Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 19 November 1910

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 264 VOL. LXVIII. SATURDAY, 19th NOVEMBER, 1910. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      2450 1 tW. DANIEL, L. 5.0.. 1, BEACH STREET, PENANG. J The only Certificated OPTICIAN in the Straits Settlements and the Only European SVATCHMAKER X and JEWELLER in Penang. HIGH CLASS REPAIRS A SPECIALITY. PATRONS are requested to send X DIRECT to above address. < The Great Eastern wanted. notice of sale.
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      55 1 THE STRAITS SHEET ALMANAC FOR 1911 J WILL BE ISSUED BY THE Pinang* Gazette Press, J LIMITED, X Before the New Year. This Artistic production and compen- dium of useful information should have a place in every Office and Home in British Malaya. Orders are now being booked at the
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    IMPRESSIONS OF THE F.M.S.
    1842 2 EULOGISTIC AND CRITICAL. Dr. J. W. Barrett, chairman of the Pert Swettenham Rubber Co. and of the Buait Kubu Estates, Ltd., who recently paid a visit to Selangor, contributed an interesting article to the Melbourne. Argus of Oct. 15th, which thus concludes To what is this
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    CHURCH SERVICES.
    223 2 SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20. Twenty-sixth Sunday after Trinity Church of England. St. George’s Church.—Matins (Choral) 8 a.m.; Holy Communion (Plain) 8-30 a.m.; Matins (Chinese 10 am.; Sunday School 5 p.m.; Evensong and Sermon 6 p.m. Preacher The Rev. F. W. Haines. Presbyterian. Presbyterian Church (Northam Road). Sunday School, 5
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    TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
    847 2 THE SOUTH WALES STRIKE. London, Nov. 4.—Another six thousand miners have struck in South Wales. London, Nov. 7.—Further disorders have occurred on the Welsh coalfields. The strikers stoned and drove off the police at Clydch Vale, and the arrival of the Military is expected. The strikers, accompanied by
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    WRECK OF THE “BANKA.”
    365 2 —ST. At 6 a.m. on the 14r.1t instant, as the steamer JFtsp was passing Kuantan on her way to Singapore, (from the north), Capt. R. W. Morris noticed a steamer on the bar which attracted his attention from her peculiar position. As he drew nearer, he
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    London Rubber Auction.
    161 2 A Distinct Improvement. London, Nov. 15.—Tnere was a distinct improvement in the tone of the rubber market to day, and there was less plantation rubber on offer—266 tons, of which 226 tons was Malayan, compared with 308 gross and 262 ton? Malayan at the last auctions. The
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    THE WEEK.
    95 2 Saturday, November 19. Golf Club Ladies’ Monthly Medal. Straits Cinematograph, Penang Road Sunday, November 20. Twenty-sixth Sunday after Trinity. St. Edmund. Monday. November 21. Runnymede Hotel Special Dinner. Band, Esplanade, 6 p.m. Straits Cinematograph, Penang R oa q Tuesday, November 22. Homeward German Mail. Band, Golf Club. Straits
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    Coming Events.
    22 2 Nov. 30.—St. Andrew’s Ball. Dec. 19 —Penang Race Entries Close, 5 p itn Jan. 13.—Fancy Dress Ball at Town Hall.
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    LEAGUE FOOTBALL.
    17 2 Nov. 22.—Police v. Butterworth, Esplanade. Nov. 24.—Crescent Free School, Esplanade Nov. 29.—Crescent v. Butterworth, Esplanade
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    TENDERS.
    63 2 F.M.S. Railways.— Supply of stores, 1911; tenders close noon, Nov. 30. F.M.S. Railways —Painting goods vehicles; tenders close noon, Nov. 30. Selangor Turf Club —Griffins for Summer Meeting tenders close Nov. 30. F.M.S. Railways.— Moulding and casting iron and brass, etc. tenders close nooi Nov. 30. Forests Department Right
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    AUCTION SALES.
    89 2 Wednesday Nov. 23.— Shares Central Sales Room; 11 a.m.; Cunningham, Clark Co, auctioneers. Thursday, Noe. «4.— Shares Penang Sales Room; 11 a.m.; Koh Eng Hin, auctioneer. Friday. Nov. 25.— Unserviceable and confiscated property Fort Cornwallis 11 a.m. Cunningham, Clark Co., auctioneers. Friday and Saturday, Nov. 25 and £6.—Land
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    HOUSES TO LET.
    16 2 “Clove Hall’, Clove Hall Road; apply 22a Beach St. or 214 Penang Road.
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    Where to Stay.
    39 2 Penang :—The E. <fc O. Hotel, Tne Crag, Raffles by the Sea, Runnymede Hotel, and Sea View Hotel. Singapore :—Adelphi Hotel and Raffles Hotel. Kuala Lumpur :—Grand Oriental Hotel. Ipoh :—The Grand Hotel. Rangoon :—Strand Hotel.
