Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 21 April 1894

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  • 22 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILY. NEW SERIES.] ESTABLISHED 1833. [PRICE 20 CENTS. VOL. LIL SATURDAY, APRIL 21, 1894. No. 90
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 545 1 pipping (Hottcee. Peninsular Oriental Steam Navigation Company. T™ ma il steamers may ■r wul J" be expected to arrive u^'var<^a > a nd leave Penang homewards, on the following dates Outwards. Homewards. Ganges 2.9 th Apl. Thames 4th May .Sutlej 13th May. Malwa 18th J 27th Rosetta Ist June ***ia
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    • 1581 1 £5 pipping ntoticee, BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY,—(LTD.). banks. KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. Ocean Steam Ship Company. NEGAPATAM LINE OF STEAMERS. The Agra Ba,nk Llmited HOLT’S WEEKLY LINE. Intended Sailing and. expected Arrival of Steamer». SterHrig^ 0 -a I I Head Office: F° R Will sail Steamer From Expected on Nicholas
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    • 538 1 NfcDERLAWDSCHE BIHDEL MAATSCBAPPU. (Netherland Trading Society.) Established 1824. Paid-up Capital f 35,783,000. Reserve Funds f 1,753,427.23| Fpecial Reserve Fund... /I^oo,ooo. Head Office in Amsterdam. Head Agency in Netherlands India.— The Factorij of the Nederlandsche Handel Maatschappij, Batavia. Agencies and Branches. —Singapore, Medan (Deli), Samarang, Sourabaia, Padang, Cheribon, Tegal, Pecalongan, Pasaroean,
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  • 38 2 Mails close on Monday. For Per str. Time Edie &T. Semawe Washi 1 p.m. Rangoon Fitz-patrick 4 p.m. The M. M. mail steamer Melbourne left Colombo for Singapore at 3 p. m. od the 19th instant.
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  • 236 2 Arrivals. To-day. s. s. Quorra from Langkat. s. s. H'aa/ii from T. Semawe. s. s. Borneo from Singapore. s. s. Taw Tong from T. Anson. s. s. Fitz-patrick from Rangoon. Yesterday. s. s. Rosa from Singapore. s. s. R. Halewyne from Asalian. s. s. Lady LFeZ<Z from Port Weld.
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  • 125 2 Arrival. Yesterday. Per s. s. Lightning from Rangoon, Miss Eagleshame. Passages hooked for the Straits. March 29th.— Per P. 40. a. 8. Valetta from London for Penang, Mr. Gilchrist and Mr. A. K Buttery. From Brindisi for Penang, Mr. J. A. Krnijt and Mr. G. H. Klatte. 1
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  • 45 2 .Saturday, 21st Town Band, Golf Chib. Sunday, 22nd 4th Sunday after Easter. Monda r. 2 (rd St. Georges Day. Town Band, Esplanade. Torhdav, 24th Wbonkhday, 25tit Town Band, Esplanade. I'ihihshay. 26th Town Band, Datn Kramat Gardens. Homeward mail closes, via Negapatam. Friday 27th
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  • 125 2 Penang, 21st April, 1891. Rates close as follows: IfOndon, Demand Bank 2'-f dol. Do. 4 months’ sight Bank 2l| Do. 3 Credits 24 1 Do. 3 Document jry Calcutta, Demand Bink R« 182 Do. 30 days’sight Private Bombay, Demand Bink 182 Do. 30 days’sight Priv.i <• Madras, Demand Bank
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  • 85 2 Penang, 21sr April, 1891. Tin $3B 75 I Trang 9.35 sellers. Black Pepper < West Coast.. small supply. Acheeu 6 lbs $9.40 White Pepper... 1325 sellers. Cloves (picked) no supply. Mace No. I 88.— sellers. Mace Pickings 75. do. Nutmegs 85. do. I No. 1 770 do.
