Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 5 January 1895

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    22 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHE) DA.ZL'S’. NEW SERIES.] ESTABLISHED 1833. [P/?/CE 29 C-NT3. VOL. LIU. SATURDAY. JtNUARY 5. 1895. No. 4
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      584 1 Oriental Steam Navigation Company. ma '1 steamers may be expected to arrive Awards, and leave Penang honrewards > °n the following dates Outward,. Homeward». mi, J an Rohilla l<Hh The above dates are only approximate eTher sa^applyto 1- infO, ,nati <* P«OILFILLAN, '7OOO A C o„ passage. T !f R
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      1574 1 Epping Qbtrce&l BRITISH IL'DIA STEAM NAVIftTION COMPANY,-(LTD.). banks. 11 I r HOLT’S WEEKLY LINE. Intended Sailing and expeced Arrival of Steatnera. Paid-vp Capital $lO 000 000 i Reserve Flnd b’4’,s(X)’ooo’ 1 FOU Will sail Steamer From Expected on PIESBRVE Liability op Proprietors $10,000,000. I 1 Cbib» M MiiF.x. Acbillo IxroN
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      511 1 iNEDERLAiNDSI’iE HAMEL KAATSCfiAPW. (Netherland Trading Society.) Established 1824. Paid-up Capital .../35,783,000. Reserve Funds /2,086,155.601 Head Office in Amsterdam. Head Agency in Netherlands India.— 'lhe Factorij of the Nederlandsche Handel Maatschappij, Batavia. Agencies and Branches.—Singapore Medan (Deli), Samarang, Sourabaia, Padang, Cheribon, Tegal, Pecalongan, Pasaroean, and Tjiiatjap. London Bankers.—The Union Bank of
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    LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.
    89 2 Penang, sth January, 1895. 535.15 Trang no supply. West Coast... 8.50 sellers. Acli<*en oil' B<>z. 9. do. While Pepper 12.20 do. Cloves (picket!) 26. uo. Mace No. 1 80,—sellers Mace Pickings «0. do. Nutmegs 91 50 do. i No. 1 7.20 do. Sugar < „2 370 (Basket
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    EXCHANGE.
    127 2 Penang, stii January, 1895. Rates < l.osE as follows: Itondon. Demand Bank 1 ll|*l«»l Do. 4 inollt hs' sight Rank 2Of Do. 3 Credit 2Of Do. 3 Documenta»y 2Of Calcutta, Dvinaml Bank •<** 18-’>| Do. :>ild;n> sight I’rivatv 18« Bombay, Demand Bank IK5| Do. 30 days' sight Private 18/
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    MAIL NOTICE.
    61 2 Maus < i.«»*>. on Monday. <•«’. 7'i»« Langkat Quorra ...11 A. *Deli 4r<ujyee 2 F. S’pore and Hongkong... U- Aycor 2P. s’pore and Manila Keutiyern 3 p Telegraphic infrWWnation has been rcceiW from the Posttnasler-General fhat the Freni steamer Melltourue arrived at S p<>re yestday, but there will
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    MAIL TO ARRIVE.
    27 2 From Negapatam —By the B. I. s. s. Secir dra <m Tuesday. From Moulmein —By the B. I. s. s. U India on Tuesday.
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    SHIPPING.
    302 2 ii rhals. Tu-imy. a. s. Arnyyee from Deli. s. x. l’ei»e from T. Ans<>n. s. s. QtK-rr i from Langkat. s. s. A year from Calcutta. s. s. Keatiyern from Glasgow. Yesterday. s. y. H’mTerto from Java. s. s. T'<r<>y from Miilacra. s. s Petrel from Toligkali s. s.
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    PASSENGER LIST.
