Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 16 December 1899

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    21 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILt, NEW SERIES.] ESTABLISHED 1833. [PRICE 20 CENTS. VOL. LVII. SATURDAY, 16th DECEMBER, No. 289.
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      894 1 I jintices» tai Peninsular Oriental Steam I Navigation Company. SB fIIHE mail steamers may be 'X expected to arrive out1 I 4 war<^s a °d l eave Penang P J v v, J homewards, on the following \v dates: I Outwards. Homewards. I MusiUd DeC> 14 Gl)de DeC> 16 >■
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      1860 1 NORDDEUI’SCHER LLOYD British india stum navigation commny, limited. ilrapinn Mottas XOHINKLIJKE PIKETVURT MUTSCHAPPU. 1 pping courts. S A Jk NEGAPATAM LIRE OF STUMERS. I The Nippon Yeeen Kaiiha. Y \v 1 e is Mi ff/ Intended Sailing and expected Arrival ot Steamers japan mail steamship Co., Ltd. fr-xn fc— 3
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      1174 1 jfaltks. Nederlandsche Handel Maatschappij. (NETHERLAND TRADING SOCIETY. Established 1824. Paid-up Capital /35,783,000.00 Reserve Fune: .../2,536,444.1a» Head Office in Amsterdam. Head Agency in Netherlands India The Factorij of the Nederlandsche Handel Maatschappij, Batavia Age”9. les an<l Branches.Singapore, Medan ClJeli), Samarang, Sourabaya, Padang Chenbon, Tegal Pecalongan, Pasoeroeaß ijilatjap, Menadc Gorontalo, and Rangoon
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    REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
    544 2 Bombay. 15TH I'ecemhet. 7-34 m. A British War-Correspondent. Escape from the Transvaal Capital. Mr. Winston Churchill has succeeded in escaping from Pretoria. Commander of the ftth Division Arrival at Cape Town. Sir Charles Warren, who is in command of the 5th Division, has arrived at Cape Town. To
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    SUNDAY’S AND MONDAY’S FIGHTS.
    108 2 To-day's telegram would seem to cast some light on Lord Methuen’s proceedings in the west, and our conjecture that the British were in retreat cn Monday would appear to be correct. The fight on Sunday was a feeler, with a view to rush forward to Kimberley,
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    PENANG HILLS RAILWAY.
    611 2 It must seem strange to the outside world that neither Penang, who has had beautiful and health-restoring hills ever since railways were invented, nor her Government, has exhibited enterprise enough to connect by rail the heights with the port or town. One is told, however, by a
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    LOCAL AND GENERAL.
    1011 2 Thu departure of the s. s. Mary Austin has b:en indefinitely postponed. The mail bags will be closed to-day at 4 p. m. registralioa being allowed till 3 p. in. The work in connection with the new Roman Catholic Cathedral at Rangoon is gelling on steadily. Ei
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    SERIOUS TRAM ACCIDENT.
    125 2 S ERIOUS TRAM ACCIDENT. r .<•• cignt o clock this morning, a lad, named Br inson, son of Mr. J. E. Branson, chief clerk in the Treasury, calle I out to the driver of one of the steam-tiains to stop, iuDato Krainat Ro id, as he wished to proceed by
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    NAVAL GRAVES IN THE DINDINGS.
    222 2 Mr. R. P Gibb s, Distiict Officer, writes from The Bindings, Strails Settlements, to the \avat ind Military Record At Pulau Pangker, the largest island in this distri t, theie is a small cemetery lying at the foot of the steep, jungle covered hills, railed
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    SIR WILLIAM BUTLER.
    347 2 A correspondent writes :ln view of lhe letter signed by Onlooker which appeared in a recent issue of the Pinang Gazette, dealing with Sir W illiam Butler who is i:x command of the Western District, and until lately Commander in Chief at the Cape, and who is
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    WIDOWS AND ORPHANS FUND.
    83 2 FURTHER SUBSCRIPTIONS. Amount previously acknowledged 12 >335 -1 Mr.& Mrs.C.W. Anderson 25. W. C. Michell Esq. 25. E. H 5 A. L. deMornay Esq. 5°R. H. Waller Esq. IO Phua Hin Liong Esq. 2nd Subscription 100. G. T. How Esq. 5°G. Izolphe Esq I B. P.
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    FURTHER REUTER’S TELEGRAMS.
    608 2 4th7th December. More about the Modder River Engagement. The Daily Chronicle, in a despatch from the Modder River, dated the 29th ultimo, states that the battle of the ***** lasted fourteen hours, and only ended at nightfall. Ihe Boers retreated, and the British occupied their positions The
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    COMING EVENTS OF THE WEEK.
    66 2 Saturday, i6th Mail-bags to Europe will be closed at 4 P nx. and despatched at 6 p.nx. hgh-waterat New Jetty, 10-50 p. nI and 1115 a.lll. Sunday, ***** 3rd Sunday in Advent. Full Moon. Monday, iBth Tuesday, 191 h; Municipal Election at 5 p.nx. EDNESDAY,
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    SUNDAY SERVICES.
    100 2 3rd Sunday in Advent. Sr. George’s Uiiurch. Matins and Litany, at 7-30 a.m. Holy Communion (/>/«m),at 8-15 a.m. Sunday School at 4-45 p. m Evens ng, with Sermon, at 6 p.m. Church of the Assumption. First Mass, at 6 a.m. High Mass, at 8 a.m.; and V espers
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    ON THE FACE OF IT.
