Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 8 July 1895

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    21 1 PINANG GAZETTE AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED NEW SERIES.] ESTABLISHED 1833. [Pfl/rv 20 CENTS. VOL. LIII. M.ONDAY, JULY 8, 1895. No. 155.
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      566 1 pipping Qloticee. Peninsular Oriental Steam Navigation Company. mail steamers may be ex P ect<?( l to arrive outwards, and leave Penang homewards, on the following dates:— Outwards. Homewards. Rjhilla 19 July Pekin 11 July Ravenna 4 Aug Khedive 25 P-'kin lb Rosetta 8 Aug. Khedive 1 Sept. Kuisar-i-Hind 22 The
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      1713 1 (Yloticee. BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY—(LTD.). banks. Owin\tAam <hinf'niima KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. Hongkong Shanghai BankOcean Steam Ship Company. NEGAPATAM LINE OF STEAMERS. mg Corporation. HOLT S WEEKLY LINE. Intended Sailing and expected Arrival of Steamer». Pald c plial ji0.000.000. "I I Reserve Fund $5,000,000. y. w„... a Reserve Liability of
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      676 1 NEDERLANDSCfiE HANDEL MAATSCHAPPIJ. (Netherland Trading Society.) Established 1824. Paid-up Capital f 35,783,000. Reserve Funds f 2,086,155.60| 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, and Tjilatjap. London Bankers.
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    LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.
    112 2 Penang, Btii July, 1895. Tin $34.30 Ttmig no supply. Bl.uk Peppt-r West. ('<»tsi... 9.70 sellers. Aelieeli slli Bnz. 10.25 <lo. White I’epper 14 30 do. Cloves (picked I out of season. Mnce No. 1 > 4. sellers. Mnce Pickings <4. do. Nutmegs 96. do. i N<>. 1...
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    EXCHANGE.
    132 2 Penang, Bth July, 1895. Ba’IKM (LOSE AS E01.1.0’.1 S: Bondiili, Demiiiid Hunk 2 l}-ht Do. I ilium hs’ sight Kimk 2/2 Do. 3 Credit 22} Do. 3 Doeiimeniin i 22§ Cideiitl.n, Deimind Hunk K-> 194 Do. 30 du vs" sight. Prival--' 197 Bmuhiiy, Deimind Bunk 194 Do. 30 dnys'sight
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    MAIL NOTICE.
    64 2 M/lI.S CLOSE I'o-MOHKOW. For pp r Hfr. Tim*. PnngkornndT Anson... Mary Austin... Ip M. Belt Laugknt 2 P U M. Colombo and Southern India. Renloninnd 2 P.M. Singapore and China (J Hock Kimi... 4 P.M. The hmnewnrd P. A O. stennn r Pekin left Hoimkoiig at 1 p.m.
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    MAILS TO ARRIVE.
    68 2 PttoM XeoapataM:—By the 11. I.s. s Canwrta to-morrow. Know B|NGAt’O!tE:—Bv In- s. s. Hye Teng to-morrow. B. I. s. s. PuraC'i on Friday. li’no\tI i ’no\t Kwroon:—By the B. I. s. k. J/qxin on Wednesday. From Calcutta:—By the s. s. Lightning on Wednesday. From Olehi.eh By the
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    SHIPPING.
    330 2 Arrivals.® 10.0,1 w a. a. Lnngkut from Deli. s. a. G’- Hock Kian from Singapore. s. s. Benlomoml do. V EM EHIIA Y. s. s Slenfnr from T<iverp<s»l. B. a ('ilguMi from Siiigup s. s. <in.nl Lark from Murliow. s. m. !h:.cniiiiliire from r.midmi. s. Smith from A«>lihc.. s.
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    COMING EVENTS OF THE WEEK.
    144 2 M..NHVY, 811 l Town Blind. Eaplamidi-, 5-3 r m Presentation <4 the Jubilee Teatimnninl to tin-Holl. J M ermont.ToWn Hhll.op.m P. C. C lenni* rouriiament commences. pm High wnier nt Xew Jetty, J 2 26 a.M. and 12-53 P.M l’i r.ain v. 9r 11 X’egapatnm
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    SINGAPORE SHARE LIST.
    182 2 (Strait» Time», 6th July.) Jelebua ($5 p<l.) $3 Rauba 13 10 p<l.) s4} hu.jer». j£l fully paid $6.80 Piinjonia (s;i| pd.) $0 tale*. Pahang Corp. 1 pd.) $3.50 fcwyrrs. Maynard A Co. (SUH) pd.) $3O Pengerangs ($5O pd.) $65 Straits Insurance ($2O pd.) $18.50 talen b'yert. Straits
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    REUTER’S TELEGRAM.
