Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 2 May 1908
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Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle
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Title Section20 1908-05-02 1 PINANG GAZETTE AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 101 VOL. LXVI. SATURDAY. 2nd MAY. 1908. PRICE 20 CENTS.20 words
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Advertisement1133 1908-05-02 1 TO_LET. FOR SALK NOTICE. TOWN HALL. WANTED. IMMXHr U<H GODOWN and premises No. 21, Glad- T)ONY (four-year-old); Buggy and HE Public are hereby informed that the stone Road. Immediate entry. -L Harness, complete. undersigned company is in no way FOR A SHORT SEASON ONLY. A CHINESE CLERK with knowledge SNCIiI1,133 words
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Advertisement1788 1908-05-02 2 Mnnmmmmmnnnmmmnminntnnnmmmnnnnmtms I Sh'PP'ng- THE MEMORY MAN I books for sale. I I X7 IZ BIJftNS PU,LP L,W George Maxwell’s I aT Singapore to-’java ports, 4|\X E“ I N MALAY FORESTS JL M ADELAIDE, MELBOURNE AND SYD- 5 NEY ALSO TAKING CARGO FOR dS-sga XX PBiCE, S 3. JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP1,788 words
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Article329 1908-05-02 3 The henltli returns of the Penang Municipality for the week ended the 25th April show that there were 87 deaths—63 males and 24 females—equal to a death rate of 44.80 per mille per annum, The chief causes of mortality during the three weeks mentioned below were 3329 words
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Article230 1908-05-02 3 Monday’s Straits Times says in the course of a leading article We cannot allow the opportunity to pass without expressing regret once more that the action of the Rubber-Growers’ Association should have brought about this crisis in the rubber industry. There can be no mistaking230 words
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Article205 1908-05-02 3 A Ceylon Planter writes to the Daily Mail Through the medium of your paper, may I advise all young men who are meditating coming out here as planting pupils, or, as they are called out here, creepers, to think twice before so doing Ceylon is no place205 words
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Article336 1908-05-02 3 Messrs. Fraser and Co.’s latest Singapore Share Circular states A dull market has been the order of the week and the volume of business transacted small, although rates have kept fairly steady throughout. Mining.—Transactions have taken place in Rambutans at $9.65, Kintas $llOO/J10.75, Salak Souths $8336 words
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Article258 1908-05-02 3 -Sarawak Gazette. A Dialer in Charms.’ A certain Pangerau Omar living at Bali Karangan, Ulu Skaiam, on the Dutch side of the border in the neighbourhood of the headwaters of the Sadong river has (according to reports received) been lately the cause of considerable trouble in his own-Sarawak Gazette. - 258 words
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Article130 1908-05-02 3 Second Sunday after Easter. May 3. St. Georges Church. 8 a.m.—Matins (No Organ). 8- a.m.—Holy Communion (Plain). 10 a.m —Matins (Chinese). 9- a in. —Holy Communion (Tamil). 5 p.m.—Children’s Service. 6 p.m.—Evensong and Sermon. St. Mark’s Church, Butterworth. 9 a.m.—Divine Service (Holy Communion.) Presbyterian Church. 9 a.m.—Divine Service130 words
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Article505 1908-05-02 3 Appended is a translation of a leading article in the Singapore vernacular newspaper Utusan Malayu The English newspapers in the Straits are full of what they call the Malay matter, or how the Malays should be treated in the Federated Malay States. It came up by505 words
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Article228 1908-05-02 3 Penang, May 2. Description. Beef Cts. Soup per catty 12 Roast 24 Steaks 24 Stew or Curry Meat 16 Hump Steak 24 Ox Tail each 30 Tongue 60 Feet 15 He art Heart 30 Tripe Liver per catty 30 Pork Pork 34 Pig’s Head 20 Feet 26 Tongue228 words
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324 1908-05-02 3 In the Financial Supplement of The Times of April 10 the following is given under date Shanghai, April 2 I have remarked an extension in a certain plass of Japanese trade—namely, in cheap imitations of foreign goods. For example, at Kwei-yang-fu, the capital of Kweichow324 words
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Article253 1908-05-02 3 Exchange. You may say of gaols that there are three sorts: some are run by gentlemen, some entertain gentlemen unawares, and some have gentlemen thrust upon them. But for a right-down genteel institution, we think the prison of Thorberg, in the canton of Berne, has been veryExchange. - 253 words
