Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 8 May 1896

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    22 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. FVBUSHED DJLIL."2". NEW SERIES.] ESTABLISHED 1833. [PRICE ?.O CLNT3. VOL. LIV. FRIDAY, MAY 8, 1896. No. 105.
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      558 1 Peninsular Oriental Steam Navigation Company. 9FIIHE mail steamers may be -L expected to arrive outwards, and leave Penang homewards, on the following dates Outwards. Homewards. Rosetta May 10 I Pekin, May 14 Raisar-i-hind 24 I Ravenna 28 p<>sftztwur June 5 i Mirzapore Junell pekin 29 Rosetta 25 v.TVfnna July 3
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      1001 1 fiHMM ITWitta BRITISH INDIA-STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY,-(LTD.). KONINKLUKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. Ocean Steam Ship Company. NEGAPATAM LINE OF STEAMERS, HOLT’S WEEKLY LINE. Intended Sailing and, expected Arrival of Steamers. \I For Will sail Steamer From Expected on Achili es§ Ixion§ Prometheu 5 Agamemnon Jason Pyrrhus§ Negapatam, Karrical, AjayS Laertes Sarpedon* v I
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      548 1 BANKS. Hongkong Shanghai Banking Corporation. Paid-up Cipital $10,000,000. Reserve Fund §5,750,000. Reserve Liability or Proprietors §10,000,000. Chief Manager. Hongkong— Thomas Jackson, Esq. Manager. Shanghai—J. P. Wade Gard’ner, Esq. London Bankers —London County Bank. PENANG. Interest Allowed. On Current Accounts, at the rale of l°/ 0 per annum on the daily
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      564 1 BEDEKUrDSUt hAM'-EL KAA'llChAtl'U (Nclherland Trading Society.? Established 1824. Paid-up Capital J 35,783,000. Reserve Funds j 2,216,514.01 Head Office in Amsterdam. H ead Agency in Netherlands India.— The Factorij of the Nederlandsche Handel Maatschappij, Batavia, Agencies and Branches. —Singapore Medan (Deli), Samarang, Sourabaia, Padang, Cheribon, Tegal, Pecalongan, Pasaroeau, aud Tjilatjap. London
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    EXCHANGE.
    124 2 Penang, Bth May, 1896. Rates close as follows: London, Demand Bank 2/21 Do. 4 months’sight Bank 2/2| Do. 3 Credit2/2ft Do. 3 Documentary... 2/2J Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs. 187 Do. 3 days’ sight Private 190 Bombay, Demand Bank 187 Do. 3 days’ sight Private 190 Madras, Demand Bank 186
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    LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.
    128 2 Penang, Bth May, 1896. Tin $3l 15 sellers. [Trang small supply. West Coast 9.70 sellers. Acheen 6tb 10.75 do. White Tepper 13.75 do. Cloves (picked) out of season. Mace No. 1 80. selleix. Mace Pickings 6o do. Nutmegs 79. do. (No. 1 7 do. Sugar < 2
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    MAIL NOTICE.
    55 2 Mails close To-morroA^27 Deh I yifrv j pM Nl‘tl>g R. Haletryit 1 P M. Asahan fj e f M y o P.M. P i ‘J“&foJ&inawe X iSegli Rosa 3 P.M. Tongkah Petrel ...5 p.m. The P. A O. mail steamer Rosetta left Colombo for Penang at 8 p
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    MAILS TO ARRIVE.
    47 2 From Singapore—s. s. Maha Vajirunhis to-morrow; and s. s. Pentakota and s. s. Chelydra on Monday. From Liverpool—s. s. Deucalion tomorrow From Edie—s. s. G. G. v. Lansbcrge on Sunday. From Negapatam h. s. Sirsa on Tuesday. FROM Calcutta —s. s. Suisang on Tuesday.
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    REUTER’S TELEGRAM.
    51 2 London, 7th May, 1896. Li Hung Chang. Li Hung Chang met with a sumptuous reception from the Czar and Czarina at Zurskoselo. The Presidency of the United States. Several states have nominated Mr. McKinlay as Republican candidate for the presidency, and there is a strong likelihood of his
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCE.
    28 2 MARRIAGE. Stothard —McCowan. —At Caledonia House, on the 6th inst., by the Rev. W. S. Murrav, m.a., George Stothard, Caledonia Estate, to Margaret McCowan, Crieff, Scotlaud.
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    THE SUPREME COURT REGISTRY.
    1429 2 Through the courtesy of the Resident Councillor (our usual copy of the papers laid on the table of the Legislative Council on 30th ultimo not having vet reached us) we are in possession of the pa|>ers in connection with the recent sudden appointment of a Registrar
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    LOCAL AND GENERAL.
    573 2 One hundred and nine declf passengers arrived this morning per steamer Lady Weld from Teluk Anson. His many friends in Penang will be pleased to hear that Mr. N. J. Sarre has takeh the Beach Hotel, Singapore. Dr.\simon, p. c. m. 0., goes on three months? vacation
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    GOLF.
    156 2 The draw lor the Mixed Foursomes is as follows: Mrs. J. A. Brown and W. N. Dow r. Mrs. 5V ilson and W. H. Mac Arthur. Mr. and Mrs Leach r. Miss Van Hall and J. W. Jones. Miss A. Anthony and G E. Mosley r. Miss Hogan and
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    MARRIAGE OF MR. GEORGE STOTHARD.
