Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 9 March 1905

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILY, ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 55 VOL. LxiTiT THURSDAY, 9th MARCH, 1905. PRICE 20 CENTS.
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    • 1933 1 q steam N Intended Sailings. stm-w sapping. tion, Company* ,ga g RITISH STEAM NAVIGATION Co. LTD. IhrUmuta Lloyd, km tetfe T> I fl' IS expecte# arrivals and departures. Fo Intended to Sail. Steamer. 4\\ w mail service. i l7 /JL V\ I/ S Ta™ Imperial German Mail Line. W Mar
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    • 1475 2 <lljL the best natural aperient WATER. K Wn Hunyadi Janos M|flTltr\l rn. < For GOUT and RHEUMATISM. Jw 4& fi rf.B. 1 1 '|‘hIPQTV Professor Immermann, Basle, Professor of Internal Medicine at the University— I Mg .-v r/ c ueLS V&w a/ B A 1111 OIV Hiinyadi Janos has invariably
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  • 595 3 Tl performance of lists s first of the oew «tout, for the King’, N„v V (d s gay, £ny.n«r.n<,, ono y successes in recent y ear< ot t| Vickers Company, since the vessel attained eel l considerably exceeding that of an v either of
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  • 87 3 V good deal of interest seems to have been aroused by the discussion as to the treater utilisation of canals for the conveyance of agricultural produce. The objection generally made to the mmteyanee o emmereial stuff that a canal > ot soft eiently swift, does not a
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  • 113 3 A Seoul dispatch anno t ]iat Japanese Minister de COastthe Korean Governm P foreign ing trade of the steamers. The terms propo^' to Minister are that 011 ’coasting foreign steamers to a fee of Y3O trade upon the pny l,ie above 1,000 per year for
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  • 372 3 Ihe nearest approach to perpetual motion is the raidium clock. Clocks of all es and kinds have been invented from time to time. W e have had the steam c ock, and electrical clock, the cuckoo Ov and now at last we are about to lave tie
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  • 70 3 Statistics show that a greater number of people live to be centenarians in warm climates than in the higher latitudes. The German Empire, with 55,000,000 inhabitants, has 778 centenarians France, with 40,000,000, has 213 England has only 146, Scotland 46, Sweden 10, Norway 23, Belgium 5,
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  • 190 3 A strange condition of affiirs exists in the little town of Methuen in Massachusetts. A philanthropic and exceedingly rich citizen, named Searles, has embarrassed this town witii a gift of a building costing $1,000,000 for use as a High School. There are, however, only eighty-five pupils. Architecturally
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  • 277 3 THE FRENCH CAMPAIGN IN DAHOMEY. The Echo de Paris" which for some time has been agitating for an increase in the number of cables directly connecting France with her colonies, tells the following story as illustrating the need thereof During the campaign in Dahomey communications with that
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  • 552 3 SWEDEN’S SAILOR KING. The history of Sweden is that of its King,” wrote one of the greatest Scandinavian thinkers and historians. From his lineage one would expect to find in King Oscar 11, who has temporarily resigned his powers, owing to ill-health, to the Crown Prince, many characteristic
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  • 106 3 The frigate Constellation, the oldest ship in the Am *rican Navy, after having been thoroughly overhauled and made tant and trim again, was lately re-commissioned at the New York Navy Yard, i» Brooklyn. Launched in 1797, the historic ship has had a mem rable career, and those
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  • 206 3 The Cigar and Tobacco World says Of smokers, the Chinaman goes to the greatest trouble and obtains the least result. He carries a little box about twice the size of an ordinary silver cigarette case. This is half-filled with water. In one end is a removable tiny
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  • 1191 3 SOME PRIVATE LETTERS. Those who for one reason or another prophesy the speedy termination of the war in the Far East omit to take one important matter into consideration. They forget the magnitude of the problem involved in the repatriation of nearly half a million
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  • 136 3 A Mexican steamship has dis- i covered a Mexican emits a c sap that, when dried, qgosely re-embles t rubber. According to thi/discoverer, -v ire in Mexico immense quantities of Übe-r plant from which tlie sap is obtained, and c lie goes so far as to state
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  • 383 3 A real duel, in which both antagonists did their level best for two solid hours to disable each other, took place in France in the early days of.Lniuary. Encounters of t his sort are usually more or less of <a farce, but tiiis one was an
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  • 522 3 Fire-fighting has been revolutionised in Philadelphia. Fire-engines have been rendered obsolete and usetess there by a plain massive-looking brick building, upon which the eyes of the world are fixed. This hull ling guards ail the central district of Philadelphia. In any part of the central district, it
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  • 118 3 A French muster mariner named M. Brude, has invented what ho claims to !•<• an insubmei'sible boat, with which he is a competitor for the piize of £4,000 offereii bv the French Government to the ipyentor of a vessel or boat so constructed as to reduce to a minimum
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  • 127 3 The Shah of Persia has in the throneroom of his palace a carpet so thickly sown with pearls that the texture of the cloth (says T. A. 7’.) can hardly be seen. Neir it is the throne of carved wood, st udded with jewels valued at £lOOO,OOO.
