Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 24 March 1911

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833- No. 67 VOL. LXIX. FRIDAY, 24th MARCH, 1911. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      1637 1 Sea View Hotel.: FARQUHAR STREET. THE IDEAL HOTEL FOR VISITORS. X ENGLISH PROPRIETORSHIP ON THE SEA FRONT. X NO UNHEALTHY SURROUNDINGS. Cool, Comfortable and Homelike. T X CUISINE UNEXCELLED. TERMS VERY MODERATE. J X VICTORIA FOR HIRE. J Telephone 368. Proprietor, W. DANIEL J THE PINANG GAZETTE.” to_let. wanted. i"-
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      55 1 «•••••••••••••••••••••••a J “THE NNAAG GAZEITE” I (PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING.) Rates of Subscription, payable strictly in advance* J LOCAL 2-25 per month. W 2 $13.50 naif yearly. 2 $27.00 per annum. a BY POST 2.50 per month. $15.00 naif yearly. $30.00 yearly. WEEKLY EDITION PUBLISHED > EVERY FRIDAY. Subscription $1.50 per
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    SINGAPORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
    1901 2 PROPOSED PRODUCE BROKERS’ ASSOCIATION. The Hon. D. T. Boyd presided at the annual general meeting of the Singapore Chamber of Commerce and Exchange which was held in the Exchange Room, on Monday afternoon. The Chairman said -Gentlemen, on behalf of your committee I have now to
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    PERLIS GUANO.
    604 2 AN INTERESTING TEST. A manuring experiment with Perlis Guano was recently conducted by Dr. A. W. K. de Jong, at the Experiemntal Station, Batavia, and the results are just to hand. A kind of Indian corn was taken to experiment upon. The field was divided into twenty separately
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    THE WEEK’S ENGAGEMENTS.
    151 2 Friday, March 24. Band, Esplanade, 6 to 7 p.m. P.C.C. Bowls Tournament. Industrial Scholarship Examination, Education Office. Lodge Scotia, 9.10 p.m. Straits Cinematograph, Penang Road. Saturday, March 25. Annunciation. Lady Day. Golf Club Men’s Monthly Medal. Yeomen of the Guard” Town Hall, 9 15 p.m. Svaday, March
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    Other Coining Events.
    192 2 March 31 and April I.—Golf Club Ladies’ Monthly Medal. April I.—Cricket Tournament: P.R.C. v. Butterworth, Butterworth P.C.C. c. C.R.C., Victoria Green. April 2.—P.V. Rifle Meeting Championship Challenge Cup and Special Prize. April 3.—P.L R.C.: 100 yds. deliberate, Walker Trophy and de Voogt Cup; 4th Class Bisley target;
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    AUCTION SALES.
    54 2 Saturday, Match 25.— Furniture Ayer Rajah House, 11.15 a.m.; Cunningham, Clara Co., auctioneers. Tuesday, March 28.— Steamers Glenjalloch, Hong Moh, Houg IFan 1., and Hong B>e; Powell Co.’s sale room, Singapore; 2.30 p.m Powell Co., auctioneers. Thursday, March 30.— Ne 800 Bee’s property; 11 a.m.; Ah Quee’s Buildings'
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    TENDERS.
    45 2 Straits Government. Farm of right of quarrying and disposing of stone from Government quarrieson Islands of Pulau Kra during three years ending 1913; tender close noon March 25. Ban Hock Heng Estate.— Erection of Hospital Ward and Cool id Quarters tenders close April 30.
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    HOUSES TO LET.
    28 2 No. 145 Kelawei Road apply Heap Teik, 47 Beach St. Norwood,” Logan Road; apply Adams and Allan. “The Aloes,’’ 50 Northam Road: apply Kennedy Co.
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    Where to Stay.
    36 2 Penang :—The E. «fc O. Hotel, The Crag, Raffles by the Sea, Runuymede Hotel, and Sea View Hotel. Kuala Lumpur: —Grand Oriental Hotel, and Empire Hotel, Ipoh :—The Grand Hotel. Rangoon :—Strand Hotel.
