Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 23 October 1912

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  • 20 1 PINANG GAZETTE AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 243 VOL. LXX. WEDNESDAY. 23rd OCTOBER. 19!2. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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    • 1422 1 j“ For $3O I n have the “Pinang 1 Vou can ed every day 1 G Syear to your address. Z C *L SUBCRIPTION, $27.) g rtionate Quarterly and 0 Proporti OTJI c Ha^'- vear s are payable in 0 Subscr.p rem ittances should g 2 id The Director: rININ
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    • 80 1 X X7 HEN you ARE a way on leave VV you want to keep in touch with Malayan affairs, Social, Com- E mercial, Mining, Planting, &c. This you can do in no better way D than by subscribing to the Weekly E Edition of the “Pinang Gazette,” Q D published
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  • 491 2 ITS GROWTH AND PROSPECTS. {From Own Own Correspondent.') Ipoh, October 22. To a number of your readers, who only occasionally visit the above flourishing and densely populated district, the following details may prove of inteiest. It is well knonn that by far the largest proportion of tin
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  • CORRESPONDENCE
    • 91 2 \To the Editor of the Ptnan? Gazette."] Sir, I have read with astonishment Chinese ratepayer’s letter regarding the Municipal bill uni Mr. Welham’s letter. He says “if we do 1 »se the right of election the one man t blame tor misleading Government would be Mr. Herbert
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  • 230 2 We regret to announce the sudden death at Woodbridge in Suff >lk of Mrs. A. D. Neubronner the wife of Mr. A.D, Neubronner, the Consul General for Siam. The deceased lady had been seriously ailing before her departure from Penang last May, but had apparently
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  • 840 2 SHOOTS AT A GAMBLER DURING A RAID. Mr. Bonham Carter, the Contonment Magistrate of Cherat near Peshawar, was tried at the Lahore Chief Court on October 10, on charges of culpable homicide and of committing a rash anl negligent act. The Government Advocate prosecuted, and the Magistrate
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  • 345 2 The Government Gazette of Saturday, says the S.F.P., gives the draft of the proposed Betting Ordinance which will be moved for first reading on Friday next. The objects and reasons are extracted and are given below. Beyond that there is little to be remarked in connection with
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  • 253 2 An aeroplane flight from England to India is now under consideration, aud there is every prospect of the project taking definite shape before the eud of the year, says the Daily Chronicle. The distance along the proposed route is 4,809 miles, and it is estimated that
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  • 157 2 The orders of the day, for Friday 25th inst., are as follows 1. Motion by the Attorney-General. That this Council approves the Rules for Passenger Steamers under the provisions of Part 111 of the Merchant Shipping Ordinance made by the Governor in Council on the 9th September, 1912,
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  • 55 2 It is propjsed to erect a memorial brass in All Saint’s Church, Taiping, to the late Canon Barton Parkes, who held the Chaplaincy of Perak North from November 1910 to June 1912. Subscriptions may be sent to Mr. Basil Barnard, Hon. Sec. and Treasurer, Perak
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  • 540 2 When the di.,li„ gui3l 3W.an Dr. A. T ph temarkable ha».- J Wr ot« attracted much r a enbjeot of supreo, t’ *»l, lt Everybody know, th at ner“ot «■e lucreaetnj. Lact not pay the price ot d mirlis 9 h > ">■> i, by suffering f
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 501 2 AMUSEMENTS. iTBe MCWATTERS j MALE QUARTETTE OF BOSTON, U. S. A.. Matsno 8 WILL GIVE A CONCERT IN THE Japanese Cinematograph, town hall, PENANG ROAD. On F, Oct ber 35tk 1912 AT 9 P.M. PROGRAMME. TICKETS $l, 1. Go Little Cabin-Boy. 2368—24-10 2. The Great Prayer of the Arabs in
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    • 62 2 BOVRIL For Health j and Beauty SUN CANADA Incorpo rii r^ l BBS,NESS,Nr °l£oo.(X»o.o’» funds -exceed, jEB J oo 000.0-0 income 1911 10 0,000.0° r Chief Office Norfolk Lon(Jon Great Britain, f Chief Office I BombayIndian Empire. J Chief Office j Battery siog ft P of S. E. Asia. J
