Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 21 May 1889

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    25 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY. New Series.] ESTABLISHED 1833. [Price 20 Cents VOL. XLVII. TUESDAY, MAY 21, 1889. No. 41
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      1495 1 KAISER BOCK BEER. From the Kaiser Beer Brewery Company Limited, Niedermemhg on the Rhine. Hottenbach Brothers Company, Sole Agents lor the Straits Settlements and Sumatra. 746 Peninsular Oriental Steam Navi- Holt’s Weekly liine. Pany BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY—(LTD.) HUIE following are the appointed NEDERLANDSCH INDISCHE STOOMVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. qbfe jW
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      1865 2 INSURANCES. THE FUNDS ISLE OF SKYE” whisky. The Marine Insurance Company r-n-rq-pr-THE T-*' t STANDARD LIFE OFFICE. EKKERS ZOON’S specialties, Risks and issue Policies on behalf of the Are invested entirely within the British Al EDOC, AFTER DINNER CLARET, PORT, above Company by any first Class Steamer Dominions and are
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    SINGAPORE NEWS.
    206 3 (From the Straits Times.) The Church of St. Joseph at Bukit Timah was crowded to suffocation yesterday morning (13th May) the occasion being the yearly celebration of the feast vf the patronage of that Saint. At 8 o’clock the Right Revd. Dr. Gasnier administered confirmation to a number
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    CHINA NEWS.
    50 3 {Overland China Mail, Uh instant.) It is reported from Kiukiang that the tea market has opened in Ningchow at .Tls. 8 over last year and in Keemun at about Tls. 5, the quality of the tea being about 20 per cent, better and the crop a large one.
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    KOREA NEWS.
    152 3 {Overland Inna Mail, Uh instant Disquieting rumours again come from Korea. The treasury is empty and the Chinese Resident is said to be meditating another coup. It is expected that the port Ping Yang, which lies to the North of Chemulpo, will shortly be opened to foreign trade.
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    HONGKONG NEWS.
    104 3 {Overland China Mail, Uh instant.) The Praya Reclamation Ordinance has at last been passed by the Legislative Council. In view of a general application of officials for an increase of salary, a committee has been appointed to consider the relative value of the dollar and the various necessaries
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    SUMMARY OF HOME NEWS.
    1760 3 (From the London and China Express, April 19th, 1889.) The Coi rt. The Queen is at Windsor. The anniversary of the biith of Princess Beatrice was celebrated on the 1 41 h inst. The choir of St. George’s Chapel proceeded shortly after eight o’clock in the
    (From the London and China Express, April 19th, 1889.)  -  1,760 words
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    SHIP BUILDING IN AMERICA.
    1140 3 —Avdt The recent achievements of the dynamite cruiser I'esucius and the gunboat Yorktown. on their respective government trial trips, demonstrate something more than the mere acceptance of these vessels To the builders, Messrs. William Cramp and Sons, it is sufficient to know that the vessels have
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    EXCHANGE.
    161 4 I‘enang. •-’oth .May. 1889. I.ATEH CLOSE AS FOLLOWS London, Pemaiid I’.anl- i; dollar. Do. I months sigh: Bank... Do. 6 Credits D). 0 Dociimcntary 3,2 C.il?usti. Demand Bank Its. 2x6. D<. 30 days'sight Pro ate 23? B >nibiy. Demand Bank 2" Do. 30 da vs'sight Private Madras. Demand Bank
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    REITER'S TELEGRAMS.
    150 4 London, 17th Muy, 1889. Lord Hartington speaking at Bury, said that the time had come when all parties should unite aud settle the laud question in Ireland, as this was the root of all <1 iscontent. London, 19th May, 1889 The Court of appeal unanimously decided that the
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    THE CHINESE COOLIE TRAFFIC.
    1329 4 The Chinese coolie question is again beginning to take an unpleasantly prominent position. The matter, which has been seething for somethin, has been brought to a crisis by the mutiny on board the Chuta. It will be remembered that this vessel was on her voyage from
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    NOTES OE NEWS.
    387 4 Mr. Mart indale succeeds Mr. Heivey as Agent to the Governor-General in Cential India. Sanction has been accorded to .Sir Mackenzie W allace to visit Bokhara ami Sainarcand. Ihe Porte has ordered the Turkish Mission, which was about to be sent to Zanzibar, to be stopped. 1
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      267 4 ROBINSON Co. JVZRZE KOW TTISJ-ZECA-CICTITGr NEW GOODS Ex. >S. S. GLENS HI EL. G leudower Shirts, Collars in various shapes, Wraps, Rugs and Mauds, Black and Fancy Coatings, Blue and White Serges, Crieketing Flannels, Fancy Tennis Flannels, Seamless Half Hose Knickerbocker Stockings, Waterproof Coats in all sizes, Fancy Ties and
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    LOCAL AND GENERAL.
