Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 25 March 1896

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    22 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DjMLT. NEW SERIES.] ESTABLISHED 1833. [PRICE 20 CENTS. VOL. LEV. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 1896. No. 69.
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      600 1 m spring liinsiilar Oriental Steam 1* Navigation Company. I I 'HE mail steamers may be |L expected to arrive outwards, and leave Penang homewards, on the following dates Outwards. Homewards. P Mar. 27 Rosett Apr. 2 'p.-.niii Apr. 11 Kaisar-i-hind 16 o- t >ore 24 Peshawur 30 May 10 Pekin
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      1455 1 aginmnu (Hotter BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY-(LTD.). banks. FW a U, KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. Hongkong ShanghaißankOcean Steam Ship Company. NEGAPATAM LINE OF STEAMERS. Corporation. HOLT’S WEEKLY LINE. Intended Sailing and expected Arrival of Steamer». Paid-up Capitalslo,ooo,ooo. -a _TK Reserve Fund $5,750,000. —1 I Reserve Liability op Proprietors $10,000,000. For Will
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      637 1 NEDERLAUDSC/1E HANDEL HAAIScBAITU. (Netherland Trading Society.) Established 1824. Paid-up Capital f 35,783,000 Reserve Funds J 2,216,514.01 Hbad Office in Amsterdam. Hbad 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.—The
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    EXCHANGE.
    120 2 Penang, 25th March, 1896. Rates cwse as follows: London, Demand Bank 2/21 Do. 4 months’sight Bank 2/3 Do. 3 Credit2/31 Do. 3 Documentary... 2/3| Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs. 186 Do. 3 days’ sight Private 189 Bombay, Demand Bank 186 Do. 3 days' sight Private 189 Madras, Demand Bank 185|
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    LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.
    119 2 Penang, 25th March, 1896. Tin .7* $3l. sellersJ Trang small supply. West Coast... 9.70 sellers. Acheen 6lt> 10.50 do. White Pepper 13.55 do. Cloves (picked) out of season. Mace No. 1 80.— sellers. Mace Pickings 65. de. Nutmegs 75. do. C No. 1 7. do. Sugar 2
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    MAIL NOTICE.
    54 2 Mails close To-morrow For Per str. Time. Pangkor ami T. Anson Perse 2 P.M. Madras. Ac, taking mails for Europe, Ac., rm Negapatam Siren 4 P.M. Do. do. Registration up to 3 p.m. The P. X O. mail steamer Pekin left Colombo for Penang at 3 p in
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    MAILS TO ARRIVE.
    34 2 From SINGAPORE (s. s. Chuan (’heir) today. s s. Sirsa and s. s Lightning to-morrow, s. s. Pentakota on Friday, s. a, Isi« Goens on Saturday. From Aden—(s. s. Jara) to-morrow.
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    REUTER’S TELEGRAM.
    41 2 LONDON. 24th March, 1M96. Egypt. Two thousand five hundred troops have reached Assouan. Dr. Jameson’s Trial. At Dr. Jameson’s trial a witness deposed handing to Sir J. Willoughby despatches recalling the Expedition, and Dr. Jameson declining to receive them.
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    LOCAL AND GENERAL.
    1275 2 According to a home paper, the late Dr. Robertson died from an attack of sprue at the age of 66. A report by Dr. Rennie on the plague at Canton establishes the fact that the disease is not a highly contagious one, and has seldom been communicated
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    THE ASSIZES.
    135 2 The first case called yesterday was against two Malays named Abu and Babatem. charged with 1) highway robbery between sunset and sunrise on the pass between Telok Kumbar and Suiting, ami (2) theft of one case of whiskey belonging to the sub-opium-farmer of Balik Pulau. The jury found
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    CRIMPING AND DESERTION.
    107 2 We hear that the Gula Estate has lost, and is still losing every month, a large number of Indentured Immigrants through crimping and desertion. It is alleged that these crimped and absconded labourers find employment with the Perak Government. Last month twenty or thirty of them were
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    THE FRENCH MAIL.
    125 2 (To the Editor of tjie “Pinang Gazette."') Dear Mr. Editor, —What is the use of paying a subsidy to have the French mail brought ria Rangoon, if she is to arrive one day later than via Singapore, as it is the case to-day. I am, &c., 24th
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    SPECIAL TELEGRAM.
    39 2 [From our Correspondent .1 KLANG. 25th March. The shipments on Monday were d To Penang, 131 pikuls of; To Singapore, 415 *1 The shipments yesterday’were To Penang, 482 pik uls J. Io Singapore, 1,988 Do. 3,380 ore,
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    PASSENGER LIST.