    158 2 LONDON, 7th July, 1895. Lord Salisbury’s Manifesto. Prior to proroguing Parliament Lord Salisbury delivered a manifesto defending the House of Lords, and declaring that the policy of the Government was to do the utmost to mitigate the misery of millions. Agriculture especially demanded deep attention, and reforms in
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    THE SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY.
    53 2 Our neighbours in Binga]>ore an* evidently much annoyed at the interference of the Governor in Municipal affairs. We give extracts from Imth the Singapore papers in another column, while our Singa]H>rv telegram informs us that a memorial on the subject is being i>r»-pare<l for presentation to the
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    LOCAL AND GENERAL.
    893 2 At Macao on the 25th ult. the thermo, meter registered 102 deg. in the shade. It is rejmrted that the Kinta Valley Railway will not 1h- dear for at least three months. A Kling passenger was robbed of 8270 yesterday, on board the steamer IVrseon her way
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    THE PENANG LITERARY ASSOCIATION.
    117 2 At a general meeting of the Penang Literarv Association held on Saturday last, the following member» were elected Trustees and Officers. As Trunteee, Messrs. Cheah Chen Eok, Oh Cheng Chan, Yeow O«»i Gark. Chuah Eu Kay. Ng Pak San and Lim Kek Chuan. As Office-bearer*. Mr.
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    CRICKET.
    277 2 Dissyllables r*. The Rest. Played on Saturday last and resulted in a draw. The game is noteworthy for the brilliant play of Anthony, who made the excellent score of 101 not out. Scores:— Theßest. A. S. Anthony not out 101 L. E. P. Wolferstan b. Perkius 22 J. M.
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    SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.
    93 2 SINGAPORE. Bth July. There were two cases of cholera reported to-day: none fatal.’ A protest is being framed f OP presentation to the Secretary o f State, questioning the Governor’s veto in the matter of the Municipal Engineer’s salary. [Time from Sirgapore, 2 min.' TELUK ANSON. Bth July.
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    THE EXECUTION.
    262 2 The Chinaman named Teow Ni See, a leper, who was convicted at the last Assize of murder of a fellow-countryman, alsoa leper, at Pulau Jerajak in April last, the extreme penalty of the law this morning within the prison walls, in the presence cf Mr. Haughton, Superintendent of
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    "GAZETTE" NOTIFICATIONS.
    302 2 "GA ZETTE" NOTIFICATIONS. (sth July.) An amended Regulation under The Women and Girls’ Protection Ordinance 1888,” reads: The Matron may hold religious services or classes iu her own quarters at which inmates may attend, but she may on no ac count offer any inducement to enforce their attendance against their
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    SINGAPORE NEWS.
    127 2 To celebrate the 19th Anniversary of the Independence of the United States the Consul-General of the United States. MrSpencer Pratt, gave a tiffin to the American residents in Singapore on Thursday. On Thursday afternoon another officii visit was paid to a retail shop in Orchard Road occupied by
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      315 2 Pritchard Co,, PENANG. Just Received Smith’s Glasgow Smoking Mixture. Will’s Capstan Cut. Will’s Gold Flake Honey Dew. WilUs Three Castles Tobacco. Manila Cigars. Rangoon Cigars. Trichinopoly Cigars. SPECIAL VALUE THE "SWIFT" CYCLE PNEUMATIC TYRES complete with lamp and tools, fitted with patent ventilated seat. $175 Nett Cash. $2OO Credit Price.
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      340 2 New Advertisements. KINTA RECREATION CLUB. 4 PPLICATIONS for the appointment of fl Club Clerk, stating salary required, will Im* received by the undersigned up to Saturday. July 20th. Applicants, who must l»e able to sjM-ak Malay and some Chinese, should have a fair knowledge of accounts and write a good
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      27 2 NOTICE. VIEWS of Penang, Singapore, Perak, Selangor and Sumatra. Photos enlarged, various sizes up to 3 ft. on biom’de paper. W. JONES, No. Ic. Kiug Street. Photographer.
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    A SINGAPORE CHINAMAN.
    313 3 Wu Ting Fang, the recently appointed Minister to Japan, is a Singapore Baba. His father Ny A Choon, was a Cantonese, who came to Singapore and married there. His wife Lean Neo, was a Chinese Hakka baba woman. He was nominally a Christian; she was a decided
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    ACHEEN.
