Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 18 August 1897

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    22 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILY. NEW SERIES.] ESTABLISHED 1833. [PRICE 20 CENTS. 4’OL. LV. WEDNESDAY, 18th AUGUST, 1897. Xo. 185.
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      472 1 llottces, I Kiiar vV Oriental Steam \a Ration Company. I’HE mail steamers may be a expected to arrive out--35 wards. and leave Penang .-7 L -mewards. on the following dates Outwards. Homewards. 13 At rzapore Aug. 5 27 Thame* 19 pt 1' /kuoar-iJuhi Sept. 2 23 Rosetta 16 Oct. 7
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      1585 1 Matter BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY,-(LTD.). banks. JSP-PpmS KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. u ea>- steam s HI P company NEGAPATAM LINE OF STEAMERS. Hongk (J EAST INDIAN OCEAN STEAM Intended Sailing and expected Arrival of Steamer*. -TTTr» AAWD.W T P*!D-cr CArtlMl -MWO.OUO. SHIP COMPANY, Ltd. Reserve h i ni- 7ec?.L*"J. Fob
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      528 1 I •£»6KLAH!)>t IE Hi’lDCil BAATSCiiht'M (Netherland Trading Society.) Established 1824. Paiv-cp Capital 0® Reservk Funds /2, 282,814-381 H«ad Offici im Amsterdam. Hxad Agency in Netherlands India. The Factorij of the Nederlandach* Handel Maatscbappij, Batavia. Agencies afid Branches. —Singapore Medan (Deli), >amarang. Sonrabaia. Padang. Cheribon, Tegai. Pecalongan, Pasaroean, and Tjiiatjap London
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    EXCHANGE.
    127 2 Penang, 18th August, 1897 Rates close as follows: London, Demand Bank 1/9J Do. months’ sight Bank... 1/10A Do. 3 Credits 1 10i Do. 3 Documentary l/l 0 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs. 142$ Do. 3 days’ sight Private 146 Bombay, Demand Bank 142) Do. 3 days’ sight Private 146 Madras.
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    LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.
    132 2 Pkman... 18th August. i‘!»7. Tin ...838. 0 sellers. I U’raiiK 326,—sellers. Black Pepper West Coast.. 17. sellers. A'dipen •> 18 50 do. White Pepper... 2->.50 do. Cloves (picked).. out of season Mace No. 1 88— sellers. Mace Pickings. 77 do. Nt 's < < do. No I
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    MAIL NOTICE.
    91 2 USE To-MOR ROW. For Per ttr 7'ime. Lang kat ...Quo<ra ...11 am. Singapon kong f»w ih>w A Pakehan ...11 am. R ingoon Jara 1 pm Del Yidar 1 PM. Pangkm A Cotdon 2 p.m. Tongkah, K laliwuu, M and Tav-v Roe i 3 p.m. Ovlon.Ai Ac, ria B
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    LIST OF VISITORS.
    101 2 Ea» 'JnirNTAL Hotel. Mr. Mr< I Eastwick. -d. Mrs Earle Capt. A M! Lee. Mr. Bickn* Brui-b Diirle. Lusini Mac II Ro.1.1: Scot t Stark Will Mrs. E. 1 Mr. A an. C. v Al< rd. Mr. P 1 ht. Max «r. Mr. S. I liss Hilles.
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    REUTER'S TELEGRAM.
    90 2 LONDON, 17th August. Prince Henry’s Duels. Prince Henry of Orleans is progressing satisfactorily. In view of the Count of Turin’s due), General Albertone has withdrawn his challenge. The Royal Visit to Ireland. The Duke and Duchess of York have started on their visit to Ireland. Turkey and Greece.
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    THE PENANG REGISTRY OF DEEDS.
    532 2 Again, and this for the third time, has the attention of the Government to be drawn to the method of conducting the business at the Registry of Deeds in Penang. At first, there were the terrible disclosures during the several trials of Mr. da Silva
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    LOCAL AND GENERAL.
    657 2 Two Chinamen were yesterday fined $lO each for trespassing in a brothel. We abe very sorry to hear that Mr W. A. Kennedy will be shortly leaving Penang. Kinta is at present, dominated by a lady cyclist. She is a visitor, of the name of Alcock. Mbs.
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    FIRE AT THE PARSI THEATRE.
    46 2 About two clock this morning some Sam Sengs” set fire to the Parsi Theatre. Fortunately, some of the neighbours noticed the blaze, and promptly awoke the people who were asleep inside the building. These rushed out and soon smothered the fire.
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    CRUELTY TO A CHILD.
