Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 24 November 1897

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    22 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILY. NEW SERIES.] ESTABLISHED 1833. [PRICE 20 CENTS. VOL. LV. WEDNESDAY. 24th NOVEMBER. 1897. No. 268.
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      539 1 (notices, Peninsular Oriental Steam Variation Company. ■V’jk pHE mail steamers may be *I 'a ex P ec^e n to arrive outwards, and leave Penang 3 homewards, on the following dates Outwards. Homewards. c rw yre Nov. 19 Ancona Nov.' 2"> Dec. 3 Ganges Dec. 9 17 Mirzapore „23 31 .r
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      1295 1 BHITISH INDIA SIEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY,—(LTD.). banks. 3 KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. Honf? kon7& Shanghai BankHCEAN STEAM ship company NEGAPATAM LINE OF STEAMERS. inf Corporation U EAST INDIAN OCEAN STEAM Intended Sailing and expected Arrival of Steamers. SHIP COMPANY, Ltd. i PAm-tF Capital T Reserve Fund 7,000,000. AND Fob Will sail Steamer
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      551 1 «EDKKLAKDSI/IK HANDEL lAATSCBAHU (Netherland Trading Society.) Established 1»*24. Paid-up Capital 35,783, < M ’(> 0® Reserve Funds f 2,404,166.45 Head Office in Amsterdam. Head Agency in Netherlands India. The Factorij of the Nederlandach* Handel Maatschappij, Batavia. Agencies and Branches. —Singapore Medan (Deli), Samarang, Sourabaia. Padang, Cheribon, Tegal, Pecalongaa. Pasaroean, and
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    EXCHANGE.
    127 2 Penang, 24 th November, 1897. Rates close as follows London, Demand Bank 1/11 pr 10. 4 months’ sight Bank... 1/11A To. 3 Credits 1/11 j Do. 3 Documentary. 1/11 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs. 150 1 >o. 3 days’ sight Private 1 53 Bombay, Demand Bank 150 Do. 3 days’sight
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    LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.
    172 2 Pknanu. 24th November. '*97 Tin $37 40 sellers. i Trang no stock Black Pepper West Coast 21—sellers Acheen 61b 22 J do. White Pepper 30 5 do. Cloves (picked) out of season Mace No. I 102 —sellers. Mace Pickin.’B 90. do. Nut me s 78. do. No
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    MAIL NOTICE.
    24 2 Mails close to-Morrow For /'er sir Tune. Lmigkat ...Quorra Noon. Dell ...Lan/kat I p.m. Friday, 26th. Kl.tug and Malacca Teutonia 1 p.m.
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    MAILS TO ARRIVE.
    27 2 From Steamers To arrive O 1 hleli F<gi Gneus to-morrow. Rangoon lloma do Siiignpoie .logon do Singapore A. Apcar 26-11-97 Sii gapore Hebe 26-11-97
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    REUTER'S TELEGRAM.
    79 2 London, 23rd November. Germany and China. NAVAL REINFORCEMENTS. The German cruiser-corvette, Kaiserin Augusta, from Crete, has entered the Suez Canal on her way to China, to reinforce the German China squadron. It is understood that the Gejion, another German vessel, is also going to China. GERMANY’S INTENTION LONG
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    EDITORIAL NOTES.
    379 2 The Province Bridges. We understand that soiii" excellent photographs have been taken of ihe nmmious Bridges at present under repair in Province Wellesley, and of the structure* erected to temporarily replace them These photographs, together with a statement of the lime the different bridges have been under tepair,
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    LOCAL AND GENERAL.
    215 2 Capt. Talbot, of the Rifle Brigade, is a passenger to Singapore from Negapatam in I he 8. s. Lalpooi a. Saturday, Monday, and Tuesday, 25th, 27th, and 28th December, will be obsei ved us holidays in Perak. Thirty-two Chinese pHSsengeta from Amoy at rived this mottling by
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    GOLF CLUB.
    20 2 The November Motif lily Medal will be plaved for on Friday aud Saturday, the 26th and 27th instants.
