Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 24 June 1908

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    20 1 PINANG GAZETTE AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 143 VQL. LXVI. WEDNESDAY, 24th JUNE, 1908. PRICE 20 CENTS
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      1052 1 TO LET. NOTICE. NOTICE. B. I. 8. N. Co., Ltd. A«M-WRTICULTUUL SNW. INS. ALL PAYMENTS to the direolved firm FOR SALE. U-pAMOTH” No. 5, Pangkore Road. A o f A n, n 4 I r ,i ug most be made to TXTITH reference to my notice which S.S. KISTXA. INTENDING
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    PENANG TURF CLUB.
    1077 2 AUTUMN MEETING, <f9©B. Tuesday, the 28th July, Thursday, the 30th July, and Saturday, the Ist August, 1908. FIRST DAY. Tuesday, 28th July, 1908. 1. THE MAIDEN PLATE. Value ssoo* A Race for Maiden Horses. Weight as per scale reduced 14 lbs. All horses imported into the Straits
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      739 2 Shipping. New Sertfce between Penrtf, 1 Pert SwettHiteem. eW Slnjtpore. Japan Mail Steamship Co. Ld. b e «^lk"» w 8U will be despatched from Penang, evfery Tuesday at 5 p.m. from the Wharf for Port Swettenham and Singapore, arriving at Port Swettenham in time to catch the 8-30 train for
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      9 2 RILEY, HARGREAVES Co., Ltd PENANG BRANCH, 14 BEACH STREET
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      426 2 Fire Insurance. i Queen Insurance Company Royal Fire Insurance Company. The undersigned have been appoint Agents for the above Companies, and open to accept Fire Risks at current ratj? KATZ BROTHERS, Ltd.,’ The London Assurance Corporation. The undersigned, having been ap po i ot Agents for the Corporation, are now
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    LATEST RUBBER FLOTATION.
    727 3 —S.T. BRITISH CAPITAL FOR SUMATRA. As announced by our London correspondent in our last issue, the British (Sumatra) Rubber Estates, Limited, has been registered in London with a capital of £130,000 to acquire three estates in the Serdang district ot Sumatra. The lands are held direct from
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    AN Ex.P.W.D. CONTRACTOR.
    839 3 VIB.IT FROM SIR H. McCALLUM. The Ceylon Observer Jaffna correspondent writes on Friday, June, 5 Moolai is one of the insignificant villages in Jaffna. As soon as Mr. M. N. Sinnappoo, His Excellency Sir H. McCallum’s old and valued contractor at Singapore years ago, read that H.
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    ADRIFT AT SEA.
    422 3 To be adrift at sea in a sampan for almost thirty hours, and to be rescued in a somewhat exhausted condition by a passing steamer and returned to Singapore, were the unpleasant experience of two Pulo Brani adventurers on Sunday and Monday, says the Strait* Times of
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    Racing at Home.
    99 3 The Manchester Cup. London, 12th June. The following is the result of the race for the Manchester Cup, run at the Manchester Meeting to day Mr. W. Hall Walker's Polar Star, by Pioneer—Go On, 4 yrs 8-7, 1 Mr. W. Clark’s All Black, by Gallinule—Vortex, 4yrs., 8-2,
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    The Ascot Stakes.
    87 3 London, 16th June The following is the result of the race for the Ascot Stakes, a two-mile handicap, run to-day Mr. Thompson’s Twrdine, by Speed— Simplify, 5 yrs 1 Duke of Devonshire’s Black Spot, by Black Sami Word of Honour, 4yr5.,... 2 Mr. T. P. Thorne’s Magellan,
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    Royal Hunt Cup.
    150 3 London, June 17. The result of the race for the Royal Hunt Cup to-day is as follows Mr. R. B Dobell’s ch c Billy the Verger by Aviugton—Gold Flake (trainer, Rooney) 4 yts I Mr S<>e Joel’s b or br c Toor Boy by Perch—Philoe (trainer, C
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    OUR “HARMLESS”CREEPERS!!
    440 3 I.— times of Ceylon. GUARANTEED TO SIGN UNLIMITED CHEQUES AND WARRANTED TO ASK NO QUESTIONS. .I don’t mean the ere ft per, poor creature. He is a harmless individual.” A Witness speaking fore the Labour Commission. “What on earth is that?” I asked, glancing over to a table
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    Pan-Anglican Congress.
    122 3 Ixmdon, 15th June. The Great Pan-Anglican Congress opened to-day with an Intercession Service at Westminster Abbey. The delegates number nine thousand, including nearly three hundred Bishops, representative of the Anglican community throughout the world, the greatest assembly ever convened by a Christian church. The Agenda dealing with social
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    The New Hongkong Courts.
