Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 10 December 1908

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    20 1 PINANG GAZETTE AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 285 VOL. LXVI. THURSDAY, 10th DECEMBER, 1908. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      1150 1 THE “PINANG GAZETTE." NOTICE. GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. MUNICIPAL NOTICE. The Standard Life Office. 7 The Oldest British Life Office in the East. S SUBSCRIPTION. fA WING to being out of town, the Office i i "XT UTICE is hereby given that for the j /X w of Dr. C. Henrv Hertz,
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    NEXT YEAR’S CALENDARS.
    316 2 Messrs. Adamson, Gilfillan Co., tha local agents, send us a copy of the 1909 Calendar issued by the New Zealand Insurance Company, Limited, the share capital of which is £1,500,000 paid up and reserves, £690,000 and net revenue for 1907, £642,759. From Messrs. Behn, Meyer <fc Co.,
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    THE WEEK.
    108 2 Thursday. 10th December. Japanese Cinematograph, Penang Road. 7.30 and 9 p.m. Friday. Ilth December. Band. Esplanade. 6 to 7 p.m. Japanese Cinematograph. Penang Road, 7.30 and 9.30 p.m. Saturday. 12th December. Homeward English B.I.) Mail. Japanese Cinematograph, Penang Road. 7.30 and 9.30 p.m. Sunday. I3th December. Third Sunday
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    TO-DAY IN HISTORY.
    45 2 December 10. 1768—Royal Academy instituted. 1894—Secretary of State’s Despatch on Military Contribution laid before Legislative Council. 1899—General Gatacre repulsed at Stormberg. 1904—British Mission to Amir of Afghanistan arrived at Kabul. 1904—Battleship Britannia launched at Portsmouth. 1907 —Admiral Lambton appointed Com-mander-in-Chief, China Station
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    AUCTION SALES.
    21 2 Friday and Saturday, Dec. 11 and lx!.—Household Furniture, Live Stock, etc. Horse Repository, Kelawei Road Cunningham. Clarke Co., auctioneers.
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    TENDERS.
    51 2 Straits Government.— Repairs and Minor Works, and supply of bullocks and carts tenders close noon, Dec. 10. Kedah Government.— Tenders for Stationery, etc.; tenders close noon, Dec. 17. Government B'Aarrex.—Supply of Stores for Tugsand Launches tenders close: noen, Dec 26. Kedah Government.— Police clothing; tenders close 5 p.m., Dec.
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    HOUSES TO LET.
    48 2 Westlands House, No. 4 Westlands, and Morningside apply Wreford and Thornton. 9 Perak Road and 20a Leith St. apply Mrs Kaufmann, 19a Leith St. 39 Green Hall apply 19 Green Hall. Morningside. 142 a, Burmah Road and No. 167, Anson Road apply Wreford and Thornton.
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      59 2 Who enjoys having a headache No one, of course, and yet there are people who continue to suffer, when if they would but take Stearns’ Headache Cure they might have quick and sure relief. Even the most delicate stomach can retain Stearns’ Headache Cure, and, being tasteless, it is easy
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      508 2 v Refreshing. I I To be clean and feel clean < w R MB on a hot dusty day—that is should bn fas «vary ho— mb wall th* delightful feeling which an in every noepitnL follows the use of in— yon are worried and a eaanoe ant well nor sleep
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      68 2 The Tides. High Water. Low Water. I^ u 10 1.33 p.m. 7.33 a ,m. ’1 2.24 pm. 8.20 a.m. 12 312 p.m. 9.12 am. •< 401 p.m. 10.00 a.m. 14 <45 p.m. 10.42 s in. 15 536 p.m. 11.36 a.m. 10 624 p.m. 12.24 a.m. The Moon. Last Quarter 64]
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      2746 3 ,I BIIRvS railP LINE." KT V U Tie C«» R lil Sde Rm»l PEI A|I G IuNTEERS SINGAPORE TO *JAVA PORTS, i f UIN HIM <&. Beach street, ORDERS BY CAPTAIN PORT DARWIN, THURSDAY ISLAND, Vllllw fl> VV«J undertake th. sai. by auction of The Hon Isle A. R. ADAMS,
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    BIRTHS.
