Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 30 August 1889

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  • 25 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY. Xew Series/ ESTABLISHED 1833, [Price 20 Cents. VOL. XLVIL FRIDAY, AUGUST 30, 1889. No. 70
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    • 1319 1 KAISER BOCK BEER. Fruin the K\i>ei Beer Bkewi i:\ Company. Limitij*. on the Rhine. Huttenbach Brothers Co., Sole Agents for the Straits Settlements and Sumatra. 920 SWPmtJ P-otircs. Stiwms jlotircs. BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY—(LTD.) T 77— NEDERLANDSCH INDISCHE STOOMVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. IVmiisiilar Oriental Steam Ocean Steam Ship < ompany. NEGAPATAM
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    • 1781 2 fngwranre i&oticcs. ISLE OF SKYE” WHISKY. itnatiranre Notices. TU C^ r J Dukkers Zoon’s Specialities, EXAMPLES OF THE COBT The undersigned are prepared to accept MEDOC, AFTER DINNER CLARET, PORT. £l,OOO STG. payable at death Risks and issue Policies ou behalf of the would cost at the rate of above
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  • 443 3 (Free Press.) Mr. C. Goldham from Penang has taken charge of the Scudai brick-works. The s. s. I'cnang, when coming into port this morning (August 24th) had the Police flag flying; a Dutch gentleman on board, a passenger from Sourabaya, lost about 200 guilders and the Marine Police
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  • 304 3 (Weekly Chronicle, 24th ixsi. A great many changes, it is rumoured, will take place shortly among the Government servants in the Straits. Of course Malacca will have its batch of new men. We hear that Mr. E W. Birch will not go to Sungei Ujong for some time
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  • 1461 3 A correspondent writes as follows to the Madi as Times:— In your issue of 14th June 1 noticed an ai tide headed Emigration,” and read it with much interest. It is substantially correct in all its details, only that, in some
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  • 1436 3 Meeijng held on the 9 th August, 1889. Present —The Hon. AV S. Kynnersley (President), Capt. Cameron, he., R. A. I’. Hogan, Esq., M. McLarty, Esq., C VA', Barnett. Esq., and 1). Comrie, Esq. 1. The minutes of the last two ordinarymeetings ami
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  • 131 4 Penang. 29th Augu, -i. Iba?. Bai E» CLUSE AS FOLLOWS I uiaiun, Demand Bank ;;,t> dollar. Do. t months'sight Bank... 31" Do. G,, Credits 3/1 ID. G Documentary ;{/p Calcutta, Demand Bank Re. 225 s D<. 30 days’eight Private 230* B >mbiy, Dcmaml Bank 2-3. Do. 30 days’sight Private
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  • 136 4 London, 26th August, 1889. The homeward bound Mail steamers are unloading at Southampton. An orderly procession of 80,000 men arrived at Hyde Park, where resolutions were made to continue the strike until the demands were granted. Admiral G. C. D’Arcy Irvine has captured Aberdeen, Peterhead and Leith. Admiral
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  • 1147 4 In June last there appeared in the columns of the Madras Times an article dealing with Indian emigration to the Straits. While it purported to be from the pen of a man intimately acquainted with the question of labour here, it was plainly, from internal evidence, the work
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  • 16 4 BIRTH. At tbo Esplanade Hotel, the wife of Captain J. Bendfeldt, of a daughter.
