Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 11 May 1900

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    21 1 PINANG GAZETTE AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. NEW SERIES ESTABLISHED 1833. PRICE'2O CENTS. VOL LVIII. FRIDAY, 11th MAY, 1900. No. 108
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      769 1 Shipping Jhrtxtes. Peninsular Si Oriental Steam Navigation Company. ETIHE mail steamers may l-e 'Z v\ e *P ecte d to arrive out(z) wards, and leave Penang homewards, on the following dates Outwards. Homewards. Clyde May 17 Chusan May 19 Beivcil >• 3 1 Coromandel June 2 Va'ctta J ,ine 4
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      2108 1 NADnnri iTe/*urn i i avf> BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, Limited. Insurant llotirrs. NUKDDEUTSCHLK LLOYD. koninklijke paketvaart maatschappij. a a NEGAPATAM LINE OF STEAMERS. Nippon Yuson Kaisha. Mannheimjnsurance Co. aXW fflyS. MARINE INSURANCE. yk nl Intended Sailing and expected Arrival oj Steamers. japan mail steamship Co., Ltd. fIIHE undersigned have
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      687 1 Haiths. Nederlandsche Handel Maatschappij. NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY Established 1824. Paid-ue Capital f. 35,783,00c (abt. £3,00x9000 Reserve Fund..T. 2,773,000 (abt. 225,000 Head Office in Amsterdam. Head Agency in Batavia. Branches: Singapore, Rangoon, Medin (Deli), Samarang, Sourabaya, Padang, Chere bon, Tegal, Pccalongan, Pasoeroean, Tjilatjap, Gorontalo, I’alembang. Correspondents at Bombay, Colombo Madras, Pondicherry,
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    REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
    156 2 ItmiHir, ioth M*v. s -4I I’M. Across the Zand Pushing the Enemy Back. The following despatch, dated the ioth of May, h is been received from Lord Roberts We are now across the Zand river. The enemy are still holding a strong position, but we are giadually pushing
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    NO ESCAPE WHEN CAUGHT.
    383 2 Tur. notification, received to-day fiom Reuter, is significant of a growing impression that things ar not well with the Boers. In the first pl ice, telegram, after telegram, has shown the Boers moving northwards on the retreat, and now the Zand river. I where, it wa<
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    LOCAL AND GENERAL.
    827 2 The report that a gmrd of U.S Marines had b.en sent up to Peking is contradicted. Pedro Patekno, the 1 i ipino vice-pie-i lent, has been captured near Trinidad in noith-western Luzon. There has been very heavy weather at Kiao Chau, an.l several boat, with tailway mateiial
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    THE PENANG VOLUNTEERS' SMOKING CONCERT.
    51 2 Ir should l>c mentioned that ni-mbers who Lave not taken ti kets for the Volunteer Sin< king C nicer- at tLe Town Hall to night can do so at the Hall. The entrance ticket includes all refrestnients: and members aie rot obliged to wear dress
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    SINGAPORE DREDGER.
    61 2 The following motion was brought firward l>y the Acting Colonial Secretary at the mee ii g of lhe Legislative Council on Tuesday Diat a sum of $lO,OOO be voted for the ereclion of tlie new dredger with its mi< lii-.ety for the Singapoie River and that this amount
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    THE SELANGOR AND PERAK MATCHES.
    87 2 THE SEL ANGOR AND PERAK MATCHES. The annual challenge l as just arrived from Perak, says the Malay Mail Mr. E Pugh, the lion. sec. of the Perak Club, wtiles that lie would like to arrange that both the cn ket and football matches be played at Whitsiinti ie. He
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    AN EXEMPLARY SENTENCE ON SAMSESGS.
    95 2 The sentence of 5 years' rigorous inipii sonment ea< h, imposed at the Assizes ye-terday by Mr. Justice Law, on two reputed Samsungs named Yusuf and Din, of Argyll R>ad, for voluntatily causing hurt his given general satisfaction to the police and the pnblilt is
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    A VERY NICE CREW.
    128 2 The Russian steamer I’erottej has left port, says the liattgoott Times, leaving one man mourning over her departure. He’is a stevedore and reports that lie supplied Captain Scliichmort If with fowls and other provisions to the value of about is. 150. Ihe Captain 10l l him
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    A MAGISTRATE'S CONVICTION QUASHED.
