Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 4 March 1908

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    20 1 PINANG GAZETTE AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 52 VOL. LXVI. WEDNESDAY, 4th MARCH, 1908. PRICE 20 CENTS.
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      852 1 TO LET. WANTED. NOTICE. NOTICE. JAPANESE ACROBATIC NOS 1 and 2 Westlands Bungalows and Moderate Rent. AN UNFURNISHED BUNGALOW A LIST of Applications for Public U\N Tuesday, the 10th March, 1908, at Westlauds House. Apply or House at a moderate rental; or UY House Licences to be considered at VJ
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      1161 2 Shipping.- HOTTENBACH BROTHERS Co., THE DISPENSARY, NY y BURNS PHILP LINE’* IX Electrical Engineers. pharmaceutical and dispensing chemists, SINGAPORE TO ‘JAVA PORTS, 19 ADELAIDE, MELBOURNE AND SYD- 2, BISHOP STREET, PENANG. JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP Co., Ltd. TeL 52< Telegraphic Address: “HABITURE,” Penang. QUEENSLAND PORTS. Q O (with transhipment) *as inducement
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    SUNRISE AT SEA.
    2119 3 Shelley has sung for us of how, in The Cloud," The sanguine sunrise with its meteor eyes And its burning plumes outspread, Leaps on the back of my sailing rack When the morning star shines dead. but a rule poets and other persons, who, like the celebrated
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    THE LIQUOR TRAFFIC.
    1620 3 r SOCIALISTS’ RECOMMENDATIONS, t In view of the interest being taken in t the Home Government’s new Licensing Bill, we may reproduce the following article i I from the Daily Mail (Feb. 1) by Mr. j I Edward R. Pease, Secretary of the Fabian Society 5 All
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    Passengers to the Straits.
    305 3 Per P. O. s.s. Himalaya, from London, Feb. 14, connecting with s.s. Malta at Colombo, due Mar. 12 at Penang :—To Pknang: Miss M. Young, Mr. and Mrs. J. Trump. To Singapore: Misses Bagnall, Messrs. W. C. S. Bosauquet, J. Champney, F. O. Davies, A. Eklund,
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      57 3 People who grin and bear it when they have headaches have never used Stearns’ Headache Cure, you may be certain. If they once knew what quick relief it would give them and how much better they feel after taking it they would never willingly suffer the torture again. Insist on"
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      39 3 Many a person’s life is rendered miserable by distressing weakness that can be quickly cured by the use of a good blood builder and tonic —such as Steams’ Cordial of Cod Liver Extract. This remarkable remedy produces wonderful results.
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      39 3 Many a person's life is rendered miserable by distressing weakness that can be quickly cured by the use of a good blood builder and tonic —such as Steams’ Wine of Cod Liver Oil. This remarkable remedy produces wonderful results.
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      50 3 Dangers of Influenza, The great danger from influenza is of its resulting in pneumonia. This can be obviated by using Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy. It not only cures influenza but counteracts any tendency of the disease towards pneumonia. For sale by all Chemists and Store-keepers. The George Town Dispensary, Wholesale Agents.
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      655 3 ipFFECTIVE PRINTING Must be up-to-date in design, workmanship, and material. OJdfashioned. designs produced on inferior paper may be good enough for the old-fashioned business man who is content to jog along just keeping his head above water; but to the modern go-ahead man, who means to succeed in business, it
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    THE WEEK.
    238 4 Wednesday. 4th March. Ash Wednesday. P.C.C Tennis Tournament. Band, Esplanade, G to 7 p.m. Lodge Royal Prince of Wales, l> p.m. Matsuo's Cinematograph. 9 p.m. Japanese Acrobatic Show, 9 p.m. High water 4.29 p.m. Low walwr 10 30 a Thursday, sth March. Church Work Association 10.30 u.m Outward
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    Wednesday, 4th March, 1908.
    1576 4 In the last issue of the Goi'ernnfent Gazette, we learn from the trade returns of the Colony for the year 1907 that the total imports of merchandise into the Straits Settlements last year were valued at $335,428,101 or £39,133,276, being an increase in dollars of $5,078,391,
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    LAWN TENNIS.
    755 4 THE HQ;C. TOURNAMENT. The results of the ties played yesterday were:— y Championship. W. J. Hodge beat F. Dennys 6—4 6—4. Dr. Nicholas beat W. H. Threlfall 6—4 I—6 6-3. The following tie has been fixed for to-morrow Profession Pairs. 11. Waugh A. G. Anthony v. 1 Dr.