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      423 2 AN ACHING BACK IS A SURE SYMPTOM OF RUN-DOWN NERVES. INSURANCE MAN IN JAVA CURED OF BACK-PAINS, HEADACHES, SLEEPLESSNESS AND NERVOUS DEBILITY BY Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills. Sharing the fate of so many people who live in the enervating heat of tropical countries, Mr. J. C. Hendricks, a clerk in
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      257 2 An Eminent Physician says: I thing Hunyadi Janos 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.” rou
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      7 2 MACKAY’S LIQUEUR WHISKY, The Whisky of Connoisseurs.
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      156 2 The Sun. Apparent times of Sunrise and Sunset in Penang Sunrise. Sunset. Nov. 16 to Nov. 24,...6-07 a.m. 5-53 p.m. Nov. 25 to Nov. 30, ..6-08 am. 5-52 p.m. The Moon. Last Quartei 113 p.m 24 Nov O New Moon 4.10 a.m. 2 Dec. First Quartei 2.5 a.m. 10 O
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      1696 3 A Medical Officer DIIiUUVUEnE 'g *************************000 g KtNNiMtut sea View Hotel,| t II AT E I o FARQUHAR STREET. o .<g n VIIL JjjSj? x > O Tl,e ,deal R «sort {or Visitors to q /mE*l S O Penang. O special dinner “:X'X3 eaon,WOs,de night, ,’Jil) fcS? jBtTC TERMS MODERATE:
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    Saturday, Nov. 19, 1910.
    1511 4 One bundled and twenty-five members of the American Institute of Mining Engineers, having inspected the Panama works, have expressed the opinion that the Canal will be finished in five years time. This is not exactly news. January Ist, 1915, was fixed some time ago as the
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    A LOSS TO STRAITS SHIPPING.
    1245 4 POPULAR CAPTAIN’S RETIRAL. Considerable surprise, not unmingled with something akin to dismay, will be felt in every port throughout British Malaya, at the intimation that that deservedly popular steamship commander, Captain L. C. Treweeke, has just sevsred his connection with the Straits Steamship Co., Ltd.
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    NEW CHINESE MINISTER.
    455 4 T. of M. Arrival in Penang. His Excellency Liu Yu Lin, the new Chinese .Minister to London, ariived here to-day by the P. O. ss Arcadia en route to London. Mr. Thye He Yoon, Vice-Consul for China, with a deputation consisting of Mr. Leong Lok Hing, President
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      354 4 wfT r. 1 Lung Trouble I Gained 30 pounds in two months. 2 West View, Cottingham, Nr. Hull. y Dear Sirs, —I beg to tender you my deep gratitude tor the benefit I have |y derived from Angier’s Emulsion. Last July I was taken seriously ill with I ii congestion
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    AN INCOME TAX.
    272 5 BILL IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. EXPLANATION BY COLONIAL SECRETARY. Our Own Singapore. November 19. At the meeting of the Legislative Council, yesterday afternoon, the Income Tax Bill was read a first time. One Per Cent. Monthly. The Bill provides for a tax of one per cent, on
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    ROBERTSON VERSUS EDGAR.
    79 5 JUDGMENT FOR THE PLAINTIFF. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Ipoh, November 19. In the High Court to-day judgment was delivered in favour of plaintiff in the case of Mr. J. B. Robertson against Dr. Edgar, who was sued for $3,666 commission alleged to be due on the sale
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    THE “ BEDFORD” WRECK.
    55 5 THE BEDFORD” WRECK. NAVIGATING OFFICER DISMISSED. [Reuter’s Service.] London, November 18. Lieutenant Albert E. Dixie, navigating officer of the cruiser Bedjord, which was wrecked off the coast of Korea, has been dismissed his ship and severely reprimanded by the court-martial for suffering the cruiser to be stranded by default. He
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    ANGLO-GERMAN RELATIONS.
    27 5 I Der Ostasiatische Lloyd’s Service Berlin, November 18. The three existing Anglo-German associations, for the promotion of friendship between the two nations, have been amalgamated.
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    SPAIN AND MOROCCO.
    26 5 [Der Ostasiatischk Lloyd’s Service] Berlin, November 18. The agreement between Spain and Morocco, in settlement of the Rff campaign affairs, has been published.
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    THE SHARE MARKET.
    98 5 SET-BACK IN SINGAPORE. PENANG PRICES VARIABLE. [From Our Own Correspondent.' Singapore, November 18. There is a slight set-back in shares to-day (Friday). To-day's Penang Quotations. The following are the changes in our share list on page 7 to-day >2 x 0.2 Ji m <" o <2 Mining.
