Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 12 February 1909

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    20 1 PINANG GAZETTE AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 33 VOL. LXVII. FRIDAY, 12th FEBRUARY, 1909. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      1883 1 I TH 1 PINANG GAZETTE. notice. t-tat t BU¥fnoM^!t-w^^Ri«Rsi rMv~i in, rill/lliu UftLLlll. FAKlbn HALL. I A MEETING of the General Committee ~i «S FWiF Sn I hIIBSCKIPT lON. of tiie Agricultural Show will be held Saturday, 13th and Monday, 15th, «m. I in the Governor’s Office, Government At 9
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    TWENTIETH CENTURY IMPRESSIONS.
    996 2 RESULT OF A CEYLON CASE. The following, from the Ceylon Observer of Feb. 2, refers to a par. on tlie same subject in our last issue Mr. Balasingam, Acting C. R., delivered judgment to-day in the case of Lloyd’s Greater Britain Publishing Co. Ltd. v. Mr. R.
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    GOVERNMENT AND MOSLEMS.
    868 2 —Ed. S.F.P.] MOHAMMEDAN DISABILITIES. A correspondent sends the S.F.P. a long communication on the subject of the treatment of Mohammedans and Malays in the Straits Settlements. There are many points of interest, but the letter as it stands is too long for publication. These are some of
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    THE WARD-PALOTTA COMBINE.
    456 2 AN INTERVIEW WITH MR. WARD When recently interviewed in Calcutta. Mr. Hugh J. Ward, the proprietor and leading comedian of the London Comedy Co. who will appear in Penang on 22ud inst. said I feel quite satisfied that my present combination could not be bettered. In touring
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    The Tropical Exhibition.
    528 2 We have received an advance proof of the prospectus relating to the Travel, Sports, Pastimes, and Tropical Exhibition, which is to be held at Olympia, London, in July next As may be expected, the Exhibition will cover a very large scope, and will include various articles of
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    LAWN TENNIS.
    265 2 THE P. C. C. TOURNAMENT. The following ties have been fixed for Monday, 15th inst. Championship. A. G. Anthony v. H. C. Sells Rev. H. C. Henham v. W. J. Hodge Double Handicap. Class A. W. S. Dunn &W. S. Goldie +1) v. Dr A H. Keun Dr.
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    THE WEEK.
    187 2 Friday. I2th February. P.C.C. Tennis Ties. Lecture to Volunteers Drill Hall, 6 p.m. Band, Esplanade, 6 to 7 p.m. Japanese Cinematograph, Penang Road. Alcazar Cinematograph, King St. Theatre. Saturday, 13th February. Homeward P. O. Mail. Dramatic Recital, Parish Hall, 9 p.m. Volunteer Rifle Competitions. Japanese Cinematograph, Penang Road.
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    TO-DAY IN HISTORY.
    5 2 AUCTION SALES.
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    AUCTION SALES.
    4 2 AUCTION SALES.
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    TENDERS.
    63 2 Johore State Railway.— Coal; tenders close Feb. J 5. F.M.S. Railways.— Tenancy of blocks of land for storing coal tenders close: noon, Feb. 22. Resident q/ Rhio.— Right to let Chinese play poand other games, andright to slaugh'er pigs and to sell fresh pork close Feb. 22 Straits Govt.—
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    HOUSES TO LET.
    33 2 Ascot,” facing Race Course apply J, W. Hallifax. “Marble Hall,” Northam Road; apply Kennedy Co. Holmdene,” furnished apply G. H. Lees. Mentmore,” furnished, 13 Logan Road apply E. L. Miles.
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    BIRTH.
    20 4 Towers. —At Ipoh, on February 12, the wife of Mr. A. C. J. Towers, Ipoh, Perak, of a son.
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    Friday, 12th Feb., 1909.
    1323 4 We have not found it altogether easy to obtain official information with regard to the number of Indian coolie immigrants that came to British Malaya last year. The Superintendent of Immigrants, S.S. and F.M.S., to whom we have applied, courteously regrets that he is unable to
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    FREEMASONRY IN PENANG.
