Straits Observer, 25 June 1897

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    20 1 THE STRAITS OBSERVER. PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY. Price 15 cents. VOL. I. PENANG, FRIDAY, 25th JUNE, 1897. No. a
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      204 1 SHIPPING NOTICES. ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANYArrive outward*, and leave Peoang the following dntes:— UPWARDS. HoMEWAKDS. Julv2 BaiiHl July 8 17 E a verm* -2 3| Mirzapore Aujj. 5 I Thames W RoLUia Sept. 2 iIN TERMF.DIVTE DIRECT SERVICE. ,t aocommodation for a I a seogera, (Special M, HuMEWAr.n>. SI Boomi
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      434 1 SHIPPING NOTICES. I fICtiAN STKAMSHJP COMPANY w EAST INDIAN OCtiAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY, Ltd. AND NEDERLANDSCHK STOOMVAART AiAATcJCHAPriJ OCEAAN. Company's steamers nre despatched fiotu Liveipool oat w aids tut- the Straits, China, and Jxpin, and fi<m Jttpnu home wauls for Loudon every teo d»ya. The Company's steamers on the Jiiva Line
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      456 1 BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY.-(LTD>. KOxNIJNKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. NEGAPATAM LINE OF STEAMERS. Intended Sailing and expected Arrival of Steamers. Foe Will sail Steamer From Expkctbd ow Y« Negapatam, Karrical, I Wed. 30th June Port Novo, Cuddalore, at 5 P. M. Secundra. Singapore. Wed. 30th Jun« Pondicherry Madras. J Singapore. °a
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      402 2 PENANG JTURP GLUB, DIAMOND JUBILEE MEETING. Saturday, the 26th June, 1897. programme. 1.— The Hack Plate, 3-15 p. m. Value 150. A Selling Race for all Horses that have been regularly ridden or driven up to 31st May, 1897, in Penang or Province Wellesley. Horses entered at ?050 to carry
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      349 2 Hew York Life Insurance Co. Funds £33,335,755 Heavy Reduction m Rates. M New plan" life policies on European, Eurasian and Chinese lives m Penang, W. MANSFIELD, Co., Agents. Hamburg-Bremen Fire Insurance Co. of Hamburtj, EttaMished 1854. '|'HE undersigned have been appointed Agents of the above Company, and are ready to
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      372 2 Marine Insurance* Mannheim Insurance Company. JHHE undersigned have been appointed Agents for the above company and are open to accept l Marine Risks at current rates. KATZ BROTHERS, Ltd. The lioyul Insurance Co, CONSIDERABLE reduction m local Life Rates is announced, and prosspectuses will be supplied and all information obtained
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      371 2 I Commercial Union Ast^^ Company, Lt t. Head OJice :-24, 25 26. OOtXßto LONDON, t. C. L> fm Tot Mum CAPITAL folly Sab M ,ibM...£2. L.fe Fund m Special J tJ for Life Policy lioUe.* tawr* :(*9m Total A^lts acttß foci II Total Auuaul Income Pcno, A ncy A A.
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    SUMMARY OF HOME NEWS.
    1067 3 Thk Co cut. Th QiePM arrived nt B.lmorai on 22<nl i-i M ij- s'v's sevfutv-eiuMli bi>il»- '••>■■■<•>•.{ mi 2-t r h in^t.a' iliecliief h\a) miiir u-y htHiiona intlie n-<n >l ni'inei. hii'l m Im4m 26' li gnat. Tl.e i *>|>ii.£ t li»> colon 1 s to
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    1789 3 Thursday, L7th Junb, 1897. Prksbnt:— H. E. thd Governor (Sir 0. B. Mirchell, o cm. a.), the Hons. the Acting Col. SecreUty (C. W. S. Kyunersley), the Actin? Resident Councillor of Milacc* (E. M. Merewether.), the Acting Colonial Treasurer (F. G. Penney the Acting Auditor-General (E. C. Hill),G.
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      238 3 THE PKICE OF THIS PAPER 13 ONE DOLLAR PKB MONTH Only. jtlko 11, Union Street, Penany. THK -STRAITS OBSERVER" NEWSPAPER. Bi-Wekkly Issued tvery Tuesday and Friday. SoWOUPTKMtt, pav^'K* m advance, at the rate of $1 per month, for hand delivery |1.10 do postal do c copies, 15 cents. AI'VFKTISEMENTS, r,
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    Exchange.
    128 4 Penano, 25th Jfxe, 1897. Bates close as follows London, Demand Bank 1/llf Do. 4 monfh'tf sight Bank 1/11-15/16 Do. 3 Credits 2/03/16 Do. :i Documentary 2/0- j Calcutta. Demand Bank Rs. 140 Do. 3 day's sight Private 183 Bombay, Demand Bank 160 Do. 3 day's sight Private IH3 Madras,
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    Market Report.
