Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 3 January 1908

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 2 VOL. LXVI. FRIDAY, 3rd JANUARY. 1908. PRICE 20 CENTS.
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      909 1 TO LET. G RAHIM KHAN NOTICE- THE STBAII'S THADIIiGCOMPANY, LIMITED. NOBEL’S EXPLOSIVES. eimnOFOM nr furu 144 and 146, Penang Bond, tUROPtAN AG njl\y. Established 1869. Established 1869. WIEWS of Penang, Singapore, Perak, I Notice TO Holders OF Hrarer-W arrakts. 1 and 2 West lands Bungalows and Baker. Confectioner. Selangor, and
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      1416 2 LIPTONS TEAS.THE DISPENSARY BURNS PHILP LINE. WERE AWARDED the Pharmaceutical and DISPENSING CHEMISTS and SINGAPORE TO *J AVA PORTS, PORT QOI n MFDAI OPTICIANS, 8 DARWIN, THURSDAY ISLAND, L.ULU MCDAL JAPANMAILSTEAMSHIPCO.,Ud. qw^>^ak^>^*o B kok ky 2, BISHOP' STREET. x p PARIS EXHIBITION. SMC I PI J“ A Ax. («id. tra„Bbipi„ftutj
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    THE PASSING OF BABEL.
    954 3 —PM. Superficially it may seem a far cry from the Scriptural deluge to the commercial conditions in modern China—bu h as a critic-once sapiently observed, Whatever is as obvious about a Chinaman as the nose on his face you may confidently affirm non ««’’(absence of literal
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    TRADE MARKS IN JAPAN.
    847 3 —Japan Gazette. One of the most remarkable features in connection with the recent complaints as to infringements of foreign trade-marks has been the persistent silence of the Japanese Press. None of them apparently thought it worth while to refer to the matter, and the strongly worded
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    THE TEREDO—AND OTHERS.
    487 3 Time was when the ravages of tlie teredo meant much to the owners of our wooden sailing ships. But even now it works no small havoc on timber piles exposed to its attack. In Europe and in the tropics there are twenty-one known species of this worm-like
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    Y.M.C.A. at Singapore.
    330 3 Yang Kasi sekejah Ujalah Kasi dua Kali—the Malay equivalent of the Latin proverb, of which the English rendering is He gives twice who gives quickly,” was the text of an appeal on behalf of the building fund of the Young Men’s Christian Association of Singapore at a
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    A MOTORING PARABLE.
    772 3 Lady Bell has a very striking parable, which shows vividly the horror inspired by many people against those who drive motorcars, in the Westminster Gazette. She writes The habit of driving in a motor makes selfish the man who was unselfish, cruel the man who was tender-hearted,
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    Some Gold Ticals.
    233 3 The Treasury in Bangkok, says the Bangkok Times, does some little business in selling g I’l ballet-shaped ticals, and smaller cons, for which there is a deman 1 as buttons and ornaments. They are not ancient coins, of course, but are produced at the mint to satisfy
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      70 3 From a Nova Scotia Publisher. Mr. 11. G. Harris, publisher of the Advertiser, Kentvile, N. S makes the foil wring statement :“I have used Chambolain s Cough Remedy for myself and family and find it to be one of the best medicines for coughs and colds that I ever tried.”
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      141 3 An Indian Nobleman Uses Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. You will see by the following that Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy is a favourite in the palace as well as with the humbler people in India For the past four years I have been getting large supplies of Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy, not only for
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      1011 3 FOR SALE. NOTICE Gftnn Ti-nw.rrT T S reb y S iven fcbat we have cancelled )OD SERVICEABLE 1 L RNOtfT, 1 Mr. A. Tobler’s Power of Attorney and a very comfortable 3 seated Victoria that we have authorised Mr P Baerl cher %l v\i ne S Rubber T res and
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    THE WEEK.
    170 4 Friday, 3rd January St. Andrew’s Society Meeting, Chamber of Commerce, 5 p.m. Band, Esplanade, 6 to 7 p.m. Penang Choral Society The Erl King’s Daughter,” Town Hall, 9.15 p.m. High water 11 17 a.m. Low water 5.18 pm. Saturday, 4th January. Eclipse of the Sun. Homeward P. O.
