Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 19 October 1908

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    20 1 pINANG GAZETTE AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 241 VOL. LXVI. MONDAY, 19th OCTOBER, 1908. PRICE 20 CENTS.
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      803 1 the pinang gazette." wanted at ONCE. p enan g a es j^ 00m PENANG SALES ROOM, THE PENANG COACH BUILDING Co Ltd SUBSCRIPTION. 'E'OR' G e,,era l Hospital, Penang, two 88, BEACH STREET, Nurse Probationers on a salary of The undersigned is instructed to sell ESTABLISHED 1892. Vo wr, HTTTTCi\J
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    PENANG TURF CLUB.
    1299 2 JANUARY MEETING, 1909. Tuesday, the 19th, Thursday, the 2lst, and Saturday, the 23rd January, 1909. PROPOSED PROGRAMME! To be submitted to a Special General Meeting to be held on Friday, 30th October, 1908. NOTICE.—No amendments to this Programme will be considered unless due notice is given in
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      341 2 OOOQOOOOQOqqqq §NOAH JOHAN 0 O PHOTOGRAPHERS, q o 307. Chulia Street, Penang. 0 a (Corner oj Carnarvon Street 0 0 V Enlargement to any size. Q All Works on Bromide, 0 o p. O. P., etc. Q g Out-door Photography Undertaken. 0 All work in connection with Photo 0 U
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    A YELLOW-JACKET IN EUROPE.
    727 3 M. Henri Bidou has an article in the Ihbdo Dibats, entitled Impressions dun Chinois which may provoke an occasional smile on the jaded faces of Straits readers His Excellency Ho Kwei Fang, censor for the province of Shan-tung, ex-governor of Hu-nan, Assistant Tutor to the Crown
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    Singapore Chinese Presbytery.
    182 3 —S. T. The Presbytery of Singapore of the Chinese Church at Singapore, Johore, and Muir met at Bukit Timah, in the English Presbyterian Mission Church, on Tuesday last. Besides the Moderator, the Rev. J A R. Cook, there were present the Revs. W. Murray and Tav Sek
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    THE RUBBER EXHIBITION.
    542 3 EXHIBITORS FROM MALAYA The Official Catalogue of the International Rubber Exhibition gives the following list of exhibitors from the Straits and F.M.S. 1 case containing lb. scrap in 6 balls. 4 lb. clot. lb. small biscuits (67 biscuits.) 7| lb. large biscuits (17 biscuits.) 3| lb. small
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    A WONDERFUL PRODUCT.
    491 3 Home paper to hand says There was a story told yesterday of a man at Olympia who was asked how many articles of india-rubber, in one form or another, he carried about with him, and who declared that, as far as he knew, he had none whatever.
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    The Public Health.
    277 3 The health returns of the Penang Municipality for the week ended October 10 show that there were 121 deaths—B3 males and 37 females, and one unknown—equal to a death rate of 62.31 per mille per annum which is the highest ratio for the current year. The death-rate
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    POLITICAL CRISIS IN SAIGON.
    329 3 COUNCILLORS RESIGN. A political crisis has arisen at Saigon, owing to the determination of the Government to push through the Colonial Council a change in the method of assessing the ricefields for revenue purposes. The native members six in number—all withstood strongly the move on the
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    THE WEEK.
    66 3 Monday, I9th October. Ladies’ Rifle Club. 4 p.m. P.C.C. Bowls Tournament. Tuesday, 20th October. P.C.C. Bowls Tournament. Wednesday. 21st October. Trafalgar Day. Victoria Jubilee R. A. Chapter, 6 p.m. P.C.C. Bowls Tournament. Thursday, 22nd October. Outward P. O. Mail. P.C.C. Bowls Tournament. Friday. 23rd October. P.C.C. Bowls Tournament.
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    TO-DAY IN HISTORY.
