Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 15 October 1903

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    22 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILY. HEW SERIES. ESTABLISHED 1833. PRICE 20 CENTS- VOL- LXI. THURSDAY, 15th OCTOBER, 1903. No. 23<>.t
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      2140 1 1» A O prices APPLY to F°R MARTYN Co. Epping /hrtittfc NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD. BREMEN British K^inkHjkrpakeSrt n M C a O a? S chappH imited Nippon Y Kaisha 4 Or’Hlltal Steam A Negapatam Lines of Steamers. japan mail steamship Co, Ltd. Navigation Company. W/&<\ Intended Sailing and expected Arrival of
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      6 1 L. Whisky New Brand. MARTYN Co.
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    THE MAILS.
    46 2 Mails Close To-morrow. For Per str. Time. Port Swettenham and Malacca ...Omip s re 2 p.m. Teluk Anson ...Lady Weld 3 p.m. Saturday 17th. Port Swettenham ...Langkat 1 P-M. Port Swettenha n and Singapore ...Rotorua 2 p.m Port Swettenham and Singapore ...Kistna 3 P.M.
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    SHIPPING.
    290 2 Arrivals. Carlyle, Brit., str., 331, Quino, 14-1.0-03, from Port Swettenham, tin ore, S.S.S. Co. Canton, Brit., str 105, Marican, 14-10-03, from Teluk Anson, general, Ah Hin. Omapere, Brit., str., 352, Boyle. 14-10-03, from Malacca, general, Koe Guan. Thaiping, Brit., str., 160, Wheeler, 14-10-03, from Port Weld, genera', H. L.
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    Shipping Expected.
    138 2 Ths information under this heading is supplied by the Agents oj the various Steamship liner, and the dates are approximate only. ]'<B<els From Agents Due 1 C. A pear ’a’cutta W.A &6g 16th Oct. Abyssinia Singapore B.M.A<’g. 17th P. Sigismund do r l<Sth Suevia Suez do. 19th Denmohr
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    SHARE LIST.
    156 2 t Stocks. Quotation Benawah Gold MinP Co. LM. 18.— sellers Bruseh Tin Mining Co. Ltd..., B.— sdlers Chendarinng Hydraulic Tin Mining Co., Ltd. 25. FiTßcrand Neave, Ltd. ICG.— George Town Dispensary 25. Howaith Erskine, Ltd. 190. buyers International Bodega... 100.— nom. yjarangnn Tip Mining Cc, 24, ex-dic. sellers
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    EXCHANGE.
    117 2 Penang, 15th October, 1908. BANK RATES AT NOON. London Demand Bank 1/H Do. 4 months’ sight Bank 1 Ufk Do. 8 Credits 1/1.1-J-Do. 8 Documentary Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs. 142| Do. 3 days’ sight Private 144| Bombay, Demand Bank 142| Do. 8 days’ sight Private 144£ Madras, Demand Bank
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    LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.
    165 2 Pknano, 15th October, 1903. r, West Coast Black Pepper 8 |bR B 0? |2fl bnyerg White Pepper 50. Pepper 81.— Gloves (picked) 85. Mace No. I 160. sellers Mace Pickings 135. Nutmegs 110« 74. buyers f No. 1 7 Sugar 2 5.80 I Basket... 8.50 buyers Tapioca
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    MARKET PRICES.
    199 2 Tknang, 151 h 1903. Dexcription. Bkkf— cts. Squd per catty 16 Bo&jt n 28 Steaks p 38 Sfew or Curry Jfcat 1$ llaiitp p p Ox Tail fftph 3|j Tongue fig Feet lb Heart h 35 Livsr t; per catty 26 P i X Pork 88 Pig’s Head
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      486 2 Graham Co., Ltd., WHOLESALE CHEMISTS, 4 Beach Street, Penang ”a g HALL’S co., g w t WINE i A ”UL’S co--8 > wine 0 Anti 2 -I the great restorative and the finest nervine White-Ant. (A for influenza, mental and physical fatigue neuralgia, &c. A. Valuable O fgl Mixture for
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      42 2 Sore and Swollen Joints, sharp, shooting pains, torturing muscles, no rest, no sleen —that means rheumatism. It is a stubborn to fight, but Chamberlain’s Pain Balin has CQnquefed jt thousands gf times. One application gives relief. Try it. AH dealers sell it.
