Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 24 February 1900

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    22 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED IXAILiT. HE* SERIES. ESTABLISHED 1833. PRICE 20 CENTS. VOL. LVIII. SATURDAY, 24th FEBRUARY, 1900. No. 45
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      835 1 Shipping Peninsular Oriental Steam Navigation Company. --Tx f p HE ,nul sle amers may l,< 7 ex P ected to arrive outi Ix| wards, and leave Penan- ?< i G'A' ,’J homewards, on the following S/ dates; Outwards- Homeward». March 8 Bengal Feb. 24 v 22 Chusan March io April
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      1147 1 MnDrxrxri i-re-ZMjrn 1 1 rwn BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. Limited. NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD. koninklijke paketvaart maatschappu. B negapatam line of steamers. VI ffi Intended Sailing and expected Arrival of Steamers. 1 For Will Sail Sthamer. From Expected on J HAMBURG-AMERICA LINE. MAIL LINE. CARGO LINE. Singapore Manila. rpHE fast and
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      512 1 Shipping ftotos, Nippon Yusen Kaisha. JAPAN MAIL STBAWISHIP Co., Ltd. A regular fortniehtlv Service is maintained between Japan and Europe by the following NEW TWIN SCREW STEAMERS, Under Mail Contract with the Imperial Japanese Government. Specially desigped for the Company’s European Service, lighted throughout by Electricity. Provided with excellent accommodation
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      627 1 .flnsurnnrr llotirrs. Mannheim Insurance Co. MARINE INSURANCE. THE undersigned have been appointed Agents for the above Company and are open to accept Marine Risks at current rates KAIZ BROTHERS Ltd.' The London Assurance Corporation. riIHE undersigned having been appointed I Agents for the above Corporation are low prepared to accept
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      852 1 Hanks. Nederlandsche Handel Maatschappu. (NETHERLAND TRADING SOCIETY.) Established 1824. Paid-up Capital /35,783,000.00 Reserve Funds 2,536,444.121 Head Office in Amsterdam. Head Agency in Netherlands India The Factorij of tbe Nederlandsche Handel Maatschappij, Batavia Agencies and Branches.Singapore, Medar. (Deli), Samarang, Sourabaya, Padan;, Cheribon, Tegal Pecalongan, Pasoeroean Tjilatjap, Menadc Gorontalo, and Rangoor. London
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    REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
    333 2 HoMBIY, 2sKt> I'EHKVA KY. 7-6 P.M. Cronje in the Toils. Armistice Refused. Lord Kitchener refused to grant Commandant Cronje the ai mi-tice, for which he asked, and said the Boers must fight to the finish or surrender. Fighting Recommenced. Thereupon the battle was resumed. A Death-Trap. Commandant Cionje’s
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    SPECIAL TELEGRAM.
    27 2 TELC’K ANSON. Tin Shipments (21th February) The shipments to-day are To Penang, 635 pikuls of tin. To Singapore, 4,483 of ore. Do. 209 of tin.
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    SUNDAY SERVICES.
    112 2 Quinquagesimri Sunday. Sr. George's Church. Matins and Litany, at 7 30 a.in. Holy Comniiluion (choral), at 8-15 a.in. Sunday School, at 4 45 p.tn Evensong, with Sermon, at 6 p.m. Church of the Assumption. First Mass, at 6 a.tn. High Mass, at 8 a.m and Vespers and Benediction,
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    COMING EVENTS OF THE WEEK.
    126 2 Sah ki>»v, 24TH St. Matthias. Mail to Europe expected to leave in the evening Penang Golf Chib, Annual General Meeting, at 6 p m. Victoria Jubilee Convocation, Masonic Hall, at 9 p in. High-water at New Jetty, 8 a.m. and 8-25 p.m. Sunday, 251 H
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    LOCAL AND GENERAL.