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    • 67 3 will heal a cut or No Other Linime. r Berlain’s Pain bruise so quickly as sU ch prompt Balm. No other affo other is relief from rheumatic pa ]ike j. une so valuable for deep seateP Give thl back and pains in the> acqU ainted liniment a trial and {lI)
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    • 50 3 Not a Minute should be lost when a child shows symptoms of croup. Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy given as soon as the child becomes hoarse, or even after the crouny cough appears will prevent the a tajk. It never fails, and is pleasant and safe to take. All dealers sell it.
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    • 66 3 No Friend Like an Old Friend. —He will always help you in time of need. It is the same with Chamberlain’sCoughßemedy. It is an old and tried friend in many thousands of homes, and like other old friends, can be depended upon in time of need. All dealers sell it.
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    • 76 3 There is no Danger whatever from lockjaw or blood poison resulting from a wound when Chaml erlain’s Pain Balm is promptly anplied. It is an antiseptic and destroys the germs which cause these diseases. It also causes wounds to heal without maturation and in one-third the time required by the
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    • 113 3 One cf the Triumphs of MrrfiatiN Surgery. By applying an antiseptic <lressng to wounds, bruises, burns, and like injuries before inflammation se.s in, they may be healed without maturation and in one-third the time required by tin; old treatment. This is one of the greatest discoveries «and triumphs of modern
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  • 1423 4 Thursday, March 9th. Town Band Gulf Club, 6 to 7 p. ill. High Water 1-37 a. in. 1-53 p. m. Low Water 7-49 a. m. 8-5 p. m.‘ Friday, March 10th Town Band, Esplanade, 6 to 7 p. in High Water 2-9 a. m. 2-24 p. m. Ijow
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  • CORRESPONDENCE.
    • 201 4 (To the Editor, Pinang Gazette.”) Sir, Will you kindly allow me a small space in your paper to draw your readers’ attention to the public presentation which will be given to Mr. William Hargreaves, late Headmaster of the Penang Free School, on Sunday, March 12th
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  • 82 4 Lawn Tennis Tournament. The following ties were played yesterday Profession Pairs. A. S. Anthony »fe A. F. G. Anderson (Brokers) vs. J. E. Nathan «V W. Peacock Pird Service) {unfinished). Single Handicap. Class B. A. Reid beat H. E. Rigge 6—2 6—-0. t he ties arranged for
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  • 316 4 The following are the Agenda for tomorrow's meeting of the Municipal Commissioners 1. Minutes of last meeting to l>e read and confirmed. 2. Any special business the President may bring forward. 3. Questions. I. Report on premises Nos. 42 and 44 Carnarvon Street as unfit for human habitation.
