Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 23 May 1900
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Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle
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Title Section22 1900-05-23 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILiY. NEW SERIES ESTABLISHED 1833. PRICE 20 CENTS. VOL. LVIII. WEDNESDAY. 23rd MAY, 1900. No. 11822 words
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Advertisement789 1900-05-23 1 Shipping Peninsular Oriental Steam Navigation Company. ep HE mail steamers may l.< y J- expected to arrive out M I M wir^s an< leave Penan; homewards, on the following dates: Outw rds Homewards. I'eiigtil May 31 Coromandel June 2 'fta June 14 Ballaarat 16 ,1/l/M 28 C ydl 3° t'husan789 words
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Advertisement1844 1900-05-23 1 Nnonnri 1 1 rvvrv British india steam navigation company, Limited. Shipping ilotirts. '-'nUUt.U I OCHLK LLOYD. KONINKLIJKE PAIETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. A jL NEBIMTM une of steamers. Nippon Yusen Kaisha. Vl ffl lidefided Sailing and expected. Arrival of Steamers. JAFAR RAIL STEAMSHIP Co., Lu,. I jflk For Will Sail Steamer. From Expected1,844 words
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Advertisement749 1900-05-23 1 J YING AGENTS IN LONDON. WILLIAM J. KEYMER Co. jtfer their services to Firms Abroad. Having for many years bought for the EASTERN MARKETS, they have a thorough knowledge of the Goods suitable for same. On hearing what Goods you trade in. Catalogues or Samples will be mailed Free of749 words
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Advertisement420 1900-05-23 1 <0 units. Nederlandsche Handel Maatschappij. NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY Established 1834. Paid-up Capital f. 35.783,00c (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, Padang, Cher» bon, Tegal, Pecalongan, Pasoeroean, Tjilatjap, Gorontalo, Palembang. Correspondents at Bombay, Colombo Madras,420 words
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Article260 1900-05-23 2 Bombay, 225» May. 7-47 pm. Australia’s Latest Statute. The Second Reading. The Commonwealth Bill has been read a second time in the house of commons. Boers Stumping America. Another Rebuff. Mr. Secretary Hay has informed the Boer delegates that President M Kinley adheres to the policy of neutrality.260 words
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549 1900-05-23 2 We publish to-day a telegram received from Taiping, conveying the sad news <>f the death of Sir Gramme H. 1). Elphinstone, Bart., in the local hospital at live o’clock, yesteiday afternoon. Our readers were informed of the very serious illness of Sit Gratme,549 words
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Article119 1900-05-23 2 May the King of Kings, the Lord of Lords, in His mercy continue to spiritually bless and to prosper temporally His servant, Victoria, our most gracious Queen-Empress and Ruler who, subject to His divine will and all-wise providence, has throughout a reign already reaching 73 years in duration119 words
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Article960 1900-05-23 2 As to-morrow, Thursday, is the anni versary of the binhd.iy of the QueenEmpress, lhe staff of the Pinang ftacette will be given a full and complete holiday, an-.l therefore there will be no issue of the Pinang Gazette till Friday. A Vi ry severe drought is Ireing960 words
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Article38 1900-05-23 2 Alleged Offence Against Bankruptcy Rules. Ong Sin Teck was cquitted by the jury, yesterday afternoon. '1 his concluded the Assizes. Juror Fined. A common juryman was fined $2O, yes lerday, lor non attendance at the courthouse.38 words
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Article73 1900-05-23 2 P. C. C. v Caledonia Fstate. This match wll commence at 11 a.m. on Saturday, tin F- C. C. leant being Messis. Bailey, von Berg, Dunn, Farrer, Neubronner, Wicks, Sharman, Talma, Hawkins, Ward, and another. lhe teams wII tiffin at 1 p tn. lhe Band will play in the73 words
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105 1900-05-23 2 Boers 1 ekkibly Scared. A daring attempt has been made to destroy the bridge at Komatipoort and only failed by the meiest accident, some Kafirs giving lhe alarm. As a result of this, the Boers ate excite I an I have increased their force105 words
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Article112 1900-05-23 2 Thh election of a Municipal Commissioner in pla< e of the late Mr. G. F. Ai. m 011 was held ye-terday. The seat was not contested, Mr. A R. Adams, Adv» ate and Solicitor, being the only gentleman nominated. Mr Adams was pto posed by Mr H.112 words
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Article273 1900-05-23 2 To-morrow's Gymkhana. The number of entries for the various events at the Penang Hunt Club's gym khana meeting, which is to l>e held on the race course, to morrow afternoon, com tnencing at half-past two o’clock, gives every indication of keen contests and most enjoyable sport. The273 words
