Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 14 December 1899

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    22 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILY. NEW SERIES.] ESTABLISHED 1833. [PRICE 20 CENTS. VOL LVIL THURSDAY, 14th DECEMBER, 1899. No. 287.
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      816 1 pipping Peninsular Oriental Steam Navigation Company. BrpHE mail steamers may be expected to arrive outwards, and leave Penang homewards, on the following dates: Outwards. Homewards. u ass ilia Dec. 14 i C’/jrfc Dec. 16 28 Coromandel 30 l J t,% 3 Feb. 8 Paletta Feb. 10 March” X March B
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      2204 1 NOIIDDEUTSCffRR FiriOYD BRIT,SH steam navigation company, Limited. Wmmm NOTICE twuuiouHLll HLiUID KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. Ji 11 NEGAPATAM LINE OF STEAMERS. The Nippon Yusen Kaisha. «1 am m. k. Kader b wah, as II General Merchants and Commission A.,ents \V JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP Co., Ltd. was determined as from the 13th
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      653 1 Hanks. Nederlandsche Handel Maatschappij. (NETHERLAND TRADING SOCIETY. Established 1824. Paid-up Capital /35,783,000.00 Reserve Fujes 2,536,444.121 Head Office in Amsterdam. Head Age-icy in Netherlands India The Factorij of the Nederlandsche Handel Maatschappij, Batavia Agencies and Branches.Singapore, Medan (Deli), Samarang, Sourabaya, Padai g Cheribon, Tegal Pecalongan, Pasoeroean Tjilatjap. Menadc Gorontalo, and Rangoon
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    REUTER’S TELEGRAMS.
    205 2 Bombay, '4TH December, 7-9 a.m Highland Brigade Attacks the Boers. Stubborn Resistance and Heavy- FineLord Methuen telegraphs that the Highland Brigade attacked the enemy’s position, at dawn on Monday, but the attack failed owing to the stubborn resistance and heavy fire of the Boers. The British troops, nevertheless,
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    WIDOWS AND ORPHANS FUND.
    119 2 FURTHER SUBSCRIPTION’S. Amount previously acknowledged $11,758.66 Rita Kav.a:i Estate, N. Allan Esq 20. C. Jones Esq. 10. Sympathizer 10. A. Vermont Esq. 10. S. D. Boudville Esq. 5. H. Wells Esq. 5. W. H. Blacker Esq. 5. V. D’Souza Esq. 5. T. S. V. Sabapathy Pillay
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    SECURITY.
    335 2 The following correspondence is gazetted Government House, Singapore, 21th August, 1899. Sir,I have the honour to refer to your despatch No. 206 of the Bth August, 1884, in which it is laid down that the rule compelling officers appointed to posts where security is required to be furnished to
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    LOCAL AND GENERAL.
    1466 2 Mr. W. T. Chapman, Cadet, arrived in Negri Seinbilanon the 30th of November. H. M. S. Centurion (Rear-Admiral Seymour) has arrived at Singapore from Bangkok. Mr. N. R. Crum-Ewing has been appointed to be a magistrate of the secondclass, Seremban. The U. S. S. New Orleans has
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    AMERICA AND COALING STATIONS.
    69 2 Rear-Admiral Bradford, chief of the buteau of equipment, in bis annual report urges the paramount importance of the United States’ securing coaling stations ou each side of tbe Isthmus of Panama near the extremities of the future canal. He also advises the establishment of coaling stalions
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    THE DEATH OF CULZEAN.
    178 2 The follow ing, from the dsicn, accounts for the death of H. H the Sultan's horse Culzean while at Calcutta Vanitas was not worked on Friday and and Saturday mornings, and rumours got about that he had got cast in his stall and had hurt his
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    SOUTH AFRICA ITEMS.
    555 2 Commandeering. An ex officer of the Gordon Highlanders and his son, who had oblained burgher rights in the Transvaal, have both been commandeered and sent 10 the fro t by the Boer military authorities. Irish Rebel Wounded Th> Volkistcm ni'Oiimrs th it C- 'orel Bak th- comn
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      1918 2 Pritchard Co. a. izolphe, pianos! wyw Co. 27 Beach Street, gat. EVI QII 19 Beach Street. PPLICATIONS for the following appointh MM Illi I I in ents will be received by the under* II XS JUST RECEIVED I IW w v signed up to 12 noon on Friday, the 22nd
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    TAPIOCA.
    60 3 Tapioca is in fair supply, and firmly held, ~..s the C. Express. Of 933 bags Penan" offered only 209 bags, chiefly damages, -o’d, a few bags ordinary greyish ,„hi 01., fine Malakoff bought in at and Batuputch at i£d.; 232 bags giiiwaiiore off red and bought in, including u
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    DISAPPEARANCE OF A CABINET DESPATCH-BOX.
