Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 22 April 1897

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    21 1 Pinang Gazette And Straits Chronicle PUBLISHED DAIL'S". NEW SERIES.] ESTABLISHED ’1833. ,?0 CiNT& VOL. LV. THURSDAY, 22nd APRIL. 1897. No. 91.
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      525 1 £otppw»s (Tloftces, peninsular Oriental Steam Navigation Company. THE mail steamers may be expected to arrive outF war *l s an< l leave Penang t homewards, on the following YvCjr dates Outwards. Homewards. fahiUa Apr. 23 Thames Apr. 29 May 7 Mirzapore May 13 21 Coromandel 27 gasenna June 5 Rohilla
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      679 1 "iEDERLANDSLfIE HANDEL lAATSCHAPPU (Netherland Trading Society.) Established 1824. .“aid-up Cai’ital /35,783,000.00 Rsservr Funds Head Office in Amsterdam. Head Agency in Netherlands India.— The Factorij of the Nederlandsch» Handel Maatschappij, Batavia. Agencies and Branches. —Singapore Medan (Deli), Samarang, Sonrabaia, Padang, Cheribon, Tegal, Pecalongan. Pasaroean, and Tjilatjap, London Bankers.—The Union Bant of
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    EXCHANGE.
    121 2 Penang. 22nd April, 1>97. Kates closk as follows: London, Demand Bank Do. 4 months’sight Bank... 2/0-p. Do. 3 Credits 26 Do. 3 Documentary 2,0| Calcutta. Demand Bank Ils. I til Do. 3 days’sight Private... T'4 Bombay, Demand Bank 161 Do. 3 days’ sight Private... 164 Madras, Demand Bank ll.Oj
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    LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.
    140 2 LATEST M ARKET QUOTATIONS. Pknanu, 22nd April. 1'97. Tin §33.90 sellers. Traug 1 Black Pepper 1 West Coast... 13 37) sellers. Acheeu 6>»> 14.25 sellers. White Pepper.. 192 Cloves (picked).. 36 do. Mace No. 1 80 do. Mace Pickings. 75 do. Nutmegs 77 do. No 1 6.90 do. Sugar I
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    MAIL NOTICE
    83 2 Mxn.s close To-morrow ■o Pm >b Tim-. laingk it Jin Ho Noon. Klkn. n<l Malacca Teutonia 1 PM, Deli Ho Kicei I P.M. Tongkah... Petrel 1 pm. Paugkalan Brandan C. Smith 1 p m. Pangkor and T. \nson Betty 2 PM. Teiuk Anson and Port Dickson I,ady \Y<ld
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    MAILS TO ARRIVE
    25 2 From 'ingapoke—s. s. H>bc to-morrow, and s s. General Pel s. s. ictoria on Saturday. From Liverpool s. s. C»/<-/o»w o" Sunday
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    REUTER’S TELEGRAM.
    141 2 LONDON, 21.’T April. Advance of the Turks. The Turks have carried all the positions which command the road southward to Larissa, and are now bombarding Turnavo whither the Greek forces have retired. Strength in Artillery. The Turks are immensely superior in artillery. Victory Rests so far with the
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    EARLY STAGE OF THE WAR.
    342 2 The telegram wbicli Reuter sent to us to-day is slightly |»erplexiug when read with that which reached us yesterday. In the latter we were told that the Turks had been forced to retreat across the frontier, after a desperate battle at the Reveni Pass. This
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    LOCAL AND GENERAL.
    500 2 A report of Hie Selangor races will appear iu our columns to-morrow. The 8. a. Perse brought 380 bales of tobacco from Lungkat this morning. The Right Reverend the Bishop of the Diocese leaves Penang for Selangor to-dav by the s. s. Teutonia. Consul and Mrs. Brandt
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    LADIES’ BOGRY MATCH.
    121 2 The good entry of 16 was obtained for the above event, which took place on Tuesday, aud resulted in a win for Miss Hogan, who l»eat The Colonel by 1 hole up. Bogey was fixed at 38 as follows 3.4.6.3.4.6.4.3.5. for ea< h round. Miss Hogan (—l6)
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    HARMSTON’S CIRCUS.
    123 2 A fair house greeted the numerous performers of this talented circus last night. The programme was much the same as that ou Monday night. Every item was separately well worth going to see; but the gymnastics ou the horizontal bar, the return aerial feat, aud the somersault of
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    MAIL NOTES.
