Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 28 January 1909

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    20 1 PINANG GAZETTE AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 21 VOL. LXVII. THURSDAY, 28th JANUARY, 1909. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      1154 1 THE “PINANG GAZETTE.” STRAITS STEAMSHIP Co., ltd. INTENDED SAILINGS. SUBSCRI PTION. New service between Penang t KeUS. L The Property and Commercial Sales Rooms For Daily Issue, in Town, s.S. LADY WELD and HONG WAN. I STRAITS STEAM SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED. I (56, BEACH STREET.) $27 per annum, Undertake the
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    MENGLEMBU LODE SYNDICATE.
    4573 2 OPTION AGREEMENT DISPUTED. The following is a first instalment of Mr. J. M. Wilson’s lengthy affidavit in the case Wilson v. Thornton, to which we refer on page 5 of this issue Plaintiff’s Affidavit. I, John Morrison Wilson, of Ipoh, in the State of Perak, Miner, the
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    LADIES’ RIFLE SHOOTING.
    195 2 The following scores were made recently on the Taiping Range by members of the Taiping Ladies’ Rifle Association. Mrs. Birch has presented six spoons to be shot for monthly at 100 yds. Members to be handicapped on their previous month’s shooting. This competition was fired for the
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    THE WEEK.
    179 2 Thursday, 28th January. Penang Races. E. &O. Hotel: Special Race Dinner. Wayang Kassim, King St. Theatre. Japanese Cinematograph, Penang Road, 7.30 and 9-10 p.m. Friday. 29th January. Municipal Commission, 3-30 p.m. Band, Esplanade, 6 to 7 p.m. Football Cup Tie Y.M.C.A. v. C.K.C., Esplanade. Engineers’ Institute: Annual Meeting,
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    TO-DAY IN HISTORY.
    54 2 January 28. 1733—Decree from Yung-Ching forbidding, under pain of death, the propagation of Christian faith in China. 1812—Mr. Archibald Seton resumed charge as Governor of Penang. 1888—Meeting held in Malacca regarding Railway to Native States. 1902—A motion carried in Legislative Council to appoint a commission to report
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    AUCTION SALES.
    26 2 Friday, Jan. 29.— Share in land Logan’s Building; 11 a.m. J. R. McFarlane, auctioneer. Tuesday, Feb. 2.— Land Logan’s Buildings 11a.m.; Kennedy Co., auctioneers.
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    TENDERS.
    98 2 Municipal Commission.— Renting of Anson Road Market tenders close noon, Jan. 29. Frye River Dock Filling material, earth or sand tenders close noon, Jan. 30. Govt. Wharves, Penang.— Supply of labour for one year; tenders close noon, Jan. 30. Straits Government.— Pawn Shop at Aier Etam tenders close Jan.
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    HOUSES TO LET.
    18 2 Grace Dieu,” Penang Hills apply J. M. Anthony. “Ascot,” facing Race Course; apply J.W. Hallifax.
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      38 2 In hot weather it’s hard work to take cod liver oil. But Stearns’ Wine of Cod Liver Oil is not greasy or oily, and it tastes so good that you wish you had taken more. Does everybody good.
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      52 2 A head with an ache has room for little else. A man can’t do business, a woman can’t attend to her work, when the end is splitting with pain. Stearns’ Headache Cure is a certain and speedy cure for headaches of all sorts. It pleases all who use it. Insist
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      27 2 Stsarns’ Cordial of Cod Liver Extract is the highest example of the progress of modern medical science. It is delicious in taste, certain and quick in action.
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      418 2 By tO H-M-Appointment the King. When you feel thoroughly exhausted after a heavy day’s work, begin your dinner with a BOVRIL SOUP and so ward off indigestion. PR YE RIVER DOCk7~ TENDERS INVITED for supply of 6,500 cubic yards of filling material, sand or earth. Particulars of requirements may be
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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      70 2 The Tides. High Water. Low Water Jan. 28 4.35 p.m. 10.24 p.m. 29 5.20 a.m. 11.15 p.m. 30 600 a.m. 12.00 a.m. 31 6.49 a.m. 12.43 a.m. Feb. 1 8.37 a.m. 2.47 a.m. 2 9.36 a.m. 3.36 a.m. 3 10.24 a.m. 4.20 a.m. The Moon. f First Quarter 11.07 p.m.
