Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 14 December 1900

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  • 23 1 PINANG GAZETTE AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAI laY. NEW SERIES ESTABLISHED 1833. PRICE 20 CENTS. VOL. LVIII. FRIDAY, 14th DECEMBER, 1900. No. 287
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  • 976 1 Programma of January Meeting 1901. January 29th <f .list February 2nd. FIRST DAY. Tuesday, 29th January, 19*1. r. The Maiden Plate. Value 8400, —A Race for Maiden Horses. Weight as per scale (lost.) An allowance of i4lbs. to all ex-Gi'ffins. Entrance Bio. Distance, one mile. 2. The
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 806 1 Jbfcs. Peninsular Oriental Steam Navigation Company. PHIHE mail steamers may be -L expected to arrive outJr. wards, and leave Penang homewards, on the following dates: Outwards. Homewards. rhusan Dec. 14 Sobraon Dec. i 5 Pinirs-ilar 27 Clyde 2 9 Cere nrndel Jan. 10 Bengal Jan. I* Massilia 24 Ohusan »6
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    • 1615 1 NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD. A Ik NE6IMHM line of STEAMERS. Nippon Yusen Kaisha. il y*’ [ll tended Sailing and expected A rrival of Steamers. japan mail steamship Co., Ltd. I /A 5 For Will Sail Steamer. From Expected on MMb I A I nW j HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE. P^dio3i”ry, 0 and d< MLd
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    • 719 1 Nederlandsche Handel Maatschappij. NETHERLKNDS TRADING SOCIETY. Established 182). Paid-up Capital f. 35 783,000 (abt. £3,000,000) Reserve Fund...L 2,773,000 (abt. 225,000) Head Office in Amsterdam. Head Agency in Batavia. Branches: Singapore, Rangoon, Medan (Deli), Samarang, Sourabaya, Padang, Cherebon.Tegal, Pecafongan, Pasoeroean, Tjilatjap, Go onfalo, Palembang. Correspondents at Bombay, Colombo, Madras, Pond-cherry, Calcutta,
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  • 111 2 Bombay, 14TI1 December, 7 30 am. Still Fighting in South Africa. Ds Wet on the Run. It is officially reported that Major-General Knox is maintaining a running fight with Commandant de Wet, who is moving towards Reddersburg, where a British column is posted, ready to intercept him. The
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  • 239 2 We have already referred to seasickness as a deterrent to the enemies of the British Isles, who would, in its absence, regard an invasion trip across the Channel in a far more favourable light than at present permitted to them; and, though the islanders look upon the malady as
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  • 476 2 From time to time a most deserving branch of the Colonial Service agitates for increase of salary and sometimes obtains it. We refer to the Straits Settlements Clerical Service, and we believe that we can congratulate them on His Honour the Acting Governor’s having taken
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  • 175 2 And yet another blow for the Boers. The Portuguese Government have notified to Mr. Pott, the Boer representative at Louren?o Marques, that they are compelled to deprive him of his exequatur, and they add that grave reasons force them to take this measure. For
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  • 1181 2 Reddhrsburg, to which de Wet is bolting, is about 32 miles south of Bloemfontein. Mr. Pott's exequatur as Boer Consul at Marques has been withdrawn by the Poituguese government. The death is announced of Mr. O'Car Wilde, whose plays are noted for brilliancy of dialogue and smartness,
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  • 60 2 An important commission is now sitting to inquire into the whole question of Tamil immigration to this State from India, says the Malay Mail The Resident, Mr. Spooner, Mr. Fryer, Mr. Carey, and Mr. Tamboosamy are sitting on the commis sion. It would have been impossible
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  • 285 2 ATthe fifteenth annual general meeting of the above Company, held yesterday forenoon, the directors submitted their report to the shareholders, which was as follows: Your directors beg to submit to you a statement of accounts for the year ended 22nd October, igoo. “The
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  • 426 2 Asa farewell game to Mr. McKean, the fol owing teams turnel out at the Esplanade, last evening Mr. Raymond’s XI goal: A. N. Oiher; backs: van Tooren, Houlston; halfbacks: Bailey, Lamb, Wemyss; forwards Brown, Raymond, Neubronner, Southam, Wicks Mr. McKean’s Xl—goal: Blackstock; backs: McKean, Hodge; half-backs: Stephens,
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  • 20 2 (From our own Correspondent! TBLUK ANSOy. Tin Shipments. (14th December) The shipments to-day are— To Penang, jdgpikulsof tin.
