Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 2 April 1906

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 74 VOL. LXIV. MONDAY, 2nd APRIL, 1906. PRICE 20 CENTS.
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    PENANG TURF' CLUB.
    1190 2 PROPOSED PROGRAMME FOR AUTUMN MEETING, 1906. Tuesday 31st July, mfairsday 2nd ZRugust AND Saturday £t6 ZRugust. To be Considered at a General Meeting to be held on Monday, 3Oth April, 1906. .V0776-A’.— No amendments to this Programme will be copsicier’ed unless «•uejßOtico is given in writing to
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      410 2 I*’ WATERPROOF VERMINPROOF ODOURLESS FIRE RESISTING COOL DURABLE j Cheapest on the Market. SUPPLIED IN ROLLS I 3 ft. x 24 yds. Adamson GifillanS Co., Limited. Hamburg-Bremen Fire Insurance Co. of Hamburg. Established 1854. The undersigned having !>een appointed Agents of the al>ove Company, are ready to accept fire risks
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    RUBBER DANGER.
    1060 3 the increasing demand. In an article on Rubber Cultivation as a Investment” the Editor of e India 11 übber Journal (Feb. 12) discusses tiie danger of over-production a regai «ls a greater supply being obtained from wild rubber. He says. “Only at a rV high price is a
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    Agriculture in the F.M.S.
    301 3 A Destructive Insect. The Director of Agriculture informs the Malay Mail that a caterpillar is doing serious damage to coconut palms on an estate in Selangor. As this caterpillar, which is a species of Thosea or nettle grub," is omnivorous and will eat l>oth Para and
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    Death of a Barrister.
    371 3 Says the Aor th China //eraM (Shanghai of the 9th ult. The death was an nounced on Monday, though it took place on Friday last, of Mr. A. Bidoulac, a barrister who at one time had a considerable practice at Shanghai, but who had been in
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    TIN IN TRINGGANU.
    1073 3 Mr. C. G. Warnford Lock writes in the Mining Journal Tringganu is au Independent Malay State on the East Coast of the Malay Peninsula, lying in a measure between Pahang (one of the Federated Malay States) and Kelantan (a Siamese-Malay State). It is a little known country,
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    Passengers for the Straits.
    610 3 Per P. A O steamer /h'/v* from London, March 16, connecting with Ihe steamer at. Colombo;—|o Penang. Mr. Bateson. Io Singapore, Mr. A. E. Webster. Mr. 11. (>. Maas. Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Proctor. Mr. J. G. Grant, Mr. and Mrs. Trengrove, Mr. -I. Thornborrow,
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      38 3 MEN OF SENSE can appreciate a good thing. That’s why so many of them take Stearns’ Wine of Cod Liver Oil whenever they feel the need of a good tonic and blood builder. Tastes good,’does good. Sold everywhere.
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      62 3 Rheumatism Can He Cured. Many sufferers from this painful disease have been surprised and delighted at the prompt relief obtained by applying Chamberlain’s Pain Balm. A permanent cure may be effected by continuing its use for a short time. It will cost you but a trifle to try it. George
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      1002 3 MUNICIPAL NOTICE Lot 64 Mukiin XVII MOTICE is hereby given that from and LARGE PIECE OF LAND with x. er tst September next, the /A sea f ron tage suitable for building Commissioners will have at their disposal purposes situated at Telok Tikus near some 40 tons of night soil
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    THE WEEK
    68 4 MoaJa*. 2nd April. Football: P.C.C. r. St. Xavier’s. Town Band, Esplanade, G to 7 p in T«««d«v. 3rd April. Ix*ague Football N.L. v. A.C.K. Wcdae.Jn), 4th April. Band. Esplanade, to 7 p.m. Tbvrada*. Sth April. League Football: I’.v. St X. Frida*, 6th April. Municipal Commisaion. 3 p.m. Town
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    BIRTH.
    17 4 HOLDEN.—<»n the 31-4 ult nt S. Baknp. P. W., the wife of G Holden, of daughter.
