Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 20 August 1903

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  • 24 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED daily. ;iEW SERIES. ESTABLISHED 1833. PRICE 20 CENTS. VOL. LX I. THURSDAY, 20th AUGUST, J 903. No. 188
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 1931 1 dipping ihnim. NOBDDEUTSCHER lloyd, bremenl Br t “Nippon Yusen Kaisha. pj Bi’ir Oriental Steam Negapatam Lines of Steamers. japan mail steamship co., Ltd. Navigation Company. lntended Sailing and expected Arrival oj Steamers. < nußMjytly rgliu: mail steamers may Fob Will Sail Steamer Fbom Expected on H I JL bo expected
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  • 117 2 Penang, 20th August, 1908. Rates close as follows London Demand Bank 1/1 Do. 4 months' sight Bank 1/11| Do. 8 Credits 1/11< Do. 8 Documentary 1/U-& Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs. 143| Do. 8 days’ sight Private 145£ Bombay, Demand Bank 148| Do. 8 days’sight Private 145| Madras, Demand Bank
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  • 161 2 4 Stocks. Quotation Bersawah Gold Mme Co. Ltd. $l9. buyers Bruseh Tin Mining Co. Ltd. $8.25 sellers. Chendariang Hydraulic Tin Mining Co., Ltd. $25. Fraser and Neave, Ltd. $lO3. George Town Dispensary $25. Howarth Erskine, Ltd. $190. buyers International Bodega $lOO. Karangan Tin Mining Co. 580. sellers Kiuta
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  • 187 2 Penang, 20th August, 1903. Description. Beef rts. Soup per eatty 16 Roast i, 28 Steaks 28 Stew or Curry Meat 18 Rump Steak 28 Ox Tail each 25 Tongue 75 Feet 20 Heart 35 Liver per catty 26 Pork— Pork 32 Pig’s Head 18 Feet 24 Tongue 26
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  • 174 2 Penang, 20th August, 1903. Tin $7B. —sales m i o f West Coast Black Pepper j 3 !bfJ 5 Q 7 jf 2 9.40 sale.* White Pepper s’l4. sellers Trang Pepper $36 do Cloves (picked) $35.50 Mace No. slBo—fellers Mace Pickings 126. —sales. Nutmegs 110« 70—buyers i
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  • 55 2 Mails Close To-morrow. hor Per str. Time. Langkat Sink ...11 a.m. Pangkalan Brandan ..Taw Tong 1 p.m. Deli and Pangkal Btandan ...Quorra 1 p.m. Port Swett enham and Malacca ...Omapere 2 p.m. Teluk Anson Lady Weld 3 p.m. Saturday, 22nd. Deli ..Sumatra 8 a.m Langkat ..Deli 1 pm.
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  • 224 2 Arrivals. Langkat, Brit., str.. Lingard, 19-5-03. from Malacca, general. Koe Guan Thaiping, Brit., str., 160, Wheeler, 19 8-03. from Port W< Id. general, 11. L. Co. La ly Weld. Brit str., 245, Treweeke, 20-8-03, from Teluk Anson, general, S. S. S. Co. Taw Tong, Brit., str.. 105, Reid. 20-8-03,
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  • 48 2 Arrivals. Per Brit., str.. Lady Weld, from Teluk Ans >n on 20-8-03 Mrs. Haines end Rev. Pymont. Per Ger., str., Sumatra, from Deli, on 20-8-03 :—Messrs, de Cramer, Geertsuma, Gebbert, Grieb. Per Brit., str., Lindula, from Singapore, on 20-8-03 :—Mr. Caulfrield, Sergt. Dunn, Messrs. Hollowav and Fontaine.
