Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 7 July 1893

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    22 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAIL’S". NEW SERIES.] ESTABLISHED 1833. [PRICE 20 CENTS. VOL. LI. FRIDAY, JULY 7, 1893. No. 151
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      583 1 Qloticee. Peninsular Oriental Steam Navigation Company. xtaTk rp HE mail steamers may 4 be expected to arrive outwards, and leave Penang homewards, on the following dates Outwards. Homewards. 9th Julv' Rosetta 14th July. Rarenna 23rd Peninsula 28th tb Aug Malwa Uth Aug The above dates are only approximate t he
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      1487 1 Shipping /Rotkeet. BRITISH INDIA STE'M NAVIGATION COMPANY,—(LTD.). banks. KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. The A gra Bank Limited. Ocean Steam Ship Company. NEGAPATAM LINE OF STEAMERS. HOLT’S WEEKLY LINE. Intended Sailing and expected Arrival of Steamers. Capital£l,ooo,ooo. *7». ————-—————(One Million Sterling.) -m tot a to Head Office 1 For Will sail Steamer
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      722 1 HEfi£IiU«DSCHE HANDEL MAATSCHAPPJL (Netherland Trading Society.) Established 1824. Paid-up Capital f 35,783,000. Reserve Funds f 1,561,364.71 Special Reserve Fund... /1,000,000. Head Office in Amsterdam. Head Agency in Netherlands India.— The Factorij of the Nederlandsch© Handel Maatschappij, Batavia. Agencies and Branches.— Singapore, Medan (Deli), Samarang, Sourabaia, Padang, Cheribon, Tegal, Pecalongan. Pasaroean,
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    MAIL NOTICE.
    44 2 Mails close To-morrow. For Per st*. Time. Deli Ho Kwei 1 p.m. Pangkor 4T. Anson... Taw Tong 2 p.m. Singapore China C. Hock Kian 2 p.m. Edie Washi 2 p.m. Singapore China Nam Kiang 3 p.m. Friday, 14th. Europe vid Brindisi Rosetta
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    THE WEEK.
    60 2 Friday, 7th Last Quarter Moon. Saturday, Bth Town Band, Golf Club. Lyric Company, “Niobe,” Town Hall. Cricket, Penang Cricket Club ra. Penang Rowing Club, Esplanade. Sunday, 9th 6th Sunday after Trinity. Monday, 10th Town Band, Esplanade. Lyric Company, “Aunt Jack,” Town Hall. 'l’ukhdav, 11th Wkpnkhday, 12th Town Band,
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    EXCHANGE.
    121 2 Penang, 7th July, 1893. Kates close as follows London, Demand Bank 261 <i<>|. Do. 4 months’sight Bank 2'7} Do. 3 Credits 27} Do. 3 Documentary Calcutta, Demand Bank 195 Do. 30 «lavs’ sight Private Bombay, Demand Bank 195 Do. 30 days’sight Private Madras, Demand Bank 195 Do. 30 days’sight
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    LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.
    81 2 Penang, 7th Ji lt, 1893. Tin $37.15 I Trang 9.25 sellers. Black Pepper s West Coast.. 6.60 do Acheen 9. do White Pepper... 13. do Cloves (picked) small stock Mace No. 1 82. sellers. Mace No. 2 79. do Nutmegs 76. do {No. 1 7.50 do 2
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    SINGAPORE SHARE LIST.
    252 2 (Straits Tinies, 3rd July.) Jelebu Minirir «'»>•» $5 20 Itniib Aim. Co. Ltd. i I 1 l<) p<l) H A! fully paid 10.28 "Urn. Pun join Mining Co. s3j pd> ss| «■>» Pnbang <’• rp-irat: -n ijl pl) fl Maynard C<>. i«l IP) Pengemng Planting (S-M'p -l
    (Straits Tinies, 3rd July.)  -  252 words
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    REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
    141 2 Germany. London, sth.July.— The Emperor William in opening the new Reichstag said that the political situation was unchanged. The relations with foreign powers were friendly and untroubled, although Germany’s military strength compares still more unfavourably than last year with that of her neighbours. He announces the new Army
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCE.
    23 2 BIRTH. Gottlieb.—At Clove Hall Road, Penang, on the 6th instant, the wife of Mr. George S. H. Gottlieb, of a son.
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    THE OPIUM FARM INCUBUS.
    1482 2 On Tuesday we referred to the Opium Farm system in the Straits Settlements and Protected Native States as an abominable and disgraceful system, and the more one enquires into the minutiae of its working, the more will he be convinced that it is so. We have
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    WHAT INDIA THINKS OF THE CHANGE IN ITS CURRENCY.
    61 2 The Pioneer, published in Allahabad, says that the intention of the Government to effect a minimum price of l/4d. for the rupee has been absolutely defeated. Telegrams dated Bombay, 30th June, say that there is a feeling of absolute despair among
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    LOCAL AND GENERAL.
    661 2 It is proposed to give a Race Ball at the Club on Thursday, 3rd August. The steamer Langkat went into Dock on Wednesday afternoon to have her bottom cleaned. The steamer Washi, which arrived from Edie this morning, brought 3,098 bags of pepper. The lottery sheets in
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    CRICKET.
