Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 4 April 1900

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    22 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILY. NEW SERIFS ESTABLISHED 1833. PRICE 20 CENTS. VOL. LVIII. WEDNESDAY. 4th APRIL, igeo. No. 78
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      829 1 Shipping Motias. Peninsular Oriental Steam Navigation Company. O T HE mail steamers may be J- expected to arrive outwards, and leave Penang homewards, on the following dates:— Outwards. Homewards. April 5 Parramatta April 7 Ch 19 May 3 rte*gal May 5 17 Chusan C J yJ l 31 Coromandel June
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      710 1 Hanks. Nederlandsche Handel Maatschanpij. NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY Established 1824. Paid-up Capital f. 35.783,000 (abt. £3,000,000. Reserve Fund,..!. 2,773,000 (abt. 225,000 Head Office in Amsterdam. Head Agency in Batavia. Branches: Singapore, Rangoon, Medan (Deli). Samarang, Sourabaya, Padane, Cheribon, Tegal, Pecalongan, Pasoeroean, Tjilatjap, Gorontalo. Palembang. Correspondents at Bombay, Colombo Madras. Pondicherry, Calcutta,
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    REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
    255 2 Bomhay. 3rd April. 7-41 p m. Two Escapes from Pretoria Safe Arrival at Louken<;o Marques. Captain J. A. L. Haldane (2nd Gordon Highlanders) and Lieutenant F. N. Le Mesurier (2nd Royal Dublin Fusiliers) have escaped from Pretoria and arrived at Marques. The Ambuscade Near Bloemfontein. A Terrible Sight.
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    BIRTH.
    22 2 Andfrs in At Suffolk II ise, Penang, on the jrl instant, the wife of Chari.ks W. Andhrs in, of a laughter.
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    THE QUEEN'S VISITS TO IRELAND.
    312 2 To-day may be regard -d as one of much importance in the history of the British Empire, and in that of the Sovereign, who rules over that empire, for it is to-day when Queen Victoria will commence her fourth visit to Ireland after 39 years’
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    PORTUGUESE EAST AFRICA.
    327 2 The use of the Portuguese port, Beira, by the British imperial government as a place of passage for soldiers and contraband of war, such as horses and mules, will be sure to arouse adverse criticism in the continental newspapers. Plant for the Rhodesian railway and even a
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    LOCAL ANO GENERAL.
    772 2 The staff of the Elandslaagte Coal Mine- -nr- t> 1111 nine '0 woik iimn- dialeiy Ii is RUMoi KiD that both lhe Queen’s Scholarships this year will be arned off by Penang boys. Four Ti-en thousand troops, including th- Eighth Drvisioii, were under orders to entb.uk f
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    Sacrilege in Penang.
    94 2 Ihe Property Recovered. About 9 15 o’clock last night an Indian wat- liman, in passing across the Esplanade, saw the part of the le. tern, whi b had been stolen from St. George’s Church during the previous night, lying on the grass at lhe side of lhe
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    Disappearance of some Diamonds.
    106 2 Alleged Complicity. Y t-.STEKDAV, Chin Wah Poo was remit ted to a court of two magistrates on the charge of. ciiminal breach of trust as a servant in respect to eleven diamonds, va tied at §2lB, the property of Ong Sek Gum. It was afterwards learned,
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    INDIAN FAMINE RELIEF FUND.
    119 2 Amount already acknowledged $19,***** Mr. H. J H. Kiccard 50 Mahomed Ariff 50. 3 fie Burma and Stiaits Musical Agency 25 Mr. J. S. Cunningham 20 A B. Cunningham 20. E L Talma 10 E W F. Gilman 10 Lin» Client; Kee IO. R. W Egeiton
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    ALLEGED OVERCROWDING OF A BRITISH STEAMER.