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      289 2 WANTED. A GOOD experienced Dispenser. Good salary to competent man. Certificates, if any, to accompany applications. Apply to n 8.,” 822 14-10 c/o Pinang Gazette. EMPIRE TYPEWRITERS. THE IDEAL MACHINE FOR OFFICE WEAR, Being built on principles comprising GREAT STRENGTH AND SIMPLICITY OF CONSTRUCTION. SUPPLIED TO The Admiralty, Board of
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      172 2 Und and Mines general manager. head office at No.B,Hua B Lo wS T ttETilM]i Telegraphic Address branch offices ‘'‘“«’«"lS,, p OWj W B -Un, T./>«A yles H'kyk jl Kuala Lumpur A r r Seremban Auction Salea AUCTION SALES OF LANDS, HOUSER &.C., WILL BE HELD MONTHLY AT THIS OFFICE. The
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    PENANG TURF CLUB.
    998 3 PROPOSED programme for JANUARY MEETING, 1904. 26th, Thursday 28th, and Saturday, 30th January, oassed at a General Meeting to be held during T° H October, 1903. >o amendments to this Programme will be considered unless due notice is given in writing to the Secretary at least ten
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    Administration in the Tropics.
    2148 3 BRITISH NORTH BORNEO. Mr. Alkyne Ireland’s second article on Studies in Administration in the Tropics” has appeared in The Times, and deals with North Borneo. In the course of the letter he states: There is no portion of the British Empire in the tropics which has
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      29 3 PLUS Jsesm non fPHiIIP W.HEYMaM ultr? KISBENHAVN -.ISM»,. 1 I V «SK DANMARK. V, Jwfey EUROPA. ll&U /J Heyman’s Patent. SCHMIDT KUSTERMANN Co., Agents Penang, Native States and Sumatra.
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      449 3 “THE ROUGHEST. PASSAGE EVER KNOWN BY OUR CAPTAIN.” /I LETTER FROM LI MEDICAL MAN. t( Gentlemen, April 30th, 1903. Referring to my letter of November 6th, 1902, beg to say I took the sample of CHLOROBROM you kindly furnished. On my voyage down it was absolutely calm, and I had
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    THE WEEK.
    99 4 Fhuhsihy, 15 th Pollard’s Comedy Company, What Happened to Jones.” r. V. Company Drill, Fort, 5 30 p.m. P. O. Mail from Europe expected. Town Band, Golf Club, at 5-30 p.m. High-water 8 a in. and 8-25 p.m. Friday, 16th Town Band, Esplanade, 5 p.m. High-water 9-50 a.m.
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    Thursday, 15th October, 1903.
    2286 4 Our recent leading article upon the proposed creation of an Agricultural Department appears to have created a certain amount of interest in Selangor, for we find that the Malay Mail deals with the matter editorially and quotes the article extensively in so doing. It is certainly
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    Taxation.
    84 4 (To the Editor of the Pinang Gazette.”) Sir. V-hides like Victoria's, palanquins, dogcarls, ’nkishas, bullock carls, &c., are taxed because they help to deslr >y our roads. Bikes, owing to their rubbtr tyres, are exempted, at least I fancy so. Then why should not all rubber-lyre-wheel carriages come within
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    TELEGRAMS.
    198 4 {re ute r R} Submarine Cable. The Far E ast The Italian Squadron London, UUI lhe Italian cruiser £>,„/.• at San Francisco, has been or to proceed to strengthen th t ian squadron in China waters 4 New Appointment The President of the Coux cii Lord Londonderry has been
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    THE BALL TO H. E. THE GOVERNOR.
