Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 17 June 1909

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No 135 VOL. LXVII. THURSDAY. 17th JUNE, 1909. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      1005 1 IHi -PIWNG CAZEHE." Penang Sales n. THE NEW 4» M U BY ROYAL <£> APPOiHTMENT. SVBSCRIPIION. by order of the executors T n BMW tA -X’ Ja P ai,ese I* n TABLE DELICACIES. I s 3op O :trree. Tlieunder s to «>. Cmematofirapli. I Monthly Subscription, $2.25. jjy PUBLIC AUCTION,
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    THE WEEK.
    118 2 Thursday, 17th June. St. Alban. League Football: Free School r. Volunteers. Esplanade. Lodge Scotia, 9 p.m. Japanese Cinematograph, Penang Road. Friday. IBth June. Japanese Cinematograph. Penang Road. Saturday, I9th June. Homeward P. O. Mail. Cricket Volunteers r. C.R.C.. Victoria Green. Cricket: P.C.C. r. P.R C., Esplanade. Japanese Cinematograph,
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    TO-DAY IN HISTORY.
    47 2 June 17. 1881—French Supplementary Convention with Cambodia signed. 1882 Singapore Ice Works sold by auction. 1891—Inaugural meeting of Singapore Golf Club. 1891 —First foreign-owned junk left Chungking. 1900 —Capture of Taku Forts by Allies. 1905—L. C. C. steamboat service opened by Prince of Wales.
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    AUCTION SALES.
    68 2 Saturday, June 19.— Land 11 a m. Logan’s Buildings J. R. McFarlane, auctioneer. Saturday, June 19.— Furniture and plants Government Quarters; Sepoy Lines noon; Koh Eng Hin, auctioneer. Saturday, June 19. Land at Kuala Merbok 10 a.m. British Consulate, Alor Star. Tuesday, June 22. Turn-outs, harness, etc. 206
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    TENDERS.
    44 2 Public Works Department.— Construction of good sheds at Quarantine Station, Pulau Jerejak tenders close noon, June 22. Municipal Commissioners.— Pulau Tikus Market and Bath; tenders close: 3 p.m., June 23. F.M.S. Railways.— Reconstruction of Kuala Lumpur Raiway Station tenders close noon, July 12.
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    HOUSES TO LET.
    29 2 Rosebury,” 7 Logan Road; apply M. M. Noordin’s Office. “New Zealand,” 14 Logan Road; apply M. M. Noordin’s Office. 2 Johore Road apply Koe Guan Co.
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      258 2 FOR SALE. r pHE property of the late C. E. Spooner, A Esq., c m. 0., 10-12 H. P. Argyle Motor Car, 1906 pattern, with Hood. Tyres practically new, Car in good running order. For particulars apply to M. C. G. SPOONER, |A’uaZa Lumpur. 566-19-6 FOR SALE. CHESTNUT Australian Gelding
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      248 2 BOVRiI J ■s ALL b«f_ prime I 6 a readily digestible form. Vegetable 01,1 >n NJ Sweetmeat by T Keating’s Worm Table's k I agreeable method ot ad r hani «l I i only certain remej •fo 1 Threadworms. Perfect! J 1 W and especially adapted iorchlia™ 1 TENDERS LWTrKj)"
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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      26 2 The Moon. O New Moon 6.28 p.m. 18 June. First Quarter 1.43 a.m. 26 O Full Moon 7.17 p.m. 3 July. Last Quarter 1.58 a.m. 10
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      51 2 The Tides. Date. H. W. L. W. H. W. L. W. A.M. A.M. P.M. P.M. June 17 11-17 4-55 11 44 5-30 is 6-05 0-18 6-31 19 0-54 7-07 1-10 7-23 20 146 7-59 2-02 8-15 21 2-37 8-50 2-53 906 22 3-29 942 3-45 9-58 23 4-20 10-33 4-36
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      2114 3 NV NOT,C JLS!£ BaLE STRAYED OR STOLEN. I r For Constipation, Liver Complaints. Obesity, Ate., ukeA W j\ Tamil Immigration Fund Enactment, 1907. n its Brilaiaic Majesty's Caasalar -J W/.ri lan Mail Ste am’hio Co. U. pROM Fopt CopnwalliB BKUuyaal J ADO S JjJpoß above Enactment for the preceding quarter
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    Thursday, 17th June, 1909.