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    Monday, 2nd April.
    1307 4 In recent Singapore exchanges we were tub! that the Chief Pvtice Officer n»i patting himself on the hack in regard to the Juw record of serious crime in that Settlement—a condition of affairs that was rightly said to reflect credit on the whole Police force. We are
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    PENANG SWIMMING CLUB.
    1123 4 SUCCESSFUL WATER CARNIVAL. The second Water Carwival of the Penang Swimming Club t<x>k place on Saturday afternoon at Tapjowg Bungah. There was a good attendance. The state df the tide and thĕ atmospheric conditions were al) that eould Lt desired. The sky was overcast, but as the
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    FOOTBALL
    363 4 JHIDES r. p ,t T The football match at the on Saturday afternoon between the States Guides ami the P-st ail( j ip.-itn ended m a regrettable fias«-o. From the start the play was both sides being equally to blame, or two players wen-cautioned. The P H eleven forced
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    Rugby Football
    183 4 I’he Rest” Take Action With reference to tne d i.v England to a Rug<*y footb.dl on St George’s Day. we are 'stitethai there will ben meetup Rest of Penang in the Bodega a o’clock to-iii.-rrow, Tuesday, to acceptance of the chailenge The Chinese Recreation tiuo ranged to visit
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      119 4 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 but as a guarantee of good faith. LL monies must be paid at the Pinaug A Gazette” Office, Penang, to the Secretary, whose receipts
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    THE GOVERNMENT AND THE COLONIES.
    354 5 the NATAL BLUNDER." IXIHGNATIoX meetings. UNIONIST CONDEMNATION. [Rbutkr's Service.] London', 31st March. The natives, to the number of twelve, concerned in the recent murder of the policeman in Natal during the poll-tax trouble"', were tried by a court-martial, the proceedings of which lasted eight days
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    FRANCE.
    96 5 THE MINING DISASTER. MIRACULOUS RESCUES. [Rkutkr’s Service I, union. 3 Ist March. ft is reported that f >'irt**en of the miners who were entombed in the coal mines at. Courriĕres, near Lille, on the occasion of the great explosion on th»* 10th ult., have bp»n rescued alive and well.
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    THE U. S. INSURANCE SCANDALS.
    65 5 THE NEW YORK BILL. [Rkuter's Service.] London. 31st March. A telegram from New York states that die House of Representatives has unanimoudy passed the Insurance Bill terminating, on 15th November next, the tenure of ofliep o f a t)| e present directors and trustees of
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    BRITISH REVENUE.
    47 5 SATISFACTORY 1 NCREASE. Reuter’s Service.] London, 2nd April. I lie returns of British revenue for the Jeai ended 31st March show a total of ■£113,9, 7,.>76, an increase of ’>07,172 compared with the previous year. The surplus a t 31st M irch wis £1,879 293.
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    SOUTH WEST AFRICA.
    39 5 IMS ASTER TO GERMAN CONVOY. [Reuter’s Service London, 2i|d April. A band of Hottentots have cut up a ci man convoy in German South- West ric kijiing one officer and ten troopers, u,| 'l wounding four.
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    RACING AT HOME.
    188 5 THE LINCOLNSHIRE RESULT. A FRENCH VICTORY. Router omitted to wire the result of the Lincolnshire Handicap to- Penang, which was ran last Tuesday, but we find it in the Rangoon Tint's to hand this morning, as follows LincolnshiheHandicap.— Of 1,000 aovs. added to a sweepstake* of- 15
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    THE POWERS AND MOROCCO.
    156 5 1< E P() I ITE D AG RE EME N T. THE POLICE QUESTION. [Reuter’s Service.] London, Ist April. It is stated that an agreement has been reached on all questions by the Morocco Conference at Algeciras. London, 2nd April. A telegram from Algeciras says that
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    NIGERIA.
    51 5 AN EXPEDITION STOPPED. [Reuter’s Service.] London, 2nd April It transpires that the Colonial Office stopped by telegraph the expedition against the MuHshisin Benue, m Northern Nigeria, pending fuller information. The expedition was eventually permitted to proceed, but, the outbreak at Sokoto, in Southern Nigeria, in February last, necessitated its
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    GREAT BRITAIN AND PERSIA.
