Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 30 November 1897

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    22 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. published daily. New SERIES.i ESTABLISHED 1833. [PRICE 20 CENTS. VOL. LV. TUESDAY, 30th NOVEMBER, 1897. No. 273.
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      621 1 (Hofices, t'eiiiiisaiar Oriental Steam navigation Company. B'llHE mail steamers may be expected to arrive outwards, and leave Penang homewards, on the following dates Outwards. Homewards. ifwipJi’e No r 19 Ancona Nov. 25 Dee. 3 Ganges Dec. 9 V' 17 M.rzapore 23 1898 1 Phusan Jan. 6 J in. 14 Thames
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      1214 1 •SB’nrina ffloftcex dKITiSH INDIA bl LAM NAVIGATION COMPANY,—(LTD.). banks. 5 Ijwww» KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. Hon kon HCEAN STEAM SHtP company NEGAPATAM LINE OF STEAMERS. K J Corporation. U EAST INDIAN OCEAN STEAM Intended Sailing and expected Arrival of Steamers. SHIP COMPANY, Ltd. i Paid-uf Capital $lu.ooo,()OU. owe Reserve Fund 7,U00,0<»0.
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      488 1 Nederlandsche Handel Maatschappij. (Net her land Trading Society.) Established 1824. Paid-up Capital f 35,783,(» J 0e Reserve Funds f 2,404,166.46 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, Pecalongaa. Pasaroean,
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    EXCHANGE.
    126 2 Penang. 30rn November. 1897 Rates close as follows: London, Demand Bank I 111 1 0. I months'sight Bank 1 111 ho. 3 Credits 1/1 Do. 3 Documentary. 1 Ilf ’alcutt Demand Bank Rs ISIJ Do 3 Jays’sight Private 155) tombay. Demand Bank 151.) Do. 3 days'sight Private 155) Jadras.
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    LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.
    177 2 T'rsAso. 30TH NOVKMBE ‘*7 Tin -'37.20 i Tiling no stock Black Pepper W est t oast 19— 1 Aclieen f'lt> 21 White Pepper 305 do. Cloves (picked) out of season Mac- No. 1 102 —sellers. Mace Pickings 90— do. Nutme.s .7 s do. l No I 690
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    MAIL NOTICE.
    62 2 Mails closi tg-Mokrow hoe I'er «/> Time. Kbuig M Auidin 1 pm. I‘aiigkorA T Ans n Tate Toni/ 2 p m s’p .ic A Hongkong C.Apcir 2 am. Thursday, 2nd Dli ...Petrel 1 p.m. Langkit Jin Ho 1 pm. Mt* i as. Ac., taking n ails for Eur-'pe,
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    MAILS TO ARRIVE.
    34 2 l-'ruin Steamerg To arrive Su z Jav<> to morrow. Singapore La!poor a 2-12 97 Deli G hi/ node 2-12 97 Singapore Hebe 3 12-97 Hamburg Niobe 3-12-97 Singapore Tamborn 1-12 97
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    REUTER'S TELEGRAM.
    66 2 London, 29th November. The German Navy. The German Navy Bill has been published. The Bill provides for the building of seven battleships and nine cruisers. These vessels are to be completed before the close of the year 1905. The annual expenditure on the Navy will be thereby increased
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    THE GERMAN AND BRITISH NAVIES.
    385 2 It may interest our readers, in the face of to-day’s telegram, to compare the strength of the German Navy with that of the British Fleets. At the present time the German Navy contains 15 Battleships (Ist class, 6 2nd class, 5 3rd class, 4), and
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    THE KING OF SIAM.
    111 2 It is reported that the King of Siam is expected to arrive here on Saturday, the 4th inst., at 5 p.m., instead of Monday next, and that His Majesty will land at 5.30 p.m. But it is not yet known whether the landing will be considered
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    LOCAL AND GENERAL.
    929 2 Mr. Rogers, of Penang, Ims opened an office at Ipoli. He already has doue so at Taiping. Mr. A. W. S. O’ Sullivxn intends spend, ing about a fortnight in India oil his way to Europe. High tides have pievailed at Singapore, just as has been the
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    PASSENGERS.
