Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 8 July 1908

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    20 1 PINANG GAZETTE AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 155 VOL. LXVI. WEDNESDAY. Bth JULY. 1908. PRICE 20 CENTS
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      712 1 THE PINANG GAZETTE.” MUNICIPAL NOTICE. MUNICIPAL NOTICE. MUNICIPAL NOTICE. WANTED. the SUBSCRIPTION. 'T'HE next Ordinary Meeting* of the DOGS. REFUND OF ASSESSMENT- LOOdOH I Municipal Commissioners will be held f harebv reminded TTLECTRICAL ENGINEER” for (Published Annually.) For Daily Issue,.nTown,M7 per annum, afc the Office, at 3-30 p.m., on O
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    PENANG TURF CLUB.
    1090 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 MAIDEN PLATE. Value $5OO A Race for Maiden Horses. Weight as per scale reduced 14 lbs. AH horses imported into the Straits»'or
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      812 2 Shipping. “BURNS PHILP LINE.” |kj ’Vf T/' SINGAPORE TO *JAVA PORTS, I JL g JL «LB PORT DARWIN, THURSDAY TSLAND, QUEENSLAND PORTS jfcjj Steamship Qo. Id. ALSO A TAKING CARGO FOR BRITISH NEW jtfjk GUINEA, NEW BRITAIN AND NEW ZEALAND, PORTS (with transhipment). 1L JJ As inducement offers. ’ML A
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      20 2 RILEY, HARGREAVES 4 Co, Ltd, Mechanical, Electrical, Civil Engineers, and Shipbuilders, PENANG. SINGAPORE, and IPOH. PENANG BRANCH, 14 BEACH STREET
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      643 2 PENPNG VOLUNTEERS. ORDERS BY CAPTAIN J. H. G. MARRIOTT, M. S. G., Actg. COMMANDANT. July, 1908. Bth, Wednesday, Company Drill at Sepoy Lines, at 5-45 p.m., Drill Order with Caps. 11th, Saturday, Class Firing Trained Men at 5-30 p.m., Drill Order. 12th, Sunday, Field Day Parade at U Junction of
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    DOYENS OF LOCAL SPORTS.
    1926 3 Mr. D. A. M. BROWN. If Mr. D. A. M. Brown, of Penang, were asked which particular phase of sport he enjoys most, h« would probably say, Golf And if he were asked to relate his personal reminiscences, it would be seen that, while there is
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    THE CROWN AGENTS.
    394 3 I An article in Commercial Intelligence, I June 3, draws prominent attention to this I subject. We quote a few sentences and I trust that the notice given in this influenI tial weekly will have its due effect at I Downing Street:— I There is no greater
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    Botanic Garden in East Java.
    207 3 Gardeners' Chronicle. We learn from Mr. M Buysman that he has succeeded in establishing a botanic garden in the hill country of Java, at a height of about 4,000 feet above sea levr-1 The climate is good, except that, the daily rainfall during the wet
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    Sengon (Java) Rubber Company.
    311 3 Expenditure on garden account amounted to £3,814, and sale of produce £1,767, due to there being little or no produce available at the time the estate was taken over. The manager’s estimated output of dry rubber for the current year is 1 1,000 lb and at
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    RACING AT HOME.
    199 3 NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE.” London, June 24. In the race for the Northumberland Plate the following was the result Mr. A. Bell’s Old China b f by AvingtonDerby China, 4 yrs, (trained by Fagan) 1 Mr. P. Cosens’ Saint Ollalia b or br f by St. Frusquin—Aumbry, 4 yrs.
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    The Agri-Horticultural Show.
    184 3 Cup from the Sultan. In connection with the above Show, H. H. the Sultan of Selangor has been pleased to present a Cup, value ,$lOO, which it has been decided to award to the estate obtaining the greatest number of points in the Rubber Section. Points will
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    THE WEEK.
