Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 20 January 1896

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  • 21 1 PINANG GAZETTE AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED NEW SERIES.] ESTABLISHED 1833. [PRICE 20 CENTS. VOL. LIV. MONDAY, JANUARY 20, 1896. No. 16.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 595 1 ,ĕ6tpptng (Hotkey Peninsular Oriental Steam Navigation Company. rpHE mail steamers may be expected to arrive outwards, and leave Penang homewards, on the following dates Outwards. Homewards. Mirzapore Feb. 1 I Kaisar-i-hind Jan. 23 Rosetta 15 Peshawur Feb. 6 Kaisar-i-hind 29 i Pekin 20 Ravenna Mar. 6 The above dates are
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    • 1613 1 BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY,-(LTD.). banks. KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. Hongkong Shanghai BankOcean Steam Ship Company. NEGAPATAM LINE OF STEAMERS. Corporation. HOLT’S WEEKLY LINE Intended Sailing and expected Arrival of Steamer». Paid-up Capital $10,000,000. Reserve Fund $5,500,000. Reserve Liability of Proprietors $10,000,000. f or Will sail Stĕamek From Expected on Chief
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    • 701 1 NEDERLANDSifiE HANDEL MAA'i'SCHAEßlJ(Netherland Trading Society.) Established 1824. Paid-dp Capital /35,783,000, Reserve Fdnds J 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, Soiwabaia, Padang, Cheribou, Tegal, Pecalcngan. Pasaroean, and Tjilatjap. London Bankers.—The Union Bank
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  • 120 2 Penang. 2Uth January, 1896. Rates close as follows: London, Demand Bank 2/1 g Do. 4 months' sight Bank Do. 3 Credit 2/2 Do. 3 Documentary 2/2-1/16 Calcutta. Demand Bank Rs. 183 Do. 3 days' sight Private 186 Bombay. Demand Bank 183 Do. 3 days' sight Private 186 Madras. Demand
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  • 121 2 Penang, 20th January, 1896. Tin $32.40 sellers, f Trang no supply. Black Pepper < West Coast 9.70 sellers. Acheen 51b Boz. 10.25 do. White Pepper 13.75 do. Cloves (picked) 30. do. Mace No. 1 84, sellers. Mace Pickings 74. do. N utmegs 85. do. f No. 1
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  • 66 2 Mails close To-morrow. For Per sir. Time. Klang Deli 1 p.m. Pangkor A Teluk Anson Taw Tony 2 p.m. Wednesday. 22nd. Deli Avayyec 2 P.M. The homeward P. A O. steamer Kaixar-i-Hind is expected to leave Singapore at 9 a. in. <>n Wednesday. Th»» mail despatched from Penang
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  • 72 2 From Negapatam: By the B. 1. s. s. .S’/rsu to-morrow. From Calcutta :—By the s. s. Kulxaby to-morrow. From OlehleH: By the s. s. F««« Goeax on Tliurs<!;:y. From Edie By the s. s. G. G. v. Lansberye <<n Thursday. From Rangoon: By the B I. s.
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  • 302 2 Arrivals. To-day. h. s. Tair Tony from Teluk A ison. s. s. Arayyee from Deli. s. s. Buniermuxsin from Singapore. Yesterday. s. s. Canton from T. Anson. s. s. Flyiny Fixh from Port Wel«l. 4. s. //«.< from Lomlon. Saturday. Kth h. Liinykat from D«‘li. 4. s. Mary Anntiii
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  • 75 2 fL. «V C. Exprexx, Dec. 27th.) Sluirts. Banks. k Pai«l. 'priced t C 20 Chartered of India. Australia. China All 251 to 26| 28( Hongkong A Shanghai 28} 40 to 41 25 Mercantile Bank of India (Ltd.) “A Shares 12 9 to 10 25 Do. “B" do. 12
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  • 99 2 Monday. 20th Town Band Esplanade 5 p. m. High water at New Jetty, 3-58 A.M. and 4- p.m. Tuesday, 21st High water at New Jetty, 4-51 P.M. and 5- noon. Wednesday, 22nd Town Band Esplanade 5 p. in. Thursday, 23rd Opening day of the P.
