Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 4 March 1904

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1 8 Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle
  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED XXA.II/Y. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 49 VOL. LXII. P'RTnAY. 4th MARCH. 1904. Price 20 Cents.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 2146 1 FOK PRICES apply to MARTYN Co. NEW SERIES. Wppfag juntos. Xoviicutsdiw Koninklijke Paketvaart Maatschappij i Nippon Yusen Kaisha. Peninsular Orienta Steam il Nerapatam Lines of Steamers. N n rSB3UH IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL. aviga ion ompany. < The fast and well-known Mail Steamers of this line Will Inttndtd SaUi J and
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    • 7 1 D. C. L. New MARTYN Sc Co.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 1287 2 ALLAN IRVING. two great necessitiep Graham Co Ltd. Engineers and General Contractors. a)bl 1. FAMILY PROVISION, Works:— 4o WELD QUAY. ZANE “Undertype” Engine and Boil e 2. PROVISION FOR OLD AGE Town Store :—Bl BEACH STREET. I horizontal engine on cast iron b'l r Easilv and Economically met by a
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  • 1067 3 I From Our Oun Cot respondent.) SELANGOR. Kuala Lumpur, 2nd March. Xlh. F. Bode Cox, the District Officer of Jelebu, has returned from long leave and is temporarily attached to the Seramban La* d Office. Mr- Yap Hon Chin has received a letter o f thanks
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  • 1229 3 Meeting of Ihe Municipal Commissioners held on 12th February 1904. Present.— J. W. Hallifax Esq, (President), Quah Beng Kee Esq, Cheah Tek Thye Esq, and A. R. Adams Esq. Absent.—F. S. B. Gaffney Esq, and Dr. P. V. Locke. 1. Tbe minutes of the last two meetings are
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  • 207 3 A Midland train near Harringay Station knocked down and killed an old man named Samuel Wilberley. Evidence at the inquest disclosed the identity of a forgotten hero. Wilberley joined the Army when 18 years of age, under the name of Samuel Webb, and fought with the
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  • 308 3 SAD EVENT ON THE P. &O. MAIL. s.—S. B. Death of an Actor. An exceedingly sad event occurred on board the P.&.0. steamship Australia in the death of Mr. Percy Brough who was travelling to Singapore with the object of joining the Dallas Comedy Company. Mr. Brough, who came of
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  • 674 3 SHIPPING ARRIVALS. Bimla. Brit str.. 5884, Summers, 4-3-04, from Colombo, general. P. O. Omapere, Brit., str., 330, Boyle, 4-3-04, from Singapore, general. Koe Guan. Kum Sang. Brit., str., 2077, Buller, 4-3-04, from Calcutta general, Boustead Trieste, Aus., str., 3203, Mecozzi, 4-3-04, from Colombo,
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  • 352 3 An Old Time Romance. Interest in an old-time romance is revived by the death in a hovel of Sir Lowry Auguste Daniels of Cape Town, a coloured centenarian, born in 1798. When 12 years old he was sold as a slave to one Van Keen and a
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 847 3 for Sale, Wanted, de. 1NOTICE. T 9 TT i j everyday except Saturday; O’s N.C.O’s are JI CUcLTISr VOl Hill Cd’S- urged to take every advantage of this course of THEWS of Penang, Singapore, Perak instruction. Fall in sharp at 7 a.m. Drees Drill V Selangor, and Sumatra. order, Helmets,
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    • 19 3 House Wa.xxt>edL HOUSE wanted on monthly rental from Ist April. Address F. S.,’’ 148 a c c/o Pinang Gazette.
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    • 3 3 IRONMONGERY. McALISTER Co.
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    • 96 3 HOW TO STOP A COUGH. A simple but effective remedy is the following Breathing through the nostrils, inhale a full breath as slowly as is possible without causing fatigue. Expel the breath in tbe same manner and repeat the operation ten times. This will stop tbe coughing for about a
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  • 57 4 Friday, 4th: Highwater 2-10 a.m. and 2-35 p.m. Saturday. sth Highwater 3-00 a m. and C-25 p.m. Sunday. 6 th: 3rd in Lent. Highwater 3-50 a.m. .and 4-15 p.m Monday. 7th Highwater 4-40 a.m. and 11-15 p.m. Tuesday, Bth: Highwater 5-30 a.m. and 5-55 p.m. Wednesday, 9th Highwater
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  • 1030 4 Amongst the passengers by the s.s. Simla which passed through Penang Harbour this morning, we noticed ViceAdmiral Sir Gerard Noel, who is on his way to relieve Admiral Bridge in the Command of the British Fleet in China. He will proceed direct to Hongkong in this
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  • 700 4 Tin is quoted to-day at $74.50 —Business done. The visit of the Prince of Wales to India has been postponed to the cold weather season of 1905—6. On page 3 will be found the Minutes of a Meeting of the Municipal Commissioners held on 12th February, The States
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  • 252 4 Yesterday’s Follow-my leader. A very enjoyable follow-my-leader took place yesterday afternoon when a satisfactory field of fifteen turned out. The start commenced just a little way beyond the Mobamedan Cemetery in Perak Road, and went through a fine line of hunting country towards Jelutong and the Green
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  • 75 4 Lawn Tennis Tournament. The following are the results of the ties played off yesterday (March 3rd) Championship. C. Smith beat D. A. M. Brown, (scratched.) Double Handicap. A. G. Anthony J. R. Stronach beat C. Matthew F. L. Tomlin. w.o. Single Handicap—Class A. H. A. Neubronner beat
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  • 260 4 large and 82 small unset brilliants.— Daily Mail. How a poor charwoman, Frau Blascbek, came into possession of a large number of valuable diamonds, which she had for the most part set, pawned, or given away, came out when the woman and her son were arrested by
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  • 51 4 Proposals for a similar deputat on of the late Mr. G. H. Stuart, Director of Public Instruction, Madras, were interrupted by his
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  • THE WAR.
