Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 16 June 1899

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    22 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILY, NEW SERIES.] ESTABLISHED 1833. [PRICE 20 CENTS. VOL. LVII. FRIDAY. (6th JUNE, 1899. No. 136.
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      564 1 pipping flothxs. Peninsular Oriental Steam Navigation Company. FT HE mail steamers may be V\ expected to arrive out- wards, and leave Penang I? 1 :-homewards, on the following dates Outwards. Homewards. B.dlanral June >6 Ch™» June t 7 July id 15 ~.t 27 Ballaarat 29 c Aug 10 Coromandel Aug
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      1399 1 Hotirrs. BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, Limited. Sfeipptncr fflottces. KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. Oosan Steam Ship Company NEGAPATAM LINE OF STEAMERS. The Nippon Yusen Kaisha AND Nederlandsche Stoomvaart Mended Sailing and expected Arrival of Steamers. JAPAN AIL STEAMS IP Co Maatschappij Ocean. *1 K For Will Sail Steamer. From Expected on
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      518 1 Hanks. Nederlandsche Handel Maatschappij. (NETHERLAND TRADING SOCIETY Established 1824. 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), Samarang, Sourabaya, Padang, Cheribon, Tegal, Pecalongan, Pasoeroean Tjilatjap, Menado, and Gorontalo. London Bankers.—The
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    REUTER'S TELEGRAM.
    170 2 London, 15TH June. Meeting of the Transvaal Raad Franchise Reforms Approved. President’s Speech. The Raad has approved of President Kruger’s franchise pro posals, subject to reference to the burghers. Mr. Kruger, while thanking the Raad, said he did not know what was going to happen. Great Britain had
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    LOCAL AND GENERAL.
    1175 2 The Selangor races will take place on the 22m1, 24th, ami 26th of June. The Straits Racing Calendar gives two Pe ang men and one Selangoriau as de (ankers in lottery accounts. Dr. Moseley, the newly appointed U. S. consul general, is expected to reach Singapore al
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    PLAGUE IN PENANG.
    102 2 The following information has been furnished from official sources and may be relied upon as accurate ’’Period Cases. Deaths. From 11 th May Io 3rd June 10 6 From 3rd June to 10th June 10 10 From 10th June to nth June 5 1 From nth June
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    CASE OF ALLEGED KIDNAPPING.
    53 2 A Chinese woman, named Perak Nha, was charged yesterday before Messrs. O’Sullivan and Howard, with kidnapping a girl from her lawful guardian, about four months ago The case bad been postponed several times for further evidence, and as no more evidence was forthcoming yesterday, the magistrates
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    FORTUNE-TELLING.
    80 2 Several fortune tellers from Indi just now going about from house to lo n 5 Penang, professing to tell people their? and future. A European gentleman Wa duced byone of these gentry, the other d to part with a new white coal, a B r aV dollar, a needle,
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    TO-DAY'S MAIL.
    144 2 Some delay in the distribution of tl letters which reached Penang this m G ing is thus accounted for Statistics allydtawn up for government have i o >’ veitfied by Straits Settlements Posting? m connection with anivalsand depart? by the last two mails (including to d-? fiom Emope
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    =OW IN PENANG ROAD.
    155 2 Mr. Joseph Borthwick, Ilttsein P.C. fiMutu Det. P. C. 169, Lim Ah Pong e t’ P. C. 402, and Awang L C 404" w tre yesterday, charged before Mr. Sproul; with disorderly conduct in Penang R oa(1 After hearing the evidence, (he mags, trate discharged L
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    WRECK OF THE S.S. “AMBOINA."
    239 2 Deck Under Water. All Lives Saved. Vessel Insured. Messrs. Koe Guan Co., owners of the ss. Amboina, received the folloitiq telegram last < vetting fiom Mergui:— Anibeina wrecked on rock at Beni: j island, between Meigui and Renons on the 13th instant, at 5 pm.
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    ST. VINCENT CHURCH FUND.
