Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 28 February 1901

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    26 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAI la Y. NEW SERIES ESTABLISHED xBa 3 PRICE 20 CENTS. VOL. LIX. THURSDAY, 2Sth TEBRI ARY, 1901. No. 46
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      754 1 snipping Peninsular Oriental Steam Navigation Company. m HE mail steamers may be expected to arrive outJf. wards, and leave Penang homewards, on the following dates Outward*. Homewards. CAxs.ni March 7 Parramatta Mar. 9 Sebraon 5,1 Bengal 23 Coromandel April 4 Plassy April 6 ]>, ir r.matta 1» Chusan 2 o
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      2209 1 NHDnnri ITCrue D I I nvn BRITISH IHBI» STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, Limited. i Tfte List of Applications will close on 4th March, 1901. nvnUMLU I k/nLM LLUYU. KONINKLIJXE PAKETVAART MAATSGHAPPIJ Jt JL NEGAPATAN LINE OF STEAMERS. T ZEEE ZE XI Intended Sailing and expected Arrival of Steamers. w. s~ s
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      680 1 Uanks. Nederlandsche Handel Maatschappij. NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY. Established 1824. Paid-up Capital f. 35-7 8 3> oo (abt. £3,000,000 Reserve FuND...f. 2,958.000 (al t. 246,500 Head Office in Amsterdam Head Agency in Batavia, Branches: Singapore, Rangoon, Medan (Deli). Samarang, Sourabaya, Padang. Cherebon. Tegal, Pecaiongan, Pasoeroean, Tjilatjap, Go onta'o, Pal< mbang. Correspondents
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    REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
    143 2 SJTII February. The Trouble in Somaliland. BRITISH ATTACKED. The Ogaden Somalis attacked the British forces while the latter were making a zareba. DESPERA I E ASSAULT. The enemy charged desperately but were repulsed, losing 250 men. BRITISH CASU \LIIES. The British lost 17 killed, including Colonel Maitland, and
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    Marriage.
    303 2 BrownReidOn Monday, the 25th ol February, at S’. George's Church, Penang, by the Rev. H. C. Henham, Colonial Chaplain, David Alexander Murray Brown to Mabe Ross Reid. Tile Hon Walter Egerton, who has been appointed to act as Resident Councillor of Penang, arrived here by the s.s. Palamcotta, this
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    Penang Municipality and The Hon. W. Egerton.
    154 2 Deputation oe Commissioners. A deputation, from the Municipal Commissioners, consisting of Mr. J. W. Hallifax (President), and Messis. Wieford and But tery, went to ths Jetty, this morning, to await the arrival of the Palamcotta, on board of which was Ihe Hon. Waller
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    LOCAL AND GENERAL.
    911 2 Bishop Welldon is proceeding home from India on the 2nd of March. A cricket match (P C C. v. P. R. C.), arranged to be played at the Esplanade on Saturday, is off. The P. O. extra steamer Canton, having left Suez, may be expected to arrive
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    Municipal Meeting.
    92 2 Ihe following are the agenda for the municipal meeting, to morrow 1. Minutes of last meetings to be read and confirmed. 2 Any special business the President may bring forward. 3 Questions. 4. Letter from Government in rep'y to Memorial to the Secretary of State for the Colonies.
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    German Homeward-Bound Mail.
    74 2 'I its German homeward bound imperial mail t-amer Sachsen (Captain Oepelmann) arrived here from Singapore and the Far East at 1 20 o’clock yesterday afternoon. She carried 138 saloon passengers (including 5 children), and of these the following landed at Penang Mr. T. E. Peters, from Yokohama;
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    Pearl Shell Fisheries of Burma.
    77 2 The two years’ leases of the Mergui pearl fisheries expired on the 30th of last June In future licenses will be issued at rs. 400 a boat. The Deputy-Commissioner thinks that the growing scarcity of pearl will probably necessitate the early closing of the pearl
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    Plague in India.
    81 2 Ca'cutta, 19th February. The p'ague returns for the past week shew the alarming total of 5,910 deaths in India against 4.377 in the previous week and 2,597 in 1900. Of the total no less than 3,600 occurred in Bengal, Patna claiming 1,634, Saran 828, Monghyr 526, and
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    New Coal Fields in South Africa.
