Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 26 March 1904

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 67. Vol LXII. SATURDAY, 26th MARCH, 1904. Price 20 Cents.
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  • 260 1 Orders by Captain A. R. Adams, Commandant. Orders for April Drills.— Recruits Drill at the Fort every Tuesday and Thursday at 5.30 p.m. Class Firing.— The annual Class Firing will be carried out on Saturdays and Sundays, during the Firing to commence at 3-30 p. m. Saturday, and
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  • 63 1 REDUCTION IN PASSENGER FARES. ALL concerned arejhereby informed that on and from Sunday Ist May 1904 the rates for passengers per mile will be as under First Class 6 cents. Second Class 4 cents. Thiid Class 2 cents. No return tickets will be issued on and after Ist
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  • 458 1 Fire ana*' are good servants and bad masters,;’ d just now they seem to have so as to gain the mastery of Penang. We have had two large fires and three or four smaller ones, and the superstitious say there is bound to be a third.
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  • 182 1 Mrs G. ffn v and Mrs. Pierce arrived from Singapore by (he P A O. s.s. Borneo yesterday afiernoon. The Siamese Gunboat Sucreb, 650 tons. Captain Zeruichow, arrived from Tongkah this morning The Sucrib carries 8 guns and 63 men It is
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 290 1 Lo s t ON last day of Race Week, a pair of field glasses. J. B. Greig, on case arid pull ou» pur of glasses Finder please ieturn to this Office 31-3 NOTICE NOTICE is hereby given that on and after th® 28th instant, the business of t.he* Government Savings
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  • 240 2 THE RUMOURED BATTLE ON THE YALU. 600 Russians Killed. PORT ARTHUR STILL STANDING. TUESDAY’S BOMBARDMENT. [Fr»n Our II ar Correspondents.] Tok io, 25 th March. The bomb r-I n'nt of Port. Arthur on March 2Ju I, last Taos I iv, has only just been offi •iu'v m ide
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  • 68 2 How Sue Pried to Maintain Peice. THE BEAR TO BLAME. [O o- Ec luiive S rvice.] Kobe, 26th March. The official correspondence and dispatches during seven months have now been publish ll l. They show that Japan, while remaining firm, displayed wonderful patience and dignified courtesy throughout
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  • 62 2 Muscovites Shoot Women. FIGHTING AROUND ANJU. [Our Exclusive Service.] London, 26th March. A band of Russian Soldiers has been captured while attempting to cross the frontier to evade military service. A number of women have been shot by the Russians while attempting to escape by means of swimming
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  • 31 2 The Wandering Oslyabia. [Reuter's Service.] London, 26th March. The eruiser Oslyabia with two destroyers has arrived at Algiers from Suda. She will probably proceed to Lisbon on Tuesday.
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  • 84 2 Japanese Plans. [Reuter's Special.] London, 26th March. Indications point to the fact that the Japanese presently intend concentrating all their efforts on land, and supporting a large force near the Gulf of Liaotung, probably near Niuchwang. This, while keeping a sufficient force in Korea to control the
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  • 28 2 Admiral Togo Thanked. [Reuter's Special.] London, 26th March. The members of the House at Tokio, standing up and cheering, passed a vote of and Ills officers.
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  • 82 2 KiA'.;. i; ,:i i [Heuhr's Special.] London, 26thJpirch. Mr. Yamamoto, the MinWrer for the Navy, in the course significant speech, said that that the Russians at Port now had four battleship, live cruisers, and ten destroyers afloat, showed that their repairs were being effectively carried out. A successful
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  • 47 2 An Opening for Ceylon. [Reuter's March. A Russian semi-ollie^amrouncement says that it has been arranged to import China teas into Russia via London. Any gap in the supply caused by the war will be filled by an increased importation of Indian and Ceylon teas.
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  • 46 2 Manchuria for Korea. [Reuter's Special.] London, 26th March. The Tinies correspondent at Tokio states that the diplomatic correspondence submitted to the Diet shows that Japan’s last note offered to recognise Manchuria as outside the Japanese sphere, provided Russia recognised Korea outside her sphere.
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  • 44 2 Turkey Active. MACEDONIA AND GREECE MOBILIZING. [Reuter's Service.] London, 26th March. The Turkish authorities continue to make active preparations to meet all emergencies. Both the Governments of Macedonia and Greece have called out one clan of the reserves, 'ostensibly for manoeuvres.
