Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 10 November 1906

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 259 VOL. LXIV. SATURDAY, 10th NOVEMBER, 1906. PRICE 20 CENTS.
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      2321 1 Intended Sailings. Ww ,< P. sO. Steam Naviga- BRmsH |ND|# NAVIGATION Co., LTD. 1 k.»a. tlOn, UOmpany. n|\ Imperial German Mail Line. hpected arrivals and departures. F° r Intrndrd to Sail. Steamer. H MAIL SERVICE. 'T'HE fast and well-known mail steamers of Negapatain, Sat. 10th Nov. at 2 p.m. Teesta
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    THE TRADE OF SHANGHAI.
    482 3 According to a report emanating from t t p British China Consular Service, reoent- published, the gross trade of the Port of /i.Ldiai during 1905 amounted to rfifi 795 116 as against £58,008,150 in 1904 and £44,237,049 in 1901. The net value of trade, t.«., foreign
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    Rudyard Kipling’s New Poem.
    337 3 The Childkrn’s Sono. Land <>f our Birth, we pledge to th e, Our lore and toil in the years to 6<- »re are grown and ta'e our place, .4* men and ironi'ii with our race. Father in Heaven who Invest all, help Thy children when they
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    THE TIN MARKET.
    402 3 LATEST LONDON REPORT. The following is from Mr. Walter Hy. Barnards daily metal market reports,dated London,,lsth to 19th ult., inclusive:— Oc ober 15:— £1 2s. 6d. better for cash at. £195 17s. 6d. ami £1 7s. 6d. better for 3 months at £l9l l/s. 6d., a good
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    MARKET PRICES.
    196 3 Penang, 3-11-1906 Drscription. Brrf:— Cts Soup per catty 6 Roast 22 Steaks 18 Stew or Curry Meat 14 Rump Steak 20 Ox Tail each 20 Tongue 50 Feet 12 Heart 20 Tripe per catty 12 Liver 18 Pork Pork 35 Pig’s Head 25 Feet 20 Tongue 30 Mutton
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    INDIA RUBBER MARKET.
    1052 3 GOW, WILSON <fc ST/NTON S REPORT./ l2th Oct. At to-day’s auction/ 497 packages of Ceylon and Straits Settlements plantation grown rubber werejfinder offer, of which about 232 were %old. The total weight amounted to_al#>ut 23 to IS> Ceylon contributing about 5} and Straits Settlements nearly 17}. There
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    Passengers to the Straits.
    673 3 Per P. it O. s.s. Aamu,r, from London Oct.l.3:—To Penang Miss Fairbairn, Mr. and Mrs. R. Young and child, Miss H. Jones, and Messrs. F. W. Bond, A. M Stevenson, E. C. Nicholson, A. M Robinson, Wyld, W. G. Scott, H. B. Owen. To Singapore: sMr.
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      67 3 Lame Back. This ailment is usually caused by rheumatism of the muscles and may be cured by applying Chamberlain’s Pain Balm two or three times a day and rubbing the parts vigorously at each application. Jf this does not afford relief, bind on a piece of flannel slightly dampened with
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      62 3 Croup. Give Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy as soon as the child becomes hoarse, or even after the croupy cough appears, and the attack may be warded off. There is no better medicine in the market for children than this remedy. It contains nothing injurious and as it is pleasant to the
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      1054 3 FROM CROTCHES TO COMPLETE X°2 he m? HPAI TH could sleep better, the pains in my toes, IlunLlOi ankles and knees were less severe. When I had finished the third bottle I could Extraordinary Cure of a Rheumatic wa lk without crutches and after I had taken Sufferer in Siam
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    THE WEEK.
    87 4 Saturday, 10th November. High water 7.10 a.m. Low water 1.10 am Sunday, I Ith November. High water 8.01 a.ni. Low water 2.01 a.m. Monday, I2th November. High water 8.48 a.m. Low water 2 47 a m. Tuesday, I3th November. High A-ater 9.35 a.m L ><v water 3 36
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    Saturday, 10th November, 1906.
    1751 4 As our readers will see from a paragraph published elsewhere to-day, Captain Phillips, Chief Boarding Officer, Singapore, has been unanimously acquitted at the Assizes, there of the charge brought against him of coinmilting a breach <»f trust in his •capacity as a public servant. There wip
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    Meteorological Observations.
