Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 17 December 1908

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    20 1 PINANG GAZETTE AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 291 VOL. LXVI. THURSDAY, 17th DECEMBER, 1908. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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    DISCONTENTED INDIA.
    1450 2 fresh in our memory.—“ Forty years in India,” in the Daily Mail. THE TWO CHIEF CAUSES OF UNREST. Etch after this lapse of time authorities differ as to the predisposing conditions which brought about our troubles in 1857 therefore where the mischief is still smouldermg, and so much
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    Ceylon Tea Cess.
    83 2 London, 4th December. Lord Crewe, in a wiitten reply to Mr. Henniker Heaton, says that Lord Morley does noc see sufficient reason f >r reversing Lord Elgin’s decision regarding the cessation of the Ceylon tea cess on the 31st December. It will of course be open to
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    The Indian Museum.
    68 2 London, 7th December. Much regret is expressed at i he decision of the Board of Education and the India Office approving of the report of the Committee, which recommends the breaking up of the Indian Museum at Kensington into three sections. In connection with its removal it
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    Indians in the Transvaal.
    58 2 London, 2nd December. A telegram from Pretoria states that eight thousand Indians in the Transvaal have registered voluntarily, and that one thousand applications have been rejected. Reuter wires from Johannesburg that fourteen Indians were brought before a magistrate to-day. Mr. Gandhi, junior, was ordered to be
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    Russia in Central Asia.
    50 2 London, sth December. The Russian Commission of Enquiry has ordered the prosecution of many of the highest officials in Turkestan for swindling, extortion, and on other charges It is reported in Tashkend that the natives were threatened that they would be skinned alive if they complained.
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    RUBBER’S REVIVAL.
    348 2 The Daily Mail to baud by the last mail says:— f Since attention was drawn here to the reasons for the revival in the market for rubber shares at the beginning of last week, there has been an all-round advance in prices and a distinct increase in activity.
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    Politics in Persia.
    130 2 London, 4th December The Shah, interviewed l»v Reuter's correspondent, emphatically averted his belief that a constit iv i<>n was necessary for the advancement of Persia and the wellbeing of the people, but in view of the existence of the two opposing parties, he feared th it a
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    A Memento of the Mutiny.
    81 2 London. 7th December. An interesting cerem >ny took place at Bristol vesterdav. when Lord Roberts unveiled a large model of the Residency at Lucknow in the Museum. A number of Mutiny Veterans and others were presen’, including Sir Henry Lawrence, who presented the Museum with
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    French Indo-China.
    68 2 London, 2nd December A criminal commission, sitting at Hanoi, has sentenced six ami French conspirators to death, and two others to long terms of penal servitude. Numerous arrests have been made in connection with the ami-French plot at Mytho in Saigon. London, 4th December. A telegram from Saigon
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    Egypt.
    54 2 London, 2nd December. Advices from Cairo report that the Legislative Council has unanimou-ly resolved to ask the Khedive’s Government to prepare a law for the effective participation of natives in the interior administration of Egypt, and for their election to an assembly with the right of voting laws affecting
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    North-West Africa.
    40 2 London, sth December. A French force at Mauretania in West Africa engaged 130 tribesmen. The French lost thirteen including the lieutenant in command The Moors attacked the French troops on the Algerian frontier, the French sustaining twelve casualties.
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    Turkey.
    41 2 London, 3rd December. General Ismail Mahir Pasha, who was appointed a special delegate to Samoa last May and who was regarded as a spv of the old regime, was a-sassinated last night in Constantinople by an officer. The a-sassin escaped.
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    German East Africa.
    30 2 London, 3rd December. Ihe Get man Colonial Office is considering a plan to irrigate German East Africa by a canal through the Wembere steppea from Victoria Nyanza.
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    NEXT YEAR’S CALENDARS.
    172 2 The Eastern Shipping Co., Ltd., sends us a calendar for 1909 with pictures of five of the company’s ships: the Perak, Ban Whatt Soon, Avagyee, Jin Ho, and Omapere. A. neat calendar has reached us from Messrs. Boustead <fc Co., as local agents for the Royal Insurance
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    THE WEEK.