    47 4 Aldworth.— Nov. 14, at Westcott, Surrey, wife of J. R O. Aidworth, of Kuala Lumpur, of a daughter. Buck.—Nov. 16, at Ilkley, Yorks, wife of K. S. Buck, of Tientsin, of a daughter. Nielson—Nov. 15. at Muswell-hill, London, wife of O. E. Nielsen, of a daughter.
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    Thursday, 10th December, 1908.
    1098 4 Reuter lias favoured us to-day with some particulars of the proceedings transacted at the first annual general meeting of the Rubber-Growers Association in London, which was characterised at the recent meeting of the Planters’ Association of Malaya as a self-seeking and uustatesmanlike body, completely discredited,” the
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    THE LOCAL COURTS.
    803 4 NOVEL FORTUNE TELLING. A novel case of fortune-telling was before Mr. A V. Brown, Second Magistrate, this morning, in which three Cantonese figured as the defendants. Mr. J. S. W. Arthur, Second Assistant Protector of Chinese, who prosecuted, stated that the house in which the defendants were
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    789 4 Brother Gilbert, of St. John’s Instity. tion, Kuala Lumpur, has returned from holiday. Paymaster A. Taylor has been poster! for duty with the cruiser Kent. He joins the Kent from the scout Skirmisher of the Channel Fleet. Colonel W. G. Belford, 0.m.g., mb Army Medical Service, on
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      511 4 WANTED. EC A IFI \7OUNG LADY Assistant for Music O Y Store Pianist preferred. ROBINSON PIANO Co, Ltd., 20, Beach Street. SPECIAL DINNER The Biinkraptey Ordinance, 1888. TO-NIGHT. Supre t r „'t f ,he s r,iu SETTLEMENT OF PENANG. In Bankruptcy. No. 35 of 1908. Band in attendance during chop
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      87 4 must be addressed to The Editor,” written on one side of the paper only, and accompanied by the writer j 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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    23 4 DEATHS. Lavino—Nov. 18, at Lucerne, G. Lavino, late Consul-General at Singapore. Wadman.—Nov. 17, H. E. Wadman, of the Chinese I. M. Customs, Pakhoi.
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    BRITISH NORTH BORNEO.
    145 5 ANNUAL DIMMER. THE IMPORTANCE OE RUBBER. [Reuter’s Service.] London, 10th Dec. Sir Charles James Jessel, Bart., Chairman of the British North Borneo Company, presided at the British North Borneo dinner held at the Hotel Mitropola. There were a number of distinguished persons present, and the gathering was
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    THE R. G. A.
    150 5 STRAITS GO V E KN M ENT CRITICISE D TAXING ESTABLISHED ESTATES. [Reuter’s Service.] London, 10th Dec. Mr. Henry Rutherford, presiding at the first annual meeting of the Rubber Growers’ Association, regretted that the Government of the Straits Settlements had not more seriously considered the hardship
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    THE NEAR EAST.
    70 5 BOYCOTT OF AUSTRIAN GOODS. I Reuter’s Service.] London, 9th Dec. M. Markgraf van Pallavacini, the Austrian Ambassador to Turkey, had a conference with the Grand Vizier and intimated that immediately the boycott of Austrian goods ceased, Austria would make proposals for the settlement of the Bosnia and
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    SCOTTISH LAND BILL.
    61 5 WITHDRAWAL FROM PARLIAMENT Reuter s Service.] London, 10th Dec. The Right Hon. H. H. Asquith, Prime Minister, has announced the withdrawal of the Scottish Land Values Bill owing to the amendments made in the House of Lords. Ihe Second “Corpse.” This is the second Scottish Laud Bill
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    CONGO FREE STATE.
    78 5 BELGIUM’S ANNEXATION. [Reuter’s Service London. 1 Oth Dec. In the House of Commons, yesterday, Mr. T McKinnon Wood, Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, in reply to questions, said that Great Britain had not recognised yet the annexation of the Congo Free State by Belgium, which had
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    LICENSING BOARD.