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  • 34 2 LONDON, 19th January, IKB6. The Ashanti Expedition. The Ashanti war has ended. General Sir Francis Scott occupied Coornassie unopposed. The King has agreed to the British demands, and the troops are returning.
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  • 44 2 marriage. Bernard —Caknie. —On the 16th Dec., at St. Paul’s Church, Clapham, by the Rev. G. H. Leal»*, Archibald Piggott Bernard, fourth son of the late Alfred George Bernard, of Singapore, to Esther Carnie, youngest daughter of Charles Carnie, late <>f Singapore.
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  • 847 2 A Fire Insurance Association has been formed at Singapore. Two more illicit chandu cases were before Mr. Bryant this morning, the fines inflicted being 5250 and $5O. On Thursday last. Mr. Bibby brought to Singapore from Kaub, gold to the value of over 4i7,00V, the winnings of
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  • 523 2 By the Officers Dramatic Company of iH. M. S. Undaunted, in aid of the Marines Widows and Orphans’ Home. This play, as announced, was given on Saturday evening before what in Penang might be called a full house, and a most appreciative audience. It was just the sort of
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  • 247 2 —Straits Times, Jan. 17. A pleasant little ceremony was gone through at the parade ground, Tanglin Barracks, this morning, when H. E. MajorGeneral Jones-Vaughan presented to Privates M. Owen. J. Brown, T. Miller, and M. McVay of the sth Fusiliers (in the presence of tin- Regiment
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  • 32 2 [Fkgw our Correspondents TEL K .I NSON. 20th January. The shipments to-day are To Penang 1,360 pikuls TA! PING. 20th January. 466 pikuls of tin will be slii pw to-morrow.
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  • 1444 2 Fatuiday, 18th January, i s < Mi The last day’s lacing was perhaps f most inti-resting and exciting «>f this successful race meeting. Excellent l!. capping, large fields, am] pretty even Lv ism, all contribute*! to make the afterip,.., sport most enjoyable. The Gram! Stands and enclosures w
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 128 2 pritchard Co. 15, Beach Street. High class English Harness and Saddlery. Racing Saddles. Swayne Adeney's Whips. lyre's, Duke's, Gibbett’s and Brvan’s Cricketing Goods. FOOTBALLS. Ivies, Slazrnuefs and Forrester’s Tennis Requisites. Ayre’s Croquet Sets. Billiard Balls, Cues, Tips, Spots, Wafers. Indoor Games. Playing Cards. Iritchafd Co. X; Co. THE POSADA New
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    • 386 2 NEW ADVER I ISEMENT. TOWN HALL. Annie may Abbott, The little Electric Magnet. I'H E greatest pheimim n«»n since the Cln isI tian era. TWO HOURS of inexplicable Mystery. Food for thought. Friday Saturday, January 24th 25th. Interesting, Amusing. What is this mighty force that overcomes physical strength and battles
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  • 128 3 The Government Gazette notifies that, during the ensuing Chinese New Tear, crackers may be fired, except in the streets named below, on the following days and letween the hours specified Wednesday. 12th February from 12 midnight to 6 a. in.. 13th idem Thursday, 20th February, from 12
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  • 442 3 benefit if this is achieved. From Report of District Magistrate, Kuala Kanysa- Experienced Planters Wanted. Over 1,400 pikuls of coffee have been slipped from the Kamuning Estate for the year ending on the 31st October. Only 2j per cent, of this was number two coffee. There are
