Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 17 October 1895

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    22 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILY. NEW SERIES.] ESTABLISHED 1833. [PRICE 20 CENTS. VOL. LIII. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1895. No. 239.
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      600 1 pipping (notices. Peninsular Oriental Steam Navigation Company. mail steamers may be expected to arrive outwards, and leave Penang homewards, on the following dates:— n Onwards. Homewards. 26 Oct. Brenna 17 Oct. Khedive 8 Nov. 31 22 Be{/a UN r Kaimr-i-/n. t <i 7 Dec. Mirzapore 28 Thames 20 Rohilla, 12
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      1807 1 (Sipping Qtoficee. BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY-(LTD.). banks. n g q p KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. Hongkong Shanghai BankOcean Steam Ship Company. NEGAPATAM LINE OF STEAMERS. inf corporation. HOLT’S WEEKLY LINE. Intended Sailing and expected. Arrival of Steamers, Paid-up Capital $10,000,000 Reserve Fond £5,500J)00. For Will sail Steamer From Expected on
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      527 1 NEDERLANDSCRE HAHDEL BAATSCHIrPIJ. (Netherland Trading Society.) Established 1824. Paid-up Capital f 35,783,000 Reserve Funds f 2,216,514 01 Head Office in Amsterdam. Head Agency in Netherlands India.— The Factorij’ of the Nedeilandsche Handel Maatechappij, Batavia. Agencies and Branches.—Singapore Medan (Deli), Samarang, Sourabaia, Padang, Cheribon, Tegal, Pecalongan, Pasaroean, and Tjiiatjap. London Bankers.—The
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    EXCHANGE.
    152 2 I’KNAXG, 17in Octobeh, 1895. Kaiks t lose a> koi.i.owm I) < 111 «I 11 < I I»<I11 lx [(< 01. Do. I oionths’sn>l.l Hiinh 2/21 Do. 3 Ciimlii 2/3 i 3 M I'ticil Hirnl 2 3 1/16 (Juh'lil 111, D> iii;ii'il Hunk H- 1924 Do. 3 ila Is’ stoht
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    MAIL NOTICE.
    32 2 Mails closk To-morkow. p O r Per str. Time. Klang and Malacca Teutonia, ...Noon. Singa ore and China Rio 2 p.m. Paugkor, T. Anson, and Port Dickson Perse 2 P.M.
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    MAILS TO ARRIVE.
    40 2 From Singapokk: —By the s. s. Afaria Teresa and the s. s. to-morrow, and the s. s. 4. Apcur mi Sunday. From Calcutta :—liy the s. Kulsdng on Saturday. From Rangoon:—By the s. s. Hong Leong to-morrow.
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    SHIPPING.
    269 2 Arrivals. To- ha y. s. s. Avagyee from Deli. s. 8. Perse from T. Anson. B. I. 8. s. I‘alanicotla from Singapore. s. s. M. Vajirunhis from Padang s. s. Bisoguo from Singapore. Yesterday. s- s. Ailsedong from Trang. 8. s. Teutonia from Klang. s. s. Thuipivg from P
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    PASSENGER LIST.
    99 2 A rrii ’a. Ton i y. B. I s. s. Pulamcotla from Singapore, Mr. H. A. Collins, i>nd Mr. Burr. Per P A <) a. a. Hosetta from Singapore, ReV. 11. Dunkel lev. M A,Mr W. S. Colltts Mr. and Mr». Wmt ack. Y Ksl Kill 1 Per
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    WEATHER REPORT.
    73 2 Taken nt Prison llospilnl Observatory. It'.rn OiToiiEit. is:».’. it i U. 3 r ‘I uI- 11. Bar. red 32 Fid. 811 726 821 Tempe ral in c S 3 84 79 Wei Bulb'i'lici uh ni> 11 i 77 79. 77 Max. Temp in shmb- 92 Min. do. do
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    COMING EVENTS OF THE WEEK.
    143 2 TllllKsDA Y. 17th Golf Club Autumn Totirnamciit. Town Band. Dal.ll Kraunil I i n 1.-na. 5 I' M Hiirmston’s Circus Esplanade. 9 p.m. High wafer at New Jetty, 11 02 a.M. and 11- P.M. FhiiiaV. 18tii New Moon 5.3 r M Golf Club Autumn Toiirnmnent.
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    LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.
