Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 16 February 1899

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  • 22 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILY. NEW SERIES.] ESTABLISHED 1833. [PRICE 20 CENTS/ VOL. LVII. THURSDAY, 16th FEBRUARY, 1899. No. 36.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 526 1 pipping Ihrtias. Peninsular Oriental Steam Navigation Company. v’vTx FT! HE mail steamers may b expected to arrive cut7 wards, and leave Penang Ajl homewards, on the following W dates Outwards. Homeward*. ('hus i’i Feb- 23 Ballaarat Feb. 25 Mar. 9 Coromandel Mar. 11 Balluirat 23 Parramatta 25 Coro n m.lil
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    • 1460 1 Shipping flntirrs. BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, Limited. SBipptnq (notice#. n ——r KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. Ucsan bream Ship Company. NEGAPATAM LINE OF STEAMERS The Nippon Yusen Kaisha. East Indian Ocean Steam Ship Go. Ltd. japan mail steamship co., Ltd. Mi* AND Intended Sailing and expected Arrival of Steamers. A Nederlandsche
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    • 562 1 iSanks. Nederlandsche Handel Maatschappij. (NETHERLAND TRADING SOCIETY Established 1824. Paid-up Capital /35,783,000.0* Reserve Fune: j 2,536,444.i*| Head Office in Amsterdam. Head Agency in Netherlands India— The Factorij of the Nederlandsche Handel Maatschappij, Batavia. Agencies and Branches.—Singapore, Medaa (Deli), Samarang, Sourabaya, Padang, Cheribon, Teg aI, Pecalongan, Pasoeroeaa Tjilatjap, Menado, and Gorontalo.
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  • 125 2 Penang, 15TH February, 1899. Rates close as follows London, Demand Bank i/iij*. Do. 4 months’ sight Bank 1/1 Do. 3 Credits 2/0 Do. 3 Documentary 2/0J Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs. 147 Do. 3 days’ sight Private 149 Bombay, Demand Bank 147 Do. 3 days’ sight Private 149 Madras, Demand
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  • 198 2 Penang, 151 H February, 1899. tin 163-50 (Trang out of season. Black Pepper West Coast... out of stock. I Acheen 611» 28.—sellers. White Pepper 41.50 buyers. Cloves (picked) out of season. Mace No. 1 100. —sellers. Mace Pickings 80— do. Nutmegs 74. do. 1 No. 1 7.
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  • 88 2 London, 15TH February. Another Peace Treaty Resolution. A Supererogatory Effort. The United States’ senate have adopted a resolution, by 26 to 22 votes, declaring that the ratification of the peace treaty does not imply a permanent annexation of the Philippines. It is rather intended to prepare the islands
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  • 75 2 Penang Harbour Dredger. We hear, vith satisfaction, that the contra» t f r the construction of the hull for the dredger has been placed in the hands of i lot a firm- the Penang Foundry Co. 1 he work is a Ivancing rapidly and should be ompleted in
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  • 483 2 The >t iteni- it of the money order and podal order business of the colony in 1897, as it appears in tlie b'ue book last issued, discloses a very severe decrease in the amount, for uhi< h orders were issuedin I' >7 to parties
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  • 944 2 The new m\p of the Malay Peninsula may now be seen at the Penang Library. It is reported that cattle disease has broken out in Acheen, and that the disease was imported but from which country is not stated. For having in his possession a false daching
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  • 22 2 IELUK ANSON. (16th February) Tin Shipments The shipments to-day are To Penang, 420 pikuls of ti n 47 of ore.
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  • 48 2 Antonio Borges Pereiia, tl c m llr de rer of Colonel Porphyrio Zefeiino <] e c OU2n ha 1 been tried by court maitial at Macao found guilty, and sentenced to death is believed that His Majesty the King o f Portugal will commute the sentence.
