Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 4 November 1899

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    22 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILY, NEW SERIES.] ESTABLISHED 1833. [PRICE 20 CENTS. VOL. LVII. SATURDAY, 4th NOVEMBER, 1899. No. 254.
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      819 1 Wppxtt# Peninsular Oriental Steam Navigation Company. erpHE mail steamers may be expected to arrive outwards, and leave Penang homewards, on the following dates: Outward*. Homeward». Clyde Nov. 2 Parramatta Nov, 4 Coromandel 16 Chusan 18 Parramatta 3° Bengal Dec. 2 Massilia Dec. 14 Clyde 16 Pa/rfto 28 Coromandel 30 Bengal
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      2061 1 NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD lottos, j a NEGAHTIM LIRE OF STEAMERS. Th. Nippon Vu..n K.i»h«, 7 JAPAN MAIL BTBAMSHIF Co. LW. PENANG TURF CLUB. Bj Intended Sailing and expected Arrival of Steamers. XVjy proposed programme of I 3 Z Z Z Z I JANUARY MEETING, 1900. v X 'r/ 1 I» U»
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      628 1 Banks. Nederlandsche Handel Maatschappij. (NETHERLAND TRADING SOCIETY Established 1324. Paid-up Capital /35,783,000.00 Reserve Fune: .../2,536,444.iaj Head Office in Amsterdam. Head Agency in Netherlands India The Factorij of the Nederlandsche Handel Maatschappij, Batavia Agencies and Branches. Singapore, Meda (Deli), Samarang, Sourabaya, Padang Cheribon, Tegal Pecalongan, Pasocroeaa Tjilatjap. Menadc Gorontalo, and Rangoon
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    REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
    184 2 London, 4TH November, 8-56 a.m, (received at o-ic A.-I.' Siege of Ladysmith. Communications Restored, Communications with Ladysmith have been restored. The British Militia Embodiment Ordered. An Army Order embodies 35 battalions of the Militia, and the men will assemble on the 20th of November. The Week's British Casualties
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    BIRTH.
    17 2 Gilroy At the Hotel Europe, on 3rd inslant, the wife of M. Gilroy, of a daughter.
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    LOCAL AND GENERAL.
    729 2 Tin is yuoTED 10 dny at Opiuir. at $9OO, and Rangoon Bice at $166. The Penang Club advertises for a Secretary, on a salaiy of Siso a month. Small rox has broken out seriously near Kuala Lipis. but very few deaths have as yet occurred. Mr Ci
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    STATE OF AFFAIRS IN CHITRAL>
    58 2 STATE OF AFFAIRS IN CHITRAL> The relieved troops from Chitral reached Sadu safely on the 24th of October. Ihe latest reports show that the Mullah Powindah and his following have dispersed The Chitral Dak was fired into on the 91!) of October, and one Sepoy was killed and also one
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    NON-DELIVERY OF MAILS.
    74 2 Commander W.C 11. Hastings, Post-master-General at Hongkong, has prosecuted the master cf the German steamer Sibiiia, at the magistracy, for unlawfully neglecting immediately on ariival in the port and before repoiting at the harbour ofthe to deliver to the post office all letterb igs and correspondence on
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    MANY MEN ENTOMBED.
    75 2 Serious Landslip a r the Dover Harbour Works. z\ landship of an alarming character took place late on the 6th of October while some operations were being carried out in connection with the national bailrour works '1 he ta-k involved the removal of an over hanging cliff
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    YUKON FIELD FORCE.
    130 2 The Yukon Field Force, under Colonel Evans, are stationed at Fott Selkiik, and 75 of them ate at Dawson, under Captains Burstall and Ogilvie. The Fort and Barra:ks at Selkiik are very fine. They have cricket, football, swimming, and other amusements, and a conceit eveiy week The
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    EXTRAORDINARY RAINFALL IN SOUTH AFRICA.
    117 2 Exceptional Amount of Fodder Available. A letter lias reached Simla from the Scientific Corr>-spoudent in South Africa who says that the rains there last February and March, which is the wet season in that part of the world, were unusually heavy; and continued right through
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    INCORRUPTIBLE OFFICERS IN MANILA.
    175 2 The first case before Ju Ige Lawton, says the Manila Times, was one of attempted bribery. W. Olaki, a Japanese merchant, came there on the s. s. Esme ralda as a passenger. As is necessary, he went to the customs and declare 1 his goods He
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    GERMANS AS COMATANIS IN THE SOUTH AFRICA WAR>
    223 2 GERMANS AS COMATANIS IN THE SOUTH AFRICA WAR> According to a writer from Berlin to the London Tinies, Get man volunteers ser ving with the Boer force will lie treated by the German Government sti ictly according to the let ms of international law and of the military code of
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    TIN IN SIAK.
    241 2 The Nieuwsblad reported recently that the Dutch Government intend instituting a search in the Siak country for tin. The same paper now understands, writes a correspondent to the Singapore Free Press, that tins idea will soon lie carried out, and that tire search will be extended to
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    THE PREVALENCE OF WIDOWS.