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  • 770 4 FROM NATIVE BOL’Rcf ()> I Russians Kill Chinese. It is reported from Tientsin u i Russians have killed a number of n merchants in Fulun, Mongolia Vhlri «Mongol Prince Murdered On New Year's Day H ce ta Prince called at the Palace to Otl oi respects to
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    • 343 4 TO J t^ ET New Advertisements. House n<>. 9, pangkore road. Entry Ist April, 1905. l_F* Apply t<> 182 u c E. A. MANASSEH <v Co. A FINE Collection of POSTAGE M STAMPS 3,150. F ZOBEL, TO LET, IFa/cAniaAer, 183 21-3 th s tu 4, Beach Street. N O. 1
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    • 109 4 C< *ATHI BU TI ONS must (>e addressed to "The Editor," written on one sidWof the payer only and accompanied by the writer’s name ><iid address not necc.essarily for insertion bnl an a guarantee of good faith. LL monies must be paid to the General A Manager at the "'Pinang
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    • 27 4 [zlW communications intended for insertion in this journal must be authenticated. The Editor is not responsible for the opinions of correspondents.] RACING SADDLES. McAlister ZP Co. Ltd,
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    • 4 4 GAtWEN McAlister Co.'. ltd
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  • 432 5 THE BATTLE NEAR MUKDEN. FURTHER JAPANESE SUCCESSES RUSSIAN TROOPS DEMQR AUBEd «.aMIVTS ON THE VERGE OF MUTINY. I RhUTBR’s SkrvicbJ London, Bth Mwch. (general Kuropatkin reported as f o ll OW9 oU Monday Our troops to the west of )luk Jen continue to net on tl)e ffen f
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  • 32 5 BRITISH COLLIER CAPTURED [Reuter’s Service.] London, 9th March. Reuter’s correspondent at Tokio reports that the British collier Venus Aphrodite, bound for Vladivostok, has been seized by the Japanese.
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  • 75 5 THE FRENCH LOAN REDUCED. Reuter’s Service. London, 9th March. The Paris th. states that the leadin, < P .innent have intimated to die lta.«l»n that the new Russian l n ltr m iH lo ns Paris must not exceed “millions as sterling, instead of thirty two .n.lhon. at
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  • 100 5 —Rangoon Times. The New RifleLondon, Feb. IoNumerous eorrespo of the f protest agiunst a „d shortened rifle for that the Cavalry alike. A Hek k-Jlistic propernew rifle has no superior < |ltro ties over the old Lee-En > three milii° nS duetion will cost the coun j
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  • 676 5 ,—-Daily Matr, OFFICIAL PAPERS. INNER history of the crisis. PERILOUSLY near war. th corre 4 P nn^enoe relating to lin O 1 incident was issued on Feb. in Paper of fifty-eight pages, which the inner history of the famous outrage upon the British fishermen is told
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  • 121 5 The King of Anu im has had an exciting adventure with three drunken French soldiers. His Majesty was being driven through the streets of Hue, his capital, by his coachwoman all his Majesty’s servants are women -when the soldiers sprang at the driver and knocked her down
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  • 446 5 —E.rcha nge FANATICAL TRIBESMEN. The murder of Colonel Harman within five months of the death of Captain Bowring, each at the hands of a sepoy in the Southern Waziristan Militia, cannot but fail to direct attention to the irregular corps which occupy advance posts on the North-West
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  • 403 5 A Pathetic Story. The Tokio correspondent of The Times, in the course of an article on the fall ot Port Arthur, says “In the eyes of his own countrymen Nogi is perhaps the most picturesque and the saddest figure. He has lost both his sons—his only sous. He
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  • 327 5 AMERICAN CONSULS R EPORT. < Ihe State Department at Washington, has made public portions of an important report recently made by Mr. Thomas H. Norton, American Consul at Harput, Turkey, on the results of a tour of investigation made by him under instruction fiom the
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  • 883 5 Commercial /nielligence gives the following:— There is trouble in connection with the Federal bonus puid for sugar produced by white labour in Queensland. It appears that some of the plantations are infested with snakesand insect pests, which are more effectually eradicated by Kanaka than by white labour.
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  • 964 6 Thursday, March, 9th. The Minnesota is the first pair of mammoth steel ships built for the Great Northern Steamship Company’s trade in the Orient to be placed in commission. Her sister ship, the Dakota, is still under construction. These giant vessels are the largest cargo-carriers in the world.
