Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 12 April 1909

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE Published daily. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 81 VOL. LXVII. MONDAY, 12th APRIL, 1909. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      1309 1 TH' PIXANG GAZETTE.” FOR sale. the marvel of the world* ~~i i r~~ I SUBSCRIPTION. swalow Ari Drown-Threod W«rh cwitaTlevc/Wi'ltl' Its. 5. |pF for Daily Issue, in Town, tßlroilery Dealers. J*’ 1 Pf te RS 2 ASK No 10 I 2 p „..„u„. jjj jg»** asĕwu» ASK «SV No. 10.
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    THE STATE OF KEDAH.
    2502 2 MR. HART’S REPORT. (Continued). The following is a continuation of Mr. G C Hart’s Report on the State of Kedah from Sept., 1906, to Feb, 1908 Bad Characters. One hundred and thirty-six bad characters have been bound over at Alor Star on their release from jail
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    THE WEEK.
    119 2 Monday, 12th April. Easter Monday. Bank Holiday. Cricket Penang r. Perak Alcazar Cinematograph, King St. Theatre. Japanese Cinematograph, Penang Road. Tuesday, 13th April. Easter Tuesday. Band, Golf Club. Homeward German Mail. Alcazar Cinematograph. King St. Theatre. Japanese Cinematograph, Penang Road. Wednesday, I4th April. Band, Esplanade, 6 to 7
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    TO-DAY IN HISTORY.
    75 2 April 12. 1895—Presentation of colouis to Hongkong Regiment. 1897 —Reward offered by the Jelebu Mining <’o. for the recovery of $7,000 stolen whilst in transit from Singapore to Kuala Klawang. 1899—Purchase of Holt's Bangkok steamers by a German Syndicate announced. 1904—Mines laid outside Port Arthur by the
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    AUCTION SALES.
    84 2 Tuesday, April 13.— Household furniture, 20 Chow Thye Road 11 a.m. J. R. McFarlane, auctioneer. Tuesday, April 13.— Two geldings, saddles, etc Central Sales Room 11.30 a.m. Cunningham, Clark it Co., auctioneers. Wednesday, April J.J. —Land in Province Wellesley Bukit Mertajam Police Station 11.30 a.m. A. M. Joseph,
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    HOUSES TO LET.
    35 2 18 Logan Road apply M. M. Noordin’s office. Ascot, facing Race Course apply J W. Hadifax. Highbury,” 23 Perak Road apply Sandilands, Buttery Co. No. 2, Cantonment "Road apply 142, Carnarvon Street.
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      31 2 Worth Remembering.—There are not nearly so many people coughing now as there were before Stearns’ Cordial of Cod Liver Extract was placed on the market. It stops the cough, Remember that.
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      44 2 The Tides. High Water. Low Water. Apr. 12 5.34 p.m. 11.36 a.m. 13 6.23 p.m. 12.24 p in. 14 7.10 p.m. 1.12 p.m. 15 800 p.m. 2.00 p.m. ,t 16 8.47 p.m. 2.48 p.m. 17 936 p.m. 3.34 p.m. 18 10.24 p.m. 4.20 p.m.
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      26 2 The Moon. Last Quarter 9.30 p.tn. 13 Apl. O New Moon 12.51 pm. 20 First Quarter 3.36 p.in. 27 O Full Moon 2.44 a.m. 5 May.
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    Monday, 12th April, 1909.
    579 4 Although Reuter has of late been very sparing of his news from Persia, our Special German Cable Service has kept us fairly well-informed of the march of events in that country. There appears little doubt that we are on the eve of that dreaded intervention from
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    208 4 The following are the orders of the day for the meeting of the Legislative Council on Monday, April 19 1. Questions by Mr. Ellis Is the Government aware that owing to there being no Deputy Public Prosecutor at present in Singapore and the sittings of the Executive Council
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    Volunteer Rifle Shooting.
    585 4 Bromhead Matthews Shield. On Saturday the Penang Volunteers fired off in the match for the above trophy, when they registered an aggregate of 546, or an average of 91. The weather conditions were good for shooting. Capt. J. G. Adan was in charge at the butts, and
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    THE DISTRICT COURT.