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Article330 1908-05-02 3 Per P. O. Britannia, from Lonl<>n, April 10, connecting with s.s. Delhi at Colombo, due May 7 at Penang:—To Penang H. Pullein-Thompson, T. Fitzgerald, A. E. Barbour. To Singapore Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Craig and children, Messrs. A. H. Gallie, T. Boyd, A. Boyd, J.330 words
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Advertisement66 1908-05-02 3 Pain in the Stomach. It is most annoying, as well as disagreeable, to be troubled with pains in the stomach, and there is no need of it, for one dose of Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy will allay the pain. Try it once and be convinced. For sale by66 words
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Advertisement49 1908-05-02 3 Have You Rheumatism? If so, apply Chamberlain’s Pain Balm. It has cured others and there is no reason why it should not cure you. One application relies the pain. For sale by all Chemists and Store-keepers. The George Town Dispensary, Wholesale Agents. WINES AND SPIRITS. McAlister 6* Co», Ltd.49 words
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Advertisement50 1908-05-02 3 A head with an ache has room for little else. A man can’t do business, a woman can’t attend to her work when the end is splitting with pain. Stearns’* Headache Cure is a certain, and speedy cure for headaches of all sorts. It’ pleases all who use it. Insist50 words
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Advertisement849 1908-05-02 3 iPenang Turf Club. valuable land AND SHOP HOUSES. NOTICE. Acting on instructions received the underf I'HE Half-Yearly General Meeting of cd will sell i<K the Members of the Penang Turf BY JPUBLJLCJ AUC/TLON Club will be held in the Chamber of .Commerce, on Friday, Bth May, 1908, at The following849 words
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Article34 1908-05-02 4 Saturday. 2nd May. Matsuo’s Cinematograph, 7 and 9 p.m. High water 12.47 a.m. Low water 6.48 p.m. Sunday, 3rd May. Second Sunday after Easter. High water 1.40 a.m. Low water 7.37 p.m.34 words
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Article1243 1908-05-02 4 Judging by the number of foreign lottery tickets, Tranquerey picture circulars, and similar “literature” posted from time to time to addresses in the Straits taken from a Directory, some residents in the British colonies must make fair game for these gentry who live on their wits.1,243 words
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Article151 1908-05-02 4 PURCHASE OF STRAWBERRY HILL. THE PENANG HILLS RAILWAY. I From Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore, 2nd May. At the meeting of the Legislative Council yesterday afternoon, the Colonial Secretary’s motion was carried to approve of a vote of $20,40J, being the cost of acquiring the property at Penang known151 words
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Article607 1908-05-02 4 DISTURBANCES AT BATTAMBONG, (Rbutrb’s Skrviob.] London, 2nd May. A telegram from Paris states that according to official advices received at the Ministry of the Colonies there is considerable ferment in the territory and town of Battambong, ceded by Siam to France in March, 1907. The trouble has been caused(Rbutrb’s Skrviob.] - 607 words
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Article1014 1908-05-02 4 CLAIM AGAINST INSURANCE CO The following is a continuation of tli a proceedings in the Supreme Court yesterdav in which Chop Hin Lee Chan $12,242.43 against the Phoenix Assurance Co., for loss under a policy of insurance Yeoh Hun Swee, one of plaintiffs’ coolies, further examined,1,014 words
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Advertisement207 1908-05-02 4 o©©©©o©©o©©©©ooooo©®©®®®®®®§ g Koninklijke Paketvaart Maatschappij. o HOLIDAY TICKETS. 8 8 During the months of May and June, Ist g O and 2nd Class RETURN Tickets for SINGLE X Fares will be granted by the above Company Xto all ports on its lines. The Return voyage must be co .pleted by207 words
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Advertisement120 1908-05-02 4 must be addressed to The Editor,” written on one side of the paper only, and acccompanied by the name and address, not necessarily for insertion but as a guarantee of good faith. LL MONIES must be paid at the Pinang Gazette Office, Penang, to the General Manager, Mr. D. A.120 words
