Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 8 April 1897

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    23 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED D.A.IL7. NEW SERIES.] ESTABLISHED 1833. [PH ICI CO CINTS. VOL. LV. THURSDAY, Bth APRIL. 1897. No. 80.
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      526 1 pipping (notices,. Peninsular Oriental Steam Navigation Company. t r PHE mail steamers may be v'’ ex pected to arrive outwards, au<J leave Penang homewards, on the following X <r cr dates Outwards. Homewards. Coroia'i/i'ieZ Apr. 9 Rosetta Apr. 15 Rohilla 23 Thames „29 Kaisar-I Hiui May 7 Mirzapore May 13
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      1475 1 SKtßrnnff (IWtM BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY-(LTD.). banks. KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. I" zacean steam ship company. NEGAPATAM LINE OF STEAMERS. Hongk n 7 p ha r n a o a, Ba,,k U EAST INDIAN OCEAN STEAM Intended Sailing and expected Arrival of Steamer». SHIP COMPANY, Ltd. 1* P L TAL
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      604 1 •ING. dEDEKLAfIDSGfIE (Nelhsrland Trau. Established is” 1 Paid-up Capital Reserve Funds f '4, H bad Office in Amsterdam. Head Agency in Netherlands Ind». The Factorij of the Nederlandsch. Handel MaatschappijJ Batavia. Agencies and Branches. —Singapore Medan (Deli), Samarang, Sourabaia, Padang, Cheribon, Tegal, Pecalongan. Pasaroean, and Tjilatjap. London Bankers. —The Union
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    PENANG TURF CLUB.
    113 2 rpHE Half-yearly General Meeting will be I held at the Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday, the 1 Itb inst at I 30 p.m. Business 1. To receive the Balance Sheet ami the Accounts of the Club f..r the half year ending 31st March, 1897 2. To consider
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    EXCHANGE.
    122 2 P«,nanu. Bth April, U 97. Rates close as follows: London. Demand Bank Of Do. t months' sight Bank... 2/0 Do. .3 Credits 2 r Do. 3 Documentary 2 Calcutta. Demand Bank Rs. 1611 Do. 3 days’sight Private... I's Bombay, Demand Bank 161] Do. 3 days’sight Private 165 Madras, Demand
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    LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.
    142 2 <. Penang, th April. 1897. Tin $34.00 (Trang 17.25 sellers. Black Pbpper West Coast,.. I 3 27. t I Aelieen 6in 15. sellers. White Pepper.. 20 12| Cloves (picked).. 36. do. Mace No. 1 85— do. Mace Pickings... 75 do. Nutmegs 8< do. (No 1 6.90 do.
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    MAIL NOTICE.
    62 2 Mails close To-mokk«>w For I'er str Time. Klang D li 1 p.m. Klang ami Malacca Teutonia 1 p.m. Deli Laujktt 1 p.m Langkat .Un Ho v.. 1 p.m. Pangkor AT. Anson Tur Tony 2 p.m. Teluk Anson A Fort Dickon leidy p.m. The P. A mail steamer (’oroui-tnde/
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    MAILS TO ARRIVE.
    18 2 From INGapoke s. h Maha Vajirunhis s. 8. Chclydra ami s h. Takshaii t i-morrow.
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    REUTER’S TELEGRAM.
    97 2 LONDON, 7th April, 1897. Harcourt’s Motion. Mr. Balfour has refused to give a day for Sir William Harcourt’s motion unless it be intended as a vote of censure. Sir William Harcourt has ignored the challenge thus conveyed. No British Overtures. It is denied that Great Britain has made
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    MARRIAGE.
    59 2 Capper-Jones.—On the 7th of April, at St. George’s Church, by theftev. L.C. Biggs, M.A., Colonial Chaplaiu, assisted by the Rev. H. C. Henham, Alfred Houston Capper, Straits Settlements Civil Service, eldest son of the late Adam Clarke Capper of Portadowu, Ireland, to Louise Constance Adelaide, daughter of the late
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    THE QUEEN'S MILLIONS.
