Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 28 January 1903

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  • 23 1 PINANG GAZETTE AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. NEW SERIES ESTABLISHED 1833. PRICE 20 CENTS. VOL. LSI. WEDNESDAY, 28th JANUARY 7 1903. No. 23
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 2019 1 pijipping ilatws. NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, BREMEN.! British %nnha Peninsular Oriental Steam Negapatam Lines of Steamers. Nederlandsche Handel 3 r p /z% 'V\ /'ll. ■'V Maatschappij. |f 3 v, 3 a ioil pa J. Intended Sailing and expected Arrival of Steamers. netheblandTTHTding society. FIJUE mail steamers may I -r-, 1 be expected
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  • 112 2 Penang, 23th January, 1903. Rates close as follows London Demand Bank ...16| Do. 4 months’ sight Bank 1/7« Do. 3 Credits 1/7} Do. 3 Documentary 1/7 Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs. 117 Do. 8 days’sight Private 119 Bombay, Demand Bank 117 Do. 3 days’sight Private 119 Madras, Demand Bank 116}
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  • 202 2 Stocks. Quotation Bersawah Gold Mme Co. $2. Bruseli Tin Mining Co. Ktd. $8.25 buyers Chendariang Hydraulic Tin Mining Co., Ltd. $25. buyers Fraser and Neave, Ltd. $lO3. Do. 6% Debs. par Ceorge Town Dispensary $23. xeflers Howarth Erskine, Ltd. $l5O. buyers Jelebu Mining and Trading Co., Ltd. $1.25
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  • 196 2 Penang. 28tu January, 1903. Description. Beef—- els Soup per catty 16 Roast 28 Steaks 28 Stew or Curry Meat 18 Rump Steak 28 Ox Tail each 30 Tongue 60 Feet 12 Heart 40 Liver per catty 26 Tripe 12 Pork 32 Pig’s Head 18 Feet each 24 Tongue
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  • 188 2 Pknang, 28th Januap.y, 1903. Ti n $97.20 sales, oi i d I Wesfc Coast Black Pepper 3 lbg 6 07 $BO sales White Pepper ss7buyers Trang Pepper season commencing $36.50 Cloves (picked) $35.42 Mace No. sl3o.—su e Mace Pickings 120. sellers. Nutmegs 11G.< ss.—buyers No. 1 7.
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  • 77 2 Mails Close on Friday. Ear Per str. Time. Deli and Asahan ...Asalian 8 a.m Pangkalan Brandan Quorra ..11 a.m Deli ...Ho Kyvei no n. Batu Bahia and Asahan ...Tong Chay Un noon. Port Syvettenham and Malacca ...Langkat 1 p.m. Negapatam, Madras. Pondicherr Cuddalore and Karical, Taking Mails for
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  • 27 2 -f Steamer To Arrive. -y G.G.r. Lansberge to-day. Silesia 29-1-03 K ('ap-.no Hong Molt 30-1-03 Zibenghl i 31-1-C3 Maha Vajirunhis 31-I'3 C. Apcar 31-1-08
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  • 192 2 Arrivals. Prinzess Irene. German, str., 6686, Dannemann, 27-1-03, from Singa; ore, general, B. M Co.. Bremerhaven Pundua, Brit., str 2126. Willis, 28-1-C3. from Singapor general. 11. L. Co., Singapore Hong Bee, Brit., str 2065, Peters, 28-l- r B, from Singapore, general, B. Bros., Singapore Betsy, British str 112, Penn,
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  • 1193 2 PROGRAMME. 1 903 Meeting. 24th, 26th, and 28th of February. FIRST DAY. 1. The Maiden Plate, 2-30 p.m. Value $3OO.—A Race for all Maidens and S. R. A. Griffins that have not won other than Griffin or ex Griffin Races. Weight per scale (10 st.): with an
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 651 2 FOR JALE TO_EET LAUNCH Jit Seng, length 61 feet, TMMEDIAIE ENTRY, House No. 302 breadth IF-5", depth s'o", speed 8 JL Macalistcr Road. Apply to knots. KHOO HOCK SEONG, Launch G'l/flt St ng, length 71'-6", breadtl Ao. 15 Beach Street. Further particulars and u THE p RYE river DOCK, I
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    • 88 2 DAVID BROWN a Co, 4 Logans Buildings, Estate Agents and And.tors’, Reports and Valuations. Sales by Auction or Sealed tender of House and Land Property, and Stock. TO LET ON LEASE. I TOR a term of 99 years from Ist January, 1903. That piece of ground known as the Dato
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    • 141 2 I The Yankee Novelty Co I Have in Stock. T Fancy Bead and Reed Curtains in i various styles, in prices ranging fro® $3 to $25 per piir. j Jiipamse Folding Screens in Cloih and Satin. j Rugs in various styles and S zes. j, A good quality of Matting
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  • 1022 3 SHORT HISTORY BY Mr. STANLEY ARDEN. Continued.) Distancing. A great difference of opinion exists on this subject, and at the present time this tree is being planted at distances varying from 10' x 10' (135 to the acre) to 36' 36' or 33 trees per acre. Close planting
