Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 14 March 1904

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. DAILY. ESTABLISHED /333. No. 56. Vol. LX 11. Monday, i-ttii march, ii)o4. Price 20 Cents.
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  • 1354 1 According to the home mails, fiscal policy, Chinese labour for South Africa, and the war, have all had a large share of public attention. All three have «hord 'd a Imirable opportunities for the display of crass ignorance, those statesmen an 1 journalists knowing the least
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  • THE WAR.
    • 85 2 HOT ACTION OFF I ORT A KTHUR. RUSSIAN CREW DROWNED OR CAPTURED. Six Officers Wounded (Reuter's Service.) London 12th March. Admiral Alexeieff reports that duri g the course of the reconnais. eance before dawn on the 10th instsix of his torpedo boats encountered Japanese torpedo boats
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    • 154 2 ADMIRAL MAKAROFF TO THE RESCUE. But compelled to retire. (Reuters 'er vice.) Lond n,, 12th March. When Admiral Makaroff saw the Steregutchy disabled he went to her rescue with the Norik and Boyan, but as the Steregutchy was surrounded by five Japanese cruisers, and the enemy’s battleships
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    • 30 2 Apart from the Steregutchy the Russian losses on the night of the engagement and the bombardment together, were six officers and thirty-one men wounded and three killed.
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    • 53 2 Mobility of the Fleet Phaisbd By Military and Naval Critics. (Reuter's Service.) London, 14th March. Military and naval critics in Berlin unreservedly admire the Japanese manner of using their fleet to support their militay operati >ns. They praise the mobility of the fleet, and the consummate skill
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    • 92 2 MORE RUMOURS OP PORT ARTHURS ABANDONMENT Wiju on Fire (Our Exclusive Service.) L»»ll 'on 14 II March. The Chinese continue to receive the rumour >hat Port Arthur has been abandoned by t*»e Russians. Indeed it is reported that they have already done so. The Russian army h<s
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    • 76 2 LATER PARTICULARS Reuter s Service London, 14th March. A c^yrd Admiral Togo’s reporjpAjhe fight off Port on 1 Oth March, the Japanese touktße crew <»f the Steregutchy aboard.! Another Russian ship was seen tol>e on fir<*. The Japanese losses s j vei kilLd an 1 eight woundeL The
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    • 76 2 bombxrd/enf very severe. (Reuter's Service.) London, 14th March. A tel gram rsdm Port Arthur received at St describes the bombardment of M «rch as being terribly The new town sustained the damage. The casualties include some civilians and ladies. All was quiet on the 11th. SEARCHING FOR JAPANESE
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    • 27 2 (Reuter's Service.) London, 11th March. Baron Suyamatsu, a Japanese statesman, has arrived in Liverpool; it is believed he has some mission.
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    • 75 2 LEAVES FOR THS FRONT A MAGNIFICENT SEND OFF BEGINS OPERATIONS IN MAY Will soon se-tle the War General Kuropatkin had a magnificent send off when leaving St. Petersburg f>r the front. He will probably make a railway train his headquarters. His aide-de-camp, interviewed, said that General Kuropatkin would
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    • 41 2 Reuter wiring from Tokio, states that the Japanese Cabinet met on Saturday. The elder statesman present decided to realise fifty million yen by postponing Government undertakings, and seventy million yen by a war tax.
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    • 40 2 London 14th March. The Kaiser has sailed for the Mediterranean He spent half an hour off Dover and had a goo 1 view of the new harbour w >rks, in which he keenly interested.
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    • 37 2 At Association football Scotland and Wales played a drawn game scoring on* goal e*ch. England be <t Ireland by three eoa.s to one. RUGBY At Rugby football Ireland beat Wales by fourteen points to twelve
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    • 26 2 ANTI-FOREIGN riots on the Belgian (Reuter's) London, 10th March. telegraphing from Tientsin, that serious antiforeign riots have on the Belgian railway at ShansA
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    • 120 2 The Washington senate has ratified the treaty concerning Abyss nia, establishing trading posts and means of transport communication. fOur Exclusive Service.) li>oh, 14th Mareh' Salak, the next station to Enggor, was burnt down this morning A policeman has been brutally murdered near Kam par Singapore. L4th March.
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  • 147 2 Sumatra, Ger., str., 407. Klimuet, 14-3-04, from Deli, general. B. M. and Co. Zaida, Brit., str.. 2905, Grier, 12-3-04, from Madras, general. H.L.and Co. I Moyune, Brit, str., 3016, Campbell, 12-3-04. from Singapore, general, W.M. and Co. Suevia. Ger., str., 2662. von Dohren, 12- from Hamburg, genera], B.M.
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  • 295 2 BRILLIANT SCORING BY B COY On Saturday afternoon the Penang Volunt»,. fired for the Commandant’s Challenge Cu* competition open to Marksmen and First Cb Shots and the holder of the cup, and the suits are:— Sergt. Doughty “B” Coy., 35 points i Sergt Blackstock “B” Coy.,
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  • 190 2 Mr, FFancies Pears sailed from Ceylon on Thursday last o’n his return voyage to the F.M.S. Mr. Fears has a large acreage in rubber, and is anticipating excellent results, He takes the keenest interest in the preparation of the rubber, realising fully that on this point hangs the ultimate
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  • 626 3 rmnour o/r rorrre/.o W ,h>d IE 'K. Taipit g «'th March, ILO4 ij, .tii is fill of cl»' n_es ai.d rnmo rs of -11-es: m mg t c M > ffic as. ,H f** iiwine linv»- >e n ie|orte» Ah. B I’ ‘lies to uc
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  • 376 3 A successful general meeting < f the Ipjh (i inkhuna Club was held at the -poh Ciub last Saturday siys the 7un*.< o/ JfuZaya, Mr. Eri Maxwell in tae I chair. Ihe new rules, as drafted by Messrs. Edwards and Kenyon, were put to tiie meeting and
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  • 103 3 The following is the Rainfall for February 1904 Government Hill Ins. 4-35 Baleh Pulau 3-37 Pulo Jerrgah 2-23 The Pusin 2-02 The Fort 1-81 Bruas 6-85 Lumut 4-23 Pangkore 0-80 Dr. R. K. Hawley has at two demonstrations at Richmond (Indiana) it is said, proved that Rontgen
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  • 1391 3 MEETING <»F ruE MLXI T’Ah COM MI ->1 ♦>E I: S H»• I D ON 2nd MARCH 11’04 Present: J W rial I fax Esq.. (President) Q i»h Bng K»e E-q Chei k I lire Esq. A. -‘duns, Esq AD. P. V. Locke. A bsent: F > B.
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