Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 24 February 1891

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  • 26 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY, THURSDAY AND SATURDAY. HEW SERIES.] ESTABLISHED 1833. [PRICE 20 CENTS. VOL. XLIX. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1891. No. 22
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    • 1453 1 pipping (Hotter» QWtcea. British India Steam Navigation Company, Ltd. SSri Sru Sis 0«» Sto Ship tap,»,: I' S >lig> ta (W»y. ®rpHE mail steamers may e apect- /3” I be expected to arrive j IvR. Will sail Steamer. From. Cc the -j-. Achilles Hector l Priam > s ted in
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    • 995 2 jnsurgnct (HottttS. ISLE OF SKYE” WHISKY. TIVOLI BEER! Second Colonial Sea and Fire J. DIJKKERS ZOON’S SPECIALITIES, TIVOLI bĕbrl* Insurance Company. mHE undersigned having been eppeinW MEDOC, AFTER DINNER CLARET, PORT. TIVOLI BEER!!! prepared to%X‘Fi™ C 3son thenyl ASSOCIATION VINICOLE DE BORDEAUX’S WINES AND LIQUEURS, terms. Non Plus Ultra “EAGLE
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  • 125 3 The following is a list of Vessels expected to arrive during the fortnight:— Namk. Fbom Date. Destination. »a. J/ Meanatchy Negapatam p 24 Singapore. s.s. Pundua Rangovn 25 1 Do. >.s. Byculla Moul mein 25 Do s.s. Xcrasa Singapore 26 Moul. Ran Cal. s.s Bellona II >m! urg
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  • 1111 3 (London China Express, 30th January.) Covut. —The Queen is at Osborne. A grand ball was given at Devonport on the 23rd inst. in honour of the Duchess of Edinburgh, who has recently joined the Duke at that port. Prince Aribert of Anhalt has left London for
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  • 1083 3 Held on the 13th February, 1891. Present. The Hon. A. M Skinner, c. m. g., President, J. H. allcott, Esq., 1). Comrie, Esq., J. M. McLarty, Esq., R. A. P. Hogan, Esq., and C. W. Barnet, Esq. 1. The minutes of
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  • 395 3 A very important discovery is reported from Goa, writes a correspondent of the Bombay Gazette. From what can be gathered from a pamphlet, issued by Mr. B. F. da Costa, a gentleman well-known in Portuguese scientific circles, he claims to have discovered in the milk of Nivol-Cantem
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 708 3 W/ ADVERTISEMENTS. JH in ‘iiinA'ill be charged full rates. fqniOFV SML II S 7 A CIROM the beginning ,-*.'F .1* <>f this year the Company’s steamers will i p lV eTriesteWn the 18th of every month, arriving hen®n or about the 4th of every month. 0 Th®steamers Homeward bound will
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    • 169 3 BUSINESS FOR SALE. To Wine Merchants and others. OWING to my leaving for home, the stock and goodwill of the Wine business carried on by me at No. 2, Beach Street, Penang, is offered for sale. Particulars on application to 76 t. th. s. DICKSON Co. WOODYEAR’S ROYAL AUSTRALIAN CIRCUS,
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  • 127 4 Penang, 23rd February, 1891. Rates close as follows: London, Demand Bank 3/1 f dollar. Do. 4 months’ sight Bank... 3/2 j Do. 6 Credits 3/2 J Do. 6 Documentary 3/3 Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs. 222} Do. 30 days’ sight Private 224} Bombay, Demand Bank 222} Do. 30 days’ sight
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  • 92 4 The Silver Question. London, 20th February.— The Coinage Committee of the House of Representatives at Washington was to report its Bill on Friday the majority is adverse to it. London, 22nd February.— The Coinage Committee of the Washington House of Representatives recommends the rejection of free coinage. Welsh
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  • 542 4 The continued recurrence of this disease in Singapore, and the energetic action demanded by the Press and the public meeting which we reported in our last issue as having been held in the Exchange Rooms recently, draws attention to our own fortunate freedom so far from this terrible epidemic.
