Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 26 May 1908

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    20 1 PINANG GAZETTE AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 120 VOL. LXVI. TUESDAY. 26th MAY. 1908. PRICE 20 CENTS.
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      888 1 TO LET. TENDERS-WANTED. RUBBER SEED. Peiiailg Turf Club No 5 WELD QUAY, lately in PRYE RIVER DOCK. T7ROM Bto 10 year Oi l Trees: deliv- g the occupation of the Sugar Estates Office. 1 ery in August and September. g Could be let in floors to suit tenants, on a
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    PENANG TURF CLUB.
    1079 2 AUTUMN MEETING, 1908. Tuesday, the 28th July, Thursday the 30th July, and Saturday, the Ist August, 1908. FIRST DAY. Tuesday, 28th July, 1908. 1. THE HAUEN PLATE. 1 V»lue $5OO A Race for Maiden Horses. Weight as per scale reduced 14 lbs. All Korses imported into the
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      784 2 Shipping. 'OF 17 “BURNS PHILP, LINE." o SINGAPORE TO *JAVA PORTS, ADELAIDE, MELBOURNE AND SYD- NEY ALSO TAKING CARGO FOR JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP Co., Ltd. NEW ZEALAND, TASMANIAN and Ainnaini QUEENSLAND PORTS. (with transhipment) *as inducement offers. A regular monthly service to above ports is maintained by the British steamers
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      19 2 RILEY, HARGREAVES Co., Ltd, Mechanical, Electrical, Civil Engineers, and Shipbuilders, PENANG, SINGAPORE, and IPOH. PENANG BRANCH, 14 BEACH STREET
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    1325 3 —S.F.P. FRIDAY, MAY 22nd, 1908. Prbsent. His Excellency the Governor, Sir John Anderson, k.c.m.o. Hon. Capt. A. H. Young (Colonial Secretary). His Excellency Major-Gen. T. Perrott, C.b. Hon. W. G. Maxwell (Act. Attorney-General). W. C. Michell (Act. Auditor-General). J.O. Anthonisz (Act. Colonial Treasurer). E. C. Ellis John Anderson.
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    Harpenden (Selangor) Rubber Co.
    378 3 The fifth annual ordinary general meeting of the shareholders of the Harpen len (Selangor) Rubber Company. Limited, was held recently at Hatton, Ceylun. There were present: Messrs. A. C. W. Clarke (Director and Secretiry), in the chair, P. J. Gaisford. G. Barnett and F. H. Turner
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    THE STATE OF KELANTAN.
    1042 3 ANOTHER YEAR’S WORK, Continued.) The following is a continuation of Mr. W. A. Graham’s latest report on the State of Kelantan. 1 his report embraces the period from 24th February, 1906, to 14th February, 1907. ihe District Officers of Batu Mengkebang and Pasir Puteh, Tungku Smail
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    Doomed Opium Dens.
    612 3 Replying to Mr. Murray Stewart, at a meeting of the Hongkong Legislative Council, on May 14th, respecting the announcement in the House of Commons that all opium houses in the Colony are to be closed forthwith, His Excellency the Governor, Sir F. Lugard, K.C.M.G., said on May
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      75 3 Chamberlain’s Pain Balm. You will hunt a good while before you find a liniment that is equal to Chamberlain’s Pain Balm. In cases of rheumatism and sciatica it relieves the intense pain and makes sleep and rest possible. Soreness of the muscles, swellings ami lameness are quickly relieved by it,
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      49 3 Some people are loth to believe that a coil liver oil preparation can be made pleasant and agreeable in taste and yet possess all the good medicinal qualities of the oil free from fat. A trial of that grand tonic—Steams’ Cordial of Cod Liver Oil—will convert the most sceptical.
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      82 3 Australian Newspaper Man’s Experience With Diarrheoa. Mr. S. G. Mathers, publisher of Chronicle, Norm ntown, Queensland, says: Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy completely cured me of chronic dysentery from which I had suffered for years. I feel confident that this remedy also saved the life of my infant daughter,
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      61 3 Sun Insurance Office. London. 1 Insurances effected upon alnfdst every' description of property at current rates of Premium. Total sum insured in 1891 £373,700,000' Toth! sum insured in 1899 £435,000,000 Total tram insured in 1902 £487,600,000 Claims arranged by the Local Agents and paid with promptitude and liberality. The jurisdiction
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      232 3 NOTICE. 0 BW I *T*HE Public are hereby informed that the undersigned company is in no wav should be in every bajae a« well whatsoever connected with the China ae in every Mutual Life In. Co., Ltd. when you are worried and r™ > »< cannot eat weHnor sleep well,
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    THE WEEK.
