Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 11 August 1903

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    22 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED daily NEW SERIES. ESTABLISHED 1833. PRICE 20 CENTS. VOL. LXI. TUESDAY, 11th AUGUST, 1903. No. 181
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      1903 1 Shipping Hate, norddeutschek,lloyd, Bremen b,i '“k2sXS n »£SXZi iJ lJ ,tod Nippon Ytisen Kaisha. Peninsular Orienta 1 Steam Ik Negapatam Lines of Steamers. japan MAIL steamship Co., Ltd. Navigation Company. /SL IguX Intended Sailing and expected Arrival o] Steamers. j I i P rjIHE mail steamers may y Fob Will
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    EXCHANGE.
    120 2 Penang, 11th August, 1903. Rates close as follows London Demand Bank l/10| Do. 4 months'sight Bank i/10|| Do. 8 Credits IZIH1 Z 1H Do. 8 Documentary Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs. 141 Do. 8 days* sight Private 143 Bombay, Demand Bank 141 Do. 8 days’ sight Private 148 Madras, Demand
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    SHARE LIST.
    148 2 Stocks. Quotation Bersawnh Gold Mme Co. Ltd. $l6. buyers Bruseh Tin Mining Co. Ltd. $8. sellers Chendariang Hydraulic Tin Mining Co., Ltd. $25. Fraser and Neave, Ltd. $lOO. sales George Town Dispensary $25. Howarth Erskine, Ltd. $l9O. Jelebu Mining and Trading Co., Ltd. $1. sellers International Bodega $lOO.
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    LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.
    165 2 Pksang, 11th August, 1903. Tin $7B. sales D 1 West Coast Black Pepper 3 (bg 6 oz 2g w Ba)es White Pepper sellers Trang Pepper $86 do Cloves (picked) $85.50 Mace No. 1180. —tellers Mace Pickings 126.—sales. Nutmegs 110« 70.—buyers No. 1 7.— sellers Sugar 2 5.30
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    THE MAILS.
    40 2 Mails Close To-mobrow. for Per str. 1 i,Ht Perlis and Setul ...Chan Tai J-JJ-Teluk Anson ...Aya®ree Singapore Lindula Edie, T. Semawe, Sagli, Pulo Web, Olehleh and Padang ...Both 1 P M Thursday, 13th. Deli ...Ho Kwei 2 p.m.
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    SHIPPING.
    327 2 Arrivals. Mary Austin. Brit., str., 140, Boyle, 8-8-03, from Port Swettenham, general, Koe str., 160, Wheeler, 10 8-03, from Port Weld, general, H. L. co. Taw Tong, Brit, str., 105, Reid, 11-8-03, from Brandan, general, Koe Guan. Avagyee, Brit., str., 247, Morier, 11-8-03. from Teluk Anson, Koe Guan. Ho
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    Passengers.
    119 2 Arrivals. Per Brit., str., Avagyee. from Teluk Anson, on 11-8-03, Messrs. Smith, Wong Yen, Fit Mi. Per Brit., str.. Ho Kwei, from Deli, on 11-8-03 Mr. and Mrs. Engilenberg, W. Flinsner, Armothis, Roelfsema. T. H. Muntiga. B. Sabris, W. P. Rosel, Mr. and Mrs. W. Hallifax, Mr. and Mrs.
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    Shipping Expected.
    83 2 Th* information under this heading is supJrlted by the Agents of the various Steamship ines. and the dates are approximate only Vessels From Agents Due Both lEdie H.L.&Co. 11th Inst. Unity Rangoon B. Bros. 11th Lansberge Singapore H.L.&Co. 13th Benledi Singapore 5.8.&C0. 20 h Benlawers Singapore 5.8.&C0. 25th
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    List of Passengers.
