Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 19 August 1899

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  • 22 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILY, NEW SERIES.] ESTABLISHED 1833. [PRICE 20 CENTS. VOL. LVII. SATURDAY. 19th AUGUST, 1899. No. 188.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 851 1 Wppintj jUirtte. Peninsular Oriental Steam Navigation Company. Bfjl HE mail steamers may be expected to arrive outwards, and leave Penang homewards, on the following dates: Outward». Homeward». Valetta Aug 24 Parramatta Aug 26 Coromandel Sept 7 Chusan Sept 9 Parramatta 21 •> 2 J Chus.m Oct 5 Valetta Oct. 7
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    • 1749 1 TTOYH BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, Limited. dipping Motias. IWLWDLUIdUHhn ILLUIU KONNKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. f g a NEGAPATAM LINE OF STEAMERS. The Nippon Yusen Kaisha. IV ///\'*<. 7 JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP Co., Ltd. 111 Intended Sailing and expected Arrival of Steamers. 9 I f or Will Sail Steamer, j From
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    • 958 1 FOR SALE. Para Rubber Seeds. /'xzv/ v I/ M I Ceylon Seeds packed in Wardien Cases, trice 4 cents each. For further particulars Apply to SUPERINTENDENT, Marshalsea Estates, Klang. CRAG HOTEL, PENANG HILL Hotel Charges.—>s. per day for each adult. Saturday evening until Monday morn ing, $8 for each adult.
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    • 447 1 Hanks. Nederlandsche Handel Maatschappij. (NETHERLAND TRADING SOCIETY) Established 1824. Paid-up Capital /35>783> 000 00 Reserve Func: 2,536,444.134 Head Office in Amsterdam. I Head Agency in Netherlands India— The Factorij of the Nederlandsche Handel Maatschappij, Batavia Agencies and Branches. —Singapore, Medaa (Deli), Samarang, Sourabaya, Padang, Cheribon, Tegal, Pecalongan, Pasoeroean Tjilatjap Menado
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  • 80 2 London,'iBth Acgust. New Scheme of Transvaal Reform. The Suzerainty Grievance Again Peeping Out. President Kruger is considering a new scheme of franchise reform, which has not yet been submitted officially to Great Britain. According to this, the franchise will be granted to Uitlanders five years after naturalization, without
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  • 125 2 A QUARTER of 27 would seem to us to have a fractional element about it, that is scarcely consistent with the observance of order in the volksraad, and would certainly lead to much uncertainty at the elections. However, Reuter tells us that President KrUger proposes giving a quarter
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  • 340 2 It is one thing to obtain a presentation at court, but it is another to retain the full efficacy of that sanctifying ceremony. At the present time, the mind of London society, as it maybe called, if one is permitted to endow society with anything so useful as a
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  • 340 2 The moxe one thinks over the case the less one is inclined to believe that Colonel Henry committed suicide. Men of such india-rubber-like principles seldom, if ever, resort to such, hard and fast facts as theiroivndeath. Moreover, there was really nothing to frighten the unscrupulous colonel into
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  • 97 2 We note with much regret that Mr. Clieah Chen Eok, having again considered the matter, is unable to withdraw the resignation of bis seat on the municipal board, yvhere he has, for several years, been of valuable assistance to his town and bis brothertownsmen. Everybody can
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  • 969 2 Thu Prince of Wai us was on board the Uritaniiia jacht when she laced the Slhimru/i last month. Tun law courts in Manila have obtained the services of two Filipinos as interpreters from Chinese into English and vice versa. Two Englishmen have crossed from Hongkong to I
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  • 101 2 Thu Java Bode says that notwithstanding the fact, well known in medical circles, that plague cases may not occur for 60 or 8o days and a place be still foul, the government of the Straits have raised the quarantine against Penang. 1 his occurs, naturally, in that
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  • 181 2 Quite the smartest ballof fheseason was given by the Celestials at Rothney Castle mi the night of the 26th of July, the Celes ti.ds coinptising Lady Jenkins, Colonel Sandbach, Captain Wingate, Earl of Suffolk, and Captain Ray. L:i-ly Curzon with the Misses Leiter, the LieutenantGovernor, and
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  • 319 2 A Large Catch. Tim following report of a journey, enjoyed by Mr. E. W Birch, appears in his administration report for 1898: I made a very interesting journey, with Messrs. Chevallier and Farr, from Kuala Jelei, about 15 miles from Kuala Pilah, down the Muar
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  • 589 2 Civil Action Against the Mosque Trustees. Siiiniavasegam, Nina Mahomed, Mieden Pichay, and Sultan have sought to recover some $l6O, in the court of requests, fr.»m Pawan Abdulcader Merican, one of the trustees of the Captain Kling Muhammadan Mosque, and his son, for the
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  • 84 2 I From our own Correspondents! IPOH. (19th August). Train Charged by an Elephant The Aggressor Shot. Yesterday, at the eleventh mile a tusker elephant charged th e goods train, which left Teluk Artson in the morning, and was eventually shot. The train, having been delayed an hour, proceeded
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  • 43 2 Captain Martin, of the s. s. (hcrri reports that there is a black buoy, with a “D” in white marked on the side, 50 miles S. W. of Pulau Remau, right in the track of vessels going to Deli.
