Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 24 April 1903

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    23 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED daily. NEW SERIES. ESTABLISHED 1833. PRICE 20 CENTS VOL. LX I. FRIDAY, 24th APRIL, 1913. No. 92
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      2041 1 NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, BREMEN British Nippon YllSOll Kaisha. 4 Oriental Steam Jk Negapatam Lines of Steamers. japan MAIL S V^; SHIP Co lw Navigation Company. I Intended Sailing and expectei Arrival oj Steamers. I fr—- i i I PrilHE mail steamers may Fob Will Sail. Steamer. From Expected on t A
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    EXCHANGE.
    110 2 Penang, 2th4 April, 1908. Rates close as follows London Demand Bank 1/8 Do. 4 months’sight Bank 1/8| Do. 8 Credits 18| Do. 8 Documentary Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs. 121| Do. 3 days’sight Private 126 d Bombay, Demand Bank 124| Do. 8 days’ sight Private 126 j Madras, Demand Bauk
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    SHARE LIST.
    195 2 Stocks. Quotation Bersawah Gold Mine Co. Ltd...ss. buyers Bruseh Tin Mining Co. Ltd. $8.25 sellers Chendariang Hydraulic Tin Mining Co., Ltd. $25. sales Fraser and Neave, Ltd. $96. Do. 6% Debs. par George Town Dispensary $27. buyers Howarth Erskine, Ltd. $l9O. Jelebu Mining and Trading Co., Ltd. $1.75
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    MARKET PRICES.
    184 2 Penang, 23kd April, 1903. Description. Beef— cts Soup per catty 14 Roast 24 Steaks 24 Stew or Curry Meat 16 Rump Steak 24 Ox Tail each 30 Tongue 60 Feet 20 Heart 35 Liver per catty 22 Pork Pork 32 Pig’s Head 18 Feet 24 Tongue 26 Mutton
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    LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.
    195 2 Penang, 24th. April, 1903 Tin $94. —sales. Blaek Lepper g ]bfj> 5 oz $293 sa i O3 Whito Pepper $53 —sellers Trang Pepner season commencing $85 Cloves (picked) $35.50 Mace No. $166. —sa'es Mace Pickings 120. sellers Nutmegs 110* 84.—sellers No. 1 7.—sellers Sugar 2 5.80 do
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    THE MAILS.
    78 2 4 Mails Close To-morrow. For Per str. Time. Deli ...Hebe 9 a.m. Tongkah ...Petrel ...11 a.m Port Swettenliam ...Mary Austin 1 p.m. Deli ...Vidar 1 p.m. Asahan and Batu Bahra R. Halewyn 1 p.m. Langkat ...Jin Ho 1 p.m. Teluk Anson ...Avagyee 2 p.m. Edie, T. Senntwc, Pegli
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    MAILS to ARRIVE.
    14 2 From Steamer To Arrir Jeddah Monsoori 25-4-13 Singapore van Outhoorn 27-4-03
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    SHIPPING.
    254 2 Arrivals. Petrel. Brit., sir.. 158, Higgle, 23-4-03, from Tongkah, general. Koo Guan. M. Austin, Br.t., str., 140, Boyle, 23-4-03, from I’ort Swcttenham, general, Koe Guan. Velar, Brit., str., 191, Conway, 24-4-03, from Deli, general, Koe Guan. Jin Ho, Brit., str., 110, Martin, 24-4-03, from Langkat, general, B. Bros. Avagyee,
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      554 2 -io Let or For stale Chee Co. I Q,,,.r HAVE IN STOCK 1 No. 5b Beach Street. Apply to i-lugfJ-j-Clrtss Brands OWNER, 0F J, ,v„ 6 >—. EGYPTIAN CIGARETTES Packed in Patent Airtight Tins The Finest Wines in the Market nw plain, too in tin large size £2./5 per tin.
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      17 2 OF Pure Malt Whiskies THE Best Blends are Buchanan’s GF ALL DEALERS. Sole Importers: Bovneo Company SINGAPORE.
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      1125 2 wanted. XTOTICE is hereby given that dividends > STORE KF r J\ tor September-December, 1902 of EU for lhe the Tronoh Mines, L.mital, will be paid by |nonth o|) lbo «70 Messrs. Sin Gl.ee Choon Co. to those Share- ment W| (re<) 1))( > h e B (abli, h holders
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    The Postal and Telegraph Department.
