Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 7 December 1897

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    22 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILY. NEW SERIES.] ESTABLISHED 1533. [PRICE 20 CENTS. VOL. LV. TUESDAY, 7th DECEMBER, 1897. Ng. 279.
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      608 1 flipping (Ylottces. .11 isular Oriental Steam Navigation Company. 11H E mail steamers may be y> L expected to arrive out.wards, and leave Penang homewards, on the following dates Outwards. Homewards. Dec 3 Ganges Dec. 9 L. „17 Mirzapore „23 31 1898 1898 Chusan Jan. 6 J tn. 14 Thames 20
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      1394 1 Sfimmna (Hotiees. British India oieam navigation company—(ltd.), i BANKS. KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. I Hongkong Shanghai BankZACEAN STEAM SHIP COMPANY. NEGAPATAM LINE OF STEAMERS. inf U EAST INDIAN OCEAN STEAM Intended Sailing and expected Arrival of Steamers. SHIP COMPANY, Ltd. Pai»-cp Capital $10.000,000 c i Reserve Fcnl, 8 7,U00.0<t0 AND Fob
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      528 1 Nederlandsche Handel Maatschappij. (Netherland Trading Society.) Established 1824. Paid-up Capital f 35,783,0<’V 00 Reserve Funds f 2,404,166.45 Bead Office in Amsterdam. Head Agency in Netherlands India.— The Factorij of the Nederlandsch* Handel Maatschappij, Batavia. Agencies and Branches. —Singapore Medan (Deli), Samarang, Sourabaia, Padang, Cheribon, Tegal, Pecalongas. Pasaroean, and Tjiiatjap. London
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    EXCHANGE.
    123 2 Penang. 7th December. 1897 Rates close as follows: London. Demand Bank 1/1 If I’o. 4 months' sight Bank... 2/ Do. 3 Credits 2/0 Do. Documentary. 2/0i Calcutta Demand Rank Rs 15 s Do 3 days'sight Private 1*52 Bombay, Demand Bank 158 Do. 3 days’ sight Private 162 Madras. Demand
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    LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.
    173 2 tFS'NG 7tH DECEMBER. *»7 Tin >36.65 i Trang no stock Black Pepper West*'oast 19— selleie, 1 Aeheen *511» 21— do. White Pepper 30 do. Clove-, tpieked > out of season Mac No. I lu2—Hellers. Mace Piekin ,s 0u. do. Nut me s 7<B. do. No 1 69**
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    MAIL NOTICE.
    49 2 Mails close To-morrow. 4or I‘er th Time. Pangk lan Brandon A Lan. kit Perse ...11 am. E lie, I s.-ni iwe, Segli AOlehlcli .r Landbergs 1 p.m Klang Deli 1 p.m Pangkoi A 1 Anson ...Taw Tong 2 pm. Thursday. 9th Deli ...Ho Kw i 3 pm
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    MAILS TO ARRIVE.
    27 2 I rum Steamers To arrive Singapore Na myong tomorrow. SiuyapMie I'liß'idon do. Olehleh M Vajirunhis 9-12-97 Liverpool Ajax 9 12-97 Singapore Lightning 10 12-97
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    LIST OF VISITORS.
    30 2 Thk RAG lI<>IE 1. "apt A- Mi- L'Mall and children. Mi A Mrs d Vlye Departure» Mr. A Mrs. Schaalje. Miss Do. Mr. .1. W. Schaalje Yotn.
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    REUTER'S TELEGRAM.
    289 2 London, 6th Decembek. Germany’s Demonstration at Kan-Chau. The German forces to be employed at Kiao-Chau will amount to 4,500 men. Germany Asserts Herself in the West Indies. Two German cruisers have arrived at Haiti. The Commanders have presented an ultimatum to the Haitian Government, in which a demand
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    EDITORIAL NOTES.
    444 2 The Penang Ladies’ Petition to the Queen. After quoting what we had to say upon the above subject, the Singapore Free Press thus comments We fear that this will not do hiiv good. Certain minds might even go so far as to say that, it is a confession
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    LOCAL AND GENERAL.
    434 2 The Governo < and parly left for Singapore in the Government s'eam yacht Sea Belle at seven o’clock last evening To-day a supplement is issued with the Pinang Gazette, owing to the pressure on our oidinary spue. A Chinaman was yesterday fined 35 by Mr. Innes, for
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    CONFERENCE WITH THE GOVERNOR.
    65 2 Several gentlemen met the Governor yesterday afternoon. The subject of consultation was the Indian Immigration Bill, and the proceedings lasted over an hour. There were present the Hon. the Resident Councillor, Hon. J. M. Vermont, Hon. W. C. Brown, Mr. A. H. Capper (Protector of Indian
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    VISIT OF H.M. THE KING OF SIAM TO PENANG.
