Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 18 February 1903

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    25 1 PINANG GAZETTE AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. NEW SERIES. ESTABLISHED i 83 3. PRICE 20 CENTS VOL- LX I. WEDNESDAY, 18th FEBRUARY, 1903. No. 38
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      1853 1 jying&te. NORDDEUISCHER LLOYD. BREMEN J British Nippon Yusen Kalsha. Peninsular Oriental Steam Negapatam Lines of Steamers. japan mail steamship co., Ltd. Navigation Company. Intended Sailing and expected Arrival oj Steamers. tT3C*’l J mai l steamers may "or Will Sail. Steamer. From Expected on I/ |L^— 3* 1 be expected to
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    EXCHANGE.
    108 2 Penang, 18th February, 19G8. Rates close as follows London Demand Bank Do. 4 months’sight Bank 1/7J f Do. 3 Credits l/7j Do. 3 Documentary 1/7 Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs. 119£ Do. 3 days’sight Private Bombay, Demand Bank 119| Do. 3 days’sight Private 121 Madras, Demand Bank 118 f Do.
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    SHARE LIST.
    185 2 Stocks. Quotation Bersawah Gold Mine Co. $2. Bruseh Tin Mining Co. Ktd. $8.25 buyers Chendariang Hydraulic Tin Mining Co., Ltd. $2O. sellers Fraser and Neave, Ltd. $lO4. Do. 6% Debs. par George Town Dispensary $23. seller» Howarth Erskine, Ltd. $l6O. Jelebu Mining and Trading Co., Ltd. $1.75 Karangan
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    MARKET PRICES.
    194 2 Penang, 18th February, 1903. Description. Beef— cts. Soup per catty 16 Roast 28 Steaks 28 Stew or Curry Meat 18 Rump Steak 28 Ox Tail each 35 Tongue 60 Feet 12 Heart 45 Liver per catty 24 Tripe 10 Pork Pork 82 Pig’s Head 18 Feet each 24
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    LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.
    192 2 Pbnang, 18th February, 1903. Tin $97.55 buyers. r>, r> West Coast Black Pepper 3 lba f) o/ $3O galea White Pepper ss7buyers Trang Pepper season commencing $36.50 Cloves (picked) $35.50 Mace No. Sl4s. —sa-e w Mace Pickings i.. 120. seller». Nutmegs lICm 93- —buyers i No. I'
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    THE MAILS.
    65 2 Mails Close To-jiorrow For Per str. Time. Deli ...Vidar 1 pm. Langkat ...Jin Ho 1 p.m. Pangkor and Teluk Anson ...Canton 2 p.m. Perlis and Setul ...Swee Look 2 p.m. Rangoon ...Tetartos 5 p.m, Singapore Ismaila noon. Friday, 20th Port Swettenham and Malacca ...Langkat 1 p.m. Deli Langkat
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    MAILS to ARRIVE.
    21 2 From Steamer To Arrive. Singapore Pentakota to day. Hamburg Freiburg Singapore Lightning 20-2-03 Mouhfein FazZufu 20-2-03 Colaba 20-2-03
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    SHIPPING.
    230 2 Arrivals. Sui Sang, British, str., 1776, Young, 17 2-03, from Calcutta, general, Bostd. Co, Singapore Ismaila, British, str., 3351, Gimblett, 17-2-03 from Rangoon, general, H. L. Co., Singapore Dunearn, British, str., 2020. Graham. 17-2-3, from Calcutta, general, 11. L. Co., Uncertain G.G.v.Lansbergo, Butch, sir., Boon, 18-2-03, from Acheen, general,
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      367 2 for sale. I Municipal Notice. 4 BOUT 25 acres of Land, planted with 4 are hereby invited for Cocoanut and Fruit Trees, at Latu the appointment of 7th Clerk and I ban Penang. Cashier, Secretary’s Office, at a salary of For particulars apply to $BO per month. DAVID THROWN Applications
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      131 2 Penang Ice and Industrial Co., Ltd Depots:— Beach Street. —Open on week days from 7-30 to 5 p.m. on Sundays to noon. Cbrnarvon Street, 32 Penang Road Pitt Street.— Open at all boms day and night. Prices:— for 1 lb. 3 cts. retail, in quantities over 1 lb. 2 cts.