    86 2 The report regarding the discovery of large coal fields, situated 180 miles north west of Bulawayo, and extending over some 400 square miles, has been confirmed by tlieexperts sent out by the British South Afri an Company, and work will be begun in the
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    Empress of India.
    154 2 Few know, says .V A.P., that it was Sir Andrew Clarke, now Agent-General for Victoria and Tasmania, who first entitled the Queen Empress of India.” This he did tn a proclamation dated November 2, 1874, which lie issued, as Governor of the Straits Sett emer.t-, to the
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    Mr. H. Huttenbach.
    152 2 :Singapore Free Press. Mr. Heinrich Huttenbach, late of Selangor, who pissed through a lew weeks ago on his way to Europe via America, is again in Singapore on bis way home via the Canal. Attempting to vi-it Peking from Shanghai, he travelled by the s.s. Apenrade, but
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    Origin of Triplets Bounty.
    144 2 I had once,” writes a correspondent to the Daily Sens, the curiosit) to write to Windsor Castle and ask for the origin of the Queen’s charitable practice of givmg a bounty to women who had given birth to trip'ets. I had a very courteous reply from
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    Statistics of Lynching.
    141 2 Of the 115 persons unlaw fully executed in America in 1900, 107 were negroes, and of the total number of lynchings all but eight took place in the South. Indiana, Kansas, and Colorado are the northern states that indulged in lynch law, last year. In Indiana three
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    Football Match in Penang.
    328 2 A football match, Penang Cricket C ub v. The Celestial Empire, was played last evening at the Esplanade. The team cho-en to represent the Club was; Goal; Shaiman Backs Hodge, Duxbury Halves Bailey, Houlston, L. Wemyss Feiuards J. E. Smith, Southam, Neu bioimer, Cuiningbam, Wicks; whilst
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    SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.
    99 2 The struggle in China. (To Singapore Papers.) 2 3 r <l February FUSILIERS RELIEVE AUSI RALIAN CONI INgENt 400 usiliers are proceeding t 0 t| lf n to relieve the Australians. Major r rth commands the detachment. J Veelt A GERMAN PA 1 HOL A Paotrng fu by
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    Home Indents-Explained!
    46 2 Home Indents -Explained! >lndian Engineer ng. The contract for 2,c00 tons of steel rail, for the Victoria State Government R ways, which was secured by an En K firm of lontractors, bas been sublet Lv them to the Illinois S:eel Company c Chicago lndian Engineer ng,
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    H.M.S. "Blenheim" Arrived.
    200 2 peie Free pros. The Undaunted's” Relief. This first-c a-s cruiser, from Chatham to replace the Undaunted which left here at 5.30 p tn. on Sunday, in Chinese «a er arrived alongside the w barf at about 1 p m on Sunday, where she now its at section
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    Plague in Singapore.
    217 2 Tiie following memoi :um has beta issued by the Colonial Seirstary:— On tlie morning <( lie 22nd instant one Ham Tuh, a boi er tn d.er by trade, residing at No. 2, '1 j 1; Pagar Dock Lines, was found dc.m in Lis quarters. The Deputy Registrar
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
    538 2 SPECIAL MEETING. A special meeting of the Municipal Commissioners were he.d j esterday atanoon, for the purpose of ccr.sideiing the advisability of presenting an address ci welcome to T. R. H the Duke and the Duchess of Yoik on the occasion ol their visit to the Straits I
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      1071 2 Pritchard Co. golden ARare nrtrMWtflfltlit'V Y T MMEDIATE POSSESSION. Centrally HUI ID Bl VPPUrLUIIILy I Situated. Rent »20 Apply to lIUli 156 B c l' iaan g G*zetU. 15, BEACH STREET, that NOTICE. Dimm Ull«*U ALLEN DENNYS having left our HHI II» K II j. employ today, be no longer
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    Queen Victoria and Napoleon III.
