Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 30 December 1895

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    23 1 PINANG GAZETTE AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DA.IL7. NEW SERIES.] ESTABLISHED 1833. [PRICE 20 CENTS. VOL. LIIL MONDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1895. No. 299. BANKS.
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      559 1 (Rotices. Peninsular Oriental Steam Navigation Company. f UHE mail steamers may be f expected to arrive out- wards, and leave Penano homewards, on the following <_■ dates Outwards. Homewards. PeJciu Jan. -1 Rosetta, Jan. 9 V irzapore 18 Kaisar-i-hind 23 Khedive Feb. 1 Peshawar Feb. 6 Rosetta 15 Pekin 20
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      1858 1 (notice® BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY,-(LTD.). banks. KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. Hongkong &.Shanghai BankOcean Steam Ship Company. NE6APATAM LINE OF STEAMERS. in x Corporation. HOLT’S WEEKLY LINE. Intended Sailing and expected Arrival of Steamer». Paid-lp Capital £lo, two,000. y T Reserve Fund ,$5“,500,000. —l' Reserve Liability of Proprietors $10,000,000. For Will
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      722 1 NEDEKtANDSL/iE HANDEL MAA’I'SCHAi'I'IJ. (Netherland. Trading Society.) Established 1824. Paid-up Capital 3 5,783,00 C Reserve Funds 2,216,514.01 Hbad 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. Pasarocan, and Tjilatjap. London Bankers.
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    EXCHANGE.
    123 2 Penang, 30th Decembek, 1895. Rates close as follows London, Demand Bank 2/l| dol. Do. 4 months'sight Bank 2/l| Do. 3 Credit 2/2 Do. 3 Documentary... 2/2-1/16 Calcutta. Demand Bank Rs. 182 Do. 3 days’ sight Private 185 Bombay, Demand Bank 182 Do. 3 days’ sight Private 185 Madras, Demand
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    LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.
    117 2 Penang, 30th December. 1895. Tin 833.35 sellers. ("Trang no supply. Black Pepper s West Coast 9.70 sellers. Acheen 51t> Boz. 10.25 do. White Pepper 13.10 do. Cloves (picked) out of season. Mace No. 1 84. sellers. Mace Pickings 74. do. Nutmegs 85. do. i No. 1 6.40
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    MAIL NOTICE.
    28 2 Mails close To-morrow. For Per utr. Time. Klang Deli 1 P.M. Deli Lauykat 2 P.M. E<lie. T. Si’inawe. Segli. Olehleh, and Padaiig 4 Jf<ie.GuyeA-tr 3 p.m.
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    MAILS TO ARRIVE.
    43 2 From Suez By the s. s. Borneo today. From Rangoon s. s. Liudula today. From Singapore By the s. s. Chuan Chew to-day. From Liverpool:—By the s. s. Deucalion <>n Wednesday. From Colombo: By the s. s. Oiwla on Thursday.
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    SHIPPING.
    218 2 Arrivals. To-day. P. X O. s. s. Malacca from Singapore. s. 8. Ken'igern from Glasgow. s. s. Dante from Amoy. Departures. To-day. h. 8. Mary Austin for Klang. h. s. Taw Tony for Tongkah. s. 8. Ho Kwt i for De’i. 8. s. (’anf'oi for Pangkor and T. Anson.
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    WEATHER REPORT.
    64 2 Taken at Prison Hospital Observatory. 29th December, 1895. 9 a.m. 3 P.M. 9 P.M. Bar. red. 32 Fah. 29.928 .736 .918 Temperature 80. 84. 79. Wet Bulb Thermometer 78. 79. 77. Max. Temp, in shade 91.2 Min. do. do. 72. Max. in Sun 149.2 Terr. rad. Ther. 71'
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    COMIMG EVENTS OF THE WEEK.
    119 2 Monday. :'>i>th Town Band. Esplanade 9 p.m. Blondin and Fireworks, Esplanade, 4 p.m. till 6 p.m. and in the evening from 8-30 p.m. till 10 p.m. High water at New Jetty, 11-02 A.M, .and 11-29 P.M. Tuesday, 31st High water at New Jetty, 11-15 a
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    REUTER'S TELEGRAM.
    71 2 LONDON, 28th December, 1895. Turkey and Russia. The Sultan lias despatched Arif Pacha to St. Petersburg with costly presents for the Czar. It is rumoured that Arif Pacha is entrusted with a special mission, and that a decided re-approachment has latterly taken place between Turkey and Russia. American
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    LOCAL AND GENERAL.
    1012 2 Capt. Robinson, one of our oldest and well-known skippers, died yesterday. Orchid collectors have to pay an annual fee of 8250 in British North Borneo in the future. Two hundred and seven Chinese passengers arrived this morning from Amoy and (Singapore per steamer Dante. Mr. Broadrick, the
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    TRAINING NOTES AND ANTICIPATIONS.
    667 2 By Early Bird j A goodly number of members and their sporting friends are present at the Race Course on Wednesdays and Saturdays (the mornings on which the inside track is open for galloping upon) busily scanning the work put in by the numerous competitors at
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    SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.
