Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 18 July 1899

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    23 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILY, NEW SERIES.] ESTABLISHED x8 33 [PRICE 20 CENTS. VOL. EVIL TUESDAY, 18th JULY, 1899. No. 162.
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      686 1 Wppittg Ihrtirts. Peninsular Oriental Steam Navigation Company. erilHE mail steamers may be expected to arrive outwards, and leave Penang homewards, on the following dates:— Outwards. Homewards. Parramatta July 13 Bengal July 15 I Chusan 27 Ballaarat 29 Bengal Aug 10 ,Coromandel Aug 12 tm/ztto 24 Parramatta 2 6 Coromandel Sept
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      2226 1 Wpping Jlntm. NORDBFTT TTfIVD BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, Limited. ULiVLD KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. Ocean Steam-Ship Company a NEGAPATAM LINE OF STEAMERS. Nedetlandsohe Stoomvaart yL Intended Sailing and expected Arrival of Steamers. maatschappij Ocean. T„_ I A I For Will Sail Steamer. From Expected on HE Company s steamers are
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      620 1 (notice®. The Nippon Yusen Kaisha, JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP Co. Ltd. -V «V REGULAR Setvicewill Lk be maintained bctwi- n I apan and Europe by the NEW TWIN SCREW STEAMERS, specially designed for the Company's European Service, lighted throughout by Electricity, provided with excellent accommodation lor First and Second Class Passengers,
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      602 1 Hanks. Nederlandsche Handel Maatschappij. (NETHERLAND TRADING SOCIETx Established IS2I. Paid-lf Capital f3S i 3,<xx' 00 Reserve Func; 2.= ',.,;.t'j Heai Office in Am; kuam. Heal Agency in Netherlands I m The Factorij of the Nederlau Handel Maatschappij, Batavia. Agencies and Branches.-Sing M,■■ a-. (Deli). Samarang, Sourabay; Padang, Cheribon, 'legal. Pecalongan.
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    REUTER’S TELEGRAM.
    203 2 London, 17m July. Japan as Viewed by the “Times” An Equal Among the Civilized Powers. The Times of to-day has a leading article on Japan, which, it says, takes her place, as an equal, with the civilized powers. A Great Task Achieved. It congratulates Japanese statesmen on the
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    POOR M. BEAUREPAIRE!
    221 2 OfK readers will r call to mind M. Beatirepaire s 1>- ast that he could pro duce videnceof the guilt »f Captain Dreyfus. The boast w nt even further; than that, for, as everybody under i stands, evtdenc of a sort is easih procurable in Hance and
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    MOVEMENTS OF BRITISH TROOPS
    456 2 Tm telegram received here and published on the Bth instant was more alarming than the occasion demanded. Reuter stated that the Commander-iti-Chief was completing the organization of a large force, in case it should be necessary on the breaking-down of the negotiations between th High Commissioner
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    PENANG HILL RAILWAY.
    134 2 We are glad to be able to inform our readers that the construction of the Penang Hill Railway has received the sanction of the Secretary of State and will be proceeded 'with on the lines already made public. A special ordinance will, of course, be required to
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    LOCAL AND GENERAL.
    1041 2 The Governor and La<lv Mitchell returned to Singapore in the Sea Belle 01 Saturday morning. Up to the 24th of June the bodies of eighty miners were re :overed from the Hokoku colliery, Japan. A Chinimin was yesterday fine 1 §l. by Mr O'Sullivan, f >r driving
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    PLAGUE IN PENANG.
    41 2 Period. Cases. Deaths. Total to 15th July... 49 36 15th July io 16th July ***** July to 17th July 17th July to 18th July i l ite returns ate timed from and to noon on each date named.
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    TIN EXPORTED FROM THE COLONY.
    68 2 Tiik following statistics are returned by the board of trade in reference to the amount of tin exported from the colony to the United Kingdom. Exported in May. 1897. 1898. 1899. 1897. 1898. 1899. Cwt'. Cwts Cwfs. E AS 22.3 -o 33 210 3f>,200 <>7.s«.'>
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    THE ASSIZES.
    66 2 The only case heard yesterday was that where three Chinese were charged with (1) theft, (2) retention of stolen property, (3) assistance in concealing stolen property, and (4) fraudulent possession of property. Mr. Presgrave appeared for the prose- ution The first and third ptisoners were convicted of theft
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    BURGLARY IN MAGAZINE ROAD.
    85 2 During last evening, thieves broke into the house of a pepper-merchant, residing in Magazine Road, and carried off a large quantity of valuables. The inmates of the house were all away npcountry for a change at the time and, having not as yet returned, are still
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    SHOUTING IN THE STREETS.
    115 2 "The Moralist" in the Straits Times thus writes They se-m to know a thing or two at Penang. 1 hear that, the Other day, some Klings were fined for shouting in public there. What a blessing it would be if the authorities here were to f
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    PENANG CRICKET CLUB.