    1187 2 In our issue of the 18tli of February we I placed before our readers a few details in reference to the fortune left behind him bv I the late Shah of Persia. We endeavoured to show that the sum stated in round num- bet s, to which
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    DEATH OF THE HON. H. A. O'BRIEN.
    553 2 L readers will hear with much surprise A l 'tit/^ ,et *b ,lt r enr v Arthur O’Brien, g^ tt |K Colonial Treasurer in the Straits «ents, died very suddenly on Monday ex .mug. -> or Bome ti)ne t decease j «fin er
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    LOCAL AND GENERAL.
    409 2 The name in full of the Tobacco Com. pany, to whose recent sale we referred jj our issue yesterday, is the United Langkr Plantations Company. The case of the Malay Princes’ claim before the Supreme Court at pore was concluded yesterday. Mr. J Us fi tt Leach
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    PROVINCE WELLESEY.
    64 2 r,* Two £inj£* ie u- y- ▼-> wtt’i 3e* is. 7’ v Two Chines*- were ■«lin -ears -rtu l owe tie ur»* r i -nET-im fn»m a auut a 7 hui ine-i were paid. r~ i ur TH3 ABHFW3. S P -uagt ye»r-’-riar M? a.n>derw4rv *i»e bedv if
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    COMING EVENTS OF THE WEEK.
    51 2 Thcrsiat. -th. Me-rimz r Snz?. 5 Bail. Chamber anu-“ Tiwnluuu Dant Comoro. Y umr a Tham L.>«ige." j H-gn-vucer it New .ew 4-«4 M. Fbxdax. -J •-Ordinary Meeting -r nussioners. Town 1 j Hlgn-wacer ac Sew Jetty 5-13 P .n. In-ZSE j Tows. Band, One
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      220 2 |ji jiiard&Co. Hi p KEB&ve just received the following goods Gent’s Under Shirts,Merino Gauze Gent’s Half Hose, Cashmere, Merino, and Silk. Linen Collars. Handerchiefs, Linen, Cotton, Silk. Coloured Regatta Shirts. Japanese Crepe Shirts and Ties. Liedit Brown Felt Hats. White Solar Hats. Blue and Brown Waterproofs Regulation Cloaks. Blue and
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      446 2 New Advertisement. Perak Government Notice. Qualified Assistant SukiV veyor, Perak Government, salary $720 per annum apply in first place by letter, enclosing copies of recent testimonials to Revenue Survey Office, Taiping. 162 NOTICES. dental notice” MR. J. F. TEUFERT, Dental Surgeon, will shortly visit Penang. 154 TO LET. A ROOMS,
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      127 2 Gosling Co., itch I nion Streets. Ex. S S. “ADEN.’’ ENGLISH HARNESS for Cob Horse. SILVER or BRASS MOUNTS. TENNIS POLES NETS (Ayres). GOLFERS’ REQUISITES. CRICK ET S ETS, BATS. STU MPS, BALLS, LEG GUARDS, &c. MARTINI REPEATING RIFLES, Winchester Mode), $35. MAUSER MAGAZINE GUNS, $25, with 50 Cartridges. IRON
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    SPECIAL TELEGRAM.
    23 3 FkOM OCR CoKUKSPONDEHT.) IEI I K ANSON. 7th April.’ were no shipments yesterdav ninents to-day are— Penang. 960 pikul£ of tin.
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    THE CHURCH MISSIONARY SOCIETY.
    594 3 1 wing extract, which is taken L <£• Er, re»», will show our L-..w serious, if not -dually critical, -*u n in which the Church M*ssiou- y fin*» itself p*aced, by reason of v-r-g-nenus endeavours to empL-v Lave been willing and readv to w rk. if'
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    SHEIKH SAID.
    176 3 V' ordisg to the Hongkong Telegraph, Paris ir, and other C 1 nial expansion urge upon the French Government n- "i’v I taking the territory -f Sheikh 1 fa ing P-nm. at the entrance of the i Bab-el-Mandeb., and boidering on •~rnt<rv of Aden. This annexation i nee
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    PASSENGERS.
    31 3 Arrival*. To-day. Per Lo.lu Weld from Teluk Anson. Baldwin and A Grant Mackie. Y estekday. P-r s. s Teutonia from Malacca: Messrs; A a Douglas and R. A. J. Bidwell.