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  • 1440 4 Mr. Noel Trotter, the Assistant Post-master-General, returned on Sunday by the P. O. mail steamer Oriental from Ceylon, whither he had been on a short leave of absence. Mr. Evans, the Assistant Protector of Chinese, left for Kedah on Friday last on business connected with Chinese secret societies and
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  • 355 4 M E are sorry to state that Friday night’s entertainment at the Town Hall, when Shakespeare’s best masterpiece “Hamlet” was produced by Mr. G. Miln s talented company, was but very poorly patronized, the number of per- B’ less than twenty, to >f Penang be it said,
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 325 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 Kurkachee Hongkong Bombay Agra Bushire Madras Lahore Bussoraii Rangoon Shanghai Singapore 184 BOUSTEAD Co., Agents, Penang PRITCHARD Co. BEACH STREET. Are now showing a selection
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  • 316 5 A local poet sends us the following Hues which we think worthy of reproduction In these days of eager striving, days of prose and not of rhymes, All the ancient love and legend has departed from the times; Men are wearied with the struggle, minds are worried with
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  • 407 5 MMENIIXGI this question, state- s 111 ll 'K ai ’d to which from various l 'r lavo een published lately in lllni,a > the London and China ApL !S le remarks which deserve careful attention l Bergusson.to Mr. De to obtain H CCting tbc
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  • CORRESPONDENCE.
    • 346 5 (To the Editor of the Pinang Gazette.”) Sir, —When Father Rivet began his sermon last*Sunday morning, I thought that he would indulge in a violent invective against your other correspondents and jne for having written on the above subject," but I need not say that I was happily
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    • 466 5 (To the Editor of the Pinang Gazette”.'} Sir, —Kindly allow me space in the valuable columns of your esteemed paper to enable me to tread again the grounds that three of your correspondents have walked upon last week and to dive into the cause of the
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  • 393 5 Perak.—The Case of Amok. Through a clerical error in transcribing the telegram reporting the case of Amok in Lower Perak we find that the facts, though bad enough, were considerably exaggerated. It was stated that there were 5 persons killed and 31 wounded so badly that
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  • 1699 5 First Day, February 14fir, 1891. The Kinta Gymkhana Club’s first Annual Meeting took place on the new Race Course at Batu Gajah on the 14th and 16th instant Many visitors, including several ladies who had come from Penang and Thaiping for the occasion—fine weather—large entries—all helped to
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    • 52 5 It is distinctly to be borne in mind that we do not by inserting letters convey any opinion favorable to their contents. No notice whatever will be taken of anonymous letters, nor can we return those that are rejected. Leiters should be brief, and written on one side of the
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  • 308 6 Netherlands Inijia.— Acheen. News has been received at Olehieh that a treacherous attack was recently made on some Dutch boats in the West Coast of Sumatra. It appears that on the 17th instant the Merapi was in the Bay of Rigas, and fried to get some tongkangs from
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    • 1595 6 ROSS FOR SALEt c DANVERS 4 SAFETY” BICYCLE, in good order. pIANOKORTE TUNER and AND YY. Apply to HIN LEE C 0.,. 1 and is p TT 68 t. th. s. Penang, pared to orders for and BEAN I repairing Piajios, Organs, Harmoniums, FOR SALE. Will also play at Quadrille
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    • 1784 7 INSURE your life in the GOVERNMENT SECURITY LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. \HEAD OFFICE-104, CLIVE STREET, CALCUTTA. The above Company s rates compare favourably with those of any other Company in existence. e of policies in the event of discontinuance of payment of premiums, each premium paid securing a certain portion
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    • 149 8 PILSENER BEER. KEY BRAND. IMPORTED SINCE 1879. NONE GENUINE WITHOUT THESE THREE LABELS. Irejlyi »1 4Iflfiflrjk iKffil Ir IWmBiIwWC.-» ■l<!ll|||>|I I S '>|l"l 7 ,4 Labels and Trade Mark Registered in England and Germany a iwhVMw caii Afeßiw' TRADE-MARK THE nn> Agent*-; W| li pared to acctA, |£K| Mg B
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    • 1181 8 |l I TA~CURE SANTAL MIDY Mldy’s pure Essence of Santal is distilled INDIAN f.l lx A jj»Q by a special process from the yellow Santal wivmibm .4 wood of mysore, and this liquid is quite diiTe- Asthmatic people who suffer fi-om On[heßazaTs 010 pression in breathing, stifling sensations, Santai Midy
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