Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 28 December 1903

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    23 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILY. NEW SERIES. ESTABLISHED 1833. VOL. LXI. 20 Cents. MONDAY, 28th DECEMBER, 1903. 20 Cents. No 296
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      2157 1 A. 1B PRICES apply tu IVIARTYN &> Co. jbtta. XosiituUcta A K te Peninsular Oriental Steam Negapatam Lines of Steamers. 'JAPAN mail steamship Co. Navigation Company. Jkxiftw\k&* Intended Sailing and, expected Arrival of Steamers. Expected arrivals f For Will Sail Stkamkr From Expected or A\S\ <X and Departures. Y tf
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      8 1 WHISKY 0. c. L. NEW BFCTXNID. MARTYN <& Co.
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    EXCHANGE
    122 2 Pe?<ang. 28th Decf.mbitr, 1903. BANK RATES AT NOON. 1 ondon Demand Bank 19} Do. 4 months* sigh* R*nU ]gr Do. 8 Credits 1/9}} Do. 3 Documentary 1/9} Calcutta, De n»«nd Bank R*. 131} Do. 8 days* sight Private 183} Pom bay, Demand Bank 131} Do. 8 days’ sight Prirata
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    LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.
    159 2 Penang, 28th Decembe, 1903. n I n West Coast Black Pepper 3 lbq Roz 2 9.7s.—sellers White Pepper 51. Trang Pepper 81.— Cloves (picked) 35. Mace No. 1 140. Mace Pickings 120. Nutmeg» 110» 72.— sellers No. 1 7.50. Sugar 2 5.40. Basket 4.30. sellers Tapioca Flour
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    SHARE LIST.
    172 2 PRICES AT NOON. Penang 28th December. Stocks. Quoiatio? 8. Bersawah Gold Mine Co. Ltd, $15.20 sales. Bruseh Tin Mining Co. Ltd.... 7. notn Chendariang Hydraulic Tin Mining Co., Ltd. 25.— sellers Fraser and Neave, Ltd. 102.50— sales George Town Dispensary 25. buyers Howarth Erskine, Ltd. 200.— buyers International
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    SHIPPING.
    303 2 Arrive’#?. Capri, Ital, str.. 2718, Belsito, *25-12 Of, from Singaoore. general, B.M Co. Kistna, Brit. str. 524 Fletcher. 25-12 03, from Singapore, ge eial H.L A < o. Van Outhoorn, Dut.. st., 1434, Aan I ee« ‘26-12-03. from Singapore, gone al, H.L. < o Kum Sang, Brit, str., 2078,
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    Departures.
    36 2 To Day. Canton, for Pangkot and T. Anson. Taw Tong, for Langkat and P. Brandan. Calypso, for Deli. Artsadong, for B.Bahra. M.Austin, for P. Swettenham. Jelunga, for Rangoon. Purnea, for Singapore Hongkong, Swatow, and Amoy.
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    Shipping Expected.
    77 2 Th* information under this heading i* supfthed by the Agents of tlse various Steamship ins*, and the dates are approximate only. Vessels From Agents Due Bengloe London S.B.ACo. 26th Macduff Liverpool S.B.ACo 28th China Singapore S.K. A Co 3rd Jan. Maria Valeria Trieste S.K. A Co. 3rd Intended
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    PENANG VOLUNTEERS.
    297 2 ORDERS BY CAPTAIN A. R. ADAMS, Commandant. Orders for January 1904. Drills. Recruits Drill at the Fort every Tuesday and Thursday at 5. 30 p.m. (except Tuesday the 26th and Thursday 28th. Company Drill at the Fort on Wednesday tbe 13th at 5*30 p.m. (Dress, plain clothes). Field
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    PENANG TURF CLUB.
    993 2 PROGRAMME FOR JANUARY MEETING, 1904, eee Tuesday 26th, Thursday 28th, and Saturday, 30th J ajlUgr FIRST DAY. Tuesday, 26th January, 1904. 1. The Maiden Plate. Value $5OO. —A Race for Maiden Horses. Weight as per scale (lOst.) An allowance of 14 lbs. to all ex-Griffins. Entrance $lO.
