Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 3 November 1909

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    22 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 251 VOL. LXVII. WEDNESDAY. 3rd NOVEMBER. 1909. T 1 PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      1674 1 THE PINANGGAZETIE. Central Sales Room. the new s subscription. n wriluii KOQd 15 r S Japanese |JOHN BEGG’S SCOTCH j 1 Cinematograph. WHISKY. I n enquiry invited. g All the Stock-in-Trade B 3 nnnnnnnnnnnnnnn Te-Wlt! TH-NIfMI! B [o(j 3500 LOtS GRAND CHANGE I 7 Y «n gS an rmccs CONTRI
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    A RUBBER PESSIMIST.
    1497 2 A writer named Elmer Lynn Grey contiibutes the following wihi article to The Investors' Summary £2A f**w weeks ago an article appeared in The Investors' Summary calculated to attract the attention of all thinking men; it dealt with the position of rubber as a market commodity. It
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    Brahmins and Capital Punishment.
    235 2 Trivandi um, Oct. 19. An in'erestiug case of awarding capital punishment to a Brahmin criminal has come before the Travancore High Court. The Travancore Penal Cod-, which is an adaptation of th- British Indian Code, says Brahmins and women of all classes are exempted from the
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    SUMATRA PARA RUBBER PLANTATIONS, Ltd.
    777 2 A SUCCESSFUL YEAR. When the Sumatra Para Rubber Plantations was formed in March, 1907, the company acquired an estate of 5,000 acres on the East Coast of Sumatra at a cost of £60,000, of which £20,000 was paid in fully-paid shares and £40,000 in cash.
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    Chinese Riots in Rangoon.
    153 2 Rangoon, Oct. 14. After a considerable lapse of time Chinese faction fights in Rangoon were renewed yesterday evening and continued intermittently to-day. Now in addition to a strong force of town police patrolling the Chinese quarter, there are on duty special constabulary recruited from the Chinese
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    THE WEEK.
    104 2 Wednesday. 3rd November. Band, Esplanade, 6 to 7 p.m. Lodge Royal Prince of Wales, 9 p.m. Japanese Cinematograph, Penang Road Thursday. 4th November. Outward P. O. Mail. Japanese Cinematograph, Penang RoadFriday. sth November. Band, Esplanade. Parish Hall, Dramatic Performance in aid of P.R.C. building fund. Japanese Cinematograph, Penang
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    TO-DAY IN HISTORY.
    34 2 November 8. 1852—Emperor of Japan born. 1899—Trial trip of Singapore dredger Mudlark. 1905—Two deaths from hydrophobia in Penang. 1905—Murder of American Missionaries in Kwantung. 1908—Death of Sir E. F. Law, k.c.s.i.
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    TENDERS.
    76 2 Police Department, Penang :—-Clothing for 1910-12 tenders close Nov. 15. F.M.S. Railways.— Petrol for 1910; tenders close noon, Nov. 20. F.M S. Railways. Loading and unloading of goods, merchandise, and live stock carried by the Govt. Railway in Selangor, Negri Sembilan, and Malacca during 191(1; tenders close noon, Nov.
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    HOUSES TO LET.
    92 2 33 Northam Road apply Kennedy Co. Westlands Bungalows, Nos. 1,2, and 3; apply Wreford Thornton. Westlands House apply Wreford Thornton. 60 Cautcnment Road (furnished) apply Adams Allan. 17 Logan Road apply “H,” c/o Pi hang Gazette. 14 Logan Road apply M. M. Noordin. Sunnyside,’’ 234 Macalister Road;
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    AUCTION SALES.
    40 2 Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Nor. 3, If, 5, and 6.— Engineering and Electrical Stock-in-trade at Town Store, 3(1 Beach St. Cunningham. Clark Co., auctioneers. Monday, Nor. I~>. Furniture 17 Logan Road 11.30 a.m. Koh Eng Hin, auctioneer.
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      138 2 A Stubborn Foe 'To conquer an obstinate enemy requires peisistency and perseverance. It is the same with Rheumatism, the dread foe of mankind, which ranks foremost in stubborn ness. To eradicate it from the system, you must use the right weapon. Little’S Oriental Balm is the only remedy that can
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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 “HuAyadiJiAM M natural aperient water. Average dose: a wine-glassful before breakfast
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      294 2 Q THE POPULAR fi SCOTCH WHISKY. Bl h t eMiEDorosronwj ■I BLACKS WHITE/ A GENTS HUTTENBACH BROS. Co. 1 I FOUND TODAY at tEe wrMr L i ON,ON and BEACH STREETS, a splendid wr ft selection of DOUBLE SIDED RECORDS k\ I\ l° w R r w $l-50 each. fortet
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      231 2 The M oon. I.H4i 438 a m 5 Nov. New Moon 918 am. 13 First Quarter 12.29 pin. 2! O Full Moon 35- p.m ‘27 The Sun. Apparent times o’’ Sunrise and Sunset in Penang:— From Sunrise. Sunset. Nov. 1 Nov. 7,... 6-4 a.m. 5-56 p.m. Nov. 8 Nov. IS,.
