Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 27 November 1895

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    22 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAIL’S*. NEW SERIES.] ESTABLISHED 1833. [PRICE 20 CENTS, VOL. LIII. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1895. No. 273.
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      552 1 (Rotices. Peninsular Oriental Steam Navigation Company. tpHE mail steamers may be expected to arrive out- ■<” 1 kA 4I wards, and leave Penang homewards, on the following << »xjX dates Outwards. Homewards. Kaisar-ihind 7 Dec. Mirzapore 28 Nov. Thames 21 Rohilla 12 Dec. Khedive 26 The above dates are only
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      1964 1 Sfimr/iMG BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY,-(LTD.). banks. a v KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. Hongkong Shanghai BankOcean Steam Ship Company. NEGAPATAM LINE OF STEAMERS. in Corporation. HOLT’S WEEKLY LINE. Intended Sailing and expected^Arrival of Steamers. Paid-up Capital $10,000,000. Tt\ Reserve Fund 85,500,000. i Reserve Liability op Proprietors $10,000,000. For Will sail Steamer
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      711 1 NEDGRLANDSIRE HANDEL HHTSCHAPPIJ. (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 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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    EXCHANGE.
    128 2 4— Penang, 27th November, 1895. Rates close as follows: London, Demand Bank 2/2 dol. Do. 4 months’ sight Bank 2/2.J Do. 3 Credit 2/21 Do. 3 Documentary 2/2-9/16 Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs. 190.1 Do. 3 days' sight Private 192 A Bombay. Demand Bank 19OA Do. 3 «lays' sight Private
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    LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS
    110 2 Penang, 27th November, 1895. Tin ?34.10 sellers. [Trang no supply. West Coast 9.70 sellers. Acheen 51b Boz. 10.25 do. White Pepper 13.10 do. Cloves (picked) out of season. Mace No. I 84:— sellers. Mace Pickings 74. do. Nutmegs 92. do. No. I 6 do. Sugar 2 3.50'
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    MAIL NOTICE.
    76 2 Mails close To-morrow. For P»r str. f Tinuf. Pangkor and T. Anson Canton 2 p.m. Deli Avagyee 3 P.M. Singapore and China Chuan Chew 4 p.m. Ceylon, Australasia. India, Ac., ami vid Brindisi for Europe, Ac. Mirzaporc 5 P.M. Do. do. Registration up to 4 p.m. Deferred Departure.
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    MAILS TO ARRIVE.
    27 2 From Rangoon By the s. s. Palanicotta to-day. From Singapore: By the s. s. Hehc tomorrow. From Olehleh By the s.s. hiii Goeus to-morrow.
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    SHIPPING.
    323 2 A rrhiils. To-day. B. I. s. s. Sirs" from Madras. s. s. Flying Fish from Port Weld. 8. 8. Canton fr«>m Asahan. s. s. Quorra from Langkat. Yesterday. 8. s. Dante from Rangoon. s. s R. Haleicyn from Asahan. s. s Flying Dragon from Port Welti. s. s. D'li
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    PASSENGER LIST.
    19 2 Arrivals. To-day. Per 8. s. Canton from Pangkor. Dr. ami Mrs. Kerr, Miss Shaw, ami Mr. Bicknel.
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    COMING EVENTS OF THE WEEK.
    88 2 Wednesday. 27th Town Band. Esplanade. 5 p.m. Performance, “The Magistrate" Town Hall. 9 p. m. Football Match. Esplanade. 5 p.m. High water at New Jetty, 8-23 a.m. and 8-50 P.M. Thursday. 28th Town Band. Datu Kramat Gardens, 5 p.m. High water at New Jetty, 9-16
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    REUTER’S TELEGRAM.
    74 2 LONDON, 26th November, 1895. Warships at the Levant. Fifty foreign warships are assembled at the Levant, whereof eighteen are British. Turkey; The situation in Turkey is generally improving. Asia Minor is quiet. A better feeling prevails at all the Bourses. It is understood that the Powers will likely
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    LOCAL AND GENERAL.
    817 2 The American mission buildings recent!’ burnt at Kharput in Armenia are valued at All 5,00:). A letter from “Gm- b«-hiiid the Scenes has In-en rec«-iv«-d. but we are unabkto dv«-ipher the signature. The B. I. steamer Sirxu arrived this morning from Madras ria coast ports. She brought
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    PENANG LIBRARY.
    37 2 A notice has been issued to subscribers that, in accordance with R,.le XXI, the Library will be closed from the 3rd to the 13th December next (both days inclusive) for the auntrl examination of books.
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    ADDRESS IN THE TOWN HALL BY MR. SETON.
    602 2 Mr. Seton, a minister serving under The Lord’s restored apostleship, gave an address it the Town Hall last night on the Second Coming of our Lord. The lecturer said that the importance of his subject must be his apology for inviting the
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    MADRAS SLAVE TRADE.
    167 2 The police in Rangoon appear to be specially active just now, endeavouring to suppress what is known as the Madras Slave Trade. hen the last mail steamer from Madias reached Rangoon the police arrested a man called Shaik John, whose character was‘evidently known to them, for having
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    SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.
    87 2 [J* rom our Correspondents" SINGAPORE. 27th November. The following telegram has j u been received from (3 p.m.) Major McCallum has received serious injuries in the head from a carriage accident. It appears that the horses ran away. TEI.UK ANSON. 27th November. The shipments to-day are— To Penang,
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    THE BROTHERS’ SCHOOL.
