Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 14 April 1908

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    20 1 PINANG GAZETTE AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 87 VOL. LXVI. TUESDAY. 14th APRIL. 1908. PRICE 20 CENTS.
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      1404 2 NOBEL’S EXPLOSIVES. The Aachen and Munich Fire Hamburg-Bremen Fire Shipping. lnsurance Co. Insurance Co. of Hamburg. rr .««urn »t_™« »T V!Z “BURNS Stocks always on baud of Total Assets pK ■g i The undersigned, having been appointed GELIGNITE. The undersigned are authorized to iLe A S ent3 of tl,e bo
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    THE PLANTERS AND THE R.G.A.
    2374 3 MR. W. W. BAILEY’S VIEWS. Mr. W. W. Bailey, who, as stated in last Saturday’s issue, left Penang for Home on that day, writes to the Free Press I have read with interest two editorials and several letters on this subject. I was quite surprised
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    The Derby.
    408 3 In the course of his annual Badminton article on Racing, Past and Present,” Mr. A. E. T. Watson, discussing the various candidates for this year’s Derby, writes It is natural that the gratest curiosity and interest should centre in Perrier, about whom Marsh has very kindly given me
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    TIN-MINING IN THE DUTCH INDIES.
    670 3 The Dutch Government have recently issued the annual report on tlieir colonies, in which particulars are given of the Government tin workings in Banca, of those ol the Billiton Co. in Billiton, and of those ol the Singkep Co. in Singkep. The Banca returns cover
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      52 3 Neuralgia and Sciatica Cured. The great pain relieving power of Chamberlain’s Pain Balm has been the surprise and delight of many sufferers from neuralgia and sciatica. The excruciating pains characteristic of these diseases are quickly allayed by this liniment. For sale by all Chemists and Store-keepers. The George Town Dispensary,
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    THE WEEK.
    221 4 Tuesday. 14th April. Outward German Mail. Band, Golf Club, 0 p.m. Bijou Troubadours, Town Hall, 9.30 p.m. Matsuo’s Cinematograph, 7 and 9 p.m. Queen Cinematograph, V p.m. High water 10.24 p.m. Low water 4.24 a m. Wednesday, Isth April. Homeward German Mail. Bijou .Troubadours. Town Hall, 5 and
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    Tuesday, 14th April, 1908.
    974 4 Mr. W. W. Bailey, whose letter we publish on page 3 to-day, and Mr. E. V. Carey, remind us forcibly of the little boy who chalked up “No Popery’’ on the Minister’s door—and then ran away. They are both old planters they have recently re-visited the
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    THE BIJOO TROUBADOURS.
    375 4 AN ENJOYABLE SHOW. What proved to be one of the most enjoyable entertainments that have ever been given in the Town Hall took place last evening, when Tom Liddiard’s New Bijou Troubadours opened a short season of three nights. e There is always a great deal said
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    Penang Golf Club.
    118 4 Pkesgrave Cup. The fullowing was the result of the April play for the Presgrave Cup: R. D. Acton 1 up C. C. Rogers all square F. J. Pigott 3 down J. T. Donald 4 Dr. Lucy 6 A. B. Smith 6 A. Gray 7 Messrs. T. B.
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    Racing at Home.
    270 4 The Newbury Spring Cup. London, 4th April. The race for the Newbury Spring Cup resulted as follows The Newbury Spring Cup, a handicap of 1,250 sovs. (a cup value 50 sovs, and the remainder in specie) second received 125 sovs., and the third 50 sovs. One mile,
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
    660 4 SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING. Yesterday afternoon a special general meeting of the members of the Penang Chamber of Commerce was held in the Chamber in accordance with a notice published in the local Press “to nominate a gentleman for provisional appointment as a Member of the Legislative Council
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    Penang Assizes.
    122 4 At the Assizes in the Supreme Court today before Mr. Justice Fisher and a special jury, the case was concluded of Kawaua Mana Santhana Maliy, who was charged with using as genuine a forged document and giving false evidence in a judicial proceeding. The jury brought in a
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    L.C.C. Loan.