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  • 65 2 Another version of the ve:y distressirg accident at Singapore is to hand, f rcm which it would appear that Assistant. Superintendent de Hamel knocked bj s head against a suspended paraffin lamp, which turned over, fell down, and ex plod, ed, and that he was
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  • 63 2 The following are the agenda for the municipal meeting to-morrow 1. Minutes of last meeting to be read and confirmed. 2. Any special business the President may bring forward. Stati inent of Revenue and Expenditure and Progress Report for January. 4. Some bills to be parsed. 5. Telephone
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  • 177 2 Presentation of an Address A large number of the congregation of the Church of the Assumption assembled at the I’ie-bytery last evening to present the Rev. Father Rivet with an address prior to bis departure for Malacca By request, Mr. Cobb addressed a few appropriate words
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  • 449 2 Court of Appeal. The Great Well Case Lim Hua Ciieam v. J. Y. Kenxe:' (for the municipal commissioners 1 r should be stated that it was not the w ell, as reported yesterday, but a tank a. some distance ftom the well, which tleappellant in the above said
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 546 2 Pritchard Co. M us c Wines, Spirits, Ales, &c. SPECIALITIES IN whiskies. The Most Popular Collection JOHN ROBERTSON SON S Of MllSlC 44 Three Star.” 1 Published. FINE OLD SCOTCH WHISKY. The Globe Song Folio, Price $10.25 per Case. Duty $3 extra, contains 90 Popular Songs and WALTER SCOTT’S Duets.
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    • 252 2 sriu Aiitirrtiscinrnts. M. STERNBERG. Manufacturing Jeweller, and Dealer in Diamonds and all kinds of Precious Stones, H’As always on hand a large a>'«>rtineot of Jewellery of the latest designs, and all kinds of precious stones. Any one desirous of seeing the above-mentioned goods should kindly call at the Euro, can
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  • 81 3 The Universal Gazette's Peking correspondent telegraphs that the secret edict reported to have been sent by the EmpressDowager to the governor of Chinese Tuikestan the other day has, after all, not meant to recall the exiled Chang Yin-huan, but that, if it is any comfort to his
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  • 93 3 The Republica Filipina of the 21st of January published a telegram from Malolos in these terms Splendid demonstration of the Cavite women, without distinction of class or age, unanimously requested with enthusiasm to Ire permitted to take the place of men, if the men perish in
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  • 123 3 The French steamer Maroc, 2,000 tons, from Bordeaux, arrived at liongay on the 15th of January with a cargo of coal for the French fleet. In a paragraph with reference to this vessel the Courrier d'Haiphong says :—The Maroc was formerly the British and African Steam Navigation
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  • 128 3 A correspondent to the -V. C. Herald on board the transport Newport in 110 ilo bay writes under date of the 16th of January, that the whole American troops consisting of the 18th Infantry, the lowa Volunteers and Light Battery G” 6lh Artillery, are still kept on board
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  • 73 3 In order to be able to carry out more effectively the scheme of raising a volunteer corps in Canton the acting provincial judge Ng and the expectant taotai Cheong have received instructions to jointly issue a proclamation ordering a census to be taken of all the inhabitants
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  • 105 3 The China Gazette hears that the new Yangtsze regulations are about to be issued by the I. M. Customs. The chief point in the regulations lately drawn up is that merchants need not pay import duties at Shanghai on cargo intended for river ports as hitherto, but
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  • 82 3 Arrivals To-day. Per s. s. Lady 116’7 frotn 1 eluk Anson Messi s. W. Butlin, A. Martin. J. Armstrong, J. Campbell, Miss. Parkins and Mrs. Mathews. Yesterday. Per s. s. Canton from I eluk Anson Messrs. Brown, Lawson and Densbury. Per s. s. Teutonia from Malacca Messrs. E. G.