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      315 4 EYESIGHT. buying agents WANTED for Cromil Machines for spraying Whitewash, DisinMr. W. 11. Al. JSROWNK, njuMsj.a fectants, etc. Reseating Valves, Bending Spectacle Specialist for Frost A; bbipnam, Tubes, Rods, etc. Wood Trimmers, of Perth, West Australia, will professionally Hand Power Shaping Machines Supervisit the following towns as hereunder seding Chisel
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      122 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. jA LL MONIES must be paid at the u Pinang Gazette Office, Penang, to the General Manager,
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    IMPERIAL DEFENCE.
    422 5 THE REDUCTION OF IRIHEITS. A RADICAL MOTION REJECTED. [REUTER’S SERVICE.] London, 3rd March. In the House of Commons, the motion by Mr. J. A. Murray Macdonald (Liberal member for Falkirk Burghs) expressing regret that there is no indication of any intention to reduce expenditure on armaments,” was rejected
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    THE CONGO FREE STATE.
    176 5 KING LEOPOLD'S QUID PRO QUO. [Reuter’s Service.] London, 4th March. It is reported from Brussels that King Leopold and the Belgium Government have agreed to the basis of the Congo convention, providing for the sui render to the crown of domain in the Congo Free State
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    ANARCHISM IN AMERICA.
    82 5 THE CHICAGO OUTRAGE. [Reuters Service.] London, 4th March. A telegram from Chicago states that the anarchist who shot the Chief of Police (Mr. Skippy), his son, and his coachman, has been identified as a Russian student who fled from Khishineff in 1906. [Yesterday Reuter wired —An anarchist
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    SPECIAL GERMAN SERVICE.
    77 5 BRITAIN’S NAVY. Berlin, 3rd March. In a debate on the Navy in the House of Commons, Mr. Asquith secured the support of the Opposition, a Radical motion in favour of a reduction of armaments being rejected by 320 votes to <3. Mr. Asquith urged that Great Britain
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    THE POWERS AND MOROCCO.
    203 5 FREICH RBIIFORCEIEITS. ALGERIAN AGITATORS AT WORK [Reuter’s Service. J London, 4th March. The French Government is despatching 5,200 reinforcements to Casablanca. The unrest on the Algerian frontier is attributed to the preaching of a jehad (Holy War) by Muley Hafid’s emissaries, and also to the old
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    SIR HENRY CAMPBELL-BANNERMAN.
    44 5 YESTERDAY’S BULLETIN. [Reuter’s Service Loudou, 4th March. In connection with the illness of Sir Henry Campbell-B Miner mail, a bul’etin signed by Sir Thomas Barlow (Physician to His Majesty’s Household) states that the Prime Minister is suffering from weakness and depression.
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    THE NORTH-WEST FRONTIER.
    42 5 THE KINGS CONGRATULATIONS. [Reuter’s Service] London, 3rd March. His Majesty King E iward has telegraphed to Major-General Sir James Willcocks congratulating him on the success of the punitive against the Zakka Khels on the North West frontier of India.
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    The Mails.
    418 5 HOUR- POSITIVELY To WABD. TIA PBCTBD. DUB. SAIL. P. <fc V. Delta 14,3 B. I. Thongwa 7/3 N.D.L. Goeben 17/3 Outward. P. <fc O. Malta 12/3 B. I. Taroba 5/3 6 am. 5 p.m. N. D.L. P. R. Luitpold 18 3 The B. I. Contract Packet Taroba. with
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    WEDDINGS IN PENANG.
    145 5 NIGHTINGALE—CAMPBELL. Mr. Ernest Nightingale, Inspector of Mines, Ulu Selangor, Federated Malay States, was married in St George’s Church this morning to Miss Annie Campbell, daughter of Mr. David Campbell, of Aberdeen, Scotland. The Rev. Frank W. Haines officiated, and the bride, who arrived from Home by the
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    Siamese Malaya.
    737 5 Monday's Straits Times states Information reaches us that negotiations are proceeding, both at Bangkok and in Loudon, for a new treaty between Great Britain and Siam. If the new treaty is arranged, as there seems to be every likelihood of its being, it will have a far-reaching effect
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    JAVANESE LABOUR.
    561 5 Mr. W. R. Rowland, Perhentian Tinggi, writes to our Kuala Lumpur contemporary I doubt absolutely that it is possible for any planter, even with some experience with Javanese, to do much good in weeding out what he and his mandor call undesirables unless he is assisted by the
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    A New Sporting Magazine.