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    Thursday, 28th Jan., 1909.
    1281 4 Dr. Ronald Ross, Professor of Tropical Medicine at the University of Liverpool, has submitted his report on the prevention of Malaria in Mauritius to the Colonial Office. Jt was at the desire of the late Colonial Secretary (the Earl of Elgin) that Professor Ross visited Mauritius
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    Municipal Commission.
    79 4 The following is the business for the meeting of the Municipal Commission tomorrow 1. Minutes of last meeting to be read and confirmed. 2. Any special business the President may bring forward. 3. Questions. 4. Tenders for Anson Road Market. 5. Applications to join Provident Fund. 6. Statement
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    PENANG FOOTBALL CUP.
    616 4 C.R.C. v. CRESCENT. The undecided semi-final tie between the Chinese Recreation Club and the Crescent Football Club was played off on the Esplanade yesterday afternoon. Owing to the rain there was only a fair turnout of spectators at the start, but as the game progressed and the
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    SPECIAL GERMAN SERVICE.
    175 4 THE KAISER. Berlin, 27th Jan. The Kaiser lias received congratulations from all sources on his birthday. The German Press is particularly cordial in its comments. PRUSSIA. The Prussian Diet has rejected all the Bills for the reform of the State suffrage. GERMAN SHIPPING. By a small majority
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    519 4 Mr. J. B. Carruthers, Director o f < f culture and Government Botanist, p y A has accepted an appointment in Trini^ 1 Captain R. F. Boyle, r.m.1.i., las appointed as Intelligence Officer at Si 1 I pore, vice Captain H. A. H. Jones r 1 Mr.
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    To-Day's Races.
    238 4 Scratchings and Selections. The following horses were scratched after the publication yesterday of rhe weights for to-day’s races Roadster Handicap Chorister. Club Handicap Second Start and Petgrave Kuala Lumpur Plate Sunny South and Dartmoor. Try Again Stakes Cartoon. Civil Service Cup Beatrix. Pavilion Stakes Dawn, Delcore, Miss Hampton,
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      236 4 LIP T O N’S I E 1 A eSfi^ G H PENANG AGENTS: 5 i Paterson, Simons t> Co., LW.| ICROSSLEY’SI 7r~" I OIL ENGINES. I ST'-? H Acknowledged by experts to be the most 3 ►E perfect and reliable Engines on the 2 EE Market at the present day.
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      86 4 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. LL MONIES must be paid at the Pinang Gazette Office, Penang, to the General Manager, Mr. D.
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    NATIONAL DEFENCE.
    90 5 GUARDING THE NORTH SEA. CREATION OF A NEW FLEET. [Reuter’s Service London, 27th Jan. According to the Daily Mail, the Admiralty will reduce the Channel Fleet in the Spring and create a new North Sea Fleet. The strength of the North Sea Fleet, with the Nore Division, will
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    TANG SHAO YI.
    77 5 INTERVIEWED TN LONDON. [Reuter’s Service.] London, 28th Jan. His Ex. Tang Shao Yi, the Special Chinese Commissioner, is now in London. In an interview he said that the object of his visit was to study financial methods and conditions in England, France, and Germany. He denied that
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    THE NEAR EAST.
    62 5 MENACE ON THE FRONTIER. J .-T.’fl [Reuter’s Service.] London, 28th Jan. A telegram from Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, states that General Nicolaieff, the Minister for War, has given the strictest orders to the Commander on the frontier to avoid a conflict, but he must act most
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    THE TOTTENHAM OUTRAGE.
    50 5 JURY’S VERDICT AND RIDER. [Reuter’s Service] London, 28th Jan. The coroner’s jury on the Tottenham shooting outrage brought in a verdict of felo de se and directed the coroner to represent to the authorities the danger to the country under the existing administration of the Aliens Act.
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    THE KING AND QUEEN.
    47 5 PENDING VISIT TO SPAIN. [Reuter’s Service] London, 28th Jan. Immediately after the opening of Parliament Their Majesties the King and Queen will proceed in the Royal yacht to Villagarcia —where they will me»t King Alfonso and Queen Ena of Spain—and thence to Biarritz.