    195 3 Wednesday. Bth July. Homeward German Mail. P.QC. Tennis Ties. Band, Esplanade, 6 to 7 p.m. Matsuo’s Cinematograph, 7 and 9 p.m. Pathescope, King Street Theatre. High water 1.37 p.m. Low water 7.34 a.m Thursday, 9th July. P.C.C. Tennis Ties. Outward B I. Mail Cinderella Dance Engineers’ Institute. Matsuo’s
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    The Mails.
    40 3 Home Ex- Poarrivai.v To Straw mt. WARD. PgCTRD. DUR. SMI.. P. U. Malta 18/7 B. I. Teesta 11/7 N.D.L. Kleist 8/7 Outward. P. &O. Delta 15/7 B. I. Taroba 9/7 7 am. 4 pm. N.D.L. P.R. Luitpold 22/7
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      525 3 t WANTED. FOR RUBBER ESTATE, Near Taiping, Experienced Manager For Developing Estate. Further particulars on application to “REX,” 441—uc mw f c/o Pinang Gazette. 6. (HEANG SOOJAT G Co., Nos. 120 and 120 a, Pitt Street and Buckingham Street, Penang, Cycle Dealers, Repairers, and r— Commission Agents. Every variety of
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    Wednesday, 8th July, 1908.
    534 4 In his recently-published work, entitled The Real India. Mr,. J. D. Rees, M.P., who has served for upward of 25 years in the Indian Civil Service, and passed through most of the grades, from Assistant Magistrate to British Resident, and additional member of the Governor-General’s Council,
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      SUBURBAN DRAINAGE.
      110 4 (To the Editor of the Pinang Gazette.”) Dear Sir, The drainage work has been lately extended to many places in the suburbs of the town,’for which I have but to congratulate our City Fathers. May I, through your columns, draw their attention to that part of Burmah Road
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    Cricket.
    616 4 A return cricket match between the Penang Cricket Club and Province Wellesley will be played on the Butterworth ground, on Saturday next, commencing at 2 p.m. The following have promised to represent the Province :—Dr. Nicholas, G. iLungley, F. Turner, J. S. W. Arthur, J. Forbes, H. King, Capt,
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    SUPREME COURT.
    986 4 BOOMGARDT v. CRITERION PRESS. Plaintiff Cross-Examined. This case was continued in the Supreme Court yesterday before Mr. Justice Fisher, when the plaintiff was further crossexamined by Mr. Hogan. He deposed:—l sat by Mr. Hope at the Commission and overlooked his notes. I heard some of the evidence and
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    792 4 Mr. J. E. Bishop, A. D. O. of Jelebu, has returned from furlough and resumed work. Mr. James Stark left Penang for Yokohama by the N. D. L. mail steamer Scharnhorst to-day. Dr. Denman, the newly-appointed Health Officer for Kinta, has arrived from England, and will be
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      186 4 *************************000 MATSUO’S I Japanese Cinematograph. New Pictures! New Pictures!! q location: corner ol Campbell Street aa< Penang Root. O §TWO o Every Night. o Q First Show Starts I Second Show Starts O at 7 p.m. to 8-30 p.m. I at 9 p.m. to 11-30 p.m. V Q V 0
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      88 4 CONTRIBUTIO-NS wwstjbe addrttwd. Io The Editor, 1 written on one ride of the paper only, and accompanied by the nanie and addrest, not necewarily for insertion but as a guarantee of good faith. "i LL MONIES must be paid at the (t Pinang Gazette Office, Penang, to the General Manager,
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    LORD CHARLES BERESFORD.
    176 5 STRAINED RELATIONS. RUMOURED ADMIRALTY ACTION [Reuter’s Service.] London, 7th July. Rumours are current in the Lobby of the House of Commons that the Admiralty contemplates taking a decisive step regarding the alleged strained relations between Admiral Lord Charles Beresfoid, Com-mander-in Chief of the Channel Fleet, and the
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    UNITED KINGDOM TRADE.
    73 5 EFFECT OF THE DEPRESSION [Rrutrr’s Service.] London, Bth July. The Board of Trade re'urns of the imports and exports for the United Kingdom for the month of June show a decrease of £1,669,263 in imports and £4,157,930 in exports as compared with the same month last year.