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      1197 2 WAITED. ■VTTANTED, about March, a Furnished TMMEDKTE ENTpv VV or Unfurnished House, near Town. Macalister Road \LI T Apply to ■‘P.D.Q.” KHOOHOcX, c/o Pinang Gazette 23-2 y to x-iLT. Board and Residence, v Va cant IMMEDIATE ENTRY, House No. 15 T>OARD AND RESIDENCE York Road. _O two s.nglo gentlemen i
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    Like Old Times.
    1023 3 A BUDDING NELSON’S SPLENDID VICTORY. Dashing Sea-Fight With Gun-Runners. A little ceremony took place recently on board H. M. S. Perseus, serving on the Red Sea Station, which serves to illustrate the varied incidents by which the gunboats engaged in patrolling the Red Sea littoral continue to
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    The Mosquito Plant.
    194 3 In an article in the current number of Nature, Mr. A. E. Shipley refers to the widespread belief among both whites and natives in West Africa that the presence of a particular plant in a room drives away the mosquitos. Major Burdon, on his return from Northern
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    The Problem of the Army.
    556 3 The Military Position of the Empire. The Times of 21st ultimo had one of those great violent epoch-making articles which from time to time are thrown on to the world by the powers in Printing House Square. Under the beading The Problem of the Army,”
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      410 3 Aylesbury and Garland, i 01 IPOH. Pure Malt Whiskies Portland Cement LARGE SUPPLY FRESH FROM ENGLAND THE Corrugated Iron and Ridging all gauges and sizes. Best Blends are Buchanan’s Dynamite, Detonators, Fuse. OF ALL DEALERS. lubricating oils. Sole Importers: DISINFECTANTS Borneo Company Limited, Drilling Steel, Singapore. Axes, Chankois, Canadian Pacific
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      153 3 FOR SAL? lAUNCH Jit Seng, length 61 feet, J breadth 11'-5", depth s'o", speed 8 knots. Launch Gnat Seng, length 71’-6' breadth 12 feet, depth 5 feet, speed 8| knots. Further particulars and prices apply to ALLAN RENNY, Consulting Engineer. Federated Malay States, WANTED. ASSISTANT SURGEON FOR STATE OF PAHAN
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      425 3 For the Prevention of Disease USE ZOTAL The Best, The Cheapest, The Surest of all Disinfectants. ''Supplied, to the Municipality, The Government, and. several Sanitary Boards in the Native States. The most powerful Disinfectant in the Market. Prices in One Gallon Tins $2-25 Per Gallon. in Two $2-00 in Four
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    THE WEEK.
    115 4 Wednesday, 18th Town Band. Esplanade, nt 5-30 p.iu High-water 5-30 a m. 5-55 p.m. Thursday, 19th Last Quarter. Outward Alail expected to arrive, at 8 p.m. Meeting Church Work Association, No. 7 Logan Road, at 10-30 a.in High-water 6-20 a m. and 6 45 p m. Friday, 20th
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    Birth.
    19 4 Foggie.—At the Waverley Hotel, Peiiang, on the loth inst., the wife of A. H. Foggie, of a son.
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    Wednesday, 18th February, 1903.
    2515 4 The remarks made by Justice Wills in passing sentence upon Colonel Lynch, which we produce in another column, seem to have voiced the opinion of the nation. Mail papers to band are not filled with denunciations of the sentence, but express the opinion that though, as
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    TELEGRAMS.
    301 4 (RE UTE London, 17th Feb A NEW GOLD FJELJ) Remark ably Rich R EE f« v 3 th e Nile. Experts allege the existent extensive gold reefs of richness in the Nile Valiev A Boom in Shares. The shares of a company recen ly formed to operate there, which
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    Penang Cricket Club.