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    PRODUCE PRICES.
    38 5 [/Von» Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore, November 18. To-day’s (Friday’s) quotations for produce and opium are Gambier 9.85 Pepper, black 14.30 Tapioca, flake 6.90 Copra, Bali 10.30 Copra, Pontianak 10.15 Copra, best 10.35 Opium 1,825. i 0
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    THE “ DREADNOUGHT ” ERA.
    80 5 THE DREADNOUGHT ERA. IMPORTANT JAPANESE CONTRACT. [Reuter’s Service.] London, November 19 Japan has given a contract to Vicars, Sons and Maxim for a Dreadnought cruiser of 27,0C0 tons, which is to cost £2,500,000 (sterling). All British Work. It is stipulated that every part, of the cruiser, including the armament and
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    RUSSIAN TROOPS IN PERSIA.
    86 5 MINISTER’S FUIILE PROTEST. Reutkr’s Service. I London, November 18. In view of a report received at Teheran that a hundred Russian troops had crossed the frontier at Julfa, the Persian Foreign Minister protested against the despatch of fresh troops and the continued presence of the Russian
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    THE TOLL OF AVIATION.
    40 5 AMERICAN’S FATAL FALL. [Reuter’s Service.] London, November 18. It is reported from Denver that Ralph Johnstone, the American aviator and holder of the record for altitude, fell a distance of eight hundred feet and was killed.
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    THE KAISER’S MOVEMENTS.
    38 5 [Der Ostasiatischk Lloyd’s Service.] Berlin, November 18. The Kaiser will leave Berlin soon for Kiel, whence he proceeds on a hunting expedition in Silesia. Afterwards His Majesty will visit Breslau during the Technical Academy week.
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    COUNT TOLSTOI.
    24 5 [Der Ostasiatatchr Lloyd’s Service.] Berlin, November 18. Count Tolstoi is suffering from heart weakness, but his condition is not regarded as hopeless.
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    GENERAL VON DER GOLTZ.
    20 5 [Der Ostasiatischk Lloyd’s Service.] Berlin, November 18. General von der Goltz has been ovated at Constantinople.
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    GERMANY AND BOLIVIA.
    20 5 [Der Ostasiatischk Lloyd’s Service] Berlin, November 18. A German military mission is leaving for Bolivia in December.
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    THE POLITICAL CRISIS.
    79 5 PREMIER ON THE CONFERENCE. DISSOLUTION NOW DEFINITE. [Reuter’s Service.] London, November 19. Speaking in the House of Commons, yesterday, the Rt. Hon. H. H. Asquith, Prime Minister, said that he had hoped up to the last that the Veto Conference would reach a settlement. It was useless
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    SUFFRAGETTES LIVELY !
    61 5 SUFFRAGETTES LIVELY A RAID AT WESTMINSTER. [Reuter’s Service.] London, November 19. The Suffragettes raided the Police barriers at Westminster yesterday. Cheered by American Bluejackets. A large contingent of American bluejackets, who were present, were intensely amused and cheered on the combatants. Mounted Police Busy. Eventually Parliament, Square was cleared by
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    THE PRICE OF COTTON.
    17 5 [Drh Ostasiatischk Lloyd’s Service Berlin, November 18. Cotton is quoted at 7.85 d.
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    A Sad Tragedy.
    327 5 Mr Darke Murdered in Sumatra. A few days ago, a wire was receive i in Singapore announcing the death of Mr. Chailes Harold Darke, the youngest son of Captain and Mrs F.M. Darke, old residents of Singapore. We have now had confirmation, says Thursday’s S.F.P., that the
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    Happy Penang.
    214 5 An Ipoh Visitor's Impression. Cheerful news comes to us (Times oj Malaya) from an old Ipoh-ite who has just been spending, what he calls, a few useful days in Pulau Penang after a long absence from that delectable spot. He tells us that Penang, or as it is
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    TRAINING NOTES.
    710 5 There was a fair number of sportsmen and ladies on the race course to watch this morning’s training Very little fast work was done. The inner track only was made use of It is unlikely that much fast training will be indulged in until the arrival of the
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    The Assizes.
    97 5 At the Assizes in the Supreme Court, last night, by flickering lights of a few candles, before Mr. Justice S. Leslie Thornton and a special jury, the trial was concluded of Thandayuthapani, a Hindu, who was charged with the murder of a woman at Prye in March last.
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    The Australian Buckjumpers.
    77 5 The Australian Buckjumpers, who for the past week have treated the residents of Penang to a novel entertainment, leave today by the ss. Tong Hong for Rangoon en route to Calcutta, where we have no doubt they will draw crowded houses. An acknowledgment is due to Mr.
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    BOOKMAKERS AT VARIANCE.
