Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 7 January 1908

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 5 VOL. LXVI. TUESDAY, 7th JANUARY. 1908. PRICE 20 CENTS.
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      1160 1 TO LET. THE proprietor OF THE STRUTS TRADIIG COIPAKT, LIIITED. NOTICE, G. RAHIM KHAN THE NT OS. 1 and 2 Westlands Bungalows and Notice to Holders or Bearer-Warrants. TAEPOSI TORS in the Savings Bank 144 and 146, Penang Road, LOlidOn DireCtOPV. IN “Westlands” House. CONFECTIONERY TJ are reminded to send
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      1443 2 ShiDDina. PENANG VOLUNTEERS I Strength.— No. 336, Pte. S. H. Mav, W 27* j TTTCL'T* T T IKJTO A IC1? T 1 taken on the strength and posted to I I J ULJw X KJ L>l > /•K/IbXJ**• I ORDERS BY CAPTAIN “A” 3, dated 27 th December, 1907. Nwr
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    THE RUBBER GROWERS’ ASSOCIATION.
    2010 3 TAMIL IMMIGRATION FUND BILL DISCUSSED. An informal meeting of gentlemen interested in rubber growing in Malaya was convened by, and held at the offices of, the Rubber Growers’ Association on 26th November, Mr. 11. K. Rutherford presiding. There were also present :—Sir Frank A Swettenham, K.C.M.G.,
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    LORD LI.
    1458 3 —P.M.G. Li Ching Fong, the new incumbent of the Chinese Legation in Portland-place, is one ol the wealthiest men in the world, and by right of his descent, riches, and family influence, the premier grandee of China. Unlike Yuan Shi Kai, who is of plebeian birth, The new
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    An Ideographic Typewriter.
    234 3 It is stated, as we learn from the Japan Mail, that Mr. Shinowara Yusiku has solved a problem hitherto regarded as hopeless, mm-ly the construction of a typewiiter for the ideographic script. Mr. Shinowara is an official of the Banking Bureau, in the Finance Department, and in
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      47 3 Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy Cures Colds. This remedy acts no nature s plan, allays the cough, relieves the lungs, aids expectoration, opens the secretions, and aids nature in restoring the system to a healthy condition. For sale by all Chemists and Store-keepers. The George Town Dispensary, Wholesale Agents.
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      26 3 J HAVE taken up the Hair Dressing Saloon at 27a Beach Street, and customers are informed that I shall carry on my business there. YAMASAKI E.
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      426 3 THE PEfflG CHINESE MONEY-CHANGERS’ SYNDICATE, 18, 20, arjd 36, Church Street. I beg to notify the public of Penang, Federated Malay States, and the neighbouring countries that the first collections of all foreign prohibited copper coins made by the Syndicate from I2th August to I2th September, 1907 (Depositing Receipts No.
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    THE WEEK.
    155 4 Tuesday, 7th January. Homeward German Mail Closes 6 p m. Matsuo’s Cinematograph, 9 p.m. High water 2.50 p.m. Low water 9.00 p.m. Wednesday. Bth January. Outward German Mail. Band, Esplanade. 6 to 7 p.m. Matsuo’s Cinematograph, 9 p.m. High water 3.43 p.m. Low water 9.45 p m. Thursday.
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    BIRTH.
    13 4 Stronach. —At Sungei Besi, Selangor, the wife of Alec. Stronach, of a.son.
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    Tuesday, 7th Jan., 1908.
    1705 4 We publish to-day on page 3 an account of the famous meeting of that rather extraordinary body, the Rubber Growers’ Association, at which it w<w resolved to protest against the Tamil Labour Immigration Fund Bill. We afford this publicity to these proceedings, not because we wish
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    F.M S. MINES.
    195 4 DECEMBER OUTPUTS. The following mining returns for t) 1Q month of December have been issued Gopeng Tin Mining Co., Ltd. 550 piculs New Gopeng, Ltd. 240 Redhills Tin Mining Co., Ltd.... 400 Kinta Tin Mines, Ltd. 520 Bruseh Hydraulic Tin Mine 660 Serendah Tin Mining Co. ...1090
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    Penang Cricket Club.
    631 4 Lawn Tennis Tournament. It has been decided to postpone the date of the tournmenb for one week Entries, therefore, will not close until Monday, 20th inst., at 7 p.m. Play will commence on Monday, 27th inst. It is reported that one of the biggest Chetty firms of
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      200 4 F THE "CRAG” HOTEL. SANATORIUM, PENANG HILLS. A perfect health resort and an ideal spot for spending holidays and week-ends. > 4 Crisp and bracing atmosphere. Bungalows for families, also single and double rooms. TENNIS, BILLIARDS, AND CROQUET. SARKIES BROTHERS, Proprietors. IS P e Sa: s I I PINCE-NEZ AND
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      122 4 TRI BUTIONB must be addressed" to The Editor, written on one tide of the paper only and accompanied by the writer 1 name and address, not necessarily for insertion but at a guarantee of good faith. 4LL monies must be paid at the Pnipng Gazette Office, Penang, to the General
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    RAILWAYS IN TURKEY.
