Straits Observer, 18 June 1897

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    22 1 THE STRAIT OBSERVER. PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY. Price 7.7 ee n fs. VOL. I. PENANG, FRIDAY, 18th JUNE, 1897. No. 2.
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      486 1 SHIPPING NOTICBS. PENINSULAR 8t ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANYTHL m^il steamers may he expected to arrive out.yards, uiul leave Pouting liomewanls, on the foUowiag datea: OVTVABBe HoMSWAMta. Wir?apore June 19 Kuisur-i-hiud June 24 TWaea sfaij 1 X tta July 8 ill* 17 BaTeaon M 22 Kai ir i-hind :"l affamfOta Aug.
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      446 1 SNIPPING NOTICES. ()CE V.\ STI AMSHII' COMPANY v EAST INDIAN OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMi'ANY, Ltd. AND NEDERLANDSCHE STOOMVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ OCEAAN. "PHE Company's sicamers are despatched fIOW Liveipool iat wai <!s for ihe Stri»il», China, and Japm, and from Japan BOaaeaarda for London every ten da^a. The Company's alßßßieiV on the Java
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      589 1 BRITISH IMDiA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY.- (LTD\ KONINKLUKK PAKKTVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. NEGAPATAM LINE OF STEAMERS. Intended Sailing and erpecied Arrival of Steamers. Foe Will sail Stkamkr Feom Expectijd om Negapatam. Karrical, Wed. 30th June Port Novo. Cuddalore, I at ft P.M. Secundra. Singapore. Wed. 30th June Poudicben-y A Madras. J I 1
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      68 2 Pciiiunj !F[ounovii Gonipani). flCtlaUiiked 1W6.) l<: N (i I N E E It S, MILLWRIGHTS. BRASS AND IRON FOUNDERS, SHIPWRIGHTS, Blaaasißitha, Copperausitba, Plumbers, BOILER MAKERS, BRIDGE BUILDERS, (t)i'l CONTRACTORS for tinstipply and repair of STEAMSHIPS, MACHINERY STRUCTURES <>/ nil hinds. SALVING CONTRACTORS 1 Machinery, Engineering Appliances, Mat. rials, Fittings, Stores,
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      369 2 Xew York Life Lnsurance Co. Finds £33,335,755 Heavy Reduction m Kates. New plan" life policies on European, Eurasian and Chinese lives m Penang, W. MANSFIELD, Co., Agents. llainbur{/-ltremen Fire Insura nee Co. of Hamburg. V.xUMUh'il tsr)4. 'I'll E undersigned have been appointed Agents of the above Company, and are ready
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      364 2 Marine Insurance. Mannheim In.slranck Comianv. /JUIE undersigned have been appointed Agents for the above company and are open to accept Marine Risks at current rates. KATZ BROTHERS, Ltd. The llotjul In xu ranee Co. CONSIDERABLE reduction m local Life Rates is announced, and prosspechises will be supplied and all information
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      487 2 Commercial Vnion Assurance Company, Ltd. MmwdOaJmu :-HI <t 26, COUNUILL LU.NDUN, E. C. Fiiii;-LiFt-M.\i;i\F. QAFITAL fully ■aainflid rf.MOOOt Life Fund iv Sjxcinl Ji v«( for Lifi- Policy lioldei s exce.da TC". jj.<| I*o*4l Asm IS RSCBBS I i.M Tolid Auuukl Income 1 l'< mititj A-i, ncy A A ANIIIO.W A
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      381 2 PENANG ToksMß, DIAMOND JUBILEES Fl <x>b^G. Saturday, tl,,' 56th Ju,te]'lB97. PROGRAMME. 1. The Haci Plate, 3-15 r. Value 100. A Selling Race for all Horses that have been regularly ridden or driven up to -51st May, 1807, m Penang or Province Wellesley. Horses entered at £350 to carry list. 71bs.,
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    SELANGOR NEWS.
    222 3 Thrkk carls loaded with 24 bags of tin ore from a mine at i>ungei Sama, Hnwan^, -which were beiag driven by Malaya, were way-laid by a gang of about _Q Chinese at the 9th mile at about 2 a. m. on the Bth iust. The robbers, who were
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    TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
    297 3 (Straits Exchanges). L >nd',n loth J aae. There are indications i liar. Ii es'denr M Kan ley is considering the ipiesiinu of annaxing rlavsii/Br of e.i..--blinding a protectorate there to lead to aaaesai ion. i Mantr Ptsha will represent theSn'tanat I he J UOliee Cell hi i.i ioi.S.
