Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 26 November 1912

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 271 VOL. LXX. TUESDAY, 26th NOVEMBER, 1912 PRICE 10 CENTS
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      1014 1 g I aODDD DananDDDDHMI f" For $3O I Umi can have the Pinang I Gazette” posted every day iZ a whole year to your address. (LOCAL SUBCRIPTION. *27.) c Proportionate Quarterly and o Ha!H carly iateS a Subscriptions are payable in g advance and remittances should e be addressed to
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      84 1 ■■■■■■a□□□□□□aaaanaa iiisbb II Then you are away on leave Ji v V you want to keep in touch with Malayan affairs, Social, Com- mercial, Mining, Planting, &c. D tj This you can do in no better way n than by subscribing to the Weekly g 2 Edition of the “Pinang
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    KING EDWARD VII SCHOOL TAIPING.
    723 2 ANNUAL INSPECTION, 1912. Mr. H. B. Collinge, Inspector of Schools, Perak, as a result of the inspection of the above School on October 30th to 31st and November 15th has presented the following report The annual inspection began with the examination of Standard IV which
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    26 BRIDES BY ONE BOAT.
    79 2 The R. I. M. s.s. Duffle* in arrived in Bombay harbour on the Bth instant, with abodt twenty-six young ladies from home to get married. They were all married at the Colaba Church the same evening to N.-C.O.’s of different Regiments in the Southern Comnand,
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    EASTERN EXTENSION CABLEGRAMS.
    34 2 The following cablegrams remain undelivered at th® office of the Eastern Extension, Australia, and China Telegraph Co., in Beach Street:— Engseng from Singapore. Oeijamau No. 150 Ayer learn from Mr dan.
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    F.M.S. THINNING OUT.
    621 2 —W.A.T. in the Investor Chronicle, This Belgian undertaking publishes an excellent report, showing the official estimate of 712,000 lbs. exceeded with 720,853 lb’, actual. The reports point out how little the price of rubber varied during the financial year, effectually refuting the statement of a financial daily
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    AN INDIGENOUS INSECTICIDE.
    308 2 Tuba root, more commonly known by its Malay name “tuba,” is a scandant shrub indigenous to Burma and Malaya. It is usually grown and sold by Chinese who use it chiefly in their vegetable gardens when raging battle against insects. In Penang the shtub can be -found
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  • SPORTING NEWS.
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      PENANG GOLF CLUB.
      111 2 Men’s Monthly Medal November, 1912. Result. R. D. Acton 42 40= 82— 5= 77 W. S. Goldie 46 43= 89—11 =7B Dr. Fi'zgerald 39 40= 79 I=7B W. M. Crum 42 42= 84— 3= 81 C. G. May 48 42= 90— B=B2 W. N. Masterton.., /55 45
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    TO-DAY'S TIN QUOTATIONS
    338 2 To-day’s quotation for unrefined tin in Penang is $112.90 per picul, business done. Tin in London is quoted at £225 15s. spot and £226 three months. The following is the local report to-day :—Singapore Straits Trading Co., Ltd., 100 tons, 113.65 Penang: Straits Trading Co., Ltd., 50
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      243 2 WHY ARABIC? ARABIC applied to the roof and sides of your house or factory will effect an enormous reduction in the internal temperature. Arabic is an excellent preservative for ironwork; it covers more surface and lasts longer than paint It is sold in the form of a dry powder and
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      216 2 TO-NIGHT I TO-NIGHT Matsuo’s Japanese Cinematograph, PENANG ROAD. PROGRAMME. 1 Toe Magic flute. 2 The Six Amorous Dragoons. 3 The Fortune. 4 The Troublesome Secretaries (1,500 feet Vitagraph Co 5 Hunting Crocodile. 6 Indian Justice 1,500 feet A.K. 7 The Detective. 8 The Incendiary Foreman 1,500 feet. 9 The Snow
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    LOG BOOK.
    932 3 Mrs. Morris, Miss S. Morris and three Misses Morris, the wife and daughters of Captain Morri», of the Will-o-the-Wisp, arrived from home at Singapore by the P. <fc 0. intermediate Sumatra on Friday morning, and were met by Captain Morris, who had just come in from Trengganu. Many
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      1613 3 NV TZ* SITUATIONS VACANT.NOTICES. WANTED IMMEDIATELY. PENANG TURF CLUB. i»oan Mail Steamship Co. Ld. experienced DRESSERS for w Estate Hospitals. NOTICE. Apply Dr. NICHOLAS, X_ Caledonia Estate, Belong TM T H v. PT'o Members of the Penang lurf Club i will be held in the Chamber of Commerce, on Friday,
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    BIRTH.
    18 4 Kirkpatrick-Caldecot.—On Nov. 10, at the Residency, Kuching, the wife of the Hon. Ivone Kirkpatrick-Caldecot, of a daughter.
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    HINTS FROM INDIA.
