Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 7 May 1903

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    24 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED »AIL>Y. f:H SER lES. ESTABLISHED 1833. PRICE 20 cans VOL. LX I. THURSDAY, 7th MAY, 1903. No. 103
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      1857 1 -Japing NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, BREMEN Britiah Ni PP on Kaisha Oriental Steam /A AK Ne g apatam|Line B of Steamers. japan ma.l steamsh.p c., us. Navigation Company. Intended Sailing and expected Arrival oj Steamers.' P fII HE steamers may Fob Will Sail. Steamer. From Expected or m| —J I JL be
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    EXCHANGE.
    115 2 Penang, 6th May, 1903. Rates close as follows :-rLondon Demand Bank l/8f Do. 4 months’ sight Bank I z Bf| Do. 8 Credits I,B| Do. 3 Documentary l/Bff Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs. 1271 Do. 3 days’sight Private 129| Bombay, Demand Bank 127| Do. 3 days’sight Private 129 J Madras,
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    SHARE LIST.
    189 2 Stocks. Quotation Bersawah Gold Mine Co. Ltd...s6. buyers Bruseh Tin Mining Co. Ltd. $8.25 sellers Chendariang Hydraulic Tin Mining Co., Ltd. $25. sales Fraser and Neave, Ltd. $95. Do. 6% Debs. par George Town Dispensary $27. buyers Howarth Erskine, Ltd. $190. sellers Jelebu Mining and Trading Co., Ltd.
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    MARKET PRICES.
    185 2 Penang, 7th May, 1908. 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 26 Pork Pork 32 Pig’s Head 18 Feet 24 Tongue 26 Mutton
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    LATEST MARKE QUOTATIONS.
    185 2 Penang, 7th May, 1908. Tin $9B. —sales, mi.. West Coast Black Pepper g lbs oz 3O ga es White Pepper $55 —buyers Trang Pepper $87 Cloves (picked) $85.50 Maoe No. $166. —st’es Mace Pickings 120. sellers Nutmegs 11Gx bi. —sellers s-(No. 1 7.—sellers Sugar 1,, 2 5.30
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    THE MAILS.
    76 2 Mails Close To-morrow. b'or Per str. Time. Negapatam, Madras. Pondicherry, Cuddalore and Karical, taking Mails for Europe, etc. via Madras ...Zamania 1 p.m. Registration up to noon. Parcels to-day 4 p.jl Port Swettenham and Malacca ...Langkat 1 pm. Asahan and Batu Bahra ...R. Halewyn Ipm. Singapore, Hongkong. Swatow
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    MAILS to ARRIVE.
    17 2 From Steamer To Arric,, Suez Canton to-day. Edie Maha Vajirunhis Singapore Gregory Apcar 8-5-03
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    SHIPPING.
    220 2 Arrivals. Hong Moh, Brit., str., 2555, Stach, 7-5-03, from Singapore, general, B. Bros. Calypso, Brit., str., 339, Lowry, 7-5-03, from Singapore, general. W. M. Co., Fitzpatrick, Brit str., 730, Davey, 6-5-03, from Rangoon, general, H. Chong Co. Cheang Chew, Brit., str., 1213, Frampton, 6-5-03, from Singapore, general, Sui Tong.
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      409 2 To Let r or For Sale. PREMISES No. 5G Bench Street. Apply to X* h U /Ak£3gVOWNER, 1 ivjßx At X<> 67 Beark Street. The Finest Wines in the Market <a— GILFILLAN WOOD Co.’s FMII 7ORFI VERY OLD TAWNY PORT uniu FINO PALE SHERRY Watchmaker and Jewellery, These are confidently
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      181 2 Canadian Pacific Railway Company's ROYAL MAIL STEAMSHIP LINE Our National Highway to EUROPE, via China, Japan, Canada and United States. Route from Hongkong via Shanghai, Nagasaki (Inland Sea of Japan) Kobe, Yokohama, Victoria and Vancouver. R M.B. Empress of India” Twin Screw Steamers. R.M.S. Empress of Japan” J 6,000 tons.
