Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 28 May 1907

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 119 VOL. LXV. TUESDAY, 28th MAY, 1907. PRICE 20 CENTS.
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      1516 2 DIRECT SERVICE FROM LISBON TO THE FAM EAST. J| T. IDTfj M TF A C By the HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE. TUE U AdCrWOOG WEKE AWARDED THE "‘fw j I* GOLD MEDAL By the German Steamships "HABSBURG,” HOHENSTAUFEN,” RHENANIA,” B B I B AT THE SILESIA,” and SCANDIA,” a regular monthly service
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    JAPAN IN MANCHURIA.
    1215 3 In the course of a long article in the JVafionaZ Review, Dalni Vostock”— whether a real or assumed name matters no tdeals with the charges brought against Japan of favouring her own commercial interests at the expense of other nations in Manchuria. He tells us plainly that
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    The High Price of Rice.
    285 3 There is an interesting article in the curent number of the Indian Trade Journal on the Indian Rice Trade, which puts down the most salient feature of the trade for 1906-07 as the strong internal demand, high prices, the large shipment from Burma to India
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    A New Rubber Company.
    240 3 The Beaufort B >rneo Rubber Company (Limited) has been formed for the purpose (among other objects) of acquiring from the Chartered Company (British North Borneo Company) a concession for a 999 years’ Dam of 8,000 acres of land in British North Borneo, and cultivating Para rubber
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    BRITISH NORTH BORNEO.
    1173 3 COMPARISON WITH RHODESIA. In the course of an interesting article on Rhodesia and British North Borneo, the Daily Report says It is impossible to resist comparing the Chartered Company of South Africa the Chartered Company of North Borneo. The former began by making enemies of the King
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    "Imperial Literature."
    214 3 ism better than speeches. Pall Mall Gazette. The Princess of Wales has obtained by private efforts a sum of £4,000 for the printing and dissemination of illustrated lit -rature about the Empire, and the work of the Committee on Visual Instruction, which Mr. Chamberlain appointed in 1902, is
    ism better than speeches.Pall Mall Gazette.  -  214 words
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    Passengers to the Straits.
    216 3 Per P. O. s.s. Mooltan from London, May 10, connecting with s.s. Delta at Colombo, due June 6 at Penang :To Penang: Mr. l’. Menzies, Dr. Keun, and Mr. G. E. Stephenson, To Singapore Dr. W. R. C. Middleton, Mr and Mis. A. W. Bean, Messrs.
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      42 3 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 Chemists and Store-keepers. Ine Geoige Town Dispensary, Wholesale Agents.
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      98 3 A Good Suggestion. Mr. C. B. Wainwright of Lemon CityFla.. US.A., has written the manufac. turers that much better results are obtained from the use of Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera, and Diarrhoea Remedy in cas j s of pains in the stomach, colic, and cholera morbus by taking it in water
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      74 3 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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      151 3 An American Remedy. There is probably no medicine manufactured that can be found in more homes in the United States than Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera, and Diarrhoea Remedy. It has been in general use for over thirty years and each successive epidemic of diarrhoea ami dysentery during this time has tested
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      585 3 V WHITE’S I HONEY’ K BRAND > I Bacon ®>Hams. I Sole Proprietors: John White Co., Bristol, England. MUNICIPAL NOTICE. NOTICE. npHE next Ordinary Meeting of the Municipal Commissioners will be held I 'HE undersigned is prepared to book at the Municipal Office, at 3-30 p.m., on orders for Rubber
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    THE WEEK.
    148 4 TwesJay. 28th MayGolf dub Tenuis Tournaiu »ut.. Homeward German Mail. High water 12 48a m. L>tv watei 6.4 jjp.m. Wednesday. 29th May. Golf Club Tennis Tournament. Band, Esplanade, 6 to 7 p.m High water 136 a.m. L>w water 736 p. Thursday, 30th May. Corpus Christi. Outward German Mail.,
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    Tuesday, 28th May, 1907.