    1099 4 India has taken up the question of fighting Malaria in a serious way and at a meeting of the All-India Sanitary Conference recently held in Madras, the Hon. Surgeon-General Sir C. P. Lukis, Director-General 1.M.5., reported that satisfactory progress was being made upon that unification of aim
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  • CORRESPONDENCE.
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      GAMBLING.
      790 4 [To the Editor oj the Pinang Gazette.”] Sir, As the F. M. S. Enactment prohibiting gambling has been postponed for further consideration it would be of much importance and interest to many to know what steps would be taken by the Government, or rather what His Excellency the High
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  • GENERAL, SIR IAN HAMILTON.
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      VISIT TO KUALA LUMPUR
      200 4 (Ao 0»» Kuala Lumpur, November K General Sir Jan Hamifou arri Kuala Lumpur from Singapore ae med by General Stephenson, this m He was met at the station by Mr man, Mr. Brodrick, Col. Capt. Power. an < There will be an inspection this aft noon
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      THE PENANG VISIT.
      59 4 On inquiry at the office of the Resident Councillor this af ernoon we were informed that theie was uo official progiauune in connection with Sir lan’s visit to Penang. We understand he will participate in a shooting expedition wi'h a p ominent Province sportsman on Thursday, and
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      "NONE BUT THE BRAVE."
      389 4 THE PRETTY GIRLS OF HONGKONG. Sir lan Hamilton commingled the grave” (Happy Valiev) “with the gay" (the girl of Hongkong) in ad dressing the Hoi gki ng Volunteer corps on parade. Sir lan said I don’t think I have ever seen a more popular corps. It
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    SINGAPORE MURDER CASE.
    100 4 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, November 26. In the trial of the Malay., Effendi, whois charged Wl^^ fenGe tt rgof a boy by drowning him, the tho ed that evidence was necessa jury making up its min .j enCO middle of the story. Ihe the of the
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      66 4 TO-DAYS CONTENTS. Page 2.— King Edward VII. School, Taiping and F.M S. Thinning Out. Page 3.— Log Book Page 4. —Editorial Hints from India Correspondence Telegrams, &c. Page s.— Telegrams. Page 6.— Death of Mr. John Whitham > The Cape Comorin Riot Signor Caruso’s Case Coal Prospects in Sumatra The
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    86 4 DEATH. Hilckes.—On November 19, at Hamburg, suddenly, Ottilie Hilckes, mother of Max H. Hilckes, Singapore aged 69 years. OBITUARY WELL-KNOWN IRISH OFFICIAL. London, November 25. The death is announce! of Mr. Frederick William Moneypenny, City Chamberlain and Private Secretary to the Lord Mayors of Belfast since 1899. SIR EDWARD CLOUSTON.
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    LOCAL SHARE MARKET.
    246 5 TO-DAY’S CHANGES. The following are the changes (buyers sellers only) in our share list, on pair* to-day. Yesterday. To-day. >? x cc >. z: i? 9 z> as »5 aS -n Kinta »H K Pulai 1 7 M alavan Tin 52,'6 55/9 55/6 59/6 M-lembu m 13
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    Position, in Singapore.
    14 5 (From Our Own Corresp indent Singapore, November 26. Shares are dull.
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    THE RUBBER MARKET.
    35 5 TO-DAY’S PRICES IN LONDON. London, November 26*. The following are to-day’s quotations for rubber Plantation Para, Ist Latex, Crepe 4/3* Paratoarrive 4/4* The market is steady. Bv courtesy of Messrs. Boustead Co.]
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    DROWNING FATALITIES.
    59 5 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, November 25. Yesterday, at four in the morning, at the ninth mile Pahang Road, three Chinese and three Pathans belonging to a mine and living in two separate sheds were washed away by the bursting of an amP° n 9 (dam). The
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    SINGAPORE GOLD STORAGE.
    41 5 TWO DIRECTORS RESIGN. From Our Own Correspondent). Singapore, November 26. Messrs. K, A. Stevens and Hans Becker have resigned from the boaid of the Singa*,<’re old Storage Co., owing it is rumoured. to a disagreement in the policy.
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    PRODUCE PRICES.
    24 5 (From Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore, November 26. w i n g are quotations/ (> piuiu uncertified $lO.OO Rangoon Rice $195.00 Siam Rice $285.00
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  • THE WAR.
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      INCREASING DESIRE FOR PEACE.
      960 5 austro-russian tactics. London, November 25. I lie sensational mobilisation reports in the Austrian and German press have failed to disturb the equanimity of Europe owing to the conciliatory attitude of all parties, including Ser via, who apparent’y is pre paring gracefully to yield upon the vexed
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      WAR OF A MILLION MEN.
      219 5 What is the cause of this war in which five nations are now engaged? It can be made clear in two sentences I'he immediate cause of the war is the determi ation of the small Balkan States, Montenegro, Servia Bu’garia and Greece, who s cretly
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      CAUSE OF TURKISH FAILURE.
      208 5 That the recent Turkish disasters in the field have been due to lack of organization is generally admitted but it has not bean clearly explained bow this breakdown in the military system has come about. A Calcutta resident who was a visitor in Turkey last year
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      BRITISH ATTACHES.