    95 3 Great anxiety, writes a correspondeni the L. 5-C. Ay/ws, has been caused, both in Dubini Castle and the Irish Office, London, by the disappearance of a desoatchJiox of Lord Ashbourne’s, containing, J i s said, among other documents of a highly confidential nature, a minute
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    VISITING JUSTICES FOR PENANG.
    125 3 His Excellency the Governor has been pleased, under the provisions of section roof The Prisons Ordinance 1872,” to appoint the following gentlemen to form the Board of Visiting Justices for the Penarff Piison, for the year 1900 Messrs.— Messrs. Anthony, J M. Hudson, H. H. Bradbery,
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    OUTWARD-BOUND P.&O. PASSENGERS.
    164 3 By Next Mail. To Straits, China, and Japan. From London: Mr. and Mrs. Wilkinson, Mr. W.C. Tyler, Mr.J. Smith, Mr J. Gould, Mr. P. Waters, Captain G. J. Warrender, Mr Alfred Sowden, Sergeant A. G. Dymond, Rear-Admiral J. A. Bruce, Mrs. Bruce, Miss Chillingworth, Mr. and Mrs.
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    DISORDER IN THE HEDJAZ.
    657 3 Warning to Malay Pilgrims. The following correspondence is gazetted: Tberapia, 18th October, 1899. Mr Lord,W ith reference to my despatch No. 481 of the 12th instant and previous despatches transmitting to your lor iship the report, of the British acting consul at Jeddah upon incidents of
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    WASHINGTON DISAPPOINTED.
    64 3 W ashington IS reported to have been sadly disappointed by the hurried nature Dewe y’ s marriage to Mrs. i d k n aZ n Society dames, one is told, who bad ordered sumptuous gowns, anticipating a fashionable function; have been ludely disappointed. Admiral Dewey ias explained it
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    S.S. IMPORT TRADE WITH GREAT BRITAIN.
    181 3 According to the L. S- C. Express, with regard to the details of British trade with the bar East there was a large increase last month in the export of cotton yarn and twist to China, the figures being nearly double. Both Japan and
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    PHOTOGRAPHING THE STOMACH.
    287 3 A device recently invented by Dr. Fritz Lang, of Munich, Germany, is thus described in the Medical I imes :The camera is constructed on exactly the same princi pies as all cameras for taking moving photographs, although, of course, there is no attempt made to combine them
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    EXCHANGE.
    120 3 Penang, 14TH December, 1899. Rates close as follows London, Demand Bank ITIJ Do. 4 months’sight Bank 2'o Do. 3 Credits 2/o| Do. 3 > Documentary 2 oi‘j Calcutta, Demand Bank Ri 146 Do. 3 days’ sight Private 147) Bombay, Demand Bank 146 Do. 3 days’ sight Private 147 J
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    PENANG VOLUNTEERS.
    41 3 Orders by Captain A. R. Adams, Acting Commandant. Parades for This Week. Thurs. 6.30 am. A B Coy 5. p in. A Friday, 6.30 am. A& B s—p.m. B By Order, (Sgd.) G. M. Dundas-Mouat, Lt. Adj., Penang Volunteers.
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    STEAMER REPORTS.
    209 3 The s. s. Rosa (Captain Lyons) arrived here from Singapore yesterday, with thirty-one deck-passengeis and general cargo, for this pot t. The s. s. Langkat (Captain Lingard) ariived here fiom Malacca yesterday, with thirty-six deck passei gers and general cargo, for ibis poit. The s. s. Deli arrived
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    THE MAILS.
    59 3 Mails Ci osf. To-morrow. For Per str. l ime. Klang and Malacca ...Langkat 1 p m. Singapore ...Alboin 1 p.m. Teluk Anson and Port Dickson Lady Weld 4 p.m. Deli, Langkat and Pangkalan Brandan Pontianak 1 p.m. Singapore Rosa 3 p.m. Saturday, :6th. Deh ...Ho Ku-ei 1 pm.
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    MAILS TO ARRIVE.
    41 3 From S f eamer Io Airiv' Colombo (mails from Europe} Massilia 1512-99 Singapore Andalusia 1512-99 Singapore (mails to Europe) Clyde 16-12-99 Olehleh Malm Vajirunhis 16-12-99 Edie G. G. v Lansberge 16-12-99 Mouhnein Pin Seng 16-12-99 Rangoon Fitzpatrick 1712-99
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    SHIPPING.
    104 3 l ni s T O-IIAY. s. s Hebe from Singapore s. s. Lady H e'd from Teluk Anson s. Merionethshire fr< 111 London Vksi I'IIDAY. s. s De i from Langkat s. s. Ro a fi cin Singapore s. s. I hoi/ ing from Port Weld s. s. Langkat
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    SHIPPING EXPECTED.
