Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 30 January 1908

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 24 VOL. LXVI. THURSDAY. 30th JANUARY. 1908. PRICE 20 CENTS.
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      894 1 TO LET. WANTED IMMEDIATELY. THE STRAITS TRAIHIIG COMPAIT, LIMITED. MUNICIPAL NOTICE. NOBEL’S EXPLOSIVES. I Public Auction of V*lu«bk Minint Land. XT OS. 1 and 2 West lands Bungalows ami Tj'lß.'sl CLASts Hospital Assistant, must Notico to Holdbb» or BuABBB-Waußatrt». 'T'HE Municipal Commissioners of MACAZINFt AT nrkllUC auk IDnu Mining Lease
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    THE OLYMPIC GAMES OF 1908.
    1768 3 Not that of athletes and sportsmen only, but the interest of the greater public is already stirred towards the subject of the Olympiad which will be held in London in July next, and it is time that it should be properly understood, for it will
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    OPIUM IN CHINA.
    960 3 The experiment which China appears to be making just now in the suppression of the use of opium is being watched with interest throughout the world, and especially in India, the main source of supply of the foreign drug. Shrewd observers give the Chinese Government credit for
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    THE KONGSI RUBBER CO., LTD.
    392 3 The second ordinary general meeting of the shareholders of the above Company was held at the Hill Club, Colombo, on the 18th inst. when tho report and accounts were adopted Avrkage. No. 1 Clearing planted December, 1906 90 acres. No. 2 Clearing planted June, 1907
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    Passengers to the Straits.
    331 3 Per P. <fc O. s.s China, from London, Jan. 17 connecting with s.s. Delhi at Colombo due at Penang, Feb. 13 :—To Penang: Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Boyd and children, Messrs. E. G. Wilson and W. Poudlock, jun. To Singapore Mr. and Mrs. C. Me
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      54 3 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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      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 Chambei lain’s Cough Remedy, not only
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      116 3 From a Nova Scotia Publisher. Mr. H. G. Harris, publisher of the Advertiser, Keutvile, N. S, makes the foil wing statement “I have used Chambei lain’s Cough Remedy for myself aird family and find it to be one <>f the best medicines for coughs and colds that I ever tried.”
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      419 3 NOTICE. Saturday, the 29th February, 1908, T VJ at 11 a .u„ the Resident of thi E.st Coast of Sumatra will let the following jFW W > revenue farm, viz (3 w 11 I Lb The rigl,fc to keep I,ouse3 for Po—, Topho—and other games in the Residency food contains
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    THE WEEK.
    187 4 Thursday. 30th January. P.C.C. Tournament. Matsuo’s Cinematograph, 9 p.m. High water 10.02 a.m Low water 4.04 p.m Friday. 31st January Engineers’ Institute: Special General Meeting, 5 p.m. P.C.C Tennis Tournament. Band, Esplanade, 6 to 7 .p.m. Matsuo’s Cinematograph, 9 p.m. High water 10 51 a m. Low water
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    Thursday, 30th Jan., 1908.
    1671 4 That the old antagonism between France and her eastern neighbour is by no means dead has been amply demonstrated during the debate on the Moroccan question in the Chamber of Deputies which has just ended with the passage of a vote of confidence in the Clemenceau
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    LAWN TENNIS.
    186 4 THE P.C.C. TOURNAMENT. The results of the ties played yesterday were Mixed Double Handicap. Miss O. Hogan <fc H. Goos 15.2) beat Miss Hallifax 6. Duncan 1 I—6 7—5 7—5. Mr. Mrs. Anderson 15) beat Mrs. Welham W. J. t. B—6 6—3. Mrs. Dunn A. G. Anthony 40)
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    Chinese New Year Holidays.