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  • 468 3 INTERVIEW WITH COMMISSIONER. STORY OF LHASSA SIEGE, Calcutta, 12th October.—A Kalimpoug correspondent writes I had au interesting interview with Commissioner Chai and his English (not Polish as was erroneously stated) speaking assistant. Chai is the chief Chinese officer in charge of the disarmed troops. He is
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  • 234 3 The Chinese Exodus. A Kalimpong corresp ndent wires under date of October 11th: The third and last batch of Chinese tooops en route for China passed the frontier, and halted at Gnatong yesterday. It contains 370 soldiers, aud foliowets. This makes a total of 806 officers and men
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 1471 3 A T T T 7 CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA 41 4 4 a fa I, Ifa. Sale by Auction. A Paid-wp Capital £1,200,000 jjpdft Mdtl IP 0« Reserve Liability of Proprietors £1,200,000 2nd November, 1912. £1 BL Hsad Ovnoi: 58 BIBHOPBGATK, LONDON, B. O. V 1 LI D ’ll* x
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    • 117 3 A Swollen Knee is about as painful and inconvenient as anything you would find in a day’s journey. And it is dangerous—a swollen knee leads to permanent lameness. Read what A. C. Lehman, of Waynesburo, Pa., says: I have been the victim of a large swelling on the knee for
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    • 387 3 D E Keep Strong Pit -y/ Br MAKING 4 VA N A ,brano f Tonic Wine 1 f j If y ou cannot eat you cannot i be strong. ‘Vana’ will give you a hearty appetite and help M you to assimilate the food you eat. A/® aur Pharmacist Burroughs
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  • 76 4 Niebrugge —Mclntyre.—-On Saturdav, October 19, at the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd, Singapore, by the Revd. Father Nain, Johann Friedrich Niebrugge to Miss Cecilia Dorothy, second daughter of the late Joscelyn Swithin and Henrietta Marian Mclntyre, of Penang. Quigley—Foston.—On October 14, at St. Andrew’s Cathedral, Singapore, by the Revd.
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  • 1071 4 It appears to be a commonly accepted view that nearly every case of failure at the Olympic Games at Stockholm could have been avoided if the British Olympic Council had had more money to spend in training facilities. It may be recalled that in their preliminary
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  • 473 4 HOTEL CHEQUE CASE. Before Mr. Osborne in the third Police Court on Tuesday, afternoon, Mr. and Mrs. A. Boase were again charged on remand with cheating Mr. A. Kerdyk of the Runnymede Hotel of $117,75, on October 15. Mr. Samuel appeared for Mr. Kerdyk and Mr. Thorne
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  • 383 4 Some anxiety was felt as to the whereabouts of the S. S. Leong Ho which left Penang for Langkat on the 19th inst. Steamers coming to Penang by the same route had seen nothing of her. It was believed that she has been taken out of her
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  • 36 4 Reuter. EAGER TO RESUME CkM>AlG<f. DOCTORS INTERVENE New York, October 2 2 Mr. Roosevelt has arrived h excellent condition. H e had restarted plans for the campaign, but the doctors participating in the demonstration"’
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  • 32 4 —Reuter. London, October 22. The King has given £lOO to the London School of Tropical .Medicine His Majesty hopes the school will continue to extend ib excellent work.-
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  • 20 4 —Reuter. London, October 22. The appointment of Sir Convngham Greene to be Ambassador at Tokyo is confirmed.-
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  • 62 4 FORMED AT MALACCA. [From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, October 23. There was a mass meeting of about a hundred Chinese merchants at Malacca on Saturday, when the resolution for the formation of a Chinese Chamber of Commerce in Malacca was carried. Mr. Koon Cheng Chan was
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  • 62 4 ANNUAL REPORT. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore, October 23. The annual report of the Singapore Keereatiou Club is out- It records that the membership at present is 161 that the financial position of the club is stronger, though $BB2 has been written off as bad debts. They