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      374 2 ItlilMllltW IMSSMSteMi THE ROUGHEST PASSAGE EVER KNOWN BY OUR CAPTAIN.” /1 LETTER FROM A MEDICAL MAN. Gentlemen, April 30th, 1903 Referring to my letter of November 6th, 1902, beg to say I took the umple of CHLOROBROM you kindly furnished. On my voyage down it was absolutely calm, and I
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      129 2 Crushed Food, NEW STOCK. Try it and You Will be Satisfied. Reduced Prices. 18. BELILIOS begs to inform the public that since inferior Crushed Food is offered for sale in the Penang Market at low prices, he desires to draw attention to his certificated Crushed Food for Horses, and are
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      2 2 Jill® WATER.
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    Our Magazine Page.
    3150 3  -  AN EASTIRN EPISODE. BY R. D. DAVIES, SINGAPORE. 0.” 2nd Prise The belated frequenters of Piccadilly one i stormy afternoon in late March of the year 19—might, had they have cared to notice, seen standing on the top step of the Eastern Club, slowly buttoning a thick
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      882 3 Sternberg. British India Steam Navigation Co., Ltd. Upholsterer and Furniture Dealer. P KiKnm SEA TR,PS DURING THE X’MAS ALSO BEST KIND OF HOLIDAYS. Mattresses and Upholstered Spring m mi T)ETLRN TICKETS, available between MattreSS Maker. _LA) 15th December and 15th January qn CHULI a STREET ext will be B ranted
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      369 3 The Finest Wines in the Market GILFILLAN WOOD Co.’s VERY OLD TAWNY PORT FINO PALE SHERRY. These are confidently recommended to all who appreciate really high-class Wines. To be had retail from all the principal Stores, also at Taiping. 781-11-11 EMPIRE TYPEWRITERS. THE IDEAL MACHINE FOR OFFICE WEAR, Being built
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    THE WEEK.
    106 4 Monday, 28th Innocent’s Day. Town Band. Esplanade, 5-30 p.m. Highwater 7-30a.maud 7-55 Tuesday, 29th Selangor Races Ist Day. High water 8-20 a.m. aud 8-45 p.m. Wednesday 30th Town Band. Esplanade, at 5 30 p.m. Highwater 9-1 U am and 9-35 p.m. Thursday 31st Selangor Races 2nd day. Cinderella
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    Monday, 28th December, 1903.
    232 4 Reuter’s news of Friday and Saturday last on the subject of the political tension existing between Russia and Japan, bears anything but a reassuring complexion. The tension has in more than one recent instance appeared to have verged on the very brink of hostilities setting in,
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    Straits Intelligence.
    590 4 Tin is quoted to-day at sB6|. —Business done. The Governor left for the Bindings this morning on board the yacht Sea Meir. The story which has been awarded the second prize in our Christmas Literary Competition appears on our Magazine Page to-day. Messrs Behn Meyer and Co. courteously
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    SATURDAY’S MASONIC GATHERING.
    548 4 As previously announced in these columns, tbe Masonic Fraternity of Pcrang fi regathered at their Hall in Nt rtliain R ad on Saturday night in strong force, to celebrated their annual Installation of the Worshipful Master for the ensuing year. Tbe Meeting, and banquet that followed, are
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      "PINANG GAZETTE" SPECIAL SERVICE.
      103 4 (From Our Own Correspondent, j Taiping, 26th Dec. THE CRICKET MATCH. P»ain stopped play in the match at Taiping at four o’clock yesterday afternoon. Penang were batting, and seven wickets went down for 73 runs. The wicket was slow, —two wickets fell for one run. The
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      Is it War?
      282 4 (Reuter’s Service.) Japan Pressing For an Answer. Loudon, 24th Dec. The Standard's correspondent at Tokio says that after the last conference between Baron Komura and Baron Rosen, the Japanese minister at St. Petersburg had been telegraphically instructed to press for an early answer and to point out
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      Delcasse Says Alarmist Reports Unfounded.
      177 4 London, 28th D e M. Delcasse, speaking i n Senate, said that Franc Britain could mutually late each other on the fa c fT’ conciliation was always wJu between them. Referring m2' Far East, he said there w ing to justify any reli ance alarmist
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    CHRISTMAS GOLF AT SINGAPORE.