    183 2 To-dvy. per a. a. C. Aycar from Calcutta. Mr. D. A M. Brown. Paaaage* hooked f«»r the strait*. Dremher, 7jlf —^.(.Are.’.Mr C B. Sell./, Mr. Win Pike. Mi» Pike, Mr and Mr« Pater* ►on an<l child. Mr. G. Br«ak. Mr and Mrs, Ctaigaml .Mr. J. Ix*cch. Dectmlier. I
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    BANK SHARES.
    76 2 I nr. following were the London prices of certain shares as received by the mail of Dec. 14th Banks. £2O; all pd. The Chartered £2l| to 22| £281; The H’kong A S’gliai£3v 31 £2s;£l2ipd M < renntile Bank A shares 10 Io 11. B share* 4| to 5|
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    THE WEEK.
    99 2 Satuuhvy. sth Tow n Ba ml, G<»l f (’I td >, 5-30 P.M. Cricket match, Esplanade. Svnihy, Otii Second Sunday after Christ mas. Children Service at Masonic Hall, 8 a.M. Services at St. George’s <'hut ch Morning Service at 8a m. Hyinns 70 and 77. Evening Service at
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    REUTER’S TELEGRAM.
    58 2 LONDON, 4th January, 1895. The War. The Times' Tientsin correspondent says that the Chinese envoys will proceed to Japan in ten days, and will meet Mr. Foster in Kobe. General Sung’s force, profiting by experience, is improving in tactics and regaining confidence. Newchang is still in the hands
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    RESIGNATION OF THE SINGAPORE MEMBERS.
    1084 2 Thai glaiing AVimng, whi«4i iiiip<Mn i* upon some Ciown C.-lonies the will of p«-«B.ins insufficiently acquainte«l with tin* parti-I i-illai ci«cniiiHta»icvH «»f t*>««4i, OMitmues to raiise iiiiii»*» imce in the ilire»* r. i»lrin Cr««wn C.’boii*'* —(’«-ylon. Si i aits Scl.ila*iiiciilS, ami I longkoiig. tzev l«»li
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    THE FRENCH MAIL.
    158 2 Tkl.EGt:\FlllC iuf«»rmalion lias liern i crivr«l f«oin the l**«ai ni.is’ei-Gmer-tl that, the Fia’iich stcaiH’-r Mellmur >e atrivr«l al Sin_»«|>oir v«‘R«enlav, but thru? will la? no sttanivi bring on lhe mails for Penang until M«’ii«lay next. Thia will make it W<«lnrM«lay befinc tin* mail is «leliverrd licie, or
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    LOCAL.
    415 2 1« him. me high water at the Jetty toiiioiinw at 823 a.in. mid 8.50 pm. I nr Bnothfu* Sclmol re-oprned yester- l.u afiei their X'tnas holidays. A SERVICE FOR CHII.PRKN will lie held in I hr. Masonic Hall to mot row nt 8 a. ni. Owners and tkainki:* ate
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    SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.
    242 2 [From our Cohijesi-ondents TELEK ANSON. sth January. The shipments to-day are— To Penang 2 15 pikuls or tin. To Singapore, 2,414 of ore. Do. 98 of tin. [Time from Teluk Anson, 40 mind KLANG. 4th January. The shipments to day are— To Penang 777 piklllsof tin. To Singapore,
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    THE MUNICIPAL MEETING.
    99 2 Thnnks to the Hon. W. Brown. M. I). At hie mkkting of the Municipal Com* missioners hehl yesterday, h unanimous vote nf tl nnks to the H«m Dr Brown, for his valuable services for th* past iluee yent s. was pa-sed. The qiivstion of granting increas, s
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    THEFT BY A LAMPLIGHTER.
    98 2 A Chinaman namkd Khn A Tin. employed as a Kas ip (man in charge of lamps’ on board the s. Lady HV/d. was yt-.sten'ay charged before Mr. Elcum with being in ftHudulent possession of 4 pie.-» s of white cloth and 8 Batik sarongs on the
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    SERIOUS ASSAULT BY A BARBER.
