Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 7 May 1909

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 103 VOL. LXVIi. FRIDAY. 7th MAY. 1909. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      1358 1 TH! PINANG GAZETTE. «?<-*«» cs tr- Opy The Bankruptcy Ordinance. 1888. FOR SALE. jaajr xj K A» ’X Will 111 FT SUBSCRIPTION. “ROBEYPHONE ”X \l CDO i.k <t r 7 -r Swttow Art Prawn-Thread Wark sitfi-ss! ““Xttkments C 1 Cap DflilV ISSLIC. 11l Town ousiy hand■ painted K ,/My delllCmentS.
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    THE PRIVATE JOURNALS OF A GREAT QUEEN.
    1269 2 the reception which awaits them.—Exchange. When Mr. John Murray last year published a selection of the letters of Queen Victoria, the British people were enabled to see for the first time what manner of woman it was who had filled the English throne
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    The Late Mr. Swinburne.
    666 2 —Exchange. The death of Swinburne removes one of the few remaining links between the meridian period of Victorian literature and the present, and removes also one of the few living great authors in English, for amid the mass of contemporary publication, some of it of inestimable
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    A “MAKE-AND-MEND.”
    1007 2 —Pall Mall Gazette. BY “BARTIMEUS.” To him whose feet are set in paths ashore there is no magic in the word% His periods of recreation recur at intervals fixed by a benevolent State—Saturday sees shops .closed, banks shuttered, Sunday noontide sunlight finds him basking a-bed, or sauntering abroad
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    THE WEEK.
    192 2 Friday. 7th May. Golf Club Tennis Ties. Band, Esplanade, 6 to 7 p.m. Rev. F. B. Meyer Presbyterian Church, 6 p.m. Engineers’ Institute, 9 p.m. Japanese Cinematograph, Penang Road. Saturday. Bth May. Homeward P. O. Mail. Rev. F. B. Meyer: Stafford,” Logan Rd., 7am.; Town Hall, 1 30
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    TO-DAY IN HISTORY.
    32 2 1874 —Attack on Mr. Wood at the British Legation, Tokio. 1886—Hongkong Mint opened. 1891—Departure of Governor Sir Win. Des Voeux from Hongkong. 1903—Report of Committee on Straits Currency issued.
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    AUCTION SALES.
    30 2 Saturday, May B.— Land 10-30 a.in.; Logan’s Buildings A. M. Joseph, auctioneer. Friday, May /4. —Land in Larut Road 11-30 a.m. 38 Beach St. Koh Eng Hin, auctioneer.
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    TENDERS.
    40 2 Frye River Dock.— Supply of coolie labour tenders close May 10. Mohammedan and Hindu Endowment Boatd 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.
    33 2 18 Logan Road apply M. M. Noordin’s office. “Ascot,” facing Race Course; apply J. W. Hallifax. 2 Cantonment Road apply 142, Carnarvon Street. 401 Dato Krainat Road: apply Boustead Co.
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      40 2 L i ,n luBtn °u 8 mechanic finds Steams’ Cordial of Cod Liver Extract to be of great kelp to him. It restores and preserves his good health, supports his strength and energy and thereby makes his work less irksome.
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      73 2 The Tides. High Water. Low Water. May 7 1.47 p.m. 7.30 a.m. 6 2.36 p.m. 8.34 a.m. •1 9 3.24 p.m. 9.25 a.m. 11 10 4.18 p.m. 10.18 a.m. 11 H 5.06 p.m. 11.09 a.m. >1 12 6.00 p.m. 12.01 p.m. >1 13 6.50 p.m. 12.50 p.m. The Moon. Last
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    Friday, 7th May, 1909.
    1423 4 Nearly all the Home papers received by the last mail contain references, more or less lengthy, to the territory which is to be brought under the British flag when the Anglo-Siamese Treaty has been ratified. With one exception they confine themselves to vague and platitudinous generalities—the
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  • CORRESPONDENCE.
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      RECEIPTS FOR SCHOOL FEES.
      796 4 [To the Editor of the Pinang Gazette.”] Dkar Sir, Will you kindly allow me to draw attention to a peculiar innovation at the Government Girls’ School with regard to the school fees. It appears that no receipts are granted for fees paid, but, instead, the pupils
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    829 4 d in th. Mr. C. E. Spooner spent a i is progressing favourably. 8 ni ght an(J The Hon. W. D. Barnes q Chinese Affairs, 8. 8. and E the s.s. Teesta yesterday for Mi/ leff J lu gapor e Messrs. Paul and Robert K i prietors
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      139 4 I LIP T O N’S Lx a H PENANG AGENTS: 3 Paterson, Simons t Co., Ltd. 3 CARRERAS, Ltd. Craven Mixture. This famous Mixture lias the largest sale of any high-class Tobacco in the world. During the last forty years it has given more pleasure to pipe smokers, and caused
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    THE BUDGET.
