Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 16 May 1905

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 11l VOL. LXIII. TUESDAY. 16th MAY, 1905. PRICE 20 CENTS.
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    Singapore Sporting Club.
    1076 2 PROGRAMME FOR THE Spring Race Meeting, 1905. May 30tfj, June Ist and 3rd. FIRST DAY. Tuesday 30th May. The Maiden Plate. Value $6OO. A Race for Maiden Horses. Weight 9 st. 3 lb. An allowance of 7 lb. to ex-Griffins imported into Straits Settlements or Federated Malay
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      310 2 GWYNNES Ltd. (J. H. GWYNNE, Ltd.. 4 GWYNNE 4 Co., United.) kstahi.ishki>ovi:r fifty years. Telegrams Codes ABC, 4th S’ sth Editions,Al. "GWYNNE, LONDON.” MOREING V NEALE’S. Trade Mark “INVINCIBLE." Manufacturers of the largest and most efficient Centrifugal Pumping Machinery IN THE WORLD, SUITABLE FOR ALL PURPOSES, INCLUDING Reclamation, Drainage, Irrigation,
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      135 2 HORACE S. MARTIN, Mining and Consulting "Engineer. All Description of Mining properties Reported on. Concentrating and ore Dressing Plants designed and erected. IPOH—PERAK. 981 25-5-04. Dr. F. A. Moffatt, r.d.s. Surgical and Jdeetjanieal No. 39 Farquhar Street, Opposite Sea View Hotel. May be Consulted from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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      251 2 ISunlight! Half the wear of clothes I washed with impure soaps I i -jnWWd Ss du to the rubbin and H beating needed to I remove the dirt. Sunlight Soap does I washing itself, S x being a pure soap, a I nothing but soap. 9 *****1 dissolves ali impu-
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    THE KNACK OF JUMPING.
    406 3 C. B. Fry Expounds the Subject. 'l'he May numlier of H. i s fuH o f lliatter tbat wiH appeal strongly to all who are interested in sport and athletics and matters pertaining ’hereto. C. B. F. himself contributes a capital article on the Ivua.'k of
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    The Child As Humourist.
    462 3 Children are privileged mortals. They may say with impunity things which, from a grown-up, would be considered as shocking flippancy. That is why the child is so fond of the theological joke and the whimsical distortion of something in Scripture. What do you suppose would happen
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    JAPAN’S TRADE, RUSSIA’S FINANCES.
    518 3 English financial papers are not inclined t give much weight to current rumours of n «'otiations for a termination of the 1 .sso-Japanese war. It is believed that ti Czar “considers that he owes it to the dynasty, to the nation, and to the vast variety
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    Business Stagnation in Poland.
    275 3 A REIGN OF TERROR. Warsaw, April 21st. Complete commercial stagnation reigns in Warsaw. The great central market, resembling somewhat the famous Halles" of Paris, is, comparatively speaking, deserted. At normal Eastertides a dailyaverage of 60,000 persons, mostly buyers from the country, pass through the gates of
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    REGISTRATION OF BRITISH EMIGRANTS.
    581 3 It is notified in the Government Gazette that His Majesty’s Government desires te encourage m every way the registration of British Subjects who may be Emigrants from any part of His Majesty’s Dominions, provided that they can claim the privilege. The following new regulations regarding the
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    The Eternal Bohemian.
    696 3 Mr. G. S. Street writes in the Outlook —We are often told that Bohemia has disappeared, and that the lives of writers and actors and artists generally, especially those, of writers, are utterly different from those led in the last generation, so different that these forerunners might
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    The Russian Secret Press.
    337 3 The Russian clandestine Press is clandestine in everything. It is the most secretly conducted Press in the world. There is no editorial office with an editor in a snug inner chamber, receiving the visits of his contributors, discussing the articles for the next issue. A mystery
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      58 3 Giv* Chamberlain’s Pain Balm a Trial. No other liniment affords such prompt relief from rheumatic pains. No other is so valuable for deep seated pains like lame back and pains in the chest. Give thw liniment a trial and become acquainted with its remarkable qualities and you will never wish
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      63 3 A Safe Mkdicjnr. Mothers of small children need not hesitate to administer Cham’o**i lain's Cough Remedv. It contains no opiate o»* narcotic in any form and may be given to a baby with as much confidence as to an adult. It always cures and quickly. AH dealers sell it. ZYMOLE
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      90 3 A Safe Speculation. If you have an attack of rheumatism and Chamberlain’s Pain Balm gets you back to work in a few days, will it not pay for itself several times over There is no need of suffering from rheumatism for a month or six weeks incurring the expense qf
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      83 3 Chamberlain's Cougji Remedy Gives Satisfaction Everywhere. I have been selling Chamlierlain’s Cough Remedy in my retail shop of this place for six years,” says Adolph Abrahamson of Durbanville, Cape Colony. I find it to give satisfaction with the people who use it and it is the best seller of any
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    THE WEEK.