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  • 134 2 The information under this heading is supplied by the Agents oj the various Steamship lines, and the dates are approximate only. Vessels From Agents Due Ballaarat Colombo P. &O. 20th inst G. Apcar jCalcutta A.A &Co. 21st Hong Muh ('hina B. Bros. 21st Kum Sang Singapore B S
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 373 2 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. I ZOTAL. The most powerful disinfectant. ZOTAL. Removes at once all objectionable odours. j ZOTAL. Is non-corrosive and the least poisonous preparation of
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    • 73 2 Cholera Infantum should be guarded against, and prevented by treating the child at the first unusual looseness of the bowels. Mothert 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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    • 1011 2 Snsnrmtce Adolf Stern boroFire Insurance. Upholsterer and Dealer. ,tur Queen Insurance Company. ALSO BEST KlVn Royal Fire Insurance Company. Matt rpHE undersigned have been appointed Agents resses and for the above Companies and are open Spring Mattress ivg i I to accept Fire Risks at current rates. lv ‘&Ker KATZ
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  • 412 3  -  By Frank Browne, Government Analyst, Hongkong. —The Pharmaceutical Journal. Books in hot climates quickly deteriorate unless carefully seen after. There are three destructive agencies which have to be guarded against—(l) damp, black insect, (2) small black insect, (3) cockroaches. (1) Books which are
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  • 521 3 —Daily Mail. Rush of Prospectors to Central Africa. Mombasa, 2nd July. The gold discoveries near the shores of Lake Victoria Nyanza are attracting a large number of prospectors and capitalists from South Africa—chiefly from the Rind. Every ship from the south brings them in increasing numbers bound
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  • 475 3 Mr. Chamberlain’s Proposals. There is a desire, the Standard understands, among some of the leading Unionists who are favourable to the general principle of Mr. Chamberlain’s proposals to bring about a compromise on the basis of conditional retaliation in case the Colonies are threatened by foreign Powers for
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  • 132 3 An interesting incident in regard to the death of Sir Hector Macdonald is told by a Ceylon paper. The authorities in disposing of the late Sir Hector Macdonald’s goods and chattels, sold by public auction his famous charger to Mr A. J. Rode Soysa. It transpires
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    • 850 3 MO« CE The Cey|(>n Theatrjcal 1 aR. NOBLE Co., Dental Surgeons, I will be in Penang for a short time VolHp3liy o n or about August 24tb, 1903. 697 23-8 WILL PERFORM AT THE TO LET. theatre hall, -TO.2IHMACALISTERROAD, Penang, 106 K,n Street. Entry Ist September, 1903. On Friday Night
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    • 5 3 Paints, Oils &o. McAlister co.
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    • 207 3 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. 3. It is a sure cure for
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    • 282 3 Graham Co., Ltd., WHOLESALE CHEMISTS, 4 Beach Street, Penang a. o HALL’S c... w i WINE S A HALL’S co., g > WINE the great restorative and the finest nervine White-Ant. for influenza, mental and physical fatigue* neuralgia, &c. A. Valuable .fcs O Mixture for des- Ol troying- white ants
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  • 186 4 Thursday, 20th Outward Mail expected to arrive at 4 p.m. P. V. C. Company Drill, Racecourse, fall in 5-45 p in. High-water 10-30 a.m. find 10 55 p.m. Friday, 21st Adjourned General Meeting, Klang Coffee Cultivation Co. Ltd at noon, to be followed by an Extraordinary Meeting. Swimming
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  • 2267 4 The gambling case which we reported yesterday is interesting as showing the difficulties under which the authorities labour in the suppression of gambling. Their prosecution of the owner of the premises upon which the gambling took place fell through, \ve understand, because it was not shown
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  • 158 4 (REUTER'S.) (By Submarine Cable.)' THE ALPINE ACCIDENT Not so Bah as R EPo London, l 9lh A The party of tourists who ascending the Agnille Grj into a crevasse and were i n not killed as stated previously THE “AMERICA” CUP “Shamrock Ill’s” Time Au on The yachts Reliance
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  • 100 4 The S.S. Gocirument Gazette of tbe 14th instant contains tbe report of Mr. A. H, Lemon, Registrar of Deeds, on tbe number of instruments registered at Penang during the month of July, 1903. At the beginning of July 552 instruments were awaiting delivery’, and 202
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  • 153 4 Appointments. The Secretary’ of State for the Cota has approved the appointment of Mr. D.G. Campbell, as Secretary to Resident, Perak, from Ist August. Mr. R. C. Grey*, District Officer, M Kangsar, has been transferred for service, another State. The Secretary’ of tbe State for Colonies has approved the
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  • 212 4 A wave of thoroughly Bincere Aa passed over Singapore this nl<^ nin u r the news was bruited around tba W. S. O’Sullivan, the Assistant io Secretary, had died suddenly, Straits Times of Monday. It see be had not been in particular!} of late, and
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 462 4 Pritchard Co., 15 BEACH STREET, PENANG. LADIES’ DEPARTMENT. Just Received. A Large Shipment of the Newest Goods comprising the following". Lace Ties, Lace Coffee Jackets, Lace Collar and Fronts, Silk and Lace Chemisettes. The P. S. Straight Fronted Corsets. $4.25, §3.00. $2.00 per pair. The Aupery Ribbon Corset for Tennis,
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    • 93 4 ONTRIBUTIONS mutt be addressed to 7 “The Editor,” written on one tide of the paper only, and accompanied by the writer'» 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. ILL business communications should
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    • 4 4 REMINGTON TYPEWRITERS. McAlister Co.