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  • 78 4 RAILWAY TRAFFIC [A-om Our Own Correspondent.] Kuala Lumpur, October 23. The recent rains in Kuala Lu-npur an throughout Selangor have flooded the o*b .in g lands. The river ha» early this morning was almos Java Street Bridge. Several firms, a precautionary measure, last mg P their goods
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  • 65 4 To-day’s quotation for j, u9 joess Penang is $113.90 per P-* £229 done. Tin ini Loudon h ss. spot and .8228 ‘I)™ 6 rep»r> The following 1» Trading Co-' to-day .-Singapore: St Ltd., 50 tons, ,5114 30, Trading Co., Ltd., j jo iuar ket > Eastern Smelting
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    • 215 4 K fIL I The Leadin ff ■W* fOjlh» NATURAL h Mineral Water I < > *jp2iMWj^^ j‘ *y£3 ln the East. s^o®? r I HIEANO bes!des be!ng <Si I 4 perfect Table Water is also a valuable Tonic, and an.exI cellent preventative against I ’ll Gout, Rheumatism, IndigesI tion and
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    • 58 4 TO-DAY S CONTENTS. page 2.— The Betting Bill; A Magistrate’s A cts Correspondence and The Kinta District. Page 3.— The Exodus from Tibet. Page 4. —Editorial: “Britishers and Olympic Games Charges Against Europeans; and Telegrams. Page 5. Telegrams. Page 6.— News from China; and Week’s Events. Page 7. Shipping; Mails;
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  • 145 4 OBITUARY. MR. ROBERT BARR. London, October 22 The death is announced of Mr R Barr, the well-known novelist.-Reuter’ [Mr. Robert Barr was born fit gow and migrated at an earl 3 to Canada, where he received U ucation at ithe Normal School Ta’ 7’ He later obtained the M. A.
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  • 332 5 TO-DAY’S CHANGES. The following ‘he change, (buyers J sellers only) in our share list on page yesterday. To-day. SBA,U J M Tin 36/3 38/ 38,/3 4 M^ Tan p T 10/3 11/3 9/101 10/lOi psbang- 4 4 i(> 4 4| p e ngk a en 5(5 6
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  • 35 5 TODAY’S PRICES IN LONDON. London, October 23*. The following are to-day’s quotations for rubber: Plantation Para, Ist Latex, Crepe 4/2 Para to arrive 4/5£ Market quiet. l*By courtesy of Messrs. Boustead Co.]
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  • 35 5 c, a Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, October 23. tftA 1 a tS l JOrn Chinese clerk was fined LOO for f -r n tai hng to report a case of »®all-po x
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  • 39 5 ,/J Our Owu Correspondent.] ti v Singapore, October 23. ork Shipping Conference tb the rateS f gums t 0 50 flings; vOshin- ta Pi° ea Hour and rattans to lu s a nd jelotong to 35.
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  • 40 5 SI G NOR PERTILE HONOURED. (fr Correspondent.) B<gnor 8 <gnor P- Si, Wore, October 23. after 100 Pertile who recently redeen Ul y ears Q Singapore, has <; f with the rd f c Service rendered to the ’Ma in Singapore.
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  • 488 5 —D.O.L. THE ELASSONA FIGHT. HEAVY GREEK LOSSES. TURKS FLEE FROM DISKATA. London, October 22. The King of Servia and the Headquarters Staff have arrived at Vrania. Anthens, October 22. The Greek squadron landed a force at Lemnos, summoned the authorities to surrender and proclaimed a blockade
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  • 1429 5 INDIGNATION IN CALCUTTA. In spite of inclement weather, the Federation Hall Ground, Calcutta, on the afternoon of Oct. 7 was a surging mass of excited Moslems, who had come together to express their sympathy with Turkey in her present troubles and with Persia. The crowd was roughly
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  • 752 5 THE BATTLE OF ELASSONA. The heavy fighting at Elassona between the Turks and the Greeks and the reported capture of the town by the latter, recalls to our minds the Greco-Turkish War of 1897, during which war this town, which is situated on the Northern
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  • 48 5 Mustafa Pasha is a town to the North West of Adrianople, the latter being the second largest town in European Turkey and the capital of Eastern Rumelia. Kirk Killiseh is a town to the North East of Adrianople, which is situated midway between the two towns.