    567 4 Tuesday next, 4th February, has been declared a public holiday in addition to Monday, 3rd February. Fly has been purchased by Mr. Lee Toon Tok and Lady Ha Ha by Mr. Yzelman. The interest on the Eastern Extension Telegraph Co.’s 4 per cent, mortgage debenture stock
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      131 4 SARKIESTJHOTELS. j *E.& 0. HOTEL perjang. CRAG HOTEL Penang Kills. RAFFLES HOTEL Singapore. J STRAND HOTEL Rangoon. SARKIES BROTHERS, Proprietors. ISINFECT YOUR RAINS WITH ZOTAL. The Best and Cheapest Disinfectant sold in the Straits. Prices in Penang. .> ~i $0.50 I 2 Gallon Drums $3.60 1 Gallon Drums 00 I
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      126 4 fION TRI BUTTON 8 must be addressed h> The Editor, written on one tide of th» paper only and accompanied by the writer's name and address, not necessarily for insertion but at a guarantee of good faith. yfl LL monies mutt be paid at the Tinang m Gaxette" Office, Penang,
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    RUBBER.
    359 5 THE LONDON SHARE MARKET. NEW ISSUE OF PATALINGS. From Our Own Correspondent.} London, 28th Jan. Rubber shares are most quiet, and are tending to fall lower. A new issue is announced of 2,500 shares of £1 each for the Pataling Rubber Co., Ltd., at a premium of £3. They
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    ASIATICS IN SOUTH AFRICA.
    138 5 THE REGISTRATION DEADLOCK. (Rbutkr’s Skrvick.] London, 29 th Jan. Despite the denial by Mr. Smuts, Colonial Secretary of the Transvaal, of the statement by the Daily Telegraph's correspondent to the effect that the Iransvaal Government intends to reconsider its whole attitude regarding the Registration Ordinance, there
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    FRANCE AND GERMANY.
    72 5 MORE CORDIAL RELATIONS. [Rbutkr’s Skrvick.] London, 29th Jan. At a banquet given in Paris in honour of the Kaiser’s bbthday anniversary, on Monday, Prince von Radolin, the German Ambassador, said that Branco-German relations were becoming more cordial. He rejoiced at the rapprochement, which M. Fallicres, French President,
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    THE AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH.
    66 5 THE QUESTION OF DEFENCE. [Rbutkr’s Skrvick.] London, 29th Jan. The Hon. Alfred Deakin, Premier of the Australian Commonwealth, speaking at the celebration of the foundation of the Commonwealth, dealt with the question of Australian defence. He advocated strongly universal military training of the whole of their manhood,
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    THE BRITISH CABINET.
    52 5 THE NEW ATTORNEY-GENERAL. [Rkuter’s Service.] London, 29th Jan. It is officially announced that Sir W. S. Robson, K C., Solicitor-General, has been appointed to succeed the late Sir John Lawson Walton as Attorney-General and that. Mr. Samuel T. Evans, K.C., Liberal member for Glamorganshire, Mid, has been
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    POLITICS AT HOME.
    382 5 STATE OPENING OF PARLIAMENT. THE KING’S SPEECH. [Rbutkr’s Skrvick London, 30th Jan. His Majesty King Edward opened Parliament in .person yesterday, and was accompanied by Her Majesty Queen Alexandra. The King’s Speech stated :-c- The visit of the Kaiser and the Empress of Germany was a -source
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    LORD CURZON.
    54 5 PEERAGE CLAIM ADMITTED. [Rbutkr’s Service j London, 30th Jan. The House of Lords has admitted Lord Cui zon’s claim to take his seat as an Irish representative Peer and he has taken the oath. The Lord Chancellor, Lord Loreburn, said that he was satisfied that Lord Curzon was
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    THE RUSSIAN NAVY.
    33 5 LARGE- REBUILDING SCHEME. [Reuter’s Service London, 29th Jan. The Russian naval programme provides for an expenditure of nineteen millions sterling annually for a period of twelve years for rebuilding purposes.
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    SPECIAL GERMAN SERVICE.
