Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 17 December 1896

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    22 1 PINANG GAZETTE AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DA.IL7F. NEW SENIES.] ESTABLISHED 1833. [PRICE 20 CENTS. VOL. LIV. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1896. No. 273
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      569 1 pipping dloftceue Mental Steam navigation Company. r.IIHE mail steamers may be J- expected to arrive out- -££wa wards’ and leave Penang homewards, on the following dates Outwards. Homewards. Dec. 18 1897 1897. Kaisar-i-hind Jan. 7 Jan 2 G aft e 8 „21 A"’ „15 Mirzapore Feb. 4 30 Khedive is
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      1764 1 afimntn/r BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY-(LTD.). banks. KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. Hongkong Shanghalßank/AC FAN STEAM SHIP COMPANY. NEGAPATAM LINE OF STEAMERS. ing Corporation. U EAST INDIAN OCEAN STEAM Intended Sailing and expected Arrival cf Steamers. SHIP COMPANY, Ltd. Paid-up Capital $10,000,000. rrr a m m RESERVE FUND b,000,0< >O. AND For
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      512 1 NEDERLANDSCfIE HANDEL IAATSCEAFPU (Netherland Trading Society.) Established 1824. Paid-up Capital f 35,783,090. Reserve Funds f 2,282,814.38| Head Office in Amsterdam. Head Agency in Netherlands India.— The Factorij of the Nederlandsche Handel Maatschi.ppij, Batavia. Agencies and Branches. —Singapore Medan (Deli), Samarang, Sourabaia, Padang, Cheribon, Tegal, Pecalongan, Pasaroean, and Tjilatjap. London Bankers.—
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    EXACHANGE.
    120 2 Penang, 17th December. 1896. Rates close as follows: London, Demand Bank 2/l£ Do. 4-months’sight Bank 2/lf Do. 3 Credit 2/2-jlg-Do. 3 Documentary 2/2J Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs. 167 Do. 3 days’ sight Private... 171 Bombay. Demand Bank 167 Do. 3 days’sight Private... 171 Madras, Demand Bank 166 J Do.
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    LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.
    150 2 Penang, 17th December. 1696 Tin $31.50 [Trang out of season. West Coast... 9 60 Acheen 61b 13 sellers White Pepper 16.75 do. Cloves (picked)... »<it of season. Mace No. 1 72 seller-. Mace Pickings... 68 do. Nutmegs 68— do (No. 1 6 50 d. Sugar „2 3.85
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    MAIL NOTICE.
    87 2 Mails close To-morrow For Per »tr. 'Time. Langkat A Pangkalan Brandan Fook Ching ...11 a.m. Klang Tair Tony 1 P.M Klang and Malacca Teutonia 1 p.m Langkat Jin Ho 2 p.m. Pangkor. T. Anson Port Dickson Mary Austin 3 P.M. S'pore, China A Japan PromefAetu 5 P.M. (De
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    MAILS TO ARRIVE.
    30 2 Frm Edie—s. s. G. G. r. Laneberge to-day From Singapore -s b Gisela to-day, and s. s. Maha Vajirunhis on Saturday. From Calcutta—s. s. Lightning to-m irow.
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    REUTER’S TELEGRAM.
    79 2 LONDON, 16th December. The New Coaling Station. The Italian government denies that Russia has occupied a strip of coast near Obok. French Naval Estimates. The French Chamber of Deputies has rejected the proposal to expend two hundred millions of francs on the navy. With the assent of the
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    THE PAPER CURRENCY.
    369 2 Shanghai has declined to avail itself of the proposed note issue. The meeting of ratepayers, which should have been held on the 2nd instant to discuss the whole matter, was abandoned on the Ist. This sudden withdrawal was the immediate result of an intimation by the Chartered
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    THE NEW COALING STATION.
    480 2 We have already pointed out, in a short note to the telegrams on the 10th instant, that, if a strip of the African coast has been ceded to Russia by the Emperor Menelek, it cannot be near Obok. And yet, in to-day’s telegram, despatched to us
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    LOCAL AND GENERAL.
    483 2 We are informed by the Resident Councillor that H. E. the Governor proposes to arrive in Penang at daylight on the 23rd instant, and that H. E. proposes to get to work at once; and will be glad in the course of the day to receive auv
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    PASSENGERS.