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    THE CHANNEL SWIM.
    58 5 PLUCKY ATTEMPT BY WOLFFE. I Hkctrr’s Service. London, 7th July The first attempt to swim across the English Channel this year was made yesterday by Jabez Wolffe, who, however, gave it up when he was only one nile from the French coast. He swain a distance of
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    AVIATION.
    48 5 AN INTERNATIONAL CONTEST.- [Rkuteb’s Service.] London, 7th July. The aeropianists M Henri Barman and M. Louis Bleriot compet 'd yesterday for a prize of ten thousand francs for the fit st aeroplane Hying a quarter of an hour. Farmau’s aeroplane flew for twenty minutes, covering eleven miles.
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    THE AMERICAN PRESIDENCY.
    52 5 Mr. W. J. BRYAN’S CANDIDATURE [Reuter’s Service.] London, 7th July. A telegram from Denver states that Mr. W. J. Bryan’s platform was su med up at the Democratic Convention as being more emphatic in irs espousal of President Roosevelt’s policies than that adopted by the Republican Convention
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    THE REVOLUTION IN PARAGUAY.
    41 5 A NEW DICTATOR IN POWER. Rrutrr’s Service, j London, Bth July. Dr. Naveiro has been proclaimed President of the Republic of Paraguay. As he is practically dictator, this causes details of the revolution to be kept obscure.
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    SPECIAL GERMAN SERVICE.
    82 5 MOROCCO. Berlin, 7th July. Herr Wangen heim, who has been till now in Mexico, has been appointed diplomatic representative for Germany at Tangier. COURT SCANDALS. The Norddeutsche Allgemeine, referring to the trial of Prince zu Euleuberg for perjury, states that the Kaiser was never present at the
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    THE TUMULT IN PERSIA.
    134 5 DISRESPECT TO LEGATION. A DEMAND FOR REPARATION. [Reuter’s Service London, Bth July. The Times's correspondent at Teheran states that Russia strongly supports the British demand for reparation on account of the disrespect shown to the British Legation, for which the Shah shall have to make a
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    A CONFLAGRATION IN HAYTI.
    45 5 ENORMOUS DEVASTATION. [Reuter’s Service.] London, Bth July. A fire has been raging for two days at Port-au-Prince, the capital of the Republic of Hayti. Three thousand buildings have been destroyed, and thousands of people have been rendered homeless and without food.
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    EIGHT HOURS FOR MINERS.
    40 5 BILL PASSES SECOND READING. [Reuters Service.] London, 7th J uly. The Miners’ Eight Hours Day Bill has been read a sec >nd time in the House of Commons by 390 votes to 120—a majority of 270.
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    Lawn Tennis.
    169 5 The P C C. Tournament. The results of the ties played yesterday were Double Handicap. Class A. Rogers Griffith Jones beat Reimann <te J. G Anthony (scr.) 6 _2 6 1. Double Handicap. Class B. Biearley I vens (-15 3) beat Smith Riley 3_6 6—3 6—3. Donald Dennys
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    F. M. S. Tin.
    139 5 June Returns. The Kanahoi Mine output for June was as follows :—Elevator 48.62 piculs, General Tribute 179.51 piculs. Total 228 13 piculs. Gold, 8.33 ozs. The ou'put from Tekka, Limited, for the month of June amounted to 230 piculs—the result of twenty days’ work only. Mr.
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    SELANGOR RACES.
    670 5 THE JULY MEETING FIRST DAY’S RESULTS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, July, 8. The July Race Meeting of the Selangor Turf Club opened here jesterday afternoon, the results being as follows 1. The Maiden Plate. Value $4OO. A Race for Maiden horses. Weight 9 stone. Ex-griffins allowed
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    SWAMPS IN PENANG.