    138 4 Penano 25tu Juxe, 1897. Tin 8.W.20 filers TTrang out of season Black Pepper ■< West Coast ltd sellers I^Acheen 61b 15.25 do. White Pepper... 20 •Ji^sellera. Cloves picked) out of season Mace No. 1 86.— sellers Mace Pickings 77.—. do. Kutmega 77__ I^°- 1 690 do. Sugar V
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    Singapore Share List.
    183 4 (Straits Times, Jiiud inst.) (Ratet are eorrettd to one p. m JUubs (II 10 pd.) $30 gg buyers £1 fully paid $31 lai#f Punjoms ($4 paid $7 Jelebus (io pd) $:\4O Pahms? Corp (£1 pd.) $Z. sellers. P:italinj? Coffee Co. (J7O pd.) $73 seller's Pifwup $^0 pd
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    THE Straits Observer. Friday, 25th June. 1897. THE QUEEN'S JUBILEE.
    320 4 THE Straits Observer. Friday, 25th June. 1897. THE QUEEN'S JUBILEE. An event unparalk'ltd m the history of nations has come and gone. We have taken our small part. It has been our privilege but do we appreciate its significance and the fact of our own lot having been cast m
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    SIR FRANK SWETTENHAM. K. C. M. G.
    290 4 SIR FRANK SWETTENHAM. K. C. M. G. Few honours have been more well deserved, or will be received with more pleasure by the public, than that which has just beeu bestowed on the Resident General of the Malayan Federated States. A born administrator, an indefatigable worker, a shrewd and far-seeing
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    EDITORIAL AND LOCAL.
    1501 4 Tur Legislative Council Las [»a«sed the rt'aniiain. iv w W oi i.'-.',70U, thii unoftkuds I'Vott sting. In Jara, OVrman > i < v < l.»s are sujK-rse Yinz Lnu'lish oues, owidu t<> their graaaar cheap* -jvs th« last British CaaMaVu report. A Marine CoiTrf of enquiry h:is
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      109 4 SHIPPING. Arrivals. 23rd June s. s. Canton from T. Anson. 8 8. Vidar from D<-li. a. 8. c c. Smith from Brandon. 8. 8. Teutonia from Klang 1 8. s. Flying Dragon from P. Weld. 24th June s. a. LuJy |T«U from T. Anson. 9. 8. Betty from Panpkor 2oth
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      158 4 Expected. 26th Jane B. I. s. a. Pal'dana from Singapore for Rangoon and Calcutta, Hutten. bach Liebert Co. 28th June Extra P. O. s. s. Java from Suez for Singapore, China and Japan, Gilfillan Wood Co. 2Sth June s. a- Hyron from Singapore for London, Behn Meyer <fc Coi, 2.9
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      80 4 The Week. Saturday, 9tni Towa Btmd, G .'.f riub. p. m. Diaai :id Jubilee Raco Meeting, 3-15 p. m. Sunk a v l'Tth ~w\ Sui.Jay alt^r Trinity. Dra for Griffins at the Race Coarse. at 7 i. m. r <>NI'AY. Tbc QMMfr'fl OnMMHliai Day Public 1 i iL li l.liy
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    THE JUBILEE CELEBRATION.
    830 5 Excellent weather favoured the celebration of Her Majesty's Diamond Jubilee m I Penang. Heavy rain had fallen on Sunday night and Monday opened aud continued dull and cloudy, but cool— surely Queeu'a weather for the tropics, for such out-of-door celebrations. Tuesday was Khter and consequently hotter. The
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    FOUNDERING OF THE S. S. "SRI HONG ANN."
    222 5 FOUNDERING OF THE S. S. SRI HONG ANN." 110 Persons Missing. Ou Saturday, the 19th instant, a terrible disaster occurred m t.'ie Straits near Pulo Uadan, about 10 miles off Aialacca. The Singapore, owned steamer Sri ll mj Ann, with a general cargo, 4 cabin and 146 deck passengers, and
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    MAULED BY A TIGER.
    147 5 ACTIM Innpo.-tor Witcliom ol P.oviiuw WtfllM '"V. Hcveie'.y m uiUml by liu'er Ht P«t««Ung IJiiij.joti Siimd-ty NMMminf. Wlnle <.v» on inspection du«y, l<e he*rd th»t a tier b«d l>een nevn i«» IViui-I «n,' Bmj.y vill" c. lie uniicil him««ll '""> »"V.nir •ml m Mhl..t man »<>
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    THE FEAST OF CORPUS CHRISTI IN PENANG.
    307 5 From apostolic times, the Church has celebrated {he institution of the Eucharist on Thursday m Holy Week. But since he Church at lhat season is occupied with the consideration of Christ', M. it was found denirable that another day should beset apart Juliana,
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    TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
    706 5 (Straits Exchanges). GENERAL. L >ndon, 18th, June. It has been decided to send a punitive expedition to the Tocbi An f.irihqu iko has devastated Assum, raining (lie tea gardens and crops, levelling towns and destroying railways, roads nnd telegraphs, as well us causing bd ioua morThe Hawaiian Treaty
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    THE "KAWANG TUNG" AND "NGAPOOTA" APPEAL.
