Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 17 March 1905

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 62 VOL. LXIII. FRIDAY, 17th MARCH, 1905. PRICE 20 CENTS.
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    THE MINERAL WEALTH OF SIAM.
    873 3 At this moms,,» when Siam i, „„t a programme of galleral P K Hll ,l progress >„ creating new laws, b.tro-,|,„-.ng vanous reforms, important ielm.nes „f pubhc work,, melnding sanitary ami water systems, irrigation scheme, and the extension and development of a„rienlturo defining th. laws
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    WAR’S COMIC SIDE.
    1200 3 SOME HUMOURS OF CAMPAIGNING. “War is hell,” said General Sherman, but even in that warmest of places there must be humorous incidents, even if the temperature interferes with their enjoyment. I fear, writes George Lynch in the London Daily Chronicle, that the editors ami proprietors of newspapers
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    The Simplon Tunnel.
    505 3 A Gigantic Engineering Feat. The completion of the Simplon Tunnel, by which Switzerland and Italy are united by rail, forms one of the most notable engineering feats of the age. The scheme was for continuing the railway from Geneva to Martigni and Brieg through the Simplon mountai.i
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    THE PHILIPPINE INSURGENTS.
    1388 3 The Philippines are notoriously isles of unrest. Seldom if ever, since they came into the history of civilised peoples, have all the units of the archipelago been at peace at one time. The main insurrect’on, which the Americans took over as a legacy from the Spaniards, has
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    The Coolie Question.
    275 3 Emigrants U nobta in a ble. There are now six South African i nigj’ant steamers at Hongkong, two uwrj up north and still two others to arrive from South Africa shortly. Coolies are unobtainable, and, furthermore, the prospects for the immediate future are anything but bright. The
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    THE CITY OF NINETY KINGS.
    382 3 Anuradhapura is now only seven hours’ journey from Colombo, the Clapham junction of the East. The railway to the north of Ceylon, surveyed and begun under Sir West Ridgeway's rule, has rendered Anuradhapura—the city of ninety kings, with a history running back to remote ages—easy
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    Murder of Japanese Coolies at Swatow.
    208 3 The correspondent at Sw>>w of the N.C. Daily New'» -.reports tw. he-e has been friction betV»*rv‘»- railway authorities there and the country and at the beginning of the month this had reached a head when two Japanese coolhs were murdered at Ampoj, eight miles
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    PASSENGERS FROM ROME.
    249 3 Per P. it O. steamer Moldavia connecting with the steamer Simla at Colombo from London, Feb. 17.—T0 Penang Mr, and Mrs. J. Ward, Miss Ward, Mr. E. C. Williamson, Mr. H. A. Bagnall, Miss B. Hopkins, Air. E. A. Smith.—To Singapore; Mr. C. E. Cockram, Mr. J.
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    THE WEEK.
    201 4 b Friday, March I7lh St. Patrick. International Tug-of-War, Esplanade. St. Patrick’s Dance, Town Hall, 9 p. in. Town Band, Esplanade, 6 to 7 p. in. High Water 7-26 a. m. 8-12 p. m. Low Water 0-54 a m. 1-38 p. ns. Saturday, March IBth. Town Band, Golf Club,
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    Friday, 17th March, 1905.
    1108 4 A considerable portion of the Times has recently been devoted to a correspondence upon the merits and demerits of the new short rifle which is being introduced into the British Army. The opponents of the change seems to have been in the majority but equal opportunity
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    MINING IN F. M. S.
    290 4 A correspondent writes to the Mining .Journal from Taiping on Jan. 7 as follows: Tin. The question of fresh ground continues to exercise attention. With regard to the Northern States, there are undoubtedly developments in prospect there, but to what extent it is utterly impossible
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    The Rubber Market.
    196 4 S. FIGGIS AND CO'S REPORT. We are indebted to Messrs. Sandilands Buttery and Co. for the following report of rubber sales in London 24th February 1905. India Rubber.— The market continues good, and some descriptions are again higher, though Hard Fine Para is rather quieter. Sales have
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    Penang Cricket Club.
    98 4 Lawn Tennis Tournament. Messrs. V. D. Parsons and H. A. Neubronner are the winners of the Double Handicap, having secured a walk-over from Messrs. F. Goodrich and A. H. Ferguson in the final round. The ties arranged for next week are Monday, 20th March. The Championship. G.
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    Homeward Mail.
    127 4 The P. it R. M. steamer Bengal having left Singapore at 6 p.in. yesterday, is expected to arrive here at 3 a.m. tomorrow, and will leave for Colombo and Bombay at 8 a.m. The Championship of the Singapore Lawn Tennis Chib, has been won by Mrs. Waddell, who
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    ADVANCEMENT OF AGRICULTURE
    879 4 An interesting article on Agricult Ur# appeared in the columns of a oca temporary on the 7th re-printed f roin Sydney Sunday Times, showing the Rn couragement and assistance, the Govern iie nt of The Commonwealth is giving to culturists. Tasmania, now a federated Colony, about one
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      112 4 CONTRIBUTIONS must be addressed to The Editor,” written on one side of the paper only and accompanied by the writer's name and address not necessarily for insertion bat as a guarantee of good faith. A LL monies must be paid at the Pinang Gazette” Office. Penang, to the Secretary, whose
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    THE WAR.
