Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 17 December 1909

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 288 VOL. LXVII. FRIDAY. 17th DECEMBER. 1909. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      2054 1 THE “PINANG GAZETTE.” HOGAN HOGAN, I GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.! NOTICE. B|W F" jIA I fl SUBSCRIPTION. AUCTIONEERS. VALUATORS 8 ESTATE AGENTS. TN accordance with the powers given by A I FETING of the Bo.rd of Licensing DII N W V Rfl PII F Hillrl Advances made an valuation and nett Section
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    RUBBER NOTES.
    1705 2 TONE OF THE SHARE MARKET. Considering the weakness in the Stock Exchange, says a Home paper of Nor 26, the Rubber Share Market has shown very fair steadiness. While the list of quotations is irregular, with some weak spots, it is noticeable that where shares have been offered
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    GOVERNMENT SERVANTS AND VOLUNTEER SERVICE.
    455 2 We congratulate the Madras on the very sensible resolution it has just issued, says the Times oj India, to encourage its servants in all departments to join Volunteer Corps. The resolution begins by making it quite clear that the rule providing for a preference being
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    The Empress of Abyssinia.
    257 2 The death of the Emperor Menelik, who is repotted to be in extremis, would not be without its political significance and importance. The heir to the throne is Prince Lidj Jeagon, a boy of some twelve vears, son of Menelik s daughter by her marriage with
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    THE WEEK.
    146 2 Friday. 17th December. Band, Esplanade, 6 to 7 p.m. Japanese Cinematograph, Penang Road. Wayang Kassim, Tek Soon Theatre. Saturday. IBth December. Homeward P. O. Mail. Japanese Cinematograph, Penang Road. Wayang Kassim, Tek Soon Theatre. Sunday. I9th December. 4th Sunday in Advent. Monday, 20th December. Penang Rural Board Meeting
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    TO-DAY IN HISTORY.
    33 2 December 17. 1808—Earl of Liverpool died. 1875 —Kinta, Perak, taken. 1906 Earl of Selborne cut first sod of railway to Kimberley. 1907 Death of Dr. E. tie Tuzelmann, of Singapore.
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    TENDERS.
    141 2 Straits Government. Victualling of Government Opium Monopoly Staff at Queen St. and Sungei Pinang; supply of wooden signboards and repainting signboards for retail chandu shops and public smoking rooms; supplies of Amoy pots, Amoy bamboo leaves, and filter papers tenders close noon, Dec. 20. Trustees oj Chung K>'ng Quee
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    AUCTION SALES.
    68 2 Friday, Dec. 17.— Electrical Stock-in-trade; Allan Irving’s premises, Beach St. Cunningham, Clark Co., auctioneers. Saturday, Dec. 18.— Furniture; 17 Bagan Jermal Road; 1 p.m Koh Eng Hin, auctioneer. Monday, Dec. 20.— Unserviceable clothing and unclaimed and confiscated propertv 11.15 a.m. J. R. McFarlane, auctioneer. Monday, Dec. 2 '.—Land
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    HOUSES TO LET.
    32 2 33 Northam Road apply Kennedy Co. HolmJene,” Scotland Road; apply G. H. Lees. 17 Logan Road apply Koe Guan Co. Rosslare,” 4 Johore Road (furnished' applv R. P. Phillips.
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      164 2 Facts of Absorbing Interest. To those who are in the clutches of Rheumatism. One cannot be too quickly cured of rheumatism. To get rid of those awful pains that make life a never-ending series of torture, now mild, now excruciating, today in bed, to-morrow hobbling around on crutches—to be relieved
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      544 2 THE NAME (HUBS ON A (ZtiUBBS SAKE detector GUARANTEE LOCKS BOXES! J W Quality. ajH S f|4 MI ALL SIZES STOCKED. II 1 11 Igggti fn A GENTS HOTTENBACH BROS. Co j k YOU SUFFER II Ms From any Skin or Blood Disease, WITH such aa Eczema, Scrofula, Scurvy, Glandular
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      238 2 The Moon. First Quarter 4.30 a in. 20 Dec. O Full Moon 430 a.m. 27 Last Quarrnr 826 p.m 3 Jan. O New Moon .6.51 am. 11 The Sun. Apparent times of Sunrise and Sunset in Penang: From Sunrise. Sunset. Dec. 7 Dec. 31,...6-9 a.m. 5-51 p.m. Jan. 1 Jan.
