Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 11 May 1906

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 106 VOL. LXIV. FRIDAY, llth MAY, 1906. PRICE 20 CENTS.
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      1924 1 M"””" 9 Intended stww. p 0. Steam Naviga- BRITISH iNDiA steam NAVIGATION Co., LTD. 1 MoNJeutscher Lloyd, Bremen. tion, Company. /K jg/HM HPFCTF.D ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES. Ko Tirrnmmn to Sail. Stbambr. V/T\\ i W I MAIL SERVICE. Negapatam. AJka'X Imperial German Mail Line. 1/ OhLwhv* In. Miviths, i oii<iicli<*rry, iunj
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      811 2 WroughtlronTubes&Fittings, «h- ±J? ThB 0 Large Stocks Always on Hand. Beg to announce to their numerous patrons, that their French JHSMhfeatf Confectioner has arrived. ADAMSON GILFiLLAN Co. LIMITED. jL We are now P re P book orders for all kinds of Large F anev few |L Cakes at moderate prices.
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    CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA.
    1020 3 The fifty-second ordinary general meeting of the Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China was held on 18th ult. at Cannon-street Hotel, London, E.C., Sir Montagu Cornish Turner presiding. The Chairman, in moving the adoption (if the report, made a few re narks as to the
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    THE RUBBER MARKET.
    1061 3 MESSRS. GOW, WILSON STANTON’S REPORT. London, April 20th. At to day s auction, 242 packages of Ceylon and Straits Settlements Plantation grown rubber were under offer, of which all except about 15 were sold. The total weight amounted to nearly 12 tons, Ceylon contributing 3 and Straits
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    The Transformation of Japan.
    1444 3 From a Japanese Standpoint. The Colombo Y. M C.A. Gymnasium Hall liehl a crowdeil audience th-* other evening when Mr Tssuku Harada. Editor of the Klrigu-tokyo S/iimbun, delivered an interesting and instructive address on The Transformation of J.ipm. Sir \V. Mitchell presi leil and had on
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      83 3 Children When Teething. This is the most dangerous age in the life of a chihl. At this time they have more or less diarrlnea, 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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      67 3 Give 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 this liniment a trial awl become acquainted with its remarkable qualities and you will never wish
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      60 3 A Safe Medicine. Mothe s «>f small children nee«l not hesitate to administer Chamberlain s Cough Remedy. It contains no opiate or narcotic in any form ami may be given to a baby wi:h as much confidence as to an adult. It always cures and cures quickly. George Town Dispensary,
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      930 3 BY ORDKR OT The George Town Dispensary, He Trustees for tU Mwture Holders Limited. THK UNDERMENTIONED N° n Meeting' of fbo Shareholders of the above Company will VftlllzlhlO QfldUF WcfutOQ Office of the Company laiUdUlv UUgUI Dulalud No. 37a, Beach Street, Penang, o-. Monday, the 14th May, 1906, at 3-30
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    THE WEEK.
    155 4 Friday. 11th May. Moonlight Band, Esplanade, 1' p m. Parwee New Elpiiinatone Theatrical Uo., King Street Theatre. Wayang Kasai m, Drury Lane Theatre. Football :N.L. v. Georg Town Reading Room. High water 2.35 p.m. Low water 8"O a in. Saturday. 12th Mar. Grand Dinner, International Hotel. 30 p.m.
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    Friday, 11th May, 1906
    1048 4 The Legislative Council at its meeting this afternoon will again deal with the Bill to amend the Municipal Ordinance. 1896.” As proposed to be amended bv the Select Committee the Bill is vertainlv a great improvement upon th- on<« which was issued from the Attomey-Generai's Ch
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    OCCASIONAL NOTES.
    990 4 In the frantic and indecently hasty desire to hide the shortage of tin and to fill up the hiatus in the revenue between it and the expected rubber crop some five years hence,also to make t hings hum generally ih and around Ipoh (a poisonous place, if its
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    LEAGUE FOOTBALL.
