Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 4 June 1908

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    20 1 PINANG GAZETTE AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 127 VOL. LXVI. THURSDAY, 4th JUNE. 1908. PRICE 20 CENTS.
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      857 1 to let. Kontaimke metmrt lutschK I The “Bandy” Patent Electric Punkah. 5 R Entry Ist March, 1908. T*» Pahud, as she now lies at Bela wan. 1 I NEW MUSIC. I S= 3 Apply to For full particulars apply to I ATTRDD Pl I AAV” 3 113-uc E A- MANASSEH
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    Selangor Turf Club.
    1066 2 PROGRAMME. July 7th, 9th, &nd 11th, 1908. FIRST DAY. 1. Maiden Plate.—Value $4OO. A Race for Maiden horses. Weight 9 stone, Ex-griffins allowed 7 lb. Entrance $2O. Distance R. C, 2. A Horse Handicap.—Value $5OO. $5O to 2nd horse provided there are 5 starters the property of
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      1406 2 e TENDERS INVITED. Shipping. GOVERNMENT OF SELANGOR. TF “BURNS PHILP LINE. -pENOE&S will be receive.! at the office of the Secretary to Resident, SelanfH SINGAPORE JAVA FORTS, gor, up to noon on the 15th June, 1908, B ADELAIDE, MELBOURNE AND SYD- f or t| w undermentioned Farms for < A
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      123 2 n- ~~~“I BROWN f Co., UMonumental Sculptors, CALCUTTA, BP-*' Established A. D. 1852. w v FROM yVMram Ml FLOWERS import®* of W IMMORTELLE WREATHS aeJ CROSSES “IN MEMORIAM” CARDS, TH FBAGRANCZ Italian Marble and Marble Figures for of Ceinetries, ■AI English-made Iron Railings and Plaster Bf| Marble and Stone-Work executed
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    THE STATE OF KELANTAN.
    1221 3 ANOTHER YEAR’S WORK. Concluded.) The following is the concluding section of Mr. W. A Graham’s latest report on the State of Kelantan. This report embraces the period from 24-th February, 1906, to 14th February, 1907. Posts and Lklsohaphs. The total receipts for the Post and Telegraph
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    A Night with a Snake.
    308 3 The Paris Eclair tells a bloo 1-curdling serpent story, the scene of which was the island of Martinique, and the dramatis persona?, Sergt. Legrand and Pte. Durand, and the snake—a deadly lance-head The soldier had been punished with a night in the cells for some
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    Scribbling on Books.
    169 3 What should be done (asks the Book Monthly) to people who scribble annotations on books which they have borrowed from a library or from some ft iend It is a bad habit, and one that should be discouraged, although it is to be feared that there is
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    OUR MORALS AND OTHER PEOPLE'S MONET.
    927 3 The Times to hand by this week’s mail publishes Sir F. Swettenham’s letter on opium as follows On tl»e 6th May, the member for Nuneaton moved in the House of Commons a resolution in regard to the Indo-Chinese op.um trade, which was unanimously adopted
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    THE LATE GENERAL BULLER.
    900 3 Reuter announces the death, on Tuesday, at Downes, Crediton, Devonshire, of General Sir Bed vers Henry Buller. Born on December 7, 1839 he was educated at Eton and entered the 60th Rifles in 1858. Sir Redvers Henry Buller served with the 2nd Battalion 60th Rifles tbroßgliout
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      104 3 An Australian Commercial Traveller’s Story. It is the commercial traveller who finds the many changes of climate and water trying. Mr. Chas. G. Chapman, who represents a large Brisbane concern, had been troubled for years with chronic diarrhoea. Ou one of his trips a fellow-traveller recommended Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera, and
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      55 3 It is hard to understand why people are willing to bear the torture of headaches when there is such a sure and quick relief at hand. Stearns’ Headache Cure banishes headache and many other sorts of pain. It is wonderful and all who use it like it. Insist on Stearns’?
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      28 3 Why impose upon yourself nauseating re medies (so-called) when there is something better and yet delicious in taste Stearns’ Cordial of Cod Liver Extract has no objectionable features.