    106 2 Last Saturday, a Kling was brought up before the Bukit Mertajam D. O. for cruelty to the child of the woman with whom he lived. The child had stolen two cents from the accused, so the latter urged, and paid them away. Ou the child’s being
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    PERAK PLANTERS' ASSOCIATION.
    117 2 Through the courtesy o f v Stephens, (be H..n on„y Swr.Ur/,., 1 been favoured »hb e f01h,., telegram s At the General Meeting f q p Planters’ Association, which I. Masonic Hall, Taiping, yesterday m the yearly accounts were passed re...ked (bat (be A,.o viati divid.d into
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    PERAK TURF CLUB.
    222 2 Firtt Day; Tuesday, 17th August. (By Special Telegram.) The following are the results of the ft day s racing ue M L—The Maiden Plate 1. Last Shot 2. Richmond Lass 3. Lady Bird. Won easily by two lengths. 2,--Pony Race. 1. Victoria. 2. Bushrat. 3. Jane. Won
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    A TIGER SHOT IN PERAJ.
    109 2 A vi-ry fine full grown tiger was shot by a Malay at Kampong Changkat in the Kampar Mukim, says the last Perak Pioueo to hand. It seems that stripes” bad kiliw a sambarand was feeding on it within M yards of the Malay’s house when
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    COMING EVENTS OF THE WEEK.
    103 2 Wednesday, 18th Town Band, Esplanade, 5 p.m Sale of Unserviceable Stores, Fort o wallis. Oto,» High-water at New Jetty, 3-a. and 4 26 p.m. p ;(fi Subscription list for January closes. q Parsi Theatrical Co’s performance, P.M. Thursday, 19th:— r„ r drtia Town Band, Datu
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      791 2 inn New advertisements. Pritchard Co. MY wife, Blanche, having left my protection since the 17th July, 1897,1 will not be responsible for any debts which she may incur. T. J. LESSLAR. Penang, 18th Aug., 1897 427 > MUNICIPAL NOTICE. ONI DE i PPLICATIONS for the appointment of sth Clerk in
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      176 2 IN THE BUPIfII!MK COURT OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. Settle rent of Penang. In the Good., of CHEW OH CHEOW, Deceased. IN pusuance of section 46 of the Conveyancing and Law of Property Ordinance, 1886, ail creditors and other persons having any claims whatsoever against the estate of the abovenamed deceased,
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    SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.
    29 3 ,FuoM ovb Correspondent.) TELUK ANsON. 17th August. fhe ship inellts to-day are [<> Penang, 1,283 pikuls of tin. 18th August. sbipments to-day are— Penang, 186 pikuls of tin.
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    THE PENANG REGISTRY OF DEEDS.
    504 3 Pjsfigurment by Endorsement. P ;/ie Editor of the Pinang Gazette.") i < lK> The way in which the endorsef ibe number, Ac., upon Deeds nicely 1: 1 Jp <> clumsily made in the Regise“ as to disfigure the important V deserves the attention of the
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    THE MORAL OF THE DUTCH ELECTIONS.
    350 3 The first general election in the kingdom (f the Netherlands under the new and more popular suffrage is just over. It is the Liberals of Holland that fought Laid for an extended franchise; the number of voters whu were originally 350,000 was by the
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    REUTER’S TELEGRAMS TO INDIAN PAPERS.
    589 3 sth—9th Ausust. The King of Siam. The King of Siam on 4th August witnessed th? yacht racing at Cowes on board the Royal Y acht Alberta, where he was received by the Prince of Wales and the Duke of York, the ships and ports at
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    PROVINCIAL ADMINISTRATION IN CHINA.
    88 3 According to the translation of the last Peking Gazette, which appears in the N. C. Herald, the Censors at the capital have denounced Tan Chung-lin, Viceroy of the Two Kwang provinces, on the charge of senility, loss of will-power, and being made the easy victim of
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    AMERICAN LOCOMOTIVES FOR CHINA.
    122 3 Standing in the erecting shop of the Baldwin Locomotive Works, nearly completed and readv for shipment, says an American paper, are twelve locomotives, which constitute the first contract or order of any magnitude ever received by an American manufacturing firm from the Chinese Government for locomotives.
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    MAIL NOTES.
    967 3 Lawn Tennis. In the final round for the Inter-County Lawn Tennis championship, Middlesex beat Surrey by six matches to three, twelve sets to ten, and ninety-four games to eighty-three. Only the brothers Doherty were able to win their seis for Surrey. The Paris Law-Courts Scandal. The Eclair says
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    VISIT OF A CROCODILE TO BUTTERWORTH.
