Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 16 August 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. FRIDAY. AUGUST 16, 1889. No. 66
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    SINGAPORE NEWS.
    140 3 iSfrails Times, Avgubt 10.) H the Sultan of Johore goes to England bv the P. 0. Thames, the n?l steamer due to leave here next Friday or Saturday, (16th or 17th Hodges has complained to the Chief of the Police that about !> o’clock ou the evening of
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    TRANSLATIONS FROM THE "DELI COURANT."
    127 3 Another hotel is to be opened at Medan shortly, which will make the number of hotels there three. The next Deli race meeting will be held on the 17th of September. The largest firm of druggists in Batavia intend toopena branch at Medan. A representative
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    MINUTES OF MEETINGS OF THE MUNICIPAL COMMISSIONERS.
    1677 3 Meeting held ox hie 12th Jllt, I"*-'. I7ate.it:-The Hon. C. W. S. Kynnersley (Pnsidnt). ('apt. Al. A. Cameron. r.e:, R. A. P. Hogan. Esq.. F. AL AlcLarty, E»q.. and C. AV. Barnett. Esq. 1. The minute' of last meeting are read and confirmed.
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    SULLIVAN AND KILRAIN PRIZE FIGHT.
    1333 3 Lloyd's Weekly. A DETAILED ACCOUNT. ()ne of the most desperate prize fights of recent years was brought off in America on Monday*, the Stli July last, between two pugi- I lists —John L. Sullivan and Jake Kilrain—whose recent sojourn in this country had made them
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    THE WHOLE DUTY OF WOMAN TO HER HUSBAND.
    298 3 The Bombay Guardian calls attention to an extraordinary Ixxik which is being distributed broadcast as a prize-book in the Government erirls' schools in the Bombay Presidency. The following quotations are given as specimens of the teachings set forth in the book :—“lf
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    SINGULAR STORY OF SUSPENDED ANIMATION.
    347 3 l he St. Leonard» correspondent of the lAti/y Telegraph writes:—Some time ago the wife of a well-known tradesman in St. Ijeonards fell ill, ami on Monday week the doctor gave hi» opinion that she could not lire through the next day. On Tuesday morning at
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    EXCHANGE.
    125 4 Penang. 13th August, 1889. Hates close as follows I oni’on, Demand Bank dollar. Ito. 4 months’sight Bank... 3/1.; Do. 6 Credits 3/1J Do. 6 Documentary 3/1;' Ctlcu.ti, Demand Bank Rs. 2?3'. De. 30 days’ sight Private 230' B jinbiy, Demand Bank 22.3.', Do. 30 days'sight Private 230' Madras, Demand
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    REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
    161 4 London, 13th August, 1889. General Boulanger’s trial has commenced. The Emperor of Germany has returned to Berlin. There is a widespread agitation in England for the commutation of the sentence upon Mrs. Maybrick, upon the grounds of a confliction in the medical evidence. Italy, Germany and Austria, in
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    THE ACHEEN WAR.
    552 4 It is now seventeen years since the Aclieen was Broke out,and from all appearances it is still far from being finished. On the side of the Dutch there has been gruss mismanagement, caused, <onie people assert, in a great measure by gross corruption. Such charges, however, have
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    ROADS AND DRAINS.
    600 4 If we mav judge from the report of the last meeting of the Municipal Commissioners, we may expect soon to have our roads in Letter order than they have been for a long time. The suggestion made by Mr. McLarty, and agreed to by the other Coinini>sioners,
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    DOMESTIC OCCURENCE.
    20 4 BIRTH. Ou the 12th instant, at Penang, the wife of H. C. Cowdell, prematurely, of a daughter, stillborn.
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    NOTES OF NEWS.
    653 4 {From our Exchanges.} The Italians have occupied Asina without opposition. I Major H. F. Turnbull, of the Roval Irish Rifles,has been accidently drowned ’in the Nile. Reports from Vienna state that Russia and Denmark have concluded a secret alliance, but no particulars or direct information are yet
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      252 4 ROBINSON Co. ARE NOW SHOWING NEW GOODS IN THE FOLLOWING DEPARTMENTS: A large and well-assorted stock of GENTS TIES comprising all the latest novelties in Bows and Scarves in every shape, and the newest colors, ALSO EVENING DRESS TIES. ELL WOOD’S PATENT HELMETS Sun Hats in all shapes. Gent’s White
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    THE BATTLE OF TOSKI.