    921 4 Y.M.C.A. v. St. XAVIER’S. The League football match between »1 Young Men’s Christian Association St. Xavier’s Institution, plaved on Esplanade yesterday afternoon, drew a large crowd of' spectators, as it known that both sides had good in en ‘S the struggle would be a very fair sai n
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      284 4 Eastern Oriental Hotel, O PENANG. 2J» C/j'S. Unrivalled for its Situation Comfort 8 S ??■>,=' Catering. S' —f S S 2 2 S s' J 2 ui -2 7= 15 s 2 5 5 X° 3 c tn n ~3* Where to Stay. *E- oo < w 23*oHS O 8
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      115 4 fWNTRIHUTIONS must be address d to The Editor, written. on one side of the paper only and accompanied by the. writer's name and address, not uocessarily for insertion but us a guarantee of good faith. LL monies must be paid nt the Piuang Gazette Office, Penang, to the Secretary, whose
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    THE PEACE MOVEMENT.
    166 5 REDUCTION of armaments. resolution in the commons. GREAT BRITAIN’S POLICY. [RaOTKII’s Skiivick. IjOhdon, 10 th May. ]n the House of Commons yesterday Mr H. Vivian, Labour Member for Birkenhead, moved a resolution demanding that drastic steps be taken to effect a reduction in the armaments, in accordance
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    TURKEY AND EGYPT.
    89 5 THE BOUNDARY DISPUTE. [Reuter's Service.] London, 10th May. A strong patrol of Egyptian coastguards with five guns have proceeded east of the Suez I anal. Rear-Admiral 11. 8. 11. Prince Louis of Battenberg, with two British cruisers, has arrived at the Piraeus. The other vessels of the
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    THE CHINESE CUSTOMS.
    82 5 1 M P< )RTANT APPOIN I'M EN I’S. Reuter's Servicr London, 11 th May. An Imperial Edict, issued in Peking appoints a Chinese Official. I'ieh Liang, to be Superintendent of Customs Affairs, and another Chinese. Tong Shao, to be Vice-Minister of Customs. All Chinese and foreigners employed
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    THE POSTAL CONGRESS.
    56 5 THE WEIGHT OF LETTERS. [Rrutrr’s Service.] London, 11th May. 1 he International Postal Congress, which is sitting at Rome, has agreed to increase the unit of weight for letters from fifteen to twenty grammes, and to retain twopence half-penny as the minimum rate, but **»ery additional twenty
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    THE RUSSIAN NATIONAL ASSEMBLY.
    66 5 CEREMONIAL PREPARATIONS. [Reuter’s Service.] London, 11th May. Ihe I'sar and the Russian Royal Family ll,v, ‘arrived at Peterhof. They proceed tiv liver to the Winter Palace, where the Har will ceremoniously receive the mem- el ’S «»f the new Russian National Assembh'Hid deliver a speech from
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    GERMANY AND AUSTRIA.
    53 5 ■HE KAISERS DIPLOMACY. [Reuter’s Service.] London, II th May. Iho visit of the Kaiser to the Emperor p aneis Joseph of Austria-Hungary is "'iiiir greatly discussed. It is regarded as ’'tdetice of t| ly Kaisers determination to ’«cure Austria’s friendship in view of the **«w between Fiance,
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    ENGLAND AND THE CONGO.
    194 5 AN AGREEMENT SIGNED. LEASE OF LADO ANNULLED. RAILWAY FACILITIES. [Reuter’s Servicr.] London, 11th May. An Anglo-Cong<»lese agreement has been signed in Lundon annulling the lease of the Lado enclave to the Congo Free State, though King Leopold of the Belgians will continue to occupy it during
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    THE POPE.
    28 5 [Reuter’s Service.] London, 11 th May. The Pope has accorded the Maharajah of Burd wan a private audience, and has presented him with an autographed photograph.
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    The Cholera Outbreak.
    84 5 No fresh cases of cholera and no deaths have occurred in Province Wellesley for the last five days. In addition to the eight cases mid six deaths reported from the infected area in Perak on Wednesday, from later information received yesterday evening it appears that two more
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    Rubber in the Straits.
