Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 8 March 1889

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1 8 Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle
  • 25 1 PINANG GAZETTE AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY’ AND FRIDAY. New Series.] ESTABLISHED 1833. [Price 20 Cents VOL. XLVII. FRIDAY. MARCH 8, 1889. No. 20
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 1610 1 KAISER BOCK BEER. From the Kaiser Beer Brewery Company Limited, Niedermendig on the Rhine. Huttenhach Brothers Company, Sole Agents for the Straits Settlements and Sumatra. 746 ation Company. Holt’s Weekly* X.lne. P BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY—(LTD.) THE are li,, NEOERLANDSCH INDISCHE STOOMVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. Afeige NEGAPATAM LINE.OF STEAMERS. Hotnewa d
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 1818 2 INSURANCES. STANDARD LIFE ASSURANCE ISLE OF SKYE WHISKY. The Llarine Xnsaiance Company HfIMDAMV um ua. uUMrANi. J. DVKKEItS ZOON'S SPECIALTIES, THE undersigned prepaml loueeepl NEW AND REDUCED RATES FOR MEDOC, AFTER DINNER CLARET, PORT. Risks and issue Policies on behalf of the THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. j ASSOCIAIJON lINICOLE DE BORDEAUX’.s
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  • 301 3 (From the Straits Times, 2nd Inst.) ACCIDENT AT KIM SENG BRIDGE. Two men Killed. Yesterday two coolies and their serang were poisoned by marsh gas in a cylinder at Kim Seng Bridge. In sinking these cylinders marsh gas is expected, and the man who fills a bucket comes
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  • 409 3 A correspondent of the Egyptian Gazette recounts an interview which he recently had with Arabi Pasha at the latter's house near Colombo, which is describe 1 as comfortable, but somewhat mean-looking. A Singhalese servant to whom the visitor gave his card said the Pasha was at his pravers
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  • 312 3 A New York telegram says that the experiments which took place with Mr. Zalinski's pneumatic gun from Fort Lafayette in the harbour recently were only partly successful. The trials were made with one of the new 15-inch guns designed for the new dynamite cruiser Vesuvius,
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  • 166 3 —Rangoon Times. The young King of Spain has just had his portrait painted in oils—and thereby haugs a tale. The artist commissioned If paint the baby monarch was a Senor Domingo, and the Senor affixed a Royal price to the Royal picture. No mention had been
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  • 166 3 The Economist declares that it is impossible for Englishmen to consider the recent behaviour of Prince Bismarck, and not to feel that the temper which he has diplaved makes it necessary for them to watch the conduct of affairs on the East African coast with great caution.
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  • 124 4 Peeaxo 7th March. 1889. iIAIES CLOSE AS tOLL'.'.' s; London, 1 Lniand 1...nk > u>iiar. Do. 1 mouths'sl.bt Ih.i k.. I’A-’F.' Do. <> (jvdiis I/It Do. t I• mm-mury 3 Cttk-Iliil, D-mmii.i i i.K Do; 30 days'sight Private 'l.~> B imbiy. Dein.'inil I'. Els', Do. 30 days’sight PrL.at 2j,j
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  • 122 4 London, 4th March 1889. Pigott, the forger of the Parnell letters has committed suicide. President Harrison’s cabinet has been completed. Mr. Windom is Secretary to the Treasury the rest are unknown men. President Harrison in his message protests against foreign domination in Panama, sustains American rights in Samoa,
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  • 829 4 The Annual Report on the Postal Department for the year 1888, is published in last Government Gazette. Like all such reports, it consists' largely of statistics, which, if useful, are seldm i interesting, or, if interest ng, are om;,'so because o’ the comparisons they enable us
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  • 1593 4 ~-Advt According to a private telegram, the health of the King of Holland is so bad that his speedy end is expected. i W e hear that Sumatra tobacco, of crop 1887, has been sold in New York at from 8 1-77-1 to 82.15 per pound. H.