    • 59 4 THE MAIN STRENGTH HIAOYANG. Ar [Oui Exclusive Service Singapore, 4th M a There are 2,000 Russians at A i Hien, but the main strength Army is at Hiaoyang, eighty J th the North of Pingyang. es to TELEGRAPH OFFICES SEIZ£ I} The telegraph offices at N
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    • 28 4 GRANTED LAST WEDNES day. [Oar Exclusive Service.] Singapore, 4th March. 109 journalists were on Wednesday granted passes at Tokio to proceed t the front. 0
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    • 38 4 f Our Exclusive Service.] Singapore, 4th March. The Kharbin (Harbin) Niclaiesh (Nikolskoe) railway has been destroved near Ninguta. RUSSIAN BETWEEN WIJU AND ANJU. 400 Russians have taken up a position between Wiju and Anju.
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    • 50 4 TREATED IN HONGKONG HOSPITAL. [O//r Exclusive Service.] Hongkong, 3rd March. 170 Russians, the survivors of the crew of the Varyag, have arrived here in the Italian warship Elba. They are being despatched to Europe in a chartered merchant steamer. The wounded are being treated in Hongkong Hospital.
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    • 42 4 ON THE YALU BIVER. [Zieufer’a BYrrice.] London, 4th March. Reuter, wiring from Seoul, says that the Russians are hastily constructing a fortress and extensive earthworks at Antung, to obstruct the passage of the Japanese up the Yalu river.
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    • 28 4 RETURN TO PORT SAID. [Center’s Service.} London, 3rd March. The Russian torpedo boats have returned to Port Said, alleging that there is bad weather outside.
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    • 61 4 RUSSIAN CRUISERS ON THE LOOK OUT. CAN FIND NO TRACE. [Reuter’s Service.] London, 3rd March. An official despatch from Port Arthur, dated 2nd March, slates that the Japanese fleet have not been seen in the vicinity of the Port since the 27th February. Russian cruisers and destroyers
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    • 31 4 FOR WEST COAST OF KOREA. [Reuter’s Service.} London, 3rd March. The Japanese guards’ division and the General Staff have embarked for the west coast of Korea.
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    • 38 4 PROCEED TO MALTA. [Reuter’s Service.} London, 3rd March. It is stated that 2,000 additional British troops are going to Malta, with a view, it is supposed, of proceeding to China in the event of necessity.
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 507 4 Pritchard Co., 15 BEACH STREET. PENANG. 9 TRAVELLING REQUISITES. Steel Trunks, Leather Trunks, Uniform Cases. Overlands, Imperials. Dress Baskets. Helmet Cases, Hat Cases, Bonnet Cases. Gladstone Bags, Kit Bags, Brief Bag’s. Coat Cases, Collar Boxes, Bug Straps. Holdalls, Cabin Bags, Lunch Baskets. TRAVELLING RUGS. Heavy Weight Pure Natural Wool Underclothing
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    • 6 4 GREEN ISJjXND CEMENT. McALISTER Co Ltd.
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  • 89 5 an inspection of routes. [Our Exclusive Serrtce.] Rangoon, 3rd March. General MacDonald returns from Chumbi Valley to-day, after having made a thorough inspection of the Nothura route. JELAPLA ROUTE MAY BE ABANDONED. It is quite possible that the Jelapla route may be abandoned in favour of the
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  • 35 5 TO’BE MADE THIS YEAR. [Reuter's Service.] London, 3rd March. Mr. Austen Chamberlain, receiving a deputation, said he could hold out no hope of a remission of war taxes this year.
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  • 37 5 REJECTED BY 202 TO 162. GOVERNMENT MAJORITY FALLING. [Reuter's Service.] London, 3rd March. In a resolution condemning the Sugar Convention the Government majority fell by forty. The resolution was rejected by 202 to 162.
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  • 55 5 Later. ENGLAND ALL OUT FOR 155. HAYWARD SCORES 52. Our Exclusive Service.] Singapore, 3rd March. In the fourth test match, England made 155 runs with the loss of nine wickets. The chief scorers were Hayward 52, Brau-nd, 19, Knight 8, Hirst 18 and Bosanquet 7. The
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  • 21 5 [Reutei's Service.] London, 4th March. England has won the fourth test match at Sydney by 157 runs.
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  • 30 5 FRENCH PUBLIC UNCONCERNED. [Reuter's Service.] London, 4th March. The rehearing of the Dreyfus case has commenced before the Court of Cassation. The French public is entirely unconcerned.
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  • 1100 5 ARRIVAL OF A RUSSIAN STEAMER. From Port Arthur (Ceylon Observer 24th Feb.') The Russian Volunteer Fleet steamer Veronej, 5,616 tons gross (Commander C. Scheischmareff) arrived in Colombo at noon to-day. The vessel has 9 first-class passengers on board, 49 deck and 90 crew and carries a general cargo.
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  • 1968 5 FOR JANUARY 1904. Meetings. Ordinary meetings were held on the 15th and 29th of the month. Revenue and Expenditure. The revenue from all sources collected during the month amounted to' $201,390.88 The expenditure was as follows Ordinary Expenditure 162,654.42 Sundry Advances 64,021.83 Payment on Loan Account 3,159.56
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
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