Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 14 December 1908

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    20 1 PINANG GAZETTE AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 288 VOL. LXVI. MONDAY, 14th DECEMBER, 1908. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      1135 1 THE GAZETTE." assessment notice. I" REDUCED FARES CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS. SUBSCRIPTION. THE NTOTICE is hereby given that on and vOHUnCICIII □ale Il 00 ID S’ I SINGAPORE AND STR AITS after the 4th day of Januarv, 1909. <sb. Beach street) THIRST CLASS return tickets for single fares, $7O, will be granted
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    THE EXPANSION OF AUSTRALIA IN THE EAST.
    1809 2 —P.M.G. Now that Australia looks beyond her own borders she turns towards the East. Destiny pointed the way from her birth as a British community in a virgin land at the Pacific gate of Asia. But, until lately, she failed to rise to
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    SIAM’S BUDGET.
    907 2 ANNUAL REPORT OF FINANCIAL adviser. W. are indebted to Mr. A. D. Neubronner, Consul-General foY Siam, for a copy of the report of Mr. W. J. V. Wilkinson, the Financial Adviser, on the Budget of the Kingdom of Siam for the year 127 (1908-09). Revbnuk and Expbnditurr. The
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    Unclaimed Letters.
    122 2 The following unclaimed letters, parcels, and telegrams are lying at the Penang Post Office Anderson, Col. J. A. Martin, A. E. Campbell, W. A. Megir Benj Clunis, R. Ross Meinesz, A. Drayson, W. B. H. Menzies, T. H. Erskine, P. K. Morris, C. M. Forbes, P. Gordon Martin,
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    THE WEEK.
    120 2 Monday, I4lh December. Band, Esplanade, 6 to 7 p.m. Japanese Cinematograph, Penang Road, 7.30 and 9.30 p.m. Tuesday. Isth December. Band, Golf Club. Japanese Cinematograph, Penang Road. 7.30 and 9 30 p.m. Wednesday, I6th December. Band, Esplanade, 6 to 7 p.m. Japanese Cinematograph, Penang Road, 7.30 and 9.30
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    TO-DAY IN HISTORY.
    35 2 December Ij.. 1889—Mr. O’Malley appointed Chief Justice, Straits Settlements. 1897—Death of Sir W. Maxwell near Grand Canary. 1902—Rev. W. H C. Dunkerley inducted to the Archdeaconry, Singapore. 1904—The Manchester Regiment left Singapore.
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    TENDERS.
    53 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. Government Wharves.— Supply of Stores for Tugs and Launches tenders close noon Dec 26. Kedah Government.— Police clothing; tenders close 5
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    HOUSES TO LET.
    42 2 Westlands House, No. 4 Westlands, Morningside, (142 a Burmah Road), and No. 167, Anson Road 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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      28 2 Why anv ap P re iate good thing, of Cod J of them take Stearns» hjel themeoa ot xtract whenever they Taste, good, does and blo d builder
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      52 2 Any man will tell you his head is worth saving, and yet some men, when they have a headache, will not try to relieve it. One can’t be too good to his head, therefore Stearns’ Headache Cure should always be taken to relieve such pains as headache and neuralgia. Insist
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      36 2 No Use of It.—What’s the use of taking vile-taating cod liver oil and emulsions when you can get Stearns’ Wine of Cod Liver Oil, which is delicious and does more good STEEL TRUNKS. McAlister Co., Ltd.
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      8 2 P. MOIR CRANES* Cylinder Oil. Sandilands, Buttery Co.
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      576 2 Remember. > >■ 1,1 IN THE KITCHEN. <[ naturally perfect Rich, Wholesome, palate-tempting or not, your teeth require < »oui«; delicious thick gravies cup. !uiuv y .1/ 1 11 < uvi g° r t »«‘g beef tea—BOVRIL J daily care, and will well win help you to make them an.
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      67 2 The Tides. t High Water. Low Water. Dec 445 p.m. 10.42 a.m. 15 5 -36 p.m. 11.36 a.m. 16 6.24 p.m. 12.24 p.m. 7.12 p.m. 1.10 p.m. 18 8.01 p.m. 2.01 p.m., 848 p.m. 2.47 p.m. 11 20 9.36 p.m. 3.34 p.m. The Moon. Last Quarter 641 am. 16 Dee.
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    PENANG TURF CLUB.
