Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 29 January 1909

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    20 1 PINANG GAZETTE AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 22 VOL. LXVII. FRIDAY, 29th JANUARY, 1909. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      2031 1 THE “PINANG GAZETTE.” notice. mumc.pal notice. —-y- w minv "VT OTICE is hereby given that Interest 'l' HE next Ordinary Meeting of the W w wb SUBSOIL ll* J lON. IM on Debentures of the Town Club -I Municipal Commissioners will be held IMO W yl 8 G for the
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    MENGLEMBU LODE SYNDICATE.
    5495 2 OPTION AGREEMENT DISPUTED. The following ia the concluding instalment of Mr. J. M. Wilson’s lengthy affidavit in the case Wilson v. Thornton, to which we refer on page o of this issue I had had no notice as to what these charges were, but in the course
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    THE WEEK.
    153 2 Friday. 29th January. Municipal Commission, 3-30 p.m. Football Cup Tie Y.M.C.A. v. C.R.C., Esplanade, 5.15 p.m. Band, Esplanade, 6 to I p.m. Engineers’ Institute Annual Meeting, 9 p.m. Wayang Kassim, King St. Theatre. Japanese Cinematograph, Penang Road, 7.30 and 9.10 p.m. Saturday, 30th January. Homeward P. O. Mail.
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    TO-DAY IN HISTORY.
    32 2 January 29. 1903 Crown Prince of Siam returned from Europe. 1904 Withdrawal of British Mission requestted by Tibetans. 1906 —The Governor in Council fixed the Straits dollar at 2/4.
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    AUCTION SALES.
    28 2 Friday, Jan. 29.— Share in land Logan s Building; 11 a.m. J. R. McFarlane auctioneer. Tuesday, Feb. 2. Land Logan’s Buildings 11 a.m. Kennedy Co., auctioneers.
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    TENDERS.
    100 2 Municipal Commission.— Renting of Anson Road Market; tenders close noon, Jan. 29. Prye River Dock Filling material, earth or sand tenders close noon, Jan. 30. Govt. Wharves, Penang. Supply of labour for one year; tenders close noon, Jan 30. Straits Government.— Pawn Shop at Aier Etam ten de is
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    HOUSES TO LET.
    19 2 Grace Dieu,’’ Penang Hills apply J. M. Anthony. Ascot,” facing Race Course apply J. W. Hallifax.
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      33 2 Stearns’ Cordial of Cod Liver Extract is cod liver oil in its modern and most effective form. It is entirely free from the nauseating fatty matter and contains the medicinal prin« ciples only.
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      29 2 I Quit Coughing.—Shortly after I commenced taking Stearns’ Wine, that delicious preparation of cod liver oil, it stopped the cough, and is building up my health. So could you.
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      65 2 The Tides. High Water. Low Water Jan. 29 5.20 am. 11.15 p.m. 30 600 a.m. 12.00 a.m. 31 6.49 a.m. 12.43 a.m. Feb. 1 8.37 a.m. 2.47 a.m. 2 9.36 a.in. 3.36 a.m. 3 10 24 a.m. 4."0 a.m. n 4 11.10 a.m. 5.11 a.m. The Moon. O Fall Moon
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      1838 3 .'«IIP une- Y K HOTEL de la PAIX. UuB> V V High Class Piano. SINGAPORE. taK qukenslm4i> ports, o ASK for particulars. O Thls Old Establ Bhert House bavlnjf bcen ..^mn 8 n®w Zealand ports §We let on Hire NEW PIANOS, Irom $lO per month, o Ke a,red a,,d Renovated
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    Friday, 29th Jan., 1909.
    467 4 We are now approaching the borea season and we would express the pious hope that the Police will take steps to prevent the boreas from becoming the unmitigated nuisance to the general public that they have been for the last few years. The borea parties are
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    MENGLEMBU LODE SYNDICATE.
    1194 4 OPTION AGREEMENT DISPUTED. THE SUPREME COURT CASE. Hearing in the above case was resumed in the Supreme Court before Justice Fisher yesterday when counsel for Mr. J. M. Wilson, the plaintiff, concluded the reading of the affidavit filed by the defendant, Mr. Maxwell R Thornton. He also
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      THE BUTTERWORTH LAUNCHES.
      663 4 [To the. Editor of the Pinany Gazette.”} Dear Sir, Will you kindly allow me, through the medium of your paper, to draw the attention of those in charge of the Butterworth launches, to the state of affairs prevailing in the so-called Ist class passengers’ fares. In the
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    296 4 Mrs. E. W. Birch and the Misses Birch of Perak, are staying in Penang. Mr. G. C. Hart, Adviser to the Kedah Government, and Mrs. Hart are also here on a short visit. H. E. The Governor of Ceylon, it j 3 authoritatively stated, is not going
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    Lawn Tennis.
    253 4 The P.C.C. Tournament. The following ties for the lawn tennis tournament under the auspices of the Penang Cricket Club have been fixed Monday Double Handicap. Class A. Keun Jr Cooper v. MacArthur dr Forbes Sproule dr Brearley v. Haslam dr Criswick Jamieson dr Procter v. Anderson dr Waugh
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    Rifle Shooting.