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  • 790 3 HOW TO MAN THE MINES. To the extent of four columns and a half Sir Harry Johnston discusses in the Times of the native labour question in South Africa. He points out that to satisfy existing needs, and, above all, to meet the plans for an enormous future
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    • 575 3 •7 I WANTED. I NOTICE i‘ hereby giv. n that from this» date A SLEEPER DEPOT-KEEPER, salary the charges f° r the sei’. tecs of the Band V SlOO per mensem. Should have a ff ill be as follows. knowledge of Federated Malay States timber, panccs. 9 pan. to a.m.
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    • 125 3 TO LET IMMEDIATE Entry. House No. 220 Macalister Road until lately occupied by Capt. Weber. 2. Nos. 402 and 404 Dato Kramat Road. Apply to THE DISPENSARY, No, 2 Uisho/t Street. CTOTICE2. DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP. THE interest and responsibility of the undersigned in the firms or chops Ho Thye of
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    • 619 3 notice. Mr. Kaulfuss MR. Albert who was hitherto T)EGS to inform his numerous patrons authorized to sign our Penang firm, and th P ublic generally, that he has been admitted a partner in our firms. ftS en g a ged a > RAUTENBERG, SCHMIDT Co. First Artist from Europe SCHMIDT
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  • 163 4 Wednesday, 28 th a— New Moon, w Town Band, Esplanade, at 5-30 p in. High-writ*'' noon and 0-25 a.tn Thursday, 29th Chinese New Year. Public and Bank Holiday. Town Band, Golf Club, at 5 30 p 111. German Outward Mail expected to arrive at 7 p.m High -water
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  • 1587 4 The Times, sometimes irreverently dubbed “The Thunderer, does not as a rule publish any suggestion such as those recently put forward upon the Problem of Army Reform without having first been in close touch with the Authorities, and hence the leading English paper is generally credited
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  • 285 4 A Zaida’’ Dinner. The Engineer Rewarded. The passengers of the B. I. s. s. Zaida, which broke her tail shaft the other day off Pulo Web, have shown their appreciation of the services of Mr. J. C. Fisher, the Chief Engineer, by presenting him with a handsome silver mounted tantalus
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  • 364 4 Long years ago, in my childhood, When all the world seemed bright, My mother would oft times tell me, They put the sheep on the right.” She didn't refer to mutton— Though 1 used to think so then— But she spoke of the souls of the iust
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  • 188 4 (RE LITER'S) London, 27th J anua THE FRENCH ARMY. Mounted Infantry Wanted The Report upon the French Army Estimates recommends H transformation of the Cavalry i Mounted Infantry with the addition of a Bicycle Corps. THE VENEZUELAN AFFAIR The Blockade to be Raised It is announced that the bloc]ade
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  • 189 4 Before Mr. Cavendish.) Illtkeating a Chinese Girl Servant. January 27th. A small-footed Chinese woman was accused of causing hurt to a young girl who had been a servant in her employ. Inspector Stenbouse conducted the prosecution, and Messrs. A. R. Adams and Morison Allan represented the defendant. The
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  • 298 4 (To the Editor of the L'inang Gazette. Dear Sir, I have now been some little time in I >en ang, and there is one thing that has always puzzled me, that is, who are the Licensing Justices. One hears them lalked about, and one sees about once
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 315 4 PRITCHARD Co., 15 BEACH STREET, PENANG. JUST PUBLISHED DE WET’S BOOK “THREEiIYEAKS WAR" WITH MAP AND PHOTOGRAPH. WHITAKER’S ALMANACK FOR 1903. PHIL MAY’S WINTER ANNUAL. FIGARO ILLUSTRE X’MAS NUMBER. A LARGE CONSIGNMENT OF New Novels. PRITCHARD CO., PENANG. wanted Penang Presbyterian Church. PERAK “Service” Stamps unused of rpHE Annual Business
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    • 95 4 ftONTHIB UTION S must be addressed to Tiik Editor,” written on one side o f the paper Crnly, and accompanied by the writer's name and address, not necessarily for insertion, but as a guarantee of good faith. The Editor is not responsible for opinion» expressed by his correspondents. ALL business
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  • 958 5 'l’m ki have been, and are still, wars and rumours ot wars th. Kinta Gymkhana 1 The poor outside-the-committee-leinber is distraught. He wants a work--11 Conimittee and can’t get one. The Vn Secretary and the Committee up ute recently have been so far apart f" i one another
