Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 21 April 1909

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 89 VOL. LXVII. WEDNESDAY, 21st APRIL, 1909. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      1325 1 THE uZ^p < i'io\ TTE T 5 LbS e ©TankinTanT iTa^ngTorpor^iSon 0 E EMPIRE HOTEl The Property and bUBscKiPnoN. ‘.Benev U <-11 North. m ß„ad. To be let g B g iraaing Corporation, o mala lumpur, f. m. s. Commercial Sales Rooms. For Dally Issue, in Town, O Naudin ten
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    THE STATE OF KEDAH.
    1290 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 PUBLIC WORKS. Buildings. The following buildings were completed during 1325 (а) Police Barracksand Latrine, Alor Star, Expenditure 750.00 (б) Twolstana
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    DUFF DEVELOPMENT COMPANY.
    1144 2 An extraordinary general meeting of the Duff Development Company, Limited, was held on March 22, at Winchester House, London, E.C., for the purpose of submitting the following resolution That the capital of the company be increased to £600,000 by the creation of 100,000 additional ordinary shares of
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    THE WEEK.
    127 2 Wednesday, 21st April. Band, Esplanade, 6 to 7 p.m. Japanese Cinematograph, Penang Road. Thursday, 22nd April. Outward P. O. Mail. Golf Club Tennis Ties. Japanese Cinematograph, Penang Road. Friday. 23rd April. St. George s Day. Golf Club Tennis Ties. Football England r. Scotland, Esplanade. St. George’s Ball. Town
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    TO-DAY IN HISTORY.
    48 2 April 21. 1883—Collision between cs. Si adore and Siamese barque Courier. 1883—Penang petitioned that the title of its Chief Executive Officer be restored to Lieut.-Governor. 1890 —Opening of Pahang Saw Mills. 1901—T.R. H. the Duke and Duchess of Connaught landed at Johnston's Pier, Singa pore.
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    AUCTION SALES.
    106 2 Thursday, April 22— Stock-in-trade; 196 Beach; 11-15 a.m. Cunningham, Clark < 0., auctioneers. Saturday, Apiil 2}. Household furniture; Ascot Ayer Rajah Road; Joe de Mello and J. W. Hallifax, auctioneers. Saturday. April 2j— Tri Motor-Car Northam Photographic Studio noon Cunningham. Clark Co., auctioneers. Tuesday April 27. Property at
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    TENDERS.
    30 2 Mohammedan and Hindu E ndowment Boaid Lease of Coconut trees; tenders close: noon, May 31. Deputy Commissioner, Mergui.— Right to collect pearls and pearl shells, etc. noon, May 31.
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    HOUSES TO LET.
    27 2 18 Logan Road apply M. M. Noordin's office. Ascot, facing Race Course apply J W. Hallifax. No. 2, Cantonment Road apply 142, Carnarvon Street.
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      72 2 The Tides. High Water. Low Water. Apr. 21 12 47 a.m. 648 p.m. 22 136 a.m. 7.34 p.m. m 23 2.23 a m 8.24 p.m. 24 310 a.m. 9.10 p.m. 25 400 a.m. 10 00 p.m. >< 26 6.48 a.m. 10.47 p.m. 27 5.37 a.m. 11.36 p.m. The Moon. First
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    Wednesday, 21st April, 1909.
    1489 4 Abdul Hamid ll.—Gladstone once called him the damned —has weathered a good many storms since he became Sultan of Turkey in 1876, on the deposition of his brother Murad but his position has never been more difficult than at the present moment, in fact it is
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    THE CROWN PRINCE OP SIAM.
    437 4 VISIT TO SIAMESE MALAYA. H. R. H. the Crown Prince of Siam left Bangkok on Thursday, April 8, on the Royal Yacht Maha Chakkri, escorted by two gunboats. Accompanying the Crown Prince were twenty maha leks (pages), two photographers, and three officials. Chumporn was reached
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    “International" Football.
    401 4 An Association football match, England v. Scotland, has been arranged to be played on the Esplanade on Friday (St. George’s Day); kick-off at 5-15 p.m. The English team will be captained by A. Mourin and the Scottish by W. S. Goldie. The English team will comprise Goal, A.