    956 4 There is no gainsaying the fact that the* fa. news telegraphed this morning by Reuter’s correspondent in Teheran discloses a situation in Persia whi?h is extremely grave. From an absolute despotism under Nasir-ed din Persia has drifce 1 under Muzaffar-ed-din and bis successor iut a condition
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    THE STRAITS LOAN.
    260 4 The Morning Post of the 27th April says The Imperial Chinese Railways Loan (Canton-Kowloon), to which we referred yesterday, was eagerly snapped up, and the list for London was closed at noon, which seems to indicate that there is plenty of money for investments with reasonable security
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    An Interesting Engagemeat.
    77 4 The engagement is announced of Mr. Gordon C. Hart, Adviser to the Kedah Government, eldest son of the late William E. Hart, Judge of the High Court, Bombay, and Mrs. Norton Goodwyn, widow of the late Lt.-Colonel Norton Goodwyn, D. 5.0., of the Devonshire Regt., Inspector-General of
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    Malay Peninsula Agricultural Association.
    90 4 A special meeting of the members of the Malay Peninsula Agricultural Association was held yesterday in the Chamber of Commerce. The subject of the proposed United Planters’ Association, and affiliation with it, was again discussed at some length. Eventually it was resolved that the interests of
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    Penang Golf Club.
    328 4 Lawn Tennis Tournament. The following was the result of the tie played ou Saturday evening Mea’s Doubles Handicap. (Final) V. D. Parsons W. D. Proctor beat B. C. Criswick <fc O. P. Griffith-Jones 6 7—5. The results of the ties played yesterday were Ladies’ Championship. Mrs. Dennys
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    SIAMESE MALAYA.
    893 4 SURVEY OPERATIONS. We have received a copy of tu report by Mr. Ronald W. Giblin Di?" 0 1 of the Royal Survey Department,’ the operations of his department Ist October, 1904, to the 30th Septe.ni 1905, with abstracts from the annual of officers who have been in parties.
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      140 4 jsARKIES’ HOTELS, j >E. &0. HOTEL Petjang. I ICR AG HOTEL Penang /(ills.) I RAFFLES HOTEL Singapore. I STRAND HOTEL Rangoon. I I SARKIES BROTHERS, I I Proprietors. J Best English Harness, in Brown or Black Leather, Brass Mounted throughout. Highly Xy/S recommended for Style and Durability. Ordinary and Breast
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    THE UNREST IN PERSIA.
    145 5 PARLIAMENT AND THE SHAH. A GLOOMY SITUATION. [Rkutkr’s Skrvick.] London, 27th May. Reuter’s correspondent in Teheran cables that owing to complaints of plundering by the levies of the Governor of Luristan, on the 24th insh, the Minister of the Interior informed Parliament that troops were being
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    CHINA.
    83 5 A MISSION DESTROYED. ASSASSINATION OF OFFICIALS. [Reuter’s Service.] London, 28tli May. Reuter’s correspondent in Berlin reports that the German Mission at Limchan, near Pakhoi, has been destroyed and that German and British gunboats have left for that place. Reuter’s correspondent in Hongkong reports that, according to a telegram from
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    SHIPPING.
    53 5 THE WRECKED KILBURN.” [Reuter’s Service.] London, 28th May. The British Embassy in Constantinople has taken up the case of the steamer A/7burn, which went ashore at Kamaran, on the west coast of Arabia. A claim has been sent in to the Porte for damages for the raiding of the
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    SOUTH AFRICA.
    40 5 THE STRIKE ON THE RAND. [Reuter’s Service.] London, 27th May. There are now nine-tenths of the underground white miners on the Rand out on strike. The engineers are taking a ballot on the question of joining the strike.
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    FORMOSA.
    39 5 JAPANESE INTENTIONS. [Reuter’s Service London, 28th May. The Japanese in Formosa have resolve! finally to subjugate the whole region along the east coast. The natives number only 100,000, but they hold 70,000 square miles of the richest territory.
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    PRINCE FUSHIMI.
    31 5 A MILITARY INSPECTION. [Reuter’s Service.] London, 28th May. Prince Fushimi of Japan, accompanied by H.R.H. the Duke of Connaught and Lord Roberts, inspected the Household Brigade in London yesterday.