    1588 3 (Extracts from Annual lieport, 1902.) Cheap Postage. The claim of the cheapest postage in the world is heard periodically from different parts of the world, but undoubtedly the Straits Setllements postal tariff as a whole compares favourably with that of any other country. Postcards available
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    Naval Secret Signal Code.
    194 3 According to a London paper, it is slated that a new code of secret signals is about to be issued to the Navy, as the Admiralty considers that occasional changes in the system employed is the best precaution for effectually guarding these important secrets. The captain
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      420 3 for the Prevention of Disease ZOTAL The Best, The Cheapest, The Surest of Disinfectants in the Market. prices: in One Gallon Tins §2-25 Per Gallon. in Two §2-00 in Four $l-90 in Quart Bottles so-6o Per Bot. Special Quotations for 40 Gallon Casks. MIRELLA Gold Enamel The only substitute for
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      36 3 AVOID SUBSTITUTES. No other remedy is “just as good” as Stearns’ Headache Cure, the original and safest remedy for Headaches. Avoid substitutes. Stearns’ is the original. Of all Chemists, wholesale from D. GRAHAM Co., Ltd. 5
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      54 3 A Pain in the Chest is nature’s warning of a threatened attack of pneumonia. Dampen a piece of flannel with Chamberlain’s Pain Balm and bind over the seat of pain, and another on the back between the shoulders. One application gives relief. Try it. All dealers sell it. English and
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      414 3 Graham Co., Ltd., WHOLESALE CHEMISTS 4 Beach Street, t'enang, HALL’S Coca i Sleeplessness, Convalescence, 1 Nervous and HALL’S Debility. 3 ill ‘Ls I I l‘ s Wine has attained a well earned popularity at home constii tutions run down by the climate, the great restorative and the hnest illne33 (lf
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    THE WEEK.
    173 4 Friday, 21th Town Band, Esplanade, at 5 33 pan High-water 940 a.m. and 10 5 pm. Saturday. 25 th St. Mark. Mail tro.n Europe, via Neg.ipat un, expected to arrive. High -water I 30 a>n an 1 10 55 p in. Sunday, 26th 2n-l Sunday after Easter I
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    Friday, 24th April, 1903.
    1474 4 A glance at the map will at once explain the attitude taken up by the English papers with regard to tha Bagdad Railway. The construction of such a line will enable any hostile Power to send troops to India by way of the Persian Gulf, instead
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    Daring Midnight Robbery.
    241 4 Suspected that Victims were Druoded bv Thieves. Between two and six this morning the house, Anson Hall in Anson Road, occupied by Mr. Hamilton, Registrar of ’Rikishas in the Penang Municipality, received an unwelcome visit from a thief or thieves, who, it is believed, “doctored Mr. Hamilton
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    Another Murder Tais Morning.
    280 4 Hindoo Cuts His Wife’s Throat and Surrenders. Another case of murder has now b.eo reported by the Police, making three since February 22nd, all apparently being deliberate acts ending in the killing of a woman. All three cases, moreover, have involved the arrest of Hindoos. The
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    Prisons Ordinance Amendment Bill.
    122 4 4 Objects and Reasons. It is necessary to maintain a prison at Christmas Island, and the management and discipline of this prison cannot be complete and effectual unless some person has authority to perform locally the duties of the Superintendent of Prisons. At present the only
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    Penang Golf Club.
    181 4 Lawn Tennis Tournament. The following are the results of the ties played on Wednesday and Thursday evenings Ladies' Championship. Miss Southon r. Miss Stronach (unfinished) 6-4, 2-6, I—3. Men's Single Handicap. C. W. Anderson —l5 v. J.R. Stronach— (unfinished) A. F. G. Anderson -+-J r. J. Mitchell,
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    TELEGRAMS.
    191 4 (REUTER’s.) London, 23rd April ITALY. The New Foreign Minister. Signor Morin has been appointed Italian Foreign Minister. THE BAGDAD BAILMAY. The Opinion of the Times.” The Tmds scouts the idea of the British Government countenancing the Bagdad Railway scheme and placing the real control in German hands. The Tall
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    Mr. John Roberts at Singapore.
    318 4 On Tuesday night at the Singapore Club Mr. John 111 be its, the famous billiard player and ex-champion, gave an exhibition game, his opponent being Mr. 11. AV. Braddell, whois the present holler of the billiard championship of the Club. There was a good attendance,
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    The Late Mrs. G.H. Brown.
