Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 16 May 1907

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    21 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED J 833 No. 110 VOL. LXV. THURSDAY, 16th MAY. 1907. PRICE 20 CENTS.
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      1515 2 DIRECT SERVICE FROM LISBON TO THE FAR EAST. By the HAMBURG-ABERIKA LINIE. ft ft MWI lllhhUaQirrl %E£ B l9ft&\ B The Universal Remedy for Acidity of the By the German Steamsnips HABSBURG,” HOHENSTAUFEN,” RHENANIA,” I Mf/. HMM BJII I Affections. SILESIA,” and SCANDIA,” a regular monthly service is maintained between
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    DURBAN.
    1216 3  -  Raymond Bl at h way t, in the Morning Leader. THE INDIA OF AFRICA. What sort of a place is Durban J on ce asked a Cockney tripper who had just returned from a tour in South Africa. \nd he replied, The most Godforsaken hole you ever saw.” And
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    The Anti-Opium Crusade.
    350 3 Wonderful Results. The effn ts of H.E. Viceroy Yuan Shih* k‘ai toward prohibiting opium-smoking among the Chinese officials, merchants, and people in the metropolitan province especially in Tientsin and Paoting is producing wonderful results many of the wealthy officials, bankers,and Government employees at these two cities have
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    Leprosy in Japan.
    158 3 A Remarkable Statement. The Leprosy-Prevention Bill which was approved by the Japanese Diet during its last session, has become law. The Jiji remarks that foreigners affected by the disease are beginning to go over to that country, believing that the soil and climate of Japan h ive
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    CLOSE PLANTING OF RUBBER.
    749 3 VTEWS OF Mr. H. N. RIDLEY; till IT In the course .of. an interview with a Colombo pressman Mr. H. N. Ridley, the Director of ft he Singapore Botanic Gardens, said that .rubber was not seriously threatened by disease in the Straits. Of course,” he said,
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    Plague in Calcutta.
    223 3 A return publislted a few days ago showed that 50,000 people had die! of plague in Calcutta during the nine years winch had elapsed since the present .cycle of the epidemic began. How insignificant this figure is when compared with the terrible total for the whole of
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    A WHALE STORY.
    464 3 That Grimsby whale recalls how once upon a time a whale came ashore in a Northern seaside resort. He waanot much of a whale, perhaps, as whales goa mere baby of some twenty-five tonsbut he grew in importance as the days went on. The little town was
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    British Rule in Malaya.
    441 3 A Russian Appreciation The London correspondent of the />*rmingham Daily Post writes I have had a long conversation with a well-known Russian official, who, after spending seven years in Peking, is returning to St. Petersburg. He left China last June, and has spent nearly nine months
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    THE WEEK.
    186 4 Thursday, I6th May. Golf Club Tennis Tournament. League Football: Butterflies v. Mahomroedans, Esplanade. League Football: G.T.R.R. v. Y.M.F.T. C.R.C. Ground Harmston’s Circus, 9.15 p.m. High water 3 12 p.m. Low water 9.12 a m, Friday, I7th May. Homeward B. I. Mail. Golf Club Tennis Tournament. Band, Esplanade, 6
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    Thursday, 16th May, 1907.
    1647 4 We have received a copy of the statistics of the import and export trade of Siam from the Port of Bangkok for the year 1906. The figures are given in ticals, the tieal being now worth about 70 cents. The imports of merchandise rose from 43,391,358
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    WHITE ANTS AND ROBBER.
    508 4 A DANGER TO THE INDUSTRY Reports having reached us to theeffeetthat white ants are doing considerable dam» on some of the local rubber estates a presentative of the Pinang Gazette called this morning on the Hon. John Turner to obtain some information on this important subject.
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    Penang Golf Club.
    97 4 Lawn Tennis Tournament. The results of the ties played yesterday were Men’s Singles Handicap. A. R. Adams v. \V. M, L. Bower. (unfinished tie). r Profession Pairs. (3. C Rogers E. S. Haslam v. W. J. Hodge T. P. Nailer. K (postponed tie). The following ties have
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    Harmston’s Circus.
    123 4 Quite a number of fresh items were iu* troduced at last night’s performance at Harmston’s Circus, and were much appreciated by the large audience. M'ss Nellie Harmston-Love gave a clever act of equitation; a cake walk was dance» by Jessie, Marguerite, Roy, and Bert ;JWelby Cooke introduced his
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    The Homeward Mail.