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    THE TORNADO IN TEXAS.
    38 5 EFFECT ON WHEAT’ MARKET. [Reuter’s Service London, 28th May. The tornado in Texas has had only a partial effect on the wheat market, which has gone up ten points on the general weather conditions.
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    TRAFFIC.
    122 5 GREAT BRITAIN AND CHINA. STATEMENT IN THE COMMONS. ReuTer’sService.] London, 28ch May. Li tire House of Commons yesterday Mr. Winston Chui chilL (Under r Secretary of State for the Ckdonie-Q, >i« the absence of-Sir Edward-Grey (Secretary of State for Foreign -tAjffaws), i eplying to—Sk Henry Cotton, -said that, tlie
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    SPECIAL GERMAN SERVICE.
    59 5 CRISJSJN jPORTUGAb.' t ;> Berlin, *27tJi May.’ A ..crisis out, in Portugal. THE RUSSIAN NAVY. The repdrt that Russia lias allotted tire suni of T,600 millions (roubles?} for the purpose of increasing her Navy is incorrect; THE FRENCH WINE TRADE. A meeting at Carcassone,,iu connection with the
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    Masonic.
    189 5 New District Officers. The May regular communication of the District .Grand Lodge of the Eastern Archi pel ago was held last week in Singapore, the R. W. D.G.M., the Hon. W. J. Napier, D.C.L., presiding. The’list of officers for the District "is as follows:—D.D.G. M.—Wor.Bro.F. M. Elliot; D.G.S.W.Wor. Bro.
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    Perak Turf Club.
    341 5 On Saturd ly a meeting of the Perak Turf Club was held in Taiping to pass the August race programme. The dates of the August race meeting were fixed, for the 13th, 15th. and 17th. In tlie Selling Race the weight for an, animal entered, at S4QP
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    POSTAL AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT.
    1662 5 x 1 A YEAR’S WORK. 3 s'/, »_>:• ..rp O'J !"1 ar- The annual report on the Postal and Telegraph* Department of the Straits Settlements for the year 1906 has just been issued by Mr. W. G. Bell, Acting Post-master-Gĕnersl' We give below some exjqpqjtS' that
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    The Mails.
    123 5 Hove- a Ex- Positively To ward. Steamer. pBCTBD p ug g AIL P. i 11. Delhi June 8 8.1. Tarobd May 31 N.D.L. Bayern 28 28/5,10 pm. 28/5 12 p.m. Outward. P. <fc. O. Malta June 6 8.1. TAo/w/wa May 30 30/5, 7 a.m. 30/5 5 p.m. Boon.
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    77 5 OBITUARY. [Rbutkr’s Skrvick. London, 27th May. The death is announced of the widow of the late President McKinley. Au appeal was heard by Mr. Justice Thornton in the Supreme Court yesterday at the instance of Che Din, son of Mahomed Ariff, the well-known property-owner, who was sentenced by Mr. Lemon
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    LOG BOOK.
    870 6 It is stated in Belfast that the White Star Company have purchased two regularly trading Liverpool and North of Ireland steamers, to enable them to cope with traffic between Ulster and New Yor via Southampton, a new service being thus inaugurated between the latter an Belfast. This is
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    SHIPPING ARRIVALS.
    91 6 Bah Whatt Soon, Brit., 169, Milne, May 28, Langkat, gen., Beng Kee. Bantam, Dut., 1328, Lugten, May 27, Padang, gen., Huttenbach, Liebert Co Hogendorp, Dut., 656, Hut, May 28, Deli, HuttenWh, Liebert Co. Laertes, Brit., 2904, Riley, May 28, Liverpool, gen., W. Mansfield Co. Langkat, Brit., 149, Marris,
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    CLEARANCES.
    45 6 Avagyee for Deli. Bayern for Ceylon. Australasia, India, Aden, Egypt, and vid Naples forJEurope, etc. Lady Weld for Teluk Anson. Mary Austin for Asahan. Petrel for Pangkalan Brandan. Pin Seng for Port Swettenham and Singapore. Perak (Straits S.S. Co.) for Port Swettenham and Singapore.