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    THE ASSIZES.
    40 2 (24th November.) The case against the six Butterworth Malays, charged with voluntarily causing grievous hurt to another Malay at Kampong Ssjah, was not concluded when the Court rose this afternoon, voluminous evidence having been called for the defence.
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    RECOVERY OF STOLEN PROPERTY AFTER FOUR YEARS.
    74 2 A rathe-R curious instance of the recovery of stolen propeity occurred on the Tainbun coffee estate, Kinta Distiict. While a gstig of coolies were at work digging up new land, they uneaifhed a quantity of jewelleiy which subsequently was sttislaclorily identified as that
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    COOLIE LABOUR IN CEYLON.
    81 2 In case the Indian Government may deem it advisable to put a stop to coolie emigration from India, and in order that in consequence of this cutting off of the supply the amount of labour lequired for carrying on the work <>n the Ceylon estates may
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    THE BROUGH COMEDY COMPANY.
    75 2 The Brough Comedy Company, now performing in Cah utla, will remain there until the end of January aud then come on to Rangoon and Penang, and thence proceed to Singapore, Hongkong, Shanghai, and finally to London. This Company has be» n playing with great success in
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    MR. D. MACKAY ON MALAYA.
    103 2 Mr. D. Mackay m A letter to the Time» of Ceylon from Padang Rrngas, Perak, writes: “I have been here a week or s<> staying with Str Giaeme Elphiustone, who is very will after nearly two years’ hatd work iu an exhausting climate, though not
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    MINING EXTRAORDINARY IN PERAK.
    99 2 "Two Chinese, one a kper and the other with only one leg, were fined 85 each by the Magistrate, Taiping, on Thursday last for breach of mining tegulafions” says the Perak Pioneer. "They were arrested by a Bengali watchman at the lifle range extracting the leaden
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    THE RIFLE BRIGADE.
    102 2 The Rifle Brigade, under the Command of Major Colville, arrived in Lahore at 5 30 a.m ,on the 13lli insl., and left Mian Mirßest Camp for Umballa at 6.35 p.m., the same day The strength of the Regiment consists of 12 officers, five warrant officers, and 586
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    ULU LANGAT.
    263 2 In his October report, the District Officer, Ulu Langat (Mr. J. R. O. Aldworth), writes:— Mining. Forty-three applications for an aggregate area of 1,430 a< r> s for mining purposes were received. This is a decrease of about 25 per cent, ou the figures of the previous two
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    SPECIAL TELEGRAM.
    18 2 [F OM 0’“ IT LUK 24th Novevbur The shipments to-day areTo Penang, 177 pik| a of
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    PROVINCE WELLESLEY.
    284 2 (litli November: At Penaga. Comt, a Mal av t .f T Tawar was fined $5, with t n Uk T| r 14 days hard labour, f,,|- Hs*aultn' lla e ,f Malay. The fine p«ij lllllf Eight MJ.v, ~h bling in a common ganiin<,.| H Usp discharged. The leniainde,
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    POONA DESERTED.
    33 2 Indian papers to band this moining state that Poona is now simply deseitei, owing to the plague. Several principal streetsin the city are closed. Plague has biokenout in the Auudh State.
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    STODDART'S XI v. NEW SOUTH WALLS.
    32 2 According to a tel.-giain to Indian paie’s, Ra jitsingln made I 12 not out and Mu I eu IUO, in the match against New South Waits.
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    SUICIDE OF A NAVAL OFFICER.
    56 2 Mh. Sidney Travels Armitage, Lieut, tf H M. S. Costack, commit ted suicide by shooting himself on the Ist instant on board liis vessel. Hr was tried by Court Marial at noon that day, but was acquitted. Au inquest was held, and the body was
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    THE NEW INDIAN CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CODE.
    89 2 'I HE new Bill is now before the Viceroy's Council. Its main objects are, firstly, to consolidate the present law now contained in the Code of 1882 ami sixteen aniendtug Acts since passed; secondly, to express the law clearlv on points on which the
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    THE KING OF SIAM.
