Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 17 August 1903

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    23 1 PINANG GAZETTE AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY NEW SERIES. ESTABLISHED .833, PRICE 20 CENTS- VOL. LXI. MONDAY, 17th AUGI ST, 1903. No. 185
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      2017 1 ribipfinj flotoi, NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, BREMEN Nippon Yusen Kaisha. OrianUl Stsam Negapatam Lines of japan mail steamship co., Ltd. I Navigation Company. Intended Sailing and expected Arrival o] Steamers. r B A i &TIIE mail steamers may For Will Sail Steamer From Expected on g be expected to arrive kF v
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    EXCHANGE.
    120 2 Pknang, 17th August, 1903. Rates close as follows London Demand Bank Do. 4 months' sight Bank Do. 3 Credits 111 fk Do. 3 Documentary 1 11$ Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs. 142 Do. 3 days’ sight Private 144 Bombay, Demand Bank 142 Do. 3 days’ sight Privale 144 Madras, Demand
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    SHARE LIST.
    164 2 Stocks. Quotation Bersawab Gold Mine C<*. Ltd. $l9. Bruseh Tin Mining Co. Ltd. $8 25 sellers. Ohendariang Hydraulic Tin Mining Co., Ltd. $25. Fraser aud Neave, Ltd. 103. George Town D.spensary $25. Howarth Erskine, Ltd. $l9O. Jelebu Mining and Trading Co., Ltd. $1 sellers International Bodega $lOO. buyer»
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    MARKET PRICES.
    186 2 Penang, 17th August, 1903. Description. Bkkf— ct Soup catty 16 Roast Steaks h Stew or Curry Meat 18 Rmup Steak 2S Ox Tail each 25 Tongue 75 Feet 20 Heart 35 Liver per catty 2« Pork— Pork 32 Pig’s Head 18 Feet m 24 Tongue 26 Mutton per
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    LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.
    166 2 Pe'-ang, 17th August, 1903. Tin $7B. —sales f West Coast Black Pepper 8 bf| 07 $2 9.40 sale White Pepper ssls. sellers Trang Pepper $86 do Cloves (picked) $35.50 Mace No. *lBo.—.‘ellers Mace Pickings 126- —sales. Nutmegs 116« 70. —buyers I No. I 7. —sellerSugar <„ 2
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    THE MAILS.
    59 2 Mxils Close To-morrow. (•'or Per str. l ime Columba and Southam India... San ki Maru 11 a.m Tongkah ...Cornelia noon. Perlis aud Setul Chan Tai 1 r.M. Poli Ho Kwei 1 F.M. Singapore Pentakota 3 ?,m. Port Swettenham and Malacca Mathilde 8 p.m. Teluk Anso.i ...Lady Weld 3
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    SHIPPING.
    245 2 Arrivals. Canton, Brit, str, 10'*. M irican, 15-8-03. from Teluk Anson, general. Ah Hin. Zamania. Brit., str.. 2893. Acheson, l'-8-03. from Madras, general. H. L. »!t Co Pegu, Brit, str, 294. Coysh, 15-8-C 3. from Acheen, general. B Ho Hin. Che.mg Chew, Brit, str. 1213. Frampton, 16- from Singapore,
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    Passengers.
    76 2 Arrivals. Per Brit. str., Pci tukqi4. frQm Ra igoan, on 17-8-08;—Mr. Brownlow. Per Brit str, Pin Seng, from Singapore, on 17-8-03 :—Messrs. Cheah Soon Gee aud Yeoli Boon Yew Per Brit., str., Zamania. from Madras, on 15-8-03 Messrs. Leon Menashe, F. W. Follet S. T. Mariear, A. M. K.
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    Shipping Expected.
    99 2 The information nnder this heading is supplied by the Agents of the various Steamship lines, and the dates are approximate only. Vessels From Agents Due Fitzpatrick Rangoon H. Chong. 18th inst. Hong Muh < hina B. Bros. 19th G. Apcar Calcutta A A.&Co. 20th Benledi Singapore jS.B.A 'o.
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    List of Passengers.
