Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 5 January 1909

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  • 20 1 PINANG GAZETTE AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 3 VOL. LXVIL TUESDAY, sth JANUARY. 1909. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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    • 1868 1 THE PINANG GAZETTE." notice. QOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO T“ 7 subsumption. T h o f Jl For Daily Issue? in Town, A L enM S rdi Dce 2 1 I O I I $27 pen annum, Unless there are reasonable objections 3a B BwVB B B Bl 111 I B OR fresh hcences
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  • 931 2 REVIEW OF LAST YEAR. Writing on New Year’s Eve, the Strait» Times said Wl leu the history of Singapore in 1908 can bn written dispassionately, and with full knowledge, we think it will be described as a year in which tlm shadow of disaster hung over many houses
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  • 2017 2 FIRST ANNUAL MEETING. Writing on December 10, the London correspondent of the Straits Times said Ths annual meeting of the Rubber Growers’ Associition was held at the h«mber of Commerce Building, Oxford Court, Cannon Street, on Tu-sday, the Chairman, Ur Henry Kerr Rutherford, presiding There was
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  • 54 2 Bombay, 17th Dec. It is reported from, over the Frontier that communication between the different parts of Afghanistan is being facilitated by means of the telephone. Jellalabad has already been connected with Herat, and other portions of the country will shortly be included. There will be telephon*
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  • 127 2 Tuesday, sth Jaauary. Homeward German Mail. Japanese Cinematograph, Penang Road, 7.30 and 9 30 p.m. Wednesday, 6th Jaauary. Epiphany. Twelfth Day. Lodge Royal Prince of Wales, 9 p.m. Japanese Cinematograph, Penang Road, 7.30 and 9.30 p.m. Thursday. 7th January. Old Christmas Day. Band, Esplanade, 6 to p.m. Football
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  • 41 2 January 1804 —-Mr. R. T. Farquhar appointed Lieut.Governor of Prince of Wales Island. 1858 —Decree of Emperor Tao Kuang of China prohibiting trade with England. 1871—Penang-Madras cable opened. 1894 —Typhoon at Muang Chumpon, Siam; 1 300 houses destroyed.
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  • 28 2 Wednesday, Jan. 6*.—Land Logan’s Buildings 10-30 a.m. A. M. Joseph, auctioneer. Thursday, Jan 7.— Pony, phaetons, etc. < hina St. Ghaut; 2-30 p.m Koh Eng Hin, auctioneer.
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  • 19 2 Marble Hall,” Kelawei Road apply Kennedy Co The Towers,” 120 Anson Road, apply S. E. Arnsberg.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 24 2 A tonic for young and old. It makes blood. It renews life. Stearns’ Cordial of Cod Liver Extract. PRIZE MEDAL SAFES. McAlfater Co,, Ltd.
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    • 44 2 Many things cause headaches—late hours, unsuitable food, nervousness, eye strain, overwork, etc. One thing cures them—Steams’ Headache Cure. It is without an equal, as it acts very quickly and is easy to take, having no bad taste. Insist on Stearns’.” SCALES. McAlUter Co,, Ltd.
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    • 42 2 If you are weak, tired, nervous or run-down, the best thing you can take to recuperate your debilitated system is Stearns’ Wine of Cod Liver Oil. No other cod liver oil preparation gives as good results and none is nicer to take.
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    • 35 2 Appendicitis, now so prevalent, is believed to arise chiefly from Constipation and local inflammatory troubles, which may be prevented by the occasional use of Hunyadi Janos natural aperient water. Average dose a wine-glassful before breakfast.
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    • 353 2 NOTICE ApX... SX. Tamil immigration Fund Enactment, 190?. EMPLOYERS of Tamil W, ouraro here by reminded hat retorn, Pr u R O V K I L above Enactment for .be preceding w M must be sent to the office of th e Superin tendent of Immigrants, Penang, duringth<is ALL beef
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 69 2 The Tides. High Water. Low Water. Jan. 5 11.20 a.m. 5.20 a.m. 6 12 01 p.m. 6.00 a.m. 7 12 48 p.m. 6.48 a.m. 8 1.30 p.m. 7.36 a.m. 9 220 p.m. 8.24 a.m. 10 3.01 p.m. 9.12 a.m. 11 3.48 p.m. 9.47 a.m. The Moon. O Full Moon 10.30
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  • 1310 3 JANUARY MEETING. 1909. FIRST DAY. TUESDAY. 26th January. 1. THE MAIDEN HATE. Value $5OO. A Race for Maiden Horses. Weight as per scale reduced 14 lbs. All horses imported into the Straits or F. M. S. as Subscription Griffins at a price not exceeding $4OO allowed 7
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    • 907 3 BURNS PHILP LINE” JkJ SINGAPORE TO *JAVA PORTS, g g PORT DARWIN, THURSDAY ISLAND, QUEENSLAND PORTS, BRITISH NEW GUINEA, NEW BRITAIN NEW ZEALAND PORTS (with transhipment). *As inducement offers. J jl A regular monthly service to above ports is maintained by the British steamers AIRLIE, 2,338 tons, Captain J. T.