    154 2 Discomfited in his Object in Europe. The foil nviiig is from a home paper: "The King <>t Siam has been discomfited in what was hi* principal object iu coining to Paris, ami peihaps his principal inducement in visiting Europe, viz., theabrogaitoit of the clause of the
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    COMING EVENTS OF THE WEEK.
    96 2 Wednesday. 24th Town Baud, Esplanade 5 P M. New Moon, 4 15 PM. High -waler at New Jetty, 1-33 rand 2 00 a m. Thursday, 25th High- waler at New Jetty, and 2 49 a m. Friday. 26th >» Sale of Furniture, &c., at M
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      474 2 Pritchard Co. f L °wer show. PRIZE LISTS for the Flower Show to be held on 11th and 12th February, 1898, are now ready, and can lie had on application to C. CURTIS, Esq., Waterfall Gardena, or Geo. F. ADAMSON, QfilAQ' 533 Honorary Secretary. JJdUIUD PENANG SALES ROOM.' IMPORTANT AUCTION
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      439 2 The Penang Khean Guan Insurance Co., L imited. Capital 1.200.000 ilhitb d into 24,000 shares of j.iO cuch. Issued 16,970 shares, called i p $2O per share. Total 'mount of Capital paid up $889,4000. \T tin- I well'th Oidiuatv Geneial Meeetli g of the above C •inpanv held at P.-iiang
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    A WEDDING IN TAIPING.
    143 3 A qcikt. but charming, wedding took at Tiiping on Tuesday morning in 'i qinint. modest building, a little way tJ from the bustle and noise of the Tr*!!! 1 v;1 nhieli is known as the “Gospel Hall.” 1V Cl)ll ti acting parties were Mr. Cooper, ■yfissioiiarv
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    THE HONGKONG CRICKET FESTIVAL.
    342 3 Rifle Match. The foliowing are the aggregate scores the various competitors at the recent p match, arranged according to the teams, which they belonged. These show that ;t I e won rather easilv Singapore. yds. yds. yds. T 1 200 500 60 > 'nr Phillips. SV.
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    GENERAL BOURBAKI’S ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.
    425 3 GEN ERAL BOURBAKI ’S ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. “J’admire” and “J’admets.” Is its interesting obituary of General R irbaki, the Times, dealing with the att ;.ted suicide of that distinguished French officer during the Franco-German war, said Tb- Marquis de Massa was close at hand Tiring the scene, having been sent out
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    MAIL NOTES.
    955 3 The King of Siam. The King of Siam arrived at Cette on 26th October and proceeded at once to Marseilles. The funeral of the late Mr. F. T. Palgrave. The funeral of the late Professor Francis Turner Palgrave took place on 28th October. The first portion of the
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    THE CASE OF CAPTAIN DREYFUS.
    645 3 Efforts to Secure a Release. {Paris Correspondent to the Pall Mall Gazette.'") For some days past rumours have been prevalent, in political circles that the question of the ex-Captain Dreyfus’s guilt or innocence might, soon be revived in a sensational fashion before the Chamber. It
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    BUDDHIST REMAINS IN JAVA.
    559 3 BUDDHIST REMAINS IN JA VA. Restoration by Sir Stamford Raffles DUTCH VANDALISM. {Bombay Gazette.) The account given in the Century Magazine by an American lady, Miss or Mrs. Eliza Kuhamah Skidmore, of bow she and her companions were detained as prisoners of stale at Boro Boedor, may serve to remind
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    MARKET PRICES.
    165 3 Central Market. Penang, 20th November, 1897. Descripiwn. Beef ct». Sou]» per catty 8 Roast 20 Steaks 20 Stew or Curry Meat... 16 Rump Steak 20 Ox Tail each 25 Tongue 50 Feet 10 Heart per catty 25 Tripe 8 Live. 16 Pork— Pork 22 Pig’s Head each *l4
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    PASSENGERS.
