Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 12 June 1897

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    22 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED daily. NEW SERIES.] ESTABLISHED 1533. 'PRICE 20 CENTS. VOL. LV. SATURDAY, 12th JUNE. 1897. No. 133.
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    PENANG TURF CLUB.
    388 1 Diamond Jubilee Meeting. Saturday, the 26th June, 1897. PROGRAMME. l.— The Hack Plate, 3-15 p. m. Valui —ASelliiio R «ceforall Horses that have I>. en regularly ridden or driven up to 31st May. 1>97. in P- nang or Province Wellr>l. y. Horses ent< nd at 8350 to
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      542 1 gripping (Hoficeu. i' :i iibni;ir 4 Oriental Steam Navigation Company. '|’HE mail steamers may be A -L expected to arrive outwards, and leave Penang homewards, on the following dates Outwards. Homewards. June 19 Kaiear-i-hind June 24 July 2 Rosetta July 8 17 Ravenna 22 j „31 Mtrzapore Aug. 5 Aug
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      308 1 WDERtAHDSIfI! HAJDEL SAATSCfIAPPIJ (Netherland. Trading ?ciety.) Established 1X24. Paid-up Capital 35. 783.0» 00 Reserve Fdnds f Hxad Officb im Amsterdam. Hiad Agenct in Netherlands India. The Factorij of the Nederlandnch* Handel Maatschanpij, Batavia. Agencies and Branches. —Singapore Medan (Deli), Samarang, Sourabaia, Padang, Cheribon, Tegal, Pecalongau. Pasaroean, and Tjiiatjap. London Bankers.
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    EXCHANGE.
    125 2 Penang. 12th June. 189”. Raths close as k«»>.i.«»ws London, Demand Bank 1 11< Do. 4-months sight Ban'... 1 IIJ Do. 3 G’redi's 2 Do. 3 1 •(icliiiielita 'V 2 bjCalcutta. Demand Bank Rs. <3| Do. 3 days'sight Private... 1 6 j Bombay. Demand Bank It 3J 1_• Do. 3
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    LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.
    138 2 Penang. 12th June. ‘97. Tin $35 75 (Chinese) Tiling out of season. Black Pepper West Coast... 3'3 sellers. Aeheen <»-•• 15 25 do. White Pepper... 20 75 do. Cloves (picked).. 36 do. Mace No. 1 do. Mace Pickings... 77 do. Nutmegs .78— do. (No 1 6.9(1 do.
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    MAILS TO ARRIVE.
    30 2 From ‘‘lngai'ore—s. s Pes'awur to-day, and s. s Bitagno on Monday Fro.': t z -s. s Malacca cm Monday. From H .mid kg—s s. Senia on Wednesday.
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    REUTER'S TELEGRAM.
    169 2 LONDON, 11th Junk. Surprise and Defeat of a British Force. The Political (Officer and his escort of two guns and 300 men of Native Infantry have been surprised and attacked, while resting at two o’clock in the afternoon, by the Mullicks of the I'ochi Valley. The enemy pursued
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    EDITORIAL NOTE.
    156 2 THE LATEST BRITISH DEFEAT. Another surprise, followed by another defeat, is announced by Reuter to-day. Tins time the scene is not in Africa, but in the noitli-west of the Punjab or across the frontier in Afghanistan. some 100 miles or mote to the south-west of Peshawar. The Tochi,
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    LOCAL AND GENERAL.
    377 2 The body of a Chinaman was found floating in the harbour this morning. The Siamese gunboat Yong Yot arrived here tioin Puket this morning. Wk arf. compelled most reluctantly, for want of space, to hold over till Monday some Golf and Jubilee news. We hear that a
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    THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA, AND CHINA.
    60 2 It is announced that Mr. Henry N. Gladstone of Messrs. Ogilvy, Gillanders, A Co, Loudon, and of Messrs. Gillanders, Arbuthnot, Co., Calcutta, has joined the Board of Directors of this Bank, in succession to Sir Jam» s L. Mackay, k.c I E
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    ROSETTERS FOR THE JUNILEE.
    114 2 (To the Editor of the Pinang Gazette.”) Sir, —It bis been siiegested in Calcutta that ou ihe coming Jubilee Day every one should wear a r<»se. Yet another and more feasible suggest i>»U has b> en made to wear rosettes, as roses are not so easily
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    SUNDAY GOLF.
    170 2 The Sunday Observance Coin mi tee of 'he Free Church Assembly of Scot land make the following statement in their annual r port: It is to be feared that thoughtless and selfish people are now coming more and ore to take the law into their own hands; and
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    THE PARACHUTE ACCIDENT AT HONGKONG.
    365 2 Mr. Spencer Injured. On the 30ih May a very large crowd <»f sjiectators assembled at B»iy View to witness a balloon ascent and a parachute descent by Mr Stanley Spencer. Unfortunately, the event was attended l»y a somewhat alarming accident Io the parachutist, but luckily
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    COMING EVENTS OF THE WEEK.
