Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 6 February 1908

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 29 VOL. LXVI. THURSDAY. 6th FEBRUARY. 1908. PRICE 20 CENTS.
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      960 1 TO LET. WANTED IMMEDIATELY. PENANG CRICKET CLUB. m STRUTSTRADINGCOIPAIY, LIMITED. FEDERATED MALAY STATES. BROWN 6« Co., NOS. 1 and 2 Westlands Bungalows and T7IRST CLASS Hospital Assistant, must T Mnrtiiwianinl a > Westlauds House. -T be qualified. Free furnished quarter- NoTKJI TO Holdirs OF Bbarbr-Warrants, TtltfrfllHlS DtMlUßeilL OnUmental SCUIptOPS, 984—uc
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    KINTA GYMKHANA CLUB.
    1032 2 PROGRAMME FOR 1908, RACE MEETING TO BE HELD On Tuesday, the 11th, Thursday, the 13th and Saturday, the 15th February, 1908. FIRST DAY. 1. The Chendekiang Cup. A Cup presented by Malcolm Duncan Esq. With $2OO added by the Club of which $5O goes to 2nd Horse.
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    DOES JAPAN WANT WAR?
    1313 3 rs war—B. (Tokio) in the London D»ily Mail. THE HEAL DANGER. Despite the alarming indulgence in wartalk and other surmising* suggestive of belligerency that have been persistently circulated by a certain section of the Press in regard to Japan’s intentions on the Pacific, her next war
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    A Rubber Exhibition in London.
    280 3 A special cable from our London office announces that the Rubber Trades Exhibition opens at the Agricultural Hall, London, on the 21st September. This exhibition is. we believe, a sort of curtain riiser intended to awaken interest and prepare the public for the greater exhibition
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    Crosby Hall.
    52 3 London, 28th Jan. Mr. Lewis Harcourt, replying to a deputation, said that the preservation, of Crosby Hall was a matter of metropolitan rather than of national interest, and he could not recommend Government to acquire it. He suggested that assistance should be obtained from the Corporation and the
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    A YEAR IN RANGOON.
    1251 3 Resolu r ion on the Report on the Administration of the Rangoon Municipality for the year 1906-07. The general income of the Rangoon Municipality, excluding items under the head of Extraordinary and Debt,” rose from 26 lakhs in 1905-06 to 30 lakhs in the year under
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    Women and the Weed.
    475 3 Should ladies smoke The London dames and damsels are following in the footsteps of their American and Continental cousins, and the afterdinner cigarettes in fashionable restaurants are recognised as “the” thing to follow or accompany coffee and liqueurs. Mr. Joseph Lyons, of the Trocadero and other
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    THE WEEK.
    197 4 Thursday. 6th February. Anniversary of Settlement of Singapore. Municipal Commission, 3.30 p.m. P.C.C. Tennis Tournament. Engineers’ Institute Cinderella Dance. Matsuo’s Cinematograph, 9 p.m. Hippodrome Cinematograph, 9 p.m. High water 3.10 p.m. Low water 9.11 p.m. Friday. 7th February. Homeward 8.1. Mail. P.C.C. Tennis Tournament. Band, Esplanade. 6 to
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    Thursday, 6th Feb., 1908.
    738 4 Exactly how far the separation of executive and judicial functions should be carried in a country like Malaya is a queScm* tion which can be argued at great length» without ever arriving at any definite In the higher branches of the judiciary, of course, the separation
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    To-day’s exchange rate is 2/3¾.
    238 4 To-day's quotation for unrefined tin is $65 20 per picul business done. Tin in London is quoted at £l2B 15s. spot and £129 three months. t The following were the dealings in tin to-day :—Singapore (Straits Trading Co.), buyers, no sellers, $65 Penang (Straits Trading
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      BURIAL PERMITS.
      796 4 [To the Editor of the Pinang Gazette.”] Dear Sir, I have read the article on Registration of Deaths which appeared in the columns of the Pinang Gazette on Saturday last. There is one point that was not touched on, but which, strictly speaking, does not come exactly within
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    LAWN TENNIS.
    716 4 THE P.C.C. TOURNAMENT. The results of the ties played yesterday were:— Championship. W. J. Hodge beat J. R. Brown 6—4 7—5. Mixed Double Handicap. Miss Tozer J. G. Anthony -j) beat Miss Hogan <fc Dr. Niven 6—l 6—2. Profession Pairs. C. C. Rogers <fc W. S. Dunn w.o.