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    PENANG TURF CLUB.
    1194 3 JANUARY MEETING, 1910. UNDER S. R. A. RULES OF RACING.) PROPOSED~PROGRAMME To be submitted to a Special General Meeting to be held on Monday, 15th November, 1909, at the rooms of the Penang Chamber of Commerce, at 4-30 p.m. NOTICE.—No amendments to this Programme will be considered
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      593 3 I The Property and Commercial Sales Rooms (56, BEACH STREET.) r]3F a Undertake the Sale by AUCTION of >1 Merchandise (either sound or damaged) HOUSE and LANIYy tllKQlialltd 1 ED PROPERTY, and FURNITURE of all By Parlfylng Agent A .van<es t< h limited extent on the latter to suit customers
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    Wednesday, 3rd November, 1909.
    1916 4 Neither the Government nor the general public seem to have thoroughly realised the stupendous nature of the task that the Colony has assumed in taking over the Opium Farms. Of the total estimated revenue of the Straits Settlements for 1910—55,503,285 a good deal more than one
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    278 4 Mrs. Macintyre returned yesterday even ing by the mail train from Taiping. The Sultan of Deli, who has been on H short visit to Penang, left by the ss. Malaya yesterday. Mr. Roland Braddell is expected to arrive in Singapore on December H by the German mail
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    Record Price for Rubber.
    523 4 Smoked Sheet at 9s. B|d. The price of rubber is steadily creeping up towards the ten-shilling mark. Private telegraphic advices received in Penang to-day state that at auction in London yesterday the average price was 9s. Id. and that smoked sheet fetched 9s. B|d. The Municipal
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      108 4 •r I,o R—■■ LIPTON'S j t »N G A S/ f/H G E PENANG AGENTS: 3 |Pfllerson, Simons Co., IM.| GAKRICK COABSE-CUT. o 2 'Price o O V 4 ,b 2y3S|9! 90 g O Patent cts. X xAir-tight pmi||slEli|Bi!!l per o O r/ns, W|g|||ggjgl Tin, 2 o< ©Obtainable at Messrs.
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    RACING IN AUSTRALIA.
    202 5 RESULT OF MELBOURNE CUP. A WIN FOR “PRINCE FOOTE.” [Reuter’s Service London, 3rd Nov. The following was the result of the race for the Melbourne Cup at Melbourne yesterday A handicap of 30 sovs. each, with 5,000 sovs. added and a trophy value 100 sovs. second, 1,000
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    MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS AT HOME.
    74 5 NOTABLE PROGRESSIVES’ DEFEAT. [Reuter’s Service 1 London, 2nd Nov. Returns up to the present of the Municipal elections in the London boroughs and the Provinces show that party gains and losses practically balance each other. London, 3rd Nov. The most notable feature so far of the
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    THE BUDGET CONTROVERSY.
    59 5 THE OPPOSITION’S OBJECTIONS. [Reuter’s Service.] London, 3rd Nov. In the House of Commons, on the third reading of the Finance Bill, Mr. Austen Chamberlain moved its rejection He acknowledged the good temper with which Mr. Lloyd-George, Chancellor of the Exchequer, l<ad borne the prolonged strain, and recounted
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    THE HOUSING BILL.
    50 5 THE COMMONS AND THE LORDS. [Reuter’s Service London, 2nd Nov. The House of Commons has rejected many amendments made by the House of Lords to the Housing Bill chiefly connected with the compulsory purchase of land and the restriction of the powers of the Local Government Board.
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    THE TSAR AND EX-SHAH.
    28 5 [Der Ostasiatische Lloyd’s Service.] Berlin, 2nd Nov. The Tsar has refused the request of the ®x-Shah of Persia for a personal interview •t Odessa.
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    SIR JOHN ANDERSON.
    68 5 COMING VISIT TO PERAK. THE GUEST OF THE SULTAN. I From Our Own Uitrrespoi.de.it.] Ipoh, 3rd Nov. It is definitely announced that H. E. the Governor will arrive in Ipoh on the morning of December 8 His Excellency will open the Birch Memorial at five o’clock the
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    THE PUDU TEMPLE AFFRAY.
    74 5 YAP HON CHIN’S CASE. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Kuala Lumpur, 3rd Nov. In the action which Yap Hon Chin brought against Mr. William Cowan, Protector of Chinese, for wrongful arrest and detention in prison, the argument for the defence was that complainant had no case owing
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    OCTOBER RUBBER CROPS.