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    Friday, 3rd Jan., 1908.
    986 4 From the local agents of the P. <fc O. Company, we have received a full report of the speech of Sir Thomas Sutherland at the general meeting of the Company, in which he referred in somewhat bitter terms to the competition of the Japanese lines in
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    GOLF.
    369 4 P.G.C. ECLECTIC COMPETITION. The following was the result of the Penang Golf Club’s eclectic competition F. J. Hallifax 41 42- 83—10= 73 D. A. M. Brown 37 <fc 38= 75 1= 76 Dr. Skae 46 44= 90—14= 76 T. B. Peterkin 40 42= 82— 5= 77 A. B. Smith
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    Penang Choral Society.
    54 4 We may remind our readers of the production of The Erl King’s Daughter” by the members of the Penang Choral Society at the Town Hall this evening. The principals will be Soprano, Miss Netta Jones; contralto, Mrs. May baritone, Mr. J. Stuart Cunningham. Capt. W. M. L.
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    St George’s Church.
    406 4 The Lord Bishop of the Diocese will hold a Confirmation Service at St. George’s Church to-morrow (Saturday) at 5.30 p.m. His Lordship is expected to celebrate Holy Communion at 8.30 a.m. on Sunday next and to preach at Evensong. We hear that Messrs. Crossfie’d, Lampard A Co.,
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    FOOTBALL.
    804 4 THE “DEWAR” SHIELD. Some time ago, it may be recalled it was intimated at a meeting of the Penang Association Football League that Sir Thomas Dewar, Kt., had, through Mr. H. Waugh, acting manager of Messrs. Katz Bros., Ltd. (the local agents for Dewar’s Whiskey), kindly offered to present
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      192 4 KELLY WALSH, LtcU IMPERIAL I I ENGLISH, MALAY and CHINESE 1908. DIARY 1908. I (Size 12 J by 8 inches). A ONE WEEK ONAN OPENING. I PRIOR, I KELLY WALSH, Ltd.,* SINGAPORE. T PENANG CHORAL SOCIETY. PATRON.— The Hon. R. N. Bland, Resident Councillor, Penang. GRAND EVENING CONCERT. The Er!
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      126 4 ESTABLISHED 1533. CON TRI BUTIONB must be addressed to The Editor, written on one tide of the paper only and accompanied by the writer's name and address, not necessarily for insertion but as a guarantee of good faith. yfl LL monies must be paid at the tl Fmang Gazette" Office,
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      161 4 NOTICE. AN and after January Ist, 1908. the subscription to the daily issue of the Pinang Gazette will be. in Town. $27 per annum, Post free, $3O per annum. The subscription to the Weekly Edition will he $lB per annum. By Order of the Board of Directors. D. A. M.
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    THE UNITED STATES.
    147 5 THE iHTI-TRUST CAMPAIGN. ANOTHER RAILWAY FAILURE. [Rkutrr’i Sbrvick London, 2nd Jan. Mr. Charles E. Hughes, Governor of the State of New York, in his annual message to the Legislature, recommends that whatever restrictions are advisable in the case of the Banks should equally apply to trust companies.
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    TURKEY.
    61 5 A CORRESPONDENT ATTACKED. [Rkutek’s Service L >nd hi, 2nd Jan. Mr. Fras°r, the correspondent of The Times, was proceeding to Bagdad without an escort when he was attacked, robbed, and w >unde 1 by a party of Kurds near Urfa. Troops are now pursuing his assailants on the energ
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    CRICKET.
    56 5 THE SECOND TEST MATCH. [Reuter’s Service.] London, 3rd Jan. In the sec md test match between Australia and England, at Melbourne, Australia scored 266 runs in their first innings. When the cable was despatched England Lad made 246 runs for 3 wickets, of which Hobbs (Surrey) contributed 83 and
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    SHIPPING.
    48 5 AN OVERDUE C.PR. STEAMER. [Reuter’s Service.] London, 3r 1 Jan. Some anxiety is felt with regaid to the safety of the Cmalian Pacific Railway Company’s steamer Mount» oyal, which left Antwerp on 7th December f»r St. John. New Brunswick, with 230 passengers and a crew of ninety.