    64 4 The following statement f shows the amount of rai.Jall nnd ll£ m^ nilln temperature recorded aC the I&spmF Observatory during this month?—.*’ .Rainfall. Inches, temperature. Degrees Ist Nov. L3B 90. 2,1,1 >. 1.60 83 3>d.- h ~r 2,25; B.\ t 1.66 77 1 '!9 85: 6th i, 65
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    THE BIRTHDAY PARADE.
    232 4 The annual parade of the oca forces in honour of the birtla] 1 Majesty the King was hel<l morning at the parade-grou n( j Lines. The local detachment Malay States Guides turned out strength under Captain Adair tl! was dtiiy.'.-a poor muster of the Volunteers,. thD. J
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    Charge against a Boarding Officer.
    559 4 Captain John Phillip]/ Acting f en L )t Boar ling Oflicer. at Sing ipom, wa«rrttiie local Aisfzes on Tuesday*trie I nn a du™, of criminal breach of ti ust-hr rfrspeotJof, ...cheque for $25 in the seryynt,. From the evidence, it appeared thataccused hail sol 1
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      122 4 CONTRIBUTIONS must be addressed to “Tile Editor, written on one side of the paper only and accompanied by the winter s name and address, not necessarily for insertion but as a guarantee of good faith. yg LL monies must be paid at the Finan# 2tL Gazette Ojjice, Penang, to the
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    POLITICS IN AMERICA.
    131 5 THE HEW YORK ELECTIONS. Mr. HEARST’S DEFEAT. [Reuter’s Service.] London, Bth Nov. The Lieutenant-Governor and all the State officials of New York are Democrats, w ho also won many seats in the State Senate and Assembly, and also in Congress. The result of the election is regarded
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    RACING AT HOME.
    81 5 LIVERPOOL AUTUMN CUP. [Reuier’s Service.] London, 10th Nov. The Liverpool Autumn Meeting commenced on Wednesday the following was the result of the principal event run yesterday The Liverpool Autumn Cup of 1,000 sov«., a handicap for 3 yrs. olds and upwards distance, one mile and 3 furlongs.
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    FEMALE SUFFRAGE.
    60 5 A BILL IN THE COMMONS. [Reuter's Service.] London, 9th Nov. Mr. J. Keir Hardie, the Labour leader, introduced a Bill in the House of Commons vesterdav for the enfranchisement of women. Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, the Premier, stated that there would be no opportunity for dealing with the question
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    A PHILANTHROPIST’S BEQUESTS.
    70 5 WINDFALL TO CHARITIES. [Reuter's Service] London, 9th Nov. The late Mr. George Herring, the well known philanthropist, left a million and a half sterling, including the sum of a hundred thousand sterling to the Salvation Army’s colonisation scheme and other charitable bequests have been marie. His residuary
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    ITALY.
    55 5 THE FINANCIAL OUTLOOK. [Reuter’s Service.] London, 10th Nov. The Italian Minister of the Treasury, speaking at Catania, announced that the year would close with a surplus of £2,500,000 sterling. It is proposed to increase the military expenditure for ten years by £160,00J, this sum to be devoted mainly to
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    GERMANY.
    51 5 PRINCE’S MORGANATIC MARRIAGE [Reuter's Service.] London. 10th Nov. The Kaiser has ordered his own cousin, Prince Joachim Albrecht, to proceed on military service in Damaraland, German South-West Africa. This is intended to be a punishment of the Prince for having contracted a morganatic marriage with an Austrian actre s
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    HONGKONG.
    55 5 A-MERCHANT’S WILL. [Reuter’s Service.] London, Bth Nov. Under the will of the late Mr. Emanuel Raphael Belilios, c M G., a well-known merchant of Hongkong, his property in that Colony has been valued at £275,934. Of this sum, £250,000 is, failing issue to his •ons, bequeathed to found a
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    RUSSIA.
    159 5 M EXTRAORDINARY ROBBERY. A MAIL TRAIN HELD UP. GRADUATED INCOME TAX. [Reuter’s Service.] London, 9th Nov. The Russian Government is introducing a graduated income tax, which will produce about three millions sterling per annum. A band of terrorists threw a bomb at a mail train which was entering the
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    BIRTHDAY HONOURS.
