Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 2 August 1899

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    24 1 PINANG GAZETTE AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. NEW SERIES.] ESTABLISHED 1833. [PRICE 20 CENTS. VOL. LVIL WEDNESDAY, 2nd AUGUST, 1899. No. t 7 5.
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      789 1 Sljippnij Ihrtm. Peninsular Oriental Steam Navigation Company. FTIHE mail steamers may be expected to arrive ontL,.wards, and leave Penang homewards, on the following dates Outwards. Homewards. Bengal Aug io Coromandel Aug 12 I’.iM/a 24 Parramatta 26 Coromandel Sept 7 1 Chusan Sept 9 Parramatta .21 Bengal 23 Chusan Oct 5
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      1448 1 NORDDETTTSCIIFR LLOYD BRIT,SH BTEAM NAViGATiOiI OOMPANy, Limited. Wpping flatters. j IwniZULiUlOUllljK LLUIU KONINKLIJKE PAKiTVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. .V, a NEQAPATAM LIRE Or STEAMERS. The Nippon Yu sen Kaisha. 1\ 2 7. ,z c, JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP Co., Ltd. 111 Intended sailing a,id expected Arrival of steamers. fc-—fc ""1 I F° R Will
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      1446 1 itoks. Nederlandsche Handel Maatschappij. (NETHERLAND TRADING SOCIETY Established 1824. Paid-up Capital /35,783,000.00 Reserve Func: 2,536,444.124 Head Office in Amsterdam. Head Agency in Netherlands India The Factorij of the N< dcrlandsche Handel Maatschappij, Batavia. Agencies and Branches.--Singapore, Medan (Deli), Samarang, Sourabaya, Padang, Cheribon, Tegal, Pec tl-mgan, PasoerocanJ Tjilatjap, Menado Goroatalo, and
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    OPIUM REVENUE FARM.
    267 2 fIIENDERS will be received at the office of I thc Secretary to Government, Kuala Lumpur, up to noon on the 25th day of September, 1899, for thc exclusive right of collecting for a period of two years from the Ist January 1900 a duty of Twelve dollars
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    REUTER’S TELEGRAM.
    202 2 London, Ist August. The Churoh of England Squabble Archbishops' Judgment. Judgment in the ritual controversy has been delivered at Lambeth by the Archbishops, who have pronounced against the ceremonial use of incense and the carrying of lights. Diplomacy Rewarded. Peerage for Sir J. Pauncefote. The Rt. Hon. Sir
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    THE QUEEN-MOTHER.
    80 2 To-day is the anniversary of the birthday of <J 1 -<-n E nma, mother to Queen Wilhelmina, and we wish both Iheir Majesties of the Netherlands very many happy returns of the day. We make the wish two-fold, knowing full-well, as we do, that where so much true
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    INCENSE AND CANDLES.
    196 2 The Archbishops would seem to have shaken out the incense boxes and stamped on the candles of the ritualists, on paper, but we doubt whether they will bring about any practical change in the programme at certain churches. Incense, we take it, may be burned or smouldered,
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    ARTACHO AND HIS LIBEL CASE.
    307 2 According to a special telegram, received from Singapore yesterday but at an hour too late for publication on a race-day, the Filipino leader, Artacho, is commencing an action for libel against Mr. Howard \V. Bray. The article, or letter, which is alleged to contain the
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    LOCAL AND GENERAL.
    556 2 We are informed that wali-weh lotteries are just no.v i i full swing in Macalister and I’r.insfer Ro ids. The Chinese seven m nuon festival commences on Sunday next 11 is called SanibnyM Hantii, or Worshipping of the Devils. 1 here wuuu reported in Hongkong 64 cases
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    THE KEDAH EXTRADITION CASE.
    72 2 Withdrawal of the Charge. Ims case, where the defendant was charged with ki Inapping a girl, was called on before Mi. O'Sullivan on Saturday lasi, and the prosecutiix, Chua Itam, asked permission 10 withdraw the ca<e, as since she laid her information, she hid found out
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    BURGLARY IN ARMENIAN STREET.
    106 2 A Heavy Haul A Chinese woman, living in Armenian S reel, retired to bed last night after locking up in an iron safe all her jewellery, value I at about s3xlo, and after tying the keys tomid her waist. W hen sl.c awoke this morning, she
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    POLICE COURTS.
    105 2 Chin Ah Sin was on Saturday lasi chaiged before Mr Sproule with intro hi ,ceing a packet containing chandu pills into the police court lock up on the 31st inslant, and was lined $lO For depositing the dead body of a Chinaman in Beach Stieet, on the jtst
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    STOLEN PROPERTY RECOVERED.
