Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 22 July 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. TUESDAY, JULY 22, 1890. No. 57
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      1564 1 ffiytpptng (Hoticeg, pipping Qloficee, British India Steam Navigation Company, Ltd. Peninsular oriental Steam Ocean Steam Ship Nederiandedi Mecke Maatechappy. Navigation Company H IIS use Xegapatam Line ot Steamers. '•rHEi.,no»u, s „,...ti.e', l p l „i„t. --feV Intended Sailing and Expected Arrival of Steamers. A ed datus of arr >'al of
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      1527 2 jnorance (Tloflces* ISLE Q F SKYE” WHISKY. 3 (Roticea» The Marine Insurance Company, J. Dukkers Zoon’s Specialities, Standard Lite Assurance Limited. 4 i a i MEDOC, AFTER DINNER CLARET, PORT. CoilipailV. m HE undersigned are prepared to accept wuipuup it a ctmp“y P °by “any” S“el2 ASSOCIATION VINICOLE DE BORDEAUX’S
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    MINUTES OF MEETINGS OF THE MUNICIPAL COMMISSIONERS.
    1669 3 Held ox the 4th July, 1890. Present. The Hon. A. AL Skinner (President), J. H. Callcott, Esq., D. Comrie, Esq., F. AL McLarty, Esq. and C. AV. Barnett, Esq. 1. The minutes of the last meeting are read and confirmed. 2. The President
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    BEECHAM'S HYMNS.
    249 3 The following has been told as a fact:' Beecham’s anxious to advertise themselves, announced that they would send gratis, to any community requiring help, a supply of hymn books for use in the Church or Chapel. Accordingly the clergyman of a poor country parish applied for a grant.
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    GLEANINGS.
    1531 3 The Queen has received a pen-and-ink sketch of a statue just raised in Germany which has a pretty history. It is set up at Kaiserslautern to the memory of the late Emperor Frederick. Some years ago (says tin 1 London correspondent of the Liverpool Daily Post). while still Crown
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    PASSENGER LIST.
    352 3 Arrivals. 17th July.—Per s. s. Palinurus from Liverpool. Mr. F. S. Gaffney. Per s. s. Priam from Liverpool, Air. F. J). Osborne. Per s. s. Gympie from Port Weld, Air. Lee Ah Yang and Air. Loh Beng Quang. 18th July.—Per s. s. Home from Hiogo, Mr. Ng Fook
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      43 3 To the deaf. —A Person cured of Deafness and noises in the head of “23 years’ standing by a simple remedy, will semi a description of it free to any Person who applies toNICHoLSON, 21, Bedford Square, London. AV. C., England. —Adrt. 13U0
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    EXCHANGE.
    120 4 Penang. 21st July, 1890. Rates close as follows London, Demand Bank 3/7 dollar. Do. 4 months’sight Bank 3'7'J Do. 6 Credits 3/8J Do. 6 Documentary 3/8| Calcutta, Demand Bank ...Rs. 223 Do. 30 days' sight Private 226 Bombay. Demand Bank 223 Do. 30 days’ sight Private 226 Madras. Demand
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    STEAMERS EXPECTED.
    184 4 The following is a list of Vessels expected to arrive during the fortnight:— Name From Date. Destination. Lydia Tlamburn .’2 July. I Sin.. h na 4 Jap. 8.8. Zmrfu/a Smu-apore... ’3 Moul Han. A < al. s.s. I pnetia 1» 23 1 Bombay 8.8. J’urnra ...Rangoon ...23 I
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    REUTER’S TELEGRAMS.
    187 4 Premiership of the Cape. London, 17th July, 1890. Mr. Cecil Rhodes is premier at the Cape. Spriggs Cabinet having resigned. The difficulty with the Grenadiers. A court-martial has been ordered to adjudicate upon the lato mutinous conduct of the Grenadiers. Lord Salisbury’s action on the Seal Fishery Question.
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    OURSELVES.
    126 4 F. have not hitherto had occasion to call attention to our own business concerns, but we have now the pleasure of introducing to our readers a gentleman who has arranged to undertake the editing of the Pinang Gazette. Mr. Edmund W oodhouse, in the course of a varied experience
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    THE MILITARY CONTRIBUTION.
    815 4 1t can hardly be necessarv for us to reiterate again and’ again our decided opinion about the increased military contribution with which the Straits Settlements are to be so unjustly saddled under instructions from the Home Government. We have in no way altered our opinions on this
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    OUR TELEGRAMS.
    184 4 The unsatisfactory message in regard to the increase of the military contribution is fully dealt with in our editorial columns of to-day’s issue. In regard to the dispute respecting the Behring seal fishery it is satisfactory to find Lord Salisbury asserting the rights of Great Britain in such
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    LOCAL AND GENERAL.
