Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 28 April 1899
1899-04-28
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Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle
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Title Section22 1899-04-28 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILY, NEW SERIES.] ESTABLISHED 1833. [PRICE 20 CENTS. VOL. EVIL FRIDAY, 28th APRIL, 1899. Yo. 96.22 words
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Advertisement508 1899-04-28 1 Wpinng justices. Peninsular Oriental Steam Navigation Company. UP HE mail steamers may be expected to arrive out'y. wards and l eave Penang homewards, on the following dates Outward*. Homewards. Chusan May 4 Ballaarat May 6 Sutlej 18 Coromandel 20 Bengal June 2 Parramatta June 3 Ballaarat 16 Chusan 17 INTERMEDIATE508 words
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Advertisement1496 1899-04-28 1 Wppina Motias. BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, Limited. (Tlottce*. KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. Ocean Steam Ship Company. NEGAPATAM LINE OF STEAMERS I The Nippon Yusen Kaisha. Eastlndian Ocean Steam Ship Co. Ltd. c. ND Intended Sailing and expected Arrival of Steamers. 9 Nederlandsche Stoomvaart k Maatschappij Ocean. For Will Sa,l steamer.1,496 words
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Advertisement537 1899-04-28 1 Hanks. Nederlandsche Handel Maatschappij. NETHERLAND TRADING SOCIETY) Established 1824. Paid-up Capital f 35,783,000.00 Reserve Funl: f 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), Samarang, Sourabaya, Padang, Cheribon, Tegal, Pecalongan, Pasoeroean Tjilatjap, Menado, and Gorontalo.537 words
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Article126 1899-04-28 2 Penang, 28th April, 1899. Kates close as follows: London, Demand Bank 2/0 Do. 4 months’ sight Bank 2/o| Do. 3 Credits 2/'o/ ff Do. 3 Documentary 2/Oi < Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs. 149 Do. 3 days’ sight Private 151 Bombay, Demand Bank 149 Do. 3 days’ sight Private 151126 words
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Article176 1899-04-28 2 Penang, 28th April, 1899. Tin $69. —sellers. (Trang 25.25 Black Pepper West Coast... no-sales. I Acheen 6lb no-sales. White Pepper 39. Cloves (picked) 37. Mace No. 1 100. —sellers. Mace Pickings 80— do. Nutmegs 66. do. (No. 1 7.75 do. Sugar I 2 4.85 do i Basket176 words
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Article62 1899-04-28 2 Maus close to-Morrow. For Per str. Time Calcutta ...Chelydra ...11 a.m. Kiang ...Betsy 1 p.m. Deli 1 P.M. Pangkor and Teluk Anson ...Taw Tong 2 p.m Langkat Pangkalan Brandan ...Pontian.ik 2 p.m. Singapore, Hongkong, Swatow Amoy...C. Hock Kian 3 p.m. Tongkah ...Petrel 5 p.m. Renong. Maliwun, Mergui, Tavoy62 words
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Article27 1899-04-28 2 From Steamers To Arrive. Rangoon Clive 29-4-99 Rangoon imails from Eurofe) Purnea 30-4-99. Liverpool Idomeneus >-5‘99Edie Fan Diemen i-5‘99-Singapore Jason 1-5-99 Negapatam Laljoora 2-5-99-27 words
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Article242 1899-04-28 2 Arrivals. To-day. s. s. Tau Tong from Teluk Anson. s. s. Pontianak from Brandan. s. s. Neurnberg from Yokohama. s. s. Lotdiana from Singapore. Yesterday. s. s Sri Bangka from Padang. s. s. R. Haleu-yn from Asahan. s. s. Cornelia from Moulmein. s. s. Mary Ausitn from Klang. s.242 words
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Article196 1899-04-28 2 London, 27TH April. All-British Pacific Cable. The Times states that government have decided upon contributing a yearly subsidy, amounting fully to the sum recommended by the cable committee. This is to be done as a guarantee of the construction of an AllBritish Pacific cable. Austria-Hungary and China. Speaking196 words
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Article284 1899-04-28 2 We have not tested the pulse of thos? interested in telegraph and cable com panies, either as investors or as employees, but it is not unreasonable to suppose that the modifications in the system of telegraphy, which seem to be imminent, may not a little afL-ct the position284 words
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Article334 1899-04-28 2 The opposition to the British occupation of the additional territory in the Kowloon district would probably have never occurred, ha 1 the British officials at once taken possession and hoisted the flag, without wailing for the boundaries to be settled. The concession should have been, at once, seized,334 words
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Article348 1899-04-28 2 The possibility of offending the natural susceptibilities of Italy by formulating a Tripoli clause in the Central African con vention between Great Britain and France should certainly have occurred to the British government, and made them pause and consult with her officials before acquiescing in its348 words
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Article735 1899-04-28 2 Six Chinamen were, each, fined $lO, for gambling, yesterday. A Chinaman who had one dollar’s worth of morphia m his possession was fined $5, this morning. The Resident General passed through Kinta on Friday last, on his way to bead quarters. The Resident-General and his '•taff returned735 words