    103 2 Big Find of Housebreaking Tools. Some burglars entered a house in Tamil Street by boring holes in the door and removing Ihe bolts on Friday night, and succeeded in carrying off a box containing property, valued at $ll6. /X report was made at the detective station at
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    ALLEGED ROBBERY WITH VIOLENCE.
    160 2 Amending A Charge. A Notable Defendant. 'The case of Pcrai Tainbi and others was again called up on Saturday last before Messrs. O'Sullivan and Sproule. Mr. i'resgrave appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Gottlieb for the defence. Mr Presgrave argued against a discharge of the prisoners,
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    NETHERLANDS-INDIAN QUARANTINE WITHDRAWN.
    58 2 NO RESTRICTIONS ON IMPORTS. The Consul for the Netherlands is in receipt of a telegram to the effect that the Netherlands-Indian government have withdrawn the quarantine imposed upon all arrivals from Penang, and that the restrictions upon the import into Netherlands-India from Penang of certain articles, such
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    ONE OF SERGEANT PADMORE’S PROSECUTIONS.
    89 2 (To the Editor of thc Pinang Gaz.tte Sir, With reference to a paragraph in the local and general column of your v.iluible paper of the Ist of July to the effect that Tan Kian Hin was prosecute! for gatnb ing and fined $lO, I shall
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    AN UNFORTUNATE START.
    113 2 Earl Beau :h imp, the new Governor of Nc vSiuth W Ues, is reported by the Xu ttralian p.an er to h ive in 1 Is an unfortunate start. XVhei he reached Albany he wa; aske I by ai e iterprising newspiper man for “a m e-sige
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    QUITE A GUARDIAN ANGEL.
    138 2 Mrs. Ah Yeik's money difficult! s, which ne irly e:ide 1 in all her properly being sold the other d ry, have been surmounted with the assistance of Mr. Lake Yew, who has a Iv ince 1 the money to piy off the chetties (87 7,510),
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    SHOOTING A BUFFALO.
    114 2 Charged with having shot one buff do and woundi ig another, Mr Crick w.a- fined by thc di trict m igistrate to the tune of ninety-six dollars and ninety cents, writes a Bentong correspondent to the Ma'ay Mail. It appears from the evidence ihat the buff does
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    A TAOIST PRIEST MURDERED AT CANTON.
    175 2 The Sam X'uin Kung temple, at the foot of the five storeyed pagoda at Canton, has been the scene of a tiagedy which has greatly ex< ited the upper citcles of the ci'y. XX'ong I’ui ching was the head piiist ot the temple. He
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    SAU-TU, THE NEHLY-OPENED PORT.
    225 2 According to a Foochow correspondi nt to the Honkong Daily Press, on or about the tst May the Chinese voluntarily opened the 1 ost of San tu, in the Samsah basic, a few miles not th of Foochow. A cors'dtr able part of the tea that
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    DISTURBANCES IN CHEKIANG.
    222 2 j Roman Catholic Converts Attacked. It will be remembered, says the N. C. I Daily News, that, in addition to preparing for an expected descent of Italians upon lhe Chekiang seaboard, the officials of Ihat province have had to send troops to Tai chon prefecture, where a
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    SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.
    112 2 [From our own Correspondent. SINGAPORE. (Ist August) A “Review of Reviews" Libel Action by Filipino Lh. l It is reported from that Artacho has issued a w r an action for damages against j Howard W. Bray, in respect g passage in the article he sent the Review
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    ANOTHER OUTRAGE BY WAZER
    62 2 On th» 20th o f Ju'v a- a't-i-’. bv Waziris «n the baggage ofth»- officer at XV im, an 1 his cli’ilry,-^, killed. Immediately afterwards, cal offi -er was himself fire! at mt'about a mile from Sarwekoi. Eg were fired, but nobo Iv was hit have
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    CHINESE WEAKNESS.
    61 2 CHINESE WEAK NESS. According to a Peking telegralished in lhe Japanese papers, th; government have asked th« Ci government to se 1 1 troaps ir- 7 for the protection of French sqV—view of the recent disturban-»st't... The Chinese government hav: i-:--. ihe viceroy of Ynnnan to s»n I t':; but
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    A CROSS INDEED.
    68 2 Not long ago, says lhe Sinn Fra the King of Siam gave an I tali in, r--painterl a successful pic lire of me 7 Majesty's wives, from a photn»n;Gran 1 Cro’-s of the Siam-se Crorej mark of his favour “This Cross ihe King graciously, will entitlermarry twe've
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    A DELICAIE EMBRACE.
