Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 3 March 1911

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    21 1 PINANG GAZETTE AND STRAITS CHRONICLE p ublished daily. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 49 VOL. LXIX. FRIDAY, 3rd MARCH, 1911. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      1395 1 Sea View Hotel,: FARQUHAR STREET. THE IDEAL HOTEL FOR VISITORS, X ENGLISH PROPRIETORSHIP ON THE SEA FRONT. ft X NO UNHEALTHY SURROUNDINGS Cool, Comfortable and Homelike. X CUSINE UNEXCELLED. TERMS VERY MODERATE. J VICTORIA FOR HIRE. J Telephone 368 Proprietor, W. DANIEL. ft THE PINANG GAZETTE.” /X 71i hubscription. I
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      56 1 “TIE PINANG GAZETTE” 2 (PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING.) 9 Rates of Subscription, payable strictly in advance LOCAL S 2-25 per month. 2 ft $13.50 half yearly. X $27.00 per annum. BY POST 2.50 tier month. $15.00 half yearly. V $30.00 yearly. WEEKLY EDITION PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY. T Subscription $1.50 per month.
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    LATE MR. W. H. READ.
    2446 2 —S.F.P. MEMORIAL TABLET UNVEILED. Life Hibtort of a Distinguished Citizen. In St. Andrew’s Cathedral on Monday, His Excellency the Governor, Sir John Anderson, G c M.G., unveiled a memorial tablet to the memory of the late William Henry Macleod Read. His Excellency was met by
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    Passengers to the Straits.
    460 2 P«r N D L ss Kleint due at Penang Mar. 16: To Penang: Mr and Mrs W Stort, Mr and Mrs J R Innes, Mrs Gordon, Miss S Legler, Messrs D C Samsom, J H Penning, and J P Scholten. To SINGAP ire Mr and Mrs
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    THE WEEK.
    89 2 Friday, March 3. Ipoh Races. Children’s Ministering League, Govt. Girls’ Schooll, 5 p.m. Band, Esplanade, 6 p.m. Musical Kennedy» at Town Hall. Straits Cinematograph, Penang Road. Saturday, March 4. Homeward English (B.I.) Mail. Ipoh Races. Swimming Club Moonlight Fete, 9 p.m. Suaday, March 5. Quadragesima. First Sunday in
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    Coming Events.
    43 2 March 15. P.C.C. I’owls Tournament Com-’ mences. March 15.—Penang Football Cup Entries Close. March 17.—Celebration of St. Patrick’s Day. March 20.—King Edward Memorial Adjourned Public Meeting, Town Hall. March 22. —Licensing Justices’ Meeting, 2.15 p.m. April 21.—St. George’s Ball, Town Hall.
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    AUCTION SALES.
    43 2 Friday, March 10.— Land and property at Ayer Etam 11 a.m.; 38 Beach St. Koh Eng Hin, auctioneer. Tuesday, March 28.— Steamers Glenjalloch, Hong Moh, Hong Wan 1., and Hong Bee; Powell Co.’s sale room, Singapore; 2.30 p.m.; Powell Co., auctioneers.
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    TENDERS.
    23 2 Municipal Commiuioners, Penang.—Construction of roadway, bridge, pipelaying, settling chambers, service reservoir, and other works near Ayer Etam tenders close noon, March 16.
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    HOUSES TO LET.
    24 2 No. 5 Ayer Rajah Road; apply W. H. Thorne, Bank Buildings. No. 13 Logan Road apply J. Gawthorne, 9 Beach St.
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      21 2 N. D. DE SILVA, Manufacturing Jeweller and Engraver, 74, Bishop Street. Penang. REPAIRS 8 REGILDING WEDDING RINGS MODERATE CHARGES. A SPECIALITY.
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      99 2 The Sun. Apparent time* of Sunrise and Sunset in Penang Sunrise. Sunset. Feb. 28 to Mar. 9,...6-02 am. 5-58 p.m. Mar. 1 to Mar. 1i,...6-I'2 a.m. 5-58 p.m. Mar. 13 to Mar. 19,...6-01 am. 5-59 p.m. Mar. 20 to Mar. 22,...6-00 a.m. 6-<M)p.m. Mar. 23 to Mar. 31,...5-59 a.m. 0-01
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    TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
    667 3 SOUTH AFRICAN “OUTRAGE” QUESTION. London, Feb. 15—During question time in the Commons to-day Mr. Harcourt announced that a resolution touching British Preference and Imperial Defence was proposed by the Union Government and withdrawn. The Minister furtherstated that the text of the resolution and telegram of withdrawal would appear
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    BIRTH.
