Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 12 March 1908

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    20 1 PINANG GAZETTE AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 59 VOL. LXVI. THURSDAY, 12th MARCH. 1908. PRICE 20 CENTS.
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    SELF-GOVERNMENT IN BRITISH COLONIES.
    1449 3 Long as the world lias been peopled by nations that labouriously evolve laws to define their rights, promote their progress and their trade, a patent system of government has not yet been designed to fit equally all peoples. The question of legislation and of government in
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    School Volunteering.
    245 3 Volunteering at the Diocesan Boys’ School is evidently in a flourishing condition. The masters seem to have s «cceeded in making the Volunteer movement thoroughly popular with the boys, with the result that their cadet corps, which numbers over a hundred, forms the strongest company in the Rangoon
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    STRANGE DOINGS IN JAPAN.
    510 3 Under the above heading, “’W.F.’ writes to the Pall Mall Gazelle from Yokohama As a traveller, with some small experience of the Far East, I have read many works on Japan, written by well-known people with a Cook’s ‘-‘Round the World ticket in their pocket and
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    Burma’s Trade.
    250 3 There have just been published details of the trade of Burma for January of this year, which, as usual, make interesting reading. The whole of the seaborne trade of Burma for the month amounted to 677.07 lakhs of rupees, which shows a decrease of over a hundred and
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    Macedonia.
    57 3 London, 27th February. The Fremdenblatt, replying to Sir Edward Grey’s statement regarding reforms in Macedonia, states that Austria shares his wish for the maintenance of the Concert of the Powers interested in the Balkans, and will examine impartially any new British reform proposals. The Fremdenblatt again insists on the
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    THE INDIAN FRONTIER.
    462 3 MORE BORDER RAIDS. The xkllahabad Pioneer publishes the following from in Peshawar correspondent Fin spite of ithe expedition against the Zakka Khel brought on by their persistence in raiding into British territory, the Peshawar border is still troubled. Within the last ten days three dacoities have taken
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    By-Elections at Home.
    90 3 London, 29th February. Lord Arthur Hill has resigned his seat for the West Djwu Division. Lindon, Ist March. The issue of the pending by-electiou at Hastings will be the Licensing Bill. Mr. Baldwin, sou of the late Member for the Bewdley Division of Worcestershire, has been returned
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    The Army Veterans.
    85 3 London, 2nd March. Lord Roberts, in a further appeal on behalf of veterans who are inmates of workhouses states that he will begin a fund in a fortnight's time. The Lord Mayor of Loudon has convened a meeting of the Mayors and Provosts of the United Kingdom
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    The Congo.
    148 3 Landon, 29th February. Sir Edward Grey’s speech on the Congo has caused all the Belgian press to veer round, with the exception of the Congolese organs, which denounce his interference as unfriendly and arbitrary. The papers urge the Belgian Government to grapple with the situation. Prince Ferdinand of
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    THE WEEK.
    62 4 Thursday, I2th March. St. Gregory. Football C.R.C. r. Y.M.C.A. Matsuo’s Cinematograph, 7 and 9 p.m. Japanese Acrobatic Show, 9 p.u». High water 7.14 p.m. Low water 1.12 a m Friday. I3th March Ember Day. Band. Esplanade. 6 to 7 p.m. Matsuo’s Cinematograph, 7 and 9 p.m Japanese Acrobatic
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    BIRTH.
    25 4 WrefoKD. —On the 16th February, at Harracott House, Tavistock, North Devon, the wife of John Frederick W reford. Advocate ami Solicitor, of a son
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    Thursday, 12th March, 1908.
    2010 4 Doubtless those with inner knowledge can give valid and d-finite reasons for the recent drop in the prices of the shares of some of the best known Malayan tinmining companies, but to the ordinary man this would appear to be an admirable time to buy, in
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      MORPHIA PROSECUTIONS.
      831 4 [To the Editor of the Pinang Gazette."} Dear Sir, I see the Medical Officer attached to the Government Outdoor Dispensary almost every day at the Police Court, prosecuting in morphia and cocaine cases brought un by the Police under the Deleterious Drugs Ordinance.” Three or four questions suggest
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      126 4 CONTRIBUTIONS 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. A LL MONIES must be paid at the Pinang Gazette Office, Penang, to the General Manager,
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      20 4 [All communications intended for inserti in this journal must be authenticated The Editor is not responsible for opinions of correspondents.]