    447 5 A representative of a Colombo paper has had a conversation with a well-known Ceylon planter who had just returned from the 'traits, finding him in company with Mr. Murison Allen, a Penang solicitor. The representative learned that while white nuts are pretty general on the rublier
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      THE PENANG BAND.
      695 5 [7o the Editor of the 14 timing Gazette. 1 Dear Sir, Judging from public talk, the fate of the Penang Band seems to lie iis good as sealed, and no one, so far as I cau learn, thinks of making one final effort towards averting it. The
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    Royal Geographical Medals
    177 5 Tiie council of the Royal Geographical Society have awarded the Royal Medalsand other honours for 19 ;6 as follows :—The Founder's Medal to M. Alfre»! Grandidier, for his many years' Work on the island of Mad igas-ar the Patron’s Me<l il, to Dr. Robert Bell, I»'. R.
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    COMMERCIAL POSITION OF SINGAPORE.
    915 5 The Singapore Freer Press publishes a special article under the a!>ove heading, from which we extract the Few wf>alff care to deny that for some ytiteft prist- .tlrere ha* been an absence prosperity accompanied by an increased enterprise and commercial alertness.’ which however have not met
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      4 5 SCALES. McAlister Co.. Ltd.
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      25 5 [dZZ communications intended for insertion in this journal must be authenticated. The Editor is not responsible for the opinions of correspondents.'] SADDLES. McAlister Co,, Ltd,
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      742 5 EXSHAW BRANDY. SOLE AGENTS, Caldbeck, Macgregor Co., (ESTABLISHED 1864). Wine and Spirit Merchants, Ale, Beerand Stout Importers. -Trim List .'om. Application to Office, at tiie Corner of Beach Street and Church Street Ghaut. New Advertisements. To-Night! To-Night!! AT THE FOR SALE. KING STREET THEATRE, 'PHK GOLDEN GROVE ESTATE, in THE
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    THE LOG BOOK.
    638 6 The 'removal of its patronage from the cadet ships by the Admiralty is as surprising as it is indefensible, in view of the high-class technical and general Gaining which the cadetshave always been afforded onboard the vessels. Mr. Robert Whitehead, the inventor of the “XV hitehead torpedo,
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    SHIPPINH ARRIVALS.
    96 6 Lightning, Brit, 2122, Spence, May 11, Sinpore, gen., A. A. Anthony Cd. Kistna, Brit., 524, Learmont, May 11, Singapore, gen., H. Liebert Co. Rotorua, Brit., 555, Lingard, May 10, Tongkah. gen., Koe Guan Co. Pkrak, Brit., 297, Buchanan, May 10, Port Swettenham, gen., Koe Guan Co. Kawachi Maru,
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    DEPARTURES TO-DAY.
    31 6 Pkrak for Port Swettenham and Singapore. Taw Tong for Arahan. 1 Nam Sang for Singapore and Hongkong. Flying Dragon for Port Weld. Cornkm a for Port Swettenham and Malacca.
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    109 6 PER:— Devanha, for Ceylon. Australasia, India, Aden, Mauritius, Egypt, “via Brindisi” for Europe etc., at 6 a.m. to-morrow. Registration up to 4 p.m. to-day. Parcels at 4 p.m. Lightning for Calcutta, at 11 a.m. to-mor-row. Kawachi Maru for Colombo and Tuticorin. at 11 am. to-morrow. Thongwa for Negapatam
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    SHIPPING EXPECTED.
    197 6 of Steamer, rrhere frnm, u r.r tala arriml, inhere .»»< l agent». Trieste, from Singapore. May 12. for Tri»**te via Rangoon, S. Kustermann Co. Idomrnei s. from Liverp»>ol, May 12. for Singapore. China, ami Japan, W. M. A' Co Bf.nlawf.hs, from Singapore,' May 13. for Lmdoit, S Buttery
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    EXCHANGE.
    120 6 Pbwamu; 11th Mat, 1906. (By Courteey nf Chartered Bank.) Ixmdon Demand Bank 2/4| 4 »noHths’ sight Bank ?I4 7/16 3 Credit 3 Documentary 3/4 11/16 Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs 3 days’ sight Private 177 Bombay, Demand Bank 3 days’ sight Private 177 Madras, Deinaml Bank I»4} 3 days’ sight
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    PRODUCE.