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      126 2 A Swollen Knee is about as painful and inconvenient as anything you would find in a day’s j >urney. And it is dangerous—a swollen knee leads to permanent lameness. Read what A. C. Lehman, ot Waynesboro, Pa, savs “I have been the victim of a large swelling on the knee
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      446 2 TOWN HALL. -6 TO-MORROW, Saturday, Mar. 25, The Penang Choral Society WILL GIVE THEIR SECOND PERFORMANCE OF The Yeomen of the Girard. TICKETS $2-50 and $l. BOOK YOUR SEAT NOW AT THE ROBINSON PIANO Co., Ltd. LIGHT REFRESHMENTS. Moderate Charges. CLOAK ROOM Free. OVERTURE 9-15 P.M. SHARP. 243 To Miners
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      86 2 The Sun. Apparent time» of Sunrise and Sunset in Penang Sunrise. Sunset. Mar. 23 to Mar. 31,...5-59 a.m. 6-01 p.m. The Moon. New Moon Mar. 30 Firtt Quarter Apr. 6 The Tides. Dite H. W. L. W. H. W. L. W. A.M. A.M. P.M. P.M. Mar. 24 5-47 Nil. 6-25
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    TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
    745 3 THE AKMY ESTIMATES. London, March 15—In the discussion on the Army Estimates much criticism was directed against the official publication of General Sir lan Hamilton’s Memorandum on Compulsory Service. Lieut.-Gen. Sir R. Pole-Carew, Unionist Member for South-East Cornwall, in making his maiden speech, said that Sir lan Hamilton’s
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      408 3 Netherlands Gutta Percha: COMPANY, LIMITED. J Singapore Rubber Works. Matting and Floor-Tiles Specially Suitable for Shipboard, 2 Banks, Insurance-Offices, Churches, Hospitals, T and all Public Buildings. X noiseless, very durable, water-proof, and x SANITARY. X 2 Works and Offices— PASSlß PANJANG, Singapore. J Sole Agents HOOGLANDT Co.. Singapore J J
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      51 3 Guardian Assurance Co., Ltd. Established 1821. Subscribed Capital £2,000,000 Total invested Funds upwards of £6,460,000 Total Annual Income over £1,180,000 The undersigned have been appointed Agents of the above Company at Penang and are prepared to issue policies of insurance against loss by fire at the lowest current terms. KENNEDY
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      625 3 l a ®®a@ s tg| bbbssl ji FREE i i a 1 m I»* b«*- i i a IIR i 1 A signed Lemco wrapper secures the Lemco Cookery Book. VU xl alt is crammed with practical recipes for economical tasty dishes, and shows just how to use Lemco to
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    BIRTHS.
    39 4 Lupton.—On March 17, at 17, Craven Hill Gardens, London, the wife of Harry Lupton, Executive Engineer, Malacca, of a son. Ladds. —At Sobraon, Mt. Faber, Singapore, oq March 20, the wife of W. M Ladds, of a daughter.
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    Thursday, March 23, 1911.
    1110 4 According to our Singapore telegram published yesterday, it will be a matter of two months before the final Census statistics for the whole Colony ate available, but some rough figures are furthcoming showing an all-round increase. Fears had been openly expressed that the Census would t
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    BOWLS AT THE P.C.C.
    483 4 FURTHER TOURNAMENT RESULTS. The following additional ties in the P.C C. bowls tournament were decided yesterday afternoon Single» Handicap. S. Riley —4) beat W. Hamilton —5) 21—4 Both players were heavily handicapped, but the difference of a single point was considered to have little effect on
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    To-day’s Tin Quotations.
    345 4 To-day’s quotation for unrefined tin in Penang is $90.30 per picul buyers, no sellers Tin in London is quoted at £lBl 15s. spot and £lBl 5s three months. The following were the dealings in tin to-day :—Singapore, Straits hading Co., Ltd., 150 tons, $91.10; Penang, Straits Straits
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    THE SHARE MARKET.
    297 4 STERLINC ROBBERS VARIABLE. NOTABLE MSES ANO FALLS. The following are the changes (buy 6rj> and sellers only) in our share list on p a e 7 of this issue 24/3/10. '23/3/11. 24/3/U. 2 2 2 2 i J, Shares. S 3 S S M 3Q M 02
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    RISES IN SINGAPORE.
    63 4 Singapore, March 23 There is a number of sharp ri<e< in shares to-day (Thursday), buyers’ prices being Allagars 4,10 Bukit Kajangs £2 7 Bukit Mertajams 3 6 Chersonese 4/2 Consolidated Malays £1 4/Heawoods 5/1-j Highlands £5 10/Kuala Lutnpurs £7 18 9 Malaccas £9 6/3 Merlimws 5,9 Patalings
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    AVIATION IN HONGKONG.
    67 4 AN UNFORTUNATE MISHAP [From Our Own Correspondent.] Hongkong. March 23. At the aviation meeting here, the aviator Van der Bourn was about to alight but when trying to avoid a gang of coolies collided with a shed. The machine w« injured and the aviator badly shaken Passenger
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    PRODUCE PRICES.
    36 4 [From Our Own Correspondent Singapore, March 23. To day’s (Thursday’s) quotations for opium and produce are Opium $1,875.00 Pepper, white 26 75 Gambier 8.75 Copra, Bali 8.50 Copra, Pontianak 83) Sago flour, Sarawak 365
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    THE PRICE OF RUBBER.
