Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 3 May 1907

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 99 VOL. LXV. FRIDAY, 3rd MAY. 1907. PRICE 20 CENTS.
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      2364 1 sapping. Intended Sailings. **>■ pT&O. Steam Naviga- IXk BRITISH INDIA 11 Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen. tion. Company. STEAM NAVIGATION Co., LTD. <m P eria. Ma n un,. EXPECTED ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES. Zrl\\ T HE fast, and well-known mail steamers of MAIL SERVICE. For Ibtumoti, to S..U Btw««b /(M\\ 1 h Compauy
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      1587 2 DIRECT SERVICE FROM LISBON TO THE FAR EAST. k| ILIPWNS TEAS By the HAMBURG-AMERIKA LIHIE. nUlxllOD I u > 'M A GOLD MEDAL By the German Steamships HABSBURG,”” HOHENSTAUFEN,” RHENANIA* fJ I I Ll I SL>AL> I Q PYHIR I *T I a. SILESIA,” and SCANDIA,” a regular monthly service
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    BRITISH NORTH BORNEO.
    454 3 In the course of his second article on British North Borneo the L. d: (J. Express correspondent says The country generally has made an a<ivance during the last few years. Trade has increased, even if what promises to be the main staple exporttobaccohas not advanced as might
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    Germany and Siam.
    252 3 There is an unwelcome iuni >ur, siys the that when the King of Siam consented to pay Paris a visit, the German Minister in Bangkok reminded his Majesty of the Kaiser’s previously expressed desire to lease one of the larger islan Is off the Siamese littoral. It
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    Rubber Cultivation in Java.
    184 3 An English merchant who arrived in Colombo recently from Java, on hi* way home, speaking to a T tin's of Ceylon reporter, described the prospects in rubb r cultivation in Java as being brilliant Iho great mistake was,” he raid, that we started too late, and
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    SHIPPING RINGS.
    993 3 A MERCHANT’S EVIDENCE. Tiie Royal Commission on Shipping Rings resumed its sittings in London on 9th Ap*il. Mr. E. B. Tied wen, senior partner in the firm of Messrs. Gilbert J. McCaul <fc Co., said that his firm did business with Australasia, China, the Straits Settlements, and South
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    JUDGMENT IN GOLF PLAY.
    459 3 FLAYERS’ MISTAKEN IDEAS. There is perhaps no truism more apparent in the psychology of the game than the value ot using the head at every shot which has to be played. The doctrine, indeed, is so obvious to every player, after the match has been lost,
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    A Bible Trost.
    224 3 The sordidness of the modern business spirit has reached its climax if we can credit the American allegation that a great international Bible Trust has been formed on Standard Oil lines. One might suspect, some humorist of having invented this yarnMark Twain, perhaps, as one recal*; tl»e
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    The Ready-Money Amir.
    191 3 The Indian correspondent of the Xattonal Review sends some interesting note* on the thoroughgoing pleasure which the Amir reaped of his late visit. His Majesty enjoyed dining out about all things, and fe'l into the setting of a tea party as gracefully as an English curate. He
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    RUBBER FACTORIES IN THE FAR EAST.
    354 3 For some time past, says the rubber expert in the /**nanc*er, we have been waiting for the announcement that a rubber goods factory b -eu, or is about to be, established in Ceylon or the "Malay Peninsula. Whether such an enterprise is likely to
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    Chinese Consuls in Java.
    137 3 The declared intention of the Chinese Government to establish a ConsulateGeneral and Consulate* in Java cannot be carried out without the exercise of much diplomacy and the bringing al>out of a sp cial agreement with the Dutch Government. Japan and Siam had to take such steps.
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    Passengers to the Straits.
    361 3 Per P. de O s s. Britannia, from London, April 12, connecting at Colombo with s.s. Oceania, due May 9 at Penang To Penang Mr. N. Sheffield. To Singapore Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Rouse and children, Mrs. E. C. Ellis and children, Mr. and M
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      43 3 Economy in the End. A few doses of Chamber) tin’s Cough Kemedy will cure vour cold an I perhaps save a doctor’s bill later on. It always cures and cures quickly. For sale by all 1 f°alers. HARNESS ACCESSORIES. McAlister V Co, Ltd.