    94 2 Arrivals. To-day. Per s. s. Rosa from Deli: Messi’s. Lessen and A. H. Richard Per B. I. s. s. Goalpara from Singapore: Mrs. J. Brown and child, Mr. M. Von Wodthe, Mr. McMillan. Lieut Woodroife, Lieut Ainslie, Messrs. Thomas, M. E. Massim, and Tan Ah Chew. Yesterday. Per s.
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    SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.
    45 2 LVMPvh 16th December. /7?A UK xsoy 17th December The shipments to-day are To Penang, 655 pik u l S0(lii) 7t 7,4 A 16th December The shipments on Tuesday Werc lo Penang, 315 e To Singapore, 4,258 The shipments yesterday To Penang, 250pikuls oft
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    MUSIC AT HINDU FUNREALS.
    260 2 Yesterday four Hind us ap Mr. Broadriek, a s u m X d stance of Sergeant-Major Appo w Pliu J l ha„ngplaved„ lus i C o n Lci lUk t fare without a pass. No. 1 Wafl < with seventy cents as costs, and thl the
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    BRITISH NORTH BORNEO.
    298 2 E. H. Barraut, who was for somtime Secretary to his uncle, the late Mr Justice Pellereau, and Acting Sheriff of Penang, is now District Magistrate at Kamiugow in British North Borneo, where he has earned the pronounced approbation of the Government by his able superintendence of the
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    MALACCA NEWS.
    123 2 (From a Correspondent On Wednesday last Mr. A L Stewt. Assistant Superintendent of Police. a house at Bukit China and arrested eight Chinese women for gambling. 1 e ca which came before Mr. Garrard on Batur last, was however dismissed. Mi. appeared for the defence. Out of nine
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    THE NEW LIGHTHOUSE.
    48 2 THE NEW LIGHTHOU SE. The most powerful point, world, now being built at Pen will, it is said, b', of next summer. b ue (00 0 Caro? 1 be provided with a feW f St bunps, or 36.000,000 j, c t Katherine’s in >he Isis lf 60,000 candle-power.
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      797 2 »i i J 0 ft INew Advertisements. pntcnarfl w lo» sELANe R government notice. European Inspectors are required for the Selangor Police Force. Salary $BO a month (Compensation allowance if qualified), with furnished quarters free of rent, and Leave and Pension privileges. TUp Candidates must be above 25 and under
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      44 2 POSADA WINE COMPANY. It The Largest Wine Shippers in the East. CHAMPAGNES. PORTS. SHERRIES. CLARETS. madeiraTmarsala. MALAGA. HOCKS. CHATEAU WINES. LIQUEURS. Connossieurs arc invited to test the above Choice Wines. Guaranteed the finest Imported. SOLE AGENTS FOR Damson’s Whisky, Sloe Gin, &c. Gosling Co.
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    SELANGOR NEWS.
    539 3 (Selangor Journal.) lO c.\l Chinese photographer will be o ved to take the sets ot views required e,l) ijr preece in connection with the prel>' 4ioi’ of the scheme for lighting the town lfV lia ia Lumpur by electricity. Apropos .ijoto-xiaphy. we understood that Messrs. T 1 Co.
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    KRUGER AND THE KAISER.
    308 3 We give the following portions of Lord L usdale’s speech which has appeared in theDuiVy Telegraph and has excited so much unfavourable comment in Germany It may be said we are not friends with Germany, on account of the telegram sent by his Majesty the Emperor
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    COMING EVENTS OF THE WEEK.
    91 3 Thursday. 17th Town Hall, Tableaux Vivants by children 6 p. m. Football Match. Esplanade, 5 p.m.~ Sale of Horses at Leith Street, 4 45 p. m. Town Band, Datu Kramat Gardens, 9 p.m. High water at New Jetty, 10-09 A.M. and r 10-36 p.m. BIDAY,
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    NEWS FROM THE FAR EAST.
    532 3 A French Vice-Consulate is to be established at Hoihow. The pl a S ue iu Formosa is rapidly diminishing, the number of new cases in the Taipeh district, for the week ending with the date of last being four only. Although Timor is to be
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    THE HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    491 3 (China Mail.) After lying dormant for several months, the Legislative Council has awakened with a start, and is now making a rush to make up for lost time. The session was opened on the 3rd inst., and a second meeting was held on the 7th. The
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    BANANAS.
    81 3 Seeing that bananas, says the Produce World, may now be shipped in the form of figs, those countries whose distance from consuming centres has hitherto partially paralyzed the business should now be putting themselves in position to do a larger portion of the trade. We have seen a sample
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    LOUD ROSEBERY AND PRINCESS VICTORIA OF WALES.