    1133 2 '1 he height of Spionkop is estimated as being 4,800 feet. Italy has made a dem -nd for a concession to-onstiuct a railway from Hankow to t-zechuan. '1 he s.s. Sicilian is taking home lhe Irodies of the Maiquess of Winchester and Lieutenant Roberts It is only
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    SIR ALEXANDER SWETTENHAM’S "AT HOME."
    95 2 Yesterday afternoon, His Honour Sir Alexander Swettenham was at home” at the Residency, and ainongthose who at ten-l-ed the reception were the Hon. J K. Birch ami Mrs. Birch, Mr. Justice F. A. Law ami Mrs. Law, the Hon. J M Vermont and Mrs. Vermont,
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    A BOER OUTRAGE.
    32 2 British Executed. Three Englishmen, who were in possession of passes, remained in the Free State and have been shot by the Boers at Hani smith for refusing to tight.
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    THE DEATH OF THE GOLF CHAMPION.
    38 2 The golfer, Lieut. Tait, who while defending a kopje at Koo loosberg, was killed, w hen stun fc, ex- laimed 1 hey have got me al last.” He died in the ambulance.
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    A TRAITOR SHOT.
    35 2 Sergeant-Major Greener, who deserted from the Engineers at Aidershot and was cap:tired among the Boers at Magersfontein, has been court-mattia led and shot at Cape Town. He taught the Boers trench wotk.
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    SNAKE-POISIONING.
    46 2 Ihe Rev. B D Beeley recently arrived at Kuching from Banting and brought a b y suffeiing from snake bite, or rather snake 1 oisonit g lhe boy had trodden up >ll a dea-l snake and, receiving a wound in the foot, bad been poisoned.
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    A GOOD EXAMPLE.
    54 2 The Odesski Novosti announces the arlival of B>ir C. Wolseley in Odessa, with i--,000 roubles for the relief of the distressed peasants in Cheison and Bessarabia. I lie Russian press praises this generosity of England, who can find time while engaged in war to attend to the
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    THE BRITISH COAL SUPPLY.
    44 2 Fori-ign Demands Exciting Concern. ving to foreign poxers’ contracting Luge y for Welsh steam coal, lhe Times exp- cis that famine prices will rule for this ailicle until March Several newspapers urg- that an embargo be laid on foreign contracts.
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    MONEY TO THE PRETORIA PRISONERS.
    73 2 Mr. Hay, the new .American Consul for the l iansvaal, before sailing for Delagoa to take up his post at Pretoria was entrust el with /”133, collected at Durban for distribution among the prisoners, and with a number of open letters The Naval Patriotic Union
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    "DEATH IO THE ENGLISH!”
    94 2 tl e d -ath of the English nation” La Cecarde This is the sort of rubbish that delights the Parisian:Death to the English! These words must be our rallying cry, as they were at the commencement of the fille-nth century. Of course, we do not desire
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    A MAXIM PROMISED.
    94 2 Perak Pioneer. We have very great pleasure in announcing to intending volunteers and the public in general, that our esteemed fellow-towns-man, Captain zMi Kwi, has signified his willingness to present a fully equipped maxim gun to the Corps about to be formed. The Captain China’s public-spirited iiberali
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    A FRIEND OF THE EMPERORS.
    119 2 The Shanghai mandarins have received despatches from Nanking, stating that Ex-Viceroy Litt of that city intends to leave for Shanghai en route for Peking in a few days, an.l asking that due preparations be made for H.E.'s arrival. It is thought that HE. is anxious
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    WHY SOME BOERS FIGHT.
    136 2 Il is stated on good authority that very many burghers are kept in the fighting line by lhe announcement issued by both governments that the victory of the English means the confiscation of every farm. Could the truth be spread among them, the Free Staters would
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    WAR INCIDENT AT THE OLD BAILEY.
    233 2 There was a war incident recently at the Old Bailey and for the nonce the severe decorum of a court of justice was relaxed, unrebuked, in tl-e presence of a patriotic demonstration. A rase came before the Common Sergeant (air Forrest Fulton, Q. C
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    ON THE FACE OF IT.