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      113 3 An American Remedy. There is probably no medicine manuf ctured that can be found in more homes in the United States thanOhamberlain’s Colic, Cholera, and Diarrhoea Remedy. It has lieen in general use for over thirty yean and each successive epidemic of diarrhoea ami dysentery during this time has tested
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      83 3 A Good Suggestion. Mr. C. B. Wainwright of Lemon City. Flu, US.A., his written the manufacturers that much better results ar« obtained from the use of Chamlierlain s Cvlic, Cholera, and Diarrhoea Remedy in cas*s of pains in the stomach, colic, and cholera morbus by taking it ia water as
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      822 3 MUNIOI PA L NOTICE. IMMEDIATE Entry, Belfield,” 2c A Cantonment Road. SnOFtage Of Water Supply. Applj to T N view of the possibility of a nhnrt»<r« UC 9 BEA CH STREET. A of water due to the prolonged drought t}ie public are requested not to waste or misuse the water
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    THE WEEK.
    161 4 Friday, 3rd May,-:->. Homeward B. I. Mail. H Golf Club Tennis Tournament. Band, Esplanade, 6to 7 pm. f Harmston’s Circus. High water 4.48 a.m Low water 10.48 p.m a Saturday. 4th May. P.C.C. Gymkhana, 2 p m. Harmston’s Circus. High water 5.36 a m. Low water 11.36 p.m.
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    Friday, 3rd May, 1907.
    1095 4 r f A good deal of comment, most of it of a >*» decidedly unfavourable nature, lias been; evoked by the affiliation proposals of *the United Planters’ Association, an organizition which would seem to be really nothing more than an associat ion of Selangor which has
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    THE TOWN HALL.
    500 4 YESTERDAY’S CONCERT. A fairly large audience assembled in the Town Hail yesterday evening, when a concert was given, in aid of the Province Wellesley Missions and Schools in connectionwith the Church of England. A departure was made- from the usual stereotyped programme st entertainments of this nature,
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    Penang Hunt Club.
    332 4 There will be a paperchase on Sunday morning next meet at the Parade Ground at. 7 a.m. finisirat the Swimming Club. We regret to hear riiat Mr; G. C. Hart, Advisĕr'to the Government of Kedah, is indisposed. The following passengers arrived this morning byt the s.s. Kapurthala
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    LEAGUE FOOTBALL.
    537 4 > C.R.C. v GOVERNMENT SERVXqv As the outcome of the match fin »'l C.R.C. ground at.Pangkor Road yesterd evening between the Government Ser and the Chinese Recreation Club, the for** 0 .have established themselves a’s for the League Championship. H le Q| could make no headway against the
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    Harmston’s Circus.
    343 4 The opening performance of Harmston’s Circus takes place at Dato Kramat Gai dens this evening, and, with the prospect of fine weather, there should be a record ance even for. popular Harmston’s." f As we stated yesterday Colonel Bob Love has brought with him another splendid company representing
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      222 4 fSARKIES' HOTELS, j )E.& 0. HOTEL Penang. ICRAG HOTEL Penang RAFFLES HOTEL Singapore. (STRAND HOTEL Rangoon. v 1 SARKIES BROTHERS, Proprietors'. 1 Consists not so much in using a quantity of REAL Second Rate Articles, becs»« they .re Cheap, but 1 ather in buying a fewer number ot a ECONOMY.
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      124 4 ESTABLISHED IBM. f 3 CONTRIBUTIONS mntt be addneeed to Cx The Editor, written on one tide of the paper only ard accompanied by the yriter'e name and not neceeearily for iiwerlion but at a guarantee of good faith. 4LL moniet muet be paid al the Gazette” Office, Penang, to the
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    COLONIAL PREFERENCE.
    84 5 SIR W. LAURIER’S VIEWS. THE POSITION OP CANADA. (Rkuticr’b Skrvick.] London, 2nd May. Preference was the text of the speeches nifvie by t e Colonial Premiers at the banquet of the London Chamber of Commerce. Sir Wilfred Laurier, Premier of Ctuada, aaid that it would not affect Canada’s
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    FRANCE.
    75 5 MAY DAY TROUBLES. [Reutkr’s Srrvicr.] London, 2nd May. Mav Pay in France generally paused off quietly in spite of the labour agitation in Paris and elsewhere. Seventeen hundred arrests were made in Paris, mostly for refusing to move on,’ carrying arm*, and distributing anarchist pamphlets. A man sitting on
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    RUSSIA AND JAPAN.