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  • 163 2 The House of Commons. London, \9th April.— ln the House of Commons Mr. Morton moved to abolish the annuity to the Duke of Coburg. Mr. Labouchere and other Radicals supported the motion, which was rejected by a majority of 230. [The Duke of Saxe Coburg Gotha, better known
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  • 116 2 The attention of our readers is drawn to the telegram which we publish from Singapore. We intend to try the effect of a short telegram from the seat of government daily, and take this opportunity of thanking our subscribers for the increased support which we obtained when
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  • 188 2 A LOOK into I he inipoi t and export list for the4thquai terof 1893,which is just published, shews what Pennng loses by not having a tin smelting works. It is not much to suppose that the trade in tin ore from the Native States would
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  • 573 2 It is reported that the P. it O. steamer Carthage is to be sold to the British Government to be fitted up as a trooper. The steamer Borneo, which arrived here this morning from Singapore, brought two hundred and twenty Chinese passengers. A fine large tiger may
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  • 72 2 A Record Score. In a match between the Captain (Mr. David Brown) and Mr. A. G. Wright, played yesterday afternoon, a notable performance was achieved by the former. Playing a very steady game, as reference to the uudernoted score will show, Mr Brown completed the round’ of
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  • 230 2 Mr. J. S. Lemon, in the American Journal of Psychology, notices the very great influence of weather on the health and temperament, and through them on the customs and habits of men in all ages. This is reflected in ilio nnlui-niions of nil nations,
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  • 289 2 That Lord Ripon has at last acceded to the Malacca Railway scheme, means that Mr. Gras.si, who is now at home, has at last satisfied Lord Ripon that there are no political objections to his being recognised as a railway concessionary in the Malay Peninsula. That objection,
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  • 692 2 By telegram from our correspondent.) Singapore, 20th April. The Partnership Registration Bill. Yesterday the Singapore Chamber of Commerce adopted the Partnership Registration Bill. There were five dissentients, viz, Hon. T. Shelford, Messrs. J. R. Cuthbertson, J. Anderson, J. Miller and A. Sohst. It will be remembered that at
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  • 593 2 The return of Imports and Exports for the quarter ending 31st December 1893J3K. published, and gives a comparative statement with the same period of 1892, show-" ing a trade greatly increased in dollar value and greatly decreased in gold value. In a footnote it is
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 1184 2 pritchard Co. NEW Owner leaving Penang. AN upright Piano by Hopkinson of London, walnut wood, entire iron frame, can be tuned to concert pitch, sweet toned, HAVE JUST UNPACKED in perfect order, and good as new, with x music stool 250. A Waggonette light and strong, built to order two
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  • 529 3 (Vid Calcutta.') The Kaiser in Venice. A Pageant on the Canals. London, April 8. —The Emperor William arrived at Venice yesterday and met with a most cordial reception from King Humbert and the populace. His Imperial Majesty was banquetted in the evening. The city was illuminated at night,
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  • 260 3 (North China Herald.) A meeting of shareholders in thb Straits Fire Insurance Company, Limited, was held at Shanghai on Wednesday, the 4th April, at the office of Messrs Fearon, Daniel Co., at which 27 shareholders were present, holding and representing 5,924 shares. Mr. R. Francis
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  • 251 3 A Scene at the Meeting. An unusual scene took place at the Municipal Corporation meeting on the 12th inst. Mr. Dinshaw Waclia had severely criticised the action of the Municipal Commissioners in regard to withholding advertisements from certain native papers, and_ Mr. Acworth was proceeding to reply
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  • 374 3 A Public Execution. The sentence of death passed on Private O’Hara, of the Leinster Regiment, who murdered two non-commissioned officers and wounded a third at Ahmedabad recently, has been confirmed by the Com-mander-in-Chief. He will be brought to Poona, and publicly hanged on the general parade-ground, on the
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  • 1157 3 (Honglcoug Daily Press.) The Retrenchment Commission, as it is called, has commenced its labours and "has already taken some evidence, including that of His Honour the Chief Justice, who departed for home in the last French mail steamer on leave of absence. It may be, well,
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  • 721 3 11l give y OU the plain facts in the case, and you shall help me to judge whether there was a mistake made or not. It seems that some time in 1889—in the winter i no doubt—Mr. Strong, of Leicester, was taken down with influenza,
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 413 3 NOTICE OF REMOVAL. HAIR DRESSING SALOON, Beach •Street, No. 9, opposite No. 2, Grand Hotel, first floor. Large accommodation Mid private room for Ladiesand Gentlemen. Best Perfumery, E Pinaud’s, from Paris. G. IZOLPHE, 166 Proprietor. The Eastern Extension Australasia and China Telegraph Company Ltd. OWING to the continued depreciation in
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    • 833 3 DANDO Co. TAILORS -A-ZSTID GENERAL OUTFITTERS. No 1, Beach Street-& Union Street, 261 PEHAITG. A. KAULFUSS The Netherlands Fire Insurance Company. PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO Established 1845. 27, Farouhar Street. rnHE undersigned is prepared to receive I fire risks at current rates. He is also Open daily from 7 am. to 4
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 1296 4 Jnauranci Qtofices. POSITIVE GOVERNMENT SECURIH LIFE ASSURANCE CO., LTD.I MCLARTY COMPANY. Royal Exchange Assurance, Corpora- INCORPORATED IN 1870, CONSULTING ENGINEERS, NAVAL ARCHITECTS, tion London. Chief Office in India: 104, Clive Street, Calcutta. SURVEYORS CONTRACTORS. r SUPPLY ALL MACHINERY MATERIALS, FITTINGS, TOOLS, APPLIANCES AND STOREc T AZpTth/ZJL Policies can beteken out
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    • 394 4 {Stationery, 3jc,, JOB OFFICE, ESTATE, STORE, or PRIVATE USE, FOR SALE AT THE Pina ng Gazette Office. ACCOUNT BOOKS —various sizes. “AT HOME” CARDS. BALL PROGRAMMES —laige assortment, l.i est designs. Baskerville cabine’is, containing 120 sheets Note Paper and 100 Eure* lopes. Best quality paper. In great demard. $2.60 each.
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