Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 23 June 1909

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    21 1 PINANG GAZETTE AND STRAITS CHRONICLE LjbLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 140 VOL. LXVII. WEDNESDAY, 23rd JUNE, 19 09. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      1380 1 M PINANG GAZETTE.” ST. GEORGE S GIRLS’ HOME, TepHrOSia PurpilfCfl. The Standard life Assn rance Co H PENANG. (ESTABLISHED IX I SUBSCRIPTION. e (ESTABLISHED 18. .5). M I A BOA f RU N^ H 2 ME de l,ecl '7 g 6 whLb Xnr, r h T"? i OU9pla t The
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    KEMAMAN, LTD.
    658 2 CONCESSION IN TRINGGANU. Thia company, reg L-tared in Singapore on May 28 last, takes over concessions granted by the Sultan of 'i’ringganu to Messrs E. Rostados, A. N. Dumaresq, and D. P. Macdougall in the Mengkuang and Tabak districts of Tringganu of the exclusive mining, agricultural and timber
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    England and Germany.
    192 2 Serious Factors.” Herr Friedrich Dernburg, the father of the Colonial Secretary, contributes a striking article to the Berliner Tageblatt, entitled Untoward Events," in the course of which he declares that the lines upon which Anglo-German relations are developing cannot be regarded without grave anxiety, the danger lying
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    OXFORD REFORMS.
    667 2 LORD CURZON’S MEMORANDUM. The Oxford University Gazette recoids that at meetings of the Hebdomadal Council held on Tuesday, April 27, and Wednesday, April 28, to consider Lord Curzon’s proposed reforms in the University, the Chancellor presiding, the following resolutions were passed I. That Council accepts the principle of
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    WHAT SHALL WE DRINK?
    1335 2 Having given this question, a vital one in the tropics, much careful consideration, we have come to the conclusion that if one is to take stimulants—and there are many well qualified judges who hold that the conditions of life in this climate make the use of
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    THE WEEK.
    133 2 Wednesday, 23rd June. Outward German Mail League Football Wanderers St. Xavier’s, Victoria Green. Band, Esplanade. 6 to 7 p.m. Japanese Cinematograph, Penang Road. Thursday, 24th June. St. John Baptist. Outward English (B.I.) Mail. Homeward German Mail. Municipal Commission, 3-30 p.m. League Football Govt. Service r. M.R.C.. Esplanade. Japanese
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    TO-DAY IN HISTORY.
    77 2 June 2S 1874—Earthquake shock in Hongkong. 1884 —French troops surprised by Chinese near Langson. 1900—Tienstin relieved. 1904 Russian fleet tried to make sortie from Port Arthur, but were defeated by Togo. 1905 Russian Baltic Fleet, after remaining six weeks in Tonkin waters, sailed northward from Kamranh Bay.
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    AUCTION SALES.
    53 2 Friday, June 25.— Dogcarts, harness, etc.,; 11-30 a.m.; 21 Beach St. Cunningham, Clark <fc Co., auctioneers. Saturday, June 26. Furniture Bodega 11-30 a.m. Cunningham, Clark Co., auctioneers. Monday, June 28.— Land 12-30 p.m.; Logan’s Buildings A. M. Joseph, auctioneer. Wednesday, June 80.— Land ;11 a.m Logan’s Buildings A.
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    TENDERS.
    44 2 Public Works Department.— Metal and spawls, and supply of bullocks and carts tenders close noon, June 25. P.W.D., Kedah.— Unserviceable stores, six buffaloes, and one bullock tenders close June 26. F.M.B. Railways.— Reconstruction of Kuala Lumpur Railway Station tenders clcse noon, July 12.
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    HOUSES TO LET.
    10 2 2 Johore Road apply Koe Guan Co.
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      137 2 A Swollen Knee is about as painful and inconvenient as anything you would find in a day’s journev. And it is dangerous-a swollen knee leads to permanent lameness. Read what A. C. Lehman of Waynesbro, Pa., says I have been the victim of a large swelling on the knee for
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    PENANG TURF CLUB.
    1283 3 PROGRAMME AUTUMN MEETING, 1909. Tuesday, the 27th, Thursday, the 29th, and Saturday, the 31st July, 1909. I FIRST DAY. Tuesday, 27th July, 1909. 1 1 THE MAIDEN PLATE. Value $5OO A Race for Maiden Horses. Weight as per scale reduced 14 lbs. All Horses imported into the
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      502 3 N. Y. K. japan Mail Steamship Co. Ld. T.n regular services are maintained PII JAPAN and EUROPE by the > -.any s well-known TWIN-SCREW steamers. Mail Contract with the Imperial ~p e Government, specially designed for thfcompany’s European Service lighted rhont bv Electricity, provided with ex- > t accommodation for
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      398 3 (The Property and Commercial Sales Rooms (56, BEACH STREET.) Undertake the Sale by AUCTION of Merchandise (either sound or damaged) HOUSE and LANDED PROPERTY, and FURNITURE of ail descriptions. Advances tc a limited extent on the latter to suit customers can be arranged prior to sale, and the payment of
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    Wednesday, 23rd June, 1909.