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    • 123 3 Fire Insurance. The Marine Insurance Co.. Ltd. Mannheim Insurance Co. Queen Insurance Company. The above Company is prepared to ac- Marine Insurance. Royal Fire Insurance Company. cept Marise risks at lowest c enfc r ates o The undersigned, as Agents, will accept The Company also accept risks on R gkB
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    • 467 3 PENANG VOLUNTEERS. ORDERS BY CAPTAIN The Hon Tile A. R. ADAMS, COMMANDANT. January, 1909. 7th, Thursday, Recruits Drill at Fort at 5-30 p.m. 9th, Saturday, Class Firing Trained Men at 3 p in., Drill Order. 10th, Sunday, Recruits Class Firing at 7 a.m., sharp, Drill Order. 13th, Wed«e»day, Recruits Drill
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  • 1235 4 Wo learu on good authority that the Governor has given orders that the Crab is to proceed forthwith ,to dredge the foreshore at the outlet of Prangiu Ditch, upon the condition of which we have had occasion to animadvert lately. His Excellency has decided that the
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  • 687 4 YESTERDAY’S PAPERCHASE. A regular paperchase was held under Penang Hunt Club auspices yesterday afternoon, and, according to all who took part, it was one of the best that Penang has seen for many a long day. The meet was at the Dato Kramat Gardens at 5 p.m.,
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  • 128 4 Epiphany, January 6. 8 a.m. Holy Communion. The N D. L. mail steamer Lutzow, having left Colombo at noon on Sunday, is expected to arrive hereon Thursday at 6 a.m..and will leave for Singapore. China, and Japan, probably at noon on the same day We understand that
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  • 425 4 Mr. A Duke, Adviser to the Govern J of Perlis, left for that State yestefflav afternoon. J erla > The Right Rev. J. left 1 v the B. I. steamer /Wituna yesterday f Singapore. 01 Messrs. J. W. Hallif ax j. W. stokes and Cheah Tek Thye
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  • 171 4 Regarding the new system i.'Produced at Chowrasta and Campbell Stre >t M i rts whereby the Municipal Copim s mers >: L the stalls directly to the fi Jmiong) r>, the matter has been arranged to the viti".action of both parties at Campbell Sic e
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  • 225 4 The following a statement of the output of dressed ore from the Rahman Hydraulic Tin Mine for the six months ended December 31, 1908, has been t o us by the Secretaries and G-neral Agents July 112 Pictils. August 17 September October November >» December The
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    • 1053 4 NOTICE. PENANG GOLF CLUB. MONTHLY MEDALS. A/TESSRS. Elliot Danville Hewan, a j a j tnt r IV L David Trayner Boyd, and George Saturday, Mg, and Sunday, lOt6. Maobgto have partuerB l>l >lll lt 2 the firms of Boustead &Co Singapore, and Pemmg, and Edward Boustead Co., TOWN HALL, PENANG.
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    • 87 4 CONTRIBUTIONS 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. LL MONIES must be paid at the Pinang Gazette Office, Penang, to the General Manager, Mr.