    38 3 October 19. 16'05—Sir Thomas Brown died. 1856—Mr. Hillier, first British Consul to Siam, died. 1897 —King of Siam visited Madrid. 1904 Battle of Sha-ho ended. 1905 Prince and Princess of Wales left London for India.
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    AUCTION SALES.
    49 3 Wednesday, Oct. 21.— Household furniture 31 Beach Street; 11.30 a.m. Koh Eng Hin, auctioneer. Thursday, Oct. 29 Land in Province Wellesley Logan’s Buildings 11 a.m.; J. W. Hallifax, auctioneer. Friday, Oct. 30— Hock Bee and Chin Bee Estates, Kedah; Logan’s Buildings; 11 a.m. J. W. Hallifax, auctioneer.
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    TENDERS.
    65 3 F.M.S. Railways.— Loading and Unloading goods (Selangor, Negri Sembilan, and Malacca); tenders close noon, Oct. 31. Johore State Railway.— Uniform clothing tenders close noon, Nov. 15. F.M.S. Raihcays.— Uniform clothing (Perak and Province Wellesley) tenders close noon, Nov. 15. F.M.S Railways.— Uniform clothing (Selangor, Negri Sembilan, and Malacca) tenders
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    HOUSES TO LET.
    15 3 Cleeve,*’ No. 122, Scotland Road (furnished); apply W. Marsh, 39, Northain Road.
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      30 3 I Quit Coughing. —Shortly after I com menced taking Stearns’ Wine, that delicioue preparation of cod liver oil, it stopped thcough, mid is building up my health. So could you.
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      28 3 You would like it at first because of the pleasant taste; afterwards because of the good it would do you. That’s Stearns’ Cordial of Cod Liver Oil Extract.
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      57 3 Shakespeare’s advice' to throw physic to the dogs was written before the days of Stearns’ 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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      1217 3 Bn»™■■ Health Officer’s reports on the Kulim Lan and Claimant Place insanitary areas, and K 3 I I asks if the Commissioners are prepared to ■V w I M I resolve that an improvement scheme be *~krrnM bshwwTkfwsM drawn up for these places. an ia «vary hoapttaL Messrs. L. H.
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      63 3 The Tides. High Water. Low Water. Oct. 19 711 pm. 1.10 pin t> 20 801 p.m. 7.02 p.m. 21 8.48 p.m. 2.46 pm. n 22 9.36 pm. 3.34 p.m. 23 10 24 p.m. 4.22 p.m. 24 11.13 p.m. 5.11 p.m. 25 12.01 a.m. 6.03 p.m. The Moon. O New Moon
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    BIRTHS.
    110 4 Micharl. —At Grand Hotel de I’Europe, Singapore, on Oct. 16, the wife of G. Michael, of a son. Jbwitt. —Ou Oct. 14, at Stanton Lacey, Salop, the wife of R. J. C. Jewitt, of Dominion Estate, Kajang, of a son. ■--r a L*Sf.MARRIAGE~ »S<| Fairwbathbr —Craig. —At the Palace
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    Monday, 19th October, 1908.
    472 4 We called on the Hon. John Turner, on his arrival from Port Swettenham, this morning, and learned from him that the meeting of the Planters’ Association of Malaya held in Kua’a Lumpur yesterday, which was called together specially to discuss the question of the high rates
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    SUPREME COURT.
    780 4 >. SEQUEL TO GAMBLING RAID. > «Before Mr. Justice Braddell, in the Supreme Court, this morning, Mr. J. F. Wreford mofFd for an order against Mr. B. Nunn, Third Magistrate, to show cause why a summons was not granted to Teoh Chong Si against Mr. G. V. Savi,
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    TRAMWAY ACCIDENT.
    438 4 TWO CARS, DERAILED. N- jVj Two cars belonging to the Municipal Electric Tramways were derailed yesterday morning, one at Aier Etam and the other in Kampong Bharu. The heavy rains of the previous night were indirectly the cause of the former mishap. It appears that the first car
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    The “ Hong Moh.”