    274 2 The following reply has been recnw this morning from the Venerabie A 3 dearon Turpin, St Vincent, in answer to letter despatched fix tn Penang, contai the amount (.sm) collected I ere loa the above-named fund which has o--1 aised to assist the members of the
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      1117 2 1 TELEGRAPHIC, ADDRESS s fjftu AlYllCrttSmiriltS. Ph t ch nrd Co symm e n —«.o MCE NOriCE r 1 lib 11(11 U A vv. THREE GREAT SOMS Apply to Words Music by HARRY DACRE. 310 CHIEF POLICE OFFICER. A A M Price $I each Cash notice. XXXVxX—4IXI X X think
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    CRISIS AT PEKING
    95 3 tfi ’-gkam has been received at Shanghai ficin Peking, fiom what are said to reliable naiive sources, that the Russian -nisiei at the capita I had made a demand ii t only for the privilege of extending the I j( Aiihut Newchwang railway to Peking, :i also
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    REUTER'S TELEGRAM CO., LTD.
    88 3 '1 hi report of Rente.r s Telegram Comp ,y, Lu'., states that the nett piofits for t a ende I the 31st of December, after I iv.nent of cun ent charges and deducting .te on unexptred subscriptions, amount t 24. in< lulling £4ll brought forv The
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    A CRICKETING BLACKSMITH.
    134 3 R pi r (the old Lancashire player) n-rd to tell a story of a blacksmith who e appeared against Sefton at Kendal. I| e v; is ion out about ten yards, but tins d not seem to trouble him much, and he went ba k loins wicket
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    IHE TRANSVAA=.
    132 3 HIE MILNER-KRUGER CONFERENCE. T e Transvaal Volksraad, which had l-en holding a series of rcret sittings lately, approved of the confeience. Waki ike preparations. A number of ai tiller)men to man the c sat Johannesburg, together with a be -cl ight, have been sent from Pietoria to the
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    A DISTRESSING CASE.
    277 3 On the 13th ult. Birt, the diiector of t: ge Mill wall- Dock Co., was sentenced t< o months’ hard labour for fraud. What makes this case distressing is that the prisoner is an old ma 1 in his 70th year, a man v. 0 after many
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    MUHAMMADANS v. MANCHUS.
    268 3 Tientsin despatch to the A. C. //o.i.’.Z reports a serious fight between Muhammadans and Manchus in the city cf Paotingfu on the 15th of May, the outc ne of a feud last year arising out of a triv al dispute between a Muhammadan a I a Manchu
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    UNFOUNDED SUGGESTIONS.
    128 4 At the N.-W.P. High Court recently Mr. Justice Blair heard a petition by Mr. C. B. Thornhill for the dissolution of his marriage with Mrs. Jessie M. Thornhill, on the ground of adultery. The suit was undefended, though the co-respondent was represented by counsel. The judge, in passing
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    SAVE MY SON: I DON'T CARE ABOUT MY DAUGHTER.
    241 4 A Bombay paper says: —The statioimaster at Palghur, on arriving at the scene of the recent accident, heard the cries of a girl in one of the smashed carriages, and was proceeding to extricate her, when a Marwaree went up to
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    A GROSS DECEPTION.
    245 4 Mr. Justice Barxes had before him on the 17th of May the case of Brooke r. Brooke and Hoare, otherwise Brooke. This was the petition of Mr. Charles Albert Bannerman Brooke, son of a colonel in the army, for a dissolution of his marriage, on the ground
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    THE GORAKHPUR LEOPARD.
    395 4 About 4 a. m the other day a Gurkha soldier who was l athing in a tank near the outskirts of the city was suddenly attacked from behind. Thinking his assailant was a pig, he (goslit he lalach se as a Hindustani official loftily put it) grappled
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      2668 4 S n r f.» I>ENAWG BAND. I Of)/ Medicine of the kind awarded a Certificate at the Calcutta Exhibition, 1883-84, open to all Countries I THE The North Polar Expedition of the v mv Pnkmcnn Duke Abl e N°IS SS'K? J"L, Ko bins on Band D :;"jr i,sfo, ows: 3
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    SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.