    85 4 Tuesday, I6th May. Harmston's Circus, 9 p. m. Wednesday. 17th May.. R. A Chapter Meeting, Freemasons Hall 9 p. m. Town Band, Esplanade, 6 to 7 p in Thursday. IBth May. Choral Society Practice. 5-45 p. m. Friday, May I9lh Full Moon. Meeting, Municipal Commissioners 3 p. m.
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    Tuesday, 16th May, 1905.
    1187 4 We published la<t week an attempt to calculate the Russian losses during the present war. based on returns showing the number of troops forwarded to Manchuria by the Siberian Railway and other official Russian figures. It was estimated that the Russian losses were not less titan
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    MAINLY ABOUT PERAK.
    1092 4 (From our own Correspondent.) r Ipoh, May 15th. Do you remember how the good P.G. appealed for a parson for Perak «Poor Ipohites, they had no proper means of getting married, born or buried It was i evident that, next to tin, Ipoh mostly 3 desired a
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    Local Football.
    346 4 ST. XAVIER’S vs. FREE SCHOOL A la: ge and enthusiastic git.lierinc of past and present boys of the Penang F, ee School and St. .'.Xavier’s Institution assembled on the Esplanade yesterday' afternoon to witness a football match between teams composed of present scholars of those institutions. Though the
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      O TEMPORA, O MORES !
      182 4 O TEMPORA, O MORES (To the Editor of the Pinang Gazette, j Dear Sir, I read in your contemporary that a paperchase was held on Sunday morning, and that those who took part in the outing were subsequently’ entertained by the. representative of the circus which is noyv performing here.
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    Penang Golf Club.
    34 4 Lawn Tennis Tournament. The following is the result of Monday’s play Profession Pairs. A. 8. Anthony A. F. G. Anderson {Brokers) beat C. Bradbary dr M. H. Graham (J/erc7ia?d-d 6—2; 6—2.
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    RUSSIA.
    148 5 DISORDERS AT ST. PETERSBURG. FIGHTING IN A CEMETERY. [Reuters Service.] London, 15th Mav. There were slight disorders in the Vasnilyostroff and Schlusselburg quarters of St. 1 etersburg yesterday afternoon and evening. Some military officers, when ordering the crowd to disperse, were jeered at and hustled towards an artificial hike,
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    THE BALTIC FLEET.
    61 5 STILL IN FRENCH WATERS. EMPHATIC JAPANESE DECLARATION. [Reuter's Service.] London, 16th May. Reuter, wiring from Tokio, says it is positively affirmed that the Baltic Fleet left Honkobe temporarily under French pressure, but since then returned and is remaining there. Japan has prohibited the exportatu n of coal
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    THE DEFENCE OF INDIA.
    85 5 RUSSIAN OPINION. [Reuter’s Service] London, loth May. The Bourse Gazette, commenting on Mr. Balfour’s speech regarding the defence of our Indian frontier, states that Russia has no time at present to arrange affairs in Central Asia, but the efforts of her enemies would be fruitless when
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    THE JAPANESE HOUSE-TAX.
    57 5 ARBITRATION PROCEEDINGS. [Reuter's Service.] London, 16th May. The Japanese house-tax arbitration Commission, sitting at the Hague, will deliver iudgmeid*in a fortnight. Germany applied for the admission of the German language at- the proceedings, and the Japanese representative agreed, provided that the Japanese language was admitted. The Court
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    FLOATING MINES.
    37 5 ANOTHER JAPANESE TRANSPORT SUNK. [Reuter’s Service.] London, 16th May. A steamer which has arrived at Chifu reports that another Japanese transport struck a mine and sunk almost at the game time as the Sheyuthu Maru.
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    CONTRABAND OF WAR.
    26 5 BRITISH COLLIER CONFISCATED. IRkUTBB S SbUVICK. London, 16th May. A prize court at Sasebo lias ordered the confiscation of the British colher ,S,h:ana.
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    THE TIBETAN TREATY.
    39 5 [Rkutbu’s Skuvicb.] London, loth May. Negotiations on the subject of the adhesion of China to the Tibet Convention are still proceeding. They are being conducted by the Government of India on behalf of the Imperial Government.
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    PRINCE ARISUGAWA.
    27 5 [Kbutkb’b Service.] London, 15th May. Prince Arisugawn, who is to represent Japan at the marriage of the German Crown Prince, has arrived at lar is.
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    A MOTOR-BOAT RACE.
    89 5 SIX BOATS LOST. [Reuter's Service.] London, 15th May. I’iie m>t>r-boats competing in the race fr mi Algiers to Toulon left Port Mahon in a rough sea, escorted by cruisers and destroyers. The weather quickly grew worse and developed into a severe stormDie motor-boats were taken in tow,
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    FRENCH NEUTRALITY REGULATIONS.