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      121 4 must be addressed to The Editor, written on one side of ti e paper only and accompanied by the writer's name and address, not necessarily for insertion but as a guarantee of good faith. all monies must be paid at the Pinang Gazette Office, Penang, to the General Manager, Mr.
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      21 4 [4ZZ communications intended Jor insertion in this journal must he authenticated. The Editor is not responsible for the opinions of correspondents.}
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  • Obituary
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    17 4 DEATH. Pickering.—On 15th Jan at Marseilles. Mrs. Ellen Lee, widow of W. A. Pickering, C.M.G., Straits Settlements.
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    POLITICS AT HOME.
    137 5 A BY-ELECTION 111 COKNWHL. AN UNOPPOSED RETURN. [Rbutkr’s Sbrvicb.] London, 6th Feb. The Hon. T. C. Agar-Robartes, who was electpd as Liberal member for the Bodmin division of Cornwall at the general election in 1906, but was unseated on petition, has been returned unopposed for the St.
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    THE COUNTESS OF YARMOUTH.
    262 5 annulment of her marriage. [Rbutkr’s Sbrvicb j London, 6th Feb. The Countess of Yarmouth has obtained a decree of nullity of marriage. [This suit, which was on the defended Probate and Divorce list, was to be heard before a fudge in camera. Mr. Rufus Isaacs, K.c.,
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    PORT ARTHUR COURT-MARTIAL.
    63 5 PUBLIC PROSECUTOR’S DEMAND. [Rbutkr’s Service.] London, sth Feb. In the court-marti d proceedings in St. Petersburg against the Russian general officers responsible for the defence of Port Arthur, the Public Prosecutor demanded the penalty of death in the cases of General Stoessel, General Reiss, and General hock,
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    THE AMERICAN NAVY.
    56 5 A FLEET FOR THE PHILIPPINES. [Reuter’s Service London, 6th Feb. The Times's correspondent at Washington states that reports are current that Rear-Admiral Robert Evans’s Beet will be reinforced by a number of new battleships and cruisers, and that a fleet of eight vessels will be left at
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    THE STATE OF IRELAND.
    55 5 A DEBATE IN THE COMMONS. [Rrutbr’s Service.] London, sth Feb. In the House of Commons yesterday an amendment was moved to the Address, in reply to the Speech from the Throne, regarding the disorders in Ireland. On a division, the amendment was rejected by 414 votes
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    SHIPPING.
    35 5 THE THREATENED LOCK-OUT. [Riutkr’B Sbrvicb.] Loudon, 6th Feb. Mr. William Walker, Mayor of Sunderland, has appealed to Mr. Lloyd-George, President of the Board, to avert the shipbuilding lock-out as the industrial outlook is appalling.
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    CHINA AND RUSSIA.
    18 5 [Rbutkr’s Sbrvicb.] London, 6th Feb. The Chinese Minister has presented his credentials to the Tsar.
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    KEDAH IN 1906.
    431 5 HOME PRESS COMMENTS. The Tinies and the to hand by to-day’s mail, both contain articles on Mr. G. C. Hart’s report on Kedah in 1906, which is quoted at some length. The Times, in its introductory paragraph, says:— In his standard work on Malaya, Sir Frank Swettenham
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    SPECIAL GERMAN SERVICE.
    382 5 PORTUGAL. Berlin, sth Feb. The situation in Portugal is quiet. The elections to the Cortes will take place in April. Great Britain, France, and Spain h§ve all declared that they have no intention of intervening in the internal affairs of Portugal. Senhor Franco, the late Premier, is
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    CRICKET.
    992 5 THE COLONY v. F.M.S. (By Our Special Correspondent.) In this match, played at Kuala Lumpur on Monday and Tuesday last, the constitution of the two teams bore very much the same character as in the corresponding match last year, the Colony team being drawn nearly equally from Singapore and
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    Rifle-Shooting.
    244 5 The Navy v. Taiping. Ou Tuesday morning a rifle-shooting match took place at Taiping between a team from the cruisers King Alfred and Monmouth and the Taipiug branch of the Perak Rifle Association. Conditions Teams of eight six highest scores to count 7 shots and 1 sighter at 200,
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    The Mails.