    171 4 (Singapore Eree Press.j There will be much sympathy with MrA. Knight, one of our oldest residents he who has just lost his sist r, Mi-»- Brown. The late Mr. G. H- l,ro vn first resi lent in Penang, his name ,)rcil there in the Directory
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      418 4 Pritchard Co., 15 BEACH STREET, PENANQ. Suns, Rwolws, JVnmunWwn, fcc. COLT'S XEW POCKET REVOLVER xsak 32 CAL. $45.00. COLT'S Y CARTRIDGES FOR SAME NEW POCKET, V a J l|gHA PER 100 $3.50. (OL'I’SNEW POLICE REVOLVER 32 CAL. $50.00. CDCT’S aacALiBBB, CARTRIDGES I‘OR SAME PER 100 $3.50. i* i~T-~.Tr BOLT'S NEW
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      85 4 /CONTRIBUTIONB must be addressed to The Editor,” written on one side of the paper only, 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 opinions expressed by his correspondents. A LL business communications should be
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      5 4 Cow 33x*£tncl. JButtev. McAlister co.
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    St. George’s Ball.
    742 5 T night the Englishmen of Penang i Province Wellesley celebrated St. ftlK .re’s D»y ky a ball ftt the Town Hall, that it was a success does not in(,an muc f° r h ere in Penang p?r ’-body dances upon every possible occae' r and when a
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    Terrible Disaster at Canton.
    194 5 F 1 A 0E R M AGAZIN ED E STRO ED. forty lives lost. i t Canton, April'lo. ex j 3 0 clock this afternoon, a terrific in tiiA* 011 occ u re( l in the Powder Magazine j. e ls erll sub irb of the
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    Correspondence.
    486 5 A Complaint. {To the Editor of the Pinang Gazette.") Sir, P* c H ,r 6 drawn by your correspondent Templar” of the Best House at Taiping is, if I may be permitted to say so, a wee bit “out.” I too ha,ve been in Perak and know something of
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    The Pontoon Bridge.
    800 5 (To the Editor of the Pinang Gazette") Dear Sir, Your correspondent Disgusted is by a long way not the first man who has complained of the neglect el state of the pontoon bridge near Permatang Pauh. The selfsame complaint has appeared in the columns of your journal
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    Police Court.
    588 5 (Before Mr. E. C. Howard.) 22nd April. Town Gamblers. Despite the fines Avhich are ever and anon meted out to gamblers in our local tribunals, gambling appears to be in full swing in many parts of the town. The gamblers, however, who ;ire chiefly Chinese, are all but
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    Telegraphic Items.
    408 5 The French President at Algiers. President Loubet drove to the palact escorted by thirty Arab Chiefs tbrougl cheering crowds. Obituary. A Daily News special announces the dent! of Mr. Horace Bell, m. i. c. e., late Public Works Department. A Royal Salute for King Edward. As the King
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    Home and Foreign News.
    239 5 News from London, dated April 7tb, states that Scotsmen a e indignant that Sir Hector Macdonald was given a private burial. A great effort was made to arrange a public funeral but Lady Macdonald refused. Friends of the deceased officer are convinced that the charges against
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      5 5 Paints, Oils, &c. McAlister co.
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      184 5 What is Pain Balm. Chamberlain's Pain Balm is a liniment, and while adapted to all the ordinary uses of a liniment, has qualities which distinguish it froih other remedies of this class. Pain Balm is especially beneficial for rheumatism. Thousands of cases can be cited in which this remedy has
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      247 5 To Furnished. ffl wk rpHE Avenue,” 42 NotUuim Road; ml_ |■||KM F I F I lIJL “Mount Edgeumbe,” Penang WWiliwl Hills, from Ist Muy next. Tailor and Central Sales Room. IMPORTANT AUCTION SALE. VLHIILLCi, The Undersigned are favoured avith v? Licitdl Street. INSTRUCTIONS TO SELL BY PUBLIC AUCTION On Monday,
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    Chinese Mourning Custom.
    410 6 —Free Press. In the Singapore Supreme Court on Tuesday morning, before Sir Lionel Cox, the Chief Justice, a case was tried in which the plaintiff, the son of Yip Shing, the original proprietor of the chop of the same name in High-st., carrying on business as Chinese
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    Championship Billiards.
