Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 11 May 1909

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 106 VOL. LXVII. TUESDAY, llth MAY, 1909. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      1579 1 thf PINANG GAZETTE municipal notice. n int niiftiw UHLLIIL. Penang Dnnm NOTICE OF SALE. uIIRWI' WI PT'ITIN 'T'HE next Ordinary Meeting of the lyOOlUe Mls>LKlt'llU\. 1 Municipal Commissioners will be held T BY< RDER OF THE MORTGAGEE F > f at the Municipal Office, at 3-30 p.m., on ,e l
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    THE QUEEN OF THE NETHERLANDS.
    1405 2  -  AND THE HOUSE OF ORANGE. By Chaklks E. Roc HZ. We read in the Pall Mall GazetU of April 14 :—The affectionate regard shown at present for Queen Wilhelmina by the Dutch people, on the occasion of a coming interesting event, has its bads in
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    Sungei Raia Tin Mines.
    324 2 The half-yearly meeting of the Sungei Raia Tin Mines, N.L. (Straits Settlements), was held at Phair’s Hotel, Melbourne, on March 31. Mr. R. Archbold presided. The directors’ report stated that many serious difficulties accounted for the intermittent character of the work On February 3 Mr. S.
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    Imperial Defence.
    51 2 London, 4th May. Reuter learns that the Conference for the defence of the Empire will be on the lines of the subsidiary conferences, contemplated by the Colonial Conference. It is suggested that the conference meet in July. There is no definite programme and the proceedings will probably be
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    THE STRAITS CHINESE.
    903 2 H,” in the China Mail. A well-known Police Officer in Hongkong once told me that the most stupid class of victims who suffered through the wiles of the local Chinese criminal was that class commonly designated the Straits Chinese that is to say, Chinese who come up
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    THE WEEK.
    134 2 Tuesday, Uth May. Rev. F. B. Meyer Presbyterian Church, 6 p.m. Golf Club Tennis Ties. Band, Golf Club. Homeward German Mail. Japanese Cinematograph, Penang Road. Wednesday, 12 th May. Golf Club Tennis Ties. Band, Esplanade, 6 to 7 p.m. Parish Hall Dance, 9 p.m. Japanese Cinematograph, Penang Road.
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    TO-DAY IN HISTORY.
    55 2 May 11. 1877—Great fire in Bangkok. 188 •—Collapse of Government prosecution of Inche Awang, Tunku Allum’s Secretary. 1891—Attempted assassination of the Tsarevitch by a Japanese at Otsu, Japan. 1891—Execution of 15 pirates (including leader of Namaa pirates) at Kowloon. 1908—Alsagoff murder case, Singapore a witness sentenced to
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    AUCTION SALES.
    59 2 Wednesday, May 12— 1,4C0 tons Bengal coal Prye Dock 3 p.m. J. W. Hallifax auctioneer. Friday, May /4- —Land in Larut Road 11-30 a.m.; 38 Beach St. Koh Eng Hin, auctioneer. Friday, May J J —Land; 11 a.m.; Logan’s Building»; P. W. Mathieu, auctioneer. Saturday, May 22.— Household
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    TENDERS.
    28 2 JLT-X J_„ _..J JV., J Lease of coconut trees; tenders close: noon, May 31. Deputy Mergui.— Right to collect pearls and pearl shells, etc. noon, May 31.
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    HOUSES TO LET.
    17 2 2 Cantonment Road apply 142, Carnarvon Street. 401 Date Krainat Road; apply Boustead Co.
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      40 2 Many things cause headaches—late hours unsuitable food, nervousness, eye strain, overwork, etc. One thing cures them—Stearns’ Headache Cure. It is without an equal, as it acts very quickly and is easy to take, having ne bad taste. Insist on Stearns’.”
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      36 2 AlHniicith, now so prevalent, is believed to arise chiefly from Constipation and local inflammatory troubles, which may be prevented by the occasional use of HviyUi hats natural aperient water. Average dese: a wine-glassful before break» fast.
