Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 10 August 1900

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    21 1 PINANG GAZETTE AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. NEW SERIES ESTABLISHED 1833. FFIEzT CENTS- VOL. LVIII. FRIDAY, 10th AUGUST, 1900. No. 181
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      818 1 pipping Qlatuts. Peninsular Oriental Steam Navigation Company. PrpHE mail steamers may be J- expected to arrive outJP. wards, and leave Penang homewards, on the following dates: outwards. Homewards. Aug. 23 Coromandel Aug. 11 Cromandel Sept. 6 Malta 25 20 O/nua» Sept. 8 Oct. 4 *Panamatta 22 18 Clyde Oct. 6
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      2943 1 NHDnnri iTcrut iirn r> British India steam navigation company, Limited. Tae Ja P an Brewery Co., Ltd. INUnUULU I OCrlL’-. LLU’ U. KONINKLUKE PJKETVJIiIT MAATSCHAPPIJ. B r A jk NEGIfAUM LINE OF STEAMERS. Nippon YUSOfI KalshS. Intended Sailing and expected Arrival of Steamers. japan mail steamship co., Ltd. sandilands, but
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      719 1 Hanks. Nederlandsche Hande! Maatsciianpij. i NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY Established 1824. Paid-up Capital f. 35,783,00c—(abt. £3,000,000 Reserve Fund...!. 2,773,000 (abt. 225, c00 Head Office in Amsterdam. Head Agency in Batavia. Branches Singapore, Rangoon, Meda (Deli), Samarang, Sourabaya, Padany, Chere bon, Tega), Pecalongan. Pasoeroean, 1 jilatjap Gorontalo, Palembang. Correspondents at Bombay, Colombo
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    REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
    5 2 no Telegram riceiv.ii
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    LOCAL AND GENERAL.
    1588 2 The Italian cruisers StromWi and Vest;-io have at rived and coaled at Singa pore. Tm: London dock strike has collapsed After a month’s idleness the men returned iincondi' lona y to their wot I. Tub Germin man cf war Ears! Bis iiuick has, it is reported, I
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    A REMARKABLE PROPHECY.
    75 2 A RE MARKABLE PROPHECY. In Zadkiel's Almanac for 1900, under August, the Voice of the Stars” says The King < f Italy is p agu*xl by instdu Ous foes, and should beware of anarchists The warning against anarchists is not remarkable in regard to the ruler of a country infected
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    Export of Tin.
    73 2 From Colony to United Kingdom. The following returns have been issued by the Board of Trade in respect to the export of tin from the Straits Settlements to the United Kingdom: For June. t«<s. 18®9. 1900. is n. 1*91». 19"“. Cwt« Carte. Crrt-., X' X' X 22,610
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    The Use of Government Churches.
    120 2 It is notifiei that when in any mililary station in India where there is on y one Government Church which is co-se rated for Church of England services but where Presbyteiians or Wesleyans are in the majority, lhe Lieutenant General of the Command is empowered
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    Cunning Frank Rhodes.
    142 2 A contemporary records the following instance of the ingenuity of Colonel Frank Rholes when the relief column was making its way lo Mafeking, and Plumer and an! Baden Powell had sent messages asking for details as to numbers, guns, and supplies. It was impossible to trust a
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    AN HONOURED MEMORY.
    200 2 Readers of the Pinang Gazette will bear in min i what appeared as that paper's opinion concerning the late Duke of Westminster, at the time of his death, and the following fully supports the view The Piince of Wales passed a cordial eulogy on the late Duke
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    SWALLOWING A DIAMOND.
    54 2 A Madras Eurasian named Harrison was charged on the 27th of July at Calcutta with disposing of a diamond valued at rs. 13,000, which he is alleged to have swallowed rshile inspecting it at the go down of Messrs. Co .ke and Kelvey He was remanded for
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    VACUUM BRAKES ON INDIAN RAILWAYS.