    167 6 Pknang, 11th May, Ivog Gold leaf 81 Pep|M» r W Coh’»l 3 ll*. 5 07, m* Stock White Pep|»ei 29.—sellers Trang Pepper 21.8» sales. Mace «1 Mace Picking* 70 sellers. B. Nutmeg* 110 ’*3 sales. fN*». I 6 sales x. no stock. Basket 2.671 sales Tapioca Flow 1 70
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    SHARES.
    553 6 Year of Number Paid For- Capital. of «P Stocks. Quotation», mation. Shares. J MINING. 1993 $309,000 $30.000 $lO $lO Belat Tin Mining. Co. Ltd. $3 buyer*. 1900 175.000 13 500 10 10 Bersawah Gold Min’tr Co. Ld. sel'ers. 1901 600,<i0<> 60,000 10 10 Brtiseh Hydraulic Tin Min 12| buyrt.
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      201 6 A Safe Speculation. If you have an attack of rhoumation an<] C hainberlain a Pain Bahn gets von 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
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      226 6 To Let for Six Months. I A lIE 1 pstairs Premises of N-». 27. Farquhar Streel, well furnish»*-! with use of Piano. Kitchen, ami servant*» q'jarlers at tichcd. For fur he»- particul ir-i applv t-» t’ e photo studio. A. KAUI.FI’SS. Penang. The Posing Lama Tin Mines, Lt<L FOURTH INTERIM
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      202 6 WANTED For Ist October a. <*. A COMFORTABLE Eurt*pr:ii» Residence (uit'iirnishe I) nut to > fir from Town. S»*;»sh»>r*‘ preferred. M»*:ithli rent not abov»* S I *>d Apply to M G. Z. Penang. 7rh M »y. I 9 c»> Thin Pape, 7 9 115 A. M. JOSEPH, General Enquiries and
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      37 6 MILNER’S SAFES FIRE STOCKS ALWAYS BURGLAR. Hp ON PROOF. HAND. A Complete Illustrated Catalogue AND Prices on Application. Guthrie Go. Ltd. LIPTONS TEAS WERE AWARDED THE GOLD MEDAL AT THE PARIS EXHIBITION. Agents, Penang, Paterson, simons c«>.
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      506 6 NOTICE. W E »?1 VE tl,iB day ji, V C. Ambrose a partner in ou PRESGRAVE 4 MATTHEW? Penang, Ist May, 1906. 1 3 5 8 10 12-5 notice, PENANG “mF Cl[j 'T'HE Race Course will be ofliciall 1 for Training on and after mLT’ the 14th instant. Ml y,
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    PENANG TURF CLUB.
    1153 7 PROGRAMME FOR AUTUMN MEETING, 1906. Tuesday 31st July, 2nd August AND Saturday 4t6 August. FIRST DAY. TUESDAY, 31st JULY. 1906. lU—The Maiden Plate. Value A Race fur Maiden Horses Weight as per scale reduced 14 lbs. Ah animals imported into the Straits m FM S atf Subscription
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      651 7 DUTCH CIGARS J W. MANSON, Prices Greatly Reduced. American Dentist, Tate of Dr. Allen Co. Pha.. U.S.A. ISLE OF SKYE Residing at 21A Penang; Road. > I a Few Doors from the E. A O. Ho el. H SLOT Dr. F. A. Moffatt, R.D.S, THE LONDON DIRECTORY. Surgical and Mechanical
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      1622 8 chartered BANK OF INDIA I HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI NEOERUNOSCHE HANDEL 'INTERNATIONAL BANKING THE MERCANTILE BANK OF Nederlandsch-lndische AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. BANKING CORFORATION. BRATSCHAFFU. CORPORATION. INDIA, LIMITED. (NetherhX"to aatscha pp lj <- a......... A,,..» Fund. Cap,™ H 45.000.000- Amt H.AD Or,,c« at Bat. rmuxwn sterling Itesorre 410.000.0001 f|o| £3.750,000 Scmcbimd Capital
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