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    777 4 Mr. P. T. Allen has handed Chinese Protectorate to Mr P Ve tll& transfer to Tapab. u ntuey, Ou Mr. C. E. Spooner, cm a a Manager of the F.M.B. Rail*" present in Penang. J 18 According to Monday’s Tn 4/ H.M. Hodges is lying seriously ill
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      211 4 >OOOOOO9OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO RUBBER FINANCE. 8 Some constituents of ours have asked us to submit reasonable proposals to them for Providing Working Capital g §on a large scale for Rubber Estates g in the Malay Peninsula, particularly g Estates opened up during the Last g O Two or Three Years. O Arrangements
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    STRAITS SETTLEMENTS ASSOCIATION.
    203 5 DINNER TO SIR JOHN ANDERSON. governors optimistic speech. [Rkuter’s Service London, 21e>t April. At the Straits Settlements Association’s dinner to Sir John Anderson last night, with Mr. W. Shelford in the chair, His Excellency, responding to the toast of his health said that the change in the
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    RACING AT HOME.
    145 5 GREAT METROPOLITAN STAKES. [Reuter’s Skrvice.] London, 21st April. The following was the result of the Great Metropolitan Stakes, run for at the Epsom Spring .Meeting yesterday afternoon The Great Metropolitan Stakes—(handicap) of 1000 sovs. by subscription of 3 sovs each for three-year-olds and upwards the second to
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    TROUBLES IN ASIA MINOR.
    66 5 BRITISH SAILORS LANDED [Reuter’s Service.] London, 21st April. British warships have landed 800 men at Mersina (the scene of the antiChristian outbreak). The latest Consu'ar telegram states that two thousand persons, including two hundred Moslems, were killed in the town of Adana and five thousand in
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    THE FRENCH NAVY.
    43 5 A “DREADNOUGHT” LAUNCHED. [Reuter’s Service London, 2 Ist April. Yesterday the French battleship Diderot, of the Dreadnought class, was launched j another, the Condorcet, will be launched to-morrow. There are three other ships of the Dreadnought class on the stocks.
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    THE SCOTCH NAVAL BASE.
    38 5 PURCHASE OF CRAMOND ISLAND. Reuter’s Service London, 21st April. Lord Rosebery hati sold Cramond Island to the Government in connection with the extension of the Rosy th naval base in the Firth of Forth.
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    THE DARDANELLES.
    39 5 [Duh Obtabiatische Lloyd’s Service Berlin, 20th April. Russia is sending only one guardship through to Constantinople, as she does not wish for any discussion of the question of the re-opening of the Dardanelles at the present moment.
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    THE PORT OF PENANG.
    297 5 WORK AT GOVERNMENT WHARVES. PRYE DOCK PROFITS. From Our Own Correspondent. Singapore, 21st April. The half-yearly administration report of the Tanjong Pagar Dock Board states regarding the Government Wharves, Penang The cargo handled during the five months from July 1 to December 31 was 86,674 tons
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    TURKEY AND BULGARIA.
    78 5 A NEW INDEPENDENT KINGDOM [Reuter’s Service] London, 20th April. The agreement between Turkey and Bulgaria ha., been signed. London, 21st April. The Powers of the Triple Alliance (Germany. Austria, and Italy) have recognised the independence of Bulgaria. [Der Ostasiatische Lloyd’s Service] Berlin, 20th April The Turco-Bulgarian agreement
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    GERMANY AND RUSSIA.
    60 5 Der Ostasiatische Lloyd’s Service Berlin, 20th April. The semi-official Norddeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung states that Russia’s consent to the Austrian «annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina was given before the Tsar received the Kaiser’s telegram advising him to recognise the jait accompli, and that this telegram itself was sent
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    BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA
    181 5 —S.T. [Der Ostasiatische Lloyd’s Service.] Berlin, 20th April. All the Powers have now signified to Austria their recognition of the annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. A P. <fc O. steamer called last week at Port Swettenham, with some 150 European passengers, about forty of whom had a look round
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    THE CRISIS IN TURKEY.
    305 5 TRIUMPH OF THE REFORMERS. BRITISH WARSHIPS DESPATCHED. [Rrutkr’s Service] London, 20th April. Constantinople is most excited over a rumour that the Sultan has abdicated and taken refuge at the British Embassy. There are now 36,000 troops at Hademkoi it is expected that the enveloping movement will
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    Lawn Tennis.
    371 5 The Golf Club Tournament The following ties are fixed for tomorrow Singles. (Open). Anthony v. Martin. Ladies' Singles. (Open). Mrs. Dunn v. Mrs. Robertson. Men's Singles (Clas* B). Graburn v. Ford. Henderson v. Pigott The following ties are fixed for Friday Ladies' Singles. (Handicap) Mrs. Martin u. Mrs.