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      61 2 Skin Troubles are often the direct result of digestive disturbances. Waste products instead of passing off in the way intended by Nature attempt to escape from the body by another route—namely, the skin To redirect the stream to its proper channel all that is needed is a wine-glassful of Hunytdi
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      123 2 NOTICE. XTIEWS uf Penang, Singapore, Perak. Selangor, and Sumatra. Photos enlarged, various sixes ud to 3ft •>u Bromide paper. W. JONES, The Aachen and Munich Fire Insurance Co. of Aix la Chapelle. Capital £450,00C Total Assets £1,226,481 The undersigned are authorised to insure almost any property against Fire in Penang
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      251 2 When buying Lime Juice Buy the Best, M The Best is “Montserrat” I Lime Juice. I °MONTSERRAT” is prepared from cultivated limes. i I always fresh and pleasant to the taste. Mixed with d?* I aerated water, it makes a cooling, refreshing, healthful B Try a dash of Montserrat” in
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      69 2 The Tides. High Water. Low Water. May 11 5.06 p.m. 11.09 a.m. 12 600 p.m. 12.01 p.m. 13 650 p.m. 12.50 p.m. 14 7.44 p.m. 1.42 p.m. 15 833 p.m. 2.30 p.m. 16 9.25 p.m. 3.23 p.m. 17 10 12 p.m. 4.14 p.m. The Moon. Last Quarter 5.45 a.m 13
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    Tuesday, 11th May, 1909.
    1237 4 Local sportsmen would do well to scan the proposed programme of the Penang Turf Club for the next race meeting; they will find in it ample material for thought. Taken in comparison with that which the Singapore Sporting Club is just engaged -in carrying out, the
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    MR. R.D. ACTON.
    632 4 A VALEDICTORY ADDRESS. In the Official Assignee’s Office at the Supreme Court, yesterday, an address and a photograph (framed in oak) of the staffs of the Registry and the Official Assignee’s Office, were presented to Mr. R. D. Acton, Official Assignee, on the occasion of his impending
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    Lawn Tennis.
    119 4 The Golf Club’s Tournament. The following was the result of Friday’s play Men’s Singles. Class B. Fox beat May 6 6—l. Mixed Doubles. Miss V. Brown Jr Criswick beat Mrs. Robertson Jr Henderson 7 6—3. There was no play on Saturday, due to rain. The following was the
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
    396 4 —P. P. is an, ‘ouuced of eral Sir William A JOr InCaptain W. B.own, oPthe P. Association, leaves foi Home < Pil "t day on Saturday next. a We understand that there i 8 pect of an American warshir. pr Penang in the near future P VlSltili
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    Ladies' Rifle Club.
    341 4 Thk Spoon Shoot. The members of the Penang Ladbs Ride Club held their usual weekly shoot at the Rifle Range, Kampong Bharu yesterday afternoon. The spoon competition (handicap) took place first, the Bi-ley thirdclass target being used. Appended ir e the scores:— Class A. H’cp. Scr. Total
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      555 4 NOTICE OF SALE. TO BE SOLO BY MJBIIC AUCTION, 's Salvage Auction. At Logans Buildings, Beach Street, Penang. The property of KHOO GUAT CHENG (the D.M.) The undersigned will sell by Ail that piece of land messuages Nos. niTDI 27. 28, and 29, Soo Hong Lane and her- rUDLIV AUW
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    RAILWAYS IN CHINA.
    295 5 n SETTLBIBIT IK SIGHT. \X G LOG ERM AN IN TER ESTS. i Reuter a Service London, 11th May. IJciiter’s Agency learns that a meeting M been arranged to take place at Berlin Thursday next, 13th inst., between r ,.M-ntatives of the German and Angloi iiine-te Banks,
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    THE KAISER.
    57 5 A VISIT TO MALTA. Reuter’s Service London, 11 th May. The Kaiser and Kaiserin arrived at Malta two hours late yesterday owing to a stormy passage. H R.H. the Duke of Connaught, Corn-tuaiider-in-Chief in the Mediterranean, ahd the Duchess of Connaught went on board the German Imperial yacht
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    FOREST FIRES IN HAMPSHIRE.
    49 5 ALLEGED INCENDIARISM. [Reuter’s Service London, 11th May. Purest fires within a radius of fourteen miles have destroyed 2,000 acres in northern Hampshire. Hundreds of troops have been fighting the flames foi five «lays. The constant fresh outbreaks suggest that the fires are due to incendiarism.
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    POSTAL TROUBLES IN FRANCE.
