Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 16 June 1908

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    20 1 PINANG GAZETTE AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. No. 136 VOL. LXVI. TUESDAY, 16th JUNE, 1908. ESTABLISHED 1833. PRICE 20 CENTS.
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      999 1 TO LET. NOTICE. NOTICE. NOTICE. No. 5, Pangkore Road. 'T' HE Public are hereby informed that the jg XX. Entry Ist March, 1908. XXTITH reference to my notice which undersigned company is in no way XJOTICE is hereby given that the fl |1 Apply to VV was advertised in or
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    Selangor Turf Club.
    1050 2 PROGRAMME. July 7th, 9th, and 11th, 1908. FIRST DAY. 1. Maidbn Platb.—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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      522 2 Shipping. wy irjr Straits SteflßSMp Ct., LW. gg New Service between Penrtg. Port Swettenbem, and Singapore. Japan Mail Steamship Co. Ld. .Wrak' w will be despatched from Penang, every Tuesday at 5 p.m. from the Wharf for Port Swettenham and Singapore, wnvjKxsCl ing at Port Swettenham in time to catch
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      206 2 SThe Old Way t^ T iL ir r y Ve j‘ rS K ol<J fas bioned Cod Liver Oil had to be forced down a patient’s throat. Invalids couldn t take it, and children wouldn’t. Bat th* pTe 7 d ifc aild yet when enough could taken into the system
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      145 2 HOTEL de la PAIX SINGAPORE. N This Old Established House havhur thoroughly Repaired and Renovated i« Reopened. Good Accommodation for Boarders and Pasm. gers. A Speciality is made of the Table, and Wines, &c., of the best Quality are supplied V Terms Moderate. Runners meet Steamers Mrs. E. GEORGE, Mr.
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    THE OPIUM PROBLEM.
    959 3 REVENUE AT HONGKONG. Above the signature of Mr. G. A. Watkins appe*’’ 8 a long letter in the Hongkong Daily Press, supporting his suggestion to help to minimise the effects of the blow from the sword of Damocles. The writer says that his suggestion has direct reference
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    IMPRESSIONS OF JAVA.
    871 3 It is astonishing how quickly one picks up impressions here. The train journey from the docks lo the city occupies only twenty minutes, at the end of which I had carried away impressions whenever I had touched the carriage. Without going too closely into details, it is
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    DOYENS OF LOCAL SPORT.
    469 3 on a holiday at Home.— Motor_ Car and Athletic Journal. MR. HUGH FORT. In Mr. Hugh Fort, Singapore sportsmen j can claim to possess a confrere whose career, before the Purple Orient enticed him- to the East, was one that associated him among athletes of the
    on a holiday at Home.—Motor_ Car and Athletic Journal.  -  469 words
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    Derby Sweepstakes.
    326 3 People who have not the gambling instinct, but who like an occasional innocent Hutter” in a sweepstake will be pained to hear that all sweepstakes are illegal. It does u»t matter whether the sweepstake is drawn in a club, a public-house, or a private house wherever it takes
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    THE TROOBLE IN YUNNAN.
    685 3 —Exchange. The news front Ybnnao.' grew» «ore serious. Peking is grave alarm at recent developments .in the troublous South, especially along the FrftncoChinese frontier.- The suddenness of these development is ceHoinly- remarkable.' Thft capture of the open port of Hbkow by the' anti-dynastics is now feared
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    Passengers to the Straits.
    185 3 Per P. O. s.s. Moldavia, from London*. May 22, connecting with s.s. Devanha at Colombo, due June 17 at Penang:—To Penang A. H. .Weston, F. R. Long, G. C. Wright, and W. J. Wayte. To Singapour Messrs B. W. Powell, H. I. Mel ling, P. F.
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      6 3 STEEL TRUNKS. McAlister V Co.. Ltd.
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      59 3 Who. enjoys having a headache No one, of course, and yet there are people who continue to suffer, when if they would but take. Stearns Headache. Cure they might, have, quick and sure relief. Even the-most delicate stomach can retain Stearns’ Headache,Cure, and, being tasteless, it is easy <to take.
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      94 3 Be on the Safe Side, Your physician may be busy or out of town just at the. time some member of your family has an attack of colic or diarrhoea. Such cases frequently prove fatal before a doctor can be summoned or medicine procured. No physician can prescribe a better
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      28 3 Out of Date. —Bad medicines are out of date. Steams’ Wine of ftod-sLiyer tonic and blood builder, is as d®h c ouB old port. Makes people strong too.