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    RUBBER.
    48 5 1 FURTHER ADVANCE IN PRICE. SHARE MARKET STRONG. [From Our Own Correspondent.] London, 11th March. The rubber market is strong. Hard fine Para rubber is quoted at 3s. 4d., at which price there are no sellers The share market is also strong, but there are no sellers.
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    MISRULE IN MACEDONIA.
    107 5 FRESH BRITISH PROPOSALS. [Rrutrr’r Service] London, 12th March. Sir Edward Grey, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, has submitted to the Powers proposals for the appointment of a Governor-General of Macedonia, to be either a Christian or a Mussulman, for a term of years with the consent
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    NAVAL AFFAIRS.
    84 5 THE KAISER’S LETTER. [Reuter’s Service London, 11th March. The utmost satisfaction is felt in Berlin at the correct attitude of the British Government and the Opposition during the debate in the House of Commons on the Tweedmouth incident, and the disposition is to regard it as closed. It
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    THE HAMSTEAD COLLIERY DISASTER.
    77 5 NO HOPE OF SURVIVORS. [Reuter’s Service.] London, 12th March. In connection with the disaster at Ham stead Colliery, Birmingham, it is stated that the searching parties have found thirteen dead. There is no evidence of there being any survivors, and all hope has, therefore, been abandoned.
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    PERSIA.
    57 5 FURTHER GRAVE DISORDERS. [Reuter's Service.] London, 12th March.' The Times's correspondent at Teheran telegraphs that there have been grave disorders at Shiraz, the capital of the province of Fars, where the Ghivam-el-Mulk and his son have been shot and two prominent mullahs killed. Party fighting is proceeding and the
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    KING ALFONSO OF SPAIN.
    69 5 A VISIT TO BARCELONA. [Rrutrr’s Srrvicr.] London, 11th March. King Alfonso of Spain has arrived at Barcelona, where he received a most enthusiatic reception everywhere. [On the sth inst. Reuter wired —The forthcoming visit of King Alfonso of Spain to Barcelona, the centre of anarchism, has
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    DISTRESS IN INDIA.
    111 5 TELEGRAM FROM THE VICEROY. [Rrutrr’s Srrvicr.] London, 12th March. Lord Minto, Viceroy of India, has telegraphed to the Secretary of State that the distress in India is increasing anc 1,388,818 persons are now in receipt of relief from Government. The London Stock Exchange Committee appointed Wednesday, March
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    THREE MONTHS’ TIN PRICES.
    613 5 The following were the prices of tin from December 1, 1907, to March 11, 1908 London London "5 December. Local. Cash. 3 Months. 8. d. ‘s. d. 1 Sunday... 2 68 3 66£ 132 5 0 133 5 0 4 67| 133 10 0 134 5
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    SPECIAL GERMAN SERVICE.
    135 5 ANGLO-GERMAN RELATIONS. Berlin, 11th March. His Majesty King" Edward has expressed his displeasure at the attitude which The Times has assumed in connection with the Kaiser’s letter to Lord Tweedmouth. It is announced that Sir Gerard Lowther, British Minister at Tangier, will succeed Sir Frank Lascelles as
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    AN INTERESTING CASE.
    887 5 In the Supreme Court yesterday, before Mr. Justice Leslie Thornton, the case of Edward Leslie Miles v. Huttenbach Bros, and Huttenbach, Liebert Co., came up for hearing. Mr. G. E. Wright-Motion appeared for the plaintiff and the Hon. A. R. Adams for the defendants. Plaintiff’s claim is
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    THE CAMBRIDGE LOCAL EXAMINATIONS.
    494 5 RESULTS FOR PENANG. The results of the Cambridge Local Examinations have come to-hand by the mail to-day, and the various local scholastic establishments and pupils are to be congratulated on their great success. Preliminary Examination. Students under 14 years of age who have satisfied the examiners
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    Rifle-Shooting.
