Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 8 April 1899

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    22 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILY. NEW SERIES.] ESTABLISHED 1833. [PRICE 20 CENTS. VOL EVIL SATURDAY, Bth APRIL, 1899. No. 78.
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      537 1 Shipping jlotins. Peninsular 4 Oriental Steam Navigation Company. FIT HE mail steamers may be v ex P C t e d to arrive cutj wards, and leave Penang homewards, on the following dates Outwards. Homewards. Coromandel April 6 Chusan April 8 Ptrramatta 20 Bengal 22 cim.. **■>>• J >0 o
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      1739 1 Shipping Notices. BRITISH INDI* STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, Limited. a Epping (Ilotices. BL KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. Ocean Steam Ship Company. NEGAPATAM LINE OF STEAMERS. Tbe Nl PP on ¥uMn Kai,ha 2 East Indian Ocean Steam Ship Co. Ltd. japab mail steamship c«., m. 3 m j AND m. Intended Sailing and
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      511 1 Hanks. Nederlandsche Handel Maatschappij. (NETHERLAND TRADING SOCIETY» Established 1524. Paid-up Capital /35,783,000.00 Reserve Fune: 2,536,444.12! Head Office in Amsterdam. Head Agency in Netherlands India The Factorij of the Nederlandsche Handel Maatschappij, Batavia. Agencies and Branches.Singapore, Medan (Deli), Sainarang, Sourabaya, Padang, Cheribon, Tegal, Pecalongan, Pasoeroean Tjilatjap, Menado, and Gorontalo. London Bankers.The
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    EXCHANGE.
    123 2 Penang, Bth April, 1899. Rates close as follows: London, Demand Bank x/nj Do. 4 months’ sight Bank l/nj Do. 3 Credits l/uft Do. 3 Documentary Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs. 147 J Do. 3 days’ sight Private H9i Bombay, Demand Bank 147! Do. 3 days’ sight Private 1491 Madras, Demand
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    LATEST MARKET QUOTATION'S.
    172 2 Penang, Bth April, 1899. Tin *65 75 I Trang 26sellers. West Coast... no-sales. Acheen 6lb no-sales. White Pepper 39 4° Cloves (picked) 37Mace No. 1 100.—sellers. Mace Pickings 80 do. Nutmegs 66. do. (No. 1 7-75 do. Sugar 2 485 do (Basket 45° do Tapioca Flour 1-9*l
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    MAILS TO ARRIVE
    34 2 From Steamers To Arrive Singapore (with mails for Eurofe) Chusan 8-4-99. Singapore Charterhouse 9 4-99. Singapore Rosa 10-4-99. Edie G. G. v. Lansberge 10-4-99. Singapore ,\am Yong 10-4-99. Liverpool Titan 10-4-99.
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    SHIPPING
    340 2 Arrivals. To-day. s. s. Prins Alexander from Singapore. s. s. R K. Atjeh from Singapore. s. s. ('alyfso from SingajMire. s. s. Sri liangka from Padang. s. s. Canton from Teluk .Anson. Y’esterday 9. s. Maeduff from Liverpool. s. s. F. Mena from Port Weld. s. s. Pontianah from
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    REUTER'S TELEGRAM.
    149 2 London, 7TH April. Canada and Imperial Naval Defence. The government of the Dominion of Canada are now considering a scheme of contributing towards imperial naval defence. It is proposed to train a thousand fishermen annually. The men are to be employed at first on shore and afterwards on
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    RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION IN AFRICA.
    332 2 The news telegraphed to-dav by Reuter, respecting the fortunes of the Cape to Cairo railway, is most reassuring. But one need not be surprised at the welcome extended by Germany to the scheme, for a glance at the map will show at once how great an
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    LOCAL AND GENERAL.
    648 2 1 he s s. Pontianak brought 6000 tins of kerosene oil from Brandan yesterday. Ihe s. s. Calypso arrived here from Singapore this morning, having 238 deckpassengers for this port. Ihe Ceylon police department have decided to abolish the posts of chief-in-spector, as being unnecessary. The P.
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    PENANG CHINESE CYCLING CLUB.