    105 5 debate in the commons. THE DUTY ON TEA. [Reuter’s Service London, 6th May. -f (ie House of Commons has passed a .elution in favour of the duty on tea .gaining the same by 332 votes to 172, Jter the closure, on the motion of Mr. ~1-George, Chancellor of
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    SPECULATION IN WHEAT.
    99 5 h > EWEI > ACT IVITY 1N A MERICA. Reuter’s Service London, 7th May. There a renewed activity of wheat living in Chicago due to reports of a shortage in Kansas. A fresh campaign has been started by Mr. James A. Patten, who recently made h huge
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    THE WORLD’S PEACE.
    54 5 GERMANY AND THE U.S.A I)RI; < 'STASIATIBUHE LLOYD’S SERVICE. Berlin, 6th May. >peaking at the International Peace Congress at Chicago, Count Bernsdorff, German Ambassador at Washington, laid ,tress on the excellent relations subsisting between Germany and the United States, md dwelt on the progress made by the
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    FRANCE.
    48 5 AN NTERESTING ACTION. I'er &lt; »si asiatische Lloyd's Service.] Berlin. 6th May. •The French Government isbiingingan action against the celebrated armament manufacturers, dessrs. Schneider et Cie, of Crensot. It demands among other things a full statement and disclosure of the company’s dealings with the military and naval authorities.
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    SOUTH AFRICAN FEDERATION.
    48 5 CRITICAL STAGE REACHED j Reuter’s Service London, 6th May. The Convention on the South African niou at Bloemfontein has reached a ritical stage owing to the amendments Cape Colony demanding the enforcemeiit of bi-lingualism and the abandonment of representation of minorities in thinly populated districts.
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    ENGLANDS ART TREASURES.
    54 5 SALE &lt;»F HOLBEIN’S MASTERPIECE Reuter’s Service] London, 6th May. The Government has announced that it will contribute £lO,OOO if a national sub- i iption is opened to acquire for the nation Holbein’s portrait of The Duchess f Miian’ recently sold for about £60,000 Messrs Colnaghi Co. by
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    ROYAL MOVEMENTS.
    44 5 THE TSAR AND THE KAISER Reuter’s Service London. 6th May. Ihe Tsar of Russia will meet M. Fi lefts, President of the French Republic, at Brest, France, in June Ihe Kaiser meets King Victor Etutjoanuel of Italy at Brindisi on Wednesday next.
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    THE QUEEN OF HOLLAND.
    18 5 [Rkutkr’s Service Loudon, 6th May. Her Majesty Queen Wilhelmina is now cursing her baby.
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    RUSSIA’S ARMY.
    24 5 I&gt;RR OSTASIATISCHE LLOYD*» SIRVICE.] Berlin, 6th May. I «ie number of recruits who have just joined the colours in Russia is 4,356.65
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    PROGRESS IN AVIATION.
    93 5 POPULAR GERMAN EXCURSIONS. BRITISH COMMITTEE APPOINTED. [Reuter’s Service] Loud n, 6th May. The Zeppelin Airship Company has arranged for a regular service between Lucerne and Fredrichshaven and also two trips daily round the Lake of Lucerne. The Right Hon. H. H. Asquith, Prime Minister, speaking in the
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    A STORM IN IPOH.
    59 5 EUROPEAN’S HOUSE WRECKED. [From Our Own Correspondent f\ Ipoh, 7th May. A terrible stoi m occurred last night in Ipoh. Mr. Latham’s house, on the Tambun Road, was struck by lightning and wrecked, a bed lieiug set on fire. Mrs. Horace Martin,who was staying in the
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    ANARCHIST TRIAL IN INDIA.
    60 5 ALIPORE ACCUSED SENTENCED. [Reuter s Service. I London, 7th May. The trial of 36 natives at Alipore in connection with the discoveiies of bombs in Calcutta in May. 1908, has been concluded two have been sentenced to death twelve sentenced to transportation for life and various
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    THE BISMARCK ARCHIPELAGO.