    1350 5 The I’, O. steamer Hohilla with mails from Europe arrived ou Sunday morning, I and left again in the evening. Dr. Brown was one of the passengers by j the Bohilla on Sunday. We are glad to. welcome him back to Penang. Another passenger by the Hohilla
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    SALARIES AND COST OF LIVING.
    114 5 Both the Straits 7’oucd' and the Straits Independent have recently had articles on salaries and the cost of living. The latter, in reproducing a speech delivered by the Governor of Hongkong on the subject, says that it hopes Sir Cecil Smith will‘follow the lead of
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    STRAITS BOYS IN ENGLAND.
    246 5 From an official report, which has been handed to us, of the recent examination of the students of the Institution of Civil Engineers, < rystal Palace, Sydenham, held on the 16th April last, after their first year’s course, we are pleased to note that Dunstan A.
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    Passenger List.
    203 5 Arrivals. 17th 18th May. Per s. s. Gympie\ from Taiping Abdool Hoosain, Lieut. C. G. Stewart, Mr. M. E Holmes, Mr. and Mrs. St. George Caulfield, Mr. R. S. Meikle, Mr. Lee Ah Kie and Mr. Chan Chew Oon. 19th May.—Per s. s. Meanalchy from Singapore Mr. Geo
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    THE MUNICIPALITY.
    520 5 At the meeting on Friday, the Hon’ble C. W. S. Kynnersley, President, Capt. Cameron, r. e., Mr. F. M. McLarty and Mr. C. \V. Barnett were present. Mr. L. C. Brown and Mr. R. A. P. Hogan were absent. The minutes of the last two meetings having been
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    GLEANINGS.
    1644 5 Statesman. The number of places of religious worship in England and Wales, at the close of 1888, was 25,857, an increase of 630 in the year. It is reported in the home papers that Sir Alfred Lyall was offered and has refused the Governorship of Cape Colony. Au American
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    MUNICIPALITY OF GEORGE TOWN, PENANG.
    606 6 Constituted under Municipal Ordinance IX of 1887. First issue of 250,000 five per cent. Debenture Stock repayable on the 31st December 1925 1. The Municipal Commissioners of George* Town Penang are ’prepared to receive applications for $250,000 live per cent Debenture Stock in sums of
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      156 6 ROSS PRITCHARD, TAILORS GENTLEMEN’S OUTFITTERS. ea C h St!•c c t. Have opened out ex s. s. ‘‘AllenoglC’ GENT'S DANCING PUMPS. GENT’S PATENT LEATHER SHOES. GENTS’S CALF LACE SHOES. GENT’S CALF LACE WALKING BOOTS. GENT’S BUFF LACE WALKING BOOTS. GENT'S BUFF LACE SHOES. 640 FORJSALE. LOMOND BUNGALOW. Pt'immj Hill. 920
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      103 6 NOTICE. J he undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public Auction at the Superintendents lesidenee at Butterworth. Province Wellesley, all the Household yurnitnre, Glass. Crockery and Plated ware, Exquisite I’irearms, Tiger skins and various other urios. Piano, Flower-plants. Harnesses. Ac. Ac., on Friday and Saturday the 24th and 2->th
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      548 6 X()IiI)I)ENTS(H EH LLOYi). Bremen. Subsidized by the Imperial German Government. Monthly Mail service between Bremer Hafenand China with branch line to Japan Calling at Antwerp, Southampton, Genoa Port Said, Suez, Aden, Colombo, Singapore Hongkong and Shanghai.—Special" Stea’ mere for the Mail between Brindisi and Alexandria. The following dates have been
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      1918 7 EASTERN AND ORIENTAL GRAND HOTFI EHD QAIF Posit iveOovernment Security HOTEL BEAOT SWEET. Q UH OH Lt. X.if. (ltd.) L. KELLERMANN, Proprietor. Tlip Pmin'ipfnr nf flip Pinano- The Company request the earnest attention of THIS FIRST CLASS HOTEL is situat- This Hotel, the largest in Penang, is p -k i
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      695 8 PT T n 'XT IJI Lil ’LH D i “securus judicat orbis terrarum,” £Ju b .Ji A .ii H Tj Ju ia. 77 key brand. Afolhnans IMPORTED SINCE 1879. I «thequeen^”*^*™ B NONK Gyyr jyy WITHOUT THESE THREE LABELS. j 12,720,000 Bottles. The annual consumption of this favourite b evera
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      500 8 PENANG ICE WORKS Beach Street No. Open on week days from 7.30 to lu a. m and from noon to 5.30 p. m., on Sundays and Holidays from 8 a. m. to noon. ICE WILL ONLY BE DELIVERED AGAINST CASH OR TICKETS AND NOT AGAINST BOOKS OR CH IiLS THE
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