    31 2 Arrivals. Yesterday. Per s. s. Betsy from Tongkah: Phra Phon, Phra Birisoot, aud Mr. Lim Ong Jjye Per s. 8. Flying Dragon from Port WfW the Bev, H. 0, Benh»»,
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    SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.
    82 2 (FR °m UrC <* NDents 30th Nov Embee Command of the China Vice-Admiral Edward Th Seymour, C. 8., Sunerint bart Naval Reserves, s nt of Portland, succeeds Vice-Ad Alexander Buller, K. f u promoted. TELUK IXsfIN. 30th Nove ber. The shipments to-day are— To Penang, 772 pikuls of
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    "GAZETTE" NOTIFICATIONS.
    75 2 Mr. A. Gentle is Hni>ointp,l p. -j of the Singapore Municipality fr January next. Mr. Waller J? continue to act until Mr Gentle rei Un 8 The Hon. J M. Allinson, Un- ffie ial her of the Legislative Council, ha. rei r ,j his return to the Colony.
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    WEIGHTS AND MEASURES PROSECUTIONS.
    95 2 The Acting Inspector of Weight, a6 j Measures arrested a Chinaman, Da J Hooi Ah S-»ok, a v.getable-s.ller in ftp. Street, yesterday, for b.ing in pogsesdo, a false dacl.ing, and. later on, lie |*o* k-s Iler, named Choong Tung, in g ;,j,. Street, for a similar
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    YOUNG MEN'S ASSOCIATION.
    123 2 The Committee regret to inform th. Members and Ass-»ciat- s of the aboveBai-tt that, as the piemises at 1 FarquharSlo-dart uot available, th y have deci<le*l to renmi» where thev are, viz., at Northam Lodge The T eunis Tom i anient will take place <>n Saturday next,
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    THE ASSIZES.
    176 2 Mr. Justice Hyndman Jones tbt Assizes yesterday morning. The first cm called was that against seven charged with (1) gang-robbeiy and unu| deadly weapons at Machaug Bub-h i Province Welleslev, and (2) gang-robbery Mr. vanSomeren appeared for the d'fence. After a trial which lasted tliegre»M part of the
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    ADVERTISED NOTICES.
    174 2 The election of a Municipal Conunt’'' n er for the years 1898 1990 will be be- Tuesday, the 7'h proximo. As 11 14 announced, Dr. 'J'. C. Avetoom is the on, person nominated. The Variety Eute* t linment to be bv the Detachment of th** RiHe aid of
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      366 2 Pritchard Co. Have opened out a splended assortment of Fancy Goods, Toys, Bonbons, Confectionery, and other articles for the requirements of Xmas New Year and invite the inspection of the Public Generally. toyTazaar. Rocking Horses Wood Skittles Bows ami Arrows Tea Seis Dressed Dolls Animals Baby Dolls Dinner Sets Jointed
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      695 2 FritcliarcL HALF-YEARLY CHEAP CASH SALE m the LADIES’ DEPARTMENT COMMENCING ON Monday, Row. 29th, and lasts for 14 days only. Ho Extension. co. New a\dvlk i ist ivitiM i s TOWN HALL, PENANG. Saturday, 4th December, AT 9 P.M. In aid of the S. George’s liureli Jubilee Memorial Fluid. A
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    EARTHQUAKE IN CEYLON.
    57 3 4 slight shock of earthquake whs felt in f’evL'ii O I he morning of the 17th instant, Jj/ugh n d:,mH e w done. The Govruor’B pa' ty were at breakfast at the time, e K j the shock caused the china on the to rattle. The last
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    HE NORTH-EAST MONSOON.
    47 3 j T is stated in the Indian papers to hand that the absence of the north-east monsoon ,i) the Madras coast is causing uneasiness. Ra n )8 already a mouth late, and up to the jgdi iust. there were no signs of its approach.
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    A NARROW ESCAPE.
    71 3 This morning about 9 o’clock, savs Frij. )V Singapore Free Preen, Mr. J. Kerr, the Chut Officer of the s.s. < rathie, now lying at Pogar. w »8 up the foremast, showing some of the men how to do certain woik, «h en l,e f' om the
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    PENANG BABAS AS INTERPRETERS.