    1304 3 JANUARY MEETING, 1909. FIRST DAY. TUESDAY. 26th January. 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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      112 3 Commercial Union Assurance London Assurance Hamburg-Bremen Fire 1— Insurance Co. of Hamburg. hbadOftic.: Corporation. Vl n<. lllU ui ß 25 26 CORNHILL, LONDON, E. C. Established 1854. Eastern Branch—SINGAPORE. Funds. The undersigned, having been appointed j Capital Fully Subscribed £2,500,000 Agents for the Cori are now pre- I he un^er^B
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    Monday, 14th December, 1908.
    1438 4 Now that the first burst of enthusiasm aroused by Mr. Henniker Heaton’s penny-a-word telegram scheme as outlined at the Colonial Institute last month, has subsided, and the technical experts have had time to come forward with their views on the subject, the public is beginning to
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    ALLEGED ATTEMPTED MURDER.
    804 4 assailant shoots himself. A case of alleged attempted murder and suicide occurred in Fort Cornwallis soon after dawn to-day. j It appears that, about 6.30 a m., Sikh Police Constable No. 185, Anok Singh, belonging to the Treasury Guard in the Government Offices, received permission to go
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    THE LOCAL COURTS.
    227 4 ALLEGED CHEATING. In the District Court-, before His Honour District Judge Wolferstan, to-day, Mr. Cheah Choo Yew, the wealthy towkay of Tanjong Bungah, prosecuted Mohamed Meerah for alleged cheating. Inspector Killourhy stated that on Nov. 15 the defendant and another came up to the complainant in his
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    Obituary
    597 4 Sir Ewbn Cameron. According to a telegram received by the local branch of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, the death has occurred in London of Sir Ewen Cameron, K c.M.G., the London Manager of the Bank. Sir Ewen Cameron was the son of Mr. William Cameron of Muckovie,
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    WEDDING AT ST. GEORGE’S.
    373 4 A CRAIK—BLACK. At St. George’s Church on Saturday afternoon, the wedding took place very quietly of Mr. David McLeod Craik, ar. i.b.a., second son of the late Mr. Robert Craik and Mrs. Catherine McLeoc Craik, of Hoarwithy, Herefordshire, and late of the Municipality of Singapore, to
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    Local Share Market.
    393 4 Business in the Tin section has been very dull throughout the week, and in most cases sellers still preponderate. Tronohs have remained steady at about $9.50, but Lahals have shown considerable weakness, falling to $ll, at which price a fair number of shares have changed hands. Kledangs
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    Rifle Shooting.
    82 4 The Penang Volunteer Shooting Club held a rifle shooting competition on Saturday at the Rifle Range, Kampong Bharu The following were the winners of the prizes at the different ranges. 200 yards Corporal S. R. Perkins (4-2) 32 500 Sergt. H. A Neubronner 31 600 Captain J. G.
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
    688 4 Dr. F. Dent arrived in Singapore from Penang on Saturday. Mr. W. H. Bacon, solicitor, Kuala Lurn- pur, is down with malaria. Mr. H. M. Hatchell, Commissioner of Police, Kinta, has left for India on a holi--1 day. > Mr. C. McArthur, Managing Director of the Straits
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      88 4 CONTRIBUTIONS mwrt be addressed to The Editor," written on one side of the paper only, and accompanied by the writer's name and address, not necessarily for insertion bnt as a guarantee of good faith. ALL MONIES must be paid at the Pinang A Gazette" Office, Penang, to the General Manager,
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    THE RUBBER MARKET.
    112 5 LATEST LONDON REPORT. THE VACUUM-DRIED PROCESS. [From Our Own Correspondent.] London, 12th Dec. There was a good competition for vacuum-dried Para rubber at the fortnightly auction on Friday. Crepe Neglected. Crepe was rather neglected. Malayan Lots. The quantity of Malayan rubber sold was 42 tons. Plantation Para.
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    HOME POLITICS.
    107 5 LIBERALS AND THE LORDS. [Reuter’s Service.] London. 12th Dec. The Right Hon. H. H. Asquith, Prime Minister, speaking at the National Liberal Club on Friday evening, said that, the veto of the House of Lords must be treated as the dominating issue in politics, but it was absurd
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    NATIONAL DEFENCE.
    95 5 “NO FEAR OF INVASION.” [Reuter’s Service London, 14th Dec. Mr. R. B. Haldane. Secretary of Sta'e for War, speaking at Rochdale on Saturday, said that the fears of an invasion were groundless, England’s provision being such that a surprise was practically impossible. Volunteers in America. A Washington telegram
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    THE NEAR EAST.