    37 4 Tuesday. 26th May. i Rogation Day. St. Augustin, Bishop. League Football Butterflies t. Crescent Esplanade. -1 f Band, Esplanade. Matsuo’s Cinematograph, 7 and 9 p m. High water 8.20 a m Low watwr 2.30 p.m.
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    BIRTH.
    18 4 Miles —On May 23rd, at Mentmore,” Logan Road, the wife of E. L. Miles, of a son.
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    Tuesday, 26th May, 1908.
    434 4 Considerable expense has already been incurred by the Municipal Commissioners of George Town in the renewal of defective cables, and such expenditure is likely it. to continue for some time to come. While it may be recognised that this is necessary, if unpleasant to contemplate, the
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  • CORRESPONDENCE.
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      CRUELTY TO DUCKS.
      728 4 [To the Editor of the Pinang Gazette"] Dkar Sir, 1 was much s irprDed to rea 1 in your issue of the 18th instant that one of our local Magistrates had sentenced a man to seven days’ rigorous imprisonment without the option of a fine for killing
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    Doctors and Drugs.
    102 4 In the Supreme Court, this morning, Mr. Justice Fisher delivered judgment in the appeal of Dr. Gnoh Lean Tuck against his conviction by Mr. R. Scott of alleged breaches of the Deleterious Drugs Ordinance 1907 and the Poisons Ordinance 1905.” The convictions for being in possession of
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    Penang Golf Club.
    531 4 The opening, yesterday, of the new clubhouse for the Penang Golf Club was a most successful function. The ceremony was performed by the Hon. R. N. Bland, Resident-Councillor, and Prosperity to the Club was afterwards toasted. We regret that, owing to the pressure on our space usual
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    THE HUNT CLUB GYMKHANA.
    981 4 The Gymkhana held by the Penang Hunt Club on Saturday was in every spect the best for some years, notwithstanding the fact that many Well-known Gymkhanis's, such as Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Stitt Mr. and Mis. Buttery, Mrs. Murray, an J Mrs. Meiklejon, were missing
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      393 4 OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOg l ĔW !»t MILK. s g 0 You are not satisfied with the milk you q q are usinjj at present? Then why not buy 0 O Sledge Braud? Every tin guaranteed. O O SOLD BY ALL RETAIL DEALERS. g 8 Sledge Brandl~Uu.B IN STOCK. PENANG HORSE SHOW. The
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      90 4 CONTRIBUTIONS must be addressed to The Editor," written on one side of the paper only, and acccompanied by the writer 1 j name and address, not necessarily far insertion but as a guarantee of good faith. yg LL MONIES must be paid at the** Pinang Gazette Office, Penang, to the
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      21 4 [All communications intended for insertion in this journal must be authenticated. The Editor is not responsible for the opinions of correspondents
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    191 4 DEATH. Fyfe. —At the General Hospital, Penang, on May 25, 1908, David Fyfe, son of Mr. R. Fyfe, of Kirkcaldy, Scotland aged 27 years. OBITUARY. MR. DAVID FYFE. We dee, ly regret to announce the death, at the General Hospital, Penang, yesterday evening, of Mr. David Fyfe, son of Mr.
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    BY-ELECTIONS AT HOME.
    234 5 STIRLING BURGHS CONTEST. A RECORD LIBERAL MAJORITY. [Rkutkr’s Skrvick.] London, 25th May. Polling took place yesterday in the Stirling Burghs for the election of a member to fill the vacancy created by the death of Sir Hem y Campbell- Bannerman The candidates were Mr Arthur Ponsonby, Liberal
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    THE PRUSSIAN COURT SCANDALS.
    123 5 A RETRIAL FOR HERR HARDEN. [Rkutkr’s Skrvick London, 24th May. A telegram from Leipzig states that the Court of Appeal has quashed the sentence on Herr Maximilian Harden, Editor of the Zukunft, who was convicte I on New Yeats Day for the c iminal l.b“l of
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    ANGLO-GERMAN RELATIONS.
    72 5 THE BURGOMASTERS’ VISIT. [Rkutkr’s Skrvick.] London, 24th May. At Buckingham Palace yesterday the party of Burgomasters from South Germany, who arrived in London on the 19th inst., were received in audience by His Majesty King Edward, who, speaking in German, expressed his pleasure at welcoming them. The Burgomaster
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    MAILS TO THE FAR EAST.
    77 5 THE U.S. SENATE AND SUBSIDIES. [Rkutkr’s Skrvick.] London, 23rd May. A telegram from Washington states that the House of Representatives has rejected the report of the Conference, held in the Senate-House, which recommended a subsidy for the transport of mails to Japan, China, the Philippines,
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    JAPAN AND KOREA.