    44 4 LONDON MARKET IS FLAT [From a Malacca Correspondent Malacca, March 24 Information has been received b? Malacca Rubber Plantations, Limit 'd, that the price of fine hard Para in London yesterday was 6,6 per lb., value. The market is flat.
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    FATAL CHOLERA CASES.
    28 4 From Our Own Correspondent Singapore, March 24. Mr. Minjoot, father-in-law of Galiatan, and Mr. Galistan’s daughter, both contracted choleia at Puiau Brani a |lj died.
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    AUSTRIAN POLITICS.
    19 4 [Dir Ostasiatjschk Lloyd’s Sskvic* Vienna, March 23. It is reported that an Austrian Cabin®* crisis is imminent.
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      147 4 SOLI GNU M. The Marvellous wood preservative Protects against Decay, Fungus, Dry Rot, White Ants, the reaction of Weather. |W 5 ''Mi IN FOUR SHADES SUPPLIED IN DRUMS OF LICHT BROWN I CALLON MEDIUM DARK 2 GALLONS CRASS GREEN 5 GALLONS GUTHRIE Co, Ltd, SOLE AGENTS, Penang. “ADLER” TYPEWRITERS. V
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      59 4 To-Day’s Contents. Page 9.— Singapore Chamber of Commerce Perlis Guano; and Week’s Engagements. Page 3.— Telegraphic News. Page Ji.. Editorial (Census Reflections); Telegrams Bowls at the P.C.C. and To-day’s Tin Quotations. Page s.— Telegrams; Yeomen of the Guard Football Mouloud Festival Malay Tin Profits and The Mails. Page 7. Shipping
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    RACING IN ENGLAND.
    309 5 THE LIVERPOOL SPRING CUP A DERBY CANDIDATE'S WIN. [Hkutbr’s Sekvicic.] Liverpool, March 23. At the Liverpo 1 Spring Meeting this afternoon the big rac^ —the Liverpool Spring Cup—resulted as follows: Thr (64th) Livrrpool Spring Cup (handicap) of 1,000 »ovs. (50 sovs. in plate and the remainder in
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    AMERICA AND JAPAN.
    83 5 PRESIDENT TAFPS REFUTATION. Reutrk’s Service Washington, March 23 Baron Ucida, Japanese Ambassador, responding to an invitation from President Taft, called yesterday at White House. Piesident Taft assured him that there was absolutely no warrant or excuse for the stories that American troops had been sent to the
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    THE BAGDAD KAILWAY
    71 5 VIEWS OF BRITISH GOVERNMENT. [Reutkr’s Service London, March 23. In the course of a debate in the House of Lords, Viscount Morley stated that if the Government could look forward to a settlement of the Bagdad Railway question on acceptable terms, it would use its influence with
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    CHANGES IN THE CABINET.
    69 5 PEERAGE FOR MR. R. B. HALDANE [Reuter’s Service.] London, March 24. The Rt. Hon. R. B. Haldane, Secretary of State for War, has been created a Viscount. Colonel the Rt. Hon. J. B. Seely, Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies, becomes Under-Secretary of State for War,
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    THE CORONATION.
    55 5 PLANS IN GREAT BRITAIN [Reuter’s Service London, March 23. Plans for the Coronation bonfires are maturing Detonating rockets will be fired at 9-55 o’clock at night and bonfires will be lighted at ten o’clock on every prominent height. Ihe National Anthem will be sung and the hills illuminated
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    GERMAN-JAPANESE COMMERCE.
    45 5 PROPOSED NEW TREATY. [DbR OSTASIATISCHK LLOYD’S SkRVICB Berlin, March 23. Negotiations for a new German-Japanese Treaty of Commerce will be commenced in April by the Japanese Ambassador. It is hoped that the matter will be settled by the time the present Treaty «xpires.
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    RUSSIA'S PREMIER.
    84 5 M STOLYPIN TO REMAIN. THE TSAR’S PERSUASIDNS [Reuter’s Service.] St. Petersburg, March 23. M. Stolypin, the Russian Premier, remains iti office as the result of pressure from the Tsar and the Dowager-Empress. Tliis is regarded as streugthening immensely the bauds of the reform party and checking the intrigues
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    THE REICHSTAG’S PROGRAMME.
    35 5 [Der Ostasiatischr Lloyd’s Service] Berlin, March 23. The Reichstag will meet for an autumn session from October to December, when measures affecting justice, law, private officials, and insurance will be dealt with.
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    SUCCESS OF TURKISH LOAN.