      204 5 It is stated that the Army Council desired to be very fully represented by some dozens of military attaches at the various theatres of operations in the Balkan War, but were. unable to persuade the Allies to relax the regulations they had laid down restricting each nation to
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      INDIAN MAHOMEDANS AND THE WAR.
      153 5 Indian M ihomed ms are closely following the progress of the war in the Balkans. They are showing much concern for the wounded sufferers and public mestings have been held in every large Mahoraedan centre with a view to collect subs riptious for the Red
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      TURKEY’S FINANCIAL STRAITS.
      204 5 The Constantinople correspondent of the Frankfurter Zeitung wites that Turkey is at present in great financial straits. The cash balance in the Treasury is rapidly melting away It amounted a li l tie while ago to £T 366,030, and now scarcely reaches £T.50,000. The Minister of Finance,
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    OFFICERING THE NAVY.
    49 5 —Reuter. THE SHORTAGE OF LIEUTENANTS. London, November 25. The Standard says as a remedy for the shortage of lieutenants the Admiralty has decided to offer a number of commissions to officers of the Mercantile Marine. The offer is confined to officers of the Royal Naval Reserve.-
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    PICTURE THEATRE PANIC.
    29 5 —Reuter. CHILDREN TRAMPLED TO DEATH. Bilbao, November 25. Thirty eight children and six women were trampled to death in a groundless panic at a cinematograph theatre.-
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    NEWS FROM BERLIN.
    95 5 .—D.O.L. THE SO ER A BAY A RIOTS. DEBATE IN DUTCH CHAMBER. Berlin, November 25. In the Dutch Chamber, the Colonial Minister declared that the position a u > Atjeh was very favourable. The Chinese riots at Soerabaya were caused by revolutionists from Macao. The attitude of
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    DEATH OF MR. JOHN WHITHAM.
    295 6 -M.M. ONE OF THE PIONEER RUBBER PLANTERS. We record with much regret the death, which occurred at the General Hospital, Penang, at one o’clock on Saturday morning, of Mr. John Whitham. Mr. Whitham first came to the Federated Malay States from Ceylou iu 1906, and
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    The Cape Comorin Riot.
    78 6 Nagercoil, Nov. 20.—Judgment in the Cape Comorin Riot Case was delivered to-day at 11 a.m. The court premises were crowded. The Judge on resuming his seat read out the judgment. Thirty-two of the accused, including Mr. Jerome Fernandez, Priest of the Catholic Church, were acquitted for
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    SIGNOR CARUSO’S CASE.
    201 6 GAOL FOR HIS FORMER LOVER. Milan, Oct, 29.—The action for calumny and defamation of character brought by Signor Caruso, the famous against Signora Giachetti, the contralto opera singer; Romati, formerly chauffeur to Signor Caruso; and M. Acl.ide Loria, a New York theatrical agmt, ended to-night. The court
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    COAL PROSPECTS IN SUMATRA.
    210 6 Omega writes to the Sumatra Pott, from Amsterdam, under date October 18, as follows :—Mr. Wenckeback, director of government works, is now here in active conference with the Minister of Colonies and other authorities. I can assert on good authority that the transactions are not only
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    THE WEEK’S EVENTS.
    222 6 Tuesday, November 26. Volunteer Maxim and Bearer Sections. Band, Golf Club, 6 p.m. Fitzgerald Memorial Church, Dedication Service, 5.40 p.m. Straits Cinematograph, Penang Road George Town Cinematograph, Kuala Kangsar Road Matsuo’s Cinematograph, Penang Road. Wednesday. November 27. St. Andrew’s Ball, Reel Practice. Volunteer Recruits, B Co, Band,
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      575 6 The ceylou Manure works, A. BAUR, PENANG BRANCH. Penang, Ist November, 1912. PLANTERS are hereby informed that a Branch has been opened iu Penang and that all Correspondence should be directed in future to THE CEYLON MANURE WORKS, A. BAUR, Penang, Office: F.M.S. Railway Building, NO. 1, Telegrams: Fertilizer Penang.
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    SHARES.
    2225 7 I Number of Issue .5 Capital. Subscribed. shareB< Value. 2 Dividends. Name< 5g o "S o* 1 a an or 1908 1909 1910 1911 1913 MINING, 'ZZ Z.Z ft 10 io Iso X B^,StSo“.“' D AP Co is fi ,00.000 KS.OOO 8.000 10 10 J KX?* Z Z S
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    SHIPPING.
    981 7 ARRIVALS. Atjeh, Dut., 393, Boer, Nov. 25, Singapore, gen., Huttenbach Liebert Co. Bintang, Dut., 18*8, Dahl, Nov 25, Copenhagen, gen., G. H. Slot Co. Hok Canton, Brit., 294, Gully, Nov. 26, T. Anson, gen., E. 8. Co. Indragiri, Dut., 300, Bauer, Nov. 25, P. Brandan, gen., Huttenbach Liebert Co.
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