    68 2 In Kiencbangfu are more monuments erected to faithful widows then are to be seen in any one city. On inquiry of the people how it happened that so many women chose to remain widows rather than to marry again, a witty chap replied: It isn’t choice
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    ST. GEORGE'S CHAPEL.
    94 2 A new stained class window has just been placed in St. George’s Chapel, Windsor, containing the arms of twelve of the Knights of the Gat ter in their rich colouring. The following are the Knights whose arms are exhibited in the window John Earl of Kimberley, William
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    THE EMPRESS-DOWAGER'S BIRTHDAY.
    121 2 z\n imperial edict dated the 14th of October has been issued at Peking ith reference to the celebration of my birthday anniversary on the 10th day of the 10th moon (12th Novermber), as recommended by the Board of Rites, the project has my sanction, and I, the
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    THE ROMAN CATHOLICS IN TROUBLE.
    152 2 In Kuei< h'ihsien, in the Jaochou prefecture, the Catholics are having a tough time o( it. There seems to be a general uprising against them. Their properties have been destroyed in several towns. The priests have been compbelled to flee for their lives while tome
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    ONE OF ENGLAND’S HEROES.
    235 2 The Allahabad Pioneer pays the following richly deserved tribute to the late Major General Sir W. Penn Symons: Profound regret will be felt throughout mflnary society in India at the mournful news of tire death of Sir Penn Symons in the hour of victory. He had
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    SERIOUS RIOT IN BURMA.
    254 2 The Rangoon Times’s Mandalay correspondent advises z\n affray occurred al Mongwa, in tire Lower Chindwin district, on the night of the 16th Oct. A quarrel, which soon grew into a serious riot, broke out at a Pwe between the Karens of Lower Chindwin, tire military police
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    SUNDAY SERVICES.
    91 2 23RD Sunday after Trinity. St. George's Church. Matins and Litany, at 7-30 a.tn. Holy Communion (plain), at 8-15 a.m. Children’s Service, 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 5 espers and
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    COMING EVENTS OF THE WEEK.
    89 2 Saturday, 4TH Mail to Europe closes at 4 p.m. t. A C onvocation, at 9 p.m., at Masonic Hall, Northarn Road. Sunday, 57» 23RD Sunday after Trinity. Monday, 6th J Penang Turf Club, Annual General Meeting, at 4-15 p m Town Band, Esplanade, at 5.30
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    THE ACHEEN RAILWAY.
    232 2 The Deli Courant las interviewed Governor of Acheen about the proposed railway programme in those parts. General van Hentsz, the Governor, is apparently a second Lord Kitchener in his belief railways for settling disturbed districts He lives only for iris railway right across North Sumatra, and the
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    DISPUTED PROPERTY CASE IN SINGAPORE.
    232 2 The Chief Justice delivered judgment on Tuesday in the important case of ye Rai v. Lim Loh, which came before the Supreme Court at Singapore. Messrs, van Someren (from Penang) and Farrer Baynes appeared for the plaintiff, and Messrs Napier and Braddells f r the
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    IN SIAMESE MALAYA.
    740 2 Tim Cambridge Expedition. The scientists sent out by Cambridge University, under the leadership of 517 Waiter W. Skeat, to explote Siamese Malaya, have been successful in their work, and it is now certain that the expedition is to have important scientific results. The Bangkok Times gives particulars
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      1905 2 Pritphfird fft the L test CHLOROBROM I 1 IIUIKLI U W VV. ftfl A BffnPfffi ITO absolutely Prevents Cures A S^AR^ A XX Ma XX M Xi 8 new Secretary will be required to devote his w CrA-QIPKNFQQ whole thru >o' the duties of the office, except by r OC.M
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    SPECIAL TELEGRAM.
    24 3 TELUK ANSON. (4th November) Tin Shipments. The sh pments to-day are To I’enang, 447 pikuls of tin. To Singapore, 2,902 of ore.
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    THE CHIN HILL NATIVES.
    52 3 One hundred rifles under Captain Siilery, and one hundred under Captain Fowler, have left Calcutta for Ramklao and Klanklang, respectively, to disarm the natives in the Chin Hills. The Iwo columns join at Lonyert and march to Tao to meet Captain Cole, to concert measures for
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    WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA.
    438 3 Casualties at Elandslaagte. The Biitish losses at Elandslaagte amount to 257. Five officers were killed, and thirty were wounded; 37 men were killed and 175 wounded ten are missing. Killed: Col. Chisholme, Commanding the Imperial Light Horse; Major Denne, and Lieuts. Monro, Murray and Bradbury, of
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    TRANSVAAL TRANSPORT.
    570 3 Our Forces Cannot Attack Until November. The above head lines and the following article appear in the Daily Mail of the 7th of October and only tend to show how mistaken an opinion as to the situation in Natal was formed in England, even so lately as the
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    EXCHANGE.