    75 4 London. 7th April. The London County Council 34 percent, lean of 2$ million sterling issued at par is already at a-half premium. On Sunday there were 17 fresh cases of cholera at Alor Star, and on the following day, 22 cases. At Kuala Muda, two cases occurred on
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      306 4 f MALTHOID MINERAL ROOFING 9 1 M The question often arises in the mind of a man about to H I M build I wonder if Malthoid would be suitable We certi- B I ES fy from many years’ practical experience that Malthoid will B R be found immensely satisfactory
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      127 4 CONTRIBUTIONS must be addressed fo The Editor,’' written on one side of the paper only, \and acccompanied by the writer’ J name and address, not necessarily for insertion but as a guarantee of good faith. A LL MONIES must be paid at the Pinang I** Gazette” Office, Pinang, to the
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    POLITICS AT HOME.
    339 5 THE CABINET CHANGES. A GENERAL RECONSTRUCTION. [Reuter’s Service London, 13th April. Sir Henry Fowler, who has been raised to the Peerage, retains office as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. The following changes take place in the Cabinet Lord President of the Council, Lord Tweedmouth (now First
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    FIRE IN AMERICA.
    94 5 BOSTON SUBURB DESTROYED. [Reuter’s Service.] London, 13th April. A fire at Chelsea, a manufacturing suburb in the north-east of Boston, MassachuI Betts. U.S.A., has swept a square mile of the district the conflagration is still raging. London, 14th April. The Boston fire has been got under conI
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    THE TRIPLE ALLIANCE.
    64 5 PRINCE BUELOW IN ROME. [Rkutrr’s Service] London, 13th April. Prince Bulow, the Imperial German Chancellor, while in Rome, visited Signor Tittoui, Italian Minister for Foreign Affairs. London, 14th April. Signor Tittoui returned Prince Bulow’s visit at the German Embassy, where the two statesmen conferred for eighty minutes.
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    THE INDIAN TELEGRAPH TROUBLES.
    54 5 AN URGENT APPEAL. [Reuter’s Service.] London, 14th April. The India and China section of the Liverpool Chamber of Commerce has written and telegraphed to Mr. Morley, Secretary of State for India, urging him to use his utmost effort to restore telegraphic communication with and in India
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    CHINA AND TIBET.
    39 5 HITCH IN NEGOTIATIONS. [Reuter’s Service.] London, 14th April. The Chinese Commissioner continues to drag out the negotiations concerning Tibet at Calcutta, in spite of British impatience and the anxiety of his Tibetan associates to rctum home.
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    A ROYAL ENGAGEMENT.
    725 5 ITALIAN PRINCE ARD AMERICAN HEIRESS. AN INTERESTING MATCH. [Reutkr’s Service.] London, 14th April. It is positively affirmed in Rome that the King of Italy has given his consent to the marriage of the Duke of Abruzzi with Miss Elkins, who becomes an Italian Royal Princess. [The following
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    SIR HENRY CAMPBELL-BANNERMAN.
    22 5 [Reuter’s Service Loudon, 13th April. The health of Sir Henry CampbellBannerman has not improved aud he is very weak.
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    SPECIAL GERMAN SERVICE.
    74 5 THE NAVY LEAGUE. Berlin, 13th April. At the annual general meeting of the German Navy League the outgoing committee failed to retain office. PRINCE BUELOW. During his visit to Rome Prince Bulow had an audience of King Victor Emauuel and a long interview with Signor Titton i,
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      F.M.S. EXPORT DUTIES.
      778 5 [To the Editor of the Pinang Gaze’.te."] Dear Sir, While the R.G.A.” is clamouring for drastic measures of economy, and others are striving after more legitimate means of reducing expenditure on Estates, might I suggest that the important item of Export Duty be not overlooked in any
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    Portugal.
    45 5 London, 6th April. In the elections up to the present 99 Monarchists have been returned out of a total of 146. As the result of disorders in Lisbon troops fired on the crowds at some of the polling sta'ious, killing aud wounding several persons.
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    THE FORESTS DEPARTMENT.
    1224 5 ANNUAL REPORT FOR 1907. The annual report on the administration of the Forests Department in the Straits Settlements for the year 1907 has just been published by Mr. M. BurnMurdoch, Conservator of Forests, Federated Malay States and Straits Settlements. We give below some excerpts that may be
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    In Defence of Siam.
    77 5 Loudon, 7th April. Mr. Rivett Carnac, Financial Adviser to the Siamese Government, writing to the Times, refutes ti e criticisms of Siamese Administration contained in a letter signed Citizen in the Times of the 31st of March as doing an injustice to the King of Siam,
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      7 5 PRIZE MEDAL SAFES. McAlister 0* Co., Ltd.