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  • 141 3 Thursday, 16th Parsi Theatrical Co., King Street, at g P 01 High-water at New Jetty, 4-54 P-ui. and 5- a.in. Friday, 17TH Municipal Commissioners, ordinary meeting, at 3 p.m Penang Turf Club, special general meeting, at 4.15 p m. Mail to Europe closes at 4
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  • 401 3 New Bishop of Lahore. It is now officially stated that Mr. Whitehead, Principal of the Bishop’s Colleges and the Superior of the Oxford Mission at Calcutta, becomes Bishop of Lahore. He was offered the see of Lucknow in 1892 but declined it. He probably proceeds home for his
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  • 84 3 State v Company. The following observations are from Indian Engineering ln the one case what is a distinctly commercial undertaking is worked by government servants, bound by 4 red tape and with out-of-date experience, secure both of pay, pension, and position while in the other it is
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  • 131 3 The Rev. D. David writes to the Rangoon I lines denying that the punishment to a small boy of nine years of age, who was seen by a gentleman on the evening of the 12th of January wearily dragging up the hill near the Kirk, Rangoon,
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  • 277 3 —Rangoon Times. The long anticipated Mongolian present to the Kandy Maligawa, in the shape of the casket, has at last arrived and curiosity not Kandyan—has b<en partly satisfied. All the Kandy district and his wife and children came into the town on Saturday,
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  • 847 3 2oth January. (L. C. Express.) General. Mr. Cecil Rhodes arrived in London from the Cape on the 14th inst. It is understood that he will have several interviews with the government with regard to his pet railway project. The Rev. Robert Eyton has resigned, under somewhat mysterious circumstances,
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  • 382 3 Entries and Handicaps. The following are the entries, handicaps, and ties in the various events in the forthcoming tournament: Championship. i. M. Kindersley, bye. S. B. Lamb v. D. A. M. Brown. H. C. Henham, bye. F. Dennys, bye. A. S. rXnthony, holder. Double Handicap. scr.
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  • 70 3 Mails close To-morrow. Per str. Time. Klang Malacca Teutonia noon. Klang ...Betsy Deli ...Ho Kwei 1 p.m. Langkat ...Quorra 1 p.m. Asahan and Batu Bahra ...R.Halewyn 1 p.m. Singapore. Hongkong, Swatow Amoy.Glenfalloch 3 p.m. Teluk Anson and Port Dickson ...Lady Weld 4 p.m, Madras, vid Negapatam, taking mails
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  • 41 3 From Steamers To arrive, Hamburg Wittenberg to-day. Colombo Canton Singapore 7). Rickmers Segli Prins Alexander 17-2-99. Singapore Pundua 17-2-99. Edie G. G. v. 17-2-99. Singapore Malacca 17-2-99. Singapore C. Hock Kian 18-2-99. Edie Read 20-2-99. Liverpool Prometheus 20-2-99.
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  • 215 3 Arrivals. To-day. s. s. Lady Weld from Teluk Anson. s. s. Ouorra from Langkat. Yesterday. s. s. Canton from Teluk Anson. s. s. Teutonia from Malacca. s. s. Petrel from Tongkah. s s. Thaipeng from Port Weld. Departures. To-day. s. s. Perse for Deli. s. s. Canton for Pangkor
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 376 3 Sir Henry Thompson describes natural aperient waters as vastly superior to artificial solutions, however skilfully prepared; and Hunyadi Janos as the most concentrated of thesaline group." Annual sale six million bottles. Signature. Andreas Saxlehner, on label secures genuineness. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Always Proves Effectual. Three are no better medicines on
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    • 476 3 THE FLYING JORDANS, Upon whom the Sun of Prosperity now sets, ARE COMING. Season probably starts THURSDAY NEXT. Plan at Gosling Co. Bar privileges for sale. Playing to 3,000 nightly. EDWIN GEACH, Manager. Jas. L. Woodford. JUST RECEIVED. BEST ENGLISH-MADE HARNESS. -'pH -4 IH /7 SINGLE I>ONY HARNESS In Patent
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 1915 4 i 7 notice. Insurance /lotirrs. Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy —3iL.iir.inrt V lE Seiangor, and Sumatra 1 1101 P New York Life Insurance Co Is the best medicine in the world for coughs, colds, Photos enlarged, various siz« up ft. FraDs £jj 3J5i;55 croup and tvhooping cough. When troubled with a mannheiminsu™*ceco
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    • 459 4 TAIK CHEE FcT 28 6- 34 CHURCH ST., Ship Chandlers Wholesale Dealers in European Goods I r S’-.-a i: 9Jg th* >4 li N R Vl tr i’- I RCCISTERED TRACE MA-, THIS most effective DISINFECTANT b iing -upplied to Hfr Queen of En-hiid. and i- <i<ed in th e
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