    601 4 Some time ago the Government bought a large and valuable piece of vacant laud in Northam Road situated opposite the house once occupied by Sir Stamfoid Raffles and in front of Messrs. Fraser Neave’s factory. Here, it was announced, were to be erected quarters for the
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    KEDAH IN TRANSITION.
    230 4 FAREWELL DINNER TO MR. HART. SPEECH BY THE SULTAN. (From Our Special Correspondent.) Alor Star, June 17. His Highness the Sultan of Kedah presided at a farewell dinner to Mr. G. C. Hart, the retiring Financial Adviser to the Government of Kedah, last night. In the course
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    Lawn Tennis.
    622 4 The Golf Club’s Tournament The final tie of the Mixed Doubles in the Penang Golf Club’s lawn tennis tournament was played off last night with the following result Miss V. Brown and B. C. Criswick beat Mrs. Park A A. Brearley. 6_2 6—o. To-day’s exchange rate is 2/3
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    LADIES’ RIFLE SHOOTING.
    696 4 SPOON COMPETITION. The following are the scores made by the Penang Ladies’ Rifle Club in the monthly spoon shoot: Class A. Name. Rifle. Scr. H’p T. Mrs. Mawley* .22 32 ‘7 33*4 Mrs. Luering* .22 32 *7 33 4 Miss Thornton* .22 32 *7 33*4 Mrs. Jamieson*
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    LEAGUE FOOTBALL
    838 4 P.C.C. V. M.R.C. When it was whispered in League circles that the Mohammedan Recreation Club had a quintette of their best players on the sick list and that an unsuccessful application had been made for a postponement of their match on Victoria Green yesterday afternoon, it was generally
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    822 4 Capt T IW t 0 Per T °D dnt. 1 Lieut.-Colonel H J I» has been appoint.Se,.io7 Straits Settlements. dtcal The King has approved of o Hugh Fort tob Member of the Legislative p Straits Settlements. ,JU ncil of Sir Robert Low~ haTbeeu successor to the late
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      509 4 ICE AND COLD STORAGE. Englishmen with thorough knowledge of both the Commercial and Engineering sides of the business, and now managing a successful business in Australia, seeks a position as Manager. Would be prepared to design, equip, and afterwards take charge of a new Ice and Cold Storage plant. Address
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    THE SECOND TEST MATCH.
    156 5 A WIN FOR AUSTRALIA. FINE BOWLING BY RELF. [Reuters Service.] London, 16th June. On the resumption of play in the second ...trh between England and Australia, t’P'U lord’s, 25,000 spectators were present, was dull, but the wicket was PM TiM. Pn Australians concluded their first for
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    CHINA’S RAILWAY FINANCES.
    135 5 YET AN OT HER LO AN I Reuter’s Service. I London, 16th June. A loan of two millions sterling, for the construction of the Tientsin-Pukow Railwav, has been issued, bearing interest at the rate of 5 per cent, per annum. Of the above amount Germany takes £1,260,000,
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    THE EMPERORS’ MEETING.
    55 5 M. STOLYPIN TO BE PRESENT. [Reuter’s Service] London, 17th June. M Stolypin, the Russian Premier, M. Isvolsky, the Russian Foreign Minister, Count Pour tales, German Ambassador to Russia, and the military and naval attaches have left St. Petersburg for Pitkapas to be present at the meeting between
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    TRIANGULAR CRICKET CONTESTS.
    42 5 A SUCCESSFUL CONFERENCE. [Reuter’s Service London, 16th June. At Lord’s a conference between representatives of England, Australia, and South Africa approved of the principle of triangulai cricket contests, and suggested that the first match should take place in 1912.
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    AMERICA’S FINANCES.