    583 5 —Ed P.G.] THE ANNUAL MEETING. A meeting of the Board of Licensing Justices was held in the District Court yesterday afternoon, to consider the applications for public house and billiard saloon licenses for 1909. There were present His Honour Judge L E. P. Wolferstan (Chtirman), Mr. F. J.
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    The Municipal Commission
    88 5 The election of a Municipal Commissioner for the years 1909, 1910, and 1911, commenced at 10 a.m. to-day. Dr. P. V. Locke is the only person nominated to fill the vacancy caused by the retirement of Mr. Lim Eu Toh. Dr. Locke was proposed by Mr. Cheah
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    SPECIAL GERMAN SERVICE.
    108 5 THE BALKANS. Berlin, 9th Dee. M.r. Noel Buxton, Chairman of the Balkan Committee, London, in course of a speech attacked the Government in Constantinople for the boycott of Austrian goods, and agitated for a union of the Balkan States. VENEZUELA. General Juan Vicente Gomez, Acting Pres’dent of
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    STRAITS ASSOCIATION.
    7201 5 ANNUAL DINNER. I T «e annual St r aits Settlements dinner, which was held on Wednesday evening, Nov. 18, was distinguished this year by the presence of the Right Hon. the Earl of Crewe, Secretary of State for the Colonies. There was a large number of other guests
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      1157 6 THE MERCANTILE BANK OF BROWN Co,, CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA. rnpPORATION MAATSCHAPPIJ. ESCOMPTO-MAATSCHAPPIJ. INDIA. LIMITED. Monumental Sculptors, AUSTRALIA. AND CHINA BANKINU uukkukauv (Netkertaadi-ladlu Oiwoaot Baek.) CALCUTTA, lKnAnnnn Nether lands Trading Society. Established at Batavia, 1857. Authorised Capital £1,500,000. Established A. D. 1852. Paid-up-CapitalBls,ooo,ooo Establishw 18 Authorised Capital F 12,000,000 Subscribed
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    SHARES.
    1187 7 a? I I 5 Capital. Subscribed. Dividends. Name. E g, J I I Icq o» MINING. 1903 $300,000 $300,000 30,000 $lO $lO 10% year end. 31-3-08 Belat Tin Mining Co., Ltd. 7f 1906 300,000' 225,000 22,500 10 10 Bruang, Ltd. 7 1... 1901 600,000 600,000 60,000 10 10 a
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    SHIPPING ARRIVALS.
    49 7 Ayuthia, Ger., 261, von Peeflen, December 9, Singapore, g“n., Behn, Meyer <& Co. Hok Canton, Brit., 294, Scott, December 10, Acheen, gen., Ban Ho Hin. Hong Bee, Brit, 2056, Home, December 10, Singapore, gen., E. S. Co. Thongwa, Brit., 3428, Herrington, December 10, Madras, gen., Huttenbach, Liebert Co.
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    CLEARANCES.
    49 7 Canton for Dindings and Teluk Anson. De Kock for Deli and Langsa. Derfflinger for Singapore, China, and Japan. Flying Dragon for Pulau Langkawi. Jin Ho for Langkat. Mary Austin for Asahan. Malaya for *Deli. Thongwa for Port Swettenham and Singapore. Vidar for Port Swettenham, Port Dickson, and Malacca.
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    SHIPPING EXPECTED.
    21 7 o!' Steaiiw. where from, approxate <tali of arrival, where boHtid, and Agents. Benvoirlich, London, Dec. 12, Japan, S. B.
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    PASSENGERS.
    39 7 ARRIVALS. By Perak (December 10) from Singapore, Mr and Mrs W G Maxwell and child, Mrs Rnssell, Mrs Stewa't, Messrs Darbishire, H J Hightield, and A L Seth from Port Swettenhain, Mr and Mrs Baker and Mr Petts.
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    EXCHANGE.
    122 7 Penang, 10th December, 1908. (By Courtesy of the Chartered Bank). London Demand Bank 2 3| 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4 1/16 3 Credit 2/4| 3 Documentary 2/4 5/16 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs. 174 J 3 days’ sight Private 176 Bombay Demand Bank 174| 3 days’sight Private 176 Madras Demand
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    PRODUCE.