    50 5 AN AMBASSADOR’S DEFENCE. [Rbutkr’s Service London, 23rd May. Sir Kogoro Takahira, the Japanese Ambassador to the United States, speaking at a Peace Conference held at Mohouk, New York, defended Japan’s action in Korea and Manchuria, and declared that Japan would live up to the ideals of peace.
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    RUSSIA AND CHINA.
    17 5 [Reuter’s Service.] London, 23rd May. M. Korostovez has been appointed Russian Minister at Peking
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    GREAT BRITAIN AND FRANCE.
    150 5 PRESIDENT FALLIERES’ VISIT. A MAGNIFICENT RECEPTION. [Rkutkr’s Skrvick] London, 25th May. Thirteen battleships, eight cruisers, and a swarm of mosquito craft have arrived at Dover to welcome President Fallieres. London, 26th May. President Falliere* and M. Pichon, French Minister for Foreign Affairs, and their suites, had
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    RUSSIA.
    57 5 ECHO OF 1905 REVOLUTION. [Rkutkr’s Skrvick London, 25th May. As the result of a court-martial at St. Petersburg, eleven members of the revolutionary committee, M. Karl, the leader uf the revolution in J «nuary, 1905, and three others have been sentenced to be hanged. Others have been sentenced to
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    CANADA.
    60 5 CRISIS IN THE COTTON TRADE. [Rkutkr’s Skrvick.] London, 25th May. The Canadian Government has appointed a Commission to enquire into the textile industry. The men who are at present on strike will resume work pending the result. [A telegram from Ottawa of May 19 stated that three thousand operatives
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    AERONAUTICS.
    54 5 A DISASTROUS TRIAL TRIP. [Rkutkr’s Skrvick London, 25th May. A telegram from Oakland, California, states that during her trial trip, the Morrell airship, the 1 irgest in the world, being 450 feet long, and propelled by five motors, collapsed from a height of three hundred feet. Sixteen of the
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    POLITICS IN BELGIUM.
    51 5 SIGNIFICANT ELECTION RESULTS. [Reuter’s Service. l London. 26th May. As the result of the Belgian elections, the Government majority of twelve in the Chamber of Deputies has been reduced to eight. The Socialists claim that the lesult is a demonstration against the annexation of the Congo Free
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    AGRICULTURE.
    45 5 AN INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE. [Reuter’s Service.] London, 25th May. At Rome, on Saturday, King Victor Emanuel of Italy opened an International Institute of Agriculture, which has been initiated by His Majesty for the purpose of raising the standard of agriculture o o throughout the world.
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    FAMINE IN UGANDA.
    46 5 OVER FOUR THOUSAND DEATHS. [Rkutkr’s Skrvicr.] London, 25th May. R uter’s correspondent at Mombasa telegraphs that, as the result of a severe famine in the Usoga district of Uganda, over four thousand deaths have occurred, and the Government is feeding fifty thousand persons.
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    GREAT BRITAIN AND RUSSIA.
    40 5 THE IMPENDING ROYAL MEETING. [Rkutkr’s Service.] London, 25th May. The Tsarina and M. Tsvolsky (Minister for Foreign Affairs) will accompany the Tsar to Reval, to meet Their Majesties King Edward ami Queen Alexandra on 9th June.
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    EMPIRE DAY.
    2317 5 CELEBRATION IN PENANG. REVIEW OF CADET CORPS. A large concourse of people assembled at the Esplanade yesterday morning to witness the review of the Cadets Corps attached to the Penang Volunteers and the march past of the pupils of the Penang Free School and St. Xavier’s Institution. At
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    SPECIAL GERMAN SERVICE.
    412 5 THE WEATHER. Berlin, 25th May. Stormy weather prevails throughout Europe; snow has fallen in Switzerland. BAGDAD RAILWAY. The Tsar has granted Persia an extension of time to consider the proposed construction of the Bagdad Railway in order to obtain the approval of the Helif of Mesopotamia. Mr.
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    LOG BOOK.
    847 6 It is stated that America desired to have a permanent anchorage for hei fleet in the waters near Shanghai and that China has declined the request. As a result of further conferences between Mr. Winston Churchill and the delegates of shipbuilders and men, on May 11, a settlement
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    SHIPPING ARRIVALS.
    174 6 Ban Whatt Soon, Brit., 199, Milne, May 23, Tongkah, gen., E. 8. Co. De Kock, Dut., 565, May 26, Langsa, gen., Rettenbach, Liebert 4t Co. Feme, Dan., 3612, Berg, May 25, Kole, Behn Meyer Co. Keemun, Brit., 5066, Evans, May 25, Liverpool, gen., W. M. Co. Kum Sang,
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    CLEARANCES.
