Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 4 January 1909

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    20 1 PINANG GAZETTE AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 2 VOL. LXVII. MONDAY, 4th JANUARY. 1909. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      1522 1 rixivc iu UtNIS. THE “PIMANG GAZETTE.” M jg$ lPAL notice. g(X>00<X>OOQOQOOOPQOOCHX>OQOOOO f— Skin sore,. T Year ot SUBSCRIPTION. at a salary of $5O per O JQk I I O To S oo s sunburn, chafed Elf For Daily ln Town, IX! 2" V 1 1 X W 1 1 WfX
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    THE PEOPLE OF THE EAST.
    914 2 CAPTAIN MILES INTERVIEWED. From au Australian standpoint particularly, any information relating to the growth and development of the Eastern nations and the doings of their people is of interest Cant E. T. Miles, who recently returned to Hobart from Siam, has spent the greater part
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    TRADE OPPORTUNITIES.
    914 2 AUSTRALIA AND SINGAPORE. The Perth Morning Herald has this interesting interview with Mr. A. D. Allan, of Singapore, on trade prospects between Western Australia and Singapore Amongst the passengers who arrived from Singapore by the s.s. Umballa on Sunday was Mr. A. D. Allan, who was years ago
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    DEVELOPMENT OF BRITISH NORTH BORNEO.
    449 2 Sir Charles Jessel, chairman of the company, presided over the British North Borneo Company’s annual dinner held at the Hotel Cecil, London, on Dec. 8. Mr. W. C. Cowie, managing director of the company, said that a large portion of the 20,000,000 acres comprising the
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    Malayan Industries.
    443 2 The Home papers to hand by the mail contain the following item* Pataling Rubber.— Urop to end of October 59,964 lb. Lahat Mines.— Tin ore output November 60 tons, valued £4,800. Tronoh Mines.— November output 170 tons tin ore, valued £12,250. Linggi Plantations.— Amount of rubber harvested for
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    FIFTY YEARS OF TIN STATISTICS.
    341 2 We have been favoured by Messrs. French and Smith, the well-known metal brokets, with the following figures, giving the highest price touched by tin during each year from 1857 to 1907, and the shipments from the Straits from 1882 to 1907 Price Shipm’ts Price Shipm’ts
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    THE WEEK.
    131 2 Monday, 4th January. Football Cup Ties Entries close. Hunt Club Paperchase. k Japanese Cinematograph, Penang Road, 7.30 and 9.30 p.m. Tuesday, sth January. Homeward German Mail. Japanese Cinematograph, Penang Road, 7.30 and 9 30 p.m. Wednesday, 6th Jaauary. Epiphany. Twelfth Day. Lodge Royal Prince of Wales, 9 p.m.
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    TO-DAY IN HISTORY.
    42 2 January 1905—Taehin Railway, Bangkok, opened by Crown Prince of Siam. 1905 Port Arthur forts delivered by the Russians to the Japanese as guarantee of capitulation. 1906 Prince of Wales laid the foundation stone of Queen Victoria Memorial Hall, Calcutta.
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    HOUSES TO LET.
    19 2 Marble Hall,” Kelawei Road; apply Kennedy Co The Towers,” 120 Anson Road, apply S. E. Arnsberg.
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
    757 2 OFFICIAL MINUTES. Prsbxmt F. J. Hallifax, Esq. (President), L. H. Clayton, Esq., Lim Ku Toh, Esq., J. W. Hallifax, Esq., and Quah Beng Kee, Esq Absent :—Lim Cheng Teik, Esq.. The minutes of the last meeting are read and confirmed. 2. The President lays on the table the
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      66 2 The Tides. High Water. Low Water. Jan. 4 10.29 a.m. a.tn. 11.20 a.m. 5.20 a.tn. 6 12 01 p.m. 6.00 a.tn. 7 12.48 p.m. 6.48 a.tn. >, 8 1.30 p.tn. 7.36 a.tn. 9 220 p.m. 8.24 a.tn. 10 3.01 p.m. 9.12 am. The Moon. O Full Moon 10.30 p.m. 6
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    PENANG TURF CLUB.
    1299 3 JANUARY MEETING, 1909. FIRST DAY. TUESDAY. 26th January. 1. THE MAIDEN PLATE. Value $5OO. A Race for Maiden Horses. Weight as per reduced 14 lbs. All horses imported into the Straits or F. M. S. as Subscription Griffins at a price not exceeding $4OO allowed 7 lbs.