    993 5 JOCKIES’ NOMS DE PLUME. Mr. M. S. Cowan was again before Mr. Robinson, third magistrate, Singapore, on Wednesday afternoon, for preliminary enquiry into an allegation of criminal breach of trust brought against him by Mr. A. W. Tully, his late partner. Mr. Gould’s Evidencr. Th© Hon. Hugh
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    RAILWAY DEVELOPMENT.
    244 5 THE HOPES OF PENANG. The Bangkok Times of the Ist inst. says that Penang entertains hopes that its agitation for direct railway connection with Trang will be successful at an early date. The Pinang Gazette reproduces our comments on this matter, but remains unconvinced about the inevitableness of
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      A NIGHTLY NUISANCE.
      283 5 [To the Editor oj the Pinang Gazette."] Sir, It was with feelings of mingled pleasure that I read in your issue of 17th instant of the action taken by Mr. A. W. B. Hamilton, the Magistrate, in regard to a case of nightly disturbance in which the
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      165 5 L. C. Tre.weeke. P. P. C. NOTICE. Penang Sales Room. BY ORDER OF THE MORTGAGEE. TO BE SOLD BY PUBLIC AUCTION, AT 38. BEACH STREET, On Tuesday, 22nd Nov., 1910, AT 11 A.M., The following property belonging to 001 PECK CHEONG alias 001 PAIK CHEONG. All that piece of land
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    55 5 OBITUARY. MAJOR CAYLEY. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore, November 19. Major Cayley, who recently arrived here to take over the command of the 80th Company of the Royal Garrison artillery, died last evening from pneumonia Consequently, the gymkhana in honour of the Middlesex Regiment and the amateur performance at the
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      1008 6 kt v SINIGRR N VA B 11 |V» TIIC 15 H. P» Jeweller and Engraver, u L -r.14 74, Bishop Street, Penang, Japan Mail Steamship Co. Id. 4 <1 JJ 5 w lr/td* W /V 44 4**/1 > r *M repairs s regildinc i wedding dings Wif moderate Charges. M
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    SHIPPING.
    311 7 ARRIVALS. Arcadia, Brit., 3613, Barcham, Nov. 19, Singapore, gen., Adamson, Gilfillan Co. Belgravia, Ger., 4243, Hildebrandt, Nov, 18, Singapore, gen., Behn, Meyer Co. Geylou, Brit., 4694. Baker, Nov. 18, London, gen,, Adamson, Gilfillan Co. Glenlogan, Brit., 3809, McGregor, Nov. 19, London, gen., Boustead Co. Petrel, Brit., 124, Wright, Nov.
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    SHARES.
    1602 7 Capital. Subscribed. Value. Dividends. Name. J, '2.2 *2 *5 q O’ 1906:1907 1908 1909 1910 MINING. 1093 (300,000 (300,000 30,090 (10 (10 25 10 30 Belat Tin Mining Co. 3$ 1906 300,000 225,00 C 22,500 10 10 Bruang, 5 1901 600,000 600,000 60,000 10 10 20 10 ...a Bruseh
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    MAILS.
    61 7 CLOSE AT GENERAL POST OFFICE Monday. For. Per. cioee. Bindings and T. Anson Canton 2 p.m. Calcutta A. Apcar 4 p.m. Tuksday. Port Swettenham and Singapore Ipoh 4 p.m. Singapore, China and Japan G. Apcar 4 pan. Ceylon, Australasia, "x India, Aden, Egypt, f P. Alice 6 p.m. and
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    EXCHANGE.
    126 7 Pcnang, Novrmbbr 19, 1910. Bg Courtesy of the Chartered Rank). London Demand Bank 2/4 5/32 4 months’sight Bank ...2/4 15/32 3 Credit 2*4 9/16 3 Documentary 2/4 19/32 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs. 174 J 3 days' sight Private L7s£ Bombay Demand Bank 3 days’sight Private 175| Madras Demand Bank
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    PRODUCE.
    204 7 Prnaxg, Novkmbkr 19, 1910. Gold leaf $64.8'• Pepper (W. Coant 3 il>. ow) No stock. White Pepper $24 5/8 buyers. Trang Pepper slBnomieal. Mace $95 nominal. Mace Picking» $9O sellers. Cloves $5O sellers. Nutmegs 110 $2l sellers. I No. 1 $6.50 sales. No. 2 $6.40 sales. Basket $5 nominal.
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      142 7 Skiff Troubles are often the direct result of digestive disturbances. Waste products, iustead of passing off in the way intended by Nature, attempt to escape from the body by another route—namely, the skin. To redirect the stream to its proper channel all that is needed is a wine-glassful of Hunyadi
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      35 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 Huny&di Janos natural aperient water. Average dose a wine-glassful before break-fast.
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