Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 4 May 1907

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 100 VOL. LXV. SATURDAY, 4th MAY, 1907. PRICE 20 CENTS.
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      1520 2 DIRECT SERVICE FROM LISBON TO THE FAR EAST. m a I By the HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE. .J® t BRITISH INDIA MBB Refreshing. By the German Steamships HABSBURG,” HOHENSTAUFEN,” RHENANIA,” Pepeiiuc Far Superior SILESIA,” and SCANDIA,” a regular monthly service is maintained between Lisbon and the A LU AU rtlUUb rth(|- UM
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    NATIONAL SERVICE.
    1952 3 LORD MILNER’S VIEWS. jn view of the interest taken in the subt of Imperial Defence both at Home uri in the Colonies, we publish the follow<r excerp*s from an eloquent speech made I j jOr d Milner, under the auspices of the National Service League, a few weeks
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    THE DALAI LAMA.
    324 3 According to a writer in the Frankfurter Zeitung, Dr. Tafel, a German Asiatic explorer, has had the interesting experience of being the first European to have an audience of the Dalai Lama. The event took place on Jan. 11, in the Monastery of Gumbun, on the north-east
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    MARKET PRICES.
    199 3 Penang, 4th May. Bref Cl» Soup per catty 14 Roast 24 Steaks 24 Stew or Curry Meat 16 Rump Steak 24 Ox Tail each 25 Tongue 50 Feet 15 Heart 28 Tripe p Hr catty 15 Liver 25 Pork Pork 40 Pig’s Head 20 Feet 26 Tongue 32
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    THE TIN MARKET.
    352 3 Mr. Walter Hy. Barnard’s daily metal market reports, dated London, Bth to 12th April, state, with reference to tin April 8: £1.15/- better for cash at £lB4 10/- and £1 10/- better for 3 months at £lB2 10/-, a fair business doing, about 550 tons changing hands
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    Passengers to the Straits.
    486 3 Per P. <fc 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 Mrs. Dean,
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      43 3 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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      72 3 Lame Back. This ailment is usually caused by rheumatism of the muscles ami 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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      88 3 A Good Suggestion. Mr. C. B. Wainwright of Lemon City, Fla., U S.A., has written the manufacturers that much better results are obtained from the use of Chamlierlain’s Colic, Cholera, and Diarrhoea Remedy.in cases of pains in the stomach, colic, and cholera morbus by taking it in water as hot
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      805 3 WHITE’S 'T I HONEY’ I K BRAND W 1 Bacon Hams. I Sole Proprietors: John White Co., Bristol, England ON THE ROCKS OF DEATH comm enced taking Dr. Wi liams’ Pink Pills. 1 Bui 3 I felt relief after the first few doses Si. W ore Se.-Cptai. t.ll. how wh..
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    THE WEEK.
    162 4 Saturday. 4th May. Harmston’s Circus. High water 5.36 a m. Low water 11.36 p.th.* Saaday. 3th May. Rogation Sunday. High water 6.24 am. Low water 12.24 a.m Monday, 6th May. Rogation Day. Golf Club Tennis Tournament. Band, Esplanade, 6 to 7 p.m. Harmston’s Circus. High water 7.12 a.m
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    Saturday, 4th May, 1907.
    1023 4 -4! The imports into the Straits Settlements from Burma amount to about sixteen mih /*ii lion dollars annually, while the exports from the Colony to Burma are valued Ht over one third of that sum. These impor,t& into Penang alone come to over $9,000,000, and the
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    HARMSTON’S CIRCUS.
    876 4 AN EXCELLENT SHOW. The arrival of Harmston’s Circus is usually looked upon as a sure forerunner of rain. Last night proved the exception to the rule as there was no rain—unlike that of the 10th June last year when this show was billed to open and nd performance
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    912 4 IMPORTANT QUESTIONS. The following supplementary Ordprii the day tyere published for the m eet t o{ the Legislative Council yesterday b y, the Colonial .S ec re la lhat this Council approves the penditure of a sum not exceeding «nnA’ to be charge T on the current Colony
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      244 4 Tsa££SsToteG3 7E.& 0. HOTEL Penang. 1 CRAG HOTEL Penang Mills. 9 RApfLES HOTEL Singapore. (STRAND HOTEL Rangoon. 1 SARKIES BROTHERS, Proprietors HARMSTON’S GRAND CIRCUS AND Royal Menagerie of Wild Animals. Again To-Night j a/ 9 15 a fa r p. Again To-Ntght US Location, Dato Kramat Gardens. Instantaneous Success of
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    THE COLONIAL CONFERENCE.
    235 5 DISCUSSIOU OK FREE TRADE. the question of preference. (Rmutbr’s Srrvicr.] London, 3rd May. tlie C lonial Conference yesterday, Sir James Mackay, on beha’f of India, and Mr Asquith, Chancellor of the Exchequer, src je lin favour of Free Trade. 'sir Jamas Mackav dwelt on the advantageous position
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    INDIAN FINANCE.
    49 5 A LOAN FOIL RAILWAYS. [Rkutbr’s Skkvick] London, 4th May. Applications are being invited for a new Indian Loan of three an 1 a half millions sterling, to be issujd at and bear interest at three and a half per cent. The loan is requited for railway purposes.
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    SPECIAL GERMAN SERVICE.
    402 5 KING EDWARD S TOUR. Berlin, 3rd May. A statement was read in the House of Commons to the effect that King Edward’s visit to Cartagena was made to officially return the visit to Eng'and of King Alfonso of Spain. His Majesty’s visit to Gaeta was an entirely
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    SIR A. SWETTENHAM.
