Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 31 August 1908

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    20 1 PINANG GAZETTE AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 199 VOL. LXVI. MONDAY. 31st AUGUST. 1908. PRICE 20 CENTS.
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      921 1 THE PINANG GAZETTE." WANTED. NOTICE. NOTICE. TENDERS. n rf Q 1 D SUBSCRIPTION. QUALIFIED DRESSER for T AKE 1 ha J e thiS d&y A LL PEPSONS having claims against PRYE RIVER DOCK. OOffl. T 7” i T cn rovokoci t>lie .Hower of Attorney. A. ilie dissolved firiu of Irviusf
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      2092 2 Dealers in Cycles, burns philp line.” JkJ VT TZ’ Übe Ipinang Oasette Ipvcss, Xtb. oJ OAH johan, Bewi B^ acht,,, R SINGAPORE TO *JAVA PORTS, Q PHOTOGRAPHERS, O Cycle Accessories. Japan Mail Steamship Co. U. NOTICE 307 Chu,i s,re g 8 Kt w„ i^ PB /W/*e TAKING CARGO FOR OTHER
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    MUNICIPAL PROGRESS REPORT FOR JULY, 1908.
    3194 3 Meetings. 1. Ordinary meetings of the Commissioners were held on trie 9th and 29th of the mouth. By Laws for Burial Grounds were discussed at both meetings but were not taken to a Special Meeting Tn response to representations from the Chinese Community further
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    THE WEEK.
    121 3 Mo&dav. 31st August. P.C.C. Bowls Tournament. Band, Esplanade, 6 to 7 p.m. Victoria Jubilee R.A. Chapter, 9 p.m. Matsuo’s Cinematograph. Pathescope, 7-30 and 9-30 p.m. Tuesday, Ist September. St. Giles. P.C.C. Bowls Tournament. Band, Golf Club. Matsuo’s Cinematograph. Pathescope, 7.30 and 9 p.m. Wednesday. 2nd September. P.C.C. Bowls
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    AUCTION SALES.
    76 3 Tuesday, Sept. 1. Irish Linen, 18, Beach St.; 10.15 a.m. Cunningham, Clark Co., auctioneers. Tuesday and Wednesday, Sept. 1 and 2 Household furniture, 126, Burmah Road 12 noon Koh Eng Hin, auctioneer. Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, Sept. 1,2, and d— Stock-in-trade 67, Beach St. 11 a.m. Cunningham, Clark
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    TENDERS.
    40 3 Prye River Dock— Supply of Pulau Kra rubble tenders close noon, Sept. 7. Perak Government— Gaming Farm, Spirit Farm, Spirit Import Duties Farm, Toddy Farm tenders close noon, Sept. 7. F.M.S. Railways— Coal for locomotives tenders close Sept. 25.
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
    369 3 OFFICIAL MINUTES. Minutes of a Meeting of the Municipal Commissioners held on Thursday, the 13th August, 1908. Present :—F. J. Hallifax, Esq. (President), J. W. Hallifax, Esq., Lim Eu Toh, Esq., and Lim Cheng Teik, Esq. Absent L. H. Clayton, Esq., and Quah Beng Kee, Esq. 1. The
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      35 3 Stearns’ Wine of Cod Liver Oil con" tains all the curative virtues of the oil without its nasty taste. Delicious to take. The tonic reconstructor par excellence. A single trial will convince the most sceptical.
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      50 3 Should be kept in Every Household. As a result of saving my child I regard Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera, and Diarrhoea Remedy as a medicine which should be in every household.— John Adams, Merchant, Gold River, Nova Scotia. For sale by all Chemists and Store-keepers. The George Town Dispensary, Wholesale Agents.
