Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 22 April 1909

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 90 VOL. LXVII. THURSDAY, 22nd APRIL, 1909. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      1499 1 THE PINANG GAZETTE. for sale. THE NEW BB SUBSCRIPTION. swalow Art Drawn-Thread ttarh ’M royal JsP®®L appointment. °w?pl""‘'„^. t Japanese l*H TABLE- DELICACIES, I ''“'''rZ.r.l"™.;:' I W rvc/e.£3.Jows I .K. s c K < M e KWONG SENG, 12, North Road. fl. 1 JAMS .J EL LIES, I Monthly Subscription,
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    THE STATE OF KEDAH.
    863 2 MR. HART’S REPORT. Concluded). The following is the conclusion of Mr. G. C. Hart’s Report on the State of Kedah from Sept., 1906, to Feb., 1908 Postal Department New offices were opened towards the end of the year at Kuala Muda, Kulim and Langkawi making a
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    THE BEST GOLF PLAYER.
    538 2 There is a question, and that a perennial one, that is discussed by all classes of golfers, writes J. H. Taylor in Golf Illustrated, to which I have never yet seen a satisfactory solution. I allude to the superiority of play as exhibited by the first-class
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    The Public Health.
    228 2 Tn the Penang Municipality for the week ended April 10 there were 66 deaths—--47 malesand 19 females—equal to a deathrate of 33.85 per mille (estimated population, 102,520). The death-rate and chief causes of mortality were S JI JI CO C Ch Cqe «9 oo u o vAv
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    WHERE EAST MEETS WEST.
    1256 2 ON A BOMBAY RACECOURSE. [The following is the second of the letters descriptive of a journey through India which Major Drury, one of the authors of'“The Flag Lieutenant,” is writing under an arrangement with The Daily Mail.] Bombay. It is the opening day of the big
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    THE WEEK.
    123 2 TLursd»v. 22nd April. Golf Club Tennis Ties. Japanese Cinematograph, Penang Road. Friday 23rd April. St. George s Day. Golf Club Tennis Ties. Football England Scotland, Esplanade. St. George's Ball, Town Hall, 9-15. Japanese Cinematograph. Penang Roa-L Saturday. 24th April. Homeward P. O. Mail. Swimming Club Water Carnival, 3-15.
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    TO-DAY IN HISTORY.
    75 2 April 92. 1834—East India Company ceased trade with China. 1877 —Arrival in Hongkong of Governor J. Pope Hennessy. 1882—Bangkok Exhibition opened. 1893—Serious outbreak at New Gaol, Bangkok ;11 prisoners shot. 1901 —Presentation of addresses to Duke and Duchess of Connaught at Town Hall, Singapore 1905—Russian Baltic fleet
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    AUCTION SALES.
    94 2 Saturday, Apiil 2^. Household furniture; “Ascot” Ayer Rajah Road; Joe de Mello and J. \V. Hallifax, auctioneers. Saturday, April 2} Austral Tri-Motor-Car North am Photographic Studio noon Cunningham, lark Co., auctioneers. Tuesday April 27. Property at 48 Muntri St. 11-30 a.in. ;38 Beach St. Koh Eng Hin, auctioneer.
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    TENDERS.
    29 2 Mohammedan and Hindu Endowment Boaid Lease of Coconut trees; tenders close noon, May 31. Deputy Commissioner, Mergui.— Right to collect pearls and pearl shells, etc. noon, May 31.
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    HOUSES TO LET.
    26 2 18 Logan Road apply M. M. Noordin’s office. “Ascot,” facing Race Course; apply J. W. HallifaxNo. 2, Cantonment Road; apply 142, Carnarvon Street.
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      109 2 Hunyadi Janos is the aperient water par excellence. The average dose is a wineglassful taken before breakfast. Nature herself has mingled its chief ingredients, sulphate of magnesia and sulphate of soda, in such ideal proportions that this Water acts promptly without griping or other discomfort, and may be used for
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      22 2 Stearns’ Cordial or Cod Liver Extract invigorates the blood, renews powers, energies and ambitions, and re-establishes the system on a healthy basis.