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      458 3 LOCATION MAGAZINELROADNew Show! New PUy! New Artistes! To-Night WORLD CIRCUS. GH>and Maneeuvres of Well Trained TICEKS. HOMES, PONIES.' DOGS. MONKEY», PANTHERS AND ELEPHANTS» Female «Aqpbafe Female GyipwtS. Fegiafa Eque&tpenße. The Extraordinary and Wonderful, Thrilling and Daring Exploits, rar miss chabina FASCINATING SERPENTINE BONELESS FEATS BY MISS DHONDI. I The most
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    THE WEEK.
    190 4 Tueednr, ISth J«a*. League Footbell Govt. Service v. Butterfliee, Esplanade. Bend, Golf Club. Harmston’s Circus, Dato Kramat, 9 p.m. World Circus, Magazine, 9 p.m. Matsuo’s Cinematograph, 7 and 9 p.m. High water!.3s p.m. Low water 7.40 a.m. Wedaesday. ITtb June. St. Alban. League Football: A.C.B. v. Crescent, C.R.C.
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    Tuesday, 16th June, 1908.
    1031 4 It is a grim coincidence that the sixteenth Earl of Derby, whose death is reported in our columns to-day, should have passed away at exactly the same age as his immediate predecessor in the title, who died in 1893 at the age of 67 years. The
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  • CORRESPONDENCE.
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      UNDESIRABLE “VAGRANTS.”
      800 4 [To the Editor of the Pinang Gazette.”] Diab Sir, Encouraged by a recent leading article in the Pinang Gazette on the subject of vagrancy in Penang and the good work being done thereanent by the Police, I write to draw the attention of the latter to another vagrant
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    HARMSTON’S CIRCUS.
    856 4 THE OPENING NIGHT. A HUGE SUCCESS. Knowing that Harmston’s had i “wet” time in Rangoon it U k a though the proverbial saying that "t Harmstons comes the rain v 1 be fulfilled last evening when thick k? clouds were seen obscuring the sk t superstitious Peuangites were
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      249 4 J THE CRAG HOTEL. Sanatorium, Penang Hills. A perfect health resort and an ideal spot 0 for spending holidays and week-en s. Crisp and bracing atmosphere. Bungalows for families, also single and double rooms. 4 TENNIS, BILLIARDS, CROQUET. SARKIES BROTHERS, Harmston’s Grand Circus Again To-Night at 9-15. Our Great Programme
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      125 4 CONTRIBUTIONS mart be addressed fo u The Editor,” written on one side of the paper only, and acccompanied by the writer’J name and address, not necessarily for insertion but <m a guarantee of good faith. A LL MONIES must be paid at the Pinang m Gazette Office, Penang, to the
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      21 4 [AH commtmicatume intended for ineertion in thie journal must be authenticated. The Editor w not responsible for the opinions of correspondents.']
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    GERMAN NAVAL LEAGUE.
    138 5 AN IMPORTANT RESOLUTION. A TELEGRAM FROM THE KAISER. [Rkutrr’r Skrvick.l London, 15th June. At the annual general meeting of the German Naval League, held in Dantzig, a resolution was passed opposing the participation of the League in party politics. The meeting elected a new executive, but the
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    THE AMUR RAILWAY.
    196 5 PASSED BY THE UPPER HOUSE [Rbuter’s Service.] London, 16th June. The Russian Upper House has largely passed the scheme for the Amur Railway as adopted by the Duma. [During the discussion in the Budget Committee of the Upper House on the Amur railway on May 18, M
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    SOUTH AFRICA.
    131 5 TRANSVAAL PARLIAMENT OPENED [Reuter’s Service] London, 16th June A telegram from Pretoria reports that the Earl of Seibourne, High Commissioner for South Africa, in opening the Transvaal Parliament, stated that 31.157 Chinese had been already repatriated that the supply of native labour was over-sufficient and that the mining
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    THE EDUCATION BILL.
    42 5 A DENOMINATIONAL CONFERENCE [Reuter’s Service.] London, 14th June. A conference of representatives of the various denominations, which has been held in Manchester, has reached an agreement ou the Education question, involving due regard for the views of the minorities.
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    MOROCCO.
    34 5 A SERIOUS DEVELOPMENT. [Reuter’s Service London, 16th June. The adherents of Muley Hatid, the rival Saltan of Morocco, have captured the Algerian armv instructors at Alcazar, and sent them to Fez in irons.
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    SPECIAL GERMAN SERVICE.
    87 5 THE KAI SEE. Berlin, 15th June. The German Press devotes special articles couched in the most cordial terms to the twenty years’ reign of the Kaiser, which was celebrated to-day (Monday). The Opposition papers join in recognising the great power of his personality. GERMAN NAVAL LEAGUE. The
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    IPOH RACES.