    1305 4 Every uow and then one reads in the Government Gazette that His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to add the names of Messrs. X., Y., and Z., to the Commission of the Peace for the Settlement of Penang.” Probably few of the gentlemen thus appointed
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    LEAGUE FOOTBALL.
    595 4 C.R.C. v. ANGLO-CHINESE. Lea gue meetings between the Chinese Recreation Club and the Anglo-Chinese School have invariably resulted disastrously for the latter, and last night’s match on the Esplanade was no exception, despite a futile hope that the School would give a good display after defeating the Wanderers
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    Important Salvage Award.
    272 4 The Malacca Avagyee Case. We hear that the award of the umpire, Captain Macintyre, in the case of the claim for salvage brought by the Straits Steamship Company, owners of the ss. Malacca, against the Eastern Shipping Company, owners of the ss. Avagyee, was $3,500. Mr. J.
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    AVIATION IN GREAT BRITAIN.
    91 4 THE NATIONAL pyjijj importanl’ optw IKbutkb’s S«rv Icr London, 22m i Mr. R. B. Haldane, Se oreta for War, has i nEorme d S W that the gift of an a i r3hi P,,, wtll be most acceptable to t| le W Mr. A. Du Cros,
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    FIRE AT RAHMAN.
    70 4 [From a Special Intan via Grit, 23M i The village of mt..,, the Jeat Mmes of the Rahman Tin Comp My and the Rahman Hydraulic Tin u- Company, Ltd., has been destroys fire. [So far as we can gather the Mine, e, selves have not suffered, but
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    GERMANY’S FINANCES.
    61 4 DEATH DUTIES AGAIN REJECTED [Reuter’s Service I London, 23rd Ju ne The Finance Committee of the Reich, stag have again rejected the modified Death Duties Bill, which forms part of thGovernment’s modified taxation proposah The Conservatives, CLricals, and Pol ea opposed the Death Duties Bill. The podtion of
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    CHINA’S RAILWAY FINANCES.
    62 4 AMERICAN PARTICIPATION [Reuter’s Service London, 2.3 rd June. Reuter’s Agency learns that America Im intimated that, provided American interests are safeguarded, she will waive her protest to Peking regarding the Hankow-Szechuan railway loan. It is understood that die has been informed that so far as the group
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    THE POWERS AND CRETE.
    58 4 WITHDRAWAL OF TROOPS. [Reuter’s Service.] London, 23rd June. Sir Edward Grey, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, stated in the House of Commons yesterday that the Powers proposed to withdraw their troops from Crete in July, but retain guardships in Cretan wateis to protect the Turkish
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    THE QUEEN OF SPAIN.
    65 4 BIRTH OF A PRINCESS. [Reuter's Service.] London, 23rd June. Her Majesty the Queen of Spain has given birth to a daughter. [King Alfonso of Spain w r asmarried on May, 31, 1906, to H.R.H. Princess Ena of Battenberg, and they have already had two sons— Prince
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    The Viceroy of India.
    36 4 A Rumoured Resignation. London, June 17. A rumour is current in the lobbies that Lord Minto is suffering from a stress of work and has asked to be relieved of his duties.
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    The Opium Traffic.
    138 4 Action in Hongkong. London, June 17. Reuter wires from Hongkong that the Legislative Council has adopted the secon reading of the Bill for Closing Opium Divan* by an official majority. An Ipoh correspondent wishes to kno* whether any line of steamers ca ling a Penang includes Leith
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      191 4 Pritchard 6s 3 Co. We beg* to remind our customers of the coming Snipe Shooting Season and respectfully solicit their orders for the following Well-known and Reliable GU\S AND CARTRIDGES. Bonehill’s Double Barrel Gun, Fine Twist Barrels, Price, $37.50. Cash Price, $33.75. Bonehill’s Framed 1). B. Sporting Gun, Special Steel
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    THE NEW YORK SENSATION.
    134 5 CHINESE MURDERER ARRESTED. A CRIMK OF JEALOUSY. Revtrr’s Service] London, 22nd Jane. ,1 Ling, who murdered a grand*i ter of the late General Franz Sigel, U owner of several shops. He has -rested at Schenectady (a city of Y >rk, 17 miles north-west of Albany). Police
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    A " WHITE AUSTRALIA.”