    35 5 F.M.S. RETURNS. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Kuala Lumpur, 3rd Nov. The following crops are announced as harvested during the month of October Pataliug 15,636 lb. London Asiatic 8,851 lb. Anglo-Malay 53,394 lb.
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    RUSSIA AND JAPAN.
    43 5 THE OUTSTANDING QUESTIONS. l Der Ostasiatische Lloyd’s Service Berlin, 3rd Nov. It is stated in St. Petersburg that M is proceeding to Tokio with increased powers to negotiate for a settlement of the various outstanding questions between Russia and Japan.
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    TURKEY’S FINANCES.
    47 5 A FOUR PER CENT. LOAN. [Reuter’s Service.] Loudon, 3rd Nov. A Turkish loan of £6,363,640 sterling has been issued, bearing interest at 4 per cent., of which £2,000,000 has been issued in London at the price of 89 and the remainder in Paris at 90.
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    THE WELSH COLLIERY DISASTER.
    34 5 LATER PARTICULARS. [Reuter’s Service.] London, 2nd Nov. The miners entombed in the Tareni Colliery have all been rescued, with the exception of two, making a total of five men drowned.
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    THE WAR IN THE RIFF.
    31 5 [Der Ostasiatische Lloyd’s Service] Berlin, 2nd Nov. It is stated that Spain is ready to enter into negotiations for peace with the tribes iu the Rifl.
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    Rifle Shooting.
    183 5 Singapore v. Calcutta. The following are the detailed scores made by Singapore in the rifle match against. Calcutta on Sunday 200 soo 600 Total yds. yds. yds. points. Capt. Elliot, s.v.i. 33 35 33 101 Lieut Kemp, s.r.e. (v) 34 34 31 99 Sergt. Naughton, s.r.e. (v) 32
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    LEAGUE FOOTBALL.
    769 5 M. R. C. v. CRESCENT. The miserably wet weather prevailing in Penang threatened to interfete with the above League fixture on the Esplanade yesterday afternoon, but fortunately the showers abated at half-past three, although, when the teams lined up at 5.24, the ground was extremely sodden with a
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    Abnormal Tide at Port Swettenham.
    285 5 Amplifying the news given in our special telegram from Kuala Lumpur we find the following in the Malay Mail: We have heard further details of the remarkably high tide at Port Swettenham on Friday night, which was, we believe, the highest ever recorded there. The
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    THE AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS.
    397 5 MATCH ABANDONED. We learn that in response to the telegram sent to Mr. Birch asking him to captain the Northern Malayan team which was to face to Australians to-morrow, a message has been received by the local committee from Mr. Birch in which he regrets his inability
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    Penang Exports.
    65 5 The following articles were exported from Penang during the second half of October To United Kingdom. Tons. Tin 400 Pepper, black 40 Tapioca, flour 631 Tapioca, flake 53 Tapioca, pearl 120 Copra 100 To United States. Tin 100 Tapioca, pearl 80 Nutmegs 2 To Continent of Europe. Tin
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    The Imperial Press Conference
    105 5 London, 24th October. It is announced that the Committee of the Imperial Conference, having conferred with British proprietors and editors, have drawn up articles for the formation of a permanent organisation to carry on the work of the Conference. This is to be entitled the Empire
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    Indian Affairs.
    132 5 London, 25th Oct. The Master of Elibank, writing to The Times, says that when speaking at Glasgow on Friday of the universal satisfaction expressed at the appointment of Mr. Sinha he added that Lord Morley recognised and appreciated the patriotic self-sacrifice of that distinguished Indian statesman in surrendering
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    SELANGOR TURF GLOB.
    393 5 HALF-YEARLY MEETING. The half-yearly general meeting of the Selangor Turf Club was held in the Selangor Club on Saturday evening. It was unanimously agreed that fifteen per cent., instead of ten as at present, should be written off buildings as depreciation. Mr. H. N. Ferrers proposed that
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      209 5 GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. TWO spaces in the new block of Government Buildings (upstairs) with dimensions of 1,800 square feet and 1,530 square feet each, suitable for offices, to be let from Ist January, 1910. Monthly rent, $l4O and $l2O respectively. For further particulars apply to the Deputy Colonial Engineer, Penang. Resident
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      220 5 OBITUARY. A NONAGENARIAN PAINTER. [Rruter’s Service] Loudon, 3rd Nov. The death is announced of Mr. William Powell Frith, r.a., c v 0., Royal Academician (retired), at the age of nearly 92 years. [The Times of Jan. 10 last said Mr. W. P. Frith, r.a., celebrated his ninetieth birthday on Saturday
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    SHARES.