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      255 2 I found I’, ,vril <>f occ;iM .ns, hi s excellent '""«'era! 1 tin k it ought to stimula .t, in in my I'iao:, j ,J «r. run ’'“‘«s BOVRIL I VE YOU TRI Eb 1T? (THINK OF IT!!!| IA PIANO for $5O I H AND 5 lio MONTHLY PAYMENTsI I
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      69 2 The Tides. High Water. Low Water. Apr. 22 1-36 a.m. 7.34 p in. 23 2.23 am. 8.24 p.m. 24 3.10 a.m. 9.10 p.m. 25 400 a.m. 10.00 p.m. 26 6.48 a.m. 10.47 p.m. 27 5.37 a.m. 11.36 p.m. 28 624 a.m. 12.24 a.m. The Moon. First Quarter 3.36 p.m. 27
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    Thursday, 22nd April, 1909.
    1357 4 To-day we complete the publication of the Administration Report of the Adviser to the State of Kedah. This report, which covers the period of eighteen months ending February, 1908, is not merely valuable and instructive as showing the advance of what Rudyard Kipling calls a slightly
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    THE ANGLO-SIAMESE TREATY.
    528 4 We read in a Home paper of the 2nd inst: We have already commented on the new Anglo-Siamese Treaty. The full text is not yet available, though possibly the Government will take an early opportunity of placing it before the public. Meanwhile, consideration of its terms, so
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    Penang Swimming Club.
    355 4 Saturday’s Water Carnival. We learn that, owing to some members of the Penang Swimming Club, who had entered for the team i ace at the Water Carnival on Saturday next, having intimated that they cannot attend, this event has been re-drawn as follows Red Caps. White Caps.
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    836 4 Mrs. Hilton I steamer this n.o-ni,.., f or W. M The annual M I S”™.’" 11 bel In the Ipoh Club IZZT I menc the “A” Singles HandicT* I by L. M. Woodward 3o\ E. M. Hawes 3/6), 6—l, I The latest Manila papers Love, of Harmston’s
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      124 4 I LIP T O N’S I B I A PENANG AGENTS: 3 Paterson, Simons Co., Ltd. “Amstel” Beer. Per case of 48 quarts $11.50 cxc usive of Per case of 96 pints $14.25) G. H. SLOT Co., SOLE AGENTS. PRITCHARD CO. For the Latest and Best Values in The Straits
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    THE CRISIS IN TURKEY.
    150 5 SOLTAU AMD THE COMSTITUTIOM. SWEARING IN THE TROOPS. [Reuter’s Service London, 21st April. Constantinople is still making no preparations for resistance, ’lie population pouring out to San Stefano and fraternising with the investing troops. The Sultan is secluded, seeing only Tewfik Pasha, who declares that His
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    THE TROUBLES IN ASIA MINOR.
    74 5 TWO MISSIONARIES KILLED [Reuter's Service] Loudon. 21st April. Two American missionaries have been shot dead at Adana (the s ;ene of the antiCnristian outbreak) while fighting. Two American cruisers the North Carolina and Montana, have been ordered to proceed from the West Indies to Alexandretta.
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    BULGARIA’S INDEPENDENCE.
    55 5 THE TSAR’S CONGRATULATIONS [Rkuter’b Service.] London, 21st April. The T»ar has telegraphed to Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria welcoming the settlement of the question of Bulgarian independence. Der Obtasiatische Lloyd’s Service.] Berlin, 21st April. The Ts«r has sent Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria a telegram congratulating him on having obtained
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    THE KING AND QUEEN.
    67 5 A WELCOME AT MALTA. [Reuter’s Service.] London, 22nd April. Their Majesties King Edward and Queen Alexandra, accompanied by H.K.H. Princess Victoria and the Empress Mar ie, arrived at Malta yesterday, where they met T.R H. the Duke and Duchess of Connaught. The Royal visitors received a
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    PERSIA.
    44 5 SERIOUS FIGHTING AT TABRIZ. [Reuter’s Service.] London, 22nd April. The Shah of Persia has declined to receive the British and Russian Ministers on the ground of indisposition. Furious fighting took place at Tabriz on Tuesday, when the Nationalists lost ibO killed and wounded.
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    PRINCE NASHIMOTO.
    30 5 ENTERTAINED IN PARIS 'Reuter’s Service] London, 22nd April. Prince Nashimoto of Japan has been entertained to lunch by President Failures. M. Pichon, Minister for Foreign Affairs, was present.
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    WELSH DISESTABLISHMENT
    30 5 A BILL IN THE COMMONS. [Reuter’s Service London, 22nd Apt il. Mr. H. H Asquith, Prime Minister, introduced the Welsh Disestablishment Bill in the Home of Commons yesterday.
