Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 25 August 1903

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    23 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILY. NEW SERIES. ESTABLISHED 4833. PRICE 20 CENTS. VOL LX I. TUESDAY, 25th AUGUST, 1903. No. 192
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      1938 1 Igliippin; fMus. NORDDEUTSCHEB LLOYD, BREMEN lti PP™ Y Kaislla ’dninsillar Oriental Steam Negapatam Lines of Steamers. japan mail steamship co., Ltd. Navigation Company. Intended Sailing and expected Arrival oj Steamers. —1 t r ll HE mail steamers may For Will Sail Stbambr From Expected on H 1 1 be expected
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    EXCHANGE.
    118 2 Penang, 25th August, 1908. Ratks close as follows London Demand Bank 1/11| Do. 4 months* sight Bank i/Ufi Do. 8 Credits 1/llft Do. 3 Documentary 1/111 Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs. 146 Do. 8 days’ sight Private 148 Bombay, Demand Bank 146 Do. 8 days’ sight Private 148 Madras, Demand
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    SHARE LIST.
    159 2 Stocks. Quotation Bersawah Gold Mine Co. Ltd. $l9. buyers Bruseh Tin Mining Co. Ltd. $8. sellers. Chendariang Hydraulic Tin Mining Co., Ltd. $25. Fraser and Neave, Ltd. $lOB. George Town Dispensary $25. Howarth Erskine, Ltd. $190. buyers International Bodega $lOO. Karangan Tin Mining Co. S3o.— sellers Kinta Tin
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    MARKET PRICES.
    193 2 Penang, 25th August, 1903, Description. Bkkf— cts. Soup per catty 16 Roast 28 Steaks 28 Stew or Curry Meat 18 Rump Steak 28 Ox Tail each 30 Tongue 75 Feet 20 Heart 35 Liver per catty 26 Pjf.k— Fork 32 Pig’s Head 18 Feet 24 Tongue 26 Mutton
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    LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.
    167 2 Pknang, 25th August, 1908. Tin $75. —sales f West Coast Black Pepper g j bR oz $29.40 White Pepper ssl|. sellers Trang Pepper $B9 Cloves (picked) $85.50 Mace No. $lBO. tellers Mace Pickings 126. sales. Nutmegs 110» 70. buyers Ro. 1 7.—sellers Sugar 2 5-80 do Basket
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    THE MAILS.
    56 2 Mails Close To-morrow. For Per str. Time. Deli ...Sumatra ...11 a.m. Deli and Asahan Asahan noon. Teluk Anson ...Avagyee 2 pm. Singapore ...Purnea 3 P.M. Edie. T. Semawe, Segli, Pulo Weh and Padang ..van Swoll 3 p.m. Ceylon, Aden, Egypt and via Naples foi Europe, etc. Sachsen 5
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    SHIPPING.
    187 2 Arrivals. Thaiping, Brit., str., 160. Wheeler, 24 8-03. from Port Weld, general, H. L. Co. Siak. Dut., str., 240. Schuur. 24-8-03, from Langkat, oil, Katz Bros. Meran. Brit., str., 100, Long, 25-8-03, from Port Swettenham, F. M S. Govt. Purnea, Brit str., 2127, Packham. 24-8-03, from Rangoon, general, H.
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    Passengers.
    17 2 Arrivals. Per Brit., str., Meran, from Port Swettenham, on 25-8-03 :—Mr. and Mrs. Law and child.
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    Shipping Expected.
    119 2 Th» information under this heading is sup. vlied by the Agents of the various Steamship lines, and the dates are approximate only. Vessels From Agents Due Pentakota Singapore H.L.&Co. 26th inst. Benledi Singapore ,5.8.&C0. ,26th C. Apcar Calcutta A.A.&Co. 28th A. Apcar Singapore A.A.&Co. 28th Lennox Glasgow S.B
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      436 2 t BARK AND IRQN WINE) AN IDEAL TONIC. I Highly recommended by Medical Authorities all over the world. It generates the blood. C L promotes a keen appetite. 1 It builds flesh and muscles. ee l )S ie s vs^em toned up. It invigorates the nerves. L It is pleasant
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      49 2 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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      20 2 For Sale. THE PRIORY, Northam Road. Apply to PRESGRAVE MATTHEWS, Solicitors, 525 ui w f u c Beach Street, Penawj
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      811 2 TVTOTICE is hereby given that the -T/IXI I A’’ LN Power of Attorney given to Allagapa The Best IVnt > Chetty by the firm A. T. R. M. has been 2 Natural <1 cancelled, and that the only representative Ahev' of the said firm of A. T. R. M. in
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    THE NORTHERN CRISIS.
    1519 3 lII.—THE CHANCES OF WAR. After the declaration of war, which now must be admitted to be a matter of days only’, the Japanese forces will be divided into four armies. Of this I have certain information, secreetly derived from a high Japanese official source. The first step
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    Sporting Notes.
