Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 8 February 1899

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    22 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILY, NEW SERIES.] ESTABLISHED 1833. [PRICE 20 CENTS. VOL. LVIL WEDNESDAY, Bth FEBRUARY, 1899. No. 31.
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      525 1 pipping Entires. 1 -"Tl— 11 X.J Peninsular Oriental Steam Navigation Company. T HE mail steamers may b 5» expected to arrive o"t wards, and leave Penang V"'homewards, on the following dates Outwards. Homewards. p arl \uii itta Feb. 9 Bengal Feb. 11 C/ius.i« m 23 Ballaarat 25 jPi V ml
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      592 1 blinks. Nederlandsche Handel Maatschappij. (NETHERLAND TRADING SOCIETY Established 1524. Paid-up Capital /35,783,000.00 Reserve Fune. 8,536,444.10! Head Office in Amsterdam. Head Agency in Netherlands India— The Factorij of the Nederlasidsche Handel Maatschappij, Batavia. f Agencies and Branches. —Singapore, Medao (Deli), Samarang, Sourabaya, Padang, Cheribon, Tegal, Pecalongan, Pasoeroean Tjilatjap, Menado, and Gorontalo.
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    EXCHANGE.
    123 2 Penang, Bth February, 1899. Rates close as follows London, Demand Bank Do. 4 months’ sight Bank 1/1 iff Do. 3 Credits 2/0/, Do. 3 Documentary Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs. 147 Do. 3 days’ sight Private 149 Bombay, Demand Bank 147 Do. 3 days’ sight Private 149} Madras, Demand Bank
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    LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.
    170 2 Penang, Bth February, 1899. Tin 162.90 (Trang out of season. Black Pepper West Coast... out of stock. (Acheen 6lb 28. —sellers. White Pepper 41.50 buyers. Cloves (picked) out of season. Mace No. 1 100. —sellers. Mace Pickings 80— do. Nutmegs 74. do. (No. i 7. do. 2
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    AVAIL NOTICE.
    33 2 Mails close To-morrow. For Z’rr str. Time. Singapore Onipenta 3 p.m Rangoon ...Clive 5 p.m. Friday. Klang and Malacca ...Teutonia noon. Saturday. Deli Vidor 1 f.m. Klang ...Mary Austin 1 p.m.
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    MAILS TO ARRIVE.
    34 2 Front Steamers To arrive. Edie G. G. v. Lansberge to-day. Calcutta Chelydra Singapore Nerbudda 9-2-99. Singapore C. Afcar 9-2-99. Cotombo (mailfrom Europe) Parramatta 10-2-99 Singapore Calypso 11-9-99. Singapore Maha Vajirunhis 11-2-99
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    REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
    168 2 London, 7TH February. The Queen’s Speech. Parliament has been opened, and the Queen’s speech read. According to the latter, relations with foreign powers continue friendly. Reference is made to the brilliant way in which the Omdurman campaign was conducted. The distinguished bravery of the British and Egyptian troops
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    New Chinese Loan.
    12 2 The new Chinese loan has been ten times covered
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    LOCAL AND GENERAL.
    1550 2 The departure of the s. s. Deli is indefinitely defert ed. Fourteen Chinese were, each, yesterday fined $2, for playing in a common gaming-house. Mr. and Mrs. J Henn and family have taken passage by the Wakasa Maru, due to leave Penang on the 25th of March.
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    IMPORTS OF TIN FROM THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS INTO THE UNITED KINGDOM.
    45 2 For Det-ember. 189«. 1897. J 89«. 1896. 1897- 1898 Uwt«. Until Cwt*. 5»1.22'» 40 9*o 38,970 132.3 ’2 125.812 *****0 Twelve month* ended 31st Dec. 614,5 5 :W»,t 90 319.P291 831,523 1.217.1781 1 0,k6
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    SUPREME COURT.
    122 2 Chua Yu Kay v Haji Ahmat and Others This suit, which had l>een partly heard by Mr. Justice Leach before he went to Singapore, came on for trial before him yesterday morning. Plaintiffs claim is to establish his title to two pieces of land situated on the west
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    YOUNG MEN’S ASSOCIATION.
    455 2 A general meeting of the above Association was held I i-t night in the rooms at Penang Rea 1 The meeting was specially convened for the purpose of making the presentation of «a travelling bag and a dressing case to the Rev. W. Murray, who is leaving
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    NEGLECTED PORTS OF CALL.
    101 2 Not very long ago sir while m a semi-prophetic mood notifi 7 an incredulous public the iniiia tion habitual use of the native states’ Poi ocean-steamers at an early Langat the prophecy would secin to" what hang fire, for the disiH ports that, as the s.s.
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    MARRIAGE OF MISS D. M KNIGHT AND CAPTAIN H. C. METCALFE.
    223 2 An account of the above-mentioned wed ding has been received with the last mail' papers but its extreme length pmi.j'J the publication of the extract in full The ceremony took place on the 3r of January at the church
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    ANTI-RITUAL CRUSADE.
    269 2 ANTI -RITUAL CRUSADE. (To the Editor of the Pinang Gazette Sir, The portion of Reuter’s telegram in your issue of the 2nd inst., in refeience to an anti-ritual meeting in London, was not, I f el po-iiive, read with much surprise by several of your readers. That the movement is
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    TIN IN 1898.