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    RACING AT HOME.
    136 5 EPSOM SPRING MEETING. THE CITY AND SUBURBAN. Rki’ikr’b >KKVICE I Loudon, 22nd April. The following was the result of the race for the City and Suburban Handicap at the Epsom Spring Meeting yesterday afternoon The City and Suburban Handicap—of 2,000 sots. the sec >nd to receive 200
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    GERMANY'S FINANCES.
    115 5 STATEMENT BY F PRINCE BUELOW. Der Obtasiatische Lloyd’s Service.] Berlin. 21st Apt il. Prince Bulow, receiving a deputation representing the manufacturers of Bavaria, Saxony, Wurttemberg, Baden, and Thuringiua. made an important statement outlining the Government s intentions with regard to the financial reform proposals now before the Reichstag.
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    GERMAN SHIPPING.
    54 5 AMALGAM AT I ON RU MOU RS. [Der Obtasiatische Lloyd’s Service Berlin, 21st April. The rumours of an amalgamation between the two premier German Shipping Companies, the North German Lloyd and the Hamburg-Amerika Linie, are authoritatively contradicted. Herr Ballin, Managing Director of the latter Company, is strongly opposed
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    THE MOLTKE-HARDEN CASE.
    56 5 [Der Obtasiatische Lloyd's Service] Berlin. 21st April. As a result of his appeal to a higher court Herr Maximilian Harden, Editor of the Znkunft, who was sentenced on Januarv 3, 1908, to four months’ imprisonment for libelling Count Kuno von Moltke, has had his sentence reduced to
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    THE KING OF ROUMANIA.
    357 5 [Der Obtasiatische Lloyd’s Service.] Berlin, 21st April. The Crown Pi ince of Germany, who has gone to Bucharest, to congratulate King Carol on his 70th birthday, ha- presented His Majesty on behalf of the Kaiser with the baton of field-marshal in the German army. Most cordial
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    THE BILLS OF LADING CASE.
    1310 5 CHARTERED BANK v. B. I Co. TEXT OF PRIVY COUNCIL JUDGMENT. On April 1 we publish d a telegram from our Loudon correspondent giving the result of the appeal to the Privy Council in ’he Bills of Lading case. A Home paperof April 2 to
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    Ladies' Rifle Shooting.
    695 5 At this week’s practice the following scores were made in ti e Penang Ladies Rifle Club’s spoon competition 100 yds. H’cp. Total. Mrs. Cooper scr. 34 34 Mrs. Sproule .7 33 33.7 Miss Wemyss .8 29 33 Mrs. Hamilton .7 29 32.5 Mrs. Luering .3 31 31.9
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    755 5 —S.F.P. ORDINARY MEETING, MONDAY, APRIL 19. Present. His Excellency the Acting-Governor, Capt. Sir A. H. Young. His Excellency Major-Gen. T. Perrott, o.c.T. Hon. W. Evans (Actg. Col. Secretary). W. J. Napier (Attorney-General). J. 0. Anthonisz (Colonial Treasurer). A. Murray (Colonial Engineer). W. D. Barnes. Tan Jiak Kim. T.
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      431 5 bazaar The Oiliersitr College ol London. TRACKAGES containing contributions to A the above should be sent to the undersigned who will forward the same free of charge. All packages and contributions should be addressed to The Hon. Secretary, University College Bazaar, HUTTENBACH BROTHERS Si Co., Penang. A MEDIUM manufactory of
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      1703 6 CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL..._ NEDERLANDSCHE-INDISCHE THE MERCANTILE BANK OF BROWN AUSTRALIA, ANP CHINA. BANKING CORPORATION- **7.— ESCOMPTO-MAATSCHAPPIJ. INDIA. LIMITED. Monumental Soup?" n-j n i «isnoinoo Netherlaad» Trading Society (Netherlande-ladlan Discoant Bank.) CALCUTTA P Ps > P.id-ap-C.pital ...»15,000,000 Kstabluhid 1824.' Eutablibhxd *T Batavia, 1857. Authorised Capital
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    SHARES.
    1238 7 I 1 r i Illi o j Capital. Subscribed! ValTeJ 3 Dividends. Name. 1j I I I I ItS 12 13 1 9 MINING. 1903 $300,000' $300,000 30,000 $lO $lO 10% vear end. 31-3-08 Belat Tin Mining Co., Ltd. ss| 1906 300,000 225,000 22,500 10 10 Bruang, Ltd. •1901
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    SHIPPING ARRIVALS.