    60 2 •To-morrow (Thursday) at 1.30 p.m., tk inauguration of the newliuilding erected bv Mr. Chung Ah Kwee, and the late Messrs Gan Hong Kee ami Lim A.h Kbve, will take place at the Brothers’ School.' The Hon the It -sident Councillor will preside. The parents of the pupils
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    SUPREME COURT.
    264 2 The case against the two Malays Mun and Mat was concluded yesterday afternoon The defendants both pleaded an alibi, aud the jury acquitted them on all charges and they were discharged. Mr. Adams appeared for the prisoners. The next ease called was the sugar case of Messrs. Boustead
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    PERAK.
    396 2 All the monthly reports published in the Government Gazette from the District Magistrates contain references to the damage caused by the recent heavy rains. Lower Perae. Mr. Cecil Wray, in his October report, says:— From time to time the Malays, in diggin? in the old beaches ami deposits of
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      103 2 pritchard Co. Ex. s.s. Glenfarg,” JUST OPENED OUT FANCY GOODS, SUITABLE FOR PRESENTS. Glove and Handkerchief Boxes, Combined Desk and Work Baskets, Writing Desks, Jewel Cases, Hand Bags. Dressing Cases, Tourists Writing Cases, Photograph Albums, Photograph Frames, Photograph Screens. JEWELLERY. A large selection to choose from consisting of Watches, Rings,
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      565 2 New Advertisements. NOTICE. YTR. M. M. NOORDIN is leaving Penang I'l shortly for Singapore to take charge of his firm there. During his absence Mr. S. A. DE Reis, the Chief Clerk, has been appointed to sign his firm per procuration until the Manager of his Singapore firm arrive and
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      32 2 NOTICE. INDIA Rubber Stamp and B>ass Seal (for impressing wax) Manufacturer. A trial order is solicited. AS GOOD AS ENGLISH MADE. Charges Moderate. WONG KIM’MUN, No. 77a, Bishop St,, Opposite Armenian Church
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    SELANGOR NEWS.
    883 3 (Selangor Government Gazette, Nov. 22nd.) The leave of absence granted to Mr. W. H. Treacher, c.m.g., British Resident, Selangor, has been extended with half salary for six months from 7th January, 1896. The postponed examination of officers in the Malav language will be held at Klang on Saturday,
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    EXCITEMENT IN VIENNA.
    80 3 1 lenna, November 13.—The rabid antiSemite Luger, whose election as Burgomaster for Vienna the Emperor Francis Joseph 'incelled. has been re-elected. Thereupon tho Common Council was dissolved, ami there is much excitement in Vienna. THE TURKISH QUESTION. London. November 16.—The Times in a special article to-day states
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    PLAY.
    1453 3  -  (By Lady Cook, nee Tennessee C. Claflin.) The first conscious act of a human being is to play. No sooner does the babe observe and recognise than it begins to be mirthful. As it grows it develops this innate proclivity by all sorts of merry tricks and gambols. And
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    TAMMANY HALL.
    273 3 News from New York shows that the Tammany Hall ring is not yet without power, seeing that at the United States Elections the Tammany Hall ticket carried New York City with a majority of 20,000 votes. The Tammany Society is a democratic organisation of New York City, set
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    “THE WOMAN WHO DID."
    420 3 Grant Allen’s Heroine In Real Life. Considerable interest has been aroused bv the ease of a Miss Lanchester. a member of the Social Democratic Federation, and late candidate for the London School Board, who aspired to emulate the example of Mr. Grant Alien’s Woman Who Did.”
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    TELEGRAPHIC EXCHANGES.
    202 3 (Via Madras.) THE PANAMA SCANDALS. London, November 17.—The notorious M. Arton, who was an associate of M. Reinach in the Panama Canal scandals, was arrested here yesterday. THE “MR. STOKES” INCIDENT. In addition to the indemnity paid to Great Britain, the Congo State has promised to restore the
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    CHECKING OF CHOLERA EPIDEMICS.
    465 3 During the past year Mr. Hankin. the Chemical Examiner and Bacteriologist to the Government, North-Western Provinces and Oudh. and others have been testing the possibility of checking cholera epidemics by employing various disinfectants in well water. Those hitherto used have been lime, alum and permanganate of
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      97 3 SNIPE SEASON, 1895. E. C. Smokeless Cartridges. John Little Co., LD., SINGAPORE, have received a large supply of CARTRIDGES, loaded specially for them by ELEY Bros., with E. C. SMOKELESS POWDER, ami No. 8 SHOT, 12 and 16 BORE. also 12 and 16 BORE with E. C. POWDER only. Any
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      537 3 :j“ The Oldest and Purest and Best.” JOHN ROBERTSON SON’S FINE OLD SCOTCH WHISKY Brand: J. R. !>.••• Messrs. John Robertson Son Have pleasure in stating they have again secured the very important contract for the exclusive supply of SCOTCH WHISKY to Messrs. LYONS Co., Ltd., during the run of
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      1793 4 5 1 I PERAK GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. HOTICE. MUNICIPAL NOTICE. RIP PI G L Lt S W*™» TENDERS will be received at the Resident -m-totICE ig iere b v given that in terms A»AifPn ’C 2k i VACCINATOR for the Medical DeCouncillor’s Office, Penang, up to 12 of section 20 of
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      532 4 Snsurance (Roftceb. Hamburg-Bremen FhxHnlur r ance Co. of Hamburg. Estaldishcd 1854. e riIHE undersigned have been sir,™: o 1 Agents of the above 1 are reads to accept tire risks at cun™ t rates. Lnt e 2 ?3 KATZ BROTHERS. The Royal Insurance Co. I CONSIDERABLE reduction iri IX Life
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