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  • 869 5 The Victoria Cross. Major Cobbe has been awarded the A ictoria Cross for gallantry at Erego on the Gth of October. Adventure With Lions. Reuter’s Aden correspondent telegraphs that Colonel Meilis has been mauled on the left arm by a lion. He met three and shot two and
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  • 1070 5 A correspondent in China writes as follows: Is there to be peace in China? Are the “Foreign Devils” to be allowed to remain undisturbed in the cities tljey have built for themselves in the Land of Pigtails To these questions some will answer Yes while
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  • 147 5 The s. s. Laertes arrived at Singapore from Amoy on Saturday with a number of coolies for the Straits. On the voyage down when in Lat 11.05 N. and Long 110.48 E., China Sea, off Cochin-China, she sighted a steam launch in distress. Capt. Lyons bore down
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  • 195 5 The Stolen Articles all Recovered. The •Abore correspondent of the Straits 7 imes -writes:— lskander Hall, Johore, the residence of the Dato Meldrum, was the scene of a robbery on Thursday night, when a collection of jewellery, medals and orders was stoten from the Dato’s safe by
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  • 241 5 The Country Drought-Stricken. The London Missionary Society’s steamer John W illiams, from British New Guinea, arrived in Sydney on the 30th Dec. Those on board brought frightful stories of drought, disaster, and death. They state that the country is suffering very badly, owing to drought. Many deaths
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  • 227 5 Soldiers Suffer fro.'i Tight Strapping. The tight-fitting British uniform is the cause of much heart disease among soldiers. This is the opinion of Dr. Wynn Westcott, coroner for N.E. London, who states that nearly all the soldiers upon whom he has held inquests have suffered from heart affection,
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 25 5 f OR SALhi. Hl) "h with English Harness, an d I Bobu suitable for Dogcart f Pony. H Apply to H No. 5 LOGAN ROAD.
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    • 40 5 A cloth-bound Cookery Book, containing 180 original recipes for ail kinds of savouries, invalid cookery, and sweets is sent free to all who post there Lemco Extract jar wrapper to Liebig’s Extract of Meat Company, Limited, 9 Fenchwich Avenue, London,
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    • 693 5 jdriu Aiiiirrtisniuius. AJrturtisemrnta. .I. 1 lATA N'T E2JD. LOST. ANTED, about March, a Furnished V V or Unfurnished House, near Town. A TERRIER male, white with red spot Apply to P. D. Q.,” on right side Collar No. 824. Finder will be rewarded. c o i mail' (xazette. GUAT CHENG
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  • 1134 6 SIR ROBERT GRIFFIN’S VIEWS. The London correspondent of the Bombay Gazette thus discusses the Venezuelan imbroglio There is practically a consensus of opinion that in this matter Lord Lansdowne has committed his first great mistake since he succeeded the more cautious Lord Salisbury as Secretary of State
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    • 354 6 Government Savings Bank. GS rN accordance with the rules and regula- J tious under the Savings Bank Ordin- 1 ance, Depositors are requested to send in RjWSgslL) their Bank Pass Books between the 10th and 31st January, 1902. R. B. LEICESTER, o« EMIL ZOBEL, Penang, sth January, 1903. D Watchmaker
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    • 381 6 Municipal Notice. 4 PPLICATIONS are hereby invited from /A competent persons for the appointment of Registrar of Jinrikishas. The person appointed will be required to devote his whole time to the duties of his office and to the conduct of any work entrusted to him by’ the Commissioners. A three
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    • 449 6 The Finest Wines in the Market notice. GILFILLAN W T OOD Co.’s Sin gaDore p V Selangor, and Sumatra. rera ki VIE RY OLD TAWiNY PORT Photos enlarged, various sizes up to r > n Goinidc paper. 0 ta FINO PALE SHERRY w.jones, These are conlidently recommended maK Street. to
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  • 173 7 Oiders by Captain A. R. Adams, Commandant. Okueks for January. Thursday 29th, Camp. S.Y3otb,C»;np. Ltnrday 31st, Camp nMerlv Officer, 11th to 17tb, Lieut. Hallifnx. Orderly N. C. 0., 11th to 17tb, Corpl. Harwood Orderly Officer, 18th to24th, Lieut. Yeats. Orderly N. C. 0., 18th to 24th, Corpl. D’Orville.