    50 5 MUHDERS by NATIVES. [DER OSTASIATISCHE LLOYDS SERVICE. Berlin. 6th May. A Japanese foreman and a number of men employed on a recruiting station in the Admiralty Inlands have been murdered by natives. The Governor of the group is sending a punitive expeuiition to deal with the murderers.
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    TURKEY’S NEW REGIME.
    41 5 SULTAN AND THE CONSTITUTION. Der Ostasiatische Lloyd’s Service Berlin, 6th May. In the Turkish Parliament the Premier Hilmi Pasha declared that the new Sultan Mohammed V. will take the oath to maintain the Constitution at an early date.
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    VENEZUELA WITHOUT CASTRO.
    19 5 j Der Ostasiatische Lloyd’s Service.] Berlin. 6th May. Absolute tranquillity prevails throughout the republic of Venezuela.
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    Lawn Tennis.
    169 5 The Golf Clubs Tournament The following was the result of yesterday’s play Men's Singles. Class A. Neubronner beat Rogers 6—4; 6—2. Ladies' Singles Handicap. Mrs. Dunn bed Mrs. Robertson 6 2 6—3. Men's Doubles. Class B. Fox Linton beat Duxburv Goodrich 6—4 7—5. Cavendish Cooper beat Henderson Baliautvne
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    FIRE IN PENANG.
    422 5 NEW BRIGADE’S FIRST CALL. A fire broke out this morning at No. 35 Carnarvon Street which forms part of a block «&gt;f low two-storey buildings at the corner of Buckingham Street. The ground floor of No. 35 Carnarvon Street is an eating-shop and the upper floor is
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    The Agricultural Bulletin.
    493 5 An Interesting Number We have received the May number of the Agricultural Pulletin o f the Straits and Federated Malay States. Mr. R. G. Watson, Commissioner of Lands and Surveys, F. M.S., contributes a very long, but distinctly interesting, paper on The Land Laws and Land Administration
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    IPOH JOTTINGS.
    570 5 [From Our Own Correspondent.'] Ipoh, May 6. The sensation of the moment here is the terrible suicide of Mr. Ernest Whorwell. late job manager of the Times of Malaya Press, Ltd who cut his throat last Friday afternoon at his residence in the Tambun Road. Deceased, who was
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    “Calling" in the East.
    216 5 Calling in Penang—as in the East generally—is a prob'em of really serious importance. The system of calling by post introduced in Simla *oine years ago, we read in an Indian contemporary, is naturally a great convenience to every one concerned and calling has lost much of
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    F.M.S. Tin.
    93 5 The output from Tronoh Mine for the month of April was 2,410 piculs. The following shows the output in piculs for the first four months of 1907, 1908, and 1909. 1907. 1908. 1909. Jan L3OO 2,653 1,762 Feb 1,723 2,105 1,343 Mar 2,065 2,701 2,103 April 2,464 2,190
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    THE REV. F.B. MEYER.
    961 5 FIRST SERVICE IN PENANG In the presence of a very large congregation. representative of almost every religious denomination, in the Presbyterian Church, the Rev. F. B. Meyer, b.a., opened his mission tour in Penang last night and, from the impressions gathered of the man and his
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    PRICE OF TIN.
    255 5 The metals markets expert of the Ironmonger, writing on April 15, said Tin has had a steady market, with a slight upward tendency, and diametrically opposed views are still taken regarding the future of the article. The stocks of tin in warehouse in London on April 15
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      325 5 NOTICE OF SALE. SALVAGE AUCTION. THE undersigned will sell by Public Auction to the highest bidder at Prve Dock, Province Wellesley, on Wednesday, 12th May, 1909, at 3 pm., on account of those concerned about 1,400 tons &lt;&gt;f Bengal Coal landed ex s.s. Oronsay The above will be sold in
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      1546 6 CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL NEDERLANDSCHE-INDISCHE THE MERCANTILE BANK OF BROWN AUSTRALIA, AND CHINA BANKING CORPORATION. MAATSCHAPPIJ. ESCOMPTO-MAATSCHAPPIJ. INDIA, LIMITED. Monumental Incorporated by Royal Charter. gt &gt;RVI ruNDB Capital fl. 45,000,000 Authorised Capital F 12,000,000. Subscribed Capital 1,125,000. £1,500,000 at 2/.=»15,000,000 J 3,750 000 Pi &gt;“-
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    SHARES.