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  • 1645 3 {Notes from the “Review of Reviews.") The Sultan of Turkey. No. 2. Frances Elliot, when she saw the Sultan remarked The Sultan is the most wretched, pinchedup little sovereign I ever saw. A most un-happy-looking man, of dark complexion, with a look of absolute terror in his large
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  • 213 3  -  By Mr. John Morley. Under cover of a review of Matthew Arnold’s Letters Mr. Morley contributes to the Nineteenth Century a pleasant literarv essay upon letter-writing and letterwriters THE FIRST CANON OF THE ART. The first canon in the art of unsophistic-atedJetter-writing is that, just
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  • 501 3 What New Zealand is Doing for Labour. While 1 write these words the fan and long glove.-, of our general servant” are lying on the kitchen dresser She is an excellent servant, and the dresser is a very clean one She is goins out to-night in full
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  • 788 3 Saturday, January 21st, was a great day in Central Village, in the State of Connecticut, in America. On that day Mrs. Jonathan Gorton was 100 years old and formally received her friends, of whom hundreds were present. She wore her best black silk gown, with a rose
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  • 204 3 (Slrails Tones, 14th Jani art.) Jelebus (35 pd.) $2.75 *i/ s b\rs. Raabs 13 IDpd.) $4.10 snlcs. X'l fully paid S“1 s-xles. Punjoms ($4 pd.) $5 tales. Pahang Corp. (£I pd.) $5) Maynard Co. ($1(K) pd.) s3o Pengerangs (|5O pd.) J72J talet. Straits Insurance ($2O pd.) S24J
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  • 178 3 Penang, 18th January, 1896. Central Market. Description. Beef— ete. Soup per catty 8 i Roast 18 Steaks 18 Stew or Curry Meat 14 Rump Steak 18 Ox Tail... each 15 Tongue 35 Feet 10 Heart per catty 20 Tripe 8 Liver 16 Pork— Pork Pig’s Head each 22
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 380 3 FOR SALE. \IGOOD Country bred Horse, perfectly quiet, has been ridden up and down the Penang Hills for some months past by both lady and gentleman. Apply to L. C. T.,” 32 e o Messrs. The Penang Foundry Co. WANTED. VN Assistant, for Gula Estate. Perak. Applv to ALLEN 4
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    • 640 3 I NOTICE. SHOOTING is not allowed in the Cantonese Burial Ground at Mount Erskine. By order of the Kong Tong Kee 686 Th eng Chew, Truntee*. INDIAN ENGINEERING, Ax Illustrated Weekly Journal. The Recognized Organ of the Profession in India With a Guaranteed l>ona-Ji<le Circulation. LISTS OPEN TO INSPECTION NOTICE?
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  • 705 4 PROGRAMME OF ANNUAL MEETING 'l’o BE HELD AT BATV G-JVTJL, (hi ***** and 17th February, 1896. FIRST DAY. Ist Race. Kinta Grand Annual.—Value §250. A Hurdle Race for all Galloways 11 hands and under, pony scale of weight and penalties. Distance 1 mile over 5 flights of
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 27 4 NOTICE. VIEWS of Penang, Singapore, Perak, Selangor and Sumatra. Photos enlarged, various sizes up to 3 ft. on brom'de paper. VV. JUNES, No Ic. King Street. Photographer,
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    • 1541 4 CARD RIPPINRII I Jngwrance (Hotter. G. GILMOUR. lIIihIIiUILiLbLi V New York Life Insurance Co. CONSULTING ENGINEER, n |fl QTAIfCQ CT> -9, Union Street, Penang. 574 UIL UUUAINb «IUVEO jfgSk Funds £23,681,886 (IOR KERCbtsh OIL). HEAVY REDUCTION TN RATES. P rA >7 r ■/a at r\ f 4 B I’'"' r’g
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    • 319 4 :J- 5 SOLE IMPORTERS. 1 4 j'S;’ G.Hliuiniiv’:' 1 /I l AtVVAYS AT THE TOP’ j t I L wportaiion in the U.S* j 1894 i dozen BottU r<1 /Si i L fc. 'txt a tn«,v gt R. Mumm If Lucas Bol’s 1 1 OLaID GIN. I Van Straalen Monsieur
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