    40 5 PROPOSED NEW INCOME TAXES. [Reuter’s Service.] London, 17th June. President Taft is preparing a special message authorising a tax on the net income of Corporations and advocating a Constitutional amendment permitting of a Federal tax on private incomes.
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    CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY.
    24 5 THE LAST SENIOR WRANGLER. [Reuter’s Service London, 16th June. Mr. Daniell, of Trinity College, is the last Senior Wrangler at Cambridge University.
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    RUSSIA.
    24 5 [Dkr Ostasiatische Lloyd’s Service.] Berlin, 16th June. I'he Duma has adjourned to October 23. A tramway strike has broken out in St. Petersburg.
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    POLAR EXPLORATION.
    24 5 [Dbr Ostasiatische Lloyd’s Service.] Berlin, 16th June. Lieutenant Shackleton is making preparations for another expedition to the Pole at an early date.
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    RACING AT BOMB.
    116 5 ROYAL ASCOT MEETING. RESULT OF THE BOY AL HUN I' CUP [Reuter’s Service Loudon, 17th June. The following was the result of the Royal Hunt Club at Ascot yesterday afternoon The Royal Hunt Cup (handicap), a piece of plate value 300 sovs., with 1,500 sovs, in specie,
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    THE RUBBER MARKET.
    56 5 HIGH PRICES IN LONDON. [From Our Own Correspondent Kuala Lumpur, 17th June. 'rhe Planters’ Stores and Agency have received a cable from London stating that fine hard Para rubber has risen to 6/1 per lb from which it is evident that the market is short. The price
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    CRIME IN THE F.M.S.
    55 5 MURDER OF AN EX-INSPECTOR. CHINESE SENTENCED TO DEATH. [From Our Own Correspondent Kuala Lumpur, 17th June. The trial has been concluded at Serembau of six Chinese who were accused of the murder of ex-Police Inspector Stevens at Mantin on February 22. Two of the accused were
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    JAPANESE ROYALTY ABROAD.
    44 5 PRINCE NASHIMOTO DECORATED. [Reuter’s Service London, 16th June. The London Gazette announces that Prince Nashimoto of Japan has had the Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order conferred on him. Priuce and Princess Kuni of Japan lunched with President Fallieres yesterday.
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    THE POWERS AND PERSIA.
    44 5 ANGLO-RUSSIAN AGREEMENT. [Der Ostasiatische Lloyd’s Service.] Berlin, 16th June. The newly appointed Russian Minister to Persia has arrived in Teheran. Both the Russian and the English newspapers dwell upon the necessity of renewing the Anglo-Russian understanding with regard to Persia.
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    THE JOHORE RAILWAY.
    33 5 NEW CONSULTING ENGINEER. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Kuala Lumpur, 17th June. It is reported that Mr. Watkins will succeed Mr. A. J. Barry as consulting engineer for the Johore Railway.
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    THE FEDERAL CAPITAL.
    18 5 [/Vomi Our Otvn Correspondent.] Kuala Lumpur 17th June. A Fire Association has been formed here.
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    Evening Dress in the Tropics.
    188 5 The Times oj India of June 5 has joined in the discussion on this important question and makes the following interesting contribution to the accumulated pile of suggestions What is wanted in an important question like this is a little combination of courage with imagination.
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    FEDERATED MALAY STATES.
    7748 5 ANNUAL DINNER. The fourth annual London Dinner of the Federated M<lay States was held in the Princess Room of the Hotel Cecil on May 25, Sir William Hood Treacher, K.C M O presiding over a company numbering over 100 gentlemen. The mining and planting interests, as well
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      1612 6 CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI NEDE RLAND3CHE HANDEL NEDERLANDSCHE INDISCHE THE MERCANTILE BANK OF BROW,\'T f j AUSTRALIA, ANP CHINA BANKING CORPORATION. ESCOMPTO-MAATSCHAPPIJ. INDIA, LIMITED. Monumental S o n .1-nan nnn Netherlands Trading Society. (Netherlands-Indian Discount Bank.) Paid-up-Capital gio,ooo, 000 Established 1824. Established at Batavia, 1857. Authorised Capital
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    SHARES.