    66 4 Full details of the piay are not to hand yet, but tbe following are the results:— Friday, I>e -einher. Straits Championship and Warren Saiiuj. Ferguson (Singapore) 79 winner. Fowlie 83 Marks 88 Saturday Zfilli December. Singapore r. Penang. Singapore. Penang. Ferguson 2 Davidson 0 Longmuir 6
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    CHRISTMAS CHURCH SERVICES.
    193 4 On Christmas morning there vias full choral service at St. George’s Church. The Church was crowded, and about fifty or sixty men from H. M. 8. Ahjeiine were present. The choir was not up to its usual strength, owing to some of its members having gone away
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    The Viceroy’s Cup.
    167 4 According to te’egrapbic ne" s s day from Calcutta, theresidto thy c Cup, run on Boxing Day, was ;1, l 2, Cretonne, 8, Hoop Iron. The Pollard Farce Comedy Coinpay gave their third presentation at 1 H 0 Hall on Christmas Eve, the render r Are you
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      453 4 Pritchard Co., 15 BEACH STREET, PENANG. ARE OFFERING A SPECIAL CLEARANCE REDUCTION OF 20 per cent. UuUt ‘ficuwbtt 31s\, OFF Toys, Fancy Leather Goods, Children’s Books, Christmas Illustrated Numbers. Ladies* Department. OUR CASH CLEARANCE SALE COMMENCES MONDAY, JANUARY 4th, For fourteen days only. GENUINE REDUCTIONS, GREAT BARGAINS, Monday, January 4th.
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      98 4 (CONTRIBUTIONS mutt be addrettrd o V' "Thi Editor,” cn on« tide of the paper only, and accompanied by the w> ler't name and addreu,not neceuarily for inert tion hu at a guarantee of good faith. The Editor t« not retpontible for opt non* ejcpreued by hit correspondent!. ALL butinett communication!
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      5 4 IRON MONGERY. McALISTER Co., Ltd.
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      4 4 CHANGKOLS. McALISTER Co., Ltd.
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  • INTER-SETTLEMENT SPORT.
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      WITH THE PENANG TEAMS.
      2439 5 The Christmas Cricket in Perak. Taiping, Dec. 26th. Acting as a sort of war correspondent with the Penang expedition to Taiping, I nin writing these despatches from the front, in the heart of picturesque Perak. The invasion has been partially successful, one decisive victory being gained
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      CRICKET AT KUALA LUMPUR.
      1072 5 SINGAPORE rs. SELANGOR. Thursday’s Play. Play was begun in the above match at Kuala Lumpur at 2 p.m. on Thursday. Singapore won the toss and took first knock. When Selangor turned out it began to rain and continued to fall slightly for an hour. Dunman and
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      SELANGOR NEWS.
      244 5 (Prom our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, 23rd December. Mr. Khoo Hock Cheong is building a fine bungalow on Weld’s Hill Estate, for his own occupation. I have it on very good authority that the night train service will nc. be opened for another six months. The Victoria Institution
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      2412 6 bank HOLIDAYS PENANG TURF CLUB. BICYCLES NOTICE rpHE undermentioned Banka will be NOTICE. T UST ri ed BBl y c! FOR SALE. I T| fIIZDDT Q l| RmMi Cf r 1 closed on Friday and Saturday lat combining all the, latest tmprovemenU gII L VU UUI X J| BCSCI] MreC
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    KINTA GYMKRANA CLUB.
    1006 7 Programme 1904 Meeting. 23rd, 25th 27th Feb-, 1904FIRST T>AY. 1. The Maiden Plate, 2-30 p.m. Value $6OO out of which $lOO to go to Second Horse.—A Race for all Maidens. Weight per scale (10 st.): with an allowance of 14 lbs. to all S. R. A. ex-Griffins.
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      222 7 PENz’XNG YTOTICE is hereby given that from this L 1 date the charges for the services of the Band will be as follows Dances, 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. $4O. Dinners, 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. 25. Garden parties, 5 p.m. to 7-30 p.m. 20. After these hours, $lO per
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