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      125 3 Fire Insurance. The Marine Insurance Co., Ltd. Mannheim Insurance Co. Queen Insurance Company. The above Company is prepared to ac- Marine Insurance. cept Marine risks at lowest current rates. Royal Fire Insurant# Company. c also a t riBkB on Ihe undersigned a 8 Agents, wi i accept o Marine Risks
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      446 3 PENANG VOLUNTEERS. ORDERS BY CAPTAIN The Hon*ble A. R. ADAMS, COMMANDANT. January, 1909. 7th,Thursday, Recruits Drill at Fort at 5-30 p.m. 9th, Saturday, Class Firing Trained Men at 3 p in., brill Order. 10th, Sunday, Recruits Class Firing at 7 a.m., sharp. Drill Order. 13th, Wednesday, Recruits Drill at Fort
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    Monday, 4th January, 1909.
    1384 4 In the December number of the Financial Review of Reviews, Sir Henry Kjmber has an interesting article on the The Future of Indian Railway Finance.” This is a subject on which Sir Henry may .claim to speak with authority, for he is a director of the
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    NEW YEAR CRICKET.
    699 4 PERAK V. PEUAHG. the match abandoned. [From Our Special Correspondent.] Taiping, 2nd Jan. The cricket match between Perak and Penang was resumed this morning, when Penang scored 107 for 4 wickets, of which Lunglev made 42 not outj May 41 j and Neubronner 12 not out. At
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    783 4 —M.M. Mr. A. J. Coleman has as<mm ec i of Harbour Master, Malacca. Mr. P. T. Allen is appointed to ac > Second Assistant Protector of Ch’ 18 Penang. Mr. Justice W. W. Fisher i s expected to arrive here by the s.s. Perak on Thur i(
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      358 4 THE NOTICE. U CRAR HOT Fl AyfESSRS. Elliot Danville Hewan, llw ILb La IVL David Trayner Boyd, and George Macbain have been admitted partners in SANATORIUM, I the firms of Boustead <k Co., Singapore, and PFMAKir *lll I Q Penang, and Edward Boustead de Co., riL niU<X Loudon, as from
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      89 4 CONTRIBUTIONS must be addressed Io The Editor,” written on one side of the paper only, and accompanied by the writer’s name and address, not necessarily for insertion but as a guarantee of good faith. yQ LL MONIES must be paid at the Pinany m Gazette Office, Penang, to the General
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    THE SELANGOR TURF.
    554 5 JANUARY MEETING, 1909. FIRST DAY’S RESULTS. [/Von» Our Own Correspondent.] Kuala Lumpur, 2nd Jan. The Selangor Turf Club’s January Meeting opened here this afternoon in fine weather there was a good attendance. The first race on the card—the Maiden Plate—foil through owing to insufficient entries. Appended are
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    THE DISASTER IN ITALY.
    144 5 RELIEF MEASURES INADEQUATE. HEROISM OF BLUEJACKETS. [Reuter’s Service London, 2nd Jan. The Italian warships have now been organised for the relief of the earthquakestricken districts and are conveying stores to the different points on the coast but the service is still inadequate. It has been realised
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    INTERNATIONAL CRICKET.
    39 5 AUSTRALIA AND THE M.C.C. [Riutir’s Sirvio».] London, 3rd Jan. The Australian Board of Control has cabled to the Marylebone Cricket Club stating that its programme has been accepted. The Australian team leaves for England on March 17.
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    OLD AGE PENSIONS.
    35 5 THE FIRST PAYMENTS. [Rrutkr’s Service London, 2nd Jan. The first payments of Old Age Pensions took place yesterday. The rush was not so great as anticipated, the Post Office organisation being perfect.
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    SPECIAL GERMAN SERVICE.
    111 5 THE DISASTER IN ITALY. Berlin, 3rd Jan. The Italian Royal Family are making self-sacrificing efforts in assisting in the relief operations in the earthquake area in Sicily. The German fund has now reached an enormous sum, A hospital ship has been sent to the scene of the
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    The Trouble at the Markets.
    275 5 No arrangements have been come to as yet regarding the fishstalls at Chowrasta Market. A few fishmongers have been doing business in Campbell Street Market. The public, however, need not consider themselves inconvenienced as there are large quantities of fish to be had at the
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    THE BRITISH NAVY.
    810 5 I LIST OF PROMOTIONS. THE HOME FLEET COMMANDS. [Reuter’s Service London, 3rd Jan. Vice-Admiral the Hon. Sir Assheton Gore Curzon-Howe, k.c.b., c.m.g., C.V.0., Commander-in-Chief of the Mediterranean Fleet, has been promoted Admiral. Rear-Admiral George C. Clerc Egerton, C 8., Commander-in-Chief of the Cape of Good Hope Squadron,
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    RACING IN INDIA.