    67 2 Ir is reported that the members of the above club have ch irteie I a special steam launch for their picnic to-morrow to Mr Khaw 800 Ann’s p antqiion, Bukit Tarnbun, and that they are taking with them their bicycles, so as to be able to
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    FUNERAL OF MR. CHOO BOON SIEW.
    120 2 1 he funeral of «a very old Chinese resident of Penang took place this morning. The deceased, Mr. Cl 00 Boon Siew (father of Mr Choo Cheng Khay, of Kuala Lumpur) was 81 years of age. He came over from China when a young
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    POST OFFICE INSURANCE.
    118 2 Duping the year 1898, 1,787 articles, insured for $241,820, were received and despatched, as compared with 1,683 for $187,360 in 1897. The premia taken in 1898 amounted to $241. The sum of £"9.10 was paid as compensation in respect of two insured.parcels which were rendered entirely worthless
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    BENMAYANG GOLD CONCESSION
    94 2 Messrs. Erdmann and Sielcken at Su rabaya, writes an optimistic Java cor/ spondent to the Singapore Free Press, a *ĕ showing to those interested the gold brought by Mr. Rahder from the Ben mayang concession. One bottle contains 620 grammes of gold in pieces of COn siderable
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    QUEEN'S SCHOLARS AND SCOTTISH UNIVERSITIES.
    179 2 There has been submitted to us, for i n formation, says the Singapore Free p r(ss a letter to Dr. Lim Boon Keng from Pro fessor A. R Simpson, Interim Dean of the Scottish Universities Board, concerning the subject of the recent government inter diet
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    CHINESE POST OFFICE.
    620 2 The Postmaster-General, S. S reports for 1898 as follows :The imperial post office in China is struggling to overcome the initial difficulties and prejudices, which are many and varied and also peculiar as will be gathered from an explanation which was given by an officer of the
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    PASSENGERS.
    56 2 4 rrivals To-day. re; Per s. s. Prins Alexander from Singaf Messrs. A. Watson and H. Bray. Yesterday. au J Per s. y. Mena from Port Weld 1 Mrs. Treacher. wrFwen. Per s. s. Betsy from Klang Mr- aD d Per s. s. Thaipeng from Port W e Mrs.
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      773 2 n *1 1 .1 Jldu Ahiintiscnirnts. Pritchard Co. H abra WS Penang Horse Repository. Horses for sale or hire. Bought or sold on commission. LIST OF Horses carefully shod and broken to saddle and harness. NEW NOVELS. Horses trained for racing. English-made Harness, Saddles, and Bridles for sale, and repairs
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    RUSSIAN ANNEXATION.
    97 3 The delimitation of the territory leased by the Russians in Manchuria and the Liaotung Peninsula is not yet completed, as the demands of the Russians have a constant tendency to grow, says the N C. Daily News. It is understood that Russia did, as already m mioned, make
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    COOLIE-RECRUITING IN BANKA.
    304 3 As Bad as the Negro Trade. Serious disturbances are reported to have broken out amongst the coolies on the tin mines in Banka. A writer in the Nieuwsblad declares that the deeds done in connection with coolie recruiting for Deli and Bengkal’s are holy compared with what
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    RECEPTION OF AMERICANS IN NEGROS.
    505 3 From 110-ilo, the St. Paul towed two lorchas to assist in landing the troops, and the steam launch Li Fat accompanied the expedition. Contrary to expectations the steamer was able to approach within two miles of the shore Captain Connolly’s company was promptly embarked on
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    GOVERNMENT BY SWEATING.
    17 3 purpose of enforcing their payment China Gazette. purpose of enforcing their payment China Gazette.
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    THE UNITED STATES AND CUBA.
    532 3 Scotsman's” Washington Correspondent.) Race-Feeling in Cuba. Public feeling in Havana has become dangerously embittered during the last few days An American cafe-keeper has just introduced the race issue, thereby adding a new and most threatening difficulty to the many that beset the task of establishing
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      41 3 A cloth bound cookery book containing 180 original recipes for all kinds of Savouries. Invalid Cookery and Sweets is sent free to all "’ho ask for it by postcard to Liebig's Extract Meat Co., Ltd., 0 Fenchurch Avenue, London, England. 8
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      1403 3 Y]T wr I J O NOTICE. CRAG HOTEL, PEN anghill. JL wr JL C JML 1 W TTIEWS of Penang, Singapore, Perak, Hotel Charges.—ss. per day for each W y Selangor, and Sumatra. adult. Saturday evening until Monday morn- ing, $8 for each adult. Photos enlarged, variou» sizes Pour Bungalows
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      1136 4 BEST AND SAFEST APERIENT. J CO LU S H )\V\ RECOHMEriDED AND PRESCRIBED EY MEDICAL MEH EVERYWHERE Vil VI Qj B I k I T/Wlfiling 1 1 1 J ||iEWsE&i 3&IW” OHLOEOD YNE ANNUAL SALE EXCEEDS SIX MILLION BOTTLES. ROUGHS, JS THE z CHEAT SPECICIF FOR The BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL’
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    SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.
