Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 23 December 1907

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 296 VOL. LXV. MONDAY, 23rd DECEMBER. 1907. PRICE 20 CENTS.
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      2239 1 P. 0. Steam Navigation Company. S6ippin<h EXPECTED ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES. Intended Sailings. 1 NOrtUllSClier Llbji, BreiWß. llthM MAIL SERVICE. ZA BRITISH INDIA o™ u J 16 Peninsular Britannia STEAM NAVIGATION Ct)., LTD. 'T'HE f«,t and well-known mail steamers of Cfo4im fft IM 30 Delta Mooltan JvR Company sail fortnightly from
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      1228 2 DIRECT SERVICE FROM LISBON TO THE FAR EAST. i ||7 Pll E E Jt By the HAMBDRG-AMERIKA LINIB. IAIK VII EC UO., J I ’Xmas Crackers, -Electro-plated Ware, I oiir-T-k iooa\ Fancy Goods, Ladies’ Hand Bags, I By the German Steamsnips --HABSBURG.” HOHENSTAUFEN,”. RHENANIA (ESTABLISHED 1890) 1 T -I<l ShoOS
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    MUNICIPAL PROGRESS REPORT FOR NOVEMBER, 1907.
    2826 3 M»>TINGB. 1. Ordinary Meetings'were held on the 7th and 28th of the month and Special Meetings on* the 2nd, 7th, and 13th. At the Special Meetings on the 2nd and 7th the Budget for the year >9OB was consider* ed and passed the Expenditure
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    OFFICIAL MINUTES.
    882 3 Minutes of a Meeting of the Municipal Commissioners held on Thursday, the sth tyecember, 1907. Present :—F. J. Hallifax, Esq. (President),' Qu»|i Beng'Kee, Esq., L. H*. Clinton, Efcq., and* J. W. Hallifax, Esq. Absent :—Lim Eu Toh, Esq., and Dr, If. V. Lqpke 1. The Minutes of the
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      71 3 A Follower of Influenza. Many persons find themselves affected with a persiste d cough after an attack of influenza. As this cough can be promptly p ured by the use of Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy it should not be allowed to run on until it becomes troublesome. For sale by »11
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      146 3 An Attack of Croup Warded Off. Our little girl, two and one-half years old, woke up coughing with the croup one evening recently. We happened to have gome of Chambei lain’s Cough Remedy on hand and gave her two d ses of it. She went back to sleep and woke
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      82 3 No Opium iu Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy. There is not Hip least danger in giving Chamberia n’s Coughi to small children as it contains no opium or other harmful drug. It has an established reputation of more than thirty years as the moat successful medicine in use for colds, croup, and
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      63 3 Caught Cold While Hunting a Burglar. Mr. Wm. Thos. Lanorgan, provincial Constable at Chapleau, Ontario, Canada, says I caught a severe cold while hunting a burglar in the forest swamp last fall Hearing of Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy I tried it, and after using two small bottles, I was completely cured.”
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      224 3 By Royal His Majesty Warr Bt The K BOVRIL is an excellent tonic, bracing the system when everything else fails. 'll Dietary. Mp Owing tn its easy absorption. LEMGO is of great JIK va u3 n fever cases. Doctors recommend it by itself and mixed with milk. MK LEMGO has
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    THE WEEK.
    163 4 Monday, 23rd December. Football Cup Tie: P.C.C. o. YMCA., Esplanade. Band, Esplanade, 6 to 7 p.m. Matsuo’s Cinematograph, 9 p.m. High water 2 27 a m. I«<»w wat.Hr 8.28 p m. Tuesday, 24th December Christmas Eve. Homeward German Mail. Matsuo’s Cinematograph, 9 p.m. High water 3.13 a.m. Low
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    Monday, 23rd Dec., 1907.
    992 4 The speeches at the annual dinner of the Strai' s Settlements Association which were published in extenso in our issues of Friday and Saturday were quite up to the average of this kind of post-prandial or«toiy, although none of the speakers rose to anything like the
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    RUBBER IN LONDON.