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      52 3 A head with an ache has room for little else A man can’t do business, a woman can’t attend to her work, when the end is splitting with pain. Stearns’ Headache Cure is a certain and speedy cure for headaches of all sorts. It pleases all who use it. Insist
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      8 3 P.MOIR CRANES Cylinder Oil. S&ndil&nds, Buttery V Co,
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      427 3 IN THE KITCHEN. Ri<h, wholesome, paiaie-t«n>|>tii>< delicious thick gravid, enj s of invigorating beef tea— imVKIL Will help you to make tiiein all. BOVRIL Every kitchen should have BO VEIL. By Royal Mis Majesty Warrant to i the King. MALARIA FEVERS. (o) Owing to its easy absorption, LEMCO is of
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    BIRTHS.
    90 4 Farmer. —On August 25, at 24, Wilkie Road, Singapore, the wife of J. A. Farmer, of a daughter, Goldie. —At Eden Hall, Singapore, on August 29, the wife of R. M. Goldie, of a daughter. Koenig. —On August 26, at Singapore, the wife of Captain E. H. Koenig, of
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    Monday, 31st August, 1908.
    1084 4 An interesting comment on shipping rings in the Straits, coming as it does from the Colonial Secretary, Captain A. H. Young, appears in the Report on the Straits Settlements for the year 1907, a copy of which has reached us this morning. At the Colonial Secretary’s
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    NEW KEDAH BRIDGE.
    1576 4 OPENED BY THE SULTAN. AN INTERESTING CEREMONY. The new bridge recently erected over the river at Kapala Batas, Kedah, was formally opened, with considerable ceremony, on Saturday afternoon by H.H. the Sultan of Kedah, who was attended by a numerous suite. There was a very large assemblage
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    746 4 Mr. J. S. W. Arthur has been appointed a Magistrate for Singapore. Dr. T. G. C. Cooper has been appointed Medical Officer, General Hospital, Penang, To-day is the natal anniversary of H er Majesty Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands. Mr. L. H. Clayton, Superintendent o f Immigration,
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      499 4 THE “CRAG" HOTEL. SANATORIUM, PENANG HILLS. A perfect health resort and an ideal spot for spending holidays and week-ends. Crisp and bracing atmosphere Bungalows for families, also single and double rooms. TENNIS, BILLIARDS, 4 CROQUET SARKIES BROTHERS, Proprietors. TO LET. PREMISES No. 18, LOGAN ROAD. Apply at M. M. NOORDIN’S
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      88 4 must be addressed to The Editor,” written on one side of the paper only, and accompanied by the writer's name and address, not necessarily for insertion but as a guarantee of good faith. yg LL MONIES must be paid at the Pinang *4 Gazette Office, Penang, to the General Manager,
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    155 4 DEATH. Mactaggart. —At the Spring, Thetford, Norfolk, on August 27, in her 72nd year, Elizabeth Campbell, relict of the late William Mactaggart, of Singapore, and Eltham, Kent. Obituary. A JCedah Prince. On Saturday evening, at six o’clock, the death occurred at Bakar Batas, Kedah, of H.H. Tunku Abdul Jalleh, a
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    NAVAL MANOEUVRES.
    104 5 MIMIC BATTLE INTERRUPTED. A GERMAN INTRUSION [Rkuter’s Service.] London, 30th August. Considerable comment has been evoked by the arrival and anchoring of a German torpedo-boat in the Tyne, during a mimic battle in connection with the naval manoeuvres. Explanation and Regret The officers of His Majesty’s cruiser Vindictive
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    SITUATION IN TURKEY.
    88 5 A SQUADRON FOR SMYRNA. [Reuter’s Service.] London. 30th August. A telegram from Constantinople states that it is believed that a Turkisk squadron will shortly visit Smyrna (an important seaport in Asia Minor, at the head of the Gulf of Smyrna) to meet the Greek and French warships.
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    FLOODS IS AMERICA.
    60 5 LOSS OF LIFE AND PROPERTY. Loudon, 29th August. Fourteen persons perished and property, valued at $1,500,000 (gold), was destroyed, by the floods in Georgia. Carolina Casualties. Twelve persons lost their lives and one million dollars were lost in Carolina. A Cloudburst.” Fifteen persons were drowned by a
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    AMERICA’S ARGOSY.