    39 3 Arrivals. To-day. Per B I s. s. Lalpaora from Negapatain C’orpl Gilbert ami 3 Privates Mr. T. A Chet tv, and Mr. and Mrs. K Mydin Yesterday. Per s. s. Flying Drugon from Port Weld Mr. W. Smith.
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    LIST OF VISITORS.
    33 3 The Crag Hotel. Capt. »4 Mrs. Uldall and children. Mr. i Mrs. Schaalje. Mr. J. W. Schaalje Yom. Miss Do. Arrivals. Mr, .4 Mrs. Ross Park. Mr. J. W. Barker.
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    THE CALEDONIANS.
    138 3 I. Hands across and back -et to P A RTNERS and turn Ladies’ chain Half Prcmenade Half Right and Left. 11. First gentleman advance and retire twice Set to < 'ORNERS and turn Each lady to right hand lady’s place Promenade round 111. First lady And opposite gentleman
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    SHIPPING.
    148 3 Arrivals. To-day. s. s. Sunda from Singapore. s. 8. Perse from Langkat and Braudou. 8. s. Canton from Teluk Anson. Y ESTERDAY. s. s. Sri Bangka from Padang. s. s Flying Dragon from Port Weld. B I. s. s. Lalpoora from Negapatain. Departures. To-day. s. s. Sunda for Colombo
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    SINGAPORE SHARE LIST.
    216 3 (Straits Times, 20th November.) Ratibs (13 10 pd.) 62-d- sales A b yrs. £1 fully paid S24| buyers I’unjoms (84 p i.) §4.25 sellers. Jelebns (85 pd) 2.35 Pahang Corp, (fl pd.) §3.75 s’les <£• s’Zers Pataling Coffee Co (870 pd 75 s'les s'lers Pengerangs (850 pd
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      236 3 During several years residence in the far west. I had many opportunities for observing the wonderful effects of hamberlaiu's <'olio. Cholera and Di irrhoea Remedy. Its efficacy was demonstrated in the alkali regions, where the water produces violent purging. It allayed the attack when all other remedies failed. I repeatedly
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      200 3 CARD. H. J. Martyn, Jr., AGENT FOR The Society of Amsterdam Underwriters. 567 FOR SALE. Coloured Cement Flooring Tiles. Cement Roofing files. Oment Drain Pipes. Teak Shingles, ordinary and patentgr<>ov» d Inspection invited. HUTTENBACH BROS. Co. BROWN CO., Monumental Sculptors, £2 BENTINCK STREET, CALCUTTA, [Established A. D. 1852.] All works
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      181 3 TO LET. 'j’HE Upper Portion of 1, Farquhar I Street. Apply to SSO J. BAIRD. The Netherlands Fire Insurance Co. Established 1845. J’HE undersigned having been appointed 1 Agent for the above Company, is prepared to accept Fire risks at current rates. 571 G. H. SLOT. PENANG AUCTION MART. ALCIION
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    KINTA GYMKHANA CLUB.
    826 4 PROSPECTUS OF Annual Race Meeting, 1898. FIRST DAY. .111 F isl Race —2-45 p.m. Value 8150 and 850 to second horse. A handieao < r galloways and ponies 13.3 and umiei acre originally imported into i' iiaiis Settlements or Native States as iffius. i istauce 3 furlongs.
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      1756 4 BUCHANAN WHISKY IS THE BEST. To be had at M Z E B L K THL S NCHEI o r6». p BKd Same as supplied to the Houses of Lords Commons and all the respectable London Clulw GUAT CHENG BROS. r r 1 THEAN SIEW Co. N A FRIESDS sole
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      456 4 BAGNALL HILLbS Electrical Eneinecrs a„<| t IMPORTERS of nratt ors, Electrical and Steam App ai at|ls Offices 22 Yokohama, j apan 15 Cor-tlandt St, New York BOa Raffl es Place, Sing apor e KHYE 111) FOUNDRY COMPANY, WELD QUAY. ENGINEERS BOILER-MAKERS, 0N AND BRASS FOUNDERS, AND GENERAL CONTRACTORS. Boiler Fittings
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