    86 4 The Royal mail steamer Tara, oi th® British India S. N. Co., Ltd., being tm»c<t to leave Singapore at 5 p.m. to-day, IS expected to arrive here to-morrow (I’rid y) at 6 p m. and to leave about 8 p.m. on t ia same day. We are
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    POLITICS AT HOME.
    127 5 THE FIMANCE BILL a xother by-election. [Reuter’s Service.] London, 15th May. Tl finance Bill has been read a second T f n the House of Commons. t 7n ameudment by Mr Austin Chamber- declaring that the Budget showed the for broadening the basis of taxaDeCe \'i< rejected
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    THE COLONIAL CONFERENCE.
    173 5 autonomous RIGHTS. varied press comments. Reuter's Service.] London, 15th May. The Colonial Conference has been closed. Sir Robert Bond, Premier of Newfound isr.l. moved a resolution that if the Imperial Government faded to support the Colonies in carrying out local statutes bo: suspended or abrogated them at
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    PRINCE FUSHIHI.
    72 5 A BRILLIANT FUNCTION. [Rkutep.’s Service.] London, 15th May. Baron K»*muia, Japanese Ambassador to Great Britain, yesterday gave a banquet tad reception in honour of Prince FushimL It wn une of the most notable functions d the season and among those present w «re Their R yal Highnesses the
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    CRICKET AT HOME.
    62 5 THE LATEST RESULTS. [Reuter’s Sbrvicb.] London, 16th May. The following cricket matches have been concluded Nott, beat Leicestershire by an innings °d 42 runs. Cambridge University beat Lancashire, Cambridge, by an innings and 204 runs The M.C.C. beat Derbyshire, at Lord’s, J fire wickets. K«ex beat Sussex,
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    HIS MAJESTY THE KING.
    22 5 [Reuter’s Service.] London, 16th May. Hu Majesty the King will spend Whitat Lord Curzon's new seat at Priory.
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    RACING AT HOME.
    155 5 THE lEWI4RKET STUBS. THE RESULT. [Reuter’s Service.] London, 16th May. The following was the result of the race for the Newmarket Stakes at Newmarket Second Spring Meeting yesterday The Newmarket Stakes of 30 sovs. each, 10 ft. if declared by the first Tuesday in July, 1906, with
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    THE UNREST IN INDIA.
    106 5 REFERENCE IN THE COMMONS. [Reuter's Service.] London, 16th May. In the House of Commons, Mr. O’Grady, La>>our member for Leeds East, referring to Reuter’s recent statement from Lahore to the effect that rustics armed with bludgeons were entering the city, suggested that it might be advisable
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    FRANCE.
    64 5 GOVERNMENT’S LABOUR POLICY. [Reuter’s Service.] London, 16rh May. There was a prolonged and excited debate in the French Chamber of Deputies on the Government’s policy of refusing to allow the Unions of Civil Servants to federate with the Lal»our Unions. The Socialists accused Ministers of abandoning their old principles,
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    POLITICS IN AUSTRIA.
    44 5 SOCIALIST SUCCESSES. London, 15th Mav. J The Austrian elections have been conducted for the first time on the basis of universal suffrage, and a e noteworthy on account of the successes »f tlie Socialists and the defeat of the Pau Germa-'s.
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    SOUTH AFRICA.
    35 5 THE RANI) STRIKE. [Reuter’s Service London, 16th May. The strike of white labourers on the Rand is making little headway, as a large proportion of the men are refusing to join in it.
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    THE SPANISH THRONE.
    35 5 THE INFANT CROWN PRINCE. [Reuter’s Service.] London, 16th May. His Royal Highness Prince Arthur of Connaught will represent His Majesty King Edward at the christening of the lufant Crown Prince of Spain.
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    SPECIAL GERMAN SERVICE.
    80 5 AUSTRIA. Berlin, loti* May The elections for the Austrian Diet have resulted in a considerable gain for the Socialists. The Pan-Germs ns Imre almost been wiped out of existence as a political party. FRANCE. The Clemenceau Cabinet have had some difficulty in obtaining a vote of confidence
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      PLANTERS’ ASSOCIATIONS.
      344 5 [To the Editor of ths Pinang Gazette.”] Dear Sir, Your weekly issue has just come to hand and I have perused your leader under the heading of Planters’ Associations” (Friday, 3rd May). Apparently you have been labouring under the same false idea of what the late U.P.A.’s functions
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      THE MEDICAL PROFESSION.
      217 5 [To the Editor of the Pinang Gazette.”] Dear Sir, I have read with interest your leader in yester lay’s issue on the Bill for the Registration of Medical Practitioners in the Colony and F.M S.” Under the Ordinance those with British and Indian qualifications, and in certain
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    Rubber Shares.