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    362 6 PER Catherine Apcar for Calcutta, at 11 a.m tomorrow. Deli for Trang and Pang Nga, at 1 p.m. to-morrow. Langkat for Teluk Anson, at 2 p.m. tomorrow. Hong Bee for Singapore, Hongkong, Swatow and Amoy, at 3 p.m. to-morrow. Flying Dragon for Setul, at 3 p.m. tomorrow. Sree
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    SHIPPING EXPECTED.
    95 6 Yam* of Steamer, where from, approximate date of arrival, where bound, and A yents. Ben arty from London, May 31, for Singapore, China, and Japan, Sandilands, Buttery, Co. Glauvus from Japan, June 1, for A’dam, London, and Antwerp, W. Mansfield Co. Idomeneus from Japan, June 3, for Genoa,
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    PASSENGERS.
    26 6 By Lindula to Rangoon, Mrs. Seymour and Mr. C. A. de Souza to Calcutta, Messrs. J. E. Farquhar, H. Gowlend and the Scarlet Mysteries Co.
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    SHARES.
    1212 6 O p] J ***** r o Cr pital. Subscribed. Shares, Yalue. Paid np. Reserve. Dividends. e. Quotation 2 a 5 MINING. Gold. r Konnn £1 £1 £4.873 I/-paid January, 1901 Raub Anst. Gold Mining Co., Ltd. Fully Paid 5} Ba i eB 1892 £200,000 £191,250 iro’ooo 1 18/10 1/-
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    EXCHANGE.
    125 6 Penang, 28ch Mat, 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 24| Calcutta Demand Bank Rs. 174| 3 days’ sight Private 175 j Bombay Demand Bank 174 3 days’sight Private 175| Madras,
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    PRODUCE.
    192 6 Penang, 28th Mat, 1907. Gold leaf $64.60 Pepper (W. Coast 3 lbs. soz 16.75 no stock White Pepper 23 3/8 sailer*. Trang Pepper 18 buyer*. Mace 81.50 sales. Mace Picking* 72 sales. Cloves (picked) 51 buyers Nutmeg* HO 26 seller*. TNo 1 5 sai«*. Sugar. J„ 2 xno stock.
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      55 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 Chemists and Store-keepers. The A eull T Wa
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      39 6 The Aachen and Munich Fire Insurance Co. of Aix La Chtapelle. Capita. £450,000 Total Assets £1,226,481 The undersigned are authorized to insuie almost any property against Fire in Penang or elsewhere. For rates apply to KATZ BROTHERS, Ltd., Agents.
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      56 6 SALE OF STEAMER NETHERTON." Tonnage-Gross 4226 T. Net 2756 T. Vessel to be sold for account of concerned as she now lies at Keppel Harbour, Singapore. OFFERS ARE INVITED. Tenders to be sent in writing addressed NETHERTON,” c/o Syme Co., Singapore. For fall particulars apply to 1-6 SYME <fc Co.
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      1331 7 CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA HONGKONG AND SHANGHA* NEDERLANDSCHE HAR DEL Nederlandsch-lndische THE MERCANTILE RAMKncKu-r»» AUSTRALIA and CHINA. banking CORPORATION. «AATSOHAPPU. Escompto-N.aUchanDii «««"TILE BANK OF INTERNATIONAL BANKING «•wvEiifAi.v INDIA LIMITED CORPORATION Incorporated by Royal Charter PRid-up-Capit&i $10,000,000 NetharlmdA Trading Society. (Netherlands-Indian Discount Bank? ;x JL Hkad Offiox; Court of Direotore. Hmad
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      1724 8 SB===?=====S===S^ Zr T^ iMCVT'T<-'E OF SALE MUNICIPAL NOTICE. NOTICE- NOBEL’S EXPLOSIVES. Union Assurance Mannheim Insurance Co. NOTICE Or m Commercial Mnnic ipal Commiccioner. cf George WIEWS of Penang, Singapore, Perak, Company, Lifl. Marine Insurance. BY ORDER OF THE MORTGAGEE Town, Penang, hereby invite tenders V Selangor, and Sumatra. AT PENANG
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