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  • 499 4 From our Exchanges.) The Queen has sent a fife size portrait of herself to Prince Bismarck. Emperor W illiam arrived at Strasbourg on the -Oth instant, and met with a most cordial reception, 'Hie Mussulman New Year's Day at Zanzibar passed off quietly, no attack being made
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 304 4 ROBINSON Co. have much pleasure in calling attention to their stock of NEW GOODS JUST OPENED comprising Novelties in all Departments Gent’s Merino Vests and Pants Gent’s Shooting Hose. A new range of Striped and Plain CRICKETING FLANNELS. Wc also hold a choice stock of Gem’s Ties and are well
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    • 44 4 THE AGRA BANK LIMITED. Capital £1,000,0*90. (One Million Sterling.) Head Office: Nicholas Lane, Lombard Str., London, E.C. BRANCHES AND AGENCIES IN INDIA AND CHINA. Calcutta Kvrrachee Hongkong Bombay I Agra Bishire Madras Lahore Bvssorah Rangoon j Shanghai Singapore 967 BOUSTEAD Co., Ag cuts, Penang
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  • 1866 5 We are informed that Sir Charles Warren, Mr. Justice Goldney, and the Hon. Mr. Adamson are expected here shortly to take evidence as members of the recently appointed police commission. The billiard handicap at the Penang Recreation Club has been won by Mr. C. A. Mclntyre, who
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  • 69 5 The Straits Times says that the anticipations as to the rapidly increasing profits of the Tanjong Pagar Dock Company are borne out by the balance sheet. The profits for the halfyear ending June 30th are §lll,OOO for the same period during 1888 they were only
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  • 70 5 Latest news by mail regarding the Rawang Tin Mining Company, the failure of which we mentioned in our last issue, is that the directors have issued two calls of 82' per share each, and have summoned an extraordinary general meeting for tomorrow’, to consider the
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  • 163 5 The Government Gazette of the 23rd instant publishes the finding of the Marine Court of Enquiry into the above matter. It is as follows The Court, having carefully considered the evidence before them, and feeling that but little reliance can.be placed on that
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  • 177 5 ARREST OF MESSRS BOUSTEAD CO.'S CASHIER FOR FORGERY. Late on Monday evening Khoo Cheang Cheng, tne Chinese cashier of Messrs. Rnnstead Co., was arrested on a charge of forgery. From the few particulars which we have been able to gather, it appears that the first suspicion of the cashier’s dishonesty
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  • 187 5 The Hongkong Government is being blamed here for having adopted such stringent regulations regarding Chinese coolie emigration as to practically stop immigration into the Straits. The fault, however, we are informed, lies not with the Government of Hongkong but with the Chinese authorities at Swatow who, it
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  • 271 5 A curious case of abduction is reported to us. A Chinese prostitute in one of the brothels here recently expressed her intention of leaving Penang and going to Klang. This was duly reported to the Protector of Chinese, and the matter was arranged She was to
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  • 78 5 [Government Gazette, 23rd instant.) His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint Mr. E. H. Barraut to act temporarily as Sheriff, Penang. His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint Mr. L. M. Woodward to be a Justice of the Peace for the Straits Settlements. His
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  • 101 6 Arrivals. 28th August.— Pers. s. Lady Mild I rem Taiping, Rev. Father Pago and Rev. Father Terrien. 26th August.- Per s. s. Lady dd from Taiping, Mr. F. M. McLarty. 29th August. —Per s. s. Pitndva from Calcutta, Mr. J: Bailey (B. I. Cos. Hydraulic Engineer.) Pei's. s.
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  • 137 6 The following is a list of es-el- expected to arrive during the fortnight Sami. From Dau. Drwixatiox. I iri tis Liverpool MAn «'i'vre < Lina < .Vianutchy qsitjui >'•' >.m; >ire. I’aensanff I.oml, n 30 thin:.. s.s. Cai'diyaHshic. Do 30 s’pe,r« fc .Lit-'in. claymore t.iv. rpv.l Al iort
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  • 1798 6 The M'lrniny Post. in noticing the progre—made in the Malay Peninsula, write- in the following terms It can hardly be affirmed of the majority of Engluhim-n that they a- a rule, know much of the resources of such a far off region as the Malay
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 1216 6 ROSS PRITCHARD, NOTICE. TAILORS GENTLEMEN’S BY 0BI)ER 0F T E mortgagees. llio undermeuiiouvu mini and houses -tn OUTFITTERS, he sold by Public Auction on Tuesday i* i w > z. z, tlie 3rd llay of September next. Beach Street. at 4 p.m., on the spot, at Anson Road, Penang, Have
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    • 2087 7 jiotins, 0008 GRAND HOTEL THE POSITIVE THE PKYK RIVEB DOCK COY LTD. SUIIFJCATION. BEACH STREET’ Gov.rnm.iit Security Life Aa.nrance NOTICE, Tenders will be received up to noon on! Company, Ltd. LVtT d 5 Z* 10 August. 1889 This Hotel, the largest in Penang, is The half-year)v Ordinary Meeting of the
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
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    • 463 8 FIREWORKS 1 FROM TH GORS BATAVIA. ARE TN STOCK BY H. J. Martyn, Jr., SOLE AGENTS for PENANG, PROVINCE WELLESLEY and DEL], /36 Price Lists ox Application, GRIMAULT’S Matico Capsules AND INJECTION Renowned Physicians prescribe Grimauire Matico as the most active and at the same time the most inoffensive r
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