    110 2 Thu newest corsets in Paris t drawn through a bracelet, lliey front steels, and can be put on onr lacing them at the back after the wart within their delicate embrace A a maid is a necessity when the toilet is-: but the corset can be taken
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    NEWS OF THE "PELICAN."
    119 2 The Merchants’ Exchange has trai from Captain Thunnell, of the Amen: schooner Hermann, a clue to the mis steamer Pelican, which left Fuget Ss for China in the early part of last’ 1 In a letter dated Kodiak, 18th May,C lain "1 hunnell says that lie
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    SECRET SOCIETIES IN BANGKEL.
    104 2 The principal secret societies in« kok are, the Chiluku. theTwajSwKongsi, the Ngi Hoch (Germa: and the Ngi Heng but there are" s other smaller ones attached to drlocalities especially the ricemills, one is certainly to be found istence in each. They are of C origin, and
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    CHANG CHIH-TUNG ON HORSE
    131 2 A private lettc- from Wuchang? an interesting side of the many acplisbments of H. E. Viceroy Chang U tung, says the N. C. Daily .Xc"- s recent review of his discipline! 11,11 of some 6,000 men there were po l bridging operations, cavalry charge-'- as if
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    COMING EVENTS OF THE WEEK.
    88 2 Wednesday, 2nd High-water at New Jetty 8-50 9- p.m. Thursday, 3RD nC( Penang Races, 2nd day, conn 2-45 p.tn. n j High-water at New Jetty, 9’4° 10- P-BL Friday, 4TH Munich Special and Ordinary Meetings, Commissioners, at 3 p m Penang Club, At Home, at
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      756 2 AUGUS r T a CE s. "S CHLOROBROM. MUSIC ROOMS, Tl 1 1 1 A 28 Beach Street, PENANG. Pritchard Co. c H l OR o BR om A. A A v v mwv* w» TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS: RULES THE WAVES. SYMPHONY,” Penang. t f An absolute Preventative and Cure Ladies
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      579 2 New Advertisements, i Straits Steamship Co., Ltd. rpHE s. s. Lady Weld will dock a I’ryc for the usual halfyearly survey on the 61 h instant, and is expected to resume her run to Tcluk Anson on the nth idem. L. C. TREWEEKE, KWONG ON Co., Master. 5/8 Agents, 113
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    PENANG RACES.
    2214 3 AUTUMN MEETING, 1899. First Dav. Tuesday, Ist August, 1899. (Specially Reported by Sefton.") Patrons —11. E. the Governor, 11. H. The Sultan of Jo!i >re, H. H. The Sultan of Deli, H H The Sultan of Kedah, The Re-ti 1 mt-General, F. M. 8., Hon. The Resident Councillor,
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    SOME DRESSES AT THE RACES.
    209 3 The lawn was favoured later on in the afternoon by the presence of many ladies, and several fresh and pretty toilettes were there to be seen, amongst which may be mentioned Mrs. W. C Brown Costume of white mousseline de soie, with pink spots; the
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    TOMORROW’S RACES.
    236 3 HANDICAPS. I.— The Roadsters’ Handicap. Sheik no I Wapiti 10.7 Hunnuni 10 7 Rufus 12 o Florence 11.4 I Vatala 100 Jack 9.7 2. —The Griffin Handicap. Jin Ho 8 7 I Veritas 10. 7 Larrikin 87 1 Connemara 8 9 Rats 90 Phurtina 9.11 Augustina 97 Flashlight
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    STEAMER REPORTS.
    255 3 The s. s. Flying Fish, which arrived here from Port eld yesterday, brought Mr. Sydney, as saloon passenger, and also forty two deck passengers, for this port. Thu s. s Perse (Captain Duff) arrived here from Aclieen yesterday, with Messrs. Douglas and Jeppe, as saloon passengers, bhe also
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    THE MAILS.
    46 3 Mails osr. To-morrow. p,,, l*e> sli. time. Klang ...Deli 1 l’M. Singapot e and Hongkong Apcar i r m. Deli I f.m. Pangkor and Teluk Anson ...Canton 2 p.m Madras, via Neg.ip.it.ini, t.iking Mails to, I'..trope. Landaura... pm. Friday. 4m. Deli ...Ihrse 1 P.M.
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    MAILS TO ARRIVE.
    15 3 I ram --le.imris '1 o Arrive. Singapore Onipenti to-day. Singapore Charterhouse 4-8-99
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    SHIPPING.