    39 2 [J rom our Correspondents' TELUK ANSON. 30th December. The shipments to-day are— To Penang, 1,099 pikulsof tin. 28th December. The shipments to-day are— To Penang, 835 pikuls of tin. To Singapore, 2,986 of ore.' 5l of tin.
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    KILLED BY A LEOPARD.
    245 2 Nibong Ti bal, 27th Dee. About 11 a. in. on the 25th instant. a Hindu tindal and some coolies of the P \y D., when at work near the Bukit Panehor Reservoir, were surprised by the appearance l of a leopard. The tindal sent for his
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    SINGAPORE NEWS.
    162 2 (From our contemporaries.) Mr. E. T. Arnold, late Chief Engineer of the “Shan” liner Sishan, has been appointed Superintendent Engineer of the flourishi ng Tanjong Pagar Dock Company, Ltd., Singapore. There were rumours in town on Monday that a murderous affray oc urred about one o’clock on one
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    THE BANK NOTE AND BILL FORGERIES IN SOURABAYA.
    418 2 THE BANK NOTE AND BILL FORGERIES IN SOURABA YA. Startling disclosures are still bein’,’ made over the Bank note and bill forgeries in Sourab.ua. The latest and most important ai rest has been that of Han Tjiong Ling, well-known to European residents, as he is the Captain of the hinese,
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      672 2 7 fin ADVERTISEMENTS. FESTANG TURF CLUB. JANUARY RACES, 1896. HORSES entering for the Roadsters Race may commence training on the Course I to-morrow, Tuesday, the 31st instant. |l]|\' P. D. STEPHENS, 1 699 Hon. Secretary. Tfl¥£' HO B I Iw 1 j ’PHE undermentioned Exchange Banks j I will be
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    THE CRICKET FESTIVAL.
    3223 3 Perak r. Singapore {Continued). jx ocr issue of the 27th we gave some jjculars of this match. The Singapore re <,,»<] at 138 for six wickets, the >uts being G. P- Stevens 50, and J. M.i r r ift 32. No change is reported with the score
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    GOLF.
    542 3 The results of the various comjjetitions are given below Championship of Singapore Golf Club Tournament. D. A. M. Brown, Penang 42 43 85 J. B. Robertson, Singapore 46 45 91 C. E. Glassford, Selangor 47 44 91 D. G. Rose, Batavia 42 50 92 A. W. Stiven, Singapore 44
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    WHAT DREAMS MAY COME.
    759 3 In a recent lecture at the Koval Institution, Dr. B. W. Richardson says that the sleep of health is dreamless. Dreams,” says Shakespeare, are children of an idle brain If both the doctor and the poet are right it follows that idle brains.are unhealthy brains. No
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    The Penang Khean Guan insurance Co. Limited.
    296 3 Capital ditided into 24.060 shares of $5O < ach. Issued 16.970 'hares S2O per share. Paid up $339.400. 4 T the Tenth Ordinary General Meeting jy <>f the above Company held at I’enang on Mondav. the 9lh «lay of December. 18'J5. the Directors
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      10 3 CARD. G. GILMOUR» CONSULTING ENGINEER, .9, Union Street, Penang. 57i
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      119 3 MUNICIPAL NOTICE. rpHE revision of the Assessment Lists for houses and lands within the Municipality of George Town, Penang, for the year 1896. having been completed, and the Municipal Commissioners having certified in terms of Section 91 <»1 "The Municipal Ordinance. 1887. that no valid objection has been made to
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      685 3 Chartered Bank of India Australia China. ‘V OTICE is hereby given that, under orders from the Court of Directors, this Bank’s Sub-Agency at Taiping will be dis- continued at the end of the current.year. To avoid anv inconvenience, constituents are requested io communicate at once with the Sub-Agent at Taiping
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    PENANG TURF CLUB.
    696 4 JANUARY MEETING, 1896. PROGFoAMME. FIBST DAY. Tuesday, the 14th January, 1896. First Race. THE (MAIDEN PLATE —Value $2OO For Maiden Horses (per Rule XXXII). Weight per scale (10 st. 7 lbs.). Distance I mile. Entrance $lO. Second Race. THE GOVERNOR’S CUP.—A Cup presented by H. E. Sir
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      28 4 NOTICE. VIEWS of Penang, Singapore. Perak, Selangor and Sumatra. Photos enlarged, various sizes up to 3 ft. on brom'de paper. W. JONES, bio. lc. King Street. Phutugraphei vs
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      980 4 I gngmnce (notices. qqlD -oujuguß, Amsterdam, Brussels, The Hague, iluulin, Birmingham, Ac. The Royal Insurance Co. HOLDS A HIGHER AWARD FOR MERIT THAN ANY OTHER NATURAL TABLE WATER 4 CONSIDERABLE reduction in local jMk 99 Life Rates is announced, and pros- M pectuses will be supplied and all information HI
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      203 4 H. J. J?., SOLE IMPORTERS. 1 1. Champagne 1 /I f ALWAYS AT THE TOP' I Importation in the U.S. llf in 1894 ■***** dozen Bottles! <*? J F'.’®*ira Dry t pt H.kl urn m feu. j I. rtri»'. Lucas Bol’s Ola ID GIN. Van Straalen Monsieur and Erkelens’ CLARETS,
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