    249 2 Passengers L .l Per Messageries Maritime domen, connecting with i| 8 ea,)lf r <. at Colombo, from Marsoil' 4 a n^r >/» I Yokohama: Mr. and Hong Kong; Mrs. Walter'w ro| i. I Ce Canhner II up;,,,,’.?'■ »»i J Gull am. To Singapore- u/J'-w! family. Per M
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      382 2 ZOTAL. rhe Ideal Disinfectant and Germicide. THE FOLLOWING POINTS IN ITS FAVOUR WILL RECOMMEND IT TO ALL:— 2j( )1W IJ. le c^lea P est disinfect int iu the market. ZOTAL. The pleasantest. r JP j ihe most powerful disinfectant. Z( UAL. Removes at once all objectionable odours. ZOTAL. Is non-corrosive
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      36 2 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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      559 2 Insurance Notices. Fire Insurance. Queen Insurance Company. Royal Fire Insurance Company. FJUIE undersigned have been appointed Agents I for the above Companies and are open to accept Fire Risks at current rates. KATZ BROTHERS, Ltd. Guardian Assurance Co., Ltd. ESTABLISHED 1821. Subscribed Capital £2,000,000 Total Invested Funds upwards of £4,500,000
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      197 2 Wanted. <A NANTED for the Siriihern Evo-. I y f ti, ji s. Assistant Pay Clerk. S da-y per ''.l Security required Application m own hanhmtiip ta ige an 1 previous experience, togeirJ copy of testimonials, to ba sent L I RESIDENT ENGINEER Southern Extension I'. s. I Adolf Sternbenr
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    Penang 49 Years Ago.
    852 3 (Being Extracts from the “Pinang Gazette" of date 1851. The paper was then issued weekly.) Saturday, 15th July, 1851. Police and Chinese Population.—The police as well as the rural population have received a certain degree of training for a system of keeping a daily register of
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    The Negapatam Abduction Case Appeal.
    878 3 STRAITS RECRUITING AGENT ESCAPES HEAVY PENALTY. As briefly reported in Saturday’s issue, a telegram was received in Penang on that day from Negapatam stating as follows: Ganasa acquitted. This telegram refers to the case of a Straits recruiting agent and others who were sentenced to
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      966 3 LOST. TO UET. ONE brown travelling trunk, one brown bb QTRAWBERRY~ BUNGALOW,” sack and one light brown plaid, con- O Penang Hill. From Ist September, taming wearing apparel, <tc. 1908. Apply at the Office of A reward of $5O will be paid to any one Messrs LOGAN X- ROSS finding
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      49 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. All dealers sell it.
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      49 3 CHILDREN ARE BENEFITED. A pleasant reliable remedy for delicate children is Stearns’ Wine, the ideal Nutrient Tonic for young and old. Children ask for it. It is so palatable and benefits them at once.—Sold by all Chemists, and wholesale from D. GRAHAM Co., Ltd. 19 Avery’s Balances. mcalister co.
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      364 3 Graham Co., Ltd., WHOLESALE CHEMISTS, 4 Beach Street, Penang a o HALL'S c w WINE I I’3 > WINE 1 the great restorative and the finest nervine waxifco-Tkrxt. for influenza, mental and physical fatigue J neuralgia, &c. A. 1111; ii) 1 o jraj O Mixture for deis- I'd troyino- white
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    THE WEEK
    135 4 Monday, 17th Town Band, Esplanade, at 5-30 p.m. High-water 8-0 a.m. and 8-25 p.m. Tuksday, 18th Sale of Land, 4, Logan’s Buildings, at noon. High-water 8 50 am. and 915 p.m. Town Band, Golf, Club, at 5-30 p.m. Wkonksday, 19th: Town Band, Esplanade, at 5 30 p.m High-water
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    Marriage.
    31 4 Woodworth-Jalleh. —At the Church of the Assumption on Monday 17th August, William Woodworth, 2nd Engineer s.s. Pin Seng, to Matilda, second daughter of P. M. Jallem, Public Works Department Penang.
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    Monday, 17th August, 1903.