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      33 3 Why impose upon yourself nauseating remedies (so-called) when there is something better and yet delicious in taste Steam» Wine of Cod Liver Oil has no objectionable features. HARNESS ACCESSORIES. McAlitl" V GO» M.
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    THE WEEK.
    175 4 Thursday, 4th June. League Football; Buttijrtlies r. AngloChipese, tjsplangde.. Matsuo’s I inernatpgraph, 7 anil 9 p.m. High water 3.40 p m lx>w water 9.38 p.m. Friday, sth June. St. Boniface. Concert, Town Hall, 9.30 p m. Band, Esplanade, 6 to 7 p.m. Matsuo’s Cinematograph» 7 and 9 p.m.
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    Thursday, 4th June, 1908.
    1030 4 Irv yii© commercial hist orv <>f tills Settlement there ha-t, perl»ap% baen no time of depression so acut a ly felt by everv section ot the community thaji that through which we are now passing indeed, it is said by some ol<i residents,, whose past varied
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    PENANG ASSIZES.
    830 4 At the Assizes in the Supreme Court, on Tuesday, before Mr. Justice T. de M. Braddell and a common jury,, the case was concluded of Teo Kan 80, who was charged with culpable homicide not amounting to murder. Mr. R. C. Gould, on behalf of the Acting Attorney
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    PENANG CRICKET CLUB.
    876 4 LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT. The entry list [for the, July Lawn Tennis Tournament is •noy__op fi p. Entries will close on Saturday, 27th inst., at 7 p rn Play will commence on Monday, 6th Julv The usual events are included, •1. The Championship. 2. Single Handicap. 3. Double
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      348 4 WHITE ANTS ant RUBBER: CARBON BISULPHIDE Is the only Chemical with which any degree of Success lias been obtained in the eternal warfare on white ants. Vide May issue Agricultural Bulletin. Messrs. Graham Co., Ltd., are prepared to supply CARBON BISULPHIDE in original drums of IO Gallons or less. Prices
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      113 4 CONTRIBUTIONS must 6e addressed to X The Editor]' written on dfce side o/ the pap?* dnd accompanied. by #Aa,,wpif«r’.' name ana addregs, not necessarily for insertion butasaguaranteeofgoodfaith.'''' A LL MONIES must be paid atihe Pinang Gazette” Office, Penang, taAhe. General Manager, Mr. D. A. M. Brown, whose receipts utill Hlone
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    F.M.S. RUBBER COMPANIES.
    153 5 DHIDEIDS FOR 1907. LINGO! PLANTATIONS CROP. ■From Onr Chen Correspondent.] Loudon, 2nd Jane. The Director’» of the Linggi Plantations, Limited, hare declared a dividend of ten per cent., which, with the previous dividend of ten per cent., makes a total dividend of 20 per cent for 1907.
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    THE POWERS AND MACEDONIA.
    113 5 PREFECTS OF AN AGREEMENT. 'R«ct«r s Slavics London. 3rd June. The latest phase of the Macedonian qneation is that Sir Edward Grey, Sscretai y of State for F >reign Affairs, has sen r Ra-gia another Note suggesting certain nullifications and amplifications of points that have already
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    CHINESE IN CANADA.
    102 5 EFFORTS TO END THE RUSH 'K«rT«RI SsRVICg. London, 3rd June. The firn** < correspondent at V tneouver states that the Chinese Board of Trade i us wired to the Hongkong Guilds requesting them to end the rush of Chinese to British Columbia it i* aso sending a
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    NATAL.
    86 5 A GRAVE POLITICAL QUESTION 'RBUTBR3 SERVICE London, 2nd J one. In the H -use of Commons yesterday. Lieat.-Colonel Seely, L nder-Secretary of State for the Colonies, announced that he had cabled to Sir M. Nathan. Governor of Natal, greatly regretting that the Natal Ministers had stopped Dinizulus salary without
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    THE RUBBER MARKET.
    53 5 RECEIPTS OF PARA FOR MAY PLANTATION RUBBER FIRMER. From Onr Own Correspondent.} London, 3rd June. The May receipts of Para rubber amounted to 3,050 tons, as against 2,620 tons in •the corresponding month of last year there Lave been good deliveries in London. The market for plantation-grown
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    PENNY POSTAGE.