    78 5 A WHITE AUSTRALIA.” hIX!>E MERCHANT’S APPEAL. Reuter’s Service. I London, 22nd June. The President of the Chinese Merchants’ < > iutv. speaking »t Sydney, said that if Au-tralia adopted sweeping and indiscrimiuate legislation, it would be difficult to eJ tabiisu commercial relations with China T e Chinese acquiesced in the
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    KING EDWARD’S PLANS.
    87 5 THE VISIT TO AUSTRIA. I)KR >STABJATIBCHK LLOYD’S SERVICE.] Berlin, 22nd June. I’here is no foundation for the statement published in th« Observer to the effect that the Emperor of Austria has addressed a letter to King Edward, inviting him. in the event of his going to Marieubad
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    ANGLO-RUSSIAN RELATIONS.
    77 5 SPEECH BY MR. H. H. ASQUITH. Reuter’s Service London, 23rd June. A iaige party of members of the Russian Duma, who are visiting England, lunched at the House of Commons yesterday. Mr. H H Asquith. Prime M mister, in welcoming them, said that the frigidity and suspicion. which
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    RUSSIA’S FOREIGN POLICY.
    53 5 M. ISVOLSKY’S POSITION. r |’KR OSTASIATISCHE LLOYD’S SERVICE 1 Berlin, 22nd June. Recen* events, and especially the meeting f the Kaiser and the Tsar, have tended to strengthen and improve the position of M Isvolsky, Russian Foreign Minister, whose policy in the Balkans was much criticised by
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    THE GERMAN NAVY LEAGUE.
    39 5 HONOUR FOR ADMIRAL V. KOESTER. 'KR OSTASIATIBCHE LLOYDS SERVICE. J Berlin, 22nd June. The Kaiser has conferred the Order of the Black Eagle in brilliants on Admiral von Koester, President of the German Navy League.
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    TROUBLES IN MOROCCO.
    26 5 [DeR OSTASIATISCHE LLOYD’S SERVICE.] Berlin, 22nd June. Fresh difficulties have arisen in Morocco between the Sultan, Muley Hafid, and the Pretender, El Roghi.
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    THE NEGUS MENELIK.
    22 5 Dkr Ostasiatische Lloyd’s Service Berlin, 22nd June. According to trustworthy news from Abys-dnia the Negus Menelik is critically in.
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    THE SIAMESE TREATY.
    333 5 POSITION OF BRITISH SUBJECTS IMPERIAL GOVERNMENT SATISFIED. London, June 16 Reuter s Agency learns that Siam has initiated a discussion as to whether the new Anglo-Siamese treaty gives administrative rights over all British subjects, whether registered before the treaty or not. The British view is that only
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    BRITAIN’S LATEST TERRITORY.
    2141 5 .—The Times (From a Correspondent By a treaty with Siam a territory 15,000 square miles in extent and including three States of the Malay Peninsula, hitherto under the suzerainty of Siam, has been transferred io British rule. The White Elephant ha* been exchanged for the Union Jack,
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    The Municipal Commission.
    95 5 The following is the business for the meeting of the Municipal Commission tomori ow 1. Minutes of last meeting to be read anti confirmed. 2. Any special business the Deputy President may bring forward. 3. Questions. 4. Report of Committee on Electric Departments. 5. Report of Committee
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    Penang Cricket Club.
    66 5 Bowls Tournament. The following ties have been fixed for to-morrow Single Handicap. R Henderson v. R. S. Pentney F. B Ivens v. W. Houston W. Daniel v. F. Daniel The f dlowing ties have been fixed for Friday Mixed Double Handicap. Miss Brown dr J. R. Brown
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    South African Union.
    25 5 London, 14th June. Congratulations are pouring in on Natal on her final and most conclu-ive decision in connection with the union referendum.
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      1193 5 The Bankruptcy Ordinance, 1888. NOTICE. In the Supreme Court of the Straits Settlements r IN THE ESTATE OF settlement of penang. Alexander Crawford, deceased. In Bankiuptcy. No. 9 of 1909. Re KHOO GUAT CHENG. __o Notice is hereby given that the First TjL RSUANT to section 46 of the ConMeeting
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    15 5 OBITUARY. [Der Ostasiatischr Lloyd’s Service.] Berlin, 22nd June. The death is announced of ConsulGeneral Steifensand.
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      1629 6 HAwrunxir and SHANGHAI NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL NE dERLANDSCHE-INDISCHE ™E MERCANTILE BANK OF CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA. HONGKONG AND SHANGMAI MAATSCHAPPIJ. pTn MAAT SCHAPPIJ INDIA, LIMITED. Monnm?\ N AUSTRALIA AND CHINA BANKING CORPORATION. ESCOMPTO-MAATSCHAPPIJ. J Monumental S Gll O Netherlands Trading Society. (Netherlands-Indian Discount Bank.) nn Paid-up-Capital $15,000,000 Established 1824. Established at
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    SHARES.