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  • 141 2 A correspondent calls attention to the presence of an unfortunate Kling woman about 35 years of age and of rather comely looks, in the streels-of the town, who has apparently lost the use of her legs and is compelled lo drag herself forward by her hands. Her
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  • 152 2 Messrs Galloway and Crompton went out shooting at Kepong ye t-r.lay morninc. accompanied l»y four Malays and three dogs. Asiiiilnir was started at oi.ee, Ibe ■logs giving tongue in fine style. Mr. Crompton heard a scrimmage an 1 the -leer bolted back. Shoitlv afterwards, the Malays said a
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  • 354 2 The following interesting ncrount of hydraulic mining is given by Mr. E \V. Birch in his administration report for 1898: In my report last year, I mentioned that Mr Osborne Lad begun to prepare his land al Salak, four miles frem Seremban, for hydraulic mining. Those preparations were
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  • 359 2 Tun directors of the British North Borneo Company, in their report for the year ended the 31st of December, 189?. state that the total revenue amounts to /"53,882, comprising Ts°’33° n Borneoand 3,551 from interest and other sources in London. The expenditure for the year is £”38,180
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    • 1308 2 Pnifdiflpd YPa BURMA AND STRAITS CHLOROBROM AotrrllGflKC1 rntcnar(l to. musical agency. unLunuD|,un| beg io biic o( p g I aud the Native States, that a fresh MUSIC ROOMS, supply of sheep and goats having arrived -to n «.era a r»re*r a *ra~ per s.s. Arratoou Apcar from Calcutta, to28 DCOCh
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  • 1136 3 \s ordinary meeting of the municipal ■niissioners was held at the town hall, "erday afternoon, when the following t e men were present —Mf. J. Y. Ken>v (president), Mr. D.‘ Gilchrist, Mr. \V. I'irmstone, Dr. T. C. Avetoom, and if. W reford. The President's Leave. p ie minutes
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  • 933 3 FOR JULY, 1899. Meetings. Ordinary meetings of the Council were held on the 7th and 21st of the month. 1 here were no special meetings. Revenue and Expenditure. The total revenue from all sources collected during the month amounted to $98,882.18, and the expenditure to $48,624.13. The
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  • 132 3 The following is a translation of a recent imperial edict:—l, the Empress-Dowager Tze-hsi-tuan-yu, etc., have perused the memorial of Liu K’un-yi, Viceroy of the Liang-kiang provinces, in which he states that, being still very ill, he is compelled to pray for permission to resign his postr Liu
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  • 241 3 We hear that the s. s. Hyson, lor which Messrs. A. A. Anthony Co. are agents, has had its name changed to Arratoon A pear. She arrived here from Calcutta this morning. The s. s. Perse (Captain J. Duff) arrived here from Port Weld yesterday, with Messrs. Cleave
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  • 42 3 Mails close ox Monday. For Per str. l ime. Klang ...Mary Austin 1 p.m. Pangkor Tcluk Anson ...Canton 2 p.m. Singapore and Hongkong A. Apcar 3 ».M. Tuesday, 22x0. Klang Malacca... I eutonia 1 p.m. Deli ...Ho Kwet 1 p.m.
