Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 16 February 1907

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 37 VOL. LXV. SATURDAY. 16th FEBRUARY. 1907. PRICE 20 CENTS.
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      2009 2 Wrought Iron Tubes «Fittings, ir\ncDTTcr aitfen RHENANiA,” Stocks Always Oil HSltlld.. j By the German Steamships "HABSBURG, HOHENSTAUPEN, niiruu should always be given to the teeth, not M SC ANDI.-V a regular monthly service is maintained ADAMSON GILFILLAN 6* Co.. LIMITED. merely because clean, white teeth form so val- >
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    IS VOLUNTEERING LANGUISHING?
    1054 3 Jn view of the Penang Volunteers being at present in Camp and of the future prospects of the Corps, the undernoted correspondence, reproduced from a Colombo exchange, may not be entirely with >ut interest An upcountry correspondent writes to the Ceylon Observer One hears a lot about
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    The Methodist-Episcopal Mission.
    357 3 Programme for Conference. As already intimated in our columns, the annual conference in connection with the Methodist-Episcopal Mission in Malaya, is to be held in Penang from the 18th to the 25th inst., the programme for which is as under Monday, Feb. 18. Examinations, 10 a.m. Tuesday,
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    CHURCH SERVICES.
    84 3 17th February, l»O7. The First Sunday in Lent. St. George’s Church. 8-30 Matins (No organ). 9 a.m. Holy Comijuiwion. (Plain). 5 p.m.Sunday School. 6 p.-m.Evensong and Sermon. St. Mark’s Church, Butterworth. 5 p.m.Divine Service. Presbyterian Church. 9 a.m.Northam Road. 6 p.m.Northam Road. Methodist-Episcopal Church. 6 p.m.Maxwell Road. Farquhar
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    THE TIN MARKET.
    350 3 Mr. Walter Hy. Barnard’s daily metal market reports, dated Lond »n, 21st to 25th ult., inclusive, state with reference to tin Jan. 21 :—l7/6 better for cash at £l9O 15/- and £1 better for 3 months sight at £l9l 15-, a moderate business doing, about 350 tons
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    MARKET PRICES.
    199 3 Penang, 16th February. Description. Beef: Soup P« r catty 6 Roast 20 Steaks n 18 Stew or Curry Meat 14 Rump Steak 18 Ox Tail each 20 Tongue 45 Feet 12 Heart 20 Tripe per catty 12 Liver n 15 Pork Pork 40 Pig’s Head 30 Feet 30
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    RUBBER SHARES.
    274 3 LATEST LONDON REPORT. Messrs. J. Russell Grant Co.’s Rubber Share Market Report to hand by this week’s mail, is as under London, 24th Jan. The market for Ma'ay Ceylon Rubber shares continues good in tone, with a good trade passing and some advances in prices have to be
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    F.M.S. Tin Exports.
    110 3 The advance statement of the weight of block tin and tin ore exported from Perak, Selangor and Negri Sembilan, during January, 1907, and of the duty collected thereon, as compared with the corresponding period of 1906 shows The total exports from the three States amounted to 65,678.55
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    Passengers to the Straits.
    429 3 Per P. ifc O. s. s. Nile, from London, Jan. 19, due at Penang, Feb. 19 :To Penang Mr. and Mrs. A. Dennys and children, Mrs. Petrie and child, Mrs. Pottey, Misses Smith, H. Taylor, and L. Wilson, Lieut. J. Boston, Messrs. P. Cocke and E.
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      1207 3 THB BOYS OF TO-DAY b. i. N Co Lt(l Are the Men of the Future. 8 s ka"purth ALA Dr Williams’ Pink Pills s tllis u.,, week Make Sickly Children Strong. x T> B,ie wdl om t the sailing of 16th inst. u fo r Port Swettenham and Singapore, but
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    THE WEEK.
    139 4 Saturday, I6th February. Football: Y.M C.A. v. Govt. Service. High water 3.01 p.m. Low water 9.02 a.m. Sunday. I7th February. First Sunday in Lent. Ember Week, High water 3.45 p.m. Low water 941 a.m. Monday, 18th February. P.C.C. Tennis Tournament. Band, Esplanade, 6 to 7 p.m. Methodist-Episcopal Conference.
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    Saturday, 16 th Feb., 1907.
    1023 4 xMaximilian Harden, the Editor of the Zukunft, will be known to all our German and to a few of our British readers as one of the most accomplished of German publicists. He was in the confidence of Bismarck, hardly tolerated Count Caprivi or Prince Hohenlohe,
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    THE PENANG POLICE.