    121 4 The Hong Moh.” Another Cocaine Casb. The Chinese cook of the steamer Hong Moh. which arrived here from Singapore on Friday last, was arrested by a detective in Noordin Street on Saturday night with a basket containing 160 bottles of cocaine valued at $6OO. The case was mentioned in the
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    “ For Charity's Sake.”
    336 4 For Charity's Sake.” Mr. Goh Taik Chee ha* received permission from the Hon. R. N. Bland, Resident Councillor, to visit the Asylum, Pulau Jerejak. He leaves Victoria Pier by launch at 7 a.m. to-morrow to distribute among the 393 paupers at the Asylum the $5O received from the Honorary Secretary
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    772 4 Sir John Murray ia ou a viait to Kuala Lumpur. Dr. F. M. T. Skae is getting his brother out from Home to join him in practice in Ipoh. 1 Towkay Foo Choo Choon, who has lately been on a prolonged visit to Penan/ returned to Ipoh
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      416 4 I LIPTON’S I I E A S/t '*G 1 te 3 E PENANG AGENTS: 3 Paterson, Simons s to., Ltd. I -I NOTICE OF SALE. FOR SALE. by order of the aomimistrator of The Estate of the late RICHARD EVANS, ai *B* A Bl deceased, Mr. J. R. McFARLANE FANI
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    91 4 DEATH. Rose. —At General Hospital, Singapore, William Rose, late of the Straits Settlements P. W.D.—Ceylon papers please copy. OBITUARY. MARSHAL MARQUESS M. NODZU. Reuter’s Service.) London, 19th Oct. The death is announced of Marshal Marquess Michitsura Nodzu. [Marshall Nodzu was a Kogoshima Samurai who fought on the side of the
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    THE SINGAPORE TURF.
    546 5 iUTUIN IEETIRG. THIRD DAY’S RESULTS. [from Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore, 19th Oct. There wri a large attendance at the Singapore Races on Saturday afternoon, and ideal weather conditions prevailed. The sport itself was excellent, the finishes generally being close and exciting. Appended are the results The Open
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    THE AMERICAN ARGOSY.
    17 5 [Reuter’s Service London, 19th Oct. The American battleship fleet has arrived at Tok io.
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    THE NEAR EAST.
    303 5 PROPOSED CONFERENCE. COOL RECEPTION IN GERMANY. [Reuter’s Service.) Loudon, 17th Oct. The German Press has given a cool reception to the conference proposal of Great Britain, France, and Russia, and declares that compensation at the expense of Austria and Turkey is unacceptable. Bulgari» Obstinate. Bulgaria has declined
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    GERMANY AND JAPAN.
    78 5 AN AMBASSADOR’S RECEPTION. [Reuter’s Service.) London, 17th Oct. The Kaiser has received in audience. Mr. Stemi Chind*, the Japanese Ambassador. Friendly Speeches. London, 18th Oct. The Kaiser has exchanged most friendly speeches with Mr. Stemi Chinda, the Japanese Ambassador, referring to the visits of warships a’<d the
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    PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT.
    26 5 TO VISIT LONDON IN 1910. [Reuter’*» Service.) London, 17th Oct. President Roosevelt will visit London and Paris early in 1910 after his African trip.
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    SPECIAL GERMAN SERVICE.
    94 5 THE NEAR EAST. Berlin, 18th Oct. Turkey has circulated a Note to the Powers informing them that Bulgaria is continuing to mobilise troops, and that the latter’s military preparation is viewed with great anxiety. In Vienna a general feeling is growing in favour of Servia, but action
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    SHIPPING RINGS.
    170 5 VIEWS OF THE PLASTERS. V: AN IMPORTANT RESOLUTION. "MEW {From Our Own Correspondent.] Kuala Lumpur, 19th Oct. At a special general meeting of the members of the Planters’ Association of Malaya yesterday, at noon, which was convened for the purpose of considering the question of Shipping Rings, the
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    THE RUBBER MARKET.