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  • 445 5 LAMENTABLE CONDITIONS AT MESSINA. UNIVERSAL RELIEF FUNDS. [Reuter’s Service] London, 4th Jan. Signor Giolitti, the Italian Premier and Minister of the Interior, in an interview with a representative of the Matin, stated that the Budget surplus was at present 37.000,000 lire, of which 30,000,000 lire would
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  • 216 5 THE NEAR EAST. Berlin, 3rd Jan. The reception accorded the Deputies by the duh.«n of Turkey at the Yildiz Kiosk on Dec. 30 was most cordial. RUSSIA AND PERSIA. A conference has been held in St Petersburg between M Isvolsky (Foreign Minister), the Minister for War, the
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  • 494 5 THE FALL OF YUAN SHI-KAI. A GLOOMY PREDICTION [Reuter’s Service] London, sth Jan. The papers regard the fall of Yuan Shikai as a disturbing and ominous sign of the reactionary tendencies of the new regime. The Times anticipates serious consequences and recalls the fact that it was Yuan Shi-kai’s
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  • 75 5 AGGRAVATING THE SITUATION. [Reuter’s Service London, 4th Jan. M. Milovan Milovanovitch, the Servian Foreign Minister, speaking in the NaroduaSkupshtina (Servian National Assembly) said that the annexation of the Provinces of Bosnia and Herzegovina by Austria was a violation of the Treaty of Berlin of 1878 These provinces
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  • 221 5 THE SENATE ELECTIONS [Reuter’s Service] London, 4th Jan. In the election of members to the French Senate the Ministerialists have gained fifteen seats. M. Clemenceau, the Premier, and the whole of his list have been returned. The sailing ship Comet, belonging to the Anglo Ameiican Oil Company,
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  • 3207 5 MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS. Yesterday afternoon, the statutory meeting of rhe Menglembu Lode Syndicate, Limited, was held in the Chamber of Commerce, Mr. W. R Armstrong presiding. There were also present:—Messrs. S.H. B. Blandy (manager), A. Duke, A. Dennys, A. G. Faber, W. P. W. Ker, J. C.
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  • 91 5 The following were the exports from Penang for the fortnight ended Dec. 31 To United Kingdom. Tin, 1000 tons. Black pepper, 25 tons. White pepper, nil. Tapioca, flour, 538 tons. Tapioca, flake, 143 tons. Tapioca, pearl, 56 tons. Copra, nil. To U. S. of America. Tin, 100 tons.
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  • 106 5 Calcutta, 28th December. The final match over 36 holes for the Golf Championship of India began at Tollythis morning between Mr. D. C. s crogg\i« and Mr. E. H. Townend. In round play was extremely even. Ar, the ninth hole they were all square. Mr. won
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  • 51 5 Tub Twekd Frozen Over. London, 28'h December. The railways are blocked with landslips and siioestorms, which are raging in Scotland, l«f land, and the North of England. Ch 1 Tweed is frozen and trains are snowbound. ie slipping is sheltering in East coast ports fr<nn an easterly
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  • 340 5 London, 28th December. M, Poklewsky, Councillor in the Russian Embassy in London, has been appointed Minister in Teheian. A sensation has been caused in Japan by the discovei y of a gigantic sugar smuggling scheme which is being carried on between Luzon and Japan Twenty-five thousand bags of
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  • 14 5 OBITUARY. The death is announced of Father John of Kronstadt, the celebrated Russian priest.
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    • 1245 6 CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI NEDERLjSsCHE HANDEL NEDERLANDSCHE-INDISCHE THE MERCANTILE OF BROWN Co.. AUSTRALIA, AND CHINA BANKING CORPORATION. M W_!F!I^ PPIJ ESCOMPTO-MAATSCHAPPIJ. INDIA, LIMITED. Monumental Sculptors V-a n NetheiCtf» Trading Society. (Netherlands-Indian Discoont Bank.) AufchoriBed Capitß i £1,500.000. CALCUTTA, Paid-up-Capital .«$15,000,000 RtABLIBHed 1824. Established at Batavia, 1857. P
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  • 1178 7 ■MI ■l Q. Capital. Subscribed. Dividend». Name. g j |2« v I r i r ■’l i I MINING. I I I I)3' $300.000 $300,000 30,000 $lO $lO 10% year en<i. 31-3-08 Belat Tin Mining Co., Ltd. 71 7} 1,6 300,000 225,000 22,500 10 10 Bruang, Ltd. I 7<
