Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 29 September 1911

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    20 1 PINANG GAZETTE AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 221 VOL. LXIX. FRIDAY. 29th SEPTEMBER, 1911. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      77 1 AB TX Then you are away on leave V V you want to keep in touch with Malayan affairs, Social, Com- mercial, Mining, Planting, &c. a This you can do in no better way than by subscribing to the Weekly g a Edition of the “Pinang Gazette,” Q published every
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
    943 2 ORDINARY MEETING. An ordinary meeting of the Municipal Commission was held yesterday afternoon in the Municipal Offices. There were present Mr. W. Peel (President), Messrs. W. T. Chaoman, G. N. Saye, and Quah Beng Kee with Mr. W. S. Dunn (Acting Municipal Engineer) and Mr. L. A. Coutier
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    THE RANGOON RICE MARKET.
    634 2 LvS. O LUI vnvitJ and mav go higher.— Rangoon Gazette (September 25.) ABNORMALLY HIGH PRICES. The rapid rise in the price of rice has become the principal commercial topic of conversation in Rangoon. In the districts distress is being felt, and as a result of the
    LvS. O LUI vnvitJ and mav go higher.—Rangoon Gazette (September 25.)  -  634 words
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    Shipbuilding in Russia.
    53 2 London. September 17.—A St. Petersburg message says that the Minister of Commerce has introduced in the Duma a Bill to promote shipbuilding in Russia. The Bill provides for a payment of a bounty of 75 roubles per ton gross capacity for steel ships constructed in Russian yards
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    THE WEEK’S ENGAGEMENTS.
    107 2 Friday, September 29. St. Michael and All Angels. Straits Cinematograph, Penang Road. George Town Cinematograph. Japanese Bioscope, Penang Road. Saturday, September 30. St. Jerome. Homeward English (B.I.) Mail. P.C.C. Quoits Tournament Entries Close. Football: Klang v. Singapore. E. &O. Hotel: Special Dinner. Sunday, October I. Sixteenth Sunday
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    Other Coming Events.
    96 2 October 9.—Ulu Piah, Ltd.: Special Meeting, noon. October 12.—Municipal Commissio i, 3.30 p.m. October 16.—Rahman Hydraulic Tin, Ltd.: Special Meeting. October 17 and 18.—Ladies’ Bisley, Taiping. October 21—Klang Sky Race Meeting. October 26.—Municipal Commission, 3.30 p.m. October 28.—Ipoh Sky Race Meeting. October 'B.—Singapore Race Entries Close. October
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    League Football.
    59 2 The following fixtures have been arranged October. s.—Free School v. Crescent Free School. 12.—P.C.C. v. M.RC., Esplanade. 19. Police v. Free School, Free School. 26.—C. R.C. v. G. Wharves, Victoria Green. November. 2. Police v. M.R.C., Esplanade. 9.—Crescent r. Wharves, Esplanade. 16.—Free School v. P.C.C. Esplanade. 23.—Police v.
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    AUCTION SALES.
    64 2 Saturday, September SO.— Jewellery Logan’s Buildings archway; 11 a.m.; J. R. McFarlane, auctioneer. Thursday, October 5. Land at Tanjong Tokong; 38 Beach St.; Koh Eng Hin, auctioneer. Friday, October 6.— Gold rings and brooch 38 Beach St.; 11.30 a in.; Koh Eng Hin, auctioneer. Monday, October 30.— Steamers
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    TENDERS.
    48 2 Penang Municipality.— 7oo tons Portland cement; tenders close with Commissioner’s Home Agent, Mr. C. C. Lindsay, 180 Hope St., Glasgow, October 9. Residency of Rhio and Dependencies.—Gambling farm farm of right to slaughter pigs and sell pork spirit farm in Pulau Tujoh Archipelago tenders close Nov. 2.
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    HOUSES TO LET.
    21 2 Mentmore,” 13 Logan Road apply on the premises Avondale,” Butterworth apply 42 Northam Road or 74 Anson Road.
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    The “ Weary-Willies ” of the World.
    240 2 The Weary-Willies of the World. HOW A FAMOUS PHYSICIAN WOULD CURE THEM. There is no more subtle indication of the way in which the body changes from time to time than that afforded by the sensation of the individual. It is within everyone’s experience that a time comes when, for
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      91 2 Little’s Oriental Balm Cures Rheumatism. If every man and every woman who suffers from Rheumatism would hear and heed this message, what a tremendous amount of misery the world would lose Little’s Oriental Balm is unquestionably the greatest cure of all Rheumatic Pains. The pain simply can’t exist when the
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      434 2 Union S. S. Go. of New Zealand, Ltd. Singapore to New Zealand direct, tnckland, Wellington, Lyttleton Dunedlo ALSO GALLING AT Samarang and Fiji (if indoo«m«sc The Company’s T.S. Steamer APARIMA 5,704 tons, J. K. Stringer, Commander, maintains a regular four-monthly service between Singapore and New Zealand. Excellent saloon accommodation amidships,
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      429 2 Coming! Comingij HIPPODROME CIRCUS MENAGER|[ 45 New Artistes 45 N. BOROWSKY nd his Team ol Educated Horse Box Plan at Robinson Piano Co., Location Dato Kramat Garden Watch for Data. 925— Bc TO-NIGHT! TO-NIGHT!! Grand Change of Programme AT THE George Town Cinematograph, Kuala Kangsar Road Theatre Hall. Full String
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      203 2 The M oon. First Quarter Sept. 30 O Full Moon Oct. 8 Last Quarter 15 O New Moon 22 The Tides. Date. H. W. L. W. H W.. L. W, A.M. A.M. P.M. P.M. Sept. 29 3-32 9-11 3-51 10-00 30 4-12 10-24 4-36 10-48 Oct. 1 508 11-22 5-39
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    Sporting Notes.