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    ADVANCE MAIL NEWS.
    831 3 (Fas Ci,jh>n.) London ">'*t _?aas. The Soaih Africa Cuimiilee has adjou'nod sine die. The Chaii man h .s deteri t d reporting Mr. Cecil Rhodes, lfi Haw kale j, ai»d Di Ruiheifoid Hai iis io the Hov e of Commons till the pißSßalaiiaw of ihe Oommittaa'a report.
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    THE CUNNING OF MAN EATING TIGERS.
    322 3 A noted specimen of this class bad killed a gi eat number of people about a certain village someahaie m Kattyawar, and had taken lo polishing off d>.k-i tinners hs th«y passed ilnough a rianow jaaglj defile, three or four miles fiom the village.
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    48 3 It is proposed to introduce the rikisha into England. Some people fancy that, if a staff of decent young fellows of good character could be got together with a badge of good character on their arms, a livingcould thus be earned by men with good limbs and wind,
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    KISSING.
    740 3 Our tattooed forefathers must have been barbarous indeed if we arc to believe the Scandinavian tradition that kissing was an exotic pleasure, introduced into the world by Rowena, the beautiful daughter of Hengist, the Saxon monarch, At a banquet given by the British king m honour of his allies,
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    "ET TU, BRUTE!"
    110 3 I do not grieve, sweet wife of mine, Because those ruby lips of thine, That marble brow, Were baaed by one who might have been, Had I, not chanced to step between, Thy husband now. 1 grieve r.ot, dear one, that thy heart, Ere Cupid touched it
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    109 3 A Qaaaaa neper pshlialira an "ate. view with M. AndiC'\ who has just left the hatbout of Got i.ci.bui gOu board iheSveuidcsund for Bpitsbet gea, whence bo hopts la cross ihe Pole by ballon. As theie is little mom oti die ve.-sel, the balloon lies ia a gigantic easa amidships.
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      363 3 TIIE PRICE OF THIS PAPER IS ONE DOLLAR PER MONTH Only. Office 11, Union Street. Penang. THI "STRAITS OBSERVER" NEWSPAPER. Bi-Wirei.i Issued I very Tuesday and Friday. StjaacaiPTioNS, pay able m adrance, at the rate of per month, for hand delivery $1.10 <h> poatal do Single copies, 15 cents. Ai»yi.i;Ti>KM_:Nrs,
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    Exchange.
    127 4 Pf.nano. 18tii Jc\_, 1897. Rates close as follows Lou-ion. Demand Bank 1/11 Do. -t uiou/h's sight Bank 2/0-1/16 Do. 3 Credits 2/0* Do. 3 Documentary 2/0-5/16 Calcutta. Demand Bank Rs. 163 Do. 3 day's sight Private.. 165 Bombay, Demand Bank 163 Do. 3 day's sight Private 165 Madras. Demand
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    Market Report.
    143 4 Pknano 18tu Junk. 1«!>7. Tin |3&fl sellers fTrang out of season Black Pepper West Coast 1369 sellers _Acheen 61b 15 25 do. Whito Pepper 20. sellers. Cloves (picked) 30. sellers. Mace No. 1 B*>. do Mace Pickings 77. do. Bfatasegs 78 do. No. 1 690 do. Sngar |>
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    Singapore Share List.
    177 4 Btrmttt Tin,.*. ISth Ennl d>' .'irn up t>> one p. 9*. only.) Raubs (IS 10 pd.) <_ 1 h„y,rß 61 follj |.ai.l jso sale* Pnnjonu t.l paid $7 Johthas ($5 \>']) $l»._0 Vnhsag Corp (fl pd.) $,">.50 *a/<rt. ag Coffe Co. (s7o pd $7S mlm >'•';- I
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    SHIPPING.
    94 4 Arrimls. V">tri .Tnne Arttnilong from Pa dung. lt'th .Turn- Camicm from 7". An*nn. s. fc Tint',i,in from Mala.-on. 8. s. Zeaoft-J from I Mi. s. s. TftauniM from P. Weld. 17th Juno 8. a. I_N% Kr<J_ from T. Anson. 8 s. Betsy from do. s. a. _Wb from Tavoy.
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    Expected.