    131 4 Lawn Tennis TuURNAMem. The following ties were played al i ci noon Double Handicap- D. Parsons Av. D. Proctor beat B. E. Mitchell D. Graham, w.o. Single Handicap—t lass A. Dr. Jamieson bt <il Dr. Skae, 6 P■’ G. B. F. Southam beat C. A. Wicks, 6—4,
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      84 4 PRITCHARD Co., 15 Beach Street, Penang. Travelling Goods. Overland Trunks. Imperials. Ladies Dress Baskets. Ladies’ Hat Oases. LADIES’ HAT CASES. STEEL TRUNKS. UNIFORM CASES. HELMET CASES. KIT BAGS, BRIEF BAGS, &c. FITTED TRAVELLING BAGS. TRAVELLING RUGS. HOLDALLS. CABIN BAGS. DECK CHAIRS. HEAVY WEIGHT, PURE MATURAL WOOL PANTS AND VESTS FOR
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      91 4 /YONTIHBUTIONS must be addressed to Thk Editor,” written on one side of the paper only, and accompanied by the writer'i name and address, not necessarily for insertion, but. as a guarantee of good faith. The Editor is not responsible for opinions expressed by his correspondents. A LL business communications should
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    Penang Golf Club.
    125 5 T p jfuGLisroN has kindly promised u Ker spoons to be played for by the Member* of the Golf Club. Th<b 1 qitiou will be by medal play once co’ n l t h e winner to take one spoon. 11 inOn to be played for at
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    Auction Sale of the “ Bodega.”
    153 5 Auction Sale of the Bodega.” m John A- Brown sol 1 the International .nd Restaurant by auction to-day it. the buyer being Mr. 11. J. r -n The sale took place under the r on s of the Administrator of the I' I r 1 of the late Mrs. M.
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    Death of Mr. J. D. McIntosh.
    189 5 h is with feelings of the most profound re „ret' that we record the death of Mr. 1 D Mclntosh, who, as briefly reported in yesterday’s issue, died of acute typhoid fever at'Batn Gtjah hospital yesterday at icon Mr Mclntosh was the accountant of
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    Police Court.
    484 5 Jj'i'ire Jlr. J. T. Bryant, Ist Magistrate. 16th February. FORGED CHOP OF OPIUM FARM. Chi Ah Hick, at one time employed in the Opium Farm, was charged on remand with being in possession of a forged chop. Other charges, forgery, theft, etc., were prefers! but were not proceeded
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    The Trial of “Colonel” Lynch.
    1527 5 VERDICT AND SENTENCE. The Daily Mail gives the following account of the closing scenes in the trial for high treason of Colonel Lynch, which came to an end on the 23rd ultimo When the jury returned after twenty-six minutes’ interval the court was thronged. Every
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    Cape to Cairo.
    275 5 Marconi’s System to be a Connecting Link. It has been decided to adopt the Marconi system in order to help forward the scheme of through telegraphic communication from the Cape to Cairo. Definite plans are to ba immediately prepared, and meanwhile the African Transcontinental Telegraph Company will
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    OFFICIAL MINUTES.
    1675 5 Mreting of the Municipal Commissioners held on 16th January, 1903. Present:— J.W.Hallifax, Esq., (President), R. Yeats, Esq., A. K. Buttery, Esq., Quah Beng Ker, Esq., H W. Firmstone, Esq., and Cmeah Tek Thye, Esq. 1. The Minutes of last meeting are read and confirmed. 2. The President addresses
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      45 5 LUX BROS., Electrical Engineers and Contractors. SOLE AGENTS FOR VERITYS LIMITED London, Birmingham, Manchester, Glasgow. Offices Beach Street, Penang. Do. 8, Change Alley, Singapore. Installation work of every description for connection to Municipal Electricity Supply Mains. Estimates on Application. Telegrams: LUX,” Penang, Da, “LUX,” Singapore.
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      234 5 jßemov«l Notice. Cunningham, Clark Co., Auctioneers, Valuers, Agents, and Musical Instrument Importers, Beg to inform the Public that they have Removed to No. 27 Church Street Ghaut. 14th February, 1903. Government of Perak. Assistant dressers on $420 per annum. Free quarters, partly furnished, provided. Must have had at least two
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      260 5 |Mtr Adbcrtisimcnts. THE BANKRUPTCY ORDINANCE 1888.” In the Supreme Court of tmb Straits Settlements. Settlement of In Bankruptcy 1 of 190 J. Be DANIEL LOGAN. "IVy OTICE is hereby given that on a petition J.\ filed the 3rd day of February, 1903, a Receiving Order against Daniel Logan of Bertam,
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    Odds and Ends.
