Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 28 March 1900

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    22 1 PINANG GAZETTE AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. NEW SERIES ESTABLISHED 1833. PRICE 20 CENTS. VOL. LVIII. WEDNESDAY, 28th MARCH, 1900. No. 72
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      821 1 Shipping ilotirrs. Peninsular Oriental Steam Navigation Company. (S 77-- FT!HE mail steamers may L, expected to arrive out7 fc-ki- Iz] wards, and leave Penang ,i\Be|pKr3 homewards, on the following dates: Outward»- Homeward». <?»„ w April 4 £2“"’ Ap a May 3 Bengal May 5 17 Ckusan i 9 1 f
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      1846 1 BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, Limited. JS>l)ipping Jlotias. Jitsuranrc llntirrs. NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD. konihilijke paketvaart maatschappij. nh m NEGAPATAM LINE OF STEAMERS. Nippon YIISOH KaiSha. rr MARINE INSURANCE. s' VI UvX aai °> Sa rs c T H A g .m 5 d i Th? open to accept Marine Risks at
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      709 1 Hanks. Nederlandsche Handel Maatfchanpij. NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY Established 1824. Paid-up Capital f. 35.783,000 (abt. £3,000,000. Reserve Fund..T. 2,773,01:0 (abt. 225,000. Head Office in Amsterdam. Head Agency in Batavia. Branches: Singapore, Rangoon, Med. n (Deli). Samarang, Sourabaya. Padanp, Cheiibon,Tegal, Pecalongan, Pasoeroean, Tjilatjap. Gorontalo. Paleinbang. Correspondents at Bombay, Colombo. Madras, Pondicherry, Calcutta,
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    REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
    311 2 Bombay. 27TH March. 7-54 p m. The War in South Africa Scanty News. Ihe press censorship is now very stringent, so that little news is to h and from the front, and practically nothing from Natal. Slow but Sure. However, it is believed that Lord Roberts will not
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    FOR THE EMPEROR!
    367 2 It seems extraordinary that anybody in the c lony sh >uld find fault, on the ground of local illegality, w ith Chinamen for acting and conspiring against the Empress-D wager of China. So far as can be seen, this female upstart hailing from Canton is the arch-enemy
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    THE INDIAN FAMINE RELIEF FUND.
    69 2 We hear from Mr Williamson Jones, the honorary treasurerto the Indian Famine Relief Fund, that over $17,000 has already been subscribed, and that lie wishes to send us the first list of subscriptions for publication in tomorrow's I’inang Gazette. In this case, we wou'd mge
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    VICTORIA BRIDGE.
    152 2 One of t he steps towards uniting Singapoie bv 1; il with the Native States, Province Wellesley, Siam, and, event ually, India, was taken yesterday week, when Sir Erank Swettenham opened the Victoria Bridge, which has been constructed acio-s the Perak river. As the present war has strengthened
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    PUBLIC WORKS.
    272 2 We have no desire to charge the Public Wotks Department or the Municipal Officials with want of pr< per super-vi-ion or with indifference to the safetv of the public, but we feel ourselves called upon to draw the attention of Government and the M micipal (2ornrni-si >nerto two,
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    LOCAL AND GENERAL.
    905 2 A M slay shot bis fourth tiger, on Jebong Estate, the other day Ihe GißUix imperial mail steamer Pni:z lieu. h Co.omlio for Penai gat 5 a.in on the 25th m Sant. Five deaths from su~pe ted p’ague have O cutred at ehiide, a aiding io a
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    Penang Municipality.
    52 2 An thek European Commissioner.. ills Honour the Officer Administering 1 lie G ivernment has nominated Mr. G. T. Ho v to be a Coninr*sioner for the Muniripah'y of George Town, Penang, i>> the p a' e of Mr. D Gilchri-t, who has re-igned his seat, on his departure
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    Alleged Forgery in Penang.