    916 4 ADDRESS TO MR. WOLFERSTAN. In the District Court, on Thursday last, at 4.35 p in., Mr. L. E. P. Wolferstau was presented with an illuminated address by the staff of the District Court aud the Police Court. They were introduced by Mr. C. Kok Foo, the Chief
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    757 4 The death is announced of I f i r, There ia to be a Cinderella Peuang Club to-night, auce at the > Mr Alfred Suhl i< recent], of the Consulate for nX„ Penang. 4U sary Sarawak Civil Service, died K on March 21, aged 38. The appointment
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    THE NEAR EAST.
    113 5 FINAL settlement hopeful. |(E POWERS AND ANNEXATION. Reuter’s Srkvice.] London, 10th April. I is rop >rted that the anti-Austrian cott in Montenegro has ceased, and it the troops on the frontier have been withdrawn. \u,tria has ordered the demobilisation of in Bosnia and Southern Hungary. Ijondon, 1
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    THE EMPIRE AND THE NAVY.
    92 5 \rsTl {A LAST A N PAT RIO T ISM Reuters Service.] London, Bth April. A telegram from Sydney states that Mr. A De'akin, ex Premier of the Commonweilth." says that Australia would be iusecuie without the British Navy, and Jinuld stand beside New Zealand and
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    THE AMERICAN TARIFF.
    75 5 REVISION BILL ADOPTED. [Reuter’s Service] London, Bth April. It is reported from Washington that the I’. S. House of Representatives has adopted the amendments to the Tariff Revision Bill, providing for tea to be duty free and removing the countervailing duty on coffee. London, 10th April. A
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    THE PANAMA CANAL.
    57 5 RAPID EXCAVATION WORK. I Reuter s Serv ice.] London, 10th April. 1 'our million cubic yards of the Panama ma I were excavat 'd in March, which is 1 rd There remain 104.000,000 cubic yards to be excavated. The Chief Com- i ner now estimates that the
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    THE FRENCH NAVY.
    49 5 AS I’OENDING UNPREPAREDNESS. [Reuter’s Service London, 12th April. is -tated that the Parliamentary Comn at I’oulon, which has been visiting ttleships and ammunition factories, 1 minded at the unpreparedness of the toe lamentable condition of the '•>; .-i S on warships, and the inadequacy of ,l, iH»unitiyii.
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    THE PERSIAN GULF.
    52 5 lawlessness AT BUSHIRE. Reuter’s Service] London, 12th April. Eeuter’a correspondent at Bushire (an ;uit port on the east shore of the r i tn Gulf) states that, in view of looting l lawlessness there, the British cruiser has landed a party of bluejackets, who r now guarding
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    CHINA’S NEW LOAN.
    175 5 EFFECT OF BRITISH PROTEST. A GERMAN EXPLANATION. [Rki'tkr s Srrvick I London, 9ih April. Jhe German financial syndicate which has concluded a loan to China, for the Canton-Hankow Railway, publishes a long statement in Berlin, declaring that an understanding with the Anglo-French groups at the recent conference
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    THE WHEAT MARKET.
    80 5 SHORTNESS OF WORLD’S SUPPLY. [Rkuter’s Service London, 9th April. Alarm is expressed at the rising price of wheat, which is attributed to the shortness of the world’s supply. In connection with this, telegrams from Chicago report that Mr Patten, the wheat operator, realised £300,000 sterling in profit-taking
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    EX-PRESIDENT CASTRO.
    51 5 “FROM PILLAR TO POST.” [Reuter’s Service London, 9th April. France is serving Ex-President Castro with a writ of expulsion from Martinique, where he landed after being refused permission to land at Trinidad. London, 12th April. Ex-President Castro has been put on boaid a steamer at Martinique for St.
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    ECHO OF THE ITALIAN EARTHQUAKE.
    67 5 the backwardness of relief. [Reuter’s Service London, 9th April. The Daily Mail's correspondent at Messina, the scene of the recent terrible earthquake, says that King Emmanuel and Queen Helena of Italy refused escorts from the authorities when visiting the ruins. Both aie dissatisfied with the
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    THE THRONE OF HOLLAND.