    203 5 M. S. G. v. Ceylon. About a fortnight ago we published the scores made by the Malay States Guides at Taiping against the Ceylon Volunteers, showing that, for the ten highest scores in a team of twelve, the Guides had aggregated 949 points at the 200, 500, and 600
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    LOG BOOK.
    873 6 William Spurge, who was one of the crew of the Albion, the largest warship engaged in the Ciimean war, has died at Yarmouth. His wife had triplets twice and twins once. The estate of the late Captain the Hon. Hugh Tyrwhitt, r.n., who commanded the Renown during the
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    SHIPPING ARRIVALS.
    82 6 de Kock, Brit., 335, Visman, March 12, Deli, gen., Huttenbach, Liebert Co. Glcnfalloch, Brit., 4654, Stallard, March 12, China, gen., Boustead Co. Hok Canton, Brit., 294, Scott, March 12, Acheen, gen., Ban Ho Hin. Hye Leono, Brit., 296, Treweeke, March 12, Teluk Anson, gen., Kong On Co. Malaya,
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    CLEARANCES.
    30 6 Canton for Pangkor and Teluk Anson. Germania for Hongkong, Swatow, and Amoy. Petrel for Pangkalan Brand an. Perak (E. S. Co.) for Deli. Tara for Port Swettenham and Singapore.
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    MAILS CLOSE
    131 6 To-morrow. For. Per. Close Port Swettenham and Malacca Vidar noon. Port Swettenham and Singapore Omapere 1 p.m. Asahan Jin Ho 1 p.m. Trang Deli 1 p.m. Tongkah, Kopah, s®"°"» VictOr Janet Nieoll Ip.m. Point, Mergui, and Tavoy Pulau Langkawi, Perlis, and Setul Un Peng 3 p.m. Teluk Anson
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    ON WEEK DAYS
    301 6 for Taiping, Ipoh, Batu Gajah, Kuala Kulm, Kuala Lumpur, and Seremban at 1 p in. and 5-30 p.m. Kedah, at 7 a.m. Kuala Mudah, at 7 a.m. Kulim, at 1 p.m. Butterworth, at 7 a.m 10 a.m I p.m., and 4-30 p.m. Prye, at 7-30 a.m., I
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    SHIPPING EXPECTED.
    44 6 Name of Steamer, where from, approximate date of arrival, where bound, and Agents. C. Apcar, S’pore, Mar. 20, Calcutta, A. A. Cyclops, S’pore, Mar. 16, Liverpool, W. M. Kawachi Mani, S’pore, Mar. 14, Antwerp, B. Lightning, Calcutta, Mar. 14, Hg’kong, A. A.
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    PASSENGERS.
    60 6 By Malta (Mar 12) for London, Mr. K. McAulay; from Marseilles, Mr. and Mrs. J. Trump, Miss M. Young, and Mr. G. N. Magill. By Malta (Mar. 12) to Singapore, Messrs. Charles Wildbore, C. Matthew, and Tan 800 Liat; to Hongkong, Misses Kirkwood (2). By Tara (Mar. 12) Madras,
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    SHARES.
    1062 6 I J O Capital. Subscribed. Sharps. Valued Paid up. Dividends. Name. g 3Q MINING. i Gold. 1892 £2OO 000 £l9l 250 f 50,000 £1 £1 il/-paid January, 1901 Rauh Aust. Gold Mining Co., Ltd. Fully Paid 6j < 150,000 1 18/10 |l/. (Contrib) H 1898 f. 2,900,000 f. 1,800,000
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    EXCHANGE.
    124 6 Pen ano, 12 th March, 1908. (By Courtesy o/ lhe Chartered Hauk.) London Demand Bank 2/3 11/16 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4 3 Credit 2/4 3/16 3 Documentary 2/4 1/4 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs 173| 3 days’sight Private Bombay Demand Bank 173 3 days’sight Private 175} Madras, Demand Bank
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    PRODUCE.
    185 6 Pknamo, 12th March, 1908. Gold leaf 65.40 Pepper (W. Co#*a 3 lb*. 5 nr.) no stock. White Pepper 18 50 seller». Trang Pepper 13.75 sales Mac* 75 seller». Mace Pickings 57 buyers. Cloves (picked) 31 buyers. Nutmegs. 110 $24 sellers. fNo 1 $5.30 sale» Sugar. < 2 x. no
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