    72 2 Lawn I’hnnis Tournament. The following are the results of the ties played yesterday afternoon Single Handicap. Class A. R. A. Law beat C. A. Law 6—2, 6—-4. Class B. G I lall beat H Berg 4 —6, 6—l, 6—2. A. W. Bailey beat P. J. Sproule w
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    WRECK OF A PENANG JUNK.
    209 2 The Governor of Trang’s Humanity. The Chinese junk, A'tai Seng Huat, while on her return voyage to Penang, has been wrecked o 1 the island of Pillau Telibong. The disaster happened at 7 a.in. on the tltli instant. dhe nacodalt and crew were very kindly
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    THE POLICE FORCE ORDINANCE 1872 AMENDMENT ORDINANCE 1899.
    191 2 The objectsand reasons given for the above-named ordinance now before the legislative council are as follotv This short ordinance has been introduced at the instance of the inspector-general of police, to obviate some practical difficulties which have occut red in the wot
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    THE BERESFORD PETITT COMEDY COMPANY.
    215 2 At the present time, Mr. S. Louis Beresford, one of the most genial and unostentatiousartistes in the world, is visiting Penang with his Comedy Company, or Surprise Party as it may be called, which has been acting to crowded bouses all over India, South Africa,
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    SPECIAL TELEGRAM.
    16 2 TELUK ANSON. (18th July) Tin Shipments. Fhe shipments to-d;iy arc— To Penang, 511 pikulsoftin
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    DISTINGUISHED HONOUR FOR COLONEL PICQUART.
    20 2 The citizens of Budapest are subscribing to present a Sword of Honour to Colonel Picquart.
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    COUNTERFEIT COINING.
    24 2 Another counterfeit coining case l las been detected near Rangoon, and a num. her of false rupees and moulds have been seized.
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    CAPTAIN DREYFUS.
    36 2 A Change of Opinion. The calm demeanour exhibited by Cap. tain Dreyfus since his return to France commands general admiration, and it j, clear that he has completely mastetej everything occurring during Ins exile.
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    THE REPORTED ATTACK ON THE AMIR.
    58 2 No confiimation of the recent attaikrthe Amir lias been received at Simla, anr the rumour is disbelieved in the Foreign Office. About eleven years ago, it win f, t reineinbeted, the Amir was shot at near Muzaiisbauf, the imllet passing between bis body and
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    THE PLAGUE IN HONGKONG.
    43 2 Cases reported to 6th of July j I; Do. do. from 6th to 7111 of July 1 otal Ceath, 1 eported to 6th of July I c 51 Do. dq. from 6th to 7th of Ju y Total I)lo
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    A TEA-PLANTER IN TROUBLE.
    88 2 Another Cachar tea-planter, named Falckytter, of Pollarbund estate, j 0 trouble. He lias been sent up before-,he Deputy Ccmmi-sioner. Silchar, under section 325, charged with having caused the deat h of a coolie by kicking him for rot having worked satisfactorily. The coolie was carried to
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    A TRAGIC DIVORCE AFFAIR.
    88 2 Double Murder and Suicide On the night of the sth of July, Captain E A. Iremonger, late of the Durham Light Infantry, who had for five months been living near Bombay with a Mrs Gregory, wife of an engineer employed on the great Indian Peninsula Railway,
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    SIR HENRY KEPPEL.
    155 2 Nearly Scrrwed Down as an Infant. Admiral of the Fleet Sir Henry Keppel celebrated his ninetieth birthday on the 14th of June. He has had a long and distinguished career, not altogether unconnected with ups and downs. During tha: week he had the satisfaction of seeing his
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    CRICKET IN ENGLAND.
    208 2 The University Cricket Match, the draw explained. The tn satisfactory result of the University ctickel match is generally regarded as the natural outcome of the constitution of the teams, which were both strong in haling and correspondingly weak in bow inf. 1 he scoring on both sides
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    A CURIOUS CASE.
    287 2 Alleged Theft From a Thief. This case is becoming every day still more filled with extraordinary incidents, the last, occurring yesterday, being by no means the least rematkable. A re-hearing of the preliminary inquiry into the first charge against the Cantonese woman, Chan Lim Kuai, in which
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      1456 2 n M u n u nil J pp A BURMA AND STRAITS CHLOROBROM. Pritchard to. musical agency. NOTICE. MUSIC ROOMS, T ADIES attending the races, on Ist, 3rd and J J sth August arc reminded that admission to Sole Agents 28 Beach Street, PENANO.\ FOR THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. CHLOROBROM THE
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    WS FROM THE FAR EAST.
    1094 3 JAPANESE LOAN. Tokio despatch of the 22nd of June, shed by the Kobe Chronicle, states latest telegram from London to the nment regarding the Japanese new tonds states that they are improving, ournalistic comments have ceased, irst payment of £l5 for each /"100 ecu concluded,
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    FURTHER REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
    364 3 6th—7th July. Military Preparations in England. The object of the military steps which have hitherto been taken is to increase the efficiency and mobility of the troops in South Africa and to ensure the security of the frontier. Transport Arrangements at the Cape. The commanding officer at
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    THE WAR IN THE PHILIPPINES.