    54 5 NEW COMMERCIAL TREATY. [Rrutrr’s Srrvicr.] London, 3rd May. Reuter's correspondent in St. Petersburg states that the Russian an 1 Japanese plenipotentiaries yesteidiy agreed to the text of the commercial treaty, and also the protocol and diplomatic Notes with reference to mutual special concessions, the formal signatures to
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    THE CHIMESE IN THE TRANSVAAL.
    49 5 MINISTERIAL DECLARATION. [Rrutrr’s Srrvicr London, 2nd May. Reuter’s correspondent at Pretoria telegraphs that Mr. Smuts, Colonial Secretary, replying to a labour deputation, said that the Government was determined to repatriate the Chinese ai early as possible, thus leading tojhe absorption of the white unemployed.
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    BRITISH COLUMBIA.
    28 5 JAPANESE VISITORS. [Rrutrr’s Srrvicr.] London, 3rd May. General Kuroki and other Japanese visitors to the Jamestown Exhibition have arrived in British Columbia, and were cordially received.
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    ASIATICS IN SOUTH AFRICA.
    22 5 [Rrutrr’s Srrvicr.] London, 3rd May. The Imperial Government will decline to disallow the Asiatic Ordinance for South Africa.
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    SPECIAL GERMAN SERVICE.
    121 5 GERMAN AND PERSIA. Berlin, 2nd May Herr Gutmann, the representative of the German Orient, Bank, has had interviews with the English and Russian Ministers at Teheran. PRINCE BUELOW’S SPEECH. Both the Paris Tempi and the Journal Debate approve of Prince Bulow’s declarations with regard to disarmament. KING
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    MALAYA’S RUBBBR PIONEER.
    279 5 Six years ago, Mr. F. Knocker (Cnratcr of the Perak Museum) states in the World's Work for April, rubber.was an. uncertain quantity in the Federated Malay States of Perak, Selangor, Negri Sem Bilan, and Pahang. To-day it is booming, and the recently dowu-heai ted coffee-planter now reaps
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    Penang Golf Club.
    219 5 Lawn Tknnis Tournament. The results of the ties played yesterday were: Men’» Singles Handicap. I A. F. G. Anderson beat G. Teeling J 6 1 6—o. G. H. S. E. Arnsberg. 7—5 6—2. W. M. L. Bower beat W. Tayjor.. 6—4; 7—5. L. E. P. Wolferstan beat
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    Mineral Wealth of Siam.
    340 5 1 1 *;S«-l U -V A recent French Consular report from Bangkok makes some interesting remarks, with regard to the mineral riches of Siam, of which so much has been said. It is incontestable, the report points out, that there are found in this country gold,
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    BOOKS RECEIVED.
    1350 5 Sunny Singapore, by the <Rev, J. A. Bethune Cook. (London,Elliot Stock.)Tins book, which purports to'be an *acofrtMit of the: place and its pqople, with a sketch .of t the results of missionary w rk,”* is distinctly disappointing. Of long experience in tlw Eist and .with excellent, materials at
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    Rubber Shares.
    417 5 > j Latest London. Rkport. iĕssrs.' J; Russell Grant Co.’s Rubber p. Market Report; to haudtby 4 bhe 8.1.. mafl, states London, 11th Apiil. market for Malay and Ceylon rub- I her shares has been moderately active,and theij forte is Letter,’ with prices firmer in genferjJ cases; the
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      48 5 lhe P. tfc. o. extra steamer Japan, having p ft Singapore at 6 p.m. yesterday, is e x pected to arrive here at 5 a.m. to-morrow, and will leave for Colombo, Marseilles, London, and Antwerp at 10 p.m. on the auie day. PRIZE MEDAL SAFES. McAUiter Co.) Ltd,
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      554 5 NeW' To Ordinary and Order BUI» of Lading The'KadaiHlt Mining Co., h., HolderB (IN LIQUIDATION) ss. Prinzregent luitpold- AUCTION dBALE OP 1,48 r,iTO ß d E f J p p t T Jhi apd Rights; MEYER &C -y Valuable Machinery 9 OF "T-T r >. Pee 12 H. P. Double
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    LOG BOOK.
    806 6 Captain C. H. Umfreville, on taking home the Diadem from the China Station, has been re-appointed temporarily to the command on re-commissioning for service in the Reserve. It has been decided that whenever special reliefs between a Colony and India are carried out at Imperial expense, the voyage
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    SHIPPING ARRIVALS.