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  • 414 5 Preliminaries Beu' for To morrow’s Meeting. V already announced, a meeting of the ‘porters of the proposed Penang Swim- Club is to l )e held in the Penang Cncket Club to-morrow evening at six lock, to discuss the proposals formulated 'l",vtb Provisional Committee and to elect
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  • 520 5 The u lv riwxdi's Cargo Ablaze. Ai "J tbi' morning, says the '•dngapore > I I lesday, the British steamer I i the Indra Line, for which )I '-rs. Dchu Meyer *t Co. are Agents, h <■! tl. znal that she was on
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  • 230 5 (7’o the Editor of the Pinan, t Gazette.") Sir, Having perceived from a recent copy of your largest circulation journal of weekends previous that lucid explanation is required concerning well-known French phrases, and seeing no L niversity B. A. (fully qualified) bus supplied before
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  • 346 5 e hive received the following letter for publication Penang Club, Aug. 19tb, 1903. J. W. llallifax, Esq., Hon. See., I’nang Band Fund. Dear Sik, I have much pleasure in handing over to you the sum of $7OO, for the benefit of the Penang Band Fund, this being
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  • 130 5 An interesting party in the shape of a book tea took place recently at Simla. Competition had been encouraged by the offer of several prizes, and nearly a hundred book titles were represented. A Tale of Two Cities won the most original prize. The “guessing” prize went to
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  • 45 5 The following are the scores made by Tanglin and Teutonia in the recent Interport Bowling match Tanglin. Teutonia. Noon 717 Diehn 793 Ritchie 682 Straeple 775 Southam 624 Reuse 731 Darbishire 612 Belart 722 Cunliffe 587 Woelber 683 Gunn 451 Hafner 614 3,673 4,318
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  • 192 5 The first of the two new Imperial mail steamers which the Norddeutscher L’oyd is to run on the branch line Singapore New Guinea-Sydney, the Prinz Waldemar, is to be delivered during the next few days, says a mail paper. The steamer, built by Messrs. G. Seebeck
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  • 273 5 Towed from New Guinea to Singapore. The crew of the German sailing ship IF. C. IPht/e/i, now lying in Singapore harbour, had a terribly rough experience recently, says Monday’s Straits Tinas. The ship was towed into this port yesterday afternoon, in a dismantled condition, by the British
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  • 351 5 Romanised Version. The Malaysia Message mentions the work of the Singapore Revision Committee (Bishop Hose, Rev. W. Shellabear, and Dr. Luering) in a Malay version of the Scriptures, the Gospels in the Arabic characters, and Matthew in the romamsed. This will be a tentative edition, subject
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  • 85 5 A remarkable project is to l>e put into operation at Tacoma this summer. The scheme is to freeze fish alive, to ship them to eastern markets, and then by thawing them to restore them to life. The idea is based upon an act of nature
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  • 139 5 Referring to the Tibe‘an Mission which is still waiting developments at Khamba Jong, the Pioneer says :—The Chinese Commission is not yet complete. There is to be a change of officials at Lhasa, the present Amban being relieved by another official from China, who is now travelling
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  • 322 5 vessels under a misapprehension.— London and China Express. A Sober View of the Situation. The explanations made by Mr. R. B. Marlin, the chairman, an l Mr. Cowie, the managing director, at the half-yearly meeting of the shareholders of the British North Borneo Company, place a slightly different