    177 4 lf>th June Outward P. and O. Mail Steamer Mirzapore from Colombo for Singapore, China and Japan, Giltillau Wood k Co. 21st June Bennlder from London for Singapore. Messrs Sandi lands Buttery Co. 21st June Extra P. and O. Sunda from Singapore for Colombo aud London, Gillil lan Wood Jk
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    THE Straits Observer. Friday, 18th June. 1897. PENANG PERMANENT MEMORIAL.
    820 4 THE Straits Observer. Friday, 18th June. 1897. PENANG PERMANENT MEMORIAL. A SUGGESTION. THI time is ripe for the ventilation ami agitation of a proposal of immense interest to Penang. The m. sent occasion of the Diamond Jubilee is unique, an-1 the pone strings of the Government and lha community are
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    OLD JETTY—FAREWELL!
    185 4 OLD JETTY— FAREWELL! The last remains of the Old Jetty, m th<» shape of its covered approach, are now m noorse of demolition and soon its existence Brill be lint a traditi >n. Ilanj of tl reaidenta cannot but feel a pang of regret at its disappearance. It dates from
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    EDITORIAL AND LOCAL.
    1030 4 Tit' day by Mr. uettc l.< b. loaiUßi aaba laat a Ot v Oalaaial M Diawiag Booaa. Thf. Yrr _"Vaaa aapßtta l_ba arrival Baaa. J. M. Vermont ami hi Siagap ea. Its mmymv\mx i_ veil. .us right. Ia consequonee of Monday and T ii. -\t beea* j..
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      34 4 JPassemjers, Arrivals. Per LB. 3RM Fmm from Telnk Anson, Meean L. ildias and Miller. Per i Vmamrbmm Deli, Mr. Ello-uan, Mr. ami Hro. J. Beaat Per s s. Uebt from Singapore. Mr. G. Busley
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      109 4 The Week Fi: I DAY. 18TH: Sa'.-of Furniture Ac. a t the Tower. Anson Meeting of tag Municipal Con.,. J own Hall. High-w.it. -r at New Jetty, I__. p. St-18 a. m. Barvßßtf uth Town Han. l. (jolf Cluh. p. m *mmaarm Oam Jetty. 2-if\ p m Bnd •>-. a
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    FATAL ACCIDENT.
    138 5 A Kling was ooidawt j maal mm Tbamday ■oraiag by one of the boepital peons, aaaied MoaxaaWL If appears that at •Boat 1 a. 111. Mohamed was out shootim; fljing t'lie-j m his father's plant .tion m DbobiaG-al, anl notioad a r_uatmtan tne ■haJriae;. Thinking it was a
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    THE PRAI-SELAMA RAILWAY.
    96 5 Tha rerak Pio>i---r I -hi na what will be Hood news to Toiiaiig. It s lys that" t.le_rta»n has been received theft A lomi of $7,000,000 haa been sanctioned for the itra-itioti d rail w _ji Bad that the wok ib now to he push...! on with
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    THE JUBILEE.
    1305 5 In I'I'VWU. f'ul. ln' I/-- ting. The Public M etisig of Earopeaa and i iuenili.'s of tne eommiiuity which .r Wedneaday al l p. m. wai id i uty -'.sons. ii i h- iii >non of Mr. D.w. Mr J. Y. h'.-t a dv took the -hur an
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    PERAK NEWS.
    164 5 Mr. Hardouin of Peaeag hns been pro■pectine* iv IJatan^ Padang for none time Mr. Daniel I has left Tupah on sick leave for home. Ue w<«.s t.i.ken ill vrith paralyitia when returning from Tttnjoug Malicu via Kuala Lumpur. Captain Lyons, we are sorry to hear, has not succeeded
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    SINGAPORE NEWS.
    763 5 Yksteudav morning, the Bishop and elei-y of the Cathedral of The Good Shepherd" ware Laiowa into eoi eternal ioa by the di*eoveiy that the door ot l ho tabernacle on ihe high altar bad been opened during Satmday night, m-d Iwo eh. dices and three ciboiiums, containirg t
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    MISCELLANEOUS.
    868 6 Bussed bo Ihe nan," says a Chinese beatitude, who bloweth his own trumpot: for whoso bloweth not his own trumpet the same shall m no wise be blowed." The Spanish losses m Cuba, says the Revue dv Cercle Militaire, from the beginning of tho insut ree tion till the
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    THE GREATER BRITON.
