Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 31 May 1897

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    22 1 fPinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILY. NEW SERIES.] ESTABLISHED 1833. [PRICE 20 CENTS. VOL. LV. MONDAY, 31st MAY. 1897. No. 123.
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      543 1 (nonces, UH Ulf^—PW Peninsular Oriental Steam Navigation Company. BrpHE mail steamers may be J- expected to arrive outwards, and leave Penang homewards, on the following date.Outwards. Homewards. June 5 i RohilJa June 10 )or e I» Kaisar-i-hind 24 July 2 Rosetta July 8 1 ”31 avenna 31 Mirzapore Aug. 5
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      1472 1 SBtnmtttf BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY-(LTD.). banks. liwwce. KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. H „n<,knn<x R ail k steam ship comply. NEGAPATAM LINE OF STEAMERS. Hongkong Shanghai BankU EAST INDIAN OCEAN STEAM Intended Sailing and expected Arrival of Steamer»» SHIP COMPANY, Ltd. Paid-up Capital *lO,OOOOOO. AND For Will sail Steamer From Expected
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      551 1 'IEDKRLAIiDStfiE MANUEL BAAtSCfiAPPU (Netherland Trading Society.) Established 1824. Paid-up Capital 35,783,000.00 Reserve Funds 2,282,814.38 Head Office in Amsterdam. Head Agency in Netherlands India. The Factorij of the Nederlandseh» Handel Maatschappij, Batavia. Agencies and Branches. —Singapore Medan (Deli), Samarang, Sourabaia. Padang, Cheribon, Tegal, Pecalongan, Pasaroean, and Tjilatjap. London Bankers.—The Union Bank
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    EXCHANGE.
    128 2 Pknano, 31st May. 1897. Rates closf as follows: London, Demand t'mk 1 II? Do. 4 'uoiu-iis' sight Bant... 1/] I Do. (’redi-s 2 Do. 3 Documentary 20) Calcutta. Demand Bank Rs. 164 Do. 3 days'sight Private... 1 Bombay. Demand Bank 164 I Do. 3 days’sight Private... 165 A 5
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    LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.
    142 2 Pknang. 31st M »y. <897. Tin $.35 85 sellers. (Trang out of season. Black Pepper West Coast... 13 < 3 sellers. Acheen tilt" 15 2.5 do. White Pepper 21 sellers. Cloves (picked,.. 36. sellers. Mace No. 1 80. do.J Mace Pickings. 77 do. Nutmegs 78 do. (No
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    MAIL NOTICE.
    87 2 Mails close To-mokro" Ear Per str Tint.. Tehik Anson and Port Dickson Lady Well .1) am Pangkor an I T. Anson Betsy 2 p.m. Edie. T Semawe. Segli and Oleh’eh (> v Lansherye 3 P.M Edie, T. Serna wo. Segli. Olelileh and Pudung Bolh 3 P.M. Edie, T
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    MAILS TO ARRIVE.
    51 2 From Sv> z—s. s Canton to-day. From hingapoke—s. s. Hafarier to-mor-row. a 8. I‘entukota ami s s. Secundra on Wednesday, >« nd s s. Liyhtniny on Friday. From Rangoon—s. s. I.indula on Wednesday. From H miii kg—s. s. Della on WednesdaZ f From CalcL’TTA—s. s A. Apcur
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    REUTERS TELEGRAM.
    197 2 LONDON. 29th Mat. The National Party and the Jubilee. The Irish National Party have decided to take no part in the celebration of the Queen’s Diamond J übilee* Serious News from the Sudan. Reuter is informed that all AngloEgyptian officers on furlough in England are ordered to be
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    MARRIAGE.
    34 2 Inoenlvyef-Nichol.—On 29th May, at St. George’s Church, before the Rev. Mr. Heulmin, Gerardus Martinus Geurgk Marie Ingenluyff, Coutroleur, Edi, Sunni tin, to Annie Mary Theresa NichuL. daughter of Capt. R Nichol of Peuang.
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    EDITORIAL NOTES.
    748 2 THE BLACK CAP AND THE BLACK FLAG. It is customary, as many of our readers may know, for the Judge, sitting on the Criminal side at an Assizes, to assume, or place upon his own head, the black cap, whi. h should lie lying close to where lie
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    LOCAL AND GENERAL.