    356 5 Homb- o Ex- Positively lu Stbamkr. WARD. PBCTKD. I>UB SAIL. P. 40 Peninsular 14/2 7 pin. 11 p.m. B. I. Bharala 6/2 6 p.m. 7 p.m. N.D.L. Pr. Heinrich 18 2 Outward. P. <fc O. Delhi 13/2 B. I. Tkongwa 6/2 7 am. 5 p.m. N.D.L. P. Ludwig
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      544 5 PENANG GOLF CLUB. I NOIICE QI- SALE. NT 't LY J D A h. S BY ORDER 0F THE ADMIMISTRATOB Saturday, 81 o, ana .following Slay. --1 of the Estate of Chow Thye Road, off T- 0 mahomed sheriff, Northam Road. of Bukit Mertajam, Province Wellesley. TO LET. The undersigned
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    LOG BOOK.
    823 6 The shipping movement in Amsterdam during the past vear was, according to a statement of the Commercial Chamber, 2,365 vessels, with a gross measurement of 8,693,983 M. 3, against 2,374 vessels with 8,610,082 M. 3 in 1906. There is thus a decrease of 9 vessels, hut an increpse
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    SHIPPING ARRIVALS.
    50 6 Hebe, Brit., 345, Andrews, February 6, Singapore, gerx. W. Mansfield <fc Co. Hye Leong, Brit., 295, Treweeke, Febuary 6, Tehik Anson, gen., Kong On Co. Thong wa, Brit., 3428, Herrington, February 6, Madras, gen., Huttenbach, Liebert Co. Vidar, Brit., 191, Gully, February 5, Malacca, gen., E. S. Co.
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    CLEARANCES.
    45 6 Canton for Pangkor and Teluk Anson. Dkli for Trang.. Glknogle for Singapore and China. Hebe for Deli. Patriu for Deli and Asahan. Pegu for Langsa, T. Semawe, Segli, Olehleh, and Sabang. Thonowa for Port Swettenham and Singapore. Van der Lijn for Deli and Langsa.
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    112 6 To-morrow. For. Per. Close. Port Swettenham and Malacca Vidar noon. Port Swettenham and Singapore Omapere 1 p m. Tongkah Avagyee 1 p.m. Tongkah Sappho 1 p.m. Calcutta Fook Sang 3 p.m. Registration 2 p.m. Singapore and Hongkong Lai Sang 3 p.m. Mergui, Tavoy, and Moulmein Pachumba 4 p.m.
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    ON WEEK DAYS
    271 6 for Taiping, Ipoh, Batu Gajah, Kuala KuLu, Kuala Lumpur, Sereiuban 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.
    73 6 Name o f Steamer, where from, approximate date of arrival, ivhere bound, and A gents. Benmohr, from London, February 12, for Singapore, China, and Japan, Sandilands, Buttery Co Sunda from Singapore, February 7, for Colombo, Marseilles, London, and Antwerp, Adamson, Gilfillan Co. Pathan, from Glasgow and Liverpool, February
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    PASSENGERS.
    122 6 By Zieten (Feb. 4) from Yokohama, Mr. W. P. Rollstin; from Nagasaki, Mrs. Hatsa Jesaki, Mrs. Soyo Kawanshi, Mrs. Toko Nagu Omoja, Mrs. C. Kitschi, Messrs. Fu Euichi Matsuo, Matsuniota Chukuhi, C Jamaguchi. and S. Choomer; |from Hongkong, Miss Gearon, Miss Berkely, Capt. C. R. Reynolds Messrs. Kong Hoi
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    SHARES.
    1138 6 oa’l 2 Capital. Subaoribad. Value. Paid-up, J Oiridmxl.* Nam». 1 .Shares S MINING. Gold. r KfHMffl £1 £1 i/- paid January, 1901 ...i Rnub Anst. Gold Mining Co., Ltd. Fully Paid 61 18 9 2 £200.000 £191.259 f W.WO |8 0 (Contrib) 6| 1898 <2,000,000 <1,800,000 20,000 /100 I
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    EXCHANGE.
    126 6 Penang. 6th February, 1908. (Hy Courtesy of the Chartered Hank.} London Demand Bank 2/3 3/4 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4 3/16 3 Credit 2/4 3 8 3 Documentary 2/4 7/16 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs. 1734 3 days’sight Private! 175 j Bombay Demand Bank 1731 3 days’sight Private 175| Madras,
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    PRODUCE.
    182 6 Penan», 6th February, 1908. Gold leaf 65.40 Pepper (W. Com» a Iba. 5 02.) 16.75 no stock White Pepper 18.50 seller». Trang Pepper small supplies Mac» 65 nominal. Mace Picking» 55 sales. 1 Clove» (picked) 29 sales. Nutmegs 110 $25.50 sellers. SNo 1 $5.30 sales 2 x. no stock.
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