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    THE NEW GOVERNMENT OFFICES IN SELANGOR.
    1170 3 Description of the Building. The New Government Offices at SelanI gor were opened on Saturdav evening. We ■gave in'our issue of vesterdav a short account of the ceremonv. We will now give a description of the building, as set f rth in the Strait»
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    SPEECHES.
    147 3 The speeches at the P.W.D. dinner at Kuala Lumpur on Friday evening w-re, according to the Malay M il, b"th interesting and well-delivered. Opinions diff-r verv much as to the quality of speeches, though, in this instance, we must di-claim any wish U> differ with our contemporary. T<< s<?me
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    MAIL NOTES.
    770 3 A service pap>er undertands that ihe fleet will be mobilized an Bth June, and that a grand review will be heli at Spithead on Siturday, 26th June. Slavery is to lie abolished in the Niger territories. A d cree has been published at Asaba. and is to come
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    COLONEL WHITTY.
    132 3 L A- C. Eatpre»».) The death is announced of Colonel Whitty, who 1-d an adventurous life. He j ined the 66th in 1858, and sold out in 1869 to join the Cape M mnted Rifles. Wh-n the Russ^'-Turkish Mar br ke out bv joined Baker P> h i’s
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    AQUATICS AT OXFORD.
    182 3 The Torpids Races Fine w-atlier favoured the commencement of the Torpids -n 18th Februaiy, but th- wind prov-d a d-< i<l-d drawback, and s‘"nt- of th- lighter i-ws suff-rel tremendou»lv from it- effec'». as wing to the he ght of the water in th- river, the bank
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    SPEAKING OF LONG AGO.
    832 3 To-oay. as I pen these line-, one picture from th- ’ong-vs.aisaed pa-‘-t r.-. in mv m-m-ry as cie-.rlv as though it hung on a wall before my r eyes It is of at-y al ut f-urteen years -id. pr'ipned up in a great arm-chair with pillows
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    SHIPPING.
    191 3 IrriiaU. To-day. tali W< Ld from Teluk Anson. /'-or 1' ihj from Klang. Yesterday. s. Tr'Cvnia from Malacca. s. Flying Fish from Teluk Anson, s. Thtipensj from Port Weld. D-part nr*». To-day. B. I. s. s >" -uh Ira for Madras. s. s. Qworra for Langkat. s. s. Flying
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      511 3 MUNICIPAL NOTICE. THE Ordinary Meetix Mun I cij*al C-iiiKii.ojiiiu-r» 'a*ll L«at the Town Hall, a i O.n Friday, the th Aieil. H'.-7. F. H. D-M.I.A g- Sec. io the ira Perak Government ?oixe. UT ANTED for the C-utral .8 Taipiii.-. .hinese »>r Ei'bahiaa Master to :.;k- < .ng »*f tL-
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      235 3 TO LET. \'O 5 €I"VE Hall Roxd Applyi L SURAWONGSI. Penang, 2n»l A pul. 153 TO LET. I)REMISE" N" 421 I’ato Kramat Road. I Apply to TUNKU NYA ETAM. No. 6 Ch alia Street Ghaut. P-nang, 23rd M ircb. 1897. 139 FOR SALE or TO LET. HOUSE N ll College
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      1918 4 jU, BUCHANAN WHISKY IS THE BESTt To be had at Messrs. THEAN CHEE Co. Same as supplied to the Houses of Lords Commons and all the respectable London Chibs GUAT CHENG BROS. 1 J SOLB importbrs -SEATZ BROTHERS Insurance (lloftceg. C HAM PAGN E WHISKY, Hamburg» Bremen Fire Insurance Co.
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      697 4 GEORGE TOWN DISPEMSARI SOLE AGENTS FOR N. Lazarus’ Spectacles. SIGHT THOROUGHLY TESTED AS]) GLASSES SUPPLIED 58 NOTICE. WE, the undersigned Chon Choo r La... .>f No. 30 pore, and Chop Choo Po Lan of No. 59 bJ 4 Street, Penang, give notice that haveU established for upwards of forty years
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