    554 2 Eleven Chinese were on Saturday Last fined $2 each for gambling. The s. s. Fook Ching brought to Penang Harbour 7,129 tins of petroleirtn from Brandon yesterday. The sentence of death which was passed on Siddons has been commuted to one of |>enal servitude for life. Another
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    SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.
    76 2 (From our Correspond SINGAPORE. 318 T May. Ifarraeks for Hongkong. The Military authorities at kong have purchased Mount 7 Hotel, for barracks The USt n agreed upon was £30,000. 6 Accident to Spencer. Spencer, the aeronaut, who been exhibiting at Hongkong,S on Sunday two hundred f eet sustained
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    SINGAPORE RACES.
    163 2 {From our Special Correspondent} third day. Results. I.—Open Griffin Handicap. 1. The Rajah of Sarawak’s Contretemps 2. Sarawak Kongsi’s Cyanide. 3. Mr. H. S. Tann’s Snow Front. Scurry Stakhs. 1. Mr. Chua Soon Tuan’s Fairy Tale 2. E. Blake s Lakestone 3. The Sultan of Johore’s I'idzean •I-
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    GOLF GLUB.
    144 2 LAWN TENNIS. Programme of Lawn Tennis Tournament. Events. 1. Ladies Championship, prize &i Medal. Entrance 50 cents. 2. Ladies’ Single Handicap. IstPri»: 2nd, if ten entries. Entrance 50 cents 3. Ladies’Doubles Handicap. NoSwiti Prize. Entrance 50 cents. 4. Mixed Doubles Handicap. Ist a 2nd Prizes for ladies only.
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    A NARROW ESCAPE IN PENANG.
    253 2 As a gentleman was returning walk this morning at quartei-pn’*' o’clock and was passing 349 Perak the dyeing works, he believes, of Cltye Seng,” he noticed a vei T thread of smoke issuing from a M’' rested against the front, of tie J he stood
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      589 2 Pritchard Co. pen ng sales R oat AUCTION SALE. The undersigned will sell by Public Auction On Tuesday, Ist June, 1897. at 11.30 a.m., PENANG, All the Valuable Stock-in-trade, Ac., of Messrs. KHUAN GUNN BROTHERS, No. 12 Beach Street, consisting of i Perfumes, Gloves, Tors, Corsets. Fans, Have just received
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      66 2 Gosling Co., licacJi <(• Union Streets. JUST ARRIVEp. ENGLISH SALTED Pork. Ox Tongues. Hams. Bacon. Cheese. Egyptian Cigarettes. Cigars. Tobaccos. Cevlon Teas. < .American Bicvcles FOR LADIES and’GENTLEMEN. Sadd <s. Harness. Sporting Goods. IRON SAFES DEED BOXES. HAND BAGS. Large Assortment of Glassware. St. RAPHAEL anti NOSS’ VIN (suitable for
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    PROVINCE WELLESLEY.
    121 3 (From our Correspondent.) -fw<’ Kedah Malays, who were arrested at P) ia t:uig Biudahari, were charged before V 'f.iaiid, at Penaga, with dishonestly stolen property, d sentenced OU -ictio" to a fi |ie (,t a CtW 'ih’s imprisonment as the alternative. In defiult <>f payment, they were commuted
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    CRICKET.
    200 3 The cricket match, played between the Penang Cricket Club and the Butterworth Recreadon Club on Saturday afternoon, culled in a win f° r ll ,e former by 19 runs. The following are the scores.— B. R. C. Stronach b Brown 0 Koch J Kassim b do. 1 p. ine
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    THE PENANG YOUNG MEN’S ASSOCIATION.
    401 3 (To the Editor of the Pina ng Gazette.") Sir, —In your leader of the 11 si October 1896, commenting on the opening of the Young Men’s Association” in Penang, you stated, inter alia, that Dr. West, in his address on the occasion, intimated that the
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    COMING EVENTS OF THE WEEK.
    90 3 Monday, 31st Penang Turf Club Meeting, 4.15 P.M. Town Band. Esplanade, 5 P.M. New Moon 7.20 p.m High-w ter at New' Jetty, 11-1)9 P.M. and 11- AM. Tuesday. Ist: Diamond Jubilee Committee Meeting, 4 p.m. High-water at New Jetty, 11-58 P.M. and 12- p.m. ednesday,
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    JELEBU.