    62 5 bROM OUR OWN CORRESPONC ENTS] SING A PORE. (16th June) Departures from Singapore. Admiral Dewey has left Singapore in the U. S. Olympia; and H. E. the Governor, on board the government steam-yacht Seabclle, has also quitted the southern settlement. TELEK ANSON. (16th June) Tin Shipments. The shipments
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    LEVITY AT A RELIGIOUS PROCESSION.
    53 5 The Rev. Father Mazery, at the Cathedial of the Good Shepherd, Singapore, on Sunday morning deplored the levity shown lw certain youthful members, inale and female, of the congregation at the recent pincession of the Blessed Sacrament, and hoped there would not be any repetition
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    EFFECT OF THE QUARANTINE ON DELI.
    51 5 The Deli Couiant notesthat the precautiv s taken there against plague in consequence of its outbreak at Penang have caused much trouble and financial loss 1 -,e price of lice in Deli rose immediately Postal communication with Penang was wholly disorganized owing to quarantine
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    FOOT-BINDING.
    66 5 Mr. Yiu Slat Ch can has read an interesting paper on Golden Lilies or C: ir.e-e Foot-binding at a meeting of the Chinese Christian Association in Singapoie, and expressed a hope that, although in this matter legislation in China had failed to bring about a change, the asso ciation
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    DISMISSED CHARGE OF ROBBING A HUSBAND.
    82 5 fork a comt of two magistrates, con- g f Messis. O’Sullivan and Howard, C e Tap, a Malay woman, was yesterday charged bv her husband, named Bab, with !>'■ of jewelleiy and clothing, valued at >279 Ihe property was alleged to have been taken
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    H.M.S. "ORLANDO’S” BAND.
    79 5 H.M.S. "ORLANDO’S BAND. By kind permission of Captain Burke, the band of H. M S. Orlando will play at the E-planade at 5 o’clock this afternoon, and the following is the programme which has been selected for the occas on :g>’.lar*i 11.M.5. Orlando E Vassallo. 2 Oxerlure Poet and Peasant
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    ABSENT FROM DUTY.
    104 5 li''.!, P.C. 244, was, yesterday morning, charged b fore Mr. Sproule with absenting himself from duly ou the ***** and 13th insls. Tiie magistrate, after hearing the evidence, said he was surprised that the prisoner had not been discharged from the force before, or sent for trial,
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    RAUB.
    132 5 Mr. Bibby writes in his yearly report on Rauh—“l have no doubt that the time is ’'ot far distant when the battery power will have to be doubled, if not trebled, to meet the requirements of the mines. In taking the measurements to calculate the reserves •of ore, a
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    PARIT BUNTAR SPORTS.
    138 5 The recent athletic sports at Pant Buntar would seem to have gone off very Well, and the nineteen events, of which six were for Europeans, resulted in interesting rontests. Messrs. Biid and Brewer were the recipients of hearty thanks for their efforts to make the meeting a
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    MAIL ITEMS.
    430 5 (L. C. Express') 26th May. Ihe Court. Th E Queen’s birthday was celebrated on the 24th inst. by her subjects with a spontaneous and unparalleled outburst of affectionate loyalty and enthusiasm. In aU British colonies, as well as in the United States and in various continental cities, celebrations
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    PASSENGERS.
    47 5 4 rrmis To-day. Per s. s. Taw Tong from Teluk Anson Mr. A. V. Valpy. Yesterday. Per s. s. Deli from Ktang Mr. So Soon. Per s. s. Purnea from Singapore Messrs. Nairye and Pestana. Per s. s. Terse from Port Weld Mr. B. I. West.
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    MAIL NOTICE.
    64 5 M*h s close to-Morrow Pa str. Time. Pangkalan Brandan. and Langkat Deli 1 p.m. Pangkor and Teluk Anson ...Taw long 2 p.m. Singapore Hongkong C. Apcar 2 p.m. Hongkong, Swatow and Amoy Glenfalloch 3 p.m Cevlon. Australia, India via Brindisi, taking Mails for Europe ...Chusan 4 p.m. Registration
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    MAILS TO ARRIVE.
