Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 16 November 1908

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    20 1 PINANG GAZETTE AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 264 VOL. LXVI. MONDAY, 16th NOVEMBER, 1908. PRICE 20 CENTS.
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      927 1 THE PINANG GAZETTE." TO LET. NOTICE. NOTICE OF SA LE. QQOOQQQOQOOOOOQOOOOOOOOOOOQQ unuw<»ll>Tli>X TXTESTLANDS HOUSE, No. 4 Wes»- T BEG to inform the public that I hare Bv Order of the Chief Polke Officer, 3T I n 11a!n h f i A n DAn 11 HA tl Art rt w w
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    PENANG TURF CLUB.
    18 2 JANUARY MEETING, 1909. PENANG TURF CLUB. PENANG TURF CLUB. PENANG TURF CLUB. PENANG TURF CLUB.
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      867 2 ■■ickvs pbup iiNt." kt y K jssswask ll, k’v. Japaß U BRITISH NEW GUINEA, NEW Jk AjK BRITAIN 4 NEW ZEALAND PORTS /FBh {(with transhipment). •As inducement offers. VyJL\»M A regular monthly service to above ports is rnsintXd by the British steamers If Z V M AIRLIE, 2,338 tons, Captain
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      3 2 PENANG TURF CLUB.
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      458 2 MUNICIPAL NOTICE. s.n=,‘-.=?s.i,sx"4 between the hours of 10 ».m. aud 4 p. m (1 P;“- Saturdays). > 6 nnlcl P ft ommissioners will sit to hear any appeals against the valuations an(i rates afore^ lfl afc tll said office at 3.30 p.m„ on Thursday, the 17th Deoemher next, after which
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    STRAITS CURRENCY.
    4188 3 THE AMENDED BILL. INTERESTING CORRESPONDENCE. On Thursday last we published, as a special feature, the original Currency Ordinance, together with the proposed amendments in the new Bill and the objects therefor. Below, we reproduce some interesting correspondence on the subject and a minute by the Colonial Treasurer I.—Chairman,
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    Unclaimed Letters.
    100 3 The following unclaimed letters, parcels, and telegrams are lying at the Penang Post Office Boseh, E. van der Meinesz, A. Clunis, R. R. Morris, C. M. Erskine, P. K. Maitland, N. C. Finkelestain Shaw, Potter, H. Y. DeighMr. ton Gluck, M. Rae, J. M. Houston, W. Reyes, J.
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    THE WEEK.
    125 3 Monday. I6tb November. P.C.C. Laying Foundation Stone of New Pavilion, 5-30 p.m. Japanese Cinematograph, Penang Road, 7.30 and 9.30 p.m. Tuesday, 17th November. Reel Practice, Town Hall, 6 to 8 p.m. St. Hugh. Lodge Scotia, 9 p.m. Japanese Cinematograph, Penang Road, 7.30 and 9 30 p.m. Wednesday 18th
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    TO-DAY IN HISTORY.
    76 3 November 16. 1811—John Bright born. 1869—Suez Canal formally opened. 1878—Russian Order of the Crown presented to Maharajah of Johore. 1888 Construction of Railway and Wateiworks, Muar, commenced. 1889— Pahang bar first crossed during N. E. Monsoon by 8 s. Pontianak. 1904—Anglo-Portuguese Arbitration Treaty signed. 1904 —Russian destroyer
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    AUCTION SALES.
    77 3 Tuesday Nov. 17. Household Furniture 110 Transfer Road; 11.30 a.m. Koh Eng Hin, auctioneer. Wednesday, Nov. 18. Household furniture Gottlieb Road 11 a.m. J. R. McFarlane, auctioneer. Thursday, Nov. 19.— Household furniture 2 Tongkah Road 11-30 am. Koh Eng Hin, auctioneer. Saturday Nov. 21. Stock-in-trade Thean Chee Co.,
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    TENDERS.
    23 3 P.M.S. Railways.— Selling Refreshments at Stations tenders close noon. Nov. 30. Kedah Government.— Tenders for Gambling and Spirit Farms close Dec. 5.
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    HOUSES TO LET.