    57 5 AN< )THER STRIKE IM MTN ENT. [Reuter’s Service] London, 10th May. I’he French warships at Toulon have ven ordered to be in readiness to take up positions along the coast for the maintenance of communications in the event of 'he threatened postal strike occurring. 1 lie
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    GERMANY AND THE FAR EAST.
    57 5 ANNE X AT lON OF IS LAN DS DEN 1E D. I>Kl{ OSTASIATISCHE Lloyd’s SERVICE.] Berlin, 10th May. There are rumours emanating from Hongkong io the effect that Germany has annex's! the Paracel Islands ami Reefs between Hongkong and Hainan. It is officially leclared that
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    PRINCE NASHIMOTO.
    31 5 VISIT FROM AUSTRIAN EMPEROR. [Reuter’s Service.] London, 10th May. Prince and Piincess Nashimoto of Japan have arrived at Budapesth where the Emperor Francis Joseph visited them at their hotel.
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    THE CRISIS IN PERSIA.
    329 5 LIBERAL CABINET FORMED. THE SITUATION IMPROVED. [Reuter's Service I London. I Oth May. Reuter’s correspondent at Teheran states that the Shah has apparently completely accepted the Anglo-Russian programme. By his request Saada ed Dowleh has formed a Liberal Cabinet, with Nasser el Mulk, who is a
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    THE COMMAND OF THE SEA.
    101 5 SPEECH BY MR. CHURCHILL. [Der Ostasiatische Lloyd’s Service.] Berlin, 10th May. In the course of an important public speech on the Navy, Mr. Winston Churchill. Pre-ident of the Board of Trade, declared that the naval rivalry of the nations during the last decade was not
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    THE DUMA AND THE RUSSIAN NAVY.
    57 5 M. STOLYPIN’S POSITION. I Dkr Ostasiatische Lloyd’s Service.] Berlin, 10th May. As the Duma has passed the Navy Budget, M. Stolypin «ill remain in office as Russian Premier and the Ministerial crisis is at an end. Arrangements will be made to prevent the recurrence
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    THE INDIAN FRONTIER.
    19 5 [Der Ostasiatische Lloyd’s Service.] Berlin, 10th May. A British patrol has been cut up in Baluchistan.
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      THE "CALLING" NUISANCE.
      111 5 [To the Editor of the Pinang Gazette Sir, Allow me to ad«l my wail in this matter of “calling.” I am an old resident. I sometimes go Home, and when I come out again I have to “do the round,” not only calling on new arrivals but
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    THE BUDGET.
    207 5 DISCUSSION IN PARLIAMENT. London, Ist May. The Irish Nationalists regard the inc> eased duties on whisky and tobacco as aimed at Ireland and will resist them to the utmost. London, 3rd May. Speaking in the House of Commons Mr. Balfour said that the Budget was an electioneering manifesto,
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    Dinner to South African Students.
    105 5 Loudon, 2nd May. Sir 8. French, who presided at the dinner of the South African students at Ftascati’s restaurant, emphasised the value of residency in England and the interdependence of the Motherland and the Colonies. He said that ihe great reserves of South Africa must
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    Turkey.
    63 5 London. 30th April. The- deposition of Abdul Hamid has been well received at Adana and Mersina and has improved the situation. London, 3rd May. Reuter wires from Constantinople that a court-martial has sentenced to death three officers and seven non commissioned officers in connection with the military revolt, including
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    British Cotton-Growing Association.
    40 5 London, Ist May. At the dinner of the British Cotton Growing Association, held in Manchester last night, Lord Crewe announced that Government was prepared to relieve the Association of the cost of experimental work in the Colonies.
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    County Cricket.
    338 5 —P.P. Loudon, 4th May. Surrey beat Northampton at the Oval by 106 runs. The Straits Steamships Co.’s steamer Sappho has been placed on the PenangTeluk Anson run in place of the Carlyle. The Sappho will arrive here on Thursday in charge of Captain Treweeke and will sail on
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    IPOH JOTTINGS.
    948 5 [From Our Own Correspondent.] Ipoh, May 10. As T informed you by wire, the storm which burst over Ipoh on Thursday night was one of exceptional violence, there being many who declaie it to be the worst we have experienced for many years. Thursday was an exceptionally hot
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    33 5 OBITUARY. HERR VON HOLSTEIN. [Reuter’s Service London, 10th May. The death is announced of Herr von Holstein, an ex-Director of the German Foreign Office and the originator of the *nti-French policy in Morocco.