    118 2 Some iimi At noon yesterday, in a dis| nte between n Chinese bather and a lock nilh. whi<?li took place in a barber's shop t Bridge Street, the former be<’ame so pn raged that he stmfclied a sharp em-picking' inst'Uincnf ftom nuolh«*r bather who "ss
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    THE YACHT WADENA.
    150 2 The American yacht IFudena, owned by a. wealthy American couple, Mr. and M'S* J. H. Wade, arrived from Java yesterday afternoon, on a tour round the worhl. Mr* and Mrs. Wade are nccompinied by their family. I heir yacht, which is of steel, t’” 1 nage 107,
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      268 2 pritcM Co. PROVISIONS! PROVISIONS’! PROVISIONS!!! Ex s. s. “Monmouthshire" ami s. s. Java.” STOCKS COMPLETELY LARGELY RENEWED. Chocolate Cremes from Cadbury, Chutnies from Oakes Co., Madras. Price Lists—post free on application. LAMPS! LAMPS!! LAMPS!!! IMPROVED “LAMP BELGE,” “THESMIDOR,” for hanging and table use. Wines, Spirits, Liquors, Ales, &c., &c., of
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      402 2 NEW ADVt HTISEMEN I S. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Service f«»k Ciiiidrkn will be held in the Masonic Hall, tomorrow, at 8 a m. 8 NOTICE. Al 11. TAN BOON LIP, the well known Specialist for Piles, who has effectnnl Ily cuied Europeans, Eurasians, Chinese and Malays, both heie and at Sing
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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      70 2 J TEA TH EH R EPO RT. Taken at Prison Hospital Observatory. 4th January. 1895. 9 a.m. 3 p.m. 9 p.m Bar. red. 32 Fab. 29.891 823 858 Temperature 79 81.— 80. Wet Btilb Thermometer 77. 78. 77. Max. Temp, in xhade 80 Min. do. do. 73 5 Max. in
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    KUALA LUMPUR.
    325 3 (brom our own Correspondent.) 3rd January, 1895. Yksterpay’s Gymkhana Meet ing, in spite of wet- weather and mishap-*, was an enjoyaide day’s sport. ‘All Horses Handicap” and the “Java Griffiiis” were good races; the I hread-aiid-Nredle was amusing; but the Dist a nee Ha nd ira p” was
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    CALCUTTA GOLF CLUB.
    465 3 —Calcutta Englishmen. The Championship. The matches for the Amateur Golf Championship of India and the East has been going on since Saturday, 22ml insf. at Dum-Dum and on the Calcutta maidan, and the results handed in <>n Thursday show that the Calcutta Golf Clnli retains the Cub
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    SUDDEN DEATH OF THE CANADIAN PREMIER.
    968 3 Home Neirs, Dec. 1 Ith. Distressing Tragedy at Windsor Castle. The Queen held a Council at Windsor Castle, on Dec. 12, when Sir John Thompson, the Premier and Minister of Justice in Canada, was introduced and sworn in as a member of the Privy
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    THE MILITARY CONTRIBUTION.
    754 3 Hongkong Press. A Hongkong View. The outcome of the agitation in the Straits Settlements with reference to the military contribution is suggestive of the necessity of caution in dealing with the same question here. The contribution of the Straits for the last few years has been £lOO,OOO,
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    AN IMPERIAL STAMP.
    259 3 —C. and if. Gazette. The fact that the new British dollar for circulation in the Straits Settlements and the Far East is to be stamped with the figuie of Bi-it.»»mini, Who god-like grasps the triple forks And king-like wears the crown—” as on the reveise of the
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    GENERAL.
    166 3 The Ladies' Home Journal, an American monthly magazine <»f large ciiculat ion, states that Dame Fashion in the States has issued an edict against the giving of wedding presents except it be by the immediate memliers of the families of the bride an 1 bridegroom. Already the closest followers
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    TELEGRAPHIC EXCHANGES.