    52 5 TURC<J-AUSTRIAN N EGOTIATIONS. [Reuter’s Service.] London, 14th Dec. Semi-official statements published in Vienna announce that Turkey is doing her utmost to end the boycott of Austrian goods; and that Austria will negotiate with Turkey, to whom she is willing to grant compensation for the annexation of Bosnia
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    ANTI-ASIATIC AGITATION.
    42 5 VANCOUVER AND THE JAPANESE. [Reuter’s Service London, 13th Dec. At a mass meeting held in Vancouver, a resolution was adopted urging the Dominion Government to abrogate the Treaty with Japan and to legislate for the exclusion of Asiatics from Canada.
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    FEDERATED SELANGOR RUBBER CO.
    33 5 AN INTERIM DIVIDEND. f From Our Own Correspondent. London, 12th Dec. The Directors of the Federated Selangor Rubber Co., Limited, have declared an interim dividend of ten per cent.
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    GREAT BRITAIN AND CHINA.
    30 5 A NEW CONSUL-GENERAL. [Reuter’s Service.] London, 13th Dec. Mr. Forster, manager of Messrs. Forster Sons, engineers, St. Helens, Lancashire, has been appointed Chinese Consul-General in London.
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    AMERICAN POLITICS.
    105 5 PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT’S MESSAGE. THE SECRET SERVICE POLICE. [Reuter’s Service.] London, 13th Dee. It is reported from Washington that members of the United States Congress are incensed at a passage in President Roosevelt’s recent message to Congress, in which he criticised Congress in scathing terms for restricting the duties
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    THE P. & 0. COMPANY.
    93 5 THE P. 0. COMPANY. ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING. SIR THOMAS SUTHERLAND ON CHINA. [Reuter’s Service. I London, 13th Dec. Sir Thomas Sutherland, q.c.m.g., Chairman of the Peninsular <fc Oriental S.N. Co., speaking at the annual general meeting of shareholders, said that he regarded China as one of the Company’s most promising
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    RUSSIAN FINANCE.
    42 5 DUMA APPROVES OF A LOAN. [Reuter’s Service London, 12th Dec. The Duma has adopted the Bill, introduced on November 25, authorising a loan of 450.000 000 roubles, including the sum of 150.000 000 roubles to cover the deficit in 1909.
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    THE PANAMA CANAL.
    31 5 A DISASTROUS EXPLOSION. [Reuter’s Service.] London, 14th Dec. It is reported that twenty-seven tons of dynamite exploded prematurely at Basobispo, Panama Canal, killing ten persons and injuring fifty.
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    SPECIAL GERMAN SERVICE.
    126 5 THE NEAR EAST. Berlin, 13th Dee. In the Reichstag. Herr von Schon, Foreign Secretary, contradicted the rumour that Germany was offering troops to Austria for the purposes of war. A communique published in St. Petersburg welcomes the speech by Prince Bulow in the Reichstag, and confirms the
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    New Chinese Marriage Ordinance.
    167 5 In view of the hearing of the appeal in the Towkay Saigon case, it is interesting to note that a proposal is being considered by the Chinese Advisory Board for a Chinese Marriage Registration Ordinance, which will probably be framed on the following lines One wife
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    CRICKET.
    506 5 On the Esplanade, on Saturday, a team representative of the Civil |Service and Law, captained by Mr. Wolferstan, met “The Rest,” captained by Mr. W. S. Dunn. The former, winning the toss, put in Nicholas and Lecky to defend against Arnold and Lungley. Runs came slowly at first, but
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    The Peninsular Railway.
    371 5 Singapore to Penang. On Saturday morning, the ceremony of driving the last spike at the Johore terminus of the State Railway took place in the presence of His Excellency Sir John Anderson, H. H. the Sultan of Johore, H. H. the Raja Muda of Sarawak, Mr. Spooner,
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    THE DISTRICT COURTS.
    1002 5 I DUTIES OF THE JUDGES. An important discussion on District Judges and their duties arose in the Court of Appeal, Singapore, on Thursday, before the Chief Justice Sir W. H. Hyndman Jones, Mr. Justice Sercombe Smith, and Mr. Justice Braddell, in the appeal of Teo Nah, “Chop
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    SELANGOR RACES.