    116 5 KNIGHTHOOD FOR CHIEF JUSTICE. A SHORT LI T. [Reuter’s Service.] London, 9th Nov. The King has been pleased to confer the honour of a knighthood upon Mr. Justice Hyndman Jones, Chief Justice of the Straits Settlements. [A brief sketch of the career of Sir W. H. Hyndman Jones
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    STRAITS CURRENCY.
    49 5 A QUESTION IN THE COMMONS. [Reuter’s Service.] London, 9th Nov. In the House of Commons yesterday, Mr. Winston Churchill, Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies, was asked if the Imperial Government approved of the reduction in the fineness of the Straits dollar. He replied in the affirmative.
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    THE BRITISH NAVY.
    41 5 THE DREADNOUGHT.” [Reuter’s Service.] London, 9th Nov. The Standard says that H. R. H. the Prince of Wales will hoist his flag on the new battleship in 1907, after which the vessel will proceed on a special cruise.
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    THE STANDARD OIL COMPANY.
    32 5 PROBABLE LEGAL PROCEEDINGS [Reuter’s Service London, 9th Nov. A telegram from Washington says that the Department of Justice is considering the question of prosecuting the Standard Oil Co.
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    FRANCE ARD EGYPT.
    31 5 [Reuter’s Service.] London, 10th Nov. The Times’ money article says that the Bank of Fiance is now prepared to allow the withdrawal of a substantial amount for Egypt.
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    THE PANAMA CANAL.
    23 5 [Reuter's Srrvice London, 9th Nov. President Roosevelt has started for Panama to in-«pect tlite work of construction of the Canal.
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    CHINA.
    26 5 GREAT FIRE IN CANTON. [Reuter’s Service.] London, 10th Nov. There has be°n a great outbreak of fire in Canton, over five hundred houses being destroyed.
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    TANJONG PAGAR DOCK.
    87 5 FURTHER ARBITRATION. r THE QUESTION OF PROFITS. [From Our Correspondent.] Singapore, Bth Nov. In connection with the expropriation of Tanjong Pagar Dock by the Straits Government, it is stated that, as the result of further arbitration, another $8 has been awarded to each share, with costs. London,
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    SPECIAL GERMAN SERVICE.
    273 5 GRAND DUCHY OF HESSE. t Berlin, Bth Nov. A telegram from Darmstadt announces the birth of a successor to the Throne of the Grand Duchy of Hesse. [The Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig contract-' ed a second marriage on 2nd February last year with Princess Elenore of SolinsHohensolms,
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    THE MUNICIPAL COMIISSION.
    695 5 NEXT YEAR’S ESTIMATES. The adjourned special committee meeting of the whole board of the Municipal Commissioners was held on Thursday afternoon at four o’clock, in the Municipal Offices, there being present Mr. F. J. Hallifax (President), Mr. G. H. Lees, Mr. Jh A. P. Hogan, and Mr.
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    Supreme Court.
    248 5 Cause List. The following cause list is set down for hearing before Mr. Justice Thornton on Monday SUMMONSES IN CHAMBERS. Mercantile Bank of India v. 8.1.5. N. Co. National Bank of India v. do. Banque de I’lndo-Chine v. do. Chartered Bank of India v. do. E. Md. Mydin
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    Currency Reform.
    246 5 Says the Singapore Free Pi ess “It is interesting in this connection (discussing recent currency reforms) to look back a few years to Mr. Augustus Huttenbach’s little book published in 1903 The Silver Standard and the Straits Currency Question.” The frontispiece shows a suggested new and the old
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    279 5 Obituary. Mr. Alfred M. Gibb. We regret to announce the death on Tuesday last, at Bath, England, of Mr. Alfred M. Gibb, a member of the Straits and F.M.S. Bar. Over five years ago Mr. Gibb camo out to Penang from Home to join the firm of Messrs. Presgrave Jc
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    LOG BOOK.