    1280 7 ft 1 o capital. Subscribed. J Umden.ls. Name. I £i I t 5I E MINING. 1903 $300,000 $300,000 30,000 $lO $lO 12% year end. 31-3-09 Belat Tin Mining Co., Ltd. $5| i $6 300,000 225,000 22,500 10 10 Bruang. Ltd. 7 901 600,000 600,000, 60,000, 10 10 10% year
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    SHIPPING ARRIVALS.
    95 7 Ban Whatt Soon, Brit., 199, Gully, June 22, Malacca, gen., E. S. Co. Canton, Brit., 106, Gillies, June 23, Teluk Anson, gen., Kong Soon. De Kock, Dut., 565, Vileeming, June 23, Deli, gen., Huttenbach, Liebert <fc Co. Kleist, Ger., 5122, Pahnke, June 23, Hamburg, gen., Behn, Meyer Co.
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    CLEARANCES.
    38 7 Cornelia for Teluk Anson. Deli for Pang Nga and Trang. Flying Fish for Port Weld. Kleist for Singapore, China, and Japan. Malaya for Deli. Reael for Singapore. Sexta for Singapore and Hongkong. Tong Chay Un for Bindings.
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    SHIPPING EXPECTED.
    32 7 o/( JStAmaer. where from, a.ppro.ciio>>te at ari-ira/, wher» hound, and Agents Benlarig, London, June 27, Japan, S.B. Bencleuch, London, July 8, Japan, S.B. Michael Jebsen, Deli, June 25, H’kong, E.S.
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    PASSENGERS.
    34 7 ARRIVALS. By Malaya (June 22) from Deli, Mr and Mrs T van Vollenhoven, Mr and Mrs C Hick and child, Misses Rochussen and Enger, Baron van Dedem, Messrs Safier, Johnson, Reens, and Stanley.
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    EXCHANGE.
    121 7 Pknang, 23rd Junk, 1909. Hy Courtesy of the Chartered Bank). London Demand Bank ...2/3 15/16 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4| 3 Credit 2/4 7/32 3 Docur-'entary 2/4| Calcutta Demand Bank Rs. 174| 3 days’ sight Private 176 Bombay Demand Bank Private 176 Madras Demand Bank 174| 3 days' sight
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    PRODUCE.
    189 7 Pbnang 23rd Junk, 1909. Gold leaf $65 Pepper (W. Coast 3 Ih. 5 0z).... No stock. White Pepper $16.50 sellers. Trang Pepper $l4 buyers. Mace “3 buyers. Mace Pickings $66.50 sales. Cloves out of season. Nutmegs 110 $l7 buyers. !No. 1 $6.65 sales. No. 2 No stock. Basket $3.80
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    387 7 To-Morbow. For. Per. Cloh*. Tongkah Malacca 1 p.m. Port Swettenham, Port Dickson, and [B. Whatt Soon 1 p.m. Malacca J Deli and Langsa De Kock 1 p.m Langkat Padang 1 p.m. Asahan Mary Austin 1 p.m Ceylon, Australasia, A India, Aden, Egypt, Lutzow 1 p.m. and vid Naples
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    European Mails.
    38 7 Home- Ex- Positivrly Io Stkamkk. ward. pkcted. Due. Sail. P. tfc O. Devanha 3/7 B. 1. Tara 29/6 N.D. L. Lutzow 24/6 Outward. P. <k O. Delta 1/7 8.1. Taroba 24/6 N. D. L. Kleist 23/6
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    LOG BOOK.
    967 7 Australia makes constant demands on British shipbuilders. One of the latest of the new steamers built on Colonial account is the Mallina, constructed at Belfast by Messrs. Harland Wolff for the Australasian United Steam Navigation Company, one of the great shipping organisations of the Commonwealth She is a
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      191 7 Office of the Official Assignee in Baihrajitcg. Singapore, 19th June, 1909. J 77 «v v vw PRESIDENCY OF BOMBAY, INDIA. JE frM I S Insolvent Debtors’ Court. A M M A s uamjee. g TAKE ADVANTAGE NOW OF OUR Creditors of the above are requested to send in the proofs
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      74 7 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. Sun Life Fox™? of Conodu. (Established 186.5). Assets exceed £6,000,000.0.0 Surplus over all liabilities according
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      119 7 NOW READY. “Football Gazetteer” CONTAINS Penang League’s Records, Fixtures and Rules; Selangor and Perak Leagues Singapore Cup Competition Warren Shield Malaya Football Association. LAWS OF THE GAME. A BARGAIN AT 20 CENTS.” ON SALE AT The Pinang Gazette Office, CkM> week EM Excirsleas t« Seioager. FIRST CLASS return tickets will
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