    763 4 LATEST QUOTATIONS. CONDITION OF SHARE MARKET. [From Our Own Correspondent.] London, 21st Dec. There is a lack of demand for rubber. The quotation for Para rubber is 3s. s|d. per lb. A fair demand exists for plantation rubber at a reduction of 3d, per lb. Much rubber
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    SUPREME COURT.
    402 4 FAREWELL TO MR. GOTTLIEB. Mr. W. J. Murison Allan, on behalf of the local Bar, made an application in the Supreme Court, this morning, to M r Justice Leslie Thornton for the Court not to sit until the 2nd January, more especially as to-day was the occasion on
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    Football Cup Tie.
    406 4 To Night’s Teams. The following are the probable teams for to-night’s Cup tie ou the Esplanade between the P.C.C and the YMC.A, which will doubtless be witnessed by a record crowd P.C.C. Goal, Key worth Threlfall and Mugliston half-backs, Lornie, Sells, and Stronach forwards, Nailer, Arnold, Goldie,
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      124 4 PENANG CHORAL SOCIETY. PATRON.— The Hon. R. N. Bland, Resident Councillor, Penang. GRAND EVENING CONCERT. “The Erl Kingi Daughter,” A CANTATA BY NEILS GADE, Full Chorus and Orchestra. Principals.—MlSS NETTa JONES. Contralto, Mrs. MAY. Baritone, Mr. J. STUART CUNNINGHAM. Hon. Conductor, Capt. W. M. LANCE BOWER. FRIDAY—3RD JANUARY, 1908, AT
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      123 4 Contributions mutt be addre»»ed to The Editor, written on one tide of the paper only and accompanied by the writer'» name and address, not necessarily for insertion ou< at a guarantee of good faith. 4LL monies mutt be paid at the ,l Ftuang Gazette" Office, Penang, to the General Manager,
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    AUSTRIA-HUNGARY.
    174 5 international relations. the AUSGLEICH PASSED. [Reuter’s Service London, 23rd Dec. A telegram from Budapest states that Parliament has finally passed the Ausaleich or Compromise between Austria and Hungary. The Premier announced that the exchange of notes with the Austrian Premier regarding the resolution passed on the 19th iust. hy
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    THE COTTON INDUSTRY.
    67 5 THE LANCASHIRE DISPUTE. Reuter’s Service Loudon, 23rd Dec. The Manchester Cotton Employers’ Federation, who were reported, ou the 17th iii j t.. to have decided ou a general lock-out unless the ring spinners’ strikes at Oldham were settled within a reasonable time, have fixed 18th January as
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    AMERICA AND JAPAN.
    59 5 STATEMENT BY Mr. W. H. TAFT. [Rroter’s Service.] Loudon, 23rd Dec. Mr. W. H. Taft, American Secretary for War, interviewed at New York, said that it was nonsense to think that the Japanese were anti-American. They were not concerned about the cruise of the American fleet in
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    THE BRITISH ARMY.
    53 5 THE “SPECIAL RESERVE” FORCE. [Reuter’s Service.] London, 23rd Dec. Mr. R. B. Haldane, Secretary of State fur War, speaking at Edinburgh, said that the Special Reserve which is to replace the Militia will be completed in August, 1908, when six divisions are to be fully equipped for
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    SOUTH AFRICA.
    54 5 THE OPERATIONS IN NATAL. Reuter’s Service London, 23rd Dec The principal objective of the operations in Natal is u »w directed against Silwana’s tribe, in the neighbourhood of Greytown This triloe are most powerful in Natal Siiwana was lo r al on the occasion of the last rebellion,
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    SPECIAL GERMAN SERVICE.
    200 5 PERSIA. Berlin, 22nd Dec. The Shah has appointed a Coalition Ministry. Several of the ou* lying provinces are beginning to refuse to recognise the Shah’s authority. It is rumoured that the Shah intends to make use of the Kurdish tribes overawe the Parliament which is asking for
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    THE BRITISH NAVY.