    532 3 Singapore Opinions. M kiting to the lunes, “Augur” thus criticizes the recent Taiping Races The local contingent of jockeys and trainers have returned from Taiping. They all report the course to be very bad and positively dangerous to ride on. In the big race on the first day
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      723 3 Fresh Arrivals Regularly. to ukt. 2lB MACALIBTER ROAD, Penang, (jilincnl HidJllO b Entry Ist September, 1903. Apply to Pure Natural Milk 685 1:19 t. gawthokne. Sterilized. Adolf Steinbeig. Upholsterer and Furniture The best and most wholesome in the world. Dealer. The only Reliable Milk for Children and ALSO BEST KIND
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      4 3 Avery’s Balances. mcalister co.
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      327 3 Graham Co., Ltd., WHOLESALE CHEMISTS, 4 Beach Street, Penang A. O HALL’S Coca 2 W. 1 WINE a 3 HALL’S Coca > WINE 0 Anti the great restorative and tbe finest nervine White-Ant. for influenza, mental and physical fatigue neuralgia, &c. A. Valuable O AT lx Lu re for destroying-
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    THE WEEK.
    122 4 Tuesday, 25th Sale of Horses and Carriages, Central Sales Room, at 2-30 pan. Town Band, Golf, Club, at 5-30 pan. High-water 1-40 pan. and 2-05 a.in. Wkdnksday, 26th Town Band, Esplanade, at 5-30 pan High-water 2-30 pan. and 2-55 aau. Thursday, 27th High-water 3-20 pan. and 3-45 a
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    Tuesday, 25th August, 1903.
    2013 4 It is to be hoped that the reportwbich has reached Aden anent the existence of strained relations between France and Abyssinia over traffic dues charged on the Jibutil Railway will prove to be without foundation. To the casual reader it may well seem that the attitude
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    Penang St. Andrew's Society.
    366 4 Annual General Meeting. The annual general meeting of the Penang St. Andrew’s Society was held in the Chamber of Commerce yesterday at 4 15 p.m. There were present Mr. J. G. Allan (President), Dr.T. Hill Jamieson (Hon. Treasurer) Messrs. A. K. Buttery, A. Bowers Smith, R.
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    TELEGRAMS.
    158 4 (R// Submarine r ™S LATE ~<S s tk 'TTh C rt c m-nl,ir s His Majesty the Kin *1 plores the loss of Lord s f who was a great stat W whose invaluable servi ever dwell in the compatriots. At Wathen Messages of condolence» mg in at Hatfield
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    Penang Golf Club.
    46 4 The Colombia (hip has been won J H. W. Sharp, after he had tied tfficMr. J. R. Brown. Mr. Sharp’s score 1 46, 43, 11, 78. The August Medal and the k. Ladies’ Spoon wil be played for on day next, August 29.
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    An American Eastern Empress
    157 4 Emily Brown was the daughter-g American Missionary in Korea. H found favour in the sight of the.■' 1 Emperor, Heui Yi. Whether she 1- to “ask papa” or not, history er I record, but at all events, she has pl<- 4l cards so well that this
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    The New Great Wester: Railway Record.
    149 4 Mr. Charles Rous-Marten, by the Great Western ex P ,e?s nM the record on 14th July, mak'<> d reference to the matter in tie c 1 of />/«’< ‘Od Great Western set up a n rather a series of recon train, conveying their R
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      320 4 Pritchard Co., 75 BEACH STREET,' PENANG. NEW LAMPS JUST ARRIVED. Ross ■> y ft Sunlight Lamps. Atkin s Sr v I' I Verandahs, Suitable Billiard I I Tables, &c. for a I Economical Safe Oil Simple. C.m-umers. ffl H inks’ Lamps of i’H descriptions,'■-’! "V? > Tabic, Hanging or U*
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      104 4 CONTRIBUTIONS must be addressed to Thb 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. JLL business communications should be aildressed
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      2 4 American McALISTER
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    SUPREME COURT.
    381 5 Before the Chief Justice, Sir Lionel Cox. ROBBERIES FROM MR. T. GAWTHORNE’S SAFE. 24 th August. Office Peon Fruitlessly Appeals Against Six Months Conviction. A messenger named Mohamed who had Ixjen in the employ of Mr. T. Gawthorne, barrister-at-law, for about 12 yeirs, appealed against the decision of
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    Police Court.
    581 5 (Before Mr. A. T. Bryant.) THE NINE ALLEGED GAMBLING NONIAS ACQUITTED. 25th August. Remarks From the Bench—“ Gantis for Accused Women. Nine Chines? ladies named L?ong Lup Kiew, Tan Sian, Chcah Nya Chi, Su a Heng, Chcah Hio, Ong Nia, Lu Nya, Cheak Ibk and Hua Hu, were
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    Flotsam and Jetsam.
