Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 18 November 1896

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    22 1 PINANG GAZETTE AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DjSlIL'Z’. NEW SERIES.] ESTABLISHED 1833. [PRICE 20 CENTS. VOL. LEV. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1896. No. 245.
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      588 1 «flipping kdoticCß. Oriental Steam Navigation Company. rpHE mail steamers may be expected to arrive outf wards, and leave Penang s homewards, on the following dates C)itwards. Homewards. Nov. 21 Khedive Nov. 26 4 Dec. 4 Ravenna Dec. 10 M :rt Ig Kaisar-i-hind „24 1897. 1897 Jan. 2 Roh ilia Jan.
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      1452 1 aßfomncr (notices BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY,-(LTD.). banks. x— -r— M KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. Hongkong Shanghai BankNEGAPATAM LINE OF STEAMERS. Corporation. SHIP COMPANY Ltd Intended Sailing and expected Arrival of Steamer». Paid-up Capital $10,000,000. Reserve Fund 6,000,0<’0. AND I Reserve Liability of Proprietors $10,000,000 NEDERLANDSCHE STOOMVAART FoR Will sail Steamer
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      359 1 HEDKRLAHDSCfIB fIANDKL IAATSCBiPPU (Netherland Trading Society.) Established 1824. Paid-up Capital 35,783,0<>0. Reserve Funds f 2,282,814.38 j Head Office in Amsterdam. Head Agency in Netherlands India.— The Factorij of the Nederlandsche Handel Maatechappij, Batavia. Agencies and Branches.—Singapore Medan (Deli), Samarang, Sonrabaia, Padang, Cheribon, Tegal, Pecalongan, Pasaroean, and Tjilatjap. London Bankers.—The Union
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    EXCHANGE.
    118 2 Penang, 18th November. 1896. Rates close as follows: London, Demand Bunk 2/I.J Do. I months’sight Bank... 2/l£ Do. 3 Credit Do. 3 Documentary 2/2| Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs. 164 Do. 3 days’ sight Private 166 Bombay, Demand Bank 164 Do. 3 days’sight Private 166 Madras, Demand Bank 16-3 J
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    LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.
    149 2 Penang, 18th November 18'»;. •pin S3l 99 sellers. Trang «mt of sea.soi West Coast... 960 se|jpr< «.lt. 12 "o do. White Pepper do Cloves (picked)... <"'t of season. Mace No. I "2. ««Iler Mace Pickings... '3 do Nutmegs ”0 d> No. I 59 d Sugar 2 H.>
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    MAIL NOTICE.
    61 2 Mails close To-morrow For Per str. 'ltme. Deli Ho Kwei 1 p.m. Pamtkor and T. Anson Canton 2 p.m. Madras. Ac., taking mails for Europe, Ac.. ri<> Negapatam Secundra 4 P.M Registration up to 3 p.m. Friday. 2"th. Klang Perse Noon. Deli Langkut 1 P.M. The P. A
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    MAILS TO ARRIVE.
    33 2 From Liverpool— h. s Jason to-day. From Deli —s. s. Ranjernutssin to-day. rom SINGAPORE—s. s Hebe, s. s. Secundra, s s. Victoria to-morrow, and 8. s. Maha Vajiruuhis on Friday.
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    REUTER’S TELEGRAM.
    39 2 LONDON, 17th November. 1896. Italy and Abyssinia. There is no doubt that the treaty between Italy and Abyssinia was due to Russo-French influence. Menelek wired to the Tsar and President Faure the moment the treaty was signed.
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    THE COURTS ORDINANCE OF 1896.
    544 2 Our readers will probably recall to mind the now historical reply given iu the House of Commons to the question What is an Archdeacon The answer is correct, there is no gainsaying yet, to be of any use to the inquirer, it demands expansion, somewhat
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    LOCAL AND GENERAL.
    447 2 The outward P. <fc O. mail steamer Rohilla, having left Colombo at 6 a m. today, may be expected here on Sunday A correspondent complains that almost every night cries of Mata Mata are heard in Hutton Lane. The samsengs living there are said to hire ’rikishas,
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    GOLF.
    22 2 The second ties of the Mixed Foursomes are extended until Saturday, 21st, in consequence of the rain on Monday and yesterday.