    183 2 On Tin-; 14TH of February last Koh Eng Bin was charged before Mr. Bryant with obstructing a public servant, whilst in the executi n of his duty, viz.., E P C. [oyce, when the latter ba 1 arrested Lim liang Su for letting off crackers on
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    LIBERIAN COFFEE PLANTERS IN THE STRAITS.
    69 2 I have a letter, writes a correspondent to the Ceylon Observer, from one of the leadi g lesident piopri-tors and visiting agent- to Libeiian Coff-e Estates, Selan gor, in which here is the following paiaL .iaph 1 he prices we have lud lately for
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    SIKH POLICE.
    77 2 Malay Mail The Se'angor police want re-organiz inga diffrient class of Malay is requir ed and tl-at class can only be obtained by paying higher wage-, lhe Sikh police are a d< ad failure ex> ept for suppiessing riots. If the Government would only en coinage ami foster
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    MR. J. BRADBERY.
    88 2 I—Malay1 Malay Mail. In Mr J. Bradbery, who a short time back joine 1 the Straits I ra ling Company, Kual.t Lumpur seems 10 have obtained a keen sportsman, l>oth ott the football and cricket field. If we are trot mistaken lie he was one of I
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    THE LAIE CAPTAIN FOX.
    162 2 Cap 1. W W Fox, whose death was am i.imce-l yts'emay, of apoplexy, at the a I van. ed age of 71, was one of the old lim- c i|.p rs of lhe Straits and China, -ays the Singapore Fiee Press. He was a York-.iiem.ui, and
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    THE LATEST MOVE.
    225 2 A Pi king corresp indent w rites as follows Recently the Empress-Dowager forgave A w < iyorr, a Censor, and also look the Emperor to her own palace, the Hue-ho-huen. It is vet v strange for her to do such things, seeing how long the Emperor and
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    CHARGE OF FALSE CHARGE.
    304 2 Police Constable as Defendant. On the nth of April last, P. C. 371 Awaug c harge I Lee Keng Su before Mr. Il the Jtd Magi-trale, w ith disorderly c< nduct in Chulia Street, for, when emerging ft. 111 a native slop, the accused qu.trie led
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    THE ASSIZES.
    313 2 The charges against the three Malays of (1) theft of water-melons, (2) attempting to murder, and (3) voluntarily causing grievous hurt at Pinang Tunggal, were finally heard on Wednesday afternoon, when ad three accused were found guilty in respect to ihe 2nd charge. Mr. Justice Law sentenced them
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    SPECIAL TELEGRAM.
    20 2 TELL’K AiVSO.V. (11th May) Tin Shipments. The shipments to-day are— To Penang, 180 pikuls of t j n
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    MICHAEL DAVITT GOING HOME.
    24 2 Michael Davitt has booked hi s home 111 the liner Hertzog, which was >" e to sail early this month. a
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    MILITIA REACH KIMBERLEY.
    61 2 1 he 4UI battalion of the Scottish Ria arrived at Knnbe!ley t| le]2!il of and will be stationed there toa--ist tl defence in case of emergency PrJr 0 al all lhe redoubts round Hie tov n 7 again manned by regular troops K* town guard can be
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    INDIAN CIVIL SERVANTS AND THEIR LEAVE.
    62 2 A Calcutta paper has the f o l! 0( telegram from its Lon ion correspondent The Secretary of State f or ln !la sanctioned the proposal that Civil Offi/ S shall in future count the greater J*” of leave as pensionable -ervice-; als increase
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    HOSTILITY TO RUSSIANS.
    69 2 Dispatches received recently by hai mandarins from Mukden report strr/ hostility s-nd armed opposition to th! Russians in Liaoyang prefecture, n Mukden, on the par. n, e inhabit*Z and that m a fray which oc urred between the two parties the Russians had seven men very severely
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    THE UGANDA RAILWAY.
    151 2 Answering Mr. L. Lm-here i a p. bouse of common- ju-t before Hie i a mail left, Mr. Brodii ki. formed ih e h a tbat-enthe 31-t of Mar. h,, ot the Lganua Kan v.ay had been ti... «j leaving 303 miles si., to finish. si„ that
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    DISCOVERY OF A NOTABLE CHYGATE.