    230 6 DECISION. The decision of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council m this appeal was given on the 22ud ult. Lord Morria, m delivering judgment, observed that; "the case turned ou seconds of time. Their Lordships had been adrised by their assessors nud were
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    NEW MAIL CONTRACT.
    258 6 The P. and 0. Company's report for the past half year states that one of the to tiers mide by tiie directors for the mail services to India, China, and Australia having been accepted by Her Ifai— <j*g Post-mast^r-G a neral, a contract has b.><:i entered into
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    THE C. D. O.
    384 6 la continmti -n of Urn MQWOMnf for the Iff itaL hoiu<- Com arother, of thai Acts, th.it was f< )i>*sLki<l> >-k.; J m the recent il m Purhanivut ;irwl m the OMUMaftl of the English Press tIMIVUUOB, which we ivivntIv re pro lvi— l, the FoUowing
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    SINGAPORE NEWS.
    854 6 fns TatiyliM Club Handicap for Mr. J. C. Miea'a cap whs won, on Saturday, by MiihUeinn, wilh a toUl score of 820 ne», ami h hitndic>ip of 65. The premises of M?ss. 8 Malherbe were enteied on tbo night of the 17ih, »nd cloth- m the shape of
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    PAHANG NEWS.
    265 6 The Piihan? Cub at P.-kan is no longer existent, it htv.ng been closed a month ago. A steamer, new toP-.h-it.^r, the Far/alia has been chartered by Mr. Ten« Q,,«, rhe owner of the Perdana, and will, it it, B <iid run regularly along the E »at Coast. The
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    ADVANCE MAIL NEWS.
    873 6 (Via Ceylon.) London, Jane 9. Disquiet prevails at Athens owini* to a report that the Am has**, lore at Constantinople are only to define the outline* of p,-ace anl !<-a re Turkey and Greece to settle the details. A telegram received m Paris from Bangkok states that
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      37 6 PRITCHARD CO. Gentlemen's Department. The following; new goods, slightly shopsoiled, are offered at s*mttl\ reduced prices* Gentlemen's Temi Bits. Folb Ms Black Boots and Sliom. Brown Boots and Sboef White and Colored Shirts Kovols, fto. Pritchard Co.
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      287 7 BUCHANAN WHISKY To he had at MM8 a, KIIEE SAW* SONS, Penmißd. SToS: t R c os IS THE BEST THKAN* ***** A Co. QOOfl YEN FRIF.N'DS■U LEEA Co. Same as supplied to the Houses of Lords Commons and all the respectable London Clubs. SOLE IMPORTERS— KATZ BROTHERS, LIMITED. "CHARTERED
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      412 7 PENANG TURF GliUB. PROGRAMME. August Meeting, 1897, sth 7th August. FIRST DAY. Thursday, the 5th August, 1897. 1. The Maiden Plate. Value $200. For Maiden Horses (per rule XIV S. R, A.) Weight per scale (lOst. 91bs.) All ex-griffins and ex-roadsters allowed 141bs. Distance one mile. Entrance $10. 2. The
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      278 7 Riie* Ist day. Professional riderf allowed. Distance one mile and a hali. Ki* trance $10. 2. Tin: Kt:i>.vn Vase. Value $400.— Handicap for all horsei that have run m 7th Knot) Ist Day. Distanoe K. C. Bntranc« $15. 3._Thk 2nd TeiaL Siakts. Value |800 and $50 to 2nd horse Handicap
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      156 7 THE CRAG HOTEL, PENANG HILL. Elevation 2.260 ft, Tmier New IfiirAGlYllf* Hovsi Chauoes. St. so per day or $100 par m nth for each adult. Saturday evcnnr.: till Monday morning, SG for each adult Victoria Bungalow £3 10 per month for IbffM adults. Dovecote Bungalow, also av.uliilil.-. Lawn Tennis, Billiards,
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      286 8 MUNICIPAL NOTICE. MOTITE is hereby given that all persons desiring to register their dogl for the year commencing Ist June, .1897, and ending on 31st May, 1898, must register tliem at the Municipal Office, Town Hall, between the Ist and iolh June, The tax pajaUe at tin? time of rrgistration,
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      295 8 GEORGE TOWN DISPENSARYSOLE AGENTS FOR N. Lazarus* Spectacles. SIGHT THOROUGHLY TESTED ANI GLASSES SUPPLIED. THE DISPENSAjRYT 2, Jiishop Street, IS OPEN DAILY from 9 a.rn to 5 p.m. Saturday to 3 p.m Sunday hoais II a.m. to I p.m. Prescriptions ncourateiy dispensed. SPECTACLES to suit ere»y variety of defective sieht
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      240 8 I MELLIN'S FOOT F OR r v^ LJ i 1 i '< "^^3Sk^^jSJ3^^^^S^wSSM r- fv/j I I f^S M of M<-llin"s F 1 !1( j PS^^-^^^y^^^^^^^^^^^^^^HO^PPß cow milk. »b >ulj h- i. fresh muk cannot ba i Letter op C. CIIARLTON. Mb. G. Mellin, Teax.vaal, Pietebsbcbg, August 6tli ]<: Dear
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