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    PENANG TURF CLUB.
    1173 3 JANUARY MEETING, 1910. UNDER S. R. A. RULES OF ’RACING. RACE DAYS: FIRST DAY Tuesday, 4th January, 1910. SECOND DAY Thursday, 6th January, 1910. THIRD DAY Saturday, Bth January, 1910. FIRST DAY. Tuesday, 4th January, 1910. 1 THE MAIDEN PLATE. V alue $5OO. A Race for Maiden
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      505 3 CHRISTMAS PRESENTS rSSL JUST ARRIVED. Finest Perfumery from the Best Makers. NIKKO" photographic stuoio, PINAUD’S GENUINE PERFUMERY Mo. 21. PENANG ROAD. |B I k. s. ok aniwa. La Foscarina, White Rose and Jasmin. ah work*.Cuaraateed. Fancy cases of Perfumery various prices tor Christmas Season, all sort of Photograph mL Vvj[<l
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    Friday, 17th December, 1909.
    1327 4 Mr. J. E. Nathan’s remarks on the evidence in the Mahomed At iff maintenance case throw a lurid light on the amount of hard sweating” which goes on in the loed courts. When a Magistrate declares that he disbelieved five out of the fifteen witnesses called,
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    A CHRISTMAS TREAT.
    474 4 Last evening the Christmas season for children was opened with the annual gathering of the pupils attending tlie St. George’s Church and the Presbyterian Church Sunday Schools. This year the Christmas Tree was put up in the central hall of the Government Girls’ Schod, which was kindly
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    The Coming Race Meeting.
    457 4 Says the writer of Athletic Notes in the Singapore Free Press Racehorse owners should note that entries for the Penang meeting close at five o’clock on Monday’ next and it is hoped there will be a good entry from Singapore, as with His Excellency in residence
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    705 4 The death is announced of Sir Edward Holdich. The Rev Bishop W. F. Oldham arrived to-day by the Tarcba. Mr. S. E Ambrose returned from Deh this morning by the Malaya. Mr. J. A. S. Basagoiti, of the Mj ries Department, Selangor, is here on a visit
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      368 4 UNPACKING! UNPACKING!! UNPACKING !I! J XMAS NEW YEAR’S GOODS. Toys, Xmas and New Year Cards, c C r8 Pu<,d,ng8 A Wwopfs Chocolates, Biscuits, tracKers, Santa Claus Stockings, and a Choice A sso rt me nt of Goods suitable for Presents. W Provisions consisting of Heinz’s Specialities, South weH, V rrov
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    POLITICS AT HOME.
    409 5 preparing for the dissolution. the IRISH AND HOME RULE. [Rrutrr’s Service London, 17th Dec. A meeting of the Cabinet has been held, at which, it is understood, they wound up affairs in view of the Dissolution. .Mr. J. Redmond, speaking in Dublin, said that Mr. Asquith’s declaration
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    MEDICAL RESEARCH.
    68 5 A MUNIFICENT GIFT. [Reuters Service.] London, 16 r h Dec. Mr. Otto Beit has given £150.090 in addition to rhe >O,OOO bequeathed by hi* brother Alfred to endow the Medical Research depai af L >ndon University. It provides for ten fellowships to the value of £250 each yearly
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    THE KING OF THE BELGIANS.
    36 5 Dkr Ostasiatisch k Lloyd’s ShRVICS. Berlin, 16th Dec. King Leopold of the Belgians has had undergo another operation. London, 17th Dec. King Leopold of the Belgians died at 2.35 this morning.
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    ANGLO-GERMAN RELATIONS
    41 5 SOCIALIST WRITINGS CONDEMNED Der Ostabiatische Lloyds Service Berlin, 16th Dec. The Anglo-German Committee of friendship has written to the Press condemning and censuring the auti-German writings and utterances of Mr Robert Blatchfo 1 d, the Socialist Editor of Clarion.
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    GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF SOUTH AFRICA
    30 5 MR. GLADSTONE’S APPOINTMENT. [Rkctekb Service London, 17th Dec. The appointment of Mr. Herbert Gladstone as Governor-General of boutli Aftic.i has been formall} agreed toby the Cabinet.
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    THE CROWN PRINCE OF GERMANY.