    136 2 Thursday, I7th December. Outward P. A O. Mail. St. George’s Christmas Tree, Town Hall. Lodge Scotia, 9 p.m. Japanese Cinematograph, Penang Road, 7.30 and 9-30 p.m. Friday. IBth December. Ember Day. Band, Esplanade, 6 to 7 p.m. Japanese Cinematograph. Penang 7.30 and 9.30 p.m. Saturday. 19th December. Cricket
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    TO-DAY IN HISTORY.
    30 2 December 17. 1808—Earl of Liverpool died. 1875—Kinta. Perak, taken. 19<>6—Earl of Selborne cut first sod of railway to Kimberley. 1907—Death of Dr. E. de Tunzelmann, of Singapore.
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    AUCTION SALES.
    44 2 Saturday, Dec 19.— Household furniture 38 Northern Road; 11 a.in. Joe de Mello, auctioneer. Thursday, Dec. 17. Miscellaneous goods; I’omme cial Sale Rooms; 10-30 a.m. Joe de .Mello auctioneer. fyonday, Dec. £B.— Household furniture 17a Northam Road 10-30a.m Joe de Mello, auctioneer.
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    TENDERS.
    25 2 Government Wharves.— Supply of Stores for Tugs and Launches tenders close noon. Dee. 26. Kedah Gorernment.— Police clothing: tenders close 5 p.m., Dec. 27
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    HOUSES TO LET.
    22 2 Westlands House, No. 4 Westlands, Morningside, (142 a Burmah Road), and No. 167, Anson Road apply Wreford and Thornton.
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      65 2 The Tides. High Water. Low Water. Dec. 16 624 p.m. 12.24 p.m 7.12 p.m. 1.10 p.m. 18 8.01 pm. 2.01 p.m. 19 848 p.m. 2.47 pm. »> 20 936 p.m. 3.34 p.m. >» 21 10.26 p.m. 4.23 p.m. 22 11.12 p.m. 5.12 p.m. The Moon. Last Quarter 641 a.m. 16
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    Thursday, 17th Dec., 1908.
    1357 4 The Hongkong papers to hand by yesterday’s mail are full of an acrimonious and rather undignified correspondence between Sir Frederick Lugard, Governor of Hongkong, and Sir F. T. Pigott, Chief Justice of that Colony, who always appears to be at logger heads with someone or other.
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      AN ASTRONOMICAL QUERY.
      151 4 [To the Editor oj the Pinang Gazette."] Sir, Can any of your readers oblige me with information as to whether they have seen either or both of the comets which, according to the Times of Malaya, are now adorning our after-sunset skies In its issue of Monday
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      THE BEGGAR NUISANCE.
      155 4 [To the Editor of the Pinang Gazette.’’] Dkar Sir, 1 am glad of your drawing the attention of the powers that be to the beggar nuisance, to which I can testify. A few days ago I was driving towards the Gardens when, su Idenly, from behind a
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    Order against a Solicitor.
    576 4 Tuesday’s Free Press reports In the Court of Appeal yesterday, before the Chief Justice, Sir W. H. Hyndman Jones, Mr. Justice Sercombe Smith, and Mr. Justice Braddell, reference was made to the c;ise in which an order had been granted against a local advocate and solicitor
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    750 4 Mr. Justice Innes has gone to Seremban Mr. James T. Matthews, of Kuala Lumpur, has arrived in Ipoh. We hear that Mr. P. J. Sproule’s leave has been deferred for several months. Mr. and Mrs. W. McKnight Young left yesterday by the s.». Thongwa on a visit
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      224 4 I LIPTON’S I I E I I A *^«v o I PENANG AGENTS: 3 Paterson, Simons s co., LM.| 5 A NECESSITY IN EVERY OFFICE. English, Malay, and Chinese woo. DIARY 1909 «Published by Messrs. KELLY WALSH. Ltd. 5 Foolscap Folio (12f inches by 8 inches), 150 pages, interleaved with
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      89 4 must be addressed tu 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. yg LL MONIES must be paid at the Pinang Gazette Office, Penang, to the General Manager,
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    THE FUTURE OF CHINA.
