Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 4 January 1896

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    22 1 PINANG GAZETTE AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED > D4.1L7. NEW SERIES.] ESTABLISHED 1833. [PRICE 20 CENTB. VOL. LIV. SATURDAY, JANUARY 4, 1896. No. 3.
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    LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.
    112 2 Penang, 4th January. 1896. Tin $31.80 sellers. Trang no supply. Black Pepper West Coast 9.70 sellers. (Acheen sti> Boz. 10.25 do. White Pepper 13.10 do. Cloves (picked) 3<l do. Mace No. 1 84, sellers. Mace Pickings 74. do. Nutmegs 85. do. (No. 1 6.40 do. Sugar 2
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    EXCHANGE.
    125 2 Penang. Ith January. 1896. Rates close as follows: London. Demand Bank 2/1» Do. 4 months' sight Bank 2/1 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 18.5 Madras. Demand
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    MAIL NOTICE.
    47 2 Mails close on Monday. F or Per str. Time. Pangkor and T. Anson Canton 2 P.M. Edie, Telok Semawe, Segli. and Olehleh. G. G. v. Lansberye 3 P.M. P. O. mail steamer Pekin left Colombo for Penang at 2 p. m. on the 31st ultimo.
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    MAILS TO ARRIVE.
    57 2 From Moulmein :—By the s. s. Sirdhana to-day. From Singapore .-—By the s. s. Lindula on Mondoy. From Calcutta:—By the s. s. Chelydra on Monday. From Negapatam —By the B. I. s. s. Secundra on Wednesday. From Olehleh :—By the s. s. Maha Vajirunhis on Wednesday. From
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    SHIPPING.
    291 2 A r rivals. To-day. s. s. Lanykat from Deli. b. s. Deli from Klang. s. 8. Hok Canton from Olehleh. s. s. General Pel from Singapore. Y ESTERDAY. s. s. Taw Tony from Langkat. s. s. Arfsadony from Padang. 8. s. Flyiny Dragon from Port Weld. 8. s. Teucer
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    PASSENGER LIST.
    313 2 I’asMure* booked for the Strait*, < himi. and Japan. In i:mln r?. P<-r P. XO. st<*am»*r Khedire from London, to Straits. China, and Japan Mr. A B Lake. Mr. E. ('oolev. Mrs. Dunsmore. Mr. Lov»-band. Mr S L. Janws. Mr W Bullard. Mrs. and 2 childern. Sir Nich<»'as
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    COMIMG EVENTS OF THE WEEK.
    155 2 Saturday. 4th Town Band Golf Club 5 p. m. High water at New Jetty, 2-12 a.m. and 2- p.m. Sunday. sth Second Sunday after Christmas. Services at St. George's Church Eve of the Epiphany of our Blessed Lord. Morning Service at 8. Hymns 175 and
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    REUTER’S TELEGRAM.
    63 2 LONDON, 3rd January, 1896. I'he TnniNViial. There is no further news from the Transvaal. The German Emperor cabled to President Kruger warmly congratulating him on his success in repelling the armed invaders, and preserving the independence of the Transvaal. The French press is exultant at Dr. Jameson’s defeat,
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
    56 2 MARRIAGE. Sakkies-Apcar /At S. George’s Church this morning, by the Rev. L. C. Biggs, m a.. Colonial Chaplain, Mr. Arshak Sarkies of Penang to Miss Mary Apcar, only daughter of the late Mr. Aviet G. Apcar of Calcutta. birth. Wooldridge. At Restalrig on January 4th, the wife of
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    LOCAL AND GENERAL.
    814 2 H M S. Undaunted was expected to have Singapore yesterday evening, and may then-fore arrive here to-morrow morning. The steamer 7Vwrer arrived from Hongkong ami Singapore yesterday afternoon. She had on board, for London, 300 timeexpired men of the army. The Admiralty are contemplating fitting such large
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    PENANG RACES.
    143 2 The Entile-». First Day, 14th January, 1896. 1. —The Maiden Plate. Bookseller Ain tree Dalesman Spread Eag’e. 2. —The Governor’s Cup. Sir Visto $3OO Rejected $3OO Flycatcher $250 Surprise $250 Roseleaf $250 British Dollar $250. 3. —The First Trial Stakes. Houp La Carina Black Bess Rom pawn y
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    VENEZUELA : BRITAIN'S INDEMNITY.
    79 2 VENEZUELA BRITAIN'S INDEMNITY. London, December 9. The Right Hon. the Marquis of Salisbury has demanded from the Venezuelan Republic payment of the sum of 4712,000 as an indemnity for the arrest and ill-usage of the British Guiana Police in January last. London. December 10. The United States is advising tin*
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    THE FRENCH NAVY.
    166 2 THE FRENCH NA VY. London, December 7. M. Pelletan. who was some time ago deputed by the Budget Committee of the French Chamber of Deputies to inquire into the financial condition of the French Admiralty department, reports that the cost of the navy last year was £2,000,000 more than that
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    SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.
    49 2 [From our Correspondents.! TELUK ANSON. 4th January. There were no shipments yesterday. The shipments to-day are— To Penang, 932 pikils of th). To Singapore, 3,733 of ore do. 50 of tin. KLANG. 4th January. The shipments yesterday were— To Penang, 178 pikuls of tin. To Singapore, 714
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    THE MUNICIPAL MEETING.