    881 4 RECEPTION TO DISTRICT GRAND MASTER. A special meeting of Royal Prince of Wales Lodge, No. 1555, E.C., was held in the Freemasons’Hall, Northam Road, last night, for the purpose of greeting Right Worshipful Bro. the Hon. W. J. Napier, d.c.1., District Grand Master of the Eastern Archipelago.
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    470 4 Miss Hodgkinson, headmistress of the Government Girls’ School, returned f rotQ Madras by the s.s. Thongwa yesterday morning. y Second-Lieut. A. Bowers Smith, of the Penang Volunteer Corps, has passed an examination in accordance with the Volunteer Regulations. This morning Mr. D. Beatty took the oath as
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    Wedding at St. George’s.
    317 4 Evans—Ashton. The marriage was quietly solemnised in St. George’s Church, yesterday, of Mr. Frank Evans, Civil Engineer, Public Works Department, Klang, Selangor, F. M.S., eldest son of Mr. Thomas Evans of Much Weulock, Shropshire, to Rhoda Eliza, only daughter of Mr. Thomas Ashton, of Leceistershire. The
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      577 4 n Bls Brllonic M«|estj'S CUSIIar Pin»»g Gazette" Weekly Edition. cwr(, Kcash. (nvmbbrino 24 paobs) NrkTiTni? k i 4.1 4. 4.k„ for to-morrow’s Homeward Mail by the OTIC e l?lve 4 p. 40. S.S. Devanha, at noon, is now ready Anotron Sale of Sans none! Estate Local, Commercia and near Semihng
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      88 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. A LL MONIES must be paid at the Pinang Gazette" Office, Penang, to the General Manager,
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    ASIATICS IN AMERICA.
    140 5 CALIFORNIA AND THE JAPANESE. SCHOOLS BILL REJECTED. [Reuter’s Skhvick London, 11th Feb. The Californian Assembly has refused to pass the Japanese Schools Bill. London, 12th Feb. President Roosevelt has telegraphed to Mr. James N. Gillett, Governor of California, congratulating him on the rejection by the State Assembly
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    ANGLO-GERMAN RELATIONS.
    98 5 THE ROYAL VISIT TO BERLIN. I Reuters Service.] London, 12th Feb. Both the British and the German papers agree that the Royal visit to Berlin has been a striking success beyond all expectations. They also say that the King’s frank and assurance of friendliness will be accepted sympathetically
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    ANARCHISM IN INDIA.
    49 5 ANOTHER ASSASSINATION. FReuter’s Service.] London, 12th Feb. A Bengali student has shot and murdered a native Public Prosecutor at Alipore, a suburb of Calcutta where the residence of the Lieutenant-Governor of Bengal is situated. The assailant, who has been arrested, is believed to be an anarchist.
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    THE BRITISH ARMY.
    58 5 MR. HALDANE’S TERRITORIALS. [Reuter’s Service London, 11th Feb. Mr. R. B. Haldane, Secretary of State for War, speaking at a Territorial Force dinner in the Ritz Hotel, referred to the negotiations with the Dominions with a view to the creation of an Imperial army, describing this as
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    SOUTH AFRICA.
    306 5 THE NEW FEDERATION. [Reuter’s Service.] London, 11th Feb. The Conference for the unification of the British South African colonies has decided that they shall be collectively known by the name South Africa. The Hongkong and Shanghai Bank has received a sum of $25 towards the Italian Earthquake Relief
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
    806 5 ORDINARY MEETING. At the meeting <>f the Municipal Commission, yesterday, there were present Mr. F. J. Hail if ax (President), Dr. P. V. Locke, Messrs. J. W. Hailifa-, L. H Clayton, and Lim Cheng Teik, with Mr. L. A. C Biggs (Secretary), Dr. G. W. Park (Health Officer),
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    FORESHORE RIGHTS.