    32 2 Arrivals. The following passengers arrived thing 018 ttou. Per s. s. Thaiping from Pori Weld n Greig, and Wheeler. Per s. e. Avagyee from Deli Mr T Nontrie. J i
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    COMING EVENTS OF THE WEEK.
    114 2 Wednesday. 25th Auction Sale of Admiralty House” Town Band, Esplanade, 5 p.m. High water at New Jettv. 10-39 10- pm. A,M and Thursday. 26th Town Band. Datu Kramat Garden 9 High water at New Jettv. 11-n-» 11.29 p.m. M Friday. 27th Ordinary Meeting of the
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    PENANG GOLF CLUB.
    614 2 On Saturday next, a match, under handicap, will he played against Col R for a prize presented by the Golf Snk Committee. The conditions are One of the links. Medal plav; all holes to I» > prop- ilv holed out. Post Entries, 50 im» Members playing in
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      960 2 pritchard Co. n CONVENIENTLY situated, unfurnished, at No. 33, Beach Street, with immedi177 °W. MANSFIELD A Co. LADIES’ DEPARTMENT. TO SHIPPING AGENIS? <(f Agents that the A. P. K. Waters can New Seasons Goods received now be filled in bottles belonging to steamers passing to and from the harbour. Orders
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      281 2 TO LET. tI'HE Dwelling House, No. 2, CantonI inent Rond, ami No. 75, Gottlieb Road, behind the Chettv’s Temple. Apply to LIM BOON NYE, 156 N<>. 08, Mtintri Street. EXPRESS NOTICE. The Aerated Water Co., Penang. Works 50, Caiitanrim nt Hoad, Pula Tikus. Proprietor A RCHI BA LD KENNEDY. Telegraphic
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    THE DONGOLA EXPEDITION.
    408 3 M London, March 14. The advance of the Egyptians on •ugola is imminent. Brigadier-General ®tchener commands the expedition, which, %.s expected. will be composed of five Black pt taiions and seven Egyptian battalions of \r?IL ry and Cavalry. The Connaught iiigers have been ordered to Wady Haifa
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    INTERESTING MAIL ITEMS.
    515 3 The Silver market lias shown a good deal tivrv during the last fortnight after a ng quiescent jeri.d of steady prices The ri e has risen g- d Id. per oz. under deands for China. Japan, and France, the ••-r probablv f r Cochin China. For the
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    DR. JAMESON, HIS OFFICERS, AND TROOPERS.
    1396 3 Their arrival in London. Popular Demonstrations. The mail papers to hand note that during the week the chief interest centred in the arrival of Dr. Jameson a id his officers and troopers. The greatest secrecy was maintained by the authorities with regard to the
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    THE MEKONG AGREEMENT.
    711 3 (L C. Expre»», Feb 28.) We have had two important announcements within the week on the subject of the recently-signed Anglo-French agreement in regard to Siam. M Berthelot has explained the document to the French Chamber, and Mr. Goschen has applauded the arrangement in a speech at
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    SUMMARY OF HOME NEWS.
    900 3 (L. C. Express, Feb. 28.) The Court. The Queen is at Windsor. The Duke and Duchess of York left town on 22nd instant on a visit to Her Majesty. They were accompanied by Prince Edward and the infant Prince Albert, who was taken to Windsor for
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      1364 3 NOTICE. shipping. MR. ADOLF LOOSER is authorized to sign our Firm per procuration from g Banjen)l^in from Singapore, this date. s. s. Flying Fish from Port Weld. SCHMIDT, KL STERMANN Co. 8 8 Perse from Teluk Ansuvn. Penang, 19th March, 1896. 165 g. s. Sanitwongsee from Asahan. 8. s. Jin.
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      2387 4 BUCHANAN WHISKY IS THE BEST* To be had at Messrs. THEAN CHEE Co. Same as supplied to the Houses of Lords Commons and all the respectable London Clubs. GUAT CHENG BROS. 1 1 “bn: SOLE IMPORTERS-SLA.TZ BROTHER HIN LEE Co. the dispensary, Insurance Qloficcff. -z Insurance (Ttoticeer. No. 2, Bishop
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      340 4 CRUSHED FOOD: Try 11 am. You will be Sai'i SK|( r R. BE LI LIOS begs to inform th e n B 1. lie flint since inferior Cinshed p,J is offered for sale in the Penan;/ b nt. low price.', the undersigned hej/s to attention to his certificated Crushed p/,:
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