    110 2 Penang, 17tu October, Im:»o. I'iu ?3120 sellers. i'l i ntig no supply. West Coast... 9.7<?sellers. Aelieen slh Boz. 10.25 do. White Pepper 13.80 do. Cloves (picked) out of season Mace No. 1 84. sellers. Mace. Pickings 74. do. Nutmegs 92 sellers. No. 1... 6 do. Sugar <
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    REUTER’S TELEGRAM.
    64 2 LONDON, 16th October, 1895. Russia and England. The Russian press is bitterly hostile towards England on the Armenian question. Abyssinia. A British ultimatum to the King at Coomassie demands a British Protectorate with a Resident. If rejected it is expected that an expedition will be despatched. The Cuban
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    LOCAL AND GENERAL.
    326 2 A consignment of 599 cases of kerosene oil arrived yesterday from Singapore by the B. I. steamer Palamcotta. Two hundred and ninety-two Chinese passengers arrived this morning from Amoy and Singapore per steamer Risagno. The following passengers arrived from SingajMire this morning per B. I. steamer Palamcotta.
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    PENANG GOLF CLUB.
    78 2 The roußsoME. Entries for the above event closed as follows on the 14th instant:— 1 W. H. Bell. 8 R. Yeats. 2 P. R. Scott. 9 A. R. Adams. 3 R. A. Law. 10 J. A. Brown. 4 M. Morrison. 11 W. H. MacArthur. 5 A. Wilson.
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    SERVICE OF SACRED MUSIC.
    262 2 The Service of Sacred Music at S. George’s Church yesterday was well attended and was iu every way a success. Mr. G. H. Gottlieb officiated as conductor. After an opening collect said by the Chaplain, the choir, specially augmented for the occasion, sang Clarke Whitfeld’s well-known
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    61 2 The Orders of the Day for the Legislative Council Meeting held yesterday include Reports of Special Committees on Estimates. Supply Bill, second reading. Visions and Telegraph Bills, third reading. Pawnbrokers Bill, committee. Liquors Ordinance Amendment, second reading. It is considered likely that the Couyeil will sit from day
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    THE STRAITS TEAM.
    98 2 The Committee of the Singapore Cricket Club have made the following selection of certainties or first choices of a representative Straits team to meet Ceylon and Hongkong during Christmas: 1. H. L. Talbot (Perak). 2. A. B. Voules (Perak). 3. R. M. McKenzie (Perak). 4. A> S.
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    CRICKET.
    116 2 The match Europeans v. Colts at Colombo ended in an easy victory for the latter by ten wickets, the Europeans making 97 and 13, the Colts 92 and 19 for no wickets. Lt. Gugirisberg scored 11 and 0, lbw. The analysis of the Colts bowling in the second innings
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    RICE.
    87 2 The quantity of rice ship|>ed from Rangoon from Ist January to 9th October, 1895, was 761,224 tons, as against 811,483 tons during the same period in 1894. The falling off has chiefly been in the amount ship]>ed to India, which amounted to only 56,142, as against 143,313 tons in
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    SINGAPORE NEWS.
    500 2 (From our contemporaries.) H. E. the Governor, Lady Mitchell and party arrived from Malacca on Monday morning by the Colonial steamer Sea Belle Mi:. Bryant, of Messrs. Drew and Napier, has been admitted to practice as a member of the bar of the Supreme Court. The Secretary of
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    SPECIAL TELEGRAM.
    31 2 [From our Correspondent.] KLANG. 16th October. The shipments yesterday were— To Penang, 734 pikuls o f tin. To Singapore, 298 <>o. 3,648 [Time from Klang, 4 h. 59 m/
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    HARMSTON’S CIRCUS.
    296 2 Harmston’s Circus gave their first change of programme last night, to a large and anpreciative audience. The bill of fare tlirou<di. out was as interesting as it was varied each item being loudly applauded. If f on sisted of new acts by every artiste. The equestrian side of
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    THE PERAK PORTWINE CASE.
    226 2 On the Bth instant the portwine case came up for hearing, before Mr. Cecil Wray at Telok Anson. The Secretary of the Perak General Farm prosecuted. The accused, Lim Gim Rock, senior partner of the firm of that name, was charged with committing a breach of
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    THE WAR IN FORMOSA.
    169 2 The Iveginning of the end seems to be at hand in South Formosa. The Japanese will probably have one stiff contest with the Black Flags. It is almost inconceivable that they should surrenderor run away without one determined effort to maintain their reputation and to justify
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    THE CYCLONE IN BENGAL.
