Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 3 March 1908

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    20 1 PINANG GAZETTE AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. No. 51 VOL. LXVI. TUESDAY, 3rd MARCH, 1908. ESTABLISHED 1833. PRICE 20 CENTS.
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      858 1 TO LET. notice. JAPANESE ACROBATIC MIJNICIPAL NOTICE. NOTICE. NJ OS. 1 and 2 Westlands Bungalow» and Moderate Rent. E to announce QN Tuesday, the 10th March 1908, at IN -Westland» House. Apply 1 ,hat Ire ha. opened a Branch Hair- OllUn. XTOTtr»;. k j 10 o clock a m., the
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      937 2 irrV-.T-S.. HOTTENBACH BROTHERS S Co., TA |J (HEE 6 CO. |\J Y IV- ports, s Electrical Engineers. X ADELAIDE, SYD- TILEPWNE NO. 552. ESTABLISHED IN 1890. JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP Co., Ltd. new Y zealand, .tasmanian and Tel. Ko. 524. Telegraphic Address: “HABITURE,” Penang. QUEENSLAND PORTS. JL (with transhipment) *as inducement
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    FIRST AID TO INJURED ANIMALS.
    1804 3 As Penang can boast of an Animal Infirmary, which is doing excellent work under Mr. Elton Bell, Municipal Veterinary Surgeon, the following article from the February number of the London Magazine should appeal to many owners of animals here The London Hospital for Animals is
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    THE TIN MARKET.
    940 3 The Ironmonger of Feb. 8 states :—lin, has, at times, had an excited market, and on Tuesday there was an advance of 41. a ton. Exactly what started the advance it is hard to say. Possibly the absence of sales in the East owing to the Chinese
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    THE FIFTH TEST MATCH.
    196 3 A special Sydney telegram to the Straits Tinies gives the fall scores in the fifth and last test match, as follows Australia. First Innings. C. G. Macartney 1 M. A. Noble 35 J. A. O’Connor 9 C. Hill 12 Syd. Gregory 44 W. Armstrong 3 V.
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    Penang Post Office.
    159 3 The following unclaimed letters, parcels, and telegrams are lying at the Penapg Post Office Abbott Phillip James, S. L. Bulkey Dr. L. C. Kibble, E. D. Cox, F. B. Little, Chas. Dunn, H. T. Mathews, K. I. Davis, T. R. McKinley Mrs. Dull, C W. Morris, C
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    Over-Production of Rubber.
    222 3 There was a time, not many years ago, when the general cry was that the tea-plant-ing was in danger of being over-done, that production had out-stripped consumption, and that planters should hold their hands both in India and Ceylon. We are glad to know that the case
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    THE WEEK.
    74 4 Tuesday. 3rd March Shrove Tuesday. P.C.C. Tennis Tournament. Matsuo’s Cinematograph, 9 p.m. Japanese Acrobatic Show. 9 p.m. New Moon. High water 3.41 p.m Low water 9 45a.m. Wednrsiay. 4th March. Ash Wednesday. Homeward German Mail. Outward German Mail. I’.C.C Tennis Tournament. Band, Esplanade, 6 to 7 p.m. Lodge
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    Tuesday, 3rd March 1908.
    1251 4 Discussing the medical service of th* F.M.S., our Ipoh contemporary opines that it would be a good thing, as the lesult of action by some Members of Parliament, to have a Royal Commission So thoroughly investigate Straits and F.M.S. affairs.” On behalf of the Colony, at
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    LAWN TENNIS.
    88 4 THE P.C.C. TOURNAMENT. The results of the ties played yesterday were: Championship. Dr. Nicholas beat C. C. Rogers 6—2; 6—l. Profession Pnirs. H. Waugh A. G. Anthony beat A. F. G. Anderson <fc J. G. Anthony I—6 6—4 6—4. The following tie has been fixed for to-morrow Mixed
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    The Municipal Commission.
    62 4 On Tue>d»y next, 10th inst., an election will take place of a Municipal Commissioner to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Dr. P. V. Locke. Only one candidate has been nominated, namely, Mr. Lim Cheng Teik, merchant, 294, Btick Kiln Road, who has been proposed
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    St. George’s Church.