    94 3 We learn, says the Malay Mail, that. Mr. Ch w Aii F"o, Senior Chinese Interpreter in be Knda Lumpur C -urt, is shortly to be tianslerred to the Taiping Court, on the same salary, nam> ly, 81,200 per annum rising to $l,BOO after 5 years’ approved
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    GREEK WAR LOSSES.
    98 3 According to a despatch from Athens published in Paris, the Greek Government lure issued a statement of the losses of the Hellenic troops during the late war, which are g ven as 408 killed and 1,607 wounded. At D'in>k>s the casualties were 485, at V 1-stiii" 374,
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    MR. CHEACHCHEN EOK'S CLOCK TOWER.
    358 3 (To the Editor of the Pinang Gazette.”) Sir. —In vour 18'Ue of the 24th iust. was an Editorial’Note almost taking me to task fori-eitain portions of h short letter that 1 Lad found necessary to send you in explanation of a statement made by yourselves.
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    COMING EVENTS OF THE WEEK.
    144 3 Tcisday, 30th St. Andrew’s Day. B dl, Town Hall, 9 P.M. Messrs. Pritchard Co.’s Cash Sale. High-water at New Jetty, 6-27 P.Mand 6 54 a.m. Weds», an ay. IsT: Messrs. Pritchard <fc Co.’s Cash Sale. Town Baud, Esplanade 5 P M. First Quarter, 9.32 pm.
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
    2775 3 (Straits Times.) Thubsdat, 25th November. Pment. H. E. The Governor, Sir Charles Bullen Hugh Mitchkll, g.c.m q. Hon. C. W. Sneyd-Kynnersley, Acting Colonial Secretary. Hon. T. de M. Braddell, Acting AttorneyGeneral. Hon. Lieut.-Colonel Bogle, r.e., Acting Colonial Engineer. Hon. F. G. Penney, Acting Colonial Treasurer. Hon. J Burkinshaw.
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    CRICKET.
    662 3 H.MS. "Grafton” v. P. C. C. The cricket match played on Saturday between an Eleven from H.M S. Grafton and the P. C. C. resulted in the formei’s victory by 12 runs. The following was the score H.M.B. “Grafton.” Dickson b Ward 2 Jones b Southam 5 Stancombe c
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    SHIPPING.
    224 3 Arrivals. To-day. 8. s. Taw Tong from Teluk Ausou. s. s Byculla from M >uliuein. 8. s. U Apcar from Calcutta. Y EBTKRDAY. s. 8 C. C. Smith from Brandon, s h. Deli from As. hmi. 8. s. Betsy from T'O.gkah. s. 8. Flying Dragon from Port Weld. s.
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      266 3 CARD. H. J. Martyn, Jr., AGENT FOR The Society of Amsterdam Underwriters. 567 J. BERNSTEIN,“ Manufacturing Jeweller and Diamond Setter. 12 BEACH STREET, PENANG. The Netherlands Fire Insurance Co. Established 18 45. rpHE undersigned having been appoint.d I Agent for the above Company, is prepared to accept Fire risks at
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      306 3 Jag, L. Woodford. XMAS, 1897. Just received the following NEW GOODS for the Season Ladies’ Black and White Lace Straw Hats, fully trimmed. Ladies’ Black Lace Straw Hats, fully trimmed Girls’ and Boys’ Sailor Hats. Ladies’ Black and White Lace, and Straw, untrimmed Hats. Latest Novelties In Ladies* Sailor Hats
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      2265 4 BUCHANAN WHISKY Tbhdt IS THE BEST. Messrs. THEAN CHEE Co Same as supplied to the Houses of Lords Commons and all the respectable London Cluh« GVAT CHENG BROS. > THEAN SIEW Co. Sin n l?e co PBIENDS SOLB IMPORTERS— EZ2LTZ BROTHERS, l IMITED MUNICIPAL NOTICE. CARD. The Marine Insurance ComW
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      330 4 GEORGE TOWN LISFEN?Aey SOLE AGENTS FOR N. Lazarus’ Spectacles. SIGHT THOROUGHLY TESTED AND j GLASSES SUPPLIED B 1 PENANG BAND i OTICE is hereby given that this date the charges for th of (be Baud «ill be IX.“‘J'" Dances Dinners and Promenades o.J Garden Parties, At Homes'. i fi Transport,
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