Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 11 June 1908

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    20 1 PINANG GAZETTE AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 132 VOL. LXVI. THURSDAY. Ilth JUNE, 1908. PRICE 20 CENTS.
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    Selangor Turf Club.
    1043 2 PROGRAMME. July 7th, 9th, and 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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      1446 2 TENDERS INVITED. P- t GOVERNMENT OF SELANGOR. RT TF BURNS PHILP LINE. r T'* ENDERS will be received at the office I of the Secretary to Resident, SelanSINGAPORE TO *JAVA *OBTB, gor, up to noon on the 15th June, 1908, M «UB ADELAIDE, MELBOURNE AND SYD- j or ren^n g
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    THE SHADOW OF THE EAST.
    1374 3 very Hill of Light Itself.—G. E. Raink, in the Pall Mall Gazette. For us, of th© land of a gentler Sun, the East is a fairy world. The blue of it and the gold of it; the tinkling bells and white towers of it; the
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    End of Mohmand Rising.
    160 3 Thk Viceroy’s Congratulations. Simla, Ist June. The following telegraphic correspondence has passed between His Excellency the Viceroy and General Sir J. Willcocks, Commanding the Mohmand Field Fore?:— “From H.E. the Viceroy to Sir J. Wdlcocks, dated the Ist June, 1908. I send you my hearty congratulations
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    Obituary.
    106 3 London, 28th May. The death is reported of Colonel Sir Alfred Mordaunt Egerton. Simla, 31st May. News has been received, after a severe illness, of the death of the Hon’ble Mr. R. Greeven, c.s., formerly Deputy Secretary in the Legislative Department of the Government of India, and more recently
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    New Bishop of Bombay.
    85 3 London, 29th May. The Archbishop of Canterbury, assisted by the Bishops of London, Birmingham, and Southwark, consecrated the new Bishop of Bombay in Southwark Cathedral yesterday. The Bishop of Birmingham, who preached the sermon, anticipated the time when there would be an Indian native episcopate in
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    The Cotton Trade.
    43 3 London, Ist June. The Congress of Cotton Manufacturers of Europe, Asia and America, including India, met in Paris, and has been received by President Palliĕres. M. Siger, the President, welcomed the new adherents to the Congress, and especially the Japanese.
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    THE ANGLO-SIAMESE TREATY.
    925 3 OPINION IN BANGKOK. The Siam Observer (May 30) says The Times publishes another letter, this time in praise of Siamese progress The former correspondent Citizen,” whose letter attracted attention, was an adverse critic and wrote on the strength of less than ten years’ experience. The latest writer,
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    CRICKET AT HOME.
    117 3 London, 26th May. Yorkshire beat Surrey by seven wickets at Leeds. Kent beat Northampton by an innings and 54 runs at Northampton, London, 27th May. Somerset beat Warwickshire by 96 runs. Lancashire beat Cambridge University by 171. The matches between Middlesex and Hampshire and Sussex and Leicestershire
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    Japan’s Little War.
    48 3 London, 29th May. A telegram from Seoul states that fiftythree engagements took place in May between Japanese forces and Korean insurgents. 549 Koreans and thirty Japanese were killed. The rebels are not organised and it is expected that they will be subdued in two months.
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    Cholera and Plague.
    182 3 London, 28th May. > Cholera has broken out in several cities in Luzon, and many cases are occurring. London, 2nd June. Reuter wires from Hongkong that a serious recrudescence of plague has occm red. Forty-seven cases are reported to-day, including one European. Chang Siu-hing, the prime mover
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    Passengers to the Straits.
    236 3 Per P. <k O. s.s. Moldavia, from London, May 22, connecting with s s. DeranAa at Colombo, due June 18 at Penang:—To Penang Messrs. A. H. Weston, F. R. Long, W. J. Wayte. To Singapore Messrs. H. A. Courtney, B. W. Powell, C. A. Pocock, B.
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      98 3 We never heard of anyone who had send Steams’ Headache Cure that did not find it just what is claimed for it. It drives away the pain, it leaves the head clear and the faculties alert, ready for any kind of business. It has no bad taste, and any one
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      525 3 PENANG TURF CLUB. <i. NOTICE. SSYSt GriHins,“Autumn ZZS2C 1908 Meeting. ■rMya l Warraatto tba Klar. 'T'HE Committee of the Penang Turf J- Club have ordered Ten Stud book horses, (same class as this Meeting) from R. Morton. Price, $625, including two MACKAY’S free Entries. Members wishing to subscribe should LIQUEUR
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    THE WEEK.
    169 4 Thursday, Ilth June. St. Barnabas, Apostle and Martyr. League Football: Crescent r. Free School, Esplanade. Matsuo’s Cinematograph, 7 and 9 p.m. High water 9.30 a m. Low water 3.28 a.m. Friday, 12 th June. Ember Day. Band, Esplanade, 6 to 7 p.m. Bandmann Opera Co., Town Hall. Matsuo’s
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    Thursday, 11th June, 1908.