    335 2 According to Messrs Stedman, Crowther Co’s report for 1898, the position of tin underwent an entire change, and lift oft 2 3 higher on the year. The statistical position, good in January, improved month by month with a corresponding advance in value, which rose from 63 in
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      289 2 Pritchard Co. Wines, Spirits, Ales, &c. SPECIALITIES IN WHISK I E S JOHN ROBERTSON SON'S Three Star.” FINE OLD SCOTCH WHISKY. Price $10.25 per Case. Duty $3 extra. WALTER SCOTT’S Rftre old IVI idiot Ilian* Whisky. ‘The Queen of Scotch Whisky.’ Price $10.50 per Case. Duty $3 extra. P. S.—
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      199 2 flcto Abbcrtisrinrnts. Chinese New Year. rjTHE undermentioned Banks will be closed I on Friday 4 Saturday, the ioih iith February. 1899, the same being Public Holidays. For the Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China. JOHN ARMSTRONG, Manager. For the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation. G. T. HOW, Jg. Agent.
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    SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.
    65 3 BATU GA JAH. (Bth February) Polo in the Kinta. The Kinta block angle polo club propose playing a match against all coiners, during the race-week. Mr. Alma' Baker is secretary and captain. IE LUK ANSON. (7th February) Tin Shipments. The shipments yesterday were To Penang, 502 pikuls of
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    ORDER OF HINDU MONKS.
    43 3 Mr S. Bamesjee, a Hindu convert to Roman Catholicism, left Karachi the other day for Jabbulpur, where he hopes to found a new ecclesiastical order of Roman monks for Hindu converts. The Bishop of Nagpur greatly favours the scheme.
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    DISMISSAL OF A GOVERNOR.
    48 3 An Imperial edict was issued on the 17th of January dismissing Tsang Foo, governor of Hupeh, from his office and disqualifying him to hold any office in future, on the ground that he meinoralized the throne some time ago on some measures of reform.
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    THE AFFRAY NEAR MEERUT.
    65 3 The men of the Connaught Rangers, who shot one native and wounded several others during an affray near Meerut on Boxing Day, have been committed for trial at the N. W. P. high court. There is a strong feeling that the matter should have been dealt
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    BITTEN BY A MONKEY.
    88 3 A large old monkey suddenly made his appeirance in the Rangoon railway quarters one day last week and created a panic among the residents by attacking people he dro; ped across. One of the drivers was very savagely bitten on the hand by the brute, his
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    ANOTHER SNIPE STORY.
    201 3 The Amrita Bazaar Patrika tells a snipe story as follows: During the last Christmas holidays we formed a party to go out ashooting. Our boat had sailed a short distance up the Bali khal which rises from the Pallapole beel and falls into the Ichamati near Rangoon.
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    TYING A CHETTY DOWN TO A RAILWAY LINE.
    273 3 Further particulars gathered from the unfortunate Chetty now lying in the casualty ward of the civil general hospital, Rangoon, says the Kangoon Times, show that he was the victim of an act of the grossest cruelty. It appears that two Burmans owed
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    PASSENGERS.
    20 3 Arrivals To-day. I’er s. s. Deli from Klang Mr. Young. ’er s. s. Canton from Teluk Anson Mr. tUsbrey.
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    MAIL NOTES.
    805 3 The Boer Bobby only Half a Boer. At the hearing of the charge against Dunn, the editor of the Johannesburg Critic, of libelling the public prosecutor, whom he accused of displaying racial favouritism, Policeman Jones, who shot Edgar, alleged that his (Jones’s) father and grandfather were English, the
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    COMING EVENTS OF THE WEEK.
    105 3 Wednesday, Bth Town Band, Esplanade, 5-30 p.m. Gospel meeting, Anglo-Chinese school, Maxwell Road, at 8 p.m. Parsi Theatrical Co., King Street, at 9 p.m. High-water at New Jetty, 10-30 a.m. and 10- p.m. Thursday, qth Gospel meeting, Anglo-Chinese school, Maxwell Road, at 8 p.m. Xylophone
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    SHIPPING.
    161 3 A rri vals. To-day. s. s. Tundua from Rangoon. s. s. I'. Fish from Port Weld. s. S. Deli from Klang. s. s. Canton from Teluk Anson. s. s. I ’idar from Deli. Yesterday. s. s. Onipcnta from Rangoon, s s. Clive from Rangoon. s. s. Lalpoura from Madras.
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      228 3 Music. Music. The Most Popular Collection of Songs Music Published. Only $2 each. 1 The Globe Song Folio/ contains go Popular Songs and Duets. ‘The Century Folio of Music, 75 Songs, Pieces and Dances. The Students’ Song Book,’ 200 International Songs. Comic Song Albums and Dance Albums for 1899, Price
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      227 3 FOR SALE. O EVEN Lots of Land in Burmah Road, par kJ of Chatworth Estate, behind Mr. W. N Woodford's residence. Apply to P. J. DUVAL. 25 c/o Messrs. W. Mansfield Co. Government Notification. 4 PPLICATIONS for the post of an Af* prentice Dresser, attached to the Pauper Hospital. Penang,
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      426 4 NOTICE. VIEWS of Penang, Sin-’anors. n Selangor, and Sumatra. erait Photos enlarged, various sizes nn on bromide paper. u- t m 0 3 ft. King Street P// NLS WILLIAM J. KEYMER Co East India d, Colonia! Merchants. Plantation Agents d Produce Importerg. Passenger, Shipping d Insurance Agents India, China d,
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