    341 6 One of the advantages that dwellers m British possessions abroad possess, m examining and weighing the questions of foreigu politics that so increasiegly nowi a-days constitute the chief responsibility of a Ministerial Administration, ia that we approach them unhampered by the nnworthy bias of party prejudice and
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    SORROW ON THE SEA.
    624 6 There is roitow ou the sea— it cannot be quiet." Jer. xlix. 23. Wb do not ptropoae to open a KgalaiPoet's Corner. We think, however, tha the following awgntftcautpoea-. which was written hy one who himself u„ t a tailor's death, will not lie unwell ome.
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    EUROPEAN MAIL ITEMS.
    945 6 In answer to the Princess of Wales's appeal, the pastoralista of New South Wales, Victoria, and Queensland have promised to send the equivalent of 20,000 aheep, beef, and mutton" as their contribution towards feasting the poor on the Diamond Jubilee Day. A Southampton telegram states that 400
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      66 6 PRITCHARD CO. j PENANG, LADIES DEPART./.. II A LI -Y BARLY Ol_!_A._akce Balk commonc Thursday, IPth Jun A FOB TEX DA YS OXL V IMMENSE REOUCTI StccktakiKg Clearance Sale*. Gentlemen's Outfitting Department. The following new pood;-., __t1 i fcliopsoileri, are fiVivd ;it givatly reduced jtices: Gentlemen'i Trial Hfttf. Felt Hats
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      296 7 BUCHANAN WHISKY To hf hmi ftt ir KHBBSAWJ :S«>N**',lv- a«>j-R''-mosm. T.iKAN (hkk a r jQi rnTTTJ 1 TJITCirn GUATCBSSG 1808 IO I il Hi JJ ill k) 1 I'll KAN SIKW A I (.iii.N VKN A rSJBI*DS HIN LBB A i'>Same as supplied to the Houses of Lords Commons and
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      424 7 PENANG TURF GLUB. HOG RAM ME. August Meeting, 1897, sth 7th August. FIRST DAY. Tkursdau, ihe 6tk August, 1597. 1. Tin* llaidbm Pi. ah.. Yalues2oo. For Maiden Horses (per rule XI V B. R, A.) AW-iglit. per scale (lost. iMhs.) All ex-griffius and tx-roadsters allowed 1 libs. Distance one mile.
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      333 7 INTERNATIONAL BODEGA IS PREPARED TO SUPPLY TIFFINS OR DINNERS. AT Sll on T XO TI CE. TERMS MODERATE. PORT, SHERRY, MADEIRA. MARSALA, TOKAYAR, GRAVES, Sc MALAGA. Thsse are ihe finest wines m the market and defy competition as regards juices. SEND FOR A PRICE LIST. BODEGA BEER ft STOUT. 77/)
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      149 7 THE CRAG HOTEL, PENANG HILL Elevation __£0O ft, UffM-. Xi:w Maxa<;imfxt. HorraL Chak.;es 14-50 per day or Sloo nor month for each adult. Saturday evening till Monday taoraiag, St! for each adult Victoria Buagaloar— s3lo per month for thr..- adults. Dovecote Buugalow, also availahle. Lawn Tennis, Billiards, and other amusements.
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      441 8 FOR SALE. Coloured Cement Flooring Tiles. r J HE prettiest, best, and cheapest for Halls, Dining Rooms. Bathrooms, Stables, &c. Cement Drain Pipes, Stronger aud cheaper than Burned Pipes. HUTTENBACH BROS. Co. THE George Town Dispensary. 37a BEACH STREET, penang. Wholesale lietail Chemists anil Dritf/ffists. PATENT PROPRIETARY MEDICINES. PHARMACEUTICAL DRUGS
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      303 8 GEORGE TOWN DISPENSARY. SOLE AGENTS FOR N. Lazarus' SpectaclesSIGHT THOROUGHLY TESTED AND GLASSES SUPPLIED. THE DISPEM^AEY. 2, Hi shop Street, IS OPEN DAILY from 9 a.m to 5 pan. Sttluidny to 3 p. to. Strndtiy hours II a.m. to p.m. Prescriptions MCarateiJ dispensed. SPECTACLES to suit every eaiie'v af defective
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      227 8 MELLIN'S FOOD FOR fresh uii'k cannot W obi. Letter of C. CHARLTON. Mb. G. Ifßunr, Tbaxsvaal, Pietebsbueg, August Cth 1 Dear Sir, Even m tins remote part of the woild MeHiti'_i I' is a bonsehold word. I enclose you photo of my baby, who t> 20 iiiontlis old, Bind is
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