    257 2 The average during the past three years of eases of venereal disease in the Indian (British), the German, the Russian, and the French armies are respectively:—*3B, 27.3, 48, and 43.8 per thousand. The clerical party iu the Reichstag were the chief opposers to the extension of the German
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    SPECIAL TELEGRAM
    31 2 (From our Correspondent) TELUK ANSON. 21st April. The shipments to-day are— To Penang, 577 pikuls of tin. 22nd April. The shipments to-day are— To Penang, 442 pikuls of tin.
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    REDUCED FARES DURING THE JUBILEE CELEBRAITON.
    138 2 (To the Editor of the Pinany Gazett e Dear Sir, -As the Jubilee festivi now approaching, I think it will be „7 ful act, which I am sure will be' hjjj’ appreciated by t| le public, on the part local Steam-Ship Companies to leduL
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    PRAYER FOR THE SULTAN.
    37 2 After the service on Friday, the 9(h i U(j f at. the Jiiinauiusjid, Diuapui, a crowd,.] Mohamm. din congregation offered a louj; and fervid prayer for the Sultan’» vict on over bis enemies.
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    THE LOSS OF THE “WARREN HASTINGS.”
    56 2 THE LOSS OF THE WARREN HASTINGS.” The proceedings of the Court Martial, which inquired into the ein-iiiiistaij< w attending the loss of the RIMS. Hastings, have terminated, and the Court has sent iu its leport to the Government of India. It is understood that the finding is unfavourable to Commander
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    STATE CHURCH IN INDIA
    81 2 Lord George Hamilton, replying to a question in the House of Commons, said that for two liiiudn d years it had been held, and was still held, by the Indian Government to be part of their duty to provide religious ministration for the European Army and
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    THE INDIA A EXPENDITURE COMMISSION.
    168 2 (Evening Mail.) Mr. Nacroji’s Evidence. Mr. Dadabhai Naoroji. examined bef-re the Indian Expenditure Commission, advocated the substitution of Indians for Eurojieaus in all posts of the Civil Service. The Viceroy, Governors, Lieutenant-Governors, with perhaps one grade below, might be Europeans, and a British army of
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    THE EXTERMINATION OF THE GOLDEN EAGLE.
    328 2 Mr Joseph Collinson writes to the Westminster Budget: “The bird butchers are at it again. I have already raised my voice against, the destruction of rare birds, and more than once nave I put iu a protest against the extermination of the golden eagle.
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      102 2 Gosling Co., Beach <(• Union Streets. Ex. s. S. ADEN.” ENGLISH HARNESS for Cob Horse. SILVER or .BRASS MOUNTS. TENNIS POLES NETS (Avres). GOLFERS’ REQUISITES. CRICKETSETS,BATS,STUMPS, BALLS, LEG GUARDS, &c. MARTINI REPEATING RIFLES, Winchester Model, $35. MAUSER MAGAZINE GUNS, $25, with 50 Cartridges. IRON SAFES DEED BOXES. HAND BAGS. Large
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    REUTER’S TELEGRAMS TO INDIAN PAPERS.
    769 3 REUTER’S TEL EGRAMS TO INDIAN PAPERS. (Later than the Mail.) To 13th April. Our Army in Egypt. The Cairo correspondent, of the Times gays that a regrettable effervescence has been caused by the persistent efforts made to raise subscriptions for the British army. It is believed that <£5,000 have been
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    SERIOUS CHARGES.
    85 3 The police magistrate of Kupehk'ou (Great Wall entrance), Li Mei-hsin, and Sun Chih-min, gaol warden of Pingkohsien, are accused, translates the N. C. Herald from the last Peking Gazette, the first of inveterate habits (opium smoking or imbibing), and of having left his post without permission, and the
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    ABSIT OMEN.
    142 3 A BSIT OMEN. It is amusing, says the Eastern World of the 13th ultimo, to notice the apparently constitutional awe with which Japanese journalists avoid to mention the name of Russia. Russia is almost invariably spoken of as “a certain country,” and, according to the Hochi Shimbun, a number of
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    THE CHINESE LORD HIGH ADMIRAL IN LIVERPOOL.