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395 1900-05-23 2 Clouds of W itnesses Yesterday, before a court of two magis trates, consisting of Messrs. Farrer and Ross, Noor Mahom-d was accused of bringing a false charge against Kadir and two Olliers, with intent to injure them, knowi >g that there was no just395 words
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Article85 1900-05-23 2 The following are the Agenda for the Municipal Meeting on Friday, the 25th instant: 1 M inutes of last meeting to be read and confirmed. 2 Any special business the Deputy President may bring forward. 3 Questions. 4 statement of Revenue and Expenditute and Progress Report for April.85 words
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Article190 1900-05-23 2 [From our own Correspondents TAIPING. (23rd May) Death of Sir G Elphisnton e Sir Graeme Elphinstone p died in the hospital at Li p;, 5 o’clock, yesterday afterno funeral will take place to-day k SINGAPORE (23rd May) Singapore Races The following are the results o f yesterday’s racing,190 words
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Article19 1900-05-23 2 The Victorian offer of 150 additional bushmen has been.declined by Mr. Cbanj. beriaiti, with thanks.19 words
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Article37 1900-05-23 2 The Gironde arrived at Lourei 90 Mar. ques on the 25th of April with omy a fe« passengers for the Transvaal, lhe sup ply of European recruits i, apparent y fa.,, ing off.37 words
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Article45 1900-05-23 2 The latest (25th \prii) Lte igence sent through to Pretoria f om llo.laiMer s )U r c es says that Lord Rob tts is Waiting a Bloemfontein for 2 >,O .0 hors, and that no serious fighting is expected till the of May.45 words
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Article45 1900-05-23 2 The steamers Meyunc and Knarisbro co', lided in the Bitter Lake on the 26 h of April. The Mtyiiiu ad a hoi- kno ked in her bows, ami was bea< hed to es-ape filling lhe Knaresbio was only slighty damaged.45 words
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Article66 1900-05-23 2 Some of the Australian pearlers at Mergui, says the Motilmcin Advertiser, bate evidently not been asleep emit g the .ff season for pear.ing, as we ate inlcitned they are now skipping cutch 10 Loiu.n direct. A year or two ba. k quantities of the same commodity wete brought66 words
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70 1900-05-23 2 The Postmaster General, British North Borneo, thus reporis for 1899:The salaries allowed 100 ate not suffi. ient, being small in comparison with odier pa esand inadequate for the amount of woik and responsibility borne by the staff in a department which is so70 words
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Article76 1900-05-23 2 The Shanghai Mercury says:lt is rumoured in the Settlement that ti c foreign jurist, to whom lhe dispute ver theia-e of lhe Indo China steam r Kowshing is, according to Mr. Biodiick's statement in the house of commons, to be referred, is the President of the United76 words
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Article159 1900-05-23 2 (L. <S- C. Express). A little piece of econcmy on the part of the Government is causing some confusion in Eatavia. The gun usually tired at 8p m. has been discontinued. Now it. is the custom to make one's ceremonial calls altout 7 p.tn and the 8(L. <S- C. Express). - 159 words
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Article285 1900-05-23 2 Perak Pioneer. It will Lie of interest to those, who renumber the stay of the Notthampon Regiment at Singapore, to know that the arrival of Mr. Glover in this State, to take up a vacancy in the F. M. S. Fo ice, brings together once more threePerak Pioneer. - 285 words
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Advertisement1580 1900-05-23 2 Pritchard pian s ml[ I IVMUI LQ will be received at the 2 x Councillor's Office, Penang, up A Al Al Al I to the sth June, 1900, for the appointment of rxr nA DTMCNTC r IXCUia storekeeper. Public Works Department, PenUtlArt IV! LIN I ang, on a salary of1,580 words
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Article1238 1900-05-23 3 nthl6th May. Pushing on towards Kroonstadt. Lord Roberts, in his last despatch, says The drifts are extremely difficult and u h of our baggage has not yet arrived, |7 u t 1 shall push on at daybreak as far as possible in the direction of Kroonstadt. I'khk1,238 words
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Article106 1900-05-23 3 Ihe English archeological expedition which iscarrying out researches at Knossos, near Heraklion, in Crete, has discovered a Pre-Mycenean building, believed to be a palace, probably that of King Minos and his successors. A discovery of even greater importance is that some of the bricks and p’ates106 words