    14 3 Westlands House, No. 4 Westlands, and Morningside apply Wreford and ThomVt>n.
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      30 3 Stearns’ Cordial of Cod Liver Extract is the greatest strengthener of the age It is a standard remedy in all civilised countries for its superior qualities have made it worldfamous.
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      22 3 Stearns’ Wins of Cod Liver Oil invigorates the blood, renews powers, energies and ambitions and re-establishes the system on a healthy basis.
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      84 3 Any man will tell you his head is worth saving, and yet some men, when they have a headache, will not try to relieve it. One can’t be too good to his head, therefore Stearns’ jjeadache Cure should always be taken to re peve such pains as headache and neuralgia.
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      135 3 Whan jm aak for BOVRIL do not taka a cheap imitation. BOVRIL is aD beef and ia a standardised strength giving food. Always hwvn BOVRIL handy. W*SV«I d&JUL HtoMalNty WemeSOs 99» Klag. The Commercial Sale Rooms fBB Bishop Street} Undertake the Sale by AUCTION of i Merchandise (either sound or
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      72 3 The Tides. High Water. Low Water. Nor. 16 5.36 p.m. 11.36 a.m. n 17 6.24 p.m. 12.20 p.m. M 18 7.12 p.m. 1.10 p.m. 19 8.00 p.m. 2.03 p.m. n 20 8.48 p.m, 2.47 p.m. n 21 936 p.m. 3.35 p.m. 22 10.20 p.m. 4.20 p.m The Moon. Last Quarter
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    BIRTHS.
    37 4 Park. —At 182 Burmah Road, on the 15th iust., the wife of Dr. G. W. Park of a son. Clakssbn.— On Nov. 9. at Tambun Road, Ipoh, the wife of A. H. Claesseu, of a daughter.
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    MARRIAGE.
    58 4 Baerlociibr-Hogan.—At St. George’s Church, Penang, on Nov. 14, 1908, by the Rev. Frank W. Haines, Colonial Chaplain, Paul Robert Baerlocher, merchant, Penang (Messrs. Martijn Co.), only son of Mr. Oscar Baerlocher, of 7 Vadian Strasse, St. Gall, Switzerland, to Olive, second daughter of Mr. Ernest Charles Stuart Hogan and
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    Monday, 16th Nov., 1908.
    1076 4 The announcement that the Right Rev. William Awdry, Bishop of South Tokio, has been forbidden by his doctors to return to the land of chrysanthemums, recalls the fact that it was this reverend gentleman who wrote a lengthy letter to The Times six months ago on
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    WEDDING AT ST. GEORGE’S.
    2104 4 BAERLOCHER— HOGAN. A pretty wedding took place at St. George’s Church, Penang, on Saturday afternoon, when, in the presence of an exceedingly large congregation—probably the largest that has witnessed the tying of the nuptial knot in the Church for a very considerable time— Miss Olive Hogan,
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    The Sampan Strike.
    280 4 In connection with the representations made by the saiupau-pullers who went on strike last Wednesday night and resumed work on Saturday morning, no reply has as yet been given by the Government. We understand that the scale of fares for passenger sampans will lie enhanced, but not
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    353 4 Mr. H. N. Ferrers, of Kuala Lumpur, left Penang yesterday for Calcutta. He will across India vid Agra and Benares to Bombay, and subsequently Home. Mr. G. B. Stratton has returned to Singapore from leave and will resume his old post of Second Assistant Colonial Secretary, Mr.
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    Eastern Smelting Co.
    472 4 A Claim for Wagbs. In the District Court, before His Honour Judge Wolferstan, this morning, Mr. C. Andrews sued the Eastern Smelting Co. for $lOO for one month’s salary aud also another $lOO for wages in lieu of notice, Mr. Maxwell R. Thornton appearing for the plaintiff.
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      89 4 Contributions must be addressed to >f The Editor, 1 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 oj good faith. ALL MONIES must be paid at the Pinang Gazette Office, Penang, to the General
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    CRISIS IN GERMANY.
