Straits Observer, 29 June 1897

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    20 1 THE STRAITS OBSERVER. PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY. Price 15 cen's. VOL. I. PENANG, TUESDAY, 29th JUNE, 1897. No. 4.
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      401 1 SHIPPING NOTICES. "PENINSUUUI ORIENTAL STEAU NAVIGATION COMPANYMll iIMMH ruay be expoct^l to out.yards, and le»ve Pen:ing on the following d=ite>:— 0 rWA'M. LIoMtWAKDS. T July- 1 I July^ i: BsroHM ,t Bl MirziiH.ro A«g J 11.I 1 Tn:liiK-3 1" a BoU B A. 2 BeptW r VTE DIRECT SERVI E.
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      428 1 SHIPPING NOTICES. I (\C K v N s 1' K A MS 11 1 1' CO M P A N Y w EAST INDIAN OCR AN STEAMSHIP COMPANY, Ltd. AND NEDERLANDSCHK STOOMVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ OCEAAN. r pHE Compnny'g steamers are despatched from Li vet pool out \v aids for the Srruittj,
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      590 1 BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. -(LTD KOxNINKLUKE PAKKTVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. NEGAPATAM LINE OF STEAMERS. Intended Sailing and expected Arrival of Steamers. I I For Will sail Steamkr From Expected on v r Kegapatain, Karrical, Wed. 30th June Port Novo, Cuildalore, k at SP. M. Seoundra. Singapore. Wed. 3(Hh Jan« Poadicherry Madras.
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      241 2 BROWN Go. Monumental Sculptors, 42 BENTINCK STREET, CALCUTTA, [Established A. D. 1852.] AH world under^European Supervision. Done m Italian Marble, Aberdeen, Granite, aud Chcnar Stone. Name slabs, for fixing on gates or otherwise, from §3.50 each and upwards acccording to amount of lettering. SOLE AGENT for the Straits Settlments, L.
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      348 2 New York Life Insurance Co. Funds £33,335,755 Heavy Reduction m Rates. New plan" life policies on European, Eurasian and Chinese lives m Penang, W. MANSFIELD, Co., Agents. Hamburg- Bremen Fire Insurance' Co. of Hamburg, Established 1854. 'I'HE undersigned hare been appointed Agents of the above Company, and are ready to
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      352 2 Marine Insurance, Mannheim Inscbanci Company. fJJHE undersigned have been appointed Agents for the above company and are open to accept Marine Risks at current rates. KATZ BROTHERS, Ltd. The lioyal Insurance Co, CONSIDERABLE reduction m local Life Rate 3 is announced, and prosspectuses will be supplied and all information obtained
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      401 2 Commercial Vnion~A^rl^ t Company, Ltd. Head Office :-24, 25 A 26, CORXHILT LONDON. E. C. Fire-Life-Maeine. CAPITAL folly Sabserib#d...£2 500f 1 «i Life Fund m SptculT, UB e for Life Policy boldei s e*ceed* :,->,,, Totxl Assets MOM Fock Miuioii Total Annaal Income Penang Agency A A. ANTHONY Co, North
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    SUMMARY OF HOME NEWS.
    943 3 Court. Her Majesty the Queen will reside mother foituight at Balmoral, and is expected to arrive at Windsor about 18tL or L9tb inst. The Duke of York completed ilia 32ud year yesterday. Parliament. Last night (he House of Lords rose for the Whitsuntide Recess, and to-day,
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    TOE STORY OF THE "SRI HONG ANN."
    1104 3 TOE STORY OF THE SRI HONG ANN." Capt. Rawlingson, Iho master of the illfated Sri Hong Ann, g«ve the following particalars of the catastiophe to the Free Press, on hie arrival iv Singapore on Tuesday They were standing m for Malacca, when, about 5 15 or 5-2 J a. m
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    MISCELLANEOUS.
    637 3 Thkre has lately been mnch speculation regarding the origin of the woid "tip," says Tit Bite. The tiuth is that m an old English taveru a teceptacle for small coin was fixod iv a conspicuous place, over which appealed m wii'ing "To insure promptness." Whatever was placed m the
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      407 3 THE PRICE OF THIS PAPER 13 ONE DOLLAR PER MONTH Only, (BY POST $1.10.) Office 11, Union Street, Penang. MUNICIPAL NOTICE. rr H F Municipal Commissioners of 1 Gwrge Tow* PeMng, invite tenders for tho supply of [ollowia* up to and including tbe Slbl December, 1S09: 1 K *d Metal
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    Exchange.
    125 4 Penano, 29th June, 1897. Bates close as follows London, Demand Bank 1/11} Do. 4 month* sight Bank 1/11-15/16 Do. 3 Credita 2/U3/16 Do. H Documentary 2/0-j Calcutta. Demand Bank Re. 160 Do. 3 day's sight Private 16ft Bombay, Deniaud Bank 160 Do. 3 day's sight Private 163 Madras, Demand
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    Market Report.
