Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 9 March 1909

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    20 1 PINANG GAZETTE AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 54 VOL. LXVII. TUESDAY, 9th MARCH, 1909. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      2218 1 THE “PINANG GAZETTE.” WELCOME ALLI ftj|||(] QaMkOfl > A that have not won a stake value «1,000 g SUBSCRIPTION. THE NEW 1 mile. Entrance $2O. gg |A99 99 I 9 9 9 B For Dally Issue, in Town, 4. The Pony Handicap. 4.20 p.m. 9 99 9| 9 $27 per
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    SPORTING FIXTURES AT HOME.
    1523 2 For the benefit of sport-loving Penangites who are proceeding on leave thia Spring we lift from the excellent London correspondence of the Atian the following information with regard to forthcoming sporting fixtures at Home In the belief that it might interest many readers of The Asian
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    The "Kruger Telegram."
    386 2 Berlin, Feb. 3. The question whether the German Emperor personally or his Ministers were responsible for the Kruger telegram having been raised by the publication of Herr Stein’s book Wilhehn II.” is now being eagerly discussed by the German Press. The Cologne Gazette, which entitles the author
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    THE OPIUM-REGIE.
    943 2 Mr. W. D. Barnes in his report upon the opium-rĕgie in the Netherlands Indies and French Indo-China, with especial reference to the applicability of a similar system in British Malaya, wrote that he visited Batavia and Saigon to study the working of the opium-R6gie in both places and
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    UNCLAIMED LETTERS.
    104 2 The following unclaimed letters are lying at the Penang Post Office Letters. Annelly, Dr. Lewton, Mr. Boyle, T. Lewis, F. Biker, Hurbert Luitze, B. Campbell, J. Mair, F. E. Carnelly, E. 8. Morris, Mrs. F. P. Cornelius, Josephine Noyes, Herbert A. Drane Violet, Miss Ohara, D. Dery, Emil
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    THE WEEK.
    148 2 Tuesday, 9th March. P.C.C. Tennis Ties. Band, Golf Club, 9-30 p.m. Alcazar Cinematograph, King St. Theatre. Japanese Cinematograph, Penang Road. Wednesday, 10th March. P.C.C. Tennis Ties. Band, Esplanade, 6 to 7 p.m. Alcazar Cinematograph, King St. Theatre. Japanese Cinematograph, Penang Road. Thursday, Ilth March. Outward P. O. Mail.
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    TO-DAY IN HISTORY.
    259 2 if ar ch 9. 1871— King of Siam left for Batavia. 1872 Attack on Messrs Farnham and Rohl at Shanghai. 1888—William 1.. First German Emperor, died. 1904—Japanese destroyers attacked Port Arthur Russian destroyer sunk. 1908—Second International Conference on Sleeping Sickness. AUCTION SALES. Wednesday, Mar. 10. Household furniture;
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      302 2 HOTEL de la PAIX SINGAPORE. This Old Established House having oeen thoroughly Repaired and Renovated is u OW Reopened. Good Accommodation for Boarders and Passen. gers. A Speciality is made of the Table, and only Wines, tec., of the best Quality are supplied. Terms Moderate Runners meet Steamers Mrs. E.
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      69 2 The Tides. High Water. Low Water. Mar. 9 1.34 p.m. 7.34 a.m. 10 2.25 p.m. 8.23 a.m. 11 3.10 p.m. 9.11 a.m. 12 4.01 p.m. 10.02 a.m. m 13 447 p.m. 10.48 a.m. 14 534 p.m. 1136 a.m. 15 6.23 p.m. 12.23 p.m. The Moon. Last Quarter 10.42 a.m. IS
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      2452 3 N. Y. K. chin HiN 6co RS PORT DARWIN, THURSDAY ISLAND, T UIH V W« 9 ORDERS BY CAPTAIN Badges due for the past year may be BRISBANE AND SYDNEY, ALSO I If* ll A I J (ESTABLISHED 1901). The Hon ble A. R. ADAMS, obtained on application to the
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    Tuesday, 9th March, 1909.
    1433 4 Business in the Supreme Court is positively dull just at present, quite a large number of parties whose cases had been listed having settled out of Court. This almost startling display of commonsense in a population which is among the most litigious in the world should
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    THE DINDINGS.
    472 4 VISIT FROM RESIDENT COUNCILLOR. The Hon. R. N. Bland, Resident Councillor, who went to the Dindings in the Colonial Government launch Seagull, returned on Saturday night. Leaving Penang on Thursday evening, the Seagull arrived at Lumut, the capital of the Dindings, between 8 and 9 a.m. on the
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    Ladies' Rifle Shooting.
    308 4 Monthly Spoon Competition. Yesterday afternoon, the members of the Penang Ladies’ Rifle Club fired off in the monthly spoon competition,' for which there were eleven entrants in Class A and six in Class B. —lOO yards range, handicap. In Class A Mrs. Mawley and Miss Luering tied,
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    620 4 Colonel Walker ami Lord AlexamL Kennedy were in town this morning The death i< announced of the French caricaturist, Caran d’Ache (Emmanuel Poire). Oxford University has conferred an honorary degree on Aurel Stein, the Expl ore r. The death is announced of Mr. David Reid, Director of
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    Lawn Tennis.