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Article189 1908-05-02 5 THE GOYERIHEHT'S IHTEHTIOIS. STATEMENT BY Mr H. H. ASQUITH. [Reuter’s Service.] London, Ist May. At a meeting of the Liberal Party yesterday, Mr. H. H. Asquith, Prime Minister, said that the secret of the vitality of the I’arty was constant and ceaseless activity. He did not propound a[Reuter’s Service.] - 189 words
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Article51 1908-05-02 5 A SERIOUS OUTLOOK. [Reuter’s Service.] London, Ist May. In the Budget Committee of the Reichstag, the Government representatives admitted that, even without fresh expenditure, they must borrow fifty millions sterling within the next five years to cover fresh deficits. The Committee requested the Government to prepare an amortisation[Reuter’s Service.] - 51 words
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Article54 1908-05-02 5 THE MATSUSHIMA DISASTER. [Reuter’s SERVICE. J Loudon, 2nd May. It is officially announced that the list of drowned in the disaster to the Japanese training ship Matsushima includes 23 officers, 33 cadets, and 151 men. The London papers publish sympathetic articles and the Japanese Embassy has received[Reuter’s SERVICE. J - 54 words
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Article54 1908-05-02 5 BOMB OUTRAGE IN BENGAL. EUROPEAN LADY KILLED. [Reuter’s Service.] London, 2nd May. A bomb was thrown into the carriage of a European lady who was driving with her daughter at Mozufferpore, Bengal. The daughter and the coachman were killed on the spot and the mother is[Reuter’s Service.] - 54 words
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Article29 1908-05-02 5 CRUELTIES BY KURDS. [Reuter’s Service.] London, 2nd May. Telegrams received from Urumiah vid St. Petersburg report that Kurds have perpetrated revolting cruelties on 2,000 Persian women and children.[Reuter’s Service.] - 29 words
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Article40 1908-05-02 5 THE RISING OF THE MO H MAN DS. [Reuter’s Service.] Loudon, Ist May. A delegation from the Mohmand tribesmen, on the North-West Frontier, is on its way to Peshawar to negotiate a settlement with the British military authorities.[Reuter’s Service.] - 40 words
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Article80 1908-05-02 5 MOROCCO. Berlin, Ist May. According to advices dated April 30, a French detachment has been overwhelmed in Morocco, only one man succeeded in eluding the enemy. THE BRITISH NAVY. The British cruiser Indomitable has attained a speed of 28 knots on her trial trip. THE U. S.80 words
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Article2941 1908-05-02 5 Threk Hundred Miles by Road, Rail, River, and Elephant through Upper Perak, Rahman and Kedah. V. As far back as the memory of man, oral tradition, or written records extend—after all, that is not very far in Malaya—the tin deposits in Rahman have been worked2,941 words
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Article559 1908-05-02 5 Two well-known Penang people forward the following interesting communication, signed The Peer and the Pauper,’* under date London, April Bth Telegram from the South.— Come down on Tuesday for a day or two you want a change and Wednesday is the Golden Hope Meeting.” Reply from559 words
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Advertisement297 1908-05-02 5 New Advertisements. TDOSITION WANTED by an Electrical A and Mechanical Engineer. Apply “X. Y. Z.,” c/o Pinang Gazette. CUNNINGHAM, CLARK 2, UNION STREET, PENANG, AGENTS FOR Vacuum Oil Co. Norval Sons, Glasgow— Billiard Tables and Accessories. Collard Collard, London— Pianofortes. Sanderson Co., Leith— Whiskies Vat 69 Perfection.” Duncan Co., Glasgow—297 words
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Article834 1908-05-02 6 Mr S S C. Parsons, naval clerk, has been appointed’ for duty to the King Alfred, flagship of the China Squadron Another local appointment is that of Gunner C. Pallot to the Tamar, receiving ship at Hongkong. Mr. Pallot has held his warrant for nearly fifteen years. The834 words
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Article72 1908-05-02 6 Canton, Brit., 106, Gillies, May 2, Teluk Anson, gen., Kong Soou. Mary Austin, Brit., 121, Wright, May 1, Asahan, g«n., B. S. Co. Malaya, Ger., 348, Ricken, May 2, Deli, gen., Behn, Meyer <fc Co. Prometheus, Brit., 3583, Geo. Moir, May 2, Singapore, gen., W. Mansfield Co. Tara,72 words
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Article82 1908-05-02 6 Coen for Langsa, T. Semawe, Segli, Oiehleh, Saban g, Padang, and Batavia. Hong Bee for Singapore, Hongkong, Swatow, and Amoy. Kistna for Port Swettenham and Singapore. Leong Ho for Trang. Maky Austin for Asahan. Muttra for Rangoon and Calcutta. Padang for Batu Bahra. Petrel for Pangkalan Brandan. Perak (E.82 words