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  • 711 6 ARRIVALS. Valentyn, Dut., 674, Van Orden, Mar 9, Bajan, gen., H. Liebert Co. Fitzpatrick, Brit., 730, Davey, Mar 8, Rangoon, gen., Hock Chong Co. Prinz Heinrich, Ger., March 8, Hamburg, gen., Behn Meyer Co. Lady Welp, Brit., 245, I reweeke, Mar 9, Teiuk Anson, gen., Kwong
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    • 20 6 STEARNS’’WEADACHE CURE, can be obtained from all dispensaries (quickly by post) Gives instant relief. Avoid imitations. Keep the Genuine handy.
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    • 222 6 CHILDREN ARE THE SUNSHINE of the home. Stearns' IFine makes the sunshine brighter. A splendid tonic for the little ones. So pleasant to take. gt'E SkHD 5S SPPISMI ttizl g'aai-ant«*«* -alt “elivery isgnest xnuleCyi .es tsiey warranted MmMa I» niopTyie- >zp- i lt.irs r--e W beeis. Mu. ouarns. Brakes <
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    • 672 6 c I THE UNRIVALLED I keating’s RUBEROID ROOFING. I MRUBEROID Wnte oo^ herproof ’RonriNn I Harmless to Everything Else. 1 j and Fire Resisting ****wr||lG I Sold in Tins and Battles only. 3 W rqq pg Does not rot; c tc k, p„ R FLEAS, BEETLES, BUGS, FLIES. H or
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    • 306 7 ■PTm TEAS 4 WARDED THE GOCD medal at the PARIS EXHIBITION. A rw, Penalty, PAf EKSQN, SIMONS A (Jo. ro BE HAD AT EVERY STORE IN THE MARKET AND AT Taiping, Taik Ho Co. Ipoh, Taik Chin Co. Kuala Lumpur, Chow Kit Co. SOLE IMPORTERS; Katz Bros., Ltd., Penang. TO
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    • 907 7 SanUf. INTERNATIONAL BANKING CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA. CORPORATION. FIHC SklH AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. F,scal A ents for th Dnited States of is made finer, and bad is made better by I Incorporated Ty~RoyBl Charter. O ‘DARTRING’ ‘LANOLINE’ China and the Philippine Islands. No imitation can bear lhe ‘Dartring’ Capital Paid
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  • 478 8 ORDEILS BY CAPTAIN A. U. ADAMS, COMMANDANT. FOR MARCH, 1905. Drill». Thursday, 9th. Recruit Drill at the Fort at 5-30 p.m. Dress :—Plain Clothes. Tuesday, 14th. Recruit Drill at the Foit at 5-30 p.ra. Dress :—Plain Clothes. Thursday, 16th. Recruit Drill at the Fort at 5-30 p.m. Dress
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    • 241 8 TWO GREAT NECESSITIES, I. FAMILY PROVISION, 2. PROVISION FOR OLD AGE, Easily and Economically met by a’Pclicy in FHE BRITISH EMPIRE MUTUAL LIFE OFFICE (ESTABLISHED 1347.) CHAIRMAN:—The Rifcht Hon’bk Sir JOHN GORST: M. P. FUNDS—Rs. 420,000,000. CLAIMS PAID -Rs. 450,000,000 Monthly Rates for each Rs. 5,000 Assured. Large Bonuses. Liberal
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    • 115 8 MUNICIPAL NOTICE. MISUSE OR WASTE OF WATER. *T' HE Municipal Com mission er» of George 1 Town, Penang, call attention to the fact that the water supplied by the Commissioners in many premises is being misuse» 1 or wasted and consumers are hereby called upon to cause such misuse or
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    • 1443 8 MUNICIPAL NOTICE. I The London Assurance Konmklijk, Corporation. Penang—Deli. J NOTICE is hereby given that un and after this date until further m.tice Th undersigned having been appointed qpHE S.S. Fa/t def P the supvlv of water from the Waterta Agents for the Corporation are now pre- J renlaco tlw
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