    16 4 Day.—At Kuala Lutnpur, on March 1, the wife of Dr. B. Day, of a sou.
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    Friday, March 3, 1911.
    1455 4 From our special telegrams to-day it will be seen that, on the subject of a King Edward memorial, Taiping has voted solid in favour of co-operating with Singapore in the Medical School scheme. Ipoh, on the other hand, has decided to build a Town Hall, at
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    THE MUSICAL KENNEDYS.
    560 4 A final reminder may be given of the performance, in the Town Hall, to-night, by the Musical Kennedy», a wonderfully versatile company, each one of whom seems equally at home with an instrument, wind or string. Indeed, the manner in which the manipulator of the ’cello discards
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    The Cause of Beri-Beri.
    119 4 Dr. Braddon has written a pamphlet which has been described as a supplement to the Free Press. He maintains that a statement made by H.E. the Governor in a recent Budget speech—to the effect that the possibility of eradicating beri-beri was the result of work done
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    Penang Exports.
    68 4 The following were the exports from Penang during the fortnight ended February 28 To the United Kingdom. Tin Tons 775 Pepper, white 5 Tapioca, flour 50 Tapioca, flake 25 Tapioca, pearl 50 To United States of America. Tin Tons 275 Pepper, black 25 Tapioca, pearl 515 Nutmegs 13
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    586 4 Sir Richard Dare has been on a visit Kuala Lumpur. Hlt to The announcement of Dr. G J p ford’s appointment as Assistant P c\j*’c" in Ceylon has been confirmed, Lieutenant-General Sir Louis D who ha, just vacated the Bur.na died at Jubbulpore on February 16 way
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    Ladies’ Rifle Shooting.
    120 4 The following m nthly programme uas been arranged for the P. L R. C from March onwards: Ist Monday— loo yards deliberate. Walker Trophy and de Voogt Cup, 4th class Bisley Target. Quick Firing and Brick Competition. ind Monday— lsV yards deliberate Club Spoon, and de Voogt
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    To-day’s Tin Quotations.
    63 4 To-day’s quotation for unrefined in Penang is $91.95 per picul hu\ no sellers. Tin in London is quoted £lBB spot arid £lB4 three months. The following we e the dealings in ,u to-day :—Singapore, Straits tadiiL <o Ltd., buyers, $92 25 Penang, Strait! Trading Co., Ltd., no
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      340 4 MW mMM I -pq■ A ‘O’ 3 fin £hed with Hall’s Sanitary Washable i k Distemper is well finished. It is finished X for health and finished for beauty. It I L remains clean, sweet, and fresh, because rtd Uiu<Audj(i (7 30 f I 1 A|aWy A I \V. *s
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    THE SHARE MARKET.
    313 5 FALL IN STERLING ROBBERS. DOLLAR COMPANIES NEGLECTED. The following are the changes (buyers and sellers only) in our slime list on page of this issue 3/3/10. 2/3/11. 3/3/11. IX X 3B X i Shares. B. 1 3 S 3 03 X S 3 X X Rubber (Sterling).
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    KING EDWARD MEMORIAL.
    119 5 A TOWN HALL FOR IPOH [From Our Own Correspondent.} Ipoh, March 22. At a large public meeting yesterday evening it was decided to build a Town Hall in Ipoh as a memorial to King Edward. As the Government built the Town Hall at Kuala Lumpur, it was
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    AMATEUR THEATRICALS.
    65 5 From Our Otcn Correspondent.] Kuala Lumpur, March 3. Ihe local amateurs produced a triple bill at the Town Hall last night with Trial by Jury,” The Colloborators,” and The Conversion of Nat Struge.” There was a very fair house, the plays were very successful, the singing and acting
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    THE PRICE OF RUBBER.
    39 5 [/Vom Our Own Correspondent.] London, March 3*. To day’s quotation for rubber is as follows Plantation Para No. 1 sheet 7/3 Para to arrive 7/The market is quiet. I*By courtesy of Messrs. Boustead A Co
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    RESIDENT OF PAHANG.
    48 5 MR W D. BARNES’S SUCCESSOR. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Ipoh, March 2 Mr. E. J. Brewster, District Officer, Kinta, has been appointed Acting Resident of Pahang in succession to Mr. W. D. Barnes. Local opinion is that this is well merited promotion for Mr. Brewster.