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Article57 1899-04-28 2 Mr P M.. kenzi Skim < r banister-af. aw, left to day Tuesday) lor to practise law in conjunction with Mr’ liiieke, the attorney-general for Siam. Mr. Skinner, who has been much liked in Singapore, takes with him Mrs. Skinner who, apart from other social qualities, was57 words
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Article82 1899-04-28 2 A correspondent writes Th.re is no post or telegraph <.ffi e in m >■ a though a petition was sent in last year by the inhabitants of the village The road leading from the railway station to the village is in a very delapidated state. Considering82 words
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Article199 1899-04-28 2 Sir Fran’. Sweltenham is getiift on. He has bee»» ask <1 10 contribute to Lidv Randolph him hili’ new quarter y. w ich is to be ailed 1 e A g*o-Saxon.” What Sir Frai k is g.-ing to wtite about I don't know, bm it199 words
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Article214 1899-04-28 2 (Not Shakespeare's) (To the Editor of the Pinang Gaiettt") Dear Sir, The accounts given in your recent of threats and challenges afford reading, and are much more suitable lhe pages of Punch than the columns of t ,ie hitherto staid Pinang Gazette. After talk, crimination, and214 words
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Advertisement929 1899-04-28 2 Pritchard Co. In the Matter of The New Prye River Dock Company, Ltd., in Liquidation. NOTICE is hereby given that the Creditors of the abovenanied Company are re--1 quired, on or before the 21st day of May, fISVC DICSSUFC in noiliyincj to send their names and addresses, and the particulars929 words
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Article668 1899-04-28 3 I Sth—2oth April. American Retreat and Discontent in the Philippines. According to advices received to-day (18th April) the Americans are retiring to Manila for the rainy season. The troops are reported to Ire discontented and are making demands for their return home. 1 he Occupation of-Kowloon. Despatches668 words
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Article41 1899-04-28 3 The Waziris continue raiding into Affban territory. Reports from Kurrum state t. it within the last few days some Waziris rdt d the Kolkai village in Kbost, killing 'ne Khostwal, wounding another, and looting 200 head of cattle.41 words
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Article190 1899-04-28 3 The following is the p’ague summary r the week ended the 15th of April:— I e improvement in Bombay city contir. j-s; the to:al mortality fell from 1,747 i." 18 and ti e reported plague deaths from 726 to 590 In the Bombay presidency proper the190 words
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Advertisement1484 1899-04-28 3 McAlister Co. Chambenain's Cough Remedy rjIHE Municipal Commissioners of George _L Town. Penang, invite tenders for the IS tHC JCSt mcdlClHC ID the World tOT COU< T hs Colds supply of a certain number of 18 in., 4 in., and 1 3 in. cast iron pipes and special castings. CFOUp1,484 words
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Article54 1899-04-28 4 His Honour Li Kuang-chiu, the new Taotai of Shanghai, took over the seals on the 13th inst. He is a hereditary baron, being the son of the late Li Hsu-pin, formerly governor of Anhui. He commanded a brigade against the Japanese in Manchuria, in 1894, and54 words
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60 1899-04-28 4 Chinese official despatches received at Shanghai lately from the south state that there have been several conflicts recently between the natives of Kuangchou Bay and the French force quartered there; that a number of lives have been lost on both sides ;*and that villagers in60 words
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58 1899-04-28 4 According to the latest news from Seoul, as a result of an audience that the Russian minister lias had with the Emperor, the Corean government have recommended to the throne the advisability of granting a concession of the three whaling stations applied for by the58 words
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Article88 1899-04-28 4 It is reported upon good authority that in the countries west of Hsinghua, and north west, the majority of the population are organized for rebellion against the existing government, and that they now no longer make a secret of it, but are boldly compelling the unwilling to88 words
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Article124 1899-04-28 4 The situation in Hsinghua is becoming more critical every day, writes a correspondent to the X. C. Herald. The region lying east of the city, including the Ping hai peninsula, is a very turbulent country. Village fights have always been of frequent occurrence, and the number of124 words
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519 1899-04-28 4 The other day a party of Englishmen started a row at the Saigon Hotel, owing to a dispute about the payment for their liquor. The hotel-keeper called in a European policeman, who received “un solide renfoncement dans I’estomac, whereupon the Frenchmen519 words