    2254 4 We have received a letter from Mr. Bosanquet on the subject of our Saturday's leader upon the opening of the Railway to passenger traffic right through to Kuala Lumpur. Mr. Bosauquet seems to think that our leader was intended as a review of the work accomplished
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    Bathing at Tanjong Bungah.
    28 4 We are compelled to hold over to our next issue two more letters from correspondents on the above question, from pressure on our space.
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    TELEGRAMS.
    321 4 (R EU T E g (By Submarine Cable} THE HUMBERT CASK A Huge D bpicit K London, 15th a The official Liquidate Humbert property, testifying,, case, estimated the deficit. four hundred and sixty- e i s ht r sand pounds sterling. THE NEAR EAST. Seizure of Ammusitioj; A quantity
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    The Malakoff Estate Amok Murderer.
    79 4 Malakon Archunan to be "JL The Kling coolie formerly employed on fcv o f the j| Estate, who was found g> I of Yelama, a woman on the estate, is to J e dneS(Uy J penalty of the law on jj off s > I
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      397 4 Pritchard Co., 15 BEACH STREET, PENANQ. LADIES’ DEPARTMENT. Just Received. A. Large Shipment of the Newest Goods comprising the following: Lace Ties, Lace Coffee Jackets, Lace Collar and Fronts, Silk ami Lace Chemisettes. The S. P. Straight Fronted Corsets. $4.25, 53.00, §2.00 per pair. The A apery Ribbon Corset for
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      107 4 CONTRIBUTIONS mutt be addressed to Tbb Editor,” written on one side 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. LL business communications should be
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    51 4 Death of Mr A. W. S. O’SuH |Vill ——< g g I Assistant Colonial Seckklo-'» The Hon. the Resident teously informs us that e |D g if telegram from Singable a« death of Mr. A. W. S. O’bul Colonial Secretary and tiers Straits Settlements. The news was received jusi going
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    THE POLICE MUSEUM.
    567 5 PENANG CHAMBER OF HORRORS. t t may not hftve come to know^ of >h P public that there is no museum of any kind ,D p„ nftnc with the solitary exception of the n Hhition at the Police Head Office, which ~”«e. itB < tho Poli<:e Lfuseuni”)
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    Police Court.
    86 5 (Before Mr. A. T. Bryant.) 17th August. Gambling. Six persons, including four women, were fined S 3 each for gambling in Seang Tek Road. Two Chinese were fined $3 each for gambling in Magazine Road. Thirteen Chinese were fined $4 each for gambling in a house in Sek
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    Bowls.
    231 5 E C. r. Singapore (Teutonia and Tanglin.) Thk Penang team for tbe above match consisted of Messrs. G. B. Stratton, Alan Wilson, A. Wallace Jones, W. C. A. Dainton, H. A. Neubronner and G. Cobb. The team rolled on the Penang Club alleys on Saturday evening before a moderate
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    PERAK TURF CLUB.
    2409 5 AUGUST MEETING. THIRD DAY. Saturday, 15th August, 1903. The concluding day of this meeting was again crowned with a huge success. Splendid weather, a record attendance, large fields and exciting finishes all worked harmoniously towards this end, and the Club itself should have benefitted largely from a
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    Telegraphic Items.
    278 5 Hungarian Cabinet. The Hungarian Cabinet has resigned. China. The repeal of the prohibition of exportation of arms in China is gazetted. The Pope not Strong. The Pope when celebrating mass on 11th inst. was overcome by the belt and obliged to retire to bis apartment—nothing serious however. Irish
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      4 5 Hinks’ Lamps McAlister co.
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      4 5 REMINGTON TYPEWRITERS. McAlister Co.
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      77 5 WANTED. A CASHIER for English Firm, must have good recommendations. Security required $20,000. Apply to A. B. C.” 630 u C c o Pinany Gazette. FOR BAUE. TURNOUT, Chesnut Pony (14.2) and Ralli car by Dykes Co. Pony quiet to ride and drive and good jumper. Price $l,OOO. Apply to
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      326 5 The C umpw i ri<:i W CORNFIELD WILL perform at the 22 Beach Street. THEATRE MALL, 106 King Street. On Wednesday Night Again Alibaba and Forty Robbers. the WELL-KNOWN Doors Open at 8 p.m. Performance Commences at 9 p. m. I I® i PRICES OF ADMISSION L 3 UI C
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    The Silver Committee.