    401 4 MR. H. O. NEWLAND’S DEPARTURE. A very interesting ceremony took place at Fort Cornwallis.at half-past five o'clock yesterday afternoon in the, presence of Air. W. E’ U. Grove(who will act temporarily for Mr. Newland, Chief Police Officer, until the arrival of Major 11. B. de H f
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    Penang Football League.
    398 4 According to a circular to the various representatives of the Clubs in the League, Mr, L. H. Wemyss, Hon. Treasurer, is acting as Hon. Secretary during the temporary absence from Penattg of Mr. W. E. Maun. An examination of referees is to be held in the P.C.C.
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    THE MALAY STATES GUIDES.
    192 4 A detachment pf the Malay State, Guides has arrived in Penang from’ Taiping in connection with e j n spection whicli is to be held on Tuesday by Field Marshal H.R.H. the Duke of Connaught. Inspector-Geheral of Forces On Thursday an advance party UlM j er
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    Commercial Situation in Singapore.
    671 4 The Times's correspondent in Singapore in reviewing the trade of the year at that port, writes There has been no improvement in the commercial possition since I wrote a year ago, though short periods of recovery had given hopes of the beginning of better conditions. The
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      113 4 jsARKIES’ HOTELS.) (E.& 0. HOTEL petjang. /CRAG HOTEL Penang Wills. RAFFLES HOTEL Singapore. I (STRAND HOTEL Rangoon. SARKIES BROTHERS, ICILMA C jtOi c L L m m A Xt y A I C IL M A PREVENTS AND CURES SUNBURN, Peeling, Freckles and Irritations, and keeps the skin cool and
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      125 4 CONTRIBUTIONS must, be addressed to The Editor, written on one tide of the paper only and accompanied by the writer 1 name and address, not necessarily for insertion but as a guarantee of good faith. 4L L monies must be paid at the Pinajig Gazette" .Office, Penang, to the General
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    POLITICS AT HOME.
    258 5 THE COLOIIAL CONFEREMCE. STATEMENTS IN PARLIAMENT. [Bbutkr’b Service.] London, 16th Feb. hi the House of Commons on Monday next, Mr. John Waller Hills (UnionistTariff Reform Member for Durham) will move an amendment to the address regretting the silence in the King’s Speech regarding the Colonial Conference and
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    THE OPIUM TRAFFIC.
    64 5 INCREASED DUTY IN CHINA. [Reuter’s Servick j London, 15th Feb Mr. John Morley, Secretary of State for India, speaking in the House of Commons, said that the Chinese Government had increased the duty on native opium io 115 taels, which is above the duty charged on imported
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    NEWFOUNDLAND.
    52 5 THE FISHERIES QUESTION. [Reuters Service London, 16th Feb. The Legislative Assembly of Newfoundland have adopted an address to the Earl of Elgin, Secretary of State for the Colonies, protesting in the strongest possible terms against the modus vivendi with the United States regarding the fisheries question and objecting to
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    LABOUR FOR AUSTRALIA.
    33 5 [Reuter’s Service] London. 16th Feb. Mr. A. Deakin, Premier of the Australian Commonwealth, has authorised the importation of one thousand Italians into the North Queensland sugar-fields to replace the Kanakas.
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    THE BRITISH NAVY.
    23 5 [Reuter’s Service.] London, 16th Feb. The repairs to H.M.S. Commonwealth, which collided with H.M.S. Albemarle, will require some months to.complete.
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    THE POWERS AND ABYSSINIA.
    29 5 [Reuter’s Service London, 16th Jan. At the instance of the French Government, the Abyssinian Railway has agreed to abandon the ten per cent, transit duty.
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    SPECIAL GERMAN SERVICE.
    85 5 A DISTINGUISHED PATIENT. Berlin, 16th Feb. Signor Giosue Carducci, the Italian poet, is seriously ill. THE BRITISH NAVY. The Admiraltv declares that the Channel Fleet vw 11l be stronger as constituted under Admiral Sir Arthur K. Wilson for the raamruvres in union with the Home Fleet than
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    PORT TROST FOR PENANG.
    586 5 PRYK RIVER DOCK. An interesting article on Penang appears in the bnuhn and China Express to hand by this week’s mail. After referring to the Harbour question and Weld Quay reclamation, the writer says A cognate subject to that just treated, and one noted in the
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    Mr. Hugh Clifford.
    361 5 Our Colombo contemporaries are authorised to state that Mr. Hugh Charles Clifford, c.M.G Colonial Secretary of Trinidad and Tabago, has been appointed Colonial Secretary of Ceylon and not Mr. Francis K. May, c.M.G., as previously stated. The Ceylon Observer writes:lt is indeed a strange appointment and even
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    PARTNERSHIPS REGISTRATION.