    120 5 DEPLETION OF STOCKS. SOME STRIKING FIGURES. {From Our Own Correspondent.] London, 17th Oct. Messrs. Gow, Wilson, and Stanton’s figures have been published showing the depletion of rubber stocks in the United States warehouses. The value in July, 1907, was £71,819 and in July, 1908, £6,366 —a decrease
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    MOROCCO.
    130 5 THE CASA BLANCA INCIDENT. [Reuter’s Service.] London, 19th Oct. It is reported in Paris and Germany that it is proposed to submit the particulars connected with the recent incident at Casa Blanca t; The Hague Peace Conference. [lt was stated on Sept 30 that M. Pichon, the French Foreign
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    NEW TRONOH RAILWAY.
    107 5 FIRST FATAL ACCIDENT. [/’rom Our Own Correspondent.] Ipoh, 19th Oct. A Chinaman was killed on the new Tronoh Railway on Saturday through boarding a train while in motion at Papm Station. [The P. P. thus refers to the fatality > The 12-30 train from Tronoh to Ipoh
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    The Penang Committee.
    114 5 The following are the members of the Penang Committee of the Tanjong Pagar Dock Board appointed by His Excellency the Governor under the regulations made by His Excellency the Governor in Council under section 26 of The Tanjong Pagar Dock Ordinance 1905,” dated the ’l3th May, 1907,
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    PENANG VOLUNTEERS.
    407 5 INTERESTING MANCEUVRES. Yesterday morning, the Penang Volunteer Corps and the Cadets were engaged in some interesting practice in extended formation and taking up positions for defence, followed by attacking operations. Eighteen Volunteers, under Corporal T. J. Lesslar, who had been at Church parade at the early service in
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    Interport Shooting.
    433 5 Success of Singapore Hongkong, Oct. 16. The Hongkong teain fired to-day in the interport rifle shooting contest. The weather was dull and cloudy. The aggregate score made bv the team was 9*H.— S.T. A telegram received by Captain Colbeck on Friday stated that the shooting of the Shanghai
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    PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS.
    818 5 CONCERT AND THEATRICALS. An amateur entertainment was given in the Parish Hall on Saturday in aid of the Band Fund, but was not as well patronised as ’anticipated, due, no doubt, to the unsettled state of the weather and to the second part. My Lord in Livery,” being
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    HONGKONG TYPHOON.
    406 5 ARCHITECT’S RESPONSIBILITY. Hongkong, Oct. 15. There has been a protracted inquiry into the collapse of certain houses in Hongkong during the Yaumati typhoon, by which six deaths were caused. The Coroner’s jury found the architect, Mr. L. G. Bird, guilty of gross negligence, and he has been committed
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    Death of Singapore Artist.
    289 5 Mr. William Rose died at the General Hospital, Singapore, on Wednesday evening, and his remains were interred in the Christian Cemetery at Bukit Timah on Thuisday. He came out from Ceylon in 1888 as Assistant Draughtsman in the Public W<rks Department, Singapore, and retired from the
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    A Health Resort!
    120 5 For the month of September, the number of deaths in Singapore was 1,048, a ratio per mile of 46 41. Of this total 777 were Chinese, 154 Malays, 8$ Indians, and 6 Euro.peans. The causes of death were malarial fever 166, typhoid 8, fever not specified 63
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    Bowls Tournament.
    36 5 The following ties in the P.C.C. Bowl* Tournament have been fixed MaaJay. Single Handicap. (Final). W. S. Goldie —2) v. W. Daniel 6) Tuesday. Cmamfionebip. (Final). W. S. Goldie v. W. S 3. Dunn
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    LATEST CHINA WIRES.
    702 6 THE CANTON-HANKOW RAILWAY. Peking. September 27. H.E. Chang Chih Tang has telegraphed to the Viceroy of Hupeh ««king whether it is advisable to postpone the further construction of the Canton-Hankow railway or to raise a loan to complete the section in the province of Hupeh first. The
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    CLEARANCES.