    1104 4 At a moment when the question of extra'- I territoriality in Siam is engrossing, public attention, the announcement made by the Straits Times's Bangkok correspondent thata new Penal Code has been established in Siam on a European basis, and has received the sanction of King Chulalongkorn,
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    THE NEW BISHOPRIC.
    149 4 In the House of Commons on May 18, Mr. Laidlaw asked the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies: How much the Government of the Straits Settlements have contributed towards the establishment of the new bishopric at Singapore; if the Federated Malay States have contributed to this object,
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    Obituary.
    650 4 Mr. J. J. Macbean. Telegraphic advice has been received by Mr. J. W. Stokes, Manager of the local branch of Messrs. Howarth Erskine, Limited, of the death of Mr. J. J. Macbeau, M. I. Meeh. E., formerly Managing Director of the firm in Singapore, which occurred in London on
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    LEAGUE FOOTBALL.
    882 4 N. U. v. M. R. C. On Victoria Green, yesterday afternoon the Mohammedan Recreation Club receivl ed their first check in the League competi tion, dropping a point to the NationaUnion, whose display indeed, was f u value for a win. The weather was far from pleasant for
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      328 4 THE CRAG HOTEL. Sanatorium, Penang" Hills. A perfect health resort and an Ideal spot 0 for spending holidays and week-ends. Crisp and bracing atmosphere. Bungalows J for families, also single and double rooms. TENNIS, BILLIARDS, CROQUET. < SARKIES BROTHERS, Proprietors, AGAIN MASSEYS. THE Bicycle Race at Saturday’s Gymkhana again demonstrated
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      123 4 /CONTRIBUTIONS must m*/ M The Editor," written on one aide of the paper only, and acccompanied by the writer'4 name and address, not necessarily for interiicn but at a guarantee of good faith. yf LL MONIES must be paid at the** Pinang Gazette" Office, Penang, to the General Manager, Mr.
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    KING EDWARD’S TOUR.
    128 5 TUB MEETING WITH THE TSAR. AN AUSPICIOUS EVENT. [Rkutrr's Skrviob.] London, 10th June. The Tsarina being indisposed, was absent from the lunch on board the Polar Star, hut was sufficiently recovered to attend the banquet in the evening on board the Russian Imperial yacht Standart,, where cordial
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    A BATTLESHIP'S EXPERIENCE.
    122 5 NARROW ESCAPE FROM SINKING [Rbvtkk’b Sbrvick.l Loudon, 10th June. The British battleship Irresistible had a narrow escape from capsizing while exercising in the English Channel yesterday. The sea valves refused to close, and water rushed in, causing the vessel to list heavily. She signalled for help, and
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    PENANG HARBOUR.
    72 5 THE NEW RESIDENT MANAGER. "THE BONDED STORER. [frow Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore, 10th June. Mr. S. A. Lane, Assistant General Manager of the Tanjong Pag»r Dock, Mr. William King, Manager of the Wharf Department, and Mr. W. S. Leaky, Assistant Traffic Superintendent, are leaving for Penang by the
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    ANTI-ASIATIC AGITATION.
    60 5 A DEMONSTRATION IN AMERICA. [Reuter's Service London, 11th June. A number of whites in the Los Angeles district of California have demolished a Japanese waggon, the occupants of which were injured, aud also stoned a crowd of Japanese, injuring several of them The whites resent the present of
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    TROUBLE IN YUNNAN.
    43 5 AN APOLOGY TO THE FRENCH. [Reuter’s Service.] London, 11 th June. The local Chinese officials on the Yunnan border have apologised to the French for the recent attack on a French reconnitring party, and have promised to punish the culprits.
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    THE STEEL INDUSTRY.
    34 5 A P.E DUCTION IN PRICES. [Reuter's Service.] London, 10th June. According to a telegram from New York, the Steel Trust announces a general reduction in the prices of finished steel products.
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    MOROCCO.
    17 5 London, 10th June. Muley Hafid, the rival Sultan of Morocco, entered Fez yesterday with much pomp.
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    SPECIAL GERMAN SERVICE.
    81 5 KING EDWARD'S TOUR. Berlin, 10th June. At Reval an interview took place between King Edward aud M. Stolypin, the Russian Premier, and M. Isvolsky, the Russian Foreign Minister. THE KAISERIN. The Kaiserin has met with an accident by falling off her horse she injured her hand aud
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    INTER-STATE CRICKET.
    272 5 PERAK v. SELANGOR. The Whitsuntide cricket match between the above teams at Taiping resulted in favour of Selangor by 43 runs. The scores were Selangor, Ist Innings Wyatt b Scharenguival 2 Bacon ct Pradbery b Scharenguival 0 McKenzie ct Grenier b Bannon 27 Corbetta ct Barnard b Scharenguival
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    Consolidated Malay Rubber
    97 5 Dividend of 10 per cent. Net profit for 1907, including £699 brought in, £6,373 The balance of preliminary expenses (£357) is written off, and £515 is carried forward The area now planted with rublier is 1,596 acres, and this year extension is confined to squaring off fields
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    Malacca Rubber Plantations.