    642 3 The Broken Bridge. A span of the stone bridge across the Zapote had been knocked out, and as a final dash brought the soldiers naturally converging up to the roadway, the impossibility of dashing across disconcerted the men to some extent and there was hesitation,
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    THE FLYING DUTCHMAN.
    192 3 A gentleman who has been travelling in Java thus writes about the Dutch colonial railways, and reminds the British traveller of some of his own experiences on the lines in the English fens, the Welsh valleys, and the Highlands of Scotland. He says Trains are used in
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    STEAMER REPORTS.
    396 3 The s. s. Flying Scud, which left Penang for Kedah yesterday, had on board ten natives as deck-passengers from this port. Fifty-two males, one female, and one child, as deck-passengers, left Penang for Port Weld by the s. s. Flying Fish, yesterday. The s. s. Mary Austin, which
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    THE MAILS.
    53 3 Mails close to-Morrow. For Per str. l ime. Klang ...Mary Austin 1p M. Tongkah ...Petrel 1 p. M. Deli ...Langkat 1 p.m. Teluk Anson and I’angkor law Tong 2 p.m Hongkong. Amoy and Swatow ...Telemachus 3 p.m. Hongkong. Swatow and Amoy ...Glcnfalloch 4 p m. Thursday, 20TH. Klang
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    MAILS TO ARRIVE
    21 3 From Steamers To Arrive. Liverpool Laertes to-day Rangoon Uhupra 20-7-99 Singapore Sui Sang 21-7-09 Calcutta Kum Sang 22-7-99
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    SHIPPING.
    95 3 Arrhal*. Today. s. s. C. C. Smith from S Upeh. Yesterday. s. s Langkat from Deli. s. s. Mary Austin from Klang. s. s. Petrel from Tongkah. s. s. Thaipeng from Port Weld. s. s. Formosa from Loudon. Departure* To-day. s s Ho Kwei for Klang and Malacca. s.
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    SHIPPING EXPECTED.
    179 3 July 16 s. s. Laertes from Liverpool, for Singapore and Java, W. Mansfield 8c Co. 18 s. s. Alesia from Hamburg, for Singapore, China and Japan, Behn, Meyer 8c Co 19 s. s. Strntor from Liverpool, for Singapore, China and Japan, W. Mansfield 8c Co. 20 s. s.
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    COMING EVENTS OF THE WEEK.
    78 3 Tuf.soay, iBth P. C. C., Lawn Tennis Tournament, at 5-10 p in. High-water at New Jetty 8-20 p.m. and 8- a.m. Wednesday, 19TH F. f. C., Lawn Tennis Tournament, at 5-10 p.m. High-water at New Jetty, 9-to p.m. and 9- a "1. Thursday, 20TH Penang
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      72 3 Municipal Notice. THE NEXT ORDINARY MEETING of the Municipal Commissioners will be held At The Town Hall, On Friday, the 2ist July, at 3 p.m. J. W. HALLIFAX, Sec. to the Municipal Commissioners. Klang Coffee Cultivation Co., Limited. THE Ordinary Yearly Meeting of Shareholders will be held at the office
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      1768 3 McAligtei*& Co. -Whisky! Whisky! MNNONITE 19 Beach Street ApP 'murison allan, CARTRIDGES, 1899. 340 33 Beach Street. 1 «uiprutMni frv Messi’S. DANIEL CRAWFORD SONS, Limited. UlHrUll AHULLI! I Ru»»lan Caviare No Smoke! No Smell! No Recoil! OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. Alio Tea Sa.mowa.hs. FINEST VERY OLD SCOTCH WHISKY. j Manila, Coir,
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    EXCHANGE.
    121 4 Penang, 18th July, 1899. Rates close as follows London, Demand Bank Do. 4 months' sight Bank 2,'Oj',. Do. 3 Credits 2/op s Do. 3 Documentary 2 bfa Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs. 149 Do. 3 days'sight Private 151 Bombay, Demand Bank >49 Do. 3 days'sight Private '5 1 Madras, Demand
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    LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.
    165 4 Penang, iBth July, 1890. Tin s7B.—sellers. (Trang 25.50 Black Pepper i West Coast... no sales. (Acheen 611» no sales. While Pepper 4°- 2 5 Cloves (picked) 37Mace No. 1 ,00.—sellers. Mace Pickings 80.— J°Nutmegs bo. do. (No. 1 7-75 J°Sugar I 2 4- 8 5 J°t Basket
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    SINGAPORE SHARE LIS.
    148 4 Straits 'Jiines, 15TH JULY, 1899.) Raub (15/10 pd.) SO2. —sis. srs. £1 fully paid $64. do Punjoms ($4 pd.) ®i.s- s Jelebus (»5 pd.) s'i- Jo Pahang Corp. <£' pd.) 816. South Kaub Ltd. (»100 pd.) »425. Redjang Lebong 8190. Pataling Coffee Co. ($lOO pd.)... s2o. P.-ngerangs
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