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Advertisement1360 1899-04-28 4 FOR SALE Chamberlain’s Pain Balm r i?nnHn r COLOURED CEMENT FLOORING for q{ rheuma t ism one application cement roofing tiles. relieves the pain and its continued use for a short time, dmm cement drain pipes isres acure pain Bahn is a genera! liniment and TEAK SHI NG and patent-1,360 words
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Article1776 1899-04-28 5 Death of Mr- Chamberlain s Brother. The death is to day (3rd April) reported of Mr. Richard Chamberlain, brother to Mr. Chamberlain, secretary for the colonies. Limerick Ruled by a Dynamitard. Another development in the working of < the new Irish local government system j1,776 words
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Article47 1899-04-28 5 The native papers record that near Soochow a quantity of rice, estimated at a thousand piculs, on being husked was found to be almost black in colour, and all sorts of superstitious explanations and prophecies are consequently forthcoming amongst the occultly wise.47 words
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Article44 1899-04-28 5 Admiral Montojo, who was in command of the Spanish squadron destroyed by Admiral Dewey in the battle of Manila Bay, and the commander of the Cavite arsenal have been incarcerated in the Cadiz military prison pending trial for their conduct at Manila44 words
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Article65 1899-04-28 5 On the night of the 10th of April, the Filipinos attacked the American outposts between Manila and Malolos, cut the tele graph wire, and damaged the railway line. The American troops were concentrated and, having repulsed the enemy, repaired the line. The American loss was65 words
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Article70 1899-04-28 5 Prince Loewenstein, who was acting as an honorary aide-de-camp to General Miller at 110 ilo, in some unexplained manner got in front of the firing line, was shot in the side, and subsequently died of the wound. Prince Ludwig Loewenstein Wertheim-Freudenberg was only thirtyfive years of age,70 words
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91 1899-04-28 5 The appeal made by the two Chinese who were recently sentenced to one year's imprisonment by the Yokohama Chiho Saibansho, for smoking opium on board a vessel in Yokohama harbour, has now been heard. The court of appeal, after hearing all the evidence, and91 words
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Article135 1899-04-28 5 On the 19th of March, the Sanyo Railway Company made a trial use of the liquid fuel for its engine on the route between Kobe and Akashi. The fuel was the product of Borneo, imported and furnished for experiment by Messrs. Samuel Samuel Co. of Yokohama, and is135 words
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Article247 1899-04-28 5 Fearful Slaughter of the Innocents. In the section of the Hongkong local report devoted to the age distribution of deaths” the following paragraph occurs: —The death rate among the infant population is a most serious item in the mortality returns for the colony, since no less247 words
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Article37 1899-04-28 5 A rrlvals To-day. Per s. s. Loodiana from Singapore Mr and Mrs. Fox and Messis. W. Gawler and Demus. Yesterday Per s. s. Hebe from Singapore Sultan and Sultana Serdang and suite Messrs. Herlenville and Muller.37 words
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Article85 1899-04-28 5 Friday, 28th Auction sale of furniture, &c., Sea ViewHotel, at 11-15 a m. Mail to Europe closes at 4 p.m. Penang Turf Club, general meeting, at 4-15 p m. Ordinary Meeting of Municipal Commissioners. Town Hall, at 3 p.m. High-water at New Jetty. 2-30 a.m.85 words
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Advertisement1016 1899-04-28 5 Popular Music. Gosling Co. JjJL Hill. Apply to 204 HOGAN ADAMS. WANTED. CHOICE WINES. /CHINESE CLERK wanted'for Medan. SCOttlSh StUdCfltS VJ Must be a good book-keeper and give SOflg BOOlf ill 1 Av Dl hu. 204 Apply m.” c/o PiiMwg Gazrftr. Pommery and Greno, American New Ed ion Spedal Geisler,1,016 words
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Advertisement1745 1899-04-28 6 BROWN, CATHIRAVALO Co., Agentsfor LEA i& PERRINS’ w Ehl. P.FSTFRMIRE SIIICF. Insnranre ffotias. 56 Beach Street, Penang Wk T Ml O Marine Insurance. MERCHANTS, COMMISSION AGENTS fl Bl mk *ll /fH M MANNHEIM INSURANCE COMPANY CONTRACTORS. -dTW fr* WkW Kl HI A* ITIHE undersigned have been appointed Wr MB HB1,745 words
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Advertisement488 1899-04-28 6 NOTICE. VIEWS of Penang, Singapore, P erak Selangor, and Sumatra. ak Photos enlarged, various sizes up to 5 ft on bromide paper \y lovt-e 1 King Street. Photography TAIK CHEE Co., 28 6- 34 CHURCH ST.. PENANG. Ship Wholesale Dealers in European Goods. 1 rpHIS most effective DISINFECTANT i e488 words
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