    245 2 Passengers Ouiward Per Messageries Maritimes donten, connecting with the ru. at Colombo, from Marseille! n r,/ S Yokohama: Mr. and Mr t ly M Hong Kong: Mrs. Waiter’ ifr 0 1 Le Cardiner. To Haiphong L Guiliani. To Singapore: Mr I and family. Per Messagaries Maritime, Salazie,
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      1054 2 0F Adolf Sternberg. Pure Malt Whiskies Furniture ALSO BEST KIND OF the Mattresses and Upholstered Spring Mattress Maker. 285 430 CHULIA STREET. Best Blends are Buchanan s or ALL DEALERS. U, (J Sole Importers: V I Try Our Mennen s Talcum t Borneo Company Limited, T Powder. SINGAPORE. 282 15-8
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      60 2 $2. 7c rfdOertite t> Per Mouth -S. THE piqang yagette Tite 'Heĕt ‘Timj Saidte” 'Taper ENLARGED EDITION, «fe tlortt avoid substitutes. For Local SubscribersNo other remedy is “just as good” as Stearns’ Headache Cure, the original and U? safest remedy for Headaches. Avoid sub- <IJ stitutes. Stearns’ is the original.
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      756 2 notice:. MY wife Ong Hioh Neoh having left my protection, I shall not be responsible for any debt or debts contracted by her after this date. Dated this 15th July, 1903. 612 18-8 CHEW LAK SYE. Federated Malay States Railways. NOTICE ON and from Saturday, the 15th August, a through
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      188 2 NOTICE r r TTNTIL further Deli weekly on Thursdr 555 w u c For Sale. THE PRIORY, Northam Road, Apply to PRESGRAVE MATTHEW| tSoliciton, 525 m w f u c Beach Strut, Pnfl Dr. WONG I EK, j Lee Chai Dispensafl No 51 Treacher Street, IPOH, PERAK. CONSULTING 8 a.m.
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    News Ahead of the Mail.
    713 3 Woman in Politics. A Woman’s Free Trade Union has been formed, with Mrs. Herbert Gladstone as president, to oppose the imposition of taxes on food. Free Trade Essays. Sir William Harcourt, Mr. H. H. Asquith, Mr. Augustine Birrell and other prominent Liberals are writing a
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    Cricket.
    241 3 The English Team for Australia. The Marylebone Cricket Club is showing considerable activity in selecting the team which it is sending to Australia in October. A few days ago A. C. MacLareu (Lancashire), and P. F. Warner (Middlesex) and L. C. Braund (Somerset), J. T. Tyldesley (Lancashire), G. H.
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    Whitaker Wright’s Return.
    235 3 According to Reuter’s wire of Thursday, Mr. Whitaker Wright bad been charged at the Guild Hall with issuing a false balance sheet for the Globe Corporation, It would appear from the Mail papers to hand that Mr. Whitaker Wright appeared before the United States Commissioner on 7th
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    The New Guinea Bill.
    135 3 The New Guinea Bill provides for the acceptance of New Guinea as a territory under the control of the Commonwealth, under the name of Territory of Papua. Provision is made in a number of clauses for administration and for grants and dispositions of land within the
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    Sorrows of the Stalls.
    114 3 —■Truth. 'Several papers have been of late denouncing the unpardonable rudeness of the way in which too many male occupants of theatre stalls push their way to and from their seats.] Half a row, half a row, Ruthlessly onward, Romped the male stall holder— Number 100.
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      377 3 ZOTAL. The Ideal Disinfectant and Germicide. THE following points in its favour will recommend it TO ALL ZOTAL. The cheapest disinfectant in the market. ZOTAL. The pleasantest. ZOTAL. The most powerful disinfectant. ZOTAL. Removes at once all objectionable odours. ZOTAL. Is non-corrosive and the least poisonous preparation of its kind
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      94 3 For a Pain in the side or chest there is nothing better than a piece of flannel dampened with Chamberlain’s Pain Balm and applied to the seat of pain. This same treatment is a sure cure for lame back. One application gives relief. Try it. AH dealers sell it. A
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      114 3 Cholera Infantum should be guarded against, and prevented by treating the child at the first unusual looseness of the bowels. Mothers can not be too careful about this, especially in hot weather. They should have medicine ready for such an emergency. No better remedy is prepared than Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera
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      341 3 Graham Co., Ltd., WHOLESALE CHEMISTS, 4 Beach Street, Penang. A. 0 HALLS Coca g w. i WISE a HALL’S c g WWE kJ Anti the great restorative and the finest nervine White-Ant. for influenza, mental and physical fatigue neuralgia, &c. A. Valuable Fl Mixture for destroying' white ants and preserving
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    THE WEEK.