    70 5 A REPORT AND A CONTRADICTION. A SUPERFLUOUS MESSAGE. [Reuter’s Service.] London, 21st Dec. According to the Standard it has been decided to establish in the Pacific a North American Squadron consisting of a fourth cruiser squadron and six cruisers of the County class. It is believed that
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    THE FINANCIAL CRISIS.
    70 5 EFFECT ON DIAMOND MARKET. [Reuter’s Service.] London, 22n 1 Dec. A considerable sensation has been caused by the De Beers Company not paying a dividend ou ihe deferred shares (£2 2s each), owing to the large diminution in the demand for diamonds, mainly caused by the American
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    The Mails.
    80 5 Home- a Ex- Positively Iu WARD. PECTED. DUE. SAIL. P. ifc O Delta 4/ i B I.S.N. Bharata 27/12 N. D.L. Pr. R. Luitpold 24/12 Outward. P. O. Devanha 2/1 8.1. Teesta 26/12 N. D.L. Zisten 25/12 The Contract packet Teesta, of the British India S.N. Co., Ltd,
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    The Druce Case.
    417 5 London, 16th Dec. Caldwell, one of the piincipal witnesses in the Druce ca-e, has departed for America, just escaping arrest f >r perjury. In the Druce case Mr. Avory announced that Mr. Hei bert Druce had agreed if necessary to open the grave. The Magistiate said he
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    CRICKET.
    281 5 A cricket match was played on Saturday afternoon, on the Esplanade, between A Penang XL” and “The Rest of Penang’ to give those who are going to play against Perak at Taiping at Christmas an opportunity for practice. Appended are the scores A Penang XI.” Dunford Wood lbw Ewe
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    Christmas Services.
    446 5 St. Georges Church. IVednesdag, Dec. to th. 730 a.m.— Holy Communion (Plain Service.) 10-30 a.m.—Choral Matins and Choral celebration of Holy Communion, Service Woodward in E) Hvmns 59, 62, 61, 322, and 60. There will be no evening service. Carols will be sung at Evensong on Sunday nex’’,
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    864 5 ORDINARY MEETING, FRIDAY, DEC. 20. Present. His Excellency Major-Gen. T. Perrott, c.b. Hon. Capt. A. H. Young (Colonial Secretary). W. J. Napier (Attorney-General). A. T. Bryant (Act. Colonial Treasurer). W. C. Michell (Act. Auditor-General). H. Fort. Tan Jiak Kim. T. S. Baker. A. R. Adams (Penang). Absent. His
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    LOG BOOK.
    882 6 A Bill will be promoted in the forthcoming session of Parliament to obtain powers to build two graving docks at Dover The larger of the two will be about 9aoft. in length and 110 ft. wide, with a depth of 33ft., large enough to take the biggest ship
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    SHIPPING ARRIVALS.
    104 6 Bharata, Brit., 1957, Neilson, December 22, Rangoon, gen., Huttonbach, Liebert C». Chino Ho, Brit., 2517, Matfleßi, DWemlAr 2, Liverpool, gen.. W. MsiftrtieM’A Co. Calypso, Brit., 339, Davidson. December 23, Singapore, gen., W Mansfield Co. Cornelia, Brit., 194, Reid, December 22, Deli, gen., Koe Guan <’o. Hye Leong, Brit.,
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    CLEARANCES.
    44 6 Canton for Pangkor and Teluk Anson < 'ALYPBO for Deli. Flying Fish for Port Weld. Kum Sang for Calcutta. Palitana for Rangoon and Calcutta. Tong Chay Un for Batu Bahra and Asahan. Un Peng for Pulau Langkawi, Perlis, and Setul. Yoboshi Maru for Madras.
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    MAILS CLOSE
    216 6 To-morrow. For. Per. Close.. Pangkalan Brandan Petrel noon. Asahan Mary Austin 1 p.m. De'i Cornelia 1 p.m. Langkat BanWhatt Soon 2 p.m. Port Swettenham and Singapore Pin Seng 3 p.m. Teluk Anson Hye Leong 3 p.m. Port Swettenham and Singapore Perak (S.S. Co.) 4 p.m. Teluk Anson Langkat
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    SHIPPING EXPECTED.