    127 3 Penang, 4TH November, 1899. Rates close as follows London, Demand Bank t/nj Do. 4 months’sight Bank r/n,», D°‘ 3 Credits t/nH Do. 3 Documentary... 1/11J Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs. Do. 3 days’ sight Private 145 Bombay, Demand Bank u 3 Do. 3 days’ sight Private 145 Madras, Demand Bank
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    PENANG VOLUNTEERS.
    83 3 Orders by Captain A. R. Adams, Acting Commandant. 6 General Meeting. A General Meeting of the members will be held in the Town Hall on Monday evening, the 6th inst., at a quarter past six o clock, to pass a set of rules for the Corps Parades for
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    STEAMER REPORTS.
    180 3 T he s. s. Bellerophon, which arrived yesterday, brought 205 Chinese passengers for this port. Ihe s. s. Cozn arrived this morning from Acheen with nine deck passengers and a cargo of pepper. The extra P. O. steamer Candia, having left Singapore at 6 a.m. to day may
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    THE MAILS.
    41 3 Mails Close on Monday. Per str. J ime. Asahan and Batu Bahra ...Flying Dragon 2 p.m. Pangkor and Teluk Anson ...Canton 2 p.m. Edie, T. Semawe, Segli and Olehleh. ..Pegu 3 p.m. Tuesday, 71H. Klang and Malacca...Teu/onkt 1 p.m.
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    MAILS TO ARIVE.
    33 3 I'rom Steamer Tn Arrive. Singapore (mails for Europe) Parramatta 4-11-99 Singapore Charterhouse 5-11-99 Moulmein Palitana 5-H-99 Belawan Sumatra 6-1 199 Singapore Malaya 6-11-99 Rangoon Camorta 7-11-99 Bremen Konig Albert 7-11-99
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    SHIPPING.
    147 3 Arrivals. Today. H. S. M’s Coronation from Tongkah s. s. Flying Dragon from Asahan s. s. Artsadong from Padang s. s. Canton from Teluk Anson s. s. Coen from Acheen Yesi erday. s. s. Thaiping from Port Weld s. s Tantalus from Liverpool Departures To-day. s. s. Ho Kwei
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    SHIPPING EXPECTED.
    272 3 Nov. 5 s. s. Teutonia from Klang, for Klang, and Malacca, Huttenbach Liebert Co. 6s. s. Malaya from Singapore, for Marseil.es, Havre and Copenhagen, Behn, Meyer Co. 6s. s. Sumatra from Belawan, for Belawan, Behn, Meyer Co. 6 Extra P. &O. s. s. Candia from Singapore, for Colombo,
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    OFFICIAL MINUTES.
    562 3 Meeting of the Municipal Commissioners held on the 27TH October, 1899. Present :J. W. Hallifax, Esq.. (Deputy President), J. F. Wreford, Esq., H W. Firmstone, Esq., Dr. T. C. Avetoom, D. Gilchrist, Esq., and J. Bromhead-Matthews, Esq. 1. The minutes of the last Meeting are read and confirmed.
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    LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.
    150 4 Penang, 4TII November 1899 SS2.SO sellers. (Tiang out of seasons I ack I’eppei Wesf'Coas'... no sales. (Ached 1 no sales. Vbile Peppei 43 50 Cloves (picke 1) 37Mace No. i Mace Pickings 6 d[ Nutmegs do. j 4.85 do. bUga basket 4.70 lo. Tapioca Flour -9° Copra
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    SINGAPORE SHARE LIST.
    205 4 (S7».i:(s 7 iii'Cf, IST > jvember, 1899 Raubs (15/10 pd.) ...tf’4- > fully pai 1... p 5 jekbns («5 pd.; Temelongs Straits S’s-hips <»100 pd: «97I'anjoiig Pagars (8'oopd; d -Debentures (5 p. C.) > Riley, Hargreaves &Co Straits Trading Co., Ltd. b-J SJS Mavnnrd Co. (ttioo pd.)
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    KINTA GYMKHANA CLUB.
    752 4 PROPOSED PROGRAMME OF ANNUAL RACE MEETING, 1900. Tobe held at Bata Gajah on and February FIRST DAY. 1. The Maiden Plate. A Race for all Horses that were originally mported into the Straits Settlements or Native States as Griffins, Roadsters, or Maidens that have run but never
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      512 4 PENANG BATSfO--x -m l ICE is lien by given that from the date below the charges for the services of the Band ill be as follows Dances Dinners and Promenades -o Garden Parties, At Homes 10 Transport, extra. To subscribers of not less Lian 8:2 per nnum, half the above
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      234 4 Royal Exchange /insurance Corporation, Ltd. rpHE undersigned having been appointed J. Agents for the above Company arc prepared to accept Fire Insurance Risks or: the most favourable terms. BEHN MEYER Co., A gents REDUCED PRICES FOR CRUSHED FOOD. K&w Stack. Thy it and You Will be Satisfied. R. BELILIOS begs
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