    49 6 Canton for Dindiugs and Teluk Anson. Flying Fish for Port Weld and Taiping. Hong Moh for Singapore, Hongkong, Swatow, and Amoy. Lai Sang for Singapore and Hongkong. Maetsuijcker for Pulo Weh, Olehleh, and Padang. Muttra for Singapore. Malaya for Deli. Un Peng for Pulau Langkawi, Perlis, and Setul.
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    72 6 To-morrow. For. Per. Close. Deli and Langsa De Kock 1 p.m. Langkat Jin Ho 1 p.m. Asahan Petrel 1 P-m. Port Swettenham and Singapore Pin Seng 2 p.m. Tongkah, Kopah, Renong, Victori a Point, Mergui, and Tavoy Bhadra 3 p.m. Pulau Langkawi and Setul Flying Dragon 3 p.m.
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    European Mails.
    38 6 Home- Ex- Positively To Steamer. a ward. pected. Dur ?>aii.. P. <fc O. Delta 24/10 B. 1. Taroba 31/10 N.D.L. Zieten 27/10 Outward P. &O. Delhi 22/10 B. I. Thongwa 29/10 ND L. P. Ludwig 29/10
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    Passengers to the Straits.
    627 6 Per P. Ar O. s.s. Moldavia, from London, September 14, connecting with s.s. Delhi at Colombo, due at Penang October ‘22 :—To Penang Mrs. Kelvey. Mr B. C. Criswick. To Singapore Sir W. H. and Hyndman-Jones, Mrs. A. Pearce, Mrs. Minto, M i<ses L. T. Price,
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    SHIPPING ARRIVALS.
    208 6 Blake, Brit., 2396, H. Hill, October 17, Calcutta, gen, Adamson, Gilfillan Co. Bhadra, Brit., 243, Carer, October 18, Tavoy, gen., Huttenbach, Liebert Co. Canton, Brit., 106, Gillies, October 17, Teluk Anson, gen., Ah Heng. De Kock,i Dut., 565, Viaman, October 18, Paneh, gen., Huttenbach, Liebert Co. Hebe, Brit.,
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    PASSENGERS.
    200 6 ARRIVALS. By Palitaxa (October 18 from Singapore, Miss Victoria, Messrs Montgomerie, and W Mac beau. By Muttra (October 18) from Rangoon, Mrs. A Behukie and infant, Messrs Marcuse, Wakazee. Ham Po, Yasunaga, and Hin Huat. By Ipoh (October 19) from Singapore Mr and Mrs Marriott, Mrs Jamieson, Mrs Fisher,
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    EXCHANGE.
    117 6 Penang, 19th October, 1908. (By Courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Bank 2 4 months’ »u»ht B-aiiW 2'4 1/16 3 Credit 2 4 3/16 3 Documentary 2»4| Calcutta Demand Bank 174| 3 days’ sight Private 176 Bombay Demand Bank 174 f 3 days’ sight Private 176 Madras.'Demand Bank
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    PRODUCE.
    199 6 Penang, 19th October, 1908. Gohl lent 65 Pepper 'W Coast 3 11« n >»z.) no stock. White Pepper $l5 sellers. Trang Pepper $lO nom. Mac® $7O notn. Mace Picking- $6O nominal. Cloves (picked O ut of season. Nutmegs 110 {io Ba l e 9 f N<> I 56 65
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    SHARES.
    1002 6 7) 3 Capital. Subscribed. t Dividends. Name. E E Q *5 o w 5 MINING. 1903 $300,000 $300,000 30,000 $10 $10 10% year end. 31-3-08 Belat Tin Mining Co., Ltd. $7| 1906 300,000 225,000 22,500 10 10 Bruang, Ltd. 64 64 1901 600,000 600,000 60,000 10 10 a 10%
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