    2709 5 LIABILITY OF LAND OWNERS. PECULIAR MUNICIPAL CASE. A remarkable story was unfolded yesterday afternoon before Mr. R. Scott, in the First Magistrate’s Court, concerning the widening and construction of Patani Road, which runs off the south side of Dato Kramat Road. The proceedings originated last March in
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    Municipal Commission.
    153 5 The following is the business ta the meeting of the Municipal Commission to-morrow 1. Minutes of the last meeting at be read and confirmed. 2. Any special business the President may bring forward. 3. Questions. 4. Charges for Domestic water services. 5. By-laws for Burial Grounds 6. Refuse
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    LOG BOOK.
    861 6 A Victoria (British Columbia) corre. opondent writes: —While the giant Cunarders are busy breaking iecords on the Atlantic, our own sea-going grey-hound which provides daily connection between Vancouver Island and the mainland, the CPR. 8 8 Princess Victoria has broken her own and all other records between Victoria
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    SHIPPING ARRIVALS.
    83 6 Che ano Chkw, Brit., 1213, Shepherd, July 8, Amoy, gen., Keng Bee Co. Hong Moh, Brit., 2555, Bainbridge, July 8, Amoy gen., E. S. Co. Jin Ho, Brit., 110, Wright, July 7, Langkat, gen., E, S. Co. Malava, Ger., 348, Reeker, July 7, Deli, Behn, Meyer <fc Co.
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    CLEARANCES.
    57 6 Bisley for Singapore, Japan. Vidar for Teluk Anson. Japara for Singapore. Hok Canton for Langsa, T. Semawe, Segli Olehleh, and Sabang. Tong Ch ay Un for Pangkor. Keying Fish for Port Weld and Taiping. Kleist for Ceylon, India, and Europe. Schars horst for Singapore, China, and Japan. Syria for
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    MAILS CLOSE
    83 6 To-morrow. For. Per. Close. Port Swettenham, Malacca and Port Dickson Omapere Ipm. Bulau Langkawi and Setul Flying Dragon 3 p.m. Port Swettenham and Singapore Taroba 3 p.m. Singapore Cheang Chew 3 p.m. Calcutta Catherine Apcar 4 p.m. Registration 3 p.m. Trang and Pang Nga Deli 1 p.m. Friday.
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    ON WEEK DAYS.
    297 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 p.m. Kulim, at J p.m. Burte'worth, at 7 a.m., 10 a.m., 1 p.m., and 4-30 p.m. Prye, at 7-30 a.m., 11
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    SHIPPING EXPECTED
    84 6 Name of Steamer, where from, approximate date of arrival, where bound, and Agents Bencleuch. London, July Japan, S. B. Bellerophon, L’pool, July 17, Pacific, W. M. Calchas, Singapoie, July 17, L’pool, W. M. Deucalion, L’pool, July 12, Japan, W. M. Erroll, Liverpool, July 9,‘Japan, S. B. Gwalior, Singapore,
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    SHARES.
    1151 6 ■—'■a■ 1 Q S I I I» f 3 o i. i No. t of Pwiri «n I Dividends. Naih« < .Oopital. Buhaaribed. Shares. V*| -2 QO o MINING. I Gold r 50/000 £J 17-paid January. 1901 Raul» Au«t. Gold Mining (Jo.. Ltd. Fully 1* 1892 £200,000 £191.250 jgoJoOO
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    EXCHANGE.
    122 6 Benang, Bth July, 1908. (By Courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) Loudon Demand Bank 2/3 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4 1/1" 3 Credit 04 1 4 3 Documentary 2/4 5'16 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs 174| 3 days’ sight Brivat* Bombay Demand Bank 174 i 3 days’sight Brivat*- 1,6 Msdras, Demand
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    PRODUCE.
    189 6 Benang, Bth July, 1908. Gold leaf 65.40 Bepper (X\ Coast 3 "> 5 no stock. White Bepper $15.75 byrs. Trang Bepper slo| buyers. Mac® $7O sellers. Mace Pickings $55 buyers Cloves (picked) 31 buyers. Nutmegs tin $lB to 19 sales. [No t $6 30 sales. 2 x no stock.
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