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  • 32 3 Pram Steamer To Arrive. Rangoon (mails train Europe) Noushera 20-8-99 Singapore Goalpara 2i-S-<ji) Edie G. G. v Lansberge 21-8-99 Singapore Glenfalloch 218-99 Singapore Rum Sang 21-8-9«) Negapatani Landaura 22-8-99
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  • 91 3 Arrival*. To-day." s. s. Jin Ho from Langkat. s. s. Quorra from Langkat. s. s. .1. Apcar from Calcutta. Yesterday. s. s. Perse from Port Weld. s. s. Chan Tai from Kedah s. s. Plying Scud from Kedah. s. s. Avagyee from Deli. Departure*. To-day. s. s. Avagvee for
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  • 275 3 Aug 2t s. s. Moravia from Singapore, for Calcutta. Colombo, and Bombay and via various portsto Trieste, S. Kustermann Co. 2: s. s. Suci'iu from Hamburg for Singapore, China and Japan, Behn Meyer Co. 24 s. s. Tosa Maru from Singapore, for Marseilles, London and Antwerp. Boustead Co.
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  • 81 3 Saturday, 19TH Town Band, Golf Club, at 5-30 p.m. Perak Races at Taiping. High-water at New Jetty, 10-50 p.m. and 11-15 a.m. Sunday. 20TH Mail from Europe expected at noon. 12th Sunday after Trinity. High-water at New Jetty 11-40 p.m. and 0 05 p.m. Monday,
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  • 84 3 12TH Sunday after Trinity. 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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    • 42 3 Perak Forwarding Agency. AN Agency has been started this day in Teluk Anson under the above heading. Any goods consigned to care of the above will be forwarded with all possible care and despatch. THE PERAK FORWARDING AGENCY, azuil July, 1899. 34
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    • 1773 3 McAte i Co. T R E ““c. J «"JKf. Jas* WOQDFQBB, 19 Bedell Street. ON Friday, the iBth August, at 3 p.m. J. W. HALLIFAX, I w Sec. to the Municipal Commissioners. -j--. r< —<[-1-1 -,-7-,-,-7-, QUIPPUAMniFRV NOTICE No Smoke! No Smell! No Recoil -L ±X/_eljO±Li± V _EJD o,"™. SINGER
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  • 110 4 Penang, i9th Avgust, 1899Rates close as follows: Loudon, Demand Bank Do. 4 mouths' sight Bank 2/0} Do. 3 Credits 2/ota Do. 3 <> Documentary 2,0’ Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs. 149 Do. 3 days’sight Private 151 Bombay, Demand Bank >49 Do. 3 days'sight Private 151 Madias, Demand Bank Do. 3
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  • 176 4 Penang, tgTH August 1899. Tin (Tiang 20 Black Pepper West Coast... no sales. Acbeen tdl, no sales. White Pepper 4 1 -5° Cloves (picked) 37- Mace No. t Mace Pickings 80 do. Nutmegs 6 5-~ <|°. (No. 1 7-75 JoSugar 2 4- 8 5 Jo(basket 4-4° J°Tapioca
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  • 153 4 Straits Tinies, 15TH August, 1899 Raub (15/10 pd.) 96o.— sellers. £1 fully p»i<l »63Punjoms (I 4 pd.) 612.5014/«. Jelebus <65 pd.) Sl3 75 do Pahang Corp. l£i p l. 1 Sl4 5" sellers. S.Raub Ltd. (»100 pd.,5425.— cum new issuesu/ei Redjang Lebong f 220.— buyers. Pataling Coffee
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    • 272 4 The London Assurance Corporation. THE undersigned having been appointee Agents for the above Corporation ar< now prepared to accept MARINE and FIRF risks at current rates. HALLIFAX Cc Hamburg-Bremen Fire Insurance Co. of Hamburg. Established 1854 THE undersigned have been appointee Agents of the above Company, and an ready to
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    • 2656 4 photooraphiostudio, «ORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE. BEST safest apehient. latest inventions. Only artistic work. KBW.g KSf K ft U Kg ANNUAL SALE EXCEEDS SIX MILLION BOTTLES. Just received: W W WU vkzp fvS W The “BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL eays of g>ttngadi3dtw" «ith» Materials specially prepared for use. SjQfr, jtox fl established Itself in
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    • 617 4 Marine Insurance. MANNHEIM INSURANCE Cfivn,, THE undersigned have been Agents for the above Coninanv open to accept Marine Risks at eiin-X’"' I KATZ THE DISTINGUISHING FEATfRp OF THE 8 Royal Insurance Ccm Panv ARE r 'I ABSOLUTE SECURITY—FUNDS nr£(>,000,000. Large participation in Profits- -Ck-. Million of realized Surplus a .-eartL
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