    vessels under a misapprehension.—London and China Express.  -  322 words
  • 417 5 Supply Still Exceeds Consumption. All sorts of figures are published regarding coffee production and coffee consumption. Not all are reliable, but there are very few that do not help to throw some little light upon a much-debated subject, even though the figures themselves be wanting in accuracy. For instance,
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  • 1933 6 INSIDE THE GREAT BARRIER REEF. By Donald Mac Kay, Perak. 111. The islands of the Torres Straits though small are many. The Prince of Wales Island, about the equivalent of twelve square miles, is the largest, the area f Thursday Island is not more than 14
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    • 488 6 The Finest Wines in the Market [HOTTENBACH Bros. Co. gilfillan wood a». SPECIALITIES ALWAYS ON HAND. VERY OLD TAWNY PORT. HVMBiFTYCLES. 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. ywr. Steam Engines and
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    • 49 6 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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    • 276 6 lA. Et SKEGLS, 31 Beach str «t, Penang I Wines, Spirits, Cigars, Provisions. I SOLE AGENT. SOLE Ag J •5 FOR -V I “BODEGA” “BODE (ii I AND A I I ORIENTAL ORIENT 41 I WINE w raE I Companies. FrencH > Italien I Clarets H Ch iati From $3.50
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  • 185 7 I I v Captain A. R. Adams, I (\nnmandant. I Orders for August. I h ills. I Drill at the Fort every Tuesday r lav, Rt 5 3° P-m. I' Parade Tuesday Ith, Fall in at b Tree” at 9 pan. Dress, Drill r u prill at the
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  • 283 7 Passengers Outwabd. Per P. and O. steamer India, connecting with the steamer Balia a rat at Colombo, from London, July 21.—T0 Nagasaki Mr. J. Maclennan. To Shanghai Mr. G. H. Brooke, Corporal C. F. Arnold, Mr. J. Pickering. To Hong Kong Mr. A. H. Caft, Assictant Paymaster
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 211 7 i es srs. Tliean Chee Co. established 1858. Lip Chandlers, Government Contractors, &c., &c. Sole Agents in Penang L federated Malay States FOR St. Raphael’s Wine, Brandy, Champagne, and Liqueur. nilCl’.S ON APPLICATION. TIIEAN CHEE Co, 21 Beach Street. t I j#: A I EMIL ZOBEL, I itchmaker and Jeweller,
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    • 245 7 THE FRYE RIVER DOCK, PENANG. fIUIE above Dock, situated in Province I Wellesley, at the entrance of the Prye River, has lately been lengthened and deepened and is now of the following dimensions: Length on the blocks 330 feet. Breadth at entrance 50 Depth of water on sill at ordinary
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    • 582 7 LIPTONS TEAS Ĕanoline’ WERE AWARDED THE I Natural Toilet Preparations. I r> |VIF*nAI ‘DARTRING’ TOILET ‘LANOLINE’ in small and LLx IVI large collapsible tuves. Makes rough skins smooth AT THE an d protects delicait complexions from the effects of wind and sun. P* g—<l wr w I |~w V *Tp
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 1300 8 El >'■ Jtw»' HI M -J U .—AL..'.. I mi torn.™ I TWO GREAT NECESSITIES Mannheim Insurance Co. fi fla s k B k gs® itheumauc Gout l. FAMILY PROVISION, and Gravel. MARINE INSURANCE. THE undersigned Agents will accept Marine 2. PROVISION FOR OLO AGE* The Universal Remedy for Acid.tv
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    • 346 8 ALLAN Engineers and j I Works :-do WELd fm si.„ aard Ult Assu -’I The 77th M the Standard 1,12 A M panywas held at Edinb,,/?”’" CJ the 28th of April, 1903 The following Results (or 15th November, 1902, WWB ?9t J Amount proposed for as 3ura c T rli
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