    69 2 Yesterday morning H M ii Siam and a portion ,f |L p King q to Ayer Etam and panl a Temple there. They returned (o t 'w C es after one o’clock, and soon 8,,0rtI .Y to Lady Mitchell’s lei -c
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    THE ASSIZES.
    34 2 (6//1 December.) The case against Ehianisdi offences und. r Ihe B.nk )Up t’- fi V W th was continued this morinu', L, concluded when the Couri as afternoon. U ,OSe iu the
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    PULAU TIKUS CHURCH.
    130 2 The Feast of The ImmaculoD a was celebrated at, the P u l ail Tll Ca'l-lie -I, Su/dav solemnity High Mass < onmienced at and the Rev. Father L mnn.ndais, M Father Brtgnon, latelv (hedral at Marseilles, presided at th selections of Sacied music H e di
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    THE LATE REV. BROTHER ALOYSIUS.
    476 2 (Contributed.) St. Xaviers Institution Las just sustained an immense loss i,, t| le death of the Rev. Brother AL-ysius. late Director <f the establishment. No details are to hand f the early life of the Rev. Brother anterior to bis admission to the Ordei <4
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    PASSENGERS.
    48 2 Arrivals. To-day. Per s. s. Ho Kirei from Deli: Messrs JR. Greig and L. J. Ranhomrt. Per s. s. Taw Tong from Teluk Anson: Mr. vanSouieren. Yesterday. Per s. s. Deli from Asahan: Ml J T r Per s. s. Flying Fish from Port IVeu Mr. Cooper.
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    COMING EVENTS OF THE WEEK.
    84 2 Tuesday, 7th Election of a Municipal Com® 15 sinner. Messrs. Pritchard Co.’s Cash ■a e. High-water at New Jetty, 12-10 aX and 12 37 p.m. Wednesday. Bth Messrs. Pritchard Co.’s Cash bale. Town Band, Esplanade 5 p.m. High -water at New Jetty, l--o> A and
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      360 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. TOY BAZAAR. Rocking Horses Wood Skittles Bows and Arrows Tea Sets Dressed Dolls Animals Baby Dolls Dinner Sets
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      365 2 Pritchard Co?s HALF-YEARLY CHEAP CASH SALE the LADIES’ DEPARTMENT COMMENCING ON Monday, Rov. 29th, and lasts for 14 days only. Ro Extension. CO. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS NOTICE. A MEETING of Masters, Mates and Engineers is convened for Thins lav, 9th inst at 8.30 pm at the Engineers’ lustil u'e Business: To
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      110 2 The London Assurance Corporation. I MIE undersigned having been appointed Agents for the above Corporation are now prepared to accept MARINE and Fl RE risks at current rates. H ALLI FAX Co. Penang, Ist September. 1891. 337 PINANG GAZETTE,” DAILY EDITION. I EHMS Of SUBSCHIPI lON. I 'HE price of
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    LADY MITCHELL'S RECEPTION.
    429 3 Y.<tehD aT afternoon Lady Mitchell re- r i ,t the R-bidency, and nearly the whole Eur p p Hn community in Penang, with «'iß6 leading Asiatics, re-1 1 ito announcement H. M. the King ,tU. with several members of the Royal was present. H M. left Renoug
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    A CASE OF MISTAKEN IDENTITY.
    193 3 lune' had a case of mistaken identit re him last week. Two Chinese ~n nirD were charged with the theft of h, the 27th of November at about k in the morning. Mr. Sheara, t eaied for the defence, sought i we th it the
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    MAIL ITEMS.
    296 3 (L. y C. 12th November. Germany. W.th regard to the dispute between Gerts :r and Haiti, our Hamburg correspondsavg that energetic steps will prob- be adopted by Kaiser Wilhelm’s t veninent. Fr tn Bril n it is stated that the reports Priti’- Bismarck being seriously ill are ■--.v-'ated.
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    THE BUKIT MAS MINE.
    518 3 A correspondent writes: I have often wondered why the Manager or the local Director has never printed any information about the Bukit Mas Mine It seems to me hardly fair to the shareholders in the East that they should be kept absolutely in the dark as
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    THE NEW YEAR CRICKET MATCH.
    420 3 Mischief-Makers At Work. (To the Editor of the Pinang Gazette.”) Sir, —lu the Singapore Free Pre»#, received yesterday, I noticed the following letter from Mr. Carnegy, the Hou Secretary of tbe Peuaug Recreation Club.The Penang and Singapore Recreation Clubs. A CORRECTION. To the Editor. Sih,
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    ALLEGED FALSE EVIDENCE.
    67 3 On the 30th of November, Police Corporal No 26 was called in a Singapore assize case to read a report. He read fluently enough, but when the book was examined, no report was found therein. The Acting Chief Justice ordered him to be charged with giving false
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    FOREST CONSERVANCY IN PERAK.