    1288 3 THE REPUBLIC SAVED BY A MISCHANCE? \ot a dozen dozen, nor a dozen, vague 'p illions throw the same illuminative P I of light upon the late Queen’s characa the unswerving nature of her ftiendio N'apoieon 111, and Hie Empress lie* writes Charles Benham. We
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    The Blood Royal in the New Reign.
    1435 3 Precedence. 1 recedencb, which m.iy be roughly defined as the right to go in front of some body else, is very definitely settled in this and all other monarchical countries. Af er the Conquest, William, Duke of Normandy, who was crowned King of
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    Bombay Municipal Corporation.
    133 3 The appointment of Mr. S. Rebsch to succeed Mr. Burke as President of the Bombay Municipal Corporation is a matter on which we can heartily congratulate the citizens of the western capital. Like his predecessor Mr Rebsch is practical, attentive, and courteous, and I is knowledge of
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    The Cocaine Habit.
    168 3 The cocaine habit in certain parts of Bengal has giown to such proportions that it has been found necessary to t-ki steps to restiict the sale of the drug for other than strictly medical purposes. In some of the towns schoolboys have become accustomed to taking halt
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    What the British Empire Covers.
    227 3 No man has ever reigned over an Empire so vast as King Edward's, --ays St James's Gazette His Majesty rules over one continent, a hundred peninsulas, five hundred promontories, athousand lakes, two thousand river», and ten thousand islands. Queen Victoria ascended the throne of an
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    The Siberian Railway.
    366 3 The Sibirskiya Shisr states that the centralised administration of the Sibeiian Railway has already prove! to be too unwieldy and wholly inadequate to a pracli cal and satisf tclory working of ths great trans-continental line. It leads to delays confusion an I blockages. The Imperial Government had,
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    STRAITS PASSENGERS TO EUROPE.
    584 3 P. AND O. Shanghai, sailing on Ist March, Mr. and Mrs. Drysdale, 3 children and infant, Mrs. D. P Davies and 2 infants, Mrs. Woodward and child, Miss Sibbons, Mrs. J. T. Caike and infant. I‘arramatta, sai i.igonq h March, Colonel and Mrs. Pennefather, 2 cl
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    EXCHANGE.
    116 3 Thkang. 2Sth February, >9- 1 Raiks ci.'KF a» em.i.owLondon, Deiu.md Bank l/li,j Do. 4 months’ s'ght Bank i ß Do. 3 Ore lit-» 2/- I < Do. 3 Documentary 2/-1 Calcutta. Demand Bank Rs 149 J Do. 3 4 >y»'s>ght Private 1514 Bombay. Demand Bank 149) Do. 3 days'sight
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    STEAMER REPORTS.
    153 3 Thes. s. k tdar (Captain Wilson) brought 94 deck passengers from yesterday. Ihe s. s. Radnorshire (Captain Burch) brought a general cargo fiom London, yesterday. The s. s. Van der Parra (Captain Pons sen) brought a general cargo, from Singapore, yesterday. The s. s. Canton (Captain Merican) arrived
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    THE MAILS.
    40 3 Mails Close To-morrow. For Per str r,„ Tongkah ...Stang Leong ...10 a.m. Singapore ...Radnorshire ...11 a.m. Edie. T Semawe, Segli and Olehleh Rafah noon. Klang Mai.icca ...Vi.lar 1 p.u. Teluk Anson and Port Dickson ...Lady IVeld 3 p.m.
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    MAILS TO ARRIVE
    24 3 Front I» i lr i».. Singapore Shanghai 1-3-01 Calcutta l-3-01 Pulo eh Van Outhoorn 1-3-ot Moulmein Goalpara 1-3-01 Negapatam Zaida 3-3-00
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    SHIPPING.
    112 3 4rr/>o/« To-day. s. s. Pala-ncotta from Singapore s. s. Lady IVeld from Teluk Anson Yesterday. s. s. f’ria der Parra from Singapore s. s. Canton from Teluk Anson s s. I'i.i.ir from Klang Ihaiping from Port Weld s Radnorshire from London s. s. Sachsen from Singapore Departure* To DA»
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    SHIPPING EXPECTED.