    126 5 PORTUGAL. Berlin, 29th Jan. A riot instigated by the Republicans of L'sbon has been suppressed' by the police an 1 troops. ARGENTINA. Owing to a conflict between the executive and Parliament, Government business is at a st indstfll. FRANCE AND MOROCCO, In the Chamber of Deputies, M.
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    The Mails.
    34 5 Homb- Ex- PostTiVwtY To StKAMKR. «AifWARD. PBCTKD. HUB. BAIL. P. Arcadia 1/2 B. I. Bharat»' 6/2 N.D.L. 4/2 Outward. P. Jt O. Delhi \&/’2 r B. I. Thongwa 4/2 N.D.L. Goeben 5/2
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    NETHERLANDS INDIA.
    847 5 —l A somewhat belated report on the trade of Amsterdam for the year 1906 by Mr. Consul Churchill, lias recently been issued and contains a few points of interest. It appers that the capital invested in the Dutch colonies that year amounted to f 1.40,000,000, and the aggregate
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    KEDAH GYMKHANA.
    861 5 AN ENJOYABLE PROGRAMME. Anak Bukit, the country residence of H. H. the Saltan of Kedah, now temporarily occupied by Mr. G. C. Hart, Adviser to the Government of Kedah, was the scene, of a gymkhana on Monday and Tuesday. It was a great success. In addition, were myong»,
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      446 5 New Advertisements. st -Andrews society. I u- —“A NICHT WT BURNS.” NOTIOE. TOWN HALL, 7th February, at 9 p.m. Tickets from Cunningham, Clark Co., 'pH E PENANG 58-7-2 Pr,ce will v T t! BANK HOLIDAY. stLt day Tlie Banks Parade at the Cor- Will be Closed OH Monday ner of
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    LOG BOOK.
    754 6 A London wire of the 17th inst. states that the wreckage of the British ship Harfield has been washed ashore at Vancouver. It is feared that she has been lost with all aboard, numbering thirty. It was intimated in Belfast on Dec. 31, on official authority, that the
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    ARRIVALS.
    80 6 Delta, Brit., 8007, Daniel, January 30, Bombay, gen., Adamson. Gilfillan Co. Glenavon, Brit., 2727, January 30, Singapore, gen., Boustead Co. Hok Canton, Brit., 294, Scott, January 30, Acheen, gen., Ban Ho Hin. Janet Nichol, Brit. 475, Lyons, January 30, Singapore, gen., E S. Co. Vid ar, Brit., 191, Cully,
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    CLEARANCES.
    25 6 Ban Whatt Soon for Langkat. Dkli for Trang. Fitzpatrick for Rangoon. Mary Austin for Malacca, Muar, and Singapore. Vorwakrts for Singapore, China, and Japan.
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    96 6 To-morrow. For. Per. Close. Port Swettenham and Malacca Vidar 11 a.m. Port Swettenham and Singapore Omapere 1 p m. Batu Bahra Padaug Ip.m. Singapore, Hongkong, Swatow, and Amoy Hong Wan I 3 p.m. Rangoon Solfond 3 p.m. Teluk Anson Hye Leong 3 p.m. Deli Malaya 4 p.m. Calcutta
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    ON WEEK DAYS
    270 6 FOR Taiping, Ipoh, Batu Gajah, Kuala Kubu, Kuala Lumpur, Seremban and Malacca, at 1 p m. and 5-30 p.m. Kedah, at 7 a.m. Butterworth, at 7 a.m 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 p.m. Bukit Tambun,
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    SHIPPING EXPECTED.
    67 6 Name of Steamer, where from, approximate date of arrival, where bound, and Agents. Arcadia from Singapore, February 1, for Colombo and Bombay, Adamson, Gilfillan Co. Benlawers from London, February 3, for Port Swettenham, Singapore, China, and Japan, Sandilands, Buttery Co. Delta from Colombo, January 30, for Singapore and
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    SHARES.