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  • 110 7 The following is the Order for Marching into Camp on Wednesday next, the 28th mutant, in place of that originally issued:— 1 The Corps will parade at the Fort at 1-15 p.m. and march off at 5 p in. The Town Band will attend. 2 ie s S
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  • 293 7 < ompetitions. 1. Thursday, 29th Jan.—Vanishing Target, 200 yds. 2. The Kedah Challenge Blate, 200 yds. Open to Teams of 4 from each Section, under a leader who will not fire. 3. Friday. 30th Jan.—Attack Competition, GW to 200 yds. Open to teams of 4 from each
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  • 124 7 The information under this heading is sup plied by the Agents of the various Steamship lines, and the dates are approximate only. Jan. 29 Outward Imperial German Mail Steamer Prcussen from Bremen for Singapore, China and Japan, Behn, Meyer Co. 29 s. s. Silesia from Singapore, to Trieste
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  • 536 7 Passengers Outward. Per P. and 0. steamer India, from London, Dec. 25.—T0 Hong Kong Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Stewart, Mr. W. H. W illiams, Mr. and Mrs. L. Marston, Mrs. Bruce, Misses Bruce (2), Mr. and Mrs. D. Clarke and child. From Marseilles.—To Shanghai Mr. C.
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 137 7 Penang Ice and Industrial 0., Ltd Peach Street.—Open on week days from 7-30 to 5 p.m. on Sundays to noon. f bp.narvon Street, 32 Penang Ro I» Pitt Street.—Open at all horns !l ”d night. r or 1 lb. 8 cts. retail, in quantities p over 1 lb. 2 cts.
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    • 100 7 The Australiasen bakery. Notice of Removal. riIHE Australiasen Bakery, at No. 7 Leith Street, has been removed to No. 166 Argyll Road. OVER SIXTY YEARS WORLD WIDE REPUTATION. WILKINSON’S Essence or Fluid Extract of RED JAMAICA .nounced by the ///fi/ffST AffD/CJZ. the most WONDERFUL PURIFIER OF THE HUMAN BLOOD. The
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    • 989 7 Fire Insurance. The Tronoh Mines, Ltd. W" A Queen Insurance Company. JVfOTICE ia hereby given that Mr. W. Lil I I t Royal Fire Insurance Company. Cecil Payne, Incorporated AccountTHE undersigned have been appointed Agents ant of Ipoh, has been appointed Registrar W JPL TPMEEJ for the above Companies and
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    • 1357 8 i 'H FEDERATED MALAY STATES RAILWAYS >. l i I g S -S c£ s l §1 Time Table from Ist November, 1902. r~\ 5S g 1 5 Z WEEK-DAYS. SUNDAYS. L 7' SI Al lONS. I1I2!3' 4 i 5 I 6 7 MI 9 10 11 12 13 11
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    • 405 8 Standa d ’..ft c 0( FI IHE 76th Annu I JL the Standard Life A-', panywas held at Edinbar-h ~'V the 22nd of April, 1902. The following Results for th- -.v... Imp vT' Üb<ir 1901 TO «T»rtd. 4446 Policies were issued during the year, assuring go nor ±A038,300 The Total
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