    749 3 The American Reason for the Retirement. The San Francisco Chronicle contains the following special dispatch, dated, London, 25th October: —While most of the Tory and Union-Liberalist newspapers have united in praising Lord Rosebery for his renunciation of the leadership of the Liberal party,
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    RAILWAY SLEEPERS.
    68 3 RAILWA Y SLEEPERS. Amongst the various industries in which North Borneo might profitably compete nobody, says the British North Borneo Herald, seems to have thought of railway sleepers, for which there is a large demand. The new Chinese railways will, it is said, absorb some millions. Cut on the spot,
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    A JAPANESE MILITARY MISSION.
    138 3 They Own their Recent Victory over China in part to France. A Japanese Military Mission now visiting Tonquin has been received by the French authorities with great distinction. The Japanese officers were cordially welcomed, and, after having visited the principal hongs, the visitors critically inspected the
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    SHIPPING.
    295 3 A nival*. To-day. P. <V O. s. s. Formosa from Colombo. s. s. Rosa from Deli. s. s. Mary Austin from Teluk Anson. s. s. Prometheus from Liverpool. s. x. Senta from Hamburg. B. I s s. Goalpara from Singapore. Yesterday. s. 8. Jin Ho from Langkat. s. s.
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    SINGAPORE SHARE LIST.
    190 3 (Straits Times, 12th December.) Jelebus ($5 pd.) $2.85 fiaubs (13/10 pd.) $8.75 sellers. .£1 fully paid $11.50 Punjoms ($4 pd.) SIIJ Pahang Corp. (j£l pd.) $5 solo. Pataling Coffee Coy. Ltd. ($45 pd.) $45 buyers Pengerangs ($5O pd.) $64 sellers Straits Insurance ($2O pd.) s27f sales. Straits
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      526 3 NOTICE. IT is hereby notified, for the information of the Public, that with a view to accelerate the Registration of Deeds in the Registry Office at Penang, a separate register for all lands in Province Wellesley will be commenced from the Ist January, 1897. 697 OFFICES TO LET. CONVENIENT Offices
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      482 3 CHAMPAGNE iiBMJ PIPERHEIDSIECKj I Ancfenne Maison HEIDSIECK fondle en 1785 KUNKELMANNIC? Successeurs REIMS FRANCE PRITCHARD Co., Sole Agents for Penang and Districts. FOR SALE or TO LET. rpAVO Spacious Houses close to GovernI ment Offices, Batu Gajah. For particulars apply to 640 J. HARFLEET, Batu Gajah. SNAP SHOTS of PENANG.
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      14 3 THE A. P.K. Aerated Waters ARE OF THE BEST QUALITY. orders promptly attended to.
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    PENANG TURF CLUB.
    880 4 PROGRAMME. January Meeting, 1897. 12th, 14th, and 16th January. I FIRST DAY. TUESDAY, 12th JANUARY, 1897. I.—The Maiden Plate.—3.ls. Value 8200.—F<»r Maiden Horses (per Rule XIV, Straits Racing Association). Wright per scale (10 st. 9 lbs.) Horses entered in 6th Race, Ist Day, or 7th Race, 2nd
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      1258 4 BUCHANAN WHISK! tc! TiirdTn (Houses of JL >iLl C*_*wA JJL To be had at i~i r i M S^™L™T<x p Same as supplied to the Houses of Lords Commons and all the respectable London Clubs. GUAT CHENG BROS. X 1 THEAN SIEW Co. SOLE IMPORTERS— K2LTZ GOON YEN FRIENDS. A
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      99 4 THE J3rifid A Empire Tftutuaf (FOCrNDICD 1847) Has acquired the business of the POSITIVE GOVERNMENT SECURITY LIFE ASSURANCE CO., LD. COMBINED FIGURES; Assets M £2,400,000 Premium Income .w £250,000 Interest Income £lOO,OOO WO SHAREHOLDERS: ALL THE PROFITS BELONG TO THE MEMBERS. r Head Office in India :—IA, HARE STREET, CALC
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      130 4 Robinson p 0 SI NG A POTtE' Dressmaking, Millinery, Hosiery and Gloves, Ribbons and Laces, Manchester Goods, <^erc lothin^ i .Evening and Walking Shoes, Lace Curtaing Tailoring, Outfitting, Rugs and Shawls, Electro-plated Ware, Steel Trunka, Sheffield Cutlery, Cricket Goods, and Tennis Goods Sole Agents: Singer’s Sewing Machines Wingfield Pnwhnt.hams Cnl.lprv.
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