    58 5 THE ANGLO-AMERICAN PROPOSAL [Rictsb’s Ssrvics. Loudon, 4th June. Mr Sydney Buxton, Postmaster-General, intimated in th- Houre of Commons yesterday that he had received a telegram from Mr. George von L. Meyer, the PostmasterGeneral of the United States, accepting the proposal by Mr. Buxton for an AngloAmerican penny postage,
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    RACING AT HOME.
    130 5 THE DERBT. AN OUTSIDERS EVENT. 'Riutihi Sarnies.] London, 4th June. The following was the result of the Derby yesterday afternoon Th 8 Dsrby Stakbs of 6,500 so vs., by subscription of 50 sovs. each h. ft., or 5 sovs. only if declare»! by the last Tuesday in
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    THE PERSIAN FRONTIER.
    90 5 A RUSSIAN ULTIMATUM. INCURSIONS BY THE KURDS. Rictus Sirvici] London. 3rd June. A telegram from St. Petersburg st des that the Chief Shaksevaa of the Novads on the Persian frontier appeared on the scene before the Russian ultimatum wts sent to Persia. Lindon, 4th Jane In consequence
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    THE CHINO-BURMESE FROSTIER.
    67 5 PROTRACTED NEGOTIATIONS. [Riutibs Sirvici. 1 London, 2nd June Mr. J. A. Pease. Junior Lord of the Treasury, replying to the Ear< of Ronaldshay. Unionist member for «he Hornsey Division of Middlesex, said that China l»ad not as yet accepted t ie demarcation of the Chino Burmese frontier
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    OLD AGE PENSIONS.
    39 5 AN AUSTRALIAN SCHEME. [Rivtir'i Sirvici.] London, 4th June. A telegram from Melbourne states that the Australian Commonw alths Old Age Pensions Bill provides for the pensioning of persons over sixty years of age if permanently incapacitated.
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    GERMANY AND CHINA.
    32 5 A VISITOR TO BERLIN. [Rbutkr’s Service.] London, 2nd June. A telegram from Berlin -states that the Kaiser has received in audience Ya-sbi-mei, ex-Vice-Presiffent of the Chinese Board of Communications.
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    LEAGUE FOOTBALL.
    915 5 GOVT. SERVICE r. CRESCENT. Last year the Government Service team went through the entire season without losing a single match, their engagement with the Crescent, the runners-up, resulting in a goal-lwss draw. While it is generally admitted that the Service are not so powerful as last season, their
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    PENANG’S TRADE.
    1510 5 CHINESE AND THE DEPRESSION AN IMPOST ANT MKETUKK A public meeting of lhe Chinese traders ef Penang was held in the Chinese Town Hall, on Tuesday afternoon, to consider what means should be adopted to prevent a financial crisis owing to the present serious depression in business." T
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    IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.
    64 5 THE NATIONS FINANCES. Rxutbr s Sbrvick London, 3rd June. In the Reuse of Comm<>n.s the Finance Bui has passe! the second reading. An amendment by Mr. Keir Hardie, Labour M.P.. regretting, in view of the growing liabilities of the nation, that no attempt had been made to broaden
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    SPECIAL GERMAN SERVICE.
    154 5 HEIM DEENBURG. Berlin, 3rd June. Herr Dernburg, German Secretaiy for the Colonies, has arrived at Capetown. SAMOS. Turkey has declared to the Powers that the autonomy of Samos will remain untouched, and that the Turkish troops will soon be withdrawn. YACHTING. The Empress’s yacht Id ana has
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    187 5 OBITUARY. GENERAL REDVERS BULLER [R«UT««’3 SBRVICB London. 3rd June. Geneial Sir Redvers Bailer died at Downes, Creditor». yesterday. [We publish a biographical sketch of General Buller on psse 3 to-» lay. His death recalls the thrilling story Of the daring deed which won him the Victoria 'ross in the Zulu
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    LOG BOOK.