    23 5 Frum Steamers To Arrue. Liverpool Dardanus to-day. Rangoon Lgina Singapore IWotom 17-6-09. "Singapore {mailsfor Europe) Chusan 17-6-9:1. uez Manila 20-6-99.
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    SHIPPING.
    103 5 Arri-. als. To-day. s. s. Taw Tong from Teluk Anson. s. s. Purnea from Singapore. s. s. Dardanus from Jeddah. s. s. Ballaarat from Colombo. Yesterday. s. s. C. Apcar from < ’alcutta. s. s. Deli from Klang. s. s Perse from Port Weld. s. s. sportsman from Kedah.
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    COMING EVENTS OF THE WEEK.
    111 5 Friday, 16th: Band of H. M. S. Orlando at the Esplanade, at 5 p.m. First Quarter. Moon. Saturday, 17TH Mail for Europe closes at 4 p.m. Town Band, Golf Club, at 5-30 p.m. Professor An lerson's Entertainment, at the Town Hall, at 9 p m.
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      687 5 NOTICE. VMEWS of Penang, Singapore Perak. V Selangor, and Sumatra. Photos enlarged, various sizes up to 3 ft. on bromide paper W. JONES. King Street. Municipal Notice. 'Vf’OTICE is hereby given that the Municipal Lx Commissioners will pay two cents for each and even- rat brought dead or alive to
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      1012 5 JEYES PURIFIER. 1 a?. L, Woodford, The best Plague Preventive known. penang. extensively used at plague Centres iq Jndia and China. Wholesale from SANDILANDS, BUTTERY Co., toy 1,1 Just Received. AMERICAN CIGARETTES pHAROS SELLING BY THOUSANDS. IN PACKETS AND FOIL THE EGYPTIAN LITTLE SWEETHEARTS 50 cents per 100. TENT BRAND
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    EXCHANGE.
    128 6 Penang, i6th June, 1899. Rates close as follows: London, Demand Bank i/iil Do. 4 months’ sight Bank z/o| Do. 3 Credits Do. 3 Documentary z/ojJ, Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs. >49i Do. 3 days’ sight Private 151 Bombay, Demand Bank M9i Do. 3 days’sight Private 15 1 Madras, Demand Bank
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    LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.
    176 6 Penang, iOth June, 1899. Tin 67.90 (Trang 25.50 Black Pepper i West Coast... no sales. Aclieen 61b no sales. White Pepper 4 1 -5° Cloves (picked) 37Mace No. 1 100.—sellers. Mace Pickings 80. do. Nutmegs 62. do. No. 1 7-75 do. Sugar 1 2 4-85 d°. (Basket
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    SHIPPING EXPECTED.
    148 6 June 15 s. s. Jason from Singapore, for Singapore. Hongkong and Amoy, W. Mansfield. Co. J 16 s. s. V'indobona from Singapore, for Colombo, Bombay, Karrachee and via ports to Trieste, S. Kustermann Co. 17 Homeward P. O. mail steamer Chusan from Singapore, for Colombo, and London. Giltillan,
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    SINGAPORE SHARE LIST
    158 6 (Straits 'I inies, 14m June, 1899.) Kaubs (15/10 pd.) $5B. sellers. £1 fully paid 559. Punjoms (<4pd.) 98. 50 buyers. Jelebus (95 pd.) 910.50 do. Pahang Corp. p 1.) *l2. South Raub Ltd.(9ioo pd.) 8400. buyers Redjang Lebong 8115. Pataling Coffee Co. (fcioopd.)... 920. Pengerangs (850 pd.)
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      138 6 A Relic of the War. M any old soldiers now feel the effects of the hard service they endured during the war. Mr. Geo. S. Anderson of Rossville, York county, Penn., who saw the hardest kind of service at the front, is now frequently troubled with rheumatism. I had a
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      420 6 PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO. A. KAULFUSS, 27 Farquhar Street. By special appointment to H. H. ThE Sultan of Kedah. PHOTOS of any kind and style, and after tie latest inventions. Only artistic work. Just received: Materials specially prepared for use. So durability and artistic work guaranteed VIEWS of Penang, Native States, Atjeh,
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