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      702 2 martin’s terantt SnftM A French Remedy for all ImtfolarltiM. Thonaaadaot Ladies keep a box of Martin's Pills In the houee, co that mt Um ES I A 131 IxllC’n a drst sign of any Irregularity of the System a timely dose may «-1» IS2I be administered. Those who use them
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    The Late Riot at Pretoria.
    177 3 On the 22nd of April Reuter telegraphed that five men of the Leinster Regiment had been sentenced to death at Pretoria in connection with the military riot, which took place on the 28th March last. Five other prisoners have been acquitted. Of these five, four
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    The Steel Problem Solved.
    325 3 After three years’ secret trials of Holzer Frith process of hardening and annealing steel by which that process can be effected at one-twentieth of the ordinary cost, the Government experts and the great Armstrong firm at Elswick have made reports which indicate that a revolution is
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    The Land of Ophir.
    358 3 There is a theory entertainingly set forth and supported by Dr. Girl Peters in his latest book, to the effect that the land of Ophiy, Eldorado of the ancients, was situated neither in India nor in Arabia as some have supposed, but in the region to
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    Curious Football Matches.
    797 3 Football nowadays is so scientific and its votaries so clever at every move on the board, that the curiosities of the football field are yearly receiving fewer additions, though the time expended on the sport is annually increasing. In days of yore, however, when the rules of
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      219 3 (GUTH, TEETH, BREATH, GUMS. i’o keep your mouth sweet, 'j'o keep your teeth clean and white, T, keep your breath perfumed, To keep your gums firm-healthy and free of all Germs and Tartar. SENT FOB .A. BOTTLE OF Trybol The bsst most Scientific Mouth and Tooth cuash of the present
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      96 3 Diarrhoea is more to be dreaded than diphtheria. It attacks all ages and is equally fatal to young and old. The great mortality resulting from diarrhoea is to the lack of proper treatment at the first stages of the disease. Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy is a reliable and
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      147 3 Time and Money.—Sickness causes a loss of both time and money. You lose the time and have the expense of medical attendance, entailing a double loss. This can be avoided by using some reliable remedy at the first stage of the sickness. The purchase of a bottle of Chamberlain’s Colic,
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      484 3 Graham Co., Ltd., WHOLESALE CHEMISTS, 4 Beach Street, Penang. a 3 HALL’S S w i «’ME A s HALL’S J WINE O Anti .I the restorative and the finest nervine White-Ant. Zn for influenza, mental and physical fatigue, r* neuralgia, &c. A. Valuable FW Mixture for des- Ej troying- white
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    THE WEEK.
    169 4 Thursday, 7th Meeting Church Work Association, Bon Accord,” at 10-30 a.in. Harmston’s Circus, Dato Kramat Gardens, at 9-15 pan. High-water 8 20 p in. and 8 45 aan. Friday, Bth Mail for Europe via Madras expected to leave. a Special Meeting Municipal Commissioners, at 3 p.m. Town Band,
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    Thursday, 7th May, 1903.
    2161 4 The possibility of a conflict between Japan and Russia is not by any means a matter of recent origin, but late events in the Farthest East have added fuel to the smouldering lire and given affairs an impetus which has led to considerable excitement. First it
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    Sister St. Apolline.
    76 4 (To the Editor of the Pinang Gazette.") Sir, As a result of the request for subscriptions to a testimonial for Sister St. Apolline, 1 was able to hand her, before she left, a draft lor seven hundred and fifty francs, representing a subscription of $351.19. She asked,
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    TELEGRAMS.
    235 4 0,. I THF Tn At™ Mh M«y JHL HUDE STRUGGLE The Tactics or p -VCTKS of Ge ßJlast -I he Prussian Minister o f merce, speaking ilt M.n.d/t, urged the concentration of which was the only w ea|X)n t W with to fight the Unit States.'" 1 THE PERSIAN
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    SPECIAL TELEGRAM.