    185 3 The Builder of May 2 contains a section, plan, and elevation of the design for the new Law Courts at Hongkong, to be erected as part of a group of new public buildings upon a portion of land reclaimed from the Harbour by the erection of
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      108 3 An Australian Commercial Traveller’» 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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      59 3 Shakespeare’s advice to throw physic to the dogs was written before the days of Steams’ Headache Cure. Had he known of the pain-banishing virtue of that excellent article he might have paraphrased his famous eulogy of sleep in its favour and termed it Balm for aching heads-” It always cures.
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      620 3 Skin Sores. NOTICE. skin or insect kites, prevent T l 1, r an after July Ist next, the control festgripg, and kJ and management of Swettenham scratch, apply at once Pier the Jefcfc y Sheds and Bonded Stores, i 1 i and the Government Godowns on Weld E>Shll74>l*T C. 1
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    THE WEEK.
    198 4 Wednesday, 24th June. St. John Baptist. Midsummer Day. Band, Esplanade, 6 to 7 p.m. Harmston’s Cicens, 4 and 9 p.m. Matsuo’s Cinematograph, 7 and 9 p.m. High water 8.10 p.m. Low water 2.20 p m. Thursday, 25th Juae. Outward 8.1. Mail. Municipal Commission 3.39 p.m. League Football: Butterflies
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    Wednesday, 24th June, 1908.
    1751 4 His Excellency the Governor’s visits to Penang are, like the proverbial angel’s, few and far between but, when he does favour us with his presence, it may almost be said of him that, from the moment of his arrival till his departure, he slumbers not nor
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      TRAFFIC REGULATIONS.
      805 4 [To the Editor of the Pinang Gazette."] Sir, Your correspondent Horseflesh draws attention to a small but valuable piece of advice which may be required by the motor drivers of Penang—-or may not From my own observations, I think it i 3 not required. However, let that pass.
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      214 4 THE CRAG HOTEL. .> Sanatorium, Penang Hills. A perfect health resort and an ideal spot for spending holidays and week-ends. 4 Crisp and bracing atmosphere. Bungalows* for families, also single and double rooms. 4 TEVNIS, BILLIARDS, CROQUET. J S «RKIES BROTHERS, i J Harmston’s Grand Circus AT DATO KRAMAT GARDENS.
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      121 4 CONTRIBUTIONS must be addressed to The Editor," written on one side of the paper only, and acccompanied by the writer’s 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.
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      11 4 [All communications intended for insertion in this journal must be authenticated
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    JOURNALISM IN KOREA.
    366 5 All EDITOR CAST IHTO PRISM. SEQUEL TO SEDITIOUS ARTICLE. [Reuter’s Service.] Loudon, 23rd June. In the House of Commons yesterday, Mr. J. A. Pease, Junior Lord of the Treasury, in reply to Mr. D. M. Smeaton (Liberal member for Stirlingshire), explained that Mr. Ernest T. Bethell, a
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    A ROYAL ACCOUCHEMENT.
    258 5 A FUTURE KING OF SPAIN i Reuter's Service] London. 23rd June. Her Majesty Queen Victoria Eugenie of Spain has given birth to a son. [King Alfonso of Spain was married on May 31, 1906, to Princess Victoria Eugenie, daughter of the late Prince Henry of Battenberg and
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    IMPERIAL GOVERNMENT.
    92 5 Mb. ASQUITH’S DAY DREAMS.” [Reuter’s Service] London, 24th June. Mr. H. H. Asquith, Prime Minister, in a speech at Birmingham on Monday, summed up the Government's aims as being the establishment of a community of free men. The great objects of the Liberals were to equalise burdens, to
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    CANADA AND THE CHINESE.
    49 5 AN IMMIGRATION BILL PASSED. [Reuter’s Service.] London, 23rd June. The Canadian of Commons has passed a Chinese Immigration Bill, which restricts admission of Chinese to students who pay a head tax of $3OO (gold), which is repayable after tliey complete one year’s study in Canada.
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    THE ART OF AVIATION.
    32 5 [Reuter's Service] London, 24th June. M. Leon Delagrange the French aeronaut, travelling in his aeroplane, covered 15 kilometres in 16| minutes at Milan (nearly 34 miles an hour).
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    LEAGUE FOOTBALL.
    452 5 MOHAMMEDANS v. CRESCENT. A League football match was played on the Esplanade last evening between the Mohammedan Recreation dub and the Crescent Footbdl Club. The game was well contested but was unfortunately rough, both sides being to blame it was a pity that the teams did not devote
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    SPECIAL GERMAN SERVICE.
    390 5 SPAIN. Berlin, 23rd June. The Queen of Spain has given birth to a son. MACEDONIA. In the House of Commons, the Govern merit admitted an Anglo-Russian Agreement regarding Macedonia, but stated that so far no negotiations had been made with the other Powers. BANKING. The Russo Chinese
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    HARMSTON’S CIRCUS.
    225 5 Yet another success was scored last night by Harmston’s Circus with their change of programme, witnessed by an enthusiastic audience who appreciated the performance immensely, each artiste being suitably encored. The Emanuels appeared for the first time, in their revolving ladder act, which was not executed on Monday
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    Municipal Commission.