    192 2 Calcutta, October 4 The cyclonic storm that passed o vfr Calcutta on Tuesday and Wednesday has been very severe at. several stations in h’s Bengal, resulting in considerable destruc tion of property. The storm proved uios-t destructive at Ranaghat where a stcatuG and two cargo boats,
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      524 2 pritchard Co. HALF-YEARLY CLEARANCE SALE FOR CASH ONLYFrom ist October to Ist November, 1895. whole of the stock iq ladies’ Department, Upstairs, has been reduced to prices that must effect a speedy clearance. DRESS MATERIALS. Prints, Cambrics, Sateens, Pongees, Delaines, Creponnes, Art Crepes, Nuns Cloth, Satin Cloth. Cheviot and French
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      416 2 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. A GLORIOUS NIGHT I! f harmstons ,GRAND CIRCUS AND Koval Menagerie of Performing Animals. d OH AIN’T IT NICK! But we like such good things to come offi, and j] the public back us, because ice go to win. OUR NEW PROGRAMME. IT’S GOOD FOR ALL AILMENTS, SEE
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    THE KUCHENG MASSACRE.
    231 3 British and American Consuls Appeal for Gunboats. (China Mail.) Foochow, Saturday Oct. 5. The British and United States Consuls have wired to Admiral Buller and Admiral Carpenter for warships to Foochow to demonstrate the intention of the Powers to insist on a more satisfactory conduct of the
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    RUSSIA IN THE FAR EAST.
    217 3 It would l>e interesting to know, says the Japan Gazette of the 24th September, the exact number of Russian soldiers iu Vladivostok. The announcement is made this morning that a Russian transport has arrived at Nagasaki, en route to Vladivostok, with 1,500 soldiers on board.
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    THE CHINESE SURRENDER.
    465 3 C. Daily Newe. Shanghai, uctooer zna. The following is the translation of the text of the Imperial Edict, extorted by the British Minister. Sir N. R. O’Conor. It was issued on Sunday, the 29th of September On repeated occasions have Edicts been promulgated directing the Governors-Gene-ral and
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    ATTEMPT TO SWINDLE AN INSURANCE CO.
    208 3 Calcutta, October 7th. An elaborately devised attempt to swindle the Oriental Life Insurance Company out of Rs. 16,000 has been discovered herein which three persons are implicated. One man was arrested to-day and warrants issued for the arrest of the other two. It appears
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    THE DISCLOSURE OF BUSINESS TELEGRAMS.
    779 3 A Shanghai Scandal. This morning in the Danish Consulate (says the Mercury of the 3rd inst.) there was heard a case of a nature we are glad to say is unprecedented in the annals of the port. One of the clerks of the Great Northern
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    THE POWER OF PEKING.
    400 3 adequate protection to foreigners. Peking and Tientsin Times. This plea of the inability of Peking to control the provinces is pure humbug and bluff. We have noted the elaborate and ingenious discussions to which so many of our contemporaries have treated us on the subject, all
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    TELEGRAPHIC EXCHANGES.
    504 3 (Fid Rangoon.) THE ITALIANS AND KING MENELEK. home, Sth October.— Advices from Massowah state that King Menelek is marching against the Italians and that Mangascia has been reinforced. General Baratieri, with a force of nine thousand men, mostly native troops, left Adigrat yesterday and is marching southwards in
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    THE NEW GERMAN CONCESSION AT HANKOW.
    261 3 A Reuter’s telegram dated 6th instant informed us that China had granted to Germany a Crown concession at Hankow. I The China Gazette of a recent date gives some particulars regarding the concession from a Hankow correspondent, writing under date 13th September, as follows
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      550 3 WANTED. 4 N Assistant Dresser (Chinese) for the 21. Gula Estate. For particulars apply with testimonials to ALLEN A KENNEDY, 558 Agents, Perak Sugar Cultivation Co. TO LET. 'pWO large and two small godowns i» I Beach Street, No. 31. Applv to 507 HYE KEE CHAN. WANTED. i GOOD WORKMAN,
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      764 3 The Oldest and Purest and Best.” JOHN ROBERTSON SON’S FINE OLD SCOTCH WHISKY Brand: J. R. D. Messrs. John Robertson Son Have pleasure in stating they have again secured the very important contract for the exclusive supply of SCOTCH WHISZY to Messrs. LYONS A Co., Ltd., during the run of
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      1807 4 thean siew co., inaurance iHoticte. Swirance (Tlofttttf. No. 31 Beach Street, Penang. 4UOT The Union Insurance Societ Commission Agents, Marine Insurance. of Canton, Limited. General Store Keepeis, The Federal Marine Insurance Company rpHE undersigned, having been appoint» AND rpHE undersigned having been appointed Agents for the above Company, a Pearl
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