    83 3 At Butterworth, on last Friday afternoon a crocodile was noticed swimming with the high tide, within close proximity of the shore, near the Public Offices. A crowd was attracted to the nearest place on land, and some of the officers of the place also
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    A FERRY BOAT WANTED.
    74 3 Where is the ferry boat at Bandar? We ate glad to congratulate the P. W. D., says the Malay Mail, on having at last made the road to Bandar fit. for vehicular traffic, but it is disappointing to find that one cannot get right through to
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    A NEW RAILWAY.
    72 3 There ought to be a goodly number of passengers bv the first train leaving tomorrow for Kajang, says the Malay Mail of Fndav last, if only by way of showing some appreciation of the business like, unostentatious manner in which the work so far has been completed
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    PENANG CRICKET CLUB.
    405 3 autumn tennis tournament. Li»t of Drawing». The Championship. A. H Capper bye. F O Hallifax r H. H Gilby. D. A M. Brown r. F. S. rf. Lamb. Rev H. C Henham bye. A. S. Anthony (Holder Singles Handicap, lass A. J. A. Brown bye. A S.
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    SHIPPING.
    70 3 Arrivals. To-day. s. s. Canton from Teluk Anson. s. s. Flying Fi»h from Port Weld. s. s. Flying Dragon from Port Weld. s. s. G. G. v. Lanxberge from Olehleb. s. 8. L’riam from Singapore. Yesterday'. s s. Quorra fn>m Laiigkat. s. s. C. C. Smith from Brandon. s.
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    Departures.
    151 3 To-day. s s. Mary A net in f< r KI mg. s. s. Keeident Halewyn for Asalian and Batu Bahia s. s. Cecil C. Smith for Pangkalan Brandon s. T< tr Tong tor Pangkor A T. Anson. s. s. Perse for Paukal.tu Brandon. s. s. Bittagno from Bombav Ex
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    SINGAPORE SHARE LIST.
    187 3 14th August.) Itanh- (13 Io |>.|. 1... $l7 Hl ex. div. XI fully pa I $l9. ex. div. t’liiijoiux ($4 pd.) j7.OU, s<iies. J.-i.'!■«- t ?■> pd. 1 >2. fahang < 'ol p. <XI pt > ;4 75 setters. Pautling Coffee Co. ($7O pd. $77 setters. Pengerangn
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      98 3 PENANG SALES ROOM. IMPORTANT AUCTION SALE The undersigned is instructed to sell by Public Auction On Tuesday, 24th August, 1897, At 11 30 a m. At 3 College Lane, Pulo Tikus, All the Valuable European Countrymade Household Furniture, consisting of Sideboard Chiffonier, Bentwood Japanese Di a wing and Dining Room
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      630 3 NOT’ICK. DRITCHARD Co., consequence.oftliecontinued depression in exchange, beir to notify that in order to enable them to maintain a fair standard of charges, on and after the Ist Augmt their prices will he fixed mi a basis of 2s. per dollar, and that upon each fall or rise of id.
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      116 3 TO LET. tkOOMS with B aid. within easy reach of t Town. Terms moderate. 385 Xpl’b’ C >” Pinang Gazette. Inter Nationa bqdega’. NOTICE. ON and after Ist September, 1897, the above establishmeut will be opened from 8 a.III. till 12 p.III. daily. Breakfasts from 9 Io 19 a.m. Tiffins
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      577 4 i„,,, BUCHANAN WHISKY IS THE .idknJST* To be had at Messrs. THEAN CHEE Co p sM s ame as supplied to the Houses of Lords Commons and all the respectable London Clubs GUAT CHENG BROS. 11 ™ony?®T ™e S ds. SOLE IMPORTERS— EZATZ BROTHERS I IMlTrn HIN LEE Co. IHJ,
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      1255 4 RE7XE>! RE7VID! r "j PROVERBS XXXI Verses 6 7 and try at once W?*/ Toilet Soap/W SHIb from ill ClKmilt, Tw WW CraTMUT.iKRKiNAMXIc wholesale Depdt:-67, HOLBORN LONDON. L W SK9K BEST AND SAFEST APERIENT. HttinV nf fbp RECOMMENDED AND PRESCRIBED BY MEDICAL MEN EVERYWHERE. ID6 QFIDK OI UDO PAST P^r
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      555 4 KHYE ||(T FOUNDRY COMPANY WELD qi AY. ENGINEERS. IRON AND BRASS Fort Dff,s AND GENERAL CONTRACTORS. Boiler Fittings and Engineer, Stores, etc., always in stock. A Ll, ax, PENAtjG ICE WORKS, Depot*:—Beach Street—Open on days fn.m 7.30 to lo fiom noon to 5 p m., on s an days from
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