    89 2 A SCRATCH CRICKET MATCH, the P. C. C first eleven vs. Nineteen others, was played on the Esplanade yesterday. The Nineteen went in first and were all disposed of hr Anthony and Wolferstan for 73 runs, o which Sumerfield scored 20 and Hall U rhe Eleven made 232 for
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    THE LYRIC COMPANY.
    62 2 The performances of Niobe’ to-morrow and ‘‘Aunt Jack” on Monday should attrac good houses to the Town Hail. a !ea know what this company can do; an 98 these two comedies, the most success n that have been produced in London s> n Our Boys”, have never
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    PENANG GOLF CLUB.
    126 2 The elements having become mucl p favourable, the 2nd Mixed Foursome petition opened yesterday with a interesting match, in which X rS T A M th r ny beat Mr. J. M. Dow (Mr. The pairs were handicapped to P level terms, and it was a give
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      637 2 PRITCHARD Co. Commencing Saturday, July 8. -j- i n rr Return visit of the favourite al g LONDON LYBIC COMPANY. Department. v Ent ely K,w Bepetoire POSITIVELY TWO NIGHTS ONLY, have just opened out esf an mogt SUG cessful comedies of the day. A LARGE SHIPMENT OF STYLISH Proprietors F.
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      152 2 FOR SALE. 4 NUMBERING MACHINE, second /1 hand, in good order also a Super Royal PRESS. Pinang Gazette” Press. FOR SALE. VIEWS of Penang, Singapore, Perak, Selangor and Sumatra. W. JONES, No. lc. King Street. Photographer. NOTICE. By order of the Mortgagees of F. Popus. To BE SOLD BY PUBLIC
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    THE ROYAL COMMISSION.
    142 3 Resident Councillor’s Office, Penang, 7th July, 1893. ttIEMEN,— I have the honor to inform t) a t, the Governor has received from T a Ri'cht Hon’ble the Secretary of State J be t be Colonies, enclosing for any observa- that H’S Excellency may wish to tlo S
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    PERAK NEWS.
    114 3 Kinta. MEETING of the Ipoh Municipal Board held on die 3rd instant. [he Kinta members of the Perak Turf p )u bdio took griffins this year have been f vore d with good frames to make horses o n which in most cases will turn out good animals-
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    A JOHORE LOVER AND A GERMAN FRAULINE.
    106 3 —O. Mail. 4 romantic incident in connection with the visit of the Sultan of Johore has given rise to much comment in Carlsbad, accordin» to a Dalziel correspondent. The Sultan's nephew, who accompanied him on his visit to Europe, fell in love during
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    THE LOSS OF THE "VICTORIA."
    72 3 (Rangoon Gazette.) Rendon, June, 30. —Canada has given one thousand pounds to the Victoria Relief Fund, which has reached the sum of twenty thousand pounds. The survivors of the Victoria have arrived at Malta, where they received an immense popular ovation on landing. The Times'
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    THE OPIUM QUESTION.
    167 3 A Royal Commission Appointed. The following telegram appears in the Rangoon Gazette of the 3rd inst. London, Ist July.— A long debate took place in the House of Commons last night, on a motion brought forward by Mr. Webb on the opium question. Mr. Gladstone admitted they
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    SINGAPORE NEWS.
    270 3 (Straits Times, July 3rd.) The Governor. Ocr Pahang correspondent asserts that the H. E. the Governor is expected there on a farewell visit in the middle of this month, !tl 'd that H. E. will probably proceed to Kelantan, Tringganu, and other Northern 1 Utes in that quarter
    (Straits Times, July 3rd.)  -  270 words
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    THE CURRENCY QUESTION.
    229 3 (From our Indian Exchanges.) Allahabad, June 30. —In reply to the representations of some of the Exchange Banks regarding the losses likely to fall upon them by the closing of the Mints, the Government of India have requested the agents to submit a statement giving full particulars
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    Opinions of the Indian Press.
    780 3 (From Rangoon Gazette telegrams.) Bombay, June 30.—There is a feeling amongst the best-informed Bombay commercial men of almost absolute despair as to the state of India’s trade with China. With regard to opium there is already a loss in exchange of from Rs. 200 to
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    SUMMARY OF HOME NEWS.
    1006 3 (L. <& C. Express, June 9th.) The Court. —Her Majesty’s Birthday was officially celebrated on the 3rd instant. The Duke of Edinburgh has been promoted to the rank of Admiral of the Fleet. The Princess of Wales arrived at Ballater yesterday morning by special train, and
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    SUMMARY OF CHINA NEWS.
    698 3 (China Mail, 28tii June.) China. —It is stated, with reference to China’s attitude in respect to the Geary Act, that the Viceroy Li Hung-chang has told Dr. Macgowan that the Chinese Government should have retaliated promptly on the United States, but that he now approves the
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    NEGRI SEMBILAN.
    840 3 We take the following from the Annual Report of the state of Negri Sembilan for the year 1892 Police and Crime. The conduct of the Police throughout the State has been good, and I am able to report that I am thoroughly satisfied with the manner in which
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      1304 4 t 1 —„0..„ M’LARTY COMPANY. “McLarty, Penang” consulting engineers, naval architects, no.bo,beach street Thue’s A. I. Code (1887.) SURVEYORS penang. A. B. C. 4th edition and General Manager. and F. M. McLarty, m.i.m.e. Private Codes. CONTRACTORS. Zy the Asbestos in all forms, Forgings of all kinds. Iron and Steel Plates,
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