Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 15 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. XLVIIL TUESDAY, APRIL 13, 1890. No. 29
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      1529 1 pipping (Hofices, pipping Qtoficea. British India Steam Navigation Company, Ltd. Peninsular 4 Oriental[Steam Ocean Steam Ship Company. Indische Steomvwt Maateehappij. Navigation Company. holts WEE A raE l NegapatainlanejfSteainere. I—-7;\ Intended Sailing and Expected Arrival of Steamers. THE following are the appoint- "'•’WKa L ed dates of arrival of the x-
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      1374 2 3nffurancs Qtoftce&* “ISLE OF SKYE” WHISKY. 3 n (Hotter The Marine Insurance Company, J. Dukkers Zoon’s Specialities, Standard Life Assurance" Limited. T.rr. J i J x MEDOC, AFTER DINNER CLARET, PORT. Company. HE undersigned are prepared to accept Risks and issue Policies on behalf of ASSOCIATIOH vihICOLE DE BORDEAUX’S WINES
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    THE VISIT OF THE DUKE AND DUCHESS OF CONNAUGH TO HONGKONG.
    859 3 According to the Hongkong papers to hand, Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Connaught met with a most enthusiastic reception in Hongkong- The P. O, mail steamer Kaisar-i-Hind was expected to arrive there at ten o’clock on
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    LOWER PERAK.
    824 3 {Perak Government Gazette.) Mr. Cecil Wray, the Acting Superintendent of Lower Perak, thus writes in his annual report for the year 1889 There is. I am sorry to say. very little progress to report as far as the immediate neighbourhood of Teluk Anson is concerned. Th is is
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    THE "SLIDING RAILWAY."
    960 3 (From the Straits Tinies.') ‘‘London to Paris in two hours!’’Such is the latest prospect displayed before the incredulous eyes of the travelling public, and that not by any eccentric visionary, but by no less practical and authoritative a personage than Sir Douglas Galton. 1 he “cAewii’a de
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    MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE MUNICIPAL COMMISSIONERS.
    949 3 MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE MUNICIPA L COMMISSIONERS. Held on the 31st March, 1890. Present:—The Hon. A. M. Skinner. (7Wderit), J. H. Callcott. Esq.. Comrie, Esq.. F. M. McLarty, Esq., R. A. P. Hogan, Esq., and C. W. Barnett, Esq. 1. The minutes of the meeting held on the
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    EXCHANGE.
    127 4 Penang, 14th April, 1890. Rates close as follows London, Demand Bank 3/2| dollar. Do. 4 months’sight Bank... 3/3| Do. 6 Credits 3/3J Do. 6 Documentary 3/3J Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs. 220 Do. 30 days’sight Private 224 Bombay, Demand Bank 220 Do. 30 days’ sight Private 224 Madras, Demand Bank
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    STEAMERS EXPECTED.
    77 4 1 he following is a list of Vessels expected to arrive during the fortnight Name. From Date. Destination. st im CUtta l6 A l’'- S ’l'ore China. Sgt jmayiio Hongk. hr... 1: Ronibuv l7 Colombo A London. s --V. U<v7r« w Ai;: !Pa<h ng Cai s’s tohiila 9
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    REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
    129 4 London, 10th April, 1890. A number of Prussian officers, resenting the Emperor William’s order to curtail extravagance, have applied for permission to retire from the army. Lord Harris has arrived in Bombay, and received the usual honours on landing. Lord Reay leaves on Saturday. In replying to an
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCE.
    23 4 BIRTH. Bain—At Batu Gajah. Kinta, Perak, on Friday, the 11th April, 1890, the wife of Mr. George Bain, of a son.
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    ROWDYISM IN LOVE LANE.
    300 4 Many complaints have reached ns lately of rowdiness in Love Lane and its vicinity. The rowdies are chiefly, if not entirely, Malays, who go about in bands, sometimes yelling obscene songs at the top of their voices, and making night hideous with their sounds. But this
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    NOTES OE NEWS.
    281 4 (From our Telegraphic Exchanges.') The Queen visits the Emperor William and the Empress Frederick at Darmstadt before her return to England. Madame Tchebrikova, who lately wrote a threatening letter to the Czar, has been released by the express order of His Majesty. A meeting between the Emperor
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    LOCAL AND GENERAL.
    1044 4 Mr. Charles Duncan Gurney, Advocate and Solicitor, has been admitted to practice at the local Bar. The M. M. steamer Saghalien left Colombo for Singapore at noon on the 11th instant. We hear that Dr. Kerr, who is at present in England, has applied for an extension
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    SHOCKING WIFE MURDER.
    153 4 A horrible domestic tragedy was enacted on Friday morning last at Simpit a place near Lumut in the Bindings. An old Malay named Lebby Salleh, who had only been married a few months, became so intensely jealous of his brother-in-law, a boy aged about thirteen years, who
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    PRESENTATION TO MR. PAIGE.
    182 4 A meeting of members of the Engineers Institute, called by circular, took place in the rooms of the Institute on Thursday afternoon for the purpose of presenting a gold watch to Mr. Paige, the honorary secretary, who is about to proceed home on leave. There were
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      118 4 THE AGRA BANK LIMITED. I Capital £1,000,000. (One Million Sterling.) Head Office Nicholas Lane, Lombard Str., London, E.C. BRANCHES AND AGENCIES IN INDIA AND CHINA. Calcutta Kubrachee Hongkong Bombay Agra Bushire Madras Lahore Bussorah Rangoon Shanghai Singapore 967 BOUSTEAD Co., Agents, Penang. CLEARANCE SALE OF THE REMAINDER OF THE STOCK
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    MURDER OF A CONSTABLE.
    325 5 On Saturday morning the dead body of a Malay, who was subsequently identified to be marine police constable Jusoh, was found lying on the mud flat off Prangin River, having two stabwounds on his breast and some cuts on his arms. The deceased was on duty
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    THE GYMKHANA MEETING
    1115 5 On Saturday afternoon the Gymkhana meeting was held at the Race Course. The weather was hot and sultry, but this was only to be expected considering the season of the year, and did not in any way appear to mar either the vigor of the competitors or
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    THE MUNICIPALITY.
    578 5 A meeting was held by the Municipal Commissioners on Friday last at the Town Hall, at which the Hon. A. M. Skinner (President), Mr. J. H. Callcott, Mr. R. A. P. Hogan and Mr. C. W. Barnett were present. The minutes of the last meeting having been read
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    PASSENGER LIST.
    353 5 Arrivals. 10th April.—Per s. s. Gympie from Port Weld, Mrs. Kunstler and Mr. C. C. Trotter. 11th April. —Per s. s. Lady Weld from Port Weld, Mr. S. Gardner, Mrs. Brown and child and Mr. S. M. Gregory. Per s. s. in.bid.lu from Rangoon, Mr. Gust on Murah.
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    MR. HENRY NORMAN ON MINING IN THE MALAY PENINSULA.
    3588 5 The Malay Peninsula occupies a considerable part of the attention of the mining world at this moment. It has for a long time, of course, been one of the largest producers of tin. Straits Tin” being as familiar in the market
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      9 6 Miss MERRY, MILLINER aud DRESSMAKER, No. 7a, FARQUHAR STREET.
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      514 6 Ross Pritchard TA!LORS AND GENTLEMEN’S OUTFITTERS, No. 1, Beach Street No. 1, Union Street, I 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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