    3739 5 MESSRS. BOUSTEAD AND THE GOVERNMENT. JUDGMENT RESERVED. The above case was resumed in the Supreme Court, before Mr. Justice Braddell, yesterday, when the examination of Mr. Samuel Edgar Albert Linton, Assistant Superintendent of Works, Penang, was resumed. He said I see the plan (produced) prepared by Mr. Phillip
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    SHARES.
    1167 7 00 Capital. Subscribed. J? 0, of lBBu e .2 2 I Shares. Value. ns Dividends. Name. I 5 c£ CQ CD O? 1906 3'MOOO *926*000 22 600 lO *l® ,o ’i y ear eu,i 3 >- 3 -0 8 BeUt Tin Mining Co., Ltd 6|... 1907 650,000 10 j®
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    SHIPPING ARRIVALS.
    92 7 Cornelia, Brit., 194, Williams, February 12, Teluk Anson, gen., E. S. Co. Calypso, Brit., 339, Bannatyne, February 11, Singapore, gen., W. Mansfield Co. De Kock, Dut., 565, Visman, February 11, Deli, gen., Hottenbach, Liebert Co. Glenfalloch, Brit., 1434, Hainsworth, February 12, China, gen., Koe Guan Co. Kistna, Brit.,
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    CLEARANCES.
    51 7 Carlyle for Teluk Anson. Flying Fish for Port Weld. Malaya for Deli. Persia for Colombo and Tuticorin. Rotorua for Port Swettenham and Singapore. Selangor for Port Swettenham and Singapore. Sportsman for Batu Bahra. Vorwarts for Tongkah,Kopah, Renong, Victoria Point, Mergui, and Tavoy. Un Peng for Pulau Langkawi, Perlis, and
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    PASSENGERS.
    210 7 ARRIVALS. By Thongwa (February 11) from Madras, Miss Hodgkinson. By De Kock (February 11) from Deli, The Misses Gladys and Winnie Mclntyre, Messrs Osaki, Gong A Oe and son. By Selangor (February 11) from Singapore, The Rev Mr Hoover and Mrs Hoover, Miss Eileen Young, Messrs Fox and Verity.
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    EXCHANGE.
    122 7 Penang, 12th February, 1909. By Courtesy of the Chartered Bank). London Demand Bank 2/3j- 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4 1/16 3 Credit 2/4 7/32 3 Docur-'entary 2/4 4-‘ 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.
    187 7 Penang, 12th February, 1909. Gold leaf $65 Pepper (W. Coast 3 lb. 5 0z).... No stock. White Pepper $17." 5 sales. Trang Pepper sl3| sales. Mace $74 sellers. Mace Pickings $63 sales. Cloves $37.50 sellers. Nutmegs 110 $l9 sellers. C No. 1 $6.65 sales. Sugar < No. 2 No
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    105 7 To-morrow. For Per. Close. Ceylon, Australasia, x India, Aden, Mauri- I Devanha noon tins, Egypt, and vid > Registration 11 a.m. Brindisi for Europe, Parcels 11 a.m. etc. J Tongkah Sappho 1 p.m. Asahan Mary Austin 1 p.m Langkat Ji n Ho 1 p.m. fongkah B an Whatt
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    European Mails.
    35 7 H0 "-Sr.*..», Bx I” WARD. PEOTRD. Du«. Sail. P. Ji O. Devanha 13/2 B. I. Thongwa 20/2 N.D.L. Lutzow 16/2 Outward. P. dz O. Macedonia 25/2 8.1. Teesta 18/2 N. D.L. Kliest 18/2
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    Passengers to the Straits.
    544 7 Per N D L ss Kleist, from Bremen Jan. 13, due Penang Feb. 18 :—To Penang :—Mr and Mrs T A C Schoevers, Dr R Romer and family, Messrs A S Haynes and Fritz Vogel. To Singapore:—Mrs Major Krumhauer, Mrs Milly Schleussner, Mrs Schadee and children,
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    LOG BOOK.
    908 7 With regard to the meeting of shipowners held at Newcastle recently for the purpose of forming an International Union of Shipowners, whose aim will be to keep up freights, an official of the Shipping Federation said in an interview This is a step in the right direction for
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