    869 5 AN IMPORTANT STATEMENT. The diplomatic corraapondent -of the Pall Stall .Gazette writes -ou the 6th April As early as January 22 I succeeded in obtaining an interview with a high-placed official, wha was in a position enabling him to speak with authority oh tire Swettenham incident. On
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    THE PRISONS.
    1415 5 ANNUAL REPORT FOR 19fW. The annual report ou the Prisons of the Straits Settlements for 1906 states ,-that 11,323 criminal and civil prisoners were admitted into the gaols of Colony."ef whom 11,482 were either released or died, tlie remainder, 1,273, being still confined on 31st December. Four hundred
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    CHURCH SERVICES.
    249 5 P.M.G. sth May, 1907. St. George's Church. I -4 a fh. 1 I AJLLJfc™— Holy Communion. j o p.m.— Children’s Service. Y i t®t*psMt?r-Evvusong aiitl Sermon. Presbyterian Crurch. f ,n Road). 9 a.m.-yrPivioe Service. 6 p.m.Divine Service.: -Methodist-Episoopal Church. (74, Maxwell Road;., 8-3 J a.m.Divine Service. p.m.Divine Service.
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    LOG BOOK.
    803 6 During 1906 523 vessels of (515,584 tons) were docked in the Amsteidam dry docks, against 501 vessels (448,081 tons) in 1905. A number of obsolete British warships were sold by auction for breaking-up purposes at Chatham on 9th April, including the first-class twin-screw battleship Sans Pared for £26,000;
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    SHIPPING ARRIVALS.
    99 6 Cantox, Brit, 105, MaricanJ May 4, feluk Anson, gen., Ah Hing Co. dk Cabpxntier, Dut, 266, May 3, *Langsa,’gen., Hottenbach, Liebert jCo. Duisburg, Ger., 2887, Maier, May 3, Batavia, gen., Behn, Meyer Co. Japan, Brit., Notley, May 4, Japan, gen., Adamson, Gilfillan &Co. Lightning, Brit., 2122, Fey, Hongkong,
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    CLEARANCES.
    71 6 Avagyee for Deli. de Carpentier for Langsa, T. Semawe, Segli, Olehleh, Padang, and Batavia. Fitzpatrick for Rangoon. Flying Dragon for Setul. Hock Chuan Un for Setul. Japan for Colombo, and Tuticorin. Kapurthala for Port Swettenham and Singapore. Langkat for Teluk Anson. Lightning for Calcutta. Mary Austin for Asahan. Pegu
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    68 6 per E. F. Ferdinand for Singapore, .China, and Japan, 2 pm. Monday. Aska for Colombo and Tuticorin, 3 p.m. Monday. Rotorua for Tongkah, Ipm. Tuesday. Omapere for Kopah, Renong, Victoria Point, Mergui, and Tavoy, 1 p.m. Tuesday. Ban Whatt Soon for Langkat, 2|p.tn. Tuesday. Pin Seng for Port
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    ON WEEK DAYS.
    180 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., 1 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.
    250 6 Name nf Steamer, where from, approximate dale of arrival, where bound, ami Agents. Arcadia from Singapore, May 10, for Colombo and Bombay, Adamson, Gilfillan Co Bantan from Singapore, May 6, for Pulo Weh, Olehleh, and Padang, Huttenbach, Liebert Co. Benavon from London, May 20, for Singa- pore, China,
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    PASSENGERS.
    8 6 By Lightning from Hongkong, Mrs. Kwak Keun.
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    SHARES.
    1090 6 o d Issue Capital. Subscribed. shires. Value Paid np Dividends. Name. 2 a 10n 5 MINING. Gold. r 50,000 £> £1 £4,873 I/- paid January, 1901 Raub Aust. Gold Mining Co., Ltd. Fullv Paid 6 1892 £200,000 £191,260 18/10 g (Conlrib) 6 1898 <2,000,000 f. 1,800,000 20,000 /100 /100
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    EXCHANGE.
    121 6 Penang, 4th May, 1907. (Bg Courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Bank 2 4 1/16 4 months’ sight Bank 2 4 7/16 3 Credit 2/4 9/16 3 Documentary 24| Calcutta Demand Bank Rs. 173} 3 days’sight Private 175} Bombay Demand Bank 1731 3 days’sight Private 175} Madras, Demand
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    PRODUCE.
    182 6 Penang, 4th Mat, 1907. Gold leaf $64.60 Pepper (W. Coast 3 lbs. soz 16.75 no stock White Pepper 24 tellers. Trang Pepper 19} sales. Mace 81.50 sales. Mace Pickings 70.75 selllers. Cloves (picked) 51 buyers. Nutmegs 110 29 sellers. fNo 1 ssal*s. Sugar. < 2 x no stock. (.Basket
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      34 6 Economy in the End. A few doses of Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy will cure your cold and perhaps save a doctor’s bill later on. It always cures and cures quickly. For sale by all Dealers.
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      52 6 To Ordinary and Order Bills of Lading Holders.” t S.S. GNEISENAU has arrived from Bremen vid ports. BEHN, MEYER i Co., Ltd., Agents. i ii AnTk a M To Ordinary and Order Bills of Lading Holders.” S.S. PRINZ REGENT LUITPOLD has arrived from Japan vid ports. BEHN, MEYER <k Co.,
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      5 6 RACING SADDLES. McAlUtw Co., Ltd.
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      51 6 FUSSELL'S BUTTERFLY” BRANDS if Pure Milk and Cream. Obtainable at the following Stores in Penang Messrs. Tong: Joo Co., Goon Yen Friends, Thean Chee Co., AND Taik Ho Co., TAPPING. McAlister Oo M Lt<L GeaeraZ Representatives for the Proprietors* SronghtlronTubes&Fittings, l4irge Stocks Always on Hand. ADAMSON GILFILLAN V Co., LIMIT
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