    918 6 FROM MANY SOURCES. A Scotch “Accident.” A keen old curler who always appeared on the ice with a cap having useful flaps which he pulled down over his enrs, ap poared one day in new headgt ar. Hullo I said a friend, where’s ye’re auld lug warmer
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      447 6 The Finest Wines in the Market notice. GILFILLAN WOOD Co.'s .nd&r^ 8 0 VERY OLD TAWNY PORT Photos enlarged, various sizes up to 3 ft. on PINO PALE SHERRY W. JONES, 42 King Street. Photographer These are confidently recommended to all who appreciate really /4 />izi777<n j e high-class Wines.
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      30 6 During the past 86 years 500,000 tons of coal have been burnt in manufacturing Lemco to fill the little earthenware pots known everywhere. Lemco is the genuine Liebig Company’s Extract,
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      1220 6 I X AVID BROWN Co., 4 Logan’s TO U-C.T. **OTlc E JLJ Buildings, Estate Agents and tMMEDIATE ENTRY, House No. 9 THE BATU GAJAH Auditors. Reports and Valuations. Sales by I Road> DAH HAC£ S Auction or private tender of Apply to A TRAIN will leave Batn r House and
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    PENANG VOLUNTEERS.
    243 7 Orders by CapUin A. R. Adams, /•0,- February. Thursday 19tb, Recruits Drill. •r'-Hdav -Lb, Berciuts Drill and Signal 1U ling Class Wednesday 25th, Company Drill. Dress (Drill order with cups). Thursday 26tb, Recruits Drill. J prills lire at the I’Oit at 530 p.m. unless otherwise ordered -Sa t
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    List of Passengers.
    290 7 Passengers Outward. I Perl’ and 0. steamer Australia, from London' Jan. 22.-To Shanghai Miss Llewellyn, M I'.. M >ney, Mr. H. Cockburn, Mr. Hynd. T> Hmg Kong Rev.— Noux, Captain and Mrs. Hope, Miss Hope, Sir. Cladington, Mr. Monor, Mr. llilber, Dlr. Waller, Mr. Ilarbottle, Mr. Seddon,
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    Shipping Expected.
    141 7 /Jm information under this heading is sup plied by the Agents of the variou* Steamship lines, and the dates are approximate only. Feb. 18 German s. s. Freiburg from Hamburg for Singapore, China and Japan, l»ehn, M«yver& Co. 19 Outward P. &O.R M S. Valetla from Bombay and
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      96 7 CONTROL CLOCKS. As supplied to all the Banks and Prye Dock. X\\\\ H zZ e, X Av Q tfcd W/ rn°B° WXS SUGAR RICE MILLS, hotels, private houses, wir) flight watchmen, cannot do and <°v COQtrol clock Sto P s all thieves oflts a security to the owners. jF y
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      213 7 s br > EMIL ZOBEL, Watchmaker and Jewellery, At Messrs. Graham Co., Ltd Wo. 4, ESestcZi Street HAS A WELL SELECTED STOCK OF fiold Silver Watches and Jewellery, OF THE LATEST DESIGNS. Gold Flexible Bracelets and Rinsg, Gold Marquis Rings set with Diamonds Rubies, and Sapphires, Emeralds, Gold Brooches Bracelets,
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      769 7 BUILT UP CM NATURE’S PLAN. BEST natural aperient water. ft<Et£fW 9 S Janos fiO K'O pUf For constipation. VnftMM D. LAMBL, of Warsaw, Professor of Clinical Medicine at the University, Hun y* di J* nos Bitter Water, besides being an excellent general aperient, han A proved specially efficacious in the
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      1624 8 fl s FEDERATED MALAY STATES RAILWAYS. c r* t. «s is. 2 ci s S .3» S 45 r£ o fl 1 |1 Time Table from Ist November, 1902. g fl Ph <D CC 11l II I UK 5 5 WEEK-DAYS. SUNDAYS. 02 3 g STATIONS. 1 y i T
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      323 8 BROWN Co Monumental SculnL 42 BENTINCK STREET, Ca (Established A. D Tombstones in Italian MunE'E Granite, and Chunar orders taken for NAME SLABS f Gates, CHURCH TABLFt!* o SOLE AGENT for the and Native States; l. j. young 15 BARRACK ROAD nC ‘> r r Hospital, PEA T 4AY- GEXI!IiAL
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