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Article116 1900-05-23 3 The P and O Co.’s mail steamer Clyde, Captain E. Street, which arrived in Bombay harbour on the 28th ultimo from Aden, with the English mails and passengers, had three cases of plague on board during the voyage among the seven native deck-passengers116 words
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Article141 1900-05-23 3 The body of the late Duke of Argyll has been embalmed, but is not yet lying in slate. The body of the duke's father, who died in April 1849, lay in state for three weeks. His grace’s remains were still 26th April in the bedroom where he141 words
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Article177 1900-05-23 3 The Queen has sent the following message to the Irish people through the Lord Lieutenant Viceregal Lodge, Phoenix Park, Dublin, 25th April 1900. The Queen is very anxious before leaving Ireland, where she has spent a most agreeable time, to express through the Lord-Lieutenant to177 words
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Article215 1900-05-23 3 During the week ended 20th April no fewer than 9,400 troops have been reported as having arrived in South Af i a. Many of these, no doubt, were still near the base, but in the course of a few days ail were available for service.215 words
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Article230 1900-05-23 3 In Phing-Yang, Corea, lives a native geisha named Rogi, says the Chuo, who has lately distinguished herself by memorializ-’ ing the government with regard to what she terms the eight evils of the day. She sees one of these evils in the practice of selling government positions230 words
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68 1900-05-23 3 Health says that smoking after meals facilitates digestion, and that tobacco used intelligently exerts a favourable influence upon nutrition. Among its many beneficent powers it appears to allay worry and lighten toil. Itisanaidto mental wotk, and a help to reflection and complacency. It promotes68 words
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88 1900-05-23 3 Mr. H. Walker, collector of lands in British North Borneo, thus wiites in his report for 1899:The hopes entertained respecting ramie cultivation have not been realized, and the ramie estate on the Padas River has been closed. The variety of ramie planted was obtained88 words
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Article102 1900-05-23 3 An Extraordinary Government Gazette, issued in the F. M. States, disposes of the rumour that Siam had ceded certain Malay States to Great Britain. All that has happened is that an agreement has been made between the two countries regarding a rectification of boundaiy between Perak and102 words
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Article124 1900-05-23 3 Just as we are going to press, says the B. N. Borneo Herald of the Ist of May, we learn that an unsuccessful attack was made on Kudat on the night of Friday, 27th ult., by Dusuns, the full details of which we hope to pubu-h in124 words
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Article126 1900-05-23 3 A new sign may be noticed up over one of the doors on the upper corridor of the Government Offices, says the Malay Mail. It bears the word Resident, and it means that the Resident may be seen at the most convenient place in the town126 words
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Article163 1900-05-23 3 Perhaps for the la--t time the boys of the Bluecoat School went through the quaint Easter custom on the 16th of April ot visiting the Mansion Hou-e and receiving gifts of money from the Lord Mayor The ceremony has been observed since 1553, but ere163 words
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191 1900-05-23 3 L. C. Express. The delay in the appointment of a new Governor for the Straits Settlements is becoming somewhat marked. Sir Charles Mitchell died on Dec. 6, so that nearly five months have now elapsed It is quite right, of course, that the ColonialL. &• C. Express. - 191 words
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Article368 1900-05-23 3 Singapore Free Press. A terrible case of amok occurred at Kampong Buggis at an early hour this morning, resulting in serious injury to five persons and the death of one, on the s; ot. li appears that soon after 6.30, a Malay trader named HajiSingapore Free Press. - 368 words
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Article126 1900-05-23 3 Penang, 2 ,ku May, 1900 Rates close as follows London, Demand Bank i/ti« Do. 4 months'si"ht B-vik Do. 3 Credits z f ok Do. 3 Documentary 2/0/» Calcutta, Demand Bank R N7i Do. 3 days' sight Private 149 Bombay, Demand Bank 147} Do. 3 lav<’sight Ptiv.it- 149 Madras, Detina!126 words
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Article79 1900-05-23 3 Orders by Captain A. R. Adams, Acting Coiiiinandant. Parades for This Week. Squad drill for those in arrears with attendances at 515 on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday evenings. Non-Commissioned Officers are invited to attend. Details for the Week. Orderly Officer, Lieut. A. K. Buttery Sergt A.” Co79 words