    905 3 D. MAHER’S SUSPENSION Our sporting readers will doubtless remember that a Reuter's telegram announced that the celebrated American jockey, D. Maher, had been suspended for suspicious riding at Leicester Races. Maher was riding Lord Rosebery’s Sallust in the l ower Maiden Three-year-old Plate (lm. Ifur.) and it looked
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    Friday, September 29, 1911.
    1425 4 The mishap on the line near Singapore, where, owing to a subsidence caused by the r.iins, a train toppled over an embankment, might have had more serious consequences if a passenger train had been concerned and it is fortunate that the results were no worse than
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    LEAGUE FOOTBALL.
    896 4 PC C. DEFEAT GOVT. WHARVES, In their League match against the Government Wharves, on the Esplanade, yesterday, the Penang Cricket Club won by three goals to nil, but might have added other twenty-seven if they had not taken the field without their shooting boots. For nine-tenths of the
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    699 4 Mr. Hardinge H. Camer Treasurer of Ceylon, di-d Saturday, Sept. 16. Jxtor d oj Mr. G. A. Hereford, Public P F. arrived in Ipoh from Kua on Wednesdiy to abend the Ann PPea! Coij., Mr. T. Kinney, of Tims. K inn Sons, the well-known firm of su
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    The Swettenham Wharf.
    111 4 Yesterday, the outward boun*l ss. Prinz Eitel Friedrich came a Swettenham Wharf a'd comm en new arrangement of the outwar t |)e vessels being berthed at th it "d |Al embarking and disembarking ot p as and loading and unloading <’f cargoMessrs. Behn, Meyer <fc C >.,
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      62 4 To-Day’s Contents. Page 2.— The Municipal Commission The Rangoon Rice Market; and the Week’s Engagements. Page, 3.— Sporting Notes. Page 4- —Editorial (Kailway Comparisons); League Football; Social and Personal and The Swettenham Wharf. Page s.— Telegrams Penang Assizes The Hippodrome Circus; The Mails Correspondence and To-day’s Tin Quotations. Page 7.—
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    LOCAL SHARE MARKET.
    170 5 TONGKAHS AND TRONOHS DOWN. STERLING ROBBERS VARIABLE The following are the changes (buyers iDd sellers only) in our share list on page 7 t >-day 1910. 28/9/11. 29/9/11. x X X 02 X Share*. C 5 Qj S 25 a? M so Mining. 22 4 M’lembu... 4}
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    LONDON RUBBER MARKET.
    71 5 PRICE OF FINE HARD PARA. From a Malacca Correspondent.] Malacca, September 29 Information has been received by tne Malacca Rubber Plantations, Limited, that the price of fine hard Para in London yesterday was 4/7|, sellers. Plantation Para, London September 28.* The following are to-day’s quotations for rubber:—
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    PRODUCE PRICES.
    27 5 From Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore, September 28. To-day’s (Thursday’s) quotations for produce are Rice, Rangoon $217-00 Copra, best 11-75 Copra, Bali 11-65 Copra, Pontianak 11-20
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    CHOLERA ON RUSSIAN STEAMER.
    76 5 CAPTAIN AND DOCTOR CHARGED. From Our Own Correspondent Singapore, September 29. The ciptain and doctor of the Russian steamer Puronia were charged at the police court to-day with signing a fa -e declaration under the quirantine rules when they knew that there were cases of cholera
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    MOTOR-BUS IN THE SEINE.
    56 5 gallant rescues by a priest. Paris, September 28. In the accident to the motor-bus which swerved, knocked down the parapet of a bridge, and fell into the river Seine, eleven per- >ns were killed and nine injured, A priest rescued six of his fellow passengers by
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    FRENCH NAVAL DISASTER.
    29 5 —Reuter. ACTION by the admiralty. Paris, September 28. e French Admiralty has ordered the 4 tE val from warships of all explosives ’hipped prior to 1902.—Reuter.
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    ITALIAN BANK RATE.
    22 5 Service. Rome, September 28. Italy has raised the bank discount rate t 0 'd per cent. —Der Ostasiatische Lloyd’s
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    ITALY AND TURKEY.
    471 5 ments so far are quiet.—Der Ostasiatische Lloyd’s Service. THE WAR CLOUD IN TRIPOLI ANTI-MILITARIST DISORDERS Milan, September 28. Large bodies of troops have arrived in Rome, Florence, Milan, and other cities to check attempts by the. Socialists and Anarchists to provoke anti-militarist disorders. Some rioting occurred in
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    CANADIAN ELECTIONS.