    55 2 The repoit for the half year ended December, 1899, on the automatic vacuum brakes on Indian rai ways shows the s’.eadi y increasing u-e of these brakes, nearly half the engines and more than ten per cent, of the vehicles on the standard gauge fines
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    Cholera in Cabul.
    62 2 News receive from C bul, date the 7 th of July, states tbe Amir cau-ed public prayers to be cffeiexl in the mosques on account of Ihe cholera Sulphur and woo 1 fires are 10 Ire kindle»! in the streets as a sanitary measure Ihe deaths, however,
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    PILGRIMS TO A HISTORIC SHRINE.
    82 2 P ILGRIMS TO A HISTORIC SHRINE. Several hundred Roman Catholics from London and many towns on the south east coast of England made their annua' pilgrimige to the shrine cf St. 1 homas a Becket rn the 12 h of July They paraded tie streets of lhe city with crosses
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    THE HOME OF STYLE.
    102 2 In what i- called style,” the Parisians surpa-- the world. Nine on’ »f ten dress in b a< k. which shows to the Ite-t advantage the fine figure an t bii liant complex on. Tt.e>e is usually a French touch of colour in the hat the
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    Queen's Scholars.
    216 2 By the P. O mail steamer which leaves Singapoie for Europe next Friday (to-day), says the Straits Times, Mr. A. B. Leicester’s el lest son, who recently won a Queen’s Scholarship in the Raffl*s In s itut on, proceeds to England to piosecute bis studies at Cambridge, at
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    Penang Cricket Club.
    278 2 Lawn Tennis Tournament. The following are the results of the ties played yesterday afternoon Chamficnship. Final Tie. A S. Anthony beat F. Dennys 6—l, 6 3, 6 4. This was the concluding match of the tournament, and a very good game resulted, for although Anthony beat his
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    Indian Immigrant Accommodation in Penang.
    342 2 Is reference to the debate in the Legis lative Council on Friday afternoon on the subject of accommodation for Indian iinmi grantson their arrival at Penang, a corres pondent writes to the Straits Times: From March till May of this year I was in Penang,
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    Distressing Suicide at Arima.
    145 2 On July 15, the wife of Dr. A. Macdonald Westwater, of Liaoyang, Man eburia, who recently arrived in Japan, committed suicide at Aiima The deceased lady, who is well known in missionary circles in North China, was, we understand, suffering from mental depression, arising out of
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    EPIDEMIC OF SUICIDES IN NEW YORK.
    183 2 The l ot weather prevailing in New York his apparently caused an eprJemic of suicides an unusually large numlrer are daily reported in the newspapers, and over ten ases occurred on the 12th of July in New Y’otk and the vicinity Government official, who
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    Underground at Ladysmith.
    500 2 god save the queen!” Bareheaded u der the sun they sang God Save the Queen,” and went forth to bide their women folk and children in lies in tbe bids and clefts in the river bank, writes Mr. G. W Stevens of the life in Ladysmith a:
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    Manchurian Affaire.
    425 2 z\n Unfriendly Viceroy. A correspondent of lhe N. C. Daily News, writing of Manchuria, says that the present Viceroy is the first to show himself di-tinctly unfriend.y to foreigners. He is a Manchu of the Manchus, and there is no doubt that he is carrying out in Mukden
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    SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.
    49 2 (From OCR oss Cobre-;: SINGAPORE. (10th August News from China The British h ave lost 12: Russians 600, and the 400, men, killed and v. .-'pT'" The Chinese are prep- again attack Tientsin. TEI.L'K ASSOX. (10th Tin Shipments The shipments t- -da-. To Penang, 371 pik. f
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    A GOOD EXAMPLE.
    105 2 The French Mini-ter cf has set a good examp'e to panies in India, Burma, i-. v adop'ingan tary freca hea.lh of tbe travel .g p ected that the floors f .arrooms are to be washed y J antiseptic soil ioo, and 1 ported in railway car a
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    Disqualified From What?