    905 5 THE TRIALS AND THE CUP. The following telegrams from Calcutta to our Rangoon exchanges give more complete details of the two principal races at the recent Calcutta race-meeting The Trials :—Rs. 10,000 to the winner; Rs. 3,000 to the second, and Rs. 1,500 to the third. I
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      1320 6 CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL NEDERLANDSCHEINDISCHE THE NK F «KOWN Co AUSTRALIA, AND CHINA BANKING CORPORATION. MAATSCHAPPIJ. ESCOMPTO-MAATSCHAPPIJ. INDIA, Monumental Sculpt Opg pm n Netherlands Trading Society. (Netherlands-Indian Discount Bank.) Aufchorised capital ...£1,500,000. ’UTTA Paid-up-Capital $15,000,000 Established 1824. Established at Batavia, 1857. n 1 i-25 000
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    SHARES.
    1206 7 I Capital. Subscribed. r f Dividends. Name. J I jOQ O’ MINING. I <)O3 $300,000 $300,000, 30,000 $lO $lO 10% year end. 31-3-08 Bel at Tin Mining Co., Ltd. 7 7} ,906 225,000! 22,500 10 10 Bruang, Ltd. 9dl 600,000! 600,000 60,000 10 10 a 10% year end. 30-4-08...IBruseh
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    SHIPPING ARRIVALS.
    89 7 Andalusia, Ger., 3336, Block, January 3, Hamburg, gen., Behn, Meyer Co. Carlyle, Brit., 331, Treweeke, January 3, Teluk Anson, gen., Kwong On Co. Delta, Brit., 4780, Snow, January 2, Shanghai, gen., Adamson, Gilfillan Co. Ipoh, Brit., 258, Olsen, January 4. Singapore, gen., Adamson, Gilfillan Co Lindula, Brit., 2183,
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    CLEARANCES.
    18 7 Canton for Bindings and Teluk Anson. Flying Fish for Port Weld. Hebe for Deli. Palitana for Singapore.
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    SHIPPING EXPECTED.
    106 7 oj wh u ’T6 Jront, ap/tro cimali of arrii'af where bound, and Agents. A. Apcar, Singapore, Feb. 4, Calcutta, A.A.A. Assaye, Singapore, Jan. 16, Bombay, A. G. Bencleuch, London, Jan. 13, Japan, S. B. C. Apcar, Singapore, Jan. 20, Calcutta, A A.A. Devanha, Colombo, Jan. 14, China, A.
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    PASSENGERS.
    161 7 ARRIVALS. By Lindula (January 3) from Singapore, Mr and Mrs Fernandez, Mrs Shannon and child, and Mr Schaefer. By Palitana (January 3) from Rangoon, Mr and Mrs W Gummer, Messrs E Gerhause, H A Jones, and R E Nicholls By Ipoh (January 4) from Singapore, Mrs Fisher, Miss Wolfe,
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    EXCHANGE.
    121 7 Penang, 4th January, 1909 By (Jourfeoy nf th» <Jhurt»., ed Bank). London Demand Bank 2/3jf 4 months sight Bank 2/4 1/16 3 Credit 2/4f 3 Documentary 2/4 5/16 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs. 3 days’ sight Private 176 Bombay Demand Bank 174]‘ 3 days’sight Private 176 Madras Demand Bank 174$
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    PRODUCE.
    194 7 Penang, 4th January, 1909. Gold leaf $65 Pepper (W. Coast 3 lb. 5 0z).... No stock. White Pepper sl6f buyers. Trang Pepper sllf sales. Mace $73 sellers. Mace Pickings $63 sales. Cloves $37 sellers. Nutmegs 110 $2O sales. {No. 1 $6.65 sales. No. 2 No stock. Basket $3.65 sellers.
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    514 7 To-morrow. For Per. < ?lOfH-. I Singapore, China, and Japan Silesia 1 p.m. Pangkalan Brandan Petrel 1 p.m Deli Perak (E.S.Co.) 1 p.m. Trang Leong Ho 1 p.m. Port Swettenham and Singapore Pin Seng 3 p.m Lanysa, T. Semawe, Segli, Olehleh, and < Hok Canton 3 p.m. Sabaug
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    European Mails.
    38 7 Home- o Kx- Poeitivki.v I<> St KA MUR. WARD. PKCTKD. I)(7K *>AH P. 40. Assay 16/1 B. 1. Thongwa 9/1 N.D.L. Bulow 5/1 2.30 p.m. midOutward. night P. O. Devanha, 14/1 8.1. 7/1 N.D.L. Butzow 7/1
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    THE MORPHIA HABIT IN PUKET.
    542 7 The High Commissioner and the Chief Judge of Monthon Puket have framed regulations prohibiting the use of morphia or of instruments for injecting morphia in that Monthon, and the regulations received formal sanction on Dec 1. These officials report that at the present time the
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    The Public Health.
    226 7 In the Penang Municipality for the week ended December 26 there were 81 deaths—--60 males and 2 1 females—equal to a deathrate of 41.71 per mille. The death-rate and chief causes of mortality were 5? g? g? is Death-rate ...41.71 43.26 37.88 Fevers 17 23 8 Phthisis
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