    155 6 Name of Steamer, where from, approximate date of arrival, where bound, and Agents. Arratoon Apcar from Singapore, January 18, for Calcutta, A. A. Anthony Co. Austria from Trieste, January 4, for Singapore, China, and Japan, Schmidt, Kustermann Co. Bencleuch from London, December 28, for Singapore, China, and Japan,
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    PASSENGERS.
    213 6 By Cornelia from Deli. Mr. A G. hobins By Kistna to Port Swettenham, Mrs and. Miss Jambu, Dr. Locke, Messrs. S. Banvard, E. H. Bratt, A. Campbell, J. Carmichael, H. King, C. M. Noordin. Pasqual, A. Pierbox, Masters C and V. O’Hara to Singapore, Mrs. J. Ambrose and child,
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    SHARES.
    1077 6 ff Cpit... lHvid.nd.. N....» I I L j MINING. Gold. C 50.000 «I I/-paid January, 1901 ...j Itaub Au.i. <><dd MiningC»., Ltd r..ny Paid 1892 £200,000 £191,200 150 00 0 1 «8/10 1/- f> J ,7 j 89e /.2,000,000 /.1,800,000 1 '»00 /100 /100 52| per cent, tor WO6
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    EXCHANGE.
    124 6 Penang, 23rd December, 1907. {By Courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Bank 2/3 3/4 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4 1/4 „3 Credit 2/4 1/2 3 Documentary 2/4 9/16 Calcutta Demand Bank Re. 173 4 3 days’sight Private 175} Bombay Demand Bank 173| 3 days’sight Private 176 f Madras,
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    PRODUCE.
    189 6 Penang, 23rd December, 1907. Gold leaf $65.50 Pepper (W. Coxae 3 lbs. 5 oz.) 16.75 no stock White Pepper 19 sellers. Trang Pepper 3.45 sellers. Mae» 65 nominal. Mace Pickings 55 sales Cloves (picked) 32 sales. Nutmegs 110 25 sellers. fNo I $5 30 sales Sugar. < 2 x.
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      52 6 Chamberlain’s Pain Balm. There is no danger from bio >d poison resulting from a cut or wound of any kind, when Cbamber’ain’s Pain Balm is used. It is an antisop ic dressing and should be in eveiy household. For sale by all Chemist* and Store-keepei s. The George Town Dispensary,
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    SELANGOR TURF CLUB.
    928 8 PROGRAMME 24». 26», and 28» DECEMBER, 1907. FIRST DRY. RACK I. The Maiden Plate.—Value $350. A race for Maiden horses, weight 9 stone, exgriffins allowed 7 lb. Entrance $2O. Distance R. C. RACE 11. The Planters’ Cup.—With $5OO added and $5O to the second horse, provided there
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      610 8 NOTIOE. ANY person giving information to the recovery of 210 Ticals Notes of 10<> Ticals each which were snatched from the body of the Cashier of the Tongkah Opium Farm, Tongkah, on Sunday, the 15th day of December instant, while he was ou the way from the Farm to the
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      52 8 I Pianos returned from Hire, TO BE SOLD: GREAT BARGAINS, j WE SUPPLY OUR PIANOS ON THE EASY PAYMENT SYSTEM. Full particulars on application. Call and inspect our large and varied stock, by all the Renowned Makers. THE ROBINSON PIANO CO., Ltd. WroughtlronTubes&Fittings, Large Stocks Always on Hand. ADAMSON GILFILLAN
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      884 8 TO LET. TOWN HALL. 7 f- TnrlkCn MOSQUItOCS N b WestlaldY^Houte Bunsalows Boxing Night, December 26th, begin to annoy you, > OQ 9-13 P.M., ±2 THE PUMK DANDIES," TO UET. Variety Concert Party VS (Under the direction of Mr. H. S. Whiteside) A WELL FURNISHED HOUSE from A the Ist
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