    142 4 Pinano 29th June, 1897. j Tin 36.70 seller* TTranjf out of season Black Pepper West Coast.. 13 63 sellers tAcheen 61b... 15.25 do. White Pepper 20.62i«eHer8. Cloves i, picked) out of season Mace No. 1 BS.— sellers Mace Pickings 77. do. Nutmegs 77— do. No. 1 690 do.
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    Singapore Share List.
    189 4 (Straits Time*. 22nd inst.) (Ratet are correctd to one p. m **aU (13 K>pd.) $.70 2". buytrm £1 fully paid $;ji Mi# Punjonis Jl paid J7 Jelebus ($5 pd> |l' 4o P»hangCorp (£1 pd.) $5. stllcr* Pauling Coffee Co. (|7O pd.) $73 teller,. Pengeningß $50 pd $40
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    THE Straits Observer. Tuesday, 29th June, 1897. NATIVE LOYALTY.
    603 4 THE Straits Observer. Tuesday, 29th June, 1897. NATIVE LOYALTY. Amidst the manifestation! of lovnliy to tiir Queen «n<l Umpire •rbiob have just been resounding throughout the world, it is we!! to pause and enquire how far litest are genuine. We all know it is easy to get up official demons!rations,
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    EDITORIAL AND LOCAL.
    1643 4 H. M. S. Iphigenia left for Singapore on Sunday morning. The Du'ch guuboat Niat, commander T. C, Koster, arrived on Sunday morning from Pulau Weh. The Java Petro'eum Company oil rei »-n^ are reported already to be pretty considerable. Amongst the presentations at the Queen's Levee on
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      161 4 SHIPPING. Arrivals. 36tb Jnne 8. s Pvrte from Langkat. b. 8. JinHu do. a. s. Canton from T. Aneon 8. 8. K. Halexcyn from Asaban. a. 8. C. C. Smith from Brandon. 8. 8. Langkat from Deli. H 8 8. Arttadong from Trang. a. b Deli from Klang. s. s.
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      213 4 Passengers, Arrivals. 27th June. Per s. 0. F. Dragon from P. Weld Mr. G. P. Curtis. Per B. I b. a. Nerbudda from Rangoon, Mrs. Martens. Per s. a Canton from T. Anaon Mr. E. De Souza. 28th June. Per 8. 8. MaeUuycker from Olehleh Mr H. H Gilby Per
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      69 4 The Week. \Vj;DNKBDAY TOTH: Town Band Esplanade ft p. m. II 'iM'-Aurd Mail via Xcjf; putam closes ati 4 p. uu THUBSDAY IST: Town Band Dato Kramat 5 pm. Tbipay 2nd Muuicipjl llei tinif X.9* p.m. Outward P. O. Mail steamer Thamct duo. Saturday, "kd r Town Band Golf Club
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    DIAMOND JUBILEE RACE MEETING.
    966 5 DIAMOND JUBILEE RACE MEETING. This event came off on Saturday nfteri m favourable weather. The attendance at the commencement left something to be desired, but it improved considerably as the afternoon wore on. The ladies es- !>»• iilly apj^ared, as usual, m considerable aura be* iv the Grand Stand, white
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    CRICKET.
    237 5 P. C. 0. vs. Krian This Coronation Day match was played yesterday at the Esplanade, comtncuc-ing at 10.30. The pitch was good and the weather perfect, aud the spectators were treated to ;i fiae display of batting on the part of Voules, Ingall, Curtis and Woodford for thj visitors
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    PERAK JUBILEE CELEBRATION.
    209 5 The Taiping paper to hand contains a lone account of the festivities held there on Mouday and Tuesday. Tho greatest enthusiasm was shewn, each nationality vicing with the other m fervour. The usual decorations and illuminations were forthcoming aud Taiping presented a, gay aud lovely sight A.
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    TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
    195 5 The Jubilee. (I'inang G*zet f e). htmdom 'Jith June: Th 1 festivites contiuu- withou 1 any uLn of abatement, m gl>ri us it her. The illumi ifttioM wen* rap— tflj on Wednesday, unl the c owd* m tin; Xt roots exceeded those on Tues 1 iv. There was
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    SINGAPORE NEWS.
    165 5 A Johore rentu o the Tobrau Planting Company hns been floated at Hongkong with a capital of one hnn Ired thousand d>«larß. It has bought tho estate owned by the Johore Com-iany bearing the name name. The e Sate hn nn area of two thousand aces Straits Time*.
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    COFFEE IN PERAK.
    141 5 Mr. Forrest, who is opening two estates for Bir Grteme Blphinstone and Mr. Browne of Ceylon respectively at Sungei Siput, is making excellent progress. Those who hive recently passed through from Kiatato Kuala K^ngsar ipeak of the remarkable progress coffee is making between Plans? and Engsfor. Clearings
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    PERAK NEWS.