    171 5 I’ tBTICILABs 1 ROM TELEGRAPHIC Ext II ANGES. At daybreak on the 3rd instant, General Grenfell wtli all his cavalry and camels advanced close to the camp of the enemy, retiring gradually before their rifle fire, and thus drawing out the whole of the Dervish army,
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    LOCAL AND GENERAL.
    1280 5 The Strait* Timi* learns that Sir John and Lady Dickson are booked to leave London for Singapore by the Ch‘i*aH on the I7tli October next. Telegraphic advice has been received that the mail despatched from Penang ria Negapatam on 14th ultimo, was delivered in London on Saturday,
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    PENANG IN 1821.
    80 5 During Air Comrie’s trip to Europe last year, he picked up in Edinburgh two pictures of Penang in 1821. They are copies of paintings by Captain RolTcrt Smith of the Engineers, and are both lews from Penang Hill. Mr. Comrie has hung them in Lis office, where
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    THE FIFTY EIGHTH PRIMROSE VARIETY TROUPE
    275 5 The 58th Primrose Variety Troupe gave their third performance in the I own Hall on A\ ednesday night, under the patronage of Major W. T. Ellis and officers of the detachment. There was a fairly good house, the back seats especially being fully occupied.
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    GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATIONS.
    271 5 [Government Gazette, 9th inst.) His Honour the Acting Chief Justice has, w ith the concurrence of His Excellency the Governor, fixed M’ednesday, the 28th instant, as the date for the assembling of a Court of Appeal at Singapore. ft is hereby notified that Air. E. G. Broadrick passed
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    PASSENGER LIST.
    117 5 Arrivals. 11th August.—Per s. n. Gympie from Taiping, Messrs. Hogan and Ashkan. 12th August.—Per s. s. Gympie from Taiping, Air. J. H. Hawkins. 13th August.—Per s. s. Gympie from Taiping, Air. Friederichs, and Air. and Airs. Caulfiiekl. Per s. s. Commilia from Rangoon, Airs. Kearley. Departi res, 11th
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    CORRESPONDENCE.
    563 5 Penangiti. THE HARBOUR QUESTION. (To the Editor of the Pinang Gazette.) Sir,— M hen a cart-wheel makes one complete turn that is called a revoluation the violence your correspondent “Healthy Progress’ describes is also called “a revolutionbut the former bear* a closer resemblance to the revolution 1 referred to
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    MEDICAL VIEW OF ROYAL MARRIAGES.
    303 6 Commenting on the betrothal of the eldest daughter of the Prince of Wales to a Scotch nobleman, the Lancet remarks :—No people feel more strongly than the English the undesirability of repeated marriages of blood relatives but, in the case of Royal personages, it has
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    A CURIOUS CHALLENGE.
    74 6 The British Admiralty have received a curious challenge from Lieutenant Weir Graydon. of the United States Navy. Mr. Graydon lias invented a dynamite shell, and he backs himself to sink the hulk Retdetance at Portsmouth with two of them, offering to lay odds of 5.1*00 dollars against
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    A MUTINY.
    145 6 A mutiny took place at Manila on the 21st July on the American barque Fanny Clare. The Oceania says tl e affair was so serious that one of the officers sought safety in flight, jumping overboard and swimming to a Spanish vessel near. In the meantime the crew,
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    PRINCESS CHRISTIAN ON THE EDUCATION OF WOMEN.
    206 6 To the (Jihui Princess ’hristian contributes a brief article upon the technical education of women. Far be it from my intention (Her Royal Highness writes) to say one word in disparagement of the higher education of women, which must raise the tone of
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    BULGARIA AND SERVIA.
    173 6 According to the London and China Repress, the Bulgarian Government feels so suspicious about the conduct of the Servian Ministry in distributing anus among the border population that orders have been sent to bring up all the artillery and war material from Widdin to Sofia, for the
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    A PIRATES’ STRONGHOLD ATTACKED.
    234 6 The Courrier d'Haiphong gives an account of the dislodgment of a strong band of pirates who for five years past have occupied an island in the river, well adapted for purposes of defence, from which they sallied forth on passing junks and also levied blackmail on
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    AMERICAN ELOPEMENTS.
    340 6 Elopements seem to be the order >4 the day, particularly with the inhabitants America. A short time ago we recorded the flight of a half-bred cow-boy from Buffallo Bill's show in Pari' wit a wealthy French countess, who preferred a temporary romance to a quiet, steady, married life
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    GLEANINGS.
    245 6 Ardt The Duke of Cambridge received an instructive lesson recently as to the extent of his own unpopularity. When he went down to Westminster to receive the Shah he was vigorously hooted all along the line. Some wonder is expressed why the Governor of Hongkong is left out of
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