    242 5 THE ANATOLIAN LINE. NEW EXPRESS SERVICE. [Reuter’s Service London, 7th Jan. The Government of Turkey has authorised the Anatolian Railway Company to double its capital, partly for the purpose of strengthening the line with a view to running expresses in connection with the Bagdad Railway as soon
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    CRICKET.
    103 5 THE SECOND TEST MATCH. Reuters Service.] London, 7th Jan. In their second innings, at Melbourne, the Australians scored 379 runs When the last cable wis despatched England had made 159 for four wickets in their second innings. The scores now stand Australia. First innings 266 Second 379 645 England.
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    “THE TIMES.”
    118 5 THE RUM OCRED CHANGE. [Reuters Service] London, 7th Jan. There is much speculation as to the meaning of the statement published in yesterday's Observer to the effect that important negotiations are proceeding with a view to placing the direction of The Times in the hands of a very
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    THE “ASIATIC PERIL.”
    114 5 THE CLAIMS OF IMPERIALISM. [Reuters Service.] Loudon, 6th Jan. Viscount Midleton, speaking at Ottowa. urged the claims of an Imperialism which woul 1 subordinate local issues tothe common weal of the races of the Empire. India was the main prop of the Empire, and he appealed to
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    THE COTTON INDUSTRY.
    99 5 THE LOCK-OUT IN LANCASHIRE. [Reuters Service] London, 6th Jan. 'rhe lock-out of 159,000 operatives engaged in the cotton industry in Lancashire logins at the end of the current month. The following telegram was published in connection with the above on the 23rd December —The Manchester Cotton Employers'
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    THE BRITISH CLIMATE.
    47 5 CH AR ACTERISTIC VAG ARI ES. [Reuter’s Service London, 6th Jan. The Dee is frozen over for a distince of seven mile*, and the Thames is frozen over at Windsor. London, 7th Jan. Abnormal warmth has succeeded the frost in the most sudden manner.
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    ASIATIC IMMIGRATION.
    46 5 NEW CANADIAN REGULATIONS. [Reuter’s Service] Ijondoit, 7th Jan. A telegram from Ottawa to the Standard states that new immigration regulations have been framed providing that immigrants must come direct from the land of their birth. This will end the influx of Japanese vid Hawaii.
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    THE DRUCE CASE.
    46 5 FORMALLY WITHDRAWN. [Reuter's Service.] London. 7th Jan. Mr. Atherley-Jones, k c., counsel for Mr. George Hollamby Druce, the claimant of the titles and estate of the Duke of Portland, announced at Marylebone Police Court yesterday that lhe Druce Case was to be withdrawn.
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    SPECIAL GERMAN SERVICE.
    74 5 SHIPPING. Berlin, 6th Jan. The strike of coal-heavers at Port S lid has ended. MEXICAN SILVER. The Government of Mexico has decided to coin new silver dollars. ASIATIC IMMIGRATION. It is reported from Washington that feeling in Japan on the immigration question is quieter. President Roosevelt will,
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    The Mails.
    168 5 Home- o Ex- Positively To WARD. TBAMKK pgCTED. DUE. SAIL. P. O Delhi 18,1 81.5. N. Hharata 10/1 N.D.L. Yorck 7/1 3 p.m 8 a.in. Outward. P. Ji O. Peninsular 16 1 8.1. Thongwa 9 1 7a m. 5 p.m N.D.L. Pr. Heinrich 81 5 p.m. 10 p.m.
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    LORD CURZON.
    447 5 London, 30th Dec. Lord Curzon has agreed to enter the House of Lords in succession to Lord Kilmaine, an Irish representative Peer, who committed suicide recently in Paris. He says that the strain of work in India proved too much for his health and he cannot re-enter the
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    Asiatic Rubber and Produce Co.
    233 5 Au extraordinary general meeting of shareholders of the above Company was held in Colombo, on the 28th ult. Present :—F. L. Clements (in the Chair) and E. M. Shattoek. Directors, C. D. Rot ch R. C. Wright, F. Capper, by their Attorney C. E. Haslop.
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    Railway Disaster in India.
    172 5 Calcutta, Dec. 28. News has been received of an appalling disaster, due to the collision of two passenger trains on the North-VS est Railway It is reported that 500 have been killed and injured including several Europeans. An entire theatrical party was killed including several well-known
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    RABIES.
    506 5 In view of the outbreak of rabies in Penang and Singapore, the experiences of a writer in Blackwood at the Pasteur Institute of India, Kasauli, may be of interest:— India is the land of strange and sudden deaths (he says). It offers you variegated facilities. You may be eaten
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    New Presentation Medals.
    368 5 —S.F.P. Calcutta, 27th Dec. The Englishman learns that His Majesty the King-Emperor has approved of a special design of his effigy for use on presentation medals, issued by authority, India. It is intended that the use of the new Royal effigv should be confined to medals issued
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      4 5 SCALES. McAlister Co.. Ltd.
