Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 15 March 1907

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    19 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILY. established 1833 No. 59 VOL. LXV. FRIDAY. 15th MARCH. 1907. PRICE2O CEBITS.
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      1697 2 DIRECT SERVICE FROM LISBON TO THE fAR SSST, TH® PanSOg COdCh Building Co., Ltd., By the HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE. I INDIA Bicycle Dealers and Repairers, Commission Agents, etc I 0 WILL START BUSINESS R HEN AN I A,” X w IOH7 By the German Steamships HABSBURG,” between Liston and the FfOfll
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    THE ROYAL PRISONER OF THE FAR EAST.
    1447 3  -  themselves.J. I. Bryan in Harperg Weekly. Within the confines of the Imperial Palace at Seoul there pines to-day, in lonely splendour, a royal personage whom some venture to call the last king of Korea. Whether he shall be the last to wear the
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    Perak Tin.
    146 3 February Output. The output of tin was 34,002.20 pikuls against 36,291.58 pikuls in the month before. The value of the metal is returned at .$3,198,857.95 on which duty amounting to .$449,087 88 was collected. The average price of tin was $95.23 per pikul with duty at $39 62
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    SERVICE OH THE JURY.
    656 3 The fine imposed by the Chief Justice at the Criminal Sessions upon a mercantile assistant for non-attendance as a juryman has the inevitable effect <»f focussing atten- tiou upon a grievance and anomaly of a peculiarly irritating kind, says the Empire (Calcutta). As is only too
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    The Navy.
    25 3 London, 4th March Admiral Wilson, who is retiring to-day, was received by the King on Saturday and appointed an Admiral of the Fleet.
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    The Peace Propaganda.
    56 3 London, 4th March. Sir H. Campbell-Bannerman’s article in The Nation on the reduction of armaments has met with a very unfriendly reception in the foreign press. The Gormans accuse Sir Henry of machiavellianism. The French papers emphasize the futility of the suggestions for the limitation of armaments
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    Legal Appointments.
    63 3 London, 4th March. Sir Robert Henn Collins has been appointed Lord of Appeal in succession to the late Lord Davey. Lord Justice Cozens Hardy becomes Master of the Rolls The Hon. Sir W. R. Kennedy succeeds the Right Hon. H. H. Cozens-Hardy as a Judge of the Court
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    THE EASTERN MILES.
    552 3 shipping interests at Port Said.7’tmes oj Ceylon. We are disposed to regard the stalet I that the Brindisi mail route is t o I doned in favour of Marseilles as having ome connection with the policy of scK£.” tb »-t has perodically to be applied Italian railway
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    L. C. C. Elections.
    121 3 London, 4th Mai ch. The Liberal papers describe the result of the London County Council elections as a trttnuph of Tammany and a victory of trusts, due to the flood of money and the unparalleled mendacity, calumny and conspiracy of all unclean interest. The papers nevertheless
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      827 3 TO LET. THE MSIN€ TIN MINES. UNIT». I a TU.m i A DIVIDEND of Two shillings and I W HEF(,r V p,y I sixpence per share has been declared r l*'u3i- 3 4 TWANTON, payable in London on the 16th March, e Beach P a ld to Shareholders resident VO
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    THE WEEK.
    135 4 Friday. Isth March. Meeting of Englishmen, Chamber of Commerce. P.C.<’. Tennis Tournament. Band, Esplanade, 6 to 7 p.m. High water 12.40 p.m Low water 0.45 a.m Saturday, I6th March. Homeward P. O. Mail. Swimming Chib Carnival, 3 p.m. Irish Dinner, 8 p.m. High water 1 30 p m.
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    Friday, 15th March, 1907.
    2020 4 There has naturally beeii a good deal of unfavourable comment on the circular issued by the Chinese Protectoi ate in .Penang in connection with the Anti Opium movement. With the desire to place the public in full possession of the facts we now publish an official
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    THE IRISH DINNER.
    157 4 As previously announced i n our co! the Irishmen of Penang and Provj IIC "n?’’ lesley have this year decided to gi ve ,i' instead of a ball in celebration Patrick’s Day. The function has" I arranged to be held to-morrow evening" the International Hotel, beginning it"’-
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    Penang Cricket Club.
    25 4 Lawn Tennis Tournament. The result of the tie played yesterday was Championship. (Runners-up tie.) J E. Nathan tv o. from F. Dennys.
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    Penang Golf Club.
    93 4 The Presgrave Cup. Toe result of the M-'rcdi competition for the Presgrave Cup p'ayed off on Saturday ami Sunday, is as under: C. G. May (winner) 49 46= 95—15—g0 T. A. Martin ...47 45= 92—11—81 I). A M. Brown ...41 +43= 84+ 1-85 S. F. B. Martin
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    Rainfall in the Settlement.