    67 2 Commitment for Trial. Yi sterday, Benj nnin Marlin was brought before Mr. Biyant on remand, and commitle i for trial, on the i barge of liavi g < n the 5111 inslant forge I the name O Mr KaulfusS on the ba k rf a cheque
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    At LAUNCH-OVERCROWDING.
    77 2 This morni >g, Tawang Chee appeared frefore Vr, Woodward in answer to a summon- (i—ne 101 a report ma le by a Emo pe in laly) that he bad on the 19' h in-ta >1 an ied 111 bis launch Chenghoug 30 |>as scugers in excess of the
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    Cricket in Penang.
    98 2 Civil Service v. P. C C. Tim following gentlemen will represent the Civil Servl e in the cricket-match on s.atur ay against the Penang Cii k*-t Club:Messrs B Augustin, A. W Bo v. A E Covcnry, 1. de Ctuz, H. W Firm-tone, C. F Green, G. A.
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    THE WEI-HAI-WEI REGIMENT.
    104 2 The Wei hai wei Regiment is slill obtai ing a goo f sttpp yof re-rnits. Mo-t if the men have no v returned (10m leave, and it i- expected that only a very few wi 1 not ret in 11. It vv.es regarded as almost certain ih.vt
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    THE PEKING UNIVERSITY.
    101 2 It is reported in local mandarin circles, says the.V.-C Daily Neus, that the Empress Do eager has decided lo close the Peking Universi y on the ground that no pr givss ha- been made after a nial of over one year. A decree is also said to
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    ALLEGED DAYLIGHT ROBBERY IN PENANG.
    145 2 At 1 30 p m on the 19th instant, Yap Kim met a Chinese woman in a field beivveen Bink Kiln an 1 Dato Krantat Roads, '■he tiied to avoid him, but be seized her, it is alleged, and took five diamond and gold hair-pins,
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    Across the Perak River.
    232 2 Opened on Wednesday. Sir Frank Swettenham, k c m g., on Wednesday, the 21st instant, opened the new railway bridge, which spans the Perak liver at K irai, and is called, in honour of Iler Majesty, Victoria Bridge. Ihe bridge measures more than 1,000 feet long
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    SPECIAL TELEGRAM.
    18 2 PK 4/vso.v. (28th March) Tin Shipments The shipments to-dav arc To Penang, 242 pikuls of lu
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    THE RANGOON OUTERANGE CASE.
    53 2 THE RANGOON OUTERANGE CASE Mah Goon, the unfortuna e 1 the Rangoon ou iage case, ls native village of Kimyanu,,,, 1 alleged by her relations, never <. on g b recoveied from the effec s of tl, e r p le f assault which was said to bav e b-
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    BOGUS LOTTERRY IN INDIA.
    59 2 M. Joneses J. M Rutherford hast tried at the Howrah sessions to- < by means of a bogus lottery 4 Sibpore Club Jubilee D-rby 1898-99 The piisoner under section 420 of the Indian Pen i c' I and puni-bed with the xlrem nJ, thg offence, namely,
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    RACERS AS AN INVESTMENT.
    78 2 A big advance wa-n;ae whe,, n, p Duke of Wes mins South Amern an breeder for 17.0.^,,, a andon the horse being hr ng; t 4 England he was again sold t th- Ott of an establishment in Cal.f.u.ia f bigger figure. T en cam- s,-'f
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    ONE SHALL BE TAKEN."
    93 2 ONE SHALL B E TAKEN." During the thunderstor.n on the noon of Wednesday last, says the Pioneer, a 1-rick t.ou,e at the l a k f road was Stru< k by lightning and a M v woman named Ngah Kuna 0 five Siamese women, engag- tu g a n,l therein
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    LORD QUEENSBERRY'S WILL.
    99 2 The will of the late Marq i ss 4 ().<•- s berry, lo ge I in E ini. 1 g',, a curious cedi il. After < remaiiou ashes are to be pm into the eait e >' closed in notliing earth to earth, a-v w herel latieyf
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    INSANITARY PREMISES.