    108 4 Colonel Walker’s Challenge Tropht. At the Rifle Range, Kampong Bharu, at 7.30 a.m. to-day, the Penang Ladies’ Rifie Club shot off the tie with the Taiping Ladies’ Rifle Association for Colonel Walker’s Challenge Trophy It will be remembered that the two teams tied with a score of 182
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      648 4 Penang Sales Room. NOT,CE AB NERS yHE following telegram has been receivThe undersigned is instructed to sell ed from the Master Attendant, BY PUBLIC AUCTION, Pe... ng Hye Al ABOVE SALES ROOM, Leong reports tongkang stones sunk midAo. Beach Street, Channel one mile 8. 8. E. Denison light On Saturday,
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      137 4 To-day’s exchange rate is 2/3f. To-day’s quotation for unrefined tin in Penang is $63.25 per picul, business done. Tin in London is quoted at £124 10s. spot and £126 10s. three months. The following were the dealings in tin yesterday :—Singapore (Straits Trading Co.), buyers, no sellers, s64| Penang (Straits
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    ANGLO-GERMAN RELATIONS.
    79 5 THEIR MAJESTIES’ VISIT. AN INSPIRED COMMUNIQUE, j [Reuter’s Service.] London, 29th Jan. A communtyuf/ emanating from Court circles in Berlin expresses hopes that Their Majesties’ visit will dissipate misunderstandings unworthy of great nations and emphasises the fact that Great Britain became great by pursuing an egoistical policy, and
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    DEVELOPMENT OF IPOH.
    57 5 OPENING OF NEW TOWN. [J’rom Our Own Correspondent.\ Ipoh, 29th Jan. The New Town of Ipoh, was formally opened yesterday by Mr. E. W. Birch, C M.a., Resident of Perak, who, in the course of a speech, eulogised the enterprise of Towkay Yan Tet’Shin, the builder, and
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    THE KAISER’S BIRTHDAY.
    51 5 ENTHUSIASTIC CELEBRATIONS. [Rkutkr’s Service] London, 28th Jan. The Kaiser’s fiftieth birthday was celebrated enthusiastically in Berlin yesterday. The newspapers published commemorative articles, in which they generally referred to the interview with the Kaiser in the Daily Telegraph and commended the Kaiser’s acquiescence in the will of the
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    THE NEAR EAST.
    43 5 TURCO-BULGARIAN TENSION. [Reuter’s Service] London, 28th Jan, The Porte has informed Bulgaria that her apprehensions that Turkey is about to seize strategic points in Roumelia are unjustified, and that Bulgaria is assuming grave responsibility for the course she has adopted.
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    ASIATICS IN AMERICA.
    37 5 CALIFORNIAN BILLS POSTPONED. [Reuter’s Service.] London, 28th Jan. The Californian Legislature has postponed the anti-Japanese Bills in view of amendments to be made thereto and in accordance with the wishes of the Federal Government.
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    THE EMPEROR OF CHINA.
    37 5 AN ATTACK OF SMALLPOX [Reuter’s Service.] London, 28th Jan. The Times' correspondent at Peking wires that it is reported that the infant Emperor of China is suffering from an attack of confluential smallpox.
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    AMERICA’S NAVY.
    31 5 PREPAREDNESS FOR WAR. [Reuter’s Service.] London, 28th Jan. President Roosevelt has appointed eight naval officers to consider certain needs of the Navy concerning organisation and efficient preparation for war.
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    SPECIAL GERMAN SERVICE.
    134 5 THE KAISER'S BIRTHDAY. Berlin, 28th Jan. The Kaiser’s birthday was referred to in the Reichstag yesterday when nearly ail the members were present Count Stollberg, the President, made an impressive speech. THE NEAR EAST. It is stated that the protocol setting forth the terms of the Austro-Turkish
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    PENANG TURF CLUB.
    3120 5 JANUARY MEETING, 1909. SECOND DAY’S RESULTS. Miserable weather did what it could to spoil the second day of the race meeting the first race was run in an uncomfortable drizzle which continued throughout the afternoon, keeping the ladies from the lawn and driving the bookmakers to the
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    WEDDING AT ST. GEORGE’S.
    172 5 HU BB ACK—PITT. In. St. George’s Church, yesterday morning, the marriage was quietly solemnised of Mr. Joseph Guy Hubback, Negri Sembilan, third son of the late Mr. Joseph Hubback, j.p., of Liverpool, to Ina Agnes Mainwaring, daughter of Colonel Thomas Henry Pitt (late R. A.), of
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    CRIME IN KINTA.