    119 2 Tint B. I. s.s. Landaura arrived off Ten m 2 yesterday, with passengers stated to number r,oBo I he statement does no’, it is alleged, give the correct number, and Captain Bradl >eiy, the harbour master, is taking acnon by summons again-t Captain A
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    RIKISHA-PULLERS AND 'RIKISHA-PEONS.
    145 2 The Town Hall Besieged. A correspondent says that ihe state of affairs brought about by the "rikisha pullers after the performance at the town hail on Monday night certainly calls for drasti measure-. He asks if there is anylxxJy here havir g control over this class of
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    IN CANNIBAL AFRICA.
    284 2 Regions Devastated by Man Eaters and Volcanoes. Mr E. S Grogan, the first European who has traversed Africa from the Cape to Cairo, ha- arrived home, after a re markable two years' j-mrney of over 6.500 miles. Mr. Grogan related lo a representative of R-uter’s Agency some
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    Overcrowding a Launch.
    350 2 A Public Duty Performed by a Lady-Witness. This morning, Pawang, the master of the passenger launch Chin Kong, was charged with a breach of the port rules in having on the 19th ultimo carried in his aunch 8r pas-engers from Butterworth to Penang, his boat being licensed
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    PENANG CRICKET CLUB.
    41 2 Lawn 1 ennis Tournament The following is the result of h played on Monday and Tuesdi-v ,1 e and 3rd inst.: le 2ll d Cha>npioiishi/>. A. S Anthony (holder. beat F. O. Hallifax [runner ub 1 6-2, 6-1.
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    GIFTS TO FOUR HOSPITALS.
    46 2 By the will of the late Piofessor Dan Edward Hughes, a past president of tt,, stitute of Civil Engineer-, legacies willamom.t eventually to I, etween and are divided between tb,. m? dlest x, London, King’s Co lege, and Cla/ mg Cross Hospitals.
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    LOUIS BOTHA.
    52 2 A general council of war was l ie J v Boer commandants at G>n-oe on 1] of March, when Louis Botha (now j mandant General) was ap; oiuted I enant-General for Natal, v.itl, f Meyer Scbatk Burger David J Daniel Eia-mus, and J Forrie as a -sta divisional
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    AN ENTERPRISING AFGAN.
    156 2 A man who has of late been comine rapidly to ll e front m Auslrat a is Wade, a wealthy Afghan, wh c ntlOs most of the camel-cartying traffi i n h back blocks of New bomli Wales and South Austialia Not so long ago, Ab; YVade
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    THOUGHT-READING AND THE WHITE MAHATMA.
    174 2 (To the Editor if the I v:ang Gazette'; Dear Sir, Yesterday evening, we were ail considerably my-lifie 1 by tt.e White Mahatma" who guessed our que-ti. ns ro d answered them so cleverly. The so ution of the mystery appears to me a s.mpie one—veiy
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    CRISIS AT TIENISIN.
    299 2 The position is m ?-t cm ca at t -pc- writes a Tientsin coirespondent to the .V. C Herald. The conserva ive party are rapidly becoming a niena e to fore c 1 interest-, the members of the Boxers’ Secret Society ate cteatt: g great ttiube, and
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    LORD ROBERTS'S ARMY.
    263 2 The forces with Lord Roberts are, as nearly as can be ascertained, in theabsence of official infotmation, lhe fo lo '.ing Caialry (Lieut. Gen. I'rem ytlt cers, 12th Lancers, 16th Larners, N f Lancers, 2nd Dragoon’s (squadron). Dragoons (squadron), 6th Dtagoon Guar S roth Hussars, 14th Hussars,
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      1755 2 A Cbe man tbat batb no music in EAf*T £tlu AilbcrtiSflltriltS. Pvitonapd X r 1(1 btmsclf < rftui 1 <1 ll vllvtil 11 Vvi iMor is not movcb witb concorb of u n x t SWCGt SOUH&O, rtOOerlS is hereby given that the partner- y ship existing between Tee Seng
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    THE GREY LADIES.