    585 3 The Collector and Magistrate of Jelebu in Lis April report writes f he Malays of the country are extremely anxious to see Jelebu opened up in the direction of Pertang aud Pahang, aud I received considerable assistance from several of the local chiefs who had taken interest in the
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    BORNEAN NATIVE PRINCES.
    336 3 (To the Editor of the Malay Mail.") Dear Sir, —It is with not a little interest that I as a Chinaman read in your valuable columns an account of the Bornean Native Princes’ visiting Furope to acquire a knowledge, by study, of the various branches of industry
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    PASSENGERS.
    577 3 (From Australian Papers.) Arrivals. To-day. Per s. s. Jin Ho from Langkat: Mr. Allan Wilson. Per s. s. Perse from Langkat: Miss DeSilva. Per s. s. Hg Kwc 'c from Deli: Air. and Mrs. Smit and Mr. Ingerman. Y ERTFRDAT. Per =< s. Lady Weld from Teluk Anson Mr.
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    MR. RICHMOND, R.A., AND HIS PHILOSOPHY OF LIFE.
    170 3 Mr. Richmond, R.A., told a Christian Commonwealth interviewer the other day that be thought it would not have been possible for a Materialist to have conceived and successfully executed the work lie is doing at St. Paul’s. This led the distinguished artist
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    THE DEMONSTRATION IN DELAGOA BAY.
    252 3 The B’itish Squadron, which has been anchored in D- lagoa Bay for about a month under the couitnand < f Rear-Admit al Raw<on, consist*’ "f the cruisers St. George,” R i>. I.' x.’’ Phoebe” Ast rae.i.” and '"‘•■'‘Li.’' tin battleship Mona i< h,” and the
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    MAIL NOTES.
    569 3 The Yachting and Fisheries Exhibition, opened in the middle of May, will be one of the «attractions during the present season in London. The Electrical Engineers are to have a Volunteer Corps of their own which will be attached to the Royal Engineers, whose tests for electricians the
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    SHIPPING.
    279 3 Arrivals. To-day. B. I. s s A n agola from Rangoon. s. s Jin ilo from Langkat. s. s. I'erae from Langkat. s. s Betsy from Teluk Anson. s s. Ho Kwei from Deli. s. s. Artsadong from Padang. s. s. Both from Olehleh. Yesterday. s s ady Weld
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      239 3 TO LET. HOUSE No. I Contonment Road, known as Aver Rajah Estate. 228 Apply to C. TEK SOON. FOR SALE. PHAETON with lamps, Ac., complete, and an English Harness for Pony, almost, new. Apply to H. CHARKAS, 242 Royal Hotel. FOR SALE. A N American Gig, wiih English leather Zk
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      541 3 WANTED. A NURSE for a little girl of two years. Apply to Mrs. AVE7u jM, 245 Donnybrook. Penang. Straits Steamship Co., ri)HE s. s. NIERA will bn» l'>’ri’ lejitI larly every Sunday for lii.a* Singapore. For fieight and passage appiv to H J MARTYN. Jr, 206 Agent, Straits Steamship Co.
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      84 3 LUBRICATING OIL. T U BRIC ATI NG, SHAFTING, and I 1 ENGINE OIL to be had at PENANG FOUNDRY Co. KHYE HO FOUNDRY Co. FIRS! QUALITY. PRICES MODERATE DENTAL NOTICE. \|R J F. TEUFERT, Dental Surgeon, 111 has arrived and may be consulted at the Sea View Hotel. Office hours:
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      1244 4 BOQHAKAN WHISKY tg ’T'crw r h'W' (Houses of Parliament.) JLI 9 To be had at Messrs. THEAN CHEE Co Pe Bltd g ame as Sll ppiied to the Houses of Lords Commons and all the respectable London Clubs GUAT CHENG BROS. t 1 1 THE 4.N SIEW Co GOON YEN
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      293 4 GEORGE TOWN DISPENSARY. SOLE AGENTS FOR, N. Lazarus’ Spectacles. SIGHT THOROUGHLY TESTED a Nd GLASSES SUPPLIED. THE DISPENSARY 2 Bishop Street, IS OPEN DAILY from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday to 3 Sunday hours 11 a.m. to lp. m .Prescriptions accurately dispensed SPECTACLES to suit every variety of defective
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