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Article165 1900-05-23 3 The s. s. Sportsman brought from Kedah, yesterday, 36 deck-passeogers and a general cargo. The s. s. Mary .'lustin arrived from Kiang yesterday, with 63 deck-passengers and a general cargo. The s. s. Canton arrived from Teluk Anson this morning, bringing 87 deckpassengers and a general cargo. The165 words
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Article44 1900-05-23 3 Mails CL'>sf. To-morrow. For Ter sir I tmr. Deli Ho Kwei 1 r.M. Pangkor and Teluk Alison Canton 2 r.M Rangoon and Calcutta Java 2 r.M. Madias, ini Negapatam, taking Mails for Europe, etc. ...I.oodbtna 2 p.-m. Registration up to 1 p.m.44 words
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Article27 1900-05-23 3 From Steamer T' A trice. Singapore Namyong zs-yoo Liverpool Dar.tanus 23-500 Suez Canton 24-500 Aden lloscinee 25-500 Singapore Rosa 5-500 Calcutta C. Apcar 26-5-0027 words
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Article96 1900-05-23 3 Arrivals. To-dav. S. s. Cant n from Teluk Anson s. s. Clieuiij Chew from Singapore s. s. Preussen tioin Singapore Yesterday. s. s. Mary Austin from Klang s. s. F. Drayon from Port Weld s. s. I'lyinj Fish from Fort Weld s. s. Sportsman from Kedah s. s. Oldenburg96 words
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Article115 1900-05-23 3 May 24 s. s. Meissen from Singapore, for St. Nazaires, Rotterdam and Hamburg. Bebn. Meyer Co. 24 Extra P. O. s. s. Canton from London, for Singapore, China and Japan, Gilfillan Wood Co. 24 Nordd Lloyd Steamer Deli from Singapore, "for Deli, Behn, Meyer Co. 25 s. s115 words
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Article125 1900-05-23 3 Wednesday. 23RD: Town Band, Esplanade. Thursday, 24TH: Ascension Day. Holy Thursday. Queen’s Birthday. Public and Bank Holiday. Mail to Europe ria Negapatam will close at 2 p.m. Penang Hunt Club Gymkhana Meeting, at 2-30 p.m. Friday, 25TH Municipal Commissioners’ ordinary meeting, at 3 p.m. Saturday,125 words
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Advertisement48 1900-05-23 3 A Commercial Christening—The wellknown Liebig Company’s Extract now bears, in addition to the blue signature J. v. Liebig, 1 new name made from the Liebig's Extract of Meat Co s initials—Lemco. Such a simple device to prevent mistakes we wonder was not thought of before, 343—N0. 3 28-548 words
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Advertisement1196 1900-05-23 3 MiStFtl HUTTEHBACHBres. C. McAlister S Co. GRAHAM CO, I. addilio. their SMCIiLIIItS HAVE JUST RECEIVED e.— erh. and varied Stock A Large Consignment of humber cycles. Wholesale, Retail and Manufacturing Have Opened To-day. ientlemen’s, Ladies’, Boys’ and Girls cycles. Manila Cigars Ex S. S. MAZAGON Highest Grade Machine in the1,196 words
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Article181 1900-05-23 4 Pbnang. 23RD Mat, 1900. Tin 178.80 iTrau; 29-5° Black Pepper West Coast... no sales. I Acheen 61b no sales. White Pepper 43- 2 5 Cloves (picked) 3 2 5° Mace No. 1 90.— «ellei» Mace Pickings 80.— do. Nutmegs 59 5° do (No. 1 7-75 d 0181 words
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Article285 1900-05-23 4 (Straits lime', 2IST May, 1900) Rauhs (‘6.10 pd.) »53-50 */Ji lullV pat I »54-5° Kechau Gold (£lO paid) »26.— srZZcrs. The N. Kechau Mining Co. S 6 3° S. Raubs (»:oo pd »1 75— sellers. Do (»50 pd.) 870—sellers. Sepiau (»10 pd.) $16.50 Redjang Lebong (fl. 100)(Straits lime', 2IST May, 1900) - 285 words
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Advertisement439 1900-05-23 4 The State Fire Insurance Company, Ltd. Head Offices EXCHANGE BUILDINGS, LIVERPOOL. CtapitdU «1,000,000. THE undersigned having been appointed Agent for the above Company is prepared to accept Fire Risks at current rates. D. ROSS SMITH. M Th 1-7 31, Beach Street. Standard Life Assurance Co. THE 74th Annual General Meeting439 words
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Advertisement1888 1900-05-23 4 The North Polar Expedition of the Agentsfor LFA PERRINS’ WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE. ELLWOOD S PATENT AIR’GHAMBER HELMETS. Duke of Abruzzerne. A HOUSEHOLD WORD IN INDIA WE have just been notified that IUW eSh IHs W Worn in the East by all Awarded the supply of Wft »33 SS Rm dSBSGi the1,888 words
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Advertisement332 1900-05-23 4 $2 Per Month the pinang c ENLARGED EDITiOK. Per Month (For Local Subscriber. THE PINANG GAZETTE” ENLARGED DAILY EDITION TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION rHE price of the Pmang Gazette <j el free is as follows: tted To Government Offices and Merchants' c.j in Penang. Per annum... «24 payable in advancBy Post.—332 words
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