    64 5 AWAITING THE HAPPY EVENT. [Reuter’s Service London, 9th April. Holland is most excited over the expected accouchement of Her Majesty Queen Wilhelmina, for which the most elaborate preparations are being made. Orange favours are being worn everywhere. A national subscription of £50,000 sterling has been raised
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    THE POWERS AND MOROCCO.
    39 5 FRESH TROUBLE THREATENED. [Reuter’s Service.] London. 11th April. The newspapers report that, despite the Franco-German agreement, the German Consul at Fez has secured mining concessions for a German firm, thus threatening fresh difficulties regarding Morocco.
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    RUSSIAN DIPLOMAT HONOURED.
    28 5 [Rkuter’s Sbrvicr.] London, 11th April. The Tsar has conferred the Order of Saint Anne of the First Class on M. Melevitch, Russian Minister at Tokio.
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    MR. ROOSEVELT.
    14 5 [Rkuter’s Service.] London, 10th April. Mr. Roosevelt has arrived at Port Said.
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    PIRACY IN JOHORE WATERS.
    273 5 SAVAGE NIGHT ATTACK. ATTEMPT TO SCUTTLE A JUNK. From Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore, 12th April A piracy has been committed in Johore waters, an unsuccessful attempt being made to scuttle a Chinese junk. One man was wounded and another killed. [Saturday’s Straits Times gives a long
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    SPECIAL GERMAN SERVICE.
    383 5 EX-PRESIDENT CASTRO. Berlin, 9tli April. Ex-President Castro has landed at Martinique. Fiance and America are keeping a watchful eye upon him in consequence of certain military movements in which he i< believed to he concerned. Berlin, 10th April. Senor Castro has been expelled from Martinique by the
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    THE “NETHERTON.”
    130 5 TEMPORARY REPAIRS EFFECTED. DEPARTURE FROM SINGAPORE. [From Our Oivn Correspondent.] Singapore, 12th April. The steamer Netherton, which was carrying oil when she took fire and was burned out forward at Pengkaleu Braudau, over a year ago, has left for England un ier her own steam, temporary repairs having
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    AMERICA AND CHINA.
    41 5 THE LEGATION AT PEKING. [Rkuter’s Service.' London. Bth April. President Taft has offered Mr. Charles William Fulton, lately a member of the Senate in the Republican interest and a lawyer by profession, the post of Minister at Peking.
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    The Indian Reforms.
    66 5 Moslem Representation. London, 3rd April. At a meeting of the Moslem League last night Mr. Amir Ali said it was satisfactory for Mahommedans to learn from Mr. Buchanan and Mr. Asquith that there would be no going back on the pledges of separate representation, but the details
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    International Football.
    447 5 London, 3rd April. At Association football this afternoon England defeated Scotland by two goals to nil. Mr. C. B. Holman-Hunt has been provisionally appointed Curator of the Selangor Museum. The outputs of the Belat and Kuantan Tin Companies for the month of March as reported by the manager
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    THE MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
    554 5 ORDINARY MEETING. An ordinary meeting of the Municipal Commission was held on Thursday afternoon in the Municipal Offices. There were present Dr. G. W. Park (Deputy President), Mr. L. H. Clayton, Mr. J. W. Hallifax, and Mr. Quah Beng Kee with Mr. L. A. C. Biggs (Secretary),
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    F.M.S. Mines.
    173 5 The outputs from the Pu-ing Lama and Pusing Bhai u Tin Mines f>r the month of March were as follows Fusing Lama 482 picul-, w>n bv the Company, plus 198 v, on by Tributors. Pusing Hharu 594 picul*. We are asked to give a reminder of the auction
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    EASTER CRICKET.
    946 5 PENANG v. PERAK. Punctually at half-past ten on Saturday, the bell rang and the Resident of Perak, having lost the toss, piloted his men out into the field. The Penang skipper’s persistent ill-luck with the coin of late turned in the nick of time, for events proved the
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    58 5 OBITUARY. MIL FRANCIS MARION CRAWFORD. [Reuter’s Service.] Loudon, 10th Apiil. Mt. Francis Marion Crawford, the wellI nown novelist, has died from bronchial p eurisy at his residence, Villa Crawford, >ant Agnello di Sorrento, Italy. Algernon Charles Swinburne. London, 11th April. I’ii,'* death is announced of Mr. Algernon uh tries Swinburne,
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    SHARES.
