Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 4 April 1890

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    25 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY. NEW SERIES.] ESTABLISHED 1833. [PRICE 20 CENTS. VOL. XLVIII. FRIDAY, APRIL 4, 1890. No. 27
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      1479 1 pipping (Roticee. j pipping (Ttoficeg. British India Steam Navigation Company, Ltd. Peninsular Oriental Steam Ocean Steam Ship Company. Nederlandseh Indisehe Stooinvaart Maatschappij. Navigation Company. holts weekly line. Ncgaptit<im Lino of Steamers. the following are the appoint- ~—trended Sailing and Expected Arrival of Steamers, -L ed dates of arrival of the
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      1390 2 ISLE OF SKYE” WHISKY. The Marine Insurance Company, J. Dukkers Zoon’s Specialities, Standard Life Assurance Limited. x MEDOC, AFTER DINNER CLARET, PORT. lOllipany. 'll HL undersigned are prepared to accept ibo S ,n c d O mpX P °by ieS a„y° fiXU' association vinicolb DB BORDEAUX'S WINES AND LIQUEURS, New
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    MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE MUNICIPAL COMMISSIONERS.
    949 3 Held on the 7th March 1890. Present: —D. Comric Esq., F. M. McLarty Esq., C. W. Barnett Esq. Absent:—The Hon. C. W. S. Kyunersley (President), Capt. Cameron R. E R. A. P. Hogan Esq.’ The President being absent Mr. Comrie is elected
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    MINUTES OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE MUNICIPAL COMMISSIONERS.
    2390 3 Held at noon on 19 th March, 1890, convened by the President in virtue OF THE FOLLOWING REQUISITION Penang, 18th March, 1890. To the President of the Municipal Commissioners of George Town. Sir: —Under Ordinance IX of 1887, section 60, sub-section
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    HONGKONG NEWS.
    351 3 (China Mail, 26th ultimo.) Tin unofficial members of Council, while thev will not vote against the proposed increase in the military contribution, intend to propose a resolution that payment be deferred until the new garrison actually arrives. Correspondence of thd Chamber of Commerce has been published, from which
    (China Mail, 26th ultimo.)  -  351 words
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    EXCHANGE.
    118 4 Penang, 3rd April, 18!»0. Rates (lose as follows: London, Demand Bank 3l dollar. De. 4 months’sight Bank 2 Do. 6 Credits 2'. Do. 6 Documentary 3/2jj Calcutta, Demand Bank Its. 218 Do. 30 days'sight Private 221 Bombay. Demand Bank 218 Do. 30 days'sight Private 22! Madras, Demand Bank 218
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    STEAMERS EXPECTED.
    170 4 The following is a list of Vessels expected to arrive during the fortnight:— Name. From Date. Destination. s.s. Teutonia Klang 5 Apt H.K’da. K’g* S’gor. H.S. Kt» ...Antwerp 5 Sin.. China A Jap. s.s. Patroclus Liverpool 5 China. s.s. Sinyan London j I j) 0 ...s. r/oiag.- Do
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    REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
    98 4 London, 31st March, 1890. The Labour Conference at Berlin is concluded. The House of Commons has read the Tithes Bill a second time. The loss of life and havoc caused by the cyclone over the Ohio Valley in America is said to be appalling and unequalled. London, Ist
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    DOMESTIC OCCURENCE.
    26 4 BIRTH. Bisk —On March 25th, the wife of Captain Bi sk, s. s. Ho Kwei, of a son. Rangoon and Moulmein papers please copy.
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    THE PENANG ADVISORY BOARD.
    597 4 The last Government Gazette publishes the names of the Chinese Advisory Botird for Penang. At first there was, we believe, considerable difficulty in getting any of the more prominent Chinese to serve, but from the constitution of the newly formed board this difficulty appears to have
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    THE ACTING GOVERNOR OF HONGKONG AND THE FREEMASONS.
    220 4 The Acting Governor of Hongkong, Mr. Francis Fleming, has done a very foolish thing, and one that shows him unfit for such a position in a British Colony. Mr. Fleming is a Roman Catholic, and, acting under orders from Bishop Raimondi, refused
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    NOTES OF NEWS.
    977 4 (From our Telegraphic Exchanges.') Mr. Stanley has finished his book on his travels it is iu two volumes. Mr. Goschen, in reply to a question in the House of Commons, said lie would bring forward the Budget on the 14th instant. Emperor William held a Grand Chapter
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    LOCAL AND GENERAL.
    1274 4 In consequence of the Easter holidays there will be no issue of this paper on Tuesday next. During this month the rate of exchange for postal orders on the United Kingdom will be 3/l| per dollar. The P. O. mail steamer Thames, having left Colombo late on
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      123 4 THE AGRA BANK LIMITED. Capital 1,000,000. (One Million Sterling.) Head Office: Nicholas Lane, Lombard Str., London, E.C. BRANCHES AND AGENCIES IN INDIA AND CHINA. Calcutta Kurrachee Hongkong Bombay Agra Bushire Madras Lahore Bussorah Rangoon Shanghai Singapore 967 BOUSTEAD Co., ts, Penang. CLEARANCE SALE OF THE REMAINDER OF TH ESTOCK IN
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    THE THREE COMMISSIONERS.