    203 3 Dec. 15 Outward P.&O. Royal Mail Steamer Massilia from Colombo, for Singapore and China, Gilfill.au Wood& Co. 15 German Steamer Sumatra from Singapore, for Deli, Behn Meyer Co. 15 s. s. Andalusia from Singapore, for St Nazaire, Havre and Hamburg, Behn, Meyer Co. r 6 Homeward P. O.
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    COMING EVENTS OF THE WEEK.
    57 3 THUKSDAI I |TH Paper-chase, Dato Kramat, at 4-45 p.m sharp. High-water at New Jetty, 9-10 p.m. aud 9-35 R inFriday, 15TH Mail from Europe expected to arrive at day-break Town Band, Esplanade, at 5-30 p.m. Satoru >y, 16th Sunday, 171 H 3rd Sunday in Advent.
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      539 3 A Helpless Cripple "Vy BENGERT of Norborne, says:— Fo nineteen months I lay a helpless c >■ pie from Rheumatism The weight of my body was reduced from 170 lbs to 130 lbs., a proof of the terrible pain 1 had to endure. During all this time, 1 sought a
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      3088 3 fl Merry Christmas Estates of Liberian Cotfee L. Gosling Co. JaS. L. Woodford, (AND OTHER cultivation) planted 38 feet apart amongst the Coffee. I AINL) A 5 Lemon Trees in full bearing. UNION STI-SISIEST. IN the Federated Mala}' States, the property Fart of this estate contains valuable stanni- I ga.Tl
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    LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.
    178 4 Penang, 14TH December, 1899. Tin 66 (Tiang out ot seasons Black Pepper West Coast... no sales. (Acheeu 61b no sales. Wiiile Pepper 4’-5° Cloves (picked) 37Mace No. 1 .00.—sellers. Mace Pickings Nutmegs 2, (No. 1 7-75 do. Sugar J 2 4- 8 5 (basket 4-7° d°. Tapioca
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    SINGAPORE SHARE LIST.
    225 4 (Straits 7 lines, I2TH December, 1899.) Raubs (15/10 pd.) S6l. *//1 fully paid... 861.75 *Jelebus (85 pd.) 812.75 sellers. Pahang Coip. (£1 pd.) 813.—safes. Temelongs T 7 sellers. Kecbau Gold (£lO paid) iiS—sellers. S.RaubLtd.(*ioopd.) 8230.— sales. Redjang Lebong (fl. 100) 826c.—d0. Fraser Neave, Ltd. (850-pd.) 188.—sellers. Straits
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    KINTA GYMKHANA CLUB.
    712 4 PROGRAMME OF ANNUAL RACE MEETING, 1900. To be held at Batu Gajah on Thursdav the Ist, and Saturday the 3rd, of February. FIRST DAY. 1. The Maiden Plate. Value 8250. A Race for all Maiden Horses that have run at any Meeting held under the S. R.
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      244 4 HAIR PRESERVED BEAUTIFIED The only reliable preserver and restorer of the hair is Rowland’s Macassar Oil, which closely resembles the oily matter nature provides for nourishing and stimulating its growth without which the hair becomes dry, thin and brittle It prevents baldness and scurf, strengthens the hair, and for children
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      199 4 CONSULATE for the NETHERLANDS. NOTIFICATION. OPIUM FARM IN THE GOVERNMENT DEPENDENCIES OF ACHEEN. fIIHE above Farm will be let at Kota Radja on Thursday, the nth January ,1900, for the period Ist March till 31st December, 1900, inclusive. For particulars applv to L. von ZEPPELIN OBERMULLER, d#. Consul for the
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      2224 4 PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO. x W |U EHD A "kAULFUSS, IJEBIG WT" 1- fU COMPANY’S llllilliljl THE latest inventions. Artistic work only. x w wotiot_i*—ml*. Oral H EXTRACT IH’OIIW SKIN. 1 Under the Most Distinguished Patronage (the Original), SOAP (For Delicate, Sensitive, Irritable Skins.) Of His Highness Signed J. v. Liebig in
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      450 4 Penang Foundry Company (Established 1876) ENGINEERS, MILL WRIQHTs BRASS and IRON FOUNDER SHIPWRIGHTS Blacksmiths, Coppersmiths, Plumbers BOILER MAKERS :t BRIDGE BUILDERS and CONTRACTORS for the supply and repair of STEAMSHIPS. MACHINERY STRUCTURES of all kinds. ALSO SALVING CONTRACTORS. Machinery, Engineering Appli. ances, Materials, Fittings, StoL &c., in Stock. S .X
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