    1076 2 Some interesting facts conc ernin effects of the extensive use of el for purposes of locornotio, the other day, through a hi,.,, just received lhe p-uiicul f, < lhe Imperial Tiatnway appears, aie desiious ol’i,-,,,./ number of electric ttain w x around London, but objt-cii,,
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      1785 2 n «Cbere is a cbarm, a power, tbat the value of Pritchard Co. chlorobrom «'ses. ,in Still J in sea-sickness, sleeeplessness, and nys- ln«pt res Witb rage, or all our te ria has been asserted in many cases. NOTICE. cares bissolves; Clinical contributions on the subject ap riIHE first Ordinary
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    TINNED MEATS ARRAIGNED.
    123 3 A Chicago correspondent to the Daily Mail, who claims to be behind the scenes in the victualling trade, writes protesting against the use in the British Atmy of American tinned meat. He asserts that the pro esses employed deprive the meat o f i's valuable qualities, that
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    AN INTERVIEW WITH LORD BRASSEY.
    556 3 ySingapore Free Press. representative of the Singapore Free I i css was kindly accorded an interview by Lord Brassey, on the Sunbeam this morn mg. In the course of conversation, his 1 idship intimated that after leaving Singapore on Wednesday, the Sunbeam wiii ptoceed to
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    THE SIGHTING OF LEE-METRFORDS.
    546 3 Startling Disclosures. Sir,The fact that so little damage to the enemy has been done by the rifle fire ol cur troops in South Africa must have been a surprise to many people in this country. During the last two years on different occasions letters of mine
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    HEROES INDEED!
    742 3 The Tugela Catastrophe. Mr. Bennett Burleigh writes the follow- ing account of the heroism of the gunners j- at Colenso :Colonel Long took the guns forward to within 600 yards cf the Tugela and 1,200 yards of Fort Wylie. As soon as the artillery horses had unlimbered the
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    PENANG CRICKET CLUB.
    107 3 Lawn Tennis Tournament. The following ties are fixed for next week Monday, 25TH February. Championship. Hallifax v. Wicks Single Handicap. Class A. Coghill Jackson v. Neubronner Class B. Suhl v. Hall Double Handicap. Law van Rees v. Dunn Stephens Atkinson Ferguson v. Craig Hodge Tuesday, 26th February.
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    EXCHANGE.
    113 3 Penang, 24TH February, 1900. Rates close as follows London, Demand Bank >/**} Do. 4 months'sight Bink iftif’ Do. 3 Credits Do. 3 Documentary 2/0 Calcutta. Demand Bank R 145 Do 3 days’sight Private 'l7 Bombay, Demand Bank 145 Do. 3 days' sight Private 147 Madras, Demand Bank Do. 3
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    PENANG VOLUNTEERS.
    115 3 Orders by Captain A. R. Adams, Acting Commandant. The following is published for information Field Marshall H. R. H. the prince of Wales has been graciously pleased to accord the Corps pet mission to wear his crest and motto, as the badge of the Corps. Parades lor next
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    STEAMER REPORTS.
    210 3 The s. s. Jason (Captain Lycelt) arri ved here tins morning from Singapore and China, bringing a general cargo. The s. s. Clive (Captain Coleman), which airived here this morning from Singapote, biought 9 Ceck passengers and a general catgo. The s. s. Deli (Captain Playel), which arrived
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    THE MAILS.
    60 3 MAILS Cl osf. to-morrow. Fur Per str. 1 line Singapore Scabelle 2 P.M. Monday, 26 th. Tongkah ...Petrel r P.M. Tongkah Perse 1 pm. Langkat Deli 1 P.M. Deli Langkat 1 P M. Edie, T. Semawe, Segli, and Olehleh ...Rajah 2 P.M. Pangkor dr Teluk Asnon ...Cantun 2
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    MAILS IO ARRIVE.
    26 3 From Steamer hi Arriv. Rangoon Fitzpatrick 25-2-00 Olehleh Van tiwoll 20-z-oo Colombo Meipomenc 2J-200 Edie React 27-2-00 Rangoon Kangra 27-2-00 Suez Shanghai 28-2-00
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    SHIPPING.