    112 2 KO MORE WeSILA.NLS C (To the Editor cf the 1. c,_ Dear Sir, I have noted with amaze .e--, mixed with amusemec:, followers in tbe recent 11 v e qualified,” by whom or e: uol stated. Now, Sir, I what large and varie ex: ing I have
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    Her First Over-Sea Campaign.
    101 2 How Germany R- ga- Her Rm in China. German sentiment o.tr if first over sea be undertaken in China -a; from letters re eive-i B-r understood in foreign c u I;. Emper .r’s call for v~ t-er- army is eager y resp.i ed sentiment of the
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    A Sunken Unchartered Rock.
    231 2 Marine Court's Ju: The Marine Court of I- the damage sus'ai ei by due to some ui know n e e Sembilan group, as reterir. Pinang Gnette of t: e 31-1 :.r held c-n lhe 3rd instant. T el 1: sisted of Mr. A 1. Bryan:
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    A Shipwreck.
    355 2 Loss OF TUB SuniEhLANDSmRB. The Dutch steamer >tv to Singapore from Batavia J of tbe s iipvvrecked crew be g ti e British three-mrsted si: c -up.'' landshire, Glasgow, which was stra le! 1 the south-east coast of Java, near ja' J Head, on July 25th. !he account
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      1204 2 i n Pianos Aitbcrtisnnrnts. Pritchard Co. Harmoniums penang. Organs and No one need apply who cannot plot surveys g an d levels and has not had experience in /VlimiCrli engineering drawing. X WvzlVC*! Applications to be forwarded on or before C the Is th August, to the Secretary to Govern
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    MAIL NOTES.
    1116 3 The Lady Freemason. The sale of a small enamelled gold masonic ring at Christie's revived a curious old story. The ring was stated to have belonged to the Hon. Mrs. Aidworth, the only lady Freemason.” According io the sale catalogue she was a Miss St. Leger when she
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    The Pretoria Reverse.
    440 3 Splendid Resistance of the Lincolns Pretoria, Thursday, July 12’ A mishap has befallen a small British force to the north of Pretoria, but of the gallantry which the men displayed under the most disadvantageous circumstances it is impossible to speak without pride. Owing to the necessity of
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    How I Sent the News Home.
    829 3 (By the Earl of Rosslyn) I left Pretoria on parole late last night (29th May). It was hardly dawn when I awoke this morning at Waterval. The first thing to be done was to go and see the British prisoners and help to reassure
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    EXCHANGE.
    119 3 Penang, ioth August, hjoo. Rates close as follows London, Demand Band 2'0,.’, Do. 4 months’ s'ght Bank 2/0J Do. 3 Credits 2oH Do. 3 Documentary 2of Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs. 152 Do. 3 days'sight Private 153 Bombay, Demand Badk 152 Do. 3 days’ sight Private 153 Madras, Demand Bank
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    PENANG VOLUNTEERS.
    246 3 Orders by Captain A. R. A ms, Comm inda'u Parade for the Week. Commanding Officer’s drill on Friday, at 5 15 p.m. Dress. Drill order with caps. Details for the Wei Orderly Officer, Lieut. F. O. Ha fax Sergt. A. Co Corpl. A. E. Covenay 0 B. Sergt.
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    STEAMER REPORTS.
    89 3 The s. s S.r>wH,i (Captain Fage- arrived this morning, with a general car;. from Hamburg. The s. s. Sumatra (Captain Megan), which arrived from Dali this rning, brought Messrs. Hosier and Pet ge, and 20 deck-passengers. Thu s. s. Do Kwei (Captain Uidall) arri.ed from Deli this morning,
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    THE MAILS.
    97 3 Mails Close To-morrow. For Per str Time Deli ...Sumatra ...11 a.m. Singapore, China and Japan ...Soxoni.i ...11 a.m. Deli ...Ho Kwei 1 p.m. Deli ...Ho Kwei 1 p.m. Klang ...Betsy 1 p.m. Langkat Deli 1 p.m. Langkat ...jin Ho 1 p.m. Pangkor and Teluk Anson ...Taw Tong 2
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    MAILS TO ARRIVE
    46 3 From Steamer T' Arrive. Colombo (mails from Europe) Parramatta to-day. Negapatatn Chupra 11-8-00 Singapore C. A pear il-8-oo Singapore (mails to Europe) Coromandel it-8-oo Rangoon Seeing Leong it-8-00 Mouhnein Henzada 12-8-00 Olehleh J'umbora 13-8-00 Calcutta Chelydra 13-8-00 Edie React 14-8-00 Suez Malacca 14-8-00
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    SHIPPING.