    702 3 (To the Editor of the Pinang Gazette.”) Sir, —The Forest Conservancy department has for some time now been at* work in Peiak, but, so far, any good results remain unap| arent. This may, in a measure, be accounted for by tbe fact that there is such
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    "WRITING UPON SKINS.”
    266 3 "W RITING UPON SKINS.” The use of parchment is one of those habits wiih which the conservatism of the law has familiarized us, insomuch that we never stop to consider whether it is not time, at tbe end of the nineteenth century, that we adopted some more appropriate material for
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    EMPIRE-BUILDERS OF TO-DAY.
    1520 3 Sir Frank Swettknham, K.C.M.G. The Federated Malay States. “Government by Persuasion.” India is governed by character, remarked the Marquis Ito in a conveisation which 1 had with him in Japan last year an observation, the truth of which was forcibly borne iu upon me (writes a Correspondent
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    CRICKET.
    145 3 B. R. C. vs. H.M.B. "Grafton.” This match was laved al But h-i woi th on Saiuiday last, au.i resulted in a diaW. lhe scores were as follow H M.B. “Gkafion.’’ B R. C. White run out H Jalleh b Clarke 0 Allen b oiedge 11 btruiiach lbw b
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    TIBET AND ITS CAPITAL.
    770 3 Victims of Tea Drinking. In the couise of nn article dealing with Mr. HeU<v SaV.iße Landor’s recent atlempt to enter Lh.issa, th** my»teiions capital of libel, the Tinies <g India states that the otilv man Wm> in ie« ent y ais Las add* d to out
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    CARDINAL VAUGHAN'S SILVER JUBILEE.
    168 3 CARDINAL VAUGHAN'S SILVER JUBI LEE. Cardinal \atighan received, at the Archbishops H- use, Wesiminster, an address of C ’livr ttiilaii. n <>n at'aining the ..ilrer jul>il»-e of Ins episcopne fiom lhe Chapter and clergy of the diocese. “In all the brightest and Lest results <>f the Catholic progress of our
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    TESTIMONIALS.
    155 3 From Citizens of Pensyivania who have been cured by Chamberlain ’s Cough Remedy Mr W VV. Sph.len, drug clerk, with J. W. McConnell, Par ass us. Pa says: I was out all one night last winter and contracted a severe cold. 1 was so hoarse tor a week I
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    SHIPPING.
    240 3 Arrivals. To-day. s. 8. Hu Kwei fr<>m Deli. s. s Taw Yo/o/iiom lelnk Anson. s 8. Nwt Sang fiom Cnlt utta Y ES t EKD.AY. s. s. Perse hum Biaii<L u s. s. Deli 11 mn Asiih in. s. s Flying Fi-h fiom Port W--IJ. s. s. Sri Bangka
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    SINGAPORE SHARE LIST.
    209 3 (.Sb-aifs Times, 4th December.) Raubs (13 10 pd.) $22. sellers. £1 fully paid s-3 <] o Punjoms (84 po.) 25 geUerB Jelebns ($5 pd 2 Pahang Corp. (£1 pd.) Si.oO buyers Patahng Coffee Co ($7O pd.) $72 slers Pengei-angs ($5O pd sellers Klang Coffee Cultivation Coy Ltd—(Fully
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      519 4 H. J. WTY», Jr., 35, Beach Street, Penang, > ĔTAT *4 fjlll des Exportations d’Eaux-de-Vie de Cognac. PENDANT UANNĔE 1895. hEm« Aalteaa R*Jij MM. JAa RENNRSBY A C*. 802.739 MM. A. C MIUROW k C». IS 6* .MARTELL A C03u0.284 LtvfcQUE A Co 18 230 /w-Hlk BIBQUIT DUBOUCRI A 0».
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      2614 5 T T I*7 JU ,T MUNICIPAL NOTICE. I BAGNALL HILLES, THE NEW FRENCH REMEDY PIANO FOR SALE. CRUSHLb r IllSl I WfinnTflrn Electrical Engineers and Contractors, THERAPION. MMUUUIUiU* VTOTICE is herebv given that for the importers of Good Second-hand Instrument m.-«n, D IN election of a Municipal Commissioner Electrical and
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      2245 6 FERGUSON’S SUCCESS ellwoods patent air-chamber helmets. insurance Co. MWUWH UUUUtUU A household word IN p |A< CONSIDERABLE reduction in local H llCiy ClllC tO glVlliff the vei V hest Worn in the East by all I AWARDED Life Krites is announced, and pros- <=» </ hhhiiulu Xx/'M iskiec; THEOFFICERS THEC,VIL
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      503 6 1 Marine Insurance. Mannheim Insurance Company. 1’ HE undersigned have been appointed Agents for the above Company and are open to accept Marine Risks at current rates. KA I’Z BRO i’HERS ,Ltd. North German Fire Insurance Company of Hamburg. Established 1868. Capital ...M. 7,500,000. Accumulated invested Funds. M. 2,284,627. fl
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