    169 4 Tuesday, 11th Auction Sale of Laud, 4, Logan’s Buildings, at noon. Auction Sale of Buildings, at 52 Beach Street, at noon. High-water 3 0a in. and 3 25 p.m. Town Band, Golf, Club, at 5-30 p.m. Wednesday, 12th Anniversary of the Settlement of Penang. Public and Bank Holiday.
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    Birth.
    19 4 Valpy.—Ou the 9th inst., at Babington,” Barrack Road, Penang, the wife of A. C. Valpy, of a son.
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    Tuesday, 11th August, 1903.
    2306 4 To-day is the anniversary of the birthday of the Settlement of Penang, or Pinang as it was at first called, which spelling lias been adhered to in the title of this paper. Our island was named after the then Prince of Wales, the ceremony of taking
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    TELEGRAMS.
    469 4 (REUTER', (By Submarine n (By Submarine I 1 THE SOMALILAND CAlil I" Rewards for Boer v«,‘ London, Three men of the Bow? 1 gent which went to So have been awarded the hi?' ed Conduct Service?) J’B THE NĔaTeasi I Fighting in Four battalions, suppo tW I artillery, routed
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      385 4 Pritchard Co., 15 BEACH STREET, PENANG. We beg to announce that in consequence of the recent rise in exchange, we shall allow an ADDITIONAL Discount of 5 per cent ON CASH PURCHASES ALSO ON ACCOUNTS WHICH ARE settled the with fottowuig that of purchase. This refers to goods from Gold
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      103 4 CONTRIBUTIONS must be addressed to ly n Thb Editor,” written on one tide of the paper only, and accompanied by the tenter 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. ALL business
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    Penang Hunt Club.
    23 5 FoLLow-my-leader hunt has been arranged f o r to-morrow, Wednesday, 12th instant. Meet on the Parade Ground at 5 p.m.
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    Fire on a French Mail.
    65 5 The Tonkin Beached at Kobe. (Special to the Singapore Free Frets) Hongkong, Aug. 7, 6 p m. The Messageries Maritimes steamer ionkin was on fire at Kobe yesterday, and bad to be beached. She is bad y damaged forward. The outbreak occurred through the combustion
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    A Heartless Parent or Guardian.
    173 5 Ai about 7 p.m. on Sunday while a Sikh police constable was on street duty in Bunnah Road he heard the cry of a child from the direction of a shop-house, and on entering the premises he saw to his great surprise a Chinese girl
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    An Important Decision in Mining Law.
    211 5 Ar the Ipoh assizes on the 4th inst., before the Acting Senior Magistrate, Mr. W. G. Maxwell, the case of Leng Fuk r. Hail Ibrahim was heard. This was an appeal by Leng Fuk against the judgment of the Warden of Mines, who had
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    The Two Coronations.
    304 5 The Illuminations at St. Xavier’s institution, the Convent, and at the Church of the Assumption promised to be particularly attractive on Sunday evening. 1 nfortunately, however, the elements cannot be depended upon even when the ■oaconation of a Pope is being celebrated, and the wet evening put
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    Penang Hunt Club.
    265 5 A most successful follow-my-lealer ride took place yesterday' under the auspices of this Club. Tbe meet was on tbe Parade Ground, and at five o’clock the large field of twenty-five, including four 'adies, streamed away over Dhobi Ghaut and out into the Plantation adjoining the Ayer Itam
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    Farewell Dinner in London to Dr. Gnoh Lean Tuck.
    722 5 On the loth of July, at the Holborn Restaurant, London, Dr. Gnoh Lean Tuck was entertained to a farewell dinner given in his honour by his friends and former colleagues, who had assembled from various parts of the country to bid
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    The Water Question in Hongkong.