    104 5 SIR ROBERT HART’S OPTIMISK. THE REGENT AND REFORM. [Rbutir’s Srrvicr. London, 16th Dec. The London Chamber of Commerce entertained Sir Robert Hart, InspectorGeneral of Chinese Imperial Maritime Customs, to a banquet yesterday evening. In the course of a speech, Sir Robert predicted a great future for
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    THE PANAMA CANAL.
    90 5 ALLEGATIONS OF CORRUPTION. [Rrutkr’s Service London, 17th Dec. President Roosevelt has sent a special Message to the United States Congress, in which he denounces in most vehement terms the allegations of corruption in connection with the acquisition of the Panama Canal, as infamous libels upon the individual
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    RAILWAYS IN MANCHURIA.
    73 5 A LOAN GUARANTEED BY JAPAN. Rkutkr’s Bbhv.ce London, 16th Dec. The Standard says that two millions sterling worth of Sou’h Manchurian Railway bonds, bearing interest at the rate of five per cent, per annum, will be issued shortly, and will he guaranteed by the Japanese Government. Satisfactory
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    THE NEAR EAST.
    68 5 AUSTRIA AND COMPENSATION (Riutbr’s Service London. 17th Dec. The correspondent of The Timet in St. Petersburg telegraphs that Russia, after consulting with Great Britain and France, accepts Austria’s proposals to Turkey. preliminary to an exchange of views by th*-* var ious Cabinets, regarding the annexation of Bosnia
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    FOREIGN HOPS BILL.
    65 5 KILLED BY FREE TRADERS. [Rrutkr’s Service.] London, 16th Dec 'The Foreign Hops Bill has been dropped owing to the opposition of the extreme Free Traders. [On Dec. 9 Reuter wired :—Mr. D. LloydGeorge, Chancellor of the Exchequer, has introduced a Bill into the House of Commons requiring
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    MINERS’ EIGHT HOURS BILL.
    39 5 TO BE SERIOUSLY AMENDED. [Reuter’s Service London, 16th Dec. The House of Lords passed the second reading yesterday of the Miners Eight Hours Day Bill, but Lord Lansdowne intimated that it would be amended seriously.
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    MARATHON RACE.
    31 5 A DEFEAT FOR DORANDO [Rrutkr’s Service.] London, 16th Dec. Longboat, a Canadian, beat Dorando, the Italian in the Marathon race in New York. Dorando collapsed a* the twenty-sixth mile.
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    JOHORE STATE RAILWAY.
    663 5 N. T. TRAINS AND FARES A great measure of the success that it is hoped wdl accrue to the State of Johore bv the building of the new railway will depend up<»n thd const) uction of approach roads to the various stations along the line. Hitherto nothing
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    Penang Hunt Club.
    27 5 A ride lias been arranged for Sunday morning next Meet on the Parade Ground at 7 o’clock, and finish at the Dato Kramat Mess.
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    SPECIAL GERMAN SERVICE.
    140 5 THE NEAR EAST. Berlin, 16th Dee. It is anticipated that Turkey and Austria will agree to a compromise regarding the question of financial compensation f*»r the annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. THE TRIPLE ALLIANCE. The reply from King Emmanuel of Italy to the autograph letter from the
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    HOSPITALS IN MALAYA.
    1138 5 The following is an interesting excerpt from a recent report to the Ceylon Government by Sir Allen Perry, pc.mo, Colombo, who visited the me lical institutions in Hongkong, Singapore, and the F..M.S. some time ago Singapore. For its size Singapore is well off for medical institutions, which
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    Loans to F.M.S. Planters.
    395 5 A Ceylon View. The F.M.S. Government closed their loan account for estate cultivation suddenly, at a time of special financial pressure on planters, because of the collapse of the money market. Could the authorities have foreseen the crisis they doubtless would have given longer notice. Whether
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    Ipoh's Fire Brigade.
    247 5 The 7’. O. M. says that the following circular, signed by Mr. Reid, is now being sent out in connection with the proposal to form a Volunteer Fire Brigade in Ipoh At a meeting held on November 17, Messrs. Potts, Krook, Johnson, and the undersigned, were appointed
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    Vallambrosa Crop.