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    GERMAN SHIPPING.
    46 5 THE SOUTH SEA SERVICES. [Reuter’s Service London, 27th Jan. The Reichstag has referred to a Committee the Government Bill subsidising the South Sea services of the North German Lloyd. The various speakers support» 1 the Bill on the ground of British and Japanese competition.
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    “ WIRELESS ” AT SEA.
    33 5 WIRELESS AT SEA. A PLEA FOR COMPULSION. [Reuter’s Service.] London, 28th Jan. A Bill has been introduced in the United States Congress making the installation of wireless telegraphy compulsory on passenger ocean steamships.
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    ASIATICS IN AMERICA.
    29 5 CALIFORNIA AND THE JAPANESE. [Reuter’s Service.] London, 27th Jan. The Governor of California, in a special message to the State Legislature, warns it against anti-Japanese legislation.
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    MENGLEMBU LODE SYNDICATE.
    2534 5 OPTION AGREEMENT DISPUTED. CASE IN SUPREME COURT. Before Mr Justice W. W. Fisher, in the Supreme Court yesterday, the ca«e of Mr. J. M. Wilson v. Mr. Maxwell R. Thornton was opened, as briefly stated in yesterday’s issue. The former was lately Managing Director and is now
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    The Opium Report.
    341 5 The L. C. Express, in the course of a leading article on the report of the Straits Opium Commission, says The report of the Opium Commission in the Straits Settlements is out, but it can scarcely be said to be accessible to all who would peruse it,
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    LAWN TENNIS.
    837 5 P. C. C. TOURNAMENT. Entries and Handicaps. The following are the entries and handicaps for the first lawn tennis tournament of the current year under the auspices of the Penang Cricket Club Championship, E. S. Haslam C. C. Rogers j I A. G. Anthony H. C. Sells J
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      5 5 STEEL TRUNKS. McAlister Co., Ltd.
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      239 5 BRITISH INNA N. C»., IM. FOR the convenience of passengers attending the Baces the departure of 8.8. KIST NA for Port Swettenham and Singapore has been deferred until 7 p.m. (sharp) on 30th January, 1909. HUTTEMBACH, LIEBERT Co,, 108—29-1 Agents. KMliklijke Pflkelvairl Maglsckappij. FOR the convenience of passengers attending the
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      1685 6 CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL NEDERLANDSCHE-INDISCHE THE NK F BROWN Oo„ AUSTRALIA. AND CHINA BANKING CORPORATION. MAATSCHAPPIJ. ESCOMPTO-MAATSCHAPPU. INDIA, LIMITED. Monumental Sculptors, Netherlands Trading Society. (Netherlands-Indian Discount Bank.) AllfchoriBe<l Caoital £1 500,000. CALCUTTA, Paid-up-Capital $15,000,000 Established 1824, Established at Batavia, 1857. iioronn Established A. D. 1852,
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    SHARES.
    1191 7 i j C«piUl. Subforibed. I”” Dividends. Name. t ‘S >% O 4® 3 *5 I I J ca I x> o’ MINING. 1903 $300,000 $300,000 30,000 $lO $lO 10% year end. 31-3-08 Belat Tin Mining Co., Ltd. 61 7 !906 300,000 225,000 22,500 10 10 Bruang, Ltd. I7| I
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    SHIPPING ARRIVALS.
    127 7 Britannia, Brit., 3378, Barchan, January 27, Bombay, gen., Adamson, Gilfillan Co. Carlyle, Brit., 331, Treweeke, January 28, Teluk Anson, gen., Kwong On Co. Canton, Brit., 106. Gillies, January 27, Teluk Anson, gen., Kong Soon. De Kock, Dut., 565, Visman, January 28, Belawan, gen., Huttenbaeh, Liebert Co. Hong Wan
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    CLEARANCES.
    36 7 Canton for Dindiugs and Teluk Anson. Leong Ho for Trang. Perak (E.S. Co.) for Deli. Teesta for Port Swettenham and Singapore. Tong Chay Un for Pangkalau Brandan. Vidar for Port Swettenham, Port Dickson and Malacca.
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    SHIPPING EXPECTED.