    556 5 Philippines Affairs. HONGKONG. (4th April) (To the Singapore Free Press Mysterious Intrigues at Manila. American advices from Manila, published in the local press, unravel the mysterious intrigues between Senor Andrĕ, (Belgian consul at Manila, now in America), General Merritt, President McKinley, Major-General Otis, and Archbishop Ireland, head of
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    THE PLAGUE IN CALCUTTA.
    42 5 Plague returns in Calcutta on the 27th of March were sixteen cases and thirteen deaths, and twelve suspected cases and twelve suspicious deaths. Ihe totals to date from the 14th April, 1898, are 684 cases and 585 deaths.
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    HUMAN SACRIFICE IN INDIA.
    256 5 On the morning of the 4th of March a Hindu, named Govindah, a labourer, engaged under the public works department in repaiiing the Akola- Hingoli road, Burma, came in to the police office at Hingoli and lodged acomplaint. He was horribly burned about the head, arms,
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    SUNDAY SERVICES.
    97 5 First Sunday after Easter. St George’s Church. Matins, at 7-30 a.m. Holy Communion (choral), at 8-15 a.m. Sunday School, at 4-45 p.m. Evensong, with Sermon, at 6 p.m. Church of the Assumption. First Mass at 6 a.m High Mass at 8 a.m.; and Vespers and Benediction, at 5
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    COMING EVENTS OF THE WEEK.
    96 5 Saturday, Bth Mail to Europe closes at 5 p.m. Town Band, Golf Club, at 5-30 p m. High-water at New Jetty, 10-30 a.m. and 10- p.m. Sunday, qth Low Sunday. High-water at New Jetty, 11.20 a.m. and 11- p.m. Monday, ioth Town Band, Esplanade, at
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    SINGAPORE SHARE LIST.
    146 5 (Straits limes, 6th April.) Raubs (14/10 pd.) 861. sellers. fully paid ...862 Punjoms (l4pd.) 85 50 Jelebus (85 pd.) 89.25 buyers. Pahang Corp. (£1 pd.) ln=buyers. South Raub Ltd.(8100 pd 8201. Pataling Coffee Co. (fl 100 pd.)... 820. Pengerangs (S5O pd.) Fraser Neave, Ltd. (850-pd.) s'les&sellers Straitslnsurance
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      456 5 Who Are the Wise A word to the wise is sufficient” and a word from the wise should be sufficient, but you ask, who are the wise Those who know. The oft repeated experience of trustworthy persons may be taken for knowledge. Mr. W. M. Terry says Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
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      1757 5 It is A virtue OF womankind that they like FOR SALE. Bl Io a bargain. The good housekeeper will not |>>| lIQ I I Olin Al Ar spend two shillings where one will do as well. JVIUO I W A VJ O Illi U C < *>Cl a While some
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      2172 6 REDUCED PRICES FOR AQCntS fOP LEA PERRIES’ M rag WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE. Insaraitrz Notices. CRUSHED FOOD. Tj Agfl gH Marine Insurance. New Stock. B gIS MANNHEIM INSURANCE COMPANY Try ii and You Will he Satisfied. fl rat ALB Sg FTIHE undersigned have been appointed IK. BELILIOS begs to inform the public
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      510 6 Penang Ice adn Industrial Cm» pany, Limited. m Depots .-—Beach Street.—Open on week d a from 7.30 to 5 pan.; 01 s to noon. a s Carnarvon Street, 32 P ENang r ii Pitt STREET.-Open at hours day and night. a Prices .-—For 1 lb. 3 cts. retail, in quantify
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