    146 3 March 1 Extra P. O. s. s. Shanghai from Singapore.for Colombo and London, Gilfillan Wood Co. 3 German Steamer s. s. from Hamburg, for Singapore, China and Japan, Bohn, Meyer Co. 4 Sado Marti from Singapore, for Marseilles, London aud Antwerp, Bousteail Co. 7s. s. Trieste from Colombo,
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    COMING EVENTS OF THE WEEK.
    109 3 Thursday, 28th German Mail from Europe expected to arrive. Mail-bags for Europe via Negapatam close at 4 p.m. High-water at New Jetty, 7-30 p.m and 7- amFriday, Ist Municipal Commissioners’ ordinary Meeting, at 3 p.m. S. David. Town Band, Esplanade, at 5-30 p.m. Penang Presbyterian
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      289 3 Municipal Notice. Applications for the appointment <»f 2nd Clerk, Jinriki-ha Office, at asal.uy of S4O a month, will be received by the undesigned up to 4 p m., on Thursday, the i4*h March next. Candidates must be able to speak the Hokkien and Cantonese dialects. A slight knowledge of Teo
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      106 3 An old friend by a new name Liebig Company’s Extract will soon be known as Lemco, the new name placed upon it and composed of the Liebig’s Extract of Meat Company's initials. No 5 CENTRAL HOTEL, 8 PE.SASG STREET. THE PROPRIETOR begs to announce that German Cask Beer (which has
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      563 3 ICT CD iVICALIO I tn LO« N The Sago Wax, &c Farm for the Distri JUST ARRIVED Bengkalis. TITHE abavc Farm will be let at engka L on Thursday, the 28th February. 1901 SHIPIVIENI for the periods Ist April, 1901, till 31st March, 1902, and Ist April, 1901, till 31st
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    LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.
    171 4 Penang,,2Bth February. 1901. Tin #O6 9a (Trang lack Pepper i West Coast... no sales, lack t eppe Acheen 6 b no sakg> White Pepper 39-9° Cloves (picked) Macs N .1 «>“ Ilck,oes "•'"’Tn..." s r bUgar I Basket 430 <lO. Tapioca Flour »°5 Gffita luhbnn 330 <'o
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    SHARE LIST, FEBRUARY 28th, 1901.
    342 4 tocks. Quotation. Capital. Paid Up. Shares. Pa d. Div. ersawah Gold Mine Co. $4.25 175,000 $87,500 817,500 $5 Chendariang Hydraulic Tin Mining Co., Ltd. $l6O. buyers 80.000 80,000 800 100 Fraser and Neave, Ltd. $95. sales 6-sellers 225.000 225,000 4.500 50 |io Do. 6 Debs.
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      646 4 PENANG BAND. NOTICE is hereby given that from this date the charges for the services of the Band will b- as follows: Dances, 9 p in. to 2 a.in. s4° Dinners, 8 p.tn. to 11 p.m. $25 Garden, Parties, 4 p.tn to 8 p.tn. Bzo After these hours. $lO per
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      533 4 L-« 14 fill. i MANUFACTURED BY ./.MBERT BUTLER Limited, London. ELLWOOD’S PATENT AIR-CHAMBER HELMETS. HOUSEHOLD WORD IN INDIA Worn in the East by all Awarded the Officers, The Gold Medal. The Civil Service and the Cognoscent. I. H. E., London, 1884. ELLWOOD’S PATENT AIR-CHAMBER HELMETS. THE B£ST NATURAL APERIENT WATER.
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      1765 4 DR J.COLLIB BROWSE'S liptons T*F AS gHLorodYN El. I WERE AWARDED COUGHS, TS THE GREAT SPECIFIC FOR C OU ASThma. GOLD MEDAL A l7 (JHOLERA. M TIiE GENERAL BOARD of HEALTH. Lon O < O I CZ C "V M I D I T* I f\ IM v. don, REPORT
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      201 4 pl Per Month the Pinang fe lk enlarged edition -re i Per lonth srH A Remedy f Qr a pnnlwt- rKii ul »Pitk 1 oldbySin^ pore ois Bnnsi d Raffles Place, Sin ga^ MAI>Trj r H. Confectioner am, y IPX R S next TO EUROPE HOTFt TCfeCREAM, SOI CRI J.
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