    838 5 —S.F.P. Under the auspices of the Ipoh Gymkhana Club, an enjoyable afternoon’s sport was witnessed on Saturday afternoon. We take the following results from our Taiping contemporary The Nerendah Cup. Presented by Mr A. W. Tully.—A handicap for Maiden Galloways 14.2 under. Winner of more than one Griffin
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    ELECTRICAL PROGRESS.
    588 5 PENANG FIRM’S ENTERPRISE. Engineering firms in Penang have hitherto treated electricity as one of the minor branches of their business, but it has been left to the old established firm of Messrs. Huttenbach Bros. Co. to open a show room entirely devoted to everything connected with electricity at
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    Our Trade Depression.
    229 5 Z/i Tinland i Ivuli Lumpur), of yesterday’s date, says The continuing low priee of tin is making itself felt in every quarter and in almost every shape and form The merchants and traders and their middlemen all seem, to be having a not too mild attack of
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    Rainfall in the Settlement.
    94 5 The following is a comparative- statement of the rainfall registered in tl»e Settlement during, the month of May from 1905 to 1908: 1905. 1906. 1907» 1908. Govt. Hill 10.37 12.51 10.51 2<'.3“ Prisons 6)58 13.08 5.94, 15.53 Fort Cornwallis 6.94 724 5.96. 8.54 Balik Pulau 10.29
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    The Opium Traffic.
    95 5 A London telegFsnr of June 9 te our Rangoon exchanges states r A despatch from Lord Crewe, dated the 4th -of .May, confirming his-telegraphed ajw proval of the Ceylon Government’s opium proposals, expresses great gratification that l the Government spontaneously recognises the necessity for restricting the use
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    BRITISH MALAYA.
    606 5 20th CBNTURftr IMPRESSIONS.” THft and handsome volume is the fifth of a series of-publications designed to attractive form full and reliable’ ■information with reference to the outlying ■parts of the Empire. The latest'addition to ■theweries denis with the Straits Settlements and the Federated Malay States. The task undertaken,
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    Rubber Exports from Malaya.
    218 5 i The exports of Para rubber from Ist January tor-31st May, 1908, were as fojlqws r s v sz From From 'srTo Kiiigdom. x 694,533 338,267; i The Continent 31,467 66,933 > United irLaies 400 Japan 3,333 Australia 1&,166 Ceylon 33,810 Lts. v Total; lbs. 824,966
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      334 5 CLARK i (6.1 TO LBT. INVn®. ATTENTION TQ THE Apply to New Model Grand and Mb e 2' mathi eu, No. 5, Arratoon Road Cottage Pianofortes J a FOR SALE. Jtrsr issued by Messrs. A Cllllrt fXCHANGE_rABLES. I -Dollars or Taels and Sterling, $8.50 each. HBeUatfon in Characterising w 4
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    15 5 OBITUARY. [Rbutbr’s Sbrvior] London, 15th June. The death of the Earl of Derby is announced.
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    LOG BOOK.
    830 6 Rear-Admiral C. E. Kingsmill, who haei just been promoted to that rank, is well known on the China Station, where he served some years ago. He has just received an appointment as flag officer commanding the naval forces of the Dominion of Canada. Japanese steamers are reported to
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    SHIPPING ARRIVALS.
    67 6 Avagysk, 8rit."2477 tugard, JurielS, Tongkah, gen., E. S. Co. Bam WMAjr Soojr, Brik,. 199« Milne, June 16, Deli, gen., E. S. Co. Jafara, Dut., 1194, Hut, June 15 r gen., HutUnbach, Li«6ert Co. Vid ab, Brit., 191, Gully, June 16, Teluk Anton, gen., E.S. Malacca, Brit., 405, Upton,
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    CLEARANCES.
    48 6 Jim Ho for Langkat. Di Kocx for Deli. Flying Dxagon for Pulau Langkawi and Setul. G ekm ami a for Singapore,, Hongkong, and Amoy. Pim Sbmg for Port Bwettanham and Singapore. Hyb Lbomg for Teluk Anson. Pbrak (8.8. Co.) for Port Swettenham and Singapore. SRME'BAMXA'for Batu Bahra.
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    MAILS CLOSE
    360 6 To-morrow. For. Per. Close. Negapatam and Madras Teesta 10 a.m. Registration 4 p.m. to-day. Batu Bahra Padang 1 p.m. Teluk Anson Vidar 2 p.m. Calcutta Kut Sang t 3 jxm. Registration 2 p.m. Pangkor Tong Chay Un 4 p.m. Singapore,- China, and Japan Devanha 5 p.m. Thursday. Tongkah
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    SHIRKING EXPECTED.