    248 4 The ball given at Singapore on Friday last in honour of Sir Frank Swettenham is described by our Singapore contemporaries as an unqualified success. In response to the toast of bis health, proposed by Mr John Anderson after that of the King, Sir
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    The Late Dr. Wallace.
    192 4 The Calcutta Englishman of uliimo says: —A remarkable I passed away in Calcutta on > am 1 In Ihe person of Dr. ihe President of the ImpciM o Association, and one of i ><■ e jj a d medical men in Indm. B-". a beenailing fora
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    Penang Turfh Club.
    692 5 fAb GENERAL MEETING. A N ‘...j general meeting of this Club T« E f n ves terday afternoon in the Cham0S f (’cnnnerce, when upwards of fifty be r w re present. President (Mr. J. F. Wreford) occur’u. nr and amongst others, were P 1 1 G
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    THE POLLARD COMEDY COMPANY.
    312 5 !1 a ’'rangeinents are now complete for of the Pollard Comedy which takes place at the Town 1 night. George Broadhurst’s charmj.”, ,h CO come dy, What Happened to fid P by Wilson Barrett’s j l sI,CCes S The Setting of the Suu,” civen for the
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    H. E. the Governor.
    1327 5 FAREWELL TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. (Strafts Times.) At the close of the business of the Legislative Council meeting on Saturday morning. Mr. G. S. Murray said that as this was the last meeting of Council at which the Governor would preside for some time, he would
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    SELANGOR RIFLE ASSOCIATION.
    540 5 Annual Competitions. (Malay Mail.) The annual “At Home given by the members of tho Selangor R'fle Association was hold at the range on Saturday afternoon. The weather, which had been very threatening all day, fortunately cleared up, and all tho competitions were shot for in good time
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    Mail Items.
    562 5 French Manveuvres. The French manoeuvres conluded on 16tb ulto. with a review of the 14th and 15th Army Corps, before President Loubet. The President wan heartily cheered by the large concourse of spectators present. After the review M. Lo.ibet received the foreign offi cers who have been following
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      5 5 Fairbanks Scales. McAlister as co.,
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      5 5 ELECTROPLATED WARE. McAlister Co, Ltd'
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      198 5 Penang Sales Room. IO BE SOLD BY PUBLIC AUCTION On Wednesday, 21st October, 1903, At No. 32 Logan Road, At Noon, comprising Iron Bedsteads complete, Dining Table, Dinner Waggons, Brown Bentwood Chaiis, Rottan Chairs, Dessert Service, Glass, Crockery and Electro-platedware, Hanging and Table Lamps, &c., Also a Fine Collection of
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      283 5 CENTRA!. SALES ROOM. IW. CORNFIELD. IMPORTANT AUCTION SALE. I» ENANG THE UNDERSIGNED WILL SELL BY PUBLIC AUCTION at 25 per cent. CENTRAL SALES ROOM, No. 3 UNION STREET, Reduction. On Wednesday, 21 st October, 1903 AT KOON SKARF», saxioms epatowt. All the Materials of the Building AT THE JUNCTION OF
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    MOSQUITOES AND COLOUR.
    710 6 That insects are sensible to colour has been known for many centuries, not merely sensible of a difference, but sufficiently so as to show a distinct preference for some colours over others. There are few things in the study of nature which strike the naturalist so much
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      1256 6 for sale fmiTTk'NRJfiH RiWJ A Cft bicycles. COTTAGE PlANO,Collard Collard, HUIIuHUnV yUBT arrived several Straits” Bicycles, A I no„. n i’nn be combining all the latest improvements, L SPECIALITIES ALWAYS ON HANIi. Free Wheel, two rim biakcs, manufactured ,/L 7 ANSON ROAD. expressly for the East. A good article and
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      149 6 George Town Sales Room. The undersigned will put up for Sa’e By Public Auction THE WELL-KNOWN RACE HORSE Architect, Winner of Several Races in the Straits, On Saturday, the 21th dag of October, 1903, At 2 p.m. AT CHINA STREET GHAUT. J. r. McFarlane, Licensed Auctioneer, 42 Beach Stre< t.