    583 4 Ash Wednesday. {First Day of Lent The following services will be held in St. George’s Church to-morrow 7-30 a.n». —Holy Communion. 8 a.in.—Matins, Litany, and Communion Service. 5 30 p.m. —Evensong and Sermon A meeting of the Church Work Association will be held at the Town Hall
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    LABOUR FOR THE STRAITS.
    843 4 From the annual report of Mr. Norman Rowsell, Coast Agency Commissioner Trichinopoly, which was submitted recently to a meeting of the Ceylon Planters’ Association at Kandy, we take the following paragraphs:— The great complaint about activity of the Straits recruiters with the higher rates and better
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      155 4 HOTELS.: JE.&O. MOTEL petjang. J CRAG HOTEL penang /(ills. RAFFLES HOTEL Singapore. J STRAND HOTEL Rangoon. «4 SARKIES BROTHERS, J 4 BANDOENGSCHE KININEFABRICK JAVA QUININE. To be had in 1 Kilo Tins at $12.50. G. H- SLOT CothFdispensary, PHARMACEUTICAL and DISPENSING CHEMISTS, 2, BISHOP STREET, PENANG. Finest Drugs. Chemicals, and
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      123 4 must be addressed to The Editor, written on one side of the paper only, and acccompanied 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 Pinang Gazette Office, Penang, to the General Manager, Mr.
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    IMPERIAL DEFENCE.
    341 5 THE REDUCTION OF ARMAMENTS. A RADICAL M.P.’S MOTION, [Reuter’s Service.] London, 3rd March. Great interest attaches to the debate to take place in the House of Commons to-day on the motion by Mr. J A. Murray Macdonald (Liberal member for Falkirk Burghs) in favour of a reduction of
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    JAPAN AND GREAT BRITAIN.
    110 5 PROTECTION OF TRADE MARKS. [Reuters Service] London, 3rd March. It is understood tha,t an agreement will shortly be concluded with Japan for the protection of British trade marks. [A recent exchange says :—A Japanese registered as his ,own a trade-mark used by, and belonging to, a
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    THE NORTH-WEST FRONTIER.
    49 5 THE ZAK K A KHEL EXPEDITION [Reuters Service London, 3rd March. The newspapers heartily congratulate Major-General Sir James Willcocks on the success of the punitive expedition again-t the Zakka Khels, and also Lord Kitchener, Commauder-iu-Chief in India, on the demonstration of the Indian Army s efficiency.
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    SIR H. CAMPBELL-BANNERMAN.
    53 5 A PESSIMISTIC BULLETIN. [Reuter’s Service London, 2nd March. After a bad night, Sir Thomas Bai low (Physician to His Majesty’s Household) again visited Sir Henry Campbell-Banner-man yesterday’. A subsequent bulletin stated that the influenza has somewhat tried Sir Henry’s strength and heart, but that his ireneral condition
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    THE UNITED STATES.
    50 5 AN ANARCHIST OUTRAGE. [Reuter’s Service] London, 3rd March. A telegram from Chicago reports that an anarchist entered the house of the Chief of Police there, and shot his son and his coachman. He then shot and stabbed the Chief of Police, who, however, shot his assailant dead.
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    SPECIAL GERMAN SERVICE.
    59 5 RUSSIA. Berlin, 2nd March. Reactionary intrigues at the Court of the Tsar to effect the resignation of M. Stolypin, Premier, have again been frustrated. MOROCCO. France will inform the signatories to the Algeciras Act before sending further reinforcements to Morocco. THE U.S. FLEET. The United States Fleet
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    THE PUBLIC HEALTH.
    918 5 The health returns of the Penang Municipality for the week ended the 22nd February show that there were 76 deaths—s 6 males and 20 females—equal to a death rate of 39.14 per mille per annum, compared with 33 99 in the preceding week and with 36.84 in
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    HINTS TO BIG GAME HUNTERS ?—V.
    987 5 Some time ago I contributed articles under this heading giving practical hints based on my own experience, in the hope that they might be of some use to sportsmen. My hopes have been realised beyond all expectations, and in response to the request of
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    AMONG THE TOMBS.