    120 3 Arrivals To-day. s. s. Saxonia from Hamburg s. s fin Ho from Lang at s. s. Deli from Langkat s. s. Ho A’lerifrom Deli s. s. Taw Tong from Teluk Anson s. s Sumatra from Deii s. s. Hebe from Singapore s. s. Sri Bangka from Padang Yesterday. s.
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    SHIPPING EXPECTED.
    92 3 Aug. 10 Outwa’d P. O. R. Mai Steamer Pai ramatta from Colombo. 1 Singapore and China, Gilfillau Wood Co. 10 German Steamer Sumatra f. 11 Deli, for Deli, Behn, Meyer Co 10 s. s. Saxcilia from Ham. g. for Singapore. China and Jap :i, Behn, Meyer Co ir
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    COMING EVENTS OF THE WEEK.
    141 3 Friday, ioth Mail to Euro.ie I aves Singapc J ioi Penang to-day. Mail from Europe expected to arrive at 5 I’ m Town Band, Esplanade, at 5-30 p.m High-water at New Jettv, 0-30 a in. and 0-55 P-m. Saturday, 111 h Full Moon. Auction Sale
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      691 3 SOFT, FAIR, DELICATE SKIN. A clear and healthy complexion pro I 1 IDy using Rowland's Kalydou, the most soothing, healing, curative and reTeshing preparati.ma id warranted ha nless to the most ilelic.it skin. It prevents and removes Freckles, T.m, Sunburn, Redness, Rouglu ess, heals Cmane, ous Eruptions, Irritation, Stings of
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      891 3 I GRAHAM CO., t ..o. CAUTION. 11 complete and in good conditi »n. Apply to a. B.” It has come to our notice that IaIB® ITED, c o /"Inuao Gazette 0«. jrv < Ang 7 several Shop-keepers and Dealers HO Wholesak, Retail and Manufacturing M >■' Spirits in Penang have
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    LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.
    187 4 Penang, ioth August, 1900. Tin 877-9° I Trang 29.50 Black Pepper West Coast... no sales. (Acheen 61b no sales. White Pepper 43Cloves (picKed) 3 2 -5° sellers Mace No. i &8. Mace Pickings 7 6 d Nutmegs 59 5° O. I No. i 7-75 J°Sugar < s
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    SINGAPORE SHARE LIST.
    274 4 (Strnits Tinies, Bth August, 1900 > FRattbg (i6/io pd.) *55 *4 1 I'lllv pal-l $56. Kecliaii Gold (£lO paid, 823 The N. Kechau Mining Co 86. sellers. S. Rauhs 00 pj *l5O. Do ,*5O pd.) *75Sepiau (Ito pd.) 116Redjatig Lehong (fl. 100) 13°5Pun;oiiis iiiS pd.) *3 75
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      185 4 CRAG HOTEL, PENANG HILL. Hotel Charges.s per day or each adult. Saturday evening until Monday morn leg, 88 for each adult. Four Bungalows are available:The Diamond Jubilee, Victoria, Alice, and Dovecot. Lawn Tennis and Billiards. For further partiulars apply to J. KERR, Managing Proprietor. Chairs or Coolies can be obtaired
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      673 4 $2 Per Month the Pinang f ENLARGED EDITION Per Month (For Local Subset, ib2. THE PINANG GAZETTE» ENLARGED DAILY EDITION TERMS OF The price of the Pmune Gatdt. i free is as follows: To Government Offices and .\ler-'. a < r in Penang.-. Per annum... »24 payable j n By
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