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  • 85 2 Michael Burns, a well-known character in the Durham Mining district, has died at Stanley, aged about 70 years His wife died in May, 1886, and for over fourteen years, states the Newcastle Leader Michael stood day and night a faithful sentinel by the side of her grave,
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  • 102 2 A Si-ngan-fu despatch states that the Empress-Dowager has recently been using the episode of the execution of Chinese offi. cials who confi lenlly gave themselves up to the Allies at Paotingfu’ as her argument against the persuasions of her more enlightened Ministers to reiurn with the
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  • 136 2 A note in the Japan Mail says:—Reports for the fiscal year recently ended <f the national banks of New York City display prosperity. Of forty-four banks five failed to pay dividends and four failed to increase the surplus capital One bank paid 150 per cent,
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  • 888 2 A Chinese woman, named Chui Ah Sang, was charged before Mr. Bryant on Wednesday last with causing hurt to a Chinese child, about five years old. She pleaded “not guilty and was defended byl Mr. J. A. Shearwood. Robert Fiddes sworn stated :—I am chief
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 1492 2 WANTED AT ONCE. 5 GOLDEN Irts iKI TO LET. Apply to V 655—14-12 SEA VIEW HOTEL Al |g in Bl MO. *4B. Earrack Road, from Ist January a n||K|» jAI next Apply to WANTED FOR PAHANG. VllWlllv E.O. MATHIEU, 648 —24-12 5 Arratoon Road. A CLERK for the Kuala Lipis
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  • 1138 3 ANTICIPATED’ invasion op the yangtsze. t ETTERS from the Yangtsze ports persist mating that the Germans and other 111 s of t ie Allied forces are expected to trool? j t ie Yangtsze in the near future, in consequence of which idea there is a sort
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  • 124 3 A Soochow correspondent writes to the effect that a high minister of the court at Si-ngan fu has written lately to his family residing in Soochow that affairs in Shensi have approached such a dangerous condi tion that he despairs of the peace of lhe province,
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  • 144 3 An Oxford preacher, who was greatly annoyed by seeing the Vice-Chancellor habitually compose himself for si ep during sermon time, determined to read him a lesson. Choosing for his text the words, “What! cannot ye watch for one hour?' he managed to bring this in so many
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  • 211 3 In the twenties, offending soldiers were usually flogged. We have gone far since then. In the words of Lieut.-Colonel Garcia, inspector-general of military pri sons, whose report has just been published, military prisons are schools of discipline, of military training, and of industry. Ihe
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  • 725 3 Tur has a leading article in which M. Harduin, speaking of Lord Ro-e--bery’s new book, stamps upon the Napoleonic legend in the following terms It is easy, after 85 years have passed to display such generous sentiments as those expressed by Lord Rosebery. The tempest is far
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  • 114 3 The British telegiaph steamer Sherard Osborne, the Danish bort Nordiske, and the Ge. man vessel Podbielski, are employed in laying ihe cable between Ki ochao ami f hanghai. The last named vessel will take the cable from Kiaocbao to Sha weishan, the Osborne will then splice it
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  • 140 3 Replying to the toast of “The Aimy and Navy," at a banquet given to the local Volunteers at Ladysmith, Major Saville, Royal Artillery, said, with lef 1 ence to the Navy, that it was a burning sore to his regiment that all the credit of the
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  • 933 3 (Week ended 3rd November) t\ large complement of striking incidents and results were connected with the play in the First League on the 3rd of November, of which, perhaps, nothing was mote striking than the victory of the Notts Forest team over Sunderland. There is
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  • 113 3 Penang, 141 H December, 1900. Rates close as follows London, Demand Bank 2/1 g Do. 4 months's’ght Bank z/rj Do. 3 Credits 2/iiJ Do. 3 Documentary 2/I}’ Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs. 157. J Do. 3 days'sight Private 159 Bombay, Demand Bank 1571 Do. 3 days' sight Private 159 Madras,
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  • 41 3 Orders by Captain A. R. Ada ns Comm uidant. Parades for This Week. Recruits Drill on Monday to h and Friday the 14th December at 5 15 pin By O der, (Sgd.) G. M. Djndas-M >u Ir. Lt Ad/.