    123 3 Arrivals To-day. s s. Deli from Langkat s. s. /1« Ho from Deli s. s. Clue from Singapore s. s. Jason from Singapore Yesterday s. s. Ho Kwel from Deli s. s Taw Tong from Teluk Anson s. s. Thaiying from Port Weld Departures To-day. s. s. Ho Kwci
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    SHIPPING EXPECTED.
    163 3 Feb. 24 Homeward P. O. Royal Mail Steamer Bengal from Singapore, for Colombo and London, Giltillan Wood Co. 26 s. s. Necra from Deli, for Deli, Belin Meyer Co. 27 Extra s. s. Melpomene from Colombo, for Singapore and China, S. Kusteri.iaun Co. 27 Outward Nordd. Lloyd M.iil
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      223 3 SOFT, FAIR, DELICATE SKIN. A clear and healthy complexion produced by using Rowland’s Kalydor, the most soothing healing, curative and refreshing preparat >ll and warranted harmless to the n ost de'icatc skin. It prevents and removes Freckles, Tan, Sunburn, Redness, Roughness, heals Cutaneous E uptions, Irritation. Stings of Insects. Eczema.
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      976 3 McAlister Co Moth N o TI 1 pal Commissioners will pay two cents A X for. each and every rat brought dead or alive 19 to the Municipal Office. Town Hall. j nc ac* n QTD T* fßy Orderi J. W. H ALLIF AX, 9JO 9 Sic. to the Municipal
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      778 3 GRAHAM Co, Ltd, I with Rheumatism will be glad to hear of > remedy that has proved an abs >lute specific. There are no conditions of Rheumatism, no have- tulmatter how severe nor from what cause, that Int ollbl bELECI lON cannot immediately be relieved, and permanently cured, by Little's
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    LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.
    173 4 Penang, 24TH February, 1900. Tin »78 [Trang Black Pepper 1 West Coast... no sales. Aoheen 6lh no sales. White Pepper 43 Cloves (picked) 3 2 5° Mace No. 1 94 H-dl«-.i Mace Pickings 80 d >. Nutmegs 63 do 1 No. 1 7-75 ll Sugar I 2
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    SINGAPORE SHARE LIST.
    254 4 (Shaift limes, 20m February, 1900 Kailbs 1 5 >O pd.l »62. sellers. j.'l Gill v pat 1 862.25 Bersavah Gold Mine (85 pd 85. sellers. *|elebus (85 p l.> 812.90 P.dinng C ,p. (£1 p t 1 ilO yosellers. Temelongs .818 K' cb.iu Gold (Tio paid) 824.
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      449 4 PRODUCE IMPORTERS, LONDON. WILLIAM J. KEYMER Co. jffer the r services as Agent* for the L e of a! tir-.ds Of EASTERN PRODUCE. Consignments entrusted to them v. i; b#» itrdled with every care, placed upc* et t toe earliest fwourab.e time, i .•cd’ immediately. o* many years they have
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      1893 4 ELLWOOD’B PATENT AIR-CHAMBER HELMETS. I I<TT TFlg B TWX A HOUSEHOLD WORD IN INDIA LlfcOlU B B fB B Wor Xo^? a nJ:Xa). COMPANY’S EXTRACT The Civil Service and the Cognoscent. I. H. E., London, 1884. TAaB&B t dK/ANU ELLWOOD’S.PATENT AIR-CHAMBER HELMHS. GW I MILK through Illness by Its timely
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      537 4 ii Per Month THE Pioang Ejazette.' ENLARGED EDITION. Per Month (For Local $2. BRITISH FOREIGN BIBLE SOCIETY I DEPOT of the above Society 11. has been opened at 157 ANSON ROAD WHERE BIBLES, TESTAMENTS PORTION in European and Native languages, in great variety, can be purchased. CRUSHED FOOD. New Stools.
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