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  • 47 2 An Outsider Wins. [Reuter's Service.] London, 26th March. The Grand National was run yesterday at Liverpool. Mofla won, with Kirkland and Gunner second and third respectively. Last year Drumcree won this race, Shannon Lass in 1902, Grudon 01, and Ambush II four years ago.
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  • 33 2 New Appointments. [Reuter's Special.] London, 26th March. It is officially announced that Mr. Edward Ward is appointed Secretary to the War Office, and Sir Fleetwood Wilson Director of Army Finance.
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  • 27 2 The Anti-Clerical Crisis. [Reuter's Service.] London, 26th March. The French Chamber is vigorously protesting to the Vatican against the Pope’s denunciatory speech of the 19th instant.
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  • 32 2 Turbine engines adopted. [R uler's Special.] London, 2Gth March. The Canard Company has adopted turbine engines for two fast liners building in accordance with their agreement with Government.
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  • 40 2 Indiana Mine Disaster. 30 LIVES LOST. [Our Exclusive Service.] London, 2Gth March. Thirty timers have been entombed in the IndiaiSbmine. The disaster was precipitated by the bursting of a dam. It is feared that all have perished.
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  • 30 2 A Rapid Increase. [Reuter's Special.] London, 26th Maron. Sixty-nine native and nine white cases of plague have occurred at Johannesburg. Fifty natives and five whites are dead.
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  • 289 2 Tanjong Pagar Poll. ANDERSON’S AMENDMENTS DEFEATED. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore, 26th March. The poll taken of the shareholders of the Tanjong Pagar Dock Company has resulted in the defeat of Mr. John Anderson's amendments bv 1,956 votes against 512. The original motion has accordingly been carried,
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  • 524 2 JAPAN’S RIGHT IN KOREA. Will the Alliance Wuik A FORECAST. (From Our War Correspondent.) Tokyo, 29th Feb., 1904. Had Japan been permitted to occupy the Laotung peninsula after the war with China, she would have been in a position to establish the protectorate over Korea
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  • 983 3 DOLCE EAR NIENTE. I am an excel ent egotist and regard laz ness as a fine urt. unday is the day when I love to glide slowly from the land < f I,'reams. rs s owly as the sun gathers force in the morning hours. To spend
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  • 175 3 A. Apcar,Brit.,str. 2931, Fey., 25-3-04, from Singapore, general, A. A. Co. Sucrib, Siam, gunboat., Zernichow, 26-3-04, Siam Navy. Ischia, I'al., str., 2784, Dante, 25-3-04, from Singapore, general, B. M. Co. Borneo, Brit., str., 4572, Gordon, 25-3-04,from Singapore,general. P. O. Cheang Chew Brit, str., 1213, Frampton, 26-3-04, from Singapore,
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  • 36 3 PINANG GAZETTE” PRESS, Ltd. An Extraordinary General Meeting of the Shareholders of this Company will be held in the Offices of their Solicitors, Messrs. Presgrave and Mathews, on Tuesday, 6th April 1904, at 4 p.m.
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  • 15 3 To consider what steps should be taken with regard to the Times of Malaya.
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  • 1058 3 PRESS CRITICISM. Ag it is impossible for us to print Mr. Andersons remarkable speech we content ourselves with the following summary and c iticism published iu the Singapore Free Press The right hand of Singapore’s trade is the Tanjong r*agnr Dock Co Four-fifths of the steamer tonnage
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    • 206 3 By Leave of the Court. SUIT 1902 No. 179To bo sold by Public Auction BY Messrs. DAVID brwn co.. In the Courtyard of Logan's Buildings, ON WEDNESDAY THE 30th March- 1904. AT NOON By direction of the Administrator of the Estate of Frederick. J. C. ROSS. Deceased. Lot 1. Al
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    • 107 4 PRITCHARD Co., MoAL ISTER CO, LTD15, Beach Street, Penang. l9, Beach Street, Penang, Tailoring Department. > O w HOMEWARD BOUND H<JST LANDED TAILORING WE HXVE JUST RECEIVED A LARGE SHIPM^z^^OF A SHIPMENT HEAVY WOOLLEVS FOR EUROPE WEAR fN THE VERY LATEST DESHINS. AND COLORS. FANCY AND PLAIN HOMESPUNS CHEVISTS VICUNAS,
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