    32 5 The Acting Manager of the Vallambrosa Rubber C->., Ltd., publishes the following crop returns November 29,182 lb. Previously 140,549 lb. Total 169,731 lb. At corresponding period last year 144,603 lb.
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    SHARES.
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    SHIPPING ARRIVALS.
    35 7 Perak, Brit., 519, Quine, December 17, Singapore, gen., Adamson, Gilfillan Co. Rotorua, Brit., 556, Glenday, December 17, Singapore, gen., E. S. Co Teesta, Brit., 3428, Willis, December 17, Madras, gen., Hottenbach, Liebert Co.
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    CLEARANCES.
    49 7 Assaye for Singapore, China, and Japan. Canton for Dindings and Teluk Anson. Leong Ro for Trang. Pegu for Langsa, T. Semawe, Segli, Olehleh, and Sabang. Teesta for Port Swettenham and Singapore. Petrel for Pangkalan Brandan. Perak (E.S. Co.) for Deli. Vidar for Port Swettenham, Port Dickson, and Malacca.
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    SHIPPING EXPECTED.
    126 7 Ifame of ‘Steamer, where /mm, appmr.i > e date, of arriraf inhere hound, and A gen tn. Argeu’fels, Newcastle, Dec. 18, Calcutta, H.B. Andalusia, Hamburg, Dec. 22, Japan, B M. Benlarig, London. Dec. 26, Japan, S B. Capri, Bombay, Dec 27, Hongkong, B. M. C. Apear, Calcutta, Dec.
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    PASSENGERS.
    112 7 ARRIVALS. By Lian Choo (December 15) from Kedah, Dr Hoops and Mr B E Mitchell. By Teesta (December 17) from Madras, Master O’Keefe from Negapatam, Mr A Caldicott. By Pekak (December 17) from Singapore, Messrs Paul Jarger, J Henry, J Sulzar, Tobias, J R Cockburn, and R Frun; from
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    EXCHANGE.
    123 7 Penang. 17th I’rcember. 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| 3 days’ sight Private 176 Bombay Demand Bank 174| 3 days’sight Private 176 Madras Demand Bank
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    PRODUCE.
    186 7 Penang, 17th December, 1908 Gold leaf $65 Pepper (W. Coast 3 lb. 5 0z).... No stock. White Pepper $l7 sellers. Trang Pepper $1 If sales. Mace 3 sales. Mace Pickings $63 sales. Cloves $37 sales. Nutmegs 110 sl9£ buyers. r No. 1 $6.65 sales. Sugar < No. 2 No
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    MAILS CLOSE
    124 7 To-morrow. For Per. Olose. Batu Bahra Sree Bangka 1 p.m. Tongkah, Kopah, Re-') nong, Victoria Point, > Omapere 1 p m. Mergui, and Tavoy Port Swettenham and Singapore Perak (S.S. Co.) 3 p.m. Port Swettenham and Singapore Rotorua 3 p.m. Teluk Anson Carlyle 3 p.m. Pulau Langkawi, Perlis,
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    European Mails.
    43 7 Hume- Lx- Positivki v I•• dTEAMKR. WARD. PECTKD. I ’UR! '>*ll. P. O. Devanha 19/12 B. I. 26/12 N.D.L. Goeben 22/C2 Outward. P. &O. Assaye 17/12 1 p.m. 3 pm. 8.1. Teesta 24/12 N. D. L. P. E. Friedrich 2 4/12
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    Passengers to the Straits.
    585 7 Per PJ: s 3 jVyama, from London, Nov. 21, due Penang, Dec. 22 :—To Penang Mrs Whiteside, Mr and Mrs W E Goodman and children Miss M Burghope, Messrs E B Williams, F S Adams, H Chaffers, J C W Ellis, S P Humphrey. To Singapore
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    LOG BOOK.
    891 7 The German Emperor and President Roosevelt both sent their congratulations to the directors of the North German Lloyd on the successful launch of the steamer George Washington. His Majesty telegraphed I wish the new ship every good fortune.” President Roosevelt cabled May the nationality, the name, and the
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