Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 9 March 1904

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    19 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILY ESTABLISHED 1833. ■o. 52. VOLLXII. WEDNESDAY, 9th MARCH, 1904. Price 20 Cents.
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    Wednesday 9th March 1904.
    677 1 I'm calamity by lire tk has overtaken us in respect of <r place of business is of such an “rwhehning and sweeping nature, it we are at a lo<s to find words drtquate to give expression to the tuition we suddenly find ourselves pled in. The
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  • THE WAR.
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      VLADIVOSTOCK BOMBARDMENT CONFIRMED
      5 1 ESTABLISHED 1833.
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      NO SERIOUS DAMAGE. ONE WOMAN KILLED.
      57 1 IHE ENEMY KE-APPEAI.’S, li' ut> r Serfice.) London, Bth March. Further despatches from Alexieff state that the bombardment of A ladivostock did no serious damage. There were no losses in the fortifications, but in tl/v? town a woman was killed some seamen w ere
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      THE PARIS MUNICIPALITY.
      48 1 OTES 2(>,000 FRANCS TO AID OF THE WOUNDED. \l\' i('< r St i;ctc< London, Bth March. The Faris Municipality has voted 20,0U0 francs for tiie aid of the Russian amt Japanese w ounded, and has sent to St. Petersburg an address hoping for Russia’s -access.
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      NEUTRAL PORTS. IMPORTANT QUESTION ASKED.
      84 1 Mr. BAi.rorK Replies. (Retifer Service.) London, Bth March. Sir E. Lawson and Mr. Walton asked whether, in view of the use which Russian warships are making of ports in (’rete and Egypt, Government will communicate its views to neutral powers concerned. With reference to the
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      THE FISCAL POLICY.
      36 1 Not to be dealt with at Present London, 9th March. Mr. Balfour, speaking in the House of Commons, said it was not intended to deal with the fiscal policy in Parliament at present
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      SOMALILAND.
      60 1 London, Bth March. Reuter, wiring from Aden, states that the season’s operations in Somaliland are expected to be over about the middle or end of April. The transport is practically worn out, and the Indian troops are beginning to become leg-weary. An Arab on the Aden hinterland shot dead
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      NEW FIELD GUNS
      132 1 Mr. ARNOLD FOSTER SPEAKS. Re v »ci re.mex r&lt; of India. f ßente r Se rrict‘.) Alf Arnold Forster, speaking on ihe Army Estimates, said that the new field horse gun would be without a superior in Europe. It was hoped to produce in the coming year,
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    THE FIFTH MATCH.
    120 1 POOR SCORING. England Wins Again. (0/'f Ercludct Scrrice. Singapore, !»th March. In the continuation of the plav in the fifth test match Australia made 133 runs. The wicket was bad Kelly scored 20. Hill 10 Noble 19, Duff 31, Hopk ms, not out 25 Hirst took five
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    Disastrous Fire.
    1742 2 AH KWI’S BUILDINGS DESTROYED. NINE BUSINESS HOUSES SOTCLS. The PINANG GAZETTE PRESS BURNT TO THE GROUND. DAMAGE &lt;350.000 TWO INJURED. Seldom, if ever, has Penang been visited by such a catastrophe as that which befell it last night, one of the finest blocks of offices in the town
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