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    THE GOVERNOR’S LEAVE.
    49 5 MR E L. BROCKMAN TO ACT. From Our Own Correspondent.] Kuala Lumpur, March 3. The Malay Mail hears that during H.E. the Governor’s absence at Home, Mr. E. L. Brockman, Colonial Secretary, will act for him, while Mr. A. H. Lemon will act as Colonial Secretary.
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    NEW FRENCH CABINET.
    238 5 LARGELY RADICAL AND SOCIALIST. LIST OF MINISTERS. j Rkiitir'r Skrvick.] Paris, March 2. The new French Cabinet is completed with the exception of the portfolios of Minister of Justice and Minister of Commerce and Industry. Its composition is largely Radical and Socialist, and half the number voted
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    A BISHOP’S WILL.
    72 5 BEQUEST FOR KOREAN WORK. [Reuter’s Service] London, March 3. The will of the Right Rev. Arthur Beresford Turner, Anglican Bishop of Korea, has been proved. He left £3,402 sterling—£l,ooo to each of his two sisters and his niece. The remainder was left for the furtherance of the
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    IMPERIAL DEFENCE.
    60 5 AUSTRALIA READY TO HELP. [Reuter’s Service] Melbourne, March 3. The Hon. George Foster Pearce, Minister of State for Defence, in proposing the toast of Admiral Sir Reginald Henderson, at a farewell luncheon, requested him on behalf of the Government, to say to Great Britain that Australia is willing
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    GERMAN CROWN PRINCE.
    53 5 COMING VISIT TO ROME. [Dkr Ostasiatischk Lloyd’s Service.] Berlin, March 1. The German Crown Pi iuce and Princess will leave between April 5 and April 8 for Rome. There is no truth in the rumour that Their Imperial Highnesses will be accompanied by Herr von KiderlenWachter, Secretary
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    AUSTRIAN STATESMAN ILL.
    50 5 A TEMPORARY SUBSTITUTE. [Dbr Ostasiatischk Lloyd’s Service.] Vienna, March 1. Baron Alois von Aehrenthal, Foreign Minister for the Dual Monarchy, is ill ;he will proceed on two months’ leave, but is not resigning. In the meantime he will be replaced by Markgraf von Pallavacini, Ambassador at Constantinople.
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    GERMANY AND SERVIA.
    48 5 THE “INCIDENT” SETTLED. [Der Ostasiatischk Lloyd’s Service Berlin, March 1. The Servian incident has been settled by the resignation of Colonel Goikovitch, Minister for War (who offended the German Minister in the Skuptschina by alluding to the latter’s personal interest in the supply of guns).
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    THE DALAI LAMA.
    23 5 [Dkr Ostasiatischk Lloyds Skrvick.] St. Petersburg, March 1. The Dalai Lama has arrived here to discuss his return to Lhassa.
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    OPIUM REVENUE.
    250 5 INDIA’S ESTIMATES EXCEEDED. UNPRECEDENTED PRICES. [Reuters Service.] Calcutta, March 2. Sir Guy Fleet wood Wilson, Finance Member of the Viceroy’s Council, in his financial statement, announced that the receipts from opium for the year 1910-11 amounted to nearly three millions sterling over the original estimate. This was due
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    COMBATING THE PLAGUE.
    50 5 [Der Ostasiatischk Lloyd’s Service.] Naples, March 2. Dr. Galeotti, of Naples, will be the Italian delegate at the International Conference on plague. St. Petersburg, March 2. Reports are to hand of trouble among the Chinese in the towns on the Amur owing to the prohibition of trade.
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    EARL OF DUDLEY.
    30 5 RETIRAL AGAIN ANNOUNCED. [Reuter's Service Sydney, March 3 The Earl of Dudley, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, will retire in July, and Lord Denman succeeds him.
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    THE CORONATION DURBAR.
    29 5 [Reuter's Service Calcutta, March 2. It is announced by Sir G. F. Wilson that a sum of one-million sterling will be required for the Coronation Durbar.
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    DEATH OF AN ADMIRAL.
    22 5 [Reuter’s Service.] London, March 2. The death is announced of Admiral the Hon. Sir Assheton Gore Curzon-Howe, G.c.v.o.
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    Rubber Crops.
    106 5 The following was the output of dry rubber from the Caledonia group of Estates for the month of February Penang Sugar Estates Co Ltd. Caledonia 20.500 lb. Tali Ayer 15,600 Strathmashie 209 36,309 lb. Straits Rubber Co., Ltd. Gedong 41,000 lb. Nova Scotia 21,-»00 62,200 lb Rubani Rubber
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    The " Declaration of London."