    1132 2 At the Municipal meeting held yesterday at the Town Hall there were present :—Mr. J. Y. Kennedy, (President), Captain F J. Anderson, r e., Messrs. R. A. P. H »gan, G. F. Adamson and Cheah Cheng E k. The minutes of the last ordinary ineetine of (he
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      156 2 Jritchard Co. HAVE JUST RECEIVED PER S.S.“BORNEO” Ladies White Japanese Straw Sailor Hats, Ladies Pedal Brown Rustic Sailor Hats. Ladies Black Japanese Straw Sailor Hats, Ladies White Chip and Fancy Straw Hats, Ladies Brooke White Fancy Straw Hats, Ladies Black Chip and Fancy Straw Hats. Ladies Leghorn Fancy Edged Straw
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      463 2 New Advertisements. NOTICE. 'I’HE week of United and Universal Prayer 1 will (D.V.) I»e observed in Penang from Monday, January 6th, to Saturday, January 12th Monday to Wednesday at the Mission Chapel. Farquhar Street Thursday to Saturday at the Wesleyan Cha|»el, 38, Northam Road. Meetings at 8 p.m. The public
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    THE AUSTRALIAN CRICKET ELEVEN.
    85 3 ustralian Paper. The 1896 Tour. London, December 9. Mr. Charles W. Alcock, Secretary of the Surrey County Club, has arranged the programme of matches for the 1896 Australian Eleven. In addition to the usual matches against the English counties there will be three test matches against
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    PUGILISTIC : CREEDON v. SMITH.
    83 3 PUGILISTIC CREEDON v. SMITH. A Msf ra l ia n paper. London, Dec. 9. Dan Creedon, the Victorian boxer, has been matched to meet Jem Smith, the wellknown English pugilist, on January 27th, 1896. Articles have been signed providing that a contest of twenty rounds shall be fought for a
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    THE DOOM OF THE LEE-METFORD.
    129 3 It is an instructive lesson on the wisdom of the high authorities that, after issuing the Lee-Metford rifle to almost the entire British mini, they should have now come to the conclusion that it is not the weapon that is wanted. The Lee-Metford was only
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    THE PANAMA AND SCANDALS.
    170 3 THE PA NAMA AND SCANDALS. London, December 8. During the trial at Bow-street of M. Arton, the Frenchman, on a charge of complicity in the Panama frauds, prisoner s solicitor offered to prove that M. Richard had sent an agent with an autograph letter to the prisoner offering money and
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    ABYSSINIA : ITALIAN FORCE SURPRISED.
    284 3 ABYSSINIA ITALIAN FORCE SURPRISED. Desperate Fighting. London, December 9. An engagement took place on Sunday, at Ambalagi, Abyssinia, between 20,000 of the native troops of Shoa, one of the three principal states of the country, and five companies of Italians under Major Toselli. The Italian force was in camp, unprepared
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    ADVANCE MAIL NEWS.
    887 3 To December 10. {Via Australia.') BRITISH TRADE RETURNS. The trade returns of Great Britain for the past month show’ an increase of =£3,737,012 in imports, and of =£1,457,246 in exports. GIFT TO THE BRITISH NATIONAL GALLERY. Mr. George Frederick Watts r.a., the famous painter, has presented the
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    HONGKONG NEWS.
    387 3 {China Mail, Dec. 25th.) The week has been characterised by an unusual concatenation of typical Chinese displays. First, fires are on the increase; the Chinese New Year is approaching, when all debts must be paid, and a favourite way is to insure a place and then burn it.
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    TEMPORARY FALLING-OFF IN THE RUSSIAN OIL SUPPLY.
    246 3 Says the Indian Pioneer:— The statement that there may shortly be a dearth of kerosene oil in Calcutta is true in part only. It is said that on December Ist only 18 lakhs of cases were in stock on the Ist instant, and
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    REWARDS FOR LIFE-SAVING.
    185 3 —Free Press. At an early date H. E. Major-General Jones-Vaughan will publicly present, on parade, three more Royal Humane Society’s medals to Privates Owen, Miller and Brown, sth Fusiliers, and a clasp to Private McVay, of the same battalion, who is already a holder of the medal.
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    A GOOD EXAMPLE.
    173 3 {Bombay Gazette.) With a view to promote local industry as far as possible, the Government of India has accepted the recommendation of the military authorities that the future supply of helmets for British troops in the Madras and Bombay Commands be made by the Army Clothing Department,
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    LEGAL DISABILITIES OF NATIVE CHRISTIANS IN INDIA.
    781 3 {Friend of India.) A Committee, consisting of Sir Charles Turner, Dr. R. N. Cust, and the Rev. H. Perkins,, was appointed, some time ago, by the Joint Board of Missions representing the Missionary Societies of the Church of England, to ascertain the law
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    KINTA GYMKHANA CLUB.
    705 4 PROGRAMME OF ANNUAL MEFTING TO BE HELD AT On 15th and 17th February, 1896. FIRST DAY. Ist Eace. Kinta Grand Annual—Value §250. A Hurdle Race for all Galloways 14 hands and under, pony scale of weight and penalties. Distance 1 mile over 5 Hights of hurdles. Entrance
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      45 4 NOTICE. CPAKE notice that my wife, Moey Geok Chee, left my protection about a month ago. I am not responsible for any debt or debts contracted bv her from this date. (Sgd.) CHAN SENG YEOK, Gobismith, No. 127, Pitt Street. Penang, 7th Dec., 1895. 653
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      364 4 {Stationery; FOR OFFICE, ESTATE, STORE, or PRIVATE USE, FOR SALE AT THE Pinang Gazette Office. BOOKS—various sizes. BA LL PBOGRAMMES- large assorim, n t latest designs. Baskerville cabinets, con fa i nil 120 sheets Note Paper and 100 Envelope-. Best quality paper. I n great demand. $2.50 each. BLO'I'IJNG PAPER,
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