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  • 112 3 The s. s. Sumatra (Captain Reiqen) brought a general cargo from Deli, yesterday. The s. a. Java (Captain Gordon) arrived from London Ibis morning. She brought Mr. N. Greig. The s. s. Leong Wai (Captain Groves) brought a full c ago of salt from Tuticorin, ibis morning. The
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  • 78 3 Mails Close To-morrow. For Per str 1 ua Batu Babra and Asahan ...Flying Dragon ..11 a m Deli ...Sumatra noon. Deli Ho Kwei 1 f m. Klang Langkat 1 p.m Edie, T. Semawc, S gli, and Olehleh ...G.G.v. Lansberge 1 p.m. Deli ...Hebe 2 p m. Pangkor and
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  • 34 3 From Steamer To Arrive. Colombo (mail from Europe) C'husan to-day. Calcutta Chelydra 15-12-00 Singapore (mail to Europe) Sobraon 1512 00 Olehleh Maha I'ajirunhii 17-12-00 Liverpool Prometheus 17 12-00 Edie Maetsuijcker *****0
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  • 84 3 Arrivals To-day. s. s. Ho Kwei from Deli s. s. L ong ll’m from Colombo s. s. Java from London Yesterday. s. s. Sumatra from Deli 8. s. Langkat from Klang s. s. Flying Dragon from Asahan s. s. Sure Leak from Kedah s. s. Flying Fish from Port
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  • 173 3 Dec. 14 Outward P. and O. R.M.S. Chusan from Colombo, for Singapore and China, Gilffillan Wood Co, 15 Homeward P. and O. R.M.S. Sobraon from Singapore, for Colombo, Bombay and London, Gilfillan Wood Co. 17 s. s. Deli from Singapore, f r Deli, Behn, Meyer A Co. 18
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  • 100 3 Friday, 14TH Last Quarter Moon. The P. O. Mail from Europe expected to arrive at 7 p.m. and to leave at midnight Town Band, Esplanade, at 5-30 p.m, High-water at New Jetty, 6-20 a.tn. and 6- pm. Saturday, 15TH P, O. Mail to Europe expected
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 68 3 Forward Policy of the Liebig Company. —For many years confusion has arisen between the original Liebig Company’s Extract and other extracts called by Liebig s name. The genuine Liebig Company's Extract bears the blue signature J. v. Liebig, but to make the distinction clearer, and to remove all risk ot
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    • 42 3 A cloth-bound cookery book, containing 180 original recipes for all kinds of savouries, invalid cookery and sweets, is sent free to all who post their Lemco Extract jar wrapper to Liebig’s Extract of Meat Co Ltd., 9 Fenchurch Avenue. London. No. 6
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    • 94 3 WHITE AND SOUND TEETH Rowland’s Odonto is the best and purest dentifrice, being warranted free from any acid or gritty ingredients it whitens and preserves the teeth ,'t eradicates the formation of tartar, removes spots of incipient decay, polishes and preserves the enamel, sweetens the brea.h induces a healthy action
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    • 1396 3 Two Pointed Questions Answered. A I I AN X I R\/| NG. QI ANAO I iX/Tzw A What is the use of making a better article rIANUO 1 ivicrxiistcr fl V.O. “>~ ”»< Engineers and General Contractors. Ans. —As there is no difference in the price on a n I
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  • 187 4 Penang, 14TH December. 1900 Tin $6425 (Trang 29.50 Black Pepper j West Coast... no sales. (AcheenOlb no sales. White Pepper 38 8a Cloves (picked) 32 50 sellers Mace No. 1 86. Mace Pickings 68. do. Nutmegs 52. do. I No. 1 7-75 JoSugar I 2 4-85 do.
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  • 280 4 (SV/.ii/s Times, Bth December, 190 c. •Raubs (17/10 pd S4B. 1 iullv paid 848 •Kechin Gold I o paid) 821. The N. Kechau Mining Co 84.80 S. Rauhs (8 .00 pd.) »175.— sellers. Do ,850 pd.) S 75 do. Sepiau (|io pd.) 816.25 do. •Redjaug Lebong (fl.
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 527 4 Timber for Sale. CHINGHAI, Merbau. Tamusu, Damar Lant, and various other seasoned hard woods, in logs, piles, or planks. &c., of all sizes. Also Keels, Crooks, and Fenders (for boat-building). Railway Sleepers will also be supplied by arrangement Orders executed at the shortest notice. BAN HOCK MOH Co., 515-2-1 3
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    • 2053 4 C Ne«C™k D Hunts tof LEA 4 PERRINS’ I®%® 0 WORCESTERSHIRE SABRE. Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy Try it and You Will be Satisfied. £< H Is the beSt medicine in the WOfld fof Coughs, aADV 0 > Colds, Croup and Whooping Cough. It always JSSK “mT Wtt W. BJmmAMWw HI BUB
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    • 265 4 I>2 Per Month the "Pinang Ezelle ENLARGED EDITION Per Month (For ibZ. THE “PINANG GAZETTE" ENLARGED DAILY EDITION TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION THE price of the Pinang Gazette free is as follows uei -'ered To Government Offices and Merchants’ G a in Penang.— Per annum... 824 payable in advann, By Post.—
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