    29 7 V<*„*« oj ‘Steamer, where from, approximate date, cd arrira/, where bound, and Agent». A. Apcar, Singapore, Feb. 4, Calcutta, A.A.A. Bintang, S’pore, Jan. 30, Copenhagen, P. S.
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    PASSENGERS.
    90 7 ARRIVALS. By Britannia (January 27) from London, Messrs W M Jack and F C Marples from Marseilles. Mrs Misses (2) Charra and child, Messrs Crepy, J Duucan, and M A Pitt; from Fremantle, Miss S Richards from Colombo, Mr and Mrs Lake, Mr J and Miss Lake, Messrs C
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    EXCHANGE.
    120 7 Prnang, 28th January, 1909. By Courtesy of the Chartered Bank). London Demand Bank 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4 1/16 3 Credit 2/4 7/32 n 3 Documentary 2/4 4| Calcutta Demand Bank Rs. 174 3 days’ sight Private 176 Bombay Demand Bank 173 J 3 days’sight Private 176 Madras Demand
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    PRODUCE.
    185 7 Penang, 28th January, 1909. Gold leaf $65 Pepper (W. Coast 3 lb. 5 0z).... No stock. White Pepper $17.50 sales. Trang Pepper sl3| sales. Mace $73 sales. Mace Pickings $6l buyers. Cloves $34 buyers. Nutmegs 110 $19.50 buyers’ fNo. 1 $6.65 sales. No. 2 No stock. Basket $3.70 sales.
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    148 7 To-morbow. Batu Bahra Sreo Bangka 1 p.m. Trang and Pang Nga Deli j m Tongkah, Kopah, Re-") Victoria Point, > Vorwarts 2 p m. Mergui, and Tavoy Port Swettenham and Singapore Rotorua 3 p.m. e li Malaya 3 p.m. Calcutta Kum Sang 3 p.m. Registration 2 p.m. Port
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    European Mails.
    38 7 Home- Ex- Posrrivici.y Lu Steam kr. WARD. PFCTRD. I>UK S A I|. P. <fco. Delhi 30/1 B. i. Teesta 6/2 N.D. L. P.E.Friedrich 2/2 Outward. P. AU. Delta 11/2 8.1. 4/2 N. D.L. P. Alice 4/2
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    Passengers to the Straits.
    378 7 Per P <fc O s s Palawan, from London, Jan 2, due at Penang Feb 2 :—To Penang Mr D Kersken. To Singapore Mr and Mrs P F Wise and child, Mrs and Miss Evans, Mr and Mrs P E Cobham, Mr and Mrs H Gough,
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      52 7 The Marine Insurance Co., Ltd. The above Company is prepared to accept Marine risks at lowest current iates. The Company also accept risks on Specie, Bonds, Coupons, Bank Notes, and other valuables sent through the Registered post, on most favourable terms. For full particulars apply to ADAMSON, GILFILLAN k Co.,
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      163 7 Sun Insurance Office. London. Insurances effected upon almost every description of property at current rates of Premium. Total sum insured in 1891 £373,700,000 Total sum insured in 1899 £435,000,000 Total sum insured in 1902 £487,GJ0,000 Claims arranged by the Local Agents and paid with promptitude and liberality. The jurisdiction of
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      166 7 XOBEL’S EXPLOSIVES. MAGAZINES AT PENANC AND IPOH. Stocks always on hand of GELIGNITE BLASTING GELATINF. SWTUPL K X D ETON ATO Rs. ELECTRIC DETONATORS. SPCRI’ING BALLISTITE CARTRIDGES. Shii/II lafids. Buttery Co., S'lie. Ag“-its far Peunng and Perak. X vlesiHirx St Garland, 'mb-Av'ints, Perak. The Standard Life Office. The Oldest British
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      2071 8 P. 0. Steam Navigation Company. Shipping. Shipping. Shipping. s a in n g». Norddcutscher Lloyd, Bremen. fgaM Jan. 28 Britannia connecting with China BRITISH INDIA Feb. 11 Delta Moldavia 1/ Imperial German Mail Line. SHOMEWARD, STEAM NAVIGATION Co., LTD. d 7 > WMI SIMM SMHO.. m.. Date. Steamer. ith s
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