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    PENANG SWIMMING CLUB.
    715 5 WATER CARNIVAL ENTRIES. The following is the list of events and entries for the Water Carnival to be held under the auspices of the Penang Swimming Club at Tanjong Bungah on Saturday next Event No. I.— Rowing Race for Malays in Fishing Boats. Ist Prize $5, presented
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      478 5 JINRIKIBHAB. 4k well-established firm in Tn Japan seeks a good connection 10 BY in Penang for trade in the above. PUBLIC AUCTION Reply, stating terms (with references), to Saturday, 24th April, 1909, RIKI AT NOON, c/o Pinang Gazette. J 5 WORTHAM ROAD, Ct PCABPC’C Pini C’ 11 All E Wortham
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    SHIPPING ARRIVALS.
    82 7 Avaygee, Brit., 250, Campbell, April 20, Tongkab, gen., E. 8. Co. Ban Whatt Soon, Brit., 199, Milne, April 20, Malacca, gen., E. S. Co. Canton, Brit., 106, Gillies, April 21, Teluk Anson, gen., Kong Soon. Hebe, Brit., 347, Woodget, April 21, Singapore, gen., W. Mansfield Co. Kut Sang,
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    CLEARANCES.
    40 7 Cornelia for Teluk Anson. Deli for Pang Nga and Trang. Flying Fish for Port Weld. Glenfalloch for Singapore, Hongkong, Amoy, and Swatow. Hebe for Deli. Padang for Batu Bahrs. Tong Chay Un for Dindings. Thongwa for Negapatam and Madras.
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    SHIPPING EXPECTED.
    50 7 o f Steamer, where from, approximate nate of arviral, where hound, and Agents. Benlomond, London, May 1, Japan, S. B. Glenogle. Rangoon, April 23, China, E. S. Sexta, China. April 28, Rangoon, E. S. Pathan, Liverpool, April 23, Japan, S. B. Vorwarts, Rangoon, April 21, Rangoon, E. S.
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    PASSENGERS.
    48 7 ARRIVALS. By Thongwa (April 21) from Singapore, Mrs Hawkins and children, Messrs Ed Holloway, J C Holmberg, L R Lazaroo, K E Merican, Tan Kim Chuan, K Gyee Hoke, and B Tin Ho. DEPARTURES. By De Kock (April 20) to Deli, Mr and Mrs F S Odon.
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    EXCHANGE.
    125 7 Prnang, 2 Ist April, 1909. liy Courtesy of the Chartered Bank). London Demand Bank 2 3j 1 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
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    PRODUCE.
    189 7 Penang, 21st April, 1909. Gold leaf $65 Pepper (W. Coast 3 lb. 5 0z).... No stock. White Pepper $16.45 buyers. Trang Pepper $12.72| sales. Mace $73 buyers. Mace Pickings $64 buyers. Cloves $3B sellers. Nutmegs 110 $l9 sellers. (No. 1 $6.65 sales. Sugar < No 2 No stock. Basket
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    MAILS CLOSE
    479 7 To-morbow. For Per. ci<»«.. Singapore, China, and Japan Delta 7 a m Pangkalan Brandan Petrel 1 p m k Perak (E.S. Co.)l p.m. Port Swettenham, Port Dickson, and f B. Whatt Soon 1 n.m. Malacca Tr n g Leong Ho 1 p.m. Tongkah Avagyee 1 p.m. Port Swettenham
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    European Mails.
    37 7 Houk- Lx- Pobitivklv I<> Steamer. WARD. PECTED. Dur >aii P. ifc O. Devanha 24,4 B. Taroba 1/5 N.D.L. Goeben 28/4 Outward. P. &O. Delta 22/4 81. Tara 29/4 N. D L. P. E. Friedrich 22/4
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    Passengers to the Straits.
    181 7 Per P <1 ss Victoria, from London. Mar. 27, and ss Delta from Colombo, due Penang April 22 :—Co Singapore Mr and Mrs J A Webster and child, Mrs G 1' Hunter, Misses B Thomson, E Carey and Boltan, Messrs R W Pearson, E V Carey,
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    LOG BOOK.
    953 7 News from Macawar, a port in Celebes, received at Batavia early this month, brings word of the stranding of the Norwegian sailing ship Kriemhild, in that neighbourhood. The vessel is a total loss and will be sold by auction. Lloyd’s Register shows the kriemhild to be an iron
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