    24 5 [Der Ostasiatischk Lloyd’s Service] Berlin, March 23. The Turkish loan, issued in Berlin and Vienna, has been several times oversubscribed
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    THE ITALIAN CABINET.
    24 5 [Der Ostasiatische Lloyds Service] Rome, March 23. Signor Luzzati, the Italian Premier, will iemaiu at his post till the 24th inst.
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    Football.
    156 5 P.C C. r Mahommedans. A friendly game of football was played yesterday evening on the Esplanade between teams iepresenting the P.C.C. and the Mohammedan Recreation Club. From the kick-off the gmne was rather fast, and activity was shown to a high degree by both tire teams. Play continued in
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    Mouloud Festival.
    141 5 A Mohammedan correspondent writes The birthday of our illustrious Prophet of Islam was celebrated last night at the Kapitan Kling Mosque. The mosque and its precincts were tastefully decorated to suit the occasion. The traditions of the Prophet were read by able Alims and Ulamas and was listened
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    Malay Tin Profits.
    156 5 Engineer writes to the Financial News of Feb 27 In a recent issue yon pointed out that big profits were now being made by the alluvial tin mines on the Kinta River. One of these mines—the Gopeng—l notice, for the last recorded year, earned £20.919 net profit
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    The Mails.
    39 5 Homezcard. Steamer. Arrives. Mails Sails. Close. N.D.L. Prin. Alice Tues. 28/3 6 p.m. midnight 3 p.m. 8.1. Taroba Sat. 1/4 P. &O. Devanha Wed. 8/4 Outward N.D.L. PrLudwtc/Thur». 20/3 8.1. Thur». 30/3 P. AO. Assays Thur». 6/4
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    “YEOMEN OF THE GUARD.”
    848 5 CHORAL SOCIETY’S SUCCESS. Less than two months may be con*idered too sh >rt a time for the adequate rehearsal of an amateur performance of an opera like The Yeomen of the Guard.” Possibly an extension of the polishing process might have been effiacacious in the attainment
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    A Strange Request.
    2058 5 After this plot for his escaping has been hatched, the Lieutenant of the Tower (Mr. Brereton Martin) meets Fairfax in the courtyard in charge of a guard who are escorting their prisoner to the Cold Harbour Tower, where he was to spend an hour’s solitude before his
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      421 5 Mr. W. E. Cleaver. P. P. C. NOTICE IS HEREBY given that M*. Hermann Keitel has been admitted as a partner in cur firm. Mr. Carl Bolius has been authorised to sign our firms per procuration. M. GOLDENBERG <fc Co. 275 MARTIJN Co. TAKE NOTICE that I have, on the
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    SHIPPING.
    533 7 ARRIVALS. (Dragon, Brit., 48, Abdul, Mar. 23, Port Weld, gen., E. S. Co. #Deli, Brit, 47, Mat, Mar. 23, Trang, gen., E. 8. Co. Kedah, Brit., 95, Wright, Mar. 23, Kedah, gen., E. S. Co. Kian Ann, Brit., 47, Mohamed, Mar. 23, Trang, gen., E. 8. Co. Kapurthala, Brit.,
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    SHARES.
    1588 7 Capital. Subscribed. Value. 2 Dividend». Name. J, |.j Q a a g 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 MINING. 1903 1300,000 $300,000 30,000 $lO $lO 25 10 30 J' n Mlnln 5g gs ssss w is >• >«•“« c-- t t 1901 6100,000 5n.200 71,*» £1 £1 30 30 It
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    MAILS.
    62 7 CLOSE AT GENERAL POST OFFICE To-Morrow. For. Per. Close. Alor Star (Kedah) Tong Chuan 9 a.m. Asahan Petrel I p.m. Tongkah Rotorua 1 p.m. Langkat and Pangkalan Brandan Ban Whatt Soon 1 p.m. Teluk Anson Avagyee 2 p.m. Port Swettenham and Singapore Kapurthala 3-15 p.m. Yen Thye Seng 4
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    PRODUCE.
    204 7 Prnang. March 24, 1911. Gold leaf >64.8” Pepper (W. Co»»i ’< 5 «>■/.) No stocky White Pepper 523.70 sales. Trang Pepper 516.25 nom Mace sllonomina). Mace Pickings 599 buyers. Clove» $42 sellers. Nutmegs 110 521 sales. !No 1 56.10 sales. No. 2 $6.00 sales. Bask t $5.10 nominal. Copra
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    LOG BOOK.
    623 7 Lord Crawford has presented to the Royal Naval College, Oabirne, a 34 ft. steam pinnace, equipped with the most modern machinery. The P. »fc O. Vsr/tna was launched at Greeunock on March 15. The launching of the British India Agra also took place the same day at Belfast.
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