    108 4 The Currency Question. Report of the Commission. [brom our men UuriespHident.) Singapore, 7th May. The Report of the Straits Settlements Currency Commission has been published, (t recoinniends that the Straits dollar shall be of the same weight as the Mexican and shall be gradually introduced. On the arrival
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    Penang Golf Club.
    104 4 Lawn Tennis Tournament. The following are the res ilts of the ties played on Wednesday evening Profession Pairs. Merchants 11. Merchant# I. J. R. Stronach M. E. A C. Bradbery beat G. II- Gi e 2—6, 6—5, 6—o. The following ties have been arranged to l Saturday,
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    The Water Supply.
    913 5 r. iLnviii" is the letter addressed by T H BirnetUind Stark to the Municipal M es<s n nrq on the subject of the Water (;oi)iin |Srilone u stipp’y Logan’s Buildings, Penang, 22nd April, 1903. ...cm and Municipal Commissions rs, T,IL Geobgk Town, Pknang. tleinen, AVe iin ve
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    Freemasonry.
    159 5 Last evening a banquet was held at the Masonic Hall by the members of the Royal I mice of Wales Lodge, to celebrate the rebuilding of the Lodge and the installation o W or. Lro. R. Swan ns Worshipful Master. The attendance at both the Lodge meeting and the
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    Supreme Court.
    170 5 (Before Mr. Justice Laic.) THL ASSIZES. 7th May. The Malay Housebreaking Case. In this case Raman bin Lebai Dris, Mat bin Hassan and Jusoh bin Hissan stood charged with house breaking by night with intent to commit theft, and theft in a dwelling house, in Province Wellesley. The
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    Harmston's Circus.
    571 5 The Circus tent at Date Kramat Gardens was again packed last night, and the long programme was as well appreciated as on the opening night. Notwithstanding that the big function at the new Masonic Lodge w a s res pon s i bl e fo r kee ping
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    Penang 49 Years Ago.
    989 5 (Beina Extracts from the. Pinawj Gazette" of date 18-ji. I’lie paper teas then issued weekly. I Saturday, 6th May, 1854. Europe. —The news by the last Overland Mail will be found in another place. Any lingering hope of peace must now be dispelled. It is true
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    Municipal Meeting.
    88 5 The following are the agenda for the Municipal Special and Ordinary Meetings to-morrow Special Meeting. 1. Minutes of last meeting to be read and confirmed. 2. To consider and pass Supplemental Budget No. 1 of 1903. Ordinary Meeting. 1. Any special business the President may bring forward. 2.
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    Telegraphic Items.
    580 5 The New Campanile at Venice. The Count of Turin at Venice has laid the foundation stone of the new Campanile of Saint Mark’s, with great ceremony. Destructive Fire at Pisagaud. A great fire has taken place at Pisagaud, the whole Town, including banks and business opuses, being almost
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      5 5 e/V,,/V rO/V typewriters. McAlister Co.
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      37 5 AVOID SUBSTITUTES. No other remedy is “just as good as Stearns’ Headache Cure, the original and safest remedy for Headachy Avoid substitutes. Stearns’ is the original. Of all Chemists, wholesale from D. GRAHAM A Co., Ltd. 3
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      92 5 Bicyclists should never start out without a bottle of Chamberlain’s Pain B.ilm in their tool bags. This liniment is excellent for all flesh wounds and sprains. One application gives relief. Try it. All dealers sell it. Houses to Let. 11ARQUHAR STREEL’ No. 33 and Northam Riad No. 17a. Entry on
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      362 5 Municipal Notice. Ilf POPNI-lfl fl A SPECIAL MEETING of the Munici- UUIIH I I CloU J pal Commissioners will be hehl fl At the MUNICIPAL OFFICE, 1 flllOT HflQ On Friday, the Bth of May, at 3 p.m. Business 1. To consider and if thought fir, to /A fl li*
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    Odds and Ends.