    93 2 This morning, Mr. Firm-t ,n pro e ut. ed a Chinese pa>-ei ger g g ~g. keeper for neglecting to keep i i, i a tt; and drains clean. Ihe l ouse wa> Armenian Slieet. Mr Firm-tone sau.,Z had inspected the premises and foui; flatiy. '1 he defendant
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    THE LATE SIR W. LOCKHART.
    118 2 The Queen telegraphed -J am most deeply grieved to heai t e -ad ne' s: W illiam Lo< khart's death He >m is j great lo— Pray explain my sjnipat iy to L <dy Lo khatt 1 lie becretary of Stale f >r In dateiegr
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    IN LEAGUE WITH THE POSTMAN.
    111 2 The following case shows rat .‘s man, in pursuit of money, i- in med Edmund Ven o- pievai ah km to accept be tl.r igb the p> -t o.: son: non, of course, that the tl et* were po-:t<! before the race commenced. On lardy*
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    THE ROYAL PATRIOTIC FUND.
    165 2 The names of the c mnrttee to n q into the working of t e Ivy il Patri Fund and-im lar otgai i-a.; -ate,sofa: as is known at 1 re-ent Lord Justire Her n Collins .I'.airman;. Lord Northl ro k Right Hon. W LiilileriLre The Lord
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    SINGAPORE RIFLE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    207 2 Singapore Free Press. Yesterday afternoon, at the 0 Mr. F. K. Jennings, tbei meeting of the com uit’ee of the biMjaf Volunteer Kitle Corps. Ihe ineeln s'■ r t m rkable, in so far as all tlie ,;llle J bCl j b rs of the committee
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      1731 2 2 7 "T Z tux man that barb no music in CQIfAPU tlU illl ll5 1,11 llts DviinnflFfi Cr I’A >*»>««• tuinun X 1 luvlldl 11 w Vvi nor te not movrt witb concert ot UIATFII tith. telfer mackie h»» this day CCt soun&s, Mr AIK K I'l takcil over
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    SOUTH AFRICA ITEMS.
    1027 3 The Occupation i- 1 loemfontein. MORE DETAILS. \s Indian Daily Amts special telegram The British occupation of Bloem hn> in was accomp-ished in a manner satisfactory to us and illustrative I'tie half l.e utedness with whit h the majority of Or.mge Free Staters partici in ti e
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    THE MEDICAL STAFF IN THE PHILIPPINES.
    151 3 bn. -carci.y of medical men is being ''}’ie.t in Hie Philippines, and it is ll ci if,at the want of medical attendance ,l lend towards the alienation of large "is of the native population lhe 1:*****1 of troops in widely-separated llr lenders the allocation
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    The Famine in India.
    1102 3 Distress in Ahmedabad. The special correspondent of the i M Wr ,eS f, Ahmedabad City, March 3rd: The country on the way to Ahmedabad has not greatly altered since September; but the shade of its misery tas deepened. Ihe Mahi and Sabarmati Kivers are shrinking. The
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    COMING EVENTS OF THE WEEK.
    85 3 Wednesday. 28m: Special Lent Service, with Sermon, at St. George’s Church, at 6 p 111. Town Band, Esplanade, at 5-jo p.lll. High water at New Jetty, 1-45 pm. and 2-35 a mThursday, 29TH High-water at New Jetty, 2-10 p.m. and 3 a.rn. Friday. 50TH Town
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    EXCHANGE.
    119 3 Penang, 28th March, 1900. Rates close as follows London, Demand Bank /nA Do. 4 months’sight Bank i/t'i Do. 3 Credits 2/0 D°- 3 Dircinnentary 2/oJ Calcutta. Demand Bank R Do. 3 days' sight Private 118 Bombay, Demand Bank Do. 3 days’ sight Private >|B Madras, Demand Bank t 16
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    PENANG VOLUNTEERS.
    90 3 Oidets by Captain A. R. Adams, A- ting Commandant Parades for This Week. Musketry preliminary drills every evening (except Thursday and Saturday), at 515 P- m Thursday, 29th instant.Officers will attend for sword drill. Detail for the Week Orderly Officer, Lieut. F. Coghill Jackson Do. Sergt A.Co., Serg
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    STEAMER REPORTS.