    1147 6 C.pR.l, X. N m j I f 5 MINING. Gold. fro (MM) £1 £1 1/-paid January, 1901 RaubAiiat. Gold Mining Co., Ltd. Fully Pakl 6‘ 1892 £296,000 £191,250 f J |B/|0 (Contrib) 6| 1898 <.2,000,060 <.1,800,000 20, «00 /100 <lOO 52j per cent, for 1906 R*dj»ng Leboiig Goto Mining
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    EXCHANGE.
    124 6 Penang, 30th January, 1908. (By Courtesy of the Chartered Bank.} London Demand Bank 2/3 3/4 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4 3/16 n 3 ,1 Credit 2/4 3/8 3 Documentary 2/4 7/16 Calcutta Demand Bank R*. 3 days’sight Private 175| Bombay Demand Bank 3 days’sight Prii’ate Madras, Demand Bank 173|
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    PRODUCE.
    174 6 Penang 30th January, 1908. Gold leaf 65.40 Pepper (W. Comi 5 lbs. 5 on.) 16.7,5 no stock White Pepper 18.50 sellers. Trang Pepper small, supplies Mac» 65 nominal. Mace Pickings 55 (ulpa. Cloves (picked) 29, sales. Nutmegs 110 $25.50 sellers. <■ No 1 $5.30 sales Sugar. < 2 x.
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      51 6 No Poison. Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy has been declared absolutely free from any injurious substance by Government and expert chemists, and mothers need have no hesitancy in giving it to the smallest infant For sale by all Chemists and Store-keepers. The George Town Dispensary, Wholesale Agents. HARNESS ACCESSORIES. McAlister V Co..
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      77 6 Hamburg-Bremen Fire„ Insurance Co. of Hamburg. Established 1854. The undersigned, having been appointed Agents of the above Company, are ready to accept fire risks at current rates. KATZ BROTHERS, Ltd., Agents. Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy Cures Colds. This remedy acts no nature’s plan, allays the cough, relieves the lungs, aids expectoration,
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      73 6 THE STANDARD LIFE OFFICE (Established 1825). What does a Life Policy Cost? A FEW EXAMPLES. £5OO. payable at death will cost: If commenced at age 25 £1.3.7. per mensem. 30 1.6.10. 35 £5OO payable at death or end of 20 years will cost: If commenced at age 25 £2.3.4. per
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      5 6 PRIZE MEDAL SAFES. McAlist+r Ltds
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      73 6 MATSUO’S Japanese Cinematograph. New Pictures! New Pictures!! HAYE JUST ARRIVED A Grand Exhibition of New Films will be shown op Saturday Night, including one about I,S(M) feet long which will last about an hour. Come and Resene Tour Seats Early or You will be Disappointed. Brut nor carrtafes is pcmii
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      2053 7 CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL NEDERLANDSCHE-INDISCHE l-THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INTERN ATIONai AUSTRALIA, AND CHINA. BANKING CORPORATION. MAATSCHAPPIJ. ESCOMPTO-MAATSCHAPttJ. india limited CORPORATION Netherlands Trading Society (Netherlands-Indian Discount Bank.) J Incorporated by Royal Charter. Paid-up-Capital $10,000,000 Established 1824. Established at Batavia, 1857. Authorised Capital X 1,500,000. Wtttl
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      2492 8 Shipping. Shipping. Shipping. Shipping. P, &0. Steam Navigation Company. Intended Sailing». 11 BreffltH. fEIM. IXKCTW AIMVAU AND UFAWIHS. BRITISH INDIA imperial German Mail Line. STEflll mvICATIOH Co., LTD. T ™"s.X OCMB SIMM Sils t»., lU. Jan. 30 Delta connectg with Mooltan .mn’too Gibraltar, Genoa, Naples (connection AND Feb. 13 Delhi
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