    1684 4 Mail for London.—A mail for London via. Negapatam and* Bombay will be made up to-morrow per s. s. Meanntcluj. The Superintendent of Police. —Mr. Bell returned from his short leave of absence by the I’. A O. mail steamer Rome on Friday last, and resumed duty the
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      309 4 THE AGRA BANK LIMITED. Capitai £1.000,000. (One Million Starling.) Head Office: Nicholas Lane, Lombard Str., London, E.C. BRANCHES AND AGENCIES IN INDIA AND CHINA. Calcutta Kurraciiee Hongkong Bombay Agra Bushire Madras Lahore Bussorah Rangoon* Shanghai Singapore 184 BOUSTEAD Co., Penang ROBINSON Co. have just received A FRESH DELIVERY OF NEW
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    A TIGER IN THE ISLAND.
    146 5 A Chance for our Sportsmkn. A subscriber writes us as follows: “I have again seen the panther I mentioned it was crossing my compound walk; but more, last Friday week J had a visit from a large striped tiger whilst I was at Batu Feriuggi.
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    LOSSES AT THE HOTELS
    168 5 On Thursday evening, during dinnertime at the Grand Hotel, some one appears to have entered the room of one of the boarders and removed a quantity of jewellery, consisting of a chain, two scarf-pins, a ring, studs and a pair of sleeve buttons, all of gold,
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    A LARGE TIGER KILLED.
    338 5 Tigers appear to abound in Province Wellesley. It was only on Monday last week that a full grown tigress was killed at Mungkuang by a gun trap set by Mahomed Joonoos, a Malay overseer in the employ of Mr. Lee Phee Yean. On Saturday afternoon this
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    NEWSPAPER LIBEL IN SIAM.
    437 5 We learn from the Bangkok Times that on the Bth instant, in His Imperial German Majesty’s Consular Court for Siam, the case of H. S. M’s Government against R. Goette, Editor and Publisher of the Siam Mercantile Gazelle, for libel i was heard. The charge was
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    CRICKET.
    668 5 The 58th Northamptonshire Singapore Team r. the Penang C. C. The cricket team of the 58th Regiment, brought down by Col. Ellis from Singapore, arrived early on Friday morning in the P. O. steamer Rome and about midday proceeded to try conclusions with our locals of cricketing fame. The
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    THE MUNICIPALITY.
    987 5 At the meeting of the Municipal Commissioners held on Friday, tho 18th instant, the Hou. A. M. Skinner (President), and Messrs. J. 11. Callcott, 1). Conirie, F. M. McLarty, R. A. P. Hogan and C. W. Barnett were present. The minutes of the last ordinary and special meeting
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    PROGRAMME OF THE PENANG SKY RACES.
    450 6 FIRST DA’S'. Thursday, 21st August, 1890First Race. THE MAIDEN PLATE, value 8125. For all Horses that have never won a race on any course. Roadsters, Jump Races and Subscription Griffin Races excepted. Distance 1 mile. Weight 11 st. Entrance 110. Secoxi> Race. THE BEACH
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      19 6 FO J? SALE< No. 7, Anson Road. For particulars apply to, The Assistant Official Assignee, ‘27. Belch Street. Penang.
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      1162 6 Ross Pritchard; T A 1 I n RQ FEW good Fitters. Applications to be I A 1 L- Un o ma de personally at the above Estate. and BOUSTEAD Co., I is Agents of the Penang Sugar Estates Co. Ltd. GENTLEMEN’S OUTFITTERS, I No. 1, Beach Street. No. 1, Union
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      137 6 Eastern Mortgage and Agency Company, Ltd. Authorised Capital J 81,000,250. Subscribed 600,250. London Directors: G. W. Campbell, Esq., (Messrs. Finlay, Campbell A Co.) Chairman. E. E. Barclay, Esq., (Messrs. Barclay, Bevan Co., Bankers.) John E. Borland, Esq., (Messrs. Steel Brothers A Co., London.) James Hora, Esq., Director of the Trust
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      1604 7 TO LET PfbQP A f’U MIVPP I \U A Tl<l> Positi'c Government Security FURNISHED or UNFURNISHED itv_/01)JlA 11 JjjViA 1J H.lll A li i «i- i >, j “Avondale,” at Butterworth. LIR SMllllllW UIL 179 REGINALD HOGAN. n Fresh Supplies Just /I rrived. Bonus Year iB9i. TO LET. No. 2,
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      77 8 PILSENER BEER. KEY BRAND. IMPORTED SINCE 1879. NONE GENVIXE WITHOUT THESE THESE LABELS. llWMllli |i 'llWil. jnWllWWW!l»«»Bj|!Hilfllilh|!r’lilU Labels and Trade Mark Registered in England and Germany, Brewed and frf. '^ltonJ 1 <w/ BEWARF of IMITATIONS. 'ML ATw, ,X I l tfL aa »1 Sole Importers and Sole Agents, SCHMIDT, KUSTERMANN
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