Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 14 March 1891

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    26 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY, THURSDAY AND SATURDAY. ESTABLISHED 1833 NEW SERIES.]. [PRICE 20 CENTS. VOL. XLIX. SATURDAY, MARCH 14, 1891. No. 30
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      1512 1 (Rotate. pipping (Rottcte. British India Steam Navigation Company, Ltd. Ocean Steam Ship Company. Konmklijke Paketvaart Maatschappij. V linn Cnmnanv holts weekly line Negapatam Line of Steamers, r Intended Sailing and Expected Arrival of Steamers. ®mHE mail steamers may I b e ex p CC ted to arrive For. Will sail
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      880 2 “ISLE OFSKYE 7, WHISKY? TIYOLI BEERYS 3wit<mce (Hotter. Ibut r> j, Second'Coloniaf Sea knd Fire J. DUKKERS ZOON’S SPECIALITIES, .n-EBii'? meuranceCompany. MEDOC AFTER DINNER CLARET, PORT. TIYOLI BEER II! THE undersigned having been appointed „.„,,±1 u EK M ASSOCIATION VINICOBS DB BOBDBAVX’S WINES AND Z.IQVBVB 417’ BROWN S ,e Agmt
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    STEAMERS EXPECTED.
    125 3 The following is a list of Vessels expected to arrive during the fortnight:— Nami. From Datk. Destination. s«. Trutonia KI..HR U Mur. Klang 4 Selangor. Vk O. Hombai/ Singapore 14 Mara. 4 London. e Tmnbora Singapore 15 Padang ria port-. r. Bh’tnda.a Calcutta ..16 S’porc 4 Australia. «s.
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    IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS.
    587 3 Settlement of Penang. Cause List for March, 1891, Js standing at this date. 131 90. Lee Foo Hin. Wong Boon Sin and Lee Jung Sang (Mr. Presgrave rs. Ho Yu Shin (Jlr. Capel.) 143/90. Brahim, Mat Jassim and Sadeah by Mat Arshat
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    THE SEQUAH SKY RACES.
    489 3 The following conclusion to the stay of Sequah,” the medicine man who has been working such astonishing cures in Madras through the medium of his Indian Oil and Indian Prairie Flower” medicine, is given in the Madras Times. Vie may add that similar occurrences signalised the
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    THE MINERAL WEALTH OF INDIA.
    756 3 Reviewing a book on this subject by Capt. C. C. Townsend, R. A., Indian Ordnance Department, the Maulmein Advertiser remarks as follows on the prospects of India in this connection: India has been known for centuries as an iron producing country, and the armourers of
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    UPPER BURMA.
    688 3 .—Maulmein Advertiser. Whatever the objections may be. and there are many to the methods adopted for pacifying the lately annexed country of Upper Burma, and to the practice of keeping back information from the public, there can be no doubt that the work accomplished in Upper Burma has
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    A COW'S BLACK MILK.
    278 3 .—Detroit Tribune. Rupert Hansborougli, leather dealer of Chillicothe (O.), is the possessor of a natural curiosity in the shape of a cotv which gives black milk. She is on Mr. Hausborough’s model farm, situated a few miles out of town and can be seen at any
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    MISCELLANEOUS.
    565 3 —Madras Mad. A Baltimore gentleman, named Mr. William Schroeder, announces an invention, the use of which, he says, will certainly prevent collisions at sea, the proximity of floating obstacles and land being detected by the application of a simple law of nature never before applied to navigation. Mr. Schroeder
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      157 3 \n Umn W C h ar 9 e d ra^es Address of Mr. J. G. OVERHOFF. 1031 th. s. Pinang Gazette” Office. notice. LENDERS are invited for the supply and 'I “fj x ing of Iron work for a Strong Room at Kwala Lumpur. For particulars apply to the Chartered
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    EXCHANGE.
    126 4 Penang, 13th March, 1891. Rates close as follows: London, Demand Bank 3/2J dollar. Do. 4 mor th s’sight Bank... 3/3J Do. 6 Credits 3/3J Do. 6 Documentary 3/3, Calcutta, Demand Bank ...Rs. 223 Do. 30 days’ sight Private 224.) Bombay, Demand Bank 223 Do. 30 days’sight Private 221 j
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    REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
    87 4 Severe Storm in England. London, 12th March. A blizzard of unexampled severity has visited the southeast of England and blocked the trains all night. The Channel packets were twelve hours lafe. The Lydd lifeboat, when going to wrecks, capsized, and seven men were drowned. The snow in London
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    THE “PROTECTION” SYSTEM IN THE NATIVE STATES.