    842 6 Mr. T. H. G. Brayfield has been appointed second assistant marine surveyor at Hongkong, vice Mr. H L. Fletcher, resigned, during the absence on leave of Mr. James Macdonald, Government Marine Surveyor. Staff Paymaster H. P. Walker has been appointed to the Tamar, receiving ship Hongkong, with effect
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    SHIPPING ARRIVALS.
    119 6 Cathkrinb Apcar, Brit., 1730, Thomas, June 3, Calcutta, gen.', A. A. Anthony Co. Fits Patrick, Brit., 730, WilHama, June 3, Rangoon, Keng Bee Co. Hyb Lbomg, Brit., 296, Treweeke, June 3, Teluk Anson, tin ore, E. 8. Co. Janet Nicholl, Brit., 474, Bell, June 3, Tavoy, gen., E.
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    CLEARANCES.
    46 6 Ban Whatt Soon for Deli. Cornelia for Port Swettenham and Malacca. Canton for Pangkor and Teluk Anson CArHERiNE Apcar for Calcutta. Leong Ho for Trang. Mary Austin for Asahan Nippon for Singapore, China, and Japan. Petrel for Pangkalan Brandan Tara for Port Swettenham and Singapore.
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    MAILS CLOSE
    94 6 For. Per. Chw To-morrow. Port Swettenham and Singapore Perak (E.' i Co.) 4 p.jn. Kopah, Renong, Vic-5 toria Point, Mergui, > Janet Nicoll 1 p.m and Tavoy Rangoon Fitzpatrick 2 p.Ri. Deli Malaya 3 p.pi Pulau Langkawi, Perlis and Setul Un Peng 4 pp. Calcutta Gregory Apcar 4
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    ON WEEK DAYS.
    275 6 FOR Taiping, Ipoh, Batu G*j»li, Kuala Kubu, Kual.i Lumpur, and Serein Imn at 6 a in. and i p.m. Kedah, at 7 a.m. Kuala Mudah, at 7 a.m. Kulim. at 1 p.m. Butte worth, at 7 a.m., 10 a.m., I p.m., and 4-30 p.m. Prye, at 7-30
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    SHIPPING EXPECTED.
    74 6 Name of Steamer, where from, approximate date of arrival, where bound, and Agent». A. Apcar, S’pore, June 27, Calcutta, A. A. A. Benledi, London, June 12. Japan, S. B. China, Singapore, June 7, Trieste, S. K. Hitachi Mani, Singapore, June 5, Aptwerp, B. Lightning, S’pore, June 12, Calcutta,
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    PASSENGERS.
    101 6 By De Kock (June 2) to Deli, Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Capen, Mr. F. R. Wright. By Taroba (June 3) from Singapore, Mrs. McGill and child, Messrs. Goedkoop, Holmberg, Holloway, Mayne, and D. Souza By Taroba (June 3) to Madras, Mr., Mrs., and Master Sonse, Mrs. Siamwalla and
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    SHARES.
    1183 6 1 i f < .< B' 'So Issue v E 'c 5« 8-h->nW. P.M.P. t DMd~d.. N.n.. A S s 00 MINING. Gold. r fit) 000 £1 £1 1/-paid January. 1901 Raub Aust. Gold Mining Co., Ltd. Fully Pai« 1892 £300.000 £191,250 J .50’000 1 18/10 1/- (Contrib) 6
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    EXCHANGE.
    122 6 Prnang, 4th June, 1908. (By Cvurte»y nJ th- Charter»J Hank.) Lmid'Mi Demsn-I Bank 2,3 13/16 4 months’ sight Itank 2/4 1/16 3 Cre«lit 2/4 3/16 3 Docuuieiitary 2/4 1/4 Calcutta Demand .Bank •<* 174 J 3 flays 1 sight Private 175 j Bombay Demand Bank 174) 3 «lays’sight Private
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    PRODUCE.
    183 6 i’n*4th June, 1908. Gold le»i 66.40 Pepper (U Coast 3 11, 6 no stock. White Pep|»ei $l6 sales. Trang Pep|»er $10.75 sales Mac® $7O sellera Mace Picking* $55 buyers Cloves (picke«l) 31 buyers. Nutmegs 110 $lB &19 sales. !No I $5.30 sales. 2 x. no stock. Basket $3.70 sellers.
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