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    THE ASSIZES.
    114 2 The case against the Malay named Leh. charged with (1) housebreaking and (2) theft at Sungei Dua, was concluded yesterday afternoon. The jury found the accused guilty, and he was sentenced to two years’ rigorous imprisonment on the first charge, and to a further term of one year’s
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    THE WATER SUPPLY AT TELUK ANSON.
    231 2 The water supply of Teluk Anson is at present engaging the attention of the authorities of that district. The Malays assert that, since the pipes were laid from the river at Changkat Jong, skin disease (korap) has become prevalent. There are several who still
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    ANOTHER TURF VICTORY FOR THE PRINCE.
    81 2 Asian.” H. R. H. Wins the Criterion Stakes. The Criterion Stakes «of 30 sovs. each, 20 ft. with 200 added, for two-year-olds. Criterion Course. 29 subs. London, 28th Octolier. H.R.H. Prince of Wales’s b c Oakdene Madden 1 Mr. Leopold de Rothschild's b f
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    THE THREATENED FAMINE IN INDIA.
    79 2 Simla, sth November. The latest weather reports hold out no hope of rain save in Burma. Some showers have occurred in Lower Burma, Ceylon, and at one or two Madras Coast stations elsewhere no rain has fallen, and prospects continue, therefore, to grow more gloomy
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    PASSENGERS.
    12 2 Arrivals. Yesterday. Per s. s. Thaipeng from Port Weld: Mr. Pugh.
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    SPECIAL TELEGRAM.
    24 2 .'a 1 The damage to tlle been repaired and co omu > resumed to Batu Gajah. 'l’he shipments to-day To Penang, 124 pika]
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    IS TRIAL BY JURY A FARCE!
    148 2 f > (To the Editor of the Pi nn n n Sir,-Early yesterday 'l a letter from the Resident C -J His Excellency declined to the sentence passed upon m Kia. Later in the dav I received letter stating a telegram had be™ tbat
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    ARCHBISHOP BENSON AND THE, POPE.
    749 2 (To the Editor of the “Pinang GoutiT'} S!R, It may be that your readers will not care to see yftur columns occupied witl a protracted religious discussion. I n f a# however of the communication fro ra Correspondent,” and your remarks thereon in yesterday’s issue,
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      715 2 PKITCHAIW Co. Important Notice. Ladies’ Department. SALE. A Cash Sale will take place for 14 days only from the Ist until the 14th December (inclusive). nST. ZB.—The Period will not be extended. Circulars will be issued shortly. PRITCHARD CO. T\ 1 1 A New advertisements. Pritchard Co. Christmas Cards! A.
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      279 2 MUNICIPAL NOTICE. rpHE Ordinary Meeting of the Muni- cipal Commissioners will be held at the Town Hall, at 3 p. m., On Friday, the 20th November. 1896. F. H DALLAS, Ag. Secy, to the Municipal Commissioners. CATTLE. rpHE undersigned beg to inform the Public 1 that they have always on
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    NELSON’S TRUST.
    254 3 its leader, the Times of 7tb November, <aVS; If ever there was a man who Lived t 0 be P n,ise<3 wc P f an d honour--3’ tn bis country, it is Lord Nelson.” 0 ite'so; and we, in 1896, are just as inliued to praise and honour
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    TEE MUNICIPAL SECRETARY AND ACTING SECRETARY.
    432 3 (fo the Editor of the Pina ng Gazette.”) Sib,— l believe of all Generals within the Straits Settlements the general public t<) be the one most scurvily treated, and that its views upon most public questions do not always find expression even in the
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    THE REGISTRAR AND HIS JUDGES.
    303 3 A short time ago the resignation of M. Litvin, the registrar of the French Correctional Police Court, caused quite a lively demonstration of regret in French legal orcles, where his courteous and jovial ttunnerswere much appreciated. M. Lieviu, bad fulfilled his arduous duties for tiiirty-six
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    QUEEN VICTORIA’S REIGN.
    44 3 The Gaulois learns, from what it describes as an authoritative source, that all Sovereigns and Chiefs of States will be invited to London to attend the celebration of the sixtieth anniversary of Queen Victoria’s accession to the throne, in June next.
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    MAIL ITEMS.