    44 6 Asax, Brit UA, Carre, May 5, Moulmein, gen„ Hottenbach, Liebert Co. M £vagyk< Brit., 247, Buchanan, May 3, Deli, gen., Koe Guan Co. Kaporthala, Brit., 721, &<**®owt, Singapore, gen., Hottenbach, i Langkat, Brit, 149, Nielsen, May 3, Teluk Anson, Koe Guan Co.
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    CLEARANCES.
    52 6 Corn kua for Port Swettenham and Malacca. Flying Fish for Port Weld. Laity Wan» for Think Anson. Lightning for Calcutta. Padang for Batu Bahra. Rrm dent Halkwyn for Batu Bahra. Tahoka for Rangoon. Taw Tong for Trang. Tong Chay Un for Batu Bahra and Aaahan. Un Peng for Perlis
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    93 6 PER Aska for Mergui, Tavoy, and Moulmein, 11 a.m. to-morrow. Petrel for Pangkalan Brandan, noon, tomorrow. Avagyeb for Deli, Ipm. to-morrow. Mary Austin for Asanan, 1 p.m. to-morrow. Langkat for Teluk Anson, 2 pm. to-morrow. KAPURTtyiLA for Port Swettenham and Singapore, 3 p.m. to-morrow. db Carpentier for Langsa,
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    ON WEEK DAYS.
    315 6 FOR Taiping, Ipoh, Batu Gajah, Kuala Kubu, Kuala Lumpur, Seremban and Malacca, at 1 p m. and 5-30 p.m. Kedah, at 7 a.m. Butterworth, at 7 a.m 10 a.m., I p.m., and 4-30 p.m. Prye, at 7-30 a.m., 11 a.m., 2-45 p.m., and 4-45 p.m. Bukit Tambun,
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    SHIPPING EXPECTED.
    140 6 Name of Steamer, where from, approximate date of arrival, where bound, awl Agents. Benlomond from London. May 6, for Singapore, China, and Japan, SandiJjmds, Buttery Co. Braemar from Glasgow and Liverpool, May 6, for Singapore, China, and Japan, Sandilauds, Buttery A Co E. F. Ferdinand from Colombo, May
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    SHARES.
    1232 6 os Issue 5 Capital. Subscribed. V,Uu Paid vip. lUewve. Dividends. Name. Quotation., 2 8 S MINING. Gold. r5O 000 tl £4,873 I/-paid January, 1901 Ranb Aust. Gold Mining Uo., Ltd. Fully Paid 6 1892 £200,000 £191,250 J5OOOO 1 18/10 I/- (Contrih) 6 1898 f. 2 ,000,000 <1,800,000 20,000 OO”
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    EXCHANGE.
    124 6 Penang, 3rd May, l'JO7. (By Courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Bank 2 4 1/16 4 months’ sight Bank 2 4 7/16 3 Credit 2/4 9/1« 3 Documentary 24f Calcutta Demand Bank Rs. 173} 3 days’ sight Private 175} Bombay Demand Bank 173} 3 days’ sight Private 175}
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    PRODUCE.
    202 6 Penang, 3rd May, 1907. Gold leaf $644)0 Pepper (W. C >ast 3 lbs. 56z 16 75 no stock White Pepper 24 sellers. Trang Pepper 19} salea Mace B|j>v sa'es. Mace Pickings 70 75 selllers. Cloves (picked) 51 buyers Nutmegs 110 29 sellers. CNo 1 5 sal a. Sugar. s
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      74 6 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 in the parts vigorously at each application. If this does not afford relief bind on a piece of flannel slightly dampened
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      43 6 Sprained Ankle, Stiff Neck, Lame Shoulder. These are three common ailments for which Chamberlain’s Pain Balm is especially valuable. If promptly applied it will save you time, money, and suffering when troubled with any one of these ailments. For sale by all Dealers.
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      44 6 The Aostnlian Horse Repository. Scotland Stood, (W. I. MAWLEY). TeleHHt Nt. 4. Breaker and Dealer. Livery and Training Stables. HORSES CAREFULLY SHOD. Fodder of the Best Quality Only Supplied. Rubber Tyred Turnouts on Hire. Harness of every description repaired and made on the promises.
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      3 6 RACING SADDLES. Ltdo
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    PENANG TURF CLUB.
    1129 8 PROPOSED PROGRAMME FOR AUTUMN MEETING, 1907. Tuesday, 23rd July, 1907, TSfarsday, 25tf) July, 1907, Saturday, 27t6 July, 1907. To be passed at a General Meeting: to be held on Tuesday, 14th May, 1907. Notice, No amendments to this Programme will be considered unless due notice is given
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