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    THE DUKE OF CONNAUGHT.
    37 5 HIS MEDITERRANEAN COMMAND. [Reuter’s Service] London, 3rd Jan. 11. R. H. the Dake of Connaught has started from Marseilles for Malta to assume the duties of the co nmand of the Mediterranean forces.
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    THE BANK RATE.
    18 5 [Reuter’s Servk e London, 3rd Jan. The Bank rate has fallen to six per cent.
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    SPECIAL GERMAN SERVICE.
    102 5 PERSIA. Berlin, 2nd Jan. It is reported from Tabriz (the capital of the Persian province of Azerbijan) that a detachment of Cossacks have arrived there for the Russian Consulate. FINANCE. The Bank of England lias re iuced its discount rate by one per cent. Mr. H T.
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
    1088 5 ORDINARY MEETING. The fortnightly me' ting of the Municipal Commission was held yesterday afternoon in the Municipal Offices, there being present Mr. F. J. Hallifax (President), Mr. J. W. Hallifax, and Mr. Lim Eu Toh with Mr. L. A. C. Biggs (Secretary), Dr. G. W. Park (Health Officer),
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    Kinta Tin Mines.
    242 5 For the year ended June 30, 1907, a total of 2,276.27 piculs, or tons of black tin, dres-ed and ready for sale on the local market, have been produced by the monitors working on the company’s land. The ore has been sold for £14,829, or an average
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    Health Resorts in the British Tropics.
    261 5 In the Jo tin» al of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Dr. F. M. San :with contributes an interesting report on Hdl Stations and other Health Resorts in the B itish Tropics.” In the course of it he writes as follows with regard to the
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    The Mails.
    155 5 Stsahkr. Ei Tu ward. pected. Due. Sail. P. O Delta 4/1 11 am. 4 p.m. B I.S.N. Bharata 10/1 N. D.L. Yorck 7/1 Outward. P. &O. Peninsular 16/1 8.1. Thongwa 9/1 N. D.L. Pr. Heinrich 8/1 The P. O. Royal mail steamer Delta having left Singapore at 8
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    THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS.
    700 5 The L. <fc C. Express publishes the following article under the above heading At recent meetings of the Legislative Council of the Colony attention was drawn to the unsatisfactory nature of the financial outlook, and it was suggested that the Home Government should be approached with a
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    Rubber Shares.
    316 5 Messrs. J. Russell Grant Co.’s Rubber Share Market Report, to baud by the mail, states December 12. XVe have to report a quiet but steady market for Malay aud Ceylon rubber shares. Some Borneo issues have been attracting attention lately. Anglo Malays are steady at 3.9/16 to 3.11/16
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    32 5 OBITUARY. The Kaiser and Prince Heinrich will attend the funeral of the late Privy Councillor Hinzpeter (who was tutor to the Kaiser) at Bielefeld, a town in the Prussian province of Westphalia.
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    LOG BOOK.
    815 6 The old R. 1 M. survey steamer Investigator, which has been replaced by the new vessel of the same name, has been sold by Government for Rs. 50,125 to a Mahomed* an firm. The vessel is a teakwood paddlewheel steamer and is the last one that was built
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    SHIPPING ARRIVALS.
    82 6 Kanagawa Maru, Jap., 630 Ohnu, January 2, Singapore, gen., Boustead Co. Kistna, Brit., 524, Learrnont, January 3, Singapore, gen., Hottenbach, Liebert Co. Langkat, Brit., 149, Marris, January 3, Telnk Anson, gen., S. 8. Co. Pbgu, Brit., 294, Oeyeh, January 3, Acheen, gen., Ban Ho Hin. Saxonia, Ger, 2782,
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    CLEARANCES.
    40 6 Daisy for Langkat. Flying Fish for Port Weld. Hye Leong for Teluk Anson. Malaya for Deli. Omapere for Kopah, Renong, Victoria Point, Mergui, and Tavoy. Perak (G.S. Co.) for I’ort Swettenham and Singapore. Vidar for Port Swettenham and Singapore.