    190 7 Prnang, 10th December, 1908 Gold leaf $65 Pepper (W. Coast 3 lb. 5 nz). No stock. White Pepper sales. Trang Pepper $10.95 sales. Mace 3 sales. Mace Pickings $63 sales. Cloves $39 sales. Nutmegs 110 $l9 buyers. f No. 1 $6.65 sales. Sugar No. 2 No stock. Basket $3
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    130 7 To-mokrow. For Per. Close. Deli Ayuthia 2 p.m. Singapore, China, and Japan Sunda 3 p.m. Port Swettenham and Singapore Rotorua 3 p.m. Port Swettenham and Singapore Perak (S.S. Co.) 3 p.m. Teluk Anson Carlyle 3 p.m. Pulau Langkawi and Perlis Gnat Seng 4 p.m. Saturday. Madras, taking mails')
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    European Mails.
    45 7 Home- j Ex- Positivei.v lu Steamer. ~k ward. pcgTed. Dur. >aii.. P. <k O. Detla 2/1 B. I. Taroha 12/12 N.D. L. Goeben 22/12 Outward. P. O. Assays 17/12 B. I. Thongwa 10/12 7 a.m. 4 p.m. N.D.L. Derfflinger 10/12 2 p.m. midnight.
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    Passengers to the Straits.
    611 7 PiO Sunda, from London, Nov 7, due Penang, Dec. 11 :—To Penang Mr and Mrs Welham, Mr and Mrs W G Stewart ami children, Misses Hastings, M Herne, Stewart, and F Smith, Sargant, Vijfhius, and Wood, Messrs W G Hastings, D Irvine, W R C Gt
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    THE SEWERAGE PROBLEM.
    639 7 o A VALUABLE INVENTION. Indian Engineering remarks In our issue of the 11th of July 1908, Mr.E.Gabbett, Executive Engineer, Burma, makes the following remarks with regard to disposal of night-soil The problem to be solved in Burma is somewhat different to that in England, in very few
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    Money Order Forms.
    244 7 A Native States paper savs If it is absolutely necessary to have two «lifterent forms for money orders payable within the F M.S. and the Colony which seems doubtful—the forms themselves might be made a little more distinctive. For instance on the form for use when remitting
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      113 7 S HOWARTH ERSKINE, Ltd., owers 1 CIVIL, ELECTRICAL, AND 1 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS, FRAGRANCE STRAITS, SIAN, F.M.S., CHINA, and BURMA. of I SOLE AGENTS FOR A I Hornsby Oil Engines, Pulsometer Engineering Co., ferisiaa I Pulsometers, Bullivant’s Steel Hawsers, Co g p ortab e En g ines etc etC RIGAUD’S PERFUMES
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      96 7 Cheap Week EM Eacitslms la SeIOMWFIRST CLASS return tickets will be 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 leave Port Swettenham on the next afternoon and expected to arrive in
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      36 7 Out of Date.—Bail medicines are out of «late. Stearns’ Wine of Cod Liver Oil, the tonic and blood builder, is as delicious as line old port. Makes people strong too. HARNESS AND SADDLERY. McAlister Co.. Ltd.
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      44 7 Commercial Union Assurance Company. Ltd. Head Office 25 dr 26 CORN HILL, LONDON, E C. Eastern Branch —SINGAPORE. Funds. Capital Fully «Subscribed £2.506,000 Capital Paid-up 250’000 Assets Exceed 5 750 000 Total Annual Income Exceeds 2,000*000 Claims settled with promptitude. SANDILANDS, BUTTERY <k Co.
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      2288 8 i Shinoinr. < Shipping. p. 0. Steam Navigation Company. Shipping. EJt CTt MA."’^i?E AmnS L. Intended Sailings. NOrddfilltSChfiF LlOjd, 8r61D611. Dec 17 Assays connecting with victoria I BRITISH INDIA imperial German Mail Line. I/ .31 Delhi Morea *5 a i T WAVIBATIOB Co., LTD. < OCMI SINB M)f t, lM
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