    83 3 s si sAN Wordsworth, daughter of [.iron* Bishop <>f Lincoln, has accept'’Mhe headship of the Grey Ladies, Blackf in succession to Miss Yeatman, who l e i.’. J ihe position since the foundation 'Ttbe'ccniinunity in 1893. The college, f I sl atted with three, now numbers t
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    PROHIBITIVE DUES.
    113 3 r 1 1 S. S. Co.’s s. s. Kiidat has V erto ulu an,! Zamboanga this u t 1 hear, with but the poorest miles a Borneo correspondent to Ti e prohibitive duties the v, ercan authorities ate charging have ,/.it,. dually put a stopper’ on the )rt
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    THE P. AND O. s.s. "CHINA."
    169 3 Oscii more this tine vessel is afloat, Lon on for Bombay on the 15th March S on she was steaming past J ...po: v. h; re she lay helpless on the rocks in danger of going to pieces at inie. When it is consideied
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    RUSSIA AND COREA.
    208 3 A clever article in the Xippon discusses he Jestion if Russia’s loan to Corea. .mount is said to be 12 million dollars or 24 million yen, and five million ais have aiteady been paid to Corea 1 sidein g that Coiea's income is only n >ll jw,
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    A REMARKABLE "CHARGE."
    675 3 i -11 p 01 London at Sr. Paul’s Tin. lii'hop of London lias held his piim:t ~-1 aiion in M Paui’s Cathedral. Ihe iii-g <1 h tus citrus of so vast a diocese ~e 111 tl.et chuiih is a significant and s.irnrig sight at all times, but
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    NEW GUN MOUNTING.
    74 3 I HE staff of Hie Excellent gunnery estab ishment at Portsmouth have tried a barbette gun mounting of new design. Messrs. ukers, Son, and Maxim de ig..ed the mounting, the object of which is to acclerale the loading and firing speed of 12 inch guns. The mounting
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    LUCK IN A WRECK.
    89 3 Tim loss of the Stella was not a very senous matter for the Railway Passengers’ Assurance Company. Mr. Evelyn Ashley, he chairman, has told the shareholders that at one tmie it was feared that the disaster might land them in very heavy payments. Ihe wreck took
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    LIQUID FUEL.
    171 3 The Shell liner Clam fell in with the Austrian Lloyd steamer Pandora with her shaft broken, about 100 miles north of Permi, towards the end of February. The Clam winch was homeward bound, return e.' to 1 erim with ihe Pandora in tow. 1 lie Clam burns liquid
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    HSUCHOUFU.
    229 3 Our city has just been treater! to the sensation of a living burial, and that not accidental either, writes a correspondent. A woman had attempted to kill her husband by drugging his wine and came very near accomplishing her purpose, although the man was still living as last reported
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    THE PALMISTS DIAGNOSIS.
    643 3 It Figures in an Divorce Suit. The medii al divorce suit, in which Dr. Ctook sjught a divorce Irom his wile by reason of her alleged misconduct with Di. Peter Hotrock', the We.-t-eud specialist, was continued befoie Sir Francis Jeune ano a special jury. Both Di. Horrocks
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    EXCHANGE.
    116 3 Penang, 4TH April, 1900. Rates close as follows London, Demand Bank 1/11A 80. 4 months’sight Bank t/nj 80. 3 Credits 2/0 80. 3 Documentary 2/o| Calcutta, Demand Bank RDo. 3 days'sight Private 148 Bombay, Demand Bank 146$ 80. 3 days’ sight Private 118 Madras, Demand Bank 116 Do. 3
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    PENANG VOLUNTEERS.
    89 3 Orders by Cap'tin A. R. Adams, A ting Com nandaiit Parades for Tuts Week. Filing exercise each evening, except Wednesday and Saturday, at 5 15 pm. Sword exercise for Officers on Wednesday, at 5 15 p m. Detail for the Week Orderly Officer, Lieut. F. O Hallifax Do.
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    STEAMER REPORTS.