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      484 6 |A. E. SKEELS, 31 Bach sik 3 Wines, Spirits, Cigars, Provisions fOqh-class choice iCIGARS i .■■in 9 2 t i |Ask for the well-known Ci<W LA LEALTAD in Boxes of 50 |“PREFERENCIA'' 50 L Ottiai < g “EXCELLENT” 50 Tin i I's J “NON PLUS ULTRA” 50 g &c., &c.,
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    PENANG VOLUNTEERS.
    288 7 Orders by Captain A. R. Adams, Commandant. Orders for October. Drills. Thursday Ist, Company Drill at the Fort T ~n n m (Dress plain clothes.) •*T„M<lay ««>' S ‘l uad DoU at tlw Fotk Thyrsi W Bth Company Dril J 8t the f'>Bo n m. (Dress, plain clothes.)
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    List of Passengers.
    359 7 Passengers Outward. Per P. and 0. steamer Australia, connecting with the steamer Bengal at Colombo, from London, September 18.—To Yokohama: Mr. W. Moscon. To Shanghai: Mr. A. Breedy, Mr. 11. Coates, Mr. E. Main, Mr. E. A. Bumball, Mrs. Grantham and 2 children, Mr. J. Morris, Miss
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    List of Passengers.
    812 7 Per German Mail steamer Hamburg; from Europe due to arrive in Penang, October 23rd :—Herr J. Armstrong, Herr Assessor Otto Andres, Fraulein Allen, Fiiiulein Ida Anderson. Herr Rittmeister von Below, Frau Rittmeister von Below, Herr Kreisphysicus, Dr. Bockendahl, Herr August Bergmann, Frau August Bergmann, Lady Butt, Fiiiulein
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      138 7 The Finest Wines in the Market GILFILLAN WOOD Co.’s VERY OLD TAWNY PORT. FINO PALE SHERRY. These are pQnfi4ent,ly recommended to all who appreciate really high-class Wines. To be had retail from all the principal Stores, also at Taiping 781-11-11 Messrs- Thean Chee Co ESTABLISHED 1858. Ship Chandlers, Government Contractors,
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      377 7 Municipal Notice. is hereby that revise 1 _lAi lists of persons entitled to vote at Municipal elections, and of persons qualified to be elected as Commissioners have been forwarded for publication in the Government Gazette. These lists are now open to public inspection daily at the Municipal Office, George Town,
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      92 7 No Opium in Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy. —Many cough cures contain opium. The effect of this dpig is to diminish secretion of the mucus, and the relief afforded is on y temporary. As soon as the effect of the opium passes off, the malady returns in a more severe form. The
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      905 7 IT D n I -4- /-1 A EUROPEAN NURSE for child B J J 1 ft V 18 months. Must be a good nee z w woman. Apply by letter with reference Mrs. ALMA BAKER ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS, 25-10 Batu Gajah, Kinta, Perak, F. M. The Penang Khean Guan Insurai HOWRAH,
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      745 8 I E' n 11 TWO GREAT NECESSITIES fil BUT l*?l 11 ?1 n KIITTAF 1. family provision, CHICHI UwIVwVI 2. PROVISION FOR OLD AGE. Easily and Economically met by a Policy in THE BRITISH EMPIRE MUTUAL LIFE OFFICE, a B (ESTABLISHED 1347.) f A 1 II ft II |ft I
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      317 8 ALLANJc IRVim g Engineers and Genaal M WoaK S: _47^£ D Standard Life T H The following Besults f or th 15th November, 1902, were Amount proposed tor assurance during the year 1002 (5994 Proposals) 3,035,549 Amount of assurances accepted during the year 1902 (f or which 4815 Polices were
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