    77 2 Saturday, 12th Town Band, Golf Club. 5 p.m. Golf Club Tennis Tournament. High-water at New «.Jetty, 8-57 AM. and 9- P.M. Sunday. 13th Trinity Sunday. High-w »ter at New Jetty, 9-46 am. aud 10- pm. Monday. 14th Diamond Jubilee General Committee Meeting, 4 p.m. Town
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    SPECIAL TELEGRAM.
    28 2 (From our CoRR RBP IKr ■•’'-«I '»Mo.s r I li>:i l'K ANSOS. 11 th June. The shipments to-day areTo Penang 685 pi k u l snfti|
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    ROBBERY NEAR PAKLAT.
    104 2 Ihk following cutting, take,» r Siam Free Press, gives <„ le things are managed in SOIIIV ((f ll( districts of Siam. Apparently b ment is necessary in matter/ sn i 1 rol.benes, pn.vid.d the robU» rB and numerous A few davs a ,i one Amdeng Heng wa
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    THE TURTLE.
    132 2 To the Englishman the term turtle oneejs (be idea ..f tbe quew Tt ..r» U .m.lfi.b between t»,. .bell,, w ly called a tortoise, connected with th rery on the one band, and with the hall feast on the other. With the Am however, the meaning i s
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    A LITTLE-APPRECIATED DANGER.
    173 2 Therk was a fire at Bau-ba iu the Drift bourbood of Wat Skate, last night, Snr,!. Bangkok Times of the 26th uh., appears to have done a giud deal of’daaj l»etore it was possible to get it put < While it was burning three Chinamen a practical
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    KYNOPHOBIA.
    218 2 A Fin-de-Siecle Nervous Disease. The following somewhat singular letef reaches us, says the Daily Jf n 7, from tie I pen of an eminent medical man:—“Wo.il suffer from nerves now It is the markd lour progress from brutishness lobigii-t.nd imbecility. We live iu fear of the iifiiiw simally small.
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    THE MARINE ENGINEER.
    239 2 We wonder how many landsmen ‘J thousand know or recognize the imp ll part which the marine engineer phj s 111 J articulation of the modern warsM’ J merchant steamship, says a home it* l r porary. The thought is induc'd J I remarks of Sir Edwyn
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      20 2 PRITCK&RI» ft Co. Eddies' deptxktmeNt. HALF-YEARLY CLEARANCE SALE commencing THURSDAY, the 10th JUNE, 1897 ®-FOR TEN DAYS ONLY. IMMENSE REDUCTIONS.
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      639 2 NOTICES. FOR SALE. mH E Dwelling House known as 1 Byfron situate at the corner of Scotl'nd Road and York Road. Apolv al the office of 271 Messrs. LOGAN A ROSS. The Aachen Munich Fire Insurance Co. OF AIX LA CHAPE LLE. Capital £450,000. Total Assets £1,266,481. fIIHE undeisigned having
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      73 2 Gosling Co., lit ach <(' limn Streets, JUSTJRRIVEO. ENGLISH SALTED Beef Pork. 0\ Tongues. Hams. Bacon. Cheese. Egyptian Cigarettes. Cigars. Tobacco-. Ccvloii Tits. Amcriein Bicycles EOR LADIES and GENTLEMEN. Saddles. II rness Sporting Goods. IRON SAFES PEED BOXES. HAND BAGS. Large Assortment of Glassware. St. RAPHAEL and NOSS’ VIN (suitable
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    MAIL ITEMS.
    729 3 (L S’ C. Expretf.) London. 21st May. > t > ;e*n visits Sheffield to-dar on her w v the north. J he Mansion H> use Indian Famine Fund 8 -v uUed yesterday evening to «£527.000. :Le H use of Lords a debate has taken f n the health
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    TO-MORROWS SERVICES.
    98 3 St. George’s Chvbcii. Trinity Sunday. Morning Service, with Holy Communion, at e—Hymns i 62 and 313 -L.no Service at *> o clock —Hymns hi. nd 38; Psalms XCHI (254), VII and XCIX. (254 h HLKCH CF THE ASSUMPTION. Sunday. Ist Mass at 6 a m., Confirmation ■a M
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    THE CATTLE TRADE.
    220 3 Thk celebrated petition which was forwarded by the Bangkok cattle traders to the Singapore authorities asking for a removal of the present restrictions upon the importad tian of Bangkok cattle has, the Siam Free t're-fg hears, been rejected. The Colonial Secretary replies that the restrictions cannot be
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    JAPAN'S NAVAL POLICY.
    322 3 The presence of a large number of Japanese sailors in London, writes a corresI pendent to the Naval and Military Record, is an indication of the rapid growth of a new naval Power in the Far East. I had an interesting talk with one of their officers
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    POG V. BYCICLE.