    77 3 4 rri > nls. To I>AY. s. s. C. Apc.ir from Calcutta. Yus run I>A Y. s. s. Taw Tong from Teluk An-on. s. s. I'han l ai from Kedah. s. s. Perse from Acheen. s. s. Flyin l ish from Port Weld. s. s. Del: from Klang. s.
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    SHIPPING EXPECTED.
    99 3 Aug 6s. s. Kamakura Mani from Singapore. lor Marseilles, London and Antwerp. Boustcad Co. 7s. s. Anchises from Liverpool, for Singapore and Java, W. Mansfield Co. 14 s. s. Titan from Liverpool, for Singapore anil Java. W Manafield X Co. 14 Extra P.&O Socotra from Singapore, for London,
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      205 3 American Dentistry. DR. RABE of San Francisco may be consulted at the Europe Hotel, Leith .Street, in about a fortnight. Office Hours; 10 a.m. to noon and 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. Now visiting Taiping professionally. The Cradley Boiler Works CRADLEY HEATH, S TA FFORDSHIRE, ENGL A ND. H. C.
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      301 3 McJyigtei’ Co. 19 Beach Street. SHIPCHANDLERY OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. Manila, Coir, and Europe Rope. Canvas and Twines. Paints, Oils, &c. Engineering Requisites AND Hardware OF ALL KINDS. Packing, Tucks Genuine and Asbestos, Babbitts Metal, Patent Drills, Yale Locks Lawn Mowers, Lawn Rollers, Garden Syringes, Saltci’s Spring Balances Fairbank's Scales, Changkols,
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      2056 3 N E P 17Al PUF CANNONITE VIEWS of Penang, Singapore. Perak VI. I 111 ll T Selangor, and Sumatra. B 1 B B 1 Photos enlarged, various sizes up to 3 ft. P R DTD IfIOCQ 10(1(1 b ZSS“ TEIX HAIR DRESSING SALOON. CARTRIDGES, 1889. Marinejnsurance. LA g f f,Qyg
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    EXCHANGE.
    95 4 Penang, znd August, 1899. R AI ES Cl-OSK lO' ..OW S: London, Demand Bank Vo 4 months sight Bank 2,0„ Do. 3 Credits 2,0 f Do 3 <> Documentary 2,0 y, Calcutta, Demand Bank Us- '49 Do. 3 days sight Private 151 Bombay, Demand Bank '49 Do. 3 days
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    LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.
    162 4 PENAKO, «X» AUGUST. 8 1899. Tin /Trang *5-5° Black Pepper West Coast... no sa es. 4025 White Pepper Cloves (picked) lOO .—sellers. Mace No. 1 80. do. Mace Pickings 6 do. Nutmegs 7.75 do. (No. 1 '.65 do. Sugar 2 ~40 do. (IJasket t do. Tapioca Flour
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    SINGAPORE SHARE LIST.
    148 4 Strain Times. 29TH July, 1899.1 Raub (15/10 pd.) *bi. buytrs. /1 fully paid 563 Pnniom* (»4 p<L) Jelebus (»5 P<’-) *4 75 J 7; Pahang Corp. (/1 pd.) »i6.-«.ers. South Ratib Ltd.tlioo pd »425-— do. Redjang Lebong p.taling Coffee Co. (4100 pd »20. Pengerangs (»50 pd.) ,I"
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      301 4 Fire t sura nee. QUEEN INSUJ \NCE COMPANY. ROYAL FIRL INS (RANCE COMPANY THE undersigned have been appointed Agents for thcr >ve Companies and are open to accept Fireß ks at current rates. 33 6 KATZ BROTHERS. Ltd The China Traders’ Insurance Company, Ltd. Capital Subscribed »2,000,000. Amount Paid-up 600,000.
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      740 4 Insurant ilotiris. The Royal Insurance Co. A CONSIDERABLE reduction in local Life Ratos is announced, and prospectuses will be supplied and all information obtained on application to the Agents. BOUSTEAD Co. Hamburg-Bremen Fire Insurance Co. of Hamburg. Established 1854 riJHE undersigned have been appointed I I Agents of the above
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      1615 4 I bll Ihlbu l CEGi «OJ.iain S I I i u: s i. BROWN, CATHIRAVALO Go., I L Lanoline Is famous for its cures of rheu: 'i: c application iid Beach Street, Penang r- relieves the pain and its continue.; os- ;c- t time, merchants, agents insures a cure. Pain
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      605 4 A. KAULFUSS, 27 Farquhar Street. By special appointment to u t, Sultan of Kedah n l PHOTOS of any kind and style, ail latest inventions. Only artistic Just received: Materials specially prepared for lISe So durability and artistic work t- Wrs nt )t j VIEWS of Penang, Native States. Atjeh,
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