    232 3 Tutt s. s. Deli (Captain Cassens) arrived from Bremen, yesterday, with a general cargo. The s. s. Priam (Captain Walker) atrived from Amsterdam, 011 Monday, with a general cargo. The s. s. Artsadong (Captain Hussain) arrived from Padang, yesterday, with 6 deck passengers and a general cargo. The
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    THE MAILS.
    33 3 Mails Ci.osf. To- morrow. Fur Per sir 11 Deli and Asahan ...l ook Ching ...to a.m. Deli ...Lanykut 1 F.M. Deli ...Calypso 1 F.M. Pangkor and Teluk Au-eii ...Canton 2 P.M
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    MAILS TO ARRIVE
    29 3 Sir oiitr T*- Arrive. Colombo {Mails prom Europe} Chusan 6-4 00 Olehleh M.iha t'anrunhis 6-4-00 Calcutta C Apcar 6-4-00 Colombo Silesia 6 4-00 Singapore (Jhelydra 6-4-00
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    SHIPPING.
    174 3 Arrivals. To-DAY. s. s. Flying Fish from Port Weld s. s. Canton from Teluk Anson Vestekhai s. s. Deli from Bremen s s. Mary Austin Irom Klang s. s. Fook Chin 1 from Asahan s. s. Pvntianak from Brandan s. s. Artsadong from I’adang s. s. Avagyee from Deli
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    SHIPPING EXPECTED.
    67 3 Apl. 6 s. s Sado Maru from Singapore, for Marseilles, London and Antwerp, Boustead 1 o. 6s. s. Silesia from Colombo, for Singapore, China and J apan, ei. Kustermann Co. 5 Calypso from Singapore for Deli, W. Mansfield Co. 8 Hebe from Singapore, fjr Deli, \V. Mansfield Co
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    COMING EVENTS OF THE WEEK.
    57 3 Wednesday, 4TH: Town Band, Esplanade, at 5-30 pm High-water at New Jetty, 1-40 p.m. and 2-05 a.in. Thursday, STH High-water at New Jetty, 2-05 p m. and 2-30 a.m. Friday, 6th Mail expected to arrive at daybreak from Europe. Saturday, yrH First Quarter Moon. Sunday,
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      16 3 notice. VIEWS of Penang, Singapore, Perak, Selangor, and Sumatra. Photos enlarged, various sizes up> to 3ft.
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      3126 3 NOTICE SaklnHi h MHbrtil GRAHA M Co., Ltd., NOTICE APPLICAI lONS will be received, up to |OCla\|Uull Of iTIIUUI Lil noon on the 17th proximo, at the Resident J I Councillor’s Office, for the appointment of "VTO. 187.NOTICE of Sale of Land.Whereas by a notice of demand No. 1/1899 served
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    LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.
    190 4 I’EUANG, 4TH AI’KIL, 19C0. Tin $80.50 (Trang, 29. Black Feppei .West Coast... no sales Aclieen fill’ no sales White Pepper 42 50 Cloves (picked) 32 50 M ice No. 1 Mace Pickings 80. do Nutmegs <>3 do (No. 1 7-75 <l° Sugar I i 185 do I
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    SINGAPORE SHARE LIST.
    279 4 (Sion lmr,3tsr March. i< oo Kaiil.s (16 iu pd.) 7 '.I (ullv .1 1 -58, Kcchan Gold (£ho paid 2l. 5 S. It.iuhs I'WI P 1 1 1200S<7 <rs Do (S5O pd j $75.- Sepiau ifto pd.) Il2 st lying L -bong (11. loo' [’unjoins 1 f
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      470 4 $2 Per Month the Pinang ENLARGED EDITION Per Month (For Local Su bscribefi u&gt;2 the PINANG GAZETTE’ ENLARGED DAILY EDITION terms of subscription |IHE price of the Plnag Ga free is as follows To Government Offices end Merchants’ r &gt;n Penang.—. -A nram Per annum... $77 Single copy 20 cent
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