    201 5 THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS. REICHSTAG AND THE KAISER. [Reutkr’s Service] Loudon. 14th Nov. It is reported from Berlin that the Socialists proposed in the Reichstag to amend the Constitution by making the consent of the Reichstag necessary before a declaration of war. Kaiser's Indifference. The topic of discussion
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    MUNICIPAL CORRUPTION.
    85 5 GRIM TRAGEDY AT A TRIAL. [Reuter’s Service.] London, 15th Nov. A telegram from San Francisco reports that Mr. Heney, Assistant District Attorney, who has been »he prosecutor of the accused concerned in the Municipal corruption scandals in that city, was shot vesterdav during the trial, on charges on
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    THE NEAR EAST.
    83 5 NEGOTIATIONS WITH TURKEY. [Reuter's Service.] London, 16th Nov. The Near East question is slumbering pending the result of the negotiations with Constantinople, regarding which contra dictorv reports are current, but it is believed that they are progressing fairly well. Frontier Encroachments. London, later. Montenegro lias protested to
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    THE COLLIERY DISASTER.
    83 5 KAISER'S GENEROUS GIFT. [Reuter’s Service.] London, 16th Nov. The Kaiser has contributed 25,000 marks towards the fund for the telief of the families of the victims of the colliery •explosion at Hamm, Westphalia. A Prince's Reception, Prince Eitel Fritz visited the scene of the disaster yesterday, when
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    AMERICAN CABINET.
    43 5 SECRETARY OF NAVY RESIGNS. [Reuter’s Service] London, 15th Nov. Mr. Victor H. Metcalf of California, Secretary of the United States Navy, has resigned. He has been succeeded by Mr. Truman H. Newberry, of Michigan, hitherto Assistant Secretary of the Navy Department.
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    ROBBER.
    57 5 FRIDAY’S AUCTION SALES. 37 TONS FROM MALAYA. \From Out Own Correspondent.] London, 14th Nov. At the public auction sales of rubber yesterday the Malaya quantity offered was 37 tons. Plantation at ss. 6d. The average price realised for Plantation Para rubber was 5/6 per lb. Futures. The latest quotation
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    THE LICENSING BILL.
    58 5 GOVERNMENT AND THE LORDS. [Reuter’s Sehvice.] London, 16th Nov. Mr. Augustine Birrell, Chief Secretary for Ireland, speaking at Bristol on Saturday, referring to the probability of the Lords rejecting the Licensing Bill, said that they would be embarking on a dangerous course if they did so, and
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    BISHOP AWDRY.
    52 5 NOT TO RETURN TO JAPAN. [Reuter’s Service.] London, 14th Nov. The Right Rev. William Awdry, who has been the Anglican Bishop of South Tokio since 1898, and who is at present in England, has been forbidden by his doctors to return to Tokio owing to the state of
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    SPECIAL GERMAN SERVICE.
    355 5 THE KAISER'S INTERVIEW. Berlin, 15th Nov. At a meeting of the Federal Council of Germany with Prince Bulow, recent events arising out of the interview with the Kaiser were discussed. Herr Podewil* agreed with the Government’s foreign policy, and said that as Prince Bulow urgently desired th-it
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    1943 5 S.F.P. SPECIAL MEETING, FRL, NOV. 13* Present. His Excellency the Governor, Sir John Anderson, k.c.m.g. His Excellency Major-Genl. T. Perrott, C. 8., O.C.T. Hon. Capt. Sir A. Young, c.m.g. (Col. Sec). W. Evans (Resident Councillor of Malacca). W. G. Maxwell (Act. Attorney-General). J.O. Anthonisz (Act. Colonial Treasurer). A.
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    27 5 OBITUARY. BOTH CHINESE RULERS DEAD. [Reuters Service.] Loudon, 16th Nov. Reuter’s correspondent at Peking telegraphs that the Emperor and the Empress Dowager of China are both dead.
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    SHIPPING ARRIVALS.
    147 6 Bhadra, Brit., 243, Caree, November 14, Tavoy, gen., Huttenbach, Liebert Co. Bellerophon, Brit., 5726, November 16, Tacoma, gen., W. Mansfield Co. Carlyle, Brit., 335, Treweeke, November 15, Teluk Anson, gen., Adamson, Gilfillan Co. Ijx>h, Brit., 258, Olsen, November 16, Singapore, gen., Adamson, Gilfillan Co Jin Ho, Brit., 110,
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    CLEARANCES.