    946 5 A new bill has been introduced into the Hongkong Legislative Council with the intention of preventing waste of water. It provides for tbe Chinese part of tbe town to be provided with rider mains, running alongside the permanent mains, to which tbe house services would
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    Port Swettenham.
    1181 5  -  E. F. S. One does not go into raptures over the scenery in approaching Port Swettenham—principally because there isn’t any, unless long banks of dull, greenish grey mangrove swamps, fringed with, blackish fetid-looking mud, with a turbid, much discoloured stream flowing between them can be described as scenery.
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    The Public Works Department, F.M.S., 1902.
    783 6 Mr. Francis St. G. Caulfeild, Director of Public Works, F.M.S., writes in his last year’s annual report:— The total expenditure during the year amounted to $8,282,845, of this sum personal emoluments absorbed $315,945, equal to 9£ per cent. The expenditure in each State, exclusive
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      501 6 The Finest Wines in the Market HUTOBACH Bros. Co. GILFILLAN WOOD Co.’s SPECIALITIES ALWAYS ON HAND. VERY OLD TAWNY PORT. H FINO PALE SHERRY. Gentlemen’s Ladies’ Boys’ and Girls’ Cycles. These are confidently recommended Highest Grade Machine in the World. to al! who appreciate really MACHINERY. al t- Steam Engines
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      159 6 TEN BOLD ASSERTIONS. regarding chamberlain’s colic, cholera AND DIARRHOEA REMEDY. 1. It affords quick relief in cases of colic, cholera morbus and pains in the stomach. 2. It never fails to effect a cure in the most severe cases of dysentery and diarrhoea. 8. It is a sure cure for
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      806 6 CASE OF BRIGHT’S DISEASE CURED. s Direct Importer of Choice! Symptoms:—Swelling of Limbs, 1 Exhaustion, Nervousness, Pains in g Back, g W 12, Tindal Street, Am Newcastle. B I have been a local hospital here a g JB M considerable time under treatment for Bright’s disease and bloodlessness. But to
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    PENANG VOLUNTEERS.
    235 7 I Orders by Captain A. R. Adams, Commandant. Orders for August. I Drill». I Squad Drill at the Fort every Tuesday Lnd Thursday, ft t 5-80 p.m. I Company P arade Tuesday 4th, Fall in at ■the Gottlieb Tree” at 9 p.m. Dress, Drill ■order with caps. Company
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      175 7 Apollinaris The Queen of Table Waters." BOTTLED only with its OWN NATURAL GAS. And only at the APOLLINARIS SPRING, Neuenahr, Germany. ROYAL PRUSSIAN STATE MEDAL, 1903. GOLD MEDAL DUSSELDORF EXHIBITION, 1902. 24 For functional troubles, delay, pain and those irregularities peculiar to the sex. Prescribed by the bigbest French Medical
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      1145 7 Kinta Tin Mines, Ltd. THE bank holiday NOTICE. A nayabkT Vi undermentioned Banks will be T HEREBY notify that an Auctioneer’s July, »5 e t o i C OBe *l on Monday, the 10th August, 1 License under Sub-section sof Section OSBORNF A CWfPPvr wL /I I 1908, being Coronation
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      1305 8 As, as TWO GREAT NECESSITIES I.IIIIM J Jal-iatsl SfflS Mannheim Insurance Uo. ■|l Ik |k <VJ Kheumatic Gout l. FAMILY PROVISION, MARINE INSURANCE. THE undersigned Agents will accept Marine 2. PROVISION FOR OLD AGE. The Universal Remedy for Acidity of tl e Safest and most Risks on Merchandize, Produce and
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      335 8 £njtneers and General f, Works:— 40 WELD Qlliv Town Btobk:-81 BEACH Standard ILife Assur THE 77th the Standard Life a'* .H,., panywas held at Edinburri, 4 the 28th of April, 1903. 8 n The following Result, for the v. ICth November, 1902, were r r Amount proposed for assurance during
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