    410 3 Having done a little solitary wandering around Chester Holt, Hawarden, Birkenhead, etc., it came across my mind, writes a D'udon correspondent to the Bombay Gazette, to have a run as far as Ellesmere, a j delightful little spot in Shropshire, famed I for its meres, or lakes.
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    PASSENGERS.
    48 3 Arrivals. To-day. Per B. I. s. 8. Pundua from Rangoon.: Mr. and Mrs. Bernstein. Per B I. s 6. Lindula from Singapore Mr. and Mrs Millar, Mrs. Han-en. Messrs. Bondville, Lunberg, Wendt, and Berenstith. Y KSTEBDAT. Per s.e. Flying Dragon from Port Weld: Mr. E. A. Cook.
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    MAIL NOTES.
    1073 3 Two more plays are about to appear, both from the brilliant pen of Sydney Grundy, and more still are promised. Both Mr. Hare and Mr Tree are believers in the work of the author of Sowing the Wind. The Samson-Fox libel case is said to have personally cost
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    CLEMENCY OF THE TURKS.
    149 3 The D ilhi Nom correspondent, writing from the Peutepigadia Pass, says:— The cavalry reconnaissance found, as. alas, might have been expected, that the Turks had murdered all the wounded in the fort, some forty in number. Moreover, most of the bodies had l*een mutilated. One wounded
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    ONE OF THE VICTIMS AT THE PARIS FIRE.
    241 3 Here is a sketch of a little Russian lady, Mdlle. Blouska, a fervent Tolstoyist, who cariied out the great refoi mer’s principles in Ler own Lumble and monotonous everyday life in Pans. She Lad no friends, no relations, lived in one room
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    SINGAPORE SHARE LIST.
    196 3 (Straits lima, Bth Jins.) Roll,* (|3 1O pd.)... j 29 taiers. A‘l fully paid >3O tales. Punjoins (|4 pd.) J 7. Jeiebu* pd.) |2.40. Pairnntf < orp. 'XI pd.; >5.50 PataliDi; Coffee Co. ($7O pd ?78 tales Peogenwge }sOf>d.) fAO sellers. Straits Insurance p i >11» Hongkong
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    SHIPPING.
    245 3 Arrivals. To-dav s. s ('anton from Teluk Anson. B. I. s 6. Pundua from Rangoon. B. I 6. e Lindula from Singaj*ore. s. s. Neera from Singapore. s. s. Fitzpatrick from Rangoon. I kstkrday. s. Langkat from Deli. s. s. Marg Austin from Klang. s. s. Flying Dragon from
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    BANK SHARES.
    74 3 (L AC Express. 21 st May.) Shares. Ban,.». Paid Cloaiae p.-.cea. 2" Chartered of India. Australia. X China All 28 to 29 281 Hongkong A shanghai 28| 40J to 41$ 25 Mercantile Bank of India (Ltd A" Shares 12| 11 to 12 25 Do ■B' do 121 sto
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      177 3 DENTAL NOTICE. MR. J F. TEUFERT, D-ntal Surgeon, has left for Kuala Lumpur ami will re-visit ut four weeks hence. FOR SALE. Coloured Cement Flooring Tiles. J'HE prettiest, best, ami cheapest fl*x>riug 1 for Halls, Dining K <>ms, Bathrooms. Stables. Ac. Cement Drain Pipe*. Sir ng*-r and cheaper than Burned
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      644 3 TO LET. HOUSE N-*. I Comtonment Road, known as Aver Rijali Esiate. 228 Apply u. C. TEK SOON. LUBRICATING OIL. LUBRICATING, SHAFTING, and ENGINE OIL to be had at PENANG FOUND *Y Co. KHYE HO FOUNDRY Co. FIRS’! QUALITY. PRICES MODERATE Government Notification. an Itinerant Vaccinator ly Il the Negri
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    PENANG TURF CLUB.
    673 4 PROGRAMME. August Meeting 1897, sth 7th August. FIRST DAY. Thursday, the sth August, 1897. I.—The Maiden Plate. Value s2oo.—For Maiden Horses (per rule XIV S. R. A.) Weight per scale (lOst. 91bs.) All ex-griffins and ex-roadsters allowed 141bs. Distance one mile. Entrance 810. 2. —The Roadsters’ Plate.
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      595 4 GEORGE TOWN DISPENSARY. SOLE AGENTS FOR N. Lazarus’ Spectacles. SIGHT THOROUGHLY TESTED m GLASSES SUPPLIED M PENANG AUCTION Mart, THE OUAKANTEESALES R oo in COMPANY. 'I’HE undersigned will 011 and from I date, carry on the former hush, Auctioneer. Appraiser, and Agent at No. 52 Beach Street, under th style
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