    555 4 We give below a statement of the rainfill registered in the Settlement of Penang for the month of February from 1902 to 1907. February, our meteorological correspondent states, is the driest month in the year, the average mean fall being 2 48 inches. Cl CO 1O
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      122 4 RUTIONS musf.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. ALL monies must be paid at the Thsaug stL Gazette” Office, Penang, to the General Manager,
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    SOUTH AFRICA.
    207 5 A RAILWAY DISASTER. AN EX-MINISTER KILLED. [Rkutkr’s Srrvick.] London, 15th March. A train lias be°n wrecked at Aik mar, in the Transvaal. Eleven persons have been killed, including Dr. Ad»m Jameson, exConimissioner of Lands. [The late !>.*. Adam Jameson was a member of the Executive, Legislative, and Inter-Colonial
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    THE FRENCH BATTLESHIP DISASTER.
    102 5 FOUL PL\Y SUSPECTED. [Krutrr’s Srrvicr] London, 14th March. Journal des Debats, the well-known Palis newspaper, hints at the possibility of foul play in connection with the explosion on board the French battleship Jena in Toulon harbour. London, 15th March. The latest official reports state that 118
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    IRELAND.
    98 5 THE COERCION ACT. I! kutkk’s Sruvice London, 15th Mar.h. The House of Commons by a major ity of 252 votes to 83 adopted a Nationalist motion, which the Government supported, urging the repeal of the Coercion Act. Mr. Augustine Birrell, Chief Secretary of State for Ireland, pleaded that they
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    THE KINGSTON INCIDENT.
    75 5 A QUESTION IN THE COMMONS. [Rrutkks Srkvicr London, 15th March. Sir Edward Grev, Secretary of State for Foreign Allairs, questioned in the House of Commons, yesterday, regarding the landing of Americans in Jamaica, said that their presence there during such a catastrophe as the recent earthquake was
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    AMERICA AND JAPAN.
    55 5 THE EDUCATION QUESTION. [Rrutkks Skrvick.] London, 15th March. A telegram from Washington states that the San Francisco School Board has notified President Roosevelt of the withdrawal of the order segregating Japane-e school children from white President 11 rosevelt will accordingly sig an order today enforcing the restrictions
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    THE HAGUE CONFERENCE.
    39 5 LIMITATION OF ARMAMENTS. [Rruirr’r Srkvicr. I London, 15th March. Reuter understands that it is definitely settled that the question of limitation of armaments will be submitted for discussion at the forthcoming Peace Conference at The Hague.
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    THE MONEY MARKET.
    146 5 CRISIS IN NEW YORK. A FALL IN CONSOLS. [Rkutrr’s Srkvicr] London, 14th March. Unprecedented selling on the New York stock market, owing to the Banks calling in loans in view of heavy disbursements, has caused a panic. The Cabinet in Washington has decided to postpone calling in
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    SERVIA.
    72 5 A STRIKE IN BELGRADE. [R.ruter’s Srkvicr.] London. 15th March. A telegram from Belgrade states that a strike of factory workers has begun. 'J he strikers attacked the Police who were escorting non-Unionists, whereupon the Police fired upon the strikers, killing five and wounding twenty. The strikers marched in procession
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    OXFORD UNIVERSITY.
    39 5 THE CHANCELLORSHIP. [Rkutkk's Skkvick.] London, 15th March. The result of the election of a Lord Chancellor for Oxford University in succession to the late Viscount Goschen was as under: Lord Curzon 1.111 Lord Rosebery 430 Majority, 681
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    THE DUCHY OF BRUNSWICK.
    45 5 DUKEOF CUM BE BLAND'S PROTEST. [Reuter’s Service. 1 London, 15th March. H. R. H. the Duke of Cumberland has protested against the decision of the Diet of Brunswick to elect a Regent, thus excluding the Duke from succession to the Duchy.
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    PARLIAMENT.
    38 5 THE EASTER RECESS. [Rkutkk’s Service London, 13 th March. In the House of Commons yesterday, Sir H. Campbell-Bannerman, Prime Minister, announced that Parliament will adjour i from the 27th inst. to Bth April for the Eister recess.
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    SPECIAL GERMAN SERVICE.
    201 5 FRANCE. Berlin, 14th March The Kaiser has telegraphed his heartiest condolences to the French Government on the occasion of the explosion on board the Jena. The Journal des Debats says that foul play is suspected. The number of the dead is 118.JAPAN AND AMERICA. The San Francisco
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    KUANTAN TIN-MINING CO.
