Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 25 March 1895

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    22 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAIL’S*. d£W SERIES.] ESTABLISHED 1833. [PRICE 20 CENTS. VOL. LIII. MONDAY, MARCH 25. 1895. No. 69
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      579 1 pipping (ftoticee. Peninsula?TOriental Steam Navigation Company. SrpHß mail steamers may be expected to arrive outwards, and leave Penang homewards, on the following dates Outwards. Homewards. Rosetta 30th Mar. Ravenna 4th Apr. Kaisar-i- Pekin 18th Hind 13th Apr. Ganges 2nd M»v Rd, ,11a -28th Rosetta 16th 7 Ravenna 12 th May.
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      1505 1 Qloficce. BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY,—(LTD.). banks. o av n KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. Hongkong Shanghai Banking Ocean Steam Ship Company. NEGAPATAM LINE OF STEAMERS. Corporation. HOLT’S WEEKLY LINE Intended Sailiny und expected Applval of Steamers, Paid-lp Capital $10,000,000 Reserve Fund $5,000,000 r Reserve Liability of Proprietors $10,000,000. For Will sail
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      460 1 NEBERLAKDSIkE HANDEL KAATkCBAH IJ. (Net her land Trading Society.) Established 1824. Paid-up Capital f 35,783,000. Reserve Funds 2,086,155.60 J Head Office in Amsterdam. Head Agency in Netherlands India.— The Factorij of the NederlnnduLe Handel Maatschappij, Batavia. Agencies and Branches. —Singapore Medan (Deli), Samaiang, Sourabaia, Padang, Cbeiibon, Tegal, Pccalongan. Pasaroean, and
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    LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.
    109 2 Penang, 25tii March, 1895. Tin $35.20 seller»'. I Trang 10. do. West Const... 8.50 do. Acheen 51b B<»z. 3.20 do. White Pepper 13. do. Cloves (picked) 26. do. Mace No. I bV.—buyers. Mace Pickings 70. <lo. Nutmegs 92.—sellers. No. 1... 7.20 <l<>. Sugar < 2... 3.70 <lo
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    EXCHANGE.
    134 2 Penang, 25th March, 1895. RaT'ES CLOSE As rot. lows: Ixmdon, Demand Bank 20J Do. 4 miihlhs’ sight Bank 2/ l, Do. 3 Credit 21| Do. 3 D<wiimental.) 2lf Calcutta, D< innud Bank 188 Do. 30 «lays’ sight Pi i vale 191 Bombay., Deinaml Bank IbB Do. 30 days’sight Private
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    MAIL NOTICE.
    66 2 Mails close To-morrow. For Per str. Time.. Klang mid Malacca Hye Leong ...11 a.m. Totigkah Petrel I pm. E<lie, Telok Semnwe and Ncgli Waghi 1 P.M. Deli Langkat 2 p.m. t’angkor and T. Anson Mary Austin.. 2 PM. Thursday, 28m Europe, rid Negapalnin.. Camorta 4 p.m. The M.
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    MAILS TO ARRIVE.
    24 2 From Singapore —By he B. I s. u. Camorta on Thursday. From Hamburg: By the s. s. I rigga on Satuiday.
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    SHIPPING.
    253 2 trill uls. To-day. s. s. Arlsadony from Trang. s. s. Sauitwongsee from Asahan. h. s. Marg Austin from I Anson. B. I. s. s. Lindula fn»m Singapore. Y EST Ell DAY. s. s. from Segli s. s Langkat from Deli. k. 8 Petrel from Toiigknh. r. s. Canton from
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    PASSENGER LIST.
    40 2 Arritaia. To-day. Per B I l.in-li'.l < from Singapore, Mrs. 17. Bates at «I toil »e. Mr. C. C.aiper, Mr (i. \uhipi«t, Mr C. Mitchell nn<l Mr L Lee Yri'TKWli A Pers. s. Thaining from I*. W«-I«l, Mr. McBchii.
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    COMING EVENTS OF THE WEEK.
    126 2 Monday, 25th Town Band, l*'«plHiia«b-, 5-30 p M. Mi«H Grace Hawthorne’s Company, “A Woman of no Importance,” Town Hall, 9-15 r M. Hi*_'li waler at New Jetty, 11-02 a.m. and 11- p m. Them»ay. 26tii New Moon, 5 20 p m. High water nt New
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    SINGAPORE SHARE LIST.