    32 5 AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT. [Der Ostabiatische Lloyd’s Service Berlin, 16th Dec. The Crown Prince of Germany has been involved in a motor-accident. Happ ij h-* suffered no injury.
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    THE PORT OF BREMEN.
    27 5 [Der Ostabiatische Lloyds Service.! Berlin, 16th DrC. Herr Barkhau-en has been appointed Burgomaster of Bremen and Herr Pauli President of the Town Senate
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    THE JOHORE GAMBLING FARM.
    135 5 lIPORTAKT CIVIL ACTION. A CLAIM FOR *60.000. From Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore, 17th Dec. An important civil action has been instituted by Towkay Lim Ah Siang, the Gambling Farmer in Johore, against the Singapore and Johore Opium Farmers (Chop Guan Hock Hin), claiming $60,000 for services
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    ARREST ON A P. & O. LINER.
    65 5 ARREST ON A P. O. LINER. AN AMERICAN IN TROUBLE. From Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore, 17th Dec. An American, wh > was travelling under the name of Dunbar, has been arrested on board the P. J: O. mail steamer Himalaya on a charge <»f embezzlement. It is understood that his
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    RUBBER DIVIDENDS.
    55 5 SERDANG AND MALACCA [From Ou Own Correspondent.] L >ndou, 16th Dec. The Serdang Es r a’e Rubber Co., Ltd has declared a dividend of five per cent, aud carries forward £'.662. The Malacca Rubber Estates, Limited, has declared a dividend of ten per cent. The profit for the
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    ATTEMPTED MAIN OUTRAGE.
    54 5 AN IPOH \IYSI'ERY. [.From Our Own Correspondent.] I poh. 17 th Dec. An attempt was male on Wednesday t> derail the Teluk Ans >u mail train outside Ipoli station by placing two iron bars across the rails. No arrests have been made. No clue has been obtained
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    NEW IPOH HOTEL.
    55 5 AN AUSPICIOUS OPENING [From Our Own Correspondent Tpoh, 16th Dec. The Grand Hotel wis opened la*t night, nearly all Ipoli being present. Mr. F. W. Douglas, President of the Sanitary Board, proposed the health of Mr. P. Z. Creet and success to the Hotel. lhe toast was
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    SYNTHETIC RUBBER.
    27 5 COLLAPSE OF A SYNDICATE. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Loud >n, 16th Dec The Directors of the Synthetic Rubber Syndicate propose to go into voluntary liquidation.
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    TRAGEDY AT MACAO.
    34 5 GERMAN SAILOR MURDERED. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Hongkong, 11 th Dec A sailor belonging to a German cruiser has been murdered at Macao and mother wounded. Four arrests have been made.
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    WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY IN CHINA.
    20 5 From Our Own Correspondent Hongkong, 1 < th Dec. China has established wireless telegraphy on Pratas Island.
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    THE TSAR’S FAMILY.
    26 5 [Der Ostabiatische Lloyds Service.] Berlin, 16th Dec The Tsar and Tsarina will return to St Petersburg with their children on the 21st inst.
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    CHINESE NAVAL COMMISSION.
    355 5 ADMIRAL SAH INTERVIEWED. NO ORDERS AT PRESENT. [Rrutkr’r Skkvick. London. 17th Dec Ths Chinese Naval Commissioners have left London for France. There was a guard of honour at the railway station. The Chinese Minister to Great Britain, Li Ching Fong Sir John McLeavy Brown, kt c.M.G., Head
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    THE ANNEXATION OF KOREA.
    37 5 NO JAPANESE NEGOTIATION < [Rbutbr s Sbrtick.] Lmdon, ’7th Dec. I’he „Vor- Vremya St. Petersburg) ha* been authorised to deny the report that Jaoan and Russia negotiating f>r the Japanese aunexati »n of Korea.
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    The Sitiawan Estate Case.
    205 5 Assessment of Damage». Mr. H. G. Ssrwar. Regis' tar, Supreme Court. Penang, ha* granted a certificate regarding the damages in the case of Ong Jin «nd two others, who sued Towkay Foo Choo Choon f >r $300,000 It will be remembered that the plaintiffs’ claim was
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    Penang Library.