    1430 7 Capital. Subscribed. N ber of J«ue I g •J 1 Snares. Value. 3 Dividends. Name 5 2-2 I i £2 -A M H MINING. .1906 '300,000 **Soo? 22,’500 *Jo 12 PCF Cent yea en<L 31 309 Be,at Tin Mining Co $5l 6 JHO7 *6o’ooo **so’ooo ‘5,000 io io lO
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    SHIPPING ARRIVALS.
    70 7 Cornelia, Brit., 194, Williams, Nov. 2, Port Swettenham, gen., E. S. Co. Canton, Brit., 106, Sahib, Nov. 3, Teluk Anson, gen., Kong Soon. Japan, Brit., 3506, Olifent, Nov 3, Calcutta, gen., A. A. Anthony Co. Landrat Scheifi, Ger, 1012, Struve, Nov. 3, Rangoon, gen., E S. Co. Taroba,
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    CLEARANCES.
    63 7 Aparima for Calcutta. Ban Whatt Soon for Teluk Anson. Deli for Trang and Pang Nga. Flying Dragon for Port Weld. Hong Wan I. for Singapore, Hongkong, Amoy, and Swatow. Japan J orjBi nga pore, China, and Japan. Leong Ho for Dindings. Malacca for Tongkah. Padang for Batu Bahra. Pegu
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    PASSENGERS.
    108 7 ARRIVALS. By Prrak (Nov. 1) from Singapore, Mr A Laing. By. Lian Choo (Oct. 31) from Kedah, Messrs G Ward, Lim Eow Hong, and Cheah Tek Soon. By Taroba (Nov. 3) from Singapore, Mr and Mrs G W Branson, Mrs Williams. Messrs R V S Van Basee, H E
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    EXCHANGE.
    120 7 Penang, 3rd November, 1909. (By Courtesy oj the Chartered Bank}. London Demand Bank ...'2/4| 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4f 3 Credit 2/4 9/16 3 Documentary 2/4 19/32 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs. 1741 3 days’ sight Private 176 Bombay Demand Bank 174 j 3 days’sight Private 176 Madras Demand Bank
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    PRODUCE.
    197 7 Penang, 3rd .November, 1909. Gold leaf $64 8 Pepper Coast 3 lt>. 5 0z).... No stock. White Pepper $25 75 sales. Trang Pepper cut of season. Mace 02 sales. Mace Pickings $B3 sales. Cloves out of season. Nutmegs ll<) $l9 sales. {No. i $6.75 sales. No. 2 No stock.
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    115 7 To-Morrow. For. Per. t ?!<><.<., Singapore, China, and Japan Assaye 9 a.m. Kedah Tong Chuan 9a m. Deli Avagyee 1 p.m. Port Swettenham, Port Dickson, and > Cornelia 1 p.m. Malacca Pengkalan Brandan Mary Austin 1 p.m. Singapore, China, and Japan E.F. Ferdinand 2 p.m. Port Swettenham and
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    Passengers to the Straits.
    756 7 Per P O ss. Mongolia from Loudon, Oct. 8, and Assaye from Colombo, due Nov. 4 —To Penang Mrs G F Adamson, Mr and Mrs B C Knight, Mrs W Tate, Messrs M Duncan, E H Syei, A Lampard. To Singapore Mrs W B Caverhiil, Mr
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    LOG BOOK.
    890 7 < Orders have been issued for the eruiser Minotaur to be refitted at Chatham early in November preparatory to going out to the Far East as flagship of the China Suadrou an<i of the new fleet which is to create I by the virtual amalgamation of the China
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      167 7 BUILD Ur ««w WIWMU: Netherlands Gutta Perohaf <?' SARSAPARILLA g ’TwOIiBOHS S Singapore Rubber Works. HUMAN BLOOD, Matting and Floor-Tiles Specially Suitable for Shipboard, r>- SAFEST and most RELIABLE for Banks, Insurance-Offices, Churches, Hospitals, TORPID LiVtR, DEBILITT, NOISBL !as and J ERUPTIONS, W..W VE WELL KNOWN AS J W()l ks
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      34 7 SIB Lift $1 ClMlfl. (Kstablisbsd 186 ft). Assets exceed £6,000,«*M).0.0 Surplus everfall liabilities according to Government Standard 840,265.0.0 Income, 1908, £1,428,000.0.0 W. A. WHITK, -I KKI <MEDY A Manner South-Eartem V Asia. Singapore. J
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      58 7 Tic Troubles of litcstm, pain, flatulence, acidity, and so on, are happily in most cases simply the expression of some fleeting disturbance of function The best way to restore tone and regularity to the intestinal tract is by taking a wine-glassful of “Huaydi Jaios” natural aperient water the first thing
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      48 7 EniMßt Physiciaa says ul think HtßyMi JIBM mineral water a very good aperient for a tropical climate. It seems to me to be one of the best—if not the best—of the mineral waters for restoring an overworked liver to its normal condition. Average dose, a wine-glassful before breakfast.”
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