    390 5 The report for the year ended Dec. 31 states that the net profit is £1,125. Of the amount expended upon the estate during the year the sum of £20,924 lias been charged to revenue account and since the inception of the company in January, 1906, the total
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    F.M.S. TIN.
    420 5 EXPORT FROM PERAK. From the Acting Secretary to the Resident of Perak, we have received the advance figures (liable to correction) of the export of tin from Perak (excluding Tanjong Maliin) for the month of May Tin 4,871 piculs 63 catties Tin Ore 29,940 piculs 16 catties Duty
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    Reform in Siam.
    390 5 New Penal Code Sanctioned A new Penal Code has been established in Siam on European basis, and it has received the sanction of His Majesty King Chulalongkoi n. The Code is an extensive one, containing no fewer than 310 sections, and it will become operative on September
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    OPIUM IN THE STRAITS.
    1079 5 REPLY TO SIR F. SWETTENHAM. Mr. Joseph G. Alexander writes to The Times as follows Sir Frank Swettenham has called attention to a phrase used by Colonel Seely in the opium debate last week which seemed to me very unfortunate when I heard it, and which
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    LOG BOOK.
    814 6 Mr. Nield, M.P., seems to think there is not a sufficient number of coastguardsmen in Scotland nowadays. The Admiralty, however, disagrees with him. Is this another case of cheese-paring The report of the Ceylon Blue Book states that work in connection with the north guide of the Graving
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    SHIPPING ARRIVALS.
    69 6 Avagyu, 247, Lugard, June-10, Tongkah, gen., E. 8. Co. Buelow, Ger., 9028, Formes, June 10, Japan, gen., Behn Meyer Co. Hye Leong, Brit., 296, Treweoke, June 11, Teluk Anson, tin ore, E. 8. Co. Japara, Dut., 1194, Hut, June 10, Singapore, gen., Huttenbach, Liebert Co. Malacca, Brit., 405,
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    CLEARANCES.
    51 6 Cornelia for Port Swettenham and Malacca. Canton for Pangkor and Teluk Anson. Deli for Trang and Pang Nga. De Kock for Deli. Flying Dragon for Pulau Langkawi and Setul. Pegu for Langsa, T. Semawe, Segli, Olehleh, and Sabang. Teesta for Port Swettenham and Singapore. Teenkai for Singapore, China, and
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    130 6 To-morrow. For. Per. Close. Tongkah Malacca 1 p.m. Port Swettenham and Singapore Perak (E.B. Co.) 1 p.m. Tongkah Avagyee 1 p.m. Batu Bahra Padang 1 p.m. Calcutta Lightning 3 p.m. Registration 2 p.m. Singapore and Hongkong Kum Sang 3 p.m. Teluk Anson Hye Leong 3 p.m. Mergui, Tavoy,
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    ON WEEK DAYS.
    145 6 FOR Taiping, Ipoh, Batu Gajah, Kuala Kubu, Kuala Lumpur, and Seremban at 6 a.m. and 1 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., 1 pin., and 4-30 p.m. Prye, at 7-30 a.m., 11 a.m.,
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    SHIPPING EXPECTED.
    46 6 Name of Steamer, where from, approximate date of arrival, where bound, and Agents. A. Apcar, S’pore, June 27, Calcutta, A. A. A. Benledi, London, June 12. Japan, S. B. Lightning, S’pore, June 12, Calcutta, A. A. A. Lothian, Liverpool, June 11, Japan, S. B.
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    PASSENGERS.
    243 6 By Bulow (June 10) from Yokohama, Mr. and Mrs. Bicknell; from Nagasaki, Miss Ohori Mine; from Hongkong, Mr. Ngu Ah Leong from Singapore, Mr. and Mrs. Kalisch, Messrs. C. J. A. Musly, M. L. Rithisak, L. Bamnech, Nasy Lek, Hubbard, V. Yzelmann. J. A. Pereira. By- Bulow (June 10)
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    SHARES.
    1106 6 Og.'_ 4 .2 H 7 i I i L: MINING. Gold. f ftOOOO £1 £1 1/. paid January. 1901 lUub Aust. Gold Mining Co., Ltd Fully Psi. 1892 £200,000 £191,250 i ia/io 1/- (Contnb) 6 <B9B /2,500,000 <2,500,000 25,000 /100 HOO 71 per cent, for 1907 Redjang Lebong Gold
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    EXCHANGE.
    119 6 Penang, 11th June, 1908. (By Courtesy oj the Chartered Bank.) 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 Rm. 174} 3 days’sight Private 175} Bombay Demand Bank 174} 3 days’sight Private 175} Madras, Demand Bank
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    PRODUCE.
    189 6 Pknanc, llch June, 1908. Gold leaf 65.40 Pepper (W Coast 3 0». 5 no stock. White Pepper $l6 sales. ITang Pepper slo} buyers. Mac® $7O sellers. Mace Pickings $55 buyers. Cloves (picked) 31 buyers. Nutmegs 110 $lB &19 sales. CNo I $5.30 sales. Sugar. 2 x. no stock, t
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