    902 6 —Phwnix. Arrangements have been made for entertaining Sir Alfred Jones, the head of the shipping firm of Elder, Dempster Co., of Liverpool, at a complimentary banquet on Dec. 16, in recognition of his pu >ic services. The Earl of Derby wbl P ie^ l( e and will present
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    SHIPPING ARRIVALS.
    132 6 Rajapoot, Brit., Nov. 10, Calcutta, gen., Huttenbach, Liebert Co. Hebe, Brit., 34«, Inkster, Nov. 10, Singapore, g«n., W. Mansfield Co. Van heh Capellen, Dut., 773, Klasens, Nov. 10, Belawan, gen., Huttenbach, Liebert Co. Glenroy, Brit., Nov. 9, Europe, gen., Boustead Co. Gregory Apcar, Brit., 2961 Belson, Nov. 9,
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    DEPARTURES TO-DAY.
    73 6 Awa Maru for Colombo and Tuticorin. Gregory Apcar for Singapore and Hengkong H ebe for Deli. Langkat for Teluk Anson. Kistna for Port Swettenham and Singapore. Un Peng for Perlis and Set'll. Malaya for Deli. Tong Chan Un for Batu Bahra and Asahan. Bharata, for Singapore. Van per
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    402 6 PER Teesta for Negapatam and Madras, at 1 p.m. on Monday. Registration up to 11 a.in. on Monday. Pin Seng” for Port Swettenham and Singapore, at 3 p.m. on Tuesday. Perak (Straits S. S. Co.) for Port Swettenham and Singapore, at 3 p.m. on Tuesday. ON WEEK DAYS.
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    SHIPPING EXPECTED.
    95 6 Name of Steamer, where from, approximate date <>/ arrival, where bound, and Agents. Calchas from Singapore, Nov. 3, for Genoa, Marseilles, and Liverpool, W. Mansfield Co Simla from Singapore, Nov. 9, for Colombo and Bombay, Adamson, Gilfillan Co. Habsburg fr.-m Singapore, Nov. 13, for Naples, Havie, and Hamburg,
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    PASSENGERS ARRIVED.
    47 6 By Card gansiii .e from London, Messrs. A. W. Rigby, B. 11. Harrison, and C. B. Findlay. By Awa Maru from Singapore, Messrs. T. Ende and A. Sadler. By Lady Weld from Teluk’Anson, Miss Brown, Messrs. Duncan, Brown, Liin Joo Hiu, and Tan Ah Choke.
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    SHARES.
    1130 6 I S'l C W itai. M-HM. sh«r°', Value. Paid.ip:| Lust Diei’eu.l. jQuotatwn,. ®e\ I ce j k MINING. V Gold. TOKon cin «10 Bersawah Gold Mining Co., Ltd. $lO sellers. 13,500 $lO slv (Deferred) 80<>sellar 1800 B .nbA m kO.»M i n i n e Co..l.UtglyP«d /.w”’o B 12
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    EXCHANGE.
    124 6 I’knano, 10th November, 19<»6. l>y Courtesy of Chart Bank.] London Demand Bank ‘2/4 4 months’ sis»ht Bank ‘2/4 3 Credit 2/4 9/16 3 Documentary Calcutta, Demand Bank It» 173 J 3 day"’ sight Private 175 Bombay, Demand Bank 173| 3 days’ sight Private 175 Madras, Demand Bank 173| 3
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    PRODUCE.
    177 6 Penang, 10th November, 1906. Gold leaf $65 50 Pepper W Coast 3 lbs. 50z.) sellers. White Pepper 26.30 sellers. Trang Pepper 21.60 noin. Mace 80 sellers. Mace Pickings 67 buyers B. Nutmegs 110 29 sellers. CNo I 5.40 ppi. Sugar. < ‘2 x. no stock. Basket 3.25 sales. Tapioca
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      286 6 DAVID BROWN Co., ro 1 furnished. 4a Logan’s Buildings, Penang. U No 14 Scotland Road. Immediate Entry. Estate Agents, Auditors, and lv t 0 Licensed Auctioneers. Mkssls cVNNINGItAtI.'ci.AIIK.ICo., Books, Accounts. &c„ made up, Cenlral Salrs Kw adjusted, or audited. Valuations and Sales by Auction, or vnTll’r Private Tender, of Houses
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