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  • 70 5 Letters of allotment and regret of the Bukit Tawang Hydraulic Mining Co., Ltd., which takes over valuable mining land i 1 Trengannu were posted yesterday. The hsue. we are informed, was nearly three times oversubscribed. The Company has ample working capital and as the property has
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 767 5 WANTED. I CONSULATE FOR THE NETHERLANDS. A COMPETENT CHINESE SALESMAN for Bazaar by European Im- Iyl I port Firm none but experienced men need apply. r Monday, the 4th November, 1912, X. Y, Z. c/o this Paper. v_z at 10 a. m. the Civil and Military Governor of Acheen and
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  • 772 6 —China Press. CHALLENGE FOR DUEL BY A PEKING EDITOR. Peking, October 7—The Peking Daily News and the Journal de Peking have been exchanging courtesies, during the past few days, in forcible and eloquent language. The Peking Daily News on Saturday replied to criticisms made by the French
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  • 194 6 Wednesday, October 23. Outward German Mail. Volunteer Recruits, u A Co. Straits Cinematograph, Penang Road George Town Cinematograph, Kuala Kangsar Road Matsuo’s Cinematograph, Penang Road. Thursday, October 24, Outward English (B. I.) Mail. “Her Majesty of May,” (Children’s entertainment) Town Hall, 5.45 p.m. Eugene Ossipoff, Town Hall,
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  • 92 6 The following provisional fixtures have been fixed for October:— Date. Teams. Ground* Wed. 23... C.R.C. v.G.S.R.O. V. Green Thurs. 24... H.L.F.C. v. E.A.C. Esplan Fri. 25... I.K.F.C. v. P.F.S. F. School. Tues. 29... P.C.C v. E.A.C. Esplan Wed. 30... C.R.C. v. H.L.F.C. V Green. *Subject to alteration
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  • 26 6 Penang :—The E. O. Hotel, The Crag Hotel Norman, Runnymede Hotel and Hotel de Europe. Ipoh :—The Grana Hotel F.M.S. Bote Rangoon:—Strand Hotel.
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 645 6 TANSAN. A Choice water ia delicious to the palate and invigorating to the SystemTa naan ia both delicious and invigorating, and it ia more easily digested than any other Water known to Science. Consequently, either alone or mixed with Spirits Tanaan can be enjoyed without danger of the unpleasant after
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    • 189 6 Benefits < by the use of th ings whlc}l i ence has proved to b, i ex P«rL I helpful to humanity An able ind I in a greater or lesser d™* liable l same troubles, and even he 1 I est person will suffer occL' from ailments due to
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
    • 62 6 The Tides. Date. H. W. L. W. H. W. L. VI. A.M. A.M. P.M. P.M. Oct. 23 10-48 5-14 11-13 5-23 24 11-18 5-41 11-33 5-48 „25 11-19 6-10 Nil. 6-12 „26 12-10 6-35 12-24 6-42 „27 12-39 7-11 12-56 7-20 „28 1-12 7-41 1-28 7-47 29 1-40 8-05 2
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    • 18 6 The Moon. O Full Moon Oct. 26 Quarter Nov. 2 O New Moon n 9 First Quarter 17
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  • 2192 7 Number of Issue 8 S subscribed, shares. Value. 2 Dividends. Nam*. 2 -g i Csp't» l -3 S* J I CQ oo Of r. i 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 MINING. »300.000 30,000 WO WO 10 30 30 28$ Belat Tin Mining do »3 fi -2S i £7L200 71.200
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  • 659 7 ARRIVALS. Avagyee, Brit, 247, Harvey, Oct 23, T. Anson, gen., E. S. Co. Ayuthia, Ger., 260, Friese, Oct 22, S’pore, gen., Behn Meyer Co. Benmohr, Brit., 3001, Sarchet, Oct. 23, London, gen., Sandilands B. Co. Buelow, Ger., 5224, Scheiffer, Oct. 22, S’pore, gen., Behn Meyer Co. Ban Whatt Soon,
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 268 7 JOHN ROBERTS Of LONDON, /X I BILLIARD TABLE MAKER. M. SLOAN, xX I Penang Representative, HOTEL NORMAH, t£ U PENANG. billiard TABLES r fitted with all accessories complete from 1850. A large etock of Billiard accessories K >yy always on hand. Estimates given for keeping Public and Private Tables in
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    • 2532 8 pTfiTa lntended B Ufa Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen. feT'’" Steam Navigation Co. British Ma Steam Navigation Co., I® EXPECTED ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES, y LIMITED. MAIL SERVICE OUTWARD. Intbndkd to Sail. Steamer. OttW StCOIR Sftjp Oct. 31 AfMje connect'cg w'rt Singapore. gat” 26th Oct. at 4 p.nr Lama CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAV
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