    140 4 The P. C. C. Tournament. The following tie has been played off: Single Handicap. Class B. Alf. Stronach —15.2) beat M. K. Whitlock —15.4) 6—2 6—2. The Straits Steamship Company’s vessels, the s.s. Lady JFeld, the ss. Hong Han, and the s.s. Mack left to-day for Smgap or
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      236 4 I LIP T O N’S I E i A es^ G E PENANG AGENTS: 3 Paterson, Simons s co., LM.| INTERNATIONAL HOTEL, PENANG. Board and Lodging $BO.OO per month. Single Room $3.50 per day. Tiffins and Dinners $l.OO each. Wine and Liqueur Tariff, the cheapest in the Island. Large and
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    THE ROBBER INDUSTRY.
    95 5 NEW JOHORE FLOTATION. CAPITAL OF £300,000. [From Our Own Correspondent.] London, 9th March. The prospectus will be issued shortly of the Johore Rubber and Lands Co., Ltd., with a capital of £300,000 in £1 shares, of which £200,000 will be offered to the public. It will acquire
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    PERSIA.
    74 5 ANGLO-RUSSIAN INTERVENTION. [Rruter’s Service] London, Bth March. The Novoe Vremya (St. Petersburg) declares that Anglo-Russian intervention in Persia is inevitable, and that the two Powers must demand that the Shah take steps assuring adequate popular control of the administration. If these representations fail, Great Britain and Russia will be
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    DUELLING IN BERLIN.
    61 5 STUDENTS SURPRISED BY POLICE. [Reuter’s Service.] London, 9th March. Five students in Berlin have been committed to a fortress for three months for duelling. The Police, by a ruse, surprised the members of two associations duelling in the back room of a restaurant there were pools of
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    AVALANCHE DISASTERS.
    56 5 A NUMBER OF FATALITIES. [Reuter’s skhvice London, 9th March. Avalanches have killed twenty-seven workmen who were taking shelter in a contractor’s shed in the Gastein Thai, in Tyrol. Fifteen peasants were killed and their homes destroyed in Tyrol, and fifteen killed in a similar manner at Goldano, in
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    THE NEAR EASTERN CRISIS.
    40 5 RUSSIA AND A CONFERENCE. [Reuter’s Service] London, Bth March. It is reported from St. Petersburg that in view of the Servian reply to the Russian Note, Russia proposes to invite the Powers to a Conference forthwith.
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    POLITICS IN ITALY.
    30 5 QUINQUENNIAL ELECTIONS. [Reuter’s Service London, Bth March. The quinquennial general election is in progress in Italy. The results up to the present indicate a large Government majority
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    HIS MAJESTY KING EDWARD.
    17 5 [Reuter’s Service.] London, Bth March. His Majesty the King has arrived at Biarritz.
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    SPECIAL GERMAN SERVICE.
    94 5 THE NEAR EAST. Berlin, Bth March. Servia has accorded a favourable reception to the latest Austrian proposal and promised to give a definite answer after a meeting of the Cabinet has been held. The European Press is urging Servia to accept the Austrian proposal. Austria has agreed
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    THE M.P.A.A.
    845 5 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING. The annual general meeting of the Malay Penin-ula Agricultural Association and Labour Bureau was held to «lay in the Chamber of Commerce. There were present The Hon. John Turner (Chairman), Messrs. D. Dough.s (Caledonia), F. C Ebbels (Batu Kawan, P. W W. Good nan (Byram,
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    IPOH JOTTINGS.
    747 5 [From Our Own Correspondent.] Ipoh, March 8. As I wired you a few days ago, it. is now definitely decided that we are to have a new and larger railway station in Ipoh. This is one of Ipoh’s most pressing needs, and the announcement, that it is to
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    The Russian Revolutionaries.
    86 5 The Case of Azeff. London, 25th February. M. Stolypin, Presilent of the Council, addressing a crowded house in the Russian Duma, in reply to interpellations, said that the Police spy, Azeff, had rendered indisputable service in the detection and prevention of political crimes. The Government possessed no
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    United States Tariff.
    34 5 London, 27th February. Mr. Taft, speaking in New York yesterday, said that tariff revision was oi primary importance. He wished the tariff so altered that its parents would not recognise it.
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    PENANG GOLF CLUB.