    687 5 In view of the present situation with regard to the Baltic Fleet the following instructions issued to French Local Authorities, on the subject of neutrality during the Spanish-American War, will be interesting Paris, April 26th, 1898. The French Government intending to observe strict neutrality in the struggle
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    HARMSTON’S CIRCUS.
    252 5 SECOND JUMPING COMPETITION. Harmston’s Circus again had a good house to witness a well-carried out performance last night. In addition to the usual attractions of evening, the second jumping contest for local horses was billed. Four competitors faced the barrier. They jumped in the following order:—Mr. Cooke's Mick
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    THE ASSIZES.
    282 5 Before the Hon. A. F. G. Law this morning the third Assizes of the year were begun. The first case down for hearing was one of voluntarily causing hurt while committing robbery, and housebreaking by night in order to commit theft, against three Chinese Lee Heng, Lee Kung
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    SELANGOR TIN
    267 5 April Output. The quantity of block tin and tin ore exported amounted to 20,845.31 pikuls yielding a revenue under tin duty of $228,297.18. The value of the metal on which duty was collected is returned at $1,657,284.25. For the four months the total under the last mentioned head
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    BOOKS RECEIVED.
    874 5 The J.ittle Aunt by John Strange Winter, (Bell’s Colonial Library) is one of the writer’s most easily t<Md stories. The only daughter of a runaway couple is suddenly left alone in the world through the death from diphtheria of her father and mother. She is taken charge of
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    Homeward German Mail.
    47 5 The Norddeutscher Lloyd Mail steamer Prenssen having left Singapore at midnight yesterday, is expected to arrive here to-morrow at 6 a.m. and will leave for Colombo, Aden, .Suez, Port Said, Naples Genoa, Gibraltar, Southampton, Antwerp and Bremen probably at 1 p.iu. the same day.
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    Outward German Mail.
    41 5 The Norddeutscher Lloyd Mail steamer Zieten having left Colombo at 9 p.in. on Saturday is expected to arrive here tomorrow at 3. p.m. and will leave for Singapore, China and Japan, probably at 10 p.m. the same day.
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    THE LOG BOOK.
    916 6 Tuesday, 16th May, 1900. Since the declaration of war, the amount of coal on board steamers seized by Japan is 75,000 tons, valued at 500,000 yen. It is always interesting, sometimes amusing, to read what the landsmen have to say when the Navy Estimates are l»efore the
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    Shipping and Commercial Intelligence.
    922 6 ARRIVALS. t Malaya, Ger., 901. Block, May 16, Deli, tobacco, Behn Meyer Co. De Kock, Dut., 335, Leeuwe, May 16, Deli, gen 11. Liebert Co. Ban Whatt Soon. Brit., 199, Glenday, May 16, Deli, gen., Beng Kee Co. Langkat. Brit., 149, Liddell, May 16, Teluk Anson,
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    PENANG TURF CLUB.
    1113 6 PROGRAMME FOR AUTUMN MEETING, 1905. Tuesday 25fh, Thursday 27th and Saturday 29th July, FIRST DAY. Tuesday, 25th July, 1905. THE MAIDEN PLATE. A Cup presented by John Armstrong. Esq., with $750 added by the Club. A Pace for Maiden Horses. Weight as per scale reduced 14 lbs.
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      24 6 STEARNS WINE, although containing Iron, in a most excellent form, does not constipate or blacken the teeth. The bene- cial effect is really remarkable.
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      52 6 Iron is a food to Anaemic persons and in conjunction with Cod Liver Oil as found in (Stearns’ lYine, provides a most excellent Tonic. It improves the quality of the blood. Dr.Crago (Dr. Noble Co.) Dental Surgeons. HAVE OPENED AN OFFICE At No. 30 Beach Street, PENANG. I CONSULTING HOURS,
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      237 6 Children hen Teething. This is the most dangerous ag.' in the life of a child. At this time they have more or less diarrhoea, which weakens the system and renders the child more susceptible to disease. Any unusual looseness of the bowels should be promptly controlled, which can be done
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      73 6 Wrought Iron Tubes and Fittings mNIC CE A SPECIAL Meeting of the Municipal I* OR Ax. Commissioners will be held at the T Municipal Office, at 3 p.m. on Friday, the Gas, water and Steam w/ CM-MII• J col| fi rui By-laws under Section A large and well-assorted stock always
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      1358 7 TIV OI I RET F D PENANG VOL R s. office to let i inTAwie me Ran 9 raaM EZLI orders by captajn a. r. adams, UNION STREET. LI IVmI O I tAu IN WHITE GLASS BOTTLES. commandant. enquire of were awarded the FOR MAr 1905. J Shearwood on the
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