    52 6 i Name of Steamer, where from, approximate I dale of arrival, where bound, and Agents. A. Apcar, S’pore, June 27, Calcutta, A A. A. Hakata Maru, Singapore, July 3, London, B. Kamagawa Maru, S’pore, June 19, London, B/ Kutsang, Singapore, June 17, Calcutta, B. Montgomeryshire, L’don, June 19,
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    PASSENGERS.
    126 6 By Putiala (June 15) from Rangoon, Mr, Fritz Fiedler. By Malaya (June 15) for Deli, Mr*, van Gulik, Dato Hamperan Perak, Messrs. F.’ Pritchard, A Hoogerwerf, Jr. By PuTiALA (June 14) from Rangoon, Messrs. Ah Long, AhPuck and Harmston’s Circus. By Kistma (June 13) to Port Swettenham, Messrs. L.
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    SHARES.
    1126 6 O 0 9® •i' j i I 5 L I MINING. Gold. r £1 1/. paid January, 1901 Raub Aust. Gold Mining Co., Ltd. Fully P.»i (892 £200,000 £191,250 I| 1 18/10 1898 /2,500,000 *2,500,000 1 25,000 HOO HOO 71 per cent, for 1907 Redjang Lebong Gold, Min.ng Co..
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    EXCHANGE.
    130 6 Pbnang, 16ih June, 1908. (By Courtesy oj the ChatiereJ Hauk.) London Demand Bank 2/3 13/16 4 months* sight Bank 2/4 1/16 3 Credit V 4 1 4 3 Documentary 2/4 516 Calcutta Demand Bank R» 175 3 days’ sight Private 176 Bombay Demand Bank 174 7/8 3 days’sight Private
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    PRODUCE.
    190 6 Panano, 16th June, 1908. Gohl leal 65.40 Pepper (W. Coast; 3 lb 5 os.) no stock. White Pepper $l6 sales. Trang Pepper slo} buyers. M ac $7O sellers. Mace Pickings $55 buyers. Cloves (picked) 31 buyers. Nutmegs 110 $lB &19 sales. SNo I J 6 3o sales. 2 x.
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      39 6 Sprains Quickly Cured. Bathe the part* freely with Chamber* lain’* Pain Balm and give them absolute rest, and a quick cure- is certain. For sale: by all Chemists and Store-keeper*, lhe George Town Dispensary, Wholesale Agqpta. STEEL TRUNKS. MtAliatnr
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      40 6 Chamberlain’* Colic, CUOlcrsf* an<. Diarrhoea Remedy. Thia*.remedy has-been in use foreverthirty years and has.proved itaelf to be the: most successful remedy yet discovered for, bowel complaints It never fail*. ForI sale by all Chemists and Store-keeper»,-The, George, Town Dispensary, Wholesale
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      76 6 The Commercial Sale Rooms Ltgan's Buildings and 88 Bishop Str tot) Undertake the Sale by AUCTION of Merchandise (either sound or damaged) HOUSE and LANDED PBOPERTT, and rURMITUBE of all descriptions. Advances to a limited extent on the latter to suit customers can be arranged prior to sale, and the
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      25 6 Just as Good as it Tastes.—Steams’ Cordial of Cod Liver Extract is as good as it tastes. Makes sick people well and weak people strong.
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      1692 7 1 H^ultraLlA B AND H NGKONG AND SHANGHAI NEDJERLANDSCHE HANDEL NEDERLANDSCHE^INDISCHE^THr Url) r>MT„ r CHINA. BANKING CORPORATION. MAATSCHAPPIJ. ESCOMWO mIaTSCHAPPU. JUBT AMIVED Incorporated by Royal Charter. Paid up-Canital ai ■> non ono Netherlands Trading Society. tNrtherlands-lndian Discennt Bant) IMITED. P P »15,000,000 Established 1824 Eatabmsh.d at Batatia, 1857. Antho—l 114
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      1714 8 S|t Shipping. Shl|,|>ing Shipping. P. 40. SteamNwljatiw (hapuj. Intended Seiling». KorddCUtSChCr LlOjd, BFClfifill. ixncm Annus *n hmmims. j BRITISH INDIA If MAIL SERVICE. eTC B MA VIA AT If) ■On ITD Imperial German Mail Line. V outwakd. U* s STEAM NAVIGATION Co., Liu. OCtOD StCIB Shift Co ltd June 17
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