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    MAILS CLOSE
    365 6 To-morrow. For. Per. Close. Madras and Negapatam Teesta noon. Registration 11 am. Deli Van der Lijn 1 p.m. Batu Bahia Padang 1 p.m Singapore, China and Japan Austria 2 p.m. Langkat BanWhatt Soon 2 p.m. Teluk Anson Langkat 2 p.m. Ceylon, Australasia, India, Aden, Egypt, and rid Brindisi
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    SHIPPING EXPECTED.
    54 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, Kustermanu Co. E. F. Ferdinand from Kobe, January 6, for Trieste and
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    PASSENGERS.
    40 6 By Kistna (Jan. 3) from Singapore,Mrs. Fisher and infant, Mrs. Green and infant, Messis. Ed Brown and J. Richards from Port Swettenham, Messrs. W. Bailey, D. Grandjean, Harmer, B. Macintyre, Quah Seng Keat, T. Southall and Masters O’Hara (3)
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    SHARES.
    1150 6 >2 o I Capital. Subscribed. Jo. Value. Paid tip. Dividends. Name. g Transac- h Shares. tions. 5 CQ 72 MINING. Gold. 1892 £2OOOOO £*****0 50,000 £1 £1 I/-paid January, 1901 I Rauh Aust. Gohl Mining Co Ltd. Fully Pai.. 7J (150,000 1 18/10 1/- I (Contrih) 71 1898 /.2,000,000
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    EXCHANGE.
    124 6 Penang. 3rd January, 1908 (Hy Courtesy of the Chartered Hauk.) London Demand Bank 2 3 13/16 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4 5/16 3 Credit 2/4 1/2 3 Documentary 2/1 9/16 Calcutta Demand Bank Its. 1734 3 days’sight Private 175} Bombay Demand Bank 173} 3 days’sight Private 175} Madras, Demand
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    PRODUCE.
    190 6 Pknano, 3rd January, 1908 Gold leaf $65.50 Pepper (»V. Co*»». 3 Iba. 5 oz.) 16.75 no stock White Pepper 19 sellers. Trang l*epj»er out of season. Mac» 65 nominal. Mace Pickings 55 sales Cloves (picked) 32 sales. Nutmegs 110 25 sellers. CNo I $5.30 sales Sugar. 2 2 x.
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      96 6 No Poison. Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy has bemi declared absolutely free from any injurious substance by Government and expert chemists, and mothers need have no he-i’aney in giving it to the smallest infant For sale by all Chemists and St ore-keepers. The George Town Dispensary, Wholesale Agents. An Eminent Physician says:
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      54 6 Croup is Imminent. No matter how well your children may appear to be, you are never safe without a bottle of Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy in the house. It never fails to relieve and is perfectly safe to give the little ones. For sale by all Chemists and Store-keepers. The George
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      44 6 The Australian Horse Repository, Scotland Road. (W. It. MAWLEYh Tetepßwre 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 premises.
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      5 6 SCALES. McAliater Co. t Ltd.
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      75 6 MATSUO’S Japanese Cinematograph To-Night I To-Night!! GREAT EXHIBITION. Change of Programme Every Wednesday and Saturday. COME ONE! COME ALL COME AND ENJOY YOURSELF. Brlsf jhf cirrlifts If) Paaj R«a< to Maisas’s fsbms smw. Doors Open at 8 p.m. Commencing at 9 p.m. Carriages at 11 >5 p.m. PRICES. Reserved Seats
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      1576 7 CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL OF I INTERNATIONA I nIL AUSTRALIA, AND CHINA. BANKING CORPORATION. MAATSCHAPPIJ. ESCOMPTO MAATSCHAPPU. INDIA, LIMITED. 1 by Royal Charter. Paid-up-Capital »10,000,000 Eotablisued 1824. Batav B 7 Authorised Capital £1,500,000 M«S for Ike UkiiH States «I y f unA Capital fl 45,000,000-
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      2792 8 Shipping. Shipping. Shipping. Shipping. P. &0. Steam Navigation Company. Intended Sailing». It NoMdeutSClier Lloyd, Bremen. MAIL SERVICE. BRITISH INDIA M\ imperial German Mall Line. I f&W, Jau. 2 Macedonia T A. STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD. 'T HE fast and well-known mail steamers of ”30 Delta SU al I men, Hamburg
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