    401 5 Lieutenant Dawson has won the Perak Oimk Billiard Handicap beating Mr. Toft by six points. The railway extension to Sungei Siput opens on the sth proximo and invitations, we hear, have been issued for the ceremony. The station has been ready for some three months. Mr. K. Rawlins,
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    THE CURRENCY QUESTION.
    453 5 Pr<>fkBBOß Moreton Frewen read a paper before the Society of Arts on "Silver andPric**: the economic drain from debtor nation*," on th« 26th May After some introductory remark*, iv which he argued that the recent fall m th» price of silver was largely due to India having
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    EUROPEAN MAIL NEWS.
    1305 6 The Bank of China and Japan intends to make on June 30 another repayment of 7| per ceut. to depositors iv the old Bank, who -will then have had 80 per cent, of their deposits paid to them. The applications sent m to the issuing banks for
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    JAVA NEWS.
    835 6 The British Consular Report, f-r th.vast yea", iiu-ln.l. > the following Uetatof interest The nugar crop lias l>ocn a mailer one than its predecessor, ami <m!v reached 501,122 lon. as against 550,508 tons m 1895, i- v tmiH m IR*4, and 183.760 tone m 1993, Tin- ■mall one
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    HOW MOHAMMEDANS VIEW CHRISTIANITY.
    739 6 Mohammkd designates himself as the messenger from God, as Moses and Jesus, the Son of Mirj:»m, al-o had been; but Mohammed, according to his own words, had been scut to lfv.-.tl a better way to salvation than the one taught by Jesus, whose way iudeed could
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    40 6 Owm to the competition of India, the Chinese are now impoiting macliinory, and great preparations are being made to produce teas of Bueh fina character as will once more pain them something more than a foothold m the British market.
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      107 6 PRITCHARD CO. 15 BEACH STREET. HAVE JUST OPENED. Ex t. t. "MALACCA" LADIESTANCY STRAW HAT CHILDREN'S STRAW Ha IS. CHILDREN'S WHITE KMBROIDERED HATS. RIBBONS. TAPESTRY TABLK COVI m all s FANCY RAINBOW CHINK!. KD PAPER. GENTKEMEVS STRAW white, and black il d English Harness. BLACK AND BROWN IK BARKKS*. |0O
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      279 7 BUCHANAN WHISKY To be had at Mimm KHEESAWASONS.PenMgBd. """E'E-r IS THE BEST GOO.V m A FRIENDS: HIX LEE A Co. Same as supplied to the Houses of Lords Commons and all the respectable London Clubs. SOLE IMPORTERS— KATZ BROTHERS, LIMITED. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA AUSTRALIAJUD CHINA. APOBATO BY ROYAL CHARTKR.
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      409 7 PENANG TURF GLUB. PROGRAMME. August Meeting, 1897, 5th 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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      473 7 INTERNATIONAL BODEGA IS PREPARED TO SUPPLY I TIFFINS OR DINNERS. AT SHORT NOTICE. TERMS MODERATE. PORT, SHERRY, MADEIRA, MARSALA, TOKAYAR, GRAVES, MALAGA. These are the finest wines m the market and defy competition as regards prioM SEND FOR A PRICE LIST. BODEGA BEER STOUT. TRY THESE: YOU WILL BE PLEASED.
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      423 8 THE "STBAITS OBSERVEK" NEWSPAPER. Bi- Weekly Issued every Tuesday and Friday. Subscriptions, payable m advance, at the rate of $1 per month, for hand delivery 31.10 do postal do Single copies, 15 cents. Advertisements, at the rate of 20 cents per inch, per column, per insertion, but at a minimum
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      294 8 GEORGE TOWN DISPENSARY. SOLE AGENTS FOR N. Lazarus' SpectaclesSIGHT THOROUGHLY TESTED AND GLASSES SUPPLIED. "the dispensaryT 2, Bishop Street, is opp:n daily from 9 ft.m to 5 p.m. B»taid«J to 3 pna. Sunday bouis LI a.m. to 1 p m. Prescriptions acenrately dispensed. SPECTACLES to suit eveiy variety of deft
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      254 8 HELLIN'S FOOD FOE t. i DIGESTIVE. '^>^ *^^^^B i v v '&£s£r:*&-x Fo|% j j3gs|' A^-^^HBJfEfH Grit aix 01. \)< I :*m(^^B^Bm c est tome I J^^.^THrUlEßmL'*: "*^^9*^H Chest aud !u! i[.2a.^l^a^3a^^Sß|^^ N *^Ss i^t^jp^M "\T*ll I" 1 l t^ tj"~*^ysB^PPji^B^BMfcil^^fc!jL '*^i M«'l!'.u > I cow mill, hh ul<l fresh
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