    1166 4 The autocratic system of government, against which we have had occasion to I raise our voice recently as it exists in this and other Crown Colonies, is still more remarkably illustrated in the system which prevails in the administration of those States which
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    LOCAL
    1462 4 His Excellency the J? ju e M nrnv Cecil C. Smith, k.c.m g., t»_ on Tuesday morning by tne Voverrnnent steamer Sea Belle, on a visit of in£p ec tion. A Naturalist.—A Mr. Stone, sai] t 0 be a famous naturalist, who arrived here by the last outward P.
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      297 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 Kurraciiee Hongkong Bombay Agra Busiiire Madras Lahore Bussorah Rangoon Shanghai Singapore 184 BOUSTEAD Co., Agents, Penang PRITCHARD Co. EEACH STREET. Are now showing a selection
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    NEW PRYE RIVER Dock COMPANY, LIMITED.
    157 5 Prvh U half n ai l ly lneetia g Of the New C rnml n Or r n° Ck C as lieid in the Doon ’m'- p o,lin erce yesterday after»„J Comno occupied the chair, December last, and to congratulate you upon the improved
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    BATTLE IN ACHEEN.
    263 5 News has been received here by the s. s. Royal, which arrived on Thursday, of a sharp engagement which occurred in Acheen on the 9th instant. It appears that the commander of the fort Kebapa Rota resolved to clear the jungle around his position and, tor the
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    THE RUMOURED CESSION OF SIAMESE TERRITORY.
    423 5 The following article from the Bangkok limes of the 4th instant sufficiently suggests the origin of the rumour we have previously reported which, apparently, is entirely without foundation The two or three irresponsible wire-pul-lers in London who persist in getting up scares regarding this
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    THE TWIN SCREW-STEAMER “EMPRESS OF INDIA.”
    1975 5 The following account of this vessel which, as already announced, is expected here to-morrow morning is taken from the Journal of Commerce, and will doubtless prove of interest to our readers 1 his fine vessel is not only interesting as marking the most recent
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    PASSENGER LIST.
    96 5 Arrivals. 13th March.—Per s. s. Putiala from Singapore, The Rajah of Kedah and 14 folloxvers, Mr. L. Yew and Mr. Hajee Ally. Per s. s. Bengal from Singapore, Mr. Gordon, Mr. H. Davis, Mr. A. Laurie and Mr. T. Page. Departures. 11th March.—Per s. s. Goalpara for Singapore,
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    STRAITS AND CONNECTED STATES.
    1820 6 Singapore.— The Military Tribute. The Straits Times points out there are two ways in which the exaction may be somewhat compensated for or evaded. The one by the imposition of a duty of one shilling per ton on coal shipped at Singapore, which would yield about
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      57 6 NOTICE. I GENI LEMAN with considerable exdJL perience in alluvial Tin Mining and prospecting for metals is open for employment on April Ist. Kinta District of Perak preferred, where some special knowledge might be brought to bear. Apply A. C. S.” Office of this paper, or to A. C. Stallard.
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      996 6 ROSS 1 SAFETY” BICYCtL- IL J and 1. to JI KT —jflie Government BEAN FOR SALEf lslt of incpcc FULL SIZED English < TABLE in good order. On? J M l nil. u n o Telegraph house, Northam Road.v 1 1 n ierc and vV steameL Pes’’ 1 GENTLEMEN’S OUTFITTERS,
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      1887 7 INSURE YOUR LIFE IN THE Ujr.lYE GOVERNMENT SECURITY LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. head OFFICE—IO4, CLIVE STREET, CALCUTTA. inony. Hl on the 7/ tide oeiA The aoove Company s rates compare favourably with those of any other Company in existence. They p of policies in the event of discontinuance of payment
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      78 8 PILSENEB BEER. KEY BRAND. IMPORTED SINCE 1879. NONE GENUINE WITHOUT THESE THREE LABELS. SOLE IMPORTERS] FilißMlllW'llMl JMlmiiilliiiiiiiiiihc MIIIIIIUIIIII1IIIIIUI!» >h .Ollllrfjffl Labels and Tiade Mark Registered in England and Germany •tilliHlfi'llPHllllni HfWB wilf c l H e iHlk'Sl# BEWARE OF IMITATIONS. jf Sole Importers and Sole Agents, SCHMIDT, KUSTERMANN Co. BASS
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      975 8 TONIC nutritive JBSB OF JAPAN Peptone is the result of the of digestion of beef with pepsine, RIP Aim u no in the same manner as in the illUflUU y stomach. PARIS It nourishes Invalids, Conva- lescents, the aged, and persons I"’ suffering from Anaemia,lmpaired cKnilCLllffa most delight'Digestion, Distaste for
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