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Article354 1908-05-02 6 Monday. For. Per. «’lose. Deli Hebe 11 a.ni. Batu Bahra Sree Banka 1 p m. Trang and Pang Nga Deli 1 p.m. Singapore, China, and Japan Trieste 2 p.m. Deli Malaya 3 p.m. Singapore Santhia 3 p m. Tuesday. Langkat Jin Ho 1 p.mPort Swettenham and Singapore Pin354 words
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Article85 1908-05-02 6 Name of Steamer, where from, approximate date of arrival, where bound, and A gents. Braemar, Liverpool, May 4,-Japan, S. Buttery. Benlomond, London, May 8, Japan, S. B. Delhi, Colombo, May 7, China, A. G. Idomeneus, Singapore, May 4, L’pool, W. M. Memnon, Liverpool, May 7, Japan, W. M.85 words
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Article21 1908-05-02 6 By Malaya (May 2)' Messrs. J. Beinhauer and O. Zeaina. By Prometheus (May 2) from Singapore, Mr. and Mrs. ChifFman.21 words
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Article1187 1908-05-02 6 •2 i Mue E g fl Oapitel. Snb-HW. P. M -P. 3 I MINING. Gold. an 000 £1 I £1 *l/-paid January. 1901 Raub Aust. Gold Mining Co., Ltd. Fully Paid 1892 £200,000 £191,250 1 jL'ooo j 8/10 11/. (Contrih) 4 1898 /1,600,000 /2,500,000 25,000 /100 HOO 71 per1,187 words
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Article123 1908-05-02 6 Prnang, 2nd May, 1908. (//y Conrlesy oj the (jharlered Rank.) London Demand Rank 2/3 3/4 4 months’sight Bank 2/4 1/16 3 Credit 1/4 316 3 Documentary 2/4 1/4 Calcutta Demand Bank IU 174} 3 days’sight Private 175} Bombay Demand Bank 174 3 days’sight Privat*» 175} Madras. Demand Bank 174123 words
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Article196 1908-05-02 6 Psnanc, 2nd May, 1908. Gold leaf 65.40 Pepper (VV. oast 3 lb. 5 »x.) no stock. White Peppei 18 sellers. Trang Pepper 11.50 sellers. Mac® 75 sellers. Mace Pickings 57 buyers. Cloves (picked) 31 buyers. Nutmegs 110 $21.50 sales. (No I ss.3osales. u S ar t 2 x. no196 words
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Advertisement36 1908-05-02 6 No Use of It.—What’s the use of taking vile-tasting cod liver oil and emulsions when you can get Stearns’ Cordial of Cod Liver Extract, which is delicious and does more good STEEL TRUNKS. McAlister Co., Ltd.36 words
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Advertisement71 1908-05-02 6 Lingering Coughs. Persistent coughs that continue through the spring and summer usually indicate some throat or lung trouble, and it is n serious mistake to neglect them. Cham berlain’s Cough Remedy is famons for iti cures of coughs of this nature and a fev doses taken in time may save71 words
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Advertisement30 1908-05-02 6 Petter’s Patent Petroleum Engines. THE MOST PERFECT :10T0R OP THE DAY. s 7or Quolafions and Catalogues W APPI.Y TO SANDHANDS, BUTTERY CO. j** Sole Agents, PENANG AND F. M. S.30 words
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Advertisement28 1908-05-02 6 Out or medicines are out date. Stearns’ Wine of Cod Liver Oil, the tonic and blood builder, is as delicious as fine old port. Makes people strong too.28 words
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Advertisement280 1908-05-02 6 1 BUILD UP YOUrl HEfiLiHwn* Toe Commercial Sale Rooms Uf 11 I/ 1 li Q H M’Q Vndertake the Sale by AUCTION of VV I L BB I IV 0 V lw V Merchandise (either sound or dnma K ed) /X ESSCDCe OF Fillld EltraCt Of RED JAMMCI MOUSfi and280 words
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Advertisement1557 1908-05-02 7 CH AUStJISa BA AND I HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL NEDERLANDSCHE INDISCHS THE MERCANTILE BANK OF I BROWN AUSTRALIA, AND CHINA. BANKING CORPORATION. MAATSCHAPPIJ. ESCOMPTO-MAATSCHAPPU. INDIA LlM ited «ROWN Co., T r .i- Snriotv 'Netherlands-Indian Discount Bank.) Monumental SculntOPS. Incorporated by R O y.| Charter. Paid-op-Capital »ls.ooo,ooo Ebta.li.bed 1824. Ebta.ubhbd1,557 words
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Advertisement2170 1908-05-02 8 Shipping. Shipping.Shipping. Shipping, P. &0. Steam Navigation Company. Intended S&ilinga. 1 Ntr«MiSClCTj.lh!|C BRUM. EXPECTED ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES. j BRITISH INDIA Imperial German Mail Line. MATT S’ CTFAM NAVinATinm Pn ITD 'T'HE fast and well-known mail steamers of OUTWARD. OItAM HAVIbAIIUH I/0., LEU. Xv 1 this Company sail fortnightly from Bre-2,170 words
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