    1251 7 1 I i 2 C«piul. Subscribed.! S’ Dividends. Ns,„r. £I f s’ s aa a? o» MINING. 1903 $300.000 $300,000 30,000 $lO $lO 10% year end. 31-3-08 Belat Tin Mining Co., Ltd. S6A .j 906 300,000 225,000 22,500 10 10 Bruang, Ltd. 6} 1901 600,000 600,000 60,000 10 10
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    SHIPPING ARRIVALS.
    93 7 Cornelia, Brit., 194, Williams, May 7, Teluk Anson, gen.. E. S. Co. Hok &lt; anton, Brit., 294, Scott, May 7, Acheen, gen., Ban Ho Hin. Jin Ho, Brit., 110, Wright, May 7. Langkat, gen., E 8. Co. Kistna, Brit., 524, Learmont, May 7, Singapore, gen,. Hottenbach. Liebert Co.
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    CLEARANCES.
    56 7 Carlyle for Teluk Anson. E F. Ferdinand for Singapore, China, and Japan. Flying Fish for Port Weld. Kut Sang for Singapore, China, and Japan. Malacca for Tongkah. Omapere for Tongkah, Kopah, Renong, Victoria Point, Mergui, and Tavoy. Rotorua for Port Swettenham and Singapore, Sportsman for Batu Bahra. Un Peng
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    SHIPPING EXPECTED.
    23 7 Va U», oj Steamer, where from, approximate dale oi arriraly where boun»l, and Agents. Benmohr, London, May 13, Japan. S. B.
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    PASSENGERS.
    31 7 DEPARTURES. By Rotorua (May 7) to Port Swettenham, Mr and Mrs Tan Loy Kow with three children, Messrs Lo Lean Cheng and Lee Yi Poh; to Singapore, Mr John Beatson.
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    EXCHANGE.
    122 7 Prnang, 7th May, 1909. (By Courtesy oj the Chartered Bank}. London Demand Bank 2/3§ 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4 1/16 3 Credit 2/4 3/16 3 Docurmntary 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 Bank
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    PRODUCE.
    199 7 Penang, 7th May, 190 y. Gold leaf $65 Pepper (W. Coast 3 lb. 5 0r).... No stock. White Pepper $15.50 buyers. Trang Pepper $12.32} byrs. Mace $73 buyers. Mace $64 buyers. Cloves out of season. Nutmegs 110 $18.50 sellers. {No. 1 $6.65 sales. No 2 No stock. Basket $3.80
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    126 7 To-morrow. For Per. Rangoon and Calcutta Muttra 11 a.m. Registration 10 a.m. Colombo and Tuticorin Kanagawa Maru 11 a.m. Australasia. India, Aden, Mauri- I Assaye noon tius, Egypt, and rid &gt; Registration 11 a.in. Brindisi for Europe, I Parcels 10-30 am. etc. J Langkat Jin Ho 1 p.m.
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    European Mails.
    39 7 Homk- Ex- PosiTivsi.v Tu Stea nkr. WARD. PKOTRD. Ouit Sa 11.. P. H). Assaye 8/5 noon 3 p.m. B. I. Teesta 15/5 N.D.L. Buelow 12/5 Outward. P. &lt;k O. Delhi 20/5 8.1. Taroba 13/5 N.D.L. Lu&gt;tzow 13/5
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    Passengers to the Straits.
    389 7 Per P Je O ss Namwr, from London, April 10 due May 11:—To Prnang Mr and Mrs Moss, Mrs Tarrant and child, .Miss Robertson, Mr F J Dupis. To Singapore Mr and Mrs E A Smith, Madame Borlee and child, Captain F J Sunders, Dr Gray,
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    LOG BOOK.
    903 7 The Navy Department has taken a wise, although lather belated step, in withdrawing the Japanese ami Chinese messmen from the battleship fleet, and other naval vessels as rapidly as possible, and replacing th-*m with I» ilipinos, says the San Francisco News Letter The presence of the Japanese, particularly
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      83 7 Hamburg-Bremen Fire Insurance Co. of Hamburg. Established 1854. The undersigned, having been appointed Agents of the above Company, are ready to accept fire risks at current rates. KATZ BROTHERS, Ltd., A.gents. The Marine Insurance Co., Ltd. The above Company is prepared co accept Marine risks at lowest current rates. The
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      108 7 The Aachen and Munich Fire Insurance Co. of Aix la Chapelle. Capital £450,00C Total Assets £1,226,481 The undersigned are authorised to insure almost any property against Fire in Penang or elsewhere. For rates apply to KATZ BROTHERS, Ltd., Agents. Mannheim Insurance Co. Marine Insurance. The undersigned, as Agents, will accept
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