    103 3 Rumour has it that a more active military policy will soon be pursued in Acheen, and that General Segoy will consequently he despatched there with two regiments. At the date of last advices from Acheen, the enemv were getting bolder in harassing the Dutch lines, and in fact the
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    THE EFFECT OF SMOKELESS POWDER.
    124 3 Lieutenant Byfobd Mair, writing in the United Service Magazine for June, on Smokeless Powder its Influence on Tactics.” comes to the practical conclusion that smokeless powder will leave things pretty much as they were before it was introduced As a Germafi writer says Every advantage
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    A PROFESSOR'S HOLIDAY.
    232 3 The name of Professor A. M. Nash is well-known in the Indian educational world. For fifteen years, from 1875 to 1890, he was inspector of schools, and in 1890 he took up a post of Professor in the Presidencv College, to be appointed Registrar of the Calcutta
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    MILITANT MICROBES.
    231 3 What with the ever-recurring discoveries of new horrors in the way of man’s invisible enemy, the bacillus or the bacterium, the different methods of dealing with our drink-ing-water have of late been under much discussion. Between the rival merits of filtering and distilling, and the opposing claims of
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    AUDITORS.
    271 3 The appeal of Mr. Connell, auditor of the defunct Himalaya Bank, against the official liquidator of the Bank’s affairs has been heard in the High Court at Allahabad, and the decision has been arrived at that an auditor is an officer of a companv. The decision is an important
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    THE GOVERNOR AND THE SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY.
    1615 3 (Straits Times.) July 4. The Municipal neck is bowed under the yoke of Sir Charles Mitchell. It is an undignified and irksome position, and we may almost expect the Commissioners’ labours to become feeble and casual. At the meeting of yesterday, the question of
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    A PROPOSED FIRE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION IN SINGAPORE.
    185 3 Owing to the keen competition between the different insurance companies represented in Singapore a movement has been on foot for some time past to establish a Fire Insurance Association for the maintenance or fixation of the rates at which risks should \be accepted,
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    THE DRAMA AT CHEFOO.
    572 3 Why the Russians Cleared for Action. The exchange of ratifications at Chefoo already appears as ancient history, though it is only six weeks ago that the harbour there was crowded with war-ships, and the Russian vessels fully prepared for immediate action. How near we were to
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    PENANG TURF CLUB.
    589 3 AUGUST_MEETING. PROGRAMME. FIRST DAT. Thursday, the Ist August, 1895. 1. THE MAIDEN PLATE. 3 p. m. Value gs2oo. —For Maidens. All Horses that have never won a race on any Course Griffin, Jump and Roadster Races excepted. Weight per scale. Distance 1 mile. Entrance 810. 2. THE
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      193 3 AMERICAN DENTISTRY. DR. STANLEY N2WTON (American Dentist) has arrived, and can be consulted at the F. O. Hotel. No Accounts Opened. 336 THE CRITERION TIFFIN ROOMS, No. 7, BEACH STREET. fPHE Proprietor of the Criterion Tiffin 1. Rooms begs to notify to the Public that the rooms have lieen refitted,
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      174 3 THE fRATED WATER COMPANY, 4a, Logan's Buildings. Works 50, Cantonement Road, Pulo Tikus. Proprietor ARCHIBALD KENNEDY. Telegraphic Address ARCHIBALD—PENANG. Agents in Penang: HIN LEE Co., Beach Street. SENG CHIN Coy., Beach Street. GOON YEN FRIENDS. Agent for Perak W. E. SMITH. Soda, large bottles 70 cts. per doz. Do. small
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      652 3 TO LET. PREMISES No. 5 at Logan Road. Apply to SEROWONGSEE. Penang, Ist July, 1895. 330 NOTICE. ITAHOMED SAHAT bin ABU BAi I'l KAR, formerly my partner and agent here, has been discharged by me since February last, and I am not responsible for any transaction made by him on
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      1698 4 jbtee. S””"” (note.._ o New York Life Insurance Co. HOLDS A HIGHER AWARD FOR MERIT THAN ANY OTH f f wmf wh M Queen Insurance Company. Funds £23,681,886 <B Boyal Fire Insurance Company. Heavy Reouct.on in Rates. THE undersigned bare been appointed I Agents for the above Companies and r
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      339 4 FOR OFFICE, ESTATE, STORE, or PRIVATE USE, FOR SALE AT THE Pinang Gazette Office. CCOUNT BOOKS, izM XJ latest designs. Baskerville 120 «beet. Note P.,», d 10 0 BLOI I ING PAPER, white thick BIRTH CARDS, 6 cts. each gILLS OF EXCHANGE FORMS. CARDS Visiting, “At Home,” Mourning, I n
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