    83 7 Carlyle, Brit., 331, Treweeke, April 22, Teluk Anson, gen., Kwong On A Co. Delta, Brit., 4780, Snow, April 22, Colombo, gen., Adamson, Gilfillan Co. Fu Woh, Brit., 454, Wright, April 22, Langkat, gen., Katz Bros. Pegu, Brit., 291. J. H. Coysh, April 22, Acheen. gen., Ban Ho Hin.
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    CLEARANCES.
    52 7 Avagyee for Tongkah. Ban Whatt Soon for Port Swettenham, Port Dickson, and Malacca. Canton for Dindings and Teluk Anson. Petrel for Pangkalan Brandan. Perak (E.S. Co.) for Deli. Padang for Batu Bahra. Sportsman for Batu Bahra. Sumatra for Colombo and Tuticorin. Taroba for Port Swettenham and Singapore Un Peng
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    SHIPPING EXPECTED.
    41 7 a-n*. o f trhir* from, approximaie of unir«/ f bound, and Benlomond, London, May 1, Japan, S. B. Glenogle. Rangoon, 4pril 23, China, E. S. Sexta. China. April 28, Rangoon, E. S. Pathan. Liverpool, April 23, Japan. S. B.
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    PASSENGERS.
    126 7 ARRIVALS. By Taroba (April 22) from Madras, Mrs W Croning, Mr J Sheffield; from Negapatam, Dr Dall. By Delta (April 22) from Marseilles, Mr M T Mieg from London, Mrs R J C Jewett, Messis R McCausland and E C Spaikes. DEPARTURES. By Sumatra (April 22) to Marseilles, Mr
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    EXCHANGE.
    121 7 Fknang, 22nd April, 1909. By Courtesy of the Chartered Bank London Demand Bank 2 3| 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4 1/16 3 Credit 2/4 3/16 3 Documentary 2/4 7/32 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs. 174| 3 days’ sight Private 176 Bombay Demand Bank 174 3 days’sight Private 176 Madras Demand
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    PRODUCE.
    185 7 Penang, 22nd April, 1909. Gold leaf $65 Pepper (W. Coast 3 lb. 5 nz).... No stock. White Pepper $16.75 sales. Trang Pepper $12.32| sales Mace $73 buyers. Mace Pickings $64 buyers. Cloves $3B sellers. Nutmegs 110 $l9 sellers. No. 1 $6.65 sales. Sugar < No 2 No stock. basket
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    MAILS CLOSE
    120 7 To-morbow. For Per. <?!•><•», P ell Calypso noon Tongkah, Kopah, Renong, Victoria Point, Mergui, and Tavoy Omapere 1 p.m. Port Swettenham and Singapore Rotorua 3 p.m. Teluk Anson Carlyle 3 p.m. Saturday. C eylon, Australasia, India, Aden, Mauri- Devanha Ila m. tius, Egypt, and vid Registration 9a. m.
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    ON WEEK DAYS.
    198 7 FOR Balik Pulau, at 8 a.m. and 0-30 p.m. Butterworth, at 7 a m., 10 a.m., 1 p.m., and 4-30 p.m. Bukit Tambun, at 8-30 a.m., 3 p.m., and 5 p.m. Bukit Mertajam at 8-30 a.m., 1-30 p.m., 3 p.m., and 5 p.m. Kedah, at 7 a.m.
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    European Mails.
    39 7 Homk- Lx- Posrrivwi.v Io bTKAMKR. WARD. PECTED. I>UR "AH P. Je O. Devanha 24 4 B. I. Taroba 1/5 N.D. L. Goeben 28/4 Outward. P. «k O. Oceana 6/5 B I. Tara 29/4 N D.L. P.E.Friedrich 29/4
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    Passengers to the Straits.
    298 7 Per P 4 098 Mooltan, from London, April 9, and ss Oceana from Colombo due Penang May 6 —To Penang Mr and Mrs Peck, The Rev and Mrs F B Meyer, Messrs F P Holbrook and J Rankine. To Singapore The Rev W H Williams and
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    LOG BOOK.
    901 7 Ihe French Budget for 1909 provides f. 400,000 fur naval works at Baigou, IndoChina. The United States Navy Department has decided to withdraw the Japanese and Chinese messmen from the battleship fleet and other naval vessels as rapidly as possible, and replace them with Filipinos. Ihe North German
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