    64 5 X RECEPTION AT MELBOURNE. [Reuter’s Service.] London. 30th August. The American battleship fleet has at rived at Melbourne, Victoria, where it was w loomed with ringing cheers by thousands afloat and ashore. iA State Dinner. At a State dinner given yesterday evening, Sir Thomas Gibson-Carmichael, the new Governor
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    JAPANESE FINANCE.
    44 5 CURTAILING EXPENDITURE. [Reuter’s Service.] London, 31st August. A telegram from Tokio states that the Japanese Government has decided to curtain the expenditure by £20,000,000 (sterling), ofjwhich 30 per cent, will come off the Army and ten per cent, off the Naval Estimates.
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    MOROCCO.
    44 5 SULTAN ABDUL AZIZ’S POSITION. [Reuter’s Service.] London, 31st August. Abdul Aziz, the fugitive Sultan, has left Settat, and has arrived at Berrechil, where he has bivouacked with his followers. Resisting Muley Hafid. The inhabitants of some towns are still resisting Muley Hafid’s forces.
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    INDO-CHINA’S GOVERNOR.
    114 5 [Reuter’s Service London, 31st August. M. Klobukowski, the Governor-General-elect of Indo-China, has left Marseilles to take up his appointment. The N. D. L. mail steamer Lutzow, having left Colombo at o p.in. on 29th inst., is expected to arrive here on Sept. 2, at noon, and will leave
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    CRICKET.
    355 5 P.C.C. V. ST. XAVIER’S. A match between the second eleven of the Penang Cricket Club and the St. Xavier’s Institution was played on the Esplanade on Saturday, resulting in a victory for the School team by 52 runs. The Club batted first but only compiled 59 runs, Eames (14)
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    A Wrestling Match.
    146 5 It must have been gratifying to the proprietor of The Pathescope,” at King Street Theatre, to see such a large audience as that of Saturday, in spite of the threatening nature of the weather. The pictures themselves were up to the usual standard, being amusing and interesting
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    SPECIAL GERMAN SERVICE.
    232 5 THE KAISER. Berlin, 30th August. The Kaiser and Kaiseriu received an unexpected brilliant reception at Metz and Strasburg. [Metz and Strasburg were two of the principal French fortresses in Alsace-Lor-raine which capitulated to the Germans in 1870 during the Franco-German War.— Ed P. G.] TURKEY. The election
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    1081 5 ORDINARY MEETING, FRIDAY, AUG. 28. Present. His Excellency the Governor, Sir John Anderson, k.c.m.o. His Excellency Major-Genl. T. Perrott, c.B. Hon. the Col. Sec. Capt. Young. W. G. Maxwell (Act. Attorney-General). J.O. Anthonisz (Act. Colonial Treasurer). Tan Jiak Kim. John Anderson. T. S. Baker. E. C. Ellis. W.
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    The Pahang Murder.
    390 5 A Sensational Story. A few days ago Mr. D. Butler, the Acting Assistant Commissioner of Police for Pahang, who, with Inspector Burton and other officials, has been devoting his energies to effecting the capture of the murderers of Dr. Barrack, at Kuantan, made up his mind that
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    Johore Farms.
    178 5 Mr. Tan Joo Theam’s Tender. We hear from a very reliable source, says the Straits Times, that the Johore Government has accepted the tender of Mr. Tan Joo Theam, Johore, for the Johore Farms, for the sum of $BO,OOO per month. We also hear that circulars are being
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    LOG BOOK.
    835 6 Four seamen of the wrecked steamer Norman Isles were brought to Colombo on August 16, by the s.s. G orj is tan from Aden. They are waiting to be sent to Singapore, where they belong. Daring the voyage of the Oro tar a, which arrived at Colombo on
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    414 6 To-morrow. For. Per. Close. Trang Leong Ho 1 p.m. Pangkalan Brandan Vidar 1 p.m. Deli Perak (E.S. Co.) 1 p.m. Port Swettenham and Singapore Pin Seng 3 p.m. Pulau Langkawi, Perlis and Setul Un Peng 4 p.m. Port Swettenham and Singapore Perak (S.S. Co.) 4 p.m. Wednesday. Ceylon,
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    SHIPPING ARRIVALS.