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      504 5 PENANG GOLF CLUB. I TOWN CLUB. MONTHLY MEDALS. Saturday litfj and following Slay. OTICE is hereby given that Interest TO LET. on Debentures for the year 1907 will be paid on presentation of scrip to u OEA VIEW COTTAGE.” Bagan tl,e Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, Penang O Tuan Kitchil, 5
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    168 5 OBITUARY. IR. ARTHUR BLIGH STEPHENS. LOSS TO F.M.S. CIVIL SERVICE. [From Our Own Correspondent Taiping, 7th Jan The death is announced of Mr. Arthur Bligh Stephens, Deputy Conservator of Forests, F.M.S. The funeral will take place here this evening. [The late Mr. Stephens, who was born on 31st October, 1855,
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    LOG BOOK.
    840 6 The full scheme for training executive officers of the Navy in dockyard work lias just been promulgated. If the executives can only retain all that it is proposed to cram into them they will be as full of knowledge as a Christmas turkey is of sausages. The instructional
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    ARRIVALS.
    64 6 Bantam, Dut., 1323, Potjewid, January 7, Padang, gen., Huttenbach, Liebert Co. Ban Hock Soon, Brit., 199, Milne, January 7, Langkat, gen., E. S. Co. Lanokat, Brit, 149, Marris, January 7, Teluk Anson, gen, E. S. Co. Malaya, Ger., 348, Loewe, January 7, Deli, tobacco, Behn, Meyer <fc Co. Pin
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    CLEARANCES.
    46 6 Petrel for Prangkalan Brandan. Bantam for Singapore. Cornelia for Deli. Clan Macintosh for Singapore. Deli for Trang and Pang Nga. Hye Leong for Teluk Anson. Pin Seng for Port Swettenham and Singapore Perak (S.S. Co.) for Port Swettenham and Singapore. lorck for Ceylon and Europe.
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    MAILS CLOSE
    65 6 To-morrow. For. Per. Close. Batu Bahra Padang 1 p.m Langkat BanWhatt Soon 4 p.m. Pulau Langkawi Setul Flying Dragon 3 p.m. Pangkor Sree Banka 4 p.m. Singapore, China, and Japan Prinz Heinrich 5 pm. Tongkah Sappho 1 p.m. Tongkah Avagyee 1 p.m. Teluk Anson Langkat 4 p.m. Thursday.
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    ON WEEK DAYS
    274 6 FOR Taiping, Ipoh, Batu Gajah, Kuala Kubu, Kuala Lumpur, Sei ein ban and Malacca, at 1 p in. and 5-30 p.m. Kedah, at 7 a.m. Butterworth, at 7 a.in ,10 a.m I p.m., and 4-30 p.m. Prye, at 7-30 a.m„ 11 a.m., 2 45 p.m., and 4-45
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    SHIPPING EXPECTED.
    90 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. Diomed from Singapore, January 18, for Marseilles, Havre, and Liverpool, W. Mansfield Co. Machaon, from Singapore, January 11, for Amsterdam, London, and Antwerp,
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    PASSENGERS.
    27 6 By Putiala to Rangoon (Jan. 6), Mrs. B. Bloom, Mrs Stahlmann, Messrs. Hock Guan and Kan Fan to Calcutta, Messrs. Max. Kruger and P. H. Lacou.
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    SHARES.
    1159 6 on |i I I 6 72.2 f Issue I <a 2 Capital. Subscribed. Shares, Paid up. Dividen s. Name. a>, S j g. 2 s MINING. Gold. 180 S £200,000 £101,250 f ‘I 18/ro P J ry 1901 '<-■>•> Mining Co., LM Full, U 7 J 150,000 1 10/iv
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    EXCHANGE.
    124 6 Ten ano. 7th January, 1908 (By Courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Bank 2 3 13/16 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4 5/16 3 Credit 2/4 1/2 3 Documentary ‘2/4 9/16 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs. 3 days’sight Private 175| Bombay Demand Bank 173| 3 days’sight Private 175$ Madras, Demand
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    PRODUCE.
    188 6 I’knano, 7th January, 1968 Gold leaf $65.50 Pepper (W. Cohri 3 Ihn. 5 oz.) 16.75 no stock White Pepper 19 sellers. Trang Pepper 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
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      67 6 From a Nova Scotia Publisher» Mr. H. G. Harris, publisher of the Advertiser, Kentvile, N. S., makes the foil wing statement “I have used Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy for myself and family and And it to be one of the best medicines for coughs and colds that I ever tried.” For
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      142 6 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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      114 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 iu the house. It never fails to relieve and is perfectly safe to give the little ones. For sale by all Chemists aud Store-keepers. The George
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      63 6 MATSUOS Japanese Cinematograph To-Night To-Night GREAT EXHIBITION. Change of Programme Every Wednesday and Saturday. COME ONE! COME All! I COME] AND; ENJOY YOURSELF. Brian |4>r («Tiages la Peaang Read 1« Maisaa s Famas Stow. Doors Open at 8 p.m. Commencing at 9 p.m. Carriages at 11-5 p.m. PRICES. Reserved Seats
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