    168 3 The Lord High Admiral of China, Mr. John M’Clure, was in Liverpool to-day, savs the Liverpool Echo of 10lh of March, en route for London. The admiral is on furlough from the War Office <»f the Sun and Moon, and came tip from
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    THE “ WHITE STAR.”
    231 3 THE WHITE STAR.” (Saturday Review.) It is a considerable time since any new departure has been made in ocean navigation, but the keel has just been laid at Belfast of a vessel designed to outstrip anything now affoat as completely as the Campania or the Majestic of to-day surpasses vessels
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    FURTHER MAIL ITEMS.
    287 3 The commission on =£l money orders is to be reduced from 3d. to 2d. Cardinal Vaughan has unexpectedly altered the arrangements which he made for his visit to Rome. According to his present plans, he will remain in London for Easter, and does not intend to set
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    FEMALE OPPOSITION TO C. D. LEGISLATION.
    162 3 In view of the Government inquiry into the serious in sanitary condition of the Indian Army and the more or less openly-expressed desire to legislate on the principle of the repealed Contagious Diseases Acts, a memorial has been drafted, says a London contemporary, and
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    THE HEALTH OF THE INDIAN ARMY.
    420 3 (L. C. Express.) It is happily not often that the nation is called upon to read such a terrible document as the report of the Departmental Committee on Disease in the Indian Armv. Eveiy year we send out to India ten or twelve thousand
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    SANG DE BEUF.
    424 3 In the Catalogue of Coloured Chinese Porcelain exhibited in 1896 at the Burlington Fine Arts Club Mr. Cosmo Monkhouse writes: “They have been the object of imitation during the last four centuries in all quarters of Europe and elsewhere, but not even the Japanese have been able
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    LUNACY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.
    234 3 (L. 4' C. Express.) An illusion which many people hold, but which few will be unwilling to lose, is very dicisively dispelled by the Report of the Commissioners of Lunacy on the alleged increase of insanity.” The hurry and restless movement, the keen competition and
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    THE GREATEST DANDY IN THE WORLD.
    127 3 The greatest dandy in the world, says a London contemporary, is Prince Albert of ’Qiurn, Germany. This fastidious young man attires himself in a new suit of dots, s every day, enough yearly to keep twenty experienced workmen going, ami to run up a
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    PASSENGERS
    73 3 A rmals. To-day. Per B. I. s. s. Sirsa from Singapore Rev. Father Gazeau, and Messrs. Boswell, H. J. Martyn. Mrs Ashdown. Mr. Fox and child, and Mr. and Mrs Parson. Y ESTERDAY. Per s. s. Teutonia from Klang Messrs. Burke. Collins, Stewart, Brown, and A. L Stewart. Per
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    COMING EVENTS OF THE WEEK.
    113 3 Thursday, 22nd. Harmston's Circus Esplanade. 9 P.M. Town Band, Data Krainat Gardens. 5 p.m. High-water at New Jetty, 3-18 P.M. and 3- am. Friday, 23kd Harmston's Circus Esplanade, 9 P.M. 1 Auction Sale. The Parsonage, 11 am. St. George's Ball. Town Hall. High-water at New
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    SHIPPING.
    190 3 I rrii alx. To-day. s s. C. Hye Teng from Singapore. s s. It ally from Hamburg. B. I. s s Sirsa from Singapore. 8. s. Perse from Langkat. s. s. Lady Weld from Teluk Anson. s. s. Langkat from Deli. I ESTERDAY. 8. s. Trym from Singapore. s.
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      322 3 NOTICE. fIIHE undersigned is instructed to take I possession and put up for sale by Public Auction in seven Lots on Wednesday, the 28th day of April instant and following days, commencing at 11 a.m. on each day, at Church Street Ghaut in Penang, the undermentioned property, viz: Lot No*
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      527 3 ZTOTTOE. A MEETING of the Board of Licensing Justices will be held in the Court of Requests at 2.30 p.m., on Friday, Lie 23rd io-tant, for the purpose of considering the undermentioned applica I ion uml -r seen m 32 of ‘The Lr pi >rs Ordinance XI of 1894 I
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      198 3 Straits Steamship Co., Ltd. rpHE s. s. Hye Leong” will leave here 1 every Saturday at noon for Klang and Singapore. For freight and passage apply to 11. J. MARTYN, Jr 149 AgenL DENTAL NOTICE. IIR. J. F. TEUFERT, Dental Surgeon, 1)1 has arrived and may be consulted at the
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