    201 2 (Straits Times, 23bd March Jelelms ($5 p‘l.) $4.20 sellers. Rauhs 13 111 pd.) $4 50 sales. Jt\ fully paid stt buyers. Punjoms (s3j pd.) $5l do. Pahang Corp, (ill pd.) $3) do. Maynard A Co. ($lOO p<l.) $3O sellers. Pengeraugs ($5O $75 sales. Straits Insurance ($2O pd.)
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    REUTER’S TELEGRAM.
    120 2 LONDON, 24th March, )895. The War. The Japanese attempted to land at Makung in the Pescadores but were repulsed with slight loss. Prince Bismark’s 80th Birthday. The Reichstag has refused to felicitate Prince Bismarck upon his eightieth birthday. The Emperor William wired to Prince Bismarck that he is
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    THE STRAITS GOVERNMENT NOTE ISSUE.
    758 2 The iuforination conveyed in thetekgram which we issued as a slip with some of our Satunlny’s numla r. and which we publish to«day, is of a nature the iinjwirtance of which it is inqaissible to estimate. From one jioint of view it puts into the
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    THE PENANG HARBOUR BILL.
    112 2 We publish to-day the objects and reasons published along with the Draft Bill for Harbour Improvement. It is pointed out to us that there is no finality about the draft. It has not received the approval of the Secretary of State nor the unqualified assent of
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    THE NEW POSTAL SERVICE.
    88 2 The Strailt Time» says: Penang should at present lie content with the postal facilities offered by the Rangoon route, and should put aside the more ambitious Negapatam scheme until the Colony set's bettei financial times.’’ It dees not seem to have dawned ujHin our contemporary that
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    LOCAL.
    467 2 The funeral of Mr. Gan Hong Kee. which took place this largely attemled. The B. I steamer Lindula arrivtMl this morning from Singapore. She brought 898 Chinese immigrants. The annual Postal, Indian Immigra tion, and Meteorological rejiorts for 1894 are published as supplements to the Govern inent Gazette of
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    SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.
    145 2 [From Olli < '<>KI<KM <IN|>KX IS TELUK ANSON. 25th March. The shipments to-day are To Penang, 455 piknls of tin. [Time from Teluk Anson, US min] 23rd March. The shipments on Friday were— To Penang, 569 piknls of tin The shipments to-day are— To Penang, 960 piknls of
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    THE PENANG KHEAN GUAN.
    102 2 The Hongkong Telegraph of the 14th inst. says :—That well known and fl our ishing Straits insurance company, the Penang Khean Guan Insurance Company Limited, has appointed our fellow resident Mr. Kaw Hong Take, J. P., its Inspector with full powers to supervise the Co’s bnsin
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    MISS GRAVE HAWTHORNE'S CO. AT THE TOWN HALL.
    603 2 Lady V, indennere s Fan was plaved on Saturday night t«>a g<<od audience, all of whom went away pleased. In the first place the plav is a cleverly written one; thus favourable •ontrasting with some, without plot or wit, to which we
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      298 2 WHISKIES. OLD MULL BLEMD.j (Highest award, Chicago 1893.) THE ROYAL BLEND. (A, G. Thompson Co., Ltd.) Can be obtained from Messrs. PRITCHARD <t Co.. Penang. HIN LEE A Co., Penang. THE AN CHEE A Co.. Penang. W. EATWELL SMITH, Teluk A nson. 468 EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED
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      392 2 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. THE BUKIT MAS MINING Co.. Ltd. i N Extraordinary Meeting of the above /Y Company is called at the Mine at 4 p in. on the 9th of April, 1895. Business:— To consider the liest means to adopt for saving the large amount of fine gold contained in
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      77 2 WEATHER REPORT. Taken at Prison IliiMpilal Ob»ei iah»r.) 2lrit Mauch, lb:».', 9) m. 3 r.vi fi rm. B.n i««l 3’2 I'uli 29 bt>! .«79 .858 Tern pl* la I lire 80.— 8«*» bo Wet Bull» ri«« i inulin t 76 5 78— 76. Max. Temp in shade 88 7» Min.
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    THE PENANG HARBOUR BILL.