    216 2 Egyptologists are rejoicing. The season has been a memorable one for them. In addition to the discovery of the mummy of King Meneplab, the Pharaoh of the Exodus, another valuable ci-coverv," to quote Professor Sayce, has been made by M. Legrani while excavating at Karnak.
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    Penang Golf Club.
    292 2 Lawn Tennis Tournament. The following are the resul'.s of ties played yesterday after no 11 Ladies' Single Handicap. Miss Hogan beat Mi-s Ethel Bradbery A/rn’s Single Handicap. Freer beat Hodge Bailey beat Gilby Ties for Saturday, 12m May. Ladies' Champi ishipFi i-d Tie. Miss Hogan v. Miss
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      1784 2 PrifflmnLdki pianos FABT vv. for sale, Roberts 4 RALEIGH pneumatic tyre BICYCLE with two lamps, bag and tools complete, lMaiim alll in good order. Price 1 150. pianos nieura A PP iyto«j.w” DEPARTMENTS. c/o Wumn -j-TAS been found by its many users to be FOR HIRE. *1 second to none
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    22 2 OBITUARY. Sir John Bridge, chief po!i c n of London, and Mr. William b it'd'™* late of Calcutta, are dead Jr c
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    Sir F. Weld’s Visit to Selangor.
    332 3 Festivities at Kuala Lumpur. In 1800 Governor Sir Frederick Weld (father of Mr. Weld of the F. M. S. Service) visited Kuala Lumpur, where he was right royally entertained by the Captain China, a- may be seen from his own account written a the
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    Lord Roberts Protests.
    371 3 Boer Harshness to Colonial Prisoners. Tin: threat which the Boers made early in the war to treat all colonials taken pri r.oi>is with greater seventy than soldiers of ti e imperial forces is being literally o .ri:i 1 out, ai d for weeks one lias heard of<.
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    SELANGOR PLANTERS ASSOCIATION.
    572 3 The follow ing are some of the minutes of a j neral meeting of the members of the Si I gor Planters Association, held in the S> gor Club, Kuala Lumpur, on the 2ist of April last Present :Messrs. W. W. Bailey ft ».<ur), C. Meikle, J.
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    EXCHANGE.
    125 3 Penang, iith May. 1900. Rates close as follows London, Demand Bank t/tr« Do. 4 months'sight Bank l/ltjj D°- 3 Credits 2'oJ D°- 3 Documentary 2/o r Calcutta, Demand Bank R M 7; Do. 3 days' sight Private 149 Bombay, Demand Bank 147 Do. 3 days’ sight Private 149 Madras,
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    PENANG VOLUNTEERS.
    98 3 Orders by Captain A. R. Adams, Acting Commandant Parades for This Week. Company drill for B on Friday, the nth instant, at 5-15 p.m. Details for the Week. Orderly Officer, Lieut. F. Coghill Jackson Do. Sergt. A Co.-Corpi. H. Starr Do. B F. Harwood. Non-Commissioned Officers. All N.
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    STEAMER REPORTS.
    198 3 This morning the s. s Sportsman arrived from Kedah, with 48 deck-passengers. The s. s. Flying Fish arrived here yesterday from Pott Weld, with 54 deck-pas-sengers. The s. s. Leong Ho, which arrived from Brandan yesterday, brought 72 deck-pas-sengers. The s. s. Rosa arrived here from Singapore this
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    THE MAILS.
    62 3 Mails Close To-morrow. For Per str. I me. Langkat ...Deli 1 f-m. Deli ...Avagyee 1 p.m. Pangkor and Teluk Anson ...Taw Tong 2 p.m. Deli and Asahan ...Fook Ching 3 p.m. Singapore, ..Clive 3 r n. Singapore ...Rosa 3 p.m Singapore, Hongkong and Japan ...Ulysses 3 F M
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    MAILS TO ARRIVE
    35 3 From Steamer T-Arrive. Rangoon Karagola 12-500 Singapore Maha Vajirunhis 14-5 00 Calcutta Rum Sang 14-5 00 Singapore Sui Sang 14-5 00 Singapore Glenfalloeh 14-5-00 Colombo Isla de Luzon 14-5-00 Negapatam Loodiana 15-s°°
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    SHIPPING.