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 234 4 ROBINSON Co. —4 HAVE JM RECEIVED NEW CHRISTMAS GOODS. TOYS OF EVERY(DESCRIPTION. CiGAR CASES. CIGARETTE CASES. WORK BASKETS. WORK BOXES. WRITING DESKS. DRESSING CASES. DRESSING BAGS. NEW TWEEDS FOR SUITINGS. NEW MILLINERY. BON BONS. CHRISTMAS CAKES AND PUDDINGS. Apollinaris <> 1 Eti. THE N ATI KA .SOI 1 A W
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  • CORRESPONDENCE
    • 1394 5 To Hu Editor of the I'inunj Gazette. SIK, The writer of the leading article in your last issue, while professedly viewing this matter from all sides, argues strangely in favour of one u-w, and ignores t he fundamental principle involved. He is practically a special pleader
      To Hu Editor of the I'inunj Gazette.  -  1,394 words
  • 861 5 The Queen, it seems, like humbler folk, has household books, and, according to the latest statistics that can be obtained, these show an average expenditure of £85,000 a year. That sum, of course, does not include wages, dress, or the purchase of furniture, but simply what is eaten and
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  • 993 5 (From the Government Gazette.) The ieturns shew a considerable increase during 1888 in all classes of correspondence, despatched as well as received, with the exception of the item Newspapers Received,” which shews a small falling off, as compared with
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  • 3605 6 The Committee appointed to enquire into and report upon the Malacca Municipality have considered the matters referred to them, and have agreed to the following Report. 2. At the opening of the Commission, the attention of your Committee was
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 151 6 NEW GOODS. f ROSS Sc PRITCHARD. TAILORS AND GENTLEMEN’S OUTFITTERS. No. 1, BEACH STREET. ARE NOW OPENING OUT cr GLENGARRY THE FIRST SHIPMENT OF 1889 PURCHASES. NEW GOODS. ROSS PRITCHARD. TAILORS AND GENTLEMEN’S OUTFITTERS. No. 1, BEACH STREET. ARE NOW OPENING OUT ir GLENGARRY THE FIRST SHIPMENT OF 1889 PURCHASES.
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  • 459 7 SPRING MEETING, 1889. First day 9th March. 1. —The Welcome Prize—Value §156. —Presented by Sportsman of Upper Langkat. For Maiden Battak ponies. Gentlemen riders. Distance 900 metres. Entrance $5. 2. —Selling Plate. —Value 200.—For horses valued up to 8 600, to carry 75 Ko. with an allowance
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 563 7 IN THE GOODS OF WILLIAM CLAYTON FONCECA DECEASED. Notice is hereby given that all creditors and persons having any claims or demands upon or against the Estate of William Clavton Fonceca, late of Teluk Anson, Peiak. deceased, who died in the month of September 1888, are hereby required to send
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    • 63 7 fireworks FROM TH GORS BATAVIA, ARE IN STOCK BY H. J. Martyn, Jr., Sob Agent for Penang, Produce Wellesley and Deli. 736 Price list on application. NOTIC F. 1 Oy Yew K wee do hereby give notice that my wife Ong Soli Yew having left my protect on 1 will
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    • 1081 7 THE LONDON ASSURANCE. ««0...™».» s.o O nt T X*lfe saurance Company (i-td.) INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER. «■vnn Ihe Company request the earnest attention of f £U« thoughtful and intelligent Assurants to the un- 7 ‘T? 77’ P J «sampled success which has attended the prints/ 'J HSUrilllJ PJUlldin^S, tjOOdS ciples
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 1165 8 THE PINANG GAZETTE preSS.l'^ 00 ’"”s'’” 5 It is hereby notified that tenders will bt 1 received at the office of the Superintendent CORRESPONDENCE CARDS. March 1889, for the sole right to collect the duties on the export of timber of all des■X/i nor I'knolrof’ -criptions from the forest on
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    • 498 8 PENANG ICE WORKS i Beach Street No. e |t Open on week days from 7.30 to 10 a. m lt and from noon to 5.30 p. m., on Sundays e and Holidays from 8 a. m. to noon. i- ICE WILL ONLY BE DELIVERED 8 AGAINST CASH OR TICKETS AND
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