    321 5 I,IST OF ENTRIES. The entries for the Selangor Turf Club’s Race Meeting to be held on Jan. 2,5, and 7, closed at noon on Saturday as follows FIRST DAY. 1. The Maiden Plate. Insufficient entries. 2. The Ex-Griefin Handicap. Second Start, Victoria, Sextant, Orion, Lockfire. 3. A Horse
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    SHARES.
    1198 7 I 1 Capiw sob ibed st™ 1 IvX I* i 12 < s I ji i—l I MINING. I 1903, $300,000 $300,000 30,000 $lO $lO 10% year end. 31-3-08 Bel at Tin Mining Co., Ltd. 7 I 74 1906' 300,000 225,000 22,500' 10 10 Bruang, Ltd. 7 1901 600,000
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    SHIPPING ARRIVALS.
    184 7 Ban Whatt Soon, Brit., 199, Milne, December 13, Tongkah, gen., E. S. Co. Benvorlich, Brit., 2164, Webster, December 13, London, gen., Sandilands, Buttery Co. Bhadra, Brit., 243, Careĕ, December 13, Tavoy, gen., Huttenbach, Liebert Co. Carlyle, Brit., 335, Treweeke, December L 5, Teluk Anson, gen., Adamson, Gilfillan Co.
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    CLEARANCES.
    33 7 Canton for Dindiugs and Teluk Anson. Arratoon Apcar for Singapore, China, and Japan. Flying Fish for Port Weld. Maetsuijcker for Sabang, Olehleh, and Padang. Sree Bangka for Pulau, Langkawi, Perlis, and Setul.
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    SHIPPING EXPECTED.
    132 7 T q/ Steamer, inhere from, nppruxvmale fitite of arriral, where bound, and Agents. Assaye, Colombo, Dec. 17, China, A. G. Argenfels, Newcastle, Dec. 18, Calcutta, H.B. Andalusia, Hamburg, Dec. 22, Japan, B M. Capri, Bombay, Dec 27, Hongkong, B. M. C. Apcar, Calcutta, Dec. 18, H k<>ng A.A.A.
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    PASSENGERS.
    179 7 ARRIVALS. By Sappho (December 13) from Tongkah, Messrs W G Weeks, Johnson, Wooi Hnn Cheang. By Muttra (December 13) from Rangoon, Mr and Mrs G A Murray, Misses Curtis and Master Curtis, Messrs A and M Freedman, Good, C A Howardt, Peacock, E Smith, and Taylor. By Ipoh (December
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    PRODUCE.
    191 7 Pbnang, I4th Dkcembep., 1908. Gold leaf $65 Pepper (W. Coast 3 lb. 5 0z).... No stock. White Pepper sl6| sales. Trang Pepper $10.95 sales. Mace $73 sales. Mace Pickings $63 sales. Cloves $39 sales. Nutmegs 110 $l9 buyers. {No. 1 $6.65 sales. No. 2 No stock. Basket $3.65 sellers.
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    76 7 To-morrow. For Per. Close. Tongkah Ban Whatt Soon 1 p.m. Langkat Jin Ho 1 p.m. Asahan Mary Austin 1 p.m. Tongkah Sappho I p.m. Deli and Langsa De Kock 2 p.m. Deli and Langsa Ayuthia 2 p.m. Tongkah, Kopah, Renong, Victoria Point, Mergui, and Tavoy Bhadra 3 p.m.
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    ON WEEK DAYS.
    412 7 FOR Butterworth, at 7 a.m., 10 a.m., 1 p.m., and 4-30 p.m. Bukit Tambun, at 8-30 a.m., 2-30 p.m., and 5 p.m. Bukit Mertajam at 8-30 a.m., 1 p.m., .2-30 p.m., and 5 p.m. Bagan Serai, at 5 p.m. Balik Pulau, at 8 a.m. and 0-30 p.m.
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    European Mails.
    34 7 Ei Tv ward. pkcted. Dur Sail. P. A O. Delta 2/1 B. I. 26/12 N.D.L. Goeben 22/12 Outward. P. «k O. Assaye 17/12 8.1. Teesta 24/12 N. D. L. P.E. Friederich 24/12
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    EXCHANGE.
    125 7 Penang, 14th December, 1908. By Courtesy of the Chartered Bank). London Demand Bank 2 3J 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 )t 174| 3 days’sight Private 176 Madras Demand
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    REVISED PRIMERS: -SIAM.
    991 7 In view of the failure of the Queen’s scholarship system in the direction of drawing forth all the latent talents of the local schoolboy, it has been suggested that the reason may be not so much the stupidity of the boy as the crassly old fashioned information
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