Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 18 March 1909

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    20 1 PINANG GAZETTE AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 62 VOL. LXVII. THURSDAY, 18th MARCH. 1909. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      1816 1 THE “PINANG GAZETTE.” notice. PENANG GOLF CLUB. THE NEW iNTFNnpn IN HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY’S u nXL IYEjW UNILWDED SAILINGS. SUBSCRIPTION. COURT FOR KEDAH. T followed bv a Special General TQAQF) 00 A Z> A e r.. r.»n. Jdpduebo SiroilS StCflffl ShiD CO Ltd OB Al tke Bri,M Conflate, Kedah, Alor
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    INDIA AND HER VALHALLA.
    1805 2 AN EASTERN NAPOLEON.* Since Morier wrote Haji Baba,” certainly no representative of England at the Persian Court has written a novel on Persia, nor probably has any one written a better novel than Nadir Shah.” Sir Mortimer Durand has, of course, special qualifications, which are apparent
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    THE PUBLIC HEALTH.
    787 2 In the Penang Municipality for the week ended March 20 there were 71 deaths—--50 malesand 21 females—equal to a deathrate of 36.42 per mille (estimated population, 102,520). The death-rate and chief causes of mortality were •p -o -o 5 V TJ T 5 T 5 5? 5?
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    THE UNREST IN INDIA.
    251 2 SEDITIOUS PICTURES. Berlin, Feb. 1 4. The Neueste Nachrichten publishes a letter from Calcutta in which the fact is admitted that it has unfortunately been ascertained that pictures intended to incite the native population are impoited in large quantities from Germany. The Nationalist organ writes A
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    THE WEEK.
    135 2 Thursday, IBth March. Outward German Mail. P.C.C. Tennis Ties. Alcazar Cinematograph, King St. Theatre. Japanese Cinematograph, Penang Road. Friday. 19th March. P.C.*’. Tennis Ties. Band, Esplanade, 6 to 7 p.m. Hunt Club Annual Meeting 4-15 p.m. Japanese Cinematograph, Penang Road. Alcazar Cinematograph, King St. Theatre. Saturday, 20th March.
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    TO-DAY IN HISTORY.
    63 2 March 18. 1839—Edict of Commissioner Lin to surrender all opium in Canton. 1884 —Public dinner to His Ex. Sir F. Weld, Singapore. 1891 hungking declared open to foreign trade. 1904—Submarine Al run down in Solent. 19 s—British steamer Harberton captured by Japanese en route to Vladivostock with
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    AUCTION SALES.
    93 2 Friday, March 19.— Land in Bukit Mertajam 29 Beach St. 11-30 a.m. Koh Eng Hin, auctioneer. Saturday, March 20. Horse and Rubbertyred Ralli Cart; 21 Beach St.; 11-30 a.m. Cunningham Clark Co., auctioneers. Monday, March 22.— Land at Balik Pulau Logan’s Buildings 10-30 a.m. A. M. Joseph, auctioneer.
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    TENDERS.
    14 2 F.M.S. Government.— Superstructure of Railway Station, Kuala Lumpur tenders close noon, March 29.
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    HOUSES TO LET.
    27 2 18 Logan Road apply M. M. Noordin’s office. “Ascot,” facing Race Course; apply J. W. Hallifax. “Highbury,” 23 Perak Road; apply Sandilands, Buttery Co.
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      35 2 Appendicitis, now so prevalent, is believed to arise chiefly from Constipation and local inflammatory troubles, which may be prevented by the occasional use of Hunyadi Janos natural aperient water. Average dose: a wine-glassful before breakfast.
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      10 2 To gain flesh, take Steams’ Wine of Cod Liver Oil.
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      68 2 The Tides. High Water. la»w Water. Mar. 18 8.48 p.m. 2.44 p.m. 19 9.34 p.m. 3.36 p.m. 20 10.23 p.m. 4.24 p.m. 21 11.10 p.m. 5.11 p.m. 22 12.01 p.m. 6.02 p.m. 23 12.47 a.m. 6.48 p.m. 24 1.35 a.m. 7.36 p.m. The Moon. O New Moon 3.11 am. 22
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    Thursday, 18th March, 1909.