    713 5 The following is the business for the meeting of the Municipal Commission tomorrow 1 Minutes of last meeting to be read and confirmed. 2. Anv special business the President may bring forward. 3. Questions. 4. Letter from Colonial Secretary conveying Governor’s approval to the alteration to Municipal limits.
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    SELANGOR TURF CLUB.
    642 5 FIRST DAY’S HANDICAPS. The following are the handicaps for the first day’s races in connection with the Selangor Turf Club’s July meeting Race No. 2 Pause 10.10 Pin 10.3 First Tenor 9.4 Rapture 8.12 Zanibar 8.10 Race No. 3. Perplex 9-12 Newbury 9-12 Lady Brockleigh 9-00 First
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      716 5 THE OPHJM TRAFFIC. I PENANG GOLF CLUB. I w. find the <*">„ T L Y D A 8 Observer Saturday, 3Ttd, and 3 allowing Stay. We must apologise to our .readers but as vn■■ i supplementary they may not object to being reminded that the Straits Settlements and Malay States
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    LOG BOOK.
    928 6 A of workmen and engineers left Siseho on May 18 by the cruise* Tokiwa for Mekong with a view to floating the training ship Matsushima. The Waiwupu has passed a resolution in accordance with which the Foochow Dockyard is to be extended and improved. Competent European engineers and
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    SHIPPING ARRIVALS.
    63 6 Cobniua, Brit., 200, Maros, June 23, Malacca, gen., E. 8. Co. Camtom, Brit., 105, Gillies, June 24, Teluk Anson, gen., Kong Soon. Di Kock, Dirt., 565, Vinnan, June 23 r Langsa, gen., Hutton bach, Liebert A Co. Jim Ho, Brit.,. 110, Wright, June 19, Langkat, gen., E. S.
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    CLEARANCES.
    43 6 Avaovbk for Tongkah. Flying Fish for Port Weld and Taiping. Jim Ho for Langkat. Lai Sano for Calcutta. Malacca for Tongkah. Prinz Heinrich for Ceylon, India, and Europe. Srse Banka for Batu Bahra. Tono Chav Un for Pangkor. Vidar for Teluk Anson.
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    MAILS CLOSE
    49 6 To-morrow. For. Per. Close. Deli and Langsa De Kock 2 p.m. Port Swettenham and Malacca Vorwaerte 2 pm. Pulau Langkawi and Setul Flying-Dragon 3 p.m. Port Swettenham and Singapore Thongwa 3 p.m. Friday. Batu Bahra Padang 1 p.m. Port Swettenham and Singapore Perak (E.S. Co.) 2 p.m.
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    ON WEEK DAYS.
    290 6 i 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., 10a.m., 1 and 4-30 p.m. Prye, at 7-30 a.m., 11 a.m.,
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    SHIPPING EXPECTED.
    56 6 Name of Steamer, where from, approximate dale of arrival, and Agents. A. Apcar, S’pore, June 27, Calcutta, A. A. A. Benlarig, London, June 26, Japan, 8. B. Benlomond, Singapore,-July 3, London, S. B. Bencleuch, London, July 9, Japan, S. B. Enroll, Liverpool, July 9, Japan, S. B. Hakata
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    PASSENGERS.
    166 6 By Prinz Ludwig (June 23) from Colombo, Messrs. David Mitchell, J. Arambu, and Mrs. E. J. Chinniah from Aden, Mr. Ross Clunis from Genoa, Messrs. E. Pfaehler, P. J. Blick v. Elden, P. C. Bruyn, A. Sudra, W. C. Ebbels,A. de Kroes, W. A. Th. Burger, E. B. van
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    SHARES.
    1116 6 i -J n No. of LpuW Dividend-. Name Jg Capital. Subscribed. shares. Value. s J g mining. Goli. r KUOOO £1 £1 1/-©aid January. 1991 lUiih Aust. Gold Mining Co.. Ltd. Fully Pa, ss| 5 1«»» £»«.>,«00 £191,250 I j 18 /|0 1/. H .898 <2,600,000 at.,000 HOO Ml
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    EXCHANGE.
    127 6 Penang, 24th June, 1908. (By Courtesy of the Charteied Bank.) London Demaml Bank 13/16 4 months’ sight Rank 2/4 1/16 3 Credit */4 I'4 M 3 Documentary 2/4 5/16 Calcutta Demand Bank R* 175 3 days’ sight Private 176 Bornlmy Demand Bank 174 7/8 3 days’sight Private U 6
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    PRODUCE.
    189 6 Penang, 24th June, 1908. Gold leal 66.40 Pepper (XV Coast 3 0» 6 no stock. White Pepper $15.75 byrs. Trang Pepper slo£ buyers. Mac® $7O sellers. Mace Pickings $55 buyers. Cloves (picked) 31 buyers. Nutmegs 110 $lB to 19 sales. [No I J 6 30 sales. 2 x. no
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