    176 3 (1’1«» Calcutta.) Arred of Bank Directors. Irtndon, Dec 28—The manager and four of the Directors of the Com inercin I Bank of Newfoundland have been arrested The principal charge against them is that of making a fraudulent statement of accounts. ’The accused have been admitted to bail on
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    THE REIGN AND WORK OF ALEXANDER III.
    1059 3 (Rombay Gazette.) Tiie most outspoken and original of the many obituary notices which have appeared in the English press is undoubtedly that contributed to lhe Daily Telegraph by the St. Petersburg correspondent of that paper. However erroneous in some respects, this appreciation of
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    SINGAPORE SHARE LIST.
    178 3 (Straits Times, 31st December.) Jelebus ($5 p«l.) $t.75 Rauhs 13 lOp<l.) $4.90 selleis. fully paid s6j sales. I'imjoihs (s3j pd.) SSJ buyers. Pahang Corp. £1 p<l.) $3) s«h<_ Maynard A Co. (SHK) p«i.) $3O sellers. Pengerangs ($5O pl.) $7O sales. Straits Insurance ($2O pd.) SI7A buyers. Straits
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      23 3 INDIAN ENGINEERING, Ax Illustrated Weekly Journal. The Recognized Organ of the Profession in India IFtl/t a Guaranteed bona-fide Circulation. S LISTOPEN TO IN.SPECTION
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    PERAK TURF CLUB.
    537 4 PROGRAMME OF SPBING’MEETHSTG, 1895 To be held on February sth anti 7th. FIRST DAY. First Race, 3 30 p.m. Value sloo. For Roadsters duly qualified under Rule 30. Weight li st. Distance R.C. Entrance $5. Second Race, 4- p M. VALUE S2(K). For all Pomes 13 2
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    PENANG TURF CLUB.
    603 4 FEBRUARY MEETING PROVISIONAL PROHRIMME. FIRST DAY. 12th February, 1*95. Ist Race. VALUE $l5O. For Maidens All lluims that have never won a rare on any Couise Griftin, Jump and IL>a<l.*t»-i Karrs exr(q I rd. Weight pet scale. Distance 1 mil». Entrance $7. 2nd Race. Value $125 —For
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      77 4 “POSADA.” O HAMPAGHE. White Seal, Extra Cuvee, Sec., IN QUARTS PINTS. 441 GOSLING <fc Co. ESTABLISHED in 1870. Th.Vafiadis&Co., MANUFACTURERS OF High Class Egyptian Cigarettes ONON PLUS ULTRA BRAND. (Registered). Tlieso Cigarettes are made oi the very finest leaves ol K L 'l endjii Tobacco selected n i;| only for
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      71 4 THE DISPENSARY, No. 2, Bishop Street, IS NOW OPEN and will hereafter be open, daily, from 9 A. M. to 5 P. M. On Sundays from 11 A. M. to 1 P. M. Prescriptions accurately dispensed. SPECTACLES to suit every variety of defective sight. TOILET REQUISITES. Medicines may always be
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      1061 4 M©LARTY COMPANY. C.ONSULTING ENGINEERS, NAVAL ARCHITECTS. SURVEYORS CONTRACTORS. SUPPLY ALL MACHINERY MATERIALS, FITTINGS, TOOLS, APPLIANCES AND STORES IX USE by SHIPOWNERS. 41ILL OWNERS, MINERS AND HOUSEBUILDERS. D E ns and specifications prepared, WORKS SUPERVISED DURING CONSTRUCTION, Contracts Negotiated with Indian and European Manufacturers. 24 < sDcluaro 0 H. J. Martyn,
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      535 4 THE STRAITS INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY. LIMITED MERGED IN THE established 1 888 COMMERCIAL UNION ASSURANCE Co Lt Head Office, Singapore. Head office: is Capital Fully Subscribed > L °ndo n $3,000,000. Eastern Branch, Singapore. Capital paid-up s6oo,o<»<>. FUNDS. Reserve Fund: $201,107. Capital Fully Subscribed: £2,***** Balance of
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