    1265 7 —r" I i g Capital. Subscribed. Js°‘ I J BBne =F n B Shares. Value. Dividends. Name. 5 1 1 ’2 0 3 I S3 3D iO’ ||'rl i L MINING 100.000 225:000i 'lo »’g e M<l ».-3-08 00”.. Utd. j IS S S 1901 £lOO,OOO £1 1,-00 71,-OOi
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    SHIPPING ARRIVALS.
    197 7 Avaygee, Brit., 250, Campbell, April 8, Tongkah, gen., E. S. Co. Bharata, Brit., 1957, Alexander, April 11, Rangoon, gen., Hottenbach, Liebert Co. Carlyle, Brit., 331, Treweeke, April 11, Teluk Anson, gen., Kwong On Co. Canton, Brit., 106, Gillies, April 10, Teluk Anson, gen., Kong Soon. Cornelia, Brit., 194,
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    CLEARANCES.
    30 7 Canton for Dindiugs and Teluk Anson. Glenogle for Rangoon. Hong M>>h for Singapore, Hongkong, Amoy, and Swatow. Padang for Batu Bahra. Un Peng for Pulau Langkawi, Perlis, and Setui.
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    SHIPPING EXPECTED.
    45 7 oj Steamer, where from, apprvjcim-t e o! nrr>.ml, where hound, and Agents. A. A pear. S’pore, Apl. 19, Calcutta. A. A. A. Benarty, London, April 17, Japan, S. B. Glenogle, China. April 13, Rangoon, E. S. Pathan, Liverpool, April 23, Japan, S. B.
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    PASSENGERS.
    250 7 ARRIVALS. By Muttra (April I from Singapore, The Hon’ble W J Napier and Mrs Napier, The Misses Batijer (3), Messrs F N Benjatield, Ho Keng Liang, Ayashi, and Yamada. By Bhakata (April 11) from Rangoon, Mr ami Mrs Wilkinson and children. The Misses Behrens, Jinnia, E and J Seymour,
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    PRODUCE.
    191 7 Penang, 12th April, 190 y. Gold leaf $65 Pepper (W. Coast 3 lb. 5 0z).... No stock. White Pepper $16.45 buyers. Trang Pepper $12.72j sales Mace $73 buyers. Mace Pickings $64 buyers. Cloves $3B sellers. Nutmegs 110 $l9 sellers. !No. 1 $6.65 sales. No. 2 No stock. Basket $3.65
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    529 7 To-morrow. r r Per. (Hnne Tongkah Sappho 1 p. ra Trang Leong Ho 1 p.m. I’angkalan Brandan Petrel 1 p. m Deli Perak (E.S. Co.)1 p.m. Port Swettenham and Singapore Pin Seng 2 p.m. Teluk Anson Carlyle 3 p.m. Port Swettenham and Singapore Ipoh 4 p.m. Singapore, China,
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    European Mails.
    36 7 Homk- Ex- PosiTiviti.v lu bTKAMKR. ward. pected. IHir s oi P. tk O. Devanha 24/4 B. I. Tara 17/4 N.D.L. P. Ludwig 13/4 Outward. P. O. Delta 22/4 81. Thongwa 15/4 N.D.L. Derfflinger 15/4
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    EXCHANGE.
    125 7 Penang, !2th April, 1909. Bg Courtesy of the Chartered Bank London Demand Bank 2 3£ 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4 1/16 3 Credit 2/4 3/16 3 Documentary 2/4 7/32 <‘alcutta Demand Bank Rs. 174$ 3 days’ sight Private 176 Bombay Demand Bank 174 3 days’sight Private 176 Madras Demand
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    LOG BOOK.
    942 7 As might have been expected, the report that the new cruiser building at Devonport is to be fitted with suction gas engines is unfounded. It would be a great gain if funnels could h-done away with and twoHiirJs of the coal consumption saved. But the suction gas engine
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