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    SHARES.
    1142 7 I i 3 i Capital. Subscribed J"™ g* j Shares. V alue -r- Dividends. Name. j- E -i; c CL i L_z 30 or MINING. s *ax “z «b»»»— •<. a za ';z 1901 £lOO.OOO £71.200 71,200 £1 £1 3/. int. for 1909 H^Min”-Co °Ud 4 1907 $400,000 $375,000
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    SHIPPING ARRIVALS.
    58 7 Bali, Siamese igunl>oat, 550, Haurowitz, May 11, Trang, Siamese Consul. Cornelia, Brit., 194, Williams, May 11, Telnk Anson, gen.. E. S. Co. Kura Sang. Brit., 2077, Buller, May 10, Singapore, gen., Boustead Co. Malacca. Brit.. 405, L pton, May 11, Tongkah, gen., S. S. Co. Malaya. Ger., 348,
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    CLEARANCES.
    48 7 Austria for Colombo and Tuticorin. Bulow for Ceylon, and Europe. Carlyle for Teluk Anson. Ipoh for Port Swettenham and Singapore. Jacoba for Singapore. Kura Sang for Calcutta. Leong Ho for Trang. Perak (E.B. Co.) for Deli. Pin Seng for Port Swettenham and Singapore Petrel for Pangkalan Brandan.
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    SHIPPING EXPECTED.
    206 7 Va *e o' inhtr*. from, ‘t.tie ni arrireil, bound, and Agr.utft A. Apcar. Calcutta, May 14, Japan, A. A. A. Astyanax. Liverpool, May 12, Japan, W. M. Beumohr, London, May 13, Japan, S. B. Braemer, Liverpool. May 13, Japan, S. B. Benledi, London, May 28, Japan, S. B.
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    PASSENGERS.
    39 7 ARRIVALS. By Ma lav a /May 11) from Deli, Mr and Mrs Hansen and two children, Misses Schmidt and de Gruyter, Messrs Gunther, Baerlocher, Buob. 5 ogel. v d Weide. de Visser, Pirozeek. de Gruyter, and v Volxem.
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    EXCHANGE.
    122 7 Pknano, 11th May. 1909, (By Courtesy oj the Chartered Bank). London Demand Bank 2/3J 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4 1/16 3 Credit 2/4 3/16 3 Documentary 2/4 7/32 f’alcntta 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, 11th May, 190 y. Gold leaf $65 Pepper (W Coast 3 lb. 5 0r).... No stock. White Pepper $15.50 buyers. Trang Pepper $12.32j byre. Mace $73 buyers. Mace $64 buyers. Cloves out of season. Nutmegs 110 $lB 50 sellers. r No. 1 $6.65 sales. Sugar jNo 2 No
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    310 7 To-mokrow. Batu Bhara Sportsman 1 p.m. Pang Nga and Trang Deli 1 p n Langkat Ji n Ho 1 p .m. Teluk Anson Cornelia 2 p.m Dindings Tong Chay Un 4 p in' Singapore, China, and Japan Lntzow 5 p.m. Thursday. Tongkah Malacca 1 p.m. Port Swettenham, Port
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    European Mails.
    36 7 Hour- Ex- Pobitivki.v T«, Stkamkr. WARD. PKCTRD. I »17« S*n P. <fc O. Delta 22/5 B. I. Teesta 15/5 N.D.L. Buelow 11/5 Outward. P. <fc O. Delhi 20/5 81. Taroba 13/5 N.D.L. Lutzow 13/5
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    Passengers to the Straits.
    323 7 Per P i O as China, from London, April 23, and ss Delhi from Colombo, due May 20 :—To Penang Dr L P Peart. To Singapore H E Sir John Anderson, k.cm.g., Misses Anderson, and Mr Johnson. Per P i O ss Sitnla, from London April
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    LOG BOOK.
    928 7 An interesting feature of s|>e next cold weather season will be the arrival in BomH y boUr in thp earl y autumn, of the White Star Liner Arabic from New York, chartered by a party of Americans. The vessel is 15,000 tons burden and she will be the
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