    279 2 Caledonia Estate was en f te on "Wednesday last, on the occasion < f the mairiageof Miss Margaret McCowan, of Ciieff. to Mr. George Stothard, aud many friends from Penang and the Province met, at the invitation of Mr. and Mrs. Turner, to witm>s this
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      604 2 New TO let. RICHMOND BUNGALOW, Penang CO K Hill. Apply to 249 HALLIFAX Co. QO Robt. HAMILTON, m i mkch e. *7" Mechanical and Electrical Engineer, I LOGAN S BUILDINGS, PENANG. 2A7 pq ’h7 RODRIGO, Undertaker. J TERMS MODERATE. <4 S No. 424, PENANG ROAD. PENANG. O NOTICE. Prl ’I'HE
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      264 2 FOR SALE. A DOGCART, by Bennett of Ipswich. Price $2OO. Applv to 236 J. W. HALLIFAX. TO LET. HOUSE No. 51. North AM Road, called Orange Grove.” Also Premises No. 20, Hutton Lane. 241 Apply to MOHAMED ARIFF. noticK WITH reference to the notice published by me on the 18th
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    THE EXTRADITION CASE.
    1640 3 In re C. R. Moody. We have much pleasure in giving our readers the following copy of Mr. Justice Paw’s judgment, delivered in this case on the .j7th April last. As the learned Judge only lT;l ve a decision on the second point raised, the judgment is
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    AFFAIRS IN THE SOUDAN.
    453 3 London, April 13. The friendly tribes who are co-operating with the British expeditionary force have met the revolting Soudanese in many skirmishes and have defeated them. The 9th Lancers, which are now in depot at Aidershot, have been ordered to proceed to the Soudan to take
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    SELANGOR NEWS.
    327 3 (From a Correspondent.) Kuala Lumfuk, May 6. Railway communication between Kuala Lumpur and the Ulu Selangor district has been stopped since yesterday, owing to one of the culverts at or near Kuang, a station between Kepong and Rawang, having been washed away. It is expected that communication will
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    ADVOCATES IN THE NATIVE STATES.
    814 3 '(Perak Pioneer, May 6th.) A contemporary of Singapore has given currency to two rumours concerning the Native States neither of which in our opinion has the slightest foundation. One of them is that lawyers will not be admitted until rules have been prepared; the other
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    IRISH WIT AND HUMOUR.
    1479 3 Lecture by the Governor of Hongkong. On the 27th April His Excellency the Governor, Sir William Robinson, gave a lecture in the Odd Volumes Society’s room on Samples of Irish Wit and Humour ami American ami other comparison therewith.” Mr. T. Jackson presided, and there was
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    COMING EVENTS OF THE WEEK.
    108 3 Friday, Bth. The Hon. the Resident Councillor At Home," 5 p.m. Harmston’s Circus 9 p.m. Special and Ordinary Meetings of the Municipal Commissioners, Town Hall, 3 p.m. High water at New Jetty, 9-16 a.m. and 9- p.m. Saturday. 9th Cricket Match, P. C. C. vs
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    SHIPPING.
    274 3 A rrivnls. To-day. s s. C. Hock Kian from Amoy. s. s. New Guinea from Calcutta. s. s. C. Hock Kian from Asahan. s. s. Lady Weld from Teluk Anson. e. s. 11. Haleywn from Asahan. s. s. Betsy from Teluk Anson. Departures. To-day. s s. Teutonia for Klang
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      225 3 NOTICE. By order of the proprietors. I HE undersigned is instructed to put up I for sale by Public Auction on Thursdav, the 21st May, 1896, at 2 p.m., opposite the office of Mr. Cheah Tek Soon, Beach Street, All those two (2) pieces of land, comprised of cocoanut and
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      162 3 BUKIT MA.S MINING Co., Limited. •I’HE Ordinary Gener.il Meeting of the I Shareholders called for the 16th of March last having been informal, notice iff hereby given that the same will now be lift in the Company’s Office, No. 9, Weld QiW Penang, at 11 a.m., on the 9th of
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    PENANG TURF CLUB.
    406 4 AUGUST M FETING, 1896. (Under the Rules of the Straits Racing Association.) PROVISION A L PROGR A M ME. \fikst day. Thursday; the 6th August, 1896. I.—The Maiden Plate. Value 9200. For Maiden Horses. Weight per scale. Distance one mile. Entrance 910. 2_The Roadsters’ Plate. Value 9200.
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      96 4 i .BUCHANAN WHISKY IS the best. c m o. Same as supplied-to the Houses of Lords Commons and all the respectable London Clubs. SZZ sole importers— KA.TZ BROTHERS, GOON YEN FRIENDS. HIN LEE Co. jfounbrij Company Established 1876 JEISTG-lISrZEZEZRzS, MILL WRIGHTS, BRASS IRON FOUNDERS SHIPWRIGHTS Blacksmiwiß, Coppersmiths, Plumbers, BOILER MAKERS,
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      785 4 THE n IS TS EFI?ARY, ASK FOR swawwiwiwiwi from 9 a.in. to 5 p.m. Saturday, 3 p.m. ■v Sunday hours 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. And see that each Jar bear» J istu» von Liebig's i Signature in Blue Ink across the Label. Prescriptions accurately d,B e ensed z, IMgMsM
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      432 4 Insurance Qtofices. New York Life Insurance Co h DN03 .777?.£23,681,886 Heavy Reduction in Rates. “New plan” life policies on European lives in Penang. W. MANSFIELD, Co., Aaents. North China Insurance Company, Limited. Capital Subscribed £500,000 {in 5.000 shares <f £lOO each.) Capital Paid-up £125,000 rHE undersigned, Agent for this Compan
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      248 4 CARD. G. GILMOUR. CONSULTING ENGINEER .9, Tj iiion Street, Pena/ng. PENANG ICE WORKS? 3 BEACH STREET. OPEN on week days from 7.30 to 10q and from noon to 5 pm» Sundays and Holidays from Ba. m. tn En ICE WILL ONLY BE DELIVER? AGAINST CASH OR TICKETS it NOT AGAINST
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