    67 5 The Declaration of London." London, 18th Feb—Despite several able speeches in favour of the Declaration of London,” the Chamber of Shipping of the United Kingdom has alm >st unanimously passed a resolution disapproving of the ratification. Resolutions were unanimously passed pressing upon the Government the desirability of discouraging to the
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    SIR ROBERT LAIDLAW.
    395 5 INTERVIEWED IN COLOMBO. Sir Robert Laidlaw, Kt., Chairman of Messrs. Whiteaway, Laidlaw <fc Co., Ltd., is among the passengers on board the P. O s.s Nubia on his way from Singapore to London per the Ophir, says the Ceylon Observer of Feb. 22, which continues: Sir Robert,
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    Massacre in New Guinea.
    171 5 London, Feb. 20.—Reuter wires from Brisbane that Mr. Staniforth Smith, Acting Administrator of Papua, two white officers, and 12 native police, and 14 carriers left Port Moresby on November 18th to explore the interior. Nothing has been heard of the party since December 7th. All were
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    Tin Mining Returns.
    92 5 Result of operations at Tronoh Mines during the month of February, 1911 Output. Tributers Ore Piculs 72.46 Mine Ore 3.177.54 Total output 3.250.00 Value. Tributers Ore 3,840.38 Mine Ore 183,403.02 Total Value 187.243.40 Estimated Profit. Tributers Ore S 576.00 Mine Ore 88,403.02 Total Profit S 88,979.02 Karang
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    The "Happy Traveller."
    126 5 Mr. Emery Stark, f.r.g.s., so well-known as the Happy Traveller,” left Colombo on Monday last for Singapore. He spent about a month in the Island. Mr Stark proposes to make another cruise in the Malay Archipelago, travelling from island to island in a Dutch trading steamer. He
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      593 5 SITCATIONWANTED. A YOUNG ENGLISH LADY requires 4A. a comfortable situation as Lady’s ARE SELLING BY companion or to take charge of one or two children. Please address to PUBLIC AUCTIOIV. “X.,” Q n Saturday, the 11th March r 192 c/o Pinang Gazette. 11-30 A M AT 7, SCOTLAND ROAD, ESTATE
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    SHIPPING.
    449 7 ARRIVALS. Avagyee, Brit., 247, Harvey, Mar. 3, Teluk Anson, gen., E. S. Co. Bali, Siam, 500, Dery, Mar. 3, Puket, VJ gunboat, Siamese Government. Claypso, Brit., 339, Bannatyne, Mar. 3, Deli, Tobacco, William Mansfield Co. Maeteuijcker, Dut. 836, Eeilbracht, Mar. 3. Batavia, gen., Hottenbach, Liebert Co. Perak, Brit., 258,
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    SHARES.
    1552 7 Capital, i Subscribed. Value. 3 Dividends. Name. o <2 M 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 MINING. »300,000 »300,000 30,000 »10 »10 25 10 30 Belat Tin Mining Co. 5} 5} 1903 300,000 225,000 22,500 10 10 Bruang, 6 7 600,000 600,000 60,000 10 10 20 10 ...a Bruseh Hyd.
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    MAILS.
    279 7 CLOSE AT GENERAL POST OFFICE To-Morkow. For. Per. Close. Yen Jit Seng 7 a.m. Mergui, Tavoy, and Moulmein Zaida 7 a.m. Alor Star (Kedah) Kedah 8 a.m. Madras, taking mails') for Europe, etc., vi& V Teesta 10 a.m. Bombay J Regt, up to 8-30 a.m. Colombo and Tuticorin Yangtsze
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    PRODUCE.
    192 7 Pbwawo, March 3, 1911. Gold leaf $04.8*4 Pepper (W. Coast 3 lb. 5 <>») JJo stock. White Pepper s23} sales. Trang Pepper $16.25 nom. Mace $95 nominal. Mace Pickings $99 sales. Cloves $43 sellers. Nutmegs 110 $2l sales. SNo. 1 $6.10 sales. No. 2 $6.00 sales. Basket $5 nominal.
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    LOS BOOK.
    685 7 Owing to the quarantine against all ships sailing from Dalny, the freights on staple produce to Shanghai have risen from about 15 sen per picul to 20 and, in some cases, 30 sen. The death has occurred at home, at the age of 75, of Captain Thomas Purdy,
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