    436 3 From Berlin it is reported that a big effort is to be made in January by the German bimetallic organization to force the currency question to the front. The Royal Netherlands Company for Working Petroleum Sources in Netherlands India intends to increase its capital from f 1.2,300,000 to
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    TELEGRAPHIC EXCHANGES.
    372 3 (Vid Rangoon.) Marriage of the Duke of Orleans. Vienna, sth November.— The Duke of Orleans was married to the Archduchess Marie Dorothea here to-day in royal state. Another Bismarck Sensation. The Neue Freie Presse publishes a fresh revelation, which is ascribed to Prince Bismarck, and according to which
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    THE CHINESE CONSPIRATOR IN LONDON.
    1160 3 We publish below an interesting interview, obtained by a Press representative, with Sir Halliday Macartney, Secretary to the Chinese Ambassador, from which it will be seen that the case is likely to raise some interesting and delicate points between the British and Chinese Governments. Asked
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    TELEGRAMS VIA AUSTRALIA.
    201 3 Cost of the Dongola Expedition. London, 24-th October. It is expected that Great Britain will soon re-occupy Kassala. London, 25th October.— The Dongola expedition has cost ,£650,000. Shipments of Gold for America. London, 24-th October.— Considerable uneasiness prevails in financial circles in the City owing to the
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    EASTERN EXTENSION TELEGRAPH CO.
    409 3 The report of the directors of the Eastern Extension Australasia and China Telegraph Company for the half-year ended 30th June states The gross receipts, including Government subsidies, have amounted during that period to £313,914, against £264,138 for the corresponding half-year of 1895. The workfng expenses, including
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    COMING EVENTS OF THE WEEK.
    94 3 •j Wednesday, 18th Town Band, Esplanade, 5 p. m. High water at New Jetty, 11-02 AM. and 11- P.M. Thursday. 19th Town Band. Data Kramat Gardens, 5 p.m. High water at New Jetty, 11-15 a m. and 11-33 p.m. Friday, 20th Ordinary Meeting of the
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    SHIPPING.
    213 3 Arrivals. To-day. s. s. Canton from Teluk Anson. I' esterday. s. s. Taw Tong from Klang. s. s. Thaipeng from Port Weld. nepart n res. To-day. s. s. Rosa for Singapore. s. s. Taw Tong for Klang. s. 8. Jin Hbfor Langkat. s. s. hetsy for Pangkor, and Teluk
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      88 3 NOTICE. TT is hereby notified that under section 41 I of The Liquors’ Ordinance No. XI of j 594,” no Bhang or Toddy can be imported into or exported from the Settlement of Penang by any person other than the Farmer of the Settlement, except in the case of imports
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      380 3 SCOTCH WHISKV. Always drink the Best and preserve your Health. This you can do by drinking Ferguson’s yjW Special Cream Breadalbane. MpyECIAL SCOTCH WHISKY. THE VERY BEST PEG WHISKY IN THE MARKET. VERY OLD. WELL MATURED IN SHERRY CASKS. Per Case of 1 doz. bottles, duty paid, $11.50. For export
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      182 3 TO LET. ORANGE GROVE, No. 54, Nortbam Road. Entry from 15th November, 1896. Apply to 608 MAHOMED ARIFF. Jas. L. WOODFORD, No. 2a, BEACH STREET. Great Clearance Sale commenced ON SATURDAY, 14th NOV. and to be continued throuhgout the month. FOR CASH ONLY. Reductions in Prices. LADIES’ DEPARTMENT. HATS, fully
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      2029 4 BUCHANAN WHISKY tq ’tuu’ nircrT To be had at Messrs. THEAN CHEE Co. I w !a Same as supplied to the Houses of Lords Commons and all the respectable London Cluhs GUAT CHENG BROS. A J GOON YEN FRIENDS. SOLE IMPORTERS EZATZ BROTyPpT» ft HIN LEE Co. *vB, the dispensary,
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      222 4 penang ice works' REACH STREET. OPEN on week days from 7.30 to In and from noon to 5 n Sundays and Holidays from 8 a J 01 ICE WILL ONLY BE AGAINST CASH OR Tim V?? NOT AGAINST BOOKS OR cm?' THE PUBLIC ARE TO ASK US TO DEVIATE fro]
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