    479 6 The amateur championship billiard match was played last month between Messrs. A. R. Wisdom and E. C. Breed at Messrs. Thurston’s Grand Hall, Leicester Square, London. Early in the afternoon Mr. Breed had a century lead, but later Mr. AVisdom went in fine form, at the close of
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      1009 6 Removal. House to JLet. G BERNSTEIN, gold and silver smith, TrjOME STEAD,” No. 8G Northam T• begs to inform the public of Penang Road. Immediate entry. and surroundingdistricts that he has remov- Apply to (J to Street No. 68. 19 GUAT CHENG Bros., Monse to Let. 7 Church rpHE Premises
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      58 6 Whooping Cough, if neglected, leads to more serious diseases. Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy will keep the cough loose, allay the irritation and counteract any tendency toward pneumonia. It always cures and cures quickly. All dealers sell it. FOR SALE Wine and Spirit Business. Stock and Furniture at Valuation OR A Partnership
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      719 6 ZZTsRL-. X P QVFVY a V Selangor, and Sumatra. ■< A I |< V vk Photos enlarged, various sizes up to 3 ft. oo Ji JL AIA JL A A 111 Bromide paper. JONES, Photographer. 31 BEACH STREET. PENANG Municipal Notice. BODEGtA XTOTICE is hereby given that on and af
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    PENANG VOLUNTEERS.
    135 7 Orders by Captain A. R. Adams, < 'om mandant. Orders for April. Drill*. c inrdav 25th, Class Firing at the Range D at 8-80 p.m. liv 28tb, Examination of N. C. Os. and others for promotion at the Fort at 5-83 p.m. i aV ;}Oth, Recruits Drill at
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    List of Passengers.
    145 7 JL ASSEMiJhn» vuiHaav. perl’, and O. steamer Home, connecting b the steamer ll illaarat, at Colombo, I London, April 2.—Shanghai Mr. and v.. Golle, Or-an 1 Mrs. B. Hitchin, Mr. T g ni pr Mrs. Mielem, Mrs. Fraser. To Halving: Mr. Bulow, Mr. D. Forbes, Mrs. Bran
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    Shipping Expected.
    156 7 7 /t*z information under this heading is supplied by the Agents of the various Steamship lines, and the dates are approximate only. Aprl. 25 s. s. (Haucus from Singapore, for Amsterdam London and Antwerp. Messrs. W. Mansfield Co. 25 Italian s. s. Capri from Singapore, for Bombay, Messrs.
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      144 7 MARTIN’S A French Remedy for nil Irregularities. Thousands of Ladies keep a box o’ Martin s Pills in the house, so that on the in a timely dose inay be id in inistcrel Those who use them recommend them, hence their enormous sale. At ail Chemists and Stores, or post
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      165 7 EMPIRE TYPEWRITERS. THE IDEAL MACHINE FOR; OFFICE WEAR, Being built on principles comprising GREAT STRENGTH and; SIMPLICITY OF CONSTRUCTION —’TA y SUPPLIED TO The Admiralty, Board of Trade, War Office, Post Office, Crown Agents for the Colonies. Great Western Railway, North London Railway, L. 13. and S. C. Railway, L.
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      638 7 Wbep jI-yAlW** dripk Paris exhibition. BUILT UP ON NATURE’S PLAN. KELLIJJ’S TWO GREAT NECESSITIES WJI/WVI"! 1. FAMILY PROVISION, WBl l| 2. PROVISION FOR OLD AGE. H > RESEMBLE 5 MOTHER’S MILK IM COMPOSITION AND Easily and Economically mt by a Policy in PROPERTIES. IT MAY BE GIVEN FROM BIRIH. rrun
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      1263 8 i'P j FEDERATED MALAY STATES RAILWAYS. H S 2 »><. I I i «I Time Table from Ist November, 1902. 111 g WEEK-DAYS. SUNDAYS, 5 stations. TTTirrrrrr# «rpu 22 jas |2« £O2hh—7 i g'% DOWN TRAINS. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. p.m. a.m. p.m. p.m. .p.m.
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      407 8 ALLA NJh Engineers and c o,,,r «tton. WELD q Uav BEACH str Eet Standard THE 76th Annual General \r the Standard Life Assl?^ 1 of pany was held at Edinburl Co ’nthe 22nd of April, 1902. h n Tlv ‘«lay, The following Results fnr h «46 pT mber 1901 re»'r«'
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