    67 5 THE JAPMBSE AT TIELINQ. [Reutbr’s Service.] London, 17th March. It .s admitted at St. Petersburg that a here* battle was raging o„ the 15th inst to the north of Tieliug. 1 fc London, 17th March. The Japanese have occupied Tiding. dv ft whht? ya Ua reports fcl,at simultaneously
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    THE SINKING OF THE “ KNIGHT COMMANDER.”
    238 5 THE SINKING OF THE KNIGHT COMMANDER.” HKAVY indemnity demanded. [Reuter’s Service.] London, 16th March. The Daity Chronicle correspondent at St. Petersburg states that Great Britain SZ a nOtG to RuBBia landing £lOO 000 compensation for the sinking of the knight Commawler by the Vladivostock fleet in July last. The note
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    THE POWERS AND JAPAN.
    112 5 DECLARATIONS BY FRENCH AND GERMAN MINISTERS. [Reuter’s Service London, 16th March. Count von Buelow, Chancellor of the German Empire, speaking in the Reichstag said that Japan, as well as Russia, could count on the strict and loyal neutrality of Germany. He did not doubt that Japan
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    THE BALTIC FLEET.
    22 5 [Reuter’s Service.] London, 16th March. The hospital ship Kostroma has passed Constantinople on her way to join Admiral fleet.
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    RUSSIA.
    21 5 [Reuter’s Service.] London, 17th March. A state of siege has been proclaimed in the Caucasus where the disturbances are increasing.
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    GREAT STORMS AT HOME.
    43 5 [Reuter’s Service J London, 17th March. Great storms have been raging „ut Great Britain for the last few .lays. Telegraphic communication by laml wires has been interrupted ami for way to Portugal was weather-bound for three days at Portsmouth.
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    GERMANY AND ABYSSINIA.
    35 5 commerciaTtreaty signed. I Reuter’s Service.] London, 17th March. The Nonldeutsche Allgemeine Zeituny and Abyssinian Treaty says that a Get t a t Adisabeba on of Commerce was signed at the 7th instant.
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    THE ITALIAN CABINET.
    37 5 I Reuter’s Service.] L London, 17th March, on signor FortU teform Cabinet, a decree on f fco b e Premier. Italy appoints bigno Miniltr y remains In the interim the mi J otherwise unchanged.
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    DELI RACES.
    324 5 YESTERDAY’S RESULTS. (from Our Special Correspondent.) Medan, March 17. Ihe following are the results of yesterday’s racing in Deli RACE I. Value $250. A Handicap for horses that ran in Race II of the Ist Day. Distance, 1 mile. Entrance $l5. Forlorn Hope (9.7) 1 Spcs Patriae (9.10)
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    NEWS BY THE MAIL.
    317 5 London, February 24. The Rajah of Sarawak. Sir Charles Brooke, Rajah of Sarawak, is a passenger by Messageries steamer Dimbea, leaving Marseilles, March 5, for Singapore. Football at Home. CHARTERED V. HONGKONG BANK. In the Rugby Football game played on 18th inst. the Chartered Bank of
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    THE FRENCH NAVY.
    633 5 FAR EASTERN DIVISION. Debate in the Chamber. Paris, Feb. 22. The Chamber was occupied on 20th inSt. with the Naval Budget. Both M. Chaumet and M. Francois Deloncle insisted on the necessity of thoroughly organising file naval defences of Indo-China, especially after the revelation of the alleged
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    The Missing Heir.
    272 5 A Private in the U. S. Army. New York, 18th Feb. Mr. Arthur Reginald French, son of Baron De Freyne, whose mysterious disappearance has caused so much sensation here, has been found. He had enlisted in the well-known Bth Regiment of the United States army. He was
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    IRISH CHARACTERISTICS.
    904 5 A LECTURE. In the City Hall, Hongkong, under the auspices of the Odd Volumes Society, Ho~n." F. H. May, c.m.g., Colonial Secretary, lectured on Irish Characteristics. The lecture was at once interesting, instructive and amusing-—indeed, although a few of the humourous touches smelt of the chestnut, they were
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    LOG BOOK.
    593 6 Friday, 17th March, 190.). During 1904 the life boats of the Royal National Institution saved 390 lives, and also landed 104 parsons who had taken refuge in lightships, or whose lives might have been endangered. The Institution granted 138 rewards for life-saving by means of fishing and other
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    Shipping and Commercial Intelligence.
    974 6 ARRIVALS. Baralong, Brit., 2661, Roberts, Mar. 16th, Yokohama, gen., Boustead Co. Atholl, Brit., 3031, Kemp, Mar. 16th, Liverpool, gen., S. B Co. Hong Wan 1, Brit., 2060, Slaker, Mar. 16, Amoy, gen., Koe Guan Co. Kistna, ißrit., 524, Addenbrooke, Mar. 17th, Singapore, gen H. Liebert Co.
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