    1386 5 SINGAPORE OPINION. 'I The annual general meeting of tbe Singapore Exchange was held on Monday. Mr. MacArthur, who presided, on behalf of the Committee presented the accounts and report for the year ended 31st December, 1906, and in the c ju.se of some remarks .said On 12th December
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    Penang Cricket Club.
    426 5 Lawn Tennis Tournament. Tiie following ties have been fixed for Monday, 18rh Feb. Double HandicapClass A. C. G. May A Dr. Skae v. E S. Haslam S. F. B. Martin. A. G. Anthony H. Waugh r. A. 8. Anthony F. O. Hallifax. Single HandicapClass B. A. Brearley
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      797 5 The Commandant and Officers To ordinary and of the Order ***** ot Lading Holders.” Malay States Guidos and s.». SlavoNIA have arrived from Hamburg via «AT wnivn? porta BEHN, MEYER Co., Ltd., AT THE SEPOY s LINES, PENANG LIBRARY. On Monday. IBts February, -p H E Annnal GeDcral MeeUng o
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    24 5 OBITUARY. [Reuter’s Service.] London, 16th Feb. Tiie death is announced of Rear-Admiral William Des Vom Hamilton, who was formerly second-in-command of the China Squadron.
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    LOG BOOK
    532 6 The Singapore Free Press hears that the steamers of the Dutch Java-Bengal Line will uo longer call at Singapore and Penang, but will sail straight from Batavia to Sabang, Rangoon, ami Calcutta. Mr. G. A. Witt, General Agent for the Sabang Bay Harbour and Coal Company, Limited, writes
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    SHIPPING ARRIVALS.
    37 6 Canton, Brit., 105, Marican, Feb. 15, Teluk Anson,gen ,Ah Hing A J°Quorka, Brit., 120, Mahomed, Feb. 16, Langkat, gen., Behn, Meyer Co. Thongwa, Brit, 34 2«/ Whitehead, Feb Mj Singapore, gen., Huttenbach, Liebert A Co.
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    DEPARTURES TO-DAY.
    64 6 Ban Whatt Soon for Langhit Bharata, for Singapore. Delta for Ceylon, Australasia, India, Aden, Mam itius, Egypt, and Europe. Hong Wan I, f r Singapore, Hongkong, Swatow, and Amoy. Langkat for Teluk Anson. Pegu for Langsa, T. Semawe, Segh, Olehleh, and Sabang. Sree Banka for Pangkor. Thongwa for
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    452 6 per Rotorua for Tongkah, 1 p.m. Monday. Taw Tong lor Trang and Pang Nga, I p.m. Monday Nam Sang for Calcutta, 4 p.m. Monday. Petrel for Pangkalan Brandan, 11 a.m. Tuesday. Avagyke for Deli, Il a.m. Tuesday. Pin Seng for Port Swettenham and Singa» pore, 11 a.m. Tuesday.
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    SHIPPING EXPECTED.
    61 6 Name of Steamer, where from, approximate date of arrival, where bound, and Agents. Polyphemus from Liverpool, Feb. 14, for Shanghai and Japan, W. Mansfield A Co. Benlawers from London, Feb. 24, for Singapore, &c.. Sandilands, Buttery Co. Radnorshire from London, Feb. I*, for Singapore, Boustead Co. Trieste from
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    PASSENGERS.
    11 6 By Thongwa from Singapore, Messrs. J. Descraynes and H. Waugh.
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    SHARES.
    1242 6 <2 w f Issue I S Capital. Subscribed. Shares Valua Pai<l n P- beserve. Dividends. Name. Quotation» 2 a «s MINING. Gold. (13 500 $lO SB» Bersawah Gold Mining Co., Ltd. ss| sellers. 1900 $175,000 $140,000 4.000 10 10 >• (Deferred) 5 nom. <" 50 000 £1 ill £4,873
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    EXCHANGE.
    117 6 Puna no. 16th Fmruaby, 1907. (Bp Courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) Lotidon.Demand Bank X/4| 4 inontha’ sight Bank 3 Credit 2/4 11/10 3 Documentary 24} Calcutta, Demand Bank It* 173 3 «lays' sight Private 175 f Bombay, Demand Bank 173$ 3 «lays’sight Private 175;' Madras, Demand Bank 173| 3
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    PRODUCE.
    172 6 1.. Pknang, 16th Frbkuart, 1907. Gohl leaf $64 70 Pepper (W: Coast 3 lbs. 5 nz.) 17 buyers. White Pepper 23} buyers. Trang Pepper 18 buyers. Mace 85 buyers. Mjice Pickings 71 Nutmegs 1 !<» 27} sales. (Nol 5,10 Sugar. < 2 x. no stock. (.Basket 3.20 sales. Tapioca
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