    1349 3 Its Objects and Reasons. The improvement of the Harbour accommodation at Penang by the provision of facilities for dealing with cargo has for manv vears been admitted to be an urgent necessity. The adequate equipment and organisation of the resources of the Port are of vital
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    RAILWAY CONTRACTS.
    94 3 Mr. Murray Campbell, the contractor for the Bangkok-Korat Railway whose name has a certain kind of celebrity in Perak and Selangor, seems to be establishing a similar reputation in Bangkok. The Siam Free Press has been publishing some quotations from an official report along with trenchant remarks of
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    “GAZETTE” NOTIFICATIONS.
    203 3 (22nd March.) Mr. C. E. Velge returned from leave of absence and resumed duties as Registrar of the Supreme Court, Singapore, on the 18th instant. Mr. J. A. Harwood, Registrar of the Supreme Court, Penang, has lieen granted an extension of leave for four weeks from the 18th
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    PROVINCE WELLESLEY.
    236 3 A cricket match, between 2nd XI Butterworth Recreation Club and Pulo Tikus Recreation Club, was played at Butterworth on Saturday last, and resulted in an easy win for the former by 43 runs. Butterworth won the toss and batted first. After one and a half hours free batting
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    SINGAPORE NEWS.
    296 3 (From our Contemporaries.) Mr. G. P. Owen has left for a month’s shooting in the Native States. Mr. Shelford goes by the P. O. Ravenna, on the 3rd of April. On behalf jof the European community several people have offered to Mr. Shelford a public dinner, while the
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    PERAK NEWS.
    411 3 (Perak Pioneer, 23rd March.) H. H. the Sultan’s mines at Kampar bring him iu nearly $2,000 per month. Messrs. Garland and Gardner of Ijxih have both been robbed of various articles of value—watch, clock, revolver, brooches and so forth. The Selangor Cricket Club has accepted Perak’s challenge, and
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    THE NEW NOTE ISSUE.
    1153 3 (Straits Times, 22nd March.) The Secretary of States has authorised the Colonial Government of the Straits Settlements to issue notes that shall be legal tender the amount of the issue is unlimited. The security proposed is that, for the whole dollar value of the issue, the
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    THE CRITICAL POSITION OF BRITISH TRADE WITH ORIENTAL COUNTRIES.
    676 3 The Divergence between Gold and Silver a National Calamity. The divergence now existing between the two precious metals is a matter of the greatest possible public moment; indeed, it is one of the most important questions of the century. It vitally
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      331 3 MUNICIPAL NOTICE. rpHE next Ojdinary Meeting of the MuniL cipal Commissioners will l>e held in the Town Hall, at 2.30 p. m. On Friday, the 29th March, 1895. (By Order) J. W. HALLIFAX. Secretary to the Municipal Commissioners. DENTAL NOTICE. DR. SNYDER, Dental Surgeon of Singapore, will make a professional
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      239 3 GOSLING CO. GUINNESS’S EXTRA STOUT, "CHAMPION BRAND" BOTTLED BY Peter Dawson, Glasgow. The best on the market. Trial Solicited. ERLANGER BEER. Guaranteed Pure. AUSTRALIAN BEER. THE "GLEN’’ WHISKY. Turnbull Wood’s. LUSK’S HAMS BACON. CIGARS TOBACCO All kinds kept in stock. GOSLING CO. 15 NOTICE. [THE undersigned, L. Dubry, hereby give
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      1557 4 3nmance Qioficw. gg[Q iwEflALS—Cuiognß, Amsterdam, Brussels, The Hague, Oullio, Birmingham; a*. iSFLOTBO? ASSURANCE CORPORATION. HOLDS A HJGHER AWARD TOR MERIT THAN ANY OTHER NATURAL TABLE WATER rpHE undersigned having been appointed I Agents for the above Corporation are B now prepared accept MARINE hallifax Co B'■ W Penang, Ist September,
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      611 4 THE LATEST INVENTION Skull’s Okonite Trusses for Hernia (Rupture). (Especially for Travellers, Colonists, and Hesideids in Tropical Climates) Awards —Gold Medal, Paris Exhibition HBB9L Gold Medal, “World’s Fair,” Chicago (pjiiu Skull's Okoniie Truwiea for Rupture nre in all respec ts Brifirh Medical Jo. rwa/.—“ They ere scientifi»,'! the m .st
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