    1456 4 During the last three months several masters of vessels trading between China and the Straits Settlements have been heavily fined under Section 73 of the Colonial Opium Ordinance, which says If ®ny ship is used for the importation landing removal carriage or conveyance of any opium
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    ST. PATRICK’S DAY.
    403 4 LOCAL CELEBRATIONS. St. Patrick’s Day did not pass unnoticed by the Irish contingent of the European Police Force in Penang, who posted themselves “on duty” at Westlands House, which was kindly placed at their disposal by the Chief Police Officer, Major H. B. de Hamel. 'Phis demesne,
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    Foreshore Rights.
    100 4 Boustead &Co v. Straits Government. Judgment was delivered this afternoon by Mr. Justice T. de M. L Braddell in the important case, affecting foreshore rights at Weld Quay, brought against the Government at the instance of Messrs. Boustead <fc Co. At the hearing of the case last month,
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    Lawn Tennis.
    288 4 The P. C. C. Tournament. The Cricket Club pavilion was crowded last evening with members anxious to witness the final tie for the Tennis Championship of Penang. Mr. H. A. Neubronner put up an excellent game, but was clearly outclassed, Mr. E. 8 Haslam winning comparatively easily. The
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
    864 4 Mr. J. B. Elcum, Director of S. S. and F.M.S., is on a visit to Perak' 11 1 Mr. Justice Sercombe Smith will n at the Singapore Assizes, which corn?’ 1 1 I on Tuesday next. I Mr. H. G. Gough, who Editor of the Siam Observer
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      155 4 I LIP T O N’S Ix E v yo- G A esi »N G I y~ -~3 E PENANG AGENTS: 3 Paterson, Simons s co., LM.| luUiUiUiiiUUiUiilUUilUUiUiiUUlilUlUliUiiiUUUiiiUlUiHmiK INTERNATIONAL HOTEL, PENANG. Board and Lodging $BO.OO per month. Single Room $3.50 per day. Tiffins and Dinners $l.OO each. Wine and Liqueur Tariff,
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      89 4 BUTTONS must 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 but as a guarantee of good faith. A T'L MONIES must be paid at the Pinang Gazette Office, Penang, to the General Manager,
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    THE NAVY ESTIMATES.
    330 5 COMPARISONS WITH GERMANY. DEBATE IN THE COMMONS. [Rmutkr’s Service.] London, 17th March. In the House of Commons, during the debate on the Navy Estimates, Mr. H. H Asquith, Prime Minister, said that he was glad to state that recent developments had tended to improve Anglo-German relations, but
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    THE AMERICAN TARIFF.
    113 5 IMPORTANT CHANGES. [Reuter’s Service] London, 16th March. A Tariff Revision Bill has been introduced into the United States Congress, and referred to a Committee. The Bill makes various increases in the tariff on luxuries for the purpose of increasing revenue, and provides for more reductions on clothes
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    MEDICAL TRAINING IN CHINA.
    103 5 MEETING AT THE MANSION HOUSE. Reuter’s Service London, 17th March. At the public meeting convened at the Mansion House by the Chinese Emergency Committee with a view to furthering medical training in China, Aiderman Sir George Wyatt Truscott, Lord Mayor of London, presided, and the speakers
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    GERMAN SHIPPING SUBSIDIES.
    38 5 THE ESTIMATE EXCEEDED. [Reuter’s Service.] London, 16th March. 77ie Times understands that the German shipyards have been working night and 'lay owing to the Government subsidies being 25 per cent, in excess of the estimate.
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    OPIUM ON THE GERMAN MAIL.
    594 5 POLICE COURT CASE. CAPTAIN HEAVILY FINEO. [From Our Own Correspondent. Singapore, 18th March. In the Police Court here this morning, Mr. A. de Mello, Fourth Magistrate, delivered judgment in a case against Capt. P. Gosche, of the German mail steamer Prinzess Alice, who appeared on
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    FRENCH POSTS AND TELEGRAPHS.
    34 5 EFFECTS OF THE STRIKE [Reuter’s Service] London, 18th March. Owing to the general strike of postmen and telegraphists in Paris, three million letters and 100,000 telegrams are lying undelivered there.