    268 5 We have received to-day a copy of the first number of the Motor-Car and Athletic Journal, which is devoted to motoring and sports and pastimes in the Straits and F.M.S. In an interesting introductory note iris announced that the columns of the Journal will ever accord
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    Tin Prospects.
    196 5 In an article on the tin position the Ztmes of Malaya publishes a portion of a private letter received in Ipoh from a gentleman at Home who is competent to make a statement on the subject. The extract reads: America, instead of taking about 3,000 tons per month
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    LOG BOOK.
    796 6 Lord Armstrong has resigned his seat on the 1» »ard of Sir W. G. Armstrong, Whitworth <fc Co., Ltd., the well-known firm of shipbuilders Captain the Hon A. E. Bethell, Chief of Stall in the Home Fleet, is to retain that post after his promotion to RearAdmira’, which
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    SHIPPING ARRIVALS.
    50 6 Hong Wan L, Brit., 2060, Kinghom, March 4, Amoy, gen., Ban Eng Co. Kleist, Ger., 5123, Meyer, March 4, Japan, gen., Behn, Meyer Co. Patriu, Ger., 269, Krebel, March 3, Asa han, tobacco, Behn, Meyer Co. Prinzess Alick, Ger., 672 >. Rost, March 4, Hamburg, gen., Behn, Meyer
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    CLEARANCES.
    52 6 Cornelia for Teluk Anson. Flying Fish for Port Weld and Taiping. Hebe for Deli. Hok Canton for Langsa, T. Serna we, Segii, Olehleh, and Sabang. Malaya for Deli. Peka for Port Swettenham, Singapore, China, and Japan. Prinzess Alice for Singapore, China, and Japan. Solfond for Rangoon. Tong Chuan Un
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    MAILS CLOSE
    335 6 To-morrow. For. Per. Close. Singapore, China, and Japan Persia 1 p.m. Deli De Kock 1 p.m. Port Swettenham and Singapore Taroba 4 p.m. Friday. Port Swettenham and Malacca Vidar noon. Trang Deli I p.m Port Swettenham and Singapore Omapere 1 p.m. Singapore, Hongkong, Swatow, and Amoy Hong Wan
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    SHIPPING EXPECTED.
    89 6 Name of Steamer, where from, approximate date of arrival, where bound, and Agents. A. A pear, S’pore, April 9, Calcutta, A. A. C. Apcar, S’pore, Mar. 20, Calcutta, A. A. G. Apcar. Singapore, Mar. 12, Calcutta, A A Japan, Calcutta, Mar. 9, Japan, A. Anthony. Kawachi Maru, S’pore,
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    PASSENGERS.
    37 6 By Bharata (Mar. 2) from Rangoon, Mrs. and Miss Paget, Miss Wolsey, (Messrs. F. B. Blow, M. Collard, P. L. Goodwin, H. von Kruger, F. Lawrence, C. J. Lyons, Reppeccard, G F. Walker, and Wolsey (2).
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    SHARES.
    1122 6 i n s i Mu e i s e (lanital. Subscribed. CI J Value. Paul up. Dividends. Name fl o 2 S Shares. fi 5 I QQ 64 1 1 MINING. Gold. 1892 £2161,000 £191.280 I S".""» U-pm.l January, 1901 i Haul, A...<-<I»M Mining Co., M.I. K„||y fab- 6}
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    EXCHANGE.
    125 6 Penang. 4th March 1908. (Hy Courtesy of the Chartered Hank.) London Demand Bank 2,3 11/16 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4 3 Credit 2/4 316 3 Documentary 2/4 1/4 Calcutta Demand Bank 173 J 3 days’sight Private 175 J Bombay Demand Bank 173 3 days’sight Private 17o| Madras, Demand Bank
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    PRODUCE.
    178 6 I’rnanc, 4th March, 1908 Gohl leaf 65.40 Pepper (W. Co**- 3 lbs. 5 n«.) no stock. White Pepper 18 50 sellers. Trang l‘ep|»er 13.75 sales Mace 75'sefiera Mace Pickings 57 buyers Cloves (picked) 31 buyers. Nutmegs 110 $24 sellers. [No I $5 3Usaiea 2: x. Basket *3.524 sales. Tapioca
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      130 6 Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera, and Diarrhoea Remedy. This medicine is well known for its prompt cures of bowel complaint, which is always more or less prevalent at this season of the year. An attack of diarrhoea is liable to come on without warning, and if a bottle of Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera,
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