    117 3 The s. s Stuttgart (Captain P. Grosch) at rived yesterday from Yokohama, w ith a general caigo. The s. s. Suevia (Captain Forck) arrived this morning from Hambuig, with a general cargo. The s.s. Koentsberg (Captain Christiansen) arrived this morning fiom Hamburg, with a general cargo. The s.
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    THE MAILS.
    63 3 M ails C< ose To-morrow. tor Per sir. I iint Deli ..Langkat 1 P.M. Pangkor and Teluk Anson Canton 2 p.m Friday, 30TH. Deli ...Sara 11 am Klang and Malacca l idar 1 P-M. s-mgapore Calypso 2 p.m. Madras 1 la Negapatam, taking Malls for Europe, etc ...Loodiana
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    MAILS TO ARRIVE
    16 3 I'9,uh Sie.i.ii To Arrive. Singapore i’entakota 29-300 Hamburg 29-3-0. Singapore -I- Apiar 30-3-00
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    SHIPPING.
    103 3 Arrivat» To-day. s. s. Canton from Teluk Anson s. s. Artsaduiig trom 1 rang s. s. Suena num Hambuig s. s. Konisbirg horn Hamburg li-.sT cm* s. s. )m Ho from Langkat S. s. trom Yokohama Departures 1 O-DAi s. s. Gvalpara for Singapore s. s. t lying Dragon
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    SIHPPING EXPECTED.
    178 3 Mar. 29 s. s. Teenkai from Singapore, for London, Behn, Meyer Co. 29 Outward Nordd Ldoyd Mail Steamer Trine Heinrich from Bremen, tor Singapore, China and Japan, Behn, Meyer a, Co. 29 S. s. Hamberg from Bremen, for .Singapore, clnua and Japan, Behn, Meyer fit Co. 30 Extra
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    LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.
    177 4 Tknang, 28th March, kjco. Tin »7®(Trang A9l Black Pepper West Coast... no sales (Aclie-n 611’ no sales White Tepper 43 Cloves (picked) 32 5° Mace Ho. i 93 »eile<~ Mace Pickings 80 Nutmegs I No. 1 7-75 Sugar I a 4- 8 5 do I Basket 44°
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    SINGAPORE SHARE LIST.
    267 4 I i»>f, 26TH March, 1900. Raubs(l6 10 pd.' 85" sufes. 4 1 hiliv 850 Kechau Gold (£lO paid) 818 Mi.v.rs S. Raid's too pd 1 8200. Do (#5O pd.) 8100.—sN/ns. Sepiau (sto pd.) 812—su/rs. Redjang Leboug (fl. 100) 8252.50 Punjoins it 1 pd.i 86 75 Pahang Kabang
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      405 4 PENANG BAND. NOTICE is hereby given that from the 1 it< below the charges for the services of the Band will be as follows: Dances 83° Dinners and Promenades 20 Garden Parties, At Homes 16 Transport, extra. To subscribers of not less than $l2 per nnum half the above rates
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      2141 4 a— riiijoiwo vAimiiis s g. s P£RAK STATE RAILWAYS. Hig’fri Class Cigarettes. gWSWWWnKWWZiIWWMMBnp nTH Time Tables from ist February, iqoo, until further notice OlilbriGiH l Adopted, by all Leadiiu; Clubs and Messes throughout the Globe. Ml 221 o PROVINCE WELLESLEY SECTION. STATIONS. Weekdays. I Sundays. ,Kz j '< ,Aw j
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      458 4 7 $2 Per Month THE finans ENLARGED EDITION. Per Month (For Local Subscribe., $2. the PINANG GAZETTE’ ENLARGED DAILY EDITION TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION IIHE price of the d X free is as follows: To Government Offices and Merchant,' r in Penang.-. Per annum... «24 payable in advance By Post.- W
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