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    SPECIAL GERMAN SERVICE.
    174 5 THE NEAR EAST. Berlin. 18th March. There are now improved prospects of a pacific settlement of the Near Eastern crisis; this is due to the fact that Russia has adopted a less encouraging attitude towards Servia. It seems that Austria will now take steps to render possible
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    F.M.S. TIN INDUSTRY.
    296 5 THE DECREASED OUTPUT. ANOTHER CACHE ASSIGNED. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Ipoh, 18th March. The Times of Malaga learns on the best authority that the decreased tin output is due to a great decrease in the number of coolies employed at this period. Last year the mining population
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    BATU CAVES RUBBER CO.
    39 5 TEN PER CENT. DIVIDEND. [/rom Our Own Correspondent], London, 17th March. The Directors of the Batu Caves Rubber Co., Ltd have declared a dividend of ten per cent., and carry forward £661 to next account.
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    Rahman Tin Company, Ltd.
    318 5 Final Call on Shares. The following ciicular has been received by the holders of the half-paid shares in the above company Dear Sir (or Madam), You will receive along with this circular a notice calling up the unpaid balance of the shares of this Company (so
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    Cricket.
    164 5 Owing to the Penang Volunteers’ At Home” on Saturday next, the ci icket match, Volunteers v. P.C.C has been postponed. The P.C.C. will, instead, play the C.R.C., for which their team will be drawn from the following: Dr. T. G. D Cooper, E Arnold, N. G. Austin, P. Ambler,
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    THE CAMBRIDGE LOCALS.
    528 5 PENANG SUCCESSES. The results of the Cambridge University Preliminary Local Examination and the Senior and Junior Local Examinations, held in December last, have ju-t been published. The results for Penang are as follows Preliminary Local Examination. Students und*r lJf years of age who have satisfied the Examiners.
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    Legislative Council.
    246 5 The following are revised orders of the day for the meeting of the Legislative Council to-morrow 1. Second-hand Dealers Bill (Bill “To provide for the licensing and control of dealers in second-hand goods Ist reading. 2. Minor Offences Ordinance Amendment Bill (Bill “To amend ‘The Minor Offences Ordinance
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    THE SITIAWAN ESTATE CASE.
    932 5 HUGE CLAIM AGAINST TOWKAY FOO CHOO CHOON. THIRD PLAINTIFF S EVIDENCE. In the Supreme Court, yesterday afternoon, before Mr. Justice T. de M. L. Braddell, the hearing was continued of the action in which three Chinese, Ong Jin and two others, sue the well-known Towkay Foo
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      5 5 IRON SAFES. McAlister Co., Ltd.
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      530 5 WANTED. T7OR Mercantile firm in F. M. S., a young Eurasian with some experience of Book-keeping. Only those with first class reference» need apply. Write in first instance, stating age and salary required, to R. U. B, c/o Pinang Gazette, Penang. WANTED by the Government of Burma for the Rangoon
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    SHARES.
    1223 7 tvi 2 Ui E -5 x v *i i I MININO 1903 $300,000 $300,000 30,000 $lO <lO 10°' 31 qn« 1906 300,000 225,000 22,500 10 10 31-3-08 Belat Tin Mining Co., Ltd ssf $6 1901 600,000 600,000, 60,000 10 10* L i n°/™ ”7 Bruan S> Lfcd 5 <
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    SHIPPING ARRIVALS.
    115 7 Canton. Brit., 106, Gillies, March 17, Teluk Anson, gen., Kong Soon. De Kock, Dut., 565, Visrnan, March 17, Deli, gen., Huttenbaeh, Liebert Co. Glenfalloch, Brit., 1434, Hainsworth, March 18, Singapore, China, gen., Koe Guan Co. Jin Ho, Brit., 110, Wright, March 17, Langkat, gen., E. S. Co. Lai
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    CLEARANCES.
    79 7 Ban Whatt Soon for Port Swettenham, Port Dickson, and Malacca. Canton for Bindings and Teluk Anson. De Kock for Deli and Laugsa. Flying Dragon for Pulau Langkawi. Goeben for Singapore, China and Japan. Hok Canton for Laugsa, T. Semawe, Segli, Olehleh, and Sabang. Lai Sang for Singapore and Hongkong.