    191 5 Tune.— Willi'' brew'd a Peck o'Maul. 0, Farquhar wrote an angry note, Which Dave and Charlie cam’ to see Three angrier men than he that wrote And they that read there could na’ be. We are na’daft, we’re no’ that daft, But three Commissioners are we, At
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    THE CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE BAR.
    434 5 A cordial welcome was given to the Chief Justice, Mr. O’Malley, by the members of the bar when his lordship took his seat on the bench on Tuesday, for the first time in Penang. Most of our lawyers were present on the occasion and,
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    OUR MAIL SERVICE.
    238 5 The following explanation is given by the Singapore F'ree Press regarding the delay in forwarding the letters by last French mail to Penang We have caused enquiry to be made to this and we find that the P. A O. office circulated the departure ef the Lombardy
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    THE MUNICIPALITY.
    1074 5 —Adri. A meeting of the Municipal Commissioners was held at the Town Hall ou Monday, the 31st ultimo, at which the Hon. A. M. Skinner (President), Mr. J. H.Callcott, Deputy Colonial Engineer, Mr. D. Connie, Mr. F. M. McLarty, Mr. R. A. P. Hogan and Mr. C. W.
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    PASSENGER LIST.
    204 6 Arrivals. Ist April.— Per s. s. Lady Weld from Taiping, Mr. Mahomed Ebrahim. 2nd April. —Per s. s. Tambora from Singapore, Mr. J. W. Coffey. 3rd April. Per s. s. Pekin from Hongkong, Mr. J. C. Ford from Singapore, Mr. A. N. Cornelius, Mr. J. C. Neubronner, Mr.
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    GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATIONS.
    203 6 (Government Gazette, 28th ult.) The leave of absence granted to the Rev. W. Everingham, Colonial Chaplain, Malacca. has been extended, with half-salary, for six months from the 9th day of May proximo. Notice is given that the anchorage for Foreign Men-of-war entering the Port of Singapore is on
    (Government Gazette, 28th ult.)  -  203 words
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    A PERAK PLANTER IN SINGAPORE.
    333 6 (From hie Singapore Free Cress.) I landed in Singapore on the morning of Monday the 25th with, if not my show on my back, the responsibility of carrying the thing through. With willing assistance of the officers of the P. A <*. boat the goods
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    FRANCE’S EFFORT TO SECURE THE TRADE OF SOFTH CHINA.
    534 6 The Tong-King correspondent of the Temps thus writes In one of my last letters, in speaking of Yunnan, I pointed out the urgency of sending an agent to the western part of the <r reat t’hinese Province outlie frontier of Burrnah
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      216 6 Ross Pritchard TAILORS AND GENTLEMEN'S OUTFITTERS, No. 1, Beach Street No. 1, Union Street, < RE now showing a LARGE ASSORTMENT of the latest designs for Spring 1890 in the following goods Fancy Tennis Cashmeres. Fancy Tennis Flannels, White Tennis Flannels. White Twill Flannels. White Saxony Flannels, Fancy Ceylon Flannels.
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      1182 6 Miss MERRY, Penang Gymkhana Meeting. MILLINER and DRESSMAKER, Saturday, 12th April, 1890. No. 7a, FARQUHAR STREET. PROGRAMME. 1. 100 Yards Flat Race. —Open to all Comers. Ist prize value $5, 2nd prize THK BANKRUPTCY ORDINANCE, 1888. va i ue «3, 3 rd pr j ze va lue $l. Entrance free.
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      2237 7 N 2l!£ E auction sale. ELLWOOD’S INDIAN HELMETS ’Positive Government Security WANTED at Batu Gajah and at Tapa By Order of the Mortgagee. Ellwoods’ Patent Air-Chamber Helmets i-e n T il in the State of Perak, Chinese Clerks The propertv of Lee Ching Poh, the Mortgagor. -Lilt AbSUlilllCC 0-, Lt(l.
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      98 8 PILSENER BEER. KEY BRAND. IMPORTED SINCE 1879. NONE GENUINE WITHOUT THESE TH HEE LABELS. Labels and Trade Mark Registered in England and Germany. fwfiWt »1« HjUsllio 707 V i|.' l! l!ij|il |l|l i!| i|||V Brewed and jjTi(lP lll|j[||||| jy/ ViNliftiiWVb ome 97 WWL H 4|» .pjlllil' t|| B lII' x
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      1001 8 KEATING’S POWDER. Austro-Hungarian Lloyd’s Steam KEATING’S POWDER. KEATING’S powder. Navigation Company. KEATING’S POWDER. KEATING’S POWDER. TTROM the besinninp KEATING’S POWDER. riKUM the beginning /-bugs AfejrX P of tllls the t FLEAS Company’s steamers will y tt.t.s MOTHS leave Trieste on the 15th of every month, BEETLES arriving here on or
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