    819 5 The following is the report of the Directors of the kuantan Tin- Mining Company, Limited, to be submitted to the meeting of shareholders to-day Singapore, 2nd Mar. Gentlemen,Your Directors beg to submit the accounts for the year ended 31st December, 1906,-this being the second year of the
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    RUBBER SHARES.
    262 5 LATEST LONDON tieport Messrs. J. Russell Grant Rubber Share Market Report, to hanu^^yest«rday’s mail, states London, Feb. The market for rubber shares has been fairly active and very firm and a large Trade is passing in most of the leading shares. Ceylon and the Straits are sending some
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    Criminal Breach of Trust.
    605 5 In Singapore on Tuesday before a Bench Court, Samuel Espe ikermann, late clerk in the Singapore Free I‘ress Office, was charged on three counts of cheating and alternatively three charges of criminal breach of trust in respect of monies belonging to the proprietors of that newsp
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    LOG BOOK.
    910 6 A Hougkong telegram of the 11th inst. to the Singapore Free Press says :The America Marti has collided with a sailing ship at Nagasaki. No lives were lost The America Maru is one of the Toyo Kishen Kaisha’s steamers. Some di the ul ties -are confronting the Commonwealth—Government
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    SHIPPING ARRIVALS.
    84 6 Ban Whatt Soon, Brit., 199, Mffne, Mar. 15, Langkat, gen., Beiyg Kee, Delta, Brit, 4 T 43, Daniels, Mar. 14, Bombay, gen., Adamson, Giliillau Co. Karjjpkthala, Brit., 721, Learmont, Mar. 15, Singapore, gen., Hottenbach, Liebert Co. z Langkat, Brit, 149, Lyons, Mar. 15, Tel*» Anson, gen., Koe Guan
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    DEPARTURES TO-DAY.
    28 6 Swatow, and Amoy. Cornelia for Port Swettenham and Malacca. Flying Fish for Port Weld. Lady Weld f'>r Teluk Anson Van der Parra for Deli and Langsa
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    MAILS CLOSE
    389 6 per: Delhi for Ceylon, Australasia, India, Aden, Mauritius, Egypt, and via Brin lisi, foi Europe, etc., 6 a.m. to-morrow. Registration up to 4 p.m. to-day Parcels up to 4 p.m. to-day. Sado Maru for Colombo and Tuticorin, 11 a.m. to-morrow. Ban Whatt Soon for Langkat, 2 p to-morrow.
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    SHIPPING EXPECTED.
    117 6 Fame of Steamer, where from, approximate date of arrival, where bound, anti Agents. Catherine Apcar from Calcutta, Mar. 15, for Singapore and Hongkong, A. A. Anthony <fc Co. Lightning from Singapore, Mar. 18, for Calcutta, A. A. Anthony Co Benalder from London, Mar. 23, for Singapore, China, and
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    PASSENGERS.
    121 6 By Kapurthala from Singapore, Messrs. E. D. Hogan, Maples, Naichang, and Master E Hogan from Port Swettenham, Mr. and Mrs Sannugan. Mrs. Pereira, Mrs. Wijaratua, Mrs. Sosye, Messrs. Khoo Chye Poh, Christian, Kadoya, and Yap Hu'at. By Delta from London, Messrs. H. L. and L. S. Johns n from
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    SHARES.
    1251 6 C.piul. Subscribed. vSS' P.id up. tam Dirid.n<U Name. Quot. tion -7 MINING. o! a Gold. fl 3 500 $lO $lO Bersawah Gold Mining Co., Ltd. 1 nom. 19,10 $175,000 $140,000 J ]0 jp >• (Deferred) nom. /«0 000 £1 £1 I/-paid January, 1901 Raub Aust Gold Mining Co., Ltd.
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    EXCHANGE.
    125 6 Pknang, 15th March, 1907. (By Courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Bank 2/4| 4 months’ siijht Ban*» 4 3/4 5 Credit 2/4 11/16 3 Documentary 24j Calcutta, Lemand Bank H* 173| 3 days’sight Private 175| Bombay, Demand Bank 173 f 3 «lays’ sight Private 17»! Madra», Demand Bank
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    PRODUCE.
    166 6 Penang, 1907. Gold leaf $64.60 Pepper (W. Coast 3 Ilia, ft os.) 17 no stock. White Pep[>er 24 buyers. Trang Pepper 18.75 buyers. Mace 83 sellers. Mace Pickings 7<».70 sales. Cloves (picked) 42 salejs. Nutmegs 110 27| sales. (No I 5.20 Sugar. < 2 x. no stock. Basket 3.3osales.
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