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  • 82 7 Ayuthia, Ger., 261, von Beeker, January 4, Asahan, gen., Behn, Meyer Co. Cornelia, Brit., 194, Marris, January 4, Teluk Anson, gen., E. S. Co. Jin Ho, Brit., 110, Wright, January 5, Langkat, gen., E. S. Co. Malaya, Ger.. 348, Reeker, January 5, Deli, g«n., Behn, Meyer Co. Petrel,
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  • 59 7 Bulow for Ceylon, India, and Europe. Carlyle for Teluk Anson. Hok Canton for Lanusa, T. Semawe, Segli, Olehleh, and Sabang. Ipoh for Port Swettenhain and Singapore. Leong Ho for Trang. Mambang for Pulau Langkawi and Setul. Petrel for Pangkalan Brandan. Perak (E.K. Co.) for Deli. Pin Seng for Port
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  • 145 7 Vano? of Steamer, loh'.rt, from, d.a/* of arriraf wherr>, bound, and Agents. A. Apcar, Singapore, Feb. 4, Calcutta, A.A.A. Assaye, Singapore, Jan. 16, Bombay, A. G. Bencleuch, London, Jan. 13, Japan, S. B. Bintang, S’pore, Jan. 30, Copenhagen, P. S. Apcar, Singapore, Jan. 20, Calcutta, A A.A. Capri,
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  • 96 7 ARRIVALS. By Thye Oe (January 4) from Semiling, Mr and Mrs Chassereau. By Pin Seng (January 4) from Singapore, Miss Linguard and Mr Khoo Thean Seng. DEPARTURES. By Un Peng (January 4) to Perlis, Mr A Duke. By Lia n Choo (January 5) to Kedah, Mr and Mrs Chassereau,
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  • 120 7 Penang, sth January, 1909. (By Courtesy of the Chartered Bank). Loudon Demand Bank 2 3j 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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  • 191 7 Penang, sth January, 1909. Gold leaf $65 Pepper (W. Coast 3 lb. 5 0z).... No stock. White Pepper sl6| buyers. Trang Pepper $ll sales. Mace $73 sellers. Mace Pickings $63 sales. Cloves $37 sellers. Nutmegs 110 $2O sales. !No. 1 $6.65 sales. No. 2 No stock. Basket $3.65 sellers.
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  • 54 7 •To-morbow. Per. Clrww>. Singapore, China, and Japan Japan 4 p.m. Thursday. Singapore, China, and Japan Lutzow 11 a.m. Deli Malaya 1 p.m. Pulau Langkawi Flying Dragon 3 p.m. Singapore, China ami Japan Malta 3 p ni. Calcutta Lai Sang 3 p.m Registration 2 p.m. Friday. Colombo and Tuticorin
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  • 44 7 HoMß ’Steamer. r o ward. pected. Ihm. .'•ah., P. Jc U. Assaye 16/1 B. I. Thouywa 9/1 N.D. L. Bulow 5/1 2.30 p.m. midOdtward. night. (J. Devanha. 14/1 8.1. Teesta 7/1 7 a.m. 4 p.m. N. O.L. Butzow 7/1 6 a.m. noon
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  • 538 7 Per P i O Malta, from London, Dec. 5, due at Penang Jan. 5 :—To Penang Mr and Mrs F N Symons, Airs Bradson, Miss Dunlop, and Mr P Murray. To Singapore Captain and Mrs R F Knox, Mis Maclaughlan Miss M Krarup, and Messrs F
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  • 895 7 ANNUAL REVIEW We are on the eve of closing another year which as far as our only and staple industry is concerned has been far from satisfactory. The depression of the la<t year has been conspicuous for a continuity in the present, lhe price of tin at the
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    • 134 7 I!l HOWARTH ERSKINE, Ltd., a OF JAPAN |j CIVIL, ELECTRICAL, AND J toilet WATER MECHANICAL ENGINEERS, Rigaud’s Kananga Wa- I STRAITS, SIAM, F M.S., CHINA, and BURMA. J ter has the sweet perfume of the Kananga Flower of |> SOLE AGENTS FOR I Japan and a soothing and I lA>l
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    • 113 7 EUROPEAN AGENCy. T NDENTS promptly executed at lowest A cash prices for all kinds of British and Continental goods, including Books and Stationery. Boots, Shoes and Leather, Chemicals and Druggists’ Sundries. China, Earthenware and Glassware, Cycles, Motors and Accessories, Drapery, Millinery and Piece Goods, Fancy Goods and Perfumery, Hardware, Machinery
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    • 2116 8 P. 0. Steam Navigation Company; Shipping. Shipping. Shipping i„u n ded s»ii™g 5 Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen. OUTWARD. I Jan. 14 Devanha connecting with Mooltan BRITISH INDIA Imperial German Mail Line. I. 28 Britannia China Peb nneu» MOM.VU STEAM NAVIGATION Co., LTD. 7k Ocean Steam Shiß Co Itd Connecting Doe Fob
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