    48 6 Canton for Dindings and Teluk Anson Flying Fish for Port M eld. Lai Sang for Calcutta. Malaya for Deli. Maetsuijcker for Pulo Weh, Olehleh, and Padang. Pegu for Langsa, T. Semawe, Segli, Olehleh, and Sabang. Un Peng for Pulau Langkawi, Perlis, and Setul. Vidar for Pangkalan Brandan.
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    PASSENGERS.
    152 6 ARRIVALS. By Palitana (November 15) from Singapore, Messrs F E Walhon and G B Taye. By Teesta (November 14) from Singapore, Revd H Matthes, Messrs R Connell, Albert, and Stohp. By Mi ttra (November 15) from Rangoon, Messrs P Davies, C H Hazlewood, Lee Ching Wee, Tea Ching, M
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    EXCHANGE.
    125 6 Penang, 16th November, 1908. (By Courtesy of the Chartered Bank). London Demand Bank 2.3 j 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4 1/16 3 Credit 2/4 3/16 3 Documentary 2/4| Calcutta Demand Bank Rs. 174 j 3 days’ sight Private 176 Bombay Demand Bank 174 J 3 days’sight Private 176 Madras
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    PRODUCE.
    195 6 Penang, 16th November Gold leaf $65 Pepper (W. Coast 3 lb. 5 0z).... No stock. White Pepper SISJ buyers. Trang Pepper $10.95 sales. Mace $7l sales. Mace Pickings $6l sales. Cloves (picked) Out of season. Nutmegs 110 $lB sales. SNo. 1 $6.65 sales. No. 2 No stock. Basket $3.65
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    468 6 To-morrow. For. Per. Clone. Asahan Petrel 1 p.m. Langkat Jin He 1 p.m. Trang and Pang Nga Deli 1 p.m. Batu Bahra Padang 1 p.m. Port Swettenham and Singapore Pin Seng 2 p.m. Tongkah, Kopah, Renong, Victoria Point, Mergui, and Tavoy Bhadra 3 p.m. Teluk Anson Carlyle 3
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    European Mails.
    32 6 Uo Stbamik. Ex 1« WARD. PKCTED. DUB. SAIL. P. 40. Delhi 21/11 B. I. Thongwa 28/11 N.D.L. Kleist 24/11 Outward. P. O. Devanha 19/11 B. I. 26/11 N.D.L. Bulow 26/11
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    SHARES.
    1120 6 i r? .2 C*niLul Subscribed L 3B 116 3 Dividends. Name. Capital. Subscribed. shares. Value. T 5 S 3 g a 2 a MINING. 1903 $300,000 $300,000 30,000 $lO $lO 10% year end. 31-3-08 Belat Tin Mining Co., Ltd. 7L 1906: 300,000 225,000 22,500 10 10 Bruang, Ltd. M
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      502 6 PENANG VOLUNTEERS. ORDERS BY CAPTAIN The Hon Tile A. R. ADAMS, COMMANDANT. November, 1908. 17th Tuesday, Recruits Drill at Fort, at 5-30 p.m., and Lecture by Adjutant at 9-15 p.m. 21st Saturday, P. V. Shooting-Club ’at 3-30 p.m., (Members supply their own Ammunition). 24th, Tuesday, Recruits Drill at Fort, at
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      108 6 Sun Insurance Office, London. Insurances effected upon almost every description of property at current rates of Premium. Total sum insured in 1891 £373,700,000 Total sum insured in 1899 £435,000,000 Total sum insured in 1902 £487,000,000 Claims arranged by the Local Agents and paid with promptitude and liberality. The jurisdiction of
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      104 6 MACKAY'S LIQUEUR WHISKY, THE ACME OF QUALITY, m w f crmr weeK em Excirstoas it Seiattr. THIRST CLASS return tickets will be x granted per s.s. “KISTNA,” timed to leave Penang for Port Swettenham every Saturday afternoon, available only for return per s.s. “IPOH,” or s.s. PIN SENG,’ due to
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