    90 5 Reuter. A POLITICAL DEMONSTRATION. Ottawa, September 28, Mr. R. L Borden, leader of the Conservatives, was welcomed on his arrival hete by the most imposing political demonstration known in Canada, the torchlight procession being two miles long. Adherence to British Connection. Mr. Borden, in a speech, said that
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    SPORTING NEWS.
    311 5 NEWMARKET RACE MEETING. RESULT OF JOCKEY CLUB STAKES Newmarket, September 28. The following was th a resuD of the race for th» Jockey Club Stakes this afternoon; The Jockey Club Stakes of 10,000 SOVB. For then three-year-olds and upwards three-year-olds to carry Bst. 71b., four and upwards 9st.
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      THE BUILDING REGULATIONS.
      304 5 [To the Editor oj the Pinang Gazette,” j Sir, Some time ago when the Taiping Aerated Water Company attempted to erect a factory on the site of the Sea View Hotel at Farquhar Street, there was a strong protest raised by the residents in that quarter and
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    To-Day’s Tin Quotations.
    73 5 To-day’s quotation for unrefined tin in Penang is $B7 25 per picul, buyers, no sellers. Tin in London is quoted at 177 15s spot and £174 5s three months. The following were the dealings in tin to-day :—Singapore Straits Trading Co., Ltd., buyers, no sellers, Penang Straits
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    Spanish Cruiser Ashore.
    23 5 London, September 20. A message from Melilla reports that the Spanish cruiser Catalonia is ashore west of Cape Tres Forcas.
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    The East African Deportation Case.
    21 5 London, September 22— A Mombasa message says that the Hon. G. Cole sails on October 9.
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    PENANG ASSIZES.
    421 5 JUDGE AND JURY DISAGREE. Aftea a hearing of two davs the trial of four Chinese, Tang Ah Thye, Ng Ah Wah, Tang Ah Yin, and Tang Ah Youg, on a charge housebreaking by night and robbery was concluded at the assize this morning before Mr. Justice L. P.
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    The Hippodrome Circus.
    79 5 The last week is announced of the performances of this great show, says the S.F P., which is one of the strongest in numbers and quality that has ever visited Singapore. The programme on Saturday night amply illustrated this, for each act was doubled in the ring,
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    The Mails.
    55 5 Homeward. Steamer. Arrives. Mails Sails. (’lose 8.1. Thongwa Sat. 30/9 10 am. noon M. Caledonien Mon. 2/10* 5.30+ 30/9 P. &O. Assays Sat. 7/10 N. Gneisenau Tues 10/10 *From Singapore 1 Mails close in Penang. Outward. 8.1 Taroba Thurs. 23/9 3 p.m. 4 pm. Pit (>. Devanha Thurs
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    The Moroccan Question.
    292 5 London, September 22. —A Paris message says that the papers are optimistic regatding the imminence of a settlement. Le Matin says that M. De Selves has drafted a formula with reference' to the abolition of the consular courts, which he hopes will be acceptable to Germany. The
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    MAILS.
    191 7 GENERAL POST OFFICE. To-Morrow. p ir Per. Close. M J d r r Furope, etc., vid J Thongwa 10 a.m. Bombay j Regt, up to 8-30 a.m. A l or Star (Kedah) Kedah 11a.m. Malacca 1 p.m. Perak (E.S.Co.) 1 p.m. v a t Pangkalan Lft,,g or B Whatt
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    EXCHANGE.
    130 7 Penang, Skptembrr 29, 1911. I g v Courtesy of the Chartered Bank). Demand Ban K... 2/4$ 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4 11/32 > ti Credit 2'4s 3 Documentary 2/4 9/lt Demand Bank Rs 174$ 3 days’ sight Private 176 o o n Uv Demand Bank 174$ 3 days’sight Private
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    PRODUCE.
    249 7 Pknang, September 29, 1911 Gold leaf s 6 6 P.nne’" (W. Coast 3 •»> ""I No stock White Pepper 2B 20 buyers. Trang Pepper 520 nominal. SI 08 nominal Sace Pickings 5105 sales. $42 nom. -■U V 0 8 C<M 1 fntnmgs U” 524 sales fN o. j 58.20
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    SHARES.
    1424 7 L i Capital. Subßcribed < umber °f Issue J- «S q F rmoßeribed. shareg VJ 2 Dividend.. N.ir.e. -go «Be S M oo CF 1907 I 1908 1909 j 1910 1911 MINING. ?300,000 »300,000 30,000 »10 »10 25 'lO 30 30 BeUt Tin Mining Co. 41 J™ 85 000
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    SHIPPING.
    1010 7 ARRIVALS. De Carpentier, Dut., 766, Kopperdian, Sept. V 28, Sabang. gen., H.L. Co Ghazee, Brit., 3242, Cave, Sept. 28, Glasgow, gen., Sandilan Buttery Co. Hok Canton, Brit., 294, Gully, Sept. 29, T. Anson, gen., E. S. Co A Japan, Brit., 3506, Stewart, Sept. 29, A Hongkong, gen., A. A.
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