    1305 7 I "“I 1 c .2 u< l -I j No. of Issue Ĕ* r "5 3 Capital. Subscribed. shareg y alue Dividends. Name. S ’I '5 '=3 S‘ [a, j MINING. 19 03 $300,000 $300,000 30,000 $lO $lO 12% year end. 31-3-09 Belat Tin Mining Co., Ltd. ssf $6
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    SHIPPING ARRIVALS.
    91 7 Assaye, Brit., 4359, Jones, June 17, Bombay, gen., Adamson, Gilfillan Co. Glenearn, Brit., 2855, Hangton, June 17, London, gen., Boustead Co. Malacca. Brit., 406, Upton, June 17, Tongkah, gen., Adamson, Gilfillan A Co. Petrel, Brit.. 124, Allan, June 17, Koempei, gen., E. S. < ’o. Rotorua, Brit., 556,
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    CLEARANCES.
    41 7 Ban Whatt Soon for Port Swettenham, Port Dickson, and Malacca. Canton for Bindings and Teluk Anson. Mambang for Setul. Petrel for Pangkalan Brandan and Langkat. Perak (E.S. Co.) for Deli. Teesta for Port Swettenham and Singapore. Un Peng for Trang.
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    SHIPPING EXPECTED.
    27 7 A’a>«* oj Steamer, cohere from, anpruxim ite late ot ati'it'ai, where hound, and Aaents Drumgeith, Calcutta June 20, E.S. Sexta. Rangoon, June 18, E. S.
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    PASSENGERS.
    167 7 ARRIVALS. By Lian Choo (June 15) from Kedah, Messrs Yeoh Tin Kok and Choong Khan Say. By Assaye (June 17) from London. Mrs Wagner and Mrs Jack from Marseilles, Mrs Pivet and Mr A Castil from Colombo, Messrs Gurdon and H M Hodges. By Rotorca (June 17) from Singapore,
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    EXCHANGE.
    122 7 Pknang, 16th June. 1909. By Courtesy of the Chartered Bank). London Demand Bank 2/34 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4 1/16 3 r Credit 2/4 3/J6 3 Documentary 2/4 7/32 'alcutta Demand Bank Rs. 174| 3 days’ sight Privave 176 Bombay Demand Bank 174 3 days’sight Private 176 Madras Demand
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    PRODUCE.
    192 7 Penang, 16th June, 1909. Gold leaf $65 Pepper (W. Coast 3 lb. 5 0z).... No stock. White Pepper $16.50 sellers. Trang Pepper $l4 buyers. Mace 73 buyers. Mace Pickings $66.50 sales. Cloves out of season. Nutmegs 110 $l7 buyers. f No. 1 $6.65 sales. Sugar < No 2 No
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    298 7 To-Morrow. For Per. Cloh*. Calypso 11 a.m. Tongkah Malacca 1 p.m. Tongkah, Kopah, Renong, Victoria Point, Mergui, and Tavoy Omapere T .p.m. Port Swettenham and Singapore Rotorua 3 p.m. Teluk Anson Sappho 3 p.m. Singapore, China, and J a P an Nam Sang 4 p.m. Saturday. r eylon,
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    European Mails.
    37 7 Hour- w Ex- Positively To Stkamkr. WARD. PKUTED. Dpr s ah P. O. Delhi 19,6 B. I. Tara 29/g N.D. L. Lutzow 22/6 Outward. P. «fc O. Delta 1/7 B I. 24/6 N.DL. Kleist 23/6
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    Passengers to the Straits.
    290 7 Per P i O ss Sardinia, from London, May 22, due June 22 :—To Singapore Dr and Mrs R V Keith, Rev W R Mounsey, Mrs C A Paton and child, Misses L E Tomkins and E Ford, Messrs J Neilson, I C Evans, A H
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    LOG BOOK.
    948 7 An action has been raised in the Court of Session dealing with the application of funds belonging to a single-ship Company to the financing of another ship under the same management, which ia likely to have more than a local interest, seeing that is pretty generally understood that
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