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      21 5 [All communications intended for insertion in this journal must be authenticated. The Editor is not responsible jor the opinions of correspondents.]
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      237 5 WELL Furnished Apartments for Ladies with or without family seeking change in England. Select situation facing Bowling Green. Mrs. Ward, 18 West Side, Clapham Common. 239—18 3 17 31 14 28 12 26-5 Penang Sales Room. IMPORTANT TO CAPITALISTS. BY ORDER OF THE MORTGAGEES, TO BE SOLD BY PUBLIC AUCTION,
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      323 5 St. GEORGE'S BALL. 1908. /"AWING to the absence of Mr. B. E. Mitchell from Penang, all replies to invitations to the above should be sent to Mr. W. Marsh. FMtrtM KMMj SUles MiIWIIS. NOTICE. ON GOOD FRIDAY, April 17th, 1908, trains will run as on Sundays. P. H. HENSHAW, Acting
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    LOG BOOK.
    870 6 Pnompenh, the capital of tlio protected State of Cambodia in Indo-Chiua, lias been thrown open to foreign vessels for trading purposes. According to present arrangements, the Toyo Kisen Kaisha’s new turbine steamer Tenyo Marti will be delivered to the Company by the Mitsu Bishi Dockyard at Nagasaki on
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    SHIPPING ARRIVALS.
    48 6 De Kock, Dut., 565, Visman, April 14, Deli, gen., Huttenbach, Liebert Co. Malaya, Ger., 348, Loewe, April 14, Deli, gen., Behn, Meyer Co. Palitana, Brit., 1934, Symmon, April 13, Rangoon, gen., Huttenbach, Liebert Co. Vidar, Brit., 191, Gully, April 14, Teluk Anson, gen., E. S. Co.
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    CLEARANCES.
    74 6 Mary Austin for Asahan. Petrel for Pangkalan Brandau. Perak (E. S. Co.) for Deli. Leong Ho for Trang. Japara for Singapore. Pin Seng for Port Swettenham and Singapore. Hye Leong for Teluk Anson. Palitana for Rangoon. Perak (S.S. Co.) for Port Swettenham and Singapore. P. Eitel Friedrich for Singapore,
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    MAILS CLOSE
    394 6 To-morrow. For. Per. (’lose. Langkat Jin Ho 1 p.m Teluk Anson Vidar 2 p ro. Rangoon and Calcutta Thongwa 3 p.m. Registration up to 4 p.m. Langsa, T. Seniawe, Segli, Olehleh, ami s Hok Canton 3p m. Sabang Pangkor TongChayUn 4 p.m. Singapore, China, and Japan Sumatra 4
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    SHIPPING EXPECTED.
    63 6 Name of Steamer, where from, approximate date of arrival, where bound, and Agents. Ajax, Singapore, April 18, Liverpool, W. M. Borneo, Singapore, April 17, Antwerp, A. G. Diomed, Liverpool, April 14, Japan, W. M. Japan, Singapore. May 1, Calcutta, A. A. Lightning, Singapore April, 14, Calcutta, A.A. Pakling,
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    SHARES.
    1207 6 Oom O .2 Issue M E E g Capital. Subscribed. of Value. Paid wp» Dividend.. Name. g 5 I cq h —i MINING. Gold. 00 £J £1 1/. paid January, 1901 Ranb Aust. Gold Mining Co., Ltd. Fully Paid 6 i 1892 £200,000 £191,250 I 15 o\hm) 1 18/10
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    EXCHANGE.
    129 6 Penang, 14th April, 1908. (Uy Courtesy oj the Chartered llauk.) London Demand Bank 2,3 3/4 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4 1/16 3 Credit 2/4 3/16 3 Documentary 2/4 1/4 Calcutta Demand Bank R» 174| 3 days’sight Private 175| Bombay Demand Bank 174 3 days’sight Private 175 j Madras, Demand
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    PRODUCE.
    194 6 Prnanu, 14th April, 1908. Gobi leaf 65.40 Pepper (W. Con»* 3 h»s *5 on.) no stock. White Pepper 18 50 sellers. Trang Pepper 12.50 buyers Mac» 75 sellers. Mace Pickings 57 buyers. Cloves (picked) 31 buyers. Nutmegs 110 $23 sellers. (No 1 $5.30 sales. Sugar. < 2 x. no
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