    260 5 Messrs. J. Russell Grant Jc Co.’s Rubber Share Market Report, to han 1 by die mail to-day, states London, April 26. The market for Ceylon and Malay rubber shares has been fairly steady but business has to a large extent been confined to one or two shares. Ti>e.
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    THE STRAITS LOAN.
    677 5 HOME PRESS COMMENTS. The Home papers to hand by to-day’s English-mail.contain various references to the Straits Settlements loan of £5,000,000 sterling. The Financial Times, at 92nd April, says: Hard on the heels of the London County Council issue follows that of he Straits Settlements Government Lo an,
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    The Jamaica Incident.
    224 5 London, April 26. Part of the official correspondence relating to the. Jamaica incident has b<*en publislrnd by tjie Colonial Office. When the matter was first made public the Earl of Elgin telegraphei to Sir A. Swettenham If such a letter is correctly attributed to you I mißt
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    33 5 OBITUARY. Mm. ADNEY PAYNE. 'Riutbb’B Sbbvicb.) London, 16th May. t death has occurred, as the result of ®*>tor-car accident, of Mr. Adney Payne, proprietor of a number of music-halls bondou and the provinces.
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    LOG BOOK.
    824 6 There is at present in Hongkong liar hour one of the little fleet of schooners inaugurated by that peculiar personality of Irish-American lineage named O’Kieff, dubbed the King of Yap,” who is supposed to have lost his life on one of his venturesome return trips from Hongkong to
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    SHIPPING ARRIVALS.
    49 6 Teesta, Brit., 3429, Lee, May 16, Madras, gen., Hottenbach, Liebert A Co. Cornelia, Brit., 194, Heid, May 15, Port Swettenham, gen., Koe Guan Co. Lady Weld, Brit., 245, Teweeke, May 16, Telnk Anson, gen., Kwong On Co. Scharn horst, Ger., May 15, Europe, gen., Behn, Meyer Co.
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    CLEARANCES.
    18 6 Ban Whatt Soon for Langkat. Van Hojendorf for Deli and Langsa. Teesta for Port Swettenham and Singapore.
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    136 6 per Cornelia for Port Swettenham and Malacca, at 1 p.m. to-morrow. Glenfalloch for Singapore, Hongkong, Swatow, and Amoy, at 2 p in. to-morrow. Flyino Dragon for Setul, at 3 pm. morrowLady Weld for Teluk Anson, at 3 p.m. tomorrow. Tara for Kangoon and Calsutta, taking mails for Europe,
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    SHIPPING EXPECTED.
    253 6 Name of Steamer, where from, approximate date of arrival, where bound, and Agents. Benavon from London, May 20, for Singapore, China, and Japan, Sandilauds, Buttery Co. Benarty from London, for Singapore. China, and Japan, Mav 31, Sandilands, Buttery, Co. Catherine Apcar from Hongkong, May 27, for Calcu t»,
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    PASSENGERS.
    232 6 By Lady Weld from Teluk Anson, The Hon. John Turner and Mr. H. Welham. By Teesta from Negapatam, Mr. and Mrs. Glyn Barlow, Mrs. E. Wooden and infant. By Pr. E. Friedrich from Yokohama, Dr. Graham, Miss E. Slake, Mrs. Victor van Lith, Miss Sing, Mr. Chotamba, Mr. N.
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    SHARES.
    1187 6 2 S Imiw o* Capital. Subscribed. Shares. Value. 1 Paid, up.. Reserve. Dividends. Name. Quotsti 5 MINING. Gold. iaoo PSOOIMMI 4M91 oxn 50,000 £1 £1 £4,873 I/-paid January, 1901 Raub Aust. Gold Mining Co., Ltd. Fully Paid 6$ fia i eB 1892 £131,300 160)W0 1 18/10 I/- (Contrib) 6J
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    EXCHANGE.
    121 6 Penang, 16th May, 1907. (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 9/16 3 Documentary 24f Calcutta Demand Bank Rs. 173} 3 days’sight Private 175} Bombay Demand Bank 173} 3 days’sight Private 175} Madras, Demand
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    PRODUCE.
    188 6 Penang, 16ih May, 1907. Gold leaf $64.60 Pepper (W. Coast 3 lbs. ,5 oz 16.75 no stoci White Pepper 24 sellers. Trang Pepper 18.50 sales. Mace 81.50 sales. Mace Pickings 72 sales. Cloves (picked) 51 buyers Nutmegs 110 27 sales. fNo 1 5 sal»a» Sugar. < 2 x no
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