    868 6 FROM VARIOUS SOURCES. Once a student of the fourth form wrote at the top of bis Mathematics paper God Save the King.” The teacher, while appreciating the loyal feelings of his pupil, pointed out to him the inappropriateness of the National Anthem in a Mathematics paper. Tbe
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      1231 6 VIEWS of Penang, Singapore, Perak, "VJ" OW obtainable at the reduced price of Selangor, and Sumatra. JJ\ 10 cents per ]b. Photos enlarged, various sizes up to 3 ft. on MANASSEH Co., Bromide paper. #9 Penanq Hoad. XV. i«i ir mno Plvotograepher. a y, 1903. FOR SALE. Municipal Notice. ONE
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      70 6 Consumption which is the most dangerous and fatal disease, has as its first indication a persistent cough, and if properly treated as soon as this cough appears is easily cured. Chamberlain’s Cough remedy has proven wonderfully successful, find gained its wide reputation and extensive sale by its success in curing
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      825 6 notice. y yy OYXYYYYY rv MY wife Ooi Luan Eng, having left my A V.' protection since yesterday (23rd I< 1 f Y instant), I shall not be responsible for any A -AuA, JrL A A J debt or debts contracted by her from and after the aforesaid date. 31
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    PENANG VOLUNTEERS.
    133 7 Orders by Captain A. R. Adams, r 'on, mandant. Okdeus for May. Drill at the Fort every Tuesday SS.y,»uW- n Class firing. will be Class Firing every Satur- on and Sunday morning coniW on tbellth5081,0 to commence at 3-80 p.m. on n Xv5« nil 7 W On Sun,la
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    List of Passengers.
    132 7 Passengers Outward. f p. r P. andO. steamer Home, connecting Vtu 4eainer Dallaarat, at Colombo, l! Lindon April 2.—Shanghai Mr. and 'Col tchin v r ri c nrl Mrs. Maclean, Mrs. Fraser. Io UnnS Kong Mr. Barlow, Mr. D. Forbes, Mr-Brand and 2 children, Staffc r.mt-Maior Goodhall,
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    Shipping Expected.
    119 7 .1/1 *nder this headin'! L U line» Jthe Stea,nd,i hnen. and the dates are approximate only May. 9 E xtra P. &0. 8 8 tfocofra from dupan, for Colombo Marseilles, London and Antwerp, Messrs. Gilfillan W ood i o. 9s. s. Kum Sana from Calcutta, for Singapore, Messrs.
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      135 7 A.ways use at Bedtime to prevent I/losqhiLo bitjes, CALVERT’S 20 per cent. Carbolic Soap, I A delightful soap for toilet purposes. Must useful to prevent or cure insect bites If.t.aWERTICOn HaiiTester, EnJ. SIBERIAN BUTTER. Equal m every respect to the finest Australian Product. r '.B gj w. -W i’acked in
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      416 7 CAUTION. is hereby given that an oval shaped chop, bearing in English, Chinese and Malay characters the inscription of the chop of the undersigned, Chung Thye Yin, having been stolen, the public is warned not to negotiate or accept any documents bearing the stamp of this chop, and notice is
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      418 7 ii.ni ii i i t m i- U 1 ——j--- 7 LIPTGNB TEAS wdlllOS WERE AWARDED THE For GOUT and RHEUMATISM. gold medal Professor Immermann, Basle, Professor of Internal Medicine at the University— AT THE Hunyadi Janos has invariably shown itself an effectual and reliable Aperient. T which I recommend
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      1447 8 11 1 j FEDERATED MALAY STATES RAILWAYS. K c <8 ft £> ft i a s sB <§ Time Table from Ist November, 1902. M_ g w sf 2 g X O WEEK-DAYS. SUNDAYS, B BTAIIONB. 2 r“p 4 |s| 6 7 B 9 !lo 11 12 18 14 15
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      423 8 allan j and Cwlr^n Works :_4O WELD Q Vay -Pg BEACH MTOg, Standard Life _As sllrance THE 76th Annual General \< the Standard Life <v4> ee ,n nof pany was held at Edin’mir-h Cot the 22nd of April, 1902. n TllOs4 ay, Th® foll °w in g Results for the
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