    80 6 The Ostasiatische Lloyd has a Berlin telegram of the 25th ult. which says: —The Silver Committee assembled here has passed a resolution in regard to an unity of the Chinese coins. It is therein stated that it would be desirable to make silver coins legal tender in
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    Swallow killed by a Golf Ball.
    228 6 After a spell of retirement from the links several golfers were noticed at play the other Saturday afternoon, says a Ceylon paper just to hand, among them were his Excellency Sir West Ridgeway and Sir Francis Burdett, who had only arrived in Vuwara Eliya
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    The Seven Ages of Football.
    218 6 A Colonial contemporary is responsible for the following: All the world's a game, and all the men and youngsters merely players They have their places—but they never keep them: So each one in his time plavs many parts. His acts being “on his own”! At
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    Datura-Poisoning.
    356 6 —Agricultural Bulletin. Dr. J. D. Gimlette publishes in the British Medical Journal (May 16, 1903) an article on Datura poisoning in the Federated Malay Stites. These poisonous plants 1 kitttra fastuosa, and 7>, alba), commonly to be found in gardens and waste grounds, are known to the Malays as
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      510 6 The Finest Wines in the Market HOTTENBACH Bros. Co. GILFILLAN WOOD A Co.’s SPECIALITIES ALWAYS ON HAND. VERY OLD TAWNY PORT. HUMBER CYCLES. FINO PALE SHERRY. Gentlemen’s Ladies* Boys' and Girls’ Cycles. These are confidently recommended Highest Grade Machine in the World, to all who appreciate really MACHINERY, hiffh-plnqq Winpq
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      78 6 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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      498 6 TO UET. w Entry Ist September, 1908. Penang I Direct Importer of Choi C p Apply tog 685 12 9 T GAWTHORNE> g gfl I KJ fl TATE beg to notify that we have opened g W M ga VV a new n 0, Beach Street, g -JpII Ij|gL JS
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    PENANG VOLUNTEERS.
    215 7 Orders by Captain A. R. Adams, Commandant. Orders for August. Di ill*. Drill at the Fort every Tuesday Lnd Tbur-dav, at 5-30 p.m. rVmpanv Parade Tuesday Itb, Fall in at |b ttiieb Tree” at 9 p.m. Dress, Drill L Iprxvith caps. Coi>ii any Drill at the Fort on
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      279 7 BROWN Co., Monumental Sculptors STREET, CALCUTTA (Established A. I>. 1852.) Tomb>tom -in Italian Makhle. \i een Granite, and Chunar Stone. j. i ior NAME SLABS for fixing cf Gates. CHURCH TABLETS, &c. bOLE AGENT for the Straits Settlements apd Native States: I. J YOUNG. 12 BABRACK ROAD near General Hospital,
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      898 7 APENTA" I iDTnsio T cao ‘DARTRING* The Best Natural LIP I UllO I CAO <T ANOLINF* Aperient Water. \A/FPF A\A/APDFn TUF AWARDED THE m Natural Toilet Preparations. t or CObKHIUOUS use by the GOLD MEDAL ‘DARTRING’ TOILET ‘LANOLINE’ in small and Bilious, Dyspeptic, Constipated, WlvL J//X hrge coUa P sible
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      1311 8 ansuranu jioito. TWO GREAT NECESSITIES Mannheim Insurance Uo. k a k g &\i Rheumatic Gout l. FAMILY PROVISION, and Gr cL MARINE INSURANCE. THE undersigned Agents will accept Marine 2. PROVISION FOR OLD AGE. The Universal Remedy for Aridity of thf Safest and most Risks on Merchandize, Produce Ld Valu-
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      354 8 ALLAN_& jRvJj Engineers and General n tiw,,r «to sVorks:— 40 WELD or,, Tows Store 31 BEACH Standard Ute As sur THE 77th Annual General it the Standard Life Assi? pany was held at Edinburgh oTt the 28th of April, 1903. Q The following R esu i tg for tho 15th
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