE In the District Court yesterday, before Hi» Honour Judge Wolferstan. Mr. D. Graham, Managing Director of Messrs. Graham «V Nicholson, Ltd., was, at the instance of Mr. R. C. Edmonds, Registrar of Joint Stock Companies, charged as follows That you, the said David Graham,
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    IPOH JOTTINGS.
    888 5 [From Our Own Correspondent.] Ipoh, Dec. 7. The principal topic of conversation here during the last week has been the deficiencies of the Ipoh Post Office, and considerable feeling has been aroused by the Taiping paper declaring that Ipoh does not really need a larger Post Office. Now,
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      1530 6 9 A. .iMMCHtHANod -.l' I 111 I II- rw-^ W IM «M CMAITHI» BANK OF INDIA. cOKtoStiON ’““SaXSc SIAFFI* tSCOMFTO-MAATACHAFFU. INDIA.' LIMITED. Monumental SoulptO«, aobtdalia. and china dank.no A.— s „„S‘“°A TT A i».. Paid-up-Capital «ls,ooo.ooo 1824. Authoribkd Capitai F 12,000,000. Subscribed Capital 1,120,000. Incorporated by Royal Charter. Rbssrvi Funds
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    SHARES.
    1206 7 ae •I• I i 2 CapiUl, Subscribed. 8* Dividends. Name. E j J |i 1 1 MINING. 190.3 $300,000 $300,000 30,000 $lO $lO 10% year end. 31-3-08 Belat Tin Mining Co., Ltd. 7±i 7f 1906 300,000 225,000 22,500 10 10 Bruang, Ltd. ...I 7 i 1901 600,000 600,000 60,000
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    SHIPPING ARRIVALS.
    105 7 Calypso, Brit., 339, Bannatyne, December 7, Singapore, gen., W. Mansfield Co. Cornelia, Brit., 1»4, Martis, December 8, Teluk Anson, gen., E. S. Co. Fook Sang, Brit., 1987, Mitchell. December?, Hongkong, gen., Boustead Co. Jin Ho, Brit., 110, Wright, December 8, Langkat, gen., E. S. Co. Kuantan, F. M.S.
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    CLEARANCES.
    59 7 Carlyle for Teluk Anson. Fook Sang for Calcutta. Ipoh for Port Swettenham and Singapore. Leong Ho for Trang. Maetsuijcker for Singapore. Pin Seng for Port Swettenham and Singapore. Peshawur for Melbourne. Prinz Ludwig for Ceylon, India, and Europe. Padang for Batu Bahra. Petrel for Pangkalan Brandan. Perak (E.S. Co.)
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    SHIPPING EXPECTED.
    18 7 of lroiu, approjcitw >lat» of arrirai, wiwr* bound, and Benvoirlieh, London, Dee. 12, Japan, S. B.
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    EXCHANGE.
    123 7 Penkng. Bth December. 1908. (By Courteßy of th* Chartered Bank). London Demand Bank 2 3| 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4 1/16 3 Credit 2/4| 3 Documentary 2/4 5/16 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs. 174| 3 days’ sight Private 176 Bombay Demand Bank 174| 3 days’sight Private 176 Madras Demand Bank
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    PRODUCE.
    192 7 Penang, Bth December, 1908 Gold leaf $65 Pepper (W. Coast 3 lb. 5 0z).... No stock. White Pepper sl6| sales. Trang Pepper $10.95 sales. Mace $/3 sales. Mace Pickings $63 sales. Cloves $39 sales. Nutmegs 110 $l9 buyers. C No. 1 $6.65 sales. Sugar s No. 2 No stock.
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    57 7 To-morrow. For Per. Close. Tongkah Sappho 1 p.m. Batu Bahra Sree Bangka 1 p.m. Tongkah Ban Whatt Soon 1 p m. Teluk Anson Cornelia 2 p.m. Bindings Deli 3 p.m. Thursday. Deli Malaya 1 p.m. Pulau Langkawi Flying Dragon 3 p.m. Fort Swettenham and Singapore Thongwa 3 p.m.
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    European Mails.
    44 7 Home- Ex- Pohitivki.y I<* Stramkk. WARD. FKCTKD. I’UK. '.11.. P. O. Devanha 9/12 B. I. Taroba 12/12 N.D.L. P. Ludwig 8/12 3 p.m. midOutward. night. P. O. Assays 17/12 B. I. Thongwa 10/12 7 a.m 4 p.m. N.D.L. Derfflinger 10/12 noon midnight.
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    Passengers to the Straits.
    791 7 P O Sunda, from London, Nov 7, due Penang, Dec. 11 —To Penang Mr and Mrs VVelham, Mr and Mrs W G Stewart and children, Misses Hastings, M Herne, Stewart, and F Smith, Sargant, Vijfhius, and Wood, Messrs W G Hastings, D Irvine, W R C
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    FROM AN EXAMINER’S PIGEON-HOLE.
    693 7  -  BY R. O. WINBTEDT. Some years ago it fell to my lot to be inquisitor at a local examination. It was not in many respects an enviable task, and when one had to set papers on a period of modern history without having ever studied anything
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    Indian Wires.
    146 7 Unlawful Assembles.” Calcutta, Nov. 28. On Wednesday last 19 persons were convicted of being members of an unlawful assembly and sentenced, beside graduated fines, to a full term of six months’ solitary confinement. Prisoners Awaiting Trial. Calcutta, Nov. 28 No less than 200 prisoners are awaiting trials at
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      111 7 S 1 ft RIGAUD’S HOWARTH ERSKINE, Ltd., iM OF JAPAN > > toilet WATER 1 C IV I L ELECTRICAL, AND u ™wa I mechanical engineers, SSS I STRAITS, SIAM, F.M.S., CHINA, and BURMA. I SOLE AGENTS FOR I Hornsby Oil Engines, Pnlsometer Engineering Co., P I Pulsometers, Bullivant’s Steel
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      96 7 Chea* week EM exciislms le seiafsr. FIRST CLASS return tickets will be granted per s.s. “KISTNA,” timed to leave Penang for Port Swettenham every Saturday afternoon, available only for return per s.s. IPOH,” or s.s. PIN SENG,” due to leave Port Swettenham on the next afternoon and expected to arrive
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      27 7 You would like it at first because of the pleasant taste; afterwards, because of the good it would do you. That’s Steam’s Wine of Cod Liver Oil.
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      2342 8 p, 80.Stdl Cmpuj.I Shipping. Shipping. Shipping. l intended sailing.. Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen. Dec. n Assaye connecting with Victoria I BRITISH INDIA Imperial German Mail Line. homeward. STEAM NAVIGATION Co., LTD. 4 L J u 28 BXn»v°"“ ecti e chi- /K 9ccffln Maun ship c®., nt., I— (connecting: D ”l U
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