    51 5 OUTRAGE AT SEISTAN. [Reuter’s Service.] London, 2ml April. A telegram from TehetUn, which has been published in St. Petersburg, States that a crowd of excited Persian fanatics demoh.-thed" the plague hospital at Seistan and l>eat the British Consul, Capt. A. D. Macpherson, and the doctor with
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    TURKEY AND EGYPT.
    30 5 [Reuters Service.] London, 2nd April. The Daily Telegraph's correspondent at Cairo says that the withdrawal of the Turkish troops from the disputed territory at Akaba has begun.
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    LOSS OF THE " SULLY.”
    46 5 LOSS OF THE SULLY.” CA P T AIN CO URP- M A R TIA tLE D. .[Reuter’s Service.] London, 2ml April. The court-martial has acquitted the captain of the French cruiser Sully which was lost off the coast off Ind )-Chine on the 7th February, 1905.
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    UNITED STATES.
    27 5 THE GREAT STRIKE. [Reuter’s Service.] London, 2nd. April. It is -reported that 500,000 anthracite and bituminous miners in the L nited States have strutk work.
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    TRADE ONIONS’ FUNDS
    206 5 THE LABOUR KEIBERS’ BILL VOTE ON SECOND READING. THE PREMIER’S SUPPORT.’ [Reuter’s Service.] London, 31st March. Iu the House of. Commons, yesterday (Friday) Mr. W.-Hudson, Labour member for Newcastle-upon-Tyne, moved r the second reading of the Labour Parry’s Bill demanding entire immunity of rhe funds of Trade
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    BYE-ELECTION AT HOME.
    99 5 THE LEICESTER CONTENT. ANOTHER LIBERAL VICTORY. [Reuter’s Service.] London, 2n<l April. A bye-election lias taken place at Leicester to fill the seat vacat«-l by Mr. 11. Broadhurst (Lil>eial) who retired on tT7e ground of ill-health. The polling re-’ suited»: Thomasson (Liberal), 10,766 Sir J. Rollestoii (Unionist), 7.2"8
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    RUSSIA.
    19 5 [Reuter’s Service London, 2nd April. ”< The resignation of M. Gerhard the Governor-General of Finland, has not beei) accepted.
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    THE INNISKILLING FUSILIERS
    335 5 [Reuter’s Service/! London. 2ii<l April. His Royal Highness the Prince of W ab-s has presented the colours to the InnKkiiling Fusiliers at Cairo. At. a meeting on Saturday of tin* members of the Singapore Chamber of < "hiinerce.sMn W; H. Shelf >»d. the President, was unanimously nominated
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    A FORTNIGHT IN MALAYA.
    1866 5 So nnieh for generalizations.—F. c. R. in the TiinedroftCeylon. SOME GENERAL IMPRESSIONS. t The CHinaman possesses the land where it is mainly a question of tin,” but the old pursuit lifts now a formidable rival and ,on.e,<;an travel for very many miles in thtf fgvpuiite planting
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    SEREMBAN RACES.
    186 5 FIRST DAY’S ENTRIES. The following are the entries for some of the races on the first day of the Seremban Gymkhana Club’s Easter meeting, Saturday, the 14th instant: The Selangor Cup. For Selangor 1905-6 Horse Griffins. Value $3OO. A handicap. Top weight lOst. 71bs. One mile. Entrance $l5.
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    Penang Golf Club.
    62 5 Ti e March Monthly Medal was won by Dr. Lucy with 78 nett. The sweep was divided by Dr. Lucy and Mr. S. F. B. Martin, 37 nett The Ladies’ Monthly Medal was won by Miss Campbell. 77 nett. The Town Band will play at (he Golf
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    Outward German Mail.