    104 6 Bharata, Brit., 1957, Swanson, August 30, Singapore, gen., Huttenbach, Liebert Co. Delta, Brit., 4780, Snow, August 29, Singapore, gen., Adamson, Gilfillan Co. Hye lieong, Brit., 296, Treweeke, August 30, Teluk Anson, gen., Kwong On. Hebe, Brit., 347, Andrews, August 31, Singapore, gen., W. Mansfield Co. Palitana, Brit., 1934,
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    CLEARANCES.
    49 6 Canton for Dindings and Teluk Anson (•hoy Sang for Singapore and Hongkong. Deli for Trang and Pang Nga. Flying Fish for Port Weld and Taiping. Hebe for Deli. Mambang for Pulau Langkawi and Setul. Palitana for Singapore. Pera for Port Swettenham, Singapore, China, and Japan. Vorwarts for Rangoon.
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    SHIPPING EXPECTED.
    67 6 Name oj Steamer, where from, approximate ftate of arrival, where bound, and Agents. Ajax, Singapore. Sept. 19, Antwerp, W. M. A. Apcar, S’pore, Sept. 11, Calcutta, A. A. A. Bendoran, London, Sept. 4, Japan, S. B. Cyclops, S’pore, Sept. 3, L’poel, W. M. Keemun, Singapore, Sept. 18, L’pool,
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    SHARES.
    1125 6 I 5C OG 0 Issue j I Oapital. Value. Paid ap. Dividend». Na„... g. S a j MINING. 1y 63 ?309,0U0 $300,000 30 000 $lO $lO 10 per cent, for year ending 31.3-08 Belat Tin Mining Co., Ltd. $7 1906 300,000 225,000 22.500 10 10 Bruang, Ltd. 1901 600,000
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    EXCHANGE.
    123 6 Penang, 31st August, 1908. (By Courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Bank 2 3 15/16 4 months’ sight Rank 2/4 3/16 3 Credit !/4 5/16 3 Documentary 2/4 3'B Calcutta Demand Bank K» 3 days’sight Private i 177 Bombay Demand Bank 175| 3 days'sight Private 17,7 Madras, Demand
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    PRODUCE.
    200 6 Penang, 31st August, 1908. Gold loaf 55 Pepper (W Coast 3 lb 6 »z.) no stock. White Pepper $15.2.5 sellers. Trang Pepper lO llom Mac $7O nom. Mace Pickings $53 jj U y ers. Cloves (picked) out of season. Nutmegs 110 $19.50 sales. (No I $6.65 sales 8,, S
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      64 6 As a Ijiist Resort. Before going to the express of calling a 'lector tor a case of diarrhoea or dysentery, procure a bottle of Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera, and Diarrhoea Remedy and you will be more than pleased with the result, lhere is not another medicine in the world For aL?
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      46 6 A Stubborn Disease. Rheumatism is considerably by the medical men to be the hardest disease there is to control, but Chamberlain’s Pain Balm has remarkable power over it. One application will give relief. For sale by all Chemists and Store-keepers. The George Town Dispensary, Wholesale Agents.
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      71 6 The Commercial Sale Rooms 188 Bishop Street) Undertake the Sale by AUCTION or Merchandise (either sound or damaged HOUSE and LANDED PROPERTY, and ffURNITUKE of all description. Advances to a limited extent on the latter to suit customers can be arranged prior to sale, and the payment of the balance
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      27 6 Why impose upon yourself nauseating remedies (so-called) when there is somethin* better and yet delicious in taste Steam? Cordial of Cod Liver Extract has no objectionable features
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      124 6 ©OOOOOOOO©OOOO©©OOQQQQQQ G QQO MATSUO'S j I Japanese Cinematograph J q iscftlti: Corner of compiiell street om Penang Road. 9 O To-Night! To-Night ’0 0 GRAND PROGRAMME. g I New Pictures! New Pictures!!§ 0 Two Performances Every Night. v First Show 1 a j qi A O Fr Om 7 p.u>.
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