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    SHIPPING EXPECTED.
    129 7 Na'ne 0/ Steamer, where from, a/>/>rujci>>.« ie date of arriral, where hound, and Agents. A. Apcar, S’pore, Apl. 19, Calcutta, A. A. A. Benavon, London, Apl. 2, Japan, S. B. C. Apcar, Calcutta, Mar. 29, H’kong, A. A. A. China, Trieste, Apl. 4, Japan, S. K Devanha, Bombay,
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    PASSENGERS.
    45 7 ARRIVALS. By Taka (March 18) from Madras, Mrs Palel and infant, Mr Gabriel from Negapatam, Mr and Mrs T N Silaram, Mr N Edwards. DEPARTURES. By Lian Choo (March 18) to Kedah, Dr A L Hoops, M essrs Meadows Frost and J G Richey.
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    EXCHANGE.
    123 7 Penang, 18th March, 1909. (By Courtesy of the Chartered Bank London Demand Bank 2 3J 4 months’sight Bank 2/1 1/16 3 Credit 2/4 3/16 3 Docur’entary 2/4 7/32 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs. 174$ 3 days’ sight Private 176 Bombay Demand Bank 174 3 days’sight Private 176 Madro Demand Bank
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    PRODUCE.
    195 7 Pknang, 18th March, 1909 Gold leaf $65 Pepper (W. Coast 3 lb. 5 0z).... No stock. White Pepper $17.75 nom. Trang Pepper $12.50 buyers. Mace $73 sales. Mace Pickings $63 buyers. Cloves $3B buyers. Nutmegs 110 slB.sosellers. C No. 1 $6.65 sales. Sugar 3 No. 2 No stock. Basket
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    85 7 To-morrow. r r Per. Port Swettenham and Singapore Rotorua 2 p.m. Colombo and Tuticorin Nore .3 p.m. Teluk Anson Carlyle 3 p.m. Pulau Langkawi, Perlis, and Setul Un Peng 4 p.m. Saturday. Madras, taking mails') for Europe etc., vid Taroba 10 a.m Bombay Registration 4 p.m. to-morrow. Langkat,
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    European Mails.
    41 7 Homb- m Ex- Posuivh. v lu Steam kk. WARD. PKOTKD. I)UK 'MI P. &O. Macedonia 26/3 B. I. Thongwa 20/3 N.D.L. P. Alice 16/2 Outward. P. Ji O. Devanha 25/3 B I Tara 18/3 N. D. L. Goeben 18/3
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    Passengers to the Straits.
    276 7 Per P O ss Marmora, from London, Feb. 26, and ss Devanha from Colombo due Penang Mar. 25 :—To Penang Mr and Mrs Harper, Mrs Willes-Douglas, Mrs Bratt, Mr Justice Thornton and Mrs and Miss Thornton, Messrs J C Hanson and R Tobutt. To Singapore Mr
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    LOG BOOK.
    869 7 Capt. Archibald, commander of th« Empress oj China, was exonerated of all blame in the matter of the recent stranding of that vessel in the Inland Sea, on February 19, by a court of inquiry sitting al the British Consulate, Kobe. The King’s yacht Victoria and Albert u
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      125 7 EUROPEAN AGENCY T N DENTS promptly executed at lowest 4 cash prices for all kinds of British and Continental goods, including Books and Stationery. Chemicals and Druggists’ Sundries. Bouton Rouae China, Earthenware and Glassware. Cycles, Motors and Accessories. Drapery, Millinery and Piece Goods. M //ill! Fancy Goods and Perfumery. Hardware,
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      203 7 Federated Malay states Railways. NOTICE. ON an>l after Wednesday, March 24th, 1909, the old Wharves and Station at Teluk Anson will be closed and traffic will be dealt, with at the new Wharves and Station situated further down stream. On the same date a new station situated near Changkat Jong
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      59 7 M New heads exchanged for old ones is sign that might attract sufferers from headache if they were sure that the new head would not ache. Better yet, however, is something that will surely cure headaches in a few minutes—every time. Stearns’ Headache Cure will do it—millions of people have
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