    1178 2 When dogs take to swallowing jxwellery, one of the few safeguatds, upon wi.i .h we have hitherto congratulated ourselves disappears; also the jewc lery. Henceforth we may look to be assured that the pariah, whose nightly lioals we have endured under the impression that they
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    Tin Shipments.
    28 2 IE LUK ANSOLS. (16th December) The shipments to-day are— To Penang, 346 pikuls of tin. 1 o Singapore, 3,990 of ore. Do, «in n of tin,
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      2133 2 The Subscription Lists will be opened on D 4’ fill Q Dfl C ift the 15th day of December, 1899, and 1 I ILvlldl U VV» Municipal Notice. will be closed on or before the Ist day of mHE Municipal Con 'issioners oi George March, 1900. I Town, Penang, invite
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  • Obituary
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    30 2 DBA TH. IsherwoodSu.ldenly, at 447 Rutlierglen Road, Glasgow, on the 16th inst Margaret Aitken, thebeloved wife of Alfred Isherwood; deeply regretted. Obituary. The death of Sir Henry Tate is announced.
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    SOUTH AFRICA ITEMS.
    1706 3 AbFEKINC on 22ND NOVEMBER. Tin enemy made a show on the 22nd of .f attacking by advanced trenches, j \nnports were sent to the LimeI' 1 ith one P UI Tl,e Boers soon f r ,,,i .-tier a few shells from the garrison. 'u' r,. «--re a
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    PENANG RACES.
    610 3 Training Notes Anticipations. Over sixty horses are now in daily exercise on the track, but the elements are all against trainers, and one really begins to wonder if we are ever to have a spell of favourable weather again. Notwithstanding the rain, however, the ground affords fair going,
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    EXCHANGE.
    120 3 Penang, i6th December, 1199. Rates close as follows London. Demand Bank i'ii/< Do. 4 months'sight Bank 2 0 Do. 3 Credits 2/o| Do. 3 Documentary 2 Calcutta, Demand Bank Ri 1,6 Do. 3 days’sight Private 147) Bombay, Demand Bank 14b Do. 3 days’ sight Private 147 J Madras, Demand
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    PENANG VOLUNTEERS.
    58 3 Orders by Captain A. R. Adams, Acting Commandant. Parades for Next Week. Monday, 5 p.m.J A Coy. Tuesday, 6.30 a.m. I A B 5 pm U Wednesday, 6.30 am. E A &B 5-o p.m. j < A Thursday, 6.30 a.m. 3 A &B 5.0 p.m. I B By
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    STEAMER REPORTS.
    264 3 The s. s. Canton arrived here from Teluk Anson via I’angkor this morning, with Messrs. C. R. Hanson, McGraham, and Baptist, as saloon passengers. The Ccnton also brought 101 deck passengers and genet al cargo, for this port. The s. s. Cornelia (Captain Reid) arrived here from Moulmeiu
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    THE MAILS.
    30 3 Maii s Ci <>se on Monday. Fer Perslr. lime. Asahan and Batu Bahra ...R. Halewyn 1 p.m. Pangkor Teluk Anson ...Canton 2 p.m. Singapore ...Pin Seng 3 p.m.
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    MAILS TO ARRIVE
    32 3 From Sie.imer 10 Arriv Edie G. G. f Lansberge to-day. Hamburg Holsatia Rangoon Fitzpatrick ij-12-Qg Olehlch Maha Vajirunhis 1 8-12-99 Rangoon Kasara 18-12-99 Edie React 19-12-99 Singapore linJobona 19-12-99
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    SHIPPING.
    99 3 lir/i s I O-I'AY. s. s. Canton from Teluk Anson s. s Cornelia from Moulmcin YESI ERDA r. s. s. Thaiping from Port Weld s. s. Sportsman from Kedah fieparturen To-dav. s. s. Ho Kwei for Deft s. s. Petrel for Tongkah s. s. Perse for Tongkah s. s.
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    SHIPPING EXPECTED.
    300 3 Dec. 16 Homeward P. O. Roy.d Mail Steamer Clyde from Singapore, for Colombo and London, Gilfillan Wood A Co. 16 s. s. Holsatia from Hamburg, for Singapore, China and Japan, Behn, Meyer A Co. 17 s s. Calypso from Singapore, for Deli, W. Mansfield A Co. 17 s.
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      2352 3 Mc/yteter Co. CA N c DfiEB 1899 i T Goslin g CoJas L Woodford’s 19 Beach street. Have now the pleasure to announce 1 UNION STREET. V’MAC 9 MEW VE-AD that their Stock is now complete in the Ifl A. Jlltll JitA Ja following lines: SHIPCHANDLERY. Every Article Fresh and
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    LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.
    163 4 Penang, i6tm December, 1899. Tin ,6 iTraug out ot seasons Black Pepper West Coast... no sales. (Acheenfilb.. no sales. White Pepper 4’-5° Cloves (picked) 37Mace No. I Mace Pickings Nutmegs 62 (No. 1 7-75 doSugar I a 4,85 <J°(basket 4-70 a°Tapioca Flour *-9° Copra 6 50 do.
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    SINGAPORE SHARE LIST.
    228 4 (Straits Times, izth December, 1899.) Raubs (15/10 pd.) *6l. *£i fully paid s6 -75 Jelebus (»5 pd.) »12.75 «//<«• Pahang Corp. (£1 pd.) »13- Sl *"tTemelongs »*7- sellers. Kechau Gold (£lO paid) tiS—sellers. S.RaubLtd.(»ioopd) J23o.— sales. Redjang Lebong (fl. too) $260.—d0. Fraser& Neave, Lid. (#so-p'J.. SBB. sellers.
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      241 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 end scurf, strengthens the hair, and for children
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