    761 5 Continued.) At Home, churchyards are usually aaso dated with graves, but in Penang, with the exception of the one at Armenian Church, there is no one buried in any of the churchyards. In front of St. George’s Church is a canopy, and let into the wall of
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      666 5 NOTICE municipal notice. NTOTICE is hereby given that for the Messrs. Fraser Neave, pi election of Municipal commi* Limited, beg to call the Bio er to fiU th<i vacancy caused by the -»< 4 resignation of Dr. P. V. Locke which will UttGUtlOH Ol IMUIIUf JlCtlll*- be held on Tuesday,
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    LOG BOOK.
    810 6 Lt is likely, I hear (a Parliamentary correspondent observes) that Lord liarles Beresford intends, when his command is over, to return to political life. He is in conflict with the views of Sir John Wisher, and desires to fight the issue out in Parliament. A Imlt slioulil I>OW
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    SHIPPING ARRIVALS.
    152 6 Austria, Aust, 48<9, Gillhuher, March 2, Kobe, gen., Schmidt, Kustermaun Co. BanJWhatt Soon, Brit., 199, Milne, March 3, Langkat, gen., Beng Ke,e. Cornelia, Brit., 197, Reid, March 3, Teluk Anson, gen., E. S. Co. Cheang Chew', Brit., 1213. Shephard, February 29. Singapore, gen., Ban Eng Co. VkKock, Brit.,
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    CLEARANCES.
    62 6 Ban Whatt Soon for Langkat. Cheang Chew for Singapore, Hongkong. Swatow, and Amoy. Flying Dragon for Pulau Langkawi and Setul. Hye Leong for Teluk Anson. Jin Ho for Asahan. Maetsuijcker for Singapore. Perak (E. S. Co.) for Deli. Pkrak (S.S. Co.) for Port Swettenhain and Singapore. Petrel for Pangkalan
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    MAILS CLOSE
    291 6 To-MOK ROW. For. Per. < 'lose. Ceylon, Australasia. India, Aden, Egypt, and vid Naples for Europe, etc. Kleist 7 a.iu. Registration 4 p.m. to-day. Singapore, China, and Japan Prinzess Alice 9 a in. Teluk Anson Cornelia 2 p m. Deli Malaya 2 p.m. Langasa. T. Semawe, Segli, Olehleh
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    SHIPPING EXPECTED.
    104 6 Name of Steamer, where from, approximate date of arrival, where bound, and Agents. A. Apcar, S pore, April 9, Calcutta, A. A. Austria, Singapore, Mar. 4. Trieste, S. K C. Apcar, S’pore, Mar. 20, Calcutta, A. A. G. Apcar, Singapore, Mar. 12, Calcutta, A A Japan, Calcutta. Mar.
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    PASSENGERS.
    26 6 By Palitana (Mar. 3) to Rangoon, Miss Vaughan and Mr. J. A. Connor. By Bharata (Mar. 3) to Singapore, Capt Crichton and Mr. Julian Frankel.
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    SHARES.
    1143 6 d i -.2 1 x Issue 2 j X7e I’apitai. Subgeribnd. i i.°" Vain»*.' Paid up. Dividends. Nninn 3 o g 8 Shares. S =5 i fi -3 PQ I H I I MINING. Gold. IJKIQ £2000(10 £*****0 f 50.000 £> £1 1/- paid January, 19(H Ranh Aust. hl
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    EXCHANGE.
    127 6 Pen an”. 3ki> Mauch 'B. (By Courtesg of lhe Cba>l>>vo.'i Bank.) London Demand Bank 2.3 11/16 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4 3 Credit 3 I»> 3 Documentary ’2/4 1/4 Calcutta Demand Bank lt-> 173} 3 days’sight Private 17'-| Bombay Demand Bank 173 3 days’sight Private 175} Madras, Demand Bank
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    PRODUCE.
    193 6 Prnanu, 3rd March, 1908 Gohl leaf 6-5.40 Pepper (’.V. Co*w» 3 l»»« 5 <>z.) no stock. White Pepper 18 50 sellers. Trang Pepper 13 87f}sales Mae» 75 sellers Mace Pickings 57 buyers Cloves (picked) 32 buyers. Nutmegs 110 $24 buyers. fNo I $5 30 sales Sugar. < 2 x.
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