    116 3 Arrival*. To-day. s. s. Zamnnia from Singapore s. s. Artsadong from Trang s. s. Betsy from Teluk Anson s. s. law 'long from Teluk Anson s. s. Avagyce from Deli s. s. Sportsman from Kedah s. s. Rosa from Singapore Yesterday. s. s. Jason from Singapore s. s. Lady
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    SHIPPING EXPECTED.
    116 3 May 14 Extra P O- s. s Malacca from Singapore, for Colombo and London, Gilfillan Wood Co. 14 s. s. Tamba Marte from Singapore, for Marseilles, London and Antwerp, Boustead Co. 1 7 s. s. Freiburg from Hamburg, lor Singapore, China and Japan, Behn, Meyer Co. 18 Outward
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    COMING EVENTS OF THE WEEK.
    159 3 Friday, iith Municipal Commissioners' special and ordinary meetings, at 3 p.m. Grand Chingay. Procession, at 2-30 p.m. Bank Holiday afternoon. Mail to Europe via Negapatam closes at 4 p.m. Penang Volunteers, Smoking Concert, Town Hall, at 9 p m.Admission by ticket only. High-water at New
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      81 3 HAIR PRESERVED A BEAUTIFIED The only reliable preserver and restorer ot the hair is Rowlakd’s Macassar Oil, which closelv resembles the oily matter nature provides for nourishing and stimulating its growth without which the hair becomes dr}, thin and brittle It preven.s baldness and scurt, strengthens the hair, and for
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      1240 3 Beef is the most nutritious of all animal food. It takes 40 lbs. of the best beef to make 1 It, of Liebig Company's Extract, ie the kind signed J. v. Liebig on blue and now called Lemco. No. 2 243 l7-5 LIFE AND VIGOUR FOR THE HAIR The only
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      1829 3 HARRY SCOTT Deceased. QAIfIfITU HD AU Alf Ofl Photographic Btudfo. The Marine Insurance Company Statutory Notice to Creditors and Others. qIIK |II I M |l||MnO||| AT |j|J KAIIIFIIQQ Limited. T> ux S WWW* MllYMliniH WUU., A KAULFUSS te -La anc ng k T 27 rar( J uhar Street 1 risks
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    LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.
    185 4 Penang, iith May, igco. Ti n #72 J—sellers. /Trang 29.50 Black Pepper West Coast... no sales (Acbeen 6U>.. no sales. White Pepper 43-5° Cloves (picked) 3 2 5° Mace No. 1 gl.-s-lleis. Mace Pickings 80. (Oe Nutmegs 59 5° do. I No. t 7-75 doSugar 2 do
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    SINGAPORE SHARE LIST.
    335 4 S ,iti lune', Bth May, 1900. Rauhs >6 .O pd.i »55.— &UJWS. I I I.div |.at I »56. !<• han Gold (£lO paid) »26. sales. Flic N. Kechau Mining Co. $6.40 S. Rhil-s i“ ou pcij SlB5. sellers. Do ,»50 pd.) sellers. Sepi..u (»10 pd.) »15-25 sellers.
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      412 4 BRITISH FOREIGN *****L.E SOCIETY. i 1)1. POT of the above Society Y has been opened at 157 ANSON ROAD, WHERE BIBLES, TESTAMENTS PORTIONS, in European and Native languages, in great variety, can be purchased. BROWN GATHIRVALO Co., 56 Beach Street, Penang. MERCHANTS, COMMISSION AGENTS CONTRACTORS IVITH a view to meet
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      2137 4 The Sorth Polar Expedition »f th fap LFA PERRINS’ .RTEI’SIIBE SAUCE. THEODORO VAFIADIS Co.’S Duke of Abruzzerne. Eg gg High Class Egyr>tiars Cigarettes. have notified that Whl 0 Adopted by all Leading Clubs and Messes throughout the Globe. Sy ffa .vhich will, it is supposed, be t-c- OrCL? B Bg
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      366 4 s I Per Month the Pinang il az ea s ENLARGED EDITION I Per Month I (For Local Subscribe,, l I the PINANG GAZETTE" I ENLARGED DAILY EDITION TERMS OF sF?SCR !PTIO I PHE price of the T, Gi( X free is as follow, rf To Government Offices and ,'.l
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