    65 5 The following books have been received at the Library Fifty years of New Japan (Kaikoku Gojunen Shi), 2 vols., Compiled by < ount Shigenobu Okuma, Ed. hy Marcus B. Huish. In the Grip of the Nyika, by Lieut.-Col. J. H. Patterson. The Next of the Sparrowhawk, A Romance
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    Victorian Meat Trade Strike.
    94 5 London, Dee. 10. The strike of t'ie slaughterman in the Victorian meat trade ha* been settled. Messrs. Talk Ho «fc Co., <»f Taiping, send us one of the nicest of the many wall calendars that we have receive I this year. The Nikko Photographic Studio of
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    “IN THE STEERAGE.”
    564 5 [To the Editor oj the Pinang Gazette"]. Sir, In the issue of the Pinanq Gazette of the 15th inst, you published a report einanat ing from the Immigration Committee of the United S ates of America, which dealt with an enquiry that had recently been made into
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    The Position of Tin.
    330 5 Writing on the evening of November 25, the metal market* expert of the Ironmonger said A rather remarkable burst of excitement developed in tin just after we went to press last week, remarkable because of the suddenness with which it sprang up and of the mystery
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      1796 6 6 ZZLTuai NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL THE MERCANTILE BANK nr THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, HONGKONG AND SH *NGH MAATSCHAPPU. INDIA, LIMITED fTHE AIISTRAI IA AND CHINA BANKING CORPORATION. /Mil w T sxviHnn DinAptOPV. AUSTRALIA, A Netherlands Trading Society. UnoinYin QhinninO London Paid-up CapitaIHS.OOO.OOO Ebtablibhbd 1824. Authorised Capital £1,500,0 00 udblul 11
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    LOG BOOK.
    962 7 The B. I. steamer Lindula in charge Pilot Berry with the Straits mails giounded on Dec. 7 at about 2-30 a.m. on the spit off l.iffey Sands, Rangoon, in a depth of water beween nine and ten feet. The Assistant Conservator of the Port, lecoinp mie 1 by
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    SHIPPING.
    1383 7 SHIPPING ARRIVALS. De Kock, Dut., 335,. Fleeming, Dec. 16, Langsa, gen., Hottenbach, Liebert Co. Kistna, Brit., 524. Learmont, Dec. 17, Singapore, gen., Huttenbach, Liebert Co. Rotorua, Brit, 556, Glenday, Dec. 16, Tongkah, gen., E. S. Co. Seang Bee, Brit., 5732, Larkins, Dec. 17, Rangoon, gen., Ban Eng Joo. Sarto
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    SHARES.
    1273 7 I i i I r* v Capital. Subscribed, V’alue Dividends. Name. J; aj 5 i L— "I’3 I a 1 1905 1906 1907 190 S 1909 MINING. 1903 $300,000 $300,000 30,000 $lO $lO i 25 10 12 Belat Tin Mining Co. $5l 19*M> 300,000 I 225,000 22,500 10 10
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      80 7 Cheap Week End Excursions to Selangor. FIRST CLASS return tickets will be granted per s.s. KISTNA,” timed to leave Penang for Port Swettenham every Saturday afternoon, available only for return per ss. PIN SENG,” due to leave Port Swettenham on the next afternoon and expected to arrive in Penang about
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      37 7 sib Life Company! of coiaOd. (Established 1865). Assets exceed £6,000.000.0.0 Surplus over all liabilities according to Government Standard 840,265.0.0 Income, 1908, £1,428,000.0.0 W. A. WHITE, KENNEDY A Co.. Manager, South-Eastern >• I General Arents, Penang. Asia, Singapore J
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      201 7 i NO I ICE i I JOHN BEGG’S SCOTCHI |s.s.“ Syria ’ll WH SKY I Has just brought a line selection 3 0F The Whisky for Kings and Princes 3 I B for over 60 years, 3 i lonopliones. S i t®Xfl« Best Whisky OB lhe Market 5= BE SURE
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      2367 8 ir m I I, Intended Sai*irL»a. Shipping. p. 0. Steam Navigation Company, 1 r STEt VAXior c.„ no. Norddeutscher_Lloyd, Bremen. |F* ,Germ.. M.U Un.. OtMl SIMB Sll> t»., ||< 30 Devanha illT Bn p to Sail. 8« a p AND I Jan. 13 Arcadia a B k CHINA MUTUAL STEAM
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