    641 5 LADIES PRESGRAVE CUP. It is gratifying to record a much better entry for the Ladies’ March Presgrave Cup, especially as several well-known players were away at Taiping, rifle shooting. The winner proved to be Mrs. J. A. Brown with the excellent score of 3 down indeed, her
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      781 5 PENANG GOLF CLUB. FOR SALE. MONTHLY MEDALS. HEAP Owner leaving the Colony j Saturday, and Sunday IMfj. Piano, by Richard Tipp A Sohn; In good order. PENANG GOLF CLUB. App y ba M Office of this paper. A SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING, to be followed by the Annual General I lAI
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      1353 6 CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, HONGKONG ANDJ SHANGHAI NEDERLANDSCHE HANDLE NEDERLANDSCHE-INDISCHE the MERCANTILE BANK OF BROWN Co. AUSTRALIA, AND CHINA. BANKING CORPORATION. MAATSCHAPPIJ. ESCOMPTO-MAATSCHAPPIJ. INDIA, LIMITED. Monumental Sculptopg Paid-up-Capital $15,000,000 Netherlands Trading Society. (Netherlands-Indian Discount Bank.) Piannnnn CALCUTTA, Rbsxrvb Funds Establishbd 1824. Establish rd at Batavia, 1857. Authorised Capital £1,500,000. Established
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    SHARES.
    1238 7 ll' I I Capital. .Subscribed SJltireB Value Dividends. Name. O ’< ®i X, I 7 MINING. 1903 $300,000 $300,000 30,000. $lO $lO 10% year end. 31-3-08 Belat Tin Mining Co., Ltd 's6 1906 300,000 225,000 22,500 10 10 I Bruang, Ltd. 1901 600,000 600,000 60,000 10 10 a 10%
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    SHIPPING ARRIVALS.
    36 7 Cornelia, Brit., 194, Williams, March 9, Telnk Anson, gen., E. S. Co. Perak, Brit., 258, Crichton, March 9, Deli, gen., E. S. Co. Sui Sang, Brit., 2790, Welsh, March 9, Calcutta, gen., Boustead Co.
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    CLEARANCES.
    44 7 Carlyle for Teluk Anson. C. Apcar for Calcutta. De Kock for Deli. Flying Dragon for Pulau Langkawi. Ipoh for Port Swettenham and Singapore. Jin Ho for Langkat. Mary Austin for Asahan. Sree Bangka for Setul and Trang. Solfond for Rangoon Sappho for TongUah.
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    SHIPPING EXPECTED.
    47 7 oj Ht.eam6r, whm from, ap/trujcimule of arrival, hound,, and Agents. Delhi, Colombo, Mar. 11, <-hina, A. G. Delta, Singapore, Mar. 13, Bombay, A. G. Glenogle, Rangoon, Mar. 15, China, E. S. Sexta, Rangoon, Mar. 11, Rangon, E. S. Vorwarts, Tavoy, Mar. 10, Tavoy. E. S.
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    PASSENGERS.
    28 7 DEPARTURES. By Malaya (March 8) to Deli, Mrs Kisg, Messrs Adrien Hallet, P Dalmeyer, C Meikle, C Glassford, W Nicholas, f’heah Thean Lye, Varelkamp, and M Goldenberg.
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    EXCHANGE.
    122 7 Penang, 9ih March, 1909. (By Courtesy of the Chartered Bank), London Demand Bank 2 3| 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4 1/16 3 Credit 2/4 3/16 3 Documentary 2/4 7/32 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs. 174| 3 days’ sight Private 176 Bombay Demand Bank 174 3 days’sight Private 176 Madras Demand
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    PRODUCE.
    190 7 Pknang, 9th March, 1909. Gold leaf $65 Pepper (W. Coast 3 Ih. 5 0z).... No stock. White Pepper $17.75 nom. Trang Pepper $12.50 buyers Mace si3 sales. Mace Pickings $63 buyers. Cloves $3B buyers. Nutmegs 110 $18.50 sellers. SNo. 1 $6.65 sales. No. 2 No stock. Basket $3.65 sales.
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    38 7 To-morrow. For Per. OlOH*. Negapatam Madras Thongwa 10 a.m Registration 4 p.m to-day. Deli Hebe 2 p.m. Thursday. Singapore, China, and Japan Delhi 11 a.m. Tongkah Avagyee 1 p.m. Port Swettenham and Singapore Taroba 3 p.m.
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    European Mails.
    33 7 Hums- Lx- PosiTivitLV !<■ Ntkamkr. ward. prctrd. Dur P. <k O. Delta 13/3 B. I. Thongwa 20/3 N.D.L. P. Alice 16/2 Outward. P. O. Delhi 11/3 8.1. Tara 18/3 N.DL. Goeben 18/3
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    Passengers to the Straits.
    446 7 Per P O ss Mongolia, from London, Feb. 2, and s s Delhi from Colombo, due Penang Mar. 11 :—To Pbnang Miss E Weaver and Messrs H N L Watts, C Drummond, and H W Darby. To Singapore: Mr and Mrs H S Hauxwell and children,
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    RADIUM AND CANCER.
    548 7 We read in the Morning Post of February 4 The announcement which appeared in the newspapers on Thursday as to the foundation of a Radium Institute was, says the British Medical Journal, incorrect in several particulars. There is no question of a Royal Charter being granted. The
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    The Public Health.
    270 7 In the Penang Municipality for the week ended February 27 there were 68 deaths—--49 malesand 19 females—r-qual to a deathrate of 30.88 per inille (estimated population, 102,520). The death-rate and chief causes of mortality were ”8 ”8 8 T 5 O' TJ a "O QB f? 58
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