    1060 5 Rubbish may not appear to be a very entertaining subject upon which to write, but the thoughtful man cannot fail to lie struck by the great variety of objects which are met with in taking a stroll along the Penang beach. I hey are of all descriptions,
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    Some Recent Books
    922 5 Major General R. S. S. Baden-Powell is writing an introduction to Major B. F. S. Baden-Powell’s work “War in Practice: some Tactical and other Lessons of the Campaign in South Africa, 1899-1902,” which Messrs. Isbister will publish shortly. The fourth and concluding volume of the Encyclopajdia Biblica,”
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    The New Dollar.
    686 5 The following Order in Council is published in the Gazette:— AT THE COURT AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE, The 25th day of June, 1903. Present, THE KING’S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY IN COUNCIL. Whereas under the Straits Settlements Act, 1866, and' other powers enabling Us in that behalf, We have
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    The Fate of the Ferris Wheel.
    139 5 —Daye's Maya zinc, The Ferris Wheel, which will be remembered by those who visited the World’s Columbian Exposition at Chicago in 1893, as one of the curiosities of the Fair, has been purchased by the Chicago HouseWrecking Company for the absurdly small figure of
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    Little Known Lands.
    1610 6  -  A VOYAGE TO NEW GUINEA AND NEW BRITAIN, AND THENCE TO SINGAPORE VIA SEAS OF BANDA AND JAVA. By Donald Mac Kay. I. At the commencement of writing my impressions and experiences on this voyage, it maj T be of some interest to your readers to know
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      519 6 The Finest Wines in the Market HOTTENBACH Bros, fi Co. GILFILLAN WOOD 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. V i
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      227 6 The Chendariang Hydraulic Tin Mining Company, Ltd. THE Ordinary Half Yearly Meeting of Shareholders will be held at the Office of the Company, No. 9 Weld Quay, Penang, on Tuesday, the Ist September, 1903, at 11-30 a.m. sharp. The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed till after the
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      256 6 lA. E. SKEELS, 31 Beacil sirect I Wines, Spurts, Cigars, Provisions, s «SOLE AGENT. SOLE AGENT» 8 FOE ,0 5 I “BODEGA” I "BODEGA-J AND ASD g ORIENTAL OKIE iT AL f WINE Jbj? WINE I Companies. Compaq, S French Italien J R g Clarets Chiatit From $3.50 Dozen Pints.
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    PENANG VOLUNTEERS.
    211 7 Orders bv Captain A. R. Adams, < 'ommandant. Okdfks for August. Drills. < Drill at tbe Fort every Tuesday n d Thursday, at 5-80 p.m. Company Parade Tuesday Ith, Fall in at tbe Gottlieb Tree” at 9 p.m. Dress, Drill i er with caps. nn pany Drill at
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    List of Passengers.
    254 7 Passengers Ou i ward. Per I’. and O. steamer India, connecting with tbe steamer Ballaarat 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. 11. Caft, Assistant Paymaster
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      229 7 Messrs. Tliean Chee Co. ESTABLISHED 1858. Ship Chandlers, Government Contractors, &c.. &c. Sole Agents in Penang and Federated Malay States FOR St. Raphael’s Wine, Brandy, Champagne, and Liqueur. PRICES ON APPLICATION. THEAN CHEE Co 21 Beach Street. oU w.'W EMIL ZOBEL, Watchmaker and Jeweller, At Messrs. Graham Co., Ltd. No.
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      237 7 THE PRYE RIVER DOCK, PENANG. fl THE 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
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      1127 7 ‘DARTRING' 1 The “Pinang Gazette” 4 LANOLINE* “Weekly Mail Edition." Natural Toilet Preparations. <yfuVerfl4c ‘DARTRING’ TOILET ‘LANOLINE’ in small and cfe Me is published each week Thill )1)\ large collapsible taics. Makes rough skins smooth and protects delicae complexions from the effects 0Q S Clt 9 m tnue fco catch
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      1354 8 Snsuranrr llotirts. TWO GREAT NECESSITIES M.nnhe,mjn»ur«„rt M. family PROVISION. frCP TWItMB MARINE INSURANCE. \V® z 7 /jIHMI fPHE undersigned Agents will accept Marine 2. PROVISION X? OR OlaD AGE. JaT -J-* '_M Z X Risks on Merchandize, Produce and Valu- TK If* CT\7 tUSKBKBff' abies at current rates. Easily and
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      393 8 ALLAN JRvJJJ I Engineers and General r< Coz?^«cM r .j W Works :_4O WELD Qtjav beach ST b EEt I Standard Life A ssuran THE 77th Annual Genprii ir the Standard Life Assun! <>et '’?«l pany was hold at Edinbur-b t Cot >- the 28th of April, Ipog. On Tuesfy
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