    190 5 The Norddeutscher Lloyd mail steamer Sachsen having left Colombo at 2 a.m. vesterdav is expected to arrive here on Thursday at 3 a.m. and will leave for Singapore China an»! Japan, probably at 8 a.m. on the same day. The Rev. PG. Graham,agent of the British ami
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    THE LOG BOOK
    838 6 The American sailing vessel Ivy, Captain Stetson, arrived offGutzlaff(Shanghai) from Singapore on the 17th March. During the voyage from the Straits, the Chinese crew were attacked by beri-beri, and before the completion of the voyage only two of the crew were left able to perform their duties,
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    SHIPPING ARRIVALS.
    140 6 D« Kock, Dut., 339, Van Orden, Mar. 31, T. Serna we, gen., H. Liebert &> Co. Dbvawongse, Ger., >057, Trumpol, April 1, Swatow, gen., Behn Meyer «fe <’o. Sikh, Brit., 5020, Atkinson April 1, Glasgow, gen., S. Buttery Co. Baralong, Brit., 2661, Lee, April 1, Yokohama, gen., Boustead
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    DEPARTURES TO-DAY.
    42 6 Mary Atstin for Port Swettenham. I)eK<m-k for Telok Semawe, Edie and Bajau. Hok C anton for Edie, T. Semawe, Segli, Olehleh ami Sabang. Canton for Pangkor and Teluk Anson. Sf i Sang for Calcutta. Bharata for Siiiga|M>re. Prodtce for Rangoon.
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    129 6 PER Baralon<. for Colombo and Tuticorin, at 9 a. in. to-morrow. Cornelia for Pangkalan Brandan, at 1 pm. to-morrow. Avagyef for Deli, at 1 p.m. to-morrow. I aw Fong for Asahan, at I pm. to-morrow. Pin Seng for Port Swettenham, and Singapore, at 3 p.m. t-omorrow. Lady Weld
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    SHIPPING EXPECTED.
    195 6 jVems »>/" .S’leumsr, »r/*srs ><»>•* dnl* af iaxir,il t irhev* htnttvl. nul aqmlt. Gregory Ain ar, from Singa|>ore, April 4, for Calcutta. A. A. Anthony A Co. Sachsen, from Hamburg. April 4. for S |«ore. China and Japan, Behn Mover A* Co Dortmvnd, fro it Hamburg, April 4.
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    PASSENGERS ARRIVED
    12 6 Per s. s. Weld from Teluk Anson, Mr. G. Worn!.
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    EXCHANGE.
    130 6 Penang, 2nd April, 1906. (By Courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Bank 2/4} 4 months’ sight Bank 2.4$ 3 Credit 2,4 9/16 3 Documentary 2/4f Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs 175} 3 days’ sight Private 177 j Bombay, Demand Bank 175| 3 days’ sight Private 177| Madras, Demand Bank
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    PRODUCE.
    171 6 Penang, 2nd April, HMh;. Gold leaf HI Pep|»er (W. Coast 3 ll>a 5 oz.) slock White Pep|M»r 28. nominal. Trang Pei»i»er 2‘».— huger*. Mace 81 Much Pickings 70 »eUer\ B. Nutmegs HO 5 r No. I 59 naif». Sugar. S e 2 Basket 285 tale* Flour I 9a nominal.
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    SHARES.
    538 6 Tear of Number lMue Paid For- Capital. of Value up. Stocks. Quotations mation. Shares. I i j i MINING. 1903 $300,000 $30,000 $lO $lO Belat Tin Mining. Co. Ltd. 1909 175,000 13,500 in 10 Bersawah Gold Min’gCo. Ld. 13 1901 600,n0n 60,(MIO 10 10 Bruseh Hydraulic Tin Min’ lOlsa/e*
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      427 6 Dr c Henry dentist, AT notice" VIEWS <>t Penang. Si l|y Selangor, ami Sumatra. V Photos enlarge.]. various on Bromide paj or sft W JONES 2 1-1 on 5 Nippon Yusen 3.8. Zfi’/ryo J/aruis due at this t nr or about the 24th April, atd wil 7 lowwl thereafter by
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