    233 5 A MYSTERIOUS BURGLARY. [From Our Oion Cor respondent. Ipoh, 29th Jan. The premises of Messrs. Whiteaway, Laidlaw dr Co. were entered on Wednesday night. The burglars unlocked the front door and unlocked the safe, from which they took out $3OO, they then relocked it and departed. The
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      1205 6 CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL NEDERLANDSCHE-INDISCHE THE MERCANTILE BANK OF BROWN ft* Co., AUSTRALIA. AND CHINA BANKING CORPORATION. MAATSCHAPPIJ. ESCOMPTO-MAATSCHAPPIJ. INDIA, LIMITED. Monumental Sculptors, t, Netherlands Trading Society. (Netherlands-Indian Discount Bank.) A lf .k nr SA( i c-nit-ai £1 500 000 CALCUTTA, Paid-up-Capital $15,000,000 Established 1824.
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    SHARES.
    1190 7 a 5 Capital. Subscribed, Dividends. N», oe f 2 'S >■* o n I S T 5 |2O 32 O» MINING. 1903 $300,000 $300,000 30,000 $lO $lO 10% year end. 31-3-08 Bel at Tin Mining Co., Ltd. 64 7 1906 300,000 225,000; 22,500 10 10 Bruang, Ltd. 7$ 1901,
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    SHIPPING ARRIVALS.
    81 7 Bingo Maru, Jap., 3873, Christiansen, January 29, Singapore, gen., Boustead Co. Cornelia, Brit., 194, Williams, January 29, Teluk Anson, gen., E. S. Co. Hebe, Brit., 347, Woodget, January 29, Singapore, gen., W. Mans Held Co. Ischia, Ger., 2481, Belsito, January 29, Colombo, gen., Behn, Meyer Co. Kistna, Brit.,
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    CLEARANCES.
    67 7 Carlyle for Teluk Anson. Deli for Trang and Pang Nga. Flying Fish for Port Weld. Hebe for Deli. Kum Sang for Calcutta. Malaya for Deli. Min for Langkat. Perak (S. S. Co.) for Port Swettenham and Singapore. Rotorua for Port Swettenham and Singapore. Sree Bangka for Batu Bahra. Un
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    SHIPPING EXPECTED.
    142 7 IVaine OJ trhtrt fro,n, <nale dnt- m n'-vinni, Hih'-rn bound, ai< I Agents. A. Apcar, Singapore, Feb. 7, Calcutta, A.A.A. Bintang, S’pore, Jan. 30, Copenhagen, P. S. Barcelona, S’pore, Feb. 2, Hamburg, B. M. C. Apcar, Calcutta, Feb. 2, Hongkong, A.A.A. G. Apcar, Calcutta, Feb. 8, Japan, A.A.A.
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    PASSENGERS.
    183 7 ARRIVALS. By De Kock (January 28) from Deli G R van Karlingen. By Malaya (January 28) from Deli, Mr and Mrs H Jessen, Mrs Magnee, Miss M. Peterson, Messrs G Roullet and Fotheringham. By Pf.rak (January 28) from Singapore, Mr Ong Beng Chiang from Bort Swettenham, Dr and Mrs
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    PRODUCE.
    183 7 Pbnang, 29th January, 1909. Gold leaf $65 Pepper (W. Coast 3 lb. 5 0z).... No stock. White Pepper $17.50 sales. Trang Pepper sl3s sales. Mace $73 sales. Mace Pickings $6l buyers. Cloves $34 buyers. Nutmegs 110 $19.50 buyers 1 C No. 1 $6.65 sales. Sugar < No. 2 No
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    112 7 To-morrow. Per. Close. Trang Sportsman 1 p.m. Langkat Ji n Ho 1 p.m. Asahan Mary Austin 1 p.m. Ceylon, Australasia, India, Aden, Mauri- Delhi 1 p.m. tins, Egypt, and vid Registration 11 a.m. Brindisi for Europe, Parcels 11 a.m. etc. Singapore, Hongkong, Amoy, and Swatow j Glenogle 2p
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    European Mails.
    35 7 Bomb- Ex- Pohitivklv To STKAMRR. WARD. PRCTWD. I>nu. S<||. P. <fc U. Delhi 3J/1 B. I. Teesta, 6/2 N.D.L. P.E.Friedrich 2/2 Outward. P. db O. Delta 11/2 8.1. 4/2 N.D.L. P. Alice 4/2
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    EXCHANGE.
    125 7 Pbnang, 29th January, 1909. (By Courtesy of the Chartered Bank). London Demand Bank 2 3j 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4 1/16 m 3 Credit 2/4 7/32 3 Docur-ventary 2/4 4| Calcutta Demand Bank Rs. 174 3 days’ sight Private 176 Bombay Demand Bank 173| 3 days’sight Private 176 Madras
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    Passengers to the Straits.
    378 7 Per P <k O s s Palawan, from London, Jan 2, due at Penang Feb 2 :—To Penang Mr D Kersken. To Singapore Mr and Mrs P F Wise and child, Mrs and Miss Evans, Mr and Mrs P E Cobham, Mr and Mrs H Gough,
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      49 7 An Eminent Physician says: “I think Hunyadi Janos mineral water a very good aperient for a tropical climate. It seems to me to be one of the best—if not the best—of the mineral waters for restoring an overworked liver to its normal condition. Average dose, a wine-glassful before breakfast.
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