    64 6 Leong Ho for Trang. Perak (E. S. Co.) for Deli. Pkirel for Pangkalan Brand an. Mary Austin for Asahan. Maetsuijcker for Singapore. Pin Seng for Port Swettenham and Singapore. Hye Leong for Teluk Anson. Un Peng for Pulau Langkawi, Perlis, and Setul. Perak (S.S. Co.) for Port Swettenhim and
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    MAILS CLOSE
    52 6 For. Per. Cw. To-morrow. Singapore, China and Japan Kleist 11 a.m. Langkat Ban Whatt Soon I p.m. Teluk Anson Vidar 2 p.m. Pangkor Tong Chay Un 4 p.m. Thursday. Deli and Langsa De Kock 1 p.m. Port Swettenham and Malacca Cornelia 1 p.m. Port Swettenham and Singapore Taroba
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    ON WEEK DAYS.
    153 6 FOR Taiping, Ipoh, Batu Gajah, Kuala Kubu, Kuala Lumpur, and Seremban at 1* p.m. 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.ui., 1 p.m., and 4-30 p.m. Prye, at 7-30 a.m., 11
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    SHIPPING EXPECTED.
    91 6 Name of Steamer, where from, approximate date of arrival, where bound, and Agents. A. Apcar, S’pore, June 27, Calcutta, A. A. A. Achilles, China, May 30. Antwerp, W. M. lißenvorlich, London, May 30, Japan, S. B. China, Singapore, June 7, Trieste, S. K. G. Apcar, S’pore, May 25,
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    PASSENGERS.
    170 6 By De Kock (May 23) to Deli, Mr. A. Gal Ladeveze to Langsa, Mrs. Hong Leong. By Kistna (May 23) to Port Swettenham, Mr. S.’C. Scully, Mr. and Mrs. A. Feli, Mr. and Mrs. Towgood, Mr. R. J. Palmer; to Singapore, Messrs. H. C. W. Allen, Lim Seng Tat,
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    SHARES.
    1150 6 £l' Issne J M I M 1 I Capital. Subscribed. Value. Paid n P Dividends. Name I 5 I i M S 3 MINING. Gold. t Biiinmi PI £1 If» paid J»«n«ary. IVOI Itaiib Anet. Gold Mining Co., Ltd. Fully Pai <64 isos £»■•■•.<»>« tioi.ow IH/I u. i (Coii
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    EXCHANGE.
    122 6 Penang, 26th May, 1908. fly Courtesy nJ the t'havlereA Hank.) London Demand Bank 2,3 13/16 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4 1/16 3 Credit 2/4 3,16 3 Documentary 2/4 1/4 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs 174| 3 «lays'sight Private 175| Bombay Demand Bank 174 f 3 days’sight Private 175| Madras. Detnaiul
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    PRODUCE.
    183 6 Prnano, 26th May, 1908. Gohl Uaf 65.40 Pepper (W. Coast 3 lb. h <»».) no stock. White Pepper $l7 sellers. Trang Pepper $10.75 sales. Mac® $7O sellers. Mace Pickings $55 buyers. Cloves (picked) 31 buyers. Nutmegs 110 $20.50 sellers. !No I $5.30 sales. 2 x. no stock. Basket $3.77J
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      42 6 Ir you are weak, tried, nervous or run-down the l*est thing you can take to recuperate your debilitated system is Stearns’ Wine of Cod Liver < til No other cod liver oil preparation gives as good results and none is nicer to take.
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      71 6 Lingering Coughs. Persistent coughs that continue through the spring and summer usually indicate some throat or lung trouble, r and it is a serious mistake to neglect tbfeifi. Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy is fatuous for its cures of coughs of this nature and a> few doses taken in time may save
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      60 6 MACKAY'S LIQUEUR WHISKY, MARTEL'S BRANDY, GEISLER S CHAMPAGNE The Marine Insurance Co., Ltd. The above Company is prepared to accept Marine risks at lowest current iates. The Company also accept risks on Specie, Bonds, Coupons, Bank Notes, and obiter valuables sent through the Registered post, on most favourable terms. For
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    Selangor Turf Club.
    1083 7 I PROGRAMME. I July 7 th, 9th, and 11th, 1908. FIRST DAY. 1. Maiden Plate. Vslue $4OO. A ■Dace for Maiden horses. Weight 9 stone, ■Kx-griffins allowed 7 lb. Entrance $2O. «Distance R. C, 2. A House Handicap.—Value $5OO. Ksso to 2nd horse provided there are 5
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